Evening Star Newspaper, September 14, 1889, Page 11

CITY AND_DISTRIOT POINTERS. —_— If you want a Li, If you want Board, If you want a Store, If you want Rooms, If you went a House If you want Lodgings, If you want a Tenant, If you want a Boarder, If you want to Lend Money, Tf you want to Borrow Money, If you want to Sell Anythings If you want to Buy Anything,— Advertise the fact in The Eveuing Star. REAL ESTATE GOSSIP. Improvements in Progress in the City and in the Suburbs. AN ACTIVE DEMAND FOR HOUSES FOR RENT—EX- TENSION OF CITY STREETS AND WHAT I8 BEING DONE TO FURNISH BUILDING SITES—REPRESEN- TATIVE COX AND HIS REAL ESTATE INTERESTS. Real estate agents find that there is an active @emand for houses of all kinds. The season for renting vacant houses is just now at its height and the lists of the agents are being fapidly thinned out. The demand for fur- Bished houses is more marked at a later period, but at present people are coming home from their summer outing and are making their ar- Tangements for the winter. Rents are about the Same as last year and are likely to remain un- changed as long as the supply of houses is so nearly equal to the demand, as it seems to be the case at present. Furniture men and deco- Fators are in great demand and the fall season Opens with encouraging activity. NEAR THE NEW CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY. Mr. Conway Robinson is having subdivided a tract of land containing about twenty acres on the Harewood road, adjoining the Soldiers’ Home grounds on the east and a short distance to the northwest of the new Catholic university. The subdivision will be le in accordance With the plan of the city. The authorities of the Catholic university propose to build a new fence about the grounds of the university, which lie at the intersection of the Harewood road, Lincoln avenue and the Bunker Hill road. Along the front on the latter road the fence will be set back so as to give a width to the road of 120 feet. Michigan avenue has already been opened by the District authorities from the new reservoir along the southern boundary line of the Soldiers’ Home grounds to Lincoln avenue. This new avenue is 120 feet wide.and the Bunker Hill road, as it is proposed to widen it, will form an extension of the avenue, continu- ing it all the way to Brooks’ station. It is prob- able that the juncture of the three roads above named will be ornamented by a circle. Ist Bireet west is being opened from Boundary to Michigan avenue and another direct communi- cation with the city has been provided by the opening of 4th street east. The northern ter- nus of the latter street is at the entrance to the Catholic university grounds. Workmen aged in laying the tracks for the kington electric road, which will extend Out 4th street to its terminus, IMPROVEMENTS IN ECKINGTON, The electric road, as is well known, runs arough the subdivision of Eckington, and in view of the easy communication with the city building operations there are becoming quite active. Mr. George Truesdell is building seven handsome villa residences there, which, like the five houses which he erected some time ago, will have all the modern improve- ments. The houses will be built of stone and wood and the designs are examples of the best style of suburban house architecture. ‘Mr. Truesdell is having asphalt pavements laid on the streetsand about three-quarters of a mile of this pavement is already down. He is also putting down stone walks and has made arrangements for an electric plant, which will furnish light for street lamps and also for the houses. He has recently sunk three artesian wells, which will furnish an ample water sup- ply for the residents of Eckington. In addition t» the houses now being built by Mr. Truesdell, Mr. Lane is building two handsome houses and Mrs. Hills is also building a house, which she intends to oceupy. SOUTH CAPITOL STREET EXTENSION, Mr. D. J. Howell, the engineer in charge of Street extension, has begun the surveys for the extension of South Capitol street to the Dis- ine. It1s expected that Congress at the ion will make an appropriation for vetion of a bridge across th» Eastern the foot of South Ca situl street. The of this bridge and the opéaing of the street will furnish a direct communication with the city and that section of the District and Maryland. Mr. Howell is also engaged in mak- ing the surveys for the extension of Pennsyi- Vania avenue east, SENATOR HIGGINS’ RESIDENCE. ator Higgins of Delaware is building a Fesidcnce on ISth street neaf Massachusetts He is a bachelor, but still he needs a r looking around mining the rooms and houses offered for rent he led that the best plan was to build a house. He was satistied that property in this city was not likely to depreciate aud at the close of his official residence in this city he would be able to dispose of the house to advan- tage. He concluded that it would be better to enjoy the comfort of living in his own house and like most of his fellow Senators dispeuse hospi- tulity from his own fireside. Mi. COX'S PROPERTY INTEREST HERE. The late Kepresentative