Evening Star Newspaper, December 28, 1889, Page 9

JONATHAN AND HIS BLEOHREN. Men Who Represent the Liberty- Loving American Republics. Some of the Delegates to the Interna- tional Conference—Distinguished Men Who Have Formed the Policies of Their Goveruments-The American Representatives. —o—— The members of the international American conference have returned to the city sud will soon be at work. A week of pleasure in New York and a week of rest here have been sandwiched between the periods of toil and now the distinguished party is fully pre- pared to study the many questions which will Le presented for its consideration and to recom- mend legislation which will, it is hoped, result in mutual pleasure and mutual profit to the United States and ita sister republics. The Various committees are organized and ready for business, and as a great deal of practical work may be looked for shortly Tax Star pre- fents a second installment of biographical sketches of those who wil be prominent in the proceedings, SENOR VELARDE. A sedately pleasant looking gentleman is Benor ‘Juan Francisco Velarde, envoy extra- ordinary and minister plenipotentiary from Bolivia to the United Btates and delegate to the conference. Senor Velarde was born in Santa Craz de la Sierra in 1841. His prelimi- nary studies were com- pleted in his native town; his collegiate career was at the Uni- versity of Sucre, from which institution he raduated in is64—a full ledged lawyer. After his graduation he re- SENOR V3LARDE. turned to Santa Cruz and was almost immediately made secretary- prefect of the town. He was professor of tural science in the College of Sauta Cruz and for a while was fiseal agent of the govern- ment, In 1866he went to La Paz cs deputy trom Santa Cruz and then received the ap- pointment of first clerk in the office of the minister of foreign affairs. This opened up his snecessful diplomatic career, for a year Inter he was promoted to be first secretary of the Bolivian legation to Mexico, Geu. Quevado being minister at the time. From Mexico Senor Velarde was sent on a special mission to Breil, Uruguay and the Argentme Republic, "si this proving successful be returned to Bolivia and was made subsecretary of the for- vign office, a place he held with credit for three years. In 1870 it was necessary that Bolivia should send to England a diplomat who could restore the ruptured relations be- tween the two countries, and Senor Veiarde was selected as the one best fitted to make the attempt. His reception was very chilly, but his mission was succes*fal. As an incident to the trip Senor Velarde called at Lima while en route to England and secured, on most advan- tageous terms, a national loan of $4,000,000, A change in the political character of the govern- ment came on at that time, so Senor Velarde retired from public life and became interested in numerous commercial enterprises, princi- pally connected with inland navigation. In 1874 he was electéd once more to represent Santa Cruz in congress, and in 1831 his fellow- citizens sent him to act for them in the consti- tutional convention which was held at La Paz. In 1882 he was named for congress from tbe department of Cochabamba and from that he stepped up to be the senator from Santa Cruz, Senor Velarde was appointed min- ister resident to Brazil ip 1885, and before his return te Bolivia, which took place in 1487, he negotiated a commercial treaty between the two countries, While home on a vacation in 1587, and on bis way through Sucre, the then presi- deut, Senor Pacheco, nominated him as m ister of foreign relations in his cabinet. responsible position he filled through Pacheco's ministration and into the earlier part of the term of Dr. Aniceto Arce, who is still president, After leaving the cabinet he was sent to Potosi as prefect (governor); and, although his ad- ministration there was very satisfactory, it was deemed best to further honor him by sending him to the United States, in September last. as the Bolivian representative ead delegate to the couference. Senor Velarde is a journalist of considerable repute. He founded the newspaper Heraldo at Cochabamba in 1867, and it is today a fine piece of property, still in his possession DR. CASTELLANOS, Thoroughly modest and a cultured gentle- man in every respect is Dr. Jacinto Castellanos of the Republic of Salvador. He has been closely connected with public affairs from the time whe he was but twenty-one years of age, he then being one of the subsecretaries of state. For more than a year at this early period he, in the absence of his chief, managed and controlled the entire department of state, willingly entrusted to his youthful but com-, petent bands. Later Dr. Castellanos practiced law and was eminently suceessful He has oc- cupied positions of rominence on the DB. CASTELLANOS, ench, having been a judge in the lower and the supreme courts, serving in the latter place for several years. The code of laws now in force in Salvador was compiled by three of the most prominent judicial authorities in the re- k ublic and of this trio Dr. Castelianos was one. Everything went well until Dr. Zald- ivar took charge of tho administra- _ and then there was trouble. Dr Castellanos was an honestiy patriotic citi- zen aud a true republican, and he was opposed most emphatically to the schemes of Zaldivar. The banishment of Dr. Castellanos followed speedily and for some time he lived in the re- publics of Nicaragua and Costa Rica, where he found hospitable friends. After Zaldivar had been a Dr. Castellanos was called home by Presfient Francisco Menendez and re- quested to become a member of the govern- The offer was accepted and Dr. Cas- tedlanos had charge of, successively, the port- sof the interior and finance and public iit, Conspicuous among the many features Dr. Castellanos’ public career is the fact that he has three times represented the gov- ernment of Salvador in the concluding of treaties of peace; once with Guatemala in 1876, another time with the imsurgents in the civil War of 1885, and lastly, with Nicaragua. Dr. Castellanos is a corresponding member of the Academic Espanola, ‘of the geographi- cal society of Paris, of the academy of sciences and belles-lettres of Salvador, and a number of other scientific