Evening Star Newspaper, January 31, 1891, Page 14

ALL ABOUT LOBBYISTS Some Familiar Types That May Be Seen at the Capitol. INFLUENCING LEGISLATION. Parliamentary Lawyers in England and How ‘They Work—The Female Lobbyist—What She te Supposed to Be and What She te— ‘The Three Classes. é, Written for The Evening Star. rPSERe ARE A GREAT MANY STRAN- gers and sightseers in Washington now, but, for that matter, Washington always bas s great many ofthese. Wheo Congress is in session one of the first things they look for when the; g0 to the Capitol is the lobbyist. They have heard and read a great deal sbout this mysteri- ons person and they are particularly anxious to see him or her. They have a preconceived notion that he carries around a large money bag with him and that he shells outgold eagles with a lavish hand, and that she pervades the halls of Congress as beautiful and enticing as a veritable Cleopatra. Ali this is romance, but, like most romance, it has just enough founds- tion in fact to make it difficult to tell where the romance begins and where the fact ends. Now, this is not much of a lobbying session, for the reason that the measures before Con- gressare net business measures. The tariff brings forth quantities of lobbyists, and so does any railroad legislation, but nobody is going to lobby for or against the force bill, nor is there any lobbying about the cloture rule. The free coinage of silver bill has given us some lobbyists, and, indeed, we would not feel thoroughly athome if we were entirely without them, for, as a matter of fact, we have bad them ever since the government began, and there is no legislative assembly in the world where they are not present under one ame or another. LOBBYISTS IX ENGLAND. In England they are called parliamentary lawyers, and they are upheld by some people who really do not know much about them asa class infinitely superior to our lobbyists. Maybe they are as a class better than some of our lob- byists, but there are some of them a great deal worse than our lobbyists are asaclass. They are supposed simply to argue before parliamen- tary committees, but what is to prevent them from arguing with the individual members of the committees’ In the house of commons of Great Britain are some of the most disreputable seamps in England. houses and the low saloons, and they are just as purchasable by an unscrupulous ‘parlia- | mentary lawyer” as any member of Congress is in this country by a lobbyist. If there were statistics in existence they would show, with- out a shadow of doubt, a greater percentage of corruptible members of the house of commons than of the House of Representatives. The | British lobbyist is at any rate a luxury fully as expensive asone of ours. A nunfber of years ago it is said, that the enormous sum of £82,000 was paid “the parliamentary “solicitors” for one railway bill that never got into the house of commons at all. There story of another British “lawyer,” “who being retained to appear be- fore a number of different committecs at the same hour of the same day, having received a number of guineas for each attendance, was found by a friend reposing under a tree in the park, in order. as he said, that he might do equal justice to all his clienta.* Perbaps the cunning f our lobbyists was an inheritance from the ry. If the trath be found that many lobbyists prey upon the credulity of their clients and that they pretend t doa great deal of bribing, where in reality they do but little. A CASE'EN POINT. Some of the readers of Tue Stam may re- member a case which illustrates this. Over ten sears ago a certain fimancial question of great | importance was pending in the Senate. speculator who could foretell how the question was going to be decided had a chanee of nak- ing a great deal of money, and this decision, practically speaking, rested upon the position Any fa certain Senator of great influence. What his position would be nobody knew, but a lobbyist approached @ ‘speculators and offered to secure vote and voice of this Senator for the sum of 10,000. Hie held himself high, the lobbyist said. ‘Ihe money was paid and ‘the Senator made a strong speech in favor of the pendiny bill. Later it leaked out that the lobbyist, throug! a spy,had ascertained that the Senator was paring a speech, had read his notes and then sold the Senator’s vote. It cannot be doubted that a great deal of the money paid to lobbsists is paid in this way. | Good men are not apt to follow this calling and when two scamps come together they try to cheat each other. There is a simplicity of eun- ning, as Charles Dickens has remarked, and the man who is bad enough to wish to bribe is sim- | le enough to believe that other people are ba a to accept bribes. THE FEMALE Lonayist. The curiosity of the stranger in Washington to see the female lobbyist has already been al- luded to. The rural newspapers are fall of descriptions of her, and these descriptions not ouly from the imagination. Once upon a time there may have been in Washington » woman of mt personal attractions and of irresisti mental traits, who was supported by