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HOW THE ORCHESTRA WIS DELAYED.

When the Boston symphony Orchestra plays in
New-York II Is accustomed to return 10 Boston on
a special train which follows the regular midnight
train on the Shore Line. The last time the orches-
ira had TO make this Journey tho conductor OF the
special train received somewhere on the way a
dispatch which read: stop at Westerly 10 take
on u r car" To a railroad man ID car
means drawing room car so when the train got
TO Westerly 4 stopped ana the conductor looked al!
around for a draw.ng-room car. There was none
in SIGHT ard the conductor waited 10 make inquiry
about it, Nobody around thu station had seen any
drawlng-room car. As soon as the train stopped,
man who had been waiting AT the station got on
hoard and took seat in smoking compartment
When he had been seated there for few minutes
the conductor came m
Conductor" said the man. why doesn't the train
START
"Why" said the conductor. II have orders 70 stop
here for a dravyng-room car. and can't find II
You have just got on; have you seen any drawing
room car around h.re? -, x,,
NO" the new passenger answered. Il haven't
seen any" -. ,.x
sion at Westerly to take on u r car.
oh" said the passenger. "that doesn't stand 10Y
.drawing-room that stands for Doctor am
DR. carr | have been called suddenly to attend an
importan: case in Providence. and the train was
ordered to stop here for me y
Then the train went on.
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interesting heads will be used in the series. but
there VII, b" no attempt 10 make the entire body
the cOunterparts. as to the features, OF twelve
actual persons. For Mr. Blash!iell's Intention.
when ne suggests Lincoln, az he may. In the
American head is not to include portrait or
him, strictly speaking, but TO make the hgure
the more characterful moro expressive. Thus. as
the work IL from below Ii does not set the
mind thinking about who may have sat for the
figures 1t simply fills the beholdcr viii; sense
OF the reality in each one Of those figures. Tney
are 4 vitallzed company. I'm their light tones OF
blue and green. set with the white pinions In
the background. they form together one II the
most beautiful decora tons ever painted In Amer
lea The work ~ done with refreshing mastery
with a delightful evidence OF the painters hav-
ing conceived his design rs n part OF the whole
rotunda and not as a detached composition. Mr.
Rlashfeld Is also 10 decorate the small dome OF
the lantern. bu; that is not yet painted and need
not be described at length. There VIII be a
single winged figure seated. draped In white. and
with the winged Egyptian fiery globe behind her
head as a symbol Of Immortality. TWO childish
figures will be grouped with her
Mr. Elashneds decorations would be alone
remarkable In public building. but they stand
Mt the head of "A long procession OF mural EN-
bellishments. In the vestibule to the rotundi
there will be some frescoes by Elihu Nedder
in one corridor ]. w. Alexander VIII den'c'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-02

a statue Of Homer. Beethoven is being modeEeu
by Mr.. Baur. Columbus and Michael Angelo by
Paul Bartlett. Newto, by u. F.. Dallin. Chan-
cellor Kent by George Bissell, Herodotus py
Daniel c. French Robert Fulton b. h. e.
Potter. Plato and Bacon ny John Boyle. ana 81.
Paul by John Donoghue. Mr.. Macmonhies Is
preparing a Shakespeare for the library
Besides all these figures of definite heroes there
are to be several statues purely symoohcal IN
character. Mr.. Donoghue contributes figure
OF Science. Augustus ST. Gaudens one or ART
Mr.. Bartlett one Of Law and Mr. French one Oh
History The individuals to be Of bronze
and stand on the balustrade above mentioned.
