The evening times., 1899-12-29
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

|. A. r. Waterman of Helena, Mon, Is
at the Arlington for few days. In speak
| ing of the Senatorial contest in that State.
Mr.. Waterman stated this morning that
while the people of Senator Clark.s district
were strongly in favor of retaining him as
their representative in the Senate, he fear
ed that the action of the Supreme Court in
debarring Attorney Welcome would seri-
cusly injure Mr.. Ciark's case before the
COMMITTEE on Privileges and Elections.
However. the result in this case is not
easy to predict as the new Senator has
many friends who believe that he is enti-
tied TO his seat and any decision against
him would be so closely contested that his
place may net be declared vacant before
many months. IL at all. We believe in him
in his own State and want to give him an
other term
Prof. J. II. Washburn, President of the
Rhode Island State Agricultural College. Is
at the Ebbitt Prof. Washburn has been
holding a conference with Prof. True the
head oil the United States system OF expert
ment stations and will leave the city to-
night.
The system of experimental stations has
been great thing for the agricultural
prosperity of the country and it will be
rapidly developed. Just now the tea and
rice plantations in the South and the ex-
periments with coffee now being made are
attracting attention- The heads of all of
the State agricultural colleges will meet In
Washington early In the coming summer
and will determine upon future expert
ments.''
A. A. Brozard is at the Shcreham from
London. England. Mr.. Brozard is an emil
nent botanical expert and is en- route to
California and Mexico.
Il had the pleasure of going through
the hothouse at the Executive Mansion
this morning." said he today, &" and there
is wonderful collection OF rare plants
beneath the glass roofs. One magnificent
specimen is a Brazilian lily. valued at
$1,000. There is only one other plant OF
the kind north OF Brazil and it is the pride
OF the Royal Kew Gardens in London. You
have beautiful city and / will revisit it
when the parks are in bloom
Texas is improving" said James L.
Clayton. of Galveston, at the Rae gh. "ard
We may yet give old Massachusetts, points
ou Last week man was trletl
for assault and battery. and was finsd $500
in a Galveston court for calling a man
fabricatcr. II this is used as pre- ed snt
Texas will be ahead OF many States. and
on an equal footing with all. In Kentucky
you are fined only $50 for intimating that
a man is bearer of untruths. In Georgia
il is slander 10 call a man liar. and the
fine has been placed at 81 900. and in
Virginia a fine of s25 is inflicted for the
same offence. The Texas judge held in
ruling that giving the lie is always The
first blow. and that the aggressor is e.
titled to all the punishment inflicted
II. B. Martin. OF New York. is at the
Riggs for the balance of the week. Il have
been pushing the interest in the coming
antitrust convention in Chicago said he
today, "and have already received accept
ances from over 400 delegates. l have had
a conference with o. II. F. Belmont. who [
will take leading part in the meeting. as
will NJ. L. Lockwood and other prominent |
anti ti-monopolists.''