the par- ties in interest in great splendor, and who almost unlimited money furnished on condition that she should infinence the actions of legislators when she might be called upon to do so. This Cleopatra may have had a whole string of Anthongs following her, and she may have been able to make the Senate and House obey her orders. All this and more may have been, but there isn't @ line of evidence on record to show it, There may be such a creature living in the city now. nobody else does. It may be strongly ‘sus- pected that the lady is a myth. But the female lobbyist that may be seen almost any day at the Capitol is no myth. ‘THE REAL ONE. She isa poorly clad, nervous, wistful and frightened woman. She has some claim before Congress, perhaps, or is interested in some other measure. She goes to see the members or Senators because she thinks it will help her interests and not because she wishes to. It is as dimgreeable to her to visit them as it is to them to receive her visit. She shrinks at a rough word and she is grateful for kind nm This is one kind of female lobbyist, and if she succeeds in getting anything it is because men take pity on her. There is another kind that is bold and over dressed and flashy. Maybe she influences some legislators, but most of them being well-behaved married men are not sub- Ject to influences of this character. ‘THE THREE CLASSES. Aman who made s study of lobbyists some Years ago divided them into three classes and | his division is doubtless a correct one. The first class are the professional lobbyists. They make a steady income out of their business. if they are not employed by one side, they will work on the other side in order to be bought of. Frequently they are paid not to work, for if they are not paid they will work against a measure. They are clever fellows with smooth tongues and they are particularly familiar with legisiative ways, and especially with the dark ways. They make a good deal of money, but they usually spend it pretty freely. ‘These-'feliows flourish more particularly state legislatures, where they are at times a porer of great importance. Even the little legislature of our neighbor Maryland was in- vaded by them « year or s0 ago. It was said fabulous sums were placed in their hands and some of got rich. Hore in Washington there are too many of them, but it would hardly be correct for them tw say that many of them are rich. ‘The second class of lobbyists are the worst of all They are the agents of large corporations and monopolies. They have unlimited means and they usually employ lesser lobbyists under them. ‘They are often fine men in other re- ‘and men of taient. They do unquestion - IY exert an induence on legislation and the: resort not only to bad means to poe 4 their ends, but to diplomatic means as well. These are the most dangerous lobbyists of all. ‘The third class are the occasional lobbyists, who come here in the interest of certain meas- ures, lobby for them and then go home. ‘They are not as effective as the other classes, because they are not as experienced. low far a man who is « lawyer may properl} bes te of ~ Tobbyiat ie a question that different poop! look at in different ways. The Supreme Court the U: States once decided that it was & legitimate professional service for a lawyer to collect facts, draw up petitions, make argu- inents before commiitees and do simuar work for one who had & measure pending before € ‘but that personal solicitation of @ lagidlator’s vote was “not legitimate. How far one may argue without soliciting is matter that e man must {or bimeelt. ° ‘They frequent the gambling | ‘¢ known it would | peal to the imagination, but are drawn | Perhaps the police know of her, but | ART NOTES. A party of gentlemen will leave this city this evening for New York for the parpose of pri- vately inspecting the Seney collection of paint- ings tomorrow, for which privilege special per- mission has been granted. The company in- cludes three or four trustees of haath ar and several other connoisseurs of to be hoped, that some 9 together by'Mr. Seney may find » future abode — *_* © © The small list of what may be called dis- tinetively American painters sustained a very serious loss in the death of Mr. Jervis McEntee, which occurred on Tuesday at the old family near Rondout, N.Y. Mr. McEnteo’s forte was American in autumnal Lights and ‘and in the of this phase of nature no suy e abl; ry ‘an equal. Hie wat a regniar exhibitor in the — = Femeniger +d ig eg been paintings inthe Corteantal xpoctios tae intings in the Tithe Hoyal in ‘79 and in the French received the compliment of “honorable men- Hou" Bile works many be found in neetly all the best collections in this country, and nota few of them are owned abroad. e xs * * * The portrait of ayoung lady, painted by Mrs. Anna Lea Merritt, recently placed in the same room in the Corcoran Gallery with a couple of canvases by Cabanel, does not at all suffer by comparison with the work of that popular French master, who is just now supposed to excel any of his countrymen in ee of the female figure. Lees delicate in