New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-30
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES
Washington, June q

SENATOR pETTrGREw TO TAKE Arrest
Senator Pettgrew who was stricken with paralysis
| of the vocal cords last Saturday whiie dcyering
speech on the silk schedule Of the Tariff hl, will
| probably not be seen in his seat the remainder Of
the session Ills physician has prescribed atsou,e
J rest for him for couple OF weeks, ana n. viii
for q trip to Japan which he had planned SEVERAL
| months ago. Mr. Pettgrew now thihks ~ an
| sail from San Francisco on August
AMERICAN MARKETS IN THE EAsT.-"Tters
| Is now and always Will be very promising pre-
| meet for the American manufactures IN japan"
| saws DIR. Edward Bedoe. formerly United staes
| Consul at Annoy, who is in Washington Tor az
| or ,ryo "Jopan has no iron worthy OF mem
| ton The nearest are In Corea. and are none 100
| rood She must buy her iron and steel In foreign I
| markets The nearest Is this country one heeds
tne machinery Of her cotton mills. the locomotives
| and cars the lght-draught steamers the toNeys
ubich arc N carry the bales and the finished goods
| the tools and appliances OF machine SHOPS repair
| vords craving docks engine works and electrical
| rI.n,e She will need turbines dynamos, motors
and Illuminating installations She VIII heeu anu
| she will employ. matter what 'ie ooS', "1 80
| artisans and experts to oversee an" ~ 1911 ,e
] docie workers On account OF the earthquakes
and typhoons in Japan. which are so oi'e'i ou,''
| 10 her people she will be compelled. wneh she De-
| gins to build large structures. 10 use uIo o'ee,
| frame system common In this country ono ""'
need steel bridges steel depots, steer cahh"n oiP"
|
| is the United States. AZ 10 raw Materials oo''o"
cannot be advana geously raised In Japan or Corea.
Topogra phically. the country is rough rocky anu
mountainous. Geologically, the surface io anna
OF japan cultivate nearly he available s ,aa end sGa
there Is no room for cotton heds c Sand
great deal of the staple. and can grow mucn more,
Cd sb far and mac squ" to the sea-
Island cotton China imposes an export tax Gh ner
| < cargo of cotton would therefore cost a larse
besides It's price In W he Ss eeRng oer
and cheaper markets wherein 70 purchase their raw s
ma mater sates the latter being several hundred
miles by steamer Japan Is tneref2re snS
CHINA are also destined to become customers OF
| vast value TO US
| prcENT PROMOTIONS IN THE MARINE
| cORPs-A good deal OF tempest IN teapot mas
hoen raised In the last day or two over fresioehs
! WcKinIev.s appointment Of Charles l.. Mccawley
| N no a captain and assistant quarterHnds'er ~ INC
| ,y,r,ro corps Two or three disappointed asprahs
,or nrorotIon have evidently taken advantage OF d
| nromising but not very cred!taoie oppoi '.n'S "
| mako the air vocal with their Complaints MI NC
| Cavev Is the son OF former comHahua"' anu '"o
Grandson of distinguished officer Of the corps ana
| er ,er or twelve years past has served as mead
quarters secretary at the marine DarIaeAS heio.
| No filter selection for an assistant qDai ''I r
| could well be made. and Mr.. McCawiey hoiiia'
uon n M tbe NaVv and the Marine Corps and OF
many members of the Senate and the House OF rep
teprnaetrr Is one OF the best known and most popu-
Jar n Washingt0n or sOS SI an Snviabe dis
nction and it is inconceiyab.e aat his OF
ton can De boss merits have been ignored by tho
President in the recently announced pFo"o'''"' -
the Marine Corps
A HOT CAMPAIGN IN KENrUCKY.-"Therew WIN
no four PARTY tickets in the field IN hehtuchy '''
vear and a hot political campaign will be the re-
~ Marion,
THE Popuists will have a ticket Of their own; there
will he two Democratic tickets, and the hepup
leans will have their standard-bearers wouia no.
venture to make a prediction as TO the OUTCOME ou'
the battle will be fought just as II was last yeaai
witb Silver as the dominant issue Already the local
campaign orators are tsEihs tas xirnates twenty-
four thousand There has been e late years notes
loosely and that the voters are no" tmeriv the
their Iras up by he war held Kentucan.
line as Democrats Republicans out nearS al mas y.
that ssye b ses pnSbsfh for appeals
do n not h ho t 6n R 2ny pir for to
stay in the doubtful column.
THE FUTILE POPULIST PARTY.-A politician
who travels about n good deal and observes ' the
course OF things said Tribune correspoh dent
to-day THE Populists are still numerous 4" tne
West but they are poorly led The result IS thaS
they are constantly division against one
They lack purpose and staying power They arts
always unhappy about something. but IT Is never
the same thing two years at time VI ta'.e''
tbev have a new remedy every year for the I'm.
nrovement Of government and the regeneration OK
political mankind. They really don't know whas
is the matter with them. nor. II they DID, wouio
they be able to apply a remedy. But Popuhsm -
not without profit TO some OF the leaders. iahs
the case of Mrs. Lease OF Kansas. When she hrss
came before the public she was an awKwafu "oin-
an whose sole power resided In her tremendous
earnestness and assertion She was unSainiy In
appearance and unpublished Of speech But she
seemed to feel all she said. and her speech ana
appearance tailed with the company o Ths WhIs
a marked influence in Kansas. But ner Gay IS
past She is no longer the same wo astator She
doesn't tit into Kansas as she then did Iray ,i
ences she formerly harangued in Kansas have re-
in Kansas and still take the h6tSt hh baSd
has been moving about and she now sn an@soyni
sst Of ana ha vs sne 8e She speaks
models she has studied here ana tnere; anu NADIA n
another woman of her, and have cost ner huGn %
her power an agitator very muc NUN ao Snesch
s sse she e'S used to deliver from awkyard fierce
declamer such as she heTsel aS has made money
and is about leave kansas she ought 10 stay;
Mrs. Lease a new view of matters, governmental
and political But the Kansas sea which she
helped lash into fury VIII eoh'huo 'eSee'S io'
some time to come
TER-Said a friend OF Senator Allison to-day'
.rhis tariff debate IN the Senate has brought out
again all of those old jokes about Mr.. Alison's
urbanity and diplomatic style OF speech some OF
them are very good jokes. and Mr.. Allison himsen
enjoys them as much anybody else. But they
are apt to be misleading. Mr.. Allison Is very
urbane man. Hi1 nature is kindly and generous.
He likes TO help people. and he does help good
many people. But II would be a signal mistake 10
assume that at bottom he is OF most
ie y
He is dead game clear through the COM
bination is. one that the word does not readily