The Washington herald., 1907-01-17
HEARD AT HOTELS.

the chief executive of that Territory.
Gov Hoggatt: ex-Gov John II. McGraw.
Of Seattle. and that greatly liked SOL
dier. Mai W p Richardson. 4. 5. A..
was increased yesterday by the arrival
OF Mr. Mark Sullivan. Of Fairbanks Mr.
Sullivan, who is at the Raleigh. is 9 na-
tive Of Maine, and as a youagster read
law in the Office Of Gov. Lleweilyn Powers.
Seven years ago he left san Francisco
for Alaska, and in thar period he has
amassed a comfortable fortune. besides
winning a reputation for legal ability,
second TO none in his adopted country.
Mr. Sullivan will return to Fairbanks
over the ice within few weeks but
the trip has no terrors for him. and he
contends that trudging through the snow
with the thermometer at 20 below is con-
duc!ve to robust health.
"Our new United States Senator, Harry
Richardson. is one Of Delaware's fore
most citizens, but he will never be
classed in the list Of orators" remarked
Or. Burton, the Representative from that
State. at the oxford.
Il doubt whether Mr. Richardson ever
attempted a speech IN his life He is.
however, frst-rate business man. and
is at the head Of "A canning concern that
does huge business for "A small state
ike ours. His father and a man named
Robbins started it in a very small way
in the COS Both dying. the property
and its management fell into the hands
OF the younger Richardson. who not only
kept things going prosper0usly. but inn
proved and extended the business greztlv.
He never ran for Office but once. that
was when he was the Republican nominee
for governor in 1880. missing election by
a small margin.
Mr.. Richardson stands high in his
community. He is a member Of the Bap-
tlst church, and very happy in his do
mestic relations. He has Two married
sons and a young daughter"
we are big people, we Americans. at
home but We don't amount 10 so much
in the Pacific Ocean as I found out dur
ing a long stay in Manila last year re-
marked Mr.. II. B. Dunbar. who was for
many years proprietor Of the Gibson
House in Cincinnati. 70 a Herald report
er at the New willard L left Manila
with regret, for 10 IS really a very attrac-
tive city, supeTladveIy clean. and well
governed. But there hangs over it. and
over the whole archipelago. the meuacing
shadow of Japanese aggression ] would
not invest cent Of capital in tii- most
promising enterprise over there FOR that
dread Of the little brown people There
is nothing 90 hinder them from taking
the Philippines If they choose. and once
they did We would have a hard time get
ting them back
The japanese are far from popular tn
/ Manila. They are distrusted and dis
/ liked. and the belief that they look with
covetous eyes on the islands adds 90 the
disfavor. The Chinese. on the other
hand. enjoy the utmost favor, and IL Is n
common thing 70 near some one say, I
wouldn't give one Chinsman for a dozen
/ Japs The Philippines viii be a glorious
/ part Of our domain and great money
making region when outside capital gets
rid Of the notion of japanese invasion.
and whenever Congress sees nj 10 make
/ trade between the archipelago and the
United States absolutely free
There is nobody in Havana, as I found
/ out in a recent visit. that expects to see
the island Of Cuba under native govern
ment again said Mr ". c. Markham, OF
New York, at the Arlington.
This. at least. is the opinion Of every
white man with whom ] talked No
American down there has any confidence
in the ability OF the natives TO carry on Il
stable government The Cubans are
looked upon as politicians and grafters,
and their ideas Of patriotism do not soar
very much beyond holding the Offices
This is the prevailing opinion OF the Amer
/ lean and European contingent. and ! was
told that it would be foolish for the
/ United States government to order an
! other election. Men from the States who
/ have property on the island are afraid 10
/ be quoted by name. lest the torch be ap-
piled to their houses. but they are strongly
/ hoping that the United States viii go for
ward in the near future and Go what has
got 10 be done sooner or later-annex
Cuba TO this country
( Mai. Edgar Bronson T0llma1. Of Chi
/ cago. former corporation counsel Of the
/ city Is at the New Willard. Mai TollmaH
is here as associate with Col J. Hamilton
Lewis who is now corporation counsel
The gentlemen are to appear before the
Supreme Court in an important phase OF
/ Chicago's traction troubles. Mai Tollmar
was with President Roosevelt at Sar
Juan and Santiago He commanded a
/ brigade from Illinois. His daring COur-
1 age under fire was remarked by his mer
/ and the whole community whence hC
came Mai. Toliman has been in tht
traction litigation which Chicago has
waged against the street railway com
panies since its start. He prosecuted tht
ri. rf-f
gave the city its first realization Of the
hope Of municipal ownership. He says
[ that the muddlv between the companies
and the city is now on the eve Of fina
| settlement. that an ordinance viii bt
/ passed, with the approval Of the people
/ which gives the city - per cent of tht
[ company's net earnings, and assures u
/ the city The right to buy the roads ans
cars so soon as this So per cent accumu
/ lates to a sufficient sum to equal th'
value of the ears and power houses.
/ The spring election, in April. according
&c Maj. Tollman, will carry the settlement
20 the polls and result in the solution o
a municipalized street railway withou
costing the people one cent for per
sonal taxation. Maj. Tollman and Col
Lewis appear before the court in theil
| case to-day
Hon. J. Hamilton Lewis, who is th'
chief legal adviser of the city OF Chi
CaSo, and who is here to argue cases TO
the city before the Supreme Court, say!
that Mayor Edward J. Dunno will be re
nominated and reelected mayor of Chi
cago this approaching April Col Levi
thinks that the future course of the na
tional Democratic party is to at once re
turn to the issues which divided Jeffer
son and HamiltOn-tO assert State loca
government against encTOachment Of tn
Federal government in local concerns; Il
declare for the greatest liberty In IN
personal affairs of the individual for gov