Evening Star Newspaper, October 8, 1887, Page 2

vo - ¢ THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8. 1887—DOUBLE SHEET. cITy AND DISTRICT. REAL ESTATE MATTERS. Progress of the Work on the Wassachu- ectis Avenue Lixtension. THE RENT QUESTION IN THIS CITY—TIEWS OF TEX- ANTS AND LANDLORDS—THR PRICE OF CITY LOTS FORTY YEARS 4GO—MAKING THIS CITY THE READ- QUARTERS OF THE SOUTHERN TRUNK LINE—A FINE BESIDENCE ON CATITOL RILL, ETC. Gradualiy the heights overlooking a portion of Rock Creek, along Massachusetts avenue extend- | @d, are being leveled and the earth used in filling ‘Up the ravines and hollows along the borders of ‘that picturesque stream. It may be said, almost | Uteraily, that mountains have been moved, for the grading in this portion of the new subdivision Known as Belair Heights bas been very heavy, Gnd there is one fill that must be at least 40 feet deep. A Walk out Missachusetts avenue extended ‘Would show a great many changes wrought In the face of the country since last spring. As is known, the atenue itself from Boundary was opened up through Kaiorama and a part of Belait Heights by the District government, but the funds giving out the work of extending the avenue all the way to Rock Creek was abandoned before it had quite Teached that point. The Kalorama property, Which fs now owned by a Philadelphia syndicate, has not been subdivided, vecause the question of its Partition between the present owners and some of the hefrsis now pending before the courts. Tue land necessary for the extension of Massachusetts ave- ne was, however, given to the District, and the | Work of grading the avenze has been ‘partially completed. Beyond this property ts Betair Helznts, and here the men and horses and carts have ‘Worked busily, and in consequence they have suc- ceeded ia cutting down a hill on one side and in throwing it into the ravine on the oth 3 ‘Through the center runs the broad avenue it extends out to the ravine through which Rock Creek finds its winding way. It ts the intention Of those interested in property tn this vicinity, a8 Well as those who Want a direct drive to the Ten- Jeytown road, to ask Congress to appropriate money for the erection of a bridge across Rock Creek at this point. A petition has already been | Sent to the District Commissioners asking their pod offices in thts Matter. Wuere the line of Massachusetts avenue extended crosses the T2n- Jeyvowan road inning Was made some mo ‘ago of opening up the avenue, but the work was soon stopped, and the new road ends in a steep Dank. Beyond ites the wooded slopes anu tien the city. The owners of the property promise tuat tf the ‘bridge is built over Kock that the abraptiy-suspended avenue will be continued uo ‘Ul it reaches the bridge. CTY LOTS FORTY TEARS 190. In glancing over an old report made to Congress, Of the sales of pubife lots in the city of Washing- ‘ton for two or three years prior to 1840, the prices given contrast very forcibly with those asked at the present time for the same props For ine stance, the Amore and Oblo Raliroad Company Paid $7,020.35 forthe square on. which the an@ shops are now located, and half of squaze Which is between 1st, 2d, B, aud C streets north- West. Rhoda O'Neill” vecatne the owner of the triangular piece of ground fronting on Dupout Cirele to the north, between Connecticut avent and l9tb street, @ price paid for tne entire square Was $54.07, oF jy a cent a foot. ‘The same Purchaser also became the owner of tie square on the other side of 19th street, fronting on Dupoot Circle, with one side bounded by New Hampshire aveaue and another by Q street. There were 35,918 square feet In this square, and at the price (Of a 36 cent a foot, $179.59 was paid for the entire square. For square 134, between 18th, 19th, Q, and R streets, ¥ of acent a foot was pald, of 433.35. Mr. Joshua Pierce purchased some t weive Jets on 15th street, between Rand 8 streets, ying for all $45.05. This land he ft in his will for a hospital, and the Foundling ‘Hospital has recently been erected there. at tne ‘Ume of bis deatn the lots, however, had tncreased Many times in value. It is also recorded that Mr. ‘Thos. Corcoran, the father of Mr. W. W. Corcoran, wuirchased all of square 4, which lies between , 21st and Q streets aud Massachusetts ave- Due.” He paid baif a cent a toot, or $233.27 for the entire square. There were two lots puren ‘d in the square at the foot of Capitol Hill, bounded by Ist, 2d, and B streets and Maryland avenue, for ¥hich 3 cents a foot was paid. Geo. Romford paid $V4.05 for the whole of square 399, which 1s bounded by N, O, 8th, and 9b streets. The record shows that as'much as $500 was paid for a single Jot in the section south of the avenue and west of ‘the State Department. ‘THE QUESTION OF HIGH AND LOW RENTS. ‘The figures given by the bullding inspector show- ing that 2,456 new Dulldings were erected during the year ended June 30, 1887, an excess of 262 | Dulldings over that of the previous year, was, no @ surprise even to a large number of butid- era Tue increase in the value of the buildings erveted will not cause equal surprise, for tae reason that an unusually large number of expensive houses have been Duiit this year which has helped wg the aggregate. While the increase In the Dumber of costly honses is un- doubtediy the feature of the past rear, ret the large number of new buildings erected is an evidence the list of smalier houses fas received beral addition. The activity in butiding for sev- eral years past bas been very marked tn this city, an effort has Deen Frey beghornmbie fom “ & grow! yulation. In spite of the great umber oft Rew howses ‘erected, ot ail grades, still the complaint heard Feata do not come down. This is what a Stan ler hears frequentiy from those ‘who fre in rented houses. It ts claimed that rents areona her scale in this city than the situa- Yon of affairs warrants, and that there has been no change from the time when the growth of the population had outstripped the building opera- ‘ons. Houses are now more plentiful, it isclaimed, Dut the old rates are maiatalued and owners Want their property to pay 10 and 12 per cent. fain ee ee ‘people expect a larger return upon thetr investments ia. property in this city tan ‘they can get elsewhere, and that the present scale of rents are due to ap unwillingness on the part of roperty owners to recognize the new conditions. i confirmation of their views, these advocates Potnt to the large number of vacant houses ail th the city. On the other band the owners of property and the agents with whom a Srak reporter has talked say that rents are not too nigh; that land bas ad- Vanced In value, and that the cost of building has increased. They ciaim that the present scule of rents instead of paying @ large return seldom pays more than 6 per cent net, and frequently | BOt as high @ percentage a3 that. If reuls pay | 8 per cent gross upon the money invested we owner is satisfied. Deducting trom this | the 2 per cent for taxas, insurance and current repairs, there remains but 6 percent net profit upon the investment. In the case of houses that | ave been Duilt for some years and are now in a desirabie locaiity tue return is much greaier than 6 per cent. Tne ageats also say that if there ts ‘@ large number of Vacant houses in tue city they bave no iaformation of it. They have houses for reat, but po more than tbey usually have at Unts time of the yeur, aud Dy the Ume the season bus fairly begua they do not expect to have any houses Undispused of, except tue few houses ‘Uhat for one reason anc another are always on the market. ‘BAWLEOAD HEADQUARTERS IN THIS CITY. Gen. Payne, the counsel forthe Richmond and Danville Ratiroad Co., has recently purchased all ‘0f square 300 and a portion of square 299, which Wes between 12th and 13th streets, Maryland ‘avenue and Water streets southwest. It is stated Unat the purchase was made for thecompany, and ‘Unat it is the inteution to make this city tue north €ra freight terminus of the Piedmont Air Line, a3 the road with its brancues is known. ‘The iain oMces of the company nb: recently been established here, and the purchase of this property Js Deileved to be another more in the direetion of Making tals city the headquarters of tne road. MR. CAVANAUGH'S RESIDEXCE. A handsome residence for L. Cavanaugh is Just Deing finshed on East Capitol street, between 6th and 7th streets, from designs by Appleton P. Clark, Jr., afehitect. The house is three stories and base- ment high, and Tue front, which 1s of press brick, Bas @ Day Window extending to the roof, aud 13 HY Ornamented with molded brick. The Gining-room and kitcuea are in Ube basement and have ample pantries ‘The tirst floor bas large double pariors, 39 feet long, aud a sinoking-room 6 feet by 10 feet. ‘Tne Ded-room floors are conveni- ently arranged and contain six bed-rooms, closets and@ trugk-room. The first floor is Mnished in cypress, the staircase 1n ash and cherry, and the Fewmainder of house in poplar. RETENSION OF BRICK WORKS. ‘The Washington brick Machine Co. 1s rebuilaing and enlarging its