Evening Star Newspaper, August 2, 1890, Page 15

_— THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON CITY AND_DISTRICE I Upon the basis of price per line per 1,000 circulation, the advertising rates of Taz Evex- 1Xo Stan are only about half as high a3 those of other Washington papers. But chenpness is not the only merit, Its service is better tian any other paper in the city can possibly give poeioncnnbo aera Se LESSONS OF THE CAMP. The District Portion of the National Guard a Credit to the Capital. Two WESKS’ ENCAMPMENT FAVORRD-—IMPROVED RIFLE SHOOTING—ELECTRICAL TARGETS—WILL A TEAM EE SENT TO CREEDMOOR—PROPOSED ENGINEER COMPANY. People who know nothing of the enthusiasm which animates the average militiaman may be surprised to learn that the A. M. wants a little more camp in his. Thoso who saw the District National Guardsman at Camp Wash- ington a week ago and wondered at his labor and the results thereof may now wonder some more because the guardsman thinks the annual period of camp life should be made twice as long 3s it now is, Camp Washington is noth- ing but a pleasant memory to all save the one or two dyspeptics who couldn't appreciate the good food which an ultra-efficient commissary placed before them, Everybody — — Gaal ite ek of outing on the Marylan Seat OF ion Youunn, sud the Deodhie, veal have been much more marked had the life of the encampment been twice as long. Before next July rolls around it is notimprobable that the camp may be scheduled for at least ten 1, perhaps, two weeks. At the same ne it is hoped that there will be legislation istence which will enable Gen. Ordway to pay those men (not government employes) for the time spent m acquiring military knowledge which can only be used for the good of the country. In states where the militia is ordered into camp each man receives a moderate sum Re day—#1.25 or $1.50—and this will probably e doue here very soon. DMPROVED RIFLE SHOOTING, The improved qualty of rifle practice made apparent during the encampment was one of the things most pleasant tocontemplate, When compared with the shooting done last year there is a good deal of room for congratula- REDUCING FREIGHT RATES, The Interstate Commission Regulating Charges on Food Products. The interstate commerce commission has issued and will send out today its order for the reduction of rates on food products based on its report sent to the Senate June 7, 1890. The order is accompanied by a copy of that report, aiso the opinion of the commission overruling the protest and motions of the roads to dismiss for want of jurisdiction. This opinion reviews the powers and duties of the commission in the matter of beginning and conducting investi- gations, and the commission holds its pro- ceedings legally sufficient and the reductions necessary to make the rates reasonable. The reductions made apply only to corn, oats, wheat and flour carried from ae Mis- Kansas and Nebraska to Chicago, St and tho Missouri river, The reduced rates are from Missouri river to Chicago on corn and oats 17 cents, and wheat and flour 20 cents per 100 pounds. From Kansas and Ne- breska points, corm 18 to 28; wheat 21 to 37 cen’ Reductions extend 200 miles in Ne- braske and 250 miles in Kansas from the Mis- souri river. Where rates are fractional tho roads may charge even cents, which consider- ably modifies the reductions. No reductions are ere. which will leave the roads less than 634 mills per ton per mile for hauls no longer than 300 miles, nor less than 6 mills for any distance, As to rates enst of the Mississippi the com- mission says: “The rates from Chicago and from St. Louis and the Mississippi river now charged on corn, oats, wheat and flour to™he eastern seaboard are not found to be exces- sive. The charges on other principal food products between the Mississippi and the sea- bi joard are involved in pending complaints, eard on petition and answer, and therefore no order as to these rates and charges will be now issued.” SEND YOUR VOTE, A Chance to Express Your Sentiments on the Railroad Question. ‘Tue Star calls the attention of its readers, men and women, to the coupon petition printed elsewhere, It asks each of them to read the petition carefully, and, if the requests which it contains meet his or her approval, to sign it, cut it out, and send it by mail to or hand it in at Tue Star office. MR. PLUMB’S PROTEST. Basis of Some Interesting Remarks, Senator Plumb made yesterday's tariff debate more than ordinarily interesting by entering a protest against the chinaware schedule as re- ported by the committee. Mr. Plumb’s text was a letter from a merchant doing business in St. Joseph, Mo., and Atchison, Kan., stating that on an invoice of crockery he had paid that day customs duty of $16.40; that under the pending bill the duty on the same invoice would be $31.82 and under the McKinley bill $57.12. The whole tendency of civilization, Mr. Plumb said, was toward the reduction of prices of all products of human labor. To claim that the tariff had been the sole or the