Evening Star Newspaper, August 31, 1897, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR. = phates Le PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 101 Penasyivania Avenue, Cor. — ty The Evening Star Newspaper SH. KAUPFMANN Pres. 2! eee New York Ofice, 49 Petter Building. ‘The Evening Star ts served to subcribers in the city rriers. o& their own a-count, at 10 cents r erts per month. Copies at the hb. By sail—answhere in the Canada—pestage prepald—30 cents tuple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with e added, $3.60. cd at the Post Oftice at Washington, D. C., as secom-cls. + mall matter.) £7 Ail mail subscriptions must be paid in advance. Rates of advertising de known on application. | Sta ~Pages 11-14 Sd WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, AUGUST 31 1897_FOURTEEN PAGES UNION LABOR IN COUNCIL Weekly Meeting of Central Body at Typo- graphical Temple. Immigration and Cub League Mat- ters—Appointment of Standing Committees for the Term. The weekly meeting of the Central Labor Union, which was held last evening at phical ‘Temple, was attended by resentatives of twenty-bhree organi- President Milford Spohn presided J. J. Crowley and C. 8. Sud- zations. and Messr: worth officiated as secretaries. A communication was read from Chief Parris of the fire department in reference to a complaint that Charles Schrom, as- tant foreman of fire engine company 10, was contracting for work for a pri- ‘The communication had as re a report from Mr. Schrom, stating that it had been five months since he any pie boxes, as charged, and would not make any more. The nd report were filed. communication was read from the and Labor Council of Nashville, concer made he that letter A ies stating it to be their intention to re in the near future, if possible, a srter work day for municipal employes and asking for informa- It was placed » publi bearing on the subject. le er was read from Prescott F. Hall, etary of the Immigration Rest at Woston, asking for information mbers of the everal immi- into Congres: ecretary Was direct- a copy of the by the Cen- AzUe forward to the sub, te port en loptes tral or Union at a meeting held several weeks ago. The Miners’ Strike. The secretary laid before the union a copy of etin issued a few days ago by President M. D. Ratchford of the striking 1 miners, stating that the progress of > stri I that the miners could reasonably for. was he 1 yten of the Cuban League was itted te the fleor for the purpose of tjaking @ few remarks, in the course of which he asked the ¢ ates to partici- in the € Marshall Hall for fit of the league. ate Silver. chairman of the w: means reported that ar- s completed on Labor day. » Silver also called attention to a tion published ly in the Federationist, and sail to have helby Smith of this | for an from Columbia Typo- on, with the request that the i to the attention of the ng, Mr. Smith being layers’ Union and . nion for the ensuing > admitted and oblicated. ‘The Standing Committees. air the appointment of miitees for the ensuing e—C. E. Sudworth, Jno. E. Caa- M. Heisley, M. P. Canty, Henry Rie! ard Lanis, -William Silver, Lawrence John Weber, H. Maghan. I. B. Galli- Heister, D. F. Rabbitt, Francis Thomps John Willis, Jos. Fisher, 1 Pearlman. —G. &. easton, John A. Bark- . J. Carl Duval!, William Whyte, O. P. W. Straub, Joseph Pat- enstein, August Ammmoun, siees-W. C. Watson, Anton Kaspar, A. J. Cooper. ee MR. HARRITY OUSTED. Resignation of the National Com- mitteeman Hequested. By a vote of 35 to 2 the democ committee of Penn: lopted a resolution dec Ham F. I citing from start stage a policeman was Chairman Garman to State ej O'Leary of Pittsburg fer in- ter is nota er of the committee. Garman wri n part as f “IE received your f to the of the Read- « 3 were ! committeeman upon the ous recommendation of the Penn- tion to the national conv that Ss may be thoroughly ple it may be well to » elected hird ef the de nd had no notice of the which were said to be nd the sent had been inferm- Wright that no be made that our ion, and even ree still remains that it was stanees, as you remem- <0, that were if net post able. democratic convention of vania may not have the power ¢ moving. but the right of either the * convention or the sta «ntral committee to recognize the ex: hee ef a vacency in the membership from sylvania in’ the mocratic ional mittee cannot be questioned. Certainly rs can speak their sentiments in S so certain that no self-respecting mar fail to heed them, and the na- tional committee will not hesitate to re- «i to the ebsery upon that y ur correspo ence nsiderable with Mr. ¥ national chairman, and on your you ha never voted for , but a you cens es or principl seed regret for indifference to the for your ratic te he visited Penn your failure to ommitteeman.” rty disc for the Ivania, perfor MAIL ‘TO THE CHIEF iment to National Commander Street of the U. Vv. UL 1 by the members of the Unicn in this department a campfire in the National Rifles’ 15th of September, when it is that many distinguished speak- be present and make addresses. ngements are in the hands of a mittee of forty representative mem- of the different loeal commands, and committee held a meeting last night the residence of the chairman, Col. ecretary of the gen- Hiiam P, Pierce, an- | neunced the subcommittees which — the ckairman had appointed, and the treas- urer, Mr. F. F. Bogia, announced that sub- scriptions to defray the expenses of the camp fire were rapidly coming in. The subcommittees, as far as appointed, are as follows: Committee on hall, William