Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-02

cial, so that they may arrive at a town In
time to chronicle his reception.
On this train dining and sleeping accom-
modations are provided. When the press
mems special reached the frontier of the
Transvaal it was halted and subsequently,
hitched on to the train de luxe which was
conveying Mr.. Chamberlain, and for the
remainder of the journey to Pretoria Mr..
OF satellites, who hung on to every word
he uttered, and duly cabled them home to
England.
Mr.. Chamberlain's visit to Johannesburg,
new enterprise. which shows how very
much up-to-date are capitalists in that
city. A new company, with a capital of
t6oO'OoO, have bought for 100000 an open
and spa cious site, where they are going to
spend 100000 in building and equipping
Carlton" hotel, nine stories high, which,
IRON, a perspective sketch now before me,
VIII be. enthusiastically, far finer and more
imposing than Its namesake here, or, in
deed, any other London hotel.
Among many new features will be a big
grill room. with sliding roof, a palm
court and banqueting room, private dining
rooms. large and small; fiat roof, avail
|. able for roof garden; an "express'' sery-
ice Of fast lifts; large Turkish baths: ex-
ternal fire escapes from nearly every room;
80 bed rooms and over sixty bath rooms
johannesburg has not reldnquished its
claim to be the Transvaal capital.
M. de Blowitz's Death a Loss.
II Is not too much to say that no news
paper correspondent who ever lived Sue
ceeded in leaving behind him at his death
such an amazing record as that which fills
whole page Of the Times and overt1ows
into second. in honor of the late NJ. de
Blowitz. who. up to three weeks ago, was
and It Is equally true to say that no jour
naiist was ever equipped with such SPLEEN
ola advantages, or was embarrassed by such
enormous DISADVANTAGES
10 start with the disadvantages, Blowitz
began his career on the Times with no pre-
Vlous journalistic experience. He had to
write Tor country whose shores he had
never never visited and whose language he knew
subsequent life he had to write his letters
In French and have them translated into
English Tor use In the paper which he rep
resented; while during his later years his
sight became so defective that he could no
longer write at all and had to dictate
everything. For most men these tremen-
dous disadvantages would have made i'm
possible such career as the great Jour-
nalist buoyantly embarked upon, but M. de
Blpwitz was full of courage energy and
belief In himself. and his subsequent ca
reer fully justified the audacious venture
he made.
AS for the advantages which he eri1oyed.
they were from the beginning such as sell
dom fall to the lot of any journalist, how
ever gifted. He started with a close per-
sonal friendship with q great French
statesman who was soon to become ali
powerful! In the state, and the key to many
other friendships and intimate associations
with men most highly placed in the state
craft and diplomacy Of many great nations
and In the best society that France could
afford was thus placed In his hands.
All this, OF course would have been Of
no use TO man who did not possess what
mas been called the Journalistic instinct"
out Blowftz did possess 1t In the highest
degree. and used it with a sagacity, in
oustry and penetration that amounted al
most TO positive genius, and soon estab-
iished for himself reputation such as
even the ablest Of his competitors has been
unable to secure.
Happily for himself and his work. he
came at a time when the French social
system was in the melting pot-at the time
or the breaking up of the empire and the
following on of the commune time when
the barriers that existed twenty wears be-
lore ana twenty years afterward had been
temporarily overthrown, and it was COM
paratively easy for really astute journal
ISL TO make acquaintances and acquire
knowledge that at another time would have
been difficult Of approach.
Big Automobile Track.
understand that the committee of ex-
perts sent to Ireland by the Automobile
Club to ascertain whether there were roads
in that country suitable for this years
competition for the Gordon Bennett cup
has reported favorably on a triangular
track 100 miles in length, passing through
Kildare, Queens county. and Carlow. The
cars. it Is proposed, shall start from Mas
and pass through Marlborough. Abbeyleix,
Stradbally. Carlow, Athy and back to
Mas. From Mas to MARLBOROUGH the
surface is excellent, and the character of
the road will permit of a high rate Of
speed. whilst the stretch between Athy and
Mas affords an opportunity for a fine I'm
ish
1t is pointed out that II the race takes
place In Ireland at least f20OOo will be left
In the country by visitors who viii come to
witness 1t, and this should suffice to disarm
the opposition OF the local au .horities ana
facilitate the passing of the special act OF
parliament which will be necessary for the
authorization Of the contest Cars repre-