Evening Star Newspaper, November 23, 1895, Page 9

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDA AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenne, Cor. 11th Street, by ‘The Evening Star Newspaper Company 8. H. KAUPFMANN Prest. New York Oiios, 49 Potter Building. ‘The Evening Star {s served to subscribers tn the eltz by carriers, on their own account. at 10 cents F week, or 44¢. per month. Copies at the counter cents each. By mail—asnywhere in the United States or Canada—postaye previld--00 cents per wenth. Saturda, int Shee: Star, $1.00 year; with forelen" postage. ale’, $200. eee Entered at the Most Oihee at Wasblagton, D. C., @s second-cinss mail matter.) ga mail ubecriptions must be paid in sdvarce, ites of advertising made known on applicatice. Backs, Che Fy ening ‘Sta _ Pages 9-24. = WASHINGTON, D. OC, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 93, 1895-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. Printers’ Inf, cfBe fittfe schoo! master of advertising), saps: JE is cfaimed for the Washinafon Bor, and profasfp trutSfuffe cfoimed, at no offer newspaper in $e counfrp goes info so farae & percentage of aff fhe Bouses wiffin a radius of fwenfp mifes from §e office of ypufification. ABOUT THE TURKEY F ‘ters for Those Who Are Getting Up a Thanksgiving Dinner. WHAT THE MARKET PEOPLE SAY Birds From This Vicinity Make a Prime Dish for the Table. ————— DEMAND FOR GAME ee HANKSGIVING IS of all times of the year the season for turkeys. Without a big roast turkey on the table Thanksgiv- ing dinner would be for all the world like Hamlet with the title role left out. There are other features connected with day, of course, but still the small boy and Many o.uc. children of a larger growth re- gard them as of minor importance compared with the piece-de-resistance on the dinner table. For such as these the news that comes from the murket these days is of the most satisfactory nature. Dealers say that tur- keys are unusually abundant this year and of an excellent quality. This morning the crowd in the Center Market was a big one, even for this time of year. As a rule, peo- ple have not laid in their supplies for next ‘Thursday yet, but, being anxious not to get left at the last moment, they have filed their orders with their poultry dealers, and each purchaser has spoken for the very best gobbler or hen the market can afford—and each one has been assured that he will get it. One of the leading dealers told a Star re- porter this morning that he had ‘never seen turkeys run better than they do this fall.” They are in fine condition, and the prices are no higher, if they are not actually low- er, thon they were at this time last year, namely from 12%% to 15 cents a pound, and for the latter figure one can get as good a turkey as the market affords. There may be slight changes in the figures next week, but it is doubtful if they go at all above the latter figure. The cold wave that struck this city Wed- nesday had an excellent effect on the mar- ket and served to keep prices easy. Had the warm weather continued, turkeys would bave been scarcer and would have been held at higher prices owing to the fact that ship- pers are unwilling to contract for a distant market, when there fs a chance that their shipments will spoil en route. With the weather as it has been the last few days shipments have been coming in freely and the commission merchants have had their hands full. From Maryland and Virginia. ‘The larger propcrtion of the turkeys for the local market come from the adjoining States of Maryland and Virginia, and the claim is made that no finer are raised any- where in the Union, which is the same as saying that they are the best In the world. A couple of years ago Queen Victoria sent to this country for a turkey to grace the dinner table at the palace Christmas day, but for some unknown reason the order was placed in Connecticut, which has a pretty good reputation around New York as a tur- key farm. The farmer who got the order Gent a thirty-pound, ccrn-fed, grasshopper- fattened, dry-picked bira to New York for erial majesty. He received $13 for the fowl, and became so famous over the transaction that proud fellow townsmen sent him to the legislature. vesterly is quite a famous shipping point ticut turkeys, and Horace Vose of that villoge has for mary years provid- ed the Thani 1g turkey fcr the White House. President Cleveland's fowl las ear tipped the beam at thirty pounds, and the pick of a flock in N Mr. tter of acknowle ment from the di: tinguished recipient of hfs bounty. Tho which he sent to President. Grant the largest one ever shipped from and Ww n dressed, thir- ix pounds. Turkeys frcm near-by peints have the call in the local market, although ma brought from the west. As a result e manner of dressing them, the latter do not Icok quite as attractive before cooking as do the birds from Maryland and Vi ia, but those who know them say their | , Seasoned meat keeps its zly well none. How the Supply ix Obtained. The methods of supplying turkeys in suffi- clent quantities to answer the needs of a big clty are interesting cf themselves. The raisers do not ship direct to the dealers, but sell to “haulers.” The latter go through the country with wagons and pick up the and takes a place second to turkeys for which they have contracted earller In the season. As a rule they pa: $1 for gobblers and 5v cents for hen tu avor surpris- | keys, or 75 cents apiece for a lot. ‘These they take to the nearest railway station and send by express to the commission mer- chants in this