Evening Star Newspaper, September 2, 1889, Page 7

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1889 McDONALD WON THE WAGER, That He Could Go to Europe and Back the Quickest Without Paying Fare. A Lawrence, Mass.. special to the New York Sun says: Jobn McDonald arrived home on ‘Thursday from « novel trip to Europe. He came home last June from the United States steamer Nipsic, which went down in the storm at Samoa. Since then he has been at work about town, Toward the last of July he was relating his experiences to acoterie of friends, and the talk turning upon the cost of travel- ing, McDonald entered into a wager with a friend, Thomas Kennedy. The wager was that McDonald could not go to Europe and back as quickly as Kennedy, neither men te pay a cent of fare from the moment they left Lawrence until they returned. Kennedy left here for Boston on July 22, and MeDonaid left two days later, going down on & freight train. After hanging around the wharves a while, he stowed himself away in @ cattle boat. the Borderer, bound to London. After two days he showed himself on deck, and although the captain was angry at first, he al- lowed him to work his passage over. The ves- sel touched at Deptford. aud from there Mo- Donald rode on a tram car to London. In the Whitechapel district, after wandering around London for two days, McDonal?-2et Kennedy, and the two went to Liverpool. Returning to London, MeDonald stowed himself away on the Milanese of the Furness line, and Kennedy did the same on another boat of the same line, In two days McDonald appeared on deck, and was sllowed to work hix passage. He arrived in Boston on Thursday afternoon. That evening a* 7:30 he stole into a freight car on the Boston and Maine railroad, and thus reached home. Kennedy bas not yet arrived, so that McDonald Wins his wager. SE PRINCE HATZFELDT’S FATE. Hanging tn the Balance as Regards an American Heiress-Bride. London special to the New York World. ‘There is almost as much curiosity here as in America to see whether Mr. Collis P. Hunting- ton is going to let his adopted daughter marry Prince Hatzfeldt and thereby to assume that young man's almost unlimited indebtedness. Prince Hatzfeldt has been on the London matrimonial market for years as a fortune- hunter. Gossip has connected his name with several rich young women eager to purchase title through matrimony. He has tried his fascinations on several American heiresses, and was temporarily taken up by London society, but without avail, He bas red hair and bow legs, but exceedingly fascinating manners, is brilliant in conversation, and has the reputa- tion in London drawing-rooms of being some thing of a wit. His family name and the in- fluence of his uncle were sufficient to get him into the best society here. He belongs to the St. James and other good clubs andl bes the reputation even among club men of having gone the pace very thoronghly. He made Fplurge in turf matters, and is said to ow nearly $500,000 in England and France as the results of his effortsin that direction. Club friends here all speak well of him, as being a jolly, good fellow, lacking nothing but a for- tune commensurate with his expensive habits. Of his title and rank in Germany there is no uestion. The principality of Hatzfeldt is near rankfort. While there is no wealth in the family they have great political and social wer. Last autumn Prince Hatzfeldt went to Paris, where he was at ouce taken up by the American and English society there. He was warmly wel- comed as a visitor to the house of Minister Mc- Lane, and it was at one of Mrs. McLane’s re- ceptions that he first met Miss Huntington. She is a handsome woman of about thirty years. Through the influence of the McLanes she was shown much social attention in Paris, where she made s good impression. She received no end of offers of marriage from foreigners with titles to sell before Prince Hatzfeldt appeared on the scene. Among those who devoted them- selves to her were Prince de Rohan, Count de Talleyraud-Perigord and Prince Reuss. Some of her titled but im ious admirers followed her to Aix, as did also Prince Hatzfeldt. But the frequency with which Prince Hatzfeldt and Miss Huntington were seen together at that fashionable watering place left no doubt that they were lovers, and that Prince Hatzfeldt was the most favored of all her suitors. His accomplished manners captivated her. Both the prince and Miss Huntington were very much disgusted when the newsof their engage- ment got out. But their obvious devotion to each other at Aix, which is crowded with Americans, rendered it impossible to maintain any degree of secrecy. r. C. Huntington did not stop more than a few hours in London on his arrival here from New York, but went direct on to Paris, where he was metby his daughter today at the Bristol botet to settle Hatzfeldt’s fate. Miss Hunting- ton left Aix yesterday for Paris with Mr. and Mrs. McLane. She evidently loves the prince much and believes in him. If Mr. Huntington breaks off this match it will be the second tim that be has vetoed his adopted daughter matrimoni«l intentions. She was engaged once before to Samuel Fales of New York. In 1886 Mr. Fales came to Paris purposely to marry her, but Mr. Huntington interfered and caused her to break off the engagement. Miss Hunting- ton came abroad again last November with Miss Wilson, her companion and duenna, While in Paris they quarrelled violently apd caused some little commotion in the American colony, Many persons espoused Miss Wilson's cause and said exceedingly hard things about Miss Hunt- ington and her family. Soon after this Miss Huntington accepted the invitation of Mrs. Jobu Sherwood to accompany her on a tour through Spam, afterward going to Aix to spend the summer. When the y arrived there they found Prince Hatzfeldt on deck. The prince's ardor cooled down a little when he Tearued that Miss Huntington was only the adopted daughter of the Union Pacific million- aire, but when assured that this in no way in- terfered with the prospects of a large dowry he renewed his attentions. Much curiosity is felt by Americans here at Aix, as well as here and in Paris, to learn whether Mr. Huntington will cousent to the marriage