The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-03
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

George w. Gait, Government dock con-
tractor and E l. Corttreu. an expert engi-
neer, are az the Shoreham from Ner York
They are in the city attending to some i'm
portant Government matters and VIII re-
main here about week
President Petre. Of the. Mdvale Steel
Company. OF Pennsylvania. is al the shore
ham with Mrs. Peue. He is in Washington
on a pleasure uiD aud viii remain until
Monday
J. F. Johnson. or PhiladeIE yia. is al the
Wellington He is connected with the In
dust'ial Commission and win remain here
during the winter
Porto Rico viii soon be known as ne
land Of coffee. said g. A. Arrero. OF s T.
Juan. at the Riggs today. even as mat
tiers are now. win primitive methods o.
cultivation, the coffee experts each yeer
are valued az Sl40O0.000. This is resIl9
less than one-third OF the entire crop. L.
modern methods were used. As 81 f. now.
CITY the seedlings Whicn spring up by
chance are used. and no care is taken 20
nurse the entire crop Wien American
methods get into Use. aEt the vac-ot coz
fee lands are planted. Porto Rico MIL BE-
able TO supply al least oue-half Of the en-
IRE quantity consumed an tne Uul,-d
States.
Judge Vincent. OF Chicago. is al the Ar
Hngton for few DAYS on legal business
re vas the attorney for Luetgert.- the
sausage maker, who was accused OF hav-
ing murdered his wife.
Edgar Gibbs Murphy. the noted wing
shot Is al the Arlington from View York
He is here visiting friends, and VIII re-
main about a week
Gardener c. semmes OF the Army
Transport Service Is az the Ebbirt from
NeW York He is here on war UeDarl-
ment business Tor a Few DAYS
Homer p. Beach president OF large
pencil manufacturing cGmPauv IFS at the
Regent on personal business ana siiI re-
main about a week
This is my frs, tup io Washington.
and ! must say thar I ann agreesblv dis
appointed iu the place said Kenneth A.
Palmer. of Topeka. Kars- al the National
today Il have always had ala impression
that his was strange he3vily-huiIt
place filed with Old civil wartime houses
and buildings and quaint men aud women
These ideas came from The pictures 2 have
seen OF the Capital Even iu The modern
school geographic. thr place labeled
Washington Is weird wide avenue fIIed
with TOP hats. hoop skirts aud Old time
carriages Then rhg Illustrated paper- anu
magazines bring ON only The odd places ir
The city or The points of interest. knou
] received several letters from friends stop
ping az the Riggs House and there ON the
envelope were The same Old TOP hats and
criuo'ine- and h0braI cars. Why 'rhis is
the most modern city D have ever oeeu iu.-
Richard Ea5Is... O. Milwaukee Inventor
l> ai The Raleigh from thar sity. He tas
coupig-eH novel submarine vessel Vii n
Is being inspected by tho Japanese and
Russian Governments with yleU -
adopting Dc Tor their usvie-.
II have been making experiments with
my vessel for twelve years. sald ne today
and believe Il is as nearly perfect as ia
IS possible To gct submarine vessel
have taken many trips under Lake AIiehi-
gan. and can obtain speed o.
six miles per hour beneath the sur
face Besides This the affair Is So
constructed that il can remain
under water for tUeuty-four hours with
out coming TO the TOP for air. L viii re-
main here only day as the vessel is nov .
engaged IN making survey OF Milwaukee I
Bay. aud Z am interested in obrataiug sub 4
marine photographs
"Canads is entirely iu sympathy with
England In be present trouble iu -ouf1 4