The Press., 1901-08-22

washington, August 10, 1901.

washington Letter.
washington, August 10, 1901.
Acting Secretary Hackett received a
call to day from the three gentlemen who
are counsel for Admiral Schley. They
carried complete list of the Witnesses
Schley desires to appear before the court
Of inquiry, and requested to be furnished
with list of the witnesses of the navy
department. Mr.. Hackett informed them
that their request could not be complied
with at this time because, owing to the
absence on leave of Judge Advocate
Lemly, the list had not yet been COM
pleted, but that In accordance with the
practice of the department, the list would
be sent to Admiral Schley just as soon as
it was made up.
The shock caused by the discovery of
the dishonesty of public official In
Washington is of itself high testimony of
the general honesty of those connected
with the public service. There was gen.
eral surprise when an investigation, con-
Quoted by the commissioner of patents,
resulted in the dismissal of Edward V.
Shepard, chief clerk of the patent office,
for having stolen $89.05 from safe In
that office. He had been chief clerk of
the office for more than three years and
received salary of $4,000. He was re-
garded as very efficient official.
Evidently the U. s. commissioners of
the st. Louis exposition are not figuring
on any postponement of the time for
holding the exposition. Ex-senator Car
ter of Montana, representing the U. s.
commission, and Ex. Governor Francis of
Missouri, president Of the exposition COM
pany, came to Washington for the pur-
pose of getting Secretary Hay to expedite
the presidential invitations that are to be
sent to every government In the world,
through the department of state, to be
represented by exhibits at the exposition.
They found Secretary Hay anxious to aid
in every possible way toward making the
exposition success, and secured his as
surance that the presidential proclama-
tion should go out at the earliest possible
moment.
C. Carroll of Omaha, now In Wash
ington, said Of the short corn crop: "The
farmer Is not going to suffer because there
will be 600 ZOO, 900 bushels less corn this
year than were harvested last year. In
fact, he is going to profit by it, and the
Nebraska and Iowa farmer Is fully aware
of this. The farmers are going to profit
by the short crop, because the price of
corn is much higher than 1t was last year.
The current price of corn is twenty cents
bushel higher than at this time last
year, and with that rate for all his corn
this year, the farmer will not only not
lose anything by having less corn, but
will actually get $3.50, ,000, 600 04mere foz
the estimated crop of this year than he
would have received for the estimated
full crop at last years prices. The peo-
pie who are going to pay the piper are the
consumers. One result that Is assured Is
an increase in the price of pork and of
live stock in general. This also will re-
down to the profit Of the farmer; so 1t
would seem reasonable that our agricul-
turists might fairly regard the great
drought as financial blessing In dis
guise."
| The southern business man, in the
course of a decidedly interesting conver-
sation, said to Washington friend: at
has long been said that mating could be
made only In China, because the reed
suitable for its manufacture was found
only In that country. Recently, reed has
been found growing In the greatest pro.
fusion In the waters of the Trent and
Neuse rivers, in North Carolina, which
experts state Is Identical with that used
in China for making mating. This rush
is hardy plant and very rapid grower.
The stalks are from one-sixteenth to
three-eights of an inch in diameter, and
grow to height from three to seven feet
The annual Importation of mating into
the U. s. from China is estimated at 800,
600, 900 yards, which is sufficient evidence
of the value of a successful attempt tc
manufacture 1t from reeds found here
The manufacture is said to be simple
and inexpensive process and one In which
highly skilled labor Is not necessary. II
may be that the mating making industry
shall prove one of the greatest boons fol
the negro that has ever arisen for any
race from combination Of natural anC
manufacturing conditions"
There Is now possibility that sensa
tional publications, both here and In Eu
rope, may result In making the revolu
tlon or war, whichever you may be pleased
to call 1t, In Venezuela and Columbia, ar
insignificant affair In itself, a serious in
ternational matter. Already France has
a war ship on the Atlantic side of the
Isthmus of Panama, and European Ca
Diagrams say will send others, and Ger
many has also, according to the Berlir
press, ordered warships there. This gov
ernment, which is under treaty obliga
tion to maintain the neutrality and fret
transit across the Isthmus of Panama
has two small warships and a battleshiI
on the way there, two via the Pacific ane
the other via the Atlantic. The European
warships seem to have been ordered there
under the impression that the absurd
story published in Europe, alleging al
intention on the part Of this government
to seize and hold the Isthmus, was true
With warships Of several nations in ad
jacent waters and fighting on the Isthmus
1t would be an easy matter for some hot
headed naval officer to make serious trou
BILE which might result In big war.
| To Save Her Child
From frightful Disagreement Mrs. Nan
ME Galleher Of La Grange, Ga, appliet
Bucklen's Arnica Salve to great sores OF
her head and face, and writes it's quicl