Evening Star Newspaper, August 23, 1890, Page 6

6 THE PEOPLE PROTEST. Their Voluntary Vote Against Grade Crossings and the Atkinson Bill. STANDING BY WASHINGTON. Thousands Whe Pray fer Protection Agninst Railroad Homicide, the De- struction of the City’s Beauty aud the Obstruction of Trade and Fravel. — Public sentiment has never found a fairer means of expression than that afforded by Tuz ran’s petition against grade crossings and the Atkinson bill. Fully thirteen thousand residents of Washington have availed themselves of the opportunity to record themselves as opposed to legislation which ignores the earnest appeals made to Congress year after year by citizens of the District tu have suitable provision made for the protection of life in the streets and the prevention of the serious annoyances to trade and travel incideut to grade crossings and sur- face tracks, and heeds only the demand of the railroad to be confirmed in its illegal pouses- sion of streets and public ground. ‘These tbir- teen ‘thousand signers are chiefly heads of households. The manner of collecting the signatures gives an unusually weighty character to the petition. Besides the published inyita- tion to the readers of Tae Stam to sign there has been but little solicitetion. No canvassers have been hired to obtain names. In some parts of the city public-spirited citizens have voluntarily taken it upon themselves to see that their neighbors had opportunity to add their names to the list, but the great majority without personal solicitation, but in response to the general invitation. Already many or- ganizations in the District had made emphatic declaration against the Atkinson bill, The board of trade ata largely attended meeting. March 19, 1390, adopted without a dissenting vote the report of the railroad committee con- demning the Atkinson bill. and directed that committee to urge the views of the report upon Congress. Among the signers of Tux Star's petition are a large number of the members of the board of trade, whose voluntary indorsement of the petition shows that there is no mistak- ing the position of that body, notwithstanding efforts made to break the force of its action by misrepresenting the character and attendance of the meeting at which the railroad report was adopted.) Tse Sran’s petition is not a business men’s petition ora workingmen’s peti- tion. It is the protest of the people of Wash- ington against vicious legislation. Still if the signers were classified according to occupa- tions there might be obtained from the lists a business men’s petition with a formidable erray of names, and a workingmen's petition which would have all the force that it is poasi- ble for the organized labor bodies as well as the individual workingmen to give it. There is, however, no distinction made of this, but the names of merchant. workingman and pro- fessional man appear together. The Federation of Labor, representing nine- teen workingmen’s organizations of the city,had condemned the Atkinson bill in the strongest terms, and the condemnation was indorsed by the local assembly of Knights of Labor. Very readily, therefore, the representative men among the workingmen attached their names to the printed petition. The federation, by a unanimous vote, instructed its officers to sign officially for the organization Tux Stan peti- tion. The ministers of South Washington have sent 8 vigorous protest against the Atkinson bill to Congress, and their action is supplemented by the signatures of a number of the clergymen in other parts of the city to Taz Strap petition. ‘The clergy is naturally interested in a movement to decrease bloodshed and is practically a unit against grade crossings and the Atkinson bill. Prominent men from all sections of the city, old and young, rich and poor. of ail occupa- tions, trades and professions, have signed this petition. An effort has been made to obscure the issues whith the Atkinson bill brings before Con- gress, and to give the impression to those who have not examined the subject well that there is a large number of business men and citizens who favor the Atkinson bill. This was done by circulating petition against the removal of the Baltimore and Potomac station from the mall. An examination of the Atkinson bill will show clearly that the signer of such a pe- tition cannot necessarily be counted as favor- ing that measure. Undoubtedly many citizens are opposed to, or in doubt about the advisa- Dility of, removing the station across the mall influenced in part by exaggerated statements of the inconveniences that would result. Still ex- aminations of the railroad petition show that it-has been padded enormously, and is entirely untrustworthy as an expression of public opinion. Men were patd two cents a name for obtaining signatures and they ay is ir to have added greatly to their hst by filling up with fictitious signatures and of men residing in fictitious places and with the names of dead men. A number of the signers of the railroad pe- titions have signed the one printed in Iue Svan. Especially is this the case among the business men, Between one aud two hundred signatures were obtained a good while ago by the railroad in favor of the Atkinson bill, and these are the only petitioners who directly op- pése the thousands who have signed the pro- test against the bill. A considerable number of the business men who signed tor the Atkin- son bill in this original petition did so, how- ever, through a misunderstanding of the situa- tion and of the meaning and effect of the bill, and they are now found enrolled in the list of those who protest against the measure. A mere bandfu of the signers to the petition for the Atkinson bill remain unchanged. ® ‘The letters accompanying many of the peti- tions sent to Tux Sram and known ‘opinions of other signers indicate that a very large major- ity of the signers of Tmz Stam petition favor the more radical method of remedying the evil of railroad occupation of the mall by a re- movalof the station; there are, however, a considerable number of the signers who are indifferent on this point or who favor a reten- tion of the station on the mall, but