Evening Star Newspaper, November 14, 1883, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. FUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Rorthwest Corner Pennsylvania Ave. and 11th 8t., by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, GEO. W. ADAMS, Pres't. Tar Derstec Stor is served to snbeerihere in the by ca unt, at 10 cents per kor Copies at the counter, 2 eente each prepaid—o0 cents a wont One sear. 3 [Entered sf {jilice at Washington, D. Cas Bee nil-r ‘me Werecy nblished on Friday—@1 a year, Bostaxe pr fe an application. — eee INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS IN THE STAR. | WEETS—Is ES —4th Moxex To Loas—tth Mepican, &e 4 Frnsoxat—#th Frases ast ¢ ) pare, ith pags, ith pace. Ath pace ith paze, Woon ann Coxe—ith p ee AMUSEMENTS. _ yeu SAL THEATER OPERA. ‘TO-NIGHT, AT 8, THE MERRY DUCHESS. for the St. Te Hhie fucks ss Sone. the lize Chorus, The Spanish Tove Sonz. The Ductiss who Dees as she Chooses. EXT WEEK, the Powerful Spect: TILE SILVER RING, N.Y. and 109) the beautiful ®: cular Melodrama, hts at Wal- WY Moving nit THE MEKRY MINSTRELS, Laughed ss and Sung into the Meri Joymen A GREAT NUMBEK OF NEW FEATURES. “THE HIT OF | The Gurceous Spx WHE MATINEE SATURDAY, AT 2. NEXT WEFK—1\ZEL KIRKE, From: th: amare Thvate NUIKD ANNUAL COURSE OF SEX POPULAR CONCERTS it Conerezutional Chureh, under the direction of DR, W. BISCHU! the first FRIDAY EVENT fae month, wane DECEMBER, an FRIDN ur ent - balenes of the sittings will be offered as Reserved sats at $1 for the cours Sale ¢ P will open at ELLIS x 5 Bur. at $ pain. on TULSDAY HIGHT WOOD Fak THE LAST GREAT THOT OF THE YEARt Pennsylvania ave- 185 BILE N Nov. 2 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15. Fret Race Bins, Parse for 2.25 horses; mile heats, ~hoe. Elwin A, les. Lear. Medium, ke. Dick Orean. Bre ‘J pacers ; mile heats, an ne ‘sdune 1 d Joe. Promptly at one o'clock. Auction and pained horses will start. nig-2te MSS EGE GEMS AND OTHER ENTER- AVE toonmente FINSO. with or without Orchestra in- jr « POUHEO LANG, 1124 12th street north- = Music Store, niS-liu* S. TEACHER OF DANCING, Holl, corner Sth and sts. Tw. their Childs i ou the Ist of Deeem- the term for $10, Late * tis PPueaien conige E, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12 ONE WEEK, re 1 at 10%. ‘TOM CANARYS AMELICAN FOUR COMBINATION, E ys Thuredaye and MUSEUM. SFUPULAK RESORT OF THE CITIZENS Grind Preram, NIGHT THIS WFER. her wouderful Edn- HMUUS: SAM BENNELE and HW ANLEY aturdaya, ni? 3S FAIR, L, Stu SUREET SOUTHE NOV. L214 TO NOY. 2trH, <P 1 i Lotis WEEER, THE L-RNOWN BALTIMORE DRY GOODS HOUSE A CALL AT ONCE. Stieet Northwest. OW IN STOR Pesteoted ‘GOODS, fort WM. K. RILEY, =. cor. Sth aka E ste. nw, Che Star. Ve 62—N29,536, WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1883. TWO CENTS. SCIAL NOTICES. PECIAL, MEETING Ty eqnested to NTERS NO. 1— tinwed at the sam ix authorized to re ands or lips ns 1 ; at MUNCASTER & HOWARD'S Puarmac; and Istrects northwest. ‘Lanye stock of the latest desizna, PLUMBING AND HEATING, SAML S. SHEDD, 409 9th street northwest. W FRENCH PROC Kow'r C. Fox. => FIICH, FOX & BROws, Esrabuisuep 1356, REAL ESTATE AND LOAN BROKERS, NSYLVANIA AVENUE, Alt properties placed in our hat for salosre inaerted, ares, ia our “Keal Estate Advertiser," (tirst pecial attention given to the management of estates and of properties belonging to non-residents, sand collection of Rents at 1u Tate rates, and without charve for paying taxe ting rents and attending to repairs, to which personal attention is given. Faithful atten! the renting of Ho on piven to the di: tale, of all property placed in our hand on real estate security made wi nual interest cullected and remitted without posal, by lease or “BUILDING LUMBE of every deseri; 1." AND HARD WOODS mu eepeciully ordered to suit 4-4, 5-4, 6-4, 8-4 Ash Counter Tops.prime and seasoned: gany, Cedar, Cherry, Poplar. Oak, a Pine and Vircinia Pine, rong: dressed, or manufactured into. Partiti scoting, Flooriux and Mouldings, in lots to accommo- rs filled with dispatch aud correctness, at Aces than current market prices, WM. McLEAN & 807 Cor. 13th and B streets northwest, GAS FIXTURES! THE LARGEST Also Walnut, M: THF. CITY TO ELEASE CALL AND CURCULAN BUILDING, IT larly called to PHOSVIEE, war Brain and Nerve Tonic an: jalaria, Fur sale acrated by the glass OF W. C. MILBURN, 1429 Peansylvania avemie, ‘The Copartuers! the undersiwned, unde HUPTY. js this day a solved by mutual conseut, RICHARD H. TAYLOR will sign in Hquidation and are. respectfully rey red to furnish Eugraving, for either re lof or plate-press print- Designs and Estimates furnished upon application. THE LAUTEN ENGRAVING COMPANY, THaywanp & Heremssos, 4% NINTH STREET, Agents for LOWS CHELSEA ART TILES, TRENTON ART ILE, AMERICAN ENCAUSTIC TIL! PANY, MINION, MAU and other IMPORTED TILES, BRASS FIRE-PLACES and BRASS FIRE GOODS in HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, W.. Drew, PHARMACIST, Conver PENNA. Ave, AND 9TH StnFPT, ival of a large a eure gouds from the ca's urst Mamicure: FOLMERS, 20 ivory AND BOXWooD; ss Wonder, aud | > ? Prercne Fuases .N, £07 4% street southwest LER! LIBRAIRE, i ET PAPE FINEST STATIS its in Europe, ni filiest Aiucriean Sta- of Visiting Cards, Mono ighest style of perfection, 1 | GEAL SEIN GARMENTS. , 3 will be sold at the prices | marked when p ‘The advanee in = } London will net atiect our prices, WILLETT & RUOFF, 905 Pennsylvania ave. T Heap A Vorce Sav He came from the corner 15th and @ street in healthy underwear, his fee Ww. Lis hands fitted to. perte gloves, and & his} Places for mie. TYSSOWSKI Cor, 15th and G streets, Sear Sirs Doraass, NEWMARKEETS AND SACQUES. Having returned from New York we offer special (No increase in the price of resent stock of Seal, notwillstanding the advance Varyains in Seal Garments, ‘The popnlar Mink-lined Circulars, plain and haud- Cireulars and Sacques in silk and plush; Novelties in Muff-Satchels, Capes and Collaretta, Fur Trimming on band and cut to order, Carriace Robes, Coachinen’s Capes, Gauntlets, &¢, Lowest New York Prices, B. H. STINEMETZ & SON, Harrens axp FURRIERS, 1257 Pennsylvania avenue, A LARGE ar attention to onr T LEVI, DEALER IN NEW AND SECOND-HAND 498 Oth wires t worhwest Highest Price Puld tox wecoud-mand thing. ol7-Sa Washington News and Gossip, GOVERNMENT Recrirts To-pay.