Evening Star Newspaper, August 16, 1890, Page 6

ee - STAR: WASHIN , s GTON, D.C. SATURDAY, ataust 16. city AND D @ The principal value of Tux Evenrxo Bran to advertisers is the fact that it is not thrown away after once being read, but passes through half a dozen pairs of hands at least be- fore being tossed aside. This is the advantage presented by a famly newswaper, A HARD WORKER, The Retiring Secretary of the Pho- tographers’ Association. For msny days previous to the convening of the photographers’ convention the halls of the museum were filled with great packing > cases marked “D. Rad. Coover.” This person- age seemed ubiquitous, He flitted here and there, talking, working, un- packing boxes, making himself generally useful, for he filled the difficult position of secretary of he association. He is a young man not more than thirty years of age, but he has one of the p. wad. cooven. _ best galleries in Chicago where he recently moved from Iowa City, Iowa. His mantle falls on Mr. W. C. Davis of New wylis alee of sserelary. fan bard ona 60.41, for he has the brunt of all the business ar- Fapgements for the great Coe ing of the # to bear. Mr. Coovet the recent strain as well as he did. He re- eerved # hearty vote of thanks from the asso- ciation for his faithful labors. A SCENE IN THE HOUSE. A Resolution Which Mr. Baker Did Not Succeed in Getting Into the Record. ‘Mr. Baker introduced a resolution in the House late yesterday which was started by @ long preamble, and which revoked all leaves of absence except those granted for illness, ov those granted to Roger Q. Mills and others @ like him. in su “educational cam- ‘As soon asthe character of the preample was disclosed, it was protested against on both sides of the House. ‘The Speaker suggested that the resolution ought to be withdrawn. Mr. Heard of Missouri indignantly reminded the gentleman from New York that Mr. Mills was paired with Mr. McKinley and Mr. Sayers of ‘Texas, with as much indignation, suggested to the gentleman the propriety of taking care of bis own colleagues. Mr. Baker submitted that his resolution was in order and ought to be read, and the pream- ble printed in the Record. ers—Why not criticise the New York members who are absent? Mr. Baker—I do. Mr. Heard remarked that Mr. Mills had been here until an hour ago. The Speaker again s the propriety of withdrawing his preamble. Mr. Baker said that if the Speaker desired it he would withdraw his preambie with pleasure, but the preamble was in order. Mr. Gcar and several other republican mem- bers cbjected to the proceedings. Mr. McMillin (Tenn.) hoped that the gentle- man would withdraw that resolution. Had he forgotten that on a previous occasion a resolu- tion offered by him had been returned to him by a vote of the House? Mr. Heard said tha the resolution went into the Record he would move to expunge it therefrom. Did the gentleman know that Mr. Mills had been in the House since last Monday honorably protecting the pair he had made with Mr. McKinley of Ohio? Mr. Baker— Let the resolution go to the com- mittee on rules, ‘The Speaker—The chair thinks the gentle- man had better withdraw the resolution. Mr. Baker—Let it go to the committee on rules. Mr. Heard—I object. Mr. Sayers said thatifthe gentleman had any sense of decency he would withdraw the resolution. Mr. Baker replied that there was not the slightest disrespect intended to his friend, Mr. Mille. Mr. Sayers—You know better. sre uot entitled toa seat in this house. The Speaker, disregarding entirely Mr. Baker's resolution, put the question on Mr. Thomas’ resolution directing the sergeant-at- arms to arrest absent members when tory tactics were resorted to until 5 o'clock, when the House took a recess until 8 o'clock, AGAINST LEGALIZING MURDER. If not, you A Protest of the People Against Death Trap Grade Crossings. SHOULD WASHINGTONIANS BE FORK WASHINGTGN OR FOR THE PENNSYLVANIA BAILKOAD?—AapD THE WEIGHT OF YOUR NAME TO THIS PETI- TION. Sign the petition ‘printed below and send it to Tux Stan at once: A Petition. To the Senate and House of Representa. fives in Congress assembled: The undersigned, citizens of the District Of Columbia, earnestly protest ayainst the passage of H. R. bill 8243, known as the Atkinson bill, without substantial amend- ment, In its stead we ask for leyisiation which shall FIRST, save life and limb and reduce en obstruction to trade and travel by re- moving death-trap grade-crossinys within the city linits, wherever such removal is practicable. SECOND, enlarge freight facilities by gtving the railroad power of condemnation within the city east of 3d street west and south of the present tracks. THIRD, increase the beauty of the capi- tal by rem surface tracks from 6th street and the mall, either relieving the park entirely of railroad occupation, or sinking and covering from view the dix Siguring tracks across Uf the station is tu be pers fo renutin on Ge park we sk tat Bth street be cleared of tracks and thatthe trackson the malt be hidden from @ight and rendered easy and safe to be crossed. And in this event we also ask that the road be required w make ade- quate compensation for its valuable priv- Heyes upon the mall by removing grade- crossings and decreasing the killing and mungling of the people on ite surface track. Jn consideratic dire re road leyistation we ask that all be yiven, first, to unan next ly trade, next to the city’s beauty, anid only lastly to the proposed legalizing of the raitrve i acts, and the prow posed gratu musiion of tks une Guthorized use of public property. s ile, The members of the class of "92, Naval Acad- emy, uow on furlough from Annapolis, dined last uight at the Arlington to celebrate their vacation. There were 28 covers laid. W. E. Hobletzer presidec and acted as toast master. The toast, “The President and the Flag,” was drunk in silence weethearts and he Secretary of 3. A. Moses, to “The Claas of "2, Breckinridge, to “Lieut. Wain- G. S&P. C. to River Vie Boas ~ District Lawyers Going to Saratoga. The meeting of the American Bar Associa- tion at Saratoga next week will be attended by Messra. Hoge. Totten aud Davidge. delegates from the Bar Associstion of this District; also by Messrs. Jeremiak Wilson, James G. Payne, Walter 5. Devidge, J. Hubley Ashton, Enoch Totten, Reginald Fendail, T. A. Lambert, A. Porter Morse, Leigh Robinson. Henry Wise Garnett, J. Biair Hoge. N. T. N. Robinson and C. ©. Lancaster of the District bar. If you are interested in the protection of human Ue sign the protest against the Atkinson bill, and see that your newhbor does, ton PHOTOGRAPHY Some of the Things During the Past Year. AM INTERESTING REPORF READ AT THE PHOTO- GRAPHER'S CONVENTION—-IMPROVEMENTS IN MATERIALS AND RESULTS—LENSEG AND BLEC- ‘TRICITY. | PRO Each year at the convention of the Photo- read by some competent authority on the sub- ject of the progress which has been made by photography during the past year. This paper was read this year by Mr. W. H. H. Clarke, the editor of the St. Louis and Canadian Photog- rapher. He gave a full