Evening Star Newspaper, June 21, 1890, Page 10

EIGHTY-ONE TONNER. The Great Big Vessels of the New Navy. THEY CAN FIGHT AND RUN. How They Are Planned and What They Will Look Like—The Protected Crutser—The Philadelphia Cruners Nine, Tem and Eleven, took an important the present week in the award of the two largest contracts given out by the Navy Department in many years. a step that, if followed up by others of the same sort, will soon put this coun- try where it belougs in the list of naval powers, These contracts were for two enormous cruis- | ers, each of them of @ greater size than any aow afloat or building. They are both of the class known, and before explained in these columns, as swift eruisers, but of unasually heavy type, thus making them far more formidable than the other fast cruisers of | crui engines are to be of the type known as vertical inverted cylinder, di tion, estimated that all of the ship's engines, includ- ing those for propelling and | Yelop about 16,000 indicated horse power, the main engines making about 129 revolutions | a mina be used. These ing the afte? sets et acting, triple expan- . He it is with a piston stroke of 42 inches. jumping, will de- with . There will be six double-ended main boilers and two auxiliaries, the former about 22 feet long and 15 feet in diameter, and the latter 83g feet long and 10 feet in diameter. SPRED. The vessel will carry 750 tons of coal, and is expected to make a speed of 20 knots an hour for four consecutive hours on her trial trip, and for every quarter knot above that speod her b ceive a premium of $50,000, alty for each quarter knot in deficiency. There should be no difficulty for the contractors to earn a premium of from one to three hundred thousand dollars, for the ship is to have engine power enough to give her a specdalmost equal to that of the dynamite cruiser. The contract for this great man of war was awarded by Secretary Tracy, after several da of théught, to the Cramps of Philadelphia, the same tirm that built the Baltimore, Philadel- phia, Newark, Yorktown and Vesuvius, The rice to be paid is $2,955.000. this being the igure submitted by this firm on their own plans. which are not to be followed, however. Tne story of the competition for this contract is weli kuown to the readers of Tue Stan. and need not be repeated here. The appropriation for the vessel was $3,500,000, She is to be com. THE which the navy now boasts. They will be fol- | lowed in a few months, however. by a class of vessels of a totally different type. the three bat- | tle ships which are now provided for in the naval appropriation bill that is still pending before Congress. These ships will be treated of later. ; The largest of the two cruisers for which contracts were made on Monday is very nearly of the styleof the Maine, except that she is ecousiderably larger. She has up to this time been known in official parlance as the “eighty- one tonner,” a term that has more significance to the ear of a naval officer than if she was culled by some name. She is described as an armored eruser and in this designation she is similar to the Maine, already mentioned. She is to be a very heavy. speedy, heavily armed and slightly armored vessel, designed to do what fighting may be done during a chase. She will be in- valuable in such work as the capturing of | prizes or the destroying of hostile fleets of small ships, but she would soon be pierced by the heavy shot of the great battle ships of the English, French or Russiay navies, in case she got within their ranges, THE PLANS for this vessel were drawn up at the Navy De- partment after months of thought and study and are supposed to be very nearly perfect. Her armament and armor as well as her en- ‘ines are the result of scientific applications of @ best principles of ship building, and her CRUISER N Hines rawn with a view to giving rate of speed which, in so large a vessel, will be something almost marvelous. It has been said that this vessel will, when completed. ve the model naval cruiser of the world. and her success or failure, with the chances greatly in favor of the former, will be watched with in- tense interest, not only here, but m other countries where the building of navies has been matter of more than tenor twenty Years, The vessel will be 380 feet long on her | water line, her breadth will be 64 feet and she will draw 24 feet of water. As compared with the Maine, the only vessel at all like her under way or contemplated, she will be longer. with ‘he same beam, thus giving her sharper lines and, in consequeuce, more chance for speed. WER BATTERIES, She will be like the Baltimore in not having any of the rigging usually seen on ships, being provided with two military masts | for battery purposes. The main battery will consist of six eight-inch and twelve four-inch titles, of the breech-loading variety, great guns that will send euormous pieces of metal filled with explosives to a distance of five or six miles. Four of the largest guns will be mounted in revolving turrets in the bow and stern, after the fashion of the Puritan, and two on the sides. The secondary battery will comprise four six-pounder, four four-inch and four one- pounder rapid-fire guns and four 37-milli- meter revolving cannon. The eight-inch guns are to be protected from the fire of the encmy by armor at least ten inches thick around the carriages, platforms and loadmg positions, and by a heavy shield or turret not less than seven inches thick over the guns themselves. The four-ineh guns will be surrounded by four inches of armor on the face of the ship. HEAVY PROTECTIVE DECK. ‘The main feature of the vessel is the heavy protective deck tobe worked into the ship from and to end, made of thick steel, aud completely | THE PHILADE EIGHTY-ONE tected cruiser. her tonnage to b | larger. ali those other eruisers designed to make fast time and to give as much annoyance as to an enemy. shorter than the great cruiser and 15 longer than the Baltimore and Philadelphia. She was to jJaunary, 15%: su ow TONNER. leted by the Ist