The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-09

try. capv % tho United states
Centennial Welcome. package
ual uith rel white and blue ribbons
containing a letter from .lrs. Dlenm. eN-
rrs. lUE her wisHta r.s.f-iug zoe no -
mer.s ta De 4keB spau opening The safe
n 1895 ana heaven only knows what else.
A duplicate was made 81 Mrs ueihm
letter. wh..n. together with tne key Of
tre safe was intended ~ have been paced
with t1" Smithsonian lusifuion
.
When the safe having been appropri-
ately cousc1ratoa ty the heads ~ The ma
zion was lnsta Jed 600 Stafuarv Han ts
outer doors wide open. exhibiting its sac
erca contents through The inner glass
doors. the hiEh hopes o. me Inventor Of
tte project were Tor tae moment content
ID and she fardly believed tat her name
was dt.ortealy ana irdeuaiy Inscribed
upon the national records Alas for hu-
man vanity, Mrs pelnm s. set among
The living ana her bitter disappointment
recalls 10 mind RIPS celebrated saying.
And are We then so soon forgot. In
spite Of her vehement protest. the pres
eloua safe remained hardly two years So
Its hrt honorable position. Suc ascroes
as removal 90 Tho r.sht hand side % the
center pororo % the building which faces
tho eastern nrrco1rhI to back stair In
fueuce' uu4 accuses those who ehcet ted
Tho measure with darkest ard most dis
loyal motives Thus for 10 long years
the precious casket hos been practically
turned out ~ doors hlidtr within great
iron box. which b. painted white 80 Ike
the marble of ,re Capitol walls as TO be
hardly noticeable Attention i- called 10
90 only when the annual house cleaning
tlmero.ls afouua, OF when some reno. ely
possible glance rests cuuously upon che
"a Isf 10
upon Cos coutouts. queer traditions have
already crcpt around lt among a few Or
tho older capitol for e.. who remember it,
existence They say thlt he key 90 the
inner door was Intentionally done away
NIth. zo that no human being might D.
tempted 20 enact the part oi Bluebeari
wife by jos premature use zoo opening the
door Possibly this is true. a. the key IS
nowhere 70 be found. and is certainly not
ia the custody OF TIE Smithsonian Instltu-
ton. as was the expire "a wish Of the
promoter q the project
Another story Is 20 tho effect that the
combination OF The outer lock ls roIgiouh4y
Transmitted from sergeInt-at-arms 10
sergeaut-st-arms. in succession o. offlce
.u order that when the allotted time FOR
opening g arrives. there may be no hitcn
.n the proceedings. taere are dark wills
pcrinzs. too. especially among tho Coiored
police OF the Capitol relative TO spooks
that nave been seen proving in that par
ucular corner o. the big building, tam
perug with tho rusty locks ana squattirg
300 uucanny groups upon the ia OF the
box. 10 really seems q pity that Mrs
Deihms pntr otto intentions are not be-
ing carried out Though ID gives one a
creepy feeling 70 he preparing for post
mOrtem honors akin 10 that experienced
ln Esukiue ones will We owe something
10 those who are 20 come after us There
ls no doubt that az the time o. hs con-
cepilon, great interest was felt ln tho
~ oject At the Centennial Exposition Of
"a, the safe was allotted a conspicuous
position IN Memorial Hall and Mrs
Deihm received thousands Of letters com
mending her scheme. ] have read some
%, them, from James a. Garfield. John
Logan. oaver y. Morton. James @
Blaine Chief Justice Waite. Justice sam
uel Miller. J Proctor Knott President
Hayes. John Sherman. william NJ
Evarts. Carl Schurz ana a host Of others
wasalnetsn is Just now :5verruin with
women. every one OF them wearing "a
true lovers knot Of white ribbon on her
hreasf-upwards % a thousand delegates
20 he twenty-gevcrth annual convention
o. the National Womans Christian TEN.
perance Union. 20 cay no. hing Of the
three OF four thousand friends OF the or
der. who have come along 10 keep them
company. They are an earnest and capa-
he-lookng lot and everybody Willingly
stands aside while they preempt an 'he
show places. and even the private church
pews Of the Capitol CITY. Last Sunday
7 tried 10 take some visiting friends 20
morning service in the c-Idents Church.
f'he Metropolitan MethodisO. and sue
ceeded IN getting through the Gordon Of
police and pushing a path between solid
ranks of white rihbouers almost 10 the
top Of the outer doorsfors. Just a. the
btnedic.ion strains OF Praise God. From
Whom Al Blessings Flow pcaled forth
from the organ. The sessions % the
vs.. G.. r. T.. three every tweuty-four
hours, are being held 81 the great La
fayette Square opera House which &C.
decorated from END 20 end with bunting
state banners are suspended from the
balconies the stage Sc orramentei with
palms and the national colors from toe
flies overhead. hangs a huge sllken han
ner henrug the legend For God and
Homes and Native Land" American naes
fcstoon an the boxes. ana the delegate.
seated In The pit OF the Opera House. are
assigned 20 sections. marked By posts
bearing the names 81 the states thew