New-York tribune., 1900-12-28
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE friday DECEMBER 2s. 1900
THE PASSING THRONG.

80 far the present session Of Congress has beer
one of the dullest on record said w. L. Studdi-
ford of Washington. ID. c., yester-
A DULL day. ''The old members yawn
MONTH IN about and growl. saying they can't
CONGRESS. even get up a decent fight 20 en-
liven matters. The opposition re-
fuses TO show its head or in any way 10 put up
resistance of even the most feeble nature Ccnse-
quently business goes in sort of dull and mad
dening routine. A member told me patheticaliy the
nF DAY and fha 4a the f yon eTea looked at them
that no would make a political speech. so that
Army ny bill is likeiy to receive some modifying
amendments at the hands af the senate & P eus IN s
changed What will be the fate of the Subsidy oil
n0 Ons be be strong 70 opposition to its
has 50 far 6seR faanfn rat into op FUN swing
until after the new year but ths peeeoeff For n1 II
NAV be the weather. which has been singularly
fat and depressing There have 9een '11s sfaenf neasn
houses socially. We are hoping. however. that the
year"
.'on New Years Day." continued Mr.. studdiford
comes the most important and eagerly looked
forward 10 Of the White House re-
THE PREsI- ceptions-that Of the Diplomatic
DENTS RE- Corps 1t is a most brilliant affair.
CEPTTON and invitations TO 1t eagerly
sought for. The Diplomatic Corps
attend in full uniform and the ladies present are
in full toilets All in all. 1t makes most gay and
memorable scene. 1t has in past times had lts
pathetic and Iudicrous sides Some years ago MT
Ane9 the 4o rom heart disease in the cloak
room of the White House on New rear ; La!. -
edy occurred Some Of the dips wear uniforms
and large keys on their hips tngy ne yso1st a1e
kind and the great keys are their eneIeIns
are engraved and giided and form an effective ad-
diton the uniform proper Two or bits fhFee esss
of the corps was so unfortunate as 10 oe iete,
The President receives In tne blpe % eS oom % and
pass cut through the Green and Eas! rooms and
gathered who knew the dip well He ,hd had lust g5t
Red Room ana his foot was on the sill Of the door
| to the Blue Room. AT that particular Juncture
90e OF o ta g69q g9qp saeq ne eu 6 but he didn't
know it and so he made de wf bsn TaP s5d a5 tne pf m
this posture. TO his great Inoriacation ne entered
was his reimbursement and chagrin that to this
day 1t is unsafe to speak OF key in his presence.
Wolfe Harrison prominently identified with the
tobacco industry in this city who has just returned
| from Cuba, at the Hotel Imperial
! THE TOBACCO yesterday talked about conditions
| OUTLOOK IN that island. Mr.. Harrison says
! CUBA that the smoker in the United
States is in luck "The finest
| growth of tobacco comes to the United States
now" declares Mr.. Harrison. ''and the cuttings go
| to Europe. The war blighted the tobacco industry
in Cuba as it did almost every other agricultural
consisted mainly of sheds oxen; fertilizers and
| their implements. 1t has been almost impossible
for them replace these which are absolutely es-
sential to the industry. The plan in the past has
| been for them to borrow money upon the growing
| crop in order to enable them to prepare for the
next one, the destruction of their farm build
| ings and machinery and teams was crushing
blow Conditions, however. are slowly improving.
| Money from the United States is going into the
island in the way of investment. The farmers were
all wiped out by the war, and the crop OF 1901,
which was planted in September. and will be cut
| late in January. will be equal in quality TO that
raised in 1894 There will be less OF it. however.
| There great chances for expansion OF the in
| dustry in Cuba Desirable land for the growing OF
| tobacco is plentiful and cheap When the farmers
get into such condition that they can borrow
| money there will be big increase, and prices.
| which have been stiff will probably come down
! some. The decrease will not be much. however.
because the markets of the world absorb il all
easily and maintain fair prices One of the things
that going to help this and other agricultural
industries in Cuba is the expansion Of transporta-
tiOn lines. Steam and electrical roads are being
projected and when these lines tap the country
districts the material can quickly and cheaply be
! brought to the distributing centres. At present
nearly all hauling is done with oxen. and freight
rates railroads excessively high. Cuba has
! great future, and it's growth. once conditions
become settled and capital is safe. will be mar
/ VelOuS.''