Evening Star Newspaper, August 29, 1891, Page 6

Pre 7 CITY AND DISTRICT. (@ The local circulation of Taz Evexrxo Bran is not only the largest and fullest, but it is ‘also the Best, since the paper goes not alone {nto the hands of the people of the District of Columbia as a body, but regularly into their homes,—into the families of all classes, and into those of the mores-spending as well as the ning portion of the community. An eR BALL PLAYING. How the Nationals Won From the Knergetic Brewers SPIRITED PLAYING OF THE ASSOCIATION BABT— ME FAVOWABLE IMPRESSION MADE BY FIELDER BUKKE—OTRER GAMES—BALL NOTES. BALL GAMES PLAYED YESTERDAT. ston, 4; Milwaukee, 3. At Philadelphia—Athletica, 8; Columbus, & At Baltimore—St. Louis, 8; Baltimore, 7. Nationa: Leag: At Chiengo—Chicago, 5; Ph At Pittsburg—Pittsburg, 5; New York, & At Cleveland—Cievelan Boston, 9. At ca 8; Brooklyn, 1. DoxE. American Association. ee Boston... Bt Louie Baltimore. Athletic. . 588 | Cleveland. 367 | Pittsburg. 2 520 | Cincinnati. .42 63 400 YESTERDAY'S GAME. Kelly's successors in the American Associa- tion, the team of Brewers, gave the Statesmen a close call for victory yesterday and put upa scyle of bull playing that startied the crowd. "the game was won by Washington by the score of 4103, bai no one felt at all safe until the | Jast man had been put out in the ninth inning, as the next to the last man had made ree-Lase hit, It was a clean, of good plays and without a: Jd not be any ng, were slow avis made a Vaughn out of the g lowing hiu: to remai His decisions on base plays ha Washington teniency, which, th. t to the crowd, was Unsatisfac- THE BATTERIES were Carsey and Sutcliffe and Killen and Vuughs. Both men did excellent work, and it was a case of the nek from start to fiuish. C nowed no signs of weakening and hia suppe ood enough to encour: him. The game pro field ca* + than one two contests of the ordinar flies that looked to be sure sate hits. and the crowd was kept eppluading there efforts throughout the ¢: The b-st work in this Tine was done by of the Milvaukee t d had a quick ey | that Alvord secured. skimmed one over Canavan's head for » base. ‘The ball was sent beck very quickly and rolled down to Carney to catch McGuire napping, but it went on and rolled off toward the fence, go- ing through Carney’s lege with neatness. ' Me. Guire reached second on the error. Sutcliffe put a bail to second that enabled McGuire to go on to third, though the runner was out, and @ wild pitch’ enabled him to cross the rubber. Curtis lifted o fly that would have been safe had not Dalrymple kept up his record. ‘The ninth opened with Milwankee at the bat. The first man sent one to Hatfield that was taken care of. Shoch put upa twisting foul rim was the aneceed- ing batsman, aud the folks were leaving the ground when there was a resounding crack and the ball went sailing out into the same terri- tory that Hatfield had used for his triple. ‘The runner reached third easily on the hit, and there was great fear surging through the at- mosphere. Carney was not a sure out by any He swiped one that went swiftly to Dowd, and the little man gripped it and threw it well, aud the side was retired and the game was won, Washington made 7 hits and 4 errors and Milwaukee 7 bits and 3 errors. OTHER GAMES. The Athleties pounded out seven ransin the fifth inning and took a commanding lead that could not be wiped out by the Buckeyes. The final score was 8 to 4 xgainst Columbus. Knell Donohue and Weyhing and Milligan were e points. The Athletics mede twelve hits and two errors and Columbus nine bits and tive errors. Laltimore’s infield made eight errors and the rest of the team four more, and #o St. Loui no dafticulty in winning, with the aid of a Little hitting. ‘ke score was 8 to7. McMahon and Robinson and Stivetts and Darling were the batteries. St. Louis made twelve bits and four exrors and Baltimore niue hits and twelve errors. Louisville did not play in Boston and so re- tained the lead. It was raining at the Hub. Notes. Milwaukee Monday. Hatfield won the game. His work was great. Shock had hard luck. ‘There were 1,800 present. Boston's lead can hardly be overcome. Alvord bas made five hits in three games. Burke is an improved edition of Dicky John- son in his best days. Farrell has signed a two years’ contract with Boston association. Chicago won eleven straight games, and lost the twelfth yesterday to Philadelphia. Inks, the mythical ex-Senator, was hammered by Cincinnati yesterday for thirteen hits. ‘a Inks and Ely have sent back Washing- with regrets that more remunera- gements prevented them, &c. Milwanxce plays bere today and Monday, and Louisville is the attraction and the opportunity for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. vrne says that Von der Ale and Phelps are willing to talk peace, and tla? Kramer