Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-23
Of multi-tinted wreaths were Suspended. Palms
and flowers were absent

and flowers were absent
THE BUSINESS ARRANeKMRxra
The business arrangements were simple. 4
temporary throne, carpet covered, had beer
| erected for the use Of Chairman Ciarkson
Three chairs, . table and two cuspidors wer,
on this little elevation On the table were
writing materials, pitcher and two glasses
In the pitcher was some real water. California
proposition to load the jug with champagne
having been declined with thanks. The prin.
c1pal cuspidor, conveniently located at the
chairmans left hand Cor left leg) was of papier
mache, darkly colored and capacious; the sub
ordinate spittoon-terra-cotta tinted--vas al
the chairman's right
Tho secretary's table, suitably provided with
stationery, adjoined the platform. and next to
II were the two tables for the newspaper repre-
sentatives. In an extreme corner Of the big
room, diagonally across from the press tables,
were two buckets OF ice water, pitcher and q
supply of glasses.
Col Swords, who is the committees sergeant
alarms. was on duty at an early hour, and
with him were his energetic assistants, Gen.
Dan Macauley and Capt Cobaugh.
GETTING DOWN TO WORK.
TWAS II 30 before the committee commenced
to get down to business. Members struggled in
from about IL o'clock, but they spent at least
half an hour in chatting of everything but the
matter on hand. They admired the decorations.
SAID they had never seen such q fine meeting
place, and In . general way gossiped until
Chairman Clarkson pounded on the red topped
table with big black gavel. Before this was
done, however, the few newspaper men who
happened to be present were requested to re-
tire. When the last of the intruders had de-
parted the door was shut and the committee
went into executive session.
MAI. MKINLEY suRRouNDED.
While the committee was engaged in dis
mo- ~ 'nf lfv,.,,
large crowd OF interested and supposedly inter-
ested people gathered in the ladies' parior,
through which only could the committee room
be entered. The chances of the compel
ing cities were discussed exhaustively and
all kinds OF conclusions were reached
Ihere was generally prevailing sentiment
which insisted that after the fighters had sue
plum would drop into the lap Of Chicago.
Just when things were becoming q tribe
dull Gov.-elect Mckinley entered the
room, and was at once surrounded BY
a crowd of friends most of them
OF the. Journalistic variety. He received more
congratulations than he knew what to do with
aud departed as soon rs possible by way of the
elevator As the lift started for the roof an
enthusiastic Mckinloyite cried out What the
matter with Mckinley" and a hearty Hes
all right! was the response. Then an ad-
mirer OF Mr.. Blaine tried to improve the oppor-
Unity by yelling
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH BIArNE?''
IT there was anything the matter With the
Secretary nobody mentioned il. The multi
tude was unprepared and did not care to give
voice to any expressions which could be con-
strued into favoring any presidential probable
tiles.
LOOKS LIKE MUSEUM.
'Locks kinder like dime museum" re-
marked an Omaha man as he gazed at the
the front of the Arlington Hotel this morning.
Great strips of cotton, on which were
printed minneapolis Headquarters" ..New
York Headquarters" "California Headouar-
tiers, Cincinnati Headquarters' and like in
scrlptlons were fastened across the face of the
ordinarily reputable looking building while in a
great many OF the windows similar legends.
constructed on a smaller scale. were displayed
most advantageously. The Omaha man was
might have been excused had he stopped to
locate the lair of the bearded lady or resting
place of the. abnormally fat woman. Some of
the exterior announcements were tern away by
the storm, but enough of them were left to
Keep up the side-show appearance.
ABUSING GENEROUS HOSPITALITY.
The hospitality which has been such a marked
feature in the campaign has become trife
cautious. and not without reason. 1t is one
thing to treat some one from whom YOU NAV
secure a return of some description but
it ia another thing to keep open
house for that great army OF generals and col
oneis and majors Ito say nothing Of the judges)
which is part of Washingtons at this season Of
tho year. This meeting of the national
committee has been n picnic for the
semi-reputable bummers. and they have taken
every possible advantage OF every visible op-
portunity. The various committee headaunr-
tiers were visited by an apparently end
less procession of those more OF less
cultured specimens Of the genus "dead
beat. and up to yesterday evening most
Of tho old FOUNDERS had bowling good time.
Just about church time last night the strangers
got on to the little game. and since then
the cigar box on exhibition has been fire.
quentiy empty while the popping of corks
was not continuous enough to disturb an in
fant's slumbers And there is grief among the
generals and the colonies and the majors ito
say nothing Of the judges.
AN ACCIDENT TO oMAHA's PHOTOGRAPH
Just what manner Of man found it out no
one knows, and the individual who put the ru-
NOR in circulation cannot be found,
but there was a story moving around
Omaha = enthusiastic advocates had spoiled the
accuracy of their big Photographic exhibit by
being tritie too enthusiasts.
In Omaha s room are photographs of Omaha
hotels. and there be those among men who in
sist that in several instances the same hotel is
made. by n judicious change of base on the
part Of the photographer to do duty in two or
three pictures. This may be something of a
SANDER and then again it may not.
FRISCO DENIAL.
MIR. Curtis of San Francisco makes indignant
denial Of the story that he accused New York
of trying to bride the republican national COM
mittee with an offer to pay off its indebtedness,
rumOred to BIO something like $4,000.
THAT statement may have been made in nv
presence-in fact, it was common gossip around
the hotel, said MIR. Curtis to a STAR r. porter,
but it was never made by me- You may posi-
lively deny that ever said anything OF the
kind"
DATES MAY BE CHANGED.
The Grand Army Encampment and the