The Washington herald., 1906-11-15
HEARD AT HOTELS.

HEARD AT HOTELS.
"One OF the weaIthiest men in Nevada -
said Mr.. c. f. Ryan. Of Reno. at the
shoreham, 'is George wingaeld. a sport
who has made gambling pay big divl-
dends He was a 'tin-horn' operator for
some years. but luckily. In a poker game.
won some shares in a mine that proved TO
be a good thing. and put Wingfeld on
the road TO great riches.
Although he is now heavily Interested
in many OF the best gold properties +,
the State. he still operates gambling
houses in Goldheld and Tonopah. Wing
field is one Of the neryiest ana best poker
players IN the United States and there
are people who do not hesitate to say that
his success Is not wholly due to scientific
knowledge Of the game. 4 trio Of Cali
fornia gamblers, thinking to do him out
Of big bunch Of money came into Cold
field and challenged him 10 a game OF
draw 1t did not take long for them 10
lose what money they brought, and then
they telegraphed their hacker for So COZ
more, which was promptly sent. Not a
aoliar Of this money did they ever get
hands on after a forty-eight-hour session.
and they had to accept money from
Wingfieid TO get them back TO the Coast.
1t Is said that Wingfeld since he has
Joined the ranks Of mlliionaires. has be
come iInoued with political ambition His
desire Is TO be United States Senator from
Nevada. and mad 1t not been for waving
MS aspiration IN favor Of his mining part
neT, George Nixon. who was elected 10
that Office, the curious spectacle might
have been seen Of a proprietor OF faro
bank. roulette and poker games, occupy
ing seat in the most august legisIa-
tive body in the world"
Mr. Walter Clark. jr.. Of North Carolina.
who is at the Raleigh. is a young man
who has been ascending the ladder Of sue
cess fast enough TO make dizzy the brain
Of the average mortal. Here is a youth
in the early twenties. who only in June
Of this year received his degree in law
from the George Washington University.
He now comes TO the National Capital as
acting attorney general Of his state, and
will to-day make an argument in the
United States Supreme Court IN a cele-
brated case, involving the constitutional
ity of the North Carolina statute, which
Mr.. Clark is 4 son and nsmesake of
Judge Walter Clark, chief justice Of the
Supreme Court Of North Carolina. one Of
the South's most noted jurists; the same
Judge Clark, whom ". J. Bryan favored
as the Democratic nominee for the Pres
idency.
Passenger traffic on the Gould South
western lines is booming" said that uni
versally popular gentleman. Mr. William
f. Hoyt, general Eastern passenger agent
Of the Missouri Pacific Railway, at the
Raleigh
''The business that has sprung I'D Of
late years between this country and Mex
leo has been a vast help to the South
western lines, and this season It has been
80 good that the Mexico City and st.
Louis Special train made up exclu-
slvely Of Pullmans. has been put on a
month earlier than usual All the seats
on the first train leaving St. Louis No
vember %, have already been sold
The Democrats did pretty well out in
Chicago" said Mr. Frank B. German, who
has just returned from his native city.
in conversation with friends at the New
Willard.
They carried three Congressional dis
tricts in the city. and gained two IN the
county, which Will, in addition 10 the one
seat they now have. give them a repre-
sentation OF six IN the next Congress.
One OF the most striking election results
was the big majority that Representative
Lorimer got. It ran Up 20 almost S.o0o.
LOrimer. BOutelle and Mann were all
opposed by Samuel GomDers. president
Of the American Federation OF Labor. ana
all OF them were returned by handsome
majorities.
There IS nobody in Virginia, hardly. az
least among Democrats, who is In favor
Of Col. Bryan's ideas regarding govern
ment ownership Of railroads" said Capt.
John Lamb, the well-known Congress-
man from that state, al the National.
Mr. Bryan has always been a red-hot
favorite in the Old Dominion. and his
friends were sorry TO see him take a
stand in favor Of a policy that seems so
greatly ar variance with old-fashioned
Democratic doctrine. At the same time.
It cannot be said that this declaration
on his part eliminates him as q Presi-
Dental candidate. Government owner
and no national convention OF Democrats
would think Of putting it IN their plat
form"
The county OF York, in which I live
said Hon. Daniel F. La Fean, Congress
man from Pennsylvania. In the New VIII
lard lobby last night. produces 1919 per
cent Of all the cigars made IN the United
States. There are 6Ga1 cigar factories in
the county and the Federal Treasury is
collector Of yearly internal revenue
taxes of over $1.5O0CO0 from this source.
York County. also. is a tremendous pro-
ducer Of tobacco, the value Of the weed
grown in its limits this year. being about
s2.5O0,OC0
The town Of York is one Of the bus
lest on the map, and the variety Of things
made there Is astonishing IN fact. We
produce almost everything from a Garnet
tack to an ice machine. and from an Rrti- =
hclal tooth 10 the finest silk fabrics
Mr.. la Fean is, himself. a large silk
having ownership in five
mills that give employment to 2.500 opera
tives. He has just been reelected 10 a
third term.