Evening Star Newspaper, January 10, 1891, Page 6

CITY AND DISTRICT. ings other Washington papers. Other paper in the city can possibly gice! A PROFESSOR OF EXPEESSION. WHAT AN EXPONENT AND TE! SARTIAN METHOD TELLS A STAR REPORTER ABOUT HEK WORK AND ITS BENEFITS—MAN ADVANTAGE OVER WOMAN—TUE LATEST FAD. know how to breathe and to walk Do Properly? Of course you think you do, bat are yoa sure of it? Why, you say, a three- year-old child knows all that. True, but the followers of Delsarte and other advanced re- formers are telling usin these later days that we older folks are wofully uncouth in these two exsentials, stairs without getting out of breath? And can You go acrossc room in such @ manner that You will at once be picked out as a model of | xrace and elegance? No? Then the proper thing for you to do is to take a course of Jessons in breathing and walking. TMe PRESENT FAD. This is the caper nowadays, or rather it is the Jatest fad with those who wonld do all things weil. There are those, are not few in number either, w for their regnlar breath- leswons just a» they join French or literature clawes, improving the body as well as the mind. There are not ¥ teachers of thus new nt, fe the ex- ponents of me culture special izing so far as to themselves entirely to these twoclementary features. The fad is new, but it « conmgions fran reporter recently called upon a er of the new school to take a sort of pro- just to find out how it all pang and pretty woman, or the success of She was clad in what rmcd a dress-reform gown, tive for being de- might be roug! that was none the less attr: typical of the wearer, who ws t the sort of pernon who is obliged to call apon others for ideas, but was able to originate them for herself. A PROFESSOR OF EXPRESSIO: “Yes,” said 4 suswer to the inquisitive reporter. e right. Ido teach breath- ing but more properly I am a profe m, old that and pu cannot r ean you rries all her ower part of her back and ber din orde GE OVER WOMEN. you breathe fairly well, .d men bave a tremendous Almost all men ud the reason is breat nd > net have a e is different i anywhere they belong. "The lung are compressed and it is impossible for them to draw a deep long breath. The best they can do is to scatter a litle fresh air over the top of their lungs. If they 5 at of breath and if they t be adinitted that their noses not familiar with the old 4 how many women do considevable walk effects of it? Women ought to be able to do ax much as_men and it is their own fault if they are not. Awoman cannot do a corset. A person should wn into the lungs, letting the all through them. Most of nt expansion is then down low in- ot ° wove, a is usually the case. The re- sult of this method is to increase the size of the the abdominal ion. this would be a decided im- st figures. But it does come from a proper traming. It cannot be done, however, if the body is compressed in any way. ow To STAND PROPERLY. dup, please. Straighten up; you Isee you rest your weight on your heels instead of on the bail of the foot, but [could soon break you of that. You might find it a ‘but you would soon get ured to it and you would be able to stand bet- ter and walk farther than youdo now. Raise Your chest and throw your shoulders ba The chest. hips and bail of the foot should be ina straight line, though I see they are not With you. Still men, as a rule, walk better than ‘women, but, as I said before, it is the women's fault. They have no one else to blame for it. I have no doubt that Eve was as good a walker, as graceful as Adam. and if you will small girl does as well as_a small boy in this line. Now, I tea showing just how it ou all this in classes, wht to be done, and the class do it again and again, and other ti ta wise plan to call their all fauits are remedied by ge’: n to the very foundation of them exer- nid is appare aug rapidiy in general favor. It is « grea more than Debarteism, for it goes right down to the fundamentals and is not simply a veneering. 3 i interesting stady or you will, ‘THE coRSET MUST Go. “From what I have said you can easily be- lieve that when women are taking lessons they discard the corset, tight clothes and ve a good many re wom ugh, perhaps, and looks & the of ten or a thongh, of become an artist a general motive. dozen lessons is usually su if a person LIEUT. GUY'S CASE. A Belief That » Light Sentence Will Be Im- posed Within a Few Days. ‘The Guy case stills hangs fire. There has y settles the case. Counsel ms that inasmuch as two Commissioners have already settled the case nothing remains but the sentence. It is known that during the term of Commissioner Hine and just preceding his resignation the Guy case was taken up aud discussed im bourd session by Commissioner Douglass aud himself. It was stated at the time in Tue Srar that the two Commissioners had agreed what charges the licutenant was guilty and Commissioner Doughiss does not deny t this is so. Mr. Claughton, who appears as the counsel for Lieut. Guy, makes. the point that where a majority of the board has already egrecd as to what the lieutenant was guilty of uothing remains but the sentence. It is more than probable that a slight fine will com- lete the cave, and that this will be posed in a few days. The which the two Commissioners have upou that Lieut. Guy is guilty of are, it is understood, very trivial and will not justify any serious it. © Tron the basis of price per line per 1,000 | tion, the