The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-14
WORKS FOR QUEEN lii
DR.. Mary Walker Lobbying
Against Annexation.
A QUEER WASHINGTON CHARACTER
The Senate Not So Exclusive as 1t Used To
BE = Why the Hawaiian Treaty Hangs
Presiding Ohicer.

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Fire Vice President Hobart = Good
Presiding Onicer.
| WASHINGTON. Feb l4.-ISpecial Ono
oil the queercst characters ever seen in the
national capital has been haunting the
corridors Of the senate for several weeks.
DIR Mary Walker has been lobbying
| against the annexation of Hawaii. When
say lobbying, do not intend TO be taken
In an offensive sense The nice little doc
tor is not working for pay. She is not, as
| certain other more important but not less
active persons are, in the employ of any
corporation or syndicate. She is working
for love, and the particular species of love
which animates her is a sincere and abid-
Ing affection for the late Queen Liliuoka-
lani otherwise known as Mrs Dominis.
just how DR.. Mary Walker was ensnared
by the charming though not airy Lii do
| not know, but certain it is that the quaint
little woman looks up to the bigger one as
grand and worthy specimen of her sex.
DIR. Mary is in earnest, and she often
comes near shedding tears over the injus-
tice and cruel wrongs of the former queen.
There is nothing manlike about DIR.
Mary except her attire. She wears trou-
sers, high silk hat, swings cane, affects
the latest style of neckwear for the sex
| which she is initiating, and her little feet
are incased In mannish boots. But in all
other respects she is woman. When she
talks, 1t Is in woman's quaver. When she
becomes excited, as she always does when
she expatiates upon the wrongs of poor
Queen Lii, her voice Is as plaintive and
feminine as woman's ever was with just
| trace Of the New England scolding dog
matism in 1t. Like any other woman she
Is tender hearted and sensitive, and unlike
most lobbyists she lacks gall with which
to stand up and take knockdown blows of
argument. How like woman she is, aft
er all! She loves to talk as long as she may
continue her argument unopposed, but she
doesn't like it bit when some one takes
the other side with too much force.
DIR. Mary's Argument.
But she is sincere. She really believes
that the annexation of Hawaii will bring
woe to the United States. "Annex those
islands," she says, in her high pitched
voice, land that will mark the beginning
of the end of this republic. There is a
clause in the constitution which forbids
any citizen to NEEDLE with or interfere in
the affairs of a foreign nation with which
we are at peace. And here it is proposed
that the government itself shall go and
violate the constitution. What respect can
the people be supposed to have for the con-
stitution when the government itself,
through the great men in congress- goes
deliberately about its violationS"
But what excites DIR. Mary's pity most
of all is the unfortunate Queen Liliuoka-
lani. 'She is such "a good woman" says
the dainty little doctor. ''She was so
cruelty cheated out of her dominion That
was a crime committed in the name of the
people Of the United States. Now we are
asked to receive stolen property. Oh, it is
shame burning shamel That is what
it isl
Another odd character who has been
seen much in Washington of late is .Jere-
miah Curtin, the linguist. Mr.. Curtin is
an American born and bred. A native of
Milwaukee, he early developed a wonder
full aptitude and fondness for modern Ian
guages. He has mastered nearly all the
languages of Europe, with a special PEN
chant for Russian, Polish and the Slav
tongues. He is an odd looking man-tall,
ungainly, with great shock of deep red
hair and long whiskers to match. But he
is cultured, delightful conversationalist,
has travelled all over the world and used
his eyes and ears to good purpose and is
welcomed in the best homes of Washing
ton. Mr.. Curtin is well known through
out America as the translator of Sinkie-
wiesc's masterpiece, "Quo Vadis." For
his work in preparing that wonderful
novel for publication in English Mr.. Cur.
tin recently received check for S24, 900
from his publishers
Not Like Old Times.
Every now and then you hear a senator
signing for the good old days-the days In
which the United States senate was
small, compact, dignifed body. "Why,"
said one senator, with disgust written in
every line of his face, lit is getting SO bad
that we have to run our chances of being
recog nized by our own doorkeepers. Oc-
casopally 1t happens that a senator Is de-
MED admittance to the chamber or to 9TH
er apartments which are sacredly guarded
by our employees. The other day saw
Senator Wilson of Washington i'm tower
ing rage. The man who sits in the base
ment corridor watching to see that none
but senators, senate employees or newspa-
per correspondents pass by to the elevator
reserved for their use. had stopped tho
gentleman from Washington.
admit that do not look like sem
ator, exclaimed Wilson. l am thin, and
/ don't swell myself up to look big. Great
.Tehoshaphatl Has 1t come to this-that a
man must get thick around the waist be-
fore he can be recognized as senator by
our own doorkeepersp' He was redhot I
stepped up and Strengthened things out
and probably saved that poor doorkeeper
from having his head taken off.
Senator German of Maryland, still the |
leader on the Democratic side, |
is great stickler for the tradition that |
when discussion In the senate shows q ma |
jority for a given measure 1t Is always |
easy to get vote. II cant explain it,"
says the senator from Maryland, but |
when a majority appears on any question
we know 1t without making inquiries. 1t |
seems to be in the air. We feel 1t. From |
that moment forward every one under |
stands it, and a vote Is not far off. We |
have had all this delay on the Hawaiian
question for the simple reason that neither
side has been able to figure out majority.
The uncertainty has prolonged the de-
BATE
Vice President Hobart is said by many
senator's to be one Of tho very best presid-
in o officors tho seuafo aver had He Is |