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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-04-29
The Merchant Marine.

The Merchant Marine.
Meanwhile the squadrons of the mer-
chant marine steamed into line and fol-
lowed the Dispatch to the foot of Wall
street, and then continued up the east
side of the East river to Hunters Point,
turned stake boat there and returned
down the west side of the river, round
the Battery and up the east side of the
Hudson. 1t rounded the column of the
naval and revenue vessels which had an
chored at Fifty-first street, came down
the river, passed the admiral's flag ship
and dispersed.
The Scene at Wall street.
During all this booming of cannon and
shrieking of steam whistles a mighty
multitude of patient patriots had taken
possession of every possible point of
vantage on the piers near the foot of
Wall street, and the thoroughfares were
choked with a surging throng of ex-
pectant humanity. 1t was just such a
good natured jam as is always seen in
New York on similar occasions to the
present. And the people were gifted
with persistence and patience that ex-
plains the wonderful progress this town
has made since George Washington
landed near the same spot 100 years ago.
AT last the Dispatch was seen round
ing pier 8. The word was passed and
cheer after cheer arose from the multi
tude. After their long and weary wait
the people were eager to see, and the
crowd surged forward with an impetus
that seemed sufficient to overpower all
barriers and precipitate the whole mass
of wriggling humanity into the river.
The President DisembarIxs.
The Dispatch anchored. The tugs and
steamers, covered with eager excursion
lists, closed in around. The excitement
increased. The Dispatch whistled; the
steamers whist ID. The noise added to
the confusion and excitement, and pam
demonium reigned. At this moment
the crew of the venerable shipmasters,
who were to row the president ashore,
were seen coming down the ladder to
their barge. One of them was mistaken
for the president. The tugs screeched;
the populace yelled. The president
finally appeared, and the noise and ex-
element became overwhelming.
Venerable Jack Tars.
The president descended the ladder
and took his seat in the stern sheets of
the barge The ancient and honorable
shipmasters, who were once more Jack
Tars for this august occasion, We're al
ready in their places. Their oars were
lifted and smote the water with one &C
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-04-29
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Brookls1 Baltimore game postponed.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-04-29

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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-04-29

| girls from the grammar schools and
Thirteen from the normal school will
welcome the president of the United
States. The 200 grammar school pupils
will meet him at the foot of the steps
and throw flowers ON his path. The
thirteen from the normal school will
await him at the entrance to the hall,
and there one of them, Miss Anna
Abrahams, will read an address of well
come, to which President Harrison will
reply.
Mr.. Merton's Guests.
After the reception at the city hall the
president will be escorted to Vice Presi-
dent Morton's house by the committee
ON states.
President Harrison and Mrs Harrison
will be the que Is of Vice President and
Mrs. L. p. Morton during their visit.
The wives of the cabinet officers, JUS
tees of the supreme court, Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell Harrison, Mr.. and Mrs. Mckee
and Mr. and Mrs. Halford will be at the
Fifth Avenue hotel, where they will be
the guests of the centennial committee.
At o'clock Mr.. ands Mrs. Stuyvesant
Fish will entertain the president and
Mrs. Harrison at their residence. 90
Gramercy park.
The Centennial Ball.
The centennial ball will be held to-
night at the Metropolitan Opera house.
Mayor Grant will receive the president
of the United States and other distin-
guished guests at 1890 p. m.
The manager of the ball, Mr.. E. C.
Stanton, is to meet the president at his
carriage and conduct him into the build
ing, where The formal reception by the
mayor will take place. The members of
the signal corps and the Second battery
will he drawn up in line in the yestibule.
The mayor is to prccede the president.
but viii enter the building through an
other entrance. As Mr.. Stanton escorts
the president through the Broadway en-
trance eight trumpets win be blown.
AT midnight the president will be con-
Quoted 70 the supper room, and, supper
over, he viii probably retire.
The tickets for the ball have been linn
tied to 5000 The dancing floor will be
on a level with the Stage and viii extend
over the orchestra Chairs. At the back
of the stage will he a double tier of
boxes. The presidential box will be the
central one Of this tier and will reach
from the stage to the top of the second
tier This and all the other boxes and
all the hall viii be deliberately decor
ated. The music an two orchestras Of
fifty members each win play alternately
through the night.
The Cfncinnafi.s Memorial Services.
Centennial memorial services. under
the auspices Of the society Of Cincinnati.
was held yesterday morning in st. Paul's
churclA. where one hundred wears AGO
Washington attended divine service. The
attendance was very large. including 80
NOM lssr.s If f1ac .Sn4xv sc -
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-02
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Senator aud Mrs George and daughter have
returned to the city aud are at their residence,
150S Z street.
Mrs. W J.. Trenholm, the Misses Trenholm
aud their guest Miss Macbeth, viii be at home
on Saturdays from 4 to 6.
Miss Gilmore, one OF Baltimorcs bellies,
daughter of the late Colonel Harry Gilmore Of
Confederate fame, Is the guest Of Miss Perchy
Of 1911 Twentieth street
Mrs Thomas L. Thompson Of California, as
sisted by her daughter, will receive ON Tues
days during the season.
Miss Pauline Fuller has gone on visit to
Chicago. She will return In about fort
night
Miss Lucy Coleman of Richmond Is spend
ing u few days with her friend, Miss Breeder,
at the Clarendon.
The artist, Miss George Campbell of New
York, has issued invitations for a studio re-
ception to be given in the parlors of Wizards
Hotel on Friday, the 4th instant She will be
assisted by number of prominent society
ladies'
Public Printer Benedict has returned from
his visit to New York.
Mrs. Edward Graves of 2OS r street north
west, on New Years eve, gave children's
party, I'm honor OF little Avis and Mamie
sheppard OF Baltimore, who are guests of her
children, Charlton and Huutley Graves. A
very enjoyable evening was spent by the
twenty-five children present.
Miss Alice Virginia Church, daughter Of
Mr. G. B. Church, was married to Mr.. Ledy
Depew, at the Westminster Presbyterian
Church, South Washington, last evening,
The ceremony was performed by Rev. DR..
Bittengor Mr.. and Mis-. Depew left the city
on an early train for the West.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-02
THE FEMININE LAP.
How 1t Is Employed For Variety OF
Purposes.

