The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-26
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

Hon. Joseph H Manley. of Augusta. Me.
Chairman of the subcommittee on ar
rangements of the Republican National
Campaign Committee is at the Arlington
from Philadelphia. accompanied by his son
and daughter. He is at the Capital TO con-
fer with Senator Hanna. who failed TO &c
to the Quaker City with the committee
TO act upon the plans for the Convention in
June, having wired the other members that
the Porto Rican bill was occupying all Of
his time ....
Il have approved of the plans which will
turn the main building of the recent Ma
tional Export Exposition into the conyen-
ticn hail." said Mr.. Maniey last night
and think it will make splendid audi
forum, with space for everybody and COM
fort for those who must have il. | believe
that the citizens of Philadelphia will have
little trouble in raising the remaining 800
goo. which will complete the 100000 Of
fered to the campaign fund. Mayor Ash
bridge has the matter in hand and will
manage il successfully. AS to the nominee
for Vice President, have nothing 10 say
as to the candidates Pennsylvania might
put forward a good candidate. as there is
plenty of timber in'that State
Charles r. Schoen, President of the
Pressed Steel Car Company. of Pittsburg,
was at the Raleigh last night en- route TO
the Smoky City from Europe, where he
has been travelling for the past few months
to advance the interests of his company
and has entered into negotiations with
f,-I, 4
Italian capitalists. Pressed steel cars
ar; coming into use on all of the railroads
On the Continent said ne, and it is a
fact that we can make them here cheaper
and ship them to Europe at better rates
than the operators can get over there.
American enterprise and ingenuity, To-
gether with our products. enable Ameri-
cans to compete and meet home COMPETE
ton in every line, and American products
are regarded as being superior to all 9TH
ers."
1.-The latest in Chicago is n FISH trust -
said Capt. Emil A. Kirk. of the Windy
City, at Chamberlin's last night, but you
must not confuse this fisheries combina-
ton with the Chicago River, as it will not
depend upon this stream for a supply. The
new fnny octopus is now being capitalized
for 100000, largely by Western pro-
motors. 1t will be called the North Amer
lean Fisheries Company and expects 10
have the market all to Itself within a few
months. The underwriters do not seem 10
have become frightened by the fearful col
lapse of the Menhaden Fish Trust, which
was no sooner organized than the iinny
agitators organized sub marine anti
trust league and refused to be netted by
the corporation boats. but gave themselves
into the seines of the independent fishers.
This broke that trust and il is now in the
hands OF receivers. Perhaps the new or
ganization will hire spellbinders TO har-
angue the fish from the vessels and con-
vert them into good Republicans SO that
they will see good in benevolent assim-
ilation' AID allow themselves 10 be assim-
Hated
Major E. R. Stahlman, publisher OF the
Nasty lille Banner" and the man who
acted rs attorney for the Methodist Book
Concern South in the war claim suit TO re-
cover s300. eco. is at the Arlington from
Nashville. Tenn. Major Stahlnan attained
some fame through the book concern case.
and after winning it received check for
S25. COO as his fee. He is in the city at
I HulUR 10 SU1Ut legal HltlltIS. anu - ~
companied BY James A. Gray, also OF Nash
Vile.
Jose sreima a Cuban planter. is at the
Riggs from Santiago, Cuba. He stated last
night that the people of the island were
still waiting anxiousIy for all the good
things promised by the Administration and
were grumbling over present conditions.
None of the good promises had been made
good he declared. and the presence OF
Americans was not enough to cause great
rejoicing while the people starved.
The Hotel Wellington viii close its doors
tonight alter lease CT life extending over
thirty years Notice has been served on
the guests of the proposed action. and
these are hunting new quarters. No rea-
son is given fer the move but IL was stated
last night that business has been slack fn
some time. and l. NJ Fitch. who has Oper-
ated the house for the past three years.
considered it better to give up the hotel
than run it at loss. The Wellington was
started in 1870 as Welciler's Hotel In 1884.
when Mr.. Welcker died. the property wds
taken up by T. II. Felter. and thres years
ago L. NJ. Fitch took charge. Among those
VINO VIII uuUl new lNdA AtA5 At iNtill totll-
tatives Terry of Arkansas. Norton of Ohio.
McCulloch of Arkansas. De Graffenreid OF
Texas, Fitzpatrick of Kentucky. Brun-
didge OF Arkansas. and Barney, Dahle.
Davidson, and jenkins Of Wisconsin.
Prof. Charles T. Alexander, superin-
tendent of the Waco, Tex, public schools,
is at the National from that city. He is
in the Capital on pleasure trip and will
remain until Wednesday.
DR.. ]. H. McClelland. of Pittsburg. Pa.
and DR.. T. Frank Smith and DR.. Il. G.
Shelton of New York are at the Shore
ham arranging for the annual convention
of the Association of Homeopathic Physi-
clans. TO be held in this city in June.
About 500 prominent physicians from all
over the country will be in attendance
and it is proposed to make the meeting
the largest and most important in the
history of the organization.
II. C. Fahnestock, the New York banker
and broker who has figured conspicuously
in several large deals recently, is at the
Arlington from Manhattan enjoying brief
rest.
Hon. Jesse spaulding, formerly Cole tor
OF the Port of Chicago, Ill. is at the Ar
lington on a political errand He will con-
fer with several of the members of the
Illinois delegation in Congress, and will
remain here about a week.
John E. Mu'holland, an official of the
Ba .chelder Pneumatic Tube Company, is
at .he Shoreham. from New York. en- route
TO Chicago. He stated last night that he
had Just returned from Europe, where he
watched the methods for handling mail in
use there, and is confident that within a