Evening Star Newspaper, August 14, 1889, Page 7

NORTH DAKOTA’S CONVENTION. The Question of the Location of the Capital Still Discussed. The largest crowd since the convening of the North Dakota constitutional convention filled the galleries and lobby of the capitol at Bis- marck upon the reassembling of the conven- tion yesterday. The attraction was the ex- Pected fight over the article in the constitution locating the public institutions and the report that a delegation of a hundred citizens of Grand Forks and s similar delegation from Jamestown were coming with money and schemes to break the combination and defeat the plan for the location of the institutions. Much to the general surprise many of the pro- testing delegations that arrived did not number over fifteen, while nearly two hundred citizens from the counties of Oass, Ransom and Barnes ame to indorse the action of the convention and bag’ Sp the work of Grand Forks and James- town, the defeated candidates for the capital. It is now pretty safe to predict that the con- vention will stand firm and that the institutions Will be located as already agreed to by a vote of forty-four to thirty, leaving the capital at Bis- marck and locating the other institutions in ac~ cordance with the report of the committee. At the afternoon’s session very little was done further than the reading of telegrams of protest from Grand F. and Jamestown and nications of indorsement from Recge, Lie fon valley City, Sheldon, Hatton, Maryville and Dumerous other points. Even from Jamestown came one telegram of indorsement and Traill county takes both sides. It is now known that the @20.000 sppropristed by Congress will fall far short ery <neres the expenses of the con- vention. The committee on revision submitted Ite report, but it was not acted upon. — ss A Protectionist Nominated for Congress. The democratic congressional copvention at Lake Charles, La., yesterday nominated An- Grew Price for Congress. Mr. Price is the son- {n-lew of E. J. Gay, late member from the dis- trict, who died shortly after his election. He fs wealthy in his own right’ and gets through his wife a portion of Mr. Gay's large fortune, e@mounting to several millions. je is a suc- cessful suger planter, only thirty-five years of age. Mr. Price d Mr. Gay’s first cam- P= ope 1884, but bas had little political expe- and has held no political office. He isa protectionist, ——_—+e+____ Complicated Relationship. A Pittsburg special to the Philadelphia Preas says that a novel case of matrimonial relations comes from the South Side, Some years ago Wilhelm Geauf, a wealthy tobacconist, thought the most agreeable thing he could do would be to take a life partner. So he married the widow of his deceased brother. She had three or four children pretty well grown up. Every- thing went pleasantly in the new household until Mrs. Geauf died. Mr. Geanf, who is now about sixty years old, began to feel lonely again. His affections were fixed on his step- daughter, Lottie Geauf, a pretty golden-haired young German woman of twenty-two. The re- Dainfler of the family expressed their disap- rovalof such a union, but the old man and young love were married nevertheless and are now doing Europe. A call was made at the store on Carson street yesterday, when it was learned from the young man in charge that his sister, who is now bis stepmother, and his stepfather, who is also his brother-in-law and uncle and his sister's uncle, stepfather and husband, have arrived safely in Germany. Not Overjoyed Miss Caldwell’s Guardian ‘From the Brooklyn Eagle. The guardian of Miss Caldwell, who is abou’ to buy Prince Murat and his title with her mill- fons, isa New Yorker and a bank president, Charles M. Fry by name—a handsome, white- haired old gentleman and a soutberner by birth. He had charge of the Caldwell girls and their money antil two years ago, when the Youngest—who is to be the princess—came of age. He went over to Washington to attend the dinner given in honor of the event, at which were archbishops, Senators, cabinet members andall the most distinguished and brilliant guests the capital could afford. He turned over her affairs to her with a good many hun- dred thousand added to her fortune by his clever management during her minority, but she was unwilling to relinquish his care and gesrdianship and begged him still to manage er estate for her. So their relations have not much altered, except that the final decision in all matters is now hers instead of his. His friends tell me he is not overjoyed at this princely alliance and, while he is naturally most guarded and discreet in what he says. it is not difficult to gather that this is hardly the match he would have chosen for her, being as deeply attached to her as if she were his own @aughter. There is a cousin of Murat’s living here also who gets his connection through the Frasers, Prince Murat's father having married one of them. He has known the present prince all his life and is no great admirer of him. and freely says he thinks it a shame for a fresh girlto marry this old case-hardened Baristas, whose life been that of most men about town and who is» thrift and never & e any good excuse for his existence by any of arms, of — or learning to make him worthy of a high position. Old South Carolinians tell me that the Frasers, who considered themselves very grand people in- deed, never looked upon the Murat match as any honor. they having been people of birtn, wealth and distinction two hundred years be- fore the blacksmith’s son was ever heard of. Go to Hanprz’s nY.