Evening Star Newspaper, March 28, 1891, Page 11

MUMMY HUNTING. Interesting Explorations in an Ab- = beads, idols, combs, in 2 Geel to met up thelr: primitive” anew in the happy country. PETRIFIED BYERALLS, Our peons dug down about. five fest deep in several different places and unearthed half a ] wi Scots ‘THE WASHINGION PRODUCE MARKET. housekeeping: igi etery ii dozen well-conditioned mum mies—two of which original Com: in Pera, I aftereusd shipped to the United States with ——-——_- their wrappings undisturbed. ‘Tho most curious eres’ a e thi found that day were not the rings of HOW THE DEAD WERE BURIED } eattn “guid enticing bonr taeern’ on aioe 2 * jars of quaint designs in molded clay, or Distinctions of Caste and Conditions of Life Closely Marked—How the Mummies Were Clothed—They Were Preserved From Decay by theRainlessAtmosphere and NitrateBeds. Prom The Star's Traveling Commission Se 108 DE Anica, CHILI MY MIND THERE IS NO MORE IN- teresting region on the western side of the an this, which by right belongs to as seized by Chili during the recent war. Besides th flolds, Iquique, places familiar to the world of Tacna, fort, port. Approa arapaca, Atacama and other it includes the city . and Arica, its sea ed by steamer the most con- spicuous feature of the shore is an enormous promontory just south of Arica, called the Morro, which rises almost perpendiealarly out of the Pacific to a height of twelve hundred feet, and then slopes off at a steep grade to the sandy plain behind it. The face of the great rock is ssamed, wrinkled and corroded, and it is full of dark caverns and inaccessible grottos, where thousands of sea birdsand nobody knows what strange forms of marine life find refuge. ‘The long swells of the Pacific, dashing forever against this etion—new roaring, now sighing as the tries ebb and _flow—seem chant- ing a requiem for t here a few years ago: for the headjand has be- come hist: m what will always be remem- dered as ‘THE MASSACRE OF ARICA. | It was a fair sample of the engagements be- tween Pern and Chili and occurred ia this way: Upon the topmost peak of the Morro the Peru. siaheavy battery for the pro- | ¥ belligerent neighbors. But % some Chilian mon-of-war came sailing into the harbor and cngaged this fort in an artillery duel et long range, which continued unt nightfall without much damage having been done to either side. Believing ir position to be impregnable, the Peruvians lept peacefully, hut during the night the wily ilians landed 2,000 soldiers some distance above the town and marched them by a wide detour to the foot of ill, where they si- | lently rested till daybreak. Then with a yell they dashed up the slope on a fearfu! charge. | ‘The Peruvian cannon were useless, being ali early one mornin: neighboring nitrate and guano | manned by 1,200 soldiers, and | spindles with thread still on them, just as'the weaver Inid down her work some hundreds of years ago—but the petritied eyeba careful digger * tind, r in the face of the. mummg, but fallen ‘out ppings. Modern science eannot [comprehend how those eyes were preserved, bat it is now a commonly accepted theory that they were never human optics, but those of cuttlefish, with which the more perishable eyes of the subject to be mummified, were replaced. But they are none the less curious and are really beautiful thinge—Aat on one side, round and ‘smooth on the other, brizht, amber-like yellow, holding light as an opal, and varging in size from the tip of your little finger to the end |ofaman’sthumb. They are eagerly sought for the settings of pins, sleeve buttons, &c., and | are durable as most jewels, Everybody re- members the story that went the rounds of the prot a few years ago—how Tiffany, the New fork jeweler, was sent a number of there mum- mified, eyeballs to be made into a necklace for some fair lady, and how two or three of the workmen employed in polishing them died be- fore it was dixeovered that their sndden demise was due to the fine dust which off from these relics of the tomb. ‘THR HEWERS OF WooD. | The quality of the wrappings and the various {articles found in the graves enables one to judge pretty correctly what was the condition in life of the occupant. Mr. E. G. , who spent a long time searching these Indian ceme- | teries, writes: “In Peru, as elsewhere, the | hewers of wood and drawers of water met in hundreds who perished | death a treatment corresponding to that meted | foverish conditi. ont to them in life. They were thrust into crevices of the rock among the mountains or into holes in the nitrons sand of the coast, with suck scant paraphernalia for their wanderings in a future World as their own limited means, or those of their humble friends, could sepply. Few and rade are the relics found with their shriveled remains—a gourd, perhaps a earved wooden cup containing amulets or charms, an implement of toil, a rude wooden idol aud a few curious stones, to the natural peculiarities of which the superstitious mind rendered rev- erence.” RACH STONE PILE HOLDS 4 MUMMY. ‘The plebeian dead were buried in such shal- low graves that sometimes earthquakea tossed upto view or winds uneovered them. In order to utilize all the arable land the an- | cient inhabitants used to up the stones that encumbered the ground into great hea | are thousands of stone piles all over country and nearly every one holds mummies. Mr. Squier's a ‘of one that he uncov- cred answers well for the rest. He says: “Tho turned seaward, and the men, surprised in | (eed man sat alone among the stones, wrapped their sleep, became so demoralized that hardly | & shot was fired. Being shut off from escape, | many jumped over the precipice into the sea, | preferring to drown rather than have their | throats cat with the terrible curvos, or crooked knives, that the Chilian soldiers carry. It is estimated that 900 Peruvians were slaughtered by the curvos that bright morning on the Morro and the rest of the force perished at its base in the roaring surf. ‘THE CHOLOS NOT BRAVE. Though sprung from the same stock and liv ing side by side the Chilian soldiers are tirely different from those of Peru. Before the war the latter were quiet and servile