New-York tribune., 1901-01-06
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES


washington. January s.
MR.. COCRRELL FORSAkES THE MARKETS
Senator Francis Marion Coekrell no longer does his
own marketing. This announcement may be OF
no interest to the average reader but it is Of
great interest, IL not OF significance in Washing
ton. Every morning for more than twenty-five
years during the sessions of Congress Senator
Cockrell has appeared promptly at $50 o'clock at
the principal market OF the city and selected the
days supply Of meats, Yegetables and sea food
for his household. IT usually took the Senator
about forty minutes to make his selections. He
has never patronzed regularly any dealer. and has
always paid spot cash for his purchases After
completing this duty he resumed his streetear
ride TO the Capitol. where he is nearly always the
first among the statesmen 10 arrive and the last
10 depart. Naturally Washington is considerably
concerned over the cause Of Senator Cockrelrs
sudden abandonment of ancient a custom.
News Of II originated at the market house. where
long accustomed to early morning visits from the
Missouri Senator that after missing him for two
happened to Senator CoekrelI. There are. two ex-
plantations OF his conduct. Members OF HIS family
Say that he recently has been attacked by scatica,
and has discovered that the twinges of this all
mind whieh is essential TO the statesman who goes
shsory They say that the cockrei Presidential
boom. which has been raging through the West
view himself in a if not a more serious light
& ana ,nat he dees not believe that daily haggiins
PINGREE AS A PARDoNER.-The disappear
ance of Potato Pingree into private life amid
a splutter and eFackle Of fireworks sent UP from
his oratorical magazine is reminder to the Mich
iEan colony in Washington that he has exercised
the psrdoning power more freely, TO say recb-
lessly. than has any other Governor Of the wover-
Inc state len point Of fact, II is believed that
Pingree liberated more prisoners during his two
terms OF four years Governor Of Michigan than
by- he five ~
ether State IN the Union Pingree has opened the
ths Miehigan penitentiaries ABOUT one hundred
sra 'osg o. We men he released from durance vile
privileges OF citizenship. The others were paroIed
e them bcrfY s1not az oe m as 1feyfeTsd commit Ht no
Pngree Justiaes his & unusual use Of the pardoning
the courts Of Michigan corrupt, and that the
Risfed, s pe H0srs's' were "'"s''y and Illegally con-
A SUPPRESSED FAMILY HIsToRY-No writ
ten history Of the American branch OF the Clan
Mcdowell 20 which belongs Alexander Mcdowell,
clerk OF the House Of Representatives, is extant.
Tho reason is that MIR. Mcdowell who was once a
member OF the House. appropriate occasion
forbade the writing Of history Of the clan. He did
this when he made his first race for Congress in
Pennsylvania An admiring constituent. who knew
an about the McDowelis from the coming of the
IN The Keystone state foust to advance t ca
oidaey OF fhe rising young statesman by recording
of the McDowes from the first Of the lineup 70 the
present most conspicuous representative OF
family. no. YOU shall write q book about me
OF nay family. said Colonel Mcdowell his would
re biosrapher- Before this race for Congress is
my enemies can be depended upon 20 tell too
many things about the McDowells -
SETTLING PROBLEM IN MUsIc.-After
being In the violent throes OF dispute for more
than week the Subcommittee on music OF the
General Inauguration Committee has settled quex-
ZION which az time threatened split the resi-
dent population OF the National capital into warning
factions. The question this: Should every
ot the siSty-siN brass bands that win enliven
the Inaugural parade play HAL TO the chef'
while passing the reviewing stand7 The COM
mittee evenly divided that until a day or
q permanent deadlock seemed inevitable
Then Colonel Franklin Pierce Morgan. member OF
the committee whose ne discrimination in all deli
matters of ceremonial IS q trait which his
constituents especially proud. called ar the
White House 10 sound the President the matter
The fact that Mr.. Mckinley rernegnbered with an
liable shiyer that tho occasion Of his
Grtt inauguration every band in the line played
stand enough for Colonel Morgan FORTHWITH
he aseeu bied the subcommittee on music and re-
ported that the President would enjoy hfs second
INAUGURATION more IL the air Were less papitant
With the stricent notes Of HAL 20 the Chief.'
This announcement restored peace 20 the sub
committee which since that time has been making
progress with IL. work. Accordingly. IL has been
decided that only The trst band IN the parade
shall crash out Hall 70 the Cbef,' ss il passes
before the President. and that all the others shall
blow their souls into such patriotic airs Amer