The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-20
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

as MS term expires on March next, an
ne has refused another term. After havin
registered at the Arlington the clerk in
formed him that Senator Chandler had en-
CURED for him a number Of times. an,
seemed to be worried over the Senator from
Wisconsin
oh, he need not worry about me-" sale
Mr. Spooner. He had better worry ab0u
himself. for I'm all right"
Mr.. Spooner, IL Is claimed. will be oferet
the portfolio Of. Attorney General, to sue
coed Mr.. Griggs. He would say nothina
about the matter. but ii is known that he
mas ever been n faithful worker for the
administration. and has much power. while
MS fame as constitutional lawyer is ma
tional. He has already announced that be
VIII retire from political life. but the Of
Ter OF place in the Cabinet may change
his plans.
Lieut.. Col. S. II. Lincoln. Tenth United
States Infantry. is at the Ebbitt for Il few
/, days. on leave of absence
A. c. BicknelI. attorney for the Southern
Pacific Railroad. is at the Shoreham, on
business connected with his corporation. He
will remain about a week.
"A number of capitalists are building a
| railroad from Cape Nome to Port Clarence,
in Alaska. and there will be quite a move
ment into that territory" said S. E. Lara
bee. OF Seattle. Wash. at the Raleigh. last
night. THE distance is lie miles. and the
line will cross hundreds of creeks and In
lets where gold Is found. expect to see
regular invasion from the South and East
in the spring. as all Of the old terrors Of
the route have been abolished. an! the two
months trip can be made in day. When
/ la
saw man who had Just arrived from Por.
Clarence. and he had a peck Of fine mug
gets in sack. They were valued 4. so. 600.
and he told me he got them by simple
washing. There are more nuggets, with
piles of dust, where those came from. and
the cry in future will be Port Clarence in
place Of Cape Nome. OF course, the rail-
road rates will be enormous. but not nearly
as bad as the prices charged by the steam-
ship lines to Cape Nome"
Hon. Charles B. Hart, United States
Minister to Colombia. is at the Arlington
on a short leave of absence. Mr.. Hart Is
a great enthusiast on the isthmian canal
question and favors the Panama route
rather than the Nicaragua waterway. He
has made several trips over the route Of
the Panama ditch and claims that there
is much misappTehension in this country
in regard to the proposed scheme.
II don't believe that dozen men know
the amount Of work that has been done on
the Panama Canal said he last night.
While admitting that there has been a
lot of money spent on the project, the
company has today to show for it rail-
road. machinery. and one-third of the
actual work of cutting and dredging COM
pleted 1t was claimed that the Culebra
Hill would be an insurmountable obstacle.
but already the larger part of the work of
cutting through the mountain has been
and there is now a force OF
from 500 to 1000 men engaged upon it.
1t was claimed that il a cut was made
it would continually slip but the
fact is that the deeper they go the better
they find. From a physical
and engineering standpoint the canal at
Panama is perfectly feasible. The only
question is which route the Walker Conn
mission will recommend as the cheapest
and best for the United States II it
should decide upon the Panama route I
know that the Colombian Government will
10 everything in its power to assist the
United States. because it is anxious that
he canal should be completed as early as
,Ossible. / am for the Panama route, and
While others may differ, have seen the
Itch and claim to know whereof speak,
DR.. James r. Walker. Of the Pine Ridge.
J. D.. Indian Agency, is at the National
or a brief vacation. DR.. Walker brought
Nth him, as present to the Smithsonian
Institution, an interesting collection of
ossils gathered in the Bad Lands in South
dakota. The collection consists of about
co specimens, which fill three large boxes.
they consist principally of animals be-
onging to the myocene period. and have
lready been placed on exhibition in the
Il saw a funny election bet decided in
Evanston, Wyo.. before / came East
aid A. A. Wendell. a lawyer OF Cheyenne,
yyo, who is at the Riggs for fex days.
The Democratic officials and the Repub-
lean officials made an agreement that in
he event of Mr. Mckinieys election the
Democrats would be compelled to paint
he Republican headquarters red. or il
dr.. Bryan won the Republicans would
ave 10 operate on the Democratic head
uarters. The bet was paid all right, and
he whole town turned out with a brass
and to help the Democrats who got more
ed paint on their clothes than On the
uilding. They covered every inch of the
our-story building with carmne and to-
ay the Republicans are not so sure that
ne JOKE Is HCt on them.
THE citizens of New Orleans have en-
cred into an embargo against rats" said
edward P. Burt. a merchant from the
'rescent City. at the Normandie last
light, land We have been having warm
ime in keeping the rodents out of the
ity. You see ever since the dreaded bu-
Onic plague made its appearance the
iuse of its spread and the means to pre-
ent infection from it have been the fore
lost thoughts in the minds of the citi-
ems. Finally we discovered that the ship
1t has been and continues to be the chief
Ictor in the spread of the infection. The
ousiana State Board of Health last
eek opened campaign against the rat.
ii vessels coming from suspected ports
re compelled TO anchor more than 100
et from the wharveS that rat will
-own II he attempts 10 swim ashore
he ships must also be anchored. as
lble to shore would be a splendid path
ay for the rodents. The regulations also
'ovide that men with guns must be on
iard during the unloading OF vessels 50
lat any stray rat will be shot should he
tempt to come ashore. Men with guns
ust also sail around the vessels in
liffs and keep a sharp lookout for he
'dent invaders. 1t is also significantly
It forth that rubber gloves shall be used
handling dead rats and that the ami
ais shall be cremated. The provisions
the unique quarantine have caused
uch laughter. but it is admitted that the
niger should be attended to as it is
reed that either the rat or the importa-
On Of materials from South America
ust be prohibited
Mckinley AwlSwardIy Situated.
from the Springfield Mass Republican,