Evening Star Newspaper, April 16, 1892, Page 5

LE CORDOVA, RIO JANEIRO. STROLLS ABOUT RIO! Some Peculiarities of a Queer Old Portuguese Town. CITY OF CONTRADICTIONS |! FF HAS GROWS IX A STRAGOLING MANNER = Roti EXDS—HOMES OF THE WEALTHY—THE BUSINESS @RCTION—SOME PUBLIC BUILDINGS— YUE FASHLOXABLE PROMENADE—EVERYBOD RIDES. From The Star's Traveling Commissioner. Rio pe Jaxermo, March 5, 1892 F EVER THERE WAS a city of contradictions at once repulsive and charming disappomting and delightful —it is this vile-smelling old furnace which the carly Portuguese dubbed “Saint Sebastian of the River of January.” Even tts atmosphere is contradictory. On days when everything vie 3 feel yourself dissolving in prespiration, you are amazed to find that the thermometer reg- isters less than it often does m New York— here seldom above eight degrees Fehrenheit. But there is a humidity in tke air all oxygen and gives to every object, and inanimate, a clamms, sticky Moisture, so that you expect to wake up some Morning and find yourself covered all over With green mold and fungi, like the walls and tree trunks. An Algerian sirocco is not so op- Pressive at any day here between the months f October and May, for the African wind is only an occasional misery, seldom lasting more than three days at a time, while here it is con- tinuous, worse if possible by night than by hadrack, Meshach and heat they suffered and Biblical history tells us that they came out of it unharmed. which is a good deal more ‘than can be said of you after a week in Rio. A QUEER OLD Tows. It is not easy to describe this queer old town, because there is nothing elsewhere to which ‘one can compare it. Its Hispano-Portugueso origin is everywhere apparent, suggesting a mixture of Barcelona, Seville, Cadiz—seasoned a of gaudiness borrowed from its numerous wealthy citizens of African descent end a tropical warmth of color entirely 1t8 ow! And then the mountains close by, with i Precipitous sides and eccentric’ vagaries of form—none of them being straight, but all leaning in one direction or the other as if a mighty wind had blown them away, give asort of crazy appearance to the country, which is en- hanced by the billowing clouds that roll about the peaks and through the vast valleys and gorges between thers, exhibiting the strange and beautiful effects of cloud and moisture Peculiar to tropical landscapes and Rever met in colder climate. The Streets in their narrow and twisted courses repeat the plan of the city building which the Moors brought into the Iberian Peninsula, with Saracenic inspirations in the was of tiled roofs, projecting balconies, nar- Tow windows, erched doorways and elaborate stucco—ail clothed in a very Joseph’s coat of many colors. It even excels Cadiz in the kaleidoseupic bues of its roo‘s and walls, for the pale pinks, yellows and blues of the Anda- lusian seaport’ intensify in Brazil to glaring reds, greens, purpies and orange. Amid the brown or suowy months that make up so large & proportion of the northern year nothing could be more absurd than this system of archi- tecture and decoration; bat under tropical skies they seem to be the natural products of the sun and « propriate to their sur- Foundings as the palts trees that tower above and the blo-soming vines that riot over them. HoW THE CITY HAS GROWN. fo regular census has ever been taken of but it is believed that about 350,000 people are crowded within the narrow crescent-shaped space betwee untains and the sea. Hemmed ia by a g wall on one side and deep water on the other, the city can never §row any wid. » it has stretched out at both e: twelvu miles around —which, by the way, is > of a pear. the narrow on- the stem of the fruit. mely narrow, gen- paved with central drain to | -foot-wide side- et. Canton, and e cities, have streets Janeiro.’ ‘The houses. jen by the towering hese cow-path streets, are no two ud range from two to four jories im ht. One of their curious fextures 1s absence of the veranda which, in the inds of globe-trotters, have become in ¥ associated with ideas of hot we the vera ir upper dies boudoir, hed with r aud tables, em- red with ‘Tals- | cool posts of ob- jows of colored glass d by a wealth of eclor, and the effect ia ¥ when the outer set im their earvin: gilda; yar tien the world Fellow fever sea- | Sho can afford it | THE BUSINESS WotsES. ‘The business houses ure crowded into the low tion of the town, into damp and 8, #0 narrow that carts and enter them during aud at any time two ot pass one another he narrow sidewalks Most of the public cLhowses are ugiy aud in the Rio, either which begins to 1 buvdreds of the The senate and chamber dings, both convenes astern 2 the same roon wing an angle between dtne department of egriculta: vionial times it was used for a city il i: public bailAings in Rio are { the government printing first is a sub-department, general of the minister of is situated im the Tiua Prime- cet of the first of March), near . It occupies only balf a building, the other half being the Caixa de Amortizicao, or siukiug fund and redemption bureau of the treasury. the port office « establishuin ander th: THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. ‘The new and handsome Typographea Nacio- nal (national printing office) was begun in the summer of °74, and finished within three years atacost of $1,000,592, including its new ma- chinery. The main building is « radical de- Parture from the styles of architecture most employed in Brazil, ite facade being orna- mented by symbolic designs in relief, and the statues of Faust, Guttenberg. Coster and Scho- effer. ‘Ihe commodious offices are provided with machinery for typo founding and stereo- typing; the large halls on the upper floors are used for lectures and exhibitions, and one on the lower floor is given over to lottery drawings. Never was government printing office #0 im- ortant in s financial point of view as this, ecause the infant republic having little use for its presses, amuses itself with the costly toy by putting out new issues of bank notes every few days with truly iufantile regardicssness of the proportion of notes to coin rese: When I went to the money changer’s oflice to get some English sovereigns converted into Brazilian