New-York tribune., 1896-11-02
GOSSIP OF THE CAPITAL.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS PUB
IIsHED BY THE GOVERNMENT
vorrD clERGYMEN IN wAsHINGToN-A GOLD
BUG" IN OKLAHOMA


vosh,ngton. Nov. I (SpeciaD.-For the lay
,sader as we'll as for the student ana
..o,,s,,c,sn there Is much interesting material
IN the Government reports especially III 'ie
,ord,ces of those of the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition and National Museum, which contain
,,o,rs illustrating remarkable and important
developments in physical ana pioiosioai us
e,.orv az we'll as showing the character of
,,s onerations of these institutions. ihese
.ns,s are many Of them. translations and re-
limits hut original articles are also pupiisheo
~ =, them by persons well known in scientific
,o,as The late Professor G. Brown Goode
S.s,s,ant secretary of the Smithsonian lnsti-
.,,or attributed his first interest IN science 10
.sa reading of these reports and they have
90 insnjration and stimulus in other in
stances. .,r
rha Smithsonian and the Museum are far
,..,,d IN the issuing of these reports The
49,, ona given out is for the year 1S9j. Ihis
,,o,ns a paper on THE Migrations OF the
D..as of Men Considered Historically, read
-. professor James Bryce at the inaugural
.o,i,s of the London Branch of the hoyai
o.ot,ish Society. There are also papers ny
o. I,uenthal practical Experiments III
soaring" which is the more lnteres,ihs III
.,aw NJ the writer's recent tragic DEATH os
,,,-.asrick Max Mueller. Oriental Schoiarship
nur,ng the Present Century, ana .,ans,~ ns,Sx
non Of an article from the "RevuS T ues a. ana
sSnndes" by Hendy de Naricny; me All az; an
~ Gv' which took the thousand-doiiar Pi@
- n the Hodgkins award. beside huii,oei .pa U
!. .,srs nv authors less well known III , W.
oo'n.hco,ninp report Of the Institution tne o'lei
.savs for which prizes were aWarueu III ~
Swodgkins contest will be published. x,o,,
nJ ,he Report Of the National Muset m Wn,1t
:. .issned ~ under a separate cover Wiiliam w
~ an interesting article on the r''i. ~
- Thbet" based on the coHscslo" s ars ~, in
vuseum. Mr. Rockhill has hNeu .ac5 ioi ,,;s;ts
,he East and has made TWO eA'eNu .oar;can
- rbihet No traveller perhaps, no 1AS .s ,h;s
,,aveler. certainly, is more fahnliai W." airabia
countrv and it's people. His paper Is d 49, os
contribution and adds much TO tlle
.ts Thibetan exhibits in the Museum
Tho two most noted clergymen al 'he |"p''"'
inst now are the Apostolic Delegate '"e
D Sebastian Martinelli. and Bishop oa''ei ,e0
The new head of the Papal Legation mas
come popular during his short stay he'e -
younger handsomer. more responsive
more approachable and more magnetic "''"~
than his predecessor. His Responsiveness mo
bs accounted for by the fact tha' "o oF
r,c,;sb auentiy. while Monsignor sa'oih was
compelled to rely entirely upon h'e'p'e''''
his intercourse with Americans
He lives in the same roony' oiu -,
r,.tich Nonsignor Satolli lived. in an old
fashioned part OF town before there was '"'-
fashionable quarter. The Church acco'u"s -
i,s ,nvariable policy. owns the house' nav
..,.h, :, from the heirs Of Justice Bradley OF
H. cunrerne Court 1t is situated at New
Jersey-ave and LIST, and Is one ol ~" -
-. horsas built at the same time by Senator
c,enben a Douglas Vice-President brecN"
ridge and Senator Rice. of Minnesota
rbsss houses were still unfinished at the preak-
,ny ont of the war when the Government az
or,red possession and used them as hospi'd'S d.
. ,one as the need lasted. Afterward 'he MUS.
built by Breckenridge was bought ana prese"'.'
"a General Grant by his friends III New" Vi n
General Gran lived in II before MS liiaue u'
,ion as President. The house OF 'ne "p
Delegate is the one built 10y senator Doue a"'
and stands diasonaly across from MS o'".
house which was the scene OF Mrs Dous'ae
social triumphs. and is still in existence ie''0
Of those brilliant times when It's oeau'iiu' HIS
tress was the toast OF the caN .-
RishoD Satterlee has recently taken possession
~ the residence No. 1iOi Hignland Terrace, r'
belonging to the Fox estate; Inc n.5NNp ~ Tark
finally decided to accept the charge OF y. -t'i :
parish and those who know something oI ms Ms
work in New-York will understand What III.
fuenced him TO This choice. when 'hg W. 'nJ1, nd
fashionable churches in town. ~. John anu
Eninhanv both hoped for the honor OF peins
made cathedral churches. 81. Marx Is STU
ated on Capitol Hill outside OF fashIohape
limits and is not what could be called rich
narish For the last year and hair IL mas Deeh
disturbed by internal dissensons, and at no
time during this period has II had es reg sar
pastor Unity and prosperity are looked Ioi
Under the Bishops guidance. and both IN tne
narish and outside his choice has met with uni
versal commendation.
gentleman who has lived in Oklahoma since
the opening Of that Territory. pursuing the even
tenor Of his way and winning the esteem ana
r,xard of his more or less picturesque neighbors
without avowing either his religion or his poll
tics. was somewhat surprised while attending
Populist meeting in that Territory recently 10
hear his name called vocferously by the crowd
In the very midst of wild and blood-curdlng
speech. which was being delivered by local
lean and long-hared Populist. General Smith
paid no attention 10 the call, but 1t was soon re-
peated with more energy. and again and again
repeated until the whole hall echoed smith.
and the speaker, who was not in favor with his
audience was compelled 10 retire. General
Smith finally mounted 10 the platform.
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