Evening Star Newspaper, January 16, 1895, Page 9

THE EVENING STAR, WEQNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1895-TWELVE PAGES, VALUE OF A CABLE Lieut. Gommander Clover’s Views as Expressed in 1891. THE SANDWICH ISLANDS ARE THE KEY See iaia To Nava! and Commercial Suprem- acy of the Pacific. Pena Sat eee PROMPT ACTION ADVISED a In 1891, when the committee on foreign affairs of the first Congress was considering the bill for the in- Pacific Cable Com- sources of informa- As already stated in corporation of the pany, it sought all tion on the subject. The Si it found that Presidents Harri- son and Ch d and Se Bayard, Blaine and Tracy were ardent supporters ef that project for the establishment of raphic communication between the nited States and the Hawaiian Islands, provided such line was controlled in the interests of the United States. The com- mittee also requested the views of Lieu- tenant Commander Richardson Clover of the navy, who was then in charge of the hydroxraphie office of the Navy Depart- ment. That officer had made a special study of the question and was generally regarded as an authority on the subject. His views as expressed to the committee have a special application to the present situation, especially as they voice the pa- triotic sentiments of ail naval officers con- versart with the subject and at the same time show how injudicious and impoiitic it would be to allow Great Britain to have an adventase over the United States in this particular. United States Permins' The S:ator quoted in yesterday's Star was in error when he said that the propos- ed British cable could be landed at Houo- lulu with the corsent ef the Hawaiian gov- ernment, witheut regard to the terms of the reciprocity treaty between the United States and Hawaii, for the very good rea- gon that section 4 of that treaty expressiy provided that the Hawatian govern’ “would not lease or etherwise dispose or creats a hen upon any port, harbor or other territory in his (the king of Ha wail’s) dommion, or grant any special priv lege or right of use therem, to any other power, state or government” than that of the United States. In view of this comprehensive provision it is argued that the Hawaiian government has no more right to allow the landing of a cable at Honolulu without the assent of the United than at any point in the Hawaiian ‘The selection of Necker’s Island Necessary. as a jen by the British company was mede, it is said, not so much with respect to its desirability, as it was to the belief that it could be obtained with decided! less opposition. It is an uninhabited island, from which communication can easily be established with Honolulu, thereby making the same commercial ard military advan- teges as though the cable connection was direct with the Hawaiian capital. Commander Clover's Report. Lieut. Commander Clover’s response to the House committee, which is specially pertinent at this time, now that President Cleveland has come out in favor of the British scheme, is as follows: “[ understand that it is the desire of this ecmmittee that I lay before them some of the facts and reasons why it is urgent that there be cable connection between the United Ststes and Honelulu. 1 will frst state that the Sandwich Isiands are the key to navai and commercial supremacy of the Pact Looking on gnomonic chart of the Pacific, where straight lines are routes of great circle and consequently the short- est distance between two points, you ob- serve that Honolulu lies directly on the line between San Francisco and Sydney, Australia. Now draw a line from Valpar- aiso to Yokohama and again you cross Hon- olulu. Not only are these the shortest routes, but the most advantageous in all respects and are used today by both steam and sailing vessels. When the Nicaragua canal is complet: the importance of Honolulu will be much enhanced, for it Hes directly in the route of all vessels bound to ports of Asia, though | vessels from the China or Japan coast to the canal will find a better route farther north. Lay a straight line, from a point eff the Pacific end of the Nicaragua canal, on your gnomouic charte to Yokohama, and you will no doubt be surprised to see that this line or the great circle course runs di- rectly up the west coast, passes about 500 miles from Aleutian n Franciseo, and skirts the Along this route, be- Isla Japane to our Guif stream, flows to our shores, and | the prevailing winds are in the same dire tion; past Honolulu, on the contrary, there fs a’ westerly current, and westerly winds prevail. Must Have Direct Connection. “In the long voyages necessary in the Pacific these facts are not ignored by even high-powered steamers. The consequence will be that between the Nicaragua canal and Yokohama vessels will naturally pass via Honolulu, and when making the p sage this way will touch at San Fran- cisco. Under such conditions can we afford to be without direct cable connection with Honolulu? England is keenly alive to the situation, as she always is, where col mercial advantage and national honor are at stake. For the past three years she has had a war vessel sounding for a suita- ble route for a cable from Auckland to Honolulu and thence to Victoria, Canada, and unk ke immediate action an- other ye see 2 cable from Victoria to Honolulu, ctically supported by the English government, followed by an ex- tersion te Australasia. “The political protecticn and mercial cortrol of the Sandwich Isiands belong to the United States