The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-18
WASHINGTON GOSSIP
Society Woman Sets New Fashion
by Inviting Artisans to Her
House Warming.
President Pays His Respects to the
New York Sun and Harpers
Weekly.
From The Journal Bureau, Room 45, Post Build

From The Journal Bureau, Room 49, Post Build
ing, Washington.
Washin gton. July, 1s.-senator George G.
Perkins OF California is starting on the first
vacation he has taken in rwenty-six years.
The senator is self-made man who believes
In hard work He began as sailor before
the mast, having run away from home when
a boy. He got his start in life buying a
stranded river steamer. He got the craft
atioat and made@it earn money. In few
years he was master OF a fleet of coastwise
steamers on. the Pacific He will spend his
vacation in Europe with his daughter.
invited Workmen to Dine.
new, fashion has been set in Washington
e. Barney 81 one Of the
set, who, on the completion Of her new
Studio house" made a house warming by
had done the work for fse her. The invitation
list included the contractors; chief workmen,
foremen and their wives: After dinner the
recitatons. Mrs. Barney has gone to the
Catskills for the summer.
DIsllkes "Sun" and Harpers."
Two influential newspaper publications
Dave incurred President Rooseyelt's keen dis
pleasure. They ere the New York Sun and
they are at all times malicious and unfair.
They are the only organs in the country.
with which he has any quarrel He says,
they are not content with crticisng him and
his public acts, but they strike at him thru
his friends and seek by ingenious untruth to
annoy him. At no time, he says, are they
| more vicious than when they pretend to be
acting as friendly organs, voicing his views.
| Both these papers lately have been exploit
ing Fsrbank and Hanna as vice
Welt the purpose is manifest
Forestry Work.
Many private owners of forest lands are
1 becoming interested in the work of the gov
ernments' forestry division. under Clifford
| n md re- hniy offn rnHf for aY.
pertinent and the application of scientific
methods. One of the most recent instances of
this sort is the tender by Nv William H.
serve in northern New Mexico ''f for this pur-
pose. A party of four men under Austin F.
Halves of the Yale forestry school will be
occupied during the summer mapping the
! tract and studying it's needs. Nearly all the
timber has been cut off this land, and Mr..
Bartlett's purpose is to secure the best sec
ond growth which may be had.
After the Conventions.
The city of Baltimore is out after the two
national conventions to be held next year
Citizens committees have been appointed
and the local newspapers have cut loose, and
pointed out that Baltimore has not had a
convention since the early COS. Ample hote
facilities, adequate telegraph wires and 8
: mttees will send the convention to them. The
climate is not so bad as st. Louis, it is al
legged, and there are better hotels and there
. | Will De a smaller CrOWO..NIne manaSeTi
always have Chicago in mind as convention
city. It appears to he almost IDEAL for sucl
purpose, but inducements may take the cen
vention elsewhere. San Francisco is agar
rather anxious to secure one or both Of thu
conventions
Billions Of Nlckels.
Just think of it! 4,sOS, 554, 43S passengers, al
paying fare, carried on the street and ctectr:
railroads of tho United States during tn
! year 1902. People are riding more than the.
! used to-. During the year 1900 only 2,023, OIL,
POP passengers were carried.
III AS a puller of street cars The horse ha
about passed out The census figures jus
completed show that only IL per cent ar
operated by. animal power.