Evening Star Newspaper, April 18, 1891, Page 10

* THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON. D.C. SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 1891—SIXTEEN PAGES. VALPARAISO. VALE OF PARADISE. A Chilian City That Now Seems to Be Misnamed. WAR TIMES IN VALPARAISO. Feeling Among Resident Foreigners—Pres- ‘ent State of the Revolution—How Troops Are Kaised—Volunteers in Chains—Some Interesting Sections of Northern Chili. SEA. _GETIRS From The Star's Traveling Commissioner. ‘Vatranaiso, Curt, March, 1891. THESE DAYS OF WAR if IS NOT AN easy matter to get into this misnamed “Vale of Paradise” from either direction, by land or sea—not only on account of the blockade in the bay and the infrequency and irregularity of railway trains, but because of the uncer- tainty of coming events and the direful cer- tainty that revolters are everywhere. liable at any moment to perpetrate unheard-of atroci- ties under the guise of revolution. Should one come by sea just now he would not be permit- ted to land, and the only way to get here from the direction of Santiago is by rail or in the saddle from the north and east. ‘Have you ever reflected how much of every- day comfort and safety is due to the enforce- ment of established laws? It requires some great upheaval, like this in Chili, to remind one | of his obligations to good government—as health is best appreciated during an illness. ‘The foreigner in Chili who values life and liberty will do well to entertaiz no opinions concern- ing the questions at issue, or to keep them re- ligiously to himself. Bitter feeling runs bigh, and these volcanic people are by nature given toexcesses. The landlord whose guest you are, or the untidy man who pretends to set your room in order (there are no chambermaids in South America). is as likely to resent your rash expressions with a dagger in your heart ora ragor-edged curco at your throat, as the soldier is with his bayonet. Everywhere in Spanish America your personal property is much safer from thicves than in most parts of the United States; but human life is rated very cheaply and taken on slight provocation. ‘TRE RESULT CANNOT BE FORETOLD. Regarding the unhappy situation in Val- paraiso, I have gleaned the following facts from | resident foreigners. Nobody can yet cleat foretell the result of the revolution, except in the destruction of the credit und prosper: the proud little country that has so long stood at the head of South American republics. As to the details of the can-eless conflict, the present scene of action being several hundred miles to the northward. the newspapers sup- | Pressed and all cable and telegraph communi- €ation cut off—the citizens of Valparaiso are not so well posted as people in Europe or the United Statex You can readily imagine what consternation prevailed that bright afternoon in January when the rebellious Chilian feet, with decks cleared for action, came sailing into the port, after the “sangre azul” (bine blood) of the country. supported by congress and the navy, Bad gone into revolution against the govern: ment! Many fled from the city, fearing bom- Dberdment and the landing of the insurgents— which would mean another general masswcre, | than that which recently took place at yaiqui: but the few Americans resident here Femained toa man (and I may also add to a woman), feeling that the arm of the home gov- ernment is long and powerful and bound to be Valparaiso is so situated aloug a narrow strip of coast backed by steep hills as to be exposed to bombardment in every part, and being almost entirely a wooden city, with extremely narrow and crooked streets, it would burn like tinder. ‘TE ARMY FAILED To “RISE.” Bat instead of plucking the plum of com- plete victory,as the rebels might easily havedone | that day, they simply pillaged the government store ships, issued a bombastic proclamation, and maneuvered the fleet around the bay, with flying colors and a brave show of what they might do if “so disposed.” It is amerted, how. ever, that the forbearance of the rebellious Bavy wus not due to any consideration for V: Paraiso and the people thereof, but to the cir- eumstance that the army officers, who had | Pledged themselves to join the uprising and | Pocketed the cash therefor. failed to “rise” when it came to the scratch. the few days immediately followin; this bootiess demonstration Baimaceda arme. ‘the forts that command the entrance to this most important of Chilian harbors and reo ed his army. The regular army nu: only about 5,00) before these troubles Degan, but it has since beea augmented to} more than 25,000. offers troops are conscripted. it is related that a recruiting officer recestly sent fifty men to headquarters, cusined tw gether like wild beasts, accompanied by the tie message: “I herewith send you | fifty volunteers. Please return me the chains.” DEPRIVED OF EXTENSIVE REVENUE. On January 17 a shell was fired into the Calle Bianco, killing six meu and wounding a score. ‘Then Admiral Moret declared a blockade in Valparaiso bay; but at the expiration of the usual forty-eight hours’ notice the valiant | uadron was nowhere to be seen, they having | folded their tents, or rather their sails, like the Arabs, and silently stolen away between two 3° of mischief elsewhere. The 2B blockade deprives the goverament of | its customary four jon dollars per month— in nitrate 1 duties—aud there bas never been time when the revenue was more needed than ai present, All manner of Fumors—some ne doubt greatly exaggerated—are afloat here- abouts concerning the recent battles at Iquiqui, Antofi and other places in northern Chili; as the wspapers little reliable sere ees cae € ts neighbor- on the bay, and for several weeks | of the usual theaters, flestas and populace bas been entertained itary funerals and impressive ta | EF So’ ebdicate, or bas been bat neither is likely to occur. He has hardly shown his bead outside the Moneda (or treasury build portion of which serves for the executive shelier jast now, wit an armed guard in every doorway and angle of the Is to cortain that the wealth and aristocracy of the country are almest universally against Pisagua | This laudable enterprise first brought Jato the president, as well as many of the lower ciass. But whatever his faults and short- comings all concede that he is a wonderful organizer and that he still retains the best of the situation. “The situation” is briefly thi The rebollious navy at the north has murdered thousands of people, destroyed millions of doliars worth of property and crippled the revenues of the country to an appalling extent but