of January, 1898, two and a alf years from the present time. This date was fixed upon by the Secretary in order that the veasel might be completed in time to be seen by the foreigners who might come here | to attend the world’s fair of tim | which is being planned for that time. and also in etotake partim the great naval display env NO. SIX. The other ship for which a contract was awarded to the Union Iron Works of San Francisco is of the type known as the pro- about 5,500, altimore, but i edition of She will be very similar to the She w simply an enlarg possible jong, 50 She is to be feet Her breadth will be 58 feet and her depth 33 feet. ave been completed by the Ist of but Secretary Tracy gave the ssful bidders three months’ marin on her g to some other considerations in connec- tion with the award of the contract for the other vessel. She is to develop a speed of 20 knots an how 3 in the case of the other vessel, and the contractors will earn the same premiums and incur the same penalties. She will have no armor at all except the protective deck, 43¢ inches thick. Her batteries are very similar to those of number two. with two i stead of six eight-inch rifles and ten instew UMBER SIX. of twelve four-inch guns, This vessel will cost $1,796,000, or $4,000 less than the law allows. THE PHILADELPHIA. « The trial trip of the new cruiser Yhiladel- phia is cbout to come off and may develop something startling in the way of naval news. She is quite like the Baltimore, a protected cruiser of 4,300 tons, the Baltimore being 4,400. The only difference between the two ships is a foot more draught and this difference of ton- age, besides twelve six-inch guns on the Phila- delphia as a main battery, instead of six six- inch and four eight-inch guns on the Baltimore. But it is expected that the ship with the name of the City of Brotherly Love will earn more premiums for her builders in the performances of her engines on her trial. some foiks caleu- lating that there will be at least an excess of two knots over the contract requirement—19 knots, She cost 1,350,000 and occupied a little over two vears in construction, while the Balti- more’s cost was $1,325,000. and she was a trifle over a year and ahalf under way. The Cramps of Puiladelphia were the builders of both ships. CRUISERS NINE, TEN AND BI. There are several small vessels under con- struction in the private yards that will swell the existing fleets considerably. These ships are called both cruisers and gunboats, but they ought more properly to be all called by th latter name, for they are of 2.000 tons dis- placement, but & trifle larger than the gan- oats Yorktown and Petrel, and should be LPHIA. Amidships this armor | five fect below the water line, and | much protection as the metal ‘The conning urposes of working the ship in Be made of stee) sevenandabalf ENGINES. There will be four setsof propelling engines, ‘wo on each shaft, arranged in four rooms by means of water-tight bulkheads. Por ordinary placed in the same class. They aro not named yet, the cruisers being numbered 9, 10 and 11. Numbers 9 and 10 are being built at the Columbian Iron Works, Baltimore, the same firm thst built the Petrel. The other was awarded to Harrison Loring of Boston. They are about six months under , the Balti- more vessels being much more advauced than the other. They are identical in their de- signs, their dimensions beiag as follows: Length, 260 feet; breadth, 37 feet; draught, 14}g feet. The twin-screw triple vertical en- gines are to develop 5,400 indicated horse power, which is to drive the ships at an aver- age speed of seventeen knots an hour on the trial runs. The batteries are to be as follows: Main, two six-inch breech-loading rifles and eight four-inch rapid-fire guns; secondary, two six-pounder, two three-pounder and one one- pounder rapid-fire guns, two 37-mm. revolving canpon and two gatlings. » have echeme to Four Drownings, Four drownings occurred at Peoria, IL, during twenty-four hours. Tuesday night named Katie Shehan disap- Island road, tf found in slough on theo pan wan was drowned Singh rats aa SINGL G IN THE CHORUS. What a Comic Opera Girl Sees of Life and Things in This World. NOT SO MUCH FUN IN TIE BUSINESS AS PEOPLE SUPPOSE—GETTING UP AN OPERA EVERY WEEK— PURSUED BY MASHERS—FLESHINGS AND SYM- METRICALS—HOW TO START IN THE BUSINESS. UR life is not such fun as it's cracked up to be,” said a pretty chorus girl in a summer opera company to # Stag re- porter the other day. ‘People sup- pose that it's all play and no work, whereas the fact is that the reverse is rather the case. Take @ specimen day as we find it, for instance. At 10 o'clock in the morning we must be at the theater for rehearsal, and from that time until 12 o'clock we are hard at it practicing the fun and pretty songs which are to amuse people and make them laugh the following week. When noon time arrives we go to luneh, but at 2p.m. we must be back again at the theater for another rehearsal, which lasts until 4. Then we have a few minutes to ourselves before dinner, At 7:30 promptly we must report at the theater for the evoning performance, and by the time we have finished that we are pretty well tired out and glad to get to bed. Even on Sundays we have rehearsais, and, if you wil! consider the fact that we have cach week to learn and make ready for presentation an entirely fresh opera, you will perceive that existence for us is decidedly laborious, Of course, it is much worse in summer than in winter, because dur- ing the cold season we play the same opera for months together very likely, and there is not much rehearsing 10 be done. With a traveling company, however, the life is always hard for the chorus girl. DIFFERENT KINDS OF CHORUS GmLA. “But surely a chorus gir! has some nice times.” “During the winter season, yes, but precious few while on the road. There are two sorts of chorus giris—those who are giddy and those Who are not, and there i no denying the fact that the giddy ones have mostof the fun there is to be hadin the profession, You know very