The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-25
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Story of Alexander H. Ste
phens of Georgia.
MRS. DUBOIS FIGHTS SM00T
&
GOSSIP OF THE NATIONAL CAP
ITAL.
MRS. DUBOIS FIGHTS SMOOT

Washington, san. 24.-The recent spat
in a senate elevator between Senator
Hoar and Editor Scott OF Portland was
because the distinguished senator from
Massachusetts, felt vexed because the
editor had said ia his paper that the
late Senator Morrill, Of Vermont kept
alive to save funeral expenses" A
southern senator says that the incident
brings 70 his mind the fact that many
yeaFE ago, when Alexander Stephens
represented Georgia in the house, a
stranger saw him creeping along Penn
syVania avenue and asked a cabman
VINO the sickly, puny little man was.
THAT, sir" replied the cabby, lis the
meanest man in Washington, the very
meanest. For years and years we cab
men have been waiting for that man
TO die so that we could get a Job at
a public funeral, but he just keeps
moZying around to save funeral ex-
penses." Stephens did not die in Wash
Ington and the cabbies never got the
Job thar they looked for.
Mrs. Dubois Active.
Mrs. Fred r. Dubois. wife Of Senator
Dubois OF Idaho, is active in the work
undertaken by the Congress OF Moth
ers against MOrmOnism and pOlygamy.
AT a lunch recently given by Mrs. Du-
bois to the executive board Of the Con-
gress of Mothers the SmOot case was
discussed, and # was decided that the
campaign against polygamy should be
continued regardless of the action Of
the senate in the SmOOt trial. The ex-
eCutive board VIII request the repre-
seutatives Of foreign powers i'm Wash
5ngton TO inform their governments at
home that Mormonism embraces pOlyg-
etr = Fof-
prevent the immigration of women to
Utah before first being made aware OF
the true state of affairs there. The an
nual meeting of the Mothers congress
viii be held IN Chicago May 11-14. and
a Mothers Congress day at the St.
Louis exposition VIII be held May &c.
Soldiers Of Fortune.
Dr. Herran. who has had charge Of
Colombian affairs here, takes back
with him 90 his own country a big
stack Of letters. the writer's Of which
nave made application TO enlist in the
Colombian forces in the event Of war
between Colombia. and Panama. These
letters are ia the main from soldiers
of fortune" and the majority OF them
come from Canadians, although quite
Il number are written by Germans.
Some OF the letters are written by men
army, and viii not enlist unless they
are given posts Of Importance. Ger
man endorsement Of Colombia is ac-
counted for by the fact that a large
percentage of the foreign residents
there are Germans, and that the Co
lOmbian army is organized and drilled
under German methods, The offer of
the Canadians to enlist Is taken as an
indication that the Panama policy of
the United States is not looked upon
with favor by our northern neighbOr.
Embassy Building.
The French government owns a large
lot in Washington, purchased two years
go for the sum Of 500 600. and intend
cd for the location Of an embassy
building. It was expected that the
FRENCH National assembly would make
provision for the erection OF the build
ing on this lot during its recent ses-
sion, but no appropriation was made
and the matter viii go over at least
another year. Ia anticipation, however,
of building a fine embassy building in
Washington, il is stated that the
French government has designated one
OF the leading architects OF France 20
prepare designs for the building.
Poor Nail Service.
Senator Dubois has a report from
TIE second assistant postmaster general
relative to protests filed against the
Door nail service into the Thunder
Mountain district. A special agent of
the pOstofice department has inves-
tigsted the conditions and reports
that the route from Idaho
city to Roosevelt is undoubtedly the
toughest and most difficult C any in
the United states. During the entire
year a portion of the trip must be made
on foot bv the mail carriers and at
the present time part OF the service
SIS performed by carriers on snow shoes.
The special agent expressed great sym
psthy for the mail contractor, his com
pensatiOn being inadequate for the ser
vices TO De performed. During the
winter months much of the heavier
class Of mail has to be left 10 accumu-
late on account OF the difficulty Of car
rving il across the snOW-cOvered ranges
and passes into the district.
Distinguished Visitor.
A visitor of rank, but who is sup
posed TO travel incOgnito, is coming
10 Washington. This is MiZTah Asa
Khan, the grand vizier OF Persia. The
grand vizier is making a tour Of the
world his ultimate destination being
Mecca. which shrine he VIII visit in
accordance with Persian religion, which
makes it encumbent upon the faithful
90 make Il pilgrimage there at least
Dnce during his lifetime. Beyond being
cared FOR By the Persian minister here.