Evening Star Newspaper, April 22, 1893, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C. SATURDAY. fern, 22, 1893—SIXTEEN PAGES. WEATHER BUREAU. Commencement of the Investigation of the Charges by McLaughlin, MR. HARRINGTON ABSENT. But Gen. ‘Colby Goes Ahead With His Ex- smination—MeLanghlin the 0; ly Witness Heard—He Testifies to the Alleged Reten- ton of Incompetent Officials. ‘The investigation of the charges made against the administration of the weather 1am by James B. McLaughlin was begun at he Agriculmral Department this morning. Assisiant Attorney General Colby con- ducted the proceedings, the only witness to be examined being Mr. McLangh- lim. Prof. Harrington was vot pres- ent nor was he represented by any one. In fact the letter which he filed in reply to Gen. Colby’scommunication transmitting the charges indicated that he was not aware that the in- ‘Yestigation was to take place today. Gen. Colby stated to « Sram reporter that Unless he was requested to do so by Secre‘ary Morton be would not communicate with Prof. Harrington on this matter. gave Prof. Harrington,” said Gen. Colby, “every oppor- tunity to inform me as to his wishes in this matter, but he has not replied tome in any way, and I will therefore go abead with the in- Vestigation, as I wae directed and authorized to do by Secretary Morton.” Secretary Morton had not had sn opportunity to read the reply of Prof. Harrington, but being informed in a general way by a Stax | Teporter as to what it contained, and especially as to Prof. Harrington's objection to Gen. Colby, he said jen. Colby is acting just asa master in chancery ir this investigation. It is his duty to hear the testimony, sum it up and make a recommendation.” porter. “He will most assuredly. Gen. Colby has gon tion, as he should Asa result of the former investigation Secre- tary Morton today issued an order dismissing Robert E. Brannon, the former captain of the watch, who was implicated in the loss of prop- erty at the weather his stead Thos. P. Ellsworth of Indiana. The order was to take effect immedi.tely. Tuere Were also dismissed from the weather bureau, . 3. Balster, J. T. Garner Ismuppose that ALAUGHLIN AS 4 WITNESS. When the proceedings at the Agriealtural Department were begun this morning James B. McLaughlin, chief of the executive division of the weather bureau. was called and re- quested by Gen. Colby to state his personal knowledge as to the charge of retaining in office unworthy officials. The witness referred particularly to the case of Titus F. Townsend, who was stationed at Sacksonvilie, Fia. The records. he thought, Would show that this man had collected money on checks not belonging to him. The young man fed from his station, but ister was rein- stated, as his forgeries’ had beem made up and he was # son of Theo. F. Town- send, one of the chiefs of the bureau. Some time later the witness was called to ‘Maj. Dunwoode’s room and asked by that offi- cial to recommend Titus F. Townsend for an assistant observer. “I asked Maj.’ Dun- woods,” said Mr. McLaughlin, “whether he knew of the character and charges against Townsend, and he replid that he Was acquainted with the fact that he was drunk. I then told Maj. Dunwoody that he bad been guilty of forging. and Maj. Dunwoody said that Wuder these circumstances Townsend should not be recommended. TOWNSEND GOT DRUNK AT PIKE'S PRAK. “About six months later Townsend was ap- Pointed on the recommendation of Prof. Har- rington as an assistant observer snd assigned to duty at Pike's Peak. Oneday a telegram! ‘was received from the chief of that sta- tion to the fect that ‘Townsend has returned. I re.mmended his retention.” This telegram was the first official mtumation that the bureau had that Townsend had been away without leave. Afterward it was learned that Townsend had got drunk and was away from hus post for some time. The matier was brought to the attention of Chief Harrington, but the latter retained Townsend in office and had aided in covering up his wrong doing. He considered this action of Prof. Harring- ton to be detrimental to the best interests of the service. Mz. Mciwaghiin stated that he was ata disadvantage in that be was upon fur- Jough and was dependent on bis memory for the facts. while thove against whom the charges were made had access to the records, but he believed the records would bear bim out in his statements. FORGED METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS. He continued that in the case of Malcolm H. Perry, am observer in the department, it was shown that he had, in August last, been guilty of forging his meteorviozical observations. The attention of Prof. Hatringcon bad been ¢ - mH one case making a until after Finally Perry was suspended for two months, bat on the recommendation of some Congressmen Perry was reinstated. Ina conversation with Prof. Harrington the latter had intimated to the witness that unless Perry was reinstated the service would be at- tacked by Congze+s. ‘The witness cited another case of a note. baro- metric reading mace by Perry, which was 3-10 out of the way, which was a - most serious error. Mr. McLaughl further stated that the chief and assistant chief of the bureau bad stated to him that the Congressman specially interested in Perry had stated that under the circumstances the Dureau could have done nothing else than sus- Perry, but that it was necessary to him that be be reinstated. Mr. McLaughlin, in answer toa question, said he knew who the Congressman ¥as, but preferred not to give the bame. BCINOTS TO THE SERVICE. | A running fire of questions and answers be- ‘gween Gen. Colby and the witness followed. Gen. Colby wanted to know what effect the ing of Perry under the circumstances have on the service. Mr. MeLsugblin that the effect would prove nous. He farther explained that the returns from the observing formed the basia the forecasts aud wrong returns were cal- to destroy the public's confidence in weather forecxsts. li he continue to do so?” asked the re-| abead with his investiga- | ir. McLaughlin, but he bad de- | election.” | | understanding had been entered into with | Crane that incase Nicoll was not disturbed | Crane's application should be indorsed. At this point the investigation adjourned until Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Chief Harrington's Answer. Prof. Harrington, chief of the weather bu- reau, has sent the [cllowing reply to the charges snbmitted to him through Assistant Attorney General Colby: To the Hon. J. Sterling Morton, Secretary of Agriculture Sir: I bave today received from Assistant Attorney General Colby a communication it forming me that under your authority he will cial conduct. These charges I, he says, “have had notice of through the public press and otherwise.” As chief of the weather bureau I am, by ex- pheit provision of law, to perform my duties “under the direction of the Secretary of Agri- culture” Tacknowiedge your duty and power to make such investigation into the manage- ment of my burean as will render that diree- | tion intelligent and effective. But I do insist that I'am entitled to an authoritative notice of charges against me, and thatI cannot properly consider as authentic such charges as I “have had notice of through the public press and otherwise.” Assuming that you intend this letter of Gen. Colby's as euch notice, I address my reply to you, my official superior. It ix true that I have bad notice through the public press of the sub- stance of these charges. But proper respect for youand myself has closed my mouth until you have made these charges your own and have thuscalled upon me to speak. May I venture to 8a: until you felt authorized to assume them would bave prevented my exposure to unjust and un- | scrupulous