The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-04-14
Letter from the National Capitol
From our Special Correspondent,
Tohn E. Harris.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. April s, '99.


An old inhabltant once remarked tina
there were three seasons in New EnglanC
July, August and Winter. That wal
the fruit of long observation and also O.
long suffering
But console yourselves with the knowl
edge that there are others. ALI sections
of our imperial country have caught it in
the neck and along down the spine tile
past four months, and all crave the bless
ing OF little sunshine and air that will
stay in one place for few minutes.
Air, out for fun, is no respectOr of places
or persons. 1t will move two feet of snow
up against the front door of United
States senator with the same cheerful non-
chalance with which it buries bucket in
a Vermont sugar place, and very likely it
is the same air. | have seen IL watt the
plug nat of cabinet officer into the dim
distance, and little further on frost-bite
a hackman's massive cheek. The weather
this year has known no east, west, north
nor south.
But understand that it is thawing a
little in the middle of the day on the south
side of the house in Vermont, and in a
few weeks hope you may be able to be
month. Washington is going to have
great doings next month. 1t is a peace
jubilee and national festival, and the
dates are May I'd, Sd, 4th and 9th. In the
way of spectacular display it will be the
very largest affair of the kind ever wit
messed in this or any other county.
1t will be grand military and naval
parade and review, at which all the avail
able land and sea forces of the country
will represent. Three immense triumphal
arches and a grand reviewing stand for
the president will be erected on Pennsyl-
vania Avenue between the White House
grounds and Lafayette Park opposite, and
that whole section will be turned into a
floral Court of Honor of original and
strikingly beautiful design. The review
ing stand will be in the form of the Prov
OF battleship, occupying the space OF
several rods from the fence to the street
curb. On this a fighting top" will be
erected, with platform large enough to
accommodate the chairs of the reviewing
party. The arches across the magniti-
Gently wide avenue will each consist of
three colossal stacks of muskets sixty
feet high, every gun with fixed bayonet.
On either side of the grand reviewing
stand will be large courts sor diStin-
guished officials and visitors and the en-
tire frontage of the White House will be
thus taken up.
On the evening of Tuesday, the first
day of the Jubilee, the President will
give a,Grard public roce ption, there will
| be band concerts all over the entire city
and all the government buildings will be
brilliantly illuminated and the best ex-
hibition of fireworks ever seen Will be
given on the monument grounds. The
second day will largely be devoted to pa
rades, among which that of flower deco
rated vehicles for prizes will form posi-
bly, the most interesting feature. The
grand elimination the third and last day
will be an historical pageant and parade,
in itself history of the country from
the battle of Lexington to the sinking OF
IL t., hn mi tah
Washington, Jackson and all the patrl-
archs who have assisted in adding to the
glory of our country in war and peace.
Floats illustrating the industrial progress
of the country and all the wars to date
will be represented in The parade, and
generals of all the wars, living or dead,
will ride at the head of their troops.
The general program is already outlined
and assures the most gorgeous and eXlen-
sive event of the kind in history. Cltl
zens of the District have raised very
large sum to make the occasion success.
Perhaps the most noticeable and striking
feature of the event will be the masses OF
flowers everywhere and on every hand.
The city is bower of flowers at this sea
son of the year usually, and for this oc-
casion the show will be something beyond
conception.
There will be very low excursion rates
| from every section of the country and II
YOU will call around and see me | will do
the fair thing and guarantee you even a
better show than you ever saw at the
runbridge Worlds Fair. What d'you
say?
| In this connection / will remark in pass
ing that Washington is now the fashion
able objective point of all the honeymoon
parti les of two in the country. Once they
went to Niagara or Montreal, but now the
National Capital is the great bridal tour
rendezous. have arrived at the sensi.
tive condition that | can spot bridal
couple as easily as blindman can dodge
tree. The city is reeking with them at
this time of year. The hackmen are sail
ing on the top wave OF prospe lty and the
! hotel keeper. and guides are pattlng them
selves. with ghouliSh glee. lie and she Will
enter a street car and whether she cud-
dies up TO him and looks and acts as she
feels or looks digniied and as If she was
going o try to be sister to him, every
body on the car has them sized up within
| thirty seconds. Meanwhile protect my
cornS, suck my false teeth i'll night and
wonder if his joblots was correct in as
suming that there's nothing half so sweet
in life as ' ives young dream"
While here they-he and she-Vlslt the
capitol, where they tag around and listen
to lie histO Orian who is licensed to guide
parties around the shop, call at the Con,
gressonal Library where he says Great
Scott" and she says MY" take trip uI
the elevator TO the top of the monument
go out to the Zc Zcological Park aud feed tue
elephants and gaze at ''Lhe fox and the
hare, the badger and the BEAR" take
trolley ride TO Mount Vernon and eat q
sandwich on the front steps and wind uI
the outbreak with walk with the pro
cessioD through the east room OF the
White House and a hasty grip of Mr.. Nc
Kiuley's weary hano. by this time the
Jig is up. and the lowering cash hints thai
it is time 10 go home.
Therefore, if you are going to get mar
lied, come down and l will start you OF
Ii you are too much married and want q
rest, also com down. l promise TO moi
make it seem like home.
There has been considerable new spapel
talk LAT ely about a twelve million dollaI
loan that certain parties here were trying
to negotiate with the recently dissolved
Cuban legislative assembly, in place o.
this governments three million. Iht
twelve million scheme has collapsed a.
last, the assembly has dissolved anC
Gen. t;omez-who by the way is neither &
Spanard or a Cuban, but San Domingo
renegade-will hand out the three mi llior
10 the Cuban "army" and all Will bC
serene-unlil the money is blown IN. The
tweivc millions was secured Tor the Gu
bans and taken to Havana In cash. II