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THE StJlSHDAY HERALD.-SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 21. 1S9Q. miMiflrtiian t iUcritdj Jlnlioitfl1 3iiirlnccr. thf National intelligencer ESTABLISHED 1M0. THE SUNDAY HERAtD ESTABLISHED IRS&. , - i , - . tfntorcd nt tho I?ost Office lit 'WnnhlnBton, D. 0.. as Sbcond-clnRfl Mutter. J. U. SOCIiK, A. T. HENSEV, .Vroprlotorn. Editorial nml Pttbllcntlon Offices, No. 400 Tenth Street Northwest. ANNOUNCEMENT ! Attention, Young People! The Sunday Hkh.vm) Is eoIur to giro a mag nificent present to tho most popular boy or girl in Washington. It will be somethinc every boy and girl would like to have, as well for Us utility and beauty as for Its Intrinsic value. The present will consist of an elegant 6itrry and a handsomo span of ponies, with silver" mounted harness, robes, and everything com-' plete, tho whole beautiful equipage costlnc upward of $750. Full particulars of the manner in which the present will be bestowed will appear In next Sunday's Herald. Get it, and prepare to answer the question, "Vho is the most popular boy or clrl in Washington ?" Mr. Fiiaxk Hcme has yielded to the solicita tlon of a large number of Democratic voters of the Eighth Virginia District and announced himself an independent candidate for Congress in opposition to Gen. W. II. F. Lee, the sitting member. The causes which have led to this action on Mr. Hume's part are already pretty well understood by the readers of Tnn Herald. From the utterances of individual citizens of the Eighth District and the touo 'of Demo cratic newspaper comment it has for some time been evident that serious and widespread dissatisfaction had arisen with Gen. Lee's course as a Representative in Congress. This dissatisfaction was not lessened by the methods which Gen. Lee's lieutenants adopted to force his renomlnation a few weeks ago. Those 'who desired the selection of another man assert that unfair advantages were taken of them, dele gates were chosen irregularly in Gen. Lee's in terest, and other practices were resorted to which good citizens could not patiently en dure, and which a man worthy to sit in the halls of Congress should not countenance. A large number of voters of the district resolved they would not submit to being deprived of their rights as Americans and Virginians in this way, and decided to putan Independent can didate in the ljelil",ptr& FjAkk Hume con sented to stand, and has 'entered the fight with an enthusiastic following behind him, and with a determination to win if hard work can do it. Mr. F.ume is well known to the voters of the Eighth District and to the people of Washing ton as a successful man of affairs, broad-minded, public-spirited, and thoroughly familiar with the needs of his people and the duties of a Rep resentative in Congress. He is a Democrat, thoroughly in accord with his party on all the questions of the da-, and if he is elected he will speedily make a name for himself. On an other page The Herald to-day prints an edi torial article from the Fairfax Herald, a Demo cratic paper published at Gen. Lee's home, in which that gentleman is severely arraigned and bis shortcomings as a Congressman fearlessly pointed out. Mr. Reed's rules may have been adopted for the purpose of preserving order in the House of Representatives, but his rule certainly has had the effect of provoking more disorder dur ing the present session than has been known before in thi6 generation. And yet when you come to look into the facts, Mr. Reed Is not to blame. He's all right. He works like sixty to make things run smoothly, and he would suc ceed admirably If, properly seconded In his efforts by the other 325 members of the House. But what can any man, big, bold, and brainy though he be, do with 325 stubborn fellows who foolishly insist on having opinions of their own and thrusting them forward at inconvenient moments 't It Is really sad to seo how little appreciation of Mr. Reed's Imperial force and splendid talents there is In the House of Repre sentatives, especially on tho Democratic side. Mr. Reed would almost bo justified In resenting this obtuse ingratitude by resigning and retiring to some country where ho would be better appreciated Russia or Persia, for instance. (Jhauxcet Di:i'Kv has been traveling along the Hue of his railroad endeavoring to dissipate tho angry feelings which wero engendered by tho recent strike. But It Is hardly likely that Chau.vcev's eloquences will bo found as de lightful by. his fellow-citizens who have been denied the rights of Americans and shot at by I'jxkkhtox detectives as it has been In the past by the sumptuously dined and expensively wined good fellows who havo usually listened to It. Many of those he Is now called on to ad dress have not dined at all, and It Is doubtful if Cicero's eloquence would evoke much enthusi asm from an empty stomach. The Democrats of Randall's old district will make a great mistake if they allow tho Hon. Richard Vaux to be superseded in the next Congress. No other man In tho district can possibly command the attention which