Evening Star Newspaper, August 14, 1889, Page 6

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTO D. C.. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1889 THE CITY OF THE PEOPLE. ‘Why Baltimore F: the Seat of the Exposition. As announced in the dispatches to Taz Stan y decided action was taken at the meeting of citizens of Baltimore yesterday favoring Washington as the place for holding the Three Americas exposition in 1892. Mayor Latrobe in calling the meeting to order said: “The object of this meeting is to place the mora] influence of Maryland and Baltimore in favor of Washington, the capital of the nation, as the best and most appropriate place to hold THE LATE GEORGE LEVIS. ws Washington as/ His Career in Washington is Well Re- membered. From the Boston Advertiser. A correspondent from that city lately in- formed me that Geo, Levis had died in Eng- land. The fame of Levis is not great in other portions of the country, but in Washington he will be remembered long after distinguished senators and high officials have been forgotten, He was the predecessor of “Napoleon” Ward, of Fish, Grant and Ward fame, and inaugu- rated the same tactics. His office was on F the exposition. It is not saying too much to | st, a few doors above the office of Belva Lock- remark that the powers of the whole world are of the opinion that Washington will be se- lected. To hold the exposition in any other eity would be to localize it. New York, while as the commercial metropolis of the United States, is not the place to hold the show. From abroad New York is not received ss the chief city of America. All eyes turn to Wi on. New York is a private corpora- tion. Washington belongs to the whole coun- try. It is the people's city. Ther® is some- thing in this very thought that should cut down all attemp® to drive the exposition from the nation’s capital. The original project was that Washington should be the place in which to hold the exposition. There seems to me to be little doubt that the feeling of the country st large will clamor for the exposition to be held in Washington.” Gov. Jackson who presided. said: “No more SS place than Washington could be se! 4 to hold such a great exposition. The city of the people, the seat of government of ® great nation, should be the place to celebrate en event fraught with so much interest and wonder. The name itself should be a touch- stone of acceptance by all—Washington! What e@name. The greatest in American history.” WHY WASHINGTON I8 CHOSEN. Col. Alexander D, Anderson, secretary of the national board of promotion, explained the objects of the exposition, what had been done, and what it is proposed to do, and the national importance of the movement. “In this connection.” he said, “it may be of interest to hear why the country at large has with such marked aang | selected Washing- ton as the proper site for the coming exposi- tion. The reasons are that, as it is neither a manufacturing nor commercial city, it has no foreign commerce, hence New York, Philadel- Boston, Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati, jew Orleans, San Francisco, Nashville, Rich- mond, Savannah. Kansas City, Pittsburg, Balti- more and other industrial cities will derive the trade benefita of the three Americas’ exposi- tion. With the exposition at Washington. which is neutral ground, the various cities mentioned will have an equal chance in competition for Spanish-American trade, which is one of the fundamental ideas of the movement, whereas if in s manufacturing city that place would have an undue and unfair advantage. At the national capital there is an exposition nucleus, or plant, to commence with which has already cost over $50,000,000. I mean that the National museum, Smithsonian, Washington monument, the capitol buildings, the Patent office and the various department buildings, with their relics, treasures of art and practical work- of the government, are all practically an exhibit and s constant source of attraction to visitors. It is much more dignified to keep these valuable relics and exhibits at the seat of government than to further engage in the traveling-sbow business by periodically de- leting the National museum and departments In order to take governmental exhibits to tem- porary expositions in other cities, as has fre- quently been done. Whatever money may be appropriated for exposition buildings at the national capital will be a safe investment, for the buildings will be needed for all time for governmental purposes. The city has an easily accessible park of 300 acres within the heart of the city, extending from the Capitol to the Washi 2 monument, to which is now being added 700 acres by the reclamation of the Po- tomae flats, making a total area of 1,000 acres, This park is so accessible to the leading hotels that not even a street car is needed to reach it. To this can, if necessary, be added 200 acres of comparatively unimproved property, extending from the State, War and Navy building to and } ineluding the National observatory, which is soon to be removed.” see A FLORAL PARADE. A Beautiful Sight at Bar Harbor Wit- nessed by the President. Yesterday President Harrison lunched with Mr. W. B. Howard, whose cottage, Moosley hall, stands directly opposite Stanwood, the residence of Secretary Blaine. Among those atthe lunch table were Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Howard, Mr. and Mrs. Williams, Secretary and Mrs. Blaine, Senator and Mrs. Hale, Congress- man Lodge, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Mackay, Mrs. Robert Patterson, Mrs. Charles A. Whelan, Walker Blaine, Mrs. Margaret Blaine and Pri- vate Secretary Halford. Then the driving floral parade called for at- tention. The party drove to the Kebo valley clab grounds in order to witness it. President Harrison and Mrs, Blaine occupied the first carriage, Secretary Blaine being seated in the | @econd. As the President's well-known fea- tures were seen in the grounds cheers broke from the crowd and it was continued when the y was ushered in the covered promenade of the club house. At one end of the promenade asectionhad been