well yourself that the dudes and men about town in the cities are very fond of running after Young women who sing in the opera chorus, and a girl who is not over scrupulous can have all the treats aud such good times as she likes by simply accepting a few of the invitations which’ the chap- pies are so anxious to bestow. But it is not to be supposed that the attentions of men of that sort are ever very honorable, and the better sort among the chorus girls will not accept them, The dndes are very apt to be an- noying, but we get used to them. I have been given to understand that to be on flirtations terms with a chorus girl is enough to render any young gentleman an object ot envy to his friends. As x rule, the dudes are harmless and do nothing worse than hang about the stage door and try to obtain introductions to this or that one of us: but the so-called men-abont- town ina city, often persons of means, are as a class the worst and most unprincipled men I know of. They are proud of it, too. AT THE STAGE DOOR. “Do the echappies try to pick up acquaintance with you at the stage door?” “Oh, yes. The most impudent of them have away of speaking to each of the girls as she comes out. If one of them responds by so much as a titter it is all the encouragement the chappie needs. But usually Mr. Dude finds out the name of a chorus girl by tipping the usher or stage doorkeeper liberally, Then he sends her a bouquet with a little note expressing his desire to meet her, and very likely inviting her to take supper with him after the performance. If she replies amiably, the ‘ledgling will delight in feeding her with champagne and delicacies of the sea- son, sending her Costly presents and spending his ’smoncy on her in all sorts of ways, reward for the expenditure will be found in the eclat he gets from his advertised intimacy with a chorus girl, ‘The management of an opera company always discourages such Hirtations as much as possible, because they in- terfere with work, Not infrequently a girl who misses a performance on such an account is fined #10 or even more, besides losing the pay for that performance. Perhaps you do not Luow that every performance we miss through sickness is DEDUCTED FOR FROM OUR SALARIEA. upposing that in winter I get $18 a week, I am decked about 2.50 it 1am unable to at- tend one evening or matinee, no matter what the cause may be. If, while on the road, the company makes a long jump from one city'to another so far away that a performance has to be skipped every member of the company loses pay for that performance, with the ex- ception of the wardrobe lady, who has to work the ardest when traveling is being done, Her duty is to attend to the wardrobes of all the company, see that they are duly packed for journeys, make sure that they are always ready and in place for use, and so on, Each principal ina company is allowed a hotel trunk and # theater trunk—the latter for the professional wardrobe; but the men and women of the ¢horus can have but one box for all purposes, Exch one must pack his or her own box and the wardrobe lady packs the boxes away in big trunks for transporta- tion, All traveling sea are paid by the management, you kno ut our board and lodging we have to pay for ourselves,” BUPPLYING CosTuat “Does the management supply you with cos- ll but the fleshings and black slip- pers usually. This company Iam with now has even those provided, but it is not usual. Fleshings is simply the name used in the pro- fession for pink ughts. hey cost, when made of silk, $15 a pair; but they will last two sea- sons with careful use, or even more, One can wear hisle thread fleshings at 3.50 a pair if one wishes, but they are not so pretty. Ir it is necessary for the chorus to appear in tights of any other color than flesh tint, the management always supplies them. Under tights we must provide ourselves with, of course. Perhaps you are not aware that a garment is always worn under- neath the fleshings. Sometimes it is merel, stockings fastened on to trunks, but usually regu tights of lisle thread are employed, You see, if nothing of the sort was worn the fleshings would quickly become soiled by per- spiration, SYMMETRICALS AND WHEN THEY ARE USED. “If a girl has not shapely legs she may have the under tights padded with lamb’s wool woven into the fabric, 0 as to compensate for any deficiency. ‘The costumer measures her for such ‘symmetricals,’ as they are called. It is the costumer who makes all such things— tights and everything else that we players wear. Great establishments in New York are entirely devoted to the manufacture of theatri- cal wardrobes. ‘The girls who pad, how- ever, are exceptions; they will only do it because they believe that their figures are defective, and. although there are plenty of women who consider themselves plain of face, there are almost none who realize that their figures are not good. Where padding is done, it is very apt to be the manager who in- sists upon it, No, I don’t mind appearing in tights on the stage. The first time Tever did so I felt dreadfully ashamed, but habit soon gets one used to it. None of us like to wear tights, however, because they are very in- urious, owing to the tightness with which they ave to be fastened at the waist,” STARTING IN THE BUSINESS. “How does a chorys girl get into the busi- ness to start with?” “Ob, that 18 easy enough. Any young woman who has a fair voice and passable face and figure can easily get such emplorment Every now and then, particularly in New York, au advertisement is printed in the newspapers calling for girls with such qualifications to sing in the chorus, All the candidates for employ- ment of the sort need do is to go to the adver- tiser and sing him asong. If he approves of her voice, he will engage her on the spot. Or she may go at any time and register at one of the regular dramatic agencies in the matron olis, to which managers usually apply for the chorus people they want. Girls with good voices and figures are always in demand for the chorus. It is very desirable thata