—Internal rev- enue, $346.21; customs, 132, A CLAD FoR DaMAGes.—The late Lent. Spald- ing’s friends intend,it is stated,to bring suit against the government for damages because of the de- cision In the case of the torpedo explosion at) port, lu 1881. Tue Case or CHAPLATN the court-martial tn the ¢: Mesplie, United $ eating his pay without lea ratte gener] of Tt ds un Stood that the court found Chaplain Mesplie gutity of the charges, and seutenced him to dis- talssal, Navat Onn ered as seu PLIE.—The record of ase of Chaplain Tousstant charged with dupil- 1so with absence nd in Irwin has been member of the board of Inspection toexamine and inspect the Unit fitted for sea at or arrivingzat the Mare Is Yard. Lentenant Commander G. F. B. Wilde de taehed from the navy yard, Boston, 20th Instant, xd to command the naval station at Key ving Lieutenant: Cominander John s_onered to duty as light-house in- Spector of the seventh district. A Mepicar, EXaMiNen StsPeNpEp.—The Commis- stoner of Penstons to-day suspended Dr, Accel Ames, the secretary of the Boston board of medical examiners of the Pension office, to awalt the result of the Investigation of charges Connecting him with a scheme for selling t! @ stock of @ company i con- nection with hts oMiela: dutte A GoLp Mena, struck in honor of the recent wourzh, N. Y., centennial celebration, has been presented to President Arthur. Unrontenate Carr. WALKER.—The Secretary of War yesterday appointed a retiring board for the examination of Capt. John P. Walker, of the 34 gavalry, now at the government hospital for Insane. The board consists “ol. GDR es, pay ment; Surgeons Basil Norris and c. Capt. ©. 8. smith, of the ordnance me Smart and department. Walker, 1t will be remembered, ¢: Me hospital some time ago and went to York. He was brouzht bi only a few days ago, and there. & now safely housed Dk. D. E. Sarton, of the Department of Agricul- tur, read a paper yesterday before the Amertean Public Health assoclation, at Detroit, on the ‘Texas cattle fever, taking ground in favor of the extst- ence of a disease belt in the southern states from Which It ts dangerous to export cate. WASHINGTON ScteNTists.—The three days’ con- vention of the national academy of sclence ‘began at New Haven, Conn. Among those present were John H. C. Coftin, George F. Parker, A. Graham Beil, Asaph Hall, Simon Neweomb ‘and John W. Powell of this city. ‘The morning paper, read by Bell, was entitled: “Upon the’ Formation of uf Variety of the Human Ra At the after. noon sesston Prof. Aszph Hall read a paper entitled: ples On the Mass OL Sz COMMISSIONER DUDLEY CRITICISED RY A PENSION AGENT.—Commisstoncr Dudiey has recently sent to all pension attorneys circulars requesting them to furnish him with Py & pension sent of this city, has 1 fiethig that while é had ao obje eiton OF Mls method of doing business he did object to the means now Deng used by the department. to p evidence of fraud outside of the departin cords ahd therelgre he declined to comply with the request. PERSONAT.— Ker Randall, who has bee ML at his Penusylvania home with anattack of gout, Xpects to come to Washington next Saturday.— neral Spinner, who has been tn the city for eral ¢ ‘ln, Wi he will spend the winter.— ssentatlve MeClure, of Ohio, ts at the “Ebbitt.—Mr. John A. urhed feomn lis western tour, and a studio at 1113 F stree tor Cullotn, linols, who has been Il in Spring id fora Week past with ash at fever, WW convalescent.—Don Modestro Amiste, En voy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotenw Bolivia, to the Argentine Republ Senor Samuel J. Sanches, secretary of leg lo Agero, of Spain; Hon. Henry 8) AL of Olio, Mrs. Nash of Gallipolts, and R. McLean, of New atthe “Hamtiton. Senators Gibson and Hawley and R tative elect Seney, of Ohio, were registered in New York last evening. THE MILITARY ACADEMY. The Annual Report of the Superin- tendent. YS past, left last evening for Fle Key GOOD RESULTS OF INSTRUCTION DURING THE YEAR— NATATION AND REPRESSIVE MEAS- URES AGAINST THE IRREPRESSIBLE HAZER, ‘The annual report of Gen. Merritt, superintend- ent of the West Point military academy, states that the order abolishing the military department of West Point went Into effect on the of Sep- tember, 1882, and the command of the post of West Polnt was assumed by Gen, Merritt. This betg a re-establishment of affairs as they had existed for along term of years was easily accomplished, and nothing important occurred from the change. On the 1st of September, 1883, there were at the acad- emy .55 professors and commisstoned officers, and S11 cadets. ‘There were 271 cadets at, the same date of the previous year. There were no deaths during the year among the cadets, officers or soldiers. ‘The percentage of Sick to the command ts one-fifth of one percent. During the year the usual practical instruction in the three arms of the service has been given, with as food results as ever obtained before. ‘This year, tor the first Ume, instruction has been given to the fourth class. NATATION AND GYMNASTICS. Sixty-seven members of the class which entered in June, who could not swim, weregaught, and at the end of the instruction three-fourths of the class could swim the Hudson river, ani all the class, with two exceptions, were good swimmers. Excel lent results have been obtained in th instruction in gymnasium, and much moreean be done if a suitable butidihg for a gyinnasium, for wuteh esti: mites been made, Is appropriated tor by Con gress. ‘The instruction In the department of practi cal military engineering has 1 nh most thorough, Practical instruction lias also been given the gra main ind present first classes in bridge building, The ne let hospital was sufficlently ¢ uapleted for occupation In’ December, 1882. ‘The stim of $5,000, necessary to complete the second story, has been inciuded th the estimates