Evening Star Newspaper, June 18, 1892, Page 8

8 THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C. GOSCHEN AND FOSTER The Men Who Siang Uncle Sam’s and John Bull's Finances. EXPERTS IN BIG FIGURES. |m ‘The British Chancellor of the Exchequer and His Career—Part Service—The American Secretary of the ‘Treasury—His Daily Work, His Financial Skill and His Amusements. , June 9, 1892. EMOCRATIC SATIRISTS, BRIGHT PAR. ‘agraphists and dull ones, too, stump orators and leaders in Congress, the financially expert | and the financially ignorant, have been subject- | ing Secretary Foster to «heavy cannonade of | ridicule ever since his publication of certain | and now celebrated monetary explanations | which they alleged didn’t explain, but, on the | contrary, threw the glamor of pretended wealth | over the yawning vaults of an impoverished treasury. This attack will be kept well to the front for some months to come, and concerning ite merits or demerits I have, of course, in this connection, nothing to say. But coincidences ‘will happen, and her? is one that may attract THE RIGHT HOS. C. J. GOSCHEX, x. P. the attention of my democratic friends. ‘The genial “Charlie” not long ago fled from res and for a time became a unit opulation of this wonderful world He visited the house of commons A consequently the world what he the t it. Did he drop any United States treasury secrets or system plans in that secrec chan tell the oceupants of ? Or was there ecretary and Joachim Goschen, the treasury b to do some subtle tele} ¥ between ox the Right Honorable Georg member of parliament, privy councillor and chancellor of the exchequer? is it merely the cnse that the American political text book has been carefully studied in the preparation of the liberal and radical plan of attack? What- ever be the reason, it ix » fact that there isan unmistakable family resemblance between the democratic pictnre of Mr. Foster's financial methods and the charges now made against the system of finance adopted by the financial officer of Salibury’scabinet. And it must n8t be forgotten that Mr. Goschen’s budget statement was made subsequent to Mr. Foster's London pilgrimage. GOSCHEY'S CRITICISMS OF XORTHCOTE. When Sir Stafford Northcote, who, in his declining days, became Baron Iddesleigh, was Beaconfield’s chancellor of the exchequer, Mr. Goschen, then a liberal, described his finance as “shabby, flabby inadequate.” At that time England was making large war expen- ditares, but now, without the excuse of a mili-| tant government to offer, Mr. Goschen, accord- ing to his crities, has sinned as did Sir Stafford, ‘aad finds bis own budget described as “shabby, flabby and inadequate.” He isaccused of attempt- ing to conceal a serious increase in expenditure by “a change in the method of bookkeeping,” and of transforming an increase in imperial taxation with a decrease by “an alteration in the form of account.” “It is rather « joke,” | saya one editorial writer, “to find credit being classed for the surpluses,” and he adds that in| the budget “the real amount of income} and expenditure each year cannot fou: im any one. place, but has to} be earefully hunted up.” " Another one| says that Mr. Goschen “has confused the na-| tional bookkeeping so that it is difficult to tell how much is received or expended inany year.” And still another puts it this way: “Ifa man who is paying off his creditors in annual in- stallments becomes richer by diminishing the sum set apart each year for the purpose, then Mr. Goschen’s surphases imply an increase ity. But if the contrary be mrce of h. then the p of the exchequer has been tradin: ignorance and obtaining credit by means of tenses. pears to think a fic- | titious surplus is quite as good -as a genuine one.” Mr. Goschen is blamed more for his sins of omission than for his sins of commissjon. He is acensed of having left his liberaliem at the door of a te and having frittered away exceptional opportunities for good. With his great care eral before he differed from Mr. G i ax a liberal unionist in lieved that, with the and the liberal party, he greatest fiscal re- support of Mr. G he could have ea grand form since the old man's famous budgets as lor of the exchequer to Leord FP hat he ‘onld = have swept sway those + which “press 80 hardly on the poor and hardly press upon the rich.” the tori@s not daring to oppose him. f Mr. Govebea's budgets are ad- been goed on as charged nted out, would g run. ito banktuptey in the) BEER. chequer is now near- Hie is the son of a London merchant of German extraction. His edneation igby and at Oriel s graduated B. A., in classics in 1833. After ame a merchant in p jessrs. Fruhling and Goschen of | ing hie vix partnership on Indstone ministry. n elected him in part he took ‘ing open the movement Universities to dissenters from the established @aurekand the abolit His constituents rei i him at the head <M in the general election of 1865 and ye clone of that year he became vice f the board of trade and was sworn aneillor. in January, 1 cellor of the duchy of Lancaster ag with the Russell ministry in June of that year. Mr. Gladstone came into power in December, ad he appointed Mr. chen president ued in this when he was elerated to the admiraity, go- m of religious tests. fing out of office with his party in February, 1874. At the general election which followed he was the only liberal candidate returned for the city of L Goseben and M. Joubert went to | gates re=pectively of the British end french holders of the Egyptian debts and | effected an agreenwnt for the reorganization of the finance’s Cleopatra's country. On the ground that his votes on question of fran- chise in the counties had not been in accord | with the views generally entertained by his party Mr. Goschen, in July, 1878, issued an | ‘address declining to run for the city of London at the next general election. DIPLOMATIC EXPERIENCE. 