advertising rates of Taz Evex- an are only about half as high as those of But cheapness is not the only merit. Its service is better han any Can yon go up three flights of | THE NEW EXECUTIVE MANSION. How It Will Look When Extended According | to Senator Stanford's Bill. TTS INADEQUACY FOR PRESENT NEEDS, BOTH OFFI- CIAL AND PRIVATE, FULLY MANIFEST—THE EX- TENSION PROPOSED WILL GIVE AMPLE UO AND ‘WILL INCREASE ITS ATTRACTIVENESS. The bill offered by Senutor Stanford yester- day, which was given in full in Tax Stan, to provide for an extension of the executive man- tion is of great interest not cniy to the people | of Washington, but to the whole country. It jas long been kuown here that the | present White House was wofalls inadequate to the requirements of the chi | Magistrate of this xreat nation and nearly al Mr. Harrison's predecessors have had good grounds for complaint of ite and lack of room. When it was for a New Year reception f 1 p 101 no one imagined that the Cuited States would grow as | rapidly in popalution, in wealth, in varied in- importance among the govera- rid as has been the case. he present White House, ax is well known, | | is dual in its character. It ix both the offici and the private home of the President. With | the growth of the country and the government | | has come a large increase of business that must ended to by the President, and, conse- additional official room is required. otiice business has naturally con- tracted the space which could be given ta the ivate apartments of the exceutive household, 3 the President bea bachelor he has | by no means the conveniences for his family | that he had been accastumed to enjoy in his private dweiling. Former Presidents have protested against the cramped quarters and various projects have been proposed to remedy the difficulty. It has heen proposed to use the present building for | otticial business solely and to erect a home for | the President somewhere else. ‘This idea camo of 3 3 when it acious private executive ald beereeted on the hill at the h street. This scheme failed of othing was done in the matter. RS. TAI X'S DETERMINATION. When Gen. Harrison and his family took pos- seasion of the White House Mre. Harrison soon discovered the insutliciency of its rooms for the accommodation of her own family and she determined to see if something could not be done toward rendering those who should come | after her more comfortable. She consulted | with Secretary Blaine, with Col. Jno. M. Wilson. then ‘commissioner of public build- ings and grounds. and later with Col. Ernst, who is Col. Wilson's successor, and from received the warmest encouragement. practical mind told her that it would be better to make additions to the present struct- than to suggest the erection of an entire new building and then her artistic [taste suggested, in # general way, how | tions should be made and at the sume iformity in the architectural her aid Mr. F. D. Owen, plans and drawings were odying her ideas, and copies re submitted with the bill pre- sented by Senator Stanford. THE PROPOSED ADDITIONS. Mrs. Harrison's idea is to preserve the present | DEMOCRATS STILL ANXIOUS. ‘They Have No Assurance From the Silver Kepublican Senators. FEARS THAT THE ELECTION BILL MAY BE TAKEN UP APTER THE FINANCIAL MEASURE I8 DISPOSED OF, THOUGH THIS IS NOT LIKELY—THE PRESI- DENT AND FREE COINAGE. ‘The democrats of the Senate are stil anxious about the situation, because the silver repub- licans do not give them any assurances. This, mansion, which occupies the center of the archi- tectural ‘group on the north, as an_ executive residence for the private uscw of the President's family and public and private entertainments. Thence proceeding toward tho west and making the tour of the entire proposed ngle of structures, we leave the present building at what is now the conservatory door and enter the western connecting range and ro- tunda, which will be devoted ‘to statuary, and reach the west or official wing by this impos ing stretch of interior effects. ‘This wing, the main facade of which is given in the illustration above, will face the State, War and Navy Departments. The general style of the exterior isa light elaboration of the centrat historic edifice im order to bring it j into closer harmony with the it strnc- l ture. ‘The surmounting dome affords light and air to the transverse corridors within, and ap- parently rises from a central architectural pedestal of classic design with five urns and the eagle executed in bronze, the latter at the four corners. uational emblematic designs. A portico and driveway adorn the main entrance on the west. ‘The main corridor of the official wing extends from the gonnecting range on the north from the old building to the exit on the south into the grand sweep of the winter garden and con- servatories of ornamental plants. In the tour of this collection of the floral and foli- aye xem of plant life follows in succession the circular palm houses corresponding with the In the pediment will be worked | WESTERN The southern aspect of the architectural Eroup, which is the most impresaive, as. will be seen by the illustration, conveys a striking pic- ture of the beantifnl southern facade of the Present edifice, the position of the connec! colonnades aud extension of the wings, wi their intercommunicating consorvatories ‘and covered gardens on the south. WINTER GARDENS. The depression of the grounds