girl who sings in the chorus should know how to read music,” How do you start in to get up an opera ina wee! “We begin with rehearsals of the choruses for the music alone at first, Each girl has» copy of that part of the score in hand and fol- lows with its aid the guidance of the musical director, An hour each day is given up to the female chorus, and another hour Ad the —— wi bd two we each learned th parts alto a8 tenons snd basses sad 99 on being Properly arranged, they are rehearsed together ao by A are perfect, Rehearsals are also given at different hours for the stage business. only, Meanwhile the principals have been their parts, and wi en, in rel jorus are pretty both principals and ec ‘im the Be eat ak See er at all up an it suc one TO REMOVE G DE CROSSINGS, The Different Measures of Relief Pro- "i Posed for South Washington. TWINING, LUDLOW AND. DOUGLAS ON TRE EN- GINEBRING FEATURES OF THE PROJECT OF DE- PRESSING THE TRACKS—THE PROBABLE COST OF THE WORK—THE BUGBEAR OF FLOODED TRACKS. Propositions to reduce the evils of grade crossings in South Washington have taken two general directions. One class of projects re- moves the tracks entirely from Maryland and Virgmia avenues and carries them on an ele- vated road along K street or on purchased ground between I and K strects and thence along the river front. The other class retains the tracks on Maryland and Virginia avenues, but depresses and bridges them for a certain Part of their course, Both the radical and con- Servative methods of relief have been long urged, and in opposition to the settlement pro- posed by the Atkinson bill they are before Congress today. There is no necessary an- tagonism between the two classes, Both recognize the evils of present conditions, seck relief from them, and resist their perpetua- tion. be who urge the conservative project would gladly welcome the changes proposed by the more radical if Congress can be brought to exercise this authority over the railroad, and many advocate the depression and bridging only on the principle that half a loaf is better than no bread, being hopeless that Congress will grant more. In 1881 the Commissioners were required by act of Congress to report a solution of the rail- road problem, The two civil Commissioners favored the K street project and Major Twining, the Engineer Commissioner, preferred the plan of charging the grades on Maryland and Vir- ginia avenues, Major Twining devoted much time and labor to the engineering features of his plan and made a very Valuable report, with full maps, plans and estimates. He was an en- gincer of great ability and his report answers sutisfactorily most of the suggestions of engi- neering difficulties in connection with a de- pression of the tracks, So far as this depres- sion is concerned he contemplated the run- ning of the tracks into an open cut at a point between 3d and 459 streets, and thence in the cut to the Long Bridge, with j beam tunnels at the street crossings. | He located a union station at or near the intersection of Maryland and Virginia ave- nues, His estimates give an approximate idea of the cost of the various plans of depression now proposed. For sinking four tracks from ® poiut between 3d and 4'y streets to the Long Bridge with beam tunne! crossings at intersect- ing Strects from 7th to 12th, both inclusiv estimated that the cost would be about h: million dollars. ‘The items are as follow Hee eut connecting road with sunken road and beam tunnel at cast building line of 7th street southwest on Virginia avenue, 1,072 92: lineal feet, at $75.61, #81,05 ; sunken road, protected by Parapet walls and iron railings, with beam ‘tu crossings at intersecting streets on Virginia avenue and Maryland ave- nue from east building line of 7th street south- west to west building line of 12th street south- west, 1,3 lineal feet sunken road at $136, 551 lineal feet crossings at $276.58 : Open cut on Mary from west building line 12th str to Mth si outhwest, 1,171. 7 0. Total, $502,862.79." He : “All the estimates are very liberal tor work of the best and most permanent charac- ter. By the substitution of iron bridges for the beamtunnels * * * a very great saving in first cost could be effected.” | Subsequent recommendations of District Commissioners have followed the general lines of one or the other of these propositions. lineal feet, at the problem in response to a request from Con- gress and made an interesting report, reaching substantially the same conclusion ‘as Major Twining. He reports: “The conformation of the surface is such that between 43g and 13th streets west the tracks can be depressed go as to admit of the inter- vening streets passing over them with little or no change of grade, and, in fact, » considerable portion of the cut itself could be converts a girder roof tunnel if deemed The depressing the tracks at Delaware avenue, where the surface grade is nine feet above c: datum (mean high water in the Potomac), and practically continue at that grade with a mod- erate variation to provide for drainage, Upon Maryland avenue the grade will gradually rise from uine feet at Sth street to sixteen at 14th Street in order to pass over Loug ridge, The interference with sowers and the provisions for the draining of the cut are fortunately not se- rious, A three-foot sewer is met at 6th and D, but can be diverted at no great cost. It will be needtul to build sewer down 8th street from C street to the river, which would in any case be a desirable construction for the better drainage of the neighborhood. * * * Itmay be estimated broadly that * * the expense of the adjustment of tracks in South Washing- ton will be half a million, The cost to the city of the necessary changes in sewer and water pipe arrangements, including the new 8th street sewer,should be covered by $25,000." He also places the union station at the intersec- tion of Maryland and Virginia avenues. The Senate District committee which exam- ined Col, Ludtow’s plan in 1887-5 also heard the chief engineer of the Baltimore and Ohio road, Mr. Douglas. who