Evening Star Newspaper, October 18, 1890, Page 15

= 7a THE ROCK CREEK PARK PLANS. THE ROCK CREEK PARK. The Pians Which the Commission Will First Consider, Two SETS OF BcUNDARIES INCLOSING THE SAME AREA—HOW THE PROPOSED BOUNDARIES BUN—A ON INCLOSED BY PARALLED LINES—ANOTHER IRREGULARLY BOUNDED. UT on Rock creek today the members of the commission appointed by the President to lay out the boundaries of the Rock Creek Park and to purchase the end from tho owners began their work. ‘They are limited in their choice by the restric- tions of law requiring that the park shall be on both sides of the creek, beginning at Klingle Ford bridge, between which point and the Blagden Mill road it shall not extend 1,200 feet in width nor be less than 600 feet, shall not alto- gether embrace in its area more than 2,000 acres, or cost more thin €1,200,000, Any one who has explored the Rock Creek vailey, and knows is and turns, or who has istrict, and made a recon- 4 on paper, can seo that 38, if the commis- i to goout and lay 36 of cost or of a their duty, for terial, MENTAL PLANS, with something definite bill before Jits execu- TuE EXP To bezin t! Defore them, li would ap- the requirements of law. ner bas been provided with a sap, On which the lines laid out by Capt. Rossell are marked. As already stated in Tuz Bran, there are two sets of lines, one which rovides for a park whose eastern and western andaries will be lines running parallel to the eneral direction of the creek, the other with ines that are irregular, These experimental boundaries are indicated in the accompanying mzp. the parallel line echeme being sown by the broken or dotted lines and the park with curved or irregular boundaries being marked with a solid black line. TM LOWER PART OF THE PARK. In both plans the lower part of the park, or the strip between Klingle Ford bridge and the Biagden Mill road, is the same. This is the rt limited by law to a width not greater than 200 feet norfess than 600 feet, of which not less than 200 feet shall be on either side of the creek. This strip will inclose a winding stretch of creek nearly «mile long. It will practically be « parkway, connecting the Rock Creek Park with the Zoolozical Park. In both cases, too, the Blagden Mail and Broad Branch roads,which divide soas to form an obtuse angle at the eteek from the southern boundary of the main or upper part of the park, ou which width no mit is pi.ced, except the general limit as to the area of the park. THE PARALLEL LINE PLAN, In the case of the straight lines, one is nents of the problem make it | ing north sweeps out to the District line, bend- | the Zoological Park. drawn from s point on the Blagden Mill road not far west of its junction with the 14th street road atraight out to the District boundary on a line parallel with the direction of the creek. The other parallel on the west side of the creek is drawn from # point on the Broad Branch road and runs so as to almost touch the Daniels road. As it will be seen, the line on this side comes out just at the head of the creek within the District, and the two parallels so fall as to bring the northwest corner of the District within the park. These parallel lines are 5,000 feet apart, and the distance from the Biagden Mill road to the District line is about 14,000 feet, or nearly three miles, ‘The east line would be in the-hne of 16th street ex- tended if that street was carried out to the Dis- trict boundary on a straight line. The area of the park thus laid down, including the narrow strip at the south, is figured out by Capt. Ros- sell tobe 1,930 acres, or 20 acres within limit. ‘THE OTHER PLAN. The other proposed boundaries laid down by Capt. Rossell for the upper or main portion of the park and indicated in the cut by the un- broken lines are curved and irregular, but the area included within them is about the same as in the other plan. On the east side the south- ern boundary follows the Blagden Mill road nearly to the 14th street road, and then turn- ing in toward the creek atsome points and widening it out at others. On the west side of the creek the boundary follows the line of the Broad Branch road to the Rock Creek Ford and Military roads, along which it crosses to the Daniels road, and this road it follows out to the District line. In laying out these lines the curves have beon made in some cases so as to avoid suburban settlements where the ground has attained a value which makes it unavaila- ble, or tu avoid houses that would have to be paid for at prices which would resuit in are- duction of the area of the park. Prof, Lang- ley of the commission is familiar with the ground in the Kock Creek valley, having ex- plored it carefully when looking ‘for a site for ‘The other members of the commission are generally acquainted with the beautitui region. THE EXPLORATION, The plan today, as proposed by Capt. Rossell, was to drive out tothe northern part of the Daniels road and then leaving carriages on that road to make on foot observations through the region in the northwest part of the park. ‘Then on the next day devoted to exploration the commissioners will go to the east side of the creek, or taking up the line where they leave it today come down the creek on the west side. The lincs as to be laid down will probably ignore the lines marking the bound- aries between the grounds of the different owners. The idea is to lay out what seems to be the best lines for