for tie next. fiscal Year. Tis recommended that 2.000 be appropri ated for the completion of the work of supplying an squate amountoft water. The partially construet- ed bathing establishment for the cadets was found by Inspection Last spring not suitable for the pur- pose, A new site above the post Was Selected, and pathing grounds made and dressing houses ’con- structed. Attention 18 called to the urgent necessity for Increased bathing facilites for. the cadets th the barracks, An umisual effort has been made during the year to retrench In matters of expense for the cadets, in Customs Which have crept. into the man- Lor the academy tn the past, with success, The average cost of subsistin ch cadet during the last year has been $17.42. ‘The general tone abd discipline of the cadets are good, With the exception of a very few cadets tn each class, the members of the corps are very attentive to reguia- ti For the half year @nding May 31st, 1883, nearly one-half of the ‘cadets hid no demerits rez corded against them. Cadets have been held to a Strict accountability for all Violations of the regu- lations, and unttorm punishments have been fixed for the more serigus heglects and unmilitary con- duct. HAZING. ‘The superintendent says that while his prede- cessors for the last twenty-five years have reported at one time or another that the practice of hazing had been broken up, 1t 18 his experience that they have, without exception, been mistaken, He says ‘by repressive measures the evil has been at tines restricted to Its lowest lmits, but has never been eradicated, Just the moment repression has ceased. the brutal custom has sprung up with new features of brutality. While Ido not favor threats to repress ers oF pledges from cadets as a means of ating vialatians of the regulations, T am certain that the best means of maintaining’ disci. Une in any organization ts the certainty of a sum- mary punishment, just; but severe, tn all eases of intentional offense. I? cadets wantonly violate the regulations in anything which invoives their distaissal, they do so under one or other of the convictions that they will not be detected or that. some influence will prevent their puntsh- ment. In this matter of hazing the authorities here will indulge in no half-hearted measures to detect the offenders. In the matter of punish- ments the experience of the past should convince the guilty that they may. not expect ese mercy from the War department, Under circumstances I gee no reason why the pernicious practise may not permanently be put an end to.” ‘The superintendent says that the new quarters for cadets will be ready for occupation by the mid- die of November. In concluding his report he calls attention to the departments of instruction, in which he says there 1s every thing to comménd, and that it would be strange if the young officers: turned out by the academy’ at the present ume were Lot exceptionally superior, | matte TALK ABOUT THE SPEAKERSHIP. Status of the New York Delegation. WIHAT MR. COX'S FRIENDS SAY, The Speakership contest ts now the principal tople of discussion In Washington, though tt 1s stiil more a subject of speculation than anything Uke certainty, Mr. Rundail,so those who best know hls plans say, wiil be here on Soturday. His {disposition consists only of a slight attack of the gouf, which will not be likely to delay Lis arrival Mr. Cox is not here yet, but he me friends on the ground, thongh they have not yet actively or ganized his canvass. The supporters of Mr. Cox maintain that Randall and Carliste are m: aking a at mistake tn assuming that Cox ts an unin portant factor in the fizht. They say most em- platieally that Mr. Cox has a compact and sincere following that will adhere to him as long as there Isa posibiitty of hls winning. Much 18 heard a to the status of the New York delegation. The most cominon talk is th: means 60 compitine 0 he fs one of them, but that the nvr Will not € tend be Lthis. THE STAR can throw some Hght. upon the true relations of that delegation te Cox. A CONFERENCE IN NEW Yo Some months ago a meeting of th elected to Congress from New York was held at the Fifth Avenue hotel in New York clty for the ex- Press purpose of determining upon a course to be adopted with regard to the Speakership. E of the twenty-one members elect were present, Tt was Unanimonsty agreed t the duty of the delegation to obtain the ership for New York, 1€ that were possible. ‘The Empire state, tt 5 "had ‘but one Speaker in the ‘ nent. ‘There was no dissent to the proposition that it would be a wise move for the democrats to complunent New York by makin: her represe Speaker. Having deter- mined to use effort to séeure the honor for New Yerk tho ni thing was to agrec upon a meinber of the delegation as a can- didate | Mr. Abram S. Hewitt was first pro- posed, Dut he pe refused to perinit his name to be cons at connection. He sald he was physteally unoble for the tsk ofa canva in the ilrst place, and that if elected In thd not ‘form the onerous duties of the posi Hi lared that insomnia was the Durden of hts Ife and thi cment or extra exertion aggravated it. ‘Theret out of regard for his health, re- fused to mneke The race, but he agreed to support ny man whorn the delegation might select. b Ov. Dorshcimer was next proposed, but he also declined, He td he was a new mem- that he thought it would look lke nmption for to aspire to the htghest position in the gift body which he was just eniering, General Sloe im Was ext considered but healso begged to be excused. He too was new Inember, unfamiliar with parlamentary law and tucties and would prefer to serve In the House as an Individual member rather than to push for- ward So eariy for distinction. Mr, Perry” Belmont was talked of, but after thorough discussion the gation selected 5. S$ Cox vhelr standard- bearer. It was resolved to give Mr. Cox the unan- ious and cordial support of the delegation and t press him as the choice of the Empire state for Speaker. He was formally advised of this action ind notified that he was at Hberty to declare him- self as the candidate, by