Evening Star Newspaper, November 8, 1888, Page 6

ELECTION AFTERMATH. Marrison and Morton’s Election Be- yond Doubt. INDIANA IN THE REPUBLICAN OCOLUMN—THE ELECTORAL VOTE STANDS: FOR HARRISON, 225; FOR CLEVELAND, 162; DOUBTFUL (CALIFORNIA AND WEST VIRGINIA) 14. Election returns received last night and this morning confirm the indications given in Tax ‘Stan yesterday of Gen. Harrison's election to the Presidency, and also show that there will be aradical change in the party majority in the next House, thus making the republican victory complete. But two states may now be regarded as doubtful, viz.: California and West Virginia; buteven if both these should ulti- mately be given tothe democrats the result would not be changed. The exact figures in regard to New York are not yet known, but the state is generally conceded to the republicans by 10,000 plurality or more. Returns thus far received give the following distribution of the electoral votes: HARRISON'S PLURALITY IN THE STATE BETWEEN 10,000 axp 12,000. Last night’s democratic claims of having car- — York found few believers in any q ww. The Albany Argus tonceded Harri- son’s success by a plurality of about 10,000. The New York Tribune makes it 10,319, the Sun 11,762. The unofficial vote of all counties in the state as far as returned show —— for Cleveland of 78,956, — i <a iving Harrison a ity in the of frist Kings County’s revised vote is as fol- lows: Cleveland, 82,066; Harrison, 70,029; Fisk, 902. Cleveland’s plurality, 12,087. Hill, 82,161; Miller, 68,593; Jones, 1,227. Hill’s plurality, 13,568. The rumor of an error of 10,000 in the footing was a canard. ; Hill’s plurality in the state is figured at 18,962 by the Sun. c The republican national committee last night issued the following statement, signed by M. 8. Quay and J. §. Passe! “In view of the claim being promulgated by the democratic national committee that the; have carried the state of New York for Clevi land, and that they are sending telegrams to their local committees all over the state to that effect, the republican national committee have ‘ent out to the chairman of each republican county committee of the state the following telegram: ‘although full returns from every county in the ono New York safely fee Hatciars by upwards of 15,000 plurality, the democrats are telegraphing to their county chairmen, claiming the state, and urging them to pay at tention to the returns. See to it that the re- turns are thoroughly guarded until officially canvassed. Prevent frauds at all hazards. In case of necessity employ counsel, Notify us of any tampering with returns. Communicate with your town committee at once, if necessary, by special messenger. na. THE STATE PRACTICALLY CONCEDED TO THE RE- PUBLICANS. Secretary Sheerin, of the democratic national committee, said at midnight last night that it looked as though Harrison had carried the state, but it would require the official returns to determine. At the republican headquarters, upon com- parison of the Western Union bulletins with private reports, it was claimed last night that ‘republican plurality of 5,000 is absolutely cer- tain. The lis Journal has returns from eighty counties, showing net republican gain of 7,025 and 3,500 republican majority on na- tional and state tickets. The democrats gain Congressmen in the first, eleventh, and twelfth districts and elect majority in both branches of the legislature. Virginia Democratic. THE ELECTION OF EIGHT DEMOCRATIC CON- GRESSMEN ALSO CLAIMED. Official and estimated returns of sixty coun- ties in Virginia give Cleveland a slight gain over the vote of 1884. Democrats and repub- licans both claim the first congressional dis- trict, which will be less than 500 either way. Full returns from the sixth congressional dis- trict give Cleveland 4,000 majority, a gain over 1884 of nearly 400. Edmunds, dem., for Con- runs close to Cleveland. Chairman Bar- , of the state committee, said last night that Virginia was safe for Cleveland. Secretary Scott puts the plurality at 4.000. The congres- sional delegation is figured out as follows b the democrats: First district, doubtful, wi chances in favor of Browne, rep. Second. Bow- den, rep., by 4,000. Third, Wise, dem., by 1,800. ‘Fourth, claimed for Venable, dem, Fifth, claimed for Lester, dem., by 1,500. Sixth, Edmunds, dem., by 4,000. Seventh, O'Ferrall, dem., by 3,300. Eighth, Lee, dem., by 1,400, Ninth, Buchanan, dem., by 750. Tenth, Tucker, dem., by 500. The Delaware Revolution. ‘THE LEGISLATURE REPUBLICAN ON JOINT BALLOT. A special to the Philadelphia Times says that Kent and Sussex counties in Delaware have given