The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-19
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

MT ana MRS. Samuel L. Clemens and
their daughter. Miss Clara Clemens. of
New York. are at the Arlington. Miss
Clemens was announced to make her first
appearance in America as mezzo- soprano.
yesterday afternoon. at the Columbia In
connection with Marquis de Souza and
her parents came here to be present
According to newspaper accounts"
said Mr.. Clemens last night, at appears
that Mark Twain has been found out at
last. My observers and annotators say, SO
it seems, that there is a strain of gravity
and seriousness at the bottom of my
thoughts and writings. Well. there's moth
ing like waking up and looking about for
something else. | am anxiously waiting
for the next discovery
Mr.. Clemens referred to a lecture which
was recently given at the Shoreham,
where the lecturer Mr.. Vincent, said that
1t would not be surprising if Mark Twain
would yet turn to writing on serious sub
lects, such as. for instance, social econo-
my. as there was "a strain Of gravity and
seriousness underlying all of his writ
ings."
George A. Burns, of Edinburgh. Scot
land. is guest at the Shoreham. Mr.
Burns is one of the directors of the Gu
nard Line and is in this country on bust
ness Speaking of business in Great Brit
ain Mr.. Burns said ut is very dull, in
deed. Business has fallen off gradually,
but continually for the last few years,
but this last year has been the worst of
all. This decline in business and com
merce is due to high prices of material
South African war is doing us a great
deal of harm. the people are getting dis
satisfied and are anxious to come to hon.
orable terms. | don't think that / have
anything to say regarding the Hay
Pauncefote|Senate Nicaragua Canal mat
ter"
at has been frequently said lately that
the. Indian cannot for several generations
compete in the intellectual world" said
DR.. Eastman, of the Carlisle (Pa.) Indian
School, who is registered at the Ma
tional, last night. ut has been said that
he is destined for an indefinite period
to remain a keeper of fiocks and herds,
a tiller of the soil, or at the best an
probably the ablest and most cultivated
risen direct from the wigwam to the pull
pit and rostrum, and entered without de-
lay into the common inheritance of man
kind. The representative Indian is
man of brains and ambition. He has no
notion whatever of remaining in the
ranks OF the toilers, and the vocation of
such a man should be determined solely
by individual fitness and choice. 1t is
fairly certain that his race will never
be a race OF servants. Their gifts and
their traditions as a people lie in quite
another direction. Let Improvement In
the Government Indian schools be in the
direction of more efficient instruction in
the Industrial departments, giving to
work of all kinds its full value as edu-
cation; and heaven forbid that these
rising young Americans be taught to look
upon themselves as an inferior class, set
apart by nature and heredity to be
"hewers OF wood and drawers OF water
r. Chabannes, one of the largest vine
yard proprietors of Bordeaux, France, is
registered at the Raleigh. Speaking of
the present discussion in the French
Chamber regarding the rights of reli-
gious orders. Mr.. Chabannes, who is an
ardent Republican and anti-Royalist said:
THE present chamber has a socialistic
majority and the ministry is socialist
cally inclined. They are in favor of Drey-
fus. complete rehabilitation, and are
against the army and the Church. who are
arch-enemies of Dreyfus. / believe that
Dreyfus was mixed up in questionable
transactions, but / don't think that he
was the moving spirit in that treason af-
fair. The Royalists have no show of ever
returning to power in France. The So
cialists are gaining ground every day.
The election of members to the Cham
Der OF Deputies Will take place this fall.
l hope for the best interests of France
that We will have a majority of moderate
Republicans elected. France would at
tack England today, if she believed the
other Powers would remain neutral We
would be only too glad to help the South
African Republics, if it were not for fear
of being attacked by England's friends"
NJ. L. Turner. of Oklahoma City. is reg
istered at the Raleigh He is on his way
home from New York. where he spent
several weeks on business. Mr.. Turner
is the President of the Western National
Bank in Oklahoma City and was Treasurer
of the Territory under Cleveland's Admin
istration. He said last night: Oklahoma
will send strong bipartisan delegation
here during the next session of Congress
to fight for admission of the Territory to
statehood. Our population, assessed and
real value of property, schools, and gen
eral progressiyeness entitle us to state
hood. There is no good reason why we
should be refused. Governor Barnes has
given the Territory clean and business
like administration. His term expires in
May next and all interests of the Terri