Irving, chair- man, John Middleton, F. F. Bogia and 8S. W. Baxter; on speakers, S. R. Stratton, chairman; John Middleton, I. F. Meachan, W. C. Talley and Dr. Frank T. Howe finance committee, William Irving, chatr- man; S. R. Stratton, John Middleton, Wal- ter C. Butler, W. W. Chambers, Hugh Durning, R. D. Goodman and Noves; on decorations, W. B. Yangling, chairman, J. J. Snodgrass, T. A. Jackson, E. A. Beek, R. H. Carroll, C. P. Platt, James W. Hyighes, E. 8. Rathbone, H. Wheeler, T. S. Hart aml W. H. Prescott: on entertain- ment and refreshments, F. F. Bogia, chair- man, Mrs. S. 8. Poynton, others to be add- ed later; on printing, Jno. Middleton, chair- man. Chas. A. Howle and F. C. Barker. This campfire is in compliment to the na- tional commander cf the order, Gen. H. L. Street. who will be present with his staff, and who, it is expected, will hold a brief reception. It is also exnected that Com- mander Hopkins of the G. A, R. will at- tend with his entire staff. The various committees have entered upon their duties with characteristic zeal and energy, and it is intended to make the coming camp- tire the most notable in the history of the Union Veteran Union in this D'strict. eee st of n Prominent Family. The death of Mrs. Catharine A. Stubbs, one of the oldest and best known residents ef Montgomery county, Md., occurred near Wheaton Sunday. Mrs. Stubbs was the last of a family prominent in the early life and history of Washington, being the youngest child of John Boyle, for many years chief clerk of the Navy Department. A sister to Commodore Boyle, U. S. N.: Capt. Eugene Boyle, U.S. A-; Dr. Cornelius Boyle. provost marshal general in the Army of Northern Virginia; John Franklin Boyle, a leading citizen of the cld first ward, she survived them all by many years, and her husband, William E. Stubbs, disbursing officer of the State Department, by thirty years. She leaves seven children and numerous nephews and niece: Her funeral took place at 2 o’clock today from the old Carroll Chapel at Forest Glen. Another License Suggestion. the Editor of The Evening Star: I noticed in The Star one evening last week a suggestion to have all lawn parties take out a license. Perhaps that would be right, and if the city is in further need of funds, how would it do to extend the lic so as to cover our incipient »rima donnas. who from “early morn to dewy eve,” and to the “we sma’ hours,” drive slumber from our eyelids in the cultivation of their voices? INSOMNIA, FROST IN THE NORTHWEST T Reports From Several States Indicate Much Damage to Vegetation. Garden Track Was Generally Killed and in Southern Minnesota Corn Was Caught. ST. PAUL, Minn., August 31.—Reports of frost come from a few points in southern Minnesota and North Dakota last nignt. Garden truck was killed or badly damaged, but none of the reports speak of very se- rious injury to corn, except one from south Minnesota, which represents the damage as being heavy to corn and late flax. Wheat is unaffected, being mostly harvested. DETROIT, Mich., August 31—A heavy frest is reported to have visited the northern part of the state last night. At East Tawas a great deal of damage was done to vegetation, and the remainder of the crop standing was ruined. The frost through that section of the country was general. DUBUQUE, Towa, August 31—A light frost, the first of the season, visited this section last night, but did no damage. LEGAL MARRIAGE DEFINED. Decision in Pension Case Rendered by Assistant Secretary Davis. Assistant Secretary of the Interfor Web- ster Davis yesterday rendered an important decision in a pension claim involving the definition of a valid marriage. The policy id down affects a great number of cases. The issue is in the case of the widow ef William B. Thomas, who served in Com- pany A, New York Volunteers, Heavy Ar- tile r. Davis holds: “Where it is shown by the evidence that beth parties fully intended and consented to the maintenance of bona fide marital re lations at and suisequent to the time when were competent to sus m such status remo pre-exis is impediment, did t to the maintenance of such mai a y constant and con- unuo: z acknowledging each othe and and wife, and being uni- vers: recognize ich by the com- munity in which y lived, joining in church membership, uniting in deeds and and de- SS SS Another Trial of the Dupont. ‘The Navy Department has ordered anoth- er and a shorter trial of the torpedo boat Deport at Newport. This will be a steam trial, under the direction of Chief Engineer Reelker of the trial board and Passed As- sistant Engineer Bailey, one of the depart- ment experts, The trial will last for one hour, end is intended to settle the question ised by the trial board as to the suffi- ciency of the beat’s condensers and their ability to contain the vacuum necessary to insure the speed of the boat. If it shail be demonstrated by the trial that the con- s ure inefficient they will be over- w York navy yard at the contractor's expense. ae Ray's Progress. Captain Ray, who was sent to the Klon- dike region to make an inspection for the War Department, is making excellent time on his journey. Acting Adjutant General | Breck received the following telegram from kim, dated Unalaska, August 16, via Scattle, 30th: “I report my arrival here, and departure in two hours for St. Michaei’s. The steam- 1 ries 168 passengers, and 200 persons for one year. to land one-half of the pro- at Circle City and above before the river closes. ———— Architects Invited to Compete. Secretary Gage has made the first experi- ment with the Tarsney law, providing for the competition of architects in the design of public buildings, by inviting seven archi- estimates for the Norfolk. Va., building, for which there is an appropriation of $190,000, Heretofore all the designs have been made by government architects. The plans are to be submitred October 12. It is the in- tention of the Secretary also to invite ar- chitects to submit plans for the new Ellis Island immigrant station at New York, which is to cost $500,000, and for the public building at Camden, N. J. ————_ +e If you want anything, try an ad. in The Star. If anybody has what you wish, you will get an answer. 