indorse the other suggested improvements. ‘he latter in- clude some of the best pames on the unpadded portion of the railrosd’s petition against the Femoval of the station. Two or three indicate their preference for the second alternative method of treating the tracks on the mali by Striking out from the petition all suggestion of the removal of the station. ‘The signatures to Tue Star petition are notable not only in quantity but in quality. ‘They include, as stated, most of the weighty panies on the previous petitions and hundreds ©f others who have anflinchingly stood by Washington from the first. ‘The list is so long that to publish it complete is impracticable. Below, however, will be found a few columns of them showing the representative character of the thousands who | ave signed. Some of the Siguers. H. EK Willard, Kellogg Building. Chas, Weeks, 637 Louisiana ave. mw. E. M. Gallaudet, representing the many in- ates of the Institution for the Deaf and Dome, Kendall Green. Fitzhugh & Shute, 2028 14th st. O. O. Spicer. 936 Brodhead & Co., 907 F st. nw. RB. C. W. Burton, 911 E et. a. a ell Carrrington, 505 D st. n.w. W. B. Moses & Sons (except 3d clause), 11th end F ste. A. F. Steele, 600 A n.e., pastor St. Mark's ch, J. E. Rankin, prea. Howard University. Jno. T. Cassell, 645 Md. ave. aw. C, A. Shelds, 1405 F n. Robert Leitch & Sons. 1214 D nw, James G. Bowen, 627 New York ave. nw. Frank T. Rewlings, 1505 Pa. ave. n.w. Great China and Japan Tea Co., 731 7th st. mw. John Rudden, 930 7th st. ‘Theo. Christiani, 7th and M sta. nw. John Scott, 7th and L sts. n.w. Stern & Livingston, 1310 7th st. nw. J. Herzog, 802 7th «t. nw. National Installment House, 913 7th st a.w. C. Wagner, jr., 1119 7th st. now, | Fred Spindler, 1233 7th st. n.w. A. M. Tubman, 1701 Pa. ave. n. Peter Schneider, 1719 Pa. ave. n.w, C. Patsche, 1729 Pa. ave. n.w, |. Nichols Wadsworth, D.D.8., 1028 John R. Offley, 1335 L st. Nae James W. Bales, 620 Q st. now. Matthew I. Byrne, 318 14tb st. n.w, G. V. ¥. Pope, M.D., 1109 4th st. nw, George W. West, Ml. D., 1102 idth st. ow, Fr. , 1422 L st. Arundell Fairfax, 2145 I st. n.w. P. J. Corcoran, 1100 15th st. n.w. Daniel B. Clarke, Pres. Bank of the Republic. wh & Bro., 430 7th st. n.w. tyne, 428 7th st. n.w. of Woodward & Geo. C. Henning, Pres. Traders’ Nat. John Joy Edson, Equitable Co-op. Building iation, William Galt, 1107 Pa. ave. M. W. Beveridge, 1009 Pa. ave, Crosby 8. Noyes, 1101 Pa ave. E. B. Barnum & Co., 931 Pa. ave. nw, * W. M. Shuster & Sons, 919 Pa. ave. n.w, F. B. Brightwell, 1227 Pa. ave. n.w. Arthur P. Miller, 539 15th st. nw, George Bartlett, 1438 R.1. ave. n.w, James F. Brown. 930 F st. n.w. R. Goldschmid, 1007 F st. n.w. N, Sickle, 1011 Pa. ave. n.w. W. Henry Walkor. 1006 F st. n.w. W. G, Metzerott & Co., 1110 F st. nw, R. W. Henderson, 1113 F st. nw. H, St, Clair Weeden, 1127 11th st, mw, G. E. Kennedy, 1209 F st. n.w. J. F. Page, 1210 F st. Rios A. Fish, 1208 Va. ave. aw, C. G. Thorn, 1218 F st. n.w. Alex. Milne. 1214 F st. n.w. W. H. Houghton & Co., 1218-1220 F. st, aw. John T. 8. Croggon, 500 7th st. s.w. Jesse H. Wilson, 2914 P st. n.w. John Ridout, 1748 N st. n. Wm. H. Van Vieck, 310 4th st. ae, J. W. Harkness, 2217 I st. n.w. Wm. A. Johnson, 633 F st. s.w. Wm. Bishop Johnson, D.D., 445 4th st, n.e, Richard K. Tyler, 1307 F st. n.w, Chas. Schneider, 413 I st. n.w. RK. T. Holden, 802 6th st. s.w. Frank L. Hanvey, 213 12th st. n.w. J. E. Rockett, 202 41g st. aw. Thos, P. Stephenson, 1000 E st. s. W. A. H. Church, 212 11th st. 6.w. Peter Hepburn, 1006 8. C. ave, Chas. S$. Denham, 622 22d st, Thos. I. King, 2528 L st. n.w. Geo. T. Dearing, 1008 Mass, ave. n.w, TR. Beresford. 617 E st. n.w. Thos. Devine, 225 N. Leon Dessez, 340 11th st. 8. K. W. Johnson, 1010 3ist st. aw, Robert Stead, 906 F st. n.w, Wm. B. King, 1328 12th st, Ferd Weiler, 1316 V st. n.w. J. J. Decker, 1111 F st. n.w, Henry Potbury, 1105 F st. nw, F. McC. Criswell, 1101 F st. n.w. Thomas H. Hall, 1117 F st. n.w. W. C. Kerby, 1111 F st. n.w. Jacob Wolfsteiner, 317 7th st, s.w. P. H. Johnson, 303 7th st. 8.w. ‘T. R. Brooks, 616 12th st. n. Bowden & Buechler, 616 12th st. n.w, Muddiman, 614 12th st. now, id L, Gitt & Co. H. Wade, cor. 12th and G sta, Mrs. M. J. Hunt, 210 E st. now. B. J. Laws, 1427 Pa, ave. u.w. F. W. Moeller, 903 7th st. new. James 8. Topham, 1231 Pa. ave. n.w. George Prince, 11th st, and Pa. ave, n.w, H. C. Karr, 945 Pa. ave. n.w. Geo. 5. Atwater, 1424 and 1426 Pa. ave, nw C. Becker, 1345 Pa. ave. n.w. Freeborn G. Smith, 1225 Pa. ave. n.w. Wm. P. Van Wickle, Bradbury Piano Co. M. P. Rice, 1219-1225 Pa. ave. M. A. Tappan, 1013 Pa, ave. n.w, H. O. Towles, 1007 Pa. ave. n.w. B. P. Guy & Co., 1005 Pa, ave. n.w, E. F. Simpson, 1005 Pa. ave, n.w. Walter B. Williams. 1001 Pa. uve. nw. Wm. H. McKnew, 933 Pa. ave. n.w, Fish & Miller, 1213 F st. n.w. D. C. Campbell, Webster Law Building, Wm. E. H. Merritt, 1008 F st. n.w. Lavinia C. Dundore. 709 L st. n.w. Francis E. Leupp, 1813 16th st. now. S. H. Wimsatt, 217 8th st. Lewis & Duvall. 1333 F st. n.w. Dr. James D. Morgan, 907 E st. nw. J. Frank Johnson, 405 11th st. n.w, Forrest Dodge, 1214 3ist st. R, B. Saunders, 622 Q st. nw. Chas. Hohnes, M.. Thos. A. R. Keech, M.D., 424 E. C: W. Darr, 314 Mass. ave. n. erbach, 1645 13th vt. n.w. Julian L. Wright. 1428 8th st, n.w, P. V. Hough, 2104 I st. n.w. Chas. B, Hepburn. 1917 K st. nw, John A. Eliinger, 618 I st. n.w. Sam L. Kelly & Co., 426 7th st. s.w, Robert Burns, sr., 423 9th st. 8.w. Turpin & Co., 439 7th st. n.w, A t Ler 435 7th st. n.w. Jacob Strausburger, 438 7th st. n.w, Chas. Kaufman, 431 7th st. now. George Breitbarth, 419 and 421 7th st. n.w. Pollard & Bro , 12th st. and R. L ave. n.w. & P. Metzger. 417 7th st. n.w. ‘Thos. D. Singleton, 415 7th st. n.w, Frank Hoffa, 409 7th st. n.w. Henry Franc & Son, 401 7th st. n.w, Louis Heilbrun, 402 7th st. n.w. Alfred Mayer. 316 7th st. n.w. M. H. Bowman, Mgr. Great A. & P. Tea Co. Luch & Bro., 525 7th st. n.w. H. Q. Keyworth, 581 7th st. n.w. E. H. Dick, 613 7th st. n.w. John C. Parker, 617 and Gilbert B. Towles, 1305 H. M. Schooley, 1431 R st. n.w. Irwin B. Linton, 1534 9th st. nw, Millard F. Thompson, M.D., 478 Md. ave. s.w. Henry Thompson, D.D.S., 118 E st. n.w. G. W. Hall, 502 Lith st. s.w. W. E. Schneider, 1207 F st. n.w. B, Pickman Mann, 1918 Sunderland place, Hayward & Hutchinson, 424 9th st Chas, F. Dieterich, 424 9th st. C. E. Wagner. 