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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-07

adversary in the great race to their customers
with news. The United Press is the Hneal
descendant of the old American Press,
OF which Mr.. Ii. Conquest Clarke can
tell many good story, which was,
so to speak, its grandfather, for between
he periods when the two before ntioned or
ganization commenced respectively to exist
history places the National Press association.
To the effects OF this latter concern the United
Press fell heir, and its career at the Capitol
commenced in December, 1881, with W. W. Bur-
hans and Perry Heath reporters. Today it
takes twice as many men to do the work.
Frequently seen in the gallery, and always
the recipient of hearty greetings, is P. V. De
Graw. general southern manager and manager
OF the Washington bureau. He has a host of
friends and is a most genial and capable man.
Once In while the galleries are blessed with
the benediction which invariably accompanies
W. w. Burhans, who is local night manager of
the Y. Z. He used to have a very csmprehen-
slVe knowledge of Congress and its ways, and
his memory and activity are so vigorous today
that he could show lots of the youngsters how
the work ought to be done. q. G. Balm is in
charge of the Capitol work, with Perry S.
Heath, Il. V. Oulahan and A. Leech as assist
ants All are well-ftted TO perform the duties
which devolve upon them. and they are not at
all mindful of fatigue provided they keep their
adversaries on the Jump
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ON THE FLOOR OF THE SENATE

Representing the Associated Press on the floor
of the Senate is the veteran Henry G. Hayes.
More than twenty-three years ago he left the
House gallery, from which debates had pre-
viously been reported by him for three years
and took his place on the floor. Up to 1879
with some sessions subtracted on account of
other occupation-Mr. Hayes and his pencil
faithfully portrayed the doings of the House.
Then he was transferred to his present place in
the Senate, and the vacancy in the House
filled by another Hayes. whom the
bows in the gallery call Charlie
Father and son-for that is their relation
were both born reporters and their education
failed to do anything but improve their natural
inclinations. There is striking similarity in
the style of their work and SO nearly alike is
their chirography that even Mr.. Mckee (who
has been associated with the elder Hayes since
1850 can only identify each mans copy by find
ing out whether it is a House or Senate report.
Very careful, indeed, have these two gentlemen
to be, and any one who watches them at work
and afterward reads the results will be aston
ished not only at the absolute impartiality and
accuracy displayed, but at the clever manner
in which the report is made up. Gen.
orally the matter is skotched in short
hand, and as soon as possible afterward ia
written out. Neither the Senate nor the House
ever succeeds in getting ahead of these report
ers to any considerable extent, although they
frequently have to go over the same ground a
second tlme. Inc metapnOrlcal nose Tor
news" is possessed by each OF them to such an
extent that they know almost instantly whether
they ought to make verbatim report or simply
a brief sketch of what is happening
The other members Of the Associated Press
staff at the Capitol are A. J. Halford, E. NJ.
Hood and Charles H. Merillat. Their work is
principally among the committees Ind that
they do il we'll every newspaper man knows
Mr.. Hoods experience at the Capitol has been
extensive and continuous, and Mr.. Merilla,
may fairly be said to have received his news
gathering education there. Mr.. Halford is in
charge of the Capitol bureau, having succeeded
to the vacancy left by Mr.. f. L. Bickford, now
an agent of the Agricultural department. Mr..
Halfold and his associates know news and its
value, and they are all energetic seekers after
such facts as the Associated Press thinks II
wants.
The Capitol Office Of the AP., as it is famili-
arily termed, is on one side Of the corridor
leading directly to the Senate press lobby.
Here, protected by heavy fence-like par
tition, is most of the writing done and from
the same Enclosure nimble-fngered operator
sends all the news away by wire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-07

