The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-18

tional Encamra.ent at Chicago It is con-
sidered certain that along about the first
or middle of October the amiable Mr.. Nc
Kinley VIII find excuse 10 visit various
parts of the country, particularly the close
States of the Middle West, and make some
speeches. The prospect. therefore, is for
bl.h of the Presidential candidates 10 DO
some tall hustling before the first OF No
vember.
Teddy Is AIarmed.-The strenuous
warrior dashed into Republican headquar-
tiers at Now York yesterday and told MI
Hanna very plainly that If he didn't hump
himself in lively fashion from now on the
Empire State would be lost II seeems
that the conqueror of the Spanish Army in
Cuba has been making a quiet investisa-
ton OF conditions in New York on his own
account and nnds the situation alarming
OF course lie believes that he can save the
day If Mr.. Hanna viii only permit him to
hurl himself headlong at the enemy. It so
happens. however. that M. Hanna has ar
ranged for the Terrible Teddy 10 cayort
through the mountain States OF the West
for a month or more. and this viii occupy
his time until near the close OF the cam
paign. He may not get back to New York
until too short a time before election day
to scatter the entTencbed Democratic hosts
as he scattered the glittering baJtalions Of
Spain al San J.an Hill unless he can pre-
vail upon Mr.. Hanna 10 charge the pro-
gTamme. Meantime il is being represented
that in anticipation of his coming the
mountains are shouting, the valleys are
cleaning, the prairies are flushing and all
the little hills Of the West
are clapping their hands
for the mighty Roosevelt. Indeed whole
communities that are not included in his
itinerary are up in arms and waving clubs
attLe head of the iuCkIess Hanna for slight
ing them in this way. According 20 the
careering Rough Riders enterprising press
agents, the demand OF every voting pre-
cinct west Of the AlleEneEies is, Send US
Roosevelt or We viii so hellbent tor Bry-
an" Altogether it is evident, no. alone
from RoOsevelts admissions but also from
the maneUyFes Of the campaign managers,
that if the Rough Rider had not been puS
on the ticket Mr. Mckinley would have
had a tough job in saving the pTeci0ct in
which is situated that muCh-vaunted little
/ frame cottage in Cantou--the only
/ house, pathetically declares Mr.. Hanna,
| that the President owns
| The Next Hou-e.-No boastful claims
! are being male by Chairman Richardson
/ and his associates al the national hzad-
I quarters in this city OF the Democratic
| Congressional Campaign Committee, but
| il is evident that they are buoyed up in
! their work by the feeling OF great conf
/ dence in the outcome. This confidence is
| not based upon the frequently published
admissions rom the Republican Congress
! sionaI Campaign Committee that the out
look for contrcT OF the next House by them
/ is very rIoCray 1t is a favorite tri: Of
/ Chairman RdhcoCk and his astute assO-
GATES 10 cry wolf" That has fooled the
/ Democratic managers once or twice, bat
/ they give very little heed 10 it now. They
! have adopted the method OF putting in hard
/ work in localities where the Republicans
publicly claim 10 be strongest and for the
/ most part leave TO LEGAL committees the
J duty of looking carefully after the fight in
! localities where the Republican managers
claim to be weakest. The work of Mr.
/ Richardson's committee IS said to be far
/ Their advanced than ever before at the
! corresponding stage of the campaign. Re
ports indicate that in all probability the
| Democrats will hold their own in New
| York Will gain one member in New Jer-
! sey and perhaps Connecticut and will lose
/ two and maybe three. members in Penn
| sylvania. But all losses in the past will
| be more than counterbalanced in the West.
/ 1t is almost certain that TWO seats viii be
/ gained in Indiana one N Missouri, two in
| Kentucky. one in Iowa, two in Wisconsin,
! two in Virginia one in Alabama, and one
| in North Carolina This VIII asSuredly
| give them control of the House of the Eff
| ty-SeVenth Congress, at least for purposes
| CT organization, and consequently it is ex-
| pected that soon a lively campaign for the
| Speakership Will be inaugurated.
Virginia All Right.-The Hon. Will
liam Atkinson Jones. Representative of
the First Virginia district, was in Wash
ington yesterday for the first time since
the Kansas City Convention. Mr.. Jones,
who is a warm friend and loyal sup
| porter of the Hon David A. De Almond
| of Missouri SAYS that so far as he is
aware nothing is being done in the mat
ter of the Democratic leadership of tie
| next House. If the Democrats carry the
! Congressional elections in November, as is
| generally conceded. it is supposed that
| there Will be a lively contest between
| Judge De Almond and the Hon. James D.
| Richardson for the Speakershfp. How
| ever none of the friends of either can
didate appears vet to be doing anything at
| this iuncture. Mr. Jones was recently the
| guest of the Missourian at his home in
| Butler but intimated that the Speakership
| contest was not discussed by him and
| Judge De Almond. The Virginian says
| tLidI the bCtHCCldt5 Vi Mo '7te'At Neto HVFCI
better united or in finer fighting trim than
it is at present. and he looks for a solid
| delegation from Virginia in the Fifty-sey-
enth Congress, though the contests in one
or two districts may be close.
Discoveries OF Previous Ages.
From the indianapolis News.)
IN the blue shades Of valley few miles
from MontcIair, y. j., are found fossil fish OF
a kind which Is almost extinct, only three speci
mems now surviving They belonged TO the oFde
of ganoids. which possessed no interior bony
skeleton, but onlg outside covering OF bony Of
cartilagenous plates They were the earlies
known vertebrates. number of excellent speci