dryer and molding house. The work has been commenced under the Girection of ™ F. Schneider, architect, and tue plans call for a Duliding 100 by 150 feet, with trussed roof ‘The dryers constitute 22 apartments, 4 feet wide by 72 feet long, with iron gates at each end, and inte whieb the trucks loaued With fresh molded bricks are run, to remain tuere UnUil put into the ‘Kilns to be burnt, Under these dryers there are uumense furpaces. All moving Of bricks are done With trou trucks rua om tracks. Mr. Archie ‘Thompson ts tue buuider. SOME WEST WASHINGTON HOTSES. Mr. David Rittenhouse is erecting a substantial residence on 28th street, near Q street. The front Will have a large circular bay window, extending to the roof, and ending in a balcony. The cornice Will be of brick aud galvanized ios. ‘Tbe main Duilding Wil bave a Ligh pitched roof, with an Ornamental ration theridge. ‘The root will be broken with dormer windows and covered with Diack siste. ‘There will be a porch on the froat and One on the side going around the southwest corner to the dining-room, The first story in- terlor, with the exceplioa of tae siairease, whic 3 of pine, wul De Hinisued in Caistornia red wi the seconil story in red wood and white pine. entrance-Uall Will be 6 feet wide, entering into a large wall 14 feet by 16 feet, Where the main statr- came ts located, which will’ De 4 teet wide, with two large carved newe!s af foot of stairs. The ball, diking-roow and parlor will have an open fireplace. The frst toor will contain parior, With siding doors counecting with library, dine Ing-room, Kitchen, puntries, and private stairs, ac, Un tne secuad Noor there will ve Lt lan chambers, with alcoves and dressing-rooms. Dacx but Will contain two chambers and Dath-roomn. attic will have servants’ rooms and any for storage. Tue diaing- Fo em Wood, 4 ieet and 6 inches biga, reliew -d with ‘The cellar wili contain the fuel rooms, ESB | i she is anyways swell. she THE TELEGRAPH OFFICE. the Counter, INCIDENTS OBSERVED BY A STAR REPORTER—A TALE WITH THE TELEGRAPH CLERK—HOW WOMEN WRITE DISPATCHES—BONANZAS FOR THE STREST URCHINS, RTC. A man, pale and out of breath, rushed into the telegraph office the other day. He cast his eye hurriedly over the row of shelving at which peo- ple stand to write dispatches, and suddenly bounded forward and setzed upon a sealed envel- ope that was lying among the pile of “blanks,” broken pens and dry ink-bottles, His hands trem- bled and he hesitated toopen tt, As he tore:off the end the crisp green edges of a package of Treasury notes were visible. He explained to the receiving clerk that there was $250 in the envel- ope, and he had left it on the shelf more than two hours before. Ithad lain there in reach of two dozen bootblacks and newsboys, and people com- ing in to send off dispatches had picked it up or vrusued it aside. Some had ecribbled on it aud some had twirled It in thelr fingers while talking and put ft down agaip without ever discovering. WHAT THR CLERK SAID. “It is a common thing,” said one of the clerks to a Stan reporter, “for people to loose things in a telegraph office. It seems to be the most natural thing in the world for them to put things down aud go out. There is no telling how many taings are lust nere every day. People are always coming in and going out, and the chances seem qgainst ever nding ‘anything that, is lett. ut it jueer how many things for, ‘hours’ “without being earried off and are finally recovered by their owners. Nearly every sort of thing you can imagine anyone carrying in their hands in the strect 19 lett im bere. We are busy behind the screen, aud, of course, cannot ‘be expected to see them, so 1’ presume a deal is “carried off. Gioves, canes, umbrellas, handxerchters, private letters apd packages, and a variety of little parcels just Dougnt at soine atore, are left. Men lose princi. pally canes and ulubrellas, or private papers they take out of their pockets.’ Women are most apt to put things down and go off without them. Peo- ple are generally ina hurry, and frequently greatly: excited When they go into'a telegraph office, and they are lable to forget everything but theif dis- atch. They imay be sending off an announce- nt of desth or serious sickness; they may de trying to save a fortune or a life by some word, or Uley nay be eager about some speculation. Any Of these tings will make them nervous. Some people who are not in the habit of using the wire become excited ac the mere idea of sending a dis- Datcb, if it 1s only to announce thelr safe arrival Or inténded departure. Then so few ordinary peo- ple know how to write @ dispatch that tuey will pend half an hour trying to get a mi into ten words, and will get so Worked up that they are Mabie to go off and forget semething. THE WOMAN'S WAT. “When a woman comes into the office she gener- ally has a parasol, a hand-satchel, a pocket-book, @ card-case, a smeiling-salts bottle, and a small parcel, Frequently she has a pug dog and a dude, ways 8 Pafet deposics these Udagson the desk. Then she pulls off a giove and adds that tothe pile, She gets a big pile of Dianksand three pens. she tries one pen after the otuer. ‘They all scratch and ‘splutter. She tries” all the pens on that side of the room, and finds them all bad, and then she goes Over to the other. She Mnally gets the right sort ofa pen and writes a dispatch, which she finds coutains mien words, and don’t say what she Wants to, She scratebes out five of tue words, and it don’t mean anything. Then she writes 1t over, counting the Words. “The words are all right this ume, but the dispatch don’t convey the i ‘She wabuttons ber jucket and tries 1t again. Then She runs her flngers through her bangs, skews her Donner on one side, and Jeras off herglove. Finally she gets what sh¢ wants and shoves it through the Window, gathers up about halt her goods and Tuskes Out, ail ina flurry, Two hours later she comes back after her fan,6r glove, or pocket-book.” SHR GOT HER POCKET-BOOK. While he was speaking a lady came in in a great hurry and picked up a Diack pocket-book, swelled out with opulence, which had been lying all the while in a pile of telegraph blanks at Tas Stak man’s elbow. “There!” éxclaimed the clerk, “It has been an hour since that lady sent off a teh, and no one saw that, There's luck! Well, they arn't always a3 fortunate. There are too’ many boot- jacks about, The other day a lady came in to say that she had left a very handsome smelling bottle on the desk, But It Was not there. ‘Those Uctie street urchins pick up lots of things here. ‘They are always hanging around, looking through the Windows and taking an inventory of the desks. Noone cun ever tel now much they find, or how iguch is found by other people who come inl to send aispatcnes and are thrown in tempung contact with abandoned property. THE DUDE AND THE DOGS. “Speaking of women,” continued the clerk, “the Wife of a permanent statesman, who is very wealthy, and popular in soctety, comes in some- Umes with her hands full—card-case, parasol, pocket-book, smelling bottle, fan, &c.—accompa- nied by a pug dog, a poodle, a spaniel and a dude, ‘The dudes change nearly every Ume, but the d are always the same. The dogs are’ put on the floor while the lady writes her dispatch, and the dude 13 placed at the door to see that they don't get into the sireet, With his high collar, his var- ished boots, wide trousers, big stick and English drawl, he stands spraddie-legged ai the door and dives ’at the dogs as they try to slip past him. I Saw one dude exercise so violently this way that he was nearly exhausted, and simperingly silly. Finally he said: “My dear Mra. —, can't you let me vrite the dispatch. These pesky Little bwoots, Won't mind me at ail, you know! But tne lady kept him at it, until he had one dog in his arms and one on each side, Wich Its teeth in a trousers leg.” WIGS AND Gowns, Peculiarities of Legal Practice in Eu- repe—The Examination of Accused Persons. At the nineteenth aunual opening of the law college of the National University, Mr. Thomas Wuson delivered an address before the students on the “Pecultarities of Law and the Practice in Some of the European Countries.” The English judges, he said, wear black silk gowns similar to those worn by our Supreme Court judges. They wear huge white-horse wigs, curled and full bottomed. The lawyers wear a stmllar gown and wig, except the latter finishes ima queue, The judges and lawyers of France and Belgium wear a similar dress, except tne higher courts of France, in which the cap and gown are scarlet. A court-room in Holland was described, and the executioner’s swords, one of which 13 ‘now in the National Museum. ‘Mr. Wil- son described the manner of execution in France and the setting up and working of the guillatine. He showed how a criminal trial was conducted in France, particularly the interrogation of the accused by the president of the court. He argued against the secret examination of the accused made by the judge Pinstruction, and the public interrogation by the president. But he also argued against the American system