Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-26
IN HOTEL DORIS

Among the recent notable arrivals at the
Arlington is Mr.. James w. Scott, who has
recently acquired a controlling interest in
three of the leading daily papers of Chi
cago. two of which he will consolidate this
week, with view of giving to that city
and the great empire of the northwest a
single powerful advocate of democratic
principles. When 1t is remembered that it
IS only comparatively short time since
Mr.. Scott commenced his active career as I.
journalist in the village then called Hun
tington, in Prince Georges county, 1t must
be conceded even by those who do rot
agree with him in politics that the manner
ana extent of his development stamp MIN
at once as credit to the city of his choice
and the profession of journalism Those
VINO know him best have long known him
as that, ard high grand master in the SUI
preme order of good fellows. as well.
1t will not be very lorg before the first
United States cavalry will be composed en-
t-reiy of natives of Iowa." said Samuel
Pattison. an enthusiastic citizen soldier OF
Burlington. at the Cochran last night.
over half its men are now 'hawkeyes' and
none others are being enlisted to fill vacan-
c.es in the ranks. the idea was first sug-
gested in novel way. In 1882 the head
quarters of the first were, they are now,
at Fort Grant, AriZ., and the regiment
was badly in need of men. None could be
had from the cavalry depot, so the colonel
got permission to open an enlistment office
in Des MONIES in charge of Lieut.. Gal
braith, who was succeeded by Capt. J. ..
Adams, who is still in charge. 1t was de-
termined to accept none but Iowa appli-
cants, and this intention was steadily OBJ
served. Temporary recruiting offices were
opened from time TO time in smaller cities
OF the state, AID the experiment was found
to be highly successful. The Iowa boys
o.
and were free from the vices that usually
beset the men who enlist in large cities and
enter the army because circumstances force
them to. While general recruiting for the
army has generally stopped the Des Moines
office is still open. Many applications are
received from other states. but only Iowa
men of good antece.lents and perfect physi-
cal condition are accepted. So the first Is
already being called the Iowa regiment
and We are naturally very proud of it."
1.-The death OF Frederick Douglass will I'M
doubtedly stimulate much interest in the
proposition now being entertained in the
northwest to erect a monument to Ossawat-
omie Brown" said E. A. Trowner of Min
neapolis at the National yesterday THE
John Brown Monument Association of st.
Paul has taken it up. and there is already
a plan formulated to raise the funds. II
is estimated that there are 10000 or more
Afro-American lodges, societies. organiza-
tons and churches in the United states,
and it is proposed to ask each one of these
to hold a meeting on a certain day at which
the sum of 81 will be raised toward the
monument fund. 1t is very good idea,
and the admirers of old John Brown and
his cause will doubtless contribute gener-
ously for it's fulillment."
1T is simply amazing to an outsider
coming to Washington to learn that the
railroad companies operating lines in this
city do not pay one cent for the valuable
privileges contained in their franchises"
said Charles E. Fessenden of Chicago at
the Riggs House yesterday. The ques-
ton naturally arises when a stranger hears
this of why in the world these petted cor
pcrations are not compelled to give first
class service. Why, / see street cars rum
ming through your business streets drawn
by horses, and mighty poor ones at that.
Why don't your city authorities compel
these companies to modernize their plants?
Congress is going to, Ell? WE'LL Congress
ought to get little Lake Michigan air in
its lungs and get an enterprising move On
itself. l reckon 1t still uses messengers
to carry messages because telephone wires
make the English sparrows' feet sore!'
"A famous old fellow died up in Massa-
chusetts the other day." said F. E. Still
man of Boston at the Arlington yesterday
His name was Elijah Thayer, and he was
a religions Zealot so he was commonly calJ-
cd tha .pronhat Euioh, II, 10. -,
"a pA
aichai III appearance anu ne used 10 go
through the streets bareheaded and bare
footed preaching his idea of the gospel
He went all through Europe and the HOLY
Land spreading his doctrine, the chief
tenet of which was bodily translation to
the hereafter, like his biblic al namesake's
He had been a large ship owner in the
southern states before his eccentricities
oIJi.ooh I'm ,ih ana was man OF means,
directions Nc We 90, 49,. ~ .,la, ..au ,s
when he died, and a good MANY neonIe
who devoutly believed in his doctrine were
very very inucn disappointed when his body was
of e1orv Va eoins up"afo Al ciouo
when I was In London recently 1 heard
1t whispered around in the clubs that Queen
Victoria had been hopelessly paralyzed
IN ner lower limbs while at Osborne on the
Isle OF Wight" said Edgar F. Larcombe
of Philadelphia at the Normandie .ast
night "Of course nothing definite cou,d n.
learned. as her r,.i.s,, 90 ,,,,n,os -
~, -; 80; suatoeu from
e Ems punne me d oaoyiohiah cunei-