The evening times., 1900-02-06
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

s. A. Bohm. the Junior member OF the
BOhm shipbuilding Company. which is TO
Germany what the Cramps are to the
United States, is al the Arlington from
6&'nburg on a tour Of this country. He
was the personal guest Of Secretary Long
at the Navy Department today. and is ex-
temely interested in American methods Of
construction. He will remain in Washing
ton for several weeks. and thinks this the
most deli yhtful city in the world he viii
be the gIest OF Charles II. Cramp, in
Philadelphia. after leaving this city.
The Quay case VIII be opened tomorrow
morning" said ID. J. Mcpherson. Of Phila-
ceiphia. at the shoreham today, "and ] be
Iiere thar Quay himself Is glad Of it, He
is row at his home in Beaver. Pa and in
formed me on Saturday that he would re-
main there until the contest had beeu de-
chied He expects il will take UT about
ten days. and feels as certain OF his seat
as though he had Il already T-e chee.
fully informed me that lie would have
votes 10 spare. and he is relying entirely
on the Efforts Of his friends In the Senate
He expects the Republican Senators 70
vote solidiy on the recognition Of the Gov
ernor's appointment. but believes that the
case will Uurn upon point CT ooIns,itu-
tional construction. which viii prevent re
division from being made on party lines"
Chicago has l=markable job for Some
daring engineer" said T. A. Kelley. an
engineering expert. Of that city. al the
Riggs today. "Now that the big drainage
canal has beea completed. il has been
discovered that the Chicago River viii
have 70 be deepened at least five feet. and
the condition has staggered the city Off
cials. The opening q the canal has low
cred the level Of the river about three feet
and as matters are now the larger yes
sells can neither get In nor out and their
keels are scraping the tops Of the tunnels
beneath the river. These tunnels will ali
have 10 be abandoned and lower ones cut
before anything can be done. and as the
canal engineers promised faithfully that
the waterway would not affect the level
Of the river there are many soreheads in
the Windy City
Philadelphia is mol going 20 back out
Of her agreement 10 raise S100 900 for the
Republican National Convention. said z.
r. Montgomery, OF that city al the EbbitJ
today. "All This talk about the commit
Tee threatening 10 take the meeting away.
Is bOsh. I have seen Secretary Dick. and
he assures me that the Quaker CITY would
be given the gathering even though rot
one cent were pun up. We will raise the
cash and viii have it ready In plenty Of
time 7 he whole matter developed from
an untrue story that the Philadelphia
delegation had a certified check for the
amount. when IL came here. The mem
bers had nothing more substantial than
a promise that the money would be forth
coming. There viii be no change. and We
viii show tue committeeman a big time
Edward A. Boyle. a miner. is at the Ra-
leigh from SkagWay Alaska Il have
been in Seattle since the winter came
down hard. said he today. and yiil be
one OF the first 10 get back in the spring
Sl1agWsy is o growing town and viii soon
De a city OF some importance. We have
a local government and a Chamber OF
Commerce. There will be a big run TO
Cape Nome City in the spring. ! am afraid
and as the Yukon route is a month quicker
than thar by sea. the town is liable 20 be
deserted by the time / get back The gold
fever is strange disease. and meu are
NOT satisfied with well enough. bur every
time they hear OF a new find they rush of
and leave good diggings behind 10 take
chances. I do not believe there Is any
more gold on the Behring Sea than along
the Yukon River. and ] am going 10 stay
where ] have claims s1aked with a chauve
10 gel a fair pile"