Evening Star Newspaper, November 12, 1888, Page 6

6 THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, AUTUMN’S QUEEN OF FLOWERS. Something About the Chrysanthemum, Which is Now All the Rage. 1? HAS BERN KNOWN FOR CENTURIES IN CHINA = og te D. C.. "MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, THE KANSAS MINE DISASTER. Over 130 Men Thought to Have Per- ished. There were 164 men in the mine near Pitts- ELECTION ECHOES. Official Returns Beginning to Come In. The official count of the vote in Philadelphia county was completed Saturday evening, and AND JAPAN, BUT 18 COMPARATIVELY RECENT IN | burg, Kan., where the terrible explosion oc- | shows the following totals for President: Har- ‘THIS COUNTRY—ITS MANY VARIETIES AND BRIL- LIANCY OF COLOR, This is the month of the chrysanthemum, which has now come to be styled the “autumn queen” of flowers. In every large city chrys- anthemum shows are either now being held or preparations are being made for exhibitions of this beautiful flower in the near future. This is particularly the case in New York and Phila- delphia. In these cities the florists will unite in am extensive exhibition, which will be held this week, the feature of which will be the many varieties of the chrysanthemum. It is only within the -past few years that America has given any attention to this flower, but dur- ing this brief period growers in the United States have succeeded in producing almost an infinite variety of plants. There are florists in this city in whose establishments not less than e hundred different varieties of the chrysan- themum are now lifting their flower-crowned heads, and in other localities the number is even greater. ITS JAPANESE ORIGIN. For centuries has the chrysanthemum been the cherished and emblematic flower of Japan and-China, To ithas been ascribed place in all the painstaking art of these Oriental lands. It is typified in peredhiaud ul the rave oustte enware of the t. It is represented in the elaborate embroideries that are the wonder of the Western world. It has acorner in every picture. Infigite are the varieties and marvel- ous the colors luced in the home of the race to whom the Government of the United States had closed its portals. From Chinese and Japanese have al! ‘low- er-growers obtained the choicest specimens of the chrysanthemum. Susceptible of constant fo = in proj tion. new varieties are con- stantly manifesting themselves wherever more than one kind of — is grown. The English chrysanthemum clubs take pride each autumn in the showing of new varieties that have sprung from those shown the year previous. American growers exhibit specimen flowers that belong exclusively to the country. One of the most recent achievements is ‘a snow- white blossom with fine quilled petals, called the “Mrs. Cleveland.” None in the catalogue of snowy blossoms is more dazzlingly white. THE OLD-FASHIONED CHRYSANTHEMUMS, grown in country gardens in straggling fashion, and removed from out-of-door life just before frost came to blight the buds, were nearly all white. On, the a) proach of a clear, cold night the lant’ woul roughly taken from their gar- pepe tee! transplanted into any convenient abandoned of frost’s way, anywhere, until they showed signs of bursting into bloom. Then they would be cagried for a brief reign into dininz-rooms and halls. When the last flower had faded the plant would be hurried to ignominiou. retir: ment in the cellar and pass the dreary days un- til spring sunshine warmed the earth again among bins of potatoes and apples, the cabbage heads and carrots. One of the most noticeable and richest in coloring of recent importations is a large golden flower from Japan, of the anemone type. with down-turning petals. The disk is thick and fine as sealskin and bright as sun- light. The red varieties have been greatly enhanced in brilliancy, and, massed together, form a glow of warm color. A new Chinese variety, small of blossom and dainty of petal, is greatly prized. The plant ia low and it is an extravagant bloomer. Chinese taste gives the preference to the small Posies with fine petals. THE RAGGED-EDGE CHRYSANTHEMUM, while not regarded with the high favor be- stowed upon some of its relatives, yet is capa- ble of superb possibilities in coloring. It is better adapted to artistic reproduction than the more compact blossoms, and more fre- quently employed in picture making. The anemone flowered chrysauthemums have been steadily aining in favor, and many new seed- lings of this variety have been produced in the last year. Among this kind the large flowered Chinese contains very large flowers. There is the Acquisition, creamy of tint, with a yellow center; Agnes Hamilton, rose and pink; Em- peror, blush, sulphur center; Fleur de Marie, pure white. There are others from the land of the sun of brassy yellow, of lilac tint, bronze, lemon and nankeen yellow,crimson, pink and rose color. The Japanese ‘anemone chrysanthemums all have long. wavy, drooping and confused guard petals. Their number is limited, although they are of the most effec- tive varieties. The following comprise all the varieties in commerce: Cincinnati, blush and lilac; Duchess of Edinburgh, blush, lavender, and yellow: Fabeas de Maderanaz, large, blush, bronze and white; Madame Cabral. silvery, blush and rose; Madame Therese Clos, white, rose and bronze; Madame Bertha Pigny, ma- genta and crimson; Scur Derothee Suiile, lilac and blush; Souvenir de l’Ardenne, lilac rose; d@ Argent, snowy white. POMPON VARIETIES come in beautiful bronzy red shades, in yellows, red and gold, pink, rose, pure white and Blush. Chrysenthemums with single flowers find many admirers. One kind resembles daisies of many colors. There