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THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1897-16 PAGES. WASHINGTON AND THE INAUGURATION —— (Continued from Twelfth Page.) everal benevolent and The nate in hav has been fortu- such a polite, enger as Jacob who has been ever since they His duties have been ex- he has performed them with ty and never failing good hu- execu ergetic quarte constant a mor. nm G. Long. mg was born in Wilmington, st 19, 1846. His father, a Bap- her, moved to Florida in 1847, and IST. the capture and occupation of St. by the federal troops in 1862, the family went to that city to live, where Judge Long has ever since resided. In 1867 he Was appointed assistant postmaster at St. Augustine. and had entire charge of the fice until INGS, when he resigned to ac- » oflice of collector of revenues for 's county for a term of four years. d this office two years later to the more important one of state's John N.C tist pre: died in Upon Augusti accept attorney of the seventh judicial circuit of Flori of abe ja. Holding this position for a period put five years he voluntarily surren- its emoluments and horors for the of his profession at home. After- jd the office of county solicitor of St. John’s county, of which St. Augus- tine is the county seat. for a number of years. He served as county commissioner for a time, and was a notary public state for more than twenty years. He n several times mayor of St. Aus' has been always prominent having assisted in in organizing the republican party in Florida in 1867, casting his first vote for Grant in 1568, and his last for McKinley in 1896. ‘MFith few exceptions he has been in every district and state convention of his party in Florida since the reconstruction period of twenty-nine years ago. He has served as a delegate to many of the republican na- tional conventions, and now a member of the republican national committee. Mr. Myron M. Parker. Mr. Myron M. Parker is a native of Ver- mont, and like all men from the Green mountain state he preserves a fond alle- giance to her rugged fastnesses and hon- est people But he is nevertheless equally as ardent in his devotion to the District and the interests of her people. He is one of the leading real estate brokers here, having built up an extensive and profitable business, and is interes’ in many of the leading enterprises. He came to this city at the close of the war, aving served ntly in the army s for a num- af tw er of years in tk goverrment service ere, having been assistant postmaster of the city w ‘onger Was postmas- ter. He is of broad compre- ‘ive mind, e, and possessed of and s always at tr sub- tial and moral sur local such as th He is r of the nat for Distric ampaign gave valuable jon of Maj. McKinley. Mr. F a member of the staff of the gov- of Verment, and will ride as tomorrow. the Mr. James L. Norris. Mr. James ©. Norris stands high among the patent attorneys of the country, and Is a man of great wealth and enterprise. He has been an ardent democrat like his father, the late Jonn E. Norris, b fore him, and has given the party the ben- efit of his b that has been efforts In every campaign waged for a quarter of a century. He is president of the Democratic Association of this juring the last campaign was the a: treasurer of the national democratic Mr. Norris was energetic in ant committe the work of prevailing upon the heads of to departments tuminate the buildings during the pr mt week, and aided in the work of assuring the success of the inaug- uration in many varied and valuable ways. Mr. Benjamin Butterworth. Mr. Benjamin Butterworth gained a na- tional reputation when a representative in Congress from the state of Ohio, which ke served with universal approbation for several terms. He is now practicing law in this city with much success. Mr. But- terworth was a member of a special com- mittee, consisting, besides himself, of Mr. Jas. L. Norris and Judge Jno. G. Long, which <had for its important duty the procuring, by proper authorities, of the decoration and illumination of the public buildings and grounds in this city, and his influence was substantially felt in securing the suc- cessful results attained in this direction. A. M. Clapp. Mr. A. M. Clapp enjoys the proud dis- tinction of being one of the founders of the national republican party, having been a delegate to the famous convention at which the party is popularly credited with having its birth, held in Pittsburg, Wash- ington’s birthday, 1856. He was for many Years a successful newspaper publisher in Buffalo, N. ¥., and was appointed pub- lic printer by President Grant, a position he held for many years. When leaving the latter office he purchased, and for some time edited, the National Republi- can, but <old out his interest in that paper in 1881. Since then he has not been ac- tively engaged in business. He has retain- ed, however, a very lively Interest in poli- tics and his loyalty to the