the park without regard to the ownership of the ground, having in view only the cost of the whole when completed. ‘The more picturesque glades and knolls will be included so far as possible. In the lines laid down by Capt, Rosell ground that is flat and uupicturesque, but for that very reason of greater vaiue for building purposes, is avoided, Steep side hills and ravines, wuich are wondere fally effective in park landscape, have little value in the mind of the man who is laying out a suburban subdivision, —_—————$$$—__— —_—_——_—_—_—_— NEW PUBLICATIONS. A SHORT HISTORY OF ANGLO-SAXON DUM: The Polit the English Race, O eu. N Washington: Brentano's. the Decadence of the French RT DE SaINT-AMAND. ‘Trans York: eDLBDO's A Tale of Norse Hero- ak HJORTH BOYESES, author of Vikings,” “Gunnar,” ote. IMlus~ .L. saylor. New York: Charies r’ssons. Washington: Brentano's. OP PESCARA. By Conxap slated from the New York: W. 5. ashington: W. ti, Mor- Gottsberger & Ca rison. Isaacs,” New York: Macmil- Brentano's, FLOCK OF GIRLS. By Nora Perry, of * k of Girls,” “After the Ball,” ved. 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Lovell NELLA SEN and MY CASUAL DEATH. il. ConseLiy. New York: United States Co. QUITE ANOTHER STORY. By Jaaw Lyextow. New York: Jonn W. Lovell Co. THE z. TURAL SPELLER AND WORD BOOK. York: American Book Co RENEE (La Corée). By Euice Zoua, Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson & Browers. TOIL. By Count 80 Tousror and Timormy Bom DAREFY. Chicago: Charles H. Sergel & Co. OUT OF THE NIGUT. By H.W. Fasxca, New York: Joba W. Lovell Co. ‘The collection, noted above, of short, bright declamations, mainly from the writers and speakers of today, is @ departure from the IOWANS AT THE FRONT. A Hawkeye Man in Every Republican a Sergeant Perry. With Por- | Chas Seribner’s Sons. | | time. ote | ete. | Cabinet Down to the Present One. Charles Seribuer’s Sous, | tinguished Iowans as Gen. Belknap and Justice | Miller recalis tne liv. nd misfortunes of other men who have given character and distinction tothe Hawkeye state. No other new rural 2ommonwealth has had so many members of cabinets. Harlan, Belknap, McCreary, Kirk- wood and Hatton have sccured for their state a | place in every republican cabinet from Lincoln's to the present, and the state would have been honored again had not Senator Allison de- clined to enter President Harrison's advisory | council, Ex-Senator Harlan was Secretary of the In- terior at the time of Lincoln's assassination and retired a month later to re-enter the Senate, but being defeated for re-clection by Senator Allison 1m 1873 has since led a quiet life out of the political arena, The Interior Department seems to be suited to the genius of an interior State, and so it happened that ex-Seuator Kirkwood was Secretary of the Interior under Garfield and like Harlan retired after the as- sassination of the President. He was opposed to prohibition and since his retirement from the cabinet has cceupied a back seat, Seuator Grimes voted against the impoach- ment of President Johnson, which action brought upon him for a time the contumely of his party. He was stricken with partial paraly- sis in 1869 and died in 1872, Geo. W. McCrar; City, having been a physical sufferer for a long ‘The war portfolio seems to have been almost as unfortunate in the hands of lowans as was that of the interior, for neither Belknap | nor McCrary served a full term, although the By Hanotp FRepenic. Tus. | former served six years in the two terms of Gen. Grant's administration. The Post Office Department has had as strong a fascination as any other for lowans, Jobn A. Kasson, perhaps the most scholarly public man | lowa has produced, was assistant postmaster general under Lincoln, but resigned in 1362 to go to Congress, Then Frank Hatton was ppointed to the same place by President | Arthur, and on the retirement of Judge Gresham in 1834 became Postmaster Geueral fill the Cleveland advent Next came J. 8. Ciarkson as assistant postmaster general, and it Was expected his superior officer would retire an time to give him u front seat for awhile, but Mr. Wanamaker's business was found to be in such excelient shape that his continuance in office seemed certain and Mr. Clarkson recently resigned. Domestic sorrow as well as political disap- tment seems to be the lot of illustrious |Jowas. Mr, Kasson was attacked with great nce by the press of his owu party ou do- mestic affairs, and his happiness as well as Be Litical usefulness was in a great measi stroyed. Noabler representative wasever sent by to the court of Vienna or Ber- lin. Only a few years ago Senator Allison was aitlicted by the death of his invalid wife. who threw herself into the Mississippi river. Gen, Belknap’s afflictions have in their time been very p_and the world knows the pathetic story of Bob Burdette’s home life. For ears the Hawkeye humorist, the best kuown j Nema Bot in public life, cared for his invalid wife as venderiy as for @ child, till at last she well-worn rat of ordinary deciamation books, | ¥&# called away. But in spite of this unhappy and is highly creditable to its compilers, one of whom is Prof. Davis, of Wilkesbarre Acad- emy, i koown in this city as a Wasi icture, lowans wili not, it 1s thought, cease ir efforts to be great or to get a government appointment. They will teke a drink at the boy, and as at one time a teacher in Colum- | tewu pump and fight for