New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-15
THE PASSING THKONG.

Myron Haskins Of Philadelphia, at the Waldorf
Astoria yesterday in speaking Of a former Ma
tonal convention said: ct am re-
MAGINNIS minded OF funny anecdote Of
AND THE Martin Maginnis. Of Montana. who
PIG. received the Governor. appoint
ment as Senator from the Copper
state after Clark and the Lieutenant-Governor
had performed their little now you see K and now
you don't act in connection with the Senatorship
Just prior 10 the Democrats convention Of 1883
which nominated Cleveland and Thurman. David
b. Hill. then Governor OF New-York, sup
posed TO have Presidential aspirations. In order
70 squeich them Hills enemies started story TO
scheme TO extract money for campaign purposes
Of ra for p en W SG new MAS sa ct s
OF a Widow Ma ginnis When the convention met
PAT Of II
Was chairman OF the c9nvention and in its early
nad an obscure position. climbed up on his chair
him personally and nstnra asked Si no 70 rs
his name; Maginnis,' was the answer. followed by
struggled manfuiiy Martin Mag eh was Unable
t to make that speech HIS voice was drowned by
Joseph ". Babcook, member Of Congress from
Wisconsin. at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday
speaking OF Republican vice-Presi-
BABCOCK Dental possibilities said: II have
PREDICTS not the faintest idea who Will be
REPUBLICAN chosen. nor have I any
VICTORY. who assumed TO know. I doubt If
anybody could to-day predict who
will run on the ticket with the President. The in
terest OF the convention will centre the ques-
ton of who will be chosen for second place on
the ticket In Wisconsin conditions could not well
be better there is plenty of money there. and
plenty Of work for every one. Business in all lines
Is booming. and our manufactures running
Iuli time. There are certain limited areas. | be-
lteve where the crops have been affected by
drouth. but the general crop outlook in the North
west is OF the best. About four weeks ago had
talk with G : Mellen the president Of the
from a trip over his line, and he told that
never in his experience had he seen so promising
a crop outlook. This condition holds generally
true to-day. I think the Republican OUTLOOK one
OF the best, and that we will assuredly carry the
November elections"
Charles Stockton, Of San Francisco who has
spent some time in China. when seen at the Vic
toria Hotel yesterday. said II
"BUNDERS' ticed in the evening papers to-day
FROM a report that Minister Conrer had
CHINA. telegraphed asking for 1900 troops.
That I think. Is what would be
termed in Hong Kong any other Eastern port
bunder. The Bund, you probably know. is the
name given In almost all Eastern seaports to the
street fronting the water This street Is usually
the trade centre. and rumors that are likely 20
affect trade political conditions fly thick and
fast about IL and emauate from it. AS most Of
these rumors are lies made out of whole cloth,
at best have but shaky foundations, II Is the
habit IN the Orient TO call a story whose au-
thentioity is doubted a bunder. 1t is we'll to be
ware OF Chinese stories; they should be accepted
from Shanghai you must be particularly careful Of
In the East. Indeed. bunder from Shanghai is
generally dismissed without further thought as
something wholly unworthy OF credence"