Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-17
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Rev. George r. Breed, the well-known
Brooklyn minister, has inauguarted a new
and sensible departure: that of taking a
| brief midwinter vacation, and accompanied
by his wife and q party Of congenial
friends, consisting Of Mr.. and Mrs. J., H.
Plat Of New Haven, and the Misses Greg
ory of Brooklyn, the popular divine is
comfortably settled at the Cochran for a
short rest, which is being thoroughly en-
toyed by sightseeing and calls upon friends
who are in official life in Washington.
Also at the Cochran can be found Mr..
and Mrs. John NJ. Gallup Of Hartford,
Conn. Mr.. Gallup, who is one Of the SUBJ
stantial citizens of the city of insurance
companies, has never visited Washington
before, and Mr. and Mrs. Gallup are there
fore doing the city with as much interest
and enthusiasm as they could display in
delving among the antiquities of cities in
tie far east.
Jos. H. Choate, the eminent lawyer of
New York. is at the Arlington. Mr.. Choate
has several cases to argue before the
| United States Supreme Court. probably the
most notable Of which are the California
irrigation cases. in which ex-Prestdent Har-
rison and Judge John F. Dillon are also
concerned. When asked when these cases
would be heard Mr.. Choate said: prob
ably Friday afternoon: possibly not I'M
til Monday" The point of constitutional
law involved Is one of general interest,
while the subject matter of the suits Is OF
the most vital Importance to the people of
California. Under what is known as the
Wright act, irrigation districts are created
atoms. impose irrigation taxes and with
the money thus obtained construct and
maintain water works for the purpose of
reclaiming the arid lands. The law has
hnnr hal hry 30 H1Is
court. but in the United States Supreme
Court, after one hearing. 1t was ordered
set for another. and notwithstanding the
greatest efforts to bring about an early
decision, including strong resolutions by
the national irrigation convention at Los
Angeles, 1t has not been disposed of. The
problem that gives the most trouble can
be stated in very few words, but the
most profound lawyers in the country have
given the subject the deepest thought and
have reached no very certain conclusion.
such powers to district for the purposes
of building water works constitute dele
cation Of sovereignty? If it does, the law
| is void. Millions of dollars worth of prop
bonds of districts already established, which
| are held in all parts of the country, are
| involved, and the '"Treager case" will
rank with the Dartmouth College case and
the Wheeling bridge case, in point Of i'm
portance and national interest.
Director General Geo. R. Davis of the
worlds fair, who is at the Arlington, has
been very much amused at the expense of
the Washington correspondents Gen. Davis
is one of the most dignified-looking men in
the west, but at the same time one Of the
most affable and courteous. His presence
was construed to be in the interests of
Chicago as place for holding the national
democratic convention and his visit for the
purpose of using his influence was wired to
different parts of the country. 1t Is seldom
that a man we'll known as Gen. Davis
Is SO little Known in political circles and
the mistake was therefore natural. The
worlds fair director felt in very good
humor about 1t when seen at the Arlington,
and said: II am In Washington to wind
UP the affairs of the worlds Columbian
exposition. there still being considerable
routine work to attend to. The report
that am the advance guard Of Chic ago's
delegation rather funny, as l am con-
sistent republican in politics, and certainly
would not be deputiZed to secure a demo-
cratic convention. However, If there Is
anything l can say or do to assist In get
| ting the committee to name Chicago am
| willing to do it. Like every other good citi-
| zen of Chicago, 1 am thoroughly imbued
| with the idea that Chi, ago is the best place
| for conventions of any kind. and conven-
tons are good for Chicago, so anything
| can do. except to support the nominee,
am willing to do
There are two judges of United States
courts in the city from the far west-Judge
VIM H. Barnes from Arizona and Judge
| Kilgore of Indian Territory. The former
| Is stopping at Wizards, while the lat
| ter Is at the st. James. 1t is a CO.
| incidence that they are here at the same
| time, but there is probably a good story
| back of 1t, when 1t becomes known. Judge
| Kilgore states that he does not anticipate
Of TaHya
the attorney who has been filing charges
against the Judge Contrary to the ex-
pectations of almost every one Buck"
Eilgore as he was Familiarity known from
Maine to Mexico, likes judicial life. From
| his record as debator and OBJ
jector in Congress 1t was generally
| supposed that he would not enjoy the
comparative quietude and the monotopy of
| judicial existence. But he does. Judge
Barnes has had much less turbulent ex-
perience than that Of Judge Kilgore. He
was raised in Jacksonville, ILL.,, and his po-
litical experience when he went upon the
bench was confined to term In the state
| legislature He was one of the youngest
Judges when appointed and has made
record as one of the best Neither Is in
clined to talk about the purposes for which
| they came to Washington. but while they
are here, their knowledge Of territorial and
Indian affairs will be drawn upon very
| largely by members of the congressional
| committees having those matters in charge.
w. A. Hawley, prominent young lawyer
of Selma, Ala, is at the National, and in
conversation the subject Of Aaron Burr
happened to be mentioned.
speaking of Burr" he said, reminds me
of visit took few days ago to Cahoba,
the old-time capital Of Alabama, where
Burr spent considerable time and where he
built a handsome residence, perhaps the
finest in the place, unless it was the one
ON ned by VIM. L. Yancy was superior to it.
AS is well known. when railroads began to
be built Cahoba did not remain the capital
of the state very long, and one by one the
families that had made the place famous
for fashion, hospitality and learning moved
| away, and when saw 1t few days ago it
| was a cotton field, with here and there the
remains Of an old brick chimney-not
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