Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-08-02
WASHINGTON LETTER
[snccial correspondence.1

magnificent new home for the govern
ment Of the District of Columbia has
begun. The foundations have been
completed under q separate contract
and all is In readiness for Mr.. James
i. Parsons, the contractor for the SUI
perstructure, to ra the marble walls
which whea COMP ed Will constitute
one of the handsomest buildings in the
national capital The graDohthic floors
of the endorsement were completed
previous to the advent Of the builders.
Congress after much persuasion and
argument appropriated the munifcent
sum Of $4,000, 900 for the District build
ing. OF this sum $3.50. 900 was expend-
ed for the site at Fourteenth street
and PennsylTspia avenue, $4,000, for
the foundations, and the marble will
cost S640 900. Mr. Parsons has agreed
TO complete the building for S093,00O.
This totals about $2,375,000, leaving
$4,000 for architects fees, machin-
cry and other incidentals.
Foreign Wa ship at the Capital.
The Italian cruiser DogalI, used as
a training and school ship, came up the
Potomac a few days ago and anchored
Just below tho city. She has 24S men
and boys on board fresh from an ex-
tended. cruise in the West Indies. The
rDogai is the. second Yarship Of for
elgn power to fly her flag In sight of
the capital, the first being also an
Italian vessel, the Amerigo sVespucci,
which came up the river in 1903 and
for q time frightened the inhabitants
along the banks, whQrshought she was
Ia Spanish battleship~ coming 10 bonn
bard Washington.
The New Persian Minister.
The new Persian minister, General
Morteza, khan, has created something
of a stir in Washington by the rich
ness and righteousness Of the house
decorations he brought from Persia
The embassy in Eighteenth street is
saidsto contain some Of the handsomest
and most expensive Persian rugs
draperles and enbroideries ever seen
lin Washington. One room is partlc-
lulariy sbe iu1ful. execy: foot of floor
wall and ceiling space being covered
with antiqueEugs.
General Morteza. Is a rich bachelor
and Is anxious 10 become acquainted
with %the people here He Is handi-
capped by not being able 10 speak
rwuTd- ofsEngfish. But he Is most hos
pitable and ca the slightest pretext
win invite acquain4ances TO the en-
bassy and Eogale them with rare and
curious sweets from the far east
General Mnrteza has some Of the
costliestameda:ss ind decorations WORN
By any member Of the diplomatic
corps. One rs particularly beautiful
andswE5s given to han bysthes shahtof
Persia, Itscontains o miniature por
TRAIT OF 3tha shah, studded with dia-
m6nds, and Is the higheztsfor Of dec
Grafton bestowed MISREPRESENTATION
any of his subjects.
Hard soERob UncleaSam.
10 is practically impossible to rob
Uncle Sam, of'any4o theactuRl cashfin
his Golfers. Eight, yearssag osJyhen5the
cash in the treasury was turned over
TO Treasurer ;Roberts21t was diGSoV-
cred fcxs1ne nrst fine In the history
ofSthe nation hatdheres hadsbeen some
tampeFfng viii eertain great sbags Of
coin. Investigation proved that some
ofsthe bags containing silver dollars
had heens opened, q few dollars ex-
tracteSl fyop. eac1sand an equal amount
ofsleadenselugs substituted Thus the
bags s9yoSnd spassssthos weighing test
which 4has been UsedS for them. It
turned out that nefweon 500 end $500
hads beenl3taksHr. antl that colored
mausyghoihads hsen9 in thu sGGxicesfor
many yearsShad invented land carried
out-thsepaais OF openingf tho bags ana
substituting leadenssluga.fs a thessfiver.
ThcErhHte TEO1ss ANorce.
Asststapk Secretary Forster remains
in charge. o. DE 'iIYhitosTI0Ese Offices
during the Absenco of.'Secretary Loeb
and the president. win q part OF the
Clerical force The Office will. remain
open'during tho summer. Thatportion
ofHthe W. House which has been
open TO tnep ubliG5between the hours
off12 and 4 O'clock VIII contnne to be
accesslble during the GUNNER months.
As tho cards OF admission have only
been procured during tho hours named
during Che ocCupancy'of the president
itlwiil probably bel now oven easieF
toSgain aduAttance The aiving rooms
Of the presidents family ore closed.
Warrington Pace Kius.
DE-. T. q. Macdonald. one OF the best
known physicians. VITO has a world
wide acquaintance with pubic men,
in discussing the death OF Secretary
Hay said, Public men here suffer
from the aggregated disadvantages Of
a sedentary life with its well known
dietto errora." He quoted q remark OF
Senator Doiliver on the death Of Thorn.
as Il. Reed, as follows.
''Oficlal life m Washington, with its
social side features, "a hotbed for
Brights disease and early graves"
DIR. Macdonald uddei:
Some time ago cabinet officer said
10 lie, a good digestion and modern
craftsmanship should 60 together in
the order named
Thomas 3. Reeds fatal illness OF
nephritis was ushered In by m acute
attack Of appendicitis.
n member OF Reeds family told me
that after one Of those stormy. scenes
i'm the first speakcrship, which he ap-
parently ruled with sphlnxllke lmmo-
ibiltfY no Xroi1h % horp, ouG :,rbc1