The times., 1899-06-03
HEARD In THE HOTEL LOBBIES.

Col. James r. Campbell, the man who
served his country as member of Con-
gress and volunteer army officer at the
same time, has just arrived in the city on
his way to Illinois, after being mustered
out at Atlanta two weeks ago. In conver-
sation at Wizards last night he told some
thing of the experiences of his regiment
the Ninth Illinois. I'VE went to Cuba in
January and were camped near Havana
during our four months stay on the ISL
and The war is over and our commits
sary officer. Lieutenant Moore, had the
reputation Of being the best in the entire
volunteer army, and perhaps that is the
reason we had not one complaint of in
sufficient food during our stay: but such
was the fact. Lieutenant Moore saved a
big sum of money out of the ration allow
ance for his men. Our quartermaster Of
ficer was equally fortunate, being able to
turn IN every item Of equipment when we
we're mustered out except nineteen mule
whips, which were worn out. We did not
lose man during our stay on the island
and the regiment was in excellent health
always.
I'VE were quartered few miles out of
Havana toward Marinao when the Cuban
council met. These fellows were a sorry.
cheap lot of people, about on q par with
bunch of Springfield lobbyists trying to
get through disreputable Doodle bill.
There were perhaps fifteen OF them, and
did not see one who impressed me as
being worth while. They had no weight
with the respectable people of the island.
THE material condition of Cuba is irE.-
proving every day. The Cubans are sat
isfed. Everybody except few of the gen.
erals and the Cuban council are anxious
for the present government to prosper
They are very generally learning English,
and they insist on having American money.
The plantations are largely under cult
vation this year. and the men in Havana
province as far as / could learn, are very
generally employed, and at better wages
than ever before. The crops will be good.
We saw big field planted with Amer
lean potatoes in February, and before we
came away / had some of the new pota-
toes to eat
Colonel Campbell will not be a member
of the next Congress. He was mustered
out of the Army two weeks ago. and he
was not candidate for Congress at the
last election. He will return to his private
business interests in Illinois, which are
large. When asked last night if he would
give up politics he answered: ''At present
l am not candidate for anything.
w. S. Forman. of Illinois. formerly a
representative in Congress from that State,
and President Cleveland's last Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue, Is at Willard's
with his daughter.
Charles Schreiber, of Oshkosh, Wis, Is
at the Wellington. Oshkosh is the home
of Uncle Philetus Sawyer, you know"
he said last night. Senator Sawyer has
been seriously i'll for several weeks. but he
is now almost entirely recovered. The
old gentleman is over eishty-two years OF
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of his warm and intimate friendships.
Mr. Schreiber is in the banking business.
In speaking of the financial and industrial
condition of the Northwest, he said
Money is plentiful and it is flowing
toward Wisconsin all the time. The wheat
crop will be large one despite the calam
ity predictions of the stock jobbers. Our
people have learned the lessen that it is
more profitable to manufacture their lum-
Der into furniture and other forms than
to sell it as the raw material
Charles A. Bland a railroad man of Bel
fast Maine is at the Riggs House. Maine
people are very much interested in the
chicken farm experiment of Greene, the
patent medicine man he said. in CONVEX
sation last night. He is q millionaire
and he has retired from the active man
agement of his business short time ago
he spent $l00000 in stocking a great
chicken farm on an island he bought in
one OF the lakes. He imported fancy eggs
from England and raised his chickens by
the many thousands. He invented patent
food guaranteed TO cure chicken ailments
and make fat fowls. He supplied the
Parker House and half the other Boston
and Portland hotels with chickens and
eggs. For some reason. however the ex-
pertinent was not kept up and now the
chicken farm has gone to ruin. and the
incubators have ceased to hatch"