1327 H st. nw. 8. S. Shedd, 432 9th a1 John L. Shedd, 432 9th st, E. W. Woodruff, 639 Mass. ave, n.w. Ben. F. Wilkins, jr., 512 10th st. aw, Geo. M. Myers, 1343 F st. n. Stephen Talty. 300 M st. n.e, H. H. Hempler, 453 Pa. av Geo, Y. Coftin, 1317 M st. nw. M. Silverberg & Co., 312 7th st. nw, Radolph Kauffmann, 1526 O st. n.w. Geo. Watts & Son. 314 7th st. n.w. L. Fenwick Young, Franklin Ins, Co. E. L. Mitchell & Co., 311 7th st. n.w. Wash. B. Williams, 315 7th st. n.w. Robinson, Parker & Co., 319 7th st. nw. Henry Strasburger, 404 and 406 7th st. n.w. E. C. Bresnahi 10 7th st. n.w. George Ryneal, jr., 418 7th a R. Harris & Co., 432 7th st. n.w. Eiseman Bros., cor, 7th ani E Loeb & Hirsh, 912 F st. now. Strauss & Marx, 441 7th st. u.w, Ferd. Frank, 333 Pa. ave. east, P. Ord, 1913 Pa. ave. now. Gustave Forsberg, 218 13th at, A. A. Williams, 228 13!y st. s.w, Ward & Cunningham, 418 11th st, aw, J. C. Motherhead, 430 6tn st. aw, W. W. Baker. 1219 F st. now, C. W. Harris, 1587 Vt. ave. Eugene F. Arnold, 458 La. ave, Ellery J. Burtt, 313 7th st. aw. A, Heitmuller & Co., 1333 14th st, n.w, W. Ciarence Duvall, 925 F st. n.w. Jos. W. Baxter, U. Duckett & Ford, 617 F J. EK. Gray & Co., 637 F st. a.w. Johason & Johnson. 637 F st. n.w, Barnes & Weaver, 629 F st, nw. J. B. Bellinger & Co., 633 F st, a.w, J. M. McGrew, 623 F st. nw, Dugan & Butler, 609 F st. nw, J. kiarrison Johnson, 709 C et, K. 1. Habn, 705 9th st, now. Hinke & Budd, 510 9th st. now, George Willner, 429 9th st. n.w. J. Juy Gould, 421 9th st. now, Robvert Boyd, 416 9th st. n.w, John Keyworth. 318 9th st. nw. Guy Curran, 313 and 316 9th st. n.w, Francis Miller, 305 and 307 9th st. ow. F. Petersen, 813 Pa. ave. n.w, Robert Cohen, 630 Pa. ave. nw, N. H. Shea, 632 Pa. aye. n.w, ¥. P. May & Co., 634 Pa. ave. p.w, Jobnson, Garner & Co., 636 P Isarc Hamburger & Son, 621 1 ©. Motz, 711 6th st. now, . H. Dalton, 937 RL ave, n. Jobn F. Ellis & Co., 987 Pa, ave, mw. Heary Wex, 49 Va. ave. 6, H. Clay Stewart, 1022 111 John A. Kichardson, 1008 F st, n.w. J. Owen Dorsey, Takoma Park, b.C, ‘Studer. Anacostia, D.C, J. Bowen, 908 15th st. nw, Z. Richards, 1301 Corcoran st. Geo, A. Sawyer. 1100 N. FL ave. nw, N. 8. Bestor, 1723 35th st. S. A, Staunton, 1625 K.L ave, M. E. L. Biddle, 1628 RL ave, Geo, Francis Dawson, 228 A st. ae. Geo, N. Acker, M.D,, 1403 N.Y. ave, Wm. Dietz, 1716 Pa. ave. John D, McPherson, 1623 28th st. . Rev. Scott F. Hershey, pastor 6th Pres, Ch. Elis Spear, 1003 F gt," E. A. Lichardson, 1229 O st, n.w, ‘Thomas W. Smith. lumber dealer. ow, aw, Jerome F. Jol |, 905 H st, nw, Parker Mann, Kalorama ave, Saul. C. Milis, 617 La. ave, . C. Patt > D.W. John W. Nairn, 15th an kM C. FP. Keefor, 316 2d st. ne. Dr. D. R. Hagne: Wm. B. Easton, 1238 Pa. a W. Cc. Robert G. e. rs, 927 F st. nw. A. L, D. Meline, 1415 Hopkins place, cag Sta aa , inds, 1331 N st. nw, Glenn Brown, 989 F st, n.w. ©. C. Wight, 521 8d st. n.w. Jas. J. Cl yuan, 516 Pa. ove, aw. W. D. Clarke & Co , 811 Pa. ave. n.w. Braith & Wardwell Tass Heotet Space, rf ardwe: 9 Market . A. Pierce & Co., 719 Market Stevens(except 2d clause),901 Y. Grimes, 013 Pa. ave. n. w. . Wm. Oyster, 900 Pa. ave. n.w. W. D. Wyvill. 1014 Pa. ave. n.. Jas. A. McEiwee, 985 Pa. ave. Jacob Bros., 1229 Pa. ave. u.w. Gerome Desio, 1228 Pa. ave. n.w. D. K. Stonebraker, 1209 Pa, aw D. Hagerty, 1203 Pa. ave. n. Th Ladso 2. DLW. . A. m, 1109 Pa. Franklin & Co., 1227 Pa. ave. n.w. J, T. Petty, 920 M st. n.w. T. B. Cross, jr., foot 4th st. east A. Honrighaus, 508 P st. n.w. D. A. McKnight, 1416 F et. nw. Wm. M. Gilson, prop. the Hamilton, Randall Hagner, 1815 M st. n.w. E. B. Watson, 498 Maine ave. s.w. B. J. Accinelly, Central National Bank, O. T. Thompson, 631 Pa. ave. n.w. Prof. 8. M. Shute, 1321 Q st. n.w. D. K. Shute, M. D., 1321 Q st. n.w. 8. M. Shute, jr., 1321 Q st. n.w. F. H. Parsons, 210 ist. st. 6.0. C. H. Parsons, 112 C st. #.¢. Dr. Robert Reyburn, 2129 F st. n.w. F. A. Stier, cushier Lincoln i P' 2425 15th ot. n.w. gh. 925 F st. n.w. Robert J. Boyd, 1538 Pierce place. Jacob Frech, 514 L st. n.e. T. F, Schneider, 983 F st. n.w. Wm. A. Hungerford, 1803 Lincoln st, C. B. Pearson, 1324 N.Y, ave. G. L. Wild & Bros., 709 7th st. n.w. John Ruppert & Bro., 711 7th st. nw. Voigt & Haas, 713 7th et. n.w. Andrew J, Joyce's Sons, 412-416 14th st. n.w. A. T. Whiting, 518 10th st. nw. H. D. Boteler, 923 Pa. ave. n.w. T. H. Callan, 472 La. ave. George W. Cochran & Co., 1115 Pa, ave, n.w. La D. Barr, 1111 Pa, ave, n.w. W. Washington, Moore & Leding, 1109 Pa. ave. n.w. E. Mayer, 1105 fa. ave. new. Judd & Detweiler, 420 J.C. Detwei F. M. Detweiler, 504 I st. n.w Daniel Hannan, 603 6th st. n.w. Harrison Crook, M.D., 50834 13th st. n.w, Thomas E. Ogram, 1211 Pa. ave. James P. Young, M.D., 1536 N.Y. ave. Mrs. Carlisle P. Patterson, Brentwood. Admiral David D. Porter, city. L. H. Hopkins, 939 F st. nw. C. A. Rosenbusch, 1301 16th «%, F. E. Malone, 709 11th st. n.w. E. P. Upham, 1514 Caroline st. n.w. A. Girouard, sec. . Wash. Cit, Assn., No. 3. Rev. Y. F. Schmitt, St. Joseph Church, Rev. Jas. F. Donahue, 318 2d st. ne. Goodwin Y. Atlee, 109 F st, n.e. Samuel Yorke Atlee, 1424 N.Y. ave. Alvey A. Adee, 10)9 15th st. H. Warren Smith, 1726 1 st. n.w. Jas, F. McElhone, 1313 Vt. ave. Michael Scanlon, 1336 Riggs st. James M. Stockett, 810 F st. n.w. W. P. Watrous. Wyckoff & Cahill, F st. McLachlin & Batchelder, 10th and G sts. n.w. H. C. Spencer, Spencerian Businese College. Dalton & Strickland, 939 Pa. ave. n.w. J. W. Boteler & Son., 923 Pa, ave. n.w. Merchants’ Parcel Delivery Co., 814 F st. n.w. Washington Mineral Water Co., 814 F st. n.w. B. K. Plain, 1335 F st. n.w, Rl 612 . W.F.S H. L. McQueen, 1103 E R. T. Fussell, 1427 N.Y. 1tth st. nw, it. st. new. ave. n. J. J. Georges & Son, 1115 Pa. ave, n.w. Ford & Graham, 609 15th st. n.w. F. J. Heiberger, 535 15th st. n.w. E. rs Brooks, 531 15th st. n.w, V. A her & Co., 529 15th st, n.w. John T. Given, 423 10th st, n.w. ©, H. Davis, 1705 Rhode Island ave, Weller & Repetti, 326 Pa, ave. s.e. John T. Clark, 4K st. ne, Joseph Paul, 16 Le Droit Building (against grade crossing: Wm, Geo, Kent, 1117 Pa, ave. n.w. G. T. Jones, 1114 Pa, ave. n.w. Dr. N. 8. Lincoln, 1514 H st. n.w. Jeanie Gould Lincoim, 1514 H., st. n.w, J. C. Butler, 1519 H st. n.w. Allison Nailor, jr., 14th and E sts. n.w. James K. Redington. 