The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-05-14

CHAT OF THE CORRIDORS,
Looking at the superb monument 10 the
Marquis dc Ia Fayctte which now embelishes
the southeast concr OF La Fayette Square, dag
onally opposite the Treasury Department. my
eye rests ou lc statue-one of the four around
the ha-o--og "a a enifcd man in the uniform of
a French Admiral, with face foil Of ability
aud ch8ra,ter. who is represented as listening
thoughtfu.ls 10 what the other figure Is saying.
Count de Gasso, whom the statue represents,
has never received the gratitude from Ameri-
cans that Dis brilliant services to them at a
momcntous Time deserve. Had 1t not been for
hisshrowd strategy, that of Washington against
CORVALLIS would moi have had the browning
glory shed ufon il by the surrender OF the
whole british army at Yorktown. The circum-
stances were those: la the Summer of isl
Lord Cornwall - after his active campaign in
Virginia unl the Carolinas, went into camp at
Yorktown % yes. and roht A strong British
feet came tdber TO supply aud support him.
Washington conceived a plan to coop mp and
capture lim. Masking "a ieiut Of grand attack
ON New Nur, -tagn the headquarters Of the
British iu ;..a Em1ad States, as il is to-day
he rushed oil ni.h AL haste TO Virginia with
an army 0l lGr01 men, and in September shut
CornWalfs Ed Hom The land side with lines
stretching across The Peninsula. In the mean
while the toute de Gwsse, Ia command Of the
French Hecr appeared az Hampton Roads and
offered tnc hnisH sailors battle, As there
never was nn instance OF British men-ol-war
declining such u invitation, the whole feet
sailed down % mcet the Frenchmen, who cum
ningly edged od aud out into the ocean,
whittier they were followed by the British.
But The French gradually slipt around the
British Gauls and the FIRST thing the latter
Ruew th,y were out ut sea, and the French
were inside Cspes Henry and Charles, effect
ually hlockinI their return to Cornwaliiss as
eistaucc, ANA The British army was doomed.
il was one Of the moa brilliant pieces Of
6trate iu ilc history u naval warfare.
] mot Hon. Warner Miller during his brief
visit 10 tie (, 81 and OF course piled him with
questions concerning The Nicaranga Canal, from
inspecting which he has just returned, and
about Boz sa pwrrc.iug experiences. lie talked
in the most enthusiastic way about the prog
ress aud prospects Of the canal, and i confess
his enthusiasm became infectious. j am
earnestly in favor Of the canal even more
earnestly iu favor OF its being a strictly
American enterprise, aud not little pleased
that SO good MAN and true oomrade AS
Warner Miller should have the glory-and the
profits tool carrying The enterprise through.
About Dis -liuWreeS DE said there was nothing
more serious than The natural alarm at finding
their snip wrecked, aud six days Of solictude
while whiting oa desert isle to be picked up
~. usHr Uufef gf
between - uul 20 prrsons-engineors scien-
tifc men, Hu4 o.HIs. They finally arrived at
GreyloWu, De eastern terminus Of the canal,
april 3 aua hogan the work Of inspection.
They found iIai good harbor had been made
and the wo.l ou iIle canal was going on rapidly
and well llry went 10 miles from Greytown
on thl r.''roai wlie, the company has built TO
the lime 81 fIs Then they had a tOiisOme
march d - uf 80 miles through The dense
tropical imo.! Ualil they came 10 Lake Mica
rauga. where ey i,ok steamers aud visited
some OF 90, -lu,Ipa cities Of tie country
They q uued O. the point selected for build
ing iAr Cauai from tire lake 10 the Pacific, a dis
tauec o.. d. miias and rode over this on horse
back. the couairN being open and well cult
vstCd TIC t..-tartIa were we'll pleased with
everything obey saw aud Nh. Miller feels con-
ldcut that Doc canal viii be bulk for less than
sic estimates
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Stopping IN ai Prof Wi.ey's laboratory while
or visit t0 I.e Agricultural Department j
found that abe adulierat .0us OF coffee were re-
eeiyiug mura attention Il the hands OF the
chemists employed luorc. The collection Of
Rdu.tgruts gathered ul from wholesale and re-
tal dealers u c56ec was q startling one. There
were buul lnas and beans wads oil Drowned
meal, nut sr.i-, Ia..l and -four siftnRs, aud,
la.i oL oil. CLEVER iuntatious Of coffee beans,
imported ffom Germany aud well made as
10 dec, Vr sr casual OF fairly critical observer.
Some ~ fhl tire made Of staEchy mate
rial anl alme % c.ay mixed with and held
t0eet.ef D. dough. None OF them is directly
Injurious ts4la.lH lut I'D are direct sWindic5
up1u tln Larcr by making him pay q larger
price than Ic otherwise would for bis coffee.
For ezsmpa at Icasi DO per cent. Of the bogus
beams cogid missed with the genuine with
oli far 8. detection by the ord mary buyer.
Therefore naeu Doe thought DC was buying 10
pounds ~ coffee. Hul saying for IT, he was
really only getting uiuc pounds. The lesson or
tlHs Be- ilai iaerc should be- more stringent laws
a
stringent ~ LlTrcmrut Of those laWs when
passed Food deliberations are most injurious
a. lhc middle aul poorer classes, who can least
afford % D. suiudied out Of their hard earn
ings.
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This iali ~ THE S1uthemeE about giving
tbc speu.-g rsaipto ,lc South and the important
Committee 90 thC Softh said = prominent
Democratic politician 10 me, makes me very,
very Tired. D. Is sll nonsense. Nothing could
d. more absurd. The South Is going TO have
az TIC prominent Committees aud IL size gets
tic sraaseish.p Too She will just simply hog
the whole thing aud we Northern Democrats
win have about aa much say as a bound boy a
lusIiug Look "a thc list OF Committees foi
yourself aul sou will see how il is J FIRST
on tic lial on Elections. The leading no.
Graf iu Sd IS Crisp OF Georgia and next 10 u
comes O'Fcluil. 81 Virginia AZ Crisp shou.
D. elected speaker there could be nothing els,
douo dian make DIcual Chairman. There
would De terrible row i they didn't Mex
come lhl Ways and Means. The Democrat.
on Il are. s. order Mills, OF Texas McMilicn