The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-03
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

y WASHINGTON. SATURDAY,
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.
Senior Gonzaia de Quesada United States
Commissioner to Cuba who has quarters
at the Raleigh during the winter. came
into the rotunda of the hosiery with
broad smile yesterday afternoon. and, seiz-
ing rem. registered the following name on
the blotter: -Gonzala de Quesada. jr ell
primer hijo del Raleigh which. being in
terpreted reads, the first son of the
Raleigh" and meant that the distinguished
Cuban was happy father. Sonora Que
sada and the boy are reported as doing
we'll The young man appeared on the
scene shortly after l p. M. and is the
first baby ever born in this hotel Sonora
Quesada is receiving congratulations.
IS
Col John F. Gaynor. Treasurer of the
New York State Democratic Committee,
spent few hours at Chamberlin's last
night. He stated that he had just stopped
on over night. and was en- route to Palm
Beach, Fla, where he will spend the bal
ance of the winter.
Gov Heber NJ. Wells, of Utah, is at
the Normandie from Salt Lake City. He
is at the Capital On some business con-
nected with his State, and will remain
until Monday.
Franklin B. Thurber. of New York. is
at the Shoreham representing the Mer-
chants Association OF that city. He is
IL h Of Com
merce and will urge some needed lesisla-
ton in Congress,
Col. William F. Cody better know as
Buffalo Bill" was in chamberlin's greet
ing old friends last night. He will be the
guest of Capt. Allison Major while in the
city.
Il am just on here looking after some
business matters" said he, land l sup
pose you have heard of ray irrigation
scheme in Wyoming Some months ago l.
with few other gentlemen purchased
250000 acres of good land in Wyoming, on
the Big Horn Basin. All that it needed TO
make it valuable was irrigation, and we
have irrigated it by means Of great canals,
which are doing the work thoroughly.
Now that the land is in condition for farm
ing, have made contracts with nearly 80
900 Mormons in and around Salt Lake
City. to imu1igrate to my land and form a
colony There are now 200 Mormon fami-
lies on the land and when the entire lot
get there | will run town which will
rival Salt Lake City. II is big enterprise
| but there is money in 1t. and it didn't take
an awful pile to put it through. 1t is
purely business with me, and the only rea-
son hunted up MOrmons is that they are
without exception the finest farmers in the
world Yes, sir; they know more about
agriculture than anybody else. The land
runs close to the site of the battle Of Little
Big Horn. where I was. and where brave
General Custer weLt down.
State Senator David T. Littler. If Illi-
nois, has returned to the city and is quar-
tered at Chamberlins He came East to
hold conference with Senator Cullom.
with regard to the coming campaign.
A ]. Fay and A. H. Hosford. two city Of
ficials of Lowell. Mass. are at the Airing
ton visiting the Capital
DR.. Benjamin Ice Wheeler. President of
the University of California. is at the Arl
ington for a short stay. He is deeply In
terested in the development of Pacific
Coast commerce. and is at the head of u
ing to establish commercial museum liz
San Francisco. The proposed museum
will be patterned after the Bourse in Phil
adelphia which DR.. Wheeler has examined
carefully and pronounces the best institu-
tion of its kind in the world.
w R. Kerr, formerly Health Commits
sioner Of Chicago. is at the Shoreham for
a week. He is here urging the building of
a pneumatic tube line between the main
postoffice in Chicago and the various sub
stations. which has been recommended by
the Illinois Manufacturers Association and
the Chicago Board of Trade. He will be
given a hearing on March ..
Col c. A. KEENAN,. of Norwalk, Ohio. is
at the Ebbitt on strange errand. He was
the commander of the Fifth Ohio Volunteer
Regiment during the war with Spain. and
one OF the men in his command was w. A
Moore. of NOrwalk. who later enlisted in an
Illinois regiment and then re-enlisted and
was sent to the Philippines
The young fellow unfortunately last his
reason. like many others who wen, ont
there said Colonel KEENAN, yesterday.
land was sent back to the United States
to be placed in one OF the Government in
sane asylums | am pretty certain that
he is in St. EliZabeth's. in this city bat
have had great trouble in learning any
facts. and have not been able to locate him
as yet. hope to before leave here
THE war in South Africa is beginning
to show its effects in this country" said
F. X. SteaTns, of Detroit Mich, at the.
Raleigh last night, land while Ladysmith
has been relieved there is as yet no truce
between Detroit and Windsor. Canada
The trouble occurred Monday last.
when the Irish Catholic Societies of De
troit held monster meeting to prepare for
a big St. Patricks Day parade. From
time immemorial it has been the custom to
invite the Irish societies of Windsor 10
Canada, but just across the way, to par
ticipate in the parade. and the Wlndsorites
have always accepted and made good
showing. Well. at the meeting on Mon
day it was decided unanimously not TO in
vite the Windsor Irishmen. and roaring
speeches were made giving the reason for
the boycott as the fact that the Windsor
brethren had been and were materially
aiding the British in the war sith the
Beers. The Canadian Irishmsn grew very
hot over the insult aud have sworn not
only never to cross the river on st. Pat
ricks Day again. but to waliop the first
Detroit son of Erin who dares TO cross &c
their side. The war is still on. and am
awaiting news reports 20 the effect tina
Alderman Connolly, OF Windsor, has cap
tured Detroit Kop. or that the lombard
ment of the Windsor laager has begun"
Prof s U. d. North the expert on tex
tile industries for the Industrial Commits
sion. is at the Wellington from Boston.
as.