New-York tribune., 1897-08-23
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.

, T., h, c,o,e several years ago between
PLANTER and "A colored preacher i"e p T.,
saws "had a large estate. which s'oo" sie".'' ~
need Of drainage Hands were scarce r'""n! "'
thought of a negro preacher VINO f''"'''u
flock In the reighborhood. The preac"e' i've , ~
sr,au cabin and cultivated a few acres oil gro"n"
for himself. But he appeared 10 W NE W. ',
ter and the planter hestated apou, oe W n
a lob which would m0ke him II "i''"'' !" va
aoIds However IN a delicate way ne supm''e"
the matter Brother Johnson. ne s"'u' wan,
.or,o a,tches dug and hands are scarc" "ou'"
vou care to undertake any work IKE tha'! me'''
Of course IL the members OF your mock 40" oo
ject' ,,, .,.., q ,l.,,
.Rrother Johnson bowed and rephed; ! !" pam
man cir an amt above work DE great I'u'
.,, ~ -, h,s ,rade DE great Peter a fisher
nade man nG po into Your field and let All d" world
see .Tnat 1ns ass' * praseworthy sentiment Brother
Johnson replied the planter ana II vo ,o must con-
sder Your flock They may not agree WIN aoying yEu
They may object 20 seeing hc.r pas,o, orom begin
AZ and i II here is any objection offered 20"
can give up the ditchlng. .uo,or, and then
said: or If you make de pay for ditch'" enough
moughi give up dc preafiI'' ai make it worth Brother
Andrews's while he might give up teachnis
MR. M'KINLEY's TARHEEl ADV iSr'"" 81. Sn.
a,or pr,tchard's private secretary is D. ""ey
60. ho halls from the mountain region OF
North Carolina in which State he IL wei KNOW"
nc q newspaper man. we'll as vigorous i''p"o
ucan with views which he is always re""' y,
press and advocate In a breezy mhhhei' '' "
said 10 he the writer OF more letters W '"e ~,
don't on the subject OF office. giving him adV'ce
oenso,f,c the civil Service than. perhaps, any
o,bor man He believes that II is his right as II l.
assurcdlv his great pleasure. 10 let MI AoN'"i'''
whom he adrnires Almost oXtraVagahtIy' k,o" VIC. ~
the Republicans OF the Old North State th'nh a"o'
h. IN a
keeping Democrats IN once '"'" "' "
corro spondent YESTERDAY;
..Tbo president j. a great man and Il good man
: bove been one OF his most Jealous irlehds' "h"
,here are lots OF em as jealous as III! SUI ~ ND
Mountains We have horne the burd'h an" ''''
heat Of the dag and We think We ough, 10 nave we
offices ! have addressed several letters W '''
PRECEDENT through tho North Carolina newspapers,
, ,,,r hav. been mighty good reading. tell
vou The solid Republicans approve The sentinemt @
in those epstles as sure as you & re- Service dues.
lion and I would like 10 have the sh ~
convince you that am rsn. ao, o" good @ Republican
nut in National bank receivership III piace o., .,
80 hebeIilIe and on some recommendation made
Democrat named Powell receiver o. 'ne Shsptiu.u
bank there II never ought to have been done ana
u nnrnosc is TO get II undone Senator Pritchard
recommends rsS that Powell be displaced end Virgil
Standing be substituted Immediately
RELIC OF FORT THURBER"-"What is
that" asked a policeman OF veteran OF the
force the other day. as he pointed to curious
looking object on a dray which was passing down
the street. -. ..o. ,so 7, ,s ono
Of the sentry boxes that were scattered about the
ministration Fort Thurber has been recently dis
mantled and what YOU see is one OF the relies
PROSPERITY N WHOLESALE LOTS Sen
ator Carter Of Montana. came in last evening and
registered at the Arlington He has been spending
the summer the coast Of Maine, and comes back
9@Ens "a, rqone onsrs aS ej an HIM his views on pros
| pcrity. and. making a sweeping gesture remarked
atine every nook and corner Of the land.
| HE HEARD NANSEN When In London same
months ago | had the pleasure Of hearing Nansen
! the great Arctic explorer. lecture" said W H.
| Trumbull, of Chicago. at the Riggs The cost of
admission was rather high s.. but it well worth
the price to hear his vivid descriptions. He speaks
with an English accent bu; very clearly and cor,
abouI was the killing Of his pet dogs for food lie
| hadn't the heart TO commits the deed and dcicgaicd
narty was on exhibition for some weeks in London
imagine that TIE same sor, Of garment. AZ are III, In
| year. When once put on they are not removed Tor
| months
| AN APPRECIATIVE BRITON.-"One may read
hundreds of books about the United States and hear
travellers tell OF il by the score. but he mus
come in person II he would get anything IKE cor
rect idea of the country ana the peope.' said
| Joseph : Peck OF Liverpool. England. To Post"
reporter ai the Shoroham. II came in order 20 see
lust how things looked in America. and snail ever
he glad of the visit. delighted with all have
seen and experienced Undoubtedly this Is the great
| est country in the world There i much 10 ad-
mire and commend thai Il Is hard to par;!cularize.
| like your steam RAILROADS Immensely. and your
| paa;i ;isl hotels grand beyond description II
| seems to thai IN. Americans have studied how
20 get cOmforf ont or III" until they have reduced
Il 10 a science. And the way the people over here
| willing TO pay for that c1mfor; is astonishing
| 70 BritOn.'
| big business boom has struck St Louis said
| Harvey T. Miller. broker OF that city at the
| Willard Last year. and for several years
| previous wholesalers and jobbcrs in St Louis had
| TO look for orders with poor chances of getting
| them. but humming. The great diff
Clerks in the large houses OF every line worked
| overtime. and the Saturday half holiday has been
done away with on account OF the rush of bust
| ness. Prices have advanced in all things. espe-
cially I'm provisions. For instance. Michigan ships
us lots OF beans. which have jumped from - cents
to 81 10 per bushel. difference Of sl25 car in
twenty days The same Il true OF dried fruits
say. but it is q fact. and. OF course. re-
Joced.'
POLTCE S7ILL LOOKING FOR WARNER
Albert s Warner. the New York lawyer who ap-
pears TO have been The leading spirit in the kid
naming OF little JOnrDv Conway Of Albany did