are from 200 to 300 ‘ieties of the Marguerite chrysanthemums. The “Mrs. Geo. W. Childs” new variety, which is of Japanese inheritance, a large fuil flower of a ink color and with incurved petals. It is at- tive on account of its size and color, but will never become so popular as the “Mrs. Cleveland.” The chrysanthemum is one of the most available flowers for decoratio#, as the petals are firm and close, while the blooms are so large and showy. ‘They last from about the first of November to New Year's day, and during that period they are very extensively —_——__90—————_— An Ecclesiastical Sensation in England. From the New York Times London Special. The announcement that the archbishop of Canterbury has decided to cite the bishop of Lincoln before him on a charge of ritualistic practices startles all ecclesiastical England. Dr. King, who is personally the most popular of all Gladstone’s Episcopal appointees, was famous for years. before his elevation to the see of Lincoln in 1885 as canon of Christ church, Oxfotd, and regius professor of pas- toral theology, being in his influence over Ox- ford minds scarcely inferior to Dr. Newman in @ preceding generation. He is a celibate and iever in an unmarried clergy. For the past two years a photograph of him, with a mitre, erozier and elaborate vestments, surrounded by clergy in similarly Romish apparel, has been Py in the shop windows here. The services in Lincoln cathedral since his conse- eration have been ultra-ritualistic, and com- SS by the low churchmen began long ago, st it was only recently decided that the pri. mate had jurisdiction over a bishop in such a matter. Even after this decision it was hoped that Arch! Benson would decline to pro- ceed to the demanded by the church resolution to pro- coed cannot but in grave scandal and in- ————-e+_______ Every Man, Woman and Child Paraded. ‘From the Louisville ‘Courter-Journal. One of the most remarkable political proces- sions probably that was ever known took place at the little village of Means, in Nelson County, om Friday night. Every inhabitant of the . box or tub. They stood out | curred on Friday night. It was about 5:30 Pp. m., just after the men had signaled that they were ready to come out, that the explosion oc- curred. A terrible rumbling noise was heard above, and a black cloud of dirt, slate and dust shot into the air from the mouth of the shaft, tearing away the tracks upon which the cages are hoisted, and filling the shaft with debris. The explosion occurred on the east side, and is attributed to the inexperience of some of the new men. Before the men outside could re- tover their senses, one of the miners appeared atthe air shaft nearly suffocated. He was hel out and followed by others until many For ps + 0 | a] ‘how many is not known. Thero was —_ of help at hand, and those at the top devoted their attention to rescuing their entombed companions. The fan-house, only slightly ed, was first repaired, canvas being tacked over the holes that thad to be closed. About 12 o'clock the fan-house was ready, and fresh air was pumped into the mine, driving back the poisonous gas and. averting suffocation. Attention was then given to ‘repairing the cribbing so that the cages could be lowered. Men lowered into the shaft by rope and bucket could accomplish nothing. At 2a. m. the cage was ready to descend, and the first recruiting party were lowered into the shaft. Owing to the bad air they could not remain long. On the first return of the cage it contained a number of uninjured but badly frightened men. The bottom of the shaft was badly damaged. and it was difficult to get at the dead. As found they were piled together at the bottom, while the living and badly wounded were hoisted to the top. At4a. m. five had been rescued. and atl p.m. four more were brought out alive, At this time the rescuers struck an entry con- taining twelve more dead, and the latest re- ports were that ninety bodies had been taken out. It was believed that forty-six were still entombed, See ee Se Horseflesh as Food. From the New Orleans Times-Democrat, ‘There is undoubtedly a widespread prejudice, especially among English-speaking people, ust the use of horseflesh for food; but this prejudice has no reasonable foundation, and is by no means universal. Nations of such widely different degrees of civilization as the French and Tartars have long attested its merits and set the example of cating it, A Tartar or a Turkoman of Central Asia will not look at any other food if he can get horse, and the hearti- ness with which he consumes his favorite meat is borne witness to by travelers in descriptions which challenge credulity. The methods of cookery in vogue among the Central Asian no- mads would not, of course, commend them- selves to western appetites, nor ix it claimed that Tartar taste is a standard for all nations to adopt. But the French have established the laws of cookery by which all civilized people are governed, and their practical indorsement of horseflesh as food carries weight. If the Philadelphian experiment establishes that a twenty-year-old horse is better eating than a beef, if is a pity that old horses that are past their work should not be eaten, soe = Circumstance Alters Cases. From the Chicago Tribune. “Mary Jane,” gaid the wholesale fruit dealer, with feeble voice and pallid lips, “tell me the truth. Ican bear it. What does the doctor say?” “He says,” responded the wife, her face radiant with joy, “that the crisis is past and you will recover, William.” ‘Mary Jane,” he exclaimed, in firm, ringing tones, ‘you may countermand the order I sent toth \ arehouse yesterday about rebarreling that car load of apples. “Tell the men to ship them