The Washington herald., 1907-03-22

AT THE HOTELS.
That eminent son OF indiana. Hon. W
Fl. H. Miller. x-Attorney-eeneral OF the
United States. IS at the shoreham. Mr
Miller comes TO Washington four or I'VE
times a year 10 Try some important cause
IN the United States Supreme Court. and
few abler lawyers appear before that
august body. He was iu President Har-
risons Cabinet from March. l89 20 the
same month in 1893. when he left public
life to resume his lsw practice IN Indian
apoiis. He is in excellent health aad looks
as though many years Of usefulness were
yet reserved for him
! would have enjoyed my four years
sojouFn at the National Capital 4 great
deal more said SIR Miller. in talking
over old times with Il Herald reporter.
but for the great number Of deaths 0c-
curing among people Of nigh standing,
with many of whom / was closely assO-
ciated To begin with was the tragic end
! ing Of the wife and daughter of Gen. b.
F, Tracey. Secretary Of the Navy.
through the fire that broke out IN their
home on Farragut square. Then came
the sudden death of Senator Window at
I the Deimonico banquet given BY the New
/ York Board Of Trade and IRA asp0rta-
/ tion. was within q few feet Of Mr..
/ Window when the fatal heart seizure
came and robbed the nation of one Of its
abiesf men.
After that came the deaths OF ex-
Secretary Blaine. Of his son, Walker
/ Blaine and of Mrs. Harrison. besides sew
erai others 10 whom I was attached The
remembrance Of all this has in a way
/ caused me TO associate this city with
sorrow, and hence ] never remain here a
day longer than it takes to transact my
business.
The Arlington Hotel had for guests yes
terday several Of the leading politicians
OF West Virginia. including the chief ex-
ecutive Of The State, Hon. William n o.
/ Dawson and Representatives " p Huh
bard and George G. sturglss Gov. Daw-
son belongs to the school Of statesmen
who had rather run from newspaper men
than encounter them. but it can be said
/ for him that when cornered he is polite
and not averse to declaring his opinions.
/ He said his mission to Washington was 20
confer with the Interstate Commerce Com
mission on some matters relating 10 rail
way regulation.
Asked by a Herald reporter as TO the
choice Of West Virginia Republicans for
the next Presidential nominee. Gov. Daw-
son said:
our people have the Warmest regard
for and greatest confidence Ia President
Roosevelt. but we take il that he is irrey-
ocabiy committed to his oft-repeated
statement that ne viii not be "A candidate
& .--
nomination. But for that personal eX-
preston / feel sure that he would be the
choice Of the great mass Of the voters Of
cur State !"
The Second West Virginia district,
which was for years represented in Con
gress by that scholarly and admirable
gentleman and exponent Of tariff reform.
William L. Wilson. has now for its Con
gresham a gentleman Of exactly the 0p-
posIte type so Tar as economic views go.
The new man is George c. Sturgiss. of
MOrgantown, who chaited pleasantly with
Herald reporter last evening Sat the
Arlington. Mr.. sturgiss is not only a
lawyer of fine ability but he is a builder
of railroads. manufacture, and an all
round successful man Of affairs.
This furry in Wall street, said he.
lis Of no earthly consequence 10 the ma
ton at large If a number of gamblers
and pIuHgers get the worst Of il in the
games that they play, how can that do
any harm TO the people who own land.
and mines and cattle. and Sheep In
other words, what this Sew York crowd
does or leaves on doing isn't worth both
ering about
The nation is prosperous, aRd we Of
West Virginia are having our share. Ny
district. for instance. is becoming great
industrially. In my home town We have
no less than fourteen glass producing
plants using sand gathered in the locality.
and IL is our boast that one Of them
makes the largest pressed pFisms of plate
glass turned out in any factory in the
world We have also tin-plate works
employing 800 men. In other parts of the
district are big tanneries. cement works,
and wood-pulp factories. Is it any wonder
that our people are believers in the
doctrine Of protection
II viii be going back TO nay home In
Honolulu soon and yet the chances are
viii have 10 lay over for fifteen or
twenty days before I can get passage out
OF san Francisco, said Mr.. David l.
Wilmington. a lawyer Of the Hawaiian
capital, at the Shoreham-
This delay, which is vexatious. is not
because of the want OF ships sailing for
the Orient, but because none of them
that will depart soon is an American
ship. There is a law against "a foreign
owned boat taking on passengers or
freight for points that lie within the
territory of the United States Fhis law
was enacted 10 protect our coastwise
trade. and was made before there was
any thought of Hawaii becoming a part
of Uncle Sans domain
1.-THE penalty for violating this law is
a $50 fine against the owner of the boat
Not long ago Mr.. Sargent Commissions
OF Labor left San Francisco for Homo
lulu He went on a ship sailing an alien
aag, and the 500 dne imposed on tine
owners was refunded by him and put in
his expense account AS J am only a
private citizen and cannot afford the 500
indemnihcauon. I viii simply stay over
until an American ship weighs anchor
for my home
.'The cpnership of steam railroads
might not be a success in America, bat
they certainly are in Germany said
Mr.. c. F. Dewey, Berlin correspondent
of the New York Evening Post, at the
Willard
Not only are the fares cheaper by at
least p per cent than on the roads Of
the United States, bat I really believe
that travelling is more comfortable over
there than here, except one goes as a
Pullman passenger, which enhances the
cost The Germans do not go in for
luxurious cars. but they do furnish
maximum of good accommodations. Their
compartment system. made for six people,
IS. to my way OF thinking. better than