Cholos, “kept under” all their lives by a system of | peonage amounting to slavery. Being con- scripted into the army and having no idea what they were fighting for they had none of the en- thasiasm which gives strength in the defense of one’s country. Whenever they met the fierce Chillanos in battle, even though they outnum- vered the enemy, ther invariably fled, for the Chillanos—reckless, daring and combative by nature, incited by the promise of free license to plunder and their innate deadly cruelty aroused—never remained in line of battle like civilized soldiers, but fought with a whoop and a furious rush, carrying all before them, taking | no prisoners, but cutting the throat of every man they could reach. To the north of the Morro isa low line of verdure. a cluster of modern-built houses, a rather bandsome church and a long mole— the latter piled high with bags, bales and boxes and crowded with merchants, cargadores, soldiers and civilians, This is Arica, the famous port; but in spite of its mole steamers must cast anchor away out in the bay and passengers be rowed ashore in canoes. However, they no longer have to be carried through the +u a now clamber up the stairs of the pier. Arica | has quite chauged ber complexion since the war, which made her a Chilian instead of a Pe- ruvian city. on ONE VAST CEMETERY. Bat that which attracted us to the place has nothing to do with the fitful governments of these burlesque republics and has remained unchanged through many centuries. Behind the town, sweeping back from the Morro, is a great windrow of yellow sand which forms a kind of amphitheater, unrelieved by tree or shrub or blade of grass. All this ridge and the desert for miles around it is one vas: ceme- tery of the ancient inhabitants, crowded with the dried-up bodies of those who once fished from their balsas in the bay, or enltivaced the narrow valley on whore borders they were buried. When workmen were digging up the sand to fill Arica’s pier and were opening track for the railway that leads to Tana they found mummies everywhere—not only humble fivhermen wrapped in their nets and lowly tillers of the «oil in shrouds of braided rushes, bat now and then the body of a chief or other personage of linary consequence, envel- oped in a thin layer of beaten gold. Theso tared worse than the ter turbed, ios ricos poorest—wero stripe: everything valuable and their crumbling bones tossed, uncovered, by the wayside. ‘A DELIBERATE GRAVE-RORDING EXPEDITION. Itseems a ont on a grave-robbing expedition, but in this part of the world it is fashionable to gomummy | hunting and to scarca the aboriginal ceme- teries for the eurions articles they may contain | besides dead Indians. The Arica barying ground must once have been of enormons ex- tent, for though a large portion of it ha« been away by the sea during the last century t remain. The spades of inquisitive people bave dug up considerable areas in places here and there. yet the great bulk of it is entirely undisturbed, and will doubtless remain so until, the slowly encroaching Paci We went ont on horseback, about five miles from Arica, having ent some peons ahead with shovels. It is not quite safe for one or two per- moelves, for highwaymen are |. any ockmen uiight be tempted able were unearthed. dead are not likely to hant al plenty of company to keep thei HOW PODIES WERE PRESrRvED. Arrived at the desert, you may dig anywhere and cannot go amiss of a grave. Ja this rain- Jess region, protected by the magnetic sand, | nothing can decay, and the contents of the | tombs look as if they were put there yestorday instead of many centuries ago. There is consuming insect and nu moisture to prodn decay. Flesin dries without cdecompositios wood and vegetable matter petrifies, while fal ries and articles of stoue or clay will © forever. ‘fle early Peruviaas preserves dead something after the manner of the tians, except that these are al Ung posture, knees drawn up and hands clasped about the knees; head and joped first in dyed cotton eloth, bound around with braided ropes of Yama wool—much like the ropes made by Andean Indians today—the whole uncanny bundle inclosed within another netting of vopes, or in # basket-like case of braided rushes. Remove the cloth and the features are found well preservnul, even to their expreesion, which is usually that of extreme terror and agony, confirming the assertion of historians that those about to die were re in what was consid- ere Pro} joa for mummifying and Srmly bound with royes before breads had left the body and death stiffened the muscles. ‘The teeth are always perfect, — i sometimes grown unnaturall; in the grave has generally turned a reddish-brown by com. tact with the nitrous earth. of cargadores, as of yore, but they | bet ie hands of | trange thing to deliberately set | in rustic cloth, with some bean pods and ears of corn pressed between his breast and knees. At his fect, enveloped in coarse cotton cloth, were two objects of interest, obviously connected with his superstitions. The first wasa kind of mask, or idol, cut out of wood, bearing s resemblance to the carved idols brought from distant Pacifie islands. It is painted on the face and has holes on the topand sides, through which thin cords, still remaining in place, were passed, as if to jection beneath tas chin, eparely denier ‘tion beneath the chin, apy ed. fo fit into @ socket, suggette the’ posililit that it was carried surmounting a pole or staff. There was also a wooden bowl, carved with a border be chy wn yor anny running around its tim, packed full of layers of variously colored alpaca and vicuna wool, in perfect preservation. Between each layer pebbles ited that bore some faint mess to @ little strengthened by art. There were te of erystalized quartz, and a very good carving of an ear of corn.” THE HOUSEHOLD DEITIES OF EABLY PERUVIAXS. Father Arriaga, in his rare book on “Idolatry in Peru,” calls these pebbles (canopes) the household deities of the early Peruvians. He says that bezoar stones and small quartz crys- tals were most esteemed, and that a ston carved in imitation of an ear of corn, was con- sidered a In the cemeteries around Lima the mummies