paper the obliging clerk asked if the bills were for immediate use, and advised me to get rid of them ag quickly as possible, because counter- feits of notes are 80 common that the govern- ment frequently orders out of circulation cer- tain issues that are found to be imitated, thus rendering valueless both the good notes and the bad, THE FIRST PRINTING PRESS. The first printing press in Brazil, after that imported by the Dutch and used by them dur- ing their brief occupancy of Pernambuco, was set up in Rio in the year 1308 by D. Joao VI for the publication of a royal ;azette, or court journal. A few years later « second ono was set up in Bahia. aud these two were the only ones in the country until the present ceutury was one quarter gove. Now that the press en- joys rather more liberty than formerly, there re @ large number of private printing offices, ‘The best newspaper in Kio, the News (printed in English), is owned andjedited by an Amcrican, Mr. A. J. Lamoreux, who hails from St. Louis, Ithink. Though Rio's streets are not much to boast of in the way of width or paving, their nomenclature is striking, to say the least. There is the “Street of Good Jesus,” ‘John the Baptist Street,” “Seventh of September Street,” ‘Street of Sao Sebastio,” named in honor of the young king of Portugal rather than the saint, and several S. Joaos (Saint Johns) and D. Joaos, the first Portugese emperor of Brazil, father of Dom Pedro L ‘The Wall street of Rio is the Rue Dineta, and during the morning hours whea the coffee exchange is open 1t pre- sents an animated appearance. One may hear nearly all the languages of the world spoken there as merchants, planters, speculators, com- mission men and agents of transportation lines wrangle over business. Speculations are chief- ly confined to coffee and the buying and selling of exchange on London. THE FASUIONADLE PROMENADE. About 3 o'clock every afternoon, and again in the evening, “everybody as is anybody” hies to the Rua do Quvoidor, a narrow alley- way in which two meeting carriages could not possibly pass, were carriages allowel in that street, which they are not. Like the portales of Lima, the Alemada of Santiago, the Plaza Victoria of Buenos Ayres and La Independen- cia of Montevideo, it is thesfashionable prom- enade and beauty-show of Itio, where flirta- tions are carried on and matches made be- tween the “‘gilded youth” and dark-eyed dam- sels ofPortuguese-Spanish-negro blood. Dur- ing fashionable hours the Ouviodor is literally packed with people, not only from end to end, ut from wall to wali—for the middie of the street is as frequently patronized as the three- foot-wide sidewalks. Here new dresses direct from Paris and “creation” in bonnets ure dis- played fcr the first time to the admiring popu- luce, while officers of the army aud navy, in all the glory of gold lace and gaudy uniforms, and officers from the ships of every nation an- chored in the harbor add brilliaucy to the scene—the whole watched over by the mulatto gendarmes that constitute the police of Rio in their ludicrously elaborate costumes, The diamond dealers and other principal mer- chants have their establishments in the Rua Ouvoidor, and so have the curio collectors and the venders of those exquisite feather-flowers made by the Brazilian wuas. ILLUMINATIONS ON FEAST Days. Asin Buenos Ayres and Montevideo, the principal streets are spanned by gre jets set at frequent intervals for illuminating the city on feast days, which aro as many and merry in Kio as elsewhere in South America. Every house has its flag steff projecting over the street, and on all occasions of religious or patriotic rejoicing everybody runs up the ugliest flag on earth—the billious-looking green and yeilow banner of Brazil, There are tramways of both broad aud narrow gauge rauning in every direction, and the cars, which are open ut the sides and drawn by mules, are universally called “bonds,” though their proper name of carro is painted con- picuously upon them. Ask for a street car aad people would stare at you in aston’ ment, Ask for a“bond” und anybody can direct you. It happened in this way: When the modern innovation was introduced into the antique city bonds were issued to pay tor it, ‘The public mind was greatly exercised over these bonds, which gave rise to a great deal of excited discussion. The uneducated, hearing the English word “bonds” so often Were atulovs to kuow what it meant first car appecred, then they said: is one of those’ much-talked-of "And so to this day they Lave been onde” ail over Brazil. EVERYEODY RIDES. Everybody rides and the care are always crowded. In certain localities at certain hours there is a terrific scramble for seats, iu which ladies sometimes have their gowns torn and men their hats knocked off. but it is xenerally a good-natured struggle, and people will stand hour after hour making'a dasn for every car that comes along until they at last secure a seat, During the days of royalty in Brazil the princess imperial and her noble husband. tho Comte d’Eu, and ali the rest of their high- nesses, including the emperor himself and his gentle spouse. in fuil dress and glittering uni- | form and dazzling jewels, used to board a mule car in which to ride trom their palatial resi- dence in the suburbs to the Imperial {heater de Dom Pedro Segundo. Besides the first- class cars there are cheaper ones for the noble army of unwashed, and these second-class Jes are lubeied ‘descalcas—the word, liter translated. meaning the same as sans eulottes— barefooted, Vaxste B. Wann. From Life, A—“Don't feel a hear , Mrz yer ys (absently)—“No; I letit faye nti WHAT THE BUTTONS SAID, SEVENTY OF THEM IN A BAG AXD HE QUAINT REMARKS OVERHEARD FROM THEM. “Buttons are proverbially bright. There are about seventy of us in this calico bag and hardly a dull ono in the collection. Rubbing against one’s fellows in this world makes one show at one’s best, and to hear the morry chink when we’ move around you would think that We were made of money. Yet not silver nor even gold is so usefulas we. True, one or two of us have lost their shanks, and having thus ceased to be valuable will soon be relegated to & forgotten limbo, al It was abig brass Button that spoke. He Was getting just