treat- ment than his portrait of Miss Leiter, Mra. Merritt's painting is stronger in handling and | richer in Solor, snd while it. wil probabls be jess liked generally than that example, it is on the other hand likely to be more admired than Cabanel’s other picture, shown in the same room. The pose of the figure is ira ble and the rich apricot silk evening dress brings it out with an effect that is at once strik- ing and pleasing. Mrs. Merritt has painted in London for several years past, and expects to return there in March, until ‘which time she will retain a studio in this city. -_* * * Lovers of art will be glad to know that, as usual, the Walters Galleries in Baltimore will be open this season for the benefit of the poor painted by Mr. Andrews, has been placed on view in the Corcoran Gallery, where the public | will now have an opportunity to pass judgment upon it. And the verdict can hardly fail to be | favorable, since the painting may truthfally be said to show both subject and artist at their best. The distinguished statesman is painted in fall size, at half length, Seating: an cnege pent ciatnaa Saal lack, including a heavy overcoat with cape. The likeness is excellent, the i | being natural and animated, and the admirably managed, and so painted as to show | that there is a man Wwithin,—a result which all | artista are not always able to achieve. 7 * 8 ‘Mr. Andrews is st present engaged on a life- size full-length portrait of Mrs. Dolly Madison, which promises to be, when completed, a most attractive picture. The period chosen is at a younger age than she is ordinarily represented, and long before she assumed the historical tur- {ban. It therefore possesses more interest | than the pictures of Mrs. Madison usually seen. For the portrait Mr. Andrews has relied | on the likeness painted from life by Stuart, and | for her dress he was fortunate enough to ‘pro- cure a costume of the od, consisting of | figured yellow satin ov irt, with white satin petticoat, embroidered in colors. If it is in- tended to make a complete collection of “ladies | of the White House” this portrait would make a fit companion for those of Martha Washing- ton, Mrs. Van Buren, Mrs. Polk, Mrs. Tyler and Mrs. Hayes, now in the Executive Mansion. see *® ‘The number of visitors at the Corcoran Gallery last evening was 1810. The attendance on Friday evening of last week was 2175. »~ 2. & Mr. Legrand Johnson has recently placed on exhibition at the Fischer artstore two oil paint- ing which may be said to touch » higher point than any of his productions have hitherto reached. The first, representing a young shep- re- | herdess with her flock, will be apt at first sight to suggest » thought of both Chialive and Charles Sprague Pearce,though, beyond simi- larity of subject, it is not in any sense an imi- tation of either. It is free from the hardness and_ stiffness which work of the last-named a strength which the. can- vases of the other do not Pee Popo The sheep are admirably ited, and landscape is also excellent. other picture, quite equalof the first in quality, showsalittle peasant girl watching a flock of geese, with the rank her- bage, rich foliage and warm, clear atmosphere of early summer time as appropriate accessories. |The figure is well m , but what will especially attract the eye of the observer is the careful and ees in — the fowls | constituting t it 's cl are por- frayed. Nothing but the closest study alded by great skill in drawing and correct use color could produce =a ‘excellent a theme so common; *_* & *& There may also be seen at Fischer's, where it is temporarily awaiting » frame, one of the most masterly bits of painting that Washing- tonians often have en opportunity to see. It is a small head of an Abyssinian chief, painted by | Henri Regnaailt, that marvelous French genius, whose brilliant light went out all too soon. ‘The canvas is unpretending in size, and the subject is treated in a most sketchy way; but with afew forceful strokes the has put Lefore you all the pride, audacity, h and ernelty of an ani eon of desert. It is the of Senor Mendonca, the Brazilian Minister, who is the fortunate of many other works of great value, y old and modern masters, but it is doubtful whether be has anything that in ite way is finer than this, if as fine. Itis an absolute work of | genius, and will hold its own in any company. ee & A late copy of the Cincinnati Enquirer says: “The many friends of Mr. A. G. Heatop, the distinguished Washington artist, who has been so popular in » social and artistic way during his stay in our city, will learn with pleasure that his stay has been prolonged for some weeks. Mr. George K. Shoenberger of Clifton is so pleased with the portrait recently painted for him by Mr. Heaton that he has given him a commission for three duplicates, to be distrib- uted in the family. ‘The features of the master | of Scarlet Oaks, as portrayed by Mr. Heaton, | stand out from the canvas with life like dis- tinetn lity ext i to the original and his family and ffiends. “The | warmest encomiums have been given the por- those ot trait by all who