New-York tribune., 1903-01-17
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
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Washington. Januar

UNITED WE STAND. D.'-Certain love feasts Of
Senator'S representing the same States reported
TO President Roosevelt the other day aroused his
Presidential irony. All applicant for Office de-
clared with due emphasis:
'Mr President. have enlisted Senator Foraker
and bsghteE ssnh,oT HanRa Snl3a,taay IN my support
chaysntssif; psnsLliisa; aelsntef. was Mr. Roossvslts
you win go out and get Senator Beyerdge aSie' and
world III give you the White House - '''
WORDS. IDLE WORDS.-The omniprssen+ stat.
isticiaa has reduced TO figures Senator Knute Mel
sons latest speech in the Senate. and makes some
interesting comments the effort which occupies
thirty-eght pages OF The Congressional Record
Reduced to actual time Of speaking the Senator
talked 54OO seconds. so minutes or fifteen
hours '"The Record says he talked for SIX days
but he only spoke average Of two and a
half hours each day. that showing Is not exactly
sfraisbtawav his words Womb 1roSshit n ~ Sy SSys
reached from the Capitol to the suburbs Of Baiti-
2i 500 syllables or $4,000 letters. 70 express his
Sentiments against the Omnibus Statehood biIi n
filled all the pages and crowded the advertise
RsTs made osn snd Rs 9R times ms h s y 0s nd
Washington Monument. nine times that Of the
Capitol, six times the length OF one Of Uncle
Sans battleships.
HOW 1T STRIKES AN OPERAToR-A coal
operator who was at the Capitol to-day entered
into explanation Of why coal is high. and as his
statement seems to confirm some public suspicious.
it is worth printing as he gave it. His mine Is in
Ohio. Some days ago the company OF which he Is
a part agreed TO sell the product at the mine az
81 95 a ton. He sitting IN his Office, when
several coal dealers appeared Instead Of as1ng
ager 00 no1br T GIVE y9H e P5PR cIysg S
raising his voice to the hlghsst pitch And I bid
cost price up 70 nearly 800 per cent over the orig
was only considered as a man 70 be supplied as
rapidly as possible at exalted prices
AT MIDNIGHTs AWFUL HoUR--A tale OF
the of the legislator. the veracty OF which IS
vouched for by so eminent racontsur as Judge
Powers of Massac chusetts. is going the rounds.
Judge Powers pretaces his story with beau
tifuI picture Of domestic happiness beyond the
reach Of wicked coal barons- 1t was after he
had retired foI the night with the perfect peace
that comes with the knowledge that there is
enough coal In the house TO last overnight that
he was awakened by his wife's frantic shouts:
'"Ths house is on FIRE. There are burglars in the
house! There's earthquake" THESE were
some Of the terrible things which she forced upon
his sleepy mind. As he awakened he heard
thunderous rapping at his door. and when he had
sufficiently regained his composure the valiant
representative OF the Bay State descended the stairs
and discovered at the door diu1inutive messenger
boy holding In hands that trembled with cold.
telegram Breaking the envelope with fevertsh
excitement and anxiety. Judge Powers read;
Don't take any action in the postoft1ce quarrel
There was no need Of fire in the house for the
rest of the night.
TRUSTS IN SWEDEN ALsO--Fron Gothen-
burg comes the following consular report. signth-
cant as indication Of the international tendency
to combine. For the purpose of bringing about
combination be1ween the largest match factories
in Sweden a syndicate consisting OF five cornpa-
nies has recently purchased the majority OF shares
in the Vulcan company. the production or Wnlcn
has amounted 20 about one-foUrth OF the total pro
7f~- 70
trustworthy information the shares which have
thus changed hands represent not less than L5lo-
600 kroner (S2OlO OOO. The representatives OF the
Swedish ionery FACTORIES Teesnty ma nsd s eGIeT m an
unsatisfactory condition, and an appeal Tor com
line has beer issued
WONDERFUL vERsATILITY.-The following
application made TO the Civil Service Commission
by an applicant for place as draughtsman in the
engineer service establishes a new record for
jack-of-all-trades- The request read:
From Novsbsr 1885 70 May So cSPog 1870 tTagssd 2G se
noic observation and worked in nearly al @ me
States and principal cities Started %it9ond any
professions. trades and kinds Of common labor:
SuTyeyOg @ s1nsernE wTitsr for neWspapers and
magazines. bridge carpenter house caIpe15erI
beiper' farm hand. cook. hunted geese and ducks
for market apase s5g
tearaster cowboy and cattle shipper. soHcitor
cleaned
chopper worked in sawmills and factories, raLte,i
logs wrote advertising. etc, etc. Can coInInand
salary at more different kinds OF labor than any
living man Immune from malaria fever. rnountaln
yAyer law fever any other disease. expert on
matters relating to physical or mental develop
ment- At present writing series OF aT@ticIes @ 1or or
a New-York magazine. Not afraid OF neat or
cold from exposure. Not afraid OF WHO aillH41Ls,
microbes men, political parties or Work- 4h Ish
sxiu anv river IN the United States Expert Wlth
shotgun can also shoot Sife Can endure ra5lsIIs ra55lsI
and sXDosure Can handle gangs OF men Feal-
izine the fact that examining BOARDS are apt to
doubt some of the above asSeruons l nave on
Serosit i'm a savings bank OF New-York the sum
Of go which will forfeit TO them If cannot SUD
stantiate every assertion made when put 10 DF@1-