The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-24
IN THE HoTEL CORRIDORS


Col. R. N. Johnson, Gator of the
Houston Post" is at the National, en-
route home. having stopped in the city
on his way from New York. Houston
is becoming one of the most progressive
manufacturing cities of the South said
he this morning. New industries are
springing up. and general activity among
the people is the rule Of the hour With
needed improvements of our waterway,
Houston will outrank Galveston as the
shipping port in Texas. The Texans are
business people, and the progress We
have made in manufacturing staple arti-
cles during the past few years IS some
thing wonderful.
Colonel Johnson is accompanied by his
son Harry.
1T is the opinion of politicians in
Tennessee said A. J. Ewing, Of Nash
vile, at the Johnson this morning, that
the breach between the Evans and the
Browniow factions will never heal Rep
resentatiTe Brownlow, who is known as
the Easy Boss Of the State, turned the
trick that kept Evans out OF McKinley's
Cabinet, and Evans has never forgiven
him The Democrats Of course, are
amused at the situation Evans has a
strong following in Tennessee. and he
cause of that fact l believe he will con
tinue to remain at the head of the Pen
sion Bureau, il ne so desires. His pen
sion policy, which has been severely
criticised by the pension attorneys, has
met the approval OF the President, who
viii, no doubt, stand by Evans
Army officers say there is no post like
Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, le-
marked Col. Frank Criee, editor OF the
San Antonio Express at the Raleigh.
San Antonio is the garden spot in Amer
ica,' he added, "and when an Army officer
is once assigned to Fort Sam Houston he
never wants to leave the post"
THE Lorimer bill to reclassify and in
crease the pay Of the letter carriers piIl
be vigorously pressed at the coming ses-
sion Of Congress. said Edward J. Can't
we'll. of New York, Secretary OF the Ma
tiOnaI Association of Letter Carriers. at
the Ebbitt this morning The letter car
rier is one Of the most faithful OF public
servants. and for the responsibility at
tached TO the position he is enc Of the
poorest paid of Uncle Sans army OF en-
ployes. The LoTimer bill is just meas
Department The bill provides that let
ter carrier who starts in at $500 per an
mum may have his pay increased 800 each
year he Is IN the service until he reaches
81 200 and there The increase stops Tn
Ger the present law the highest pay re-
ceived by a letter carrier IS $1,000 per
year I know that II we can obtain q
hearing before the House Committee on
PCstofices and Postroads we viii win
Mr.. Cantwell says/the receipts Of che
pos-office warrant the proposed increase
in the letter carriers pay
=. :. Dulin, Of New Jersey. representing
the Union Electric Construction Company
OF Philadelphia, is at the metropolitan
Mr. Duiin says the company viii open
Offices in this city in a few days eve
will revoIGtioaize the electric street rail
road system said Mr.. Dulin. by cur
new electric magnet power The days Of
The overhead and the underground troll
ley are numbered because the new Trower
cheape1s cost Of construction one-third
and does away with tie-ups, which are
SO annoying TO the people and 50 expzn-
siye to the street railroad companies The
power obtained is sufficient TO run our
cars at the rate Of thirty miles an hour"
L. NJ Ellis. of Cleveland, Ohio, Clerk to
the House Comm tee. on Rivers and Har-
bors. is at the willard Mr. Ellis says
the River and Harbor Appropriation bill
will be ready to report to the House be-
fore the holiday recess. While ne did not
care to discuss the subject It is under
stood the hill wiz carry al appropriation
OF q little over nifty million dollars