Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-18
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Sen Dyer and myself. said Coz n Rus
sell Brown q Rhode Island 10 THE Sr.E ropre-
sentative at the Arlington this morning. ''ar.
in town in attendance upon the good roal-
convention. am an enthusiast Gprn the sub
ject. consider IL one % thc vtG Questions %
the moment, marvel that more attention. 1. uos
given IL and expect - 80 he MOS, satisfactory
results in a few years. The custom 81 erncra-
tions Of working ous . few dollars yearly q
road tax makes the farmer slsw o. accept toe
new idea. The legislature u our state has az
pointed a special COMMITTEES 20 rrport IN the
matter. This report l. not YET ready. but sur-
mise that IL will rocommcua that "a. stat. tav
two-thirds and the towns tho balance for tie 80
tAblishiugand keeping iu repair o. nscadanl-
lied rosst. A. Rhode l-.aud h. th~ most
thickly populated state I ;rud that the FIRE.
mail delivery IN rural district, VII D.. feali-
zaiion of the near future Free mail DELIVERY
and good roads have much On common I
should like Co see the interest IN the movement
stimulated throughout the country The Tat
That We are 50 eApaufiNs ofer- no r.ason VIZ
our roads should not he as level ard hard
those in Europe
The natives 81 southeastern Ala.ka." saa
e,-tiovernor A. ?. S~iutcrl e Alsska 10 IuE
rapidly falling into the customs IT Americana,
particularly 10 their dress some q ths hctt.r
class Of natives dressing even l,ct,ct than "a.
American residents. IL Was fofme-l, the cue
tom in southeastern Alaska Tor the women %
wear 'iahret or short piece 81 hone Or si.,sI IN
their lower ip by way ~ ornament Now on.
observes II only among Tho old uornen Alanr
The Betiug sea the meu I'm. uuucture their
hps. They begin with a small pi,,-. Z si..l or
Done no Target than needle ara gradually
increase the size until 10 nea-1r.- nrariy an
inch IN diameter In" bigger tine 'i.bfct' th-
more pleased aud important feels slr native
Men and women alike plaster thsir face. stth =
thick coating of black waste obtained from
grinding n sort Of soft rnrk. nIrN saV q ke.u.
The features VAN in winter an pr,,is,.'z thou
IN summer from the attacks oi iu-erts aud
troublesome fle-. 4 a rae. the f.,Il. 81.
under size and not per- rnally attractive. though
AT Sitka one NAV ar- suui- sfirr,ltd sf-,ritisu-
OF muscular dcNslor m.ut atnrs & 'hs men
while some Of the youuC wuru,r are rrod f,a'k-
ing. There are now four uvv -Hap.rs ruhli- rs
IN the iftrii"rs aud u b. rr.-rr--inr -ati-iar-
I torily. Nv stay there was ,,r, pleasant aua
made many warm friend I understand trat
very largely signed petition D. h,irr rrei.sfrt
m AiaSka requc.iing my rr1pioirffnent lrt
whether mN business i1t,u,-ts - INe-sfr,
Washington. vii admit ,t my accepting ~
appointment. assuming that o. vas ga. lored. I
am not PREPARED 20 state
The state ~ Wa. hiucton" .sid Attorney
General W. &. Jones - Su.tau. Fali- ~ tbs
Ebbitt House To- Tnr STAB Representative. al.
just nov cut up politically o,,r Nh s.ratarial
contest My latest TriyHt" advice arr that ~ -
nobodys game vet. Both II M. lending canii-
dates. Mes~rs. Turner ard Ali.u. are strong
men, Yet IL l. not impossible that a dsrk hpr-s
may win the race. We fed particularly god
over the rapid progress aud advancement ~,
our state. We have three transron;iusntal liue-
with two more now binding. into Spskaue have
built more buillings IA that cIty during ne
pact year than ever before. our voting popula-
ton has increased from about % O0l % - go
in two years. We have the Australian bal .ol
system and verv rigid Registry Law whll.
aliens cannot vote on their iirs' napers o. u
permitted IN the other western -.ste- cur
railroad bu,lne-- has increased over % Vsr crut
and iobhing trade - per cent over last year
Onr territory Is 1000 square miles la excess -
that of Maryland. Delaware, Pennsylvania and
New Jersey combined. ". have more coal sud
iron deposits than they have. immeu-e fursi-
Of pine. 200 aud 300 feet IN height aud IN a.!li-
ton 10 having the best and largest hsrhor IN
the Pacific We are nearest China ana Japan and
have great deposits Of lead. copper. silver and
gold. | am in Washington before the Suprem.
Court arguing the Tacoma tide lands case,
which involves SO 600 600. affects the title %
two miles Of the water front 20 Tacoma NJ he
tween the state and private claimants aud th-
deciSion Of which will be most duNIously aWaitei
by our people.
Joseph u. Bedding Of san Francisco. counsel
for the southern Pacific railroad musical COM
poser and critic and one of the best known
club men in Frisco, is at thu ShorohAIa. '.EN-
Lieut.. Gov. Stephen W. White -aid Mr. Red
ding to 1HE STAR representative. "si be- the
next United States senator from California.
and | venture 20 saw that he will be a. popular
IN Washington ~ he l. In California tie H. q
young man. Of exceptional strength % char
acter, splendid LAWYER. ana orator of force
and "A most agreeable man 10 meet Mr.. whiis
will from the start take his place among IN.
leaders of the Senate. where his ,lcqnence will
command attention. Tie b. the strongest dem
ocrat in the state and opposition % his election
has practically died out. The slump of tho
state into the democratic column n surprise
and lack of organization in ;he republican raI4.
largely contributed o. the result