main factor in the reduction of the acer of manufactured goods was to ignore all the forces of civiliza- tion, The American people were entitled to have cheap goods if competition could bring that about. When, he asked, was the time coming when the people of the United States would get some benefit from the extablishment of home in- dustries? But just as fast as the point was ar- rived at when lower prices might be expected the manufacturers came to Congress and said that they wanted more duties, whereby that downward progress of price might be arrested. The people of the United States ought to have their “inning” some time, and he thought that that time had come. Lhe article of chinaware, he went on to say, was to be found on the tables of rich and poor, so that the high jpx on it had to be borne, not in accordance with the ability of the taxpayer to pay, but as practically a per capita tax, ‘The man on the farm used as much éhinaware as VYan- derbilt in his palace. The duty on chinaware Ne not a tax on Xury, but on a necessity of life. He believed in so distributing the duties that were necessary for the purpose of reising rev- enue for the support of the government in such a way as to equalize the conditions exist- ing between the manufacturers of this country and those abroad. If he were in doubt he would resolve that doubt in favor of the Amer- ican manufacturers. But,if he knew what the exact conditions were, he would put the home aud the foreign manufacturer on the same footing precisely, He should be recreant to his duty it he gave his support to such a propo- sition as the chinaware schedule. He knew that the pottery manufacturers of Ohio were rich—far richer than the people whom he rep- resented, butif they could take half of the MR. BLAINE AT CAPE MAY. Ho Makes the Chinaware Schedule the | What He Said in an Interview on the | He is Way. Secretary Blaine passed through Philadel- phia last evening on his way to Cape May. Both at the Philadelphia station and at Cam- den there were large crowds to grect him. A Philadelphia Press reporter, who interviewed him on the boat, quotes the Secretary as say- ing in reply toa question as to the object of his journey: “Oh! I'm just taking a little pleasure trip. You see I have heard so much about Cape May Point and the beauty of the President's cottago that I could not resist the temptation to visit it when I received an invi- tation from the President. So I left Bar Har- bor fast night and arrived in Boston this morn- ing, but I was so impatient to be moving that I left immediately and have come right through.” Just then, says the Press, tho boat passed Ridgway Island, and Mr. Blaine caught a glimpse of it as the boat went by. “The sight of that island reminds me of my youthful days,” he said musingly. ‘Just forty-two years ago I was a reporter on a Philadelphia paper, and one of my first assignments was to report a speech of ‘Tommy’ Fiorence, which was deliv- ered on that island. It was an important mat- ter andI remember I felt very proud, and took particular pains to report it correctly. I believe it made my reputation as a reporter, and I was highly complimented by the editor.” When questioned in reference to his now famons pian of reciprocity, Mr. Blaine replied that he had nothing more to say beyond what had already been published. “Of course I wiil do all in my power to push the scheme forward,” he said, “and T believ that it will do much’ toward settling the vexed tariff question, which, asa matter of course, will be one of the chief issues of the next na- tional campaign. Of course, I will talk with the President about the existing political af- fairs, but my visit has no significance beyond this. I shall most probably stay until Tuesday and return to Washington with President Har- rison, but this is not certain.” The Secretary arrived at Cape May at 8:30 o’clock and was met at the station by a letter trom the President, in care of the station mas- ter, requesting him to call at the cottage in the evening, but the absence of any engine to take the car over to the Point necessitated the post- ponement of the visit until this morning. Mr. Blaine was driven to Congress Hall, where he remained over night, PRINCE GEORGE AT HALIFAX. Angry Because He Cannot Go to Newport. Her majesty’s ship Thrush, commanded by Prince George of Wales, arrived at Halifax, N.S., yesterday. As the Thrush steamed up the harbor she was received with the custom- ary royal salute of twenty-one guns from the guus of the citadel. Immediately on coming to anchor off the dock yard the prince was rowed on board H.M.S. Comus, where the prince re~ ported his arrival to the commander, the senior naval officer. He then returned to the Thrush and securely locked himself up in his cabin. He refused to eee any ne T reporter but the Philadelphia Press corresponteat pied told by an officer of the Thrush that the prince was much incensed at his inability to visit New- foundiand and Newport, &. I. The actiun of the Newfoundlanders particularly annoyed him, and