first piace as much as bicn University. a A fight to « finish occurred last night in New | pretty lively now. But to Jersey between young Marti Flaherty of Bos- tou and Scotty Cox, the Australian feather- ever, The presidency is about the o1 thing they haven't bad and brass 2 are phen i that in keeping with past experience some favorite son ought to be elected to the secoud place aud succeed to the weight, who came to this country with Peter | first on the death or dieability of his chief, Jacksou. In the fourth round Flaherty forced the fighting and knocked his man out before the round was half over. ‘The Cesarian operation was successfull, formed yesterday by Dr. W. E. Ashton in ——_ Ohio Yesterday adopted ly per- | mittee to investigate the Cincinnati city govern- and another committee to make tone’ for toss Philadeiphia. The patient was & young col-| tions for # new form of government @red woman twenty-three years of The ty. Suild "was a malo’ and’ wolghed Dexriy us| "Tho Hagerstown cad Fredecish thine. closed pee, yesterday, METHODISTS TO. VOTE. A Question on Which the Churches Will Express an Opinion, WOMEN AS LAY DELEGATES. er Origin of the Question—Arguments Made Pre and Con on the Admission of Women as Delegates to the General Conference, ——— HE government of Episcopalian Meth- odism in the United States is of the mem- bers, by the members and for the mem- bers, and this fundamental fact will be illustrated in a somewhat notable fashion within a few days, Other religious segments of the population may temporarily become in- terested in the struggle in Maj. McKinley's district, or, perhaps, their enthusiasm will find a vent in the fight which is being made on “Joe” Cannon in his Iilinois home, but Meth- odism has its own campaign on hand and will not be able to find much time for anything else #0 far as this city is concerned until the even- ing of Tuesday, the 28th instant, has gone to join the majority of those days which decorate the calendar for the current year. There will be no general all-over-the-country election on the 28th; it will be but little more than local that evening, for each pastor will be at liberty to select such time and place as will, in his opinion, be most convenient to the greatest number of those who count themselves mem- bers of his flock. Last Monday the preachers’ meeting—the preachers of the Methodist Epie- copal Church iu this city—decided that next ‘Tuesday week would suit most of them and on that date, from 5:30 pm. to 8 p.m., there will be opportunity for all members in good stand- ing to cast each one ballot. This same oppor- tunity, but not altogether on the sume day nor all in the same month, will be given to every member of the Methodist Episcopal Church in this broad and somewhat lengthy land. WHAT THE QUESTION I8, What is this election for? Why everybody knows all about it, No? How strange! Why the Methodists are going to say whether or not they would like to have women made eligible for membership in the great Methodist logis- lature—the general conference, Some people who know little and care less may imagine that to be avery small matter, but if they do they are wrong; considerably off the track. There are now nearly or quite 3,000,000 persons who are members in good standing of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and of this enormous total a solid majority are of the sex which was first represented by one Eve. Now, if a campaign in which 3,000,000 of people, mostly female, are interested is a small cone then the fight now on is a diminutive affair. ‘The history of this movement is but a slender thread of narrative, and the proposed reform had its origin in ® peculiar manner. For years there has been an endeavor made by members possessed of the woman suffrage spirit to enter the fields of ecclesiastical honor, which have been occupied exclusively by men, but the re- sults were disappointingly short lived until the question in its present form was brought be- fore the congregations, There has not been any general demand on the part of the female membership that they should be made mem- bers of the legislative conferences of Methodism, APPLYING FOR ADMISSION, About two years ago, however, some of the quarterly conferences in portions of the west elected women to represent them in the elec- toral conference, There were not, probably, more than half @ dozen such in all the land, but they went to the general conference held in New York city fn 1883 and very nnanimously demanded admission. This was denied them, for the conference had no power to take any other action, The discipline—the constitutional law—made no provision whatever for such a contingency, so the conference came to the con- clusion that the only thing to do would be to send the matter back to the churches for an ex- pression of opinion. Of the importance of tho question there can be no doubt, and if the pro- osed innovation becomes an accomplished fact then the Methodist Episcopal Church will have undergone the most radical change to be found in all its wonderful history. What will be the immediate effect if = ma- jority favors the adm ssion of women as lay delegates? is the question’ being asked quive irequently now. There will be no ieaiediais effect. It will be nothing more nor less than the expression of the views held by the greater portion of the membership. The majority vote makes no law; it is simply a pulse feeler. ‘The