Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-19

Die had been lying in Chairman over
streets committee room for Il couple
Of months and was called out of COM
mittee by 4 resolution introduced by
Congressman james Hay OF Virginia.
Its reading caused scene rarely wit
messed in the house. the involved mem
bers all demanding an investigation
at once.
The next morning the matter was be
ing discussed with President Roosc-
welt. and member told the president
the parable of the bee and the baby, to
the vociferous delight of the CHIEF e-z-
ecutivc who had never heard it be
fore
What is that child crying for?' ask
ed fond mother of the nurse, who
was endeavorinG to quiet Il riotous
baby
HE is crying for 4 bee that is buzz
zing in the room." said the nurse.
Wen" said the mother. baby must
have the bee. Give it to him
y minute later the baby increased
his yells hundredfold.
Nurse said the mother sternly, II
thought 1 told you to give that bee to
the baby:'
Il did" the nurse replied.
Chairman Jesse Oyerstreet. who rep
rescnts the Seventh indianapolis dis
trict of Indiana, is serving his fifth
term rs Il member of the house. He is
native of the HOosier State and a
lawyer by profession. He early took
an interest in politics and in 1894.
when thirty-five years of age, was
elected 10 the Fifty-fourth congress.
Since then he has been regularly re-
turned and has become one of the
most influential men in the house. He
IS serving his first term as chairman
of the committee on pOstofficeS and
post roads.
Congressman James Hay. whose res
olut;Cn caused the explosion. has rep
resented the Seventh district OF Nir-
GINA since 1896. he is also a lawyer
and before going 10 Washington scrv-
cd il the Virginia house of delegates
and in the senate of tic state. lie is
forty-oight years old.
Joseph Little Bristow, who is credit
ed with the authorship OF the report
which stirred UP so many Of Uncle
Sans lawmakers, has been fourth as
sistant postmaster general since 1897.
lie is q native Of Kentucky. but for
many years was q resident of Kansas,
where he became prominent rs an eji-
tor. II was Mr.. BristOw who had
charge cf the prosecution of the postal
frauds in Cuba.
A-r. BriStOw has q reputation for
nerve that was earned back in the
nincties, when hc was running the
Salina (Han.) Republican. y negro
named Hudson had been arrested on
suspicion OF having assaulted 4 wo-
man. \ mob took him from the Jail
and prepared 10 lynch him. As the
mob passed the eGtrc nee to i stairway
leading back from the street some
friendly hand cut the negro's bonds
and slipped the moose from his neck
in an instant be broke from his cap
tors and dashed into the EXTRA ice way.
The negro would have been caught
but IS the mob rushed TO get into the
entrance way it was blocked by Glc
tall. gaunt form of BristOw.
BracinC himself with 4 hand on Ell
Their side OK the entrance. BristOw
alone faced the yelling mob. They
tore ct him 10 loosen his grip, but he
held on with marvellous tenacity. OF
course 10 one. could long withstand
the rush OF that crowd or maddened
men. They wrenched him loose.
dragged him into the street, and some
one hit him terrible blow on the head
with a revolver. The blow feIIed Bris-
tow and partially stunned him but IL
a moment he was up, the blood stream
ing down his face from the wound on
his head Drawing his pocketknife. he
turned upon the crowd with the intent
Of fighting the eR.Ss aggregation His