Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-25
IN HOTEL CORRIDORS.

IN HOTEL CORRIDORS.
The Canadian government has decided
that electricity is dutiable article" said
Charles L. Anthony of Niagara Falls at
the National last night" The power COM
panies at home have been making arrange
1nehts to run cables over the gorge in or
Ger to transmit electricity into the British
possessions. One company had made
contract to deliver to a corporation To-
Gated In Canadian town 10000 horse
power daily. 20 be used for light and power
purposes. This came to the knowledge Of
the Canadian authorities and the matter
was laid before Mr.. Wallace, the Canadian
commissioner Of customs. He rendered an
opinion that electricity brought into the
country should be classified among I'M
enumerated articles, upon which Canada
has placed general duty of 20 per cent
ad valorem. Now the question will be made
still more interesting, for before the duty
can be charged 1t will be necessary 10
know the exact value of one horse power,
so that the tax may be determined. The
corporations which are getting electricity
from the falls are in a great Quandary
just now and the subject is attracting con-
siderable attention on both sides of tho
border
When 1t comes to horse racing the In
dian Is getting pretty well civilized said
Frank O'I:eilly, race follower. at the Ma
tional last night. This fact struck me
last fall when I was out In Colorado, in
Costellas county. Nearly all the residents
out there are Mexicans-greasers+yo
know, and they are great for chicken fight
ing and horse racing. They live in adobe
houses and most of the country there is
covered with cactus and prickly pear so
they have mighty little else to do but
sport. While l was at one Of the villages
half dozen Indians came in and began
to brag about the running qualities Of a
couple of their horses. They filled up, ap-
parently, on rum and Mexican brandy and
managed to display lot of money. When
each of the Indians seemed to get about
as drunk as a man well could be, the greas-
ers arranged race between a native horse
and one belonging to the Indians, believing
that none of the latter was sober enough
to ride a horse in a jockey way. A big
pile of money was bet and the course was
measured off. about 500 yards. A slim In
dian trotted out on a long, skinny mare,
and a Mexican lined UP beside him on a
powerfui-looking horse They We're off at
a pistol shot, and the way that redskin
sobered up ard rode was a caution. He got
ahead at the first jump and kept his horses
tail in the others face the whole distance.
Try as the greaser would he couldn't get
by either side. 1t was the only time 1
ever saw or heard of one horse 'pocketing'
another. When the Indians went away
they carried pretty near all the ready
1.-THE Trilby craze has resulted in one
very pleasant form Of entertainment up
NORTH" said R. H. Leavitt of New York in
the Raleigh yesterday. "Du Maurier's book
is being reproduced by amateurs on the
stage. and in New York we have had sew
eral of the affairs. The characters in the
novel ars taken by persons who look as
much like the conception Of the originals
as possible, and the scenes are reproduced in
tableaux, with the music appropriate to
them. The effect is very good. and think
it would be an excellent way Of familiariz-
iES the people with other books that may
meet with popular favor, and giving them
by such pictures and accompaniment a
more vivid knowledge Of what the authors
really meant and intended"
They were coming over nearly forgotten
stories of the past regime in Washington
at the Riggs House the other night, and
Ned Maunder remembered good one, in
which the characters were noted people.
II reckon most of you remember when
Mrs. MCGOWAN kept her famous boarding
house here said Mr.. Maunder. "She was
a remarkably bright and witty woman.
and her guests were all prominent in social
and political life. Among her guests at the
time 1 speak of were Senator-then Repre-
son, once minister to Mexico, and wit,
with a worldwide reputation, and Judge
and Mrs. Key. One evening these four, to-
gether with Col. Boudinot, the Cherokee
Indian, who was so well known here, were
going over to Georgetown and took an +
street car. 1t was crowded. and only Mrs.
Key could get seat. On the way Boudi-
not. who was lame, stumbled when the car
gave a lurch, and fell in Mrs. Keys lap.
Quick as a fash Voorhees, said:
You must excuse Boudy, madam. He Is
an untutored savage, Pawnee, as you per-
ceive.'
THE next instant Nelson broke out with,
No. madam, Dan mistakes his tribe. He
is Lapiander.' The puns were enjoyed
very much, and next morning Judge Key
proceeded to relate the incident to Mrs
MCGOWAN. When Boudy fell in my wife's
lap Dan said she must excuse him because
ne was an ignorant savage, and nothing
but Pawnee. when Tom, like lightning,
calculated, Oh, no, he's a Cherokee
Mrs. MCGOWAN pondered and tried to
see it. At last she remarked that she ap-
preciated the Pawnee part of 1t, but
couldn't understand where the Cherokee
came in. Judge Key pondered. too. and
was nonplussed. 'Wel,' he said, I can't
see it now myself, but we all laughed like
all creation at it yesterday evening"
party of young college men were dining
at the Raleigh the other evening, and hay
ing the convivial time that accompanies a
feast INDUCED in by such people, when one
of them espied the motto on the wall
DUN vivimus vivamus." He looked at IL
uncertainty for few moments, and then
spelt it slowly aloud.
Dunn vivimus vivamus." he repeated
with much JUNCTION. II like that, It suits
my ideas to a T."
Then his eyes frightened joyously, and a
smile of utter happiness wreathed his face
by Jove." he added, with enthusias site
emphasis, Il think that's just the best
motto l ever saw, except To hi with
Yaler"
1t was not difficult for listeners to tell
what university that young man had been
attending.
The mayor of South Charleston, Ohio
after refusing to have a peddler arrested
for violating an ordinance becausa he ala