next step in case of auccess will be to have the matter taken up by the annual conferences, In these it would be discussed until both warp and woof looked threadbare and when the time came for a vote it would take three-fourths of the preachers in each “annual” to scnd the movement along toward the higher court, Discussion would be continued in the general conference, and if the amendment became a law it could only do so by securing a two-thirds majority. Andall this takes time, for if the members should decide in the afiirmative and conferences also vote “yea” and the general conference coincides there can be uo woman delegate to the general conference until 1896. ‘The next conference meets in Omaha in 1892 and its immediate successor will not be visibie until four years later. Not until then, if then, can woman hope to secure a delegate’s seat in the great governing body of Methodism. WOMEN WHO OPPOSE IT. It ia a cingular fact that most of the women Prominent in local Methodism are opposed to the proposition which has within it the new order of things, In Methodism all over the United States the most numerous party is that of the females who are totally opposed to the idea of ‘‘n moro exalted place for women.” All the Methodist papers have given up a great deal of their space recently to a thorough dis- cussion of the motion and the great bulk of “anti-opinions” come from women, One of the brightest contributors of this debate—a Mra. J. H. Knowles of Newark, ‘8: “Lo know and to do the will of ‘ighest sphere of living. His will is written in the very constitution of our being. He made men and women equal, yet so essen- tially different that they cannot interchange laces without breaking the social order. Aud believe there is no place given to mortals higher than that which belongs to a Christian woman in this nineteenth century of glortous opportunity, in which the demands of domestic, social, charitable and practical af- fairs tax every resource of her knowledge and acquirements. Controlling the very springs of Lager geo social, religious—in that Place which is peculiarly’ her kingdom, and which may be nearest like the Kingdom of God of anything on earth—the home; using her pen and voice with the utmost freedom on all ques- tions of the day; recognized as an essential factor in every moral and social question— really it fills one with wonder that any Chris- tian woman can —— there is a higher sphere than that whic! desire any addition to the already put uj tantly ap- preciative of the place God himself has given to woman that it never occurs to me tomy brothers have any advantage in any particular. “The dimple question then, as it seems to Me, is this: Will the presence of woman in the general conference edify—build up in a true sense—the church, including all its _member- ship, men, women and children? My answer is, in regard to the no, because woman's strongest influence over mon is not felt in her P&bhe acts and ministrations, “The story of our first mother never loses its jignificance and suggestiveness. It does not pear that it was her gift in argument which swayed her husband. She wiclded a quiet force which made him take the forbidden fruit band without resistance so far as we Happy are her daughters who recog- nize and rightly use this sort of divinely given leadership. My answer is the same in regard to woman, the tendency will be, we fear, to detract from their a power, the spiritual, Many reasons might be given for Their hands are so filled with better & whom advance all the strongest pleas made generally for woman suffrage, not only in the gumeots as applied ecpoctaly “na the shasth : ¥. THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1890-EIGHTEEN PAGES: -~-~ - forced ir opinions or be silent, ther to Since it was evident to any judiced wind that each upward step woman taken bas in- creased her usefulness both at home and abroad, is it not right to inquire whether this advancement of women is not complete, or are there further steps for her to take before she can do with greatest effectiveness the work de- volving upon her for the salvation of the world? Some say to give her legislative authority in the church will greatly aid her in doing the work God has put into her hands. Since great interests, as the Woman’ Missionary issionary So- e rapidly increasing deaconess work, calling ont the best energies of many of Methodism’s most devoted women, itis thought but just that permission be given that these in- terests be represented in the at legislative body of the church by those best understand- ing them. Bince it is evident that every step of woman's advancement has been of God why do so many tremble now that another step up- ward is proposed? May not those opposing this advance be “fighting against God,” as were those who strove to hinder women from entering the medical profession and the higher schools of learning? What is there so terrible in the conduct of our noble women leaders in Methodism that the thought of the presence of afewchosen onesin the general conference should cause alarm? any person suppose that the few leading women who might be chosen would have such influence as to imme- mediately win over all the cool-headed brethren to extravagant and ruinous methods of church government, or does any one dare affirm that these women would want to injure church, which is dearer to them than life? If not, why such