as they a ————— +00 The Fast Set at Harvard. From the North American Keview. But the instinctively fast set at Harvard is a thing by itself and dwells apart from ordinary life. It is a close clique, within which are cliques still closer. It has no specific organiza- tion, no by-laws, and no unquestioned leader rison, 111,461 Cleveland, 93,059; Fisk, 1,227; labor, 75; Harrison’s plurality, 18,402. Blaine’s plarality in 1834 was 30,000, Harrison's plurality in Pennsylvania is 78,810. Official returns from 34 counties in Nebraska, which four years ago casta fraction over half of the entire vote of the state, give Harrison 56,089; Cleveland, 39,677. ‘The same counties four years ago gave Blaine 39,476; Clevelan 26.532. This indicates a republican gain o! 8,000 in the state and 30,000 plurality for Harri- son, with an increase in the egate vote of Nebraska of 53,000 over that of four years The Lewiston, Me., Journal has state returns from all except nineteen small voting places, Following are the footings: Harrison, Tes9; Cleveland, 49.730; Fisk, 2,637; Streeter, 1,241; Harrison's plurality, 22,929, Complete returns from all the towns and wards in New Hampshire give Harrison 45,723 votes, Cleveland 43,444, Fisk 1,570; Harri- “Thc republicansof Kingston, X.Y aki ¢ republicans o} mn, N.Y., are making preparations for a grand jubilee this week. he leading feature will be a barbecue. A large ox has been presented by Vice-president-elect Morton and will be sent from his country seat at Rhinebeck, Montana gives Carter, republican, for Con- es8, 4,700 majority, and the legislature will ave a large republican majority. CLOSE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS. Hon. Barnes Compton says he is elected to Congress from the fifth Maryland district by nine plurality, according to the official figures. A special from Newberne, N. C., says that Simmons, democratic candidate to congress in the second district, has been defeated by a majority of 671. 8. E. Smith, republican, of the second South Carolina district, will contest the election of G. D. Tillman, democrat, on the ground of irregu- larity. CONGRATULATING HARRISON, Congratulatory telegrams continue to pour in upon Gen. and Mrs. Harrison. The total has now reached about 6,000, They are from all classes of people. By far the larger portion come from individual workingmen and labor representatives. Nearly every republican elec- tor sent his congratulations, as many as 400 re- publican clubs and as many veteran orguniza- tions, “PEANUT POLITICS” IN DELAWARE. The Wilmington, Del., Morning News says: “Information obtained from Dover shows that there is nothing substantial in the report that the seat of the republican state senator elect in Kent county is to be contested. ‘The scheme of # contest has been in the wind for several days, bat it is regarded by sensible men of both par: ties as ‘peanut politics,” soo “Inventor” Keely is in Contempt. THE DECISION OF JUDGE FINLETTER IN PHILA- DELPHIA. It was stated in Saturday's Srar that the court of common pleas in Philadelphia on Sat- urday issued an attachment against John W. Keely for contempt of court, in not obeying the order of the court. It also discharged the order dissolving the injunction, as well as the order to open the sealed package which is in the hands of the court, and which is said to contain a description of the Keely motor. It also continued the injunction against Keely un- til further notice. ‘The suit in which Inventor Keely is thus bronght to grief is the one instituted in equity by Bennet C. Wilson, in which experts were appointed by the court to examine the con- struction of Keely’s mechanical apparatus with the view of determining whether it correspond- ed or was identical with a certain motor device which Keely assigned to Wilson in 1869. A committee of experts was appointed to inspect the Keely motor, and a week ago to-day an ar- gument took place before Judges Finletter and Keed upon application of Mr. Wilson’s counsel for an attac! t upon Mr. Keely for contempt of the order of April 7 last, in refusin; to di- vulge information which the experts claimed they needed in order to make up their minds as to whether the claim was justified. The dis- cussion waxed hot. The experts decided that to whose decrees ibmust bow. It is composed | they were unable to understand the apparatus of rich men and their satellites, and it numbers, | known as the “Keely motor,” and could not all told, say one hundred men, with pocket in- | btain a proper and intelligent explanation of comes ranging from £2,000 to $10,000 a year, | its workings and construction. After sleeping and more if occasion warrants and their pa- | On the question for a week the court has decid- rents permit. Their expenditures are as libe- | €4 that Keely is in contempt, and proposes to rai as the judgment of their fathers is limited. | Punish him therefor. Their dress, their rooms, their table, their hab- its, and their notes of hand—the shadow of ex- Helped Himself to Silver. travagance is over them all! If they learn | 4 MAN AND HIS WIFE ARRESTED FOR A NOVEL nothing else at college, they easily acquire the education of the spendthrift; and they talk with nonchalance of an outgo of thousands a year before they have mastered the rudiments of the first lesson in the value of money. SYSTEM OF THIEVING. Miles A. French and his wife Nellie were ar- rested at the depot in Bridgeport, Conn., Sat- urday night by Pinkerton detectives as they Their pride is in their reputation as fast men; | Were about to take a train for Boston. French for this reputation they work as hard as other | has been employed the past three years by the men work at Greek an their reputation