The evening times., 1900-01-24
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

Cen BENJAMIN Flagler Of New YORK
is at the Arlington for few days Gen
eraI Flagler was Chief OF Ordnance Tor the
State Of New York during the Spanish
American war. He served on the stan OF
Governors Morton and Black, and is
brother Of the late Gen. d. W. Flagler.
Chief OF Ordnance Tor the War Depart
ment. who died recently
Il am here settling up my brothers e5-
tate for his wife" said he this morning.
and expect 10 remain q fgR DAYS. J believe
we viii sell the residence on California Az
enue. formerly occupied by my brother, as
il is too large an establishment for Mrs
FIagler. am living in Niagara Fails
where have many interests. 1 am connect
ed with the Niagara Power Company.
which recently managed 10 harness the
cataract. and I assure you thst II rs a
wonderful piece or engineering We a7c
now getting 10000 horse-pover per day
from the turbines. which are the largest in
the world. and when the new pit is COM
pIeted the tunnel viii have a capacity OF
125, 900 horsepower per day.
+. A. Scott and H. c.. Garfield Of the
Cleveland Chamber Of Commerce. are a
the Shoreham. They are here forwarding
the interests Of the bill 20 reform the
United States consular service which was
presented in the House yesterday by Rep
resentative Burton OF Ohio. Resolutions
favoring the consular reform have been
passed by the Cleveland body for many
years. and il is intended % make vigos
Gus endeayur 10 have the DILL passed
Former Governor Pattis0I. Cf Pennsyl-
vania. ie AT the arlington. He is here on
some private business ana will remain
about a week
Governor Robert B. smith OF Montana
is at the Ebbitt attending to some matters
in connection with the Clark senatorial
contest. He will remain here several DAYS.
Gen. William Sooy smith a prominent
Chicago lawyer IS at the Arlington. Gen
eraI Smith is here attending to some legal
matters and will remain a few days.
r NJ Andrews. OF Milwaukee. Wis. is
at the ShOreham. representing the interests
of that city in the endeavor TO get the
Democratic National Convention. Mr.. An
drpws stated today that he did not
TO secure che meeting and that the Empire
state Democrats prefer that il should go to
some other city in the middle West because
OF the effect on that territory. Il have IL
from good authority that New York is not
after the convention said he, and ]
know that Tammany favors Milwaukee
ass
'Havlna has changed wonderfully since
the Americans tOUkT possession OF Cuba
said T. L. Harueller. Of New York, at the
Raleigh this morning I was in the city
about seven years ago, and have just re-
turned rom second visit, and assure
YOU the change has been remarkable The
streets have been cleaned Of the filth which
remained sacred for ages and the air is
purer. The lotteries have been closed,
bulhgPting and cooking mains have been
abolished and the place is really dead.
The ragged beggars have been driven from
the streets. and the general air or negllgee
has disappeared. Everywhere one meets
Americans and American features. The bi-
cycle and the golf suit have even invaded
the place, and the Havana of old is now
a Arowsy, respectable. law-abiding place.
1 suppose the change is for the best. but
it is not ut all what the Cubans expected
''ThIs Is the greatest city IN the world
for operating automobiles" said f. A.
Grant, jr,, of st. Louis, at the Ebbitt this
morning, and I don't see why Washington
mas not made more progress than New
York. l was over in Manhattan the other
dag, and il Is plain to ME that the public
jehu is on his last legs. The hackman
will soon be a relic Of the nineteenth cen
tury, and is already disappearing rapidly.
I am interested in the General Carriage
Company, which has just been organized
in New Jersey, This company intends to
purchase the New York Cab Company and
aumoer Of other private livery stables,
and will put the horses out OF the hush
ness SO to speak. It has contracted for
400 electric cabs cOupes and brOughams
as a starter, and will reduce the cab ser
vice 10 70 celts q milA This Kin drive