Evening Star Newspaper, December 28, 1889, Page 11

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Parker AND JEWELLE rps cians may be consulted, conf. ll_or in person, at the office of BODY MEDICAL INSTITUTE, - Mass., to whom all advice be Bytstua Guasp Houpary Disrtax or DIAMONDS, JEWELRY, WATCHES, FRENCH MARBLE AND ONYX CLOCKS, ONYX TABLES, BRONZES, = PIANO LAMPS, STERLING SILVER AND SILVER-PLATED NOVELTIES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, CITY AND_ DISTRICT. @ The principal value of Tue Evexixe Sran to advertisers is the fact that it is not thrown away after once being read, but passes through half a dozen pairs of hands at least be- fore being tossed aside. This is the advantage presented by a family newspaper, REAL ESTATE GOSSIP. The Prospects for the Approaching Building Season. WHAT ARCHITECTS, BUILDERS AND THE MECHANICS HAVE TO SAY—IMPROVEMENTS ALONG THE TEN- LEYTOWN ROAD AND OTHER MATTERS OF IN- TEREST. Atthe close of the first month in winter it seems rather premature to discuss the building prospects of the coming season. But this is exactly what is being done by architects, build- ersand mechanics. The first named naturally fall into such a line of talk for the reason that people are beginning to drop into their offices to get ideas about proposed new buildings and residences, One of the leading acchitects of the city told a Sran man a few days ago that he was drawing a large number of sketch plans, and from the inquiries being made he thought that building operations would be quite active in the spring. The plans that were being pre- pared, he said, were both for business build- ings and residences, Other architects are doing the same kind of prospective work and while a great deal of it may prove to be only a diversion for the idle time of people who are fond of building castles in Spain, yet @ good proportion of the sketch-pian work reaches the sound and more substantial point in arehitectural development which is that of the detailed plans. The season thus far has been so open that it has been possible to con- tinue building operations, and besides a few new buildings have been started, But as aruie this is the dull.season for architects and in the building trades generally, WHAT THE BUILDERS BAY. Among the builders the opinion is expressed that the prospects for the coming season are quite promising. They state that there is no increase in the prices of materials and that the cost of building will be the same as last year. It was feared that the destruction of the canal would increase the cost of certain materials such as lime. But it is found that lime be burnt and brought to this city bv rail as cheap- lv as it was furnished by the lime burners in this city who have, since the closing of the canal, gone out of the business. The stone for building purposes obtained from the upper Potomac hasnot been in general use in this city for a number of years past, and so there is no increase in cost to be expected in this direc- tion. The supply of bricks for the coming sea- son, it is thought, owing to several reasons, will be ‘equal to the demand, and the advance in prices that took place in the latter part of the st season will not be continued next season, There is another element entering into the cost of building and the most important one, namely, the cost of labor. Some of the builders | in talking over the situation with a Star re- | porter said that there had been vague ramore about an eight-hour movement ou the part of the trades unions, They had no definite in- formation, however, but were of the opinion that if the hours of labor were shortened the coat of building would, of course, be increased, It was stated that all bidding for new work was being made on the basis of the present | hours of labor. One builder said that if the ublic could stand the increased cost the ailders would have no objection to the change | in the hours, as the difference in the cost of building came out of the pockets of the owner and not of the builder. ‘The general drift of opinion among the builders seemed to be that no general effort would be made to obtain the eight-hour day in this city, ‘THE EIGHT-HOUR DAY, The discussion about a probable demand for shorter hours has been suggested by the action of the recent labor convention in Boston. It was there decided to leave itto the various | trade organizations whether a movement shouid be inaugurated for the enforcement of b STAR reporter recently, there deal of talk among th bers of the various trades orguni relative to the eight-hour movement, At pres- ent the hours of work for the building trades in this city range from eightto ten hours a day. The stone cutters’ union andthe plas- ‘union are the only labor organizations h have the eight-hour day. The others work nine and ten hours. Mr. Bowen said that no action had as yet been taken in regard to the question of endeavoring to secure a general eight-hour , begin- ning May 1 next. He thought that | the men here were opposed to forcing such a Movement as was attempted three years ago. He was of the opinion thut if the men could gain their point by negotiation that they would do it. However, he said that it was too early to say what would be done. The men, he said, were conscious that their cause was just and | would ultimately prevail, but the fixing a definite time for carrying into effect such a change was a question of entirety different complexion, In the course of afew weeks it | would be known how general this movement would be snd that, of course, he thought would have au influence upon the situation here, ON THE TENLEYTOWN ROAD. The most recent transaction in property along the Tenleytown road is the purchase