—Personally con- ducted excursion Thursday, August 15, Don't fail to secure seats in advance at 619 and 1351 Pennsylvania avenue. No extra charge. Round trip $1. Trains leave Baltimore and Qhio sta- tion at 10 a. m.—Adet. i An Over-faithful Guard. From the New York Tribune. An amusing incident occurred at Edison's laboratory at Llewellyn park some days ago. A young man was engaged as doorkeeper for Mr. Edison's sanctum sanctorum—the den, as he calls it—with instructions to admit no one with- out first sending in his card. The young man had never seen Mr. Edison, and when a slouchy- looking, ee Beg ero man tried to walk in, be opposed him with a request for his card. “Oh, that’s all right,” was the response. “But it isn’t all right. You can't come in here without s card.” “Ob, yes, I can,” was the reply, and the man tried to brush by, but the zealous young door- took him by the shoulder and was pro- cee: to eject him, when one of the clerks, who had been an amused witness of the scene, called out ina half whisper: “You fool, that’s Mr. Eaison,” whereat the young man coliapsed. Mr. Edison had greatly enjoved the occurrence end patted the young fellow on the back, say- hg: “I guess it's my turn to say ‘that’s ail ." —_—e———_——— Passenger Agents of the B. & O. From the Baltimore American. Capt. B. Frank Bond, division passenger agent of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, has issued a circular assigning duties and territory to the ageuts under him. Mr. D. D. Courtney, traveling passenger agent, is stationed at Read- ing, Pa; Jobn T. Lane, traveling passenger agent, at Wheeling, W. Va.: E. E. Patton, trav- ye oe ent, at Chillicothe, Ohio; W. w ing, tra’ passenger agent, Somer- set, Pa: C. E. Dudrow, traveling passenger agent, Winchester, Va.; H. A. Miller, nger and ticket agent, Wilmington, Del.; rge H. Houck, passenger agent, Baltimore; E G. Smith, city passenger agent, Washington; 8. B. Hege, passenger agent, Washington; 'R. A. Jenkins, traveling passenger agent, Greens- ro’, N. C. iment ai A Re-election in Montana. The Montana constitutional convention passed yesterday a proposition by which all county officers will have to be re-elected. Tho Yote was strictly partisan, as the democrats hope to strengtben their state ticket with Se ions. Intense excitement pre- vailed in the town after the result became pub- lic, 1 have become numerons, since THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 188 THE WORLD’S FAIR, New York Cannot Raise the Funds to Carry the Enterprise Through. New York Correspondence Baltimore American. Business men here who are trying to attract the attention of the country to New York's alleged fitness for the site of the world’s fair realize how important it is that money should be put up in attractive quantities just at this time. Chicago or St. Louis is probably better able to make a showing in money, for the reason that in those cities public spirit extends beyond the vest pocket of the resident million- aires, And if the selection were to binge solely on the amount of money subscribed in advance no doubt we would be left in the cold, Thus far the steps that have been taken here toward securing the fair have not reached up to New York's peouliar weakness—her aversion to ding money with only @ hope of its retanns While Be Wane excites ts Geek the pocket nerve of our town it is quite possible that we will be found wanting. The pro- osed memorial arch is not more completel; forgotten than may be the i pe | of aworld’s fair here, if money subscribed and paid in is to draw it this way. The finance committee will have the worst job of all when they meet next Tuesda; to devise some means of extract- ing money from unwilling pockets. The com- mittee on site and buildings will have a trouble- some time with the real estate sharks and the ‘this re-eiects them for three years. ——————co0 Chicago’s World’s Fair Incorporated. The secretary of the state of Illinois licensed Yesterday the world’s fair of 1892 at Chicago, for the holding of an international exposition, or world’s fair, in the city of Chicago, to com- TMmemorate on its four hundredth anniv: Of America. ‘The capital stock ————— +o _____ Better Cali It Quits. From the Philedelphia Teleraph. The monumental assurance of the average New Yorker is proverbial. 4 leading journal of that city today, for instance, tries to make a point against its greatest rival for the Colum- bus centennial by heading one of its “One Week's Record of Murder and land speculators, but the shrewder business men see that the greatest difficulty will be to raise an attractive sum of money, such as Chi- cago and St. Louis could raise with more readi- ness. ‘Speculation as to what will be the outeome of the selection of Washington as the site of the fair has already begun. It is said by some of the enthusiasts that Gotham will run a side show all to herself in the event of her being left by Congress. But it is more likely that the little bluff will cease as soon as Congress has named the national capital as the place for the exposition. +e —_____— GRAND ARMY REUNION. A Naval Sham Battle on the Lake— Elaborate Program. ‘Yt was announced in Milwaukee, Wis., yester- day that during the coming national encamp- ment of the Grand Army of the Republio one thousand company, battery, gunboat, regi- montal, brigade, division and corps reunions will be held, and places of meeting for this number haye been secured. The