account of what had been done during the twelve months. both in the way of invention and discovery, and in- cited the workers in the art to further discov- eries and researches in the unknown part of photography. He said: Photography is ever progrossive and ever will be, and although that progress mey be rapid, comparatively speaking. the world probably never will be so overwhelm- ingly astonished by any announcement of the progress of our art as it was when Daguerr discovery was first made public. Now and again aslight ripple across the photographic horizon 1 occasioned by the announcement that photography in natural colora is an as- sured success. Kecently an Austrian, Herr Verescz,,announced that he had made a de- cided advance toward the solution of photog- | raphy in colors. His operations, however, are | based upon the researches of M. Cary Lee on | the photo compounds of silver salte. It re- mains to be seen whether any decided advance over the latter has really been made. PIOMENT PRINTING in one or several colors has long been success- fully accomplished, and I am reliably informed that Mr. H. H. Snelling in bis early days was a practical experimentalist in thie direction, and is today in possession of practical formula for producing the colors by piginent printing, but owing to reverses in fortune and long-contiaued sickness, and now almost totally blind and broken down with age. he has been unable to successfully bring before the fraternity his in- vention. The invention of Frederick Eugene Ives of Philadelphia, which was patented the 22d of last month, is undoubtedly a step in advance in photographically rendering the colors and possibly may prove a great one. The invention consists in a method of producing a set of (three) photographs of an object or landscape, which can be subsequently used for the pro- duction ef a helio-chromic picture. The Ive patent consists of an apparatus or camera whereby three negatives of the same subject can be taken simultancously, the light passing at the sume time through three different color Screens or mediums. While this invention of Mr. Ives may become of great value and use, it 1s hardly to be expected that it will be of gen- eral practical utility in the hands of every photoyrapher. PHOTOGRAPHY AN ART. Whether or not we can rightfully call photog- raphy an art, itis, nevertheless, the handmaid of art and in the hands of the artist photogra- pher fine art productions can be produced. Kates have been cut and with prices insufficient for a decent living the quality of the work delivered to patrons is anything but promising. have visited n good many of the first-class galleries of the land and the work there seen palmed off on the public as first-class was really shocking. In a great measure photogra- phy is superseding drawing with ie peneil and artists are making more use of the camera san aid in producing the outlines of their sketches and models, PHOTOGRAPHIC OPTICA. While there has been some improvement in lenses and lens mounts, which are no doubt of great importance, much yet remains of accom- plishment before the maximum of our desires is reached. In lens mounts aluminium or alu- minum appears to be the coming metal. owing to ite great strength and extreme lightness, also its freedom from tarnishing. The announcement was recently made of the invention of a lens that will be in focus for any and all distances, the sume as the human eye; I am not, however, prepared to state this as an accomplished fact. As perfect as our lenses are. their full powers are not always under- stood or brought into requisition by those using them. Often this is occasioned by a too short operating room. The lens in use cannot be removed a proper distance from the subject, hence ap exaggerated perspective, ELECTRICITY is coming more and more to the front and be- ing brought more and more into intimate con- nection with photography. We have it now for lighting our studios, also the subject to be pean pe for printiug by enlargement, for heating the burnisher and furnishing power to operate the same; but the subtle tluid, so little known and understood by man, is de: tined to play a far more important part in con- nection with photography in the very near future. Balloon and kite photography, now successfully accomplished, would not be possible without its aid. PHOTOGRAPHY APPLIED TO THE SCIENCES becomes more varied and numerous each year. Without doubt the most astonishing results over allof the sciences have been produced in astronomy by the aid of photograpby. A are rags marvel is, after an exposure of thirty-three minutes, the same instrument which renders visible to the human eye stars of the fourteenth magnitude, which in the en- tire heavens would register about 44.000,000 ot stars, shows to the photographic eye 134,000,000 aud on an ‘exposure of One “hour and ‘twenty minutes would throw before the astonished gaze of the beholder a luminous dust of 400,000,000 stars, Never before in the history of humanity has man possessed the power of penetrating so profoundly into the depths of the infinite. PHOTO-MECHANICAL PRINTING. In this department there is nothing new to report, but the application for process blocks is rapidly on the increase. ‘The photographic interviewer is coming to the frout. Our large metropolitan dailies now photograph a man’s gestures while he is being interviewed. and from the negatives process blocks are made, which are printed with the report, rendering increased interest in the in- terview. Photographing lightning flashes, cloud ef- fects and meteorology, of drops of watur while descending, of the effects of electrification of jets of liquid, of cannon and rifle balls in their fight, of wave sounds produced by the human voice. photographing the bottoms of oil wells, and at the depths of the deep blue dise: ering the condition of wrecked vessels, &c. go to show that photography is progressively advancing in all directions. Animal photography, under the leadership of Messrs. Maybridge and Anschutz, is making rapid strides, with results exhibited in the Zoetrope. The exact motions of the galloping, trotting or running horse, birds on the wing, &c., are rendered in motion true to life, CAMERAS, This part of the photographer's apparatus is being multiplied indefinitely, but hand came- ras, erroneously called detective, take the lead, ud there are some of wonderful make and ex- atraord nary construction, and through them film photography is rendered nearly to pertec- tion. In the April number of the St. Louis Pho- tographer is publisned cuts and a description of «a machine band camera, which operated by a crank, a la hand orgai and capable of taking a continuous series of negatives of street life in action, making a large number of oxposures per second. The myentors have also invented a lantern, whereby views taken with the ma- chime camera can be projected on to a screen where street scenes full of life and motion can be view in an enlarged form. The automatic portrait machine is another wonderful