by Mr. C. Heurich of a portion of the tract of land known as Friendship, lying near Tenleytown. This tract contains 9.41 acres and the price paid was $25,090. It is the intention of the purchaser to improve this property. The prospect of the speedy completion of the electric railroad, | which will connect Tenleytown and this cit; has bad a stimulating effect upon property in | that vicimty and several transactions are now in process of negotiation which will involve the | transfer of a good deal of property. ‘There is | no doubt but that this section of the suburbs NEW AND UNIQUE DESIGNS LN UMBRELLAS, THE LARGEST STOCK OF OPERA GLASSES EVE SHOWN IN WASHINGTON. FRANK M. LEWIS, JEWELEE AND SILVERSMITH, 1215 PENNA AVE Established 1540. mas F; Large sto Ris every variety ere sold. ue, ad Arotre- Ang to have «Pure, 2 fimulatine Beane of tis tine Beer, APOLLO, Anew and THOLOMAY bE ing of the BAR- CHESTER, N.Y. 50 per case of two dozen Pints, delivered to any part of the city. 305 11TH ST. We TELEPHONE, 441. 3m APOLLO. Tue Exenarzer er of MOMENTUM proved a mecess wal est oa & FRICTION BARE. It carve out sp altead in “power developed. Tested iu Cam will become more of a resort than it has been in the past and provision will be made for the accommodation of visitors, IN THE EASTERN SECTION, The movement in property in the eastern section of the city, which has been referred to before, still continues to be the feature of the market. During the past few weeks several | entire squares have changed hands. A fair proportion of the daily trausters is of property In that part of the city, While this activit regarded as rulative to a certain extent, it as also c lered to be th ontinuation of | the development which has made steady pro- | kress in that section for several years past. | number of houses have increased, street im- provements have been pushed forward with rapidity and large areas have been brought into the ve been withheld for s turned to the section utheast which is bounded | vest by the old canal and extends north | as far as Garfield park. There area number of Squares in that joca.ity whieh have never been improved. It is belie at with the ex- ities that ght into the market, ——— REQUESTED TO RESIGN. | Suspicion of Speculating Loses a New | York Central Man His Place. | It isa law of tho Vi Dilt railroad system | that employes of whatever rank must not en- gage in speculation. Every report that a sub- | ordinate is speculating is made the subject of | rigorous inve There are many of these investigations ina year. Oue of them bas jnstcome toan end, and yesterday the New York produce exchange wus greatly stirred by the announcement that Chas, A. Pool, associated with H, McK. Twombly in the management of the Central's. grain business, | had been requested to send his resignation to! the directors, Mr. Pool’s salary was $10,000 a year. He lives in good style at the Ariston, on upper Broadway. He has complied with the demand of the directors and will retire from igation, ibe ENERGIZER can be operated by Electricity, ies Engine or Stes Euyine. Is agreat means ut fuel Crder and catimates. Addre: AMERICAN ENEMGIZEM MEG. CO., (Limited) 627 Louisianaave, _Se10-Im* Poor Reysre ALE DEA pur factory, those Bonk's Hiocds ; Goons AT ANY PRICE. vet Finisked Circulars with aud High Collars, guarauteed water- ov, © of GOODYFAR STRIPE Peasants, Irish id Lauxirys, all of brovt, $2 Feasuts, Frincess Newmarket Tincess Newinarke! “quality, and thervughiy' ‘waterproct, «i lowest possible price. Finest quality Clots surtuce Water ‘cos. Greatent variety of Gentirwien's Double Lex. tr — ae oe MUBBER BOVIS aud eu fase unequaled for wear, — GOODTEAR ULE compan Suu iu MELVILLE LINDSAY, Manager, ~ : a) Suovrpee Cares = iy of Shoubler Cay ARSON Ferman, Diack sud Boukey ; oll ot reducod pric s WILLETT & RUOFF, 6 kaa Hatters and J usriers. UUd ba ave, received today 1 ‘Actrachate and the company’s service on January 1. Mr. R. L Douglas, agent for the Western transit com- any, bas been uamed as his successor. ‘The Feposed officer is one of the best known mem- bers of the produce exchange. ‘The duties of his place in the Central required him to spend much of his time amoug the grain men of the exchange. Itcould not be learned that Mr. Pool had been engaged in any recent transac- tions in the wheat pit. It was authentically announced though that he was severely in- jured in the famous wheat deal engineered by r. Jas. R. Keeue half « dozen years ago and that there are still heavy amounts due from bim as a result of his transactions at that time, ie wD John G. Gibbs of Boston accidentally himself Thursday while hunting county, 8.C. City Treasurer Henry Wolford of Louisville, Ky., died yesterday afternoon. He was eighty: three years oldand # native of Philadelphia. He bas been city treasurer continuously thirty-two years. He was a prominent Odd Fellow. killed aufort | soor after the retirement of the Secretary of | | “Of course they ON NEW YEAR DAY. Something About Toilets and the Eti- quette of Receptions. THE WHITE HOUSE RECEPTION—WHAT CUSTOM ‘HAS DICTATED AS TO THE ATTIRE OF LADIES WHO RECEIVE—TRE PROPER THING FOR GEX- TLEMEN—THE REFRESHMENT TABLE. The New Year day for the capital begins of- ficially at the White House with the President's reception, the program for which is as follows: At ll a.m.—The President will receive the Vice President, the mombers of the cabinet, the diplomatic ‘corps, the members of the in- ternational conference, the members of the in- ternational marine conference and the members of the Venezuela claims commission. At 11:15a,m.—The Chief Justice, the associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, the judges of the United States Court of Claims and the judges of the Supreme Court of the District of Coinmbia. At 11:25 a,m.