New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-29
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES
Washington. Sen,suh..

Washington. Septemb4r =
THREE CLEVELAND JCDGEs.-Judge Kuvo..
just dead In indian Territory. was an ardent "a
mirer Of Mr. Cleveland. In fact as was reneram,
understood al the time. his appointment was Ar.
to that fact. Not that he was without merit at all
but he did not at the time possess the knowlea,.
OF the law o" the experience which would have In
duced the President TO consider him for the Mac.
had he been stranger He knew Mr. CIevean6
we'll was outspoken at all times In his praise WA.
going out Of Congress. wanted office, and so re-
ceved good place.
At the same time Mr. Springer was appointed "a
a judgeshp. That also was ascribed here to Mr.
Cleveand's personal liking for the man. Mr.
Springer had spent his whole life In active politics
and twenty years Of 1t In Congress. He had nevs.
ranked high as a lawyer In Congress He was an
adTirer of Mr.. Cleveland. He had at last been ds
feated at home, and wanted Office and Mr.
Cleveland made him Judge 1t was generally r..
marked at the time that probably nobody Ella.
would have thought Of Mr.. Springer for such a
place.
third case of the kind. but first in order Of an.
pointpent was that of Mr.. Lamar to seat In the
United States Supreme Court. Mr.. Lamar was q
man man; or many personal charms, but until Mr..
ticeshiD was not known. The appointment created
the greatest surprise here and although the Senate
was run OF men who held Mr. Lamar IN high per.
that confirmation could be secured. Many Senator'S
president
polntment had simply paid personal compliment
to a personal friend and judgeships. they held
should not be used by the appointing power in that
way.
The trio illustrated the range OF what at the time
was known as the Cleveland fever" Mr.. KiIgors
was bluff hearty man. full Of anecdote and good
nature, easily the king Of crowd around tavern
stove. Mr.. Springer is busy sort OF man. fond
o. nice distinctions and points OF order; OF ferret.
like nature and capacity. Mr.. Lamar was dreamer,
lie was somewhat shy and exclusive, and loved q
long walk alone or book With ms coffee in BED
on Mr.. Cleveland and he. of course. on them.
BOONE AND BYRON.-In some talk about the
proposition being agtated TO remove the body
OF Daniel Boone from Frankfort. Ky. 10 Missouri,
a Kentuckian here related the following anecdote:
II was present one evening In a town In my State
a, smoker given at the rooms Of popular bach.
clor, where a couple OF young men fresh from col
lege rather bored the company with their displays
Of taste and leaTnings Cne Of them, IN telling
story. quoted very pretty line. and was asked BY
the other where it came from Don Juan he re-
piled 'Tha, IS no, the correct way 10 pronounce
that name, said his friend What is the correct
way, then" demanded the other Don Wan oh,
that's affected It's not affected; it's the correct
thing. How about II. ColoaelT This was addressed
10 mddle-aGed man, who had eyed the two young.
sters from the start with some amusement. He took
pull n, his cigar. blew the smoke slowly out Of
his mouth. and then replied: It's not important.
Every fellow TO his taste. But. upon the who.e let
us all so live and pronounce that when We die and
go heaven old Daniel Boone will recognize Us and
be proud OF us The whole company roared, and
for the remainder OF the evening that pair OF gifted
youngsters sang very small"
PROSPERITY IN THE WEST.-Representativs
Doyener. OF West Virginia. IS In the city. Mr..
Dovener has returned from California, having gone
there at tho head OF a party TO present silver ser.
vice TO the gunboat Wheeling. I'VE travelled In
twenty-onc States and Territories" said Mr.. Dove.
ner to a Star reporter to-day. "and We found
evidences OF prosperity and happiness every.
where. Satisfaction is exhibited on all sides, In.
stead Of the dissatisfaction manifested In the last
campaign heard little talk OF free silver, and In.
stead found the people looking forward hopefully"
ABRAHAM LINCOLNS CANE-Mrs Dorothy
Iamon OF the Pension Office, received n valuable
relic to-day from her home IN Virginia In 1858
CAPTAIN g. Frank Winchester. OF the Maryland
Volunteers presented a handsome cane TO Pres-
dent Lincoln. II is made OF wood from Lookout
Mountain. the handle being in the form OF an
eagles head, entwined with a snake. the head OK
which is being crushed in the birds beak Ii -
supposed TO represent the crushing or a copper.
carried the until his death when II was given
by Mrs. Lincoln 10 the late Colonel Ward II. La:
mon, whom he appointed United States Marshal
for the District OF Columbia. after the critical and
on the death OF Mr.. Lamon the cane became the
property of Mrs. Larnon, who has Kept II az her
home. and lately wrote 10 have IL sent 10 her nere
The cane was passed around in the PENSION OHlc0
to-day, and the object Of much curiosity