secret sery- ice men, signal corps, engineer corps, tele- graph corps, war correspondents, the corps of railroad builders are to meet, The brigade of regulars in the fourteenth corps will have a large meeting. Among other notable reunions are those of the fourth army corps, the Blue Star division of the twentieth corps, in which Presi- dent Harrison commanded a brigade; the first division of the fourteenth corps, in which Gens, Hobart, Buell and Hambright had brigades; the first brigade, first division ninth corps, commanded by Gen, Charles Waite; Gen. Grensel’s brigade of the Cumberland army; the iron brigade, commanded by such men as Gens, Rufus King, John Gibbon, E. 8. Bragg, W. W. Robinson and John A. Kellogg; Sykes’ brigade of regulars; Gen. W. Q, Gresham’s brigade, seventeenth corps; the famous Ver- mont brigade; Crocker's Iowa brigade, and numerous others. The reunion feature na- tional encampments was introduced by Mil- waukee, Men who have not seeu their com- rades for years will be sure to find some of them in aitending the reunions of their re- spective companies, regiments, brigades, di- visions or corps, The naval battle, which will be participated in by the Michigan and four revenue cutters and fifty other water crafts of various descrip- tions, besides thirty pi f cannon and mor- tars, regiments of the ional guard and divi- sions of the Sons of Veterans, will be the chief attraction. The display can be seen from six miles of lake front aud to good advantage. THE ELIXIR DOESN'T WORK. Two Philadelphia Reporters Wish They Had Not Experimented With It. Two reporters who subjected themselves out of curiosity to the Brown-Sequard elixir at the medico-chirurgical hospital in Philadelphia Monday were both laid up for repairs yester- day and one of them is considerably scared about his condition. He sent a summons for Prof. Henry C. Boenning, who administered the emulsive preparation, and upon concluding his experiments yesterday Professor Boenning repaired at once tothe house and found the patient, who was enjoying the best of good health and spirits Monday, in bed. His face wore a woe-begone expression and he showed traces of having slept very little during the night. His symptoms were severe — in the head, soreness in the limbs and high fever. He sorely regretted having had anything to do with the new life-giving remedy. ‘The other newspaper man who tried it failed to report for duty also and inguiry developed the fact that be was compelled to keep his Bed yesterday with a high fever, pains in the head, @ painful confusion of ideas and severe pains in the groin and its vicinity. This young man is also badly scared and reproaches himself for his folly. The result of the experiment with the news- paper men made Professor Boenning extremely cautious yesterday and he declined to admin- ister the injection to any patient until he first sc speed stated that it was at his own personal risk. “We do not know what this thing is yet,” said Prof. Boenning, in the resident physician's office at the medico-chirurgical hospital; “we only know that it comes recommended from a very high source and that its results, so far as learned. have been in a number of cases bene- ficial. What its influence may be in any s cific case we cannot tell. We must have it dis- tinctly understood that we advise no one to un- dergo this treatment. We persuade no one to undergo it. We claim nothing for this method of treatment any more than it is simply in its experimental stage, and for the benetit of those who are thinking of trying it we will state spe- cifically what risks, so far as comes within our professional knowledge, the patient takes, The risks are, first, the forming of absceases, and, second, blood poisoning. There have been cases in which abscesses formed. We have not as yet any authenticated case of blood poison- ing, but we are sensible of the fact that such might result.” Dr. Boenning further said that the physicians of Philadelphia had been unable to observ. some of the remarkable effects which the news- papers gave accounts of elsewhere. Some of these, he said, astonished him, but he felt com- pelled to take them for what they were—mere unsubstantiated reports. nee. His Death Told by Spirits. A Cincinnati special to the Philadelphia In- quirer says that James Kuntz of Sykesville, Pa., died suddenly at the American health college in that city July 21. His parents’ residence was then unknown. Yesterday Dr. Campbell, president of the college. printed a card in which he declared that on the night of Kuntz’s death his Vygors peas spirit visited Kunts’s arentsand told them of their son’s death. Kuntz’s father and Kev. B. T. Metager at oncs came there. He declares that he bad no knowledge of his son’ th except that brought by Campbell’ it. rit Honors to Austria’s Emperor. After the parade of the German army in Ber- linyesterday before the emperor of Austria a banquet was given at the schloss in the evening. Emperor William in a toast warmly welcomed the Austrian emperor and said: “You have learned from the joyful reception given you of our warm and lively consciousness of the friendship that has existed between our peoples for acentary, Before all is our army, a por- tion of which you have seen, proud of appear- ike the ering, wil bold, analy sad Jabs e the army, w: and ial to the llianse which we have concluded. The army knows that for the maintenance of peace it will have to join the gallant army of Austria, and if Providence so decrees they