republican majori ticket and this gives the republicans a United States Senator. Among the possible candidates mentioned is Hon. George P. Fisher, who was for many years judge of the District Court in Wi T mocratic electors will be elected by over 3,000 majority. The vote on the congressional ticket is similar to that of the electors. Pennington, present democratic member, will be returned by 8,000 majority. Illinois Safe for Harrison. The Illinois republican state central com- mittee, claims 20,000 plurality for Harrison in the state and from 10,000 to 14,000 for Fifer for governor. Chicago complete and the rest of Cook County, —— two small townships, which it is not thought will materially change the result, give Cleveland 81,120; Harrison, 80,263; a plurality for Cleveland of 857. The complete in 1884 gave Blaine 69,251, Gerald, 60,609; a plurality for Blaine of 8,642. It isnot ht that Harrison's plu- rality in the state fall below 18,000, or of below 7,000. West Virginia in Doubt. West Virginia seems to be in doubt, the re- tarns so far received showing steady republi- can gain. Fourteen counties out of fifty-four, casting one-third of the vote of the state, show republican gains of 1,662. If corresponding gains are made in the rest of the state it will gx 600 republican majority. At Charleston republican state and county tickets were successful ‘The city gives Cleveland 7 ms. iblican gain of 118. The state ticket 11,118 in 1884, In to improvesse see ie shea nt # majority of 19,911. ‘The dofeat of Represent. was a great Bs, ll ao that of as Morris A. Thomas for ‘court clerk. in New Jersey Legislature’ a plurality for Cleveland of more than 5,000 in ew Jersey. The composition of the next senate will be eleven democrats and ten re- ae ie ems Sitsiy-das Aatoeeats, ity on joint ballot of three. lh i ii Complete returns in Connecticut give Cleve- _— 74,904; Harrison. 74,519; Fisk, 4,181; veland’s plurality 385. For governor, Morris, dem. 74941, Bulkley” rope” ease, aap, Pre. rom The es repub- lature wht cioet xy a8 governor, Kansas the Banner Republican State. 4n estimate by Chairman Booth, of the Kan- sas republican committee, from the reports re- ceived, gives Harrison 70,000 majority over Cleveland in the state and 65,000 for the entire republican state ticket. The legislature is almost solidly republican. The republicans have elected all but four members, and two of these districts are in doubt. Ev blican is elected but two, one in wenworth one in Labelle County. There are thirty- = ht opposition members in the present Unofficial Returns from Ohio. The unofficial returns from all Ohio counties except six show a plurality for Harrison of 20,881. The six counties not reported gave Foraker, rep., for governor, in 1887, a plurality of 436.. The democrats do not concede these figures. The total vote of Hamilton County on the presidential ticket is: Harrison, 41,731; Cleveland, 38,215. The entire republican ticket was elected except Cox, candidate for county clerk, who was defeated by 2,480 votes. Gains and Losses in Pennsylvania. Returns from every Pennsylvania county show a plurality for Harrison of 72,948—a demo- cratic gain of 8,071, as compared with 1884. The congressional delegation is’composed of twenty-one republicans and seven democrate— @ republican gain of one. The state senate will be composed of thirty-five republicans and fifteen democrats—a republican gain of one. The new house of representatives will have 142 republicans and fifty-nine democrats, with three doubtful districts to hear from. This is ® republican gain of about eight members. Michigan Republican by 22,000. The Detroit Tribune estimates Harrison’s plurality in Michigan at 22,000. Luce, for governor runs about 8,500 behind the ticket. The Free Press makes about the same esti- mates, The Congress delegation will probably stand J. L. Chipman, first district; E. P. Allen, second; J. O'Donnell, third; J. C. Burrows, — 5 rs Waites?’ fifth, eg Nar sixth; J. it seventh; ‘. eighth; B. M. Cutcheon, ninth; F. W. Wheeler, tenth; 8. M. Stephenson, eleventh. There is doubt about Wheeler's election. Big Republican Plurality in Massachu- setts. All but two towns in Massachusetts have been heard from and give Harrison 183,447; Cleveland, 151,990; Fisk, 8,641. The guberna- torial vote is: Ames, 180,439; Russell, 152,846; Earle, 9,170. Republican plurality, 27,598. Rev. Hugh Montgomery, agent of the Massachusetts no-license league, says that 177 of 240 represen- tatives in the house, and 83 out of 40 senators im the next legislature are in fayor of referrii the proposed constitutional prohibitory amen - ment to the people. Nebraska Gives 25,000 for Harrison. The latest estimates by the State Journal give Nebraska to Harrison by. between 80,000 and 35,000. Thayer, rep., for governor, will have 25,000 majority. Not more than a half dozen counties have sent in the returns, even for a basis of estimate. The state is probably safe for 25,000 republican plurality, except on governor and attorney-general. The fitst con- gressional district is close, but it is poy: conceded that Connell, rep., is electe« Slow Returns From Nevada. Forty-two out of 172 precincts in Nevada give Harrison 3,147; Cleveland, 2,534. In 1884 these 42 precincts gave Blaine 3,166; Cleveland, 2,534. Returns from 35 precincts give Cassidy, dem., 1,683, and Bartin, rep., 1,984 for Congress, Republican Gains in Oregon. In Oregon the republicans seem to have gained on their vote in the June election, when Herrmann was re-elected to Congress by a majority of 7,407 over Gearin. The latest news — the estimate of between 7,000 and 8, Other States. All the democratic Congressmen in Alabama are elected and Cleveland’s majority in this state is placed at 50,000. The returns from two-thirds of the state of Georgia indicate that Cleveland’s majority will be 25,000. The democratic candidates for Con- gress in all the districts are elected, their majorities ranging fram 2,000 to 5,000. In Minnesota ‘Serrian's majority for r ernor is about 7,000. Four republican Gon- gressmen have been elected. The St. Paul Globe, dem., claims that Eugene Wilson is elected governor, and that Harrison and Morton have about 12,000. Incomplete returns from Colorado give the state to Harrison by nearly 12,000 majority, and elect Cooper, republican, for governor be- tween 8,000 and 10,000. The next general as- sembly will probably be as follows: Senate—6 democrats, 19 republicans; house—16. demo- crate, 39 republicans, The state of Florida is closer than was at first foes we The latest estimate gives the Cleve- land electors and democratic state ticket a ma- jority of something less than 5,000. Returns from precincts in second district come in slowly. A careful estimate places Bullock's, dem., majority at 1,033. It may fall under this. The second congressional district is still doubtful. Returns from North Carolina indicate an in- creased democratic majority in the state anda large democratic majority in the legislature, which elects @ successor to Senator Ransom. The returns also indicate the election of seven democratic congressmen, with the returns from the second district so meager that the result there is not indicated. One-half of the pre- cincts give Cleveland a of 5,440 over his vote of 1884. He leads the state ticket. In the ninth district Thomas D. Johnston, present in- cumbent, is defeated by Hamilton G. Ewart, republ *Raditional returns make no material change in the apparent result in the state of Iowa. Harrison's plurality will probably reach 30,000, The entire repub! state ticket is elected. Every petal song Cor in the state is d save McManus {a the second district, be e republican gain of two. show® eteseetennry renete ciaisemi oe Ow ext ‘ison’s ma- jority is over 6,000. Kimball (rep.) for gover- nor over 10,000 maj and the republi- can city ticket will range 8,500 majority for sheriff to 8,000 for other candidates. The Missouri democratic state committee has com- te and incomplete returns from about 50 of 114 counties in the state, which indicate that Cleveland will have a plurality of 30,000 in the state, and that Francis (dem.) for gover- nor will have a plurality of 14,000, One hundred and eighty-nine towns in Ver- mont give Harrison 99,71; Cleveland, 14,896; Fisk, 1,206: scattering, 34. same towns in 1884 gave Blaine 34.326; John, 1,529; Butler, 615. x over all, 23,587, net gain of 6,428, against a ma- jority of 17,159 four years ago. Chairman Payne, of the Wisconsin repul ib- pp a committee, claims the state by tee It May Settle the Question. an artificial. squid for bait, which, if it prove a paragon dang the whole vexed Canadian | royal q The squid is a little dis- | measuring from 4 to 6 inches in lengik with a or number of te a In it is — an enemy emits dark fluid, preferred food of the and wi they can be found trpon the banks the : F f I HOW CLEVELAND LOST NEW YORK. Bactional Fighting Did It—Treachery Charged. ‘New York Correspondence Philadelphia Times. ‘When the deed is done explanations never explain. To use the slang vernacular of the Kings, of which Brooklyn forms the main part, was brought about. From present indications the democratic defection in that bailiwick lost Tei ee ay at yn ive more votes than Harrison. When