Evening Star Newspaper, August 28, 1889, Page 6

THE HAMILTON TRAGEDY. The Unfortunate Wife Sent to Prison Without Bail. THE INJURED WOMAN LIES AT DEATR’s DOOR— STORY OF THE MOTHES OF TIE ALLEGED PARA- MOUR—CARBER OF THE WOMAN WHO BLIGHTED & NOBLE Man's LIFE. ‘The hearing was held at Atlantic City, N.J., yesterday in the case of Mrs, Evangeline Ham- ilton, wife of Robert Ray Hamilton of New York, who is charged with having stabbed Mary Ann Donnelly, a domestic in her em- ploy. Justice Irving conducted the examina- tion. The prisoner when brought in showed signs of great mental distress, and all during the proceedings sat with her head bowed on the rail in front of her. Robert Ray Hamilton, ber busband, testified to the disc! e of the servant previous to the cutting, and hesitat- ingly admitted that the knife used was in the of his wife at the time. Witness gave bis age as twenty-eight, but was not questioned 8 to family relationship. i Policeman Biddle, who arrested Mrs. Hamil- ton, stated that she told him on the way to the station house that she did it in self-defense. Dr. G. W. Crosby, who attended the injured woman, showed the vature of the wounds, at the same time stating that she was in a very critical condition. ‘Tlis testimony ate the prisoner to exhibit renewed signs of nervous- ness, and was the only time she had raised her head since evtering the court room. THE PROPRIETRESS OF THE “NOLL” COTTAGE on Tennessee avenue, where the stabbing took place, was the next witness. Her name is Mrs, Elizabeth Rupp and her testimony was merely that she was the landlady of the cottage and that she identified the prisoner and her hus- band as former boarders of hers, When held by the court in $600 bail as a witness Mrs. Rupp began sobbing and stated that she could not rocure the bail and besides she had three chil- m to support. The justice then detailed an officer to watch her constantly until court shall convene on September 10. Police Sergeant Loder stated that just before placing Mrs. Hamilton in a cell yesterday he asked her if she had committed the deed and she admitted it, saying she had used a white.handled dirk knife and that in her excitement she had thrown it on the bed or in the closet, she didn’t know which. The weapon was afterward found in the closet. This concluded the testimony, and Judge ming remanded the accused to prison at May’s Landing without bail to await the injuries of Nurse Donnelly. She was taken to jail this afternoon. Robert Ray Hamilton was held in bail,which he endeavored to secure under surveillance of a detective. The high standing of Hamilton has made the affair one of great importance, and intense excitement has ry caused. The attempts of some to prove that the man is not Robert Ray Hamilton, the de- scendant of Alexander Hamilton, have proved futile. Judge Irving has proof of his identity which cannot be denied. The iajured woman still lies at death’s door. GRANDMA SWINTON AND 60N. There walked slowly up to the Verona cot- tage during the afternoon a woman advanced im years, plainly dressed and accompanied a oung man. She is the woman who figured in (ouday’s reports of the tragedy as “Grandma” Swinton. and she knows volumes about the whole affair. The young man was the notori- ous Joshua Mann, alias “Dotty,” who was the aramour of Mrs. Hamilton and who is the ouutain head of al) the trouble. She tolda reporter that she was in her second widow- hood, her first husband being named Munn, and by him she had a son. Joshua Mann. “Here he is,” she said, pointing to her com- panion, who bad the appearance of a Bowery dive bouncer. “My second husband was Proj. Swinton, paleontologist of the Smitheonian in- stitution of Washington city and an expert in the geological department of the government. He died in 1878, leaving me in comfortable cir- cumstances. but my money dwindled down and I moved from my mansion to an unpretentiva- house at No. 111 west 15th street, New York city.” ‘WHO MRS. HAMILTON was. “Prior to that time I was the house keeper for one of the biggest families in New York, living on Fifth avenue, who are related to the Vanderbilts. I will not mention their names. In my new home I lived by doing dress making and keeping borders, among the latter being Miss Evungeline Brinn of Passaic, always acted in @ ladylike manner and family was wealthy. Her board was paid very regularly. My son Joshua and she became ardently attached to each other, but I cannot say how intimate their relations were. “Hamilton called to see her one evening. I don't know how they became acquainted. ‘There was a contest for her hand, in which he proved the victory by reasou of his beauty, wealth and social position. They were married im time, but this was kept a secre: until within four months of their baby’s birth. They went to California, but Mrs. Hamilton lost forty ands of flesh and her elegant clothes no jonger fitted ber. She sent for me to make over ber dresses and that is why Iam here. I know all about ber family affairs, FIGHTING ABOUT MONEY. “On the right previous to the assault she and her busband quarreled. He bad promised on their marriage to allow her $6,000 per year to keep herself, as most of his time was spent in Albany. He did not want to go back to New York and told her on the night in question that if she insisted on going he would cut off her allowance und pay all bills himself. This an- ered her and the loud words attracted Mary jae the wet nurse, who was drunk. She came in the room and was ordered out by Mra. Hamilton, but refused to go. She then said to Mrs. Hamilton: “ ‘You are a nasty——; you have been inti- mate with Josh Mann and love him more than you do your husband” Mrs. Hamilton was sitting on her husband's knee when this was said, and they were drink- ing brandy punches. They were intoxicated, CUTTING