The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-24
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

All this talk of recognizing the DEM
ocratic party is bosh," said Representa-
tive Bailey of Texas at the Riggs last
night. THE process of elimination, sub
traction, and addition during the coming
four years will adjust matters, and the
Democracy will remain mistaken. l am
confident that we will make large gains
at the next Congressional election, and
win at the Presidential election following.
The Republican party only remains in
power because it is credited with the
prosperity which the country is enjoying
for we are prosperous as compared with
the four years Immediately preceding
though il the comparison be carried
further back it would not be so favorable
to the present time. If the Republicans
are to win again they must maintain this
prosperity, and il am not mistaken they
will be unable to continue the conditions
for which they are not responsible and
for which they deserve no credit"
Lieut.. Charles F. Nagle, passed assist
ant engineer, U. s. N, is at the Ebbitt
from Brooklyn. on official business with
the Navy Department. He will remain
here for several days.
"The Yale-Harvard game to be played
tomorrow reminds me of the struggle be-
tween the two big teams which witnessed
two years ago al New Haven said r. H.
Griffin, an old handler of the pigskin, who
was at the Raleigh last night en- route to
the Connecticut college town from Chicago.
You see it rained torrents all day. and
some 10000 enthusiasts occupied the open
bleachers. The local stock of umbrellas
and rubber goods had been used up and
some brilliant genius suggested the idea
OF using oilcloth. the enameled stuff you
see on tables. Well, he cut a hole in the
centre of big square and inserted his
head through this so that he was COM
pietely covered with the cape. The idea
was taken up and the Harvard visitors
purchased all of the oilcloth in pink, red,
crimson, and scarlet shades they could
find. The Yale rooters donned anything
that looked like blue or green, and the
visitors. without choice took plain white
and black. During the progress of the
game the bleachers presented a strange
appearance with weird objects packed to-
gether and adorned in all the shades of
, the rainbow. 1t was a field of animated
tents. and the crowd was as Interesting
as the game itself. Many visitors to COL
lege dens now wonder what the big
squares of oilcloth with holes in the CEN
tire are doing there in conspicuous
places
Judge R. E. Cowart, of Texas, is at the
Riggs from Dallas, and will remain in the
city during the coming session of Con-
gress.
Lieut.. N E. Irwin. u. S. N, of the old
side-wheel gunboat Monocacy, which was
shelled by the Taku forts. is at the Ebbitt.
after several years OF adventure while on
sea service. Lieutenant Irwin is famed at
Annapolis as the greatest centre rush the
college football team ever possessed He
was on duty in the Navy Department before
the Spanish-American war, and was as
signed to duty on the Baltimore. He went
through the battle of Manila and was the
only officer wounded in the engagement be-
ing hit by portion of a shell which struck
the cruiser. Later he was assigned to the
Monocacy, and after the fall of the Taku
forts was given command of a detail of
forty marines who were ordered to TEN
tsin. He was present in that city during
the fighting. and the reports received by the
Department show that the little band of
Americans fought calamity day and night
for a week. Lieutenant Irwin was wound
ed. and is in the city on leave for a brief
rest.
Charleston is going TO surprise the bis
cities up North next year when the South
Carolina Interstate and West Indian Ex-
position opens.'' said A. w. Locke, of Sa-
vannah, Ga. at Willard's last night. 1.-THE
show begins December 1. 1901. and will last
until June 1, 1902 Every State in the
Union will have an exhibit, and the Gov
eminent will do as much as possible to
make it huge success. A novel feature
will be the amount of space devoted to
Cuba Porto Rico. and the West Indies The
exposition will be a demonstration OF the
possibilities of the Southland. the develop
ment of the new South and the Central and
South American Republics. 1t will give the
business interests Of the United States
chance to see the requirements of the West
Indian trade. and the promoters are en-
tirely deserving of success"
MEETING OF THE CABINET.