have deen it, as also Mrs. G. Weaver Loper and’ Mrs. Forrest.” se 8 * One of the most perplexing matters with which the managers of the Chicago exposition have to deal is the Directorship of the art de- the services of Mr. Proust, who so successfully managed the art it of the last Paris exposition, but seems to have come of it, and it is understood that an effort will now be juand of New fis F Hal Expositions of ‘78 and'89. From the last be | The portrait of Senator Voorhees, recently | }>5, of results with | pare was begun at once to prepare the building for business purposes. The price obtained for this Property, which was $60,000, shows no depre- cintion from the standard of values attained when the activity wasat its heigh. The per foot price was between $10 and $11. Early last summer the property at the southwest corner of 6th and F streets was sold and the price obtained was $12 per foot. Inside in the ame Block has been offered at 10 per foot and these press seem to represent pretty well valaation placed upon _prop- To in yelues ef ® Cheek peovste onl ott rise in street proj ent street has ‘been one of the Fematkable. incl. dente connected with the gradual development of that street into s business center. A short time ago the two blocks between 5th and 7th streets were entirely occupied with private residences. Then followed a period when the locality became undesirable a8 place of ‘res- lence and property seemed to be depreciat in value. Since then the residences have beck utilized for business purposes and values have steadily advanced. THE OLD FEDERAL BUILDING. The upward tendency in values in this Vicinity is likely to be stimulated if an enter- prize now under, consideration is carried out. For years the prominent land mark in that locality bas been the tall b at the sonth- east corner of 7th and F streets. The Federal building, as this plain, old-fashioned structure is known, is unworthy the important location which it occupies, but owing to divided owner- ship and other causes it has been impossible fore to make any change. Now, bow- ‘ion has been obtained by a syadi- eate covering the entire property, und it is the intention to remove the present building and erect on the site a ine structure. This will be lone e negotiations now in progress are maght to asuccessfnl issue. In that event splendid building will be erected having frontage of 100 feet on 7th street and 129 feet on Fatreet. The property as it now stands is owned by two parties. Mr. Z. C. Robbins is tho owner of the corner piece, which has a tage of 100 feet on ‘th street and 40 feet on F street. ‘The price which it is said agreed upon is between $40 and $45 per square foot. adjoining piece faces F street for 89 feet with » dept of shout 100 feet. It is owned by the estate and the price which is to be given is reported to be either $12 oF $15 per foot. It in understood that fome Philadelphia capitalists are interested in enterprise, and if the mle is finally con- summated they will at once proceed to im- prove the property as above stated. The ereo- of a, fine building on this corner will bo one most im] nt event the history Of the development of Fstrock. Te will volvo the expenditure, including the cost of the ground, of over a half million of dollars.’ and it. will at the which is practically the opposite corner. Washington Loan and Trust Company is spend. ing considerably over a half million of dol- lars in this improvement and when such fine public buildings as those occupied by the patent office and the post office departments are flanked by stately and costly structures erected by private enterprise, a striking illus- tration will be presented of ‘the growing im- Portance of this city froma business point of view. FAVORABLE TO BUILDING. Only four weeks of the present winter sea- son remain, and unless there is a decided change in the weather the season will go on record as one of the most favorable for build- ing operations that this section of the country has known for some time. There bas been but little inte: wn of outdoor work on account of the severity of the w_sther. Builders are of the opinion that such a season is more favor- able than the milder portions of the year, at least as far as rapidity of work is concerned. ‘Workmen can accomplish more than when they are exposed to the heat of the summer sun. While perhaps there hus been no unusual ac- tivity in building operations here during the present season yet it has not been on account of bad or severe weather. ‘Btendy progress bas been made in erecting the granite walls of the building at the corner of 9th and streeta. It curious fact, perhaps not generally known, that the modern method of erecting all Ta stone buildings of this character is to have the various blocks of stone that form the courses shaped and dressed to the proper formand size at the quarries. In the case of this building workmen at the quarries near Mount Desert in Maine cut the stone. Each piece was marked, 80 that it could be placed in the exact position for which it was intended. Tho contractor in this city for the stone work