New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-21
WASHINGTON NEVIS NOTES.
Washington. June 20.

Washington June 90
THE WASHINGTON FEVER Referring to the
mention In The Tribune of the Partially y ex-
Senator Blackburn for Washington, old poll
tcian said to-day: "Thc same thing Is to be OBJ
served OF many men who spend few years In
Congress and are then retired. They find them-
selves possessed of what Is known IA the WASH
ingion fever. There Is something about the at
mosphore Of the capital which takes strong ho'o
of n politician. and makes him frequent VISITOR
here after his people have ceased to send him nc
gets the OF things, Is admitted still to many
privileges, and finds congenla society at all OF the
lounging-places II he happens to be good talker,
fond OF good stories. he can always command an
appreciativc audience This Is what may be termed
the distributing point for anecdotes which bear
relishablc stump flavor, and which admit of
happy application in nearly any kind OF pohticai
campaign, city, State or National not many men
who exposed to It escape this fever. The great
majority of them, indeed, seem predisposed TO
take it. You may note at nearly any time when
Congress Is In session large number OF ex-rnem-
bers Of one house or the other rushing ABOUT,
sometimes on business or strolling about visiting
old friends and taking their ease. After man
has been away from home fifteen or twenty years
Th oss ny in stay rS Se eW n eny at
He is more at home here and so he improves every
political race Is run, men go away and never re-
turn but there is belief that such men never
the case of the late Mr.. Coke OF Texas. Is being
quoted In support of this After eighteen years IN
which nc came. and remained there. but he didn't
survive two years The politicians believe that that
his haunts he ceased to take any further interest
in life"
ARTISTIC POLITICAL TUMBLTNG-A prom
inent Senator. who has always favored the an
nexation OF the Hawaiian Islands met the Wash
ington representative of prominent newspaper
which although having long opposed the project,
came out promptly after the treaty had been sent
in. lndorsng II.
when you communicate with your chief. tender
him my congratu lations, said he.
"On what. SENATOR
ION that annexation editorial It well done
complete somersault like TO see him land, as he
did, firmly on his feet.
THE GOLD DEMOCRATIC PROGRAMME IN
KENTUCKY.-"The Gold Democrats of Kentucky
are not going to lie down quietly and let the silver
men have II all their own way" said b. r. Jouett
of Winchester. Ky. to-day. THE approaching
campaign will be heated and exciting, there
is possibility of four tickets. II may be that
the Republicans viii ndorse the Sound Money
Excellent prospect OF success. The silver Demo
Gratis have tainted our side with not being able
mink they will feel rather small when we show
strength of sixty thousand; At any rate, we are
afraid to stand up and he counted
BUSINESS OUTLOOK IN THE ROCKY NOUN
TAINS.-F. l.. Greenough mine-owner of Mis-
soula Mont. who is in Washington a brief visit.
does not share in the prevalent opinion that the
Rocky Mountain States suffering unduly from
"hdrd times"
Montana" he said to-day. has cause OF
complaint. Compared with good many other
States our condition Is envable. When you
slider that with population OF only 70coo we pro-
duce each year s6DO0oOO0 Of wealth. what reason
have we to grumble? True we have some kckers.
but they exist in all communities. our laborers in
the mines get s. 80 day the same pay they got
ten years ago. when everything was booming. We
have fertile valleys where the agr!culturist irri
gates his crops ana never knows what failure IL.
Our cattemen are getting the highest prices they
have received ia years for their steers, and our
sheep-raiscrs expecting good results when the
new Tariff bill goes into effect. AL in all. should
call Montana a prosperous State. and with as fair
prospects for future development any people
could wish"
Does II pay to produce silver at the present
price Of 60 cents an ounce Mr.. GreenouSh was
Considered 10y itself. it would not pay at all.
doubt il there are two silver mines in the United
the present price Of the metal II Is true that
good deal of silver is being mned but only as a
by-product. Silver ore in more or less quantity is
found i'm connection with copper, lead and other
metals and that is why the fcImer is taken out OF
the ground. II there was nothing but the silver
take it ould he let alone. For instance, in a mine
that | am "A part owner of lead is the chief prod
uct but tho silver that is also brought out amounts
course. If il were worth 81 % an ounce it would
no longer be deemed a by-product."
"DO you think free-coinage act would restore it
to that price,
well / voted for President Mckinley last year
difference between O cents and 81 - would make
huge difference in my profits, and YET not I'm
favor of any extreme action. We are a big nation.
but small as compared with the rest OF the world
and | do not believe We could carry the silver load
acting alone and independently of the other Cow
ernInents.'