Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-28
BITS OF WASHINGTON LIFE.
Scenes and incidents observed at the
National CAPITAL.

scenes and incidents Observed at the
National Capital.
the interior arrangements of the White
House are contemplated. II Is proposed to
uproot modern alterations. made in years
past, and restore the colonial character
Of the building both In decoration and ar
rangemeut Of the rooms. For that purpose
an architect is making plans and esti-
mates to enable the proper committees to
provide the necessary expense.
No president who has in the past found It
necessary to remodel or renovate the White
House has had in mind keeping II strictly
to the period In which II was built until
the matter fell into the hands Of President
Roosevelt. Modern works OF art and mod
ern furniture and modern decoration have
taken the place of the colonial effects
without an effort at preserving the orlgi-
nal. What has been done at Mount Yer
non will be done at the White House. The
modern stained glass in the front hall will
be removed, leaving the stately proper
tions Of the hall untouched by throwing
what is now the vestibule and the red cor
rldor into one. Some modern mantels Of
inferior outline will be replaced by those
copied after the fine ones in some OF the
first floor rooms. The effort Of the presi-
dent will be to preserve and not destroy
the historic value Of the house.
Senator Kerns OF Utah is doing some large
entertaining this season. reports a Wash
ington letter. He lives at a leading hotel
and has the reputation Of being very rich.
He started business when he was IA; at
that time he became a "freighter," carry
Ing miners supplies from a railroad
terminus In Nebraska to the Black Hills.
He had quit school four years before for
the more remunerative occupation Of farm
work in Holt county. He discovered the
Mayfower and Silver King mines and that
was the turning point in his fortunes. He
left of laboring at 81 a day and soon went
to buying railroads and gathering in politi-
cal honors. lie and Senator Clark Of Mon
tana make a congenial working team. They
are now laying a railroad from Salt Lake to
Los Angeles,
Senator Hanna was recently informed by
one Of his colleagues that Senator Julius
Caesar Burrows OF Michigan proposed to
make a big fight against the Cuban rect
proolty bill.
Oht uuh I hOlAg dbOIl lHdls EOpllCu
Hanna, at doesn't prove anything, beyond
the fact that Burrows has a remarkable
capacity for getting on the wrong side OF
an argument"
Yes" replied the other, but you don't
until the last moment"
Senator Hanna paused and then slowly
surveyed his companion with the half
compassionate smile of one who pities an
others ignorance.
"Of course he'll fight to the last moment
answered the stout ohiosn, "but he won't
fight a minute longer. Did you ever know
Burrows to be out Of line att the finish? l
never did. He'll fall In with the procession
all right"
Delegate Dennis Flynn Of Oklahoma has a
German constituent whose name, for the
purposes Of this story, Is Henry. The
worthy German, who speaks with a broad
accent, wanted a place as oil inspector,
relates the Washington Post, and came to
Flynn with his application.
That's all right" said Flynn, but you
should see the governor. Tell him what
you want and he will Ak e."
Henry went to the governor. A few days
later he saw Flynn again. Denny" he
said, II hat vent to the gov'nor and I hat
told him vot I want" He says he will gif
me due consideration. says to him that
/ do not want due consideration, but l wants
the inspectorship. / says TO him to gif
that due consideration to the other Teller.
By the way, Denny. vat sort Of a place is
this due consideration anyway"
While Private John Allen was in
Washington recently he started this story
on Its rounds. "There is an East st. Louis
citizen named Zellerbaum. zellerbaum
saw little service during the civil war, but
insists that he was in the greatest battles.
To his hearing one night at a Grand Army
Of the Republic campfire Zellerbaum was
telling of his prowess in two battles. A
little man IN the back Of the hall arose.
both these battles were fought on the
same day and 1900 miles apart he said.
my friends shouted Zellerbaum,
there's a traitor among us! Throw the
rebel out!'
And they did"
Secretary Shaw tells a story on Prof.
Hyatt, the weather observer at st. Louis.
Prof. Hyatt has the appearance OF a bust
ness man. During the recent street car
Strlke ne was ABOUT 10 get OH u "a "heh
a member Of the strike committee stepped
up to him and asked II he intended riding
on the car. The weather man replied that
such was his intention. The striker sought
to persuade him not to ride, but the pro-
fessor preferred riding to walking and
started to get on the car.
well, II you ride on that car we will
withdraw our patronage from you" said
the striker.
/ don't care whether you patronize me or
not. I'm In the weather business" replied
Prof. Hyatt, as he hoped on the car.
Prominent men receive all sorts OF things
by mail but a letter found in Senator De-
pew's mail last week will match the most
of them. It is from a small town in south
ern Indiana.
Dear Mr.. Depew," It said, I'VE are get
ting up a negro minstrel show for the pur-
pose OF buying a sett Of colored dishes for
~ nontssF church We arc IN have four