Arizona republican., 1898-01-09
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
 Col. w. R. Morrison, whose term as interstate commerce commissioner eX- pired with the close of the year, has left Washington for his old home at Waterloo, H., where he expects to re- side hereafter Col. Morrison has been in public life almost continuous lv for thirty years, and no man is bet ter known or more beloved at the capital than he Though his friends are expressing the hope to see him re- turned to congress, he dismisses the suggestion with the remark that his day is passed.
 When asked at Willard's who the president would appoint as chairman of the interstate commerce commis- sion, Col Morrison said: 'sNo one as chairman. I do not know who will be appointed commissioner There is an erroneous impression abroad that the president appoints the chairman, or suggests to the commission who shall be appointed. The commission makes it's own selection. Commis- sioner Knapp is the oldest in service and experience, is a bright, capable man, and will be chosen chairma n by his associates as matter of course. The president is not author ized to appoint, and would not tn nk of or volunteer the suggestion that a newly appointed commissioner should be made chairman
 MT Henry M. Sperry of Om3ha, Neb., business man of some promi- nence in the Nebraska metropolis, was at the St. James yesterday. When seen by a reporter for the Post he said:
 'The Transmississippi exposition is booming right along, and we will have a show in Omaha that not only the middle west, but the entire coun- try will be proud of. The whole coun- try has united in worlds exposition at Chicago, the people of the far west -California-have had an exposition, the people of the south have had two expositions in the last three years Atlanta and Nashville-all of which were successful beyond the the shad- ow of doubt. Now the people of the Mississippi valley and the surrounding g territory invite their friends through out the United States and the world at large to cooperate with them in s-aking our exposition a worthy one in every respect. Half of the states in the Union have already become in- terested in the show. The governors of these states have appointed exposi- tion commissioners, the members of which are all prominent men in busi- ness, social, and professional life, and who will have entire charge of the ex- h1b1ts to be made by the respective states. These commissioners have a. ready been actively at work securing appropriations, etc., ard are making application for space in the different buildings of the exposition.
 The only feature of the forthcom- ing show that we were in doubt abcu. was the arf exhibit. At first it seemed that we would not be able to secure an exhibit that would compare favor ably with the other departments Now however, instead of holding eff, the artists are readily preparing to send in their works. They at first declared that the risk of shipping out to Omaha was too great when the small amount of advantage that might be gaineI was taken into consideration. A scheme hit it -te.fflibR, however, thai has proved an attractive one. In stead of awarding medals and diplo- mas and labelling this and that pie ture prize winner'-all empty hon. ors-a syndicate of rich men has beer formed to buy a stipulated number oi the works offered for exhibition an6 sale. The disp0s5.,, oi their works will be more welcome to, the needy art ists than hundred medals and di plomas. A fire and burglar proo vault will be built in the art buildine for storing the more valuable works The success of Omaha's undertaking i! already insured"
 ''In Denver, recently" said MT. H w. Wallace of St. Louis, yesterday, a the National, 'I met Dr. Maitland C. Queensland, Australia, who was tour ing the world, being then on his wa, to San Francisco, having been al through the east. The doctor is al inveterate coffee drinker, and on hi extensive travels had carefully note the beverage as served in the differ ent places he visited. He said tha the Arabians, who raise. some of tn best coffee in the world, know tn least about making it good to drink They serve thick, black, mudd sl decoction, which one is expected t, drink straight. In Constantinop, much the same description of coffe is served with every meal. In Pari the coffee, Dr. Maitland said, wa barely palatable, while in London i was also wretched.
 "The one place the exacting docto really enjoyed his drink was in Vi enna, where he says nectar is not il it with the coffee served in the restau rants of the Austrian capital H thought it was some rare brand, bu was told, much to his astonishmen' tha nearly all the coffee used wa made from the Mexican berry. It a came from knowing how to make i In conclusion, Dr. Maitland declare that for coffee one must go to Vienn: for tea to Russia, and for chocolate Sn2in Tn fbn Tni Cfafoc ho coi