New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-14
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.
Washington, August "A

from ono or these trips better satisfied II possible,
with his native land than ever. In conversation
with Tribune correspondent to-day Mr.. Hutchins
said: Il am glad 10 get back Everything Is better
and more comfortable here than In London. We
live better and have more Of the coDvcnences OF
costs the Englishman American In London OF
course. we have one drawback-our country is too
Dig TO be tucked up In bed and put TO sleep every
night Ike England"
GENERAL GROsvENOR EXCITED 1.-The lat.
eat Issue Of Tho Congressional Record contains a
hfty-two-oolumn attack on the Civil Service law
from the pen Of Representative Grosvenor. II is
entitled the speech" OF General Grosvenor, but IL
il one OF those Congressional "speeches' that were
never spoken Just before Congress adjourned last
month General Grosvenor IN his seat IN the
House. while the conference report on the Def.
cheney Appropriation bill under consideration.
and c'lmly announced his desire to deliver few
remarks OH the Civil Service law This announce
ment created CONSERVATION In the House. I, was q
hot day. the end OF the session in sight and
men anxious to get home. The bare
thought OF General Grcsvenor tackling the Civil
Service question caused profuse perspiraton 10
break and a look of despair and hopelessness TO
spread over every face. Therefore. when General
Grosvenor intimatco that he would be content with
leave to print" the permission accorded with
alacrty and cheerfulness. not to say thankfulness
while a sigh OF relief went up from. the whole
House. The General waited until President McKin-
ley acted on Civil Service matters. lie waited con.
fdently. smlingly. expectant Of Executive action
which would lower the Civil Service bars. When
the reverse occurred, and the President virtually
added another rail to the fence It Is said that It
was great shock to General Grosvenor. II
limited that the blow almost killed father" Here
are some sample bricks from General Grosvenor's
astounding edihce:
Grasping for control and plumber and patronage
and spos. this bureau Che civil Service Commits
SION reached out its tentaces and grasped the
pension boards Of the country, and an order OF the
boss spokesman OF the age. Grover Cleveland,
graveiy intimated that had he remained in ONCE
-FOUR -FOUR more years ne would have extended civil
OF population in the country. The Civil Service
octopus-the Proctor crowd-under the instruction
boards, and required, first, that they should not
be removed moved except for cause and second that
Civil Service examination for what? say that the
Is grievous insult to the medical profession O; the
United States. II is the most disgracetu order that
States nd royep wn its and
the Proctor crowd and the Logan Carlisle crowd
seeks to disgrace and humiate great professional
body OF gentlemen in the United States What Is !,
purposes for political reasons. 1t must have been
done to take sway from the soldier Of the country
men in accord with him.
General Grosvenor says that he has the records
OF 81 men dismissed who had obtained office under
the Civil Service law and who were criminals OF
various kinds, and this is the way he comments
them;
What sort OF hiving for criminals have ave WEI
here? What kind Of rallying point for drunkards
and gamblers and thieves and robbers nave we we
liens, this is the merit system. This is not the
spokesman. His hands have not been smlrcne3 ny
office They have come through the Proctor-Car.
Isle combination in large part Oh. what record.
What burning disgrace to the name OF America
that there Is a system that shields these men
upon their entering the public service by giving
niccion viz pt
issue OF communications to the pubic
CIVILIZATION OF THE INDTAN-"The ma
tority OF persons who view articles made by the
American Indian worked in metal. as exhibited IN
the museums OF the country, express surprise al
the proficiency disclosed" says one of the curators
az the National Museum. Many OF the amuIe'S'
armlets buttons and other decorations TO De iouhl
In the possession OF the Indian are OF SURPRISING
finish and workmanship. In silver especially are
they skilled and the delicate tracing and outline o.,
the silver decorations often source OF wonder
even to those most familiar with the red men ~
the plains Among the tribes most remote from c!y-
zaton-those who have not been brought up 20 ag-
rcultural pursuits, but roam over the country as IN
the days OF old-there Is 10 be found scarcely an
Indian who does not possess numerous artc.es Oh
silver. which are worn in lavish profuson. The
smallest child in the tribe IS robed In skins fastened
with silver buttons and otherwise ornamented; m
Decd 1t is a characteristic of the Indian parent 10
lavish the extent Of his wealth on the boy who VIII
be his heir II he survives life OF strife. Inc
beautiful buckskin. which in finish Is ike that OF
undressed kid, H. often heavy with the weight OF
silver. and even the tiny moccasins OF the same
skin are adorned with buttons and fasteners OF
nrccious metal The ornaments of this class of In
dams are not of crude workmanship but are OF eX-
cellent finish and design The general conception OK
the Indian is that of an individual totally or largely
devoid Of invention. There can scarcely be more
erroneous impression In place Of lacking capacity
for invention, the Indian. on the contrary Is per-
son of great inventive genius. and his crude sur
roundngs and the infrequent need OF exercising his
talents alone prevent his genius from benS de-
vcloped In other generations and under other con-
ditions the inventive genius OF me indian was de-
yeoPed 70 an extent lar psy9n n Inc
have left monuments which display genius equal
to- II not surpa ssng the originality Of the modern
inventor An attempt is being made by the Ma
tIonal Museum to eliminate this ignorance OF the
Consequently with this work OF education In view.
the scientists are PREPARING groups oil hsgres aeH
Hans and so far as possible. forming fac-similes
OF the home life of the uncivi!zed man. his code OF
he smpIoys In performing the little work which his
necessities and the love for adornment require.
hrnn nlaced on exhibition in the west hall of the
museum I, one representing the methods employed
in working silver into decorations and useful ar
ticles'
THE ENGLISH AND THE INDIAN FAMINE.
Reginald Brooke. an English traveller Temporal
rIlv In Washington objects seriously 10 Julian
Uawthorne's article the Indian famine In one
OF the months magazine. The tone OF ii IL one
of implied ccnsure OF England all the way through
he says even though in the outset he admits
that the English are doing everything that lies In
human power 10 alleviate the misery of the dest-
tute natives As have been over there. | VIII
emphasize that statement by declaring that never
| I'm the worlds history there such grand and
stupendous philanthropic work as England IL doing
IN extending succor to the furnishing hories of tho
Eas, II Is being done gigantic scale, and l
fail TO see how any unparalleled writer can fail to
give due credit to Great Britain. Now. II is hard
| for ma M n distance TO understand the difficulties
~ the case The Government. In trying 10 help
the wretched people has instituted reliet works
w, - ,ho building OF roads and canals. Thou
de 90, a living from this source. but thousands
80 arc denied the privilege. because the ques-
Z known