The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-09

= WORD TO say OF 1t and the first thing
President Mckinley said 10 me when I
had the honor OF meeting him, was to ask
II the Cuban war had not obscured our
Klondike trade. When the war ends
think We Will find the people Of the coun-
Try looking toward the Klondikc more than
ever.
Speaking OF the Cuban tunta, Senior Con-
zalo de Quesada. its Washington head. Is
one OF the most active men / ever laid
eyes On. You can imagine he IS on the
go all the time and IL ever a man was
everywhere at once" he is. Quesada is
an exceptionally handsome fellow and in
the hotel a string OF good looking young
women Is at his side constantly.
John Jacob Astor and '.Joe" Choate the
famous lawyer, were on the train on which
| came 10 the national capital. Mr. Aston
came 10 offer his services In the war and
10 tender to the government his yacht and
an agreement to equip and pay for an ar
ulIery battery during the war. Mr..
Astor is most peculiar looking person.
lie has an enormous nose and his forehead
and lower face slope back from the nose
at an angle which would be an alarming
sign for his intellect We're IL not that the
keen. shrewd intelligence of his eyes save
him. His eyes make him look what his
face is, sharp, acute and keen. And speak
ing OF Asior, even Populist ought TO be
proud of the way the very rich are coming
10 the front. TO Astor's offer is to be
added that of Helen Gould, Jay Gould's
daughter OF sioo, 900, while her brothers
offer the equivalent OF no less an amount.
Here is John Wanamaker agreeing to pay
the salary OF every one OF his clerks who
enlist and to insure their lives for So 90
for their families. and also to raise and
equip full regiment and go as a private.
Theodore Roosevelt, who is wealthy. re-
signs the assistant secretaryship Of the
navy. most important position, to go as
lieutenant colonel OF irregular cavalry.
The big banks. trusts and corporations are
all agreeing TO do no less than Wanamak-
er. and no Populist politician can longer
say that patriotism Is dead among the rich:
while no one poor @: rich denies the pa
triotism OF the average Populist.
To my mind as honest and sincere man
as there is In congress Is Mr.. Bailey. Of
Texas. the young leader OF the Bryan
Democrats. He leaves no political points
that he can fairly make. yet he avoids no
patriotic duty. In fact he has abstained
from doing some things which, IL he were
politician alone, he might have done and
without much adverse criticism from nom
partisans. I look on Bailey as far ADLER
man than Mr.. Bryan. and would not be
surprised 10 see him take Bryan's place
before many years.
Speaking OF Bailey. did write YOU that
! speu. half a day with William r. Bailey?
He is we'll and as charming and deboE-
aire as ever. has changed hardly hair
had just become the happy father OF boy
and is living at lngleside. beautiful Penn
sylvania stock farm through which the
Pennsylvania runs for nearly q mile. He
IS as devoted 10 Seattle as ever. but is
anxious 10 and probably will go 10 Cuba
with the army as ar aide-de-c3up. per-
haps 20 Gen. Lee. Seattle people who re-
member and know the part Mr.. Bailey
took in the attempted abduction of Mr..
Il. Z. Albertson know that he viii make
a brave account OF himself II he should
he placed where bravery is needed.
notice that 1850 Hebrews met the other
day in Chicago and prayed for victory for
the United States. There will be no more
earnest and active supporters Of the war
with Cuba than the Jews. who have long
memories and do not forget their perse-
cutiom by the SpaEiards. Apropos OF this.
when IN Philadelphia | MAJ n Jewish
friend. a banker, who was speaking 20 me
0s DR.. Jose Congesto. now secretary gen
erai OF Cuba but who. when / was in
Philadelphia, was member OF the consul
lar CORDS TO which / also belonged. MY
friend told me that Congosto, who Is a
charming man. not long before he went 20
Cuba was complaining that he had to do
detective work which was naturally dis
.as-eful 10 a gentleman. My friend said
70 him: ~ have great sympathy for my
friend Congosto. bat meme for his govern
ment"
And, why not for my government
asked the Spaniara-
Because / have q long memory, and L
canao; forget how your government per-
secuted my people 40 years ago"
All said congosto. If she only had
re-, For she IS suffering from Il Dos."
net Fremont Cole IN Washington. Cole
became known as the youngest man who
ever became speaker OF thu house OF repre-
srtt,a;j.es in New York state. A few years
ago ne came 10 Seattle and went into part
nershIa with r NJ. Reed. 3r. While IN
Seattle Ehat was known as the Roscoe
anss-.sgarette bill WAS before tire iegisia-
rure ana Cole was engaged 20 'sght IT, His
work wss so highly appreciated that he
xas calsesi to Nsw York 20 become counsel
for the American Tobacco Company, gen
orally called ire Tobacco Trust. which IS
me producer Of about 90 per cent. OK the
utar ard cut smoking and chewing tobacco
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