Evening Star Newspaper, June 19, 1897, Page 13

~, = Part 2. Che £peni 19 Siar. Sor THE EVENIN2 STAR. ges PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, .. T TH& STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenos, Cor. 11th &t, by te Tu kAGrruaste Proce New York Offloe, 40 Potter Building. ‘The Evening Star is served tc subscribers in the city by carriers, on thelr owa account, at 10 cents er week, or 44 cents per month. ics at the counter 2 cents each. By mail—anywhere in the United States or Canads—postage prepald—50 cents per Saturday Quintuple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with foreign postage ad 0. (Entered at th> Post’ Office at Washingtoa, D. C., as second-class mafl matter.) €7 All mail subscriptions must be paid tn advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. If you want to buy, sell or exchange anything, it will pay you to announce the fact in the advertising columns of The Star. They are closely studied by more than three times as many people as read any other paper. ‘ termed a home building for many purposes | necessarily incurred thereby. It must. of STATE BUILDINGS upon ground designated and donated by| course, be assumed that the government Congress within the limits of said National contemplated the.improvement of this vast Le On Le tract of land, when it was purchased at a 2, gesti ir Erection i The Land Required. cost of $1,200,000 five years ago, and to im- 9 a Samm at tion im the ‘We have now forty-five states, and I be- | prove it necessarily involves the expendi- Rock Creek National Park. lieve that even one acres of land would be | ‘ure of money. It is now fast becoming a wilderness, and will soon be complete in sufficient for each building, consequently | this respect. Millions have been expended only forty-five acres will be required; but | upon the parks of other jurisdictions to They Would Be an Object Lesson to | taking a more liberal view of it and grant- | create or establish such admirable natural = : beauties and advantages as this tract of We Neuie lof. ane ing five acres to each building, then only | peautles, and a Sorconseas two 225 acres will be used of this large at park of this country could, after Country. tract of 2,000 acres. The granting of the ! these buildings have been construct land for this purpose will not be so inuch Lequipped, furnish to the general public of a concession, because, while the title to| such valuable and attractive results from ¥ this property, strange to say, is vested in | the expenditure of money, either from the 4 ‘fo the Elitor of The Evening Star: the United States for national purposes, | standpoint of beauty or utility? I am opposed to incumbering the parks| and the act prescribes that it has been ec- Whatever may be expended upon it by and reservations of the city of Washing-| @uired for the people of the United States, | the government must necessarily be au- sed wit gabies heli f any character, | COSTess has compelled the comparatively | thorized by an act of Congress appropriat- Public buildings of any character, | tew people of the District of Columbia to ing the money for the purpose, and, as it because I belleve that they were never pay One-half of $1,200,000, the cost thereof | must be improved, the cost will fall upon so designed or intoaded. They are neces- (ote this anomaly); therefore, the people | the people of the United States, and, as sary as pla of re n ent, | Of the United States having paid for one- | each state will thereby requ! 0 con- thanetesiihels Chie aten ahs Nperpetu-| Balt of the park are entitled, with. the | tribute its proportion, X feel that It will be oy : “not | COBSent Of Congress, to use the same, and | immaterial whether the improvements sug- ated, and they can be always enjoyed not| the people of the District will not, and can- | gested now by me are made by general only for these purposes, but for the promo-| not, object to such use for the purpose | appropriation by