The evening times., 1900-04-02
In THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

Hon DanielB. Ryan. Director General o.
the Ohio Centenfal Exposition, is at the
Normardie. .sFhe Buckeye state is going
TO do itself IToud in the coming exposi-
tlon." said Mr. Ryan last night. The
show viii be held at Toledo N 1903. and
we have been working for several years on
elaborate preparations for the event which
"ill not only mark the centennial OF Ohio's
admission to the Union as a State. but will
serve 10 show to the world what Won
Gerful State it is. Congress appropriated
$500 600 toward the affair at the last ses-
sion; the Ohio Legislature has appropriated
$l,oc0,CC0. and the city of Toledo is raising
H,eCooC0, 50 that We will start in on an
elaborate scale
mr. Ryan is accompanied by state Sena-
tor s l.. Patterson. Of Wayerly, Ohio, and
II. X. Cheroweth. the deposed collector Of
the port OF Nogales, Arizona. They gre
here to arrange for the formation OF a min
ing corporation to operate some property
which they own in Mexico, and Will re-
main TOR about a week.
John d. Rockefeller. jr.. is at the Airing
ton from New York on a pleasure trip and
VIII spend the week at the Capital.
II. NJ Dingley, son Of the late Represeu-
tative Dingley is at the Shoreham from
LeWistown. Me He is attending to some
personal business.
R. F. Bevan. the largest exporter OF raj
sins and almonds in the world. is at Cham
bcTlin's. from Malaga. Spain. While Mr.
Bevan does business in the land OF mana
ma, he is an American, having been born
in Maryland.
1T is indeed strange 70 an outsider to
witness the wonderful change which has
come over the Spaniards in their demeanor
toward Americans since the war ended -
said he last night. Instead Of bearing
any ill-feeling. they respect no man save
a citizen Of the United States. They are
a strange lot at best. and there is more
truth than fiction in Don QUixote. One OF
7 the reasons for their friendly disposition
to Americans is the fact that they are very
busy hghting among themselves. They de-
/ sire 20 hear their own voices. and are sat
lshed TO work of their fury in yelling II
YOU approach Spaniard on the matter of
the late war with America he will al once
change the subject and begin 20 curse the
generals and the admirals who were de-
taated Spain is divided into two sections
Madrid and the rest OF the country-and
the rest Of the country hates Madrid Ia
the capital all is wrangling and politics
and empty show. Elsewhere the people
are trying TO attend 20 business. which is
really good Spain has not been noted as
an Industrial country. StiII. Spanish bonds
are today higher than they ever were be-
I fore the war, and prosperity is beginning
10 come 10 the people. The Government is
now trying 10 pass an income tax. which
IS thoroughly spanish as it taxes the mer-
| chant per cent. while his clerks and
| servants are required 10 pay per cent As
| TO the elections. they never hold such
| things IN spain. Just before the time set
| for the ludicrous f0rmalitics called cleo
/ tioDs the Miaister OF State prepares a list
OF the forty-niue provinces in the country
and makes up the COrtes by assigning so
| many names or ministerialists and so many
names OF the opposition parties TO each
province, with the NinisteriaIists always
away in the majority. These names are
| sent 10 the Governor Of each province and
when the people have gone through the
| formality Of voting the names announced
| by the Minister OF state are declared elect
| ed The few opposition members are ap-
pointed just TO keep the peace Il happens
year after year. and nobody cares. Il is
| the land OF manana."
William Marsden. a hotel proprietor. OF
! FAN River Mass. is az tie Eegcnt en-
route 20 Greenville. :. c.. where he VIII
spend few weeks with the Boston base
Dall club.
Bernard Bradley. President of the Bust
ness Mems Association; Postmaster CAL
hOun former posrr1as+ar Dopah,,e sr5 u