will to- Gethes-shouldes te shoulder.” Emperor Francis oseph returned thanks for the brilliant recep- tion accorded him. He drank to the health of his friend and ally so near to bis heart, rable in brotherhood and comradeship; to Germany health of the gallant armies of and Austria, and to the strengthening of the peared | = = alhed states an ae wi Francis Prince Bismarck were closeted png hy the chancellor and’ Count, clack seaieney 5 Count together, the inter an ‘J 5 $3.00 Excurston to poner Artartio Cirr ma Aveusr 17. ‘ial train of day coaches and cars ve OCEAN RECORD AGAIN BEATEN. The City of Paris Makes the Eastward Trip in Less Than Six Days. A New York special to the Philadelphia In- quirer says that for the first time in the history of transatlantic navigation the voyage from Sandy Hook to Roche's point, at the entrance ‘of Queenstown harbor, has been completed in less than six days. The honor of bringing the westerly record below six days belongs to the Inman line, and now their record breaker, the City of Paris, also claims the distinction of be- ing the first steamer to reduce the easterly record below six days. While interest was rife yesterday as to the anticipated perforreance of the Inman liner City of New York and the new White Star liner Teutonic, now racing to this Port, maritime circles were aroused when the cable flashed the intelligence that the City of Paris, hegee comes Sandy Hook at 4:05 p.m. August 7, arrived off Fastnot at 6 p.m, SOregerwacns time). At 8:45 she passed Roche's in Penile for the difference of time between here and Queenstown, she made the run in the very quick time of 5 days 23 hours and 40 min- 4, wi reduces her former record to the eastward forty-nine minutes, which is thirty-three minutes behind her best eto the westward. The tidings of the Jeon line's quick passage out was received by the agents too late for them to get any par- ticulars of the voyage, All who sailed on the Inman liner a week ago will arrive in Liverpool this morning in time to eat a late breakfast, The steamer, unless she is delayed at Queenstown, will arrive there before 9 o'elock ——oe--—____ SAILING UNDER FALSE COLORS. Made a Lord High Admiral of Himself But Couldn’t Play the Part. From the St. James Gazette. In England we do not dote quite so much upon uniforms as they do in France, and little incidents of this kind are, therefore, not very likely to occuron this side of the channel, Still, a well-known English cabinet minister did once get into difficulties, not through going about in mufti, but through wearing too much uniform, We will not mention the gentleman's name, for he isstill extant, This distinguished politician—not even his friends ever thought he was a statesman-—was once upon a time first lord of the admiralty, Full of the im- portance of hid office he determined to wear the georgeous uniform of lord high admiral, whose representative he was, The first time he had official business with the fleet the right honorable gentleman put on his uniform and went aboard one of her majesty’s ships. The minister, who liked to look upon himeelf as lord high admiral, bad his flag run up and the vessel started, In a few minutes one of the officers came up and politely touched his hat to the first lord. “If you please, sir, what are your orders?” he asked. “Orders! what orders?” “As your flag is flying you are in command.” “But I don’t understand at all,” “Well, sir, you are in command, and in a few minutes’ we shall run into the queen's yacht. Will you give me my orders?” The unlucky first lord became crimson with vexation and the lord high admiral's pennant was promptly hauled down, — 900 One of Lincoln’s Stories, and Une on Hamlin. Washington Correspondence New York Tribune. Stories of President Lincoln's keen humor are seemingly inexhaustible. One, which I think has never appeared in print, comes from a man who held a prominent office under Lin- coln, and who knew the great statesman well, At an official ball some thieves mado off with many of the hats and overcoats of the guests, so that when the presidential party was ready to take leave Vice President Hamlin'’s head covering was not to be found. “T'll tell you what, Hamlin,” said a friend, “early in the evening I saw a man, possessed of keen foresight, hide his hat upstairs, Iam sure he would be willing to donate it to the administration andI will go and get it for you.” When the hat was produced it was discovered to be very much after the style affected by Hamlin, but it bore a badge of mourning, which emblem the vice president ripped off with his penknife. The party stood chatting merrily as they waited for the carriages to be driven up, when a man stopped directly in front of Mr, Hamlin and stood staring at the “tile” with which his head was covere “What are you looking at, sir?” asked Hamlin sharply. “Your hat,” answered the man mildly. “If it had a weed on it I should say it was mine.” “Well, it hasn’t got a w on it, has it?” asked the Vice President. “No, sir,” said the hatless man, “it hasn’t.” “Then it fen's your hat, is it?” said the proud possessor of it. “No, I guess not,” said the man as he turned to walk away. When this little scene was ex- lained to President Lincoln he laughed heart- fy ‘and said: “That reminds me, Hamlin, of a long time ago when I was pioneering and soldiering in Illinois and we put up a joke on some officers of the United Brates army. My party and I were along way off from the comforts of civil- ized life and our only neighbors