they glory. They are not high in their clgsses; they are, indeed, very-| some time r scholars as a general thing, giving as ittle attention to study as will suitice to kee, conie sections, and in | Bridgeport copper company, his business be- ing to extract silver from copper ore. For past he has been carrying on a sys- tem of stealing the silver thus obtained. The company has no means of knowing the exact their names on the college books, burning mid- | amount of silver taken from each ton of ore, night oil every night in the year, and yet only | which French well knew, and they trusted to for study when examinations are at hand, at | his honesty, When a ton of ore would exceed which trying periods they place themselves | the average he would appropriate the excess under the diligent and expensive care of tutors, | to his own use. He soon began to spend wean 6 It may be said that the fast men buy their way | freely, and lived far beyond his salary, whiel through college. They have plenty of money, and when’ they need brains they can very easily caused the firm to investigate matters. This resulted in his arrest. He or his wife, or both, purchase the necessary assortment from their | made frequent trips to Boston, Providence and tutors, They ar consent, and their good fellows” by uw social eminence is a they say, “as becomes the manner of chumps. ar that there are two classes of fast men at jarvard: “the gentleman” and the “chumps.” rsal | New York, where they met agents and disposed ted | of their ‘plunder. n ; by the fact that they take their pleasures, as | about $1,200 worth of silver in bars. en arrested they had It is gentlemen, and not in | thought that French has stolen from $10,000 to ” From this it will ap- | $15,000 in this manner. Playing at Wax- Works. Mr. Eugene Field, the savant of Chicago, has | HOW A YOUNG COUPLE DISCOVERED AN AMUSE- lately thrown a strong light on the origin of MENT NOT ON THE BILL, this term of opprobrium, and, according to his | From the New York Tribune. researches, it ap was new born about 1883, and was original used to designate the heavy English sort of swell who bought wine for chorus girls. The essential conditions of true chumpery are: ars that “the word a Tripping lightly up the steps of the Eden y | m see a pretty young girl, probably nineteen years old, showed by her eager face that she expected to have a good time. Following with “(1) The man must be large in person and | ® more dignified step, a young man carried the solemn in manner. wine.’” @) ie must open, The Ashuelot’s Gold Missing. From the Hong-Kong (China) Telegraph, A correspondent kindly sends us the follow- ing interesting particulars regarding the salv- age operations in connection with the United States cruiser Ashuelot, which was wrecked on | been aliv the Lammocks some four years ago. Mr. Frewen the purchaser of the wrecked vessel Ash- uelot, who has hgd quite a number of European divers at work on the wreck for about of the money he expended in the purchase, The Japanese divers whom he employed this year have brought up two iron safes, one rifled one-and-a-half-ton gun, and a lot of brass work. One of the safes contained in cash $2,805 and the other $600, besides some | her husband’s watches and jewelry. found locked ‘and had to be forced open. The dollars had stuck together and were quite black and difficult to clean. The watches were, of course, rendered useless, excepting for the value of the cases, The United States author- ities when offering the wreck for sale stated that the safes contained about $5,000, besides an unknown amount ited with the pay- Master by the crew. ‘the amount recovered (%3,405) is considerably short of that snm and would appear to require some explanation, en eee He Sported a Militia Uniform. ARREST AT MUNICH OF A “BARON” BRESSLER, OF MICHIGAN. ‘Vienna Special to the New York World, Nov. 10. The papers both here and throughout Ger- many are full of the exploits of a young Michi- gander named Bressler, whoseems, like the late King Ludwig of Bavaria, to have been suffer- ing from an aggravated attack of big head. On the strength of a commission in the Michigan militia as a second lieutenant, yor Bressler, that his father is eee of that state, became very intimate with members of the = military circles at Munich and Frank- fort. He made a point of invariably wearing his Lp rd uniform, and whenever he aj officers, quartered, the a roll and Tmsn would turn out — i i? i i u i i i ; is it 4 ee | her, even to the roast years, has at last succeeded in recovering some | ber of horrors. She lady’s wrap. Once inside the young bride stopped to gaze with curiosity at the interior arrangements, but the next moment recoiled with a little scream from the stolid policeman leaning on the railing near the box office. Clutching her husband's arm with both hands, she remarked in an audible whisper: “Ob, George, is he a George's assurance that he had “‘never, never calmed her, and by the time the tickets were bought she expressed her opinion that he was “just too lovely for anything. George had been in the Musee before, but the sweet Irene had not, and everything pleased mi cannibal in the cham- in love with the little newsboy, looked into all the stereoscopes, went up to the art gallery, and finally brought up in the Turkish smoking-room, where nosmoking is allowed, and settled herself in a dark corner of the di for a rest, her head lying low on shoulder. Her eyes closed and these safes were | he became absorbed in the contemplation of a stray lock of hair and its comparison with the feather in her hat. While he was engaged in this occupation, in a dreamy state of mind, four well-preserved old maids