1237 12th st. uw. Charles E. Fowter. 931 F st. nw. J. L. Freeman, 1756 U st. n.w. J. 8. Barker, 931 F st. n.w. A. E. T. Hansman, 806 21st st, John G. Hinckel, Bennings, D.C, J. A. Watson, 1610 Q st. nw. J. J. McCarthy, 201 Mass. ave. n.w. ‘Thomas Wilson, 1218 Conn. ave. n.w, Thomas I. Murphy, 1225 L st. n.w.. Frederick Sioussa, 1225 L st, n. J. M. Toner, M.D., 615 La. av. C. L. Spencer, 615’ La. ave. Allan Rutherford, Atlantic Building. Leo C. Marsh, 477 F st. s.w. Frauk W. Moulton, 1220 I st. ne, Robt. W. Nourse, 600 F st. n.w. Capt. L. A. Abbott, 1928 N. H. ave. nw, Geo. Willner, 429 9th st. n.w. Carl Petersen, 427 7th st. G. Lansburg, 420 7th st. T. Jarvis, 426 9th st. n.w. J. W. Schaefer & Bro., 1020 7th st. nw. Z. Strasburger, 808 7th st. n.w. M. Clark, 734 7th st. now. C, Auerbach, 801 7th st. n.w. W. H. Spelshouse. 1028 7th st. n.w, Paul 1. Bowen, 1226 KR st. n.w. C. M. Heaton, jr., Takoma Park, D.C. B. Bailey, 1740 F st. n.w. . Hammett, M.D., 644 F st. a.w. Knight Bros., 633 F T. L. Holbrook, 1753 Q st. n.w, Sam'l 8, Mattingly, 1751 Q st. now. H. F. Woodard, 20 Iowa circle. Harry B. Parker, 319 7th st. n.w, Victor Becker, 920 9th st. n.w, H. J. Ennis, 20 7th st. #6. Mrs. 8. C. Leonard, 1421 6th st. n.w, M. Fitzgerald, 601 2d st. s.w. Charles Allen, M.D., 1320 G st. Robt. B. Mosher, 1602 Q st. n.w. Stumph & Bro., 631 Mass. ave. n.w. Rev. P. A. Dinahan, 515 6th et. ».w. ‘Thos. J. Foley, first vice pres. fed. of labor. John C. Gates, sec. and treas. fed. of lubor. Jos. K. Potter, rec. sec. fed. of labor, L. K. Devendorf, 1416 Pa, ave, n.w. Julius Baumgarten, 1220 Pa. ave. o.w. ‘burch, 206 11th st. s.w, |. West Wagner, 1704 9th st, n.w. D. C, Laurence, 616 F st. nw. A. P. Marston, 1409 R. L. ave, F. C. Losano, 808 F st. n.w. E, H. Neumeyer, 722 12th st. n.w, W. H. McKnew, 807 D st. n.w. John McDermott, 310 Pa. ave. W. L. King & Bro., 621 La. ave, B. F. Leighton, 482 La. a E. W. Oyster, 927 8 st. n.w. Edwin M. Blake, 1205 Wylie st. n.e, Albion K. Varris, 1844 Fst, n.w. Sam'l W. Curriden, 34 B st. n.e. Henry F. Bauer, 216 9th st, s.w. N. Ralph Johnson. 709 C st. s.w. Geo. Haas. jr., 1206 Pa. ave. W. E. Duckett, Pa. ave. and 22d st, beens = hey et rege SS C, Stanley Brown, War Department, J. F. Paret. 1225 Pa. a H. A. Seligvon. 1200 Pa. ave. Hendershott, 1228 F st, aldecker & Co., 719 7th st new. A. Michaelis, 721 7th st. nw. J. B. Suit, 723 7th st. uw. A. Eberly’s Sons, 718 7th st. nw. A. Sommers, 712 7th st, n.w. Schmedtie Bros., 704 7th st. nw. Thos. Russell, 1213 Pa. ave, H. 8. Fisher, 1425 Pa. ave, Arthur Burt & Co, 1211 F st. n.w, R. Mockbee & Co., 1203 F st. n.w. J. W. Witherall, 1201 F st. n.w. Joe Beardsly, 120119 F st. n.w. Potbury & Lee, 1105 F st. n.w. Geo. White, 1112 F st. n, W. _H. Browne, 1112 ¥ st. uw. 8. L. Browne, 1112 F st. n.w. Lawrence & Camalier, 1010 F st. n.w, J. H. Chesley & Co., 1004 F st, Yost & West, 715 9th st. n. W.-R. Bpeare, 940 F st. n. D. 8. Speare, 940 F st. nw, Jobn T. Loomis of W. H. Loudermilk & Co, ‘Sanders oF : layman, st. n.w. James B. Henderson, 923 F ro M. Brodhead, 907 F st, ios: gh F. 8. Williams & Co., 600 9th st. n.w. 8. & Bro., 514 9th st, n.w. Louvre Glove Co, 514 9th st, n.w. Henry White, 985 F st. n.w, Henry A. Clarke & Son. 935 F at, nw, Wm. F. Downey, rea st nw, SHE tarson Sao ts Sees ‘m. Ques ier a> Panter. Union Chapel W. C, H. Luebkert, 907 Hi st. n.w., pastor of J. Smith, essistant minister of As- ing Company (Farmers’ Alliance), 511 9th street RF. Gray, National Economist. Sonat i A H. ©, Saffell, National Economist. ———_— THE STORM IN MARYLAND. Damage to Ratlroads and Other Prop- The weather has beon playing all kinds of tricks in Maryland this week. Last night 5,000 People went to see the “Fall of Pompeii” in the northern part of Baltimore. Pompeii fell, but not according to Bulwer. A sudden wind wrecked Vesuvius and played havoc with its eruptive qualities. So the fireworks had to be Postponed. The downpour of rain was so great ‘Thursday night that in the railroad yard at Union station the water was six inches deep on the level and the engine had to run toa place of safety until the flood lowered. On the Western Maryland railroad, in the mountain gap west of Mechanicetown, the track was dam: 80 that trains are being run to the western section of the state by way of Han- ove and Gettysburg. Pa, One fast train mtinued until Monday. On the Mon- ocacy the large iron bridge, 200 feet long, was lifted by the wind and huried into the stream, and another span of sixty feot was broken down by a large hickory tree that was blown upon it, It was a truss bridge and exposed but little sur- face to the force of the tornado. In that neigh- borhood the tornado cut a path througha large scetion of country. In Washington county a stone barn was demolished. ‘The water on the Baltimore and Ohio rail- road between here and Baltimore in some places was six feet over the tracks during the storm. It reached that point at Laurel, the highest kaown there in thirty years. At many places on the line the water was four feet hig! and rushed along the tracks like a mill stream. On the Buckeystown pike Horace L. Bos- ford, a young shoe maker living near Urbana, was driving along with a companion in a buggy. When the storm came they sought shelter in a covered wooden bridge. Bosford alighted from the buggy and walked to the end of the bridge to look out, when he was struck by lightning und instantly killed. His companion was not hurt. The storm was severe on the bay, but so far no disasters are Teported. —— +00 MISS WARREN’S $300,000. The Will of a Rich Inventor Gives His Fortune to the Girl He Was to Marry. From the Philadelphia Record. The peculiar bequest of John H. Irwin has opened the way to a story full of romance. A rich inventor dies suddenly. his relatives and many friends attend his tuneral, his body is