Evening Star Newspaper, April 8, 1893, Page 14

14 THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY. APRIL 8, 1893—SIXTEEN PAGES. SOUTHERN GOVERNORS ——— The Important Meeting to Be Held in Richmond Next Week. TO BOOM THE NEW SOUTH. A Movement in the Interest of Immigra- tion—How It ix Hoped to Get Aid in Euild- ing Up Waste Places—Arrangements for the Meeting. ——__+—_—_. “4s the governor of North Carolina said to the governor of South Carolina” No need to finish the quotation; every reader knows it in full If those governors should chance to enter a church together every man in the congregation, and even the parson, would want to smile But Governor Carr will have something else to say to Governor Tillman when with the executives of all other southern states they meet in convention at Richmond next Wednes- day. call it a Brown-Stone convention, for there will be two Browns (Mary two Stones (Missouri and Mississippi) in it. ‘The suggestion of the convention came from Gov. Fishback of Arkansas, but upon the selec- tion of the V and their fortum our natural re up the v ‘The invit a state. gratulated "rt mea figure head rs who are to selection as | Jor to long | govern particzp: If there is a pun builder present he may | nd and Kentucky) and | cast of his subject's face and bust and measurements of the other portions of his body. There is also in the rotunda a bust of Lefayette by tho seme sculptor and on the | walls of the senate chamber is the mammoth canvas of Lami representing the rtorming of | the redoubt at lorktown’ The bali of the Gov. CARE OF NORTH CAROLINA. | house of de = was the scene of the trial | of Aaron Burr for treason before Chief Jus- | tice Marshall, and here also met the state seces- jon convention in 1861. It was over the eapi- | tot bu: that was run up the flag announc- people of Kichmond that Virginia ing corridor. is the portrait gallery of Vi ginia’s colonial and state governors and other distinguished sons, and from this corridor ac- cess ix nad to the library room, with ite large ollection of books, manuscripts and relic | and to the « of the governor and the secr Ith. In the capitol sat | congress. In 1870 the state of appeals held ite ‘sessions in the build- i the heat of the Eliyson- ity case the floor of the court the hall of the house below, killing wounding 200 persons. In every A corner of the pitol there is some c of the colonial, cor te or revolution- maixty re, a8 it is called in! laid off and shaded some of which were In it is the Washington | most ambitions equestrian ; the Hart marble statue of nd the Foley statue of Stonewall ‘The Capitol Park Richmond, is bea trees, | monument, the group in Ame: RICHMOND'S PROSPECTIVE HOSPITALITY. he program for the entertainment of the | 8 will be te and fully up to the | «. His honor, | nd ihe chamber of with the governor | Time was whe did not invite im- ring nor bave urces other | WN OF KENTUCKY. in respect to this ma nd Richmond will put | her best foot forward. ‘The visitors will Le driven in carriages to the t in and about ! bly be given ti yreland | ab, receptions will at some | of the private houses and it is more than prob- able that they will be taken on an excursion to Newport News, which is eig’ miles distant and the deep-water terminus of the Chesapenke and Ohio railroad. ‘The people of Virginia gen- erally are interested in the convention and it is expected that it will attract visitors from all nts of in- on will i | 3 OF TEXAS. ors said th fe the importat ment would ne the state of Yankee © would conte signal opportunity nt of climate, sc profitable man- which the id capital. A story ad hools withi: 1 of them can be te opted by the coaven two decades in seve What methods will b tion to attract the attention of the oute world remains to be port of its oceedings, which ca lined in ad- the place of having been jeracy, it n city. . BUILDING. ion will be held in I building, eith ber or the ball of the t commands a view of the entire city and the | country for miles around. iti The corner stone « material is brick stue- Gov. TILLMAN OF SOUTH CAROLINA. this model was adhered to. In the basement are the offices of the auditor of public accounts, the treasurer, the second auditor and the regis~ ter of the land office. the latter containing the record of land grants from 1620 to date. On the second tloor and opening into a rotanda overbung by a swinging corridor are the senate chomber and the hall of the house of delegates, 4 in the rotunda is the Houdon statue of ‘ashingtor. the only autheatic marble of the father of his country in existence. Hou- dou, who was commissioned by the gen- eral assembly to do this work, visited ton " ‘aon and remained with Washing- for two weeks. During this time he took e ‘continued to flow in that direct the southern | c over the state. It is therefore likely thgt other excursions besides that to Newport News will be arranged. Newport News, it should be said, would