have really accomplished little to their own advantage. Balmaceda retains the army and the treasury, and the capital is compara- tively safe. But the country is ina most deplorable condition. Crops cannot be har- sted for lack of laborers, and business of every kind is completely paralyzed. ‘WAR PRICES RULE. Exchange has been as low as 163¢ pence, and today it is at the ruinous rate of 18 pence. On a letter of credit which calls for American gold or its equivalent one may now receive here three times its face value in Chilian currency. But that circumstance in the traveler's favor is offset by the absurdly steep “war prices” that prevail. Fancy paying from $7 to $12 per diem for scanty food and indifferent lodging in one of these decidedly unpalatial hotels. The Hotel Colon is the best in Valparaiso, as good, per- haps. asa fourth-rate house in New York, but the charges are tremendous. It is kept by an aged Hebrew named Kerbernhardt—an_uncle, so he tells me, of the illustrious actress, Madam Sarah, who dropped the Ker from her cognomen when she went on the stage in defiance of the wishes of her family. The Chilian elections have been set for the last Sunday in this month—church going in tne morning, politics in the afternoon and maybe murdering and rioting by moonlight. Congress has been called for April 20 instead of May 1, as the constitution expressly provides. That venerated document, the constitution, does not receive much attention in these unsettled days, but frequent edicts and proclamations begin with the significant words: “The exigen- cies of the occasion demand,” &. BETWEEN TACNA AND VALPARAISO. As we shall not revisit northern Chili I may as well tell you something about the country we passed through between Tacna and Valpa- raiso. The first port south of Africa and the principal one in the famous Tarapaca province is Pisagua. Its bay is the largest on the north- ern coast, and in times of peace dozens of ships may alwi seen at anchor on it, awaiting freight: but now the blockade has driven them allaway. During the war between Pera and Chili the town was entirely destroyed, and has since been rebuilt in rather more modern style. Its wooden houses are perched upon a range of hills so steep that one wonders what hinders them from sliding off into the sea. The most conspicuous object in the place is a big marble monument, upon a conical hillock in the cen- tral plaza.’ erected in memory of the soldiers of both sides who fell in the Peru-Chili con- tict. Pisagua has about 3,500 inbabitants, and two daily papers are published—one of them s society journal. ‘There are also two free schools and a seminary, a public library containing more than 1,000 volum benevolent association, a hospital and one of the finest mercantile plazas in all Chili A railway connects the town with Iquiqui and the interior. But the great drawbac of fresh water, none being found anywhere in the neighborhood. Much of the supply is brougit in boats from Arica, sixty-five miles way, and stored in a public reservoir; and there is also a machine in operation for con- densing sea water, the product of which sells for three-fourths of acentavo per gallon, and is considered much better than “that from Arica. IQUIQUI BEFORE ITS DESTRUCTION. Before its recens destruction by the rebels Iquiqui had the most foreign aspect of any of Chili's coast cities, having broad, macadamized Streets, wide sidewalks and shop signe in English more numerous than those in Spanish. ‘Though grotesque architecturally, with buts of mud and bamboo sandwiched between more substantial houses, it was well lighted by gas and exceptionally clean. Besides the prepond- grating English element there were more French and German residents than Chilians to the manor born. Having been several times destroyed in the past by earthquakes and con- flagrations it bad been almost entirely rebuilt of pine wood and plates of gulvanized iron, and had the general look of San Francisco, Cal., | in the early days of the gold fever. Jhere was a fine new custom house, all of stone, several churches, schools and colleges. ‘theaters, banks, club houses, hospital, gas works, extensive mills, machinery for making thread, condensing sea water, amalgamating metal: &c., all of which, together with most of the vate residences, were reduced to ashes the other | day by this causeless revolution. A few weeks ago the population of Iquiqui was something over twelve thousand—and out of that number five thousand were killed in the recent battles. This port, which is 606 miles north of Valpa- Taiso, was known in the earliest years of the conquest, and as far back as 1356 was celebrated for its adjacent silver mines. In the summer of 1712 the great engineer, Mr. Francis Frazier, came here, and made the waters of the Rio f available for the use of the people. notice the valuable guano deposits on the near- by Isla de Iquiqui, which in those days was used only by the Indians, who transferred a little of the fertilizer on the backs of amas to their ranches in the mountains. ‘THE FORT OF ANTOFOGASTA. Sailing due south from Iquiqui some two hundred miles, and having crossed the Tropic of Capricorn, one comes to Antofogasta, the capital and principal port of the rich depart- ment of the same name. Its architecture is also grotesque and its streets irregular, but ite green wardens and flowery plaza prosent a utiful contrast to the arid hills that environ them. The town has a population of not quite five thousand, yet the value of property fa it, including the nitrate works, is estimated at three million dollars. There is an immense ni- trate factory, some extensive copper and smelt- ing works, three hotels, two newspapers, free schools, private seminaries, night school for artisans, P rinonic society, town band, &c. The freight commonly taken ‘at this port iss quantity of silver in large bars. A railway runs to Caracoies, the celebrated mining district. COBWA NOW DEAD BEYOND RESURRECTION, Then there is Cobija, the little seaport that formerly belonged to Chili,—now dead beyond | the hope of resurrection. Caldera is another ccean-side hamlet, and from it a railroad runs inland about fifty miles to Copiapo. This railway is interesting from being the oldest in South America, yet it dates back only forty-one years. Co) is capital of the depart- t and has tweive thousand peopie. It was once one of the wealthiest cities in Chili, and has many elegant casas and magnilicent public edifices. “In the days of the Ineas this valley was called Copayapa, and about the year 1420 the Inca Yu; ai caused. ® road to be built through it, ranuing