was the only one who wanted war. He still hopes that there may be a succeestul conference. There las seldom been any better pitching done in Washington than that of yesterday. IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY. | 4 Visit to Colonial Beach and Its Historie Nelghborhcod. AMONG DUSTY OLD DOCUMENTS—STRICT LAWS ABOUT MARRIAGES—AN OFFICIAL CONSENT TO WED—AT PRESIDENT MONROR'S BIRTHPLACE— SHE HAD BEEN TO ScHOOL. Correspondence of The Evening Star. Corostat Beacn, Westmorrtaxp County, Va., Avousr 26, 1891. It may not be known to many of your readers that at one time the laws of Virginia were much stricter than now in references to marri. ages. No marriage could be celebrated unless the clerk issued the license upon the applica- tion of both parties, known to be of lawful age (twenty-one years),or due consent given by the Parent or guardian, and then the man was com- pelled to enter into a bond with approved sureties before the clerk conditioned that there was no lawful impediment to the marriage. This toa certain extent kept the hot-headed youths of Virginia from rushing into impru- dent marriages, and had the happy result of keeping the old commonwealth clear of divorce proceedings. And even to this day, with the relaxed Inws on the subject of marriages and divorces, few divorces are ever heard of in that state. HOW SHE CONWEXTED TO MARRIAGE. But to return. ‘The following is a letter filed among the marriage records of Westmoreland in the early days of the county by a lady as ex- pressing her consent to marriage with the wt thereof. he bearer hereof Mr. John Rendall of Westmoreland County and State of Virginia has my permission to procure from authority the necessary credentiais which shall duly and honorably merit my attention in the support of iny affections, to continue through the end of all things; which shall reflect every ray of honor as ascribable to xo resplendant an elimont or sentiment of my right mind, and which shall henceforth be strictly adheared to the proper form at my instance, and his importunity in the making valid all'things pertaining to the stream of my desire to become his partner in the vigor of my youth, in the morning of af- fection properly directed to the momentous obligations of conjugal embraces in endle felicity: In witness to the above I have here- unto set my hand. Sauuiz Banuzrr. Test: Jautzs Weaven— Age first sworn to before John Smith clerk, by the witness.” Bond was duly given by John Randall with the witness James Weaver as surety and license issued. Wo are left in the pleasing belief that the happy pair were duly made man and wife— with no fear of the divorce mill before them to disturb “the momentous obligations of con- Jugal embraces in endless felicity.” AT COLONIAL BEACH. Leaving the musty records of Westmoreland, embarking at Nominy on the steamer Arro} ‘There were but four battery errors altogethei and only seven hits on a side. ‘The Olympics defeated the Lafayettes of Bal- timore at Capitol Park by tLe score of 4 to 3. The game was well contested throughout. ‘Timely hits by Kleinschmid: ard Chamberlain won the game for the Ulympicy. F. W. Okie sends to Tue Srae ar: explanation regarding the game played between the Atlan- tics and the team of the ¥. M. C. A., which wae won by the latter bya ferfeit, the Atlantios leaving the grounds in the seveath inning. Mr. Okie claims that the umpire. bo war selected by the winners, was who'ly incompetent. ‘The Orien ed the Quakers Thurs- day by the score of 16 to 10. Bright and Beali filied the points fer the winnere and did ex- cellent work both at the bat end in the field. Gare tly bal. safety Whea they etazied, but they could not fore- Close. OLD FAvontzEs. Old-time Dalrymple was in left and he did some sharp work that opered the eyes of those who once thought tit Le wasa back number. Cartis was also clever in his work and Murphy did ad that is a very good sort of MeGuire was the rly, and his worst that he should have oped into w two-base Bit when be had passed under it. George Skoch played e nervous and be made two errors ou twice as many chances. Haitield was at his best and he took in everything that went his way. He is credited with one error out of ten chances,and that was a scratch, a muffed ball thrown in from a safe bi eld. For three i he sides went out nearly fm order and no runs were scored by either. MeGuire went to first on bails in the first inning, but he renmuined there, waukee the first man at bat doubie play between Hattield and McCauley revented Lim from doing any damage to the me club. THE ICE WAS BROKEN by Milwaukee, who went to bat first, in the fourth inning. Burke, Dalrymple and Cana- van each bit for a base and one run was scored. On the last bit Hatfleld’s muff let Canavan get to second, but Dal- rympie was held at third. No o things looked