Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-31
IN THE HOTEL coRErpoRS.


"of course" said Charlie. n. cr.m, An.
prominent builder Of gres, ship. 70 Tus sr.s
representative at the Arlington TN. morning,
IF said anything about the needs Of our
navy everybody would attribute a selfish In
terest and say: oh. Cramp has hi. AT 10 erfna
and wants more eontracts.' must frankly Cd
NIT tina. we are not indifferent TO turning cue
modern men-of-war for our government. and
the unexpected turn OF affairs in the Hawaiian
Islands brings our navy and naval Affairs 10 the
fore. England will not permit tins country 10
annex, If It is disposed 10 do 80. the island.
withouts very vigorous protest II there 10 10
be any land grabbing going on anywhere on the
globe the hardy Briton wants IN. anger in the
pie, and Won NAV rest assured that the hons
roar Will be heard before long
Zone can never tell what will be the out
come of internations, disputes where territorial
acquisition l. In question. aud an the most ue-
looked Tor manner serious complications and
perhaps war suddenly results. II our relations
became strained. ss diplomats sav. and Eng
land thought IL advisable TO assert her position
by showing OF force. how would the people
Ike hrst-ciass naval demonstration? What
would be our sensations 70 wake up some fns
morning and find British fleets OF New York
Boston and other Atlantic ports, ready 10 bat
pieces the old iron in the form % cannon
guarding them? What howl thare would Re
from Maine TO California Then there would
be the CRY: Give Us ships' let us wife Great
Britain of the face OF the earth" Bui % tstcs
several years 90 turn out n heavily armored
ship of war; il costs lots ~ money aud cruisers
can't fight armored vessels. We have a splen-
did nucleus of a navy. IN which 4 naturally
take great pride. but in time OF peace We
should prepare Tor Wa.
h. .N.s
improbable. but not impossible. A. rule Eng
land does not fight nations: she prefers African
negroes or Egyptians. John Bull would scratch
his head long while before he attacked US.
He knows that We row have vessels Of modern
armament. Six years ago a very different a.
pect would have been presented and EnglAnds
tone would have beea much more boisierO1s
than it will be now"
The mud was two inches deep. The gentle
man in the London box overcoat. rolled trousers
and patent feathers stood irrcsolutely IN tie
middle of the street. balanced on his toe-
There was an expression Of perplexity upon
his features. He glanced alternately from tho
tips of has brilliant lemon-co.orei Walking
gloves TO shining object nearly submerged IN
the mud at has feet Il was a silver half dol
lar piece. He had inadvertently dropped 10
while transferring some change to his pocket.
Would be pick II ups IL he attempted 10 10
80 the pressure Of his hand would sink the col,
out OF sight in the sticky. pasty black muci-
lagenous mire. His gloves would be soileI
aud spoiled. No. he would let IL alone; the
gloves cost $3.50, aud ii too much trouble
TO remove them.
The gentleman in the patched overcoat, tat
tered trousers and midnight complexion. Who
had been anNionsly watching this little pasto-
mime. pOunced upon the silver Ike hawk upou
bird. Wiping the mud of his fingers on his
sleeve. and putting the coin In his mouth for
saiekeeping: he said: 'Fo' Cord, lse in luck to-
day TO shoI'
Ex-senator Warner Miller las forgotten
more about paper than most people know.
Wood has made the modern great daily news
paper possible" he said 10 Tug sraH repre-
sentative. There wouldn't be enough rags IN
the country TO supply this source Of consump-
ton alone. Ii would cost too much. too We
take spruce or fir tree aud grind IL,
trunk and branch; use il all except the bark
and leaves, and wood pulp is the product IL
makes the best paper for newspapers. absorb
ing the ink quickly. making the as 900 an hour
Issue possible. Some Of the rolls contain twelve
miles of paper There are two procosses-the
mechanical. where the wood is ground between
stones, and the chemical, where alksli aud
sulphuric acid are used in the reduction. This
country turns out 1000 tons annually The
paper market may be termed the thermometer
OF trade, for SO extensively doos paper enter
into every branch and detail OF different trades
that the paper industry feels at once the fiuctu-
atoms. Iney make about everything Of paper
nowadays, and few DAYS ago in New York Q
man wanted to sell me a white paper vest 10
was the first that had ever seen"
Rev. DIR. c. A. Briggs OF New York Is Of tbs
Ebbitt House. He is on two weeks tour with
his wife through the south. and Will visit Ashe-
vile before returning home. He is seeking
rest, and looks some what pale and worn from
the ordeal of his recent trial for heresy IN
New York. DIR. Briggs case viii come up for
final hearing in this CITY before the general
assembly in May, and 1t will probably be held
in DIR. Bartlett's church.