The evening times., 1900-03-17
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

Gen. w. l.. Alexander, United STATES At
my, is at the ESbitt from Chicago on De-
partment business and will remain until
Monday
]. C. Underwood, counsel for the Con-
federate Veterans Association. is at the
Riggs from Louisville, KY, and will be
quartered here for week.
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Attorney General A. d. Douglas, of Ne
braska, is at the Raleigh from Omaha. He
is at the Capital to plead several cases be-
fore the Supreme Court. One of these
cases involves the constitutionality of the
State anti Sunday labor law, which for
bids all manner of labor on Sunday save
works of charity and actual necessity. AS
the law distinctly states that keeping open
a barber shop for the purpose of shaving
and hair cutting is not n work of necessity
there is strong sentiment against the
statute.
Capt. NJ. j. McGrath, Capt. John J. Hea-
ley, and William Voeke a prominent law
yer, are at the Arlington from Chicago
Captain McGrath is plaintiff in a suit
against local street railway company, in
which he alleges that he was injured by
the negligence of an employe. Messrs
Healey and Voeke are his counsel.
Hon. Francis B. Dewitt former mem
Der of the Ohio Legislature and formerly
a Representative from the Buckeye State,
Is at the National from Paulding, Ohio. He
called cn the President today and discuss
ed the appointment of a collector of GUS
toms for the Toledo district. for which po-
sition Mr. Dewitt is one of twelve candi-
dates. He is the sixth of these Office
seekers who have been in this city re-
Gently. As. Mr.. Dewitt is on good terms
with Senators Hanna and Foraker he be-
lieves he viii be the successful candidate.
Gen. G. A. GarretsOn, Harry \. Garfield,
". r. Warner, and Luther Allen. the del
egates from the Cleveland, Ohio, Chamber
OF Commerce. who have been at the Shore
ham for several days advocating the pas
sage of the Lodge Burton Consular Re
form bill. which was drawn up by the body
which the delegates represent returned
to Ohio this morning much pleased with
the result of their visit.
The bill will be favorably considered
said General GarretsOn, today, and VIII
be a good thing for the entire country. II
places the consuls on a merit basis and
enables us TO obtain greater efficiency and
to keep pace with the increasing CONNER
cial Importance Of the nation. 1t takes
the entire system out CT politics and is
patterned after the English method. The
bill has the endorsement of the State De-
partment and Of commercial bodies in New
York Chicago Boston. Baltimore. Mime
apols, and other large cities.
During his visit General GarretsOn ob
tanned from the Ordnance Department two
3.2-inch guns for the use Of Battery A. OF
Cleveland
We enjoy three kinds of climate in our
State said A. l.. Watson. of Livingston,
Mon, at Wizards today. but il seems TO
me that Washington can go us one better.
| have been here four days and have had
spring, summer, autumn. and winter, one
season TO a day Eastern Montana is a
great range country. and the people are
getting prosperous out there. Herding
steers is still a profitable occupation, and
| have seen herds of from Il. 900 to e. 600
head of steers out there. You can buy
these at about s. per head, turn them
loose for a year and wind up with a good,
slick feed and sell them for from sT5 10
sS5 a head. The wool men are in high
feather this year. as the price of fleece
has gone up and will average p cents"
Col 6. T Everett. of Cleveland. Ohio.
was at Chamberlin's today on a business
trip. He will leave for home tomorrow
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