and literary societies. SENOR ALFOXSO. Senor Jose Alfonso was born in La Serena, Chili, and was educated in that city. In 1848 be went to the capital to study law and when he graduated he was ad- mitted to the bar in 1855. He practiced law in Valparaiso until 1562, and in that year he was ty ited to the bench, where he remained until, in 1875, he was made ~ minister of foreign af- SX fairs, Twice during tue ~S administration of Presi- ent Pinto was Dr. Al- ‘ouso minister of for- fairs, but di BS . ar with Peru ap epoch of SENOR ALFONSO. the greatest economical Gificulties—he served as minister of finance, remaining with President Pinto until the lat- ter's term of office expired. Since that time until appointed delegate to the international American congress Senor Alfonso has been very busy. He has been one of the judges of the court of appeals in Santiago, where he has ublished several legal works especially re- fering to the laws of trade. Judge Alfonso is @ courtly. cultured gentleman. MORRIS M. ESTER, Morris M. Estee has ‘westerner” stamped all over him, although he was born in Warren county, Penpsylvania. That, however, was sometime ago—as far back as November 23, 1684. He went to school at Waterford academy, Erie county, Pa., and in 1863 fo the east for California, The law was his choice of professions ud be commenced act Practice therein in Five years later’ Sacra- mento city aud county, in BM erie in the state legislature and in 1863 was elected district ab THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C. Yorney for the same city and county. In 1866 Mr. Estee moved to San Francisco and there built up a very extensive law practice—one of the largest on the coast. Again was Mr. Estee elected to the legislature. this time from San Franeisco, and was made speaker of the house, In 1877 he was elected to the constitutional convention and rendered excellent service as chairman of the committee on conporniionsn, He was a presidential elector when Mr. Hayes was elected to the presidency and in that same year received the unanimous vote of the republicans in the legislature for United States Senator, but lacked seven votes of “getting there;” so the democrats clected Farley. In 1882 Delegate Estee was nominated for governor, but there was a democratic tidal- wave that year and the republicans of California were submerged just us effectually as were their brethren in the east, At the last national republican convention Mr. Estee elected chairman, and when the bill under which this conference was called became law the President. at the unanimous request of the P: cific slope delegation, appointed him a delegate. Mr. Estee is heavily interested in fruit raising and has very extensive orchards and vineyards in Napa county, California. His beautiful home there is known as “Hedgeside.” He is the author of *‘Estee’s Pleadings.” a legal work which is the standard in thy courts west of Chi- cago; no lawyer in that resion but has a copy of that three-volume authority. Personally Mr, Estee is a mst attractive man; his nature is full of sympathy and he gives it out to the needy in allopathic doses, His stock of cheerfulness is inexhaustible and the loss of « fortune would not slacken the kindly force of his hand shake. He ix a typical Californian; what more can be said? Oue of the youngest members of the con! ence is Dr, Alberto Nin, who represents very ably and with great acceptabilit vopulur- ity the prosperous and wealthy republic of Uruguay. He is the Uruguayan minister to the court of St. James and has resided in Lon- don for the past two years, In England Dr. Nin isvery popular and is AnOWN among states- men for his intelligent devotion to the inter ests of his native lan. Through his eiforss Uruguay secured the services of Baring Bros. 9 in connection with the finances of the repub- lie and through this great banking firm he secured two national DE, ALBERTO NIN. loans—one of $20,000,000 and the other of 000,000, Subscriptions to these loans exceeded several times over and in a amount of the loans. ‘in occupted the chair of penai law atthe Umversity of Montevideo for ten years. He was minister of the supreme tribunal of j aud mayor of Montevideo. While mayor he made many notable improve- ments in the c he most importaut one being the lighting of it by the Brush system of electricity. Dr. Nin is ensy of approach. active and frank one of the most genial bf u decidedly genial aggre ation of diplomats. He will have @ goud deal to do with the solid work of the couerence if he returns from London. whither he was hastily summoned by the dan- gerous illness of his son. HENRY G. DAVIE, There is not in the entire International American conference. a more popular man than ex-Senator Henry G. Davis, nor one whois so completely the author of Lis own fortune. He was born November 16, 1823, in the town of Woodstock, Ma., a place which had been built by his father. Caleb Davis, At that time the family was well-to-do, but a few years later the property was swept away and while thenew poverty was upon them the head of the house- hold died, leaving the widow to care for four sons and one daughter. Henry was givenaplace by ex-Goy. Howard on his plantation of Waverly. Here he remained for some time, being finally an overseer. When the Baltimore and Ohio railroad was completed to Cumberland Henry Davis was offered a posi- tion as brakeman upon one of the three freight trains then running upon that road, This he accepted, and be went through the varions grades of promotion up to agent until in 1858 he resigned, and, with his brother, William R, Davis, wentinto the lamber and coal shipping business, Then he organized the Piedmont savings bank and was elected its pres- ident. Since then he has been thoroughly successful, and is wealthy beyond anything his most sanguine dreams ever intimated. In 1866, as a conservative Union candidate, he was elected to the lower house of the West Vir- ginia legislature. He served in both branches of this body, and from the state senate was sent to the United States Senate. Here he rendered valuable service, not only to his state but to the whole country for twelve years, He was chair- man of the Senate committee on appropriations for two years, and as such was regarded