The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-03-28
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
SEEING THE SIGHTS IN WASHINGTON
Baltimore County Lady Visits the Sem
ate Chamber and Supreme Court
Troops Drilling at Fort Myer-
Many Things of Interest
to be Seen at All
Times, ETC., etc.
WAsHINGroN, ID. c., March 23d 1ol

WASHINGTON, d. c., March 23d. 1aoa
Messrs. Editors:-I am now in Washington,
formerly named the "City of Magnificent Dis
tances," but now should be called the "City of
the finest city in the world. The residences are
palatial and the parks, statues and avenues fine
beyond description.
I attended one of the closing days of the IT. s.
Senate and heard Senator Money, of Mississippi,
on the race question. He was bitter in his de-
nunciation of the administration and spoke for
over an hour. The Senate went into Executive
session, after which we repaired to the Supreme
Court room.
filed in robed in black silk gowns All arose and
stood until that august body was seated. Tine
subject argued before the bench was the in
fringement of patent for sewing machine
not a very interesting matter to an uninterested
person. After two hours argument by counsel
the court adjourned. Each Justice receives
most distinguished looking of that body.
Every Thursday a drill takes place at Fort
Myer by the troops stationed there We were
lucky in procuring tickets. Crowds attend in
carriages, cars, &c. Fort Myer is on eminence
opposite Arlington-thatc city of the dead where
so many slabs mark the graves of departed SOL
diers A military tournament will be held in
Madison Square Garden, New York, the last Of
April and the War Department intends to allow
some of the. cavalry AN and artillery from Fort
Myer to participate. The drill took place in the
riding hail. AS the band played the troops
marched in. The horses were beautiful and as
glossy as satin; They came in by tours and cir
cled around the building, marching by fours,
threes and twos backwards and forwards, jump
ing hurdles four abreast in full gallop with
perfect precision. The sabre exercises were
perfect. AT signal every horse laid down and
arose again with his rider on his back, marched
sideways, keeping time to the music. These
withdrew and the bare back squad came in and
performed, if possible. more difficult feats. They
first walked their horses. then trotted and then
galloped them. The men were ordered to mount
and dismount while the horses were at a fu1
gallop. They would vault from one side tozn-
other, stand first on one horse, then two taen
straight up and then jumping them with their
backs or faces to the other riders. 1t wa done
so beautifully and without the slightest allure.
They received round after round of APPLAUSE.
They retired and battery of field artilley came
in. 1t was put through all the drill regulations
with haste. The gun carriages were dawn by
six horses, driven rapidly between stales with
out making single failure, there barly being
room for them to pass each other. lean only
give faint idea of their beautiful performance.
On our way to Fort Myer we passes the cot
tage of the late Mrs. Southworth, the we'll known
novelist of former years. The plate is on the
door with her sons name-Dr. Southvorth. De-
cay is written on everything around-the vine
covered porches crumbling, the house being
covered with moss and the surroundings gener-
ally in diapidated condition. Thehouse over
looks the Potomac and one has a BEAUTIFUL view
from it, Capt. Henry Henshaw Who recently
died at Adamstown, Frederick county, was her
brother. One sister, Mrs. Fanny Henshaw Baden,
survives. She lives in this city. She has been
writer OF some note; not so prolific as her sister,
Mrs. Southworth
Line VleW OF washington from EOrJ Myer is
beautiful The monument to the height of 555
feet looms up against the sky. The Capitol,
POstoffce, Congressional Library, with the city
spread out and the Potomac river with its shade
of blue forms grand panorama of loneliness
pleasing to the eye and one not often seen.
They have an Conservation carr that takes in
all the prominent places within circuit of
fifteen miles A guide accompanies each car and
points out the places of interest, hundred at
least.
This city has what Baltimore stands very much
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Hayes has been striving for some time to get.
After rain everything here has fresh, clean
appearance.
1 have not been to the White House since the
Improvements were made, but hope to do so be-
fore President Roosevelt leaves on his western
tour. He will start the first of April, to be gone
over two months. He receives Mondays We'd
nesdayS and Saturdays at one O'Clock. He is a
very busy man at this time.
l am glad to know that the sale of intoxica-
ting liquor has been banished from the Capitol.
While it remained 1t was disgrace to the nation.
A cartoon in the Star represents Uncle Sam
sweeping out broken bottles, making a clean
place of it. Many of our Congressman are good
temperate men. l hope the time will soon come
when every saloon will be banished from our be-
loved country. l believe some day the liquor
traffic will be wiped out like slavery-unexpec-
ted but sure.
Gen. Booth, founder and head of the Salvation
Army, who recently visited this country, met
with a great reception from the people. He
travelled $4,000 miles and visited 81 cities had
thousands to attend his meetings; was enter
ma, who gave dinner in his honor, when twenty
ty distinguished gentlemen were present, and
received letters of commentator from Senators
and Speaker Henderson. Two hundred distin-
guished gentlemen were on the platform at his
last meeting in the Metropolitan Opera House,
New York. The Governors of the states and
mayors of the cities presided at his meetings.
The Prince of Wales nor Prince Henry of Prus-
STA did not receive grander welcome. AT one
time treated with Indifference, now honored as
he should be for his earnestness in helping to
lift humanity from the lowest depths, by feed
iag t,3e ii ngry el0thip0 the naked and visiting
From letter written by friend March LIST in
Honolulu, Sandwich Islands, o. S. A., have the
She writes: 1.-THE social life is quite feature !;
never met such hospitable people. Money is
here in great abundance by the old settlers. 1t
is perfect fairyland. Such gorgeous and bril-
liant coloring in the foliage and f1owers-s many
beautiful palms, FERNS flowers of all kinds and
description To get high building and see
the variety of shades on the sides of the noun
tains and on the sea is sight never to be for
gotten. The sunset is far beyond anything
ever saw. Oh | wish everyone could see this
part of the country. Some of the things grown
here are cocoanuts, bananas, dates, oranges, ap-
pies, grape fruit, mangoes pears, peaches, straw
berries, tomatoes NOW ripe,) and almost every
vegetable you want in galore. The weather at
present is the same as at Baltimore in April and
May, this being their winter here. OF course
twill be warmer in summer but the nights are
always cool. no matter how hot the days are. The
city is developed so much like an American
town-every convenience that electricity can
furnish. Fine hotels Zone now being construc-
ted costing million and half), beautiful horses
and carriages, surf bathing, boating, &C." No
wonder Queen Lillokulani did not want to re-
sign her claim to that lovely place to Uncle Sam.
He should have been considerate enough to re-
imburse her for it when he took possession.
OCCASIONAL.