decorated with American and reserved, and from it the President and Secretary Blaine looked at the beautiful effects which were produced below. Secretary Tracy looked on from acarriage which had beet drawn up. From one end of the promenade to the other, in the band stand, on the ground in front of the club house and | im the concourse just opposite was a great gathering of spectators, while along the race track went about thirty vehicles of various = and decorated in various unusual ways, these vehicles contained prominent resi- dents of Bar Harbor and the neighborhood, ladies beiog largely in the majority. The golden rod, so long talked of as available for « national flower, decorated the first buck- board, which was oceupied by @ dozea young ladies from the Saint Sguyeur and hich was drawn by four w! hors@. Each ofthe ladies held stalk of golden rod, and one end of rib- bon of that color which dangled from a center- Ee above. ‘The white dresses, as well as the uckboard, were lavishly trimmed with the ower. In the four-horse carriages immediately fol- lowing the floral decorations of lavender, yel- Jow and purple had been liberally applied, and other carriages were decorated and dressed just as thoroughly. Each succeeding miunte rought a new surprise. Miss Margaret Blaine drove bg a whose wheels even were cov- ¢red with flowers. In reality almost every car- riage with its floral adornment formed » new surprise, originality in decorating being appar- ent, and the lady and gentiemen occupants ap- pearing in character. The procession went by the President three times, then it drove off into town, and upon its return disbanded. and the gathering practically resolved self into a lawn party. President Harrison, Secretary Blaine and their ty afterward dined at the house of Mr. W. S. Gurnee, and a musicale followed. Today the Prosident will say good-bye to his not and at 8:30 ».m. will begin his return to i. anntetlillaaa Guaxp Excunsion ro Freprricx, August 15, under the auspicies of the Grand U. O. 0. F. Grand military parade at the fair grounds, silen¢ ¢rill at the rink. Two military ; companies from Baltimore will attend. Special train leaves B&O. RR. depot 8:45 am. on above daz. Round trip rate 1.75. — “unt Dillon and hefort Also Guilty. After the French senate court had found Gen. ming of the senate court the gy hag the right declined part in procees 3 in the ease of Gen. Boulanger. The court discussed at length its course of procedure and its com- petency to try Gen. Boulanger. It was finally de- oe pay og to7 that the court was com- it to try the general on all the counts of indictment. Two of the senators refrained voting. The court then, by 206 —_ found the general guilty of co1 ¥. Six ol the senators did not vote. Gen. ‘ger written a letter in which he states that he gave the sums of which he is accused of em- tothe f clerks in the war office to be for the relief of widows and orphans of soldiers, ‘Five lodgers in the house of Madame Pourpres have sworn that the general was in Paris on July 15, 1887, the day on which it is alleged he the city in disguise. ————ree- Cyclist Stevens Heard From. A Zanzibar special cable to the New York Herald says: Stevens, the long-distance cyclist, oe wen cnet inte Alten by 5 en tok ee, has been heard from. left here some Lunch was served for the; wood. He was, fora time, the idol of the de- partment clerks and officials, When each semi-monthly Par day came Levis's office was crowded with men and women from the different departments, the treasury and post office departments particu- larly, eager to deposit their salaries in the “oil syndicate” and to make a profit of “20 per cent a month.” Of course the crash oer | came. One ve een @ rumor spre: over the city that vis had decamped. The afternoon papers confirmed the story, and hundreds, perhaps thausands of luckless in- vestors awoke to the fact that they had been swindled out of the savings of a life time. It was reported at the time that hundreds of thousands of dollars had passed through Levis’ hands. Col. Burnside, the paymaster of the Post Office department, lost about $75,000, some of which was government money, and the shock of the discovery made him insane. “SOMETHING LIKE A CONSCIENCE.” The day before Levis decamped he sent for a protege of Senator Hiscock’s, a young depart- ment clerk who had been largely instrumental in securing “investors” in the Levis syndicates, and insisted on a general settling op for the accounts of the syndicates in which the young mun was interested. By this means the New Yorker was saved from the financial ruin in which the other speculators were involved. It was a queer and rather unaccountable action on Levis’ part and would suggest that he pos- sessed something like a conscience. One would think that after their bitter ex- rience the victims of such a man would have lone with such schemes forever. On the con- trary, however, if the wily Levis could have compromised with all who had been taken in and could have re-established an office near the departments, he would have been able to have repeated the performance and gained another batch of investors. As it is he left many behind him in his flight, who still be- lieved in his honesty and financial skill, Such an implicit belief in anybody or anything is so rare in Washington that it deserves to be com- mented on. a RESETTLING NEW E Emigration to the West—Abandoned Farms—Foreigners Outnumber Natives LAND. From the New York Tribune. The gradual diminution of the population in certain parts of New England by reason of emigration to the west is having a curious sequel, Steps are being taken in Vermont, for example, to attract a good class of immigrants from abroad, and thus the first state to be admitted under the Federal Constitution comes into competition with the young common- wealths of the northwest in the bidding for settlers. The census of 1880 showed the popu- lation of Vermont to be practically at a stand- still, there having been an increase of less than 9,000 in twenty years. Maine and New Hamp- shire made even a poorer showing, though in both cases there had been some