TO KILL. “Mrs. Hamilton jumped up and grabbed the dirk-knife from the table. She made a down- ward plunge atthe nurse, but her husband = between them and the dirk cut his trousers jown to the knee. She then pushed him over and before he could recover she plunged the dazger into the woman's stomach. I suppose you know the rest of the story ” Joshua Mann, the reputed lover of Mrs. Hamilton, had uothing to say. He is insignifi- cant looking, in spite of his good clothes, How Mrs. Hamilton became infatuated with him is a mystery, but it is partly explained by the fact that they were so much together dur- ing the absence of Mr. Hamilton in Albany. Late last night there was a rumor in circn- lation to the effect that Counselor Perry had drawn up articles of separation between Ham- ilton and his wife and that before going to jail she was given the papers, with a view of get ting ber to sign them. She is also said to have in her sion Ler husband's will, of a recent date, which bequeathes his entire fortune to HAMILTON'S CAREER, Robert Ray Hamilton has been an honored member of the best social circles in New York for many years. Fresh from the Columbia college law school he took « hand in politics and has served four terms in the legislature. He was the leader of the reform element in the New York legislature and last year intro- duced some twenty measures looking to the correction of all sorts of abuses in the moral and political atmosphere of New York city. His career, so far, has been a very brilliant one and all his future looked bright. With good character, ample means and of pleasing address he was rapidly growing into a form where he could have gratified his desires for political prominence to the limit. He had his eye on a seat in Congress and doubtless would have obtained it had not this blight fallen upon his heretofore good name. The news of his double life fell upon all circles in New York as a bombshell. While a very few of his more intimate acquaintances suspected his conduct the great majority of people regarded him as above suspicion. — Six months ago he resigned his position as chair- man of the republican committee of his dis- trict and actually lost his residence in the dis- trict he had represented to follow to the West Side of the city a woman who is held for a probable murder in a New Jersey watering- THE WOMAN'S CAREER. ‘The woman for whom Robert Ray Hamilton has sacrificed so much has had a strange career, says the New York correspondent of the Phila- delphia Temes. THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C.. Pp i i i F i Be Hf s i ral & pu 4 THOROUGHLY BAD WOMAN. It would appear that both before and after marriage Mann wasa bone of contention be- tween them and they were constantly having differences oa account of his attention.s Mr. Hamilton's first offer of marriage was made with the intention of breaking off her re- lations with Mann and leading her toa better life. But the natural perverseness of her char- acter led her to decieve him. She agreed to leave her lover forever and to lead a respectable life and made the most solemn protestations of love for Mr. Hamilton and of detestation for It is the same old story. Marriage made her worse instead of better, if worse were possible. She received Mann clandestinely whenever op- portunity offered and continued her bad habits in almost every direction. RUINED MANY MEN. Something more than two years ago this des- Perate adventuress wasin the height of her career in this city. She was well known to nearly all the young and wealthy bloods of the fashionable world here. She had already sent one French baron home to his people with scarcely money enough left to pay his fare to Havre. He was crazy about her, and is said to be so still, Early in her career she had car- ried off the son of a famous dry goods prince of this city andthen coldly made terms with the father before she would loosen her grip on the boy. When the father fell into her hands she also wrung a good-sized fortune from him. She is an adventuress without heart, and yet at times a woman so lovable that many men of faa character and strong heads have fallen at feet. THE ‘MOTHER DISAPPEARS. Robert Ray Hamilton, her latest victim, met her at a masked ball nearly three years ago and two weeks later he was her slave. Her mother then disappeared and does not again appear as her companion. The Swinton wo- man, who has been three times married and is Mann’s mother, seems to have taken her place. A child was born of this unfortunate marriage abouta year ago, of which the father is pas- sionately fond. It was given the name of Blanche Ray Hamilton after honored members of that ancient family, and Mary Donuelly, who has fallen @ victim to the raze of her mistress, was engaged by the adventuress as nurse on ac- count of her thofough knowledge of her mis- tress’ liaison with Josh Mann. While taking Mr. Hamilton’s money and beiug in his service she acted asa go-between for Mra. Hamilton and her disreputable lover. It would seem rather poetic justice that after having been a part of these intrigues she should have fallen a victim to them, A TERRIBLE BLOW TO THE HAMILTONS, Naturally Mr. Hamilton’s family deeply feel the disgrace his conduct has brought upon them. It is said that they knew of this connee- tion a year ago and tried to break it off, but the woman had too firm a grip on him. His tather, Gen. Schuyler Hamilton, is a very aristocratic and dignified old gentleman, kuown as one of the most honorable men in this city. He was an Officer in the army at the beginning of the war and was a close and confidential triend of Mr. Lincoln. In those days he was a very con- spicuous figure at the capital, and yas well known in national iife. He prides himself on his being the great grandson of Alexander Hamilton, and has always brought his children up to be proud of their ances:ra! name. It is a terrible blow to his pride tuat his able and favorite son should bave become the victim of a disreputable adventuress and the central figure in one of the most disgraceful scandals that have fallen upon the swell social life of this city for mauy years. o+_____ 23 to AtLantio Crty.