Congress or whether tion of health and comfort of the people as Loe eaeEcs ted It occurs to me that juness Moreh ti constructed by el at the greater density 1a- | Without interfering with the original inten- | each state in its own 2 _ 1, so Ge us ao er Cae S pega tion to use this tract of land as a rural| Therefore, let us have within the limits peste or Me Pea enh park, no more valuable consideration vould | of National Rock Creek Park not only a necessary these parks become, and they | be given tc the People of the various states | suburban home for the President, but a have sometimes been termed chimneys as| for the money they have expended in the | home for every state of the Union, and well as breathing places for the city. cost thereof than the allotment of a suita-| We will thereby not only improve and 3 aie - | ble site for a home building, in which could | beautify said park, but render it useful. I do not believe, however, that these co: * Se yu! it Nile Dewigtcatiy a benee ‘ z t < be, deposited a library of the literature per- | _ Washington city wi! greatly siderations, important and as worthy of taining to each state, the maps therecf, | fited and improved, the interests of the serious reflection as they are, particularly | samples as far as practicable of the pro. | nation will be promoted, the comfort, pleas- in opposition to the tendency of the gov-| Guctions, pictures of scenery and points of | Ure and education of the people’ will be Culling uontne. bast. with reference to] natural interest, photographs and pain:ings | materially ‘advanced, and we will have building upon the city parks, apply in any|of prominent men, samples of minerals, | Mcre to show for the expen Dee nioneys Bay oF fo any extent to the great rurai| samples of wood, and, indeed, a xenerai | than we find In the parks of other juris- Park of two thousand acres of land beyond | collection and history of everything that | dictions, ie., mere improvement of the limits of the city, which is surrounded | might be obtained and deposited that is of | !andscape. eter 9 E9000 99 9-0099304: CLEANING WORKS. Only fire-proof building in the city devoted to carpet cleaning. Only modern process--takes out all the dust--removes spots and stains without injury. REALL ALESIS OST EI OY RRS eeseseeees SS 999 9-0000F0009900-0000000 AAA e AA oe by a territory agricultural or semi-agri-| interest pertaining to the various etates of LADUE Ue EEG aS cultural, and which, in my judgment, will | the Union. 5 Sor ray never be den populated. “While, of] I believe that Rock Creek Park w'll not Nominations Confirmed. course, I am satisfied that in the future | only be greatly improved thereby, but chat The Senate yesterday confirmed the fol- t territory will be taken up and used for! Washington city will be made eminently | jowing nominations: suburban homes, with more or less ground} more attractive, and that the education ey | 1O¥INR ia of Ohio to be auditor about them, I feel that, apart from busi- | the people of the country will be advanced | Frank H. Morris of Ohio ress considerations, and contemplating the | by the existence of these buildings and the | for the Navy Department. ‘ ees Ww Cre pele | contents thereof. Col. Anson Mills, 3d Cavalry, to be briga- ys will be, a city of homes, | I feel also that the patriotism of our peo- ral. the great tendency of our pecple to congre- | ple will be promoted by a imoke teiitecs | Wet seu giascn careear o gate and occupy bh closely attached, | association on their part, by visiting these | MaJor : the ing density of pepulation, has | pulidings and observing within view not | be deputy quartermaster general. boa oniy the home buildings of every state in| Capt. James Worden Pope, assistant the Union, but by becoming thoroughly | quartermaster, to be quartermaster. famillar with all the various physical First Lieutenant Andrew Gregg Curtin tions of hygiene are not stbserved by this | ©M?acteristic thereof, by appreciating the | Quay, 