by natural right—no ration is now disposed to question thes rights, but, if neglected, ovr rights may d, and we may have to fight om, Are we not neglecting these rights, if we hesitate to join th islands to ou. territory even by a slen der wire which we see an alien preparing to do before our very door? “At the further end of the extension of this line lies Australasia, a world in itself, the prosperity and growth of which will one day rival that ef our own country. i position the bulk of Australasia's com merce should flow between its ports and those of the west coast of the United States, and if a great commerce does not grow up hetween thes and our own it will be our own lia, is ov Ww) miles nearer San Fran- ‘0 than it is to the proposed Pacifie end of the Nicaragua canal, and is about halt the distance to any European port, to say nething of bad ther and climate or canal dues and delays. From a Naval Stendpoint. “There is another vide this subject that appeals more earnestly to me than the commervial sile, and that fs the naval side, but, as you know, gentlemen, the two go hand in head. We are building a navy. We shoul! consi¢er how we vill coal and direct *Wormell, the mov ments ef our fleet when away | from our own shores. It is interestins to look at 2 map published by the office of naval intelli e how within ars * % Ses tide the mot Th » position that the Sand in the Pacific. Within two a cable has v ch the I line extensi the anda to th Indic power Ww munication it is for a time useless as part of the navai power of the United States, except at this ene point. Should urgency require the immediate departure of vessels to Central America, Chile, Samcea, China or the Aleutian Islanc that might be at Honclulu, a most advantageous posi- tien from which to reach any and all of these points, would be out of our reach, d at the best, should we happen to catch the mail steamer on the day of its sailing, there would be a delay of a we And tion should there be lish control, “Aas I said Tr do not act promptly such a cable will be laid.” ——EEE MILITARY TRAINING. Extend It to All of the Eferts to ‘ hools. The movement inaugurated by the Grand Army of the Republic to introduce military ruction into public schools through- ins out the United States, is being exte ely pushed. The latest phase in the movement Is the appointment by Gen. G. W. Wingate of New York, a member of Commander-in- chief Lawler’s staff, of a number of spe- aids upon military instruction in § The special aid for the District of Columbia is Mr. William Watson Eldridse of George G. Meade Post, No. 5, Depart- ment of the Potomac. Acting on the recommendation of Lafayette Post, : 140, Department of New York, the twe seventh national encampment of the G. A. R. framed a memorial urging that military instruction be made a part of the common school system. Section 1225 of tie Revised Statutes of the United States vests the President with authority to detail officers of the army as instructors at colleges and universities, and the Grand Army is now endeavoring to have the statute amended so as to provide for the assignment of officers at any school whose membership is at least 500. Representative Coombs, on December 1 last, introduced in the House a bill to change the statute as described. The bill was referred to the committee on military affairs and has not as yet been reported. As representative of the commander-in- chief in the District, Mr. Eldridge is en- gaged tn looking after the pending bill, in interesting the members of the various posts of the department of the Potomac in the matter of military instruction in the public schools, and in agitating the mat- ter in the schools. Mr. Eldridge has com- municated with the local school trustees, asking whether or rot the board deems it advisable to introduce military training in grades below the High School, and the question is to be decided at the next meet- ing of the board. On the decision may rest a turning point in the history of the public schools of the District. According to Mr. Eldridge, careful gym- nastic training should go hand in hand with the military instruction to aid in counteracting the tendencies due to the sedentary pursuits of the school room and to prepare the boys. who are tco young to carry rifles. Both military drill and calis- thenics are given in some public schools, it is stated, but this is not, as it should be, universal throughout the country. In the few cities where military drill has been introduced to the public, common and high schools, the results have been con- sidered in every way beneficial. —_———_ BENNING CITIZENS Met Last Night and Talked Over In- teresting Topics. Notwithstanding bad weather and muddy roads, there was a well-attended and lively meeting of the Benning Citizens’ Associa- tion last evening, the principal business be- ing to protest against the selection of a site for the proposed contagious disease hospital in Benning or on Benning road. After minutes of last meeting had been read and approved, Mr. P. F. Meaney re- perted that Mr. Coggins had promised to be on hand two weeks hence and read an essay on the history of Benning. On motion of Mr. J. S. Mewshaw the committee on railroads was instructed to correspond with the Baltimore and Ohio dilicials in reference to placing lights at the-Benning, Deanwood and Sheriff cross- ings, it being represented that those cross- ings were rendered dangerous at night by the passing and repassing of shitting en- gines