The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-28
Dull Days
At CAPITAL
What Goes on There During
Summer Months.
WORK AT WHITE HOUSE
Question of Rooms for the
Corps of Clerks.
WORK AT WHITE HOUSE

Washington. D c. sept s7.-Ths arst
week IN September always nnds Washing
ton duIIness at its high-wster mark. The
/ lethargy which comes over the town with
/ the adjournment OF congress seems to
srow steadily and although the earlier
summer months are hotter than now,
/ there is none In which Washington 10
7 moro comfortably dun than iu Septem-
I Der ThevacStion habit hiss obtained very
generous proportions in this town. The
higher officials formerly followed the
example OF their clerks and took vacs-
ton ~ only enc month or ~ thifgy-nvs
days. a. Interpreted ~ practice. but nos
they are dealing rather more generously
with themselves and absences OF tws
months are by no means uncommon.
The line seems 20 d. drawn with the
Offices which require confirmation by che
senate. Their occupants recognize a 4eg-
tain political character 90 their duties.
this leads them home frequently. and. as
Washington IS not arr attractive sum-
mer resort they do not feci compelled 20
stay here during August and September.
a large number q the government em-
plcyees ~ the next lower grades 60 the
presidential Offices and an imperative call
81 duty "a this time OF The year In Eu-
rope on tours u Investigation. or 10 at-
tend international congresses. or perhaps
Co our own West. The Geological Survey
people are now feeling mach agrievsd
that no provision ia law has been ira Dc
for their studies beyond the limits ~ tho
continental republic. except 30 Hawaii.
They think they should have been first Ia
the work of investigation and regret
that other bureaus have Been 80 much
authority for travel rauons.
These Influences help 20 depopuiate the
city az a time when the output ~ lts
scientific corps would attract the most
attention. Ard Washington has not been
uncomfortable this season. It's tempsra-
ture has been the mndest ~ which there
is any record. The suburban amusement
places az the end Of ong car lines have
suffered in consequence
Washington annual outbreak ~
typhoid fever has reached large proper
tions The eases now under treatment
number over 500 For the FIRST time the
physicians are required by Lava O. report
the cases. as with contagious diseases.
The absence % similar records in the
fatEl ffaAr itttf.fH Of fi..tt I'D A'Nt fta''.ttA
the epidemic this season s. exceptionally
severe The general impression is that
the number II cases is large. hut The
resulting mortality from them. ~ which
there are comparative records. 81 very
light Tho tax which a community ~ this
size pays 20 typhoid IS an AMAZING re-
hection uOpon oar boaated civilization.
when the total number q eases ~ ms
season e. made up and it Is applied 20
the number ~ eBeibles present az the
time. excluding small children and for
practical purposes those vho have I'D
the disease once. 30 viii he seen shat
the average persons chance ~ rurerirx
forn 81 n ~ atays in this toau certain
number - years 70 very large
whether the water ~ the Potomac Is
responsible for these epideulcs 81 much
disputed 10 has been said Co re the
only condition disc8rerabie thls year
which waa common 20 an the victims
~ record uuf the uss - the water is so
general that even thls negative absfr-
walton De- far from complete eslferer.
Tn aha.i two years more fha cfr supply
viii ~ Uttered by fhe slow Sand aysffFn.
when lt f. hoped fha dangerous cons
termination wiu % considerably reduced.
when this Freat undertaking. ir campIess
eGI % the largest cl'f in
the country to have wafer Uttered ao wei.
~ already noicd in these letters. this
summer is r1fahie la Wsstirrton 20 ESQ
arnolrt ~ its buadne operations Eartic-
sfarfg hcsass ararfrsstf. -hestrfa arl ef-
fees More rtrertlrsl steel r coming
here shis aeasor lt ao1if appear fhsn 'n
ans - TIE Grs years past. bnt taas may