republican party seems to increas? with his advancing years. Mr. Charles C. Glover. Mr. Charles C. Glover is the president of the Riggs National Bank, an institution with which he became connected in his early youth as receiving teller. Mr. Glover is*a native of this city, his father having been ene of the prominent business men here many years ago. Such was tie fidel- ity and energy with which Mr. Glover ad- dressed himself to his important duties in the bank, which was then a private con- cern, that the late George W. Riggs made him a partner in the business, and at the death of the latter he became the head of the institution. Mr. Glover has been identified pruminently with the best inter- ests of the District, and it was largely due to his efforts that the flats of the Potomac were reclaimed and made a public park. Mr. Glover is also vice president of the Capital Traction Company and a director in many sterling institutions. Expert Accountant Holden. Major Frederic A. Holden, the accountant to the executive committee, resides at Hyattsville, Md. He has been in and near ¥ hington since July, 1861. He was = retary of the Union League during the war in this city. He has always been a stal- wart republican, and voted for John C. Fremont for President in 1856, and for Wm. McKinley in 1896, the latier being his torty-first annual vote for the straighi re- publican ticket. He is a veteran account- ant, having served in that capacity in the Treasury and Interior Departments for twenty-six years, and was removed from the latter oifice because of his unswerving republicanism during the first term of Pres- ident Cleveland. Major Holden has a most amiable disposition and a seemingly inex- haustible fund of rich humor, and his presence at headquarters has gone far to- ward relieving the monotony of the work for his associates. Mr. R. Ross Perry. Mr. R. Ross Perry is one of the leading lawyers of the Washington bar, and is uni- Ny known and esteemed in this city, where he was born and reared. He takes an intense and unselfish interest in every- thing pertaining to the good of the Dis- trict. and is one of the most zealous advo- cates for the recognition of its rights. He | is 2 member of the board of trade, and a valuable one, his voice being alw: heard in behalf of any proposition which looks to the progress and advancement of the national capital. Mr. Henry E. Davis. Mr. Henry E. Davis is one of the most brilliant lawyers at the Washington bar. He is the president of the District of Co- {lumbia Bar Association, and a professor of law in the Columbian University. He is at present United States district attorney for the District of Columb!a. Mr. Davis is a man of superior mental attainments, and enjoys a personal popularity second to that of no other citizen here. He ts a na- tive of Washington. He married a daugh- ter of Mr. A. G. Riddle, who is an author- ess of much distinction. Mr. Davis has rendered valuable assistance to the execu- tive committee by his advice on matters of importance. Mr. Crosby S. Noyes. Mr. Crosby S. Noyes has been a resident of Washington ever since his boyhood, when he came here from Maine to cast his lot with the feople of the national capitah He began his life work in journalism early after his arrival here, and for more than forty years has been identified with The Evening Star, having entered its service as. a member of its reportorial staff and risen te the post of editor-in-chief and one of the proprietors of the paper, which under his direction ‘has in its development kept pace with the growth of the capital. Mr. Stilsen Hutchins. Mr. Stison Hutchins is a native of New Hampshire and was educated in Boston. He removed to fowa in early life, where he engaged in journalism, and subsequently went to St. Louis, where he successfully published a paper and became prominent in Missouri politics. He founded the Post in this city in 1877 and continued its pub- lication until he sold out his interest and devoted hims+lf to capitalistic enterprises. He returned to journalism a few months ago, purchasing the Times tn this city and two papers in Richmond, Va. Mr. Hutch- ins is a man of brilliani attainments. James G. Berret. Mr. James G. Berret is one of the oldest and most respected citizens of Washing- ton. He served the city as mayor before the form of the District government was changed. When the democrats won the presiden- tial election in 1884 Mr. Berret was at once chosen to represent the citizens of Wash- ington in the preparations for Mr. Cleve- land's inauguration, and a like honor was conferred upon him in 1892. Under his gen- eral direction the two Cleveland inaagura~ tions were conducted in a most creditabie manner. Comfort at Ball Room, The committee en public comfort at the ball room has charge of the important ar- rangements for the care of the wraps, etc., of the guests, and has provided hat boxes sufficient to take care of the belongings of 10,000 guests. It also has