Evening star., 1881-12-28
Fire i'm Baltimore TODAY.

LOSS ABOUT $4O,CUW.
BALTIMORE, December 2S-A fire this
morning DESTROYED the three upper
floors of warehouse No. So. Camden
street. occupied by Stefel 4 Juhn
manufacturers of shirts, drawers. etc. They
are only partially insured, as follows: 5000 in
the North British and Mercantile, 81 600 in the
Hartford Steam Boiler and 1900 each in the
Guardian, Mercantile, Marine and Howard. OF
Baltimore. The first floor was occupied by
Biedler Brothers, commission me erchants, who
are fully insured for two thousand dollars in
the tiremens, of Baltimore. The cellar was
stored with agricultural implements, belonging
to A. and A G. Afford, which were damaged by
water; insured for five thousand dollars in the
Orient. The fire communicated to No. SS the
first floor and cellar of which were
occupied by Steifel 4 Juhn, whose stock
was much damaged by water. In this
in the North British and Mercantile Fire Asso-
citation of Philadelphia. and Continental, and
$1,000 in the Phoenix of London. The upper
floors were occupied by Charles J. Taylor Co.,
manufacturers of paper boxes, insured for g. 600
in the Home and So coo in the American of Bal
timore. No. so, adjoining on the west, occupied
by e. Wise Sons, manufacturers of under
wear, was damaged by smoke; fully insured in
various companies. The loss of the several firms
has not yet been ascertained. 1t will probably
not exceed $4,000 or $4,000.
The Irish Agitator O'Conner in s,
ST. LOUIS. December 28-J. P. O'Connor. the
Irish agitator, received quite an ovation last
night at the great hall of the Merchants Ex-
change. where he delivered a lecture. He was
escorted to the hall by two companies Of mill
tary and several Irish societies numbering
nearly a thousand persons, and was introduced
to the audience by Gov. Crittenden i'm brief
speech. VIM. Lewing, mayor of the city, also
made brief address.
The Emigration Question i'm Hawaii.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, December 2S.-The
Honolulu press of December 10th, publishes the
report of Mr.. Armstrong. commissioner of immi-
grafton, who accompanied King Kalakua on his
recent tour of the world with view of study
ing the emigration problem. The report treats
the question of East Indian immigration at
great length but decides against it mainly on ac-
count of the debased moral and religious condi-
ton OF the lower orders of Indians and the lack
of stamina in the race The Japanese immigra-
tion, he thinks, might be of value; but the Ja-
panese are not an immigrating people, The
Malays are good for nothing as laborers. The
question of Chinese immigration will be made
the subject of a separate report. Portuguese i'm
migration from the Azores is considered the
best that can be obtained in sufficient quantity,
and the appointment Of commissioner, who il
to reside at the Azores and to look after immi-
grafton matters, is recommended. general
European immigration would be highly desir-
able. but cannot be expected, as emigrants OF
that class seek hOmesteads, while Hawaii has
nothing to offer them but contract labor. The
Hawaiian press editorials are devoted to q con
siderable extent to the refutation of the charge.
made by American journals against the contrac
labor system and the workings Of the reciprocit,
tts~aty