laid to rest in a beautiful cemetery, and then everybody is astonished when a pretty girl, twenty-two years old, produces a will giving to her all of an immense property, valued at about $300,000. This girl, too, lives 900 miles away. This is the story, in brief, of the death and bequest of John H. Irwin, the inventor. The life of Inventor Irwin was an eventful one. He was a son of David H. Irwin, now resident in Beardstown, IIL, and was born in Trenton, N.J., on June 9, 1839, William Birch- ali, a brother of John H. Irwin’s mother, was étate printer of Illinois, and John was appren- ticed at the printing business. Although he soon learned to set his stick of type in decent time, he became restless, and after two years went home, ‘Then the young man had already begun to show his inventive genius. He was always working at some odd but impracticable affair, until his father suggested to him one day that he ought to do some- thing practical, something which would bring money into the family coffer, which was at the time yawning in cmptineas, ‘The father told him that lamps and lanterns would go out if dropped or lowered suddenly or affected by a strong draft, and advised him to go to work on @ lantern which would not go out if moved rapidly up and down. John went to the tool house and sct to work. It required only three days for the invention of the tubular hot-Dlast lantern, which subsequently brought John H. Irwin $20,000 a year in royalties, John rushed into the store yelling, “I've got 1t,” and he swung his model lantern up and down fiend- ishly without being able to extinguish it. The father then gave John money to go to Chicago and remain there until he could secure the co-operation of capitalists who would push his invention on the market. A patent was taken out. beautiful model made and the start was finally securcd. This was the begin- ning of Irwin's succcssful career. ‘The war. however, began at this period. and adventur- ous Johu forgot his invention and his manu- facturing com»any and enlisted in the navy. For sg ra he served Uncle Sam under the union jack. When peace came he returned home to Philadelphia to find that his tubular lamp.bad become popula r and was bringing in big returns, After looking about for a ‘ew years, visiting his father and calling upon his Unele Birchell at. Springfield, [il., he finally decided to buy land at Morton, in’ Delaware county, Pa., and cstablish a scientific laboratory and machine shop. Fora few dotlars per acre he bought land which is now valued at from $1,000.to $5,000 an acre. ‘here he has lived for nineteen years, surrounded by a magnifi- cent estate of 140 acres, on which is a fiue brick mansion, situated in well-arranged grounds, and a well-fillcd laboratory, machine shop and gas house, where he has labored with wonderful persistence in perfecting about 200 different inventions, Jobn H, Irwin was Morton's chief citizen. He established a Protestant Episcopal Church, though himself an atheist. He laid out streets, erected aud maiutained street lamps, estab- lished @ newspaper, encouraged a public Library and was ever ready to aid every worthy movement. His inventions have in late years been principally connected with electrical ap- Pliasnces, He was at the time of his death drawing 10,000 a year from the Western Elec- trical Company of ‘Chicago for a telephone im- provement ou the Lell instrument, This will continue for three years. Mr, Irwin was accustomed to visit his father and his Iliuois relatives annually. He was twice married, but each wife died soon. He had no children. His last wife died in the fall of 1868, Since that time he has been devoted to the young lady to whom he has left his handsome property. She is Miss Lillian War- ren of Springfieid, Tl. Her mother was a Birchall, daughter of the Springtield printer, who befriended Irwin in early life. Irwin vis- ited them several times, aud she has annually spent a month or two in Morton, Last fall Mr. and) Mrs. Warren, with their daughter, spent two months at Irwin's house, Wheu they went home in*October Irwin went with them and remained a week in Springfield, It was during this visit that he is said to have engaged himself to marry Miss |. who i: a beautiful girl of twenty-two years, with a sweet face, golden hair aud large biue eyes. When he came home from Illinois in Novem- ber he wrote the will which has created such a stir. This will is in his own handwriting, on a sheet of note paper. He gives his whole prop- erty, real and personal, to bis “aftianced,” Miss Lillan Warren of Springfield, I. Conditions are added as follows: She is to seo that his father, David H. Irwin, now resident in Beards- town, Ill. is always enabled to live in comfort, as he is now accustomed to. She isto main- tain George, Lucy and Ethel Turner, his nephew and nieces, living in Philadelphia, un- til each of them is twenty-one years old, when she will give each $2,000, l previous wills & revoked, and the statement is made that writes the new one becuuse the last preced- ing will had been torn and mutilated by some malicious 'persou. Miss Warren is required to ve no bond to execute the provisions, On une 28 John H. Irwin, worn out by excessive work, closed his shop and went to the Adiron- dacks. Just one month later he fell dead from heart disease while out rowing with his triend, Joseph Moore of Philadelphia. His body was taken home and buried on July 30 in the Media cemetery. After the funeral came the sensation. The little blue-eyed girl produced her will. Her brother himself says that he did not know of ats exis e. The will was filed at Media for Probate. When the father learned of its pro- visions he filed a protest against a probate. ais Warren is now staying with her brother at Morton. She said that she believed there fre be nd ae ood ue to a court proceedings. She agree: provi vor Sliss Mary Birchall of Chester, Mr. Irwin's aunt, for whom he provided dur- lug his lifetime, Miss Warren wears mourn- ing and shows traces of much grief. "She says that she aud Mr, Irwin were to have been mar- i Eph adeog the exact date had n agreed upon. . Rhe father, feels that his son Miss Warren's father MATTERS