he was angry with the oo gree published 1m the papers. The prince will land today and will be tendered a reception by the citizens, SiS PRISER KILLED BY AN OFFICER, An Erle Man Dies From the Effects of a Clubbing. The first ward of Erie, Pa, bas been excited all the week over the death of one of its citi- zens, Francis Short, which happened last Sun- day from injuries resulting from his arrest On Saturday night Short, with two companions, visited Koehler’s brewery and on their return induiged in some loud talk, which attracted the attention of Police Officer Jacob Metz, who admonished them to be quiet, whereupon Short used abusive language and was knocked down by the officer and taken to the police station in a wagon, where he was locked up. Sunday morning he dicd, The coroner's jury, which has been investigating the matter, ren- dered a verdict yesterday afternoon, in which they find that Short came to his death by rea- son of blows inflicted by Officer Metz. No arrest has been made. but it is under- stood Metz will be arrested today, His defense will be that Short received his fatal injuries from a fall in the cell while intoxicated, a A RICH HERMIT DIES IN SQUALOR, Found in a Miserable Cabin With D.C., SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1890-SIXTEEN PAGES, FVELAN United States New J SUPERIOR THE HIGHEST TESTIMONY IN THE LAND. ‘The Oficial Reports of the IK Government, 1889, Canadian Government, 1889, fersey Commission, 1889, Ohio Food Commission, 1887, show * Cleveland's Superior” to be the best baking powder manufactured, being the strongest of all the pure cream of tartar powders, Farcarrs, Tas. Scxevrs EFFECTUALLY REMOVED. MME. A. RUPPERTS WORLD-RENOWNED FACE | BLEACH NOT ONLY REMOVES THE ABOVE, BUT RENDERS THE SKIN PROOF AGAINST SUN AND WEATHER, EVEN WHILE AT THE __ BICYCLE v= SELL IT. ALL STEEL, FULLY GUARANTEED, THE LOVELL’S SAFETY. COSTS BUT #85. L. B GRAVES & CO, Baking Powder Wealth Within His Reach. dy11-6m i 1CYCLE th tn id exchans PAL? Bitches ae peace Lauien and CBildren , $00, #3. frame macuti High Grade Ladic * tion. The range at Fort Washington, of which but little mention was made while it was in actual nse, has proved itself to be one of the Most satisfactory in the country. It differs in almost every particular from the ordinary range. Asa rule rifle ranges are flat; this one is down far enough below the general surface to be almost in the bowels of the earth. At mes, and especially when there is much wind, $an advantage. On the other hand there most ranges a something by which the sman may level his gun—a most important SEASHORE. 13¥> 14th et. nw, American market, why, he asked, could they nottake the whole? It was evident that they did not care todo so, but only that part of it which lett them the greatest profit, He could see that game of battledore and shuttlecock between free trade and protection constantly going on for political advantage on the one side and for personal advantage on the other, and between tho two extremes the great body of the American people were being crushed and ground. He would apply the rule that whoever demanded a tax for his own ben- ONE IN The petition is put in such shape that evory citizen anxious to protect life and to improve the conditions of railrosd occupation can sign it, whether he favors the removal of the station from the mall or not, and whether he is from south, east or northwest Washington, The people of South Washington will natur- ally seize with eagerness the opportunity to protest against the surface tracks which un- Henry Martin, a native of Hesse Cassel, Gor- many, was found dead in his miserable cabin yesterday morning by neighbors at Bridgeton, Pa., who bad missed his familiar figure. No marks of violence could be found upon him, and, though the coroner has not yet held an examination, it is thought he died a natural death, He was known to have possessed con- COK MASS. AVE AND and Secondhand for sale A Wife and a Rival to Combine Aguinst a Kocreant Husband. When High Constable Bissonnette went yes- terday to serve a warrant on J. B, Depuville at Montreal, who was accused by his wife of spending his money on a dashing young widow, he could not be found. Ho was not at the aud Men's Sal CKAWFOKD & ©O., 1116 Eat. uw. Ribs, v2 1 ST_N.W., NEAR OTH. ; essarily obstruct, injure, a kilt | ths : aL hemes te . siderable wealth, said to be several thousand kuaraniond, #1. See ty—while in the ravine the man is loft | Hwecssarisy obetrach inlure, threnteh and ‘kill | cit should be ready to show conclusively that | Widow's. With permission of tho widow and on | Sderable wealth, said. to always kept locked Te hes Bos iy to himself to work out the leveling | em, and againsta measure which perpetu- | j,i, interest was alvo tie public interest, ‘Ihe | the promise of taking her with him to Philadel- iat biaek in tiie eek, Bells, ‘Took biem—a decided disadvantage. Taken asa | ates the evil conditions that now exist and | onus was upon him. ‘!he demonstration should | phia he sold her houschoid furniture and several | UP in 8 large chest in his e, however, it would be difficult to find anything altogether more desirable for the tyro in shooting than the great natural rifle gallery Nici which is sustained only by the foulest slander Rod be made that every single penny of tax pro- of their section. “Old Dutch Henry,” as he was familiarly posed was absolutely necessary. He would cast u ~. ASY Pelongings and subsequently left for parts Un-| sted was about ality yeare old and wae an Olt ist naw ine, eoperiug, PALMENTS. BALES known with the $2. 