Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-08
IN HOTEL CORRIDORS.

A bright, brainy, well-informed man is Witten
Mcdonald. land owner, bank president and pro-
prietor of the Kansas City Times.
my CITY," he said to THE STAR representa-
tive at Wizards, sis fast recovering from the
quiet which has prevailed for some time. Ar
nour has doubled his great packing plant and
within week past negotiations have been COM
pleted for expending al.OOO,0O0 in another
beef and pork packing and export establish
ment
But the great question of absorbing interest
with lis. and generally Throughout the central
west. is the opening of Indian territory There
exists feeling and sentiment that viii soon
develop INTO mighty tidal wave, which will
overcome all oppo ition. The people demand
that the barriers which inclose this broad and
rich domain shall be demolished and homes
provided for those who need them"
''The construction of naval vessels practi-
cally on the prairie said F. l.. Dickey, secre-
tary of the Iowa iron works of Dubuque, at the
Arlington, sis decided novelty 70 western
people. We are now building at our works the
revenue cutter William Window. for service in
the Chesapeake, and torpedo boat No. 2, the
contracts aggregating $4,000.
Il assert with all confidence that the con-
struction Of this vessel and of others which we
hope to secure will do more to influence the
minds of western people of the need of a suit
able navy than year of argument and tons OF
literature. Said naval officer to me one day
at the yards: Have you a holiday in Dubuque
today?' He referred To the crowds of spectators
who daily come to the yards to see the vessels
It's new to people from the Interior Won know
They come from different parts of the state
and our yards are now one of the show places
of the city. Great interest is manifested
Their launching will be a memorable day in
the history of the state, and when they steam
their way down the muddy waters Of the Mis-
sissippi thev will be accorded oyations ut every
city and town along its banks
1T would take gun-cotton, nitro-glycerine-
gelatine twelve-inch shell to arouse politicians
of my party in st. Louis" said r. c. Kerens.
prominent republican politician at the Shore
ham. "We are waiting to profit by the mis-
takes of the incoming campaign to overthrow
the democrats at the next election. ST. Louis
and Chicago are both much interested in the
construction of the proposed lightning electric
railroad between the two cities, and. as they
have plenty Of money. think it will be built u
"French Canadians in the province Of Que
bec," said S. L. Sweet of Montreal. at the Shore
ham, ''are generally in favor of annexation.
french
Canadians working in the New England mills,
and this fact largely influences those at home.
think the people Of New Brunswick would
largely vote for annexation, but not Nova SEQ
tians. In the province of Ontario, too, the ma
jority, / think. are greatly against the scheme.
But little has been said about the people of the
northwest in Manitoba and it would not sur
prise me to Sc them. IL put to q test, favor an
nexation as they would consider that their ter
ritory might be benefited by annexation
IF the liberal party were in power in Canada
and the democratic party IN the United States
l think the relations between the two countries
haps unrestricted reciprocity might not result,
yet some sort Of mutually advantageous inter-
national arrangement would undoubtedly be
effected"
''The prompt military execution under SEN
tence of court-martial Of q man of such high
rank as Gen. Jacquoin Urez, commander of the
third federal zone in Mexico" said q traveller
familiar with Mexican customs, emphasizes
the speedy way Mexicans have of settling af-
fairs OF that kind. His offense was failing to
assist in the capture of an Indian band OF ma
RAIDERS. In this country dismissal from serv-
ice might have resulted. They have solved an
other problem down there, too. Not long ago
murder an adjoining rauchero-a Scotchman.
Upon his completely becoming known he was
tried, sentenced to practically life imprison-
ment, his estates confscated, a large sum-
think SO 000-appropriated toward paying the
expenses Of his trial and 100000 given to the
relatives Of the murdered man. Such . vigor-
Gus and practical dealing with one Of the vexed
social problems of the day wouldn't work north
Of the Rio Grande, would it?"