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__4IOW THE OPENING DAY IS CELE
BRATED IN THE CITY OF
WASHINGTON.
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Deception at WHITE house.
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L.*tHE PRESIDENT SHAKES HANDS
WITH 5,000 PEOPLE OX
THAT DAY.
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CALLS ARE STILL FASHIONABLE
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*L At the National Capital— Diplo
matic Corps Always Gorg-eous
—Hothouses Robbed.
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£*Bpecial Correspondence of the Globe.
° cl WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.— The cus
•j torn of receiving friends formally on
the Ist of January survives only in
_ "Washington. The official reception is
_ ""••-till one of the great events of the
•year at the capitol It is the first of
h the official receptions held at the pres
ident's mansion, and it is the only one
WEST GATE OF THE WHITE HOU
'•at which the public and the office hold-
ers mingle freely. Nothing more dem
• ocratic than the New Year's reception
t at the White house is known even in
lthe democratic United States. On the
first day of the year statesmen, diplo
i mats and reverend judges rub elbows
? With the public, but not with the great
; unwashed public. A clean face and
1 hands and a tidy costume are the only
i passports required at the gates of the
1 .White house grounds.
Carriages begin to fly about at an
• early hour. Men in the uniform of
■ army or navy are seen hurrying from
_ place to place, many of them awkward
. in the unfamiliar garments, for uni
forms arc little worn in Washington,
' though they are an invariable feature
I of every story or play which is sup
■j"posed to illustrate Washington life.
T At the White house the police have*
taker, charge early in the day. The
grounds have been closed to all but
t those who have business in the man-
I feion putting the last touches to the
; 'decorations. The president's hothouses
| have ret sufficed to provide the floral
j adornment for the parlors. The great
: hothouses of the propagating gardens
. have been robbed of their choicest
blooms and their choicest plants. In
I the broad but shallow lobby just with
ji in the entrance palms have been ar-
I ranged to screen the musicians of the
1 Marine band. Seats have been placed
! Marine band. for them at the left of
in a semicircle for them at the left of
\ the entrance and beyond the Tiffany
glass screen has been swung aside so
that the "concord of sweet sounds"
i may penetrate undiminished aside so
that the 'concord of sweet sounds"
may penetrate undiminished to every
part of the mansion. The door at the
other end of the screen,, too, has been
. thrown open, and through this the
f crowd is to pass on its way to the re-
I ception rooms.
IN THE BLUE PARLOR.
.' In the long hallway extending from
ij 'the conservatory to the east palor be
yond the screen palms have been
grouped here and there, but the pas
'. sage has been left almost free for those
..who will want to observe the incom
| ing crowd and study human nature
, developed under the blinding light of
| authority. it is a curious study, and
1 queer things happen in front of the
' "receiving line in the blue parlor.
In the three connecting parlors
red, the blue, the green which form
j the reception suit most elaborate floral
preparations are made, and in the east
parlor, which Dolly Madison used as a
drying room on w_rh days, the man
► tels and grates are hidden by a great
' mass of brilliant foliage and bloom,
.while the corners are tropical with
[ palms and huge ferns and rubber
j plant?. The curtains in _'l these room.
'. are drawn, and the glow from "sun
bursts" of electric light illumines the
east parlor. In the other parlors the
: softened radiance of frosted electric
• bulbs, springing from the tapestried
I {frails, lends brilliance to the spectacle.
} The first arrivals are the members of
the president's cabinet — superfluous to
day, if ever— and their wives or daugh
i ters, or whatever woman is at the head
lof the household of each. Secretary
• Herbert's daughter is his social repre
■ sentative, and Mr. Morton is represent
- ed by his sister. All the women of a
cabinet household may attend a New
j "Tear's reception and stand "behind the
/ line," but only the head of a household
(' may stand at the president's right un
. less th? head of the household is absent
: from the city or sick. Even then it is
} Still a mooted point whether the next in
I authority should claim her place in the
official line, and great was the dispute
} and many the heartburnings because
I Katherine Bayard took the place of her
I Invalid mother at the head of the cab
i met women on the occasion of one of
.". Mr. Cleveland's first official receptions.
I The cabinet members and the cabinet
> women are ushered to the private
{ apartments of the president's family on
j the second floor of the White house, and
{ there wraps are laid aside, and possibly
7 a" little primping is — not by the
[ cabinet members, of course. Before
i the last hairpin is In place or the last
/; dab of the powder puff has been given
S the* members of the diplomatic corps
| have begun to arrive and have been
I -shown to the state dining room,
• "Which is the apartment next to the
red parlor on the first floor. Here the
i 'diplomats put aside their hats and
t coats, and, if it rains, their galoches.
V "While this is going on the younger
it "member-, of the official social circle are
5 -coming down stairs under escort to
: the bine parlor to take- position he
's kind the row of chairs which !___■
THE SAINT PAUL DAILY GLOBE: MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 30, 1895.
been placed for the official receiving
party. Others, both men and women,
who have been invited by Mrs. Cleve
land to be the special guests of the
occasion, are coming in, and the blue
parlor is filling up rapidly.
