Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-02
IN HOTEL CORRIDORS

THE democrats up in Buffalo are unit
in favor Of having Congressman Dan Lock-
wood make the run for the governorship
to succeed Flower" said Richard Nash of
that city at the Shoreham this morning.
THE feeling is spreading over the state.
too. and, according to my way Of thinking,
he Is the only democrat in the state who
could lead our party to victory. lie IL with
out question the most popular man in the
party because everyone knows just where
he stands and just what his political prin-
ciples are. You see he Is one of these every
day men who is approachable at all times.
even by the most humble and unknown
people, and he don't kiss the mechanicS
babies around election time and ask after
their families like a priest or doctor, and
then give them the cold shoulder efter the
votes are in. He Is a thorough man In
every way, a splendid lawyer, possesses
vast amount Of wise discriminating power
and a strong will. and If he is put at the
head Of the ticket for governor there will
be nothing to prevent the democrats from
piling up great big majority
"A mighty queer boycott has just been
started in Brooklyn" said j. r. Walters.
an architect from the city of the churches.
at the Riggs House today. AT a meeting
Of the Kings County Woman's Christian
Temperance Union last week it was decid-
ed that none OF the members of the organi-
Lation should eat anything that came from
any grocery store where liquors were sold. or
give their patronage to any merchant who
orders wines or other intoxicants for his
customers. There are, / understand, about
3OOO members of the organiza ton in Brook
hav q ar In ha MI
the resolution implies Ii may have serious
effect on the business Of several Of the wet
grocers, and cause the proprietors Of these
establishments to call in the law to their
assistance, as there Is very stringent
statute against boycotts which prove detri-
mental to private business. The grocers,
however, appear to regard the matter as a
good joke. and assert with every appearance
of conviction that the fairer minded men,
bers of the w. e. 7. L. will not allow any
such Interference with their domestic ar
rangements as the resolution have spoken
of implies.
Il had mock turtle SOUP for dinner to-
day." said Capt. Andrew Hopkins an old
mariner. at the Metropolitan yesterday
and is reminded me OF an experience l once
Lad with a school of the real animals down
on the edge of the Gulf stream, about sixty
miles from Hatteras. / was part owner
and captain Of the Mary Lyle at that time.
and was coming up from Savannah with a
half cargo of rice, when one morning the
lookout yelled to me come up on deck and
look at the sea turtles. When / got up and
looked over the rail the whole ocean far
as l could see ahead Of us was covered with
turtles. There were tremendous fellows
and were padding along lazily in the oppo-
site direction to that in which We were
going. 1t didn't take us long to rig up
windlass and tackle and begin pulling some
or the old fellows aboard We picked the
biggest. as they came, and in the course of
three hours We had caught twenty-six, about
all that We could handily dispose of about
the ship. Only nine of them lived until we
reached New York, and we sold them for
good prices. The shell of one that weighed
iiO pounds Is now in front of an eating
mouse on Houston street in New York.
would hate to say how many turtles were
In sight OF the Mary Lyle that day for fear
somebody might think l was fish yarning
but they came by us steadily for five hours
ana after We got well into the school it ex-
tended as far as the eye could reach on all
sizes, ana there was a turtle to about every
forty square feet of water and I didn't see
one that weighed less than $50 pounds"
While the tariff question is bothering
the political and the commercial world, the
domestic is still stirred to Its depths over
the servant question:" said Richard E.
Brarran of Cincinnati at the Ebbitt this
morning. North, east and west the Amer
lean housekeeper seems to be at the mercy
OF her help. In the south there Is but little
complaint. because the colored people con-
stitute the servant class, and they are as
rule. faithful. industrious and competent
believe that the domestic servants will
never prove satisfactory in our country
until some laws are adopted for their gov
eminent, which will also protect the inter-
ests of the employed as well as the en-
pioyers. They have system in Dresden,
/ bold rnl IT,,
or Germany, that acts like 4 charm. Any
person who gives recommendation 60 4
servant who Is not worthy of II is held ac-
BILE by the authorities for any dam
ages that the next person employing the
servant may deem themselves entitled to
by reason OF the false representation II
servant Is dishonest and the employer
fails to prosecute him the employer is held
liable for any theft the servant may be
guilty Of after leaving his service An
American lady residing In Dresden was
congratulating herself upon the jewel Of a
girl she had gotten to cook for her. One
day German policeman came to the door
and told the lady that her cook was steal
ing from her. The American very prompt
ly and Indignantly denied the imputa tion
upon the girl, but the phlegmatic official
was obdurate. He persisted that the girl
was a thief, and said that she was sys-
tematically stealing the coal from the bins
In the cellar and giving 1t to a confederate
The lady called the girl who burst into
tears and confessed her theft when con-
fronted by the officer. The latter then told
the astonished employer that she would
either be compelled to prosecute the girl or
become pecuniarily responsible for all
thefts the girl might commit after she left
her service. The lady refused to either dis
charge or prosecute the girl, who was
otherwise a splendid servant and because
the family who employed her were going
to return to America in a short time, any
how. and she would run no risk Of re-
sponsi bility. If something of the same sort
adOnfQ6
be less peculation by servants. Nowadays
when a chambermaid or a cook or a bell
boy or a waiter Is caught stealing any
thing the punishment that follows Is mere
iy discharge from service, because the
majority Of people hate to go into court to
prosecute what they consider venial Of
lenses. II 1t were not for this false sem IL
ment and II prosecution and punishment
were made to follow theft, we would have
better class of help, and the life of a
housekeeper would be all the more beara-
ble."
GETS DAMAGES.