The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-18
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

Had the United States annexed Cuba
Immediately after the close of the Span
ish American war. there would have been
no trouble The Cubans were then tired
Of fighting. and would have gladly come
into the States on almost any conditions
But the opportunity has gone" These
observations We're made by Edward s
Godfrey Lieutenant Colonel of the
Twelfth Cavalry. formerly Major in the
Seventh Cavalry. The Twelfth Cavalry
is a small body just now he remarked
As far rs my information goes it con-
sists of Colonel Whelan and myself, who
have Just been appointed TO recruit it. II
is one of the new regiments TO be organ
lied under the new army law We Will
recruit at San Antonio. Texas"
Taking up the subject Of the attitude Of
the Cubans Lieutenant Colonel Godfrey
said: Since the close of the war the
feelings Of the CUbauS have undergone
complete change. l have been stationed
near Havana in the Columbian Barracks
and 1 have had opportunities during two
years 10 see 4 good deal of the common
people. I realize that the Cubans now
have an ideal, which has been developed
by the politicians who are DESTROYS Of
running the Government, and getting hold
of the customs receipts That ideal is in
1 dependence The average Cuban has now
come to believe that only complete ana
absolute independence Will suit him,
where, a few years ago. he would only
too gladly have embraced an opportunity
to come into the United States
only to see the flag OF Cuba floating
above the Moro Castle That IS what
they hope for, and it need only float for
one day They want to achieve lndepend-
ence, and then dispose Of their own desti-
MES as they please which. l have TO
EDr7l4t y4-r.11ll bringing .DDIIt annex
alton to the United States
The CubanS are much agltated over
the Platt amendment provisions. and are
10y no means prepared TO accept them
cOntentedIy- They have had enough fight
| ing. however, and / am sure that. what
ever happens they Will not resort to arms,
or force Of any kind. The matter Of
coming into the United States of course.
rests in their eyes a great deal upon the
outcome Of the Supreme Courts deliber-
atiOnS over the Porto Rican tariff cases
II free trade is allowed | am confident
that annexation will take place much
sooner and much more quietly than if
business relations are to be restricted by
protective tariff
On a Ninth Street car this morning a
laxative conductor watched a half dozen
passengers on the rear platform eye the
red streaks on the asphalt which mark
the fire runs ard at which all cars
must come to a fun stop.
That's q mighty simple scheme said
he, and vet electric cars were run for
more than ten years in Washington be
/ fore anyone thought Of it. Before that
/ the motorman cook a guess and stopped
/ q dozen yards on either side of the point
! where a halt was necessary The man
! who first thought of it came TO this city
/ from Ohio about five years ago. He was
an electrical engineer and he noticed that
when cars stopped over q pit to have the
underground power changed TO the over
head. or overhead trolley TO underground
the motorman had to go forward or back
a half dozen times 10 get the truck right
over the pit This lost time, and time Is
money
He went to the electric road that runs
to Alexandria and had J white streak
painted across the tracks ar each of the
pits. When the front of the car was at
the mark the truck was over the pit
Today that man Is superintendent Of that
road ana gets big money. His road could
change power in three seconds where 1t
/ took others three minutes untiI they saw
. the idea. Funny no one else ever thought
Of it,
4 strange complication IN relation TO
! passenger travel between the United
Z States and the Sandwich Islands has
( arisen since The Islands were annexed to
/ this country. Through the act of annex
alton the islands become a part of this
/ country. and hence all laws that apply
| to shipping III the United States. and be-
: tween United States ports apply also 10
1 shipping between the ports OF the United
/ States and Hawaii There is a law which
I requires that ali passenger travel be
( tween United States ports shall be in
/ United States bottoms. Vessels of for
! eign register carrying passengers between
! cur ports must pay a penalty OF 500 for
+F-.4y-.}ipus from
Honolulu 20 this country have been put
I 10 much inconvenience and delay. OWING
70 their inability to find an American snip
10 bring them 10 this country
Dr. Z r King formerly Of Washing
/ ton hut who is now on his way from the
! Hawaiian Islands to ' Vienna TO study, has
now at the St. Louis. He was obliged to
/ remain in Honolulu nearly zen days IN
/ order to get a ship that could take him
! TO san Francisco
/ IT Is really a most absurd and most
/ announcement thing b, aid yesterday
! The EIawaiIao islands are none too well
( supplied with vessels. and 70 exclude
American citizens trying 10 return nome,
! from the use OF any excepting American
/ ships IS ridiculous in the extreme, ana q
| I!lOst short-sghted policy. Honolulu is
served bE d Japanese line. by the OcCi-
dental ard Oriental. by the Pacific Mall.
I and by the Spreukies lines Fortunately
/ q few Of the Pacific Mail steamers and
Of the SDreckIeS line steamers have an
American register. otherwise IL would be
I absolutely Impossible for person to
| come from Honolulu to the United States
I at all. BY this most peculiar law the
/ TRANSFORMATION facilities between the
United States and the Sandwich Islands
/ are cut down at least one-half il not
more
You cannot imagine how extremely
aggravating IT IS 10 wait in Honolulu
while the fine Occidental and Oriental
boats come and go. and not be able 10
I travel on them Something surely should
be done TO remedy such q state or
things
DR.. King came to San Fran cisco on the
Alameda which arrived in the fog day
or TWO after the Rio de JanierO ran
ashore and sank with such a loss of life
we blamed our captain for being eau
tious and having cold feet, but when the
fog lifted, and we saw where we Were
and when VIC heard Whzt had happened
/ TO the Rio. We were truly thankful for his
foresight
FOUND DYING IN 4 HOTEL.
4 Supposed Commercial Traveller
Expires in a Baltimore Hospital.
! BALTIMORE, March 18.-A man who
! registered as Henry Atherton. New York
/ last Thursday, was found unconscious in
- room, o. RTrgITFv-c Hotel = Norta I ibzrt,-