away from the south front of the present structure ad- mits of tho placing of the winter gardens and their elevation to a height of thirty feet at the ranges and forty fect at the pavilions without | obstructing any portion of the view across the court, south park and ellipse to the Waab- ington monument and the Potomac river beyond from, the main floor of the uildings. is arrangement secures light and air to every room in the building from every point of direction and raixes the group of buildings, thus affording ing architectural effect. wing th cochere at the main facades and symmetrical portico overlooking the court, which might be utilized for invited guests during band con- certs on the lawn or in the court, the latter upon such occasions on Saturdays as now in "es restos tare Fungi of build e ground plan of the rectangl ings aid'carward shove tha eube pralaee a the present mansion, colonnades, con- more is fur with a entrance on the out FACADE. colonnades on the northwest and northeast and the spacious lily pavilion with its Victoria Regia in the center on the south, all conneeted by conservatory ranges, the whole executed in glass and iron and terminating in the south en- trance to the eastern or art wing. THE EAST WING. This structure, a counterpart of the western or official wing, is supplied with a grand door- cal with thaton the west and opening in turn into the central or original building through what is now the large triple window in the east- this uninterrupted serics of salons, ante-rooms, corridors, rotunda, conservatories and winter gardens, which might be utilized upon occa- sions of state entertainments, would afford for the comfort and enjoyment of the throng of distinguished guests a promenade of 1,200 feet from point of eparinre, making the entire circuit, thus avoiding the confusion of return- ing by the same way. A FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY. How the Schools Benefit by Such an In- stitution. INTERVIEWS WITH COMMISSIONER HARRIS AND PRINCIPAL LANE—A PUBLIC LIBRARY A NECES- SITY IN THIS CITY—ITS VALUE a8 AN EDU- caTor. One of the leading authorities in educational matters in this country is Prof. Wm. T. Harris, the commissioner of education. As he told a however, does not argue that the situation ir any more favorable to the force bill. The sil- dependently and have not been willing to make any promises. Some of them are anxious ¢ prove that there was no bargain between theu. and the democrats and for this reason may b willing to vote to give the free bill anoth:: chance. This encourages the managers of the for | bill to make another effort to take the bill It is likely that as soon as the silver bill is os | ‘x. | posed of in the Senate a motion will be made | resume the consideration of the force bill. 1: there is not the least encouragement for a be- lief that it can ever pass. NOT LIKELY TO BE TAKEN UP AGAIN. Itis not at all likely that it will be taken up again, but if consideration should be resumed it would only be to be laid aside again very soon. There are everal republicans who are opposed to the meacure who do not eare any- thing for silver, and there are measures of im- portance which aust be taken up very soon Unless they are to fail. The reapportionment under the eleventh s is ready to be acted on by the Senate. If it is not taken up soon it may fail of action, which would be a muck more serious matter to | the republicans than the failure of the force Dill. REATPORTIONMENT DILL AND OTHER MEASURES. Immediately after the finance bill is dis- poted of it is expected a that motior. will be made to take up the Paddock pure food bill. the apportionment and other measnres. These will come in direct antagonism with any motion Mr. Hoar may make looking to the further con- sideration of the force bill. It is very generally understood that the force bill will not pass, and there is a senti- ment against killing a lot of other important matters by dallying with it, Not referring to the foree bill at all, Mr. Dunmell, the chair- man of the Honse ewucus committee, wid £0- | day that it important that the | Feapportionment bill should be a soon.as powsible. He supposed, of course, it | ould nod be taken up in tho Senate befare the | nee bill was taken, but that as soun as that vote was over, he understood, the apportionment bill would be brought up. SOME DEMOCRATIC FEARS. There ix some fear araong democrats that there may be an understanding between the | silver men and the President by which » free i may be signed and tke silver men be pacified. This is probably a groundicws fear. However, it looks more and more as if free coinage men would get what they want out of | this Congress. | ‘TUISKS THE PRESIDENT WILL SION. Arepublican member of the House, who is notan advocate of silver, said toa Sram re- | porter today that there was no doubt about the freo-coinage bill pass added that it would be signed by the President. . ‘Mr. Harriso cer “At the last session,” he said. “Mr. . wonld have vetoed a free-coinage bill. He is as much opposed to it as ever, Unt would yield to wht appears to be a popular clamor. haps the best way to get rid of this silver busi- néss is to give it a trial and let the be what they will” Do you feel po position?” Tur. Szan man asked. 