a trifle tarnished and was ac- customed to say that he longed for the military life for which he had been intended. Although an extra one and left over from the making of anarmy uniform he felt sure of being called into active service after a while,when he would be polished at regular intervals with a brush and powder. “Nice Gattons do not have shanks; propriety forbids it,” waid a large mother-of-pearl Button to half a dozen little ones, speaking at the rade soldier Button. ‘Where was brought up, my dears—from the depths of the sea—such things wero never spoken of. As the mother of real pearls I have been obliged to consider the pro- pristies, in order that their purity might not e sullied by contact with indelicacy of any sort. In the oyster family we-— ‘Rats ! rupted a vulgar suspender But- if you belong to the oyster ly, don't beaclam. Wy, madam, as the familiar saying has it, ‘worth makes the button: the want of it, et cetera, 1am not pretty, but in value I am rated high. Do I not sustain the pants, which but for me would droop and bag at the knees? What would become of the male of the human species without me? He could not appear with confidence in polite soci- ety.” belt would afford a substitute,” said a orcelain coliar Button. “On the other hand, tm indispensable. When tho sewing which ned me to the collar band of a shirt came undone the circumstance occasioned a row in the family. [roiled under the bureaa and hid mysolf, just for mischief, beneath the edge of the carpet, so that I could not be found. It was immense fun, Months afterward I was discovered and put into the bag.” was once part of a horse and I should be very sorry to bo relegated to the stud,” ebuckled a bone Button. “I've always hoard that a collar Button was the most devilish thing in the world, On one occasion I heard a church dexcon deliver a fo ermon on the subject, because he had lost his and been late at service on that account, ‘That was the time when he found me in the collection plate. Hey, Celluloid?” “Fm nota button,” replied the individual addressed, haughtily, “I'm a Poker Onco I was employed at a gambling house was worth a whole dollar. Isawa great deal of life thon and was passed from hand to hand, being always regarded with appreciation, but the propristor of the establishment valued mo so highly that he invariably bought me back, if L was on the table, at the end of each game. “One night, however, a pleasant gentleman, who had lost nearly all his ineney, purchased mo With nino others for bis last $0 ill. There were red and white clips on the table also, which were worth ouly 25 and Scents. You will observe that my color is bine, though Tam alittle faded. He put us in his pocket and lost the cther nine, then he stopped playing. Thid in acorner of the pocket aud he did not find me until the next morning. “That day he bad nothi:g to eat, for ho had no money except myself, aud, though worth a dollar, I was only negotiable at the poker table, Soin the evening he went back to the gambling house, put me up a8 ante, won and won again, until finally he hada big stack of other biue chips on the table. Butms he put back into his pocket, saying that I was lucky. by and by there Was agreat excitement and I heard bet- ting going on for a long time. Then the cards were laiddown and my owner had a etraight fiush—two. three, four, five and six of hearts— while two of his opponents hud each four of a kind. “I never heard such swearing ns there was then.” added the Poker Chip, “The pleasant gentleman got money for all his chips, except mne, and went to a restaurant fora square meal, After he got home he counted up his mouey and found that he had nearly 2400, He said he was going to carry ue in his pocket always, and he did so until, soon after, he married a rich young woman. ‘She came across ime and, tak ing me for a batton, put me into this wreteled It is a sad fate for onc who has played au exciting and useful part in the world.” LOCOMOTIVES THAT AKE TOYS—STEAMBOATS AND STATIONARY ENGINES. iniature locomotives made exactly after the pattern of full-sized ones are frequently used by applicants for patents in railway devices to show how their inventions work. The manu- facture of such engines is a new industry in this country. For 60 one can be purchased twenty-two inches in length and weighing sev- enteen pounds, which will draw a heavy man on alittie flatcar over a real track on are- duced scale. From this size they run up toa nine-foot machine eapable of pulliug ten men and costing $600. ‘These engincs include all the parts import- antly essentiai in the construction of a real locomotive. ‘racks are supplied with them, composed of actual rails aud sleepers. ‘The rails are sold in fifty-foot lengths, or, for laying down ina room, a circular track in sections can be obtained. Safety lamps are employed to hold tho alechol, which serves for fuel. They are of very ingenious though simple construction, being merely brass cups. filled with asbestos and covered at the top with fine wire cloth. If one is upact nothing can spill, so that there is no danger of fire. Many of these wonderful steam toys are used for plavtiings. One Washington boy, who is provided with more money to spend than is perhaps good for him, recently bought a twenty-two inch locomotive, with flat car and circular track. ‘The last he ‘put together in his big play room and found it great fan for a while to ride around bebiud the engine. After atime it occurred to him that collisions were among the incidents of railroading and so ho purchased another engine and car, Then he invited a small friend of his to run the second locomotive und the two engines were made to eucounter each other at full speed, the game being to see which would throw the other off the rails, The manufacturer told the writer about a Chicago youngster who lives in a great house where the entire upper floor is unoccupied and unfurnished. ‘This youth has constructed a double track railway from one end of the building to the other, with switches, and he and his friends go toot ing back aud forth, having @ station in each room and enjoying the fun immensely. ‘They ship car loads of wheat in bags and imaginary pork in barreis to and fro. Toy steambouts aro