increase since 1870. ‘The resuit of the drift westward has been that many farms are abandoned and the prices of good farms, as we all know, hve fallen to a singularly low figure. LAND FOR $3 AN ACRE IN MONT. The last Vermont legislature was therefore led to provide for the appointment of a com- missioner, whose duty it should be to attract public attention to the advantages offered to farmers by settlement in Vermont, officer is now hard at work. Ina has sent out he declares that there acres of land, formerly under cultivation, but which have since been abandoned, and that this land is, as a rule, ‘capable of as successful cultivation’ as the ' prosperous surrounding farms.” Good lands are offered for sale as low as #3 an acre, and it is said that it will be necessary to make $5 an acre the maximum price for settlers if the new Vermont “boomers” expect to compete with western lands. tiations have already been opened with e to bringing Swedes over to fill these vacant spaces. It may serve to give a vivid notion of the extent to which the depopulating process has gone to say that no difficulty was encoun- tered in finding enough abandoned farms in one locality to furnish contiguotfs farms for the first proposed colony of fifty families. In fact, four such localities were found. This movement may be successful, though similar undertakings in other parts of New England have not proved so in times past. Lands have grown so cheap that settlers can be offered homes near the seaboard for nearly the same price as they would have to pay for lands that are no better, perhaps, but are half- way across the continent. Only the best class of immigrants should be brought in, that thus the bone and sinew of the state can be re- newed. ‘THE NATIVES IN A MINOBITY. While the disappearance of the original American stock from the farming districts is leading to the consideration of methods for filling the gap by foreign emigration, there is a widely different movement in Progress in the cities and towns of New England. The foreign elements in their population are growing so rapidly that the native class is fast losing its —— and, in some instances, is even eing over An article in “The Forum,” treating the subject from another point of view, gives some striking figures of this foreign invasion. The French-Canadian element is noticeably large, and presents one peculiar problem in the fact that it carries the French language with it, and tenaci- ously adheres to it in the parochial schools. A recent school report in Manchester, N. H., states that out of two hundred and fifty-eight French children less than 5 per cent coulg read the simplest English words. The French-Canadians in New Eugiand are said now to number half a million souls, In Manchester and Nashua, N. H., and Lowell, Mass., they constitute one-third of the population. In Fall River they have increased in thirty years from one family to 20,000 per- sons. This is the pereentage of illiteracy among the leading foreign nationalities that are crowding into Massachusetts: French-Cana- dians, 51 per cent; Italians, 53; Portuguese. 69. This is putting a heavy task upon the assimilat- ing and educating powers of the old common- wealth. Fortunately she seems equal to it thus far. But the New England which is in- corporating these diverse elements into its body politic is not the New England that once Was. oo —____- Dox’r Forozt tux True asp Date.—Satur- aay, August 17, is date for special excursion to Atlantic City via Pennsylvania railroad, and 4 p.m. the time of leaving. Rate $3. s Beacons. “Semnasst Increase of Crime. The records of the New York police courts present some remarkable facts as showing the increase of crime in the city during the past year. An army of 85,000 persons were arrested | during the last twelve months, or an increase in | the number over the preceding year of about 3 | percent. Of that number about 65,000 were | males and 20,000 females. Fifty-cight thousand persons were tried. One hundred men and 22 women attempted to kill themselves, most of them by pistol shots and razors, Nearly 2,000 men were arrested for grand larceny, while 250 females were held for the same offense, Six thousand women were arrested for being drunk, and 15,000 males for the same thing. Of this army of criminals France had about natives, Scotland 550, Italy 2,500, England 1,900, Germany 6,000, Ireland 15,000, and America about 27.000. About $28,000 were collected for fines. One hundred and twenty women were arrested for being suspicious characters, 6 women for abduction, 2 women for bigamy, and 3 for perjury. eee —____ European Honors to Mr. Edison. Mr. Thos, A. Edison, accompanied by Mr. Russell Harrison, ascended the Eiffel tower yesterday and took luncheon at the summit. A number of artists from the opera were present and sang into a phonograph, which afterward produced their airs, It is stated that the } queen has dispatched Col. Gourand to Peris to bas | present to Mr. Edison a phonograph into which she had Ht Peale of the Pennsylvania steel com- » Pa., have been notified of ‘Sn increase ig wages from to 10 ‘whicn neste ee wages Pao bet duction several months peabiesairss Ex-Postmaster months ago forthe interior to discover the wiereaboui of Stanley and is now returning. JUDGE TERRILL’S CHARGE. He Says That the Grand Jury Cannot Transfer the Pugilists’ Case. At Purvis, Miss., Judge Terrill again ad- Gressed the grand jury yesterday. He stated that he had heard from a gentleman in no wise connected with the grand jury that they had been discussing certainmatters, He reminded them thatthey were under oath to keep every- thing secret, ‘besides, I suppose you know,” he said, “that youare indictable for anything that gets out by your fault. The matter I refer to is that it was rumored you desired to refer these matters to the justice of the peace. Upon your oaths you say you would mal true pre- sentments of all matters and things coming be- fore you. I especially instructed you to find ac- cording to the facts. There isa statute authoriz- ing the grand jury to refer certain misdemeanors to the justice of the peace. There