3d Cavalry, to be assistant quarter- peat pe Gt eee hates et Et te ee great advantages of each particular state | master. is valhwaye ad. adease a i and by recognising the necessity of pre- were pros ene Jefferson Lewis, arses be serving each and every >} 20 aval » to Me Bow Tet Dee Mee oe itl able us to go cara raawholesetenas ae Second "5 teutenant William = Franklin necessarily t shes Mle oe ut! united government, toward the acvomplish- | Clark, 7th Cavalry, to be first lieutenant. assume a mode of life eminent- % 4] 3 rtillery, to be more healthful and will avail them-| ™e®t of greater results than we have ever | Capt. James Chester, 3d Artillery, eee teaueeeny ek | heretofore, as a nation, attained. major. 5 ee he aeouent — atlonne ae Eee of we object ee pon the pais y sclera ona Pesney Charles pana facas v> © | you e country cannot, I think, fail ‘os a fa 4 bape tbe ree iy limits, 1 Sefer tp | €© be Beneficial, even to such an extent as | Second Lieut. Archibald Campbell, 3d Ar- public water, rapid transit, sewers, gas and| WOwld justify the construction of these | tillery, to he first Hai ot Calif ia to be well-paved roadways, all of which are fur- | purqines at the cost of the United States, | Howard M. Kutchin of California t nisked by the enterorising promoters or{ PUt It is not my intention at this time to| agent at the salmon fishe: ies is erege te suburban subdivisions. Consequently I beg | SU&SeSt an appropriation by the United | James C. Boatman of cs iforn! santo LF to urge. in connection with and in addition | States sufficient for this purpose. “My only | sistant agent at the salmon sige to my recent sugges-ion of a suburban | éSire is to urge that Congress offer a site | Alaska. ntucky to be sur- eRe Th einen rent of the United States | to cnet state” thel titles to: the: Tand) and|| Jolin) Puryearsof Kentucky to) be sir waithitee tas Tene tional Rock Creek | Complete jurisdiction over the same to re-| veyor of customs for the port * Park, that Congress rhall be requested | ™ain, of course, in the United States, and | in the state of Kentucky. De ouleniss through the medium of our District Com-| that every effort shall be made and induce-| John W. Miller of Woodward, OR tore missioners or board of trade to do that | Ment offered to encourage each state to be-| receiver of public moneys at Woodwar which In my judgment wil: tend not oniy | CMe sufficiently interested in this propo- | Okla. ceeteecease 5 P9OSOOS Soeegedes wr Odd lengths and All are invited to Nortongonseeteesenteece PPD POT OSTEO VOC PEPE FIO LS RLaaa REA eLER REAR SERRE PHOTO OHIO ODENSE HOHE See ssed. he reason that has heretofore caused this overcrowding no longer exists; health, com- fort. pleasure, sanitary rules and regula- worn pieces of your inspect our build- carpets made into ing and our match- beautiful Oriental less process of car- VOLES HFG OE EDHPOOFEEOEPS SOS 941 Rugs at small cost. pet cleaning. Sooo. PPPOE Seelontreseotont POCOOP OOO: to improve, beautify, ornament and render | Sition. Se useful the said park, but will create m ‘The Expense te Be Incurred. The “Magdeburg Gazette,” probably the d f d Washington a national feature, inferor, oldest newspaper in Germany, last month t us sen or an perhaps. to none now in existence, 1. e.,| If the suggestion herein made is worth | Ce:ebrated its 250th anniversary. It is suit the establishment at the cost and expense | adoption, I desire to submit my idea with | conducted by representatives of the Fal of each state of the Union of what might be | reference to the expense, which will be | family, which founded it in 1647. 4 thoroughly clean your carpets-- and store them for the summer. Carpets made moth proof free. Wagon calls. Write or ‘phone 425. 