Cox was @ large owner of real estate in this city. Shortly be- fore leaving for his western trip early last summer he had arranged for the erection of two residences on 20th street near O street. ‘The new honses are in the rear of the fine stone residence which he recently purchased on Du- pouteircle. He bad occupied this house be- fore his appointment as minister to Turkey, and upon leaving the country he sold it. Upon his return and his election to Congress he de- cided to build a house here. The ground frout- ing on New Hampshire avenue and adjoining bis former residence on the south was pur- chased. and he built 4 handsome house there which he oceupied last winter. Last spring he bought back his former residence. His real estate interests in that one locality probably smount to over $100,000. In addition to his being a property owner here, Mr. Cox took a Geep interest in tie capital ‘city, and by his death the District will lose @ warm friend in Congress, BUILDING UP AN ENTIRE SQUARE. Mr. Heury A, Willard has begun an import- tent enterprise which will result in building Up the entire square between 9th, 10th, S and ‘T streets northwest, formerly known as Ath- letic park. This improvement was really be- gun early in the spring. when the ground was broken for the erection of six houses fronting onS street. These houses have been com- picted under the supervision of Mr. Wm. P. .ipscomb, the builder, and are handsome spec- fens of archtitecture. Mr. Willard bas directed that six more houses be erected on 5 street, and when these are tinished he intends to com- plete the improvement of that front by the €reetion of seven houses. His plans for the future contemplate the building up of the 9th street frout and of Westminster street, which rons through the square from 9th to 10th Streets. MRS. ADAMS’ RESIDENCE. Mr. A. B. Mullett bas prepared plans fora Conservatory which will be built on the south side of the stone residence of Mrs. Geo. W. Adams, L410 16th street, There will be an en- trance to the conservatory both from the din- ing room and the library and the improvement will add very much to the attractiveness of the interior. There is an ample lawn at the side of the house, which affords a pleasant outlook. SUBURBAN IMPROVEMENTS. Edwin A. Greenough & Co., the civil engi- Beers who are engaged in laying out and run- ning tue boundaries for the zoological park, expect to complete the necessary field work during the coming week. The maps will then be prepared and the boundaries definitely tied The eanet Siac ine making the surveys for « sub division of a tract of land of about 18 acres for Mr. H. P. Waggaman. The land is located om the Woodley road, between the Properties of ex-Presideut Cleveland and Gar- diner G. Hubbard. Mr. Waggaman proposes ‘oat ouce improve this property and he in- tends to build an ornamental temrace along the front on the Woodley road. —_—»—__ Boulanger’s Belligerent Campaign. Despite the refusal of the prefect of the Beine to receive Gen. Boulanger’s declaration of candidacy for member of the chamber of deputies placards were posted in Montmartre, in the department of the Seine, aunoancing that he would be s candidate. The police have torn down the placards and arrested the men who posted them. Gen. Boulanger has issued & magifesto to the electors of Montmartre. In it he says: “If I ask the suffrages of the le it is because I represent, not the personality depicted by my calumniators, but « national sentiment aspiring to throw off the burden of a rowing debt and the intolerable iniquities and tious to which the country is subjected.” THE EVENING THE NEW ST. PETER’S. ‘ THE NEW ST. PETER’S. | WILL BE A BEAUTIFUL EDIFICE. | IMPOSING conemones TO-MORROW. | Cardinal Gibbons the Central Figure— A Great Parade of Catholic Societles— Description of the New Church. ———_—_. The preparations for the laying of the corner ston? of the new St. Peter’s church on Capitol tomorrow afternoon have been entirely completed, and the exercises promise to be | very imposing. The exercises will consist of two parts—the grand parad2 and the cere- monies immediately pertaining to the laying of the corner stone. Nearly all the Catholic societies and organizations of the city have signified their intention of taking part in the | parade, and it will therefore be not only long, but very interesting. Great impressiveness will mark the exercises at the new church. Cardinal Gibbons will, of course, be the central figure, but around him will be collected a large and distinguished array of prelates and digni- taries of the church, both local and visiting. THE PROCESSION OF CATHOLIC SOCIETIES. The different organizations taking part in the parade will assemble at 2 p.m. in McePher- son place, when the procession will be formed under the direction of the following officers: Grand marshal, Ed. J. Hannan; chief aid, Capt. F. H. Harrington; N. H. Shea, marshal of first division; J. H. Busher, marshal second division; Adolph Miller, marshal third division; aids, D. I. Murph Walsh, AL J. Schwartz, H. W vorge Menke, Ed- ‘johon, € mond