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Public Opinion of Civil Service Reform.

Public Opinion Of Civil Service Reform.
From the recent speech Of q. ". Cur;is
II any man doubted the hold Of reform unon
public opinion the doubt was removed bv thu
late debate N the House Of Representatives
upon the appropriation for the civil service
commission. The prickin9 Of the bubble of re-.
form, the overthrow Of luz politics and sent;.
mental qusckery were duly. uounced as about
to occur. The field was chosen the charge
was sounded, but more ludicrous skirmishino
was never seen. II have led my ragamuf6ns
where they were peppered," ruefully exclaimed
the perspiring Falstaff and surely never were
men in the House. They were Srst pysr-
whelmed by the weight Of ability and polit-
ical standing, then crushed by the vote OF two
to one. The good cause was maintained not
doubtfully and with hesitation, not apoloeet-
ically and reluctantly, but sggressively and
without reservation The argument was placed
where it belongs, upon tho public and party
profsssed their faith in it as truly American
and reasonable. They spoke as patriots and
honest men, conscious Of Q host Of patriotic and
honest men behind them. s'No one, )" says the
New York Tribune, "who 10 familiar with popu-
lar opinion and who suffers himself to see with
unprejudiced eyes can doubt that the great
body of our citizens, nine-tenths Of them at
the least, are in favor of the non-partisan civil
service" and the Philadelphia Press declares,
'the reform of the civil service so far accom-
plished 10 worth many times what 1t has cost
and the wise Representative, no matter what
his individual views may be, il the one who
understands that the popular support Of civil
service reform was never stronger than IL 10
today" ''Thc swift aud sure way to death for
the party in power now or hereafter" says the
Chicago Inter Ocean, "would be to restore the
spoils system."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-17

The title to . large tract, including what Is
now the Arlington estate, passed from Charles
II, King Of England. who claimed it by grace
OF God and the discovery OF John Cabot"
through William Berkeley. governor Of Vir-
ginia to Robert Hawsen, October 81. 1863 I'M
der which grant John and Gerard Alexander
asserted title as late as 1735. In the case Of
Birch against Alexander this grant was main
tanned in the court of appeals. Gerard Alex
ander, by his will, dated August g. 1850 de-
vised the same to his son Gerard and Gerard
Alexander and Jane, his wife, conveyed the
same to John Parke Gusts by deed dated on
Christmas day, IT'S. This deed was recorded
IN hber N, Fairfax county, but, with other rec
ords, vas destroyed during the late war By
decree Of Fairfax county court, June 81
l796, in suit wherein the representatives
Of John Parke Gusts were compliments
and the heirs Of Gerard Alexander defendants
the portion Of Gerard Alexander in the lands of
his father was allotted to the legal representa-
aves Of John Parke GUSTS. This record was
also lost or destroyed during the war John
Psrke Gusts died intestate on the 5th of No
vember, l7ol, leaving four children, and Gen.
Washington, being still childess and full of
years, adopted the two younger ones George
Washington Parke Gusts and Eleanor Parke
Gusts, the former OF whom, by the law of
primogeniture then in force, inherited the
Arlington estate. and upon the death of his
grandmother, Mrs. Washington, In 1902 in
whose family he had till then resided, built Ar
hngton house, or, as 1t Is now more frequently
called, the Lee mansion.
TREEDMEs's VILLAGE
Here he spent long and interesting life,
commanding the leisure and enjoying the
felicities Of the early days OF the republic.
Upon his death, in 1857, he left a will devising
the estate Except 1914 acres left his colored
servant. Maria Syphax.) to his only daughter,
Mary Randolph Gusts, the wife OF Gen. Robert
l. Lee, and at her death to her eldest son.
George Washington Gusts Lee. Mrs. Lee
died in 1873 and soon thereafter suit was
begun IN the circuit court Of Alexandria
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ATTRACTIVE HOMES.
How Summer Cottages May be Beau.
titled With Small Outlay.

