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only the members of the , but also by a number of visitors who had strolled in at various times and who, with the committee, made a total of sixty-one present. CITY AND_DISTRICT G@ A wealthy London merchant gives the secret of his business success as follows: “I TO CALL ON THE COMMISSIONERS. always feel happy when I am advertising, for} a committee composed of the following was then I know that, waking or sleeping, I have a | then appointed and instructed to wait upon the strong though silent orator working for me; | District Commissioners, and, if necessary, the one who never tires, never makes mistakes, and who is certain to enter the households from ene on United — M. 2 — William tt, Henry , onan, Geo. Holmes, Ralph Whitaker, ay, AUGUST 30, 1889. OUR MARYLAND WEIGHBORS. |} MADE FROM WOMEN’S GARMENTS. | TWO MEN EXCHANGE WIVES, Political and Other Matters in Prince | The First American Flag That Floated | When Divorce Papers are Served on George’s County. Correspondence of Tax Evexrxe Sr. Biapssascss, Ang. 29, Democratic primaries are to be held in Prince George's September 7, and considerable in- terest is felt throughout the county in their outcome. Members of the legislature and all in Southern California. Los Angeles Letter. * Here in southern California today three ladies who, in 1847, made the first One Woman the Shock Kills Her. Mrs. Artbur Cowan died last Monday in Sum- are living | mit, a small of Schoharie county, N. Y., it, a village from a shock induced by the serving of divorce States flag which ever was unfarled in Califor- papers while she was seriously ill with typhoid nia, Don Juan Bandini, in that year, lived on | fever. About three weeks ago Arthur Cowan, his ranch of thousands of acres at what is now her husband, was at home in the evening with y, We Wormley, E. W. thran. which, if at all, my trade must come.” To | P- H- Carson, Donald MeCa\ county officers, with the exception of treasurer | known as Old Town San Diego. This is where | his wife and child when John Delaney and wife secure the services of such an agent as thie shrewd merchant referred to, advertise in Taz Eveyrxo Sram. It is read by everybody m Washington. DISSATISFIED R PUBLICANS. The District Central Committee Adopt Resolutions. HEY WANT DEMOCRATS IN DISTRICT EMPLOY RE- MOVED MORE BAPIDLY—COMPLAINTS OF MEM- BERS OF THE COMMITTEE—THEY Do NOT THINE REPUBLICANS HAVE RECEIVED RECOGNITION, An oblong box, sixty feet long, thirty feet wide, ten fvet high; eight semi-indistinct gas- jets equitably distributed in pairs and de- pendent from the ceiling; a hundred common wooden chairs, that were once yellow, ranged ‘round the walls; four little two-pane windows; slarge but dilapidated stove in the middle foreground, topped by a tin bucket; a score of colored men, eight Caucasians, and a temper- ature of 106 degrees in the alleged gaslight. ‘That was the scene which greeted Vice presi- dent J. W. Freeman when he pounded on a wooden pedestal with a cane and called the republican central committee of the District to order. He counseled order and moderation in debate and then,’ Perry Carson having made the motion, W. H. Jones elected tempor- ary secretary. The chairman said he regretted to state that the object of the meeting was to look after the interests of the republicans of | the District; he regretted the necessity which called the committee together. James T. Washington moved that a commit- tee be appointed on resolutions, and the fol- lowing appoiutments resulted—M. D. Helm and W. C. Chase, original nominees, not being Present, while Marcelius West begged to be ex- lark Hawkins, W. C. Cox, P. H. Car- son, E. W. Whitaker, James T. Washington, Wm. Knox Brown, Wm. Beckett. A REMARK BY THE CHAIRMAN, The committee at once retired to an adjoin- ing room and after a few moments had been passed in silence the chairman arose and said that the persons before him reminded him of a lot of hungry boys who had been out working or playing ali day and who had then enjoyed a g00d supper. The republican victory last fall Was @ great feast and now there was a calm. He said he had never met the central commit- tee when there was so much harmony and peace noticeable. To relieve the monotony he ‘Would introduce Secretary Jones, who was, he stated, a natural-born taiker. “Iam not,” urged the chairman, “feeling at all well, but if the | Meeting livens up a little, why I may fell bet- ter.” Secretary Jones had just left his chair when George Phillips arose to call attention to a Great omission—a radical change in the pro- gram. It was eminently proper. he said, for the meeting to have been opened by prayer. His remarks were brief and devout, but the chairman insisted that the mecting bad been Opened some time previously and that no necessity existed for even an umenged repro- @uction of the scenes conseque upon the Opening of the gathering. Mr. Phillips would therefore please give way to Mr. Jones who had | something of political importance tochat about. | MR. JONES’ STATEMENT OF GRIEVANCES, Secretary Jones said he thought something had happened. The central committee was Supposed to be composed of the leading lights of the party, something ought to be said, and the members of the central committee were the Ones to say it. ‘Those whom the gods wish to | destroy,” said Mr. Jones, “they first make mad. The loyal republicaus of the District have suf- fered much from tardiness aud we ate both hungry and ill-tempered.” Local republicans,he said, had spent time and money and got noth- ing for it. They were a laughing stock. Mr. Jones dilated upon the alleged arrogance of those in office «nd requested some one in the audience to teli him “Cpon what meat do these | Cwsars feed that they have