New-York tribune., 1903-06-22
NATIONAL CAPITAL NOTES
fFRoM THE TRIBUNE BUREAU.I


horseback
sometimes finds enjoyment in the saddle. ana sec
retary Root is frequently be seen galloping IN
the suburbs On such outings the Secretary OF " ar
adopts the custom of going without hat num-
Der of assistant secretaries fond of horseba ck
riding Assistant Secretary Armstrong partic-
ularly devoted it until he began TO serve Act
Ing Secretary when fear that some accident might
prevent him from using his signature led him TO
abandon this form of sport. and now he steams
down the river G., a revenue launch goes auto
MODELLING with Assistant Secretary Keep who is one
of the few skilled chaufeurs among government Of
hcals Secretary Hay usually takes his outings in
his carriage foreign minister remarked in ad-
secrstaTv of STATE was never the man on horse
back" Our Secretary formerly rode a very high
fcer but the pressure of everyday affairs of state
cGmpeed f him % &c he ms roda s famous and
was winning renown Tor ITS rldeT ha4 !49 ~ss s
rIplied the Cabinet officer.
BRIsTOWs Joseph Little
Bristow Fourth Assistant Postmaster General. and
the vigorous director of the investigating machin-
cry of the postal service, once huctuated between
ministerial and newspaper ambitions. At one time
he had fitted himself for the ministry and was one
of the most pous and devout students at Baker
University being superintendent of the Sunday
school, leader of the young peoples meetings. much
given to lengthy religious talks and still longer
prayers. But between the world, the flesh and the
devil Bristow pondered until he finally drifted into
Bristow visited the home Of the Rev. DR.. Ouayle
a well known Methodist divine. and the clergyman
at once noticed Bristows diminuton OF devout-
Joe" said the good doctor. IT fear that your
high degree of spirituality has suffered some
loss since you left college. You not so fervent
as then your testimonies brief and your prayers
most distressingly short Quench not the spirit
and pray without ceasng."
That night at family worship Dr.. ouayle read
la%e ea+ar nd ocI-e T2r4S RI
Brother Joseph erstwhle theological student ana
since reformer Of sweeping administrative irregu-
larities prayed with a will.
He had to recoup his shattered spiritual reputa-
ton and he threw his whole soul into that prayer
He prayed for the Quayle family, for the college Of
which he was graduate for its professors. for the
Methodist Church of Kansas. for the Methodist
Church of the United States, for Methodism every I
where. Then he wandered into more general 1eid
d1nited States and the world at large Being no
nominations. whose members are ''laboring IN the
end By this time Mrs o6ayie quietly escaped
but Bristow PRAYED on When ne nag carried ca; tb q1
throne of grace. and had lett them there ne
enfold in the mercies OF the LoTd ara tneh III; IT
QuayIes daughter slipped out Still B1Stow KEPT
powers saints and sinners, and was just reaching
for the missionaries in africa ana tae & heaehSr b IN
DR. Quayle made his escape The doctor came PACK 2
some time later and tapped the backslder softly on
Joe he said in low, intense voice. I'm ready
Amen AiTt exclaimed Bri.tow, without the sus;
picion of smile. satisfied that he had retrieved
himself and had done it noble
| BRIsTOW VS. JUDGE LYNCH.-Bristow's nerve
| once saved negro from mob out in his home
| town Of Salina, Kan. The incident occurred IN
| the early s0's. when Bristow was running The
| Salina Republican" and was almost unknown be-
| yond the neighbortng counties With nothing but
| 2 pocketknfe for a weapon he defended negro
until the latter could make good his escape while
a thousand infurated citizens were clamoring for
the negro's head
News had reached the town that woman In a
| nearby place had been assaulted by a negro
| coIored well digger named Ed Hudson was ar
| rested on suspicion and brought to town The
| curious crowd quickly developed into angry
| mob With cries of Hang the niggerr' they
| surged on TO the Jail. overpowered the officials,
| dra gged out the negro. and the simple-minded
| woman thought she recognized her assailant
Crazed with excitement, the mob dragged the negro
| toward telephone pole for immediate execution
| few law-abidng citizens tried to stem the tide
and Bristow and Judge Carver pleaded for chance
| for the negro
| The negro claimed he was miles away at the time
Of the assault, but the mob could not be stopped
One citizen cut the rope which pnioned the negro
| arms and he dashed into the entrance OF a pho
o5t Is C.r3-.r ,bo triad n interfere was thrown
| PROSTATE to the pavement The negro Woula ceI. Ger
mob tried to get into the narrow entranceway they
| were blocked by the tall. gaunt form of Bristow
steel Bracing himself with one hand on each side
lynchers He held on tenaclously my f,I lbiIS f;
| wrenChed him loose. and one ruftlan felied MN
| ute the blood streaming from the wound his face
aflame with the spirit Of fight and hastily drawn
| his stand meant certain death ana draggeo MN MN
away. But he had already saved the negro ~ Wlo no
| root escaped in the darkness. Everybody at Sa-
@ @ifhsto"d no fhe thousand infuriated Kansans
innocent man, and he is still citizen OF the town
dent in the career of Martin c. Fosnes the Acting
General Superintendent of Free Delivery. so appoint
| ed that he might probe tC the bottom and to their
| furthest ram1cations the Machen rasCalttes, re-
veaIs the character of this hardy scandinavian. 1t
was back in the early days of Fosness service.
when he was in charge of a Northwestern district
| as pension examiner. Zero weather had afflicted
| him with rheumatism and a badly swollen knee was
| the result but the order from Washington to
| examine certain man and report Immediately TO
washington. Trains were showed up, and no livery
stable would permit one OF Its teams 10 make thH
trip Nothing daqned Fosnes 5 StaTe oqt e e
tire distance. thirtyye miles and naGk f ana me {ne
| The incident" says Fourth Assistant Bristow.
| SIS characteristic of the man who cleaned the
| Cuban postal service Once started. nothing but
| the providence of God can stop him.
THE BRIBER's TEXT-Postoffice Inspector
| Walter s Mayer who the chain Of evidence
| on which August W. Machen, superintendent of the
| rural free delivery service, was arrested ana IN
| dfcted was down in South Carolina some years
ago when a man tackled him for assistance In
! getting the postmastership OF thriving Carolina
| town. He told Mayer he was ready TO pay him $500
for the place. Mayer told the stranger that he had
no authority in such matters and that he ought to
| see the referee who governs the appointments for
the State or apply directly TO the Postofice De
| rar+rnant for the place The fellow SHE'D off and