The ideals are to be put in plaster and are TO
stand the tops Of the great marble piers,
marking the eight points at which the arches
spring TO uphold the dome. Above the Keystone
to each ono Of these arches. by the way, is n
group Of two feminine figures holding a shield
/ between them and bearing gariands These
figures We're modelled by Philip Martiny and he
does in them what Mr. Warner does down below
in his spandrlls for the door leading from the
vestibule INTO the reading room he makes pic
turesque and beautiful a portion Of the decora-
ton In which one would commonly look for
very mechanical work
Far up. above all the sculpture to which we
have referred. Edwin H. Blashfield Is work
ing on the painted decoration which will In some
ways be the most prominent IN the building. II
runs around the cola" OF the dome. which is 10
say that band just separating the conered vault
from the vertical subs;ructure Of the lantern. In
series OF twelve seated figures. winged. this
decoration represents the nations or epochs
which have especially aided in the intellectual
evolution Of the race The series begins with
Egypt. who is described In an accompanying IN
scripton the genius OF Written Records and
who bears as Indicative OF her allcgorical char
acter table OF heroGlyphics and the sign Of
immortality. Continuing, there IS figure OF
Judea as the type OF Religion. Greece as the repre-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-02

bill "to provide for the securing Of plans and
for the erection of the public buildings Of the
United States" II aimed at bringing about
the reforms In the office of the Government
Architect which were the subject Of a long
discussion IN 1898 and 1894 between Secretary
Carlisle and a committee representing the best
architects of the country. Nothing has been
done about the bill. and IT is not believed that
anything will he accomplished during the pres
ent Administration. Only few days ago. when
the Senate passed resolution appropriate
ing s25. 900 for the employment Of an outside
architect upon the public building
in Chicago the debate brought out anew
the fact that the Government office Is years
behind in is building tasks and. though Score
ta-y Carlisle had approved the resolution for the
facilitation Of the work at Chicago. he has
shown no sign that anything would be done
about the great central reform that is needed.
The new Congressional Library as II stands
now is a tremendous argument in favor OF
liberal policy where the public buildings OF
America are concerned. II is more than model
Of convenience and good construction. 1t is a
great work of art When Congress put this
building into the hands OF General Thomas
Lincoln Casey Chief Of Engineers, United States
Army in 1855 the board cleared Of all
nroviors engagements and he was told to start
.afresh and with between six and seven mill
ions 10 produce good library building by 1897.
This he is doing. The design he proceeded %
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the peg that usually projects from the side OF n
bookcase to hold the shelf. The stacks In the
Congressional Library are built solely OF iron
and marble. TIL" construction Is light and
compact and has been reckoned In inches. not
in feet. SO that wherever the merest fraction OF
space could be saved il has been saved Be
sides being compact it il healthy for the books.
The constant ventilation secured by the shelves
OF bars and the open space running along each
stack will make the books last longer and make
them pleasanter to handle. There will be less
dust than with the customary wooden shelves.
there viii be fewer pests destroying the books.
and 10 crown ALL the open spaces referred TO
Will enable the attendants on the different decks
to communicate with one another comfortably
and swiftly instead of having 10 go a distance
TO a staircase or n tube. The little marble
staircases leading from one deck 10 another
will of course. be used much. but not half as
often as " ,uld be necessary were II impossible
IN get sight or sound OF any one In any other
wav Now # Smith on the third deck wants
IN ask Jones on the fifth for n book or some
information he calls out TO Jones ana the latter
hears him at once. answering with WORD as 10
where he Is on his deck. whether between the
seventh and eighth stacks on the west SIDE or
sev athar location Smith goes 10 the same
nosition on his deck and can attend 10 MS DUST
ness with the other attendant as though they
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THE VALUE or MONITORS.

From The Marine JournAi'
II is gratifying - hnd that at least half dozen.
and probably more. OF the old monitors that have
been laid up and out Of commission ever snce the
war are stin In good condition and can be put In
nrs,-cass lighting trim at small cost ana without
much delay Nine os these vessels the Nahant.
Jason. Canoncus Maho?ac. Manhattan; Wyan-
Gotte Montauk Catskill and Lehigh. which are
now AZ the League Island Navy Yard. were re
Gently examined by board Of naval OIhcers with
a view to ascertaning their exact conditions and
The report OF the board IS 70 the eject that the
majority OF them can be made efficient as stated
Two Others ~ the oil fleet. the Ajax and Nan
tuc<et nave been loaned for naval militia purposes
70 New-Jeraey and North Carolina. while the
Comarche IS at Mare Island Cal. ana the Passaic
il m Boston This comprised the fee OF thirteen
Monitors built in 1862 at cost or about S6IVl."o.
