Evening Star Newspaper, August 20, 1891, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDIN 110i Peansylvauis Avenue, corner 11th St. by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 8. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’ Wow York Ofice, 88 Potter Building, Pee Evexrvo Stan is served to subscribers in the Grantor ste per moutn, Copies ai erate rach. By ae ite) States or ih. Servapar Quapaeres Siicrs Stan 81.00 per year: ‘With foreien postage added. $3.00. rs [Entered at the Post (ftice at Washington, D.C.. ae werond clams mail matter ) EF Ali mail subscriptions must be paid in advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. Che Foening Star. WASHINGTON, D.C. THURSDAY, AUGUST ‘20, 1891. TWO CENTS. SPECIAL NOTICES. SPECIAL NOTICES. OUR GAS RANGES MUST Go. We will not carry them over. Call and get prices All stoves wuaranteed. 5.8. SHEDD & BRO... saz oth ie. hlO™ LE THose EL range, mantels, French plate beveled glass in vesti- Dule door, leaded glass front transoms, win- dows, stonesilis and solid stone front steps, and the most complete and cheapest houses in the eity. rice, $4.400 and $4,500 each. Terms: (9500 cash, snd balance to suit in installments. WASHINGTON DANENHOWER, jate, 13th and G ste. nw. Sanues Feaaibe Souk Genes FOR sting, &e..consuit HUDSON & STRIEBY, shee demcuers and iresco decorators, at D5 pet ee ooze rs wifteations: estimates, Communications by fant Drouptly attended tu. iw ven Sabo NG ALL OF OUK M. the “iiost reasou- by postal will Fen BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION. Washington News and Gossip. Index to Advertisements, town, D. Cc, are respects fovenant Lode.” Bs the « Bi gecurred .ast night, the lode suffers a great loss Josey last charter inem-P- TELEPHONE 000. foe OTK and honest dealings is our maxim. Bat- BYRON 8. ADAMS, CAN YOU DO IT? ROOMS AND BOARD. ‘Special rates to visiting sclentiste, THE ELS «ERE, st. he Uusiness heretofore existi rts Thanking our many patrons for theit past y ‘same advantaxe in dealing as under the old firm, we are Very respectfully, jikely to be fair during the re probacie tonights Preah pnwed a WE CUT DOWN AGAIN AT WORK. ‘The Scientists Meet in = Body and Later in Sections. INTERESTING PAPERS ON A WIDE VARIETY OF SUBJECTS READ AND DISCUSSED—NEW MEMBERS ELECTED AT THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL— ADDITIONAL ENTERTAINMENT PROMISED. The scientists were up early this morning ready for the work of the day, which was begun promptly at the hour fixed in the program. ‘The first event of general interest was the general moeting of the association, which is entirely devoted to such business details as may be brought up. The interest in these ses- sions is not therefore sufficient to bring out all the members. But still the hall was fairly filled when at 10 o'clock President Prescott rapped for order. PROF. BAKER'S ANNOUNCEMENTS. The general secretary, Prof. Wiley, gave sev- eral motions and then a number of announce- ments were made by Prof. Marcus Baker of the local committee. He stated that through the kindness of the trustees of the Corcoran Art Gallery, which was now closed to the public pending improvements, the gallery would be Opened for the inspection of the members and their friends either tomorrow or the day fol- lowing, the exact time to be announced here- after. Prof. Baker stated that there was a good deal of interest to know how the daily weather reports were made up and the members would have an opportunity of seeing the work by visiting the weather bureau, 24th and M streets, this evening and tomorrow event between 9 and 10 o'clock. An invitation hi been extended from the head of the weather bureau to the members. An invitation wus also extended to visit the Naval Observatory this evening aud tomorrow evening after 9 o'clock, when an opportunity would be given to look through the big telescope. Prof. Baker alo gave notice that by order of the President the private grounds of the Ex- ecutive Mansion would be open to the members of the A. A. A. 8. and other scientific yocieties dent. There are two names prominently men- tioned for this position. The geologists ex- pecially, as well as others, favor the election of Dr. John Le Conte, the distinguished ist, who is a professor of geology mn Fig University’ of California. “He Ww one of the leading writers on geology in the country. eal prominent in the field of statistics is Prof. Edward Atkinson of Massachusetts, who ig also mentioned in connection | with the place. {[t is stated, however, that Prof. Atkinson’ for next year will inter- fere with his serving and it is probable that his name will not be pushed. There will be some dozen names considered by the ——_- committee and the choice wil be deter: by balloting. ECONOMIC SCIENCE AND STATISTICS. An Instructive Paper on Mechanical Tabula- tien by Dr. Billings. Section I, devoted to economic science and statistics, looked like # corner of the census office this morning. A complete set of the elec- trical tabulating machines from the office, operated by men instead of by the pretty girls they are used to being run by, was placed in the room in-which the section met. They were used to illustrate a very interesting paper by Dr. John 8. Billings, United States army, who had charge of vital statistics for the census and who originated the electrical mechanical tabu- Jating idea. Dr. Billings said that the data collected by the census for each living person, or in sys- toms of death registration foreach decedent, might be recorded om single card or slip by punching small holes in different parts of it, ‘and that these cards might then be assorted and counted by mechanical means according to any selected grouping of these perforations, a8 was first suggested by him in 1980. ‘This suggestion was taken up by Mr. Herman Hollerith and by him has been elaborated into practical shape the system which is now in use im the population and vital statistics division of the eleventh U.S. census, and which bas statistician who uses this ¢ystenf must not only plan the forms of the