1 tects to submit competitive destgns LIBERIAN REPUBLIC Its Opportunities as Viewed by an American Emigrant. HEALTH AND CLIMATIC CONDITIONS School and Church Advantages and Social Status. : LOCATION FOR A COLONY a Special Correspoad once of ‘The Evening Star. GREENVILLE, Sinoe County, Liberia, July 3, 1897. I left Summertown, Ga., on the 20th day of November, 1894, for Liberia by way of New York and Liverpool. I arrived in New York Saturday, the 24th of that month, and at 3 o'clock p.m. of the same day I boarded the steamship ‘“‘Aurania” of the Cunard line, which at once sailed, and after a de- lightful voyage of seven days and a few hcurs, arrived at Liverpool on Sunday, the 2d of December. I remained in that city three days, until Wednesday, the 5th, when, boarding the steamship “Mandingo” of the British and African line, we began our voyage to Monrovia, Liberia, which was reached, after a pleasant journey of twenty-three days, on the 28th of Decem- ber. The distance from Liverpool to Mon- rovia could have been made in fourteen days, but thé “Mandingo” is a very slow vessel, and it had cargo for every port be- tween Liverpool and Monrovia, and there- fore had to stop at each. 1 was agreeably surprised on reaching Monrovia, to see its beautiful situation, its size, and the apparent prosperousne: of its inhabitants. It may well be called “the brick city’’ of the West Coast of Africa. Many of the houses are as well built and handsomeiy furnished as are those of the well-to-do peopie of Richmond, Charleston or Savannah. All of them are owned and occupied by negroes. Seeking Information, I remained in Monrovia about three weeks before coming to Greenville. When I left America I had no intention of com- ing here. In fact, I do not think I had ever heard of Sinoe county before arriving in Monrovia: but it so happened that when I arrived in that city the legislature was in session, and two weeks later the su- preme court of the republic convened, so the epportunity was afforded me of seeing and conversing with the leading men from each of the four counties of Liberia, which was very fortunate for me, because by having t advantages and disadvantages which a “newcomer” might expect to meet in settling in either of the counties fully presented, I had a very good’ chance to de- cide which one of them would be better sujled to myself. My desire was to settle in a county af- ferding an opportunity to select good gov- ernment lands well situated and adapted to cultivation, and, at the same time, as near, er far from, the seaboard as I should desire I also desired to settle in a cout ty where, if I possessed any abili might have a more speedy chance of uti ing it, and also to be where I might have a fair chance to obtain any position to which 1 might aspire. Since my full intention in coming to this country was to be and to do something for my race, I thought I might as well settle in a place where I should meet the least hindrance and cpposition, and where, if a person possessed any abili- ty, it would be most needed and appre- ciated and soonest utilized. After hearing all the evidence pro and “con concerning the different counties, and after weighing it all carefully, I decided in favor of Since county. Satisfied With His Choice. The decision in favor of Sinoe was not reached because it was the most highly praised, for I noticed in Liberia the same spirit that prevails in America; every one speaks more favorably of his own county than of that of his neighbor. When I had been here three weeks I took the oath of allegiance to the government, passed the required examination, and 4 once began the practice of law. I was, of course, an attorney before coming here, but this being a fcreign country, it was necessery that I should pass an examina- tion and be duly admitted to the bar, in accordance with the requirements of the statute of the country. Fer two yearyI have been practicing in all the courts of the republic, except the supreme court, with success and remunera- tion. In order to practice in the supreme court it is necessary that an attorney shall practice law in the courts of quarter se: sicns and common pleas of the republic for the space of two years preceding the time of applying fer admission thereto. When 1 had been practicing two years and one day I made application, and was examined and admitted to the bar of the supreme court, which wes at the Jonuary term of this year. Nominated for Office. While I was in Monrovia, in attendance upon the supreme court, news reached me t I kad been nominated by the whig. ty of Since county as a member of the house of representatives ef the Republic of Liberia. Our national election was held the 4th day of May last, and although I had been here only a little over the requi- site timp to make me eligible to the office of representative, I received the next to the highest vote polled in the county, and was elected. In the meantime, I have not neglected farming. This