Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-01
IN HOTEL CORRIDOR S

''The action Of Congress in providing for
deep sea harbor on the coast of southern
California will probably produce a revolu-
ton in transcontinental traffic." said r.
E. Gibbon of Los Angeles, prominent
railroad man, at,t the Shcreham 1T IS
practically certain that If San Pedro is
chosen, and of that 1 have 10 doubt a
new trarscontinental road will be built
AT present cost new road would be con-
structed and equipped for N.tIe Il any,
more than the present lines are bonded,
which makes 1t apparent that il could
afford to do business much cheaper, while
the poss Utilities of the trade TO be secured
by steamship lines to the orient cannot be
computed. 1t would build up Pacific
trade scarcely second to that OF the At
lantic coast, and with countries where the
balance of trade would be largely in favor
Of the United States"
Il used TO be d strong believer in physioe-
nomy," said r. c Ridley at the Arlington,
but have lost some of my faith in It as q
science. In fact, a mans surrounding s
have very much to do with the character
shown by his face. l had an illustration of
this coming into Washington. When we
lett Chicago l noticed a group Of men two
or three seats in front of me, but paid no
attention to them particularly but after
We had gone about fifty miles l saw that
one of them was handcuffed He was well
dressed. and at first l thought he did not
look Ike a criminal, but soon saw the lines
that batokened cunning duplicity and a
lack of morality generally l became SO
interested that my gaze attracted the at
tention of one of the officers having him
IL charge VINO came and said You seem
TO be studying the man l have there. Did
You ever see him before? | told him
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was studying the criminal lines in the
lace. He prevailed upon ME to MAKE a re-
port on the mans character, which was
greeted with laughter from The prisoner
as wei as the officers. Then they explain
cd that he was Of irreproac ma bic charac-
ter, and in prank had tried on the cuffs,
which belonged to the officer, and the key
being lost. could not get them off. Then
the criminal lines in the face ali disap-
peared."
The most renar kable boy l ever saw is
at hotel in Matewan, Logan county, W.
Va, said Ed Rutger. a Wheeling travelling
man, at the National. His employer is
noted throughout that section as a gambler
and his house is frequented by the sport
ing element. He has as bartender a nine
year-old boy, who was raised until year
ago in the mountains. Since he came to
Matewan he has learned to play poker and
is more successful than even his elGpIoyer
HIS lace is as INEXPENSIVE as IL made of
stone and he never quits loser. The boy
always has a roll of bills and is ready for
any Kind OF a bet. He tends bar and drinks
more whisky than any two customers of
the place, but was never known to become
under its influence. There is no buster or
blow about him; but he has already estab-
l!Shed reputation of being ready to snoot
at the drop of hat. | don't believe there
$ another boy like him in the United
States"
They tell a good story on Gen. John c..
Black, formerly commissioner of pensions
out in Danvile. ILL., where he lives" said
A. d. Matlock OF Springfield al the Riggs.
General Black is very eloquent speaker,
and has few equals before jury Judge
emerson of Decatur. while not possessed
of a national repu ation as Is General
black. IS famous as an orator in Illinois
Ihey were on opposite sides Of a law suit
recently. There were many pathetic cir
cilnlsiances connected with the case and in
ms opening speeShTto the jury General
SLACK made the most of these A Solemn
hush felf over the oourt room, and tears
We're seen TO stand in the eyes OF the most
impressive jurymen. 1t looked as though
a verdict would he rendered for General
Blacks client without much delay. when
Judge Emerson arose, and, in SLOW, meas
ured tones, said: Gentlemen of the Jury
Let us contiI lie these solemn exercises by
singing the one hundred and ffteeuth
Psalm The tears were changed to Iauyh-
ter, and the judge won the case"
'On the 18th of the present month there
met in my city TIE most novel convention
to an eastern nan that was ever assem-
bled." said A. c Titlow of Spokane Wash.
at the Ebbitt. 1T was called for the Dur
pose of determining what could be done to
rid the eastern part of the state Of the
squirrels. and nothing could be done ex-
cept to appoint committees to devise plans
and report TO a subsequent convention
The counties that suffer most are Whit
man, Douglass, Lincoln, Columbia and
Spokane but there are others where the
animals constitute a great pest extending
along the plateau between the Rockies
and tie Cascades, from Oregon to British
Columbia, territory as large as several
eastern states. The counties pay a bounty
CT a cent apiece, and in two months early
im,eD squirrels were turned into the com
missloners. In some localities they destroy
all OF the crops. Squirrels breed five times
year, with ali average litter of eight, and
are, therefore, increasing more rapidly
IMAM they are being killed. 1t is a very
serious problem"
THE most marked case of a mothers
fright showing in her offspring is that of
an Indian in my country" said D. l.. Rog-
ers of Vancouver, b. c., at the Howard.
He Is known as the Bear faced Indian,
and the resemblance to a bear Is much
more marked than that Of the dog-faced
boy who was exhibited for several years to
a dog. The bear-faceG Indian. which Is
the only name by which no Is known,
comes down from the north every hop sea-
son to pick hops, and his services are very
greatly in demand. He can pick more
hops than any two other Indians in the
band. His companions have but little to
DO with him. seeming to regard him in a
superstitious way, but the cause Of his de-
formity is well established His mother,
while picking hops. was suddenly con-
fronted by large bear and was frightened
into commissions, the bear. however, not
molesttng her. In a few weeks the bear
faced Indian was born"
'"They tell good story on David Linton,
one of the wealthiest men Of Cincinnati
and fatler-in-law of Congressman Taft"
said r. l.. Bronson Of Cincinnati at the st.
James. Il dent think the story was ever