New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-12
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES


r,sr assrsra>r sEcRETARYSH1P OF WAR.
The crowds of ofilce-seekers so much in evidence
at the White House since the Inauguration wouid
give reasonable assurance that no once IN the s"'
OF the President is likely TO go begging p"' '"'
place OF Assistant Secretary OF war seems W
come pretty near It. For most places there -
embarrassment Of riches in too many applicants
But for this there seems to be none who are want
ed and no other place has been declined IN ,ur''
by so many men. 1t offers no inducements. el'hei
IN. salary Official honors. to the class OF men
from which the President would like TO make 'he
selection. The small salary, however Is not Ihc
chief drawback but rather the environments. the
salary is 81, 500 a year. a little more than haf me
salary Of Cabinet officer, but with none ol .rc
official honor Ostensibly to be Assistant seere,ary
cally, the duties are those of clerk Dus VIII
greater responsibility The place Is , rompa en
Lewis A. Grant. under President Harrsons Ad d.
and Joseph + p9e un Of
could have had It for a constituent and through
him the President offered it in turn to Genera ds
clined. on the ground that neither the honor nor
tie salary was sufficient TO- tempt them 10 b eve sa p
ground Colonel Fred. Grant declined 1t, though IN
egn mission ' celone Grants salary in his
office is 5000 year and he has many van bays
in Washington. Were the salary half what II is.
probably there would be chance TO MI the pace
the consideration and whose service in the Depart
ment would recommend them for the duties
A LESSON IN ECONoMY.-The State Depart
ment has received from the American Consul In
Zurich report in regard to plan recently intro
duced In the public schools OF several European
cities. In Brussels the children attending public
schools were requested by their teachers TO gather
up, on their way TO and from the school, all such
apparently vaueless objects as old metallic bottle
metals, etc. and deliver their collections daily
their respective teachers. In eight months from from
collected: Tinfoil s75 Kilograms 0,925 pounds; old
paint tubes. 100 Kilograms ego pounds, bottle cap,
metal 5S kilograms .22 pounds: total S5S7 kilo-
grams G7sl pounds This apparent rubbish was
disposed Of and the proceeds applied so as 10
clothe 500 poor children completely and send ninety
sick ones to recuperation colonies and there stu
remained a considerable balance. which was dis
tributed among the poor sick OF the city.
TWO LOOMS TO ONE WEAvER-In Germany
woollen weavers hereafter to two looms. in
stead of one. heretofore. So as least, Consul
Monaghan reports from Chemntz. The principal
cause of the change IS to be found in Engands
power to put down Huddersfeld woollens in Aix-la-
Chapee. in spite of freights by land and sea, plus
10 per cent import duties, cheaper than the Aix-la-
Shapee can sell az tner own nr gan 'n
able 10 find out the factors that made this posi-
BILE They claim TO have discovereI them IN Eng
lands two looms 20 each weaver. This reduces the
price of production for England so much That COM
petition only outside, at nome Ia no longer
possible on the old basis The employees urge that
under the new system they will break down and be
unfit for work at forty years Of age, rather than,
now, at forty-fve. If in no other way, the eyes
will wear out making good, fine weaving less pos
sibe. This danger. the manufacturers say. will be
met by putting In better material, thus Tightening
the labor for eye and hand. How much this will
help II carried out, remains to be seen That
wages will be less relatively Is a foregone conclu.
sion. Workmen and employers are not yet agreed
as to how best to adjust the new rates.
SUPERIOR FATED TO BE SUBURB OF
DULUTH.-A ten years fight between Duluth
MINI. and Superior, Wis. has been brought up in
Congress. 1t is all about a bridge. Just now these
towns, each calling itself city, are distinct and
separate Between them flows little arm of
Lake Superior. called by courtesy the ST. Louis
west was the Rubcon in the days Of Caesar.
AS long as that stream remains Tnbridged 50 long
as Superior. But in the future when the waters
Sa sde Se ase of s
of the Duluth people. and the Superior people
defiance at their all-encroaching rivals. The bill
authorizing the bridge was passed In the last
Congress, but nothing can be done because Of
changes necessary in the charter The material
for the bridge. furnished by PENNSYLVANIA. steel
stand guard with objections and the bridge is lit
orally suspended in midafr
THE DANISH MISSION.-George P. Eustis,
nephew of ex-senator Eustls Of Louisiana. and
President Cevelands Ambassador to France. Is
an applicant for the Danish mission In the last
campaign Mr.. Eustis identified with the Re-
publican cause in Maryland. where he did good
work by effective speeches He Is Endorsed by Sen
ator Wellington and the entire Maryland delega-
ton in the House Mr.. Eustis was born In Wash
ington where he passed his early childhood in the
home of his grandfather, w. w. Corcoran. His
mother who died in his infancy. was Mr.. Cor
coran's only child, and the Louise Home, founded
10y the philanthropist, is memorial TO his daugh-
ter and wife. both of whom bore the name OF
Louise For the part Mr. Eustis was edu-
Gated abroad and he speaks French and German
as perfectly as English. He Is about thirty-three
wears old and q man of Independent means. haV-
ing Inherited large fortune from Mr.. Corcoran.
Though the position Is that Of Envoy EXt5aSI
mission is important, but is one Of the fourth
class missions with q salary of only 1850 year.
In view of the high flights OF certain other young
men desiring to serve their country abroad but
be conceded that Mr.. Eustiss aspirations are mod
| est, indeed