contrivance, a-drop-a-nickel-in-the- slot arraugewent; the pictures produced are ferrotypes, commonly called tin types. Al- thought it 8 a wonderful piece of mechanism, the first cost of the machine and constant at- tendance, coupled with the extremely low price of photographs, renders it doubtful if it ever pays the interest on the capital invested. It is a novelty, and as such will soon pass into oblivion. ‘THE EDUCATIONAL SIDE of photography has made little or no progress in this country. Germany is, without doubt, in the lead over all nations on the globe in the respect of photographic educational facilities, Dr. H. W. Vogel is professor of an efficient school in Berlin. Zurich has its photographic laboratory. Herr W. Cronenberg is professor of a technical school at Schloss Gronebach. Austria has a splendid institution dedicated to photography, under the professorship of Dr. Eder, all of which have students from all ov: Europe and different parts of land and America, while here in America we haye a bud or two which are gery blossom, and have no doubt a muc! & nas Quoting the president of a society of Great Britain Mr, C. E'Bo miley says: DEVELOPERS AXD DEVELOPMENT. “Eikonogon hay taken a pretty strong hold upon the craft and is, perhaps, today used more extensively than amy other agent for in- Accomplished | graphers Association of America a paper 1s/ acing the latent | ance on the exposed, sensitive plites. auuutter the day's work is done the photographer can write bis letters and figure up his préfite or losses with spent eikonogon developer for ink. I am sorry not to be able to report in Producing durable albumen prints, but the re- patent to all that the albumen prints of today are not as durable as those made twenty years ago. SOE Nel ae THE RAILROAD WAR. Rallroad Legislation Should be on a Comprehensive Pian. To the Faitor of Tae Evenixo Stan: Ifthe Atkinson bill passes, it by no means | action. It is certain that there is bound to be agitation so long as the tracks remain where thoy are and as they are. The time is commng when the banks of the lower Potomac will be teeming gardens for the city supplies, and sur- face tracks across our thoroughfares of princi- pal access must not be permitted to disturb the facilities of distribution. But it shouid be our policy to encourage all proper railroad enterprises. But, as we, the people, cannot do without railroads, neither can the railroads do without us, the people. It should be consid- ered that there are other railroads than the Pennsylvania, some of which we have with us and others to enter, just how many in the future it is impossible to foresee should grasp the whole and not a part, the location of the tracks of the Pennsylvania rail- road for a@ partial example. It is not only for the interest of the people, but for the Pennsylvania rail- road as well, that the subject should be treated with a broad and comprehensive view of the future as wellas the present. I have been looking over the ground carefully for several years, but only recently have been able to come to «conclusion in my own mind how con- flicting interests may be reconciled. Plan is as follows: The Baltimore and Ohio to effect a junction with the Baltimore and Po- tomac on the east side of the Anacostia river, both to enter through the tunnel and puraue the present course to the James creek valley, where both may buy land cheap and establish freight depots and have conyenient access to deep water, if desired, at Buzzard Point; the open tunnel cuts to be bridged at street cross- ings as occasion may require. Proceeding westerly, with sunken tracks and leaving a grade driveway on each side,on the present lines to the junction of Virginia and Maryland avenues and 9th street, where a union station * sufficient magnitude may be erected on the south side of said junction on condemned land. inclading D street; the principal streets along this course, 414, 6th, 7th and Sth streets, to be bridged over. Again, westerly on the present line of Maryland avenue, with sunken tracks and bridged at 10th, 11th, 12tm and 13th streets, to lth street, leaving grade driveway on each side of tracks; northwesterly along the river front on grade to the line of the old canal near 18th street northwest; thence along the old canal line to the Kock creek valley. An alter- native for this part of the route is pre- sented by following the line of Virginia avenue with tunneling to Rock creek. Up that valley to the Chesapeake and Ohio canal, thence up the bed thercof, drained and widened, to the neighborhood of the Three Sisters, where another depot and station may be established. From this point access is easy to the west, and the Potomac can be bridged for # southern connection along the line of the abandoned branch of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal to Alexandria, At the Three Sisters the Baltimore and Ohio could form a western con- nection if it desired. Any other railroad could come in from either end. This plan embodies the removal of the tracks of the Balt more and Potomac trom 6th strect and from Maryland avenue between 6th and 7th streets, the r moval of ali the tracks of the Baltimore and Ohio within Boundary street or Florida avenue and the removal of the Long Bridge nero: Potomac, an impediment to navigation. southern extension would still furnish coa) for fuel and transportation for bricks for the brick yards in Virginia, The Chesapeake and Ohio canalline would furnish coal for the George- town mills, more reliable for motive than water power. In any event Georgetown would be more than compensated for its loss of water ower by the presence of the railroade and Sapam. ‘This plan presents but few engineer- ing difficulties. Let us have peace! ——s Gro, HENNING. GENERAL DEFICIENCY BILL. Amendments Reported by the Senate Committee on Appropriations. ‘The Senate committee on appropriations has completed the consideration of the general de- ficiency appropriation bill and reported it to the Senate with a number of amendments, which, with one exception, do not largely in- crease the total of the bill as it came from the House. This exception is & provision for the payment of the French spoliation claims, ag- gregating $1,239,688. Among the additions made to the bill are the following: An appropriation of 75,000 to pro- vide for the survey of the boundary between Mexico and the United States; for the expenses: of the Venezuelan claims commission, $9,000; for purchase of the Perkin’s collection of pre- historic copper implements, 7,400; for a post office at Dayton, Ohio, $10,000; heating appa- ratus and ele re for the Pittsburg court house, #110,000; for relief of the collector of customs at New York for salaries, $4,475; tu re- imburse North Dakota for moueys advanced in excess of the appropriation for the expenses of the constitutional convention, $10,854; South Dakota, €14,859; for a penitentiary building, North Dakota, $30,000; improvements of the hot springs, $5,000; contingent expenses of United States consulates, $40,000; to cnuble the Secretary of Agriculture