alarm? Differeut writers upon this theme urge asa boiz Sippetpern against the admission of women that their admission will destroy the only bul- wark against their being ordained to the minis- try. These writers certainly give women credit for great influence when they assert that a few of them in general conference can, against the will of the church, effect so radical change, Since there are some who favor even this ste; of ordination to the ministry for women, it wise to inquire what terrible harm would come to the church if such gifted and consecrated women as Mrs, 8. M. L Henry and Mra, Lathrop, and many others whose Bieaching and teach- ing have been owned of God, were sanctioned in their work by the “laying on of hands?” Would Mrs, Phebe Palmer, of sainted mem- ory, have in any way injured the church if she had been recognized as # “regular” worker stead of an “irregular?” THE VOTING IN THIS CITY, It will all be settled, so far as this city is con- cerned, on the evening of the 28th instant. At each church, with perhaps one or two excep- tions, the pastor and two trusty brethren will be prepared with ballot box, into which each member in good standing and over the age of twenty-one will be permitted to drop one. bal- lot—oniy one—on which the preference of that particular individual will have been previously inscribed, Itis presumed that the woman's rights advocates will have representatives there to see that the box is not juggled, a la Arkansas, but the minor campaign details have not yet been made public. The conte: promises to be warm, but the knowing ones on the negative side wink openly and make remarks about ‘a jug-handle sort of an affair.” see AFTER DOCTORS AND PREACHERS. The Health Officer Vinds That Many Have Failed to Make Returns, Since the dependent pension bill became a law the work of the health department in the city has increased so much that it is expected an increase in the clerical force will have to be made or the vital statistics will fall behind, Seldom a day passes that there isnot a string of widows still dressed in mourning or a num- ber of orphans of soldiers making application for transcripts of the department records to use in support of their claims to a pension. The information wanted is as to the birth of chil- dren and the marriage and death of the men who fought for their country, NEGLIGENT PREACHERS AND DOCTORS. In conducting these inquiries Chief Clerk McGinn has discovered evidence of the failure on the part of many physicians to make the proper returns of births and deaths and also on the part of ministers to report marriages. The law Fequiring such reports to be made was enacted in 1874, and since that time the health officer has attempted to have the records of Vital statistics as nearly correct as possible, The second section of the act refers to perso: authorized tosolemnize marriages and provider That it shall be the duty of every clorgyman, magistrate, or other person who shall perform any marriage ceremony within the District of Columbia to report each marriage ceremony solemnized by him to the registrar aforesaid within forty-eight hours thereafter, giving the full name, age, color, occupation, birthplace (state or county) and legal residence of each person married and the date of such marriage.” Tho following section provides the reporting of births as follows: “That eny physician, accouchour, midwife or other person in charge who sball attend, assist or advise at the birth of any child within the District of Coiumbia shall report to the regis- traraforesaid within six days thereafter, stating distinetly the date of birth, sex and color of the child or children born, its or their physical condition, whether still-born or not, the full name, nativity and residence of the parents and the maiden name of the mother of such child or children born.” Section 4 of the same act requires physicians of death to undertakers, tes to be filled out with further in- formation as to place of @urial, &c., by the undertakers and by them forwarded to the registrar, ‘The ninth section provides “that any person who shull violate or aid and abet in violating any of the provisions of the foregoing regula- tions shall, upon conviction thereof by com- petent judicial authority, be punished by a fino of not less than $25 nor more than $200 for each and every such offense.” RVIDENCE IN THE CHIEF CLERI ANDS, The fact that this law has been disregarded in many cases is shown, as stated, by the result of recent investigations. Mr. McGinn says he has evidence warranting him in taking a num- ber of physicians into court and prosecuting them, There wes one application made for » transcript of the records of a birth this week. ‘The child was born two or three years ago, but the clerks could find no record of it in the office, ee had noglected his dut; but when informed of his neglect he made t! proper return, the result ot which, of course, is to change the vital statistics compiled during the ycar that the child was born. Blank forms are printed for use of those desiring such in- formation, as already stated. THE FORM OF INQUIRY. The following is the form of tho blanks re- forring to birth: Application for Transcript of a Record of Birth, Washington, D. C.,... +..187. I respectfully ask for a transcirpt from the records of the registrar of vital statistics, board of health, District of Columbia, relating to the birth of 187 a Name of paren