The evening times., 1900-02-14
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

Henry T. Oxnard, of California, Presi-
dent of the Sugar Beet Trust, is at Cham
berlin's for a few days He is in the city
on pleasure trip and was the host at
little dinner given to several of his friends
last night
NichoI Kingswill. Auditor of the Grand
Trunk Railroad Company, is at the Shore
ham from Toronto. Canada. He is attend
ing to some private business and will re-
main until Saturday.
". c. Brown. OF Ohio. the law partner
of Abner Mckinley, is he Ebbitt on
some legal matters of Importance. He
will remain several days.
NJ J. Dody, New York contractor, is
at the Shoreham from Havana, Cuba. He
is the head of a firm which had street
and sewer contracts valued at $lZ,tUO,OOo.
These have been rescinded since the
American occupation and Mr.. Dody is here
attending to some Government matters
affecting the contracts.
Col. E. L. Huydekoper formerly chief
surgeon of the First Army Corps, is at
Chamberlin's from New York for few
weeks. He is very familiar with the pres
ent scene of operations in South Africa,
and spent many years in studying the
Transyaal.
Three weeks ago l told you that the
British forces could hardly reach Lady
smith within two months. and l think my
statement will hold good, said he last
night. Il Rave made many seemingly i'm
.fafI 10 tot In ar1 ar
yet not one has proved wrong thus far To
one who knows the country across the
Tugela well as | do the future can only
promise horrible bloodshed General Bull
leT was TO have eaten his Christmas din
ner in Pretoria, but to my mind he VIII
not eat a dinner there in many months
The startling series of reversals met BY the
sturdy Britons is only an indication of what
is to come The Beers occupy probably the
most magnificent line of natural defences
in the world, aud adding to these some
clever strategy, it will be bloody page IN
British history before Iadysmith can te
reached II is truth that if the troops now
attempting the task are repulsed time and
again, there are no fighting machines in all
the armies of the world able to do more
Spion Kop IS but the natural hub of
natural wheel, and the Beers not only oc-
cupy every point, but are so strongly en-
trenChed that the capture of even one po-
sition will mean heavy losses to the Brit
ish | received a long letter from Or.
/ Leyds who is in Paris. last week. and he
gives me cause TO believe that the styug-
gle will be extended for many months yet
He tells me that the Beers have at least
( fve-months' supply OF food at present,
and that Cne year Of such firing as now
continues cannot serve to use up their
stores OF rifles and ammunition. He Is
very cheerful over the outlook. and / am
. led to believe that the Trdnsyaal burghers
I will fight until the last man falls.
II. P. de Vries prominent resident Of
/ The Hague is at the Arlington on pleas
ure trip. He will remain several weeks.
Col George G. Derby. of New Orleans,
who has been at Wizards in the interest
of the Lake Bargeu outlet scheme for the
Improvement OF the Mississippi River re
turned TO his home yesterday. Before go
ing he stated that his idea vas not re-
ceiyed fayorahly by the House committee
and Will not be adopted.
NO Californian is talking climate these
days" said George A. Ashley. Of Los An
gees. at the Raleigh today We are
too busy talking oil. and II is hard 70
state which We have the most Of, fine oil
or splendid climate. Since the discovery
/ less than a year ago hundreds of wells
have sprung up all around Los Angeles.
have big well in the city limits and some
/ of the larger holes yield from 400 to 500
/ barrels per day. We will not enter into
/ competition with the East. as we have
| splendid market at home. Everybody
burns oil for fuel and the railroads have
begun using IT in place of coal. When the
4, area is developed it is going to make the
/ State very wealthy. and we are not relying
/ much on crops.
There is a great future for Hawaii.
! said II. W Armstrong who for many years
! published a newspaper at Honolulu at the
! National today The day is coming
/ in the near future when Honolulu will be
| one of the greatest maritime cities of the
| world Its geographical position in the
/ centre of the Pacific routes of commerce
/ will always make il an important point,
/ and il will grow with the development of
/ trade between the United States and the
/ Orient. All vessels must stop there for
/ coal. so there isn't any chance OF its being
! left out in the cold. Today the harbor is
| crowded with shipping, but there are
many improvements under way which VIII
/ give space for the growing commerce and
/ accommodate the vessels which touch the
| port"