states that with one or two exceptions every piece of the 17,000 cubie yards of granite used in the walls was found to be exact in all ite ions. It is rather remarkable, at least, to the lay mind that workmen in Maine could #0 ent and pro; the numerous pieces of granite that when brought to this city they would be found to fit precisely in the place which the plan of the building required. To the worker in stone there is no mystery about this as it isa common every-day experience. The work of the men in Maine is guided by pians of the building. There is, in the first place, a plan of the entire building drawn on the scale of a quarter of an inch. Then detailed draw- ings are furnished sho the actual size of sections of the courses, moldings, the arches and other detail. A scale of measure- ment is thus obtained for every stone in the building. As each stone is fini: it is num- dered, each course with consecutive numbers and if the drawings are carried out with exact- ness beep is no Goageenns Fonage hegre stone in its proper position when the long outney from Maine ie cemploted ‘and the stone brought to this city. The saving that is ef- fected in the cost of transportation by bringing only the amount of stone needed instead of in bulk forms naturally a considerable item in the expense of a large building. ‘The stone for the new congressional library building is brought to this city ready for the stone mason to put in place. A NEW MAP OF ALEXANDRIA COUNTY. ‘There is a good deal of activity in property across the river in Alexandria county, and large tracts of land are changing hands. A good many acres have been subdivided into town lots, and no doubt a great deal more will be done in the same direction when the means of communication with the city have been im- proved. There are several plans under con- sideration involving the building of railroads, the improvement of the country roads and the erection of bridges, and the probability is that something will be accomplished which will tend to bring Alexandria county closer to, the city. ‘The general interest which is shown in property in is locality is indicated to some extent by the fact that a map is being prepared of Alexandria county which will show all roads, farm limits, owners of property, subdivisions, &c., and otber detailed information. When the map of Montgomery county, Md., is completed the saburbe of this sity which have already @x- its of the District, be mapped out. tended beyond the limit ALONG THE CONDUIT ROAD. pretty ‘The work of subdividing the Iand along the Conduit road still continues. A subdivision is now being made by Mr. D. J. Howell, the civil , of 100 acres of land within the purchase made by the president of the Potomac Improvement’ Company. The of this company extends fron Udigetown Conduit road to included | 70 occasion was & very brilliant one, and fittingly ushered in an episode that will close in a fort- night with the most important art sale of the year. The general history of the Seney collec- tion is familiar toall collectors and lovers of art, Allsuch will remember that this is the second collection which the wealthy banker has made, the first being disposed of in 1685, when | street, which, Mr Seney was embarrassed financially. Hav- ing regained his feet, however, the old passion of the art amateur came beck with redoubled force, and he at once set about making snl che cased tempo onl be seore prose and the secon: than the first. In this ambition ceeded, at least so far as money vali ‘The first criticism that might be gallery is that is is rather deficient compelling merit. There is = ling meeps Seas vet r HE splendid canvases, and there is a lack of single paintings Fictet the mind and fill the mem tinct images to the blotting out of impressions. Perhaps the canvas thnt comes nearest to such a ity is the celebrated Mil- Jet entitled “Waiting,” or i ly marvelous picture, which amerted its claim to special interest even in the recent Millet loan exhibition, was constantly sur- and made be rounded by on admiring 5 ‘haps the deepest improssion of anything in tre galleries. Another picture that received the tribute of mobbing was a superb Troyon entitled “Hounds.” Then of cquree there was t interest shown in the fine examples of jiaz, Corot, Mcissonier, Daubigny and the other famous artists represented, mostly of the French school. No doubt the auction next month will bring to New York the art amateurs and the repre- sentatives of art galleries all over the country, and among the number, no doubt, will be thoso who are on the lookout for choice morsels for the Corcoran Art Gallery. The wealth of ma- terial appears when I say that the collection in- cludes nineteen Troyons, twelve Corote, nine paintings by Kraus, eight by Israels, ton b; mbigny, not to speak of other masters, ai that the catalogue mounts up to a,total of 307 canvases, Mr. Seney’s first collection con- sisted of 285 pictures and they were sold for $406,910. ‘The present collection will undoubt- edly realize 500,000 at least. THAT AMERICAN SALON. While upon srt, should ada two more im- portant