Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-15
CAPITAL CHAT.
Many Maine People Now So
journing in Washington.
When Visiting the South They Like
to Take in the Capital.
Maine National Bank Organized ant One Au
thoriZcd- Postal Matters.

Washington. j. c.. April 14-fSoec-
iaD.-Tne army of transient visitors in
Washington the past week, has includ-
ed many Maine people, some of them
journeying to and fro between Wach-
inSton and Winter resorts Of the South
and some of them in business here in
Washington. Two Portland gentlemen,
DIR. s. G. Gordon and Ma jor Sidney
". ThaXter. We're here to attend the
congress Of the Loyal Legion. remain
| ing most Of the week. DR.. Gordon vas
| registered at the Arlington and after
the busincss of the convention was ac-
comrliShed. started south for Fort
Monroe where he will take n little out
| ing. Major ThaXter stopped with
| kinSman, naval officer stationed at
Washington navy yard. The third del
cSate to the congress from Maine was
unable to attend and his proxy was
| q assigned to a delegate from Massachu-
| sets.
| There is now quite n colony of Maine
notables in the resorts to the south
of Washington. President Lucien Tut
| tie of the Maine Central. with his wife
| and daughter, spent one night at the
| Arlington during last week. before
! iourneying down TO Fortress Monroe.
| Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Evans of
Portland. with his wife and daughter.
| was in the same party with President
| Tuttle. bound for the same destination.
! Dr. Gordon expected to join the party
at Fortress Monroe. Mr.. Joseph II.
Manley of Augusta. has gone from Hot
| Springs. Va. where he has been spend
| ing several days. to AShville. \. g.,
and expected to come back TO Fort
| ress Monroe probably at the same
| time Mr.. Tuttic and the others We're
| there.
| Col. Stanley Plummer Of Dexter. in
the State Senate. came up to Wash
| inGton a few days ago. after journey
| ing about the South for some time,
and registered at the Ebbitt. He is
| tarrying here several days. Represan-
| tatiyc De Alva StanWood Alexander Of
| Buffalo. = native Of Richmond, Me.
and a claGsniate with Mr.. Plummer Mt
| poWdoin. also arrived in Washington,
| last week. after a long sojnurn in Cuba
and Florida ana he ana Mr.. PluEmer
have been renewing their old friend
| ships.
| Col. Alexander had very enjoyable
| time in the South. He went to fa-
yana with numerous other members
OF the House Of Representative al
most as soon as Congress adjourned.
| He has q number of influential friends
| there. which gave him an opportunity
| to rningIe with the cubanS and asrer-
tain their sentiments toward the
United States. He went TO MatanZas.
visited the largest sugar plantation on
/ ,,,I oh.
MANY courtesies by Gov. Gen. Wood.
Setting sail from Havana he and Mrs
| Alexander went over to Tarpon lake.
Florida where they were the guests OF
| Dr.. II. V. Pierce, wealthy patent
medicine manufacturer. whose home is
| in Buffalo. DR.. Pierce has very COM
| Portable yacht on Lake Tarpon and Tor
many days Col. Alexander. as one OF
the guests aboard. was given an eX-
cellent chance to try his skill as
| tarpon fisherman. He reports excellent
luck. catching many of the big tarpon
as many as seven in one afternoon.
| The practice is to "gan the taipon
when brought to the side of the boat
When the pilot was trying to safi one
| of Col! AleXander'S catChe: most I'M
usual experience occurred. The tarnon
net only SHE'D away from the saff.
but he leaped straight up out of the
water and landed squarely in the boat,
wedging his head under Col. AleXan-
,!er's seat. The fish are killed by
humping them on the head with
ia mmer. but this particular tarpoh
had to be carried to the shore before
the fishermen dared to kill him. Dur
ing the exciting voyage he thr2Shed
n bout in the boat fearfully. much to
the CONSERVATION of the other pas
sengcvs.
Col. ard Mrs. Alexander arc staying
here in Washington for a While before
proceeding to their home in Buffalo.
where they will arrive about the time the
Pan-American Exposition is opened.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. d. Stewart of st. NJ
bans, were guests at the National Hotel.
a portion of last week. on their way 10
Aiken, s. c. They take trip South ev-
crv winter but Mr.. Stewart was unable
to arrange his law business this winter
for an earlier departure. lie had an OPP
nortunitv. while at tie National. of sec
ing the room where Henry Gay used 4"
stop. as well as other notable apartments
i'm that ancient hosiery.
Another native of Maine, who was in
Washington last week. was Hon. Hosea
N. knowlton of Boston. attorney general
of Massachusetts, and a native OF South
west Bend, Durham. Me. Mr. KnorTltoE
came to argue n case before the Suprems
court and also to attend the wedding of
his son, John NJ Enowlton, who has been
,mployed at the House of Representa-
tives, this city. Young Mr. knowlton
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