HfoHt ttt ~ l. fFtoe.
1t is doubtful If there be any masculine
lap The male Of the human species has
knees, and that is all. Mareo.Polo, Her
odotus, or some other distinguished liar,
tells about certain far countries where it
is the astonishing custom for the young
men of the tribe to carry on their court
ship of the squaws by holding them "on
their laps" while they point out the ef.
fulgent moon to these remarkable young
women, and lay plans for future house
keeping. But both of these worthy his
torians are apt to use their words care
lessly, and it is probable that even if such
strange people and customs do exist the
young women would laugh at the idea
that the young men had anything but
! pair of more or less bony knees on which
| to hold them.
But the feminine lap is indispensable
to the female-man has no such com
| prehensive conveuience-she keeps fancy
work in it Except for the accidental ball
! which rolls OUT, she laws down books in
| it, it holds her handkerchief, bonbon-
Mere. flowers programme Qf at the
theatre), fam muff, parasol; her plate and
teacup Gf at supper and all her endless
impedimenta. 1t is pocket-all mouth
an adjustable table, bureau drawer,
work basket, valise, and, above all, a
desk. Just why woman should be un-
able TO write upon table or desk like an
ordinary male Christian it is hopeless to
conjecture A recently published account
of Olive Thorn Miller's literary work
shop gives an apt illustration of this
curious idiosyncrasy of womankind
She has pleasant, well-fitted room, with
flowers and books and pets and desk.
This piece of furniture is described as
being covered with books and manu-
scripts, while lap tablet upon which
she writes lies among the papers await
ing her convenience. We have often
seen fair young creature who wished
to write letter take a small book and
deposit it in the all sufficient lap and
laboriously scribble away when a large
and conveniently fiat table stood beside
her chair. And she holds the ink in hel
lap, too, with a deXterity sufficient &c
disbearten an East Indian juggler. Why
she prefers to do it only an omniscien
Providence knows. Itwould seem thai
the force and pungency of girls letters
are the direct result of her finding the
only support for her right arm at the
point OF her pen. 1t is one of nature,
phenomena--as well ask why violets ar,
blue or why rain is 50 unpleasantly anC
continuously wet.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-02
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
Happenings in England and on the Con-
tiucut