grown so great.” He loved the new marshal of the District, who | told his democratic employes that there was no doubt of their honesty and faithfulness but they would have to go because this was a re- Poblican administration, This scutiment was iberally applauded. “Civil-service reform was then handied withont _gloves and especial attention was directed | by the speaker to the fact that the war was fought and won, specie payment was resumed and the country saved without the aid of civil service reform. There was no excuse for its being foisted upon the people at this late day. Maj. Moore was then made the subject of a few Femarks because he had refused to appoint col- ored men on the police force. Colored men | were good enough during the war. In support of this statement Mr. Jones recited the story of the negro color-sergeant, who informed his | colonel just before going into action that he would return the flag with honor or report to God the reason why. The speaker was pro- ceeding to ask why the colored candidate was getting left so numerously when the commit- tee on resolutions returned and by standin, aggressively in front of the stove intimate that it was time for Mr. Jones to cease. William Knox Brown had the resolutions in eharge and as soon ashe had placed his hat | Upon the tin bucket which graced the stove top read them. THE RESOLUTIONS, The resolutions, after quoting a declaration said to have been made by the President to a| committee of citizens last March, that he pro- posed to appoint Commissioners who would tight wrongs and abuses existing in the Disrict, say that though nearly four months have elapsed since the civil Commissioners were appointed nothing seems to have been done in the way of fulfilling the President's declaration; that they believe irregular practices in some dep ments of the District government that arose under President Cleveland's administration still exist and that they cali upon the Commis- sioners to put a stop to them; that the example of the newly-appointed marsbai of the District | in promptly dismissing his political enemies | from office is commended to the Commission- ers; that “we denounce with indignation the cowardly, treacherous policy, that ‘to the de- feated belong the spoils’ now in vogue here, where not only democrats, but democrats, | some of whom we believe, are tainted with | ial corraption, nore than three- | the I offices and mug- 1 the balance, as shown he following ficial roster, which Speaks for it: in language unmistaka)) Democrats: Coliector of taxes, sala 5 : health officer, salary | buildings, salary #2,400; lary $1,600; inspector of 000; superintendent of | rintendent of roads, | of gas and meters, | perintende a y ntendent of par! Property c plumbing, ’ superin- | tendent telegraph service, salary $1.600; one | electrician, salary $1,200: chief of police, salary | 2.700; property clerk police department, salary | 1,800; chief of fire department, salary $1,800; | assessor, salary €3.000; assistant corporation at- torney, ssiary $2,000; ‘two assistant assessors, salary 21,600 each, $5.200; intendent of asyiums, salary $1,200; superintendent of reform school, | salary $1,500; District surveyor, fees $3,000. | Bealer weights and measures, fees €3.000, | harbor master, salary $1, market maste eastern. ; Market master, western, $1,200. flour inspector. Washington, fees $3,000; Hour | inspector, George 000; lumber Measurer, fees 33,000; wood measurer, fees | €3,000; inspector steam boilers, fees $3,000. | ‘otal number of democrats holding leading | itions, thirty-seven; sala: of the same, 89,500. Mugwumps and republicans: Corpor- ation attorney, salary 4.000; computing engi- salary 32,400; secretary to the Commis- Y_ $2,160; chief clerk engineers, salary $1,900; inspector asphalt and cement, ary $2,400; assistant auditor, sslary $1,800; Special assessment clerk, salary $1,700. Total Bumber of republicans and mugwumps holding leading positions, seven; salaries of the same, 16,300." The resolutions set forth the belief of the framers that about the same proportion of democrats exists in the two hundred or more minor offices. hing ag = made that the fifty Be itionson the police force have been Blled entirely from the white pulation, and the resolutions declare in conclusion ‘that we believe in rotation in office and deny the right Of any class of citizens, whether they be repub- Bee maeele, SBR eee at public of- ADOPTED WITH UNANIMITY. During the reading of the resolutions there ‘was almost absolute silence, the only break being made by the temperature, which moved up to 112 im the shade of the stove. When the last had beep uttered there was applause. jo one seemed inclined to discuss the action gt ten or twelve feet; and riding quickly in the early morning you may dash right into it, the stout threads twining around your face like a | landed her first fish she put her fingers in her MR. CARSON'S SPEECH. There were cries of ‘‘Carson,” and in regponse to this invitation Perry Carson took the floor in the center of the room and proceeded to tell of his unsatisfactory interview with Major Moore relative to the appointment of colored — cans on the police force. Mr. Carson denied the truthfulness of the accusation made by a few that he had been slow to move in the inter- ests of fothers; he was not se! He ac- knowledged that he wanted to be recorder of deeds, but he wanted it distinctly understood that no office could bridle his mouth, Most au- thoritatively he stated that he knew that neither the President nor the members of his cabinet wanted the democrats to stay in office, but they stayed just the same. When the democrats came in the republicans went out, but now that the republicans are in power the demo- crats remain just where — were put by Cleve- land. They even laugh and say, “Carson, when are you going to get a place?” "When he (Car- son) went toask the District Commissioners for the removal of a man he was told, “Why, he’s a nice man.” [{Laughter.