Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-06
IN HOTEL CORRIDORs.

IN HOTEL CORRIDORS.
am satisfied in my own mind that
there may be still further trouble in Ken
lucky, said w. A. Beach, a prominent
merchant OF New Albany, Ind. at the Ma
tionai. Located directly opposite Louis
vile as we are, people take more or
less interest In Kentucky affairs A great
mistake was made when the mountaineers
were brought to the capital. They are a
hardened class, who go around displaying
guns and knives in their belts and who
like nothing better than a shooting tourna-
| ment where human lives are provided as
targets There is no telling when shooting
may again be commenced despite the fact
that the questions at issue have been sup
posedly left to the courts for adjudication"
Representative Thomas Young Fitzpat-
rick, recently back from Kentucky, where
ne went to attend the funeral of Senator
Goebel and to use his influence in the in
terest OF peace, was sitting in the lobby
OF the Ebbitt few evenings ago. when a
friend entered and, accosting him. inquired
now things were in the blue grass state.
everything is peace. peace peace" re-
torted the Bourbon congressman, as he
llghted a fresh cigar, and continued:
II makes me think of the story they tell
on one or my constituents down in Pike
county He and his wife constituted the
family. They lived together alone on a
farm. They were prosperous and had ap-
parently everything that one could wish
i But they We're not happy: There were fam
lily broils constantly. The husband was
possessed more of pacific nature but his
wife had tongue that was constantly
wagging, and she insisted having, and
invariably did have. the last word. One
day she began her nagging and the hus-
band tried to stave her off, but there was
no use. She was determined on having a
quarrel
Now, Mary said he, we want to have
peace
Mary took an entirely different view of
things She kept on with her tongue LASH
ing. The husband again tried to expostu-
late with her
Mary, We have got to have peace he
declared. Ae
But Mary paid no attention and was
more severe, If anything. in her talk
fiiiaiiy, forDearance ceased to be a virtue
with the husband. He picked up a grid
IRON and, slamming it over her head, said,
with degree of emphasis
Mary. We must have peace. and by -
were going to have peace
And that's the way it Is down with nc
just at present" added the Kentucky rep
resentative. We've got to have peace
and by - were going TO have peace"
"A movement has lust been fnaururated
by number of the members of the bar of
our city to purchase the large and hand
some Oil painting of the late Senator Roscoe
have the same hung conspicuousIy in the
court house, said Samuel N Dunmore of
Utica. N. Y. at the Arlington. The paint
ing is by Henry Harrison of Jersey City,
an artlst OF repute. and was completed in
1888 Those of his old townsmen and
friends who have seen the painting declare
1t to be the best of the dead statesman IN
existence. Just before Senator Conklinp,s
ceath he had arranged to sit for another
painting. In the Harrison portrait Mr.
Conklng is given a standing posture while
ms attitude Is most natural and striking
enc, and the painting is really a master
work. A considerable amount OF the neces-
sary funds has already been raised Utica
was Mr.. Conkling's home until he removed
10 ne" YORK, and our people, regardless Of
party, worship his memory
"Ffrst-class state rooms on the trans
atlantic steamers are going to be mighty
scarce tnls summer, said Charles H. Mar
ron of st. Joseph. Mo-, at the National
thousands of persons who are DESTROYS of
attending the Paris exposition will be COM
PEELED to stay at home becaus of this Just
before l left home a friend of mine who is
going applied for state room in one of
the great steamships of leading line lie
found that he was barely in time to secure
d passage with the accommoda lions he de-
sired. For the March sailing there were
only thirteen state rooms not reserved on
the biggest steamship of the line. In April
only two state rooms were to be had, ae-
cording TO the lists in the hands of the ST
Joe agent. For the month of May there
was only one upper berth for a gentleman
and for June and July the passenger list
was said to be full. And since | have been
in the east / have learned that this same
condition is true with other steamship
lines.
Il don't know what your water rates are
here in Washington. but l do know that
you have the poorest quality of water of
any city l have ever been in" observed
Silas H. Merriam of Los Angeles, Cal. at
the st. James. I'VE have excellent water
in Los Angeles, but the rates are some
thing terrific. The mayor has recently
recommended horizontal cut of :;:} 1-:} per
cent in the water rates. and in letter re-
ceived from home a few days ago it was
said that majority of the city council
was in favor of it, and that it would likely
be DONE
While on his way south for few weeks
rest Mr.. E. D. Stark, who spent much time
in Washington few years ago in connec-
ton with the Bimetallic League stopped
over to call some of his cid free silver
friends among them and particularly Sem
ator Stewart of Nevada. Mr. Stark is well
known as a student of economies and he
is the author of vast amount of the
literature sent out by the free silver propa-
ganda during the past decade.
Mr. Stark happened into one of the SEN
I'e galleries just as his cid friend Senator
Stewart was discOursing ON expansion and
referring to President Mckinley and his
policy in delicate and complimentary terms