and trains loaded with stock for the Union stock “yards. On motion a resolution passed at the last meeting protesting against locating the contagious hospital on Benning road and recommending that the Commissioners se- lect a site back of the jail was taken up, reconsidered, and a committee of three was appointed to draft a suitable memorial to the Commissioners, setting forth the ob- jections of the association to the location of said hospital in the neighborhood. A jengthy debate on the subject failed to icit any material support to the proposi- tion recommending any particular site, it being conceded that the Commissioners un- derstood their business, and would finaily insist on a suitable and proper site for the much-dreaded building. Inasmuch as the association will be a year old in a tew weeks, Mr. nee moved that a committee of three be appointed to prov a suitable ent nment for the asion. Messrs. Mewshaw, France and Woed were appointed as that committee, 4 they will make arrangements to enter- tain all members of the association, to- gether with their lady friends. On motion of Mr. Broome the kind offer of ex-President J. H. Voorhees tendering the use of a larger meeting place was re- ceived, and by unanimous vote he was tendered the thanks of the association, after which the meeting adjourn: > — The Big Pound Party. Friday next is the day for the big pound party for the relief of the poor, and the place is one of the big rooms on the 11th street side of The Star buildings. Let every reader of the paper who feels an interest in his fellow man bring a pound, and who shall say how much may not be raised? All that is needed is concerted action. There is no limit and any one is welcgme to bring more than a pound if he sees fit. Be generous and there will be enough to feed all the poor of Washington. — Rochdale Election. At a meeting of the Rochdale Co-opera- tive Association, held last evening at Typo- graphical Hall, there was an election of officers for the ensuing year, with the fol- lowing result: President, A. G. Yount; vice president, Paul I. Bowen; secretary, L. S. Emery; treasurer, L. C. Williamson; ser- and door- geant-at-arms, H. F. Huguley, keeper, ‘I. H. Armstrong. executive com- mittee, H. G. Potter, ‘fT. P.* Keene, G. W. . E. Persons, Stanton Weaver, Chase and 3S. H. Bell. Auditing G. Rapp, ¥. J. Young and w. W. committee, C. A. F. Manning. a The Home. : M. G. McCormick, John L. Burkart, M. B. Gerry, J. K. Gullen, Richard A. O'Brien, L. L. Friedrich, A. A. Friedrich, L. R. Vinton, William WP. Harding, M. Dyren- forth, €. B. Rebinson and E. S. Randall have filed articles incorporating ‘The Home.” ‘Che incorporators state their ob- ject to be to provide members with social land literary enjoyment and the usual con- veniences of a club house, oe Society Incorporated. Articles incorporating the Medico-Chi- rurgical Society ef the District of Columbia have been filed by Samuel R. Watts, Rob't burn, Arthur W. Yancil, Neil ham, Rebert B. Brown, Daniel H. Williams, thomas #4. Hood and James R. Wilder. ‘the objects of the soctety are stated to be |to provide opportunities for conference, ot the resuits of ion of and collateral ot the health of the unity, I the interests of the medical profession. Saas Repo Council. 46, held a very interest- y night, the occasion tat experience, ts relative present. Hal a ate | LIFE IN HAVANA Differing Characteristics of Spaniards and Cubans. ———— THE PRETTY NATIVE CHAPPIES es Languorous Eyes and Powdered Faces of the Cuban Belles. HOW GIRLS ARE BROUGHT UP —— Cor spondence of The Evening Star. HAVANA, January 8, 1895. The majority of the men one sees In Havena or any of the large towns of Cuba are iards. The fact is, all of the com- mercial business of the island is in the hands of Spaniards. In the stores and warehouses evéry one, from the head of the concern down to the humblest porter, is a Spaniard. Every steamship that ar- rives from Spain brings a thousand or more immigrants, and it can be stated, as a rule, thit they are all males. Of course, many of the merchants and business men and many of the cfficials bring their wives and families from Spain to Cuba, and some of them marry here, but most of the Span- iards have no families in Cuba. They live as if they were mere sojourners. Cuba is a place for them to make their fortunes. All expect to return some day to Spain to live on the fortunes made here. As a mat- ter of fact, many of them never do return. Either the fortune they seek is not found, or after nearly a lifetime of residence here they come to love Cuba as their home. A visitor can hardly fail to get the impression that the conditions surrounding the Span- ish population, the temporary character, as they believe, of their residence, and the ab- sence among them of a wholesome domestic life, with its good influences and restraints, have had a bad effect on the morals of the large communities. There are, of course, many Spanish households here, where one will find a home life as pure and attracti as in any city in the world, but the rule is that the Spaniard in Cuba has no such ties here, and no such incentive to strive to elevate the morais of the community. Spanish and Cuban Types. The Spaniards and the Cubans are easily distinguished. The Cuban, though of Cas- tilian descent, has, on account of climatic influences, exerted through several gen- erations, become a distinct type. The Spaniard is likely to intimate also that there has been a deterioration, due