Meantime without the public has be
gun to gather, ready for the opening
of the gates. Carriages are admitted
at the east gate of the grounds, but
the west entrance is dedicated to the
public, and here, be there rain or shine,
the patient people gather at an early
hour and form in single file to wait
for the doors to be opened. Those at
the head of the line hold their places
for an hour and a half before they
achieve their ambition, and I have
seen the line extend past the White
house grounds the full width of the
treasury building beyond and end at
the junction of Fifteenth street and
Pennsylvania evenue. Strangely
enough, it is composed in great part of
the citizens of Washington, though
there is a liberal sprinkling of strang
ers to whom the reception at the pres
ident's mansion is a unique spectacle.
The newspaper correspondents are
early arrivals at the mansion, and the
red tape of the occasion is brushed
away for them. No hour is set for
them to be received by the president,
and few of them go through the empty
formality of shaking his hand, but
any one of them who can identify him
self as a newspaper writer has access
'SE-WHERE THE PUBLIC ENTERS.
freely to the White house grounds and
to any one of the White house parlors
except that which is reserved for the
president and the receiving party So
by the time the whole of the diplo
matic corps is assembled there is quite
an army of the correspondents gath
ered in the long hall.
WHEN THE DOORS ARE OPENED.
In the blue parlor is a chatting mob,
mostly women, all in elaborate toilet.
No ray of daylight enters the reception
rooms, and the women of the receiv
ing party are arrayed as for an even
ing reception. A line of attendants
stretches across the lobby and the hall
way to the door of the red parlor. In
the lobby Prof. Fanciulli and his red
coated men are assembled ready for
the president's coming. A late comer
hurries across the hall and joins the
diplomats in the red parlor, where
they wait for the reception to begin.
Some member of the receiving party,
delaj»ed in the dressing room, comes
down the stairs and is admitted to the
blue parlor by the captain of the
watch, who stands guard by the brass
gate. An attendant stands at the foot
of the stairway, which is at the west
end of the hall. He waves his hand
: to another attendant who stands at
the door. The signal passes to Fan
ciulli, and with a crash the band strike
up the familiar and unimpressive
strains of "Hail to the Chief." If any
one of the long line of presidents of
the United States had had any music
in his whole soul, I think he would
have issued a proclamation against
; the playing of that air on official oc
■ casions.
To the crash of brass and the sound
: of flute and horn the president comes
down the stairway. It is customary
for him to bring down the wife of the
vice president. Mr. Cleveland has vi
olated the custom on' occasion by
'■ bringing down his own wife, and for
tunately the rule on the subject is
less rigid than the rule of precedence,
for whomsoever the president brings
down stairs his own wife stands at
his side when he takes his place in the
blue parlor. On this occasion, too,
Mrs. Stevenson will probably not be
! present, as she is in mourning for her
i daughter.
Behind the president and his wife
; are the secretary of state and wife
and then the other members of the cab
inet escorting each other's wives The
husbands lose the order of official pre
-1 cedence on this occasion, but their
wives maintain it for them. The wife
of the secretary of state must precede
the wife of the secretary of the treas
ury, and the sister of the secretary
of agriculture must bring up the rear,
or there would be a revolution. Anal
the buzzing comments of the group
gathered in the hallway the president
makes the passage to the door of the
blue parlor. The brass gate is shut
to with a snap as the sister of the sec
retary of agriculture passes the thres
hold. From this time none may pass
through the doorway. But a curious
crowd gathers in the opening an I
makes comment on the favored ones
within. The society reporter is here
with her busy pencil, a very welcome
! visitor, for the society reporter is a
: popular person in Washington and
counts her friends in high places.
THE HANDSHAKING BEGINS.
There is a little chattering among
/ *-_3s Let the men wash,
Vtv3j>_. if they won't get you
C ***\_i"^ )b\ Pearline. Let
C -vjf i*A Pearline. Let
t~y^ty\ them try it for
s/ \ themselves, and
— i-I^fi|| J see if they don't
y/*r?l V' say that washing
with soap is too hard for any
woman. This hard work that
Pearline saves isn't the whole
matter; it saves money, too —
money that's thrown away in
clothes needlessly worn out
and rubbed to pieces when you
wash by main strength in the
old way. That appeals —
where is the man who wouldn't
want to have the washing
made easier — when he can
save money by it? «*
--! i ware of imitatiosa. JAMES _*YL__ W. V
the members of the receiving party, ex
changes of nods with those who are
behind the line, the final preening of
gay plumage. Then the president takes
his place at the entrance to the red
parlor, and the secretary of state pre
sents to him the dean of the diplomatic
corps, that pompous but rather demo
cratic knight, Sir Julian Pauncefote.
Another representative of the state de
partment standing beside Mrs. Cleve
land presents the diplomats to her, but
the presentation is a useless formality
in most cases. All but a few of the
figures are familiar to the president's
wife. Sir Julian is in a brilliant mili
tary uniform. He carries a gorgeously
gilded cocked hat in his hand. Behind
him comes the other members of the
corps attired in the gayest of uniforms
or silk robes. The Chinese minister and
his attaches keep their little skull caps
on their heads, and, save when they
shake the president's hand, keep their
own hands buried in their flowing
sleeves of silk.
