New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-13
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.

| the making Of the clock include bronzcs fancy
| marbles In dull reds and pinks. gold and colored
mosacs. rich enamcls, jade, malachite and lapis-
| lazuli. The Library Building is nearly COM
pleted that almost the entire structure Is open TO
| visitors It's superb proportions and varied beauty
| are revelation. even to well-traveed men and
| women. many of whom have seen the most famous
| palaces of the Old World. Uniformed attendants
! are already regular duty. and they are not only
obliging but sufficiently well informed to be capable
| of giving information to visitors. Unlike the al
| tcndants in the Old World palaces, these men ac-
cept no fees This fact caused some embarrass-
mcnt the other day to historian American
| woman who has travelled extensively both In her
own country and abroad. She had stopped for the
| second time to admire Minerva that exquisite
work designed by Eihu veddcr and executed in
| Venetian mosaics. Turning to attendant. she
| asked some question. and In a moment found her
mans knowledge of the beautiful picture. To
| illustrate the difference between stone and glass
| mosaics, he took from his pocket TRY CUBE OF
| glass. with gold one side, saying the border OF
the picture was of glass mosaics. and the eold was
the glass Itself Then he added: III you care for
| this bit you are welcome to keep it, The visitor.
| taking the mosaic thanked him. hesitated an In
slant. then with piece OF money IN her manu.
You have given me interesting informaon-will
ION, no." he quickly replied we do not take
| fees here"
THE NEW SENATOR FROM GEORGTA.-Tf
|
Georgia Alexander Stephens Clay, may be expected
| to make his mark In the Senate lie has already
| shown that ne is of independent action SEN
ator Clay l. of the five Southern Democrats who
voted for tax on raw cotton. 50 radical depart
ure from the old creed OF the Democracy tariff
| for revenue only" IL regarded significant OF
| new in the South. Senator Clay Is forty-two
and probably is the youngest man ever elected to the
1 Senate from Georgia. But ne has already had some
thing of career as successful lawyer and ten
| years service IT. his State Legislature. where he
was first Speaker of the House. and later President
| of the Senate. Last year, as candidate for the
Atkinson and Evan P Howell TIC contest ended
With ninety-two v9es four more than required Tor
| from his opponents. who remained his personal
and has a strong. attractive face. His boyhood was
spent on farm: and later ne had the advantages
leves that the issue of Equality OF both metals
under the law the Democracy will take no backward
| TWO KANSAS MEN WHO KEEP YOUNCi.-Time
| has dealt kindly by two Kansas men-ex Senator
| ingalls, and Ex-Governor Osborne Mr.. ingalls,. who
was in Washington the other day. looks scarcely a
| day older than when he picturesque figure in
| the Senate years ago. Mr.. Osborne's hair is white
| but he has the physical and mental vigor OF a young
| man. He has been prominent In Kansas politics
from its earliest existence Territory. In 1862
when the first State Legislature was organized, Mr.
| ingalls, and Mr.. Osborne were members OF the
| State Senate and there spirited contest be-
tween them, for the position Of presiding officer Mr.
| Osborne elected and in the same year poth
were candidates for the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
and again Mr. Osborne defeated Mr.. ingalls,. Later
| he elected Governor of Kansas. and Mr. ingalls,
was sent the Senate of the United States Ex-
| Governor Osborne regards the PopuIst party In
ism. and he speaks highly OF the Senator. Mr.
Harris. While the course OF the early Popu lists
outside. the results have not been entirely disas-
because forced the people to rnct act bor se
before because of ncessan attacks on the credit
Of living In the last five years Kansas has paid off
! an immense amount of Indebtedness, and at the
pie of the sunfower State will be practically free
| from pecunary obligations
A DUAL SOUTHERN CITY.-"My residence in
| Texarkana is on the Arkansas side of the town."
said B. NJ Foreman, recently appointed postmaster
| of that city, In conversation the other day. The
| line that separates Texas from Arkansas runs
through the middle of the town, and the total pop
| uation approximately fifteen thousand, IS about
| evenly divided by the boundary mark. There are
| two Mayors Of course and two distinct city gov
| ernments but the dual situation works without
the least hitch friction. If a man on the Texas
| side breaks a State law and crosses over on Ar
kansas SOIL he Is arrested by the officers there and
held until requisiton can be had from the state
authorities. and vice versa In the great ma!3riy
| Of cases the man arrested Will go PACK wthout
| troubling tho officers to get a requsition our
city Is In thriving condition and does an Immense
lumber business. In Texarkana ana us Neighbour
hood some of the largest sawmils in the coun-
| try. The construction OF the Port Arthur road
| the line from Kansas CITY TO the Gull-hds peeh vi
| immense benefit to u.s.
JACK" CHINN's PECULIAR ORATORY-"The
| campaign speeches of Colonel Jack Chinn In
Kentucky last year not so polished. perhaps.
as those of Edward Everett. or so eloquent as
those OF Henry Clay but they took with his hear
ers immensely" said c. w. Carlton, OF Kentucky.
the other day. to a local interviewer II heard him
enc night address crowd that contained goodly
number of colored auditors. whose votes he was
very DESTROYS Of capturing for the Democratic cam
didates 1t was a ten-to-one shot that nothing
Colonel Chnn could say could influence his listen
crs In the slightest. for they were bent on voting
the Republican ticket. Yet by an adrot appeal to
them he made a hit that doubt secured some
converts Excitement between the silver and gold
advocates was running high at the time. and the
orator ha Int spoken five minutes before a colored
man yelled out: Tell us something about that
mo nstant and ri get roni to the money quts
ton in a little while. I've studied II deeply and
reckon ana ne, MIKE tnn as any gdn man as i
O., Then he branched off to something else that
But his audience was impatient TO hear him I'M
S hat hy had i &c an that pHc
pose Well fcllow-cizens.' said the renowned
to this and reflect upor it after. you get to your
homes; The Irish have got all the oftces. the
poor white people and you niggers combine to-
geher for our own protection, they VIII take all
the silver away from us. and we will he left In
utter destitu,ion" Colonel Jack Chinns perora-
ton was followed by mighty roar of applause,
and the crowd voted his argument uranswerabe."
THE STEAMER ericsson LAUNCHED |
Philadelphia. June l2-Thc steel steamer Ericsson
OF the Baltimore and Philadelphia Steamboat Com
pany was launched to-day from the yards OF the
Neane Levy Shipbuilding Company. The vessel
was named by Miss Ellen Mary Cadwaadcr of this |
civ The Ericsson will run between this city and
baltimore She * 200 feet In length, u feet wide I
and 10 feet inches depth of hold Her eng mes are
of the tripe expansion type and the cylinders
A. q and SO inches In diameter with twenty-sx- /
stroke piston Her boilers or steel. II feet 10 I
Inches In diameter and II feet In length. with /
steam pressure OF $50 pounds to the square inch. /
The steamer will have seventy staterooms.