pronounced the pro- posed depression of tracks, bridging, &c., practicable, and who could see no dangers to is road from flooding, &c., but who sug- gested a modification of the plan so that the sinking of tracks should begin at 6th street in- stead of at Delaware avenue, as proposed 4 isable, Proposition, therefore, is to begin by the Commissioners, This mod- ification would reduce’ the expenses, Under Mr. Douglas's plan the Bul- timore and Ohio was to run its tracks, depressed as proposed, through South Washington, parallel with the Baltimore and Potomac. and the road saw no engineering dif- ficulties in the way of this project. Comparing the Commissioners’ plan and his own Mr, Douglas said: “Both forms of construction are practicable. ‘The Commissioners’ plan is much the more costly and brings into the service of the railroads a greater length of street beds. He testified that the in’ wetion of the road with Delaware avenue, which is the lowest point inthe grade, could not be depressed much without getting into water. [None of the propositions to sink the tracks put them lower at any point than the existing grade at Dela- ware avenue, and most of them have the low- ont po considerably higher than the grade at this point.| He also testified that as an en- gineer he had surveyed the route and that the profile which he exhibited was made from actual surveys and not from assumed data. Those who are troubled with doubts upon the engineering questions connected with the depragion project will find much to relieve them in the testimony of an able railroad en- giueer proposing for practical execution by his road the project concerning which he testi- fied, ‘The engineers have never exhibited much concern at the remote danger of getting some water on a part of the depressed tracks, for the reason that no depression has ever been pro- posed which carried the sunken tracks lower than existing surface tracks on the part of the road where depression is impracticable, The water could not enter at the Long Bridge or riverend of the cut, for this end is 16 feet above mean high water mark—several feet above the highest flood mark known. The lowest paint of the depressed wack would be at the 43¢ street end of the cut, and in order to get around and cover with a few inches of water the tracks at this point the water would have first to flood Pennsylvania avenue, stand several feet deep on the present station site of the Baltimore and Potomac road, where the elevation is only 7 teet 1 inch, and cover the icon | surface tracks at Delaware avenue. A flood high enough to reach any portion of the sunken track would thus effectually check the operation of the road before getting to thi: track, Measures are proposed which will, it is hoped, “relieve Pennsylvania avenue of danger from Potomac freshets, and this relief would incidentally be extended to the low- ying tracks of the railroad both out of and in the proposed cut. The con- formation of the — is such from 6th to 12th streets that it would be practicable, if it were at all necessary,to put the depressed tracks at 11 feet elevation, above the highest flood mark, by slightly raising some of the intersect- ing streets to cross the cut. But this plan would leave the surface tracks in the vicinity of Dela- ware avenuo still remoteiy liable to be wet, as they would be about two feet lower than the sunken track, and if they are ever in the water no additional harm would done of ing and rel ing the Bridge, a very im # project, should be adopted: th rail cut would end at 1334 street instead of 14th street and the proposed sunken road bed would be raised a few feet at the Tang Beige end. This redi i extent of the trac cut, but would scarcely gineer Commissioner Ludlow in 1887 studied (| cable by raising the bridge; that depression of the tracks and bridging would of couree still be practicable, ‘The depression plans affect only a small tion of the route through the city, leaving the wide stretch of land west of 439 street for sur- face side tracks and freight tracks in the netural place for the expansion of the road's freight facilities. Along the comparativel; short distance where the tracks were depresse’ side tracks would of course have to be de- Rg ssed also and run into the basements of usiness houses desiring them, Neither a depression nor an elevation of the tracks for a short distance on Maryland and Virginia avennes would work such a removal of grade crossings as that Propored by the project of compelling the road to run elevated tracks much nearer the river and over pur- chased property. But if Congress, being tested, will not take the more radica! step the depres- sion plan presenta itself as offering the least measure of substantial relief, which an be con- sidered a relief at all, a FAIR HARVARD’S FAIREST DAY, Commencement Today Launches Class of ’90 on the World. the The chief requisite of a brilliant class day—bright sun—shone down on fair Har- vard yesterday morning and made glad the hearts of the seniors, who congratulated them- selves that the extensive preparations for their day would not go amiss, Summoned at 9 a.m. to prayers the men of "90 formed in line in front of Holworthy and marched around the yard rendering in the customary class-day outfit. After prayer by Rev. Dr. Peabody, the class marched to Mr. Peabody's house, where breakfast was served. At 10:45 a.m. the class again assembled in front of Holworthy and, preceded by the band, marched to San- der’s theater, where the literary exercises were held, The audience there was very large, even standing room being unattainable, The class day parts were of unusual interest this year, owing to the reputation the particips have gained for themselves by their coll efforts. ‘The Ivy oration was particularly weil ved. He mentioned as a “social envy, which has aroused the most interest, the establishment at Harvard a lodge of the improved Order of Red Men, the first member to be initiated being our worthy founder, John Harvard.” W. K, Post, the class poet, was humorous in his