—Senators and Representatives in Congress, the Commissioners of the District of Columbia and the judicial officers of the District, ex-members of the cabinet and ex- ministers of the United States. At 11:40 a,m.—The officers of the army, the navy and the marine corps, At 12 m.—The regents and the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, the civil service commissioners, the interstate commerce com- mission, the assistant secretaries of the depart- ments, the assistant postmasters general, the solicitor general, the assistant attorneys \gen- eral, the commissioner of labor, the heads of the bureaus of the several departments and the president and officers of the Columbian insti- tute for the deaf and damb, At 12:15 p.m.—The associated veterans of the war of i846, the Grand Army of the Republic, the Loyal Legion and the members of the Oldest Inhabitants association of the District of Co- lumbia. At 12:35 p.m.—Reception of citizens, which will terminate at 2 p.m. THE WEIGHTY QUESTION OF TOILET. The moving question among the wives of the cabinet ministers is what shall we wear? There is but one toilet, it is held, for the ladies who stand in line with the President and that is full dre Admit that auything short of full toilet will answer and what a variety of costumes are you not liable to assemble in the blue room, with incongruous effect, on Wednesday next! It is of no consequence that the reception be- gins at ll o'clock in the morning, The sun- shine 1s excluded and the chandeliers will be lighted. The entire effect will be that of an evening reception. The proper dress for the | cabinet ladies is full toilet. This may consist | of a gown with a low body, decollete or a body with a medici collar and pompadour, lace veiled opening, which is as near full dress as many ladies venture, but all should wear trains, Itisa custom that has been observed in the ast.and for many reasons should be carried forward in ite full force, The Pfesident will wear a Prince Albert coat for the same reason that the bride groom and his men wear morn- ing dress at a day wedding, while the bride and her attendants are in trailing silks and filmy tulle. Itis the custom. THE LADIES BEHIND THE LINE, The ladies who stand behind the line as hostesses, the daughters and sisters of the cabi- net ministers, the wives and daughters of the marshal of the District and of the commis- sioner of public buildings and grounds, and any one else who may be invited by the Presi- dent to act as hostesses behind the line, may dress as handsomely as they choose to do. These ladies behind the line are not required to be intull toilette. They need not wear trains, as the space alloted them sometimes be- comes densely crowded, but they may wear pretty house toilets of white or pale colors, and it may be made up as daintily as best becomes the wearer, ‘THE CALLERS. The ladies who make the visit to the White House will wear handsome carriage costumes with bonnets, There need be no fear of being too richly attired in a carriage toilet. ‘The gen- tlemen will be in whatever of full-dress uniform their rank and station permits them to wear. The diplomats display their stars and ribauds, and the officers of the army and navy their gold braid and stars, Other gentlemen appear in morning dress, cutaway or Prince Albert coats. as they choose, At 12 o’clock the Secre- tary of State and his family will withdraw from the receiving party and drive to their home, where they entertain the members of the diplo- matic corps and their Indies at a breaktast, This is another custom that is handed down through the f gcos to the present time. ‘The other ladies of the cabinet may leave the line as | State and his family as they choose, If they linger through the reception it is considered a reat compliment to those who come latest, tes as they all have their receptions at home to hold it is an impossible courtesy for the ladies toextend. Secretary and Mrs, Whitney used to entertain the officers of the navy and their families at breakfast, and so they were wont to retire after the navy officers had passed through the reception room. ‘The various department officials begin to make the rounds as early as2 o'clock, so that for them the President's house is but the be- ginning of a long string of visits. The New fear calling has greatly fallon off in Washing- ton during the past four years. It may be sur- prisingly revived, however, this year, OTHER RECEPTIONS, A lady who has occupied a high official posi- tion in society in this city for the past twenty- seven years gaid yesterday, speaking of the dresses of the cabinet ladies and others for New Year day's receptions and other matters pertaining to the proper observance of the day: should wear low necked dresses at their own receptions and at the White House as well on New Year day, for, although the reception is held in the day time, the parlors are darkened. This is done as a matter of utility as well as for the esthetic ef- fect of it. Most of the calling is done in the afternoon between the hours of 4 and 7 and everybody knows that it will be dark in a drawing room from the beginning of that time even if it is sunlight out of doors, The rooms become crowded and it is im- possible for servants to go among the company with touches to make lights. Fora New Year day reception I am always ready at 2 o'clock to see callers, because one must consider the convenience of tho visitors, and the distances in Washington to be traversed in a round of calls are very great. When I lived on Capitol Hull I was always ready at 1 o'clock on New Year day. As no ladies call on that day the