attack, a reply to which my position | made impossible. Iam informed by Gen. Colby that you have authorized him to make this investigation. You have said. according to the public press, to which he has referred me, that he was chosen for this purpose because his republican politics would disarm criticiam upon his fairness. I do not see in his political situation the guarantee s0 evident to you. If you desire to avail your- self of bis professional services as prosecutor }1 acquiesce. But if your intent be | shail play in this ax in the former investigation the double part of judge and prosecutor I pro- test against i:s consummation. The tension of | | the advocate easily disturbs the impartial ad- justm the judicial mind. {tis a fact that max not judicial. have the testimony then taken before vou | now. Isay thatit doex not justify his report in the | follow While petty thieving has ation the report omits to state that the only man certainly guilty of theft had been for vears in she signal service } and that of the four other men suspected three | were an inheritance from the military manage- ment; it is not probable that the transfer of the | { weather bureau in July.1 \denly changed either the characters or th actions of these mev. General Colby has reported that no returns mometers) and of other articles sold: the evi- dence contradicts him explicitly on this point; he has recommended the most sweeping reor- ganization of the bureau for inadequate rea- sons, thus suggesting that not a remedy buta revolution was desired, report in my favor what the testimony bef: him showed upon the following points e ‘hat which he took up bad been begun by me; that burean of the practice—sery common in ail government departments—of loaning money at usurious rates of interest I at once forbade it; that under the military con- trol of the burean it was +0 com- mon ® practice for the officers in official use at their homes that the fact excited nocomment. It is not pretended thet either those officers. my predecessors or myself ever made any private claim to any of this property or used it in any way for private purposes. Its sole use was to enable us to better discharge our duties to the government during hours which are generally considered those of rest. ‘The failure to make « formal requisition for | such articles, while a thing to be corrected, | hardly justifies the importance attached to it | by Gen. C Gen. Colby's report as a whole can fairly be called an unjudicial exaggeration of certain portions of the evidence before him, the res of which is to magnify a condition of things liable to occur in all departments into an ex- traordinary condition of crime and misman- ement peculiar solelv to the weather burean | under 1ts present civilian control. If under the general language of ciency and maladministration” contained im the sixth charge you intend to specify any matters covered by this report, I request that you so specify now and that you withhold your judgment upon the report until I shall bave been heard in that regard. I now, for the foregoing reasons, protest against Gen. Colby as x judge. Asa prosecutor I do not object to him, but I do object to the warping of your jud; | facts of my cave by a preliminary judicial re- | port prepared by my prosecutor. | While I have only bad the benefit of a few | { hours’ consideration of the six formulated | charges, I yet know their substance. I now proceed to respond to them more fully than is technically necessary,and in the order in which they are made. | ur! cRAXE case, | 1. Imade no misrepresentation of the facts | in my recommendation of A. B. Crane for pro- | motion, nor was I guilty of improper conduct. My recommendation was due to his “long and meritorious service.” to his satisfactory work | in Nortoik and to the growing importance of that city. He bega. bis career in the meteoro- | logical service August 3, 1880. His record | was “very good” cially long and | Mendations from honor of transmitting to you with my letter of | March 15. ‘The other points in my letter of | recommendation are matiers of common in- formation. I believed Crane to be the right man for Norfolk. There was no concealed | Feason for my nomination. CHARGES DENOUECED AS FALSE. Tl, The statement is false that I have shielded or retained unworthy or incompetent men to the detriment of the publie service. I have taken great care that no suap judgments should take effect against my subordinates. I have also been especially careful that none of the numerous feuds inberited from twenty years of military regime should affect my action. ‘The case of H. S. was one requiring leniency. He the bureau service April 20, 1892, without recommendation from me. It soon developed that he was a victim of the liquor habit and he was granted a leave of two months (without pay) to effect acure—an object which it ap- pears he has accomplished. ‘Ihe reports of his progress have been various, but the situation was complicated for ome months by the fact that his then superior was ner- yous, irritable, ill and discontented. I have not at any time felt myself justified in recommending his discharge. I am not per- sonally acquainted with Nichols or his famil, excellent list of com- investigate certain charges involving my offi- | without disrespect, that their retention | that be | | tempts were made for sales of thermometers (meaning | thereby the metallic backs of broken ther- | With respect to myself he has failed to} the very investigation as to petty thieving | so soon as I learned of the existence in my | charge to have the government property for | ent with respect to the | lam informed and believe that he is gota relative of the sssistant chief. Ihave no fhore interest in him than in any other employe of the burean. ‘The case of Titus S. Townsend is different | Gen. Colby wanted to know if Mr. Harring- | ltom understood this fact. and the witness said | ‘the most certainly did, but that he feared an at- | tack from Congress. | Mr. McLaughlin then returned to the case of | specific as to date. Ths two Senators his state and the Representative from his district called at my office and guaranteed his honesty. To be quite sure I sent an inspector tohis station and he ted that at least Perry bad the confi of the best citizens of the At the same time | the Representative of his district reported to me that Perry and McLaughlin had a feud jay, Moet many back. Finally this resentative transmitted to me a letter from Perry promising greater care and assuring me that he was devoted to the in- teresis of ng service. After —— of suspension I reinstated Perry, though Me- | Laughlin objected. While I used McLaughlin as an adviser I did not feel it incumbent upon me to always follow his advice. This c! concludes with the indefinite words “and others.” If the names thus included are given to me now I will respond specifically; but! protest against the admission of any evidence under which no system of pleading justifies and which no court would permit. THE “EXPERT COMPILERS.* TLL In the matter of “expert compilers” I would say that the only persons carrying thus title on their commissions are temporary em- ployes, engaged on an investigation specially authorized by Congress, I ha resented on every proper occasion the character of work required. 