Evening Star Newspaper, October 27, 1888, Page 2

py | those ot t Battery, ti Bad'tne Teh Pattalion” Mo exposes hand pleased by s made fesiey oe far examined ih the ‘of the ‘The weeding out of unsatisfactory material in several companies of the National Guard still Siawoe Cou Bigelow, in conversation with upon the subj said: “The future well being of the National Guards depends not 80 much upon the number of men enlisted as ‘upon their efficiency. It is not our intention,” he continued, “to maiatain National Guard, good or dad, but to have a good National Guard or none atall.” ‘The following enlisted men of the National @uard have been honoral hared: Ci ‘Charies Van Wagner, C. B daily coming in, and several compa- Ing men in consequence. The latest have its ranks depleted was Company Battalion; Privates A. M. Emmons ndes being transferred to the Light men of Co. D, Fourth Battalion, Deen ordered to assemble at their armory on ‘28, for the purpose of electing a captain. Rodney Gary will preside. Burrhus has been appointed sergeant Battalion, Major Long announces having battalion drili for te Battalion on Monday, the 20th, at 8 p.m, street, Detween H and I streets. Cadet Corps wili give several hops at the National Rifles’ Hall. November 27, January 2, Feb- wil 23. This has tnaugu- competitive drills, which take frst Friday tn each’ month, the handsome silk badge, with the printed thereon. night elected Capt. Wm. company. Capt. Farqu- bis command on account of H a iF raft Fr t : at ki | ypteyat MY de Het! Bigelow Tells How War is Learn- from Becks as Well as on the pe As stated in Tax Stan, Col Bigelow, adjutant- general of the District Nationai Guard, delivered ‘Defore the officers of the National Guard at head- quarters Wednesday evening, the first of a cours? Of lectures on the “Art and Science of War.” The Purpose of the lectures, as Col. Bigelow announced, {a Brat, to teach his hearers their duties as officers; and second, to interest them in the business of ‘war. While admitting thac an officer cannot be- said, “a great mistake in inquiring into the secret Sider our officers as divided into two classes—the each other. The latter class ‘should be divided into those individuals that could ‘Wain themselves and those that could not. We ‘Would then have three classes of officers to con- roedy rained, the soli-trained, the un- Assuming such a subdivision to be made, Tenture to say that the great names among our ‘volunteer Will be found in the second Clams, and im the third, the creatures ot ‘and luck and influence, not least, heir Author. ‘These advan' it 1s needless to aay, can hardly be attained without study, but ‘they have been attained without previous ex] ence. No campaign of N: "5 Was more bril- ‘Mant than that upon which he entered at the age ‘of twenty-six, freen from bis studies commanded a brigade, a division, ‘Napoleog laid it down as a spe lal Tule Wier professional study in some form: is ‘the first condition of practical success. Welling- ‘ab the close of his last Of idleness ts a thousandfold greater in you than im other youths, for the fates of those who will ea ‘under your command ‘upon your oie you carelessly take Pep Teney ren ae a ee eeake berate ot anol na ea gn. afi ‘May be such men as born but I have ever encountered them. and doubt tue wisdom Of trusting to their turning up in an emergency.’ Considerable comment has been created in May- ‘Yair and Piceadilly by certain peculiar clauses in Duke whole Hy i I 6 ae Ebesa a nee I i f i i | ¥ FT i Bee Hee 4, i ct Fy ee iH ! tf] f rH I e if | ‘THE LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY SPEXT FOR BUILD- ING IMPROVEMENTS LAST YEAR—SOME NEW HOUSES ‘WHICH ARE NOW GOING UP IN VARIOUS PARTS OF ‘THE CITY—OTHER MATTERS OF INTEREST. Capftol Hill, as the eastern portion of the city 1s known, 1s rapidly losing its old-time landmarks. ‘These were mainly mud streets and dreary squares of vacant ground. At least that is the way an old resident expreseed himscif in taiking with a Sranreporter. The streets are now being paved and Reat, attractive houses are going up in all direc- tions, Its surprising to see the evidences of rapia growth all through this section, Not because there ts no reason for ft, but because it is hard to Fealize that the city 1s growing so rapidiy. From the Eastern Branch to the wooded slopes of Ken- all Green the streets lined with shade trees are being bullt up with great rapidity. “There area food many pioneers in this locality,” observed Mr. Charies A, Snields, who is largely interested in Property there, as he pointed to rows of houses along some of the outlying streeta. “The authori- ties for a long time seemed to be unconscious of {the needs of this section, but in recent years they have awakened to the fact that this isa desirable residence locality, and that people want to live here.” The pioneers referred to are beyond ‘the car lines, but aiter ali they are not very far ou, The eastern limit of the Avenue cars is 8th ‘Street, while the Metropolitan iine only extends one square further east. ‘Then there is the H ‘street line, which runs t6 Boundary street, 1t 13 true, but it 1s practically the nortuern boundary Of the city as well as tue eastern. Still further north is the new electric road. The pioneers, how- ever, can see that city Ee are gradu- ally’ comin thetr way. ‘There Was more Ioney expended for street improvements last year than ever before, and this year the appropriation has wenerous proportions. But the erection of all these rows of houses are not attributed entirely to street Unprovements. The resideats are doing. thelr share, four years in- Bre stock companies, the stockholders paying ts are stock com| rs in certain amounts monthly on their stock, and the’ ‘money 1s emploved in buying ground and in butiding houses, These associations have Deen 80 successful that there are now not jess than eight in active operation. They not only have proved of benefit to the locality, but they have paid the members at least ten per cent upon the money invested. ‘Then there are the various Dulld- ing associations and the temporary companies of persons with small capital, wuo, by uniting their means, are able to buy ground and erect houses which seli and rent at moderate figures. These Tesidents have also been active in bringing to the Cality, and so altoyetner the poopie ot Caples Ua y, and 80 fe people of Capitol il aay Be quoted ad's good illustration of what can ACTIVITY AND ENTERPRISE, It would hardly give a fair idea of the march of improvement in the past few years by stating how many thousand houses have been bullt. Figures 1m such a connection don’t mean much. It is more to the purpose to say that school-houses, and good Ones, have been erected all through the eastern ‘Section, and now it ts thought that a High School Duliding will be the next move. More builaings: are, Of course, needed, but much has been doue, ‘Then there are the churches. The handsome stone edifice which the congregation of St. Juseph’s Catholic church are now building and the fine lat eburch bulk Which the congregation of ‘St. Mark's Epi-ci church recenuly began are both evidences the growing