The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-08-24
washington Letter.

AUG. l9.-Chairman Carter of the ma
tional committee Is as silent in the pres
ence of newspaper men as ever Senator
QUAY was when he held the same position
When he was in Washington this week ne
absolutely refused to be interviewed Tor
publication, but he told your correspond
ent that the preliminary work OF the COM
mittee was all in good shape and that the
Republican party was presenting solid
front to the enemy. He also intimated
that while the committee was not placing
any special dependence upon getting any
electoral votes from the south, believing
that Harrison and Reid will be elected
without them, it has excellent reasons Tor
believing that there will be break In the
"solid south" next November. A very
pleasing incident of Mr. Carter's visit to
Washington, and surprising one TO him,
was the presentation to him by the EN-.
ployes of the general land office, OF which
he was commissioner when elected chair.
man of the national committee, OF a gold
watch and chain.
After being unprotected for many years.
work has been begun at old Fort Wash
ington, on the Potomac river, lew miles
below Washington, which will
il is expected result In making it difficult
| II not impossible, for hostile vessel to
approach the national capital. The de-
fenses at this important point will when
completed consist Of four twelve inch
guns, six ten inch guns, three eight inch
guns, eight twelve inch mortars and an
extensive system of submarine mines In
addition, what naval officers say will be
the most complete and destructive torpe-
do detenses in the world will cover the
bottom of the river in front of the fort.
The G. A. r. committee on street dec
orations has been allowed $4,000 by the
general committee to spend on Its work
and it has decided upon the erection Of 0
street arch for each Of the iortyfour states
across the streets running into Pennsyl
vania avenue from the capitol to Washing
ton circle, and one mammoth memolia
arch across Pennsylvania avenue, just op
poslte the department of justice, abou
midway between the treasury department
and the white house. This arch will b,
ninetyfve feet high, plain and classic il
Its outlines, and painted to represen
white marble. Near its top will be place.
two heroic figures, twelve feet in heigh,
one representing soldier as he appeare'
In the war and the other grand arm.
man as he appears today, and between tn
two will be large American shield an
and the United States coat-of-arms. Th
white lot, where the reunlons are TO b
held, has been given new name-Gran
Army place-which will probably site
to it. Under that name it is to be formal
ly dedicated September 10, with apprcpr
hIe CeTtluOLlee, W MhiSh ho PiSS'NSN
vice-president, members Of the cabine
justices of the supreme court, members
congress, officers aud members Of tn
army and navy, and militia and G. A.
officials have been invited.
The liveliest sort Of run,pus has bee
, created here by speech delivered at
democratic ratification meeting, held at
little village In Maryland, just outside
, the District Of Columbia, under the au
: pices of Washington democrats. tt
. speech In question was violently abusi'
of the members Of the G. A. r., and WI
made by a Washington democrat. II
: only fair to say that most Of the Dem
Gratis In Washington repudiate the sent
ments expressed by the speaker and Il
to smooth the matter over.