when he learns at what @ large price the prince estimates himself, People who know the millionaire best do not believe that he willconsent. One of the Lon- don society papers claims to know that Mr. Huntington cabled his consent before leaving New York and that he agreed to settle 26,000.00 on the bride. Close friends of Miss Hunting- ton who are in the best position to express an authoritative opinion decline to talk ut the matter. <nihesimeiiilarcinscacitain As To a Fashionable Craze. From the Boston Post. I met a rich woman here in Boston the other day who had just returned laden with spoils from some mountain town in Ni mahogany bureau and a very pretty little table of the same material, with slender carved legs and two shallow drawers opened by brass knobs. She mentioned with great satisfaction the small price that she had paid for these treasures, de- claring that a Boston dealer would have asked at least five or six times as much for the same articles, and she added that they had been kept in the farm house whence they have now been taken for upward of seventy years. The whole transaction, I could not help thinking, savored of vulgarity. Surely, it is vulgar to profit by another person's lack of cag feeling or self- respect; it is vulgar to induce him to act con- temptibly, just as it would be wicked to bribe bim to act corraptly. And if this be so, then to go about buying up family heirlooms cheap foe peer Duskens Renda it is pity, in my opinion, to wrench these old pieces of furniture from the New England homesteads for which they were designed, and where, as a rule, they coustitute the only ornaments, In acity house they must at best presest an archaic appear- ance—they are simply curiosit whereas on their native farms they have an appropriate aspect and they belong historical: to the Bouse, to the people who lived there, to community in which they originated, The First Armenian Service. At Paine memorial hall in Boston yesterday the services of the Armenian church were cele- brated, probably for the first time in America, by Rev. Joseph D. Saragian, the first Armenian priest in this county. The service was in the 's Armenian language and comprised the prayer, the reading of Pealms, and a sermon. A Lively Shooting Affray. At Rocky Ford, Col, a feud growing out of s law suit Saturday night resuited in a shooting affray in which Cattle Inspector Joe Wyatt, United States Marshal Maxwell of Pueblo, John Miller and several others took Miller re- ceived ashotin the groin and another shot which broke bis right leg. After he bad fallen Miller shot Wyatt in the neck with a Winches- ter rifle. Yoga received a bad blood for a long time between Wyatt and the Miller boys, who are old residents of La Junata, About forty shots were fired during the eee All the par- ticipants were arrested and held in @1,000 bail each for trial. ae — have skirted the western KING LUDWIG’s ROMANCE, A Strange Story Told by a Man Who Says He Was the King’s Body Guard. From the Pittsburg Dispatch. The mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of King Ludwig Il of Bavaria would be mysterious no longer if the story of Mr. J. Erlanger of Forbes street, this city, is accred- ited. This man was for nearly four years King Ludwig's private body guard. He claims that during all that time he was never over an hour ‘away from the royal personage and he asserts be can make an affidavit to all he says. Erlan- get was born in the Bavarian mountains, He entered the Royal Life Guardsas a private sol- dier, but one day on a parade Ludwig II was attracted by the handsome young soldier and he singled him out from the regiment to attend upon him at his castle near the Lake of Staru- berg. Mr. Erlanger lives on Forbes street and last evening he told the following story: “First of all, Jet me tell you that Ludwig IT was not mad atall. He was as sane as ever any man was. He was the soul of goodness, It is true that he withdrew from the society of the world and preferred to live by himself. But he did not do that because he hated the world or the people, but because he had to hide himself to escape the dagger of some mysterious assassin or the pistol of a hired murderer. “The cause of all this trouble can be traced back to two points—he was an enemy of Bis- marck, and ‘he refused to marry 8 woman who had been relegated to him by royal relatives. He was in & constant controversy with the ministry of war ir Berlin. Various innova- tious were a by Bismarck to be intro- duced in the varian army, but Ludwig II always retused to sanction them. Politically he was always at variance with Bismarck, and several of the pet schemes of the iron chan- cellor had to be abandoned because King Lud- wig refused to ve a party tothem, For that season several conspiracies were formed to remove the king in some way. At first the machinery was set to work to replace the trusty Bavarian servants surrounding the king by Prussians. Then a physician was obtainea to examine the mental condition of the king. Nobody had ever before thought such a thing necessary, but his enemies succeeded anda doctor, I forget his name, pronounced Ludwig ILinsane. The next move was to have him — inalunatic asylum. The plans had een well laid. The carriage which was to carry him to the doors of the asylum got within the gate of the royal castle, when the plot was discovered and the king refused to go out, I remember the day well. Several of us were standing around his majesty when the an- nouncement was made that the carriage was awaiting to take him foradrive. But no sooner hail the door closed again than Baron von Zéekingen; the king’s second physician, came in. He.impiored Ludwig not to go out and revealed the whole plot. The king arose and quietly walked over to one of us, saying: ‘Command that carriage to be taken away again; I do not care to drive today.’ “That settled it. The evil had been averted that time, but his enemies were wot to be daunted by one failure. Baron von Kudder, a Prussian, was next placed in the palace and soon gained the confidence of the king. The meshes were silently but cunningly woven by this man, whom I kuow to have been in the pay of Prussia. How he succeeded the world nows, but nobody thought the wily baron meant to drown the king. are these: “On the morning of that fatal day on which the body of our beloved king was drawn from the lake BaronKudder gave this order to the guards: ‘Unless the king makes a special re- quest for your attendance let him go unaccom- panied on his walk through the grounds,’ “Of course we obeyed. The king went out never to return alive. Iwas at the lake when they dragged his body from the water. The king’s band had a strong hold of Dr. Kudder'’s throat. In addition to that the lapel of the doctor's coat was torn off and his face was seratched in several places, All this pointed to the fact that a severe struggle had taken place. You must remember that the king was a very strong man. He measured six feet and four inches and weighed 275 pounds. No sooner had we seen this sight than we knew that there bad not been a suicide or an accidental death, but a foul assassination. “The only redeeming feature in the whole affair was that the murderer had died with his victim. Preparations were at once made to have the whole thing kept secret. The attend- ants were immediately discharged. A few days after the catastrophe a number of us were sit- ting in a beer gardeu, when one of our number openly stated that the king had been assassi- nated. A few minutes later he was arrested and has never been heard of since. This was a warning to the rest and we escaped. 1 left the | country without a passport. We had at first intended to make the whole thing public, but, knowing that we would all be imprisoned — gaining our point, we abandoned that plan. * “But you have not explained to me why the king so strenuously refused to marr: «Simply for this reason: ‘The king was in love with a miller's beautiful daughter, and he would not give her up to please even his mother. His family wanted him to marry the Princesa von Darxes, a lady of the royal house of Bavaria, but he did not want her, and that settled it.” “Do you know anything about his relation- ship with the miller's daughter?” “I know all about it, Often have I gone to her house with baskets of flowers, wine, fruit | and other delicacies for the young lady. She | was the most beautiful girl lever saw. The king became acquainted with her while huut- ing in the Bavarian Alps. Her father had a windmill on the top of a hill about five miles from the Starnberg castle. He was lame and walked with a crutch, so we called him the “Crooked Miller.’ The young lady was born May 24, 1864 She was tall and dark, with deep, dreamy, black eyes. She had a remark- able gift for writing poetry, aud I had a whole volume of verses written by her. The king was passionately fond of her, and had it not been for the fact that he would have angered all the crowned heads of Europe he would have married her. Her first name was Ellapenia. I do not remember her other name, because we always called her Fraulein Ellapenia, “All the stories that have been told about King Ludwig's eccentricities are false, He never ordered the Royal opera company of Munich to play before him alone. € never | ordered them to come to his castle in the mid- dle of the night, and he never asked them to act before him in a state of nudity. “It is also untrue that he would jump out of bed at night and ride over the mountains by himself. I can assure you he never went any- where alone. He was too careful. ‘I am sorry 1 have to bother you so much,’ he would say, ‘but some of my good friends compel me to haye a body guard at all times.’ “His bedstead had a battery of all kinds of electrical wechinery attached to it. If he only moved frow ane side to the other while asleep ali the bells in our room would ring. He was also particular with his food. He never touched @ morsel of bread even unless one of Us tasted it He knew that his enemies had spies always surrounding him and he meant to guard himself as well as possible, “Lalso think that the report of his extrava- nt habits is unfounded. 1 because when he ied he was rich, “There are many things connected with the life of the dead king that I might tell, but it is useless, You may rest assured of the facts, however, that King Ludwig II of Bavaria was never mad and never drowned himseif, but was killed by the man who died with him.’ “ewe Over Horseshoe Falls in a Barrel. At Niagara Pulls, N.Y., very early yesterday morning, C. D. Graham made his long con- } templated trip over the Horseshoe falls. Con- | siderable work had been done on the barrel | since last Sunday in the way of padding, &c. | At 6:45 the barrel was cut loose, and after | taking # passage similar to the one of two weeka 8g0 was seen to pass over the falls about 200 feet from the shore at 7:10 o'clock. It was out } of sight little over a minute, and came out} from under the falls right side up and drifted | into one of the eddies. | says of his trip: “The ride through | the rapids is as nothin = with it, | ‘The rapids before reaching the brink, and | h look s0 small from the shore, are not at wasant. I could not realize Just when I reached the brink, for it seemed as though I must have been dazed, but 1 experienced the falling sensation and I knew I was going feet first. The noise no man willever be able to describe. 4 nothing after that until something struck the barrel and I could hear some ove call out ‘Graham, are you alive?’ I had hardly stren; to answer back and not | enough to undo the fastening on the inside, so tnd get me. ou bes ney caly books’ ob Ses ¢ me ou y onl; manhole pes . Graham was badly bruised anda doctor is attending him. However, the facts From the Boston Transcript. A well-painted four-sided sign in front of a restaurant in Main street, Cambridgeport, in- forms that it supplics “families with ice cream and coquets.” eee Thankful, Anyhow. From the Merchant Traveler. “Iheard you were fishing yesterday,” said one traveling man toanother. “Yes.” “Have any luck?” (es, some; I didn't get drowned.” THE LONDON STRIKE, Anxiety as to the Developments of To- day—A General Strike Expected. London is awaiting witn breathless anxiety the developments of the great strike today, when the turning point is expected to be reached. Tremendous pressure has been broughtupon the officers of the different trades unions by the leaders of the men now ont to induce them to bring about a general strike of the workingmen in London. If anything ap- Proaching such a general stoppage of work should take place and continues for only a few days the danger to public safety could scarcely be over estimated. Even in ordinary times the feeling among the working people of the me- tropolis that they are being oppressed by their employers is sufficiently pronounced, but with this feeling intensified a thousand fold by idle- news and starvation, and with a million workers, whose only occupation would be to meet and excite one another, with the story of their grievances, the police and the military force must be formidable indeed to overawe them desperate with hunger and conscious of their strength of numbers, It difficult to give any reliable esti- mate of the number of workingmen who will fae the dock laborers. All the trades have ad their meetings and in afl cases a concln- sion of some sort has been reached, but their leaders are close-mouthed and special care has been taken to prevent any hint of their pro- posed action leaking out. The men as a rule are 80 anxious to convey the impression that nothing will be done, and this is so entirely 0} osed to the plan usually pursued of loudiy oasting in advance how much will be done, that the conclusion is naturally drawn that something like a general strike has been de- cided upon and that the leaders are only anx- ious not to lose the advantage of a thorough and complete surprise. However, this appears to be pure speculation, and the day may pass without THE DREADED SUSPENSION OF ALI. INDUSTRY. But even if it does net come about in this shape matters are certainly drifting toward sucha state. Every day during the past week has seen new additions to the number of strik- ing traders, and the time is ripe for organized workmen to discover grievances never before suspected, Without a doubt there will be isolated strikes involving thousands of work- ingmen even if the general revolt of labor does not take place, and at ihe rate of progress made so far it would not take long to involve the larger part of London's working people in the troubles, The temper of the men already out, too, is far different than that they displayed a woek ago. They no longer allow Burns, their con- servative leader, to dictate their’ policy and already it is apparent that he will be overruled, ‘The men are growing ugly, threats are frequent of bloody work, and their passions are further inflamed by the slight rise in the price of pro- visions which has been the unavoidable out- come of their own action, The strikers held a monster meeting yester- day on the Thames embankment, and at its close marched in procession, 50,000 strong, to the afternoon meeting at Hyde park. They carried @ great many banners and bands of music were interspersed at frequent intervals, The contribution boxes were carried along the edge of the procession on last Sunday and were liberally treated as then by the crowds along the line of march. The strikers maintain an undaunted front and profess to be confident of victory and that soon. Three American vessels arrived in the Thames yesterday and the Amer- ican sailors on board Were offered three sbil- lings per hour, or six times the pittance for which the strikers are contending to unload their own vessels. As soon as they understood the situation of affairs they did not ask for a moment to make up their minds, but peemey refused to do the work at any price. ‘They were received with loud huzzahs by the strikers at their meeting and were given the place of honor in the procession. 2s ies Ge See THE FLAG THEY QUARREL ABOUT. Story of the Star Spangled Banner that Inspired Key’s Song. From the New York Sun. The flag which inspired Francis Scott Key to write the “Star Spangled Banner,” and which its owner, Mr. Eben Appleton of this city re- fuses to lend to the people of Baltimoro to be displayed on the ramparts of Fort McHenry from Sept. 10 to 14, when the anniversary of the bombardment of the fort is to be cele- brated, was made by Mrs, Mary Pettengill, one of Baltimore's patriotic women. 400 yards of bunting in its manufacture. flag was originally 40 feet long and 29 fect wide, but it is now considerably smaller, She used The having been whipped out on the edges by the wind. It has the regulation 13 red and white stripes, but only 13 stars in_ its blue fields. It was presented by Mrs, Pettengill and other patriotic women of Baltimore, a few days before the bombard- ment of Fort McHenry, on September 14, 1814, to Lieut, Col. George Armistead, grandfather of Mr. Appleton, and who at that time was mn command of the garrison, numbering about 1,000 men. The flag was flown over the fort on the night when Francis Scott Key walked up and down the decks of the cattle ship Mindea, watching the bombardment. After the bom- bardment and the practical defeat of the British fleet @ silver punch bowl and a dozen silver goblets were presented to Col. Armistead by the city of Baltimore. The punch bow! is of the shape of a bombshell and the goblets rep- resent powder burrels, The flag has upon one of its stripes, in Col. Armistead’s writing. his name, title and the date of the bombardment. ‘The flag fell to the colonel’s widow by inherit- ance, who, at her death, left it to her daughter, Mrs, William Stuart Hamilton, who was born at Fort McHenry some time after the siege. ie A Romantic Marriage. From the Philadephia Inquirer, The information sought by Samuel H. Ho- shour. a lawyer and real estate man of Cam- bridge City, Ind, relative to the marriage in this city last May of Millionaire Geo, E. McKib- ben to wealthy Sarah M. Lawrence, was ob- tained yesterday. The Rev. James T. Satchel, pastor of the Grace street M. E. church, who has been away on his vacation, called at the orphans’ court and identified the photograph which Mr, Hoshour sent to Clerk Bird’as the Mrs, Lawrence whom he joined to Mr. McKib- ben, The romantic story goes that some twenty years ago, when Mr. McKibben, who is now forty-eight years old, was a young man, living in San Francisco, be became engaged to a young lady of Salt Lake City, Utah. The