control of all other arrangements for the comfort of the public at the ball. It was only natural J. E. Bel—Comfort at Ball Room. for Chxirman Bell to sel Bell for the chairman: tant committee, becaus same position of the fou gurations and has acquitted himself with admirable success each time. Captain Bell was born in Fredericksburg, Va., in 1545, and came to this city at an early age. He entered the city post office when a mere boy end by diligent application and a quick comprehension of the tnereasing demands of the office he workel himself steadily up- ward to an advanced grade until he reacaed the position he now occupies of superinien- ent of the deliver, The other members of the commit Alex. Grant, Vice Chairman. Pred Cook, t Capt. James E. > of this impor- he has held the preceding inau- © are: Hazen, Nathan Hickling, D. P., sr. c. Laird, Charles H. Secretary. McCoy, Joseph M. Anderson, Marion ‘fr. Merrill, 8. 4. Bond, Samuel S. Miller, J. P. Barker, Charles R. Blazer, P. W. Cranford, Josepa H. Connelly, Jere Crabb: G. Davis, W. P. Dennis, T. Fletcher Eakle, Charles M. Elliott. B. M. Gans, Isaa Hines, J. M. Parmenter, H. H. Pollock, W. J. Smith, Frederick 8. Springer, Horace P. Simonson, Otto G. Shaw, George C. Sessford, Harry W. Vale, Wilmer P. Welch, George B. Wilson, J. Edwin Mr. Lawrence Gardner. Lawrence Gardner is a native of Glasgow, Scotland, but has been a resident of Washington since his early boyhood, and has been identified prominently with the democratic party ever since his youth. Mr. At the last inauguration of President Cleveland he was the general manager of the preparations for the ball, and he brought to the assistance of the executive committee this time the valuable advan- tages of his wide experience in that direc- tion. He has been the secretary of the democratic congressional campaign com- mittee for several years, and is also sec- retary of the National Association of Dem- ocratic Clubs, Corresponding Secretary Brackett. Major Brackett was born in Weston, Me., November 20, 1840. On April 30, 1861, he enlisted as a private in the Union a:my. After his discharge he received an ap- pointment in the War Department, and was made chief of a division in the quar- termaster general's office. He resigned in 1866 and went to Minneapolis, Minn., where he entered in the employ of W. D. Washburn. In 1867 he was appointed chief deputy collector of internal revenue. In 1870 he obtained a contract for grading a portion of the Northern Pacific railroad. Major Brackett engaged in mercantile pursuits from 1871 to 1876, when he received an appointment in the general land office, where he remained until {fhe entered upon a course of stud 1883, when he. resigned and entered into practice gf. land law, representing several prominegt wostern land grant rail- roads. He wag, National assistant adju- tant general of ‘ihe G. A. R. under Gen. S. S. Burdette, and while in that office >ep- resented the commander in chief in max- ing preliminary §rrangements in New York for participatiog. of the G. A. R. in the funeral of Gen,..Grant. In 1889 he was appointed by retary Windom as chief clerk and superjntendent of the Treasury Department. In1801 he was sent abroad as special agent)of the treasury and com- m‘ssioner of thf, world’s Columbian expo- sition for Englaad, France, Spain and Por- tugal. He remained in Europe eight months and. waS’ instrumental in obtain- ing French and-Spanish exhibits. Re’ ing in May, 18%, he was ordered to cago and becanie;a member of the director general’s staff, being charged with the duty of acceptthg as exhibits all foreign merchandise properly coming within the classification proyjded. At the of the world’s fair he became the agent of the Russian government for the exportation of the Russian exhibits, and exported 110 carloads of exhibits via Baltimore and New York. He was general manager of the proposed Baltimore exposition, for yhich $400,000 was contributed and’ which was indefinitely postponed on account of bus ress depression in February, 1x96. He Was appvinted as commissioner for the Chicago and southern siates e: position ard also for the Nashville exposition of 1 ard has had a large and varied expert. ence as executive officer in various enter- prises. Gen. W. W. Dudley. Gen. William W. Dudley was born at Weathersfield Bow, Windsor, Conn., in 1842, being descended from the earilest set- tlers of the colony. He removed to Rich- mond, Ind., in 1860, after having received a thorough classical and military education in the east, and in July, 1861, entered the service of the Union in the 19th Regiment ef the Indiana Volunteers. His career in the army was marked by dashing courage. At Gettysburg his regiment was placed in an exposed pesition and lost 72 per cent of its men. General Dudiey was wounded in the right leg at this engagement, causing its amputation. He returned to Indiana after the war, was admitted to the bar and in 187 was appointed United States