description of the progress of the class through college. The ode was by Hubert Bates, Clement G.Mor- | gan, the colored class orator, discussed in an able oration the duty which devolves upon the educated man to ¢ it impossible for de- mocracy to be a failure. Land concerts in the yard, with dancing in the gymnasium and in memorial hall, followed the exercises in the theater. The spreads are ; more numerous and elaborate than ever betore. At 5 p.m. the senior class will reassemble about Holworthy, cheer the build- ings and march to the Tech. ‘After the exer- cises at the tree they will attend & reception at Presidents Elliot's house, There will be danc- ing in the gymnasinm and memorial hail, and music and illumination in the college yard. Ze y Kellogg Fairbank Swindled by a Duplicate Draft. A Cincinnati paper has a history of an ap- ; Parently deep-laid plot to swindle the Ger- man National Gank of that city, though it docs not appear certain whether the loss will fall there or ona New York bank. The story is that a man giving the name of Joseph Loftus some time ago opened an account with the banks, saying he was going into the worsted goods business at 282 Main street. He de- | posite 2,000, and shortly afterward presented checks for deposit and had drafts made upon | him fromm various places, But # few days ago | his account showed a balance of about $2,000, made by the deposit of a draft from some bank in’ Henderson, Ky,. upon the American Exchange Rank of New York. It now appears that a duplicate of this draft has already been paid in New York. Loftus is not to be found and his alleged place of business is empty. A Banker Arrested. At New Bedford, Mass., Thos. D. Hooper, who until recently has represented a large New York banking honse, was arrested Thurs- jday on a warrant sworn out by Frank Allen, charging him with obtaining $1,000 from Allen on July 20,1888, by false pretense. The Warrant alleges that Allen ordered Hooper to buy certain stock—oil, wheat and lard—for him, and that Hooper pretended to have bought them and was holding them for him, when. in truth, he never bought such stock for Allen, and in consequence of these repre- sentations made by Hooper Allen paid him the money, Hooper was arraigned in the di« trict court, pleaded not guilty and was held in $10,000 for the superior court. oo The Honest Jeweler. From the Chicago Herald. Senator Farwell had a little joke put on him not long ago, and, though it cost him a $2 bill, he smiled grimly and took it all in good part, The Senator has for years employed a certain jeweler to clean and repair his watch when it needs attention, His name is Hoefner and the Senator has the fullest confidence in him. The Senator some time ago took his watch to Hoef- ner and was told to leave it for a fewdays. He did so, and when he went for it and asked the expense he was told the bill was &5. He paid it, and abouts month later he thought there was something wrong with it again. Again he took it to the artist and left it. When he called for it the watch maker told him the expense this time was #2. “How is that?” queried the Senator. “You charged me $5 before and only $2 now; you probably struck me for $3 too much last time, didn’t you?” “Oh, no,” said Hoefner. ence in the jobs. ing this time, ‘there was a differ- The watch only needed wind- oo Hard to Collect a Chinese Debt. The Sing Chong Company of Shanghai, China, has had bad luck in trying to get its rights in American courts, Yung Wing, who married and has resided in New Haven for ars, isa Yale graduate and for some n contro! of the Chinese educational ntained there by the home govern- ment. When visiting China, years ago, he bor- rowed $13,000 fi the Sing Chong Company, which he has never repaid. The con.pany’s first proceeding was to attach the Chinese school building, under the impression that it belonged to Yung Wing; but when the Chinese officials heard of it they gave the company a severe lesson by fining them 250,000 for inter- fering with property of the government. The next move was against Yung Wing per- onally and the case reached a hearing im the uperior court today, The plaintiff relied on documentary evidence and exhibits in the Chines suage. The defense protested that the evidence was not admissible, and after hearing the arguments Judge Thayer threw it out and gave judgment in favor of Yang Wing. ‘The case has so far cost the Sing Chong Com- pany not less than 265,000, se More Cloak Makers Locked Out. Samuel Oppenheimer and Company locked out one hundred of their cutter operatives and cloak makers yesterday making twelve New York houses in all who have now locked out, Seven thousand men and women are idle in consequence of the strike, but they are cheerful and claim to be able DOWN WITH CIGARETTES. Society Beginning to Rebel Against Their Use. From the New York Times. Society is beginning to rebel against cigarette smoking. To do away with cigarette smoking something more fashionable must be devised to take its place. One attempt waa the smok- ing of imported cigarettes, but with the excep- tion of the quality and the fact that the im- ported cigarettes cost ten times as much as the domestic ones, there was no improvement, It 48 hard for a man who has been accustomed to smoking cigarettes to change to the smoking of cigars. Que of the great features of ciga- Tette smoking is that their smoke is inhaled. Cigar smoking is different from cigarette smok- ing, and the man who has been used to inhal- ing cigarette smoke cannot get the same pleas- ure from the inhaling of cigar smoke. Neither is it as easy for him to inhale cigar smoke. Just as the odor of cigarettes offends most of the smokers of good cigars, so the odor of a g00d cigar is most repellant to the habitual smoker of cigarettes, Fashion has devised a way to avoid cigarctte smoking and to do away with it in a costly man- ner and one not so offensive, It is a reversion to clay pipes. Not the ordinary clay pipes that sell two for a cent, but French elay pipes that cost from 75 centsto $10. These pipes are