The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1904-05-20
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May IA, th.


MR.. EDITOR Congress has long since
gone, and the administration is going
Secretary Hay has gone to St. Louis to
make a speech to the newspaper men
there assembled Secretary Shaw and
Attorney General Knox will find waiting
audiences. Governor Taft, as they still
call the Secretary of War, has filed from
pneumonia to the Adirondacks woods.
NAV it not be a little severe OH
on a recent graduate Of the tropics? Why
didn't he 90 to Virginia or North Caro-
lima for monthly Two or three other
members of the Cabinet will take wing in
week or two, and Pension Commiss
Toner Ware says he has about all he
wants of that kind of business. AS to the
President, he delays his departure for
Oyster Bay but will shortly visit Groton,
Mass, where his boys are at school, and
where, if he is wise he will give himself the
honor of meeting the Groton patriot and
publicist, Governor Boutwell,, President
of the Anti Imperialist League, and tax
ing some lessons in humane statesman
ship. Such a conference could not fall
to be profitable, with man almost twice
as old and more than twice as-however,
let that pass.
For a week the local papers have been
filled with advertisements of "The Stewart
Sale, A Magnificent Collection of Val
liable Household Appointments Formerly
in Use at Stewart Castle" The fashio-
nable half of Washington, already on the
qui vive, was stirred to its depths this
morning by the publication of statements
denoting family quarrel on the border of
scandal. The Senator from Nevada
still fingers here to superintend the sale;
and yeste: day one of his divorced daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Bessie Hooker, charged her
father with heartlessness and cruelty in
selling her mothers private property and
family souvenirs, and with having sent
her mothers portrait to the auction
block, where she had, with difficulty res
cued it. The Senator alleges that the
statement is false; that. on his wife's
death, he gave the keys of the house to
Mrs. Hooker and her sister and told
them to help themselves; that long after
they had done so, he sent to the auction
certain remaining property which belong
ed to him, and Mr.. Hooker demanded
that it be delivered to her; that he has
taken care of her for fifteen years and
educated her sons; and that his daughters
allegation is 'return of evil for good
The Senator was married second time
about a year ago, against the remon-
STRANGE of his daughters. He is seventy
seven years old.
Your correspondent called this morn
ing at the fine residence of Mrs. Bessie
Hooker in the center of the Northwestern
elite. In answer to my card she made
her appearance and a very attractive ap-
pearance it was Mrs. Hooker is a viva
cious blond" divinely tall and most
divinely fair" and rather showily dressed
for the early morning hours. The morn
ing papers" said" publish what is vir-
tually a card from the Senator, and"
EYES," she exclaimed, Eyes; unfortunate
ly; cannot help it." I remarked that l
thought she might perhaps wish to make
some explanation or rejoinder. 'No;"
she said, Il cannot You see that can
not contradict my father. He can say
what he pleases, and am not in a posi-
ton to defend myself. You see how it is.
No; but thank you" Of course 1 de-
sisted from attempting to obtain an inter
view, and withdrew.
then called at the auction house, and
found floor after floor crowded full of
the most expensive furniture and equip
ments, including choice brio a-brac from
many climes. As was inspecting an Or
molu clock my attention was attracted
by the long drawn sigh of woman rob-
ed in black sitting in one Of the gilded
teak wood chairs. When I looked to-
wards hel she said "Ah, sir, this reminds
mep' said " You have seen this furni-
ture before?" She replied in melancho-
ly tone "For years I lived among it, She
said no more. wanted to ask the dis
shevelled and weather beaten woman what
she knew about it, but the bashfulness of
regular correspondent caused me to for
bear.
The collection offered for sale to the
highest bidder contains many rare and
valuable works of art, representing the
best craftsmanship of the East Indies and
China These things ought to find a
place in some national museum, either in
Washington or New York. The richly
carved ebony and teakwood furniture,
including sofas, chairs, tables, pedestals,
etc., IS as massive and beautiful as any