The House press lobby is long and narrow,
and Is frequently too small for the accommoda-
ton of those who use it. The available space,
however, has been used to the best possible
advantage. and under ordinary circumstances
there is room enough for the busy ones A
long table, amply supplied with all the neces-
s-iry stationery, is the central feature OF the
apartment. and around this the workers sit and
write ''pieces for their papers" as they say in
the rural districts. There is a sufficiently
numerous supply of chairs, which is supple
mented By couple Of lounges. A great many
visitors ask and secure permission to inspect
the lobby; Tor on its walls are portraits in oil
ana erayon and ink of many Of the editors of
the more prominent newspapers in the United
States. The display is quite a striking one
and Is continually being added to. thanks to
the persistent entreates of Mr. Mann. who
takes good deal Of interest in his Collection
of greatness.
THE SIEGE or THE GALLERY
The press gallery Of the House has been the
scene Of active warfare; has known what IL IL
to be captured and recaptured and has. at least
once, been IN a genuine state Of siege Ex-
Speaker keifer has memories in which the
press gallery plays an important part
Throughout the length and breadth of Mr.
Keifer's term as Speaker Of the House he was on
uniformly good terms with the newspaper men
vlo make themselves at home in the Journal
ktic reservation which Was above his head, until
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80
on the papers whose commissioners they are.
Some Of them have national regulations and
others will have if their opportunities are not
too speedily abbreviated They hold the most
varied assortment of political views, and in
many instances are Numerically opposed in
their personal beliefs to the policies
convictions, however, are rarely con-
sidered by the correspondents and the
majority of them act under instructions from
the autOcrats at the home offices-the manag-
ing editors. Very numerous are these cor
respondents and their number keeps on in
creasing each year. This sessions Congress
sional Directory will probably have on its press
list at least one hundred and fifty names;
seventy-fve of them those OF regular toilers
IN the congressional vineyard, the others &C.
casional visitors 10 the galleries and the CON-
mlttee rooms. OF the seventy-fve workers
about dozen are employed on the local
dailies, and il may here be incidentally men,
toned that only daily newspapers can secure
places in the galleries.
JOLLY CROWD
are these newspaper men; u crowd in which the
peculiarities OF north, south, east and west are
lost and merged in one of the most harmonious
social combinations the world ever saw. They
can be as busy as any of the proverb!al bees
ever dared to be, and when the hours of labor
When the Senate goes into executive session,
or while the proceedings in the House are dull.
the correspondents gather in the Hobbies and
provide instruction ami amusement for each
other by debating some of the more important
questions of the day. Occasionally one of the
congressional debates is burlesqued. and
the peculiarities of certain national Legislators
are made ludicrously plain by some of the
keenest students of human nature the country
ever possessed. Regulations are made and
wrecked in these assemblies and here become
current hundreds of those jokes which bright
scribes have evolved from their internal con-
seriousness and to which they tack the names of
some sleepy Congressman who never gave birth
to humorous expression in all their existence.
Most of the correspondents are men of strong
individuality. whose opinions on men and
measures are received by their papers with
the utmost confidence. They are great in their
power for good and do more to encourage the
honest legislator and e0nf0und the congress
siOnal burglar than all other causes combined.
They are gentlemen in every sense of the word;
some of them men of the highest education,
Others graduates of the composing room. Each
has peculiar advantages given him by the two
lines of training. and some have combined the
two, but they are all thorough representatives
Of the highest form of American civilization.
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z 10
y TRIMMINGS, II
LACE HANDKERCHIEFs,
RIBBONS FURs,
JEwELRY AND FANCY GOODS.

DRESS TRIMMINGS.
In this department showing ali the newest
Silver and Gold Vandyke tiinps Tor evening wesr
Beaded Nandyke Collars in gold, silver steel aud jet,
"a and 81 90
DUCHESS LACE HANDKERcHIEFs.
Aspecial purchase of these goods suitable for Xmas
500 and upwards.
RIBBONS.
LOO 100 pcs Satin and Gr9s Grain in sn the newest
FURS.
in Astrakhan, Monkey, beaver. Msrten Seal. Lynx.
&C, Is exceptionally attractive.
Childrens White Angora sets, %. 80. $3.50.
JEWELRY.
Enamel Breast Pins. Rhine Stone settings, 800.
s searI rms pis, loc; DC. 2Sc. &c., 4oc.
lot Of Ear Rings Breast Pins Scarf Pine
and Gun Buttons reduced TO less than half price.
FANCY GOODS
ssmosEing sets 25e, Soc, Zoe, 81, sl.25.
Screen Photo, Albums. 2bc. Soc. 81. el75,s3.
Crumb Trays and Brushes toridizedD, 81.
Letter Scales unkstAnd coLbined), $50.
Plush Toilet Sets for Misses in different colors
SSc.; regular price Sl.50
Handkerchief and Glove sachets in Coored Satin Al
Hand-painted Vases, 81 Sl.75 and 90. o.
Fairy Lamps Bisque Figures, Match Holders
Flower Baskets Vases, Pitchers, &c, ali at 200.
TABLE COVERS
Chenille Covers, ~ yards square. sl75.
Velour Covers, printed borders, 81 Is
Art SQUARES, embroidered ~ gold. sl.50
Drapery, searfs, with bolting cloth ends hanS-
Bureau sets in real Cluny Lace, s. % to IS
LEATHER GOODS
Chatelsne Bags. 35c Soc Use al Or sr76
Pocket books, 25c 35c,. Soc A~o' si-'o'
Collar and Cuff Boxes, satin lined. s225. g.
g. DAVIS
IA s19 Market Space. Cor. Sthst
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Burned His Heart In Two.

