Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-09
IN HOTEL CokHrpoks.

IN HOTEL COkHIDoks.
''They have queer besrOthal ca.,am down
among the common natives or poems q ou.ie-
mala," said Alfred Thompson Of Ne. York.
(which is scarcely romantic Tor tho girl.
Il was passing the hut Of native on a hnos
or coffee plantation dsy. when -Aw an old
woman bolAboring her daughter with q good
sized stick. which she applied vigorously scru~.
the shoulders and body ~ her beloved ofspri-r
who set up walls 81 woe aud pain. though
fancy her tears were quickly dried. for n .
significant event For her. This is the wsy tho
old lady gave her consent 90 the marriage %
her daughter. Tho natives receive but httis
cash during the year. The priests charge what
Is there considered good sum for performing
marriage ceremony, and the natives % the
lower classes disl,ense sith IT, The mother
beats the daughter. there !. a feast OF frii,lu
and tortilli cakes and the dispensation Of IN
UNITED quantities of native WHISKY everybody
Is hApp' aud drunk. and that constitutes the
marriage which. Singular u NAV appear. 70
regarded and observed Ne q rule faithfully.
"one OF the many singular sights that greet
the eve of the traveller in the beautifully pic-
toresque harbor o. Panama. said J. y Poster
al the Riggs. us the curious antics and tum-
biinss Of the big long-hilled pclicans over .
school Of feb.
The pelicans are found. 81 course along the
entire coast, but one clear. sunny morning -
We neared the islands Which -.m,-,trrle IN.
harbor We observed ahead a fock - probably
SOO OF the monster birds getting their bres.s-
fast They would AZ heavily. vet swiftly .
Few hundred feet above the water. and then.
head down. wings close 60 their sides thsv
would drop like shot. dead weight splA-h into
the placid blue waterS,of tho Pacific. sanding
the spray high IN the AIR and disaup.aring for
, second from sight. reappeariug with a n.h IA
thelr bills or already out of sight IN the pouch.
struggling and spa.hing a moment on the sur
lace, and rising aNkNsrdiy and slowly m no
AIR 10 repeat the opt ration
''Some Of the Young ones would turn a SOM
ersault. landing on their backs. their bug heads
and heavy bills being too much for them 60
control always with certainty. To see a bix
hook OF these huge birds sriashing like sko; IA
the water. sometimes dropping their prey when
IN the air, but always making a Close finish to
me surface with the hsh, Is most interesting
sight"
IN tell you how one thing works into
another" said Douglass Dyrruforth. n veil
known patent attorney 81 Chicago. at the Riggs.
There are many Congressman IN the present
House who. while personally fsvoring the oprn-
ing of the fair SUNDAY. voted against 1t be-
cause of clerical or like influence.
I'VE hope the silver hiil viii not be repealed
by the present Congress. N not. Mr. Cleveland
will undoubtedly call an extra session AMI right
on the eve of the opening Of the fair Won viii
see bal declaring it open ou SUNDAYS 10
through with a rush. Nine-tanihs Of the people
want the fair open on that day. and they u win
yet"
Never saw them lay hot brick in hot mortar
with the Thermometer l6 degrees below zerog''
said J. Travis hing, prominent New lork
lawyer at Wizards. ut WAS a revelation to
me. too. ON my way hone from a western trip
| stopped at Duluth. The thermometer regis
tered the figure have named. hut building was
going on just the same n dozen brick build
ings. one OF which was Office building To- cost
S300.Oo0. In the east We shut up shop IN tho
building line an freezing weather because frozen
mortar loses lite temper and worthless. But
out there IL remains below the freeing point
As they use it IL sets before freezing aud when
set 1T all right The brickAyers on a building
work as close together NJ possible wearing pro-
tectors on their hands. Beside then are littls
furnaces and metal-lined mortar tube beneath
which are fires. The bricks and mortar are
heated hot and laid. brick, you know. VIII
retain heat for long while"
within the next few years" said John A.
Sanford Of Rutland VT. at the Ebbitt. '.ther.
will be a decided change in Washington in the
material used in the construction Of buildings.
both for residence and business purposes, and
marble fronts will make effective contrast with
! the regulation red brick or brown stone A
know Of several wealthy men who will erect
| elegant houses Of maEble from the duarr1es 81
my state and several large business blocks vii
60 up"
"People all along the Connect ut shore %
Long Island sound. said Capt. e. H. Town
send, prominent merchant OF New Haven.
ARE wondering when Congress Is going 10
/ fortify the islands at the entrance 20 Long
Island sound, including Plum Island. Gull
Rock and Others. The government engineers
have intimated that sc, 800. 600 Is necessary.
These fertilization really Tor the pro-
lection of the CITY Of New York. When an at
tack is made by foreign hostile fleets upon New
York the main point Of attack will be from
| Rivers Island. couple OF miles above Hell
Gate. where the vessels can lac and shell the
city at their leisure. Our immediate interest
/ lies in the fact that they would stop at New
London and outside Of the New Haven break
water and with few shells destroy each city,
| With the islands properly fortified aud with
4 man-of-war ~ two the foreign fleets could he
/ kept out of the sound and necessarily away
| from the upper end of Manhattan Island. The
Sandy Hook channel Is very narrow aud ca n he
defended. but nothing obstructs the entrance
\ to the sound"
"In my opinion" said Cnevalier AN r.
Gianelli, Italian consul Of Toronto. at the Eb-
bitt. "the annexation of Canada is long way o.
At Buffalo heard great deal about H. e~poc-
ially from the merchants. who seemed to con-
slider that annexation would mean largely IN
creased trade with Canada. I consider that
ninety-fiyeper cent Of the Canadians are opposed
to annexation. The remaining five per cent 10
composed mainly of class of people ~ho are
! found in nearly every country. aud VII" NAV 10
termed extremists never satisfied with existing
conditions and ALWAYS wanting change. There
/ is no excitement in Toronto aud but little talk,
the agitation Is all on this side Of the border.
/ There Will be a civil war in Canada before this
| country anneXes her.
81 am doubtful whether England would GO 20
war with this country. assuming that Canada
| were annexed. and am skeptical whether Eng
land would seek toput down by force Of arms
any movement looking % this end. though
know that same people believe she would never
consent to the loss of the dominion. 20 saw
nothing OF her important military and naval
stations at Halifax and Esqumault I think
its present agitation will end in talk. a- have
previous ones, and if Americans think Canadians
are consumed with a mad desire 20 get Ina the
United States they mistaken"