1 have myself been permitted to des- ignate only two of these employes, and these two (Messrs. Flint and Jones) have entirely jus- tified my recommendation. As to the three specified in the charges. the first was continued by the Secretary of Agriculture, notwithstand- ing my verbal recommendation to the con- trary. The second worked but a few days and voluntarily withdrew, and the third was con- tinued recently by yourself. My written offer to make specific recommendations concerning those to be continued was not accepted by you. Irepest my protest against the use of the words ‘and others” in this charge also, TV. The language of this charge is too in- definite to admit of specific response. The | names of the messengers and laborers involved are not given. If they were not known this charge could not have beeo fairly formulated. If they were known these names were unfairly withheld. It happens occasionally that an am- bitious young messenger or some poor Inborer ‘with a family to support to familixrize himself the work of a copyist in order to prepare for promotion. Only throe such eases have oc- curred to my knowledge. In two it was my painful duty to promptly order discontinuance when the matter was brought to my attention. ‘The third ease I bad the honor to refer to you In no case have I authorized or approved the pa: ment of traveling or hotel expenses of em- res OF offi business. Capt. Jarael W. Stone informed me some monthx ago that he would visit his home in eastern Kansas, going via Chicago, Topeka, Lawrence and Kansas City, at each of w there were matters of public interest on which I needed further information, In two of these cases the disbursing officer was tie best judge, as tho questions related to property. At the other two he was quite competent ‘to perform the work I wished done and I instructed him that he was to charge the government only for the de- tours from his route and the stopovers neces- sary to transact the public business required. and this was done. As a consequence I had this public business done at about one-fourth of the expense to the government which would have been necessary had I sent an inspector. ‘The proper reports have been rendered. I protest against the use of the words “and other employes. THE CHARGE OF FAVORITISM. The words of this charge are so general as to indicate a lack of belief in them by their form- ulator, If they had any foundation they could have been made specific. I have not exercised favoritism, The eficiency of the bureau bas been largely increased, ws I will show in my concluding statement.” There bas been no mal: administration except as hereinafter specified, and for that Iam not responsible. There has been no improper diversion of public funds. Our accounts passed the treasury with a disallow- ance of only $10.98 (in a disbursement of about £900,000) the first year and I have no reason to hink it will be different in the present year. ‘The case of maladministration to which I re- ferred is as follows: I make this atatement not in impeachment of my superior, bat solely for my own defense. Among the officials of thi bureau authorized in the appropriation bills is an executive officer with an annual salary of $2,500. From the very first [have considered this official as unnecessary and have #o recom- mended to the Secretary of Agriculture. October 3, 1892, an appointment was made to this place. tentatively to ascertain if a clear and necessary field of work could not be found for this oficisl. The gentleman appointed to the place as well as myself became convinced by a trial of about six months that the place unnecessary. I therefore addressed you a letter on March 27, 1998, recom- mending that this place be abolished and placed in your hands the resignation of the gentleman who occunied it, This resigna- tion took effect by your order April 3, an April 8 anew appointee appeared your commission dated April 3. ‘This officer bas been set by me to learn the workings of the bureau. But he is not needed for the successful prosecution of our work, THE EFFICIENCY OF THE BUREAU. I will now make some statements bearing on the efficiency of my administration of the bureau. When I took charge of it on July 1, 1891, I proposed for myself four lines of ad- vance: 1. To at once rescue the weather bureau from the public and scientific contempt into | which it had fallen in the latter part of jits military. adminisistration. This con- tempt had gone so far that not long before the transfer a federal judge nd "he had an espe- | in Detroit had seen fit to make merry of it from the bench. ‘This task was soon accomplished, ‘orfolk, which I had the | And abundant evidence of its accomplishment ean be found in the commendations of the press. Since the transfer no attack had been made on the efiiciency of the bureau by reputable newspapers until in the latter part of March certain unfounded and un- just charges began to be circulated in the Partisan press. 2 To follow the instruc- tion of Congress in extending the benefits of the agricultural classes. That this is being successfully accomplished is shown in my ‘special report” andy in many documents on file in the weather bureau. The growth of the bureau in this direction is indicated in the fol- lowing figures, to show it completely would take a pamphlet of fifty pages: Statement showing extension of the work of the weather bureau since ite transfer from the War Department to the Department of Agri- culture: Timeof At ‘Transfer. Present. Edition of National Crop Bul- pS veers 1,200 8,280 Number of ‘erop correspond- =e 5,000 Number of state wea! vices orgamzed 42 Number of voluntary obser 2,400 Stations displaying weather and temperature signals .... 775 2,780 3. To improve the forecasts and to place them within the reach of every one interested in them. The improvement of forecasts is a scientific problem and I have been so fortunate astoemploy several of the ablest scientific Young Nicoll, who, he alleges, was kept in of fice by the assistant observer at Norfolk in spite of incompetency and drunkenness. after Nicoll’s appointment he had been given two months’ leave of abverce, and. it is under- stood, it was given for the purpose of taking ite gold cure. NICOLL'S INCOMPETENCY. ‘The witness referred to the official reports on fe which would show Micoll’s incompetency. | He related a conversation with 5. D. Crane, ehie! observer at Norfoik, whom he bad turned over to bis assistant. Mr. Beiskell. Heisketl talked over the Nicoll ease and bad heard Heiskeli say in a loud tone of voice that be proposed to make an oficial report aguinst Nicoll Cre bad further stated to the witness that le had spokes to Chief Clerk Rock weil as to * ineficienc: aud Rockwell had looked at dtm impressive! « apd said: “What you want isanotber assistant. ‘vane had given witness to understand that if he pushed the case against Nicell be could not Rhdmself bare obtained promotio. CBANE'S IRREGULAR PROROTION. ‘Witness then told of am spplieation which had come from Crane some time later asking fer promotion andof the draftof a letter, which witness had seen. from Mr. fockwell to ‘the Secretary of Agriculture, in w! motion was recommended in the mo# laudatory manner. Witness said that it bed at once oc- curred to him that this recommentation was made not so much to reward Crane fer merito- rigus service as to bribe hmt to silerce in re- Crane and | and depends on_ the difficulties and dangers of taking observations on Pike's Peak. This sta- hon isin many respects the most interestin, and important, as it is the highest. meteorol: i station in the world. Ithas been sdis- lits observatory there and failed to Work up its observations, leaving them to be taken care of by foreign meteorologists. I re- solved, with the consent of the Secretary of Agri- culture, to remedy this error by re-establishing the station, but I found great difficulty in finding men who could endure life on the enk and were willing to undertake it, ‘oward the approach of winter I was | obliged suddenly to find an additional man. |e was required to be willing, able nd courageo: ‘ownsend was brought to my attention by J.B, McLangblis executive