much the same as the old style clay pipes, They have a stem from two to five inches long, a lit- tle tip at the end andabowl The bowl, though, does not hold any more tobacco than the average cigarette. It is about one-quarter Of the size of the usual clay pipe. On the stem Are stamped some letters showing that the pipes are manufactured in Paris, aaay. bave the French trade mark. ‘These pipes cost ten cents each retail or half as much by the quantity. Any man who intends to smoke them in the fashionable manner must buy a quantity, With the pipes is bonght an amber and nilver-tipped mouthpiece. This is two or three inches lon and is what costs, A pipe is not intende to be smokea more than at one sitting, then it is to be thrown away and a fresh one inserted in the holder in ite stead, This looks fastidious, costly and fashionable. The pipes and the holder go in a Russian leather case lined with pink silk and stamped with French names. ‘Ihe pipe reste in soft blue velvet. isis pretty and more fastidious than cigarettes, It costs more than cigarettes and is not so offensive or injurious. It does no more harm than smoking an ordi- nary pipe and is probably less harmful, as less tobacco is smoked. There is no paper, mucilage ra] anything except the tobacco put into the Pipe. ‘Though the fashion is so recent, imitations of it have begun to appeur, and the pipe without the silver mouthpiece can be bought for 75 cents, It isa dainty thing to amoke one of these pipes two or three times and then throw itaway. Itmay even become good form to smoke one of these pipes on the street and throw it away like a burnt cigarette or a cigar butt. —— eee. ECONOMIC FR France is Not Devoid of Noble Wives and Mothers, From Leisure Hour, A multitude of observers have noticed a vast difference in character between the French- man and French woman, So little does this difference appear to be related to the common distinctions of sex that it bas often been said that in France the woman is the man aud the man the woman. Making allowance for ab- surd exaggeration, there is something to sup- port the paradox. It is the disposition of the average Frenck woman to take life mneh more seriously than the average Frenchman; to resl- ize and accept its obligations and, duties in a nobler spirit of self-sacrifice and courageous endeavor. Women of perverse nature and whom society has spoiled still represent but a small minority of their sex im France, The majority, of whom the world knows very little to hold out all summer if necessary to make the employers recognize their union, All preparations are complete for the mam- moth mass meeting of the Knights of labor to be held at Cooper Union tonight, stakes seatbcoinoty an The Ould Plaid Shawl, Not far from ould Kinvara, in the merry month of jay, When birds were singing cheerily, there came ‘across my way, As if trom out the aky above an angel chanced to A little Irish Cailin in an ould plaid shawh T courteously saluted her—“God save you, miss,” sly “God save ‘you, kindly, sir,” said she, and sbyl; mete iy. she, shyly om wen it my heart along with her, a captive in her Imprisoned in the corner of her ould plaid shawl. Tveheard of highway robbers that with pistols and with knives le trembling travelers yield them up their money or their lives, But think of me that handed out my heart and head and all To simple litue Cailin in an ould plaid shawl. Ont some men sigh for riches, and some live for 2, And some on history’s pages hope to win a glori- ous name; My aims are not ambitious and my wishes are but You might wrap them all together in an ould plaid I'll seek hi x 4 ar all through Galway, and I'll seek her T'll search for tale or tidings of my traveler every- ewig" mind [ll never find until my own I little Irish in her ould TUNe Tore rela ee ON ald ot and cares to know little, because they belong to the humdrum ‘level of hu- manity, are endowed ‘with admirable qualities for fighting the le of life. As married women they fight this battle so well that in numberless instances their clear- sightedness. economy and energy have saved their families trom ruin. Their capacity for business and every kind of industry suited to their physical strength has without doubt caused a great deal to be ex; which they might have escaped had they been otherwise constituted. Thus the wives of small tradesmen very frequently do all the bookkeeping in addition to their household duties; the wives of peasants work in the ficlds from sunrise to nightfall, and the wife of a mechanic or town laborer is expected to bring nearly as much money as himself to the house by drgsemaking, artificial-flower _ making, charing or some other occupation, But this is novall. It is upon his wife that the town workman relies when he is out of employment. With all women solicitude for their chiliren is the great incentive to exertion, The Parisian workman often profits by this law of nature, and he would probably be worse off if he had no family. Itis no rare thing for a French beggar to urge as a reason for helping him that he has no wife to rely upon when he is out of employment. — oie LOVE AND CRAMPS, A Properly Rounded Romance’ From the Pacific Surf. A Monterey letter to the Cincinnati Zaguirer says: It is a rare exception to find a California girl who cannot swim. The most expert ones are those who visit Monterey, where the swim- ming baths are lozated. ‘The height of the sea-e son is generally in July, but the crowd has come earlier this year. The beach is crowded all the morning and spectators line the shore. Among the more expert swimmers is a Miss Price of Santa Clara county. She is a blonde, quite plump in figure, weighing 130 pounds, three or four inches over five feet in height, stylish in dress and a great favorite in her set, ‘This is her fourth seasou at Del Monte. Among her admirers is an eastern gentleman by the name of Goodman. He bas wooed without success for two years. Young Goodman isa Yale graduate and, while not particularly good looking, bas « fine address and pleasant man- ners. Miss