to complete his investigations in regard to the under flow and overflow of artesian waters in the region between the 97th degree and the eastern foot hills of the Rocky mountains, $40.000: judg- ments and awards on account of the Fox and Wisconsin overtlow, #120.402. ‘The appropriation of 40,000 to carry out the town site act iu Oklahoma is reduced to 15,000. All provisions for payments to widows of de- ceased Congressmen are stricken out, as well as the extra allowances for compensation of the official reporters of the House. The former action was taken because the payments in cer- tain instances run up to 210,000, nearly double the usual allowance, and it'was thought best to agree upon a fixed uniform sum in confer- ence. Remember tue Ixptax Heap Trips Friday and Saturday, with music and dancing. ‘Take the Charles Macalester. See advertisement. * a A New Dodge. To the Editor of Tux EVENING Stan: For the protection of the community I feel it my duty to inform it through the columns of your widely read paper of a new phase of rob- bery. Last Thursday afternoon a stylishly dressed woman, leading a little girl, stopped in front of my house on 6th street near M, asking my nine-year-old daughter. who was playing in the street, for the privilege of lettiug her | little girl use our bath room, The wowan, by her genteel appearance, made such a favorable impression on my daughter that she at once showed the woman aud girl the way up stairs tothe bath room, After her departure we found she had taken along nearly everything in the room but the bath tub, That was rather too bulky to conceal under her stylishly cut dress, We now find ourselves minus soap, hair brushes, combs, tooth brushes, children night robes, hose, shoes and slippers dresses, &c. The only thing left behind besides the bath tub were the towels. which the thief ev- idently intends calling for later, after they have been washed and ironed. Look out for the bath-room fiend. Pro Boro Pusiico, Washington, August 15, ——_ Excursion To Luray Cavexns.—A personally conducted excursion to the Caverns of Luray will leave B. & O. station, 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, August 20. Round trip including admission to the caves, $3.50. Reserve your seats in advance without extra cost at 619 and 1351 Pennsylvania avenue. ——— Another Ocean Race. The City of New York and the Teutonic will try and settle the dispute over the latter's big record bya race back to Queenstown next Wednesday, when both sail from New York at 8a.m. Another contest is progressing across the Atlantic between the City of Home, the Aurania and the Arizona. All three left Queens- town last Sunday within a short time of each other and are now nearing these shores, The dispute over the time of the Teutonic’s — due to a difference in the time she was sighted and the time recorded on her log, ap- ars to have been caused by the fact that the ‘eutonic laid to for light. She was not sighted until 5:40, while her officers state that she was at Sandy Hook at 4:20, but that she waited, as ships juently do, for “es before push- ing on. This statement be ac- a and pee ee is eer Ans all officers. ‘eutonic’s claim to best time the “ia verse appears to be the order of the day, Itis follows that it isa finality, The next or some | subsequent Congress may undo the proposed | Legislation | | and creditable scores have been made. The Potomae Archers—Interest tn the National Meet at Norwood, Ohio. ‘This is vacation time for the Potomac archers and their range has of late lacked its usual lively aspect. A few of the members have shot regularly Wednesday and Friday afternoons The club lacks the stimulus of having a rival in this section, and no interclub matches have been shot this year. Frederick, Md, has olub of bowmen, but that city is too far distant to allow any great exchange of courtesies between the clubs, At Rockville and Washington Grove, Md., members of the Potomacs have set up their targets and have aroused some lit- tle interest in their sport, local meet of importance has occurred since May 30, but all bowmen are now looking forward to that of the national association, which occurs at Norwood, Ohio, asuburb of Cincinnati, August 19 to 22, inclusive. But one of the Washington archers will attend this tournament—L. W. Maxson—who now holds the national championship. Advices from the west indicate that the Ohio bowmen are doing better shooting than for several seasons and that an earnest endeavor will be made to take the championship west of the Ohio. Frank Walworth of New York won it at Brooklyn in 1881, and then it followed Horace Greeley’s advice and went wost. As sectional pride enters largely into the contest &n interesting struggle is certain. Mr. Maxson has been scoring better than usaal, and as he is in fair form his friends are confident that he will improve upon his pastrecord at the ne- tional meeungs. An effort being made to secure the eastern ociation meet for this city. This association is smati numerically, but contains some first- class vowmen. ———.___ POTOMAC CLUB REGATTA. A Large Attendance and Some Interest- ing Contests. The second club regatta of the Potomacs on the river yesterday afternoon was a great success. A large crowd, including many ladies, gathered at the boat house and applauded the victors and the vanquished with liberal indis- crimination, There were four contests. The first was for senior singles, one-half mile straight away, between L. A. Fischer, George E. Sawyer and C. C. Smithson, Fischer took the lead and held it to the finish, winning by a length and ahalf from Smithson, who was second. The second race was for senior fours, The cedar boat crew was composed of Elmore, bow; Robinson, 2; Reynolds, 3, and Dyer stroke. ‘She paper boat was manned by Fischer. 1; Norton, 2; Smithson, 3, and Sawyer stroke. ‘The distance was a mile and a half, and for the first mile the two crews pulled almost on even terms. After that, however, the crew of the paper boat took the lead and increased it to a length and a half at the finish line, A SURPRISE. The third race was the great event, this being between eights. A new crew, coxswained by John Hadley Doyle, was put in against the club's champion eight, and the latter suffered defeat for the first time on the Potomac. Doyle's crew was given @ length’s start on the others, and, having once taken the lead, they held it with ever-increasing advantage, and they crossed the line three lengths ahead of their sturdy opponents. The winning crew was composed of Lewis, 1; Cilley, 2; Selden, 3; French, 4; McCoy, 5; Frederick, 6: Otfley, 7; Bartarin, ‘stroke, ‘and Doyle, coxswain. Champions were Sawyer, 1; Norton, 2; Elmore, 3; Smithson, 4; Fischer, 5; Warden, 7; Dyer, stroke, and Roberts, coxswain. The last race was between junior fours,desig- nated and composed as follows: Champions- Rhinehart, stroke; Cilley, 3; Pierce, 4, and Doyle, bow. Paper boat—Lewis, stroke; Me- Coy, 3; Frenen, 2, and Lewis, bow. Cork- screws —Pumphrey, stroke; Van Dachenhausen, 3; Sheriff, 2, und ‘King, bow. The