occupation, above all oth- ers, Is the best reliance of every country, and more especially of a new one like this. I have bought and paid for fifteen city lots in Greenville, twelve of which are planted out in coffee, and four of them are bearing. I have also bought and paid for seventy-five acres of farm land, twelve of which are under cultivation. Site for a Colony. I have not drawn my government land yet, because I have been waiting for the next colony of immigrants to be sent out by tke International Migration Society, which we are expecting this fall. I have located a beautiful site for a new colony, just on_the other side of Sinoe river, op- posite Greenville. This land fronts on the sea, with the river on the right side. It is three-quarters of a mile nearer to where all steamers anchor than Greenville is. Its elevation is quite as high as that of Mon- rovia, and the most eligible location I have seen along the Liberian seacoast. I am indeed surprised that the first colonists, who came to Sinoe in 1839, did not settle there instead of at Greenville. All the land on that side of the river is owned by the government, and is subject to entry by immigrants. This ts one of the most productive coun- ties of the republic, and at the same time is easily accessible and well adapted to colonization purposes. The natives of this county are as peaceable as any people I have ever known, as,a general thing quite as peaceable, as the American people are. In fact, so far as hostility of the natives is concerned, I never give it a thought. Climate and Health. I might say a word concerning health. 1 have been a great deal more healthy here than I was in America. It is true that, in common with everybody else coming to this country, I had to become acclimated. That ts to be expected, and if an inhabitant of. this country goes to America to reside he has to become acclimated there. But by exercising a little care and a little obedi- ence to the laws of , Ohe can very easily pass through the process of accli- mation. I have been attacked’by the fever here, and also by the fever in America, and I can truthfully say that!I have had much more severe attacks in ida than I have ad in Liberia. After ing the acclima- tion period, one has only to be careful with himself, and he is perfectly dafe. I have not had to call for the services of a doctor since my arrival iq Sinoe courty. For the length of time IL have Liberia I never in my life enjoyed bettér health. The climate is very seldom too hot, but sometimes, about this season of the year, it becomes rather chilly fer mp. It is the rainy season and our midwimter. Some- times an overcoat is serviceable. Good and Pure Water. I was reared in the Appalachian region of Virginia and remained there until I had attained the age of manhcod, in 1886. Until then 1 had known no othér than the purest water for drinking, and other necessary purposes. In fact, I could not stay in any country in which the water was not good. Chief among the many attractions cf this ceuntry is its good and pure water. It is fresh and pure within a few fcet of the sea beach, and, as the nights are very cool, the water remains sufficiently cool during the day. It is much colder than: the water is in Florida during the summer. Schools nnd Churches. Our schools are open from January until December, and as a yenerdl thing they are well attended. They, however, have been too much neglected by the legislature. As to churches, Liberia is weil supplied. The leading denominntions are all fairly represented, but the most prominent are the Methodist, the Baptist and the Protes- tant Episcopal. Liberia has a_superabun- dance of preachers, so called. It is not so much of a preacher-producing country as it is a preacher-importing cne. ‘This to some extent arises from the fact that the majority of the immigrants begin preach- ing before they start for Africa. We who are not used to water prepare ourselves for fear of accidents before attempting to cross the ocean. Many after professing religion discover that they are “called” to the min- ce it is that so many immigrants coming to Liberia are preachers and ex- horters. In conclusion I shall only say that I am perfectly satisfied with Liberia, It is true, she has not advanced along the lines of material development I could wish to see her, but she has accomplished quite as much in that direction as the first English : in Virginia did in the same length of time, making a reasonable allowanee for the difference in the people cf the two coun- tries. Advancing the Country. The foundstions have been laid for the future prosperity of the country and the only thing required of those of our race who will come here in the future is to build upon these foundations Here the opportunities are present for any and every one of African descent to do and to be something both for himself and his race. No avenues are closed against him. There is no unjust discrimination on ac- count of his color or race. He is a man in the, true sense of the word. Would I return to America to reside? No, I would not. It is true, I admire the spirit and progress of the American people, and the phenomenal advance they have made, but America, notwithstanding, belongs to the white man, and there is’ no way to change it. 4 * The Nezro’s Oppdrtunity. In that country the Afro-American is too circumscribed. His chances to reach’ thé top of the ladder are slim, to say the least. He has to spend too much of his time in getting out of the white man’s way; and the whole road belongs to the white man. In short, the