} Of course he was nice. Major Moore was anice man, but they were not looking for nice men. District republicans fought last campaign to put out Cleveland, who was a nice man, and to put in Harrison, who is a nicer man. When trying to get appointments for local republicans, the speaker said, he could get no satisfaction from cabinet officers. They at once referred to the fact that there were District offices for District men. {Laughter.] Mr. Hine wasa nice man. In 1865 he (Carson) seconded his nomination as a republican candidate for the common council, ‘He'll do all right,” shouted Perry. “Mr. Douglass is a nice man; he'll do all right. But he hasn't done it yet. What did Carson and Gleason and hundreds of other District republicans spend their money for in cam- paigns? Yo keep men in office who laughed i pointed the finger of scorn at us when we aised a Harrison and Morton banner across Pennsylvania avenue. How much longer is this state of affairs going to last?” asked the speaker in conclusion. **How much longer must I walk the streets? If I have to do it for another four years, God help me,” and with this oening remark Mr. Carson sat down amid ming! laughter and applause. MR. PERRY'S SATIRE. S. L. Perry, better known as “Exodus” Perry because of his political immigration activity, was then called upon by the meeting. He re- sponded with the story of how he was catechised by the chief of @ bureau to whom he had applied for a position, The chief said he knew him, had heard all about his political activity, was aware of the fact that he had taken seven thou- sand negroes from North Carolina to Indiana to carry the state for Garfield, but he wanted to know whether he was or was not a good boot- black, and be was also anxious to learn whether he was « reliable coichman. Mr. Perry was very satirical and endeavored to show the true manner in which the negro was regarded by the whites. They thought he was only fit for the most menial positions. ADJOURNED, By this time the temperatare, aided by a few choice cigars, had gone up to 125, but there were men present who wanted to talk.and for a few moments it seemed as though there would be an all-night session. Perry Carson told the vice president to close up and that gentleman, after a brief warning to the effect that it would be better to stop before anything occurred which would be discreditable, declared the meeting adjourned until the evening of. Sep- tember 16. pane ESS Tite 1s Frrertve.—The summer is nearly fone. One more Saturday. Celebrate it by a trip to Atlantic City on the Pennsylvania rail- road's special excursion. Only £3, good until Mondzy for return. Special train leaves 6th- sticet station at 4 p.m. Buy your ticket now.— Adet, ——___ The Immense Spiders of India. From the Boston Transcript. Far up in the mountains of Ceylon and India there is a spider that spins a web-like bright, yellowish silk, the central net of which is five feet in diameter, while the supporting lines, or S, as they are called, measure sometimes ¥eil, while, as the creature ‘who has woven it takes up his position in the middle, he gen- erally catches you right on the nose, and, though he seldom bites or stings, the contact of his large body and long legs is anything but Pleasant. If you forget yourself and try to catch him bite he will, and though not venom- ous, his jaws are as powerful as a bird’s beak, and you are not likely to forget the encounter. The bodies of these spiders are very hand- somely decorated, being bright gold or scarlet underneath, while the upper part is covered with the most delicate slate-colored fur. So strong are the webs that birds the size of larks are frequently caught therein, and even the small but powerful scaly lizard falls a victim. A writer says that he has often sat and watched the yellow monster— measuring, when waiting for his prey with his legs stretched out, fully 6 inches—striding across the middle of the net, and noted the rapid manner in which he winds his stout threads around the unfortunate captive. He usually throws the coils about the head till the wretched victim is first blinded and then choked. In many unfrequented dark nooks of the jungle you come across most perfect skele- tons of small birds caught in these terrible snares, the strong folds of which prevent the delicate bones from falling to the ground after the wind and weather have dispersed the flesh and feathers, ——_——~ee-~ Is Fishing Cruel? = In his notes (“At the Sign of the Ship”) in the new number of Longmans’ Magazine, Mr. Andrew Lang replies to a recent article in the Spectator, entitled “The Pitilessness of Angling.” Mr. Lang says: “Even if one caught fish (which is a mere poetic dream) the amuse- ment would not be cruel. The writer thinks it takes a long time to ‘kill’ a salmon or large trout. That may be becaase when she herself ears, ran away and scr e med, Of course, that fish was lon; y the captor, probably, remembers how, whenever she returned and looked at it, ‘the wretched gudgeon was fapping its tail. No wonder the Spectator thought angling pitiless. But it does not really ‘take many minutes to kill’ a fish. If the Spectator will hit him one tap just where his neck should be he will expire without a aigh or a struggle. No euthanasia can be more prompt, no extinction more painless, The veal eutlet of the Spectatorial dinner, the bacon of breakfast, nay, the mutton, the beef, and the chicken suffer infinitely more—I mean the animals which purvey them suffer infinitely ore in dying than the salmon or trout,” The Spectator is puzzled and horrified,” con- tinues Mr. Lang, “by the undeniable fact that Mr. John Bright was a fisher. It is the bright- est point in Lis character to my thinking, for my tastes in poetry and politics Geapecial as to the factory acts),were not Mr. right’s, But the Spectator is puzzled—so good a man and (previous to the little trouhle of 1886), so ex- cellent a liberal. Yet he fishe What would William Wadsworth have said?