3 2,000 realized therefrom, at Fort Washington. A large number of vis- itors, many of whom knew whereof they spoke, were unstinted in their praises of the complete result, and those who appreciated the diffi- culties of construction were decidedly eulo- gistic in their references to the energy which had done so much with such wild material as that ravine was originally filled with, THE ELECTRIC TARGETS attracted the larger share of both popular and expert attention, and the chances are favor- able for the universal adoption of Mr. Ull- man’s clever invention. Throughout the en- tire week Mr. Ullman watched the operation of his targets and the indicators, and when the Practice was over returned to the city as happy leould be. This year only the gets were worked under ange targets were of the next year the enti d up with the electric targets, en there will be no more necessity for ers. The principle of the Uliman target is very simple; the concussion caused by a ballet striking any portion of the target closes acirenit in the immediate vicinity of the hit and the location of the hit is shown on an in- dicator which is at the firing point. Fully five as many men can shoot in a day at the e target as could possibly shoot at the ion target. COMPETITION FOB THE BELL MEDAL, One of the most interesting features of the Title work at the Fort Washington range, so far as the second regiment was concerned, was the competition for the Bell medal. To encourage markstaxnship—not only on any special ion, but throughout the season's shoot- -Capt. James E. pector of rifle ctice for the second regiment, offered a range will be fit and y handsome gold medal to the enlisted man his command who hould make the best 200, 300, 500 and 600 Competition for this prize was very n, and three or four “cracks” thought they lad the trophy in their grasp. One of the competitors even went so far as to make public bis intention to hold the medal subject to chall at any time. His plans were some- what disrupted by his failing to get anywhere neer the top figures. The winner was Private Stewart, whose total was 83. Corporal Edwards Was a good second with 78. The medal is bell- shaped and Private Edwards may well be proud of it. The best shot in the second regiment is & good man with a rifle. WILL THERE BE A DISTRICT TEAM AT CBEED- MOOR? And now Creedmoor looms up as a pessibil- ity before the eyesof the local sharpshooter. d authorities here are en- he question as to whether be sent to Creedinoor ia It will all be settled ina day or @ financial problem. Fifteen men would be necessary—twelve of thom to shoot and three to hold in reserve. If it d be decided to send ateam up to Long n who are wanted will be notified ard, and will be asked if they can spare the time to practice at the arsenal range during the present month, The practice would commence at 3:30 on two, perhaps three, after- noons in each week, and each man would have to Le present always or be continually absent; there would be no middle ground. Maj. Pol- lard, Capt. Cash and Capt. Bell are all énthu- siastic over the project and nothing will be left undone to bring the matter to @ satisfactory conelusion. WHAT MAJ, POLLARD SAYS OF IT. Speaking of it toa Sraz reporter Maj. Pollard @aid last night: ‘The visit of a District National Guard team to Creedmoor would be a certainty Fight now but for the financial part of the prob- Jem. That is being carefully considered and when consultation has been had with Gen. Ord- way the matter will be definitely decided It is felt by some of the riflemen that, as they would be required to lose the time, they should not also be required to incur a not incousiderable expense. especially when they would go to rep- resent the entire National Guard of the Dis- a@ team can or cani September. two—it is si trict. Some of the best shots could not afford to lose the time—about one week—-and pay their expenses and entrance fees, We wouid not go te Creedmoor with the idea that we beat everything we meet. The team nposed largely of young and inex- . and they would be materially competition with the best rifle shots in the country. It would be presumptu- ous fora young team to hope to win any- from such erack aggregations as the Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts and regular army teams, but I feel sure our boys would reflect credit upon their organization and on the Distriet.”