New-York tribune., 1897-07-23
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.
washington, JULY a

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THE CYRUS w. FIELD cOLLEcTIoN.-one Of
the interesting collections secured by the Ma
tIonai Museum has just arrived at that institution
and ia being arranged for exhibition by Professor
George c. Maynard. In charge OF the electrical COL
iecons In the department Of technology. Under the
direction OF Professor Watkins. The collection vas
the property OF Mrs Isabella Field Judson OF DoAbs
Ferry, ". Y. and comprises the private papers OF
her father Cyrus W. Field, relative 10 the laying OF
the Atlantic cable, cable dispatches first sent, Oh
jects with which he worked out his Idea OF laying
the cable and many other things OF Interest pertain
ing to Il; The correspondence and autograph copies
OF kilograms sent by Mr. Field TO the President OF the
United States and other prominent persons are ex-
tremeiy interesting. There are many letters and
drafts Of plans and invitations sent and received
In Mr.. Fields own writing The copies OF the tels-
grams to his wife and father just after the sue
as he termed IT, are especially interesting An object
in the collection which Ia calculated TO inspire tbe
BY a London manufacture, on whicn the great pro
motor traced the course for the cable ,o 20 De laa
a foot and half in diameter on 2 stand with mag:
netlc compass underneath. and show, many sign:
Of sounding. set down BY hi him sSa sTa
sS Of ar. the par ers't Of s eoes mr.
private library with all the Literature ssang ns1
ihe IL There are also copies Of medals presented to
him by Congress and the French iI EN-
Eurepe made from the wood Of n.
Great Eastern etc. Amono the relics are cases con-
Of letters is contained valuable and interesting ma
terial The donation was secured by Professor
Watkins from Mrs. Judson on recent visit TO her
I'm Dobbs Ferry.
TWO SETS OF BACKERs.-"If any Government
official wishes to make the acquaintance Of every
Senator and Representative in Congress-" rays
1.-THE Star" "al he has to do IL TO order number
Of reductions and few dsmssa!s in his force
He will have his Office crowded the day after his
action Is known. This has been the experience OF
every head Of a Department or Bureau since
March 4. whenever they have promulgated changes
in their Office force 1t appears that there is al
most no man or woman holding a Government
position in this city who cannot at moment OF
need marshal several Senators and score Of Rep
resentatives and bring them to the head OF the
Department in which they are employed, with earn
eat protests against any action which might af-
feet their interests. Many Government employees
have two entirely distinct and separate sets OF
Senators and Representatives One set Is Demo-
cratic and another Is Republican so It is declared
by officials. and the one they use depends
In number OF the Departments all recommenda-
tions that have been placed on file in the interest
Administration. and it is said that the cOlors Of
these papers chapse S rem q i aso kspSs Ss
clared by men having charge OF such papers , that
of new one when there is change Of politics.
desperate efforts frequently made by employees
Usefuness s OF Which has ceased 50 that they might
begin under their chiefs with an accumulation
Of papers OF recommendation from men VINO are
in favor with the powers that be"
WORK ON THE PANAMA CANAL.-"The Pam
anna Canal project Is being pushed with considera-
BILE energy. and It looks though there were good
reasons for the faith OF the men who have charge
| of 1t that the work will be carried to completion"
said Victor vifqualn United States Consul-Genera
| at Panama to-day. THE French company" he
continued Learned a great deal by its former sad
experiences in the prosecution OF the work. ana u
now carrying the enterprise with the strictest
! economy and method The company no longer
| hires contractors. but does all the work itself
| There are about five thousand laborers employed
upon 1t. the majority OF whom are Jamaica ne
groes On the Pacific side a splendid wharf IL be-
ing constructed at cost Of ST. O000oo. that yes.
sells can come into port without having to pay cost
/ ly lighterage charges. About one-fourth OF the
canal is completed and IL is demonstrated that ,he
| entire work can be finished at very reasonable
| expenditure. The company. 1t is said mas lunus
enough to continue operations for TWO yeats fyn'e n
! II has splendid modern machinery and the lanot
| of cutting through the mountains, that WAS onee
| deemed almost insurmountabe. is now easily ac:
compshed From a political aspect. there IS great
benefit to the United States In the successiul r,
| move armed forces across this waterway when
! other Powers could claim no such right ana, IN
would be no small advantage. SO far as the com;
IS
| is that it's ultimate completion is certainty
A CENTURY PLANT TO BLOOM-The beauti-
fuI century plant Of the White House conservatory
"a beginning to show buds and the florists look Tor
the blossoms to develop before many weeks IL
| will be the first century plant TO bloom al the
| White House. This however. does not mean tnas
oncs 6he in Century is true These plants bloom at
| Intervals Of from seventeen TO twehy,n.e ns.
Many OF me Sico but II IS not one of the Mexican
| plants which is now about to hower