to mix- tures with other races. One will tind fre- quently among them a dark tint, which does not appear to differ much from that of the octoroon. But those Cubans who are not liable to any such suspicions differ greatly trom the Spaniards. They are smaller of stature and more effeminate in appearance. The forceful, strong-featured Spanish face, the heritage of the Castilian from the old Roman, has been softened in this tropical clime. There has been left a handsome, brown-tinted face, with deli- cate features, black hair and large, dark eyes. The Cuban gentleman has a lithe, graceful, well-knit figure. He is about five feet six inches in height. His hands and feet are remarkably small and neat in size. The young Cuban dude is one of the prettiest male creatures on earth. The physical charms cf Cuban women have often been lauded by travelers, who have come under the spell of their languorous dark eyes, but in my opinion it is time the Cuban man had his share of the compli- ments. In Havana one will see many of these young men, sons of the old families, Cuban butterflies, who are prevented both by tradition and by lack of energy from engaging in useful toil, and who have much the air of a landed gentry. Although conditions are changing now, the Cubans have been and still are to a large extent the landowners. They are the planters and farmers. in the days befcre emancipation they owned the slaves. There is among them a large aristocratic class. Though many of them are poor, they still hold themselves aloof from the contamination of labor. Out of this class come the neat= looking swells or dudes, who powder their faces and attire themselves with as much care as a fashionable belle. The influences that have evolved the Cuban type from the Spaniard seem to have left the Cuban also without much force of character. They are, like all the Latin race, excitable and liable to go to great lengths in moments of erthusiasm. They proved in their long and unhappy struggle for freedom that they couid suffer much and dare much, but still one cannot but see that in the island of Cuba today the Spaniard is the master. The Cuban Women. Some young Spaniards, when I have ask- ed them why they did not marry, have told me tkey could not afford to marry a Cuban women, The Cuban women of the upper class are raised in indolence. The young Spaniards say these girls expect when mar- ied to continue to live in indolence, to have servants and every luxury provided for them, and scorn the notion of taking care of a house or of attending to other duties that the wife of a man in mode: graceful. The skin ofthe face is first cov- ered with an ointment, to which the powder will adhere. Girls who, ono would guess, would naturally be of a brownish tint ap- pear with faces of $n almost death-like pallor. This, perhaps, heightens the effect of the dark eves and}lashes, but gives an unflattering first impression to the stranger who has been accustomed to associate such liberal uses of powder with a class gener- ally not referred to in conversation in the, drawing room. When a young man dances with a Cuban belle he is slkely to take away with him a remembrance in the form of a soiled coat. The powder and the grease together do irreparable damage to dress coats. Notwithstanding this, the Cuban girl se2ms to love to.rest her head on her partner’s shoulder“ m the dance. The powder fashion would be very exasperat- ing and discouraging«to a man courting a Cuban girl if he were permitted to court her in the usual American fashion. But he mitted to do so, and if he loses ful moments on that account, he ‘action of knowing that he ts. The powder that is used is perfumed, and all of it kas the same pe- culiar and pleasant odor, so that a woman’s presence in cne’s neighborhood is generally first detected by the sense of smell. In an audience at the opera or elsewhere, the cdor, together with the flying particles of powder in the air, becomes aln suifo- cating. The fashion of powdering, in the city, extends dcwn among all cla: even to negroes of the darkest hue. A French ccmmercial traveler,who represents a Paris hevse devoted to the manufacture and sale of face powder, told me that Cuba was their best market. His house alone disposes of 20,000 dozer bexes of powder a year to Cuba, and this, he said, was not half of what is annually consumed here. The tend- ency to coppery and sallow complexions may account for the tenacity with which even cuban girls cling to thair powder, or verhaps, one should say, wi powder clings to them, 7” “th whieh the Uninteresting and Ignorant. So much for the appearance of the Cuban girls. It may be ungallant, but truth com- pels the statement, that, as a rule, what- ever physical beauty they have is their greatest ‘crarm. They are uninteresting in conversation, for the reason,. mainly, that they do not know anything. ‘They are kept almost like prisoners during their girlhood and young womanhood, encouraged in in- dolence, and have as little to talk about as they have to do. They learn to play on the tinny pianos that can be heard janglimg at most any hour of the day in a Cuban house —for pianos are robbed of their character by the climate here just as much as men— and they go through the ordinary studies of girlhood, ard then they come to an intel- lectual Nirvana, They seem to be very pious and take every opportunity to go to church—and there are many opportunities here, where every feast day in the calen- dar is observed with much