of shicldin: the accused from any ex: tion. He advocat a middie course as best calculated to convict the guilty and clear tue innocent—to compel the ac- cused t0 give testimony in publfe before the mag- istrate or Police court immediately upon his ar- Test, and also on his trial, the examination to de conducted by the district attorney. He said our law Is too tender toward the criminal Certainty rather than severity, but celerity with either was desired. “Why not take the best evidence to elicit the truth? Who knows better than the accused waether be be guilty or innocent? Then why not examine bln as a witness? If bets innocent he Will be glad to testily; if he is guilty why shoaid he not ve compelled to? If the law bas any right to puuisi the gulity, why should it not have the Tight to examine hit ag a witness him. seit? ‘The prohibition was originated to the vorture of criminals to force a confession. ‘Times have changed since then. ‘There is no dan- ger now, Mr. Wilson gate descri ‘of note- Fics, marriage contracts, assaults, duels and lo Verlés, and finished With & comparison of and United states systems ol law education. ‘The Atrocious Wing and Feather Fashion. To the Editor of Tar Evexrxo Stan: ‘Notwithstanding the numerous appeals made to ‘women that they should renounce the ot birds, Wings and portions of birds, as several well- known species were rapidly becoming extermi- nated. In spite of all this they have returned to the senseless and barbarous feather and fashion, with the universal excuse, “we do not shoot the birda.” If “Bloody Mary” had been ac- cused of cruelty she would probably have the same excuse, that she Derself Wd or ‘oeieea the herecies, but it was done at her biddt and 1 1s at the bidding of women of the nt day oF for the sake of the money spend on feather finery that hordes of gunners and trappers scour the country, “north and soul to kill the birds, t1 them alive and tar off their wings, and “in 10 shoot ‘he wulte herons and egrets on thelr nests during the breeding season, because ir plum: Issald to be brighter. Women may nov khow thee the wing feathers so much in demand at present grow ou the back of the small white egret, and fiat they have been subjected to'a mnost éruel pert section In order that their few wing feathers may fNgure in the center of a bunch of who in following 2 Darbarous and cruel fashion ought to know what martyrs the poor birds are to Uneir vanity. It is a well-known fact i that a Frenct whose business it was to sup- ply the milliners with swallow’s. used to lear Uhem off alive, and throw the birds on the to die agonizing deaths; and a recent number of the Salem (azette says: “The manner of catching birds for the milliners and dealers 1s cruel in the extreme. Cages are used, surrounded by tiny traps. Into these cages a female put. er pisintive call im the male bird, who fies to her only tp one of the litte tr A ute is the tiny throat, fore out of the litle quivering body 1t 13 skinned alive, in order to preserve its Drilitant color.” aaugnters of Wont Ech, ot Bpriaghaae rs Of Wau. Riley, 0 in weritical condition froin polboniag ftréo the tse of a face powder known as ” and apartments for steuin heating. Mr. XN, K Grimm ts the architect. ‘Three houses tor Dr. Louis Mackall, on Q street, Bear 2st street, have Just been ereeied irom de N. R Grimm, architect. ‘k, Ornamented with ‘They have bay win- lag tothe roof. and finished with a Gabic, and have comvenieut invertor arrangements, i ‘The use of their Magers and arms were and violent ins in the limbs and stomach ed. The rst symptoms were noticed five years Beither knew what it was, For the Satan ban tadar Sia an and she isin a cian say it is suould she never be healthy ‘White lead Irom the powder is in her system. DOW & mere | THE WILICZA SALT MINES. An Interesting Description of = Won derful Place Near Cracow. A Washington lady hasrecetved trom her sister, now traveling in Europe, the following graphic account of @ visit to the noted salt mines at Wilicza, near Cracow: “after a comfortable day's journey from Moscow We arrived if this ol Polish city of Cracow, sit- uated on the Vistula, There are many places of interest here to the visitor, one of which is the old cathedral, founded by King Cassim{r. It contains the graves of John Sobieski, Ponlatowski, Kos clusko, &c., also Thorwaldsen’s statue of Christ. The Wilicza salt mines, which have been worked Tor 900 years, and are wonderfully grand in ap- pearance are7 miles distant from the city. We drove ogethem through A most eaattfal and tianty qesr “and “interesting sights, Arriving at the mines, we put on, long. Wraps and caps ready to Jowered in iJ Gage-like elevator 300 feet below. There we Were met and escorted by guides lights to What seemed to be @ sanctuary, the roof of wnieh was supported by huge pillars and arches. At one end Was an altar, brilliantly ee with candies and surrounded with statuary, life size, carved en- Urely Out of salt. No earth was to beseen any- where, only this salt Fock a gray jooking. granite like substance, and somewhat moist. awalk Selsentasen deta than ee a loor, Which, Open, disclosing toour view an room With a beautifully smooth floor of wood. Atte same moment a brass band began to we. ‘most delightful and enlivening music. We were all bewildered with this scene, so far underground, High above onr heads the’ sait roof sparkled and was barely visible. From the root hung about “twenty immense chandeliers Containing thousands of bright ‘atone end Of this hall was an illuminated picture imitating ‘Stained glass in a most perfect way. ‘The music ‘Was 60 enlivening that one after of our 'y found themselves upon the "he bund stopped playing and re were then conducted toa number of large rooms or balis—the band always pr: us, playing ‘a9 We entered, but being never again visible Lo us, Words can give no correct idea of the of this place, and the peculiar sensations 1¢ awakened. ve were next led through a long, dark passage-way, whieh brought us to the lake, Where we stood speli-bound, gazing in wonder upon the beautital water. ta were Teflected flashing in the water from sit to at the band, hiaden from view, ‘some very Plaintive melody in slow and mouroful straing, to the rhythm of which we found ourselves moving Dodily and suitably “over tothe other shore.” With gut noticing it, the platiorm upon whlch we were standing was being drawn by some invisible means Through this beautiful lake to the opposite side. Such a scene and surroundings, creating such im- pressions, can come to ns but once in @ liretime, and many were deeply affected by 1t, 80 that un- Didden tears filled oureyes, Words aré te to express in any satisfactory Way What We saw and experienced in this trip. Not a word was spoken while the plaintive music echoed again and ‘again trough these long halls and. passagervays, wntil we had reached the steps of the upper land. ing, when wecould hearit nomore. We re-entered tue’ elevator, to rise to the upper realus again, feeling we fad ene ful yaine of What at rat seemed a very high c ir the trip. returned to ‘Cracow. mm the window of our room we look down on the ‘beautiful blue Dan- ube,’ which is worthy of all that is sald and writ. ten about 1c. Opposite the hotel stands the old very Hobt, day and naghe, tells the. nowt with & every bous, day a: rf, bugie call. “Ivisa quaint and beautiful old cus- tom, continued in some parts of Russia.” en THE ASSEUBLY OF KNIGHTS, Powéerly’s Speech Well Received—A Warm Contest Probable Over the New Constitution. J. P. McGaughey, secretary of the co-operative doard of Knights of Labor, said at Minneapolis, yesterday that the result of tie vote in the case of James R. Buchanan, the rejected delegate from District Assembly 89, ot Denver, as given by the latter, was false, and that the vote was ‘unanimous against Buchanan. The effect of Pow- derly’saddress Thursday has been generally good, and it is thought he will gain friends by. the senti- ments expressed, although they were somewhat antiquated. His expressions with regard to bis alleged connection with socialism and anarchy were very well received, and have won much com- ment in his favor. 