The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-04
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

In LIE lOlEu OOhhlDOAhDs
Henry Ives Cobb, the architect OF the
new Government building in Chicago, is
at the Arlington. He is greatly interested
in the progress of the work on the great
structure. and is in the city on business
with the Architect OF the Treasury De
pa-tment
Former Representative Martin McGinnis,
! of Montana is in the city. and was the
1 host at an enjoyable dinner rendered TO
I about dozen of his friends at Chamber
/ Inns last night. He will remain here for
several weeks and is greeting his old &C
! quaintances.
J. B. Harrison. a wealthy resident of
british Guiana. is at the Shoreham on a
pleasure trip. He reports everything pros
porous in the little South American colony.
and is much impressed with the beauties
of the Capital He is accompanied by his
wife and will remain several weeks
Former Representative John Van Voor-
hees. Of Rochester, y. Y. is at the Arl-
ington. He was one of the talest men In
the House during his term of service and
is lawyer Of great prominence. He will
remain in the city for several weeks.
Charles Lenori. the commissary of the
New York Central Railroad, gave dinner
TO number of his friends at Chamberlain
last night. He leaves for New York to-
orrow.
r. r. de Ameral an attache of the Bra
lillian Legation. is at the Wellington hav
ing returned to this city after a visit TO
Rio Janeiro.
Henry Harrison. of Leesburg, Va, is at
Chamberlin's for a short visit. He is a
wealthy gentleman farmer and has some
of the best fishing and shooting in the
South on his estate.
Major r. a Tretson. L. S. A.. who has
been stationed at Manila during the past
six months, is at the Ebbitt He arrived
al San Francisco on board the same vessel
which bore tie body of General Lawton.
and came direct to Washington.
Everything is very quiet around Ma
Mia" said he last night, land IL is hard
to realize that the city is the headquarters
of an army at war. The natives in the
section close TO Manila are very peaceable
and happy and are contenredly settling
down under the protection of the United
States / came here to report to the War
Department and will then leave for my
home in Boston, Mass"
Mrs. X. II. Pier and Miss II. H. Pier,
two women attorneys from Milwaukee,
who are at the Riggs for few days, have
been admitted to practice before the bar
of the United States Supreme Court. They
are accompanied by Miss X. H. Pier. who
was admitted several years ago with an
other member of the family, which COM
prises four OF the twenty female members
of the Supreme Court bar.
John W. Yerkes. Republican National
Committeeman from Kentucky. and one Of
the foremost lawyers in the Bluegrass
State, is at the Shoreham. He is at the
Capital gathering data on precedents
which bear upon the present controversy
in his State and is giving special attention
to the legal phases of the contention. II
am endeavoring to get the matter into
the Federal courts as soon as possible"
said he last night. with the idea of
arerting the threatened resort to arms.
think the question will be peaceably ad
justed."
Representative Gaines of Tennessee was
the host at a dinner given to party OF
his friends at Chamberlin's last night.
Among the guests were a number of Mr..
Gaines constituents.
Gen. George B. Williams, of Philadel-
phia, is at the Shoreham. He is we'll
known attorney and is in the city repre-
senting the Cramp Shiphuilding Company.
Capt. E. p Howell. OF Atlanta, Ca. Is
at the Arlington in the interest of the
bill providing for the reservation of
portion of the old battle-ground of Atlanta
for great national military psrk He
will remain in the city several weeks and
expects to meet with success.
Senator Tillman of South Carolina was
the centre of a group of his friends at
Chamberlin's last night. During the con-
versstion one of the party asked Mr. Till
man, as joke, If he still carried his
famed pitchfork.
We'll. I'll tell you about that pitchfork
business said he. Il don't know how the
title ever stuck TO me unless 1t was be-
cause of the fact that l am a farmer and
used TO swing one of those implements.
Yes. and believe could do 1t again. But
this pitchfork matter reminds me of story
OF farmer down IN my county VINO got on
a very good reply. This farmer had to pass
a neighboring farm house every day dur
ing the harvesting season, and was much
annoyed by the antics Of a big bull dog
which used TO chase him when he passed.
He always carried a pitchfoTk with him
during these journeys, and finally told his
Eeighbor that If the dog were not tied up
he would kill il II IL chased him again. One
day the dog got loose and when the farmer
passed made a vicious dash at him. He
impaled the canine on the
prongs of his fork and jabbed 1t until GER
tain that it was dead. Finally the neighbor
came over in a great rage and asked him
why he had killed the dog.
=" 1t came running at me to bite me, and
to protect myself / used the business end
OF the pitchfork on it,, he replied. This
only served TO enrage the caller still more. |
But why on earth didn't you use the other |
end of the fork he asked. Because re-
piled the farmer defiantly, the dog didn't |
stop TO reverse and attack me tail-frst' "
Capt. John Cowden, of New Orleans, is |
at the National. He is in the city en- |
ieavoring to have favorable action taken on |
his scheme to improve the Mississippi River |
by means Of his Lake Borgne outlet He |
will remain here for several weeks.
Cuban War story
(From the Birmingham Age Hefald)
General LaWton never wearied of re- !
peating the following story. which. he !