The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-11-09

Passes Through Sedalia, Yes
terday, Returning from tho
Pacific Coast.
His Opinion Of the Haect Of the
Alleged "Chiuess" Letter on
California Politics.

| As tue AV.1v cose OVUaN ~0s0Out
Pacific train, Yesterday moruiD@
pulled into this city, some one in tn,
the large crowd gathered a. the depo1
recognized the lace Of WIN. T., "a
miliarly known ~ "Tecumseh." Sher
man. A BAzoO reporter. who went
into the car to see him, found him con
versing with Gen. John B. Heuder
son. Of St. Louis, and surrounded by
a crowd of listeners. The "old va,
horse" begins to show age on his fea.
lures. In conversing with Gen. Hen.
derson. he said:
General. your city of St. Louis is
asleep. Chicago is crawling RICH,
around you. Railroads running from
Chicago to Kansas City, thence to
Santa Fe. snd down into those rich
valleys of that country are striking q
land Of fertile and exhaustless re-
sources, and the Santa Fe road will be
connected with the South Pacific At
least BY the FIRST Of next January. Thus
forming q new line to the Pao..,.;
coast. 1t is building a grand thor
oughfare through that part Of the us-
ton. all Of which will become feeder
of the lake town Chicago, aud
kansas City. Those people along
that route scarcely know there is such
a place rs t. Louis. The presiden,
wanted to come through st. Louis,
bat couldn't, do it without losing time.
rs it was ~ far away from this great
thoroughfare on which We were com.
ing ill.,
Then, after stating to Cen. Hender-
son that he would remain in st. Louis
about Que week, Hen iersou withdrew
and BAzOO reporter said to him:
Who OF the presidential party are
with you. general?
To which he replied Gen. McCook,
Mrs. Aude0reid. widow Of ms aid-de
camp. who died recently, aud INV
daughter.
Reporter How long has the party
been out?
Gen. Sherman-Two months.
R-Whsts California doing?
S-Raising gold and wheat. She is
now the third wheat state in the union.
Everything is booming out there:
business is lively. and times good. l
have been Intimately acquainted with
California for the last twenty years.
and take great interest in its welfare.
LIS good old state.
R-Wbat's new in the politics of
the Pacific coast?
Smoothing. We were not on q
political trip.
R Mat was the object of your
visit?
S-We went to observe and study
the con iition Of the people in regard
to business and manufactures /; the
geology aud geography Of the country :;
the railroad aud water communica-
uOu OCtWCCu utuctCut pdtsS VI Suc
land, aud in brief. to ascertain the
various resources Of the Country.
R-What do you think OF the po-
litical outlook generally!
81 think it good.
R-What effect had the publics. ion
Of the alleged Garfield Chinese letter
on the politics Of California
S-Not a id bit. 1t had not q
Id bit more effect ON the California
politics than had such . rumor never
been originated.
R-How will California 20 next
Tuesday,
81 don't want to talk further on
politics.
Several indirect inquiries as to bic
opinion Of the contest in New York !
aud other states all being met BY
the same answer as the one last above |
written. the reporter. seeing that the !
valve Of the interviewing pump was /
busted, skipped out. leaving the old
veteran. who was soon buried in read
ing the Kansas City Journal.