The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-09


vania, the father of the House. has return
ed to the Normandie after few days rest
in Philadelphia. He reports great prepara-
tons for the coming Republican National
Convention in the Quaker City. and pre-
diets splendid time for those who attend.
Franklin B. Thurber, President of the
United States Export Association, is at the
Shoreham from New York on business be-
fore Congressional committee. He will
remain until Wednesday.
The Cramp ShipbuiIding Company have
just laid the first plate of the keel of the
largest vessel ever built in this country"
said ID. A. Eames, of PHILADELPHIA. at the
Raleigh last night. 1T is one of two boats
ordered for the transatlantic service
which will make 4 feature of size and con-
yenience rather than speed. The average
ocean greyhound is about 525 feet in length
with IL 500 tons rating and at least 10000
horsepower engines, making about twenty
knots. These new vessels will be nearly
500 feet long, and will rate about 1880
tons. with engines making only twelve to
fifteen knots. Ii has been proven that
large and comfortable ocean liners making
comparatively Slow time pay better than
the fast vessels. which are very expensive
owing to the amount of coal used
Hon. John W. Foster. formerly Secretary
of State. who has been at the Arlington,
has gone to Indianapolis. Ind, where he
will be the guest of former President Har-
rison for a few days.
Raymond Hitchcock and Frank Daniels
are quartered at the Riggs. The former
will be here for two weeks. while the
latter will remain until Saturday
ut struck me as being very odd this
morning that so many turfmen should de-
sire 10 know where the nearest church
was" said j. o. Breast. who presides over
the blotter at the Arlington, last night
Il discovered that nearly all of them at
tended some church and were anxious to
get locations for this purpose. / had
talk with one Of them, and he stated that
nine out OF every. ten men who follow the
races attend church very regularly"
The famous old Ferris wheel is to be
relegated to the scrap pile within a lew
months said Col J. j. Dales OF Chicago,
H.. at the National last night, and one
of the slories of the big fair will have
the finest examples of engineering skill
ever accomplished. II was composed o;
2.200 tons of iron and steel. and contained
thousands of separate pieces. While on
the Midway it carried !. 80. 600 people and
made about $685., 600 gross receipts There
would be money in it yet had not the
owners transferred the huge machine to
a quiet little beer garden on the North
Side 1t cost Sl.5.000 10 take the structure
apart and set it up again. and since the
charge the owners have. lost over $500 600
on it."
andre c. Manamael, a noted South
American mining engineer. is at Cham
beriin's from BogOta, United States of CO.
lombia. He represents a New York syndi-
date which is endeayoring to locate and
restore the lost mines of Cana, which are
reported to be fabulously rich and which
were worked By the spaniards from 1889
to 1877, when the Indians compelled the
strangers to take fight. According to
ancient Spanish history the mines when
worked yielded up an aggregate of $780,
coo. 600 The town of Cana, where the
mines were located, has disappeared and
while there are records OF the place, moth
ing more definite than that it was located
in the southeastern portion OF Colombia
can be obtained.
AT least five expeditions have been
sent out to locate these mines" said Mr.
Manamael last night. but owing to the
hostility OF the Indians hardly a man ever
returned to tell the tale. At the present
time conditions are changed and we ex-
pect aid from the natives who were once
so hostile"