The Washington herald., 1906-10-23
HEARD AT HOTELS.

sippi, former Gov. A. II. Longino, was
at the Raleigh yesterday. He was the
predecessor Of the erratic and picturesque
Vardeman. and during his administration
the State made the most gratifying prog
ress in every direction. while in the exc
cutive Office Gov. Longino paid of every
dollar Of public indebtedness that could
be liquidated, increased the revenues for
schools and colleges. built the hand
soonest State house in the Union without
the slightest scandal. and left $4,000 in
the treasury.
Gov Longlno IS dignihed and fne-look-
ing and since his retirement from Office
has embarked in the banking business.
being president Of the Capital City Bank
and Trust Company, Of Jackson. In con-
versation with a Herald reporter. he said.
i am East on purely private business
and merely stopped IN Washington on
my way TO New York Ny trip has moth
ing to do with politics Mississippians. as
rule, are too busy making money these
days 20 think or care much about poll
tics Up 10 a recent period we had mag
nihcent crop prospects, but the late
storms have done immense damage 10
cotton throughout the entire Mississippi
Delta. and the farmers Of Louisiana. Ar
kansas, and Mississippi have been badly
hurt The country thus affected IS the
most productive cotton region 81 the
world. The importance Of this damage is
accentuated when the reduction in the
worlds supply Is considered. "A reduction
within the past year of about IO00G0
bales. On the other hand. the increase
in consumption has been enormous. Taken
together. there is no debut that the world
is threatened with another great shortage
ia the cotton supply
Senator Samuel D. McEnery. who is
q guest al the Metropolitan, was q caller
at the white House yesterday The vet
eran Senator'S health is excellent. He
says he is IN the East simply on
pleasure trip. New Orleans. he said last
night, had been free from anything ike
yellow fever the past summer The
fever We had last summer was not vel
/ low fever; il was Roman fever. brought
by Italian immigrants. and 10 stayed
with them. I don't believe much in these
modern doctors. They don't know yellow
fever as do our Old citizens
The greatest present obstacle to the
welfare Of his part Of the South. the
Senator said was involved in the labor
problem The negro labor was less re-
liable than ever, and was too prone TO
/ leave the plantations 70 81 TO the cities
or 10 work on railroad contracts This
had also an incidental bad effect on The
servant class. who We're infected with
q spirit Of unrest THE old trained ne
gro servants OF The South. gentle. even
refined. and always trustworthy. taking
pride in the families with which they
lived have al gone. We shant again
see their like This the Senator said
sadly.
Ny belief is that the late troubles in
Cuba are going to result in good 10 that
country" remarked Mr.. A. G. Robinson.
the accomplished editorial writer on the
staff Of the New York sun, at the Airing
ton. Mr.. Robinson has been in Cuba
many times for extended periods. has
made a thorough study Of the island and
its people. and his viewpoint is that Of
the philosopher AID practical man Of
affairs
"The intervention Of the United States
b "a lesson 90 tbs Cuhauz for all time
that they must keep up "a government
whose basic principles are deceuCy and
honesty Ny conviction is that the warn
ing lately given them viii be- needed and
do not believe that we viii hear Of any
more revolution They are now fools
those Cubans. and knowing that Uncle
sam is keeping "A vigilant watch on their
conduct, you viii see them maintaining a
government thar in dignity and honor
viii compare favorably with any
Col H. I. Scott. L. s. A. who was
chief Of stan to Cen Wood in Cuba. and
who for the past three years was gov
ernor Of the SuIu archipelago, a rule that
extended from Mindanao TO Borneo and
included 1Se islands. is at the New VIII
lard
On the 51st of August Col. Scott as
sumed the superintendent OF she United
States Military Academy at West Point
He is q soldier 10 the core. not of the
tOy kind, but the real article. and both
his hands. which are shy of fingers, at
test the fact. Col Scott expressed the
had raised West Point 10 the highest
point Of efficiency. and made &c the model
military school of the world
\ Scotch lady Of high intelligence, who
has labored for number Of worthy
causes, both iu Great Britain and the
East. is Miss O. Small. of Edinbur.-I.
who is al the Shoreham. In converse
ton with a Herald reporter, Miss Small
said:
Before starting on my trip to the
United States was almost on the point
OF declining the journey. because of the
long list Of insulting and impertinent
questions which intending tourists are
called on to answer when they come 10
purchase their tickets for the voyage.
For instance 1 had 10 make answer TO
questions like these. Are YOU a polyga-
mist? Have you ever been in jaH2 Have
you any incurabIe disease? What is your
occupation? and a tiresOme array OF
equally annoying queries that TO SELF
respecting people are intensely disagree
able.
In Scotland there is q widespread agi-
JgtiOH for woman suffrage The present
Liberia! government promised 1t TO us. but
am sorry TO say that. once in power,
the Campbell-Bannerman regime has f0--
gotten 10 redeem its word We viii keep
up the fight. however, for woman suffrage
is righteous cause. and sooner or later
will triumph in Great Britain. as it has
in New Zealand and Australia. We need
the ballot in the United Kingdom for sew
eral reasons, but chiefly in the interest OF
temperance. Once allow women to vote,
and many drinking places would be abo.-
ished. and we would eradicate that espe-
cial evil, the employment Of bar maids
The men who tipple like to have their
drinks served by bar maids. and hence
If only men are allowed the franchise this
disgraceful employment Of girls Will con-
tinue.'
Mr. Merrill Moorts. one of the best
Lnnu.n Iauunrs Of Indi4uannlis and a