4 “Yes, positive,” was the reply. ‘THE SILVER POOL. i mg the House, and he | Sran reporter recently he has read with a great deal of interest what has been printed in Tae ver men all along have insisted on acting in- | Sran relative fo the starting of a public library | n this city. “Iwas very much surprised,” he aid, “when I learned that there was not a pub- ic library in this city. I could not understand ow that could be in a city of this kind. I have cen told the library of Congress is used. But can’t understand how this library can be of neh use, owing to the hours during which the is open to the public. Those who are in government service would, I ine, find it rather difficult to use this orary.” But I understand that this library is, sot intended to be used asx general circulating library. Itisa great library and destined to be one of the great collections of the world, and for reference purposes it has an important function.” A PUBLIC LIBRARY A NECESSITY. “I consider thata public library in a city is’ necessity. The library ranks next to the school in educative power. ‘The school for the most part finds its formation in teaching how toread. ‘The library furnishes what to read. The school gives thé preliminary preparat for education, and the library gives the m¢ by which the individual completes and accom- plishes his education. What there is good in our American school system points toward the preparation of the pupil for independent study of the book by himeelf. It points toward ac- quiring the ability of selfeducation Ly means of the library. ‘The school is set at the tusk of teaching the pupil how to uve the library in the best manner. ‘That I take it is the central ob- ject toward which our American school methods ve been unconsciously guided ADVANTAGES TO GOVERNMENT EMPLOYES. “In my opinion, although I speak under the disadvantage of a limited acquaintance with the facilities offered by the collections of books in the various departments, a general library would be of great advantage to the government employes, as it would contain « wider range of Looks than could possibly be ingluded in’ the small libraries and it would also be aw for use ata time when their office duties do not require their attention. You can alwayy count on-me to use my efforts to advance any movement which will bring Locks within the reach of the people generally.” PRINCIPAL LANE'S VIEWS. “Lhave been very much interested in the movement to secure a public library,” said Dr. F. R. Lane, principal of the Washington High School, to a Stax reporter, “both because of the general “benefit in culture aud happiness and for the large assistance which it will render to the public “xchools. The librarian is the natural ally of the teacher. in spite of the number of libraries in our city, children gre, to great extett, deprived of their privile; At the Ci Library the pi tireineat that « depost shall be left for books drawn, and the fact that children below * way into the connceting colonnade symmetri-, ern wall of the great east room Theentire tour of | servatories and winter gardens. In the center of the courtyard it is proposed to place a memorial fountain allegorical of the dis- covery of America, by Christopher Colum- bus and to perpetuate the historic facte that 2 tober 18, 1482, the great navigator passed first day on the soil of the new world, and on October 13, 1792, just three centuries after, the corner-stone of the present executive residence ‘was laid. It is pri to surround the entire group with a marble balustraded terrace, with statu- ary and fountains, which will form « beautiful walk for the public and afford striking views of the buildings and their picturesque land- seape surroundings. It is hoped by Mrs. Harrison that the corner stone of the new structure can be laid with ap- Proprinte ceremonies October 13, 1892, as this date is peculiarly approprinte, being the four hundredth anniversary of the discovery of America and the centennia! of the laying of the foundation of the present edifice. to the extent of their ability by the formation in every achool of small libraries, including not only the necessary reference books, which are the tools of every’ teacher, but sets of Cooper. Dickens and Scott, selections from the depart- ments of history, biography and travel and, in the upper grades, from science, poetry and general literature. ‘THE HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY. “In 1892 a portion of the ‘Seaton fund’ was devoted to the establishment of a library in the High Sehool. ‘he number of books purchased by this sum was subsequently increased by the efforts of trustees, who secured for our use the stock of the old Washington City Library. Money has been raised in past years from the receipts of school concerts and exhibitions and | by voluntary contributions from parents and ils. Tn this way the library has been devel- oped, not as a popular circulating library, but | ax a working adjunct to the departments of | the school. “in the purchase of Pooks the aim | has been to procure standard reference books in Listory, biography, science, travel and | general literature that the student may sup- plement his studies by original research. “It is to be regretted that lack of money hinders the expansion of the library. Concerts are believed to interfere with the regular | studies, solicitation of funds is discouraged | and the school is practically without resources to add new works imperatively needed or to replice volumes destroyed by the wear and tear of circulation. “At the present time the High School is in