1 Immediately after Mr. Gladstone's reacces- | sion to power in 1580 he prevailed upon Mr. | Gowchen to undertake the special daties of am-_ bassador extraordinary at Constantinople. Be- } fore proceeding to the sultan’s capital, heveve Mr. Goschen visited the most important polit. | feal centers in Europe, and this was the first | step toward the formation of a European con- | cert for the execution of the unperformed parts | Of the treaty of Berlin, tha: famous affale in | which a lot of diplomats dissected the maps of Europe and out the doctrine of “they | moar take who have the power and they may keep who can.” In 1881 the ambassadors of the great powers in the conference of Constan- | tinople joined in # note to the Greek govern- ment recomunending the acceptance of the utmost that Turkey could be | Metzovo to Turkey, giving Greece possession of | almostall Thesealy and the command of the | Gault of Arta. The cabinet of Athens was forced | under to agree to this frontier line which deprived Greece of one-third the her ut Berlin. Mr. Gos chen praise from all Europe for his mentary and Diplomatic | | views to England in Ay hanced reputation. | which he was op | the eastern division of his party. IN THE MINISTRY. | though he declined the leadership of the house. | His scheme for the reduction of the interest ou the national debt was y parties and brought to a conclusion was elected lord rector of the Universi Edinburgh in 1890, and in 1882, it added, was appointed an ecclesiastical commis- | sioner for England. @He has written largely on financial questions, and, next to Mr. Gi is considered the British empire. Mr. Gledotone’s success inthe forihoeniog contest will mean Mr. Goschen's complete ab- sorption by the tory party—in other words, he must rank as a conservative; but whatever his pevitics he is one of the intellectually et men of whom England is justly proud. He is an analytical and impressive speaker, and may be ranked asan orator. No doubt * peerage awaits bim. F. J. 0 ‘The American Secretary of the Treasury. “The Secretary of the Treasury is charged by law with the management of the national finances. He prepares plans for the improve- ment of the revenue and for the support of the public credit; superintends the collection of the revenue and prescribes the forms of keep- ing and rendering public accounts and of making returns; grants warrants for all moneys drawn from the treasury in pursuance of ap- propriations made by law and for the payment of monevs into the treasury: and annually sub- mits to Congress estimates of the probable rev- enues and disbursements of the government. He also controls the construction of public buildings: the coinage and printing of money; the collection of statistics; the administration of the coast and geodetic survey, life saving, light house, revenue cutter, steamboat ins} tion and marine hospital branches of the public service, and furnishes generally such informa- tion as may be required by either branch of Jongress on all matters pertaining to the fore- oing.”” Pa ae at te people who think they have & reasonably fair acquaintance with Charles Foster, Secretary of the Treasury, would imagine that he was fully sixty-four years of ‘age. Apparently he is as vigorous as most men SECRETARY CHARLES FosTER. are when they have just reached the two-score mark, and the immense amount of labor he in. dulges in daily would afford solid support for a theory that the financier i along on the road to that si which he will never see again. No reg is more burdensome than that which involves large sums of money, and yet Secretary Foster displays fewer signa’ of worry than any other member of President Harrison's official family. i ions of dollars fails to crush the elactisity of his spirit: the absence of those same millions just when they are most needed cannot wipe out the smile which frequently decorates his face. ‘MR. FOSTER'S METHOD OF WORK. Secretary Foster is a remarkably rapid worker. His mental grasp is comprehensive and its operations are never clogged by dull- ness. An intimation is frequently as effective with him as the detailed narrative would be to many men; his instinct penetrates the core of the subject with almost unerring success. Combined with this rare gift is a business tal- ent and enegy not too frequently found in the government service. His wide ex ce as & banker, his general knowledge of men and of | Ame! worldly affairs, his congressional experience— serving on the ways and means, appropriations and the hbrary committees—have given him | lie great advantages; these he unconsciously util- izes at every opportunity. Professionally he is @ banker and he has applied his banking meth- ods with conspicuous success. He did the same thing when he was governor of Ohio. The state debt was cleared up during his adminis- tration, and when he left the gubernatorial chair the state institutions were in jexcellent condition. Persons who have been associated with Secre- tary Foster credit him with frank in all his dealings with public men. He knows just | what a Representative represents, He watches legislative news closely anc has a more intimate knowledge of congressional affairs than the majority of those who spend their days at the Capitol and their nights in the hotel lobbies. In his converse with public men or with any other men whom he sees officially the wastes no time. He talks rapidly and in ingly, makes up his mind in a few moments and then # to his decision. Secretary Foster is not a lawyer: his mental sion is keen enough, but it finds no pleasure in looking for fly-specks. An instance in point is afair sample of the Secretary's businesslike He decided to appoint a commission to select a site for the Philadelphia mint. authority in the supervising architect's office said there was no law for such procedure, where- upon Mr. Foster said it was. a poor lawyer who could not find a law which itted the Secre- tary todo what he wanted to. The clerk was ordered togo uhead and prepare the necessary papers. Congress approved the Secretary's action by appropriating $600,000 toward the mint construction on the site selected by the commission. A keen sense of humor