New-York tribune., 1901-08-26
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

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rived there on July 1s. after "trip Of twenty days
from San Francisco. beating the best previous
record VI twenty-five days. The Hancocks ap-
pearance several days ahead of schedule time
caused the reception be wholly informal but
there were salures from the forts and quickly TN
provised concerts and dinners. One novel occur
renee of the voyage is related in The Manila
Freedom OF July 10, under the heading ''Prophetic
Of Punishment follows:
An incident occurred during the last voyage OF
the army transport Hancock which will not soon
De forgotten by the distinguished party then en-
speed OF the trim transport and the accepted laws
IalG down In the GfregOrian calendar The Ham
cock made record run from san Francisco, and
arrived at the lSOth meridian the night OF July
thereof In this case the day lost was Independence
pay the Fourth OF July. and therefore no eeiebra-
or her opinion in view Of the incident which de-
prived such stanch supporters OF the present ad-
ministratiOn OF an opportunity TO celebrate that
day which Is so dear 10 the hearts of all true
cident while few hold that it was signal pun
eTn eea b6sT 9g1 to to the the o q sS gSy
Jefferson and Lincoln The latter opinion. Il -
who nevertheless, are stanch in their belief. and
nc nSid that Il was only an ntrodGetiSn ion 70 series
tion Looking at the occurrence from any light. the
passengers who arrived on the Hancock have lived
year in which there was no Fourth OF July.
''N1ANICURING" wAsHINGTONs STATUE
For the last few days man has work on
a scaffold erected around Greenoughs famous
statue OF Washington, which sits cass7calIy m
front OF the eastern entrance OF the Capitol A
cloth canopy protects him from the glare OF the
sun as he is slowly scraping of the weather CRIME
OF years. The decay OF this fine piece OF art has
long vexed the custodians and il was thought that
1t had been solved by placing winter house
the statue in the months that most try marble.
But II seems that the protection thus Afforded fs
not sufficient. and IL has been resolved 70
house the eff1gy OF the Father OF his Country IN
the Smithsonian Institution. II was never intend
ed for outdoor exhibition, will be shown from
the records While Webster and Clay IA
Congress and Brumidi employed frssco
painter. American artists made great outcry
that foreigners, and natives. got all contracts
for sculpture and painting made by the govern
ment- resolution TO erect statue of Washing
ton and approprating $500 for the purpose passed
both houses. The contract given TO Green
oush. an American. then abroad The design was
TO have the statue stand in the centre OF the
rotunda. but when at length II arrived at the
navy yard here and appropriation for IT'S re-
moval and setting Up had been voted by Congress
IL was discovered that the statue was too largo
to be taken through the doors. portion OF
the brick wall was removed. and through tho
main door thus broadened Greenough's work was
taken After the unveiing the public expressed It's
opinion pretty freely. Those who had been derided
for standing up too much for foreign art had the
laugh their side. First il that the
statue was not standing. but a sitting. figure.
sculptor had draped-so far a he had draped at
all-the great American in classic Roman style.
that on account OF its great weight the floor would
50 intense that II was voted 70 remove the work OF
art from the building and place IL on The grand
done. The expense involved was ascertained b
little orators took place IN both houses, Greenough
having powerful adherents well opponents
The late Abby House. Of North Carolina. was quite
a character-sn independent woman VINO talked
saucily and wittily 10 Judge and Governor as we'll
ears BEFORE ulaking her irst Visit TO Washinston
no Happening
pass the east front of the Capitol. after seeing
President Lincolns statue in Judiciary square the
old Iady's rebel eve was attracted by spectacle
tdat surae8 aer eScoHC s9. 20 ~ IL % I
dressed up in store clothes and George Washing
another day.
SO-CALLED SLAVERY IN SJLU.-Ths fiction
that the United States under its treaty with the
Sultan OF Sulu fosters slavery thus disposed OF
in the latest annual report Of General Kobbe. who
commands in the little southern archipelago:
II seems advisable to repeat in. this report that
slavery. the term is usually understood does not
exist among the Moros and TO add that radical
az this time oe premature ana not eIiectlve Inc
slaves belong 20 The same race as tne masters aQ
Tbe "a so11a M sTs i1,I~oy5e1r s15 Ivba, i7 one So
ton another there is famine may sell their chill
dren for food. II has heretofore been impossible
obtain estimate of the number of slaves held
ing them. not because OF unvtinsness TO fur
or an Indifference 10 an Institution that is
without We'll defined regulations ana tnaC mas
few slaves who seek the protection OF our troops
women V-bn vyere cEnfIIre1 51ri1e the period be
tween the departure of the Spaniards and the ad-
and are now with their people. The political situa-
main 50 until the eoverEr1ert assumes control OF
under the treaty is good fo- the chiefs as it gives
them supreme and arbitrary power from which
there IS no appeal. and allows ths7I 20 % what
% theS r-9i4 T s++sz s ,;r5Grites and ne natives are
aN-a fa7~ nd 20 fl-ffl in
tsrc6ilrse between the sultan and his different
chiefs borders so nearly on war that is idstih-
able unde their laws and customs 70 steal horses.
cattle and people from each other. che intertribaI
and iuteruecne wars. feUds oOting expeditions and
,irrels have given rise TO a vast amount OF cor
respondence in the Third District. copies OF which
nave been forwarded with the resulE quarterly re-
ports o. the district commander Without endan-
gering the good relations between ouF. troops and
the natives. high OF low. he has i0terfered in the
diplomacy and often with armed force with
patience and good Judgment
To SAVE THE wARsHIPS- officers OF tho
navy must perform engineer duty hereafter One
OF the most general orders issued by the Navy
Department. under consideration by the
CHIEF OF the Bureau Of Navigation 10 comply with
the spirit OF the personnel reorganization law.
II viii require that line officers shall be de-
tailed board each ship in commission as
sistants the chief engineer for service in tho
engine and fire The officers serving in this
way viii be assigned 10 have the detach-
nents occur alternately in six months. For
instance officer will serve a year from January
I and the other Will a year beginning July
II is also decided that line officers shall be de-
tailed duty with chief engineers. especially dur
ing the overhauIins and repairing OF all ships OF
war and it is extremely likely that there will
hereafter be a detail Of line officers duty in the
Bureau OF Steam Engineering. both in Washing
ton and at navy yards. where the
experience and information gained viii be indis-
pensable line officers destined for engineer