The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-27
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

Former Senator c. H. Henderson OF Ne
braska is at the Arlington from Omaha
He is in the city on pleasure trip and
will greet his old friends for several days.
Major J. B. Pond. the veteran manager.
who has handled more prominent men on
the lecture platform than any other man
in this line, is at the Riggs from New
York. He has successfully managed among
others. Henry NJ. Stanley. Heny Ward
Beecher, Bill Nye. Thomas Mast, James.
Whitcomb Riley, George ". Gable. Mark
Twain, Josh Billings. Petroleum Y. Mas
by. F. Marion Crawford. Frederick VII
liers Horace Greeley. and a host OF 9th
ers. Major Pond has placed celebrities be
fore the public for forty years and can
recite many Interesting "reminiscences lie
will remaia IN Washington for several
days.
Il am going up 70 Illinois to attend the
Republican Stste Convention AT Peoria,
said Major J. H. Jerry, Of Chicago at
ChImberlin.s today. 1t is hard 10 say
who viii be Nominated for Governor, but
Judge Hennessy. OF Chicago, seems 70 have
as good a chance as anyone. and would
make good governor. 10 is too bad that
Cailom and Tanner are waging war, as u
places the friends Of both men in a pecu-
liar position. However. you can depend on
this. that when the delegates to the State
Convention lcaTe Peoria they viii march
in solid body. shoulder to shoulder. and
keeping step to straight Republican nu-
sic These who ere nominated Will get
SOLID CITES
aior e. l. McClowry. Warden of the
Illinois State Prison. is al the Raleigh
from Joliet. He is here in reference TO a
bin . ding State prisons and VIII be in the
city 'or a few days.
Rev. A. a. Kerr. President OF Omaha
COLLEGE. is at the National from Belleview.
Ncb., ON a pleasure trip. and viii be guar
teIed "a the Capital for week.
There has been some talk in MY State
about the Government leasing its public
domain OF ceding portions Of IL 10 other
States, said n L. Hall. OF Denver. Col,
at The Ebbitt today. There is a strong
sontiCIent against anything Of this bind
being done. as 10 would mean the aggran-
dizeTlent OF syndicates and large opera
tors. TO the exclusion OF the small grower.
The benevolent excuse offered for leasing
whole counties TO corporations Is THAI they
only a blum. as sOwn grass VIII not grow
on the mesas and the native Wild grasses
dcG-ish without any care This has been
the waTmest winter in fifteen years in
NostcTn Colorado. and The mCuEtain trails
awe been open since last summer
An that know OF interest is that Pitts
burg Is the greatest city In Tire world
said Fred r. Fraser. who is interested In
the cutlery trade in that city, and who is
QuartorCd at the ShOrCham for a day or
two Il believe. honestly, without any
| Dragging. that the Smoky City viii be the
mauuiaC turing centre Of the world within
two decades. II is today the cutlery cen
tire Of America and is growing so fast that
we viii have 10 iii iu the MCnOngghelC
| River and build factories on tbs site.
| Those who Use steel or coal can get both
| OF these articles cheaper here ttAI -.sc-
| where in the country The coal ~ --, iI.
pittsburg fer Sl-25 per ton costs Sc 'seW
! York state while steel costs car. slCG
more per carload. 1 have never yet met a
/ foreigner who was not more IMPRESSED
! with Fi,;sburs than even New York. a.
! few people have any idea OF What We have
/ there