The evening times., 1900-01-09
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

In The HUTEL CUKRlDUhS.
Charles NJ Clark, of Butte, Mont, son
of Senator Clark, is at the Shoreham for
week. He is accompanied by his wife
Mr., and Mrs j. B. Welcome, Of Butte
are also registered at the Shoreham, for
a few days.
Representative H. B. Dahle of Wisconsin
has returned to the city after a prolonged
holiday vacation and will be quartered with
his family at the Wellington during the
session.
Samuel Parker, wealthy sugar planter.
from Honolulu, is at the Shoreham for a
few weeks. Mr.. Parker is an extensive
landowner in Hawaii. and is here attending
to some personal business.
Much indignation has been aroused in
England because Of the caricatures Of the
Queen which recently appeared in French
illustrated papers, said L. E. Blanchard,
Of Paris, at the Arlington today.
''It is acknowledged that the pictures
were rather disrespectful and should not
have appeared just as they did, but Paris
ians have strange taste and such papers
as 'Charivari,' 'Caricature, La Rire,' and
LIE Journal Amusant' are no more out or
the way there than are your humorous
weeklies in America with their gaudy car
toons of Presidents and high Government
officials. The Partisan publications might
be beyond comprehension to an American,
but they are commonplace to the native.
The real cause of the attack In cartoon
came as an aftermath Of the Dreyfus trial
uhic hat
of the English papers. The caricature in
cident has no political significance and is
nothing more than one of the many coarse
conceptions OF the really clever artists VINO
are employed by these papers. The repro
ductions which you have seen in this coun-
try convey no idea of the responsiveness OF
the cartoons, those in La Rire' and ANU
SAINT being especially bad
1.-The transfer Of General Wood to src-
ceed General Brooke found much favor
with the Americans resident in Cuba,
said NJ K Lee, of Havana, at Chamber
Inns today.
1T is expected that the new governor
general will inaugurate system OF gov
ernment in Havana Province similar 10
that given Santiago. In all the period OF
General Brooke's incumbency he failed 10
make one step forward, and because OF
lack OF progress he became disliked. lie
was satisfied with the old Spanish form OF
government and manana justice. He was
a splendid military governor, but a Door
civil governor General Wood is practical
and conservative and will make spiendld
official There is plenty OF work in Ha-
vana. and the Cubans are so busy working
for Americans that they don't get time 10
start a riot. The Cuban is all right if you
f.. l. OF ltyiU
long as he gets the wages. He is used TO
the Spanish method OF promising. and
little cash coming in every week makes a
good citizen of him. Rents are going up,
and the city is filled with Americans
'Yes. l represent a slot machine company
and | don't know that l would swap the
place for a line of iewelry." said William
A. Burnham, of New York. at the Ralelgh
today.
The day Of penny chewing gum appa-
ratus has passed with the horse car. ard
today you can get almost anything IN
reason by dropping nickel INTO a ma
chine We have about forty different ma
chimes, and are selling them rapidly. some
of these we place ourselves, while otnerS
are leased or sold. There is big pront IN
these things, more than you might imagine.
Few machines in large city average less
than 81 per week, and when you nave
placed. say, goo in one town. there Is
weekly income Of 81 1,200. Taking per-
centage of this for the proprietoTs OF
stores where the machines are located,
think that we can always bank on $500
per week from every 800 machines placed.
and this is enough 10 purchase bread and
butter with
Major 5. E Ancona, former Repre-
sentative from Pennsylvania, passed
through the city this morning en- route 10
New York. and dropped into the MetropoI-
tan. where he was greeted by many friends
Major Ancona leaves New York for tour
of Palestine and Egypt within few
weeks. He will travel via the Philippines
and will stop off at Manila for a few
months.
II have Just returned from Newport
News" said A. J. Leeds. of Boston, at
the Ebbitt today. 'and after an inspection
of the shipyards there and at other places
| think America will break all previous
shipbuiIding records in 1900. Every yard
l have seen so far is fitted up in the most
modern way and the class of vessels turn
ed out ought TO surpass those of former
years.
GRAPES IN SOJTTH AFRICA