is one thing, these matters can’t be so transferred without the concurrence of the court; the judge is as much a part of the court as you are. con- stitution isa part of the supreme law of the land, higher than any legislative act, and it says that a circuit court shall have full jurisdic- tion in all matters—civil and criminal—in this state. This court has original jurisdiction in all criminal matters, The justice of the peace hi not gotit. This is the only court having it; it has it by the constitution; all the legislatures that might could not transfer it to any other court. I want to say to you, gentlemen, that it is not in your power to transfer without the consent of the court; as judge of this court I would not per- mit such a thing. So far as your delib- erations tend in that direction You might as well give them up. Just say if you want to transfer the man and there is a power in the court todo without your services. You were selected by the sheriff. Unless you bey my instructions I shall discharge you and direct the sheriff to summon a new grand jury, and I shall inform him that unless he summons men who will obey my instructsons I will im- pose a fine of $1,000 upon him. The charge creates greatexcitement. Judge Calhoun, of counsel for defense, asked the court to note an exception in behalf of Sulli- van. Attorney General Miller has received a tele- gram from District Attorney Neville, at Purvis, telling him that it will be useless to come; that he did not need his aid. It isinferred by this that Sullivan and the others will plead guilty. DECLINED GOV. LOWRY'S REQUEST. Governor Foraker of Ohio yesterday declined to issue a warrant for the extradition of Rich- ard Carroll, general superintendent of the Queen and Crescent, wanted by Governor Lowry of Mississippi as an aider in the Sullivan-Kilrain prize fight. A Challenge to Sullivan. The New York Police Gazette has received the following dispatch from London: “Frank P. Slavin, the champion heavy- weight pugilist of Australia, called at the Sporting Life office today, posted £100 and is- sued a challenge to fight John L. Sullivan, the American champion, according to London prize-ring rules, for £1,000, the Police Gazette, champion belt and the championship of the world, Slavin also agrees to meet Jem Smith, Charley Mitchell or Peter Jackson with gloves, or he will arrange a match with Smith to fight with bare knuckles for championship of England. Slavin stands 6 feet 1 inch in height, weighs 206 pounds and appears to be a more robust and better built man than Sul- livan, ATKINSON.” ————- cee POSSIBILITIES OF ALUMINIUM. Though Present Everywhere it is Dim- cult to Extract. From the Cincinnati World's Progress. A short time ago a client of ours was explain- ing the use he was to make of this metal in constructing his valuable type-setting and dis- tributing machine, whereby he would gain in strength, durability, completeness of finish and external beauty more than enough advantages to compensate for all extra cost. He was fairly enthusiastic over the possible new uses of this metal in view of the comparatively low price of it. And he was only voicing the same senti- ments or hopes that the scientific and manu- facturing public had been entertaining. It is weil known that aluminium is present in every clay bank, and it would be difficult to say more plainly how common it is. The only question forsome time has been how can it be separated from the clay at acost that will pat itin the reach of the mechanic and manufac- turer. There are today as ber chemists devoting their days and nights with a view to discover- ing processes by which aluminium may be fur- nished to the public cheaply as there are scien- tists delving into the possibilities of electricity. At first the metal was more Pee than gold. Then it fell to $8 per pound; now it is $2 per pound. This fall in cost has been reached by the discovery of new affinities which cheapen its production. When it reaches a cost of twenty-five cents per pound it will be generally bout as lightas oak wood, four times as light as iron, and has more resistance than the very best steel. It will be used in the construction of houses, ed ee wood and stone and bric! It will take the place of iron and wood in ship-building, and one can only guess its value inthe matter of quick ocean voyages, rapid land transit, and, possibly, in flying machines. Sa eee. For Copying Drawings. From Building. Anew method of copying drawings which may be found of service in architests’ offices is given in the Deutsches Baumgewerbes Blalt. Any kind of opaque drawing paper in ordinary use may be employed for this purpose, stretched in the usual way over the drawing to be copied or traced, Then, by the aid of a cotton pad, the paper is soaked with benzine. The pad causes the benzine to enter the pores of the paper, rendering the latter more transparent than the finest tracing paper. The most delicate lines and tints show through the paper so treated, and may be copied with the greatest ease, for pencil, Indian ink, or water colors take equally well on ‘the benzinized surface. The paper is neither creased nor torn, remaining whole and supple. Indeed, pencil marks and water color tintings last bet- ter upon ee treated in this wav than on any other kind of tracing paper, the former being rather dificult to remove by rubber. When large drawings are to be dealt with the benzine treatment is only applied to parte at » time, thus keeping pace with the rapidity of advance- ment with the work. When the copy is com- pleted the benzine rapidly evaporates and the paper resumes ite original white and opaque appearance without betraying the faintest trace of the benzine. If it is desired to fix lead pencil marks on ordinary drawing or trac- ing paper this may be done by wetting it with mit and drying in the air. _ hentai $=. A President Harrison’s Dublin Letter. Postmaster General Raikes was questioned by Mr. Sexton in the English house of com- mons last night with reference to the letter ad- dressed by President Harrison to the lord mayor of Dublin thanking the lord mayor for the sympathy and aid