be- trothal was broken off, and since that time both the lovers have been twice married and become widow and widower. They accidentaily met again, she being Mrs, Sarah M. Lawrence, and he having become a millionaire through successful mining ven- tures. T! talked things over and came to Philadelphia, where they obtained a marriage license from Mr. Bird. Mr. Hoshour became interested through a newspaper account of the affair. His idea was that the bride is tne self- same Mrs. Sarah M. Lawrence, who is the widow of J. Lawrence, a steamboat owner and capitalist, who was a’ life-long friend of his. Mr. Hoshour and Mr. Bird corresponded about the matter;and the Indiana mun sent on a large photograph of his dead friend’s widow. This the clergyman yesterday identified as a portrait of the Woman whom he united in mar- reg to McKibben. Mr. Bird wrote this fact to Mr. Hoshour and returned the photograph tohim. The object of the identification fa not ositively known, but it was thought that rela- ves of the dead Mr. Lawrence are interested in his estate aud that some litigation regarding it is toeusue. In the meantime the happy Mr, and Mrs, McKibben are said to be passing their honeymoon in Europe. soe Seiect Excursioxs to Luray Caverns via Piepwont Am Live.—Luray caverns are cer- tainly the most famous caves in the eastern ortion of the Union,and compare favorably in e extent and variety of their beauty with any in the world, They are not only exceedingly rich in every description of marvelous forma- tion, but the facili for seeing every object of interest are unsurpassed. Cement walks are laid through the chambers, and the whole in- terior 1s illuminated by electric lights, In order that the people of W: may have an opportunity of visitin; under- ground wonder under the most favorable cir- Cumstances, the Piedmont air line has a & series of excursions to be run every Wednes- day until further notice. route is a most interesting one. It hes over the ‘t air line, Virginia Midiand division, to Manassas; thence Manassas division to Riverton; thence via the Shenandoah valley line Luray. The route traverses the famous fight- ing ground of the tate war at as well as along the Shenandoah, It is picturesque in scenery, as well as historic in association. The special train of parlor cars coaches will leave the 6. round trip is $2.50. The Station to the caverns is walked, but coaches A crate THE WORLD IN LITTLE. An Account of the Great Globe at the Paris Exposition, From the London Engineering. Among the many specially interesting things to see at the Paris exhibition is the model of the earth, constructed with the utmost accuracy to the scale of one millimeter per kilometer— that is to say, ono-millionth of the natural size; ‘and this is carried out in design and execution with consummate skill, whether regarded from s scientific, from an artistic, or from # mechan- ical point of view. The execution of the work is extremely beau- tiful, and it must be remembered that the sur- face is of such a size (no less than 595 square feet) that very considerable detail can be well shown upon it. Not only are the forms of countries and the contours of large districts easy to be depicted, but even cities may have their general form and size drawn to scale and some of the principal thoroughfares repre- sented. For example, the city of Paris on thi globe is very nearly a centimeter long and oc- cupies a space large eee for the Seine, and even the exhibition, to be fairly marked, as well as some of the principal streets and build- ings. Thos the actual proportions between the areas of great cities and those of continents, oceans and the earth itself are for the first time accurately shown, and, as every one is fairly familiar with the size of the city in which he lives, he is enabled by this model to form 8 tolerably accurate estimate of dimensions of the great divisions of the earth. Perhaps the most striking illustration of this, and proving the great value of the model as an educational object. is the fact that not only are the dimen- sions of the seas and continents altogether dif- ferent from the mental estimate one is accus- tomed to make, but their very positions seem to TAKE ONE BY SURPRISE. This is easily accounted for by the fact that the maps in an ordinary atlas are all necessarily of the same size, their scales being chosen so as to reduce each country or continent to the dimensions suitable for the size of the plates. Again, it is customary to pose @ continent in the middle of the map, the ocean rane ropes. sented only by a very small portion to the right or left of it, as the case may be, and few people have any clear conception. for example, of how very small or how very far north Europe is, how far north is the Indian peninsule or how far south are Australia, New esiand and Cape Horn. The c globe at Paris, however, re- veals these things ata glance. When the ob- server is at a level considerably above the equatorial hy eee of Africa Europe is alto- gether invisible—it is around the corner, or, ss the sailors would say, hull down—and India and even Ceyton are far above the level of the eye. Australia and New Zealand, on the other hand, are invisible southward. The steamer routes leaving Colombo and Galle on the north pass diagonally over the apparently boundless ocean and disappear over, or rather under, the ro- tundity of the water to the southeast. But bd far the most surprising fact that is clearly il- lustrated by this superb work is the ENORMOUS SIZE OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN. The eye of the observer may have a consid- erable range of position north and south and* east and west of its central region and yet see no land in any direction, the whole globe seen from points within this area being only of water, with here and there groups of small islands sprinkled, as it were, over ite surface. Numbers of steamer routes are seen to come from nowhere and end in nothing and one has to walk through a considerable arc of the circle before land appears on either side. Let us now consider the earth in relation to some other bodies of the solar system and see what their size and distance would be if they were modeled on the same