Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-08
GOSSIP FROM GOTHAM
Admiral Sampson Will Not Join New
Military Order.
DECLINED TO FILL OUT APPLICATION
Olympia VIII Present Bronze De-
sign to Oewey's Flagship.
LETTER CARRIERS OUTING
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

NEW YORK, June Z, 1899.
Rear Admiral W. T. Sampson will not be
made member of the Military Order of
Foreign Wars of the United States, 1t is said
by members Of that exclusive organization
The reason given is that he has not COM
Piled with the rules of the order relating to
the admission of new members One of the
stric-est rules is that an applicant for ad-
mission must file his record, telling ac-
Cura- ely every incident connected with his
aCti,e service in any foreign war. Rear
Admiral Sampson has not complied with
this rule and for that reason, it is said, his
application Tor membership in the order will
be rejected.
Last winter the committee of compan-
ions Of the order, of which Admiral Dewey
Is the most honOred member, selected Rear
Admiral Sampson a desirable member.
Word to that effect was sent to him. and he
responded. heartily thanking the commit
tee for its offer to confer the honor of
membership upon him, and announcing
himself candidate. Then followed let
terJo the rear admiral, just such as is sent
to any candidate for membership in the
organization ii asked for detailed ac-
count Of the service performed by him, and
stated that this report of active service
must first be passed upon by a committee
before the applicant admitted to full
membership. Since then Sampson has been
silent 1t is taken by the committee that
the rear admiral either does not care to
meet the requirements for active member
ship, or has changed his mind about be-
coming memoer. AT the next meeting, it
is said, the rear admiral's application for
membership will be rejected.
EcOnOmizine in Charities.
Controller Coler, with the assistance of
President Stewart of the state board
of charities. is preparing a plan where
by the citys appropriations of mon
ey to private charities will be reduced
One-haf This means that the city will
save about 81. 5pO.OO year. 1t is intended
TO cut OFF all institutions that receive a
fixed sum annually, regardless of the serV-
Ice they perform in return for the money.
1t is proposed to pay hereafter a schedule
of prices for services perfOrmed-that is,
50 much per day for the care Of dependent
children, sick, aged or infirm persons
and nothing at all for indiscriminate char
liable work. That kind of charity, Control
Ter Coler says, makes paupers. He also
finds that most institutions spend from one
third to oue-half, and some of them more
for salaries of the public moneys they re-
ceive. Many of them, he learns, depend
almost entirely on city aid and would have
TO close their doors il they did not get city
money. on looking up the records he dis
covers that most of the institutions secured
city aid on the representation that an equal
amount OF more would be contributed from
private sources. The controller does not
gay that those statements were not made in
preparation of public money caused fall
ing of IN private contributions, with the
result that the city is supporting many
private charities which have little no
other income than the citys allowance.
There are 215 institutions receiving public
money, and more than one-half will be cut
of altogether if the controllers plan Is
carried out. among them the Gerry Society
St Johns Guild. nearly all the dispen-
saries and all the medical schools which
have no hospitals attached.
Electric Equipment l. Road.
August 1 has been definitely set as the
date for beginning the work Of electrical
equipment of the Manhattan elevated rail-
road. The 9th avenue line, it is said, will
be the first one to be equipped. The adj
vantage to the public of the new equipment
Will be largely on the aesthetic side There
Will be no material increase in speed until
the Manhattan railway secures cOntnu-
Gus third track, which is very unlikely un-
DIR present conditions. Such a track can
b secured only through the rapid transit
commission, the Manhattan would not
be contented with franchise which was
not perpetual, or which did not cover at
least long period Of years. The principal
advantage OF the new equipment will he 70
the Manhattan company, and will be in the
me OF reduced operating expenses Mr.
Gould has expressed the opinion that such
saving Will amount TO at least 81 n:a op0 a
year, and VIII put tn stock Of the com
laHF on a . per cent basis Wall street
which apparently knows more abouf II
says mat when the new system is in fun
operation the company will earn fully 10
per cent on its capital.
Olympia'~ Gift To Dewe,'s Ftarsbin.
An agreeable feature of the welcome that
awaits the arrival Of Admiral Dewey. his
officers and men at this port will be the
presentation OF a gift from the city whose
Es.me the battle ship Olympia bears In
tsad Of the trite presentation of a silver
service. 'hs form chosen for the tribute IS
bronze panel. To he placed upon the for
ward ,urret in the space between the two big
guns that did such Effective service in Ma
Mia bay magnificent figure Of Victory
occupies the center of the panel Her out
stretched arms support flowing scroll
bearing the words historically Iaconfc
Grldl-y, You may fire when ready" on
either side Of the draped figure, whose feet
rest upon an orb. IS the inscription From
the citizens of Olympia and state Of Wash
ins;on. Greeting Of Olympia to her name
sake, MDCCCXCVUI"
The dignity of design and its enduring
character make il worthy of its prominent
position. whera il becomes a structural mart
or the arrnor Of the skip. The design Is The
work OF the artists ID. &. French and Phi
w Morris The bronze casting has lust
been finished in a foundry in this cit,, ~
haS Won worldwide reputation for +be
ARTISTIC excellence Of its work The cast
ing. when polished. will probably be nIac.,l
on exhibition Mr.. James A Haigbt If
olympia. former assistant attorney Sr..ra-aI
OF Washington. and one Of the c0mmittea
IN charge Of this gree ting is in the civ
and after inspecting the work decIarSs
thtt ne VIII be able 10 make a most grarify-
ing report upon his return home
Outing for Letter Carriers
After the letter carriers have made tho
one delivery provided for or national ho1i-
days. on Labor day. September i. l M, ~
their number will take a train for Scrar-
ton, Pa. TO join in the parade of 5000
carriers to he held in that CITY on tba
opening of the annual convention of tbe
National Association of Letter Carriers
The parade wifi, il is expected. be reyievved
by President Mckinley. Postmaster en-
eral Smith Governor Roosevelt, Posrmas
ter Van Colt and the mayor OF Scranto,
and public officials Of that city and state
The carriers will be accompanied by the
Letter Carriers Band and the Drum and
Fife Corps, consisting Of eighty men in ain
Two union bands will also meet them at
the depot in Scranton, they having already
been engaged.
Thirty-six carriers who belonged 70 the
Rough Riders will march at the head of
the New York division. The Brooklyn let