4 HARD FIGHT PROBABLE OVER THE CONSTITUTION. Ivis learned that the report that a big Oght Would be made in the convention over the new constitution fs not wholly without foundation. In fact the talk 18 quite general among the delegates tothe effect that such a fight 13 quite likel come up in the convention, and that the constitu- on will be bitterly crypest by the “antis.” What strength they will be able to develop i$ the matter is brought up and reaches @ vote Is not known, A prominent Eastern knight ele eae ‘the opinion that the dissatisfaction over matter is very much stronger than the Ad- ministration have any idea of. ‘The “antis” would have to poll a two-third voteto win. The prin- cipal ere of of ion among the “antis” seems w be that they do not like tue idea of the general officers holding office for a two-years’ term. CHARGES AGAINST ORNERAL OPPICERS. They also make the claim that at least two of the present general officers, Secretary Litchman and Treasurer Turner, are wholly incompetent. Whether they have any facts in port of their assertion fs not known. The admii ration dele- gates asked in regard to the matter state emphatically that the charges of incompetency made against, Turner and Litchman are entirdy without foundation. They say that iwo better men for the positions named could not be found in the organization. It ts quite evident that the two factions im the convention fear each other, The fact that lengthy secret caucuses are held nightly goes a long way to sustaining this belief. ‘THE GENERAL SECRETARY'S REPORT. General Secretary Litchman presented his report. ‘The number of members reported in good stand- ing at the last seasion of the general assembiy was 702,924, and the number of members in arrears 26,753. This made the a ot member. ship of the order, as then 720,077. The {otal number of inembers reported in good stand. ing July 1 was in round numbers 485,¢ Add to this the nearly 50,000 who are in ihe same re- lation to the order as were the 26,753 reported as ip arrears upon the last report, and we would have the membership of the order 535,000 July 1, 1887. This would indicate an apparent decrease Of about 195,000 membera, The receipts for the fiscal year ended July 1 are shown to be $388,731, giving, with balance on hand, a grand total of $508,647. ‘The result of the deliberations of the cominittee on the revision of the constitution was submitted to the local assemblies, and the assemblies were to vote upon ‘the con- stitution proper as the first proposition, and upon the article relating to national assemblies a8 the second proposition. The returns from whe local assewbiles showed that 2,63 local assem- biles voted yea on the first proposition, and 1,046 ‘Yoted no; that 2.363 local assembles voted yea on the second proposition and 926 no. PROPOSED SAVINGS ASSOCIATION. ‘The general secretary makes a number of recom- mendations, which may be summarized as follows: ‘That the subject of establishing a co-operative savings association be considered by the commit. tee on the state of the order. The primary object of this will be to establish a home for the order in every town or city where theorderexists. Branches may be established in each State, and gradually the power of the order can be brought to bear in the Various divisions of co-operative production, distribution, consumption, and saving. ‘That State assemblies De made compulsory instead of permis- sive, That the proper committee consider the de- ‘son, N. J., inthe linen thread works, Mrs. found that in one branch of this industry women rio water Pirates in Petticoats, CUNVER BEMALE SWINDLERS “BO” cENCOOLAT Dom A new and clever swindle has been brought to Ught in Cincinnst!. An elegantly-ressed lady enters a store, selects some chotte dress goods and ladiey Mngerie, and when the package 18 ready the buyer asks that the account be charged, giving the ‘Bame of a good customer of the house whe has an Recount there. The credit clerk does not sce the AN OLD ANGLER'’s YARN. A Story Told in Frent of a Camp-Fire in New Hampshire. ‘HE DESCRIBES HIS FIRS¥ FISHING EXPRDITION—HOW ‘TWO YOUTHS SET OUT FOR 4 VACATION IX THE ‘WILD@—THE ADVENTURES OP THE LADS IN SEARCE OF LAKE UMBAGOG—4 SORRY PLIGHT AND XO FISH. A merry party was seated around the big camp- fire at a fishing camp in Northern New Hamp- shire after night had fallen and put amend to the day’s sport of enticing the wary trout with the | daintiest of files. Everybody was in a good hu- mor, and one good story followed another. One member of the party bad fished over the whole country, and was almost as familiar with the Rangely Lakes as with the home tarm of his boy- hood days. When he laid down his pipe and re- marked, “I will never forget my frst real fishing expedition,” everybody drew up a little closer, particularly Tae Star reporter, who was present, anxious to hear every word that was to follow, for they had listened to too many of his yarns to Want to lose anything In the spinning. ARRANGING FOR THE EXPEDITION. “When a boy,” he continued, “I iived in a little Village not very far from here, and from my eafll- ext recollections always had a strong desire to make a trip to Lake Um to catch some trout. ‘When Twas about twenty year old I decided that the trip would have to be made. I was all the more a8 a cousin of about my age WhO had & position in Boston had. to go with mo ‘as 800D a¥ he could get a little vacation, We made all our mts bY Correspondence, and many letters went back and forth, We had our plans all xed, 80 that when my chum, having secured a vacation, drove over trom his old home in & neighboring’ village we were ready to start the next” morning, I _never have made euch careful and extensive prepara- ‘ons for a trip since. We didn’t have much 8)aTe cash and were compelled to be economical. I'had devised what I thought a very clever scheme for carrying our provisions. I hod along oval tin box made, with & door on one side something like lunch boxes that you see, only it was made nearly threefeet long. I had carefully thought out ex- actly what we Would need. We would not be compelled to open our mess-box until we reached the | shi unds, 80 I bY aif “the * nevetsarieg ‘in any ox. I forgot to say that I had straps to the box ‘so that I could carry it over my shoulders, for we were golng horseback (that is it could get a horse). In my box, of which I was quite proud, I p: @ bottle of whisky, several Pounds of powder, for We expected to siidot (that 4f 1 could borrow a gun), a big pteve of pork and plenty of bread. 1 succeeded fn getting & horse after hunting around pretty lively. MY Uncle Billy had a colt that he ‘wasn’t using, and he finally consented to loan her to me. Sue lad a habit of shying at any little thing to the road. AS 1 found out Tater, she would ‘shy every ume I didn’t think she Would, but would never notice anything likely to care her. THE GUN. “Well, the next thing necessary wasthe gun. A certain man in the village owned the best gun in that part of the country. Atteast everybody thought 1¢ was a superior gun, but I have since come to the conclusion that itsréputation was due solely to the unerring aim of its owner, If I couid only gain lon of that gun I felt that my Outht wouid be complete, 1 did succeed in bor- Towing it, together with all the accouterments. It had a polished ramrod as smooth as glass and as hard a8 iron and as straignt as a ramrod should be. Besides, t had a metallic loader, which was the pride of the owner. It was designed to fit over the bullet so that tt could be rammed down with Freat ease and rapidity. This loader T promised carry in my inside pocket, so as not to run any Tisk Of loosiny it. These were the preparations that I spent so much time in making, As 1 said, when Wes. —— drove over one afternoon every= thing was in readiness for a start. ‘THE START. “The distance to Lake Umbagog was between 75 and 100 miles, and we expected toreach the fish- ing grounds in three days. We were on the road bright and early the next morning, for we were to 40 miles the first day. Wes, rode the iorse he drove trom howe, und I rode Unele Billy's colt, With the provision box strapped over my shoulders and the gun slung over my arm. The tin-vox scheme worked first rate, at first, and the colt didn’t shy, at first. Before night, however, the box was a heavy as lead, and the straps were cutting my shoulders like knives, while the colt was eter- Rally skipping from one side of the road to theather. When the stopping place, which was a popwar hovel, Was at last reached, I wae in a terribie con- dition. I hadn’t been used to long horseback rides, and I was sore ailover. We bota felt better alter @ hearty supper and after making the acquaint- ance of several likely looking young ladies. They belonged to a party of tourists, who were going to Dixviie Notch the next day. It was Cy our Foad, and we anticipated a pieasant day Hiding alongside their cares on the morrow. Tis we did. At least Wes. did. I rode alongside whenever the colt was willing. We stopp-d at Dixville Notch with them, and spent a coupie of pleasant hours rambling about, When we should have been hurrying along. ‘The girls were pretty, and as we were very Susceptibic, as boys of twenty usually are, we were all girled up and hated to leave ‘them: We finally reuilzed the danger of dawdling longer, and were about departing when a slight accident came very near sending u, or one of us, back home, I had been particularly anxious ‘that the young ladies should notice Chat my gun and I were inseparable. As [ was saying good-bye Taropped the butt of the gun to the ground very nonchalantly. There was ‘A LOUD EXPLosiox, and the polished ramrod, which I had thought- lessly left in the barrel, went through the rim of my hat. I couldn't afford to be scared, and, turn- ing my hat around so that the girls sbouldn’t sez Ube hole, I treated the matter inughingly and Urled to appear as if 1t was an intentional salute. We in earing ourselves away, but f was awtully worried over the loss of that ramrod. Our destination that night was not a hotel, and when we reached it we were not accorded a very hearty welcome. It was a lumbercamp, or sta- ‘ton, On the Androscogyin River. We tadn’t come on businesd, and so Luey were not glad to see us, DUL, alter a Itic persuasive talk, we were given Somievbing to eat and accorded ‘the privilege of peeing: night pee Morin i coer spk 01 going to sieep, though, without replacing the lost cumrod. 