Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-04

| star Correspondence Of THE EVENING STAR
| INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Nov. l.
The tour of the international American con-
gress is rapidly nearing its latter end aud in a
few days the delegates will be in Washington
ready to take up the more serious portion OF
the work for which they were called together.
They have turned their backs on the west-ii
Omaha and Kansas City can be considered
western in their location; they have forsaken
the land of the fur coat, and the sombrero, and
the fine boots with red tops and excessively
small heels, and are moving rapidly toward
| Pennsylvania. The excursion has been In
| every respect a success and the man who orig
mated the idea is to be congratulated upon the
beneficial results already evident 1t would
have been much more of a success, however,
had 1t been more deliberate in its movements;
| had 1t visited fewer towns and been more care
| full in Its inspection of the industries OF this
| country In spite of the great haste made
| necessary by the itinerary the foreign dele
/ gates have had an extraordinary amount of
practical information pumped into them, and a
| months companionship with them has con-
| WINGED me that they have received it gratefully
and will put it to good use.
| HOW GEN. CROOK WAS ENTERTAINED
| For two weeks have endeayored to keep
locked in my breast story which at least one
|
| surrendered and here's the narrative: When
the delegates were at South Bend, Ind, Chi
cago sent out reception committee to that
| point 10 meet them and together they jour-
neyed 10 the great western metropolis. One Of
the members OF that reception committee was
Uen. crook and one OF his colleagues was very
prominent merchant. Dinner was served on
the Train and 1T so happened that this merchant
and the general were seated at the same table.
The merchant saw what he believed was an OPP
portunlty to make himself everlastingly solid
with the renownedInd fighter, so he pro-
ceeded TO make the most of it. He ordered
lavlshly OF the best the choice menu afforded
and the wine list was not neglected He pressed
upon the general the most and the best of
everything he could call for, all the time
believing that the account therefor would be
rendered unto him. He knew it was going to
cost hlm something. but the expense was as
nothing to the honor he was gathering in and
TO the acquaintance which he was endeavoring
to mellow into friendship. The finale came
| when he called for the bill in somewhat I'M
necessarily large tone of voice and was in
formed by the decidedly tickled waiter that
there was no charge; it was only the regular
dinner OF the excursionists. Gen. Crook did
not give the joke away; saw the thing go off
myself. The general is under no obligation to
his fellow committeeman.
Inc most cheerful feature Of the Kansas City
program Tor the amusement and edification of
the delegates was the ride around the place on
the cable roads. Some of the delegates have
not yet recovered from the chills which took
possession of them when the cars we're crawling
heavenward in an almost direct line, nor have
their systems gotten over the shock resultant
upon the back trip when the party was sus-
pended over the mouth of the bottomless pit,
as 1t were, with only single street-car cable
to hold on to. The horrors of the situation
were added to materially by some of the menu
Ders OF the local committees who told doleful
stories of wrecked cars and killed and manned
passengers. Charming people!
THE ARMY AND THE NAVY.
But few men have larger circles Of friends
and acquaintance in Washington than those
three attaches of the international congress
who were detailed from the army and navy for
the purpose OF accompanying the excursionsts,
and 1t will consequently pain a great many
people TO Know that the army is once more at
Its old game OF trying to poke the navy's eye
out. Everybody who knows Capt John G.
Bourke, that veteran cavalry officer and the
hero of hundred fights, can readily under
stand his onslaughts on the navy as represented
by Lieut.. McCrea, but it will puzzle a good
many to understand why Lieut. Lemly another
Indian tighter OF renown, should lend himself
to Capt. BOurke's schemes to make the exist
ence of McCrea burden. The naval attache
can get along and hold his own with any one
of his opponents, but he has to succumb when
both OF them attack him at once The follow
ing remarks made by the gallant captain when
some one asked him what Lieut.. McCrea's du-
ties were will show the extent of the luminosity
which exists: Lieut. McCrea's Duties" said
the captain, ''are difficult and dangerous, but
he succeeds admirably. He has been instructed
by MIR. Curtis to keep the goOd-looking girls
away from the rest of US, and according to
his light he has done well. When We at
tend reception or are welcomed to a private
home his eagle eye Immediately detects the
girl whose beauty would most likely be fatal
and he at once proceeds to take her away into
corner OF the room and keeps her there i'll
order that she may not attack us. He is all the
protector we have and don't know what we
should do if anything was to happen to him.
There was a very pretty girl at the reception
given by Mr.. and Mrs. Potter Palmer the other
evening and more than one of our number was
IN inlminent danger of succumbng to the be-
wltchIng glances she commenced to throw
around as soon as we entered the house Nc
Crea saw our peril and boldly captured the
syren; then he succeeded in rushing away with
her TO remote spot IN the great conservatory
and We all breathed more freely. Several
times feared she would break from his iron
grasp and bite one Of US poor, unprotected
army officers, but he held her at bay until the
last horn blew, SO to speak. great many of
our party did not know that Mac was on the
premises, but he was and he did his duty no.
bly,. l am afraid he will never meet with his
reward in this unappreciative world. Some
men would have gone around with that young
lady and have taken the chances on her escap-
ing, but Mac" is not one of that kind he is 30
considerable Of other peoples feelings and 30
obedlent to the instructions given him by Mr..
Curtis"
LESSONS IN ETIQUETTE.
Very annoying, too, must be the lessons in
etiquette which Capt. Bourke and Lieut..
Lemly volunteer for the benefit of the naval
officer, but the victim bears up nobly. The
other evening the two hired butchers had the
navigator i'll corner while they instructed him
on the important subject of social ethics
sit Is not considered the thing" said the cap
tain, ''for you to ask your hostess for chew of
tobacco as soon as you enter a house; know
you do it in the navy but you must not do it
when you are associated with army people, l
would also advise you to leave whatever tobacco
you may have in your mouth ON a chair in the
hall when you go in; you can pick it up again
when you come out. Don't sit down to
dinner in your shirt sleeves; that is all well
enough on ship board. but it is regarded in DO
lite society as somewhat eccentric"
And when anyone asks you to pass the salt"
broke in Lieut.. Lemiy, you must not yell AYE,
aye, SIR with all your vocal force; neither
must you drink out of the bottle which may be
set down i'll your vicinity"
Il was just going to speak of these very
things" inlerjected the captain, but there are
others fully important. In the army we
never put our feet on the table nor do we fall
asleep between the courses at a banquet"
This kind of a performance goes ON for half
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