division. as such a man. He had previously showa beroism in remaining at his post in Florida during an epidemic of yellow fever. I consuited Mefaughlin and others abvat him. McLaughlin commended him for his heroism, aud though I questioned Me- laughlin length he failed to tell me ‘bat the young man had been charged with certain offenses; nor did I know of these until lateiy. "I trusted McLangh- lin to inform me of so much of a man’s record aegis ove. ‘That bowhf ap his es- al @uties, but in this case he failed to do $0, although there was abundant opportunity. Townsend was appointed on my recommenda- tion, and be has not discredited my opinion of bim until two months or so ago, when he was reported as absent from his station without leave. I tiy wrote him a letter of repri- be 1s now doing well. The case of Maicolm H. Perry ia that of » man who apparently falsified his record. The Proof wad slow in coming, but when it reached me pending a satisfactory ex- tion. He came to Washington to take explanstion and clsimed that the whole matter was an error due to his illness. A doc- tor'scertificate was filed, but (being for lone after the | Htmnes) mn | is abundant credit to the signal service that it discontinued | of | tribution of our weather maps, bulletins and ebief of the! men in the United States on this subject. There romise of sound advance. The wider spread of our forecasts has been accom- & | plished by the appointment of twenty-six local ‘og- | forecast officials (to which number Con- gress has now authorized an increase four) and by the increased dis- other forecasts. The increase’ in the iseue of maps is as follows: On June 30, 1892 (day be- | fore the transfer). 3.100 were issued; on March | 31, 1893, 8.457 were issued. 4 To make the | bureau a thoroughly scientific one and rescue | it from partisan politics. I was myself ap- | pointed as a meteorologist and not as a parti- san. It is my earnest desire to have all other positions filled under the civil service rules, or for places not under these rules in | the spirit represented by them. In this I have until lately been successful beyond my expecta- | tions, It was by my. representations that the Secretary of Agric President to place under the civil service rules the observers of the weather bureau. In addition to these reforms I have intro- duced many improvements. I may specify as an illustration the work on the great lakes. I j have’ been carrying on until April 5 last an | elaborate study of the meteorology, currents, | wreckage, &c., of there lakes. ‘This has been | entirely successful. A “wreck chart” was issued, which has been greatly praised an: | highly valued; and the sentiment 0 yard thie | burean of, the masters of vessels on the lakes Sesborn dmagen ince come ae of when not engaged on public | To RUN FOR THE PRESIDENCY. Washington to Have = Candidate at the Meeting of the I.7.U. ‘Washington will have a candidate for the presidency of the International Typographical Union when that body assembles in Chicago Jane 12. ¢ At the recent typographical election Colam- bia Union selected four delegates to represent that organization in the International Typo- | graphical Union. The delegation is one of the strongest ever sent from Washington and they re now _ general referred to as |the “Big Four.” Mr. W. _Usilton, | the chairman of the delegation by virtue of having received the highest number of votes. is one of the most popular printers in the city. He was chairman of the nominations committee last year and has been a bard and successful worker for the union. J. K. Seagraves, the ‘“down-town” representative, is the Adonis ot the delegation. But » haud- some face and an Apollo ‘are not figure his only qualifications, He isan active, wide- MR. JOUN L. KENNEDY. awake unionist, has done much committee work and has held office in several weetern unions. A.L. Randall was chairman of the business committee two years ago and is an ex-president of Providence (R. I.) Union. He is never ab- sent from the meetings of Columbia Union and his election is a deserved recognition for much geod work in the union, J. L. Kennedy, the second member of the dele- | gation, ix well known to the Washington pub He is the candida’ ic. for president of .he Inter- Union. This fact makes f more than usual interest Mr. Kennedy's to the printers of Wasbini friends are actively canvass, tw and have man sons to urge why edy is entitled to the honor they ask | | Mr. Kennedy is one of the most active mem- bers of Columbia Union and the good results of his efforts are not cizeumseribed by the jurisdiction of that union, He has twice been [elected president of the organization. As a rhe guve eminent satisfaction, reforms in the tnion are placed to the credit of his administration. He brought new men and young men and men who had never been given a chance to the front on the com: mittees and in the work of the union, and i claimed for him that be thus infused new life and vigor into the union, Chapel elections came while he was president, At first the privilege was given only to chapels of fiiteen or more members, but on his recommendation that reform was extended to all chapels, regardiess of size. ‘The success of the book and job strike of two years ago was, it 1 claimed, in a large measure due to the character of the strike committee ap- pointed by bim and to his courteous and gentlemanly demeanor in conference with the proprietors. ‘The strike lasted » day and a half, and a nine-hour work day with ten hours’ ‘pay and an inerease of two cents per 1.000 ems were the fruita of the vie- tory. ‘That was the only thing in the nature of troubles for the union while he was president, Bus the chief glory of Mr. Kennedy's admin- such an ornament to our city and a credit to printers. It waserected wiiile he was presi- dent. He wrote the resolution which authorized the appointment of « building committee and was himself made chairman of that committee, For twelve months he labored assidnously on that committee, discharging atthe same time his many duties as president and performing his work in the government printing office. The temple isa financial success. Its three halls are occupied nightly and frequently in the daytime and most of its ofices are rented, He takee much Inudable pride in this succersful much pride in him for his part in it, THE COPYRIGHT AND THE EIGHT-HOUR Law. Mr. Kennedy was for several years cbair- man of the I. ‘I. U. copyright committee. He | first toox an interest in international copyright while a member of New York Union,No. 6. He successfully opposed in that union a proposed indorsement of an international copyright bill which did not contain a typesetting clause, and President Bosselly of No. 6 sppointed him on a special committee to come to Washington to clause had been inserted in it. After moving back to Washington he was appointed on the I. T. U. copyright committee. He twice ad- dressed the judiciary committee of the House of Kepresentatives in advocacy of the bill, more particularly the typesetting clause. It finlly became a law and for his part in the work he was thanked by ex-President Plunk, ex-Secretary McCleve; the Authors’ League of America, and by Messra. Houghton, Applet. nam and Seribner. The practicai fruit’ of that bill is that it gives to American printers the compo- sition en atl books copyrighted in this oountey, whether they be by foreign or domestic au” thors, Formerly many American authors had ‘their work done in London and Edinburgh, and the plates of foreign works were sent to this country to be worked on American presses, All this hat been changed and wow American publishers export plates, Decause the toreign author, to comply with our copyright law, must have’ his type set