Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-04-27
WASHINGTON LETTER
Especial Correspondence


were en- either side of the entrance Of
the court OF history" through which
the Inauguration parade passed In re-
view before the president, will be To-
| Gated at the b street entrance of the
| Eclipse driveway, south of the White
| House. The statues will face north and
will have for background wealth of
green shrubbery and foliage. These
two pieces were originally from the
| Palace OF Manufactures of the Louisi-
ana Purchase. exposition and, with all
the other plaster works of art, are the
gift Of the people Of st. Louis to the In
Iaugural committee of 1905 and the peo-
pie of Washington.
The two pylons or group columns,
including the genius of ceramic art
and the genius of sculpture, from the
portico of the Palace Of Liberal Arts,
st. Louis, and which were at the west
end OF the court Of history, will be To-
Gated at the entrance OF Potomac park.
The eight portrait statues Of Andrew
jackson, Bienvllle, Marbois, Living
ston, La Sale, George Rogers Clark,
INarvaex and one other, which faced the
walk leading up the great cascade at
&c. Louis and which were placed on
either side Of the court Of history, are
being installed on opposite sides Of the
| Potomac park driveway and will have
as a background the large poplar trees
| Just below B street.
To Beautify Washington.
President Roosevelt has issued an
| important executive order relating to
the location Of public buildings in
| Washington. BY the terms of the order
all proposed plans and suggestions for
the location OF such buildings are to be
referred to a consultative board con-
sisttng Of architects and artists, whose
decision In the matter will be governed
by a general plan for the Identification
OF the city.
Forgotten Stationery.
In making the vice presidents cham
Der at the capitol ready for Senator
Fairbanks some long forgotten sta
t1oneryswas discovered. There were
several packages of long envelopes,
bearing in the upper fright hand corner
| T6uS AACEl1AAG VI Lub AOAOWIhE sigma
ture: Theodore Roosevelt, v. p"
Mr.. Roosevelt presided over the SEN
ate as vice president only about ten
days, covering the period Of the extra
session called four years ago. But
during that time he had prepared the
franked envelopes, such as senators
and members have, and which are al
lowed by courtesy to all presiding Of
ncers OF the senate. Before the SEN
ate assembled again he had become
president, with the privilege OF send
ing his official mail in penalty en-
lvelopes.
| Famous Indian Chiefs.
| ! The Ave famous Indian chiefs who
rode In the inaugural parade had the
pleasure of shaking hands with the
Esgreat white father" before they left
| washington. They were accompanied
to the White House by Commissioner
liIeupp OF the Indian offlce, who took
particular pains to see that they were
not despatched with grease or paint or
bedeclxed with feathers and ugly look
ing lighting material. They were as
sober looking and dignihed as the COM
missioner himself Geronimo, the IA
mous old tighter and cutthroat OF the
EADaches: Hollow Horn Bear OF the
Sioux: Ouanah Parker, the head OF the
Comanches; American Horse, another
Sioux, ana Little Plume OF the Black
feet
4. Hantorac Senate Seat.
Virginia has taken MIssouri's place
/ In the United States senate. Senators
Martin and Daniel now occupy the
seats 80 long held by Senator'S Vest
and CochreIl. Senator Cockrellfs desk,
down I'm the FIRST row OF the senate,
though It Ii numbered 10, nevertheless
ID regarded as one or the most desifa-
hla, az 1t il one of the most historic In
the chamber. It was occupied for
years BY Henry Clay and later BY JET
6erson Davis.
| Senator Vest sat for the greater part
| 0R hts four terms to the right OF Sena-
tor CockrelI. As the illness which re-
Gently caused his death grew upon him
| In the last months OF his service. Sena-
tor Vest exchanged bis front seaS for
one back In the chamber which he
could more easily reach In his crippled
condition. Thus Senator Martin se-
cured hia front seat, and now Senator
| Daniel Ii assigned til the vacancy ere
ated by the retirement Of Senator
Cockrell.
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