80" 1. wandered out in the dark aad succeeded in finding a plece of wood that might be made to suit the purpose. It was hard wood, a8 Was required, and was not easy tw cut down I got some pieces of glass, and, by dint of steady " whituing and scrapiog, I succeeding in making a respecta- ble ramrod by midnight, and went to sleep in a better frame of mind. ‘To be sure I hadn't ueeded the ramrod as yet, Dut there was no telling when it would be wanted. Wes. and I were ps early, We had to be, for we had to find out how to mabe ‘the rest of Ube trip (which was to be by water up the river) betore anybody else should fad out how we were going. Our cketbuoks were not well filled, but We Were going to wake the trip all the same. The only thing afloat was AN OLD BaTBAU about 30 fect long, which generally required a couple of men to an oar and a couple more to steer. Fortunately the river at that point was as smooth as. mill pond and there was hardly any current, We left our horses as guarantee and jumped aboard without saying a word. We were soon out of sight of the camp. It was hard work, but we were young and strong and were bound to get there, For several miles the Androscoggin River, you know, runs alongside Lake Umbagog, and at Umes the waters are separated by a very narrow strip of ground, We had been told that at one of these places it was an easy matter to get the boat from the river into the lake. We found the place, but how to get such a boat as we had into the lake was a serious matter. We went to work witha ‘will aud succeeded in dragging it perhaps a third of the way over, and then couldn't budge it an inch farther. We were compelled to push it back into the river. ‘There was nothing else to do but either Tow to the outlet, several “miles farther, or go back. The latter we were bound novto Go. owe pushed ahead and at last nad the satisfiiction of riding on the lake. Much to our relief we found that was a strong breeze blowing us in the very direction we had been told togo. It was about or8 miles to the inlet. ‘Tree or¢ miles up this inlet’ was our Mslting Ffound. (We certalnly were in luck, for the breeze lew us directly to the inlet. It was a merechance tofind it without following the bank of the luke all the way round. We started up the inlet, but soon came tO a narrow almost im; bie over the bad places. T'was pushing my and was leaning well tor- fard when I heard s ‘chug in the water, ‘The Bar and was on the bottom of ‘THR EXD OF OUR JOURNEY. «Tired! Inever in my life was 80 played out. ‘Hungry! We hadn't had a bite to eat alnce leaving ‘the lumber camp early in the morning. We had ‘been so busy trying to navigate our man-ol-war 5 5 hard Pages i i if i f if i i for breakfast. This was done and we turned In, too hungry and too tired to very well. In'the morning I hurried to the rivet bank to get the pork wile Wes. made a fire. 1 carefully PULLED IN THE STRING, Dut there was nothing om the other eng. Either the pork hed becn eaten by the fish or carried aay eas ‘We cursed our luer, and, a ‘a few worms, tried to fish, Dut not {ise would Soha. Uterly’ discou: and diss heartened, we jumped into our bateau and began our homeward v only hoping that we would be able to got back to civilization and: ‘we Wore soon on the lake, but the breeze that brought us over $o nicely the tay previous was sill] blow. ing in the same direction. ‘There was nothing to do but to row. We pulled hard for a while, but on looking toward the shore were dismayed to find ‘hat we had made no our etforts just about countertatanced the wind. ‘The outlet must be reached in some way oF we would starve. Fortunately there was a piece of rope the boat. " We rowed ashore, and Then one walked along the shore pulling the boat luke « canal mule, while the other kept the boat off with an oar. We ‘took turns at this work, and were nearly ready to Getting back safely ont us reaswea wrocgel to Tow, and some time in the night we reached THE LUMBER CAMP that we had left the morning previous, What a reception we received. The man in charge acted asif he would like to kill us, ‘The bateau that we appropriated had been, put in readiness to take lumber owner and some prospective Ghey arrived the boat was gua ‘They bed wated all day for us to retura, and on the next day started up in -a dugout to meet us They had grossed over to theinlet while we were towing the boat around the lake and had missed us Abusing ta roundly, tne forcinan relented sone, us ‘man relented eome- what When he realized what a pitabie oonditonn We were 1b, ghd we Were given a good hearty meal, such a8 1t was, We bad togive up all the money we had to pay for our Ca it of tT or Sate or retin Lane on the ground ‘would have willingly yielded up the other treasure, tho water-tight tin mess-box, but we had left 1t Where we had camped and eaten the two fish without any loaves, We secured our horses again and in tWo more days were AGAIN AT HOME, “Uncle Billy’s colt was returned to him and the gun toltsowner, The latter had been fired but the once, when the ramrod passed through my hatbrim, but it had looked well, carried along in a sportamanlike manner. Wea. snd I gradually Dack the full use of our limbs, but our ishing tip tothe Um) ‘was tor a Tong time a very sore subject with us, In fact we never would tell at home exactly what had happened to us, but were compelled to acknowledge that the fishing wasn't quite a8 good as we hadexpected. It was several years before I made another trip in that direction, hen I finally made up my mind to go, you may Test assured that before I started I knew exactly Whore I Was going, how I was to get there and how 1 was to get back. One blind fishing trip of that kind was enough for asane man. ——<o9—_—___— THE VIRGINIA FARMERS, Concerning Country Reads—Mit. Ver- mon Avenue—The Lukens Farm, ‘The Woodlawn Farmers’ Ciub met at the resl- dence of Courtland Lukens on the 1st of October, President Pierson in the chair and W. Giilingham secretary. When the minutes of last’ meeting were read Prof. Mason said there was an error he Would ike tocorrect. Smithsonian Institute should be Jnstitution, This was a potnt that Prot. Henry used to be very tenacious avout, Smithson’s will reads: “An institution for the diffusion of knowl- edge among men.” ‘The subject lett over from last meeting, “The improvement of the road to Alexandria,” was taken up and discussed at some length. C. Lukens read an article from the Virginia Farm and Home in relation to road working. The new road law now in force in this county provides for ‘the levying of additional taxes, and it was thought Ubat the law well executed would result in sub- stantial improvement. Chas, Gibbs was encour- aged to persevere with the subscription by_par- Ues along the route for the purpose of graveling, and, in conjunction with the road commissioners, to get the road in good shape for winter travel. ARM CRITICISM. Jas. W. Roberts then read the critical report in substance as follows: This farm 1s locaved on “Mount Vernon avenue” extended; about 8 miles from Alexandria, and will of course be very con- ¥enient to Washington when that great thorough- {are is completed. “On approaching the residence they were struck with the extreme heatness Of he lawa, and forcibly reminded of their own short- comings in that respect, but with our present fence laws they thought tne two front gates—and in fact the Whole fence in front of the bouse might be dispensed with to advantage by adding to the beauty of tne place, and removing the necessity of exertion on the part of tne committee in open Ing the gates, as some of them were born tired A herd of fine Jerseys first gained their attention, about thirty head of thoroughbreas and grades— Principally” the former—making a herd or which Anyone might be proud. They are headed by a very fine specimen of bis race that they would think worthy ofa premium at any fair,one animal at ‘the late fair at Rockville, to the contrary notwith- standing, (some of those who were there will u1 derstana’ this), ‘The cows did not seem to be suf- fering from dyspesia rather to their surprise, when they thought of ‘What our host had herevo! fore told iu regard to his manner of feeding much and often, \aus they thought adding vo the jabor of caring for them and not 80 for the animal a8 two or three good feeds « day and plenty of time to sleep. The per- manent pasture on which they were f showed close work, and they thought would bo benefited by some dtain-tileproperiy placed. They also: eer & go0G Uressing of lime would be ben- eficial, field of about 22 acres of corn showel a very tine erop of todder and a