The hour named for the reception of
the diplomatic corps is 11 o'clock. Be- .
fore that time the supreme court jus
tices have arrived, for they are next in
order. Chief Justice Fuller, looking
pigmylike beside the stalwart Harlan
or the broad-shouldered Gray, occupies J
the place of honor. He presents his |
colleagues to the president. Justice* j
Field in the van, and they pass down i
the receiving line and into the red par- j
lor and the east parlor beyond it. A
few of the diplomats have gone through
the parlors, but most of them have
slipped behind the receiving line to |
greet their friends and wish them a j
happy New Year.
The senate and house follow the
members of the supi me court. And j
here the regularity of the reception is
broken, for among so many it is diffi
cult to keep any order of precedence,
and senators and members become
hopelessly mixed. The vice president
or the president pro tempore of the
senate makes the introductions of the
senators, and the speaker introduces
the members of the house. But there
are always • stragglers, and the mem
bers of the house pop up singly and in
pairs at intervals all through the re
mainder of the reception time.
Then come the army and navy offi
cers. Gen. Miles leading the one corps
and the senior admiral the other. And j
the odor of moth balls follows *in their
trail. . Secretary Lamont will intro- j
duce the officers of the army, and Sec
retary Herbert will perform a like duty
for the officers of the navy. Many of
these will go behind the receiving line,
for the potency of brass buttons is no
less in Washington than in the veriest
American, village.
Now come the department officials,
and the superintendent of public build
lugs, Col. John M. Wilson, takes hi;*. '■
place at the president's right, while a
younger army officer, a lieutenant,
stands between the president and Mrs.
Cleveland to repeat the presentations.
There is no recognized order of preced {
THE EXIT THROUGH TEE WINDOW.
ence among these department people.
Assistant secretaries and secoi:** as
sistant secretaries are all jumbled to
gether and of equal importance. Then
foilow the Associated Veterans of the
District of Columbia and other local
organizations, and finally the Oldest
Inhabitants' association appropriate!
closes the column of recognized guests.
The doors of the reception room are
closed for a little while, and the presi
dent and his assistants take a much
needed rest.
IN THE EAST PARLOR.
In the east parlor the scene has
been brilliant and kaleidoscopic. The
mingling of gaudy diplomats, brass
buttoned officers and gorgeously
gowned women under the electric light
with the palms and the flowers for a
background, makes one of the most
brilliant scenes that official Washing
ton knows from one year's end to an
other.
The crowd in this room and in the ad
joining hallway is thickest after the army
and navy officers have gone through. A lit
tle later it begins to empty itself through
the window east of the entrance, which Is an
improvised exit, and before the public is
admitted to the mansion the prettiest part
of the spectacle has vanished.
And the disintegration is not alone in the
east parlor. The receiving party begins to
thin out as soon as the official visitors have
been received. The wife of the secretary
of state must return to her home to assist
her husband in the entertainment of the
diplomats, who invariably breakfast with
him after the receptions. The other cabinet
women have receptions at their own homes
usually, and this is invariably true of the
representatives of the secretary of war and
the secretary of the navy, for unwritten so
cial law requires that me officers of the
army shall call on the secretary of war and
the officers of the navy on the secretary of
the navy. So most of the receiving party
withdraws before the public is admitted.
This time the withdrawal will be simplified
by an improvised doorway which has been
cut from the blue parlor into the red par
lor.
When the president is ready for the' ordeal,
the doors are opened, and the public is ad
mitted. The long line without the White
house grounds comes in in installments at the
discretion of the officer in charge of the gate.
The attendants keep it moving rapidly
through the hallway into the red parlor and
the blue parlor and on to the east parlor,
where, if he wishes, the visitor may linger
for a time. But few of those who come in
the public line care for more than a glimpse
of the reception rooms and a quick grasp of
the president's hand.
It is 12:30 when the line is started. The
doors of the mansion are to be closed at 1
o'clock. On the last reception given during
the first administration of Mr. Cleveland it
was necessary to open the doors after the
usual hour to take in several hundred people
who were at the end of the line. On that
occasion the president shook hands with 5,000
people. The usual number is about 3,500. and
as most of the new congressmen are Repub
licans this winter and Mr. Cleveland's party
friends are not strong in Washington it Is
altogether 'likely that the coming reception
will not equal the record breaker of hi- for
mer term. — George Grantham Bain.
_-_-_
Maple Loaf Ronte H_._ the Quickest
The Chicago Great Western Railway
(Maple Leaf Route) makes by far
the quickest time to and from Kansas
City and points between. Elegantly
equipped evening train leaves at 7.30
daily. You going?
its FIELD GHOWIfIG.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMIS
SION MAKES ITS NINTH AN
NUAL REPORT.
THE LAW NEEDS AMENDING
*! !
TO MAKE IT EFFECTIVE TO PRE
VENT VARIOUS "ABUSES
"WHICH ' ARISE.
WORK DURING THE PAST YEAR
Li )'
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Has Been. Very Satisfactory
ous Recommendations Are
Made. OV
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.— The inter
state commerce commission has made
public its ninth annual report. It opens
with a detailed statement of the enact
ment of the law, the various plans
which have since been found in it and
measures taken to remedy them. Of
the remainder of the report the follow- !
ing .is a synopsis:
The special weakness of the law is the want
of finality and binding force to the decisions
of the commission. Under the statutes, as ■
judicially interpreted, the carrier can not only I
have practically a new trial of the same ques-
Hon in the courts, but the courts may be re
quired to pass upon a very different state of
facts than those presented to the commission.