is one of the promi- nent features in the Secretary's character. Otten when a subordinate is presenting a case very seriously and with all dignity ao Gee. dred and tary will inject a funny comment which will | the take all the oficial starch out of the situation. His general manner is most kindly; even his political enemies appreciate his conciliatory tactics. There are times, though, when he can be and is positive and severe. ‘That severity is the more apparent because of its rarity. He will not tolerate any appearance of dishonesty or deceit. Any effort to evade the facts ina case will be promptly diseou: Secretary Foster's regarded as remarkably succeeded (the plan h: the President) in securing the ex 45g per cent bonds at 2 rate of interest ever by any fora loan. The international m con- ference was, 60 far as the plans were concerned, practically a success before the matter was plaged in the hands of the ‘State t people for official correspondence. Becre- tary had consulted with President Harrison quite frequently on that subject and they had settled the whole matter. WIS DAILY ROUTINE. Each day has a program that closely resem- bles the program of any other day. The Secre- tary is at his office by 9 o'clock and at once buries bimrelf in his mail. In this he has the the experienced assistance of his private secre- tary, Mr. Robert J. Wynne. Mr. Wynne wide acquaintance with the American man knows whose letters ought to be the Secretary and whose should repos waste basket, Ieplien are dictated to ographer and by 10 o'clock the ready to greet the visitors are from all parts of the majority come from the west, where ter has unbounded the Secretary starts for Just before 11:30. Luncheon is in o'clock, and at@ o'clock the is once more at his desk. ters which need his paying out money (quite a it this time); copies of papers = eden ae courts of law, spec e Court of Claims; bids for buildings and fur- : aE i : E H F TL if # diplomatic work at this‘time, and he returned | with a blotter and removes the sheet. ‘This con- pril, 1891, with a greatly en- | tinues for at least one hour and frequently for a period. At the general election of 1885 Mr. Goschen, | there is an scoumetitod of ho had eat for Ripon since his retirement from the representation of the city of London in 1880, was elected, after @ severe contest, in | does not by all in 1889. He greatest financier in the ity | Person to help the unloadin, Legal | soon as they are filled weighed and f half, in his fice aclnloee6 of E90, but work when the home base St te dower sat ef Freed- [ee ee S ‘BELIEVES If HARD WORK. | majority, Mr. Gladstone himself having de- Touaced hhim ae a torh, He bad tacos ,co-| Secretary Foster contends thet hard work is most place in the cam: the home | 20t hurtful to the healthy human being. It was On the resignation of Lord Randolph Chureh+ thatthe Treasury |.n'tn December Itt, and when Lord Soe | poaiaest hd ofhng Yo do wth hie ner | oury had failed to induce Lord the campaign which in the elec- now Duke of Devonshire, to join his govern-| tions of Mc 7 a8 Joh Sher- | ment, Mr. Goschen was prevailed apon to enter Senator. Talking all day, traveling all Wfotied thmn tariously — that the Secretary is a good card player. He is nota society man in any sense ofthe term; he makes no calls except when they are eee [hare —. i Secretary ‘oster wa ne » terest in itical affairs. "He was, ‘lected to the Forty-thi Forty-fourth. ‘and Forty-Atth Congresses, was governor otal lor two terms and has in many ways rendered valuable service to the republican party. — THE WASHINGTON SHIP. Scenes When Ite Precious Freight Was Unloaded at Rigs. RUSSIAN WORKMEN WHO GAVE THEIR LABOR FREE—DR. HUBBELL WRITES TO STAR AN AOOOUNT OF THE ARRIVAL OF THE VRS6EL— HOW THE AMERICAN FLAG WAS HONORED. Oorrespondence of The Evening Star. Rioa, Russia, Paovinos Livowra, May 28, 1892. Friday 200 workmen were waiting to unload the Tynehead when it should arrive, which was not until yesterday morning, and she must still lie outside the harbor till part of the cargo was taken away by lighters. The governor's ship, with hisexcelleney the governor, Count Bobim- skoy, representing the ozarowitch committee; ¥. Von Oramer, the Red Cross of the province of Livonia; R. Kerkovius, prendent of the ex- change committee of Riga; Von Reichardt, chief of police; Von Nagel, captain of the por N. P. Bornholdt, U. 8. consul, and your servant on board, steamed down the river, through the harbor, an hour's ride to where the Tynehead lay, with all her flags and streamers flying, al- ready discharging cargoes into the lighters. WECEIVED OM THE SHIP. ‘We were cordially reosived by the captain, who had passed some bad weather and been anxious for his cargo. of which we were ver; ‘oud. After an hour on board we returne winging Capt. Carr with us, who was loth to | mi, leave his ship. We dined wit 5 o'clock, after which the captain was presented with a beautiful tea service, Russian enamel, in- laid work, which was #0 unex that’ the ian scarcely knew w! # to say. The steamer took me back to the ship at 7; a ernor's carriage, with his oxcellency and fady and several friends drove to the theater; when we left at 10 or later it was still light. Every facility is offered by every official and The Tynehead ame into port alongside the wharf efirly this morning, for she had been discharging cargo all night. GIVING THEIR LABOR FREE. The services of the consul and his men were free, and I learned this morning that the 140 men who were waiting all day Friday and now working night and day in unloading the ship are giving their labor free, and the same is true of the twelve women who, with needle and thread, are mending up the holes and rents in the bags, working in the hold and on the wharf, | Therever stitch will save from waste, ‘This, to me here, expression of the uni- Yorecl graticade that & felt Al aver, Bassi for the sympathy that haa come to_her in ship and ith the governor at in money from America; for these are — ogee Mey rn the: _— ce e province ni ly affecte the Jamine, but when nity of- fers they work night and day. ‘They join with rica to give all they have tothe hungry peasants of the famine region. It has been made thoroughly understood that no pub- effort at demonstration is either ex- or desired, but in spite of one sees the quiet expression of gratitude eve in tho conduct of the | people, and one is constantly surprised at the Rumber of American United States on ships; on the custom house no other is floating; the American colors are crossed over the entrance of the hotel. HONORING AMERICA, In the shop windows are displayed title pages of music bearing the American flag in colors— “Hail Columbia,” “Yankee Doodle,” “Star Spangled Banner."