the tel No one aj to be able to give a reason for this vital change. There is, of course, of republican colonization and ion, Ican find reliable I judge that the Cleveland decrease has ite g tion in factional = friends than the selection of a national ruler. The greatest loss Cleveland had in Kings County was in the towns of Flatbush, Ubrecht, Flatland and Gravesend. The latter is more popularly known as Coney Island. ‘ Its local , Whose influence extends throughout the surrounding districts, is a heretofore minor La leader named McKane. Boss Mc- ghlin refused him recognition and he swore = — Pddag oe eo is a man vlads been able levy a for police protection upon every saloon and every disreputable resort in his district. That he had influence has been nike by the result. The democratic tour of ravesend gave Harrison 831 votes and Cleve- land only 898, and similar changes influenced | tp, by McKane were made in his portion of Kin, Cogs This would make it appear as thoug] the City of Churches and its environments had et terete national — on account of a factional agreeme: Hill only piles than 2,000 more votes than Cleveland in Kings County, which is not « sur- nape eee and even he, it will be seen, is far below the expected democratic figures. But his enormous excesses over the ticket throughout the state mi food for discussion. His county of Chem gives Cleveland an increase of more than 1,000 over the vote of four years but Erie County, with 2,500 ae for “Harrison, and 5, lurality for Hill, and similar figures on other localities, have set tongues wagging cruell: Those familiar with the private work of Hi canvass are earnest in their belief that the gov- ernor labored earnestly for Cleveland’s success, but the story which the ballots tell is construed different: 4 a majority of Cleveland demo- crate, an ey openly ‘assert that the Presi- dent was sacrificed to gratify the governor's ambition. Whether this is true or not the re- sult is most unfortunate to the present chief executive of the Empire state. Many say he is a traitor to his . At present there isno evidence to justify suspicion. But this will remove all chances he may have had for the presidential candidate of 1892. ee A Lesson in Physiology. From the Fall River Herald. A teacher in the High Street school, during the progress of a lesson in physiology the other day,used herself as a subject in illustrating the different parts of the body. No difficulty was experienced in eliciting correct answers as to the position of the head,arms and limbs; when, however, the teacher described something that was invisible, the scholars were mystified. She asked about the location of the backbone, and, indicating its position in her own body, she asked what it was. Nobody could answer at ee a beignt 9 ought court e an observing you . eyes an he raised his nd to attract the foacher’s at- ation. spoell John,” she said, “what do you call “Yer bustle,” arbwered the lad promptly. The information was too much for the school, andthe laughter that followed indicated that the innocent mistake was perceived by the other pupils. ———_—-cee______ Bismarck’s Son as His Successor. From the London Figaro. Events point to the conclusion that Count Herbert von Bismarck is likely to take his father’s place in something more than a merely nominal way. Wherever he goes emperors and kings make a point of doing him honor, and he brought away from Italy with him a present placed in his hands by the king himself, and worthy of its donor. It is a drinking cup of large size of chased silver, and has evidently been suggested by the masterpieces of Ben- venuto Cellini. "The cup rests upon lions’ heads, and on its sides are the combined arms of Italy and Germany, while on the cover are four exquisitely-modeled figures of Justice, Force, Prudence, and—of course with no ironi- cal intention—Temperance! So pleased was Count Herbert that he took this cup with him when he went to see his father at Friedrichsruh on his return, and it is said that the chancellor, Finging for ‘a servant, had the ‘beaker flied with German beer, in which he and his son drank to the Italian and German alliance, ee ee ee Darky Jim’s Sayings. From Harper's Monthly. One morning, Jim having been instructed to rouse Smith at acertain hour, woke him ex- claiming: “Law! Mr. Smiff,I done hed such bad luck this mawning! I done clean fergot ter wake you up time you told me.” Mi mith groaned. ‘Jim, youare too trifling to live, Leuk yon would Oe. TR neverget rid of you in any other way.” e darky set about his duties without re- sentment, and said, contemplatively, a few moments later, with