IN MARYLAND. McKaig’s Declination to Run for Con- gress—Storm Losees—Real Estate, Etc. Correspondence of Tu EVENIXG STaR, Rockviiz, August 22. ‘The positive declination of Wm. M. McKaig, mayor of Cumberland, to accept the candi- dacy for Congress on the democratic ticket in the sixth district is still the subject of earnest discussion in democratic circles in this county. Prior to the receipt of his letter declining the position the party here pretty well agreed that he was the most available man and he would doubtless have had no opposition in this county. Much disappointment is expressed and the democrats are now anxiously looking for thenext best man. A meeting of the state central and county committees has been called for next Tuesday to take the matter into con- sideration and make arrangements for placing anameon the primary ticket or chauge the primary election plan 80 a8 to elect delegates to a county convention, which shall send four delegates to the nominating convention at Hagerstown. Among residents of this county Plominently mentioned here for the position ure State Senator Edw. Wootton, Hon. Philip D. Laird and Spencer C. Jones, clerk of the court of appeals; but it is very doubtfal whether either of them would accept the can- didacy at this time. During the prevalence of the violent rain storm here yesterday evening much damage was done to corn crops, fencing, &c. The barn of Mr. Robert Wil: in Bethesda district was struck by lightning and burned, entailing the loss of four valuable horses, alot of farming imp ments and a large portion of his crops. ‘The loss is estimated at nbout $3,500. Mr. J. &. Deitrich of Washington, who re- cently purchased building lots in the eastern section of town, will soon commence the erec- tion of a fine dwelling house on one of them, to bea threo-story frame of handsome design, with all modern improvements, It will be used by Mr. Deitrich and family as a summer resi- dence, A few days ago Mr. N. T. Harriss, residing short distance from this place, was thrown from his wagon and badly injured about the head and body, Several cases removed from other counties are docketed for trial at the November term of the circuit court for this county, among them the cuse of Annie E. Nicholls against the county commissioners of Prince George's county to recover $10,000 damages for the loss of her husband, Robert L. Nicholls, who was killed by timbers falling on him while engaged in build- ing a bridge near Laurel, a8 aliegsd, through the carelessnesr of the superintendent; the Blaine-Brady damage suit from the same county; the case of James H. Elgin against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Ganpeay from Allegany county, for $10,000 damages, and the case of James H. Furgeson against A. D. Ladew andgothers from Carroll county. Mr. Lawson Baxter, formerly of this county, after an absence of ten years in Chicago, is at present ng his grandmother. | Mrs. Metzger, of Poolesville, Rev. Mr. Patterson of the Presbyterian Church, this place, 8 been called home by the severe illness of father. Key. L. R, Melbourne, recently baptized and received into the Baptist Church three persons at Buruesvile. Deunis Looney, a boy about fifteen years or age living with Miss Harriet Robertson, near Derwood, a few night® ago while asleep walked out of a second-story window, badly injuring himself and nearly biting his tongue off. S.A.M, a MYSTERIES OF THE PACIFIC. Interesting Evidences of a Civilization of Great Antiquity. From the Chicago News. Modern science, which has brought to light buried Troy, revealed the place of ancient Babylon, untombed the mummy of the Pharaoh of Moses, and constructed something of a history for the Aztecs and the mound builders, stands baffled at the mysterious ruins of the Pacitic sea islands. Kusaie, otherwise known as Strong Island of the Caroline archipelago, with a circumfer- ence of fifty miles, is covered with massive ruins of a remote date. They bear the outlines of fortifications and are built of stones ten feet long, duly squared on six sides, of a geological formation not met with on the island. Ascension Island, known alsoas Panape, is larger than Kusaie, possesses similar ruins, but much larger. In one place remains 8 wall 300 feet long and 30 feet high, forming @ court. Little Easter Island, on the eastern outskirts of Polynesia, has no running water, no trees, nothing to attract inhabitants. Yet this island is peopled by Polynesians of the fair type such as are found far away in the Society. Islands, and is covered with remains of a prehistoric civilization of which every record but that of stone bas perished. At the southwest end of the island there are to be found the rninsof nearly a hundred stone houses, built in regular lines and facing the sea, The walls of these houses are five feet thick and over five fect high, built of layers of flat stones and lined inside with flat slabs. In- ternally the houses measure about forty feet long by thirteen feet wide, and they are rooted over with slabs overlapping like tiles. The in- side walls are painted in three colors—red, black and whito—with figures cf birds and mystic beasts and fa i In was found a curious ne statue, eight feet high and weighing about four tons, which is now in the British Museum, The sea cliffs near this ancient settlement are carved into grotesque shapes not unlike the paintings on the wails, and the coast is marked with hundreds of these sculptures, ‘Again, on each headland of the island there is an enormous stone platform, built of hewn blocks of great size, fitted together without cement. They are built on sloping ground, presenting in the seaward side a wali face twenty or thirty feet high and two or three hundred feet long, and on the landward side a wall of about three feet in height, rising from a leveled terrace. Upon these platforms are stone pedestals, which have supported imag ind on some broken figures remain. On one platform fifteen images were found, in size ranging from 3 to 85 feet in height. They are of human shane, representing the upper part of the body only, with arms aud hands close to the sides, The heads are cut flat to allow