They are not quite 80 large as our SIX modern
monitors OF the MiantonOmOh and Monterey type,
heinz only s.nge-scrcw vessels. and OF five 10 six
Knots speed. while the latter are twn-screw and
If double the power. but they are strong and ser
yceable for harbor defence purposes. which Is n
great lesld ,rstum In tAc present condition or our
seacoast Notifications. ami Il equipped with mol
ern batteries they ms ht prove much more effca-
cious Than land forts. The moderate cost at which
,hcv can be ovcrhauled and made available for
Will t.crcfore l. - hoped, be prompt
iv undertaken by the Navy Department, and the
Nation will have the satisfaction OF proh;ins a
great deal thereby.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-02
4 RRIGiND VINO LETIES TAXES.

From The Cincinnati l'hpul't'
..pr,,andace Is still rampant in many rural dis
,rtn,s In Italv" said DR.. Ravogli the Resident
f,nI,an Consul to "Enquirer' representative
yesterday. ,. ...,.,.u -, i,
,ouch with home affairs. and letter from friend
w. Tr,ostc contains a reference to Tiburzi one OF
~, -, picturesque OF these freebooters Tburzi
a. o,nvt forty-eight At the beg inning OF his career
10 as a. bad as others OF the same vocation In
IL, ,t In is-2 he was caught convicted OF highway
and murder, and sentenced to impr isonfne;it
.o,,, lie escaped In 1874 ana took refuge In a
ioi u naor Viterbo where he lived IN security. IN
49, w. ~ seventeen warrants ana large reward
spl'e % rrest The reason of this security Is simple
~. a''nh He was good TO the poor-any peasant IA
cnou9Snt heln could always get a gold coin from
m ne, % ar3 he punished traitors. Consequently
iloul were ready to assist nm against me
ths pea az government emissaries ana thosc VITO
pomJed w,uInsly have given Information were airao
TO 90 SO h,s escape Tiburzl altered his method OF
.Htei icing He caused II TO be mace known
gain,ns wail-to-do people In the district tnat u
to all me ~, n annual contribution he would not
they paid MN them. and would protect them from
intcr1ere hv others. II was considered advisable
molestator md Tiburz has been for years IN receipt
to agree an uucome one man alone paying him flJO
OF Il large iil. III has considerably diminished In the
year. ~ ,smaIler fry dare not modest Tiburzs
district: t :nr he is still good shot with his English
proteees III r,ae Thurzi does what the Government
repeating .'% collects his taxes without trouble
and ne kssp nat be supposed tina. he hides In the
~ ny" I'll day He can walk about the whole dis
WOODS s,hout fear OF capture and he lives In good
trlct Wiz goes to Rome sometimes presumably in
S,sguise and been abroad. VIII he be
aa,rsrssSsted? Time alone Will tell"
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sentative " Philosophy. Rome as that OF Ad-
ministration. Islam as that - Physics tho Mid
Gle Ages as the epoch marking tn rise OF Mod
ern Languages. Italy a. the patron ~ tn Fin"
Arts. Germany as the source Of the Art ~ Print
ing, Spain as the land pre-cnin-nt In Discovery,
England the country IL Literature. France as
the source OF Emancipation. and America as tn
nation OF Science. Il is not possible To eiaborat
here all the minut" points Of interest In Nj.
Blashfeid's decoration II is fun 81 allusvencss,
a work in which people Will find much TO think
about we'll as t. enjoy. The great significance
Of the new Iibrar. Is IN it makes lovely what
has generally been commonplace. This is
what Mr. Blashleld ~ accomplishing. II" has
spread out the wings Of all his figures. causing
them 10 overlap and form beautiful back
ground Of white for his seated standard-b"arers.
Then against this background he Is making each
figure a noble image Of beauty and character. In
some cases he has taken the features Of a noted
person and made them the basis OF III" ideal
portrait. For example. the stately woman VINO
bears volume upon her lap. typiiying the gift
Of English literature t. the world is 10 be a por-
trait Of Ellen Terry and the face Of the German
figure Is painted after Mrs. De Navarro. DINER
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huge dome. partially g!lded. The lantern sur
mounting this is also covered with a glldAd roof
This exterior Is not perfect one by any means.
1t Is not very original, and somehow. with all Its
merit Of simplicity, 1t fails to exercise any charm
But compared with a nightmare like the War
Department IL is seen that positive gulf lies
between the two. The Library Is a dignified
building fairly symmetrical design. and as it
is approached from the Capitol or regarded from
the steps OF that building. 1t looms with a GER
tain amount of grandeur. 1t is not petty or vul-
gar, as the typical Government building often Is.
1t may be said that some OF the carved decora-
ton is poor. but much Of it is good. The busts.
for example. which are placed above the windows
In the entrance pavilion. are the careful produc-
tons OF reputable scuptors. Messrs. Ruckstuhl.
Adams and Hartley. and they are striking add
tons 10 the establishment of the exterior. The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-02
GROUND PLAN OF LIBRARY BUILDING.