are sometimes put in layers of tombe, one above another. three or fourdeep. Perhaps the most interesting one which Mr. Squier opened—in the second layer down, and evidently belong- ing toa family in middle circumstances—was about four feet square, three feet deep and walled with adobes. It contained five bodies— a middle-aged man, » wn woman, a girl of about fourteen years, a some years younger and am infaxt. The js i ives pieced jetween the father and ‘mother, the boy by side of the man, and the girl cuddled to the woman. Each was enveloped in a braided network of coarse bound closely around the body by cords of the same material. Under the man’s outer wrapping was another of stout, plain cotton clodh, fastened with a variegated cord of lama wool. Next came an envelope of cotton cloth of finer texture, which, when removed, disclosed the mahogany-col- ored corpse, dried aud shrunken, but well pre- served. ‘HIS FISHING NET Was WITH HIM. Passing around the neck and carefully folded over the knees, on which the head rested, was a fishing net, made of the twisted fiber of the | agave, the threads fine as the finest nsed today and nicely knotted. Wrapped in « cloth at bis feet were some, fishing wites of varlous sizes, copper hooks, bar! @ ours, r sinkers. Under each of his armpits was e Foll of white alpaca wool, and behind the calf of cach leg were a few thick, short cars of corn. A small piece of copper had been placed in his mouth, corresponding, perhaps, with the “obolos” which the ancient Greeks put into the mouths of their dead for # fee to Charon. KOW THE WIFE APPEARED. ‘The wife, beneath the same coarse outer wrapping of braided reeds, was enveloped in a blanket of alpaca wool, finely spun, woven In the style known as three-ply in two colors, brown and white, and an elaborate diamond- | shaped pattern in which were representations of monkeys climbing up and down. Beneath i ft, closely woven cotton cloth, twenty yards long, rolled round end round the woman's body. Tn one hand she held a comb made by setting the rays of fishes’ fins into a iece of the dwarff palm tree, and in her other and were the remains of ¢ fan with a cane handle,from the upper points of which radiated the faded feathers of parrots and humming | birds. Round her neck was a triple necklace | of shells and between her body and bent-up knees were several domesticimplements.among them some spindles, half covered with spun | cotton. The most interesting article was a wallet, made of two pieces of thick cotton cloth of different colors, ten it inches long by five broad. The’ lower end terminated with « fringe and at the | uppee end of each of the four corners was a braid, the strauds neatly plaited together higher — the whole was carefully folded and | tied by br and cout some lima deans, @ few pods of cotton, some chalcedon: beads and seversl thin pieces of silver, enc! | pierced with a hole. | THE GIKL AND HER PLAYTHINGS. The girl mummy was seated on a box of braided reeds, which was eighteen inches long, | fourteen inches wide and gt inches deep, and had a cover hinged on one side and fastening on the other. In it were childish playthings, rude specimens of knitting, with places show. ing where stitches had been dropped: tiny spindles, implements for weaving and braids of irregular thickness, evidentiy kept for the sake of contrast with others better done. E ‘The body was rapped precisely like the woman's; her hair was braided and laid around the for | encircling which was also a cincture of white | cloth, ornamented with little siver apangles. A thin, narrow bracelet of silver still hung on her arm, and between her feet was the dried body BS igteee etl £ A CLUE TO POPULATION AXD customs. A clue to the extent of the aboriginal popu- lation, and some knowledge of their religion, arts and customs may be obtained from the millions of bodies that are buried in the drift- ing sands. As the sokiier going on a raarch takes his cooking kit, canteen, blanket and other portable treasures, so did the belief in a fotare life cause these dead Peruvians to be well ey for their journey from this world to stodkbe: One may find tn their gravee wecpons for war and for hunting, fishing tackle, ap- a ile J i F E r i i He 5 } i tlt rejoice and at the same time feel like ‘The Egg Market Takes a Big Tumble and Then a Twist Upward. A casual stroller through the big Center Mar- ket this morning would not have observed any thing unusual, as prices ruled pretty mach the same on nearly all commodities as prevailed during the previous part of the week. It is doubtfnl, though, if ever the egg market flue tuated so widely or wildly as it has the past few days, and there are some tolerably ill-humored dealers in the city and others who have cause frailing themselves for not doing better. | The Washington prices for eggs are largely controlled by New York demands and quota- tions. Last Tuosday eggs brought 26 cents « | dozen in New York at wholesale, and that, to- ther with the stiff tendenoy of the market of the few are preceding, ad the Aogted a ing © large near-by supply ington, The quotations of Wednesday afternoon showed A DROP OF EIGHT CEXTS A DOZEN |and then a veritable “buck-fever” shook up | the Washington dealers and a scramble began | on Thuraday to unload. The ruling figure got down to 16 cents and some let their holdings go at 15 cents and laughed in their sleeves at |anarch they had stolen on their neighbors. | While in this uncertain and almost demoralized | condition @ telegram came from » Brooklyn | dealer asking what he could get a “job lot” for in this city. After a hasty consultation 18 cents was the price telegra: back, with a view of merely “feeling” for a disposition of | the stock on hand at a lower figure. To the surprise of all HE CLEANED UP THE MARKET atthe price quoted and left Washington in almost an eggless condition, as furas the whole- sale supply was concerned. Friday morning | the market, under a light receipt, started off | at 18 and closed yesterday evening at 21 cents. Early this morning the markgt was in a very ion, but holdingfirmly at clos- | ing prices of yesterday. It was in stich a con- | | dition, however, that