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| WASHINGTON, March 19.-(SpeciaI)-
The most exciting senatorial contest in
| any state in the Union next winter will
| De that in Alabama. Senator John T.
| Morgan, who has for so many years
represented Alabama In the upper branch
! or congress. will not have an easy time
| 10 secure reelection when the next Ala
Dama legislature assemblies. Senator
Morgan Is one of the most distinguished
men from the South. occupying a seat in
| congress since the Civil war He has
| been regarded for many years as the
leader Of the far Southern Democrats.
! both in the house and senate.
Senator Morgan. las is we'll known. has
| rev, If any. of the qualifications of Ar
| thur Pue German, who for SO many years
represented Maryland in the United
| States senate. Mr.. German was an up
to-date politician. John 7. Morgan is
! what is regarded as a statesman of the
| old school. He has never been able to
| dominate the senate as German did for
| so many years but when any question of
| great Importance was up for discussion
! the Alabama senator was better qualified
to debate 1t than Mr. German.
The latter was past master in putting
through various schemes in the senate
that could not have been accomplished
by any other man. Senator Morgan and
| senator German differed In many re-
| spects, and the majority of these have
| been herein pointed cut. 1t will be a loss
| to Alabama. and to the entire South, in
fact. 1t Mr.. Morgan is defeated for re-
| election. He will have pitted against him
| two OF the strongest Democrats in Ala
| bama. One of these Is Gov Johnson,
and the other is former Gov. Oates
! AT the present time Alabama politicians
in Washington, think that the present
governor has a slight advantage over
Senator Morgan. Former Gov Oates,
believing Johnson and Morgan will about
equally divide the Democrats in the leg
islature and thus fail of election thinks
his opportunities for capturing the SEN
atorship will be of the best. Gov. Oates
Is playing d waiting game, while Morgan
ana Johnson are carrying on what will
be, to use sporting phrase, "a fight to
finish
The friends of Congressman Bailey, Of
Texas, seem to. be confident at this time
that he will be able to defeat Senator
Chiffon when the latters term expires.
Mr.. Bailey also seems confident that aft
er March next. he VIII be able to move
his belongings from the house wing of
the capitol to the senate end
MIR. Bailey, ut is said has become tired
OF the strife in the lower house, and Is
therefore anxious to seek more peace
able surroundings In the dignifed senate
Mr.. Bailey has gone so far in his fight
to succeed Mr.. Chiffon that he will not
seek reelection for the lower house in
his district this fall If, therefore. Mr..
Bailey fails to be elected senator he will
retire to private life for some time to
come
According to local paper, a new revel-
alton of the .swonderous beauties of the
Philippine islands j the collection of
corals, jewelsf minerals and shells which
has just been added to the museum Of
Georgetown college.
The corals are some of the rarest speci-
mems ever shown in this country. Per
haps the most beautiful piece, and one
Which is peculiar In the Philippine ISL
ands, is variety known as the imperialis
1t is as white as snow. and resembles
tiny feathers So fine Is the substance
OF this stone that 1T Is, at first sight diff
! ficuit to believe that it's texture is not
soft and downy. Like many others in the
collection, this stone comes from Min
danao, which the Jesuit fathers say Is
one of the richest localities in the ISL
ands, and. in fact, in the world for here
are found not only precious stones and
minerals but some OF the finest pearls in
the world.
Another exquisite coral is Of dove-color-
of soft olive green. A still more beauti-
full piece is large cluster of white and
pale salmon pink. This, like the pure
white, has a feathery appearance, and Is
crested with tiny star-shaped flowers
which glisten like gems. A unique va
riety Is that which resembles punches Of
many tiny corncobs. and which is true to
nature not only in color, but each par
ttcle of the husk is plainly visible The
dark brown and white is. perhaps, the
largest specimen In this country. as also
Is the mouse-colored gray. One specimen
bears a startling resemblance to a hor-
nets nest. Attached to 1t is a large petri-
fled sponge. and clinging to the sides of
this nest are many little flower-shaped
particles.
Especially interesting Is petrifed
| miniature tree, gnarled and knotted, proof
of it's age. This fossil is not more than
three feet in height, inclu1ing the rock
on which it originally grew. The daintiest
and perhaps the rarest coral in the collec-
ton is Of white, tipped with pale pink and
blue. These colored points stand out from
the base which is pure white.
Aspergillum, known as Venus flower
basket, is the most superb of all these
| treasures. It is appropriately named, and
| one might we'll imagine the goddess of
| beauty bearing her sea flowers In this
| dainty basket. The fioers are so delicate
ly interviewer as to resemble the finest
lace. Few Of these specimens are in exist
| ence, and they are to be found only on
the coast of Cebu. Their shipment to
America required the greatest care, so
| fragile is this little gem.
! The museum has also a collection of
minerals from the Philippine archipelago,
many of which bear witness to the great
wealth to be found In the islands 1t
| includes almost every variety of minerals.
! The opals from the Philippines are es-
| pecially beautiful, rejecting all the rain
! bow hues peculiar to the best varieties
of this gem.
| In another case III the room are exhibit
| ed large number of extraordinary and
| valuable shells. These represent all colors,
| from jet black to every shade of rose,
and from violet to purest white. The
multiplicity of these beautiful shells
would seem to open a new industry in
| the far East. Much of the expensive
pearl mosaic work which is sought after
so in Venice and Vienna. is made from
the material furnished by these shells.
One of the largest fat-surfaced shells
resembles the mother-of-pearl excepting
that it is finer and more opalescent. The
largest shell in the case is about two
feet long and is perfect In detail from
tip to tip, and is in the shape of a hunt
ing horn. 1t is of a higif4y polished sur
face. At the larger end it Is of a rich
rose color shading in it's spirals to deli
cate pink, pale lavender and deep violet
at the pointed end. 1t has no crusted sur
face. being entirely transparent This Is
perhaps one of the rarest shells i'll exist
ence. There are also many gnarled. point
ed, crooked and therny shells in the
group which, with the minerals. COM
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