ceremony—but one cannot help suspecting that mixed with their piety is a worldly desire to vary the monotony of their home life. One sees many more women than men kneeling on the Stone floors of the cathedral on a feast day; indeed, if one wants to see Cuban wo- men, the church is about the best place to go. He will see many an arch face behind a convenient fan, with laughing eyes, that seem to say that their owner's thoughts are not all on the words of the service. If the typical Cuban girl is not up to date in her mental equipment it is not her fault. She has not been brought up according to the American notion of what is necessary to make a girl of the period. She is not troubled with any ambition to free her sex or to make a stir in the world. She was bern to be loved by some lazy man who Jewill not ask many questions, and she fills the bill admirably. Courting the Whole Family. When the Cuban Ipvery or any other man who falls in love with a Cuban girl, goes to see his sweetheant Aeyhas to see her and talk with her in thé présence of the whole household. ‘The only exceptions to the rule are the stolen interviews obtained through the barred windo rhap3 then he can kiss a hand outstretched to him, but that is all. If he takes her to the theater he has to take the whole family. It is a fre- qvent shi on the-P ee a young man ard his sweetheart walking, with a watchful father and mother, and, maybe, brcther, also, attending them. If girls and young men are taught to be self-reliant and self-respecting~ and to respect each other, they are giv8h bttle opportunity to exercise such qualities. The impression that an American gets is that in Cuba no cenfid: is placed fn emher sex. Rules of propri snized ‘and observed else- where ed to an extreme here. A young woman cannot appear on the street unattended at any time without running the risk of being compromised. Any wo- man appearing on the street alone here is subject to insulting looks, if not insulting words, Men seem to take it for granted that such a woman can be ogled and even addressed and will not resent it. It may be that the care with which young women are guarded is the result of this state of affairs, but it is probable that the reverse is true, and the small amount of freedom permitted to respectable young women is responsible for the perverted view of women held by men. When a girl mar- ries she obtains more freedom, but even after that she is obliged to follow customs that seem to be founded on distrust. Among the lower classes and in the coun- try, in the families of small farmers, where the powder habit is not followed, one will see many pretty faces—gipsy-like in their beauty. Going along a country road one likely to meet girls with faces that would send a painter looking for a model of a tropical type of beauty into a transport of delight—a face of sensual beauty, with nothing of the intellectual—a soiled cotton gown, and a gen 1 suggestion that the owner of the face is prettier than she is clean. One thing remarked to the credit of Cuban women is that they furnish a very small proportion of the army of dissolute women in Havana. HL P.G. ——— circumstances might have to assume. This is a Spanish statement of the case, and must be regarded as not wholly unpreju- diccd. In the first place, the young iard wants some justification for leading a gay bachelor life, whose gayety in most in- stances is hardiy distinguishable from im- morality. Then there is between the two pecple a feeling amounting almost to race hatred. The testimony of men who have marrieé Cuban wives shows that a large percentage of the women make helpful wives, but, of course, one does not find ameng them the bustling, energetic women of Fgher latitudes. They have a tropical love of ease. They know nothing of the blessings of strongmindedness. If a Susan B. Auvthony appeared among them she would cause their dark eyes to open as big as saucers with wonder. Tt is not to be accepted as true that Cuban women are all beautiful. It can be stated, as a rule, however, that the Cuban woman has beautiful eyes. Faces that would otherwise be plain and unattractive are glorified by ravishing dark eyes, with shed brows and long lashes that cast shadows on their cheeks. When the face, as is sometimes the case, fs a perfect oval, the features prettily formed, with a touch of voluptuousness about the mouth, the hair raven black, such eyes complete a beauty that is well worth a journey to Cuba to see. One will often catch a glimpse of a face like that, framed in by a man- tilla, at the opera or in the street. He (for I do not suppose a “she would be under t me spell) will eften find himself com- ing to a sudden stop in the street at the ight of such a face, peering out from the shadows of a carriage, perhaps with a fan provokingly held so as to hide if the beauty. He will see such beautie too, now and then at the windows of houses, and this is likely to engourage in him a habit cf looking inte the wide-open win- dows as he sidles by them on the narrow footwalks. He will rarely see one walking on the street in the dzytime, and when he does she will be accompanied by an elderly WwomaP or a negro servant. But in the even'ng he will see many such in the car- Tiages that crowd some of the favorite or walking, properly attended, on do. They have even in midwinter, to the ciimate, all the summer advantage of wearing light, fluity materials, and rarely have any other head- cevering than a mantilla of black or white lace. Most frequently the Cuban girl 1s bareheaded. The Powdered Belles. The Island of Cuba has many evils to complain of, but it is blessed in the fact shat here the theater hat is unknow A DEPARTMENTAL TELEPHONE. The Intericr Department to Have Its Own Independent Line. The Department of the Interior is soon to have a departmental telephone system independent of-“central.”" The system will embrace all the important points within the department building proper, and will include the.