sent from Dublin to the Johnstown sufferers, which letter, Mr. Sexton charged, had been tampered with by post office officials. The oatmaster eneral Jala that he believed that the letter had been opened, bnt by whom and when he was unable to state, Mr. Sexton having refused to place the envelope in his hands, Mr. Sexton thereupon promised to produce the envelope. ——-—-—eee- Noble Street Singers. From tho London Star, Now that the aristocracy are taking to trade they seem determined to iet no industry es- cape, Even the street singer has titled rivals, for the other night the Marchioness of Bristol, the ladies Hervy, and a few of their friends went through the streets and squaresof Bel- gravia, eed and playing on tars and ey tried to suit mae SO ene T a “Oh dem golden sli sang * e * m. 1D slit pers!” with equal vigor. The proceeds of the night’s work are to be given to the Hospital Sunday Fund. oo —___ Work on Dynamite Guns Begun. At Trenton, N. J., the New Jersey steel and iron company has begun work on six large dynamite guns for the United States govern- ment, the order coming through the dynamite gun company of New York. The guns are to be 50 feet 11 inches in diameter and will Siitennemens Satie seminar dest Rey mt y will be constructed of cast-steel bolted securely together, Miss Winnie Taylor, the Freeport, story writer, recently received a ‘ six- letter” from now st ete ee the contrary not- Prof. Elias Loomis, for the past years Pete A prcenceny ae tale ange at the tion of shomael dieordans and is not expected live, A NEWSBOYS’ STRIKE. They Win Their Fight Against Two Papers—Scenes During the Boycott. — Late yesterday afternoon the New York news- Dboys won their fight against the two one-cent evening pepers, They both went back to the former price of ten for five, During the time of the boycott there were many lively scenes, and the New York Herald says that on Monday afternoon not a single boy got on the street with the boycotted purchases until a little fel- low known as “Bad Jack” was beguiled into making the attempt. “Bad Jack” is a small boy. There is only about four feet of him, but he is “terrier,” as one of his intimates informed me, as full of fight as a hornet and endowed with more motion than a buzz saw. These qualities have naturally gained him high rank among his fellows, and when they saw him come out with the boycotted Papers under his arms they shouted at him more in sorrow than in anger. But Jack kept on his way undiemayed, deaf alike to coaxings and arguments, Finally his friends got des- erate and some of the smaller ones made hos- tile demonstrations, following him as far,as the Times office, where one of them tried to snatch his papers. Jack’s chubby right arm flew back like s machine and biff! went his fist, square in the other fellow’s mouth. This fresh evidence of his pugilistic qualities made up even for his “ratting” and Jack was allowed to go sailing up Park row unmolested. About the same time that Jack made his suc- cessful run another and far sturder chap came out of theater alley witha bundle of the boy- cotted papers. He had passed the watches in- side somehow or another, and almost escaped, when some of the outpost spied him, AN OLD MAN IN TROUBLE. “Dere goesascab! Sock it to ‘im. The alarm was sounded and the hapless youngster was soon surrounded. A benevolent old gen- tleman with a white hat, who happened to be passing, endeavored to interfere in his behalf, but he came out of the contest in a very dilapi- dated condition. Aftér placing himself in front of the ladhe harangued the aggressors in tones eloquent with indignation, “You ought to be ashamed of yourselves,” he exclaimed, ‘you young ruffians! If there was any law——,” He didn’t get any further. One of the en- emy’s forces had obtained a pastepot, and at the first promising 1 aad he landed a great handful of the ill-smelling paste squarely in the benevolent gentleman's wide open mouth. While he was very much engaged pick- ing the paste out of his teeth the warring youngsters took possession of the boy in whose cause he had presented himself, and in a jiffy the latter’s papers were reduced to a size suit- able for stage snow. Another gentleman, dressed, among other things, in a brand new white “plug.” fared al- mostas badly. He also tried to protect one of the boys who was taking out boycotted papers, and in the melee he came out minus his new hat. A wagon loaded with building laths hap- pened to be passing at the moment, and the strikers made a break fora bundie. As quick as lightning they cut the string which held the laths, and each taking one of the slender sticks they began playing an energetic tattoo on the offending white plug. The bewildered owner tried to defend himself, but his effort was in- effectual, and he only succeeded in making his escape when the hat was too flat to offer an inviting mark. After watching the onslaught I asked one of the youngsters whether they weren't afraid of the police. “Nah,” he replied, disdainfully, “we kids de coppere.” “What?” “We kids de coppers.” “How?” “Well, ye see when we sees er bloke comin’ out wid de bicottoted papers we makes a play. See “No.” “Ye don't? Well, ye see we sees de bloke come out wid de papers an’ we makes a play, We runs at'm ‘n den der copper makes er break for us. Den we runs. See’ “Yes,” “Well, wen we gets away a little piece we stops ’n hollers. Den der coppers comes at us agin till purty soon de copper's at one end’n de bloke wid de papersat de odder. Den some on us makes er sneak fer der bloke, while der copper’s chasin’ de rest. Den we gives de bloke de razzie dazzle, an’ de copper gets der kid. See?” HUMBLING AN AUTOCRAT. Thrilling Experience of Forty Deter- mined Anti-Pepper-in-the-Soupists. From the Detroit Free Press, The autocrat of the seaside resort is not the man with his millions, but the hotel cook, The clerk in the office may imagine that he owns most of the earth, and the head waiter may feel that he has a warranty deed of the remainder, but when you come right down to facts the boss of the kitchen is the boss of the ranch. He is the unseen power behind the throne to which