city. Wild turkeys are very plentiful this fall, ard command a ready sale at 15 cents a peund among those who prefer the gamey flavor to the plain domestic fowl. There is plenty of game in the market, ard wild ducks of the commorer kinds, mallard, teal and the like, are quite abundant. Can- vasbacks and redhead avcks are getting as scarce as genuine diamond-back terra- pin, and command a stiff pr ‘There is some venisen in the market, but the warm, open fall has kept back the suppl ‘A heavy snowfall in the mountains would put @ dicen cn the situation. A ace the | goot deal of the venison comes from the observance of the! New York marke’ ts, for while St. Paul is a big headquarters for this sort of game, it costs about 4 cents a pound to bring the meat from that city, while it can be brought over from New York for a cent a pound.. One of the leading dealers in the market had a big bear and a couple of cubs cut up for sale on his stand this morn- ing. They came from the mountains of Virginia. There is not much demand for bear meat in this city, however, and few sales are made, except to clubmen and others who have developed a liking for it while camping out on a hunt in the woods or mountairs. — ee HE PROTECTED THE POSTERS. How Old Man Daly Kept the Fence Clear for Three Months. Dan Daly, the comedian of the limber legs and cavernous voice, tells a funny story that relates to the outset of his career on the stage. His father was a longshoreman, and the home of the Dalys in those da was a humble establishment near the East river, in New York city. The old man took an immense pride in the success of his children on the stage—for not only Dan, but hi brother and sister also, had taken to act- ing as a profession. They had risen rapidly from the ranks, and their portrat on a scale sufficiently enlarged, were displayed ene week upon posters that were scattered all over town. Some of these bills decor- ated an expanse of fence in the immediate neighborhood of the Daly shanty. ‘The exposure in this situation was rather eligible for advertising purpo: and on this point Dan made some remarks to his father. He told the old man that it was a practice of some p:' 1 bill-posters to come along about Thursday in a week and paste new bills over the attractions for the week current. This was undesirable, and the elder Daly was persuaded to promise that he would not permit such a thing to happen, so far as the fence near his premises were concerned. It should be ex- plained that the Daly children were not then living under the ancestral roof. True to His Trust. The Dalys played their week in New York and left the metropolis for an ex- tended tour. They were away for three months. At the end of that time they came back, and were received by the pa- ternal arms. The old man was feeling well, but he was not looking well at all. His countenance was considerably battered, and he seemd to be a trifle lame in one leg. Far from complaining, he spoke of the matter with the utmost satisfaction, He explained that during the absence of h offspring from the city a good many bi posters had come along with intention to obliterate the portraits of Dan and his brother and sister by pasting fresh bills over them. To t! he interposed an ob- jection. Every time that such a thing was attempted he opposed it with force. Co: stant watchfuln was required, but such was the care of the elder Mr. Daly that no invader for business purposes obtained any success. Mr. Daly produced a memo: dum, which gave a more or less detailed account of seventeen fights in ch he had been en- gaged for the purpose of protecting the portraits of his children. He was not sur that the number had not been eighteen. Incidentally to these conflicts he had re ceived about twenty contusions, Including five black eyes, and his nose had bled pro- fusely thrice. But he did not care for such trifles. The honor of the house of Daly was safe, and at the moment of speaking the pictures of his progeny still continued, though in a somewhat damaged condition, to ornament the dispuied advertising space. a HE ESCAPED. Awful Nights Experience of a Young English Tourist. One of the most amusing things that I ever heard of was told by a_young English- having happened to himself, When =t came to the United States he was st of the Missouri river the en- ed with bears, some of which were so bold that they came into the towns. He stopped in a Kansas vil- lage, and in the evening started out for a walk. The stores were closed, but the moon was shining brightly. He rambled about the place for a couple of hours, and started down the business street for the hotel. Suddenly he saw before him on the sidewalk a big bear, sitting on its haunches, with mouth open and paws extended, await- ing his coming. In a moment he was on top of a porch, crying for help, but no one heard him, and the bear sat and watched him. All night long he stayed there, trem- bling for fear bruin would climb the post, but comforting himself with the idea that it was too small to be used by a bear. At daybreak some men came along, and one of them wheeled the bear back to the door- way, with the remark, “I wonde! that sign in the middle of the w: tourist descended from the porch without detection, and had he not subsequently en- joyed the story so much that he told it himself, it would never have been known. CONGRESS OFFICERS How the Patronage of the Senate and House is Distributed. REWARDING PARTY FEALTY Well Known Men Who Have Been in Office Many Years, LIVELY FIGHT IN PROGRESS ORE THAN 200 anxious bread win- ners are interested