The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-10

every one. A great man, truly, and
one who will live and deserves to live
IN the history of his country, if for
npthirg else, for the mastery way in
which he settled the Ashburton treaty.
Two great men, Englands Special
Ambassador and our Secretary OF State,
met quietly; calmly they went through
their work; there was no excitement,
no furry, no long, sensational news
paper articles. Everything was done
in order, in amity and good will. What
an example to the men of today, with
their constant quarrelling and quib-
hlingi" So !" 4
! Hardly a member f'of Congress but
comes to Washington. with deep-seated
opinions of what is correct for Rep
Pesentative to- do, wear and say, and
many, of them gain their ideas from
dfoll sources. Mr.. Cochran of Missouri;
circumstance, had read in one of Mark
Twain's celebrated books that the
proper equipment for a man in. Wash.
fngton was an overcoat, fan and an
umbrella. He accordingly armed him
self with these indispensables If he
still carries the fan it is not evident,
talt 1t reposes, perhaps, in his over
coat pocket. The umbrella, however,
he is never without In rain or shine,
heat-or cold, it is his constant COM
panfon. No one ever saw it elevated
but once, and that was in the corridor
leading from the Senate Chamber to
the House. In fit of absent-minded-
ness the distinguished member from
the Fourteenth district of Missouri,
after, finishing deep and weighty dis
cussion with the Senator from his
State lifted up his umbrella, and,
walking with a long and steady gait,
made his way from the north to the
south end of the Capitol. Some who
saw him thought the eminent Mis-
sourian had become suddenly insane.
others that he was carrying out a
wager. The hero of the story was, nat
urally, embarrassed when he found
himself the cynosure of all eyes, and
is still irritated at mention of it, but
the incident furnished abundant
amusement to the visitors at the Cap
itol.
Colonel Robert NJ Fryer, who has
been engaged in civil engineering in
Honduras for some time, and who was
ia town last week, pays a high tribute
to President Sierra, the Chief Execu-
tive of that little republic. The Pres
ldent, he says, is a man of admirable
qualities in every way, well thought
of by foreigners, and almost idolized
by he native population, especially the
s5-alers who served under him in the
army until ne was elected to the Pres
itential Office last February. His
Cabinet, too, is an able one, and the
policy OF his administration broad and
liberal. He aims to improve transpor-
tation facilities through the republic
and every concession calls for the con-
struction of wagon road or something
better.
Senator Cockrell, who was a colonel
in the Confederate army, has many
amusing stories to tell of his military
experience. There was one thing ]
would not tolerate" he said not long
ago, "and that was Stealing and wanton
destruction of property. If, knowing
my objection to these violations of law
and order, my men persisted in the
crimes, punished them promptly and
| adequately. On one occasion three OF
| my privates stole some hogs and killed
them. | made them pay SO cents a
pound for the pork, ordered them to
carry the hogs about the parade
ground, wrote Hog Thief on their
backs and marched them around the
camp to the 'Rogue's March One oil
them felt very badly over his order
and with tears running down his face
asked If there was no escape. He was
so evidently sorry that let up a little
| on his punishment, but his companion
big, impudent fellow, seemed to think
the matter great joke, and grinned
at me when I gave the order. You
carry two hogs / commanded. and
assure you when he had carried them
while the smile disappeared from his
face"