all bow. At our hotel the soup had invariably been seasoned so high with cayenne pepper that not one out of ten could more than taste it. The same was true of the deviled clams. One day I made a kick and in five minutes I had half a dozen guests with me. We inter- viewed the landlord and his reply was: “Tbave nothing to say about it. You must go to the chief cook.” We sought an interview with that magnate. He was a colored man with the dignity of a Roman senator, We made our complaint and he replied: “T season dat soup an’ dem clams to suit my te.” “But it doesn’t suit ours.” “Can't help dat, sab.” “We want less pepper.” “Can't help dat.” “Do you refuse to make a change?” “I sartinly do, sah. I’lows nobody to teil me what to do.” We returned to the veranda and went into convention. Every minute added to our numerica! strength, and in a quarter of an hour we numbered forty men, Then it was unani- mously “‘Kesolved, That if the cook refuses to use less pepper we seek some other hotel.” Delegates were supcented to wait on the Jand- lord, and he replied: “Gentlemen, I am sorry, but I dare not inter- fere,” Forty rooms were vacated, forty trunks packed, and then mine host wilted. He called in the cook, and bias i that individual attempted to stand on his dignity he had to wilt. By this time the excitement was intense, and had the forty ory they would have been followed by a hundred more. ‘‘Less pepper” was the watchword all over the house, and it meant a great deal to that landlord. We kicked, we saw, we conquered, and the next soup and clams exactly suited the popular taste. The cook is still the unseen power be- hind the throne, but be has skipped a cog and no one is afraid of him any longer. BEES fo Ba or i To Attantic City Oxty Taree Doriars,— Remember the Pennsylvania railroad will run another ‘ial excursion to Atlantic City on Saturday next. the 17th instant, leaving Wash- ington at 4 p.m, rs > Happy Sequel to an [lopement. Blanche Abbott and Herbert Sprague were united in marriage at Bangor, Me., Monday by a Methodist minister. Blanche will be remem- bered as the girl who attempted suicide by shooting a few weeks ago for love of Sprague and who last week was taken to her home in Buc! rt by her parents after a desperate struggle, in which the police were called on for assistance, Sprague is a stevedore and has See property. The girl is rather good looking. ————+e+-_____. “The Newest Game.’ From the Boston Traveler. The newest game takes the form of an in- formation party, and is begun by passing to each gentleman a card and to the ladies small pieces of paper, which should be numbered. ‘Those who discover the same number on their card and paper are partners for the game, Each couple must think of a question, sensible — en historical or in regard to the weather, to written on the iin HE He ; i a H : E i { F i ~ waning atan 2 one person of twenty othe Fed earl ste ereree cee en greaaoly Quickstep) Tina west on the sout ne hundred sud tifrty sient feet nine inches (138 ft S"inches) to of alley, thence seven and one-half inches (10 ft. 736 1 Ds “e sae place e| _—s The same Known ‘at Sremisce bunbered i612 Miuth "Teeuer cash, fn one and two sale at the rat six per ceut per annum, “iaken, or at the option of the pur: time of ine the tru t at the Flak Ot the des chaser alter ve ublle notice ot < CHAS. C. DUN | fy25-dkds CHAS! W. DARR PO} Trustees. $S@- THE PURCHASER AT THE FORMER SALE sear EOS EEE Seon, « auS-d&ds CHAS. W. DAR. ;om. ‘TO-MORROW. Was per Opposite City Post Offies, OUR REGULAR WEEKLY SALE or FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS, &&., TAKES PLACE : AT OUR SALES ROOM ON THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST FIFTEENTH, AT TEN O'CLOCK, WITHOUT REGARD TO WEATHER, AND WILL COMPRISE, WITHOUT DETAILING, ALMOST EVERY ARTICLE NEEDED IN THE HOUSEHOLD, TRUSTEE'S SALE OF ONE DELIVERY WAGON. By virtue of a deed of trust reco: in Liber 133% fotio 418, one of the Land Records of the District Columbia, T shall sell at public auction, in front of eeks & Co.'s suction room, 637 Louisiana ave., on THURSDAY THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST, 1889, AT TEN O'CLOCK A.M., One Delivery Wagou, Term of sale itt BULLEN, Trustee. 1t A VINEGAR, BUCKETS, Es- A NINE FINE DRIVING. si WORKING HORSES ‘CTION, Ou THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST FIFTEENTH, commencing at TEN O'CLOCK, we will ‘at store No. S21 zd street northwest, corner of Virginis avenue, all the stock of Groceries, No' ‘&ec., con tained therein, Coe ALSO, At TWELVE O'CLOCK M., in front of the above store, Nine Fine Driving and Working Horses, ‘Tei Cant. rpuomas DO CONTRACTOR'S SALE or TWELVE, HORSES, ONE MULE, NINE CARTS, TWO WAGONS, CART AND WAGON HARNESS, PLOWS, &c. On THURS! AUGUST FIFTEENTH, 1889, at TEN O'CLOCK A.M, at Buckley's Stables, corner aig gud Hf streets southwest, I will ‘sell for cash the tol- lowing: 11 Fine Young Work Horses, 1 Fine Driving Horse. 1 Mule: 9 Cart iJ 2 Double Wagons and Harness, @ Sets Cart Harness, Plows, &., &. iy order of WILLIAM BUCKLEY, Contractor. THOMAS DOWLING, aulo-dts Auctioneer. FUTURE DAYS. ALTER B. WILLIAMS & CO., Auctioneers, POSITIVE SALEOF A TWO-STORY AND BASE- MEN’ BRICK DWELLING HOUS! ON TING ON T REE" D SEVENTH 8’ ETS. NOLTEW! é ed THROUGH BOU: Ou 1UESDAY, AUGUST TWENTIETH, at SIX O'CLOCK P M., We shall sell, in front of the premises, Lot 15, im D. B. Goff’s subdivision of » of square 440, havilg, about 17 feet 6 ifches front, running through to Boundary, the depth thereof, wed by & new two-story and basement brick dwelliug house, seven rovme and bath room, modern improvements. hot aud cold water, good sewerage. es in search of adelighttwl Rome on easy terms should give this Sale their special attention. ‘Teri wade known at tiie of sale; $100 down when property. is struck of. aul4-Ut WALTER B. WILLIAMS & CO.. Aucts, YHOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer. ¥ iT, RUN- NDARY STREET, NO. TRUSTEES" — OF PREMISES KNOWN AS No, 808 § MAN AVENUE, WASHINGTON By Virtue of a deed of trust, dated the 21st day of Apnl, 1888, and duly recorded in liber No. 1311, folic 