Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-15
IN HOTEL CORRIDORS.

Twenty years ago made my first winter
visit to Florida" said Walter Cahill of
New York at the Cochran last night 81
made my headquarters in Jacksonville and
my sightseeing consisted in a steamer trip
on the ST. Johns river and a trip by boat
to st. Augustine. Every winter since then
I have been down there during larger
part of January and all of February. and
each visit has seen the opportunities for
travel greatly increased and the chances
for pleasure for the tourist multiplied.
Hereafter the Florida visitor who has the
means and inclination, and one cannot help
having the latter for the further south he
goes the greater becomes the beauty and
makes him want to go still further, will
extend his trip to Cuba and Jamaica. The
trip to Jamaica is especially enjoyable. The
effect of my last visit there was SO great
that l am on my way down to make an
other. which will begin next Tuesday. We
will have four days in Jamaica, and no
Yne can realize the delights of the place
until he has been there. I'm like good
many northerners, l reckon, who are said
to be south crazy in the winter. The west
ern fever is nothing to it. When the in
sanity gets hold of a man it owns him
body and soul and nothing can relieve It
until he goes as far into Florida as train
will take him and then takes a wagon.
for the big northern population the penin-
sula contains every winter for you meet
the same people year after year."
"Old Philip Nissan. who died in New
York the other day, was probably the only
man who ever knew what the Astors were
really WORTH" said Samuel s. Townsend of
Gotham at the Raleigh last night. HE
had settled up the estate of three genera
lions, and was still serving fourth when
his summons came. In 1913 he was one of
the executors OF the first John Jacob
Aston. and in 1872 he acted in similar
capacity after the death of William B.
A few years ago he settled up the affairs
of the son of William. Mr.. Nissan was
really the sole custodian of the Astor for
tune, SO far the estate was concerned.
He attended to all leases, renewals. repairs
and rents, and his word was law, as rig
orous as that of the Modes and Persians,
regarding everything in the management
of that vast property. His wife, by the
way, was daughter of the inventor of
the Parrot gum"
There seems to be a general awakening
throughout the country on the subject of
naturalization laws" said Bertram Fisk of
Chicago at Wizards yesterday, "and per-
haps great deal of good may come of it.
In some states mere residence of a few
months and an expression of future loyalty
to the American government is sufficient
to make voting citizen out of any for
eigner, who knows no more about our
customs, language or institutions than a
hog does about a holiday. A very good
proposition has been made in Nebraska,
which looks toward amending the state
constitution SO that fairly long residence
In the state and an ability to write the
English language will be necessary requi-
sites for the naturalization of foreigners
and the exercise of franchise on the part
OF citizens generally. This is a move in
N he
result Of the discussion now going on over
it is occasioning much interest"