The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-05
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.
Gen. Albert d. Shaw. CommaLj ERIN
Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic.
is at the Ebbitt from WATERFOWL, \. y.
He is in the city to attend the annual en-
campment and banquet of the District of
Columbia Encampment today and tomor-
row He is accompanied by Gen. Thomas
Stewart. of Philadelphia. Adjutant General
of the Grand Army of the Republic md
Col. Allan Blackwell. of New York.
II vas indeed sorry 10 learn of the death
of Governor Goebel and of the trouble n
Kentucky" said General Shaw last night
81 had hoped tina, the battle of bullets was
ended in this country and that the battle
of ballots was on. 1t is a sorrowful affair.
and to my mind only proves the old. old
law, which reads that whose tfketh the
life of man, by man shall his blood be
she'd
Former Governor Francis, of Missouri,
and S. W. Cobb, of St. Louis, are at the
Normandie. They are in the city on Gov
eminent business, and are incidentally
booming the Louisiana Purchase EXPOSE
They report everything progressing favor
ably, and predict the largest American
show of the century.
Charles E. Macrum. the former United
States Consul at Pretoria. South Africa
who disappeared from that city at the out
break of the war. is expected at the Airing
ton today. He comes here TO make eXpla
nations to the State Department.
J. C. Romeis. Henry Tharspeek Charles
o'Neil. and Walter Fox, the Toledo. Ohio
delegates to the National Painters and
Decorators Convention, TO be held here
February g. I, and s, are at the Ebbtt
They state that about 800 delegates will
arrive today. and that the meeting will be
the largest in the history of the urganizd-
ton.
Erastus Young General Auditor of the
Union Pacific Railroad. is at the Arlington
from Omaha, Neb. He is at the Capital
corporation, and will remain here about a
week.
NJ. Rantenberg, prominent merchant
of Calcutta, Bengal, India, is at the Shore
ham. He is in the city on a pleasure trip
and will remain until Wednesday.
Willie Collier. the author-actor. is at the
Regent. He is accompanied by his wife
and will remain during the week
wall Street is laughing over a good
joe on the State Bankers Association, -
sad A. L. Prescott, New York rice i'm
porter, at the Shoreham last night. THE
story is the more laughable because of the
fact that the fnanciers showed their a.
tire ignorance OF the laws against cot" ter
feting and rendered themselves llaje to
a fine of 500. In trying TO originate a
feature for their annual dinner. which
occurs tomorrow night, the committee de-
signed pasteboard boxes to hold ice cream
which were made in imitation of a pile OF
huge gold coins with milied edges. The
top coin showed the reverse of gold
eagle, much enlarged. with the usual in
scription changed to I'm Good We Trust. ."
II was a harmless looking affair, but Chief
Hazen, of the New York bureau Of the
Secret Service, heard of the design and
appeared on the scene with wagon. When
he departed he had confscated the plaster
cast and other materials and left word
that the famed bankers association was
liable to a fine Of 800 for having yio.sted
the law which prohibits the making OF any
likeness of any coin in any material. The
matter was hushed up and was settled,
but the joke leaked out and Secretary
Gage who will be one of the guests, may
respond TO toast on The Dangers OF
Counteifeiting.
Ferdinand W. Peck, Commissioner Gen
eral to the Paris Exposition. was at the
Arlington last night. en- route to New
York. He will there complete all of the
details necessary in this country. and will
sail for France about the end OF the month.
where he will remain until the exposition
closes. He will be accompanied by ]. s.
Anthony, director OF machinery and cleo
tricity. who has prepared, as a special
feature, an exhibit of twenty American
printing presses. which will turn out
editions Of American newspapers.
C L. Niren. prominent English mining
engineer, is at the Arlington from Lon
don, on a combined business aud pleasure
trip.
There has never been one thought of III
innate failure in the South African strug-
gle" said he last night. "and while Eng
fish financial circles are paying dearly for
the war, there is no idea of giving up one
inch of territory The expense is not all
the government S, as the dealers IN mining
stocks are suffering heavily. One firm is
losing over $4,000 per week, but 1t still
holding out. The present ministry will
stay in power. All England will support
Salisbury, and Rosebery has little or no
chance The general belief is that the war
had to come sooner or later and Chamber
lain is not blamed to any extent. The in
tention is not TO gobble up the Transvaal.
but to pass by the Boer Republic. which
has always been an impediment in the way
of civilization. few more months will
decide the war. and We will be signally vic
torious"
Even such a small item wall paper
is now controlled by trust" said W. q
HafIelin. of New York. land the outside
companies are having a hard fight TO do
business. There are forty-five plants in
the United States, and eighteen Of these
are in the combination. II will not be
many months before the Independents will
be forced into the trust. as the price OF
raw material is very high. Any man who
can invent a substitute for wood pulp in
making a low-priced paper. will make
fortune and We will erect statue to him
AnMJRAT nEUEy ACCEPTS