New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-08
ass1P OF THE CAPITAL.
.,nrRs OF THE OFFICIAL AND DIP
1oMATIc CIRCLES RETURNING
TO WASHINGTON.

TO WASHINGTON.
.,rcc LAWYERS EXPERIENCE AT THE v1R-
cARR1AGEs-THE LINE AND STAFF
At THE NAVAL OBSERVATORY.
-. c,ty is gradually filing up. The Cabinet
:. cunreme Court have returned. the majority
.ther oficial houses are open. and with the
teal Of Lady Pauncefote and her daughters,
are now on the ocean, the circle of the
.,-,or,atic Corps will be complete There have
-, some changes Of residence among the off,
~, neople since last season Justice Fuller has
Ian ND the house in Massachusetts-ave where
=. lived for several years. and has moved into
-. old Carroll mansion In Est. which ne
soueht some months ago from the Carroll heirs.
.,,s house was the centre Of fashionable life
s.,ore the war; and. until her death two years
..o Mrs. Carroll and her daughter, Countess
rs,erhszy. lived here. 1t Is a spacious building.
With large. square rooms great chimneys and
&,cb ceilings Modern Improvements have been
!nntrod,,ced and it has been newly decorated but
Thief Justice Fuller has been careful not to dis
turb the charm OF the place by too much mod
ernzing.
recticut-ave. and the Austrian Legation is in
sssseAssion of the Yulee house. nearly opposite
HE English Embassy. which the Austrian Gov
srnrent bought for its accommodation last
snrins The English Embassy, the Spanish,
Austrian and Brazilian Legations are all stu
sted on Connecticut-a within few squares
~ each other. The Spanish and Brazilian Lega-
lions however do not own the houses they oc-
cupy.
voune lawyer and exquisite, who has had
more experience in leading germans and play
,rr golf than in writing briefs and making
MANS and who yet has an abiding belief In his
own brilliancy having acquired residence In
Virginia cast his first vote for the republican
candidates on Tuesday. Not understanding the
conditions Of the Australian ballot, he walked
boldlv I'D the steps Of the hall where the polls
we're situated and was inclined to show fight
when he was called back, until it was explained
10 him that the box was already occupied When
his ballot was handed him he was at loss 10
know what TO do with II. and finally appealed TO
one Of the judges to explain the system 10 nm
After he had voted and came out again. ne salo
to the crowd standing around:
ut seems to ne that Australian pallot is
nuisance and bad thing. l can easily under,
stand how an ignorant person could be fooled
into voting against his convictions NOW, l. Tor
instance had some trouble in arranging my
ticket this morning."
"You is right sar" spoke up an old darky
IAN lest toe think dey is some folks in Virginia
even more ignorant den 20 isl
The Sackville- West incident OF eight years ago
was a wholesome lesson and warning TO the
Diplomatic Corps 1t has been impossible TO
obtain an expression Of opinion from any OF the
members Of this body during the recent cam
paign The women Of the corps are nearly as
cautious as their husbands. but last week at
luncheon. when the wife Of one Of the new Min
listers was asked who was her IaVorlte cdhuioato'
she said: ,
"Oh I sink Mr.. Mckinley is one charming
man, but" she, added an afterthought L
have no interest in your American polite"
Evidently this slip Of the tongue came to the
knowledge Of her husband. for the next day ner
hostess received a automatically worded note
from, the little foreigner. saying that While she
knew Mr.. Mckinley to be charming man. she
was sure Mr.. Bryan equally charming. and
she wished II understood that between the two
candidates she had no choice.
From evidence on file in the Patent once II
may easily be supposed that before many years
the auto mobiles" will supersede vehicles drawn
by horses. Applications for patents for self
propeIling carriages are being constantly re-
ceived. and many hundred patents have been
granted in this line some OF them for most err
ratio inventions. One Of the first patented was
continuance known as the steam niger" This
invention consists IN connecting steam engine
or other motor to a system OF levers, which, IN
imitation Of the action OF the legs or man, py
the reciprocating motion of the piston, are mace
10 walk over the ground and drag vehicle at
tached thereto" The model shows the head or
negro wearing silk hat and smoking pipe. at
tached TO a curious body. the upper part on Wn!ch
"a an engine The legs are made Of jointed irons,
and altogether it is very queer-lookng thing.
Another eccentric invention Is one mace oy
Mr.. Thorp. Of Chicago 1t Is an iron norss, 70 De
propelled by electricity or steam which IS con-
nected with carriage in such way as 10 make
II as manageable flesh and BLOOD ANIMAL
90 II is claimed-as easily ana quicKiy turnso,
and as obedient to the drivers rein. But besides
these bizarre devices many practical. self-pro-
peng carriages have been patented
Thomas Ewing Moore Consular Agent OF the
United States at weimar has sent an interesting
report to the State Department on "Horseless
Carriages IN Europe" Mr.. Moore says that
In the middle Of the ,-st century steam
vehicle was constructed in France. t travel on
the highways. and that in 1927 steam carriage
was built and exhibited in Regents Park, the
machinery of which was modelled upon the con-
struction Of a horses body. He incloses the fol-
lowing account Of a trip made by Evelyn Ellis
In his automobile dog cart:
This carriage has travelled by road IRON rarH rs
ssus SouhampTtSn Narrow Henley Dorcheste
Abingdon Harrington, Cirencester Chetenham ana
Hls FROM Vest V Malvern to coueester dis
lance Of twentysx miles. was done IN Two h3u 10;
s ssdsa o%D o SO ee IN
speed depends greatly on the sye OF 81 the ser read a
encountered for Instance Journey having taken
two hours one day the was done IN nity,thIee
minutes the following week. This was entirely que
10 horse trafc met on the road. Very early In me
mornings and on Sunday 50 per cent more speed
can be calculated on through the absence OF norse.
The cost OF running from Datchet 10 West MAI
vern distance OF 10 miles, was within los az ~,
Including lubricating oils. grease, etc ms COS.
would have been much less II II had not been ior
the number Of towns passed through. necessisating
4 slow speed which consumes an equal amount OF
oil az n travelling fifteen miles an hour. The
Gloucester journey, including passing through the
town, making thirty miles in ALL cost Is o. 700
eents) -, x.
The carriage being new in England It's enects
on horses In this country quite uncertain II may
meet from twenty to thirty horses who take no
notice while the thirty-frst will shy In gong IN