an evident desire to be obliging, “I don’t mind dying, Mr. Smif; it's ~ Ee d so long’s what henders me,” ‘im and a young African companion were one day fishing from the wharves, His friend missed his footing, fell into the water and was drowned. Jim's grief wasso be ip ore thata sympathetic bystander inquired if the drowned oy was a relation. “No,” said Jim through his tears, “he warn’t no relation, but he mout's well been—he hed all de bait.” The Emperor’s Tips. ¥EES TO HIS BROTHER MONARCHS’ COACHMEN AND WATCHES TO THEIR COOKS, From the London Globe. A recent paragraph from a correspondent who has been traveling with the German em- te age told how his majesty carried with him stars brilliants of various decorations, diamond rings, scarf pins, jeweled bracelets, presenta- tion swords, tographs of himself framed onds, gold watches and cigar cases with the imperial arms and cipher en- moet on them gold. The trinkets were up ¢ and beautiful in the ; that he the world; that * ues ies aw cen aus ay such name! Did Phebus of ‘trom 11 p.m. to Sam. and Sto Hi I | publicans in Baltimore city by defeating Morris Thomas for clerk of the mew City Court and Congressman Rayner in the fourth district League in securing new registration and election laws through the last legislature has broken Gorman’s grip. No election since the war has created so much ex- merge ag een, the state. Fred Resin, Morris South this time the land will epg Sg gi have also tied the first branch of Baltimore city council. To show the immense gains of the rorgpteene in the state it need only be told Cleveland’s actual majority not his plurality but 6,000, as against © majority in 1884 of 7,713, and a plu- rality of 11,118, it for the ition vote land would this time have been in the re- ub} column, Fisk's vote in the state is 741, and St. John received but 2,827. The results of the honest election of day—the first test of the new election laws— | finall thus clearly shows the enormous frauds that have been perpetrated by the “ring” in vious elections. is ia ————o2____ The Parnell Inquiry. PARNELL’S COUNSEL SAID TO HAVE THE MAN WHO FORGED THE “TIMES” LETTERS. At the sitting of the Parnell commission in London yesterday Sir Henry James, counsel for the Times, said that it was difficult to compel witnesse¢to comply with subpoenas, and that he would be forced to complete the proof of certain outrages later. Several. witnesses testificd that the Land Les hare hunts were eb Ter, over lands belchging to persons who offended the league for the purpose of damaging their crops. Police testimony from Loughrea, Athenry and other places in Ireland showed that prior to the founding of the league branches in ose districts the districts were mee ey, free from crime, and that after league m ings there was much turbulence, often culmi- nating in outrages. It was testified that five murders quickly followed the founding of the Loughrea branch, including the killing of Ser- It is stated that Sir Charles Russell, counsel for the Parnellites, will call a witness to swear he he fargo forts an es, and ee — enlarge on a magic that in traci F beneath the signaturo the pen was repeatedly stopped in the course of writing. Ten Years’ Work on an Engraving. From the London Times, Rudolph Stang of Dusseldorf has lately com- pletéd, after ten years’ work, a copper plate engraving of Leonardo da Vinci’s great fresco. It is believed that this is the first time the famous picture has been directly studied by the engraver. Raphael Morghen’s splendid e was made froma drawing of ® copy of the Dainting, and all. Stner plate issued since its [apermene in 1800 have been more or less imitations of it. The history of Morghen’s work is instructive. The monks at Castelazzo hearing of the fame of the fresco in the réfectory of the monks of Santa Maria delle Grazie, at Milan, commissioned Marco @’Oggiono, a pupil of Leonardo, to paint thema copy for their réfectory. But him- self a distinguished artist he could hardly be e; ited to abstain from introducing some variations of his own. A drawing of Oggiono’s copy, which was in far better preservation than the original, was made for Morghen by Mattei- ni, himself an excellent artist, who was more intent on the artistic perfection of his work than on its fidelity to the ori Then came the engraver, who is credited with having pro- duced & work of consummate technical excel- lence, but which cannot claim to be an exact reproduction of Leonatdo’s picture. Stang be- took himself tothe spot, studied the fresco in ite es state, and made use of all available sketches and original sketches made by the ainter for his