The decision of the commission, after full
hearing of the parties, should be made to
stand as a rule of conduct prescribed by pub
lic authority, unless the courts, upon exam- j
ination of the record thus made, shall find I
therein some material error, plainly prejudi
cial to the defeated party which furnishes I
sufficient reason for refusing to enforce that
decision. The commission has no power to
convict for or punish the misdemeanors ere- I
ated by the act, and for obvious constitu- I
tional reasons such power cannot be conferred !
upon this or any similar tribunal. The penal !
provisions of the statute are, however, mainly i
incidental to its greater purpose to prevent i
exactions and relative injustice resulting
from the enforcement by-common carriers of |
schedule charges which they have established
and applied. Though the public rate may be !
strictly observed, yet the greatest wrong-do
ing may remain untouched, and the most ;
serious of evils of. railway management whol- i
ly unchecked. The tendency toward railway
federation is very marked, and indicates a j
future combination of carriers wielding such
extraordinary power as to constitute, in the j
estimation of many people, a serious menace
to commercial freedom. That power will be -
deprived of its principal danger if the author- |
ity of the state to prevent excesses and in- !
equalities finds ample expression in enforcible
methods for fixing the standard of charges."
The regulating tribunal should have ade
quate authority to ascertain excesses in rail- j
road charges and to enforce with respect
thereto the observance of relative justice.
The commission declines to advise the aboli
| tion of the imprisonment features of the penal
; provisions of the law, but it is not inclined ;
I to oppose such legislation -should congress !
j see fit to enact it, nor would it be adverse, if j
i the amendments suggested- are adopted, to I
• testing the experiment of punishing by fine !
; only; but the corporations themselves should ;
be made indictable for criminal violations of
the act as well as their officers and agents.
WORK OF THE COMMISSION.
Relief has been granted to carriers from the j
operation of the long and' short-haul olause
in several cases, and »the .grounds for such
relief in each case are stated. A controlling
consideration in these 'special cases of relief
from the fourth section is » that the longer
distance rates sought to be allowed' shall not
be less than the carrier's cost of service in
respect of the longer distance traffic.
The basing point system in the South, under
which the carriers name certain places as |
distributing centers and competing points,
fix through rates thereto and therefrom, and
make rates to and from all other places in
the same general territory by adding to such
through rates the locai charges in force be
tween the distributing centers and the other
localities, is stated to ; have been uniformly
' condemned by the commission. The Social j
Circle case, now on appeal by the carriers in
the supreme court of the United States, arose
through rates made according to this method.
Reparation to injured parties was awarded
by the commission in the box snooks case
and also in two cases brought by the In
dependent Refiners' association, of Titusvllle
and Oil City. In the latter case the repara- |
tion awards amounted to nearly $85,000. j
"The separate and independent line theory," |
which denies comparison of aggregate o£ total j
charges in cases under the act is again dis- j
cussed and declared untenable.
The investigation of informal complaints,
Of which a large number are received yearly, j
occupies a large portion of the time of the i
commission and constitutes an important ,
branch of its work. These investigations ]
result in many cases in summary relief to
complaining parties. Shippers and consign
ees are also, without trouble or expense to
them, timely advised when their complaints j
are founded upon misapprehension of the |
i facts or of the legal duties of carriers j
| under the law. Again, shippers are enabled
when the formal investigation fails to result
in a satisfactory adjustment, to consider the j
advisability of taking formal action' against
the carrier in the light of facts brought out ;
through this method of preliminary examina- :
: tion an correspondence. ; - _'/
STATISTICS OF RAILWAYS.
The report includes statistics of railways
in the United States for the year ending June
30. 1894. On that date there were 175.708.55
miles of line, an increase during the year of ;
2,247.4? miles. There were 1.924 separate cor- j
porations, an increase of 34 over the pre- ;
vious year. Of these. 945 maintained operat- I
, ing accounts, 805 were subsidiary companies,
98 were private roads and 76 were not oper- ;
ated during the year. The movement toward
: consolidation on the base of mileage involved
: was greater than in the preceding year; 15 ;
: roads, representing 1.734.64. miles, were j
merged: 22 roads, representing 2,351.99 miles, j
were reorganized, and 14 roads, representing i
, 1.590.34 miles, were consolidated. The number I
i of passengers carried was 540.655.199, and the !
j number of tons of freight moved was 638,- i
I 186.553; both these items show a decrease i
!as compared with the -• previous year. Gross '
: earnings were $1,073,361,797, a decrease of 12,07 ,
; per cent. Operating expenses' were 5731.414.322, j
: a decrease of 11.66 per- cent. Net earnings ;
. were $341,947,475, a decrease of SSO.SS3.IO>} [
'■ from the previous year. Income from other ;
sources was $142,816,805*,' which, added to net
earnings, made the amount available for i
I fixed charges and dividends $484,764.2*0. Fixed j
: charges were $429,008,310'; dividends, $95,515,- j
226. and other payments $6:092.030, leaving a
deficit from the operations of the year of j
'-'1.294. as compared with a surplus of
117.745 in the previous year. The number j
of employes was 779,608,' a decrease of 93.994. j
The number of employes killed was 1,823. and j
: the number injured was 23.422, a marked j
decrease In casualty as compared with pre- ,
vious years. The number of passengers killed
was 324. an increase of 25. i and the number
injured was 3,034, a decrease of 195.