389 et seq., one of the land records for the Die’ trict of Columbla, ‘and by direction of the party secured thereby, ‘the undersigned trustees will ‘offer st public auctiga. ja front of the premises, on MON. DAY, the NINRT'RENTH DAY UF AUGUST, 1880, at FIVE O'CLOCK PM. the followiug-desctibed feal estate, vig. : Aji of sub lot 41, of the sutdivision of the Wasl 01 No, nal ‘lains, ‘as reco! of the surveyor’s gilice of the District of Columbie in liber Gov. Shep- erd No 4, folio Y1. Terme of sale: One-third cash, balance in six, twelve and eighteen mouths, with notes bearing interest at Soper cent per anuuan ‘until paid. snd secured by a of trust ov the property sold, or all cash, at the option of purchaver. $100 deposit req at time of wale. All conveyancing Tecording at purchaser's cost. ‘Lertus of sale to be complied Within ten days from day of sale, otherwise the Trustees reserve the right to resell at risk aud cost of the defaulting purchaser, after five days’ mg eee am some newspaper published in Washington, D.C. Aa mW. RILEY DEEBLE, KY D. WILLIAMS5 Trustees, AL LE LOTS IN THE TOWN OF ALUABI at he ‘NN OF HYATTS- By virtue of the power cobtained in a Edmond V. Lawrence and Mary A. Law: to Kichard P- Evans, dated the 19th day of May. 1886 ct J. W. B., No. 9, folio 789, &c., one Prince "8 county, the 16th of April, orded. in liber 3° mortgage from rece, his wife, mee’ assigned to George N. Walker on 1889, which sssigument is duly reco W. B., No. ¥, folio 792, of said land reco the sig as efresuid, will sell at public suc. rr ttsville, on FI AY, THE i AUGUST, 1889, at FOUR O'CLOCK P. M.. those ‘ta ot Evens’ cer or land and premises kuown as Lots 37 and ous’ addition to Hyatteville, as per plat recorded liber J. W. B., No. B fall 513, of the George's county, sul t toe iT ert to secure the Hyattsville ding Sreociation. ‘he luprovements st of w two-story six-room frame dwelling. ‘Terme of sale: One-half cash on day of sale, or on ratification thereof by the Court: balsuce iu one year trou day of sale; deferred paywent to interest t secured by the of the pur- as OF all t option of e 4 signee, or all cash, at option of purchaser. Convey Sait Stone BEAnEs ; RICH E. BRANDT, 'f Solicitors, _sy24westde THOMAS DOWLING, Aucnoncer, VALUABLE IMPROVED, PROPERTY, NO. PIELCE STREET NORTHWEST. AF AUCLION. tienen in Liber 1373 tolio 225 x ee , folio. 19 fhe Laud itecords of Columbis, aud by v direction of the part public wuction AY, AUGUST TWEN’ ‘AST FIVE O'U! property in the City, ‘ushington—Le., red oue hundred aud twenty-1our (124° of Dui vision of original 1b and y (620), red six bi dzed, end. being rec in said "District im, liber 16, folio 48, imme Brick Residence, being No. 59 St tune'ot DANIEL A. DI a] Thtotsiy' yp. D. IHOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer. ‘Trustees. 1 hale Cc 3 00) ONAL BRARY, AT ugrid Ba On W! A +" TWERNTY-1 iter st tor i a ahs weit without 73 1-6 feet Siig iesges ie see Soe = THOMAS ‘auct. bower 3 WOOD AND COAL F GOAL, COKE AND WOOD OF ALL KINDA, FAMILY COAL A SPECIALTY, Sec Win doa Creek Cumberland Coal foa at: Balophone, 954-2, iat and Cleveland, Vestibuled For. Wheeling, Paria — “and ocipe on main ling, express daily except Monday, “For Lexington and Local Stations #10:30. PoE Leta, 15:55 am, 110-90 am, + For week days, 4:00, 5: 8:30, VdOE aS Taian n is 00) ats, Todo 8 3 eats ‘ E :30 p.m. Sundaya, # 0.°9:00, 10:30and piss 205. me D 8 3:40, 8:00 a we For lis, 6:40 and 8:50 am. and 6:50 p.m. "On Sundays, 5.30 a Cnt yg peer geieeers Sau : 215 pan. for prin 10:39 am. 4:30 Fer hockvilie and t5 ». + 35 p. nd way stations [4:35 p.m. thersburg aid intermediate poiuta °D:00%, Gal m, 12:30, °5:30, T11:20 p. pf0f Boyds and intermediate stations, 17:00 p.m. ‘Chureh train leaves Washington on at 1:15 P For Frederick 38th 110-30 ame 93-00, HOD m, Sundays.1:16 and 33.55 p.m. for Hagerstown, 10:30am. and t5:30 p.m. Ls Gic “8 Sm. and ‘Cipcinna Louis daily 3:5 »D Pa; from Pittsburg 7:10 aan, ‘OkK AND PHILADELPHI w Lork, irenton, Newark an: 18:00, "9:30, * 12, m. Busl ound aso ck tor ington, "*8:30, 30, p.m. and 3 ‘feave Philadelphis for Washington, *4:1 10 am, 11:35, “4:15, °6:05, *5245 ~~ | :30'p.m, For Kilsatic city 4:00and 9:30am, 1 noon and 2.30 p.m. “Sundays 4:00 a. m., and 12:00 noon. For Long Branch Grove 14:00, 18:00 & jor Washi “3:15, “6 OY hoon ; $9:30 a1, Except $1 r. © y. §Sunda; . tExce; Sunday and Motdiy. wexcele seed . for and checked from hotels and : fesidences by Umon Transfer Co. on theket 619 and 1351 Peunsyly © SCULL, Ger Manager. CHAS. 3. PODELL, General pEDuonr AIR LINE, Schedule in effect June 30, 1889, nessee Mail, 8:30 8. m.—East Ten: ton, Gordousville, Churiottewville, Lynchburg, aud stations between Alezandria and Lyuchburs, Roanoke, tol, Knoxville, Chattanooga afd Memphis Pull- man Bleeper Washington to Meu tlauta to Mouteomery, Pullman to New ‘Orleans,’ P Sleeper a Columbia and Augusta: Pull- yuan Sleepers Washington to Ciucluuati vie C. aud 0. ute. 4:19 P. m—Daily, except Sunday, for Manassas, Strasburg and intermediate stations, 7:25 p. m.—Daily via Lynchburg, Bristol and Chat- $ypoows,, Pullman Vestibule Sicepers Washinton ‘to jemphis, connect ence fo) soietoneewocae oem 9:40 p. a.— Western Exp: pointe; daily for Manassas, Culpeper, Orange, Charlottesville, Staunt Lous Ville, Cincinnati, Pullman Vestibule train Washington to Cincinnati with » Pullman sleeper for Lowsvilie. 11:00 p. m.