possession of about six thousand volumes, which are in constant use every hour of the day as aids to every department of instruction. Among these books a few hundred are from standard fiction. That these are appreciated and eagerly sought is shown by the fact. that during the last school year over twenty thou- sand volumes weredtawn for home perusal. WOULD BE OF INCALCULABLE BENEFIT. “The public library would be of incalculable benéfit to teachers and pupils alike. There is |no limit to the extent of the eagerness with | which children look for books. If their tastes | are not fostered and directed the boy revels in the ‘penny dreadful’ and the girl in the frothy society novel. Give them guod books and an attrictive library building and their leisure will be filled to their own happiness and protit. Give bore and girls the public Mbrary as to the public school. It will be of great aseisiance in arriving at the ideal of all educa- tion—the production of mon and women.” sisal. HILL'S “NOMINATION. It May Be Hung Up on Account of Senators Wolcott and Teller. It seems probable that the nomination of ex-Senator Hill of Colgrado as a member of the international monetary conference will be hi up for a while on account of the cepatn a Senators Teller and Wolcott. ‘They consider the nomination as an affront to them, as the relations of both with Mr. Hill are very unfriendly. This opposition may not, however, result in the rejection of the nomina- HOW ONE PIECE OF NEWS Gor our. A curious story of how “news” sometimes gets out is told in connection with this letter. ‘of the | #chool chi QUITE 4 NUMBER OF INDIANS HAVE COME IN AND FHE INDICATIONS FOR 4 GENERAL SURREXDER ARE PAVORABLE—THE LOYALTY OF THE CHEY- ‘EXKES HIGHLY COMMENDED. ‘The lack of information from the seat of war atthe army headquarters yesterday was sufi- ciently compensated today by the receipt of four telegrams that threw some interesting light an the situation, and encouraged the hope that the trouble is not quite so bad as it was feared. The one relating directly to the Pine Ridge difficulty came from Gen. Miles, under date of yesterday, as follows: “Quite « number of Indians came in today in small parties and gave the assurance a large body will move in this direction tomorrow for the purpose of surrending, and the troops havedbocn directed to follow ‘The prospects a look favorable as far as one can from indications.” Loviuty OF THE CHEYENNES COMMENDED. ‘Thon came another dispatch directed to the adjutant general from Gen. Miles, also dated at Pine Ridge and dated yesterday, but having no direct on the present Tig ogra mato tlio fei ne “The comntission appoint consider condition of the Cheyenne Indians at this place and in Montana unanimously recommend the removal of these to the Fort Keogh re- serve. There are already 250 at Fort Keogh and the men enlisted as scouts, scouts came southeast under Lieut. Casey and were joined by nearly all tho | able-bodied men m2 ssency. Together they have valuable and us warriors and captured their horses. ‘The feel- ing among them is very strong and the Chey- ennes have proved their loyalty and ted their in at the Sioux and Nez Perees in 1876 and 1877. are now in danger from the Sioux, and if there is no objection I will, when this affair closes, at once transfer them to Fort Keogh as an act of justice and policy and in accordance with the recom- mendation of the Cheyenne commission.” telegram was indorsed b; stegnee Proctor and prepared for the eye of the Presi- dent. He said to a Stax reporter that he pre- ferred tosay nothing about his action in the caee. NO OUTBREAK OF FORT HALL INDIANS. ‘The following dispatches were also received from Gen. Gibbon, commanding the depart- ment of California: “Following just received from commanding officer, Boise (abies Idaho—I have just re- ceived reliable information that there apprehend any trouble there. told by party who caine from Pocatello yesterday that the rumor was started by saloon keepers.” Another dispatch from Gen. Gibbon, also dated yesterday, read: ‘The following just re- ceived from the commanding ofiicer, Boise Barracks: State Adjutant General Curtis wires jovernor from Pocutello as follows: Fears of indian outbreak greatly exaggerated und with- out just foundation. First reports sent by ir- responsible parties. Go to Blackfoot to confer today and to agency tomorrow.” @ , CONDITION OF THE CHEYENNES. A statement of the condition of affairs at the Cheyenne River agency, located to the north of Pine Ridge, has just been received at the Indian office from Indian. Agent Palmer. He It was states: Thave the honer to ropert that during the ‘month ending December 3:, 1890, the agency employes have been in unpacking and storing in warehouses ail the supplies received, also sorting und arranging annuity supplies for issue in addition to performing the duties of their respective stations. watching the farmers have been en camps in their respective districts to see that the peaceable Indians were not disturbed and to prevent Indians essing from one camp to another, requiring all to romain at home and sending’ away all visitors. This has been done to prevent the hostile Indians from visiting in the friendly camps. The lice have acted under instructions of farmers and have rendered excellent service in all the camps and especially in the camps af- fected by the ghost dance. These policemen have been on duty continuously day and night, often