mar- shal, serving until 1881, when he was ap- pointed commissioner of pensions by Pre: ident Garfield. He has been active in the service of the republican party ever since his youth. He was treasurer of the nation- al committee in 188%. He is now the senior member of the law firm of Dudley & Mivh- ener, but retains his legal residence in Richmond, Ind. Recording Seeretary Walker. George H. Walker, the recording secre- tary. has given most of his life to news- paper work, though a graduate in law, a member of thegéi™m, and engaged in the practice of la: Hore the courts of the District of C bia. His bo¥hood was passed in Clegg, Ohio. He was a stu- dent at Cornel ei Gversity, in the elass of 1877. While a ¥e@™th be obtained employ- ment in the o} the Clevelan@ Leade and learned de of a printer, after- ward becomii reporter, In 1840 Mr. Mark Hanna weumft a controlling interest im the Clevelan@l JAérald, and seyeral of tne Leader force ngaged to fi the edi- torial positioa| Walker becoming an editorial syrit the “paper. Enjoying the cbniidémne Gen. Gartield, Mr. Walker was statio Ht Mentor most of the time during the cag§ppign of that year and the winter follow! He was present when Grant, Conklfag, sLogan, Morton and Simon Cameron called pon the republican candi- e for the pre Bon dengy, an@ the so-called ‘Mentor treaty’¥was enacted. In ISs1 he came with Gen, Gartield’s party to attend the ceremonies: incident to the inaugura- tion of the martyr President, and has since resided here. The Herald was afterward Merged with the Leader, and Mr. Walker continued for a number of years as the Leader's Washington correspondent, until in the and “afterward practice of the law. « Besides newspapers, Mr. Walker also the San Francisco Chronicle and other leading journals. During Maj. McKinley's career in Congress Mr. Walker always enjoyed the confidence of that gen- tleman to the fullest extent, and frequently Columbian Law School, upon the Cleveland represented accompanied him on trips and political campaigns. Stenographer G. L. Johnson. Griffith L. Johnson, the stenographer to the committee, comes from Indianapoli Ind., and is the only son of the late Ed- ward T. Johnson of that city. After sevy- eral years’ service in the topagraphic corps of the geological survey, re resigned his po- sition in 1892 and went into business on his own account, just in time to be caught in » storm of the panic and lose all he po: sessed. Having studied sherthand yea ago, he turned to the practice of that art, and has since then had a large am! vari- experience in law, literary and scientitic re- porting. As the only stenographer with the committee, and for a reater part of the time the only clerical assistant to the two secretaries, his labors have been arduous and unremitting,- extending generally far into the night and including the verbatim reporting of alk sessions of the executive comnilttee; but +his experience and industry have enabled hit tu carry the responsibili- ties of his position with credit; and to the satisfaction of the committee. — SS Changes at the Navy Yard. Secretary Herbert has made the follow- ing changes in! the clerical force at the navy yard and marine barracks: Promotions—W. W. Trail, clerk at $1,200, office of commandant, navy yard, to chief clerk quartermaster’s department, Marine Corps, at $1,500, vice H. J. Wylie, reduced to clerkship at $2 per diem; Frank H. Bro- naugh, from $2.80 per diem to $1,200 per annum, vice Trail; C. 0. Guynes, from $2 per diem to $2.80 per diem, vice” Bronaugh; Jesse B. K. Lee, from $4.50 to $4 per diem, and A. J. Kilroy, from $3 to $3.50 per diem, ordnance department. These changes were made on the recommendation of the com- mandant of the yard and the chief inspec- tor of ordnance, and are said to have been based entirely on the record for relative €fficieacy. ‘The Butte Ship Iowa. Chief Construgtof Hichborn, who has just returned to Washington from an inspection of the battle ship; Iowa at Cramps’ ship- yard, reports that 'the ship will start on her trial trip on tht:2th instant. She will go first from Philadelphia to New York to be cleaned in the,pew dry dock, and it ts ex- pected that on, the official trial she will make more thgn; ihe 16.27 knots per hour, which was the,recerd of her first spin with @ foul bottom, an unofficial trial. The Iowa now has all of, her battery aboard except her 12-inch guns, She is the largest and ae powerful batfle ship in the navy as 2 Ss The Indugaration in Print. For 10 cents? seift to The Evening Star office tha issugs.af The Evening Star for four days. beginning March 3- will be sent te any address. These issues will contain a complete and graphic record, handsomely {Mlustrated, of the events attending the in- avguration of President McKinley, eS Ordened for Examination. Major H. L. Lowery, U. S. Marine Corps and senior quartermaster, has been ordered to examination by a medical beard for re- tirement. The boerd met at the Wash- ington