be the natural entry port of immigzants for the south. on Hampton Roads, where the great nay jew will take place, i a great coaling and the Chesay Obio Steam-iip Company (limited) are now | ¢ steamsiiips for direct traffic | general and undisguised. Here is a story | to illustrate: | secretary of the treasury and treasurer of the CURSE OF NEPOTISM. The Vice Which Cleveland Abhors is Widely Prevalent. NO DIFFERENCE IN PARTIES. Itis Always So, Whichever is in Power—How Senators, Representatives and Cabinet Of- ficers Give Their Families Share of the Patronage Pie—Soft Jobs for Nephews and Cousins. ——— HE CURSE OF nepotism, which Presi- dent Cleveland has so emphatically de- nounced, is widely pre- valent at Washington. It honeycombs the en- tire system of the gov- ernment here. In the departments, in the cabinet, in the very halls of Congress it is rife—though neither more nor less so than when the republicans were in power. There has never been a time when the evil was more Only a short time ago, when Crounse and Nebeker were appointed respectively assistant United States, each of them made his son his confidential clerk, with a salary of $3,000 a year. Secretary Foster felt pained. He sum- moned the assistant secretary and protested. ‘Mr. Crounse replied: Mr. Secretary, I myself am opposed to ne- m. I think’ it is a bad practice. But President Harrison has appointed his brother marshal of Tennessee, Mr. Blaine has secured the employment of his son as clerk to the House committee on foreign affairs, Attorney General Miller has obtained for his’ son the place of rivate secretary to the Secretary of War, and might easily continue the list further. If this ‘ystem is wrong let it be wiped out; but I don’t see why the line should be drawn on me. Since itis the custom L propose to engage my son's services. Ifhe cannot retain the office I will offer you my resignation.” This state rather staggered Secretary Foster. The attitude of Mr. Nebeker was not less firm, He said: | “Mr. Secretary, President Harrison has al- ready spoken to me about the appointment of | my son. He remarked that if he had been in ¥ place he would not have given the position | to his son, Out of respect I bowed and said | nothing. If Thad felt at liberty to be frank I | would have replied: ‘I wouldn't have done so either, if I bad a son like yours, Mr. Presi- dent.” UNDER THE LAST ADMINISTRATION. At the very outset of the last administration Mr. Blaine excited severe criticism by appoint ing his son Walker to be solicitor of the De- Fartment of State. Young Miller, having been employed as Proctor’s private secretary at $2,400 a year, was retained through the four | years’ term by Elkins. Secretary Noble, whose action in this matter was unique and unprece- | dented, retused to hire the private secretary at | $2,400 to whose services he was entitled. “In- | stead. he took an ordinary $1,800 employe of | the department and used himasacierk. His predecessor. gave to his own son a clerkship in the Department of the Interior. | When Henry F. French was made assistant se gave employ aasin,even to the most jote degrees of consanguinity, thus exhibit is faith in the theory that to the family of ing the victor belong the epoils. buildings. This is = committee which never meets. It is purely honorary, and the clerk- ship attached to it, at $6 a day, is a sinecure, SOME HOUSE OFFICES. During the last Congress Speaker Crisp’s son held the position of clerk at the Speaker's desk at $2,200ayear. Samuel J. Randall made himself remarkable by refusing to countenance the employment of any of his relatives in the serv- ice of the government. He positively declined appointments which were offered to him for his brother and son, In the lists already given it will be observed that _no mention is made of nephews and cousins. There are so many of them that if their names were to be mentioned this newspaper page would be spread over with them. though put in tabular form for the sake of condensation. Presidents of the United States have rarely in- dulged in nepotism, any attempt on’ their part to adopt the practice giving rise to a distarb- ance. When John Adams appointed two of his relatives to office ahowl of disapprobation at once arose. A letter of his is still extant, in which he replies to a cousin, Benjamin Adam: “You know it is impossible for me to appoint m; own relatives without drawing forth a torren obloquy.” Washington would never give office to any member of his family. His id on this subject were termed by John Adams expression of “hypersuperlative virtue. Another of the early Presidents said that it was the first duty of the chief executive to secure the confidence of the people, and their trust in him was impaired when he showed official favor toa relation. Andrew Johneon employed his own son as his private secretary, and Hayes did likewise for a while. It will be remembered what « disturbance was created by Grant's appointing