were the gar- rison of a United States fort. We did pretty well for rations, had plenty of salt meat and flour, but milk was not to be had for love or money, and as we all longed for the delicacy we thought it pretty mean that the officers of the fort, who had two cows—a stubbed-tailed one and a black-and-white one—offered us no milk, though we threw out many and strong hints thatit would be acceptable. At last, after much consultation, we decided to teach them a lesson and borrow or steal one of those cows, jast.at you choose to put it, But how it could e done without the cow being at once iden- tifled and recovered was the question. At last we hit on a plan, ne of our party was dispatched a day’s ride to the nearest slaughter house, where he procured @ long red cow’s tail to match the color of the stub-tailed cow, after possessing ourselves of whieh animal we neatly tied our purchase to the poor stub, and with appetites whetted by long abstinence we drank and relished the eet milk which our ‘cow’ gave. A few days afterward we were honored by acall from the commander of the fort. ‘Say, boys,’ said he, ‘we have lost one of our cows.’ Of course wo felt sorry and expressed our regret accordingly, ‘But,’ continued the commander, ‘I came over to say if that cow of yours had @ stub tail, I should say it was ours.’ “* ‘But she hasn’t a stub tail, has she?’ asked ure of our point. No. said the officer, ‘she certainly has not tail.’ ‘Well, she isn't your cow then,’ and our argument was unanswerable as was Hamlin’s,” FOREIGN NOTES. The vintage of this year in both France and Germany promises to rival that of 1868, The Stuart exhibition of last winter will be followed by a Tudor exhibition next year. ‘The big stone cross on the south tower of the Cologne cathedral was struck and smashed by lightning recently. Great pieces of it fell to the pavement with such velocity that they were orushed to powder, It in said that the Japanese women who em- brace Christianity exercise an influence in moral questions hardly inferior to the English and American women. The total number of bodies registered as buried in cemeteries used by London is 1,276,875, The rumor is that Princess Victoria of Wales will marry Viscount Chelsa, the eldest son of Senor Sardina, who was recently kidnapped by banditti in Cubs,.has been released on the payment of a ransom of $12,000 in gold. The international congress of societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals, in Paris resolutions condemn- long whips and the bits now in use. ‘The Voz de Mexico of yesterday says petitions against negro tion to Mexico are shortly to be throughout the country, Several to sell to REPUBLICAN CLUBS LEAGUE. Executive Committee Revise the Consti- tution and Fix a Convention Date. The executive committee of the national league of republican clubs met at Saratoga, N. Y., yesterday afternoon. In the absence of Judge John M. Tharston of Nebraska, presi- dent of the league, Vice President Jas. A. Blan- chard of New York presided. There were pres- ent Andrew B. Humphrey of New York, secre- tary; J. N. Hunter, Indiana; T. E. Brynes, Minnesota; W. W. Johnson, Nebraska; Ohas. E. Pierce, Missouri; J. E. Mulholland, proxy for J. T. Betphen, Ohio; J. H. Mesick, Tennes- see; E. T. Brackett, New York, and Chas. E. Forbes, Vermont. The revision of the constitution of the na- tional organization having been referred to the committee by the national convention, held last February in Baltimore, the committee have revised it so as to make the representation to the national convention from euch state as fol- SE ee an pnaneel league clubs have been pe nagere e president, treasurer, secretary, resi- dent ‘and wemben, of fhe recat comitios of the national organiza‘ together promdent and secretaries ot the several state leagues are also made ex-officio delegates to the national convention, Each delegate is en- titled to one vote. This willincrease the num- ~ es Leena to vig the date Yor the Mg, convention, which will be held either at Nashville or Chat- tanooga. 1. M. S. Colburn of Manchester, Vt., was elected a member of thecommittee in piace ot Hen. S Cc. ge as deceased. Appro- riat utiol ‘were wo concerning ¢ death of Mr. Noble, - hcl of oe Gaston! soiree under Secession en i@ question of 1e republican clube in the south, eee oo —______ BRAVELY HE MET DEATH. He Had Done a Cowardly Deed, but There Was Courage in Him. From the New Orleans Times-Democrat, The steamship Hutchinson from Havana brought, besides other passengers, e gentleman who had witnessed the execution in that city by the Spanish army of a conscript soldier named Agullo, Agullo’s offence was the mur- der of his commanding sergeant. A T¥mes- Denocrat reporter obtained from the gentleman adescription of the military execution, which took place at Fort Principe: “I saw Agulloas he stood directing the sol- diers to aim at his head and heart on the morn- ing of his execution,” said the gentleman. “It was 6 o'clock, on the elevation of Principe, whose erest is crowned with that gray granite fortress, and from which point the harbor view ig grand, that Aguilo, casting one fleeting glance to’ wave-lapped Moro, fell, pieread by the three bullets in his head, upon the narrow pec of Fort Princij One bullet of the ‘our destined for him sped wide of its mark, wounding an officer to the rear and near the fort. “‘Agullo was a man of magnificent physique, six feet tall, fine head, brilliant eyos and a face denoting gentle birth and refined