The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-10-16
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proprietor Of the Gall. an important factor
In Republican politics. and a man irrs-.
ested In numerous large industrial under.
iakings. Il AZ the Shdreham tie has bee,
in the East for q feW weeks. tho paFit..,.
isr cTTEnd that brought hin here hel..
the building o. three .arge steamships n
ply between san Francisco ana Aus.rsHs
zone Of these ships has already been de-
patched said he last evening. and ~,
others are In the water. OF which ora
viii also be soon dispatched We are
doubling our service 90 Australia. u !.
voyage Of $50 miles, occupying twenty.
one days. None Of the great ships on M,
Atlantic would Be capable OF making TIA.
distance. because they do not carry sBf.
hcient coal our new ships vii. OF course
have very large coal bankers They VII
also have a cargo capacity Of . 81 tons
which is fully twice as much as the cargo
capacity OF the LuCania and other Biz
grey hounds"
Ar. SpTeckeis' company has a co1trse-
with the government for carrying tie
mails 10 Australia, beginning al an early
date. and for this reason especially SON,
delays in constructing the new ships have
been OF considerable concern During he
very hot weather In Philadelphia the ship.
building company was put back by the .n.
ability Of the workmen to wlthstan. Tia
heat
California Is certainly 9 Republican
State this year, added Mr. Spreckes
There has been little enthusiasm In the
campaign. Everybody seemed 50 sure tina,
Mr.. Mckinley was going TO be Te-e,eCteI
that Il was with some difficulty the voters
We're induced 20 register. We used biz
black type across the front OF our news.
paper, urging the necessity OF Fegis;ra-
lion. and pretty good showing vas made
on the registration books"
What majority do you expect McKin-
ley viii have in California"
Il should say he would have a majority
Of about COCO" replied Mr. Spreckels. al.
ter hesitating bit He states that On.
people do not care TO hear arguments in
criticism OF our course in the PHILIPPINES.
and that the Republicans will make A
good record in returning Representatives
in Congress.
Have you seen any hotel that was com.
planning because commercial travellers
had ceased to visit that town on account
Of trusts?" asked Mr.. W. l.. Ficken. 4
substantial aud wel-informed New York.
er. at Wizards last evening. II have no,.
and during the last three or four month";
have been on the road a great deal ~
the time / have never been able to fni
that a considerable number Of travelling
men lost their places on account Of the
trusts. Quite 4 number OF men were de-
privcd of their positions through the TO-
baccO trusts, but a good proportion Of
them were advertising men and retailers.
know, TO be sure. OF a few eases, but
they are not many"
Mr.. Ficken has been In Baltimore lately
for several days. and he says there Il
great unanimity among the business men
there for Mr.. McKinley's reelection.
Merchants are buying goods for immedi.
ate needs without hesitation. but they
are not laying in stocks for future use.
as they usually do in the fall when A
Presidential election IS not at hand, ct
happened 10 be In Lin,oln last July" said
he. during the Kansas city convention.
The business men thsre have a high re-
gard for Mr., Bryan as citizen. sincere
In his belief and model in ali his domestic
relations. There their admiration Ceases.
for nearly all OF then are Republicans
THE South Carollaa Interstate and
West Indian Exposition Is the absorbing
theme with the people of Charleston al
this time" said Hon. A. c. Kaufman. a
respected resident of that city last even.
ing at the Raleigh. GLOW 10 make # q
success is the questioaa that occupies thu
attention OF our thoughtful citizens w
all feel that this is an enterprise OF great
magnitude TO grappls with, but having
put our hands TO the .45w We cannot al
ford. nor do we intend. to look backward.
Then our city and State pride is lnvolv-
ed. This being the case, we will climb 4
mountain Of diflcultSs TO reach th.
Pisgah Of our hopes. fhe exposition viii
he "a creditable affair. Here let me say
that Editor j. C. Hemphill. OF the News
and Courier is the man ave all Others
10 whom the exposition owes its birth,
and that it is growing In favor. His news.
paper work for it is the finest ever done
in TIE South, so very far is IL above Ordi-
nary effort.
''In politics there Is nothing new. The
August primary for State and county OH
GERS decided the fate Of the candidate,
We will so through the sham Of an cleo
ton In November. but that is merely done
to screen the Law. As 10 the Presidentia.
election, one would scarcely know tina.
such an important crisis was at hand bU-
!or an occasional outburst In the papers.
Of course, South Carolina is fixed Tor
Bryan There is an exception 10 the gen
eraI apathy In the person of an enthus-
iastic true blue resident of a suburban
town, who Is a constant visitor 20
Charleston. lie wears a Bryan hat. 81
which he has recently invested-an W.
profitable investment. | think but pei
Eaps that comes from my being a strong
Mckinley man"
Mr. j. c. l.. Harris. OF Raleigh. ". c.
and Mr. C. \ Cook. or WOWentOn. are a.
the 81. James, having come to Washing
ton to attend the United States Supreme
Court, where they are counsel for ihs
State In an appeal by John r. Mallett and
c. b. Michigan. plaintiffs In error. The
case is one OF some public interest, as u
involves tho validity OF certain OF the
North Carolina courts. Mallett and Sic
hogan were convicted in the criminal
court OF the western district OF the State,
where by peculiar oversight Of the leg
islatuTe no appeal Is allowed the STATE
from a judgment OF the Superior COuC.
granting 10 a defendant new trial
whereas the criminal court OF the eastern
district OF the State is allowed SUCH az
appeal.
The motion TO be made il for advance
ment under a rule OF the court. which 81
lows such thing In cases where q s.sis
IL one OF tPO parties.
Mr. and Mrs. Budhenalne. OF 1hs BALLET
Ore, are az WillaFd's. on their way from
New York 20 Alabama, where Mr Ludhe-
maine used 20 reside. "Our town" said
he. has only about 400 inhabitants. bu.
one Of the Two banks there carries dep0#-
it, Of fully 10000. The Dal.es Is ~
center Of The wool Industry Of that res.oa.
and altogether about s00o.0eo pounds Uers
bought during the past season. Just BOE
the buyers have al departed. and there .
little activity in that branch o. trade. ~
eg0n' however, Is very prosperous sHd
the people are enjoying very good bar.
SIR. D. J. Ryan, OF Columbus. ONO
formerly secretary OF state there. {. q
guest az the Normandis. He expscts -