with unfeigned esteem and admiration, even by those who were not politically like-minded. An almost unanimously proffered re-election to the Senate was declined, on the ground that busi- uess was more pleasurable than politics, and because of the Senator's desire to complete what is now completed—the West Virginia Cen- tralrailroad. To him, more than to any other one man, West Virginia owes its development and material wealth, and the state has no honor which it would not willingly bestow on him. SENOR MANUEL ARAGON. Quiet toa marked degree and rather unlike the business man he is is Senor Manuel Aragon, the representative of Costa Rica. He is one of the workers of the con- ference, though, and will be able to render a satisfactory account of his stewardship when he returns to bis home, He was bornat Cartago, Costa Rica, and in that same city received his education, ‘This prepa- ration for a career came to an end when Mr, Aragon was seven- teen years ef age. The death of his father at 4 that time threw upo: him the responsibility of managing the exten- MANUEL ARAGON. sive family estates. To these he gave the greater portion of his time, but was called on several occasions to take an active part in municipal affairs, and was once president of the municipal government of Cartago. He en- gaged in mercantile endeavor and was uni formly successful. When Mr. Aragon was twenty-six years old he left Cartago for San Jose, the Costa Rican capital, where his general mercantile business assumed larger propor- tions. Here he first took an active interest in politics (for in Costa Rican municipal matters there is no politics), Several times was Mr. Aragon a member of the national parliament, once was he vice president of that body, and once was he fag eine In 1836 he was minister finance, but the pressure of a rapidly growing business would not permit him to remain long in that position. Several times he has refused to take a place in the cabinet for the same reason, and it was ouly out of EX-SENATOR DAVIS. raonal regard for Dr. Duran, now president, that he consented to act as delegate to the conference, At present Mr. Aragon has three branch business houses—one at Cartago, one at San Jose (which is the head office), and one on the Pacific coast at Puntarenas. Mr. Aragon laughingly remarks that when a man is poor in worldly goods he is rich in other things, and he speaks with ail love and enthusiasm of his wife and nine children. Picked Out Her Wedding Presents, From the Atlanta Journal. Not long ago an Atlanta young lady was about to be married—she is married now, may heaven bless her and keep active the business tact with which she isendowed. The follow- ing story has leaked out by the merchants com- paring notes from time to time: About two weeks before the time the wedding was to take place this young lady visited the various stores in the city. Ateach of the jew- elry stores she called the proprietor aside and told him of her approaching marriage, and Now ii ls very probable that of “Now some friends may come in hero aud select me a preg ent. It's borrid to get something you don't like, so I want you to look out for me, and if you can satisfy yourself that a present is about to be purchased for me, induce the ‘Sms proprietor could sos nothiog wroag ia proprietor could see nothing wrong granting such a request, and the young lad; Sclected'a number of pisces of Jewelry” which suited her taste. They were marked and the clerks notified. ‘This was re; at the crockery, music and book stores. From ail that can be learned pe hy te night ry te wil which she pons pleased. —— 00 Everything that is nice in this world grows on the Other side of barbed wire fence.—z- ENLIST.NG IN THE ARMY. Where Men Are Put Through the Preliminary Test. rt The Recruiting OMice in This City and the Way Applicants Are Examined— What ts Required for Admission to the+Service—The Inducements Held Out to Recruits. SE ECRUITING offices furnish to the army the vast majority of its en- listed men. Now that the needs for an army in this country are not 80 great, or at any rate while the army itself is not a large one, it is by ho means an easy thing for a man to enlist asa We private soldier. He must Lave ail the requisites for a soldier and very little latitude is allowed the recruiting officer to go beyond the strict rules which gov- ern all choice in the matter, These rules are made by the War department. and strict com- pliance to them is expected of ali, In ‘Merrie England” it used to be a very y thing to en- list in the royal forces; in fact it was freqnent a very difficult thin keep from enlisting. ‘The process was of the simplest description, The recruiting sergeant, as be was called, had & way of lounging around country inns and wayside taverns and whenev he saw able-bodied man whom he thought would be a valuable acquisition to the ranks all that «= was necessary was to induce bim to accept a shilling with the royal features stamped upon it. The poor victim, no matter whether he had “been in his cups” at the time and was quite ignorant of the significance of his act, was firmly bound and compelied to render service as a private in the royal forces. He was as much an enlisted soldier as though he had signed any number of papers binding him to do a soldicr’s duty. Thus the expression “to accept the queen's shilling” comes to mean full enlistment, and the recruiting sergeant with his pocket full of shining silver pieces was by-no means a popa- lar member of the drinking bouts so common at country fairs. & THE RECRUITING OFFICE STEPS. Now, however, the whole system is changed and when a man makes up his mind to join the army he has plenty of time to think t all over and decide whether he really desires tobe a soldier and undergo all the difficulties and hardships of a soldi life tor five long years before he takes the decisive that makes him a member of Uncle Sam's army. A sol- dier’s life, of course, has its compensating pleasures and advantages, but these are not given an undue share of attention when an ap- plicant1s before the recruiting officer. He is shown fairly and squarcly what is expected of him, what sort of work he must do, and is made to see thata soldier's life is not altogether a happy on, If after that be is