New-York tribune., 1897-07-29
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES

| Washington, July a.
| LUCKY NEBRASKAE.-Colonel Church Howe.
| OF Nebraska the only man who has been appointed
TO two consuates under this Administration. was a.
! the State Department to-day His first appointment
was TO Apla. Samoa and he felt obliged 10 decline
| II for family reasons. account OF It's remoteness
Senator ThurJon then secured his transfer 10 Paler
! ing to Coonrl Howe for variety OF reasons
7 Speaking OF Bryan to-day. In conversa.ion with
calamity -howisr and apostle Of misery and dscsn,
tent, Mr. Bryan viii find scant sympathy In Ne
tory Of the State and fair prices for their products
our farmers are not only prosperous. but contented
times and Is full OF hope and confidence"
| CONFIDENCE AND PROSPERITY IN LOUIsr.
ANA-''The people OF New-Orleans and. in fact, Of
the entire State OF Louisiana. In jubllsnt spi,s
and banking high speedy revival OF pros
perity." said David S Ferris. OF the Crescent City,
Il am feeling just the same way myself. being In
eresed In the sugar business. which the action Of
Congress Will undoubtedly put a solid basis. The
protective duty on sugar Is the salvation Of the
cane-growers Of Louisiana. II means the rescue Of
| that Industry from ruin. 1t means good times. not
only TO the big planters. but also to the little Ones
to merchants who furnish supplies and 10 the plants
that turn out the machinery for grinding the
and refining the sugar. heard a mill man who
left home that the orders were pouring In on him
so fast that he had 10 keep his concern going nigh,
and day. There will be- at conservative estimate.
100000 Of capital invested this year In State
The poducton OF hIghc!ass c 0e sugars viii he ener
mousy increased, for with the present tax our peo-
sSmSsis years VIII this ooy mDoss So
tnued The United States Will be able TO grow every
pound OF sugar consumed by It's people. Tn course
taken by Senator McEnery on the tariff meets the
hearty approval OF great majority OF our people,
arranging TO give him great welcome on his re-
turn II there had been more OF his sort in The past;
enviabe situation Long may he live to stand up for
VIEWS OF SENATOR FAIRBANKS Senator
Fairbanks. OF Indiana, IL greatly pleased with the
Tariff law. and feels that Congress has per.
formed a work which will be OF inestlmsble benefit
to the country. In the course OF a recent conyer-
sation the Senator said: Congress has done two
things that entite II to the thanks OF the Who'll.
country. II has enacted wise and satisfactory
revenue law to take the place OF one that full
OF defects and unsound throughout. and 1t has
given an assurance OF freedom from tariff agita-
needed badly was rest and the stability which
must attend the settlement Of this important tarir
issue. Every business man In the United States
now has guarantee that there will BE- no changes
to the injury Of his business or ot the general bust
tariff legislation for at least four years. and In s
eHe ha the Country 1H W rspond Promptly to
the action OF Congress and the President and that
Industrial and commercial activities Indeed. there
has been considerable stimulation OF business
in all quarters in anticipation OF the passage OF the
Tarif, bill An increased demand FOR labor j. re-
rHm home anS my y Sa and %ros
ening out OF industries and enterprises through
out out the, whole State OF Indiana" Senator Fair;
accepting on behalf OF himself and Mrs. Fairbanks
an invitation from the President and Mrs Nc
Kinley to join them at Lake Champlain
THE MELANCHOLY TALE OF OFFICE
SEEKING-A veteran hotel man of Washington.
who has observed for many years the rise and fail
OF individual hopes regards office. said to-day 10
Tribune correspondent: There many people
still coming here looking after places. With Con-
gress gone and the President going what H. there
on the face OF the earth 10 encourage them? I
have been in this city during several Adminisra-
tions and under both the great parties My expert
is that not man In fifty ever gets what he
is seeking for. or for that matter. anything Al all
in the way OF office" Pointing to a group OF
strect-sweepers In their much soiled uniforms. the
hotel man continued They would make more TO
put on white cap and white clothes than by hang
ing around cutivating great expectations
THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK IN VIRGINIA-A
Virginia Republican. in speaking OF the situation
in that State said Present prospects thai Hoge
Tyler the present Lieutenant Governor will be the
Democratic nominee for Governor. Chairman Eli
son. OF Richmond aspires to the place. but as he Is
a town and Is suspected Of sound-money Views.
he is at disadvantage Tyler is farmer and a
rampant silver advocate. and such is ;he hero
OF the farming classes. The Democrats prepar-
ing TO repeat all of last years clamor about the
money power and the classes and 10 array the
country against the town. The campaign VIII be
lively when fully started
What Is the programme OF the Republicans7
AT present We have none. The election laws pu.
at the greatest disadvantage IL seems hardly
worth while for us 10 make nomination. The
election machinery Is all In the hands OF the Demo-
Gratis. and the question or the size OF their major
fly H. merely question OF how they feel on cleo
ton day II they want II big they make II big; II
they decide to be content with something moderate
they give that kind OF an order. They simply count
the ballots to suit themselves. This year they are
likely to return big majority for effect on the
silver elsewhere"
"Is there no prospect OF relief from such laws7'
None whatever this time. There many
Democrats in the State who would be glad TO
them changed. but they hesitate to join move
ment with that object In View. II fair count could
be obtained the Republicans. with the aid OF the
Gold Democrats. could easily carry the State this
But so long az the existing laws remain IN
operation successful swndling the polls in the
interest OF the Democratic machine cannot he pre-
vented"