—Leave Pennsylvania railroad station on Saturday nextat 4p.m,, arrive Broad-street station, Philadelphia, 7:25 p.m., arrive at Atlantic City at 10 p.m. same night. Thirty minutes allowed for supper at Broad street station, Philadelphia, Free and com- fortable transter by coaches from Broad-street station to Market-street wharf. ‘Tickets good to leave Atlantic City on any train until Mon- day, September 2 Only $3. Cut this out.— Advt, An Authority on Kheumatic Cures. From the Kansss City Star. Mr. Theodore Winningham came out of the bank a little before 3 o'clock. ‘You don't look well,” said he sympathizingly to a friend; ‘‘any- thing the matter?” «Just a touch of rheumatism.” “Ah,” said Mr, Winningham, “you must try the great mud baths at Excelsior, the finest in the world. Ferguson toid me that they are in- com| bie for rheumatic complaints.” “Is that so?” returned his friend, brighten- ing. “I must see Ferguson at once and have a talk with him. By the way, who is Fergu- son?" hb, Ferguson is dead. You remember that he died two months ago.” The conversation dropped. benim wat Two Negro Editors Hanged. Trainmen on the Alabama Great Southern railroad train arriving at Birmingham, Ala, last night reported that they saw the bodies of two negroes hanging on trees near Meridian. The trainmen were told in Meridian that two of the editurs of the incendiary negro organ, the Ji who were driven out of Selma last —_ Breet ae cabeapemmer night, and oe is su y¥ were lynched, No o- laze were obtainable. = Virginia Democratic Conference. A conference of the democratic executive committee with the candidates on the state ticket was held at Lynchburg yesterday, Alex- andria was adopted as the headquarters, W. W. Scott and Hon. Shepard were elected secre- taries. The plan of appointments for three candidates was made out. McKinney opens next Monday at Charlottesville. ‘The candi- dates were serevaded and made cheering speeches. oo —______ The Ancients Couldo’t. From the Norwich Bulletin. The other day the Pennsylvania railroad wanted a big iron bridge 258 feet long and weighing 25.000 tons, moved from its place over Mill creek, near Lancaster, to a new site 45 feet away. Master Carpenter Beard took the job. He bad 100 men tohelp him. He made his reparations leisurely, and when the last train passed over the bridge with his hundred men and his trestles, roliers, jacks and cranes he set to work. In just fitty-eight minutes from QUEER THINGS ON MOUNT LYELL, Signs of Returning Activity in a Seem- ingly Dead Volcano. ‘rom the Homer Index. Thomas Albright, the well-known Prescott Prospector, informs the Index that “grand sights have been seen” around Mount Lyell during the past two weeks, All through the present season it has been noticed that the glacial streams flowing from beneath the great ice field—which have been trickling in meas- ured volumes for thousands of years—have in- creased so as to become respectable creeks in many instances. This could not be accounted for, as the heat of the sun is probably no more intense than 1t has been many times before. Possibly the phenomenon may be explained by recent occurrences. Within the pastmonth singular lights and glows have been noticed along the upper edge of the ice, the towerin; cones gleaming phosphorescently ami the gloom of night. Each morning following a display of this kind smoke is seen issuing from under the ice in intermittent stream, as if ejected by some force acting beneath. At times the whiffs are and sudden from a dozen or more places at the same times, accom- panied by ared dust which settles on the glacier and discolors it in blotches of many acres, It is belived, as Mr. Albright says, that the i live and working,” and that the pent-up forces within are struggling to make vent. The glacier is about two miles in em and a mile in width, Its depth in places, judg- ing from the | sheer of the mountain, which is 13,000 feet in height, must be enormous. Per- haps old Pluto has resumed operations in his laboratory and is endeavoring to throw out the eat mass of 1ce which plugs his chimney. yell has been dead to all appearances for countless ages—ever since the time, in the for- gotten past, when, by some cataclysm, the whole continent was covered by an ice cap sev- eral thousand feet in thickness, Maybe the old hill is trying to reassert itself and demon- strate to the world that it still has latent life, ee Graxp Reoatra at Bay Ripox.—On Friday, August 30, in addition to the attractions of the Anne Arundel county fair and the wonderful Pawnee Bill’s wild west show, a grand regatta will be held on Lake Ogleton at 4:30 p.m. The celebrated clubs taking part are the Ariel of Baltimore, Potomac of Washington, the Vir. ginia club of Richmond and the Severn of An- Eng Both the senior and junior oarsmen will enter the contest for the magnificent rizes. Do not fail tocome, Round-trip rate, 1. For time of trains see advertisement in another column.