firm in his intention of trying for the blue uniform and brass buttons he is subjected to a thorough ex- amination to determine whether he isa suitable candidate for the place. It frequently happens thet a man who has gotten the idea that all a soldier has to do is to wear a natty uniform and parade before admiring sudiences changes his mind completely and withdraws all claim to the position when the conditions of his future life are explained to him. These men as a rule are afraid of work and are only on the lookout for an easy job. Such men would never make good soldiers, and it is a first rate thing for the standing of the army that they have a chance to withdraw before it in too Inve. ‘There are in all thirty-one recruiting stations in this country, at each of which is stationed commissioned officer, who is known as the ri cruiting ofiicer, a sergeant and a detail of pri- vates. THE WASHINGTON RECRUITING OFFICE. There is one such station or recruiting ren- dezvous in Washington, located on 10th street between D and E streets, It is under the com- mand of Capt. F. M. Gibson and Sergt, E. H. Akeman, and is in many respects a model _sta— tion, It occupies the second and third floors of the Beneficial Endowment association build- ing and is appropriately fitted up and fur- nished for its uses, At the street door e no- tice is posted on the wall stating that it is a reeruiting rendezvous and that suitable men are always wanted for the army. A sentry in full uniform is stationed on the front door step and gives the whole place quite a military air. A Bran reporter called a few — da} to see what would be his chances for enlistment and when he found how rigid was the examination for applicants gave up all hope and was forced to content him- self with staying around to see how it fared with other would-be defenders of the nation. The second floor of the building, to which he was at once invited by the sentry on duty, con- tains two large, well-lighted and handsomely furnished office rooms, one of which belongs to Capt. Gibson the other to Sergt. Akeman. On the same floor with these are bath rooms, a large store room and the privateroom of Sergt. Akeman, who has been recruiting sergeant here for the past four years and who is on constant duty at the station, He is quite a musician as well as an efficient officer and bas in his room a small organ with which he amuses himself and the four enlisted men who are on duty at the station, The third floor is taken up mainly by one large room, which is furnished with chairs, tables and a dozen comfortable-looking iron cote which are placed in rows against the walls. ‘This room is used as a domitory for the regular soldiers on duty at the station and for the re- cruits who have been accepted and who are awaiting transportation to one or other of the army posts where the new soldier is schooled in his daties. EXAMINING APPLICANTS, When the reporter called on Captain Gibson there were several privates in uniform and two applicants sitting in the sergeant’s room, which is also used as asort of general rece; or waiting rooms. When the seplain bed’ som pleted liminary work of the day, and was ready for the examination of the two ap- jicants who had been waiting on the anxious it was no more without its iar dificulties than any other calling in life, He told them that if were not to work and to form the duties of a soldier in obedicnce the commands of their superior officers they had better withdraw then and without ‘Five years is along time in a man’s life,” said Capt, Gibson, “especially when he is not in 4 position which suits him, and you must re- member that when you are once in you have no way of getting out except by an honorable discharge at the completion of your full term of service.” This was putting it rather strongly for the young mau, but what finally induced him to drop ail his hopes of a soldier's career was yet to come. 4 GOOD REPUTATION REQUIRED, In answer to the captain's questions he said he could furnish plenty of recommendations from his former employers and from others who knew bim at his former home. Now that the standard for admission to the army has been so raised recommendations are required of all applicants and these must be complete and satisfactory to the officers in charge. Be- fore a man is ‘enlisted the recruiting officer writes himseif to ali persons whom the appli- cant has m@ntioned as willing to speak a good word for him and if the results of his inquiries as to the man’s previous cateer are not entirely satisfactory the man is immediately rejected. f the young man from’ Nortolk it essary to go so far for as soon as he learned that the captain would write to find about his past record he d very much em- burrassed and immedia' withdrew all claim to a chance to serve in the army. He remarked, as he left the room, that he guessed he was not £0 very anxious to be a soldier after all and did not care to have his friends put to s0 much trouble on his account for he had never sup- posed it was ni sary fora man to have his whole history made known in order to get a #13-dollar position at shoeing horses in a cav- airy company or carrying a musket at all bours of the day or night, AN APPLICANT REJECTED, The other applicant was not so sensitive. It svemed that he was a seagoing man by profes- sion and bad last served on board a private yacht, but was anxious to take a turn ashore for a few years, First a thorough test was made of his eyes. Then bis mouth was pried open to tee whether be was likely to be able to properly care for his share of the rations provided by Unele Sam for his boys in blue. His bearing was found to be quite satisfactory and he was able to repeat verbutim all remarks made in an undertone at the farther endof the room, though when the r remarked that Wash- ington was the capital of North Carolina and three twelves were thirty-nine he endeavored to show his superior learning by insisting that three twelves were forty-eight. However, a private is not expected to have @ very thorough knowledge of higher mathematics, providing he ean read and write and this slight error was not considered against him, He was then weighed aud mcasured and subjected to a thorough pores al examination, Here it was found that e did