The evening times., 1900-01-24
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.


Is at the Arlington for i few days. Gen
oral Fiagler WAS Chief of Ordnance for the
State of New York during the Spanish
American war He served on the stan OF
Governors Morton and Black and Is a
brother Of the late Cen d. y" FlasieF'
! Chief of Ordnance for the War Depart
ment. who died recently.
Il am here settling up my brothers e5-
tate for his wife" said he this morning,
and expect TO remain few days. ! believe
We will sell the residence on California Az
/ enue. formerly occupied by my brother as
I il is too large an establishment for MRS.
| Flagler. | am living in Niagara rams
where have many interests. am connect
! ed with the Niagara Power Company
/ which recently managed to harness the
cataract. and / assure you that 1t is a
/ wonderful piece of engineering We are
| now getting 40. 600 horsepower per day
! from the turbines which are the largest IN
! the world. and when the new pit is com
pleted the tunnel will have a capacity OF
/ 125. 900 horse power per day.
/ F A. Scott and H. c. Garfield, of the
! Cleveland Chamber Of Commerce. are al
! the Shoreham. They are here forwarding
! the interests of the bill to reform the
United States consular service Which was
I presented in the House yesterday by KEEP
resentative Burton of Ohio. Resolutions
favoriug the consular reform have been
nassed bv the Cleveland body for many
wears and il is intended TO make Yfgoi-
Gus endeavor 10 have the bill passed.
Former Governor Pattison, of Pennsyl-
yania. is at the Arlington. He is here on
SOME private business and viii remain
about a week.
Governor Robert B. Smith, OF Montana,
is at the Ebbitt attending to some matters
in connection with the Clark senatorlai
contest. He will remain here several days.
Gen. William Sooy Smith, prominent
Chicago lawyer. is at the Arlington. Gen
eral Smith is here attending to some legal
matters and will remain few days.
y NJ Andrews of Milwaukee Wis, is
at the Shoreham. representing the interests
of that city in the endeayor to get the
Democratic National Convention. Mr.. An
drews stated today that he did not
believe that New York was very anxious
to secure the meeting and that the Empire
State Democrats prefer that 1t should go 10
some other city in the middle West because
of the effect on that territory. Il have II
from good authority that New York is not
after the convention, said he, and
know that Tammany favors Milwaukee.
'sHayana has ichanged wonderfully since
the Americans took possession OF CUBA,
said f. l.. Harneller. of New York, at the
Raleigh this morning. Il was in the city
about seven years ago, and have just re-
turned from second visit, and / assure
YOU the change has been remarkahle Inc
streets have been cleaned OF the hith whlch
remained sacred for ages and the air is
nurer. The lotteries have been closed,
bull6ghting and cooking mains have been
abolished and the place is really dead.
The ragged beggars have been driven from
the streets. and the general air of negligee
has disappeared. Everywhere one meets
Americans and American features. The BIZ
cycle and the golf suit have even invaded
the place and the Havana OF old is now
a drowsy. respectable. law-abiding place.
7 suppose the change is for the best, but
it is not at all what the Cubans expected.
ssThis is the greatest city in the world
for operating automobiles" said E. A.
Grant, jr., of st. Louis, at the Ebbitt this
morning, ''and don't see why Washington
has not made more progress than New
York. l was over in Manhattan the other
day, and il is plain to ME that the public
jehu is on his last legs. The hackman
will soon be relic of the nineteenth cen
tury, and is already disappearing rapidly.
I am interested in the General Carriage
Company, which has just been organized
in New Jersey. This company intends to
purchase the New York Cab Company and
a number of other private livery stables,
and will put the horses out OF the hush
ness SO to speak. 1t has contracted for
400 electric cabs, coupes. and broughams
as starter and will reduce the cab ser
vice to Is Gepts q mila This Will drive