Mr. Vaux commands when he rises to address tho House. Ho is alwaysllstcued to with interest, and ho usu ally has some good Democratic doctrine to enunciate In a stylo that causes It to make a permanent lodgment In tho minds of those who hear It. To-morrow tho army of Washington school boys and girls will begin another advance movement on tho ramparts of learning. They go, not like biiAKKfei'i:Aiu:'s school-boy, creep ing llko Eiiall unwillingly to school, but with springing steps and ringing laughter, for they aie Intelligent modern youth, to whom intelli gent modern teachers In tho great majority of cases make the acquisition of an educatlou a pleasure instead of an irksome task. It really becins to look as if tho English gov ernment could safely be relied on to blunder at the most opportune moment for the Irish Nationalists. Tlitiarrestof O'llmns and Dillon the other day apparently can have but one effect, and that a most stimulating ono tin tho Irish cause. Ono fool enemy can sometimes 'do more for a man than a legion of wise friends. Tho Republicans of the House are about to give tho country a photographic Illustration of the interesting ninl Important fact that in spit o of Speaker Heed and his rules tho Democratic minority still finds means of maintaining its rights against tho tyrannical Republican ma jority. Tho photographs of tho Chamber of Representatives taken on Friday, showing tho Republican sldo crowded with members while only four seats were occupied on tho Democratic sido of tho House, will bo litho graphed by the Republicans and scattered by the hundred thousand throughout tho country in the coming campaign. This will make n unique campaign document, and maybe the Democrats can turn it to their own uses just as well as the Republicans. ! mi Speaker Reed should put on his sash again, so as to make clear just wlrr.t portion of his anatomy be considers his waist. Then if any over-wrought Democrat slugs htm the pugilist .will not run the ..risk. of. disgracing himself by even Inadvertently hitting below tho belt. The Speaker should bo magnanimous enough to give his enemies a fair show. Still another venture In the field of Washing ton journalism has been made by Mr. William H. PorE, who has had many years' experience in connection with local newspapers. Tho Saturday Jfirror Is the name of the new paper, which is admirably made typographically, and its columns are filled ulth interesting local, humorous, and miscellaneous matter. Some people insist that 6trong religious feel ing has died out of the world. And yet In Jer sey City the other evening a pious gentleman resented so deeply bis son's marrying a girl who belonged to another church that he attempted to murder the young man while he stood be fore the altar with his bride. PERSONALS. Senator Hale has returned from Maine. James P. Voorhees has cone to Detroit, and will return here in December. Mr. E. B. Hay is gettlne the better of nn at tack of muscular recumatism. Senator-elect E. D. White, of Louisiana, was among the visitors here last week. Capt. James E. Towson has returned to the city after visltinp his family at Uppervlllc, Fau auier County, Va. Mr. Russell Harrison Scott, of the Chase Na tional Bank. New York, made a brief visit to the city during the week. Senator Manderson says ho is still suffering from the effects of the attack of quinsy, with which fce was afflicted sevpral weeks ago. C. W. Barrett, of the Senate, has been recro atintr at his homo in Massachusetts. Refreshed and invigorated, he returned to duty yesterday. C. E. Creecy has been enjoying n visit of u fort night nt Fort Monroe, Newport News, and other points of interest in the vicinity of Hampton Roads. Senator Edmunds has gone to Vermont, but will return here In time to vote for the Tariff bill as it will be patched up by the conference com mittee. Thomas F. Dawson, clerk of the Senate Com mittee on Patents.jWho is also the Washington correspondent of tho Denver Times, is slowly re covering from an attack or illness which was produced by overwork and exposure to malarial intluences. H. B. F. Macfarlnnd, the correspondent of the Philadelphia Record, has been very ill with typhoid fever nt his residence, 181C V street northwest. His condition yesterday was some what improved, but although he has passed tho point of immediate danger he Is very sick yet. Tho District has lost a hard-working and capa ble official by the resignation ol Assistant Dis trict Attorney Andrew A. Lipscomb. Mr. Lipscomb is ono of tho most popular and ener getic young attorneys of Washington, and in private practice will probably meet a larger measure of success than if he had continued In office. Mr. William T. Donnelly, n well-known and talented young man of this city, has decided to enter on a theatrical career nnd will make his first nppearanco on tho professional stngo in New York in a few weeks. Ho has accepted an en gagement with Messrs. Locke and Davis and will fill nn important part in tho magnificent produc tion of "Nero," soon to be seen In New York, Mr. Donnelly lias tho best wishes ot many warm friends in