The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-04-25
In THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.


Gov. Leslie NJ. Shaw, of Iowa. is 1t the
Raleigh from Des Moines. His business in
the city is to attend the meeting of the
Governors OF the Louisiana Purchase
States, which will be held on Friday next
The other members of the delegation viii
arrive here tomorrow. accompanied by a
number of those prominent in pushing the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition to the fore,
and all matters concerning legislation af-
fecting the fair will be discussed and at
tended to. The body will be headed by
former Governor Francis OF Missouri and
w H. Thompson, chairman Of the finance
committee. The Governors o: Oklahoma.
Texas, Missouri, Arkansas. Nebraska,
Washington, and Montana will be present
and viii work with the executive commit
tee formed OF the Louisiana PuT -hase del
egation in Congress.
Some of the new features OF the Mex
lean import and export laws are decidedly
Objectionable to the stranger who happens
to wander within the gates Of President
Diaz," said W. J. Rhodes, a New York
banker. who has just returned from tour
through Mexico, al Chamberl.n' this morn
eiers to buy any curiOs and attempt 10
carry them home. as the duty is SO high on
snany articles as to double the cost /
fought saddle while there and on coming
home found that a heavy tax had been
placed on saddles This amounted TO 81
a pound and as the saddle cost $40 and
weighed twenty-five pounds / paid more
IoT duty than for the article itsel-. Then
there are many other articles that are
heavily taxed. and everybody on the train
had to put up a good deal OF money. One
man had sombrero which cost S1z. and
the tax was 81 The Mexieans. 81 sangely
enough. are all in sympathy with England
in the present war and the thestres are
packed to hear British songs ard senti-
ments expressed. / found the same feel
ing in Texas and mention OF the Beers is
Kissed in many cities in that State"
I'VE have been having trouble with the
miners in Colorado" said G. A Carroll.
OF Cripple Creek. Col. at the National tn s
morning and as a result business is very
poor. The merchants will neither buy nor
sell goods in many cases and IL the bal
anoe OF the mines shut down as the Port
land has done, / think the camp will be
a thing N the past for sorle time TO come.
There are now 2.cos men idle and the
shelters still continue 10 hold oct in a
bitter fight The trouble viii reduce the
output OF che precious metals in the State
for the current year. Se had a fearful
storm out there last week which set the
community back for long period"
"of course all EngIishmen are deeply
Interested in the war in South Africa, -
said Arthur NJ. Bevins. of Liverpool. Eng
land. al the Arlington today. "hui
have a deeper sympathy than many. as
have a brother who is a captain in one
Of the volunteer regiments and he has
been in the thick of il for some time.
received letter from him some little time
ago stating that provisions were very
scarce out there. Eggs were selling for
s shillings per half dozen and other
things in proportion He went out partly
10 defend his country and partly 10 settle
an OLD score he had against the Beers. IN
1SsS he hadfa prosperous fruit business in
Johannesburg and was getting along nicely
despite the heavy taxes imposed by the
burghers- The taxes increased each year
and finally became so heavy that they ate
up all the profits and left nothing 10 live
on All this time the Boer merchants paid
nothing and the UitIanders were practi-
cally forced out of the business Finally
he was refused a license one year. 10 res-
son being given. and he was driven out Of
the business Before h. left the city he
had the pleasure OF seeing a BOer meT-
chant installed in his old stapd and after
ward when anybody mentioned the South
African Republic he had something warm
10 say on the matter Of republics"