tastes of gentlemen must be studied in preparing the entertainment. Ten or «dozen young ladies should assist each hostess, and the attractiveness of the reception often depends They should be hand- apon their popularity, somely dressed in ball toilets, and they are en- titled to invite all their friends to call upon hem at the house of the chaperone. ‘The young ladies the hostess has with her the | less work there is for her to do, A hostess | should never consider the function of receiving | a bore. nor go through with it as if it were a | great weariness to her, a dull duty. She should steem ita pleasure if she would make her callers enjoy their visit in her house, THE NEW YEAR TABLE, “In the matter of the New Year table,” con- tinued the lady, “I always gave my friends something to eat and to drink. First, I men- tion scalloped oysters asa standard dish, be- cause they can be served hot, salads, cold turkey, ham and tongue, hot coffve and bot biscuits, plenty of par . ‘This has been my bill of fare tor years and no man ever abused my hospitality or drank to disgrace himself in my house, Cake and ice cream are always upon the table, but men do not care for confectionery. They enjoy the substantials, To make a complete day it was always my custom to invite a party of gentle- | men to return and dine with the ladies of the receiving party, and while we were at dinner the rugs in the drawing room were taken up And the oung people danced.” Such is the typical ‘ew Yeur day festivity of the wealthy Wash- ston official, Men remove their overcoats beiore entering a drawing room and they leave in the ball. ‘They wear cutaway or Prince Albert coats in the afternoon, as in the morning, and a boutonniere of a single favorite flower gives an air of gayety to the somber dress, “It i8 always in place for a man to speak his own namie as he spproaches the hostess of a house, so that she may present him to some one of her assistants. Where a popular i several hundred persons in a day there is a likelihood that names may be- gin to escape her overwrought brain. THE LAMENT OF AN OLDTIMER, “The charming old custom of the Knicker- bockers is fallen into disuse,” exclaimed the wife of an ex-Senator, out visiting the other afternoon, when New Year calling was intro- duced. “It is now almost wholly given over to ‘sprouts,’ as I call them, by title I refer to the half-grown boys who are home for the holidays from the various military and other schools of the country, Unless one has a family of young people to entertain it is not likely one will Lom, 3 at home for the delectation ofa lotof boys! Itwas not so when I first came to this city, and I was then all eyes and everything made an ie impression upon me. ll remember my first reception. Our covemporaries in years, among the men, went about making visits and would make agreeable aud complimentary speeches to the re- ceiving. I was so delighted with the manner and appearance of the then Secretary of the Interior, Orville H. Brown’ of Iilivois, He had astately bearing and he wore ruffies on his shirt. I asked him to go into the dining room and begged him to accept of some refresh- ments. ‘I will take one Enper he said, as he ration and picked suited the action to his one grape from a bunch that topped a of frait. The graceful action, the utter abstemious- ness of the desire and the charming person- ality of the man combined to make for me one of the most vivid and lasting memories of that period.” A BASKET AT THE GATE. Alarge number of private families will stay athome quietly to see callers on New Year day this year, and a timely suggestion to those who will be under a necessity for any cause whatever of closing doors that were wont to be open is that they hang @ basket at the gate as an indication that the lady of the house is ‘not at home,” and thus save the callers from unne- cessarily scaling steps and ringing door bells, RUINED BY A MINE CAVE-IN. A Church and Several Dwellings Almost Destroyed. The little town of Plains, four miles from Wilkesbarre, Pa., was startled yesterday after- noon by a cave-in of the surface over the mines, which, while not affecting a large area, wrought great destruction. The cave-in was caused by the falling of the roof in the work- ings of the Mill creek colliery of the Delaware and Hudsoncanal company 400 feet below. About 500 square feet of the surface was af- fected, and in this area stood the large and handsome Roman Catholic church of the Sa- cred Heart, the parsonage attached to the eburch and several small houses. The shock occurred about, o'clock. In the church a number of men we® at work putting in gas pipes. They were thrown to the floor and almest covered with falling plaster and debris torn fromthe walls and ceiling. The front part of the church went down several feet, and the foundation walls were torn from the superstructure and split and rent apart in many places, Fortunately the church is a wooden structure, or it would have totally col- lapsed, The steeple is thrown out of plumb, and, as a bell weighing over 2,400 pounds hangs in it, it is greatly feared it will fall. The in- terior is badly damaged. The floors are split and the walls cracked and the plaster torn off. A large and costly organ had just been put in, which, it is feared, is ruined, ‘Lhe parochial residence is even in a worse plight, The front portion has dropped five or six feet, and the rear portion is tilted up. The floors and walls are all split and the rear _ex- tension torn from the main building. Two small frame houses standing close by, owned by James Keyer, are in the same condition, The road in front of the church has dropped nine or ten feet, and several houses on the other side are badly