—Advt. iiss We ee England’s Drink for Thirty Years. From the Licensed Victualers' Gazette. An important document has just been issued, showing the consumption from 1855 to 1888 of tea, coffee, cocoa, and chicory, of alcoholic beverages, and of tobacco, compared with the increase of population, an inspection of which is, in our judgment, a complete answer to all the teetotal agitation of the day. The non-alcoholic drinks—namely, tea, cof- fee, cocoa and chicory—have taken a tremen- dous leap upward, continually advancing, with only some four fluctuations of no great mo- ment. In 1856 the consumption was a little more than 100.000,000 pounds; in 1888 it rose to about 247,000,000 pounds. The amount con- eumed per head of population had almost doubled meanwhile, In 1356 it was 3.64 pounds; in 1888 it was 6.58 pounds. The only consider- able decline was in 1861 and 1862, coincident with a decline in the consumption of wine and spirits. This return does not include mineral waters, the consumption of which is known to be very large. Turning to British and foreign epirits and wine we observe that in 1856 the cousumption was 1.26 gallons per hend; in 1876 it rose to 1.83 gallons; but in 1888 it had fallen to 1.29 gallons, or practically e the same level of thirty-two years ago; But during the last | twenty years a gradual and steady diminution is observed. The liquor which has fluctuated the least is our national beverage—beer. In 1856 it was 22.6 gailons, in 1888 it stands at 26.8 gallons, and with no material ascent or descent during the interval. Our population was set down as 27,000,000 in 1556, and, moving regu- larly, expanded by an unbroken series of as- cents to 33,000,000. at which it stood in 1833. Tuere has been an increase during the same period in the amount of beer consumed. The 17,000,000 barrels which quenched the national thirst in 1556 rose finally to about 27.500.000 in 1888, reaching the maximum of over 30,000.000 in 1874, and thence descending in 1877 to some- thing very near the figures at which they finally | stand, appearances being in favor of a steady increase, The main facts developed by the diagrams are these: That the consumption of spirits is stead- ily decreasing. but that with respect to beer, its position 1s as firm as ever it was, and we max fairly anticipate an increase rather than a di- minution in its ———<e<0—____—___ A Female Degree Winner. From the Loudon Queen, Miss Mary Louisa Worley is the daughter of | It would be ridiculous @ medical man residing in London. No sooner were her school years over than Miss Worley began to look to college as the natural field for the further development of her powers. She did not, in the first instance, aim at Oxford or Cambridge, but directed her attention by preference toward the examinations of London university. Strong evidence was afforded trom the ontset that the young student would do ful ustice to the admirable intellectual training she ad received, In thatexacting and difficult ex- amination, the London Matriculation, Miss Wor- ley not only passed, but she came out third on the list and as an inevitable result she was im- mediately awarded an exhibition and the Gilchrist scholarship. But not content with the honors that London could bestow upon her, @ year later, viz., in 1834, she tried for and won a scholarship at Girton college, Cambridge. This energetic young lady now pursued a double academic career. In 1886 she graduated in classical honors at London university and did the same thing at Cambridge in 1888. To be practically bachelor of arts in two universi- ties would have satisfied the ambition of most persons, but not so with Miss Mary. There still remained one more attainable ey a To become a London master of arts was the last and greatest victory, for Miss Worley passed the examination so brilliantly that she took the first place and at the same time won the gold medal for classics, Miss Worley has resolved to devote her exceptional talents to the profes- sion of teaching. soe More Chicago Times Litigation. AFTER THE FLACK STYLE. A New Haven Woman Finds Herself Divorced Without Knowing It. A New Haven special to the Baltimore Amer- can says: A strange story is told by Mrs. Sam'l E. Harper, who has been for some time past living with her sister, Mrs. Emma Weaver of No. 118 Union avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y. she insists that her husband, Samuel E. Harper of No, 281 York street, in this city, is still her law- ful husband and has been ever since 1868. On the part of Harper, the husband, it is claimed that the whole thing is in the nature of blackmail. In proof of his assertion there are on the superior court files of New Haven county a record which shows that on October 18, 1888, he was granted, by Judge E. L Sand- ford, a divorce from his wife, E. Harper, on the statutory grounds. In the books ot ee is recorded the marriage of uel E. Harper and Alice Carney, Novem- ber 17, 1888, by Rev. George E. Reed, then the pastor of Trinity Methodist Episcopal church of this city. Itis stated that he is a divorced It is certain that the thing was done as openly as matters of that nature ever are done, and he has since resided in this city as if he did not fear molestation. Yesterday morning Mrs. Harper and her sis- ter, Mrs. Weaver, came up from New York ‘and ‘as soon as the lawyer's offices were open, went to Assistant City Attorney E. C. Dow, and said to aa in Seep Te “T was =~ ‘ae uel peepee in Tarrytown in the year 1: “Some time after that we went to New York, and he worked at the Grand Central station, but he had to leave. Seven years ago he gota job in Tarrytown carrying and delivering pre for one Morgan, and while in the tter’s employ he became acquainted with a girl named Alice Carney, who was working for afamily not far from the store, He used to meet her frequently, and finally ran away with her. The pair went to Danbury, Conn., but they left there and came to New Haven some time ago. “About two years ago I found out his where- abouts, and came to New Haven and had him arrested on the ground of ceri ign He had in the meantime been living with the Car- ney woman, and Icould easily have had him ar- rested ona more serious charge, At that time the city court sentenced him to pay me $3 a week for six months, but he only paid me for a por- tion