New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-22
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
&,EN AND AFFAIRS At TIE NATIONAL
CAPITAL.

THE FOSTERING OF ALL IN fHN>Ni~'
AND THE NEGLECT OF ART AND
ARCHITECTURE IN AMERICA
Washington. Dee. 2l-A book entitled The
,varnatb and Biyou1c, OF the Conquest OF the
sioux." written by John T. Fincrty. Of CHICAGO,
hos attracted much attention ia military and sociai
x-cIes Of Washington. The subject selected l. the
Crster campaign. The writer accompanied "'n-
oral Crook as a war correspondent. y noted Jo'n-
rast is preparing for one of the illustrated maya
ines an article entitled licroism in Journalism.
He uses as one of his illustrations an lhc'fh' III
tho career of Finerty, who was first q reporter
then correspondent, mcmncr III Congress- ana
oterward an editor. He will give as one oil inc
heroic feats sometimes performed H. reporters the
- Of rho tbrce-davs' march made by Fincrty in
c,unany with the three scouts sent oHl ny Crook.
This WAS an expedition fraught with terrible dan
cor The chances were LARGELY against the four
men ever coming out alive, as they were obileed
"a 90 unaccOmpanicd by guar Is through country
,hicky peopled with vigorous and vis ant cncmeS'
They were discovered nearly al the outset. lhclr
march was through the foothills Of the Black
Hills range and they were enabled To hEht
their way along from rock TO rock, and finally
escape. where If they had made similar at
tempt upon the plains, they would have been
killed within an hour after starting ont. The
story of the march has always been considered
one of the most brilliant piccoN Of report
ing in modern journalism Flncrty is to-day
one of the most vigorous writers in the country
upon a subject that appeals To his Imagination.
He has h.cr Greatly missed from the ranks of
the spcclal correspondents since he has given up
bis time 10 the editing of Tie Citizen" The
bool; is hrttcn in clear, vivid and captivat-
ing style.
I saw the soft-voiccd and gcrtlc hammered +. 7.
O'Connor Yesterday. asl;"d hlm how ne thought
the present irish complications would end. God
alone knows" MS reply. " i PARCEL crazy ?"
the next question. II is the most charitable
thing you can say Of him." said Mr. OConnor
The latter viii probably remain in this country
for the next month oI two until there is some
settlement Of tie existing conflict between Par
neil and the Anti-Parncll people Vt the present
moment not one cent is being coilcc'cd in America
for the Irish cause.
The Gridiron Club of Washington is an associ1-
ton Of newspaper correspondents. lis member
ship is confined 10 the number Of forty. Origi-
nally this club was intended to include nOn-pro-
fessonas. BIT this plan was found not TO work
well, and al present the membership is confined
strictly to newspaper writer's stationed at the Cap
ital There IS not single member of this club
who does rot represent one important paper and
in some instances several I am told that il is
the ambition of some Of the leading minds of this
club 10 increase wear 10y wear lis scope and power
so that il may become in time the basis for an
American Academy corresponding u tie Immortal
Forty Of TIE French Academy The ground idea
of the club at Tire beginning was 10 promote good
fellowship. That perhaps is still It's general idea.
But This very association Of -cood-fclowship is
rl-oJ in
lance and position of a special correspondent at
Washin,ton Now many things are done through
concert of action which were not thourht of scc-
eral years ago II has created more of an esprit
De corps and while 10 one has ever been able TO
control the club in any way along the line of any
Particular policy. Yet the effect Of the association
is 10 produce certain harmony of action Upon
tie other hand. ii may be said hat il has lessencd
some of the rivalrics Whether the newspapers
Or the correspondents are the gamers by this
might be n matter for discussion.
II y only through organization Of writer's tina,
their material condition can he advanced. No
better proof of This can lie given than 10y using
The condition Of writer's in France rs an illus'ra-
to1. \ writer who has written successful play
in France achieves at once moderate fortune.
TIE writers o., books are much better paid and
their rights are much better protected than in
Drama,st, and Composers is one Of lie most pow
eriul Organizations in France. Through unit ID a.
ton it has been able TO the most stringent
legislation for the project on and encouragement
Of original intellectual work. To illustrate how
this law is carried out Every theatre that pro-
duccs play At any time must pay a certain per
centagc of the receipts 10 the author or his heirs
This percentage IS i'm the ncghborhond OF . per
cent of the gross receipts If the author is not
living and ha> 10 descendants. the money must
bc paid into the treasury of the society," unless
an Arrangement is made with the treasurer 10 re
ceive less sum. This society has Two seats in
every place OF public entertainment. EmiSsarics
Of the society are making the rounds continually,
watching for some violation, Of the rules Of the
society. Musical comp slti0ns are projected IN
most extraordinary way. composition OF tins
character cannot be playei oven in a private hous"
before an assembagc OF three or four people with
oat fine from the society il any one of It's a-ents
is able % prove the playing. This laN is carried
t. such an extreme that all of the music Of
Central Europe has been included in the
monopoly of the society. 40 theatrical or@anH1-
ton can play without permission even the Ma
toIal HYMN Of France, La Marsciaisc. upon
any patriotic occasion if the version approved bN
the society is used There Is an ancient unau-
thorizcd version which aloae can ho played.
burst Of patriotism expressed in the original yer
sion without license would call Tor
fae of 100 francs. OF course, all OF these
things can he arranged f,r in advance f'r
a small sum il tAr consent of the society Is hrot
sought The result, however, IS nch Treasury
and condition al afairS which helps writers ="
acquire fortunes 10 greater ana wider degree than
in any other country In other words there T.
DO country in the world where such large iort''le'
are acquired by professional writers and composers
as IN France.
franklin w Smith. of Boston and Florida. who
built the Pompciian villa nj Saratoga ara who
is responsible tor the Spanish and Moorish archl
lecture OF the improvements al 81 Au@usrne'
has been in Washington for several days som
Of his fieul, think thai lie may buIld POM
Ican villa here NJ. smith Is man Of "id'
cultIrc and extensive reading. IL has ransackc"