The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-18
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

Brig Cen Joseph Wheeler. the fighting
joe Of two wars. is at the Arlington, en-
route from Chicago to his home in
Wheeler. Ala. He arrived in the city yes
terday. after being relieved Of the COM
mand Of the Department of the Lakes. AMI
stopped off 70 transact some personal
business and to see old friends A number
of Representatives called on the veteran
last night and exchanged greetings with
the former Member from Alabama
II am enjoying splendid health" said
he last night, land feel as young as ever
did. / am out OF the army you know,
and was retired on September II. have
no plans for the future except that in
tend to settle down comfortably at home
and live retired life. I have had my
share Of fighting and will rest on my
laurels. / arr slad to be back in Wash
ington, for after all it is the most hand
some city il the country. I am out of
politics and dc rot care to discuss the
election
Lieut. w. L. Rodgers. of the battleship
Indiana. is at the Fbbitt for a few days
on leave o. absence.
Western Texas is rapidly increasing in
population" said L. F. Adams, of San
! Francisco. at the Riggs last night II
was in FL Paso FOR several months
short time ago and was greatly surprised
The city is on the extreme western line
| of the Texas border and already is as
beautiful place as Richmond, Va. and
is fully as large. While I was down there
| there was scheme on foot to make a
| new State from southern New Mexico,
| that part of Texas west of an extension
south of the. eastern boundary line of New
Mexico, and purchase from Mexico
which would include a small strip of
northern Chihuahua included within the
| extension east of the Gadsden Purchase
to the Rio Grande River. The scheme fell
through but now that the Republicans
have been retained in power it is being
| revived and there will most likely be for
ty-siN States in the Union before the COM
| ing session of Congress adiourns West
| ern Texas is separated from the eastern
portion of the State by wide desert and
| IT'S interests are identical with those of
| New Mexico and hostile to those of the
State at large. The act admitting Texas
10 the Union provides for possible divi-
| sion, and this is likely to be made in the
near future"
J. 1. Hosoi OF Tokyo, Japan, is at the
Arlington en- route to the Pennsylvania
coal fields. He Is in the United States
in the interest Of the imperial Japanese
Government, and is making study of
coal mining machinery. '.AIl mining in
Japan is done By hand" said he last nigat.
and In very crude fashion. The object
Of my visit is to see how mining is con-
Quoted here and to get an idea Of the way !
in which machinery is used. After seeing |
hat se.v 1I-r
sary machinery in this country and have |
it forwarded to Japan. L. will remain here |
about seven weeks
IS =
Hon. Robert T. Lincoln son of Abraham |
Lincoln, and formerly Secretary of War.
was at the Shorehaml fora few hours last |
night en- route from Chicago to New
York. Mr.. Lincoln is at present President |
of the Pullman Palace Car Company
.rs
z. J. Chehasrao an electrical engineer.
from Santiago, Cuba, is at the Raleigh |
for brief visit before returning home. |
Il have been in Pittsburg,'' said he last |
night land have left orders With the
Westinghouse Company for complete
set Of machinery for an electric light
plant in Santiago. We need 1ne there |
lied. l was born in Cuba. but was edu-
Gated in the United States, and know
your cities. While the wal, with Spain
was in progress l served with General
Shafter during the whole campaign. 1t
vas l who made for him the p 10 of the
city before the surrender. I-t'.-Ak Cuba
will do well when the United States SOL
diers have departed. The island will lie
very rich and there are many CHARGES |
for good Investments. / expect we will re
a power before many years, and will have
splendid government"
Thomas 3. Gardiner, a Hawaiian capt.
talist, Is registered at Wizards from
Honolulu. He is in Washington on a
visit and will proceed to New York.
Il have lived in Hawaii for twenty
four years" said he last night, land l
think | know as much about the islands
as any man. / started in business there
as 4 contractor and have grown wealthy.
! can say that l have built everything big
that stands in Honolulu. l built the
palace there and it cost $4,000 Speak
ing about politics. | can speak the truth
when I say that there are not ten Nc
Kinley men in Hawaii. There are two
parties. the Democrats and the indie
pendents. The latter are really Populists
and are opposed to the Republican ele
ment. The cause of this is that the
people believe they were tricked when
Mr.. Mckinley appointed Dole Gov
ernor. We all wanted Sam Parker. Sam
is big millionaire and fine fellow. He
was very popular and we expected that
he would be appointed. But. though he is
a Republican, he didn't get 1t. II he had
been appointed every vote in Hawaii would
have gone to Mckinley. Anyway. Hawaii
has u big future. When the Nicaragua
Canal is built is will be the crossroads of
the Pacific for the ships of America and
Australia and China and every Pacific
port. We will have a population of
100, 600 people within ten years, and are
growing rapidly. There is a good chance
for man with capiatl there, but 10
opportunities for the poor man. There is
TOO much cheap labor
81 have been deeply interested in the
outcome of one of the strangest cases 1 .
ever heard Of said a. ]. Steel, Chicago
lawyer. last night, who is registered at
Chamberlin's. about eight years ago
three Chicago business men received an
offer from James Viosca, Mexican,
he would sell them Carmen ISL
and, in the Gulf of Mexico. for 100000.
II was represented that the island was
salt mine and that The product v
could be sold for 81 per ton. After brief C
the Chicago men purchased t
he island and with great trouble rroduc ,
ed the 100000. The new owners then !,
started to work the salt mines ami found .
that they had been sailed The little -
hey did get amounted to only - cents a
per ton instead OF s.. as expected. The :,
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