Champions wave the other crews three lengths’ start and won by half « length from the Corkscrews. After the races a dance was held in the club house. apace, GOD’S FIRST TEMPLES. Worship in the Woods—The Services at Washington Grove. Correspondence of Tux Evesine Stan. Wasurxaton Grove, August 15, Afté the storm of last evening the Grove Jooked, in the calm sunlight of this morning, like an Eden fresh from the Creator's hand, ‘The tabernacle wervices of the day were not eo largely attended as was desired. At 11 a.m. Rev. A. R. Riley preached to an attentive audi- ence. At the children’s service at 2 o'clock there was much to interest and attract even the full-grown children present. At3 p.m. C. L Pate of the county preached from Acts 2:8, The ladies had a very interesting meeting at their quarters on Grove avenue. Mrs, Bovee conducted this service anda profitable hour was passed in testimony and praise. Sunday aiternoon there will be a praise meeting, con- ducted by Mrs. Riley. The young people's vosper service, led by Rev. R. M. Moore, proved to be unusually interesting, many young people testifying for Christ, At 8 o'clock an earnest appeal by W. M. Ferguson, followed by a short echortation by W. L-Orem, brought many to the altar of consecration. After the congregation had dispersed a quar- tot of fine voices furnished sweet music at the tubernacle. Dr. Shultz sang several lovely solos with fine effect, Miss Delin Jackson, Mr. Mickle and Kev. R. M. Moore completed’ the chorns, ‘The following, furnished officially by Presid- ing Elder Riley, is the program for Sanday: Morning sermon at the tabernacle by Dr. y. president of Dickinson College; Dr. H. K, Naylor of Hamline will preach the afternoon sermon at 3 p.m. and Rey. Richard Norris will preach at night. ‘The usual mecting of the young people will be held at the gospel pa- vilion at m0. ‘The day promises to be one of peculiar in- terest. No extra trains have been scheduled for the day, butseveral trains have been stop- ping atthe Grove on Sundays, and it is en- tirely optional with the railroad authorities whether tickets will be sold for here or not on that day. ‘The vehicle approaches to the grounds are in fine shape and the recently opened road through the Saler farm, owned by Mr. Leonard Chapman, will shorten the route from Rock- ville and vicinity a mile atleast, ‘There is a knoll on this highway that gives a perfect view of the Washington monument, 20 miles aw: anda fair glimpse of the lofty mountains of Virginia. ‘These mountains are readily seen from the Grove also. THINGS TEMPORAL. The people at the Osborne much enjoy the fine instrumental duct of Mrs, C. A. Neale and Miss Lucy Watson, both expert banjoists, Miss Watson is a fine pianist, as is also Mrs. L. F. Bergman ot Washington, ‘The impromptu musicale that was to have been enjoyed at Mrs. R. Woodward's this after- noon, in honor of Miss Reta Payne of Boston, was unfortunately prevented by the accident which befell little Faith Woodward, the daughter of the honse, who slipped from the bourd walk and broke her arm near the shoulder, Dr, Choate was called to reset the fracture. Miss Emma Ripley celebrated her fifteenth birthday at the Osborne today. She was the recipient of many tty gifts, one of which was a handsome gold watch from her father, Capt. Ripley. C. W, Seudder and family of Tacoma, D. C., were visiting Dr. and Mrs Scudder today. Miss Ida Trivby, who 1s with her sister, Mrs. G. W. Offutt, will’ return to Georgetown to- morrow. Mrs, W. R. Mattingly and Miss Jessie Walling spent today at the Grove. _ bd Mrs. Wolf and Miss Jennie Dorsey arrived to- day and are at their cottage on 1st avenue. Mr. Frank Wilson, brother of Prof. Henry Wilson, is in camp and isa delightful scquisi- tion to the Grove choir. Miss Lucy Garrett of Rockville arrived this morning. ‘foday’s arrivals at the Osborne are Mrs, James Rainey and daughter of Montgomery, Mise L. G. Walling and Miss 8. E, Reeve of Prince George county. Mrs, Dell and Miss Peace of Baltimore are fuests at the cottage home of Mrs. D. Peck on ve avenue. B Pauper Labor. From Puck. Little Miss Bessie (proudly)—““My mama has all her dresses made in Europe.” Little Miss Jessie (disdainfully)—‘‘My mama isn’t so awfully economical as thas.” A Disobedient Patient.—Irate Patron—‘You advertise to cure consumption, don’t you?” Dr. Quack—“Yes, sir. I never fail when my grey ee wed,’ Irate —""My son took your medicine fora year and died an hour after the last dose.” Dr. Quack—“My instructions were not fol- lowed. I told him to take it two years.”—New York Weekly. Correspondence of THE Evaxrse Stam. Nortuerw Neon, Va., August 11, A fifteen-mile drive through drizzling rain in an abbreviated road cart, with no support for your spinal column and the happy knowl- edge that a stray stream of water is trickling from your umbrella and reducing to a pulp the tulle upon your best hat. It wasn't altogether @ pleasant experience, but like others it came to an end at last and with parting spatter of mud deposited in my lap by the an- tics of the antiquated but still frisky nag, I descended with as much grace as my cramped limbs would allow and landed upon the soil of Marvin Grove, the mecca of Northumberland, Richmond and Lancaster counties. From one summer to another the camp meeting is thought of, dreamed of, discussed and dissected by the in- habitants of the Northern Neck. For weeks previous the family wash is reduced to a minimum, for the family iteelf has all ite “things put away for camp, don’t you know,” and even if one unexpected dance crops up beforehand, the giver is immensely flattered if those who attend it condescend to unpack and come dressed in their best suits of clothes. But let the first week of August ar- rive and Solomon and bis glory could not com- pare to some of the costumes that greet the eye, and I might almost add the ear, for they are loud enough, under the oaks of Marvin Grove. The place iteelf is picturesque, with ite many trees, whitewashed cottages apd a good-sized tabernacle, but those sume cottages Foe inclined to leak and to harbor the festive lea, AT THE CAMP GnouND. There are two hotels, which differ from the residences, insomuch as they have canvas eat- ing rooms at the side. I seated myself upon the veranda of one to wait until the bell rang for services, which I really did intend attend- ing, but I am afraid another paving stone went down in a certain road, for just then a slender young fellow iu bicycle costume sauntered w and balanced himself upon s narrow benc’ near by. He was evidently a puzzle to some of the younger natives. tor quite a retinue fol- lowed ata respectful distance, and their pro- ceedings were so amusing that I forgot church in viewing them. One small boy began at the low-visored cap and glanced slowly down the mustached face and broad shoulders; then at the short trousers and iong stockings; then up again until he became convinced t) it really was a man, when his mouth opened as wide as his eyes and he continued to stare in amazed silence. Two girls in