The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-02-20
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Mr. D. J. CamPau. of Michigan. the
member OF the Democratic National Com
nittse from his State. is at the Ra 'eigh-
y viii stand Tor all The hunting stories
which I have seen printed about myself
and others in connection with Mr.. Bryan,
sail Mr. campau. .'but viii have to pro-
test about the yarn which narrated the
experiences Mr.. Hogg and myself had ar
the Lang1ry tea in New York last week.
I am not exactly sure what Gov. Hogg
did but l was not at that tea. do not
attend tees. When / begin attending teas
II will not be with Mrs. Langtry or for the
! benefit Of the English
Turning TO the subject of Michigan poll
tics he said. Il think the Democrats have
very good outlook in Michigan this year
The State now has twelve Republican
Congressman. The Republicans have man
aged the State affairs very badly. The
people lave no confidence in the party to
give an honest administration. l think
they are very likely to turn the ticket
down at the polls. This may give us the
state officers. and certainly a gain in the
representation II Congress-
Ar. Marcus A. DAILY and Mrs DAILY, OF
New York end Montana, are at the Shore
Fam They came on the late train from
New York last night and will remain in
the city for two or three Gays. Mr.. Daly
has not been very Well since ne fell and
broke three ribs a few weeks ago in New
York. He says that after he has finished
his business in Washington he will ex-
| tend his trip farther South and remain in
Florida for time. He was very much in
! terested In learning whether or not he
was to appear before the Clark investi-
| cation committee. He had heard that a
/ subpoena was out for him, but said he had
no knowledge of the matter himself.
Mr.. Nose c. Wetmore. the octopus
| chaser. OF St Louis, Mo-, is at the Shore
| nam. In general way he is interested
/ in the meeting of the Democratic Nation
| al Committee. and in a special way he is
1 here as the chaperone of former Gov. W
/ J. Stone Mr.. Wetmore does not admit
/ that the octopus is doing particularly
/ well in St Louis. but says that since SELL
/ ing out his tobacco business to the trust
/ be has been engaged in building up an
/ other large tobacco establishment, which
viii be on the market in the next year or
| so.
There is more than one way of opening
! up communications between IUS GHlkcA
1 States and the Philippines" said Mr. 5. o.
! Rhoem. of Tacoma. at the Normandie
1 last evening Congress is very busy in
| trying TO find out whether the government
| or private parties should lay cable from
! San Francisco to Manila. Some men who
| are never heard of in a political way are
| at work trying to construct what is prac-
| ,ically an overland telegraph line to Ma
4 Al Al. III
was laid an effort was made 10 construct
an overland telegraphic line to Europe.
1t was the plan to have the telegraph line
| run to Alaska and then, with a short con-
Meeting cable have the line extended
through Asia to Europe. You will now
find piled up In Alaska thousands and
| thousands of tons of the wire which vas
TO be used for this lire. 1t was sent up
| there more than half century ago. ]
| think Field himself was interested in II.
| The Atlantic cable was successful and he
plan was dropped. The plan has been re
vived A company has been organized in
Canada and is trying to connect Alaska
with an overland telegraph line. If this Is
successful a cable will be laid TO Asia,
and the Russian government has voted a
| subsidy to connect this line with the end
1
railroad"
| DO You know what the Beers are do
ing with the gold they are taking out of
| the English-owned mines in the Trans
| yaal?' asked Mr.. James c. Lubon. of
Cape Town, at the Arlington. last even
ing. They are coming it. They have at
| the present plenty of spare men at JO-
hannesburg. All the labOrers that can be
1 had are at work in the mines, and they
are forcing them to their utmost capacity.
There is no practical way Of getting this
money out OF the country to furnish any
thing that is needed, and even if the
| money could be sent, there is no way of
! getting great quantities of anything pur-
| chased back into the country. There
! fore, the money is being used at home.
II is customary in revolutions TO issue
scrip to pay for property which is con-
| fiscated or taken by other means for gov
eminent use. the Beers are coming gold
for this purpose, and paying for what
they need from farmers and others in pure
yellow metal"
Mr.. T. ]. Callen and thirty-one repre-
sentatives from Milwaukee, who are here
| to work for the Democratic National
| Convention, are registered at the Metro
poltan Hotel. Mr.. Callen says that his
city is ready 10 entertain the convention
! to the best of its ability, and he is sure
that it will not fall below the standard
which has been set by other cities in en-
| tertaining previous conventions.
Hon. N G. Blanchard, former Senator
and now judge OF the Louisiana Supreme
Court, is at the Riggs.
Hon Samuel ]. Crawford, former gov
! ernor OF Kansas, is at the Ebbitt.
Col. c. A Luscomb, of the New York
I National Guard, is az the Ebbitt He is
here arranging for the annual military
| tournament in Madison Square Garden
He has been assured that a detachment OF
| the Fifth Cavalry and Light Battery NJ OF
! the Seventh Artillery will take part in the
I tournament. In addition 10 this there will
be the Fifteenth Infantry, now at Govern
or's Island. The Secretary of War has also
promised that a battalion OF cadets from
/ West Point will be there. Representative
| B. T. Clayton, Of New York; Maj. David
! Wilson, of the Second Battery OF the New
York National Guard, and Maj W. A
| Turpin, of the Thirteenth New York
Heavy Artillery, have been assisting Col
! Luscomb in securing a representation for
the tournament.