from the mountains to the sea. In 1566 Don Diego de bere while, and five years later all the neighboring tribes ‘were subdued by the conqueror Pedro de Valdivia. The Spaniards dul is “EL Valle de P “and afterward it was known ss tho Valley of Turquoises on account some were found in the neighborhood, Green coast we have seen since leat Guya- thousands of miles to the ward, Rtnereavenseccestee me Fares B. Wamp. Sistare Pleads Not Guilty. Wm. H. M. Sistare in New York yesterday pleaded not guilty to the five indictments plains of the Heckshers, his former associates, | ty-two times. YEARS OF MELODY. The Sengerbund to Celebrate Its Fortieth Anniversary. AN INTERESTING HISTORY. Organization of the Society Two Score Years Ago—Ite Early Struggles and Triumphs ‘and Its Present Prosperity—Program of the On the evening of April 20, 1851, there was organized in this city, in the old German Hall clung to existence with a persistency thoroughly characteristic of the nation whence the Wash- ington Sengerbund derived its membership. Other societies that had dedicated themselves to vocal endeavor have come and gone and in their places new ones have sprung up, but the Washington Sengerbund flourishes to an ex- tent not known in its previous history. Its first director was Charles Walter, and the other officers of the association were George Bremer, president; Herman Blau, secretary; Anton Eberly, treasurer. The active members were Fred. Schmidt, L. Streb, A. Kiesecker, G. Einolf, J. Koebel, Julius Viedt, Aug. Sellhausen, Frederick Sellhausen, F. Hausam, Andreas Gross and A. L. Meiners. AT THE START. ‘The society was not # pretentious one when it first started out. Its music was of just such acharacter as would be taken up by alittle company of men who had in them the spirit of song, but who lacked any considerable de- gree of technical train- ing. The earlier meet- ings of these lovers of music were, for several years, held in thehomes ot various members, and it was the naturally ensuing social feature that gave the organiza- tion the firm grip on existence it has today. So successfully has the eneral interest been eptup that it is his- : tory in the Senger- PRES'T PAUL SCHULZE. bund that in all its two score years of life the regular rehearsals have never been missed. ‘The city and the nation dur- i period have mourned and rejoiced for .d the Swngerbund or jubilation, but reason: jas shared in the general gr: it never neglected the rehearsals which were 50 essential to its well-be- ing. Not for a single week has there been any suspension in the rej lar proceedings and this remarkable fidelity has been rewarded by a steady growth in num- bers and prosperity. Not so long ago a heavy- hearted treasurer could see uo more than $1.75in the Sengerbund’s treas- ury, but he can now, if / so ‘inclined, feast his eyes on a’ balance of something like $1,500. ‘The roster has been con- Vick PRESIDENT tinuously added to until Jom WALDMAN. it now contains the names of nearly ali the more prominent German-American citizens of the District. There are three classes of mem- bership in the Sengerbund—active, honorary and passive. The first class attends to the singing; the second achieved their position by the performance of some signal service for the bund; the third have the privilege of annually subscribing for a season concert ticket. THE ROLL oF MEMBERS. Investigation of the Seengerbund’s records shows that there have been on the rolls dur- ing the period which closes tomorrow active members, twen- ty-four honorary mem- bers and 1,781 mem- 78 of the ive va- riety. Thirteen fo dents have looked af- ter the general inter- ests of the association, and ten musical di- rectors have, in suc- cession, waved the com- mending baton, with varying degrees of suc- 4 cots, but always bring- ing the force of singers SECRETARY F. ALTRUP. up to a» good standard of excellence, showing that the pioneer Ger- man singing society was not unmindful of the object for which it was organized. ‘TRE FIRST CHORUS. The musical growth of the Saengerbund would be an interesting story, and not a difi- cult one, for the records of the society are com- plete and most precise. The first chorus re- hearsed was “Auf ihl Bruder, lasst uns Wal- len.” Since the night when Charles Walter led his companions in the rendition of that song the association has ad- ded two hundred and sixty-seven other chor-4 uses to its repertoire, and these two hundred \d sixty-eight compo- tions have, in all, been prevented to the publio ve hundred and twen- TREAS. LOUIS FABER. 178 EARLY CONTESTS. Small as was the Sengerbund in 1852 it was not afraid to enter into competition with the : choirs that attended the third New York Sengerfest, and al- though it brought home no it gained valuable expo- rience. It can win $1, FINANCIAL SECRETARY piano. Paul Richter A. LEPPER. was then. The present director is a musician who com- bines great ability with the genius of hard- working application. Prof. Willigm Waldecker is_a Washingtonian by birtb. first vocal effort was made in the prese audience on the 25th day of October, although his expression plating to Pee not un} rental ears. Some years later he commenced to ther in an education the public schools of the city, and about same time evinced such strong musical in- tions that he was placed in the profes- sional care of Julian Enders. His. course was furthered under the careful guid- = of Carl Richter Kort ‘bolt mort able trainers of pianoforte ws. In 1875 Mr. Laipeie Conservatory of Sas oon now organist at St. Mat: 's Chureh and is ‘= most successful teacher on the lines of piano, hig ELE between 7th and ‘8th streets, ‘the singers have cecu- for the past and the walls of room ara decorated with photographs of won by society and with _—_ tokens of affection trom fair admirers of ——. ‘The officers of the Sengerbund for present year are: ee John Wald- man, vice P. sccretary;, Wilma director. ‘ ‘THE ACTIVE MEMBERS. The active members are the following: Wolf. Second bass—F. Altrup, F. Carl, C. Herbert, E. Kuebel, H. Schuermann, H. Schmtake, B Scbneider, M. Altechuh, L. Faber, E. E. Ruebsam, J. Schlueter, H. Schmidtman, W. Spangler. TOMORROW'S CELEBRATION. yw evening the society will celebrate Tomorro' its fortieth anniversary by giving a sacred con- cert at the Academy of Music. The program is as follows: 1, Overture, “Stradella,” Flotow, orchestra. 2. “Hati Columbia,” Lachner, Sengerbund and orchestra (with tableau). 3. Pianosolo, “Rhap- sodie Hongroise No. 9,” Liszt, Mr. Richard Burmeister from Baltimore. 4. Soprano solo, “Aria from Linda di Chamounix,” Donizetti, Miss Alice Willis lings Zauber, orchestra. 