The evening times., 1900-03-17
IN THE HoFRL GORRLDORS.

Gen. w. l. Alexander. United States Ar
my. is at the Esbitt from Chicago on De
partmeEt business and will remain until
Monday.
J. c. Underwood. counsel for the Con-
federate Veterans Association. is at the
Riggs from Louisville Ky. and will be
Quartered here for a week
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Attorney General A. d. Douglas. Of Ne
braska. is at the Raleigh from Omaha. H
is at the Capital TO plead several cases be-
fore the Supreme Court. One OF these
cases involves the constitutionality of the
State anti-Sunday labor law which for
bids ali manner Of labor ON Sunday save
works Of charity and actual necessity. As
the law distinctly states that keeping open
a barber shop for the purpose OF shaving
and nair cutting is not n work Of necessity
there is a strong sentiment against the
statute
Capt. NJ. j. McGrath. Capt John J. Hea
ley, and William V0eke. a prominent law
yer. are at the Arlington from Chicago.
Captain McGrsth is plaintiff in suit
against q local street railway company. in
which he alleges that he was injured by
the negligence Of an emplOye Messrs.
Heaiey and Voeke are his counsel
Hon. Francis Il. Dewitt. a former mem
Der OF the Ohio Legislature and fCrmerIv
a Representative from the Buckeye State.
Is al the National 'rc-@ Paulding, Ohio. He
called On the Pres dent today and discuss
ed the appointnCnl OF a collector OF Gus
toms iOr the Toledo district. for which pO-
sttlon Mr.. Dewitt is one Of twelve cundi-
dates He is the sixth Of these Office
seekers who have been in this city re-
Gently As Mr.. Dewitt is on good terms
with Senators Hanna and Foraker be be-
heYes be VIII be the succ- ssful candidate.
Gen. c. A. Garretson. Harry A. Garfield
W. K. Warner, and Luther Allen the del
egates from the Cleveland. Ohio. Chamber
OF Commerce. who have been at the Shore
ham for several days advocating the pas
sage Of the LCdge- Burton Consular Re
form bill. which was drawn up by the body
which the delegates represent. returned
TO Ohio this morning much pleased with
the result Of their yist.
The bill will be favorably considered %
said General GarrctsOn. today "and viii
places the ccnsuls on merit basis and
enables us 10 obtain greater efficiency and
10 keep pace with the increasing CONNER
cial importance OF the nation. It takes
the entire system out CT politics ard H.
patterned after He English method. The
bill has the endorsement OF the State De-
partment and OF commercial bodies in New
York. Chicago Boston. Baltimore. Mime
1pciis, and other large cities
During his visit General Garretson Oh
.ained from the Ordnance Department two
3-2-inch guns for the use OF Battery 4. OF
Cleveland.
We enjoy three kinds OF climate in our
state" said A. L. Watson. OF Livingston.
Mon. az WIZARDS today. but 10 seems to
me that Washington can go us one better.
] have been here tDur days and have had
spring. summer, autumn. and winter. one
season 10 day. Eastern Montana is q
great range country. and The people are
getting prosperous out there. Herding
steers is stan profitable occupation. and
I have seen herds OF from 5000 TO 20 600
head Of steers ont there. You can buy
these at about s. per head, turn them
loose FOR year and wind up with a good,
slick feed. and sell them for from SO 10
So head. The wool men are in high
feather this wear. as the price Of fleece
has gone up and viii average % cents"
Col. s T. Everef,. OF Cleveland. Ohio.
was at ChamberliL's today on a business
trip. lie viii leave for home tomorrow