-pension office, geologic. sur- vey, Indian bureau, bureau of education, pension agency, and will also connect with the Smithsonian Institute. Bids have been received for putting in the plant, and the award will soon be made. The telephone service of the department row costs somewhere about $5,000 per an- num. After the first cost of the plant h: been met, it is understood that ystem will effect a s r té the department. ‘Phe board: which the question under advisement is s. Clement and*Miller of the electrical ion of the patent office, Mr. DeLacy, acting chief clerk of the department, and Mr. Frank Campbell of the assistant attor- S. the new ving of $1,000 per has néy general's offic A Church Meeting. At a meeting of the congregation of the First, Presbyterian Chpreh Monday evening estimates of expenses for the coming year, amounting to 37, including 3800 for music, were approved. ‘The trustees repor$ed That they had $33 on hand, all the dekpsjoutstanding having been peid. sf Dr. W. M. for the ensuing years, retary; Charles L. Wubots, treasurer. ‘A spirited discussiqg atbse over the ques- tion of music, Capt. aR. -W. Tyler calling at- tention to tae proyogition of an Italian musician to serve ere der of the music in consideration the advertisement which he wovld get, from holding such a pesition im the chieh;attended by the President. Dr. G. F. Johnston, who has had charge.of the mysi¢ of the church for a number of years, Offeted his resignation when this proposititin-Was made. It was not accepted, and fivally an appropriation, as stated, was made for music. I Dr. Sunderlaréd, made a statement, in which he offered to'gfve his services for «0 per year, instead of his pr ry of 32,400, but it was decided not to ac- cept this offer, ——— Indinns Want Houses. Indian The Cuban women, like the men, are stature, and erect and graceft mend to the President that the Sisseton The same general differences can Sioux Indians be allowed to use a portion marked between them and the of the principal of their fimds for the pur- we s between the Cuban and improving tapding the a little t - f one ty Over 2 Pound of Som ne. fer only “in their rs of ( ess and visitors in the > are some dark- just Igome guests The ENE Wat and party “as any native born tsional- | ; s weeea > their ap- ashingtonian, Alb that is mecessa nerally the si s | bring a pound, and The Star of a mixti | the contributions per It will be 1 from S prevailing : ‘ feanwhee s: | p.m. Cor and afternoon, jer to. an extent too, if yo bring a pound 4 Would be cers exch tim: A KANSAS SENATOR Who Will Succeed the Democratic Populist Martin. A HOT FIGHT IN PROGRESS Names of Those Who May Be Sent to Washington. JOHN J. INGALLS’ CHANCES Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. TOPEKA, Kan., January 12, 1895. The political situation in Kansas is in its usual picturesque condition of uncertainty Four years ago a populistic landslide bur- ied the republican party so deep that it has been unable to dig its way out till now, and it is the hungriest crowd that ever was unearthed. A republican legisla- ture was sworn in on Tuesday, and candi- dates for the various offices in the gift of the same stood twenty deep for prefer- ment. Owing to a peculiar construction of the law, the new state officers, who were elect- fed in November, do not take hgld of the reins of government till next Monday, the 14th, and it fell to the lot of the depart- ing populist secretary of state to read the roll of the republican house, and after the members were sworn in, to declare the house duly organized and ready for busl- ness. The whole time occupied was about twenty minutes, and all was orderly and seemly, a vast contrast to the scene ex- actly two years ago, when this same secre- tary of state entered the hall with the “doctored” roll in his hand and undertook to read it to the representatives there as- sembled. A Remarkable Situation. Certificates of election had been issued to enough republicans on the face of the returns to insure them the organization of the house. On promised contests, the populists had enough men elected to run the machine, if they could only organize the house themselves. They erased the names of the republicans who had certificates of election And put in their places the names of the contesting populists, and upon the scared secretary of state, who had never handled a state doc- ument before. fell the duty of facing the angry mob of republicans and their friends, who crowded the hall and the galleries. His weak voice had only read one sub- stituted name when the storm broke. He glanced up with white, terror-stricken face, and saw the maddered opposition make one grand rush for him, and with a yellvhe grabbed the roll of names and fled like a scared rabbit, never stopping till he had locked the door of his private office and barricaded it. Then anarchy reigned in representative hall. A Washington Boy on Top. Young George Douglas, a former Wash- ingtonian, who was nominated for speaker of