intelligence. His long, military step—as he marched to the point of his execution in the square formed by the oorpe of engineers, in which he was en- listed, of artillery, cavalry, volunteers and in- fantry—caused murmurs of admiration to rise to the lips of the 5,000 spoctators, curiously brought together to witness the stern sentence of the military court, “As he stood, the central point of all eyes, dressed in his fatigue uniform, striped trousers, and cep, directing his fellow-soldiers to aim with surety, the sad contemplation of a life which in other fields may have led to a success- ful career broke in upon the spectator with harshest feeling. There is no telling what grief-laden hearts beat with suffering throbs in far-away Spain, innocent victims alike with their soldier sons compelled to serve the hated conscription in Cuba, But such is often the case, aud this poor Agullo, smarting under the overbearing sergeant who fed him his food in insult as to a dog, burning under the adverse fate, became the assassin and slew his victim when asleep. “The prisoner's hours before the execution were spent in calm, deliberate consideration. He had begged a friend to write to a brother and sister telling them of the close of his life, and altering his will by bequeathing a small house in Spain to his sister, which in a previous document he left to his brother, and spent much time in religious exercise. “At5 o'clock in the morning large crowds began steadily to wend their way toward Cas- tello geno Senor Elias, chief of police, aud the cofonel in command inspected th square formed b Bapes military on the north- west quarter of the esplanade, in the direction of the chorera, “The condemned soldier, accompanied by the Brothers of Charity, saluted each onlooker with his farewell and, defying death, stood the spot where a post had been placed for him to leaf on to await his doom, without one quiver of nervousness. He was heard to re- ‘I wasacoward. Ikilled him while he cep. That was badly done.’ In the preparations going on around him he took act- ive interest in the direction of one thing and another and then, calling a sergeant from some distance, bade him good-bye. “When the soldiers advanced to place the bandage over his eyes he told them, putting his hands across his face: ‘There is no neces- sity of bandaging my eyes, but if absolutely necessary I will bandage them myself. He took his own handkerchief for this purpose and loosely tied it so that he could see over the edges, is he was told would not do, and for the first time his fingers shook under the e strain upon his feelings, and one of the cha) lains stepped forward, securely knotting t ends of the bandage and firmly pressing down his cap to hold them in position. The soldier kissed the cross as his last glimpse of earth was taken and saw the four sol- diers had come close to him, as he re- quested that death might be quick and certain. They had previously been the military dis- tance. These four soldiers had been given a cigar each and some 7 by Agullo. Dis- regarding the special plea of Agullo, these four men, as they looked at the livid countenance and eyes of feverish blaze when the request was made to come closer and closer, were visibly disturbed. Agullo could touch the muzzles of the pieces, Standing close to the post placed to support the prisoner at the word ‘kneel’ he quickly sank to his knees, ‘Then the four shots irregularly rang out, and the body leaning against the post fell to the ground dea GOVERNOR RUSTLER. The Kind of an Executive the New States Need. From the Kearney (Neb.) Enterprise, Five western states have governors to choose next fall, and four of them will be the first governors in their commonwealth. A govern- or is not a staple article. He varies with the conditions of life in the state he is to govern, and he should be chosen for the work he ia to do. A western governor may be, if he chooses, a far more important personage than the gov- ernor of a well-established eastern state, where the chief requirement is fora man of sound financial views and of dignity and presence enough to grace public occasions. The western governor should be a leader, with sense and patriotism enough to lead right, The chances are that of the four new states the one that gets the governor will immediately fake to do rin the east there is litte for e a except to scrutinize logistation. Inthe wout there is everything for a governor to do if he is able to conceive his opportunity. He should be the leader of every movement for the opment of bis state. His inspi: Ps ould be everywhere, Pile " engages an int that involves the voice of the and in his office a it should over be at fe" service his state. A rustler.in the 7 AN ASTONISHING MEMORIAL. How Mrs. Pratt Paid a Tribute to Her Late Husband. Trenton Letter to the Philadelphia Times. The story of the quoerest tribute to the dead on record comes from Lembertville in Hunter- don county. Near that town lives Mrs, Elisha Pratt, widow of Descon Pratt, who was famous asa farmer, a gonial soul and en ardent Metho- Gist, He was particularly fond of tickling his! appetite and was deemed considerable of an epicure. His wife vasan excellent cook and her dinners were rare exhibitions of culinary skill for a rural neighborhood, The deacon enjoyed nothing better than « house full of clergymen around a table laden with tempting vietuals, And Mrs. Pratt, who doted on the deacon, was in hor element when preparing such foast and helping entertain such