authorlty, of the New democracy. CLAIMS OF COX'S FRIENDS. This Information was given to THe STaR by a member of the delegation, who expressed the opin- ton that Cox will get, with posstbly a single exeep- Hon, the votes of the New York democrats as long a= he sees fit to remain fn the field. There 1s one tember whom it ts thought probable may break and go to Carlisle after *he first. two or three ts; but the Cox men count confidently upon the continued support of all the others. Outside of of New York (leaving the vote of dituself out of consideration) tLe. frie count fifty-four from other states. This would ylve him a total of seventy-four on the first, ballot. An active supporter of Cox sald to-day, “He will iead boul Randall and Cariisl ou the frst ballot.” WILD CALCULATIONS. It 1s very evident that some of the candidates are making wild calculations. The aggregate esti- mates of all the aspirants run far beyond the num- ber of democratic meabers In the next House. Mr Rondatl’s opponents concede him about sixty-five votes on the first ballot, while his friends think he will get about elzhty-tive, and that the number will run above one hundred on the second ballot. THE CANVASS FOR THE SUBORDINATE PLACES isgolng on very actively. For sergeant-at-arms x-Representatlve Leedom, of Ohio, seems, 80 far S$ can be determined at this early day, to be In the lead. Hes a busy worker and has been here for me tine. Col. John G. Thompson Is not here, the det democrats at tt wi hor has he been for some weexs, A democrat. sald this tnorning: “Thompson ts in New York trying to ser old man Tilden to give hima lift.’ He’ is ex- ted here within a few days, The Ohto delegation Will have to decide between the claims of Leedom and Thompson, and this will be done ata meeting to beheld here when all the democratle members arrive, Mr. Leedom says he ts anxious to have the question settled at the earilest: possible day, and that he is ng to submit his claims to the delegation. He counts upon the votes of 8 out of the 1 porratic embers. Congressinan Hill, of Olilo, arrived here st night with his family. ‘To a Star’ reporter he don’t kuow how the delegation Stands as to Leedom and Thompson. [have no doubt though that we will agree upon a candidate before the cau- cus meets, as by Keeping two men in the field we might lose the place altogether.” << E ABOUT THE SPEAKERSHIP. MOR What the Friends of Mr. Randall Say. THE ESTIMATE OF THE CARLISLE MEN “FULL OF ERRORS,” One of Mr. Randat’s large army of friends, and who 1s regarded as quite well informed in political made to a Star reporter to-day the fol- lowing comments upon the Carlisle estimate upon the Speakership, published in yesterday's STAR; “Mr. Randall's friends are reluctant to. believe that Mr. Phil. Thompson, or any well informed friend of Mr. Carlisle, could prepare the statement published on yesterday, which undertook to specity: the votes in each state for Carlisle and Randall, with an aggregate of 110 for Carlisle and 80 for Ran- 1. anything else, but they a to Make pubiie proclamation of the S the effect of such public advoca their pet al relations. At any rate tement IS most grossly erroneous. Ohio ts set down by this Writer as 5 for Carlisle and. 8 for Randall Asa matter of fact Mr. Carlisle has hardly a single supporter tn the delegation. Frank Hurd is for Cox, and of the remainder Mr. Randall will have certafhly 11, and possibly 12. Wisconsin Js set down 4 101 for Carliste, ‘The reverse would be nearer the truth. The tive votes of Mississippi ate credited to Carlisle. He may get one from the state. Missourt is sald to be 10 for Carlisle to 4 for Randall. Mr. Randall has half the delegation. North Carolina ts put down as 5 for Carlisie and 2 for Randall. ‘The delegation really stands 4 for Randall and 3 possibly for Carlisle. The claim of 8 from Tennessee for Caritsie and of 8 to1 for Use in Georsta ts simply absurd. In other states the calculation 1s equally erroneous and absurd. From the 110 votes claimed for Carlisle at least 25 votes should be deducted and credited to his oppo- hent. ‘This fguring ts done go very carclessly that New York 1s set down as having 21 democratic votes, whereas there are only 19. “Of this number on a trial of strength between Carlisle and Randall Mr. Randall has at least 14, ‘There has been an attempt at bulldozing of mem- bers by Carlisle's friends, which cannot be too severely condemned. Tt has failed so far, but. this gume 1S tobe kept up, itissald, by an’ effort to change the untform usage of the party caucus, both of the Senate and House of Representatives, breaking up the system of balloting for candidate: and substituting ‘therefor a fra voce vote. It 1s pretty certain that this business of cracking the vip over the heads Of members will fall of {ts n- tended effect.” ——__——++.____—_ GEN. ATKINS, Of Tennessee, says the reports tele- graphed from Washington to several papers that he{s in a combination with Randall, Thompson and Field, in order to elect himself clerk ot the House, Is “absoiutely false.” He added: “I ain on nobody's slate, nor in no sort of combination. Tam running upon iny own merits, if I have any. Ihave never spoken to elther of the candidates tor speaker with regard tomyself, except to say that I was a candidate. I have made no pledges, no prom- ises, and I will not_ make any, It does me a great injustice to represent me ag making combinations tosecure my election.” REPORT OF THE CoMMissionER OF CUETOMS.