The evening times., 1895-08-30
00nf from Washington.

A vigorous effort is being made to rid
Washington of the disorderiy houses which
occupy half dozen squares of the city
Just south OF Pennsylvania avenue and al
most surrounding the city post-office now
In course of erection. The Washington
Times has been especially aggressive in
this matter. The fight against these places
was started some months ago by an order
OF the Commissioners requiring that dis
orderly houses be raidcd II messenger boys
be allowed TO enter them. All call boxes
were ordered to be removed from such
places. Since then, however, the Com
missioners have rescinded their order as to
the call boxes and this has created SO much
Indignation that crusade is being made
to abolish this whole disreputable section
The Times. In an editorial. stated that
parents little dream of the vast amount
of wickcdness their children are permitted
| towitness nthese 10 W resorts a large number
| OF which have messenger call boxes and
that In the future il will become serious
question and in the interest of morality
| for the municipal authorities to interfere
ard save the rising generation of mes
sengers from contamination to which they
are now exposed in these evil places.
II is notorious fact here that merchants
are leaving the avenue and moving to other
| localities for the simple reason that they
do not care to conduct their business upon
street where immortality can Iaunt IT,
self under their very noses. Respectable
ladies will no longer visit certain parts of
pennsylvania avenue. no matter how tempt
Ing the wares offered by the merchants
located ON these squares. In no other city
| OF the country would such state of affairs
be allowed to continue.-J P Van Ant werp
IN Minneapolis Journal
Is the administration to indulge i'm "ln-
goisin?' Is it to display unwonted yigor
Ill some pending international questions? II
SO, what particular question has aroused
President Cleveland and Secretary OIney?
1t is evidently the-wish of many of the sub.
ordinate Officials now in Washington to
nave the impression go abroad that the adj
rninistration is to put on boider front.
These officials in discussing the matter are
frank enough to say that in the past the
course of the authorities has been entirely
too meek TO satisfy popular demands, and
that at the first opportunity a change of
policy is to be shown. If a demand is made
upon this country it is not promptly to be
acceded to, and when the United States
finds 1t necessary to make n demand upon
any foreign country, it is promptly to be fol-
lowed by display of naval force.
The officials temper their remarks with
the intimation that no qrlarreis are to be
picked, but that the future course is to be
one or much firmness. Reference is of
course made TO the Mora claim, and the in
tention that Spain shall exhibit no procras-
tinauon in executing her latest agreement.
The Waller case is also mentioned as is the
Venezuelan boundary matter: and il what
is heard is needed, France is 10 be rea,,ired
to give freedom to the ex-consr,l, and Eng
land not to encroach upon Venezuelan
territory. Sjsnifican, silence is maintained
with respect to Nicaraguan affairs, more
especially the canal qiestion-M. G. Seek
endorf, in New York Tribune.
This seems TO be a penny wise, pound
foolish administration
Ii is related that when Cleveland came
into the Presidential office in 1855 the cash
IN the Treasury was counted to see whether
the wicked Republicans had been tanning
the till during their twenty-five years in
cunbency. After a Iaborious c,lunt. last
ing many weeks, the Officers reported that
all was found but l cent, and this was
aiterward discovered in crack. A few
weeks ago President Cleveland was for
warded cent to make his salary account |
balance, thus showing the precision and |
accuracy or the Treasury's bookkeeping.
But although the present regime is care |
ful about pennies. they let the dollars take /
care OF themselves.
Inc officials were very scrIpulous in
their honesty when they forwarded the
Presldent his l cent. but the payment of