Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-15


OF the country. including Irving N. Scot, Of the
Union iron works. san Francisco: Charlie. n.
crsmp OF Philadelphia s l.. Dickey Of the
Iowa iron works Of Dubuque. A. Master q tho
Columbia iron works OF baltimore ana :. Brown
Of Elizsbethport, y }. All these gentlemen
represen; firms that have AZ present eoutr.cs.
with the government FOR the building o. war
vessels. All are very much Interested In whether
Congress viii authorize the construction Of
other ship at this session.
In commenting upon this point one % the
gentlemen named said 10 THE sEAR represen-
| tstive:
Unless Congress passes the bill at this see
: Con II Will be two wears from last neo.mber
before the government eau receive even BIDS
| LOT vessels construction. IL will then take
I three wears TO turn out a ship. making eve
years before ship can be placed In comnis-
! sion: Congress will not meet until neat ne-
! cemoer, the bill will not be passed until after
! the passage OF e'aprropriAtion bills. which
| are generally a. the end OF the long session.
| Nhich oflngs Il 90 August. while IL takes four
months before the Secretary l. in position 90
| award bids. The Importance " quick action 10
therefore most apparent
Another important point is tina, million.
have been invested In shipyards and IL requires
| skilled workmen to work on The ships N al.
| yards shut down or close up thelr naval con-
struction departments the workmen becom.
scattered. capital lies idle and stagnntion re-
|
OF DAYS these matters should be seriously con-
sidered."
81 was informed at the Capitol today" said
I. II. Greevy Of Altoona. Pa. who is the demo-
cratic contestant for Representative sculrs
seat. that will be accorded next week the
privilege Of addressing the House in supper, OF
rsy position and attacking the accuracy Of the
committees report deciding in favor OF the
sitting member. The report Is a unanimous
| report and IL is unusual TO permit contestants
to address the House when such reports have
been made. generally only where a minority
report Is also handed in. 1 consider that the
| report does me an injustice and 10 contrary 10
| the law and the facts which shall endeavor TO
| impress on the House
| my case has been the largest ever before
| congress since the Curtin oman contest
| seventeen years ago, and the testimony taxes
| M three volumes or 2. $50 pages OF nonparel
| type. NY contention l. that NV oppou.nt
| secured his scat by Illegally cas-, ballots
| MY city, htoona ls one OF those fow places
| IN the world dependent entirely upon n single
source OF revenue for existence. namely th.
| shops OF the Pennsylvania railroad The com
pany has just expended between sS O0O. 900 and
| s4.OOO.OOO in new shops. being the largest in
/ the world. and in addition to the old structures
over 5000 persons are directly employed in tho
! shops and by the company there aud upon tins
| army Of workers dependent directly or in-
directly, the 5000 souls constituting our popu-
| lation. Ii viii soon rank the third citv in i'm
poriance and population in Penn-vlvania. 10
has n normal republican majority Of SEVENTY
| five. but | carried ~ bv aGS and IN a county
| with usual republican majority OF 2 800 I VAS
! beaten by only 100 vo:es Ii Is usual for the
| House 20 confirm a unArimous report On a con-
test and unless | change the rule by the facts
present next week the contest will DO finally
decided against me-"
| II believe that every voter. % all political
| compleuons. in Buffalo would have signed .
| petition. had il been necessary, requesting the
| recognition by prezident-eleet Cleveland Of
| Wilson 5. Bisselrs eminent fitness FOR a cabinet
portfolio" said George Urban. jr.. OF Buffalo,
chairman of the republican county committee,
at the Arlington 10 The STAR representative.
| The appointment gives The greatest satisfac-
| ton TO the people Of Buffalo and western New
| York, and il affords me pleasure though OF op-
posi'e political faith, TO say this Of Mr. Bis-ell.
| He enjoys the respect OF every republican and
the admiration OF every democrat in Buffalo,
| and L am confident that Nashngtonians viii
esteem his acquaintance. He IL an eminent
| jurist. a clear, upright, fearless politician. Q
stanch friend. a hard worker, close student and
| a charming acquaintance. From the very fret
| We all felt that Mr.. Cleveland would select him,
and we are glad that our expectations have
| been realized"
The small dead losses in a hotel foot Nd
very heavily at the end OF the year" said the
clerk to TIE STAR representative, ',and among
the principal items are envelopes and paper
There are two hotels in Washington that use
over 200 900 sheets Of paper and l25, 900 envel-
opes a year, and the paper is of the best quality.
Much of il is used by outsiders. We don't mind
| giving paper to a gentlemsn-in fact, IL il kept
| in abundance in our writing room-but We
| draw the line at the beat and hotel loafer So
| when he asks for stationery we had him q single
sheet and an envelope. look him squarey in
| the eye and ask in our most polite and icy
| tones, Anything else. sir2' This fetches some
| of EN- even when their gall is thick a. mo-
lasses.
Then the soap bin is enormous, a new cake
| to every guest. The annual cost OF 90 trining
an article as toothpicks would surprise you
! while the items for matches, pens and PEN
| holders count at the end Of the year. These are
articles handed over the counter alone and there
is no equivalent unless the advertising resulting
| from the circulation of the stationery may be
considered Of value. The small losses in other
| departments are as great and too many 10
| enumerate.
"The bill before Congress declaring all half
breeds and three-qusrter bloods among the
civilized tribes in Indian territory citizens"
said V. NJ. Hobbs Of KingHsher, Oklahoma, at
! the Natlonal, II very Important measure. IL
is this class of people who profit by the tribal
relations they sustain and not the full bloods.
In fact, out of over 5000 Cherokees there are
but about 260 full-blooded Indians. This pro-
portion holds good with the other civilized
tribes and is a strong argument in favor Of the
| throwing open Of the territory.
| This bin should pass. Ii will annul the a.
vantages derived from tribal relations but will
not affect the property rights o, those affected
| by il. These people and the intruder whites
control matters in the territory. An intruder
is a white resident IN the territory. Nearly all
have acquired property interests. but do not
own land, the fee thereof being in the Indians,
but they lease the lands OF the Indians and
practically own them. The intruder question,
as it is termed, is a very troublesome one 10
solve. but Il will have 20 be decided some day.
Though the Cheyenneand Arapshoe reserve
| tions were thrown open and the lands allotted
| 20 the Indians only last April. many Of the
! Indians have made excellent progress in the az
| ricultural line. especially since these Indians
are blanket Indians. lived in tepees and never
| worked. Squaws alone have worked, bucks
| considering anything but hunting and war be-