navy yard today. a 5 Sudden Denth of Prof. Nelson. Professor Edward Thomson Nelson of the chair of science in the Ohio Wesleyan Uni- versity, one of the most distinguished edu- cators of Ohio, died suddenly of heart dis- ecse in this city Sunday evening: THE MONUMENT A Shaft Erected to the Memory of Washington. FACTS IN REGARD 0 TES BUILDING Finally Completed by the Late Gen. T. L. Casey. OME INTEREST — si FACTS Probably no one of the many attractions of the city will prove of greater interest to the legion of visitors now in the city than the Washington monument, which looms up conspicuously on the landscape a short distance south of the Treasury Department. Although somewhat out of the beaten line of travel, it is easily accessible and will well repay a visit. It is open to visitors every day except Sunday from 9 a.m. to 6 p-ma, in summer and until ter, with an hour's intermission at noon. The top is reached in two ways—by an ele- vator and by a winding stairway of 0 steps. The elevator is within the shaft formed by the interior iron framework. It has a carrying capacity of thirty persons, and usually makes a trip every half hour, but runs more frequently if occasion de- mands. It carries a telephone and the en- tire passage is well lighted by electricity. The ropes and machinery are regularly in- spected and are in perfect condition. It takes the elevator about seven minutes to make the trip up or down, while the as- cent by the stairway takes an hour, more or less, according to the strength and agil- ity of the pedestrian. The memorial stones, on the interior of the shaft, contributed by the various states and foreign govern- ments, form the principal decoration of the interlor of the shaft. They can be easily d from the moving elevator car. Probably the best way to inspect the monu- ment is to go to the top by the elevator and descend by the stairway. This method of descent, however, is only possible to persons of sound health. View From the Top. Opening out from the top of the monu- ment proper, at an elevation of 5 feet, are eight small windows, two on each side, which afford a beautiful bird's-eye view of the capital city and its picturesque en- virons. The view includes a circle of roll- ing country for a radius of fifteen to twen- ty miles in every direction, and even to a greater distance when atmospheric condi- tions are favorable. On clear days the Blue Ridge mountains can be dimly dis- cerned in the far distance, and the placid Potomac can be fellowed by the eye for many miles in its tortuous course from the Chain bridge above the city to Mt. Ver- non, the resting place of Washington, about fifteen miles farther Gown the river. As for the national capital and its charming suburbs, they are unrclled before the spec- tator like a living map. Altogether the d, and is the best p tting a comprehen knowledge of the plan and development of What everybody admits to be the most beautiful city in the United States. Its great attraction to visitors iz clvarly in- dicated by the fact that nearly t persous have visited the top since Was opened to the public in 1888. A popular movement for a permanent na- tional memorial to Washington was initi- ated in the closing years of the life of the “facher of his country,” and enabled him ty indicate his own preference for the site now occupied by the monument. The orig- inal intention, as expressed in a congres ‘© million the shaft sional resolution, was for the erection of an equestrian statue, but the matter slum- bered until after the death of Washing- ton, when it was revived by the Be by both houses of an act appropriating $150,000 for a mausoleum. Through some mistake, however, the bill was overlooked, and not having received the necessary sig- natures of the presiding officer, failed to become a law. Subsequently an associa- tion was formed, with the President of the United States at the head, for the pu) of erecting an appropriate memori the hero of the revolution and to retr: by popular subscriz ed as a national disgrace. 1 response to the appeal i tion, and a large sum of money was ubscribed. A simple monolith of marbie was designed, and the corner stone of the laid, with im. 4th of July, lowly until a ached, when remonies he work the funds gave out and oper: ons Were suspended for many years. Then the civil war came on, the thoughts of the people were directed into other channels. Resuming the Work. The celebration of the centennial. anni- versary in 1876 again turned patriotic at- tention to the unfinished shaft, and in re- sponse to a popular demand — Congre rade ample provision for the completion of the monument. The original design, pre- pared by Robert Mills, contemplated a shaft of 60 feet in height, rising from a colonnaded circular memorial hall, which to contain statues oric persons and erypt beneath would serve as a buris for those whom the people should ly honor.” This project was ab: however, in favor of the existing structure