New-York tribune., 1903-02-03
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
GBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

NasnlnSton, February 2
THE STATUE OF LlBERT1.-A letter reached
Secretary Root to-day from New-York requesting
that the War Department take over the charge of
the Statue Of Liberty. The letter was signed bv
David H Hines. Cornelius N Bliss James w
Pinchot, Samuel p. Avery, Charles Stewart Smith
and Parke Goodwin. representing the committee
which since 1850 has received subscriptions for
keeping the statue open TO the public and provd-
carry passengers TIE oIntf NJ 1.eolge 5orfs ~af II
has about $4,000 in the treasury at the present
visitors has fallen from $500 in 1890 to 1900 in
pany viii ran the excursion steamer.
LITTLE SEEDS OF KINDNESS-The beauties
Of the agricultural and vegetable seed distribution
by Congressman among their constituents are thus
illustrated Senator Dryden, OF New-Jersey. re-
ceived letter from which the following is a
liberal extract:
to me last year Ii Will cook tender in fifteen
minutes. and grew two blocks from the beach The
sweet and fine. the onion seed did well the turnips
Fight kind here must be head salad Many thanks
for last years favors. Hoping will remember
VOTES BETTER THAN FLOWERS-Senator-
elect Long Of Kansas. greeted in the House to-
day by floral tributes which covered the top Of his
desk He had just arrived from the West, tri-
unphant over his colleagues. Bowersock and Curtis.
for Senatorial honors. When the floral tributes
had been put in place Representative Eddy. of Min
who takes pride in being declared the homeliest
in Congress. sauntered up the aisle TO ms
seat. -'Humph"' he calculated he reached the
decorated desk. Then, turning TO a page. he or
dered, with severity in his voice and not the
sign Of smile on his face: Put those carnations
on my desk and take that large decoration over 10
Curtis's desk. and that other bunch OF flowers 10
BOwerSock'S seat. / reckon The majority ought 10
be enough to satisfy Long
NO BEARS THERE EITHER.-A Missouri town
has been named Roosevelt and while it is declared
70 be lrst-class town. it viii have to be coEtent,
for q time least, with fourth-class postmaster
The new town OF Roosevelt made its first appear
snce on the map 9his morning when II was named
with due Solemnity and John HENDERSON was dP-
pointed postmaster
SUGGESTS THE EAST SIDE-The first interna-
tona exhibition Of historical attire and accessories
being held in St Petersburg for the beneht
Of q home for poor children. The exhibits Include
garments shoes, ornaments. clothes, laces, en-
broideries fans, jewelry, snuff boxes miniatures,
canes weapons. furs, linen and cosmetics The
Russian historical section is the most interesting
and represents almost all types OF Russian cress'
from the ninth TO the nineteenth century II Is suO
divided into eight epochs as IoII9Ms- .. 80 -1.-
First-The Nornans, Naregs and the time OF thelr
sway the first Russian princes of the ninth cent
ury.
Third-The period Of the Tartar supremacy:
Fourth-the Moscovta Gnfluence OF ByZaLIluir'
Fifth-The great Novgorod 49,.
Sixrh-Russia of Petersburg (perlooS OF tSeJtT
the Great and his successors. of Catherine II and
{a,,1 o6 Fic CTJocessors up TO the present tirne
Seventh-Ancient Little Russian attlre, FURNITURE,
harness. ornaments and utensils, = ,,,, - .,,,,,-
Eighth-Ancient Polish, White Russian and 1-thu-
snian attire. furniture, weapons. harness. orha-
rrents and utensils -, ..,,,... ,,,5
richest. Next comes the SeTTian and Austro-f1uh-
garian section -, r. c-.aoa c7raden
Denmark Bulgaria and Rurnania are represented
in this exposition