31-635 Mass, Ave, 628-630 K St. ¥ SOtSSOCCECEESECEEOE ESOS DEOEM | XN SPIFPPPPCO SOL ODEDE SOP DOOD OLE LODE LL EE0O 004609 6$000$05 6565555545445 505% < KEEEEEEKAMRSRERMRRRES RAR SSS SE POCCEPOSPCOP ELSE OVD L OE FOE EP POP OTE SOMA A ALLL DOPE VS OTT SECT TO SER CSTE SES ODN TOON —PIPKERERIR ICTR PPR OC OOOO CO NN NS BECAUSE a “Vacation Reduction Sale” is now going on! = ; lent music under the direction of Mr. A. FOR A NEW BUILDING work started we have offers of loans on : : IN M U Ss | c AL CIRCLES B. Kel:y, and the congregation appear to the property to more than pay for the BECAUSE the public realize that our shoes can be depended upon! 5 greatly appreciate his work. building. From the income of the building Miss Alice A. M. Kraft gave a pupils’ we can put away from $5,000 to $7,000 a ‘ig | fecital Thursday evening at her studio, |... : year as a sinking fund. We have lezacies Dr. J. W. Bischoff Will Present His Pupils 1800 N street. eae ‘was assisted by Mrs, | Citizens’ Committee Urge the Y. M. 0. A. tp our favor falling due within the next | P nnie Louise Powell Curriden, who. sani ew years amounting to between $35,000 BECAUSE we are your friend after you’ve bought, and will cheer- in Three Concerts. several numbers in her usual finished style Plan, and $40,000. Within the next ten or twel ponder ieee, = one of them, “O Fair, O Sweet and Hote Years we could easily pay off all this debt. | fully polish your shoes as often as you wish! being a new song by Miss Kraft, dedicated We have secured subscriptions amounting | h to Mrs. Curriden. Miss Kraft sang two = to $30,000 within three weeks. We want! An Evening With the Congregational numbers very artistically. and een, Addresses at the Meeting Last Night— $30,000 more. Then we could get $50,000 PDE EVILS EE. 0 SESHOCS OS ote PPLOPOL GODS PLP ODGH sSoaceesoatee stretentontpeteatorsees showed her voice to advantage. The pupil: in ready money during the summer and! BECAUSE you cannot do as well anywhere else! eee ee who Participated were: Miss Bush, who | Comaiderable Sum Already Rats- | Cu, building is assured. [ask you basin _ of Interest. sang | Hawley’s “Because I Love’ You, men, how can we do it?” ee Dear;” Mrs. W. N. Campbell, Mrs. Lewis of Sor the Pexeber. Rev. Dr. McKim of Epiphany Church Mauro, Misses Ethel Woolf, May Howard, said that people coming to this capital of re Ae tts of | ulz® Choate and Rev. Mr. McNair. the nation’ expected. to find here the et ec anmual presentation of the pupils of | At the last musicale at the Litchfield| ‘The citizens’ committee of one hundrea, | form of everything that America possesses. Dr. J. W. Bischoff will take place next Miss Wood of New York sang Schubert's charged with the work of securing funds “But what, id he, “would a foreigner, week, and so great is the number that he | “Erl King” with dramatic effect and se, fob! this. exebtine ot sadness “woumes eheoe <a — gees when or has decided to have thicoueaeeris at the Core] au encore: Miss’ Dexter ras hosed rec Men's | the magnificent public buildings, banks and s “A Dream of Paradise,” and At- | Christian Association building, held its first | other business institutions and then would More Bi g Offers For Mond AY = Congregational Church—Monday, Tuesday | Lee, Mrs. Morgan, D. Lewis, Mise emis meeting at the Ebbitt House last evening, | Tide up New York avenue and some one! a and Wednesday evenings. Many of those | Tyler, Miss Blanche Muir, Mr. Stathan = would point out a little building, that had Sho have gone Gut Pac his teaching to | Mr. Earnest were also heard in solos thar | Wie® ® banquet was tendered them by the | Nearly pil heen burned siden eg; that had $2.50 Oxfords|Patent Leather |For Men. : 19 Oxfords SS At $ 1 ° Q aad brother about oar big. reduc: Wetavenjovahia Mn executive committee of the association. | Cred with canvas, and would say, "Thae te shle: concert stage and to.chursh-clnirs wil | soles and. Me#Coftin's easapinbe cel oe | he |ptoject of execting “a. sew buildiag | the Young Men's Christian Association?’ 