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my country" said Judge W. II. King, OF Utah, to-
! day. I'VE have two big public gatherings on mana
/, which large number of Senators and Representa-
tives will take part in provided they can get away
from Washington In time. Both are 10 be IN salt
Lake City. The first. the Trans Mississippi Con-
gress begins on July 16 and lasts four days ana
Immediately following the jubilee in honor OF the
fftieth anniversary of the opening of Utah to CIV
hzaton. The Jubilee will we'll be worth going that
distance TO see and its celebration will be on
grand scale The congress will be a gathering o.
leading citizens Of the West and Southwest, 10 dis
cuss the great that vitality affect all that vast
region. The topics to be discussed are National IN
their scope not local. and of interest to every
citizen Of this Union.
THE questions Of leading Importance that will be
considered by the congress the cession OF ara
lands TO the States. the building OF reservoirs a,
the sources Of our great streams as protection
bors the Improvement and strengthening Of the
Interstate Commerce act, the annexation OF Ia" az
, reform of our currency laws, and other kindred
subjects think that without doub! it will be
the most important conference ever held IN me
West and it is equally sure that good results VIII
accrue from the meeting.
BUSINESS ACTIVITY AT GRAND RAPIDS
when I left Grand Rapids the other day. said
Representative William Alden Smith, OF Michigan
City, the furniture buyers from all over the Onlleu
States pouring into town. it being the regular
season for them to congregate there for the inspec
wavf great occasion and its importance has
grown with the growth of Grand Rapids as man.
ufacturing centre. To-day that city has one nun
bred furniture factories. and is probably Wtnou r
nure the decoration Of the ngh.cdass goT ye
artists and Hes he ff Employed
superior order and the workmen are aimosi VII, VIII
OUT "A month"; the manufacturers found general
trend Of sentiment that business Was ep;
and 'hat IF sff s nHar E!veySod
view Of the s sSdn as the fs b
era"
co,-ru CAROLINA DIsPENsARY SCANDALS.
-Representative Stokes of South Carolina, whose
attention was called yesterday to certain press
dispatches from Columbia. which state that
shortages amounting TO $1,000 had been discovered
In the accounts OF the State Dspensary expressed
his disbelief in the entire accuracy OF the stor''
There are undoubtedly IRREGULARITIES In some ed IN
iban Otherwise The bonds given by the county
dispensers all apparent shortages or , an; ' r
sfeine and can be recovered on Certainly there
Is truth in the general aIiesat1hm ,r' certain
bonds are in all cases worthless. ihoueh cei
county a dispensers may have fallen behind in their l
accounts and have failed to r" Of the State
Dispensary whole continues 10 De cieui''o'e
and satisfactory to our people"
GOVERNOR TAYLOR A SENATORIAL POSI-
BIIITY-'I hardly think" said Major +. b. Siah-
man. we.l-known Tennessee politician, to-day
that a Senator will be appointed by Governor ray.
lor 10 fill the vacancy occasloned py the oeath Vi
Isham G. Harris Some time ago Governor Taylor
announced his intention OF resgning his office. and
It Is doubtless among the possibilities that he Will 90
later. and that his successor VIII shen spp1
est sort of pressure brought 10 bear on the Governor
make Of he vsns sc ve
Il an M snoqa be m sancb nf shd
IF tbe Executive who will not be IN the latter
way when he is ready to make the race for the
same place.
JUDGE CULBERSONS CONGENIAL BERTH.
The venerable Judge Culberson, for many years
as long in fact as he would accept the honor at
the hands Of his Constituency Representative N
Congress from the State of Texas, was seated the
other day in the House among his old chums and
admirers receiving their congratulations on his
appointment by the President as a codlier Of the the
statutes of the United States There is no member
or ex-member of Congress more pc puar or more
respected than Judge Culberson Hence the feeling
that the President had done wise ana Rrac eau
thing in selecting him as member OF ,he new
kind words uttered Judge Culberson simply oD-
se lrT l., haitian than ,wen,v amendments as
Com ni think" the Judge ADDED that
Washington is the place where a man can
judge Cuberson was a distinguished lawyer long
before he became known to the country os poll
MARTY on his work a member and for several
teri BE- as mss valuable addition to the small corps
of revisers and compiers of the United States laws
MR. HARRIS AND MR.. INGALLS.-When MI.
ingalls, was president pro tenn of the Senate
he frequently called Mr.. Harris. Of Tennessee. 10
the chair The two admired each other
greatly, and in temperament were strikinGy aiKe.
| In debate they were peppery and sarcastic 10 the
point at times Of evaporation, but when presid-
ing over the Senate. In moments OF excite
ment and confusion in the chamber. they were
as calm and judicial II Is possible for men TO be.
TIER rulings in the chair were never reversed ana
each man came to be recognized as an authority
on parliamentary procedure. Each was warm
partisan Mr.. ingalls, figured in the debates fire.
ouenty and discussed a number Of subjects. and
sometimes dealt sharp blows to Democratic Sena-
tors. But his manner toward Mr.. Harris was uni
formy kindly and consderate Mr. Harris main
tanned the same department toward Mr.. ingalls,.
Toward Mr.. Hoar. Mr.. Chandler. Mr.. Hale and
other ready men on the Republican side with
whom he now and then locked horns he would be
III d T wbsn Sa in Tns m to
his tone and manner were in every way friendly.
rather than the debater or the partisan was dis
closed. Both were partial to the study Of parlia-
for the progress he had made in it and for the
success he had achieved In applying It; sure
engage him in discussion OF nice points OF parlia
prneps amount of the s talking Mr. Harris in
particular. was unusually widely read on the sub,
Congress Cons and in Parliament without limit
SENATOR HARRIS AND THE TENNESSEE
| SCHOOL FUND-One Of the most striking cpl
sodes in the life OF Senator Harris was his taking
possession Of 100000 in gold belonging to the
school fund Of Tennessee. Many stories have been
told about this incident but the following account
was related by Senator Harris himself. In 1862
when Nashville was about to fall into the hands
Of the Federal troops. the State Bank of Tonnes
see had IN Its vaults something more than $780,
900 In gold and silver coin. besides valuable
curites Two private banks. the Union and the
Planters also held considerable amounts OF
money. Senator Harris at that time Governor or
Tennessee was determined that this money should
not fall into the hands of the enemy. He pcrsuad-
ed the officers OF the State Bank. which acted as
the fiscal agent of the State TO remove the banks
assets TO a point Of safety within the Confederate
lines. The officers OF the private banks, however
were unwilling make the change. and the Gov