carry out was one submitted in competition by
Messrs Smthmeyer & Pelz and under the
architectural supervision Of the latter the
library was erected in a gray granite which
makes it to-day of the most imposing build
ings in Washington 1t occupies a vast plot
Of ground facing the Capitol. The plan is rect
angular. 40 feet long. with side facades about
$50 feet wide. 1t is very simple. and. though
1t has some defects. it is. in the main. good
one. the library being built around court. with
an octagonal reading room in the centre sur
mounted by a dome This readlng-room con-
meets in the front with stately vestibule
which projects oyer the main lines Of the build
ing, both in the court and on the exterior.
At the back and sides the central reading-room
is Joined to the outer lines Of the building by
great bookstacks. calculated to accommodate
nearly two million volumes. In the various
rooms which fill the main building there is
spacc for two millions more, besides room for
the exhibition OF prints and similar objects
There are Offices. reading and commit
tees-rooms innumerable. The Senate has spe-
c,al room for It's use and the House another
TO explore the building from basement TO
dome. to go down into the cngine-rooms and
I'D to the scaffold in the dome. where Mr.
Bashneld is painting a great decorative design
is to walk miles and to be positively fatigued
II is TO be refreshed. also. for everywhere there
Is even now something to admire in the actual
construction or in the work added by painters
and sculptors. Before touching upon these
things however. 1t may be well to take glance
a the exterior.
The facades have been designed in an academic
style but with a lighter and more graceful feel
ing than has prevailed I'm the more purely cas-
steal struct ures made TOr the Government. as for
instance. the Treasury Department. The first
two stories are built with n rust.cation in the
stone that gives a solid effect and u.s. on the
whole. severe. But the next story. which carries
the building up to the cornlce line. Is palmer in
its surfaces end 8 marked by windows which
are delicate In outline. on this level. in the
pavillons at the corners and IN the central
pavilion which marks the main entrance. there
are columns which add 10 the effectiveness Of the
composition. Above the simply designed attic
the gocat octagonal reading-room Is rooted by a
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presence Of these busts in the outer walls. pieces
OF sculpture not produced by machinery. but
modelled by men Of acknowledged skill. is. with
main entrance the first intimaton the visitor
receives Of the peculiar enterprise and judgment
which have been shown in the development Of
the whole Library building
In 1892 the exterior Of the building had been
carried far toward completion the roof was on.
the dome had been erected. all the walls inside
and out had been built. and in purely structural
sense the Library finished. 1t still needed
a vast amount Of work. however. in the prepara-
ton Of designs for the marble work, the floors.
the ceilings. the doorways and similar details
within the walls. At this time the architectural
supervision Of the work put into the hands
OF Mr. f. T. Casey. and he inaugurated re-
markable regime He provided drawings for
wood and marble carving. for cOffered plaster
ceilings for tile floors for mosaic floors and cell
ings and wherever he handled these things he
worked in graceful style. placing conventional
ornament Of beauty in a thousand places where
II would ordinarily have been made trashy and
vulgar according 10 the usual habit Of the Gov
eminent office. In this respect alone the Library
Is an epoch marking structure. II Is through
out in good taste one walks through noble cor
ridors and rooms. the former sheathed with
marble the latter with wood and notes that IN
every case the mouldings are refined. the carved
ornament is applied with reserve and In Itself Is
charming. Mr.. Spofford. the Librarian. replied
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the other day. when asked about the material In
the building. that there was more marble IN 1t
than in any other building in America. A great
deal Of this marble Is carved. and in places like
the main vestibue there is a wealth Of admirable
ornament. giving impression Of richness and
artistic beauty which is none the less lasting be-
cause the place is filled with scaffolds and one
must be content with glimpses Of the work
Those glimpses are usually gratifying ana
while the balustrade Of the main staircase may
be somewhat disappointing, one finds in the same
hail. In the spandrils Of the arch over the en-
trance to the reading-room. two figures by Mr.
DIN Warner which give the spectator unqualified
delight Mr. Casey's aim has been to scatter n
band Of the best painters and sculptors in the
country through the Library. and the result is
that there are found all over the building works
which arrest the eye for their own sake, after
they have proven their value as parts OF the
decorative whole.
In the reading room provided for the Senate
there IS q marble relief placed over the mantel-
niece II represents two boys with the Amerl-
can eagle between them-a composition OF no
great story telling significance, but beautiful
a decoration and showing that the sculptor.