of that time. Afterward we arranged be- tween us that he should pay me $500 and I was to sign ‘Renee which would separate us for- ever. He has paid me of that amount $265, but I have never signed any such pore I havo never seen the other $235, and I am going z _bave him punished for bigamy or some- ing.” Mrs. aft aos said that her husband kept put- ting her off with one excuse and another, Lawyer Dow declined to act until his indig- nant visitors had searched the records to as- certain if Harper had really been divorced, Mrs. Harper thereupon went to the superior court of records, and in giving the name the searcher misunderstood her, and looked for the nime ‘‘Hopper.” When they were informed that no Mr. “Hopper” had been divorced the woman was overjoyed, and said that she would telegraph to her lawyer and have him come on and make it extremely unpleasant for Mr. Harper. But later in the day, when she learned that Mr. Haper was ; commencing actually divorced and again married to the | Caney woman, she was somewhat disconcerted and very wrathful, She denies absolutely that she ever heard of or knew of anv divorce, and insisted that she would br ng her husband to justice. It is quite possible that a divorce may be thus obtain:d and the parties defendant be served by publication, and yet the latter might not kuow anything about it, EDISON’S WONDERS. Tae Inventor Looks Forward to an Electrica! Millennium. From the Courier des Etats Unis, The reporter asked Mr, Edison if jt was true that he had invented a machine by the aid of which a man in New York would be able | to see everything that his wife was doing in Paris. “I don’t know,” said Mr. Edison, laughing, “that that would be a real benefit to humanity. The women certainly wouid protest. But, speuking seriously, Iam at work op an inven- tion which will allow a man in Wall street uot only to telephone toafriend in the Centra! Park but to see that friend while he is chatting telephonically with him. This invention would be useful and practical and I see no reason why it shoud not soon become a reality, and one of the first things tat I shall do when I get back to America will be to set up this contrivance between my laboratory and my telephone work shops, Moreover, 1 have already obtained satisfactory results in reproducing images at that distance, which is only about 1,000 feet. to dream of seeing any one between New York and Paris. The round form of the earth, if there were no other diffi- Te in the way, would make the thing impos- sible,’ Speaking of the phonograph, the reporter asked if ithad reached its highest degree of perfection, “Almost, I think,” said Mr, Edison, “in the last instruments turned out of my workshops. You must know that the ordinary phonograph employed in commerce does not begin to com- pare with the latest machines that I use in my private experiments, With the latter I can ob- tain asound powerful enough to reproduce Lae of a speech that can be heard perfectly yy alarge audience. My last ameliorstions were with the aspirate sounds, which are the weak point of the graphophone. For seven months I worked from eighteen to twent; hours a day upon the single sound ‘specia.’ would say to the instrument ‘specia.’ and it would always say ‘pecia,” and I couldn't make it say anything else. It was enough to make me crazy. ButI stuck to it until I succeeded, end now you can read & thousand words of a newspaper at the rate of one hundred and fifty words a minute, and the iastrument will re- peat them to you without an omission. Youcan imagine the difficulty of the task that I ac- complished when I tell you that the impres- sions made upon the cylinder are not more than one millionth part of an inch in depth— are completely invisible even with the aid of a microscope. Reporter—‘‘And what new discoveries will be made in electricity?” Mr. Edison—‘-Ah, that would be difficult to say. We may some day come upon one of the H. J. Huiskamp, one of the proprietors of the Chicago Times, procured warrants yester- day for the arrest of James J. West and his sec- retary, Charles Graham. He charges them with illegally issuing 1,000 shares of stock of the Times company. West was arrested in the Times’ building in the afternoon, having gone there to attend a meeting of the board of rectors, Ata later hour Graham and West aj peared before Justice Lyon and gave bail in the sum of $10,000 to appear for trial on Wed- Wm. A. Patton secured an inj Judge Jamieson restraining Mr. “acting or pretending to act as, and from ex- ercising the farther orders of the court.” West claims Mr, Huiskamp was illegaly elected a director on the time the work began the bridge was in its new place and a freight train of such size as to require two locomotives was jing over it. Now the ancients couldn’t have done that in the same time if they had had 10,000 men. What we know about iron and its uses and how to work it is worth more to the world than all the lost arts of all past ages combined. soe Last Dax For THe Sate oF $5.00 Excursion Tickers To ArLantic City. Sega Iste Crry, Ockax Grove, axp Care May.—The Pennsyl- vauia railrosd company announces that Friday, August 30, will be the last Friday this season that they will sell excursion tickets from Wash- ington to Atlantic City, Cape May, Sea Isle City, and Ocean City, at 5,00 for the round trip, valid for the return on the Tuesday fol- lowing. Our citizens should take advan! of this last chance to visit these famous resor: such a small cost, The season is the most lightful of the year, and the bathing is now at ite best,—Adet, ee Wanted to Know His Nerve Tonic. From the Brooklyn Eagle. They are telling a story about Sothern on the Rialto that is very much enjoyed. He was go- at meeting at which Huiskamp was elected a di- er was composed of Boucher, Graham and est see Last Cuance.