in this country, and th re made in duplicate ‘on this side of the Atlantic, ‘Mr. Kennedy was one of a committee sent by the Washington Federation of Labor to the House committee on labor to urge the enforce- ment of the eight-hour law. He recognized and admitted to the committee that the old law was not specific enough and that ite most glar- ing defect was the entire absonce of a penalty clause for violations of its provisions. At the request of Chairman Wade Mr. Ken- iy drafted new bill containing such features as he considered ry to remedy the defects of the old law. In that draft he embodied two features which are now in the national eight-hour law. They are exceptions to the eight-hour rule in cases of extraordinary emergency and a $1,000 fine for violations of the law. Congressmen Catchings of Mississippi and Wade of Missouri, in speeches delivered on the flor of the House, gave Mr. Kennedy the credit of having first drafted the bill with those features in it. The eight-hour law is now working smoothly and satisfactorily and the penalty clause is the cause of it ‘The foregoing is an outline of Mr. Kenne- dy's vervice on which bis friends base his claims for recognition by the International Union. His brothers in Columbia Union have honored him without stint, and his hundreds of friends among Washington printers are —— that the L T. U. will recognize his wort The eastern section of the United States has not had an IL T. U. since 1880. In the thirteen years since that time the south, the west and as bave a the office. For a portion of the same period the secretary-treas- urer has also been from the west, so it will be seen that the east is fairly entitled to ask for the office at Chicago, and it is fair to pre- sume that the other sections of the jurisdiction will recognize the justice of giving the office to the east. Some western or southern man will undoubtedly be secretary-treasurer. P. J MeIntyre of Denver is thus far the only dele- gate to announce himself for that office. a To Remedy Defective Plumbing. Several days ago the inspector of plumbing suggested that the health officer be requested to forward to his office alist of those houses where the plumbing and drainage work was found to be defective that an examination may be i by one of the i and proper steps taken in SS ae ee matter and upon the recommendation Qt. Derby have decided to issue an order in line with the recommendation. ——_— work of the Union and Columbia union takes | istration is the Typographical Temple, which is | urge the passage of the bill after such a/ | present Secretary of Agriculture when he | much public spirit aud ability. y | jured near Wolfe and Royal IT WAS A LITTLE TREE, Bat It Had To Listen to Many Speeches. | Rev, Dr. Sunderiand Has Bern Wastor of| Farious Winds Sweep the Southenstera THEN IT WAS PUT IX THE GROUND BY sECRE- TARY MORTON, WHO WAS THE FATHER OF ARBOR DAY, ON WHICH EVERY OXE SHOULD PLANT A TREE. Tt was such a little tree to stir up so much commotion. It stood by » circular hole in the lawn of the agricultural grounds, northwest of the building, with all ite poor little rootlets exposed to. the damp, chill air which marked the middle of the day. ‘It could not get away either, for in farrounding circle stood nearly every clerk and employe of the Agricultu: ent with the evident intention of intercepting the slightest attempt to escape, and be- sides the sad little tree : was labeled anyway and would have been recognized anywhege. The label told all who cared read that the cane-like affair, with eleven buds, was. white oak. The label was neces- sary. ‘TRIS WAS ARBOR DAY. This was arbor day, when trees are to be planted everywhere, and as Secretary Morton was the prime founder of the day it was only natural that a hole should be dv; in the department grounds and the fu strength of the office stationed around to watch it, ‘The clerks did this instead of going to lunch and seemed to enjoy it. bhortly after 12 o'clock. Assistant Secretary Willits broke into the ring and took his hat off. The little white oak visibly trembled. Its time had come apd it knew it. MR. WILLIT'S SPEECH. Assistant Secretary Willits made an eloquent speech. He told of forests in general and of how they had been destroyed in the east and anted in the west. The destruction of forests in many locations, he said, had altered the climatic conditions greatly for the worse, The apply of rainfall had been de- viated and the danger of floods increased. Thoughtful men in the west had taken these lessons to heart and a voice from the first arbor lodge established by the present Sceretary of Agriculture in Nebraska hnd awakened people to the earnest work of planting trees as well as destroying them. Secretary Morton had = grownup among trees and he felt the need of them when he removed west. He was the father of Arbor day, which was now recognized in forty states, Mr. Willits thought it was especially appropriate that those who now worked in the depariment over which Secretary Morton pre- sided should join in planting a tree on the day which he had established. SUPT. SAUNDERS’ TALE. Assistant Secretary Willits called on Super- intendent of Grounds Saunders to tell what be knew about trees. r. ees, It is a well-known fact that rs knows all there 1s to know about as it, is necessary that the should take place | and planting to be on Atbor a on the 22d of April, even the.little white oak, breathed a sigh of __relief when Mr. Saunders, instead of laving bare all his knowledge. said he was con- vinced that Arbor day was doing more for the Planting of trees than all forestry conventions ever held. and then’after a few remarks on the gratification to be gained by doing good in adding to the number of trees on the earth ended bis pleasant little speech with @ short poem, THE TREE PUT IN THE GROUND. After Mr. Saunders had concluded the tree was planted. Secretary Morton bad entered the ring in the meantime and took an active part in the operation. Fora moment when everything was ready there was a thrill of horror, when Secretary Morton looked for the treo it had disappeared. _ Speedily it was seen, however, that when Mr. Saunders had ‘commenced his b he had dropped his hat over the tree and for the time being it was lost to the world. The tree was rescued, however, and Secretary Morton held it firmly between his thomb and forefinger while two workmen pounded dirt around the roots. DR. SALMON SPEAKS OF TREES. It was all over and Dr. 8. E. Salmon, chief of the bureau of animal industry, was making speech before the tree realized really what had happened. Dr. Salmon showed that he was up on trees as well ay on houses. He tried to make the little white oak feel more comforta- ble. He said that people were with trees like hunters were with animals. They seemed to take delight in breaking and destroving for the mere pleasure of the act. He referred to enpe- cial cases and then said that no one bad done more to counteract this tendency than the obtained the establishment of Arbor day. A great work bad been assured when school chil- dren, as well as farmers, had been interested in the planting of trees." He predicted, in clos- ing.that the tree pianted today would grow into a more beautiful and appropriate monument tha: any which could be carved out of marble, As the tree grew and expanded #0 he hoped the department would grow under the administra- tion of the men who Lave aiways shown so SECRETARY MORTON WAS HIS BAY, Mr. Willits then introduced Secretary Mor- ton, who said he believed he had instituted & new anniversary, and an anniversary which was not in memory = of some- thing which had passed, but which looked forward to posterity. Every day vast acres of trees were cut down, and it was only right