tables, but the order in which they are to be compiled and the scheme of work of the dials and sorting boxes for each table to produce the most economical results. In addition to the machines above described Mr. Hollerith bas devised several other ingen- ious adaptations of electrical counting for stat istical work. One of these, which promises to be of much use, is what he calls an integrating device, by which a series of values, as of indi- vidual farms or of crops, indicated by punch- ing holes in a card for each farm or item, are summed up on the dials of the counting ‘ma- chine us the cards are passed through it. “All these mechanical methods of com and computing.” he said in conclusion, “will be more important in a nent census bu- Feat, which is now badly needed in this coun- zy, than they aro undeF the presont system, where they are placed in the hands of a large number of people, who must learn how to use them and are discharged about the time they have done so.” As Dr. Billings finished the crowd that had picked the room tended out into the Iway beyond the wide door surged around the doctor as he stood beside the counting ma- chines and ascore of questions was asked him in single breath. He answered them as fast as he could and the section adjourned for a few minutes #0 that every one could examine the machines and “‘work” them himself to sce just how such wonderful counting was done by a simple looking machino. CENSUS RELIABILITY. The interesting subject of the accuracy of the census was treated of in the next paper, presented by Alexander 8. Christic of this city, ita subject being “A Measure of the Relixbility of Consus Enumeration.” ‘The paper was quite brief and of considerable interest in its pro- posed plan for an absolutely correct census enumeration. “Soon after Gen. Walker retired from the perintendency of the tenth census,” be said, ‘asked him if any attempt had been made to determine the ‘probable error’ or the numeri- cal measure of the precision of the enumeration of the people. He replied that there had been nosuchattempt. Iam not informed whether any direct or effective indirect method ISWEPT BY A STORM. Martinique Visited by a Terrific Hurricane, LOSS OF MANY LIVES REPORTED. Revolting Scenes at the Hanging of a Murderer. THE PRESIDENTS PROGRESS, THE MARTINIQUE HURRICANE. ‘Thrilling Details of the Disaster Recelved— Many Ships Wrecked. Panis, August 20.—Notwithstending that Martinique is a French colony and that news has reached here from the United States show- ing that « hurricane has swept over that island (one of the French West India Islands), causing considerable damage. only the most meager de- tails have been received in this city. The first information received here was to the effect that every veasel in the harbor of Fort de France, the principal harbor of the island, situated on the southwest side of Mar- tinique, had been lost. St. Pierre, however, is the capital and ison the northwest side. "It was also said that the houses at Fort de France and atSt. Pierre had been damaged by the hur- ricwne and that many lives were reported to bave been lost. The only additional information received here is that the number of vessels lost is over twenty and that this number includes the Bien~ REVOLTING SCENE ON THE GALLOWS. Hanging of John Conway, the Steamship Fireman, at Liverpool. Lrvenroot, August 20.—John Conway, the steamship fireman who was convicted of and sentenced to death for the murder of the boy Nicholas Martin, whose body was found om May 9 last floating ina sailor's bag in Hardon dock, this city, was hanged this morning. There wasa sensational scene on the scaffold. As Berry, the hangman, was drawing the biack cap over Conway's head, the latter shouted: “Hold on, T want to nay something” To this request Berry replied, “You can't speak now,” and was about to proceed with the execution, when the priest who was in attend~ ance upon the criminal upon the scaffold hastily interposed, pushed the hangman on one side and held Conway's hand while the con- cemped man, in broken tones, asked forgivences: for bis sins. Ouly when th watertunate wretch Ley one speaking and when the priest had replied to ise forgiveness did the latter permit the > % This incident ‘caused intense excitement among those present at the hanging, but it wae as nothing compared to the horrible scene which was to fallow. In duc course of time the drop fell and Con- way disappeared from view. Almost immedi- ately afterward the priest began to read the confession of the hanging man. In this con- fession Conway said that he was intoxieated when he murdered the boy and that his reason for taking the boy's lite was that he bade morbid curiosity to observe the process of dying. Conway, in the same document, added that he did not ‘outrage the boy, as was first pected. hile the priest was reading Conway's con- fession a streaming sound war heard from the scaffold a8 if a quantity of water was ‘ A burried investigation was mule by the bang- man and by the priton officials and to th horror they found that the sound was caused by blood which was pouring upon the prison floor from Conway's weck The fall, ht ap- Pears bad been “so severe that the crim- inal's head had been practically torn from beld to the body—in fact, the head was of body by the muscles of the neck. = GONE TO MT. McGRECOR. ‘The President Departed trom Benningtes This Morning. Bewxrsotox, Vr., August 20.