Washington for his success. BOOKS AND AUTHORS. .L HAND.liOOK OF POLITICS FOIl 16P0. liy Hon. ltlwardMcl'hciscm,LL,D. This usof ul and valuable record of the important political events ol tho lust two years has Just been issued by Mr. James J. Chapmnn, of tills city. It is n close-printed volumoot two hundred nnd seventy pages, with an Index that makes it easy to find any subject touched on in tho book. Tho "Hand book" lias exclusive possession ol a field in which it is practically indispensable to tho public man, tho journalist, nnd to all who deslro accurate In. formation on pollticnl events which nro ol too recent occiirienco to have passed into history, but nro yot not within tho rango of current memory. Tho important legislation of tho past two years is outlined; thero is an epitome of our diplomatic transactions for tho same period; tho decisions of the United States SupremoCourt. In cluding tho lato "orlglnul package" decision, uro given; thero uro tables of Government reve nues, expenditures, appropriations, and public debt; election returns; and u chapter devoted to tho history of tho Colnago uctof 1873. This is tho twelfth issue of tho "Handbook" which Mr. Mel'horson has got out, and it Is believed to bo more complete and accurate than any of tho previous ones. . TJWSOUJj OFI'IimilK, liu Geo) yes Ohnct. Translated hv Mih M. J, Serrano. Here is n clever and dainty story, told with graco nnd el lectiveness. It 6caicely touches on those un wholesomo subjects of which French writers aro so lond, and when It does touch them it is with a moral purpose. Tho sweetness, tho quiet, refined eiiurm of Pierre's homo is rendered with a sym pathy too seldom found in tho pages of the lo verlsh French school. The leading characters uiowell drawn, and tho plot is well within tho bounds ot probability. Tho Kugllsh of tho book is excellent, llko all the work of tho accomplished and painstaking translator. Tho book, which is published by the Cassejls, Is picttily illustrated with photogravures and may be had at Bron tano's. Messrs. Loeb & Hireh, 912 F street northwest, havo an unusually flue stock ot gentlcmen'6 furnishings on hand, They aro also solo agents lor tho Ureka revolving scarf something en tirely now. Their stock of hats is unsurpassed; they have them lnull shapes, shades, and quali ties at tho lowest figures. TALK OF 'LWWEEK. The result of tho Malno elections has given some Republicans hopo of obtaining n majority In the next House. In view of tho fact tint al though Speaker Rccd obtained tho largest plu rality ever given him, his total vote was less than at tho two preceding elections, It is not easy to seo why tho Republicans should find much encouragement in tho result in Maine. But thoy havo begun to talk that way, whereas a month ago a man as prominent as Undo Joo Cannon Is said to havo admitted that tlio Demo crats would control tho next House by a good majority. Tho Republicans bank largely on tho passage of tho Tariff hill, no doubt. Perhaps thoy also Imagine that tho Democratic Congres sional campaign committee means to continue all over tho country tho policy of masterly in activity, pursued With such satisfactory results to tho Maine Republicans. This Is hardly likely, however. Chairman Flower will at least refrain from sending out any more of his famous arid laud speeches, and this Is a point gained for tho Democrats. It is believed that tho 25,000 conies of this speech, which Mr. Flower scut to Maine, had more to do with keeping tho Democrats nwav from tho polls' than anything else. Maine Democrats are al ways dry enough, Heaven knows, and to have a speech on sucfi a subject us nrld lands thrust at them to aggravate their chronic thirst, was more than they could bear with equanimity. Republican hopes of capturing tho next Houso have not shaken tho Democratic confidence that they are certain of being In control. So confi dent aie tho Democrats that tho question of Speaker Reed's successor frequently comes up among them. There Is a strong feeling among many Democrats that they owe it to themselves to select a man for tho place who will give the Republicans a dose of the sort of medicine Mr. Reed has been pouring down the throats of the Democrats so voluminously and with such a steadj hand nil this session. They want a fear less, aggressive, 6trongly partisan Speaker who will take for his party every advantage, as tho Democrats claim Reed has done, and tho namo most frequently mentioned by theso revenge seeking Democrats is that of Mr. Byuum, tho thunder-voiced and fiery-tempered gentleman from Indiana. Bynutn, they tuluk, would just mike tho Republicans curse the memory of Reed and his rules before tho end of the Fifty-second Congress. The more moderate Democrats, who probably make up a majority of that side of tho Chamber, while admitting that a strong, aggres sive man will bo a necessity in the Speaker's chair In the next Congress, are inclined to ob ject to Mr. Byuum because his Congressional experience has been comparatively brief. Mr. McMillin, of Tennessee, is about the style of man these Democrats desire for