and to Gen. Thomas L. Casey, chief of en- gincers of the army, lately deceased, was intrusted the work of completing the mon- ument. The prosec-ttion of the work neces sitated the enlargement and strengthening of the foundations, an exceeding! and difficult piece of engineering, which was successfully accomplished, however, with most consummate skill. ‘The foundations were constructed of a mass of solid blue rock 146 feet square. To quote from the official report of the work: “The base of the shaft is fifty-five feet square, and the lower walls are fifteen feet thick. “At the 500-feet elevation, where the pyramidal top begins, the walls are only eighteen inches thick and wbout thirty-five feet square. The inside of the walls, as far as they were constructed before the work was undertaken by the government in 1878 —150 feet from the base—is of blue granite, not laid in cours From this point to within a short distance of the beginning of the top or roof the inside of the wails is of regular courses of granite, corresponding with the courses of marble on the outside. For the top marble is entirely used. The marble blocks were cut or ‘dressed’ in the most careful manner, and laid in courses of two feet by experienced and skillful workmen. There is no ‘filling’ or ‘bacging’ between the granite and marbleyblocks, but they are all closely joined, the work being declared ‘the best piece of masonry in the world.’ By a plumb line suspended from the top of the monument inside, not three- eighths of an inch deflection has been no- ticed. * * * The keystone that binds the interior ribs of stone that support the mar- ble facing of the pyramidal cap of the monument weighs nearly five tons. It is four feet six inches high and three feet six inches square at the top. The capstone is five feet two and one-half inches in height, and its base is somewhat more than three feet square. At its cap, or peak, it Is five inzhes in diameter. On the cap was placed a tip or point of aluminum. a com- position metal which resembles polished silver, and which was selected because of its lightness and freedom from oxidation, and because it will always remain bright.” Some Interesting Faets. Polite and intelligent watchmen are on constant duty at the monument and they will gladly impart information in regard to it. For instance, they told a Star re- porter the other day that the monument ig exactly 055 feet and 51-2” inches in height from the floor to the apex, and that its capstone is 507 feet 3 inches above mean low water in the Potomac; that it stands close to the intersection of the Jeffersonian meridian line of 1802, pass- ing through the Executive Mansion north and sought, and that it marks the center of the “tea miles square” constituting the original District of Columbia before the recession of that portion lying in Virginia. They also gave other interesting details. For instance, the keystone of the center ribs is at the height of 520 feet; the weight of the pyramidion is 30 tons; the cap- stone weighs 3,300 pounds, crowned by a pyramid of pure aluminum weighing 100 ounces, being the largest piece of that metal ever cast in the world. They are full of such statistics and if encouraged n and paintin, made by Derma- tologist John H. Woodbury, who has had 26 years’ practicai experi- ence treating the in, scalp and complexion. s, Freckles, Moles, Warts, Sold Birthmarks, Wrinkles, E everywhere. Superfluous Hair, Pim ema, all Facia’ Blemishes, permanently and painlessly cured at the JOHN H. WOODBURY DERMATOLOGICAL INSTITUTE. Boston: JJ Winter St. Philadelphia: 1306 Walnut St. A large Static Electrical Machine in each offi Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sciatica, Gout and Nervous Diseases. tricity stimulates the circulation of act ¢ and powerful; soothes, strengthens and stimulates the whole s} New York: 127 West 42d St. Chicago: 155 State St. e for the treatment oi Elee- s the muscles more the blood, mak tem. There is no shock or disrobing. A sample of either Woodbury’s Facial Soap or Facial Cream, with ing this paper. mbo-3t 132-page illustrated Beauty book, mailed on receipt of 10c. by mention- will tell you hat the total weieht of the structure, including the foundation, is $1,140 tons and that it cost $1,200,000, of which $900,000 was appropriated by Congress and $100,000 contributed by the people. It also appears that the pressure upon the underlying soil is nowhere greater than e tons per square foot and nowhere less than three tons per square foot, and that thi ttlement since the beginning | of the k has not been more than four inches. The corner stone was laid July 4, 1818, the capstone was set December 6, 1SS4, and the monument was_ formally dedicated February 21, 188. It is the highest permanent artificial structure in the world, being about 3 feet higher than the Cologne Cathedral, 7 feet higher th the Pyramid of Cheops, t highe than the Strasburg Cathedral, “8 feet high- er than Peter's