—President Harrison and party left North Bennington o'clock this morning for Mt. MeGregor. There Was quite « gathering at the station to see the distinguished visitors off. The special trains chartered by the West Point cadets, the Knights Templar aud the Patriarchs Muitant left dur- ing the night. The s:reets are comparatively deserted this morning. The grestcr part of the visitors having gone away. There was Some excitement on &: wt t this morni: caused by the arrest of a number of pick- pockets, ‘The Vermont militia is still in camp here. : é Nat 8, faiteur aud Ned White. ‘This is Governor's day, and Gov. Page will re- ‘SUBSCRIBED STOCK, @903,000. for © musical reception. |The United States | been adopted for the compilation work of the | 8t* Pag tn | ge Sari ee oereM | ‘The Bienfaiteur is a Fronch bark, Capt. Gar-| \iow the troupe this sticrmeon & large num- Bas the best plan devised for securing a Home. | the price of LUMBER Marine Band has been detailed for this occa- | recent Austrian and Canadian censuses. is that nothing of the kind has been done. [| Tick 287 tons. She left Rio Janeiro on June 13 | her of the prominent Vermouters whe attended pC sion. This entertainment will take place from |"“For each tndividual living in the United nothing ni QUIRED. ‘$LI per month on each 1 yer month. SIX PER CENT ALLOWED ON DEPOSITS. $20,000 placed in Ney ee. at If you bus for cash you :nust buy of us. This great cut in prices was made for the man who Pays cash and for him only. revenue, @503,121. W. F. Kexxepy class postmaster at Tinkling, Va. today appointed a fourth- LIBBEY. BITTING MILL WORK, HARDWARE, LUMBER, sailed yesterday 5:30 to 7:30. Members and those accompany- ing them: will be admitted at the southeast gate on exhibiting their badges. z The president announced that the sections would meet in their respective halls imme- diately upon adjournment. The association m adjourned. Btates June 1, 1890, as shown by the census schedules, the facts relating to sex, age, color, conjugal condition, birthplace, birthplace of each parent, occupation, number of children, &c., have been indicated’ on a piece of stout manilla paper 69% inches long by 344 inches wide, by punching holes in different parts of it. would suggest that the twelfth enumer taken in a single day, und that the precision of the result be determined during its progress. Say by this method: Having taken by random a hundred rural and a hundred urban districts, put into each of them during the last hour of the official day of enumeration a dozen thoroughly reliable men brought from a dis- for Martinique. The Ned White is an Ameri- can brig, Capt. Elwell, 528 tons. She left Ha- vanna on Jone 28 for St. Pierre. Further particulars ure anxiously expected here. ADDITIONAL NEWS FROM MARTINIQUE. Another dispatch bas been received here con- firming the report that all the vessels at Mar- re rewaining over to witness of the state troops. N. ¥., Angus: 20.—President Has Mount Met or at 1030 ecial train by the Fitchburg road. ere by Mr. Arkell, Col. Ritchie and President Lohnas. He left north Ben- Rington at 9 o'clock this morning and was Ps MEETING OF THE COUNCIL. For cach decedent during the census year the | thor: " E tinique were sont during the terrible hurricane Feoullough. from San Francisco for Honolulu. At the meeting of the council this morning | same facts aro reported, and, in addition, the | Wise, ad lon thom, Keeping their presence | there, As is well known Fort Defiance and General Secnetant Nontx has telegraphed the chiet | the following new members wereclected: Walter | #0 of Sash an fhe moth ot oath Th Niet mocwent Possible, go thoroughly over the | dilen” Ther ee not oly ponte. of destine: | echt atiuister Phelps. ‘The ‘moruing was Eh a ge 3 OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS, OF | clerk of the Interior Department from Niagara | B. Barrows, Department of Agriculture, Wash- | Bice of, residence, by | Shole groundand make up retures approxi-1 4.05 for = large number of vomele fromall parts | pelteched after avo lee ner ERA, en eepemmmmamaeantas — Falls, N. ¥. he will be in W ington; Wm. Growell. chemist, museum of) ‘The number of subdivisi hich can bo} Mating as closely as practicable to absolute | ofthe world, bi ts of call for hundreds } ter¢ cited stil Sty ssp TRUST co. oy Hang he walt be dn Washington t0-| hygiene, Washington: HH. Stock, itruetor | aisiingubed ie restric aes Glo eak tans | eorrecinens. A comparison of these. results “hosted eaiaai papers a iformed visitors to the Peel in mining and. geology, Lehigh U: g is the different cl with those of the local enumerator in eack and | f others. any citizens and uniformed visi ATIONAL SAFE DEPOSIT COMPANY OF WASHINGTON B. EZCOR. 15TH ST. AND NEW YORE AVE. Chartered by special act of Congress January 22, 1807, ‘Reorganized under act Congress October 1, 1890. ‘Trapsacts the business ofa ‘RUST COMPANY NepRasma Arrosxtotexts.—Acting Secretary Nettleton today appointed Gilbert S. Laws of Nebraska an immigrant inspector, but has not yet assigned him toa station. Svoan Ixsrector ApporsteD.—The commis- sioner of internal revenue has appointed John Q. Thacker of Nebraska to be a sugar inspector under the McKinley act. CEMENT CARDS. U>IVE DESIGNS. AND PUBLI: Se m JOHN F. SHEIRY, 7 Bethlehem, Pa.;_ Nelson -H. _ Gen assistant ‘in physics, Cornell Universi Dr. Charles Mohr, Mobile, Ais.; George P , Washington; Dr. Charle partment of Agriculture, Wash- Hunter Pendleton, professor of chemistry Virginia Military Institute, Lexing- ton, Ky.; Chas. H. 8. Davis, secretary Meriden Scientific Association, Meriden, Conn.; H. D. Campbell, Ph. D., Lexington, Va.; Michael P. of facts in this way is very great. For exam- ple, in forty-eight spaces it is possible to re- cord the distinction for each of 45,000 different districts, as is actually done by the gang punch syatem for the census. Two groups of twenty holes each will give 4,000 subdi- visions in combination by twos. ‘The present sized card is sufficient to contain twelve groups ot twenty-four holes. Each of these twenty- four taken singly will give twenty-four subdi- all of the 200 districts will afford a basis for es- timating the percentage of error in the enu- meration.” PROF. WARD'S TWO PAPERS. The next two papers were by Prof. Lester F. Ward. The first was on “A National Univer- sity, Its Character and Purpose.” The grand national university recommended by Washing- ton, Jefferson, Madisox and many later Pres- Martinique lies in such a position that it is liable to receive the full force of the dreadful gales that prevail in those latitudes during the hurricane season. Masters of sailing ves- sels whilo at Martinique take extraordinary precautions to secure the safety of their ves sels while lying at anchor or moorings at either of these ports, and, as a rule, steamers during the hurricane season lic with steam up, Teady to proceed to ea at the first indications ofa celebration were waiting for trains, and when the President entered his car three hearty cheers were given. The train maaea sbort stop at Jolnsonvilie, where the President stood on the rear platform of the car and #hook hands with mex, women and children who had gathered there.’ This is the President's fifty- eighth birthday. He will be entertained at dinner tonight at Mount MeGregor by Mr. osonaed ions; taken by twos, they will give 276; by | ton. J u ls urricane, so that they may have plenty of ceeneaiiinmeee Rich, New York city: Frank A. Ward, Roches: | i#ons, taken by 4 it |ident’s and ‘statesmen is, he said, almost ido’ den all ewan bonds - we. - = oS Rogers. acaistent tn | SEES. 2.024; by fAbre, 16,626, CR errleed preritel res eqganercsae Bay _ {Almost | sea room in which to ride out the gale. WRECKED BY A BULL. smn SaRDRE oe ‘Tne Stan was made to intimate yesterday | “" ersity: Frederick T, Ganse, | 12250. A million of these ‘cards weigh about | certain to be realized in the near. future. | "Tis last hurricane, to judge from the short poner nc enar uas Neat, stylish work at low prices. that the Boston Herald had but one correspond- | }y3}, Li ‘Louis, Mo., | :200 pounds, and oceupy a space of about 192] The university, he said, #1 “ sople. | 820 exceedingly unsatisfactory dispatches re-| A Freight Train Derailed and and Three SAVINGS BANK ze wor pions. _¢_-__ a n jespo imington, Del. ; Chas. L. Bonton, St.Louis, Mo.; | cubic fect. national, the creature of the American people. | Séived here, must have beon of terrific force, And of « WE AME NOW PREPARING | ent here, whereas it has two regular Washing- | Prof. Wm. 'B. Parks, Thorp’s Spring, ‘Tex.; It shonld be located at the seat of goverument | ceived here, must have been o cpenneet ‘Men Killed Near Cleveiand, Miss. SAFE DEPUSIT COMPANY. Pace nctts antes {or our Rest book saie. and would |ton correspoudents, Mr. Henry B. F. Macfur- | Mrs. Eliza N. Blair, Washington: W. H. von te ee ee ae, d be as representative as the government | not » single vessel was able to ride oat thegaie, | VICKRBURG, Muss., August 20.—A local freight Capital Sieuria ceeeckyancenmemene, land and Mr. Edmund Hudson. Streeruivitz, geological survey of Texas, Hous-| The cards thus punched are passed through | itself. It should be held entirely by Americans and every one of them was driven ashore. Jt | train on the valley route was wrecked thie ONE MILLION UF DOLLARS. LA At & SLOAN, Auct: ton, Tex.; Horace 8. Ayres, Washington; Prof. | a.chines in which an electrical connection is | and they should be distributed all over the is believed that a large number of these - Ms} morni: Cleveland by — ee oS ce of the control Croatoa Fae rig nten | Feta adem yprewor of chemustry, Wako | made by the passage of « metal rod through | country. Scholarships could be allotted by | evey*yeqiagm ards umber of, these vesselt | morning wear Cleveland station by ranning fi pirnarmenginchauroreaspergeadeiraertial pebei | Sanat min gy ties of Gi contzollte of currency for eighteen | Townes College, Wake Forest, M- O.; Mist 16 155 cards wherevee: « bole kas ‘bean punched, tions that they will be surrendered to the under- | derailed and three white men killed.two sramape tag ss vot any andevery | ks Covapauy has, thin day-—Atamst yenrs, has resigned hia position as a fourth- | M- Clendenin, teacher : and the currents thus produced actuate n series writers, who were ride, ands brakeman. — sesamiae every | in ae or neon eae ‘schtnen | Class clerk. He has built a handsome house at tian College, Columbia. Mo.; A. F. Harvey, about the institution should © Kecetves woney deposits in sums of TEN CENTS | * and upwara aud allows interest thereon. Loant woney upon real estate and collateral secur- ity. Sells first class real estate and other securities Receives SILVER WARE and all kinds of VALU- ABLES upen deposit in cayacious storage vaults of ‘Unsurpassed dryness and secunty. Small safes for rent frow $5 to $175 per annum Office hoursDaily frou a.m. to 4p.m., ond until rwise ordered, im addition to the revular oilice Uni o'clock pts. as Tollows Toth day of each month get Uuls- yess day of eacls inowth. cnt Un the fret, second aid iuird days of each month | (Bundsys excepted) ‘Wien tue loa iais om Sundyy the 14th day will be | eubetisuten. Manacenent LAs ees W. B Hines, ‘Banker, oy Broadway, > Manazer, Mewber Washington Stock Exchange LEWIS G. TEWKSBURY & CO., BANKERS AND BLUKERS, 1S F ST, WASHINGTON Buy and seit for cash, or on wargia c. c On, —— Diet pcteate tutes to New York and Chicago Colonial Beach, whe: Rexeasep.—Acting Secretary Nettleton has authorized the release of cortain silk and other goods seized from Mr. and Mrs. E. 8. Barker, Passengers on the City of Paris, on payment of the appraised value of the goods. im good standing in their and to have repairs made Lb shops a8 employ union mien. of trade oranizat are requested to FL HUBS D. Me We ‘Special inducement tm prices, Lance variety of designs. CaS. A. MUDDIMAN, @— WANTED IT KNOWN THAT Neri Seas thoroughey adler: 4 _ iwortar ‘and cement work Navat Onpens.—Medical Inspector A. A.,| Hoebling appointed as senior member and J. B. Parker and Passed Assistant Sar- iver D. Norton members of a board to examine the physical condition of candidates for admission to the Naval Academy on the 3d September next. we Foasolanbie. auLB-ke LT. STUBBLEFIELD, DENTIS’ Vega to fnform n frwenils and the: pub: he a — Ga vacation and will be Swi t0 bnve themn eal on isn. oO We SLUBGLEFIELD, 1110 F at.n.w. Knorr arse TABLE 21m Et Amenicay Barrets Arr Frex.—Acting Sec- etary Nettleton has informed the collector of customs at Boston that barrels of American manufacture, either filled or empty, are exempt from duty on their return, notwithstanding they may contain dutiable commodities of foreign production. Max Be Manxep Hene.