The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-20
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

Gen. John S. Koontz, Past National Com
mander Of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie. is at the Shoreham from Toledo, Ohio.
He is in the city endeavoring to secure
the position of collector of the port OF
Toledo for a veteran and expects to lie
successful in his errand.
IF We could get the troops sent out OF
the Occur d'Alenes, and had the miners IN
Shoshone County an opportunity to earn
a living. we would be happy in Idaho
said E. X Warren, of Boise. at the Raleigh
last night THE State is naturally pros
porous and will sustain an immense popt-
lation under normal conditions, and FAM
lily can get along on less land than else
where The State is well watered ana
small area will go a long way. The popu-
lation is increasing rapidly. and wnile
large portion is as yet uneXplored, II mas
a great future and will be the credit OF the
far West some day
I'VE have a strange official in our State.
said j. H. Hess. lawyer from Indiana
polis. Ind, at Chamberlin's, last night,
and he is known as the gas smeller. The
State holds him responsible for lee-s IN
wells in the natural gas belt. ard he IS
paid a ,ood salary to detect all waste. 20
many industries in the Hoosier State de-
pend on natural gas for fuel that 1t Is I'M
portant that none be lost, and this man.
j. c. Leach, is the official gas man. y
olfactories are so well trained that he
can detect a leak at a long distance even
when the wind is unfayorable. The law
deals vigorously with the owners VINO
leave their wells open, and Mr.. Leach, with
his long distance nose, is highly respected
in all Of tho camps. 1t is not expected
that there is great danger of the supply
being exhausted for some time to come
81 should judge that the gold output
! from Cape Nome alone this season Will tie
at least $50. GOO. GOO said p. \. Wakely,
of Seattle, Wash, at the Ebhitt. last night,
and that from the Klondike proper VIII
be at least $50, 000 more. Still, every
body is leaving the Klondike for the Cape,
and before l left home l heard that the
miners had been migrating at the rate CT
one hundred each day. This has made
the Canadian Government come down from
it's high horse, and it is now treating
American miners as though they were men.
The exodus does not mean that the placers
have given out, but that there is a belief
that there is more dust at Nome, and that
it is easier to get. 1t is funny that man
is never satisfied. Now, il someone comes
| along with a story that gold has been dis
covered at the North Pole. and the men
at Nome hear of it, they will ali make a
rush for the pole, and kill one another in
their anxiety. to get there first Still,
Nome is nearer civilization and is bet
ter place than the Klondike''
Hon. Charles F. Leach. of Cleveland,
Ohio is at the Raleigh. accompanied by
Thomas H. Bell, Director of Public Schools
in that city. They visited the Capitol and
had an extended conference with Senator
Hanna and Secretary Dick, In regard to
some appointments to be made By Director
Bell, Mr.. Leach is the political represent
tative of the latter official
Never before in the history of the United
States has there been such great demand
for watches of all kinds said Allen F..
Minden, of Pttsburg, Pa, at the Arlington
last night. 1T may be that the American
| people are becoming more punctual, or it
| is, perhaps, the streak Of prosperity which
| allows all men to have a timepiece but the
| watch factories are all running overtime,
and good prices are received for the best
| goods The factories which make move
ments are having a hard time to fill orders,
| and business is too brisk TO talk of a
| trust There was some danger of COM
! bination short time ago, but it failed
| to materialize, owing to the refusal of the
| Deuber factory of Canton, Ohio. to sell out
unless the owners were given three times
the value of the plant