fair crop of ears, Dut’ nov in proportion tothe fodder, hig, no doubt, is owing to the drought, but the corn being planted in dil soem tars the thought whether Une crop of ears wouid not have been larger if the corn had been pianted in hills and worked both ways. ‘They took exception to lis method of Sow: tug bone-dust und fertilizers on the sod, and plow- ingit under tor corn, as being a waste. ‘Most leading farmers advise keeping Chem near the sur- fuce, as they work Gown fast enough. Our host was fortunate in having a crop of wheat average ing 25 bushels to the ucre, and is putting in usual quantity this fall, not being d by the continuous low prices. "He ts evidently on0 wo believes that “well begun is half done,” and does not spare labor In the preparation of te seed-bed. If he think, with many of our agricultural writ- ers, that “ullage s manure,” he ‘Suill_applies the “aruuery,” both heavy’ and light in the shay cominercial ferulizers’ and barn. ard, manure win a liberal abd end seeps no odks against the crops. “hey were especially inter in the result of this wheat field on account Of the application of lime it re- celved a year ago. ‘They were inclined to oriuicise Sis pana dowa hl iasiead of rosin ge more apc to gully and wash out.” Our host ha become disheartened In sowing corn ground in Whedt from successive failure, nod ‘will sow cate Qnallof ean future, having done wo proftably on bart for muny sedis past.” Tue farm puldiags ‘and fences were ail in good order and implemen mostly housed. The overflowing barns, a8 evidenced by the hay stacked and sold, give Of good crops of grass. A small silo fied with ens silaged corn will be a welcome. addition to the winter ration of a flock of fiity ewes, that are in ood order t0 0 into cold weather. He does, not fie tor butter making, but the committee think if he would give it a fair trial that he would nd It ¢o compare he was f worably with the green corn ag, throug the summer. The com. mittee concluded they found a pleasant subject to write about, with much to praive and tue to condemn, and “wished” this "sectioa had more such’ tarmers and farmeresses. In reply to the criticism of his drilling the Wheat up and down the hill, our host stated that he did ft to allow each driti-turrow to carry its own water, aud thereby prevent wi in Yes; he also it an advantage in’ a1 way, belng at right angles to the direction revailing Beitet that It was beter to plow in'oune-dust end other fertilizers for corn—thought he had received F ad more benedlt from that course, A of pale verized. shel show ton, delivered on cars or boat at Balumor, wnlen he ‘was going to try. It was queried whether Durnt Shells 0 $2.59 Ung teg Nigesid we cheaper? r. Agnew thought coal wader ag vege- Tabie matter would be useful as ry he was: It was the ree otherwise. a aig Eger er te Po havi 90 far into the ever err A defer the cg aad chosen for ing—“Concentrated v3, ipanaive BS on the ‘of October. Critical committee, C. [ie fh San ance eta THB CHANGE OF COLORS Dt THR AUTUMN LEAVES ‘He began by saying that we often bear a good eal said about the irrevocable laws of nature— ‘Whereas nature's operations are a continual set- NOTES BY THE W:! Matters that Claim Sectety’s Ayemtion During the Autamm. PEOPLE WHO ARE ALREADY “at BOME”—THR SENTI- ‘MENTAL TEA AND ITS BUSINESS ASPRCT—TWO KEW DANCES LEFT OVER FROM SCUMMER—WRDDINGS IX OFFICIAL CIROLES—MI88 GRUNDY'S BUDORT OF Gosstr, Correspondence of Tam EVENING Star. En Rovre 70 WAsEINOTOX, October 6, 1887. With my face set toward Washington, where I hope to be before these notes gathered en route are printed, I pause for a moment to put up my Dudget for Tu Stan. Ifeel asif {t Would be ap- Propriate to reverse the heartless saying of the French monarch and his wife, “After us the de- luge,” for it seems to me now as if I were one of the ‘survivors of the flood, having spent several Successive rainy days in the eountry without a ray of sunshine, But rain in the country where there are grassy lawns, felds of grain and trees, which ‘only look the fresher for the showers, 18 tar .more cheerful to my notion than rain in a closely built up city like New York, where the black sticky mud inthe streets ‘the thicker, and the ht Tows of butidings the grimmier under leaden. ‘with a constant down-pour of rain like that ot the latter days of last week, BUSINESS AND SENTIMENT. Some of those who have already returned to their city homes have begun entertaining in an In- formal way, and by issuing invitations let their friends who have also come baok to town know That they are ready” Gt 1 wane itis eee wna ne {or iSstance, with thous New York ladies who en- ving their friends an opportunity them: nts at other times New Year, and on bit Versaries, who now have wi mental tea’ tainment 11 Invite triends and twem on a certain afternoon at 4 or 5 o'clock, and somehow make it understood that each guest will bring a.cup and saucer and ments. Occasionally benefit 1smade, as lady guests have been requested to bring work With them, and have bad the fur- ther made that the work be a square for a guilt, or lambrequin, of sofa cushion, and, of ‘course, that fs given to the too, who thus gets enough after a time to have a’ “sentiment Quilt, or other useful household article at little or Ho ex to herself, and thinks it “so nice that At represents the affection (1) for her manifested by 80 many friends,” and thus testities to her great Popularity. That is why itis called “seatimen- tal,” though there are wicked matter-of-fact peo- ple who think there 13 more of @ coarser feeling, Which, in the case of New York alaermen, has been called for boodle” on the part of the Fecipient of the contributed pieces of china and Work, than of ap) tion of a “sent. ment” of friendship for herselt represented in the donation of fancy work and tea things. Again @ “sentimental” bangle 1s coveted by a lady, Who delicately intimates to her friends that she fs getting one up, and wishes as pendants for ita gold dollar, or perhaps a five-dollar goid coin from as many as will give it, with the monozram of the doner engraved thereon, and these she has attached to her narrow gold bracelet. Less ambi- Uous ladies have been known to content them- selves with small silver coins which they have hinted to friends to give them for a sliver bracelet. So after a time 1t may come to pass that those who do not like to seem to ask anything of their iriends and who now append to funeral notices “no flow. ers,” must when they give tea parties announce, “nd cups and saucers, no patchwork contributions no dollars for bangles, no ‘sentiment’ of any kin expected.” It really comes to be quite a heavy tax upon people who are disposed to be obiiging in yielding Lo the known wishes of others, when they are acquainted with many of the “sentient” ladies Who want all sentiment for themselves ex- Pressed in some such substanUal manner as that ‘above-described. ‘TWO NEW DANCES. When talking over their observations at the was tering places during the summer, ladies mention ‘two new dances. Both come under the technical head of “round dances.” One 1s known as “York,” and is rather a step than a figureof a dance, Tuls 4s a slide with asilgnt “dip” and a variation of the redowa step. It may make some of the youths who are first to master it as popular as did an- other dance which caused certuln Washington girls to mention one of their beaux as ~tdarun’, “darlin, three step—" well I won't mention nis name, Dut it made the rhyine perfect. Another dance, which is decidedly distinctive, 1s known as the “Kentucky jubilee,” and jsdanced to ” the music of “Dancing in the Barn,” which is as | lively and inspiriting “as the name’ woud tinply. ‘This 1s danced by two persons side by side, one of the gentleman's arms rests ou the walst of the lady, and one of her bands on his shoulder, but the other hand and arm of each are free as they skip lightly torward in the first steps of the dance. About eight steps are taken in Uhis way with each foot alternately and then they join and revolve in Uhe heel-and-toe polka, or some other step that Will keep Ume to the mustc, at pleasure, ‘The wedding of Mr. Pedroso of the Spantsh lega- ton, and Ass Camille Bergumanns, the only child of Mra, Lily Macalester Laughton, will occur dur- Ang the last days of October at’ Mrs, Luughton's country place, G.engarry, Torrisdale, Vuiladel- Pilla, wiulch was tue Lume Of her lave tather, str, Chas, Macalester, the intimate friend of the late Mur. Peabody, Tle wedding 1s not to be a large one. ‘WEDDINGS IN OFFICIAL CIRCLES, Senator Hawiey’s approaching marriage, which ‘has been announced, will be the frstof a Senator since the matrimonial epidemic began which had affected every other branch of the Government since this Administration came in in 188. ‘Tne President, (Wo inembers of bls C .binet, tannin, and Lamar (for Secretary Manning was wart Rot loug before the inauguration of his chief), one Justice of the Supreme Court, Judge Mattuews, nd several members of the House of Representa- Uves, including Long, Massachusetts; Ir. Daven- port, New