* Children ere carrying the United States flag in the streets and even ont in country one sees them w! passing in al road trains. ‘This afternoon I saw # boy carrying a fiag on one side of which was the stars and stripes and on the other the Russian national colors. The beautiful conduct of the laborers in un- loading the Tynehead hae so touched me that I have asked Count Bobimskoy for their names, which he has promised and which I will send later. Two trains of empty cars stand the wharf to which the aro ey are sealed, shifted, forwarded directly to con: signees. At noon Tuesday every car was sealed and on its way to the interior. Every ‘of every station, from the governor lown, through river, harbor, city amj railroad | have offered every help in their power to aid in the work of unioading. The telephone has ship ‘Mr. Lipscomb’s Ala: Address. The alumni association of the State Univer- sity of Georgia held s reunion at Athens, Ga, on the 14th instant, which was attended by many distinguished men who have graduated from that famous collega Mr. A. A. Lips- comb of this city, a graduate of the class of ’73, attended and delivered an address upon “The duty of American scholar in the domain of polities.” The address of the bril- = lawyer is said to have Todoreent Sabor tion of the and was listened to with marked attention BY the audience. ——_ = ‘To Chicago and Return. iy B. and O. R. BR. tre ates iad service. Tickets sold June 16 to 20 5 return until July 8. to'8 B Hebe, 1851 uw =/REAL. ESTATE GOSSIP. ‘bali |Some of the Advantages of Wash- As | prise, which cost a hal? million of dollars to west an electric railroad now conveys the pub- been kept open all night with connec- | lic to Bethesda, a point some five or six miles Sgn T rod ent pera her ye at ni from the limits of’ the city. It will not would fall short. The customs officers an iad ee we en alway ody foto cabin “ington as a Summer Resort, sion of the Strest Railway System—Wash- ington and Its Plumbing Regulations. anata ASHINGTON’S who live here. People go away later and come back earlict in the sum- mer season than was the case some years agd. There is not #0 much heard about the Wash- ington weather nows- days, for the reason that the kind of woather we have here is acknowledged to be a rather supe- rior article. Those who give up the comforts of a residence here for the doubtfal facilities of- fored by the average summer resort easily fall in line with the general assent to the proposi- tion that Washington iss very good place to nd the summer in. Of cottrse it is recog- nized that some change is needed and the sum- mer season here, as elsewhere, seems to be the propriate time for holidays, But it is aso Wiistiy admitted that there is nothing. in the weather of Washington which makes a residence away from the city during the sum- mer an absolute necessity. 6 streets are so well shaded and there are so many small parks that the city seems to be set in the midst of a forest. ‘The foliage alone has a marked influ- ence the mercury and prevents it from ascending to all kinds of unreasonable altitudes. Wit! temperature much less than cities ina mote northern latitude Washington has a good mahy claims asa rival to the average summer fesort. It is possible to boast of the healthful- nens of the city as well as its coolness, and one important factor in bringing about such « eon- dition was mado prominent the other day by Commissioner Douglass. AT THE HEAD OF THE LINE. He had occasion to extend the freedom of the city to a convention of the National Association of Plumbers and he called their attention to a fact which perhaps the citizens gener- elly are not aware of, that this city took the lead in establishing sanitary regulations. He might have added that the laws that are in force have been supplemented by recent legis lation which is intended to cure defects and further protect the lives and health of people. There fe hardly a city in the country where regulations of this character do not forma rt of the municipal system of laws. They are Reaeue ao lightened public opinion which has practically banished from the modern. residence, for example, the stationary washstand. A few years ago a residence of any pretensions was nol considered complete unless hot and cold water was conveyed to all the principal bed aim of the modern is to reduce to @ the number of connections inside the house with the sewer. In some cases the waste pipes are placed entirely out- side of the house. Instead of multiplying bath rooms modern residences have as few as possible, and when it is considered that no expense is = in the construction and decoration of these homes it is easy to conclude that this saving in plumbing appliances is not for the mere dollar. With more intelligence on the part of the public there is also an advance in scientific knowledge on the part of the plumber, and a greater sense of responsibility. The dangers from sewer gas are fully appreciated and the building regulations require that no trench containing the pipes connecting with the sewer shall be filled until first inspected by | an official of the District. There is no complaint about the injustice of such a law and the delay which its execution entai THE GREATER WASHINGTON. It is a good thing that at such an early stage inthe development of the city the system of