The evening times., 1900-02-06
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

S. A. Bohm, the Junior member OF The
Bohm Shipbuilding Company. which is TO
Germany what the Cramps are to the
United States, is at the Arlington from
Hamburg on a tour of this country. He
was the personal guest OF Secretary Long
at the Navy Department today, and is ex-
tremely interested in American methods OF
construction. He will remain in Washing
ton for several weeks. and thinks this the
most delightful city in the world. He VIII
be the guest of Charles H. Cramp, In
Philadelphia. after leaving this city,
The Quay case VIII be opened tomorrow
morning" said d. ]. Mcpherson, of Phila-
delphia. at the shoreham today, land be
liere that Quay himself is glad of 1t. He
is now at his home in Beaver. Pa. and in
formed me on Saturday that he would re-
main there until the contest had been de-
cided He expects it will take up about
ten days, and feels as certain OF his seat
as though he had 1t already. He chee5 =
fully informed me that he would have
votes 10 spare. and he is relying entirely
on the efforts of his friends In the Senate.
He expects the Republican Senator's 10
vote solidly on the recognition OF the Gov
ernors appointment. but believes that the
case will rurn upon a point CT colns;itu-
tional construction. which will prevent the
division from being made on party lines"
Chicago has remarkable job for some
engineering expert of that city, at the
Riggs today. Now that the big drainage
,, canal has been completed. ii has been
discovered that the Chicago River will
have to be deepened at least five feet, and
the condition has staggered the city OIL
cials. The opening of the canal has low
cred the level of the river about three feet
and as matters are now the larger yes
sells can neither get in nor out and their
| keels are scraping the tops of the tunnels
beneath the river. These tunnels will all
have to be abandoned and lower ones cut
| before anything can be done, and as the
| canal engineers promised faithfully that
| the waterway would not affect the level
Of the river there are many soreheads IN
the Windy City"
| -.Phiiadelphia is not going 10 back out
/ of her agreement TO raise 500 600 for tbs
Republican National Convention. said 4
\ r. Montgomery of that city, at the Ebbitt
| today. 'All this talk about the commit
! tee threatening to take the meeting away
/ is bosh. ! have seen Secretary DICK anC
| he assures me that the Quaker City would
! be given the gathering even though ro
one cent were put up. We will raise tht
/ cash and will have il ready in plenty o
| time The whole matter developed from
/ an untrue story that the Philadelphia
! delegation had a certified check for th'
/ amount when it came here. The mem
! bers had nothing more substantial thai
/ a promise that the money would be forth
| coming There will be no change, and W.
! will show the committeeman big time.
Edward A. Boyle. a miner. is at the Ra-
| leigh from Skagway. Alaska Il have
/ been in Seattle since the winter came
/ down hard" said he today "and will bt
| one of the first to get back in the spring
Skagway is a growing town and will soof
be a city of some importance. We have
| local government and a Chamber o.
| Commerce There will be a big run u
! Cape Nome City in the spring, ! am afraid
| and as the Yukon route is a month quicker
| than that by sea. the town is liable 10 bt
| deserted by the time ! get back. The goIC
| fever is strange disease, and men are
not satisfied with well enough, but every
! time they hear OF a new find they rush Of
! and leave good diggings behind 10 take
/ chances | do not believe there is any
! more gold on the Behring Sea than along
the Yukon River. and / am going 10 stay
| where | have claims staked with chance
| 10 get a fair pile"