The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-12-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Exhibit MT Paris Exposition.
The Manila Gable.
Especial Correspondence

The spirit of the place has changed.
Washington is not the same city that 1t
was few weeks ago. The northern
wind has brought little Of the north
ern pulse The listless manner has
gone. The streets, which were seem
ingly deserted in the hot days of the
late summer, are now teeming with
life. But the strangest thing of all is
this: The people are not the same.
Washington is putting on its winter
garb and is getting back its winter
crowd. The shore and the mountain
are giving up their spoiis. The sum-
mer girl has forsaken her haunts and
the gilded youth his golf sticks. There
is just the suspicion of the swell Wash
ington girl resuming her dogs and her
whip. The light, airy fabrics have
been laid aside, and glimpse of fur
is to be seen upon the fall costumes.
Washington is preparing for the social
season.
The embassies and the legations are
being filled again. The cosmopolitan
character of this beautiful hybrid city
is beginning to assert itself. The yell
low coat and the purple jacket are
common
The senators are refreshing their res
licences, and the representatives are re-
turning to their rooms at the hotels In
a short time everything will be in full
swing. Soon the most important con-
gress since the reconstruction period
will be in full blast and it's doings will
be watched from every corner of the
wide world The outcome of it will in
deed be of international consequence.
Negro Exhibit at Paris Exposition.
Commissioner General Peck had a
conference with the president the 9TH
er day about the appointment of the
~ commissioners to the Paris EXPOSE
ton Their names have not been
agreed upon, and they will be pretty
evenly divided geographically so far as
the four sections of the country are
concerned. The president will an
nounce the names in few days. 1t
has also been decided to make a negro
exhibit. showing the advancement of
the race, as one of the features of the
big show. This plan has the hearty in
dorsement of the president, who is en-
thusiastic over the matter. Thomas j.
Galloway, negro who graduated from
the Fisk university, was appointed as
the head of this department. He will
begin the collection of the exhibit and
when it Is completed will sail with it
to Paris. There will be special eXhib
its from the Hampton, Tuskegee, Fisk
and Vanderbilt colored universities.
The commissioner general has made
some progress in regard to the ship
ment of the government exhibit to the
French capital The converted cruiser
Prairie has been placed at his disposal
and these exhibits will be put aboard
the vessel at Baltimore and Norfolk
The agricultural exhibit is now being
shipped to Baltimore and together
with other exhibits, will be shipped
about Dec. /.
The Manila Cable.
There is no longer doubt that the
first session of the Fifty-sixth congress
will authorize the construction of a
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laying of cable from the Pacific coast
to Manila via Hawaii and Guam was
vigorously pressed at the last session,
but was defeated during the last week
of the session by the rival firms that
were after the privilege. The navy
department has been gathering data
to submit to congress regarding the
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stretch of wire -Four links will be re-
quired to connect the United States
with the Philippines, as follows: From
San Francisco to Hawaii, y, 100 miles:
from Hawaii to Wake island. 2,044
miles; from Wake island to Guam.
1898 miles; from Guam to Manila.
1850 miles. When completed this will
give to the United States clear title
over the entire route, as all proposed
stations are located on territory be-
longing to this government The esti-
mated cost of such a cable is little over
$S,000000. With the navy department
and the war department sending long
messages to the Philippines every day
at the rate of 1925 per word it would
seem to be an economical move as wen
as an important strategic venture to
construct an American Pacific cable
The Center of Population.
Census experts estimate that the cen
ter of population will be found next
year to be in Indiana, close to the ILL
nois line, at point not far removed
from the town of Vincennes. The last
census showed the population center
to be between Columbus, Ind, and Gin
cinnati. The increase in the popula
ton of Georgia, Texas, the Indian Ter
ritory, Oklahoma, New Mexico and
Arizona during the last ten years has
been sufficient, it is thought, to offset
any increase in the northwest and to
possibly pull the center somewhat to
the south of the 1890 parallel The
wealth center is thought to be in the
neighborhood of Sandusky, o.
Concerning the identity of Russiau
and American interests in China Count
Cassini, Russian ambassador at Wash
ington. said Russia was now buying
rails and railroad supplies from the
United States to build the Trans
siberian railroad through Manchuria.
Moreover, the ambassador pointed out
that there. as elsewhere, the tradi-
tional friendship between the Russians
and the Americans existed. They like
to deal with each other and to buy of