Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-13
THINGS HEARD AND SEEN

complement of passengers going from Bal
ttmore to Boston with Capt. Howes of the
Merchants and Miners line. The captain.
by the way, Is one of the best men that
ever trod o quarter deck TO make a trip
with Among the passengers was Nick
Young Of base ball fame. This and the
fact that Capt. Howes Is an ardent ad-
mirer OF the game gave rise to great
deal of base ball talk. which was heard by
everybody, including the fussy old lady
who talks to every person on board and
makes herself generally disagreeable. Sun
day afternoon she wanted to have prayer
meeting, and went about arranging for a
leader and a choir. Coming up behind two
young men she asked them IL they sang.
Well" replied one. I'VE are not troIba-
dours at singing. but we sometimes make a
blun at it
''Blufr. sir: bluTi' Is that term you use
IN base baII?' haughtily inquired the old
lady as she marched of. And II all
owing to Nick Young and the base ball
talk he caused.
A good story was told on the ship by a
Boston man who was in Antwerp while the
preparations were I'm progress for the ex-
position. Representatives of all nations
were there preparing exhibits from their
respective countries. In the evening all
the visitors were in the habit of gathering
In large hall on the grounds TO listen
to the band play. out of compliment
" tllG NlcltOES the national airs OF me an
ferent countries were played. and received
an ovation from the group OF that ration
ality In the hall. The night that our BOs-
ton friend attended the band performance
this playing of national airs was the
program All were played, but not a thing
that could be twisted into an air for the
bird of freedom A delegation of the Amer
leans went up to the leader and told him
that they felt sighted that their country
had not been recognized. With profuse
apologies the leader said Ii was clearly an
oversight and promised to give them the
American air at once. He distributed the
music, and, waving his baton. the band
broke loose. not with any familiar patri1tic
air. but The Man That Broke the Bank at
Monte Carlo. Amusement among the
Americans finally gave way to visions of
"Old HOss'' Hoey and his song, and when
the band finished the tumultuOus applause
from the American delegation elected an
encore.
When Hill was elected Senator he did
not let go OF the office of governor until
after Gov. Flower was inaugurated, thus
keeping Jones-'he pays the freight'-
from having hts name enrolled among the
governors of the empire state. 1t was COM
mon 10 allude to him as Governor-SenatOr
Hin In those days. Should he be elected
governor 1t is quite possible that he will
hold the senatorship until ne is inaugural
ed as governor. when he would be able to
appoint his own successor. thus depriving
Gov. Flower of that pleasure. Then IT
would be in order to allude to him as Sena-
tor-Gov. Hill. 1t has been intimated that
when he is made governor, II the political
gods so will IL, that Flower would be ap-
POINTED senator. Another guess is BOurKe
Cochran Both of these are possibilities
~ Is sure thing, however, that neither
W. Il. Hornblower nor Wheeler H. Peck
ham Will be selected. Whitney or Lamont
might be considered possibilities especially
II the right kind of deal could be made
70 unite the democratic factions in New
York and make Hills election sure.
Tine A. p. A. had an opportunity TO test
the sentiment of Representatives on the
subject nearest their hearts in the last ses-
sion OF Congress. An attempt was made to
abolish all the contract Indian schools,
which would prevent the expenditure of
over SSO,Uo annually by the Catholic
CHURCH in the education Of Indian school
chlluren- IL was not passed for the reason
thdt the government would not know what
10 DO win the children, as public schools
could not De in2ueurated at once. 1t re-
suited in an instruction to the commissioner
OF indian affairs TO see what steps could be
taken toward the adjustment OF the con-
tract schools and the establishment OF pub
lie schools. conducted by the government,
in their stead
Commissioner Browning is now doing
what he can TO decrease the contract
SCHOOLS and Is making fair Roadway. He
takes the resolution of Congress for in
SructiOns to proceed in that direction
There Will always be a wide difference OF
opinion as to the best method of educating
the Indians, but it is the intention of the
\. +. y. to have the Catholic schools abol-
i~hed. II possible. 1t has been remarked
That those congressman who failed to sup
Port the movement against the Catholic
schools as heartily as they could wish were
marked for slaughter by the A. p. A, and
already several have fallen by the wayside
due. ii is said. to the influence of this secret
political organization.
c. W. McCune. the popuMst leader. who
has headquarters IT. this city. has recently
returned from Texas. He talks very glibly
of what the POpulists are doing down there
He thinks that two aud sure will be
elected. lie says that Cyclone Davis, q"
who is running against Judge Culberson
will beat the judge. McCune says that they
may count the 'Cy clone out, but that he
will have majority OF the votes cast. This
ana what he says about Tom Watson win
ming, but being counted out may mean that
the pOpuIIsts intend To make a number of
contests in the House. in case they have
the balance OF power, relying upon the re-
PIbllcars 10 help them GUST democrats.
McCune also says that the republicans
would elect two members from Texas if the
POpultst candidates would pull out and sup
port the republicans. These are Grains
and Paschals districts. where, he asserts
that the protection sentiment is very strong
The delegation from the Pacific northwest
oregon and Washington Is going to take
advantage Of the recent developments in
the Jdpdn-ChiEa war on the water to urge
the construction OF q large naval station on
Puget sound or the Columbia river. Naval
officers have agreed that the great I'D in
naval warfare Is a convenient station
where ships can be speedily repaired and
the features Of the naval engagements be
tween the eastern beIligerenis have brough Il
this point out very fCrciby. This wiI be
used by the Oregon and Washington dele
CATION TO convince Congress that a large
station should at once be built on some con-
yenient and large harbOr in Oregon or
Washington.
Already there Is being constructed a dry
dock at Port Orchard on Puget sound. The
location OF this dock was chosen with a
view 10 the establishment of a naval STA
ton at that point at some time In the fu-
ture. In fact, the navy authorities now
designate IL as the Puget sound naval STA
uOn, much to the annoyance of Senator
Hale OF Maine, who does not want any
more naval stations built on the Pacific
coast, and grudgingly assenteI to the dock
that Is now being built However the earn
est pressure of the Pacific coast delexatlo,l
may bring about the expenditure OF money
TO make naval station OF what Is now a
dock yard.
The contention in favor Of the Columbia
river Is that Il furnishes fresh water for