scale, Commencing with our own satellite, the moon would be represented by a bali 113¢ feet in diameter and placed on ihe opposite side of the exbibition, somewhere in the French picture gallery, about a quarter of amile away. The sun would, however. re- quire to be represented by sphers nearly a mile in diameter and placed ninety-three miles off. Or, to put it in still more familiar way, a ball, the area inclosed by whose equator is equal to that of Hyde park, placed on the shore at Dieppe, would very fairly illustrate the rela- tive size and distance from ths Champ de Mars of a mode! of the sun to the same scale as the model globe. And if this solar model were placed on the same center as that of the pee the moon, revolving in its orbit around the same center, would be nearly half way beneath the surface of the sun, which would inclose the Gallerie des Machines at the further end of the Champ de Mars, # OTHER WORLDS, On the same scale the diameter of the planet Jupiter would be about 500 feet, about half the height of the Eiffel tower, that of Saturn would be a little more than a third of that height, while Venus would be about the samo size as the globe, and Mercury about half the size. An exceedingly interesting series of statistical and geographical diagrams are also placed upor ths panels on the outside of the cupola. The first gives the population of the different couti- nents and quarters of the globe; then follow two panels giving the populations of the coun- tries in Europe, then the populations of the capitals and the great cities of Europe, fol- lowed by the populations of the countries of Asia, and next the populations of the great cities of Asia; then the populations of the African countries, then that of North and Cen- tral American countries, follcwed by a table showing the populations of South American countries, finishing with the populations of the great towns of Australia, One of the most in- teresting diagrams is a section of a small por- tion of the earth’s crust drawn to the samo scale as the globe (one millimeter to one kilo- moter), the mountains as well as the depths of the sea being drawn to the same vertical scale as the rest of the diagram. On this diagram are also shown the probable limit of the atmos- phere, 300 kilometers (186 miles), and the lepth of the zone entering which meteorites become incandescent, 200 kilometers (124 miles). On the next panel is a diagram show- ing the comparative heights of the pene muntains and ranges on the earth, the limits of vegetation and the regions of perpetual snow; this diagram is drawn to a vertical scale of tive centimeters per thousand meters, a scale in which the Eiffel tower would be a little over half an inch in height. SEAS AND SHIPS, The next two tables show the number of sail- ing ships and the number of steamships re- spectively belonging to different countries. In both of these Great Britain is very far ahead of other nations. In the annual production of coal, which is the subject of the next table, Great Britain is, of course, a long way in ad- vance of other conntries, yielding 159,000,000 tons, the next in order being the United States, whose output is 108,000,000 tons. The last of these statistical tables is illustrative of the commercial activity of the different nations of Europe, of which Great Britain stands prac- tically alone, her commercial enterprise betng represented by 15,456,000,000 of francs, £618, - 240,000. The coloring of the ocean is made to represent its various degrees of depth. Thus the shallower portions—those under 1,000 fathoms—around shores and islands are colored pale blue; between 1,000 id 2,000 fathoms a darker shade, becoming darker in five stages, until the great ocean deptha exceeding 4,500 fathoms are reached. which are painted very dark blue. Across the sea are drawn upon the globe the great steamer routes, the coasting vessels festooning between port and port, while the ocean routes sweep around the globe from continent to continent in their apparently end- less tracks, the French routes being colored red, the British routes being colored blue, while those of other nations, when finished, will be represented by thera lines. The lines of telegraph communication, whether. over land or sea, are gilt, ———— -e0e_—_____ A Child Dies from Hydrophobia. Floreuce K. Hashagen, the five-year-old daughter of Henry Hashagen, a saloon keeper in New York, died Saturday from hydropho- bia. A month ago the child was bitten by a vicious spitz dog while visiting her uncle at Orange. It was not supposed that there waa any danger until the fatal symptoms developed in after her return, Dr. Veshlage was on Thursday and found the c as suffering from undoubted hydrophobia, He admin- istered nerve-svothing remedies in vain. She died from the exhaustion Laas peters st consequent upon the OG Compliment to a Retiring Consul. ‘From the Halifax (N.8.) Herald. Hon. M. H. Phelan has turned over the con- sul generalship in this city to Hon. W. G. Frye and is abou: to leave for his home at 8i Louis, During the four years that Mr. Phelan has been in Halifax he has won the good will and esteem of all sections of our people. Dur- ing a critical period in the history of the two nations he has been a central figure and has ofttit delicate and intricate’ ’ PLAYING A LONE HAND. The petcereres in Highwayman Confesses its Depredations, lzhey; long the terror of the north- ern sections of Michigan and Wisconsin, sarlily paced up and downacell in the strong jail of Marquette county, Mich., yesterday until 5:80 o’clock, when he was placed in ® coach bound for Bessemer, He is a German, twenty- three years old, and by no means a desperate- looking fellow. The prisoner bas confessed to all hie’ crimes and yesterday he made the fol- lowing statement to the two officers who cap- tured him: “I did hold up the Milwaukee and Northern train. I don’t just remember the date. Igot a haul of about @50. I boarded the train at Maple Valley. I went through the train and spotted such men as I thought would be likly to have money. I then walked back and the first man I held up was the brakeman, I then held up a passenger and got #30 out of of him. i abo held up several other