New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-23
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.


>,r,,, ,r.puoNy AND THE DEBs COMMON
yEAITH-A man from the Wabash country said
TO n correspondent Ct The Tribune to-day; i am
inclined to think that Eugene Debs who Is anip'-
tious now to establish model community se'S
some suggestions from old experiment on 'he
Wabash with which Robert Dale Owen was prom
inently identified. Debs Is native of Terre haute'
and not Iar away IL the old town OF New-HaiHohy'
settled wears ago by a party Of English people OPP
Grating under the influence Of the owen nanny
The name OF the plan suggests the OBJECT '"e
settlers had In view. Their aspiration WIS mar
mony after new plan. and the pan was 'e
pleasant intermingng Of all the residents. with
out regard to means or occupation Inc cop"'ei'
the carpenter the locksmith. the mason. the mer-
chant the farmer the doctor and the minister
were all to meet on equal terms ana strive To-
gether keep the moral and religious tone Vi inc
community high and pure. Some clever Peop.'
were attracted there. and for some years tne ne
OF the village enjoyable on the lines drawn
1t was not at all aus.ere. There were OUTDOOR
parties In pleasant weather and indoor parties III
winter and everybody disposed attended ana
was made welcome. The horse fair In the autumn
where there speed rings. became the iash'o'
for a hundred miles around. and, lasting Week,
81 always drew large crowd. company OF clese.
actors made their home there during tne SUNNI W. ne
autumn with a weeks engagement at the Town TOWN
Hail. and then start on circuit Wnlcn eNu s 't
Tennessee. They presented such plays as IN. Inc
child Of the Regiment The French Spy and me me
they were great favortes wherever they went
After the tour, which lasted until well into me
a sRn spend hs Rf fs shns
Did the settlement fail Of IFS object emf. tho
completing surrounding conditions. The country
filled up and ife all about was ordered on inc od
mony. But the good effects of the first settlement
stu to be observed there II + s nolst Ins
community Many descendants of the first settlers
found there % 0Ten IN the days
of the famous Robert and his stu more famous nous
in the veins OF some practical men who make
good lawyers and Judge and doctors ana ,, i've
to think that Debs has been thinking about New
Harmony. and wants to pay oon part somewhat
FRANCIS SCOTT KEYS GRANDDAUGHTER
Early in President Clevelands Administration Pen
sion Commissioner Lochren dismissed from office
Miss Elizabeth Harwood Key. 4 granddaughter OF
Francis Scott Key, the author of The Star-Span-
gled Banner" The Commissioner alleged that MISS
Key was incompetent being too old to perform the
duties Of the office. Thus Miss Key. the only sup
port Of her aged and infrm mother. was thrown out
of employment and being unable to secure work.
both were COMPELLED TO subsist upon the contribu
tons Of their many friends. Early IN the present
Women called the case to the attention OF Postmas
terGeneral Gary He was unable 10 tur d m en- n
Secretary Wilson. The latter found modest
place for her and she Is now happy py Dens AGAIN
able to shield herself and her mother from want
PROSPERITY IN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
man Showalter. Of Pennsylvania. has returned to
the city Mr. Showater has been on visit to his
home Butler. and now returns TO resume MS
duties in the House. He said: THE people at my
home and in my district are conservative, hard
working class and did not expect money to rain in
showers as soon as Mr.. Mckinley took the reins or
government in his hands, and are more than salts
fled with the condition OF things now prevailing.
Times are undoubtedly better in my district 1t Is
true our people live principally the oil business.
and the price this article is not what might be
Just now but nevertheless there is better and
healthier business throughout. OF course there are
a few people up there. caamity-howlers who are
crying out that prosperity has not come. but they
home that every one is we'll satisfied with the work
OF the House on the Tariff bill, ana they now look
TO the Senate for speedy action and consequent re-
lief
RECrPERATIvE POWERS OF ST. LOUIS
IF one visited the cyclone district In ST. Louis
to-day where the violent storm of last year caused
so much devastation, he would never think That
it was once a big pile Of debris. iron and torn-up
streets" said Frederick f.. Refs, OF that city, last
night You might notice the new Dicks ana ma
teral used In repairing the damage. and perhaps
might find A dearth of large trees in one OF our
hir marks but otherwise all trace of the storm has
been eliminated New and finer buildings have gone
IN in place of the ones destroyed, and the DAM
aged ones have been made as good as new. An IN
teresting fact in connection with this Is that the
citv fax assessors in their report last give In
the taxable value of the cyclone district at much
larger figure than known before So you VIII
understand how we'll the damage has been fixed UP.
Business out in St. Louis is very good at present
and we are not waiting for action on the Tarr
bill either do not feel the effects of tarn so
,,,,,, In tho West as YOU do here. and prosper
ity depends largely upon the condition of the crops
81 Louis escaped the hard times in fine style, ana
we did not have a bank failure or failure or any
kind to amount to much In fact. don't believe
orr neople would have known there was any depres-
sion unless some of is had visited the East Mr.
Reis Is the senior partner Of the ReisDixon Com