The evening times., 1900-03-27
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

! Former Senator c. H. Manderson OF Ne
braska is at the Arlington from Omaha
He is in the city on pleasure trip and
VIII 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 W. Cable. Mark
Twain. Josh Billings, Petroleum v Mas
by F. Marion Crawford, Frederick Vii
liers, Horace Greeley. and host of 9th
eTs Major Pond has placed celebrities be-
fore the public for forty years and can
recite many interesting "reminiscences. He
will remain in Washington for several
days.
Il am going up to Illinois to attend the
Republican State Convention at Peoria, !"
said Major j. III. Jeffry, of Chicago, at
Chamberln's today. 1T is hard TO say
who will be nominated for Governor but
Judge Hennessy of Chicago, seems to have
as good chance as anyone, and would
make good governor 1t is too bad that
Cuilom and Tanner are waging war, as it
places the friends Of both men in pecu-
liar position. However, ycu can depend on
this that when the delegates to the State
Convention icare Peoria they will march
in solid body, shoulder to shoulder, and
keeping step to straight Republican mu-
sic. These who are nominated will get
solid otes."
A-ajor E. L. McClowry. Warden of the
Illinois State Prison is at the Raleigh
from Joliet. He is here in reference to
bill ding State prisons and will be in the
city ior few days.
Rev. A. A. Kerr, President of Omaha
College, is at the National from Belleview,
Neb., on pleasure trip, and will be guar
tcled al the Capital for a week.
There has been some talk in my State
about the Government leasing it's public
domain or ceding portions Of 1t to other
States, said n. L. Hall. OF Denver. Col,
at the Ebbitt today. There is a strong
scntirIent against anything OF this kind
being done. as it would mean the aggran-
dizeIuent Of sypdicates and large opera
tors, to the exclusion OF the small grower.
The benevolent excuse offered for leasing
whole counties to corporations is that they
will plant the ground with seed. This is
only a bluff, as sOwn grass will not grow
on the mesas and the native wild grasses
flourish without any care. This has been
the warmest winter in fifteen years in
Western Colorado, and the mountain trails
Saye been open since last summer.
"All that / know OF interest is that Pitts
burg is the greatest city in the world,
said Fred T. Fraser. who is interested in
the cutlery trade in that city and who is
quarteTed at The Shoreham for a day or
two. Il believe honestly without any
Dragging, that the Smoky City viii be the
centre Of the world within
two decades II is today the cutlery cen
tire OF America. and is growing so fast that
we will have TO fill in the Monongahela
River and build factories on this cite.
Those who use steel or coal can get beth
Of these articles cheaper here than else
where in the country. The coal we get il.
pittsburg for 81 p per ton costs $6 in New
York State. while steel costs nearly sl0G
more per carload. | have never yet met
foreigner who was not more impressed
with Fittsburg than even New York. a
few people have any idea OF what We have
there"