certain rela- tives of his to offices. ‘The tremendous attack made upon him in the Senate by Charles Sumner was largely devoted to criticism of these acts of nepotism. The speaker went back to the history of the word, which is of Italian origin, Rome, whea the papal pow was at height, it served to demg- nate the influevee and authority controlled by the nephews and family generaily of the pope. The male members of a pope's immediate family in the younger generation are always called his “nephews” by courteay. The abhorred ractice referred to began in 1471 with Sixtus IV, who had nephews and other re- ions in such numbers as tobafile belief. Hin son of a fi at its ces upon members of his The Borgia end Medici families be- brated for nepotism whou their rep- resentatives filled the pontifical chair. Urban Vil refuced to make a man a cafdinal on the ground that he had been “an enemy of hi nephews.” During his historic reign his rel tives flew to Kome like the bees on the arms of family. the Barberini, In those days the essential qualities of a pope's relation were said to be “ignorance and cunning.” SUMNER'S ATTACK ON GRANT. Mr. Sumner declared that President Grant had appointed members of his fanily in the Rovernment service toanumber which was reckoned in the newspapers by lists comprising | ull the way from thirteen to forty-two individ- uals, What he said was wholly exaggerated, but it is true ¢ the general did give several offices that were fairly profitable, thongia not very conspicuous, to persons con- nected with him by blood or imarriage—par- ticularly to his wife's relations, the Dente. Fred Grant was put on Sheridan's staff and went abrond with him. veland made his cousin, Ben Folsom, consul at Manchester, Eng- land. “He still holds the place, Harrison hav- tained him periaps asa matter of courtes! certainly a strong prejudice in this gainst adopting that principle of kingly tule which fastens a whole family npon anstion, its most remotely related members clinging like so many leechés to the body politic for generation after generation. No more flagrant instance of that sort of abnve can be found than exists in Great Britain, where royal pau- pers breed like rabbits. every year demanding the people more money to eupport in lux- s idleness their ever-increasing uumbers. Nepotism in an odd sl provails to some extent in the army and navy of the United States. There are certain families—such as Meade, Rodgers, Bache and Dabigren—which appear in these services generation after gen- ‘The political upset which has tuned the con- | trol of the Senate over to the democrats has | robbed many relatives dependent on republican | Senators of jobs which they had come to re-| gard as permanel On the other band the reorganization of the committees has e: abled | & number of members of the upper House to provide for young men allied to them by ties of | kindred. Che democratic Senators who have | newly in charge of committees | table clerkship to dispose | L. Pagh has been appointed clerk | commitice of whicu his father, Senator from Alabama, ix chairman, with # salary of $2,220a year. Gcorge W. Morgan of Alabama has been made clerk of the tice between the port and Liverpool. i It is argued by Gov. Fishback that at the | time of the ce: I exposition of 2876 the j m of the south was so uncertain and so | tood as to re The tide w northwestern siates 1 immigration and therefore diverted nd territories, has | effected a wonderful transforma region. ‘The present condition of the south, | however, Gov. Fishback and others believe. ix sueh that if properly advertised it will attract both capital and home seekers to this section. itis proposed. cussed has ¥ stood that du |. but it is under- sessions of the ¢ sof the south asa field home for sturdy and be presented in the je plan will be devised atages to the attention sitors that will n exposition. will embrace a suc- of the growth of # climate ‘and soil, . its agricultural possibilities, ional progress which will go forth to the world somewhat in the nature of an official ut Vishback’s correspondence with ors of Virginia and others in Rich- d indicates an earnest purpose to make the ness body. SNAP SHOTS OF TEE GOVERNORS. ' Philip W. MeKinney, who will weleome c nors to Virginia, 1s a graceful A iawyer by profession, he was chair- of the state demo tie executive commit- otherwise a prominent figure in the ealth before he succeeded Gen. Fitz~ hugh Lee in the gubernatorial chair. Wiliam M. Fishback, the Arkansas governor, who will be looked to as the father of the con- 2, has a strong hold upon the people of and is probably her most potent fac- udustrial as well as political affairs, “s governor, William J. Northen, is weil equipped for service in this movement. | A farmer, and a successful one, people of Hancock county began sending’ him to repre- sent them in the legislature fifteen years ago. He was a director of the State Agricultural So- ny years