_ ‘The expense would be about $50 per man. This would include tray- eling expenses, Loard and entrance fees, AN ENGINEER comrayy ia the latest novelty which it is proposed toadd to the guard, but there will be legisiation needed before it can be done as the promoters wouid like to have it. The present proposition is to havea three-platoon company, ofticered by a captain and three first and three second lieutenants. Each platoon is to have thirty men in it. The first platoon is to be composed of sharpshooters—the best shots in the br: gade. ‘The second platoon will be made up of scien- tits, surveyors, engineers, &c., drawn princi- ly from the office of the United States geo- Re survey. The third platoon will have for its members master mechanics—black- smiths, carpenters, builders, &c. It is in- tended to make this the crack company of the guard. Mr. 3. J. Darby, & graduate of the United States Naval Academy, 1s said to be busily en- gaged in organizing anew company out in the northeastern section of the city. As soon as the ranks are filled application will be made to Gen. Ordway for admission to the guard. Most of the recruits were members of the High School and Gonzaga College Cadets, If you are interested in the protection of human Ufe sign the protest againt Nie Alkinson bill, and see that your neighbor does, too. ae Marvetous Lerar.—A conducted excursion to tie caverns of Luray will leave B. and O. stetio. 8:30 «.m., Wednesday, August 6 Round trip, including admission to the caves, 23.50. Reserve your seats in advance without extra cost at 619 and 1351 Pennsylvania avenue, ° Tho people of East Washington, suffering like those of South Washington from an unnecessary multiplication of surface tracks and grade crossings and illegal encroach- ments on the part of the railroad which trav- erses their section, will reasonably join with heart, soul, mind and strength in the move- ment against grade crossings and the Atkin- son bill. For the evils which South Washing- ton endures are their evils also, and this fight is their fight. Nor will Northwest Washington, though not a direct sufferer, be indifferent. The obstruc- tive danger-belt of surface tracks between the river front and the main city endangers the lives of thousands from the northwest as they pass to and from the river on business or pleas- ure, The modern city is a unit, and what injures one section should be felt by all, The public spirit which builds up great cities is based upon this sentiment of common interest. Manslaughter by railroad in two sections of the capital is a concern of the whole city, like the question of a new bridge in the southeast and a Columbus Park in the northwest, The main evil to be remedied in this case is also of general instead of merely local concern because it threatens human life. When murder is to be checked it is not necessary that appeals for aid shall be addressed to a next-door neighbor. It is sufficient if the cry for assistance comes to the ears of a fellow man. The time is now favorable for securing from the railroad what the people seck. It is asking that its illegal acts be legalized and that valu- able privileges be granted to it. The attention of Congress has been cailed to its affairs, and that body shows a disposition to deal fairly with the people. If this opportunity be wasted the chances are that no other £0 favorable will ever arise, It will be criminal negligence to fail to act promptly, and will throw upon all to whom the neglected opportunity is attributable a share in the responsibility for future blood- shed at grade crossings. In families where moro than one adult sig- nature is to be attached the conpon can be cut out and pasted as a heading on a sheet of paper, upon which additional signatures may placed. The same course may be pursued in churches or other organizations, and in cases where volunteer canvassers may desire to col- lect signatures, The labors of the latter will be gladly welcomed. They will not be com- pensated, however, by the payment of so much for cach name secured; but will work from the promptings of public spirit or for humanity's sake. ‘The petition will be found in another column of Tug Stan. CATHOLIC ABSTAINERS. The Father Mathew Club of Philadel- phia to Arrive Monday Afternoon. A large delegation of members of the Father Mathew Club of Philadelphia will arrive in this city Monday afternoon at 6 o'clock. They Will stop here on their way to Pittsburg, where the twenticth annual convention of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America will be held, While in this city the delegates, about two hundred in number, and those accompany- ing them will be entectained by tho Father Mathew Society of this city. The committee who will have charge of the arrangements is composed of Messrs. E. J. Dowling, D. J. Wa- ters, jr., Edward Mullen, Paul Cromelein, George Becker, M. J, Sulltvan, Joseph J. Me: Kerbany, Frank Carmody, Dr. Madigan, F. D, Clements and J. Feany, Mesdam ors Hagan, Connolly, Furlong, Me Holzer, aud the Misses Alice M. amie Kidd, the Laitimore and committee and will be Metropolitan Hotel, where din- rved. ‘Lhen there will be a short parade, which will terminate at Carroll Institute Hall, where a reception will be teadered to the visitors, Tuesday morning the visitors will leave for Pittsburg, accompanied by Father McGee and Mr. John E. Doherty, the Washing- ton delegates to the convention, which begins business on the following day. — Nuts for Congressmen to Crack. To the Editor of THe EVENING STan: Congressman Butterfield in a speech in the House of Representatives sometime ago said that if a Congressman had no other income but his salary he would find himself after a few years’ service » candidate for the poor house, or words to that effect. 