front of me, apparently much interested in each other, were really casting surreptitious glances at those knee- breeches, for one of them presently remarked, “It can’t be a boy, ‘cause he's got whiskers.” The gentleman appeared oblivious for a time, but finally a smile broke over bis face, and, turning to a companion, he inquired whether he would like a shave. My gaze tollowed theirs and iw what called forth the question—a lit- tle girl standing in the center of the grounds with an extremely short skirt on and loug thin legs incased in blazing peppermint-striped stockings —veritable barber's poles. CELEBRITIES OF THE NECK. After awhile I began to remember that I had breakfasted at 6, so followed the crowd to the dinning room. After dinner I found some one friendly enongh to point out the celebrities and passed an hour or go listening to the his- tories of the young man who went to Baltimore several years ago as “nothing but a clerk, miss, and now he counte his thousands,” and the girl who was “a perfect tacky till she went to school in the city, and now she tries to set the styles for the whole Neck.” Then there was the man who had “travele: he had served five years in the army and been stationed in Californin—and a good many others, but I was busy watching the pretty girls promenading and don’t remember the rest. Quite a number of Washiugtonians were down, and one youug lady seemed to bo very popular. I didn't wonder at it when I saw her under the tab: uacle in the afternoon with her claret-coio: eyes (that i d the only appropriate adjective I cun find) gleaming and her red lips ringing out: “We shall mect you in the New Jerusalem.” Two little yellow-haired sprites running about were pointed out as the Pinltiren of Mr. Lloyd Smith, the commonwealth attorney, who is one of the most popular men in the county, and who conducted several cases growing out of the oyster controversy at Hog Island Fiats, Rain was plentiful all the week, aud caused a good many to attend preaching who would probably not have done so otherwise, for the tabernacle was almost the only shelter visitors could tind, anda sudden shower brought a rush in that direction, The householders appeared desirous of keep. ing up Virginia's reputation for bospitality and if you happened to forget your hostess’ name you had onty to address her as Mrs. Downing or Coles or Harding, tor she was retty sure to be one or the other, Sam Joues 4s expected down next year and the old camp ia to be put in better trim than during any of its thirwen flourishing years. M. FIGHTING WITH A WILD CAT. ‘The Desperato Struggle of an Express Messenger in u Closed Car. Express Messenger Geo. A. Taylor, who has @run on the Chicago and Alton railroad be- tween Kanaas City and St. Louis, had a desper ate struggle with two wild cats in his car Wed- nesday. The animals had just been captured in the Indian territory on order of the zoologi- cal gardens of St. Lonis and were on their way there. About an hour out of Kansas City, while Taylor was busy in the end of the car, he heard a cracking noise and turning saw the largest of the two wild cats coming out of the cage, the slats of which had been gnawed apart. Taylor seized a tarpaulin just in time, for the gray belly of the animal was dragging on the floor and an instant later came the spring. ‘The wiid cat struck the tarpaulin with such force as almost to knock the messenger down, but he recovered himself and gave the wild cat a fearful kick through the tarpaulin, in which its claws had caught. The train was running fast and his car was locked to prevent robbery, and there he was pitted against two wild beasts, Again andagain did the wildcat spring. Sometimes Taylor wouid get it covered with the tarpaulin, and then before it could get away he would kick the enraged beast beneath the tarpaulin with all his power, Finally the kicks began to tell and atlast the wildcat no longer sprung at him but crouched upon the floor. Seeing his chance ‘Taylor grasped w picce of gas pipe, and pro- ting himself with the tarpaulin he boidly approached the auimal and attacked it, turned and with jumps regained its cage aud companion. Taylor stood guard over the cage with the gas pipe until the train stopped, when he sprang from the carand gave the alarm. The auimals were soon safely caged and are now at the gardens, FATALLY WOUNDED HIS SISTER. Mrs. William Gibson Shot at Table by Her Insane Brother. Mrs. William Gibson, belonging to a leading family in Wheeling, W. Va., was shot yesterday by her brother, David Plate, while he was ina fit of insanity. Two shots entered ber body and she will die. The affair occurred at the dinner table while the two were engaged ina pleasant conversation, Suddenly Plate arose, stepped to a drawer, took out a revolver and fired at his sister without a moment's warning. He then left the house and walked to the police station and told what he had done, giving aa reason that his sister had tried to poison him. Plate was recently dismissed from the state insane asylum aos cured, His victim was a beautiful woman and a leader in society. She was prominent in church circles and noted for her charity. ——-— ~e@e Christian Charity in Kentucky. From the Courier-Journal. Rev. J. J. Dickey of Jackson was in Perry when Joe Eversole was killed and offered a prayer at the grave when he was buried. This action of Rev. Dickey incensed another faction, and his life was threatened. He has never been in Perry since. Sunol to Trot Against the Record. September 4 Mr. Robert Bonner’s mare Su- nol, 2.10%, will trot at Belmont Park against the record of Maud 8., 2.0334, and on the same day and Senator Stanford's Palo Alto will cee Lyre record, 3.12, held by tel —————-2-_—____ Flowers for a Party Cost $5,000. The Dutly News recently contained an article - soe | THE LATIN REPUBLICS’ FEUDS, | THE BEHRING SEA TROUBLE. | Great Britain’s Attitude in the Salis- | How the Maine Statesman Rode With bury Correspondence. In the house of commons last night Mr. Alexander Staveley Hill questioned the gov- ernment regarding the position of the Bebring sea negotiations. He said that a careful in- quiry on the spot bad satisfied him that the methods by which British vessels conducted their fishing led to no uudue waste of seal life. It was not the case that female seals were reck- Jessly slain, , Sir James Fergusson, speaking for the gov- ernment, said that no adequate judgment could be formed on the negotiations or on the diplo- matic correspondence on the subject until the house possessed Lord Salisburs's final reply, which could not be put upon the table until it | had =e eee to ae United States Secre- | tary of State. Cable dispatches just received intimated that this had on wed ‘When the whole correspondence was published he be- lieved the -house would be satisfied with the spirit and manner in which the negotiations had been conducted on the side of the British government. The aim of Lord Sa. ection had been to establish a close time for seals by an international arrangement. and at the sume time to prevent