The morning call., 1894-05-15
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

AKOOIND HE COKkIOOKS.
A. i. McGann OF Holyoke, Mass, who re-
Gently returned from prOtract visit to Corea,
was at the Palace Sunday. "The Coreans are
rapidly pushing TO The 'front.'" said he, "and are
introducing all sorts Of modern appliances for
the good of their country. Only recently the
Government issued its first postage stamps.
that country having just been admitted into
the International Postal Union. The stamps
are handsome specimens of the engraver's art,
OF light green color, and about the size OF our
tWO-cent stamp OF the same color. The intro
ductlon OF electric light apparatus has also been
given quite an impetus there, over $4,000 OF
them recently having been received at Seoul,
the capital, all OF which were purchased i'll this
country. Major Dye, the late Chief of Police of
Washington, d. G., is now Chief of Police
throughout Corea, aud upon the recommended
tlOn OF General Sheridan, just prior TO his
death, the officers of the American army were
engaged to organize the military service OF
Corea. The country has population OF about
10000 900 of people, but not until the last five
years has ii come In contact with the outside
world with the exception of The Japanese in
vasion in the seventeenth century, which was
repulsed after eight years of desperate struggle.
No foreigner was ever allowed TO enter the
country, nor did their merchants go outside ex-
cept TO the Cake city, where, under the strctest
rules and espionage the trade was carried on
Now ships are allowed TO 90 10 one or two cities,
and others are being opened 10 the commerce
OF the world, so that in the very near future
this most ancient OF the nations In the East
VIII come TO the front with ideas even more
progressive than the japanese because they
are adopting everything OF the latest American
pattern. They are sending out Americ5 rs TO
establish their postotfices, telephone and tele-
graph service, and since they are so jealous of
the japanese it is not unlikely that they will
early ADOPT American modes of dress instead
OF the ancient costumes which they now wear"
S. X. Malone one OF The Undertakings of
Michigan who is in the city, was discussing the
remarkable career OF, at one time, hichgan's
. most prominent citizen, ex-senator Thomas w.
Ferry. with several gentlemen yesterday In the
Occidental. 1.-The ex-senator is living at pres.
ent with a widowed sister," said he. sin Grand
Haven, probably one OF the most remarkably
inactive towns ln the whole State. Ferry is
broken in health and spirits, sick at heart over
hOpes deferred and ambitions unsatisfied, and
possessed of but scant fortune TO live on. He
was elected 10 the lower branch OF Congress
four times and served two terms lD the Senate,
upon the dea OF Vice President Wilson pre-
siding over the deliberations of that body. He
was In the chair during the exciting times of
the Tilden-Hayes contest and ascribes the
present wrecked condition OF his nerves 10 the
s.eepless nights and intense str in which fell 10
his share at that time. He thinks he saved the
country from renewal OF hOstilites and still
preserves the pen which he used In signing the
document which gave the presidency to Hayes.
Disaster first came 10 Mr.. Ferry in 1888, when
he was a candidate for reelection for a third
time, and the fight which followed is one of the
most memorable IN The his ory OF political war.
fare in the United States. The Republicans had
eighty-one members on joint ballot and 1t re-
quired sixty eight to elect. A faction of iu-
tuential Republicans had become violently op-
posed TO Mr.. Ferry and they were able TO mus
ter nineteen votes, While the Senator's friends
could command only siXty-two. The balloting
began on January 16 and continued until
March IA, when the Ferry forces weak ened
and Thomas w. Palmer was elected. Since
that time the ex-senator has spent some years
abroad and his name Is rarely ever seen In
print"
"The next thing the fertile mind OF the In
ventor will evolve will be mechanical con-
trivance for putting up stOyepipe l expect"
said A. G. ellison of Providence. r. l., yester-
day. ut would seem that the field for inyen-
tions is positively limitless, ana the number and
variety OF patents applied for and issued at
Washington is not only astonishing, but really
entertaining. The latest invention which has
attracted my attention is a small airpump for
Gle ming purposes about the house. A hose
pipe charged with air under fifty pounds pres
sure to the square incn Is turned upon the
article or room to be cleaned. 1t Is used in
precisely the same way as the water and hose
for washing purposes. Ii Is far more effective
iu its results than brooms, beater or brushes,
as IL searches out and penetrates every corner
and cleft In woodwork. The device Is at pres
n 20 hf,t il.
its work that 1t Is only question OF time when
it Will come into use for other purposes.
Hotels and large buildings might be swept out
and busted In an incredibly short space Of time
III carefully managed this alr-pressure would
rid the room Of every particle OF dust, clean
furniture. carpets, etc., and do the work OF
dozen people. The two principal features
which should commend this unique device are
Its simplicity of construction and the economy
which VIII follow its use. A child IL is said can
operate it. and its use Will render less service :
necessary and will naturally save large por-
ton OF the wear and tear OF furnishing textiles
which accompany the usual m ethods en-
ployed."
One OF the members of the Board of Super
vlsofs was discussing a scheme which that
oody has been contemplating, In the Palace
last night, by which they expect TO remove the
street swee pings from the city to he park and
use Them there as a fertilizer. For this pur-
pose commit ee OF The board mentioned and
the Park Commissioners recently called upon
President Crocker of the Market-street Rail
way Company to see what arrangement could
De made for the transportation of the debris.
The plans as yet have not been fully developed.
ut Is an old saying that republics are un
grateful. aud one who wishes to obtain many
Illustrations OF the fact needs but to spend a
few weeks in Washington" said c. C. Hurlburt
OF that city Yesterday. There are scores OF
men who have at one time or another rendered
valuable service 10 the Government, for which
they we're rewarded by appointment 10 some
Office tor time, but polisical upbeaval comes
along aud they are compelled to make way fer
some more powerful aspirant-their past SER
vices forgotten and their influence gone. One
example OF this kind which recently came
under my notice was that OF ex.Chief Of the