The evening times., 1898-10-22
HEARD In THE LOBBIES.

HEARD In THE LOBBIES
Raising the flag over Santiago after
the surrender of Gen. Toral was an en-
thusing incident" remarked an army off,
who participated III the Santiago
campaign, at the E,bbitt House last night,
but a man in my company made a re-
mark during the most impressive part of
the ceremony that made all who heard it
laugh. They were just in the act of raiS-
ing the flag on the public building in the
city and we were all gathered around
with arms presented The greatness of
the scene was such that everything was
Almost absolutely quiet When the flag
had been hoisted over the building and
Old Glory was fUtteriBg in the breeze
the emotion Of some of the men could
hardly be contained. To see the flag go
ing over Spanish possession was thrill
ing. When the flag had been raised and
we were Just ready to give a shout big
tall Irish sergeant at the end of our line
looked up and with all the seriousness in
une world, remarked:
II wisht thot this place was Ireland in
stead of Cubyi'
New York State can boast of one Of
the most unique steam railroads in the
country" said Charles ID. Harris. of L IL
Ca a guest at the Normandie. last night.
This read runs between two small towns
about seven miles apart in the AdirOn-
Gacks. 1t is & narrow gauge affair with
very small cars and engines. The most
peculiar feature of the concern however.
is that the tracks are made of ordinary
wood instead OF steel or iron. The en-
Gines also burn wood instead of coal The
road does not have many patrons and
runs its trains rather iFregularly. hut
still it does business and Is quite an ac-
cornnodation TO some of the residents of
the vicinity The engineers on the road
have q great deal Of trouble in managing
their engines. One day in going up
steep grade i'll the mountains along the
route one OF the engineers overburdened
his fire with wood in order to get up
more steam. Instead OF increasing the
force of the fire. the fuel almost swamp
ed IL, ard the steam pressure went down
to such a low point that the engine stop
ped and began running backwards down
grade. The brakes were put down ana
the train was finally got under control
No attempt is made 10 keep UP with the
schedules and the road usually makes a
mile in any time between five and TWEEN
ty-hve minutes Sometimes the patrons
can save time by walking.
|. THE police department of Chicago.
said Frank Pollock. of that city, az VIII
Iard's. lis still in need of reorganization.
The open rubberies and hoid-ups sun
continue in the streets, and for some rei-
son or other very few OF the criminals
are apprehended. About two weeks ago
a man was held up in State Street in
the downtown district shortly after
O'Clock in the evening and made 10 give
III, his watch and chain. The streets were
pretty we'll crowded. but the highwayrnan
escaped Chicago needs police chiet
who can be selected from outside OF the
colitical ring We ought TO have man
AT the head OF the department who
knows the business and can control MS
force properly
MANY stories are told of Harold Fred
eric. the newspaper man and novelist VINO
died 4 few DAYS since in Henley. Surrey
England. by those persons who were PRIV
ilesed TO have had the pleasure OF MS ac-
ouaintance before he went TO other shoFeS
as the correspondent Of the New YORK
Times" said a veteran newspaper man
last night. Here Is one however, WHICH
has never before been seen in print. and
which will be read with interest by those
who have enjoyed the witchery of his fas-
| Gina ring pen in the books he gave 10 the
| world as well as those who knew MIN
| nersonaIIy When Mr. Frederic went 20
| Albany. N Y, from Utica. as the man
| aging editor and editorial writer or the
! Evening Journal. of that city. ne TOOK
with him ideas that did not agree yer!
well with the editorial policy OF the pa
/ per. Mr. Frederic was a radical Iree
/ trader, and il was evident. shortly that
/ his change of base did not include a
! = The Journal for nearly
! three-Cuarters of a century had stood
! for principles directly opposed To those
! which swayed the mind of the graceful!
/ writer from the western end OF the MO
! hawk Valley. and when il was suggested
| To him by the nagement of the journal
| that he cease to carry his IDEAS on the
| national industrial situation into MS OF
| fee and out at the end OF mis- pen 1t
! nro,uptIy said that he would resign
| stormy times were in prospect among tnt
| directors of the paper. as the style OF Alr
| Frederic and the prestige with which nj:
| name was even then associated mean
much To the editorial end of the Journal
Finally Mr. Frederic found the atmoSpheF
too hot for him. politically. and ne accept
ed an offer which happened along as NJ
! EXPRESSED ii. and went 10 London. wher'
his field truly, became the world
| There are big LOADS Oh Iue Nellb" Hlel
al being brought down from the klondik'
TO the Pacific Coast cities and the prodi
gafity with which some of the miners ar,
spending their coin reminds one of th'
celebrated old days of 80. said Russell
II. Weeks, an old-time prOspector. bu
now a retired business man from Sar
Francisco. at the Metropolitan Hotel
San Francisco still has her gambling
dens open to those who know the ropes
| Notwithstanding the vigilance OF the po
lice. and some of the returning rich min
ers are bucking the tiger, some Wtnnlns
but a majority losing They are tellin:
a story on the coast of one old fellow
from the Yukon district who played far
! in Frisco about three months ago an
lost a fortune in less than half an hour
This particular miner. a middle age
American with an apparent love of spOr
and with gambling blood in his veins
landed at the State of Washington wit
S.. .OO0 Upon reaching the States he dis
not tarry long until he started for Sal
Francisco, long enough. however, L
, spend a good share of $500 in gambiin
and general recklessneSs in having goo'
time on his wealth. When he landed i