The times., 1898-01-25
CAPITOL GOSSIP.

| George r. Roberts, who was appoint
| ed yesterday to be Director of the Mint,
| is a citizen of Iowa. He was brought
| prominently to the attention of the
/, Secretary of the Treasury through
| pamphlet, which he wrote in reply TO
/ Coins Financial School" He has long
! been writer on financial subjects, and
! is stated to be man of much force or
I character. Mr. Roberts is the owner
| and editor of the Fort Dodge Messen-
/ ger. During the last campaign he
wrote the financial articles for the
| Des Moines Capital. He was indors
| ed for the place by Senators Allison and
! Gear, and his selection is considered
quite triumph for the Northwestern
section of the country. He is under
| stood to be a firm believer in interna-
| tional bimetalliSm. His appointment
at this time has caused some surprise
| for the reason that the present direc-
tor Mr. PrestofI hah a year still to
serve before the terms to which he was
appointed shouldl have expired. MI.
Preston is Republican who held over
during the Cleveland Administration.
A bill to incorpQrate)the International
Womans Health Protective League,
was introduced in the Senate yesterday
by Mr.. Quay. The incorporators are
women of various cities of the United
States. and the object of the league is
said to be for the advancement of phys
ical economics and sanitary science, and
| of uniting for healthful work all of the
societies organized f0T the promition of
public health. and the improvement of
towns and cities. The association is
authorized to acquire real estate. not
to exceed $4,000 in value, and to other
wise thoroughly organize and equip it
self for the work it intends to do.
Under a bill introduced in the Senate
yesterday by Mr.. Proctor, the Secretary
of the Treasury is directed to pay 10
the estate of Benjamin d. Carpenter
late of Brightwood the sum OF $l,5VV
for property taken by the Fedefal
forces for their use during the late war
When the news came from Cleveland
at the close of the late political cam
paign that Benjamin Butterworth
had been stricken with pneumonia
there We're men in Washington who
shook their heads when they met, and
said to each other that he would not
get over it. They saidsit, knowing that
MI. Butterworth was of splendid
Diiy SlQut anu NCI pISSti hth W q -
of good habits They felt that the end
was near for him, because of one of the
strangest presentimefts. A few weeks
ago. not long before Mr. Butterworth
left here to make speeches III ONO,
Warner NJ. Bateman died rather sud
denly at Washington hotel. ohio
men stand together at all times and IN
all places. Nowhere Is this more I'M
pressye than at the bier. Wherever
nc will
gather in sorrowing, fraternal spirit.
The body of Mr. Bateman was To be
taken away for interment without any
services but the OhiOanS, twenty or
thirty of the most prominent of them
at the National Capital, assembled in
the room to pay mutely the tribute OF
, respect. The time came for the re-
moval of the remains to the train.
The undertaker's assistant stepped
forward to put on the cover and TO
carry out the casket. AS they did so
| Benjamin Butterworth stepped TO the
side and said:
Wait minute boys. We can't let
our old friend Bateman go without
few words"
There had been no provision or ar
rangement for such action. Mr.. But
terworth spoke upon his own voluntary
motion and apparently without preYi-
Gus InOuSnl OT COIiSitieidlicis- lit
dressed men of many creeds and per-
haps some of no creed. He read no
Scripture and made no prayer. Right
from the sentiment weighing at the mo-
ment upon his mind he talked of the
debt of nature, which all must pay and
OF the necessity of preparation for IL.
He uttered no text. but in every SEN
tence breathed the spirit of Prepare TO
meet thy God u
Which one of us In this room may
be the next to so?" he asked. Are we
ready? | confess that I am not.
don't know that if 1 was to live thou
sand years l could get my soul in that
condition that i would be satisfied to
meet my Maker"
In this strain he talked to his fellow
men as one of them The perspiration
stood out on the faces of those schooled
By years of vicissitudes to the control
of emotions. The eyes of a member of
the Cabinet were suffuscd with tears.
ut was the language and the man
ner of one inspired, said man of ma
tional reputation. recalling that scene.
And when. a few weeks later, we
heard of Butterworths illness. we felt
that he had stood in the shadow that
day of his talk beside Batemans body.
Few people know that Assistant At
torney General James e. Boyd is the
original of John Burleson, the hero of
Judge Albion w. Tourgee's "A Fools
Errand" Barring the romance. which
the author introduced as a sugar coat
ing. the narrative of John Burleson's
efforts and risks to break up the Ku-
klux followed closely. the course which
James f. Boyd took in the early seven
ties Mr.. Boyd had such relations with
the ex-Confederates as enabled him to
supply Judge Tourgee with the most
of his material. When President Nc
KinIey had formed his Cabinet he set
about the selection of the assistants,
with the view of recognizing the next
generation and stocking his Admins
tration with young and vigorous man
hood Mr.. Boyd's selection for the
second place in the Department of JUS
tice was one of the first made. 1t was
personal with the President. Not long
ago the President spoke of the North
Carolinian's record in office as having
given him special satisfaction,
The Chamber of Commerce of Seattle
is patriotic and American, and firmly
dislikes anything that is English,
don't-chu-know." 1t is for this reason