The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1886-04-29
IHE NATIONS CAPITAL.
WHAT Is GOING. On ~ OUR NAT
IoNAL POLITICAL MECCA.
Gould and Powderf. Examined ~ the
Labor tommittee--Ths Observation oI
Ia~teT--Per>ouaI>. Ae.
7PeclHI Cor SrA1t CHEo>leiE

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a monument; on Plymouth Rock 10 the
/ Pilgrim fathers Col. Green show e,l that
Roanoke Island. North Carolina, VA eu-
/ titled Ia precedence ia matters of tins
KIND. Governor Long, however. carried
his point
/ Col. Tom Johnston Is trying To get SIG.
/ coo for the French Broad River Mr skin
ner Is helping his colleague and made
some very pointed remark, about discrim
mating against North Carolina III the
River and ilarbor bills, usually passed by
Congress Judge Bennett succeeded IN
getting an appropriation for the North
eastern branch of the Cape Fear Col
Green and Mr.. skinner tried to increase
the approl ~l1tion for the Beaufort section
50 as 10 Il udc Bogue Sound. between
Beaufort and the mouth Of White oak
River, but failed, although the vote in
their favor was large
The President has sent a message to
Congress recommending the appointment
of a Commission OF Labor to which the
troubles arising from the conflict between
| labor and capital can be referred for al
judication. Several speeches were made
on the message. Mr.. Randall warmly sup
ported tie President.
\ great many people attended the ses
sion of the Committee on Labor last week,
because Grand Master Powdcrly and Jaw
Gould had been subpgnaed as witnesses.
Mr.. Powderly was first examined and
created very favorable impression He
looks like any but type of the average
workman. He is of delicate. slender build,
has the face of student and wears spec
tacleS. He made direct, straight forward
answers to the questions put TO him by
the members of the committee Rumor
says that the politicians ''SZed him up"
as possible candidate for the Vice Presi-
dency in 1898, Other quid nuncs SAID he
WAS the coming Gubernatorial candidate
for the state of Pennsylvania He denies
this.
Jay Gould, attended by his son George
number of lawyers and detectives, also
made favorable impression on the com
mittee and the immense throng who
crowded 10 see the great New York mil
liOniare. His answers were exact and to
| the point. You know what he looks like
so a personal description of him is useless
| He says he is forty five years old His
voice is we'll modulated and distinct, He
talks fuently and dispassionately He
| showed very little excitement during
| the five hours he was on the witness stand
The comrittee room was crowded almost
| to suffocation.
The new Chinese Minister has arrived
He was received with due ceremony and
was installed at the Chinese Legation, "A
! large imposing structure near the new
| Blaine house, known as Stewart 5 Cas-
! tie
TlA Easter Services were unusually
elaborate in the Episcopal and Roman
| Catholic Churches in this city The
Methodists, Presbytcrans, Congregational
! lists also observed the day to a considcra-
BILE extent. St Matthews Roman Catholic
| Church has the finest choir and the best
| Organist III the city. The selections for
the l 1 O'Clock mass and Nesper services Of
Easter Sunday, consisted of gems of the
classic compositions of the great masters
At st. Johns Episcopal Church the floral
! decorations were handsomer and more
elaborate. A choir of chorster boys
chanted the service. At the Ascension
Church. enjoyed the almost perfect rem
dition of the most striking parts Of Han
del's Oratorio of the Messiah At this
Church the floral decorations were superb
The President and Col. Lamont went to
DR.. Sunderland's Presbyterian Church,
which was beautifully decorated
There was a perfect wealth of flowers
surrounding the pulpit of Metropolitan
Methodist Church, formed in pretty de
| vices of crosses, wreatbs and anchors. A
noble cross composed of calla lilies was
placed exactly in front of the reading desk
from which DR.. J. p. Newman addressed
an enormous congregation which filed
the seats and made walking up the aisles
impracticable. 1t was an Easter sermon,
| nd nj Ia in,
fully impressive and realistic manner by
| the eminent divine.
The congregation of st. Johns sent one
of their handsomest Easter offerings to a
new Episcopal Church at Franklin, Macon
county, \. G. 1t was a new and very
sweet toned organ selected and paid for
in cash, by the Rev. DR.. Leonard, in be
half of the members Of ST. Johns.
hope it reached its destination, in time to
be used on Easter Sunday. | saw it pack
ed and ready for shipment by Adams Ex
press Company last Saturday a week ago
The attention of DR., Leonard was called
to the need of an organ for this church al
Franklin by Rev. Mr.. Deal, rector Of the
new church, and you see the ready re
SponSe of st. Johns congregation St
Johns is the oldest Episcopal Church il
this city. 1t stands across from the
White House, opposite La Fayette Square
and all the Presidents from Madison Il
Buchanan worshiped i'll st. Johns. There
is pew bearing on a silver plate, TIL
PRESIDENT, which was always reserved fol
the Chief Executive. Lincoln, Grant
Hayes and Garfield being members of 9th
er churches broke up the custom, but Ar
thur resumed it. st. Johns had a roman
tic interest to President Arthur. WheI
he was a young man, he was visitin:
Washington and strolled into St John
one Sunday afternoon. Here, for the frs
time, he saw and fell in love with tn
pretty face and sweet voice Of his futur
wife, Miss Ellen Herndon Of Virginia
who was Il member of the choir He al
4 ways attended St Johns regularly
and about two weeks before Easter hi
little daughter Ellen Arthur was confirm
ed in this c4urch by Bishop Paret
r 1t is the custom here on Easter Monda
: for all the children in the city to assembl
= on the White Lot, as the park in th
t rear of the White House is called. to rol
/ Easter eggs. The President with a mum
e Der of friends watches their sport f.
: about an hour on the south balcony Of tn
White House. | suppose fully ten tho.
: sand are in the White Lot to-day with n
/ telling how many brightly painted Easte
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