ROOMS THAT ARE MADE ATTRACTIVE WITH CHEAP
AArERIALs-ErFEcrs PRODUCED WITH cHINTE
AND GOOD TASTE IN COMBINING coLoRs-soME
SAMPLE APARTMENTs
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the River Potomac. But his title wouldn't
hold water. or, rather, it didn't hold the land
for by decision OF the United States Supreme
Court in October, 1882. our esteemed uncle was
knocked out in the third round, though four OF
the nine judges claimed a foul.
OF such ephemeral nature is everyday human
knowledge that though this estate was long In
the courts and the litigation a matter OF ma
tional notoriety. vet the story OF its descent
NAV be briefly told without serious sugges-
ton that the patriarchal domain is timbered
with spreading chestnut trees. In the
back counties there Is a hazy sort Of belief
that George Washington once owned the estate
and many suppose that his esteemed predeces-
sor in the affections OF Martha cambridge
Col Daniel Parke Gusts. left the estate to his
four children and the future mother OF her
country. From this opinion we appeal on writ
Of error. When, in 1889. George put on blue
suit Of clothes with red lining and welded
Martha in q white satin trousseau and low shoes
and sent her down the Pamunkey in q six-horse
wagon, there was nothing said in the mar
rage settlement about Arlington. Daniel, the
husband Of Martha, never owned the es-
tate, for after brief but happy life, since en-
blaZoned with an illustrIous posterity. he
passed away in 1851. while this now famous
plantation was in the hands of its early pos
SCISSORS.
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WOMEN WHO CAN TALK.
The Pro Re Nato Society and What the
Members Do.

PRACTICE IN PARLIAMENTARY PRooEEDINas-
TALKING IN A FORMAL wAY-wHERR IDLE
GOSSIP rs DROWNED DOWN AND SERIOUS talk
Is ENCOURAGED,
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my wife ID fsarfully extravagant-svery day
she comes to me for money"
"What does she with IL dor"
give her any,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-17

A MORRIS EUROPEAN TouR WITHOUT Cosr.-
For the most popular school tescherl Think Of
it! Read the Washington Sunday Herald and
find ont how il will be dope.-Aduk
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IT'S True and IT'S Pity.

From Puck
The Twelve Apostles would have hard time
getting into 9Th avenue church unless they
could make some arrangements with tailor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-17

. DOUBT there Is some
thing strangely magnetic
and inspiring in the aggre-
CATION and organization Of
individuals into a body for
joint action in a common
i;ause. In the history Of
al growth and progress in
the physical world the
principle of union, har-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-17
As Often Ono a. the Other.

From Texas Hhtngs.
Sometimes man il absorbed in his business,
at other times it il only his money that il xb-
sorbed
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SUMNER RESORTS

~ M En- ITIoOhl -.
T'HE ARLINGTON ATLANTIC CRY. M.
ocesn End Michigsn ave.
mle,sm JAMES sTokEs, Proprietor.
HANLEY COTTAGE, OPPOSITE FoRI MONROE
on 6.sSnr Saa .bsSs mt en-, M,
ff9 fnS sase' V moderate Address Mrs J. ban
EoRRENT-BERKEIFYs SPRINGS. VIVA, FULLY
Furnished Cottage, with stable aud grounds s4OO
for The season Apply Mrs. BREEsE, ISIS Nst. city
fNHE FLORIDA, Pacinc ave. near Tenn ave.
= NOW open Steam he., targIshOp. ,rrv-
my15-2m Lat. Of Meiss,n
nUDLEY ARMS.
~ Pennsylvania ,ve and Pacific. Atlantic City NJ
NJ IL hJSGfR '''s5fi
A A TfhAEE *IoroR1A.
FAMILY Hotel fronting on Ocean unobstructed view.
hshted by Gas and Electricity; Artesian water; al
modern improvements superior table terms moderate
CAroN SPRINGS AND BATHS,
With Minera 'Fs sapeSs
burdens down n sa S.v: sai av shs
sun ne, home Tor medical and other testimony
my ~ = IN PROPRIETOR.
RETwEEN DEER PARK AND OAKLAND. BRIAR-
special terms to ministers kddTes. MssE n sWsN
At. lake fark Garrett county. Md ml3-2w.
Il EE MAR s,r,yrp nv.onr
wI reopen June 10. Has well-shaded lawn nne noun
tan wster hot and cold baths. portcoes nne scenery
AI r arg rooms Address }. NJ. BELL,
mylo'Im. HAgersiown, Nd.
A RANDALL SPRINGS. BEDFORD. Pa
"A location Unsurpassed; Perfect drainage. Unex.
mi5,im. -' 0'e"' At kL y i"af SMITH. Props.
CAIsKILL MoUNTMN GLENwooD HOTEL
~ Reduced prices for May ard Juue. Healthy an
Send for circular. V. BkAMsoN, Cstskill.
MONTEREY SPRINGS HOTEL
Au summit Of the Blue Ridge Montana
1900 feet above sea level.
hours ride from Washington.
The Hotel 10 thoroughly furnished with the modern
eonyepienees and for its natural advantage unsur
Entirely free from malaria
WILL OPEN JUNE 81.
For circulars and terms address
Circulars at star Office. nyIo-lm.
HOTEL CLARENDON, ATLANTIC CITY, NJ.
II Enlarged and improved
Virginia ave near the ocean.
mylo-3m COL JOHN NJ. CLARK
THE RUsKIN. SPRING AXE. Nj.
Until then, address e"' June -
myIo,i In i62a Spruce St. Philadelphia p.
N MAssAsoIr HOUSE.
Finely located. Near beach and Casino.
$50 guests. Open June 10.
mylo-lm J. BABCoCK, supt
EoUR FULLY FURNISHED COTTAGES TO RENT,
l. Nantucket, Mass. Photographs, &C.
Address Miss ORE, 81 concord square,
mylO-2w Boston, Maes
HOTEL CHETwOoDE,
IL Pacific ave near Illinois, Atlantic City, Nj
kefurnished; new and hrst-class steam heat; call
bells. Two minutes walk from beach. 500 and ! 3
per day opensJun /. Mrs. ANNIE GKUBB. my / o 3m
rNHE VICTORIA. ATLANTIC CITY, y j. SOUTH
Carolina ave-. near the beach. open all the year.
ENLARGED, remodeled, thorous hly renovated
mS-3m NJ. WILLIAMS.
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II 7. WALKER CONS. 2U4 10TH ST yw-ka
81 bestos 6ooes Moth proof Payer and Max a. md
J-ply Prepared Aoonnx, Pine Lining aud I,u< ~ ii
Lime. Cssasnts. n hits Wash lrlxhes cneap s.fi
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Brief History of the Old Plantation
ConfIscation in 1s6I-Bid in at Tax
sale in Is64-RecOyered I'm 1SS2-
Bought by the Government.

