New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-05
GOSSIP AT THE CAPITAL.
THE WASHINGTON SEASON WAVES
GAYER AS IT NEARS IT'S CLOSE.


rRAr srANroN's RETIREMENT-sEN-
AroR DAvIs's STAGE FRIGHT
Washington. Feb As the season approaches
n, close society grows gayer and gayer, and 1t
will bc difficult to crowd into the next two
weeks all that has been planned for the enter
tainrnant Of the fashionable world. 1t has In
many ways been a remarkable winter, ana VIII
long he a memorable one. Never before nav" so
many noted foreigners been guests at the cap
,tal at one time. and though some of them. not
Ably Mrs. Dominis and Agoncillo and his con-
tingent. have not played prominent parts IN so
ciety there has been sufficient number oil ior
eigners in evidence to give it distinctly cos
nOpolitan flavor
The Cabinet has As usual taken the LEAD IN
social affairs with the exception OF secretary
and Mrs Alger who have had sickness III '"e'
household since last summer and have Deeh I'm
able either TO entertain or to accept many ihNi-
tat;ons The Secretary OF State has contributed
unite as generously to the pleasure oil society DR.
A was expected he would, Nice-fresiue"' anu
Mrs Hobart. whose home Is one OF inc "'o''
popular in town, have entertained asS'uuo"'i''
and the Diplomatic Corps has shown us fau'
tional hospitality. Altogether. the winter "''
verified the prediction made in the ran ''a' IL
would be a brilliant one.
North Dakota has departed from her cary
rule and sent two lawyers to Congress ohe VI
her first Senator's was an editor the o'her d
farmer and her first member Of the House "a9
both an editor and a farmer Last ran ia"Se'
was elected to the lower House. ana recently
the LEGISLATURE has named another lawyer 10
succeed Roach in the Senate III the PERSON Vi
Porter j. McCumber who il a personal friehu Vi
Senator Hansbrough and first presented MS
name for nomination before the Convention IL
was in turn Senator Hansbrough and ms sup
port.rs who cOmpassed JohnSons dcleal anu
McCumb4r's election. which Is a happy outcome
OF long standing political controversy. NC
Cumber also owes his appointment As Cor'n's
sioner to confer with the Trrtle Mountain mp
oevya Indians TO his colleagues influence. 1t is
safe 20 conclude that the two Senators from
North Dakota will work together in harmony
for the good Of their state.
Thu. new Senator from North Dakota is
blue-cyed fair haired Scotchman. with rather
q sharp nose and thin. tight lips, Of medium
height rather heavy set. and has all the guam
ties that make his countryr,en successful In
Whatever thy undertake. He is shrewd' per
sistent sturdy believes that 'hc who tholes
COnIut ana IdItl} S'dlt9 'u' w ~ ''o
that he does not accomplish II.
Mr. McCumbcr was born in Minnesota some
forty years ago. and can therefore be numbered
among the younger members OF the senate
Some twenty five years ago he emigrated over
the border into North Dakota. where he estab-
lishcl himself in the law soon rising to "A front
rank in his profession. Having natural bent
for politics h. early took an active part in
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in the councils of the Republican party. He is
a good speaker. keen. direct and logical and In
great demand at Tho state cncamrments
Mr. McCumber is an extremely pretty bru-
rclte. much younger than her husband. and
looks forward with pleasure to life at the CAPT
tai The McCumbers live in a town with pretty
Indian name. Walton. in the south, m part Of
North Dakota. whiln the senior Senator makes
his home nearly two hundred miles north Of
that point, at Devils Lake.
After years Of wrangng OYER a site che CON
taciou, Hospital vas fhaly located in Sher-
man-avc. in the rear Of the Garfield Hospital
under whose management i has been placed.
and Al shortly bc open to the public There
Is pretty story in connection with this build
ing Twelve th0uit 81 dollars # the fur Is used
in its erection was contributed 10y the Daisy
Chain Guild. an organization of little children
who. under the drect u Of Mr. Archibald Hop
kins. banded together and raised the money
viii IA they dedicated 90 tn building Of hos
pital for CONTAGIOUS diseases. the capital having
been without such IN institution until these lit
lie pioneers took ho'd OF the matter Ex-Vicc-
President Morton's daughters. the little daugh-
ter Of ex-senator Cameron. ana the children of
number Of prominent men have leon active
and enthusiastic workers IN the Daisy Chain
GLild. for which ON" of the hospital buildings