—The annual report of the commissioner of customs for the past fiscal year shows'that there was paid into the Treasury from sources, the accounts relating to which are settled in the commissioner's offs, ‘the following: “On account of customs, $214,720,368.98: on all other accounts Including maring hospital tax, steamboat fees, fine alties, storage, etc., $2,360,333.76. Total. $217.080,702.74. There was. pald out a total of $20,6831,022.65, of which the ex- penses of colle ting the revenue frora eustoias smaounted to $6,091 24.51. THE CAPITOL BUILDING. Proposed Improvement of Its Archi- te A Charact AN EXPLANATION OF THE PLAN NOW BEING CAR- RIED OUT—ARCHITECTURAL DEFECTS TO BE CURED BY THE MARBLE TERRACE—AN INTERVIEW WITH MR. FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED—THE OLD PLAN OF THE GROUNDS MODIFIED TO MEET THE REQUIRE- MENTS OF THE MODERN BUILD? MOVEMENT WHEREIN WASHINGTON CITY LEADS THE WORLD, ETC. The work on the marble appre Sat the north- east corner ct the Senate wing and the southeast corner of the House wing of the Capitol has progressed so far that one n form some ment of the architectural S$ which comprehensive plan of improvement, of leh these approaclics are a part, 1s de- signed to produce, These approaches have been builtin accordance with the design adopted by x Ss in 184, the chief feat ot which is a P of marble, shed to supersede the P es eat earthwork covering the base nt story of the Capiiol The ¢ at n of the grounds sur- he Capliol has been made to harine with the contemplated. tmpre in the ing when completed. ‘The plan also makes allow- ance for the uliluate completion, iG building {tself accord to Mr, Walter's desig: which provide for an central port A stalnw imposing dimensions ts, according to the plan, to take the place of the present shabby and mean Jouking steps leading to te inain western entrance. The marble walls of the proposed terrace will yary in helght at different points, from ten to sev- enWen feet, as required to. conforin to the Varying surface of the ground in which they rest. ADDITIONAL ROOM TO BE FROVIDED. While this pian ts intended chiefly to enhance the architectural character of the building, the ter- race will add largely to the basement room of the Capitol. The additional space thu: to’ be gained will be 1,300 feet long by sixty feet wide, divided into rooins opening from a central cerridor. ‘Ten of th spond in form and dimensions with the Dest of the present committee rooms, each havti twoor thre wind pon the existti pse of the arc! These courts are to be made attractive winte ens. T will Be, besides the rooms deserts 4 room: arving from 20 to 44 feetin length and from 16 to 24 feee in breadth, most of which Will resemble the present basement committee rooms. These rooms, it is expected, will be used for the storage of coal, for the keeping of archives, for the temporary deposit of current documents, for extraordinary committee and ¢] S’ rooms when needed, and for other pur- 'S for which addition a1 room 1s. handed. “The plan Of this floor provides fora snbway by whieh coul, ashes and all goods not desirable to be passed throngh the upper entrances may be conveyed underground to or from a postert in the covern- tent Work-yard on south B street. 11 pt ies also for an enlargement of the present bollcr-rooms. THE ESPLANADE. The plan provides that the esplanade or deck of the terrace shall be divided Into two parts, the di- vision running midway between the outer walls ot the present building and the outer walls of the pro- posed new work, The inner one of these two parts isto be level with the foot of the several short Nights of steps now opening from the porticas; the outer one four feet lower. ‘The two levels are to be connected by flights of steps opposite those from. the porticos. In line with the er flights, and runing parallel with the division between the two. levels, there 1s to be a channel eight feet wide, to be’flled with soll and planted. In looking toward the Capitol from the grounds this division of the terrace into two decks will not pe apparent but the range over it, and the marble of the front of the terrace be thus massed with the marble of the main bullding just the granite base course of the latter.“ Ope will be made through the outer wall of the terrace garden for lighting and ventliating the corridor be- iow. . About $50,000 has been thus far expended on the work. The cost of completing It at Une sume rate will be about $700,000. The work ts carried on under the joint direction Mr. Edward Clark, the architect of the Capitol, and Mr. Frederick Law Ghusted, the landscape architect of the grounds, THE INCEPTION OF THE PI: “Eight years ago,” said Mr. Olmsted when asked by a Stax reporter for information regarding the Inception of the plan, “I was asked by the joint committee on public bulldings and grounds to come to Washington and examine the Capitol grounds, which had Just then been enlarged, with a view to a general scheme of Improvement in adaptation to the enlarged Capitol. A great exrthwork had been formed on three sides of the building from the mz terial thrown out from its base, and this had bee overlaid with turf, consttuting a pedestal for the building, which T felt. to be In various ways un- stltable.” T concluded that no impi nent of the Capitol ground would be sattstact( while this great, Inconzrnons earthworle interposed between it and the bullding. “I therefore advised, as a pt iiminary step to a sultable design of the’ grow the adoption of an architectural terrace. | Tis scheme ¥ approved by Mr. Clark, the of the C ter by Mr. Walter, its original designer; then by the joint committee ‘on bulidings and grounds, and was finally adopted by Congress, ‘The plan of the grounds stace carried ‘out Is de- signed subordinately to tt? WHY THE TURF TERRACE 1S OBJECTIONABLE. “The more obvious objections to the present earthwork,” explained Mr. Olmsted, “aside from its general inelegance, are: First, that {t does not provide an adequately firm and stable footing for so ponderous a building when placed on a hill- de—I mean that whatever the real security may in ite limpression upon the mind in that tmade, ‘The architectural terrace will produce an adequate Impression, and the greater apparent firmness, and more enduring strensth of the butiding thus ebtatned will add great leur. Second, it is Impossible In a elim: nd under the local conditions of the Capitpl, that Cart shall be kept in nice or even decent con? dinon When laid, as in this ease, on steep formal slopes. If it can be kept tolerably green, as it never: at the Capitol through any single sun it will sul be thin, weak and shabby, a condl- tion quite incongruous with the elegance of the super ructure. rinally, there