The evening times., 1900-01-16
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

| Former Governor Charles X. Salter OF
/ South Dakota. was at the Arlington this
morning. Mr.. Salter is a prominent Repub-
lican. and was one of the pioneers in the
movement to divide the Territory into two
States. He is here seeing some old friends
and will remain a few days.
Col Samuel Parker formerly Prime
Minister of Hawaii and prominent land
owner in Honolulu, is at the Shoreham.
Colonel Parker will remain here during the
winter. l17
II want to compliment The Times on its
admirable leaders and editorials on the
war in South Africa" said Col. Thomas p.
OehiItree, of Texas at Chamberiin's to-
day.
Il hasei made a study of the conflict
and although l read score of papers
carefully each day, nowhere have | been
able to obtain such clear, concise. and in
telligent articles those published in The
Times i should advise all young men to
read them carefully, il they desire to learn
the true inwardness and progress of the
struggle. | follow them with pins and il
map and my knowledge of the war is due
to them. | have been through the civil
war and the Franco Prussian war. and
profess some knowledge of military tac-
tics, but my attention was called to your
editorials on the campaign by General
Longstreet and I have been reading them
carefully ever since. The British will win
the next great battle and the struggle will
soon end"
Germany is recognizing the value of
the training ship and hereafter all seamen
admitted into the navy must have a thor
ough understanding OF the sails and spars
of sailing vessel" said Capt. G.. F. Min
nick, of New York. at the Raleigh today.
The latest move in this direction is
the establishment of training ship by the
North German Lloyd Company. big
sailing vessel has been secured and Yoy-
ages will be made TO all parts of the world.
The cadets will serve for one year as
ships boys, for the second as searren, and
for a third able-bodied seamen. About
eighty cadets will always be receiving in
Struction aud the education will also in
clude foreign languages, mathe matics. and
navigation. Splendid recruits fer both the
navy and the merchant marine Will DC OBJ
tained in this way. At the end of the
three years training the cadets will be
given commissions as junior or warrant
officers. and both the company and the
navy will benefit thereby"
"I hardly think that Mexico is as far
advanced in civilization as it might be-
said c. A. Cox. OF FL PasO, Texas. at the
Riggs today Tomorrow a criminal will
be executed at Juarez just across the line
and. strange as IL may seem, the officials
have decided to charge admission to the
jailyard where the man will be shot
Tickets will cost % cents. and the proceeds
will 90 10 the widow of the condemned
prisoner. I believe the widow has agreed
10 this method of raising stake for her
and while the authorities may know their
own business. | should hardly want to be
slaughtered before a % cents per head mob
which will, without doubt. be a large one.
as such scenes have a wonderful attract
ton for the morbid"
Within a short time Ann ArbOr, Mich,
will boast of one Of the deepest wells in
the country" said G.. A. Clerkinwell OF
that city. at Wizards today THE hole
will be bored TO a depth of 3.0e0 feet and
as the officials of the University of Michi-
gan are interested in the experiment much
valuable data will be obtained on the for
nation of the interior of the earth The
strata pierced by the boring and the tenn
peratures at various depths will all be care
fully recorded and many problems con-
nected with these matters will be decided.
Much interest is being shown in this
scientific investigation which is the first
ever attempted.
Tur rOMMrDNE OF TTnTTn