in the outcome of the contest over the re- organization of the House at the begin- ning of each new session of Congress when there ts a change of adminis- tration, for that number of salaried positions are vacated by the outgoing in- cumbents to be filled by representatives of the party coming into power. The minor patrorage connected with the offices of the sergeant-at-arms, clerk, doorkeeper and er render the contest for the elec- representatives taking part in the cam- paign expect to benefit by the result in providing places for their constituents. The majority of the positions included in the list of patronage at the disposal of the newly-elected officials command lucrative salaries, and each Representative has a following of eager constituents anxious to fill the office and draw the emolument therefot Thus it happens that a time like the presert, when the would-be officer of the House greets the incoming Representative with cheery smile and expectant attitude, he sees in the manner of the latter a re- flection of his own anxiety, and when they get down to business the question arises, what is there in it for the Representative? This where the candidate has to work his diplomacy. He knows it is ea: promise and hard to fulfill, so the 2 rule is to refer the questioner to his Alexander McDowell. and the latter discuss the minor details. By the time the campaign is over and the successful candidate put into office by the votes of the Represemta- tive, the patronage is pretty well allotted among the various delegations, and the official hes only to carry out the -pledges made by his managers. The clerk of the House does not nave the largest amount of patronage at his di posal, but the respective offices In his de- partment command the most attractive sal- aries. He himself draws $5,000 a year and Is required to give a bond of $20,000. His. is a position of some honor and more re- sponsibility. His personal duties are light, however, confined to a general supervision of the work of others, but he has to stand sponsor fur the proper fulfillment of that work. He retains office until his successor is elected, and in the absence of the Speaker, unless the contingency has been previously provided for, calls the House to order and proposes the selection of a Speaker ad interim. The clerk of the last House, a democrat, will convene the next House and preside until a temporary pre- siding officer is named. ‘The clerk has forty-three employes under “managers him, commanding aggregate salaries of $71,308 a year. His right-hand man, the chief clerk, draws $5,600 per annum. The clerk appoints the journal clerk and an assistagt, who keep the official record of the proccedings of the House; two reading who, of late years, have been se- by competitive examination: cating their ability to read to the tion of the House; a tally clerk, who keep a votes, together with a number of minor officials." There is one salary of $3,000, four of $2,500 each, seven at $2,000 each, four at $1,800 e: seven at 31,600, two at $1,440, two’ at $1 and ten at’ $720. He also appoints a car- penter, who earns about $2,500 at plece work. The candidates for clerk of the House are ex-Representatives Henderson of Ilin- ois and McDowell of Pennsylvania, no other aspirants having as yet annoinced themselves. The Sergeant-at-Arms. The sergeant-at-arms gets a salary of 34,500, and 1s now compelled to furnish a bord of $50,000. His most important duty is to take charge of the disbursement of the salaries of the members, their mileage and other perquisites. He Is supposed to be re- sponsible Tor the good order in the House, to preserve the peace among would-be belliger- ents, to prevent fights on the floor and to ar- rest absentees and bring them before the bar of the House when ordered to do so. The unpleasant features of his position are com- pensated for upon occasions of congression- al junkets and funeral excursions. He is supposed to be acquainted with the best brands of champagnes and a judge of good ars, for, as a rule, the men who accom- pany funeral Junkets are critical in their testes. He comes into intimate personal re- lations with the members, but as he is pre- sumed to be a gentleman, he forgets haif that he hears and all that he s ‘The ser- geant-at-arms dispenses one salary of $3,000, two of $2,000, one of $1,800, one of $1 , one of $720 and one of $60. He also appoints one-third of the Capitol police force, con- sisting of eight privates at $1, tenant at $1,600 and two watchmen at $1,000, The candidates for sergeant-at-arms are Mr. Thomas H. McKee of Indiana and Mr. B. F- Russell of Missouri. Office of Doorkeeper. ‘The doorkecper of the House {s paid the smallest salary of all the elective officers, except the postmaster and chaplain, but dispenses the largest amount of patronage. He draws $3,500 a year, and is not required to give a bond. His duties are defined by bis title. He guards the doors to the floor and the galleries, appoints elevator men, pages and folders. Under him there are five positions at $2,000 each, one at $1,800, three at $1,500, one at $1,441, one at $1,314, sixteen at $1,200, nine at $1,000, fifteen at $900, five at $840, twenty-five at $720, ten at $600, and thirty-three pages at $50 per month Guring the session. The candidates for doorkeeper are Mr. ”, one licu- Glenn of New York, Mr. Tipton of Teynes- see and Mr. Fortune of North Carolina. The postmaster attends to receiving and delivering the mail of the members and to forwarding the public documents sent out from the Capitol. His salary is $2,500 and he is