Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-30
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.
"Ame-icans were never 90 well equipped 70
build ships as al present" said T. Plstt STRAIT
ton. chief engineer surveyor 70 the record az
American and foreign shipping. Of New York.
10 TIE STAR representative at the Ebbia Hou.s
this morning. "Many new oompanie. with large
capital have been organized comparatively
recently. including the Newport News Ship
building and Dry Dock Company. with the
largest dry dock in this country and = capaci,y
OF seven big steel vessels AZ once; the big
entirely new yard Of the Maryland Shipbuilding
Company at sparrow Point. seven miles beio~
baltimore; the Arthur sewoll Company at Bath.
Me-; while the Cramps have largely increased
their capacity. On the lakes there are q dozen
plants that can turn oE; steel vessels up 60 900
feet in length. Aside from the commercial
Importance OF this fact IL means much IN Q
naval way. We can build better men-of-war
Than any other country. though We cOuldnt
say this Few years ago. Tie Hawaiian revo-
luton, and for that matter. liIe Internal ionai
computations that are likely 20 arise at any
tine between this country and a foreign
power, emphasizes the fact that when ve need
war ships We want them right away and an
every water on the globe. and don't antici-
pate trouble With England over the tslan.ls vet
the unexpected generally happens Our Amer,-
can merchantmen would make q fair-sirea feeS
OF cruisers. England could scarcelv afford %
sight MS, vet with powerful navy We could
have them almost eating ono another for food
Our grain supply would close. IN her grain
fleets from India and Russia were INTERVIEWED 1,
wocld 60 hard with them. IL would cost Fnr-
land ten times the value of the Hswni,an
Islands to defend this single interest Another
highly important point IN American ship con-
strGcnou Is that we should do more than merely
grim the
should carry Il 60 Europe in our own ships
For an example, near at home the Chesapeake
and Ohio at Its eastern terminus conne,.ts with
our English line OF steamers 20 Liverpool Why
should not an american line take its placer I
am informed that many foreign shius have re-
Gently been placed under the Hawaiian flag 90
that II the islands are annexed bv the United
States they vii be entitled 20 fy the American
hag."
'Severhl statements in the morning paper."
said Irving VI. Scott Of the Union iron works.
san Francisco, TO The STAR representative.
''concerning the Monterey are inaccurate. She
has coal-carryinC capacity more than sufficient
to get her down TO the islands and a. there 1.
plenty OF coal there, that question Is di-po-ei
OF. She will be formally turned over 20 IN.
government tomorrow. She u all ready 20 60
TO sea, lacking only supplies aud coal. her
4.
are yet AZ the Carnegie iron works. being bent
and put together. IL will be four months be-
Tore they can be got into position. I believe
that all the American war ships nov IN San
Francisco harbor or at Mare Island which are
available for SEA service will De sent 20 a..
islands. The Monterey will probably be ken.
at san Francisco a a coast defense vessel She
is ready To fight now despite the absence Of her
turret plates and with her great guns would
be more than match for any foreign
man -of-war IN Pacific waters. Her guns. hou-
ever. are exposed and they could be disabled IN
fight. The United States should annex the
islands, and the quicker the better. Their trade
is ali with the United States aud this country
could not afford. particularly in view OF recent
events. TO permit any other power to seize
them"
The Upheaval at the Islands" said Hawaii
ian minister DIR. Mott Smith TO THE sraR rep
resentative, .calls attention among tho greater
Issues TO the personality OF Queen LiliuokAlAni.
knew her when she was n Young woman aud
our relations have ever since been most cordial
She Is personally very pleasant and agreeable
friend. well educated and informed. speaks Eng-
llsh huentiy and IL an excellent conversafiOnali-t
She is now somewhat over fifty and is quite
stout When young woman she was consid-
cred good looking. Before succeeding 20 the
throne she was fond OF society and participated
largely IN the social events Of Honolulus four
she became queen. her subsequent affairs being
OF course most formal aud according 10 court
etiquette. She has ALWAYS resided at the WASH
ington Place. her home adjacent % the rovAi
ralace. aud since kalakHua death has used the
palace mainly for state ceremonies and afGirs
Personally the queen was well liked. but as to
her political aspirations the events Of the past
few days speak only too plainly"
Speaking about the characteristics Of PROM
inent men," said an official in the treasury
building 10 The STAR representative, reminds
me OF an incident occurring here under Secre-
tary Foger's administration. The appoint
ment clerk had appointed a messenger and
assigned him to the assistant secretary ON the
floor below. The man appeared before the Ne
sistant secretary. informing him that he hal
been appointed the assistants messenger. The
assistant told him he didn't want n messenger
and sent the man back to the appointments
clerk The latter told the messenger that
whether the assistant wanted him or not he Was
bis messenger and that settled il. Down stairs
the man trotted again, very much confused aud
finally was turned over TO Secretary Folger
The Secretary. though of a very serious nature
appreciated humor. and said: We'll, since YOU
are not wanted either down stairs or upstairs
We IL put you In the elevator and then you can
he upstairs and down stairs at the same time
Gad into the elevator the fellow went"
"The recent visit to this city Of the eminent
infidel, Bob lngersol," said a lawyer 20 THr
STAR representative. reminds me Of a story
recently related TO me by an agent for a law
book publishing house. lon know. the funda-
mental principle Of practicing Law IL first o. lie
sure of your facts and then equally certain Of
your law. The agent expatiated upon the COM
pleteness OF his series Of digests Go Bob. who
made this characteristic reply: That principle
Is all right in theory, but in practice the facts
are what you can make the jury believe and the
law is what the court thinks. {"
The pipe craze" said guest at one Of the
uptown hotels to THE STAR representative. has
not yet struck Washington with the cyclonic
force that il has some Of the northern
cities, for which let us give thanks. Upper
broadway and 9th avenue in New York
swarm with men whose attire indicates
that they are in Ollie Teale's -four thousand"
These perambulating fashion plates bite the
amber tap Of a truly English short briarwood
pipe with a tenacity worthy of the prince him.
self. Its English 10 smoke a pipe in public
places and the street, and that set
ties it But IL is in New Haven
and Cambridge that the fever has broken out
like smallpox postules. Thin. concavo-chested
student chappies struggle along Church and
State etreets hold mn the front v.ll. -