aslight demand would | | ran it way up. Later they went up to 22, then | | 23and finally 25 at wholesale on a scare sup- | Bly; and may close tonight at higher figures still. POULTRY AND BUTTER are running along about the same, the former being controlled somewhat by the observance of the Lenten season. ‘The receipts of fancy creamery butter are sufficient for all require- nts, but the most inquiries are for medium grades at moderate cost. Oranges are advancing as the season pro- gresses and apples are about as high as they Gan well be to find any eale at all. A few straw. berries are to be seen, but are so inbarmonious with the weather that many turn up their noses atthem. They found such a cool reception upon their advent a week or so ago that huck- sters vainly attempted to push them off around the streets, Everything, however, for the few days hea paled belare Sus ety Sarg. ”" a NEWS FROM ROCKVILLE. A Baptist Conference—The Great Snow Storm —Various Items. Correspondence of The Evening Star. Rocxvitix, March 27, 1891. ‘The ministers’ and laymens’ meeting con- vened this morning at the Baptist Church, this place, but owing to the very inclement weather the attendance was small. After devotional exercises, conducted by the pastor, the regular program was taken up, the first subject being “The Bible and the Young Christian,” which was well presented by Mr. R. E. Sellar, Elder S. B. Teagarden and Rev. L. R. Millbourne, after which an interesting essay on “Church Discipline” was read by Mr. Frank M. Griffith. The session was then adjourned until night, when Rev. J. L. Lodge presented an able essay entitled “The Rise and Progress of Error in the Early Church.” ‘The meeting will be continued through Saturday and Sunday. The county comn.issioners will hold a meet- ing here on Wednesday next at which the | board will sign and deliver to Mr. Jos. T. Moore the remaining fourteen court house bonds. On Thursday the commissioners will meet to consider the subject of a reduction in the assessment of the lote sold by Messrs. Edward Baltsley and Bro. at Glen Echo Heights. In the damage case of Elgin agaigst the Bal- timore and Ohio Railroad Company, tried here at last November term of the circuit court and upon which an_ appeal was taken, the court of appeals have affirmed the decision of the lower court in favor of the compeny. It is reported here that an effort will shortly be made to secure telephone connection be- tween this place and Washington and also a similar line to Barnesvillo, from which latter Place there is now aljne in operation to Pooles- ty. ville and Frederick Among the many new houses projected for the coming summer are six on the plat of land purchased by Dr. Bohrer of Washington, about two miles from this place, on the Georgetown ike, four on the Garrett addition to West End ‘k and seven at Fenwick station, on the Met- jitan Branch railroad. forkmen are now engaged in erecting tl forms for the new railroad station a mile northwest of this place. es anda valuable horse, bugey and harness stolen. The team was afterwai seen going in the direction of Washington. Mr. George Shaw and family are reported very ill with pneumonia at their residence about ten miles cast of this place. Mr. F. M. Fawcett has sold to Dr. Bruce Thomas of this place « building lot at Kensing- ton for $300. Mr. N. Thomas Harriss bas. announced him- self asa candidate for the office of register of wills, subject to the decision of the democratic primary elections. Ho orge Peter, who has been quite sick at his home, this place, for the past week, is ral ay improving itr. |. L. Knight, formerly a resident of this town and now associate editor of the Gazette, at Billings, Mont. is now on a visit to his mother's family here after an absence of ten years. Kev. L. L. Lloyd, formerly of Calvary M.E. Church South, Balumore, arrived here yester- day and will’ assume the duties of pastor of Rockville circuit. Itis now reported that the contract for re- | — the Chesapeake and Ohio canal between | wards’ Ferry and Georgetown, a distance of can miles, has been awarded to Mason, Hoge & Co. ‘The biggest snow storm for several years has been prevailing here during the past twenty- four hours, rendering an almost entire suspen- sion of all kinds of business. 5.A.M. VETERAN VOLUNTEER FIREMEN. All Arrangements Completed for Their Trip to Baltimore on Monday. A meeting of the VeteranVoluntcer Firemen’s Association was held last evening at Meyer's Hall tomake further arrangements for the visit to the Baltimore veterans on Monday next, Mr. J. H. Richards presiding and Mr. J. J. Peabody secretary. Several communications were re- ceived from ‘Mr. Chas. T. Holloway, president of the Baltimore Association, as to the arrange- | ments made. | The procession will include some of the old- | time fire reels, gallery and suction engines and a test of the latter class will be made at the Washington Monument at 4 o'clock in the aft- ernoon—the old Deptford engine to be manned by the Washington Vets, who mect at Myer's Hall at_10:30 o'clock and leave in the noon train. From the indientions nearly, if not all, of the uniformed membersand a number of the hon members will make the trip. Mr. Richard A. McLean was elected an hon- “TUE. Hagan ‘of the trustees in charge of the 4 0 < house (the old Union, corner of 19th H streets northwest,) reported that it had been turned over to them and he had the keys; that they had looked it over and were. en Rese ees cntes, cad be bat bad the insured. From Life, Ph Sat Didn't yo beer aot mee An’ A few nights ago the stable of Mr. Thomas Riggs, in the vicinity of Brookeville, was en- | the tered by ‘WELCOMING A PASTOR. Rev. Dr. Widerman Entortained by the Con- grégation of McKendree Church. Rev. Dr. L. P. Widerman was appointed to the charge of McKendree M. E. Church at the re- cent sessign of the Baltimore conference in this city. He has presided in the pulpit of bis new cbureh for the past two Sundays and hes already succeeded in making himself vory popular with his audi- ‘ence. Until last evening. however, they had had ‘no opportunity to meet him. Dr.Widermancame to this city from the Narlem Park Church of Paitimore, where