Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-08-08
WASHINGTON LETTER

tEOJAn 4ms 4Op TO the. present time
the.chances are against his departure.
Iheresfs anffnteresting story IN con
lection with this trip to the Philip
pines. II. was arranged that a party
Pr.senators and representatives should
visit the islands, making the trip In
the transport Ingalls,. AS the shin
mas only II staterooms and one bath
room 1t was evident that there would
be no accommodations for ladies. and
80 each guest was allowed to select a
male travelling companion, who should
eominally be his secretary, thus utiliz-
ing the two berths in each stateroom.
Th1s arrangement was considered per-
fectly satisfactory.
When the ingalls, tipped over in the
East river dock, however, and It be-
came a physical impossibility to repair
her IN time to depart on schedule time.
the department substituted the trans
port Mcclellan, a very much larger
boat. 1t has two decks, with state
rooms upon each, two bathrooms and ia
aItogether very much superior to the
ingalls,. In fact the wives of 20 army
pHlcers are going ver on the McClel-
ian to Join their husbands. Now the
senators and representatives would like
TO tax their wives, but they have al
ready promised their secretaries the
trip, besides which the war DEPART
ment Is ayerse to carrying too MANY
ladies. But. Congressman Joy argues
that he has not selected a secretary.
and, as there will be 20 ladies' on the
ship, n more will not make much DIFF
ference. @At the last report the matter
was still before the secretary of war
awaiting his decision. If Mr.. Joy does
not go to the Philippines, he will spend
the summer with Mrs. Joy in Maine.
Has Held the Four Positions.
Hon. Herbert V. Bowen, the retiring
American minister to the court of the
shah of Persia, who takes the impor-
TAM post of minister to Venezuela, for
,merly held by Mr.. LOOMS, is in town.
: Mr.. Bowen is a type of the New York
man, who in foreign lands has brought
about greater respect for American
affairs and institutions. He is genial.
unassuming and a giant + stature, It
has been said and it is probably true
that he is the only man in the dfpIo-
matte service Of the country who has
held the four positions Of consul. con-
sui general, minister resident and min
lister plen1potentiary. He was appoint
&c consul to Barcelona by President
Harrison, then consul general to Spain
by President Cleveland, holding the
Office until the beginning of the war
with Spain, when the president ap-
pointed him minister resident at Te-
hefan. Recently he was promoted to
be envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary.
Before his departure from Persia he
was decorated with the Grand Gordon
Of the Lion and Sun, the most ancient
and honorable order of Persia, by the
shah as an evidence Of the Iatter's ap-
probation of Mr.. Bowen's services and
regard for the American people. The
shah also presented Mr.. Bowen with a
massive gold snufbox studded with so
diamonds and decorated with a picture
of Persia's ruler. These will be depos-
tied in the vaults at the state depart
ment until congress authorizes the re-
cipient of the gifts to accept them.
A BootbIack Trust.
The colored men and boys who are
engaged in making their livelihood by !
shining shoes in this city claim that |
there is a pretty successful "bootblack !
trust" in operation in the postofice !
building. 1t may not be "a corporation |
organized under the laws of the state |
New Jersey" to use familiar words, |
but it is to all intents and purposes a
trust, inasmuch as it has absolute and
complete control Of all the shoe shining
done in b postofice building, and it
has fixed the rate for shoe shining SO
that it does not fear competition.
johnson Bros.,. two Woodworking.
Industrious negroes, operate what the
other bootblacks in the vicinity call the
The brothers Johnson are twins,
about 35 years of age, and they are so
like that eel those whose shoes they
been shining for many years do
not know them apart.
Second Glass Mail Matter.
Postmaster General Smith talked to
cabinet about his intentions as to
the modification and enforcement OF
second class mail regulations. Mr..
hopes that by the new regula-
the government revenues from
The postal service will be greatly in
creased, and many publications will
have to pay higher than second class
rates. Much matter that now goes at 1
cent a pound will pay s cents after Mr..
Smiths enforcement of new regula-
ions is begun.
Second class mail matter now en-
0races about three-fourths of the entire
of all the mail matter handled
" b government, and yet it brings
n less than $4,000, 600 of revenue out
# a total of $110,O0O,O 900 each year.
TJ,D Cnrsk~Ts. rv.A~
The new reservoir near Howard uni
which will receive its supply
# water through the Lydecker tunnel,
will in nowise disturb the source from
Ehich the capitol building has been /
furnished with water for over 60 years. !,