New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-14
NATIONAL CAPITAL NOTES
lFRoi THE TRIBUNE BUREAU

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Az EMBARRASSED ROMEO.-Archis Poos -
s hot old enough to pose as a lover sr+ :.
preciate inpassioned love soDas -. - % a2-
LAST week Mrs. Roosevelt went TO a roat,.-. nm
iOrmance Of The Wizard Of OF" vsi.b - yer
SONS Archie and Quentin and several OF tbs,
mates The party o. little folk occupis1
- 20 tne proscenirn arch. When Lotta r.
sang heT famous Sammy song she selected .- a.,'
as her young Romeo and centred the &C., 'is
the great audience Of children on the Utt1 -. o,
lie moved uneasily in his embarrassr,er, - ,'.lO'
20 look unconcerned. but the more ep5s-. NEG
song became the more he bIushed Miss F,,-s 'le
RECALLED repeatedly. and each time ~ aust was
etner stanza she became more den7onsf-s, sung an
SAMMY m ptning for thee and tire Oh. Oh
nervous that he ignOuinfousIv rstirsI 5rchie so
hhlOtef enair remarking afterward that he Ihis
pears better than girls 10 liked
CANADIANS SAW NO JOKE-.fai,- r..
United States Consul General at Montreal -.s
pail d nylns visit to Washington and n,et -
OF MS Old friends az the Capitol The me- s
tailed many humorous Incidents OF bis - -. ls-
IN the metropolis OF "Our Lady OF tho S'e
among others he told OF the can OF n .
canadians after the Alaskan decision ~ OF
Pubic. They were. naturally. highIy iudivD,-- =
s1I ne 19ecIson and one OF them said to the -
Is Iett o. the British possessions neXf i' ueSe
.. M; l E cont know replied the major
to55e a'reu the speaker surprised at the Tato-,
Well, YOU see" replied the r,aior sro,.,,. 49,.
os ida. were annexed 70 the United States Won
No smile greeted the reply. but the Ca,,a,,-,
oi5 dsAeu tne question turned 20 his Fe6Vrs 20
~ do ~ srayeiy; Gentlemen. I think We ousst,
So "a ,I ~ OUT power 70 make Major Edws-S'.
SOY III montreal pleasant. and 10 faciii+"t- =
States which would cease Fl V V IRON ne United
e. ~ r. ne VII oppose annexation. rbrx 10
Is me kind OF man we want to represent bis ISIS ae
ny Lere and Canada in the United States OU'-
THE RUSSIAN ADVANCE cr-,pD g.
Beveridge walks 70 the Capitol ever, roo-t. ~,
Varia3ly going along the north side ~ p.-- =.
Vshla-ave- from FOurtesnth-st 10 the -,
sIounis- one morning last week the Senator -
crossing Inirteenth-st with more deternfna,io-
| ana purpose than usual He wore q 49, -
pulled down tight 70 resist the wind ard -
large green book under his left arm o-,i sSaSpsd
TSs GoIducuns party Of young women over ~ ~
une 70 adjust their hats and skirts before msEi5
d d a. IN the wind across the busy street ons
'I :.Wh85 ns Nv ~9y y against ss the wind
replied 'u '8e guide
|
PERENNIAL YOUTH-"Oh. you can't miss hin.
/ He's an old man with young mans clothes on lust
/ iook for a gray headed man with a gray mustache
| red socks. yellow vest and a red uecktis with
/ harins ends. Thatn be him"
| This description OF John L. Webster given sew
/ eral years ago BY a resident OF Omaha 10 a man
/ who was trying 70 find M Webster ana not ex-
Sc,.y describe the Nebraskan who visited Wash
/ ington last week 70 discuss with Mr. Roosevelt
whether Roosevelt and Webster" would look well
on campaign banners this fall. Mr.. Webster proved
/ % be tailor's model from a state where New
York fashions are not supposed 70 have permeafad
Of the aspirant Tor Vice-PrssdsntaI 6onors ' S1f
he has the step OF a yOUngster and carries himself
Ike young lieutenant Just out Of West Point.
| UNCLE JOE's" FIRST swEETHEART-w1th
the smoot investigation and the wholesale denun-
citation Of MOrmonism which have taken place in
VTac fuuf "a 10 Of
| snecdote concerning Uncle joe Cannon which
he Is credited with having told az the time Of the
investigation that led 10 the Unseating OF Repre-
| sentative Brigham H. Roberts. Of Utah. When
| Dir. Cannon young he met a black eyed girl
back in Illinois whom be greatly admired He
marry. and the girl was Of humble family. Mr..
visited HIS sweetheart. But they went 70 parties
together and danced on puncheon floors. and had
fnunity IN Illinois half a century ago. Mormon
missionary 20 the little settlement IN short
time the girls mother was converted 70 Mormon
ism. and the future Speakers sweetheart an
nounced TO him that the family was about to move
marry her he had better be quick as she would
soon be thousands Of miles away. Mr.. Cannon vas
willing but he was unable % support vie anu T
bad 20 let the pretty girl 60 to me West he
frequently thought Of his first sWeetnears ,, GUY
began 20 pour into Congress from Mormon women
one or the petitions MI cannon Iounu Sle Aai9
Of his black eyed girl. altered by the addiuon or
DR.. and a IiSt name, WllcN SlOWtu 5uc llal uy-
pined away into spnsterhOOd because her Illinois
lover had not married her. Mr. Cannon inquired
and was told the woman was a physician VINO nae
gone 10 Utah from Illinois Shortly after this Dis
covery MI cannon was n Salt Lake he caHed
on the doctor introduced himself, and had pleas
aut hour discussing pioneer days in Illinois Before
he departed he presented 70 a hands0Hle young
woman the daughter Of his former sweetheart. ana
met her SOW who had a responsible position IN
bank Figures end not sentiment, are Mr. IAN
mons speciality but In ending this story ne SAD
with a sigh. Well. ever since my visit 70 sat
Lake I have thought better OF MOrmonisn
NO REVOLUTION ALJOWED.-"The turmoil
I'D IN the House over the Postofice cases reminded
me Yesterday Of some labor conventions have
attended q" said Frank Sargent. Commissioners Cen
eraI Of immigration Il remember one in psrticu-
lar AZ Philadelphia that lasted all night never
saw such a mad crowd OF men but. they had
time 70 cool of over Sunday. they were all right
tbe next week Probably next week Congress VII
he as duiat and peaceful as can be. Late that sat
urday night when the sCrappers were at tnelr
ernest / resigned the gavei 70 some other fellow
80 to0k q seat down in the body OF the hall 70
- tSa f1D There was delegate who had been
I s+9r5i01 on his chair waving a paper for some
f;r,e / rad not recognized him. and neither did
l ~ new presiding officer. Finally there was
49, f,,u in the noise and the the chair
SeRed mir Chairman. demand the right 20 one-
\ ravoIutiou' You sit down. yelled tne chdlIuldh
S.L a. mir, 1uICk as a wink. well have no revo-
/ i.I,fCrs bsre tonight For good many months
s,r tbst we called that the revolutionary conVsA-
/ ton
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