blue for C ‘The next men was kind enough to be fooled by the curves. aud be sat down. Dalrymple be- came a trifle too careless, and at a Buteliffe Carsey shot the ball over to Alvord, who managed to touch Dalon the calf of his Jeg, and Davis calied him out. There was a Auek, but it did no good. This puta better complexion on things, and the next man at the bat was disheartened, so he put up a fly for Dowd to catch. Washington requited this piece of kindness on the part of the visitors by goiug out in or- der. None of the Statesmen could hit the bail, and it looked Like a shut out. DANGER IN THE FIFTH. ‘The atmosphere became even beavier in the fifth, when the Brewers scored one more run, Grim was out on a fly to Murphy when Carsey gav> Carney his base on balls. Va grounier down around ehort that y @ marvelous effort, secured and threw to sec- gad. Dowd could easly have put his man out had he held the ball, but he let it get away from him and both runners we: ‘Killen struck @ut, but Burke put a liner over Alvord’s head for s base and Cu: n reaching second. Dalrymple serta grass cutter to Dowd, Whe atoned for the error and retired the side. Then Washington began to bat and score. Curtis ied off with a smart singie over second and followed the hit with a steal just as Alvord, after the next two men had gone out on flies, smashed a hot bail through Shoch for a base, end Curtis kept on running and reached third d, but he was by a fine side. i the ball down 16 second at on: d and the ball went wild and Curtis tailed the first rum for the home team Then Carsey struck out. HONORS WERE EASY. ‘This put things on a more even basis, and Swent into the field for the sixth funing with some snap and vim. Three mer hit grounders down to Hatfield. The first one yaud the man wasslain. Un " d oceasion Alvord waltzed over in front of Hatfield and let the ball go through him. Hatfield picked it up like a flash and sent it to McCauley, but i too late. On ‘the third trip Alvord sts his own place and let Hatfield do the b » Which be did very well, making # doable play and retiring the side. ‘Thus encouraged the St: en tied the by ona tly to right and Hatfield—batsin, of Siiannou—se Dall to the score board for three bases. 3le- Guwe lifted a fly in the same direction, but it Was too high, and Burke, by a phenomenal effort, got under it. The 'run counted easily on the sacrifice. Sutcliffe kept things goi by smashing a liner along the ic fence for two bases, bat Carney get in front of « b: sido was retired with no mor VISITORS IN THE LEAD. Inthe seventh the visitors went ahead one. Grim lifted « fty to right that fell safe, thanks fo McGuize’s poor judgment. This was the ball that be ran under. When it was sent in by Carts Dowd mznaced to muff the throw and the runner was enavied to amble on to second. Carey lined a sefe one out to left and Grim scored. No one was out and the air was biue eguin. Vaughn, however, lot Hatfield get to his grounder andadouble play spoiled all ehances for more rune Killen put up a ball that seemed to be determined to keep on up- ‘The Orientals wili meet the Olympics of George town next ihureday. —_——_—_ NEWARK SWEPY BY A CYCLONE. A Wind Storm That Dismuntled Many Houses Im the New Jersey City. A cyclone swept over the lower part of Newark, N. J., at 2:15 o'clock yesterday after- noon, coming with frightful velocity and with- out warning. The roof of a three-story build- ing on the corner of Bowery and Lexington streets was torn from its fastenings and whirled skyward nearly 200 feet, doing considerable damage in its flight. ‘The storm came up from the southwest at a time when the sky was clear, with a few light, gauzy clouds. One cloud, somewhat dense and cark, came sailing along from the direction in which the wind was blowing and descended on the southeast section of the city. At Chestnut street it crossed the Pennsylvania railroad tracks and firstetrack the Tomlinson Company's spring works, smashing the two-incb-thick Case skylight and picking up a heavy gate in the yard and sending it hurling through the air. Then the blast madea skip and did not ight again until it reached Oliver street. acing it was an untenanted, long three-story brick building, which was formerly used for leather manuiacture. Itstrack the long build- ing near MeWherter street. First the wooden steps went flying, being torn tosplinters. the brick front for a width of thirty feet went in like an egg shell. After the brick front went down the blast got under the roof, lifting it up throwing it down upon Eeiven friers’ ather manufactory. which adjoins it. ‘the secoud floor was ripped up, wrencued away laid upon the wreck of the roof. The dis- mantling of this building was complete. Only few joists protruding from the wails were left. ‘The cyclone then wended its way to Passaic averue, Lowery street