not required to give bond. There are no sirecures in his office, for every man has to work hard. The postmaster ap- points one clerk at $2,000, ten ‘at $1,200, one at $720 and efght men during the session at $100 a month ea¢h. The candidates for postmaster are Mr. John Donaldson of Texas an@ Mr. Harry Sherwood of Michigan. = Spenker and Chaplain. The chaplain of the House draws $900 per year, im session and out, and has an easy berth. He is supposed to open the House with prayer, and is not blamed if he makes it short. Sometimes the chaplain pay pagtcral calis among the members of his flock during brsiness hours, lingering after the House has assembled to chat with members. He never aims at kis congrega- tion in his prayer, although in times of turbulence and great public excitemeut in the House he may try to invoke the spirit of peace and a blessing. of wisdom upon the public councils. It Is usual to elect a minister of the District of Columbia with a regular salary, for the emolument of the place is not large. The candidates for chaplain are the Revs. Ramsdell, Easton, Parson, Gottwold, Brown and Smith from the Dtstrict of Co- lumbia; Rey. Mr, Fisher of Kansas and Rey. Mr. Couden of Michigan. The Speaker of the House has a bit. of patronage at his own disposal. He is al- lowed one clerk at $2,350, one at ow, one at $1,600 and a messenger at $1,000, The Speaker himself receives $3,000 in addition to his regular salary of $5,000 as a member for the added duties of the speakership. The Senate Officers. ‘The patronage of the Senate is much less than that of the House, but the positions are usually more secure. Some of the employes have been in their present positions for many years. “Old Man” Bassett, as he is called, has been in the service of the Senate a little over sixty years, and there is but ator, Mr. Morrill, who has been con- Nixon, the financial clerk, though he is still a young man. The nate does not like repeated change are but three elective officers—the secre the sergeant-at-arms and the chaplain. patrona; except committee clerkships, comes under the ry and the sergant- at-arms. The chaplain gets small pay and has no employes under him, The Sergeant. Col. R. J Bright has twice been sergean?- at-arms. He first tcok that office in M 1879, and served until December, 20, 1883. t-Arms, He was then succeeded by a yepublican, In August, 1893, he was again elected, an? is still serving. About midway In his first term, in 18S1, the two parties became nearly equally divided by reason of-Gen. Mahone’s Joining with the republicans, and then oc- curred that memorable deadlock, which last- ed through the spevial session. On that n the republicans selected Gen. Ma- hone’s candidate for sergeant-at-arms, Mr. Riddleberger, who afterward became a Sen- ator from Virginia. It was then that Mr. Gorman appeared for the first time in the role of a filfbuster. Most-of the democrats were disposed not to make a Sight to retain the Senate organization, but Gorman pre- vailed upon them not to give up, and he cer cuctetl successfully oné of the most bitter fights that has occurred im tUe Senate. _ It is not at all probable ‘that a simflar fight will occur this time, for there is not the same reason for inten&it¥ of feeling and the party is not particularly anxious to have the organization. Colonel Bright is one of the most popular men who has ever been here connected with either house of Congress, He has been as- sociated with prominent public men since his early boyhood and leading men in the Senate for many years haye been his inti- mate friends, both during and before his official connection with the Senate. Few men wre better acquainted with the politi- cal history of the country or more familiar with the lives of public men. He has al- ways been a democrat of, the old school, never wavering in his faith. Peculiarly punctilious and lofty in his ideas he has made an exacting though very amiable executive officer. Just before he became sergeant-at-arms the first time he was the democratic can- didate for sheriff of Marion county, Ind., an office which pays nearly a hundred thou- sand dollars. For a number of years h had owned and edited the Indlanapolis Sen- tinel. After the democrats lost the Senate in 1883 he became a law partner of ex- Senator McDonald of Indiana. He is the sort of man whom everybody knows and whose friends are devoted to him. Subordinate Officers, The sergeant-at-arms Has the appoint- ment of the acting assistant doorkeeper of the Senate, the postmaster and his sub- ordinates, the superintendent of the docu- ment room and his subordinates, the super- intendent of the folding room and his sub- ordinates and the laborers, messengers and pages. . This patronage is, in accordance with the custom of the Senate, apportioned accord- ing to a regular system among the Senators, the minority getting a certain proportion. This apportionment being fixed at the be- ginning of the Congress, is‘not changed in any respect. If a vacaney occurs the Sen- ator who had the original appointment is called upon to name some one to fill it, and if his choice is not satisfactory he is ¢: upon to make another. Efficiency Is alw exacted of the employe, and every Senator has enough friends to provide for to enable him ultimately to present the right sort of man. General Cox of North Garolina is sec- retary of the Senate. He was selected at the instance of Senator Ransom. He is a tios. J. Henderson. man of high standing in his state, which he served as a member of ‘the House du ing two Congresses. In the House he was