The Washington critic., 1890-02-24
POPULAR MEN IN TOWN.

Adjutant-Geueral j. G. Farnsworth Of .
the New York State militia Is at the Arling-
ton. The General looks a little older than
he did wheA last in Washington. but he still
has the same erect carriage that becomes
him so well, aud his eyes have not lost any
OF their old fire.
Charles l.. Davis, the actor and manager.
Is at Wilard's. Mr.. Davis a short, stout
man, as his pictures, which have been scat
tered broadcast throughout the city, IN
dicate, and, although his abilities as an
actor are said TO be just a shade lower than
Edwin Booths, he is known us a good fell
low, and probably owns more diamonds
than any other theatrical man I'm the couu-
try. He wears these diamonds on all oc-
casions, too, and for that reason Is a much
gazed at man.
Califorpia's leading female lawyer, Mss
Folt2, is another of the guests at Willard's.
This is her maiden name. She Is one Of the
best speakers in the West. and has tre-
quently stumped her State in tho interest
Of certain candidates. Her family Is re-
marked for its powers of eloquence; her
brothers are good orators, but none OF them
excel her. As an attorney she Is also a
great success. She is here to attend
woman's convention which is to he held ut
Willard's this week.
Hon. s. Beatie, formerly surveyor of the
port of New York and now one of the lead
ing men of Tammany Hall, into which party
he Hoped from the County Democracy
after that faction was overwhelmingly de-
feated at the last election, is at Chamber
Inns. Mr.. Beatie's handsome mustache is
just as pretty as ever, and he is as polite as
he was when he gracefully turned away the
political strikers who were in the habit of
beseiging him in the New York Barge Of
fee.
Another Of the guests at Chamberlin's Is
one Of Austria's noblemcn. leis the Count
h. A. Lewenhaupt, and is only about p
years of age. He is of a modest, retiring
disposition, and is seldom seen in the cor
ridors of the hotel His business here is
with the Austrian Legation.
Three very well.known New Workers are
among The guests at this house. They are
William II. Johnstone, president Of the
American Speciality Company, in the Fifth
Avenue Hotel; General Roome, formerly
president of the Consolidated Gas Company
of New York, and T. X Smith. These
gentlemen are here for the purpose of in
Producing new patented process for maxi
ing ice, which they recently purchased. By
this process ice is made by pouring water
over a certain kind of SALT The salt can
be used many times before its usefulness Is
gone, and the invention is looked upon as
one of the greatest of the year.
The Hon. William Mckinley returned to
the Ebbitt House last night from Fortress
Monroe, where he had gone to nurse bad
attack of the grip Mr., Mckinley looked
pale when he got into the hotel last night.
but he has almost completely recovered
from his illness, and said he was much bet
ter.
Mr. r. II. Ryan, who is probably the
richest cotton dealer III the South, arrived
at the Ebbitt House to-day. Besides being
engaged in the cotton business he is also an
extensive owner of real estate, both in this
city and in Charleston, and is a very popu-
lar man socially.
Mr.. II. 1allthusen of Colorado Springs.
| Col, one of the largest wool buyers IN the
| West and who now has several million
| pounds on his hands, is at the Ebbtt. He
| came to Washington to sound around
among the tariff men and see what pros
| pect there was for early consideration of
the Tariff bill. He will leave for houle to-
| morrow, having been given to understand
that there will probably be no tariff work
done by Congress until May or June. Mr.
Hallthusen will, however, continue to
spend his money in sheep ileeces and take
the chances.
Mr.. a. G. Mather, of Chicago, is at the
| Normandie. He is very well known resi-
dent of that town, and like many of his fell
low Chicogans is here to help along the
Worlds Fair boom for that city.
| Mr.. j. F. Sater, one of Brooklyn's best
known citizens, arrived at the Riggs House
| last ujpbt Mr. Solter is n frenilpnt visitor
| to Washington, aud is almost as well known
here as he is in his native city.
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