and its president before | ned the executive office. John Young Brown is a typical Ken- . with a popularity extending beyond tate. He is a man of affairs, ker and can fittingly speak for grass region. cy, James G. Hogg of “the includes all her territory and | resources in his presentation of her claims to the world’s attention he will fill a large space in the proceedings. He recently attracted wide notice by his denunciation of certain acts of mob violence and his efforts to punish the per- petrators. Benjamin R. Tillman, the aggressive South Carolina governor, a political product of the people's party movement, will be an interest- ing figure. Tennessee's governor, Peter Tur- uey, and Alabama's, Thomas G. Jones, could consume numberless hours telling of’ inex- haustible wealth in coal and iron awaiting manipulation at the hands of miners and manu- Ivis Gor. i gor | expense: | done long and faithful service. on foreign relations, of which his father is chairman, at $2,220 per annum, — Senator Smith of New Jersey has appointed his son clerk at $2,220 to the committee on contingent | Senator Vance of North Carolina, | chairman of the commitiee on privileges and | elections, has made his son clerk to that com- | mittee ai $2,220, SenatorVoorhees of Indiana, | rman of the committee on finance, has ap- ! pointed his son clerk at $2,220, ice President Stevens chosen for his | private secretary his son is G. Stevenson, who will draw £2,400 per annum for the next | four years. ‘The chairman of the committee on District of Columbia nessce, He hasalready | of that committee at . John J. Ingails | used to be at the head of this committee. Its | clerk was a young man named Haig, who had | 1891, which was the Inst day of Ingall he ‘discharged Haig, without a moment's | notice, and appointed i son as | clerk to the committee. s Ralph Ingalls | drew a salary for doing nothing for the next | eight . onths, though his father was no longer in the Senate. This was considered at the time about the smallest act of nepotism committed | up to date, and it gave rise to much unfavor- able criticism. PEFFER APPOINTED HIS DAUGHTER. ‘The political landslide having placed Senator Peffer of Kansas at the head of the committee on civil service, he has taken a new departure by appointing who is not chairman of a committee is entitled to a personal clerk at $100 a month during ses- Sions of Congress. Among the Senators who have employed their sons os private secretaries under this provision are Blackburn of Ken- tucky, Daniel of Virginia, Jones, Arkansas, Squire of Washington, Gallinger of New Harp: shire and Blodgett of New Jersey. Logan Car- lisle, now assisting the Secretary of the 'Treas- ury, wes his father's clerk in the Senate. The sons of Dawes of Massachusetts, Blair of New Hampshire and Cockrell have each been drawing $555 « quarter for some years past as clerks to the committecs of which those Senators were re- spectively chairmen. Senator Dolph’s son-in- law, Richard Nixon, has received like pay as clerk to the committee on coast defenses, Sena- tor Keagan gave rise to much cavil by appoint- ing his wife to be his private clerk. ‘he son of Senator Harris, nowclerk to the committee on the District of Columbia, was pre~ viousiy clerk to the special committee on epi- demic diseases, which never made a report. ‘There are a number of committees appointed by both Senate and House,but mostly by the former, which never do any work. A majority of them are special committees. They are given ordi- narily to leaders of the minority in order that the latter may have the use of committee rooms and clerks, Naturally the clerkships are sin cures. ‘The fact is that nearly all the clerkships to committees are very easy jobs. Whatever real toil there may be is usually performed by underelerks, called messengers. ‘The clerk- ships which require skill and labor, like those attached to the committees on pensions and ap- propriations, are held by men of experience, who cannot ‘be dispensed with even for so im- portant a purpose as the giving of employment to relatives, facturers. By the time Elias Carr bas told of North Carolina's tobacco, resin and tar; Henry ©. Mitchell of Florida’s’ oranges; Murphy J. Foster of Louisiana's raolasses; J. M. Stone of Mussissippi's cotton; Wim. J. Stone of Missouri's diversified agriculture: Frank Brown of Mary- land’s oysters, and William A. McCorkle of West Virginia's iron and coal, the southern governors will all have been heard from. —oo The Rechabites. Washington Tent, No. 7, held a pleasant meet- ing last evening. Grand Chief Ruler J.C. Eller of Columbia Tent, No. 1, and a visitor from George C. Thompson Tent, No. 3, were present and made remarks under “good of the order. ‘The committee on entertainment reported that they bad secured “Federal City Comedy | Company” to give an entertainment in Odd Fellows’ Hall April 26. ‘The tent decided to pay fraternal visits to the following tents on