Mallet, W. H. Manogue, J. B. Me- Girr, Wm. Downey, Dennis Connell, J. J. Fuller, Jos. 1. Weller, k. E. Smith, P. G. Willis J. Smith, Jerry Sullivan, John Daly Chas. Elliott and Edward Gillam. The magni tpapal flag in the custody of St. | Aloysius parish will be carried by the side of | the national colors by the Catholic Knights of America, who will also have in line a beautiful banner manufactured in Philadelphia, ‘The following official order has been issued by the grand marshal: Wasuineron, D.C., Sept. 13, 1889. | All societies intending to participate in the pa- rade asion of the laying of the corner | arch will assemble in lock p.m. sharp. ‘The pro- will form in the following order: The Em- mett Guards and the first division, N. H. Shea, marshal, will form on Vermont avenue, the right resting on Istreet. It will be composed of the tol lowing societi nights of St. Peter, Knights of St. Columbkill, ights of St. Augustine, com- manderies Nos. 1 and Vincent. The second Busher, marshal, will form on Loth street west of McPher: son square, the right resting on I street It be composed of the Catholic Knights of America, the Holy Name society, the Carroll Institute, St Matthew's total abstinence society, Georgetown Catholic union, and the Catholic benevolent legion. ‘The third division, Adolph Miller, marshal, will form on 15th street east of MePherson square, the right resting on I street. It will be composed of dt. Joseph's society, St. Michael's soc: iface’s society ani St. John’s benevol The grand marshal will wear a ye inarshal of the first division a red sa: THE STRIKE SETTLED AT LAST. The November Compromise Accepted and the Men to Go to Work. Dispatches from London last night indicated that the strike of the dock laborers would practically end today and on Monday the docks and wharves will be thronged with busy workers. A conference was held yesterday between Cardinal Manning, on behalf of the striking dock laborers, and the directors of the dock companies. The cardiual submitted to the directors definite proposals from the strikers for the settlement of the wage ques- tion. The joint committee appointed to con- sider the L gar eons of the strikers agreed that the wages demanded the dock laborers by shall be conceded, the advance to take effect November 4. The lord mayor, ata conference with the | tect is Mr. L. J. O'Conner of New York, who | has gained no end of credit by his execllent shal of the second division a white sash, and mar- | shal of the third division a blue sash. ‘The aids to chief marshal will wear yellow rosettes; th to marshal of first division red rosette: to marshal of second division white rosettes, and the aids to marshal of third div ue rosettes. Promptly at 2:30 o'clock essiou will move in the following order: narshal, aids, band, Emmet Guards. First wi on, N. H. Shea, rshal: aida, Knights of St. K umbkill, Knights of Knights of St. Augustine, Knights of Augustine. commandery Knights of St. Vincent. Second division, Busher, marshal; aids, band, Catholic Knights Ame the Holy Name society, the Carroll in- stitute, St. Matthew’ total abstinence society, the union, the Catholic benevo- | ‘Third division, to chure 8, Grand Marshal, out by the grand marshal will be strictly followed. " On arriving at the church the different societies will take ositions around the northeast corner of the Pattaing, wher? a raed eo and large cross has been erected, This is the position which the main altar of the church will occupy. THE EXERCISES AT THE CHURCH. The religious procession will form at the pas- toral residence near by and will march to the platform at 3:30 p.m. in the following order: Cross bearer, accom altar boys, march g two by two; clergy, marching two by two; the cardinal, attended by two deacons of honor. | ‘The cardinal will then take his place on the raised platform and the regular exercises of laying the corner stone will commence by his Diessing the salt and water and the large cross which stands on the site of the main altar. He will then walk entirely around the foundation, blessing it and the corner stone, which will afterward be dropped in its place. Rev. G N. Dev of St. John’s. Baltimore, who until recently was the pastor of St. Peter's, will preach the sermon, At its conclusion the con- gregation will be addressed by Cardinal Gib- ons. The music will be rendered by a choir of one hundred voices, supported by the Marine band. ‘The “Halle ve + is” and the eavens Are Telling” will be gi with fine effect, Description of ae New Church. The above cut gives a xood idea of what the new church of St. Peter's will look like when completed. The building will be seady for oc- cupancy in something like a year, Tho archi- | work, The new church will cost about @100,- 000. It will have a frontage of 81 feet anda depth of 145 feet and is designed in the Roman- esque style of architecture, The floor of the church ‘is raised above the terrace and is reached by three large doors, one in center nave, one in the aisle, and one in the tower, which is placed at the corner of the street so as to break the long range of the side, THE BASEMENT. Below