For what purpose sree Name and residence of ; .. spplicant, tee The form requesting record of death or mar- riage is the same as that given above, only the word death or marriage is used in place of birth. The information, if obtained, is far- nished on blanks similar to those asking for it. ‘Those furnishing transcripts of births give the date of birth, name of child, sex, color, place of birth, name of mother, maiden name of mother, mother’s birthplace, name of father, father’s occupation, father's birthplace, name of medical attendant or person who makes the return, and the date of the birth is recorded. In case of death the information is about the same, giving in addition the cause of death and place of burial, z In case of doe a fall name of the bride and groom, bir! place, place of residence and name of person performing the ceremony are given. The work caused by these inquiries consumes a large part of one clerk's time, and often the apse search isin vain, pesemeest the failure of 0 to make the re; juired ey pp sometimes as many as two dozen, are found on record, often necessitates careful examination of the record of every formation is hurhisbed’ free ef shareersa sy formation o! aauo feos aro provided for by law. Information of were Meld «Gor, Campbell and Gor, West Virginia held receptions last ‘Yesterday's scasion of the convestion Brotherhood of St Andrew in Philadelphia Taymen in th commeniyy.” hee 0. a sen oe JOURNEYING JOURNALISTS, A Royal Blue Collection of Newspaper People GO FROM WASHINGTON TO NEW YORE mx 256 MIK- ‘UTES, B. AND 0, TINE—THEY HAVE A DELIGHT- FUL EXPERIENCE FROM START To FINISH AND (COME HOME SUNDAY NIGHT IN PROPER FORM. ‘Shooting Star Correspondence of Taz Evrxrxe Stam The train from out the station drew, + The B. & O. called “Royal Blue,” And it was such a train, gad zooks, As people read about in books— And more of the samo sort, if one only held his paper before the type writer of the tickled Muse and took it down as it flowed in melodic measures, to the tinkle of silver and the sinu- ous symphony of sibilant corkscrews, The events narrated above occurred at 7:30 a.m,, Saturday, October 11, standard time, at the Baltimore and Ohio railroad station in the cap- ital city, which is, of course, the most beauti- fal in the world, and were the direct result of a “combine” invitation in blue and gold and an envelope, promulgated a week or ten days pre- viously by Col. C. O. Scull, G.P.A. B. and O. R.R.; Col. H. P, Baldwin, G.P.A.C.B.B of N.J., and Col. C. G. Hancock, G.P.A. P. and R.R.R, ably abettod and assisted by Col. Percy Smith, the local B. and Oster in Washington; Col. J. M. Schryver, asst. G.P.A, B. and 0.; Col. Ben- jamin Franklia Bond, D.P.A. B. and a zie, D.P.A. at Philadelphia, all large and elegant gentlemen, held in high esteom by the community in which they reside, for reasons too numerous to mention in the brief space of a hundred and twenty-six cole umn solid nonpareil newspaper. A8 your correspondent was about to observe when interrupted by the above unexpected and uncalled-for flow of language, this syndicate in- Vitation was sent to the Washington corres- pondents and their families and sweethearts, ‘and on the Saturday morning named they were all on hand and most of them were up about < hteen hours earlier than their usual rising 6 A NOVELTY, Maj. Shaw, always modest and diffident, was there early in order to avoid the rush, “Ihave had no breakfast since yesterday morning,” he satd with @ hollow thump on his duodenum, “You will find it on the train, sir,” the polite Col. Smith, And the Major took tho train, So did everybody else, and promptly on the hour the special Roval Blue, as beautiful as the purple streaks that mark September sun- set skies, moved out of the station and soon was whirling along with the speed of B. & O. time between Laltimore and Washington, which is acknowledged to bo the fastest thing in the vocabulary of railroading. “My, my,” remarked acharming and accom- plished young lady to John Shepard Shriv as she looked out upon the flying scenery, train goes like the wind, doesn’t it?” “Yes,” replied John, with a flash of Mail and Express wit, “yes, Miss, that is why they call it the Royal Blew, don’t Gea know,” and John’s hair fell down with a bang and covered the blushes on bis jutting forehead and his Dela- ware-peach colored cheeks, FORTY-THREE MINUTES, In exactly forty-three minutes the train had Roue 4134 miles, and was in Baltimore going on to the ferry, where it was to bo carried to another point of connection, By this timo everybody had been breakfasted and people were fecling more like looking the world in the face and staring it out of cuunte- nance if necessary. Speaking of that dejeuner # la fourchette, as Louis Garthe called;t in pure Baltimore Ameri- can, itcame mighty near driving Col. Smith and several of his aides into a premature grave. Everybody wanted to be fed at once and the generous colovel wanted to feed them that way, but he couldn't do it, and the effort al- most unseated his beautiful gray whiskers, At Baltimore an extra car load of guests was taken on anda few minutes afterward Lob Larner of the Sun paper went into the car, but he didn’t stay very long. “What did you go there for?” somebody in- quired. “To see Baltimore’s most distinguished citi- zen,” he replied. “Indeed? Who is that? Gen. Felix Aguus?” “Well, not hardly. Anyhow, not since the census has