Afro-American has to be en- gaged too much in trying to solve the negro problem and endeavoring to prove to his asian brethren that he «ices not be- long to the family of the anthropoid ape. I do not like this troublesome kind of business; it is too worrying, both mentally and physically. I like to breathe the pure air of freedom and equal opportunity, and that we do in my adopted country, Liberia. R. A. W. es Partisan Reductions and Promotions. To the Editor of The Evening Star: I read with both pleasure and interest the communication of “Observer” in Sat- urday’s issue of your valued paper relative to the recent civil service order of the President. I agree that the order itself is an admirable one. The only question is, Are the conditions and the time ripe for it? If every clerk was in his proper grade, efficiency and length of service being given proper weight, no one could with good reason complain, but it isa notorious fact that about four years ago democrats were promoted by wholesale. Gne needed to be known as a democrat in ‘order to receive promotion. Practically every democrat Was prcmoted, many jumping two or more intermediate. grades, and for every pro- motion a republican was‘reduced or dis- missed; and I venture here to assert that 75 per cent of those reduced ure better clerks then a like percentage of those pro- moted. Yet the majority of those so pro- moted still hold their advanced positions, and according to this order they shall not be disturbed unless charges are preferred. Now as to many of these persons, the only charge that can properly be made ts that their promotions were made entirely .upon partisan grounds; that neither efhciency nor length of service entitles them to re- tain their present grades; while many cf the clerks reduced vice their promotions are still in inferior places, though more efficient and of longer services. The anomaly is presented of twelye and four- teen-hundred-dollar republican clerks” of seventeen to twenty-five years’ service re- viewing und correcting the work of $1,400, $1,600 and $1,800 democratic clerks of five to twelve years’ service, and- of demo- cratic chicfs of division, appointed from the outside four years ago, directing experi- enced clerks. If these wish to remain in service they should be reduced and com- mence now where others had to, as first or second-class clerks, and, if they pos- sess ability, work their way up. It would be only scant justice an@ should require no charge to right this wrong; this accom- plished we will all, with pne consent, bid the order God-speed. We shall have no real civil service until the departments are reorganized ahd clerks graded according to ability and length of service without re- gard to politics; the fact that a clerk was reduced from a high position is no good reason for reinstatement unless efficiency and longevity warrant it. Those promotions and reductions of four years ago were the. greatest blow civil service ever received; actomplished under its cover ostensibly to readjust the service, but notoriously a partisari measure, it was an_ exemplification of the, old saying, “Wearing the linen of heayen to serve the devil in,” and now after having stolen the places is it right to hold the Aegis of civil service over them? ADVOCATE. ’ —_——__ Did the Best He Could. Fiom the Argus, Here is another Klondike story that comes frof™ Seattle: Althovgh the Alaska beats are crowded these days, thevofficers are doing all ‘hat they ccm to make. e body comfortable and comes When the apes | Queen was absut to sail/’a manjrush wn to the purser and exclaimed pxcitedly: “Look here, I paid for @ state roo; myself and wife, and wi Iygot=th found an old cow sticking. a purser. > but I will do th I cen for you. John to a deck hand), go uj around!” It matters:ittle whether a | wuz broke, frum playin’ favorites. CHINK DUGAN’S VISIT Typical Bowery Sport Makes His De- but in Washington. RUNS UP AGAINST A STRANGE GAME What He Saw and Heard Provokes His Supreme Disgust. THREATENS SLEEK O’fOOLE “Chink” Dugan of the Bowery, New York city, was one cf the visitors to the Con- gressional Library today. To say that he was mildly surprised by what he saw and what he experienced would be to leave a great deal unsaid. To use his own expres- sion on the subject, he was “trun down, hammered, an’ done up, widout havin’ a chanst ter claw back.” He was entered in a race out of his class and was handi- capped to boot. “Sleek” O'Toole of “Third avenoo,” Mr. Dugan's particular friend and pal, who has been in Washington before, and is responsible for Dugan's visit her, will have troubles of his own for the next six months. “Lain’t sayin’ what I'll do ter him w'en [ gits back ter Noo York,” Dugan said with a wave of his hand like a greeting to a “come on" on Liberty street, “fer de papes will have better reports, wid all de detuils, wich de noosboys will be yellin’ up 'n’ down Broadway. Dat guy’ll t'ink Manhattan Is- land’s been hit hard and suddent like by a cyclone, an’ it's movin’ day on de tree Straight ones avenoo.” Played the Races. The running of the Futurity at Sheeps- head Li day had something to do ence here in Washington. He had a combination, in which L’ Alouette Was a prominent feature, with three oth- ers, straight to win. The combination paid something like nirety-five to win, and ev- erything came out as an old-time cop after a night’ na alley,” Mr. Dugan id. The of the story he told to a r reporter at the library. ‘Say, I had so much money, at first I didn’t know w’ether to trow | me Brooklyn bridge, an’ be sure of d dust