—The collector of cus- tomsatSt. Paul, Minnesota, has been authorized to allow the marking in bonded ware house of the name of the country of origin on a recent importation of scissors, it ap failure to have them marke result of ignorance of Tor fauiily trade. <q WASHINGTON SAFE DEPOSIT CO., 916 AND 015 PA. AVE. N. W. West Por Capsrs Arporxrep —Cadet appointments to West Point bave been made during the past week to the following named persons: Arthur B. Hair, Blackville (second district), 8. C.; Edward P. Orton, Ful- ‘RE | tou (third district), ‘ALID CLAIMS PROMPTLY PAID. 5 Gents: The payuent of, caused by in vury Feceived hess in adjustina ¥ Liberality of the policy contract, Disbursing Cierk § T. D. KELEHER, - (PuRELESER,, | William A. Mesenor, Newbury (second INGTON, D.C. Kirkwood, Mo.; Edward ?. Ayres, Washington; Prof. Winfield A. Hall, Havorford College, Haverford, Pa.; Dr.’ W. H. Forwood, surgeon United States army, Washington; Prot. O. F. Cook, Clyde, N.Y.; George Pfeiffer, Y Md.;'W. Harshuian, profeesor of astronomy, nautical almanac office, Washington; Chas. Condit, Washing- ton; John E. Hollingsworth, commissioner of agriculture, Austin, Tex.; Francis E. Barker, Washington; L. H.’ Dewey, botanist, Depart ment of Agriculture, Washington; Chas. 8. Bradley, electrical engineers, Fort Wayne, Ind.; Wm. H. Babcock, Weshington; ‘Miss Nellie Kochsberger, Philadelphia. TOMORROW'S PROORAM. Tomorrow there will be # general session of the association at 10 o'clock followed by the medting of the sections. In the evening at 8 o'clock, by invitation of the council, a lecture complimentary to the citizens of Washington will be given at the National Museum by Dr. John M. Macfarlane ot Edinburgh; subject: “Il- Justrations of Heredity in Plant Hybrids,” with three paraliel lantern demonsirati By courtesy of the director, the luseum will be open after the lecture to mem- bers of the A. A. A. S. and their friends for in- spection of the collections. ‘The doors will be open from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. ‘Members Registered. ‘The following members have registored since the report closed in yeaterday’s Stan: Mrs. Francis Whiting, Jeffersonville, Pa.; Jobn Moore Stedman, Durham, N. C.; Henry B. Hedrick, Nathan 8. Lincoln, Asaph Hall, Asaph Hall, jr., Varanus A. Mooro, M. D., and Leon- hard Stejneger, Washington, D. Grace C, Walcott, Dedham, Mass, ; Charles Robertson and Mrs. Charles Robertson, Carlinville, [li.; Worcester B. Warner and Mrs. Worcester R. Warner, Cleveland, Ohio; Harris Kennedy, Readvilie, Mass.; E.B. Treat, New York city; A. of small dials on which the number of the data ig recorded. About forty of these dials are usually used at once, each of which records a single class of facts. For example, the first dial ay be set to count males under one year of ee or all white males under one year of age, or white males born in Penusylvania under twenty rears of age, or all white male butchers in Pennsylvania whose mothers were born in Germany and who are betweon twenty-five and thirty years of age. If no record bas been punched on the card for age, birthplace, &c., the machine does not record and the uttention of the operator is called to the fact that the card is defective. ‘The machine not only records certain groups of facts on the dials, but has a series of assort- ing boxes which also have electrical connections by means of which the cards, as they through the machine, can be assorted into ups on any system required; as for instance, into groups of ages, into groups of birthplace or according to bitthplace of mothers or ac- cording to occupations, &c. In the population division, after a little training, theaverage number of cards punched per day by each operator was 766, some punch- ing 1,200 ‘to 1,400 perday. In, punching death records the work was a litde slower, but ton clerks averaged over 1,000 per day each. THE ACCURACY OF THE WoRE. The accuracy of the work in punching by each person was tested at the beginning in what way called practice work, and no one was ailowed to enter upon the work of punching until the percentage of error made in practice work had been reduced to the minimum. A certain proportion of cards punched by the clerk in his particular section was each day carefully compared and verified and the num- ber and character of errors made recorded and Te} a in the work of punching three classes of errors may occur. First, some part of the in- formation necessary to complete the transcrip: ical influence. The facultics sen by @ commission of tho most eminesit scientific men and scholars in the country who would be irely above political bias. He suggested National Academy, the board of Smithsonian regents and similar high guthorities. The “strong chair” of this university should be its course in the sciences of the artof govern- ment. Every department of government busi- ness should be fully taught. “The adminis trative offices of the government,” he said in conclusion, “should be filled as soon as possible from the graduates of the university, so that at length the civil service force of the United States shall consist exclusively of per- sons who had a thorough training in the theory and practice of government. Prot. Ward's second paper, “The Science and Art of Government,” dealt with the same gen- bject. He suid, in brief: ernment should be looked upon as the business agency of the nation and the science audartof government are the science and art of conducting this business agency. The various branches of administration have arisen through pressure from without. Everything that “the people have demanded to be done with sufficient unanimity and per- sistence has been eventually undertaken by the government. One bureau after another has been created by law, placed in charge of roper officers and conducted to the best of the latter's ability. Most burcaus have grown and nded in their scope and usefulness. Many been several times reorganized and the service perfected. SCIENCE OF POLITIC§I. ECONOMY. In the science of political economy the sub- ject of government operations is destined to occupy an increasingly prominent place. It