work, some of which were to be found in England. The result is what he be- lieves to be a reproduction in copper of the work as it came from Leonardo's pencil exe- cuted as perfectly as modern art can effect. The engraving hes béen much praised by German art critics, \ ————+e+_____ Some Facts About Raisins. RAPID GROWTH OF THEIR CULTURE IN CALI- FORNIA—HOW THEY ARE CURED. From the New York Tribune. Few people in the East tomprehend the rapid development of the raisin industry of the Pacific coast, of the acreage devoted to it, or the amount of capital invested. A large proportion of consumers is still under the im- pression that Spain furnishes the entire pro- duct. John M. Chapman, whose firm has been appointed as agents of the California Dried it Association, has given the Tribune re- porter some interesting facts about thé manage- ment of this luxurious vine product. Unlike the cultivation of grapes on the At- lantic seaboards or in the large vineyards of Ohio the vines are tte without a trellis, being trained so that the laterals curve over the stalk, a fruit from the direct ra e sun. ‘The best fruit grows close to the ground, shaded by the broad leaves, Fruit growing upon the laterals is likely to be- come sun-burned and can ont be used for mak- ing second quality raisins, The first crop ma- tures about August 15 to 20; the so-called second crop from September 15 to October 1. Vines in to produce at the of three eare and at six years are in full bearing, An pression albert ——- made from le grapes; on the contrary the raisin-graj Ta trenatucent green. The principal variet used in California is the White Muscat of Alex- andria. The prepartion of raisins for the market is a rather simple process. The branches are laid on trays exposed to the sun; fermentation be- gins almost immediately; after two weeks the: are ee over, a the ae side is cured in yut one week longer; grapes assuming the deep purple tint ovmmon raising Some of the bunches after lea’ the trays are moist, others are too dry, To equalize the moisture and make the goods of uniform con- sistence the eines are put into sweat-boxres holding sbout y pounds; there they remain until a proper condition of moisture is attained. Then they are removed to -houses and = locripry coe epee from the loose eas and placed in boxes in layers, making w) known as the London layers or choice table fruit. Bunches that are too small for this pur- such promptattention. This difficult oan ned aa newcomers i Call fornia produces in quan’ raisins that te with croc Bs digaror nd ties. py pee Fel ty aries to approximate 1,000,000 boxes, Some of abroad, to the small: Cage a Se; and the ter fact ‘will help to tribute the domestic orop through the’ ——-or—___ Asleep Under an Umbrella. From the New York Sun. Im one of the latter chapters of “Rudder Ei | f | was in this sho professor in the university at Dublin and also at the oratory school in ingham. But he ly settled down to lit life in Oxford. In 1872 Miss Arnold married Thos. HumphreY Ward, an Oxford man, and at that time a tutor of Brasenose College. Since then Mr. Ward Seer ember ait itic of the ant ‘ard’s English Po- ote,” ie perhaps the best in existence. “Mr. and ury ‘squares quiet and pretty, and the houses so comforta- ble and airy, ‘and the neighborhood so com- paratively convenient, that one wonders why so many have deserted this pags of Lon- don for the out-of-the-way corners of Ken- sington and. Bayswater. However, the Wards can still count among their neigh- bors Miss Christina Rossetti and Wm. Michael Rossetti. Whoever does not know his Blooms- bury has but to turn to “Robert Elsmere,” where be will find the description of Bedford square, the London home of the Elsmeres, and but a two minutes’ walk from Mrs. Ward's own house, Rumor now has it that Mr. and Mrs. Ward have found for themselves a summer house in Surrey, surely one of the ——— counties in all land. The place they have bought is near jemere, where Tenn lives several months of the year, and where Mrs. Gilchrist, the friend of Dante Rossetti and Walt Whitman, wrote many of the letters which have lately been given to the world. Mrs. Ward has published two or three other pooks less famous than ‘“Bobert Elsmere,’ but none appeared until after she had been married for several years, first was “Milly and Olly,” a story for children, illustrated by Mrs. Alma Tadema. How strong is her love for certain parts of sland is already shown ia this very simple little tale. Her child hero and heroine come from Oxfordshire, and their sum- mer journey, of which this story is the record, the Inke country where Robert Elsmere