Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-27
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

Gov j. T. Osborne Of Wyoming is at Will
lHrds Gov Osborne appointed A. C. Beck
with United States Senator from his state He
Is one OF the largest sheep growers in wyom-
l-g. owning %. 900 head.
Il believe" he said to The STAR representa-
tive this morning. that the Senate will seat
W. Beckwith and Mr.. Mantle. the republican
a3pointee from Montana The provision of
the Constitution relating to this appointment is
very clear. 1t is that if q vacancy occurs dur
ing the recess of the legislature by death or
Otherwise the governor shall have power to ill
such vacancy. The legislatures Of my state and
Montana adjourned before the 4th of March.
and hence were in recess when the terms of
their respective Senators expired. The legisla-
tire Of Washington, however, did not adjourn
Until. think, about the 10th of March. and the
vacancy therefore occurred during the session.
NY state has always been q republican state
end Mr.. Harrison carried it by 400 majority
Wy predecessor. Gov. Warren. was elected by
about 500 majority. was also elected bv about
this majority. showing a change of about 8. 500
votes. The leanings of our people are now to-
ward the democratic party and we believe that
we shall continue to carry the state for we
think we can conduct Its affairs properly and
to the satisfaction Of the people. The federal
patronage In Wyoming has been a great factor
state has but a small populstio and the post
masters. commissioners of land Offices. United
States attorneys and marshals and other officers
WELD great influence and the Incumbents a
power IN their communities. The transfer of
this patronage to democrats Will cut . very i'm
portant figure in the legislative contest two
years hence, when two Unites States Senators
will be elected. We think carry tine
legislature and viii bend all our energies to do
do so. /
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ducing states the country. and We think
know something about wool. The tariff was
made a very great issue at the last campaign.
and free or protected wool theories were ar
gued out and fought for all they were worth. /
am a large wool grower and speaking for the
wool growers of my state can say that the senti-
ment which has been so firmly fixed with wool
growers that the higher the tariff the higher
the price of wool has about disappeared. and
have arrived at the conclusion that the
higher the tariff the lower the price of wool.
Wool has been going down steadily from ]
cent to IL cents per pound for year. and the
wool grower Is satisfied that if the Mckinley
bill can't raise the price OF wool in four years IT
can't in forty. So this is the reason that they
have abandoned the stand that they have so
firmly held for many wears. The same wool
that sold four years ago for 1s14 cents l sold
last wear for IA cents. and if the enormous tariff
of 90 per cent does not help the wool grower
what will in the protection line?
The people OF this country are paving today
higher price for shoddy than the people of
other countries paving for Atwood goods.
a fact that ought to make the poor man. who
alone wears these shoddy goods think yerv
hard There about $50 900 900 of capital
invested in nInety-six shoddy mills in this
country, one mill alone producing more shoddy
than the entire wool clip OF Wyoming. This
is one reason why wool growers, who have for
so long been such obstinate and determined
supporters of high tariff, have reversed their
position"
Speaking about the Indian population in
South America and tine slow business methods
of the people in that country" said Amos J,
Thomas of Fordham. y. Y, to THE STAR rep
resentative, reminds me of some curious
superstitions that the Indians of Bolivia enter
tain.
II was in the country in 1891. The Indians
constitute about half the population. They
treat fever by heroic process. When the
patient is burning up they throw him into cold
water. and the colder the better. Although
great efforts have been made to cause them to
abandon this murderous method 1t still pre-
walls.
Il was in the city of Lapas in September.
1891. when they had a good-sized ear;hduake.
j noticed that shortly after the shock great
many Indians were very drunk. reellng' round
the streets. / asked the cause ami informed
that they believed that they had but short
time to live. that the world coming TO
end and that they would enjoy themselves dur
ing their last moments in a manner which they
consider the height of earthly happiness
Though these Indians are civilized they are
densely ignorant and by their superstitions and
turbulent actions retard the progress Of the
country. 1t is almost impossible to maintain
telegraph wires. a. the Indians believe thev will
interfere with the rainfall and consequently de-
strOy their crop. The government recently at
tempted TO establish telephone line between
the capital. Lapas. and Lake Titicaca. forty
five miles apart 1t was torn down and de-
stroyed so frequently by the Indians that the
government compelled to abandon it.
They preserved the electric light plant in
Lapas by adopting an ingenious method of
overawing the natives After the plant had
been in operation but few nights il happened
that there was an eclipse of the moon. The
superstiuous Indians believed that the electric
light absorbing swallowing the moon.
They gathered in large body at one quarter of
the town and moved upon the plant to destroy it.
1t was saved only BY the intervention OF a large
body of troops The government the next day
selected several representative Indians, took
them to the power house. shocked them
severely. then took them out along the line and
shocked them again with the wires and in
formed them that the electric light an evil
spirit and that they had better leave 1t alone.
Since then. and that WAS but a short tine ago,
they nave had no trouble on that score.
az notice" said vell-knOwn democrat whose
position is such that his remarks are authorita-
tive, THAT Georgian recently laid great stress
upon the fact that though there are 240 fed
eral Offices in Georgia there are but 800 Office
seekers from that state in Washington This
brings up an interesting question as to where
do most of the Office seekers in Washington hail
from.
MY business brings me in contact with a
great many of them and have observed their
attack upon the capital with great deal Of in
terest- From the result of INV knowledge be-
heve that there more kenTuckians in Wash
ington for Offices than from any other state.
They were among the very first to arrive and
they have not YES ceased coming There are
probably twenty kentuckiaus IN town " no want
Office 10 one from New YORK. and thirty one
from Connecticut and New Jersey. mention
these states particularly because during the
Campaign one frequently heard this remark:
Well, with the solid south and New York. New
Jersey and Connecticut. that's all We want
Next TO kentucky comes Indiana. IEdianans
take naturally TO politics and Once holding
ducks TO water. and as the state has been such a
battle ground for SO long and has been so lber-
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