goodly guesta, 3 ot eS ig 8 Grove, There were fi eg calinete oped er on the New ym ge pen Medeor seed ye i ner nap foiion ivable to. ea! n reason- ably bard cider to drink. y pr Aer was in @ best of humor and partook even more heartily than usual of the His wife, n0- oustcmed as she was to her husband's — amoun’ tite, was astonished at the consumed and made mental inventory of articles and the amount of each the the peighborheod ever knew, Eight of the twelve clergymen present at the dinner acted as pall bearers and the other four officiated at the church and by the grave, The widow pea on le for a on talked about tribute she posed having pre- in memory of ber'husband. iptied bete, supposed she was going to erect a handsome mopument and the makers of tombstones sent in bids. But they were all mistaken. Mrs. Pratt had in view the most remarkable and yet suggestive of memorials. She had the work done quietly in Philadelphia and it required some weeks to finish it. When it arrived at the farm and some of the widow's intimate frienda were invited to call and see the tribute they were at first as- tounded and then shocked, and finally they felt a disposition to langh that was controlled with difficulty, On the table in the parlor sho0d 9 lange alee ones. On top of the case was aamall arch made of solid silver. Sur- mounting the arch was the figure in silver of an ange! wet be trumpet. Inside the arch and suspended from its center was a tablet of white marble, on which were inscribed the following words in deep, black letters: “This is What the Deacon Died of.” But it was underneath the glass case that the great surprise awaited the spectators, There, on plates arranged in the order they were served, were exact duplicates in wax, and some in glace shape, of the various articles of food the deacon had eaten at the diuner the even- ing before he died, and also exact duplicates in quantity and size of the amounts he had con- sumed, There was a large plate of soup, a big slice of meat, heaping side dishes full of vegetables, three cucumbers, huge slices of pie, @ quarter of a watermelon, two plates of ive cream, @ small cup of coffee and ee goblets of cider. They were perfect pieces of work in wax, as well as perfect representations of what had’ passed down the deacon's throat at the dinner. The whole thing had cost several hundred dollars, The neighbors naturally ridiculed the tribute at first, but they all respected the widow, and when they found that she was really in earnest inher grief aud in her regard for the wax memorial they restrained their mirth and said little about it outside, Many of them thought that the sudden loss had unhinged Mrs. Pratt's mind somewhat. That is why it is only after the lapse of a year that the report of the aston- ishing tribute has leaked out. ————- «ee —_____ SHE REACHED A HAND. A Pretty Equestrienne Saves a Buffalo Newspaper Man’s Life. From the Buffalo The Expressionist has resolved to forego the thrilling pleasures of bicycle riding, It may be his duty to go round with two or three splintered cervical vertebre, but he is not going to listen to the calls of duty. He be- came infatuated with the pastime of being called @ “monkey on a wire” some time ago and forthwith secured a not too expensive wheel. The rent thereof is not paid. It may never be paid, for he met his Waterloo, so to speak, on Monday night, and no longer needs to have credit at the bicycle stables. Sliding down North street on the night in question, wearing ® wobbling bike and carrying the pleasant premonition of a broken neck, he approached the corner of Delaware avenue. fo women and a man were coming down Delaware avenue on horseback. They were riding abreast and it seemed to be possible to dodge them. But a herdic queered his de- signs and all at once it flashed upon him that the curb or a collision with one of the horses was the only course open to him. It was per- fectly feasible to fall with » dail, sickening thud to the pavement, but he did not enter- tain the idea for a moment. While deliberating upon the other two alternatives, he was antici- pated in his conclusion by the rapid march of events. He collided with some of the horses, The rider wasa young woman of rare sense and tact. She —— the animal and ex- tended a helping hand to the unfortunate wheelman just as he was about to execute a forward somersault. He struck upon his feet with more energy than grace, to be sure, but, nevertheless, upon his feet. He may never see his benefactor again, but he never forget how she saved his face from pele, 9 as a@ roller skate upon a floor of os ___ asphalt A Goop Cuance to Visrr THE SEASHORE.— The Pennsylvania railroad’s special excursion to Atlantic City on Saturday, August 17, affords @ good opportunity for spending two whole days at the seashore, Fare ¢3. ‘Train leaves at4p.m, - —-___. A Great Relief. From the Philadelphia Inquirer. Miss Curious, eagerly—“So Mr. Restless is going ona tour around the world is he, Mr. Smith? Dear me, how nice that will be.” Smith—“Ya-as, I s’pose it will. You see, Restless has a hard time dodging his creditors here,” ——+o+ ____ Only a Woman. From the London Globe. My Scotch friend knew old Elliot well, who presented the queen with her favorite collie, “Noble.” Elliot had only two names for his dogs—Gyp and Wasp—and when presented to the queen and seeing his dog he called Gyp to it in the old way, but the queen told him he was #o good-looking that they had called him | T® SAN MIGUEL GOLD PLACERS