he has tabored for several years Pat Mith great success is family conrists of wife and ‘a young lady who makes her home with them. They have DR. WIDERMAN. — alyeady taken up their residence in the parsonage, 921 Massachusetts avenue, adjoining the church. Last evening the members of the congrega- tion tendered a reception to their new minister in the Sunday school room of the church. ‘The wretched weather kept away all but abont two score of the hardier spirits, but notwith- standing this fact the occasion was a very P ‘one. Mr. W. P. White, superintendent of the Sunday school, presided over the exer~ cises, which were quite informal, and announced the opening hymn, “Blest Be the Tie That Binds.” Rey. Matthew Turner ledin prayer, aud the address of welcome was delivered by Mr, Zephaniah Jones, the oldest member of the eburch. Mr. Jones has been a member of the chureh for forty-six years past, but he said last night that never in all that time before had he addressed a congregation. He made a pleasant little speech appropriate to the occasion, which ‘was responded to by Dr.Widerman. ‘This closed the regular exercises, All those who were present were introduced to the new minister and his wife, and the remainder of the evening was spent in pleasant social reunion. Kefresh- ments were served by the ladies of the congre- gation. GEORGETOWN. OBJECT TO A POLICE STATION. Property owners on Gay street betwoen 8ist and 42d strenuously object to the erection of the proposed new police station on that square. They state that such a building would mate- Tinlly decrease the value of the property in that neighborhood and render it objectionable for resident purposes. ST. JOUN'S WORKINGMAN'S CLUB. The St. John’s Workingmon’s Club, an organ- ization under the charge of the Rev. J. A. Reg- ister, the minister of St. John's Episcopal Churob, will showve a musical and literary entertainment av Their large hall over the street market house. Some excellent talent have volunteered their services for the ooen- sion an er classes are forwar (is sim mete yecere ato clean eid be charged and the ladies and. gentlemen con- nected with it will do all in their power to make those who are unable to pay for enter- tainment feel as if they were the princes the real entertainers the paupers. ‘A JUNIOR BKOHABITE TENT ORGANIZED. Herschel Hudson Tent, Junior Rechabites, was organized the other night, with Robert W. Johnson counsellor and R. Emmet Smith treas- urer. It is composed of boys, rai in ago from ten to sixteen years, aud has for ite main object the inculcation ‘of the principles of temperance. Military tactics will be taught and the boys kept posted on parliamentary P It will also be beneticial in case of sickness or death. The new club starts out well with forty members. NOTES, By the attachment of two extra trollyson top and several small brooms in front of each car the Tenleytown Electric Railroad Company was enabled to run its cara on time through yesterday morning's storm. Isaac W. Nordlinger and B. T. Janney, trus- tees, have sold to Virginia M. Duvall for $3,400 - lot 47, in Nordlinger’s et al. sub of square Mr. J, J. Harrington is fitting up the old house, 1247 32d strect, for a store and dwelling. While performing « difficult athletic feat yeo- torday William Allen, the you son of James Heath Dodge of Bethesda, Md., fell and broke hisarm. He was attended by Dr, E. W. Slaymaker, who set the injured limb and some- what relieved the young man's pain, Bir Geo, Casilear of the New York, stock exchange and at one time its youngest member {s visiting his father, Mr. G- W. Casilear, at his home, 3019 Gay street. Miss Bessie Gordon Bell was quietly buried terday at 1:30 o'clock from the residence of rT parents, 1670 31st street. The interment was at Oak Hill. Mr. Geo. W. Beal, a well-known citizen of this place, who died'a few days ago of dropsy, was buried yesterday from hie late home, $314 Patreet. Interment at Oak Hill. Mr. Geo. Birch, the undertaker, is lying very ill at his home, 3038 M street, from ‘omplica~ tion of diseases, consisting of pleurisy, pneu- monia and the rip. ‘Mr. P. Howard Troth loft last night on bus- iness trip to North Carolina. Impressive services were held yesterday in various churches here in commemora- tion of the death of our Saviour. Settling Chicago Labor Troubles, A settlement of the long dispute between the boss carpenters and the journeymen in Chicago has been reached. ‘The United Carpenters’ Council met Thursday night, and the agree- ment was gone over clause by clause, each re- ceiving careful consideration. The committee that signed the ment was in attendance and expluined in detail the reasons that led to the adoption of the different propositions. A mass meeting of the carpenters of the city will be held at Battery D tomorrow, when the agreement will receive formal and ‘final ratift- cation. Several prominent citizens will speak ‘on the occasion, 2A le SRP a ie Arbuckle, the Famous Defendant, Dead. Charles Arbuckle, the senior member of a | i well-known coffee firm of Brooklyn, died at7 o'clock last night of pneumonia. He wasa millionaire. Mr. Arbuckle gained considerable notoriety in a breach of promise suit, in which Miss Clara Campbell of Ironton, Ohio, re- covered a verdict of $45,000. Letters of love were produced, from which Mr. Arbuckle re- ceived the sobriquet of “Baby Bunting,” for he was 80 addi in the letiers. Miss Cam] bell was called “Bunnie” in these letters, remains of the dead millionaire will be taken to Allegheny county, Pa., for cremation. Puck's IMustratcd Definitions, 3 | the bank in bold block letters. WASHINGTON, D.C, SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1891—SIXTEEN PAGES. x i biti ae E aan AN ATTRACTIVE NEW HOME. ‘The Handsome Building to Be Occupled by the West End National Bank. On Monday the West End Bank will take pos- session of its handsome new building, 1415 G street. This willboa gratifying as well as a sub- stantial celebration of the fact that this insti- tution has just passed the first anniversary mile stone in its existence. Since its organiza- | tion in January, 1890, the bank has been located | at the corner of Pennsylvania avenue