isa Common Impression, now ob- Ms, nee of Uhirty feet in the y Of graceful destzn and tained in looking at the Cay hfs i ing that it is + ye? and that its dome appears of disproportionate heigiit and welcht. If you will look at this drawing, waieh shows ¢ nitol with the proposed ter a Will see that ‘the grounds or such an impression have been wholly removed.” “It was my expectation that, the terrace would ve biti! Improvement, of the gre Iways regretted Uhat it was n of the grounds Is discon ‘nee Of SO conspicuous a feature, not ata 3 ‘Unts not done’ y because there Was a more pressing ne- cessity for proceeding with the roads and other ap- proaches to the C SS Was hot dts- posed to make sufiiclent appropriauions for this work.and that which could be best done along with. {t, and ut the same time for the terrace.” OBJECTIONS TO THE PL. “What objections have been ratsed to the plan?” “I know of but two; one, that the parapet would, from certain points, obstruct the view of the buiid- Ing. This had, however, been provided for, as I have already explained, by the division of the ter- race, whlch allows the top of the parapet to come below the plane of vision. The other 1s not really an objection to the terrace, but to the lack of more direct approaches to the building. ‘There are twenty-one streets leading up to the boundary of the Capitol grounds. If ‘ines of direct pussage were to be kept open between all of these and also between each of them and each door of the Capl- fol it would bein every respect better to simply pave the entire area, a8 Michael Angelo did that of the great open place before St. Peter's, and depend for scenery solely on architectural works, fountains, Obelisks and loggias. But that was not the inten: ton of Congress. To have any sultable sylvan and verdant effect It was necessary to secure some spaces of undisturbed breadth of surface. These have been Secured at the least possible expense of directness and amptitude of trans-communication. ‘They are all too few and too limited. To split them further into fragments would be ruinous.” “Why is granite being used instead of marble on the face of wall between the upper and the lower terrace?” ids sald Mr. ahaa es gel be! unpleasantiy glaring. nM seen in any general Vew of the building, and there is no reason this rellef should not be given to those walking on the terrace.” THE REMOVAL OF TREES. “J would like,” said the reporter, “to know some- thing about the removal of trees on the Capitol grounds?” . “I have been told,” sald Mr. Olmsted, smfiing, “that an impression has become fixed in many minds that I have ete meinen many fine old trees. Near the closeof the last session of Congress a member who shared this impression heid me up to public odium as a Vandal on account of It, Ihave ance received a" note froin him ac. kn that he had been misinformed as to the facts and expressing regret that he should have made the statement. Some years before 1 was called to look at the ground the District board of works had lowered the grade of the street on the east of the Capitol so that it appeared a great un- finished canal, and to pass ip toward the Capitol It was ‘necessary to climb a bank, In some places eight feet high, Im doing this work the best of the large trees of the Capitol ground had been Partially undermined. Wsolutely necessary Ings Should be made toward the Capitol ‘The question ts Was it Worth while to attempt 10 design a plan by which de, leaving ridges be- ain a part of the old trees? Was advised that Congress had assumed that be worth while examination of the Uves, T fully concurred ‘The trees had’ been’ grown opentngs cou tween them to sus nd. after a ¢ nSO much felt. “They hi. i but a few years ot lie ground of hi: building of less th nected to lay out Pert survey of thi Mteach eine noted. Lurger Urees on the east a decaying were not were @ thoy were It p Hot De left, to be aud, Wilere they hd thirty Of the latter e in diameter.” of thein are now Hvin not one died there were three arenes Uke Unis: (sir. Olusted illustrated by drawing a peared, with to the two now ex “Upon each site trevs—mostiy old stiver maples. ‘These tn Of green between the avenues ha +, Urees and all. est, One from Mary nsyivania avenue, ad of turt be are (Wo approach land avenue and on with a staple tween them, Tows of old frees were left on the old quiet, broken sp ‘his, [think, has some value. tatned, but provis SeTURZ out rows of mm Was made for Ube nung trees outside of then Several of the old trees sult can see what thei what the condition must have noved. Nearly S that have been ys down some of Uneur Limbs, ery storia bri A MOVEMENT 43 Mr. Olmsted, In answer to the reporter's inquiries, ch admiring the general appearance of Washington city in Its late y of all flourishing cities now ts,” he erved, “to divide into more and more distinct districts of residence apart from districts of work dle, and In these to spre aphily in extent relatively t citles have ¢ 1 himself as «1 OUT—to Increa: population than ais Ubat streets building sites Langer, In this movement V he world, and, In the ins more than apy other of our efttes it ts n chiractertsties, that has escaped tre walls and from the restraints of Poliziug iandlords, that can afford to march and to straggle a Uttle into the fnetively Amertea of stale OF socie on in Open Orde woods and me: stess In this rus-urban direction,” continued be seen to have been very con- ty years in nes of Europe—Rome, Florenc Frankfort, London n all of these the n and the town and if we look it will appear prob re now in the middle of a move- result of which will be thet to live in the compact blocks hitherto characteristic ht a great hardship, if not n Ute the beauty of towns ely ina form of scenery which the interest will constst, not In what we no call Their decorations, but In the grouping of stated bodles of follage with'archttectural masses, HINTS ABOUT TREES AND SHRUBBERY. “You ask if I have no criticisms to make upon what has been done,” he: professional point of view there are two defects that may be worth notleing. street trees