The Washington herald., 1907-04-05
AT THE HOTELS.


Mr.. George Robertson. of Scotland. who
is at the Arlington, has been great tray
Ieier in his time. and has had many excit-
ling experiences in hunting tigers in far
Eastern countries.
The tiger said Mr. Robertson. is
usually looked on as a tropical beast. but
as matter Of fact he is found pretty
much throughout the continent Of Asia.
lie is an animal of great power. resource,
and intelligence, and exerts a large infiu-
ence on the lives Of the people
In Korea, where I have hunted, there
are no forests on the sesbOard but tho
inland ridges are heavily timbered, and
here the tigers are found. The beasts are
numerous, and are pursued on foot. After
two or three vain ehases. / was told By
the natives that no tigers could be found
unless a sacrifice were offered. and, ac-
eordingly I gave up some coin for the
necessary rice and wine. The sacrifice
was accordingly made. and the next day
/ I shot d very handsome specimen. In
ieyery Korean village there is an Official
Il0rnblower, whose duty il is to sound his
horn whenever a tiger gets into village
at night. The natives are sorely afraid OF
them. and many a human life is annually
destroyed by the savage beasts
! IN the province of Annoy ran across
I the cave tigers. The land is bare Of woods
or brush. and the tigers live in long tun-
nels in the rocks The Chinese hunt them
with torches. carrying thres-pronged
spears, and the boys who 90 on these dan
gerous expeditions proceed with as much
. H. Ia
country does ia a rabbit hunt. A tiger.
however. will not charge a light. but woe
/ to the hunter whose light goes out
In Java there are more tigers than
anywhere I have hunted. In some places
the brutes were so thick that the inhabi-
tants slept in houses built on piles, so as
to be protected from their assaults. The
Javsnese hold them In such awe that
many Of the natives abstain even from
using the name Of the beast
The gigantic form of the Hercules Of
the House Of Representative. Hon. Ollie
James. Of Kentucky, doomed conspicuous
among the guests Of the Riggs House last
evening. Mr.. James is one OF the most
active of partisans, and is an ''unterriied
Democrat Of the first water. The peo-
pie OF the District Of Columbia know and
ike him for the fight he made IN the
last Congress for Scent car fares and
system Of universal transfers, an act pro-
viding for which passed the House. but
was beaten in the Senate. Asked for an
opinion regarding national politics. M-.
James said:
L have never wavered I'm my belief that
William J. Bryan would be the next
nominee Of the Democratic party He viii
be chosen by reclamation. I am strongly
of the opinion that he will be elected.
Not only has Mr. Bryan a greater hold
on the masses than ever, but he will in
} 1905 get thousands of Republican and in
dependent votes. The policies Of RoOse-
welt which appeal so fOrcibly to the voters
to-day have all along been advocated by
Bryan. He is the foremost statesman
Of the day. He is honest and unselhsh.
and his countrymen believe in him.
Mr.. c. p. Cornelius. Of Green Bay. Wis,
who Is al the National Hotel. is a fine
looking young man IT. whose veins courses
the blood Of the famed Oneida tribe. one
Of the members Of the great Iroqu0is
Confederation. Mr.. Cornelius is highly
educated and is a gentleman Of good ad-
dress He has the coal black hair and
duzky skin Of his Indian progenitors. lie
is the greatgrsndson Of the powerful
chief Shenandoah. whose statue has stood
for years on the campus Of Hamilton Col
lege AT Clinton. \. Y.
Hamilton College was originally a school
conducted by DR.. Samuel Kirkland in
colonial days for the benefit Of the In
dams, among whom the good doctor was
sCh5 as a missionary. On account Of his
lovabIe character and good deeds tie
Oneidas solely because of him refused
to join the other tribes of the federation
in their alliance with the British On the
contrary. they stood by the Americans
loyalty in the fight Tor liberty, and were
a valuable help in some OF the most
critical periods Of the Revolution.
"As I view it," said Mr.. William r.
Corwine, q prominent New York business
man. at the Shoreham, "the Wall street
disturbances have been more 10 the ad-
vantage than the detriment of the coun-
try.
The reason Is plain. We had reached
such an era Of speculation that the money
of the country was tied up so that capital
could not be had for legitimate business
enterprises. / know that hundreds of
manufacturers were unable to get cash
Gus interest rates. and some could not
obtain money under any conditions. no
matter what they offered. II this sort Of
thing had gone on much longer the ma
tional prosperity would have been rudeiy
disturbed. even if a panic had not been
precipitated But operators on the wrong
side of the market got 10 that point
where liquidation could not be postponed
any longer. and in the settlements mil
lions of dollars were Embossed 10 be once
more available in the conduct of the gen
/ eraI business affairs Of the nation The
untying Of this money brings relief to
many. even if il results in damage 10 a
few.
At the New Willard is one Of the most
eminent and powerful hnanciers OF
Europe Mr. +. N0etzlin Of Paris. a d.
rector of the Bank of France and the
man who engineered the Russian loan OF
S400o00.0o0 without consulting his brother
directors. Mr NOetzliu will spend sew
eral days in Washington and will call
upon the President
SOCIALISM AND THE SOUTH.
Propa Eanda Finds Little Encourage
ment in Democratic States.