New-York tribune., 1900-07-22

The Washington Star" has recently been in
stalled in its new home. which has brought its
management not only compliments from all over
the country, but words OF praise from its coutem-
poraries in Europe which richly deserved The
new building stands at PennsyIvania-ave and
Eleventh-st. so long occupied by The Star" and
was planned by a firm of Washington architects
William J. Marsh and Walter C. Peters. It has
frontage Of 50 feet in Pennsylvania-ave, and 1876
feet in Eleventh-st and is nine stories high 80
feet from the sidewalk to the roof.
The structure is built OF white marble and is an
extremely interesting example OF French Renais-
sance Both faCades richly decorated with
carvings, which were executed after the marble
had been placed in blocks. The bronze lamps at
each entrance and the bronze balconies add much
70 the general effect The interior OF the building
Convenience and utility been saSrifced "a ffac Ind
appreciate the practical side of the new building.
The first office OF The Star" established in 1852
was modest two story building on the corner Of
Eighth and D SITS. Two years later 1t moved to
Pennsylyania-il @ just opposite its present site,
the issue of its first number until to-day II has
grown in wealth and importance, and its early pro
the most Influential and highly regarded men at
part in its management and the favorable comment
excited all over the world by the installation in the
They have watched it grow from modest paper
OF four small sheets of the richest and most
influential papers In the country,
Some idea OF its growth can be obtained from the
OF printed matter. while Its regular edition OF 10
day contains 1912 square inches. or nearly
sxtynne square feet. Two printers set up the paper
in its early days, of them running the hand
that printed IT. At present there are nearly
five hundred people engaged in writing printing and
distributing the paper I'd It has more advertislng
in week than II had o. year at the time II vas
started nearly half century ago.
There has been great rejoicing at the Turkish
Legation over the birth OF a to the Minister.
All Ferrouh Bey, which occurred on the Fourth Of
July, when out OF respect to the country TO which
ne Is accredited, the Stars and Stripes waved
over his legation. The baby is a handsome,
healthy little fellow who attests his independence
to which he has inatenabe right, having been
born the National holiday. with lusty cries from
a vigorous pair of lungs. lie has been named Niue
teba Hey His mother. Nine. Ferrouh. Is the first
Turkish woman OF noble blood 10 come TO Wash
ington and since her arrival last fall has lived in
posed by her religion. her rank and her country.
The Senate and House. after long controversy,
formerly occupied by the Library Of Congress. and
the remodelling OF this part OF the Capitol has al
ready begun The whole west front VIII be made
into three stories. and the first and second floors
VIII BE- divided into committee rooms, The third
floor viii be used reference library for the
Senute and House. This arrangement VIII give
twenty new committee rooms and enable the
moval 10 the CAPITOL OF 8 number Of those which
have been pushed outside owing 10 lack OF space
during the last few years
The style OF architecture and decoration IN the
new rooms and corridors viii follow that OF the