The evening times., 1896-12-12
The L0unger.

= Observation-Disclosures
L. Wisconsin, is a guest at the yelling
ton. Although he has passed the
four-score limit OF years, Senator
Sawyer is sttllr hale and active, and at
tends personally to great deal of his
business. In. fact, his mission to the city
at present IL tosact as executor to the es-
tate of his daughter. who died here a year
ago. lis D.
whe n asked irhe still takes an interest in
politics, he replied that at his age, he he
licves it best to step back a nd let the young
er men haWe a show. So he has left the
the battlefield entirely, and is confining
his attention to private affairs Senator
Sawyer said, however, that aside from
politics, lie was gladto see eSenator Spooner,
who succeeds Villas, back in the Senate
again. Spooner, he said, Is one of the
ablest, as well as one of the most popular
men in the State
When he stood for election to the Sena-
torship the legislature voted for .iim al
most unanimously. People in Wisconsin
have the greatest confidence in him, and
expect him to take a leading position in
the body to which he was elected in short
order.
n MONG the guests at Wizards is B.
NJ. Grow, banker of San Diego,
Cal, and a near relative of Hon.
Gaiusha A. Grow OF Pennsylvania. Wh.n
seen last night he was in the rooms u lis
distinguished relative, who is also stop
ping at that hotel.
CaiifOrnians generally, said Mr.. b N.
Grow. are more Interested in the prospective
tariff legislation than in any other qucs-
tion Congress is likely to deal with in this
or the extra session. The high protective
sentiment is very strong in that State fhc
proximity OF Japan, MIR. Grow thinks, has
not so much to do with this feeling as the
fact that the people OF California want TO
see the duty on fruits restored.
They claim that after the efforts they
have made to grow the very best varieties
OF u opical fruit in this country they are
entitled to protection from the cheaper
and pc orer fruits oil he Southern Countries
The fruit crop this year has been extremely
plentiful The farmers say that IL has
been oi.e OF the best seasons they have mad
IN point OF quantity, but in many instances
On account OF the taking off Of the tariff
1t does not pay to ship IL TO the market.
n GROUP OF military men were dis
l cnssing the subject of Hindoo fakirs
in the corridor of the Ebbitt House
last night. ard expressing their disbelief.
when one OF the number who has Travelled
extensively i'll the Orient. spoke up;
Il didn't believe in these things any
more than you," lie said, until / saw
them ON my last trip through India. They
are marvellous. Isaw a fakir-by the way,
the word is pronounced with the accent
on tie last syllable, and not like the
English word fakir, as you pronounce it
do some apparently impossible tricks on the
ground. So near me that could touch him,
and with his sleeves rolled up TO his ell
bows.
For instance, he took a number of
eggs, placed them under a cloth and lift
ing The cloth almost as quickly as | tell
II. showed an equal number or live chickens
Then taking each chicken in his hard he
proceeded to wiring its neck. when presto,
there were two chickens. one In each hand
And the stransest part OF it was that his
little son, hardly ten years old. performed
the same trick right after him. OF course.
II was d trick. but il was wonderfully
clever. and would give tidy sum for a
satisfactory explanation"