and 18th street, but the growing business demanded a more central place, and accordingly the site on G strect was selected and a handsome building has been erected. ‘The granite front is an arch: tectural addition to that locality of great merit. The design, which was executed by the architect, Appleton P. Clark, jr., is simple but | effective. ‘The rock-face surface of the rugged granite gives the character of stability and Permanence to the building, which isin har- mony with that of the institution whose home itis, The front is finished with a plain parapet of stone and below is the cornice, with a frieze of dressed stone relieved bya dental course and crown molding. There is a bit of carvin; here and there. but it relieves the plainness and does not the effect, Above the great window in the first story appears the name of ‘THE FIRST FLOOR with its lofty ceiling and broad window, pro- tected by a handsome iron grill, is the bank- ing room. The entrance is under a fine arch and into an open tiled vestibule. An abund- ance of light is ndmittéd from the broad win- dow in the front and from the windows in the rear and the central light ehaft. A handsome oak counter finished with a screen of iron Fiill work is the main feature of this room. in the rear of the roi will be @ great vault made of stee! and completely isolated from the walls. exterior of the vault will be fin- ished in an attractive design of iron columns and panels. The foundations are brick walls, two anda half feet thick, with » base of railroad iron close together. The doors will have | ime locks, and there will be two sets of doors and aday gate. In the rear of the vault and connecting with the directors’ room on one | and the banking room on the other by a Passage along the vault is the prosident’s room. ‘TRE UPPER FLOORS aro reached by abroad oak staircase and are each divided into seven well lighted office rooma. On Monday nest the effects of the bank will be removed to the new building, and Mr. Charles P. Williame, the cashier, will be ready for business at the usual hour. gee A MICROBE OF THE GRIP. Dr. Gentry of Chieage Claims to Have Captured “Star Dust.” Dr. Wm. D. Gentry of Chicago claims to be the possessor of a microbe of the grip, the first ever captured or even heard of. Tho little wrigglor is imprisoned on the glass slides of Dr. Gentry’s big: microscope, and was yester- day carefully inspected by many persons. Ever since the grip made its appearance a year ago the doctor has been searching for the microbes, if any existed. He found that thirty-four yoars ago; and again sixteen years ago, the grip was epidemic among human beings, and seventeen years agoit attacked horses, causing the still-remembered “epi- zootic.” Owing to the recurrence of the | disease Dr. Gentry was inclined to believe that | N, the earth at such intervals passed through a stretch of space impregnated with what astronomers call “star dust.” | Four days ago it occurred to him that he might trap some of the dust or microbes, or whatever it was. Carefully polishing a blank slide, he took it out doors and passed it through the air. Placing the slide under his micro- scope, which magnified 1.170 times, he counted seven heretofore unidentified microbes in the field of the instrament. The creatures were very lively, and seemed to flow or swim upward toward the glass. Defore the doctor could se- cure the microbes they had disappeared. ‘The next day, with the Rev. I'r. Biggs of the Rogers Park Methodist Church, Dr. Gentry tried again and found more. Agzin they es- caped, but by using micro-glasies, he secured the next lot and had them mounted for the mi- croscope. His next step was to procure some mucus from a patient afilicted with the grip, and the same fort of microbes were found in the mucus that had been caught in the air— identical in every respect. ‘The grip microbes, as described by Dr. Gen- | try, are generally of @ round form, varying oc- | mally in outline, but always’ distinetly | marked by a series of seven lines surrounding them. Radiating from these lines are other | lines which, in the ified image, resemble | fine irregular hairs. Dr. Gentry's entire time has been ocoupied in @ nie microbes to bro ians, avd in ning a tech- nical account of the’ discovery for the benefit of the profession, Funeral of Ji re ‘The funeral of Judge Andrew K. Syester took place in Hagerstown yesterday. Rev. David Laughlin officiated. “ ‘The pallbearers were: Honorary—Chief Judge R. H. Alvey, Associate Judge H. W. Hoffman, 8. 8. Cuningham, C. W. Henderson, F. J. Nelson, T. B. Kennedy, Rear Admiral D. M. Fairfax and Alfred Showman, Active E. H. Friend, 8.8. Rouskulp, George W. Smith, jr., William Keathoper, Alexander Neill, David ‘Siebert, Albert Small and H. H. Keedy. Interment’ was in Rose Hill cemetery. Notwithstanding the inclement weather the Presbyterian Church, where the services were held, was crowded. oe ae Coal Company in # Receiver’s Hands. A Birmingham, Ala,, special says that R. L. Robinson,-has been appointed receiver of the St. Calir Coal Company. The consists of valuable coal flcids and the Ragland furnace properties. He gave bond for $10,000. 0 Fees 162 08 yee Sees upon the world’s fair and ce e plan to erect a beautiful stone monument of Columbus at Buenos A) in honor WRECKED NEAR CAPE HENRY. 