NCLE SAM, he Of the
striped trousers and star
spsngled tile. never confs-
Gated a fairer realm than
when, on the 18th Of jan
uary, 1854. with blood In
his eve and sforethought.
he took unto himself. his
heirs and assigns forever
the Arlington estate OF
'1.100 acres, which still
unfolds its pristine beauty
on the shutdown side OF
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ARLINGTON ESTATE.
Scenes and Sorrows Of Freedmen's
Village.

THE PRESENT INHABITANTS.
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NINE BROOKE TELLS ALL THE EVENTS or
M LIfE AL business CONFIDENTIAL Ladiee ss,d
gslten,en so cents Zach <0s L bsfvesn eth sna
9th sts ~ INFLOW
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mlraDle dressing table, with glass broad and
low hanging on the wall above The heat, if
turned on, will penetrate the rather thin
hangings, or when the stress of weather de-
mands, as is SO rare in this climate, the whole
thing may be removed until the ''cold snap
is over.
HANDKERcHIEFs FOR DECORATION.
Small fancy handkerchiefs of white with COL
ored edge or all colored may be put to many
uses in the way Of decoration. have Just
seen pretty basket OF willow painted white.
The shape is oval, with stiff handles at each
end, while the sides are quite open work and
rather high. A small handkerchief Of pale
pink crepe with an open work scalloped edge
and q rim inside in gay colors 10 used for lining
and trimming. A bit of cotton batting is fitted
to the bottom Of the basket for softness. The
handkerchief is laid diagonally across the bas-
ket and corner knotted into each handle
The extra fullness in width is puckered into
lengthwise folds and the other corners
let to fall over each side in q point. A
few stitches serve to keep this appear
pretty basket for photographs or knicknacks
Is quickly achieved Similar handkerchiefs are
used IS pincushion covers, put on in q novel
way. Instead of being laid over the top of the
cushion the cushion Ia set on the open hand
kerchief and the four corners brought up to
meet on top, .envelopewise. Small squares
come for the purpose Of covering little cush-
ions, while hemstitched and lace-edged linen
squares are also used in this way.
4 PRETTY PILLOW.
One Of the PROTEST summer pillows have
seen Ia Q small bolster shaped one, for hanging
on the back Of . sleepy hollow or steamer
chair. II is covered with plain white, fine
linen with deep linen lace ct each end. A
ribbon Of white or color draws in each open
end close to the pillow, making full lace ro-
settle in effect 4 similar ribbon is fastened to
either end, making long loop to hang it by to
the chair.
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DRExToN VILLA, CAPE MAY CITY, NJ. I'm.
- larged and improved Near the beach; large
pzxzas IN full view OF the near the Iron leI
and hot and cold sea water bHths Special rates &c
tsmiiiss Tor season Mrs. }. A MYERS. Care May
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II ATLANTIC CITY. Nj.
WILL OPEN JUNE 2. 1890.
under new management
ssI2sktu. l3t hAAL KRoPP
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HE brilliant emerald beauty Of Wash
IT. ington at this season can be but par
IN italy enjoyed. Predominant is the
N feeling that it is a sign and token of
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-06
The Central Strike 1..ui...