made cisely after the patterns of twenty-four inches in leagth One of the e costs $75 and ia provided with reversible engines, so that it can go either backward or forward, having a regular steer- ing whicel, anchors, &e, Such « vessel will tow arow b mtslowly throug! uiet water. Alone it attains a apegd of four miles an bour, Sta- tionary engines for toys are manufactured with al! the latest mechanical improvements, imita~ ting full-sized ones ax noarly us possible. They are utilized to some extent also for practical purposes. For example, one gau be bought for 40 which will run a sewing machine satisfac torily. Gas is empioyed for fuel, obtained through a rubber tube from the nearest burner many room of a dwelling house. It costs from ten to fifteen cents a day to run a ing machine continuously, whic sidering the saving of weariness to nowadays pre- real ones, from up to five fect. the operator. A $50 engino will run throo sow- ng machines. a THE ASSESSMENT INQUIRY, NO DETERMINATION YET REACHED AS TO HOW IT SHALL BE CONDUCTED, The committee on investigation of the new Assessment in the District will possibly organ- ize this afternoon and determine on the course to be pursued. ‘The investigation rests on the charges of discriminations ia the assessment of property as set forth in the resolution provid- ing for the investigation, introduced by Mr. Jobnson of Ohio and printed in Wednesday's ‘Stan. These are the charges.and the committee must determine in what manner it will investi- gate the subject. It is probable, however, that anamber of witnesses will be given an oppor- tunity to tell what they know concerning the assessment of real estate in the District. The small size of the committee, there being only three members, will allow of much close searching examination, which would be impos- sible for a committee, It may even render it possible to prove discrimination in ‘this assessment which not been completed. ‘The bill providing for au extension of the time in which to fini the new assessment, which came over from the Senate with a slight ment aud was held over in the House Johnson could be present, was day, the House concaring in the Hl l i AN EASTER STORY. “Well, I wish to goodness I could got some air, it's so stuffy down here! When are you ever going to move up there?” ‘This curious exclamation and question came from an egg down at the bottom of apail which held several dozen others—so no wonder he felt rather cramped. We'll call this little fel- low “Nog” for short, ‘T say,” he proceeded, “T feel that wasborn to riso instead of being kept down liko this.” “You talk like a yeast cake," called outa neighboring egg. “Can't you have a little pa- tience? We were put here only yesterday and Iam sure several eggs have been sold this morning. I can see light through a crack above mo. Besides, what will you gain by leaving the pail? You'll probably be eaten be- fore night.” “Oh, no,” returned Nog; “I mean to be an Enster ogg and adorn a parlor table.” At this several eggs turned and gazed at their aspiring companion, “What's an Easter egg?” asked on “Oh, I know,” replied another. “I heard a little girl in the store today asking for some | dye for eggs, and she told her little brother all about it I'll tell you, First you aze washed very clean, then you are put into boiling water—my, I know how it must hurt! Then you are plunged into a cup of colored dye and stirred around, after which gome one takes you out and rubs you weil, Finally beantitul pic- tures are pasted all over you, I shouldn't mind being an Easter egg myself.” Nor I,” exclamed si J others, At this point a noise was heard above and a child's voice calling out : “I wanta dozen, aud mamma said I might | pick them out myself, ‘cause 1 want them for Easter.” | A chubby miss was leaning over tho pail, and | the eggs soon felt themselves being taken out | and turned around by this young critic, who one by one. ‘She seized Nog, bee-u-tiful one this is! I| paintit for me.” Whereupon | the Inghly clated Nog turned quite pink at his | sudden elevation. j t came Pog. who had suggested to Nog tho possibility of hus being eaten. He pronounced 4 aud stowed aw: basket with the others selected. Presently they were b by the little mies, who trudged ho fr purchase, Nog grinned with delight as he nudged Pog and Whispered: “I told you we were bor: shine, Just wait till we get on our fine coats,” 8, YoU were right,” returned Pog. So they shook hands and agreed to stand by each other and sce what would come of it WHALES THAT ARE FIERCE, BLOODTUINSTY 3 ERS WHICH HUNT IX PACKS LIKE WOLVES, “I won't deny that some sharks ate fierce.” said asca captain to a Stan reporter, “but they're not by any means the most ferocious crcatures that swim, In my opinion not 6v.a the blue man-caters are 80 bloodthirsty as a certainkind of whale. You imagined that | whales were mild and barmlesa animals, did Vell, it depends upon the species, I'm king about the ‘killer’ whales, Thcy are not very big—only about sixteen to twenty fect loug—but there isn’t anything they can’t whip. ou see, the killer whales hunt in packs like wolves. Other whales are their favorite game, but, bless you, there isn't anything they won't attack, unless perhaps itisa man, Just because they haven't got an appetite for human flesh, like sharks, they haven't earned the same sort of reputation for ferocity. But you can take my word for it that there aren't any car- nivorous beasts on land that are more blood- thirsty. I'veseon them assail fu rusesand rob them of their young, and on one occasion I saw a killer whalo cut open which Lad thirteen porpoises and fourtcen seals in its stomach. Tonce saw a pack of killer whales make an attack upon a gray cow whale and her calf, Tney surrounded her and began actually to tear her to pices, The calf was three tim: as big asany one of the assailants, but th quickly killed it, the carcass sinking to the bottom. ‘They followed it down and came up with huge fragments of flesh in their mouths, While they were thus engaged the mother swam away, leaving a bloody track behind her. Tam very sure that the story so often told in print about combats between swordfish and thresher sharks have their origin in fights whero killer whales were