The Washington herald., 1907-04-08


non. who have been seeing the Greater
Antilles and regions contiguous, including
the Panama Canal Zone. got back to-day
aboard the Hamburg-American liner
BluecheT. feeling as if they had been 10
realistic shows on the ex-Spanish Main.
They were within two hours of an earth
quake at Kingston, jamaica; were held
up at quarantine at Colon, and, on the
way north. about 80 miles east of St.
Augustine, Fla, they picked on the crew
of the waterlogged Norwegian bark Gulf
Port. Uncle Joe saw the rescue from the
hurricane deck of the Bluecher. and was
one OF party who made up a fat purse
for the Morse skipper and his crew
Congressman Sherman, OF Utica, who
was among the legislative adventures.
declined to say anything on the Roose-
velt-Harriman controversy, in which he
figured. He said ne had not heard any
thing about the subject while he was
on shipboard.
He received a wireless message on Sat
urday while the Bluecher was coming
up the coast, telling him 10 Avoid any
political interview" The message was
signed u O." Mr. Sherman said he did
not know J. O.. but he apparently
considered the message no joke, and de-
clared that he would not be interviewed
except about the Bluecher's trip. the glory
of the republic, and any other subject
that might be handled fearlessly. There
was an impression among the interview
ers that y. o." might hang out in Wash
ington.
Loving Cup for Mckinley.
The Representatives OF the people had
the time Of their lives as the guests
of Congressman Mckinley. of Illinois. and
in token of their appreciation Of their
host they gave him stupendous loving
cup, made hereabOuts. which they had
trouble ia concealing from him on the
trip. The presentation, which was on Sat
urday night, set Mr MeKinleys head
sails fluttering. After he had recovered
from Mr.. Sherman's speech of presenta-
zion he managed to say.
This cup will be nice to battle the
baby in-"
At this point there was a diversion
caused by John Huebner. Of Toledo. find
ing what he declared was a long long
hair on Speaker Cannon's coat. Uncle
Joe said that the hair was merely a
thread from his granddaughter dress.
and that if it had been really a hair he
would have preserved it and had a glass
case built over it. He would really like
10 see the lady that would dare to lay
her head upon his manly bosom.
Uncle Joe was vigorous in his apprecia-
tion of the work on the Panama Canal
He said that no man in the party was not
agreeably surprised az the progress of
the work It was being rapidly done
under a splendid system. They are
making a cut" the Speaker said, "and
preserving their health. If ! were the
boss of the job I should clap every
mothers son of them on the back and
say, Hustle along and get ont the dirt
boys. and throw it up on the dam. This
is a work worth while
Every legislator on the ship indorsed
the attitude of the Speaker in regard to
the canal The general belief was that
it will be completed within eight years,
without the assistance of outside con-
tractors, absolutely by the government
itself
Sees His First ShIpwreck
Speaker Cannon never had seen ship
wreck scene except on sthe stage. and he
was immensely interested when, on Fri
day morning. before any Of his col
leagues had spliced the main brace or
seen the sun over the foreyard. he heard
an officer say that there was as ship in
distress on ahead. The Speaker went up
on the hurricane deck TO take it all in,
while Capt. Reesing bore down on the
Norwegian.
The Speaker was much interested in a
string Of pennants flying from the rig
ging of the bark. He was told by an Of
ficer that the flags were sea talk, much
shorter than the Speaker is accustomed
TO hear, and meant in the International
code, I'VE are sinking"
The lifeboat was launched and the ship
wrecked folk were transferred to the
Blueeher.
Capt Reesing decided that the derelict
was a menace TO navigation and set it on
fire. Capt. Larsen. of the Gulf Port, said
he had sailed from Mobile for Bergen.
Norway, on March s. When of Cape
Hatteras on March % he was swatted by
a mighty nOrtheaster that lasted several
days. The pounding caused the seams to
open forward, and the vessel soon he
came waterlOgged
and everybody else realized that they had
a pretty good chance of reaching this
port without more adventure. there was a
general jollification.
Good Wishes for Fiancee.
The Speaker himself made the principal
speech He had learned that two of the
passengers. Miss Jane Hail. OF this city.
and Reginald c. Robbins, of Boston. son
of the manager of the Waltham Watch
Company, had become so well acquainted
that they thought it proper thing 10
announce through Miss Halls mother
that they were going to be married next
fall. This inspired Uncle Joe to say in
his talk that the party had been through
all sorts of excitement except declara-
tions of war, and had at last got to the
point where there were declarations of
love. He did not know what the wind-up
might be, but he hoped all hands woula
be satisfied.
He said he had no apology to make for
the kicks that ne had made-not against
the line-On the trip. He believed in the
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