The evening times., 1900-03-06
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

Hon. NJ II. McCord, formerly Governor
OF Arizona, is at the Ebbitt from Phoenix.
Judge McCord was commander of the First
Territorial Volunteers during the Spanish
war. He is in the city attending to some
matters affecting Arizona
John S. Pillsbury Charles s. PiIlsbury,
E. C. Chatfeld. and d. l.. Smith. a delega-
tion of big -four men. are at the Shoreham
from Minneapolis Mimi. and will be given
a hearing before a House committee to-
day.
Howard Pusey, Secretary of the Ameri-
can Steamship Company, is at the Arlng-
ton from Philadelphia, and will remain in
Washington until Saturday.
T. l. Woodward, the King of the New
Orleans Mardi Gras held in that city last
week. is at the Arlington, accompanied by
NJ. J. Saunders, B. ID. Wood. W. p. Ross.
and /. Redman. all of New Orleans. The
party is here on a pleasure trip and His
Imperial Highness is enjoying the last few
days of his reign. They will remain until
tomorrow.
J. NJ Rose, prominent electrical en-
gineer and expert Of New York. is at
Chamberlins for short visit. He will
leave the city tomorrow morning.
delegation Of prominent citizens Of
Memphis. Tenn. is at the Ebbitt in the
interest Of the improvement Of the Mssis-
u H
Mayor J. ]. Williams and includes George
Skene. secretary; Judge ]. T. Lothian,
John Oyerton, and W. J. Crawford. They
will appear before the Rivers and HarbOrs
Committee, and, presenting formal petit
tion from the Western Waterways Asso-
citation. will ask for an appropriation.
H. F. Seymour. theatrical manager press
agent. globe trotter. and newspaper man,
who has been quartered at the Regent for
a few weeks will leave for Manila about
April l. and is arranging to take back with
him a number of valuable concessions, one
OF which will be the erection of a big thea
tire in the metropolis Of the Philippines.
Mr.. Seymour is at present the business
of the American" in Manila and
has made a paying investment He has
spent a few days in New York arranging
for stock company to occupy the boards
in his proposed theatre.
BY the way said he today. Il have
earned one thing in my travels. and this
s that there is nothing new under the sun.
have been fishing around for novel stage
Effects and the longer | hunt. the less I /
ind that is actually new. Why. the old |
st inhabitants in Manila can tell tales told |
hem by their -grandfather's Of Won |
lerful productions shown in the Spanish !
Theatre there in the last century. wherein /
storms. dragons. and real fly I
ng angels were shown by means of stage
nechanism. have also discovered that the
romans were used TO stage liens and other
Wild beasts. and that stage lightning was
reduced in 14G0. The Spaniards used real
gater on the stage in 1900 and the theatri-
al snowstorm is as old as the Alps. |
uess | Will try variety on the wise Filipi-
o. and mayhap when the sidewalk conver-
aticnalists slap one another with newspa-
eTs and strike matches on one another's
oses. some grave Tagal will remind me
hat the buffOon in G.. Columbo's Royal
roupe told the same jokes in 15f5."
THE wonderful oil discoveries in South
IN California will within a short time
rive coal from the Pacific Coast" said
red A. Barlow. OF Los Angeles, at the
'aleigh today. 1t is a splendid fuel and
aif of the householders are now using it
Or cooking and heating purposes. The
outhern Pacific Railroad uses il as fuel
Ir all of the locomotives on the California
visions and NAV extend il all over the !