the main floor a large basement of equal capacity is provided, well lighted by large windows and entered by four doors, two on each side, from which wide steps run to the MAIN FLOOR. The church itself is designed with all due re- gerd to the ritual, having nave and side aisles, large apse and side chapels. The aisle roofs are to be barrel vaulted,with intersecting vaults over each window, and the nave roof will be vaulted in the same manner. The windows ure to be in groups of two single-light windows and one round in the sum- mit of each cross vault. The windows over the sanctuary will be 40 feet from the floor and five in number, The floor of the altar is to be raised considerably above the regular floor, thus giviug a commanding view of the whole church. The supporting columns of the roof are to be as small as possible, so as to cause little obstruction to sight. The passages will be large and ample for the discharge of the con- gregation as well ay for the profeusional proces- sional of the church, The windows in the apse and chapel will be filled with stained glass of the best foreign manufacture, thus adding | great masses of rich color to the interior of the church, which will be treated in a plain, uni- form, but warm tone of color throughout, _All the sid windows will be tilled with cathedral glass in delicate tints. THE GALLERY, ‘The gallery will be reached by the stair on th> side of the tower, and is intended for the choir alore. It will extend over the vestibule, the front being built of ash, heavily molded and paneled. ‘The pews of the church will be of onk, as also the altar rail, ‘The pews will be easy and com- fortable, the ends connected with carved moldings and the arm rests carved with foliage. THE EXTERIOR. The exterior of the church will be built of marble from the Texas quarries. The whole front of 81 feet in length will be divided into three parte—the center nave, the right tower and stair turret und the left aisle and bap- tistery. The height to top of cross of the front gable will be 82 feet. This gable will have a door in front, heavily molded and set off by decorative windows. Above the central door and beneath the large windows a panel will be left for future decoration and on which will be sculptured representations of the Acts as regards St. Peter. Above this panel will be a large central window with five lights in tower pat; and above still a rose window surrounded y sixteen quarterfoils. All these windows will be molded heavily on both sides and set in a rich jamb of marble shafts, THE TOWER, 17 feet square, will rise to the height of 86 feet, and there will be au octagon 17 feet higher, surmounted by a gilt copper cross, the whole reaching the height of 130 feet. On the right side a circular turret, containing the stairs to gallery, will break the uniformity of the side lines, To the left of the entrance to the side aisle will be the baptistery, which will be entered by an arch and open iron door. The intericr of the baptistery will be circular, with a flat cciling and paneled in hard wood, the windows being filled with stained glass. Above the main floor and entered from the gallery will be a storage room, There will be a large vestry on the main floor for the priests of the church, containing a safe for the sacred veusels and in’ communica- tion with a boy’s robing room. These rooms street. This basement will have a sanctuary under the main aps and side chapels, as on main floor, As soon as this portion of the building is completed the congregation will occupy it, and services will be held there until the completion of the remainde! IVES AS A RAILROAD MANAGER. The Treasurer of the C. H., and D. Tells His Story. ‘Treasurer Short in his testimony in the Ives trial in New York yesterday said that at the time the C. H., and D. road came into the pos- session of Ives and Stayner the witness con- sidered the road solvent, The gross earnings under their management were much better than at any other time. ‘The deposit account between Ives & Co. and the C., H. and D, road was thoroughly gone into, together with the amounts placed to that firm's credit by Treasurer Short. Once he had a tele- pas from Stayner to remit 250,000 to New ork, which the witness did. At various times he drew on the smaller roads controlled by the C., H. and D. and sent the money to W: ff, At this point a juryioan asked what reason had entered the witness’ mind when Ives had directors of the dock companies yesterday, gave assurance that the men were now ready to resume work on Monday. The trike thus ended and which has paralyzed the shipping of London began with the dock laborers a month ago and subsequsntly spread to the sailors, fire- men. carmen, ‘Thames iron workers, gas stokers and kindred trades until the number of men out was estimated to be 150,000. The men de- manded 12 instead of 10 cents an hour, a mini- mum ind of four hours and the abolition of piece wor! The dock directors have made along fight, but in offering concession after concession en- couraged the strikers. First they yielded the minimum of four hours, next they agreed