Speaker. He is aggressive, fearless, a strong but not bitter or narrow partisan, ho has fiequently led his side of the House duriug his long service in Con gress, and his knowledge of parliamentary prac tice is thorough. Objection may be raised to Mr. McMillin oecauso of his geographical posi tion, but this objection would apply with even greater force to Mr. Crisp, of Georgia, who is also generally talked of for the Speakership. Mr. Crisp would make an admirablo Speaker, perhaps a little too conservative to suit tho pres ent Democratic temper, but in every other way fully equipped. It is thought, however, that the strongest objection to 'his election will be that ho can be of much greater use to his party on the lloor than he can In the chair. Gen. Hatch, of Missouri, also has many points that commend mm strongly xor tue hpeauersnlp, while of course Mr. Springer will be in the race, and well up in it, too. Ills geographical loca tion will be a strong poinUin hIs"fnvor. Representative McCreary had hoped to bo able to report back to the House yesterday from the Foreign Affairs Committee tho resolution calling on the State Department for information relative to the assassination of Gen. Barrundla, but the absence of a quorum and the early ad journment of tho House prevented this. In speaking of the matter Governor McCreary de clares strongly that something should be done to vindicate the honor of the American Hag in the premises. "The assassination of Barrundla," ho said, "on an American vessel llylngtho Ameri can flag by foreign soldiers was one of tho most flagrant violations of international usages on'record. It doesn't matter that Bar rundla fired tho first shot. He had the right to defend himself from assault, and when armed men advanced on him in a threatening manner an assault had already been committed. Tho deck of a vessel is, if anything, considered moro sacred from invasion by foreign soldiers than tho soil of tho country whose Hag flies at her masthead." People at the Capitol have been asking for the last few days If Speaker Reed was losing his grip. Ills somewhat vacillating course in dealing with the Democratic filibuster and re versing several of his own decisions has caused a good deal of comment. Some people say that if ho had been very anxious to do so ho could havo forced tho seating of Langston two or thr ee times during the week, hut when tho Repub licans seemed to bo just oir the point of finally getting the best of the Democrats tho fighting grew slack, or some slip was mado, and Mr. Langston's chances faded awav again. This has given rise to an impression that even Speaker Reed Is not over anxious to seat Mr. Langston, as, It is well known, a number of his colleagues on tlio Republican sldo aro not. Befoie tho House met yesterday morning a leading Republican who wanted to get a matter of his own up was heard to remaik that thoy "had wasted enough tirno on that nigger anil ought to try to do something of more Impor tance." Mr. Crisp, of Georgia, lias greatly enhanced his reputation in tho last few days by tho ad mirable manner In which ho led tho filibuster ing operations In the Houso. Ho got tho bc6t of Speaker Reed In tho parliamentary fight on several points, and scored very heavily when ho exposed tho shortcoming of tho Spenker's count of members before tho tellers wero ap pointed on Friday. Mr. Crisp never loses his head and seldom loses his temper, but when ho does tho latter it is never In a way that lessens respect for him. In debate on the floor of tho House Repre sentative McMillin usually employs big ora torical guns to rako tho Republicans with broadsides of denunciation, but in private talk ho handles tho toy pistol of wit very neatly. In speaking of tho probable action of tlio confer ence committee on the Tariff hill the other day he said: "It is likely that tho Senato will yield most of tho amendments which It made with such a flourish, cutting down tho duties on a number of articles Oh, jes, tho Houso will probably jield something, too. It will yield the semicolons and commas, and, it's just pos sible, a few sections. -.--.. Lieut. Guy's Case. A tumor was current on tho street last night that tho District Commissioners had reached a conclusion In tho case of Lieut. Guy and that it was unfavorable to tho indicted officer. No ono seemed able to verify tho statements, though every ono confessed that ho bad heard it. Com missioner Douglas said thoro was uo foundation for tho rumor, and that nothing would bo dono until Col. Robert was able to resume his duties. it Tort Dne-Priee do WASHINGTON, D. O. Manufactories: 212, 214, 216 W. Washington St.,. Syracuse, N. Y.; 52, 54, 56 Pearl St., Buf falo, N. Y. Office: 765 Broadway,-New York City. TO 'JClllS PUBLIC: o..H?irr.r(Js us ffrF.nt "'ensure to announce that we have leased tho largo four-story buildlnir, 311 Seventh street northwest, which wo havo thoroughly refitted, nnd havo just opened wit it o most complete assortment ol Mnn's. nnw'.mii ni,n,irm,a nin,i,l . tu.i.ftVi?-. 'i.. "ll.il i;... "t,..?" 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