Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-02-01
NOTES FROM WASHINGTON.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

tried an entirely new act Of VANDALISM
in attempting to steal the hands from
a valuable onyx clock in the Marble
room Of the senate wing. The van.
lal was frightened away presumably
before he had done more than twist
the hands So badly that the clock
stopped. \ great many visitors had
been in the room during the day and
,hore is no clue to the sneak. Tho
lock had no historic value and the
hands We're worth practically nothing.
being made of German silver. When
President Mckinley's body lay in state
il the rotunda woman cut leaf
from bouquet at the head of the
casket and some people who saw the
act tried to take the leaf from her.
This caused scuifle and the police
were obliged to hustle the participants
out of the building. A number of peo-
pie tried to cut bits of cloth from the
bier on which the casket rested.
Some soldiers once broke pieces from
ihe $4,000 bronze doors of the east
entrance to the rotunda.
To Protect President-The sub-con
mittee of the house committee on the
judiciary, in charge of the subject,
have agreed on a tentative bill 10
protect the president and those in the
line of succession from assassination.
1t will provide the death penalty for
an attempt to kill the president.
whether successful or not. with heavy
terms of Imprisonment for accessories
before and after the act The same
protection Is thrown around those IN
the line of succession. Foreigners
who have advocated or justified at
tempts to asSassnate rulers OF civil
lied nations are forbidden to land in
this country, and those who advocate
or justify such assassinations in the
United States are to be imprisoned.
Dramatic Scene sed-The in
tense earnestness of the delegates in
congress from New Mexico, Oklahoma
and Arizona in their determination 10
secure the admission of all the terri.
tories in the union as states may re-
suit in dramatic exit from the house
of representatives by the territorial
representatives Such move is now
nnder consideration by the delegates.
Such an exit would be a rather re-
Inarkabe episode. but there is little
reason to doubt that all three would
rnder these circumstances be re.
elected.
Keeps Them Guessins-SenatCi
William A. Clark of Montana is still:
a mystery to Washington people, be-
cause they cannot find out what he in.
tends to do socially. Soon after be
ing elected hc purchased Stewar,
castle on Dupont circle from his old.
time mining friend, Senator Stewart
of Nevada, had the castle" torn down.
and has ever since left the big hole in
the ground unimproved. 1t is prob
ably the nest building site left III
Washington, and the senator lives III
a rented house adjoining the vacant
lot. 1t is said that he has an option
upon this property and that he intends
to purchase and then erect mansion
that will surpcss in elegance the one
row Icing built for Thomas F. Walsh
OF Colorado. Just one corner lower.
Senator Clark is all the more interest
ing as he is widower. He has been
living very quietly during the winter,
but has nnw attracted some attention
by bringing over from Paris new
$4,000 automobile the exact pattern OF
the one usai by Edward VII. The ma.
chine will seat ten persons, has a
maximum horse power of "a and is
capable of great speed.
Watching Mr.. knox-Whenever AT
torney General Philander c. Knox has
driven his team of thoroughbred
horses in the last few days, he has
been under the espionage of an officer
of the Society for the Prevention of
cruelty to Animals. Complaints
have been received by the president Of
the society that Mr.. Knox was over
checking his horses to such extent
that it amounted to cruelty. Yester.
day two agents of the society went to
the department of justice to: see the
encouragement but he was not in his
Office Their call was for the purpose
of laying before him the complaints
made by the president of the society
and requesting an answer to the ale.
cations. In the meantime an officer is
watching Mr.. Knox when he drives in
order to decide positively whether the
alleged high checking constitutes a
violation of the humane society regu,
lations. r,,
Have No misunderstanding
Long has taken issue with chaplain
in the navy in regard to the adequacy
of the pay received by the corps of
spiritual advisers to the men behind
the guns. There has been some agi,
tation recently about the status Of ma
val chaplains and the character of uni
forms for them, the chaplains wanting
shoulder straps and little gold lace.
Then there has been some dissatsfac,
tion among the chaplains, but not all
of them, over the fact that officers Of
other staff corps get higher compensa-
tion. One of the chaplains wrote
letter to the secretary making certain
suggestions, among the II that his sal
ary should be increase, and that chap
lains should have longevity pay In
response Secretary Lang suggests that |
a naval chaplain gets about three !
times as much compensation as the |
average elergymen in civil life, and
also that while the income of other |
men generally increases |
with advancing years. that of min |
lister of the gospel usually decreases
While the secretary comments TIL" |
corps of chaplains highly for its work
it is evident that he believes they are
a very fortunte set of men compared
with their professional brethren who
are not in the navy.
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