the named: Columbia | Tent, No. 1, April 17; Anacostia Tent, No. 138, | April 25; Heber Tent, No. 19, May 3; Cammack ‘Tent, No. 56, May 9; Union Tent, No. 87. May 17. | Messrs. Joshua Cooksey and Sherwood. made | Feporta in regard to the defeat of ‘an proposed session of Uirand Tent. Oteee plans will be remarks by about member twenty | i i Looking over to the other wing of the Capitol one finds the same sort of nepotism governing. In the Congress just ended Ruter W. Springer, son of Chairman Springer of Illinois, served as clerk to the committee on ways and means. ‘The pay attached to this position is $3,000 a Year, because the committee is such an import- ‘ant one. The son of Chairman Enloe of Ten- nessee, B. A. Enloe, jr., was clerk to the com- mittee on education at $2,000. The son of Chairman Stump of Maryland, Bertram U. Stump, was clerk to the committee on imntigra- tion and naturalization at @2,000. ‘The son of Chairman Peel of Arkansas was clerk to the com- was clerk to the interstate and foreign com- merce committee at $2,000. The son of Chair- man James B. of Pennsylvania, James P. Reilly, was clerk to the committee on Pacific railways at $2,000, The son of Chairman Till- man of South Carolina, James Tillman, was clerk to the committee on te at $2,000. of Alabam: eration, ‘This is not surprising when it is con- dered that men who hi obtained distinction in the military or naval service | of the government often desire that their sons shall adopt the eame profession. Their re- quests for the appointment of their boys to An- napolis or West Point are not likely to be re- ed. Fred Grant went to West Point. and so did a son of Gen. Schojield. Ge: omas had a nephew at Annapolis, If courage and faithfaluess are hereditary virtues, surely this is the least objectionabie form which ne- potism can take. a THE BERING SEA DISCUSSION. ‘Mr. Carter Continues His Argument Against Admitting the British Report. James C. Carter, counsel for the United States, continued before the Bering sea court of arbitration at Paris yesterday his reply to Sir Charles Ensseli’s plea for the admission to evidence of the British supplementary report of the Bering sea commission. The contention of the counsel for Great Britain, he said, had been that the question of right in the Bering sea must be settled before the matter of regu- lations. ‘The contention of the United States from the beginning of the dispute, however. had concerned tho regulations. The United ‘es had held also that for the settlement of the property claim advanced by them evidence on seal life in the Bering sca was necessary. Such evidence was contained in the original re- ports of the Bering sea commission and there- fore these reports formed an indispensable part of the case and counter case. ‘As for the supplementary report, it had not | appeared in the matter already referred to, and ought, therefore, to be excluded from the evi- dence. ‘Great Britsin had claimed the power under article 7 of the arbitration to include the supplementary report in the evidence. ‘This article declared that if it be decided that the concurrence of Great Britain be necessary to establish regulations, the report of the joint commission shall be ltid before the tribunal, with such other evidence as either government may submit ‘This Great Britain had construed as a right to introduce evidence as to the regulations, even after the case and counter case had been closed. Article 9 further provided that the reports shall not be made public until after being submitted to the arbitrators or until it shall be seen that the contingency of their being used by the arbitrators cennot arise. It was thus made obvious that the question at issue was a crucial one for the arbitration. If the contention of Great Britain was sustained it must follow that the question of right was to be decided first and the question of regulation, which the United States regarded as of prime importance, must be relegated to second place. Mr. Carter then read at length from Sir Julian Pauncefote's correspondence in 1890 to prove that the question of regulation was re- garded as one of the first consideration. Earon de Courcel asked whether or not Russia was a party to the negotiations at that time. Mr. Carter—I do not know, but I consider the point unimportant. Sir Charles Russel!