Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-05-15
mIssoURIAEs AND THINGS
Wallace d. BassfoTd Writes an Inter
esting Letter from Washington
About HisouriAns.

Inc lcltGf llUl1 NottACC
D. R.ssford, Of this city, private sec
rotary TO Hon. Champ Clark, taken
from the Fulton Gazette, viii be Of in
terest TO the readers of the LEDGER;
WASHINGTON, ID. G., May 2-Every
few days some cold fact joys my elbow
10 call attention TO the palatable
truth that the sons Of Missouri, both
at home and abroad, are coming rap
idly to the fore in every field OF hui
man endeayor. They are not only
found engaging in the most advanced
pursuits within the borders of their
own State, but are furnishing leaders
In all lines Of advancement for both
the nation and the world.
In this connection II is surprising to
note that the press Of Missouri seems
to pay but slight attention to this
fact, seeming TO not realize its true
| significance, nor to attempt TO lay be
fore the young men of the State the
inspiring example OF those sons Of
Missouri who are everywhere achiev-
ing fame and fortune.
Within the last week the press dis
patches have recorded the achieve
ments OF several young sons of the
Imperial Commonwealth that might
well be printed in large type in every
county paper in Missouri to make the
heart Of every loyal MiSsourian swell
with pride. No greater honor has
come to any American In the new
century than the selection Of Charles
L. Harrison, a native OF Galloway, to.
direct the construction Of the most
wonderful tunnel even built, to cost
forty million dollars and to pass I'M
der Jersey City, the Hudson river and
the most densely populated portion Of
New York City. He has built the
greatest dam in the world, that at
Lake Cheesman, Col, and has sur
yeyed and determined the cost and
method Of construction Of the pro-
posed Nicaraguan canal and his figures
are considered by the United States
government as being official.
Mr.. James c. Stewart, Of st. Louis,
has just returned from London, where
he built the mightiest electrical power
house in the world and received sl35,-
: 600 for his services. This work cost
! q, 500, 600 and contains nearly 2,0O0,0oO
feet OF floor space. His salary as con-
r sulting engineer Of the Midland rail
way is larger than that OF the Presi'
dent OF the United States.
s This week there died a native Of
E Missouri who ranked second only e
Joseph jefferson as the greatest Amer
lean comedian, a man who chose the
stage as his profession, but who wal
possessed Of such splendid talents thai
be would have won a place In the frs
J ranks Of any theatre Of action.
To-day's Washington papers con
tained pictures Of Castle Henderson
c the home Of ex-senator Henderson, o
Missouri, and described the gathering
there last night as the greatest socia
success OF the season. IL appears tina
+, Mrs. Henderson has had a young Mis-
sourlan here for some time conducting
q a dancing class In which such indiyid
. uals as the son Of Lord Paunchfot
: have learned to do the glide after tn
, most approved St. Louis methods.
or / cannot refrain from going back
"A little TO speak Of the cOmparativel
- recent selection of Dr. H. S. Pritcheti
he formerly Of Howard county, as head
the Boston Institute Of Technolog
where the bean-eaters ''tOuch'' Il
= students for a $3.50 tuition fee annua
~! About the same time a S
!, Louisian was put at the head OF II
Worcester Polytechnic.
And only about two years ago
young woman who was attendiI
Mount Holyoke told me that a scho
teacher could not get employment
Massachusetts, if she let it be know
that she came from Missouri. Al
vet Missourians are at the head
some Of their great institutions.
he'll Everyone knows that the COVER
be ment has a great naval obseryato
a. located here, but every q does n
III know that a young man born in a ]
do cabin down in Montgomery county,
in at the head Of it, and that this sar
in young mar probably has no superl
ate living as an astronomer.
ng learned by accident the other d
ad- that Surgeon General Wyman, Of t
NJ. marine hospital service, halls fri
st. Louis.
Last week the cables from Man
were full OF the name Of Lebbius
at Whitley, born and reared in Audra.
iot and who is Attorney-Genera for I
~ Philippines, while the judge adToca
sas Col. Morrison, from Dent county
ngs believe, hangs a batch Of fellows ocI
ne sionally.
eip The other day a Missourian
me through the House Of R~epresentati'
70 the best Chinese exclusion bill u
gnu ever passed any legislative body, a
ear ia both committee and House die
an almost slngle-handed and alone a
nan found time that week TO run up
New York and make a big speech
the Waldorf stOria banquet OF
great and pOrtentous Grant Mo-
ment Association, where be spoke
for the representative Of the south
ays And then some other MlsSourii
aan are building a great Worlds Fair, W
~ which all other expeditions will CO
d Ilpare as the blink Of a toad 10
ma bright eye Of HespeT.
r WALLACE BAssFORD
batl Johnston Pleads Guilty.