shaken and the inmat have all moved out, Rev, Father Phillips is the pastor of the chureb, ee THE BRAZILIAN REPUBLIC. The Situation Set Forth in a Dispatch to Minister Valente. Senor Vatente, the Brazilian minister, is im receipt of the following dispateh by cable from the minister of finance of the provisional gov- ernment of Brazil, dated December 27: Silveira Martine, who was transported, has acknowl- edged to the police authorities the wisdom of the act of banishment. Ex-Premier Ouro Preto has been banished on account of acta of con- spiracy on the part of his followers, The imperial family, because of their having changed their attitude taken here from acqui- esence to encouragement of the pretensions of reaction, and making this the cause of the throne, were deprived of the civil list and the subsidy. The provisional government main- tained the civil list as an act of mere tolerance, unheard of in any other revolution, and added to this a subsidy of $2,500,000, The emperor accepted both here, but on his arrival in Eu- rope, under the advice of disastrous counsel- lors who had brought about the fall of the monarchy, refused the subsidy becanse it was an act of the revolution, but accepted the civil hist as a right based upon law. In view of this denial of the legitimacy of the revolution, h has been sanctioned by the whole coun- try, our measure of cutting off the civil list and subsidy was an act of mere common sense. These measures have here met with general support, Let Europe retlect on her revolu- tious effected at the expense of floods of blood and great finuncial disasters, We have accom- lished ours without one drop of blood and the east financial trouble, Whoever thus conducts himself in the most trying moments must be able to manage his affairs with sufficient discretion and judgment, We shall continue to respect all rights, main- tain the tribunals. organize the administration, observe all contracts and keep up the budget, but any attempt against public order will be repressed with implacable severity, Commerce, agriculture and the working classes call upon us to assume this attitude. We shall hand over to the constitutional convention the republic intact, Those who believe that this conven- tion is called to decide between tho republic and the monarchy are mistaken, The mon- archy is out of the question, The constitu- tional convention will only have to organize the republic. There is no more monarchie party here. The European press should not be misled by newsmongers whose machinations are here objects either of amazement or de- rision, These mistakes of the press foment here schemes of disturbance, but the dilemma now is simply republic or anarchy?” A dispatch from London says that Portugal, Germany and Italy will shortly send a col- lective note to the provisioual government of Brazil protesting against the government’ scheme in regard to the naturalization of for- eigners residing in Brazil, THURMAN FOR OUTHWAITE. Suspicion Why He Opposes Brice and Thomas, The fight at Columbus 18 all between Brice and John H. Thomas so far, and both are trying to secure the help of Judge Thurman, In an interview the ex-Senator says: “It seems to me that the main objection to both Mr, Brice and Mr. Thomas in the attacks made are overlooked, and that is no matter what are their qualifications, no matter how purely they may conduct their canvass, no matter if everything is apparently as clean and white as snow, neither they themselves nor the democratic party can make the great public believe it, This can be said without reflecting upon the gentlemen named. “There is no theory, but a condition with which the democratic party is uow confronted, and the great question is: Do the members of the legislature intend to strengthen this idea, or as far as they are able, to dissipate it. I cannot believe the democratic members of the general assembly intend again to place our party in the category where we have been dur- g the past six years, either to gratify per- sonal ambition or as a reward for party services rendered, The present is not the time to se- lect uallionaires for the Senate. Should either of these gentlemen be elected the tendency could not help to be to strengthen and make more widespread the belief that only through the agency of money can political matters of auy kind be successfully conducted.” ‘Don't you suppose that Mr. Brice and Mr. Thomas both understand and see this?” Mr. Thurman was asked, “If they do not neither of them is fit to be a Senator.” And if they do and still continue (which they will do) td fight for such an honor they are unfitted for such a position.” The friends of Brice and Thomas attribute the ape of Judge Thurman to the fact that he is desirous of aiding Congressman Outhwaite as a compromise candidate. — pie casks tb From St. Petersburg to the Pacific, O. 8. Kronlicoff and A. B. T. Kondzatoviteh, Russian civil engineers, are in Ottawa, Out., on their way from Japan via British Columbia to Montreal. They were sent to Canada by the Russian government to inspect the construc- tion of the projected great railway through Si- beria, which, with the waterways, will give Russia complete communication ‘from St. Petersburg to the Pacific ocean, They chose the Canadian Pacific railroad as a model, on account of its great length and the similitude of the British Columbia mountain regions and the plains of Manitoba to those of Siberia, They will go to Montre+t to obtain farther data from the officials of the road. They will also visit New York and Philadelphia, Tue Fastest Taains 1x Awenica.