Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-17
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.
Congressman MichaelJ. McEttrick of Boston,
who will represent the tenth Massachusetts,
congressional district in the next Congress, will
occupy the unique position Of being the only
independent in the House. Mr.. McEttrick is q
democrat. but ran 1000 votes ahead Of the reg
ular nominee. and in a field of four was elected
by 800 plurality. He has served seven terms in
the Massachusetts, legislature and one term in
| the state senate.
'When woodman starts to chop down q
very large tree with a very small ak it takes
him long time, said Mr. McEttrick. Sand
so with the republican majority in Massachu-
SETS The democratic party has been for years
| in the minority on national issues, but we are
slowly but surely cutting Through the stump of
| the grand old party and before long We will
level the tree to the ground.
"fhe future of the democratic party in
Massachusetts, is very bright and it is develop
ing and expanding in a manner which gratifies
the rank and file exceedingly. The tariff ques-
ton and the sound principles Of the democratic
platform have ballasted the party. while the
people have an abiding and abundant faith in
Mr.. Cleveland and his ability to carry out the
party principles.
Boston, to my mind, is democratic for good
l understand that the friends of Mayor Mat
thews say that he does not want a denomination.
II this ia the case the democrats should put up
an equally strong man. Gov. Russell is the
most popular democrat in Massachusetts and
his hold upon the people is quite remarkable.
1 have just returned from trip through the
SOUTH and when the southern people speak well
OF q Massachusetts man it is certainly good evi.
dence of his popularity. He can have the
nomination il he wishes it. Should he accept
1t have no doubt Of his again leading the
democracy to victory. II wise nominations are
made 1 expect in time to see Massachusetts
democratic state"
''Esquimo maidens," said W. c. Myers
assistant engineer of the United States revenue
cutter Rush, at the Ebbitt, fare not pretty as a
class They all incline toward obesity are short
and squatty in stature and every one of them
is bow-legged. They are greasy, are innocent
of water nearly all have sore eyes and are not
very attractive generally.
1.-THE natives have curious semi-religious
custom when they kill the reindeer Three
years ago was in Alaskan waters serving on
the Bear. We took large quantity of presents
to some of the natives who had saved a crew of
shipwrecked wbalers The natives were all
gathered on the beach. and there was herd of
1,500 reindeer, which was quite sight. Four
of the animals were presented to US a token
OF the natives esteem, and they were slaugh-
tered in q peculiar manner. The reindeer
were in turn lassoed. The old chief opened
the ceremonies by facing the north. waving his
hands and gesticuiatiug aud mumbing some
sort Of an incarnation. Then he walked back I
to the deer which was to be sacrificed and
superintendent the operations. Two natives
caught the animal bv the horns while third,
with long. sharp knife, stepped up and, with
one quick thrust, sent it home to the animals
heart
The chiefs wife then with both hands tore
out quantity of hair from tine bloody wound,
and walking toward the north scattered it to
the winds, calling upon the Esquimo deity to
Make deer plenty. When the animals we're
killed they were turned over to the women,
who skinned and cut them up. The capacity
for eating raw meat of the average Esquimo
would put full-grown Bengal tiger to shame.
In view of his exalted position the chief was
given the brains of the four slaughtered ami
mails. SieZing them in his hands he revoured
them one after another. They were but ape
Tiers. however. and he set upon the hearts
and hvers. and If we hadn't taken the carcasses
to the chip he would probably have devoured
-he whole lot. putting away enough raw meat
to satisfy dozen ordinary hungry men. He
felt eated that he wanted TO embrace me,
and with his bloody face and hands presented
anything but an inviting appearance"
Speaking about unique instances of suicide
among the Indians" said Robert King at the
Riggs last evening, reminds me of an instance
that came under my observation out in Utah
while was collecting Indian statistics for the
government
at seems that an Indian belonging to one of
the tribes that live on the borders OF Salt Lake
had repeatedly tried to do away with him
self, but had been thwarted. So he decided
this time to adopt more than ordinary precau-
tons to prevent any slip up on the road to the
happy hunting grounds. He assembled to
bluff overhanging the lake. Here he swallowed
a connection of some poisonous herb. Then he
bound his limbs with raw hide and taking q
knife in ore hand, which he left partially free,
intended to disembowel himself as he precipi-
tated himself into the lake. As he was standing
on the bluff the earth gave away and he sid
headfo-emost into the lake. losing bis knife. AS
the specific gravity of the water is great that
a human body will not sink. he of course i'm
mediately bobbed up to the surface, but as he
had kept his mouth open he swallowed great
quantity of the salt water. which. acting as
violent emetic, caused him TO throw up and
eject the poison from his stomach. This made
him so sick that he concluded to abandon his
suicidal intentions and rolling over on his back
called Justify for help. As it happened one of
his tribe was within hearing and he hauled
ashore, very sick and disguised Indian
81 understand" said Maj. John F. Burke of
Nebraska. Buffalo Bills friend and companion,
THAT Office seekers are leaving Washington.
While this may be true, there are loads still
coming into town.
Il got into Washington this morning. Ex-
Bandmaster Sousa occupied an opposite Sec
tion. 1t was early dawn and. pulling aside the
curtains, called to him:
"'Sayr said. Il hear that President Cieve-
land has ordered all Office seekers stopped at
the boundary
There was a great commoton behind the
curtains the whole length of the car. and eleven
by actual count-heads were poked out Of
eleven sections. and eleven voices ranging from
a high falsetto c to a deep bass b called out
| excitedly; What's that"
| He approached the news stand in a down.
town hotel last evening with the confident air
Of a man who knows what he wants and ex-
poets to get it. The hayseed still hung in his
unkempt locks and the prairie mud hadn t