first met Catherine. A good deal of Mrs. Ward's personality can be learned from her books. “Milly and Olly” was published in 1881. In 1884 it was followed by her first novel, “Miss Bretherton,” which made some .talk. at the time because the heroine, an actress, in cer- tain ways suggested Miss Mary Anderson. There ras just enough similarity to give peo- ple achance to gossip. any "Mise Breetherton” clearly reveal Mira, Ward's great reverence for and sympathy with French enius and French ideals, It was this proba | st ly that led her to the translation of Amiel’s “Journal Intime,” published in 1685, The Piel ctr rere pd — = all who care for psycholoy problems and si les, but it is 8 book pre-eminently for the few. Even Matthew Arnold’s criticism of it in one of the English azines could not make the translation opelar: Besides her et of the Preneh fang e, shown by this work, it is said that Mrs. knows more about early Spanish literature than almost any woman liv- ing. Of “Robert Elsmere” we have already spoken. It has been reviewed in almost every paper and magazine, and it bids fair to be as Tridely read in America as in England. ———_—— we — Millions of Grasshoppers Killed. ‘From Garden and Forest. When the English took posssession of the island of Cyprus it was annually ravaged by grasshoppers to such a degree that its crops were hardly worth consideration. In five years, and at a cost of only some $300,000, the insects were destroyed, and it now costs but $8,000 a rear to beep the land free from their ravages. e method used to such good effect is now being tried with resulta which promise to be equally satisfactory in Algiers and Spain. When « column of grasshoppers is known to be approaching a screen formed of cotton cloth, about sixty yards in length and one yard in width, is stretched in front of it, sometimes in a straight and sometimes in a V-shaped line. Along the upper edge of the cloth a strip of oiled or varnished stuff is sewn, over which the insects cannot crawl; and in front of it great A are dug, the borders of which are encircled by strips of zinc slanting downward. These pits are soon filled with the grasshoppers, which are trampled down b are-footed natives, and buried under with which disinfectants are often mixed. Ac- cording to Le Genie Civil, it is estimated that this year 400,000,000 of grasah ra were thus destroyed in Algiers by the mi: of June. It is nee: that the screens should be spread in the early morning, when the insects, benumbed by the night cold, are unable to fly over it, and en men should be employed to keep the col- ‘umn as compact as possible, ee. Progress in Yellow Fever Treatment. From the Waco (Tex.) Day. The percentage of deaths from yellow fever at Jacksonville so far this season has been only about 81g per cent. This, however, includes new cases which have not yet terminated, so that 10 per cent will perhaps be nearer the ac- tual average, but that rate is rather below than above a fair estimate. This shows wonderful progress in the treatment of this disease since it first came under the notice of the medical profession of the Southern states. Twenty-five or thirty years ago the deaths were equal to not Jess than one-third of the total number of cases, and sometimes ran up to one-half. This was in the days of “heroic” medicine, when the fever was fought with quinine and other active the death-rate is correspon: ————+e+______ A Girl Blacksmith. From the San Francisco Examiner. Among the exhibits at the Mechanics’ Insti- tute fair few have more interest than the dozen horseshoes to the right of the main entrance. Miss Bole is the daughter of s teamster, and lives in the rear of a blacksmith shop at 911 Battery street, kept by a man named Wi It thal an Examiner reporter found her qevterday, Walsh said that the youn lady been taught by him, and that e was very proud of his pupil. “T’ve seen dozens tried it,” he said, “but Huntington, that’s worth her q millions, made a good offer at it, but couldn't quite it. oe a man this side of Lunnon 8 ag 3E ge 4 i E i Hilt i F eile F ile Hifiale ld | i Bie Hi é ies i et bey bit ie i | i f 5 H ' &; F ta i fig i He i F | Cooxrxa Br Gus GAS COOKING STOVES: (On band and for sale. ‘WASHINGTON GASLIGHT COMPANY. Canrrrs: Canpers:: Canerrs::: Se Bek oe Re ~ wir Poms pi it Tak fe SET EPREUX & BRO. 508 Teton, ____ RAILROADS. xb Souruwpsr DID SCENI : 1x, Lowes atx Te oe , to ieee i to rads ; th Sleeping Car We dail Parlor except Sunday, and 3:45 p. tioh for Quantico, 5:00 p. and the South, 6.00. 90 iy, except Sunday. dria for Was! 3 Gen. Pus. Agent. 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