The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-08-01

/ Win great rnmblinc. IL e is SAID TO be man
OF ability. He was United States Marshal, and
knows nearly every man in his district.
Two rich men who will figure in the next
House are Alexander Stewart, of Wisconsin,
and ). A. Cook. Stewart is a man OF about 60
years, Of medium hight, and wears full gray
heard. He is lumberman, like Curtis of
Iowa, and made his money off pine lands. He
will probably be quiet business member, and
will live about very rich man ought to in
Washington.
Cook is lumberman worth half million or
more which will enable him to live pretty
well at the capital, but he will not be apt 10 try
TO make much of display either in the House
or socially. lie will probably adapt himself
very quickly to the commonplace of Congress
ional life. He is quiet man, nothing of a
/ speaker, and is rather tall, with red mustache
and chin whisBers.
II
Senator Proctor was interviewed the other
day. lie was inclined TO think that other
issues may come up to overshadow the silver
question before the campaign begins. There
is time enough for 4 great many things to
happen" he said. "0ther countries may take
position which will tend toward the settle
ment of the question; good times may be so
| fully restored as TO leave no room for the agiia-
ton, and it is not ut all improbable that ques-
tioas may arise which will draw all our patri-
otto people together and cause differences as to
financial policy 10 be forgotten. Our foreign
relations are liable at any time TO assume such
shape rs 10 bring all the men possessing a
strong spirit of Americanism together, regard
less Of what they think on the currency qucs.
! ton"
Speaking OF the next Congress Senator Proc
tor said that he thought that the Republicans
| would do all in their power to preserve the
credit of the country and would try to come to
the relief of the Treasury Department. without
regard to partisanshir. it hard TO tell he
said, what would be done TO increase the reve-
nues. lie thought that perhaps the tax on
! beer the poor mans drink, was heavy enough.
Some other source of revenue, he thought,
would have TO be found. lie did not think
there would be an attempt to make general
revision of the tariff. 1t is protective tariT
as il stands" said the Senator, and requires
corrections rather than general revision. The
schedules which affect importations from Can.
ada particularly need to be changed, but the
increases desirable there would not materially
help the Treasury in its present difficulty. The
Republicans will probably give their assistance
to any practical proposition TO relieve the
Treasury without thinking too much Of party
politics. They were the principal support Of
the Administration during the last Congress
in all efforts TO preserve the credit of the coun-
try"
The Humane Society people have been much
exercised over the prospect of bringing into T,
the country bulls and toreadors from Mexico 10 /
engage in bali fights at the Atlanta Ex position.
William Hosea Ballou is the particular pro.
iestor, who continually goes about looking for
something to protest against, aud last week he
wrote to the Secretary Of the Treasury claim
ing that the bulls were immoral instruments
and tho bull fighters vioators Of the contract 1
labor law. The Department failod to see Just
how this coald be, and as this is not protect.
ive-tarif Administration there was 10 nceut-
i've 10 divert the prospective business Of being
butchcrcd to American bulls. So tho Treasury 4
Department will have nothing to do with it,
Having failed to get enough advertising by
this protest, probably the entire enterprise
will now be given up.
4
The tendency nowadays is to show or /" Old 4
Glory upon the least provocation. Ii can't be I
displayed too often. Last week Acting Secrc-
tary Wke issued instructions 20 al custod ans
Of United States buildings under the control Of .
tie Treasury department that the flag of the
Init al oil ha,r
ings under the control Of the Treasury Depart
meut during hours OF business and on Feb % /
sIay 30 and July from sunrise to eansct. cx. 4
cept when stormy weather prevents its display. |
When either of the last three days falls on |
Sunday the flag is TO be displayed on the day
that is observed locally. On May 30 the flag
should be placed at half-mast The revenue
flag will be displayed over custom. houses IS
required by Article .5l3 OF the General Regu-
ations and the Customs and Navigation Laws.
There has been great deal Of worry lately
among the astronomers concerning Venus. the
planet, to which something was believed TO
have happened. The FIRST 10 make the sup
posed discovery was Prof Weis, Of the Vienna
Observatory, who sent dispatch TO Harvard
University, calling attention to a wonderful /
notch near the south horn Of the planet. The
Naval Observatory was at once wired by the
Harvard Observatory, and for a while there
was kept up running FIRE of questions and
answers concerning the mysterious slice that
seemed TO have been cut out of the planet
Hints Of some great cataclysm away of. mil
lions Of miles away, stirred the scientific world
TO lis Depths. New York paper took il up
and went into such spasnIs about il. meanwhile
pulling its own enterprise in noticing it, that
people really began TO believe that something
WAS the matter. Somehow or other the an hori. |
Ties OF tue Naval Observatory here don't seem !
TO he able 10 fnd the notch. aud like the moon |
hoax Of Locke, the great discovery has petered
out and the scientific world has subsidized into |
It's slumberous condition once more.
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Washington is having a trolley war. One of
the street railways here WAS allowed by Congress
in charter granted 1853 TO operate bv poles
aud wires reared in the middle of the street
Congress amended the charter later so as To
make the existence OF the same illegal after
July OF this year, after having gran ted an ex-
tension. The railway has pleaded poverty
right along, and now has forced the District TO
90 into court 10 make il take down its wires |
The charge rs occupation OF public space, and