New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-28
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.


Washington. April o.
THE NEW SENATOR FROM lLLINOlS-Sen-
ator William f. Mason has made the record as the
champion indorser OF this Administration Ihere
are a dozen instances which show his readiness 10
obge The other day a friend wanted to read
letter to him about matter relating to the
tariff. They happened 10 meet at the Whlte
House. The friend pulled out the letter and pre-
faced II sought 10 preface 1t with snort eA-
PLANTATION. That's all right" said Senator Mason;
'of course I'll ndorse you. Got your application
ready, I see. That's the way TO do things' ilere,
give me pen and III put down my signature
now and take il right in and hand your applica-
ton TO the President. I'll say a word to MN
about you. too.
Before the astonshed friend could say word,
Senator Mason had seized pen, written his sig
nature and was pushing forward TO Secretary
Porters ROOM to the presence of President Nc
owner 1t is presumed that tho illinois senator kept
his word and handed II to the Presidsnt. , VINO
be puzzling themselves 10 determine 10 what De-
pariment it shall be sent. r-o.,,.r.
A Chicago editor who was recently IN Washing,
ton paid Senator Mason handsome tribute as a
public speaker. Though his speeches overflow with
wiz and humor. which seem TO be born Of the occa.
sion, Senator Mason prepares them with great
care. Ions experience has enabled him TO 9udge
Chicago editor: Mason has me typewriter
f ng 81 over notced the applause and laughter
we're sprnkled very Literally through IT, ana
daGeEmined TO- MAKE the test SO carried
typewriter copy with me 10 the meeting. where ne
Was to speak. followed him line by line. Now,
made a mistake. Where he had put great s az.
parentheses. Where he had put laushter' there
Laughter and where he had guessed r tnsrs
Where he had adrotly made a fent OF ending ms
speech and then had ,hs sndenee thTn
dered for him to go on The only cases were sn no
dams ter' iyhe actually
and great laughter After that speech was fin
that a' Thereafter ason speeches
should go Just as he sent them in
NOT SMALL BORE-Senator Mason's COL
league, MIR Cullom. while not much given to
humorous illustrations, has a homey way OF max
ing points Not long ago he was at the Whlts
House pressing the claims Of a constituent Tor
office The place sought was. in the Presidents
5ey0na Sa II wfe tns
Senator Cuom, 81 don't want you 10 underestl-
mate my man. tell you, he doesn't bore with
gimet. He four-nch auger
MARKS OF PRESIDENTIAL CONFIDENCE
I'D rather walk with President Mckinley than 10
a member Of his Cabinet" said an Ohio man who
knows the Presidents habits. when the Major
asks Won to take q walk with him. you may know
II is q mark Of confidence. He used to do II AT
Columbus when he was Governor. Al canton a'.er
the election he saw great many peopie a' MS
house but noticed that whenever ITO was w.
walking with anybody that person was pretty
SIRE TO be In his mind for something good. have
observed it since he came to Washington In haii-
dozen appointments which were not generally un,
derstood but rec9 snH Vim Sf he Major Next
10 walking. / suppose horseback rIdlhg Is tle pvst
evidence Of consderati You know wnen ING
President began his horseback riding here. General
Miles supplied the horse ana also rode win MN.
v, w Ell Enr"pe and watch the fighting Secretary Alger
did not 10 think II could be done Otner mem
Hali raf
they had known the Presidents habits and had
recalled how often he ana Mics Es mao igh
have guessed that Miles would get PERMISSION 10
WHY CONsULATES ARE POPULAR.-It Is
well known that the pressure for consulates 10
greater than for any other class Of offices Various
causes contribute this desire to go abroad Rep
resantative Hit thinks he has the true theory IL
4, ,ba women folks" ne says. You know how IL
a., Rrown or Jones or Smith, when he has means
ond leisure likes 10 take his FAMILY ABROAD Wheh
thew come back. his wife and daughters are hiied
with their experiences. The whoie town - H'ea
Itch emulation. Now, John Jones may not have
,ha means to take his family 10 Europe. but he
has influence in politics. When the political vince!
turns and his party is up. he looks around 10 see
what the reward FOR ms 6e content with the
nnstofiice But his wife and daughters have had
~ listen TO what the Brown women or the Smlth
W. saw of life abroad and women-like. they
nave listened with envy and with a h%ed purpose
| ,trna 1uV n
s instead Of letting John Jones ask for me post
Once they insist that he must pc consul sI h,
uihere Their ideas may be little lndcnrlle ABOUT
-. - means going abroad. and that Is enough
! Tor mem SO John Jones makes out ms sPPica,,io
10 be ConsuGeneral TO Iaris au Wrst cbnIce h.
gressmaan ssnmething equally good but 1t must be
ahroad And thus" said Representative Hitt are
The lives of Congressman mace Durush TOT VIC
c az 81, months after new Administration comes
| NC nower BY that time the consuiates are an
| disnosed Of and the disappointed applicants can
r ratip1 TO the postoffices"
PROSPEROUS sTATE-'-rhe nour mills are
| running night and day out In our country sa'u D.
T. Eshs,man A prominent business man OF Seattle
! wash at the Normande. the boom IN thlS 'he
| " 80 occoun, of the big demand for breadstuns
from the orient. China and Japan are buying iro'"
| ma Win the greatest Nberaty and In the last year
onr trade with these countries has doubled seattle
"a growing steadily and the stories OF loss OF pou
Is,ion in any Of our cities are pure INVENTION mere
| o. a scarcity OF money. which is our only handicap
The dearth OF ready cash compels us 10 TRACE our
! - Cor hardware and our shingles for groceries
The fact is thai the State has not yet fully recoV-
-, ,rom the tremendous losses OF the fires OF
LIZ IN Seattle and Its sister cities wiped out
sSe 100 90 Of property. Then too. some or the East
, neonle who had invested money out our way
Withdrew their capital wnen inc s ne
depression on In the early part Oh ceveit,u
EXPERIMENTATION. Yet IN spite OF all these caan'.cs
Washn gton In fine condition to-day. anu We ca.
prosper under the single soiu dv n o u
| ia The mining resources or the STATE are great
kmn,d description. In the town or spokane ihefc
s moi vacant house, and II rs nara 70 rem rem '
a rool neion contiguous There is probably not an
nv Civ west OF the Missouri River where there
| ia so much stir and business acu"'y' ana a."