engaged. ‘They are true whales, you understand, Their back fi are about six fect high and look like enormous daggers as they project above the surface of the water. “Killer whales are so strong and swift that they are very rarely captured. So far us I can ascertain the only people who hunt them are the Makah Indians of Wavhington state, who ate very fond of their flesh aud fat. ‘The coni- cal tecth are sometimes sold as curiosities, | Killers are plentiful in Atlantic waters. Very, often they are useful to the fishermen, driving | schools of black fish ashore on Capo Cod, Nan- | tucket and elsewhere. ‘They are afraid of nothing and have been known to half devour a vig whale whilo it was being towed to the ship after being harpooned." Army Onprnrs. First Lieut. George M. Wells, assistant sur- geon, is relieved from duty at San Carlos, Arizona territory, and will report in person to the commanding officer Fort Grant, Arizona territory. ‘The following transfers in the ninth cavalry are ordered: First Lieut, John H. Gardner, from troop B to troop I; First Lieut. James W. Lenton, from troop I to troop B. q Leave of absence for two months, to take effect on or about May 1, 1892, is granted to Second Lieut, John D. Miley, fifth artillery. Leave of absence until August 20, 1892, is granted First Lieut, James A. Cole, sixth cavalry. Capi. Edward E. Dravo, commissary of sub- sistence (recently appointed), will ri this city and report in person to the co sary general of subsistence, United 81 army, for temporary duty in bis office. jeut. Henry J. Hunt, fifteenth infantry, te transferred from company C to company Hof that regiment, Major William Arthur, paymaster, will _pro- ceed from St, Paul, Minn., to Omaha, Neb., and report in person not later than tho 30th instant, to the commanding general depart- ment of the Platte for temporary duty. A board of officers is appointed to’ meot at the call of the president thereof, at the War Department, Washington, D. C., for the exami- nation of such officers as'may be ordered be- fore it, to determine their fitness for promd- tion, Detail for the board: Col. James Biddle, ninth cavalry; Lieut, Col. Samuel 8, Sumner, sixth cavalr Robert H. White, surgeon; . Joseph K. Corson, surgeon; Maj. Joseph. Ramsay, third artillery; Second Lieut, Peter E. Traub, first cavalry, recorder. Capt. Adam Kramer, sixth cavalry, will re- port in person to Col.'James Biddle, ninth cay- alry, president of the examining’ board ap- ointed to meet at the War Department; ‘ashington, D. C., for examination by the board as to his fitness for promotion. Leave'of absence for two months, to take ef- pon being felieved from duty at the United States military prison, Fort ‘Leaven- worth, Kan., is granted ‘Lieut, Charles 9 ve of absence four take effect on or about May 2, 1992, is granted First Lieut Oliver B. Wi eighteenth infantry, ‘is- New York. ‘ | they were quite a creditable set of eggs, and | resentative Barn own Wal- | BI | flicting a ‘severe wound. Before they know it they were being vigor- ously scrubbed, and then, Slump! they went into something warm, which pt getting hotter. Nog’s face began to grow moro rosy than ever. “Whew!” he sputtered, “this is certainly hard lines. I have the queerest feeling—as if I wero turning to stone. I nm sure something's wrong. How does it strike you, Pog?’ But Pog was performing all sorts of antics, rolling around and dancing a jig, However, be managed to gasp out: “I don't know; I | degree I feel about the same, if not more so. "I believe they are making # china nest egg of me.” ‘The cover was now taken off from the pan and they wore very carefully lifted out upon the table. Nog had only time to glance around for his friend log, when in he went into a sea of bright green, When he came out there stood Pog with a lovely pink gown on. They were a fine pair aud complimented each other on their brilliant plumage. Cther eggs now grouped themselves around them—yellow, pink und purple ones. ‘hese danced about the tablo in a lively manner, all talking in excited tones over their Easter colors, One in blue sailed by, quite proud of the distinction of being the ouly one of this shade that had come } out intact, the other unfortunate ones having their dresses very much streaked. They seemed to feel quite ashamed of this and tried to hide behind each other. However, when they came to be decorated they did uot look so bad after all. Nog appeared very much fussed up with a gilt belt around his waist and flowers and birds sprinkled plentifully over him, Altogether the little girl clapped her hands in great de- light, and by another little girl who lived near by cams over with her basket of egzs to make exchanges. Tho two had soon finished ing eggs” and Pog was obliged to bid Nog a tearful farewell, as he had been swapped tor a dark red one. Tho children presently placod their eges in their baskets and proceeded to the Waite Houge grounds, for there was really to be roll this year, Wnat a jolly scene there grounds were alive with litt nurses, each with @ lot of noises! Hand organs playing and boys screain- ing, til you couldn't tell which It 3 sight worth seeing. E; ug aloug the grass and everything was very was! Tho large e ones and their Nog being much sdmired was sent spinning along as helped out among the last and after toward a pink object, Crash! What a collision! Pog!" they exclaimed, you believe it! Nog and Pog had ach other all to pieces and there they confused mass of green and pink sheils, f gilt paper and crushed eggs. Alas! triendship and eggs are’ eusily broken, and it is not well to trifle with cither, HYATTSVILLE, Hyarrsvizie, Mp., April 15, 1892. Correspondence of the Evening Star. The people of this town will shortly assem- blo in Wells’ Hail and nominate a citizens’ ticket, consisting of five candidates for town commissioners, to be for on the firat Monday in May. Mr. George B. Pheeffer, principal of the Hyattsville public school, has been elected a member of Eureka Grange, whose hail is situ- ated in the near Stott's station. Kep- ‘ompton has presented the grauge with several fine taps, and a haud- library has been recently purchased by the orgauizatio Some of the citizens of Hyattsville are com- plaining that the