Arizona republican., 1898-02-04
WASHINGTON CHAT.

Washington, Feb 3.-Al;houzh nea-- ly eleven months have fled since the present admin stration came in pow CT there are nightly to be seen in tn: hotel Hobbies the faces of men whose advent in the capital anteda ed MarcI 4, 1897, and who are here still, the pur- pose of their mission being unfulflled Last night a contingent of Texas pat riots were in evidence Very few of the fat offices that the faithful of the Lone Star country long fer have as yet been distributed.
 Say, MT. Reporter" cried onl of the "1onghorns, 'how long dces it take 10 acquire citizenship here in the District? I've been here till I beg.n to feel like one of the oldest inhabi- tant' crowd, and if they had suffrage in the District of Columbia would be competent to vote, I think. I'm af CT a S2,500 office, and have already spent S3,GO0 trying to get it. If it hadn't been for pride and hating to go home and confess to being licked, I'd have abandoned the thing long ago. The game isn't worth the candle"
 "The main reason of opposition to the annexation of Hawaii by white men of American stock. like J. o. Carter, who is now in Washington, is fear of a rush of people, from the United States to the island" says MT. H. R. Carlyle of California, who is in the city.
 "The conditions of life ar at pres ent easy over there and always have been. The old timers have thriven in various ways, and they do not care to see a swarm of ahustling Yankees com ing over there to disturb the serene, conservative ways that are the rule in Hawaii. The new corners will in- troduce new methods of business. competition will become keener, and probabl in the course of little while the strangers will dominate the country, politically and commercially. That, at least, is the fear of the e1e- ment which MT. Carter has come on 10 represent. At heart this faction would have been much happier of the monarchy had never been overturned. They are of the sort who oppose all change. If they had their own way ex-Queen Lii would now be on the throne. As it is impossible to put her back the next best thing is to try to defeat annexation"
 "I rode down from the capitol yes- terday in a street car with ex-Presi dent Benjamin Harrison" said MT L. W. Taylor of New York, at Cham berlin's. "He was apparently in splendid humor with the world, for he chatted and laughed with one or two gentlemen who were sitting alongs de and who had evidently known him when he filled the highest office.
 "The general is not dude, but was dressed in excellent taste He had on al Prince Albert coat and vest of soft, dark goods; a heavy black over coat of somewhat rougher material, and striped trousers that were of fin est imported worsted. A rich, made up four-in-hand came tightly about his spotless turn-down collar, and across his vest lay handsome gold watch chain. He looked the ar.sto- crat from the toes of his polished gal ters to his shining silk plug.''
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 Representative Samuel G. HI born of California and Gen. Lew Wallace of literary fame have just witnessed the closing of fiery episode between themselves, which has resulted in a
  nate controversy was about the navy. Judge Hilborn, some months ago, pre- pared a lecture of the great needs of ! the navy, in the course of which he made some rather sensational stat=- ments concerning the lack of ammuni tion for the great guns that are mounted on the floating fortre sses, | called modern cruisers and battla- o1i lecture in Chica go and other cities where the statements came to the a. 1 tenthonl of Gen. Wallace. The latter immediately questioned their truthful. ness, and caused an Indiana member of congress to investigate them at the navy department.
 It is we'll known that Judge Hilborn is member of the subcommittee on naval affairs in the house, which has consideration of appropriations fol that branch of the naval service, on which Gen. Lew Wallace had taken him 10 task. Judge Hilborn recently recommended that s1,OOO,OOO be ap. propriated for smokeless powder S500,0O0 for reserve ammunition, and S95,00 for a powder factory. Tester day these items were inserted in the naval bill, which will be reported to the house. To add to Judge Hilborn's triumph it should be said that the In. diana member of congress went to the navy department, where he was con vinced, not only of the truth of Judg; Hilborn's assertions, but of the faci that Judge Hilborn had understatet the alarming condition of affairs.
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 An interesting point in official eti- quette was decided at the capitol yes terday.
 Secretary Pruden, bearing the pres ldential nominations, and Clerk Browning, with his arms full of mes sages from the house, arrived at the senate door at the same moment. I was a question for a moment which should be presented first The prob lem was very quickly settled. MT Pruden left his official communica.