—Southern Express ly for Lynchburg, Denville, Ralete' Asheville, Chart atta, ~— 3 st ianta, Montgomery, New Oricans, Tex: tnd California: ‘Pulfinsn Vesdbals ar Washington 0 New Orleans, via Aulauta and Montgomery. Puliman Sieeper Washington to Birmingham, Ala., vis AUante and Georgia Pacific Railway. ‘Trains on Washington aud Objo division leave Wash- ©: sunday, and 4 “+ pa phrourh trains from the South via Charlotte, Dan- ville and Lynchburg arrive in Washington 6:53 am. gna 7-23 pay via Kast Ti burg at) and Ohio p Am. Strasburg local at 9:15 7:13 p.m. and 0:0: am ‘Tickets, sleeping-car reservation and information Syivgnte cvguue shits Posse ante, eae Wanis svenue, ta , ihe Baitcadl ‘Gti ghd B etree — 35 p.m, and ts. JAS. L. TAYLOR, Gen. Pass. Agent, NHE GREAT _ PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE TO THE NOKiH, WEST AND SOUTHWEST. DOUBLE TRACK. SPLENDID SCENERY, (EEL RAILS. " ” MAGNIFICENT EQUIPMENT, FECT JUNE 29TH, 15n9, ‘ROM STATION, ETS, AS FOL* E WASHINGTON, F SIXTH AND B STKEETS, LoW teburg and the West, Chi Limited Express of Fuliman Ve@tibuled Car at 9:50am. daily: Fast Line, 9:50 afm. daily to Cincianati and St. Louis, with Sleeping Cars from Pittsburg to Cincinuat, sud Harrisbuggy to St_Louis daily, except Saturday, fo, with Sleeping Car Alicoua to I " Western Express, at 7:40 p.m. daily, with Si Cars Washington to Chicayo aud St. Low 3 pecting daily at Harrisburg with thtough Sleepers Nilleand Meupuis. Pacitic Express 10:00 m2. . barouen burs and the West, with b= tsi aud Pittsburg w BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC RAILROAD Canan; are or. dayrua, Koche and Niagara ‘dsily, except Sunday. 8100s, _ For Ene, Cauaudaixus and Rochester daily; for Buf- falo aud Ningara ay od Saturday, 10:00 p. i. with Sleeping Car Washinxton to Rochester. mye port, Lock Haven and Eluira at 9:508. sails, shcepe Ragas: FOk paIPabeL EH NEW YORK AND THE EAST, 0, B: 12:00 and 11:40 am. 00, 4:10, a . On Bunday, 9:00, 11:40 0 except Sunday, and 8:45 p.m. daliy, ‘with, Deno “FOR PHILADELPHIA x. Fast Express 8:10 4, m1. Weck taps. and 8:10 dally. Express 2:10 p.m. daily. “Accom. 6 a Eur Boston, without change, 2:50 p. m. every 4 ¥or Brooklyn, N. ¥.. all through’ traine ccoueek st Jersey City with boats of Brooklyn Annex, afiord- direc\ Voudun New York city. for Ocean City aud Points on Delaware Division, :17 p.m. week days. For Atlantic Ci 9-00 11:00 and 11:40 a, m. week > m pm p.m. am. and 4:40 p.m. daily, and 9:00 am., 12:05, 4:20and day. “Bandage Be D FREDERICKSBURG RAIL- XANDKIA AND WASHINGIUN U5, 8:00, 9-20, and 10:32 p. ime Tickets avd information at the office, northeast = ner of 13th street aud yivania avenne, aud 4t the station, where orders can be left for ‘the checking of biggage Ww destination from hotels and CHAS. E. PUGH, 3. BR. WOO! ‘General Manager. Genersi Passcuscr Agent, |ATSKILL MOUNTAINS, Lake George “7°84 orpoxp, On tnd after SUNDAY, June 242! — Betad itn the Senay cacy ea sae ea: ‘Vania close Connections with " Hot and . SAKATUGA AND CATSKILL Loave Philadelphia: 8:00 aan Arie Pm; ‘Hotel, 4:25 p.m. ; Pm ; Mt. House Sivtion, 5 pm. Arrive 6:20 pm; Saeed 2 tale at Se Arrive Saratoga, 9:25 p.m. iiuns to Caldwell, (for Hotel and tala a TT Pa ; P4 See F THE EVENING STAR ts a PAPER OF TO-DAY, not of YESTERDAY nos of LAST WEEK. It prints ALL THE NEWS, Local, Domestic and LONG IN ADVANCE OF THE MORN-~ ING PAPERS. This is conspicuously true of all classes of news, but especially so in regard to Local News and District Affairs. THE STAR has a very much LARGER and BETTER force of LOCAL RE- PORTERS and SPECIAL WRITERS than any other paper in Washington ever thought of employing, and ITS MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT AND PRINTING FACILITIES ARE MORR THAN THREE TIMES AS POWER- FUL AND RAPID AS THOSE OF ANY OTHER WASHINGTON PAPER. itis therefore able to print each day a full report of every transaction of public ine terest occurring in the District up te the very hour of going to press. 20%: By the free use of the OCEAN CABLES: for REGULAR AND SPECIAL DIS- PATCHES, and with the difference of time in its favor, it is also able to give its readers every afternoon the news of the WHOLE EASTERN HEMISPHERE for the entire day, and up to 12 o’clock midnight, thus leaving literally nothing in the way of news from Europe, Asia, and Africa for the morning papers. er Equally does THE STAR lead all ite contemporaries in the publication of the NEWS OF OUR OWN COUNTRY. Receiving the regular dispatches of both News Associations; with alert and enterprising special telegraphic cor- respondents at all important points; and with wires leading directly from its own office to the general network of telegraph system touching every city, town and hamlet in the United States and Terri- tories, it is enabled to receive and print atonce a full report of every event of consequence occurring during the day anywhere between the Atlantic and Pas cific Oceans. jeliaieieiee @ NOTE THE RESULT: 2 ——0:—— THE STAR HAS MORE THAN THREE TIMES AS MANY REGULAR SUBSCRIBERS and MORE THAN FIVE TIMES AS MANY REGULAR READERS AS ANY OTHER DAILY PAPER IN WASHINGTON, It is de- livered regularly by careful carriers ab the HOMES OF THE PEOPLE, AFTER THE BUSTLE AND WORRY OF THE SAY ARE OVER, and it is thus read leisurely and thoroughly by EVERY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY. They know that it prints all the news, and has only the interests of the people of the District in view, with no partisan measures to advocate, and no private schemes to forward. They know it,in short, tobe THE PEOPLE’S PAPER, and nothingelse. Asan ADVERTISING MEDIUM it is, therefore, ABSO- LUTELY WITHOUT A RIVAL. It is in fact worth more as a means of reach- ing the public THAN ALL THE OTHER DAILY PAPERS IN THE CITY TOGETHER. Furthermore, in proportion to the re- turns it gives its patrons, ITS ADVER- TISING RATES ARE THE CHEAPEST IN THE CITY. eae In conclusion, the public should bear in mind this one significant fact: THE STAK does not rely upon empty boasts to impress the public. ITS CIRCULA- TION IS SWORN TO; its PRESS- ROOM IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC; and its BOOKS MAY BE INSPECTED by any one having an interest in thelr examination. These are CRUCIAL TESTS, which few papers invite, an@ which those that boast most are least able to stand. —:0:— > The esteem in which THE STAB is held by the reading and advertising public is conclusively showm by the fig? ures given below. In the first six months of each of the five years named the average daily cire culation of the paper was: “ o “ o Equally significant is the showing ty regard to the advertising patronage of the paper, which is the surest indication of its acknowledged value as a medium of publicity. Thesumber of NEW AD- VERTISEMENTS printed in the cole umns of The Star during the first sim