Price has not been averse to his attentions, and yet his popularity with other young ladies excited no jealously on her part. It appears that on last Thursday evening while promenading after the hop young Good- man told her he was to return east next day unless she accepted him. Miss Price replied that he could have her on one condition—beat her swimming to the raft and back. The raft as anchored several rods from the shore, and at high tide is at good swimming distance. The challenge was accepted at once, and the next day at 11, high tide, set for the trial. Word went around among their friends, and many wagers of boxes of candy, gloves, &c., were made on Miss Price winning. Goodman took up a number of bets, as his gentlemen friends were backing his opponent. Excitement ran high when the hour of con- test came, Miss Price looked very pretty, with blue and white striped bathing suit. Goodman came out with a regular Yale-blue suit on and escorted his fair adversary to the edge of the water. Mr. Beeler acted as referee. The sig- ALL, CXpress #350 pom. St. Loute and Indianapolta express 2 e as oe velend, express daily 9.30 For exineton and points in the Shepand.ah Valles, 2, 15.80 pom, ey 710, $5 Mapu 32/450. 45 0,8 Suntass 4 4 SE eers = ge vo Washiineto i200, on Gets nm, week days, ore for Washingt 720.8 S08 3D, 8 50 <wearie pau 10, and 4.90 Leave Aunap . Sundays, ch, 1630, fiate ¥ 11100 13:00, * 0, am, 12.00, 11200 pm zh stations, * termedtat 00 p.m. Was Pract, 1.30 am, 30, “! 40, 20 pi +10:40 am, and 15.30 p.m tive from Chicago daily 11d» at. and A St. Lows dally 3-0 + from Mitwbur 7:10am. 530 tt and Cherts ot 4:50, *6 Between Balti i 20am, teh New York for Washington, 00, *320, *5:00 paw en ‘p.m. For Atlantic City, 4.05 0:30 Rm. pundays, 4 Ul 3 FOK BAY KIDGE, am, 1.30, 430 pan. 12-00 noon, vou. . Sundays, . n. Leave Hay Kidice, week days, 6:30, 8-30 pun un days, 8-00, 9-00} ‘ eet eee fPxcept Sunday. “Dat Bascuse called tor and check ences by Union Trausfer « Hecker offices, 619 and 141 7 Ad._0. 5 3. T. ODELL, Gen. Manas ou Lu. ave. and at d 1, Gen, Pass, Ave EGRET ry NSYLVANIA ROUTE TO THE SOKTH, WEST AND SOUTHWEST, DOUBLE TRACK." SPLENDID NCE a STRIL MAL.” | MAGNIFICENT EQUIPMENT, ni effect May 11, 1.50) TRAINS LPAVE WASHING [ON POM : CORNER OF 6TH AND BSTLEETS. A For Putsbure a u ullinat Vc Dam, days ‘olunbus wud ay 4 « with o and st cohuecting daily at Marrisburs “with i Sleepers for Louisviile anu Meuiphis press, 10:00 p.m. daily, for Pittsburg and it, With through Sleeper to Pittsbury, and Pittsburg © Chicago, a. MORE AND POTOMAC RATLKOAD, Canandaigua, Kochester aud Niagara Fi 4 daily: for But- taioand » ¥. 1000 Paty With Nlee ty For Will y iaport ILADELPH ), 11:30 pm. Limited kapr Cars, 9:40" an. ¢ S York culy Limited Expire mn. daily FOR PHILAL Fast express 8:10 a.1n. wee Express, Bunday only For Boston wathout clans For Brooklyn, N.¥.. ali Jersey City wit ing direct tray ferriage across New Vx For Atlantic City, 11:40 dail : t Pulluan Parlor tS ith Danine Caro k doy 11-20 pm is For Bultimore, 7 10:50, 11-4 1 f am. aud 4:40 pn, dail Ban, daily, except Nuyilays. WASHINGION SOUTH LN IN EFFECT MAY 11, For, Alexandrin. 4 200 1 KAILWAL Iso, Gaily. Acces Trains’ leave Ai 3:00, 9-10. 10-1 8:10, 6:08, 7 rdere can to destination fre CHAS. &. PUGH, General Manager. WOOD, General Pussetiger Agent, tmy ICHMOND AND DANVILLE RAILROAD Co. =, Schedule ju effect MAY 11, svi 50 a.m.—Last Teanes: 1, ton, Gordonsville, Charlottes Staitons between ‘Alexandria aud ‘l oke, Atlanta, Bristol, Kawa vill Meinphis. 24 am. i Jottesvilie, 40 Lyuchburg, Rocky Mount. Dauyalle tween Lynchburg and Danvilie Asheville, Charlo Birmiugham, M. California. ‘Pull and Pullman Sle man Sleeper Danii a an man Sleepers Washingtou wo Ciuenma Route, ay, for Mansssas, bul 4:30 p.m.—Duily via Ly Bristo] aud Chat tanowwa. Pullman Vesti Memphis, commecting thene y for Manassay, misvile, Cineianati, myteu to Cmca, side rr haneton x sud Georgia Pacific ailw ‘ Washington to Asbevilie Mot Spru c., ¥ Balsbury. Also Washingtou to Augusta via Duilvile sud Chariotte. Traius on Washing: ington 9-00 a.m, di Ohio division leave Wash= wo day aud 22-20 pan. daly xcept Sunday, arriving Washington 8-30 am. aud 09 pan. and 735 pou ‘Through trams frou villeand Lynchburg arrive im W ged 710 nin. via East Lenn iets, car Te furnished and oarwage checked % 14 me Sylvania ave, aud at passcuger station, Penusyivanw® railroad, Gth and Bs 2 OCEAN STEAMERS. SHOKT ROUTE TO LONDON, OMT OMDDEUTSCHER LLOXD . 8 ©0, Fast kaprose Stcatuere 2 pm; Lahu, Wed. July 2,4 Roam; Aller, Wed, Suis » *Quriorisvie etate rooms, excellent table, tuxurious salouu appointments. Prices: Tet cabin, $100 - nal given both rushed into .the water and struck out, Miss Price using the overhand stroke and Goodman the frog style. As Miss Price climbed up on the raft first the crowd of friends awed lustily and waved hats and handkerchiefs. Miss Price rested until Goodman reached the raft, when she was seen to stand erect, place her hands together in front and dive. As she came up she was seen to turn on her back and raise one hand, Goodman immediately rang into the water aud towed her back to the raft Their friends on shore became greatly worried lest she had met with an ——. ming with one hand while s! the other of ‘8 collar. crowded around as they reached the shore, and, the matter of the cramp in the foot being mae tach all bets were declared off. ‘Goodman claimed the race, although it was tent to every one that Miss Price could beat Ein swimming. Goodman says that heaven smiled on him that time. They will be mar- ried June 24. ard s Vert, according te location ud Cail eth, steerage rates. Apply’ KOOP, 929 Peun ave. TE A ATLANTIC EXPRESS SERVIC) LIVERPOOL VIA SuERseTy x Steamship CITY OF KOME duly 26, August 25, rept. 20, October 18. Baloon, 860 to $100. Secuusd-clane, 630 and Steamers Every Saturday {rom New York ta a ay fy 2 LONDONDERRY. resnage or feb andl 800. Becond-cinan: 930. Steeraye Passage, esthe! service, 820. 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