Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-03-06
Washington Letter.
(From our Regular correspondent

NAAOh4 Jul 1bSSoAd4 IASCpOhASAJ
Prince Henry's visit reminds me
that a society for the prevention of
cruelty to princes will be a pressing
need if the royal families contract a
habit of sending princes to visit US.
If some one were known to work a
hired man as Prince Henry has been
worked this week that portion of our
population which makes a speciality
of looking after o. p. -other peoples
business would be bowling to beat a
O of bands. He must be natural
" industrious or he would have re-
volted at the programme arranged
for him. Of course, "everybody as
is anybody" in Washington will tell
as long as they live what they said to
the prince and what the prince said
to'them, and about ninety-nine per
cent. of it will be what McLaurin said
Tillman told and thereby got hit in
the jaw and had them both put in
legislative hook for an indefinite
period. AS a matter Of cold fact very
few have had an opportunity to talk
to the prince. At the White House a
few got a chance to shake hands and
''pass the time O. day. with him
when he called; at the banquet a few
more goU toe same chance; it was the
same on the special train that carried
him back, at the launching, and at
the banquet on the royal yacht. And
of the few that got the opportunity to
talk to him still fewer got any talk
out of him, as he was wise enough to
let the other fellow do most of the
talking. His object seems to be to
gain information, not impart it.
Two German detectives were posted
outside the German embassy while
Prince Henry was there. One OF
them had a camera and said he in
tended to get a snapshot at President
Roosevelt when he called on the
prince, but he didn't. The President
called and went away before the de-
tective knew anything about it. He
went in a carriage, alone, and the de-
tective was looking for him to come
with a bodyguard of soldiers.
Lovers of good music are much
pleased with the organization of a
permanent symphony orchestra by
about sixty of the best musicians in
Washington, under the conductorship
Mr.. Reginald De Koven, the we'll
known composer, which was this
week consummated. Nj. De Koven
has secured a guarantee fund Of $1O,-
900 for the maintenance of the orches-
ira, which will at once begin rehears-
ais for it's first public concert.
Ex-Attorney General and Mrs.
Griggs have been in town several
Gays and have been recipients of
marked social attention, including
several large dinner parties. Mr..
Griggs! says his visit was necessitated
by legal business and that re brought
Mrs. Grlggs along SO she could visit
some of the many friends while re-
siding in Washington.
The talk Of a duel between Senators
Tillman and McLaurin as a result of
their scrap Oh the floor of the Senate
has at no time been seriously consid-
cred, Notwithstanding the big head
lines in the yell0ws.
Speaking Of that talk, Mr.. J. T.
Holloway, a prominent South Caro-
Imam now in Washington said: sit
is out of the question. The senti-
ment of u state is}so averse TO set
thing personal difficulties in that way
shat no man who engaged in 9 duel
could ever hope to regain public fav-
o.. Besides, we have q rigid state
law that makes a participant in a
duel forfeit the right to vote. A re-
sort to pistols would make them both
objects OF ridicule. The code is as
defunct down our way as is slavery"
There were at least two big men in
town this week whose coming,had no
connection with the visit of Prince
Henry, although one Of them attend
ed the White House dinner in his
honor. BY q coincidence they we're
both registered at the same hotel.
They were Hon, Richard Olney OF
Mass, who was credited with the au-
thorship Of a paper, while serving as