The Washington herald., 1907-02-07
AT THE HOTELS.

"The president Of one Of our strongest
banks in San Antonio is a worthy Ger
man. whose knowledge Of the English
language is nothing like so good as his
hold on financial matters" said Mr..
Eugene Nolte, United States marshal for
the Western district of Texas, at the
Raleigh.
Not long ago this banker Induced a
friend OF mine, VINO had been doing bust
ness with rival institution. 10 transfer
his account 10 his own bank Pretty
soon after this had been done my friend
called up the bank president ana told him
he wanted little favor
Vat vas it, came the reply in gracious 4
tones, for my friend is a pretty solid man.
I want you to lend me $1,000 for thirty
days. was the reply.
Vel I must have a IeetIe time about
it; it vas a pretty big piece Of money. I .
calls you up tomorrow ind lets you
know
In the morning my friend heard tele-
phone call and jumped TO the phone in
quick time. He needed the money.
| Hello. vas dis you. Mr. Blank? Veil 7
tink dis matter over all last night and [
concludes 10 let you hat DOT money,
not
You can take my word for it that the
delegation from Ohio 70 the next Republic
can national convention viii 90 with in
strucGions to vote for Senator Foraker for
the Presidential nomination" said Mr.. J.
L. Kelly, "a successful young lawyer and
active Republican worker. Of Bowling
Green, Ohio, at the New Willard
THE Senator viii have the delegation
from his own State Just as soudly as
he had the Dayton convention with him
last summer II win be at the convention
10 stick by him from start to finish. You
mark my prediction, that from this time
on there is going 10 be an ever-increasing
tide of Foraker sentiment throughout the
country. The American people love a
man who is not afraid 10 stand up and
fight in manful fashion for what he be-
lieves is just and right Nobody doubts
the courage Of J. 3. Foraker. and his
great ability is conceded even by his
foes He has been misunderstood and
misrepresented, but I believe that before
the clans gather in national convention
the majority Of thinking people viii come
TO the conclusion that he is Presidential
timber Of the best character.
Col. John b. Brownlow. Of Knoxville,
Tenn. who was al the Raleigh last even
ing, hUmorousIy alluded TO his dismissal
from the Post-oficc Department in 1905,
an event that was widely noted in the
press Of the country.
I was forced out" said Col. BrOwnl0w,
because / would not apologize for an
offense that I had not committed. The
charge against me was that I had been
guilty Of impertinence to Postmaster Gen
cral Payne and characterization As I
had served under four different Postmas-
tiers general and had never before been
accused Of such an offense. I was natur-
ally shocked AT the accusation. But L
is an old story now. and I ought really
TO rejoice AT being separated from the
government service Tor. since my retire
ment 10 private life. have succeeded in
"A business way as a real estate dealer IN
Knoxville"
This deep snow and frigid temperature
almost makes me wish myself back in the
Philippines. said Mr. William W Young
blood, last evening. in the Riggs House.
MIR Ycungbl0od who is a son Of Col.
William Youngblood. of Alabama, reached
Washington a few days since. having re-
ceived an honorable discharge after a
three years service in Troop T. Four
teenth United States Cavalry the first
two years having been spent on NIindanoa
Island He was on detached service in
/ the Catabalto Valley, under Gen. Wood.
during the trouble with the Moros. Mr..
Youngblood was noted as one Of the best
/ horsemen in his troop. and was also made
/ d sharpshooter for his splendid marks
/ manship. Speaking of the MorOs, he
said.
IF the people Of this country imagine
they are all killed. or that any remnant
+ left IS friendly, they make great mis-
I take The Moros are formidable an
/ tagonists. They are a temperate people,
I and abhor the use Of whisky They drink
tuba. which is made Of the juice of the
( cocoanut tree, and which tastes somewhat
/ like hard cider Some Of them have
F learned the use of tobacco from Ameri-
I cans. but they mostly adhere to their old
Hove, the beteI nut. They grow rice, corn,
sweet potatoes, and hemp Their dress IS
/ Of scanty material, men and women wear
/ ing similar garb. and they live in nipa
/ houses. or, rather, shaCks. made Of poles
/ and bambo leaves. They are treacher-
Gus lot, and a soldier has To be on the
/ alert all the time when in the Moro
country lest some native concealed in the
/ tail grass rises suddenly I'm his rear and
cuts him down with the death-dealing
( bolo.
I Mr.. Mcdonald. of the Detroit bar. who
T is stopping at the New Willard. said.
anent the friction in san Francisco. over
the admission of japanese into the
! schools:
/ We might have had somewhat similar
trouble in Detroit. but in our case nobody
/ felt indignant over the admission of aliens.
The prosecutions in Russia brought 10
| Detroit quite band of refugees from that
country, and considerable number OF
them, ranging from thirty to thirty-five
years of age. have been admitted into the
central Public High School So far. from
/ being a source of annoyance, ] hear that
these adult students have been made vel ,
come, and because Of their intense desire
/ to learn the English language. she teach
eTs have gone TO unusual pains 20 help the
poor fellows in their struggle TO acquire
a strange language. 1t IS JrIe that the
/ conditions are not similar all the way
/ through. our refugees belonging 10 the