New-York tribune., 1903-02-16
NOTES OF THE CAPITAL.
TBr rELseRArn TO THE rKrsUSE.l


one OF the well known characteristics the Indian
race is fcverish anxiety be the whole thing ="
II there is anything going on. the re,inan wants
occupy the centre Of the stage So Il that
Chief joseph and some OF his braves contributed
of the features Of the last state reception at
the White House that was not the cards. IN
the last week Chief Joseph. accompanied by sew
cral Of the other old lire warriors Of his tribe.
called on the Great Father" and the latter in
TEteo them 10 come to the Army and Navy White
House They appeared at the White House in all
their state regalia- They wore buckskin leggings
their blankets the choicest in their harbaric
wardrobe. and their moocasins were also con-
sVicuousiN fine Their faces bore dailbs of the
war dance and feathers completed the picture Of
savage sDlendoT sf the Presidents closing levee
After passing the Presidential line. Chief Joseph
"a B-eakins from the reTd a. the entrance TO
N-he East Room the savage wheeled suddenly lined
preston that showed he tickled nightly. he
long line of people lust er1erging from the Red
Room. where the other receiving party vas sta.
toned de had noted the hosEltaole manner OF
The latter and concluded ne would have taste OF
ps cieftsinshiP 81 his trbe se1ious and the
result OF the most Interesting features OF
The receptions this season
REMEMBERS AND IS THEREFORE RE
MEMBERED.-George Bruce Cortelyou. secretary
20 the President who Is TO he the first head Of the
Department of Commerce and the next addition to
the Cabinet circle. has one Of the most marvellous
memories on record. Stored away in his mind is
almost a complete record Of everything. no mat
Ter how infntesimsl. that he has had TO do with
ii his business and political career and images
o. the faces of a vast majority Of the people he
has mot. This trait mas been developed 70 q re-
rnarkabIe degree since the day Democratic beads
man introduced him OF MIR. Roosevelts pred
ecessors as man who knows his business thor
ourhly and does Z rensar kab we'll
Ny Cortelvou-s r1asterful retentiveness of mem
orv Is something that his official friends marvel AT
i has been singularlv demonstrated by his trips
about tho country with the Presidents Each OF
these expeditions has meant the meeting Of sI1 end
loss number Of people formal iutroductions to
hosts Of folks some Of whom. doubtless. would re-
sent Beng forgotten on second appearance out
fc-y very few. of them have had occasion 10 reel
-f-o possible embarrassment of being forgotten
when the- again eucounfeTed the President secr-
-- On his tours with the Presidents it has been
rart and parcel Of his functions 10 receive the
,.sz-enaper men at the various points where the
party stopped and to furnish to them the partcu-
pon scores o. 1f f+S @ g r. hin him md they nave
been surprised ind that he not only reInenn- a
beTeG. in most cases theii laces IN CoIaeee,vl r
1Yrfsfrcy large proportion OF cases their names
Mr.. Cortelyou never speaks Of ms memory: o.: oIl
caoe. when an acquaintance n1enllolasa me 5 M
cacv Of detail thst he has syseTnatlcally stere9
& ~ N 7;5 ~ oI l- t,-ov ~ tF5F such was the case
tlst II seemed 70 him that ''one might as weH 90
things right as otherwise
BY GENTLE DEEDS SHE'S KNOWN
th4 army and navy reception last week there ap-
7,rare4 IN the long line passing before the Presl-
dent a little woman. whose short, dark skirt and
simple hat we're in marked contrast 10 the elabo-
rate toilets and brilliant uniforms Of most OF the
guests. Colonel Bingham's courteous inquiry fafieo
70 elicit her name and. unannoUnced she took
President Rooseveit-s hand win trembling fingers
in he- er.bsrra asSnent she missed Mrs. RooseVelts
reasant smile and apparently realizing the incon-
--rrity of her costume. she passed on with down
cast ewes Mrs Knox, with a claracteristicallv
kiudlr impulse noting the little voman,s evident
crbarrss ssnlent, extended her hand Win q mos mos
gracious greeting. How do you &C.; sald t sne.
who noted the incident whispered TO mis- companion:
Tpe gentlryoHlar by gentle deeds IS known.
An5 5z, by her rTs sPs aT a1r rae IS she's grown
SIZE SAW. COLONEL BINCHAM.-A small girl
whose mother WAS visiting in New-l oTk vas an
y5td with tie other children her school TO the
White House TO meet Mrs Roosevelt She wrote
% her mother al about it. we were al sent uT-
stairs she said 10 remove our wraps The teach
ers looked us all over. and then sent us down two
bs. two. Just as the animals went into the sTk.
Down W beautiful haH ana J1et
& T@5e HIS {s sr,5 lr sfo Roovgit 81 W was behsd man
5ressed never expected To see a man qIe5I 7
up his ewes and very tai scarGely reneLi- en-
her seeing Mrs Roosevelt. as was looking al this
man IN his tne Dress
THE NEsToRs OF THE sENATE.-The dill
gen; student % statistics has collected strik-
Inc "A bio Of tho ages Of the Senators who have
reached ard nsssed the three score and ten years
allotted To man by the Psa1aist Il Is interesting
note trst a Alabama stands first Senators FeituS
and Morgan being eighty-tNo and seyenty-Fne
years cid respectively Connecticut. with Senators
IIanlev and Platt. ho confessed TO seventy
and seveufy-six years respectively. is second. No
other State save Nevada has two Representatives
IL This venerable circle Senators Stewart ana
Jones ibis STATE. admitting seventy-tive and
seyerT--three years respectively In order Of ages
the Fcsitiols Of the State NeStors are follows:
Edmund ". Pcttus. Of Alabama. eighty-tVo: John
= Morgan of Alabama. seventy-nine; George r
Iiosr OF Massachusetts,. William & Bate Of Ten
ressee- and Joseph r Hawey o. Connecticut sIl
enry-six: william NJ stewart OF Nevada, seventy
Henry " Teller of Colorado. George Graham
Vest. OF Missouri. John Fercival Jones. o. Nevada
Paris Gibson. OF Montana and Shelby NJ Cuilom:
rf Illinois eli seveFsy-three: Redfield Proctor. Of
eoi asifsv Enc " i29 o,sr u Penns5Igia, and
Thomas c Platt, Of New-York- seventy
WHERE SENATOR HANNA'S STRENGTH
IIES-Whesl Senator Hanna suffered temporary
reverse IN his conflict with his ancient enemy, rheu-
r1atism. recently and retired 10 has bed 20 recuper-
ate his friends expressed 50 much soicitude that
the Senator fnsIIv consoled them with rerni-
rIscence Of AT earlier skirnlish and pointed
rlent q the late President Mckinley In the last
Presidential campaign. Senator Hanna had been
elected chairman OF the National Committee bui
on account OF frequent attacks Of rheumatism he
vas talking about turning the work Of the canvass
oy-e- 70 some one else. These reports reached
President Mckinley and he sent for his old friend
What's this hear, Mark. about your not going
10 have active charge Of the campaign he asked
well replied the Senator, 4 have been think
snz about il on account OF my health
Tell me what Is the matter Win you sald 'he
seusfor Hanna then told the President that the
Teulat tisrn in his leg gave MN geJ G e, osf shont n
and perhaps interfered with his efheiency as
ea1pensh ta Mckinley with the fsintest