—Communications with other powers were held in view, I beheve. It was intended at first to ask for their active par- ticipation in the convention. Baron de Courcell—I ask because if Russih was communicated with more weight would attach to the negotiations. Otherwise, the draft of the agreement would be Gry ie nish jo informal document continuing » private matic conversation. My question may pedantic, but diplomatic training leads ime to attach importance to such matters. Communi- cations with third powers add weight to such drafts. be an important Mr. Phelps—This ma: question later on; meantime it is of secondary imporiance. ‘on do Courcell—Lord Hannen, British arbitrator, directs my attention to a ‘dispatch from Sir Julian Pauncefote, in which he refers to communication with Russia. Mr. Phelps—This is a matter of indifference. Mr. Carter—The scheme was this: Ex] were appointed to ‘draw up regula tions for the seal fisheries; if they failed to agree then there was to be azbitration. No question of right or jurisdiction was raised. In replying tu Mr. Carter Sir Charles Russell admitted that Sir Julian Pauncefote's dis- Patches, so far as mentioned, were confined to questions of regulation. This, he said, was due to the fact that the intention then was to the regulations of the seal fisheries, If the correspondence were further however. it would bo found that man, he began at once to | THE NATIONAL GUARD Happenings In and Around the Ar- mories, THIRD BATTALION DECORATED Sharpshooters’ Crosses and Marksmen’s But- tons Presented With Appropriate Cere- monies—Gen. E. A. Carr, U. S. A., Hass Few Sonsible Remarks to Make—Col. Clay Fixes a Day—Other Affairs of Interest. ——__. "ERY MANY SOLDIERS and civilians witnessed the ceremonies that ac- companied the presenta- tion of sharpshooters’ crosses and marksmen’s buttons to the rifle shots of the third battalion last Monday evening. This battalion made wonder- ful progressin theart of practically handling the Springfield gun during the season of 1892, and, from present appearances, will during the cur- rent season completely eclipse its already ad- mirable record. The presontations were made by Col. W. G. Moore, commanding the first regiment, assisted by Capt. W. L. Cash, the regimental inspector of rifle practice, and First Lieut. James M. Stewart, the battalion inspector. Col. Moore's remarks to the battalion were of that bright and happy kind of which the colonel always seems to havea pleasing sufficiency. Each of the men who received a declaration wae per- sonally commended ax he came to the front and center, and although the colonel used the names of some as muaterial out of which to con- struct several laughable puns, no one seemed to be at all indignent, There was but one fault worthy of mention. No one acquainted with the various commands of the brigade would have been surprised at such weakness developed in some places, but several people were shocked by the intensely unmilitary proceeding of those men who. after each presentation, pounded the the butts of their’ riffes. Pre- vious to Col. Moore’s speech there was a very atisfactory dress parade, the battalion, of being commanded by the veteran B. Harrison. The staff officers par- Lieut. G. A. Warren, ad- A. H. McKim, surgeon; J. M. Stewart, inspector of rifle practice. Com- pany A was ofticered by Capt. Simmons and First Lieut. Ed. Dunn, company B by Capt. Mabanev, First Lieut. Columbus and Second Lieut. Phebus, company C by Capt. Greenwood and Second Lieut. Swigart, company D by First Liout, Bresnahan and Second Lieut, Eng- WHAT GEN. CARR HAS TO sar. In last Saturday's National Guard story there was reprinted from the Army and Navy Journal some interesting matter as to the armament of mounted troops. ‘There seemed to have been one or two inaccuracies in it, but for this condition the Army and Navy ‘Journal. will have to be responsible. The publication, how- ever, moved Brig. Gen. E. A. Carr, U. &. A., who was apparently quoted therein, to write the following interesting letter: Dean Stan: In you issue of Saturday evei ing under the heading of “National Guar yougive, in a dissertation on cavalry armament, opinions for which I may appear responsible. You say that I do not look with very much favor on the revolver. On the contrary I con- sider the revolver the American weapon par excellence, and it is the last one which { would discard. You know bow it is yourself, at least one of your staf does, and I venture that he would sooner leave his grub behind when start ing on a campaign than his revolver. fi'tuy inte veovmmendations I suggested that the revolving pistols be so made that the ham- mer would rest securely on the safety notch: to avoid such sorrowful accidents as that to the late lamented “‘Jeems Hambright” of classical memory, and to make the weapon a six-shooter i . Whereas it is now only a five-shooter. They only load five chambers and set up only five figures for target practice, although the idges are supplied in packages of twelve. I also recommended that the barrel be made shorter. I did suggest that some regiments be armed with the lence asa substitute for the “Arme Blanche’ which term has so long played “‘old man of the sea” on our cavalry service. The Germans are going back to the lance, and if we must still be prepared to charge in line, let us have something which may reach beyond our horses’ heads, and which in the melee may reach a man ina fence corner or behind a log, although for the melee would choose the revolver every time. What do you think would be the result of » fight