not come up to the required standards in one or two points, suilicient, however, to cause the immediate rejection of’ his appl tion, “In fact,” said the recruiting sergeaM, uu would be greatiy surprised Tam sure at number of men, to all appearances per- fectly built, who are found on subjection to a rigid examination to have more than enough detects to ur them from entering the army. Out of the last thirty-seven who have applied only three Lave come up to the required stand- ards.” It is not necessary that aman should be a citizen of the United States in order to euter the army, providing only that he have a sufti- cient kuowledge of the English language and cun read aud write, In this requirement rather more is expected of the white soldier than of bis colored comrade in arms, THE DORMITORY. When a man has been finally accepted he must sign the following agreement: bs , born in in the state of aged years an months, do hereby acknowledge to have voluntarily en- listed this day of asa soldier in the army of the United States of America for the period of five years, unless sooner dis- charged by proper authority, and do also agree to accept from the United States such bounty, ay, rations or clothing as are or may be estab- ished by law. Andi do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the United States of America, and that I will serve them honestly and faithfully against all their enemies whatsoever, and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to the rules and articies of war, »” [Seal.] When this has been loge § signed the man isa fully enrolled member of the American army, providing be is able to rtand the physical ex- aminations which may be imposed upon him at his departure from the recruiting station or at his arrival or Geparture trom the receiving bar- racks or athis final post of duty. at any one of which he may be rejected. This very rarely happens, for when it does the recruiting officers who first passed him may be held liable for his board and transportation bills and this mak them more careful than they otherwise might be. THE XEWLY MADE SOLDIER is provided with a uniform and is given a bed in the dormitory at the recruiting station. Ho stays at the station until there are enough re- cruits to make upa detail, which is then sent under the charge of a member of the recruiting perty either to Jefferson Barracks, Mo., the re- ceiving station for cavalry, or to Davis Bar- rack, N.Y., where all menibers of the general service are sent, All recruits must be between the ages of twenty-one and ee and must be at least 5 feet4 inches in height and 125 pounds in weight; 165 pounds is the maxi- mum weight for cavalry and 190 pounds for the general service. The rules as to age do not ap- ply to men who re-enlist. When men re-enlist after five years’ service they are entitled to four months’ furlough with full pay and after @ longer service they receive a six months’ furlough. ‘The pay of enlisted men varies from $13 a month for privates in all branches up to #23, the salary of sergeant majors in the cavalry, artillery and infantry, All soldiers receive from the government, in addition to their pay, rations, clothing, bed- ding, medicines and medical attendance. The allowance for clothing for the five years is about $200, from which by care and economy a man can save from $50 to $75, which is paid him when he receives his discharge. A soldier may deposit with ce | paymaster sums of mone: not less than $5, and for ull such sums whic! have been deposited not less than six months he receives interest at the rate of 4 per cent, which is paid him at his discharge, These de- wits are non-forfeitable except for desertion, most all the posts are supplied with libraries and reading rooms, and there are schools where the men can get a very fair edu- cation in the English branches, UPON DISCHARGE, When 8 man is discharged at the expiration of his term of service or on account of sickness he is paid his expenses back to the place where he enlisted, and in case he becomes infirm after twenty years of service he is provided with o berth in the Soldiers’ Home, where he may lag the remainder of his days in ease and comfort, The salary of each man in the army is docked 12}¢ cents® month for the partial support of this home, —_———_ The United States Supreme Bench is full = And it was a Brewer that brought it to condition, of course.— Boston ga from me novel wv that — author, Fann; ‘ington irls: + the Christmas festivities were’ in laughter and Miriam's voice, wi enid: ‘That’s@ good joke on you, Arthur. It's holly up there and not mist But Arthur didn't — to regret the blunder at all.”—Chiougo jews, She (tearfully anxious)—“Never again?” He (contritely)—*‘Never.” She (with conviction not born of experience)— “Then I am afraid we cannot be friends.°— Scranton Cricket, Pedidos inal, a lorgive each other theological differences, —Alla Californian, fi i seit pe ie lf : 3 i , SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28. 188 A LEADER OF WOMEN. Miss Anthony Tells Something of Her Life to a Star Reporter. THE FIRST MEETING WITH MRS, STANTON—HOW MISS ANTHONY CAME TO BE AN ADVOCATE OF WOMAN SUFFRAGE—PREPARING FOR TRE com- ING CONTEST IN SOUTH DAKOTA, The woman suffragists are now directing their attention to South Dakota, The question of woman's right to vote will be submitted at the polls in that new state in Nevember, 1891, and the campaign, from the women’s side, has already begun. Miss Susan B. Anthony says She will devote all her energy and moveyto as- sist in the capture of the state, and she will urge all her associate wo- man snffragists tocon- centrate their efforts there. Miss Anthony is now at the capital, ready for the regular witation before MISS SUSAN . ANTHONY. Congress of the pro- posed sixteenth amendment to the Constitu- tion, She is one of the remarkable women of the world. In appearance she has not grown a day older in the past ten yeers, Her manner has none of the excitement of an enthusiast; never discouraged by disappointment, she keeps calmly at work, and she could give points in political organization and management to some of the best male politiciims in the Innd. Her features have become familiar throaghout the country, There is nothing abous her face