A terrible accident occurred at the wire mill
OF J. A. Roebling's Sons company at Trenton,
NJ, yesterday, in. which an italian named
John Hitchkash, who works on the rolls, was
instantly killed. The red hot iron bars ase put
through long roll, which has series of holes,
smaller than the one preceding. 1t was Hitch
kash's duty TO catch the red hot iron as it came
through the rolls and insert the end in the next
hole. He failed to catch the end, and the red
hot instrument of torture entered his breast
passing all the way through, cutting and burn
ing his heart in twain. Those who stood near
could hear the hot iron sizzling in his vitals.
He dropped dead instantly. The mill was
stopped, the wire cut and taken from his body
and he was removed to his home. He was about
forty years Of age and left a family.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-07

An application for admission to the press
gallery is not always honored, for the rules of
the galleries, approved by the Senate and the
House, interpose barriers which are sometimes
effectual in shutting out those who are I'M
desirable for reasons other than personal. Each
applicant is required to sign a statement in
which he disclaims all connection with or
active interest in any legislation which is then
or may be before Congress, and he also has TO
state. on honor that he is not on the roll of any
department of the government. The reasons
for the frst-named precautiOn are obvious and
the latter clause was inserted so as to give the
preference to those who earned their living ell
tirely il the newspaper field. Necessarily the
space in the galleries is limited and
at present il is insufficient. bat within
the memory of man the galleries were
very much more contracted than they are now
and the demands upon their space less press
ing. When the Senate chamber the room
now occupied by the Supreme Court the ae-
commodatiOns were barely sufficient for the
half dozen correspondents who were here dur
ing the sessions Of Congress, while in the House
the majority Of that comparative handful of
early journalists were permitted to occupy
places on the floor.
GATHERING THE NEWS.
The correspondents and local men gather
their news in myriad different ways and the
manner Of their procedure is dictated by cir
cumstances or the character of the material
desired. Some want to write sketches of de-
bates or are anxious to fill thei. columns with
racy pen-pictures of members they are;
others are after interviews and they haunt
dOOrways and worry doOrkeepers until they
capture the men they are after. 4 favorite
spot for this latter sport is just Immediately
outside the inner entrance at the main door OF
the House. Two little semi-circular inches
one on each side of the passageway--have been
cushioned and are used almost exclusively by
the newspaper man and his victims The COM
mittee rooms are pretty thoroughly secured as
often as practicable and many readable story is
extracted therefrom, often to the surprise and
confusion of some one. really good item OF
news may escape discovery for a short time but
il Iosas it, yalua
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-07
Oyster Pirates Captured.

Capt. Howard Of the Maryland state steamer
Governor Thomas, seized yesterday five oyster
vessels which had been dredging in Tangier
sound and brought his little feet into Crisield
The vessels captured were the schooner Three
Brothers, Capt Griffin; schooner Splendid,
Capt. Evans; schooner Anne, Capt Pruitt;
schooner No Name, Capt. Ward, and sloop
Blanca, Capt. Wilson.
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GREAT SYNDICATE SALE
OLA
QUARTER OF MILLION DOLLARS
WORTH OF FINE TAILoR-MADE
CLOTHING
NOW IN FULL BLAST
IN THE LARGE FoUR-sToRY BRICK BUILDING.
COR. 9th AND SITS. NV

