The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-03-26
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.

On last Wednesday, the day of the
slugging match at Carson City, Wash
ington had more the appearance OF a
sporting center than that OF a grand
and beautiful civilized city. Nor WAS
the interest in the fight confined, as
is generally supposed, to the lower
and permeated the entire bOGy-politic.
Society was paralizcd, business was
virtually suspended and Washington
was a veritablc pandcmunium. In
the departments there was little else
accomplished beside discussing the
possible outcome Of the big fight.
Business men left their business and
cOngregated on the streets to discuss
the fight, which reminded one Of the
scenes on the streets OF a country
town when a fresh scandal is being
circulated, or somebody's safe has
been robbed. The women and chill
dren were talking about it, and the
cOOnS were unusually excited. Every
spare dollar or dime in town was
wagcrcd on the result. All day long
the newspaper Offices issued bulletins
about the dOings at Carson City, and
during the progress OF the fight bull
letins were posted in Numerous halls
and thcaterS, which were well patron
lied by the upper tens" while the
streets in front Of the several news-
paper offices were literally blockaded
for hours by the great mass Of hui
manity, which reSemblcd a mob at
lacking a Jail, or one Of Bryan's big
campaign meetings. Even the digni-
fled Congressman while severely crlti-
cising ex-senator ingalls, for the part
he took in the fight, listened with in
tereSt to every report that came. The
Office seekers here stopped seeking
Office long enough to become thorough
ly %inOCulated with the disease. The
newspapers issued several extras
which were gobbled UP like roasted
peanuts and red lemonade at a circus.
Thousands of dollars changed hands
here on the announcement Of the re-
suit and the populace once more set
tied down to Il semi-ciyiled state.
On Sunday the preachers all over
the country arose early, looked Scri-
GUS and asked why all this manifest
interest in the brutality of the prize
ring? why this retrOgrcSSIOn in civil
latlon? why this savage sentiment is
permitted toaSsert itself in the Amcri-
can bosom? And they finally con
cludcd by cOngratulating christianity
imam Ina f1rt hDt mIiln IA, u,LaI,
country is wild with enthusiasm over
a brutal prize fight, there is only one
State in the Union that will permit
such a d~lSgraccful affair within its
borders. lllc most striking feature OF
the whole affair, however, is the mag
%nillccnt manner in which John l.. Sui
livan laid it all over ex-senator John
}. ingalls, as IA newspaper reporter.
JOHN LIS friends are now talking Of
sending him to Congress. John is
friends ought to send him to a reform
school. Another noticeable fact IS
that there was n period in Corbett's
life-fOr a few minutes after he re-
cclyed the Knockout blOw-he was
compelled to stop talking, and the
whole nation, while sympathizing
with him in the pain that it caused
him, could not help rejoicing over his
brief silence.
Well, the new administration seems
to have settled down to businesS-that
is to the business for which it was
clected-todlSh out pie. Though many
or the numerous hungry herd think the
dlShlng process is overly slow. The
plunls are on the treeS-the boys are
all under the trees with their we'll
grown appetiteS, but Billy don't
shake. Billy ought to remember how
1t was when he was a boy. 1t re-
minds us of the story of the hungry
niger" and the ''goOber.' The
mother had just filled herself with a
pot of peas which were picked by her
Kid, who was hungry and begging for
food, which the fond mother answered
with the gentle inquiry: ''Chile. whar
dat goober | gin you las week."
Several Of the faithful few from Mis-
slssipri have yentured up to the pie
) counter and looked oyer with that
longing, wistful look which belong,
exclusively to the Mississippi variety
J or plum-hunters. Capt. Buchanan, OF
Holly Springs, would like to be U. S.
Attorney for the northern district OF
MISSISSIPPI, and the indications are
that his wish will be granted.
Taritf tlnkcring is still going on in
the House. The Republicans have an
nounced that they hope to get the bill
over TO the Senate by March 81, but
the most hopeful Of them do not pre-
TEND TO say whether they expect to
get it back, or If they will be able to
recognize 1t when they do. BY the
time the Democrats get through talk
ing IL out OF C~UuntenanCe, and the Re
publican Senators finish Disgusting it
with their pet amendments, it is be.
lleved that it will not be recognized by
It's own father when it returns home.
In anticipation Of the high tariff law
many people who are able are rapidly
supplying themselves with quantities
or such articles as will be most affect
ed by the increased tariff, while they
are stu cheap, which is doubtless a
sensible idea, but the millions of poor
people who must ever labor for re-
duced wages and prices for products
and have not the means with which to
lay IN those necessary supplies will
have to grease and 60 naked, and live
on the interest of the money they al
ready owe.
President Mckinley may yet find it
necessary to adopt Grover Cleycland's
policy Of refusing to receive presents
from otlice-hunters, for they are abSo-
lutely Overwhelming him with gifts
which are intended as brads with
which to clinch their jobs. If this
present-making process is kept up for
Il few months longer the Presidents
private secretary says he will have to
call upon Congress for an appropria-
ton to build a museum in which to
store the presents.
The Democrats in the House do not
seem to have lost any Of their old
time yigor. Hon. Benton Mcmillan,
OF Tennessee, was severely arraigning
the proposed high tariff measure the
other day when a member on the Re-
publican side asked him If he had not
noticed the increased revenue which