been taken, It is the Count of Baitimore.” “Was he there?" asked an innocent, “No, but everybody know him and was proud of him and wanted to tell me all about him,” and Bobby threw his lip over a pickled oyster and resumed reading an expurgated copy of “Kreutzer Sonata,’ “OVER THE FERRY.” In crossing the ferry a careful enumeration wus taken on the spot and seventy-seven jokes of assorted styles and were made on the word, ranging from “this is a ferry nice,” to “ferrily, ferrily, Isay unto you.” and one man with a languorous lisp, lost in his mustache, whispered someth: to a largo fat lady about her being his “Ferry queen.” It was a gala occasion for the jokeleteer. Even your correspondent came ferry near succumbing to the baleful influence, Ouce more on the road and the Royal Blue got up and flew, Going across the Gunpowder river some one asked why it was called by such a queer name. ‘So it would always stay right where it is,” mponded Prof, Towle of Boston with a deep significance trembling on his ruby lips, “I don’t see how that could do it,” reasoned the party of the second part, “Don’t you really, now?” said the professor, with a touch of victorious eclat in his voice and a pale gray twinkle in his glasses. “Don't you, really? Well, you know gunpowder never goes off whon it is wet, and the river ——” But the professor did not like to tell the tale, and his mangled remaing have gone to meet McGallagher, With a whiz and bang the train plunged into Philadelphia, leaving a long blue bole in the atmosphere extending far out of sight back toward the Delaware peach basket orchards. As the train stopped, Wm. Elroy Curtis, the large Pauned American, woke up over in a corner, waiting so long for?” he replied ret dai “What are we asked after a tow minutes, “Waiting for time to catch up with us,” said Col. Smith proudly, “Where are we?” continued a look around. “New York?” sag a “Oh, no; Philadelphia,” “Is that 0? Well, it will never catch up with us here,” and William went out and caught a telograph wire, MORE FAST FIGURES. ‘The figures made to this point, where the train waited fifteen minutes for time, were one hundred and three minutes for the 92 miles, or 133} miles in 146 minutes, The excursionists had hoped that Mayor Fitler would come down and give them # Royal Purple welcome, but be did not come, and it Was learned afterward that he was detained by the imperial cows breaking into the royal meadows on Chestnut street and destroying the Fall timothy. The excursionists were informed of his delay and also of the regret of the or, by a small my oes had succeeded in selling # large wad o! ‘k numbers of Col, McClure’s Times to the Philadelphians who had come down in a hurry—spelled with a smail h—to catch the train and go on to New York with the Washington and Baltimore contingent, Having waited an hour or so in Philadelphia to let that left fifteen minutes catch up with the Royal Blue, the train pulled out and went h b—as they say in Maine—for New York over the Reading road, # line with a fine collection of scenery and other mechanical effects along either side of it which was new to a good of the Washington and Baltimore ple. At this point it occurred to some! to ask Col. Sehryver to explain why these Royal Biue cars were anti-tel ee aa Matthews of the New Orleans Times-. erat Green beeen d that he had caught « bran new es, bars the Colonel steel Bt through the other, so that the passengers seal jump ou without further, inecarenigere FOREIGN Laxps, As the train was about to fly out of New Jer- sey somebody approached Major Shaw and al- i I i i TE i “I want to find Crossbones,” said Mr. H. | ness the excursionists picked rey Godwin to Col. Smith. * Crossbones? ‘Tisn't a ‘that’ at all,” explained Mr. G, ‘t's a man with a brawny black mustache and warm, dark eyes, and a low, sweet voice, and a —there he is now; call him,” he exclaimed, as the gentioman came into the car. “Why, that’s Schryver,” said Smith. “What do you call him Crossbones for? He's no doc- tor.” “No; bat isn't he associated with Scull, and don’t the Scull and Crossbones always go to- gether?” Nothing very much worse than this occurred on the entire irip, It couldn't have, don't you know. Arrived in the Jersey Central ferry at 12:09, sharp. having made the run from Washington, 226 miles in 256 minutes, beating Washington's time in 1789 about four weeks four days and fourteen minutes, and beating all modern time clean out of sight, What should be done now as a sample is to run @ train over there to the tune of 226 miles in 226 minutes, Who will do it? Answer by mail, with stamp inclosed. The party, a8 soon as the train stopped, went aboard the fine passenger steamer Monmouth and started for # trip around the bay, AN INCIDENT OF TRUTH. As the boat pulled out a small Philadelphia boy pulled his mother's apron string. “Oh, maw,” he cried, “ain't that Communi- “paw’,” she whispered emphat- ically, ‘Haven't I told you enough about that? You ought to say Communipapa or Communi- father.” This ain’? Philadelphia you are in no des the passengers the boat cgrriod also ® large contingent of lunch, which was both intio and fattening, including wine of va- rious brands to was it y with, unless some other fellow got the bottie A pleasaut vorage, with 8 good deal of wing in the face of it, was made up the East river and then back again and clear down and out of e bay into the green meadow land of the swelling