—The Balti- more aud Qhio railroad continues to operate the fastest trains in America over its line be- ea Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washing- These trains were placed in service about a Fear ago aud that they have been running un- interruptedly ever since indicates that they have met with public favor and have come to stay. They are equipped with handsome day coaches and Pullman's latest creations in the way of naeg angen parior cars. It with- out saying that the track is necessarily superb in order to admit of the high and uniform rate of speed which has been so main- . THEY WANT NEW LAWS, The National Guardsmen and the Com- ing Convention Here, THE DISTRICT MILITIAMEN AND THEIR INTEREST IN THE GATHERING—ANTIQUATED EQUIPMENTS PROVIDED BY THE PRESENT LAWS—A NEW FRIEND OF THE NATIONAL GUARD. The announcement made in Tae Star of Thursday last that the National Guard associa- tion would hold aconvention in this city in February has been responsible for renewed vigor on the part of officers already active in District militia mattera, Whatever affects the national guard nevds but little agitation here betore there are hearty responses. Naturally those officers who come here to attend the ses- sions of the convention will look critically upon the soldiers of the nation’s capital, for they have all heard of the work done by Gen. Ord- way in organizing and equipping the splendid force he now commands, and not unnaturally Officers of the District militia nt to have their men in the best possible shape to undergo the inspection which is un- doubtedily in store for them during the early part of February. Had the conven- tion met here ina month when some reliance could be placed on the possibility of three or four days of successively fine weather, Gen, Ordway would have had a brigade dress parade for the amazement and instruction of those vis- iting militia officers, but February weather is decidediy changeable and asa rule disagreea- ble, so the chances are that there will be no parade, THE CONSTITUTION OF THE CONVENTION. Each state and territory has the privilege of being represented in the national guard con- vention by not more than five delegates, all of whom must be militia officers, Just at present it is not known who will represent the District of Columbia—Gen, Ordway has not yet made the desiguations—but the probabilities are that the delegation will consist of Gen, Ordway, Adjt. Gen, Long, Ins, Gen. Gale, Col. W. G, Moore of the first regiment and Col. Clay of the second regiment. All these officers are fully qualitied to discuss any matters that may come before the convention. They know what the militia needs and they can tell their story, A NEW MILITIA LAW WANTED. But few people realize the necessity which exists for a new militia law. Here in the Dis- trict a new law is in force, having been passed by Congress during the fifticth session, but all | over the rest of the United States the old law of May 8, 1792, is still unrepealed. How many men aro’ there who are familiar with this an- | tique piece of legislation? How many students of law are aware of its absurdities when looked at in the light of today? ‘The law, as it stands, declares that: “Every able bodied male citizen of the ro- spective states, resident therein, who is of the age of eighteen years aud under the age of forty-five years, shall be enrolled in the militia.” Do peaceful citizens of the states know what is required of them by the old militia law, not oid, however, to be still in force if any au- thorized person insisted on its enforcement? ANTIQUATED EQUIPMENTS. ‘Section 1628 of the Revised Statutes gravely declares as follows: “Every citizen shall, after notice of his enrollment, be constantly provided with a good musket or fireloc of a bore sufficient for balls of the eigh-! teenth part of a pound, a_ sufficient bayonet and belt, two spare fliuts, and a knapsack, a pouch with a box therein to con- tain not less than twenty-four cartridges, suited to the bore of his musket or firelock, each car- tridge to contain a proper quantity of powder and ball, or with a rifle, <a, shot pouch and powder horn, twenty balls suited to the bore of his rifle, and a quarter of a pound of powder; and shall appear so armed, accoutered, and provided when called out to exercise or into service, except that when called out on company days to exercise only he may appear without knapsack, And all arms, tion, and accouterments so provide quired shall be held exempted from all suits, distresses, executions or sales for debt or for the payment of taxes, Each commissioned officer shall be armed with a sword or hanger and spontoon.” ‘ ‘The artillery officers are to be armed “with a sword, or hanger, a fusee, bayonet and belt, with a cartridge box to contain twelve cart- ridges; and each private shall furnish himself with all the equipments of a private in the in- fantry, until proper ordnancs and field artil- lery is provided.” The cavalry 1s divided off into “troops of horse” and the law demands that ‘the commis- sioned ofticers shall furnish themselves with Se horses of at least fourteen hands and a alf high, and shall be armed with a sword and pair of pistols, the holsters to be covered with eurskin caps. Each dragoon shail furnish himself with a serviceable hors9, at least four- teen hands and a hal: bigh,a good saddle, bridle, mail-pillion and valise, holsters, and a breastplate and crupper air of boots and spurs, a pair of pistols, a saber and a cartridge box to contain twelve cartridges for pistols,” Itis not unreasonable to suppose that the appearance of a body of men ciad, armed and equipped with that which the law requires would be regarded ay reasonable ground for legitimate criticism and could fairly be looked upon as a provocative to mirth. Spontoons and hangers and fusees and flints