population. In addition to the churches already erecied, several denominations have secured building siies Which ‘Uhey propose soon to improve by Lhe erection of church bulldiags. When houses and schools and churches are belag built, there Is no need to look for furtuer signs of prosperity. All these things may be found on Capitoi Hill, and the prosperity which they indicate is not alone due to the grad- al pressing out of the city population. Houses ‘Must be found for the men employed at the navy- Yard, Where the extent of the work is now being greatly increased vy the erection of a large for the manufacture of ordnauce, | The Washington Gas Company has duplicated its | preseut plant by erecting near the Eastern Branch ‘@ large gas receiver and several immense brick buiidings. The brick-yards in Unis locality are coustamuy enlarging their output, while the old dJuenbeman brewery bas recenuly added to Wwe present facilities for carrying on business. Ail tuese industries give employment aud homes ure needed for the new population. Such, in outlive as given to a Stak reporter by a well-posted citizen, are the reasops for the new life im the eastern section of the city. This explains why it 13 that ground which coula be purchased five Years ago Tor 8 cemts per fot is now held at 48 cents. It accounts for the reappearance in the tarket of the land which has practically been out of the market for tue past twenty odd years, Many citizens will remember the row of dwellings Op 1th street — hear East Capitol street. ‘It was known as Philadelphia Kow, and is an exact counterpart of the brick houses with marvie trimmings so common in Philadelphia. ‘This row was built by a number of Philadelphians, and for many years proved to be an uuprofiiabie invest— ment. Now ali the houses are occupied, and the squares of ground in the immediate’ vicinity, which are still owned by this syndicate, are held at a figure which Would have seemed preposterous at tue Lime the invegtment was made, ‘There will be pavements out there before long, and street- car lines, and the residents will cease to be plo- neers. A new police-station and a new fire-engine nouse have beep erected in this locality, and Laus provisiog is made for its further growth. MORE MONEY SPENT IN IMPROVEMENTS. ‘There were fewer buildings erected in this city last year than any year since 1885. The high. water mark in the number of aew buildings erected was reached in the year ending tn June, 188: ‘Teat year there were 2,456 new buildings put up. During the year ended in June, 1888, according tothe report of the bull inspector the new buildings pumbered 1,595. The value of these, however, Was considerably over $5,000,000. While ‘Unis falls short of tue amount expended in brick aud mortar during the year 1887, yet it exceeds Ubat Of any other year during tne past decade. Bach Year frow 1885 turough 1887 there were more bew buildings erected than last year, but it seems that while tue number was greater the total ex- —— hoe go It appears _ the houses it during the past year were of a more costly character than durin; A handsome home is being built for Mra. Leont. das Coyle on N street, east of 18th street. The house is of brick with stone trimiungs, and at the entrance there is an open vestiouie spanned by an arch of brick. It is being buiit by Mr. Charles Edmonston who is also buiding a fine house for Mrs. Casey On the opposite side on N street. This ‘square has been bulit up so rapidiy that now there are but few vacant lots ieft. 4 GROUP OF THRER HOUSES, A pretty group of houses is going up on S street, Just west of 16th street. They are built of the gneiss rock from Rock Creek, which resembles the Potomac blue-stone, but differs from it in havin, @ grey-Diack color instead of blue. ‘The und: stone is used, wDleh ives 4 Dold and rugged D previous years, effect, and this is increased by te set windows. One object of the design, which was drawn by W. J. Marsh, wast give the entire group the complete appearance Of one house. This has been uccomplisued with- out impairing tne individuality of the three houses." The stone work of the front has not been Weakened by the introduction of wood. ‘There is astone cornice supported on stone brackets, re- Meved with stone gargoyles. The root and dormer ‘Windows are covered with red tiles, with curving ends, Watch will soften the straight roof outlines by giving a wavy effect. Rounded bay windows finished with open balconies are at the end ‘houses, while the central house has a square pro- yection terminating at the second story with an ‘open . ‘The thterior arrangement of the ‘houses has the picturesque feature of a central im the fromt bays. One of the houses kitchen on the same Moor with the din! wie and separated trom it by 4 pantry. ‘The bektoous bave aicoves, and there are large Closets in all the bouses. The bath rooms have the floors aud wain- br or bm me ee ae ar@vuilt and will be. occu F Messrs. re FN Frank E. Noyes and clarencs B. ltheem, °° 5°%&% ©. ® POSTER'S NEW HOCEE, House-butiding as a diversion does not rank very ‘bigh 1o the estimation of the average citizen, Mr. Charles E. Foster nas tound it to be a relief from Other business cares, and so he has built quite ex. Ruode Island aveaue, between 9th and 10th streets, and one of tuese he occupied as his home. Recently he sold this house vo Attorney-General Garland, and now ho has nearly completed an- other for himself at the southeast corner of 16th and L streets. | pooned and caricatured out of is the archivect. | Halter che plans three houses which Mr. Dulld on Spruce street in Le Droit Park 4 PROPOSED CONVENTION OF REAL ESTATE MEX. ‘Mr. B. H. Warner 1s pushing the project for hold- national convention of real estate men in E i E if if EF q rt i 4 au E i 4 i E i a HEE Hi ue 6 : ih ae Uhie: ie i & H fs i é ba ' : ul k 1 i THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, doubciess ye et ot en ot Sapa! and a ‘num! men ‘will come to Wa! for the first ume, Next May has been a5 tae Sank ae See favor ‘es a fomrgouement unt calty tn October Details ‘de settled later. Ex-Senator Saun- ders, of Nebraska, who was In the real estate busi- ness in Omaha, was one of tie first with whom I falked regarding the project, and he was in favor of ft. fre about. 25,000 real estate tein the United States, and’ it ts probable ‘will result from —_.