ia {J safe to say that no chair of political economy in any institution of learning has ever taught or attempted to teach the practical workings of ublic administration—the way in which the According to this latest the follow- ing Freneh vesscls are among the wrecks: Bark Alphonsine elie, | Capt Bachelier, from Cayenne ( ly bound via Martinique for a French port); bark Emmanuel" Auger, Cant. Cholof from Havre, June bark Souverain, Capt. Bourdaze, from Calcutta, March’ 31, via Reunion; bark Nantes, ‘Capt. Pasques, from Paimboeuf via Guadeloupe: bark Berthe Collet, Capt. Poumet, from Bordeaux; bark Anna, Capt. Marion, from Granville, March 27; schooner Perseverante, Capt. Zego, from Cadiz, April 19, and bark Sephir (late Josepbine), from Marseilles, May 25. It is also known that the Italian brig Amicizia, Capt. Matarazzo, from Marseilles, May 25, is among the vessels driven ashore, ‘The dispatch makes no reference to the loss of life among the ships’ crews, and there is great anxiety among the families of the officers and crews of the vesscls, as well as among the ship owners, to receive fuller particulars of the disaster. EQUAL TO THE CYCLONE oF 1871. Later.—Official advices received here this af- ternoon announce that the calamity which has visited Martinique is the most severe ce the year 1817. The disaster is id to equal the famous cyclone which swept over the island of Antigua in 1871. So far as can be learned there have been nearly, if not quite, sixty deaths as result of the hurricane visitation; but it will be some time before tne full extent of the dis- aster is known. At Fort Defiance alone there have been twelve lives lost, and in both Fort Defiance and St. Pierre, to say nothing of the country districts, there have been large numbers of "people in- jured. At 8t. Pierre five are known to hi been killed, but it ie feared that this num! does not represent the entire loss of life in the capital. Communication with the different parts of ee A TERRIFIC STORM. Indiasapolis Visited by One of Unusual Severity. Ixpuaxarous, Ixp., August 20.—One of the most terrific rain storms in the history of In- dianapolis occurred yesterday. The banks of the state ditch and Pogues run soon filled and the water spread to the adjacent territory. In the business part of the town gutters and sewers were entirely inadequate to the work of cairy- ing off the water. Many cellars and basements were filled and the low to goods will be up inte the thousands of dollars. ‘The zovertiow of Pogues run was nied bj the lose of at least two liven, Fred King, athirteen-year-old youngster, being dared by his companions, waded out too far, and Was caught in « current and ewept away. Another fad named ‘Oliver Eckel’ wie was 25- sisting saving some lumber, was sucked into a sewer and was scen no more. Neither body was recovered, aud both were doubtless swept off into the river. ‘The beavy rainfall was accompanied by ter- rific thunder and lightning. A thunder bolt struck Olson's bolt works just after the em- loyes had commenced work. L. N. Kimber= ii, book keeper; John J. blackwell, f and Charles Lynn, a mechanic, were kn senseless. The latter was at first thought to be killed outright, but all three subsequently re- covered. ports from the townships show that conside amount of stock was killed by lightning and several barns were burned. pctv .VISITING THE FRENCH FLEET. Spectacle in Osborne Kay Viewed by Quesa Victoria. Loxpox, August 20.—Today the queen, ec- companied by the Duke of Edinburgh and the ic i iness of the nation is conducted. ? ;, | Duke of Connaught, viewed the French fleet im . “AR = Warner, York,Pa.; Winslow Upton, Providence, | may be omitted. In all such cases, however, | 7Uiness of the the island was never an easy matter, and it is S508 CORSON. ING W, MACARTNET. Fare or Dorr Ivro Penc—The bureau of | Warner, York,Pa.: Wit eae Jes = ‘out | _1t ie imponsible to teazh this branch of politi- | excessively dificult, to get’ detailed ows ‘at | Osborne bay. The spectacle was one of the So ae American republics has information that the |B. L; RB. L. Salisbury, Wi Mente Le era, | whe cords are invatiably rejected by the tabu- | 4.) sconomy without the means of a direct ox- t. ow ost t over seen in Ei wat CORSON & MACARTNEY, President of Pera k An decree admitting | 2 Sullivan, 8. J., Howard county, Md.; George | lating machines, and cannot be counted presen’ most magniticon English waters, GLOVER EUILDING, 1419 F ST. N. W., Bankers and Dealcrs tn Government Bonds, ‘York, Philadelphia, Boston and Mavestinent securities. District Bonds sud si} iecal Kauarvad, Gas, Tisuraiice and Lele ry Auerican Bell Leiepbone Stock bought and sold. Jy18, into the republic free of «uty the following ar- and cattle, dried meats, salt ed or pickled fish, wheat and corn, potatoes and all other vegetables. eggs, cheese, chestnuts, peas, beans, rice, rape seeds, herbs and spices.’ Anexport duty of 2194 head on cattle and £1.908 head en sheep exported has also been decreed. This action has been taken on account of the scarcity of food caused ticles: Live shee beef, dried, sm: — BAK, IMPORTING TAILOR, All Spring Novelties recet B. Sweetman and Miss Alice IL. Sweetman, Toronto, Canada; C. B. Van Hise, Madison, Wis.;L.’ M. Hosea, Cincinnati. Obio; C. New ton Brown, Columbus, Ohio; Mrs. C. N. Brown, Columbus, Ohio; Edward’ Murphy, M. D.; New Harmony, Ind.; Colin F. Stam, Albert A! Wright, Oberlin, Ohfo; Joseph 1. Markley, Ann Arbor, Mich.; Sarah Amel ington, D.'C.; Middleton Smith, Washington, D.C.; Leroy G. Cooley, Poughkeepsie, ¥. W. H. Walmsley, Philadelphia; W. A. Conk) ia Scull, Wash- | eli uutil the proper correctiors have been made. Second, the record punched on the card may de inconsistent, as, for instance, a young per- son less than ‘ten years of age may ve re- corded us a carpenter. Such incorrect tran- scripts, however, appear in the tabu- lations, and will then, us a matter of course, be iminated; third, the card may be so punched that the error may be said to be consistent, for example, a person's age may be twenty-nine amination of the different systems of govern- ment business as they are conducted by their Teepective bureaus Se “Each great system, such as those of finance, land, patenta, &c., would require a course of mesg or repsated —_ ae depart- ments, inspection of records, Papers, merchandise, &c. This would’ require a legal, right to prosecute the stuiy in this only prac- ticable way. Nothing short of a na- As the reports from the various sections reach St. Pierre it becomes evident that the ex- tent of = ——— oa 9 not been much exaggera truction prop- erty and loss of life is reported from all parts of the coast. The latest report received at St. Pierre from Lamentin shows that the Rerrinane counts ton victims in ition to a locge mater of tdjered. the British squadron of escort, however, fur ni most of the ficence. The vessels, both Bens and Brenck, wore splendidly deco rated, while their armaments were in the best possible order. Sailors lined the yards and officers in gold lace and brilliant uniform were conspicuous amid the more sober attire of the rank and file. Queen Victoria looked and bappier than during the Kxiset's visit — 7 rains reased expor! ? tional institution, created and author-| “At Francois there have been ai haps because she had recovered from BICYCLES bear's aoakans Soda See re Bee Vera acket | Years inatoad of lntion division reports caens | Zed by law, to" teach the "science and | xlledend inege Dumbers injured and at fivtees | Col, Shat then troubled her. In military and = a D.” G2 Donglas’ Houghton Camptvll, “Palo | reoult ot the teste nnd chacke which have bere | St of Eovernmientcotld succesfully cary out | Piste there Ware bone trees eet secpe ahockeipe shoes s geasian hele HAYe tou Bees waitixe rou onze Exronts or Panaavar.—The bureau of Amer- | Ait, Cal.:3-N. Vel, Worcouter, Maso: Floyd | made that the percentage of this class of error | tis scheme of education. As a Stoguard £0 | so on from all parts of the island comes the tale | {rations und Lettie ‘ships, and she made many THE LADIES ican republics isin receipt of data giving the | Davis, Des Moines, Iowa; Fred. Hoffmann, New | is entirely immaterial. our 8, than means of woe and desolation. LOVELL DIAMOND. ‘Laght and strong, bail bearings all over, and only a ALIMITED NUMBER IN STOCK. export commerce of Paraguay through the central custom house at Asuncicn for the year rincipal articles of exportation des B27 920; tobacco with the stems, $107,414; tobacco out stems, #505.812; yerba mate in the ALSTROM, GUS A st. 8. York; L. W. Robinson, Columbus, Ohio: Mra. Mary Robinson, Columbus, Ohio, and Prof. Constantine Fiertzberg, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Andrew E. Douglaw, New York; Homer T. Fuller, Worcester, Mass.; Samuel Calvin, lowa City, Towa; Wim. W. Batos, Washington, D. C.; The number of cards which can be through the machine in a day's work of seven hours depends on the number of readi h have to be taken trom the dials, which, of course, depends upon the size of the unit of area for which the reading is taken. At the commence- jonal progress and enlightenment, no other poet eotept touintapereene™ ‘THE SOUTHERN “OLD FIELDS.” In the next paper, “The Southern ‘Old Fields,"” W. J. McGee told how, throughout the coastal plain of the southern United States, La Trenite sends in the list of its dead at ten and numbers of more or less severely injured. DAMAGE To PROPERTY. ‘The damage done to shipping and property may safely be classed stupendous. About iries as to the French vessels, their com- eee sae armament, while the Duke of Edinburgh and the Duk of Connaught were not the less inquisitive. Owing probably to his being the brother-in-law of the cear, the Duke of Edinburgh received an extrashare of French cordiality, a fact which did not escape the at- ,| Emuna R. McGee, Farley, lowa: Wm. L. Du- | ment the daily average number of cards passed two-fifths of the island was under cultivation | tention of the British. In the evening weed G07 086.10; orangeh, "600,805.80; gue: | xey, Bowllug Green, Ky.; H. A. Wheeler, St. | Hurough the machine for ench worker, with an |Sbendoned fields abound. | When shove cit | and the mountain slopes were covered with | Ger some of bis officers will dime with GORMULLY & JEFFERY MYG. co., UNPARALLELED SPECIAL OFFER. Raye gat 51,300" palms, Louis, Mo.; Win ot, Hing, Wasuington, D. cs average of five) endings copied off was, 2.404. I feet gee aia Feralas rr foresta: all the cultivation and all the foreata the queen at Osborne, 2B GRAVES. Manager._{1y25]_1325 14th ot. n.w. 1 offer my entire stock of AMERICAN 024, aud all other articles, $62,- | Charles A. Hirscl fo.: ©. HE, Hitcheoos, | w2e.cnd of aly the average number for ench | Cyiegy arbarencent, bat when hilly aed high; |i the path of wurricane appear to have| Pazis, August 20.—The Republiywe Francais YOU Wane fo see THe SEW WATCHES, DIAMONDS, GULD CHAINS, total exportation for the cus- | Hrondliead, Coluiia, ors CB titcheock, eae een a OOO Meamimber of nine daily |S. the case commonly in Mississippiand ocee: | been swept away. ‘The numerous coffee, | today, commenting upon the visit and the re- CAPITAL DART. MIGHEST GRADE HOME PRODUCT. WITH CUSH- ION TIKES. of wheels iu town. KINGS, EAR RINGS, LADIES' BREAST SCARF PINS, CLOCKS AND SILVERWARE at » special discount of 20 PEK CENT FOR CASH, for short time only. Goods marked in FLALN 200.90 for the year. Pensoxat.—T. A. Dumont of Chicago, C. A. Wright of Boston. Charles H. Coyle of Con- Pa.; Wm. H. Norton, Mount Vernon, ; ‘Thomas H. Clark, Worcester, Mass.; E. P. Vining, St. Louis, Mo.; R.A. F. Penrose, je., Philadelphia, Pa.; J. Elfreth Watkins, Wash- fev Epa ten most ex- rt operators in July, the daily averages were Pisro, b:729, 9,008 and 9,888. Tn the vital atari, tics division the highest daily average for four months was as follows: January, 13,405, with jonaily in otber parts of the: ‘the ravines or deepened gullies invade the hill slopes aud uplands until in some cases tho entire soil is washed away and the familiar verdure-clothed sugar, coffee, cotton and cocoa plantations which have felt the force of the tornado seem to have been i copeion accorded Yaer pty the fleet, attributes to the affair an important litical meaning, saying that it is intended to y firm ‘# independence of the beet assorted Jine existence, a a must | tes on ‘continent. FolCHy, TOURIST. REN WOOD, ETC. RES. jcutand H. C. Bailey of Pennsylvania are | ington, D. C.; Wm. Lilly, Mauch Chunk, Pa.;| sixteen readings; February, 11,912, with’ thir- | *™*face transformed into a glaring sand waste, before the island recovers from its ter- —— Gi “Menstngs” Regcatas “es ies SIKICTLY ONE PRICE. tr Willard's.