The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-26
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.


be settled without a strike. Mr.. Wright
is president of the council of his city. and
is in close touch with the labor element
He was elected to the council by their
votes and ought TO be in position to
know the inside Of the situation from the
miners viewpoint.
The only point at issue now between
the miners and the operators is the recog-
milton of the union said he at the Metro
poIitan today "Au demands regard
ing wages were granted and notices have
been posted stating that the scale TO go
into effect in April viii last until 1902.
The miners have been allowed men to
represent their interest, and the opera
tors have submitted to everything, except
the demand for formal recognition of the
union, which they dare not do, for 1t
would, they think. deprive them practi-
cauy of control over their mines and the
men employed in them
For this reason I think the sympathy
of the people in the mining districts IS
with the operators rather than with the
miners, who are considered to be asking
far too much. The condition of the miners
was never better. They have earned about
500 a month on an average since the
new scale went into effect Ihey nave
pretty little houses, their chl!dren arc
dressed well. they eat the best beef. buy
he best groceries. and, IN fact, nave all
ne comforts they need The average
miner is an intelligent and Iaw-abidiaS
L5tfZen-
In case of a strike I do not think that
there would be much trouble on account
of the shortage in anthracite coal mere
Is less coal stored than usual, but spring
mas arrived. and there VIII be less OF q
demand for IL There are large orders on
hand. nevertheless, and II the present ut-
mand for export coal keeps up there VIII
be work TO keep the miners busy seven
DAYS IN the week throughout the Whole
year Much anthracite coal Is DSill2
shipped West. Everything VIII come out
all right, ! am confident, however pc
cause a spirit of concihation has grown
up among the men If 1t is possible TO
back down without being diSgTaced by 1t
think that Mitchell will give way
There is no doubt that Miami win be
greatly benefited by harbor improve
ment-" said Dr. Fenner H Peckham. of
Providence. who has just returned from
q months visit TO Florida Mr.. Peckham,
with a number of other citizens of Provi-
dence is at the Arlington If deep wa
ter is given to Miami" he continued, the
town ought TO be able to build up a large
trade with Cuba, and the West Indies in
general Via the Miami route. Cuba is
1en hours nearer the United States than
she IS by any other, but Miami is greatly
handicapped by her harbor which IS a
good one in regard to everything eX-
( cept water. No boats can enter which
draw more than ten feet, and even those
are continually going aground on the
shifting saudbars- What the Miami peo-
! pie want and what they are continually
talking about IS channel of
/ fifteen feet in depth. The keys
/ Just of the city are connected by sand
bars. and make necessary a detGur Of
Z about ten mics To around them Ira
the scheme which the citizens have pre-
scented TO Congress il Is proposed 10
CteCge "a channel through ore of the CON
needing bars. and make it possible for
/ boats 70 % right out into open sea from
I the docks.
We are well satisfied with the results
/ Of our exhibit. said Ferdinand W Peck,
! United States Commissioner TO The Paris
( " orld.s Fair. no Is at the Arlington.
/ Everything terminated as successfully
] IS We could Aish. and ~ things We set
out TO do wee accomplished. The bust
+ ness Of the commission IS now nearly
i closed, though there are a few accounts
stiH t. settle, and few exhibits stiH TO
/ l. disposed o.. Part OF the United States
( exhibit Is now at Baltimore. and part will
{ eventually be sent to the Pau-Americaa
! Exposition az Buffalo.
/ Our report Is IN the hands Of the print
/ Ct and viii shortly be published Some
/ awards which came III late will, expect
( have 10 be Included in supplementary
/ report Taken all together II will be quite
I q voluminOus document l have had q
( short interview with the President ana
{ he expressed himself As well satisfied
with what had been Goue. There IS no
doubt of the fact that our exhibits were
] far in adavnce OF those OF any other ma
/ ton In machinery no one could touch
/ Us. hardly France herself in volume. ana
/ no one in quality or efficiency You would
| not expect IL. but the United States was
/ especially prominent III art, and took. in
/ the art section. more prizes than any 9TH
I er nation except. OF course, the French.
! 0ur building, against Inch 50 much has
{ been said, was really very satisfactory,
! and well suited TO its purpose. certainly
! as wei suited as any building IN the ave
/ ne of national structures.
/ The main object u the exhibit was
I OF course 70 Increase the commerce Of the
! United States, and there Is no doubt that
( Il has done So All that was necessary
! was for US TO show the Europeans what
: we are doing. and that we succeeded
( is shown by the Increased orders from
! European firms and also by the large
/ number Of Grand Prix which were award
/ ID 70 manufacturers from the United
] States
/ In clinic at the Emergency Hospital
/ yesterday was treated a peculiar case. It
| was that Of a man quite advanced il
age VINO came from Maryland H was
/ suffering from a peculiar blindness which
| had attacked him suddenly and which in
1 4 few DAYS became practically total t-p1u
Investigation. il was discovered that the
man WIS a hard drinEer. and CANE from
/ one Of the prohibition counties Not he
ing able to get whisky in any form. he
and his companions had taken to drinking
Jamaica ginger extract. which is puT-
chasable at any grocery store in the
/ country After a few weeks use of the
/ ginger he began to lose his sight Think
/ Ine the loss OF sight due TO cataract, he
came 10 the hospital seeking relief by
operation.
The blindness. SO It is stated by the
physicians at the hospital. is the result
/ OF drinking methyI alcohol AIethyI AGO
hol is the alcohol made from wood and
Is recognized as poison II has, Il par
Jicular effect upon the optic nerve, which
( II finally destroys entirely. The mcthyI
alcohol is far cheaper than that regularly
I used IN making tinctures, and consc-
/ quentIy has beer employed by druggists in
( making up cheap Jamaica ginger The
/ circumstances point to the fact that the
| Jamaica ginger made for the cOnsuuD-
I ti0u Of the drunkards in local option dis
( tTictS has been compounded partly If not
( wholly, of the methyI alcohol In Balti-
/ more. which IS near the district into
/ which the bad ginger was sent cases
| similar to the one which turned up al thu
{ Emergency Hospital Yesterday have. been