The evening times., 1900-01-25
In THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

Commander NJ r. S. Mackenzie, u 3.
N, is at the Arlington and will remain In
the city several days on some business
with the Navy Department. He is at
present commanding the Mayflower. and is
stationed with the North Atlantic squad
ron.
Gen. ]. W. Kay, of Brooklyn. y. Y, is at
the Ebbitt. General Kay is here as mem-
Der of the pension committee of the G. A.
r.. and will remain in the city for several
days.
David Millikin, prominent New YORK
attorney is at the Arlington. Mr. MILL
kin is one OF the originatOrs of the move
ment to preserve the Dewey Arch in mar
BILE, and expects to see this accomplished
before long. I'VE are still working on the
matter" said he today. "and have reeeiv-
ed much encouragement The Dewey Arch
will he the most magnificent affair ever
erected in New York
Franklin p. Fish. well-known Boston
lawyer. is at the Normandie. Mr.. Fish Is
here attending some legal matters. and
will remain until Saturday.
New Orleans will be the naval station
of the Gulf, before many years, said
James p Keller OF that city. at the Ra-
leigh today. Representative Meyer is do
ing some good hustling toward that end
and has already secured the largest hOat-
ing dry dock in the world for this port.
The dock is now being constructed by the
n nd A,..fiI ha At AfgiprE
close to the Crescent City. 1t will be 525
feet long, 100 feet wide and q feet in
draft and is capable of lifting any ship
ever built. Ii will cost $1,000. 900. and Is
to be completed in the fall and will be the
nucleus for a fine naval station at this
port"
Antonio MayoraI and Carlos Armstrong
are at the Arlington from Porto Rico as
members of another commission which
comes here in an endeayor TO have an eZ-
tension made in the time limit for the fore
closure of mortgages.
washington has beautifully clean
streets and pavements. said n. c. Grouser
of Cleveland Ohio, at the Ebbtt today. but
we are going TO try and -outdo the Capital.
in our city resolution providing that
euspidores be placed along all of the prin-
cipaI streets of the city was introduced IN
the city council last week. and may be
adopted. The resolution states that these
cuspidors are TO be fastened TO the side
walks 2CO feet apart. and all who wish 70
expeetorate can have ample opportunity.
fine of SO per offence will be imposed
upon anyone caught splitting on the pave
ments. and in this way. Cleveland hopes
to preserve a presentable appearance
There is a great scarcity Of small coin
throughout the West" said l. y. Bradley.
of Chicago. at the Riggs today. and
have seen more pennies, nickles. and
dimes in Washington this morning than
! have through the West in 4 week. The
nearer the Pacific Coast one gets, the
scarcer the fractional currency becomes
and at times this almost amounts 10
famine of change There seems 10 be
plenty OF the chicken feed here. however.
and some OF it ought to be shipped where
il is needed"
California is rolling In prosperity.
said w H. Eakins, a real estate dealer.
from San Francisco, at Chamberlin's to-
day. The discoveries of petroleum IN
Los Angeles are the greatest bcOms that
have happened since the gold fever ragged.
The oil is taking the place Of coal and
fuel all over the State. and real estate
has gone up everywhere. The locomotives
on the Santa Fe system between Los
Angeles to albuquerque all burn the oil
instead of coal. and il has been found that
the petroleum is far cheaper, and gives
better results. There is less labor and
more heat.