____. WASHINGTON HEAVY WEIGHTS, ‘The other night I called, by appointment, to 868 senator Morgan. I ‘aad ot meee ai before, and was prepared for the air of heavy it and deep abstraction which goes by right of tion with the title of Senator. I found the general sittinggin the rear of a double parlor with his family about him, listening with the utmost in- terest to a pretty'girl who was prattling away at an enormous rate about the price of boots on Pennsylvania avenue, The Senator came forward, shook hands, dropped crossed is tng Wwalstoand, and inGuiged ius. good od AngiS- Ing Walst and tn Saxon malediction con: ‘ine Weather ‘before he fell to talking about mat of state. Then he talked for an bour or so with the easy and un- pretentious air of a student who is seeking tn; formation, displaying meanwhile a depth and Volume of knowledge on the tariff and interna- onal matters that was simply astounding. He rolled off figures, quotations, and opinions with the manner of a ian asking the time of day, and he constantly deferred to my friend and my- self about minor details of any subject we were discussing, although we were all thoroughly aware that bis own knowledge of the subject. was accurate and absolute. When we left he walked Out or the plazza and stood with is bands tn his pockets taiking about things in general with vol- uble good nature. Ihave never seen @ man less on parade, and yet his opportunity for posing was admurabie. SENATOR SHERMAN ‘Was quite as democratic as his colleague from Ala- Dama, He was lounging ina big chair in the room of the committee on foreign relations, smoking a cigar and gazing in a frank and cordial manner at Une Up of his toe when I called. One hand was in his pocket and with the other he occastonall Uwirled his cigar ‘In his mouth, He shook han Promptly with the stenographer whom I had taken with me to report the interview, asked him about his ramily, and then beamed upon both of his vis ftors Wild almost boyish amlability. For about ten minutes he talked about Washington life, ball matches, Treasury girls, real estate, and a dozen Other topics with precisely the air that one easy- golng man would assume ou meeting an easy-going friend. It was a delighUtul relief after ue pom- Posity that I had encountered above the rr. But Idon'tthink that my ideas of the com- Panionability and good nature of Washington Statesmen asa body reached gheir full develop- ment until I met Mr. Ingails, the flery and un- tamed assallant and critic of the President and Une democratic party. Mr. Ingalls has been am- all resemblance to his real exterior. Most of nis opponents delight in couparing hun to a frozen snake in exterior, and Uhe carleaturists have elongated his gaunt’ body and peculiar form and face until they have made @ rewarkable iooking creature of him. ‘They have shot above the mark. Ingalls is, in point of fact, @ noticeably distinguished and’ intellectual-look- ing man. Seated in his study as I found him with @ cigar in his mouta, and the heavy beaded smok- ing jacket buttoned around his tall form, he was Une “picture of aristocratic negligence. ‘His fore- head 1s high and covered with a splash of wavy gray hair, and his eyes are exceedingly bright and expressive, ‘The main charm of his Manner lies in the directness and force with which he talks, He says pleasant things with full as much power as he does caustic Ones, and this Is saying a great deal, His diction is cléar cut and adinirable to a rewarkable degree, and it isa pleasure to bear him taik on apy sub- ject. He not only uses good oid Anglo-Saxon, but he drops into the Vernacuiar, including an dcca~ sloual big, big D, with a degree of celerity and Deaucy that Would win the staunchest democrat in the world to bis side off-hand, One forgets that he is President of the Senate and a power in the Tepublican party when he starts in to talk on sub- Jects outside of pouics. Tam not surprised that The Senate 1s crowded whenever Ingalls speaks, ‘THE PRESIDENT'S ADJUTANT. Col, Lamont has this same air of quiet unpre- tension that distinguishes the working politicians here, The day I met him there were elghty or a hundred men waiting an opportunity to speak to te busy little secretary. Two of them, Porter Ashe and “Young” Willlains, both the son’ of mil- Uonaires, had traveied all the way from California to Washington to urge the President to pardon Judge Terry, who 1s in Jail for contempt of cours by order of Justice Field. Another was Tim Camp- deli from New York, and others were poiltictans from Albany and tbe various centers of the coun- try, who Lad come to see the President on a thou- Satd errands. Cards dropped on Col. Lamonv's desk In dozens, and he glauced over them with an air of thoughtful consideration a8 he talked. He talked, by ‘the way, remarkably well, He sat on the edge of his desk'with bis hands in bis pockets; covering a dozen subjects in his inquiries and re- marks, Until pressure of business becane so great that lie vegau Uo receive the people who were walling to see the President. I did not stay there Very long, Dut from ouservalion my linpression'is thal nov One of the bnndred callers crossed the threshold of Mr. Cleveland's door. Lamont is an invaluable adjutant. STRONG WITH THE PRESIDENT. “Tim Oampbeil, by the way, from being the occasional laughing-stock of New York story- tellers, has become the puffoon of Washington. And yet hes far more successful than the majority of his fellow Congressman. For some reason, I am told on the best authority, he 13 remarkably strong with the President, Mr. Cleveland 1s not given to sudden enthusiasms or violent triend- Ships Quite the reverse. Personally he is very much feared and treated with profound care by even the most influential politicians. Tim has an easy-going and chummy way about hun that nothing has every been knowa to disturb. He is the ouly man who bas not been abasned by the coldness and severity of Mr. Cigveland, It would seem that Mr. Campveil 1s quite as entertaining to Mrs. Cleveland as he 1s to her husband, for she laughs at him unmoderavely when he vurs up at the receptions at the White House. On such oc- casions he talks to ube lady of the White House ith that sume easy-golug and commonplace lity which made him so popular in New is graimmar is a Urifie farther off than It al York. was in New York, but his good spirits are unre- mitting. et aun mighty glad this here $s goin’ t’ be an in- ‘tellectual oreo a Be said, 0, Congressman Adams the other day, “fur it makes me dead solid Wid me constituents ‘and insures me renomination absolute.” ‘THIS CHARM OF SIMPLICITY AND UXPRETENSION among Washington statesmen has its reverse side, There are some mighty queer creatures here in the guise of legislators, Iu Chamberlin’s the other night two men were pointed out to me whom I have no hesitation in saying would be almost warned out of any decent café in New York on account of thelr sioveniiness and beggarly attire, ‘One Was from the extreme South, aud the other from a Western state, ‘The first had matted hair, 4 beardless and sallow faoq Leavy eyes, no collar and a greasy frock coat buttoned around his mea- ger lorin, its baggy trousers still bore the marks Of the spiashed mud of the last raloy day, and his hands and face, too, for that, matter, were revolt- ingly earthy, diugy ‘and unclean. The other was @ stunted min, and he wore his hat on the back of hig head, showing a frowzy mass of matted hair wuich fell about his forehead and was mingled with a scraggy beard on the side’ of his face. He had an affection of the eyes, but apparently a deeper affection for eer 1s Slotes were actually repulsive from grease, dirt,"@nd many other causes, had a handkerchief Knotted around his neck in eu of a coliar. He drank at very short intervals, mopped Lis eyes ith @ Rapkin, aud pounded the table earnestly to emphasize his remarks, ‘This unclean and unpleasant creature married of five daughters teu years ago, and the fathev/or the ve found an iron lead on us property, nccuunulated fortune and died last week, leaving six or seven millions. ‘The wite of the bearded and Uttle wretch in Chamberiin’s has inherited over a million dollars, ‘The man, though with unpleasant characteristics’ and Rearly all the members of the House, persistent ambition, against overwhelming obstacles 4 FEE Leite F Fi SEES Ie Te ee LOGAN'S TOMB—TEE STORY OF CALIFORNIA JOR, ‘The wife of Associate Justice Field has returned from her six months’ absence with her husband on his circuit on the Pacific coast, She gives a glow- ing account of the wonders of natural scenery ‘long the line of the Northern Pacific Railway from St, Paul to Portland outward, and the Cana- dian Pacific trom Vancouver to Montreal on the return journey. She was much interested in the foe-clad summits of the Cascades and the towering altitudes of the Her from the Pacific to the St. Lawrence ‘twelve days through a veritable wonderland. 