The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-03
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.
Senator Scott OF West Virginia has re-
turned to the Capital. and is auartered
1t the Shorehsm. where he win remain
during the winer. He IL accompanied by
his wife.
Samuel l.. Gracey is at the ESbitt from
Feochow- China. Mr. Gracey has spent
number OF years In the Celestial Empire
doing missionary work. ard is here for a
resi-. He VIII remain in tue city for sew
erai weeks
Herbert Barnum seeley is at the Shore
nam from New York. accompanied by hi.
bride Mr. seeley was the promoter of
the famous dinner at Sherry's in Mauhat-
tan some time ago when Little Exypt',
and Captain Chapman were prominent
figures in the newspapers. Mr. Sceiey will
remain here for several weeks.
Henry Fourier. the bicycle pacemaker
and inventor OF the internal machine
\ Is at the Regent from New York II don't
think | will race any this winter" said he
last night. but will devote my time to
! training for the spring meetings I heard
] well-founded ruinor that a company OF
spectators was going to open up a first
class track in thu city and get into the
| circuit. have s1t been able 10 place the
truth OF the mater. but this is just the
| city Tor such an Investment | don't SEQ
why the greatest cycling city In the conn
try should be without track, and the
project ought to be paying one"
I The members OF the Fifty sixth Congress
are getting back into the city from their
MONIES after the holiday rest. The follow
ing Representatives arrived yesterday.
William Elliott OF South Carolina and r..
/ N. FOLK OF Pennsylvania are at the Nor
mandie, X. b. Gordon OF Ohio and " IL.
Metealt oil California are at the Airing
ton. Gaiusha Grow Of Pennsylvania. S. T..
Epes OF virginia, and J. j. Gardner OF
/ VIEW Jersey are at Wizards and William
Connell Of Pennsylvania is at the Shore
ham.
! W. L. Terry jr.. the son OF Representa-
/ tive Terry OF Arkansas. Is al the Yelling
ton for few weeks with his father.
band Of amateur Thespian5 from Dart
mouth College. and score OF musicians
I from the University Of Virginia. were
Quartered at the Ebbitt yesterday, and
made merry before and after entertaining
/ Washington folk. The Dartmouth students
/ leave for home this afternoon. while tho
/ Virginians will remain here until Thurs
/ day.
The reformers are going to hold big
ANTITRUST convention in our town in Feb
rlary- said g. X. Schenck. OF Chicago nc
| the Raleigh last night "and from what
can learn there viii be over a thousand
delegates in attendance. Among those who
are coming are many of the most prominent
enemies Of the combine in the country. and
/ they expect to tear the dollar marks off
many corporations. The meetings will be
held in the Auditorium, and when Frank s.
honnett, Prof. r. 7. Ely. Jerry Simpson.
Moses Wetmore. NJ. l.. Lockwood. aud other
husky lighters get down to work they
| threaten to lay the old octopus on his back
I force him 10 disgorge. clip his tenaeles. and
| give him hypodermic injection OF tobacco
! juice
7 II think that James j. Hills name has
/ been connected with more railroads ana
rumors Of railroads than that OF any other
man III the country" said X. o. Coleman
/ OF Minneapolis. MINI. at the National last
night. THE love for using his name in
/ these ventures has become a fad and he
has tired of denying the stories. One might
believe that such nOtoriety might be pleas
ant, but 1t has become a bugbear to Mr.
I Hill. and he is almost afraid to pick up a
} newspaper. Every time a narrow gauge
road is built from Tie Siding TO Ashcoke
/ or from Pigeon Roost to Sweet Air, is
lin HILL II ballast road is constructed
! from Tarheel to Grub Gulch Jim Hill Is
at once rumored to be president and gem
! eral manager. He used to take the results
OF clipping bureau, and smile over them,
hTIf has tn h. ffx-fs
and he lodges railroad news of all kinds
at present.
/ In this connection Mr. Hill used to tell
| a story about a station agent In his en-
ploy on the Great Northern Railroad This
agent had charge OF the station at lit
I tie town in Minnesota. and according to
! the railroad magnate. had greater love
for newspaper notoriety than any man ne
ever heard of. 1t happened that this agent
/ wrote ST. Paul newspaper and offered to
become its correspondent at this point Just
for the sake of being the correspondent,
and asked no remuneration for his serv-
! ices He was told to go ahead and on the
/ following Saturday morning the first
weeks batch Of gossip arrived and failed
to get into the paper. The stuff was so
funny that it was saved and Mr.. Hill got
wind OF the story. The correspondence ran
something like the following:
I Ion Monday this town was much
elated over the choice Of j. Away Thomp
son as correspondent. Mr. Thompson is !
popular young man and is coming to tfu
front
Ion Tuesday it rained here J. Away
Thompson. local genius. is spoken of as
leading candidate for town clerk.
Fair weather on Wednesday. j. Away
| Thompson. local beau, is receiving much
attention from the pretty girls of this town.
| He is sly rascal
There was little news here on Thurs
dag and Friday ]. Away Thompson, the
| station agent. is spoken OF for promotion
/ He is an earnest, trusty young gent eman.
/ and Is being complimentsd-
=" Tomorrow. Saturday. J. Away Tho-np-
son. a popular young man OF this place.
will visit friends at Fergus Fails. Theirs
/ will be a sociable at the Baptist Church on
Monday. when J. Away Thompson.
prominent young society leader. will bs
/ present. A party Of local young folks VIII
/ visit St Paul next Saturday. Prominent
among these who will go is J. Away
! Thompson. distinguished citizen Of this
| town.
at Ia rot related what became OF J.
| Away Thompson. but he is no longer
newspaper CORRESPONDENT. and Mr. Hill
/ loves 10 tell this story every time his name
is connected with some new deal.
A FIGHT TO SAVE THE PARTY.
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