New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-07
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES


AS A MONUMENT TO MAJOR Anderson
There Is a movement foot TO convert Castle
Pinckncy. in the harbor OF Charleston. g. G.. into
n sanarium for the use OF the disabled omcers
and men Of the regular and volunteer Army and
Navy OF the United States sThe building OF the
DRY of Major Robert Anderson. the hero o. Fort
Sumter. The principal protector OF ne sanitarum
being he If o se late
W. b. Hazen United states Army Ane r. General neral
brought 70 the attention Of Mr. kaufman the rsn REM
OF whose life for many years has been along pnii-
apthropic lines.
CHICAGO PEssIMIsT.-"Jt may sound pes
simistc but do not believe that half the EVIL ef-
fects destined to be wrought the business inter-
ests OF the country By the bicycle have been emu
merated" said j. Is. Siddops. OF Chicago, az 'ham-
berlin's THE wheel has diminished the receipS
Of street railways. as every one knows. ana IL mas
nearlv ruined the livery-siable business. throwing
on, OF employment hundreds OF laborers, nosusrs
and the like. But the stables having no pa onsa
qently the farmer finds restricted ma1se te lor
his hay oats and corn The dem IAN, snd The pro
Queer does not receive enough for his stun 20 p.y
% dSr the e farm Tai1" ssecessary secs the
will not have so much to hau an@ So IN price 81
foodstuHs the land Is not going to be 20 vaIuaDe
az it formerly. II seems 10 me tnat tnes s,y
ra IN. and vewei from this point the
development of the bicycle business ~ ca'aih''S'
TJIr, PACKING OF COTTON.-"The new system
OF COMPRISING cotton into bales OF cylindrical shape
IT, / think going TO be a great success, sad " VI.
Pace OF Mississippi. az the Raleigh The max
form OF bae that has been In vogue 30 long MAKES
the cotton very unwieldy and bulky. and freisht-
cars on this account are not able TO load up 10
tbeir capac,v With the cotton pressed into the
more desirable shape I; wi. he far more easy 20
handle and great saving OF labor VIII he erected
A number OF the congresses VIII be pult IN
the South this season. and II they prove 10 ne
success many more will be constructed in time for
the next crop. The company which has Deen
formed TO push the cylindrical process OF baing mas
ssOOO0O OF capital and NJ. seares. OF sugar Trus,
fame is its president the company VIII ny enter
gin and compress the planters cotton put wiz en-
the market buyers and purchase MS crop d.
we'll -. ,,,.
new enterprise In conversation with a, na,Iup
c9rrespondent recently one T OF oose and imperfect
methods OF bang cotton have told heayiiy asa, nn
e es I"s ah pds any Improvement that regard
be welcomed And yet am somewnar moon the
smaller planters and especially the tens OF tnod-
sands Of tenant farmersmmosy co are b twnnty
bales of cotton in season or sSarss int may
eompany or 'rs rsanzed FOR purely benevoent
purposes or merely to make cotton paies that w
wos,d MOI he surprised before long to see an at-
tempt made fix and control the piah'a'io" p'''~
OF cotton
BAILEY AND THE TEXAs sENATohshlf.-
Joseph w Bailey OF Texas, left Washington ye~
teriav for mis- home, Gainesville. in the nor'hern
mart OF the State. Before starting on MS Journey
Mr. Bailey was asked If he would be candidate
for the seat in the United States Senate now ned
by Mr. Mills. lie said this was question ne "A1
steadfasty refused 70 answer, and to "hch ak
present he would give reply. He VIII announce
his intentions however shortly after his arrival IN
f,.iop viii n
r,ost influential supporters. II H. well known that
A large majority Of the Democratic Congressman
who stood by Mr. Bailey when he was the minority
candidate for Speaker are decidedly aVefso 10 '"'
suggestion OF his leaving the House. IL IS furtnef
known that he appreciates the wishes OF his friend
and is strongly inclined 10 abide by their opinions.
r.. f. not the man to desert those who besriended
him In his own State there il a strong pressure
70 have him enter the Senatorial race. for the be-
az 'strisinl UIustratlon OF the Kaleidoscope char
acter OF politics that the Senatorial contest N
hottest ever waged in the State, may result In
battle short time ago the prooapn ad Va" Ss
pitted against each other and that meant nothing
less than fierce hand-to hand enlargement, which
throughout it's broad domain. Now, 1t would seem
Legislature that will name Colonel Miss sue
The latter in the ed fSr lhsTson
ex-senator Reagan and probably Congressman
Lanham.
4 SAMPLE OF THE OFFICE-sEEKER.-
Postofice Department. ever since the reports nave
come from the gold fields OF Alaska. has oeen be-
sleged by persons anxious TO secure offices there
Letters have come from men all over the country
who want 10 get a foothold there I'm some manner
The. following j. a fair sample OF the letters
ST. Louis Mo-. July 81 1891.
t-rs, Assistant Postmaster. Washington. ID. {.
Dear Sir | have been postmaster In Washington
Counry Mo- but nave been IN. general
nsrrhsrdIs, ever since. Am thorough business
man now | wish to ask. II ii Is worth while.
Would like to be the general postmaster Of Alaska.
II NOT OF some one Of the largest towns in Alaska
vii give bond and all that Is necessary DO you
good detective also am bright ana active Any
Office paying SIS TO 500 per month: Will 5st DUST
ness paope on nv bond and lots OF them Respects