that the planting ‘of trees on one day of the year should be made a serious work as well as a holiday. He wanted school children xbove all to realize the close | relation between vegetables and animal | life and to remember that if vegetation died out for only one summer the fall would find not one single animal alive on this earth. Secretary Morton then rather startled his auditors and caused the tree to grow two inches in height, by saying that only a, few vears ago every one present had been in- corporated in some vegetable, and that a few years hence they would all be in the same con- dition. Trees and truth, said the Secretary, were two of the longest-lived things in existence, and both are a good deal alike. The smallest eco- nomic and political trath will, like the oak, grow and spread, until, as we have had experience lately it will ‘revolutionize a great government. Mr. Morton thought that all who planted trees could say with Wrenn, “If you would see my monument look around.” HALF HOLIDAY GIVEX. Secretary Morton had just fivished when an uninvited speaker spoke, but as the clerks said: “spoke to the point.” He said he was going to make the best speech of the day and that was that the res# of the day would be a holiday. It was Chief McCuaig who said this and it went. Everybody cheered except the _ little white oak, whose holidays are all over and who must go on growing and growing in order todo honor to Secretary Morton and Arbor day. ——_2—_____ ALEXANDRIA, WASHINGTON CHARTERS GRANTED. ‘The Daily Dental Gold Company of Washing- ton has been chartered here. The tors are John A. Daily, J. C. Smithe, Thos. A. How- ard, J. B. Ten Eyck, J. Roland Walton, James H. Hodgkins and Henry B. Noble. The United States Horse and Cattle Feed Company was also chartered. The corporstors are E. J. Brown, Francis Miller, P. H. Mattingly, John A. Carr, Adolph Lau; and James A. Race of the District of Colum! FUNERAL OF COL. ASHBY. ‘The funeral of the late Col. Turner W. Ashby took place this morning. Rev. Dr. Suter offi- ciated and the interment was made at Ivy Hill, wany friends following the remains to their Es esting poe NorEs. Revival services successfully continue at the Washington Street Baptist Church, in charge of Rev. Dr. Butler, the pastor, snd Rev. Dr. ines. Mra. Kearney of Fairfax was carried to the infirmary yesterday. having fallen and been in- val streets, Potomac Tent of Rechabites held last night services memorial of the late James T. Cramp. An octogenarian citizen of Fairfax named George Simms died at the home of his daaghter near Beulah ‘yesterday atter drinking the contents of @ bottle, which The will of bated in the | when this report closed. FOR FORTY YEARS the First Presbyterian Church. Last evening the people of the First Presby- terian Charch assembled in the lecture room of the church and celebrated the fortieth anni- versary of the installation of the Rev. Dr. Byron Sunderland as the pastor of the church. The crowded room testified to the great re- | gard held by the people of the church for their | pastor, and it was, perhaps, the happiest time | of his hfe as Dr. Sunderiand, with bis good | wife by his side, receivea the congratulations and good wishes of his people. ‘The exercises were opencd by prayer by the Rev. Dr. Joseph T. Kelly. Then the Rev. Sam- uel V.V. Holmes, assistant of the church, who presided, introduced the Rev. Dr. Wm. A. tt of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, who delivered an eloquent congratula- tory address, He referred to the changing scenes that had over the city since Dr. Sunderland took up his residence here, to the stirring incidents of the war and the derelop- ment of the capital. As the doctor's golden wedding was near at hand the wished him the same felicitous celebration on that ‘occasion as was called forth upon the fortieth anniversary of his pastorate. ‘A rimilar address was also made by Elder 0. C. Wight, the only surviving male member of the church when Dr. Sunderland came to it Rev. Dr. G. B, Patch read an original poem. Rev. Dr. T. G. Addison of Trinity Church also congratulated the veteran pastor and de- livered » meseage from Bishop Potter of New York. It was announced that a letter had been received from Mre. Cleveland expressing her Tegret at not being able to be present. ‘Mesrages of congratulation were received from Dr. Theo. F. Cuyler of New York, Dr. Talmage of Brooklyn, Dr. A. W. Pitzerand Dr. R_H. MeKim of this city and others. ‘Master Ralph Johnston, a grandson of one of the members of the committee which called Dr. Sunderland to Washington, presented the pastor with a purse containing $500. Dr. Sunderland made an ad@ress feelingly replying to the many expressions of love and good will. pena THE MILK CASES. The Testimony Closed ‘Opened. When the bearing of the milk cases was re- sumed in the Police Court this morning Manager Beale of the Swiss Dairy was recalled and he testified to the precautions taken to Keep the cans clean and keening the milk at the proper temperature. He declered that there had never been any adalteration of the milk during the time he bar had charge. Mr, Sutherland questioned witness to show the effect of feeding on the quality of milk. Mr. Pugh then opened the argument for the | District, claiming that he bad made out a case. ad the Argument Mr. Pugh finished his argument and the | court took a recess, Atter recess the court called attention of counsel to several points in the case, and Messrs. Cook & Sutherland and Mr. C. Maurice Smivh proceeded to argue the case for the de- fendants, ‘The arguments were in progress paca Se DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. NO OBSTRUCTIONS IN ALLEYS. Capt. Fiebeger, ina letter to the Commis- sioners today in relation to the construction of alley houses, recommends that special in- structions be given the building inspector to allow no steps or projections of any kind within twenty feet of the middie line of any alley. WANT AN ALLEY PAVED. The owners of the houses stunted on the south side of Q street between 17th and 18th streets northwest have joined in a petition to the Commissioners requesting that the alley in the rear of their propersy be paved under the compulsory permit system. CONTRACT ANNULLED, Upon the recommendation of Capt. Fiebeger the Commissioners today annulled the contract with George H. Tichenor for lay- ing sidewalks, un account of failure to prose- cute the work in a satisfactory manner. 4 BAD CONDITION OF THINGS. ‘The attention of the Commissioners has been | called to the unsanitary condition of L street | northeast between 6th and 7th, and they are | asked to remedy the bad condition of things at an early day. BIDS ACCEPTED AND REJECTED. ‘The Commissioners have accepted the bids of E. L. Dent for special castings and for 4-inch valve castings, covers, &c., together with the bid of the Stillwell Manufacturing Company for three-way and four-way valves, but rejected ail the bids tor pipe and held up for the present their action in the case of the bids for two-way valves, THE LIGHTING FUND NEARLY EXHAUSTED. According to the report of Capt. Derby, who has charge of street lighting, there is now on the schedule 229 lamp posts approved by the Commissioners which have not yet been exected. There are also 200 or more oil iamps approved, but not yet established. The tunds available will only permit of the erection of thirty-six of the above 229 lamp posts and none of the oil lights, and all of the funds are allotted up to June 30, 1894. REFUNDING DUPLICATE TAXES. ‘The Commissioners yesterday approved Mr. Parker's opinion in relation to refunding dupli- cate tax payments, and issued an order that no payments in excess of the amount due paid on accouyt of taxes prior to July 1, 1878, shall be refunded, but all suéh excessive payments made since July 1, 1878, shall be audited and refanded upon proper proof of title, PRONOUNCED NUISANCES BY THE HEALTH OF- FiceR. Health Officer Hammett today recommended the following nuisances to the Commissioners: The alley in square 81 is in an unsanitary condition and should be repaired. On account of defective sewerage the alley in square $3 should be paved and sewered. Square #06 between Rand L, 4th and 5th, is ina very bad samitary condition ror want ‘of sewer and water facilities. This is regarded as ® serious nuisance. menacing the health of the people residing in the neighborhood, and in the interests of public health should be abated. LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATIONS. The following applications for liquor licenses ‘wore received by the excise board today: Bar room—-Eshteman & Ero., 239 2d street northw meng . 