The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1901-01-17
CHAT OF THE CORRIDORS.

Work on the new Wizards Hotel has
i ueei, pusiieu night and day since last June,
and the walls of the immense building
have risen at an astonishing rate in re-
Spouse to the efforts of 400 workmen, with
10 steam engines, all under pushing Chi
cage foremen. The hotel will be 10
stories high, with 300 rooms, and be ready
for partial occupancy March 4.
Up TO date there has been $57. 4SO sub
scribed for the Inauguration ceremonies.
AS this money is always paid back, and
there is usually a surplus of about $50, 900,
which is turned over to charities, there is
never any trouble in raising the guaranty
fund.
The century opens with $3.50, 7O9. OO5 in
gold m the Treasury, the largest amount
IN its history. The greatest amount held
at any previous time was in March 1889.
when it reached S32S, S93,9O1.
There is trouble about bringing on to
this city from New York the statue of
zen John a. Logan. 1t arrived in New
YORK some weeks ago, and has been living
on the pier. The statue is IL feet six
inches III hight, from the foot of the horse
to the mp of the riders head Ii was
shipped from the Mediterranean in n hinge
wooden crate. bound with iron strips of
unusual thickness, and is entirely too big
to pass through the tunnels or under the
bridges of the railroads between here and
New York. TRANSPORTATION nv water sug
gested itself, but Mr.. Franklin Simmons
the sculptor, could find no Potomac River
steamer big enough to take it into her
hold. 1t was suggested that a schooner
might be obtained, and the statue shipped
aboard her to point near this city, il
not all the way, but it was found that
II this plan were adopted the statue would
have to be carried on the vessels deck.
and Mr.. Simmons thought such a course
at this season of the year would be risky
experiment
1t IS possible, however, that this method
may be adopted, otherwise the statue will
be sent to Baltimore by rail, be unIoaded
near the eastern terminal of the long fun
mel there and carried across the city on n
heavy truck, again to be placed on n fiat
car and unloaded again at the tunnel near
this city and transported the few miles re-
naming to its permanent destination on
truck. Its weight is something over five
tons.
The following officers, elected for the
year 1901 by Grant Circle, No. ], Ladies'
of the Grand Army of the Republic, De
partment of the Potomac, We're duly in
stalled recently at Typographical Hall BY
Mrs. Fannie A. Calvert, Past President.
under Il dispensation from the National
President; Mrs. Florence J.. Barringer.
President; Mrs. Alvira V. Cotton, Senior
Vice-President; Mrs. Julia L. Emerson,
Junior Vice-President; Mrs. Mary 10.
Hale, Secretary, Mrs. Sarah S. Thorne,
Treasurer (re-elected); Mrs. Josephine
Johnson, Conductress; Mrs. Wood, Assist
ant COnductress; Mrs Hannah j. Devoe.
Guard; Mrs. TurnbuIl, Assistant Guard.
At the conclusion of the installation cere-
monies handsome silk flag, appropriate
ly inscribed, was presented by Mr.. Fred.
q. Calvert on behalf of the Circle to the
retiring President, Mrs. Nellie G.. Royce
In common with a majority of his less
exalted fellow citizens of Washington,
President Mckinley succumbed to the grip
last week, and the attack was so severe
that he was confined to his bed for several
days. Cabinet meetings were suspended,
and social functions called off. He was
able to resume his duties at the beginning
Of this week, however.