happenings IN England ana on the Con-
tincnt.
ST PETERsBuG, Jan. 2.--The Council
of the Empire has rejected the Tolstoi
Reform bill.
LONDON Jan. 2. - The Chronicles
correspondent at Vienna says he hears
that the Czarina's ailment is becoming
like that from which her sister suffered
several months ago; that great anxiety
prevails in the imperial family.
PARIS, Jan 2.-An enormous land
slide occurred yesterday at the mouth Of
the railway tunnel between st. Raphael
and Cannes, and the line is blocked in
consequence. No one was injured by
the accident.
SUAK1M, Jan. 2.-It is reported that
Osman Digna has 1 900 men and five guns
at Handoub.
BRUSSELS, Jan. 2-The expense of
maintaining the government of the
Congo during 1887 Is officially reported
as having been nearly two million francs.
MELBOURNE, Jan. Eight persons
have been drowned by floods at Castle
Maine, in the colony Of Victoria.
PARIS, Jan. Elm replying to the con-
sIaiuluIlons lions OIL .l'e DipIonaslc o9rls yqIs, US
tBe,u"y tGSHem. o"inoi [caVinou - ,Sa, ya
Alls EAnlpitl9t. anu s'Iln ne elus.eu .,l"'
.no yeul "Ouiu pe one vi pe"'e anu Pio''
peIi'y'
TuNIs, Jan. 2-For the hrst tune the
bey's sons called upon the French resi-
dent yesterday ana rendered their con-
grntuIatiohs'
BERLIN, Jan. Two socialist work
men men nave been expelled from LeipSic.
III Is reported from ~ PETERSBURG thal
suVeiai persons nav peen %I'S'So ,So oi' oi
SusplCiT,h u ocllg coitelneu ~ sho q"
NSSGu pioV pe'wSGn t"It"uS otiivr".H @ 1i,,, tho
mlnLiisIs, ll'e opJcct ol WIN pni,; WE 'no
"[GcNIns oI JiIi, yng Cz"l o,a,n ~ poiNL; Hon
Einpe.oi W lll4il' II, a'.ui ES,ia,s TC
dav nredic,pd that fbe veor 1880 would
he neaacefuI ''
G, re . G., .,..u,
81 ooAhlM' h Jun. IL0eneim =. mntSoIs mlSOnei'
vIvS'>s. Ton . y E,,,0aror Froncis
Tosanb ord Xinc ur,,bnri Of ftoi,, have
eycbonged l' the most cordial of NewYear,s
congratnlations The Emneror has sent
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-02


The half hour following midnight Monday
night WAS eyentful In accidents while the clti-
zens Of New York city were usherng in the
new year. One feature was the shooting off
Of pistols John Neary was enjoying the fun
on Tenth avenue twenty minutes after mid
night whena bullet pierced his heart. IL was
supposed to be an accident. -Four other cases
of men injured by stray bullets Zone fatally
in the same half hour have been reported to
the police. A gang of rOughs were throwing
stones at midnight on Prince street
loborer named Cornelius O'Connor, who was
passing at the time, was struck IN the head by
a missile His skull was broken, aud he viii
die. Three young men under 20 years OF age
who were In the stone-thrOwing gang were ar
rested. Brooklyn on q smaller scale emulated
the example Of New York in the matter OF
general observation Of that day. The reckless
use OF firearms was also part Of the cele-
bration. A young lady was shot IN the leg by
a stray bullet In the course Of quarrel In u
Brooklyn tenement yesterday, William Dun
lap put charge Of buckshot into the neck Of
John Henry, causing probably fatal injuries,
Dunlap was arrested,
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-02

IT'S ALL OVER now and we may once
more resume business. There will not
be another Christmas merriness and
New Year happiness for year and we
will have plenty of time to recover from
the last before the next appears. We
will have a small toot on the 22nd of
February and bowling swell of time
March 4, but they need not worry us
until they come. Society will be boom
ing until the close of this session of
Congress, and there is something in
that to engage our minds All around
the prospects for 1889 are fair to mid
ding"
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-02

At precisely IL o'clock yesterday the now
Mayor OF Now York. Hugh j. Grant, was lcd
to his desk in the City Hall by Hon. Abram
$. Hewitt MIR. Hewitt said "According to
law, the hour of l2 o'clock this day brings my
official duties to an end aud yours as Mayor
begin. ! can only say that If you have half
the pleasure in taking up those duties that
have in laying them down, you must feel a
very happy man. [ wish you every happinnss
in your administration" Then turning to the
assemblage Mayor Hewitt continued: "Gontle-
men, introduce to you the Mayor Of the city
of New York" and then walked out of the
building. There was good deal of cheering
for Mayor Grant, but wheu the crowd be.
thought itself Of the outgoing Mayor and rave
him lusty cheer, Mir. Hewitt was out OF
hearing distance.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-02