and Cross street, below jackson street, causing skylights and ehutters to fly through the air. ‘At first the wind was not heavier than that a thunder storm, but ten ritie and sweptover that s:ction of the city with force enough to tear off the roofs like sheets of paper. Bowery and Cross streets are strewn with debris. Parts ef the roofs of buildings have become entangled in the telegraph vires and a uum- ber of skylights daugie dangerously from the wires. The tin roof of Cushions’ tannery, on Chapel street, was lifted up 100 fect high in the air und landed 100 yards {rom the tannery. A part of th:s building was also blown down. The roof on Alderman Heixkel's big double house near Passaic avenue was blown down. A shed along the sidewalk, fity fect long, was ed over on the Central railroad tracks 500 yards away. The roof of a doubl “story tenement house, Nos. 113 and 115 Bowery, Wa» yanked off and the windows of the house were slatiered. ‘Several persons were struck by flying debris, but so far no fatal cases are reported. The cyclone covered @ space about a mile and a quarter long and an eighth of a mile wide. ———_e-— DISSATISFACTION IN INDIA. The Natives in Many of the Large Cities Ready to Burst Into Sedition. Anumber of exceptional meetings of the India council have been held in London re- cently, due to advices from Simla on the dis turbed state of India. The immediate question before the council, whether the governiuent be authorized to proceed in a retrial of the Bun- gobasi case and provecute for sedition other ve papers, was decided im the negatry The government seems to be afraid to risk the foilure of the prosecution, which would result in a serious blow to the prestige of British rule. ‘The St. James Gazette, always well informed on India, exys tne country is in a dangerous ¢ of ebullition, and since the marriage re- #4 forms were passed the discontent has been of rapid growth. Many large cities are ready to Durst into sedition aud will be difficult to con- trol. ‘The disaifocted have lost that wholesome respect for British authority which was sufi- cient for three decades to keep the peace. Any deliberate attempt to foment open sedition may readily succeed. ‘The prospect is alto- gether gloomy. Acoording to a high official in india office the government is aware of the tendex.cics to disorder in the great cities, but it in satinfied with the general position. A’ native Press assoc.ation, forming under the sanction of the government, is expected to promote Larmony by a moderate expression of views based on accurate news. Picked Up in « Starving Condition. Capt. Nygnard of the Norwegian bark Prince Eugene, which reached Quebeo yesterday, re- ward, and Sutclitie tock it in when it changed ite and returned to this earth of care and ‘woe. AO4IN a rm. ‘The Nationals promptly tied the score again and revived the hopes of the bleachers. on to second when cereseareior oa ® pre’ le one out to right for one base, and scutiled around rubber in safety. Alvord stole second, THe WiEEING TaLcr. ‘The visitors went out in order in the eighth, but Washington scored the winning ran. Hat- eld popped up a fly to Carney, and McGuire ports that on the 15th instant, on the banks of Newfourdland, he picked up a boat containing six Portuguese fishermen, who were in a starv- ing condition, having been three days without food. While attending their nets a thick f came on and they were lost from their v Srrois Excunsiox to Hy Seasuone.—The Pennsylvania Railroad Company will at 10:30 this evening run a special excursion to Atlantic City and Cape May at the remarkably low rate of ©3.50 for the round trip. lickets to return on all trains until Monday in- elusive. Positively the last of the season.—Adct. pred a mE A severe storm raged at Bermuda Tir causing damage. Trees, walls and Fipb snd telephone wires wore prestrated and eee was very rough smith, after afew hours on the bosom of the broad and beautiful Potomac, whose name translated from the Indian tongue means | the “River of Swans,” landing was made at Colonial Beach. After refroshinents we strolled out to iook at the rising town, this new devel- | opment along the shore of this inland sea. We bent our steps down and along the const to the cottage of Prof Alexander Melville Bell, pass; ing muny neat residencee on the wa; ere | we found neur the sore a tastefully built mod- ern dweiling embowered in shrubbery and sur- rounded by porches, with lattice work and trailing vines, and we’ were met on the door step by s gentleman of dignilied mien, strong and impressive features, clothed in a cool dressing gown and with head surmounted by a smoking cap with tassel, and who reminded me for all the world of a venerable sheik that I had met in my travels in the east, only younger looking. “With courteous hospitality we wore invited to a seat