6. Violin solo, “Fantasia Apas- sionata,” Vieuxtemps, Mr. Anton Kaspar. 7. Soprano solo, a, ‘To Sevilla,” ——; b, “Un duld,” Schubert, Miss Alice Williams. 8. Piano solo, a, “Prelude and Song,” Chopin; 6, “Soi- rees de Vienne, No. 8,” Schubert-Liszt, Mr. Richard Burmeister. '9. Traeume: ju mann, string orchestra. 10. Die Niederwald- fahrt, Pache, Sengerbund and orchestra (with tableau). Weinzierl, Sengerbund and ——-. NEWS FROM HAGERSTOWN. Active Work on the Canal—A Peach Com- pany Formed—Other Items. Correspondence of Phe Evening Star. Hacenstown, April 17, 1891. The work of repairing the Chesapeake and Ohio canal is being pushed forward rapidly, and the “old ditch” presents an animated ap- pearance. Over 1,000 men are at work along the line and it is expected to have the canal restored as far as Williamsport by May 15, and with good weather the entire route will be completed by July 1. The repairing of boats has also been begun and contracts given out for new ones. The outlook seems promising for active trade, and the people of the river districts are jubilant. Preparations for the great national an- nual meeting of the German Baptist brethren (commonly known as Tunkards) in Hagers- town during the coming month are progress- ing rapidly. Numerous buildings are being erected, the largest of which isthe tabernacle, which will have a seating capacity of 5.000. In the tabernacle all the pany and discus- sions of the convention will be held, and a re- served space is being erected expecially for newspaper reporters. This meeting will un- doubtedly be the largest gathering Hagerstown has ever experienced, as the indications are that 25,000 people will be in attendance. ‘The South Mountain Peach Company of this county has been organized with a capital of $50,000. The object of the company is the growing, cultivating and selling of peaches, peach trees and other fruits and trees and of purchasing lands and acquiring leases. The term of existence as expressed in the charter is forty years. The operations of the company are to be carried on in the state of Maryland with the principal office at Edge- mont. ‘The Hagerstown post office in import- ance in Maryland ranks next to Baltimore. It does the largest money order business and cancels more stamps with the exception of the office noted. The revenues for the year which closed March $1 amounted to about $15,000. The department at Washington has been peti- tioned to establish a new post office at Crystal Fails, this county. A new glass company, with a capital stock of £30,000, has been organized in Hagerstown. company will rebuild the works which were destroyed by fire a short time ago. ‘Two hotel properties at Greencastle were sold during the present week. The National by the Messrs. Brosius to James B. McAfee for 7,000 and the Antrim House, by H. R. Guff, to James E. Euchus for $3,000, both ridiculously low prices when the character of the property is considered. 335, r ey for the extension of the West Vir- ginia Central railroad from Sinclairville, W.Va, to Hagerstown is now being made. This exten- sion will cross the Potomac river, the Chesa- peake and Ohio canal and the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. Mr. Thomas W. Skeggs, grocer of this city, has made application for the benefit of the in- solvent laws of Maryland. Mr. C. W. Cremer, associate editor of the Valley Spirit ot Chambersburg, was married on Thursday to Miss Emma Foltz, daughter of M. A. Foltz, editor of the Public ‘Opinion of the same place. “Pape en route to Hagerstown; avoid him and save trouble,” were the warning words in ter,” which did not pre- vent the marriage at the Hotel Hamilton. on Wednesday of Mr. J. E. Bush of Medvale, Va., and Miss Margaret O. Wheat of Fairfield, a runaway couple. The ceremony was performed by Rey. E. H. Delk before “papa” arrived. This is the fourth eloping couple married in Hagers- town the present week. Every workingman in and around Williams- port is at work either on the canal or the Poto- mnac Valley railroad now in course of construc- tion. In fact, at the present time there is work for every laboring man in the county. Col. H. K. Douglas, appointed to the vacant judgeship of the court of thiscounty, made so y the death of Judge A. K. Syester, has not as yet accepted and his commission lies untouched upon the desk of the clerk of the court. There is any quantity of money about Ha- gerstown secking investment and good securi- ties bring big prices. Thirty shares of Hagers- town Bank stock, par value $15, sold yesterday at $46 per share,and ten shares of the First National, par value $10, brougitt $25 per share. The public schools of Washington county closed on Wednesday and will remain closed until September next. Cause, the lack of funds, B. ee ATTEMPTED BRIBERY EXPOSED, A Dramatic Scene in the Florida Demo- cratic Caucus, A dramatic scene was enacted in the Florida demoeratic joint caucus last night while the eleventh ballot was in When the name of Whitehurst of Hillsborough county was reached he arose and said that during the forenoon he had been approached by a Call man, who said: “It will be worth $600 for you to vote for Call.” ‘The opposition cheered, but Clarke of Polk county, a Call man, arose and demanded the name of the man who had made the implied offer of a bribe. Whitehurst gave the name of John McLellan of Calhoun county, not a member of the legislature. He explained that he did not know whether it was meant for 8 bribe or not. Call's followers denied all re- sponsibility for McLellan’s action, and in a few minutes a letter from Call denied any connec- tion with McLellan whatever. There was much confusion and excitement for a few minutes. The eleventh ballot x | of John Mullen for letters. The caucus then adjourned until Monday BLOWN THREE HUNDRED FEET, Terrific Force of = Boiler Explosion in In- diana—Two Lives Lost. Thursday,evening the boiler at Stewart Bros.’ Planing mills, at Lebanon, Ind., burst, killing one man end burning and mangling anotherso that it is thought he inge- | a tendency to avoii AFTER A WEEK'S PLAY. ‘What the National Base Ball Club Has Done and What is Expected. A week has come and a week has gone and the National Base Ball Club has been seen at work upon the home grounds. It has played four games here, of which three have been lost by weak work, either at the bat or in the field. There have been no especially weak spots de- veloped, except, possibly, at third, and this, it is asserted, has been strengthened by the sign- ing of Jim Davis, who will make » valuable ad- dition to the team if he can be managed prop- erly. It is true that the men who appeared as opponents are among the strongest in the as- sociation, and perhaps the Senators did well to take one game from them, but, with all of the good pitching and fielding of the visitors, jere ‘was certain looseness of play on the part of the home team that caused a good deal of disappointment. The team has in it some well-seasoned mate- nial that should be capable of producing better effects than those that have appeared, and per- haps last week has been quite as good a piece of experience as any that could have been en- countered. There is a tendency on the part of the men to slack up, and particularly when the pitcher needs his ‘Vest support. ‘There is not enongh of scientific base running and several runs have been lost by a failure to slide. The men seemed to be afraid of soiling their nea new white uniforms, and there tomething o rough-and-tough tumbles in the dust. This will probably wear off with another game or two. The attendance on Monday was tremendo and it showed what Tue Star has contended along during the season of preparation, that the enthusiasm in Washington is not dead, but sleeping. The people are as eager as ever for the game and as ready to forgive small defects, but they will not stand any yellow ball play. ‘THE PITCHERS. The pitchers have shown up pretty well. Miller's work on Thursday was first-class until hard in the first game, but he lone better, it is thought, had ti men been stronger at the bat_ themselves. is new in the association and seemed to show the signs of miniature rattles. Keefe did what he has done often before—show that he has ability of the first order in him if he can keep from his old fault—wildness in delivery. For instance, in Tuesday's game he gave two men bases on balls in one inning and struck two of the three men out. He is a queer combination of excellence and faults. Bakely has done nothing much on which to base an opinion. COMING GaMEs. There was no game scheduled for yesterday and consequently the team rested from the work of four games in succession. Today the Baltimore aggregation ap and for three es the Senators and the Orioles will battle. is will carry the schedule to next Tuesda Wednesday is an off day and on Thureday, Friday and Saturday the Athletics will be attraction. This will end the home pla; for a time and the team will go away for short trip, playing in Baltimore and Boston, seven games in all, returning home to play St. Louis on May 6. ‘Then there will be quite a Jong ‘series “at home with all of the western jabs. ‘A SUMMARY. ‘Thus far the Nationals have made in the six games played 39 hits and 19 errors to 54 hits and 18 errors by their opponents. Hatfield leads the batting with 7 hite to his credit. McQuery has 6 ard Beecher and Dun- lap 5 each. ‘The teams of the Association stand thus in the race: 1. PC.) We. Po. St. Louis. 2 .764 Philadelphia.2 4 .333 Louisville. 2 .750 Washington .2 4 .333 Baltimore. 2. bi 2 5 .286 Boston .. 2 .667,Cincinnat 6 .250 OTHER GAMES. At Lonisville—Louisville 4, Cincinnati 3; hits, Louisville 12, Cincinnati 8; errors, Louis ville 1, Cincinnati 8. Batteries, Ehret and Cook, McGill and Vaughan. Umpire, Kerins. At St. Louis—St. Louis 7, Columbus 4; hits, St. Louis 7, Columbus 4; errors, St. Louis 2, Columbus 2. “Batteries, ‘Neal and Munyan, Dolan and Dowse. Umpire, Ferguson. AMATEUR BASE BALL. The Columbia Athletic Club team defeated the Dupont team yesterday by the score of 18 to4 im the second game for the championship of the District. The batteries were Spring- man, Homiller and Daly for Columbia, ahd Thornburgh and Clagett for Dupont. Colum- bia made 14 hits and 8 errors and Dupont 6 hits and 11 errors. tofmateur teams have been organized as fol- jows: ‘The Visner Base Ball Club, composed of C. O'Hagan, c.; R. Atchison, p.; H. Walsh, 1b.; F. McElhone, 2b.; C. Atchison, 8.8.; E. Connell 3b.; S. Kaufman, r.f.; C. Harley, ¢.f.; J. Len- ion, Lf. Composed of players ‘not over Afteen yenrs old. He Walsh, 144i N street, manager, ‘The Pacific Base ‘Ball Club, composed of Piszers not more than twelve years old—J. falsh, c.f.; E. Atchison, p.; G. Cobrocoresses, 8b.; E. Walsh, 1b.; W. Harley, 21 Miles, 6.8.3 F. Daw, Lf.; C. Donnelly, c., and F. Canfield, r.f. H, Walsh, 1444 N street, manager. The Leroy Base Ball Club of South Washing- ton, members under seventeen years of age: Hugh Gordon, Arthur Morgan, W. Williams, 8. Skinner, M. Fitzgerald, K. O'Dwyer, E. Sulli- .F. Gordon, van, J. Chisledine and F. Myers. 910 D street southwest, manager. eee THE COURTS. Equrrr Count—Judge Hagner. Yesterday—Ferry agt. Ferry; Cornelius Burke appointed guardian ad litem. In re James Rossiter, M.A. Thomas and Catherine Lowe; writs de lunatico inquirendo ordered to issue. Parker agt. Parker; dismissal of bill and cross bill ordered. Kitch agt. McIntosh; motion to strike out amended bill overruled. Second Colored Baptist Church agt. Fickling: time to take testimony extended forty-five days. Jones agt. Dougherty; reference to auditor ordered. Basford agt: Lovelace: ref- erence to auditor ordered. Eggleston agt. Eg- leston; appearance of absent defendant or- — Carson agt. Clark; motion to limit time to take proof postponed. Earnshaw agt. Daly; Timothy D. Daly appointed guardian ad | litem. Oppenheimer agt. Miller; ten days’ further time allowed to answer, &¢. In re Albert J. Richards, non compos; M. T. Spencer appointed next friend. CunnxaL Court—Judge 5 ‘Yesterday—William Brown, larceny person, guilty; sentenced to Alban: ears. Joseph Young, policy; be Issued. Jobu Wallan, Lousebreaking; guilty. Robert Green, appeal, nizance forfeited. Henry guilty; fined the for two F. Sheckell; order to sell publicly or privately. Estate of Samuel Duvall; will admitted to pro- bate and letters issued to Louisa Duvall; bond | €200. Estate of Otto Fischer; letters of ad- ministration to Louisa Fischer; bond ¢1,800. Estate of Ann Bean; will admi ted to probate and letters to Sarah imer on bon $500. n: bond $3,000. Estate of Marian Cole; caveat to will fled, Eatate of Mark Tyrrall ‘petition letters of adtminiatration to Macone ai re of adm on bond $6,000. Estate of ‘Ann ition of Joseph A. Bohr. for Branson; Bohn; te of Mary A. Nicholson; will filed. AT THE RACE TRACK. Active Preparations Being Made for the Coming Spring Mepting. TRAINERS AND OWNERS ROTH GET UP EARLY TO TRY THE PACES OF THEIR FLYERS—ROW TO BRING 4 COLT UP TO THE RACING POINT—CARE- FUL TRAINING NECESSARY. ‘The familiar sound of the bugle calling the horses to the post, the cry of the bookmakers, “They're at the post now. Who wants to back ‘em?" will soon be heard at the Benning track and the Washington sport will saunter up to the festive bookmaker ina winning kind of style and plank down his hard-earned dollars, while visions of his horse coming in first’ and @ hat full of money dance through his brain. It cannot be exactly stated at this time what his condition will be after the race, but if past ex- perience is worth anything his winning smile is short lived. Just at this time there is a great activity among the trainers and horses at the Bennin, track, getting ready for the spring meeti the Washington Jockey Club, which takes at the Benning course, beginning on the The training of the horses ie now in full bast, and every mornii they may be seen speedi: around the track. ‘The trainer of Tacs horses is an early riser, and upon. him alone rests the responsibility of the horse’scondition when the sound of the bugle cails him to the it. There are other early risers besides the trainers. Nearly all of the bookmakers have men em: ployed to watch the working of the horses and report daily their condition. These men are g00d jadgesof horsesand can tell in an instant whether or not a horse is it." Of course their judgment greatly intluences the betting, for no bookmaker is indiscreet enough to lay big odds against horses which his “"watcher” Fe. ports Place th. are “fit” and stand well to win. THE TRAINING OF A RACER. The training of a race horse requiresa great deal of knowledge, judgment and skill. A Sraa reported was an early visitor at the race track yesterday morning and watched with agreatdeal of interest the workings ofthe horses as they fairly flew around the track. The trainer (and in a great many cases the owner) stands,wateh in hand, timing the horses and carefully noting their performances at the different distan Approaching a trainer, who although young in the business has a good and promising string of youngsters, the reporter inquired something of how a race horse was trained. He said: “A young thoroughbred destined for the track must be as carefully watched asa baby. In the first place, the quarters of race horses must be necessarily kept clean and well ventilated; the stalls must be roomy, the straw clean and the feed boxes as free from dirt as the best regulated housewife’s punch bowl. The first thing to teach the colts is patience under the halter. The firsy year is generally occupied in this. By this tige the youngster is ready for the next lesson, which is to my mind the most important of all, that is, the ‘handling. Itis customary to introduce the youngsters to the track after they are two years old, but the training proper does not commence until they been thoroughly broken. ‘The first thing for a horse to learn is to be bridle wise. HOW To TAKE THE BIT. “He has learned patience under the halter, but the bit is a new thing to him and a freedom he is likely to resent with force. Of course to get ahorse or any other animai accustomed to anything you must first gain his confidence. Many a colt, like manya man, has been ren- dered utterly worthless by being improperly handled in the first place.” After the horse has been broken to the bridie the next thing is to break him to the saddle. A light saddle is ad- justed snd a stable boy put om his back. It is st to do this branch of the work in a large stall deep in straw, for the high-blooded oungster resents this freedom and tries his Bost to throw the rider. “It is of great import- ance that you have anexperienced rider in the saddle, for if the colt succeeds in dislodging his rider he never forgets it and will try it when- ever an occasion presents itself. li, however, after the first two or three attempis he finds that the rider will not be shaken off, he soon gets tractable. After that comes the training proper. ‘The early spring is about the time to gommence. | Work begins by heavily blanket- ing the horse and sending him two or three miles at a pretty stiff pace. This puts him in a heavy sweat. He is then brought in and sera, The scraper is a strip of hickory wood, crescent shaped and sharp on one side. ‘This is runall over the horse, and all of the sweat is scraped out. The horse is then rubbed until dry and then blanketed again. ‘This about con- stitutes the training. Of course different train- ers have different methods,. and I am giving you the one generally followed. RAPID TRAINING NOT GOOD. “The training should not be rapid. for you are liable to over-train your animal, just as « prize fighter is over-trained. In horse lore that is what we cal! ‘going stale.’ A horse gets in the very pink of condition, and by over- work breaks down. As the day approaches for the race the traine> becomes busier. The horses have to be ‘keyed’ up and the fast work begini. It is the custom to speed the animal adistancs a little longer than that of the race. Sometimes horses become track sick by being put through their trials too often. This makes bolters and jumpers. "The day be- fore the race the horse is sent along at aslow gallop to work out his stiffness, and on the morning of the race he is turned out early and sent along-for an eighth or a quarter of a mile ata rapid gait to make sure of his 6 He is then returned to his stall, and at noon given alight food of oats anda very little bay: | His water ie sasasured out to kim, foe nothing tn the world makes a horse go wrong more too much water. Just immediately before the race the horse is sent around the track at a pretty stiff pace and taken to the paddock and walked around untii the trumpet blows or the bell rings for him to go to the post. Then the race is run. After that the horse is walked around again under a blanketto keep from tak- ing cold, and retires to his stable for a day's poy ——___— see A SOCIALISTIC EXPERIMENT. Cause of the Failure of the Kaweah Colony in California. The Los Angeles, Cal., Express gives the following result of an investigation of the Kaweah colony in Tulare county, which was established ostensibly to carry out nationalistic ideas. The investigation was prompted by the prosecution in the United States district court here of Burnett G. Haskell, Henry 8. Hubbard, Henry T. Taylor, James J. Martin, William Christie, trastees, and the leaders on charges of cutting timber on government lands. In Octo- ber, 1835, forty-two men made timber entries on. lands famous for big timber in Tulare county. Two months later the land commissioner or- dered the withdrawal of these lands from entry Meanwhile the filers had gone ahead and partly built a road eighteen miles long through an in accessible country to get to the timber claims. The entries were refused by the Visalia office, but the filers protested and went on with the work. ‘The five trustees were found guilty last evening, and the Express makes the following statement in regard to the methods under which the Kaweah colony was conducted: Haskell & Martin established a joint stock company and the former started a ine, claiming that the Kaweah colony owned 4,000 acres of timber land_ and 1,000 acres of grazing land. The most giowing descriptions were given of the delights of living in the colony, Shich was being ‘run on the Bellamistio plan. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of people ‘doped eir the period of over three years have been day into¢he scheme, man; ‘ing all & get to Kaweah and. working for a long meanwhile on cheap 4 UEP Hy eters. & if SeRE SPRING GOSSIP IN LONDON. Seasonable Topice Discussed im the British Capital. POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF THE JACKSON CASE AT CLITREROE—WIVES AND THEIR RIGHTS—cELE- BRATING PRIMROSE-DAY TOMORROW —THE CITY'S FILTHY DRINKING WATER—PREVALENCE OF THE our. Special Cable Letter to The Evening Star. Loxpox, April i8.—An exemplification of the fact that every action, no matter how insignifi- cant at the time, yet has a far-reaching capacity which may not be apparent or even dreamt of when it occurs and which may be likened to the broadening circles that occur when a stone is dropped into a pond of water, is to be found in the now celebrated Clitheroe case. It will be remembered that Mr. E. H. Jackson was mar- ried to his wife in 1887, and being under en- agement to go to New Zealand he left for that distant land the day after the ceremony was performed. Then in consequence of letters which his wife wrote to him he returned to England, but was denied access to her and no replies were even vouchsafed to bis letters. He brought the case before the notice of the divorce court for the restitution of conjugal rights and the court made the order. In spite of this he was still unable to gain access to hor, and he accordingly captured her as she was goin; home from church at Clitheroe. 4 it Binckburn, but except her up in his house lar as she was not allowed to go from it in so she was free. _ The lord chancellor in giving his judgment found that pracucaily Mrs. been imprisoned, for Mer lib- erty had been restrained, and no law allowed a husband to seize his wife because she did not wish to consort with him, and, therefore, Mrs. Jackson must be restored to’ her liberty and allowed to live wherever in the exercise of her sweet will she chose. ‘The city magistrates have been deciding cases where restitution of conj Tights bas been asked for on the basis of this decision. Not- withstanding the fact that the lord chancellor in reterring to this case said that it was not the | intention of the government to introduce a bill to give husbands the power to imprison their wives for refusing to obey orders restoring men to their conjugal rights, it is generally be- lieved that the discussion of the lead before very long to some legislative meas- ures on this subject. The lately appointed jus- tice, Jeune, declared in the divorce court that separation decrees were now useless, and cer- tainly the public opinion seems to be that a wife should, unless by mutual consent or by order of the court, be compelled to fulfill the Vows she made at the time of her marriage. CELEBRATING PRIMROSE DAY. Tomorrow will be primrose day, which, as you will doubtless remember, has been an in- stitution since the time when Lord Beacons- field, the greatest statesman of his age or the most consummate trickster who ever went into politics as trade, according to the belief of the conservative or the radical party, died, ten Years ago. It must be owned that, although the day was originally sacred to the memory of the departed statesman, it has even at this early period already lost’ most of its political significance. Liberal and conservative, tory and radical alike don the badge of a bunch of the pale little yellow hedge flowers as a sort of tribute to the spring. In fact, in this wretched climate of ours the primrose is practically the first of tho wild flowers to appear and prove that the earth is yet capable of vielding any thing fit to look upon after the dark and dreary winter, and this is undoubtedly the reason why their universal wearing has become the fashion, especially as they seldom appear in anything like protusion before the end of the second ‘week ‘of Apr! The season has been so bad that it is likely that those who make a point of decorating their button holes and carrying bouquets of there yellow blossoms will find them much more ree than usual, Already preparations are being made for the harvest,’ and the hedges will be subject to the depredations of the multitude wo go out with Knives and baskets searching for the plants. They will probubly this year not even spare the roots in their eager. ness to cull the blooms, and. this action threat ens the cherished symbols with complete ex- tinction. In spite of this scarcity, however, the shrine of Lord Beaconeficld, the statue erected to his memory, which {aces the Abbey, will be decorated as usual and will be an at- tractive sight. It is really worth a long journey togo to Parliament Square on primrose day and see the statue of the hero with wreaths at its base, and bunches in their thousands which the hands of admirers have cast at its fect, till there is a huge mound of pale primroses reach- ing to a height of many fect, while a maguifieant wreath eneircles the upper part of the statue, and many similar offerings hang around it. LOXDON DRINKING WATER. The water we are doomed to drink is abomi- nable, and its supply ought to put the author- ities to the blush, if authorities were capable of evineing such an emotion. It has just been shown that the Thames, from which we draw what should, by deference to long usage, be the sparkling fluid, is fouled by cesspools near the source. The pumping station at Sunbury and the filter beds are the only things that ine tervene to prevent the dissemination of typhoid germs throughout the supply of drinking water, which is furnished not only to the metropolis Dut to many adjacent tows ° Ava consequence of this, are getting alarmed, and already’ fillers are being sold is nearly every streot and square of the city. The British Medical Journal, one of the most promi- Rent technical organs, has taken the matter up and probably will not stop harping on the ques- tion Until it has achieved some change in’ this disgraceful state of affairs. LATTER DAY SAINTS