that denotes masculinity, It isastrong and intellectual tace, but full of ‘There is nothing in her womanly gentleness, appearance, her manners or her speech that is manly. Her gold spectacles give her a motherly rather than a severe expression. and r would seo nothing incongruous in her doing knitting or fancy work. In uo sense lous ste correspond with the distorted idea of @ woman's rights agitator, In conversation her manner is that of perfect repose, and her speech denotes strong intelleuality and thought- tuiness, She is always entertaining and the most romantic idealizer of women would not expect frivolity in a woman of her age, and would not charge it to. strong-mindeduess that she is sedate. Her voice is pleasing and she is a most entertaining talker. WHY SHE TOOK UP WOMAN'S CAUSE. AStan reporter called on her at the Riggs house the other day and in the course of a long conversation ventured to ask how she first became an advocate of woman's suffrage, “I hardly know,” she replied, “It was no sudden impulse. My parents were Quakers, My father always held that his sons and his daughters were equal and that there was noth- ing which the boys might do with propriety that the girls were not as free to do. He gave them ali equal consideration. Though he was 4 man of means—he was considered one of the most prosperous manufacturers in Rochester— he raised his children, boys and girls alike, to be self-supporting. I taught school when I was young. He was a temperance man and it was due to his efforts that the custom of s ing liquor as in a bar room in every grocery store or where they pleased was broken up. He refused, too, to give employment in his tactory to drinking men. Through him [ became in- terested iu temperance. My first work was in the organization of Daughters of Temperance, I became deeply interested in this and saw no teason why women should not engage in a good work. Our association was invited to the general temperance convention in 1852, but, bei women, we were not allowed to speak, When we found that we were not to be heard we withdrew and formed an independent convention of our own, My ature protested against this treatment of women, as if they were not intellectual beings, in the legislature I saw a member brush from the desks a great roll of manuscript petitions asking for temperance legislation, saying as he did so: “Who are these people who p:tition us! Nothing but a lotof women and children.” This shocked me. Who more than women and children were interested in that question? Who more in the welfare of their homes? Why, therefore, were their petitions to be treated with contempt? I thought this, and the answer comes ‘because they have no votes,’ From that day I saw that the remedy lay in women having the privilege of voting. then I have devoted myself to the cause. Since I was thirty years old I have never spent a dollar that I have earned or that has been given to me for any other purpose than the advancement of woman's suffrage, All the money I have ever had has been or is being devoted to that cause. THE MEETING WITH MRS, STANTON. “Over forty years ago Mr. Stanton was intro- duced to me on the street. We became friends and formed a partnership that still exists, Whatever writing was to be done she did and I did the talking. She did not care to speak and Ido not like to write, and we have worked to- ether. All the great papers in the cause have een written by her. She has done most ef- fective work with her pen. When I first knew her she was surrounded by a family of chil- dren, and the only work she could do was by her writings, and she devoted herself to that with energy and great power. Since I first met her, for more than forty years now, my life has been given up to the cause of woman’s suf- frage.' THE COMING CONVENTION. The conversation drifted off upon the subject of the work now being done. “The twenty-sec- ond annual convention of the National Amer- ican woman suffrage association, which occurs on the 18th, 19th, 20th and 2ist of February,” she said, ‘will be held in Lincoln hall. Weare pleased to get back into our old quarters. Our circular states that we meet at the Church of Our Father, but when we found that we could again get Lincoln hall we decided to go there. We think 1t will be the largest annual conven- tion we have ever held. The fact that the question is to be put to a vote in South Dakota interests us to greater activity. It is a cruel and unjust thing to submit a question of this sort to a popular yote, the people most inter- ested having no voice, Never at any time has 8 proposition to admit a new class to franchise been carried by a popeler vote of those favored with the franchise, In New York the property qualification was abolished ouly through allow- ing the persons seeking franchise to vote on the question, We would have no hope of success in this instance but for the fact that there are but few foreigners in South Dakota, and we will have to deal with the native Ameri- cans, who are intelligent and liberal. But with the conditions as they are I feel quite sure of success, We are working now with all our might. We are sending tifty thousand copies of Senator Palmer's speech into the homes of the farmers and we will bave a half dozen new speeches in this Co: to send out, The members and Senators from South Dakota will send many thousand of them out under their franke and will assist m every way. Ton thousand copies of the woman suifrage paper published in this city will be sent to the homes of the farmers.” “What is expected to be done with this Con- gress?” Taz Star reporter asked. “We shall continue to agitate the question. Agitation, agitation is wi we want. From agitation comes education, ‘e have increased 8 in the Senate, The new states com- ing into the Union have brought us new friends. In the House we never before had things so much to our liking. I have no hope of getting the necessary two-thirds to send the amend- ment of the Constitution to the state legisla- tures, but I feel confident of getting majority reports favorable to us from the committe 38 of both houses. One of our hie f best friends in the House has been elec Speaker. Asa member of the judiciary committee, Mr. Reed minori in our