4s much improved in attic formed the, ‘The middie awel wing. It/was in this portion of the building, afterward used by Southern Senators and Hepre anda mess hall, that John ‘During the late war the whole structure was Used as Officers’ quarters and piace of confinement litical prisoners and was known as the Old Capitol prison, ‘Tue execution of Wirz, the Ander- sonville prison, Keeper, took place in the yard of Mrs. Field'sdwelling. Near by, across Maryland avenue, is the historic Dangeriield mansion. AS Ross, the commander of the victorious British, Tode’ by this dwelling at the head of his troops, entering Wasbington on that unfortunate August day in 1814, he Was fired at. ‘The missive intended for him killed his horse. ‘The infuriated general ‘hen and there ordered the firing of the public buildings. ‘Ten years ago, during the excavations incident to the placing’of that portion of Mary- land avenue at the bones of the Brit ish general's were unearthed in front’ of the Dangerfield house, where the peopie of the neighborhood buried them after the fight of the British trom the capital While in the midst of their 1ace1 work, ‘The howe of Mra, Field, around which clusters such as- Sociations of one of the most thrilling episodes in the history of the American capital, is one of the ‘most spacious and elegant in tne city. It will be the scene during the present winter of a repetition Of the assemblages of notable men and women in public and private lite which have made her eD- Vertainments so famous, SENATOR INGALLS’ FAMILY. The tamily of President pro tempore Ingalls, Who have been spending the summer at Stoning- ton, Conn., will return to Washington next week, and will establish themselves for the winter at thelr residence on Capitol Hill. Mra. Ingalls will be accompanied by her daughter Ethel and the Younger children, Her eldest son has established himself in the practice of law at Atchison. Sena- tor Ingalls, who ieft Washington on Tuesday for Connecticut, had a visit trom his father, Elias T. Ingalls, of Haverhill, Masa, for a few days. ‘The progenitor of the head of tie legislative branch of ‘ue Government is seventy-elght years of age. Like a duuiul son, the President of the Senate showed “the governor” the sights of the city, in- cluding a vertical journey to the pyramidal dpex Of the obelisk to the memory of the great citizen, first io peace, first in war, and first 10 the hearts of Bis country meD. sat ‘s After a few days with his family, interspersed witu a week's campaigning in the “Nutmeg State,” the President pro tempore will go to Kail Sas Where, on the Gti of November, he Will ex- erclse the’ inalienable right of American citizen ship, and devote the rest of the month to inter- course with his constituents and to moaning over the past and planning for the future of bis fame- devastated homestead estate, ‘The President pro tempore speaking about this dire disaster to ig household goods gaia: “No one can realize the loss. Money, architectural genius and mechanical skiil cannot replaceit. In the devouring element vanished the diaries, journals pollical aud personal correepoudeuch, of tatoo dee political aud person: ree cades, account books and dockets of & busy life at the bar, al! deeds and title papers, treasured “me- mentoes of my wife’s childhood, of my dead child- Ten and those who are living, my fine library, with Tare uutograph copies of works and all household effects. It was a clean sweep.” “+1 expect to rebuild, but not on the game site, I have @ suburban tract of 30 acres, beautifully Wooded, with a natural forest, 1 am devoted to trees, i bought the land, ass young man, at leas ‘than $100 au acre. ‘The city has since grown out toit. “I can drive from the gate to the ualon depot 4m ten minutes, Before I return to Washington T shall have made my arrangements for the erection of a new home, where we shall all begin life anew.” 48 AN OFFICIAL, The public life at the capital of the President of [the Senate 1s as unique a character as was Ran- dolph, of Roanoke, His meditations from his seat on the dais which overlooks the grave and worthy Senators sometimes indulging in excess of ardor in their remarks incident to overbalanced equill- Drium of senatorial courtesy, or when involved in the meshes of decorous efforts to seek advantage of position in the order of business or in the divers situation and kaleldescopic combinations of par- Mamentary proceedings would make an amusing Chapter upon the reverie of a presiding oMecr, ‘The president pro ein his aptitude for thé enjoyment of the ludicrous not infrequently in- fuses his irony in his parliamentary utterances. Recently upon taking the chair and surveying the array of empty seats, Senator Sawyer and himseit being the only persons present, the President of the Senate with stately dignity éxciaimed, “The Senator from Will come to order, After the Bg the President with unusual gravity continued the parliamentary formulary: “A quorum being present the clerk will read Journal of the proceedings of yesterday.” These Saget maiters having ‘been disposed of, here would have been a deadlock in the proceed- ings, but the President pro tempore, undaunted without a muscle of the face cuanged and with ramrod erectness continued: “The unfinished business of yesterday, The Senator from Wiscon- sin has the floor.” As that stumpy, bow-legged Fen che eile or tngeal on pacer aia ot affected wit igual cader roceed Of the Senate now came toa sudden belt. “At cis, juncture, President Ingalls observing the dilemma of the “floor,” arose and began with all serenity and elaborate elucidation Of a question or order based upon a hypothetical case emanating from the empty eo a Senate tase ‘Sena- tors began rel embarrass. ment of the “Chi ‘and “floor.” IN MEMORY OF GEN. LOGAN. Before leaving the capital for New York to join the Misses Pullman, prior to her departure for Europe, Mra. Logan made a farewell visit to the vault containing the remains of her hus. positing wreatl imimorteiles before gaping niche in which rested the casket of she emerged from the vault, and, Daving loc! ‘Uhe door, entrusted the Key to the officer of the military guard, Which has watched that charnel house for nearly two