riding 120 miles without ing and per= forming the journey in less than twenty-four hours, carrying messages from agency to Farmer Marcelle at the hostile camps and to the troops camped on the Cheyenne river. ‘These policemen have been loyal and trustworthy in every respect, have responded willingly to every call and have withstood the hardships of the service without murmur or complaint. Especial attention is called to what has been accomplished by~ additional farmer Narcisse Marcelle, who suceceded in bringing 458 In- dians from the Cheyenne river district and 26 of the Standing Rock Indians to the agency head- quarters anc causing them to deliver all their funs to the agent,’ This left Big Foot with jess than 100 men, who could not be persuaded to submit to the authority and protection of the Indian office. but preferred to dispute the authority of the War Department. The Indians who came in with Marcelle and who are now camped near the agency are very niet and orderly, have expressed their regrets for the trouble they have caured and have promised that in the future they will obey all the rules of the Indian office. “Some of these people have been loyal and those who have- not are now thoroughly convinced that it would be folly to make any resistance to the authority of the department. The judges of the court of Indian offenses have disposed of all business coming before them in a very satisfactory manner. The sch have been well attended in all the camps except the one on Cherry creek. ‘This has been generally disturbed by the ghost dances. But with the positive assurance from the Indians that the ghost dance has now be- come a thing of the past at this agency, there is no reason why this school should not be well at- tended 2s soon as the Indians are allowed to return to their homes. The boys’ school will now be filled to its full capacity. INDIANS HAVE NOT LEFT STANDING ROCK. Indian Agent McLaughlin, at the Standing Rock agency in North Dakota, sent the follow- ing telegram to Indian Commissioner Morgan today: “He of Indians leaving this agency entirely unfounded, none have left since the Sitting Bull affair. hundred and sev- enty-two men, women and children now absent of whom 227° are prisoners at Fort Sully, an on the 34 instant Gen. Miles telegraphed the post commander “here that sevent 8 Rock Indians were made pri Pine Hidge ers at agency, which leaves only seventy- three w for, of whom forty. were ubsent before the stampede of 15th ultimo. Newspaper reports t ns here are restless and unsettled y absurd. Stan Rock Indians are under excellent control, loyal to the gov- ernment and_can be depended upon to remain cuted with the departure and sujugation of Sit- ting Bul?sfollowers. ‘The department pend on keeping him correctly and promiptly formed of any important facts.” no outbreak of the Fort Hall Indians and do not = ry, instead of at 2 cents pound under the para- graph for “chocolate.” FOUR MILLION FOR CHICAGO'S PUBLIC BUILDING. The Honse committee on public buildings and grounds today granted a hearing:to Chicago's representatives iff the House on the bill intro- Highest of all in Leavening Power.—U. S. Gov't Report, Aug. 7, 1889. Royal Powder ABSOLUTELY INFORMATION WANTED Capt. Roseell, who has charge of street _pave- ments, today, in a letter to Col. Robert, called attention to an important matter affecting street pavements, which he desired to be the sanitary ; condition building and spoke of of the ; the iniguities which said were connected with its construction. He forcibly urged the necessity for the new buil , but said that if n would be wil the delegation contended that it Anished by that time. Su drim was ex; to appear committee to give his ous features of the matter; but he was to be present, and the committee until next W , When it is Dawe EDUCATION I ALASKA. Dr. Sheldon Jackson, general agent of edu- cation for Alaska, who addtessed the House committee on education yesterday in support of the resolution introduced in Mr. McComas the benefits of the lawi in agricultural and the mechanic the their he will act of Congress of 1889 and 1890 to promote in- struction in agriculture and the mechanic arte. PUBLIC BUILDING BILLS. ¥ The Senate committee on public buildings and grounds today ordered that favoratile re- Ports be made on the-bills for the erection of public buildings at Fi Fla., $100,000, and Laredo, Tex., $50,000; for the purchase of the Maltby House in’ W: city for a folding room, £138,000, and for the purchase of a site for a public building at San Francisco, DISTRICT LEGISLATION. Measures Brought Up in Committee Which Are of Local Interest. The House District committee has regeived from residents of K and 26th streets a vigorous Protest against the use of those streets by any steam railroad. The protest suggests that if a steam road be built it cross Rock creek at 28th street. THE PROPOSED RAILROAD COMMISSION. Most nfembers of the House interested in the railrodd question are skeptical as to the pas- sage through Congress this session of Mr. Faulkner's joint resolution for a railroad com- mission to investigate the question in this city. That the matter is not to be is the gen- eral sentiment, although hopes are expressed for the success of the measure. The resolution will probably be introduced in the House very shortly and an opportunity given the District committee to express views on the pro- To BUY THE MALTBY HOUSE. The