at Rome and about 270 feet higher than the Capitol at Washing- ton (from Lase li The height of th Capitol is 285 feet ches from its gran ite bi line cn the east front, 39) fect inches from the curb at Pennsylvani nue and Ist street west, and inches from low tide level of the Potoma river. The ratics of the several parts of the ancient Egyptian obelisk have been care- fully followed in the proportions of the monument. The entire height is slightly ater than ten times the breadth of base, resulting in the production of an obelisk, | which for grace and delicacy of outline is not excelled by any large monolith, an- cient or modern, while in digaity and grandeur it e?sily surpasses them all. Its ability is a ed against all natural S$ except earthquakes or the washing of the sand bed beneath its founda- —— WHERE LINCO! Interestiag Co m of Relics in the House on 10th Street. 12th instant, throughout On the this country from hamlet to city, a still weep- ing nation commemorated the eighty-eighth not birthday of Abraham LineciIn. Yet, mong all those numerous services, as ported by the press, there was noi a sin- p reference to the house on 10th Ss! here the martyred President died. Around that house, where the immortal Lincoln, ruck down by the assassin’s bulle athed bis last, cluster and cling sorrowful recollections of a mourning peo- ple. Thanks to unceasing efforis of the on of the District of -d of such distingui stice Fuller a3 its p Teunis Hamlin as v r G. Hubbard, M. id, L. G. Leiter, Foster, John Hay, S. Me Kauffmann and . the government, of Cong and it is will turn it o firs the Parker, Gen. cretary of ngley, r fu al Association, whi directed its efforts toward preserv! house in which Tincotn died. Collection of Relics. It leased the house to save it from de- molition, placed in it the unique and valu- able collection of relics gathered by Capt. 0. H. Oldroyd, and has for neariy three years held the property as a museum. In this collection Mr. Oldroyd has kept on every article of interest his collection now numbers relating to the martyred President. 2 walls of four rocms and a large hall are literally covered with pictures, dailions and giass cases filled with curio: tracing the tragic life of Lincoln from the cradle to the grave. Particularly is the collection rich in mementoes of the stirring campaign of 1860, and every event of Linceln’s eat life until the moment of his burial at Springfield, IIL, May 4, 1865. 'To give a list of the articles in this col- | lection would require a good sized hook. There are thirteen pieces of furniture from Lincoin’s home at Springfield, 23 pieces of statuary, 119 portraits, consisting of pho- tographs, steel engravings, ‘c.; 345 mis: cellaneous pictures, 23 medallions, medals, 250 funeral sermons, 20 auto- graphic tributes to the memory of Lin- colin by emirent persons and the carly associates Gf the dead martyr, 6 pieces of sheet music published after his death, 1,000 miscellaneous books relating to Lincoln, slavery and the civil war, photographic views of the conspirators and their execu- tion. The collection contains many auto- graph letters of Lincoln’s familiar hand, the old-fashicned beaver hat which Mr. Lincoln wore on that fatal night at Ferd’s Theater, the “Royal Oak” stove used in his Springfield home, upon which Mrs. Lincoln cooked the family meals half a century ago; the cradle in which his chil- dren were rocked, and his old family Bible. There is a black locust rail that Mr. Lin- celn split when he built the fence around his father's little log cabin near Decatur, TiL, in 1830, taken from the fence in 1860 by John Hanks, the cousin of Mr. Lincoln. Clark “Mills and Leonard W. Volk have eack a life mask there, besides the cast of Lincoln’s two hands, which were made by Mr. Volk at Springfield the morning after Mr. Lincoln received notification of his nomination in 1860. One article of historic value is a scrap book filled with newspaper clippings, giving a detailed account of the funeral procession from Washington to Springfield, taken from local papers at the places which the funeral train touched. Besides this detailed newspaper account of the funeral there is a collec- tion of over 300 different newspapers giv- ing an account of the assassination and death. The statues of Lincoln and Doug- lass stand face to face, as did the two great giants in their famous debates of 1858. The fractional currency is represent- ed by a full set of the different denomina- tions, including the 50-cent piece with Lin- coln’s portrait, and all the postage and aepartment stamps bearing the Lincoln likeness, from a 4-cent to a 90-cent stamp. ‘The illustrations of the assassination and reet | a ire- | a. Mr. flight and capture of th so arranged as to mak to those who y Result fe Work. This Lincoln collection has been the life work of Mr. Osborn H. Oldroya, upon which he has spent years of arduous labor |and research and thousands of dollars. He collected them from