entered, and their eyes fell on the young couple. Arranging themselves in a semicircle they admired the fair group for a moment jn silence and then the youngest of the four, being un- able to contain herself longer, broke out with, “What a beautiful idea! What an exquisite ef- fect! How it to—oh!” And she turned and fied. followed by her three com- ions, looked up and giggled, Bootes ‘blushed, and an animated conversation ne. “Wasn't it fanny, George? They tvok us for @ wax group.” “Yes, I think they did. You look lovelicr » though.” “George, suppose we play at being figures a little when some! else comes in ‘ George an 0 Meanwhile, outside, the four elderly ladies were di: ing with each other. Two of them dec! that the group was wax and the other two that y triumphed, was slowly through the reom and inspect it. Form- tc fy atnate als, Wad by the lretect the hone of all four marched B. HI e i Be : ee : i i i FE rf i i Fee SNAILS AS TIDBITS. Frenchmen in New York Eat and Enjoy Them. From the N. Y. Mail and Express. . “Snails? How'll you have ‘em, sir?” “Roasted.” This short dialogue occurred in a Bleecker street French restaurant, and ten minutes after the guest had uttered the word “Toasted” the snails were set before him. They looked like marbles in asea of brown ravy, for the snails were still im their shells, ‘The guest, an adept in snail eating, picked w a shell, gently placed it to his lips, ed il of the rich brown dressing, seized a long silver- piited skewer, deftly snaked the snail its shell and ate the little animal with satisfaction. Snail eating is unusual in New York. save in the French quarter. As prepared in Bleecker cit gee snail is a sweet and highly flavored morsel whose abundantly seasoned dress- ing tickles the te to an unusual degree. The for snails in the French quarter is an importation and an inheritance. In something like 90,000 ounds o§ snails are sent up daily to the aris markets from the gardens of Poitou, Burgundy, bemrryag me) and Provence, where speci reared for this they are ially . fhe natural delicate flavor of their ing improved by feeding them on beds of aromatic herbs, "It is not merely, however. as a delicacy that snails are so generally appreciated in France. They also take very high rank as a nutritious food, and from the time of the ancient Romans down- ward have been regarded as excellent in con- sumption and “weakness” of the chest. Ac- cording to Payen they contain 70 per cent. of water, 16 per cent. of nitrogen, 1 per cent of fat, 2 per cent. of salts and »¥ ted cent. of undetermined matter. The following analysis of the edible snail is even more favorable: TOK! Fatty substatance.. ‘on-nitrogenous . Salts... Dr. Ebrard, made the snail his spe % that the weight of meat represcuted “by the snails sold amounts to that found on cutting up a whole flock of calves and young heifers, estimates the monthly consumpton of snails in Paris at half a million. The market price of the great vineyard snails is from 2 | francs 50 centimes to 3 francs 50 centimes per hundred, while those from the hedges, woods, and forests bring only 2 francs to 2 francs 50 cen- times, ‘The proprictor of ‘one snailery in the vicinity of Dijon is said to” net over 7.000 francs annually, The — snail is reared and _ fattened” with great care in some cantons of Switzerland as an article of luxury, and is exported ina pickled | state, It is also eaten as a relish and nutri- tigas gprticie of food in Austria, Spain, Ttaly, and In some sections of the United States, The Ashantees and other African tribes smoke them and eat them as daily food all the year round. In Algeria in the market large heaps of snails are sold by the bushel and the hundred as an article of food. Vendors hawk them in the street of Cairo. In modrn Rome freshly gathered snails ‘are hawked by women from door to door, and housewives serve them either boiled in their shells or stewed or fried in oil. Itis a common sight tosee in an Italian city the people gathered around a number of baskets filled with snails. waiting for them to be thrown into a large iron pot suspended over a fire made between four stones. Herbs and love apples (tomatoes) are added, and when done the broth is retailed to the expectant bystanders, As the cook ladles out the savory concoction she or he gives utter- ance to trade cries. ee on Os rane Blood-Hounds. THE WAY TO CAPTURE CUT-THROATS WHO OPERATE IN THE MOUNTAINS, From the Nevada (Cal.) Herald. The frequent murders committed in this state have revived the subject of using blood- hounds for the capture of the murderers. The roads leading throughout the mountains afford a safe ficld for the operation of such fiends, Under existing conditions a man may be mur- dered in open daylight, and, no matter how vigilant the officers, it is next to impossible to hunt down the perpetrators, Once out of sight of the scene where the tragedy was committed, the murderer is safe, unless pure accident revenls his identity. But if each sheriff of the different counties were empowered by law or demanded by custom to keep a pack of blood-hounds, escape would be next to impossible. If it were known that at every county seat there were such animals, the discoverer of a dead body in the highway would guard the spot and keep all footsteps away until the dogs arrived, so that the sure scent would be gained. Then the officers would only have to follow the hounds to catch and capture the guilty party. Blood-hounds are said to be able to follow the deer or other animal of which they are in pursuit celine herd after herd of the same animals, and they will recognize its trail on the ground as long as twelve or fourteen hours after the creature has passed by, and if it is