beside bim and enjoyed hour of pleasure and instructive conversation. BATHERS AND IDLERS. On our way back to the hotel we passed many tents along the shore, and here we observed the extremes of intenee activity and absolute rest. There were mon and women, maidens, boys and children of both sexes: sume dixport- ing themselves in the water in the very acme of enjoyment, displaying the most variegated bathing apparel, from the striped suit of the convict to the red dress of the matador; the “Yes sah, dems mine. Dee's twins. At schule, ‘sides history, I lernt grommer, how to talk propper, an’ how to do sums on a slate.” She being off again on the educational qnes- tion, my friend, to change the subject, asked her, “What do you call your children?” “I named dem bofe arter two President” (Grant and Lincoln, I suppose?” said L “Oh no, eah; one un em I calls Julius Cesar, and one un ’em I calls Nopolin Bon; : “Who was your teacher?” said my “Oh he name Mr. —, an’ he say I wuz de smartest scholar he had in he schule. Dat wuz sum yearsago, doe. I ain't bin to schule sence I got married.” We bid her good-bye and left “Julius Cw- japolin Bonypart,” “Presidents of the United States.” “Alas for the public schools and human greatness!” and we mused on many things as we returned to the Beach. B UNIFORM STATE LAWS. American Bar Association Favors Them— Election of Officers. President Baldwin opened the session of the American Bar Association at Boston yesterday by calling for the report of the special com- mittee on uniform state laws. Judge Lyman D. Brewster of Danbury, Conn., read the re- Port, which showed points of resemblance and difference in the various state laws. The first part of the report was strictly official, and was followed by # recommendation section contain- ing definitions of local self-government and arguments for uniform state laws, closing with a resolution: “That this association recommends the pas- sage by each state and by Congress for the ter- ries and the District of Columbia of an act imilar to the acts passed by the states of New york, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Michi New ‘Jersey and Delaware, for the’ promotion of uniform state laws, and pledges itself and members to a hearty co-operation both in the creation and work of the commissioners ap- pointed.” Judge Grubb of Delaware made an amend- ment to the resolution: “Providing that the secretary of the association be and hereby is directed to transmit @ copy of the foregoing Foport and resolution to tho governor of each state and territory, to the members of the general council for each state, territory and the District of Columbia, and tc the commis- sioner appointed by each state on uniformity of legislation, with formal request to each of said members of the general council of this association to make personal effort to induce the legislature of his state to provide for the appointment of commitsioners on uniform state le; and the ballot on the acceptance of the ori; inal resolution resulted likewise. the report of the special committee on re- lief of the Supreme Court was called for and the original report accepted and the committee discharged. ‘The general council made a report and sev- eral proposals for membership were accepted, making a total of 286 new members. ‘The specia’ committee on the expression of the law reported through Edward G. Mason of Chicago. ‘Their report was accepted. The re- port of the special committee on the adoption of uniform maritime bills of lading was called for, but was not ready, and the special com- mittee on salaries of federal judges reported. After discussion it was voted to accept the re- port and continue the special committee in office. The last business was the election of officers. The report of the general council was accepted and Judge John F. Dillon of New York city was elected president. Secretary Edward Otis Hink- ley of Baltimore and Treasurer Francis Rawle of Philadelphia were both re-elected. Local councils for the different states and territories were also chosen. ‘The matter ot the award of medals camo up and provoked o great dea! of discussion. Finally the report of the committee on avard, recom- mending that to medals be struck off, one for the Earl of Selborne and the other for Hon. David Dudley Ficid, was adopted The new executive committee of the associa tion consists of Messrs. George A. Mercer of Georgia, Alfred Hemenway of Massachusetts and Ihadley G. Senley of Wisconsin. ‘The local council consists of a vics president and a num- ber of membersfrom each state. Among the vice presidents by states are these: Alabam: Henry C. Tompkins; Delaware, George Gra District of Columbia, Reginald Fendail; Georgia, N. J. Hammond; Maryland, Skipwith maidens graceful as mermaidsand the men like porpoises; and some on the shore in