New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-25
NATIONAL CAPITAL NOTES
TFRoM TIE TRIBUNE BUREAU.l


CANNON'S CONTRABAND-Speake Cannon
emerged from the Presidents office yesterday morn
ing and plump into crowd OF newspaper cor
respondents
You might just well give up one OF them
remarked. We are sorry 10 hold up the speaker
and rob him OF all he knows. but the news field
is bare and famine stares US in the face
Boys, I don't know blessed thing" he ex-
claimed regretfuly, "and about the only thlns
do is TO set 'em up. He reached INTO t1e m
side pocket OF his long black coat and nsneo oqe
handful Of cigars; some OF thsnt Sea a1d one
a monster. black as charcoal and haIt as large
You can take your pick" he said as he extended
his offering Some OF those were given me- some
The rst man that caDtured the big Fat Ggs
You're snlugser's accessory SAID the SpeeNN0''
The rest can choose in SAFETY
DEGREES OF PUGILIsM.-The difference be-
tween prizehghting and boxing Is six months IN
prison according 10 President Roosevelt The FreSl-
dent has not made that announcement in so many
words but yesterday pardoned John Bolan' OF
Arizona which amounted to the same thing
Bolan has served hall OF a years term IN the
Territorial prison fo- engaging in a puslhsIlc
encounter" In the Official announcement OF the
pardon the Department OF Jusuce IP fats are
that the pugiIstic encounter was not a regular
nd Il the but on TGs e OF he Pfesden the penalty
is excessive punishment in this case.
ALI, THINGS TO ALI, MEN.-It has long been
tho boast and the pride Of Senator knute Neisoh'
of Minnesota that he held the scandinavian Vo'e
Of the Northwest in his vest pocket. but the O'li
fdence of the Minnesota Senator received a rude
jolt at the last meeting Of the Committee on Fuo-
lie Lands OF which Senator Hansbrough. OF North
Dakota, is chairman. The committeeman were
rapidly assembling for the regular meeting, when
Senator Nelson discovered an envelope bearing inc
inscription. Hans HansboroUgh, Washington
The shock to the Minnesota Senator was severe
In itself but Of his colleagues. seeing their
advantage, followed it up They assured the MIN
nesotan that a large portion of Mr. Hansoroueh
mail came addressed that way. They told him tnat
in considerable portions OF the NorthWeSt MI
Hansbrough posed as a ScandinS Wan, ana D., VS.
PeterSons Hans Hanshorough' that the North
sdis@ces sePsSf ps 81 thg &9rh%s
Dak-ko-ta" and 70 speak feeiingly Of YIN HUI
and ''Yeorge WashiE ton" They assured me
Hansbrough was groC ming himself to be the Vice.
Presidential candidate OF the Scandinayians H2d
on the scene. ard his earnest protostaton that he
ne PIed te Of pm The s6e to Sem
ator Nelson might Lave proved too serious to treat
jocularly.
GOVERNOR CUMMINss TUTOR.-when Gov
ernor CUnmivs OF lows visited the Capitol two
three days ago one OF the first persons to greet
him was Lem" WILEY tho veteran doorkeaper at
the House. They shook hands like long lost
brothers. an1 spent fully P quarter Of an hour in
the hallway exchanging recin,5cences. Their talk
WIS puncttGted by ouA peals Of laughter al times.
and when the Governor went to tbs Senate Cham
Der Lem accompanied his "gcodby' with
sounding whack on the shoulder that nearly took
his excellency on his feet
Lem taught me tho cornet." said the Gov
ernor Il do not play much nowadays. for I
the Governor Of a large and popuous State, and
have right to inhict pain upon such numbers
as would hear X INDUCED. But tho day was
when l thought could play some and Lem
taught That IN the old days when I was
e young fellow. back in Pennsylvania learned
the tuba from Lem first, and played It pretty
fairly. too. IN the village band. II do It.
Then Lem went 10 the war. and lost track OF
him for time. But back he came one day. and
brought with him from some Virginia battlefield
bruised-up B-hat coTnet. Well. II would nave done
ggb fo ISv 10 d a 1' b M MN 'S .L M, :,
would have done You good Lem Is one OF inc
never strike Washinston without stopping % tank
.bout The old dav. Win 7 '-tbe ,i,.s y-bs1 7
learned tho tuba and the B-fat"
A PRACTICAL POET.-senator Perkins OF Cal
ifornia, has received poem written by eighty
four-year-old pioneer "A true blue Democrat"
OF the best couplets OF which declares that
sss' o 9d Pass9 i F5 5snS1y o waits
Still another couplet. IN Ike strain. announces:
That Roosevets the priest who viii marry the seas
Mr.. Perkinss constituent. whose name is Pres"
Longley. lives in the mining town OF John Adams.
Butte County. That isn't so far away but that
he reads about all the Senate debates. This poet
says further:
Our nation has started. she moves IN a van.
Her flag tie symbol OF freedom man.
Her march Is progressive she cannot back.
But leaves no dark stain on her luminous track.
Roosevelt guiding a that fights
For Gods equal laws and mems sacred rights.
And the OF his triumph VIII sound shore
In defiance OF Morgan, OF German. End HoaT.
Pres Longey." said Senator Perkins when he
found the lead pencil poem in his mall. has long
been regarded ) the regniug poet os that part Of
the Sierra region. His productions. II they have
not contributed to Increase the supply of the gold
mines, have least been source OF local pride.
Now that his has taken longer flight and
has passed local bounds. II would to be fitting