lost on one day, and they are put upon its fresh track the following een | they will follow it as longas itruns on solid ground. In pursuing SHALL WE ABANDON SAMOA? Bismarck is Carrying Things there with a High Hand for Germany. From the New York Sun, to-day. s There's a heap of trouble down in the beauti- fal Samoan islands just now, so Mr. Harold Sewall, our consul to Samoa, says. “The half of the impositions on Americans and the poor natives by the German govern- ment has not been told,” said he to a Sun re- porter at the Murray Hill hotel yesterday. “I have been there about a yeat and a haif,” he continued, ‘and I must say that our position is at present, and has been for months past, most humiliating. “When the matter was ited to Congress last year Secretary Fest par gs strong stand for the true Americah position—a national gov- ernment, which should be independent, and have the recognition of three treaty powers, and the understanding that we should not per- mit the control of any one power. Nothing definite was accomplished by our government at that time, andso the Germans stepped in and did just what Mr. Bayard was aiming at for us, It was upon the understanding with the natives that no disposal was to be made of the islands that the conferente was held. Since the Evarts treaty in 1872 the natives, who are manly and intelligent, have always respected and looked up to the United States government as the best of the world, and because of their allegiance to us the Germans persecuted and even tortured them shamefully when they se- cured a foothold. They have thrown people inte | 7 prison for simply being in my empioy, or for speaking weil of the Americans, “left Samoa in August, on leave of absence, to come here and interest the government in behalf of the people there. The king, Tame- sese, had been deposed, and Mataafa was then in power. The Germans had installed a clerk as a sort of premier to represent them and their interests, consisting chiefly of a mammoth trading store, kept by a firm with a long name, and a good deal of innd acquired in trading operations. ‘They have had bir. Wilson, the English consul, removed because he co-op- erated with me; and when I came away they said they had driven me off the islands; but they'll find they've not done anything of the kind, for 1 mean to see those natives righted. I shouldn't wonder if the Germans sent their five men-of-war there again, and attempted to force the natives into submission. If they do, there will be bloodshed. The population now is 35,000.” “What remedy do you suggest tobring about & satisfactory result?” “Simply the assertion by the United State: of its rights, No fighting or bloodshed necessary, if we are prompt; but if Gismarck has full swing it may not be so easy by and by. ‘Those islands are the most valuable, beautiful, and bealthful in the Pacific, not even except- ing the Sandwich islands, and Germany is more fully awake to the fact than we are. Cotton, coffee and dried cocoanut are exported in large quantities to New York, Hamburg, Liver- ol, Marseilles, Australia and New Zealand. Now thagthe election is over, Iam going to Washington at once to lay the subject before the proper authorities, and Ihope to succeed in accomplishing something, for [ take a per- sonal interest in the matter.” coe New Hampshire’s Constitutions. From the Boston Journil, Nov. 10. At the election in New Hampshire on Tues- day delegates were chosen to a convention which will assemble in Concord in January to propose amendments to the constitution, to be subsequently submitted to the people. The legislative appropriation for this purpose was made on a basis of ten days’ session. The most important amendment that will be discussed is that of changing the time of meeting of the legislature from June to January. If this be accomplished it will avoid the necessity of the frequent appointment by the governor of a United States senator to fill the March to June vacancy that occurs with the expiration of each term of service. It is also expected that an amendment will be passed fixing the salary of the members of the legislature. On January 5, 1876, a temporary constitution. was adopted by | New Hampshire. This was the first written constitution adopted by any state, Under it Mesheck Weare was unanimously elected pres- ident of the council and chairman of the com- mittee of safety. In this manner for eight years the state was prosperously governed. In June, 1784, a new constitution took effect and continued’ in force until 1793. Then came a new constitution, very similar to the preceding one, which remained intact until 1852. In that year an amendment was proclaimed removing the property qualification in the case of gov- The last ig patterns, yi Papers (& yards long) ior 10c. per piece. Gilt Papers Tse. to from She. to 4, All| In presenting THE EVENING from 15e. to 30, Biaboneed Gilt STaR Sar. For Baltimore, 6. an 40 w 1888. HOUSEFURNISHINGS. A full line of GAS COOKING STOVES (Op hand and for sale. mh31 WASHINGTON GASLIGHT COMPANY. Caspers: Canrers:: Canerrs:1: We daily receiving our Fall supply of BIGELOW, LOWELL & HARTFORD WILTON CARPETS, BODY BRUSSELS, MOQUETS, VELVETS, TAPESTRIES, THREE-PLY§, INGRAINS, and ART SQUARES, RUGS, MATS, CURTAINS, and DRAPINGS in great variety. An inspection of our stock is solicited. Sm _ HOOF, BRO. & CO., 1328 F st. ses Fane Ls mye it low cellon ” <tgale naa REL S15 7th st. _atetes ant Panges Bageient Coemgey. 