Senate committee on public buildings ‘and grounds today reported favorably the bill introduced Thursday by Senator Morrill au- thorizing the purchase of the Maltby House tor committee and folding rooms, the price not to exceed $125.000, and the two adjoining lots on B street, not to exceed in price $13,000. A GOVERNMENT LABORATORY. Senator Manderson introduced in the Senate today a copy of resolutions adopted by the Nationalist Club, No. 1, of the District of Co- lumbia, asking the of the bill to estab- lish a government laboratory for the purpose of mab 'o scientific study of contagious ne THE INCREASING SURPLUS. It Indicates a Return of Confidence and Growing Prosperity. In no way is the revival of business and the return of confidence in the money market after the recent scare and stringency shown more clearly than in the rapid increase of the surplus, which has been mounting up daily ever since the late troubles on Wall street, until today it is considerably over Sigua seinen This is directly due, to a large measure, to the return of p1 ity and good feeling inthe market, as it shows that merchants are having ready money which they are willing to use in taking imports out of bond and paying on them the customs duties. The receipts, always larger than the expendi- tures, now cause surplus to rise daily, especially as the Secretary is having rather hard work to secure the offer of four-and-a-half per cent bonds in a sufficient tity to put Toney out as fast ag be would like. It is not at all improbable that he will soon make a -call for fours, so as to put some of the surplus into ‘circulation with- out waiting for the necessity for such action from a tight money market. silver pur- chases, though heavy, are not enough to reduce the surplus in the degree that the Secretary de- ee THE TONNAGE SUBSIDY BILL, it may de- | cussion. 5 ii il z 1 it 4 2 i H k E fy t brought before the Commissioners. He sid that it is believed that in the asphalt pave- ments of Paris and Berlin and possibly other Y | cities a different method of manufacture is adopted from that used in the city of Washington, and that it is desirable that he many improvements in its the ‘matter was first by an examination of a Shortly after Mr. Ross. became a Commis sioner his attention was called to the unlawful speed of railroad trains within the city limite The police regulations allow traina to run at speed not exceeding twelve miles per hour. It was claimed that this was unlawful, in view of the act of the legislative agsembiy which limited the speed to six miles per hour. The matter wae looked up and referred to the district attorney for an opinion as to the Commissioners’ powers in the premises. This opinion was printed at the time in Tax Stan and was to the effect that the Commissioners’ power to change the act of the legislative amembly was very vague. He sug- gested that @ bill be drafted and presented to re undisputed prea gm Remmi = age a Commissioners decided upon the following bill, which was sent to Congrem: “An act authorizing the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to make ations concerning ¢team railroads and. for par- = Be it enacted, &c.—Section 1. hat the of the District of Columbia be and they are herebs empowered to make aoe tien 5 reasonal Tegulations in regard to steam railroads in said District as they may the House by | The of Maryland to extend to Alaska | jetter. — -— NICARAGUA CANAL. Report of the Senate Committee on Guaran- teeing the Company's Bonds. The report of the committee on foreign re- lations on the Nicaragua canal bill, presented by Mr. Sherman this morning, recites the im- portance of the canal project, treats in detail of the history of past negotiations on the sub- ject, and maintains that the proceeding of Great Britain at Belize, on the Mosquito coast, discharged the United States from its engage- | ment with Great Britain in 1850 to refrain from exercising control of any part of CentralAmerica. The report says that the work of the private corporation on the canal has advanced with Great rapidity; that the total cost of the project will be but one-third more that the Welland canal; that it will’ be completed within six years. The full cost of the work is set down at $100,000,000. ‘The committee feels that to secure this amount of money the company will be obliged to at large discount. Consequently it will be necessary to impose heavy tolls on shipping, and as the canal would really consti- tute a partef the coast line of the United burden would be largely borne by n people. ‘Therefore, the commit- that it would be the part of from the consideration of policy, for the United States to guarantee the bonds of the com to the amount of one hundred m dollars, so that they may be sold at par with the result of reducing, first, the actual expendi- tures of the company, and, second, the tolls, which would otherwise amount to twelve and one half million dollarsannually. In its present form the bill meets the objections rained by President Cleveland to the treaty negotiated in 1884, as it does not commit the United States to the defense of the territorial integrity of the Central American states. tee believes: economy, aside AGAINST CIGARETTES. Some of the Expressions in the Petition Presented by Senator Edmunds. The memorial presented to the Senate yes- | terday by Mr. Edmunds, in favor of the bill providing against the sale of tobacco to minors in the