The report says twenty cases are now pend
ing in the courts to 'enforce orders issued
by the commission. Considerable space is
given to consideration of safety appliances.
TRAFFIC AGREEMENTS.
Under this heading the subject of pooling
freights and division of earnings is consid
ered, and various traffic agreements are men
: tioned and discussed.
What has been said by the commission on
the subject of pooling in previous annual re- !
! ports is referred to in the present report- '
While the commission is impressed with the j
evils attending the present system of compe- i
tion and concedes that the practical results of j
; that system upon the railroads and the public ;
Economize.
One and a half teaspoonfuls
Horsfords wh p«*
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gives better results than two full tea
spoonfuls of any other. TRY IT.
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ECZEMA
Most Distressing of Skin Diseases
Instantly Relieved by
Qticura
WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS
A warm bath with Cuticura
Soap, and a single application of
Cuticura (ointment) ,the great Skin
Cure, followed by mild doses of
Cuticura Resolvent (blood puri
fier), will afford instant relief, per
mit rest and sleep, and point to a
speedy, permanent, and economi
cal cure when all other methods fail.
Bold ihrourhout the world. Britlab depot F. IS*.—.
BIBT _ Sons. 1, Kin? £,lwanl-_t . London. Pott_»
D-i'o _.*id CUM. Co.**., Sola Props , i- ..-*.•:■, U. 8. _-
are unsatisfactory in many respects, it never
theless believes that the re-establishment of
pooling without adequate restrictions and
further remedial legislation, would be un
wise, since otherwise It would be In the power
Of the combination to charge excessive rates
for the transportation of staple commodities
and necessaries, and thus to deprive the peo
ple of the benefits arising from the competi
tion which now exists. It is necessary in our
opinion that rates established by the combi
nation should be subject to effective control
by the commission.
Under the restrictions suggested, pooling
would be permitted on condition that the cor
porations so privileged submit themselves to
the only legal authority which can prevent an
abuse of the privilege.
; Ticket brokerage is strongly condemned.
AS TO SPECIAL AGENTS,
the commission renews its former recommen
dation for such amendment as will give the
commission authority to make examinations
by agents deputed for the purpose.
In the commission's previous report there
has been a thorough and careful presenta
tion of tho views entertained by the commis
sion in regard to classification, and the sub
ject is now referred to without attempting to
add anything to its discussion, but for the
purpose of informing the congress that no
further advance towards uniformity can be
reasonably expected through the voluntary
action of railroad managers. "On the con
trary, traffic officials of large experience have
openly expressed their conviction, both .to
members of the commission and in various
publications, that the stimulus of legislation
must be directly applied in order to secure
results in this direction which they admit to
be highly desirable. At a conference recently
held by a committee of the national conven
tion of state railroad commissioners with a
number of representative railway traffic man
agers, which was also attended by two mem
bers of the commission, the opinion was free
ly avowed on that occasion that the action of
congress was undoubtedly necessary to ac
complish further progress toward uniform
classification. The commission recommends
that suitable legislation be promptly enacted.
The commission renews its recommenda
tions made in previous reports for such addi
tional legislation as may be deemed necessary
to secure the interchange of traffic and the
continuous carriage of freights from place of
shipment to place of destination, in accord
ance with the purposes of sections 3 and 7
of the act.
The report of the commission contains a
short summary of the proceeding of the sev
enth annual convention of railroad commis
sioners, held at the office of the commission
on May 14 and 15, 1835.
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To California on the "Maple Leaf.!'"
Every Tuesday the Chicago Great
Western Railway (Maple Leaf Route)
runs a Tourist Sleeper via the Santa
Fe Route to Los Angeles — 24 hours
shorter than by any other line! Tickets
at Maple Leaf Ticket Office, Robert
and Fifth streets.
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SAINT PAUL.
" SEIBERTJS CONCERT.
The Event Yesterday Was tlie Rest
of the Season.
The Seibert concert at Ford's hall yes
terday afternoon was one of the best
given so far, and was heard by a larger
audience than usual. The programme
was -admirable in its selection, and was
thoroughly well rendered throughout.
The public are showing their apprecia
tion of the efforts of the orchestra by
an increasing attendance at each per
formance. The programme opened
with a march, which was attractive, in
tempo, and was an excellent opening
number. It was followed by an over
ture by Adams, a composition brilliant
in style and poetic in sentiment. It was
given a choice rendition by the orches
tra, and the audience showed its hearty
appreciation of the number by warmly
demanding an encore. The third num
ber of the afternoon was a "Reverie,"
by Amato, a former member of the
orchestra, and now a soloist in the
Thomas orchestra at Chicago. This
reverie is a pretty, dreamy compo
sition, full of feeling and sentiment,
which owes its inspiration to the shady
nooks and blue skies and musical mur
mur of the little waves breaking into
myriods of shining drops against the
rocks at Lake Minnetonka, where Am
ato has passed many beautiful summer
days. The dainty beauty of the com
position was well portrayed in the mu
sicianly rendition which the orchestra
gave it.
