Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-09-30
WASHINGTON LETTER.
The DethrOned Queen-Stntue of OIL
yer T.. MOrtOn-The Isthminn
Cannl-CnpttaI Notes.

Liliuokalani. former monarch of the
Sandwich Islands, has decided to es-
tablish herself permanently ut the
American capital. and, although her
heart often longs for Hawaii. her
dusky highness will spend the rest of
her life in Washington, where the leg
islatOrs of the country will occasion,
ally hear from her regarding the
wrongs she has suffered at the hands
Of an ungrateful country and through
the cOnnivance of Uncle Sam.
Queen Lii" as she is irreverently
called here. has not surrendered her
royal prcrogatives without Il struggle
and still insists upon the ceremony
that surrounded her when she was on
the throne. No one is allowed to sit
when she Is in the room until he re-
ceives a signal from her to do so. She
is invariably addressed by her attend
ants and friends ms Your majesty"
those who neglect this title being an
grily reproached for so doing. and
every one Is expected to back from her
presence. \ young cOlored girl who
applied to Queen LIS" lady in wait
ing for the position of maid to her
majesty" on being told all that was
expected of her. said Indignantly: mo.
miss; no. miss Bad 'nuf to work for
n darby, anyhow. but n darky dat
spects all dat-nOt eff ! knows 1t, not
ef | knows"
Statue of oliver r. Morton.
Indiana will place a statue of one of
her most eminent sons, Oliver L. Nor
ton. in the hall of statuary at the CAPT
tol as soon after the converting of con
gress as practicable. The statue. of
heroic size and made of Italian marble,
is the work of Charles ii. Niehaus and
represents Indiana's war governor in
the act of delivering an Grafton. The
family of Senator Morton have taken
the deepest interest in the statue, his
youngest son and namesnkc. the late
Oliver L. Morton Of Chicago. having
been one of the committee which ar
ranged for II. and they regard it as an
excellent likeness and most salts
factory piece of work. Coming home
one evening during the war from
long, forced ride, Mr.. Morton was
stricken with paralysis. from which he
never recovered and until his death
used crutches. With these evidences
Of his lameness he Is invariably asso-
ciated by those who knew him in later
Inc, but there is no hint of this intirm-
ity in the Niehaus statue. The sub
ject stands erect and firm in the full
vigor of his prime. wearing n long
beard and dressed in the pigeon tail
ed" coat worn by statesmen before and
during the war.
The Isthminn Canal.
1t looks as if another session of con-
gress would go by without action on
the isthmian canal. At least Profess
or Emory II. Johnson, member of
the recently appointed isthmian canal
commission. who is now in the city,
expresses his belief that no formal re-
port of that commission can be pre-
scented with twelvemonth. The pres
ident especially impressed ii upon the
commissioners that they should make
their investigation so thorough as to
leave no question open for future eX-
animation. This takes time. They
might present to congress preliminary
report before the coming session was
far along, but this would be unsatis-
factory. 1t Is claimed that there has
been altogether too much preliminary
information on the canal question and
not enough of the other kind. Ii Is
reasonably certain that the opponents
of the canal will be able to fight off any
action which would have TO be based
on an advance report. Mr.. Hepburn
Of Iowa, however, says that he shall
Introduce his bill at the December
session.
Dixie For n Training Ship.
The auxiliary cruiser Dixie is to be
converted into n training ship for the
practical education Of landsmen in the
navy 1t Is estimated that 1t will cost
about $4,000 to put her in condition
for such use, but those who favor the
plan say that the results to be obtained
will justify the expense. There are
many naval officers. however. who feel
that the present system of naval train
ing of enlisted men Is an expensive
luxury. An officer who takes that view
says that the government could put
landsman through Harvard university
for the same money that ii eXpends TO
prepare him for service in the navy.
He added that the worst feature OF the
whole matter is that, in spite of the
vast sums of money spent on their
education. only about per cent of the
naval apprentices remain in the navy,
preferring TO employ their knowledge
in better paying civil pursuits.
Arrangements have been made
through the regular diplomatic chan
nels for the resumption of commercial
relations with Spain. To this end Min
lister StOrer at Madrid has been in
structed to take such steps as will lead
to the usual commercial treaties be-
tween this country and Spain. He has
reported that there is every indication
Of the speedy settlement of the various
questions involved, and he expects no
difficulty in arranging the treaties,
President Mckinley has decided not
to take any extended western trip. He
will go to Chicago next month to be
present at the laying of the corner
Ftone of the government building and
may run up to st. Paul. but will go no
farther. Mrs. McKinley's health is as
signed as the reason for cutting off the
fur western trip. She has returned
from the summer vacation feeling
much better. but is manifestly not
strong enough to endure the strain of Il
long railroad trim,