The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-27
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

| Former Representative D. p Dyer. OF
| Missouri. is at the Ebbitt from st. Louis.
| He is here looking after some political mat
| ters. and will remain in the city during
| the balance of the present session of Con-
gress.
c. F. Durant. the Chicago lawyer. has re-
| turned to the city. with his family. and
| is quartered at the Riggs. He is well
known in Washington, and will remain for
several months.
Commander S. Nishi, OF the Imperial
Japanese Navy, and T. Noguchi. of Toxic,
Japan, are at the Arlington. Commander
Nishi comes here to replace Commander
X. Martha as the naval attache of the Jap
anese Legation. the latter having been re-
called Mr.. Noguchi is the head of the
Mitsui Silk Company, and is en- route to
Paris, where he will superintend the con-
struction of his exhibit. He is large
manufacturer Of silk goods. and employs
1890 people in his factories. He will re-
main here for several days,
Henry C. Plrrung President of the Co.
Iumhus. Ohio. Board of Trade, and C. c.
Philbrick. newspaper publisher from that
city. are at the Shoreham. They are IN
the city endeavoring to secure the location
of the Democratic national headquarters
in the Ohio capital, and are laboring to
obtain the influence of Democratic leaders
Il am confident that Columbus Will be
the choice" said Mr.. Pirrung last night.
"as the battle-ground of the campaign will
be Ohio. Illinois. Kentucky, Indiana. Wis
consin. and Michigan. The movement is
non-partisan and both parties are anxious
that the campaign be directed from the
Ohio capital. The board Of trade, which
represent, assures the committee that ev-
erything possible will be done to make the
officers comfortable. We will provide
good building in a convenient part OF the
city
F. E. Mckinley, United States Special
Agent, is at the Ebbitt from Oklahoma.
He is endeavoring to have his father. who
is now receiver of the Guthrie Land Office,
made mining inspector for New Mexico.
and feels confident that his errand VIII be
a successful one He will remain in the
city until Saturday.
T. NJ. Burlington, principal Chief OF the
Cherokee Indians is at the National. ac-
companied by the following delegates:
Perry WHY. Hooly Bell, Jess Cochran. and
BENJAMIN Hidelbrant. They are in the city
to arrange for the ratification of the Chero-
kee and Dawes agreement, and viii remain
about two weeks.
Prof. W. 6. Johnson, the head Of the
American Wireless Telegraph Company,
is at the Arlington from New York for
hao in
with the War and Navy Departments for
some time with reference to having the
Government adopt the system for signal
purposes. In order to demonstrate the
usefulness of the method for marine pur-
poses, Prof Johnson states that he has
made a contract with the Ann Arbor Rail
road to maintain communication with the
Car ferry which operates between Frank
fort Mich, and Sturgeon Bay, Wis. At
times the ferry Is not heard from for
several days, and it is proposed to keep
in constant communication with the boat IN
future.
alabama is destined to become the
Keystone State Of the South said W. b.
Stilwell, OF Birmingham. Ala. at Will
iard's. last night. at has iron ore, coal
and limestone, cotton and timber IN abun-
dance, and mills and steel plants are going
I'D all over the State. The cotton mills
especially are giving Alabama great
boom, and within few years not single
bale OF the raw material will be shipped
out of the State. The Southern mills have
the advantage of location, and in addition
to this, plenty of good labor is to be had
All OF the mills are fitted with latest i'm
provements. and 1t is fact that In many
of these the latest apparatus allows one
man to do as much labor as two hands in
7 Er-t ST q
care for eight looms instead OF four Mill
ions of dollars in capital from all over
the country is going into these mills. and
as a result, Alabama is getting Dig
boom which will result in placing her in
the front rank
Adolf sonnenseheiu. Chief Engineer Of
the Witkowitz (Austria) Steel and Mining |
Company is at the Raleigh. He is making |
tour of the United States for the pur-
nose of studying the iron and steel manu-
factories.
'.My ideas of what America was have all |
been knocked on the head said he last |
night You see / had belief that this |
was a wild dangerous country, and That |
my life would be in peril during my stay. |
The newspaper stories which we see on |
the Continent in Europe are enough to |
make man believe anything about Amer
lea. but was agreeably surprised was !
not sandbagged nor was | robbed as | |
s,epped off the steamer at New York. In |
stead I find here more comfort and Sc |
curity than in any other country that | /
have visited. You get more FOR your
money here than elsewhere. and you get
it better While the iron trade is carried
on in wonderful proportions here, the /
methods used are practically those used in
Austria. At present our plant is tied up
by a great strike OF the iron and coal
hands. which has brought out 10000 men.
The trouble was caused by the Govern
ment which offered to give the miners two
hours less labor each day AZ the same rate
of pay The operators were not prepared
to grant this, ard today the mines are
by troops. As the men went out
without first stating their grievances and
calling a meeting OF operators. the latter
now refuse to deal with the strikers. The
Austrian law provides that in all labor
troubles the inspector OF works shall call a
meeting of operators to confer with COM
mittee of the workers, and thus adjust
matters This was not done. and | sup
pose the result will be that the mines and
plants will remain closed until the men
are starved into submission. The trouble
is a political one in a sense, as the Bohe
milan element is urging the miners to hold
out"
James R Sovereign. the labor leader. is
at the Metropolitan. from Idaho. He Is
here as a witness in the investigation of
he Occur d'Alenes labor riots.
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