—J. W. Edeo. of Medison, Wis, | Mrs. Wm. D, Boardman, Roxbury, Mats.; J. | teon endings. AMarch, i624," with” winetecn | 204 Se i oe sible viehatio WILL CAPRIVE sESIGNT Meant Rh rch te HL Scheets of New York and. H Sterling of | Foster Scott, Washington, D. Cs Win. H- Ash | readings; April, 1,665, with elghtoon readings. | =.most fertile of cotton, telds, are clogged | Fine Thea nas to the list of horror pu & 1. SALSMSTEIN, IE, Baltimore are at the Randall.——. Schnetzler | mead, a D.C.; P. H. Van der Weyde, COMPARISON OF FlovEES. hideapec agin rear pt. Mapp Bere "Y> | long enough to enybely. Some of A Eumored Break Between Him and the ‘Se ee covcmpia savery sicicie MANUFACTURING JEWELER, ermany, D. H. Campbell of California, | M. D., Brooklyn, N.Y; Chas. L. Condit, New) with these figures may be compared those for | “’¢}, A agrict ve lost their all and Kaiser. Mas arrived. Tete Desaty and puts ail others to sleep. B. Hawkens of Woonsocke' x are at the Arlington.——J. A. Britton of New York city; Frederick J. Rodgers, Ithaca, 'N. Y.; Chas, L." Bouton, St. Louis,’ Mo.; ‘Ph WW. Smillie, Washington, D. C.;° W. transcribing census date on cards and compiling by asvorting these cards, as was done in pre- In many farts of the coastal pluin this modern surface erosion is limited only, but cliewhere it i of appaling extent. | Thus ox- 2 . . Beaiix, August 20.—There are strong rumors afloat of Caprivi's approaching resiguation. The chancellor bas for some time past been on cau. : Bi Augustine and | MaGee,_ Agricultu 8°, ; sing the ‘staiisties af Wp: Senn, deal con ive observations in Mississippi indicate that = Moet he Eadie ceeplincua craeh ‘othe, win E. Howeli, Washington, D. C.; bind ‘The average number of individual rec- | the common’ a year ~ Postmaster Manley » Candidate. Sadensh tasens with theo balem, outing, tobe die —— LLOWD's 5c, EXPRESS. 10000 OT_N_w., | sist mers trea T nd of Gapland, | M.A: ion, Fort Wayne, Ind.: Winfield 8. | ords copied in seript per day per clerk was | deetruction of her soil gains from Avovsra, Me., August 20.—The following is eno. 8 arwaren aco, | BS ™ vrepares io recetns for oe dice of Nichmond,.G, ©. | Hall, M. 8., M.D., Haveriord College, Pa.; Wm. | 161, For the last week it was S58, These pe ye ann ‘a copy of a letter sent out by Postmaster Jos. as 144-26 Penn. ave. | Wunks a specialty.” Special attention Broadhead of Missouri and Wm. Griffin ‘of Mis- sinsippi are at the Ebbitt.. shew Xork. and “JOH New York, Dr. Gerard de SSS Geet agent tor 8 ‘ox of Meauutoate Teuepuone 480. JOHN C HAWLE)- Geer of Stocknolm, Bri yuston, H. Forwood, United States army, Washington, alee ort, Conn.; x. D. C.; Horace C. Hover W. H. Von Streeruwitz, Hor H. Stock, South Bethlehem, Pa.; C. F. Marvin, rec- ords contain all the data on the Population schedule and also the special data class, In assorting these cards about 1,750 ey would be distributed by one clerk and the reai- e t iblican noff ‘Washin, D. C.: B. Pfeiffer. B. 8., | ings taken. formations as well as the materials of Sistrict. 1 ‘of every = HE * | Levitan of St Petersburg are at the Arno. — M hing ‘Fhe couctuson is thatthe data on population gud have come to te the details isa'6 sek til nomination and hail na William Hoover of Iowa City, Iowa, Hon. Ho- schedules and scLed of deaths can be copied : manner, Fikiy apoce secure ae 3 FY f 1. | from 26 to 80 per cent more Fepidly by punch. {Of the} ‘abovo ‘the sea (base | Your support will be appreciated. sin- FRENCH DTRING, ecQURING AND Duy cLE AX x a D. Weeks of Pittaburg are at the Predonia.— ing teat by Srateceiblagiaeed thot with punched ore) oe oa ly yg ny el den Masuzz. lame ladies’ and wente! work of every } ef deiphia and W. J. Banton of New usual tables ean be compiled from four to sight determined that en area standing high above Aher the MoGreevy Boodiate. AXTON AXD CANGLINE LEMCH, formerly witn 3 | are at the Johnson. —J. 8. Hammond of tinge morerspllythanbyamortng the writvn | Dav level tor considerable period eeu |g, Aas obs MsOrcers Delle ser of Fister ond Maiscn trieen, Farin ny. 8 paige terpenes hep {00, that there ise configuration characteristi | parliament, who has Jost returned from Otta- Basze, White of Texas are at the National.— seteristic of onfiguration char- | wa, reports that Sir John Thompson has ex- T CLEANING, -oonina. qe>T0 TOURINTS ARD THOSE CONTEM. | Henry C. Watkins of Richmond, R. T. Arm- tom number of friends his in- ete Erno AUBE pL uropean, vorane we would direct | strong of Rome, Ga., P. D. Williamson of Terre tion as minister of ‘to indict, in the ANTON FISCHER & SON, Sebkeasinn, Steamer Armia a drunks, Hante, Ind. and J; brad Be miy of Fanquise ame of the quesn, for pablie robbery snd coo yrs a3 meDuc ser | 27unbs, ‘hee Kut eee Sued haw returaea to the city, benolited ‘by mo doodle ging ‘and. the public oficiale aR Seedy. “* MDUCED MATHS, SY | SSS ris cnt tee ean mnie antics | tip toe soente ey Lather 4 Sethcrties ket here i reseonsble’ pronpest —S——_SSS——— | NOTARIES PUBLIC. sirines, rom Sutgwidewchy Zor tae coatanionre of | among bie friends. Mr. Schaeffer fe making & the Tt is considered that this (CORESSION ER OF Dekpe tok nvnuy state | gu lsera any steamer Wow Yorks Boston: | Messze. ‘Tripp, Charles Strang and Jo- gation vil ire the porernmene aod that thus ab Perens Sey "eS Someone. ee oe Lee Dirmnor, siah Wilver have gone on the steamer Hue to the threatened ‘crisis 08 Ottawa will be Ineficotran tem oS Oe | myztoe ith, Lith ead ¥ ow.a-w. | Baltimore for a short stay. verted.