The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-04
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.


Senator spooner Of Wisconsin has re-
turned to the city and is at the Arlington
! for the winter. He is accompanied by his
wife and family
Representative Z. H. briggs OF New
York has returned to the Capital and will
be quartered al the Ebbitt during the win
ter.
''The Charleston News and Courier play
ed mean trick on a Washington newspa-
per club. which visited that city on New
Year Day" said George b. Reid. of Char
lesion, S. C., at the Raleigh today. a
special page OF cuts was used with the
name Of a member beneath each face and
the ensemble was a grotesque one. The
cuts had eviGeuly been in stock many
years and the Il man of the paper simply
drew name and tagged il on a cut until
everybody had been fixed up. Criminals,
former governors and members of Con-
SreSs. men who had been wonderfully
cured By the use OF patent medicines, bish-
OPS. dead men. and foreign mobiles were all
pressed into service and did duty rs the
members OF the visiting organization. One
OF the worst breaks in the lot was the pic
ture bearing the name Of Frank HOsford.
who drew very ugly cut OF DR.. Park
hurst
There is nov being struck at the French
mint the certificate Of President L0u5ct's
election said e. \. Baptiste. OF Paris. az
the Shoreham today This is in the 70 M
OF a medal, which bears the Presidents
head on one side with the words: Emile
LOubet Pre- sident de Ia Republique Fran
caise. and On the reverse side figure Of
the Republic standing before 4 ballot box
and dropping card labeled Jsoubet into
II. Every senator and deputy receives one
Of these medals, and they VIII be priced
very highly"
Gen. Henry ~ Baker. a former Repre-
sentative from New Hampshire. is az the
Riggs for a few days looking after some
business OF importance. General Baker g
a prominent candidate for the seat OF Sena-
tor Chandler, and feels assured that he viii
be selected for the position.
"It Is hard TO say at present who viii be
the Democratic nominee for governor 10
illinois," said a. l.. Ewing, Of Chicago. at
the National today. There are number
Of Blooms being worked up. and RePresen-
tatiye y. +. Caldwell seems 70 be the Ia
vOred individual thus far. Mr.. Caldwell has
a good Democratic record and may win
without trouble. lie has many supporters
and will at least be in the van in the
convention"
Il noticed an odd thing in the line OF
press censorship while in Europe said J.
r. Bates u LODGOu, England. al the Raj
eigh TO-DAY. This wzs an advertisement in
q Finnish paper which stated that the Fin
land Newspaper PrCss-Ccnsure Company
Gimitedj had organized and was ready for
business. For an annual premium OF 3 per
cent OK the gross income from circulation
and advertisements, the company oilers 10
any periodical not exceeding co per cent OF
the loss Of gross income incurred by sus-
pension. The severity Of Russian press
censorship and the liability OF a publisher
60 be held up at any time is making plenty
of business Tor the new company.
The Pennsylvania Railroad has adopted
q pension system for cid employees which
might DO followed by other systems With
good results said "A. W Brewer OF
Philadelphia at the Metropolitan Jclay.
Under the new rule an employees or off,
GERS who have been in the service Of the
company for thirty years, or who have at
tanned the age Of seventy years. are placed
on the retired list The basis upon which
pensions are allowed are. f0T each year OF
OF service / PEI cent OF the average regu-
lar monthly pay for the ten years preced-
ing retirement. Thus. by way OF iilustra-
tion. II an empiOye has been in the service
Of the company for forty years and has re-
Ceived on an average FOR the last ten
years $40 a month iu regular wages. his
pension allowance would be 40 per cent OF
$50. or SIG a month. About 95e employees
are thus affected
Gen. William Soy Smith. q prominent
Chicago lawyer. az the Arlington for q
few days on business
The Montreal Board OF Harbor Com
misslouers has recently signed . contract
with an American syndicate for the cree
ton Of a number OF large grain elevators"
said 81. L. LecIerce, or Montreal. at the
Raleigh today. and prepsTtOins are
being made to increase Canadian grain eK-
ports. The operations really mean that
Montreal is going 20 bid for her share OF
the trade now controlled by Buffalo. and
when all improvements have been com
pIeted. IL has been already assured that
IO5 600. 600 bushels Of grain VIII be shipped
via the st. Lawrence IN place OF the Buf-
falo- New York route
New Vtts els and barges are being con-
structed end the harbor and the Lachine
Canal are 20 be 1eepeRed and the most
modern ard imprOyec facilities for han
ding grain will be placed in operation
Manitoba and the Northwest Territory are
developing into big grain producers, and
Montreal intends 20 get the lions share of
the Canadian shining