the house by the republicans the night before, took the oath cf office on the run to the desk, and as he repeated the last word grabbed the gavel, made a flying leap into the speaker's stand and with a bang de- clared the house organized and ready for business. The populists were so paralyzed by the suddenness with which the republi- cans had grasped the horns of the dilemma that they were a litle behind with their part of the circus, but they got there, and ior weeks there was presented to the world the spectacle of two speakers sitting side by side presiding over two legislatures, Which occupied, each, a half of the one hall. eaker Douglas and his republican house found themselves barred out one morning after the farce had gone on for a month, and had to batter down the doors of representative hail to get in. This took the matter into the courts, where the re- publican house was speedily declared to be the iegal one. The Kansas Governor. The action of Gov. Lewelling at that time placed him in the same class with the governors of Colorado and Oregon. His message, delivered to the Kansas legisliture on Wednesday, has newly demonstrated his right to remain in that class. He closed the remarkable document, in which he referred at length to the legis- lative muddle, with the following sen- tence: “The episode will become historic as the Bunker Hill of the conflict between man and mammon. By history the executive is villing to be judged. Waen, as Cornwallis approached to der his sword, the Victorious continental army broke | into cheers. hington, checking them, et p ‘or you.’ The ret ecutive will let posterity judge h ministration.” Kansas’ retiring exe evidently does not krow that lke himself in Cornwallis sulked his tent at York- town, d did not meet his conqueror, but sent his sword by one of his gene: j as Gov. Lewelling refuse: who are to come #fter he must. The last act of the retiring populist gov- ernor has been to send to the Senate for long, filling every office of any the whole state. The senate is ds of the populists, and while the ap- pointments were referred to the various committees, there is not the least doubt that the appointments will be confirmed, leaving the republicans with no patronage of any account to bestow. For United States Senator. y Interest now centers around the United States Senator, who is to be balloted for on d. Candidates are plenty. If there thing plenty in Kansas it is office seekers, The names prominent before the republicans—for they will have the naming of the successor of John Martin, the demo- cratic populist--have never been prominent outside of the state of Kansas, in a politi- cal way. That is, if Mr. Ingalls does not appear, like Banquo’s ghost, to spoil the fun. ‘The man most prominent at the present time is J. Ralph Burton of Abilene. He was an elocutionist in his youth, which is not very far behind him, and is now a prom- inent member of the bar, with a large prac- tice. He has been a member of the legis- lature a number of years and is a speaker of some power; in fact, his stock of vituper- adjectives is about as large as In- and he knew exactly where to lay his tongue on each one. He is one of the best groomed men in the west and has gained the title of the “Berry Wall of the “Next to Burton in the race, Cy. is said to stand about the’ best show. Leland was chairman of the state republican central committee and thinks he ought to have the big plum because of the victory. But a good many republicans say that no one man rounded up the stampeded republican forces; that it was but natural that the state should return to the faith into which she was born thirty-four years ago. Mr, Leland has the virtue of knowing how to keep his mouth shut, and by not talking has got a reputation for being an astute politician. ‘Then there is Joe Ady. He had the nom- ination two years ago at the hands of the republicans, but by the time they got the validity of their house established through the courts John Martin had the certiticate of his election by the populists tucked in Eis pocket, and was the recognized Sena- tor from the state of Kansas. ‘The contest filed against Martin came to naught, and now Mr. Ady is trying for the office, with some prospect of getting it. He iS one of the “young” crowd in Kansas, and has hosts of admirers. He is a good lawyer and a splendid campaigner, but is handi- capped by ill health, He is built on the Ingalls plan. A strong candidate is found in Calvin Hood of Emporia, the one time partner of the late Senator Plumb. Mr. Hood is a siness man, clean hand- ed and a gent He has never been in politics to any and probably nev- er made a political speech, but he has won- de r work and great exe thoroughgoing tive ability. He is a rich man, too, and none of the ot andidates nave much money. 3 A Dark Horse. men seem to be in the lead just now, but it is whispered that not one of them is willing to cast his strength to any one of the other three, and that an outside combine will be the outcome, If that is KNOWLEDGE VERY CHEAP! No matter what it is you wish to know, if it is “General Information” it is no doubt in the EVENING STAR'S Almanac &Hand-Book for 1895. Pa eas a ss Si Os 2 seseeseageatonseesees ns 352 pages of solidly printed Local and National Information—Statistics, Records, &c. —It also treats of the relationship of the District of Columbia and the National Government, duties of the District Commissioners, the District’s sources of revenue, information and statistics regarding its Educational, Financial, Com- mercial, Charitable and Religious Institutions, Points of Interest, &c. A Partial List of Contents. 