COMPANY. Noble. It was most amusing to hear the old farmer's account of the presentation. He looked forward to it as a terrible ordeal till the late John Brown told him it would not be so bad if he could only mind that after all “she was a wummun,” an appsrently new idea to the Rimple, unsophisticated farmer. Chairmen Hobart and Secretary Foster have issued the call for the New Jersey republican gubernatorial convention to be held in the Opera house in Trenton on Tuesday, September 17, The basis of representation is one delegate to 200 voters, or fraction thereof over 100 voters. The democratic convention will be held in the same hall on the preceding 7 l POWDER Absolutely Pure. mage. mid whishenorncuca. Bai rege nome m4 a go Rowbas Go, 100 Walls a Sy 15-m,w I-24 WolfsAG ‘Makes any kind of lesther WATERPROOF, SOFT, AND DURABLE. Tis besntifal, rich, EBlacking » GLOSSY POLISH & => ‘Saves labor and annoyance. A Polish Lasts a Month for W: and A Week for Men, andou Harness Leather even Four Mouthe without renovating. WOLFF & RANDOLPH, pniapenpwa. Rald by Shon Stores, Grant and dactons mnerglly, FOR MEN VIGOR through errors at Ke secrecy. ORS ee en Grand National Award of 16,600 francs, QUINA-LAROCHE AN INVIGORATING TONIO, PERUVIAN BARK, IRON, Axo PURE CATALAN WINE, Malaria, Indigestion, Fever & Agua, Lose of aria, appelite,Pootness of Blood, Meraiga, he 22 Rue Dronet, = FOUGERA & 00., for the U. &. M 8T., N. ¥. 30 NORTH Wii s* MIGUEL. A SAFE GOLD INVESTMENT. SHARES NOW EARNING DIVIDENDS. Present price, $3.75 per share. Soon to be advanced to 85. Stock non-sssessable, No personal liability to holders. OCTOBER DIVIDEND 50 CENTS PER SHARE. No Bonded Ludebteduesa, JAMES GILFILLAN, Treasurer. (Ex-Treasurer of the United States) Competent experts estimate the gold values in prop- erty of the comp: uJ m 7 4112,000,000, FIVE-SIXTHS of which will be received by stock- holders. Remit to JAMES GILFILLAN, Treasurer, 41 and 43 Wall at., New York. JNO. W. MACARTN) Member N. ¥. 2u10-4,tu,waw JX ¥. conson. CORSON & MACARTNEY, GLOVER BUILDING, 1419 F 8T. ¥. Ww, Bankers and Dealers in Government Bonda, ety Tovar Ramune _mhl6-whs SUMMER RESORTS. _ SEASIDE JERSEY COAST. NTA OOTT: Tr ory, kJ CTY, B. 3. menta. i Xows Hh tame 25 PR PES ee ER sullcolm M ALATESTA HOTEL—ATLANTIC GTi. Corner X. a i. sesrolina and Atlantic Sree. ; good table; jyio-im MARK MALATESTA. Prop. Michivan ave., near the Beach. Now open PNAMES STOKES Rance SY, re udvated i. 003 GO A RINE NRE MA » ATLANTIO CITY. & cael atk ees Sabesn Stents, Sarat IP HE CUPFTON, Cok. ATLANTIO AND COW- mecticut av: ‘Ath Gs 3. ee al _$e16-2m0 NGOLY, Propricter. (HE LAWNTON, ATLANTIC CITY, ¥.3., beach See le a OH F o % 20-2m_ = “yeui-2m. ‘THEO. MUELLER Prop OTEL OCEANIG, Hq” Er NEGAT CITY. Terma, pA * . . Prop’r. y) oe SBUEY PARK. N.J.—THE BKIGHTON, 3D AVE, tee Yorma, $8 to S12; ‘ber verms, 86 to 8S. Mrs, H. HUNT, Prop. IN THE MOUNTAINS, ETC. | MOUNTAIN Lake PaAuK. 2,800 FEET ABOVE SEA. REDUCED RATES FOR AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER. RELIEF FROM HAY FEVER. Address MT. LAKE PARK HOTEL 00. MT. LAKE PARE, GARRETT COUNTY, MD. “A UROHA HOUSE AND ANNEX, ¢ the dliaghanies; bs fogs: ue bay Seow ce mon Siar ‘ on13-0t o. Atdress 3. Bs in, ove z sy3i-toau26 Bat conte 8 Biel keene == OOK WOOD HOUSE, Li it larper's Ferry, W. Va, Suyeye ae foe dae she Bas juitoee fine views from all win whe Lo moa’ dows excellent table: terms @6 per Weck, my17-Baa QUNTAIN VIEW HOUSE, AULORA, WEST ¥ wativn Tuomi, croy tennis lawns. bowling alley, sondie wud ¢ bore: for or eduress ey, horecs: eines pte sPBE PRorar OF FAIRY LAND VILLA OF Occoquan is, owns besuufi a ex one every day aud patrons, Quy points on the river 16-1" Ww W. GILES. Occoquan Va, ISCELLANBOUN, CEAN VIEW HOTEL, ‘Ocean View, Va. Ligiit Milos from Norfolk, ‘Upen trom June l to Beprember 1. Ketus g2.7 per day: #14 @16 per week. 645 snd 805 month, For Turthor particulars addres = c 8 county, Vu my T4-4in Jordan Symuge F, OCK ENON SPRINGS AND MINERAL DaTuS 1m the Great North Mts, Va, ) Ube mallee from Wan ter, vver afine pike, wit) of bore tug time from Washington BO BAR Atmosphere © drives, unexcelled mi and wwii spd fine Ho Btables. Wi iueton. Ottice of A. 5. PRAT & BUNS, me For rocma, apply te A'S. PLATT, Proprie eprings eit PP HOSE TN PURSUIT OF HEALTH On PLEASURE would ao well to a, before = elsewhere. Pishinj GHOET ROUTE TO LoOxwoN, NUMDDEUTSCHEK LLOYD 8. 8. CO. Fast Expres pteauers, Ane ai. Fahey ‘Comfortable state rooms, excellent table, lnryriow Lar Vricge: dat cghan. intents. th, according t location Me Bord jult; steerage at low rates, Aywiy to £. 925 Penn. ave. aulo Coxmsxvatios Or H. A. SELIGSON'S 20 PER CENT REMOVAL SALE or PURE WINES AND LIQUORS In Bottles and Demiubne at 526 12TH ST. NW. NEAR F. fore I remove to my new Luliding on the corner of and Pennsylvania ave. n.w., ot oF about Octob 1, I want to reduce my imiwense stock of F American Wines and Liquors, vow stored in four ware houses in this city ‘oe in Baltimore, to the very jowest winuwum. PLEASE COMPARE MY PRICES WITR THOSE OF OTHERS. Original Reduced vera.” per al CALIFORNIA WINES. flve 1 & if i F 20 150 Ped 43 Brands" ao 8 Brandy? ver¥. very $e OS y, Nery. very oid iH ; Chantiagne, pinta, 3 dove i300 1340 VIRGINIA AND OTHER AMERICAN WINES. 400) 380 150 «130 x E Sherry—Good Table. Sherry Dus Gordout -Amontiliado. Jamaica Rut, very vid = Croix = ce id x oi STE? & a SCATUMAAAATH OSE Rosncec@ors PEMPTOOOTALEN BARS SECRONORHO ESSESELESSSS LSZESUSTERTISE 8B SSSSSSSEESSE SSESSTESLESEE