The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-05
DOING THE CAPITAL.
Rufus A. Hoyt Gives Some Notes OF
HIS Eastern Trip.

HIS Eastern Trip.
To the Editor:<
WASHINGTON June 25-I promised to
give you notes by the way" So please
receive payment I left beautiful St.
Paul, that like ancient Rome sits on
seven hills May Is; reached Chicago
the morning Of the 18th, after a good
nights rest and splendid breakfast on
the dining car of the Maple Leaf road
1 met friends in Chicago from the North,
South, West and East. 1t Is a great,
busy, growing city. I visited Jackson
and Lincoln parks, the Field museum,
hall OF arts, new postofice site; took
dinner at Union League club, saw the
Ferris wheel" s
At Jackson park I picked up an "old
COIN and shall keep it 'for on 1t it bears
the Shield off the United States" I
love my country more than ever If that
is possible since my first visit to Wash
ington, D. c. went there over the
mountains Of Pennsylvania, through the
Susquehanna, Wyoming and Lehigh val
leys. Standing on the steps of the ma
ttonal capitol 1 saw Pennsylvania avenue,
botanical gardens.Ii Washington monu-
ment, the new lpostbffice and across the
Potomac l saw Arlington Heights. ]
visited the congressional library. one of
the grandest RbaiIdings in the world.
build who build beneath the stars"
Broad thoughts lscome to one as he
stands in this building, and your heart
reaches out tot all men. I visited the
Washington market; Thursday is market
day: saw flowers land fish, fruit and
vegetables. Talked with child and negro.
An old negro opened oysters and clans
Tor my midday lunch. 1 finished my
lunch with some crabs. You must eat
crabs if you want to stand well" in
Washington. took boat for Alexandria.
Va. Here I saw the Braddock house.
where Washington received his first COM
mission, Christ's church, where he at
tended church.; sat in his pew, visited
Washington Lodge Of Masons, where 1
sat in the master 8 CHAIR, the one used
by Washington; saw the Marshall
house." where Consul Ellsworth was
shot. From Alexandria r went to Mount
Vernon. On the way passed corn, DO
tato' hay fields and peach orchards
saw negro children out after blackber-
ries. At Mount Vernon 1 visited the
mansion, the garden, flowers and vegeta-
bic, and saw trees planted by Washing
ton and a tree planted by Dom Pedro
the then ruler of Brazil, and one by the
Prince of Wales saw the tomb of
Washington and as the old negro In at
tendance said, THE one to the right am
the generals, the one to the left is his
lady's" The 'old tomb was the one of
most interest to me, with its iron fence
brick walls, plain words over the door
Washington family"
From the tomb I went to the mansion
again; saw the various rooms, Washing
tons, Mrs. Washington's. Miss 81. Custis'
and Lafayette's; then went out to the
barn, saw the family carriage; in the
carpenters house, kitchen house. buffers
and spinning house. Next day I visited
Arlington Heights. Here you have a
view from the portico fronting east, a
view that thrills one through and
through. Before you IS the Potomac.
Just beyond Washington looms up in all
its great beauty. I visited the tombs of
Mary Randolph Gems. Sheridan and
Crook, and Gresham, walked under the
Temple of Fame the amphitheater.
and then took a; drink from the "old Lee
Well In the afternoon I called on Gen.
Nelson A. Miles, He looks the grand SOL
der that he Is He asked about the
prairie chicken shooting in Minnesota. I
invited him in the name of the sportsmen
of Minnesota to come up next fall and
join US.
left the office of Gen. Miles and went
to the hospitable home of Hon. Cushnan
K. Davis, where L had dinner, and a visit
with that good woman, Senator Davis
wife.
IN company with her and a Miss Gold
smith 1 was driven to the national zoo
and the soldiers home. Here we saw the
home, statue Of Gen. Scott, the dormi-
tory. theater, and rode over the beautiful
grounds. On our way out we say and
were saluted by Gen. Ruggels, the COM
mandant He was once in command at
Fort Smelling. Just as we rode out of
the grounds we witnessed one of the most
glorious sunsets. From here I Went to my
hotel, Hotel Belvidere, at corner Third
street and Pennsylvania avenue 1t Is
historical tavern" Here put up Jeffer-
son, Jackson, and from here Andrew
Johnson went to the White house to as
sumo the duties of president. The three
pillars in the entrance of the hotel came
from the old capitol after it was burned
by the British in 1914. The house is kept
by an old man named Hoadly. If you
visit this inn he Will make you feel at
home as he did me.
In my next 1 will tell you of my visit
in Philadelphia. in the Susquehanna val
ley, to Gen. SulIivan's headquarters at
my old home, sweet Auburn, Ioveiiest
village OF the plain; the home of Seward,
the city Of refined and happy homes. In
the beautiful Owasco valley. Yours,
Rufus A. ~Hoyt