00 Sn B. LEPREUX & © (Formerly with nson Hiss & Co.), Je ane Saly Han non itu tatterne "We ore selling all fe. W of pew mi wuaran’ “ 5 saree = :B LEPREUX & BRO, 508 7th st.» 7th street cars pass the door. my _ RAILROADS. TO THE NORTH, W DOUBLE TRACK. STEEL RA ™ FICI EF X IBEK 1, VE MASHINGION FROM STATION, SIXTH AND B STREETS, AS FOL- cand the West, Chicago Limited Ei of nm Vestibuled Cars, at 0:50am. duily; Past Li Ou.m, daily, to Cincinnati and St. Louis, with Sleepivg Cars from Pittsburg to Cincinnati, Harrisburg to St. Louis; daily, except Sutur- aay, to Chicago, with Sleeping Car Altoona to Chi- cord. Weatern’ Express, at 7:40 pan. daily, with Sieeping Cars Washington to Chicago and St. Louis, connecting daily at Marrisbure with through Sleepers for Louisville and Memphis. Pacitie Bx: Rress 10:00 pan. daily, for Vttsbune apd the est, with through Sleeper to Pittsburg. aud Pit bure to Chi: AC RAILROAD. POTOM 1d Roc chester, ar Washington ; Lock Haven, apd Elmira, at #50 a, m.. with For Wilbatmsport 1m. daily, ex pt Sunday. For New Yorl 11:40 a. . 9:00, 11-00, and D0, and 11:20 pan. On 00, 4:10, 10:00. and Express of Pullman Purlor pt Sunday, and 3:45 p, Pan. 40am. daily 00 p.m. every day. pn, N. ¥.. all h traims connect at Jer with boats of Brooklyn Anuex, affoniing sey City direct f ferriage across N. \ at For Philadelyyhi >, 11-00, and 11-40 am, 2:00, 4:10, 6:00. 10:60. sud 11:30 pin. On Sunt day, 9:00, 11-40 aan.. 2:00. 4:10. 6-00, 10-00 and | 13:20 pan. Limited Express, all Parlor Care. 9:40 | umn. week-Gays aud 3:45 pau. daily, with aid except Sunday, jor Annapolis, 7:20 and 9:00 a. and 4:40 ily, except Sunday, Suidays, 9:00 am, in. ALEXANDRIA AND FREDERICKSE! ¥,AND ALEXANDRIA AND W RAILROAD, For. RAIL- dia a m.,2 5 and Ye R Accommodation for Quantico, 5:00 p.m week days. For Kichwond aud the South, 6 00, Ys ‘37 a. mn. daily, Fashington, 6 am; 1 station, where ord: race to destistion from hotels and HAS. FE. PUGH, 4. General Manager. _{no2) _ Gen. ALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD, cl ule iu effect Nov. Ist. 1888. Leave Washington from station corner of New Jersey avenue and © For Chicago apd’ Northwest, vestibuled limited ex- ress, daily, 10:59 a... express, 9:15 pin. ware! ‘Si. Louis, express, daily, 3 and m. For Pittsbune and Cleveland. vestibulgg limited ex- press, daily, 10:55 a.m.,and express, 0:2 po For Lexington and local stations, $10-10 mn, For Philadelyh m, 2:0: For intermediate Puiladelphia, 19 am. For WOOD, . Pas. Agent, ind 13:15 pam, gery and intermediate points, §7:30 am, im int y 30, 6:40, 7-20, 8 » 12:10 and 4:35 ities named it is not surpassed by any | stort, tnteltigentana impartial specia: | ente at all centers of interest, by the tree ine of * | the telegraph, and with the superior mechanical nsfer to Fulton street, avoiding double | x. i) ASHINGTON | Ti and information at the office, northeast cor- ner of 133th street and Pennsylvania avenue, and at the | ers can be left for the checking of | reaidences, ernor, senator and representative, lis, 6:40 and 8:30 a3 they are so slow that a horse can always keep them in sight, and ina long chase an active pedestrian can keep them in hearing, They can be trained to chase slowly if necessary. These dogs never make a mistake in their man. ‘They will follow the trail of the one they are af- ter, no matter how many other feet marks cross it. Let it once be known that blood-hounds are within reaching distance, and highway murderers would exceedingly searce. It would break up the traffic, for such men would know their detection was sure. They have been objected to on the ground of inhumanity. But these humanitarians seem to think only of the murderers and not of the innocent who are the ype of their brutality. The owner of a pack of bloodhounds in a county would be a terror to evil-doers. It would Break up the gangs of desperadoes that now flourish. It would make life and propel more safe, In- cendiaries and burglars would soon quit opera- tions if they knew their trail would lead to their discovery. Bloodhounds would have re- vealed the identity of the Kneebone and Pratt murderers long before this. They would save the counties needless expense in the trial of it nt persons, who are sometimes arrested on‘suspicion. Bloodhounds ought to be kept in every mountain county. — An Unfought Duel. HOW PRESIDENT “ZACH” TAYLOR BROUGHT JEFF DAVIS AND MAJOR BISSELL TO TERMS, From the New York Herald. A well-known lawyer of this city tells a good story of ante-bellum times that, inasmuch as it is more or less historical, will bear repeating. The story is about as follows: It was some- where in 1858 or thereabouts. Party feeling, as between north and south, was running protty strong, and more especially was this e case in Washington, where Congress was then in session, Congressman Fetherstono, of Mississippi, saw fit one day during a congres- sional sitting to refer to the conduct of a cer- tain Ilinois regiment, commanded by Major Bissell, at one of the battles of the Mexican war as being cowardly. Major Bissell, who was also a congressman, was present on the the floor at the time. His ire was roused to its highest pitch, and going over to where Con- an Fetherstono | he shook his fist in his face and shouted: “Cowardly! Why you contemptible liar, why don’t you refer to the conduct of the Migsiesip- pi regiment which all during the action, and while we were in the thick of the ning more oa half a mile away and hadn't wa a re” ‘The Mississipi regiment referred to ed to haye been*commanded by Colonel Jeff also then in Washingto. id who when he heard of Major Bissell’s remarks demanded an apo ‘This Major Bissell would not give, and 1 Davis then sent “a friend” to fix up matters. The result of this negotiation was a challenge for a was to have been fought the day @o! ii “Zach” Taylor was President at the time, and i bound convention was held in 1876. Thirteen amend- | FFams 12:05, 4:10. pan