topics that have occupied the attention of this part of the world during the week. ‘The first is the ambitious scheme to form an Amer- ican salon, the first exhibition of which is to be in the famous year of 1892. This project finds itself launel waters. - On the one hand it meets with formidable opposition from both the old societies—the Academy of i and the Associated Artiste—who see in it their doom. The projectors explain that such is not the intent, but in this case “soft words but- ter no parsnips” nor turn away wrath. The logic of events, in case the new movement suc ceeded, would soon eweep out of existence the older organizations or bring about s consolida- tion in which their ctive churacter would be merged and obliterated. Hence they don't like this new step on the stairs and thisnew face atthe door. Even the idea of a union is not tolerated. To quote the language of Gilbert, “Matrimony does not sait their notion, burial it brings.” In consequence, probably there ‘will be war, waged with all that flerceness which marks celestial souls. ‘The other scheme, and one that meets with a more complaisant ‘reception, is that by Mr. John H. Chanler, who is elaborating a project for establishing a prize of Paris, based on the model of the prize of Rome at Paris. His plan is to provide a fund, the income of which will jeld enongh to send every year a student to "aris and support him there for five years, in return for ‘which he is to teach classes in New York gratuitously for two years. He hes al- ready collected ‘over #25,000 and expects to Taino af least $100,000 with which to found his institute. THE HURDLES OF THE LAW. Not for a long time bas horse racing received such a black eye as it got Wednesday in the fining and imprisonment of the proprietors of | 28, the Clifton race track, one of the five tracks in the state of New Jersey. ‘These people were given a very unpalatable taste of ‘that astrin- gent a ‘known as “Jersey justice.” Trepiag a dlooeseriy house, wilon is te desig: cooping & 17 house, w é nation under the law for any place where habitual gambling or other vidlation of the Jaw is permit and were convicted, much to the astonishment of all concerned, including o large number of reputable citizens. ‘The de- tote galt plat oe tebe trial, in which eir gui inly a) were given a most eg and a year’s risonment ‘ison. The convicted” men” immediately ap- pealed to the Supreme Court and be bail; but the effect of the decision un- joubtedly will be to st rate for time being, Sree peeigt a our The vietimas of oppression: bat there is no good grounds for mating any such statement. Hotes racing everywhere feel the effect of this blow, and the decision is naturally the one topic of discussion among the betting fratern- ity and incidentally all those who ocGasionally like to visit the tracks. * BREAKERS AHEAD FOR DUDES. The town is promised amost extraordinary and thrilling episode. ‘The Merchant Tailors Exchange, which comprises most of the fash- ionable tailors in the city, have decided to hola an auction at which they will sell un ilors’ bills. The merchants have satis! that this proceeding will be legal, quires no argument or explanation to prove t it will be highly entertaining. A number hele) auctioneers of Ld have Op] e picturesque as] of 6 Move- ment ond have volunteered thelr services. ‘The auction, itis said, will be held at the Foal estate exchange, and itis put down for the end of next month. Now'is the time for. the impe- cunious dudes to leave town or settle those awkward little bills which have been “such a Jest in the past, but now arsume an ominous te. omnes There is terror under many a dress suit. ‘THE QUESTION OF GETTING ABOUT. We are getting quite interested in prooecd- ings at Albany. Now that Gov. Hill has de- cided to goto Washington in Senator Evarts’ place the legislature has tarned to more local irs. The event of the week has been the brilliant success of rapid transit. Old Father Knickerbocker is rubbing his eyes and really believes that at last he be able to go about on stilts with some degree of speed and com- fort. Unless some unexpected obstacle soon ——r next two or three years will see a ver improvement in the rapid transit facilities of the city. The other item of legis- lation is not so popular among the “better ele- fauna lnpeaiere werpeatee mined Seer former re ine at public belt ater iocdck, ns wrotkened under Piunion ‘ordinary. Fe tnd it now lookiae ifthe old regime’ would be resume New York is considerable of a town, even if ‘added up the following totals: Thirt ricinee ire eat oe country; rum ‘ect the city with the sul nierhers it uw —- pope 47 recognized places of. amusement; wurches offer Teligivus SU wo tinny Sonn there are v4 RB. Etzior. before colonel of the regiment he had pro- sale. of liquor save on a doctor's of the colonial style,—and a very good exai it is too. oe iy ** # # Something more ludicrous than this appeared. a few days ago in the columns of a city cotem- porary, the society reporter of which clothed ‘one of the belles at a fashionable party in a “silk gown of tortoise bine.” Just