lamps on its principal streets aro not lighted on rainy nights. Tho Hyattsville Base Bail Club has ‘been or- ganized with the following players: Snyder, catcher; Holden, pitcher; Darrows, first base; Robinson, second base; Fowler. third base: Fuller, short stop; Leakin, riglt feld; Brown- ing, center ficid; Smith, leftticld, This us con- sidered a strong team, A dificulty between James Stuart and Geo. Bartley occured in Colidentroth’s store in adensburg yesterday moruing. which came near resuiting seriously to the latter, Hartley accosted Stuart in regard to some ugly remarks itwas said Stuart had made about the people who resided in his neighorhood, and upon be- ing called a hard name knocked hiw on his knees with a heavy blow. Stuart then grabbed a four-pound weight and threw it at bis ant, hitting him on the top of the head and in- The injured man bleeding profusely, weut to the home of Dr. Wells and had his wound dres:d. Toward 2 a ae * y ae ne THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C.. SATURDA ait 16, 1892-TWELVE PAGES. BOSTON INTHE TENTACLES OF THE ELECTRIC OCTOPUS From the Boston News, REJOICING IN FREEDOM ‘HOW THE ANNIVERSARY OF EMANCIPATION WILL BE CELEBRATED, A PARADE AND PUBLIC EXERCISES AT THE FOOT OF THE BASE OF THE LINCOLN MONUMENT— THE CELEBRATIONS IX THE PAST—ORDER OF THE PROCESSION—THR MARSIAL XD MIB ‘ORDERS, ‘The committees in charge of the emancipa- tion celebration announce that everything is in readiness for the celebration Monday and they hope to have the largest parade that has been seen on Pennsylvania avenuo any eman- cipation day since the time when the day was first celebrated and the processions were made up chiefiy of dirt wagons and dump carta. To- day is the anniversary of emancipation in the District, but the celebration was fixed for Mon- day, as it was found inconvenient for many who desired to participate to do so on Satur- day. The first celebration in this city in the nature of a parade was April 16, 1867, when Alfred Caygo was chief marshal. The second year of the celebration saw one of the longe processions of its kind ever seen here. Tho municipal authorities suspended business for the day, giving the ‘many colored men and boys in its employ a chance to take part in the parade, Every one of the employes took advantage of the op- portunity, and the re- It was that all the carts and wagons were in the parade. Even the stable boys appeared on horseback to swell the procession aud make the line that much longer. In that line appeared the original Butler Zouaves, then a new organization, and it was the only military organization that took part in the celebration, There were also sev- eral beneticial societies in the line, which were headed by Simon Commandery, Knights Tem- plar. A little later on Col. Perry Carson took an active interest in the celebration, and served five times as chief marshal. From time to time those in charge of the celebration objected to the presence in line of all kinds of vehicles and now none of them are permitted. Large express wagons and car- Tiages have taken the piace of the carts and brick Wagons and societies of various kinds have superseded the hundreds of laborers who ap- n line, many of them dressed in their clothes. THE PARADE THIS YEAR. This year there appears to be no division in the ranks, and thete will be but one parade. Many of the persons who were once prominent figures in the parade object to this manner of celebrating now and are taking no part in tho affair, | Tho procession will | form. as heretofore | printed, with right rest- ing on GL and 2ist strects, with the head- JAMES POR. pea working Cirele.down the av through the White House grounds; con- along the avenne street, down 3d A strect southwest to D [street southwest, along +“ D street southwest to 4th street southes RALPS WoRMLEY. 5 4th to East Capitol street, along E: to Ist strect northeast, up ist to} street north- up t Capitol east. down B to Ist street northwest, up to disua avenue, along Indiana avenue to street northwest. Chief Marshal Wormley says that no wagons will be permitted in the Line and that the street cars are not to be interrapted any more tan is absolutely necessary for the procession to keep moving. THE ORDER OF PROCESSION. A detachment of mounted police will lead the procession and keep the road clear. Next will bo Chief Marshal Ralph Wormley and staff. The chief marshal’s color will be orange, wile the chief of staff will wear a creani sash, The aids will wear red, white and blue, while the biuc sash will desiguate the captain of staff. The officers of the day aro to be Ralph Worm- ley. chief marshal; Jas, Brewer, right aid, ax bury Jones, left’ aid; chief of staff. ©. Cox, with George Hunter and T. Dors: aids; captain of staff, ‘Trivas Glascow; sccre- | tary of staff, Jou A. L. Johnson; chaplain of staff, Rev. Rebert Johusou, ‘Tho first division will bo composed of tho detachment of mount- ed poiice, President James Poe and mem- bers of his committee. the chief marshal an staff and the speakers. 7 In ths division wil troop K, nintt and other m: commaud oj, Maj. George Horton, with L. Tf. Johnson and Arthur Pannell as aids, ‘Tho several G. ALK posts will also” be assigned to the first division. AJ. GEO, MonToN, evening he met Stuart and they tcox a friendly drink together and adjusted their unpleasant- ness, CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE. From Puck. Waeu cask 'e deaiy cleaned the store, the house with music rang, She did nat notico how the soot came sifting on her bang-— “Ah. Pat!” says she, “me hands are s'iled.” “Yure heart is clano,” says Pat; “And here's a place u yure face—What do you think av that? ‘The second division will be composed of the Second District aud North Washington Con- solidated Hod Carriers’ Unions and aii visiting clubs from Virginia, ‘he officers of this divi- sion will be Miles Hawkins, chief marshal, and Charles Green and Preston Harris, ‘aids, Lowis Willis is to be chief of the third divi- sion, which will be composed of clubs from South and East Washington, Richard Evans, as marshal, and Henry Getts and Arthur Redman, as aids, will have charge of the fourth division. ‘The fifth division, of which John H. Simms is to act as