The leader., 1901-08-07

volumes, the navy department SO, G35
and the war department 10000 books
and 1000 pamphlets. The other libra
ries. listed contain each from 200 TO
$4,000 volumes and altogether some
$4,000 pamphlets.
Other libraries in the District of Co
lumbia bring the grand total to more
than 100000 volumes, $4,000 PAM
phlets and 10000 maps, assembled in
large part by specialists in every field.
All the libraries are accessible and are
maintained at high standard of eff
cheney.
Storage of Valuable Papers.
Mr.. f. L. Rittman, the auditor for
the war department, has made his an
nual report to Secretary Gage.
Mr.. Rittman urges that safe place
be provided for storing valuable pa
pers and says:
'The question of securing proper
and safe place for storing the valua-
BILE archives of the government is not
a new one. Papers and documents of
the late third auditors office were I'M
der the act Of July 81, 1894, deposited
Ia and are now part of the records
of this office. Thousands of boxes Of
these papers were placed in the Cox
building, 1897 New York avenue, no
further storage room being available
in the Winder building. The impor-
lance of rearranging and properly car
ing for these papers is emphasized
when it is known that they must be
consulted in nearly all cases referred
to this office through the secretary of
the treasury by the court of claims
and in claims presented to congress
for property losses sustained during
the civil war. The facilities for work
In the Cox building are limited, the Sc
curity of the papers is very doubtful,
and their loss would be irreparable."
washington's Lunchrooms.
I'm all my experience as travelling
man." said Mr.. Fred ]. Squires of De-
troit the other night, 81 have never
seen SO many dairy lunchrooms in one
town as in Washington. l suppose the
immense force of government clerks
accounts for them. They are not, the
best Of them, as fine in appointments
as those in Boston, Philadelphia and
New York, but l must say they equal
in the material served the best in any
city. To fellows who have to crisscross
the United States two or three times
year cooking is an important mat
ter. Cooking is good in Washington,
much above the average. New Orleans
is far and away the finest place in the
world for the best things to eat, cook
ed in the most appetizing way, and
San Francisco is next. In New York
and Chicago you can get imported
French culinary service by paying a
stiff price for it, but the native talent
is very bad indeed"
A Washington Boys Promotion.
w. Morgan Shuster has left Wash
ington for the Philippine Islands,
where he will be formally installed by
Governor Taft as collector of customs
for that district, having been appoint
ed by Secretary of War Root.
Although Mr.. Shuster Is but "a years
tons in the Philippines solely on his
past record and ability. For some time
past he has been special deputy collect
or of customs in Cuba, and it was
largely through his efforts that the ring
which had been formed in that island
posed and broken up.
Mr.. Shuster is a native of the Dis
trict of Columbia, as were both his ia
Their and grandfather. The latter, Will
Eam Nj. Shuster. was well known
merchant here. while his father, Will
liam NJ. Shuster. is a member of the
District bar
Cleaning White House Chandeliers.
The three big chandeliers in the east
room of the White House are being
taken to pieces to receive their annual
cleaning. When they have been well
cleaned and put together again, they
will be wrapped in cloths and not open
ed until next winter. Each of these
chandeliers is composed of 5,O56 pieces
of glass, much of it cut glass. They
were bought in Germany years ago and
cost several thousand dollars each. The
hundreds of prisms are of pressed
glass. Each of the 5,05G pieces has to
be taken off singly and handled most
carefully. They are washed and clean
ed and hung again by expert workmen.
The same men do the work every year,
and there is seldom any loss by break
age.
Some of the principal foreign estab-
lishments in Washington have received
instructions to forward to their home
governments full details of the manner
in which the United States extends its
foreign commerce by means of foreign
agencies, commercial travellers. etc.
The war department has sold the
transport Rawlins to the Merchants
and Miners line for 100000
CARL ScHoFIELD.
Impressive services have been held
during the week at st. Francis Catho-
lie church in celebration of the Uni
versal Jubilee proclaimed by Pope
Leo-the first in 10 years. Rev. j. j.
we'll known Redemptorist
priest stationed at st. Alphonsus
church in New Orleans, delivered Sc
ries of eloquent sermons, and his zeal
and earnestness met with the most
gratifying success, as nearly the entire