The times., 1899-04-28
SEEN AND HEARD INTHE HOTELS

Judge A. J. Dittenhoefer, of New York,
famous in Washington for his connection
with the Sugar Trust scandal contumacious
| witness csses, is in the city with an impor-
| tant copyright case before the Supreme
Court. He is at the Arlington. 1t is said
| that Judge Dittenhoefer is to be one of the
executors of Sheridan Shook. the prom
| inent New York theatrical man and poll
| tician who died yesterday. Mr.. Shook has
| been his client and close personal friend
| for many years. Il have several interest
| ing opinions regarding the MaZet investi-
CATION and its probable outcome he said
| last night, but l do not care to express
| them" 1t is said that the senatorial and
other friendships made by Judge Ditten-
| hoefer by his defence of the recalcitrant
| witnesses in the sugar cases have been
lasting and strong. and that he is regarded
as a very shrewd lawyer by these grateful
| people.
Representative Joe Cannon of Illinois,
who has been in the city recently. left yes
terday forthis home.
John F. Gaynor of Syracuse. one of the
| millionaire contractors recently engaged
on the Government harbor Improvement
work at Savannah Ga, is at the Shore
| ham. Mr.. Gaynor has become conspicuous
|
connection with the work over which Cap
tain Carter, of the Army, was the Govern-
ment inspector, and for which Captain Car
Ter has been found guilty of conspiracy to
defraud the Government
Former Gov. C. F. Black. of Penn
sylvania, prominent in Democratic politics
in that State, Is at the Ebbitt.
Mark Forrest of Milwaukee. Wis. asso-
ciate editor of Whist" the official organ
OF whist in this country. is in the city with
the Woman's Whist Congress. He is at
tne Ebbitt Mr.. Forrest is one of the best
Whlst players in the country and an au-
thority on the game. He said last night,
in commenting on the success of the con-
gress: The games played here every day
are the best evidence possible that the old
Deilet In womans inability to play the
scientific game are utterly unfounded.
Ihere are dozens of teams at the con-
gress who would make the stiffest kind of
a nsnt against the crack mems teams of
the country or of the world. Every wear
Is adding to the number of women VINO
play the scientific game and are enthu-
siastIc over it. There has been a tentative
suggestion recently among whist PLAYERS
that a match be played between teams of
women and OF men as something of a test
OF strength. The idea has not vet taken
shape, but may become a fact in a short
time. l suppose the interest taken by
women IN the game is due to the fact that
american players and organizations from
the beginning have tabooed PLAYING for
money stakes'
Cen h A. Smith, of Sitka, Alaska. is
at the Normandie. He is in the Fast on
deaVoring to secure capital for quartz
mining on an extensive scale in the gold
1 n
Deen prohtable quartz mines in the PAN
handle or southern Alaska for several
years, he said last night, before 1t was
suspected that the rich placer mines
would be found in the interior And il
seems probable that the quartz mines will
be turning out gold in immensely profitable
quantities after the placer mines have bsen
exhausted There has been much search
In the vicinity of Dawson. and at other
points in the interior for the mother lodes
from which the placer gold was washed
| Ages ago, as every scientist and practical
miner knows all the free gold in the
river beds and lowlands was quartz gold
encased In veins in rock formations. The
Alaskan miners have not yet had much
success in searching for the lode which
furnished the Dawson gold, but many be.
lieve it will be only a question of line
And when it is discovered there can BIZ
little doubt that it will be one of the
richest in the world"
Ludwig Lasker. agent for one OF thu
largest New York importers of Havana
tobacco, is at the Raleigh. He said las
night regarding the present outlook fol
the tobacco business in Cuba: 1T Will b,
two years at least before it will be possibl,
to get as much or as fine tobacco from
Havana as this country imported a few
years ago, before the Cubans rebelleC
against the Spanish rule. The plantation.
are many OF them growing crops agair
and already, this year the first crop i!
being harvested, but smaller output can
not be avoided with the lack of capita
and workmen and plants. And even afte
the plantations are in shape 10 produc,
their best crops. cigar smokers will suffel
for year or more because of the neces
J sity TO cure tobacco several months t.
give it the best flavor. There is hardly
an ounce of tobacco on the island at th.
! present time that has been cured properly
1t was all used year ago and more
Cigarmakers have tried all kinds of sub
! stitutes for Havana tobacco during tht
) war but none of them is anything lik.
satisfactory. There is nothing money cal
} buy that will suit the man who has beer