The times., 1898-11-09
HEARD IN THE LoBBIEs.

Martin W. Lenox, of Chicago. who has
just returned from Paris, where he spent
several months on business In connection
with the Paris Exposition, was at the
Cochran last evening. He says that Hon.
Ferdinand W. Peck. the American com
missioner to the exposition, has been
very cordially received in Paris.
The exposition managers, said he.
seem To have been very favorably i'm
pressed with the American commissioner.
and have assigned more space 10 the
United States than to any other nation,
with the single exception of France.
Nearly 210001 square feet have been set
apart on the exposition charts for Ameri-
can exhibits, and 1t Is expected that the
great industries of this country will make
a magnificent showing. More than 1900
American exhibitors will have space at
the exposition, and this gives good idea
of the scope of the affair. AT no foreign
exposition have the manufacturing and
industrial interests of the country been
displayed on so mammoth a scale. The de-
mand for space is so great that exhibitors
who cannot get choice plots inside the eX-
position are purchasing lots adjoining the
fair grounds, where they will exhibit
their goods and wares. While | was in
Paris the city seemed to be in a turmoil.
The Fashoda incident. the Dreyfus affair.
the labor strike, and the opening of the
Chamber of Deputies contributed toward
the general frenzy of the Partisan popu-
lace Things had quieted down somewhat,
however, before | left the CITY,"
w. ]. Littlefield, of New York, who is
at the Metropolitan, is an ardent lover of
yachts and yachting. He was recently at
Bristol and reports that the work of
building the new Americas Cup defender
viii soon be commenced. '',rhe prelimi-
nary work of laying the keel of the new
yacht has already been finished. ~ he said
last night. THE molds for the lead keel
of the craft, am informed. will be ready
during the latter part of the present
week The foundry is now awaiting the
arrival of material to be used In that
most important part of the yacht The
new craft will be built very much on the
same lines as the Defender. A hasiy
glance at the model might cause one 10
jump at the conclusion that she will be
an out-and-out fin keel. She will not as
there will be a concave section of the
most pronounced type between the lead
keel and the underbody of the yacht
understand that the work will be pushed
forward rapidly. This will be done so
that the new defender may be in the
water early in the season. The force of
workmen at the Bristol yards are en-
gagged in repairing the old Defender.
These repairs are being hastened so that
she may be completed and got ont of the
way at an early date in order that a full
force may work on the new yacht"
Senator German made his first appear
ance on the stump during the Maryland
campaign this year in our town last Sat
urday." remarked ]. D. Pope. a Mary
land Democrat from Denton, at the Ma
tienal last night. THE meeting was held
in the town hall of the place, and was an
occasion for great outpouring of the
Democracy of Caroline and the adjoining
counties. Senator German arraigned the
Republican administration vigorously.
He favored giving an Independent gov
ernment to the Cubans, but thought the
island should remain under the control
of the Americans. He also favored the
retention of coaling station in the Phil
ippines, and opposed holding the rest of
the islands. He said he hoped President
Mckinley would not yield to the popular
demand for their retention. The meeting
was held by the Democrats in the interest
of ]. w. Smith, their candidate to repre-
sent the First Maryland District in Con-
gress During the meeting Senator Cor
man was accused of the slowness with
which he came out for silver two years
ago. This aroused his ire, and he re-
torted, saying that those who left the
party In 1896 were now coming back with
their tails behind them. He prophesied
that many more would do so next year
and in the next Presidential campaign