4 UNITED CATHOLIC PARTY. Eight Lives Lost From the Norwegian Bark What the Pope Desires to See Established Dictator. tm Ireland. ‘The Norwogian bark Dictator, from Pense-| A special cable dispatch to Tur Stan from cola, Fls., to West Hartlepool, England, laden Rome says: The visit of Arcbbishop Walsh to with pine lumber, with a crew of fifteen | this city te consult with his holiness, the pope, ‘and the captain's young wife and little boy of promises to bave an important bearing on Irish three years, came ashore inastrong easterly politics. It appears that the archbishop was gale yesterday morning four mitos south of | secretly summoned by the pope, who is becom- Cape Henry and two miles north of Virginia | ing anxious lest tho outcome of the present war- | The Beach Hotel. ‘Ihe weather -was so thick that the vessel was not seen until 9 o'clock and then she was in the breakers, broadside on, within a quarter of « mile of the shore. LIFE-SAVING CREWS RESPOND. Full crews from two life-saving stations, those of Cape Henry and Seatack, under com- mand of Capt. Drinkwater, were promptly on hand and began firing lines to the ill-fated — The guns could not deliver the lines so rr, . they were repeatedly fired. The = ‘y succeeded in gettii © line. eabore ied to a barrel, which the surf carried to the life savers. ‘The breeches buoy was iy rigged and sent to the vessel, but unfortunately the bark’s crew were oraut of its use, and the rescue was delayed until Capt. Drinkwater of the life-saving crew wrote instructions, put ‘thom in a bottle and sent it to the Dictator by | the line connecting the vessel with the shore. ‘The men on board broke the bottle at once, as conld be seen by glasses from the shore, and proceeded to carry out the directions. BROUGHT ASHORE BY THE BUOY. Tho first man was delivered shore in eight minutes, and seven others were rescued before sunset, four of whom came ashore ina life boat, which was capsized, but the men suc- reaching shore in a haiftcad eon dition, one man having bis arm broken. Dur- ing the entire day the ship rolled and pitched terribly, and made the work of rescuing the unhappy sailors exceedingly difficult and slow, as the life line would tighten or slacken in re- sponse to the motion of the vessel. Once the line broke with a man midway to the shore and he was hauled back to the bark half dead, The line was mended and the same man was safely landed. The beach was Hned with people, who came from the country houses and the hotel, and to the spectators the anxiety and suspense were awful, as they could plainly see the on the bark and hear their Constant cries for sue~ ightfail there were still niae persons and among the number the eap- | tain, huis wife and Iittle child. ‘The captain had urged his wife all during the day the a8 she would not leave her husband and only one could take the buoy ata time. ‘The wife and child were ana — ex- hausted, according to the report of the sailors. ‘TRE BARK GOES TO PIECES. ‘The bark later wont to pieces and the seven that remained on her were lost, including the wife of the captain. The captain just before the ship went to pieces sprang into the sea with his son strapped to his back and reached the shore alive, but the boy was lost, making a total loas of eignt lives. ‘The list of the saved Gant JT'At. Jorgensen, Second Mato Jal tt J. M. Jor m ius Anderson, Ampler Barrett, Join. Steven, Jolin Patterson, Yelmer Olsen. 'John Malla, Carlo Olsen (broken arm), Charles Josoph, colored. tator was trying to make Hampton Roads, huving been’ disabled by hurricanes since the 12th instant. LOST THE RECKOXIXG. All that could be gathered from the half- dead sailors as to the cause of the stranding of the vessel was that they did not know where they were, the sun not having been seen for four days and the weather being so thick Thursday night and yesterday morning that they struc! the breakers before they could. see the coast ‘The life savers worked all day with great dili- ence and heroism without a since early in @ morning. The apparently slow progress of the work of rescue fe due to the fact ‘thet the life boat could not live in the surf and that the guns would not reach the bark and that the crew could not use the breeches buoy until they were instructed from shore, which caused great delay. ——_—_+e-—____ . THE ROHAN CASE, An Interesting Affair Which Has Been Full of Surprises. Another chapter has been added to the Ro- han case in New York, which is considered one of the most interesting in criminal annals. Charles de Anford Rohan is accused of having burglarized the residence of Joseph Cohen, a wealthy merchant of New York city, at No. 176 buoy and ¢ re, but she steadily vel mo ashore, di | East 79th street, on April 15, 1885. Property valued at $750 was carried off. Roban anda young woman named Mand Wilton occupied room near the Coben residence and Rohan was suspected of thé crime, with the woman as an accessory. Rohan fled and the burglar was not arrested until last November at the expiration of aterm in the Ohio penitentiary in Colum- bus. His identification was brought about in the summer of 1836 through a visit of one of the penitentiary keepers to relatives of the woman, of whom Rohan rented the room in New York city. He was brought to New York aud tried in Japuary last, the Jury failing to | agree. He is still in jail awaiting a second trial. Some time ago an affidavit was received in New York in which one Shaw, a convict in the Columbus penitentiary, claimed to be the burglar. Not much confidence was put in this, but it was thought best to investigate the story. A photograph of him was obtained and sent to Frank Koehne in New York, at whose house Rohan was staying when the burglary was com- mitted. Mrs. Mary Koehne has written to Columbus saying: “The man on photo is an entire stranger to me, and how he dares to state that he,«nd not Rohan, occupied the room exhibits more check than one would give him credit for. He may not be experienced in bis business, but he certainly is in dying. In fact I never doubted that Rohan is man. Stil Imight have been mistaken, but [feel satistiod now that I have not the ‘honor’ of an acquaintance with Mr. Shaw.” Kohan has been pretty well identified, but even Mrs. Kochne acknowledges there may be a mistake. oue-time ud Wilson "has since reformed and married and is now the re- spected mother of a ome a She concealed her identity in court where had to appear by wearing a veil, and her present name and Tess. dence has never been published. It is claimed that Shaw's confession is part of a plot to free Rohan, and that he, Shaw, was serving o term in the Missouri state prison when the Cohen burglary was committed. Advocates Demolish a Saloon A riotous demonstration in connection with the temperance crasde at the village of Bloomville, Ohio, oceurred on Thursday night, when a mob of supposed temperance advo- cates attacked the ealoon of Wm. Miller and Pistol Balls Flying In ‘arlety Theater. A double murder and suicide oceurred early yesterday morning at the