The evening times., 1900-02-17
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

Ferdinand w Peck. Commissioner Gen.
eral of the Paris Exposition, is at The
Arlington. fron. Chicago. He is accom-
panied by J. o. Kirk. and will only re-
main until this evening. when he goes to
New York to complete final arrangements
in this country, as he sails ior .'aris in
about two weeks.
Everything has gone along ye1y
smoothly" said he today, land moth
ing will be lacking when | leave for Paris.
The majority of the Commissioners have
already sailed, and are now Superinteld-
ing the placing Of exhibits. | i'm ce"ta!n
that this will be the most elaborate show
ing ever made by the United Sta.s AZ an
international exposition. and VIII lie ,er-
tain to reflect great credit uron the manu-
factuTers OF this country. We will occupy
three times as much space as any 2EeT
nation except France itself. and the sho%-
ing made by that country will not approach
ours in elaborate detail The cLornGus
strides made by the United States even in
the past decade, will be strikinsIy illus
trated by the exhibits. and the Government
exhibit is remarkably generous. There il
nc danger that America will be forgotten
by those who visit the big fair. and The
United States will lead in this. as it all
else"
/. ". Durham, State Insurance Commits
siOner of Pennsylvania, is at the Norman
die from Philadelphia. He is accompanied
by Clayton Erb, q noted Quaker City poll
tician, and they are in the city conferring
with Senator Penrose as to the possible
fate of Matthew Stanley Quay Commits
sioner Durham is one of the hardest
workers for the former Republican boss
of the Keystone State and predicts his
election by an easy margin. He seemed
worried this morning, however, and held
brief conferences with a number of Sena-
tors. He Will remain until tonight.
". B. f. Keyser. Cashier of the Ma
tional Bank of the Republic of New York
is at Chamberlin's on a brief pleasure
trip. He will leave for Manhattan to-
night.
Col Tom j. Landrum. of Louisville.
Ky, who was a member Of Mr.. Taylor's
staff when the latter was iuaugurated
Governor OF Kentucky. is at the Airing
ton, after short stay in New York. He
predicts the peaceful outcome OF the re-
cent trouble and eNpects no further dem
onstrations. He was the host al dinner
given Ia Commissioner Peck last night.
Lieut. Caiylton BellairS of the British
Navy. is "a the Arlington from London on
a pleasure trip. He stated this morning
that there was little need for Her Majes-
tvs vessels in the present trouble and
that the army would soon demonstrate its
ability to settle the matter as far as the
Beers are concerned. lie will remain
were for several days.
c. NJ. Schwab President of the Carnegie
Steel Company. is al the Arlington from
Pittsburg He is en- route 10 Cumberland
Island of the Georgia coast. where he
viii hold 2 conference with Andrew Car
negie in reference To the suit OF II. {.
Frick.
state senator II. II. Horton. OF St Paul.
Mimi. is at he Gordon. He is in the city I
attending Ia some political matters al /,
fecting his district and will remain sew |
eral weeks.
Representative Southard of Ohio has re- |
turned to the city and is quarjered at the |
Hamilton. He has been in Toledo for a /
week.
There will be no bribery Investigations .
when SenatoT-elect Bard OF California ,
comes to Washington" said J. l.. Deering. /
Of san Francisco. at the Ebbitt today. al (
hough he is worth a. least so Geo Geo and .
Gould buy several Legislatures ii he wanted ,
to. 1t is the boast of the men who sup |
ported him that his election did not cost /
him one cigar. / don't think that he has /
a single enemy in the world which is a
strange thing for very wealthy man. His 1
ash was made entirely through clever in
yestments. lie was one of the first to
profit bv the oil discoveries in Southern
California and owns much land there.
''The railroads operating in the Bay
State are fighting one Of the best bills ever
introduced in the Legislature said O. J.
Lewis. of Boston Mass. at the Riggs this
morning. The measure provides that all
freight cars shall be fitted up with guard
rails for the protection of bra men. The
American freight car is a dangerous yehi
lie to these who are compelled TO walk
dong its roof on a slippery night. and for
some strange reason, no man has ever
hought of placing some little ridge on the
'dge of the roof so as to give chance to
lang on. in case of losing balance. The
,uardrails need only be a few inches
high but they will save many lives. In
alone. last year. there were
600 accidents because CT The absence o.
ails and they should he on every freight
ar in the country.