plumbing and sewerage should be regulated by judicious laws. Otherwise the growth of the ter Washington, which can already be seen in ite beginnings in the suburbs, would be seriously pore i The present system of sewer- age will ina few years have to be greatly en- larged. The proposed extension of the water system, which is represented in the abandoned tunnel, had in view the future needs of the suburbs. Already there is a demand for the en- largement of both of these systems, which can- not well be ignored when the lines of the street extensions have been dete nined. Population flowing out along thes thorough- | fares toa greater extent than ever before must be provided with the necessary adjuncts of wn home life. As soon as e lines,of the streets are determined upon | then it may be expected that the street car service will be increased and with facilities for rapid communication with the business cen- ter of the city there is nothing that can check the suburban growth. It is not probable that the building up of the suburbs will be aa rapid ax some promoters of subdivisions would like, But neverthelessthere in a substantial, steady growth, which is easily apparent to the observant eye or in fact to the careless eye. Only the other day the House de- cided to charter a street railroad to run out the Tth street road, not as far as Brightwood merely, but on to Takoma Park. The latter is not a mere point detached from the city, but a thriving community along a well-defined iine of the city extension. SUBURBAN RAILROADS. In the course of a few weeks the Rock Creek railroad will be in operation. This great enter- carry out, extends from the bounds of the city seven miles into the suburbs. The engineer, Mr. J. Kesley Schoepf, has constructed the road along a straight line over ravines and through mountains; thus opening up a portion of the suburbs which has only been accessible by country wagon roads. Still further to the John bridge on a street railway. are only some of the lines now occupying the great highways of travel, but there is no doubt that the near future others will be built to meet the demands of s_ growing popu- lation, It is said of Boston that half the i G SALE OF A RESIDENCE. A residence owned by Mr. John B. Larner hi § ie H E i BA i i i i i i ‘el | | st vie i i F 8 i i NEW HovsEs. At 1489 V street northwest Joseph W. Col- lins will erect @ three-story and basement At 122 build tory brick dwelling, eighteen by thirty-two feet, at a cost of 1,500, F. H. Duehay will erect twenty-three pressed. Gand 709-11 12th brick dwellings at 1200-42 street rortheast at a cost of $60,000. They will be two stories and cellar high, 16 by 30 feet, with back buildings 15 by 12. During the week ending June 17 there were 29 building permits issued for the erection of 82 buildings, the total valuation being $218,900, an avetage cost per building of €2,670. ‘The permits were divided as follows: Northwest 15 for 82 buildings, cost #102,000, Northeast—6 for 96 buildings, cost $80,800. Southeast—2 | for 5 buildings, cost #12,700. County—6 for 9 buildings, cost $23,900. At Le Droit Park, 619-21 Florida avenue, J. M. Coleman will erect two brick dwellings, 18 feet by 34 feet 2 inches, at a cost of $16,500. They will be of ptessed brick, three stories and cellar, and will have furnace beat. 3. Murphy has contracted with Builder Patrick Wade for the construction of a two- story and basement pressed-brick dwelling at 823 3d street northwest at a cost of $3,400. Five three-story and basement dwellings will be erected by Densoh & Schneider at 1823-27 19th street and 1835-87 Oregon avenue north- west. They will be of pressed brick, will have steam and furnace heat and will cost $18,000. C. A. Harkness is the architect and Galloway & Son the builders of two frame dwellings which E. A. Newman will build on lot 64, block 43, Holmead Manor. They will be two stories and cellar high and will cost $5,000. 8. R. Turner will erect at 104-10 12th street southeast four two-story and basement dwell- ings for 0. Carroll Collins at a cost of $12,000. ‘They will be 18 by 84 feet. of pressed brick and heated by latrobes. Two two-story pressed-brick dwellings, 18 by 41 feet, will be erected by P. H. Shugrue at | 1406-8 North Capitol street at a cost of $6,000 for Mrs, George Munder. Geo. P. Davis will erect two two-story pressed- brick dwellings, 17x46 fect, at 1392-24 12th street northeast, at a cost of $5,000. -y and basement A-brick dwellings will be built by Rhoda Vanderbilt at 310-12 H streot northeast. ‘They will be 12 by 36 feet and will cost $3,500. A permit has been granted Barr & Sanner for the erection of two brick and stone dwellings at 1226-28 10th street northwest. The buildings will be three stories and cellar high, 19 feet 3 inches by 34 feet, and will cost $14,000, B. 8. | Simmons drew the plans. | Barry & Simpson are the architects of a | two-story brick stable which W. C. Morrison | will build for Chas. J. Bell in the rear of 1221 Connecticut avenue ata cost of $3,700. A three-story pressed-brick dwelling, 20 by 30 fect, will be built by J. W. Thomas f Mohler at 1502 North Capitol street at ‘or W. H. a cost of 5, ees ANOTHER RAILWAY COMPANY. The Georgetown Terminal Asks for In- corporative Legislation From Congress. Mr. Hemphill bas introduced a bill incorpor- ating the Washington and Georgetown Termi- nal Railroad Company. The incorporators named in the bill are E. Kurtz Johnson, E. Southard Parker, Samuel Ross, L. G. Hine, Wm. A. Wimsatt, J.B. Rank and Andrew B. Duvall. Authority is asked tc lay out, locate, construct, maintain and operate a single or double track railroad in the District of Colum- bia from a point at or near the north end of the Long bridge over the Potomac river eastwardly and southwardly along Water street to K street, and thence on and along K street to a point on the Eastern branch of the said Potomac river, in the city of Washington, with the power to make contracts, connections and arrangements with other railroad companies in the said Dis- trict of Columbia