Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-14
IN THE HOTEL coRRrpons.


''whether or not the republic os Hsyti wpr
enter into q reciprocity treaty with the Uui,-a
States similar to that existing between thu
country and Cuba and Porto Rico" sad
Clement Haetjens. the new Hsytian minister. a
the Arlington. will depend upon whether such
will prove advantageous TO my country
'our two principal exports coffee ara
logwood. We export . great deal Of the latter
20 the United States. bat none OF the former.
We exported 1900. 600 pounds OF coffee 70
Europe last year. IL is the finest grade of oof-
fee grown and sells in Paris for ~ cents.
double the Price OF coffee In this country. lou
use Brazilian and Central American cosee. ard
the best grade 81 that goes 10 Europe. There
are but two places in New lork where Haytiaa
coffee is sold Consequently. Europe l. our
market We get good prices. and unless ths
United States offers Inducements We do nOt
seek an entrance into her porte. Not that we
would not be willing to trade with you. bu; u
should be To our advantage
We import largely from the United States.
mainly IN provisions. pork. nour. &c.. our trade
being worth ss 900 600 a wear our fne goods.
wearing apparel and notions come from Franco.
iarislan styles prevailing A. thew do IN fact
throughout the tropics aud Central snd South
America Under President Hippclyts's admin
istration AFFAIR." have Progressed rapidly. We
are prosperous and politically at rest
The new minister 10 q tall handsome man.
with black hair ANA ewes. mustAche and rotee,
aud light olive complexion. He spa<ks
English very well. has the polished manner Of |.
diplomatic Partisan and Is = pleasant tslher.
He visited Washington about fifteen ve.rs ago
and is surprised at the growth aud present
beauty OF the city.
ave are confident. said William y. Hobart
OF Cincinnati. treasurer 81 the National Dis
filling and Cattle Feeding Company. better
known the whisky trust, that national
legislation will not affect Us. Our corporation
has been sustained at various times by differ
ent judges all over the country. Judge Jack
/ son. President narrison's aupoiutee 90 the ~
preme Court bench, has declared that n Con-
gress should pass a law that would permit Tho
company Ia bs indicted in Boston. FOR instance.
that II would not njure ne aud that it would 10
unconstitutional. We are in no fear Of being
wiped out. as IL said by some.
Our rebate svstcm. over which there has
been so much discussion. has been repeatedly
declared lawful by both American and English
decisions. We are regularly organized under
the laws OF Illinois and We cannot be prevented
/ from doing business Rny more than auy other
corporation similarly organized"
Il have just left the weather bureau" sail
Grand Marshal Martin L. McMahon to las
STAR representative. land with all the force and
the slight eloquence st my command entreAted
/ that they manufacture during Inauguration
: week weather suitable 10 the importance of tho
4 occasion. They assured me that IL IN, meteoro-
logical mills were IN proper working order nc
that time they'd endeavor 70 turn out clear
weather, and as they are honorable gentlemen
and expert weather manufacturers the public
may hope that the grindstones are In good
condition.
The success Of the ceremonies depends %
great extent upon the atmospheric condition..
Every other arrangement and oontineenc, !.
] gEE Aatn lou he. Harrss
and place where Mr.. Cleveland will take his
MONDAY lunch looked after. believe AZ viii
be the greatest Inauguration ever seen IN NASH
ington."
81 know Of one woman. who. with hoe and
a small patch of land in Alamauce county made
SLIGO in one year in tobacco growing" said
Col. James f. Boyd OF Gold-boro'. NC, At the
Ebbitt. The golden tobacco belt. ne IL
is called. extends through several counties in
my state and il is here that the beautiful and
costly golden leaf tobacco l. grown.
| The soil IA peculiar. containing silica, and !.
| light and sandy. Fertilizers containing. large
! percentage of ammonia are used. The leaf H.
soft, silky and very light and Is used mainly for
wrappers small percentage is also MIXED
| with common grades OF tobacco and gives ~
| that yellowish. golden appearance so dearly
priced by smokers. 1 have seen it cell a. high
NJ % pound. while ordinary tobacco sells for
rum 10 ~ ne price ordinarily rules
from % TO - cents. YOU AZ l. very profit
able and source OF great revenue 20 the
state. IL l. all sold at auction and the grower
cares end when be brings it into town,
"on this, the last day Of nv service in the
employ Of the government. said Indian Com
missioner Morgan. comes 60 me a commune
cation from the hot desert sands % southern
California. on the banks Of the Colorado river
which brings up the wonderful work accom-
plished by the government schools at Fora
| Yuma, Fort Mojave and Phoenix. AriE
The Yuma Indians are the lowest. mentally,
! of all the savages. They are dun Of int l.ct
filthy IN habit. prefer 60 GO without raimsnt
than cloihe themselves burrow in the hot snbi
| and live altogether like barbarians A few
| years ago they fairly overrnn the streets 81
! Ihmnix, miserable. ragged. filthy lot II vac
decided 10 reform them bv the educational
process. The people Of PhgniN laughed at us
| An appropriation secured from Congress-,
| leo acres purchased close to PhRnis. buildings
erected. schools started ana today they a.. too
cramped, while the filthy beast, Ne they termed
him, has disappeared from the street. of
Phoenix.
AT Fort Mojave there IL in operation a steam
pump which forces the water up from the river
to the dry packed but wonderfully rich soil,
which, when irrigated, produces enormous
| crops, especially Of watermelons. OF which the
Indians there fond no a Georgia colored
man. bill has just passed Congress- aptro-
priating money for building an irrigation ditch
in the desert, which will make IL bloom like
flower garden when completed and give the In
disns a chance 20 farm aud raise crops. 90
present impossible"