The times., 1898-08-31
THINGS, SEEN AND HEARD.

THINGS SEEN AND HEARD.
II am Inclined to establish a small re-
oeiiion when ] hear so many people in
washington talking of what the city was
years agoi and how it has grown since
they came here to reside" said Evan
Justice, aidestendant of one of the fight
ing clans of bonny Scotland. Most GER
tainly Washington has progressed he
continued, E'and so have other cities The
Oldest lnhabftant' always excites much
interest, but at times he becomes tire
some. L have watched this city grow
just the same as some other people, but
my observations date back put a few
years. L came here from Texas about
SIX or seven years ago. l came on a
freight train and was no doubt a trifie
conspicuous for few days in a broad
brimmed white hat, blue flannel shirt,
putternut trousers, hign-heeled boots.
with red tops, and all the footwear ex-
posed TO public view, as / had not dis
carded the well established custom of my
State to wear my trousers on the inside
instead of the outside or my bootlegs.
While the city has progressed, l have
no doubt there are some persons here who
are willing to concede that !. too, have
chahseo IN appearance, therefore the
progress has been general, and | feel that
am part of that onward march which
has been conspicuous in all parts of the
city This was the first big town l had
ever seen. though / had spent a few
days In New Orleans. where l observed
with much interest the loading of yes
sells, but that was about all | saw in the
Crescent City which can now remember
E.YerXOne knows hat pit tr huc do
rapid strides and what l object to is to
having some people always talking about
it,"
'It was my fate in ife," said we'll
known newspaper writer yesterday. Ito
be the presiding genius of a daily paper
in the South for some months before and
during most of the time of the war with
Spain, which was lacking in possessing
a ilrst-class mechanical outfit. The com
posing room was sadly deficient in heavy
type and in the absence of a machine to
set heads, our great morning journal was
cramped when 1t came to producing pow
er. My greatest contest was with capt.
tai letter s. That was one letter in the
alphabet most in use and the one the
Once was the shortest on. First. there
was Soldier" Spain" Spanish
'Spaniard," Sampson, "Schley," Shat
ter. Senior Sagasta,' Santiago" Isl
boney.' San Juan" "Sortie." "St. Mich
olas Mole Sam Geferring to Uncle
Sam, Seneca, Seguranca" Uhe lat
ter two the names of transports), and
many other words beginning with the let
ter y 1t taxed the Office to its utmost
capacity! But we were always able 10
get the paper out. though sometimes late.
ana all because we had TO take the "S''
out OF one page after IL had been stereo-
typed IN order to use them in the later
pages. The proprietor of the paper had
money 10 burn in copyrighted dispatches
put nothing for more fonts of head type"
Two OF the largest members of the
Dn'ted States Senate are now in Wash
lngton. They are alike distinguished for
brains and Drawn. But the same impel-
ing cause did not bring them in touch
at the National Capital. Senafcr Allen
OF Nebraska came East to look after the
needs and necessities Of the Second Ne
braska Regiment. mustered out yester-
day, while Senator Lindsay of Kentucky.
so the story goes. is in search Of lost
applications for office filed long. long ago
by friends who are expected to aid him
IN MS next effort to succeed himself as
senator
ut cannot be questioned. said Ken
tuckian at the Wellington last night
chat Joe Blackburn, formerly senator.
VIII be in the field against Lindsay, and
while close contest may follow. the
prediction Of the State for silver is sure
to help Blackburn. whose popularity
never wanes."
Gov. McLaurin. of Mississippi who
served for brief time as a United States
senator, is In the city TO act as collector
for his State. He wants a very modest
sum. only $1,000. which is the amount Mis- |
siss fpi expended in raising. organizing.
supplying. and equipping the troops of
the First. Second. aud Third Mississippi
Regiments. II is reported that the gov
ernor will request the mastering on; or
the First and Second Mississippi Vo,un- |
teers. and will ask that the Third Regi- |
ment be retained for garrison duty. Mis-
sissippi political matters are quiet now.
but II will not be long before a United |
States senator Will be elected. and the |
State will be red hot from center to cir
cumfererce. The whisperings now are |
to the effect that Gov. McLaurin himself |
IS a candidate for senator.
Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania,
reached the city yesterday morning. but |
he was not inclined to say anything |
about the importart Republican confer. |
ence Senator Quay had with some of the |
prominent Republicans Of Philadelphia |
on Monday.
The statement was te'egraphed from |
there that in all probability Mr.. Quay. |
1n account of the fight being made |
against him by the Business Mems |
League would issue statement soon |
that he will not be a candidate for re- |
eiection 20 the Senate.
A young man whose general appearance |
bespoke him as q recent arrival from the
rural districts stepped up to the desk in
The office of the clerk of the court at the
aid II want a marriage license Major
who waited on the visitor, /
asked him If he wanted II for himself
He said he did not but wanted IL for a
riend named Seek" He, however did
rot know his friends haptismal name
when asked by Mr.. Williams. He there
Ipon called to Seek" who all the while
lad been waiting patiently outside the
loor. Seek came in Sideways, and on
,eing asked his name. said 1t was Cute. .
,ut whether it was spelled with CO.
,r "K'' he did not know. as his mother
lever told him. Nor was he sure whether
t was Cute Seek or Seek Cute" for
sometime he said his mother called him
Cute" and sometimes just plain Seek"
The visitor hailed from Montgomery |
county. Nd, and said the future Mrs.
ute Seeks name is Mary Jane Collins.
Dewey's Way.
(From the New York World.)