The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-10
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

NhdIhhti IN : last DiShl.
The whole campaign will swing on this
matter. and the feeling is so strong among
the voters in both parties that the law
will certainly be repealed. There IS no
silver issue nor any expansion issue in the
Blue Grass State. 1t is all 'Goebel law.
and it forms the one topic for argument
and discussion. Colonel Bryan is rather
shaky in our State, anyway, because OF
his stumping for Gcebel and | think the
Democratic members of the Legislature
will give a solid vote TO repeal the election
law so as to carry the State for him.
Things are quiet down there now. The
Legislature VIII adjourn next week and
will not meet again until the Taylor con-
test has been decided. Beckham will be
installed as Governor and the Goebel law
repealed.
Yes. | came from the town made famous
by Col. Jack Chinn | have known him for
fifty years and went to school with him,
and he is not half the rip-roaring terror
that the newspapers paint him. He is
simply a whole soued good hearted fellow.
see that he has sued Louisville paper
for So, COO for alleged libel. This reminds
me OF the famed Hez Lung and Pottsy
Grub. both characters in my town, who
started in to kill few editors because they
imagined they had been libeled. Hez Lung
went to New York and a morning paper
referred to him as a noted Chinaman from
Kentucky, whereupon HeZ wrapped his
card. 'Hezetliah Lung, around cartridge,
il into As revolver. and started
out TO shoot il into the head of the editor.
Pottsy Grub was not so fierce, but he
talked of blowing up Park Row for time
Representative Thayer of Massachusetts
has taken quarters at the Normandie with
his family for the balance C! the present
session OF Congress.
II. H. Hanna, President of the Monetary
Commission. is al the Arlington from In
Ind. He will remain in Wash
ington for several weeks and expects to
hold a conference with the President.
Il gave the members of the House Com
mittee on Agriculture an oleomargarine
lunch on Wednesday," SAID Charles Y.
Knight, of Chicago the Secretary of the
National Dairy Association, at the Ma
tional last night, "and they seemed to en-
joy it, too. l attended the hearing on the
increase of the tax on the sham butter and
as exhibits I brought some samples of the
stuff sold for real butter in Chicago Rep
resentative Lorimer OF Illinois expressed
a desire to taste what was called 'oleo
and got waiter from the House res
taurant to spread a dozen sandwiches
with the stuff. The members !, - the COM
mttee then attacked the sandwiches and
after eating every bit pronounced them
excellent. II was about the time for them
to get hungry, or / hardly think they
would have been so decided in their
praises
Henry Everett. of Cleveland, Ohio. is at
the Arlington for brief stay. Mr.. Ev
erett is the president of the Independent
telephone companies operating in the
State and it WAS given out last
night that he is in the city arranging 10
construct long distance line from Cleve- !
land TO Beaver. Pa, where II is to meet a !
line to be constructed by Baltimore indie |
pendent companies in conjunction with |
the Washington independent Telephone
Company, in the event that franchise is |
granted to the latter.
Hon. E. F. Trabue, a prominent lawyer |
from Louisville, Ky, is at the Normaudie. |
attending to some legal matters.
Hon. Clark E. Carr, formerly Minister to |
Denmark, who has been quartered at the !
National for some time left the city for |
New York Thursday night en- route TO
Paris. where he will take charge OF the !
of the Indian Corn Kitchen at
The exposition. Mr.. Carr is President OF |
the American Maize Propaganda So iety, !
and has secured a genuine black .'auuty" |
from the South to bake all kinds of corn |
dishes. He will be accompanied to Paris |
by his daughter.
Lieut.. VI. Barowsky, of the Russian Navy, |
Is at the Arlington, from Philadelphia.
where he has been assigned 10 inspection
duty on the two ships building at the
Cramps shipyards for the Russian Govern
nent. The vessels are the Variag ard the
The former will be completed
within few months. while the latter yes
eel is now ready for launching. Leuten-
ant Barowsky expressed surprise last night
hat the Carnegie Steel Company was
making ls-inch plates of Harveyizei armor
or the United States Government, while
1t the same time the firm was completing
much superior and lighter 10-inch Krupp
plates for the ships of the Russian Navy.
Stuyvesant Fish, President of the IIlinc;,
CENTRAL Railroad; E. ID. Bigelow, of Kan
las City; d. A. Mcdonald, of Louisiana: ].
'. Mahoney. Of Sioux City. Iowa; j. V.
bravo, of Pittsburg. and Alonzo Brigan. of
Davenport, Iowa are at the Shoreham in
he interest of the improvement OF the
Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River
They favor the project of opening a safe.
vide, and deep channel through the South
vest Pass by an expenditure OF about
light million dollars. Mr.. Fish stated to-
lay that the improvement was not local
tut affected the entire Mississippi Valley
nd Northwest. He favors the mainten-
nee of the South Pass as well as the de-
elopment of the Southwest Pass. owing to
he vast and increasing commerce of the
liver.
H. II, Hollenbeck. a prominent Ohio
is at the Riggs from Chardon.
ohio He is in the city for the purpose
f causing Senator Hanna and Secretary
lick to bring the fight for the Office of
IL inspector for northern Ohio to a focus
" urging Governor Nash to appoint him
o the place. Mr. Hanna and Colonel Dick
ave already endorsed Hollenbeck for the
lace, but thus far Governor Nash has
WINGED no intention to appoint him. As
lr. Hollenbeck gave up the contest for
United States marshal for the Cleveland.
'hio. district on the promise of the sup
ort CT Messrs. Dick and Hanna Cor oil
he states that he wants the
DID, and wants it Immediately
Postmaster Baumhotf, of st. Louis. Mo.
5 at the Shoreham from that city and ,
ill appear before the House Committee ,
II Postofiices and Postroads in the in ,
crest of a bill TO give the Mound CITY ,
he benefit of the pneumatic tube service.
ir. Baumhoff's presence in Washington /
cities a question which has long been
ource of argument in the PostolIice De
as there is a regulation which
rohibits a postmaster from attempting TO
ltluence legislation. and the question was
aised whether he would be violating the
NV if he appeared before the House COM
littee. The department has held how