The evening times., 1900-04-04
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

Judge William II. Taft President OF the
Philippine Commission arrived in the city
from Cincinnati, Ohio, last night and is
quartered at the ShOreham. He is making
linal preparations before leaving for Ma
Mia. He leaves Washington On April 6
and leaves San Francisco on April Is. He
will confer with the President before tax
ing his departure, and is saying goodby
to his friends.
Sidney G. Cook. a member of the Board
OF Directors Of National Soldiers Homes,
is at the Arlington from San Francisco A
meeting Of several members OF the board
was held at the Arlington yesterday after
noon. but the proceedings will hot be made
public until the report Of the body is sent
to the President
Former Representative Carlos French.
Of Connecticut. is ar the Arlington on
pleasure trip. He = accompanied by Mrs.
French and is looking up old friends.
w. w. Foote the Commissioner from
California to the Paris Exposition. is at
Chamberlln's from Sau Francisco. Mr
Foote is well known ia Washington and
is the brother-in-law Of Senator Stewart
Of Nevada He is one Of the leading Demo-
cats in his State and is noted as the son
of former Governor Foote, OF Mississippi
me famed chief executive of that State.
who fought a duel With jefferson Davis
many years ago.
Il saw a funny thing when / was goins
cut TO the track yesterday afternoon "
said J. Walhaum. Of New York. one OF the
best known bookmakers in the business.
at the Arlington last night The car
was pretty well crowded and many of US
were standing on the rear platform When
we had gone some distance the bell rang
and nicely dressed lady got up and
walked toward the Gcor. The polite con-
Guctor attempted 10 grasp her arm 70
steady her as the car can1s TO stop. but
she drew back in horror and as though
afraid OF contamination. Don't touch me
sir. she exclaimed Whel eupOn the con
duct0T gOt down from the step and stood
while she got on As she departed she
said something TO the polite official WHO
grinned as he boarded the car again.
Those o. us who witnessed the incident
were not sParing in our condemnation OF
q woman who would so discourteOusIy re-
marks the conductor again grinned Oh.
she's all right said he she told me
that she had just been vaccinated on that
arm
The tobacco growers OF Porto Rico suf-
fcred greatly from the hurricane Of last
summer" said r. T. Ge5hard. OF Chica-
80. last night who has been in san Juan
for a month and is quartered at the Ra-
e. Mn ArrH q han
majority OF them have been compelled TO
sacrifice large part OF their crop in e.
der 10 raise mCney 10 reFlant
and make repairs Two-thirds Of
the tobacco crop o. the island
is in the hands o. commission men who
have gotten 20 for lirtIc or nothing and
are carrying 10 or borrowed mCleg in the
hope Cf making good prody cut OF IL
The sugar planters are holding on to
their crops. hCwever even on borrowed
money al the rate Of 10 per cent. Many
have been compelled 20 sell al great loss
and the spccuIalcrs xiU gain n the 10 per
cent tariff is adopted by Congress"
The Florida pineapple growers have be-
gun movement for protection against the
fruit growers Of Cuba and Porto Rico" said
3. n Sturgis. OF Jscksouville Fla. az the
National last night. We claim that no
section CT the country produces such. me
piEeapples as ours ana that thu fruit grown
in the West Indies is not as good Is shown
10y the fact that sets are being obtained in
Florida 20 improve the fruit grown in the
West Indies. The Americans who have
purchased pineapple lands in Porto Rico
expect to make a heavy raid on our mar
ket ard We will have to do something in
self-prOteCtion. Just what. we have not
decided upon, but we are organizing
Everything is not prosperity in south
ern California this year" said N J. Barre.
OF Los Angeles. Cal. at the ShorehaE. last
night. The orange crop is poorer than
ever before. owing to drought. ana it re-
quires plenty Of cash and much hard labor
TO irrigate biz orange groves. Los Angeles
er than bees. and they seem delighted with
the place The Redlands country is OF
course. prosperous. as IL is a wonderful
fruit belt and is largely populated II is a
strange thing TO an outsider that he Red
lands should be 50 productive. when il is
belteG by vast tracts OF fiat barren land
right To the edge CT Death valley. This
country Is actually 50 bad that the South
ern Pacific Railroad has 20 hazel water iu
cars fer leo miles In order 10 supply sta
tions and locomotives. Suddenly the land
takes a drop. and paradise is uufolded to
the view. The transition is remarkable
and is one Of the freaks of tic country be-
. D.