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

matter, when l claim that the country
around Seattle is today the mczt prosper
Gus in TIE United States said be TO-DAY.
Everybody is employed at good wages.
and evidences Of plenty are upon every
thing As an illustration. yOu can see
that me place rs growing when 7 tel you
that during the past six months 4700 nel.
houses we're in course Of construction iu
Seattle OF course. everything is i.epubli-
can out our way. and Mckinley VIII carry
t1e State by a great big majority TIE
Cape Nome mining fields are CpeDing up
new worlds to treasure-seekeIs. and the
rush 10 the rich sands on the Bearing
Sea viii be enormous in the spring. From
present indications ] should -3y that TIE
increase in goid-seekers viii be TO l.
No. there are no Vice Presidential c8rGi-
dates out our way. We are too pro porous
TO bother with politics"
John r. Lloyd T. o. Leary. and James
b Anderson forming a delegation from
the Republican organization in Philadel-
phia, are ar the Regent on an errand 10
Representative McAleer Of Pennsylvania.
John NJ. Baldwin. General Counsel for
the Chicago. Burlington and Quincy Rail
road. is at the Shoreham from Council
Bluns !or few days attending 70 some
legal matters affecting his corporation.
Rev Samuel n. 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 viii remain here sew
eral months. Dr. Virgin has resigned aft
er his long term Of service and has been
made pastor emeritus. He Will leave here
tor West Chelmsford. Mass, in April.
Il don't know that the War Department
TUNED out anything very brilliant when
the regulation vas issued a few days aEO
requiring all volunteer troops 10 wear their
campaign hats in the Alpine shape. said
Frederick d. Wallace. Of Boston. Mass. at
the Nat.CIal today. II sc-yed tnTosgn the
Spanish American war IN both the SiNln
and Ninth Massachusetts, Regiments. and
know wnat tie campaign hat is The
boys always wear their hcldgcar in some
peculiar manner TO designate their com
maEd and this i1 itself was usesuI Per-
scrally , think that the campaign hat
sliced into an alpine shape and mounted
or a company of yCiuu teers. gives the men
D crushed. ioW-browed appearance. which
is'4 aythiEg but handsome. on the O her
banc. regiment wearing the campaign
hat iented or -four sides 20 make t-c
crown stand far above the heads OF The
Ecarers. gives the body q solid. neat su-
pearauce. which counts on dress parade.
Besides the latter mode is cOrI-rlah-c.
and allows some atr 90 circulate am
,@eln the Alpine. and ann sorrE the rcEu-
Iotion was issued
b. A. Eckhart. a member Of the Chicago
Sanitary Commission. which has in charge
the newly completed drainage canal over
which there has been much comment. is
90 the Arlington Mr. Ecfharr IS here on
a special mission 10 secure the aid Of the
Government In eomrlCung the deep water
way scheme
Il am agiratiuE this matter said he
today. and while we may not get any
legislation during the present session We
VIII manage Go interest the entire couu-
NY iu our plans. After completing the
drainage canal. I'm cutting portion OF the
deep waterway VIC have expended about
$4,000 600 and believe that the Govern
meut ought al least continue the channel
from LOckpOrt 10 the Mississippi. The en-
tire cost VIII not De- more than S2sCG0.-
eco. and as the entire country viii be bene-
hted by the waterway. we only ASK what
is rigRt We also want the depth o. the
Chicago River established al 2. feet instead
OF y feet. as az present The completion
OF the canal was great job and ve are
greatly pleased with the results
William Mcclure. Secretary Of the New
York Stock Exchange is az the Airing
ton He is here on q iviuE "trip and viii
return today
Clinton White. a member OF ne Boston
H.r.- a.. -.
The commissioner is here looking aftt-
he interests Of the proposed improve
rienrs 20 be made in Boston Hsr5or- The
date for the hearing on the matter has
nct yet been set by the House Rivers and
Harbors Committee but Mr.. White Is con-
fdent that his mission viii meet with
success
Vow thai PhHadelphis is glosuug over
having captured the Republican National
CouveUtiou. I want To- tell you the true
story of hoV s. Louis obtained The coz
veHtioH iu 1886 when Precedent Mckinley
was nominated said j. %. Breast the
clerk who preside- over thc iloU=r 81, the
Arlington. this morning
The convention committee had lis head
quarters iu this hotel aud. of course. there
were q number of cities after The coveted
Vrize. Well ST. Louis sent q de,eEJt on
cf thirteen meu To- lock after its Interests.
The party occupied thirteen bcrthS iu
sleeper ore Of these being 80. t. The
train made thirteen stops between 81. Louis
and Washington. and the thirteenth man 10
register was assigned to room IS- 7 re-
member that there were thirteen letters In
his name This thirteenth man made The
thirteenth speech IavorinE s. Louis ard
captured the convention. which went to tho
Missouri Cify on the thirteenth ballot az
the committee And get lots OF TOlilisi5Is
refuse TO sleep I'm room l3-
W. ". Coos and O.. A. CIanertou. the
attorneys for the Commercial Gable Com
pany, are az ChamberIin's from New York
They are here looking after the interests
OF their company i'm a case against the
Western Union.
Wilson ~ Day. President Of the CIeve-
land Chamber OF Commerce. is at the
Shoreham from Cleveland. Ohio Mr Day
viii 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. MenzilIi
OF the Italian Navy. are az the Arlington.
They intend making a tour Of the coal and
oil regions. and have been invited TO visit
the Carnegie armor plate plant
CURRENT HUMoR.
suited 10 His Taste
(From the Chicago BecorJ)