—The Baltimore and Ohio an- nounces its last special excursion to Atlantic City for Saturday, August 31. Rate $3, Train leaves Washington depot ut 4:80 p.m., arriving at seashore at 10 p.m. on all trains of Sunday and Monday, Septem- ber Land 2. ‘Take the picturesque Bal and Ohio.—A —_~____ No Chance with Sullivan. From the St. Louis Republic. The Man-About-Town was in a book store on | $2- Franklin avenue last week examining some lit- erature when his attention was attracted to two Irishmen who were examining various pictures | 1¢%?.™ hanging on the wall and talking in a loud tone of voice, After closely studying the faces of some of the American generals and Irish heroes they came across the picture of the royal fam- ily at Sey rege they be not as well acquainted with the originals of grouy ‘as they were with the martyrs of their Satie isle, and it took them some time to name each one. Their conversation was so in' that the Man-About-Towa gives it here a kaa I William by his side whis- “I knows Imperor wad dr a Im > the “An Friderick in wan wid the fuli beard,” said the other, “That's the young Imperor wid the mus- tache. “And is it Prince Bismarck this is, I wonder?” the first. friend, ‘but who in the he in asked “It is,” replied his divil is this wan here?” on the face of Yon “Don’t you know him? eaehere eat cae ot datuas’ “penis think ust, <] |e" him would %aan like John Te nesday next. Prior to his arrest Mr. West and) and he says that it made him wild when he junction from | saw so much force going to waste. ‘ n juiskamp from | of these days,” he continued, “we will chain r Sepia duties and functions or a} winds—and director of the Chicago Times company until | electricity.” July 10, in the place of Mr. Patton, during the | Steavers, agedeight, from his home near Bris- latter's temporary absence from the city. The | tol, Tickets good returning | reat secrets of nature. I am always on the jookout for something which will belp me to solve the problem of navigating the air. [ have worked hard upon this subject, but lam very much discouraged. We may find some- thing new before that comes, but that will come.” Mr. Edison further said that the great de- velopment of electricity will come when we find a more economical method of producing it, During his trip across the ocean he re- mained for hours on deck looking at the waves, “But one all that—the falls of Niagara as well as the that will be the millennium of The airet{ of the disappearance of Charles Pa., who was thought to have been kid- naped by gipsies or tramps, has been solved. ‘The boy was found drowned in the Delaware river near Beverly, N. J. MEDICAL, &, ADIES WHO REQUIRE THE SERVICES experienced Fer ‘sh_uld cons Dr, WILSON, 1108 Park and 12 ne. Ladies R, LEON, The oldest Fstablished and the City, can be consulted’ G4 Cat, Debiveen 436and 6th Prompt treatment. Consultation strictly confiden- tial rooms for ladies, Remedy, $5. Pil ME, DE FOREST, LONG-EST A et ‘bance woure mm. ; with ‘ ‘VER BEEN OONTRADI Pg eer ed ib 2 can confident 906. St aw. tention paid to all diseases peculiar to Iedies, marzied or single. Forty sears'expeiouse, See. Bae AND BE WISE.—DB.. rethe S.Wee BP] me and vice free at any cert sro bedors me Bistrict of Golumbin: this Sa day or Suly, usin BY Se at been, ene ey ‘whole, systese power. Binio ok female Sod Wat agen? * "house Y, M 1S bISeAses OF THE HAIR, meu snd te Ron snd ae zoe iinguired, Inying his | At Mortar > Patients trested ot their reaidances. Sore menceel Ds Pees irae er AY, AUGUST 28, ATTRA COLLECTION OF HOUSEHOLD eae? FINE LOT OF CARPETS OF ALL ETC., AT AUCTION. AT OUR ROOMS y RHUMSDAY | MORNING, AUGUST TWENTY-NINTH, AT TEN BEAUTIFUL Ci ‘¥ PARLOR SPRING FRONT, COVERED RICH. AAMAS K ; SEVERAL OTHER 5! es 1 AIR CLOT! AND OTHER COVERINGS, FINE PARLOR OR- SETS, tt AND CHAIRS, BED- SPRIN RN A- Hii dees Taam eae BOTT: OTHER GooDs. 3 AT TWELVE O'CLOCK, 7! TY-TWO ASSORTED MISFIT NEW AN’ SECOND-HAND BODY, TAPESTRY AND OTHER FINE CARPETS. ONE HUNDRED Ke x FINE CIGARS. ANTIQUE ST. DOMINGO CLAW FOOT SOFA, WAL- oe FRAMED FIRE SCREEN AND ‘HER a GOODS ON STORAGE E ACCO! iT. at FP HOMAS DOWLING, aucuoncer. meee WELL-KEPT P CAREER BA WATER NE REFRIGERATOR, 1CE CHEST, SITES, &0. THURSDAY MORNING, anger TWENTY- B. AND OTHER ACK AND CHAIR, KITCHE’ On NINTH, 1889, commencing at T. the resideuce of # gentleman declining ae a 1735 tb street u.w., 1 will sell the above. These all of the finest character, re {splendid condition. “Carepass tis deere ene Terms cash, ‘HOMAS DOWLING, auld-4t Auctioneer. FUTURE DAYS. A VALUABLE TRACT OF REAL ESTATE WILL offered for sale at public auction at SWELVE O'CLOCK NOON, on TU! AY, the THIRD DA} OF SEPIEMBER, 1889. This |. consisting of Emouty acres, ingre of, lens, is centrally located im wor. of Fs Church, Va, improved by s substantial were Foe meee and ae wate a pever-failing spring. This property considered one of the most deastable in the urch, convenient to rail- col ition of Fails Ch: sak churches sascoaiea a may terms: One-fourth of hase Pee erent eae yimen wo years from Rotee to bour fewad rate of interest, d a asa bonus of trust on the ¥. $100 to be mn day of sale. conveyance to paid by the Durehiaser, | lords @ rare chance to subdivide and eell in ALso, TEN O'CLOCK, on SAME DAY, all the reoual property consisting of Household and Kitchen ture, Wagvus, Mowing Machine, Hay- rake, F Implements, lot of Hay, and’ many things Lot here ment ALMOND Leg su2s-6t* Falls Church, Va. puoMas DOWLING, Auctioneer. EFFECTS OF A COAL YARD AT AUCTION, EM- BRACING ABOUT SIXTS TNS OF CHESTNUT COAL, THREE GOUD WORK HOKSES, FIVE DAXION WAGON, COAL DiLIVERY WAGON, FOUR SETS CAT AND WAGON HAR- NESS, HAY CUL LEW, SU J. STABLE AATICLES, COAL SCALE. “CAN BE SEEN AT YARD, CORNEK OF “TWELFTH AND C STREETS. On MONDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER SECOND. 