the further seizing of | British vessels and secure compensation for the seizures already made. | The under foreign secretary's statement was | a with marks of approval by the mem- | 8, J. LOWRIE BELL AND TRE STRIKE, | § * How & Practical Kailroad Man Kept | the Mails Moving. From the New York Sun. Mr. J. Lowrie Bell, general superintendent of the United States railway mail service, hasbeen in New York keeping a sharp lookout for breakers ever since the outbreak of the Central railroad strike. Mr. Bell has not been content to remain in the post office building in the Pleasant offices of the department railway mail vervice there. He has stayed at the Grand Central station most of the time, personally superintending the reception and di of the mails. A reporter saw Mr. Bell the other evening watching the 7:30 o'clock Montreal ex- Press steam away with a great number of im- portant masl pouches on board. He had his hands in his pockets. wore a soft felt hat and a short coat, and a casual taken him to be a conductor or brakeman in ay clothes, The casual observer would never ave taken him for the head of a great govern- tal department. Inf some European coun- tries such 4 tunctionary would have worn a big cocked hat and have been rigged out in a ¢ Geous green, blue or scarlet uniform, bedecked with gold lace and all sorts of glittering trim- mings. He would have been almost as burd to approach as a royal personage. Mr. Bell, as he stood alone on the station platform in the darkness, was quite an object lesson in democracy, } Guatemala Will Not Beg for Peace and | Claims “Splendid Victories.” This dispatch from Signor Dieguez, the Gua- | temalan minisier to Mexico, has been received at the Guatemalan consulate in New York: “Our government says it does not want war, but does not beg for peace. Our army has ob- tained splendid victories at Atescatempa and Tempisque. Ezeta interrupts all communica- tions, even from private persons, and imputes the interruption to us. He is sending forth | ec false news of supposed victories. Give him the jie.”” en ee . A COLORED EDITOR ASSAULTED. Beaten by Men of His Own Race for Publishing Things About Them. An attempt was made yesterday to assassin- ate L. H. Harrison, colored, editor and pub- lisher of the Birmingham Cifizen, a weekly paper published in the interests of his race, He was knocked on the head with a piece of | iron by # colored man named Sutton and badly injured. Ten days ago small german was given by colored society people. In the next issue of | reached he even assisted the atching | bserver would have | A STORY OF HANNIBAL HAMIL. "'s. ® Constituent on a Bag of Oats. ‘The Hon. Hannibal Hamlin of Bangor, Me, who attended the Grand Army encampment ia Boston, told a good story, whieh has never be- fore been published, about a countryman who didn’t know him. He was passing through West Market square, Bangor, one morning when he saw a load of very nice oats, and made ® bargain for them with the owner, Having paid the price, he gave the country- man directions ss to bow to find his house, But his bucolic friend was not quick to under- stand him, and finally said: “Look bere, mister, you get up here with me and show me where your house is.” Uncle Haanibal so- cepted the invitation, and when te barn was riv. spos- ing of his load. which onl; shout bal filled the bin. He, therefore, ordered another load at the same price, and it was brought the next week. In the meantime, the farmer had learned who his purchaser was, When he reached Mr, Hawlin’s house with the second load the farmer at once began an apology tor his jocular rudeness, assuring the Vice President that if he had known who he was he would surely not have asked bim to ride on » bag of oats. “Well, my friend,” said Hamlin, “I didn’t burt the oats, did 1" “No, but——" “Well. the oate didn’t hurt me, eo T see as there is any chance for us to complain?” Uncle Hamlin has no more ardent admirer | ip Maine today than that raiser of oate. % coe FATAL ACCIDENT A MILL. A Metal Band Bursts and a Piece of it Kills a Young Woman. A metal band around the collender in a cen- | trifugal water extractor in the raw silk cleaus- | ug department of the filt mill at Potteville, | Pa, burst yesterday ata point where it had been improperly welded. The result was the | entire collapse of the machine and tragments | of iron were sent flying in all directions. One | of them, thirteen inches long and nine inches wide, struck Theresa Licbner, aged eighteen years, along the left side of ner head, fracturing the skull and penetrating brain, She fell dead instantly. The force of the explosion threw Frederick | Speacht, who was about to-stop the engine by which the whizz machine was run, into a cor- ner, breaking an arm anda leg in two places His injuries are not considered as sarily fatal. Miss Lacbuer was thirty-eight tect from the bursted machine and in another room, The {atal missile flew through the open doubie doors to the spot where she and tour other girls were sorting silk. Many other fragments flew on the same line, but none of the other 160 em- pores on that floor were injured. Masfortones have followed fast upon Mixs Licbuer's tamily within the year, Her father died in January and im March ber eidext brother lost his right — She was the eldest child of a large fam- ily. _ The machine was made in Troy and has been in use for twelve years. It is of the same gen- | eral style as is used in laundries for drying by | centrifugal force aud was making 1,300 revolu- it the time of the collapse. es of the mill were so | alarmed that & panic ensued for a short time, ali hands were dismissed forthe day. The coroner's jury exonerated the company and alll the employes. ——— HE SAVED HIS RICHES And Died a Much-Hated Man Worth About $15,000,000. tions a minute The other emple Nicholas Luning, one of the largest real es- tate owners of San Francisco, and worth over 15,000,000, who died Thursday mgbt of bears disease, was nearly seventy years old, but he bad 4 good constitution and walked about the street briskly on the day he died. After a hearty dinner he went to the theater, and when be re- turned to his rooms in the Palace Hotel he felt into a chair and died in an hour, Luning was uative of Hamburg and went to Califorma in 1849, with a «mall capita in ready cash,and became a moucy lender in a small way. When the Eldorado gambling saloon and other resorts of like character were his paper Harrison charged that certain colored” men carried women of doubtful character to | the ball and danced with them. For this he | claims to have been threatened with bodily | harm. In this week's paper he followed up the | article with the names of the men and women | banker. Eatly merchants hed te neees aay and denounced them in severe terms, atthe |mouey to make payments to eastern firme same time meutioning the threats and an-| €Very “steamer day,” when the regular steamer nouncing that he was prepared to defend him- | left for Panama, aud Luning became chief can: lender on such occasions und exacted from 6 After the