marshal, will be composed of carriages, ‘The procession will form shortly after 1 o'clock and will be viewed by the President from in front of the Executive Mansion at 2 o'clock, apd two hours later the District Com- missioners wiil view those in the line of march. ‘The procession will disband at the Lincoln statue in front of the city hall, where ex- Minister Joba H. Smythe, will be the orator of the day The Baltimore National Rifles, with the Em- pire Band and dram corps, will participate, in addition to other clubs and beneficial orders. CEREMONIES AT THE STATUE. ‘The committee in charge of the services st the statue have arranged their program as follows: Orator of the day, John H. Smythe; reading of letters of regret, 8. E. Jones; read. ing of the emancipation ‘edict, Prof. J. W. Coles; chaplain, Rev. W. Bishop Johnson. Several addresses will be made in addition to that delivered by the orator of the day. Invi- tations have been sent to a number of persons to occupy seats on the platform, among them being the President and cabinet, Senators Hoar, Stanford, Gorman, Brice, Daniel, Stock- bridge, Wilson, Peffer, Vance, Aldrich and Sherman, a number of Representatives andthe District Commissioners. vitations were also sent to # number of prominent citizens, in- cluding Frederick Douglass, John M. Lange- ton, ex-Senator BK. AM. Clapp, Col, W. C. Moore, William A. Cook, Col. Car- | neres adjac | tend to appec | plications will arise to int j oft | terests of people of moderate means who di REAL ESTATE GossiPr, THE ADVANTAGES OF THE SETTLEMENT OF ‘THE P, UNCERTAINTY, THe SIGNATURE OF THE PRESIDENT REMOVES A CLOUD FROM A LARGE AREA OF LAND—PROGRESS IN OPENING UP THE SURURDS—WORK OF THE ‘TAX ASSESSORS—OTHER MATTERS, There are, no doubt, sevoral important trans- actions in connection with the real estate in- terests of the city which are being developed, However, none of them came to # head during tho past week. Butin spite of that fact the past week will be regarded as an epoch of great importance in the material progress of the city, for tho President bas approved the purchase of the land for the Rock Creek Park and secured for the city a fine pleasure resoft, It has required somo twenty-five years for this enterprise to reach perfection, but now that is an accomplished fact the beneficial results will be reaped almost at once. It is of no small consequence for anycityto have 1,400 nt to its bounds forever set apart and dedicated as a pleasure grounds for the people, It will add immensely to the attract- iveness of the city and to that extent it will te in value every foot of land lying within the District, In addition to thi general advantage, which is appreciated by ail who are interested in veal estate in the Dis- trict, the removal of the cause of uncertainty that has necessarily been involved in real es- tate transactions in tho vicinity of the park will have the effect of stimulating improvements, Property owners in the vicinity now know what to look forward to and can shape their plans accordingly. It will reduce the amount of laud ilsble for — private purposes and enhance the value of the bal- ance. It is reasonable to expect that individuals will invest large sums of money in improvements and that the progress which has been made in this particu- lar will go on ata still more rapid rate, The acquisition of the park is only another indica- tion of the growth of the city and its expan- sion into the suburbs, In the past twenty-fi years the city has stretched far beyond its o! limits, The next quarter of a century will witness a still greater growth. Bishop Paret, in approving recently tho selection of a for the proposed cathedral establishment at» poing which is looked upon by some ax remote from the city, took into account the probable future development of the city. In this vie he had the support of tho competent body of clergy and laity who acted with him in an ad- visory capacity. They gave practical evidence of their belief that the city inthe near future would far outstrip its present bounds, EXTENSION Of CITY STREETS. There are other evidences in the same line. Congress has now before it a measure provid- ing for the uniform extension of the ci strects, It is not proposed to open up all these streets at once, but the lines can be de- termiued and then the growth of the city can proceed with au assured prospect that no com- jere with improve- ‘The effect of bringing the large body outside of the old limits of the city ctively into the market will be inthe i ments. Sire toown their own homes. With the in- | crease of rapid means of communication land | several miles from the center of the city will | be brought in competition with what is now known as city property with the result of equalizing values. x uring the past week the Houso bill grant- ig the exteusion of the Rock Creek railroad was passed by the Senate. This road will now Ve able tocontinuo its line from 14th and U streets, along latter strect to 9th and thence along Fiorida avenue to North Capitol street. By this means a connection will be provided with all the principal city street railways, As is well known this road rans out Connecticut avenue extended for two miles beyond the dis- trict limits. By the same bill a direct ap- proach is given to this road to the Ontario nue entrance of the Zoological Park. A glance at the map will chow the long stretch of as yet undeveloped country through which this new road will pass. Another long line of su- burban road is that which connects Georgs- town with Tenleytown, and passing beyond has started for Rockville, but so far is coutent to stop at Bethesda, With these two lines parallel, yet a good distance apart, there is another line which the residents along the th street road hope to see before a great while passing along that thoroughfare to Brightwood, and then beyond into Takoma Park. Stil farther east tne Eckington road has penetrated a promising section of the country, and these roads, with others which will no doubt be char- tered’ supplementing the steam roads, will give an impetus to the building up of the new Washington, WORE OF THE ASsEssons. ‘The assessors are making favorable progress with their work, and by the ist of June it is expected