ALBANY, \. Y, Sept. 6-The investiga-
ton by the state arbitrator into the Cen
trail strike closed in this city to-day.
The report has to be made to the legisla-
ture, so that the boards conclusions will
not be made public until January next.
The persons examined were Superinten-
dent Bissell and couple of his subordin
ates, and half a dozen discharged en-
pioyes. Bissell said lie discharged the
men on orders from Wee President Webb.
and that the dism issals were for
causes other than being Knights
OF Labor. The discharged men gave tes-
timony to the contrary and as all were
old employees, who had never been repri-
manded, gave the Impression that what
ever might have been the direct cause of
their discharge the one behind it
was that they were Knights of
Labor All the men were more or less
prominent as Knights. and some of them
had been on committees who asked for
less hours just before they were dis
charged
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-06
The Demorest Contest.

At the Central Presbyterian church
next Tuesday evening occurs the De-
mOrest medal contest. This will be an
entertaining as well as q somewhat
unique affair. A programme will be
presented which will give the contestants
an opportunity to display their elocution-
arY talent, the exercises being inter-
spersed with vocal and instrumental mu>
sic. The young ladies who will give rec
itatlons. and the topics of the produce
tions, will be: Charlotte Bromley,
what Shall we do with the Saloon p
Maud Warren, Voice from the Poor
house," Hattie Hengstler, Moral Sua>
sion;" Grace Sturgeon, "The Monopoly
of Accumulation" Anna Bromley, PRO
hibition the Hope of Our Country" Mel.
lie Wilson, 1.-THE Msrtyred Mother; Edith
Fitzpatrick, Arrangement of the Rum
Traffic" A silver medal, the gift of Mr..
w. Jennings Demorest, will be presented
to the best speaker. three disinterested
persons being judges.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-06
ABBREVIATED TElEGRAMs.

Labor is so scarce in Colorado that rail.
road construction is impeded
Hon, Richard Guenther, consul general
to Mexico, is severely i'll at his home in
Oshkosh. Wis
Henry Spread, an artist who had made
Chicago his home for twenty years, died
Thursday, aged 81.
Hanlon, the trapezist. who had such a
bad fall at the Academy of Music, New
York, last week, has almost entirely re-
covered
A high toned club at Halifax, y. > has
twice black-balled J. w. Longley, attor-
ney general OF the province, because he is
nti-British, anti-Canadian, aud an an
nexationists.
passenger train on the Delaware &
Hudson railroad collided with freight
near Whitehall, n Y, Friday, and the
engineer and fireman were killed. No
p issengers were hurt. sAHH
G. c. Rodney, who is wanted by the DO
lice at Portland, Ore, for alleged forgery,
has brought suit for false arrest against
custody without a warrant.
The knights of Labor charge F. +. Dom
ovau, one of the New York state board
Vi diOiIih'pISr Win dShlHR DtpcW LpT a
pass for self aud family, and prom ising
In his letter to reciprocate the favor
Mrs. Christiana Spiegel, of Baltimore,
living with her husband and the mother
of five children, has since last Sunday
night made ten unsuccessful attempts
upon her own life Ill health is the sup
posed cause.
In n divorce case at Springfield, Ills,
in which the wife was the mplainar on
the ground that her husband got drunk
on morphine, Judge Creighton held that
a man could not get drunk on morphine
under the Illinois law
The employees of the shops at Pittsburg
of the Pennsylvania railway, having
asked for a nine. hour day with ten hours
pay, the company has granted the nine
hours but not the pay, intimating that
this is done to avoid discharging a Dor ii on
of the force
a 4-year-old negro, whose mother " q
wheeling him along in baby cab while
he was putting away at a cigarette. vas
one of the sights at Washington City re-
Gently. A white lady, wlo told The
mother that it was wrong to let the child
smoke, was told to mind her own bust
ness.
A character has recently died at San
Francisco. 1t was Joe Pierce, a man who
caught worms in the mud of the harbor
aud sold them for fish bait. He carr ed
them in a bucket with the legend thereon in
shoe backing: "Wirms, Fresh and Gud +"
Nearly everybody who went fishing pat
ronized him.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-06
NOT A LIFE LOST.
A Hori Or Averted in the1Cen-
trial Wreck.
SIXTY TRAVELLERS PUT IN PERIL

