The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-06
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

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en- route to the South. He is accompanied
/ by his son, DR.. II. L. K Shaw, of Belgium,
who will make the Southern tour with his
! father. General Shaw will visit the Grand
/ Army encamDments in Virginia, North
/ Carolina, Florida, Georgia Alabama, Mis-
sissippi. Texas, Arkansas. Missouri, Ken
lucky. Tennessee. Indian Territory, and
West Virginia, and will be on the road for
/ six weeks. He will be honored with spe-
! cial meeting and reception by each State
encampment.
! DIR. II. L. X Shaw is a prominnt ply
( stefan in Brussels Belgium and came to
/ Portland on the steamer Dominion. of the
/ Dominion Line. Il was the only American
on board" he stated the balance being
Englishmen, who were on pins and needles
until they could hear some news from
| South Africa We touched at Halifax at
) o'clock che morning and when they heard
of the relief of Kimberley | thought they
would sink the ship in their joy. They
celebrated all night and yelled themselves
hoarse."
The introduction of cotton mills into
the South has done far more than simply
develop the industries of the States which
comprise Dixie" said r. NJ. Hudson of
Columbia, s. c.. at the Metropolitan last
night. with the whr of machinery has
come prosperity and a great increase in
the number of public schools and in the
attendance at these institutions. Therefore
the mills are exerting a great influence
on the poor white population. There has
been an exodus from the mountains to the
towns. and the men who for years have
scoffed at education are sending their chill
dren to schools and working that they
may be dressed like other children and lack
no necessaries. Thus, while the cotton
mills are adding to the wealth of those who
built them and to the general prosperity
OF the South. they are also slowly and
surely bringing about the development of
the people"
NJ. A. Low, an official of the Chicago.
Rock Island and Pacific Railroad. is at the
Riggs from Omaha. Neb. He is in Wash
ington in the interest of the Free Homes
bill and held a conference yesterday with
the friends OF the measure 1t is expected
that 1t VIII be passed within the next ten
days
Gen. Jose Molete and Felipe Perozo. TIVE
prominent Cuban leaders. are at the Raj
eigh from Havana to protest against the
presence in Cuba of Bishop Sbarretti. They
are being looked after by Senior Quesada, |
the Cuban Commissioner, who will see that |
their grievances are presented.
H. C. Peoples, an Atlanta, Ga. attorney, |
is at the Shoreham. He is associated with I
Hon. Hoke Smith and former Secretary |
Herbert, of the Navy Department in the |
representation Of a number of claims be- |
fOra the Treasury nauar Yndar
captured and abandoned property act. 1t
is expected that a bill providing for the /
payment Of these claims will be passed by !
the House.
Arnold Luthy, a resident of San Fran
CISCO who has spent the past five years in
Japan, is at the Arlington visiting the
city.
Japan is a great country and has a
wonderful future" said he last night
The people are making great strides in
the manufacture of machinery. and any
piece of mechanism taken to Japan with
out patent will be duplicated and placed
on sale in every town within the month. |
The people have ceased to import wooden
goods and are now making nearly all of
their own cotton. There are nearly 49,
300 cotton spindles in the mills | do not
believe that the United States will ever
be affected by Japanese competition. One
American workman is worth three 'Japs.'
and the latter know little more than
fraction of a trade each. There is no dis
,ipline in the factories and it is "a case
IF go-as-yo please. At the same time.
he wages 4 the working people have risen
- per cent in the past year. and at pres
snt operators in the cotton mills receive
% cents (gold) per day, which enables
them to live in pretty good style. The
Japanese are not much worried over the
change of government in the Philippines
and will yet find a good market for their
wares in Manila and other ports. To show
1ou how poorly the 'Japs' could compete
With Americans, | know of a firm in Penn
'ylvania which is making jinrkshaws and
ceiling them in Toxic at a lower price
han that OF the local manufactures. This
s possible because the American firm .
urns out hundreds of the 'go-carts' by /
while the Japanese Iaborer is 4
,oring over one and working at it by
iand."
My town is ahead OF Washington in one !
said L. A Kuhn, of Columbus. |
,hio. at the National last night we are
njoying the benefit of Scent fares on 1
he electric street railroad, and / don't
elieve any other city ought to pay more.
he local company kicked about lowering
he rate from 5 cents, claiming that il
ould not exist and do this; but another
ystem. the Columbus. London and SPRING
ED Railroad, came along and glad to I
ct the chance to enter the city. signed a
ontract with the city council TO grant g.
ent fares from a. m. to 10 a. m and ,
rom p. m. to midnight I'll guarantee
hat this system will make money. too.
nd may force other roads into the 3-cent
lnks"
April l will witness a grand rush TO
ape Nome" said 7. A. Loomis Chicago !
abroad man, at Wizards last night. Il '
link it will be safe TO say that at least
600 people will leave Chicago for Alaska !
n or about the first day Of April. Sk,eral
dvance guards Of a few hundred each
IT there last month, but the bulk of the !
usiness viii be done later Unlike the u
rowd booking for the Klondlke. the Cape :
ome men are nearly all old-timers who
ave been through the mill before MANY J.
them are veterans of the Klondike cam =
align and know what to expect Chicago :
the rendezvous for the South and West +
I'd all tickets are through to the Cape Q
Whooping Cough. 4
Two years ago my little three year-old p
ny had the whoopiDg cough, and after J
,yeral physicians had prescribed for him h