The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-05
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
A S3..30O,OO CANAL SCHEME FOR THE
CITY OF SEATTLE.

Senator Morgan Believes that the Anti.
Option BiiI IL Doomed to Defeat An
Importunnte Woman Once Seekcr-More
weddings In tho Supreme Court Circle,
Inciudlng that OF "a Daughter or Chier
Justice FulIer-The Foreign Diplomats
Returning to Their Posts wnnnmnkcr,s
Weird mud Picturesque Hungarian Hand.
WASHINGTON. Dec 4.-The Senate Commit
toe on Commerce. at the earnest solicitation
OF Senators Squire and Allen Of Washington,
amended tho last River and Harbor bill by
providing that an appropriation OF 100000
should be made to begin work upon what was
called the Lakes Union and Washington
Canal. This was only the beginning OF tho
expenditure of S3.3O0,0oO estimated as neces.
sary for tho completion OF this work, which
has set the pcoplo Of tho now State Mt logger
heads and which may result In the defeat OF n
| United States Senator. Back from the grow
| ing city OF Seattle which nspires to he tho
| METROPOLIS OF Puget Sound lies n chain OF
| lakes. tho largest IL which arc Lakes Union
and Washington II a canal should te cut
| from the sound 50 rs to connect these lakes
with a waterway sufficiently large to admit all
| ships touching at Seattle tho benefit to that
| city would lie incaculnble. II would give tho
| city double water front and on ono side frosh
water; and this would be OF great advantage.
| because the salt water OF Puget Sound is
| alive with the destructive teredo. Besides the
| benefit which would accrue to tho city OF
Seattle, the spectators and real estate Job
| bers OF that city. who have made purchases OF
| largo tracts OF lands bordering on Lakes
Union and Washington. would DO Mt once
nude immensely wealthy on account OF tho
city spreading over the lands now owned by
them. The claim has been made by other
| nNI 4. .,,t IA
| Puget Sound that no advantage would accrue
to any other part Of the State. and Seattle and
tho men Interested In Seattle real estate
would alone be benefited.
NotwiihssandnE the s,L protests est from other
Congress. Tho friends Of the scheme and the
neors known as the seattle ring suecesdei
| Washington endorse the scheme. and the fight
against the liepuhiicans was made largely
| Convention disaprrovcd 1t. As tho Republican
State ticket ana representatives, Were elected.
from S WnsEinstam will der them seiVes in
structed to try any get annroGrihtions Tor this
| State Knowing that n larg. appropriation for
the canal would % likely to prevent apprurri-
atoms for other improvements in Washington
i it. In eastern Washnrten especially the feel
ing against the seattle scheme is quite violent.
turned u nHmber OF Republican members o,
tho Legislature. they are very apt to Le OPP
ern Washington in the scnuto. and may defeat
him. Although he has made very good Sem
ator. his connection with this Seattle canal
, scheme has given him great deal of trouble.
and may result in Keeping him at homo. after
serving only four years. he being one OF tho
first Senators elected when the state was ad-
mitted
Tho Supreme Court circle will contribute
two ddbutantes to the list OF the approaching
season-Miss Katherine Fuller and Miss
Brewer. daughter Of Justice Brewer. Miss
Fuller is the third OF tho daughters OF tho
Chief usG@ ana bright vs1t nd rs
Among the early. weddings In which Wash
ington society Is Interested Is that OF Miss
OF Senator Kenna Of West. Virginia. The
Within f chiffon Of Charleston. H. Va. The
ceremony will take place at the residence Of
Senator henna; with whom the bride has made
me weddins q Miss Miller. aasshter Of the
whose engagement WAS announced last week.
lie not expected TO occur until after the family
Of the bride return 10 their old home in In
diunapois.
Representative Livingston OF Georgia is
deeply interested in the cotton market He
saws tho advance In price is in his opinion To-
roncnts Of the Anti-Option bill The short
rrop of cotton in This country. together With
in states Ia, that have heretofore not engaged in
that business. has sent the price UP. and the
rrospy,c;s are bright isr cotton becoming kim
on the cotton plantations arc already taking
advantage of tho rise in the mark ct to demand
ingston left his home to come to Washington.
hi. employees in ne field calied upon him
o ssa Thsy have Sesn ""ss " afEfss
month Now they want from Sl5 TO SIT.
| ha n fuin M.
vance. provided the price Of cotton con-
Times to hold IT'S present price or go up
much risk as they would. SO he finally com.
promised with them 10y signing an agreement
to give them Sl2.oO per month for the next
| seasons work.
The impudence exhibited by some Of the
seekers for places in the departments is as
tonishinG. Only the other day man was on
the point OF striking the private secretary OF
| tho secretary Of tho Treasury with a paper
weight because that Official refused to devote
OF the petitioner: But the experience OF tho
appointment clerk of the Treasury was still
verse fortnight ago woman entered his
u have como for pos ition and mean to
laye it: shan't leave the building until get
~ rcgret to say that there is no vacancy.
madam" replied Gen. McCauley.
Then discharge somebody and mako a
~ can hardly 40 that" said the General.
tho woman.
An right. madam asscntcd the General.
"Sit down and stnrye comfortably"
But she would not accept the invitation. She
preferred t. 20 to tho nnteroom OF tho Secre-
tary of the Treasury. where she drove the Off
rlnis nearly distracted. Finally thoy appealed
t. the appointment clerk and no tried to per-
suade her 10 leave.
NO" she insisted, Il prefer to starve right
But. madam" protested Gen. McCauley.
you can starve Just ~ we'll in my room and
there is n pleasant corner which you can have
all to yourself
~ choose to starvc on this spot" responded
the woman, with emphasis
She has far Kept hor word ms 10 spend
every day sine" then from 3to in the ante
room. to the great discomfort OF the clerks
The diplomatic circle Is rapidly filing up.
and soon every legation will be open. The
latest arrivals were those Of Mr.. J. Patenostre.
the French Minister. and DR.. Van Holebcn.
the German Minister. who returned to WASH
innpp last week These two will be near
In Wing hpen removed to tho re tenco -, Ii .