in me pock ‘y_fer a bootbl: privilege on Fift’ avenoo. I wuz d I'd get touched afore I had a trun a hese on me gizzard, fer w'at wid de dust on the track an’ de excitement uv me ponfes leave de udder dogs behin’ dey wuz anchored ter de ground, I wuz dat dead wid tirst, I could have tackled a pitcher er Croton water, ‘0 I gives de glad-hand guys de go-hy, an’ keeps me con fer some time when I needs it ter brace a sucker fer a quarter. Sccn as 1 cash in, gettin’ a rol uv de green gods dat would stop up a ten-foot sewer, I walks eroun’ like I didn’t know a hcss from a bull pup, an’ would trun a fit if yer asked me de difference bechune a straight ticket an’ a one-two-three com- bination of three race horses and a wall- eyed rbinocerhoss. Stakes His Friend. I runs egin ‘Sleek’ O’Tovie. He I tips him a tenner, and breathes free once more. I wuz willin’ ter Jet him know I wuz main - “Well, guy fer de time bein’ uy de nashonul finances. “*Wotcher wanter do,’ says ‘Sléek, ter shake de town. Dis time tomo: night if yer bucks up ergin de Bower 8d _averue in yer present twi state scme kid dat hasn't been in de biz but two months will sell yer a gole brick, an’ yer can never show yer mug in de metrolopis ergin. “Dey ain't no con game yer kin ergin wid yer pockets full er tin, 2 out. If yer gces back ter de Bowe time termorrer evenin’ de chinks'll be playin’ fan-tan wid yer winnin ¥ burnin’ de hop toy fer keeps. SI town tll yer git rid er de stuff. “Did I do it? Well, ain't I here in Was in’ton, an’ ain't I dead sore I didn’t stand on Park Row, an’ trun de green up in de air fer de Johnny Bull birds ter build nests wid. Say, I here, left uv me, wot's her uy a Pennsylvania avenoo hash hous didn’t wanter be mistook fer no Congre man, an’ let some fellow sell me a pinch- beck ring fer a zrat virgin gole runnin water dimont. So I stopped on de avenoo. He Solicits a Tip. “‘Wot's de push?’ I ast de guy wot runs de chewin’ and sleepin’ joint. He looks at me like he Vought I wuz er dago. “Where kin I git in de shove, where does de sang congregate mostly now? I ast him agin.. Well, say, dat guy don't unnerstan’ United States langwidge. Course, I meant what place besides de saloons catches de din de capital. T wuz wild ter. see wat sort uy amoosement de guys here goes up ergin. “He says somethin’ erbout de Congris- sional Library bein’ a point of interest just now. Ttasts him wet he means b; : I never hear de name before, w'ich goes far to gimme de idea de man wuz born in Brazil or some other European place. , its de place w'ere de representa- tives has de books,’ he tells me. “I knows wot books and bookies is all right, ver kin bet on dat, so I pricks up me ears. “‘Is de joint fer congressmen alone?” T asts him, t'inkin’ maybe dey are exclusive an’ don't like ter back deir ponies w'ere de geniral public secs ‘em. He tells me dat dey are principally fer congressmen, but most anybody can have a hand at de books if dey chuse. I asts him more questions, an’ he tell me, ‘It's de place w'ere de con- gressmen get deir tips.’ “I makes up me mind ter git right in de game, immejiately, and play any ole thing, fer me dough was dat heavy I couidn’t walk widout havin’ it anchor me down. I feel like I haven't got enough to get me a hand-out, an’ I'm happy oncet more. “Say, dat Congressional Library building is all right. W’en I gits nearer to it an’ sees de sun shinin’ on de rocf, like it does on de tall buildin’ on Park row, I says ter meself: “Me boy, if yer had been playin’ wid de dope in Sam Wong's joint last night, yer would take yer solemn oat’ dis wuz Monkey Carlo, but no such luck ter yer. It's only Washington.’ Altegether the Finest. . “I begin ter have better feelin’s ter congressmen, de closter I gets ter de place wrere de books are, fer I tells meself it’s de finest gamblin’ place I ever puts me pespers on. Marble steps, an’ fountains on de out- side, marble pillars. “I climbs de steps an’ gets in de push, wich is crowdin’ up de steps. Lots uy ladies wuz erlopg, and I trows de con in ter me own self, dat Washington is a nice free an’ easy like place ter be in. Every- thing open an’ above board, like de whisky and wines in Larry Brannigan’s saloon. “Wren I ‘sittin’ in a cl > ate wear. I braces him, and not wishin’ ter git twisted, asts him w'ere de game is goin’ on. I don’t hear no i] nothin’s doin’. There's kind uv a raised desk, like w'ich might be used fer de com- binations, but dey ain't no blackboards, no markezs, nor no ticker. ‘Were are de books bein’ made?’ I asks a guy wot walks errun’ de place. “Books is only brought here after dey are completely completed,’ he says ter me. er words ter dat effect. ‘Dey are bein’ moved frum de ole place inter de noo one,’ he says, wid a wave uv de hand. Where He Makes a Mistake. “Say, I tought he wuz Senator Hanna at first, but he didn’t have de knots on his head like dat guy. I've seen pictures uv him in de Churnal. De ole place wuz so filled wid de books dat a man couldn't git a chance ter git wot he wanted, an’ indulge his taste fer | dem,’ he said ter me. I looks at him ergin, fer he didn’t look like er sporty gent, more like a sky pilot, as we useter call a preacher in de navy. I tought it strange dat a man couldn't git | up ter 4 stand, no matter how great de push wuz. W'en I plays me combination at Sheepshead, I walks Clean over de uv all de men ahead uv me, but I don’t notin’. “Well, say, after wanderin’ ero’ in de place fer an hour or more, 1 tumbles ter de same. De library is notin’ but a place ere de long-haired stoodents and women who like ter ruin deir eyes readin’, w'en