The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-14
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

General Stewart l. Woodford. of New
York. formerly American Minister to
Spain. IS registered at the Arlington.
Speaking of the reported religious dis
turbances in Spain. General Woodford
said to-day: The Queen Regent was
so kind to me personally when l was at
Madrid and the present relations be-
tween the United States and Spain are
so cordial that / ought not 10 express
opinions about Spanish affairs with which
l am not now familiar and you mast
therefore excuse me from any interview
with regard to Spain. Al the last court
ball which was given by the Queen Re
gent. our Ambassador. Mr. StOTer and
Mrs StOrer. were received by the Queen
Regent With extraordinary cord atty.
Madrid IS a city OF 500 600 inhabitants of
which about 5,0UU are foreigners. Spain
today is what it was one hundred years
ago The spirit of the French Revolu-
ton never crossed the Pyrenees and new
blood and new ideas were barred by this
mountain chain
Speaking of matters relating to New
York General Woodford said: The con
sentative element Of New York City VIII
combine this autumn. and I am positive
f't1A TX sui NGS9AAl ~ erecting q may II III
opposition TO the Tammany candidate. The
most prominent issue before our State
Legislature is the matter OF taxation. -
Ex-Governor Lowry of Mississippi is
registered at the Metropolitan. Said he
this morning: 4 am here in the interest
IF some claims our State has against the
United States Government Politics are
dull and business is pretty good down in
our country. 1t was the blum of the cen
fury when Mark Hanna said during the
last Presidential campaign that the Re
puDIIcahs would carry our State He
knew that they had no more chance to
win IN Mississippi than the Democrats
had to carry Pennsylvania Mississippi is
a good old Democratic standby and always
VIII be Business is somewhat improving.
but this Is in no manner due to Republican
success. but simply to individual effort
The people of this country will have had
enough OF Hannaism when the next Presi-
dent Of the United States is 10 be elected
As sure as Mississippi is Democratic so
sure viii our next President be Demo-
crat. but who he viii be I viii not ven
ture to predict"
1t is a hard fight but Mexican tobacco
is getting q footing in the United States.
said Charles l. Hurt Of Nogales. at the
Raleigh today. The Mexican arti-
Gle has the Cuban output to contend
against. but it has this advantage. that
Mexican cigars have not nearly the
amount Of nicotine that the Cuban weed
has. and man can smoke many more of
them in one day than he can OF Hayanas.
Then you can lay a Mexican cigar down
with the assurance that when you take il
Up again IL viii still be lighted Mexico
IS in the same latitude as Cuba and Mexi-
can tobacco vas originally grown from
Cuban seed and IS never Favored
" s. Barrett. Of the Cudahy Packing
Company, is at the Arlington on tour
Of the firms agencies in the United
States In speaking Of the recent kiGnap-
ing Of Mr. Cudahy's son 4Ir- Barrett said:
Six months prior to the affair a man
shabby and poorly dressed called al Mr..
Cudahy's house and as Mr. Cudahy came
out. remarked; I guess you don't know
me Yes. do was the reply. you are
Pat Grove; but I thought you were in the
penitentiary for train robbery They
couldn't prove anything against me. and
had TO let NE 20, said Grove The fell
low told Mr. Cudahy he was II hard
run OF luck, and asked for a little aid. MI
Cudahy went TO the hat tree in his hall
and, taking from it a good oyercoat, gave
II to Grove, and otherwise assisted him.
And the Kidnapping was the thanks Mr.
Cudahy got. II seems very singular 10 NE
that with such = big reward out the fell
low has not been caught"
"AU this talk about reforming New
York. the corruption of Tammany and
Cookers evil influence and crooked
methods, said P. L. Leary. OF New York.
a former member OF the New York State
Legislature, at the Normandie, today
is sentimental gush and chasing after
notoriety. There is one fact these 'goody
goodies cannot dispute and that is that
the city of New York il every conceivable
way can successfully compete with any
city in the world. It Is z rich city. and
Is the best governed city and What more
DO you want2 When 1 say the best gov
erned city I mean it to apply to ali
branches of municipal government This
being an undisputed fact and il also he
ing an undispured fact that Tammany con-
trolls the city government fail to see how
these wOGld-be reformerS come 10 their
conclusions. A city of the Importance OF
New York must be run On business 9rinci-
pies and practical methods. and not On
sentiment Tammany is the only political
organization in the city of New York that
deserves to be called an organization.
Mark my words, the 'reformers' are not
caring so much for the moral improve
ment of the New Workers as they are
after the fat city jobs"
R. s. Hatch. os Nome, Alaska. IS a
guest at the Shoreham. Said he this
morning: Not less than two dozen sailing
vessels Will start for Nome and Behriag
Sea IN April and May The sagmiIIs on
the Yukon have resumed operations for
the season, and every town between Ben
nett and Dawson are building boats and
steamers Nearly eighty vessels viii be
enga ged in the Alaska traffic during the
summer. including these On the upper and
lower Yukon. together with steamers sail
ing on regular routes from Puget Sound
The people of southeastern Alaska have
petitioned Senator Perkins of California to
aid them in securing a lighthouse and
other means for the inside route between
Tacoma and Skaguay. The petition says
that Is, 900 passengers. 10000 tons of
freight and $50, 600 goo in treasure are an
nuaIIy transported over this route.