And Not One Seriously Injurea-savedb by
the Strength of the Cars-The Ingen-
ious DeviItry of the Wreckers Intended
for Freight Trains = Three Hundred
Miners Have Close Call, but Are
Saved by Presenoe of Mind-Destruc-
tive Hail Storm.
ALBANY, N. Y, Sept. 6.-Contrary to
wreck of the second section of express
train No. ID on the New York Central,
near Castleton, n. Y, at midnight. There
were upwards of sixty people on the train,
but none was even seriously injured. Their
escape is regarded as miraculous. The
train struck an obstruction that had been
deliberately placed there and the sleeping
cars left the track and were piled in heaps.
Third Vice President Webb, of the New
York Central, has offered a reward of
s., 900 for the detection and conviction of
the parties who placed the obstruction on
the track
The Fiends Did Their Work Well.
Superintendent Bissell made an inves-
tigation as to the cause of the wreck, and
was astounded at the results. He found
a rail jammed into the guard, and it was
wedged by timbers and securely held by
fish plates The whole arrangement was
placed in slanting position, so as to lift
the train clean off the track. The
result showed that the judgment of the
tiends who placed the obstruction on the
track was unerring, and their purpose
was successfully accomplished. Contin-
uing his investigation, Mr.. Bissell found
a similar obstruction placed on the south
bound track a little way below where
the other obstruction had been placed on
the north track
Intended for Freight Trains.
A bystander at the scene of the wreck
said the evident intention in placing the
distractions on the tracks was to accom-
plish the destruction of the val liable
freight trains which pass both ways over
the Hudson river division at that time of
night, the train wreckers evidently think
ing that the second section, which was
wrecked, had passed on time The three
vestibuled cars which We're ditched re.
main intact. Superintendent Bissell said
these cars were the finest in the world in
point of strength aud durability, and it is
undoubtedly owing to this fact that no
lives were lost
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-06
Quincy Has Left Us.

Maj. Quincy McNeill. who in years
gone by was one of Rock Islands bright
est and most promising citizens, but who
in late years had become character
about the court house, has left Rock ISL
snd-perhaps forever. He started yes
terdsy for the state soldiers home at
Quincy to spend the remainder of his
days Up to the last he maintained a
distinction peculiarly his own as a wheel
horse in the local ranks of the g. o. p.
He has been resident OF Rock Island for
over fortY-five years, and was one of the
earliest school teachers of the city. Up
on the breaking out of the war he
enlisted and was elected captain of
Co. d., one OF the Rock Island
county companies attached to the
Thirteenth Illinois Infantry. From
this position he was promoted to that of
major Of the Second Illinois Cavalry, of
which regiment he subsequently became
lieutenant-colonel. Since his return from
the army he has been employed about the
county offices. much of his time being de-
voted to making abstracts, examining
records, ETC.. and his face has been a ia.
miliar one about the court house for
years. He. has always been considered a
leading representative republican and has
never failed to express himself upon the
men and measures supported by that
party both before and after nominations.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-09-06
The Indignity to Enlos.

WASHINGTON CITY, Sept. Several
weeks ago Representative Enlos, of Ten
nessee, attempted to leave the floor of the
house during call. and was stopped by
doorkeeper who laid hands on Enloe TO
prevent him from passing out. The door
keeper said that the speaker had given
him orders for stopping members during
a call of the house. Enloe offer Sc
ries of resolutions providing for bringing
the doorkeeper TO the bar of the house for
censure for his action in preventing the
exit of a member. The resolution was re-
ferred TO the Judiciary committee, and
yesterday morning the COMMITTEES referred
it to subcommittee TO ascertain the
facts in the case.