The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-10
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.


as sure as candidates for the office Of
President are nominated, and the State will
90 Republican so hard that it may never
get back into the Democratic ranks, said
Col. George Bohon. Of Harrodsburg Ky, al
Chamberlin's last night.
The whole campaign will swing on this
matter ami the feeling is so strong among
the voters in both parties that the law
will certainly be repealed. There Is no
silver issue nor any expansion issue in the
Blue Grass State. Il is all Goebel law,
and ID forms the one topic for argument
and discussion. Colonel Bryan is rather
shaky in our state anyway, because Of
his stamping for Gcebel and | think the
Democratic members of the Legislature
will give a solid vote TO repeal the election
law so as to carry the state for him.
Things are quiet down there now. The
Legislature viii adjourn next week and
will not meet again until the Taylor con-
test has been decided. Beckham will be
installed as Governor and the Goebel iaW
repealed.
Yes. l came from the town made famous
by Col. Jack Chinn / have known him for
fifty years. and went to school with him,
and he is not half the rip-roaring terror
that the newspapers paint him. He is
simply ole-souled good hearted fellow.
/ see that he has sued a Louisville paper
for S25 coo for alleged libel. This reminds
NE Of the famed Hez Lung and Pottsy
Grub, both characters in my town, who
started in to kill few editors because they
imagined they had been libeled. HeZ Lung
went TO New York and a morning paper
referred to him as a noted Chinaman from
Kentucky, whereupon Hez wrapped his
card 'Hezekiah Lung. around a cartridge,
rammed il into a As revolver, and started
out 10 shoot il into the head of the editor.
Pottsy Grub was not so fierce, but he
talked Of blowing up Park Row for time
Representative Thayer of Massachusetts
has taken quarters at the NOrmandie with
his family for the balance Of the present
session OF Congress.
II. Il. Hanna President of the Monetary
Commission. is at the Arlington from In
dianapolis, Ind He will remain in Wash
ington for several weeks and expects TO
hold a conference with the President.
4 gave the members of the House Com
mittee on Agriculture an oleomargarine
lunch on Wednesday" said Charles Y.
Knight. OF Chicago, the Secretary Of the
National Dairy Association. at the Ma
tional last night and they seemed to en-
joy it, too. | attended the hearing on the
increase Of the tax on the sham butter and
as exhibits I brought some samples Of the
stuff sold for real butter in Chicago. Rep
resentative LOrimer OF Illinois expressed
a desire to taste what was called 'oleo'
and | got a waiter from the House res
Fanu ant 70 d. H.
with the stuff. The members the com
mittee then attacked the sandwiches and
after eating every bit pronounced them
excellent. II was about the tine for them
TO get hungry, or / hardly think they
would have been so decided in their
praises"
Henry Everett of Cleveland, Ohio. is at
the Arlington for a brief stay. Mr.. Ev-
erett is the president Of the Independent
telephone companies operating in the
Buckeye State and it was given out last
night that he is in the city arranging 10
long-distance line from Cleye-
land TO Beaver Pa, where it is to meet a
line to be constructed by Baltimore indie
pendent companies in conjunction with
the Washington Independent Telephone
Company in the event that q franchise is
granted to the latter.
Hon. E. F. Trabue a prominent lawyer
from Louisville, Ky, is at the Normaudie
attending TO some legal matters.
Hon Clark f. Carr. formerly Minister to
Denmark, who has been quartered at the
National for some time, left the city for
New York Thursday night en- route 10
Paris. where he will take charge of the
installation Of the Indian Corn Kitchen at
the exposition Mr.. Carr is President Of
the American Maize Propaganda So iety.
and mas secured a genuine black "aunty'
from the South to bake all kinds of corn
dishes He will be accompanied to Paris
by his daughter.
Lieut. NJ. Barowsky, OF the Russian Navy, |
Is at the Arlington, from Philadelphia !
where ne has been assigned to inspection |
duty on the two ships building at the /
'ramp' shipyards for the Russian Govern |
nent. The vessels are the Vdriag and the /
Retvizau. The former will be completed /
within a few months. while the latter yes !
sci is now ready for launching. Lieuten-
ant Barowsky expressed surprise last night /
hat the Carnegie Steel Company was
making 1S-inch plates Of Harveyizei armor
or the United States Government. while |
at the same time the firm was completing
much superior and lighter lO-inch Krupp
plates for the ships OF the Russian Navy.
StUyvesaut Fish, President of the Illinois
CENTRAL Railroad; E. d. Bigelow, of Kan
as City: ID. 4. Mcdonald of Louisiana: j.
Y. Mahoney. Of Sioux City. Iowa. j. V.
bravo, Of Pittsburg and AlonzO Brizan. of
Davenport Iowa are at the ShOreham in
he interest of the improvement OF the
Southwest Pass Of the Mississippi River. !
They favor the project OF opening a safe.
vide, and deep channel through the South
vest Pass by an expenditure Of about
light million dollars. Mr.. Fish stated to-
lay that the improvement was not local.
tut affected the entire Mississippi Valley
nd Northwest. He favors the mainten-
nee Of the South Pass as well as the de
elopmeut of the Southwest Pass. owing toI
he vast and increasing commerce OF the
liver.
II. II. Hollenbeck. prominent Ohio
is at the Riggs from Chardun.
)hio. He is in the city for the purpose
T causing Senator Hanna and Secretary
lick to bring the fight for the Office Of
II Inspector for northern Ohio to q focus
" urging Governor Nash to appoint him
D the place. Mr. Hanna and Colonel Dick
ave already endorsed Hullcnbeck for the
lace. but thus far Governor Nash las
WINGED no intention 10 appoint him As
lr. Hollenbeck gave mp the contest for
'nited States marshal for the Cleveland. /
'hio. district on the promise of the sup
ort CT Messrs. Dick and Hanna Cor oil