The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-15
IN HOTEL LOBBHS

purchaS, llttis metal disks about tn SIX
and weight Of nickels AMI dimes foE small
sums said Mr. o. @ Harper. OF Chica-
90. al the Raleigh They are used FOR
defrauding the nickel in the slot ma
chimes and for enE3 Eing In telephone con-
versati0u at a very low rate. / was ask
ing a man hare who was making the c)i-
Iections IL they were used here. and h
said that they were not. Il is not taken
as a serious matter by the man who uses
them He purchased the disks by the
dozen or more for 10 cents. from some
street faker or bar-Toom ioafer. IL Is
surprising how quickly they get passed
around So far as the telephone abuse
goes. they are used by boys who have II
DO telaphoning for their employers, ard
then get their niCkelS and dimes back
when they go 10 their offices BaT-roo.n
customers think il a sort OF a joke 20 beat
the machines In the saloons. The owners
cannot very well kick for they do not
want 10 drive away the trade.
Il was talking 10 a man from Kaldma-
ZOO a few days ago. and he is authority
on the subject, as he invented a machine
and made a quarter Of a million dollars
out of it, and ne said that the disks CaUs-
ed d revolution in the method OF using
the gambling nickels in the slot machines.
Now they are rarely stationed anywhere
unless there is enough business to pay
the expenses of an attendant. He watches
for the disks.
The telephone people, I am tod have
tackled the matter seriously, and learned
that they can prosecute for fraud those
who use the worthless disks to get cheap
conversation. This does not prevent boys.
as | mentioned. from taking the chances
and causing the telephone companies a
lot of annoyance"
Col. Gilbert F. Little Of Hilo. Hawaii,
one Of the prominent lawyers of the
islands. who was seen at Chamberlin's
last evening, said:
The Hawaiian territorial bill passed
by this Congress, while not exactly per-
feet in the main, IS a very So0d measure
and will prove satisfactory 10 our people.
1t is the best territorial bill that was
ever passed, and under IL Hawaii ought
10 work out its salvation. The appoint
ment Of Mr.. Dole as governor of the
islands was not a fortunate selection.
Had the choice OF a governor been left
to popular vote, there would not have
been cast for him one ballot in twenty
~" ~ AiAStJOAAAE u NAiE bt0l ptOplt IL
Hawaii look upon Dole and his clique as
no better than usurpers and freebooters,
and they will never be able to live down
the bad reputation their acts have gained
for them"
Maj. II. e. Banawater, a native of In
Ola and surgeon in the English army,
IS guest at the Ebbit House. He is on
q years leave of absence, four months of
which he has already consumed.
In discussing the war I'm the Transvaal,
he said: Il do not see how the war can
last much longer. The Beers deserve
credit for the gallant resistance they nave
made so far. but their successes have been
largely due to blunders on the English
side"
As to the merits Of the struggle of the
two South African republics for indie
pendence. or the Independence which they
have heretofore maintained, Maj. Bana-
water begged to be excused from express
ing an opinion.
In reference to the acquisition of the
Philippine Islands by the United States.
and the so-called expansion policy OF this
government Mai. Banawater was not so
reticent. He said:
81 believe that the Philippine Islands
will prove to be valuable acquisitions to
the Unised States. 1t does rot necessarily
follow that expansion means the dissOlu-
tion Of a Republican form OF government
and the formation of an empire, but Il
means simply that the United States, IN
stead of holding aloOf as has been its
policy in the past, is now reaching forth
like other powerful nations. In other
words, the mantle Of conservatism has
been cast Oft and the United States is
taking broader ground, and will before
long occupy ;he place among the nations
of the world which properly belongs to
her"
Maj. Banawater will to-day call upon
Surgeon General Sternberg and Gen. Wy
man 10 whom he has letters Of intrOdUc-
tion from United States Army surgeons
and line officers. He speaks English flu
emily, and several other languages, in
Guiding HindoOstan and the various Ian
guages Of the many races OF Asia.
"When Pretoria is taken and the DTS
idents of the two republics have surren-
dered we will have another Ireland on our
hands," said Mr.. Charles L. Standish. Of
Liverpool, at the Raleigh. "and II will be
ten times worse. II will require a big
army there for a number Of years, per-
haps more than a dozen. All this will cost
a lot of money, and We will not Ike Il
bit at home. We are not fond Of having
cur taxes raised. We raise a goou deal
more of d row about it than you do, be-
cause our taxes already are spread on
evenly and thick. We will try to make
the two republics pay the war expenses.
but that will be dreadful task, they Will
resist in every way possible. and there
will be riots and outbreaks. 1t Will cause
uneasfness in the Cape country, and has
already put back the Industrial develop
U,ent Of the country a great many years.
And when this gets to an acute stage We
will have more trouble with our irish
child. II does not take much 70 cauSe
some sort OF disturbance in that direc-
ton. Old England viii have sleepless
nights for a long time, am afraid, but
we have great confidence in being able 10
get through with it all and take our meals
every day"
"John Wanamal,er is a great advertising
man" said Mr.. J. r. Kennard. OF Phila-
deIphia. 1t the ShOreham last evening.
show me another man. in the country
who can boost his pet newspaper along BY
giving il double column, first page news
paper advertising in all the papers of New
best Of advertising. and / should think
that other newspaper publishers would be
jealous"
Mr.. Vincent Taylor, of Cleveland, Ohio.
and the Twenty-frst Ohio Congressional
District, was at the Raleigh Hotel sum
day He reports that the Republican equa-
nImlty in the old Western Reserve district
is not as serene as he would ike. The
throwing down Of Representative Phillips
for a. second term has caused the cOmmo-
tlOn, and the artfully aggressive campaign
OF Beidler. the winner. Is c1usiTg sore
ress. He came 10 Washington 10 see Sen
ator Hanna and ask him % use MS infiC-
ence with AlT. Beidler 10 see II he would
not withdraw from the ticket Alr. Han
mas answer is not known, but Il IS under
stood that Mr.. Beidler Is about as apt 70
withdraw as he is 20 Try 20 convert ClCVe-
land into q seaside summer resort, which
il j. not now
Transport .edgwick RiSated UninJnFed.