1have no doubt but he told the truth. Ifa Congressman can't live on $5,000 a year what we would like to know is how a government employe can live on $60 a month and keep a family. That is a problem that a good many of us employes dre wrestling with, and we find it a good deal harder to solve than the most complicated question of the civil service commission. Sixty dollars looks pretty big toaman way back in the rural districts where you can rent a house and quarter acre of ground for $4or $5 month aud raise your own vegetables and where all necessaries of hife are cheap, but after blafting the Washington retail market with $60 a month for a while, trying to keep asmall fumily in the bare necessaries of life and make both ends mect, we flud a fuilure. The scales of justice in Washington are out of balance—they should be sent to the shop for repairs, In one depart- ment there is quite « number of men em- ployed. A few of them are getting $900, some ‘#540, but the most of them but $720 per year, all dog the sawe kind and amount of work. Congressman Rowell introduced a bill in the House to have the pay of these men equalized, It passed to second reading, wax referred to the committee on accounts, where it was Pigeonholed. ‘essman that will res- cue that bill from its slumber and fan it into life Sones Coverane will sey and secre $ ip gratitude of a large num! Srstr-Doitan Max, EE en a a hcl Eas SR tl MB ADD Dh ch i BR eA NR i BL Bal yn ee uo vote that did not represent an infermed judgment in that direction. RULERS OF THE RECHABITES. What Was Done at the Semi-Annual Session of the Grand Tent. At the semi-annual session of the Grand Tent of the District of Columbia, 1.0. of R. in N. A., held in Masonic Hall, Navy Yard, Wednesday evening last, the officers filled their respective positions as follows: E. 8. Woodford, grand chief ruler; E. C. Lucas, grand deputy ruler; L. H. Patterson, grand secretary; A. B. Hurl- but, grand levite; G. J. Murray. grand guar- dian; W. J. Webb, past grand chief ruler; W. H. Douglas, grand chaplain; J. L, Wright, grand representative. ‘The reports of the grand chief ruler and grand secretary show the Grand Tont and the tents under its juris- diction to be ina prosperous condition. The report of the grand representative gave a synopsis of the proceedings of the recent « sion of the High Teut in Hagerstown, Ma., with important recommendations, which were unanimously adopted. Liberal appro- priations were made for the proposed ofticial journal of the order, to be published in this city under the supervision of the trustves of the High Tent, and for the circulation of other tempezance literature. After an interchange of views in regard to the extension of the order in this jurisdiction it transpired that ap- plicants for charters for several primary, woman's and junior tents had already taken preliminary action toward organization in dif- ferent sections of the District. A committee from the Grand Tent, in conjunction with a committee from Purity Tent, No. 4 (woman's branch), was authorized to arrange for a grand reuuion meeting and entertainment in the near future. * High Chief Ruler A.M. Dewey was in at- tendance and made an address, MUST SUPPORT HIS SON’S WIFE. A Novel Decision Kendered by a Mon- treal Court, Judge de Lounier, sitting in the supreme court at Montreal, has rendered a decision holding a father-in-law liabie for the support of his daughter-in-law. Mrs. Martha Furnival Bulmer has a suit pending against her hus- band’s father, Wm. Bulmer, for a regular al- jowance and the court held that pending de- on in the main suit Bulmer must pay her 15 weekly, Counsel for the woman explained that Bulmer was responsible for his son's dis- appeerance soon after his marriage, he seud- ing him to the United States, where he still lives. Witnesses proved that Mrs. Bulmer is a helpless invalid nd so sick with consumption that she is unable todo anything for herself. $17.00 To Cucago AND Re via B. axp O. R. R.—On the oceasion of the meeting of Vatri- archs Militant, L0.0.