for the transportation of property and passengers over their roads and the use thereof for such purposes and to make leases with other connecting lines of railroad, and if the terms of such user and the compen- sations to be paid such roads for the transporta- tion of property and mngers cannot be agreed upon then the same shall be fixed by the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, upon proper proceedings had therefor. DOCKS, BARGES AND DEPOT. The company wants “‘to build and maintain a dock or docks on the Potomac river in West Washington between New Hampshire avenue and the Aqueduct bridge and at other points on the Potomac river adjacent to the line of its road, and to receive thereat and send there- from , Vessels, cargoes and railway cars from and to'any point on the line of the rail- road hereinabove anthorized to be constructed, and from and to points on the Potomac river, | and the said company shall have the power to build warehouses and depots at any point near the docks aforesaid west of 27th street and south of K street in West Washington and at points along the line of its road, and to con- struct sidings, turnouts, turntables and switches necessary for the delivery of cars to said ware- houses and depots and to connect the same with other railroads in West Washington or tows, and to cross any streeta or alloys neces: sary for that , and to operate the Toad by steam! horse or electric bower. THE MANNER OF BUILDING. “The construction of the said road,” con- tinues the bill, “and of the switches, sidings and connections hereinbefore authorized shall be under the supervision of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, who shall make such reasonable regulations ‘as may be deemed roper to prevent the said railway company om uni iy obstructing any of the streets or tracks which its line of road ma; cross, and who may proscribe reasonable penal- ties for any violation of such, regulations, pro- vided that when the route of said road ‘coin- cides with the duly authorized lines of any in- District of Columbia, said iy y separate and i dent tracks in the original cor ion of road whenever in the ju¢ mnt of upon of the street, with the Pach cee sioners of District. - one year and finished within three years the passage of the act, “anless prevented Several Additional Schools HaveTheir THE EMERSON INSTITUTE. J Dr. Young’s Boys Make @ Creditable Exhi- bition at the Universalist Chureh—A Good Program of Recitations—The Marine Band Furnishes Music—List of Medals and Pre- miums. “Dr. Young's boys,” as a great many genera- tions of boys have been called, were seen and heard last evening at the Universalist Chureh. It was the fortieth annual commencement of the Emerson Institute, and, as usual on such oc- casions, the boys delighted and entertained their parents and friends with declamations. In the latter class are evidently anumber of young girls, as they formed a noticeable part of the audience. The fact that the girls are interested in Dr. Young's boys is not a recent feature of that place of education. However, the boys filled the church last evening with their fresh young voices and recited again the tragic sor- rows and comical difficulties that are more or less familiar to those who are up in school declamations, THE scDoRs. Not the least part of the interest on the part of the spectators was due to the fact that seated in the audience were three judges who would determine the best speakers and award medals. The judges were Gen. J. C. Breckinridge, Maj. Arthur “MacArthur and Dr. J. W. % After the speaking, which was interspersed by selections from the Marine Band, an amusing farce was presented by Theo. N. Wilson, Wm. Gwynn, Mayo Cabell and Fred. Schade. As Messrs. Cabell and Schade appeared in female attire their friends were a good deal entertained over their appearance. Mayo Cabell made a very attractive young girl, but owit to the lack of hair to give some sort of a f fora hat pin a coquettish Httle cap gave him some trouble to keep in place. Z THE GRADUATES. The graduates and the colleges which they Propose to enter are as follows: Graduates—Morris C. Wheeler, business; Eugene De F, Heald, Johns Hopkins Univer- sity; Ernest Marlowe, Hi University; Frank Bailey, Harvard’ University; William Bean, Princeton, scientific; Edgar Allen, Bos- ton School of Technology; Elliott Hunt, West partial course—Robert Stickney, Point Military Academy. Graduates G Yale University; Oliver Metzerott, University of Pennsylvania; Wm. Gwynn,’ Princeton; W. G. Brownlow, Princeton; Armin Sellbsusen, University of Virginia. ‘The awards of medals and prizes were made by Dr. Young, as follot MEDALS AND PRIZES. School honors: In classical rtment— Pinkney gold medal, scholarship, Morris C. Wheeler. In higher ‘English and modern lan- guages: Pinkney gold medal, gift of Dr. J. W. Bulkley, Eugene de Forest Heeld. Claes hon- ors—Gold medal, scholarship, H. Sens- ner, Dir. Schadmann’s gold medal for best ex- amination in Greek, Charlies Hall. Gold medal, scholarship, Arthur MacArthur. Silver medal, scholarship, Graham Nichols. Distinction in special studies—Robt. Stickney, Fred Huxford, Archer Roberts, W. Brownlow, W. G and Max Wiehle. Honorable seep temas T. N. Wilson, O. Metzerott, A. Sellha ‘and | F. Hertford. Second class; Gold medal, punctuality and diligence, John Mel. Hazen. Honorable men- tion—Fred. Schnde, Percy Stickney, Sidney Singer and Clarence Ergood. Silver bookkeeping, Clarence Ergood. Special com: mendation for bookkeeping, Edward Lay. Commendation for improvement in arithmetic and for punctuality and deportment, Sidney Singer. Intermediate department: First lass—Gold medal, scholarship, Fauntleroy Barnes; gold medal, scholarship and punctuality, Jas. Norris gold medal, scholarship and punctuality, Clark Nesbit; gold medal, punctuality, Marion Dolph. Mr. Fisher's gold medal for the most marked improvement and effort, George Tilden. Man- deville Carlisle was absent several weeks or otherwise he would have carried off first honors. The following