The Washington herald., 1906-12-04
HEARD AT HOTELS.

HEARD AT HOTELS.
Speaking of the late President Spencer.
at the Raleigh Hotel last evening. col.
Edward L. Russell, vice president and gen.
erai counsel OF the Mobile and Ohio Rail
road. said.
IL was under Mr.. Spencer for six years.
IN many respects he was one OF the most
remarkable men l have ever known. He
possessed administrative qualities that
were almost without parallel I have
never known a man who was more direct
in bis methods and straightforward in his
actions. He had the qualities Of a great
general. He did not hesitate TO assume
responsibility. however acute the situation
might be. He was very frank with his
subOrdinates. When you had once wcn
| his confidence and he gave you important
matters connected with the Southern sys-
TEN to handle, he never embarrassed you
/ by undertaking TO map out the details you
were 10 observe in accomplishing the de-
/ sired result. II you had his confidence you
were left free 70 exercise your own intelii-
/ gent judgment and 10 adopt such line OF
/ procedure as your wisdom and experience
might suggest in order to accomplish the
/ purpose This I consider one Of the
strongest and most useful elements Of a
leader. Many people I'm supreme authority
/ impair, II they do not destroy. the intelli-
/ gent agency Of a subordinate By under
! taking to map out for him the details TO
4 be observed in the accomplishment OF GER
tain duties
! Il consider the death Of Mr.. Spencer the
/ greatest loss the South has sustained in
/ the last twenty years He was devoting
his great talent and influence to the deveI-
Opment Of the South. His whole brain.
heart, and energies were concentrated in
/ this field. Having the confidence Of almost
unlimited capital coupled with his high
purposes. made him the most useful and
substantial friend the South has had for
/ years.
| Il regret that the shock has been so
/ sudden. ] am not capable Of doing Justice
/ to the character and usefulness Of Mr..
/ Spencer. 1 am proud to be able to state
/ that I enjoyed his confidence and hts
friendship, and I have lost faithful
/ friend"
Hon. Richard Olney, Of Boston, former
Secretary of State in Mr.. Cleveland's
Cabinet, is at the Shoreham Mr. OIney
! carries his age splendidly. and it was re-
marked that he is looking in as fine
/ stay in Washington. II has always been
| a source Of disappointment 70 his close
I friends In the Democratic party that ne
would do nothing TO help on the boom
I they desired TO create for the purpose OF
making him the nominee for the Presi-
! dency. i was the belief Of the Massa-
/ chUsetts and New England Democrats
! that had Mr.. Olney been at all inclined
/ to encourage their efforts 10 make him
/ the leader Of his party he would have
| been chosen at St Louis in lieu Of Alton
I 3. Parker.
Just one year from now, when the
gaveI Of the Speaker falls to call the
members Of the Sixtieth Congress TO
order, only one Democrat will be there
| who took the oath OF membership IN the
/ Fiftieth Congress. CuTiously enough, this
/ solitary Democratic survivor Of the House
/ that perished twenty years ago Is Hon.
/ Marcus 4. Smith, OF Arizona. the dean
| Of all Territorial delegates who ever sat
/ in Congress. q lawyer and orator Of the
first rank. and one of the most popular
men in the entire country. His service
( has not been altogether continuous, but
] last November marked his eighth election,
/ so that he viii have served sixteen out Of
]
/ next Congress.
Il do not believe" said Mr. Smith. at
/ the New Willard, after the people
/ OF Arizona showed by such an over
/ whelming vote that they were unalterably
! opposed TO Statehood through cOnsoIida-
| tion with New Mexico any further
/ effort viii be made to create a State By
| joining such ill-mated partners. The vote
/ against the union of the Territories
showed that not per cent. OF the Anglo
/ Saxon element Of Arizona favored the
/ proposition. and they. therefore. hope
! Senator Beveridge viii drop tie plan for
all time
There is nothing more curious con-
neeted with the fnuy tribe than 10 watch
/ the dOings OF the salmon family in Alas
ka,' said Mr. Frank Watson. OF that
State. at the Ebbitt
The most singular thing of all is that
after the females deposit their spawn,
/ their earthly career terminates, and 1
/ have seen the bottoms Of creeks covered
/ with their dead bodies. They give birth
/ TO thousands of their kind and imme-
/ diateiy die. The young ones are then
/ taken care Of by the male salmon. and it
/ is well-kn0wn fact that in three years
/ from their birth the offspring reappear
/ on the very ground of their origin There
are four varieties of this superb fish
/ which make their appearance in regular
/ order Of succession. In the spring the
/ first TO arrive is the magnificent king sal
mon, which weighs ali the way from if
4 teen TO ninety pounds. I have myself
caught one weighing fifty-twO pounds
I About June ! comes the sOCkeye. or red
/ salmon. which visits our shores in enor-
nous numbers and which IS the common
canning variety little later appears
the Log salmon, which only the Indians
Will eat, and finally. in August and Sep
/ tember, the beautiful silver salmon ar
rives. the prettiest fish in ali the world
and one of the most palatable
When the salmon enter the fresh wa
ter by a curious trick of nature their skin
becomes red, but this pink hue does not
affect the whiteness of their flesh. II is
seldom that salmon will Journey up a
glacier stream, but the streams that have
lakes at their head literally swarm with
them"
You can take my word for it," said
Judge Thomas B. Fielder. one Of the
leading lawyers Of Atlanta. at the New
Willard, that on the expiration of his
present term that popular son Of Geor-
gia, Hon. A. s. Clay. viii be given
another term in the Senate. Steve Clay.
as he IS called from one end OF the State
to the other, has a tremendous hold on
the affections OF the people. He is con-
stantly working for the best interests Of
his State, and his whole public life is
without a blemish. I do not believe that
he will have the least opposition when
his successor comes to be chosen"