chairman of the civil servige reform comi- mittee and a member of the committee on foreign affairs. He is an earnest civil ser ice reforner and a “clean man Before ccming to Co district attorney, pr¢ and judge of the superior court of his state, successively. During his service as secretary of the Senate he. has been very active in giving his personal attention to the duties of the office, occupying his place at the desk in the ¢hamber and himseif doing the regding. i The officers under kim are of the higher salaried clagg, none getting less than $2,000 per year. They are the chief financial clerk and his assisiant, the journal clerks, reading clerks, end all the clerical force of the Senate, and the keeper of the sta- tionery. The clerks to the committees are ap- poirted by the chairmen of the,various ccn-mittees and do not form a pai¥ of the patronage under the elective officers. REAL ESTATE GOSSIP Location Assigned for a Proposed Railroad Depot. INCREASING. FACILIFIES FOR TRAFFIC Street Extension on the West Side of Rock Creek. SOME IMPROVEMENTS There is some discussion in real estate circles as to the arrangements which will be made to secure terminal facilities for the electric road which it is proposed to build from this city to Alexandria as a part of the road now in operation to Mount Ver- non. As fs well known, the charter of this road gives authority to lay tracks on 14th street from the river near the entrance to the Long bridge to D street, just south of the avenue. It is stated that the right of way for this road from Alexandria near to the entrance of the Long bridge has been acquired, and that the rails have been laid. Some of the fron work to-be used in the construction of the underground portion of the road which {s to extend along 14th street from the bridge north has also, it is said, been procured. It 1s understood that the ‘Long bridge is to be used as a con- nection between the two sections of the road, and that the cars will make con- tinuous trips from the Virginia side to lith and D stteets. A Proposed Station. At this terminus it is understood the company intends to acquire some property to be used as a railroad station. The de- tails of the transaction are not yet fully known, but it is believed that sufficient property will be acquired to enable the company to erect a station of some size. It is expected that the passenger traffic will be considerable, and in some quarters it is thought that over this new line will come all the suburban travel from Alex- andria and vicinity to this city. In that event, the proposed new station will be of considerable Importance, and will be the center of much of the travel that now converges at the Gth street depot. ‘The property mentioned as likely to be secured for this purpose is the Joyce build- ing, at the southwest corner of 14th and B streets, but on inquiry being made, Mr. Joyce stated that he had not heard of such a purchase, . Enlarging the Facilities. While the new road is oniy an electric street railway, yet owing to the extended scope which is commonly attributed to the enterprise, it is regarded more in the char- acter of @ steam railroad. This is only one feature of the development of the railroad facilities of the city which has been in progress during the past few years. The railroad corporations that have an entrance {nto the-city have within recent years en- lagged their freight yards, so that the space oceupied for this purpose has been doubled and trebled. On one line the freight cars bringing goods of various kinds to this city’ extend practically from the city all the way out beyond Benning, while in the case of the other road a similar expansion is noted. As is Well known, the Southern railroad, which makes its headquarters in this city, proposes to make Alexandria the principal point along its line for repair work, and officiais of the company say a quarter of a million dollars will be spent in perfecting this plant. It may be that Washington is not now a great railroad center, but the prospect seems to be that it will make some progress in that direction during the next few years. Street Extension Plan. At the present time the engineer depart- ment is considering the third section of the street extension plan, which comprises the region on the west side of Rock creek. Mr. Frederick Law Olmstead, landscape en- gireer, has been given entire charge of the work and has submitted several studies to the Commissioners. This section is consid- ered eminently adapted to landscape en- gineering on account of the many natural features to be dealt with. The topography of the country is rugged in many places, and a serious question in- volved is in relation to the extension of streets. At first it was considered advisable to have the line immediately adjacent to Rock Creek curved, but Major Powell fa- vors straight extensions wherever possible and the plans have been changed in this regard. During the early part of December Mr. Olmstead will submit his final plans, and it is expected that they will be adopted. The remaining part of this section is being work- ed up by the engineer department, and the second and fourth sections will be considered early during "9. It is expected that noth- ing will be done toward bringing these mat- ters to the attention of the highway commis- sion until Congress has amended the high- way act, as has been proposed, that the Commissioners propose to ask for certain amendments to the highway act. Even now a bill is in the hands of the attorney for his consideration. As heretofore stated, the Commissioners