boys deserve special commenda- tion for excellent work in all branches during the year and on examination: Joseph Saks, Sigmund Silverberg, Edward Hertford, Mayo Cabell, Walter Ergood, Richard Miller. Samuel Perkins and John Meade were present but half the year, but acquitted themselves _most credit- ably during that time. Honorable mention in special studies, Lucian Breckinridge, history, spelling and geography; Marion Dolph, Shy; Jan, Norria, Latin; Cyrus Dolph, grammar, Kren carlisle, Latin; Richard , al gebra; Mayo Cabell, Latin. Intermediate department: Second class—Gold. medal, scholarship, Thos. Hutchins; gold medal, scholarship and | punctuality, Fred Brown, Honorable mention for improvement—Ernest Schayer, Albert Scott, Carey Brown. ‘The following were either absent a great deal or entered Inte in the year, and deserve special mention for their effort and progress while resent: Wm. Perkins, Wm. Thos. Wheeler, Albert Hewes, Paul Scharf, Samuel Cai Commended in special studies: Fred Brown, bookkeeping; Wm. Bowen, bookkeep- ing: Carey Brown, penmanship; Albert Hewes, arithmetic; Albert Scott, arithmetic. Primary de ent: First class—Gold medal, scholarship, Louis Wiehle; gold medal, pune- tuality, Harry Dolph; silver medal, scholarship, Breckinridge Bayne; silver medal, scholatehiy Yelverton Garnett; Mr. Tucker's gold for deportment and scholarship, Paul Noble Peck; honorable mention, Calvin Swormstedt, Scott Breckinridge. Second class—silver medal, scholarship, Ran- som Norris; silver medal for improvement in reading, Henry Wise Garnett, jr.; entitled to special commendation for effort and while present, Roland Gibson, Seabrook . Thos. Perkins, Joseph Loring, Philip Hichbora and Burne Magrader. ‘Those who delivered declamations were as follows: Geo. H. Sesner, Mayo Cabell, Paul Hurst, Theo. Wilson, Oliver Metzerott, Chas. Hall, Albert Scott, y= ome ‘Faunt- ‘oy Barnes, Wm. Gwynn, Wm. Stickney and Edgar Alien. PRIZES FOR DECLAMATION. ‘The salutatory was delivered by George H. Sensner in place of Eugene Heald, who was pre- vented by illness from speaking. The awards for speaking wer as follows: First medal, W.B Browtlow; Aret silver medal, ST. Wilt son; second silver medal, J. Fauntleroy Barnes; third silver, medal, _ Albert Scott. atic prizes—First gold medal, William Gwynn; ver medal, Fred. Schade. HOLY CROSS ACADEMY, The Young Ladies Entertain Their Friends at the Academy of Music. The parents and friends of the pupils of the Holy Cross Academy and the people interested in the success of that famous educational insti- the Catholic University, Father Donald of Gon- Fabrician, brother su- rn] iii if ! i if i ri By johnson, Berberich. Sinclair, A. Trainor, R. hoofer, C. Toomey, G.Adamson, ‘MEDALS AND PRIZES. The prises were as follows: medals in the academic course awarded to Misses Margaret Maria Loughran, Lilian Esther ‘They Have Hopes of Ultimately Capturing the Delegation. Special Correspondence of The Fvenina Star. Corvapus, Omro, June 17, 1892. The result of the democratic state conven tion here this week wasa decided surprise to the friends of ex-President Cleveland, although, they are trying to reason consolation out of the Tesults as they review them soberly. It was the confident claim of the Cleveland @emocrate that the Campbell-Cleveland men would have entire control of the conven! and surface indications certainly warran | that expectation. The loud and long applause, , that followed the first mention of | Hill's name in the convention, as compared with that drawn forth by the mention of ex- t's Cleveland's name, was the first re- liable indication of the delegates. Though the Cleveland democrats still believe real sentiment of the Mary Laure Tricon, O'Brien tnd lary Oniharine medal for excellence the academic Gold medal for tn ‘composition awarded to Miss Gold medals were also awarded For in Mary Gannon; to Miss Margaret Maria to literature, Latin, try and botany awarded to Misses Marie Soot, Mary Miller, Alice Gannon and Mary Muloahey Second senior class— Mise B. Keickhoofer, Miss M. Keickhoefer, Misses R. Small, M. Gwynn, Rudden, K. Trainer, J. Littlefield and L. Barn’ Tuirdsenlor clase Misees Nannie Keickhowfer, Mary Daly, Mary Sallie Johnson, zie iain apecht, Grace Howter, Labelle , Angela Mary Dolan, Mary Ca- |, Myrtle Moreland, Daisy Hammack, Mamie Keane and Ethel Hoban. ¥ class—Missos Eva Fowler, Rose +h, Gertrude Adamson, Bertha ‘Ada Hitchcock, _ ff ton, Nellie Toumey, » Biand, Fannie 4 Collins, Carrie Neirntee, Florence Eva Keleber and Rose Nolan. tic; "Hose ‘Becberich.” diy Nellie Toumey, _masie: Susi, wooed cating They Latin and literature; Mary Miller, geometry ‘The fol premiums for French were awarded: Small, Julia Littlefield, Ger- trude Adamson, Bertha Burns, Daisy Hammock, Marie Cason, Grace . Fannie Leary, Carrie Niernsee, Marie Mattingly, Marie Mo- Mahon, Marie , Florence’ Ferry, Mar- Dooley, guerite Kennedy, Lucy Casson and Rosie Shea. ACADEMY OF THE SACRED BEART. Closing Exercises Held St. Dominic's Hall Last Evening. ‘The annual commencement exercises of the last evening at St. Dominic's Hall. The large ‘audience listened with pleasure to the program which was presented. Vocal and instrumental selections were rendered by the young ladies, Miss Mary E. Leonard and Miss Katie A. Glen- nan read graduating essays. The valedictory was pronounced by Miss Mary C. Hammer. The duet, “Musskanten,” by Wallerstein, was rendered by Misses Hammer, Glennan, Fitz- gerald, Ehrmantraut, Daly, Wimsatt, Wood and Lusintzer. The trio, “Air De Chasse,” by Czerny, was given by Misses M. Webster, A. Shea, M. Kirby, E. Locos, A. Dermody,’ M King. E- Bhuler, & Sackerman K. Burke, fmever, A. Melton and M. Sackerman, Valse Rove O'Neil Marg febstor, Julia, Woolridge’ Camilla Fi Katie Burke, Annie Genevieve Wisnsati, Marie’ Halton oy ine McDevitt, Hattie ‘Webster, Mary Sheahan, Mary ‘Mary it well, Hannah Dunn, Nellie and Katie The Gen. J. M. Schofield Garrison, No. 28, Regular Army and Navy Union, was presented with life-size portrait of the commanding | !2¢ general of the army by that officer at a meeting held June 16, which was accompanied by the following interesting letter: ° Heapquarrers or THe Army, Wasuixoton, D. C., June 14, "92. Capt. Jos. B. Morton, Garrison No. 28, R. A. and N. U.: Dear Sir: I send herewith a photograph of imperial size for the hall in which the garrison holds ite meetings. In looking over the roster of the garrison I li ef | ty-six votes in his distric 3 | will vote for Cleveland on the firet ballot a: Academy of the Sacred Heart of Mary were held | that Senator Brice will vote for e1-Premdent Cleveland at Chicago, it is a fact that in making | up the slate they had credited bim to thi j 1d faction, proposing an equal a | of the big four, with Campbell and Thurman as this city for Chicago that be believed that | Cleveland would be nominated on the find | baliot. The advent of Robert Biee of Cleveland into Ohio politics is looked upon as a Brice mov ment. Blee has been known in railroad ci: | in Ohio for many vears, but probably f | of his own circle ‘of personal scquait knew whether he was « democrat or r |He has certainly never been kn | politics, and his election over euch democratie | politicians of long standing as John A- McMahon and Frank Hurd is not very agreeable to old line democrats, A number of, ardent Cleveland men ineist, however, that Blee owes his election as de gate-at-large to Cleveland votes. As a matter "| of fact Hurd lost enongh votes to have elected him over Ble, innortheastern Ohio, on account of his vote in Congress a number of years ago in the contest between Major Mckinley and E | 8. Wallace fora seat in Congress. Hurd v for McKinley and the people of that eection have | never forgiven him for it, Col. Al. Carlisle | Salem is authority for the statement that ¢ all inclined toward | Cleveland, voted against Hurd on this ballot. Those votes in themselves would have been #uf- ficient to have elected Hurd. od A well-known democrat here, who is gener- ally well posted on mside matters in his party, wan oft to bet a heavy sum tinmediately after the state convention adjourned that Brice would vote for Cleveland on the first ballot. If 80 the “big four” is after all equally divided between the two factions, As tothe ©) delegation » whole it may be set down asa fact that it contains sixteca strong Cleveland men. By that is meant they stick to him. There are but three member the delegation who are favor of the nomination of David B. Hill. Of | the remaining twenty-three in the delegation, | exclusive of the “big four,” all of those outside of Cincinnati may be set down as for Clevela’ conditionally. That is to say, if it can be ma yt 4 to them at Chicago next week that ve will receive such @ thorough eu ad from the democracy of New York state as will make his carrying the state reasonably sure they will vote for him. Probably not half of these will vote for Hill if they do not vote for Cleveland. The four delegates from Cincinnati will probably not vote for Cleveland under any circumstances, but even these are not inclined to Hill. Neither will they vote for Campbell. They are the representatives of that faction of the party which split off against Gov. Campbell during troubles which preceded and wed the extraordinary session of the legislature in the last year of Gov. Campbell's administration. There are many facts coming to light here which indicate a quiet movement all over the state in the interest of Senator Brice, and though he protested while here that there would be no name presented from Ohio but that of Gov. Campbell there are those here whe feel eure tit the Senator is looking out for bie own interesis,and if the wind blows right his name will be used at Chicago. A rumor was afloat here this week to the marc of ually as etrong in the Evening Post of thia city and to pl the hands of Col. 8. K. Donavin, a well-kn Journalist and prominent democrat, formerly of Baltimore, Md. If there is any trath in this it is probabiy a contingency depending upom the outcome of the Chicago convention. Sen= ator Brice is; already slightly interested finan= cially in the Fost, ancl unless he should become acandidate jt is difficult to see what further interest he would have in controlling a news: paper in this cit; ——_o-___ A Watch 600 Years Old. From the Omaha Bee. Beth Longabaugh, a prospector and mine- owner at Butte, Mont., has in his possession probably one of the most valuable relics in the country. It isa timepiece in the shape of « watch and bearing the mame and date of “Se Davis, London, 1221.” The genuine ness of the article ix unquestioned and ite gree value lies in the fact that the earliest record of a pocket timepiece is of 14% and of Swims make. The Davis vatch has been an heirloom of the Swan family for nearly 200 years. It finally came in’ possession of Frank Swan. one of the family, who lives in Nevada. He did not Fs preried the value of the watch and gave it t» children to play with, and when Mr. Long: abaugh firet aw it, about fourteen years ag: the hands had been broken off and one of the three cases within which the works were closed was lost. He recognized its value and secured it from Swan. The watch was examined by Tacker, the Sas isco jeweler, who, after making researches, jounced it uine. More recently Hight Pairfield of tte made « search into the e misty past, but the earliest date they could find the existence of watches was in 1300. The watch in question doubtless “a ‘many years, as it was made entirely, by hand and the tool marks throughout all 1 are plainly visible, and the watch was the only ‘The } unwinds upon a pulley. Another large wheel, urpose of which is not apparent, looks wheel ona threshing machine. ‘Ihe are protected and held together by a fine ornamental network of brass, carved out by hand and riveted together with brass rivets, which show plain hammer marks. the back of the works isa polished stew! face similar to the second dial on « modern figures running from one t» it has never been figured who have examine! like FY works i da Hee i |