years, The mortuary chapel Whlch Is belng erected for the place of probal ever, that upon the return of Mrs, trom het Surdpean tap Mr. Pullusan will lead ot is vival of interest 1h the erection of a suitable mon- ‘ument or statue tothe memory of ‘Mrs, Kate Chase having rented the beautiful residence of General Innis Palmer for the season will take lon next week. Her many friends since Lhe announcement Of her intention to: once more, Cry rep ye? 1p the social ve Dee. of Wi to give Sreaiel webooeve, nf} For more than ten years, since in GHERIDAN AXD CALIFORNIA JOR, ‘The officers now on duty in the staff departments at the War Office who served with General sheri- dan on his winter campaign against the Southern Indians in 1868-69 are much to learn from Ue frontier of twe death of “calitormia yous ‘the bravest men who ever bead on a red wi where people wean $2 Dorbers, asd by an Saventare sppled sor aos D.C. SATURD 758 I if li nm EY f 4 ; i f ‘The recuperative Joe in & communicatit sind ‘Sccount of the march ‘sud- In the of his darrative Joe, uring €0 ths Ay lay ot oppose ‘camp- ‘want to say, gineral, away back in the ms i ae ie a cussinest itttle feller I ever seen was & quartermaster at in Gregon, Tall ways got hoops of cussins, lark in cee eran The face maintained posure, aitnough be was needs 4 Joo welt on with iis Yan Hi and his been referred t0,: at referred ‘to, - Joe starved to beat a hasty re- treat, meanwhile hoping be didn’t say serious wrong. ‘The assured him that Tellom-oauipaigner er thoee agin ranean ‘ment: Joe” was al’ a welcomed ‘Visitor at the general's camp-fre,” Dab HK ctoenich sn OLD @ IGETOWN COLLEGE. Preparations for Celebrating a Notable Anniversary. ‘THE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THR FOUNDING OP ‘THE COLLEGE—ARRANGEMENTS NOW IX PROGRESS— following named: George E. Hamilton, Eugene D. F. Brady, James A. Grant, @. L. Magruder, M. D., and James D. Cleary. An executive committee from the alumni will act tn conjunction with the above committee, The-executive committee 18 ‘composed of the following named: President Rich ards, F. O. St, Clair, 8. M. Y¥« D. F. Brady, and P. J. Murphy, M.D. ‘The first day, February 20, will be known as Faculty day; thé third fea 'ar a Ghats a as’ University day. frst day, in connection with the religious exer- cises, at Which Cardinal Gibbons will be present, there will be @ sermon delivered by one of the former presidents of the college, On the second Gay there will be an adaress by Juage ‘ne committees of Mens state in a pre Uminary circular, which has Just been issued, that “no labor or expense will ve spared by the faculty andthe committee to perfect the arrangements and to make the celebration inall respects worthy of Alma Mater, which from a ling school, in 1798, has, during the first century of its existe! develo into a ‘t university, strong al thoroughly equipped in all of its nts, and bearing among the {institutions of learning Uhroughout the world a proud positon and ao honored name, But to make the celebration alto- gether successful, the presence and co-operation Of all the sons of Georgetown 1s necessary, and on Feoruary 20, 1889, wuen the centennial roll-call Will be had, no living student should then fail to Tespond, Ail should be present to rejoice with Alma Mater in its past growth, its present great- ness, and its promise of fucure success. While the Society Of Alumni and other social organizations and classes, will send more particular notification to their respective members, the college adopt this means of communicating to all former students, eee, and irrespective of particular Za ons, its earnest desire and expectation that they will Be present at and iclpate in the celebra~ {on of its centennial jubilee. “As it will facilitate the labors of the committee of arrangements to know who will be present on this occasion, we de- sire that you wiil communicate your intentions at tho earliest possible date.” 4 PROSPEROUS CAREER. Georgetown College was founded by Rev, John Carroll, the first archbishop of the Catholic Church He selected the present site ter of the south row of bulidings forming the tures sides of the quadrangle, Two years later the ‘achools were opened with Hev. Robert Plunkett a8 the first president. Rev. J. & Sumner, S. J., who was for many years connected with the col- in a historical sketch that the erec- first, building was begun in 1701 and ted in 1785. The students began to December, 1797. On the first of that there Were ffty-nine boarders in erection of the Mrst buliding ment of the work of laying ow ‘ashingvon, and the preparation tor modation of Congress al the execu were coutemporary events, far as its material existence this city, dates from was the prosperity thav rid! the col ao Uhat in — tong jous building on Fected. “wo years betsro that date, however, the college had been placed under ‘the control of the Society of Jesus, and the wise and efficient management of the members has a tee E a nth & 43 28 2 ay vet i by @ singular coincidence ne, a member of the House of Representatives, presented to that body the Golloge buildings wert enlarged ty the Gossn col were en by the erection of the western wing of the south row. At the same time the western half of the infirmary Was erected, ana’ the grounds of the college, in- Cluding Chat portion known asthe Walks,” were linproved and adorned. The astronomical observatory was built in 1843, and, two years later, the property known as College Villa, located on the ‘Teuley town road and aujoluing the present country residence of Secrevary Waiuiey, ‘was pure chased as oo ene for the summer recrealion of the Ueachers and pupils. A year or two ago ge erty Was sold to the late Mra Patten. In 11 nthe medical department was established, and three years later the buliding at the eastern end of the south row waserected. During the early years of the war the college buildings ‘were occupied by the military authorities asa hospital, ‘The law department was organized in 1870, ‘The Ust of presidents of the college is as follows: Rev. Robert Plunkett, trom 1791 to 1793; Rev, Robert Moiyneux, to 1796; Rev. Wm. G. Duborng, 0 1799; Rev. Leonard Neale, to 1806. Rev. Robt, Molyneux, who was the first superior of ube Jesus, was placed at the head of tuecollege when the society assumed control in 1808, He died in office in 1808, He was succeeded by the Rev. Wm, Matthews, a former student of tue who held office until June 10, 1810, when he became the pastor of St. Patrick's church, in this city. Proiminentiy’sdontitied. with temperance works Pp ent iperance wi the numerous Father Matthew teu) oo. Oleties that was then formed and evidence of his: ‘succession, and Fenwick was placed at the had of thereuisege, the ‘He was succeeded by Rev. Ant In the wonderful legends of old (Of a beautiful prince we are told, ‘Whose mystical spell. On everything fell,— ‘Whatever he touched with his wonderful wand, sas if by the touch of on alchemists hand, ‘Was instantly changed into gold, ‘He came to the rich and the poor, ‘From the fastness snd depths of the evergreen giade, ‘To his fortress and castle secure, 2 : ° . . ‘Tnis prince with his retinue bold, ‘Has