The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-16
TALKS WITTi-
=HOTEL GUESTS

HCIEL QUESTS.
At the Riggs Is Mr.. Charles r r-,s,-
Superintendent 81 the free p.-t..- y
orafy Of Denver. who has jaF. -.------
from attending the national conr.-,..-
Of librarians at Atlanta.
Nc have been Working hars a. .-.-
IN Denver. said he, TO build 1a a ~
tnat would be a credit 20 frf -.-y -,
iAe entire Rocky Mountain region .ns
last nave reached a point uhers
hnp1s are in a fair Way o. D. ra.=.-.-
tNr collection Embraces EeD ,r,-.--.
ana ere long we viii have a s......
ouiding. the city having levied a --v
the support of the library. Free rr-.-.
are feature of modern munla.ssf r..
ana the town or city that d0eSr-f r-.s
one am' ng ITS institutions IS not rg ,,...
the progressive spirit OF th- axe
To preside over great ll.-r-..
quires talent Of the highest order J,-. 's-
President Mckinley selected N~ p..-.
as Librarian Of Congress h. rnas. ..-
happiest appointment possible -s
Known Nr. Putnam many wears 49,
know that he Is pre-emineE.Iy r.g-.s
Tor the duties Of that ofica. RE s.
over. man OF splendid inteUsrr -rs
der his direction There will b. .....---
progress and Improvement
representative HeatwOle. OF Nfrr..-.
who Is At the ShoTeham. on b.|-a ...-..---
Tor an expression of opinion On tr. So
ershiD race. said. 4A-
II seems to me that the question go
fitness iS the predominant -.-.-
should be, IN determining upon "A .....
soT 10 AR. Reed. The Republican. -....
plenty Of good material ami j r4r.
doubt We Will elect Speaker NH. -....
he an homer 10 his parlr and y,r.. -.'
serve the whole nation waI a..
think the matter Of locality s.o-, ...
any figure. and very much Iagr...... ..
idea that the contest should i'm ann, ,...
toe considered aS fight bl.wa,g tr- f-...
and West There are as good ami ....
men in one section as the other ami -.
raise the sectional cry IS uJJ in ..ne v..r
patriotism or wisdom
Some time ago I was n Monte C.r,, -
said Mr.. II. W. Schlomaun o. New y,-g
at Chsmberlin's. The games of hans.
had no attraction for me. not being uf a
speculative turn, but in watching .h- NAV
! couldn't help but notice tha, .h. ~
gamblers won, while the people WHO ar.l
staked small sums-thc plssr--ra.r..
always lost. 1t takes capital ,1 rr.-
there. and a man with cash who ISM.
afraid To risk Il, stands q pretty fair
chance at Monte Carlo. The rerran-ar.
in favor OF the bank is very slight. and a
the game is absolutely straight. .gg, .
bound to come the way OF the bold PLAYER
who persists in risking his coin
"A slight run Of adverse luck cl5s,s ont
the men with short stakes. and that Ia
why 1t Is not worth while 90 try o. q,
anything on a small capital Woman
gamblers are very numerous. anil some
of the highest betting done during ms
stay was by a woman. who ! fTedrI Was
100000 francs ahead Of the game"
at would be hard to find a citizen On,
our way who Is not an enthusiastic ex-
pansionist," remarked Mr.. ". l. Wilson.
of San Francisco. a the ShOrehJm
I'VE have already seen the good Effects
of taking in new territory tn the 10
creased trade with Hawaii since the ar-
nexation Of the islands ami We are salts.
fed that ownership of the Philippine
means a vast increase Of our commerce
with the Orient
"CalifOrna's prospects are rosy, We
were knocked out by the drought las.
year, but there have been abundant rains
of late, and all indications point 10 biz
harvests this year. The agitation over
free silver has died out completely and
the Republicans will have a waik-oy-r 81
far as the coast is concerned, in 1900
EX-GOv. Tocle, Of Montana. has been IN
Washington several days. 10 is surmis.d
that he IS here In the interest Of Senator
elect w. A Clark who had such a rGrar
time in winning out before the N0n'a7l
Legislature II is known that enemies 0f
the new Senator are hot on hi trail, and
will make the warmest fight they can pit
up against his right to a seat uEf
Dixon, former member OF Congress fIlm
Montana, who recently arrived here s
the close friend and legal adviser OF Ny
Gus DAILY, who fought Mr. CLARK Wit
bitterness during the Senatorial struggle
In addition, Judge Dixon has a gruIle
against the copper millionaire on his own
account.
Six years ago. when Clark was the
caucus nominee Of his party for iui'r'
States Senator, Judge Dixon WlA 10.
choice Of the DAILY faction in the Legi-i-
tUre, and the rivalry thus engenderad
made the men enemies for life. 10 looks
as though there would be a continuation
of hOstilities all along the line.
Gov. Stone, Of Pennsylvania. was at tie
Arlington yesterday. but did not t5ry
long, being on his way 10 West Virginia.
where he will spend a few davs Ia usH-
ing, as a relaxation from official rdI-s.