to abolish piece work, and then they expressed a willingness to concede the advance of wages on the first of next January. merely on the date ends the Now asked him to sign blank certificates. The wit- nes# replied that Ives had suggested that it would be better for him to sign them on ac- count of his being so well known and because of his early connection with the road, oe The Victim of a Secret Society. A Jersey City dispatch says County Physi- cian Converse, who made the autopsy of the body of the Italian murdered at East Newark, is of the opinion that the man was killed by order of one of the Italian secret societies, Two men were engaged in the crime and the gash in the throat was made after the bullets had killed the man. The pistol was used by one assassin and the knife by another to pre- vent efther from “peaching,” they being can be reached from the church without pass- ing through the sanctuary and will communi- cate with the basement and second floor above by a stair turret in rear wall. This floor above the vestries is intended for the meetings of societies in connection with the churc! equally guilty. ‘le is to Gaudaur the gy ihe toby are Peoe ie reek September 16. The Hamilton Case. An Atlantic City special says: There is no truth in the story that Mrs, Robert Ray Hamil- ton has prepared a statement in writing to the grand jury on Monday next. Another feature of this peculiar case is the verified statement that Robert Ray Hamilton himself proposes to come here to testify against his wife, giving the best possible evidence that he has com. pletely deserted her. Mrs, Hamilton appears to pare coapietely. Sean her nervous rostration and is re: Winn hae fanaa ie called, See ames Se A Railroad Train Burned. About 4 o'clock yesterday morning an east- bound Lehigh valley-freight train broke in two one mile from Warsaw, N. Y., and then came together again. The collision set fire to the cars and ten were burned together wi ir- teen Erie coal-dumps which le ta a ating: The cars burned contained wheat, middlings, iron pipe, machinery, &¢. The loss will roach many thousands of dollar: — or Soe ea Why the Judge Wore White Gloves, A special from Rochester says: On Tuesday morning in the court of sessious Sheriff Hodg- son presented Judge Lynn with a pair of white gloves, which the judge puton and then ad- Bi the fact tat hora sen one ne, o fact ere are no indictment in the Monroe couaty al aoe, therefore, there was no criminal business to be done. This has ni ha, poor ever happened before in this Se A Judge Held Captive. Two companies of state troops arrived at Pineville, Ky., last night en route for Harlan court house, 20 miles acrosg the mountains. The judge and the court emeattere someces. a who to Aiee saan nee ats wa murder trial farther |, obtained, particulars have been THE DISTRICT GUARD. An Indoor Rifle Range for Use by Com- panies, BYFECT OF THE ORDER RELIEVING LIEUT. LEMLY—EFPORTS TO SECURE ITs REVOCATION— ATTITUDE OF THE MILITIA—THE FALL DRESS PARADE. There is a premonitory quiet at the national guard headquarters. The adjutant general has folded his tent and like the Arab has silently stolen away to join his battery in obedience to the order he rocently received from the War department, He went with a sigh, for he had grown found of the place, its duties, and the men with whom he had been surrounded during the few weeks of his stay, an affection that was more than repaid by that which had de- veloped on the part of entire guard towards him. His successor has not yet been named, but there is a determined movement on the part of Lieut, Lemly’s friends to secure the revocation of hao order of relief. — bee ns pepe passe tests against the appointment of other man will be made atthe White House, and when Secretary Proctor returns next Tues- day he will find a rather knotty question be- fore him, ‘There are folks who claim that this order relieving Lieut. Lemly'was the actof a high military ree! on duty here who has an- tagonized Gen, Ordway’s efforts to organize and sustain the national guard and who has, on more than one occasion before now, thrown obstacles in his path. However this may be the general is not bereft of all hope of getting Lieut. Lemly back, PREPARING FOR THE WINTER. The general and his adjutant were making their plans for the winter. They had just ar- ranged for a series of lectures to the guard on topics relative to their duties and there were many details of the winter campaign worked out. Everything was satisfactory, all looked rosperous and the officers of the staff were beginning to Se plsleeneye! themselves upon the aspect of natio1 uard affairs when the bomb was thrown into their midst, scattering plans and projects and momentarily darkening the horizon. Of course the routine gocs on as usual, ve Piexotto is performing the duties of adjutant general pending appointment and there has been a slight recovery from the shock, THE ATTITUDE OF THE MILITIA. Referring to the situation an officer of the guard expressed himself a day or so ago as fol- lows: “The antagonism in the minds of tho militia men against the