Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-23
IN THE HOTEL CoRRIpoRs.

Ex-Mayor Hugh J. Grant OF New yors
sat In front Of the Arlington las, u,ght
chatting with Senator Murphy n. w,a.
doing the talking. and doing n .arnss,lv.
ana the Senator was listening very ,,,.rs
lively. A Star reporter approached ana
asked Mr.. Grant about New York noli,ics
IN general. and the degree OF satisfactiou
provoked by the appointment of Mr.. Horn.
blower In particular. Il am not here 10
olscuss administration appointments re-
sponded Mr.. Grant, land am not here on
political business. / am here 10 ATTEND
strictly to private affairs"
And Senator Murphy nodded approvfngiy,
as u ne thoroughly Endorsed Mr.. Grants
remarks and commended his position
Ex-Gov. Campbell Of Ohio again iunped
into town yesterday, and, like the man In
the Juvenile rhyme book who Jumped into
the brambie bush. as promptly Jumped out
again, He registered at the Arlington fof
breakfast, but he was speeding away from
the city before the hour for dinner much
70 the disappointment of a number OF Ohio
ofhce-seekers. Did you see csmpbeliYs
, askeo one OF them to another. as they
looked over the register together. No. L
didn l. was the reply. Il came I'D as soon
as heard he was here. but he managed 10
jump the town almost as soon as he struck
II. and so don't know yet whether he IN
Tor me or 'agin' me. Wish did"
do you know that Senator QUAY IS aerv4
ing his last term In the United States Sem
ate?' interrogated Mr. J. ID. Fries OF Har~
risburg, Pa. at the Shorehams this racrns
ing. Il make the statement more In the
way Of prophecy than as a matter Of fact"
he continued. Though IL is not generally
known, Senator Quay's health IL far from
good, and solicitude on that account will 4
am confident, remove him from he Senate.
You will see that the Senator win not be =
candidate for reelection before the legiss
lature OF his state. His family and close
friends are very anxious that he Shouts
retire from the Senate and from politics az
least until his health is restored, and be-
,liere they Will influence the Senator to taks
THAI STEP
4 "hark my prediction" said Mr. E. w.
Newman OF Louisville. KY. at winard's
last night, "the Senate will never pass the
repeal bill i have been watching the course
Of that body for several days, and Il Is spe
preaching deadlock. II Grover Cievelana
were Vice President the Senate would pass
the bill speedily, but IL will never do 50 with
Mr.. Stevenson in the chair.
Did you know, by the way, that the
presidential bee is buzzing in Stevenscn's
bonnet?" continued Mr.. Newman. 1T Is a
fact. And. unfortunately. ID mas been
placed there by the silver people OF the
west"
''of course. Col oFerraIl will be the next
August of Hot Springs. Va. at the National
this moraing, but the democratic majority
will be reduced much below that of last
year. This will be caused partially through
small vote resulting from overconfidencs
on the part of the democrats. but the popus
lists Will make a spirited canvass and win
poll a considerable vote. as the republicans
Will combine with them. OFerrall's major
ity will be about 1900 The populists VIII
make their principal canvass IN the old re-
nuaeC
Simpson and others Of the populist speakers
have been visiting Pittsylvania county ana
those portions of the state where the old
readjuster movement was strongest In
affection. and there they will gather their
strength and get the bulk OF their votes.
But II won't amount 20 much-a reduced
democratic majority. that is all"
Mr.. L. ID. saxton Of Philadelphia. who was
a member of the firm of contractors who
laid the 18th street cable and built that road.
is at the National. and was discussing this
morning the relative merits OF the cable ana
electric trolley systems The cable II
superior In every possible way" he declared,
''and ! say 50 as a result Of many years
experience In contracting work In connec1
ton with street railway building. The troll
ley advocates claim greater cheapness fof
their system. but the facts do not justify
such a claim The first cost OF supplying
the power is about the. same, but the cleo
trio cars are more expensive, the construc<
ton and equipment of the electric lines are
more costly. and the operating expenses OF
that system are much the greater. Alto
gether. the cable system is incomparably
superior, and no good reason can be given
for the introduction of the trolley system
in any city. Added to all other objections
is the danger TO human life connected with
the trolley, and that alone should shut n
out of all cities. II Congress ever allows
the trolley TO dishgure the streets OF wash
md he or her xrfff
zens the people here should rise up In their
might and drive the law makers out Of tho
Capitol"
''while business, as measured by the SIT.
uation in New York. seems TO be gradually
improving" said Mr.. F. l. Baker. a Gotham
business man. at the Metropolitan. there
Is a vein OF expectancy and hesitancy run
ming through commercial circles In hopeful
anticipation of the ultimate repeal OF tho
silver purchasing clause OF the Sherman
act. Until that matter is settled i do MOI
believe there will be any marked change 10
the situation. There Is now apparent how
ever, none OF the panicky symptoms OF .
few months ago and much less Of stagnation
than there was. and all needed. I'm my opin~
ion. is the passage of the repeal bill by the
Senate. That accomplished. and think the
business situation will speedily resolve itself
into a satisfactory condition In my opinion.
the whole trouble has been the silver oues<
ton. and 1 do not believe that anticipated
revision of the tariff IL In It at all"
Mr.. Albert L Brockway OF New York. .
bright young architect. has been spending .
few days in the city. and is stopping at the
Riggs House Mr.. Brockway is the archi-
tect OF the new Corcoran Art Gallery, tbs
foundations of which are being laid at the
intersection OF 18th and E streets and New
York avenue. He is enthusiastic at the pro-
spective architectural beauties Of the new
building and declares that Washington will
be very proud OF it while there are large
art galleries In this country" he said. there
will be none more perfect and successful
for the purposes intended IL will be OF two
stories above a basement floor and will be
strikingly symmetrical In It's arrangement
The first floor will be In the form OF a great
court, devoted to statuary and sculpture.
and the top floor will be arranged as gale
ries encircling the court below. and In these
galleries will be displayed the fine paintings
and other works of art IL will be at least
two years yet before the building is com
pleted. as all the work will be the finest
and will not be hurried In modern archis
lecture there has been too great a DISPOSE
don TO streip after display, but this WIN 10
avoided In the new gallery. Its main fea~
tuge Rill be simplicity. but IL viii be ornate
and imposing In all its details.
( chose who think a commercial tourists
LIFE heads, along a pathway Of roses are
wofully mistaken" declared Mr.. II. NJ.
Manning, q New York travelling man, at
the Metropolitan. 1T is hard enough to sell
goods at any time. but during such periods
OF depression as we have recently suffered