of crowns being laced on them, which crowns seem to have een made, not of the same material as the statues, but of red tufa. This has been traced to un extinct crater within a few miles of the houses. and on the brink of this crater a large number of crowns were found, finished and ready for removal before some strange fate de- peopled the island of these ancient worshippers. ‘the images themselves are made ot gray lava, which is only found at quite another crater at the other end of the island, At this crater—called Otouli—there are several fin- ished and partly tuished images, just as they were left by the workmen. | The head of one of these measures twenty feet from the nape of the neck to the crown. ‘The faces the im- ages have well-defined features, with thin lips, broad noses, expanded nostrils and a generai disdainful expression. It is believed from the ppearance of the eye sockets that obsidian eyeballs were intended to be inserted. The ears are very carefully carved and are promi- nent. There are algo in different parts of the island wooden tablets covered with curious carvings and strange hierogiyphics, which no one can explain. t Oj or Rapaita, Capt. Vine Hall found a temple, or castle, in five stages, surrounded by walls which inclose stone houses, and also square platforms of stone on the sides of one of the hills, similar to those on Easter Island. ‘This isle is 2,000 miles from Panape, but the inhabitants of the latter say their ancestors came from Opara, Who were these ancient people? The ruins — an antiquity equal to that of the pre- istoric civilizations of America, The present inhabitants are simply tattooed ea 3 The ancient race intel ligente yon: anything dow found tn the Pacific; had ideas of architecture, neering, and te Arch- wologists and ethnologists havé given us no light yet. The mystery of the Pacific awaits ig) solution, et sitize g g § fs WITH ESSEX IN IRELAND. Being Extracts from a Diary Kept in Ireland in the Year 1590 by Henry Harvey. 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New York: The Minerva Publishing Co. camara. thane THE KAISER’S MISSION, William Anxious to See Russia and Austria Good Friends. | It has now transpired that the kaiser’s rea- son for going to Russia is that he aims at modi- fying the czar's attitudo on the eastern ques- tion. He has set his heart on effecting a gen- eral reconciliation between the powers con- cerned. It will be asign to the world that he has succeeded if an interview is arranged be- tween the czar and the Emperor of Austria during the autumn. : Should the kaiser fail in his present under taking the pessimistic politicians say that they are sure Russia will declare war on Austria order to prevent a further extension of Aus- trian influence in Servia and Bulgaria, “ ponte ve DEVASTATION THREE MINUTES, A Cyclone’s Short and Destructive Work in Clarion County, Pa. A cyclone struck Fryburg, Clarion county, Pa., Thursday night, and although lasting less than three minutes, it did terrible damage. The Washington Hotel, a brick structure, was unroofed and partly demolished. The large furniture store of Jacob Fuller was demolished with its contents. Several other business houses and private residences were badly damaged, The track of the cyclone is marked by a large number of wrecked oil derricks. The total loss will not fall short of $50,000. The storm was general throughout the section and the damage to business is very great. The President and Family in the Surf. President Harrison, Mr. and Mrs. Russell B, Harrison, Mr. and Mrs, J. R. McKee, Mrs. Dimmick and Baby McKee were in bathing almost an hour yesterday, Mrs. Harrison being the only member of the household remaining out of the wa‘ The party will go to Wildwood, N. J., today on an excursion, and will return to Cape May in the evening. "The family will go to Cresson Tuesday, and the President may accompany them. ——__es———__. Lovers Drowned in Each Other’s Arms. From the Sau Francisco Chronicie. Henry Waldo and Miss Florence Hoffman were drowned in American lake near Tacoma, while fishing. Waldo capsized the boat while attempting to baitahook. He kept on the surface with Miss Hoffman until exhausted and then they sank in each other's arms, almost within reach of # rescuing party. They were betrothed. crt P ote eee aaa Mr. Blaine Will Speak in Maine. Secretary Blaine has, it is said, arranged to deliver two speeches, one in Augusta a week from today and one in Watervilie a day or two later. Representative Mason of Illinois = address the same meeting. Tramp—Madam, I am weary and disc aged; canI goout in the barn and di Lady of the house—*‘Poor mai I'm sorry for you. But you’il have tocome some other time, | e’re going to have @ dance out there tonight. | | Hotel. RIDING DOWN TO DEATH. The Awful Disaster on the Mount Penn Gravity Road. Bemdes the four people killed in the gravity car accident at Reading, Pa. yesterday five of the eighteen wounded are expected to die. The accident was caused by a car having be- come uncontrollable through # failure of the brakes to work. Superintendent Calvin M. Dechart furnishes a statement that the car om the previous trip “had stuck on the cemetery curve on account of the brakes binding it and the trainmen loosened the brake rigging and did not have them properly pulled up again. They discovered the trouble on the siding at the south curve before reaching the tower, at the point whore the engine pushes the cars to the summit, but after examination reported all right to the engineer, but were unable te hold the car when it reached the summit,” Coroner Hoffman, who bas summoned a jury, will inve stigate a report that the car could not be stopped at the point mentioned by Superin- tendent Dechart, and that when the engine re- versed its position to push the car up to the summit the car had to be blocked to prevent it from running down to the station, hen the car reached the tower, where a stop of five minutes is always made, it could not be con- ted down the mountain with ve passengers. Fngincer Kendall, the car was » started after his locomotive, but being unable te it wi overtake it returned. Three gentlemen, fore- seeing