coming man, which you mentioned the other day in Tue Star, is nota myth ora fiction, but a positive, ‘un- doubted existence. It is smouldering now simply because there is no object for its at- tack, but there is now forming in the minds of the men an opposition to the new officer even before he is known, before any one knows who he will be, that will make things mighty un- pleasant. There is a determination on every side to receive him with ar little cordiality and support as possible. The armories will be opencd to him with a sort of protest and plans are forming to thwart him in his official duties without exhibiting the slightest breach of military discipline. He will find himself tied hand uid foot. You see, the question strikes the men just about this way: they feel that the guard shall have just a little to say about who should occupy its offices, and especially such an office as that of adjutant general, ‘They feel that when they like a man and want him to stay and he wants to stay he should be allowed to stay. That is all.” A ROOM FOR RIFLE PRACTICE, Gen. Ordway has been trying for some time to get possession of a suitable room for the rifle practice of the guardmen this winter. He has realized that the men are very deficient in this matter, where a militiaman should be an ex- pert. The scores made at Fort Washington were ridiculously small, and it is quite appar- ent to the officers of the guard that there was good field there for reform. There would be little or no opportunity for the men to avail themselves of the opportunities offered for by the targets at the arsenal durin; er on account of the short days and bad weather, so it was decided by the general that the best’ plan was to provide a good indoor range that could be used at night. His efforts in this direction have at last been successful, and during the past week he concluded ar- rangements with the Kingsley creamery com- any for the lease of the third floor of their large building on D street between 9th and 10th, which was originally built by Frank Ward. This affords a room 195 feet in length by 30 feet wide, a magnificent range for shoot- ing. It is centrally located, easy of access, and will be fitted up with all accommodations for the purpose. Work will be begun at once, and it is expected that the range will be ready for opening in three or four weeks. A thick plank partition will be erected at the rear end of the room covered with a sheathing of metal, thus affording perfect security against accidents, ‘The targets, six in number, will be erected im- mediately in front of this butt. They will probably be of the Uhlmann electrie pattern, self annunciating, and will be reduced to the correct size for gallery work. COMPANY PRACTICE. It is Gen. Ordway’s intention that every com- pany in the guard shall have one night's target practice each month, and for this purpose the range will be open every evering except Sun- + A schedule will be arranged to fit this scheme, so tht there will be no friction. The use of the range will be entirely educational and the work there done will be in accordance with the most approved methods of target practic There will be no promiscuous firing, no c: less handling of guns, no impromptu between individuals, but a steady, prog: scientific course of study in the art of rifle firing. Maj. Pollard, inspector general of rifle practice, will be in charge of this work, while the i spector of each battalion will be responsible for the achievements of the men under them, If the men do not show that they know how to handle a rifle, how to pose, how to aim, they will first be given instructions in what is known as the position,aiming and sighting drill before acharge is put into their guns. From this point the instruction ao proveet a record be- ing kept of each shot fire BECOMING MARKSMEN, When a man makes an average of 80 per cent of a perfgct record, or in the military vernacu- nalifies,” he becomes a “marksman,” and as such is entitled a badge indicating that achievement. This consists of a miniature tar- get worn like a button on the lapel of the coat. Then whenever he attains a record of % per cent he becomes a ‘‘sharpshooter,” and is en- titled to wear the badge distinctive of that rank. Inthe army these insignia are higily prized by their winners, and are almost always worn with a feeling of pride. They will be awarded to the District militiamen as fast as they are earned, It is Gen. Ordway's idea that these induce- ments, added tothe novelty of ;the practice, will create a great interest in the guard. The monthly trip to the range will afford a pleas- ant relief to the monotony of drilling, and the constant rivalry and competition between the men to attain high scores will undoubtedly serve to stir up some of that enthusiasm that is sure to lead to a healthy condition of affairs in the ranks of the guards, The range will be fitted with lights and ventilating fans, the lat- ter to carry the smoke out of the room. The cartridges will be loaded with short charges of powder sufficient for the short range, THE FULL DRESS PARADE. There has