Representative Springer, chairman OF the
Committee on Territories, is having hard
time in his attempt to dnd suitable names for
the new States be is striving to bring into the
Union. 1t Is hard enough TO name a baby,
hut 70 name State with skin and good taste
requires genius Of high order. Mr.. Springer
has selec ted "Winonan for South Dakota,
"Montezuman for New Mexico, aud
"Iacoma' for Washington Territory. Out
Of the thirtY-eight States now comprising the
Union, the names Of fifteen OF them end In
'a." With "Winona,n Dakota Monte
yuma" and "Iacoma.n this number would be
raised to nineteen. This fact Is not startling,
but 1t may interest students OF our national
nomenclature.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-02
THE TENOR'S EMOTION.
A Good story of the Celebrated Mario's
Eidelity 10 His ROles.
From the San Francisco Ar0Onaut.

hOles,
From, tho San Francisco Ay0onaut
About 1850 the famous tenor Mario
was at St. Petersburg singing in com
pany which numbered, among others,
Labache and his daughter, then only
girl, but vino afterward became the cele-
brated Mademoisele de Caters. One
day, in some opera and during the usual
duo of passion, to her amazement and in
dignation she heard Mario, while she
sang alone, whisper so low that the
words reached only her own ears: mia
cara Mia bella Anna me 10 t'adoro W
So offended was she that, after leaving
the stage, she refused to listen to the
tenors explanations and refused to sing
with him again.
Some days afterward, however, from
the wings she heard Mario sing the same
duo, and this time with a very ugly
woman, who had assumed the abandoned
role, Again did the tenor fill in his
rests" with the same impassioned
whispers-"Mia cara 10 t'adoro !! - Then
she understood The burning avowals
were only means Of keeping himself
en- train Of retaining the emotion neces.
sary for the continuance of his role.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-02
Thoy wateh tor nonnet nnrer..
-Fy0m he Ne,o YORK Sun,

The sirens who used to stand in front Of the
Division street millinery stores and pun in all
women seen 10 look out of the sides Of their
eyes at the bonnets In the windows all dis
appeared for time, owing to some arrests
Now they are out In fun force again. They
do not leap on passers.by as they used to- how
ever, and they no longer fight one another to
get customer. They simply stand on the
store stoops and watch whoever passes with
eyes so keen that they can spot a woman IN
suits marked down to sl2 90. EIsoman's 7th 4 e
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-02

SRNANoR MANDERsoN does not have to
go to Nebraska to look after his fences,
and has been so notified by 101 of the
103 members of the Nebraska Legisla-
ture. He will be returned to the Senate
with an unanimity as sweeping as cy-
clone on his native heath. The Senator
is good fellow and nobody that is any
body objects to his popularity.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-02

MAINE HAS some successful men.
John Butler is one of them. Monday
he set fire to his house, killed his colt
and his goats, stabbed himself four times,
took dose Of paris green and went into
the woods TO die. lie died.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-02
NOT FEELING WE'LL.
The Arizona Kicker Notes Lucky Thing
For the BOundless West.
Eg0t1 fbs DcJTOy E'r6a py6qR


From Hs Detroit FREQ Press.
Major Rathbone made personal as
sault on US last Tuesday rs we were about
to enter the Big Elephant saloon TO inter-
view the prosecuting attorney in regard
to the Keller affair. We presume it was
because the Kicker of last week referred
to the Major as liar and abscondGr. We
presume it was, although he made no eX
planation. A minute before he seized us
we felt like fighting, A minute after
ward we were on the run. There are
times when we can fight till the death,
and other times when we can outrun any
coyote in the glorious West, The Major
happened to get us on our off night, or
he would have otherwise been reduced to
pulp. There is good deal of winking
and chuckling around town, but we
don't see anything to laugh at. If we
didn't have our off spells we'd be a YER
table terror to the whole district. It's
lucky for Arizona we were born that
way,
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-02

Mr., AND Mrs HARRIsoN had nearly
as much of New Years reception in
the Capital of Indiana as Mr. and Mrs.
Cleveland had in the Capital of the
United States.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-02
DOMESTIC BLISS IN CHINA.

