The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-08
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

In The HOTEL CORRIDORS.
Capt 4. II. Mckay, of Ontario. Canada.
is at the Riggs en- route to South Carolina.
where he is going on account Of his
health. Speaking OF affairs Canadian.
Captain Mckay said last night: We will
| never be annexed to the United States.
| There are a few dissatisfied people who
would advocate anything just to get them
/ selves before the public. The Canadian
| people are a unit in loyal support OF the
| crown. The Roman Catholics Of Canada
are the most loyal people. don't see any
reasons why we should come into the
| Union. Business is very good with US and
everybody is happy. Ships drawing four
| teen feet Of water can pass through the
| Welland Canal: they can load in Chicago
and without breaking bulk can go from
| that city via the canal direct to their
| ports of destination. Our Government is
| going to spend five millions OF dollars to
| improve Montreal Harbor. The State OF
| New York spent nine millions on the i'm
provement of the Erie Canal and IT is
worse now than ii ever was. Yes, sir, the
| people of Canada are In favor Of the pros
ecution of the South African war, we will
fight to the bitter end. I think King Ed
ward will make good ruler
| MIS- Nation, OF Kansas, Is q disgrace
+, to her State and to her own name" said
| James F. Rodgers, OF Chicago, at the
| shoreham last night. Were / a Kan
| sas biind-tiger keeper and this lady
would enter my place and de-nationalize'
! my property, l would not hesitate for an
instant to treat her as would any other
person, man OF woman, that Is bent on
| malicious mischief. Don't think for me-
| ment thatI advocate the carrying on Of
| Illegal traffic OF selling intoxicants.
there are authorities to take the prop
steps. This nation should not be sub
| ject to the crazy whims OF that Nation
Il see that Chief Hilton. of the Salt
Lake City police. has a device for trapping
thieves under consideration that beats
the band" said Lieutenant Campbell.
who formerly was power on the police
force OF New York City. This thief
catcher is said to consist o. 9 barrel of
molasses placed in the proper place
The inventor of this infallible method
asks 5000 for II and says that the bar
rel must be at least five and one-haf feet
deep, and should be placed In the ground
near the window which the burglar wish
es to enter. A cord connected with the
lid of the barrel and the bedroom of the
owner of the house is to act in such a
manner as to cause wet rag or brick
to drop from the ceiling on the face of
the unsuspecting burgla-ized-to-be Sleep
er. He will awaken at once. II possible.
He will collect his senses and pull a
string which releases the lid of the mo-
lasses barrel and the vould-b burglar
descends into the barrel of sticky sweet
ness. where he cannot move with any
pleasure at all. All that remains to be
done by the man who was not burglariZed
is 10 get up out of bed, wash and dress
himself and at his. leisure call police
man. who will have nice job on hand.
Il tell you there are people in Utah that
have some very clever IDEAS
R. N CadwalIader. of Philadelphia. is
guest at the Arlington. Said he last
night: There is no Democratic party ir
Philadelphia; that is to say. they have
organization. But there are local IL
tions in the Republican party, and
few Democrats there ally themselves W..
one or the other of these in municipal
election. The recent senatorial fight II
Pennsylvania was essentially Quas
Wanamaker fight, and the shrewdest pol
itician won. Wanamaker is the better
public speaker and in matters of business
detail he is superior to Quay. but Quay ID
the better pelitieian.l =
There has been a marked growth in
the Texas Pan Handle of late years." said
w. r. Anderson. of Texas, at the Metro
politan last night: There are twenty
four windmills within the range of ones
vision there now where eight years ago
there was not one in sight and each one
OF these windmills is surrounded by cul-
tivated fields averaging twenty-five acres
IN extent. The grasses down there are OF
the Egyptian kind. and artificial ponds are
IN plenty. There are but few counties
now in the Panhandle that are not or
ganized, where but few years ago there
were a good many OF these so-called
'buffalo-chip countless
Luis V. de Abad, Louis V. Place, Alberta
Brooch, and Domingo villamil. party of
gentlemen from Havana. are registered at
the Raleigh. They represent the Cuban
Commission on Economic Affairs, and
speaking of their presence here, Mr.. de
Abad who is the secretary Of the COM
mission, said last night: I'VE represent
the financial and commercial interests of
of the island. Our commission was elect
ed by a resolution OF a mass meeting of
merchants, planters, manufacturers. and
capitalists of all parts Of Cuba. which was
recently held IN Havana. We represent
not only all commercial interests of Cuba
but We also have been elected to our pcsts
by all parties irrespective OF their poll
tics. We did not come here in the in
terest of any political scheme or legis-
lation, but solely In the interest of the
economic condition of the island. We
would like to have the commercial rela-
lions between Cuba and the United States
changed to certain but small extent. and
we expect to call on President Mckinley
probably today to lay this matter before
him.