New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-06
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.
Washington. Aug. I

Washington. Aug. J.
AN OCTOGENARIAN OFFIcE-sEEkER.-Rs
ports received here from Texas, to the enect that
John H. Reagan will enter the race as candidate
for the United States Senate to succeed Roger =.
Mills are not regarded with utter incredulity by
some OF the men who have known MIN long and
well. One Of them said: Il should not De SUR
prsed to find Reagans name In the hst OF candi'
dates If he lives until next winter. or TO see him
giving the other candidates hard tussle, old as hs
is He will have passed his eghteth year then.
but that will make no difference with his energy
zeal a candidate. and he has been so lucky IN
the past that he will be full OF confidence do not
think he has ever been defeated as q candidate.
man have ever known II is a fact that Mr.;
Reagan has been pretty persistent ana n S
was twenty-one years old he was appointed dep.
uty surveyor Of public lands IN Texas; ana hed
member of the Legislature for two years. In lsi
he was elected district Judge FOR SIX years, pns
$50 was reelected In 1851 he was elected Repre-;
sentative in Congress, In which ne servsn "ntii
in the same year. member OF the Texas Secession
Of the sys Which :.
entered as Postmaster General and served until me
S S1h he nj ,ns he
the Treasury ION wheels AFTER ina. ne asap-
ISIS he was a member OF the Texas Constitutional
Convention. and I'm December or the same year ne
Congress where ne remained until March. 1877.
when he took his in the United states senate.
He resigned before the expiration OF MS term 10
become ilroad Commissioner OF Texas
PITTsBURG AND BIRMINGHAM NOT
RIVALS-"The public Is mistaken In thinking
there Is any rivalry between Pittsburg and Biz
mingham In the production Of IRON" said +. y.
IIarwe, of the latter city, at WIZARDS yesterday.
"Of late the exports of iron from the Southern
furnaces to European markets have Increased Won
derfuy. For the first half OF the present y,sr
Nh haVe bpen sci
against 1900 tons for the same period OF ESQ ana
hs ssu,s viii ih'' re sns S Sn '4neql
pig iron has been built up because OF the low COS,
enter into its production are centred there. and
the iron markets OF Europe cannot begin 10 CONF
Tor their material Hence il is that the South can
undersell them. but so can Pittsburg. ana potn
have thus an advantage in Old World marksts'
But the Birmingham pig goes in raw condition,
while the Pttsburg iron is sent in more nnish ,ea
demand for American products and are not ri'ais
but coworkers In the same field
GEORGIA FEELS THE RETURN OF PROS
PERITY.-"The farmers of Georgia." said w 1.
Gibson. Of that State, to-day. have more hog and
homny this year than ever before The cotton
crop is also the best in many years. both in quality
price for it. Cotton mills being constructed IN
all parts of the State. which in itself Is sign OF
returning prosperity. But plenty OF hog and HON,
my means to the Georgia farmer'a sufficient food
supply and y S9od SrGp mesn and SIo and
pay off mortgages. Investments In cotton factories
in Georgia are becoming very attractive to North
ern capitalists and the advantage Of being directly
in touch with the source of supply bids lair to
make the old State strong rival OF New-England
in the production of cotton goods.
WILL MIR. GORMAN RETIRE?-"The Wash
ington Post" to-day quotes a prominent Maryland
Democrat who is described devoted personal
and political friend of Senator German to the
effect that the Maryland Senator viii not be 4
not a sudden determination the part of Senator
German who he says. has contemplated the step