The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-07
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

Stuyvesant Fish. President Of the Illinois
Central Railroad. is at the shoreham from
New York. attending to some business
affecting his corporation.
J. Clayton Erb. the Philadelphia ward
politician. who has been waging a strong
fight for NJ S. Quay, is at the Normandis
from the Quaker City. He reports the out
look as very promising and believes that
his man will be seated by a good majority
Of the Senate votes.
Commander r. Il Pinckney. OF the South
Carolina Naval Militia is at the National
from Charleston. He is in Washington
looking after some legislation needed for
his command
Speaker Henderson was jubilant this
morning at the Normandie, having re-
ceived several kilograms from his Con-
gressional district in Iowa, endorsing him
and assuring him denomination and re-
election for at least another term. He
was congratulated by many Of his friends.
c. P. Huntington was at the Arlington
for few hours this morning en- route from
New York 10 Galveston. Texas. where ne
viii inspect Improvements OF the Southern
Pacific docks and terminals. lie viii give
his personal direction as 10 what will be
undertaken in connection with his plan 20
concentrate the trafic Of the overland and
Texas lines. From Galveston he goes o
san Francisco TO attend the meeting of the
Southern Pacific Company.
The news OF the preparations for the
centennial celebration OF the removal OF
the seat Of Government to Washington
mas created great interest throughout the
country" said f. a. Bishcp Of Savannah,
Ga. at the Raleigh today. The matter
has already been discussed carefully in my
town, and we propOsS TO send three com
panies to participate in the demonstration
the Oglethorpe Light Infantry. the Sayan-
nah Cadets, and the Republican Blues. We
expect the military parsde TO be the great
est affair held in recent years. and the
South will do her share 10 add TO the dis
play"
There is absolutely no foundation for
the rumors Of impending civil war in lower
Canada because OF the recent hostile dem
onstratioHs when the British flag was torn
down, said r. F. Baronne, of Montreal at
the EbbiJt today
why this will blow over. as have
thousand ether demonstrations. and Que
bee will still be good portion OF the DO
minon. The FIanch Canadians are WITH
cut doubt the most eNcitsble people in
the world, and fly of the handle at the
slightest prOy0Catiou. Then. again. the
rival colleges. McGill University. a tlO--
cughly English institution. with its 5000
students and Laval University. Ere el
college. with 1900 students. are always
clashius- Why I have seen those fellows
do battle on a hundred different occasions
and there is nothing serious il the resent
demonstration. At the Cutbre-k OF your
war with Spain the Princeton boys. in a
lark. burned Weylcr in etigy and trampled
On the flag OF Spain. This was meaning-ess.
yet il was spread broadcast and made a
serious matter no. There will be no civil
war in Canada, and the recent rumpus has
been forgotten As an instance Of the ma
ture Of the French Canadian population
can remember when. in lSS3-4. the great
smallpox epidemic ragged TO Montreal TIE
natives grew excited ard worked them
selves up into greet rage because. for
sccth, those stricken with the disease were
taken 20 hospitals. 10 was a series OF
pitched battles 10 geJ patients into ambu-
lances and resulted in the militia being
called out. with gatling guns The French
Canadians did then what they dii the
other day-tore down British flags spat
on them, and trampled them under foot.
Two weeks later tn same people were
cheering the Union Jack as though they
loved ir. threads and halyaIds. Canada
Is all right and her most willing and best
hghting volunteers are the French Cana
dams. the famed SiXty-ff,h Battalion be-
ing shining example
J. II. Bingham. Collector OF Customs az
Birmingham Ala. and William Vaughn
district attorney for that district. are al
the Metropolitan for a conference with Sec
rotary DICK and Senator Hanna. Both are
Republicans and rivals for the chairman
snip of the state Committee