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He went into the a when 2 youth, boarded in half of the rebel prisons df the south, much to his physical detri- ment, and came home a wreck in body and mind, 2 n finances. He went to a is) He is pre-eminent- lya and on the whole ought to be pretty well p sed with the job. In) size he would dwarf any man in either house of Congress today, and he has a jaugh as big as his body, and his big heart ‘ches both. He has been a member of state legislature some twelve or fifteen years, was speaker of the house in 1ssi, And is one of the best parliamentarians. He speaks well, is a good organizer and a splendid campaigner, and was a warm personal friend of the late Senator Plumb. Vie is one of the men who has made farm- ing pay in Kansas, and running his farm is his amusement between political cam- paigns. ping Nothing but Away From Officers. A press dispatch sent Monday from El Texa: y corted by his cap- Deputy United States Marshal Chas. of Edad M., Sheriff Love of and Sheriff McMurray of Mitchell y Bill Cook came in from Ea- Been Keeping Texas, . ML. Cook said? alked out of the house on a ranch near Nogales, M., and these three men got the drop on me. I did not have my pistols. I have not been in the Indian territory since the last of October. All the late news about me and my crowd is lies. Jim Turner and me have been to- gether and staying on ranches and doing nothing but keeping away from officers. We had nothing to do with the Texas aud Pacific robbery. Replying to questions as to the girl he i with him, he said: "She fs ne chicken, d will give ‘em officers some trouble if they don’t watch out.” The officers went today to New Mexico to get papers on which to carry Cook to the territor, Cook denies being in 1 Rosewell, N. M. for a period of two months past, and when asked if he was in New Mexico to arrange a raid, be replied: Ingalls’ Chances. Dark hcrses are thick around the senator- ial horizon, but the darkest one and one most feared the iridescent statesman who has so often proclaimed himself out of a job, ex-Senator Ingalls, who has plant- any towns except ed bimself beside the pool to see what | “What do you take me for?” the troubling of the waters will bring to — <oe = ‘Taylor's Bond n Will Suffer. A conference of the bondsmen of W. W. Taylor, the defaulting treasurer of South | Dakota, was held at Chicago Mogday. Ex-Gov. C. A. Mellette of South Dakota, J. T. McChesney of New York, William Tay- lor of Lafayette, Ind., and C. H. Vinton and Cc. T. Howard of Redtield, S. D., were in the city. y. Mellette afterward said that Mr. a- him. Some of his friends say Ingalls would not take this particular tership if it were offered to him on a stac! high as the state house, ause he thinks it is hoodooed. He wants to come back to the Senate, but he wants to come in his own place, as succe r of Senator Peffer. are others who say that Ingalls will jump at the chance to re- The politicians are dead turn right away. ans a against him, for they think he has not ee ee rata always toted fair with them, but there is See Le Lani ammnasiDE a clamor from all ‘over the state for him, and just as likely as not he will stampede the caucug, and stick his brand on the office before th: echer fellows know what struck them. However, as the case stands now, with the populists of the two houses trying to forma a combine with the demo- crats against the field, though they mentioned no man as yet, nobody is to feel sure of the United E from Kansas until he finds himself holding down one of the leather-covered chairs in the Senate chami ee “st idea, and he refused to hazard Taylor, he thought, took about with him when he disappeared, Taylor's disappearance will practically take every cent every one of the bondsmen has. eS, Eruption of 2 New Volcano. The British gunboat Kaurakat and sur- vey boat Dart, which have arfived’at Syd- S.W., from the Sew. Hebrides Islands brought the report that eruptions at Amo- ryn Island continue intermittingly, and that the island is virtually deserted by all | the inhibitants. A new volcano broke vut | early in on a mountain 2,000 feet Funeral of Mrs. Hansbro: There was a iarge gathering of friends in the parlors of the Cochran for the fu-| high, with a crater six hundred feet deep. neral of the late Mrs. Hansbrough, wife | L@va from it flowed in an immense streamp Fania teenat Oni rom envorli Dakota which) | tose Sen ateeeen omic Seaneme devastate Orne eee Se, akota, which | i). villages and farms in its course, and took place yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock. | where the molten lava rushed into the sea Impressive services were conducted by Rev. | 4 t column of steam ascended. The Dr. McKim, rector of the Church of the | deck of the Dart s¢ miles out at s 5 . spoke s de, | Was covered with ave be Evi hany, who spoke feetingly of the de-| yeiccted, acipercrs The pall-bear will star Dubois, Kyle, Gallir | 7 remains were taken fro to. Woppir t anun will be interred in Al es earel Pil eR Oe FIERY | amend? a's resolution in re- | xs d of Is to the } nem the order | 4 ca 5 | districts restraining the rsonal eit thaie of Mrs, Kate Chase ue until ih | over to the ther er of the court. He » dire } of each at- their removal to the Wa | - to mail it upon the orders Company. of such committees.