—William, who ‘never mixed his pleasure or his pride with su: fering of the meanest thing it breath which is blank verse, if not argument. Why, like Mark Twain's bad boy, William Wade. worth would have ‘said it was bully.’ People donot seem to know that William Wadsworth was a keen angler. His sport is described by Dorothy in her journal, and his poems actually smell of trout. “A writer in Blackwood’s Maga- zine (July) fancies that Wadsworth had a moral objection to fishing. But Wadsworth knew that trout don’t feel, and for the eternal confusion of the S; he writes: “While flowing rive bismeless sport, Shall li the name of Walton suse bonieee Peculiar Names for Railroad Cars. From the Towanda Review. A Port Jervis investigator has learned that Erie men have a nomenclature for all kinds of cars and engines, and that these names extend over the entire road and branches. “Black Marias” are Pennsylvania coal cars, which are painted a jet black. The Wotten with the double cabs are called hog scalders.” The various are named as follows: are the four-wheeled are but few in use. inate 4 | the mission was established and is adjacent to called. upon them. The Delaneys are of the ube coaseey Aas’ bese cote on Pet tome [Ec eweeol. Wrae San Mages. Tien Beet | Sete ettias Demag eh ae Onceee ake @ quiet canvass has been going on for some time back for the various places on tbe pros- Pective slate. Prominently mentioned in con- nection therewith are the following: For county clerk: Philanda Bowen, Judge Chew, Sheriff Darnall, Dr. W. W. Warring and Prof. T. Fisher. Register of wills: George W. Wil- son. Sheriff: George 8. Dove and E. P. Mar- for both the clerkship and the senate, but de- clines to allow his name to go befor I tion. The contest in Prince George's this fall will likely be @ close one. The democratic county convention will be held in Mariboro’, September 10. This convention will nominate county officers, and also elect delegates to the state convention, which will meet in Baltimore September 12 for the par of nominating the candidate for con! roller of the treasury. The republicans have not yet announced the date of thtir eS Judge Broo! list for the ¢ has drawn the Pats October term of the Prince George's circuit court as follows: Grand jurors—W. F. Berrie, Edwin Darby, J. L. Gray, Nathan Masters, G. W. Berry, George Lillibridge, F. A. Holden, J. W. Webster, 8. W. Duckett, Henry Thomas, J. H. Shreve, Otto Day, Patrick Kernan, ©. tH. Brown, J. M. Bowie, Thos. Brooke, B. L. Belt, T. M. Keech, C. B. Eversficld, 8. V. Bond, ©. C. West, J. E. Turton and Henry Compton. ' Petit jury, first week—G. W. Brondt, G. W. Wilson, L. . Cage, Theophelus Boteler, E. M. Drummond, ‘T. G. Donaldson, 8, T. Godfrey, Benj. Ogle, Jno, Hayes, Frederick Skinner, L. D. Taylor, 0. E. Tippett, J. H. Buxton, R. M. Scott, Bernard | Luers, W. A. Roland, Roderick Addison, Jere. Berry, G. W. Rawlings, M. P. Pumphrey, Frank Tolson, N. E. Daley, J. H. Young, B. F. Duvall and B. E. Randal Second week—T. N. New- Martin Fladung, Arthur Tolson, L. F. y, KR. W. Perrie, C. H. Walker, R. C. E. Parker, G. E. Mitchell, Richard Davidson, L. O. Robey, B. L. Duckett, A. D, Brooke, Charles Tyson, J. M. Bowie, L. OC. Magruder, Henry Clements, W. R. Smallwood, B. D. Stephen, R. L. Goddard, Lewis Fritch, J. R. Dannisson, BR. L Bowig, A. G. Aist and A. J, Brown. Sheriff Darnall roms took into custody Frank Johnson, the inmate of the Soldiers’ Home who has been of unsound mind in this neighborhood for some time past and who at- tempted to commit suicide here some days ago. Upon commitment of Justice Barron he was taken to the county jail pending an investiga- tion of a jury de lunatico inquirendo. A lawn ‘party and open-air concert was held at the residence of Mr. Fricon, Hyattsville, last evening in aidof the Catholic pastoral resi- dence to be built in that village, It was the largest gathering of the kind ever held in Hyattsville. A knitting factory has begun operations at Rosaryvilie, this county. It is operated by Mr. HL. W. Clagett, A thriving little village called Hynesboro’ has sprung up within the last few years, just below Lanham’s station, this county, on the Baltimore and Potomac railroad. It already contains a church, town hall, and a goodly number of neat-looking dwellings. Mr. N. E. Dodd of Washington has taken charge of the grist mill in this town known as “Cariton’s mill.” The stone work of the new bridge over the Northwestern branch, at Riggs, is completed, and the iron work will be put in in oo time. . Lucky Finds of Pearl Fishers, Lower California Letter to Philadelphia Record. They tell us that the best year of modern times at the fisheries was that of 1381, though why the gems should be more plentiful at one than another none can teil, During that year many were obtained of extraordinary size and great value. Among them was a black one weighing 28 carats, which sold in Paris for $10,000. In 1882 an extremely lucky driver named apoleano Savin found two treasures, weighing respectively thirty-one and forty-five carats, which together brought €11,000. “During 1883 several notable specimens were found. Among them was @ light-brown pearl, flecked with darker shades, which weighed sixty-five carats and sold for $3,000, Another found by Savin was pear- shaped, white, shot with dark specks, which weighed fifty-four