VS. MORMONS. Mr. Frederic Tubb, the secretary of the Lon- don branch for reorganizing the church of Jesus Christ and Latter Day Saints, has just written a letter which cannot fail to be read with interest by at least two denominations. He says: “Our church is not in any lied With the sections known as th church in Utah. Our president, Joseph Smith, is the eldest son of the prophet, an ently denies that his father either taught, in- culeated or practiced the anti-scriptaral inno- vation my. Weare heartily at be recent abundoninent of the Utah ficcese arch.” ‘TRE GRIP Ix EXGLAXD. The grip has again begun to exercise a great deal of attention, not only by reason of the fact that it has appeared in one or two of the country districts, or because we have been daily inundated with the reports of its ravages in America and even by the publication of the daily death rate of those cities of the United States in which the dread disease has appeared. The Lancet, perhaps the recognized organ of the medical profession, predicts that there will be severe recurrence of influenza in England unless we get some warm sunny weather to check the course of the disease, which has al- ready appeared, It must be confessed that the ‘weather prophéts do not hold out any great hope of our seeing much of the day god's pres- ence, and therefore, according to the journal I have just quoted, we must wy that in the coming week at least of influenza will extend over a much wider area. The weather is now coldand chilly and shines at all. The rife TH i [ THROUGH ARKANSAS SWAMPS, ‘The President Reaches Little Rock and ‘Leaves for Galveston. Upon the conclusion of President Harrison's Speech at Memphis yesterday calls for Post- master General Wanamaker and Secretary Rusk were answered by short addresses from those gentlemen, and then the Premdent beld ® public recpetion lasting about an hour. At ‘the conclusion of the reception the presidential party was taken to the Louisville and Nashville station, where the President shook hands with a number of ‘The train left for Little Rock at noon and arrived there at 5:48 o'clock after an uneventful run. The great Arkansas swamp region, through which the train passed, was rather monotonous, but the President seemed to enjoy the luxuriant foliage and pic- turesque negro cabins. At Medison, « small banks of the St. Francis river, village on the | the train was brought to a standstill to enable 4 serenade by « band of the President to | negro musicians. THROUGH TRE ARKANSAS swax?. At Forest City # large crowd cheered the | President as the trai nt by, and at Brinkley | @saluge was fired from acannon and several hundred people gave vent to their langs. Car lisle, village thirty miles from Little Rock, turned out 100 people to greet the President. Here the wife of Gov. Bagle and« number of other ladies, forming a committee of met the train and proceeded with it to Litue RECEPTION AT LITTLE ROOK. The President's reception at Little Rock was enthusiastic, cannon boomed and steam | Whistles blew. Escorted by military organi- zations the presidential party proceeded to the state capitol, in fromt of which ® gaily decorated grand stand had been erected. The residential party were given seats on the plat- form with the governor and state officers, state and federal judiciary reception committees: and mayor and town council. In front of the grand siand several thousand people were packed na solid mass, and they cheered lustily when Eagle. the President was introduced by G: The President made a short speech and Post- master General Wanamaker and Secretary Rusk | Sollowed with beser remarks. ee _ After the President had held a short tion he was driven back to the depot, and jast before 7 o'clock the presidential train left for Galveston. ‘The houses along the line of route in Little Rock were profusely decorated with bunting and the capitol building was covered with flags. 4 QUIET DAT AT GALYESTOX. Gov. Hogg of Texas telegraphed be would meet the President at Palestine,in that state, and Brig. Gen. Stanley, commanding the department of Texas, and his personal staff would join the party at Galveston and accompany it to Sen Antonio. Brig. Gen, MeCook will accompany the party through his department, from El Pasp to Los Angeles. The President informed the committee in charge of arrangements at Galveston that ho preferred that there be no demonstration in that city tomorrow, as it is his desire to devote po eT rest. The re- view of scl el arranged for will not take piace. INVITED TO MEXICO. Col. Villanueva has left for El Paso to meet the President on bis arrival there and invite him, in the name of the Mexican government, it that country. United States Minister d President Diaz to meet President Tison at El Paso, but President Diaz an- swered that it would be impossible for him to leave Mexico now owing toa press of official business and because congress is in session. The governor of the state of Chihuahua and the military commandant of that district will also meet President Harrison at El Paso and tender him the hospitality of Mexico. ae doe CREGIER CONCEDES DEFEAT. Completing the OMicial Canvass of the Chi- cago Election. The official canvass of the Chicago election as completed yesterday afternoon, and Hemp- stead Washburne, republican, for mayor, has = plurality of 369 over Cregier. The canvassing board adjourned until Monday for the purpose of taking up the large number of precinct re- turns which have been laid over for revision, and at that time Judge Prendergast will present Proof of alleged republican frauds. If these proofs are of such a nature as to invalidate the election of mayor, then the board may act, otherwise the certificate of election will go to Hempstead Washburne. If the certificate of election is issued the only redress Mayor has is to go into the but itée or fils that he will go. inte protrs and ex) ive lit on. vote for mayor isas ties ia Hempetead Washbourne, republican. 46.987 Dewitt C. Cregier, democrat eS al C. H. Harrison, independent democrat. . 42,981 E. Washburne, independent democrat... 24,027 Thomas Morgan, socialist........ 2,376 H. Washburne’s plurality... -- ‘369 The vote on the rest of the ticket is as fol- lows: For treasurer—Peter Kiolbanea (dem.), 50,506; Jacob Tiedman (rep.), 45,639; Ki bassa’s plurality, 4,417. For city attorney— J.J. Kern (dem.), 80.547; B. F. Richolson (rep.), 49,308; Kern's plurality, 1,239. For city clerk—J. R. B. Van Cleave (rep’), 56,699; James Strain (dem.), 60,964; Van Cleave's pla- rality, 5,735. bi tf if i i} f F i i i E 4 { I i E i I HH { I 14 il E i i i i i if f ; BE Hy . if l