The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-29
In THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

Hon. Jacob B. Snyder, President OF the
Ohio House of Represen; ltives is at the
Raleigh from the Buckeye State. accompa-
MED by Representative Pollock of Stark
County. Mr.. Snyder has been paying his
respects to the Ohio delegation in Con-
gress. He states that the Legislature will
not hold any extra session for the purpose
Of making an appropriation for the pro-
posed Ohio centennial exposition to be
held at Toledo, and in aid of which the
sum of 81, 900, 600 is asked from the State
He thinks that the General Assembly will
be called together to make a new Con-
gressional apportionment OF the State I'M
der the new census early in the coming
year.
Representative Elmer Hurst of the Illi-
nois Legislature is at the Shoreham from
Chicago en- route to Virginia, where he will
rest for time. Mr.. Hurst is also a Com
missioner to the Paris Exposition from
Illinois. and with John w. Gates will leave
for the French capital during the latter
part of next month. He is very enthusiast
tic over the showing made by the United
States at the big fair and especially that
OF Illinois, and claims that as usual Chi
cago is leading the world in exhibits and
in lavish expenditure.
Representative Grosvenor of Ohio has
returned from that State. after being in
attendance at the Ohio Republican Con-
vention, and is highly elated at having
been chosen as a delegate-at-lar TO the
Philadelphia Convention in June. He stated
last night that the platform adopted by
the Buckeye Republicans was not only an
endorsement of the Administration, but
also an endorsement of every act of the
present Congress.
New Jersey has supplied some of the
most interesting exhibits in the Smith
sonian Institution, and the last specimens
sent arrived here only a few days ago"
said Charles w. Carroll. of Newark. y.
J., at the Arlington last night. "A few
weeks ago the State geologist discovered
large heaps of fossilzed fish which had
been deposited some IS 900 years ago. and
which were brought TO light while work
men were excayating for the new dam OF
the Jersey City waterworks The fossils
were in a bed Of sandstone, and show thai
the fish in those days had scales unlike
those OF the present day. in that they do
not overlap one another. The specimens
sent to this city show that the fish were
of the reptilian family They are about
the size OF striped bass, and have been
converted into carbon through petrefac-
ton. When the workmen at the eXcava-
ton learned of the value of the queer
looking things they began to carry them
OFF and either sell them or use them for
ornaments al home. Thus many an igno-
rant Italian may have hanging in his
cabin rare specimens of fossils which
would be regarded as priceless by any
geologist or collector"
Utah supplies the country with the
best wool produced in the world" said
f. II. Hayes of Salt Lake City, at The
National last night. We pride ourselves
on turning out a better product each year.
and the present season will show a finer
staple with more silk than formerly.
American wool is being more carefully
grown and the market is steadily i'm
proving, and l do not doubt but that the
perfection at which We have been aiming
for years is about to be reached"
Julian Walker. the noted baritone. is al
the Shoreham from New York on a pleas
ure trip. resting after a season of travel
He is delighted with the buildings in the
Capital and will remain about a week.
when he will make tour of the country
r. j. Lancaster a member of the Chi
cago Board Of Aldermen, Is at the Raleigh
en- route home from New York He states
that everything is in readiness for big
time on Dewey Day, May l. and the Adj
miral Will receive the homage of the entire