The vocalist of the afternoon was J.
F. Merrill, tenor, who sang with fine
effect the aria "Be Thou Faithful Unto
Death," from Mendelssohn's St. Paul,
and so hearty was the encore he re
ceived that he sang a pretty selection
from "Rigoletto." The "Scotch Sym
phony," also from Mendelssohn, was
well rendered, and was followed by
a composition for the strings alone, in
which Prof. D. Muehlenhruch took the
solo part. The second half of this num
ber, "Precieuse," being more of a solo
type, the soloist appeared to much
greater advantage, and played with
skill and artistic finish. The excellent
programme was closed by two num
bers of a lighter vein, the closing one
being from Verdi's "Traviata." The
concert was in every respect a treat,
and was a most acceptable addition to
many excellent music programmes
which have been a part of the holiday
season.
JUDGE KELLY SPOKE.
Addressed the St. Panl Crusaders'
T. A. Society.
The St. Paul Crusaders' T. A. so
ciety held its regular weekly meeting
at Cretin hall yesterday afternoon, and,
in addition to the usual programme,
was enjoyably entertained by several
choice musical selections; also an ad
dress by Judge William Louis Kelly
upon the "Purposes and Objects of the
C. T. A. S." Judge Kelly went briefly
into the history of the society, touch
ing its origin and subsequent rapid ad
vancement. It was, said he, a society
for the furtherance of a great cause,
and for the mutual benefit of the
members, a combined object which
could only be productive of the great
est good. It was essentially an organ
ization for* young men, and cultivated
among its members, true manhood and
fidelity, qualities of which the world
stood in so much need, in those who
are to administer its affairs, in both
church and state.
In speaking upon the practical work
ings of the society, the speaker com
mended the manner in which its ses
sions were conducted and advised the
most concentrated effort upon the part
of the Crusaders in increasing
the membership rolls and the
general efficiency of the organ
ization. Following Judge Kelly's re
marks, the society placed in nomina
tion the names of candidates for the
various offices who will be voted upon
at the semi-annual election, to be held
next Sunday. Those nominated
. President, R. D. O'Connell ; vice pres
ident, T. J. Doyle; recording secretary,
M. G. Byrnes; financial secretary, J.
F. Stanton; treasurer, E. D. McManus,
T. F. Nanoughton, J. Butler, T. N. Mc-
Carthy; librarians, William Cook,
Thomas Young, J. Verdie; executive
committee, J. J. Gleason, E. A. Barry,
James Quinn, Philip Wagner, C.
Keenan. The following new members
were Initiated: Frank Riley, E. H.
Sullivan, E. L. Byrnes, J. L. Byrnes,
E. J. Daly, H. O'Donnell, M. D. Don
nelly.
New Year's evening the Crusaders
will give a smoking concert in their
rooms at Cretin hall. The committee
in charge of the affair Is said to have
completed an elaborate musical and
literary programme, including some of
the city's best known entertainers.
Mr. F. H. Loomis, formerly of Johnson
Bros. & Loomis, is now connected with the
St. Paul Furniture Company.
RETAIL CLERKS!' ASSOCIATION.
Mass Meeting la the Interest of Its
Members.
• The service at the First Baptist church
last night was in the interest of the Retail
Clerks' association, and was largely attended.
The speakers of the evening were the pastor
cf the church. Rev. Dr. Conley, James Mor
row, of the national executive committee, and
Samuel Brant, president of the Retail Clerks'
association of the city. A special music pro
gramme was given under the direction of C.
G. Titcomb, which consisted of organ num
bers and selections by the choir.
The first speaker of the evening was Dr.
Conley, who took occasion to commend the
organization as the only effective means of
securing whatever legislation had been ob
tained so far. He urged upon the association
the necessity of Sunday closing as well as
an honest and steadfast endeavor to secure
more reasonable hours. He declared that the
tendency was to work the producer to death
almost, and the only way that this could be
overcome was to unitedly oppose such a ten
dency. He said that if the national life was to
be preserved it could only be maintained by
, intelligence among the working classes. He
then paid a deserving tribute to the work
which Dr. Russell H. Conwell is doing for the
working classes of Philadelphia in establish
l ing schools and institutions for them, and
! he hoped that the day would come when
some one would do a similar work for the
j working people of St. Paul. He said that
the saloonists were opposed to the shorter
hours, as it took away some of their trade.
This he said was owing to two things (a)
the people did not come on the streets to
trade, and (b) that over work had a ten
dency to increase the demand for stimulants,
j as it did the taste for vicious plays and bad
literature. He said that the majority of peo
ple who worked on Sunday did so in violation
I of conscience, and soon this conscience lost
I its hold on the character of the man. He
urged the cultivation of home and church
influence, and the association confine itself
to its business, ci gaging in nothing which
would alienate the sympathy of the public,
i who were slowly fighting for them.