Casino Variety Thea- ter at Spokane Falls, Wash. Charles Elliott, a | tion faro dealer, who was occupying a box near the stage, drew his pistol and fired several shots at the performers. One bullet took effect in the | PUEY has left breast of Mabel Debabi fare between the two Irish factions will bea distinct decline in the power and influence of | the Roman Cathotie hierarchy in the Emerald | Isle. Although the priests, toa large extent, are now arrayed on the side of the McCarthy- | ftes, and at Bitgo are working for them vigor- ously, neither of the two political parties pre- senta platform that the bishops can unre-| ly indorse, In fact, the leaders of the | Present warring factions are not, as a rule, in | aceord with papal hierarchy, many of them hay power in direct opposition to land wy igno priestly influence. | It ie these considerations that have caused pond holinoss to concede the idea of a regen- | erated Irish organization, which might be truthfully if not actually ‘called the United Catholic d. Such an omganiza- | i Parnell. ¢lim- erofore again in touch with the | ish. amenable to the influence and coun- | | sels of the Vatican, would be a pledge that he could successfully offer to the ‘British govern- | ment in return forthe renewal of i jomatac | relations with the court of St. James that he eo much desires. | It is to take measure to this end that one of the most distinguished of the Irish prelates | is now in Rome, and it is understood that he | Teturns to Dublin farnished with ial in- | structions with a view to furthering the end in | view. WAR 18 DECLARED. ‘The Rochester Clothing Workers Declare a Boycott on the Clothiers. The clothing workers of Rochester met yester- | day afternoon to consider what course to pur-_ sue with reference to the lock-out. The opinion of the national executive board was submitted to the meeting and is so different from what | was expected as to create a decided sensation. It is as follows: “We, your national officers,desire to make the | following report and recommendations: After | hearing an expression of opinion from the officers of the above-mentioned local assemblies | ‘we recommend that all locked-out meinbers of | the Knights of Labor apply for their former | Pititions to their former employers. We take tion for two reasons: \ “First. That any employe that is refesed em- | ployment has reason for an action ageinst the employer who so refused, which will be pushed | to the strictest letter of the law with the under- standing thet we kuow a clear case of con- spiracy. “lecond. The reason we take this unpro- | cedented move is because we desire to give the | consumers of Rochester clothing the opport- nity to know the men who conspired against | workingmen and wowen in the ci to notify the consumers of Rochester clothing, it would be unprofitable and inadvisable to re- | main out of work duriug that time.” The cutters will act in accordance with this recommendation. The manufacturers have al- | ready declared that they will not employ | Bight ot Labor. A formal boycott of the re was the Knighta of Labor yesterday. ete YF ——— +0. TO BE EXTRADITED, Hughes to Be Surrendered by Gov. Pattison for Trial. Gov. Pattison will issue writs for the extradition of James Hughes, national master workman of | 5" of Rochester, and as it will take several weeks | { Py SARAH BERNHARDT AS THEODORA THE DIVINE saram WRITES A LETTER. Sn Al AE ToMre. HARRIPT HUBNARD AYER 4 i wth ESURES RECAMIER CREAM Ts used dail actresmes al pretaration w by fasitonadie your tae WARKIET 205 FLPTH Av) nen ver the world it ie ARD AYER, . SEW YORK CITY, Lor rite for Pomp hie comtatning Fuglt foutel as (aeiee, et oRty Oo , ai Draggista and Fancy Goode Dalley ped ae pact iatiiaiinal Ovex Au. Nionr. For the sommodation of our vile we Will Leep cur stare 0 a A co oe BRENT UNDER MASOMIO "TI *. Fase woos, om the Uite departient Uy pupeiciaps. Ayers Bier Visor a ioe ore ic mre Ohirtinent staan Carbolic Cateure Rewivent Movie Saraaperitia Willtains” Saree}ari oratord's Acid. Ph the Assembly of Garment Cutters, who is | Per wanted at Rochester, N.Y.,on charges of pator- | tion and conspiracy made by L. Adier Bros. & Co. of that city. ‘The governor suys| that the from Gov. Hill ask- ing — for extradition of Hughes were in proper form and thore remained wo other course for him to pursue than to iss the writs. The application for ex:radition on the charge of conspiracy was received by the governor after the bearitfy on the first appli- cation for extortion. The writs will be issued * ——___¢99___ SHE STEPPED ON A MATCH. A Brooklyn Woman Was in Consequence Horribly Burned. Mrs. 0. Erickson, living at No. $0 Fourth place, Brooklyn, stepped on a partor match upon the floor yesterday and as a result she is now in the Seney Hospital at the point of death. As soon ss the match oxploded the fame ignited her skirts and in an instant she was a mass of in the ‘The unfortunate woman ran screaming hall, where a strong draught was blowing. Be- fore assistance could reach her ber clothing was nearly burned from her body. Ambulance came in se to a call. 8 forrest He found the woman was horribly burned from head to foot. The explosion of the match sot fire to the furniture. The flames, however, were extinguished before much damage was defective fine while the judge was the case of the i was with spectators yank wes narrowly averted, Capt, O'Shea has ened the Catholic bishop of Galway apd Kilmigeduagh and Canon O'Mahony of the diocese of Cork for alleged libelous ut- terances in regurd to his relations with Mr. During the progress of a charity ball at Stragedy, County Donegal, Ireland, recently, an insane man entored the hall and discharged both barrels of « doublo-barreled shotgun among the dancers, dungerously wounding & | young girl. j A member of the Mafia Society has murdered & merchant of Kufstein, Austria, in mistake for a compatriot whom he had been detailed to kill for some imaginary wrong done the secret or- a. ganizatio: Ite reported that the French and Russian Parnellite press, and as a resalt the loadi organ of that faction ‘bus lost over $000 suit ‘M. 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