The Empress Dowager of China is
nice old girl. She has son eighteen
years of age who is at present holding
down the throne Of the Celestial Empire.
lie has been that way for fourteen years
and is still young man. He is also a
bachelor. Or rather he was, but he ISM t
any more. His mother took advantage
of leap year and ran a cold deck in on
him. Now he is a married man. Very
much married, too. But he is tied
to his mothers apron strings and
dares not resist the pull she
has on him. She is kind and thought
full mother, though, and gives her boy a
fair show. She does not want marriage
TO prove failure in his case and has
taken proper precautions against it. Such
precautions as in our own country would
make very many more happy homes and
domestic felicities than now exist. We
publish below the following edict of the
Emperor's mother, as communicated to
our Department of State by the United
States minister in China, and recommend
its adoption in this less celestial land:
The Emperor having res serently succeeded 10
his exalted Inheritance, and increasing, day by
day. In maturity, IL is becoming that he should
select virtuOus oonsort, to ASH In the adj
nlinistratlon of the palace, to control the Bm'
peror's official housenold and to encourage the
Emperor himself in upright conduct. Let
therefore, Ne-ho.na-la, u daughter OF Deputy
LieutenantGeneral Kne Hsiang whom we have
selected for her dignifed and virtuous charac
ter, become the Emperor's consort-a special
edict
Further edct, same date:
Let Ta-ta-la. aged 10 years, q daughter of
Chang Hsi formerly vicepresident Of board
become the secondary cOnsort of the first rank
and let Ta-ta-a, aged 13, also n daughter OF
Chang Hsl, formerly vice president OF board
become imperial concubine Of the second rank.
Respect this
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-02

SENATOR ALLISON has returned from
New York, but it isn't worth the while
of any reporter to try the interviewing
process on him. The Senator is n gem
erous man, but his generosity doesn't
go TO the extent of giving himself away.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-02

AGAIN ARE THE thanks of pleased
and astonished community extended to
General Greely a al. for the kind of
weather we have had and arc having up
to the time of going to press.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-02
rhey roIlow Am An lhe rIme

W0lruTU m Ue N9W Z OIN ITts9,
Russell Harrison says he wishes for god'i
sake--little "g''-the newspapers would let
lin be. lie is here on business, and If II (,
all the same TO the enterprislng reporters and
the extraordinary editors, who follow him
about M though he were a brass monkey with
a tin tail, he would like TO be JEFF Daylsized,
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-02

GOVERNOR HILL went in on his second
term yesterday with as much Of a rush
as If he were great Democratic Ma,
tional victor.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-02
SPENCERIAH BUSINESS COLLEGE.

Three entire floors. National Bank of the
Republic Building. corner 7th and ID SITS. N. W:
Day and evening sessions. Young mon and
women practically trained for selfsupport, and
useful lives. Five courses-The Practical Busi
ness Course, Stenography Type-Writing and
Graphophone, Pitman Shorthand, Practical
English Branches, Delsarte school Of Express
sion. Scholastic year begins Monday, Septem-
tember o. College opens for arrangements on
and after MONDAY, August 27. Send for new IL
lustrated announcement,
HENRY @. SPENCER, LII. B., Principal.
MRS. SARA A. SPENCER. Vice Principal.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-02

A miniature billiard table, complete in
every particular, makes an odd inkstand.
The balls are fastened to the baize and the
cones are represented by the long cylindrical
penholder and pencil case. At each end is a
cut glass font.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-02
RECENT EVENTS ABROAD.
NEW YEARS DAY CEREMONIES AT
BERLIN.

Roysterers Try to Revive old.Time Gus.
toms, But They Are suppressed-The
Kaiser Attends Divine Service and
Holds a Brilliant Reception at the
Palace.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-02

A YEAR AGO some comment was eX-
cited by a society statement in The
EVENING PosT [nee Criticl to the effect
that a lady at one Of the New Year re-
ceptions was handsomely attired in a
necklace and short sleeves. Naturally
we felt somewhat hurt that an able So
ciety reporter should be guilty of dress
ing lady in such a costume, but we
feel better now. Our evening con-
temporary yesterday had the President
attired in "a black Prince Albert coat
buttoned, and black necktie." The
Turkish Minister wore his fez, and ex-
Secretary McCulloch andIa dozen ladies
were dressed in brown tulle. A society
reporter is a great institution.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-02

SENATOR INGALLS, has gone to Boston,
but he was not guest of the Tariff Re.
form League last evening.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-02

Odd paper knives are in the form Of lattsned
fish, In natural sizes, One can have either
mackerel, perch or smelts, according TO the
size preferred.
The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-02

CONGRESS resumed business at the old
stand to-day.