Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-31
A POSSIBLE DREAM
Presidents Dole and Mckinley May
Enjoy a Sleigh Ride.
WEATHER BUREAU PREDICTS A FREEZE
First Snow of the Season Comes
on Schedule Time.
CONDITIONS ELSEWHERE

From present indications the prospect OF
seeing Presidents Dole and Mckinley driv-
ing down the avenue in q handsomely dec
GRATED sleigh, drawn by four coal black
horses, to make q greater contrast, may
not be all a dream. 1t will not be ventur-
ing, either, into the hasheesh domain, to
think Of another sleigh following behind,
filled with gentlemen of mahogany color,
shivering q little perhaps, in spite of fur
lined outer garments, but happy in the
knowledge that they are indulging in a new
sensation. and are doing the proper thing.
Visitors to the Capitol may perhaps feast
their eyes on a robust, august female per-
sonage, of a little shady complexion, speed
ing down F street from the Ebbttt House
In trim cutter, bound on a diplomatic
mission-anywhere, she thinks, she may
have chance to get grip on q much
advertised-for missing throne
The weather bureau says there will be
sleighing in Washington. and, in proof of
this. the ground is already covered with
more than inches Of fiaky wilderness and
similar flakes, which fill the air at the same
time. AS If fearful that the snow would
Tot last, there were several cutters on the
avenue this morning. while the sound of
the sleigh bells on the different streets out
rang the clang of the electric car and
made the small boy who had been given a
red-painted sled for Christmas pIay
hockey for the rest of the day. and
think the millennium had come, without
the shadow Of a doubt.
Not So Warm.
washington amt so warm, don't
think, said heavy-set gentleman with
ferocious mustache in front of WIZARDS
this morning. IF had known twas eotn'
ter be this way I'd Joined that excursion
to the Klondike. think. maybe, that is a
better winter resort than here with more
chances fer pickin's. alIus gifts left.
somehow: II I wuz in a gold-dust town
I'm the kind Nv fellow that'd git It ali
IN ms eyes an none in his pockets. Who'd
a thought this sunny southern city'd turn
ed itself upside down last nigh? -
Then he brushed the flakes out of his
mustache and went into place which had
1t in large letters.
Washington has not had such a snow
storm as the present for long time and
1t was all the more a novelty on this ac-
count. 1t was the first snow Of the VIM
ter, with the exception Of q few scattered
makes, which did not even cover the pave
ment and which served to make the fig:
ures OF the Eskimos in the National Mu-
scum roll their eyes only little bit When
the keepers this morning approached the
cases containing these figures they were
surprised to find that the doors had been
mysteriously opened. and though the Es-
1t could be felt that there was something
In the air. and that that something was
snow, which had been recognized even BY
the wax figures and had made these prav.
en- images homesick.
Bureaus Prediction.
The weather bureau forecast the snow
yesterday morning, and sent out warnings
that 1t would fall. The forecast was for
light snow In New England and New York;
light ffllnUad hxyc oil rin
the lake regions, the Ohio valley and the
middle Atlantic states, and generally fair
weather elsewhere.
The snow tegan to fall in Washington
about 10 o'clock last night, end was COM
ing down at a lively rate by II o'clock.
By midnight the ground was well covered
and visions of the early return of Santa
Claus began TO fit through the brains of
the younger contingent of Washington citi-
zens. 1t continued to snow with short ces-
sations throughout the night. and this
morning the white covering over the earth
made the poor feel poorer and the rich ex-
ultant in the idea that they would be able
to indulge their propensities for sleighing.
If they had any.
Several inches were on the ground this
morning. and the average resident of
Washington arose from slumber and began
to prepare for the trip downtown The
government clerks, especially the female
portion, gave vent to expressions of dis
may particularly since the enforcement OF
the ION time" clause has been inserted in
the rules of many of the departments.
About breakfast time the flakes were fall
ing fast, and the snow seemed much deeper
outside than it really was. The more en-
ergetic Of the householders and storekeep-
ers had already begun to have the pave
ments cleared and the sound Of the shovel
scraping over the bricks was heard in all
directions. On the street car lines the work
of removing the snow had begun much
earlier and the heavy cars with the whiZz-
wheels which make the snow fly from the
tracks were going around much faster than
those in the head Of a person who thinks
that Cuba will not gain her entire indepen-
dence in a short period
Street Cars Delayed.
The cars were delayed on number Of
lines, especially on 9th street and F street.
Shortly before o'clock there was a large
crowd two hundred persons or more, wait
ing for the cars to come from the eastern
section of the city and down 9th street.
The trains were delayed probably half an
hour, and when they at last arrived the
cars were crowded from one end to another
and many people had to wait before they
could gain even a foothold. The cars on
the 18th street line were also behind time.
owing to the fact that difficulty was ex-
perienced in pulling the cars UP grade by
horse power. The Capital Traction Com
pany in spite of the fact that there were
four horses for car. took much longer
time than usual to carry passengers to
their destinations. Especially was this the
case with the Georgetown cars. where per-
sons II they had fair start. could al
most walk and beat the cars. Everybody
was In a good humor. however. and will
ing to make allowances on account Of the
snowfall.
ITS the only one Of the winter, and If
it remains SO We will be getting off WELL"
was the general comment.
The snow birds were having time all
to themselves, and from the way in which
they chartered and discussed the situa-
, v1-ff1, IN IA avid nv1f fhnvy
thought they were having their innings
which had been leng delayed, but which
were most acceptable, nevertheless. The
trees along some of the streets presented
a nrptty apnearapra their limbs apd