been a little anxiety of late on the part of Gen. Ordway lest he should be unable to fulfil his promise to have a dress parade of the brigade this fall in the White lot. When he made the announcement of this scheme he did not take into consideration the rapid short- ening of the days at this time of year, and it was only a week or so ago that, chancing to glance at an almanac for a date, ho observed that the sun begins to set quite early in October. This caused a fear thatthe plan might fall through, but he has worked outa solution. The parade will take place during the first week in October, on some day in the middle of the week rather than Saturday, as was first suggested. This is on account of the difficulty experienced by @ number of men in leaving their business early on that day. It will. begin at 5 o'clock sharp and will last about three-quarters of an The parade will be formed with the hour. line facing the White House, giving ample room on all sides for spectators, first sr in pasted is fae kaye re of the a ing conclave ot e ts Templar, . Ordway deciding that it would be better for the to come before rather than after the brilliant show which they will make, There will probably be fully fifteen hundred men in the brigade line, and possibly more. A number of the colored troops start off in a fe for in) @n extensive excursion trip to and the neighboring country. They eS ene will be gone about ten Races ALL THE WEEK.—At Baltimore during the exposition, 9th to 14th instant, take the timore and Ohio's 45-minute flyers. Time- table in $1.20 round trip. * ‘and stores ago. John RB. the new United States minis- ter to the enor tg with ee Newport News, Va, for his STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1889-TWELVE PAGES. PRETTY GIRLS AT WORK. Something About the Fair Clerks in the Treasury Department. Some of the prettiest women in the country are right here in the Treesury department. A great many of them are Washingtonians, but, as a class, they represent the beauty of about the whole country. They are blondes and brunettes; short and tall and medium; some plump, some queenly, some of lythe and wil- lowy form—they are fairly the types of the several great cities and about all the states of the Union. Im that one building, covering four blocks, is to be found more beauty than a bunt through many large cities might discover. A large proportion of the female clerks are young, or at least on the minus side of the line beyond which lies old maidhood. Office life is not ive of longevity, and many of the Bi emsanidi have died off or reached an age beyond usefulness. Those who have come into the departmeat within the past four or go ee are mostly qoune women, who have fi passed through norma! schools and have entered the government service through the civilservice examination. They are @ bright lot of young women. In many cases it is, perhaps, that they are the prettiest girls of the family, which inspires them with an ambition beyond the drudgery of house work or the of a schoolmarm and induces them to strive for the more agreeable work and better pay under the civil service. And this may account for there being such a preponder- ance of good looks, REFINED, SENSIBLE GIRLS. ‘They are not, asa rule, gaudy beauties fres- coed and decorated by art, though of course there are some of that type. They are usually of a refined type of good, sensible pretty girls— 8 little beyond girlhood, They always dress in good taste though not generally in an expen- sive style. A designer of fashions might get — valuable points from the female Treasury clerk. During the ordinary working hours the visi- tor to the Treasury will not see many of these young women. They are apt to be hard at work behind closed doors or just shut from view by green baize screens, over which one cannot see without the aid of a chair or ep- ladder. The desks are usually provided wit these screens, otherwise they would be annoyed by the gaze of the visitors passing through the corridors, who would probably be numerous if the screens were not there, DURING THE LUNCH HOUR, But during the half hour allowed for lanch a swarm of pretty female clerks rush about the corridors to exchange bits of gossip or to get their tea, Washington may get her reputation for her beautiful women from the throng that appear on the avenue on the way home from @ departments after 4 o'clock, Whenever there are any number of people on a visit to Washington the Treasury is gener- ally the center of curiosity, on account of the popular interest in money. Visitors are always interested in the places where the money is and some one must be delegated to take charge of them. In view of the great number of these visitors and the prospect of a great many more when the Knights Templar come here for their convention a namber of young women of the department have been designated regularly to Ha guides through the redemption agency, where the old notes are counted and destroyed. Sasa AT A FLORAL GIANT. A Miracle in Beauty and a Terror in Perfume. In 1878 a traveler in Western Sumatra, Dr. Beccari, wrote home that