1859, at T)N O'CLUCK, 1 shail sell, at the coal yard. 2Oth--treet_ whari, the entire contents, without re- serve. Messra, Clarke & Sou, who are retiring from Dusiness, represent the above stock to be in five conds- on. Terms: Cash, aulirdte THOMAS DOWLING, Auct TPV\HOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer. MINE FINE YOUN3 DKAUGHT HORSES, ONE GOOD DRIVING HOKSL AND FOUR" FINE \OUNG MULES, BEING THE PROPEGT) MES=KS. BECK Wi AT \UCTION. oF WITH. QUACKENBUSH & CO., On SEPTEMBER THIRD, 1889, AT TEN O'CLOCK A.M, at the stables ot Beckwith, Quackeubusii & Co.. P street between 28th and 2th Streets porthwest, I will sel. 9 Five houng Drauxht Horses, 4 tine Loung sules. 1 Fine Young Driving Horse. This stock is A No.1, and will be sold without re- serve, present Owners having no further use for them ‘le be 1HOMAS is ei NG, uct JUNCANSON BROS., Auctoneera, ‘OCK OF GROCERIES AND LIQUORS, COMPRIS- r ING IN PAKT TEAS, FLOUK, SPICES, STARCH, CANDLES, JOILET AND LAUNDRY” BUAPS: NED" AND BOTTLED 8, SALT, AND CHOW CHOW, CIGAwS AND TO: JLLLIES AND PHESERVES, WOUD iLLOW WARE, CHINA AND GLAnS- VINEGAR, CKING, — CLOTHES LANTERNS, BRU: KLES, ETC. ALsSo ND SHELVING, SHOW CAS! TEA E CADDIES. COFFLE MILE SCALES ano weieuTe, BUTCHERS TOOLS, ETC., ETC., A v 5 Ou FLIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 30, A.D. 1889, EG: NG AT 10 O'CLOCK, we will ‘sell at our ALES Lot iS, iH and D 8: .@ large and —— sssortment of Staple Groc the stock of jer declining business and rei to our rooms for convenience of sale, and to which we invite atten- DUNCANSON BKOS., Auctioneers, jan. au27-3t HOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer. TRUSTEE'S: SALE OF VALUABLE LOT AND DWELLING HOUSE No. 1600 SIXTEENTH STREET NORTHWEST. yirtne of a certain deed of trust dated the 9th of August, 1888, and duly recorded in liber No. L foliy G48, one of the land records of the Die trict of Columbia, and nt the request of the holder of the bond thereby secured, I wil sell at public auction, in front of THUMSDAY. THY TWEET HAY OF SE: A.D. 1889, ‘at FIVE G'CLOCK P.M, certain, of in the city of of 1 and bei: Goltimbia, and betas Ende cribed upon the ground plat or plan of the said city we lot -numbered one ia John. : ea 2 of equare numbered 170, q the southeast coruer of said lot and square and run- ning thence wes: sloug the north side of Q street 110 feet to the east line of an siley 10 feet wide, the: north with tue east line of the said alley 34 f nee feet to the Dorthwest corner of the said lot, thence east 110 feet ‘to the west line of 5ixieenth street west, and thence south 34 feet to the beginning. ‘The said lot is tmnproved by @ handsome brick dwell- house with all the usual modern cunventences, ‘erms of sale: Fitteen thousund dollars (615,000) of the purchuse mouey in cash on the day of sale or within ten (10) days thereafter, and the balauce in two equal installments, payable ‘within one and two years irom the day of tile, Teapectively, with interest ereon at the rate of aix (6) per cent per annuin from aid date, aud secured by a firs property'sold, or aliof the purchase money may be paid in cash within ten (10) days after the day of sule. All conveyancing aud recording at the purchaser's 0 y ‘a first deed of trust on the cost. A deposit of $500 will be required when the Property issold. If terms of sale are not complied with within ten (10) days after the day of ‘sale’ the trustee reverves the right to resell the property at the Gostand risk of defaulting purchaser after five (o) ys? notice, ‘au26-dts JOHN GOODE, Trusteo, JUNCANSON BkOS., Auctioneers, IRUSTEE'S SALE OF TWO-STORY AND BASE- MENT BRICK DWELLING NO. 612 PENNSYL- VANIA AVENUE EAS1. trust duly recorded in Liber 10 192, one of the Laud Records for the ‘of Columbia, I will sell on TUESDAY, THE HIKD DAY OF SEPTEMBER, A. D. 1859, at HALF- PAST FIVE O'CLOCK ¥- SL it ont of tse the followmg-described real city of Ws Fx : aA wise = the same neIDE OF This Lot is improved by Dwelling, and has Gexrs Surrs Scovnrp : AND PRESSED FOR $1. a at Rug oe Jervey corner ‘orth west, Vestibuled Limited ex- B van oe Ee For and nd No be aed my oh dove and a. ‘or Lexington and Local Stations 10:30am Ferrey, 95:55 am, ThU:s0 am, T3200 Dam, 15,30 pom. between Washi 240. 3:30 a m. undays, 83am, oid | 2 an 5 Eze iF ington on Sunday at 1:15 stoppiby at all stauous ou Metropuutan ~ oF ek TO 43. 11.0:90 wm, TW, 14:0 m. Bundays.i:15ana23-55 pan “i For Hagerstown, 10:30am, and t5:30p.m. Traine arrive from Chicago daily 11:45 a.m. and 205 p.m.; from Cinciunsti and St. Louis daily 3:50 ip, abd 1:55 pam. ; from Pittsbury 7:10 au..and 260 pam. dais.” NEW YOK AND PHILADELPHIA DIVISION, For New York, irentou, Newark aud Elizabeth, N, UU, 13:00, *9:50, * 1200 am. © 40 vim.” buffet Purlor Cure ou all ‘day train Caz on the, 10:30 pn. open at 9-00 pam huladeiphin: Newark’ Wilkaitctsn vet Chester ewer tou and Ci Oo 38.0 ES Soe ST 08 *2sBU, “4:20, 97:00 *10:30 p.m. For intertiediate points between Baltimore and Philadelphia, t5 a.m., *2:30 and 14:30 p.m aos der ssuluxton, 8:30, th 3:15, *O:00 p.m. and leave New 30, tie City 4-00 and 9:30 am., m. <unda; Snctaet :00 noon 84:00 a mi, apd 12.00 noon, Ocean Grove 14:00, 18:00 a. 50 ‘Daily. $Sunday only. tExcept pt aay call ney a | cc on orders left at ticket offices, 619 and 1501 Feunsylvama avenue aud at CHAS. O. SCU. Gen. Pass Agt 3. T. ODELL, General Mauager. TEDMONT AIR LINE. Schedule in effect June 30, 1889. 8:308 m—bast Tennesse Mail, daily for Warren- a ay Chi ———o Lyuchbure. id jexabdria aud Loucks bristol, Knoxville, Chattanooga re) Mone! oe MAD Sieeper Wasuinwtou to Meuplis, 11:24. m.