Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-27
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

The Dewey Episode-Roberts and
I s-Congressionai Library.
Special TO Times-Republican
Washington, d. c., Nov 24.-After
explanations and counter explanations
and the home on Rhode Island avenue
decided to George Goodwin Dewey, it
would seem that the episode might be
fully closed. but the New York yellow
journals are still harping on the mat
ter, and the Star of this city, which
commenced the war on the hero of Ma
nia Bay, says in last night : issue that
it was in bad form to give away q gift.
The whole trouble is largely because
of jealousy of many church peopleof the
Jealousy of many church people of the
Roman Catholics, as Mrs. Dewey, they
say. being an ardent church woman,
would will it to some of the institu-
tions of charity which are fostered by
them, but the sensible take the admir-
ais word for it. that he gave it TO her
because he loved her-that the presence
of a charming woman in his widowers
establishment was more to him than a
dozen houses of lovely splendor.
The question of sea ting of Roberts,
attention The south is being blank eted
with petitions by the women, protests
and resolutions by the clergy against
the congressman. Yet when the Vote is
counted in congress by the tellers his
strength will come not from the moral
sentiment OF the house of representa-
tives but on the eXpediency of the us
ing of the Mormon votes in the coming
presidential campaign in Colorado,
Wyoming, Utah and Idaho The talk of
southern leaders is to the effect that
they will vote against Roberts, but no
one believes this, for politics first and
all the time. The friends of the Nor
mons threat ten to cover the house Of
Representatives with a cloud of detec-
| tives to discover scandals upon the
members. They threatened this, before
the passage of the Edmunds anti-po-
1lygamy law but nothing ever came of
lit Some think the speaker, Col. Hen
derson. viii have much TO do with it.
Not at all, as it will be by vote of the
house If Roberts is expelled, and by
| two-thirds vote. which is doubtful.
Some of the suffragists are for Roberts
because his wife No. 8, Martha, is a
power among the Utah women
The Coun tess de la Forrest DiYonne,
who was educated at the George town
eonvent and before her marriage was
Miss Florence -Aude nreid, daughter OF
Commordore Audenreid. has come back
Ito Washing ton among her old friends,
as handsome as ever, altohught she is
not far from 50 years of age. Her hus-
band Will take the place of NJ. Cambon
~. oh has Sba harm
in Philadelphia.
Miss Ros emary Sartoris, who was
Gen. Grants sunshine" and his favor
lite granddaughter, has gone to Italy
mot 10 England. he- fathers birthplace
but to the Rivera, where she viii meet
her cousin, the Princess Cantaruzene
and her husband before they go te
Egypt. 1t is said that the young couple
are as much in love as when the nup-
| tial tie was knotted in Newport under
the eye OF Mrs. Potter Palmer last Sep
tember
Went through the congressional Ii
brary yesterday and is loveliness is
hard todescribe. The marble is so clear
| and the mosaic SO artistic that you
| walk through the corridors with ar
| overpowering sense of a new revelation
| At the head of the grand staircase is
the memorial TO Minerva, the goddess
| of wisdom, in mosaic. The figure is
majestic. imposing perfect, and one /:
ready to fall down and worship. There
| is a platform that runs around the gal
| lery under the dome which is the cen
ter of this superb structure where are
forty six statues of the great men o.
earth through the ages. Homer, Plato
| Columbus, ST. Pai1l, Moses, Beethoven
/ Sha kespeare and others who hav,
played their part on the stage of life
| No one is allowed to speak above {
whisper. and the building is kept in the
perfection of neatness. The elevators
are handled by careful men, mostly by
| old soldiers, so that ii is very enjoy.
| able for visitors and as the building
cost Uncle Sam s30OO,0O0 it is wei
| enough to see where the money was ex
pended. The paintings on the wall.
alone ought to take day for the sight.
seer's visit.
Th, weather is delightful the park!
are green which makes the chrysanthe
NUNS and roses charming to the Wis
itor. n. 8. G.