Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-02-13
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent

ent jobs. A check signed by Secretary
Long and endorsed by Mr. REQ evelt
drew larger sum from the q. S.
Treasury than either of them are
probably worth-$376, 900. 1t was
drawn to the order of the Chinese
government, and was to return the
value of the silver captured by U. S.
Marines at the looting of bank in
Tientsin, China, which the aforesaid
marines thought they were going to
keep bat which was placed on y. S.
warship and sent to Washington,
where it has been held in trust for
China. After the President had
countersigned the check, Secretary
Long turned it over to Secretary Hay
who in turn handed it to the Chinese
Minister, and Mr.. WI never looked
happier than when he walked out of
the Department of State with $780,
900 in his inside pocket suppose
he has pockets. At any rate he had
the check somewhere on his person,
and even newspaper man could be
happy with that much money, even if
he knew he couldn't keep it long,
A Senator who is fond of joke but
VINO never forgives the use of his
name in connection with one, re-
marked to friend he met in hotel
lobby: ''Poor Mark Hanna! He's dead
busted; hasn't a nickel" "What's
that, Senator" said his friend, grow
ing excited; 'you surely don't mean
lt?' 81 surely do. He told me him.
self that he hadn't nickel" 'Well,
we'll! But how did he lose his inn
mense wealth so suddenly" THAT
/ cannot tell you" replied the Sena-
tor solemnly; call l know is that as
we were coming down from the Capt.
tol on a street car he told me that he
hadn't nickel, and asked me to loan
him one to pay his fare ''Ah, | see!
He probably put on his other trousers
this morning"
A party of ladies, wives of officers
ordered to the Philippines, said good
bye to Washington friends this week
and started on their long journey.
The party included Mrs. Moore, wife
of Col. Moore; Mrs. Finley, wife of
Maj. Finley; Mrs. Brooks, wife of
Capt. Brooks; and Mrs. Ryan, wife of
Lieut.. Ryan. they put up good
front, but if there is any truth in the
old saying the ears of the officials who
ordered their husbands away from
Washington a this time will be burn
ing for some time.
One has to be stone de at or to keep
out OF Gearing of all the talk about
the coming of Prince Henry to throw
any stones at Europeans for their
warship of titles. Some of our men
and women-persons Of prominence,
too-are fairly daffy about the Prince
and their chance for meeting him.
Gossip says that all sorts of money is
being offered for invitations to the
official functions that will be given in
his honor, and it says further that
persons have agreed to deliver the
invitations for price. should not
blame a man much for selling one of
them. but I would advise the pur-
chaser of one to put himself under
the care Of brain specialist. Secre-
tarv Hay is determined that no ex-
pense shall be spared in the official
entertainment of the Prince. He has
asked Congress to appropriate $4O,-
900 for that purpose, and the request
has been o. KID by ''Uncle Joe"
Cannon, the watchdog of the Treas
ury" in the house, which means that
it will 90 through.
Speaking Of Princes, there's one in
WASHINGTON now, but he isn't being
run after by anybody except the
lawyers Of the bankers who hold his
unpaid md overdue promissory note
for $50. 900. He is Prince Euiwha,
second son of the King of Korea. He
has been a student at one Of the Vir-
gina colleges, but he is now at the
Korean legation and will go elsewhere
to finish his education. He has been
up against some sort of an American
gold brick game, but he won't tell
what it was. All he will say is that
he gave a note and that it was for
borrowed money but why he had to
borrow such large SUM in addition
10 his liberal allowance and what he
did with it he will not tell. The hol-
der of the note entered suit for the
amount in a Washington court, but
the suit isn't likely to be pushed, as
the Korean Minister says he will pay
the note if shown that it represents
an honest debt. Some ugly stories
are going around about the Prince
being a victim Of fast set in little
college town, but the facts are not
likely to get out, unless the minister
should decline to pay the note after