—Past wail daily for W arrenton, Char. — ie. “aa Ea gg = va, Koute, » Rocky, Mounts Danville abd stations between Lyurhbune aud Danvilie, Greensboro , ag ontzomer Pulls Shee Aliana, perfor cx ta to Moutgoinersy Pal per lontwomery to New Orleans. Puliman Blecher Greenstone’ Yo Soins tia Ort aetna um ——; Washington to Ciuciuuati via C. and. 4:.5 p. m.—Daily, except Sunday, for Strasburg aud intermediate station 5 _— 7:20 Pp. ta, \y, Vis Lyucuburx, Bristol and Chat- tancoga.’ PulluanVestioule Sleepers Washilwton to Meetups, counectiug thence for ali Arkansas pointe, also W wu wo New Urieain ened p.m. Western ir ville, Cincinati, Pulliuan ve to, Ginchunati with « Yas 200 p. 1u.—Doutbern Danville, Kaleigt A-hevii A ust Atlauts, Mouuowery, New Urieank, . exas, aud Califoruia, Pullman Vestibule Oar Washington to New Orleans, Vie AUauta and Monteumery. Puiliaas Sieeper Washingtou to Birmingham, Ala.. via AUauts and Geormma Fecine Kallwoy drains op Wasuin «iid Uhio division leave Wash- tugtou 9:00 am. daily except Suuday, aud 4:45 Guily; arrive Round Hull J1: 0 returning leave Kound Hil 6:05 aim. Uy ©: pt bunday, arriving Washington 5.30 2203 bp. 253 p.m, ‘Turvugh trains from the South via Charlotte, Dan- sud Lyuchbury arrive is Wantieeee Oooo Staunton, Louis We rau WaslluK oD er tor LwWasViiee. Tess dail, for Lyucuourg, le, Charlotte, Columbia, snd 7:13 piu. ; via East Teunesses, bristol and Lyuch- | bury at 8:03 ‘am. aud 10:40 pin: via Cheaspeake | 84d Ohio route and Cuaricttesville at 2-350 prutaud oe ra 6s am Strasburg local at 9:18 ‘ickews sleeping-car reservation apd information furuished, aud baxcaye checked at office. 1300 Peun- S)lvauis ave. Uc, oul at Passenger Station, Peuusylva Bia Auailroad, Gti sud B streeun JAS. 1. LAYLOR, Gen. Pass. Avent. (PRE GREAT, NSYLVANIA ROUTE TO THE NOKIH, WES AND SUCTHWEST. DOUBLE TRACK. SPL. NDLD SCENELY. BibLL a “g a rey ICENT £QULPMEN' R 4. nb ol, 1SBB. TRAINS LEAVE WASHINGTON, FROM STATION, CURNEM OL SIXTH AND B STREETS. AS FOL Lo For Pittwwurg and the West, Chicago Limited Express ot Pullman \ esubuled Cars at §:50 a.m. danny; Past 9:50 a1. dally te Cincluleti abu Dt. dau, witl' sleepin Care drow Yittsuune to vivelauate eho Har bUrK to St. Louis; daily, except Saturday, © Chicago, with Sleepiux Car slicous Western Express, at 7 Gecting daily'st starrisburg’ with tans uA ata isburg t L Nleey for Lotisvilieand Memphis, Facitice apresn 10-00 RBs Gilly, for Pittabuny and the weet, with eh and wv 1 leeper to Pitts! pat = burg, teabane ‘BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC RAILROAD For Kaue, Aochester and Niagara Falls daily, except buuday. 5:10 a.1n, d'ingare daly, cxceut atures: SG0K are 2 eXceDt Buti 00, W to Koches rt, Loc Car Washington . Lock Haven abd Elmite st 950m MIA, NEW YORK AND THE 11:00 and 11:40 Son oe 0, G Cars, am daly, ‘Sunday, and 3:49 pm. dally, with Duals PHILADELPHIA ONLY. ma, week aud'8:10 Express 2:10 pean daly ‘Accum. 6 "p.m 217 p. ta Week « For Atlantic City 9:00, a GO ut da . ma, um. and 4:40 p.m. daily, For Anuapolis, 7720 and 9:00 am., 12:05, 4:20an4 nuapo and 9:00 am., 12: and 6:00 p-m "daily, except Suuday. ys, 9:05 ALLAANOMIA AND FREDERICKSBURG. RAIL WA AAP ALEXaNDicia AND WASHINGLUS week duys, For Kicumond and the souti 00, and 1 5 Tickets and information at the ofhce, northeast cor- per of 1oth street and Pennsylvania avenue, at the Station, where orders cau be left for ‘tne checking of baxyage to desUnauicn trom hotels sud J.B. WOOD, eral Manager, General Passenwer Agent. ATSEILL he, SARATOGA, LAKE GEORGE ADIRONDACKS, Ou und atte: SUNDAY, June 2%, express trains on West shore w run Daily, except 5u a to and frum the Jersey City Station of the Peanayl: vaua qakileé Close Connections witu fast OATSKILL AUUNTALN EXPRESS,—Leave J ‘ —Leave City Bisuou st 8:50am Arnive 253 b THE EVENING STAR ts a PAPER OF TO-DAY, not of YESTERDAY nor of LAST WEEK. It prints ALL THE NEWS, Local, Domestic and@ Foreign, 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 MORE THAN THREE TIMES AS POWER- FUL AND RAPID AS THOSE OF ANY OTHER WASHINGTON PAPER. It is therefore able to print each day a full report of every transaction of public ine terest occurring in the District up to the very hour of going to press. —9:——_ 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. ——0:—_ Equally does THE STAR lead all its 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- respoudents 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 aud print atonce a full report of every event of consequence occurring during the day anywhere between the Atiantic and Pa- citic Uceans, —0:_——_ @ NOTE THE RESULT: 29 —10:—_ 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 ts de- livered regularly by careful carriers at 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 patrous, ITS ADVER- TISING RATES ARE THE CHEAPEST IN THE CITY, —0e:—— Tn conclusion, the public should bear in mind this one significant fact: THE SLAK 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 their examination. These are CRUCIAL TESTS, which few papers invite, and which those that boast most are least able to stand. —o——— @ The esteem in which THE STAR is held by the reading and advertising public is conclusively shown by the fig- ures given below. In the first six months of each of the five years named the average daily cir- culation of the paper was: In 1885. “1886. “ 1887, Equally significant is the showing ia regard to the advertising petronage of the paper, which 1s the surest indication of its acknowledged value as a medium of publicity. Thenumber of NEW AD- VERTISEMENTS printed in the col- umns of The Star during the first six months of the years named wae as fol- lows: In 1885.......+.00.c0reeees-29,838 “ 1886.......cceseceeses-+ 82,520 © 188B.......0.s.seesercee- 27,808 © 1880........c-scerceeneeB1,0T8 These figures, showing constant an@ large increase in both departments of the paper's business, need no comment. ‘They tell the story of public confidence