The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-01
ACQUAINTANCES OF YOURS


privations OF the camp and the deadl,
carnage OF the'battlefield, the Washington
dinner, with its Accomplishments OF wine
and late hours, proved too much for him
There is apparently no danger that Gen
! Miles will succumb similarly. He is taller
and thinner, for one thing; ana, then, he
seems more muscular-and to be more
capacious and suitable for the dinner and
the wine. Gen. Miles is very continent. He
enjoys dinners and goes about a great deal;
sometimes with Mrs. Miles and sometimes
alone And when he goes alone it is Con-
sidered quite proper IL he doesn't turn up
until pretty late in the evening. 0fcourse,
such a social lion has a great many engage
ments and he cannot be expected to keep
them all.
He is a fine and popular old fellow, now,
isn't he, making a speech with great fe-
licity and eloquence when he is called
upon, or merely chatting quietly to lis
next neighbor Gen. Miles thought serious
ly of going into business after the war
but his friends succeeded in advising him
away from that determination. lie has
distinguished himself since-and not the
least notably in having a good tine in
Washington
Two big railroad presidents, Chauncey
Depew OF the New York Central, and Mel
vile E. ingalls, Of the Big Four, have had
chance to chum together here in the last
three days. Depew likes to tell a story
of Ingalls,. Ingalls, was born in Tom
Reeds district down in Maine, and used
to be plain farmers boy. But he was
determined to go West and grow up with
the country. After many years he went
back to visit his old home. He str llled
down into the village among the cracker
barrel philosophers at the corner grocery.
They wanted to know-at least ChaUncey
Depew likes to say that they wanted 10
know-if it were really true that he was
getting $4,000 a year for running a
railroad out West. ingalls, admitted that
il was true.
''wal, l swowv" said one of the phil
osophers, that shows what cheek and
circumstances will do for man."
ingalls, rather prides himself on having
been a Palmer and Buckner Democrat in
the last campaign. He is something of a
talker, with a deep, mellifluous voice.
He has been called an orator by some.
surely ne talks very wei.
One OF the finest of the oldtimers about
towns Hon. John A. Kasson, well-remeni-
bcrcd as a well oned diplomat, away
back in the war time. But he is just as
young as he used to be, for every we'll
seasoned diplomat or ex diplomat is Just
as Young as he feels; and one meets Judge
Kasson about at dinners or in clubs rs
clipper and rollicking as schoolboy. He
is a fine sort among the ladies, though, So
deferential, accomplished and witty; and
if yoI happen To be next to him Of a even
ing on are certain to enjoy yourself lie
was pretty close TO Grant, and Grant liked
him. There is hardly q foreign capital
which, before that time or since, he has
rot visited in some Official capacity.
A tall and handsome visitor to this town
two days ago was John Wesley Keller,
formerly editor OF the New York Recorder
and now one OF the stars in the boundless
armament Of New York Journal constel-
lations. Keller used TO be at Yale, and
rowed on the crew there, being big enough
and strong enough; and he has written
had a fine. soft thing as editor OF the
Recorder. AMI now doubtless. If he shines
i'll one of the Journal consultations, as
reported, still enjoys himself. He is
real believer in the free and unlimited
coinage OF silver at 16 to 1, used to pre-
side at Bryan meetingsin New York in the
campaign, and is ready hand at stump
talking on his own account. Mr. Keller
will hardly be able to secure recognition
from the next administration, but he would
adorn almost any public post.
The dapper little gentleman whom you
may have seen flying about town, APP
pdrertly engaged busily on import ant POI
htical errands, In none other than S A
Perkins, who signs himself, Assistant
secretary, Republican national committee"
This is the young Mr. Perkins who at
tracted Mr., Hanna's attention as one of
the officers of the League of College Clubs,
Perkins having graduated from a school
of pharmacy somewhere. He has a heavy
brown mustache, with ends that turn far
up at the sides; and this is the only heavy
thing about him, his intimates in political
management Say-though perhaps in con-
nection with this ought to be mentioned
a heavy black cigar that he chews almost
constantly.
Perkins enjoys the confidence of Mark
Hanna in no limited degree, and I'M
Questionably some fine position is certain
to fall to him under the Mckinley ad-
If Mr.. Hanna should come
to the Senate Perkins might consent to be
his private secretary-owing strictly, OF
course, to the consequence that would at
tach to Mr.. Hanna, not because he was
United States Senator but rather by viz
tue of his position as general manager of
the Republican party, the Mckinley ad-
and the nation.
Senator Gear, OF Iowa, may not be a
prophet nor the son of a prophet, but
very early in the game he predicted the
defeat of Senator Dubois for reelection.
1t was early last spring when the an
was made that Dubois, Man
lie, Cannon, Carter Pettigrew and other
Republican Senators were planning to
bolt the st. Louis convention. As soon as
Senator Gear heard this he FASTENED to
the office Of sergeant-at arms Bright,
and said:
Il want Dubois seat after the 4th OF
March next"
But said Col Bright, Senator Du-
boiS will be a candidate for reelection,
and his friends believe that he will be
Good fellow, Dubois" said Senator
Gear, but he cannot be reelected il lie
bolts his party's nominees. The whole
power OF the Republican machine of this
country will be used to accomplish his
lefeat"