9) (0) Hone in Sen's Shoes. Few sam- Men's Eleg-nt Soft Viel Kid ° ° Summer Shoes, tn the stylish dark Why buy $1.50 and $2 Oxfords oir oo er eae acer ene a Bel Reseed, “with those wit re Sew under | one’ of the fenfures of the eeening. Mire | for the amsociaiion was dlasucad ut wean | 2S could have but a very bad idea of our his instruction, and so each program will Daisy Louise Fox gave the concerto from length, and it was decided to organize ee any: in this city, at least, I am have especial interest. Among those who repietearer pare in anata er | Chureh societies of ali denominations to| “Short addresses were made by Rev. Dr. have gained prominence in musical circles | 118, ‘180! gained for her such high Ss assist in carrying on the work. Members | Radcliffe, L. Cabell Williamson, president who will sing are Mrs. Thomas C. Noyes, | a pianist. of the committee of one hundred are as|of the association, and Messrs. Nesbit, Mrs. Nellie Wilson Shir-Cliff, Mra. Hattie | “The Lawrence School of Music, Prof. Geo, | follows: J. G. Ames, Chen, B Batley, Wa John B. Larner, T.'A. Harding and W. N: Meads Smith, Miss Edna Scott Spiele Momarence, director, and Prof. A. V.| lam B. Ballantyne, jr., J. 8. Barker, M. | Multer. Mrs. J. W. Bischoff. The programs will in- lolmes and pupils are making elaborate W. Beveridge, H. L. Biscoe, C. W. Bohar- ° Pe clude also the amoe of Mesdames Shee, | Wah oocate text Taedaay Peg PAL | non, Clarence A. Brandenburg. Major | “H+ MORGAN'S AMENDMENT. Steward, Dupue, Bacon, Costinett, Nute, | Builders’ Exchange Hall, on 13th street her | H- Carrington, . B. Caywood, W. A. H. Ten Per Cent Daty on Articles om the Johnson, Raymond, Alderman, Messrs. | tween G and H streets northwest, ‘brs | Church, Arthur Cowsill, F. M. Criswell, eh —— when we offer you $2.50 quality SS mgd &. W. Gurriden, James T. Du Bola We ae Free List. for $1.49. Bala of 3 lots of Dressy Stratton, Putnam, Stille, Mellis, Griffith, | vocal numbers will be mostly from the Je a " Worrn's., Onfceds, “Back and Leatice, Oxfords, With kid and here st O08 Miller and Humphrey, Misses Farrell, | different grand and comic operas, and the | Dungan.. Charles E. ee eo sea! a =e sarod eotbommdincons “Rusects,”” can ft almost Tat ise. aad a ganna eae pie BD ‘Tut. | Plano numbers by such well-known com. er, . I. . Gurley, | ate yesterday afternoon, less than one page Finest %. Rowe Re re Beery; Mathers OPuBols, | Poeers as Moszkowskl, “Bohm, Gounod, | T- W. Grimes, Major H. A. Hall, Theodore | of the flax achedule being disposed of. The pines hill, Hutton, Blvodgood, Roberts, DaBoss, | Delfbes and others. Prof. Holmes’ newly | A- Harding, 8. B, Hege, James B. Hen- debate took a political turn, as indicated in : 2AD Baka MB: Soeteg™ eke i | ogpmacl aan, mate ga Tb | Sn, lon © ery, Stew om | Stns pic Sr, : Si ill th 01 3 e F. Johnson, James ar’s ° i agate Rndae thie Vier ee ee h. | B. Lambie, J. H. Lichliter, George W. Lin-| Late in the day Mr. Morgan proposed a Stuart, Good: of this new club, kins, Alvin M. Lothrop, H. B. F. Mac-| sweeping amendment to place a 10 per : eal | farland, Ernest M. Merrick, John Mitchell, | Sct a4 salorem duty on allarticles now on —_—- Fi ngregational Clurch dr.,.W. Roy Mitchell, George F. Muth, Wil- | ‘the free list, with a few stated «xcep- Men's Whi-2 Canvas High Shoes he We e program will con- | Siso "appear ‘mandolin, | bur -F. Nash, C. W. Needham, Charies F. | Me! . and Oxfords; same grade others Nesbit, Thomas C. Noyes, Albion K. Parris, ) “OP. > orting the amendment Mr. Morgan | — $c oe c juss, Misses Cuno H. Rudolph, John B. Sleman, jr., | catied attention to the singular fact that f ° 9 ‘ : from tri W. HH. Beall ; 7 ghe income tax feature of the Wilson, ill 4 iS. is not repealed and can be enforced by @ Tlisses Shoes 3 > Peach, Riki ell, change in the personnel of the Supreme z May Higgs, Miss Springsguth, Messrs. Wm. | ME Thorp Court of the United States. Bi le Sh festival, el& at C Scantlebury, F. 8. Barnes, G. W. Lawrence Re lcycie oes Germany, May 8 and direc: ‘Master Scala. minnie . rts Lind decides to visit his At $2.98. ‘ | etiDeesa next Bef this summer it ia to be hoped 939 Pa. Ave. 9 Shoes Shined Free, —