carats and sold for $7,500. These were all sent to Europe and marketed there by Messrs. Gonzalez & Rutfo. in the same year one Publo Hedalgo, a small mer- chant of La Paz, bought of an unknown In- dian, for #10, an oval-shaped pearl, for which he received in Paris the sum of $5,500. It was a light sandy color, of surprising luster, and weighed 32 karate. White pearls, the kind we are most accustomed to survey, are not con- sidered of as much value here or in France as the brown, gray or speckled ones. Black pearls are still more valuable, and pink ones the most valuable of all, ————_-eee. He Got It. Among the passengers on a western train yesterday, says the Boston Journal, was a woman very much overdressed, accompanied by a bright-looking nurse girl and a self-willed, tyrannical boy of about three years, The boy aroused the indignation of the pas- sengers by his continual shrieks and kicks and screams and his viciousness toward hia patient nurse. He tore her bonnet, scratched her hands, and finally spat in her face without a word of remonstrance from the mother. Whenever the nurse manifested any firm: ness the mother chided her sharply, Finally the mother composed herself for a nap and about the time the boy had slapped the nurse for the fifth time a wasp came sailing in and flew on the window of the nurse’s seat. The boy at once tried to catch it. : The nurse caught his hand and said, coax- ingly: “Harry mustn’t touch. Bug will bite Harry.” Harry screamed savagely and began to kick and pound the nurse, The mother, without openiag her eyes or lifting her head, cried out sharply: “Why do you tease that child so, Mary? Let him have what he wants at once.” “But, ma’am, it’s a—” “Let him have it, I say.” Thus encouraged, Harry clutched at the wasp and caught it. The scream that followed brought tears of joy to the passengers’ eyes. The mother awoke again. “Mary,” she cried, “‘let him have it!” Mary turned in her seat and said confusedly: “He's got it, ma’am!” ps da eerie Drowned in the Patapsco. Mrs. Caroline Conklin, wife of Joseph Conk- lin of 619 Conklin street, Baltimore, was drowned in the Patapsco lust evening. She, her husband and child were out for a day’s re- creation. They were returning this evening when Mrs. Conklin fell overboard. Her hus- band jumped overboard after her, but she sank immediately. He dived repeatedly but in vain. A large party left the city last night with grappling irons and a thorough search will be made for the body. Mrs. Conklin was twenty-eight years old. No General Sweep Made. The incoming Collector of Customs Benedict of Vermont, states that he has not asked for the resignation of a!l democrats in the Richford office, as reported. He says that several of th deputy collectors in the district including one or two of the deputies at Richford have ten- dered their resignations to the collector, but no weep of democrats has been made. 0 A Base Ball Combine. A.J. Reach of Philadelphia says that in a day or two the A. J. Reach company expects to consummate the sale of its retail business to A. G. Spalding & Co. of Chicago. The Reach ee iy, however, will — i Ripe the ach-streetgnanufactory of base goods, said ‘to be the largest in the country. Mr. Resch says that the manufactory has grown so large that he had no time to attend to the retail business. Base ball men say that it is the result of @ combine, whereby the Reach company will Ly ey the manufacture of sporting goods and Spalding company their — ere His Frankness was Commendable. From the Jewelers’ Weekly. Capitalist—“‘Your plan for establishing o was ighted and perhaps a trifle disaffected; he liked “Los »” and he knew that this fair land would inevitably come under the domination of the stars and stripes, He had three lovely daughters, Arcadia, Jo- sefa and Yeidora, all of whom dutifully shared their father’s views. In the old days it was difficult for the young women of Spanish blood to find suitable alliances, The rigid rule of caste precluded m: with young men whose blood was mixed with that of In or Aztec, but the adventurous Americans who came gold hunting were considered catches, even if they could not tell who their grandfathers were. After events proved that these three young Spanish girls needed nocon- siderable amount of argument from their father to convince them that the Americans possessed menses or ty ichis As things more and more strongly poin' the coming supremacy of the United States, Don Juan grew more and more ee publicly to indicate that his allegiance would be gladly given to the new order when it should be asked for, Why not fly an American flag? This was @ capital idea; but where was he to get the standard? The three girls put their pretty heads together and determined to make a flaj with their own fingers at the cost of any sacri- fice. And they did; one contributed a coquet- ish red petticoat, another slashed up her pret- tiest white skirt and the third took from her shapely shoulders a blue silk shawl and sacri- ficed it on the altar of patriotism. The result was a creditable banner, which was displayed on the outer wall of the Bandini house—the first which was ever caressed by California’s | semitropical breezes, Mark the happy result, Senoritas Arcadia and Ysidora both married Americans. The | former is now the wife of Col. R. 8. Baker of this city, and the latter is the widow of Col, Cave J.’ Couts of San Luis Rey, Senorita Josefa, however, was wooed and won bya dsome and wealthy Spaniard, Don Pio C, lo of Los Angeles, who, before his death, acquired great landed interests, These three ladies are living here in the midst of the prog- ress and activity of a great state, at whose christening it may be said that they assisted. ——__—eee_ —____ Astonished the Umpire. From the Detroit Free Press. There is @ base ball player in one of the leagues who is worth a very large sum of money, He does not play for the money there is in it, but for an enthusiasm of the great game of base ball. He is a gentlemanly fellow, who has a temper of his own when he is roused, The other day a player on the opposite side made a bit which he thought was a home run, and which, because of the umpire’s unwatchfulness, proved to be one. He lammed around the bases, and coming to second cut the corner, speeding on the third without hav- ing touched second base. ‘The player in ques- tion loudly called the umpire’s attention to it, and, as the umpire was looking directly in that direction, it seemed to him that he ought to have seen it. “I tell you,” said the player, “that this man never touched second place. a, tell you,” said the umpire, “that I didn’t “Well.” said the player, coming up over the diamond, “it’s your business to see it, \Every- body who was watching saw that this man didn’t touch the second fase and he is out.” “He is not out,” said the umpire. “Well, he ought to be out,’ “I fine you £5,” said the umpire, “You can fine as much as you please,” said the player, “but I say that man is out.” “I make that $10.” “I see your $10,” cried the base ball player, now thoroughly enraged, “and will go you $10 better, You have no business on the ball field if you do such injustice as that.” “All right,” said the umpire, “I fine you 20." the player. “Fine and be hanged,” cried the other, “Look here,” said the umpire, ‘that'll cost you just #50.” He said this with the air of a man who had concluded matters. “Well.” said the player, “it’s worth $50 to have the pleasure of telling you just what kind of anumpire you are. What's an umpire on the ground for, I should like to know?” “One hundred dollars,” said the umpire, “Exactly; that’s just about the good you are to puton fines, but not do any umpiring. Your eyes might as well be on the back of your head.” “That fellow evidently thinks,” said the um- pee to one of the directors afterward, ‘that "ll remit those fines, but I tell you they go. I don't stand such chinning and then take back the fine.” “He doesn’t care for the fine,” said the di- rector, ‘that man’s worth $750,000,” “Good gracious,” cried the umpire, as he fainted on the ground, <oo—____ An Illegal North Carolina Elopement. The Durham, N.C., Globe has information concerning a romantic elopement which took place at Greensboro’ (N.C.) female college a few days ago. Ed. Heilig of Mt. Pleasant, N. C., was a suitor forthe hand of Miss Mattie Kindley of the same place, and objections seem to have been interposed by the young lady's parents, who dispatched their daughter off to the boarding school, hoping to break off the attachment. Young’ Heilig went to Greens- boro’, procured a ladder, mounted to his lady- love's window, and in the darkness of the night carried ber off and took her to Salisbury,where they were married, The last legislature of the state granted this institution special police powers for the prevention of such disturbances and making it a misdemeanor to enter the grounds for the purpose of interfering with or inducing any student to violate the rules of the institution. As this is the first violation since this enactment it is thought that action will be instituted against young Heili, seta leis. bina @3 Srrctan Seashore Excursion.—The last of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad cuxpeys opular excursions to Atlantic City will leave Washington depot at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Au- gust 31, and arrive at Atlantic City at 10 p.m. ‘Tickets good for return passage until Septem- ber 2, inclusive. Parlor cars and magnificent day coaches via this route, Round-trip fare only $3. Buy your tickets via the scenic line,. Advt, lpia He Would Quit Swearing. From the Minnespotis Tribune. One of the seniors of the Bismarck conven- tion and one of the wealthiest men here is Ad- dison Leach of Davenport, Cass county. He was born February 20, 1824, in Mercer county, Penn, He was a miller, lumberman and steam boat owner in Pennsylvania for many years, For ten years before coming to Dakota he was aresident of Erie, where he still has large property interests, During the early part of the civil war Mr, Leach was major on Gov. Curtin’s staff, Afterward he served as lieute: ant-colonel of the fourteenth Pennsylvania volunteers and throughout the war was a atriotic and ‘zealous Union soldicr. Maj. Teach is distinguished for his quaint humor, bluff manner and ene heartedness. He is ac- companied by Mrs, Leach, who is a fine-looking and talented lady, It is Goede that when Mr, Leach was elected as a delegate to the consti- tutional convention his wi: id to him: “Now, Addison, I have a favor to ask. Prom- ise me that whi a pee are at Bismarck you will earing and wear a dress coat,” , wife,” he answered, “I have deter- mined to quit swearing; it isa bad habit; but ; Tl be if I'll wear a dress coat.” + —_____ The Base Ball Maiden. From Harber's Bazar. “No, Mr. Brown, I cannot marry you, You score a gooser this time.” “Can't tell yet,” said Mr. Brown, rising from his knees, “es e got to third, and I haven't had an answ: from the other two yet.” ec § —_—_——@e—___ The Advanced Method. Tien Omehn eat et sis First Omaha “I'm so you like the story of ‘The Phantom Mist; or, The Shadow of a Sound.’ How far have You gotten with it?” Second Omaha Miss—‘T've read the three chapt tora and a little in the middie of we First Omahs Miss—“W. be charmea whem you read ihe opeeing’ Jot the Dipping From the Merchant Traveler, “What makes you look so thoughtful?” asked asked a traveling man. “Pve got a great problem in head.” “What is it; bsg outs more or less precarious living by picking berries, hops and the like. The day had yielded & good find of berries and they were allina jovial frame of mind. Delaney complimented Mra. Cowan in rustic phrase and Cowan ex- pressed his admiration for Mrs. Delaney in lan- guage labial. The revel went on till Delaney suggested permanent exchange of wives, and the was closed by Cowan ying twenty-five cents as a com! ition for the roposed enlargement of Deluneys family in the yore of Mrs. Cowan's child. Delaney took his new! uired wife and child to his y remained as the wife Mrs Delaney, contrary to her tations, soon began to long for her original husband, escaped from Cowan's home and sought admis- sion to her own home only to be barred out by Delaney, happy over the result of his bargai Cowan, regarding himeelf as a cute man in a bargain, was —— at the loss of his wives, original and acquired, When in the morning his wife, ousted by Mrs. Delaney from her ro- mantic repose, returned with her child to Cowan, she was in return refused admission and went to live with her father, a Mr. Cowan, still intent on vengeance, conceived the ides of legally ridding himself of his wife, and struck a bargain with the stage driver, William Stevens, who was readily persuaded by recviv- ing $25, to induce Mrs, Cowan to elope with him so that Cowan could have ground for a di- vorce. Stevens subsequently left Mrs. Cowan to her own devices. She could only return to her father, which she did, where she sickened with typhoid fever. ‘The last act in Cowan's scheme was to insti- tute the proper proceedings for obtaining a divorce, which he did with great assumption of injured innocence. The papers were made out and served on Julia Cowan in opposition to the request of Dr. Burnett, who was in at- tendance on the woman. The shock induced | by the serving of the papers was so great that she died. —————_—$_+9e—_—_ High Tides Damage Long Island. ‘The high tides and heavy winds of the past three days have caused serious damage at Bar- ren Island, The Barren Island oi! and guano company and P. White's Sons are the principal sufferers. Their aggregate losses are esti- A large str: mated at €20,000, ip of the most easterly portion of the island, upon which there was a large frame building containin valuable machinery and stock, was detache: from the main island and everything on it was washed awa; —————— e+ ______ Injured While Horseback Riding. While Miss Lizzie Savage was out horseback riding in Richmond, Va., last evening, in com- pany with a gentleman, her horse fell catching her partially under it. She was picked up in an insensible condition and taken into a house near by, where she was attended by two physi- cians (and soon brought toconsciousness. Her injuries are painful, but no bones were broken, and when the shock is over the doctors do not think the effect will be serious. The riders came suddenly upon a wagon load of lumber, and some of the timbers drooped,almost touch; ing the ground. The horse became unmanage- able in its effort od gd back to its companion, from which it had been separated by the wagon, and its feet became entangled in the lumber, tripping it. ee It is Bismarck Who Rules. The North German Gazette says: “There is no warrant for the attempt to identify the ob- jects of the Emin expedition with the German imperial policy, whereas they are utterly op- posed to each other. The Emin expedition 1s acting independently of, and is competing with Capt. Wissmann’s expedition, and is prejudicing the interests of the German colony in Africa, It is desirable that Germany concentrate her powers to restore security and thereby oa ra the situation, She must steadfastly uphold on the ground the colonial policy, which the gov- ernment and reichstag have enunciated, and which the exigencies of the case demand to the end that it shall become plain tothe world that the guidance of our foreign policy is in the hands of Prince Bismarck and is not dictated by the chairman of the Emin expedition com- mittee.” ———_+o-_____ Five Children Bitten by a Mad Dog. A Cincinnati special says: Geo. Runyan, o rich farmer, from near Lynchburg, Ohio, ar- rived in town today with his five children, the youngest aged eighteen months, the eldest ten years. All had been bitten by a mad dog. The children were playing in their father's yard when the amimal attacked the baby in the arms ofagirlof eight and bit both.” The eldest boy, in attempting to drive the brute off, was bitten in the leg. The other twochildren were bit, one on the hand, the other on the foot be- fore the dog was killed. Mr, Runyan is tak- ing the children to Cleves, Ohio, to have the famous madstone there tried on them. The baby only shows signs of illness, ———-ree— A Parisian Freeze. From the Baltimore News. “There is new wrinkles in this business bob- bing up every day.” The speaker was the learned bar tender who presides in a swell cafe on Eutaw street. “You see,” continued this builder of liquid masterpieces, “the young men of today belong to a fast class. Now, three or four years ago when a man had made a night of it he put in the best part of the fo! lowing day in bed and then toned up on couple cocktails, It’s different nowadays In the first place the modern youth thinks nothing of keeping up @ two-days’ spree on whisky cocktails. When a man gets inside twenty or thirty of these things during the course of # night it’s perfectly natural that his stomach should rebel and he generally finds itthe hardest kind of work to get anything in the way of food or drink to stay down. Cocktails won't stick and straight whisky won't linger nor will the various mixtures they put up for you ina drug shop, Of course the youth is ina pretty bad way. What does he do? Well, e happens to be up to the times he stumbles into