Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-04
IN HOTEL CORRIDORS

Corporal Tanner is certainly havin. a
hard time of it," said Patrick Callahan. a
prominent old veteran of Brooklyn. at the
Ebbitt yesterday evening. You know he
was compelled to submit TO a further enpu-
tatfon Of one OF his legs at the Seney IOs-
pital In Brooklyn sometime ago. The opera-
ton was severe. and ne was confiret to
the hospital for long time. His. syzem
did not appear to recover the shock as
rapidly as desired. and he was advised TO
take a sea trip and together with his
daughter and some friends, he wen. to
Galveston by water. He returned very
much invigorated, and was looking for
ward TO returning to his hcme here. when
the wound on his left leg opened again. and
iears are entertained now that he will nave
10 submit to more cutting. He's a regular
hero with # all Though. and his family
ana friends seem to suffer more on account
OF his condition than ne does himself
Tine political battle field in Indiana tins
year will be the first congressional district,
In which / resideS' said Walter Brosnan
of Evansville at the Riggs House yester-
day. The democrats have renominated
Representative Taylor and the republicans
will select somebody on the 18th OF this
month. They met at Rockfort some time
ago. but after ballotilg for two DAYS could
not make selection, and adjourned till
fixed up between now and then so that
the nomination will be given TO ex-Con-
gresham Posey of Nanderburg county in
which Evansville is situated. Such a nomi-
nation would make a necessarily close con-
test all the closer. The district has a large
floating vote controlled by no party and
this vote is largely conferred IN Evansville
SO that the way Vanderburg county goes
usually decides the district. In 1892 AIR.
Taylor carried the dictrict by 400 plurality
and ran ahead of Mr. Cleveland. The popu-
list candidate, Smith. however. polled 2.loo
votes, and this year / believe a large pro-
portion Of those votes will go back 10 the
two old parties. Taylor is popular. ana
Posey is strong fighter, so guess We Will
have hot campaign and hear all the big
orators on both sides while the fight is in
progress"
Il see You had a talk with a gentleman
from Puget sound on the subject of straw
berries" said Walter Reed at the National
Hotel this morning. His description Of
large eastern berries being similar in APP
pearance to the nasal protuberance OF Q
confirmed topper is very amusing 10 a man
who has just gotten UP from demolishing
a saucer OF the fruit from the reform
school. There are no strawberries in the
! world superior in size and flavor 10 those
that ale raised out On the farm OF the
washington Reform School under the di-
rection Of Col Shallenberger. How big are
they? Well: they'll 20 sixteen to the
pound. or an ounce apiece. and YOU won't
| ind blemish on one In hundred. They
| are pear-shaped masses Of the richest kind
of red from their stems to their tops, and
| / would be willing TO wager almost any
/ thing that they would win the prize in an
| agricultural exhibition against any similar
kind OF fruit, no matter where IL may be
raised. The Puget sound country may be a
great region, but IL can't surpass the re-
| for school farm when IT comes to raising
| strawberries"
| II venture TO assert that the Chinanan
who has been in this country six months
| knows more about our domestic institu-
tons and is more familiar with the city or
| town in which he may be located than any
other foreigner who has been here three
times as long," said NJ. r. Roberts OF Chi
| cago at the Normandie last night. Take
the members OF the Chinese legation here.
II the test were made. believe it would be
| found that they are better acquainted win
the inner workings of the government and
| the character Of the PEOPLE In charge OF ~
than any other diplomats in Washington.
| But IL is OF the lower classes. the mer
| chants and laundrymen that 1 speak. Tie
| Chinaman is a natural Investigator. AID he
Eever is satisfied with a Superficial eN-
animation of anything. He always starts
| out to prosecute his inquiries into mat
baffied. He is not satisfied with the mere
| outward appearance Of building, or an
object that arouses his curiosity. but wants
TO find out how IL is made, end what Il Is
] composed of. The ether Gay I'D at the
Capito! 1 saw two chins1nen closely ex-
smining the way in which the iron WORK Of
/ the dome was put together. They. Vero
only following oux~the general character
| istic of their race 20 get at the bottom OF
everything. I am not IN favor Of Chiress
I immigration. but when 1 see how the Poles
and Hungarians and Italians are rioting
and shooting down officers Of the law IN
1 WI Inc ~wrNn al IN
| think that the celestial Is a much more
attractive sort of an individual for & neigh
| Dor n we are compelled TO have foreigners
| Of the lower classes among us at all