that the assessment of property lying witha the old limits of Washington and George- town will be completed and ready for the in- spection of property owners, The months of June and July will be devoted by Assessor Trimble and the three assistant assessors to hearing what the citizens bave to say in regard to their work. It is expected that the bill now before will become a law, which extends the time for assessment of in what is known as the county to the ist of comic. Ra eb orent means Stnesiy Boe erty mn an ni month of December to tell tho assessors what wat wi made out in November next, think of the valuations made beno tax bills for county Rroperty i May the tax bills for ae be med, It fe pos ho of an increase the ALEXANDRIA. new assessment will show as + WEW ALEXANDRIA ConPoRaTions. comment Sas am adoaseal 3 per cent in New Alexandria, although yet unbuilt,seems to be making progress as a manufacturing cen- ter if charters of manufacturing companies be As representing the increase in values of the Property of the entire District this percent- evidence of progress in that line, Already two charters oS this purpose have been granted | *8° is regarfed es by me rnay mcrae Rrcoka eens eee s onenmapie Spaleas eas woe proses 36 & eed A ware manafs ring com] for tain was mi ne Bal operation in New Alexandria was charterod last | that the a ae oa week, and on yesterday Ji Norton char- | Will it about the same ratio of increase. tered the Deis Manufacturing this proves Fee agent ‘ate also in New Alexandria when that Il materialize. The new company's oftee, ie te be in New ‘Alex- is to A great deal of comment has boon made over the figure paid by Col, Henry Strong’ some sightoon months ago for the property at the northwest corner of 11th and # streets, There A, and the! price paid for the corner piece was $65 per foot, bat that included a bonus of €9.000 for the lease. ‘The dimensions of the Jot were only 16 by 55 feet, and if the price paid is calculated on the basis of a lot of the average depth, say 100 fest, Col. Strong only paid for the property, lease and 1, @36 per foot. For the entire ' which has the dimensions of 33 by 55 feet, the price, estimated ona similar basis, includigg the £18,000 paid for the leases of both build- ings, 38 only A flw weeks ago am ch were two pie pu foot. 3 pe le Piece of property in the eame square bought at private sale at the rate of €25 P ra depth of 100 feet, What could be obtained if the property was on the market under unfavorable circum- stances can be estimated and this is the prob- Jom that the assessors have befere them im reaching ® conclusion as to the assessable value of property, TRE ALLEY NOUER SITUATION. Wednesday morning last the Commissioners ordered the inspector of buildings to withhold all permits for alley houses, and since that time, despite the unanimous objection and threats of would-be alley house builders, no permits have been issued, The week opened favorable for alley builders, and during the first two days seventeen permits for alley dwellings were issued aggregating in cost but 25.590. ‘The action of te Commissioners im calling a balt was based upea the opinion of the attorney for the District, who held that the Commissioners not only had ample power con- ferred upon them to make suitable build- ing regulations, but could enforce them a8 once, When the subject was first die cussed in the board room it was carefully considered in all lights, Commissionee Dougiass was in favor of amending the reguiutions and enforcing them immediately, He spoke particularly of the danger to health and the liability of disease resulting from houses aud thought the Commissienors shi act promptly. Commissioner Ross'was ef the opinion that while alley houses were objec tronable, tho Commissioners could net consist ently amend the reg erection and enfor: had Leen advertised for thirty days. of tbe builders were loud in their “de- nunciation of the Commissioners’ ec- tion and said they would go into conrt and compel them to issue permits. did not the Commissipoers’ right power to make suitable and just but thought that in ther last ruling they. exceeded their authority. And this ts the way the whole question stands, The Commission- ers tay they intend to stand firm and refuse all permits for houses to be built in alleys less than forty fect wide. ‘The fact is there are"ne alleys forty feet wide, for whoa that width is found a small street is usually built Se'that the Commissioners’ action virtually steps the building of alley houses, MR. ISADORE Saks’ NEW RESIDENCE, Plans for quite an clegant house are being prepared for Mr. Isadore Sake by Mr. T. F. chueider, the architect. It will eccupy the ze recently purchased by Mr, Saks on the orth sido of Massachusetts avenue between 17th and 18th streets and will have e very er ‘ustic and imposing front of stone, three: basement and attic and will be about eigh! feet deep. The interior will be finished 5 out all the siorios in hard woods, oak, any, cherry and ash, and otherwise in a. artistic and first-class manuer. 7 WEEK'S RECORD. For the week ending yesterday the building inspector issued 93 permits to erect new dwell- ings, costing approximately in the aggregate £309,050, Thin was divided among-the. several sections as follows: Northwest; 52 permits, cosd SOME NEW BUILDINGS. On Saturday last the National Capital In- vestment Company was issued « permit to erect at 454 Louisiana avenue north office building. The building will haye a ago of 31 feet 10 inches aud will run back 140 feot. Itwill be built ef préteed brick, with Hummelstown stone trimmings. A. P. r., is the architect and W. E. Speer & Ce, uilders, 'W. 8, Lee has commenced the erection of @ ‘neat three-story and basement brick dwelling at 523 Florida avenue northwest, Mr. Lee is bis own architect and builder. Fifteen small houses are now in course of ercotion at 606 to 634 L street northeast, th in the northeast. Lowis T. Lewis bas permit to build six small basement brick dwellings from 66 to street northeast. Pitney & Bradford tho plans and Lewis Biethyn will do i ! i A i 4 Hy s b oO i H i Fal i ff [ i i i a $ f lf i i} | | | | | tf F t li te i i a 7 fi E H fl if. t k é l fF { i i f fi i] iff i [ l hs th i t | i i