826 9th street northwest; O'Leary, 1184 26th street northwest. Wholesale—Eugene V. Cheline, southeast cor- ner Ist and D streets northeast; Fritz Schatz, 450 9th street southwest; Catherine Sullivan, ‘3615 O street northwest. BUILDING PERMITS. Building permits were issued today as fol- “portions of CYCLONE IN VIRGINIA, Corner of the State. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. Parznspvno, Va. April 22.—News received here today is to the effect that the cyclone which passed through the counties near to Petersburg yesterday afternoon was of most destructive character and there were many nar- row escapes, Houses were unroofed, barns and other outhouses demolished and miles of fenc- ang leveled to the ground. in some localities, for instance in Sussex county, where the storm was very severe, the dry dirt was taken up by the wind from the newly-plowed fields, carried a great distance and piled several feet high. Daring the storm in this county an immense pile of lumber belonging to John Deal, whose sawmill is at village of took fire and was consumed. Mr. Deal's residence was also burned, together with several outhouses. Hi | loss is $11,000, on which there was no insur-| ance. The track of the Atlantic and Danville rail- road took fire from this conflagration and burned for a considerable distance, and it was some time after midnight before the trains could pass, The storm was very severe in Prince George's county, where much damage was also done. While the storm was at ite height a pile of lumber belonging to James G. Harrison took fire from a spark from bis saw mill and was consumed. His loss is $8,000, partly covered by insurance. Here in Petersburg the wind blew with ter- rific force and dwelling houses were badly shaken. Moore's tobacco warehouse was dam- aged to the extent of several hundred dollars by 8 portion of it being blown down. The storm | was the severest of ite kind known in this section fora great many years. Intelligence received here today is to the effect ghat a most destructive woodiand fire is burning in the weinity of Sutherlands Station, in Dinwiddie county, on the Norfolk and Western railroad, and fanned by the high winds which are blow- ing. The damage will be very great as the fire is burning over some very valuable timber lands. ‘ THE STORM AT Ric Ricuwoxp, Va. April 22. storm passed over this city and other the state last evening, b no special damage appears to have sulted, save the uprooting of trees, blowing down of telegraph wires, Ac. But meagre accounts, however, have been received from the state at large. The wind 1 blowing this morning almost as strong as it did last night MOND, A severe wind baat emits AN Quiet Again at Tracy City. Nasnvirie, Texx., April 22.-— Late dis- patches state that all is quiet at Tracy City. But few free miners were at work yesterday, though most of the convicts were put to work again. The leading officers of the Tennessee — Coal, Ir and Rail road company hel : terday to discuss the situation. After the mee! ing Presiden: Baxter stated that those miners who took part in the attack on the stockade would be discharged. It ix believed that the troops will be withdrawn Monday next, oie WAY OUTSIDE LAWYERS WERE TAKEN. Reasons Alleged for the Selection by the President of the Judges of the New Court, Speaking of the composition of the District Court of Appeals » distinguished member of | the bar remarked to a Stan reporter today that the failure of the District to get but one member of the court was due not so much to a desire on | the part of the President to go outside of the District as it was to certain opposition here to placing members of the District bar above the members of the Supreme Court of the District. This opposition, be said, orig- inated with members of the court and was so strongly maintained that the President was forced, it is alleged. to almos! entirely abandon his parpose to appoint Distriet men. ‘The sen‘or three justices of the District Supreme Court were urged for appointment to the bench of the new court. When the President had de- cided not to take this step be was given to un- derstand, Tae Stan's informant say appointment of any member or members of the District bar would be distasteful to the members of the Supreme Court of the District and would be in the nature of # reflection upon the court. These state- ments, it is said, impressed the Presi- dent with the belief that the appointment of members of the District bar would arouse sack an opposition as might imperil their confirma- tions, and desiring to cause no deb in the establishment of the court be d decided, with the exception of Jodge Martin F. Morris, to go ontside the District for the other members of the court. Ime Star informant alleges as =a significant fact in connection with the matter the failure of the members of the District S preme Court, with the exception of Judge C: to offer their congratulations to Judge Morris, the only member of the District bar to be ap- pointed to the bench of the new court. It was learned today that Judge Shepheard had been advised by bis ansociates, Chicf Justice Alvey and Judge Morris, to be in Washington not later than ‘Thurs day of next week, and itis understood that be will be here on that day, While the judges of the new court have not ret qualified, it is understood that Chief Justice Alvey and Judge Morris are already busily engaged in arranging the great amount of preliminary work necessary to be done pre- ¥ious to the formal orgauzation of the court Monday a week hence. ———_——. Marriage Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued by the clerk of the court to the following: James Cleary and Mary A. Ritter; Charles £. Cleary and Ida May Watson: Conrad Augustus Simon and Sarah Annie Whittle of London, England. enact A New Musical Society. The first meeting of a new musical society, composed entirely of ladies, was held in Metz- erott building last night, about fifty being present, irs. Curriden (Annie Louise Powell) was elected director and the name of “The Treble Clef Society” was suggested, but not decided upon. A number of well known society ladies are interest ‘The Chicago Belle Jumped the Rope. ‘From the Chicago Tribune. ‘They had been playing at the different corners on the way home and had just begun the fun at the point named because « half dozen bright-eyed boys were playing “‘migs” directly across the drive in the road- way used by horseback riders. The marbles were cracking merrily and the rope was whirling rapidiy through the air, when o fashionable young lady out of a car- riage that bad drawn up at the curb. “You may go home now, John,” she said to the liveried coachman, “‘I"ll walk the rest of the — "Tae young lady locked on for a while at the girls, whose light feet rose and fell on the stone Jows: Luciana Cotturo, one