Following Dr. Conley Samuel Brant was
! introduced, and said in substance: "If ever
I had a life-long wish or desire,, it was that
I might have become a preacher, and as I
am to occupy for a little time a preacher's
place, I will endeavor to voice the desire
of the retail clerk respecting the future. A
text which has always appealed to me is
'Blessed are the merciful, 'and it means a great
deal to humanity when it is put into every
day action. We are supposed to enjoy holi
days, but we do not, for the extra work piled
upon us makes the holiday more of a day
of labor than any other."
The closing speaker of the evening was
James Morrow, who gave an interesting out
line of the work of the association, and that
in its efforts it had found in most cases the
merchants ready to co-operate with them.
He urged that the church aid in this work
of reform, as it was a most worthy work.
He said the association is anxious to provide
a home for irdigent clerks, and this would
be one of the future aims of the associa
tion.
PITT'S EAST IXDIAX RIXG.
It Is Said to Be an Omen of Good
Luck.
Henry M. Pitt, the popular star of
"The Rajah" company, which appears
at the Metropolitan opera house to
night, has in his possession a peculiar
ring, or, at least, it is a ring with a
history. It was at one time the prop
erty of a wealthy East Indian, in whose
, family it had been a treasured heir
j loom for centuries. It originally be
; longed to one of the fakirs who used
to perform the marvelous tricks told of
by travelers. The ring is supposed to
possess the peculiar virtue of bringing
good fortune to whoever wears it.
Should the owner lose it, he or she is
sure to meet with bad luck of some
sort On this account Mr. Pitt takes
the greatest care of it, and is more su
perstitious about it than he is about
the number thirteen, a cross-eyed man
or any of those odd things. The ring
came into Mr. Pitt's possession in a
peculiar manner. While filling an en
gagement in India a few years ago,
in company with his wife he was stroll
, ing along the beach when their atten
tion was attracted by loud cries of dis
tress from another part of the prom
, enade, where a woman was seen waving
her arms frantically. Rushing to the
• spot, Mr. Pitt found a child of about
four years of age struggling in the
| water. This spot was the most, dan
gerous part of the beach, as owing to
a peculiar formation of the shore there
I was a strong undertow and a deadly
j whirlpool. Without stopping to con-
I sider, Mr. Pitt plunged into the water,
I and succeeded in reaching the child,
{ but here is just where the trouble be
gan. He was caught in the whirlpool,
i and swept round and round until his
I head began to swim as well as him
i self. A supreme effort, however, proved
successful, and he reached the shore
J exhausted, but with the child safe in
! his arms. The grateful father presented
! Mr. Pitt with the ring, and assured
! him ill-luck would never be his portion ;
| while it remained in his possession. ;
; The prediction thus far has been ful- !
filled, though doubtless more owing to j
Mr. Pitt's talent than to any magic.
To all those who contemplate opening a
savings account we recommend our State Sav
ings Bank, Germania Life Bldg.. 4th and
Minn. sts.
STATE TEACHERS.
Annual Convention Meets at the
Capitol Tomorrow.
The annual convention of the State School i
Teachers' association will convene in St.
Paul at the capitol. tomorrow. The associa
tion is composed of all the teachers and su
perintendents in the state, and each year holds
its annual meeting in St. Paul. The con
vention will be in session Thursday and Fri
day, when educational questions will be dis
cussed in carefully prepared papers and ad
dresses by pedagogues from different por
tions of the state. On Friday an executive
session will be held for the purpose of elect-"
ing officers for the ensuing year.
_ <___,
Low Holiday Excursion Rates.
To points in Eastern Canada via "The
Milwaukee." Tickets now on sale. For
particulars apply at City Ticket Office,
365 Robert street, or Union Depot, St.
Paul.
PEPIN YACHTS WOJt.
TOOK ALL THE HONORS IX THE
ICEUOAT RACE AT MIXXE
TOXKA.
IRENE GETS FIRST PLACE,
THE MIXXETOXKA BOAT COMIXG IX
FOURTH, TWO MIXUTES
BEHIND.
ANOTHER RACE TO BE SAILED
To Decide the Ownership of the Cup
'—Yesterday's Event Ex
citing. . -
Yesterday afternoon the ice boat
race, which had been postponed from
Saturday; on account of the terrific
gale, occurred at Lake Minnetoka, al
though the wind was not favorable
to the best results. -The white-winged
steeds were brought forth for a trial
of speed and the Lake Pepin boats
bore off the honors. *",t was not the
best racing ever seen at Minnetoka by
any means, but it was exciting.
It was exactly nineteen minutes after
3 o'clock when the boats made their
start around the famous triangle. All
of the boats were in fine shape and
the commanders felt confident. The
wind was heavy and squally and the
boats labored at a disadvantage, it
being impossible to let out all of the
sail. The first trip around the triangle
was a good starter, and went fairly
fast. The Comet, Capt. Milton New
comb's Lake Pepin boat, flew around
first, making the trip in exactly 9"*_
minutes from the time of starting. The
Irene, Capt. Robert Anderson's fairy
flyer, with her great silken sails
spread to the breeze, and most cleverly
handled by the skilled captain, was the
second boat to make the course the
first time, the Irene's time being 10*4
minutes. The Tempest, another Lake
Pepin boat, hadled by Capt. Ira Fuller,
was third, her time being 10*4 minutes
from starting. The Reindeer, Capt.