passed through the forest and wold, In the hush of the bevese : ‘Has breathed on the trees, ‘And fairly transcending all human belief, ‘Has touched with his wand every delicate leaf, r] ‘And turned them to glittering gold, fush of dawn tm its face BER 27, 188 Se Rs ling gems of etoric everywhere, ‘The Saly dull, rosy features of the convention haze been the speeches of two or three men who addressed the ing, and as I listened to them and com] their ty wieD the verse, Pointed sentences of the women speakers, I almost ashamed sex. There were only two of male speakers who held their own with the females as ent apa Mayor Abram SHowite- abd’ Presidential” Ganiiaats ‘Clinton B. Fisk. oo Kyrle Bellew’s adventures at Tuxedo and his ‘Subsequent challenge to Pierre Lorillard have been ‘Widely discussed in print, and that is just what ‘Mr, Bellew wanted. I talked with a gentleman who has the run of Tuxedo about this affair. “The whole thing,” aid he, “is the most brazen rors ever expressed an op! ing Bellew, personaily; in thetr lives ‘They tha, apt with open arms, peraps, and they did not bow down and worship him, but lit was treated with the same courtesy that any comparative would receive a8 tiie guest of & wember. The t to Bellew's visit shows that with him and Mra, Potter advertising is a business ‘The latver’s cultivation of the Prince of Wales was simply business, and the invention about Tuxedo’s ‘refusal to tolerate Kyrie Bellew because be 1s a Play actor,’ the subsequent newspaper articles, the challenge, and ail, are simply business, Tuey have to keep names before the puvlic, and they ‘WAL resort to almost any means to do it.” I asked my informant what notice the Tuxedo would take of the affair. « None whatever,” said he. “Some of the mem- bers are amused at the gullibility of the public and the newspapers in accepting the sry, and Jaugh atit as a Joke. Others are angry at the impudence of Bellew and astonished at Mrs. Potter's connivance in a scheme tomake the Park's member's belittled by the public. But the ma- Jority follow Mr. Lorillard’s example, and take no Rotice of the advertising which everybody ‘acquainted with Tuxedo knows to be such.” ‘The heavy-swells of Upper-tendom are not asa general rule averse to association with play-actors, To be sure, Wm. J. Florence, the comedian, was denied admission to the Union Club op accoant of his profession, but other clubs as swell as the Union have actors and theater managers enrolled as members, and I do not believe there are two clubs in New York which would biackbell a man goiely because he made his living on the voards. I have even heard it dented tuat Mr. Florence was rejected by the Union on this account. I have heard this denied in two ways, One was that be never applied to the Union for membersni] The Other Was Uhat he was detected tel Lies: about the number of salmon he killed on tue Res» ache River, * it all fish-liars are to be dented club member- stup, there must be precious few fishermen tn club- Tne Tosca umbrellas fave made their appear- ance. The Tosca canes, as long as shepherd's crooks, are not yet carried by ladies on Broadway, but they are in one or two shop windows. Good- ness knows the Tosca umbrellas are bad enough, and I hope the dear ladies will draw the line at them. Very few women can carry these long- handled, cumbersome umbrellas with any grace, and the only ones I have yet met attached to the clumsey things were rodniel uty hon Teaw aig arg the ught and half covered with her gossaumer 4s made of white linen and 1s cut the exact shape of a big fig-leat, The veins of the leaf are stitched in silk, sometimes blue, sometimes red and some. ‘mes green, and make a pretty effect. I don’t be- Heve they are made for active service, those I have seen having been tucked by their feminine wearers into the front of the dress, and I rather guess they are for adornment only. Thave been wondering for a long time what had become of Washington Irving Bishop, the “mind reader,” who made a potof money hereabouts some time ago and was exposed by Henry Guy Carleton and some other clever gentlemen. I had Tead with pain some very harsh allusions to aa in California net allegations that he had gone clean crazy, olers' worse suill hint ing at crookediféss, and finally, a report that he had “escaped” from San Francisco ster and a newspaper. The poster was a triumph of displayed ty} hy in Central American Span- Aocording to my novion of hybrid panics, the “two last and ooly marvelous. sessions of diplomatic corps,” with his wonderful power. Then foilowed the ‘The first “act” was the “re- production of a new lite, ws majesty, the eun| inary or actual demonstrated for tue Prince of Wales.” A f00t-note stated that, to “al- low the audience aa op; to recover from the nervous excitement Which the ts duced,” Commander. ‘would allow an interval Of fifteen minutes between acts. The Gaterig eventual 10,80 fot platens y patene prime: ‘event ros, ‘The ne ‘was £4 Observador, anajuatar abd. contaited 4, notice tod =< flattering to “Commander” formaboe very. Bishop, fa ease ‘his Occult powers were praised ‘maravel Benen tse: caltor: printed a column’ aracs vo Te ie fi i ie, Pe ! | F if i : i i i i } | | Ui ! | portraits of the party"s pags anew il 8—DOUBLE SHEET. E 3 in Ne ¥ adorned with {West polttical banner tn ork, adore rh ‘WE THIKES AT BEST THEY COULD ONLY TEMPORARILY DELAY A HOSTILE FLEET—PROTRCTED DECKS FOR genious contrivances have been invented, and some of them bave been brought to great excel- lence, The admiral says that there is no doubt that a combination of the good qualities of the nu- ‘Mmerous torpedoes in existence would lead to some Very pertect device. “The principie on which the majority of these ‘Weapons is constructed,” he says, “Is that of the ‘fish’ The Wai constructed on tuls principie, maintains a reputation, al- though some other inventions seem to me to ‘pos. sess all the good qualities of the Whitenead, with ffeater power. Just at present there is a halt 1n {2e opinlons of those who have advocated the fisb- aped torpedo, owing to U Hon in Britian and’ French naties of heavy ausel Bote 10F the ‘purpose of warding off attacks from tals n. “Within the past year important experiments have beca made ta England against the iron ship » to test the efficiency of net protecuon and the destructive effect of gun-cotion exploded in contact With the unprotected iron hui, The Fesult was altogether in favor of the net, Which, although receiving some damage, resisted every: atiempt made with mobile torpedoes to come LD actual collision with the ship's side or bottom.” 