favor. ‘THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE. “The tri-ennial conclave will be held in 1891, The international conference, which is held i 2 5 i ; ll ine the Society of the | | government gives any money for the celebra- tion,” Miss Anthony said, “it will be held at the national capital; if the government does not appropriate the money and conduct it, it will not be a national celebration. There can be no national celebration unless the government has it’ Ido notcare anything about the mero honor of having the ceremonies, but the per- manent expos! buildings should be erected at the national capital.” —— SOME FASHIONABLE WHIMS. Short Notes Concerning What Women Delight in Talking About. Comp ax Trxsei Onxaments are crocheted together to make bands or trimming for cloth and silk costumes, Tue Newesr staxprxa Lawes have «small shelf with an upturned edge placed abou. three feet from the floor for holding flowers or what | fancy chooses, Ruspoys axp Lace and small beads of brill- iant birds are row worn in combination. Faxs Tuts Season are not exaggerated, but are of practical size, Faxc:rct Desioxs ror Haxp Screens, which are coming into popularity, are in flat bouquets in thin white paper wrappin~s -nd mounted on golden sticks, The shadows and the color and forms of the flowers are so cleverly painted as to be reaily deceptive. Tontorse SHELL Onsaxents are still worn in Paris as coiffure ornaments, Broan Necxraces of intricate Aesigns are more seen than the single rows of well, «tched diamonds, A Late Novertr is to have a broad bracelet which is hinged in three places and may be turned into wcoronet, The design is so ar- ranged that the coronet comes in the bracelet on the outside of the arm, A Coms of gold lace studded with diamonds is a novelty in that line, Apuerry lace brooch is a bunch of violet leaves made of gold orof green enamel, nat- ural size, with half a dozen white violets made of tiny diamonds, Tuk Fancy for boxes for gloves, &¢., has re- vived the sandal wood, perfumed and carved, With inlaid pearl and cameo mounting. Tue Recent Visit of the shah of Persia to Paris has resulted in the production of a quaint turban hat and of some new shades founded on the royal purple, of which the corinthe and ametuyst are most beautiful, Dixxen Gowns for very young Indies barely touch the floor in the back, while those of the older sisters and mothers have very flowing trains, Arnons of the axis deer, intended for coach- ing wear, are bordered and lined with check cloth, Bice Monxey For is taking the place of blue fox, because it is cheaper. A FasutonaBue oddity consists of a tablier of pale yellow satin duchesse, upon which is traced a large and wonderfully realistic spider's web, outlined partiy in fine steel embroideries and partly in tiny sequins of mother of pearls, In the center isa spider and on the outlines imitation of flies, Tue Newest Tuuze Gowns have their low bodices cut with very short points below the waist line and either round or pointed in the necit, with full sleeves long enough to drape the arms almost to the elbow. A Puerry Wrar.—A wrap of new and hand- some design that may be worn throughout the season on the streetand for visiting is especially tasteful developed in army blue. It has a round yoke that is deeper in front and at the back than on the shoulders, aud the yoke is covered very exactly with a silk passementerie motif made especiaily for the purpose. Below the yoke the back is quite piain but fits per- fectly, the skirt portion, which is full below the waist line, being laid in box plaits, In front the fuliness is gathered to the yoke and held in just below the waist with a girdie of passementerie, to which ure fastened pilgrim ropes of silk that are carelessly kuotted to fail upon the fuliness below. he sleeves are raised at the top and bell shaped at the lower part, and each is decorated with a passewen- terie motif. A blue and black bonnet, black gloves and a muff of black fur will harmonize admirably with this wrap. Many women will preter a black wrap trimmed with jet passe- menterie and a black bonnet, thus producing a veritable study m sparkling and dull black; and, perhaps, the average woman will tire less quickly of this than of the blue-and-black effect. Atany rate, she who chooses the all- black toulette may rest assured that it has the fullest and freest approval of ia mode and all her votaries, en Swearing Of. Iyou're waking call me early, call me early, deg mot For I've a yp to Fesolute upon this glad New going to do, And I kind of hope in a thousand things Tl man- ‘age to keep a few. Tm going to do the very best that ever feller can, And I will make no friendship with a very angry man; I will not look upon the wine when it is glowing So may my evening hat sit loose upon my morn- ing head. I will not loaf with sinners at the corner of the street Jt, Nor will I talk about myself to every one I mee T'll be the good boy of the school and study all the lay, Nor prod my seatmate with s pin to see him iaugh and play. When Wisdom crieth at the gates I'l know that she means me; And when she putteth forth her voice I'l answer: “tere 1 be!" . When mop owt men affrout me I will give the an- sw: er soft, But the litde man who tries it may venture once two oft, I bine about my age, my salary or iin *-- soieemeeipedare cote will pot hes- Iwill not scoff at feeble things, not even at the And tfactired toys and broken hearts Tl try to mend and cure. Tig, <0 soe ne, grar-heiced sire pose as the Nor go to hears suckling babe play “Little Faun- 1 wu not "whletle in the cars the airs I do not Hier hola high revel tn my room while others sheep ca ae ee ay ee coat when the sun isin Iwill not wear @ collar more than seven inches X wit bu to good ana sensible that people in the 5 Will Lift their hats tome and say: “Ah, Gabriel,” when we meet. Good night, dear mother, sweet good night; nay, do not weep for me, " Tam so good tonight Ifear the morn I ne'er may But if I do live through it, when tomorrow disap- Yourhtikely win your precious boy will lives hundred years, = ee 490 Saturday Smiles. “Got anything for a Christmas present?” — Plumbottle of Dolly. “Yes.” “What?” “Got left,"—Kingston Freeman, Tt is a little rough on thecriminal. They get th. weakest most ignorant men possi- ble for the jury and then speak of trying the ry mse Tl jury of his peers.