| Show SHORT SHARP SNAPPY there a largo crop of surprises raised in connection with the election of senators when it is in the interest of english capital to have bimetallism we shall have it and not dot before tho the mississippi widow of 82 who eloped with a giddy young fellow of 70 anil and married him lisis our sympathy mr Whitt wh flaw reid still continues to throw stones at mr thomas 0 C platt piatt and to say he is sorry lie he is elected senator the bitterest senatorial contests are personal not political although of course tile tho contestants all try to use me the I party arty whip gov bushnell the first marl man who has been called upon to giveaway gi e away something lie he would like very much to keep for himself it seems that controller eckels is in a fair way of being another man advertised tided into a z big salaried position and the advertising cost hini him a cent senator sherman has and experience but his personal arcol sections lec lions do not indicate that he has tact enough to make a great secretary of state stale congress appears to have lost interest in terest in the cuban question but the public has not this the first time however that congress and the public have not agreed A real philanthropist was the man inan mho paid the postage on all christmas packages held at the boston lice for insufficient e he probed it by refusing to give his hid name senator sherman shows a disposition to be garrulous since he accepted tile the portfolio of state slate but perhaps lie merely wishes to 10 talk himself out before becoming secretary of state an officer on the U S S cincinnati now stationed at amyna Sl llyDa asia minor linor il writes in a published letter ot of tile the ar medians men ians the now noir being extended to them by europe and america is much misplaced it may mav not be adv consolation to eiter r J joe 0 e cicato or john Wati wanamaker amaker but it is none nona the lesi true that as aa a rule the great lawyers anti and great business men ni who bo have entered the senate have not dot made great senators that dirty seeley dinner in new york haj haa already caused one death but it was that of the man who caused the dinner to be raided had it bean that of tile the brute ulio conceived the affair it would have seemed more in keeping with tile the fitness of thing thin senator dodge is aid to have bren been the first senator who was informed by bv maj mckinley that senator sherman would be ba secretary of state and lie he mailo made use of the information to file an application with the sergeant at arms of tile the senate for the baat occupied by mr sherman |