belong to an age long gone by, bur the law is still on the statute book, The law will probably be wiped out during this Congress, but if it is uot there will be a good deal of undaunted agitation, A FRIEND OF THE MILITIA, “We have another good friend in the United States Senate,” remarked Adjutant General Long of the District militia toa Stan reporter the other day. “And when I say ‘we’I mean the national guard. The addition to our forces at the seat of legislation is the Hon. Watson C. Squire, one of the Senators from the state of Washing? ton, Senator Squire knows what the national rae is, and he also sees what it ought to be. His experience with the militia of his own stato—then atorritory—when be wes governor and during the Chinese troubles at Seattle has given him an active interest in the citizen soldiery of the land. He was a good soldier himself during the war, and the late General Miiier, who was afterward a Senator from Cali- fornia, used to tell of many gallant services rendered by Senator Squire, who was on his staff, Senator Squire has lots of sound common sense and an extended knowledge of men and affairs, He is our friend and will give evidence of it when militia matters come up in Congress.” eae U. S. Cavalry at Oklahoma City. The people of Olahoma City, L'T., experi- enced a feeling of relief when they awoke yes- terday morning and saw encamped on the side of the Oklahoma hills two troops of the United States cavalry. The troops had been sent from | Fort Reno by command of Gen. Merritt, com- manding the department of the Missouri. Even with the presence of the troops it is impossible for the people to disguise their feeling of inse- curity, Almost every house is an arsenal and every male citizen carries a revolver. The elec- tion of uext Monday ix anticipated with appre- hension, although the troops will doubtless revent any serious rioting. The Kickapoos, he political opponents of the Semmoles, held a meeting last night to discuss their griev- ances, Put on the Shoe. From the Philadelphia Press. It’s right enough to tell the truth, But often inconvenient. So when your friends are inexact, Think how you often varnish fact, And ye 4 little lenient. ee Deadly Electric Light Wires. ‘The New York grand jury yesterday made a presentment in regard to the electric lights and electric light wires, in which they express the opinion that the business of generating and distributing electric currents should be investi- gated by the next legislature for the purpose of ascertaining the character of legislative enact- ment required to provide for the public safety. ‘There was also presented an indictment for manslaughter against Charles W. Pierce, super- intendent of lamps of the Brush’ electric light company, one of whose wires killed Salesman Harris on Eighth avenue. eee Three Bishops Consecrated at Once. At St. Paul yesterday three Catholic bishops were consecrated at one service, But once be- fore in the history of the church in this coun- Tick of and the Rev. Joseph B. Cotter of Winona. The papal commissions or briefs, which were read by the resident bishops notary in fall robes, first in Latin and then in English, pare Bishop Shanley.to the see of North Dakota, while goes tothe diocese of Duluth and Cotter will have charge of the diocese ot Winona, ‘There wore sixteen in erent ot wou Caged alec meanty 505 priecte. It was « superb and impressive specta- AS VIEWED FROM NEW YORK. Matters of Interest to Both Gotham and the National Capital. THR TEXDENCY TO BUILD TOWARD THE sxY— WALTER DAMROSCH'S LEAVE OF ABSEXCE—TEE SALE OF THE BARLOW BOOK COLLECTION—BARE ‘RELICS OF COLUMBUS AND HIS PERIOD. Correspondence of Tur Evexrxa Stan. New Yorx, December 27. The date of the auction sale of the S. L. M. Barlow collection of rare books has been fixed at February 3, This event will be one of the ‘most notable to book lovers and collectors of the new year, While the late Mr. Barlow was notarich man in the New York sense of the term he had alarge income from his posses- sions and an important law practice, and he con- centrated his expenditures into the one narrow channel of rare manuscripts and publications touching America, Now that the Columbus fair is beginning to loom up in the immediate future these accumulations are acquiring es- pecial interest. Looked at from a business standpoint Mr. Barlow chose an advantageous time to die. Undoubtedly the sale will bring | out some sensational bidding, in which the great bibliophiles and libraries of Europe will take a hand as weil as the local talent. THE LENOX TREASURES OF AMERICANA. The finest collection of Americana is prob- ably that of the Lenox library. This collec- tion, which is of superb excellence in every branch included in its scope. is particularly rich in first editions of the ¢ clombas letters. Mr. Barlow's library contains one or two groat rarities in the same line, among others a famous Latin copy of the first letter published in Rome in 149 Some years ago Mr. Lenox wrote a description for the New York Historical Society's Magazine of the rare first editions of the first letter, If I remember aright he spe- cities thirteen of these prints, of which, I be- lieve, the Lenox library bas copies of seven. Perhaps by this time it has additional members, ‘The manuscript of this precious letier, in which Columbus makes an official report of the dis- covery of a new world, is untortunately lost, Several manuscript copies were made, however, and two or three of those are kept with great eare in European museums. Prints imm: diately appeared, first in Spain and soon after in Italy, France and Germany, Mr. Barlow's copy beiongs to what is thought to be the first Roman edition, This should not be confused, howe