he had discovered a plant of extraordinary character, but his let- ter announcing this botanical phenomenon, the amorphophailus titanum, wasa very modest one, taking into consideration the fact that he had discovered a veritable wonder of the vege- table kingdom—the largest and most distinctly unique flower in the world, one of which opened at Kew gardens, London, Eng- land, in the latter part of last June. Dr. Beccari in his letter stated that he had found the gigantic tuber and dug itup; thatit was five feet in circumference, andtwo men could hardly carry it—in fact they dropped it, and the tuber was broken. Dr. Beccari promised to send home sume tubers in perfect condition, but it does not ap- pear that he accomplished this. But seeds were sent and they arrived safely, shaped like an olive, one and a half inches long and bright red in color. These seeds were germinated in Italy, and a seedling presented to Kew gardens, and it is this seedling which has finally developed the extraordinary blossom figured. It has devel- oped from a seedling year by year, the gigantic tuber demanding a larger pot from time to time, and annually producing its titanic leaf, forty-five feet in circumference. This leaf was at first thonght to be a trunk, but as it grow its three branches, as thick as a man’s thigh, parted from itten feet above the tuber, and roved to be veins or ribs of the leaf nearly our yards in length. Startling as the leaf development had been, greater won- ders were in reserve for the savants and the public. In March last the tuber was re- ported to weigh 57 pounds and measured 4 feet 8 inches in circumference. In May last no signs of the usual leaf development were given, but what proved to be the flower had begun to push its way toward development. Its —— at first was xt the rate of an inch a lay; then two inches a day were added to its stature, until in June its upward progress was almost visible. Excitement among the habitues of Kew garden and scientific men at large was intense. “Fancy,” as an English paper puts it, ‘‘a bud as tall and roomy as one of thocs tan” chines which open at Christmas time at Drury Lane disclosing a young woman in an attitude” But, though many were watching for the un- folding of this great flower, its singularly fugi- tive character was destined to disappoint even some of the vigilant who happened not to be present during the few hours of its unfolding. On the last Friday in June last the flower be- gan to unfold, to spread its great toothed rim and to exhibit the wonderful maroon color of its lining. It was majestic in its beauty—there was no doubt of that—and by 8 o'clock p.m. of the same day the unfolding process was fin- ished and the Titan of its race stood in its completeness, But, oh, the hor- ror of its smell, which filled the spacious green house to overflowing and compelled even the enthusiasts to’ flee hastily with handkerchief to nose—a stink such as all the condemned fish of a great city would hesitate to emit. This vile odor is com- mon to all the Aroid family, to which this plant belongs, its purpose being jointly for protec- tion aad to intare fertiliantion ia thie espe- cial case every fly and ingect gathered about in the gigantic spadix, instantly fertilizing the tiny blooms which clothed it to its summit. This amorphophallus belongs to the arum family, many members of which are common among our wild flowers, and familiar to us all. But a wide gulf separates it from its modest congeners of the temperate zone. The spathe or encircling frill from which rises the spadix measured 4 feet across and was 3 fect deep. The interior of this spathe held for those who pinched their noses and had the courage to look into its depths a won- derful show of color—maroon purple, tinged with a violet velvet-like sheen, indescribably beautiful, This lining has a superb effect, uring over the edges greenish white, idly ‘toothed and crumpied, The spadix measured 5 feet from its base, which was 10 inches in diumeter, and gradually narrowed to a blunt point, green at first, but as it grew older turning todrab, The stature of the entire flower was 6 feet 9 inches, and in future years, whenever the tuber chooses to again develop another bloom, these wondrous dimensions will no doubt be exceeded. Amor- hophailus titauum can —_ be expected to Become a favorite flower with amateurs—its carrion perfume forbids that—but it will al- ways remain the supreme wonder of the floral kingdom, unless some enterprising explorer jelop- discovers in some out-of-the-way nook of the world a greater and more surprising dev. ment of nature's handiwork. noe iantnemenions Go To Battmmone via B. axp O.—The only 45- minute line, ee round trip during exposi- tion The National Greenback Platform. The national greenback convention at Cin- cinnati yesterday adopted a platform which re- asserts the third and fourth planks of the dem- ocratic platform of 1868. It declares that all laws changing the time or manner of paying iblic debts after 1865 are ex post facto laws, and should be repealed. 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