¥., at Chicago August 3 to 10, the Baltimore and Ohio railroad will sell excursion tickets to that point August 2 to 6 inciusive at one fare for the round trip. ‘Tickets good returning until Angust 11, Wash- ington Grand Canton leaves via this line 9:30 p. m, August 2. Tickets for sale by the committee at Odd Fellows’ Hall, 7th street, aud at Balt- more aud Ohio ticket offices, = shel The Weather in July. The meteorological summary for July issued ignal Office shows that the mean de- ing the highest for any July since it was 76 degrees. In 1874 it was 78, 4a deficiency of 84 degrees of tem- perature during the month aud an excess on July 31 of 22 degrees vince th eginuing of the year, The prevailing direction of te wind has been south and it has moved a total of 3.947 miles, There was but while last y 24 inches of ram, ar there was 5.01 inches, - see 2 Portugal’s Seizure of a British Ship. Sir James Fergusson in the house of commons yesterday confirmed the reports that the British ‘African Lake Company's steamer James Steven- son had been seized by Lieut. Azevedo Con- tinho of the Portu; He stated that Dir. Glyn Petre, the British minister at Lisbon, had been iustructed to remonstrate with Portu- gal against the seizure and to demand the pun- ishment of those who seized the ste: coo A Boy Dies of Hydrophobia. George Nenninger, aged twelve years, of Newark, N. J,, died at 10:30 o'clock last night ot hydrophobia, He was conscious to the last moment, but unable to speak and suffered ter- ribly. He was bitten on the hand by a mongrel dog late in May and until Thursday felt no ul effects, ‘then he showe fversion to water and three doctors were called. ‘Ihureday he developed every symptom of hydrophobia and suffered every agony. Lust evening he was tuken to the hospital and died in two hours, His parents are very poor. Ou June 2 Walter Eagen, another twelve- year-old boy, died. He had been bitten by the same dog and hydrophobia is now given as the cause of his death, although it was said at the time to be due to meningitis, ———— ee ____ Virginia State Items, Ex-Goy. Lee will soon go to Europe to con- fer with English capitalists who wish to invest in lands around Glason, the new town in Rockbridge county. Rey. Jas, W. Shields, pastor of St. Andrew's P.E. Church at Mt, Jackson, died at Orkney Springs yesterday of Bright's disease. His re- mains will be taken to Richmond for burial During the past year, ending June 30, 293 miles of railroad were built in Virginia, Mr. Carter Harrison of Richmond has been appointed chief special agent to ascertain the ba last industry of that city as it was Juno "Hon. John A. Buchanan will undoubtedly be Hosea for Congress in the ninth dis- tric taking as his comp: plump, dark-eyed, young beauty, who lived in the same street, to whom he had paid his court without the kuowl- edge of either his wife or this widow. The two deserted women intend to combine in the prosecution, and from being deadly enemies they are now warm friends, cor A REMARKABLE COLONY, The Census Man Discovers an Island Full of Educated Colored People. The census man who had been assigned the enumeration of the Sea Island coast of South Carolina has made a most remarkable dis- covery, Kiawah Island, which is some mil down the coast, is owned by two of the families of the ante-bellum Sew Island barons, The census man expected to find there a “handful of American citizens,” white and black, but he was wonderfully disappointed. He found a large black colony of about one hundred and | fitty souls, and that he had struck @ region, the only one in the world, in which all the inhab- itants were English’ speaking, reading and writing negroes, Every negro he met could read and write, Every child of suitable age could also read and write, aud the women were just as intelligent as the men, All were pros- pering under the wise rule of a mulatto cacique named Quash Stephens, whose wife was responsible for the education of the people in her eight yeers’ residence, = coe FREMONT’S WILL, Executed in 1854, it Leaves All His Estate to His Wife. Maj. Gen. John Charles Fremont’s will w discovered in New York in the archives of Surrogate Ransom’s office, It was executed August 19, 1854, and deposited in the surro- gate’s office two days later in asealed envelope, which was indorsed “the Jast will and testa- ment of Col. Jobn C. Fremont, In case of Col, Thomas N. Beuton, Washington, D, C.; Mrs. Jes: Benton Fremont, wife of the testator, or Coles Morris, counseller-at-law, New York city in his will the general described himself as “John Charles Fremont of Mariposa, Califor- nia.” He gives the entire estate to his widow, and names her sole exvcutri The subserib- ing witnesses were George W. McRue and Coles Morris. THE SLAV +o0—_____ OF A PADRONE, Girls Whipped With the Lash and Tat- tooed on the Back and Breast. From the New York Tins Two years ago Antonita Birroti, an Italian, who had been in correspondence with a padrone on Kiver street. Newark,N.J., shipped from Italy eleven girls and four boys, directed to Elango Vettori, whose object was to send them upon the street with musical instruments or as were put to work they frequently turned in as 8 or $3 each day, esday night there was a row in the and taken before Justice blauvelt. tho girl slaves testified to the cruc! treatment with a lash, Marie Le Courti, another slave, who