Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-12
THE EVENING STAR.
DOUBLE SH EET.
SATliRpAH........ February az. 1851
LITTER FROM NEW YORK.

THE WORLDS PARKWAY THEY cosT-TaE ksri-
NATE FOR THE SBw 0NE-NO r0srPoNKxENT-
ELBySG FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS TO rARrICI-
PtTE-DR HOLLAND AND SGRII,EsR-THE TELE-
GRAPH MONOPOLY, ETC.
fSpfTfa' Correspondence o. T7te Ereai,la S,a}.l
NEW YORK. February II, 1881.
When eUr ex-minister TO Russia E. W
StougbtOn. said at DelmonicoS last Saturday
night: 'fTne American people are not bosstful.
but they are Intelligent enough to know their
superiority and honest enough to state it, he
gave one OF the Aeatest verbal examples on
record OF national Characteristic with which
the other nations OF the world have become
quite familiar. The occasion which brought
out the remark quoted was the the first formal
and official meeting OF General Grant with the
commissioners OF the worlds fair OF 1898 of which
ne Is president. In addition TO rnembera OF the
international commission. a number of promi-
Deht gent ieinen were present. The plans Of the
projected exhibition were outlined In general
way anu It's claims presented from a financial
point Of view. The total amount OF subscrlp-
TONS 10 tle capital stock thus far Ia 1922 $40.
Or this sum shares have been taken BY leading
railroad ard business men ia various depart
meGtS. The bankers appear fayorably disposed,
the railroad mon0polists and magnates appa-
rently see b'g money in II. and 10 Is understood
that representative wholesale and retail houses
VIII subscribe literally.
THB FIRST FAIR.
The first worlds fair, held at Hyde Park In
1851. Only covered seventeen acres; al the fai,
OF 1>S5 IL IS proposed the buildings alone wilt
cover upwards OF seventeen acres: The build
ings at Philadelphia cost s. 245 600; Ia 80 the
buildings VIII cover 25 per cent more space at
total estinsted cost OF s., 900, GEO. The re.
ceipf pts az at the CentenDta! from all sources was
- 5000 80o: the estimated receipts at the New
fork 'aI ass placed at $50 900, 900.
A QUESTION OF TINE.
Claims have Hppn made and StranuhlSiy
urged that the time Is too short, and 10 support
OF this Claim We are told that a score or more
OF the states and territories which now hold
biennial sessions viii not meet again TIL next
winter, and that after that It will be too late to
make appropriations. do not know how
many OF the commemorative have already pre-
pared for this financial contingency, but / do
Know that the secretary OF the commission
told me the other day that all talk OF the
necessity for postponement was absurd. because
everything In connection with the fair OF SO ts
year In advance OF preparations for the fair
OF % at the length Of time from the opening
r,., en- GOVERNMENTS TO Coag.
Eleven rGreign government nave thnz sariy
given notice Of an Intention to participate
England, France. Spain, Norway. Sweden, Dem
mark, Austria. Turkey, Greece, Venezuela
Guatemala. Ger9aay and france. In partic,E~
lar not to mention ctner nations, will certainly
make a far more Creditab,e showing here thar
thaS Which hardly did uaore than mi,represent
them 81 Inc centennial.
STATE BUILDINGS.
The state buildings were feature st lie
Quaker City show. which no visitor viii ever
forget Arranged with Better system, the same
thing is TO be q feature as InWood. AS to the
matter or 'conceSsonSr there Is already a
great demand, but am told no disposition will
DE made OF sites for restaurants on other money
making purposes inside the exhibition grounds
before next year. l am also told that smaller
NUMBER or concessions, at higher price, will
be granted. At Philadelphia each restaurant
right TO put up building. In New York the
price viii very likely be SIC, 900; IL the number
Is res-i Gtett 10 four or i've. under proper man.
agemeht there would be money In a restaurant
even O. that figure.
DR.. HOLLAND AND ScRIBNEa
On account OF ill-heath and the enormously
rapid growth Oh the business TO an unprece-
dented magnitude, Dr. Holland, editor OF "Scrtb-
ners Magazine from the start, has sold out
his one-tliri OF the shares OF the capital stock
10 Mr.. Roswell smith for $4,000 IN cash. DR..
Holland Will continue as editor at a very large
salary, and bis entertaining and Instructive
Timely Topics will also continue to be per
manent feature. TO the genius Of Mr.. Smith is
America indebted for the prominence of print
Ing one OF the best magazines In the world and
the same spirit Of enterprise and tnfalible good
taste which has placed 'Scrloner's' In the van
OF Our current periodical literature will GER
talniy keep IT. there. Or. Holland viii shortly
retire TO ''E0hntcaStle." his cnate2u, on one OF
the Thousand Islands In the st. lawrence and
| after needed rest will set 10 work OH new
novel or poem 10 De published In serial form In
'ScrthneIS," beginning late In the fall.
iimot6y Ticomo' Is also having new
Yftbt putlt 0y harnSchof, the Ingenious blind
boat builder OF Bristol K. l.. which he will call
The ''t amiiia.' have no need 10 recall the
1acknessd lines Of Pope TO Tell you where ne
io.bU tiie name Tor his new craft that Il, to be-
TIE TELEGRAPH MONOPOLY.
! TA8 eonsuinmatton Of the gigantic telegraph
3 oFlnbt ~. t. S,stn
financial tendency of the times 10 enormous
and al absorbing Capitalization. Three or four
men OVID. or absolutely control as though they
did own, the vast railway system of the cOun-
Try; even 10 this city. as soon az the elevated
roads were found to be a success, the four com
panies rolled themselves into one by some sort
OF hocus-pocus only known to managing mil.
nonaires. The Western Union Telegraph CON-
pany tells US the combination Will enable them
TO economic so materially as to give the public
lower rate OF tolls. The public has its own
opinion on that subject, and even now half
dozen projects are taking form to run opposi-
ton to the colossal monopoly of the wire But
what real opposition or rival worth the name
can there ever be against handsome dividend
paying $50 goo, 900 OF capital, watered though It
be, unless government should wisely decide to
lake hand and give us system or postal
biography. the same as they have In England:
10 what other way can the Capitalization of
capital be offset save by GENERALIZATION OF the
power OF the people In its government Do you
give IT up? SO do |.
PERSONAL,
And pass on to q bit Of social gossip which
may serve for desS6rt-for the lady readers, at
least-after the heavy bill OF faro that precedes
1t. You have probably noticed that General
Chester A. Arthur is the Vice President. elect;
but you may not have heard the rumor re-.
TiVed that ne Is engaged to marry the widow
Oh the late Marshall o. Roberts Mrs Arthur
died year ago this present month, and the
wedding is TO take place after Easter Mr..
Roberts had been twice widower. and was on
tne steamer bringing home the dead body of
his wife Tor burial, when he met the lady, who
subsequently supplied the vacant place. she
Was widow at the time.
ERKv. THOMAS X. SIU8R son OF the late Rev.
Henry Sllcer, and who was formerly Connected
with the Baltimore Conference, has slgnined
his intention OF resigning the pastorate or
Park COngreg atiOnal church, Brooklyn. Mr.
Slicer left the Methodist church about four
years ago, not at all on religious grounds but
merely on account OF his preference for Con.
gregational church government on the stand.
Ing committee OF the church demonstrating