dey might be huntin’ fer lost money on de siGewalks, like I do w'en I haven't got de price fer a growler, go an’ lay eroun’ waitin’ fer de doors ter close, so’s kin go home an’ go ter sleep. It's 2 sort of school like, an’ ter tink dat I ever went up ergin it. “But, say, if dis library could be shoved down ter Coney, hully would make, an’ wot clouds of dust ¢ owners could make if dey would fix it uy right. i Would Captivate Vander! it. “Have a faro j‘int in de center, a moosic | hell (good talent only; no bum show) on | one end, an’ bars all de way trough. Ele tric lights an’ fans, all kinds uv drinks a any kin’ er game ter go up ergin, includi de booki in’ Vanderbilt would be knockin’ at de door fer admission, an’ sheddin’ tears because he hadn't got in cn der ground floor. De place is all right, but dey made ® mistake in de locality “Dese_ guy give me a pain. say on m6 butidin’ in de worid. York flat, I guess. right, but dere lean over and s Dat don't cut no ice. “I'm goin’ back ter de Powery, an’ if yer read in de pape’s uv a horrible murder, an’ no clue ter de purple traita porters say, yer kin has run up ergin me ee Gid de work. An’ yer kin hidin’ fur frum de Bower: DEMOCRATS TOOCONFIDENT Dey ow all Broadway kin lear over de top of it. staped after 1 gamble I ain't All Other Influences in Kentucky Combined Against Silver Faction. James R. Hindman Has a Fair Chance ce for Election — Views of Populist Leader. Special Correspondence of The Evening Svar. LOUISVILLE, Ky., August 29, 1897. The appellate clerkship race Ken- in tucky, in which all political interest cen- ters this year, is just now show some speed. The national democratic nominee, Jas. R. Hindman, has m speeches in the first district, the stronghold, and his campaign is fully o ed. The silver democrats seem to b- sing behind in their publicans have made see the people” yet. That the clipping pace set by Mr. Hindman is going to be hard for either of the other two nominees to reach is admitted by most politicians of all be- ets. beginning: to Thos. S. Pettit, who is the acknowledged | populist leader in Kentucky, wh. ‘ked | by your correspondent if he thought J. Shackelford, the silver democratic nominee for appellate clerk, would wi ad if Shackelford would receive an populist s, replied: t is impossible to tell what a day wil! bring forth politically in Kentuck: Jast few years the voters have been doing pleased without reference to th who were cnce - om ago it looked li y in predicting Shackelford’s but an, one can see the elements of doubt rising at this time. The current is setting in against him, and it now rests with the national democrats of the state as to hi fate; and they are becoming more welde to their principles and candidates day by day. The alist party will not waver in their opposition and many hundred voters will be adced to this column November. “The Stackelford wing of the former democratic party was too- confident of success in the outset, and banked too muc on the failures of the republican state government 2nd too sure on the support of the populist party. The faction came arrogant; it didn’t need the port cf the pcpulists; the Cleveland de erats were all traitors, from their of view. T consequence is a ti change has come over the spirit of their dreams, and the people are careless of the outcome of the race in November. “The complexion of the next will, therefore, be dcvbtfal, in my in opinion. The unwise action of the Shackelford wing re- of the party has made the populist publicans and sound money democrats come political associate: many countic in the state, and this, of course, adds to the uncertainty of the political outlook.” As will be seen Mr. Pettit, to whom the silver democrats had been looking to lead them out of their wilderness, sees little prospect of the silverites winning and very little to‘encourage them in: future politi contests. His views embody a fair esti- mate of the situation as it is today. > NOVEL DEVICE FOR AIDING VISION. Camera Obscura Suspended From Kites Reveals Dis t Objects. From the St. Louis Glove-Democrat. A camera obscura, suspended high in the | air by tugging kites, disclose] to a party of observers looking up from the ground, at Bayonne, N. J., Saturday, a distant view of land end water away off toward Staten Island. This experiment was the first of the kind known to have been made, and is regarded by those interested as succcssful. The experimenter was Willian A. Eddy of Bayonne. Commodore Vermilye an¢ Dr. William H. Mitchell of Beyonne and C. E. Cozzons of South Framingham, Mass., aided Mr. Eddy in raising the vistascope on a tandem line of thre Eddy and one Hargrave kite. The wind was weak, and the altitude reached was only 150 feet. Mr. Eddy says the pic- tures at that height could be séen readily with the naked eye, a distant cupola on heuse at St. George, 8S. I, being plainly Cistingaishable. The vistascope swayed too much to permit a field glass to follow 1 A steadying device, it is believed, will over- come the difficulty. The inventor believes the vistascope can be used for discovering distant vessels at cea, without going up to the crow’s nest, and for looking beyond high hills at an enemy's encampment. Yellow Fever at Colon. A report from Dr. Roudall, the sanitary inspector of this country at Colon, Isthmus of Panama, says that yellow fever there. Dr. Roudall says the Colombian government is trying to suppress the facts. atone hospital so far and Afty-clght at atone 50 at an- other, with forty deaths. (nad Sao as Sep natin SRT aE | not u 