New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-04
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.


Gently received letter the reading of which nearly
made him speechess. 1t from an aunt OF
young man In Pennsylvania who was and perhaps
stll is. applicant for somewhat desirable once
under President Mckneys Administration In her
letter the Congressman the aunt. after extoling
the virtues and qualifications and deserts OF her
nephew in the highest terms turned her pen 10 the
practical side OF the matter and. after giving the
names and stations of number OF persons VINO
Indeed. so far as know. the only man In Penn
syIyania who does not favor Is Senator Vuay no
dropped the letter and his jaw. fell and he muir
INJURED ,,
The only man opposed Is Senator Quay! Well.
how shall nerve myself TO write TO this good aunt
say a T appoint
inert instead Of being the only man VINO vo se
immensely better?"
Mr. HOBART AS a PRESIDING OFFICER.-A
writer In THE Washington Post" pays timely
and graceful tribute 10 Vice-President Hobarts
skill and aptness as a parlamcntarian and to his
helpful aid In facilitating the progress OF the pend
ing Tariff bill Says this apprecative observer:
When the debts and credits on the passage
OF the Tariff bill being cast UP. very large
account on the credit side must be opened for Vice
President Hobart The Vice-Presdent has saved
hours and hours OF debate and delay by his quick
perception and comprehensive knowledge lie Keeps
tab everything. Has Paragraph i02 been as
posed OF? asked Mr.. Allison. 1t was disposed OF
the 18th instant. replied the III
stantly. On another occasion Mr.. Hobart khe"
exactly the date nearly three weeks previous. on
which another schedule had been acted on. ne
remembers who asks postponement OF one para
graph or another. and can correctly state III the
most concise fashion any question. no matter now
intricate The most remar kab.e instance. however
OF Mr. Hobarts familiarity with tari Ma LIS Was
n Inn ncfn %h? saa M Mis-
Senator Quay, refer me to the partic4r,ar para,
aPe a tho WHEN aw e responied the vcePresi
dent without moments hesitation by ms a Edn;
the debate as well in hand as any one coud 90
under the rules OF the Senate and mas 81, x n cr
business mans minc can adap' ''s'' ~ -" "
cumstanccs with great success
SLOW But SURE IMPROVEMENT IN BUsI-
NESS George W Grouse OF Akron. Ohio. who Is
remembered here a member Of the Lth Congress
is now on visit TO this city. Speaking OF the out
look for better times. he said yesterday that ne
was confident that business conditions throughout
the country improving-slowly perhaps Dc'
stu improving With us in Ohio" he added
business is improving as compared with the CON
litions a year ago. and they tell me in New-1orN
that there is q very perceptibe betterInent In con-
i.tions Tho business world IS row awaiting the
passage OF the Tariff bill II ought TO nave been
passed two months ago. When once II Is on 'h'
statute books there Will he. think a decided i'm
provement in business but do not anticipate
great boom Tho day for that hae gone by. What
mean is tha; the prosperity Of tho future what
ever the political conditions II the country may be-
We are now living IN q wcll-dcvoioped country
aot fully developed rerhapsEbu, NJ deVe'ol pbi
ountrv have been constru ;ed and most OF the
s0 sye rTT b ana S0o Drospey
% this tremendous and RAPID dcrc!oc'nent OF the
the future will be based upon closer attention t.
proii'S '''''''' anu %
SOME FACTS ABOUT IIBERIA.-O F. Cook.
curator OF the National Museum. and his assistant
Rolla p Currie have Just returned from Liberia.
where they W. asst November 70 collect insects.
II was the .errira of Professor Cook 20 30 into
| The interior g., 90 countrv but he was prevented
| by an epdrir Z viru!ert SRA 'lDox prevalent
among the n,..,cs. Among he specimens taken
| In Liberia We about four hundred Of the verte-
brates and several thousand 's"cts Said Mt
! Currie to-day probably CO. most interesting
specimen was a bottle IN the fuiee % a wasp. II
| had all the appearances & the latter. but was
clearly beetle Its looks are the only means OF
| defence the insect possesses. for many animals
which would be quite ready 20 attack i as a
beetle for food a~G 49, purposes leave IL alone
| as WASH Anon ;h4 Giants noticed for did
! not collect many g 'hen. sensitive plant OF
causes it TO withcg ". 4 simple touch would d, do
the work. shriy"l1g Il II up IN an Ins,aht, 1e
| feet The forest ioo are beautiful with all sorts
binponotaml ara ", could hear them spa.hns
and blowing a. u-,l;. We occasionally ran across
aestructiye To- Il re folds Of the natives but
are not DISTURBED The ii6eriars have supersti-
| ton that II a hirro IS harmed the nan who IS
responsible FOR II VIII de within a year They
also accredlt tie beast with powers OF mind
or pays any particular attention 70 +, 1t will dis
appear The natives cat rice prncPhay' WI win ,ne
oil instead Of butter Their lingo Is a queer one;
2i OF ipeech almost aa totally
| un!ntelligible 10 unnccustomed ears
A CREDITABLE EXHrBGT-A Brussels paper
contains most Aatterng notice OF the United
States section nj the exposition. and also OF its
| Commissioner General. Professor j. H Gore. OF
| Columbian University who Is now In Brussels
| The article congratulates the United States on
being represented by a man who is at once schol-
ar and an expert in exposition matters. having
| gained a broad and practical experience on the
subject in the Of his services AZ the expo
| stiOn- OF Antwerp. Amsterdam. Chicago and At
| lauta Owing 10 the difficulties offered by the dls
lance and the inadequate appropriation tne ni.su
| States section Is naturally not as extensive as the
sections Of EnganG France and "T ma os l !.
| teresiHg American products and as attracting
| much attention.
| AMENITIES OF POI1TICS-The Democratic
candidate for Governor of Ohio, Horace L. Chap
man and the Republican candidate. Asa +. Bush
nell are both friends OF Senator Fairbanks. OF
Indiana. on Thursday MI. Fairbanks sent the fol
your nomination. though hope TO congratulate our
| friend Bushnell upon his election
4 BIT OF TENNESSEE POLITICs-The fight
Tor the United States Dstrict-Att orneyshp for the
Eastern District OF Tennessee IS now on In earne at
| and on that appointment hangs the answer 10 that
u,ooted question who will control the Federal APP
| pon,ments in Eastern TennesseeY Since the sud-
| den death Of District Attorney Jim Bb.e. the
| pressure MI the vacancy thus created has been
nSgln Erap u,tO NJ Ia
well with the Administration is urging the appoint
ment Of his nephew. Charles Evans. OF Chattanooga
while Congressman Gibson Is s,raining every nerve
and muscle for ". ~ Wright. OF lockwood. Mr.
| Gibson has persistent In his calls at the De-
| partment OF Justice and the White House since Mr.
| Bibles death. but ii IL not known that ne has re-
| celved any satisfn elton Congressman Brownow
the Easy Boss OF the State II Is said is taking
no part In the CONTROVERSY. az he Is satisfied with