entertain little doubt as to the final outcome. They do not expect any opposition to the amendments. An Apartment House. Mr. John R. McLean contemplates an ex- tensive improvement to a portion of his property on Vermont avenue opposite the Arh on. It is pruposed to remodel the dwellings numbered $2, 825 and 827 Ver- mont avenue into a modern apartment heuse, containing ten apartments. James G. Hill, architect, has prepared the plans for the improvement and John S. Larcombe has been awarded the contract. A new en- trance wiil be provided, new staircases and new plumbing put in,together with a steam heating plant, and an additional story will be built. Every modern convenience will be provided. The Wee! Record. The building record for the week ending yesterday shows that a total of seventeen permits have been issued at an estimated cost of $34,359, divided among the several sections of the city as follows: Northwest, elght permits, costing $19,500; county, seven permits, $14,000; southwest, one permit for $48u, and then the southeast one permit for $400. me Improvements. Plans have been prepared by G. A. Des- sez and P. M. Juliien, for the erection of a twe-story frame building on 12th street near Hartford uvenue, Brookland. They have awarded the contract for building to Peter Fersinger. The building will have a frontage of 36 feet ep 12th street by a depth of 46 feet. R. J. Beall, jr., architect, has prepared plans for the erection of a row of six tw tory brick dwellings at Nos. 513 to 517 G strest and 644 to 648 6th street northeast tor R. E. Middaugh. The houses on 6th street will each have a frontage of 17.5 feet and those on G street a frontage of 18 feet 3 1-2 inches. Architect and owner, C. Orbells, have pre- pared the plans for the erection of a two- story and basement brick dwelling at No. 509 3d street northeast. The building will have a frontage of thirty feet by a depth of twenty feet. ‘The front will be built of press brick, and will have one bay window, ex- tending the height of the building. Walter Brady will erect a two-story brick dwelling at No. 516 2d street northeast. A. B, Mullett & Co. are the architects, and ‘Welton and Watts the builders. Mrs. Julia M. de Thomas and Mrs. Eliza- beth Grant are to build cottages in Congress Heights. They will be frame structures upon brick foundations. John T. Clark is erecting a two-story and attic frame cottage at the northeast corner of Q street and Anacostia avenue. J. Frank Trazzare is laying foundation for @ two-story and attic frame cottage at the southeast corner Q street and Anacestia avenue, Kentlworth, D. C. SS HARDENING STEEL BY GAS. A New Process Used by a French Manufacturer. Consul Monaghan of Chemnitz reports to the State Department that the Germans are Interested in 2 new process for harden- Ing steel by means of gas. The invention originated with the famous French steel and iron firm, Schneider & Co., of Creuzot. It is a well-known fact that gas, under great heat, deposits carbon in solid form. Upon this depend its light effects, and also the formation of the so-called retort graphites, a thick covering of pure carbon on the walls of the gaslight retorts. The gas that strikes the retort walls deposits part of its carbon upon them. This is the fact on which Schneider bases his very useful invention—a process for cementing together (uniting) steel armor plates. It is said to be very important in the pro- duction of armor plates to have them com- paratively soft inside and hard outside. This hardening is obtainable by the apph- cation of carbon. Formerly the process of hardenin:s consisted in covering the plates with layers of coal and heating them till they glowed. Schnelder’s process puts two plates into a furnace, one on top of the other, with a hollow space between. This space Is made gastight by means of asbes- tos packing put on around the edges, and the plates are heated red hot, while a stream of I'ght gas is poured into the hol- low space indicated. The carbon thrown out by the gas is greedily taken up by the glowing plates un- tll they are thickly covered. The depth of this carbon covering can be regulated by the amount of gas admitted. In order to secure regular and uniform action during the process, and to prevent the pipes that carry the gas to the hollow space from ab- sorbing any of the carbon, they are insu- lated in other pipes, through which water is constantly circulating. It is believed that thie simple and rapid carbonizing pro- cess will soon be applicable to many other branches of the steel industry. as A CLEVER SWINDLE. How a Shrewd Couple Worked an Open and Shut Bank Account. I was talking to a detective a few days ago, and he told me of what he termed the shrewdest swindle he had ever encountered in his professional experience. “A man and his wife stopped at a first-class hotel. They were tourists, they said, travelirig for the husband's health. They ran out of funds. and showing a bank book with a very large deposit to his credit, they’ succeeded in cashing several good-sized checks. These were returned unhonored, with the infor- mation that funds of the drawer had been attached. There was an ample sum in bank at the time the checks were given but before they reached it an attachment tied it up, and a subsequent judgment in the attachment suit withdrew the money. After @ thorough study cf the case, attorneys all agreed that it was a business misfortune, and nothing could be done. The same thing was done by the same people in several cities within a very short time, in each case a different bank being used as a depository, and in every instance the funds were attached. Then I was called in and went to work, soon hay- ing the man and his wife under arrest. They showed that they nad deposits in the different banks at the same time, and his creditors had discovered it. Every check was good when given, and I never could trace the money from the hands of the man who attached the funds back to the people who gave the checks, and they were re- leased, the affair never even getting Into the newspapers, no Indictments being re- turned. They secured a v2ry comfortable pile in a very short time, and have made no further attempts so far as I can.learn.’ > A FORTUNE. How a Miner Worked a Letter of Credit for Goods, E. A. Jaquith, the owner of the Bay Horse mines in Idaho, is in the city. Mr. Jaquith, who is now a very wealthy man, obtained his start in a very peculiar way. He was a railroad engineer, and wanted to open a smail store. Going to a friend who was wealthy, he obtained letters of intro- duction to Salt Lake and San Francisco merchants. Much to his surprise, the doc- uments took the form of general letters of credit, and Jaquith was treated royally by the wholesale merchants. Having entire confidence in his scheme, he bought freely until his purchases ran over $100,000. Not having the money to pay freight, he in- sisted upon a price at place of delivery, which made the merchants settle trans- portation bills. He opened a number of stores, boucht ore, and by judicious use of credit paid every bill when due, and with- in two years became the owner of some of the most valuable mining properties in the west. His friend did not learn how much he had bought until the bills were paid, and even then turned pale when informed of the escape he had from a financial re- sponsibility that would have ruined him, if the business had not been successful. ——_— CURED THE HORSE. MADE But Now Wants Damages From the Veterinary Man. A young man in Alexandria visited Wash- ington a few days ago and while here pur- chased a preparation for curing horses of balking. He owns a handsome animal that has this fault, although otherwise it 1s a very desirable horse. The preparation was to be applied to the flanks and was guuran- teed. He tested {It upon a work horse he Po ed and it operated to perfection. Then he invited a young lady to go riding with him, and hitching his handsome horse to a buggy, started. When a hill was reached he applied the remedy. A moment later the swingle-tree flew over his head and the girl fainted, then the dashboard fell in, followed by a crash as the floor of the buggy received a blow from the horse’s hoofs, At this juncture the animal started ahead, as the seller of the remedy, had guaranteed. He took the’ shafts and front wheeis with him, but left the rest of the vehicle and the occupants in the road. The couple walked three miles to their homes in silence, and the young man.called upon a lawyer yesterday to ascertain how much he can recover from the man who sold him the stuff, as a recompense for the loss of the buggy and the affections of the giri. ee An Undiscovered Boarn, From the Chicago Tribune. Tell me, ye autumn blasts that round my pathway roar, do ye not know some blessed spot where scorchers scorch no more? Some lone, sequestered, happy place, outside the beaten track, where ne'er a youth with "eycle face goes humping up his back? The fleet winds checked their a bit and mockingly they answered —-2oe A Misnnderstanding. From the Das Echo. Judge—“Defendant, can you advance any- thing more toward your defense?” Defendant—‘“‘No, your honor. I had only $1, and I have already given that to my lawyer.” IN MUSICAL CIRCLES The Ohoral Society Has Secured Week Day Nights for Its Oratorios. Members Are Now Diligently Rehears< ing the “Messinh”—Other Interest- ing Items About Local Musician: The Choral Society will not give its rep- resentation of the “Messiah” on Sunday, night, errangements having been finally ef- fected with the Convention Hail people for a weck day date, although much earlier than was desired by the society. This was ac- cepted, however, in deference to the wishes of those who so seriously object to a Sunday night performance. This will require much more active work among the members in the disposition of tickets and a more prompt response on the part of the honorary mem- bers. The date fixed is December 17, and it is intended to place the tickets on sale as soon as possible. There is no uncertainty as to the excellence of the chorus work, for the society has sung*this oratorio nearly every, year during its career, and the rehearsals are being conducted with vigor by the mu- sical director, Dr. H. C. Sherman. The quartet of soloists will be Miss Charlotte Macorda, soprano; Miss Ruth Thompson, vho is a great favorite here and who has developed her voice finely since her removal to New York, contralto; Mr. E. C. Towne, tenor, and Dr. Carl Dafft, basso. The Friday Morning Music Club will pre- sent Mr. H. E. Krehbiel in four lectures, which will be given December 3, January 14, February 11 and March 10 in the music room of the Washington club, No. 1710 I street northwest, at 3:30 o'clock p.m. Mr. Krehbiel will treat first on “Dramatic Dances and Children’s Games,” then upon “Wandering Ballads,” following this by “Classicism and Romanticism in Music,” and closing with “Wagner's Music Drama—Parsifal.” Each of these lectures will be illustrated by appro- priate piano music, interpreting the subject treated of, and the design is to aid concert goers and students who wish to know more of