The morning call., 1890-12-28

teriors, hay fields, meadows and sea beaches.
Word has been received here that Gov
ernor Tateno, the rev Minister from Japan
to this country, sailed by the City of Peking
in the week following his appointment, and
is due TO arrive at San Francisco on the 3Oth
of December. Governor Tateno Is well
known to the foreign residents of Nagasaki
and Kobe, and by his intimate association
with General Grant during the latter's visit
TO Japan has quite tie TO America. For
over year the japanese Legation has had
Mr.. Sato as Charge d'Affaires, and the alb
sence of Minister and the lack of ladies
with the legation staff. has made it very
quiet diplomatic establishment With the
arrival OF Governor Tateno and his family
its social fortunes will rise again 10 what
they have been during the stay Of Mr.. Kuki
and Mr.. Mutsu.
Since Chang Yen Hoon went home, he
of the big opals and diamonds, the giver of
great balls and the sender of gorgeous
presents. the Chinese Legation has changed
its ten or entirely. The champage fountain
has dried up and the florists send there no
palms and hybrid roses. The new Chinese
Minister is not a millionaire, nor a Lu-
cullus. and nothing of gay, diplomatic
man about town. and this is business lega-
ton entirely. His attaches do not dance,
nor flrt, nor pose in drawing-roGmS, nor
hover over tea-table angels, give theater
has
NO SOCIAL OR OFFICIAL EXISTENCE.
But while not receiving nor paying visits,
she is often seen toddling about her door
yard and the paths of Dupont Circle
on her two-lnch feet. Two small-foOted
maids toddle with her, and it speaks
well for the cosmopolitaBism of Washington
that they can do so without crowd attend
ing them. Society knows nothing Of the
legation nowadays, and the diplomates see
little of this studious minister. There is
plump boy of Ii or thereabouts connected
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evidence somewhere about the doorsteps,
ana is addicted to sky-blue fr0ckS and coats.
On the blizzardiest day OF last week the sky
blue boy and maid in watermelon pink
coat sat bumped up on the stone carriage
step Tor about an hour, apparently enjoying
the weather and the afternoon display Of
equipages. There was a tea in progress
near by, and all the guests seemed to have
gone by the legation. as the sky blue boy and
the lady in pink sleeves were the universal
topics Of talk. Each fresh arrival came
through the portieres and told the hostess If
the sight she was missing by being within
doors until the tale lost zest for her.
Ex-Governor Hubbard of Texas, who was
Minister to Japan during the last admins
tration, has lately had sent him a gold
watch as a testimonial by the admiring for
eign residents Of Tok 10 and Y Yokohama. Asa
tribute 1t Is pleasant thing to receive such
handsome and expensive present. but
Governor Hubbard's watch not being ready
Japan, has been forwarded to him in this
country. In that way it has fallen liable to
customs duties, and the Collector at George
town, which is the port of entrance for
Washington. holds the testimonial and
waits for Governor Hubbard to hand over a
considerable fraction Of the value of the
watch ms duty. This Incident matches the
other untoward affair following Governor
Hubbard's arrival in Japan, when, having
saved his freight of
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
Unframed from the wreck OF the City Of
Toxic, he had to hand over several hundred
dollars on general average bond to make
good the losses of less furtunate owners OF
cargo. General average bonds and customs
duties are two modern and enlightened
forms Of piracy aud highway robbery to
which no surviving victim can ever refer
with camness.
The bill appropriating 5000 for a mill
tary reconnaissance of Alaska is considered
as sure TO pass the House this week. From
Captain Hesly,s suggestions, as presented
of Education, Secretary Noble has asked for
$4,000 for the purchase of domesticated
RENDERS on the Siberian coast and trans
porting them to the villages of our starving
Esquimaux on the Arctic coast Some
scientists are saying that the plan is imprac-
ticable, because OF the superstitions OF the
Siberian Esqaimaux concerning the REIN
deer 1t Is claimed that they will not sell q
live reindeer to any one, and that whalers
and Government ships touching at their viii
lagos for reindeer meat are never given the
animals nor their crews allowed 10 kill
them. The natives 90 off themselves and
perform certain rites in connection with the
killing. A third Alaska scheme is an expe-
dition that is being planned by Lieutenant
Schwatka in the interests OF a great news
paper syndicate. Lieutenant Schwatka
wishes to start In the spring, ascend the
Stikine River and follow the great plateau
to the headwaters Of the Yukon. and thence
to the Mackenzie. RuHAMAH