The Washington critic., 1890-02-26
POPULAR MEN IN TOWN.


did not ret the fair. His reasons were
unique, hut they were good ones, and each
one told by him drew forth bursts Of laugh
ter from his listeners.
lie said that one Of the delegation, Just
before leaving for Washington, was ap-
proached by an old resident, who, desiring
TO natter him, said that the fact of his be
ing member Of the party would surely in
sure victory for ST. Louis In the contest
for the fair.
The delegate desiring to return the COM
pliment, unintentionally repeated an old
iull nv saying "St. Louis will have II II IL
is possible to obtain IT, and, sir, she shall
have IL If II is impossible" 1t was only
when the delegate was on the train that
the laughter Of his companions told him or
the mistake he had made.
Mr.. Edwin f. Perkins, one of the best
known brokers in New York, was one Of
the gentlemen who listened to Mr.. O'Neilrs
stories. The blood that runs through Mr..
Perkins veins is about as blue as can be
found among the society people of New
York. Ills family is one of the oldest in
that city, and own the greater part Of the
upper end of the island known as Fort
Washington. Mr.. Perkins is about 10 years
of age, but he looks much younger. He is
typical New Yorker, with none Of the airs
That are affected by society men of that
city.
Another of the guests at Willard's is Mr..
j j. Brown of Minneapolis. There are a
! great many lawyers In this city who are
waiting for decisions to be handed down in
cases In which they are engaged, but none
of them are more anxious than Mr.. Brown.
| lie has a matter before one OF the commits
sious here which involves nearly S5,000,0O0.
Mr. Brown expects a favorable decision in
/ very few days, and If his expectations prove
/ true he will take back to many hearts in the
Northwest good deal OF JOY.
/ Charles II. Tupper, the Canadian states
man, is at the Arlington. He is here to
represent the Cadadian Foreign Olllce at
/ the conference ON the fishery question. Mr..
Tupper is accompanied by his private sec
retary, Mr.. g. G. Chapman. He will iemain
short time In Washington to see his old
friends after he has transacted his business.
The handsome Governor Yarmouth of
Louisiana is also at the Arlington. He
lowered fully q head above the men who
crowded round him last night to shake his
hand, although many of them were consid-
I cred to be pretty tall men. The Governors
mustache continues to get gray, and prob
ably by the time he makes his next visit to
Washington he will not be able to boast of
a single black hair in it. The Governor
was compelled to hold sort of an informal
reception I'm the corridors, so great was the
number that gathered to see him.
There was not a healthier or heartier man
in the Arlington last night than Cornelius
NJ Bliss, the New York banker. Mr.. Bliss
came on from New York to attend the
banquet rendered to the Pan American
delegates last night, and will return home
to-day. This great banker continues to
hold his youthful appearance In spite of his
advancing years, and walks and talks with
as much energy as he did many years ago.
Fort Sully, Oak, sent a representative to
the Ebbitt House last night In the person
Of Captain j. 2. Hampson, of the United
States army. The captain looks more like
student than an officer, and is evidently
man of much intelligence.
Two of South Americas citizens are at
ChamDerlin's. They are Mr.. j. w. and
Mr., E. d. Crumpacks of Valparaiso Both
are swarthy and show the marks of their
European ancestry plainly in their intelli
gent faces.
The Riggs House will soon be compelled
to change its name to "The Attorneys
Home" for there are probably more law
yers stopping there than at any other hotel
in the city. Two of the newest to join this
legal colony are Mr.. W. Ward of Chester,
Pa, and Mr. James Heines of Cleveland,
Ohio. These gentlemen have business with
the Supreme Court and have journeyed
here to attend to 1t.
Mr. w. j. Curtis of New York is at the
Normandie. He is well known in that city
among all classes OF people, and also has
many friends in Washington.
Mr.. Eugene Vail of Paris is at the Arno.
He arrived last night and will spend some
time here seeing the city.
The Harris House has among its guests
Mr.. T.. B. Martin Of Boston. Mr.. Martin
is secretary of the American Pilots Asso-
citation, and is here on business for that
society.
Late Arrivals.
WILLARD's-J. j. Goblin, New York; T.
:. c. Anderson, New Orleans; II. j. Daily,
, Philadelphia John F. Frfsby and wife,
Connersville, Pa; T. j. Rourke, New York.
, EBBITT HoUsE-Dr j. II. Dorsey, Min
, nesota; j. G. Butler, Maine; 2I0 members
of the Philadelphia Produce Exchange.
THE ARLINGToN--W. II. Van Slycli, New
: York; A. q. shepperd and wife, Alabama.
RlGGs HoUsE-Chester Halcombe, New
York; Il. Clark, Boston; II. l.. Earle, N. S.
BENTLEY, New York; A. II. Emery, STAN
ford, Conn; Baron Won Kamsche Coblenz,
Germany.
i METRoPoLITAN "A. B. Pearsall, Red
: Springs, n. c.; j. Ii. Sage, birmingham,
Ala; George d. Reese, Philadelphia.
t NATloNAL.-M. j. Meyer, New York;
! George Daman, Pittsburg, Pa; b. +. Hodg,
/ man, Wheeling, W. Va; E. j. Caldwell,
5 Chicago; Roswell w. Keene, New York.
HOTEL ARNo--Charles A. Hemming
way, Philadelphia; Mrs. NJ. +. Pope, Leav-
enworth Kan.
HOTEL NoRMANpIE-J. S. Hoyt. Norris
i town, n. j.; w. " Strong aud wife, De
= roit, Mich.
CuAMBERLIN's-E II. Stevens, Phiade-
), phia; j. Fremont Basset, New York.
g WoRMLEy's-W, Bakewell, Pittsburg,
. Pa; I. Etting, Philadelphia; +. L. Cortrell
= Chicago.
y ST. JAMES,. W. Kendall, Richmond,
Va; T. Il. Chatham, Atlanta, Ga; W. g..
II Taylor, Pittsburg, Pa.
/ HOWARD HoUsE-Henry A. Green, Prov
l. idence, X. l.; Harry Q. Coz, Baltimore;
IS NJ. T. Hart, Oxford, n. G.
r AMERICAN HoUsE-James Van Alstyne,
4 II. S. Hudson, New York; NJ. G. Davis,
q Fairfax, Va; A. Rippen, Northampton,
4 England
e HOTEL RANpALI-H. C. Ward, New
e York; John Knowles, +. j, Bonayita, New
York.
o. HARRIS HorsE--A. Bornholett, New
: York; l.. s. Wood, Lowell, Mass; ID. IL,
o Reed, Chicago,
IS HOTEL JoHNsoN-Harvey Wroter, New
If York; II. NJ. Lane aud wife, Richmond
c Va.
II GopFREY's HoTEL-M. B. Douglass and
$ wife, Fan River, Mass; William Fields,
J. Detroit Mich; Harry Clark, New York.