sea, or words to that effect, It was no time for poetry, however, and not much for prose, Coming back to the Rector street wharf the party was put on a special elevated railway train and carried up town, the aristocratic portion, including the boodleaires and your correspondent, going to the Murray Hiii Hotel and the Riffe Raffe taking the Plaza, a new place near Central Park, which was to be broken to harness for the first time on this oc- — and needed something powerful to do it with, P. 8. The above notice is written merely to get even with those persons at the Plaza who pointed the finger of scorn at those others Who went to the Murray Hill, a beautiful and elegant place, where anybody would be glad to put up at, asa Plazarine would suy, By the way, one of the Piazacrats was strolling about the Murray Hill in acold,critical million- aire manner that same evening, making com- ments, when he cailed a bell boy to him and sai y, can you tell me who this Mr. Hill is that this hotel is named after?” “No, sir,” answered the boy. “Well, go over there and ask the clerk if this Mr, Hill is related to Governor Hill of New York?” The boy came back in a minute and said he wes, and the Plazacrat suid he thought so, and walked off, two sizes larger than before, The guests were turned loose upon arrival at the hotels andafter a dinner with plenty of champagne water, which their hosts of the railroads set up with graceful profusion, they scattered for the theaters. Manager Dave Tow- ors, « Washington boy, inviting a large body of them us his guests to see “The County Fair” at the Union Square Theater, At the Eden Musee, in the Hall of Reprosent- atives—no, Chamber of Horrors—was a start- ling and painful waxworks of Kemmler being Kemmlerized, Everything was apparenty ready to let the lightning strike—man at the machine, doctor giving signal, victim nerved for the shock, two witnesses standing by, &c., &c., when Mr. Burhans of the United Press shouted in commanding tones: Murray growled a watchman, a8 the crowd swung back from the cell door, “George Grantham Bain is not present and the execution will not be complete without him,” explained Mr. B., and the waxen face of Kemmler turned gratefully toward Burhans and melted into s faint smile, SUNDAY Moayixa, Early next morning many jaded forms were rudely hustled out of beds by the bell boys, because some fiend in human shape had left orders at the office to wake at 6:30 am. a number of gentlemen who did not retire the night before much earlier than 2 o’elock a.m. ‘This was probably the saddest event of the entire trip, and caused great amusement and laughter to everybody who was notcalled on to arise. Sunday morning at 8 your oo: accompanied by, a fine large break: out for agvalk, after b York Sun, which shi ondent, it, went ving read in the New ‘8 for all, except Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Hayes, a notice of ex- cursi ind @ list of names, which were reall; funnier than any y joke perpetrated on the whole trip or on anybody else. The reporter who copied those names from the register must have been one of those hated republican census enumerators who didn't know a human name from a chemical label or a botanical allusion. One does not have to be in New York very long to discover that it is a big city, even if the Porter census lops it off somewhat, and the city can’t raise people enough to raise patriotic pride enough to ri money enough to raise a monument to Gen, Grant at Stable-side-on-the Hudson, In other respects New York is doing quite well and has more people living far above the earth than any town in America, Buildings are so high in New York that the rents and the stars are their ouly competitors, HOMEWARD BOUND, At 2 o'clock the order of reversal was given and a rush was made for the elevated to catch the ferry at 3 and the special for home at a few minutes thereafter, By the kind permission of the Royal Blues- ters any train could be taken by their —_ but the guests were stuck on the Ro: Blue and everybody was present in ood. time to take that at the hour set forth in the card. Came mighty near forgetting something, and it had better be settled right here, There hasn’t been a party going out of Washington and Baltimore ins long season that contained as many good looking women as did the Royal Blue of last Saturday, In view of this fact Mr. Frank Bond of the Baltimore and Ohio, ably assisted by Cols Fa A Baldwin a Reads and the fersey ing, pre} following re- — earnestly requested that it be pub- ished: : There were brown eyes and blue eyes and dark hair and light; re large ones and small ones and dull and bright; And ther wasn't @ one on that Royal Blue You wouldn't walk miles, just to look at again. As the train passed Elizabeth, N.J., some one thoughtlessly said “There's Elizabeth,” and both Georgie Apperson of the fe from the car and rushing into the town. (0 explanations were offered, but it is thought er dea rivalg and the girl’s name is Eliza- i i [ i if F K i : sé the il I | i rfl ul { it fa 3 i i rth fg 4 re H ! fit >. ‘What's that?” said | twenty-four satchels and, woogie 0 tears on the sympathetic whiskers of Smitb, they slowly wended their Ward on the street cars, feeling fine and ouly sorry to give up s good thing so ered Plearmacista, ee WILLE AMS CO. DRUGGISTR, UNDER MASONIC TEMPLE, Cor. th abd F streets nw. PrigNs. 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