the danger, jumped, after the car had oue about a hundred yards from the summit Thetr names are Harry Brown of Philadelphia, oped oe of Norristown amd Goorge ons of ading, @ civil engineer, who helj to build the road. “eg ve Conductor Rettew and Brakeman Heller ram to the brakes, but were powerless to hold the car. On it rushed with constantiy inc Teasing speed, flying around curves, but still keeping to the rails. The conductor intormed the pas- sengers of their danger, and said they might jump if they so decided, but as for himself he wouid stick to the car to the last, At Antictam Lake station Mra, Nathan Schitler and Mra, Cooper of Allentown, the latter with an infant asleep in her arms, concluded to jump and both were hurled alougside of the road, sus- taining serious injuries. When found the Indies were unconscious. As the car sped along, now at the rate of forty or fifty miles an hour. employes and repair men who saw it coming endeavored to stop its mad career by throwing sills and rocks upou the track. It —_ on, however, with a deafening noise, Vhen near the terminus its speed had proba- bly increased to sixty miles an hour. THE FINAL CRASE. As it reached the last curve on the steep hill side it jumped the track and bounded down among the trees, uprooting some and breaking off others like pipe stems. Ten chestnut and oak trees, some a foot in diameter, were either torn out by the roots or broken off by the force of the concussion. The passengers were thrown in every direction and some became entangled in the car, which fell bottom upward and was shivered into a thousand parte, Searcely a whole stick of wood could be found. Bleeding | and mangled the bodies of the dead, the dying and otherwise injured were removed by persons who were at the station or in the im- mediate neighborhood and taken to Miller's Physicians and ambuiances were summoned and some who could stand being — moved were conveyed to the hospitals. Considerable difficult; was experienced in getting out the injorek. Thousands of people flocked to the scene of the accident, and ropes had to be stretched to keep back the crowd. A few cool-headed men rendered valuable assistance, but hundreds of others impeded the efforts of the physicians and nurses, The wreckage was searched for jewelry and missimg pocket books and the valuables as found were restored to their owners, Edgar M. Levan, the lawyer who ad- ed everybody to refrain from jumping and is life, was formerly engaged in news- er work in Philadelphia, The directors of the Mount Penn Gravity Railroad Company held « meeting and employed H. Willis Bland to defend the company in any suits that may be brought on account of yester- o accident. They also had before them helite~Raglon, one of the passengers on runaway cat<ho is aa experienced rail- man, It was fagreed that Mr. Hanlon 4 examine thd brakes on the company's nd give his opinion on them as an expert, A WoNDERFUL ESCAPE. “lanlon and his wife and two children are re.overing from their injuries, They had o wonderful escape. He and his wife, each tak- ing achild in their arms, laid themselves flat upon the floor of thecar. They rolled over w ‘h the car and crawied out at the side with a few cuts and bruises. They were dazed at first, but speedily recovered. All the passengers who kept their seats were terribly injured. Of the wounded all were still living at» late bour last night, but the following named are almost certain to die: Mra. Schmedl, stiil unconscious Mrs. Hiram Schitler, semi-conscious, both Reading; Mist Lydia Weiler of Alleutown, both arms and one leg fractured and unconscious with concussion of the brain; Miss Sallie Bye of Wilmington, skull fractured, and Mise Mary Guthrie of Wilmington. injary to brain. The coroner's jury took « trip over the Gravity railroad last evening, and, after view- ing the scene of the wreck, adjourned unvi today. DESCRIPTION OF THE ROAD. The Mount Penn Gravity road, which was the scene of this frightful accident, differs from the older mountain gravity roads in this coun- try, being a fully equipped broad-gauge rail- way, laid with heavy siee! rails on stone ballast, and using mountain-climbing locomotives in- stead of stationary engines for motive power. In this respect, as well as in the character of the view disclosed from its est point, it resembles the railway up the Ucttleberg, on the outskirts of Zurich, im Switzerland. The Mount Penn road is eight miles in length, starting and terminating in Mineral Springs Park, Reading's public pleasure grounds. Ran- ning up tothe “Kose Valley Ravine,” » dis- tange of two and one-half miles, the summit of Mount Penn w reached, when the cars ran down by gravity, winding around the dee slopes of the mountain until they again reach the city at its base, The view from the summit of Mount Penn, 1,200 feet above tide level, magniticent one, and embraces a varied and beautiful land- scape for a distance of 30 miles in all directions, including the Schuylkill and Lebanon valleys, the peaks of the Lehigh and the bold outlines of the Blue and Appalachian ranges. On the summit there is a stone tower 40 feet in height, with pavilions, restaurants and other conveni- ences for excursionists, The road was opened four months ago and has been largely patron- ized. Royal Baking Powder Leads All. The United States Official Jnvestigation of Baking Powders, made, under authority of Congress, by the Chemical Division of the Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C., and recently completed, furnishes the highest authoritative information as to which is the best baking powder. The Official Report shows the Royal Baking Powder to be a cream of tartar baking powder, superior to leavening power. all others in strength and The Royal Baking Powder is absolutely pure, made from the most wholesome materials, and produces finer flavored, sweeter, lighter, more palatable, wholesome and delicious bread, biscuit, cake, pastry, etc. than any other baking powder or leavening agent. Being of greater strength than any other baking powder, it is also the most economical in use. If there are any housekeepers not using the Royal in making a trial of it,