Three Of the largest Wholesale clothing houses in THE
country have consolidated their surplus stock amount
ing 10 over quarter Of a million dollkrs Of Fine
the dollar.
These goods are manufactured for the finest trsda,
uring cost. Too many goods on hand u the reason
FOR this wonderful sacrifice Msnufsctxrefs mud
have cash. hence this terrible slaughter This 3 no
turers and cents Of ready takes e3 worsh Of
Mems Heavy RibSea r Di Es Suit. sass worth
Mems Heavy Double Breasted WOODEN Suits, ss rs +,
Mems Good Honest Wooden Pants s3c. worth a.
Mems Winter Qyercoats. 90. ~; worth $40.
Mems Storm listers Fur Collar and Guns, WOODEN
l1 Toans Mem Mems s sSitsa sss7s: ~Orsh.z
Boys Elegant Dress suits, S3. %; worth az So
Boys, oyercoats. Ch1nchilis and Melton, SIs7,
Children's Suits, s1 go worth a.
Shlidren's suits. 81. SO; worth S5.
Shldrens oyercoats sl35; worth e.
asns s SS1 shs cos. Of labor Y
garments and bear the labels the best maker IN
tins country There will also be sold elegant Busi-
and So 15 actually and honestly worth g. s20 and
90. no shop-Norn truck but clean. GOOD aud honor
able clothing, good enough for miiiionaire 10 wear
VII sss for mss We s rus 70, "
70 coue 100 miles 10 attend this IN ala
:, II sale Is conducted by the leading vholssals
every abatement made IN this sdvertissrpenI Don't
HESITATE; DON'T DELAY. Tirst come art ohoicA
1000 pair ohildrens Knee PAna. 2oo. worth eoa
THf kUsH n THk AffTfKfsooS-
Sc coz 9th and r in shs iasss four-ssory h{,ck
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Gov. Lees Debt Message.

Gov. Lees message on the Virginia debt is
warmly commended on all sides. His sugges-
ton of a p ssible increase Of s16S,OOo of the
annual interest charge on the debt, however,
does not meet with the approval OF many MEM
bers of the legislature. Many express the
opinion that in her present financial condition
the state could not afford to do any better for
the creditors than provided for in the Riddle
berger bill
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Death of q Confederate Commodore

Commodore J. z. Mitchell is dead in Rich
mond, Va, aged seventy-nine. He commanded
the Wyoming prior TO the war, during which he
was commodore in the confederate navy. He
was captured by his relative, Admiral Farragut,
at the battle of New Orleans, and imprisoned
at Fort Warren. After his release he COM
manded ironclads in the James river He welt
with JEFF. Davis cabinet to Greensboro He
died withouttaking the oath Of allegiance 70
the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-07
KINGS PALACE
STA 9TH st. NV.
A SHORT LOOK AHEAD.

A SHORT LOOK AHEAD.
SATURDAY MOST FATHERS AND MOTH.
ERs CONSIDER TO BE THE DAY FOR FIT.
TING OUT THE BOYS. ANOTHER sATUR-
DAY Is DRAWING NEAR. AND WHY NOT
CONSIDER WHAT YOU WANT AND WHERE
YOU'LL LOOK FOR 1T.
IN THIS ARTICLE WE WANT TO ENlPHA.
SIZE OUR STOCK OF
BOYS LONG PANTS SUITS,
IN SIZES FROM Is TO Is YEARS
ALSO BOYS ovERCoATs
THE BEST AND MOST RkLIABLE MAN.
UFACTURERs OF NEW YORK HAVE CON-
TRIBUTED THEIR BEST STYLES TO OUR
STOCK.
WE GUARANTEE EVERY GARMENT AND
IF ANYTHING WE SELL is NOT ENTIRELY
SATISFACTORY THE CUSTOMER CAN Re
TURN 1T AT ANY TINE WITHIN TEN
DAYS uF UNwoRN AND UNsoILEDD AND
EXCHANGE II. OK RECEIVE HIS MONEY
AGAIN.
OR, SHOULD ANY GARMENT AFTER
BEING WORN FAIL TO GIVE AS GOOD
SATISFACTION AS. IN THE CUSTOMERS
OPINION, IT SHOULD. WE MAKE SUCH A
''REFUND" AS THE CUSTOMER HIMSELF
SAYS Is FAIR AS BETWEEN MAN AND
MAN.
WILL ANY OTHER DEALER TREAT YOU
AS LIBERALLYp
ADD TO THIS GENEROUS CUSTOM THE
FACT THAT NO ONE IN THE CITY HAS
LATER OR BETTER STYLES OR SELLS AT
LOWER PRICES AND YOU HAVE THE REA-
SON FOR THE INCREASING ACTIVITY IN
OUR BOYS STOCK.
THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE
HAVEN'T EQUALLY AS GOOD THINGS FOR
SMALL BOYS IN SHORT PANTS.
But ONLY THAT WE CAN'T SPECIFY
EVERYTHING IN ONE "AD."
Z. b. BARNUM co,
do s3l PENNSYLYANIA AYR
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-07
Louisiana Regulators Convicted.

