Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-27
IN HOTEL CORRIDORS

Indians are mighty amusing individuals
when you come to know them" said An
drew Gregg of Devils Lake, OAK, at the Eb-
| bitt yesterday Their stoicism is remark
| able, as everyone knows and they do not
| like to ask questions even If they are near
ly dying to find something out. There is an
Indian out my way who is known as Beaver
Jack, and he Is pretty well thought of, be-
| cause he is willing to work and does many
| odd Jobs for the white people He comes
| to my residence to cut wood when needed.
| The shed where the fuel is kept is quite
| large and a portion of 1t Is used as a play
house by my children in rainy weather. The
| youngsters have undertaken to embellish
| the sides of the structure by FASTING up
| pictures cut from illustrated papers or any
| thing else they can lay their hands on, The
| chef d oeuvre of their artistic collection is
| a highly colored picture Of an allegory Of
| some sort. in which a great many angels
with golden wings are shown. To add to
| the realistic effect of the scene one of the
| children added very life-like mustaches to
some Of the angels. Every time Beaver
| Jack came to cut the wood after that pic
| ture was pasted up and embellished by home
| talent he spent some time looking at it.
! At last one day he could no longer restrain
| his curiosity. He called me to the shed.
Hay, say he remarked In a most earn
| est tone, pointing to the hairy-lipped golden
| winged angels in the print. Where you
catchum white man like him?"
Il turned him over to the rest of the
| family for explanations, and If 1t wasn't
for the commandment against stealing /
would expect to see Jack become Chris
tian, as he is extremely anxious now to
see If live bangle is really like those II
the woodshed picture"
An experiment in the treatment Of con-
victs il about to be inaugurated in the
state prison Of Massachusetts. at Charles
town." said e. Porter McClain Of Boston
at La Normandie yesterday, (which may,
as expected, be of much practical benefit
in behalf of prison reform. 1t is something
like return to the system Of solitary con-
fnement, although in this case the prisoner
will be allowed to decide for himself If he
desires that mode OF life during the period
OF his incarceration. A convict doing this
will see no one but his keeper, but will be
given plenty Of exercise and good, whole
some food, provided with work and be kept
| in a comfortable cell. The evil after effects
of the present gregarious method of keep
ing convicts will, 1t is believed, be prevent
ed by the rev system. Many men who de-
part from the path Of propriety and are
| made to suffer for 1t legally go to prison
with determination to reform and to lead
good lives when their sentences expire; but
they are thrown constantly into the COM
partnership of hardened criminals. who will
not fail to insist upon a continuance Of the
prison acquaintanceship after they get out.
There are numerous instances on record
where a man who has been released from
prison and endeavors to lead a respect
able life is forced back into crime by those
who were companion convicts with him
and who adopt a system of blackmail and
threats to compel him to enter into rela-
tons with them. The Massachusetts mode
will allow well-disposed prisoners to sep
arate themselves from the other convicts.
and let them leave their cells when forced
undismayed by the fear of meeting crfmi-
mails who know they also wore the stripes
and will take familiar advantage Of their
Knowledge"
1.-THE prevailing tendency Of English and
continental capitalists to invest in indus
trial enterprises in the United States ap-
pears to be causing more comment and fear
than it deserves" said Henry Troxell Of
Chicago at the Riggs House yesterday.
1.-The new form Of investment by foreign
financiers Is only diversion Of their funds
from enc class Of enterprise to another.
Up to a few years ago European money
eagerly sought a field for profitable growth
in American railroads Immense quantities
of bonds and stock were held abroad, es-
pecially In England and Germany Such
securities no longer offer opportunities for
safe investment, and the reason is not far
to seek. There is crisis in railroad affairs
in the United States, and the cloud of
bankruptcy that formerly covered only one
road or a small system of roads here and
there now envelopes them all. Nine-tenths
of the former shrewd railroad presidents
are now receivers Of roads plunged in ntiga-
ton and nearly ruined by the reckless ex-
travagance with which they have been per-
sistently operated, and the bold and stead
fast crtminality, to use strong, but en-
tirely just word, with which their securities
have been juggled and tempered with. For
eign capital Is not cowardly, but IT is care
full. 1t is satisfied with small percentage
of profit, but wants the returns to be sure
and regular. Consequently 1t has diverted
itself to commercial enterprises, such as
breweries, paper mills. hotels and other in
dustries where so-called Napoleons Of
finance have no opportunities to find dis
astrous Waterloos, and where the bond
holders will have the right, denied them in
railroads, to have something to say about
the way in which their money shall be
spent. What do / mean in saying railroad
bondholders have no voice in it's manage
ment? Just exactly that. 1t is the share
holders and not the bondholders who die
tate the policy of a railroad and direct it's
affairs In any way they see fit. The men
who furnish the money to construct the
road are powerless.'
The rise in the price OF WOOL which
seems so surprising to the political proph-
cts who foretold the utter humiliation of
the sheep industry II the present tariff bill,
which makes wool free, should pass, is
easy to understand If the question is fairly
examined, said c. A. Banks Of Steuben-
vile, Ohio, at Wizards this morning Mr.
Banks has large sheep interests In Wyom-
Ing, and says he is Independent in his po-
litical views. THE last three years have
been notable in the history of sheep and
wool raising. The husbandry increased to
an enormous extent some years ago In
Australia and South America and our own
west, until the worlds supply became too
great for its consumption. The low price
of wool changed profits to losses, and many
sheep ranches were changed into cattle
ranches. The flocks were disposed of at
runous prices, so that at present there are
TN,
United States, instead % the 100000 we
had in 1892 This great decrease and the
consequent diminution of the wool clip ac-
counts for the present price of wool. Tie
same policy of going out of the business let
me add, was also adopted by sheep raisers
in foreign countries as well. The wool sup
ply of the world Is now short many mil
lions of pounds, and 1 am confident of a
steady rise in the price for several years
to come, despite tariff or anything else OF
that character"