is ex- ‘ood looking, despite her ragged and ing, exhibited tattooing on her id her “boss” had ordered to back, whi be done. healed, shows India mk figures of crosses, fishoe and queer tracings, One of them isa fig. ure—half man and half horse—in the ac! ampling out the demon disea: ing is supposed to insure good health. Two more of Vettori’s girl slaves exhibited tattooed breasts and backs. Iris alleged that the padrone was guilty of grosa indiguities upon the girls, Jo was sont ty jail, peuding a thorough caamination of the matter. see Four Children Married. At Ararat, Pa., two children of Jasper Hobbs, Walter, aged seventeen, and Annie, aged four- tecn, took a neighbor's team during their par- ents’ absence and ran away with Geo, Wyman, aged eighteen, and Myrtio Wyman, aged seventeen. ‘The two couples drove quickly to Windsor, N.Y.. where they were married. The Hobbs family will take legal steps to regain their children. death to be delivered to either the following: | | shroud had been prepared. She iived with her ders of cheap articles, When the children | Kiver street tenement in which the children | are kept, and asa result Vettori was arrested | Four of | bestowed upon them by the padrone, and one | of them suowed where he had cut her breast | ‘Yhe tattooing, which had not yet | lic sale. soldier and pensioner and has been a resident of the place for about thirty-five years. He lived and died alone, covered with rags and filth, but with gold enough within his reach to secure all the comforts of life. ~ eee A BOY TRAL WRECKER, The Young Son ofa Policeman Arrested for Putting Obstructions on Tracks. Frederick Oscar Simonds, son of Officer Si- monds of the Chelsea, Mass., police force, was arrested yesterday morning on the charge of having placed on the track the sleeper that came near wrecking the ‘flying Yankee” train of the Boston and Maine railroad between the Broadway bridge and Eastern avenue on Wed- nesday night. Simonds is but fourteen years of age. While he denies that he placed the sleeper on the track ke has confessed to placing stones on the rails at other times for the purpose of seeing the train wrecked. The lad’s arrest was de- layed so that his father might induce him to | confess who were his confederates as the father had no desire to shield the boy and offered to deliver him up. The punishment of the offense may be as much as twenty years’ im- prisonment. eS ee AN ENGLISHMAN ARRESTED. Charged With Swindling Nearly a Hun- dred Newark Business Men. Géo, W. C. Clark, an Englishman, fifty-three years old, claiming tobe a lawyer, living at the Steven House, Broadway, N.¥., was arrested at Newark, N.J., last night charged with swin- dling nearly 100 prominent business men sinco July 12 Clark has been soliciting subscrip- tions of $5 each for the Constitutional Defense Association of America, which ho claims has headquarters in New York. The payment of $5 every two years, he said, made one a mem- ber of the advisory board of the association, and every subscriber was apparently honored in this manner. —————-eee. SHE AWOKE IN HER SHROUD. After Being Prepared for Burial Mrs, Davis Came Back to Life. Martha Davis, living at No. 10 Montauk street, Brooklyn, is alive, after her death had | been reported tothe police station and her sister, Mrs. Lyons, and had been sick for some time. Thursday morning she grew very woak, became black in the face and foam oozed from the corners of her mouth. Her body became stiff and cold, and her sister, thinking her surely dead, made application to the board of health fora burial certificate. She was told that sho must apply to the coroner, which she did, and he telephoned to the police station that there was a sudden death at No, 10 Mon- tauk street. In the meantime Mrs. Lyons had got Martha’s shroud ready and had laid her out for burial, Some neighbors had come in to offer help and when suddenly Marthn’s lips cers . “We were all very much frightened,” said Mra, Lyons, ‘but after our first fright we opened all the doors and windows to ndmit as much air as possible and got some brandy. I ponred a teaspoonful of the brandy down Mar- tha’s throat, and then she began to. moan and soon afterward opened her eyes, Pretty soon Dr. Manners arrived and he gave her some medicine and told us that she might live some time yet.” ————s0+. Seized by a Lynching Party. Michaei Padmaka of Berlin, who wilfully led his horses over the body of Maria Slavasky, his enemy's two-year-old daughter, cutting hor ‘ body in two, was seized by a lynching party j end fearfully mutilated. He would have been kilied had the police not arrived, ae Fatlure of a Maryland Company. The Gallaher Company of Cecil county, Md., has made an assignment to Robert C. Thackery of Elkton for the benefit of its creditors, The company is engaged in the general merchandise business at Childs and in the shoe business at Kikton. The liabilities are said to be heavy and the creditors mostly Phila: phia and Baltimore firms. 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