The National tribune., 1899-09-28
THE

Republicans gained control of the Legis-
latllre, but somehow did not have the grip,
and Deboe was elected. He can probably
make good defense of the charges against
him. but it does not look well that any one
should be able to make such charges.
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| Henry Enoch. one of Washingtons
many queer characters, has gone. A
familiar figure on the streets for many
years has been that of a tall, very slender
man with a hickory face and keen eyes,
who wore a ttlmbled-looking hat, and q
long duster dyed black. He was a man
of high education, and well read in al the
current and classical literature. He was
a bright talker, quick at repartee. and had
been considerable of anartist i'll his youth.
He lived in poverty, but managed to help
a great many poor people out of his slender
earnings. He finally died in the poor
house hospital and the only means he
had was life insurance for 1924,
which will save his remains from being
buried in the potter's field. He became
crazy over Mary Anderson when she was
on the stage, and used to go great dis
tances to see her play:
! A tragedy that sounds like the imros-
sible imaginings of romancer happened
last week at SOB Twelfth street northwest.
| Miss Alice Knott. 21 years old, and the
daughter of a former well-known politician
and writer of Iowa. lived in a hall bedroom
! at that number, and was StudiOuSly pre-
pairing for civil service examination.
She had as a pet little green parrot, which
had learned the trick of pulling out tho
lava tips on the gas-burners, and of turn
ing on the gas. This was attended with
no specially i'll consequences as long as
the weather was warm, and the doors and
windows We're kept open. But one night
| last week the air was so chilly that his
mistress closed her windows. When the
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Gated by the gas.
| A carping critic takes exception to the
lines from Shakspere placed over the main
entrance to the Congressional Library:
Ignorance is the curse of God.
knowledge the wing wherewith We fly
to heaven"
He thinks them irreligious. God does
not curse any man with Ignorance. A
mans Ignorance is his own fault.
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respectable navy. The Navy Department
has been taking account OF stock, and
finds that it owns altogether, 312 vessels of
all kinds. Many of these are very small
craft, which came into it's possession in
Cuba and the Philippines.
The most famous hotel in the United
IStates-Wiilard's-i now under the man.
agement of comrade,-Morgan ID. Lewis,
who served through the war in New
York regiment. and has high reputation
Throughout the country as landlord.
Extensive improvements and repairs will
be made on the building.
Admiral Schley went to see the Presi-
dent last week in regard to his assign
ment to the Objectionable billet of the South
Atlantic Squadron. What passed at the
interview is not known further than that
the Admiral told the President that he
proposed to accept the duty. little as it was
to his liking, and :the President enlarged
upon the desirability and importance of
the command. 1t is further said that the
President is considering allowing Schley
to take his old flagship, the Brooklyn,
as his flagship, which will be a concession
to the Admiral, as his name is associated
with that ship I'm the,public mind on account
of her brilliant work at Santiago.