have not yet been given sufficient spaces of soll, and that unless these are soon en- larged their growth will be checked, and stunted as_ bie during the last ty l, for example. ming into the to mit into the country century or two t bie that we of towns Will be thor Will be found to Ite lat 1 am afraid that the nd they will thelr roots attempt to push beyond the pits in which they are planted. On account of the health of the trees, also, Uh fashion of substituting aS a surface for the si The other defect to which [refer grow: excessive use of herb become weakly Ir asphalt. for bri ks 13 Lo be regretted. rlous decorations on the to be seen in perteciion only period and during those parts of visited, the crow postuvely torion to keep deep grass slopes in nice order in apossibie, I may say, except by large annual bill’ of exper Ines, instead and angular, as seems to be’ the fashion for the time, "will ‘There 1s room for a great improve- and aiso In a more veneral use of evergreen shrubbery and vines. In the selection of ate places along the Plants should be advantage early ii 1, if not during the entire sto be now observed in this spect as one drives through the streets are in- given to them 1s ‘Another thing. made formal, sti, abrupt be much nice ment in this w: Planting material for iS It 1S very destrabl spring and late in the t ter, Thecontrast Our Troops on the Frontier, NUAL REPORT OF OPERATIONS IN HE DEPANTMENT OF TUE, Lieut. Gen. Sheridan, in hts anftual report upon the condition of the military division of the Mis- sourt, states that there have been many difiiculties In the division during the year, but none of a serl- ‘The troops in the department of Da- » very active in controlling incur- sions from Canadtin Indians and half-breeds who cross the boundary Une for hunting, trading or paling purposes. They have been met each s and arrested or driven over the of some of their erected they Ww that in course or GEN, SHERIDAN’ border with the loss. ¢: nd when tents wei Gen, Sheridan” think how gives to that edy means of trans- tern to Its western b tation tron tse: te have been peaceful during the past t ven of the operations against the Arizona and the diniculty in tke Creek itry and cavalry report says, iassucceeced ‘The school of application for t «Leavenworth, Un ably, and Its value unmsual quiet fa the Dey use of trogps for prot soon cease, but new Interests are growing up by the construction of new lines of railroads Into Mex- and the International Une of the Rio G does now and will continue to demand attention. WHY SOLDIERS DESERT. ‘On the subject of desertion Gen. Sheridan says:— “In my opinion the excess beyond the ordinary ratio comes from the mining, rallroad, cattle and agricultural development of what may be called ‘Many young men in the eastern and middle states, wanting to better their condition by » the frontier, and not having enough money to reach this Eldorado, enlist In the army for the purpose of getting there at the government s hat is thelr real object. ‘They get out to military posts in this way, and to make it more easy for thelr consciences in" deserting Uheir flag, they complain of the ration, the work they have t do, and then desert, Us a ction against ties to which they go are In sympathy with this a “and do not constaer it a crime to desert. It was thé same in California in the old mining days, men enlisting in the east with no other object ih view than to get out to the Pacific coast, deserting on thelr arrival there and going to For many years the extension of raflroads in ali directions over the vast rezion between theMissourt mountains, the report says, now affords an opportunity for concentration of troops, and for some Ume the process of abandon- posts has been golng on. en. Sheridan earnestiy recommends a continu- ance of the allowance of ammunition for target Practise, faving that the lberal expenditure of money to carry out the prescribed rifle compeUtions Will meet with best results, Wrecks in Chesapeake Ba: 1a83, Shield them, river and the Rock: SEVERAL OYSTER VESSELS LOST—ONE CREW OF NINE ‘MEN DROWNED. Considerable damage was done to the oyster flect Telegrams to The Star. BUTLER’S DEFEAT CELEBRATED. THE NEW SPANISH MINISTER PROTECTION OF THE MEXICAN FRONTIER, —— BROCKWAY AND ACCOMPLICES INDICTED. —_~--_ Escaped from Sing Sing. Warre Piains, N. ¥., Nov. 4. —Two bergta harles Wilson, each Cire the form serving aterm of five latter four years, escaped tits morue k trom Uhe mess room of Sing Sing prisou by sawing an tron bur, ~ a’ The Spanish Minister te Washington. RIS INSTRUCTIONS AS TO A NEW TREATY, MADRID, Nov. 14 —1t Is reported that Juan Vole Frank Harrison’ and sears of sic author, Who has been appolt Spantst Washington, has been Instructed to ar commuenctil tr Aly with the United states hh due aticution is to be pak to sLUTeSe ofCuba, 2 > = jcc in Manne Republican Jubi SPRFCHES BY THE GOVERNOR-ELECT AND OTHERS, Worcester, Mass. Nov. 14.—At the reput et last night Speeches w Kobtnson, Senators Dio ed Kite publican. ¢ ker Mart F duilge ¥ Ov. 14 ich, early Ch Pr Arab Was sun The tug Pr tow, Was disabled white tal schooner by a rope steant by Asp itn tat dispa Sunday 1 her tn fn the her why The Akely towed the Protection until she 1 en Monday night, the tug then dritt ame to anchor near Saugus tuck. Of the tineteen men on DOU Vessels sevens Wen are saved. “Capt William Kelly, of Ue A went down with his vessel, and a fireman of the tug Was swept overboard, > = ‘The New Time Standard Cutcado, Nov. 14.—The leading jewelers of ute elty have followed “the lead of the nati will adopt the new standard of me, ~ Reciprocal y Americans and Mex SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, Nov. 14.—Ool. Valdez and Lieut. Ord, of ie M here ty meet, It is understood, he departinent commander, and ¢ & Teclprecel protection of ¢ frontier by the t PSof the two governments against Ludians and organized marauders, > Rough Weather on Lake Mic CHicaco, Nov. 14.—A stil drew here last nlght from. the northwe very rough “and further disasters are expecta. & Lelegram recelved here list nicht says that Uh Saving crew frou St. Louls ¢ et Saugtuck harbor to fescue the crew of the tue rr tection. 