—Jos- Transcript. Electricity will never take the of - Now is the time the ‘Little bolder in know grow please sit down; fo" see de de bina gust. to ko ueneasumaener ‘and part by de fo" part."—Christian Ai Phage pA phan os pre aa “Dearest—“I SS are iow foat that mast make some = : Foreign Power (earcastically)—‘Backing out, see. Uncle Sam (sorrowfully)—‘Yes; do as fy og ae mind a war, What the pensions,”—Life, Small Boy—Bey, ded, I wish you'd get mies Map—‘Oan't afford too Year; There’s lots of things I'm going to say that I'm a- RAILROADS. ‘yet omnes, BY, VAKIA ROU! - TO THE NokIM, WEST, AND SOUTHWEST. DOUBLE TRACK. PLIEND NERY STBAL MAILS” MAGNIFICENT EQUIPMENT, Tn b-ffect December 1, INSU. TRAINS LEAVE WASHINGION. FROM STATION, COBNE« 61H AND B STREETS AS PULLOWS: For Eittebarg and the Weet. chicago Langted Exp-se ty of Pullman Vestibuled Care at i Stam Fast Live, 10.50 a.m. dally to Columbus and st Jaman, with Sleeping Care from ambus, and Sleeping Cars Hi Tod: daily. excert Saturday east, eey ihe Car Altoous to Chicago” St, Lown, Geicaro and Cincinnatl Exprem, 3-30 pm. dally: a:10: Cat Washinwtion to Harrisburg, and Siees~ fae Cars Chicago and o Lou ' t ry at Harriet arg wit 4 Mente | Peciic fe Putas West, tabare, and Prttsbont MAC RALLROA! ster aud Niagara iam. Koc uester daily. for Bat. We aie ny excent at. day 10-00 pt With Miecpiue Car Weeuington te hoctester. For Willa: ock Haven Biuore at 10:50 a.m. daily amy. For Wsiliau FoR PHIL. sh Lows, connecting Sleepers to rao, LIMO For Kane, ‘dail fe w Seg AND THE 1:40 aan, Pam ite wes 1100" aud Os 000 and 11 Z10, 3 FOLK Poll ADELPHIA ONLY Past Express 6:10. Be week daywand 5:10pm dail | ue. UA) ptm, iu witon bie Lorrie acnone New Lock City. ] santic Cty, 1140 atu, week daym 11:20pm m <0 am and 4-40 pm. daily, 12.05and 4 except day. Sundaya ¥.00 a. ALDXAND 1A AND Gr DRAKSBURG BASLE WAL AND ALEXANDLIA ANY WASLUNGION KALLWAY N LEFECT NOVEMBER 18, 1889, 00 45,840,» aa5.4 ‘checking of Pemiuencns, AND DANVILLF RAULKOAD Co. ¢ th eBlect NOV EMBs dt 24, 158. Famt Leluessee Mail, daily Jor Warren. dousvitle, Charlutiesviile, Lynchoure sud between Aleaandna aid Lybcboure, teauoke, istoi, ROA Vide, Chattaiooge aad Memphiie Pullmad slceyer Waalinston to New Orlesta, i aun — Fant Mol duly for Cupeper, Btatior sapeake aud Uuio jount, Danville and ry dar Co Pui Urange, Charivtheevilie, Mauston, Lowe pcuati, Pullen Vestibule tra Weshing- ton to Cucina with sleeper tor Louis —Southern Express daily for Lynchburg, wh, Astevdie, Chm lott, Culuabia, New Orleans, Lexae anbuneton to ry and Hot Spriua, S.C. via ote Wasluueton to Augunta, vie Dauvalle pariotte hte division leave Wash- Duuday and ¢ on aud 7 A. a daly and 1228 wept sunday, arriving Warhiugtun 5.30 ‘Vhirowsh tras the south via Charlotte, Dan- vile ad 13 ve i Warkiugtos Gon * 78 ‘Termenoe, bristol and Tyticibure a Sod 10:40 Pe4n.: vis Cem peeke aud Obie route ab. Charloesville at 240) & Sid 7-40 pots, aud U-O3 amu, Btrasbury local st 10:87 am, ‘Tickets, sleep pbg-car reservation snd tug furtusted. aud jortoation axwage Checked at offee, 1300 Peuti- cer station, Peunsylveue TAVLOK, Gen. Pum Agent, O Rainoas. AU, LBS. orner of New Jersey X Vewtibuled Luuited expres Y:i0 pat * abd Ludiatapulis, express A Asp 10 se + exprees daily 11:20 4:20. and cxprees 5-4 yuan. or Lexunxton aud Local Stations 110-00 aah For bus For bas 8 0, + S:80 pan. dats. Ou. jing i ie 4c 0, 7:10, 7:4, ay Statioun between Washington and Halti- 00, G40, 8 0 aw. Cay 4.35.64, ti Sundaya, Bd am, 1: '3.25, dam pm. mut 5, 450,68 Livi For Aunapolis, 6:40 a.m. 12.10 and 4.25 p.2a, On Sundays, StU atu. 4:55 pia. Leave Auuapolis 4d aun., 12200 and 3:60 pm. Sundays, 8.57 am, 4-00 a. }-For stations on the Metropolitan Branch, th: $10:30 am. 61:15 pam. for priwcipal swtionsoulys 110:30a.an., 14:36 abd 15.30 pain, For iockvule and Way Stations, t4: ». a For Gaichersbune aud ibteruediate Plt, 9008, M., 11:00, °O55, T11 BD pam. For Boyds and intermediate stations, 17:00pm, 10:00 pan, Ciiusch train leaves Washington on Sunday at 1:13 P-4s,, SLOPPALE At all stations on Metropalstan Branel, For Frederick, 16-49, 110,30 0.4m, 15:10, 1430.40 mi, Sundays, 1:15 pain 7 For Huyeretown, 110:30 am, and t5:30 p.m. ‘Trains arrive trou Chicago dauy 11:49 a.m, 4:05 p.m. ; irom Cikeiubels and St, Louis daily 3:43 ain. aud 1.50 pau. ; trom ditebur 70 ama, G00 pin, daily, LW LORK AND PHILADELPHIA DIVISION, or New Lork, Trenton, Newark and Elizabeth, 3.4, 74:00, T8200, ys s *10:.0 p.m, Butter p dlecjime car on the 10 For Puiisdelphia, 94:00, THAW, "820, 912200 et, and "10:3 pots. te jot 20 For suterned sdeiplaa, 1200 wn ‘Trius eave Ne 414200 ean, °2.00, iy days 4:00 am. and 12200 noon, Tisxcept Suiday. "Deb Baxaras called tor and check idences by Uuivy Transter®o. op orders left, offices, 6:9 and 1361 Fe. ave. and at Depot. 3. 1. ODE CuAD Geu. anager. POTOMAC RIVER BOATS. = = 1-0 SOKFOLK AND FORT MUNHOE. HE POPCL AK BOL LR OLD FAVOKII® 5. BAMEN GEORGE LEARY, SrEEDY. SARL COMPORTABLEL Appoutments Orst-class, Table uueacelied —Staie Tous lange, condurtabie ahd beated by sea, Kuute abd attentive officers. “Tborourh aseapcine s Prous tustrvet wbart MUNDALS WEDNESDAYS aud ARS at O pau. ‘Ue obly steamer landiug at Boston whart, Nortolly and the only dive baviio eaclumive cobbectun with BUSLON AND PROV DANCE STLAMELS, vets and Toume At Giv abd iad ave. : Hawiey's, 1Uth and F n.w, who Will check bameag: Loves dences. aud private rea? Pe ee WRLC gt J ORFOLE, FORTRESS MOKMOR AND 1Hg Supt, and Geu. Agt. Wy Lue except Saturdays. Un and atter UVES LD, 4D, Dleawers Lady uf jane Moscley, haviig boow repaired ished, Will leave Stxto-stroet whart, terb.- wih street care, at opt. _ de's Whart, Nortols, foot Madinou at, ‘conned Ee Hf vee 7th at whard daily wacent Bui Vitton, lnevaig st cuscos, Nencea b:3U pin, Pare, roubd thip, 61, Mcuding ated Ww prvunds ape (OR POTOMAC KIVER LANDINGS bY LbOD DU EAM tw . H Pree “th-street whart op MUNDA), ory SSATULDALB at? a im. et bake MIDAS and BUNDAIS p. m, - Soar ding yp stenrmnne . _ te car ac bee scheuwe sUmd % Paveel 8. MUDLLY, aasuager. a —K—*_{K~——_— ISD OCEAN STEAMEKS. ‘ 3 LERS. HOM MOUTE 10 LonDuR, — pe *RokbiEci eins orp s aca, ast Ex) ieee Dieser.