between two men equally well mounted one with a revolver and the other with lance or saber? But we have to perform all tne duties of cuirassiers, heavy cavalry, light cavalry, i goons and mounted infantry, and, perba should be supplied with all ‘the arms, although on Indian campaigns we usuall carry only re- volvers and carbines. As for the time required to teach the use of the lance vou exaggerate. Almost any amount of time might be need in’ teaching the fine art of fencing with the lance, as it might, but is not, with saber and small sword, but to hold it straight while riding at the enemy and to push it home would require but little practice. In tny report of my inspection of the cavalry I made n numberof recommendations, of which, so far, Ihave heard nothing, except that the hard-worked and poorly paid orderly sergeants have been relieved from attending sick call. I am, yours, A. Care. THE SECOND WILL PARADE TWO WEEKS HENCE. Col. Clay has bad lots of trouble in finding a date for the sharpshooters’ and markmen’s pre- sentations that will be in harmony with all the interests. The colonel desires to make a good showing and, as has been previously announced in Tux Stan, proposes to have the entire regi- ment present, accompanied by a first-class band, " When he could get the band the at- tendance of the regiment could not be secured because company D, fourth battalion, was running a fair. The fair closes tonight, but the band the colonel wants won't be available for several days yet. So the colonel has postponed the great event natil the night of ‘Tuesday, the 25th instant. ‘The dispiay on that occasion will more than compensate for the delay. It will be worth witnessing if only to sce an entire company: officers and enlisted mon—step to the front and center to be decorated. Capt. H. B. Cilley, adjutant of the second regiment, who has been seriously indisposed, grip being the cause, is now recovering rapidly. 4 GOOD MOVE IN NEW YORE. In the matter of general rules relating to rifle Practice in the state of New York, says the New York Times, model order has been pro- mulgated covering all the information and directions heretofore requiring no fewer than three general orders for their embodiment. “The United States army targets are adopted, and the chief of ordnance is authorized to fur- th the same. The changes are three in num- ber, namely: “Marksmen, sharpshooters and experts shall each receive a decoration from the state of tke style approved of by the commander-in-chief, and according to the pattern deposited with the general inspector of rifle practice. This decoration shall take the place of those issued heretofore, and may be worn on dress, undress ‘and fatigue uniforms. “Sharpshooters who have qualified with a seore of 45 or better may practice, on ranges where the distances are obtainable, at 700 and 800 yards on a No. 2 target, to which shall be fastened one of the man figures used in firing in ranks. Five consecutive shots at each dis- tance, a shot hitting any portion of the figare tocount one, and the sharpshooter cight hits in ten consecutive shots at these Ff 5 me yers, quartermaster; First Lieut. | of the word.” What Maj. De Forest has to say about the of scores indicates a ing sentiment that all marksmen and shooters should be graded or classified - ing to the number of rounds of ammunition expended by them im making the required qualifring score. Designs without number for the new decora- tion are being submitted to Brig. Gen. Whit- lock, but as yet none has been approved. ‘The decoration will probably be of bronze. with in- terchangeable figures in bas relief, indicating the number of years the wearer has qualified. AS TO DISHONORABLE DISCHARGES. General Orders No. 5 announces that the fol- lowing named enlisted men have been dishon- orably discharged from the National Guard: Raymond L. Berry, private, corps of field mu- sic, E. Frank Brower, private, company C, fourth battalion; Charles S. Cole, private, com- pany C, fourth battalion; Oliver B. Cole, pri- vate, company C, fourth battalion: T. A.'Cole, rivate, company C, fourth battalion; Samuel, . Griggs, private, corps of field music; George Hagan, private, company D, third battalion; Harry C. Haliday, private, company A. second battation; George F. Havell. private, company B, third battalion; George B. Holmes, private, company C, third battalion; Charies H. Joh son, private, company A, first separate bat- talion; Thomas D. Kirk, private, company D, third battalion; George Luskey, private, corps of field music; J. H. Sheperd, private, corps of field music; William J. Shields, private, com- | pany B, third battelion; William H. Smoot, rivate, company C, third battalion; Thomas . Speake, private, company D, sixth battalion: Charles H Worden, private, company A, third battalion. : The following additional named enlisted man was dishonorably discharged from the National Guard during the quarter ending tember 30. 