with the illustrated Latin edition, which is one of the chief treasurer of the Lenox collection, So far as known the Lenox library has the only complete cupy of this work in ex- istence, though imperfect copies are in the pos- session of the Britism museum und I believe one other foreign collection. The illustrations of the letter are supposed to be from designs drawn by Columbus himself, If this surmise is correct the admiral’s ideas on art were fully as topsy-turvy as his knowledge of geography. A POINTER FOR THE LIBRARY COMMITTEES, It seems a great pity that this fine collection of literary material identified with the history of Am should be dispersed under the auctioneer’s hammer. Very likely, however, some of the chief prizes will be secured by the Lenox library. But a grand opportunity is offered, if Congress were in that line of busi- ness, for the acquisition by the nation of a unique store house of historical material that would shed immortal luster on our great library at Washington or tho Smithsonian In- stitution, Will not our committees on the library pause in their labors of culling bouquets and give this subject their serious considera- tion? CORNER LOTS IN THE AIR, The glimpse I had of Washington during the Past week impressed me anew with the metro- politan character which the capital is assuming, and, in fact, has already acquired. Among other items I could mention m passing that Washington seems to develop a more extreme and obnoxious type of dude than New York is able to produce, ‘The fuli-fledged Washington dude is the most distressing substitute for a human being that Ihave ever encountered. But passing from human microscopy to more serious views, what impresses the visitor of to- day is the waking up of Washington to the value of the air, Within ten years we have built in ew York a second city on top of the one which ready covered the island. lustead of three and four stories, six, eight and ten are now the rule. The average man, who has very often a heap of sense, has concluded that it is cheaper on many accounts to go up two or three rods farther into the air than two or three miles on a level, expecially if he can be carried on a per pendicular railroad, It ie evident that the same logic has gained a lodgment in Washing- ton and I will risk the prediction that the next ten years will see a striking development of the tall apartment house, In New York we have almost stopped building private houses—{ mean for people in general. Of course if a rich man wants apalace he builds it, but the great bulk of the building isin the shape of high flats. By and by at this rate balloons will have to purchase right of way and Henry George write @ new book to claim everybody's right to the air as woll as to terra firma, But there is one feature in New York's building growth which is so curiously and obtusely countrified that it may well be noticed in any reference to the subject. In the good old colouy times and in the simple age of our own parents, when Cen- tral park was thought to be such » misnomer fora far suburban reservation, the usual vil- lage habit was followed ot laying a line of blue- stoue flagging for a sidewalk. And by the law of the persistence of species this custom still holds fast. Wherever a tract is improved by buildings the sidewalk is citified, but until such improvements are made the old flagging is maintained, the effect being as startling in its way as the familiar juxtaposition of shanty and pulace in Washington. But as the palaces seem to be getting the b potter: of the shanties there so the strips or Ci gxing are getting rarer in the fashionable parts of the new ‘west aide, HILL'S BOLD PUSH FOR "#2. Gov. Hill is implacable in his policy of rooting out all the Cleveland men in the state machine, His boldness of attack rather takes one’s breath away. He is conducting one of the most open and audacious campaignsever seen in American politics. If boldness wins David will get there, but audacia is not always a winning motto in spite of the proverb. While Hill is tightening his grip on the machine Cleveland's popularity is apld ly growing, and it is hard to see how he can sidetracked, so far as New York is concerned, for the democratic nomina- tion of "92. The almost universal expression is that the most Hill cau do is to send the nomi- nation west, WALTER DAMROSCH’S LEAVE OF ABSENCE, ‘The interesting announcement is made that the opera on Wednesday night was conducted by Herr Seidl, as Mr, Damrosch was absent on | leave in Washington. No doubt Mr. Damrosch is having a pleasant break in his professional life atthe new and attractive home of the Biaines on Lafayette equare. He is a popular fellow in New York and has tact and sagacity to aid his youth and distinction of appearance in making him a social as well as a professional force, He is to have charge of the great new hall Carnegie is building, and indeed has been taken to that millionaire’s heart with enthusiasm, He crossed the ocean on Soe secmer with the Carnegies on their wedding journey, and their intimacy has continued ever since, Mr. Damrosch visited them in Scotland and shared their coaching trip, and it was through Mr, Carnegie that he was presented at the Blaine ouse, If German opera has done nothing else for New York it has given two young men their chance—Walter Damrosch and E. C. Stanton. Stanton wasa New York office clerk, and, though ia still a yor fellow, so distinguished has BOOKS AND STATIONE Gur I; Tooar. “A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT® MAKK TWAIN'S GREATEST WORK i W. BR HERBERT, 14 Central Budding, RY ‘Penns. eve. and 9th ot Open Evenings cid le V. G. 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