New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-14
THE PASSING THRONG.

WASHING OF the Washington Of an earlier
TON IN day.
WAR TINES People in Washington in the
early sixties" said Mr.. stephens
lived for the great part In hotels and boarding
houses and the social life was almost wholly
made up OF those who were resident at the cap
ital through politics or connected WIN one -
another OF the departments. There was no ieiS-
ure class there as now and In consequence tht
social ne and gayety centred largely arouhu
the hotels The principal hotel In that day WAS
the National and there had the good luck u
live with my mother. during part OF the sIlr''"s
times OF the war Ny mother occupied the sul'e OIL
rooms in which Henry Clay had formerly hVeu
CLAY had been a great friend of hers, and IN an
album. which she fortunately made a practice OF
keepinr have a copy OF one Of his speeches made
by himself from memory. and OF which DOUBT
there Is another copy in existence. This is but one
or many Ndiuoui, ~ ~. hove
bum which hod IN "uCh Ss'esil Ia, ia, 10 i,sure
locked up with a safe deposit company 10 Insure
x that time all Of the justices Of the Supreme
Court lived al the National Hotel. together with
Statesmen and politicians Of all classes thronged
the corridors at all times, and dinner usea 70 D. D
hickman too. could frequently be seen there try
world owed him a living. 1t was, however but a
poor barroom ioafer's living he got no,od % +be
hotels sumner had his own home II is now
part OF the Arlington Hotel His personality was
forbdding but cnce you overTi 5s,er lived Then
IN the house that " W. Corcoran the philan,,
,5ronist purchased and where the Brices still
later vere to entertain royalty. 1t is, l be
iieve about 70 become the residence OF Senator
Lepe% ~ ~ meeting Win Webster II was at an
evening party and Webster upon being presented
said in his mos. Websterian manner: Madame.
am charmed 10 have the pleasure OF making your
acGuaintance' He was reintroduced TO her four
times and each time repeated the same remark,
evidently not remembering his previous introduce
ton Finally M mother s4ld. II you say SnaI 10
me again Mr.. Webster shall really oesln 10
think you mean IT. -, . &C.
The bsgrdy Of i all struck dys the FTeai am Se sa5
10 meet YOU, Mrs stephens. he straishtway en-,
tered into conversation with her ana then ana ana
ii ifsl$ began d '''S"'-''D '''' wa
Nathan Brooke. Of Philadelphia, who has only
-ecortIv returned from Manila where he went 10
look over the ground in the in
MANILA terests OF a syndic5te OF New \ DIX
BAY AS II and Philadelphia capitalists said
is TO-DAY. of that c,y yesterday. II IS an
exceedingly interesting place 70
visit. although 7 should not care TO I've tnere. /
do no. care 10 express any opinion as to its polit-
cal or military aspects. The bay, as you may
know Is shallow and in consequence the ocean
going vessels are compelled 10 anchor from TWO
70 four miles out l think the extreme draught Of
boats that can enter the Pasg River Is fourteen
feet In consequence OF this passengers and freight
| have 10 be landed in tenders. These lenders a.
Manila are called cascos and are a most queer
looking Oriental craft They say there are lots OF
| sharks in The bay. but I don't believe IT, as me
| men battle daily from the men OF war. ana lHe'e
| has never been accident, nor did see any one
| who had personally a shark. The spanish nee
that Dewey destroyed lies over near CaVlle Oh
| Ka,itA as il IS sometimes spelled. and is a most
| wobegone spectacle. Some or the boats thal ''e
nearest the shore show most Of the nun oGI '' 1
| lying further out sho" only me upper IN 80
| little gunboat went down at the end OF lle az 49,
nv r. va+- and 80 close is she that looks
/ 2 orrfri- He had -
wharf when she made her nnal plunge. ~ -,
have been pretty well dismantled, and cqr!o-seek
crs took 50 much Of that they finally had 20 plaGe
a guard over them. one spanish iranspCr. ,.iss
ashore In the bay. about three miles from Cavl}e
toward Manila and she is a lonely and misera PIE
looking sight as she rots away there IN coInpIe-g
isolation. You may remember that az. $50
had destroyed the feet impertnent little span
ism gunboat, the Caao, stuck her nose mo .ng g
bay and ran vel into our Meet Detore she -
her position Since then she has been DONG eHec-
! tive work under our nag. as her hgnt T az -
enables her 20 run close IN shore' Wlere 7e In
sometimes use her machine guns with telling ere-
Is the boar that tore up and down in front Of me
| town on August H. the day il surrendered, and
! amusing story. It seems that in night everything
Of an inhammable nature Is placed below IN order
! no material there TO start fire Ordinarily such
! supplies are kept on deck. on the day OF the night
the CallaO steamed up 10 the side OF the olympia
and her commander Cthe CallaosJ requested that
! in the interests Of safety he might be allowed 70
pa during the action Permission being granted
he % s5 65 % R 5ss sd You
| imagine the yell of delight that followed. The Ca
! lao is about the size or a small North River tug
and unlike one in appearance
There is no question OF the present prosperity Of
the West" said Philip II. Ransom. Of Boston. at
| the Gnsey House yesterday. II am
! A SHERIFF Western travelling agent for one OF
| FROM our largest Wholesale boot and
| UTAH shoe firms and have Just returned
| from my seml-annual business trip.
I received the heaviest orders have ever got In all
my business career and sold large quantities Of the
I most expensive goods marufacture-classes Of
goods that there has been little demand for here
| tofore in that part Of the country. Drummers IN
/ other lines Of trade tell me they have found the
/ same thing They don't seem 70 have anything but
/ money out West just now. and all three KINDS OF
Il had rather interesting experience on my way
from Ogden. tan. TO Butte, Mont Inc 9niy othef
with SLOUGH hat and grzzed hair WIN MS high
I cheekbones and lean face he was eXactIy OF me
| did my best TO entice MIN into conversation, but
| he was not Inclined 10 talk, and was welln.gh
bored TO extinction when / caught the tinkle Of a
banjo from the rear end Of the car on lnYestlga
ton it turned out 70 De the coon porter, and by
crossing his palm with silver Induced MIN 10 come
in ana play FOR me. Music succeeded Where my
conversational abilities had failed loI my 4Lse
Westerner at once came back and joined ne II my
/ section After the concert ne extended me US la
hospitality of the country out OF hLR po-Att Do'
te and then asked me 20 join MIN in ms section; a
small bag was lying on the seat ana stared y, !.
( weight surprisingly great that asked MN
! what IL contained. only my parker anu an DitBy'
boot he replied. I could translate barker tui tht
oregon boot landed So he opened the bag ane
| showed me a Colts 40 calibre revolver. and les
iron made 20 paddock on mans leg just above M
I calf and a. me ankle. and weighing from twenty tl
/ -Hentv-dve pounds Il seems he was sheriff OF on,
/ Of the lower counties q Utah. whore murder haC
| taken place. He had just received word that me!
/ mad caDulred the murderer az Butte, and ne va!
| on the way there 10 get him. and having done 81
I intended 10 fasten that oregon boot on the muir
d4rer's leg with a view to delaying his flight should
he escape The use he intended 70 put the revolVel
/ 20 obvious.
Those two articles absolutely everything
| that bag contained and apparently he mad no other
As by his account his trip would take AZ iedsl lel
! DAYS ny curiosity overcame me, and blurted GUY
Where's the rest Of your baggage" There ain
I none he replied quietly. but his eye gItfered, am
} decided that further curiosity might prove IN
| healthy Since then / have been wondering II Tx
his was a large nature that caused him 10 wear ny