what this [acceyard shade may be is not easy to imagine, ut it must be one of those colors that are called “‘fast” because they aro warranted not xe e * The latest fad with some of the more am- bitious of the fair sex is to steam the face toim- prove the complexion. ‘The theory is that the pores are thus opened, and a good healthy action is given to the skin, with consequent improvement of color and elision of wrinkles. re is ‘bly something in the idea. ‘The lasses of freland are noted the world over for their clear and rosy complexion, which is doubtless due in large part to the moist climate of that country. It is more than likely, how- wer, that simple wholesome food and plenty of exercise have also something to do with the matter. xe KR Why is it that tho District authorities do not adopt some system or plan of operationsby which the asphalt-paved streets of the city shall be re- paired before they become impassble, or nearly so? By doing so they will contribute materially to the comfort of community, re- duce the cost of keeping vehicles, and lessen by more than o1 fhe expense’ of keeping the There is no single one of all the domestic economies wherein the old Adage “natiteh in time saves nine” applics with so much force as to the matter of repai and streets. Have the Commission- er heard of this adage? One would no ese 8 No matter how strongly one may be in favor of substituting plain English words for foreign Phrases, it looks a little odd to seo the initials “G. W.” take the place of “D. V.,” as they do in the published notices of a religious society in Brooklyn. Yetiva all right, “God Wilting? ie just as reveront and expressive us “Deo Vo- te,” and there is no good reason why that term should not be fonerally adopted. "Stil, “G. W.” looks a lit striking at first sight. Some way that combination unconsciously sug gests to the American mind something in con- nection with the ‘‘Fathér of his country.” xe OK * It is told of Governor Taylor of Tennessee, who retired from office a few days ago, that during his four years’ term he pardoned no less than éight hundrei and one criminals con- victed in the courts of the state of all grades of offence in the calendar. from murder down. This discreditable record is matched in turn by that of Gov. Waterman of California, who in the last forty-six days of his term turned no Jess than 62 convicst loose on community. Of course various motives must have prompted executive action in 60 many cases widely differ- ing in character and circumstances, but of one the public may be assured. A majority of thoso thus set will be prey- ‘on society again long before the period for which they were sentenced has ex- pired. Next to the law’s delays and inefficient prosecution of criminals, executive clemency is the great promoter of crime in this country. * * Ke OK Is it too much to expect reasonable consist- ency in the administration of government affairs? Much fault has been found with our British cousins for bringing into our courts a case that is already under consideration by one of the executive departments, on the ground that one branch of the government cannot properly take action ina matter that is before ‘® co-ordinate department; yet, in spite of this content the ir spectacle is presented of the two aes, ona case that is in the courts, has been for some time, for judicial determination. How is this for consistency? And why shouldn’t sauce for the gander be sauce for the goose? It would be interesting to know what sort of influence it is that can induce Senators and Representatives in Congress to place themselves in @ position 80 * *# & & Tho boys in New York who stood out against the extortionate advance in the price of cham- pagne wine to four dollars » bottle, seem to have carried their point. Many of the leading in the city are now the best Erands in the man ot at three dollars @ bottle, and glad to find customers at that it rate, ** & & A dinner with the President » hundred years ‘ago was quite a different affair from like enter- tainments given at the White House, and by other high officials, nowadays. In the piquant private journal of Willikm Maclay, then United States Senator from Pennsylvania, recently published, the following description of one of General W: a journedearly. At alittlo after 41 called on Mr. Bassett of the Delaware state. We went to the President'sto dinner. The company were: Presi- dent and Mrs. Washington, Vice President and Mrs. Adams, the governor and his wife, Mr. Jay and his wife, Mr. Langdon and wife, Mr. Dalton and a lady (Perhaps his wife), and b Mr. , Mr. Bassett, myself, Lear, Lewis, President's two vecretaries. ’ The President and Mrs. Washington sat opposite each other in the middle of the table; tne two secretaries, ‘one at each end. It was e great dinner, and the best of the kind I at. E 5 ¢ F i i Fi & I STERE LE Col. Flagler, whe ie Known as « “Hustler” ‘Throughout the Army. = [73 EXrectep ix anwy cmctgs that from now to the end of the present prev- alence of peace that army ordnance will occapy quite as progressive and scientific a plane as that which