The Washington herald., 1909-05-26
AT THE HOTELS.

Often those who are not acquainted
with Indiana politics are led to believe by.
newspaper reports that there are serious
differences between Senator Beverage
and former Vice President Fairbanks
said L. ?. Newly. OF Knightstown. Ind.
former State senator OF Indiana aad vice
president OF the Columbia National Bank
Of Indianapolis, at the Raleigh. last
night
1T is but natural that there Shouts "a
differences OF opinion between men Who
think" continued 8ir. Newly. .but this
difference has never gone beyond the
most friendly spirit in politics. Senator
Beveridge viii be reelected without any
serious opposition
Il believe Mr.. Fairbanks VIII co,tfr7,a
in politics. even though he does NOT hold
Office. He has a strong following in In
diana, that VIII stand By him ss lone
as he has anything 70 say.
Even though 1 am a Republican ne
must admit that Senator Shivelev - a
strong man, a brainy man. and a good
nlaa, who Is bound 70 make his marx
II Il his thoroughness and great ousHA-
cations that are 10 be feared most By
the Republicans I should have pre-
ferred 10 see John Kern in the Senate
The Temperance question in Indiana IS
G strong issue Il seems that temperance
has swept the State. I believe there are
only about twelve counties out of nearly
100 that went wet" the others are all
for prohibiticn-"
Herbert S Ferguson, a mining engineer.
o. Ottawa, is al the New wizard. Speak
ing OF the resources OF Canada, Mr. Fer
guson said: There is a stretch OF coun-
Try immessrably greater than any re-
naming portion OF the world which Is
available for white settlers Towns viii
spring Up. industries viii arise. and metals
Of fabulous wealth viii be mined 4 new
dominion VIII be added 10 the British en-
pire In the north OF Canada.
This must not be confused with
Saskatchewan and Alberta provinces, into
which immigrants are now pouring annu-
ally BY the hundred thousands. n Labra-
dor and west OF Hudson Bay is q great
unknown country, where for q whole
century isolated settlers have had their
A4V-iAr1~ H4ADA44 III DaA 4LgA4 E4kA-LLaLLDU-
For miles there may be found wells OF
natural gas, which could be iSnited TO
a height OF twenty-five or thirty feet.
All along the Athabasca TAR oozes con-
Jinually from the banks, which for I'D
miles consists Of asphalt Asphalt lakes
Of enormous dimensions are constantly
encountered. Tar sands are found al
along the Copper Mine River Up to the
Arctic Sea"
Baron and Baroness Wacla-icack.
Russia" appears in a bold hand on the
register OF the Shoreham. The baroa IS
a young man. tall. with blue eyes and
blond hair, wearing English clothes, and
speaks English fairly we'll The baroness
looks much Ike an American woman.
They have been visiting nearby c5ties n
a big touring car. and & has been said
that they are spending their honeymoon
IN this country. touring wherever fancy
may take them
The Russian baron. however, IS ad-
verse 70 being interviewed. having left
instructions with the clerk CT the hotel
that he had been followed BY newspaper
men every where in this country. and that
he had nothing 70 say for publication
Being Informed that the American public
was deeply interested Il his views, ths
baron with the uapToaOuaceable name
said he had nothing 10 Say, and that 10
one could make him talk II he did not
feel Ike IL
His interviewer thanked him for this
piece OF valuable Information and left
the Russian 10 his own devices. Shortly
afterward. perhaps feeling that he lad
been somewhat hasty IN refusing % be
interviewed. the baron explained 70 the
desk clerk that he felt sorTy that he had
been so abrupt in lis manner 20 the
t. newspaper man
The main asset OF Switzerland IS RS
foreign travel" said Theodor Sprecher-
Wirth. Of Zurich. Switzerland, al the
I New willard. last night. Mr. Sprecher Is
a silk manufacture. and is travelling IN
this country for pleasure and study
Foreign travel. lsces. silks. cheese.
and watches are the main stacd-bys Of
/ Switzerland, he said The foreign
/ travel alone IS worth $1,000 go 10 Us an
| nuaIy. or course. there was a falling
/ OF 20 some extent IN this amount when
/ the business depression started from
America and affected every European
/ country and the whole world Business
/ is improving in the United States. and il
I Is. naturally. improving n Switzerland
and other parts OF Europe"
/ Speaking OF the navy. Capt. Richard
c. Dowd. Of Boston. q retired sea captain.
who was seen at the Riggs House. said
the name White Squadron" was first
/ used in connection with the trip Of the
I late Commodore John G. WaISer's
/ cruisers. the Chicago. Atlanta. Yorktown,
cnd Boston, in the Mediterranean Sea.
These, with the Dolphin. were the FRS;
/ vessels completed OF the new navy. ''
] They were authorized, except the York
| town, by an act passed March s. ISS3
while Arthur was President and Chandler
/ Secretary Of the Navy. anu 10 Chfndler's
/ administration and John Roach is due
\ the credit for these vessels. The act
! passed March 5, 1855. Arthur still being
! President. provided for the Yorktown
Petrol Newark. Philadelphia, and the
| original Charleston
IT is not generally known" said Col
John II Kent, OF New York, a retiret
army officer, who is az the Riggs. -'thzt
/ the custom OF sounding taps over tht
grave az the burial OF 2 soldier originated
with the late Capt John c. Tidball
/ Z. S a
''On the retirement from the peninsuls
IN August, 1ss2, Horse Battery 4, Secont
| Artillery, was serving with the TsaI
/ guard, and on reaching Yorktown one o.
the cannOneers died and was buried there
Not wishing TO stir up the enemy b