assault Harrison applied to the | te 12 per cent per mouth for the use of his coin. mayor aud chief of police for protection, which | His favorite investment was mortgages on good was given him. It is said that several colored | Teal estate, wud 7 foreclosures became meu are looking for him and have threatened | Possessed of several millious of dollars’ worth in full blast around the old plaza, Lumng laid the foundation of a great fortune by advancing money to uniortunate gamblers at # high rate of interest, and taking as security watches, diemond pins, revolvers and other valuables. He gradually enlarged his field and became a to kill him on sight. s sos a MRS. HAMILTOD TRUNKS. The Sheriff of Atlantic County Sends ‘Them to Her in State’s Prison. Sheriff Smith E. Johnson of Atlantic county, N. J., has sent Mrs. Robert Ray Hamilton three large Saratoga trunks, which were stored in the little attic in which Mrs, Hamilton was con- fined before she was taken to the state's prison. Mrs. Hamilton is serving a two years’ sentence for atrocious assault on Nurse Mary Donnelly at the Noll cottage, Atlantic City, in August | last. Mrs, Hamilton wrote to Sheriff Johnson, thanking him for bis kindness in keeping the goods for her and asked him to send them at once. Two of the trunks are nearly new. | ‘These two are marked Eva L. Hamilton, and | the other, which is an old one, is marked Eva | Mann, the name under which she lived with Joshua Mann. The trunks are filled with costly wearing apparel. Sheriff Johnson was asked if Mrs. Hamilton was soon to be pardoned, but the only reply he | gave was that “I shipped her clothes to her. and you know she cannot wear them in prison.” | Capt. Daniel Gifford, who drove the sheriff and | Mrs. Hamilton on their midnight ride when | the latter was couveyed to the state prison, says | that he believes Mrs. Hamilton will be released | some time next week, and, as the captain is the | sherifi's most intimate friend, significance is attached to his statement. ~ soe A Plucky Railroad Man. Frank H. Smith, baggage master, and Mr. of property. i USURER AND MISER, Luning never failed to foreclose a mortgage when it fell due, and he never showed mercy te & poorcreditor. Hence he was universally dis- liked and it is probable noue mourn his death. He intimated two weeks ago to » friend that his will would be « surprise to the public, but - it isn’t for, he left not a single cent of his mil- tons to charity or for any public purpose. All | was bequeathed to two sons and three di | ters. A good story is told of Luning’s desire to | make bis money earn something. One day a [eetnnge! friend met him in a restaurant at | lunch. The millionaire was leaning his headon his hand, and his face bad a drawn expres- sion. Has friend said: Why, Mr. Luning, you look really very all; whats the matter 7” ~Wel I guess you'd look sick yourself,” was the re- ply, “if you had $5,000,000 lying idle in a bank and couldn't loan it at anything over 6 per cent.” m ANEST MEAN. Another story illustrating his grasping char- acter concerns his treatment of « poor fruit woman who squatted at the corner of one of his buildings. Luning stopped at ber stand frequentiy, and as he made no mention of her trespass she frequently offered him samples of her choicest fruit, which the millionaire never refused to accept. He had learned when the widow first took up her ‘ition on the corner that she owned a small use and lot ine quarter of the city, and after she bad there so long that she had become a fixture and believed in him to the extent of once speaking of him as the “good Mr. Luning,” he suddenly swooped down upon her with write and attachments. and solid her out of ber little Rowland, rond master, who were hurt in the collision at Lexington, Ky., died Thursday | night. Smith, though badly scalded, walked a | mile anda half after the accident to Spring | station to give notice fos coming train. Relics of Webster. Among the relics of Daniel Webster on ex- hibition in Boston this week in connection with the Grand Army gathering were @ fine oil painting of Webster by Healey, a statuette made by Ball, a rare engraving of the death- bed scene, and several articles used by the great lawyer, such as a wicker flask, a cod line reel, a fishing hat, a fishing knife and fork, a gold match box, a silver dog whistle and a sil- ver collapsible drinking cup. The flask is to be presented to the Hon. Charles Levi Woodbury, and the cod line reel to the Hon. Grover Cleve- jand by Frederick F. Hassam, the well-known antiquarian, The dog whistle was given to its original owner by Lord Ashburton. — The Baptist University to be at Chicago. ‘The story published in New York that the great Baptist University to which Mr. John D. Rockefeller had given $600,000 was to be lo- cated there instead of at Chicago, where it was generally understood the site had been chosen, has been denied. The university will be lo- cated at Chicago, where the ground was do- nated 5 oe Mar-ball Field of the dry goods firm of Field, Leiter & Co., of Chicago, on con- dition that the university be located in that city, The land is out near Jackson Park and is on high d, commanding a fine view of the lake. Mr. Field placed the value of the land at $100,000, but it is now valued at $150,000, The educational society has = chased an ing plot of ground, for w) it paid #75,000 and ample room for the build- ingsand grounds has been home for arrears in rent. He lived for years wt the Palace Hotel, and was known to never carry & cent of money uniess for a specific purpose. He never gave @ tip or gratuity to e servant im all the time he was at the hotel. ses — A Duel to the Death. News has just reached Montgomery, Ala, of ® bloody duel with knives in Pike county, 40 mules south of there. Jere Fleming and Lige Hansby, two farmers and neighbors, were going home from Milo, a little trading village, and fell to quarreling over some trivial matter. They drew their knives and carving each other. Itwasa lonely road and few people ever travel it. They were alone and there is vo living witness to the terrible duel. Hansby received a fatal stab in the neck, severing bis gular vein. He was found dead on the road 5 ‘his neighbors. Fleming has been arrested, Dut says the killing was in self-defense. Mrs. Schenley’s Gift to Pittsburg. Chris, Magee of Pittsburg is in receipt of a private cablegram trom E. M. Bigelow, chief of the department of public works of Pittsburg, now in London, stating that his mission im London has been successful and that he has secured from Mrs. Schenley 19 acres of ground adjoining the 400 acres recently donated to the city for a park by Mrs. Schenley. The 19 acres ae ee ee to be used for the main entrance park ground. Sao ui of buildings, which Mr: “Carnegie. prop build and endow to the extent The 4 of ground has a market The Nebraska state democratic convention nominated James E. Boyd of Omaha for gov ernor. The Royal Baking Powder is in- dispensable to progress in cookery and to the comfort and conve- nience of modern housekeeping,