The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-01
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

I'm 1nE hui ELL OOhhlOOESOs
Prof J. G. sehurman. Of the Philippine
Commissions. is at the Arlington from Ith-
AGA. n Y
Gen. O.-c slIekard is at the Ebbitt. He
is here on business connected with the
War Department and will remain in the
Capital for seysssl days.
Gen. J. G sshiosh Of New York. is at
the Shorehafn WITH Montaga White the
Transyaal agent General AshIoch is a
prominent Boer symDathizer and was in
South Africa during the former Anglo Boer
war. He 10 familiar with the scene of pres
ent operations and holds that the Trans
yaal burghers viii be able to check the
British advance On I-adysmith for some
time yet He viii remain in the city for
several weeks and will be the guest of
friends residing here.
Former State Senator G.. A. Owens OF
New York, and Assemblymsn l. L. Weed,
Of Brooklyn. are at the Normandie. They
are here on a !, ,easure trip. and will re-
main about a week
Il do not believe that the automobile IS
doing such an awful lot to force the horse
out Of business. said W D. Grand Of
New York, a member OF the American
Horse Exchange at the Raleigh today
More horses we're sold in ten months in
1899 than in any whole year since 1870 and
the only scare / have ever seen has been
In newspaper stories big firm OF horse
dealers in Manhattan sold more than . 900
horses in excess Of the previous year. end
no dealer has any fears for the near III
ture. The autO-truck is not practical low.
anG will not be in many years and there
IS always room for good horsefesh When
railroads We're first introduced in England
everybody made the same prediction as
TO the passing OF the equine. but he is
still very much in demand and will be for
many years.
DO you know that if a half dozen Chi
caso BARRIERS were 20 open up business in
! Washington. their mug racks would re-
| semble the House Snd Senate postofices, "
said J. o. DOerT, Of Chicago, at the Ma
tional today "They are the most pTOges-
sive. or nervy. crowd / ever experienced
and the fashion OF placing distinguished
names on shav'1g mugs and placing them
| in conspicuous racks is worked TO excess.
I have been shaved twice in this city.
| and have as yet failed TO see Admiral
| Dewey. or William Mckinley on a single
| mug in either OF the places entered. Now.
/ IN Chicago you will find that these two
/ distinguished gentlemen patronize near
| ly every 'tonsorial parlor' in the city and
/ their private mugs are on exhibition for
proof of this. A few OF the gaudy places
/ have whole rows OF gay mugs bearing the
! names OF generals. statesmen and high Off
| cials. Naturally. l expected TO find a rag
| ular Congressional directory in the shops
| In this city but have been agreeably sur
| prised."
81 knew HIgA Chisholm. the President
! OF the Paper Frs, which is causing trou-
| bic Tor yc+ 7ewspaper people. when he
/ was news assnt on the Grand Trunk
/ Railroad GstSi Daniel o. Laporte OF
/ Portland Me. al Wizards today.
/ This was in 1870. when he and his
/ brothers gave tie other boys a lesson in
/ forming combinations. he went into the
| news business on his own hook and ia a
/ year had POI boys working for him He
1 started a little print shop In Portland aud
/ turned out his own books for railroad sale
/ He worked his way up from SO per month
I 20 $50. 600 per year. his present salary He
| IS a hard worker and n given his own way
I would soon control half the newspapers in
| the country.
| There viii be a grand rush 10 Cape
| Nome in the spring" said r. l. Blyard. OF
| Tacoma Wash. at the Ebbitt today
| About i5.0co men have already engaged
! passage or the various steamship lines
! aud the result Will be a great race foi
! the wealthy "Trip on the Behriug Sea
| About 5000 m'uers are now in Tacoma
| awaiting the first chance TO follow tee
ice and stake % the beach. Thirty steam
! ers. carrying from 300 TO LOCO passengers
! are scheduled l., sail from Tacoma. Seattle
4 and san Francisco between May 10 and
June 1. and nearly every passage has been
/ engaged. The gold craze IS simply Won
/ derful. and everybody on the coast has
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