the nearest café and in trembling tones orders a ‘Parisian Freeze,’ Now this is a simple sort of drink in spite of its high-sounding name, You take a whisky glass and fill it with fine cracked ice, Then pour about twenty drops of raw absinthe over the ice and stir the maas until the absinthe thickens, On top of this por in about two fingers of Irish whisky and let the mixture stand fora couple of minutes. Then drink it down and in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred it will stay down and bring the patient back toa realizing sense of his condition. These ‘Parisian Freezes’ have just been introduced in Baltimore. They cost ren quarter and are well worth the —_— -+e+______ The international congress of societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, in Paris assembled, have passed resolutions condemn- ing blinkers and the long whips and the bits ROW in use, Rev. Dr. bearer egg nS 7 hee of e: col e; of curiosities ‘valued price, Florida, has presented to at Tiffin, Ohio, a museum al $60,000. The American of Honor at Chicago yesterday reinstated the Massachusetts council, which had been suspended. At the yacht race yesterday at Marblehead, , the Minerva won the Weld cup and the the Carroll “ Jump off child. u'll turn white.”, The birdiswrong Pearline F son not harm colors—but does remove all dirt—hence, brings to view—restores like new what- ever remains of the original color. . Makes white goods whiter Colored goods brighter _ Flannels softer with more ease and comfort, and better (in less time) than anything known. Directions for easy washing one package. illions use it because it makes the washing of clothes and house cleaning easy—a child or delicate woman can do such work with Pearline. It’s for the finest lace to the coarsest cotton or wool—the most delicate paint to the kitchen most costly silver to the kitchen sink. Beware of imitauons and peddlers, floor—the PYLE, New Yorks 156 and the price are stamped on the bottom him before leaving bie factory thi ave po reputation. Buy ond nd you ore sure to get fu this country by ¢ of W.L. y mail state whether you want Cor Button or Lace, Lo harrow cap toe, and be sure size and width you wear. I can shoes are made in a grea eatisfact W. L. DOUGLAS €3 SHOE FOR GENTLEMEN with Dongola tops and Oak rade in Congress, Bat. 8 fine seamless: calf shoe, They at peer. mon shoes sold by deal ‘the manufacturer. Our claims for this shoe over all other 63 shoe advertised, are 1st. It contains better material. 2d. It is more stylish, better fitting and durable, ‘3d. It gives better general satisfaction, 4th. It costs more money to make. Sth. It saves more money for the consumer. 6th. It is sold by more dealers throughout the U. 8, 7th. Its great success is due to merit Sth. It cannot be duplicated by auy other manufac turer. ‘9th. Tt is the best in the world, and bas «larger de mand than any other 3 shoe advertised, the above statements to be untrue. of excel ‘One pair will wear as long as two pire jers that sre not warran! 9,000 will be pa to any person who will prove ve 500 SHOR GENUINE HAND -SEWED. winch takes the pince of Custom-Made Shoes that cost fro 85.00 SHOE g SENS 84.00 SHOE THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY HAND-SEWED WELT $4 SHOE. Equals Custom-MMade a shoes costing from 86 to $8. €3.50 SHOR ,,FOR POLICEMES Men and Letter Carriers all wear them. Smooth insideas @ we Hand-Sewed Shoe. No tacks or wax thread to burt the feet. 2.50 SHOE IS UNEXC! LLED FOR HEAVY WEAK. Best Calf Shoe for the price. 22.25 SHOE , WORKINGMAN’S. "Is the best in the world for rough wear; oue pair ought to wears mam a IS"EQUAL TO SHORS THAT COST FROM 83 TO $3.50. One pair will wear Jonger than “ESR BOYS im the best BeNsGl Shoe io the world SE HO a LOCTE'S SCHOOL. «ives the mall Boys a chatice to wear the best shoes in the world. ngtesa, But! “8. caine W. L. DOUGLAS $3, AND $2 SHOES FOR LADIES. Both Ladies’ Shoes are made in sizes from 1 to 7, includiug half sizes, aud B,C, D, E, and RE widths. STYLES OF LADIES’ SHOES. ? . z “THE FRENCH OPERA” “THE SPANISH ARCH OPERA.” “THE AMERICAN COMMON-SENSE* “THE MEDIUM COMMON-SENSE.” ALL MADE . ALSO, FRENCH OPERA IN FRONT LACE, ON 83 SHOE TON IN THE LATEST STYLES. msutuers should remember that W. L. Dc 2.00 SHOE 82.00 SHOE ONLY. )UGLAS is the largest and only Shoe supplying shoes direct trom factory, thus giving all the middie-men's a a A to the we E. DUCGLAS, Brockton, Minas FOR SALE BY—B. RICH & SON, 1322 and 1324 7th street: street; HE Y ufacturer in the world MRS. GEO. HOLTMAN & SON, $27 7te KY JORG, 1906 Pennaylvania avenue: WS, BROWN, 305 Pennsylvania evenue: M.A TAPS ue; WM HOLTMAN, 491 Pennsylvania avenue. In Georgevown: B. NORD. MARCERON, 913 Sth street southeast G GOLD MEDAL, PARIS, 1878. W. BAKER & C08 Breakfast Cocoa ee or! ee No Chemicals are used in its preparation. Tt has mere than chree times the strength of Covoe mixed with Starch, Arrowroot or Sugar, and is therefore far more economical, soaing lee than one cont oup. Tt ls delicious, nourishing, strengthening, SILY DiGxsTED, and admirably adapted for invalids as well as persons in health, Sold by Grocers everywhere. W. BAKER & CO, Dorchester, Mass, PEARS’ SOAP le the MOST ELEGANT ATOILET SOAP In THE WoRrtD. THE SHOE BRUSH GONE a i= I won't miss it, forI have k since adopted an easier pn | cleanlier way. A bottle of Wolff sACMEBlacking and a sponge to keep my shoes washed eo save a ‘deal of labor and shoe leather. PERUVIAN BARK. IRON, Am ‘PURE CATALAN WINE. sei aie AES dere ee. =——SSoD™"SE POTOMAC RIVER Boats. gras w. FoR _dy15-n.w, 81-211 VIGOR, Seaecore reguined by the new yupre Gliniquey iS Tremont Bt, Bestons LADIES’, GOODS, {RONTS! yaouza, yy the ‘for twas tn oof ea ine 1200 Fag Hertha roi ran FREES Poe and Paris.