District, was a formidable document. Itcontained the views of a large number of persons prominent in various branches. Hire arejsome few of the opinions. D. Webster Prentiss, M.D., president District of Columbia Medical Society, says: “The to- bacco habit retards the growth and develop- ment of the young by its influence on the heart and nervous system. Cigarettes are almost al- ways contaminated (fortified) by the addition of somo form of opium, and thus the ium habit is apt to follow the tobacco habit. The excessive use of tobacco creates a craving for alcoholic stimulants and intemperance frequently re- sults. The paper in which cigarettes are wrapped often contains arsenic. A habit of this wort in the young engrosses the thoughts and turns away their attention from proper channels, and in conclusion I cannot express too strongly from a medical point of view my opinion of the very deleterious effects of the use of tobacco, especialy by cigarette amoking by young perrons.”” Joveph Taber Johnson says: “Dr. Pren- tins has expressed my views exactly : “Bimee the yy minors is a pernicious evil and that the and I hope ‘the bill may become a law and be enforced.” Bishop doh > - practice can be reached and only by the aid of islation I unite with the large number of physicians and others competent to judge in the matter in petitioning for the sage of the bill to that effect now before gress.” Washington T. Nailor has purchased of Thos. H. Gaither of Howard county, Md., lots 1, 2, 16, south 3; 15 aud 3, square 227-119.75 feet on 14th and 141.40 on D street north’ Lasts Lanier hae purchased of L. G. Estes for £4,800, subs to alley lots—48x92.06 feet in square between G, I, 6th and 7th streets sou George S. Fellows has purchased for $15,- 149.82 of A.C. Peale et al., trustees, subs 41 to 46, 60 to 65, 74, 75, 87 and 93, square 1051, lo- cated in Florence court and on Gand’ 14th ? ee a ra i : | i is) i ar | i i Hl f | : rT il Ht i i it f ji f i Lis | i? t { i ft deem adviscble for the safety and henlth of its citizens and for the general convenience and good order, and that snch rega- lations so made by the Com: shall have the same force and effect as’ if enacted by Congress. “Sec. 2. ‘That all laws and parts of Inws incon- sistent with this act be and the same are hereby repealed. Soniceaifiomminen THE CAROLINES AFFAIR. Reparation Demanded for Spanish Attacks on American Missionaries. The American board of commimioners for foreign missions, located at Boston, after ob- taining full reports of the indignities practiced upon ite missionaries by the Spaniards at Ponapi has Isid the case before Secretary Blaine with a demand for reparation. Dy the last mail there was received a detailed account and « careful statement of the trouble for- warded by Commander Taylor of the U. 8. & | Alliance. The root of the whole trouble is the | mistake of the Spaniards in supposing that the | missionaries incited or connived at the revolt | of the natives. | That they did not do this is shown by their own testimony and also by Commander Tay- lor's investigations. When | the government undertook to extend its phere of influence to the Caroline Ivlands a convention was entered into between | Madrid and Washington stipulating that the American missionaries should be unmolested. j Despite this stipulation Mr. Rand and his co- | workers have been treated as guilty of foment- ing insurrection, but have been given ao op- portunity to prove their innocence. Capt. Taylor arrived with the Alliance on October 16, and after inquiring thorod&bly into | the situation took the missionaries to Nuskaie, 300 miles distant, for safety. they, however, nod Gaiving any rights of claims by their with- dra MISSIONARY BAND'S ACCOUNT. Missionary Rand's account of the occur rences since May last is very full. The de- mand made by the Spanish governor after the battle in June was that the natives should give up their arms or be exterminated, and be be sought the aid of Mr. Rand to induce them to accept the former alternative. The missionary rpent four months in fruitless mediation and woe finally led by being refuyed personal case of war. At laxt accounts the j | Epeudards bea fightin, 1 . 1,000 men ni Ponapi, | cad Ge ton iedioe antes gupdicaion to bas gee it looks as though they would succeed in taking ‘ay the freedom of the islanders. chareh, schools and dwellings # Dua have been burnea by 8 fi Spanish forufication, a house have been erected on land belonging to the American board and Within a few feet of the mission buildinge. | demand which will probabl; Spain is the restoration of propert . }and ® guarantee of full protection for the lives and labor of American citizens in all time to come. NOTHING KNOWN AT THE LPOATION. A special to the New York Herald from Wash- ington says ith correspondent called at the Spanish logation last night, but nothing is | known there of any such demand. It was | stated, howover, that if "the local officials of Spain have violated international obligations ¢ Spanish government will apologize and pay damages in full. To Rebuild the Port of Palos. The Spanish government has decided instead, Rabida, near the convent great discoverer took convent a pyrainid or a sit erected as # monument to in the Methodist Church, in the lunatic aeylam at Staunton, in the aoe Deed B Taylor of. rch at ex Inns Seclined ‘the of superintendent of the Baptist of Virginia, offered him, as stated in Tux Stax re cen