The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-03

the Philippine situation. But in the face
of her husbands silence the gushing golf
girls who are returning with red roses
in their sunburned cheeks do not so much
as ask her IL the Philippines are beaui-
full.
Everybody on the big boat knew Sena-
tor Beveridge was aboard even before the
last returning outer had painted over the
gang plank at Mackinac. He was stand
ing on deck amldships looking at the an
tiquated frown on the battlements of the
old fort when a reporter Of the Tribune
found him. It was not difficult to dis
cover him. He looks like an orator, and.
besides. he wore hat that could not be
overlooked. It was a grass ,felt confec-
tion with a broad rim that was nodded
over a Chinese block and had tropical
ventilating shaft in the top. 1t was cir
cumscribed at the base with plated In
dian ceinture of navy blue relieved by
polka dots.
The face of the returning investigator
was tanned as deeply as tan would take
on a fair complexion that goes with light
brown hair and blue eyes. He was wear
ing light gray suit made in Manila The
wind was blowing cool from the direc-
ton of Petosky. and he went below.
When he returned he was wearing a
black suit made in Hankow. The sun
came out warm and as the boat was
travelling on the inner course hot wind
came off the pine fringed sand dunes on
the shore. He went below and when he
came on deck again he was wearing a
suit of blue serge made in Toxic. Some
of the elderly matrons looked askance
and suggested that the senator was pune
tilhous about toilet dates. They were
unaware that one who had been sun-fried
in the tropis for months is strangely SEN
sative to changes in the temperature, in
the north.
Senator Beveridge looks Hike Bryan at
first glance, but on closer study he looks
like an aenlarged copy of ex-Controller
Eckles. After learning how reticent he IS
one may be surprised to learn that he is
also wonderfully frank.
81 cannot talk now" he said.
WHY asked a st. Louis tourist, af-
ter the plain manner OF a Missourian.
''Well. I cannot evn discuss that" said
the senator.
"Going to tell It in the senator"
81 am not disposed to say that"
Going to write a book?'
At this Senator Beverage laughed as
heartily as If he had never gathered Phil
ippine secrets in his life
You amt going to be interviewed and
You amt going to make any speeches on
the subject and you amt going TO write
| book. Now, what IN the dickens ever
took a United States senator TO the Phil
ippines to be sunburned and shot at If he
amt going to do something about it?'
The senator let smiles wripple all over
his face while he waas being arraigned in
this manner
why. aas soon as I lanaded in Van
couver," he said. II received n telegram
from Calvin Payne of the Indianapolis
Journal asking for something for his pa
per. photographed back couldn't talk.
Now, II I couldn't talk for for my home
papers how do you supposed could talk
| to anybody else?"
The good ship was coming into the Pc
! tosky blight and the ships mate went
| forward TO get lines out. The tourist
from Missouri went back on the quarter
| deck, where tn eother Missourians were
! They were talking about "Gum Shoe"
Bill Stone and wondering whether he
| wanted to be the Democratic candidate
| for president or whether the vice presi-
dency would satisfy him. Ex-Governcr
! Crittenien OF Missouri was in the party.
/ and his compatrfots were trying to draw
| him out on the question OF Gum Shoe
| Bill" This ex-governor. who cleaned up
! the ames gang of highwaymen by having
| Jesse brought in dead at fiat cash value
! of $1,000. was systematically evading the
| question when the tourist who had tried
to interview Senator Beverage broke into
tina croSd.
Say. do you know what Senator Bev-
/ eridge thinks about the way they are
| carrying on the Philippine war;" ne
asked.
mo: what does he think about it?''
asked Charley Tatum. who plays politics
J in Carondele: now and then.
That's what I'm trying to find out"
When Senator Beveridge emerged from
! the dining saloon the Missouri group NOV
! ed down TO him. They invited him to go
/ back on the quarter deck where he would
/ find a pleasanter lounglng place. The
J senator declined saying the ship was good
| enough. but he used few words in say
! ing that.
ID you think there are great manufac-
turing possibilities In the Plnl.poines?'
| asked the tourist from Missouri. who still
had his souther hotel air about him.
Senator Beverage looked panied.
Have cigar" said the Missourian. in
an effort to retrieve himself
| Il never smoke
We'll. have a drink
! II never drink"
The senator was getting voiuble and the
tourist frightened Nd
i What kind Of drinks do they have in
the PhIliDDinss?' he asked Onhand. Is II