1892, and not heretofore publish William Baumgarten, private, company D, sixth battalion. The dishonorable discharge of Sergt. H. E. Mitchell, first separate company, has been re- voked and an honorable discharge granted in its stead. THE SHOOTING SCHEDULE. Rife practice during the coming week at the gallery will be in accordance with the following schedule: Monday—First separate company. ‘Tuesday—Company A, second battalion, Wednesday—Company C. third battalion. Tharsday—Company A, sixth battalion. Friday—Companies A and B, third pattahon. Saturday—Company B, second battalion. NOTES. Company officers who are desirous of having first-class teams in the gallery competitions which will take place next month and for which orders will be issued during the coming week will do wisely to get their men thorougaly ia- | terested in voluntary practice. The gallery is | ‘open each week day up to 6 o'clock and ammu- | nition may be purchased at the rate of 1 cent | | each round. After a litte while there will many men practicing that those who are ‘ory now will surely have reason to regret their procrastination. There is nothing new as to the world’s fair | trip. Gen. Ordway has written to the author- ities, but up to this time has not received a satisfactory or definite or any other kind of reply. In‘spite of the fact that some of the appearances are discouraging there is yet every Probability of a provisional regiment visiting Chicago during the latter part of the summer or early in the fall. As soon as there are any facts to be communicated to the interested guardsmen Tux Stam will do the communicat- ing. Company A, fourth battalion, is hard at work preparing for the competitive drill which is scheduled to take place at Norfolk, Va., on the 20th instant. ‘The many friends of’ the Emmet Guards are as anxious as is Capt. Walsh that the boys should come out in first place. Join the Sanitary League. The objects for which the Sanitary League Was organized appeal to every resident of Washington. Its purposes if accomplished will promote the health and happiness of the community, and in doing that will contribute vastly to the material prosperity of the city. Ifyou want todo something toward making | Washington the moet healthful city, the best | City to live in, as well as the most beautiful city on the continent, send your name in as a mem- ber of theleague. Fill out the accompanying | coupon and send it to the secretary of the league, Mr. John Joy Edson, 1003 F strect | northwest: Washington, D. C.,__1898. You are hereby authorized to present my name for membership in the t League of the District of Columbia. ome Addres: ———__ A Danish Officer’s Assignment. Tho U. S. minister at Copenhagen recently | informed the State Department of the wishes of the Danish government that First Lieut. Thor- vald Friteche of the royal Danish navy should be temporarily appointed for duty on board one of our new cruisers during the naval review. Lieut. Fritsche has been assigned to duty on the Chicago flagship of the second squadron and will report for duty in a few days. peri ca PURITY OF CHICAGO'S WATER. London’s Medical Men Say That It Com- pares Favorably With That of London. The report of the commissioners sent by the London Lancet, the leading medi- cal journal cf Great Britain, to make an ex- amination regarding the sanitary condition of Chicago, with a view to the better information of British visitors to that city during the com- ing world’s fair, states that all samples of Chi- cago river water examined showed an appalling pollution by animal refuse indiscriminately mixed with common sewage. ‘The pollution begins at the mouth of the Chicago river and increases until the maximum is réached in the vicinity of the stock yards near the southern branch of the pumping sta- tion, where the filthy conditions defied descrip- tion. Atcertain points the condition of the Chicago river was worse than that of crudo sewage. The smell was vile and nauseating. | ‘The temperature of the Chicago river water varied from thirty-three degrees Fahrenheit at the mouth of the river to forty-four degrees at the stock yards, while the temperature of the air did not exceed twenty-four degrees. It was safe therefore to conclude that the condi- n of the Chicago river in summer would be moro abominable. The analysis of the water of Lake Michigan failed to furnish any distinct evidence of seri- ‘ous pollution. In dealing with the domestic supply the re- says that it is desirable to filter lake water or drinking, since not a single sample of the ordinary supply is entirely free from sediment, which in the majority of instances consisted of vegetable debris, Numerous organisms, chiefly of the kind Peculiar to pond water, were found. In sample io. 33, representing water supplied to north side residents, dead water mains were quite ‘Unsatisfactory as compared with the samples from the lake. 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