New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-22
NATIONAL CAPITAL NOTES.
[BY TELEGRAPH To THE rR1PuxE.l

Washington November q.
But THE WAR DEPARTMENT DENIES IT
Obscured somewhat by the mists of romance
about the pursuit OF the bar. but none less ap-
preciated at the clubs. is little story told by a
Washington correspondent who went turkey hunt
ing Manassas soon after President Roosevelt and
his party tramped the country and returned
empty handed. Accompanied by one of the guides
the President had employed. the correspondent
spent an entire morning in vain hunt for tur-
little open place in the woods and began their
luncheon In the midst OF the meal huge turkey r6
huttered within few yards or the hunters: Drop
ping his pie, the correspondent grabbed his gun ana
on into the distance leaving the correspondent to
his own reflections; Don yer min dat SAD
dun hab six shots like dat an miss EN- all
WANTED. A PSYCHOLOGICAL DIsINFECT-
ANT.-The search made by Elliot Wood Supern-
tendent OF the Capitol for germs and microbes. has
already been noted in The Tribune together with
the fact that. while germs known TO be noXious
discovered the sterilized plates. when placed
under microscope, developed bacilh which could
not be identified and cultures Of which were In
jected into harmless rabbits. guinea pigs etc AS
a result OF this incubation cases have been pro-
duced which battle all Washington scientists. and
Mr.. Wood. after searching every sctentihc treatse
in the library OF Congress- is cudgelling his brains
to discover the proper disinfectant In Mr. WOODS
laboratory OF long haired rabbits seriously IN
feced with Populism. short-eared guinea pigs sur
fering from violent attacks OF anti-imperialism.
mice who pirate of free trade, and still other rabbits
who know no other word than militarism The
most pitiful OF all is an emacated guinea
whose case banied Washington's most expert dag
nOsticans until a second examination ION G
of the gelatine culture and II was then discovered
that. while the bacillus was too enervated TO pro
duce a decided the difficulty was " nat the
doctors term 'Democrattmania W ME Mr.; Mood
has succeeded in eliminating all the physiological
disease germs he is still in quandary as TO what
To- do to dsinfect the halls of Congress OF these
evil psychoIogicaI disease breeds and hopes some
scientist recommend the proper dislnIectant
9 ,,,,r, CT, NIGH SAID OF SAN JUAN
Many brave man would have shrunk from the
task that confronted President Roosevelt to-day.
The explanation which had 10 be made called TOT
all the courage that even Mr.. Roosevelt possesses.
Seated round a small table was a group OF in
credulous doubling men. composing his Cabinet
each Of whom, with a surprising coincidence OF
unanimity demanded. Why didn't you get
bear?" The manfu explanation of the President
s NOT recorded nor will il be made public; all tnat
is known is that the reasons ascrloed were MOI
accepted by one OF the t fa9I From behind the
vantage his desk this Cabinet officer detained
didn't get a bear was that he wouldn't stay put
The bears didn't know where to find him.
LOVE IS SUCH A MYSTERY-The annual
housekeeping of the Senate committee rooms has
cleared up a mystery which has long puzzled the
clerks OF the Philippine Committee has severely
Jared Senator Lodges New-Englaud conception
OF economy, and incidentally has served to Illus
trate the frame of mind into which even sea-
soned Senator be thrown by matrimony. When
the hearings OF the Philippine Committee were be-
ing conducted last winter there constant
and neXplicable consumption of the printed hear
ings" but the reason is revealed. When it
became necessary to clean the room of the Com
mittee on Revision of the Laws of the United
States, there found in corner of the large
desk used by the chairman, Senator Depew, sew
eral thousand copies of these hearings" An in
VeStigaton Immediately started. and II
learned that throughout the period when the hear
ings being conducted Senator Depew would
come to Senator Lodges room sometimes as often
five tines day, for copy OF the proceedings,
each time entirely unmindful that ne had come
before the day. The mystery is cleared
up, the printed copies have been restored the
Philippine Committee, and Senator Lodges young
express the hope that no Senator will commit
matrimony at the approaching session.
SECRETARY WILSON'S GARDENS.-An inter
esting educational feature is be added to
the attractions of the grounds about the Depart
ment of Agriculture. Three gardens to be laid
out. One. the economic garden will contain
every plant which enters into any industry each
accompanied by a tablet explaining its commercial
USES the second. the aesthetic garden will COM
prise a collection Of American wild flowers so
grouped best illustrate their decorative pCs-
SDiuties; the third the Drug garden will include
all those plants which contribute to the pharma-
cop9la. poTtion of the greenhouses already
cate TO thrive in the open air In this climate In
connection with these gardens there will be issued
comprehensive catalogue, setting forth the bo-
tanlcaI and commercial history OF the various
plants. These catalogues will be distributed free
10 educational institutions, but there NAV be-
small charge to others 10 prevent waste.
THE SPEAKERS WILL BE WOMEN.