1 TS al and telegraphed last RigUt to Muskegon for a £0 to her assistance, _ Foreign News By Cable To-day. MUNICIPAL ELECTION IN BERLIN, Berrin, Nov. 14.-—-Seoond elections for members of the common Counc resnited im the return of bers Of the civic party, and nididates of the work Despite the efforts of the autl-scrttes, mah, presi dent of the common council, was re-elected. A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT BLACK BALLED. Dvniiy, Nov. 14.—Mr. T. M. Maly, M. P. for Mons vchan, who 18 serking admission to the Irish bar, has been black balled by the Law Students Debat ing Soclety of this city THE TRIAL OF CAREY'S SLAYER. Lonpox, Nov. 14.—Justice George Dinman wilh probably preside at the wial of U Dguuell tur te murder of Carey, M. DEGIERS GONE To VISIT BISMARCK. BERLIN, Nov. 14.—M. de Glers, Russian minister of forelsn affairs; has goue wo ‘Pricdricusruue to visit Prince Bismarck. St. PETERSBURG, Nov. 14. — ‘The Journal de St. Petersburg says ‘that Uwe visit of M. de Glers to Germany {5 due to x tte invitation frou Prince Bismarck and that tt will doubtless confirm the exe lent relations Uuat exist belween Russia ang Germany AMFRICAN CATTLE IN ENGLAND, Loxpon, Nov. 14.It is stated that Mr. Henry Chaplin, member of parliament for Lincslustira, proposes to continue Nis efforts to Induce the gow Prninent to restrict the importation of cattle fou the United States, which Is steadily increasing. THE SHREWSHURY CUP. Lonvox, Nov. 14.—The Shrewsbury cup (handl- cap) was won by Donald; Carrie Key second, Viste ‘There were cicht starters. . THE MARQUIS TSENG’S ULTIMATUM. Lownon, Nov. 14.—A Parisdilspat ageney asserts That Marquis present an wlthnatum to the Fi and demand his passports if th ‘Tonquin make an atta hicngos m of the Frontier h force 1h iuh and Sontay- eon aaa A Railroad Depot Burned. ‘Troy, N. Y., Nov. 14—A spark from a locomotive fire to the roof of the depot at Johnsonville, of the Troy & Boston raliroad, at tidutzht Last might The depot, four cars, Mrs. "E. M. Shehan's dwelling and saloon and J. Hf. Sanderson's store were de Stroyed. ‘The loss Is about $15,004; partly Insured. A strong wind was blowing al Ue Ue, aud UWF Village Larrowly escaped, — Early Winter in Wisconsin. Lacrosse, Wis., Nov. 14.—The thermometer stot al 6 degrer hove zero at daybreak Us morning, Tee Is rinning thick in the river at Ui navigation 1 practically closed between Lactosse Brockway and i New York, Nov.14.—Wm. E. Brockway, Lewts Martin and Sumes 8, Foster, who were arrested by Inspector Byrnes, detectives on Sunday last, charged with counterfeiting and forgery,were are naigned in court to-day,und after a preliminary @x- amfnation, which developed nothing new, were committed to prison in detault of $20,000 ball each to awall the action of the grand Jury. Later the grand jury Indicted the tutce meu for forgery Ip the tirst degree. — ‘Telegraphic Bricts. Frre yesterday destroyed the stair factor May, at Kelkenny, M ; ings’and all the stoc A fire in Jowa city, y the Tremont house and stables, saloon, mullll store and Dlacksnith stop. Loss, $20,000, WI sghall Insurance, “The fre was due W at tucen ary esterday destroyed CLASSIFIED CLERKS. No Promotions Without Examinations: THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ANSWERS QUFSTIONS PRO- POUNDED BY THE CIVIL SERVICE C@MMISSIONERS— THE OFFICIAL STATUS OF $900 AND $1,000 CLIEKKS, The opinion of the Attorney General, in answer to the questions proposed by (he civil service come missioners: First, as to the classification of depart mental clerks whose salaries are $1,000 or $90) per annum; second, whether original entry to the clas. sitlud d rviee Is to be dade at one or or 48 also Lo be made at lass the Silery of Which Is and, third, whether promotions are to be made froin the £04 or the $1,000 clerkships to the $1,200 clerkships without exqgninations,—was transtnitted to the civil service COhmuission by the President Uhis morning. nswer to the first question the Attorney Gen- that though Congress through the acts of scified the clertes In each Of the exec» ulive departinents, inaking four classes, the sala- Ties of which were Thxed at #1200, $1,400, '§1.600 and nim, Tespectively, it has by Subsequent ed for the employment of clerks who cannot (according to the terms of the statute au- thoridng their employment) be deemed to fall within “either of the classes mentioned—some of the salaries being higher aud some lower than those named in the classification. Among these are included the $1,000 and #900 clerks. ‘Therefore, though these clerks do not come under ‘ether of these classes enumerated in the section they nevertheless come within the scope of the act of January 16th, 18, entitled “an act to reculate and Improve the et service of the United States,” and may be classified thereunder for the purpose of the examination of applicants contemplated thereby into one or more classes distinct from the four classes enumerated ‘The classification for civil service exauination Lot restricted by the former Classificauons, ENTRIES INTO THE SERVICE In regard to the entries into the service, the Attorney General says that there is nothing in the act to confine the entries to any particular Glass or grade, Thisis ieft cuurely to Lhe judgment of we President. THE PROMOTIONS WITHOUT EXAMINATION. In relation to the promotion of $900 and $1,000 clerks to $1,200 clerkships, the opinion is given that such promotions cannot be made without an exam- ination, as the law positively directa, All promo- ‘ong must be made upon examination, In conclusion, the Attorney General Says that the general rule to be deduced ‘from the provisions 1 That, to be eligible for appointment to any class (whether by way of promotion or ‘the applicant must have ed an examination for Ube purpose of testing his Nunes for the place. 35 5 ? ( i : i reported by ‘wold at 3% to4¥y; Me lambs at 836 tov, ai rata om emake aad follows: Best. ai 3 good. Tandium at 4 to 452; common at 3% to« aS cote and ' ' ' ' ' | ' '