York; Glover, Missourl, aha McAMiliin, Tennessee, has each brougut a bride to Washing- ton within tWo and a-hait years, but most of tue marriages to which reference is made have occur- red within eighteen montis past. To this list PkObsbiy the most, notable one of the kind in the Lory of any group of men who were at any one period connected at the same time in stinilar Capacities to those named with our Government, may be added the sons and daughters of Govern- Ment oMficals including members of the Supreme Court and of the two Houses of Congress who have been Among these have been the daugh- ter ot Justice Miller, of the supreme Court; the son of Judge MacArthur, of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia; the dauguter of the late Senator Miller, of Cailiornia; ube late Senator ’8 son, Senator Eustis’ daughter, Senator Dolph’s dabghter, Senator Camden's dauguter, Senator Harrison's duughter, Senator Colquit’s daughter, Representative Handali’s daughter, Kep- resentative Spriggs’ daughter. SOMETHING ABOUT SENATORS. Senator McPherson, who has been dividing his time for the past three weeks between New York city and his farm et Belle Mead, New Jersey, Started Saturday tor Western New York with his wite and daughter, whom he took to visit his aged mother at Avon Springs, N. ¥., and he will go to Buffalo and Chteago to attend to business. ‘The subcomumitiee of the Senate finance commit- Meetings in Wasoingion, Chicago asa New York, me r New To consider questions us ‘to usdervalustions ii collections of customs duues, will hold its Mnal session in Washington in November, when it 1s expected that all the members, Senators Allison, Morrill, Aldrich, McPherson ahd Beck will be present. Senators Allison and Beck, itis betleved, ave never missed a single one of the meetings ‘0f the subcommittee, NOTES ABOUT WELL-KNOWN PEOPLE. ‘Mra, Garfield, the widow of President Garfeld, when in New York in the spring with her daugh- ter, says one Who saw much of them then, ex- a strong desire to goto Europe, and Miss ollie was even more anxious to tuke che trip, but er mother said she could not Jeave the elder Airs, Garfield, the venerable mother of the late Prest- ent. iiss Molite is mentioned by those Who saw her in New York as extremely pretty. She is now ‘Bineteen or twenty years old, ‘Young Mr. Jas, Blaine, son and namesake of Jas. Sabina ee ‘Satna ME ee dias aaah ute ee was lately because THE TALK OF NEW YORK. Gessip Heard and Repeated by Cum- mings and Hall. 4 DETECTIVE TRLLS ABOUT CONSPIRACIES TO DE- FRAUD CORPORATIONS—HOW ACCIDENT SUITS ARE SOMETIMES DEFEATED—THE IRISH CAUSE GOING CP AND THE ANARCHISTS’ GOING DOWN. ‘Special Carrespondence of Ter Evexrve Stan. ‘New York, October 7. A large, thick-set_man, Whose dress and bearing Indicated great prosperity, satat a table in the Morton House the other evening. He doesn’t look At, Dut he ts a detective, the very antithesis in ap- pearance of the gaunt, keen-eyed, reticent ind!- ‘Vidual Chat the average Writer makes the typical detective of his story. He talked freely but never indiscreetiy. “How about that case of an organ- tod attempt here in New York to Diackmail a Prominent Boston mant” was asked of the de- tective. “Ttisa case,” said he, “There bas been ‘nothing much more’ it since (he ume that that fellow got hus. insured with nearly every company in New York and then pretended to die at a little country town near here. He had secured Reales Staachaan is ae Of the than who. had taken the room und his rela ves bore the body away. The fellow, however, ‘was indiscreet when he had away to Write to his flancee—it is this writ ing to his girt roeusaamecirres ciate 4 = ‘to South America, where be now is, “The most troublesome cases detectives have, ‘who work for corporations, are those Known a8 accidenteuits, Tuere are now pending more than 6,000 suits for damages against the elevated roads Invorer was going to works ack whe” posting a under the Third avenue elevated road, a careless Workman on the latter Une let a piece of umber fall and hit him on the head and shoulder. He FOr A.Scalp wound and a bruise of the shoulder, Sustainedno scrious injury. A lawyer got hold of him and persuaded him to bring sult against the company for $20,000 damages. Con- ary Uo the lawyer's instructioas, he went out on his letsure, the street to His counselor Yound him and nustied: ita "up" into te ‘over & saloon and pi made bun a pris- ‘oner, We found out Was and I set out lodgii ge ‘Bight, drank ‘vile sway ngs one ‘whis! until along toward “morning, pretended 10 be very drunk, and was carried futo an upper room directly under the apartments occupied oy She clatmant, | When iny companions or te saloon had left me I climbed up a iadder, forced open a trap door and found tbe mani wad after. Iwas disguised as a sea captain, and the man, not sus. Pecting my identity, told te how and wiiy he had n made a prisoner, I persuaded him to descend with me down tbe fire-escape, promising to take tim to sea with me and iberally. Once outside I conducted him to the offices of the rail- Toad company, and there he was offered $500 if he Would sign a’ release from all claim against the railroad company, He readily gave his signature a the document, ‘and Coed home A rought suit he might have was demanded in his acon A FRAUDULENT PARALYTIC. “But how about the blackmailing case?” per- sisted the listener, “We'll get at that by and bye,” sald the detec- lve, “Let me tell you mare about accident sults. One night a man was going home along 524 street and fell part way through the hatchway in front Of a house owned by a Woman of comparatively modest means te went home and at Once insti. at ngs for heavy damages, claiming that he had been Paralyzed 1a bis lower limbs by the accident, “I was employed by the de~ fendant to ferret out the case. I hired a physi- clan to examine tue man, He turned the battery on bim ‘and secured ‘evidence that he was simulating paralysis. I hired a room directly opposite “that occupied by the all invalid) and watched bis movements with a field glass. 1 saw him walking about his room and so testified at the trial. The doctor corroborated my sary, but the man had employed attendants to carry him into the cour. room and he acted his part so well that in spite of all the | evidence we adduced the plaintiff got $3,600 dam- ages, I promised to prove to the deiendant that the sult Was a fraud or to demand no pay for my services, In order to convince her I arranged tht @ servant girl should go to work In apartuieuts ad- Joining those occupied by the claimant. She dis- ‘covered Wal to days after the trial he was abie Wo walk dows stairs and get his beer. When I had stipulated fee for my “Levme refpind you that you haven't told me yet about tne blackmatling case.” SURIES AND CORPORATIONS. “Pause a moment,” responaed the detective. “To prove to you that a corporation has no chance | with an average jury, let me tell you a case that occurred in Detroit. “A man had been struck by & Michigan Central looomouve and injured, He Drought suit, claiming that the engineer had not sounded his bell as. a Warning, While tbe engineer averred Uhat the bell had been constantly rung. ‘The claimant won in the lower court and the case Was taken up toa higher uibunal. |The superin- Yendent of the road then determined to (ry an ex. riment. He boarded an cagine going down the ne through the city and stood in the cab with a disinterested witness. He rang the bell as fast as Possible abd saw to It that tue locomotive made oniy 6 inlles an hour. Omicers of the company were Statloned at severulof the crussiags, and they sum- moned witnesses who had seen the engine go vy. Of a large number of these only Uaree swore That the locomotive’s Vell was ringing. ‘Some lestified that the engine was going 40 tlles an hour and none of them fixed the rate of speed at Jess than 15 tilesan hour. They ail, no doubt, Intended te e sincere, but the case illustrated tbe ‘unrellabliity of the Ordinary witness against a corporation. ‘The company offered Unis evidence, Dut it was defeated, nevertheless. You may not be a friend of tue corporations, Dut at unay in- terest you to know that the Lake Shore Road was defrauded of more than a quarter of a inillion dol- tars io frwuduleat clattas tor ‘on account Of the Ashtabula disaster. You know many of tbe Dodies were so compietely consumed there that Ot a trace Was left Of Uhem, ‘Lhe false claimants Set up fraudulent claims and the , unavle at tne me to reste. without pocastonlag £0 muck public i jon, compromised Ure suits, Dut its claim agent discov later that they were groundless.” SHADOWING A MAY IX. NEW TORK. “Now please vell me about the blackmailing case,” insisted the listener. ‘The detective smiled and sald by way of evasion: “Do you know that New York is the most dimcult city in the world for a devective to shadow a man? ‘The elevated roads, for one thing, make it so. You Start out to follow aman. You must be careful ot to let him see you. tie takes a train on the L Tidesto the first station, ‘and off to | throw off his trail any suppose’ . He | walls wpUlll the next comes along and then boards | that. He may change thus three ume on a jour- ney, andif he sees anybody following his exauple hhe 15 pretty sure that he is being stiadowed and he ‘skips out of sight. ‘Try to follow himon Broadway and be can give you the sillp with the utmost ease as he dodges in and out of the crowd or makes his way through side streets only to emense again on way a block or Two away. IU is quite the custom to criuicize the detective when a criminal gives him the slip. I remember the case of two eminent criminal lawyers in the West who had seen a great deal of life. They were employed to defend Mollie Matches, one of the most adroit pickpockets that ever lived, They cleared him and Mollie gave them (g dinner.” At its conclusion the lawyers : Matches, You are preuy at your Aness, but you couldn't pick the pockets of two old-timers ‘like ourselves.’ Matches smiled, but did not meet their boast with any declaration, ‘One of the attorneys wore a valuable diamond cluster pin On his shirt front, and the other had several bills of returning: ‘Ube lawyer's shirt front, ad with bim, and by back to the latter the bills that ‘the lawyer the int jon of ‘what he was: af arith tesage sta ae through the country. Mew be or sent grimage we will “You will fina Ireland's cause inthe smaier ore b, we are quite prepared for that, and we 4% full comprenension of how tbe ie lesser ticlans have been gaint es tuning. their on code OF The President's train left Milwaukee, a tothe Mluminated special time-scheduile, halt an hour late yesterday, but reached Madison on time. “Never better,” was Mrs. Cleveland's reply to an inquiry regarding ber health, ns she came om doant, and the President, who seems to be maae of fron, responded for himself with equal Deartiness, Both brought away the im. Pression that Milwaukee ts 4 very orderly town, and they agreed that the demonstration throughout was exceedingis well arranged, evay contingency having been foreseen ‘nd provided for. LIPR ON THE SPRCIAL TRAIN has now settled into a homelike routine, detic. tously restful, after the round of surprises and ex cltements at the city stopping places. The rum. bie of the wheels, the gentle swayiug of the cars, the Mying panorama of forest, Melds and Ramiet-—even | the | saluting ° toot | aud hudbub of passing trains have come to be, for the travelers, the normal conditions of life, while the descents to terra firma and the hotel ‘experiences afe its passing episodes wad in- cidents. ‘Though Mrs. Cleveland scarcely gets time to enter any car but her own, an Impression has been made upon the mind of’ each person on board That she feels a personal interest in biinselt and tht President humorously complains that ber Wishes are heeded where his own Would be disre- garded. ‘the of Pullman attendants, trom Tobias, chef, who invents tarvel- lous ates, ragours, and still more profound mysteries, Up Wo Arthur, the sleward, who invents ames for (hei, are princes tn disguise, whove ut- tentions would Be rather appalling were they not #0 uniformig unostentatious tm demeanor, perform. ing their services as if they were matters of course and not things to be paid for. Arthur Walls, the steward, 1s Mr. Pullman's personal attendant aud the custodian of his privave car wherever it ee, Totas 18 the favorite chet of Geveral lapager Thompson, of the Pennsylvania Rall. Tosd. “The other attendants are (he cream of the Pullman service, having without ex. ception ‘had years of tralbing under the most favorable conditions. It ts a matter Of Constant wonder now Wraps, valises, books and the smallest ulck-nacks of a traveling’ party, which are never in sight when they ought uot to be, tura up in their places when want THE WELCOME TO MADISON. On arrival of the Presidential train at Madison the party was accorded au enthustastic reception, And was escorted to the capitol, where the wel- coming address was made by Judge Cole, chiet {ustice of Wisconsin. Iu reply President Cleve. “ALer a week spent in travel and in visiting the People of the great West, we have come to rest avehile at the capital of Wisconsin, known as the Most beautiful in location aud scenery of ail the cities Of this region, We have come to yee your lakes and the other features of beauty that give you the reputation so well deserved, You are not {lo understand that we need or desire rest somuch that we do not care to wee the good people of Madl- Son, for that would be a mistake. ‘Though we see them at thetr home for the first time, they are not Unknown tous. We Know you ct Ube seat of the Petiorm:.nce of important public duty, and who has earned, as he has received, tue respect and es teem of every citizen who desires the weliare of ass country. Soccer ence So areca ane vena to know “you beter nat seemed to’ me ‘when 1-planned the we have undertaken that Madison Droper place at which to make our first fest ‘Thave always observed, tbat, wea Wants todo sometning of this kind he can readily find & way to justify it. So, when I ceived the idea of staying at Madison over Sui and testing the kindness of ner citizens and t hospitality of the Postmaster-Gereral, ail 1 had do Was to Imagine that we Would be very muci fatigued when we reacbed here, and in need of the Test I was devermined we shouid hav are here, and Ured euough to justity mi! ain already satistied Unwt all descriptions of your city with which I have been favored have failed Lo give mean adequate Idea of its beauty; of LU broad and pleasant streets and of its ne public and ulidings. Tam already w ven- asseruom, based Upon very slight obser Unis is The home of Kind, hearty, aud people. ‘The influence upon a coinun- B 2 #5E 23 58 8 & hospitabl hIty Of Such a University as has Its seat here, the alma mater of hundreds of useful und educated men scattered throughout our entire Western ‘country. iS greater Lab at first glance apprecta- ted. It fosters a certain reninement and cultiva- Uon which radiate in all the homes within Its sphere, vastly enbauclog thelr value as nurseries Of steady and intelligent citizenship. 1 expect Lo hearuly enjoy my stay here, and tw always bere- after cherish pleasing recollections of your city and its inhabitants.” Upou the conclusion of the sprech-making the President and his party entered the capitol build- ing, tue doors of which were closed behind them Tora few minutes. During this Ume the members of the recepuion Cowmitice and thelr wives were presented to the President and Mrs, Cleveland in the office of Gov. Rusk. ‘The crowd outside had in the meanwhiie been informed tnat its ouly hance to meet te President Unis afternoon 18y ig the possibility of organization of kind, ‘walle the suggestion was not ‘upon waant- mousily, @ minority of the multitude Places in line,’ The doors were then and for bout two bours the ne in, Medison has a ation of only ‘OT 14,000, bul Ube sur. unding country had sent in iis thousands, and the lacked for nothing in tne way of numbers, When the reception ended Mrs. Cleve- land went at once to the Tealdence of Posumaster- General Vilas, where she spent the balance of tbe atternoon, The President was escorted by Gov. Rusk and Col Vilas to the Dane County fait grounds, where the farmers and exhibitors had a Second Opportunity to see hit, and after a short delay he, too, Went to the Vilas mansion. In the evening Col. and Mrs, Vilas gave a dinner to the President, It was a quiet affair of twelve or fifteen covers, the quests were Gov. aud Cole, and Mayor Conklin is sy arrayed. ‘upon which to stick @ bit of color it has been utilized, even the tle graph poles being wound with ril om red, white, and bles. Arches rom the main since at many’ corners, and Chinese lanterns, coun ‘the stars, swibg in Ue fresh prairie breege and Dump the hat of the passer-by in alt directions, Many of the Guer private residences bear unique, Uasteful, and sometimes cosily designs upon Lbeir fronts. “The grounds of the “But how about the blackmailers?” urged the Aistener. ing,” said the detecive Entile as ihe arose and slipped asray after maving talked all around the subject without divulging 8 Amos J. Commmncs. 8 | rt | | i il i fH i i i é i i ¢ if 4 ; ! pape ie F i aii i f & S i brilliantly tumipated by arches colored giobes, while in the house itself novbing less costly ‘satan Ls seen. ‘A ROW APTER THE MILWAUKEE BANQUET, — A Milwaukee special to the Baltimore mericam says: Edward C. Wall, coliector of internal revenue for Unis city, Was present at the banquet, wlong with nen dressed in clew-haamer coat cn happened to stumble against Wail ‘Ue collector treated the railroad ee In Tae Stan of Saturday * Sufferer” asks the trustees Of the public schools ‘to reconctle the facts that the School insufficient 10 accommodate the puplis of tke Dis- ‘trict and that pupils from Maryland and Virginia are freely admitted. This is not the first time this uestion has been asked in Tus Stax, nor the first that, be" have Deen! requested 10 ‘Over four Fears ag ie discordant facts, Geen, bat dw ren Fea HI i i] Bi i | i i | | 8 tf i i i ik i 3 zi i f i &: if if i H :