brick dwelling, | flagging as the rope cut musically through the Galveston street, Brookland; D, } ir. Then ber eyes wandered interrogatively {11 and 113 | 9¥@F ber spring calling gown. It was a beauti- Carroll street southeast; ‘$12,000. Jerome | {u! sffair of fawn-colored Henrictta cloth, be- Randall, one brick dwelling «nd ‘store, 700 H | ‘fsying in the spreading skirt hints of coming street northeast; $6.00. Hereley Aguitu, one frame dwelling, Galveston rien corny $300. J. E. Chapman, one brick carriage re- Leoy! 1351 avenue northwest: $500. | tt, | C. Cuppertt, one brick dwelling, 1213 New Jer- sey avenue northwest; €4.000. Robert N. Har- Ber, one brick dwelling, 29 1 street northwest; E, Robertson, three stone and brick dwellings, 16th street northwest between U and V 2082 to 2036; $18,000. HL. F, Malbourne, one brick dwelling, 1217 ist erinoline. Next she looked up the white rond- way toward Lincoln Park, and then down to- ward the picturesque stone tower of the North Chicago pumping station. No one in sight. Bellevue deserted, too. The window shades in Gen. Torrence’s and the other neigh- boring residences were drawn. The young fire, "The rope stopped. swinging ts tbe’ Ute girl rope swinging as the li ‘ones looked up in astonishment. oe IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS, Congressman Owen A. Wells of Fond du Lae, ‘Wis. who will represent the sixth district of | that state inthe Fifty-tbhird Congress, formerly represented by Gen. Bragg. and who was in- ternal revenue collector under the last Cleve- land istration, is in the city. In discuss the political situation aud outlook in Wie jeonsin with Tux Stam representative this morning he said “The democrats in Wisconsin have the gov | efnor and entire state ticket, two Senators, six | OUt of ten Congreskmen, while they have © | Joint and several majority iu the legislature, | The organization of the party is perfect. The Tepublicans are split into factions over national | snd local issues and bave not been solid in Tecent years except upon the question of revenue. “But whether the state remains democrat | depends largely u x r | om whet sort of policy ts edopted by the leaders of the party, . If there lisa proper di on of the offices ande conser poliey adopted Wisconsin is eer- | tainly as ue | the eleme: party must be recognized, though we bave no rings or faetions “The republicans are at present attempt fo raise a disturbance over the anpomtment of | Michael Biensky in the weather bureau, but it is merely a republican tempest in gotten up for the purpose of creating a the democratic par:y and trying to make it Appear that one is necking bis retention ‘ | while Ube otber dei wing to turn bim down. His appointment was the first federal | Fecognition in Wireon of * Polish vote, hich amounts to 16.000, a vers Innge number. hom are located in mv district “I believe im rotation office and that be governed by this is the sentiment of most the elec the voters of my dis We want to nee democrats in office, and that was one of the main things that we fonght for iast fall. ; iy snxious for 4 the tariff form was one carrying Wisconsin, We aval state, our people are ortgaged like other west. . rates of interest are low and our reners are wh « for bu Manufacture, ortions.”” aban 5 “It makes a great d swhet | hote a | to the b “The men elaborate ar ora table de only to the man’s stomach,bat every first-cloes botel is very to order @ single portion from top to bottom would agh food for a good-sized family, vet are some gueste who will order neariy the entire bill of fare. se they don't eat it They take a f this dish and a spoonful from that ora bite from one of the several portions of meat and then leave the rest. You see, on the American plan unless a gorges himeelf or orders » vast quantity of food be thinks he ta not getting his money's worth, But when he goes in and orders a la carte and pave for what | beeats, it 1s entirely another matter. Here | is an instructive example “The average guest at a table de bote dinner | will select the following « which a la carte woul arts off with ov ; fish, 5 tarker, 50 cent; ham, cents; pie, ice cream and cake, 50 5 conte: fruit, 2 centa; 15 cents: jelly, 25 | cents: maix and r | crackers and cheese or, an | Now, this is an ordin Jer of the average guest, but if he ordered « Ia carte his appetite would keep his purse down to 1.50 at the out- side. “More is wasted from the ¢lars hotel than is ¢ | and best coos A regrettable fact that this | cannot be given to the poor, which under the | circumstances is impossible. There is enough food trom the big hotels in Washington thrown away every day to feed a town of « inir popula- tion. ~The French and Italians utilize every scrap | that as left. ‘This is one reason why in France j and in French resicurants in this country you can get a fuiriy good table d’bote dinner with e bottie of wine for $1. It is so in Germany and Italy. They serve on the other side very | small portions, while Americans zive more for the money than any other nation. While it | may be cheaper to live abroad, they do not get the variety or the quantity that we serve. In | the large Italian cities hotels sell their refuse food to street venders, who revamp it and peddle it among the poorer classes.” Several of the good looking and courteous | young gentlemen who have beamed their | smiles and flashed their diamonds upon the j balf million guests who have visted the botels ot Washington this winter and who are well known in town will seck other pastures this summer. I. G. Burke,whofor several yearshas been the | affable and eapabie chief clerk of the Rigge has | been made the manager of the Brighton Beach Hotel at Coney Island and will listen all sum- mer to the mgbing of the sad sea waves and the toot of Levy's cornet. Hi. P. Barney, chief clerk of the Arlington and one of the most popular and obliging hotel men in the city, will probably ie bimself to the windy city and manage a hotel during the exhibition. If not he will return to the Grand Union at Saratoga. C. M. Edelin, who has been connected for many years with Willard’s and who hae made many friends in Washington, will also go te Chicago, at the Hotel Windermere, “When I was. boy,” said F. G, Thomes,s well-known resident of Dallas, Tex.,to Tae Stax representative, “the maps in our geogra~ phies marked the upper portion of the pan handle of my state as the “Great American Desert.’ Most of that land is now sown in wheat; it is among the best wheat land in the world and is fast developing into one of the great granaries of the United States, “There is still a very strong feeling in Texas between the two factions of the democratic party led by Gov. Hogg and Mr. € spectively. In the opinion of the lat has been hurt very seriously by the sof the former and its legislation. The so-called alien land law, which was declared nnconstita- tional by the supreme court, was one of the most pernicious acts of legislation ever passed, and frightened numbers of from going to the state, Then their antagonutic attitudes to the who bave suspended building, was a serious bYow. In fact, it was their policy to keep railroads and capital out of the state, and they have succeeded. “We are, however, recovering now toa great extent and’ the reactionists and obstructioniste will certainly be overcome at the next state election and confidence restored. The im Texas are at last realizing that the state must keep pace with other #tates and one way to doit 1s to encourage railroad building and immigration. The prospects now are brightening and with her magnificent resources Texas will go ahead in the imanner she deserves.” “Most of the eastern colleges,” said Prof. H. § i I i i ii P ¢ ! if j i i aah € E i itt: