The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-29

which they claim explains the imPetuosi-
ty with which Mr.. Dawes is announcing
himself as a supporter of Senator Cul-
lom 20 be his own successor. Earlier IL
the season there was gossip TO the effect
that Mr. Dawes was an opponent of Mr.
Cullom and that he had we'll defined Sen
aotrlal aspirations. Then it is said Mr.
Dawes and Mr.. guIiom. TO the grstifca-
ton Of the President made peace, and It
was agreed that for Mr. Dawes support
Of Mr.. Cuilom with the administration
backing which this would imply, the Cuf-
ION forces would rally round the stan
dard Of Mr.. Dawes that his chance OF
succession to Senator Mason in 1868
might be frightened.
All women may not be thoughtless.
but some of them are. That is a safe
proposition. said a clerk at an uptown
hotel which at present is crowded with
excursionists from New York. Ninety
five per. cent of these excursfonists are
women. Yesterday afternoon one of them
rushed to the clerks desk in high de-
gree of agitation. Ny seaiskin coat has
been stolen, she exclaimed. 1T must be
found at once I want all the servants OF
this houae called up. If it i5 not found
l VIII sue" That is what size said In
answer to the soiicisous enquiries of the
clerk the woman said she had left her
coat on The bed iB ksr room. She could
not be shaken on thai point She ia
sisted that size had left It on the bed
The housekeefeT was summoned, the
chambermaids were brought 10 the front
and bell boys were despatched hither and
thither- Twenty minutes later the house
keeper led the aggrfeyed woman to the
desk. This 1ime she came demGreIy ard
reluctantly. Nov Madam, please ex-
pain that you have found your fur coat ?.
said the bousekeeper. Yes. answered
the woman, 4 found it IN the bottom OF
my trunk. l had not Unpaeked It,
though l was sure had. During the
excitement incident TO the reported loss
OF the coat, another woman excersionisJ
rUsGed 10 the task with the allegation
that her zpocketbook had been stolen from
her in the dining ROOM I had it in nay
lap when L sat down to the table, she
explained and called upon two eompan-
ions to corroborate this statement The
Eeedwaiter was sent for and there was
more running by more bell boys. Later
the woman OF tae lost Rocketbook came
again TO tie Office and said, Il am sorry
10 have ca used you SO much trouble. huz
| found my purse on the manlel in ny
room wkere ] must have left it before
going into dinner.
4 trio Of Representatives in the lobby OF
the Riggs House last night were sxehaHg-
ing opinions on the subject Of good din
ners, AID by degrees the conversation ex-
panded 5iIi food in general was under dis
cussion. and this suggested references to
the army beef bought by the Var Be
paTtment during the Algerine regime and
Inc oieo-b butter fight al present being
waged- One OF the members who has a
sufficient knowledge OF chemistry 10 know
that oil and water are not congenial pro-
eeeded TO crfticise the testimony OF ex-
perts In the chemistry OF food who have
appeared before the various Government
commissions as TO the nutritiye prop
critics OF food as shown by analyses
but who have sighted the matter Of pal
liability. It was recalled that when Prof
=Atgater was on the stand during the ses-
sion of the Beef Court and was proving by
analyses how nutritious canned roast beef
was, Major Jesse Lee. Of the Ninth IN
fantry, and then acting as counsel for
General Mics. asked the witness this
question: Would IL not be possible to
mix a lot Of cid tailow AID glue and lit
tie blood and produce an article which
would shog the same rutritive properties
Of which you speak, The answer vas
yes
in all these investigations which I
have attended have heard none OF these
experts say a wcrd about the paiatabiIity
of food. aud yet paiatabiiity is a foremost
factor In nutrition The attitude Of the
digestive organs depend very largely up
on the appearance Of food The mental
attitude Influences the secretion OF the
ferments which produce digestion"
Mr.. Hepburn has a long memory" said
a Congressional gossip in the MetropoI;-
tan LOBBY this morning, 81 wonder what
ne viii do when Mr. Burton gets his River
and Harbor bill before the House. You
recall that early in last May when Mr.
Hepburn succeeded in securing eo1sidera-
tion for the Nicaragua Canal bill. the OF
position to this measure was led by Mr.
Burton who q, FIRST ezerted himself 10 pre-
vent consideration. then to postpone con
sider2tion. and finally to defeat the bill.
The controversy between MI Hepburn ana
Mr. Burton was at times feverish and al
though Mr.. Hepburn gained the day, yet
as I say. he has a mighty good memory. I
never saw River and Harder bill that did
not have large number OF soft spots il
it that are offensive to the sense Of smell
when pEobad. The drinks viii be on ne
il Ar. Hepburn does not puaeture the bill
il several places just 10 show Burton what
he can do. This reminds me that Mr.. Hep
nuFE and MT- Cannon are not seen so much
II each others company as might be You
remember that during consideration OF the
Nicaragua Canal bill. Mr. Cannon chided
Mr.. Hepburn for insincerity in :he advo-
caey OF its passage, whereupon Mr.. Hep
burn replied thar Mr.. Cannon was q liar
That clash caused a little disturbance on
the floor and I understand that the gentle
ment named have not yet entombed the
AK
Representative Underwood of Alabama.
in talking with several friends in the
lobby OF the Riggs House. fell into
discussion OF the vote cast at the last
election for Presidential candidates other
than those OF the two great political par
ties. He said that in Alabama. Barker
poIled 8. 7s7 votes and wooiley 1,4e7. No
other candidates for the Presidency other
than Bryan and Mckinley were voted fcF
in that State More votes were cast for
woolley II Aiabamu than in Georgia-
while he received nssne in Mississippi or
South Carolina Woelleg-s largest South
ern vote was in Tennessee. where he re-
ceived 3,9oe. His banner State was
Pennsylvania, where he polIed y .sGS.
Then followed New York with %. e42, IL
nnoIs with 1885, Indiana 1878. and
Michigan 1853 Nearly one-half of
Barker's vote of 5e,1SS was obtained in
Texas. He received, it is said. two votes
in Wyoming The Debs vote of "a. 522
came from eli ever the country. but was