Evening star., 1898-12-01
IN HOTEL CORRIDORS

p. H. Bartlett, an attorney of Sorel, Can
ada, who practiced law several years in the
United States, is at the National Judge
Bartlett, speaking of The recent publication
containing the proposition to exchange New
England states for British West Indies
said: This proposition created nothing but
amusement in Canada and there is no prob
ability that it will ever be seriously con-
sidered. There IS another proposition very
much more far-reaching which is growing
in the minds of the Canadian people. This
is the old annexation idea. 1t Is generally
believed that the government of outlying
colonies will not be satisfactory to the
United States under It's form of govern
ment, while it is necessary to the we'll
being of England. Canada is very nearly
independent of England now except in mere
form, and | would not be surprised in
the very not far distant fNtufe to see the
United States cede to England her newly
acquired possessions in the Atlantic and
Pacific oceans in exchange for Canada.
There has always been strong annexation
party in Canada and equally strong one
in the United States. The islands would be
Of less benefit to the United States and
probably more benefit 10 England than the
Dominion of Canada
T. L. Johnson of Wilmington, n. c., who
has had considerable experience upon south
ern contract work. is at the Riggs Refer
iiliS W lIS recent race IlOlS III lne SOuIn,
he said: Il think these troubles could have
been averted and 1 believe that the ma
jority of white people will agree with me
The trouble was in allowing the matter to
continue SO lcng and reach a stage where
bloodshed was unavoidable. The time to
prevent political race riots is at the pri-
mary. If the men who employ negro labor
and the merchants who sell them goods
will go to the primaries and 'et the colored
men distinctly understand that no colored
official will be tolerated, and that white
men who are nominated on the republican
ticket must be intelligent, respectable citi-
zens they can force the nomination of good
men on all tickets and that is all the peo-
pie of the south want. They intend to be
governed by respectable white men. but
they have no desire to stihe any free voice
so far as political principles are concerned.
There are lifelong democrats in North Car
olina who would have been lifelong repub-
licans on principle If the race issue had
never been allowed to enter politics"
Van d. Hite-Smith, a water works en-
gineer, who has the contract for building
the water works at Pocomoke City was
seen at the Metropolitan Mr.. Hite-Smith
said: In nothing Is the increasing pros
perity of the country more noticeable than
in the demand for public improvements by
small cities and towns. 1t has been but a
few years since a city had to have several
thousand people before a water works and
electric lights were even thought of. Now
1t is not an uncommon thing for towns of
not over 1000 people to be as well equipped
with water works, electric lights and sew
erage as large cities. The people are not
as afraid as they used to be of voting in
favor of public improvement bonds, which
seems to show an increase of faith in the
future. Another noticeable thing is that
the question of cost does not now figure
nearly prominently as 1t did few
years ago. The towns want the best and
insist upon having it. The business of ex-
elusive franchises granted to private COM
panies Is not so large as 1t was, and the
sentiment in favor Of towns owning their
own water works and electric lights ap-
pears to be growing much more universal
D. E. MCLEAN Of New Philadelphia, Ohio
who is at Wizards, when asked concern
ing the recent gold finds in his vicinity,
said: ''It has been known for many years
that there was some gold in Tuscarawas,
Licking, Coshocton and other Ohio coun-
ties. Ore has been sent to assayers which
has shown very large amount of gold
but it has never been found in great guam
titles. have not very abiding faith in
the recent discoveries, but they are of a
nature that prove conclusively what has
long been suspected, that there exists at
the head waters of these Ohio streams q
gold deposit There will eventually be
quartz discovered near the southern shores
Of Lake Erie, which will be exceedingly
rich, as the deposits which are found in
southern Ohio are very fine after having