Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-19
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Berry Of Chicago at the Ebbitt House last
night. 1.-The new fourth district is COM
posed of the eighth, ninth. twelfth and
nineteenth wards of Chicago. and Frank is
keeping awake twenty-three hours out of
| the twenty-four, fixing up schemes that
will enable him to represent the neighbor-
hood in the Fifty-fourth Congress. un-
derstood some days ago that Frank would
run as an independent in case ne didn't get
| the straightout democratic nomination. He
claims that all his friends, without regard
to party, are angry at the way the Presi-
dent treated him. and want him to make
the rum and assure him of their support.
Thomas Cusack, State Senator Joe Ma
honey and Timothy Ryan have been spoken
| Of as possible democratic nominees in the
new fourth district, but LAWYERS ad-
herents say he can win from them with
hands down. County Commissioner HUNTS
mann will probably get the republican
| nomination in the same district And by
the way. Senator -Cullom ex-Congressman
Mason and w. j. Campbell are not the only
repubIlcans who want to represent Illinois
in the United States Senate. Col. George
X. Davis Is In the hands of his friends, too,
ana there promises to be even a livelier
scramble for that toga than most people
expected"
my chief business in coming to Wash
ington was to examine the underground
trolley electric road out on U street." said
Philip T. Hill of Buffalo at La Normandie
yesterday. II was more than pleased with
It, and my visit may have the result of af-
fecting several plans for electric railroads
now under consideration by capitalists In
several cities in the north, No, 1 do not
know Of any particular novelties in the way
of improvements in electricity as a motive
power for street cars. The heating of such
cars by the use of electric heat, however,
Is steadily extending and 1 think 1t may
soon become the rule rather than the ex-
4 ~ norlxy hIrvld TA
electric street railway lines in this country
that are now wholly or partly equipped
with electric heaters, and their superiority
to the coal stove formerly used, is unques-
! tionably great They do not take up any
passenger space; they throw of no odor,
smoke, dirt or dust; they distribute the
heat evenly, and don't have to be touched
| from the time the car goes out in the morn
| irg until 1t is turned in at night. Their
chief qualification, however, is that by
their use the supply of heat can be regu-
lated to suit any changes of temperature.
They cost about rs cents a day for each
car"
Il met an interesting man out In Chicago
couple of months ago." said Henry Fry,
travelling man. at Wizards today. His
name was Cameron, and he had Just re-
turned from the South African gold and
diamond fields. He said there were enough
diamonds in that country to stock four
I
that the mines are in control of a great
syndicate, of which Sir Cecil Rhodes Is the
head. Cameron said that when he was
shown through the company's establish
ment he saw thousands of buckets filled
with diamonds but the combination con-
trolling them keeps track of the market,
and when prices are good certain quantity
OF the gems are taken to London. care be-
ing always taken not to send enough to
glut the market. my man caught trying
TO smuggle a diamond out of the country is
1 hap- lah L..
dangerous business.
II would advise the young man Of push
and energy who is seeking a field in which
to labor for prosperity to go to Buffalo,"
said w. G. Kressel of that city at the Ma
tional this morning. "While IL is already
city of 100000 people, and in possession of
enormous manufacturing interests. ! regard
II as merely in it's infancy as a great bus
mess center. Why? Because the power of
Niagara Falls, which Is now being har-
messed for mechanical purposes. will give
Buffalo the opportunity to derive the great
est part OF the advantage of the immense
force by reason of its contiguity. Natural
", the motive power Of Niagara will be
cheaper the closer one receives Ii from the
fountain head and in Buffalo the supply
will be almost without limit. No one need
De surprised to. see my native place outstrip
all It's competitors in a few years. so far
as manufacturing development is concerned
ana 1t will be all on account Of the capture
and training of the enormous energy thar
Is expended by the greatest cataract in
the world"
A tall. slender man, with iron gray beard
and hair and piercing eyes, that roved
around under a pair OF heavy gray eye
brows, sauntered through the Arlington lob
by yesterday. That a. Granville Stuart Of
Montana, the new mh ster TO Uruguay and
Paraguay" said an old-timer on one OF the
Ia In an, ia III
and this is the first time he has been east
OF the Mississippi for a quarter of a century.
he has had more startling adventures and
hair-breadtk escapes than almost any man
you ever heard of. / remember one of them
well. Stuart was one of the first pioneers
In the territory of Montana, and was quartz
crazy like the rest of them. He was out on
prospecting trip once and had dismounted
from his horse, leaving his rifle strapped to
the saddle. when the animal ran away II
was late In the year, and that night snow
began railing. He was miles away from any
habitation, in the heart of the mountains.
and in searching for his horse he lost his
bearings. He had only a small pocket knife
and his fusee safe only contained three or
four firemakers. The first night he was out
1t grew very cold and he made a fire, which
attracted some small birds. Stuart caught
about dozen of them and cooked them
For ten days he wandered through the
mountains. with nothing else to eat but
those little birds. One day an elk rubbed
against a tree within two yards of him, but
he had nothing to kill II with. Then frog
crossed his path, but he was not strong
enough to catch up with II. When he was
nearly dead two Indians found him and took
him into their camp to have fun with him.
They fed him up. so as to get strong enough
to run while they could beat him with tepee
poles One night he escaped, stole a horse
and got away. He got lost in the noun
tains again, and, doggoned, IL his second
horse didn't get away from him. He wan
dered around again for three or four days,
and then, when he had given up completely
and laid down to die. some OF the party
who had gone out to hunt him up came
across him and, carried him back to camp.
1t is devoutly believed in Montana that
nothing can kill Granville Stuart. He was
a mighty hunter I'm those days, too. He has
the record of killing sixteen elk from one
spot without getting up. He Is a man of
powerful mind and will uphold the stars
and stripes and all that they mean In his
new position"
Henry c. Clements Of st. Paul was in a
particularly amiable frame of mind at La
Normandie yesterday. which was not alto
gether due to the beautiful weather or an
excellent digestion.
II have received notice Of the discharge
from the navy of a young man In whom
a number of my friends are much interest
ed he remarked 1.-The fact is, my visit
here was In connection with the case. and
these kilograms from home indicate a
period of joy in that neighborhood. There
is something of a romance connected with
1t. The youth Is the son of wealthy parents
and was very much I'm love with young
years ago the couple had misunderstood
inc nd ha of hat hOv