ham- mocks, under trees and in fly tents, reclinin listles: id idle, with the inevitable latest novel by their sides, seemingly too indolent to raise their eyelids to look at you. We passed many beautiful cottages owned by residents of your city, many of whom we have since met. Many new buildings are going up and the spirit of improvement isubroad. ‘Ihree steamers lay at the wharves and excursioniste thronged the board walk and shore. Some were sitting under the shade of trees eating their lunches, some bathing and some dancing. We were told that 3,000 people were ut the Beach that day and that the average daily population for the season was about 2,000. PRESIDENT MONROR'S BIRTHPLACE. “How far to the birthplace of President Mon- roe?” was asked of a negro man holding « horse attached to a bugry standing before the door. ree miles, sab.” “Can we get that rig to go there, and how much to pay?” Ts you bound to go, sab?" rex.” “Well, sah. bein’ as dar is two un you ai you is bound to go I charge you eight dollars. “What! Eight dollars?” {Yea sabi: we ornary charges five, but as rou is boun’ togo, my boss he tells me when I gits a lemon to squez it.” ‘This frank avowal of business methods re- minded us of new western towns and unsettled values, and indicated that the “Beach” was a growing town with an upward tendency in prices. The owner, however, came up and we s bargain with him at's leas price than the “lemon-squezing™ figure, and off we wentto the birthplace of Monroe; overa road part good and part rough. Corduroy was what they call it, and he who has traveled over # corduroy road knows what itis. We reached our desti- nation at last. Here in an old field is pointed out the spot where stood the house in which Monroe wus born. A few brickbats indicated it, and that was all. The plough had done its work, and all the bricks worth anything long ago used. Tradition tells of the house as a low frame structure, a story and half high, with ao Dutch roof and dormer windows, a porch in front, and wide passage running through the house, and four Fooms on a floor. The country around is flat, and no extended view. it is near the head waters of Monroe creek, which, forming a wide bay to the west of Coloniui Beach, empties into the Potomac trough a narrow chennel at ite mouth It was at one time navigable for vessels of considerable size, and in early colonial days ships that crossed the ocean were laden with tobacco and found harbor within its shores But now it is filled with washings trom the lands around, and is navigable tor only crafts of a smail size. ‘The line of the creek ean bescen from the birthplece, and we could imagine in our mind's eye the youthful states- man and President, a barefoot boy, ouee along thet pail that winds to the creek witl his sbing rod on his shoulder and the results of his day's sport in his hand—a bunch of fine rock and perch. Mourov is raid to have visited the home of his childhood during the war of 1812, and standing on the banks of the Poto- mae’ (presumably at Colonial Beach) saw the British fleet under Admiral Cockburn pass up the river. With his heart fired by patriotism, he is said then to have first conceived the idea which he afterward promulgated, and which is known as the Monroe doctrine. From where we stood bout eight miles in a direct line was Wakefield, the birthplace of Washington, and near Port Conway, fifteen miles away, Madison was born. His family lived in the Piedmont region of Virginia, but his mother was ou a visit toa friend at the time of his birth and the unexpected appearance of the future President caused ber to stay longer than she intended from home. AN EDUCATED NATIVE. As we turned away from tho site of the old Monroe Lomestend and walked to the buggy we passed & cabin in front of which stood a comely negro woman, about eighteen or twenty Years of age. She courtesied politely and we stopped for a chat. “We have been looking at the birthplace of President Monroe, and that is alonroe's creek over there. 1 suppose the creek was named after him?" we said to her. “Oh! yes, sah; dat’s #0." “And,” said my frient little farther south from named after President Mat Yes, sah; dat’s so, too.” “And Rozier's creek, above here, I su was named after another President United States, President Rozier?” “Ob! yes, sah; you is right.” “Well, you seem to be up on history.” “Oh, yes, ted, Tis, ‘Mattox creck, a ere, 1 suppose, was F ; Hy ft shes i i Wilmer; New Jersey, Charles Borcharline; North Carolina, John 'L. Bridges; Pennsylea- nia, George B. Culp; South Carolina, George Lamb Buist; Virginia, Leigh R. Page. a WRECKED BY TRAMPS. Explanation ef the Cause of the Statesville Wreck—Detectives on the Case. A special to the Philadelphia Press from Statesville, N.C., says: Twenty-two persons are known to be dead as the result of the railroad wreck here