The Washington weekly post., 1900-11-13
MEN NET IN THE
HOTEL LOBBIES

tih sCnoOi. gracefully built. his shapely
Prince Albert and black felt hat as spot
iess as the attire Of a New York dandy.
proved conspicuous figure yesterday AZ
the Raleigh he vas Gov Daniel " Jones
OF Arkansas, who. accompanied BY his
vile and daughters. came up from New.
poit News after Tire launching. lis ereet
bearing ana kindly manner. ss well as a.,
Confe1erate badge in his lapel. also Le.
spoAe the type OF southern man who
Hourished IN the period before the civil
var aFholgh Gov. Jones looks yet in tie
prime OF life
Il had never before seen tse Iaunchine
Of ship; neither had any o. os- ,s-,,," /"
said the governor. The pieass,t -
at Newport News was therefore a novelfy
( for Us all. II was well conducted everv-
body said, and passed or satisfactorily in
+ every particular.
/ Il left Arkansas the evening ~ sls..s,-
day. but from the meager returns that -
had then received / realized that Nr. B-,.
an would be defeated. I have been su
ardent free silver man. but for all that
had little faith that Mr.. Bryan could B.
elected. The signs were apparent 10 me
long before the election. The CAMPAIGN d.
lSs~ made il plain that free silver had rs
support in the East, and the Democrat,
platform wss not strengthened by ih.s
hauble OF anti-imperiailsm. As an Issue. E,
had no following In Arkansas / am sa-
Arkansas first and / realize that the nope
OF the state aud OF the South is In trade
( expansion. Cotton must long remain The
staple Of the South This country cannot
consume more than a third OF our orii-
nary cotton crop; Europe cannot use tn,
remaining two-thirds. Our only salvation
must be I'm opening the markets Of Asa
What about the reorganization OF tie
Democratic party?'
We'll, l don't know" the governor an
swered. with some hesitation. We ngeF
to get back to first principles little more
although / do not believe in sacrihcin;
what : right to expedieney or 10 the hoas
OF political victory"
Gov Jones and his party left last evea-
ing for Arkansas
Lieut. Col. James X. Campbell. OF Me
LeansbOrO, Ills. whose strong, towering
frame was noteworthy among the mem
oerS OF the F1fty-fxth Congress, register
ed yesterday at the Ebbitt "Whea
came back fIOm the Philippines. toward
the latter part OF September" said he.
i announced that. although I had been
a Democrat In Congress. should support
the candidacy OF Mr. Mckinley for re
election. l could not help a little pride
when the following day l received over
$50 kilograms and requests from Rspub-
lieans In different parts of the State 10
make speeches. / had been In the state
senate for twelve years. knew almosI
every politician of prominence In Ili-
nois, and was familiar with the factions
and sentiment in both branches"
van inf -
the RepubicansT' he Was asked.
Il think | SHALL" he replied. and when
asked how he liked his military life in
the Philippines. continueG: when re-
| signed my seat in the House ! fully ex-
/ peeted that the war with Spain would
continue for two years at least. Gov.
Tanner when he gave me my commission
/ as colonel of an Illinois regiment, told
me that he was doing more for me than
one man usually does for another who is
OF the opposite party. He said that the
war would certainly last for two years
ana that would probably come out OF it
major general. After serving In Cuba l
/ couid DO nttlo else than see the war
/ through. and l like the military life"
ne triumph of the Republicans at the
/ polls Will help put down the insurrec,ion
/ IN the Philippines, ard / shall not be sur
4 prised If Aguinaldo suTrenders within six
/ ty days. A large part Of the armed re-
slstance now is from the Talasanes, or
highwaymen. They are bandits, who in,
/ Tested the islands long before the Ameri.
| cGn occupation. Filipino rode from
/ Siraya 10 Tayahas, where we were sta
/ TONED. and told us that 1t vas the first
/ time for five years he had been able 10
make the trip without an escort. Ma
/ regiment the Thirtieth. commanded by
/ Col Cornelius Gardner. major In the
regular army, Is stationed IN one Of the
/ richest provinces In the Philippines, about
/ 100 miles from Manila. Col Gardner com
/ bines with the discipline OF a West Point
/ graduate the tact OF a diplomatist. and
BIS careful negotiations have won the
friendship of the natives. We have NOT
| fired a gun. except twice. and that was
when We we're attacked by bands OF the
/ Talasanes."
Col. Campbell will return to the Phil
!ppines by transport leaving San Fran
cisco early in December
Lieut. SchrOn, of Munich, a cavalry OF.
] iicer, who has just come to this city for
a year as an attGche of the German En-
bassy. Is at the Arlington. This Is his
first visit on American soil and he is an
interested student Of Americans and their
cities Washington is by far the mos,
! attractive of any Of the cities have yet
seen here" he SAID last evening. 1T i
| aplendidiy arranged. and its streets az,
wonderfully clean"
| The lieutenant Is a lover Of outdoor
! sports and a fine horseman. In almost
| sVery German town." he added, zone
finds a race track, but the prizes are not
very large. never over thirty or forty
| pounds. Gentlemen ride the races, for
we have no jockeys, and many army
I officers enjoy the sport I understand
that the races 20 be held IN Washington
for a month are for horses ridden by
Jockeys he commented In the course OF
some inquiries about the tracks in Amer
lea.
"The railroads OF the Southwest are
| having a good season OF prosperity and
there is no cloud on the horizon remark
a M C. g. Warner % ST. Louis, second
vice president Of the Missouri Pacific. a.
The Raleigh last evening. The clouds A.
pear these days only In Wall stscet. They
DO not trouble our grea: railroads nor our
! industries in Missouri. The earnings o.
'he Missouri Pacific proper were three
and a quarter millions last month. We
/ are entirely content over the election. Ne
| bTaska and Kansas were In the Rep1b-
/ iican column. II Missouri wasn't. But the
J choice OF Mr. Dockery 10 be governor Is
| good one. for he Is a capable man.
II have been down 20 Newport NeEs
/ and It did me good 20 observe the splen-
cd system that prevails In the great ship
wards there. The city has developed re-
/ markably since ] was last there / regard
II as a good place 70 put IN any spare casa
/ one may have. and leave IL 10 .Ecrease
/ The growth may be SLOW. but Il Il certain.
The city is great monument 10 the late
/ Coils +. Huntington, who dld great deal
for the welfare OF mankind lie vas
public benefactor, as was Jay Gould, sho
! developed the great railroad systems q
The Southwest and built them into VGluz-
be properties"
! Mr. Warner is a big, compact ciuzsa
| tall and square. he has spent tsirty-ts9
years IN the service Of the Missouri Pa
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