far and near, pearly always having to pay from $5 wo $! conspirators are an object lesson 25 for | single article. Having a taste and tn- j cli ation in that dire ion, he began in 186) to make that coll. for | his own pleasu but as the years rol ssume hvge proportions, yas finally pluced Jin the 1 in homestead, where it re- | mati at Springtield, UL; | Presented to the state by Rebert Lincoln jat the instance Capt. Oldroyd, and | dedicated as a I oln memorial building, | with Capt. Oldroyd as odian. = What ; the historic old house at Mount non would be without the Wasaington relics and heirlcoms would tne Lincoln house in this city be without the Uliroyd col- lection. Mr. Oldroyd is an exe vely modest and reticent man, never vaunting his own consequence. Yet aside from his valuable and interesting collection, he is entitled to |much distinction in a literary way. He | has devoted bis whole since manhood | i and telics of the old soldiers. He has tramped solitary and alo! on his back und hi with his pack stout cane in his hand, | over every battle-fleld between here and Richmond, and kas no end of :elies trom every one of them. be on the tra His next t of Booth in his fligh= the back door of Ford's old Garrett's barn, cr & the small boat, as did Beoth, and at the came pot, taking copious notes by the way. — WORKINGMEN. | Masters Considered by the Cent Labor Union Last Might. The regular weekly meeting of the Cen- | tral Labor Union was held Monday ever ypographical Temple. President ford Spohn was in the chair, and Mr. AMONG HE M: J.J. from Senator Frye re visit of President Spohn and Mr. G. Edmonston to Mr. Frye in the mat- ter of the seamen’s bill as detailed in ‘Dhe Star of Tuesday of last week, which was | as follows: “1 was cexamining the petition | which you handed me a few days ago, and | | A letter wa: | ferring to t | which I referred to the commi on com: Irerce, and I saw attached to the petition | a citation of a statute, general in its na- | ture, and not especially applicable to sea- | m wish to suggest to you, if you hay Goubt as to whether or not the thir |amendment to the Constitution repealed that statute—even though the doubt is raised by the decision in Robert Robertson agt. Barry Baidwin—you should have a bill introduced into the Senate or House re- pealing the statute, and that bill should be referred to the judiciary committee and not lo the committee on commerce.” The letter was referred to the legislative committee with instructions to reply | Senator Frye’s communication, and also prepare in accordanee with his suggestion a bill intended io secure the object desired by the Central Labor Union. A communication was read from the | Terry's Peak (S. D.) Miners’ Union, stat- irg that that section of the country was “overboomed” in the interest of speculators and warning laborers to keep away from | the Black Hills. | Delegate Weber of the Bakers and Con- fectioners’ Union repcrted that an investi- gation by his union had led to the discov- ery that several bakers in the District were using the product of an unfair firm in Du- luth, and a committee was appointed to cail on the persons so using the interdicted flour and ask them to desist from so doing. ‘The committee on contracts was directed to co-operate with the committee of the Brewery Workers’ Union and submit th | local contract to the management of t Consumers’ brewery, and also to that of the Washington Brewery Company. It was reported that a firm of paving con- | tractors were working non-union paver: | and a special committee was appointed any nth ° ; call on the firm and request that they em- pioy union men, aiso to inform them that if they do not comply they will be placed on the unfair list. A special committee appointed to call on President Crosby of the Potomac Light and Power Company in reference to the subject of giving work to union pavers, reported that they were informed by Mr. Crosby that he would not give any work to a cun- tractor who employs non-union men. On motion of Delegate Gompers an amendment to the constitution was adopt- ed, which provides that hereafter it will require a three-fourths vote to place any one on the unfair list. Heretofore a ma- Jority vote was all that was necessary to j do this. The members of local union No. Operative Plasterers’ Association, held a* largely attended meeting last night, and pany new members were admitted. —_ = Fall of Information. Every business man, as well as every botsewife, should possess a copy of The Evening Star Almanac. It contains infor- mation carefully gathered from every source, valuable alike to every one. Twen- ty-five cents buys it at any news stand or Evening Star office. ————— Here to Help Mr. Foster. Mr. Frank Godfrey, editor of the Chicago Banker, is in Washington Jooking after the boom of F. C. Foster of Chicago for public printer. Mr. Godfrey was himself a candi- date for public President be state printer under printer for Michigan,” "2 *