4 POWERFUL ADJUNCT. “The torpedo, no doubt, can be made a powerful adjunct to other naval appliances, but as matters now stand the mobile torpedo would be compara- Uvely useless against heavily-armored ships With power guns, which would hold their own, howwithsiandiug they might be hampered witt nets enough to Keep out a whale torpedo, Ships Might have to pause for a while before torpedoes Planted on the bottom, but the stoppage would only be temporary, enab:ing Wwe inhabitants of Sea-board cities to move inland with their portable effects. Great ships with ‘guns will com- mand the situation, and, having once effected an entrance into the harbor, can, Uy ald of their eléc- tric lights, send a party Of divers to the bottom find cut the wires connecting su! mines. ‘These are at present the only to be feared as very dangerous, and these becume ess formidable aiter having remained for apme time under water. “in the Various trials made with torpedoes of the Whitehead character it has been shown that they can be deflected from their course under many cir- cumstances that are apt to exist in actual service, and that target practice 18 not so accurate as It Suould be. One Would suppose that a fish torpedo sent off below the suriace, with ni Dut water re Lo contend against, Would go straight to {o the mark, but this is shown not to be the case in practice, even when the machine has been di- Tected against one of the iargest shipsof the British navy. © * * NETS FOR PROTECTION. “In whatever manner these missiles have been used in actual service, it has been shown that they have been deflected by churniag water, Which 1s £0 serious & disadvantage that it would not be Wise Lo depend ou the Whitehead to the exclusion of other devices. Judging from the different ex- Perlments, nets cau be made to protect a ship Against ay Lorpedo constructed on Ue principle the Whitehead, which is the best of its kind. Although in Ume of battle nets may seriously dimiuish the efficiency of a ship of war, yet they seem to insure safety against tue attacks of mo- Dile torpedoes. No doubt there will hereatter be such Improvements in the mauipulation aud con- Siruction of nets Ubat they can be let down and Tolied up With a facility Unat will relieve War of the drag on their movements which they at present cause. “Owing to the introduction of steel nets for the lection Of ships of war agalust torpedoes, new levices must be 10 dispose of the’ nets before the ordinary teh torpedo ean be effectively used, for it is evident that a vessel r With nets couid not be successfully assalled ‘torpedo by the smaller ‘boats now in use, and the latter may be considered Worthless. ‘This is the conclusion airived atin Engiand aud ‘where large vorpedo vessels are building, Which Gan also be used as rama, * > * “Tne have under construction nine sea- going vesscis from 2,640 tous dows vo 1,000 vons displacement. All will be fine vessels, Very fast, with large torpedo accommodations, but they are defective for want of appliances for tearing away or lifting steel nets so that torpedoes can pass 11000 tons can cast carey apparatus Tor ittng ot ms can or Gcstroying nets while at che sume ume firing thelr Yorpedo under water against an enemy's GEX. BERDAN'S DESION. “One of the best appliances I have seen for over- war is the torpedo-ram devisea by Gen. H. Ber- dan, formerly of the U. §. Army. Gen. Berdan’s design 1s Ingenious and well worthy of considera Yon. (Hls proposed vessel is a ram and torpedo. Doat of 1,600 Lous displacement, equipped with two long, adjustable arms near the vow, one on each side. When at rest these arms ile’ snugly Under tue overnang, concealed abaft the center of rotation, where cl pedoes, "The arms have a positive motion, are controlled by powerful machinery, swing Under and lift a net, disch: the torpedoes on contact Very near the center ine, and throw the gases up through the suip. This vessel has many excellent features, and besides her own special facilities can be fitted with aay over apparatus, Iam a suren- uous advocate of the Ericsson vessel, fr- ing a shell from a gun ear the keel. Such & vessel Htted also with the Berdan apparatus would be the nearest bt @ perfect tor- Pedo-boat that has yet been thought of. A vessel 80 constructed could grapple WitL an enemy—the only way in which a Lorpedo vessel 18 likely to be effective, The grappling is certain, and the only cases where ships have been successfully blown Up, except by submarine mines, Is where side the the atiacking party has gone slongude ‘he enemy “our country more than any other standsin need | {11.8 Of torpedo vessels of from 1,600 to 2,600 tons ais- | princi placement until we can get our new Navy fairly ‘are trained to become petty officers, seamen. ugweTs, And seaman. Like everything cise in the Satz, tts appendage to tho servio- Revessary to Keep afloat so desirable an. Instivn. Yon, The training system ts not only beneficial to the bors by giving them a practical education. be moat admirabie sehool for officers. e * we acquired in sailing vessels. A different state of things exists oo bard a sailing vessel Lo What pre ‘Valls on Doard & steamer. . AnUNe Too mon. We have experienced much dimcuity in Mtting Vacanctes in our Navy, he says, from the appren- tices, owing to the " the first place, requiring too m Luce oY on bis emtering ty 00d Ancestral stock, 3, to Whowe pa Lietr son's enliet ment Was the stepping-stone to high posit! the s@rvice. | Wihen Une fallacy of ‘Such, hopes tee came evident, the parents never rested unt there boys were discuarged from tar ents hopes were weld out tl unconge nial om. ployment, AS a general rule, there ts ‘a desire mn he part of the officers controlling the “appr-ntion Squadron to introduce a higher education (aa os called for among Uae apprentices ad, wri ‘and cipher, would be a boon tha! sou highly appreciate. Tuls be cor the few mouths o6 was attached to th tag ship, While the study of sclence hai Detter be hit {o the Naval Academy, where, perhaps, seaman satp—the lite of Ube Navy—may not be considered of equal importance. Although the service performed tn our practi on. SIPS, Which sail to tue coaxis of Europe ond Unrough the West Indies, ts not exactly that whoo. is periormed in the modern slip of war 4 Of Sall power, yet Uke quailties developed by Liss service are of the utmost Value to the Navy board the latest cruisers. The oMcer who Properly handie one of Lhe apprentice ships Sately be trusted With Lue deca of the largest com- merce destroyer. Toapprentice boys Who hee been (rained in 6alling Ships the Work of a steainer is mere guiid’s play. HOW SEAMEN ARE MADE, “Seamen can only be made by battling with tne elements, In the war of 1812, When our Navy ua ich Brilliant service against Lhe most powerful of Vies, It Was Because we could draw upon vue Dest sallors in the world, our Eastern fs the dangers were encountered tar greater than Uw to be met with im battle, We secured for our News men With hearts that were repelied by no dang r, Who grappied with the canvas in the t HightS and heaviest weather, as fearless « storm-bird Which skrieked around them ar terrors of the gale. They encoun mountain high and had no steam to beip Lbew Dattie with Che enemy, It was their strength ond ‘SKU Lat enabied them to overcome Ube elewe. (5, Aud 1h Chat schoul of seamanship were found Len Who could not only manage sails and masts, tut Were the best gunuers of thelr Uune. 1 doult 1, With all our modern sctence, we have better gun ners at this day. ‘Their seainanship was Dided on board ‘steamships, but on the Salling Vessels, where —Uhewe at spl laughing danger to scorn, became under 4 (raining the Mnest sailors in the world. Treg to say chat the grand