The times., 1900-12-19
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

mayors ever elected, being nothing more
than boy when he was called to preside
over the destinies of the little Buckeye
town. Since his advent into politics he
has been close friend OF Senator Hanna
and other Republican dignitaries. He has
held several public Offices his last SER
vice under the Administration being that
of special agent for the Indian Depart
ment. He resigned that position last sum
mer so that he could pay close attention
TO his mining interests. of which be has
many in Western States. Speaking OF
Colorado and the surrounding Stat.s. 10
said:
The mining industry In Colorado was
never before in such good condition Mod
ern machinery and modern methods of ap-
plying this machinery are fast rec;aimins
many OF the mines which were few yeers
ago thought worthless and were aban-
doned by their owners. This is true over
the entire State, and even into Idaho.
There are thousands OF abandoned mines
in the State and large percentage OF
them have been restaked and are now
paying good profit. know this for a
fact because have some of these inter-
ests in my own right. The machinery of
today has worked wonderful changes in
mining methods, and it will not be a great
while before all the old mines have new
owners and are under development. | say
under development. because a mine could
not be thoroughly developed under the
old way OF doing business
eff the railroads only give all cities
alike an equal chance. some export ship
ping points beside New York would be
benefited" said E. r. Hsrgreaves. OF
Wilmington, Del. at the Raleigh last
evening. "As it is. New York will get
nearly all of the great increase in ship
ping business which may be expected
within the next few years. The railroads
are in combine to haul everything to
New York and do the most possible for
that city. Why. they even have 1t in for
Philadelphia, and II that town doesn't
ge: move on itself it may become mere
ly a flag station. There is no reason why
Baltimore, Wilmington. Philadelphia, and
Norfolk should not have bigger share
of the shipping business than they are
getting. or course, Wilmington is not q
great metropolis, but it has TWO trunk
lines and good shipping facilities. But
the railroads prevent any decided i'm
Judge Jesse Holdom. of Chicago. is reg
istered at the Arlington. He came here
yesterday to secure a speaker for the
Jonn Marshall Day celebration, February
1. which will be observed by the mem
bers of the Chicago Bar Association.
Ex- President Harrison was asked to be
the orator of the day, but he declined the
invitation. Judge Hoidom was then Sc
lected to come to this city and find a
speaker, He did not fnd that for which
he came, and Chicago talent will furnish
the speechmaking. Judge Hoidom says
the celebration will be one OF the larg
est ever held by the Chicago Bar Asso-
ciation-
Thomas NJ Pomroy. of Tacoma, Wash,
is registered at the National, and last
night said that his State was soon to
have one of the best Indian schools in
he country. Il say we are going to have
he best" said Mr.. Pomroy. but l should
lualify that statement. l will say that
We hope to have the best Indian school
n America. We are trying to have the
department. adopt our suggestion. II We
.an do this. why, then, we will have the
school II we cannot get the depart
ne1t to sanction our plans, we won't
have 1t. I Will say in this connection,
however, that we have the best place
N the world for such a school. The
puyallup reservation has been thrown
open to settlement. II is a spot most
admirably adapted for an Indian school
IN addition to this feature there are hun
ireds and hundreds of white settlers 60
ng into this reservation. They will be
putting up their own own schools. The
Indians will not want to attend these
schools: in fact. the Indian parent is
tyerse TO any education for his child
Il is necessary for the department to
+ -y-iiI
10 so. The Indian must be forced to
send his child to school. and as we have
any number of Indians in our State. and
the school facilities are not Of the best.
I think We can make an impression upon
the Administration"
Thomas sheIvin. of Minneapolis, is At
he Arlington. Mr. Shelvin is one of the
lumber-politieians who be-
ieve in helping his friends and proves
his assertion in his remark that he il
not in this city on business matters. but
has come here to help elect his friend.
Bob Evans, to 4 seat in the United
States Senate. Mr.. Evans is Il candidate
for the place made vacant by the death
Of the late Cushman X. Davis, and new
illed by Senator Towne, who was appoint
ed to the position pending the election o.
his successor.
''The development of the South IS 10
idle dream" said W p. Mills. OF Charles
ton. s. c.. at the st. James, last night.
II am in a position to speak authn-ita-
lively. Our cotton mills are becoming
quite feature. You know that for
great many years after the war there was
very little doing in the South. The plan
tations were allowed to go to waste, and
-
build up their places. There was rea-
son for this. They had TO a greater o.
less extent depended mainly upon their
slaves When these slaves were taken
AWAY, and the once rich planter became a
poor man, comparatively speaking. he had
no inclination to build DIP his fortune.
But that day has passed Even the old,
grey haired planter has caught the en-
husiasm This has caused a general re-
giyal in all lines of industry. The plan
lations, or farms, as we now call them.
are being worked to the limit. This
means work for the mills and factories,
md makes good times. We are devoting
most of our energies to cotton raising.
is we find this Is the most profitable com
Modify In few years from now yoa viii
see cotton mills. factories. and general
throughout the entire
south. as it is today in the New England
states"
THE people of Kentucky are much in
crested in the probable action of the Sem
tie on the Boreing BILL said Mark L.
Nabley, OF Louisville. at the Normandie,
last night This bill, you know. is de-
signed TO divide the State into two judicial
districts, and there are a hundred and one
applicants for the position of Federal
Judge The wire-pulling began before the
ill Was introduced in the HrlIse and IL