New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-19
terday at the Walton. At last accounts he had
admission ticket

terday at the Walton At last accounts he had
no admission ticket.
AN AsToNIsHED soUTHERNER-James Ash
ton. OF Tacoma banker. ship owner and a pro-
noter OF the Scott vice-Presidential BOOM is such
z happy-go-iucky and plainly dressed citizen that
his wealth is unsupported He was introduced to
p delegate from Mississippi. Yes. sah said the
Southerner, throwing out his chest I'm one OF
the business in cur section Of the State, sab
] own six hundred acres OF the best bottom land
81 Mississippi. sab and I raise my full share of
cattle. hogs and-and he'd. sab. May ask you, Mr..
Ashton, what your business Is eah?' ''Oh, Pm
something Of farmer myself" said Ashton. And
where might your piece be, sahT asked the
Southern patroniZngiy. Well said Ash
ton grinning I've got about forty thousand acres
IL washington and about thirty-hve thousand in
North Dakota. covering about seven counties alto
gether." The Southerner's jaw dropped in astonsh-
1nent He chewed or the end Of his cigar. sPat out
flushed. and then stanmered: "Gawd bless me- Mr..
Ashton you don't look # Say Mr., Ashton bein' as
you are a farmer, how'd you like to buy about six
hundred acres OF good Mississippi bottom lands to
build q small chicken coop on?"
NOT IN THE RING.-James Jeffries is alter
nate from Tennessee. Yes. ] know" said he,
same name-but I'm prizehghter. never
licked Tom sharkey. never went 10 prizehght
and don't sport TO any extent
No LIKING FOR DEsERTERS.-United States
Marshal Tom Baker OF Tennessee was Con-
feaerate soldier. Hello, Captain" said Ten
nessee man. Shaping him on the shoulder. at the
Colorado yesterday. Il guess you were at Island
No 10 eh?" said Baker, looking the man over
carefully Afterward Baker said. When
stranger calls me Captain as if he knew me in
the war I suspect he deserted from my company
in nv first year at Island No. TO- for was cap
rain there When he calls me Major think per-
hans he deserted when we had that nixup at Port
Hudson for we lost lot Of the boys there who
were not killed. That was my second year In the
service Those who call me Colonel without my
recognizing them were probably captured in the
rhird wear OF the war when I held the rank OF
colonel. So. you see, 1 always feel little sus-
picious when a man calls me Captain always
recognize the men who stood with me and
fought all the way through
ENTHUSIASM NOT MANIFEsT.-The town is
filling up rapidly now, but the same conspicuous
lack of music that previously noted is still
anpareut The Cook County Marching Club made
q great appearance IN their black frock coats
yellow gloves and stovepipe hats. Veterans OF
dozen National conventions and hundred local
ones though they are they could not stagger
against the inevitable. and, after heartbreaking
march 10 the Walton to the accompaniment Of an
tcy silence on the part OF the crowd, they, too,
gave in and hid their chagrin under cover
SENATOR CHANDLER's ARRIvAL.-senstor
William z Chandler, gripsack in hand and look
ing amazingly well turned up at the Walton this
morning with the New-Hampshre delegation. He
would not talk the situation, saying that he did
Tot know how matters at present stood.
CONVERSION OF FRANK JONEs.-Frank
Jones the brewer OF Portsmouth, n. H, after
a lifetime spent in the ranks of Democracy has
al length seen the error Of his ways and comes as
q Republican delegate from New-Hampshire TO this
convention. He brought the entire delegation along
3n his private car
COLONEL PARKER OF HAwAII-Colonel
Parker the Hawaiian who is admitted q dele
gate Is a magnificent looking Over six feet
tall he built in proportion, and possesses well
shaped head and extremely intelligent face.
Colonel Parker's grandfather Yas an American but
he himself is three-quarters Kanaka blood, which
shows in deeply olive complexion. He, of course,
has absolutely no negro blood-no South Sea ISL
ander has: but the deepness of his complexion led
the management Of the Walton to protest against
Colonel Parker's taking up his qua at the
hotel. II pointed out that the President
Of the United States had officially entertained the
Hawaiian representative at state dinner, possibly
the Walton in The hotel managers
withdrew their plaint. Colonel Parker is enor-
.nously wealthy, the greatest sugar planter in the
Hawaiian Islands college bred and widely read,
and is an intelligent and delightful companion His
EPeech his behalf before the National
Committee is said to have been the best effort yet
made by any one.
HUGE PRICES FOR sEATs.-Ovving 10 the limit
the and the great demand for them the
prices are already moving toward the sky Good
seats commanding $50 and even $40 on
Wednesday-nom'nation day-and they are very
scarce even at these prices. they may bring
higher figure still before Wednesday.
HANDSOME ADMISSION TICKETs.-The tick
cts Of admission handsome specimens of the
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