The evening times., 1900-01-26
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

Il have not bit of doubt about the
matter. when I claim that the country
around Seattle is today the mcst prosper
Gus in the United states" said he toiay.
Everybody is employed at good wages,
and evidences of plenty are upon every
thing AS an illustration, you can see
that the place is growing when | tell sou
that during the past six months 4.7G0 rev
houses were in course of construction in
Seattle. OF course. everything IL RepubIi
can out our way, AID Mckinley viii carry
the State by great big majority. The
Cape Nome mining fields are opening up
new worlds to treasure seekers. and the
rush to the rich sands on the Bearing
Sea will be enormous in the spring. From
present indications, / should say that the
increase in gOld-seekers will be TO /.
No. there are no Vice Presidential candi-
dates out our way We are too prosperous
to bother with politics.
John X. Lloyd, T. D. Leary. and James
b. Anderson. forming a delegation from
the Republican organization in Philadel-
phia. are at the Regent on an errand TO
Representative McAieer Of Pennsylvania.
John NJ Baldwin General Counsel for
the Chicago. Burlington and Quincy Rail
road. is at the Shoreham from Council
Bluffs for few days attending to some
legal matters affecting his corporation.
Rev. Samuel H. Virgin. Of New York
who was for thirty years pastor of Pilgrim
Church in that city. is at the st. James
with his family. and will remain here sew
eraI months. Or. Virgin has resigned aft
his long term of service and has been
made pastor emeritus. He will leave here
for West Chelmsford, Mass. IN April.
Il don't know that the War Department
TUNED out anything very brilliant when
the regulation was issued few days 20
requiring all volunteer troops TO wear their
campaign hats in the Alpine shape. said
Frederick d. Wallace. Of Boston. Mass, At
the NatioLal today. Il served thIOsgh t1e
Spanish h-American war in both the SIKH
end Ninth Massachusetts Regiments. and
know what tie campaign hat is. The
boys always wear their ho4dgcar in some
peculiar manner to designate their COM
mand and this. in itself, was useful. Per-
scnally. / think that the campaign hat !
sliced into an Alpine shape and mounted
OF company Of volunteers. gives the men
crushed oW-browed appearance. which
is.4 nythiHg but handsome On the her
hand. a regiment wearing the campaign
hat dented or four sides 70 make tee
crown stand far above the heads OF the
wearers, gives the body q solid neat ap-
pearance. which counts on dress parade (
Besides. the latter mode is comfortable. {
and allows some cir 10 circulate J am
'agin' the Alpine and am sorry The reSu- /.
lation was issued
g. a. Eckhart. a member Of the Chicago /
Sanitary Commission which has in charge
the newly completed drainage canal over /
which there mas been much comment is .
st the Arlington. Mr. Eckharr is here on {
a special mission to secure the aid Of the .
Government in completing the deep water /
way scheme
Il am agitatiug this matter said he /
today. and while we may not get any
legislation during the present session. We I.
will manage to interest the entire COun- /
Try in our plans After completing the I
drainage canal. in cutting portion Of the /
deep waterway We have expended about /
500 600 OC0. and believe that the Govern /
ment ought at least continue the channel /
from LockpOrt to the Mississippi The en- t
tire cost will not be more than 81. Geo
0C0. and as the entire country will be bene- /
fitted by the waterway We only ash what 4
is right. We also want the depth of the /
River established at p feet instead 4
of y feet as at present The completion I
of the canal was great job and We are |
greatly pleased with the results.
William Mcclure Secretary OF the New f.
York Stock Exchange is at the Airing
ton He is here on fyiug "trip. and viii I
return today.
Clinton White a member OF ne Boston 4
Harbor Commission, is at the ShOreham
The commissioner is here looking after
the interests of the proposed improve
mentS 20 be made in Boston HaTbOT. The /
date for the hearing on the matter has /
ncr vet been set by the House Rivers aud I
Harbors Committee. but Mr. White is con-
fdent that his mission will meet with /
success.
Now thai Philadelphia is gloatiug over
having captured the Republican National .
Convention. / want to tell you the true /
story of how St. Louis obtained he coz
vention in 1856 when President Mckinley .
was nominated. said J. q. Breast, the .
clerk who presides over the bl0jt5r sc The
Arlington this morning
The convention committee had is head .
q.arters in this hotel, aud. OF course. there
we're q number of cities after the coveted /.
prize. Well S. Louis sent a delegation /
CT thirteen men 10 look after its interests. /
The party occupied thirteen bcrths in a
sleeper ore of these being No. T.. The 7
train made thirteen stops between 81. Louis 7
and Washington and the thirteenth man to /
register was assigned CO. room l5- re /
member that there were thirteen letters in !
his name This thirteenth man made The {
thirteenth speech favoring $, Louis. ard /
captured the convention. which went to the (
Missouri City on the thirteenth ballot Cf /
the committee And yet lots Of rOliJieiaIs /
refuse to sleep in room H.
W. W. Cook and G. y Clanerton. the !
attorneys for the Commercial Gable Com
pany. are at Chamberlin's from New York
They are here looking after the interests
OF their company in a case against the
Western Union.
Wilson NJ Day President of the Cleve-
land Chamber of Commerce. is at the
Shoreham from Cleveland. Ohio Mr.. Day
will remain here during the balance of the
week, and is attending the meeting Of the
National Board of Trade.
Lieut.. p. Torossi and Lieut. NJ. Menzilli /
of the Italian Navy. are at the Arlington /
They intend making tour of the coal and /
oil regions. and have been invited 10 visit 4
the Carnegie armOr plate plant.
CURRENT HUMOR
suited to His Taste.
(From the Chicaoo Record