The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-14

the loss OF a leg. With the aid OF a cane
he walks upon a wooden leg with limp
hardly percep.iae. and wnen seen in Du-
ouque this morning was apparently In the
best OF health and spirits
Col Henderson Is one of the most gen.
iai and amiabie Of men except on those
occasions when his physical inirmI,les are
so great as TO wear seve ely upon his
nerves. But at a congressional dinner
party-and he is a frequent guest~-lien-
dersofi Is oftentimes 'the life Of tine scc.s-
sion" AT Congressman Walkers yat,dtc-
terry dinner at the close OF the last sss-
sion OF congress, Col. Henderson and Pr!-
va,e John Allen, OF Mississippi, kept the
table In an upraar by their b-iliian; flash
es Of repartee. Henderson began by say
ing there was one man in the Southern
army who. had he been so unfortunate az
10 NEE. him would have left less of him
"a return home than there was now. Al
len replied that this was true: and shey
hartered each other on what would have
happened had they met In battle.
Tire incident was then recaile! 81 how
Henderson was once travelling IN Isssl--
sfppi and getting near Tupelo. had iele-
1rapaes John Allen that be was going 20
see him. The telegram was not delivered.
He-sereon's visit was not made. where
upon John Alier brought suit against tie
was awarded about SIS This led 10 FUR
Their good natarsd banter as 20 whether
tina. was a sufficient requitai to- air, Alien
FOR the loss Of a wis.,, from General Her
derson. There Is probably TO mar IN tire
hoas. wis, "a "a matter ~ seciasssiity and
good fellowship would he mere popular
IN the speakers chair tssn he
He Like. to Please.
These qualities 81 gosd fellowship and
asria fality have shown themselves ia Col.
usnaerso-'s legislative career. He h. very
much like President Mckinney IN the re-
sy,act that be likes 10 please people and Is
disposed To view their requests S9ci-
uatur~ssiv Thomas r. Reed, Grover Glove
land and John sherman ara by comparison
hard hearted men
Congressman Henaersos has been ore %
the greatest champions IN the ho8se ~
the free seed distribution sen ne lie
comes fsom ar agricultural district szs6
besides Oh. 81 the aTeGsganate nature o.
hss heart. he likes 10 seG6 onf q lot os
ssftbs presents. no matter hCS ase4ssS ex-
prFteace proves thers Ia mos. Instances 10
b-. fe MAS So c@nsp.cSzoaS IN Ire Tree
seed cause that Ae rsF.sT*si a great fSaSns
comma rtcAsfQsss 81 rts1Fct4it ana fTos$zir
bat fhexa be attributed 70 she seed pZF x
snE trims Va bsch have always opposed tire
giving s~ay ns the government - ire
wares thsy have 20 SCH ORE * Mr. Hen
ae-~onS postal cards az this time. 81
a1rgans handwriting. bare thsE IT. sf+s ke
Johns iufi2snre ean-s b. get asta Is
sents' worfh Z fire. sesssi@. hus K yen viii
ssn4 gue hSox Of aas.Pssss ! wtsl ssszsx AHA
Asyr Ills wtfe Another cewrrgT4x atom
Rad. WHY pee let Gp ~ seeds fSF q
whs5~ ar8 s~ra sscS sytfees hNeryhessSf
SaSssa Gse them ard tnsTN w9uia raf he
80 mach waste. In that csss rssa1sh SEEDS
would net nonse up poor taTrfrs Ay3 the
eGuSresSTrs1 ~oSt8 n@ saved much TfSs-
ease Witch hw rev nfEen gets
4 Champion OF sh~ yeterana.
Another subject wfta which Congress
mar EessssrssG has s@sn mach 4lltess ~
tie f~e0xsos movement. A. severely
13sn4S1 veteran e8rsssFzf. H@ Ass =tsss<a
.n hEs state ard district az , Shamp5ar et
soldiers rights and enc 81 his xsoss1ss
congregational sreesnes u2s ia reply re
Esgxke s,oekran. vito bad spg~@Tss1 - de-
serse % Frcss1sls S.ers4Aaas peassca