the structure, history and meaning of works which they hear and study. A simi- lar course was given here last year under the auspices of the same club, and was of sreat Interest. It is unnecessary to speak of Mr, Krehbiel’s standing as a musical critic and an authority upon the subjects he has selected. Rivarde, the great violin virtuoso, made his debut In New York in Carnegie Hall with Anton Seidl’s Metropolitan Orchestra jJast Sunday. He made an instantaneous hit, and has been engaged by the Boston Sym- phony Orchestra, Theodore Thomas’ Or- chestra and other leading organizations for repeated appearances in all the larger cities of this country. It will be interesting to know thet he will also be heard in this city in conjunction with the Washington String Orchestra. This society will number sixty performers, and is composed of the best local talent, under the direction of Mr. Ernest Lent. Their first concert, assisted by Miss Mary Helen Howe, the well-known soprano, and by several young, rising violin soloists, will occur on December 7 at Metzerott Musia Hall, and an interesting and carefully pre- bared program will be rendered that no doubt will heighten the very favorable im- pression caused by. the first appearance of the orchestra last spring. This organization. deserves the most generous support of the community, and its educational aims and cultivation of recognized standards should be liberally encouraged. Already the ad- vance sale, aided by the popular prices, has been large. As soloists for the second con. cert are announced Rivarde, Aime La- chaume and Mr. Ernest Lent. Mr. Arthur D. Mayo, whose piano recitals last season attracted such favorable com- ment among mus.cians, announces his first concert this season at the Universalist Church next Wednesday evening. He has selected a program that will not only show the varied extent of his reading, but will be pleasing to all lovers of classical piano work. It will also test his technical abil- ity as a performer and his music‘anly spirit as an interpreter. He will play Beethoven's sonata in F minor entire, Raff's prelude and fugue in E munor, the Bach-Saint Saens’ gavotte in B= mirior, Schubert's im- promptu, Chopin's polonaise in G sharp minor, Mendelssohn's capriccio in A minor, a bolero by Hiller, Liszt's study in D flat and the same composer's transcription of Verdi's “Rigoletto.” Mr. Mayo will be as- ted by Mr. Frank Reeside, the popular ritone, who will sing Pagner’s address from Wagner's “Die Meistersinger,” Lowe's “Henry the Fowle! Handel's “Where'er ae Walk” and Carissimi’s “Vittoria Mio ‘ore.” Much Interest is being taken in the series <f popular concerts by Prof. T. Williams Pearman, to take place at the Church of Our Father. The first is announced for next Tuesday evening, and will include as par- ticlpants in the program besides Prof. Pear- man, Dr. J. W. Bischoff, organist; Mrs. John C. Edwards, pianist; Mr. Eugene Coffin, sax- ophone soloist; Miss Anita Cluss, harpist; Mrs. Hattie Meads Smith, Mrs. Morgan D. Lewes, Miss Florence McNelly and Mr. J. J. Fisher. Prof. Pearman has won a reputa- tion not only as a conscientious and artistic singer, with a tenor voice capable of sympa- thetic werk from ballads to oratorios, but as the successful precentor at the Church of the Covenant, and his friends as well as the public will undoubtedly appreciate this ef- fort to furnish good music at popular prices. The other concerts will be at intervals of about a month, and will introduce the best local musicians, both vocal and instru- mental. Prof. Henry Xander and Prof. Anton Gloetzer have been notified of their election as members of the New York Manuscript Society. There are fovr musicians in this city that are now attached to that organi- zation, the other two teing Mr. D. G. Pfeif- fer and Mr. Ernest Lent, who ts the local corresponding secretary. Prof. Emil Mori, whose music for ‘“Vir- girius” was the subject of much commenda- thon during Mr. Hanford’s performance of the play, hopes soon to produce his opera “Telemach” on the professional stage, with a competent company, a good orchestra and adequate scenery, This work, it will be re- membered, was presented at Metzerott Hall last season by amateurs. Prof. Thorald Jerichan will hereafter give his weekly musicals at his studio in Droop’s Vriday afternoons at 4:30 o'clock. These @sicales are very enjoyable, and are a tended by many lovers of good piano inter- Pretations. Messrs. Cullen and Collins, the banjoists, ve greatly enlarged their repertoire, and are now doing better and a higher grade of work than ever before. They have arranged muny operatic overtures and classical com- positions, and by thelr artistic interpretation show the development of banjo playing, and that this Instrument is capable of much ligher work than is generally believed. ee The Count in Winter. Frem the Detroit Free Press, “Oh, Edith, there’s that lovely escort you had last summer, the Count De Lusk, sell- ing ribbons at the further counter.” “So it is. Don’t let's recognize him, dear He wiil prefer to remain incognito.” Se. Hit Him Just Right. Brom the Boston Courier. Husband—"The small hat costs $20 and the big one only $10. Why don't you take the big one?” Wife—"Yes, dear; but think what an ob- struy n the big one would be at the the- alters Hybby (tickled)—“‘Gee whizz! Here, get two small ones: 2 soc. — Entirely Too Easy. From the Chicago Record. “I congratulate you, Mr. Lakeside; the judge has granted you a divore: “Dear me, did we get it in one court?” Certainly.” ‘Well, take an appeal, can’t you? This i