The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-30
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

Capt. Evan p. Howell. OF Atlanta. Ga,
is guest at the Raleigh. Speaking to a
party of friends in the lobby last sight he
remarked on the subject of insomnia
Down in our State they say that the
best thing you can do when you can't
sleep is to get up go to your private
cabiret. and take a drink of good whisky.
Then go back to bed and await results. II
in the next half hour sleep still refuses to
come to you, get up again and take an
other drink of whisky. This operation
should be repeated at intervals of thirty
minutes. It's bound to do some good and
by and by. so experts declare, you won't
care whether you go to sleep or not"
"If we sell horses TO the British for
war purposes in South Africa said Ed
ward Van Ness, of New York. at the
Shoreham last night. Il can't see why we
should not also be permitted to sell war
ships to the Beers. One as much as the
ether is contraband goods a horse is
ship on land. carrying and transporting
soldiers. ammunition, and weapons. ana
you might designate a ship as horse OF
the doing the same service, This
country is at peace with both parties.
to me that we are discriminating in favor
of the British.
Certainly the war is popular" said X.
H. Fowler, of London, at the Shoreham
last night I'VE were not the aggressors;
it was forced on us. Joe Chamberlain is
very popular on account of his fine man
agement of the very difficult question
Yes; We will prosecute the war until
there isn't anything to show of the South
African Republics. We will fight to the
very end. | don't think that the future
policy of Great Britain will differ very
much, If any, from the heretofore sue
cessfully conducted policy of Lord Sails
bury. | am going to California on
pleasure as well as business; l am an
agriculture; engineer. This is not my first
visit to this country. like it very much
Representative Faris of Indiana. speak
ing of the prospect of an extra session
of Congress, said last night at the Ebbitt:
Il don't think it's at all necessary or
wise to call an extra session and / think
it extremely premature to decide upon a
civil government for either Cuba, Porto
Rico, or the Philippines. We don't know
how the cases which are now peLding be-
fore the Supreme Court may turn out.
The Supreme Court knows the full in
portance of the matter before them. The
question strikes at the very vitals of our
governmental institutions.
I'VE may have to back track from these
countries. and We would be in very pre-
carious condition should we decide on a
certain form of government before We
know how the Supreme Court stands in
the matter. All legislation relating 10
establishment of civil government in
those islands is prema ture and we should
not undertake it
John L. Hawthorne. collector of the PORT
OF Chester. Pa; DR.. John MacFayden, SUI
perintendent of the Chester, Pa, Traction
Company; Col Dick Plunkett. of Okla
homa Territory: Paul Morris. Edward
Schwabenland. and Hal S. Tibbais, Seere-
tary of the Union Electric Construction
Company, the latter of Philadelphia; are
registered at the Metropolitan. These
gentlemen are here to see about putting
in the Union Electric Construction Com
pany's new system of electric railroad in
the Washington Navy Yard. Said Dr. Mac
Fayden last night: This new system is
in operation in New Jersey, and by reason
of its cheaper and safer methods of ma
nipulating | dare say will supersede the
overhead and underground systems in the
near future"