Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-01
IN HOTEL CORRIDORS

ut won't be many years before the United
States raises a very considerable part of the
tea consumed In this country" said T. L.
Thompson OF Scranton, Miss. at Wizards.
"Of course, there is not enough as yet to
have any effect upon the general COM
MERGE, or it would be more generally known,
but the experiments in tea culture in Mis-
sissippi are much more successful than is
usually supposed. There are a number of
families who raise enough tea for them
selves and their friends, and within a few
years Mississippi can be counted among the
tea producing sections"
at is amusing to watch the attempts to
beat the nickel-in- the-slot weighing ma
Chimes" sail r. c. Parsons Chicago
travelling man, at the st. James. "Men who
would not try to get something for nothing
in any other way will try to beat the ma
chine with pennies, two-cent pieces. but
tons, or anything else that Look though
they ought to unlock it. have been watch
ing ole for about an hour, and in that
time ten men have fed buttons, tobacco tags
and other articles into the hopper, and not
one OF them has yet succeeded in making the
machine work, and not one Of them has
put in nickel. There are some pool checks
made that are exactly the right size to open
the machine with, and 1 saw one of those
where have seen a man get Weighed
F. P. Poston of Memphis is at the Ar
fngton. Mr.. Poston is enc of the most
promising lawyers in the southwest and is
in the city On legal business. He is broth
err Of Judge Poston, who was shot and
killed by Judge King, for which the latter
Is now serving life sentence in the Ten
nesSee penitentiary, the case. at the time of
It's trial, attracting almost worldwide at
tention, as the murdered man was one of
the ahiest and most popullr lawyers in the
country, While the murderer was known a.
Jurlst and legal author Of the highest at
tainments. Mr.. PoSton does not believe that
Tennessee will fail into the republican col
umn al the election This fall as has been
confidently predicted by the republicans Of
TIE state. He does not express any prefer
ences as yet, but it is generally known that
me democracy of Tennessee is very gem
orally In favor of putting Congressman Ben
ton McMil.in as a candidate, although
Judge Truesdall, ex-senator Whltthnrne and
judge L. NJ. Mcconnell are anxious to lead
the hosts
Geo. NJ. Barnes of Chicago is at the Ma
tional. Mr. Barnes is an extensive dealer
in birds. and was talking about canaries
last night He sad: The idea is prevalent
that canary birds either come from the
Canary Islands or are born in captivity.
OF course, some are received from the Ca
nary Islands, and great many of them are
raised from tame olrdS thai have never
been at liberty, or cage birds, as they are
called. Sill, many of the very best canaries
are captured wild in the United States
southern California is full Of wild canaries,
ana there are no better singers in the world
In some sections The air seems to be filled
with mccoy. They are so plentiful that the
boys Kill them in srelt numbers with sIuns
shcts, ana they are little more thought of
than sparrows. / prefer the American ca
mares to the imported and there does not
seem to be any danger that the supply will
ever run Shcrt."
ut is generalls supposed that all of the
large and dangerous wild animals in tho
United States have been killed" said E. L.
Hemm1ngray Of Los Angeles at the Shore
ham, but in the San Gabriel valley. in
southern California. lately two large noun
tam lions were killed. The people of Wash
ington Will soon have an opDortunitv to GOO
what they look like as thew have been stpf
led and will be sent to the Smithsonian In
Stltute. There were male and female the
after beins the LARGEST. measuring nine feet
Tour inches in length from the tip of her
nose to the tip of her tail This is one of the
largest lions killed in the west during the
past ten years. end, when mounted in the
SIN: thsonian Institute, will attract a good
deal of attention, as it would not be very
small for an African Hon"
Among the guests of the Riggs House is
Jonn i. Glenn of Atlanta, who is about as
well known as any man in the empire state
OF the south. Mr.. Glenn is enthusiastic
ABOUT the success of the exposition, saying
ne worlds fair left Chicago with a host
OF people stranded, and the evil effects of
the rush or laboring men are still being felt
Wniie Atlanta has rot as many men unem-
pioyed as when the exposition was first nro
posed, while there is every evidence that as
result of the enterprise there will be an
inrux or the most desirable class Of popula-
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capital VIII be invested in southern indus
tries. Atlanta go: its start as a rapidly
growing city by the cotton exposition and
now this one has established it firmly aid
given it new Impetus
Among the men seated in the lobby of the
Arlington last night was tall, well-formed.
weii-dressed gentleman, who looked like a
lawyer or professional man of some kind.
and a most excellent specimen of American
manhood. He is here purely on a business
trip and not for any political or legislative
purpose. He is a Cherokee Indian, but is
taking no interest in the work of thu IoDhv.
lists sent here by the Cherokee tribe to fight
the Dawes commission report. His name ia
DIR. Smith and his home Is at Quanah n. C..
where, as can be seen by glance at gov
eminent map, there is reservation belong
ing to the Cherokee Indians, although the
fact Is not generally known, as they never
appear IN washington wanting anything
ana tnere are no of11ceS to fill
The Quanah Cherokees" said DR.. Smith.
are in prosperous condition: they own their
lands, which raise good crops, they have
their own schools, and illiteracy is unknown
among them, fact that places them strong
ly in contrast with their white neighbors
as they live back in an isolated district
where they have no educational advantages
Our number is increasing slightly and our
community is complete in itself, all of the
wants of the people being supplied by In
dams. We are not very greatly interested
In the agitation as to the Indian territory
except so far as would be natural consider
ing that we are of the same blood The
portion of our tribs in the territory seem a
long ways off and we do not believe there
will be any legislation seriously injurng
them"
Geo. c. Vernon of Cincinnati is at the
Howard House. He has lately come from
Logan and Mcdowell counties, West Vir-
ginia, where there are prospects of serious
trouble over the famous King tract which
has been the cause of a good deal of blood
shed during the past few years. Il had
similar trouble on my hands in Bell county.
Kentucky, across the line from where the
King tracts lie,' he said. 1.-THE courts up-
held my title and the squatters refused TO
move. A fight was imminent, when told