yesterday, but it is thought that at least six more bodies are in the bottom of the stream into which the cars fell. It is now believed that the wreck was caused by tramps taking up the track or loosening the rails, causing them to spread. Some of the spikes were drawn. Two tramps were put off a freight train a few hours before the wreck. Col. A. B. Andrews, second vice president; Capt. W. H. Green, general manager; Superi tendent R. R. Bridgers and other officials are here and will put detectives on the case to run down the tramps. ‘The bridge where the wreck occurred is a high arch culvert two miles west of Statesville. It is nearly 200 feot long and nearly 80 feet high. ‘The train left the track just as it reached the culvert. When the cars were well across they tumbled into the water below. The bridge was so strong that it was not damaged seriously. Several grossties were split. —_—_+es___ Distress in the Valley of the Volge. Russian newspapers confirm the recent re- porte of terrible distress among the peasants in the valley of the Volga. The people are in 8 condition of the utmost destitution, without clothes and witheut food, wandering about in rags, on the verge of starvation. Swarms of families have left their bomes and resorted to begging on the roudsides. The situation of the entire population is extremely critical The Kiewlonin, published in Kieff, considers the conditi¢n of *he p2asants desperate. Al- ready immersed in povery and indebted to the stato, while their taxes, which they ure unable to pay, coutinue to accumulate, by next spring the entire Russian | rote Heda probably be bankrupt. Reports from Warsow show that the nts of central Russia are emigrati: by the wholesale. Five hundred men have ready abandoned their families in order to emigrate. The .Vossacle Zeitung says that Russia is undergoing the periodical famine to which she is subject and which becomes more serious with each recurrence, owing to her rimitive husbaudry and the indebtedness of fer peasanta. She ts Coming to Washington. A Charleston, W. Va., special to the Balti- more Sun today says: A remarkable character registered at the rooms of the State Historical Society yesterday. It was Mrs. E. A. Blundon of Salina, Salina county, Kan. Her childhood days were spent in Washington, D. C., where she witnessed the burning of the national Cay tol by the British in 1814, an event which she well remembers. She caw the Americans ar- riving—“backwoodstaen,” as they werecalled— from the frontier of Virginia and Ohio. Mrs Blundon’s grandfather, Joseph Nicholson, was ‘« revolutionary soldier, serving in the Virginia line. Her father, Joseph Nicholson, jr., served in the war of 1812, and she had three sons in the late civil war. Atthe age of eighty-three years sho traveled alone from Kansas by way ‘of Columbus to Charleston, where she is visit- ing her daughter-in-law, Mrs. E. B. Blundon, and leaving her she will visit the national capi- tal, which she has not seen for more than sixty years. ++-_—_+0e Spain and a New Jersey Alderman. Ware of Cape May, N. J., who is charged with Woe 7: REAL ESTATE GOSSIP. Some of the Causes That Lead to Trouble in Baillding. HONEST OWNERS AS WELL AS HONEST CON- TRACTORS NEEDED—THE HIGH PRICE OF LaND DEVELOPS INGENUITY IX THE PLANING OF ‘MATTERS. HERE I8 HARDLY A SUBJECT THAT 0 arouses public opinion as that of de- fective building. While there are s great many buildings put up every year in the various cities of the country that are defective, yet it is only oceasionally that one falls down. When the unexpected happens then the storm of indignation rises and everybody connected with the building is denounced from the archi- tect down to the watchman. The fact is that few buildings are so poorly constructed as to give way to anextra strain. This, however, is due to no virtue in the workmanship, but rather to the cohesive qualitios of brick and mortar. Besides, one wall braces the other and the beams and joists bind them {all together, so that it usually requires pretty bad workman- ship to bring about the collapse of » building simply because it is too tired to stand up any longer. In this city, owing to the wise building regulations and their pretty thorough enforcement, it is rare that accidents of this kind occur. "When they do occur it is easy to know the reason. Broadly speaking, yuald- ing falls down because the man whose money is building it wants the work done as cheaply as ossible. He givesthe contract to the cheapest Eidder and then perhaps scales the bid down before finally signing the contract. He ex- beg the contractor to put up the building for \e sum specified. If the contractor can do it with a fair profit to himself, he probably wili. Otherwise he will “skin” his work. He has, however, given the owner the worth of his money, and when the building proves