Herbert Adams took much pains with II az
though IL were an Independent statue. Over
the doorway in this room Mr.. Adams has an
other relief, carved IN wood. and in each one Of
the corner pavilions on the second story, Bella
Pratt has set up a series OF four circular
lefs symbocal OF the seasons. In the central
rotunda :he sculptors run riot. 1t is a vast
hall the dome above resting on magnificent
piers of polished Numidian marble. These piers.
which are eight IN number. rise to a height COR
responding to the cornicc line Of the building.
Between them the spaces are occupied by screens
Of Siena marble which give upon passageways
and bookstacks on the main floor. form a COW
cred gallery for the storing Of books on the
next floor and provide an uncovered space for
the use Of the public just below the spring OF
the arches which bear the dome. The balus-
trade Of this gallery has In each Of the eight
divisions two pedestals. and upon these bronze
statues are TO be placed efIges Of great figures
or ideals in intellectual history. For the series
MIR Niehaus has made figures Of Gibbon and
Noses and Louis St. Gaudens is working upon
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-02
THE COTN WAS Not ~ HIS UMBRELLA.
But 1T WAS FOUND EVENTUALLY AND THE TWO
EAsT-sIDERs MISSED \ SCRAP"


The got the cable car at Chambers-s.
and Broadway. bound up town. Il was a rainy
night and he carried an umbrella and had his
trousers turned up. He took seat well forward
When the conductor came up for his fare. the man
handed him coin. AS he aid 50 It disappeared
No one heard It drop and neither knew what had
become Of H. The conductor looked for It on the
floor. Then he made every one in that part OF the
move. that he could raise the wooden grating
This naturally put all In bad hurlor but the
money not 10 be found.
The conductor went ont the back platform as
If content to consider the affair a closed incident
No noticed whether ne rang up the fare or not
Soon the passenger. who had begun 10 hdget. beck
oncl the conductor.
Il want my change" he said. II gave you
dime"
Il didn't get your money" was the answer Il
want your fare
You did get IT, handed you dime and you
dropped IT, Give me my nickel I'll make trouble
for you
The conductor had a temper OF his own and was
now ready &c meet the angry passenger half way
''If you don't pay your fare III pu, you off"
you'll have some fun doing that III 60 bal:
You'd better give me my change"
The conductor caught hold of the man as II TO
put him off. but roughly shaken away. The
occupants Of the became deeply interested and
the women who were near the thick of battle moved
away
"Aw. they won't scrap" sad young East-Sider
10 his companion. "They amt got it in EN-
perhaps the dime dropped into your umbrella"
venturei a VINO was carrying a violin case
That's So" said the passenger who was about
70 be elected lie seemed heartily glad TO get out or
the affair with honor ami without violence. Ad-
mrlng gances were cast at the man with the violin
case. and his cleyerness was audbly commented
on. The umbre' partly opened. and several
persons peered into il 10 the dime. But they
didn't see il and the or OF the umbrella felt
about for tn coin In vain
The conductor had also seemed pleased at the
prospective ending OF The trouble. but now he felt
led on TO renew his efforts to put off the man
who hadn't paid his fare.
The money touched your hand. didn't IT,, de-
manded the passenger.
yes. but | didn't have H."
"If It touched your hand. it was in your custody.
That's rood law ism; IT." inquired the man. look
Ing a; the other passengers. The involuntary jury
was disagreed on this legal question
Il amt 60; the money and that's all there Is 10
IT," saii The conductor in sury tones Come.
you'll have to get off.
Maybe the money dropped into the fold OF your
trousers leg" suggested = passenger Just at this
moment pOftng to the mans turred-up trousers.
A search quickly revealed the dime. II was handed
10 the conductor the change was given. and the
two EastSleis left the car at Union Square, prob
ably d!sgustel.
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CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY.
DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW BUILDING IN
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON.
A GREAT PUBLIC MONUMENT NEARING COMPILE
TlON-ITS ARCHITECTURAL AND OTHER
MER1Ts-WHAr THE PAINTERS AND
sCULPTORs ARE DOING FOR ITS
ADORNMENT-THE INFLUENCE OF
TIE BUILDING UPON THE FL
TURE OF AMERICAN ART
AND ARCHITECTURE
Washington, February l.
On the 18th of last December Mr. Aldrich in
troduced in the House of Representatives a