has held the burean of the navy for some years. Without any re- in whatever work he has ever had to do isa sufficient guarantee of a progressive adminis- tration. Of course the satisfaction with which Col. Fiagler's selection has been received has not been wholly unmixed with di intment, for there were other men after the place and other men had many friends, but even the latter feel that no error has been made in the choice of so thorongh a soldier and so | advanced # scientist as Col. Flagler to take charge of the revivification of the ordnance of the army. SKETCH OF MIs CAREER. Daniel W. Flagler was born in the state of New York in the year 1837, and will retire from the active service of the army in 199%. He was it ay ited a cadet at the ‘itary Aendemy from New York in 1856, and graduated fifth in the class of June, 186i. He was made a second lieu tenant of orduance, and was at once sent from West Point to this eity < witha number of other . Young officers to under- PY, wke the transformation #4 of a large number of raw recruits from ull sources into weli<rilled soldiers. He served here on this Cor. FLAGLER. duty for a fortnight, and then was sent to the front, acting as aid-de- camp to Col. Hunter in the Manasans campaign of July, "G1. He served inthe battle of Bull Run and during July and August waa on dety in this city on the 4 of Gen. McDowell. On the 3d of August ho received his first pro- motion, and thenceforth his career was a busy one, taking him into the field in various capacities. He was chief of ordnance to Gen. Burnside’s expedition to North Carolina from December, 1861, to August, 1862, and was engaged in the battle and capture of Roanoke Island, the attack of Newbern and the capture of Fort Macon. He received a brevet rank of captain in March, 1862, for gallant and meritorious services at the battle of New- bern, and was made x brevet mejor jin April for the same sort of services at the siege of Fort ~~ Macon. He subseqnently served in the battles of South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, and in Octo- ber, 1863, was sent to West Point on i i duty at the foundry. In May, 1964, he was brought to this city for duty in’ the burean of ordnance and later went on special ordnance inspection duty in Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama. In January, 1866, be was given command of the arsenal at Augusta, Ga. The grest work of his early army life was done at the Hock Island arsenal, which he may be sid to have built. Upon the death of Gen. Rodman, the inventor of the Rodman gun, Capt. Flagler was sent to Rock Island in June, 1871, to take charge, and he remained there for fifteen years superi tending the erection of buildings and the reparation of the plant that is to make Rock sland the most complete arsenal in the world. Tn May, 1886, he was relieved from this duty and sent to take charge of thearsenal at Frankford, Pa., and from there he was trausferred in vember, 1889, to the Watertown areenal, Mass., where he is now. He became a eaptain of ord- nance in March, 1863; a major June 23, 1574, a lieutenant colonel August 23, 1891, and was made a colonel during the past year on the death of Col. Baylor. oleae Cee A "Longshoreman’s Sense of Modesty. From the New York Tribune. “You would hardly believe what silly ideas some rough, uneducated men have about pro- Priety,” said the nurse, as she smoothed out the pillow and rearranged the bed covers with a gentleness and a dexterity that recalled to the patient the ministering hand of a mother to her sick boy. “I recollect nursing a big ‘longshoreman when I was in the hospital, who hadan idea of chivalry which, mistaken and nonsensical though it was, yet was refreshing in one of. his c He ‘had been in-some drunken fight in a low grog shop near the river and had received = number of bad wounds. His antagonist had cut right for his heart and made three or four gaping slashes in his chest. “The injured man was one of the best-built men lever saw, and if is chest had not been padded with thick muscles, he would have been murdered outright. As it was, he was in a critical condition, and the best care and treatment could’ save his life. The surgeons dressed his wounds the first few days and then turned the task over tome. I went up to the tient, whose nme was Jackvon, next lay, and began to lay back the covers of the bed What are you doing? he asked. “Tam going to dress your wounds, I swered. ans} “You, lady!” he said, in astonishment. “Of course; come, no nonser.se,’ I went on, tor he had the cover in his weak hands and was trying to prevent my laying it back. I tried to argue with him, bus he blushed and said di the wouldn't lét «lady dress te ene told him he would die if he didn't let me take care of him, but he said he didn't care if he did, 90 I had to send for the surgeon. After several days the patient was reuaded to let me dress the wounds, but he furned crimson when he bared his for me, although he had to expose little moro than society woman oe abe tegen ina] wn. ‘Well, the “longshoreman go! 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