sengers and got small amounts. I had to take what they gave. I could not search them, as I was ay ender hand. lalso got a few watches, but none of them were gi for much. I did not havea sack to collect the boodle in, I held my gun in one hand and received the donations with the other. I got off at Ellis junction and took to the woods. Talso held up the Wisconsin Cen- tral railroad train, I think it was —— 7 or 8, I got only a email amount in cash. ta few watches, two of which you have taken from me. The black pocket book found on me was taken from ® passenger on the Wisconsin Central train. You will finda 200 note anda lot of eards,which I think give the passengor’s name. I have done several other little jobs, but these don’t concern you and it would do no good to tell as they did not amount to much. “I com- menced business in this section some time this spring.” Very few people in Marquette paid any attention to the fact of the bandit’s arrest and there was not a ce of excitement, What will be done in mer time only can tell, but a lynching bee is imminent, Victims of the Faith Cure. Bert Williams, seventeen years old, while playing ball at Findlay, Ohio, bruised his leg just below the knee, In a few days the limb gave him considerable pain and a doctor was called, who treated the injury and left the boy im good shape. Untortunately for the boy the faith-cure people got hold of him and made him believe that if he had faith the Lord would perform a miricle by healing himatonce. The stitches were removed and the J staid began. Young Williams was taken to the sanctuary at Bluffton, where no attention whatever was given him beyond prayer. Gangrene set in and the limb nearly rotted off. The smell from the decomposed member became 80 offensive that on Friday he was removed to his home, where he died Saturday, Only afew days be- fore aconsumptive from Findlay, over whom they had been praying for two months, died on his way home, ——-——+e0______ Miss Beaumont’s Nerve, Miss Beaumont, the American parachute per- former while giving an exhibition of her daring at North Shields Saturday became entangled in the rigging of her air ship and only saved herself by grasping the lightning rod of a lofty building as she passed it. With one hand inthe rigging of her ‘achute and other clingin; ig by Rete aie she eee us| cont in midair for along time until rescued from her perilous position by men with ladder, Steamer Sunk But Passengers Saved. The steamer Gem City of the St. Paul packet line, which left St. Louis at 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon, while proceeding on her way began sinking at a point a few miles above Alton about 8 o'clock Saturday night. She was headed for shore and sank almost immediately upon reaching the bank, lying in eight feet of water. The crew and passengers all behaved admirably and all were saved. The cargo, being on the decks, will nearly all be saved. The cause of the sinking is as yet unknown. sos John EL. Sullivan Again Reforms. Bosto 2 Specia, to the Philadelphia Press, August 31. John L Sullivan was at the beach while his mother was dying yesterday, and he did not receive the telegram announcing the sudden change for the worse until it was too late to reach the bedside in time to find his mother still alive, The shock of her death completély unnerved him. When he hoard that her last words were of him he bitterly reproached him- self for being absen’. With all his failings he Joved his mother and her death is a great blow to him. When ho was told that the mothe’ last prayer was that ber son would forsake h: dissipated habits Sullivan determined to make anether effort to vanquish his worst enemy. ‘There is no doubt, for the present, at least, as to the sincerity of his desire to leave liquor alon:. eels The New Bishop of Richmond. The papal bull appointing the Rev. Father Vandevyver to the bishopric of Richmond, succeeding the Right Rev. J. J. Keane, has been received from Rome by Cardinal Gibbons, who placed the document in the hands of Father Vandevyver Saturday. The consecra- tion of the new bishop will occur on Sunday, October 20, in the cathedral at Richmond. Cardinal Gibbons will officiate. Father Van- errser has for several years been vicar gen- eral of the Richmond diocese and upon him devolved the care of the see when Bishop Keane was appointed rector of the Catholic university, ——— -- ee A “Lady Boat Race” at Asbury Park. The boat race for ladies, arranged by the actor, Walter Lennox, was rowed Saturday afternoon on Deal Lake, at Asbury Park, N. J., in the presence of seYeral thousand spectators, Six young women contestedand created agreat deal of merriment by their wild efforts to reach the goal. The course wasa quarter mile and but one heat was rowed. It was won by Miss Nettie White of Asbury Park, who received the gold medal offered by James A. Bradley. The second prize, a silver oar breastpin, was awarded to Miss Lillie Morris, who is spending the summer in Ocean | Grove. West Point’s Colored Cadets. Charles Young, a colored cadet of the first class, which graduated from West Point in June iast, failed to pass then. He was given until August 28 to make up the deficiency, He completed his work satisfactorily and was graduated Saturday and has gone on a leave of absence. This is the second colored cadet who has graduated since Cadet Flipper was givenadiploma. The latter. it will be re- mem was appointed commiésary of sub- sistenc» and later on got into trouble about his accounts and resignes. It is now stated that he is an officer in the Mexican army. Forty- eight September ‘‘Plebes” were examined at West Point Saturday, but o1 sixteen passed examination. . = Legitime Sails for New York. General Legitime, the defeated president of Hayti, left Santiago de Caba for New York Satur- day upon the steamer Manhattan. He is ac- companied by his suite, in all fourteen members, General Legitime arrived at Santiago de Cubs from Jamaica Thursday and is on his way to Paris, where he will spend his exile. It is his intention to sail for Havre on the Le Bretagne from New York September 7, The will reach New Yok next Thursdey or Friday. The public memorial exercises which were held in Johnstown, Pa., Limepate Oly the Knights of Pythias, in memory of relve members of + organization who went down in the flood, were largely attended. 