Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-26

ing delivery. registry AMI money order Ill
visions. TBa space known as the "ccurt''
IN the new building contains as much az
H'ooo square fesd and the mailing ana &C.
before exnlfined,s.th, money order and reg
istry divisions ahd the other rooms will he
located outside the court.
Electric Lights Tested.
The electric fights were tested at 400
o'clock Yesterday evening. The illumina-
ton was sfilIiahe and satisfactory. There
was a distinguished party present. includ-
ing Secretary Gage, Assistant Secretary
Spalding. rsuperint, ndent of the Treasury
wallace Hills, Superintendent Fourchy of
tne new 1Rst office building. Postmaster
~ilteet,< ,Asssstant Postmaster Wilson.
Cashier SeYmourtW W. Tulloch. and all were
more than, pieasNd with the excellence of
the lighting arrangements. The dynamos
are not yet in place in the building. but
ne current Is supplied by the United States
electric Lighting Company temporarily
The party made a visit to all the parts
OF the building devoted to the city post
omce. and much satisfaction was expressed
at the arrangements.
1t Might Have Reen Gas.
While Postmaster Wiilett is dumb as a
Cone river oyster On the subject the In err
esttng fact has leaked out that thsre w,re
very strong probabilities early In the pres
ent week that tie city post Office force
would be compelled TO do it's work tenn
porarily BY the fitful CLEANS of gas. Per-
maps the powers that be who desired to
observe the eternal fitness Of things recog-
nized that the clock IN the tower was
wound by hand. and that consequently
such modern thing as electricity would
be out OF place until compulsion put it
there.
Mr.. Willett, # II said by the little birds
who know all things knowing that the
eiectrlc machinery was not in place yet.
mace request for authority to engage a
temporary current from the United States
Electric Lighting Company. In response to
TINS. SO twitter the birds. the General Post
once Department authorities replied that
lhey would prefer that gas should be used,
as IL would be cheaper than electricity.
linen IT was developed that there were
no gas fixtures in the building, that there
We're pipes galore and all that sort Of thing,
put not a bracket. or a jet, or a six-foot
burner. or tip or any other sort of thing
required to give effuigence by means Of the
ETHEREAL essence Of coal--or petroleum or
the other thirgs used In the creation there
or. Hence, so sing the snow birds, the
current was contracted for, and Secretary
Gage and party were therefore given the
pleasure yesterday as described above.
Furniture OF the Feudal Age.
The general impression prevailing that
everything In The new city post office in the
way OF furniture Is spck span and new Is
erroneous to an emphatic degree. The fact
Is that IN the many loads already taken
ard yet to be removed are numerous desks,
chairs. hat racks. tables, letter press and
typewriter supports OF almost ancient man.
ufacture. whose constant in the Union
building and before that in the Seaton
building has marked them with the cracks
tears and abrasions of age and wear, and
the incengruous effect they will have In
their new surroundings with naturally cause
remark and speculation, but 1t is said that
in thirty days everything will be spick
span and new tTr the way of furniture