The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-22
ADOZEN INTERVIEWS.
Impossible to Build . Bridge
Across Boring Strait.
T.P. o'coNNoR ON THE FAMINE.
speaker Reed On the Newspepers-Hov
Senator Tabor Gads His Meney-
Dudley On Politics.

OooIey OD fO1lt1eos
WAsHrxeTos CrrY, Feb. l6.-fSpecial
correspondence lit is a liberal education
70 live in Washington City. Every other
man you meet here is distinguished for
something. and fresh information and
bright stories drop ont in ordinary CONVEX
safion faster than did the pearls and dia-
monds from the mouth Of the good little
girl in the fairy tale The following are
the gists of short talks which / have had
during the past few days with distin-
guished characters. give them as nearly
as possible in their own words:
DR. SHELDON JACKSON. THE ALASKAN xDu-
GATOR
A railroad may be some day put across
Bering strait, but if so. it will have TO 60
under the water instead of over ii. The
distance from America to Asia at this
point Is forty miles, and a tunnel might be
used. The breaking up of the ice and the
current Is such that it would destroy any
bridge that could be made, and the only
other means of crossing would be by ferry
boats IN the summer and by reindeer
sledges in the winter. The reindeer is the
best animal for Northern Alaska, and l
hope TO see congress adopt my scheme
for buying 100 domestic reindeer in
lapiand and bringing them over TO Alaska
There are about 90 90 people in this part
Of the country. They are starving. but
the reindeer would keep them alive and
would give them occupation The lap
Ianders have reindeer by the thousand.
They use their meat for food and they ind
great deal OF sustenance from their milk
Reindeer milk is as thick as moiasses. and
Il is so rich that you have to dilute it be-
lore you can drink il. A good reindeer
VIII give large teacupful at milking. I
spent the summer among these Northern
AsasKans. and | was as far away in most
respects as though were on the banks Of
the Congo. L had to travel 6o0o miles
from Sitka by water in going in and out
around the Aleuiian islands 10 get TO nav
destination, and was $500 miles from
Sitka IN straight line. The part of
Alaska visited is wild and desoIate in the
extreme. There are no trees, and the
climate is so cold that vegetables cannot
be raised. 1t will cost about Sis. 900 to huy
these reindeer, and it will cost something
to teach the people how to take care Of
them.
HON. T. p. o'cosSoR. NJ. II.
The famine in Ireland is ar present very
bad and it will continue until the new
potato crop is ready TO harvest visited
congress during my stay in Washington,
and think there are some things in
which our house of commons has the adj
vantage of your House of Representatives.
aid think that the desks which You have
ior members were good thing. but now
see that they are out Of place in deiiber-
alive assembly. They enable every men,
Der TO bring his private business into the
House, and he carries on his correspond
nj Ixse -~~
whereas he could not do this in case he
mad TO write on his hat, az he does with US.
l think that our plan secures better aften-
tlon for the speakers, better order and less
noise.
SPEAKER REED.
The newspapers of the United States
mold public sentiment more than does
congress. The publication of our proceed
ings in full in the Congressional Record de-
tracts from congressional influence rather
than adds to it. England has but one
news center or center OF public sentiment.
and this Is London. The United States
has half dozen. and the newspaper cor
respondents devote themselves TO the re-
porting of matters of local interest in their
various sections rather than to the giving
IN fuii the general congressional news. III
the Congressional Record was abolished the
news ofcongress would be made much more
important IN the eyes of our people and
our proceedings would be much more fully
reported. As IL is. in the New York news
papers You Will find fuller account of sS1.
ooings OF the legislature at Albany than
you VIII OF the doings Of congress. and this
IS due both 10 our rules and to the Record.
hope the time viii come when matters of
public interest can be more quickly
brought before congress than is possible
now.
SENATOR TELLER, OF COLORADO.
suppose the most remarkable instance
OF money-making in Colorado was that of
Senator Tabor. Tabor put $50 into mine
and got out 81 600 Oo0 He grub-staked two
prospectors and they discovered the Little
Pittsburg. After they had found it, the
prospectors were offered $500 for q third
interest In the mine, and they asked 81 600.
labor, who was then grocer. was mad
because they would not take the $50. and
Re growied as they went on 10 deyelop ii.
he changed his tune very soon however.
for they took out $4,000 the first wear
and not long after this Tabor came down
10 Denver and called on ex-senator Chat
lee ! was present when he came in. He
toid MI chaTfee that he wanted 10 buy out
one OF his partners, and he wanted 10 bor-
row $4,000 10 do il. Chaffee did
noi lend HIM the money, but hi.
afterwards got it of some one else
and he sold out his interest in the mine la
thaifee and Others for 81 ,0oopD. He in
vested IN other mines and he made S.. ooo.-
600 inside OF year. He has lost some
money and he has made some since then
but doubt whether he is worth more
than this amount today. Colorado is fun
OF possibilities Prospecfors are going
through the mountains by the hundreds
ana the chances for fnding big mines are
as good as they ever were.
GOVERNOR RopxAN N. PRICE, OF NEW JERSEY.
The United States made great mistake
when Il iirst permitted our gold 10 90 our
OF the country. l am about IS wears old
nov and / was in San Francisco in lss5
setting rs navy agent of the Pacific coast
ana 1 had instructions 10 give drafts On
the United States treasury for all the gold
that WAS brought in TO me. In this wav
the government practically controlled the
gold product OF California and had We con-
tinusd 10 sreceive gold in this yav the
balance OF trade would never have gone
against Us and We would have the hest
credit o! any nation in the world. The
government made money by il. too. for the
gold always oyerran what we paiS for il
when II was re-weighed at the mint. /
was IN California when gold was discovered
and my money drove the first nile in
TIE haroor OF San Francisco. Did I make
any money ont there? Yes. / did. b,r
made II out Of real estate rather thar vol5
l bought loi IN San Francisco one oay
Tor Sl4 and ! sold ii inside a wear. for
$4,000, and during those booming times
1 made -. 900 90 IN three years / was one
OF the urst candidates for congress. in
california, wss elected and counted ON,
ne election took place IN the spring of
1870. j came back 10 New Jersey as soon
- the matter was settled and ran fnr
congress there and WAS eIe~-ss{ a,3 -,