New-York tribune., 1900-12-14
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES
Wa shington. ]

Washington, December 1s
STORY OF A MISSOURI POSTOFFICE-That
| great oaks from little grow is OF
politics as of arboriculture An illustration Of this
4 Is found in the Of W L. Eads Of Missouri,
who has been haunting the halls Of the capitol
since the reopening Of Congress Eads is the post
master of his in Missouri. Pattonsburg Is the
name Of the place and. while the careless geogra-
pher, let alone the painstaking historian. has
sighted this town, Eads's deeds promise fx the
attention of the Nation upon Pattonsburg Eads
already has embroed the Republican leaders Of
Missouri in mighty row, and his presence here
threatens TO drag the Senate into the fuss II Is all
over Eads being the postmaster Of Pattonsburg.
Eads has enjoyed the honors and emoluments OF
the office since June IL Three days previous there
TO Eads, while travelling home from st. Louis
train heard that the postmaster OF Pattonsburg
mad died during his absence. Forthwith Eads
Versed his course, and came to Washington to
apply personally for the in the Pattonsburg
postoffce. He had never been here before. In
point Of fact. Eads had never before been out of
Missouri He hired guide on his arrival in Wash
inston TO show him to the Postofice Department In
a nall Of that building he Postmaster-General
smith hurrytns TO the White House with bundle
OF papers 20 lay before the President Eadss free
frank manners so amused the Postma ster-Generai
with him and meet the President Mr. Mckinley
was q1!Ee Tb as I m4cn taken with Eads as Mr smith
Lnat night for PatJonsburg with the commission
pocket When the gentlemen in Missouri who think
II their prerogative to discourse the patronage heard
OF Eddss appointment there was CONSERVATION,
MOI NO. % say wrath; Who was Eads. anyhow and and
part of the question was that Eads was just Eads.
ana the answer to the second part was that no
EecSme an issue in Missouri Repa6cansm and L
is headed tS bs as fM9 ksn W has
taken up the eudgels for Eads The other faction
who vows that Eads must be succeeded in place
and power by member OF the Kerens faction at
the recess Of Congress Consequently the Senate
mas not yet had ThaGk M at IL aenfe 6 re Eaq as oF ts
Capitol The Mssourians making such fierce
II It does Eads Wi hang on to the postmastership
Of Pattonsburg long as the United states Senate
Is In the air.
A DEMOCRATIC GAIN-The venerable Galusha
A Grow Of Pennsylvania. though member OF
the House of Representa- tives nearly half century
ago is still able 70 extract fun out Of his position
/ He approached the lank and angular Champ Clark.
of Missouri on the Democratic side the other day
and congratulated him his improved appearance.
| The licking you Democrats received seems 10
have done you good said Mr.; Grow WAY re-
piled Clark though %DTkeG hST1 npS an thITTgT sn Ie %
low me 70 congratulate you agsipi ga oneerIy % Bs re-
cratic gain have heard Of
MR. RosEwArER's GRIEvANCE-Edward
Rosewater. an Omaha editor, who is a candidate
for the United States Senate from Nebraska, has
| a grievance against the Brazilian Republic. Mr..
Rosewater related interesting story OF his griev-
ance when he was in Washington During the Civil
| War Mr.. Rosewater was telegraph operator IN
| the employ Of the Government Through the Bra
lillian Legation here ne learned that that Govern
| ment which was then under Emperor Dom Pedro.
desired to establish compreher sve Telegraph sys+
tenn AIr. Rosewater. had learned from the British
Governments experience in India the irrtiity of
| overhead wires in countries that abound IN mon
KEYS and large birds which. in trying to use tele-
graph wires for roosting places break them down
He therefore advised the Brazilian Minister TO per
suade his Imperial master at Rio Janelro 10
put the wires under ground Dom Pedro ordered
his Minister at Washington to obtain from Mr..
Rosewater full plans ana ess ITr far SfD b
empire. The understanding vas Lnat II @ HI; ssoIs -
waters plans were adopted he was 70 receive tns
the system and was to be made the general mana
ger at iargg Sa1Sy; nseuater s5bn,tted his plaas
and specifications in detail TO Dom Pedro Tnat
with Mr. Rosewater Dom Pedro tried in vain TO
network his empire with overhead wires, out the
monkeys and big birds broke down the wires nearly
as fast they were strung by the Emperor
Son, 4s eesraeS ieS syste Thn the Sver1ent
-republ an now. instead OF imperial-adopted the
sTy Iv yssIg fo4e R hoWeV has
derived none Of the promised benefits This is the
reason he has a grievance against Brazil II he
comes the Senate he may have % an IN opportunity
when that country attempts TO get closer rela-
tions with the United States through the medium
Of new commercial treaties
BAILEY A VICTIM OF THE oCToPUs-The
admirers Of Joseph Weldon Bailey indignant at
the use TO which his counterfeit presentment is
being put by enterprising tobacco concern
which manufactures a well known brand Of cigar
cites. This firm recently substituted the pictures
CT statesmen for the pictures Of actresses. with
which they formerly enhanced the sale Of their
wares Now Bailey's pulchritude is thing Of
which nearly all Texans quite proud as he
obviously is. Therefore, Texans would naturally
have been sorey disappointed had not the cigarette
firm selected among the first OF its pictures II
statesmen that of Bailey. Every Texas heart in
Washington throbbed with pride when a tobacco
dealer on Pennsylvania-ave. displayed in his show
window a score or of cigarette boxes bear
ing on a card the impress OF the classical features
of Bailey II useless to say that the Texans
made a run on this tobacco store. and
hausted its stock Of Bailey cigarettes But alas
and alackadayi There a reverse side TO the
picture. And what should be the other side Of
the cigarette box but the picture OF William A.
PETER, of Kansas-he Of the marvellous growth
of Popuist whiskers. When investigation showed
that the cigarette makers belong. 10 the Tobacco
Trust the whole situation made plain TO
Bailey,s admirers. The octopus had linked
Bailey with PETER solely for the degradation of
their idol No Texan be convinced that this
not the object Of the picture scheme.
COITHRTA AIUNETS FALL PETNT0N