The times., 1897-06-07

Senator Caffery and several of his as
sociates were standing ON the portico of
the Marble Room Thursday, when the
clouds were blackest, watching the ap-
proach OF the thunder storm. ut isn't a
marker to one | was ia in 1885," oh.
served the Senator, and Immediately n
request was made for the story. In his
own interesting manner. Senator Caffery
told how he, withtwo or three others. took
saii one Saturday in small boat, pos
simy thirty-five feet long. intending to
spend couple of days fishing in the
vicinity CT An island u short distance
out in the gulf They were struck by a
West India hurricane, and remained in
that terrific storm from Sunday at 4 in
the evening until Monday morning at 8
O'Clock Tie island, near which they
had anchored, was Inundated, and great
masses OF enormous logs and drift wood
thrown there ny previous storms, M omen
tarily threatened the destruction of their
frail craft. The Senator depicted the
struggle with the storm, the wrath of the
waves, the dragging OF the boat, driven.
despite its anchor, closer and closer to
the dangerous coast, the hairbreadth es-
capes from the enormous trees, tossed
about on angry waves, anyone OF which
striking his boat, would have crushed IL
ike ao eggsheil; ahd, finally. the passing
of the wind, and their return To land, more
dead titan alive And the first thing
/ read in the newspapers said the Sen
ator. was a long account of our departure,
the supposed manner ia which we had met
cur death. and glowing obituary OF my
self and my companions"
Ex-senator Henry ". Blair OF New Hainp-
shire, the gentleman who, by the way,
was in almost identieaiiy the same posi-
tion with regard to China that DR. Angel
is now with Turkey, in tine matter OF being
not entirely acceptable as United states
minister, is sometimes seen in his old
haunts about the Capitol He is also this
spring frequent caller at the White
House Senator Blair is at present inter
ested in the unique project of securing a
foreign mission for woman. Mrs Marilla
NJ Kicker As the whole United States
knew, probably, Mrs. Kicker wished to go
to Colombia The nomination of a man
for the position last week was thought by
many to have ended the matter. A repor-
ter for The Times saw Senator Blair last
night, however, with regard To Mrs Kicker
and LEFT him with entirely different ideas
as to Ars. Ricker's aspirations aud Sena
Blair's faith. Said the ex-senator:
1T is my opinion now that Nr. Mckinley
did not give the lady the mission to CO.
lombia because he believed that she de-
served something larger. expect to
see her nominatedfor one OF the European
missions during Mr.. McKinley's AdmiIis-
tration. This may not come Immediately,
but there are always chances to put the
right person in the right place. IL one is
very anxious. This is the Queens jubilee
year, She has regned sixty years As
we near the end of the nineteenth century
woman is taking q more exalted position
every year. Mr.. Mckinley Is not the kind
of man to refuse Mrs. Kicker a representa-
tive place if he thought she deserved it,
because it would be a departure. It is
wonderful the interest that is being taken
in her quest all over the United States
The wonens clubs and equal rights clubs
everywhere are indorang her continually,
and some OF the best men in the United
States also have signed their names to her
papers,