The evening times., 1900-03-19
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

W. W. Baldwin President of the St
Louis, KGnsas City and Northwestern Rail
road and the Chicago. Burll gton and Kan
sas City Railroad is at the Arlington from
Burlington BfaS Mr.. Baldwin is one of
the pioneer Western railroad men and has
worked himself up to the head OF two rail-
roads through sheer push and attention to
detail. Like all seif-made men he is ge-
nial and has many friends. He is in the
city on a pleasure trip.
John B. Strees, State politician Of
some note is at the Normandie from
Greensburg. Pa, as the guest OF Senator
Penrose. Mr.. Street is at the Capital With
regard to the Quay case. and in common
with all those who have talked the matter
over with the lone Senator from the Key
stone State, believes that Dir. Quay VIII
be seated.
Judge John F. Dillon, the venerable New
York jurist is at the Arlington from Far
Hills NJ. He is in the city for a rest
and will remain about four days.
George Levy, who operates one of the
largest cigar and tobacco factories in the
Wheeling w. Va. He is here to protest
against freeing from tariff duty imports Of
tobacco from Porto Rico. and claims that
the tobacco importers and cigar manufac-
turers are unanimous against it. He stated
today that II no import duty was charged
the growers OF Havana leaf in Cuba would
take their crops over TO Porto Rico where
they could be manufactured into the finest
brands OF cigars which could be sold in
a hnn ha1 ha ant
prices. He claims that even IL the import
duties into Porto Rico were as high as into
this country there would still be a big ad-
vantage an making up the Cuban tobacco
there as they would sell better TO middle
men. even though the same as the goods
manufactured here.
DR.. II. NJ. Kaufman. OF Johns Hopkins
University Hospital. Baltimore. is At the
Raleigh for a few days aud is telling his
friends q weird tale Of the operation
which he and Prof Holsted performed
upon Arthur Shut, the human ostrich, "
last week.
4 believe this to be he strangest case
on record. said Dr. Kaufman today, and
when a man will warn you TO be careful
and not stick your fingers in tacks in his
stomach, he IS a wonder. Shut seemed
all right when he applied for admission.
pounds OF metal we thought him insane.
We performed the operation successfully
and he has a good chance OF recovery.
Here is a complete list Of the articles We
found in his stomach:
Seven iathead screws, l round head
screw, eyelets. 1 piece of tin. 10 horse
shoe nails. II wire nails. wire nails. IL
inches; 80 wire nails. ] knife handle. 50
tacks. : lnile blades "a pins. ordinary; 1
staple fiat head nails. = - inches;
fat head naas. 3inches; 26 fiat head nails.
swivel. Chewed Hass IN fragments weigh
ing Oducesa pieces fish scale chain. each
9 inches long: a watch chain, IL "a inches
long, "a watch chain. : "a inches long a
watch chain S "a inches long, a lady's
chain. "A inches long"
Col. P. L. Sexton is al the Arlington from
Chicago. representing the Illinois River
Improvement Company and viii look after
the b:ll for ship canal from LOckport III
TO the Mississippi River. giving a waterway
from Chicago 10 the Gulf Of Mexico.
Thomas Clyde, the head OF the Clyde
o1talilsnlp Company Is at the Arlington
from New York on combined business
and pleasure trip.
Maic. Edgar L. Heidekoper. formely chief
surgeon OF the First Army Corps during the
Spanish American war. is at the Sh0reham
from Meadville Pa He is here seeing old
friends and has some business with the
War Department