body of seamen who Oe made our ships of war models exists no io" aud the only chance we have of keeping up 06 Prestige Which should animate the wervier by to Tetain Uhe sailing apprentice ships which wil! st Jeast furuisn leading men for pevty officers tn uke Navy.” an ——~- +00. RECLAIMING ARID LANDS What Irrigation may do for the Waste Lauds of the West, BEGINNING THE WORK OF INVESTIGATION—ASCWR- TAINING WHAT LAND IS FIT FOR AGKICULTONAL PURPOSES—GOVERNMENT SUPERVISION NECESS) ¥ HOW AVAILABLE FUNDS ARE TO BE EXPEND)». The recently approved wuniry civil appropria- Won Dill contained, among olker tems, o $100,000 to enable the U.S. Geological Survey Lo ve 10 an inquiry in regard to the feast y of re ing the arid lands of the western portion ot country. Capt. C. E. Dutton, of the Sarvey, hee ‘been placed in charge of the bydrograpuic work of ‘(the Investigation. He has given Lhe matter cun- Siderabie attention, and to a Stax reporter, #0 went to him the other day in search of intorume- “Few people in the East have a fair apprecta- ton of the Western country; they generally fo- Gard it as mainly a great desert, more or les mitigated tn character, with certain apots tere aud where piants and animals can fouries, In fact the Eastern civilization and society hore grown up in entire guarauce of the conditions Prevailing In countries re? irrigation, tat & moment's reflection will show them. Uuat tne Oldest, and indeed many moder, civilizations wx- Ist Ip Countries and cl ee Where Irrivation * absolute.y necessary. exainple, look at the entire range of countries borderiuy oi (lhe Mesditor Tanean gea, Western aud Ceulral Asia, Lue grear Of India, large portions of Obina, and aimest Whole of Southern Africa. In the West there portion of tuo area Which Can be pon sa supporting @ population as deuse as un Spain, or, peruaps, of Southern Italy,and in @ much higher degree of weaith and prosperity. THE PURPOSE for which the new survey was authorized was to ascertain the capabllity of the couatry im Luts Pe Spect, It Is desired to ascertain not only general facta, but facts in full detail. Tne experience at the Old world, where irrigation 1s practiced, les shown that, Wille it Is not necessary Lunt Lue Gor ernment suould undertake great uatioual irtiga- tion works at the public expense, there ts never: Ubeless a necessity for a considerable anoun: governmental supervision and contro! tu order vo ulate and adjudicate the uses of Lue Water upon which Ue Ife of a community $0 situated wusp depend. In order that the Government may ait jntelligently and Justly it must have at tts com mand Information in the fullest detail regarding {he posstbilities of the country and must be lus position to Judge of the expediency of every # prise requiring governmental consent Lat may contemplated OF undertaken. Jt is sufcicoluy obvious Uhat In such a country the quauLity land that might otherwise be avaliabie fer agricultural purposes 1s far in exc ss of tye quantity which can bly be irrigated, vy water supply lnsuflicient to moisten tue enure area of arable land. Hence disputes ab the rights to make use of water must inv ‘and 1 Is plain enough that some Sf public policy ougnt tn order to deal Justiy and in th pabise started. This class of vessels could be butlt much | Mleresis with such disputes. ‘The object OF tise ore ‘than Uhe cruiser or armor-ciad, their Datieries to be not than G-inch rifles and fitted with machine new survey is to acquire and to make of record ali knowledge, both and particular, whick rapid-firing guna, Aulis | may be ‘necessary, both Yor" the mattonal overs On the plan of the Polypuemus would be good | Ment and for U6 state logisiatures, in order we ues with which to begin. 1 do not refer to vessels ‘any Other han submerged torpedoes, Pro- Jectiles discharged at an elevation With the expec- {ation of securing the qualities of torpedoes, or made to descend on Lhe decks of moving Supe, til prove failures. Vessels fring shells either €levated should not be considered in torpedo Antelligeatly upon Unis subject, Tae Laxps Of the country have already passed aliaost wholly Anto private owuership, the increasing population or | 18 pressing rapidiy into these arid regions, and list. | capital is also seeking Investment there. Cong ros “There 1s some cousolation for those Who have | was not tov early in providing for a survey walch Spent much time in working out Ube mobvlie vor- diem. ‘Their Lorpedo-boats may yet be | basis for ils fuvure available as ram-torpedo-net clearing the way for a more eMicient use of mobile to:- pedo, So many naval officers have embarked in | want of this inf e study of the torpedo system that in order to uake useful that on Which they nave 80 expended much Ume and thougut ney will be obliged to | sentatives, and the poopie of the W net destroyer, a ves ‘sel combining three quaitues in one. “Besides Lie torpedo British navy list for 1885, Ubere have been Mfty- four of the first class ov: feet 19-kuot vessels, but What would otherwise be & Valuable Class of vessels, 1s rendered compara- Uvely Urelese by Ube perfeclion to which the steel et bas been brought, to say nothing of their un- Protected condition, PROTECTED DECKS. “No torpedo vessel will hereafter be considered ef- fective that ts not thoroughly protected with steel on the decks, bows, and sides the thickness of this protection to be decided by actual experiment. ‘My own experience tells me that a steel deck of 2 thickness wiil i HT i ‘t i 4 £ i g ur E i i Hifi att : E j F 3 i te cam aa, at sruszerye erecta wep min ea, Epa e ee seem we ‘combustion, No could furnish informauion Uhat would serve as a with regard to tie lange areas of public that still rem ain in tise region. The states are also feeling deeply ba ‘nd the provision for Us survey in the sundry civil blu was inserted in re- Wo an urgent demand from Senators, Kepre THE LAND TO BE SUKVEYED oats enumerated in the | COMprises two-Miths of the entire area of tue United States, and lies west of the ninety-nigtit Called Une 124 | meridian of longitude. Tue $100,000 appropriates ‘Will not go far toward the Work, and will undoube edly be entirely exhausted by Cac end of Une fio The will 08 & inatter Of years, aud ‘With this money but a mere experimental bey te bing can be made. ‘The suin las bern divided ity wi ,000 belig se 100 Lopr Any Ge Of Various Lopics. Tuese are the quantity of in the streams, the effects of evaporation waters, & prelimiuary reconnaisancr Arriguble and nov-irrigal 3 eral a ‘Of tke COULLCY, Lhose features Of olix matology which bear direculy upon the questios tn And uilimatey Le selection for storage feservatrs, and of methods wag appropriating (he availavlc waters Wil ‘ecobomy and public benef.” \'S Sie tue Goveraiment contemplate Une construc: i i tion of ‘works or reservolfs at public ex. wou of rating a “The debates in ” replied Capt. Dutton, “indicated most that Uuis Was not in: tended, nor is it @ policy Which the Geological Sur. vey would at all recommend. Such works in my own wate should be left to private en. and capital, the governments of the Uatieg ‘We states and territories ia Lue meantiue Hi i i i | i i g i a ne i Hr 5