Wetmore's pride of Minnetonka, was
fourth.consuming 12*_ minutes in going
around. The Red Dragoon made it in
13*14 minutes; the Dart in 16 minutes,
and the Broncho in 13. The Broncho
pulled out at the end of the first
round.
The fast flyers of the ice sped around
a second time and there was but little
distance between any one of them. They
seemed dangerously near to each other
as they flew on to the end of the course.
Coming around the second time, the
Irene led, having overtaken the fast
Comet. The Irene's time fcr the second
trip around the course was 10*4 minutes.
The Tempest and the Reindeer both
made the trip in lO*. minutes, while the
Comet consumed 11*4 minutes in com
pitting the circuit. The Red Dragoon
made it in 15 minutes and the Dart in
I_'._ minutes, and both proceeded to
quit on account of slight accidents.
THE THIRD TRIP.
The third trip around the triangle was
more exciting than ever and better time
was made, although it was too evident
the captains were afraid to give much
sail to the wind, for fear of filing from
the ice. It took the Irene just an even
ten minutes to make the circuit. The
Reindeer took a spurt this trip and
hustled around the course in 9**4 min
utes. The Tempest tied the Reindeer's
record for the last trip, and the Comet
used up 10*4 minutes in making the tri
angle. The Irene was winner of the
contest by a slight margin, having made
the course in exactly 32*_ minutes. Close
behind was the Tempest, which was but
one-fourth of a minute behind the Irene.
Following closely came the Comet,
which finished the course in exactly 31
minutes. The Reindeer run in exactly
'62% minutes, bringing up the rear. One
of the runners on the Reindeer gave out,
preventing her from being sailed to the
best advantage and at a high rate of
speed. * '•-- . .•
The Lake Pepin boats were greeted
with great cheers from the spectators
for their well earned victories. The
Minnetonka men were not disappointed,
having expected defeat in the first race
with the men from down the river. An
other race will be pulled off soon, prob
ably within a day or two.
The time at which each boat finished
each trip around the triangle is given
below:
~ ~~ | Ist. | 2d. | 3d.
Reindeer, Capt. Wetmore.. 3:31*-. 3:42 3:5134
Tempest. Capt. Ira Fuller.. 3 :29W3:4/> 3:49** i
bene, Capt. Anderson 3:2?'.. 3:39* . 3:49*_
Comet. Capt. Xewcomb |3:2S"_ 3:39**4;3:50 "
Capt. Milnor, of the Blitzen. and the captain
of the St. Nicholas, refused to allow their
boats to sail in a Sunday race.
WESTERX LEAGUERS
Meet in Milwaukee Today — Grand
Rapids to Come In.
MILWAUKEE. Wis., Dec. 29.—
Western base ball league will meet to
morrow in this city for the purpose
of completing its circuit for 1596. Grand
Rapids will probably be admitted.
Woods and the Omaha Kid.
LYONS, N. V., Dec. 29.— A fight for a
purse raised by sporting men in West
ern New York will occur Monday night
between Billy Woods, of Denver, Col.,
and Thomas Brennan, the "Omaha
Kid." The battle, which will be to a
finish, London prize ring rules, will be
fought within ten miles of Lyons, at a
point where Wayne county is met by
Ontario and Seneca counties. This
place is chosen by the promoters of the
affair because no interference by offi
cials is anticipated. The ring will, it is
said, be pitched so as to be partly in
each of the three counties, thus neces
sitating concerted action by the sher
iffs.
Intent to Break Records.
At 9 o'clock tomorrow night the start will
be made in the 24-hour bicycle race in the
Washington rink in Minneapolis, and the race
will continue until Wednesday night at 9
o'clock. The men who are to take part are
all in first-class condition. The list includes
A. H. Hanson. W. E. Becker. Jimmie Han
son. Lyman Myers, Charlie Johnson, of this
city. McDermid, of St. Paul, and possibly Joe
Grlebler, of St. Cloud. The record for 24
hours is 434 miles, held by Waller, of New
York city.
During this race A. A. Hanson will attempt
to break all records from the first hour and
upwards for an indoor track. All the crack
riders refused to race against Hanson last
summer in the East.
Pillsbury Continues in the I, cad.
ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. 29.—Yester
day play in the international tourna
ment was resumed, when Steinitz beat
Tschigorin in an Evans gambit after
sixty moves. Today's results follow:
Steinitz and Pillsbury drew a Petroff
defense after thirty-five moves. Las
ker beat Tschigorin in a Guloco Piano
after forty-five moves. The score to
date: Pillsbury, won 5. lost 2; Lasker,
■won 4"*_. lost 2*4; Steinitz, won 3. lost 4;
Tschigorin, won I"*_, lost .*)_.
Griffo nnd Everhardt Matched.
NEW YORK, Dec. Young Griffo
and Jack Everhardt have been match
ed by Joe Vendig to fight for a purse
of $4,000, $3,000 to go to the winner and
$1,000 to the loser. The men are to weigh
in at 133 pounds. They are to fight on
Feb. 15, in Mexico.
Carnival Suits.
The Boston designs and manufacture;
them. Ail wo:k done in St. Paul. Sixtt
and Robert,
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