The National tribune., 1899-04-06
CHIT OF THE CORRIDORS

In only about one tnlng can washington
claim to be a center of production. That
is fish. The generous Potomac yields as
fine herring and shad as there are in the
world, and hundreds Of tons are caught
every year with gill-nets and seines. 1t
is estimated that 10000, 900 or 100000
herring will be caught this Spring, and
500, 900 shad. The law prohibits seine
fishing in the Writer'S Of the District OF
Columbia, but for 60 miles below the
District line there are establishments for
seining wherever the confguration of the
banks admits. One of these is so large
that two stationary engines and about
100 men are employed in handling the
seines. Fish are consequently very
cheap in Washington, herring sometimes
falling as low as so cents per 1000. AT
shad seven or eight times as much.
Great quantities OF fish are shipped to the
interior towns OF Maryland and Virginia.
DR.. T. C. Harter, of Bloomsbury Pa. +,
jealous and active Son of Veteran,
was in The National Tribune Office last
week. He is enthusiastic as to the mis-
sion and prospects of the Sons OF Vet
Grams, and is doing as much as any other
man to help build the Order up. DR..
Harter has recently been honOred with
the nomination for Register and Recorder
of Columbia County, Pa.
The most democratic of all the foreign
homes in Washington is that of the repre-
sentative of autocratic Russia, Count de
Cassini, the Cars Ambassador. Unlike
the chiefs of the other Embassies and
legations, Count de Cassini has no office
hours. He will see anyone who calls on
business whenever he is in the house.
If he is at his meals, he requests the
visitor to wait, and, being imbued with
the genuine Russian hospitality, the next
feature of the visit is the entrance Of a
great uniformed servant, said to be a
COssack, bearing a tray with steaming
hot tea, made a la Russo, and some
dainty waters. Count Cassini speaks ex-
cellent English, and is most pleasant in
his manner. All of his secretaries and
attaches are also versed in our langu age.
The visitor is always received in a beau
tiful reception room, quite unlike the
ordinary waiting-room of ether Washing
ton Legations. Another thing about the
Count is the curious fact that, though he
has been here nearly two years, and is
one of the most courted and popular Of
the public men in Washington, no one
knows his Christian name. His papers
say that he is Count de Cassini," and
not even the State Department officials
know whether he has baptismal cogno-
men or not.
met Maj.-Gen. David S. Stanley,
whom all the veterans of the Army OF the
Cumberland remember with affection, on
PENNSYLVANIA avenue last week. He is in
good health, but naturally solicitous
about his son, David 5. Stanley, IT,, who
is First Lieutenant of Co. ID, 22d U. s., q
regiment which suffered heavily in Cuba,
and more recently in the Philippines.
| The 22d has the luck to get into all the
fighting. 1t lost it's Colonel-Chas. A.
| Wikoff-at San Juan Hill, and now
another Colonel-Harry c. Egbert-in front
of Manila. At last accounts young Stan
ley had passed through all the fighting
unframed.
The trouble about the employment OF
Admiral Schley: still continues. The bill
let that ne wants is the command OF a
European squadron, which would at this
moment be the most priced honor that
could fall to one of our sailors, for he
would get an enthusiastic reception in
British ports, and be the object OF envious
study and attention in those OF Germany,
France and Italy There is reason for
believing that the Navy Department
wants to keep this for George Dewey,
whenever he thinks that he can be spared
from Manila. 1t would not do to let
Schley take all the blush and dew from
the freshness Of the rose of American
naval exploits. So, the statement is
made that no ships can be spared at
present to recOnstitute the European
Squadron, which was broken up at the
beginning of the Spanish war. The only
assignment that has so far been offered
Schley is that Of the command OF the
Naval Station at Habana. Schley has
rejected this, because it would not be an
| independent position, but under the COM
mander of the North Atlantic Squadron,
and. further, because the main duties OF
the place will be to clean up and set in
order the incredibly dirty, rundown, obso-
lete navy-yard, and clean out some OF the
| filth Of the port.
The President has resumed his daily
outdoor exercise, which was interrupted
by the war. He is very fond OF walking
and riding on horseback, and will now
give some part of each day to this.
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May II ex-Presdent Harrison, ex-Sec-
Tetary Tracy, JUleI
Justice Brewer will sail for Paris, TO take
part in the Venezuela arbitration.
Speaker Reed arrive in Washington
from Georgia last Friday, and looked the
picture of health. He refused to be inter
viewed, further than to say that he could
see no possible political significance to
the simultaneous visit of the President
and himself to Jekyll Island.
So
Last week the Cuban representatives
had an interview with Secretary Hay,
who told them that the 900 already
sent to Cuba was every dollar that the
United States would give, and there would
be no permission given the Assembly to
raise more by loans.
Memorial Day in New York.
Active preparations are being made for
the fitting celebration of this years Me-
mortal Day in New York. Gov. Roosevelt
will preside and Prof. Alonzo Williams, of
Brown University, Providence, will be the
orator at the evening exercises in the
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