Benda, ments were proposed, which, with two excep- 4 4D, n. tions, Were adopted by the people. | ‘The most Bt A Te snd. Ben | important of them were those providing for So mae 1 biennial elections and removing the religious test as a qualification for office. The coming convention will contain many of the ablest men in both of the political parties, Visiting Card Etiquette. From the Boston Cagrier. The question of the propriety of turning down the corners of visiting cards is debated now and then; and most perrons, whatever they think of the custom, at least regard the trick as a comparatively recent one. In a book of etiquette published in this country about half a century ago the author remarks: “Ladies have a fashion of pinching down one corner of a card to denote that the visit is to only one of two parties in the house, and two corners, or one side of is to both; but this is a transient mode and of dubious respectability.” The significance of turning the corners is different to-day, except that the end is doubled to denote that a call is for all the members of a family; but who had aie the custom to be “of dubiot spectability!” — ee Emperor William’ From the Epoch. ’s Income. William IJ. has no fixed salary as emperor of A Germany, but there is a million dollars that he can use if necessary. Asking of Prussia, how- ever, he has a civil listamounting to $3,550,000; but the taste for travel and other expenses in- curred in the interest of the empire necessi- tates, it appears, an increase of revenue. So when the reichstag reassembles a pi will le to add several millions of marks to | the imperial civil list. The emperor's recent journey to Vienna and Rome cost about $200,000. Among the presents that he distrib- uted along his route were eighty diamond rings, thirty diamond and emerald necklaces, fifty scarf-pins, thirty gold watches and chains, six sabres studded with diamonds and emeralds and a hundred boxes of cigars, . “The Shamrock.” A NEW IRISH COMPETITOR FOR THE AMERICA CUP. Londor Special to the New York World. The Sunday Times prints the following dis- patch from Queenstown: “Trish yachtmen have been quietly building a steel sloop of tolerably large dimensions from Richardson's designs, with which they propose to challenge for the America cup. Her name is to be the Shamrock, and she will be owned by the Jamiesons, of Irish whisky fame, who are the present owners of the famous cutter Irex, which was also desi by Richardson.” The royal Irish yacht club would in this case be the probable challenger, for Mr. Jamieson in one of ita members. ee eR Great Snow-Storm in Quebec. 2 aoe eae the lower St, Law- rence, ay are been loss of — there has — oh et L'Islet, 43 miles the snow-storm ‘was reported so the light-house at that point could not be seen 50 feet away and the fog could not be heard, A gale of 5 aeerkore clear over the island and ‘the them the steamer Sardinian At her crew wei lepine al night ‘They were badly of them cannot survive. At-Cape the Beaver line eit gone. was = that moving Boor 2 sea was on sng pee ng omaha she dragged her anchors and went ashore on the rocks, reported drowned. It is known that Bamber of Ashing of them have beard of nines’ vie sae that all can have escaped. The eft Gutboo Ser Newton Seer /araccs ' : eee e card, when the visit 0,, Pm.’ On Sundays, 8:30.0 ni, 1-15, For Statious on’ the Metropolitan m.,§1:15 p.m. for principal ‘stations only: mi +445, fo:30 and 1:45 pan. For \d intermediate points, t9:00 a. m,, t12:3 D:d0, 111-20 pan. For Boyd's and intermediate stations, +7:00 pan., in, Church trains leave Washington on Sunda; at 229 pm. stopping at all stations on ropolitan neh. For Frederick, +10:10 am., 13:00, t4:35, 15:30 m._ Sundays, 1:25 p.m. sade “ For Hagerstown, #10:10 a.m. and t5:30 p.m. Trains urrive from Chicago daily 7:20 an. and 5:15 om Cinciunati wud St. Louis daily 6-20 a.m, 55 pan.; from Pittsburg daily 7:30am, 9:15 m. From Philadelphia, Chester and Wilmington, 2: 7:10 and 9:05 p.m. daily, and $10:45 am. me Singerly and intermediate Baltimore, 10 aa, daily, aud 12:15 am. Sundays only. > Gaithersburg 2:30, °4 P. 6. & 8 v ie 10. 8 8:30 and 11:00 Eaeesge called for and tet for and 2 fences on orders left at ticket ave re, W. M. CLEMEN’ tah Gone Manheee PTEDMONT AIR LINE, Schedule in effect September 20th, 1888. 8:30 A. M.—East Te y for Warren! lor Lynchburs, and Statie ‘burg, Roanoke, n Alexandria and Lynchburg, : Kroxville, oie, Cal joutomery, and ‘New Or- n Slee} uton to'New Orleans 11:24 A. M.— jail Daily for, Warren lottesville, Gordonsville, Stations Ches. Dunville and ‘Stations ille, Gece, peaielan, ynehbure, Rocky Mount, tween Lynchbure and Dat Charlotte, Colun ham, Montgome: Pullman Sleeper New York to Montgomery in. aD ao Montgomery ‘to and wep e a re on a end Augusta. Solid trains W: i wo AUanta. "Does not counect for C&O. route points undays, 2:30 P. M.—Daily, except Sunday, for Mansesaa, 1d interinediate stations. SHOP a. Western fa) tes Dally for Warrenton, E », M.—Western bx) ress Gontonsville, Charlottesyailey Louisville, Cincinnati, v ‘Sh Solid ius Washington to keane ar ot See ome ps ttle cl al Thrvneh Paina ‘Sicepers Washington to wheat 11°00 F. MeSouthern Expres Pullman Sleeper Washington to thout change. ‘Trains on Washington and Ohio division Wa ington 9:00 A. AL. Dally © Pears ly; arrive Ronnd Hill pera d 7 we leave Round Hill 6-05 AM MI. e vunday, arriving AM. and 3: M. Through trains from the South vie Mille and Lynch y 7 POTOMAC RIVER BOATS. AgT. VERNON! MT. VERNON! Vernon and Biver at 10 o'clock a m. about 3:30 p.m. 816 R POTOMAC RIVER Re SATURDAYS at ‘<n reine Flubaxs and 5! as fares Creek, see tpmet le. 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