The Washington herald., 1906-10-28
HEARD AT HOTELS.

a little Jap man servant who was
Jewel. said Mr. 7. ]. Fitzpatrick, Of Cal
ifornia. at the Raleigh.
He had been with US about a year.
and was so clever and seemingly faithful
that when business made It necessary for
US 10 move TO Los Angeles, IL seemed the
right thing TO take Morry along. Before
saying anything 10 him, I sounded my
wife. and she answered instanIeF: OF
course. We must take him, or how can we
ever keep hOuseE ] had some mgrat-
ings that he might leave Us after mgTat-
ing. and interrogated him as TO whether
he intended to remain He assured me
with the most solemn prOtesLati0ns that
ne had no notion Of leaving Inc service
Of such kind and noble people
We'll. we settled in Los Angeles COM
fortably and about week after landing
Morry came 10 me with tears in his
voice and begged TO be allowed TO 90
bury his poor brother. who had just died
In Sacramento. Would I also let him
have money for the expense Of the trip
there and back. as he was very poor.
OF course. / would; and Morry got 80.
II happened / had to go TO San Francisco
on the next train. and being frequently
on the road, II was no surprise that Nor
~ should guess i would be IN town. Al
second day after my arrival and begged
me for SO more as he had been 10 some
unusual expense. Even as l gave him the
money. some intultive notion flashed
through me. as / gaZed on the vanishing
and elusive yellow boy. that I'd never
more set eyes on him / had read tho
little r5scaTs soul, for never more did uy
eyes rest on him
That's all. save this final woodland
I'm not saving this for soreness al that
ancient scaliness Of Morry-therc isn't
in my opinion, which is the universal
white opinion on the coast, such q thiuS
existing as an honest japanese. Honor and
square dealing are undreamed OF iH their
philosophy To cheat YOU in business
dealings is their delight. and 10 90 back
on their word, II lying means the giu
Of cent, is the universal custom Of
the race"
A good-looking. modest spoken, and
Ievel-headed negro Is G. II. Payne, Amer
ican consul al St Thomas, D. VI. l.. who
was seen last evening in conversation
with his political sponsor Senator Scott.
Of West Virginia. Dir. Payne IS a man
who enjoys the good win and respect OF
many people in his own State, and be has
made an excellent record as "a consul. He
was the first colored n3n ever elected 10
the West Virginia legislature, bat gain
ing that Office did not give him the biz
head. In conversation with Herald To-
porter. Consul Payne said
The Danish islands of st. Thomas and
ST. Cr0ix would prove valuable IN q way
/ IL they could be- acquired by the United
States government as very nearly hap
pened little while back, especially s..
/ Thomas. which has "A most magnificent
/ harbOT and is the outpost of the entire
T West Indies. Were any hostile power 10
gain a footing there In spite 81 the Mon
/ roe doctrine. IL would b. heavy blow o.
Us st. Thomas has population OF uoo3-
mostly negroes and the island IS only
about thirteen miles long by three wide.
4 The soil isn't very good, and owing 10 fro
/ quent droUghts IL yields but scaHty crops.
i The larger island of 81. CloiX-f0rty miles
away and famous for It's Santa CRUZ rum
/ lis far better agEicUlturaliy, and pro-
I duces "a considerable amount of sugar.
. The Danish government down there i@
efficient and tolerant, and The people are
very orderly aad well-behayed.
I have just returned from visit TO
my old home in Giles County. Middle
Tennessee. and my belief is that ths
: Democrats viii elect. their state ticket."
said Mr.. Benjamin Garter. the weil-knoWn
/ lawyer, at the Shoreham-
I There is considerable soreness grow
ling Out of the Patters0n-Cox ana Car
1 nack-TaylOT contests. and some Of the
most bitter of the defeated candidates
followers viii take revenge by knitting
( Patterson, Democratic nominee for gov
ernor But 10 offset this detection Is the
tightenins OF party lines because OF tho
terrific arraignment OF II. Clay Evans,
the Republican candidate. on account Of
his support OF the force bill while iu
Congress. The Atlanta race troubles arr
also having an effect 10 s3hdify the Dem
ocratic voters. The next notable feature
!of an exciting campaign is the series aI
magnificent speeches that Senator Car
mack is making His friends 60 wild
whenever he appears, and he is makins
votes for his party"
Hon. Frank II. Waskev, OF Nome.
Alaska. who wds seen al the Raleigh
last evening. viii bC the first man from
that great Territory TO be admitted as a
delegate upon the floor Of the House Mr.
Waskey is a young man. a thorough
miner. and viii do all in his power to
advance the welfare of his people he
=
Gale, Of Fairbanks was chosen at the
same time for the fun tCTm that includes
the Sixtieth Congress.
one of the most prominent Hebrew
preachers i'm the country is Rev DIT.
Jacob Voorsanger, OF san Francisco. DR..
IVoorsanger, VINO is at the Arlington with
his wife and daughter has come TO at
tend the birthday festivities in honor OF
az le taJ Je.ng devoted
friends The magnificent Temple
Emanuel. of which the former is pastor.
was destroyed in the big fire following
the earthquake. but DR.. Vo5rsanger told
"a Herald reporter the new temple 70 take
its place would be a finer edihCe than the
one that was lost
Mr.. J. Henry les. one Of the leading band
/ impresarios. Of England. is III the IA
leigh Hotel. In addition to being one Of
the foremost figures Of the English must
cal world. Mr. Hes is president Of the
Royal Bosses o. tn Barn, which is u
band made of British workingman musi-
clans. Mr.. lies said.
The reception given these w0rkingman
musicians wherever they have appeared
shows that the American public has q
deep admiration for the high artistic skill
attained by nOn-pTOfessiOlal artists. IN
England there are more than 500 bands
composed of workiugmen. The interest
thus awakened in music among the toll
! ing classes has become a great moral
force. keep ng these men away from the
public houses and raising their ideals. il
is my hope that something Of this spirit
may be transmitted 10 the United States
} and result in a similar tendency here"