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HELPHENSTINE, 14th st and Vt ave. mhli-eold6t IPS wasurxgTox ARCHITECTURAL IRON AND BRIDGE WOKKS. " EDWARD L. DENT, |. E., Proprietor. for all kinds of Iron ‘&c., always in stock, ‘ht Iron works work donein ¢ best inauuer and rt notice. Sole licensees in the District of Columbia forthe “Goetz-Mitchell” ystem ot Anchors and P§o- tectors. Works, Cor. sd and Wa'er sts, Tel. 4 poy ‘City Oftice, 1413 G st pw. Tel Ww. BAKER & 00.8 |\j __ FINANCIAL vxrcrrat Boxps, TO NET INVESTORS 3 5-8 TO € PER CENT. DAKOTA TPRRITORY Sa SOL. $8. Fees'o%s DENVE « ; STE Raz, 200.000 OMAH ‘ke in L208 BY AND L000 NF WN 00,000 81 & 1,000 20.000 50,000 28,000 lOUX CITY, IOWA, > KTH Send for price liste, M bonds * Governments of enfety and pay mack better eae WE TRANSACT A REGULAR BANKING BUSINESS & A KRAN & co, BANKERS, 115 BROADWAY, _OmcaGo._ ov __ NEW TORE. NO. W. CORSON JNO. W <7 — J Member Sf Shock Me, CORSON & MACARTNEY, GLOVER BUILDING, 1419 F ST. Nw, Bankers aud Deaiers iu Guveruuent Bonds, Loans. Collections aud Isaie, and, al) securitien, lated of Dew Jorg, Philadephia, Bost orht and sold. investment securities, Railroad, Gas, lusurance and T Lone Stock bought and sold jy 18 SUMMER RESORTS. = — SEA SIDE-JERSEY COAST. D8 op 2s, ockAS HOME, ATLaNTICCTT Nd pie all the year. A Guiet, select rest he care ava treatment of Functioual Nerv- ous Disorders, DL euts of Nutriven and the Allen ts Peculiar t A few select boarders will be moeived. Ni, Suely located im best part of the ety; mds: airy roome: lil table Address WAL BulGus GaksIDR, _ sul 7-eolia® me 715 Pacific avenue TORE 1 OU SEX, ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. BEAT. uiully ated, ocean end . Conn. ave; ocean View beacly every window , elegant roomer telve first class, termi moderate, WAL J. LOVE, Prop. MENTONE, th Carolina ave., Atlantic City, Located near Beach, Terms moderate sconuedations, ZANE & JAG aul2-eolm NJ. Piretclag Tay. TEN. HE LAWNTON, ATLANTIC CITY, ue mae ‘beac ave. near ‘h; Tull ocess tric bells; terms inoderate. view: lange Open all year, Mis. GEO. STEPHAN. aM, J. Michigan ave., near the Beach. ted. Now open, __ JAMES STOKES. J. rates for Be; tember L. 5 HINKSON Prop, a, GN AND BATHS. ORDAN WHITE SULPHUR SPKINGS, 5 ‘Lee J ieret Wincheateraed Ipeusie pany oop eras Depot, Fredenck county, Va. E.©. JU _ my T4-4nn Jordan Syiriuge ‘T OF HEALTH OR PLEAS’ ait River Bp ore in bbinK, OF Fg crabbans, ov FS & fe ‘would do well to eisewhere. Fis miumc, dancing River Springs, M 3 salen _ PIANOS AND ORGANS. Bold on easy te WEBER, Fine ESTEY PIANOS. A few first-class Seo Pianos at very low prices, s wo hundred aud ten thousand * have been made and 24 uurch and Schoul use, D ORGANS FOR RENT. eats taken in part pay. new ones. “Tuning and Hepairiug + 7ment for SANDERS & STAYMAN, Sa F at nw, 13.N. Charles st.. Baltimore, Ma. 12) at. jchinond, Va, eul-3m A BBR FEB AA 3 B E Aa = a 4 Bes’ es ANOS, TONE, TOUCH, WORKMANSHIP . Hurchasers” 16 invited te Styles,” fu 2 SSPE. SEN sie dane ot HSE SECOND-HAND PIANOS. . a6 LADIES’ GOODS. JABONTS! FRONT Just the Always in order by thing for Sumuen, ‘blain combing, a Liz. M. J. PRAN! ot bw. Cities area porter of Goode ™ 1320 F Shampooing. DYEING. SCOURING AN] CLEANS ING ESTABLISHMENT, i208 Raw kon ave ‘and Gents) work of every Fixe’ inst-class Ladic ton. ‘TON FISCHER'S DRY LishMENT By ies? aud Gen a AND DYE WO! 3 “A LL-WOOL GARMENTS, MADE UP OR RIPPED, Adda towieneane Black a TISCRER, | ~_BOUSEFURNISHINGS, Cooxsa Br Gas A full Une ot GAS COOKING STOVES Ov band and for sala ne mh31_ WASHINGTON GASLIGHT COMPARY, —————— ——— — — — ———————— POTOMAC RIVER BOATS. STEAMER JOHN w. 1uOMPsoN FOR POTOMAS RIVEK LANDINGS, ve Gth-street whart BL mpar. TURSDAT Lee’ and THURSDAY at 6p. Point, Cyiteu' Lecuardiown, Currecutab, Nomiui, Creek, Rinaale » Coan Wharves, Smith's Creek, and juley, landing at above wharves in the day Ume. Fare a8 far as Nomini, 50 cts. ; second. 35 ote Fare below Nomini, 75 cts. ; second-class, 50 cts, _sulé-Lin auty JNorrotk Lz, D X; POINT AND THE SOUTH. 8 of wharf, Tose . ‘Thursday, 5 pa, Beamer Geo, &: Tea eo © p.m. Steamers si Piney Point.” Fare, #1. Laken'tel call, ba: Leary. 74555, yi MONEY TO LOAN. _ FT. 0, LOAN= 87,000 on sixty ply at once to 4. au. AYS’ CALL. AP- |. W. P. MYERS & SON. 2420 New York ave, M' N ify} run ay sive eg Aah ll Ss RAP RSAT gurve Sep cue aga At Me ESE RFOKD, 7 F at. n. Ii YOU WANT TO SPECULATE or tots Of ato ant a ‘or more ‘ Gall on the NATIONAL STUCK EXCHANGE, O12 = aw. ss MONEX 70 LOAN AT SIX PER (CENT ON AP proved Kea) Estate Security, Large amounts specialty, Also, Ages the United Security In- surance Co., of Philadelj Lia, in suis to suit, op in- stallment plan. with or without life insurance. Pay- ents to run years. 3017-30 10, 15, or 21 ¥ 2 s0x,’ M3 TO LOAN, IN SUMS OF ed Heal 1222 F st, NEY to $10,000, on 61,000 Security, at and 6 percent. JO! x SHERMAN & 00. jyis-Oca R= Estate NyesTMENT, SIX PERCENT AeABeE Pionrence re D, p IN SUMS 8100 TO a . SMALL PREMIUM bd $20.000-10 Loan O8 REAL ESTATR {3e29}__ THOS. E. WAGGAMAN. ONEY TO a ere fs oe pee REAL ATE and F sis. nw, _my13 Corner? NEY TO LO, Mocx Approved dg in District of jumbia, 12 suns Fates of ip- te THos, J. apli 1824 F st. aw, NEY TO LOAN ON REAL ESTATE OR FIRST- Meee Fates of interest; no delay ‘the security is, “ao OCT GREEN, 308 7th st. nw, THE MSS “OE ure, 909 70 a On! Meme pare mee a estate security. Wh, 20 avenue. Mo TO LOAN ON REAL ESTATE AT Low- WOOD AND COAL POKKESL LODGE OAL, COKE AND WOOD OF ALL KINDS FAMILY COAL A SPECIALTY. Creek Cumberiand Goal for quality ggrutanrnd RES et ce {OK POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS. EW IKON STEAMER “WAKEFIELD ves 7 Uh-wtreet on MONDAYS, THU, and SATURDAY! am. Keturuing TUESDA FRIDAYS and SUNDAYS p. touching at By ‘Landings as tar as Nomini Creek, Va, St. Ci ‘Leonard! She iN Hur a Dbepherds: POTOMAC TRANSPORTATION LINE Bee C.W. KIDLEY, Manager. cut Seonbersn hearts ‘s Whart Bunday st dv'cuck » m apply ADIES WHO RE and 12th sta.n-e. Ladies only. Hemedy 65 IM SEABS Zh, Lae Seana, ey te oe Sere Ra moe