The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-25

Nicaragua canal bill as e passed the
House. that tho most formidable lobby OF
the session will be thar which u back
Of the Panama canal sly informant de-
clares that he understands that some tiuss
ago the Panama Canal Company raised
something ike $40 10000 20 be used In
carrying forward that project. or that
amount. he says invostiEation shows that
but tf00o0O has been expended In con-
tinuinR the work on the Panama route.
That would leave about 10000 at the
disposal of the Panama company. How
much OF that remaining sum Il 10 be used
iu connection with the pending iegisla-
ton is a matter OF conjecture. But the
friends Of the Nicaragua route openly
charge that they expect "a large portion
Of & TO be- used 10 defeat favorable ac-
ton on the bin now before the senate.
The snip subsidy bill Is expected 20 have
some able aud wealthy Representatives
here this winter. and there are many
other important measures 10 be oonsid-
cred in which weli-known professional lob
byists are said 10 be interested Conse-
quently there u apt 10 be some raro
plckings for the lobby"
Russell HarrI.on's Retirement.
From Indiana comes thu interesting
story that Sir. Harry New who has re-
Gently become quite conspicuous in Hoo
sier' politics o.. Ia a measure. RESPONSE
bile Tor the sudden and unexpected retire
ment Of Mai Russell Harrison from tho
army. A personal friend of Mai. Harrison
now In Washington Is responsible for ths
statement that Il was largely due 70 Har-
~ News influence az the War Depart
ment that Maj. Harrison received an hon
orable discharge from the volunteer ser
vice a few days ago on the ground that
his duties were no longer necessary. Not
Wlthstandlng the supposed frlendliness be-
tween former President Harrison and for
mer Secretary OF the Treasury John 9.
New, there appears 20 be a personal feud
between the sons Of these two dlstin-
suished "Hooeler'' families. The trouble
arose during the early stages OF chs span
lsh war Russell Harrison was appointed
an assistant inspector general In the vol
unteor service. Harry New also received
a commission Ia the volunteer service az
about the same time. The two young Oh
fcers from Indiana were assigned 20 duty
for q time Ia the same division. and they
frequently met each other both on and
on duty II appears that Russell Harrison
Is. In tho estimation OF some Of his best
and warmest personal friends. inclined 10
10 what they term "fussy." That IL. he
Is disposed 20 place greater value on minor
technlcalites than circumstances some
times justify. Upon entering the military
tfANAAt nc uEHAN ~ ~ ANaR@tN n NNttNN
itary disc pinarian. ana u Is saia
he sometimes carried his ambitions
In that direction to extreme.
New Failed 60 salute.
on several occasions he met his former
friend Harry New. OF duty. AZ - well
known. the army regulations DO not re-
quire officers 20 wear their military uni-
forms. Being somewhat Of a novice W
military ethics when these two young ON
GERS met IN civilian attire, Harry New
forgot 10 greet Mai Harrison with a for-
NAL military salute. simply giving MIN
an Informal salutatlon. such as - gen
eraTy exchanged between friends ana
companions. Being the ranking officer,
seems that Russell Harrison administered
a mild rebuko 20 Capt. New for disregard
ing the military salute. on several other
occasions. while they were on duty To-
gether. MAJ. Harrison took occasion go
chlde Mr New Tor certain rather insig-
niacaut oircnees against military regula-
tlons. such a. carelessness In attire ana
ueglelaing 10 properly extend and return
military salutcs. In other words Il r.
claimed that Aiai. Harrison harrassed Mr..
New beyond endurance by continual
''nagglng'' about Insignificant tribes along
the line OF military procedure. Finally
AR New resented what he termed undue
oflciousness and an open rupture ensued
between fhe Two young oHleefns AAtef OF
Harry New obtained an honorable dis
charge from the army returned home and
h The recent campaign became quite an
important factor IN Indiana politics. IL
seems that his resentment towards MAJ.
Harrison Is stiil undlminished, and Il 10
asserted that when the question OF reliev-
Ing Mai Harrison from further military
service arose, Mr. New, through personal
friends, assisted to q considerable extent
- tRfnFnEaInar IffhRrfffaa Wash.
b dispensed with without material IN
Jury 70 the army.