New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-02
THE PASSING THRONG.

MR. GROWS ing. upon the many interesting
LONG phases Of political history during
SERVICE. his extended service in Congress
He born in Ashford. Conn
His father being dead. his mother removed u,
GIenwood. in susquehanna County. Penn. when h.
was only nine years old. and there he has aIgvav.
maintained his home. lie entered Congress In
1880. and served continuously the immedia-.
He vas spealer Of the House tn Isl syo 'i - %
of that period He then rested from the perp.exi-
ties of public service for over thirty years and In
1894 returned to Washington as Congressman-at-
Large from the Keystone State. That Office was
abolished the present year. II was In ls35 that ne
6 go bis @nn4nSnt was 2s7 "a votes or sogf a
tbeusand more than the plurality Tor McKi9ev n
is notable that the veteran lawmakers memory il
Related to potcaI events Of fty-odd years ago a.
It is on incidents OF the last s eamasn spesSns
the happiest in the making Of expressive and
mind His phrase. 1T Is better % open the mills
of this country than to open the nlnts OF the
OF suceessfql ne time nor IN o,
to analyze all the complexities OF public qlesti0ns
They are moved BY an epigram that sJirs their
fet we'll enough alone. would be an expressive
shibboleth for the coming cam{Paign, President
doubtedly elected upon the theory that when con-
change"
Sir Daniel Morris is at the Holland House. He
halls from the Barbados. and Is Imperial Com
missioner OF the Department of
COTTON Agriculture for the IVES, Indies
IN WEST He was for twelve years second In
INDIES. command OF the great b0tanica.
gardens at Kew. England II "a
twenty years since he first visited the United States
and he Is now IN the country for the dfyh time
He has taken deep interest in the development Of
the Bronx Park. at the inception OF the plans for
which ne dehVeIe REV orsse1t visit sid r Ds
rs for comparing notes with those ldentHed In IN
ton shall visit Washington. ana hal meet the
Secretary OF Agriculture. Mr. Wilson, and an going
TO South Carolina TO observe the culture OF Sea
Island cotton with view TO its cultivation IN tns
that the West Indies in times past were t1e chief
sources Of the cotton supply. Only TIE otner day
said that when Governor. he went % Tie Baroa-
dos to note the culture OF the sea island cotton
GuentIy became the staple variety in South Caro-
Ina II tba II o f5rRer oTestige as cotton growing
section Our resent soil procucts are SUGAR co-Les
sugar production. and desire TO make COTTON cult
ure serve as s16s 10 cCftS crop Pm. yesr ad mas
much the area at our disposal - CONF araLvely
which is undoubtedly Sea Island cotton. "
course shall only promote its culture Wnere tae
The results Of the work in my department. which
was established in 1898 and OF which l nave been
in charge since the beginning, are very grallryIs
Frank W. Hackstt. or Washington ez-Assistant
Secretary OF the Navy. who continues 70 maintain
his legal residence at the place OF
PERSONNEL his nativity. Portsmouth y H.
OF AMERI- halted on his way from New
CAN NAVY Hampshire 70 the national CAPT
tai at the Hotel BaEnattz1. He
said that he met ex-SeCretary Long in company with
Governor Pates n Boston. and that the ex-Secre-
tary was never in better health and spirits 1Ir-
Hackett has lived in Washington since 1873. ou-
he is nevertheless loyal to New-Hampshire and
goes on record as relfshing the attitude OF The
Tribune on the traditions that are dear 20 New
England He says the paper always strikes true
note On that subject MIR Hackett IS a Harvard
man and was a classmats OF Oliver ". Holmes,
Justice Of the Supreme Court He Began the prac-
tice Of law In Boston. but on account OF III Leaith
went to Minnesota. He recalled from the West
tn become private Secretary OF Caleb Cushing. who
was the senior member Of the Geneva tr-olLaL 20
which the Alabama claims were submitted InlS
from Switzerland that he settled IN Nashlns on
graph was taken OF group OF the Americans JAel
in the swiss caPllal, nllsS 5 ans e-;-I--Sa1 6-;
three OF the number are now living. anu tae
at the t p t1g i i be ca3re with B-ooss
Wr Hackett has prac1ised his profession as law-
YER in washington for thirty years. interrupted
Secretary of the Navy. Secretary Long had 9ee9
a lifelong friend. AID when Mr.. Hackett yielced
to the invitation, and assumed place m the Navy
Departme9t II was p1Tco'1 gy fis 5i ,
personnel II the officers OF the navy SAID VIZ
been hsleE tnsn al IL tq me Ps1 r-l, Nh -E-
sEfsd but are gentlemen ." A sked as 10 the trend
Of political sentiment fn Massachusetts in resari 20
ex- SeCretary OIney as a Democratic candidate Cor
the Presidsncv. he said: The NOS casual o.
server would readily discover that Mr. Olnsy q
very strong with the people OF Massachusetts. rot
only OF his OWE party. but with Independent men,
bers of the opposition The question OF sxDedieucy
in urging him a candidate at this distance IN
advance Of the national convention viii however,
probably be fully considered by his friends
seuch Tegfna. Imperial japanese Commissions
General for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
halted at the Hoffman House willis
JAPAN on his way to Washington He
DEEPLY IN came from Yokohama 20 Seattle.
TERESTED thence to New-Yori.. and after
visit TO the national capital viii
continue to ST. Louis He is accompanied by NJ
Kanzakf secretary Of the Japanese commission.
He will spend a month in St Louis returning 70
Japan in November. Secretary KanzaKi viii
main until the end OF the exposition. The Com
missioner General is the director OF the TOXIC Tech
nologicaI College, an institution maintained by tns
government 1t has about five hundred students.
and he has been its head for the last dozen
years. He commissioner at the fair il Chi
cago ten years ago. Our representation" said
the commissioner general. will be much larger
in St Louis than Il was IN Chicago. We shah
occupy about double the space. One feature at .
St Louis will be a japanese garden. ard one OF
the commissioners. who Is in charge OF the Imperial
gone directly st. Louis to give attention that
matter our building to be erected at the fair IS
ard native workmen will come along to 0ut il up
The government has appropriated the equivalent Or
play The most important fsafrS of ybs e Sx5it
Will be art objects. crops IN Japan have been
good. and the country IS prosperous. AT tn.s
about 70 ne aimed al him. and reversed the sun
by becoming the interviewer. He asked. what
do you think Russia Will do in the Nanchur.an
natter He seemed satisfied with the pret.s-iOr