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. MR. CLAPP CANNOT SERVE Pleading His Age, He Declines Presidency of Anti-Civil Service League. His Letter in Response to Notification of Election—Proceedings of the League Meeting. A special lican Anti-c the Emrich Hotel las was expected that Mr. had at the previous m: president of the organizatic the office. The meeting was largely A atte ad- ed, but those present were greatly disap- ed to le from the poi rn, ommittee ap- pointed to wait upen Mr. ¢ 4 inform him of his unanimous election, that he had determined to decline the honor, because of his advanced years. The ccmmittee laid before the meeting a letter from Mr. Clapp. Lester read, as follow Gentlemen of the National Republican Anti- Civil Set Having bi he committee cf your organization, which in- 1 by a call from a forms me that I have been unanimously elected as its president until the Ist of Oc- tober next, it is fitting that I should make some reply to this advisement. While I am mindful of the honor you have con- ferred upon me by this mark of spect, I have some doubt of the wisdom your selection, The justice of this you represe and the of your tion under existing " ry apparent. An issue upon the American peopl what is known as civil service reform, and the streggle is to come between the P| o- litical contriv the Ameri n side of your so far un- derstand its aims, my er judgn has come to the deliberate conclusion that vou have been betrayed by your friendship and partiality into an error of judem naming me as your president. That tion, in my opinion, should be attend unger blood, and a vigor that belongs to » meridian of life and age. You » have forgotten that in a few ¢ have entered upon my eight nth year when the sear and yellow leaf ad- of infirmitie © as unavold- he lapse of rir natur arrass the ssuming t In el constrai decline the honor that tendered to me. spectfully, to have so generou: you Appreves the Objec While I jot serve ¥ ing officer, Iam in full sympathy with your aims and your efforts, if judiciously @irect- ed, to produce the modification or repeal of the civil service law, so that if it has a future existence it shall not repeat the wrongs that have been perpetrated upon the saviors of our country when in peril, and the true republicans who have been persecuted by the late administration for opinion’s sake, The law should be so modi- fied that it cannot be made the agent of such wrongs as have the character of th of plunde i ciferous public crib. bu as your presid- when those most vo- ng fed at the I have no con civil service commission and its ¥ is not in line with th a “gov nt of the people.” have not < rit, for it is : can, unrepublican and emoer: It has not by experim nowed that it the hone: has promoted the eflicier or the economy of its pol Americ: arentage, but is th rc of free trade. and is not ads 10 our ferm of government, for it subverts the pol- ictes hed by the founders of this gcvernment, and does net consist with the genius and spirit ef American institution if the are com: tions of their nsive luxury s and exp It is a us petent to juc of the qualific subordi Absurdity of Adaptation. bsurdity of a ptation has be din a remarkable degre» roment printi offic prnter is em nen ly qu Th en pi oft pre nt publ as the statute rela jue of h the a ™ by hos been ta 2 commission wh.ch art of printing, 01 emp rt of no knowl nd which have prompt m internosi congressior In brief, you views of the c' s tered here . an shi be for the benefit of the public wel- ‘ould : re, an instrument of epariment or class of public serve Thanking you for of my if person: I am, re yours, ete. “The sentiments in the letter were loudly applauded, and it was moved that the declination be not acce and the com- mittee be instr to again wait upon Mr. Clapp and inform that it is the uranimovs wish of the league that he ac- t the office, the committee being also tructed to explain to him that the league does not agree with him as to his incom- petency because of his advanced age. Virginia Republican's Views. A letter wes read from James B. Martin of Unionville, Orange county, Va., a mem- Ler of the Orange couaty republican execu- tive committee and a delegate to the last state convention, advocating the repeal of the civil service laws, and promising to do ali in his power to assist in that movement. Under a suspension of the ruics the fol- lowing were elected to membership: L. G. Estes of Maine, Charles Emery of Mis- souri, Sam C. Elliott of Kentucky, Spencer ef Connecticut, Chas. N. of Ca¥jfornia, J. Fitzgerald of the District of Columbia, Charles Asscer of Maryland, Geo. D. Dave of Maryiund, and Jos. I. Ching of Maryland. A resolution offered by Capt. John H. Freéerick, who presided over the meeting, €enouncing the civil service law and re- questing Congress to repeal it, went over, under the ruses, for one week. The rules were suspended again, and the following elected as honorary members of the lesgue: Senators J. H. Gallinger of New Hampshire and J. B. Pritchard of North Carolina, Representatives Charles H. Gros- yenor ef Ohio and W. P. Brownlow of Tennessee, former Senator John J. Ingalls of Kansas and Greea B. Raum of Mlineis Before the league adjourned, addresses were made by several members, it being stated that the anti-civil service movement is meeting with unexpected strength throughout the country, and that republi- cans are beginning to realize that unless the law is repealed the party cannot be successful again. One of the speakers, Secretary Lester, regretted that the local newspapers, the best in said, do not