The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-19
THE TALK AT WASHINGTON.
(nY Q. A. EnwARns.l

overtime In this country with no peace yet
In sight.
The latest candidate for peace jubilee
honors is the city OF Washington. 1t VIII
have peace jubilee on grand scale on
May 20. "a and 25. Preparations are nov
going forward and the people Of this city
are showing much enterprise.
The people here admitted that the peace
jubilee business was becoming a little
threadbare, but it was decided to have
some sort OF entertainment going on about
that time, 80 they stuck to the peace ju-
bilee name. The business men here have
contributed something like $4,000 to meet
the necessary expenditures for three days.
Pennsylvania avenue is to be decorated
there is to be very elaborate court OF
honor" near the White House, there is to
moving pictures representing important
events in the life OF the republic, there is
to be another procession OF an industrial
character, display of fireworks, and at
the close there is to be an indoor "revel-
ry" in the nature OF dress ball in the
largest hail In the city.
! 1t will probably not detract from the en-
/ ioyment of the average visitor who comes
to view this pageant to know that 1t IS
given with the sole sordid idea in view of
'rasng the wind" 1t is purely and en-
tlrely commercial. a move OF the shop
keepers OF the Capital City to line their
jeans with the shekels OF the curious and
I s,a -f.s tfn,
of the business men OF this city is that the
Jubilee will bring to town in three days
something more than Buffalo Bill or Bar
mum carry away after a stay of the same
length of time. II the hope OF the sub
scribers is realized, they will get their
the streets, from the sale of admission
tickets to the "revelrles," and from some
refreshment privileges to be disposed Of.
Aside from the free show in this great
est of all free show towns In the world,
the visitors will get their moneys worth
in seeing the Capital City of the country
at the season of the year that It looks
loveliest. when the recollection of the trip
to Washington's home at Mount Vernon is
something to be carried away and never
forgotten
It is probable that tho Hon. Thomas B.
Reed Will tender his resignation as a mem
Der Of the Fifty-sixth congress IN time
to permit the election of his successor next
November. but II there is the sllmmest
chance Of certain man being elected to
FIJI that vacancy I believe that Reed viii
reconsider his determination to retire.
That man is the Hon Joseph H. Manley,
who Is said to have his eye cast in the
direction of Reeds vacant seat
He will never get it. Reed would see
him further In hades than pigeon can fly
in thirty years before he would allow any
act of his to advance the fortunes of Joe
Marley
1t VIII be remembered that Marley was
one of Reeds chief lIeutenants In 1895,
Just before the National republican con-
ventlon. At critical moment Manley
threw up the sponge and announced that
Mckinley had lead pipe cinch" on the
nomination. Shaking his fist in Marley 3
face Sam Fessenden, the Connecticut mem
Der OF the National republican committee,
said zoe, God Almighty hates a quit
ter" think Mr.. Marley has since had
excellent reason to believe that the Hon.
Thomas Bracket Reed fully agrees with
Tessendon in his estimate of gutter.
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When tho Delaware legislature ad-
journed after falling to elect a successor
to Hon. George Gray, Governor Tunnel,
who ds democrat, said that he did not
intend to make an appointment to fill the
vacancy II is said now, however, that
in view OF Governor stones appointment
Of Mr. Quay the Delaware executive is
thinking seriously of changing bis mind
and that he Will probably appoint Repre-
sentative Handy.
Some of MIR, Handy's colleagues in the
house are unkind enough to say that he
| eau talk longer and say less than any
member OF that body. That is big mis-
take, however, as Mr.. Handy is one of the
ablest men on the democratic side OF the
house. He is a young man and looks
enough like our own De Graffenreid to BIZ
his twin brother. He is personally very pap
ular with all the members OF his own pc,
litical faith and has the respect of the
republicans. He Is the man who prepared
the minority report Of the committee OF
I interstate and foreign commerce on the
HANNAH Payne steamship subsidy bill and II
compelled the republicans to take to the
tall tlmhers, None of them ever success.
fully answered his arguments.
II Mr.. Quay is seated the senate will bC
compelled to admit appointed senators
from the three other States. Delaware
Utah and California where vacancies exist
' The governor OF Utah is republican, al.
: though the legislature that failed to choos,
senator was democratic. 1t is said thai
, he may appoint Frank j. Cannon, the for.
mer senator. He is silver republican
Tho friends of Buck" Grant are now
trying to persuade the governor of Cali.
fornia to appoint him to the senatorial
vacancy that exists in that State.
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The death of Roswell p Flower OF New
York removes an interesting and rather