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

Commander NJ R. S. Mackenzie. L. 5.
n, is at the Arlington and viii remain In
the city several days on some business
with the Navy Department. He is at
present commanding the Maynower and is
stationed with the North Atlantic squad
ron.
Gen. J. W. Kay. of Brooklyn. y. Y. is at
the Ebbltt. General Kay is here as a mem
Der Of the pension committee OF the c. A.
p, and will remain in the city for several
days.
David Millikin. a 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
bic. and expects to see this accomplished
before long. we are still working on tn
matter" said he today. "and have receiv-
ed much encouragement The Dewey Arch
will be she most magnificent affair ever
erected n New York"
Franklin P. Fish. a well-known Boston
lawyer is at the Normandie. Mr. Fish Is
here attending some legal matters. and
New Orleans will be the naval station
or the Gulf. before many years said
James p. Keller. Of that city. az the Ra-
leigh today. Representative Meyer is do
ing some good hustling toward that end
and has already secured the largest float
ing dry dock In the world for this port.
The dock is now being constructed by the
Government and viii be located at Algiers.
close to the Crescent City. II will be 525
feet long 100 feet wide and Is feet iu
draft and is capable OF lifting any ship
ever built. Il will cost $1,000. 900. and is
10 be completed in the fall and will be the
nucleus for a fine naval station ar this
port
Antonio MayoraI and Carlos Armstrong
are at the Arlington from Porto Rico as
members Of another commission which
comes here in an endeavor TO have an ez-
tension made in the time limit for the fore
closure Of mortgages
Washington has beautifully clean
streets and pavements. said II. c. GrOuser
Of Cleveland. Ohio, at the Ebbtt today, but
we are going TO Try and -OutdO the Capital
in our city. A resolution providing that
cuspidores be placed along all Of the prin-
the city council last week and may be
adopted The resolution states that these
cuspidors are 70 be fastened 20 the side
walks 2CO feet apart. and all who wish 10
eNpectOTate can have ample opportunity.
fine OF 81 per offence will be imposed
upon anyone caught splitting on the pave
meHts. and in this way. Cleveland hopes
to preserve presentable appearance
There Is great scarcity OF small coin
throughout the West" said T. 10 Bradley.
Of Chicago, at the Riggs today, and
have seen more pennies, nickles. and
dimes iu Washington this morning than I
have through the West in q week. The
nearer the Pacific Coast one gets, the
scarcer the fractional currency becomes
and az times this almost amounts 10 a
famine Of change. There seems 20 be
plenty OF the chicken feed here however.
and some Of il ought 10 be shipped where
IL IS needed"
California Is rolling IN prosperity.
said W. r. Eakins. a real estate dealer.
from San Francisco. ar ChambeTlin's to-
day The discoveries Of petroleum in
Los Angeles are the greatest bcOms thai
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 10 albuquerque al burn the oil
instead OF coal and it has been found that
the petroleum is Tar cheaper. and gives
better results. There is less labor and
more heat"