New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-30
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.

Washington, April o.
AN ARIZONA PLUM TREE.-Deegate Marcus
Smith the other day was telling a group OF poll
cians OF the wonderful results OF Irrigation In Arl-
iona. The glorious climate OF California. according
to him. nothing compared with Arizona lrri-
CATION lie told OF sweet potatoes as big as beer
kegs: of watcrmcions which made the Georgia
product taste like pumpkin: Of grapes 90 luscious
and fragrant that It was enough to imbibe the at
mospherc around them He told Of these and OF
other wonders without making an impression.
Finally he hit illustration which satisfied the
group Of politicians that Arizona irrigation was all
what we can do down there We can irrlgate an
acre Of ground; plant plum tree this sprng md
next fall It will bear plum for every fellow that
wants ONCE"
POLITICAL ETYMOLCGY.-One OF the Presi-
dents secretaries. who has been listening to verbal
recommendations for office. has made some inter-
cstng discoveries In political etymoiogy. Tie has
learned that In the East the active who is
handy at primaries and who can be relied upon on
Election Day end between times Is simply de-
scrbed as worker" In the Southwest this type
of politician Is 'rustler" He rustlcs around and
rounds up the voters. In the Middle West he is
known az a hustler" Having hustled for the
party. he has come to Washington In large num-
bers TO hustle for himself In Indiana to be q
successful politician 1t Is necessary to be a
mixer" The first question an Indiana Repre-
sentative or Senator asks when constituent is
pressed for Endorsement Is whether he is good
mixer. In the Far West the man who gets there
Is a "humr1cr" ~ tell you Mr. President he's a
hummer when the convention meets" ;, aq the
recommendation given by a Far Western Senator
for constituent who wanted small! oaicc.
CHEERING FOR CLEVELAND DANGEROUS
Said a newspaper correspondent who accompa MED
William j. bryan throughout his campaign: II sec
the archnolog!ss dsputing about the sounds
from the tombs. They don't able agree
whether Mr.. Cleveland Mr. Bryan. in recent ut
terancos. is entitled to speak for the late Demo-
cratic party. give my judgment unhesltatingly IN
favor OF Bryan. He is young. but the mossbachs
and Bourbons are with him. When we were in
strongly Democratic sections Of the country occa-
siorally Mr.. Bryan would be interrupted in his
speech by some enthusiastic Republican hurrahing
for Major Mckinley. That interruption was usually
received with good nature that is not common in
partisan political gatherings. once In while there
would also be q rash individual who would hurrah
for Grover Cleveland. Then Heaven help him. The
crowd would up and smtc him. / remember once
in Kentucky. when a hardy Kentuckian. who had
braved the enemy's fro IN two wars. sought cheer
for Cleveland. The last saw Of him he was travel
ling through the air into a ditch. In Michigan. at
enc place Don NJ Dickinson had a few followers
who shouted Cl,velands name. You could not call
the result riot. 1t was ofer too soon. heard
afterward that the village doctors sent IN extra
acquisitions for bandaees and liniments and were
hopeful that all the patients would be saved though
o o9% Ms 81 Fight TGun sver Bands
cxed New-Yorker tempted rate by cheerl ing
of from the speakers sana Where ere they got the
so qgsEy gofen oDSed they e
not permtted TO- strns up me b Waldorf
banquet will not bring the back counties to his sup
port
EX-GOVERNOR HOADLY AS SPEAKER
James BOYLE, the new Consul to Liverpool. has
record as a phenomenal stenoGrapher Recently
he was telling of the only case In which his ac-
curacy had been questioned George hoadly
he said who is A partner OF Edward Latter
bach in New York, was candidate for Governor.
and was making some queer speeches. Hoady is
n remarkable taker. His ideas come faster than
his words though his words rush along like a tor
rent at the limit Of speed which can be taken down.
Murat Halstead conceived the notion that he
wanted one of Mr.. Hoadly's speeches reported YER
batim He assigned me to the work | took the
speech just AZ It was delivered Some sentences
were left hanging in the air; some were intsrwoven
fences which were evidently Intended to follow, put
speech OF course would understand. and a stenos
rapher In writing out his notes would make It read
print as actually delivered he could not believe he
had ever talked In that way. However. when
rect and told me in the future he would leave him
self entirely in my hands After that never had
any complaint from him.
AN INCIDENT OF THE GRANT CELEBRA-
TION.-Senator Faulkner tells interesting incl
dent of his recent trip 10 New-York The famous
StoneWaH Brigade Band OF StduntOn. va went
TO New-York as the guest of Charles Broadway
Rouss a former vlrginlan. The members were
quartered the Windsor Hotel. and after the ar
rival of the President serenaded him. Then they
yed In the lobby of the hotel. After they had
finished one Of the band up to Senator Faux
and asked " General Gordon was in tho party.
Upon being informed that the ex-Confederate COM
mander was in the hotel The musician sad he
would like TO see General Gordon and remind him
of incident of the war. When the Georgia
ex-senator was found the member of the band
said:
promise you made. We we're before Fort stedman,
BY. and rising in Your stirrups and looking over
the ground. you, said thai You would give every
days fqroash ugh, and no sGd medal vas Sne Of
upon you redeem your promise"
II remember the incident perfectly" replied Gen-
the the medal but Grant has given you ths promised
A little later Ex-Governor Flower Of New-York
heard OF the incident, and got General Gordon and
the former Virginia private together Grant has
ssr Cr he said to the musician. land viii see
that the other portion OF the Gensras premise is
General Gordon prepares a suitable inscription
for it,
A HALE THOUGH PATRIARCHAL STATES |
MAN.-An Alabama friend Of Senator Pettus re-
lated at the Metropolitan Hotel somewhat conf |
cal story In which the Senator figured. few days |
ago AS General Pettus going to his home on
Capitol Hill he met decrepit old fellow, who |
seemed hardly able to cross the street In his kind
hearted way. General Pettus caught the totterlns
patriarch by the and helped him to the side |
walk The latter returned his thanks effusively. |
end said with touch OF pride In his voice: IF |
were as young you and you were my age. II |
would give pleasure to assist you in this way. |
Yes" said General Pettus aad how old are |
your?
"Seventy-four" said the ancient.
My friend" said the Alabama statesman. II will |
be seventy-siX next June.
NOTES OF THE STAGE
Some New-York managers at a meeting yester-
day f.. T. Rice presiding, decided to give a benefit |
to James w Collier At the Herald Square Theatre |
Nov hon Mr. "a ar