The evening times., 1896-02-12

! last night.
The Democrats have been losing ground
there very rapidly OF late, aud unless Lynch
burg and Campbell county can be depended
upon To roll up unusually large ma iorities,
our goose is cooked. In the western part
Oh the district there is strong Republican
sentiment"
G SHALL want you at half past nine
tonight, John. / am going To a
ball. remarked "A handsomely Y u T.
tired lady as She stepped from her car
rage ON X street few evenings ago
The rain was falling steadily, and the
coachinln looked none too happy ut the
prospect OF spending most OF the night out
in such weather. A talk with a number
OF these well-iiveried, sedatc-Iooking knights
OF the whip, revealed the f.ict that their lot
is not particularly happy one, after all.
You sec, sir remarked one OF tnein.
Our houfs are long and uncertain. We
have 10 work carly In the morning aud we
have to work late At night. Sometimes
till nearly daylight. Then again, sir. we
have TO tie out In al kinds OF weather,
and don't care low finc The livery is
the man who wears IL IL as Liable to
catch cold rs ANYBODY rlse. But IL we want
to hold our Jobs we mustn't take colds.
Nobody wants 4 driver On thsir hOx who
is coughing and sneeziug all the time"
N7HE possession of a town clock is
/ something of which Washington can
not bossi. In tie sbsencc OF this use
fuI pie.c OF city furniture the !aEge clCck
On the top OF the Hutcbins' building At the
corner OF Tenth and u streets Is daily con
suited BY Thousands OF pedestrians. Yes
tcr,iay the clock was out of sorts. In the
early part of he day its hands stood stili.
and later when they were set going the
time they indicated was an hour fast.
This fact led To funny results. People
would glance at the face OF the clock ILd
then either hastily look at their watches
or hurry away to keep some engagement at
which they thought they were an hour
late. What they said when they discovered
that the clock WIS wroDs would not look
well iD print.
tRoL. HAMPTON HOGE. CievcIa nd's
- late consul to Annoy, China. and
whose recall, about two years ago,
created such a sensation. is becoming a pc
Iitical power In Southwest Virginia. re-
marked a visitor at the National last night.
since his famous recall the colonel has
stopped drinking. and a year and hai1
ago he joined the Republican party Atthe
last election in his district he TOOK proini-
nent part in the proceedings, ard did much
TO defeat the regular Democratic nominee.
Mr. Hoge claims that he was elected TO Con-
gress at the last Congressional election.
and Is now contcStiDg O'ey's seat. hardly
think the colonel can substaDtilte his ciaim'
bHt there is no ois.Iislng the fact that his
influence is growing"
IIENRY B. sPLITLoG. a member of the
N Council uf the Seneca Nation. Indian
Territory, arrived at the Hotel En-
rich OH The Stu. His father, VINO is chief
a. fraf nation. will follow, and reach Eere
the first of next week.
This delegation has been here for several
winters past locking after the interests of
their nation and settling old treaties with
the government. This family is among tue
most noted Indians In the West III wealth
and influence, and the chief has been most
pro,ninent IN steady effurt TO advance his
peuple in civilization. He built what Is
known as the Spl,lrg Railroad from Jop-
lin. Mo, tp Sulphur Springs, Ark. since
which timc IL -tas reached Fort smith and
figures in Its determination to push south
as one of the leading roads 10 reach the
gulf.
NJ. SDlitIuy is spending his time, enrr-
Rics and money to place his people on the
road To- civilization and substantial happf
ness Hcis Catholic in his religious views.
and is at present building fne stone
church at his place in the Seneca Nation
He is eiyhty-three years old, full of v'm
and energy and determined To see his
nation get as near Ia the present order
OF advancement as possible before he dies.
as lie puts IL. He Is a noble, generous anu
brainy old man.