The New Orleans Picayaue special from
Opelousas says: Thursday afternoon the
jury in the case of the Coulee Croche regulator,
in which Gerome Mesche was being tried, re-
turned verdict of guilty. He will be impris-
oned i've years. An hour later the Jury in the
case Of Lastie Smith and Syphrum Mesche re-
turned q verdict Of guilty with imprisonment
for fourteen years. The jury returning the
last mentioned verdict had been locked up
seven days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-07
NEW YORK GOSSIP.
What People I'm the Big City Are
Talking About.

THE PENDING QUESTION AMONG PREsByrERIASs-
THE LAST or The EXECUTIONS Er RoPK-A
NEW SUPPLY OF woRLD's FAIR sPUSK-MR
FLAaLER AND HIS HOTEL ESTERPRIsE-
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MEN WHO TAKE NOTES.
How the News From Congress is Sent
Out to the World.
The Reporters Galleries and the Men
Who Are Entitled to Seats-The Work
Done by the Newspaper Correspond
ents and the Press OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
In the Hobbies.

EADY at all times;
capable under all cir
cumstances; able to take
care of themselves
and of the papers they
represent and conscious
OF their ability are
those gentlemen whose
duty it is to supply
the leading newspapers
of the country with con-
gressional history. As
a rule they are the
brightest men employed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-07

PiIar'd arch and sculptured tower
Of utum have had their hour.
Tho dust Of many king Is blown
On the winds from zone 10 zone:
Many warrior sleeps unknown.
Time end death hold each La thrsu
Yet ID Love the lord Of ell;
Still docs Heien's besaty stir
Because poet sang Of asr1
An f1ftc Monfh{1L
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-07
IN THE HOUSE PRESS ROOM.

A keen competitor of the Associated Press il
that corporation known as the United Press
and its energetic attaches at the Capitol have
many Lively sprinting match with their older
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r. u. DAVIS,
10 Market Space. Cor. sths st.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-03-06

session upon their merits, and has adj
the intelligence, the conscience and the
common sense of its readers. 1t has
spoken at times with severity, but we
think with entire justice, of the efforts OF
the minority to block the wheels of legis-
lation, and of the attitude which it has
maintained on questions Of vital public
interest, such as election reform, the
school-book question, etc. But it has
not INDUCED in wholesale vituperation
or abuse, nor has it aSpersed motives, ex-
cept when those motives were so obviously
partisan or corrupt that there could be no
honest misconception OF them.
The Ne,rs goes so far in its partisanship
as to condemn the legislature for adopting
a system of procedure which was forced
upon the majority by the avowed deter
mination of the minority to prevent, by
the methods of fiiibustering, the trans
action of the legitimate business of the
session. The majority found itself re-
duced at the beginning of the session
to the alternatives OF adopting what
the Ne,Cs in the organic lingo, styles the
gag law" or allowing the session TO be
frittered away in idle talk. The gag
law" so called, is salutary one, and 1t
ought to be the rule in every legislative
assembly. The minority has rights, and
we insist that these rights have been fully
respected throughout the session. But
the majority also has rights, and it has
duties and responsibilities as well; and
these duties could not have been evaded,
nor these responsibilities ignored, without
wanton and cowardly betrayal of the
peoples trust. But for the gag law,
which the partisan Ne1Cs condemns, the
session would have ended with absolutely
nothing accomplished, and the News would
have joined Justify in the republican
chorus OF denuuciation OF the ma
jority for wasting the session.
As it is. although not so much
has been done as We could have
wished, the legislature has scored several
notable achievements, the benefits OF
which viii be felt by the people of the en-
tire state Tor years to come. 1t would
have done much better but for the I'M
patriotic course of the minority; it would
have done absolutely nothing but for the
firmness and wisdom with which the ma
jority shouldered its responsibility and
asserted its rights. This must be the YER
dict of every fair-minded person, upon a
careful review of the record as it stands
to date.