Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-12-14

Washington, d. Q. Dec. .. 1901
The Nc Kinley arch committees are
still at lager beads, after having
held several meetings. The Canton
committee, which is Mr.. Hanna, in
sists that the Canton committee should
have the subscriptions, while the
Washington committee should go to
Congress for aid. Mr.. Hanna VIII
win in the end | think.
Senator Depew Saturday night gave
"bacheler dinner party" to select
twenv eight friends PRIOR to his de.
parture for Paris to wed Miss Palmer.
He must certainly be sure OF his bride.
for in the Congressional Directory it
appears that he was married to her in
December. The directory was issued
the other day. while the marriage Is
not to come off until Christmas, or
some day in December.
The official figures showing the
bounty and prize awards in the Span
ish war have been divided mp, just
published, have caused a sensation III
congress. Sampson gets $25, 1877 A
while Schley gets $l49. 3d.
Representative Lands claims that
the finest pumpkins in the world
grows in his district in Indiana. Mr..
Grosvenor, of Ohio. thinks his dis
trict is away up on pumpkins also and
disputes the claim. Now each is to
secure pumpkin from his district
and send it TO Mr.. Page. the manager
of the Senate restaurant, who will set
his chef TO work making pies. When
they are done to a turn they are to be
served MP TO q committee of pie eat
ing experts, to settle their respective
merits. No man is fit TO SIT on the
committee except he is from section
where PIE is eaten three Tim es a day.
BY the wav, Page has a great reputa-
tion for his pies. and very many OF
the senators have them sent to their
homes, to show how pies shonld be
made. They are simply dreams.
The Bonine murder case has reach
ed the lurid stage and the court room
is crowed with women. Justice Brad
lev, on his way to his court room
was stopped by some ladies and asked
could he get them seats. "No. l
can't said the Justice. land if l
could wouldn't.
The people are very much puffed I'M
over the postal statistics showing that
the District leads IN amount per cap
tia, it being 81. 81. But then over
half of 1t is the result of congress be-
ing here. Take the immense amount
OF mail sent from here, and add it to
any little old places proportion and
it will make big figure.
In the three sessions of this congress
since Monday over one third the num-
her of bills presented during the
whole of the Fifty sixth congress
have been introduced. The number
IN both sessions of the last congress
was IA. 437. Presented the first three
DAYS OF this session, 4, 224 OF these
l,945 were on Monday, 1904 on Tues
day and 1875 Wednesday.
THE he, oiue of the hour" is The
way gushing society reporter OF a
local paper here wrote uD the coming
out tea of Miss Mackay- Smith Satur-
day. Where is Grace Darling
The dome of the rotupda still pre-
sents its unfinished appearance, the
same as for the last fifty years. Bru
midi, the italian artist. finished two
thirds on the frieze around the dome
before he died Then n apprentice
of his did some of the balance, leav-
ing couple of panels vacant. The
scaffoldlng wasn't even taken down
until year ago. The selection o.
the subjefcs for the panels Is the
cause OF the unsightly space. The
committee on he library of the House
| and Senate are unable to agree. 1t
has been srg gested that one panel be
I Grant receiving the Sw ord of Lee,
lani the other Lincoln freeing the
\slaves. Now the Spanish War will
claim lis right to representation,
aud it may be years before the frieze
lis completed 1t is very easy to see
where the painter lett OFT, his wo,k
being of different tint from that of
bis successor.
/ Statuarv Hall is another eyesore
Here the states send statues of their
lloest men. being entitled to two ped
estals Not only do the statues al
ways need dose of soap and water
hut they present ridiculous appear
ance, as beside one bust couple OF
feet high. will be. placed a colossal
| figure. such as that of Pierre Mard-
iguette, more than life size.
Just as soon as senator or member
| Is seen approaching door page or