to bea failure it is only an indication that the owner tried to put up's better building than he was willing to pay for. Tho owner, however, does not get the blame. It falls on the architect and the contractor. The only case where the owner of a collapsed building can escape blame is when the contract price is evidence that he was willing and did pay out enough money to put up good, substantial building. It is, however, certainly unjust to allow the rich'man who is trying to squeeze out a dollar to escape, while the poor man who is simply endeavoring to earn his livelihood is made to bear the brunt of the blame. There are, of course, unscrupulous architects and contract- orsas well as owners. Innocent people fall into the hands of the latter because of the ambition to build something finer than they have the money to pay for. A first-class builder in competition for the contract of s building will, of course, make a higher bid than some man who has no reputation tolose. The differ- encein the bids very frequently represents the amount of shirking and cheap and defect- ive work which will be in tho building when constructed. It is, of course, natural to want to getathing as cheap as possible. No one can be criticised for that. But there are cases when any intelligent man having an opportunity to look over the bids from soveral contractors can say almost with the positive news of certainty that the difference is not con- sistent with the same grade of material and workmanship. A contract is often given ont when the owner knows that the contractor, if he does what he agrees to do, will love money. But the owner, for the sake of saving money, will go on with the building, trusting to chance that nothing will happen. As a rule nothing does happen and the building remains standing. A STRIOTER INSPECTION. Itis claimed by some that the inspection ought to be stricter. If it is meant public in- spection, anything like e constant oversight of all the buildings going up in a large city would practically be impossible, because of the army of men required and the great outlay of money. If private inspection is inivuded by a clerk of the works or other competent person, that would of course be possible if tne individual owner is willing to spend the money. But after all hardly any amount of inspection will induce a contractor to do work at a loss to himself. The requisites of honest building, not only in this city, but elsewhere are, first, honesty on the part of the owner, and, second, honesty on the part of the contractor.’ What public laws and publio inspection can do to compel owners and con- tractors to be honest and todo honest work ought to be done. Public sentiment, however, in awarding the blame where a disaster occurs should be careful to select the persons in guilt. INGENUITY IN BUILDING. The increase in the value of land ise power- ful incentive to the exercise of ingenuity in the construction of buildings so that every foot of land can be made available. One solution of this problem, and the commonest, is the ereo- tion of high buildings. But that requiresmore money than poaped Reference was re- cently made in these columns to the utilization of deep residence lots by constructing the house in two parts, the court between furnish- ing the needed light and air. Recently an old building in the business section has been re- modeled and fitted up for offices, Fronting on the street it was two storics high, and an addi- tion was built continuing it at tho same height all the way back to the rear line of the property. With the exception of an area of about ton feet on one side the building when completed solidly filled up the entire lot. Tho problem of how to snpply light and air to the interior was solved by running a ball through the cen- ter of the back building. The ceiling of the hall was formed of glass set in the roof, with sashes which can be opened or shut at will. The rooms on the first floor have doors and windows opening on this hallway and the sup- ply of light is ample. A gallery extends along one side of the second story, giving access to Toms on thut side, while light bridges pro- tected by ircn rails stretch across the hall and furnish the means of approach tc the rooms on the opposite sie ‘Tho area running along one ‘a ed te suppl ht and air in part, to the back rome which open onto the tier of rooms facing on the hall. double offices, however, are confined to the one side of the hail, all the’ rooms on the other side being single. ANOTHER DEVICE. In the caso, of another building where the owner has extended it solidly back to the rear building line the air and light are obtained by reducing the width of the back building above the first story. The rooms in the first story, which is on & level with the street, are lighted in the rearby skylights in the roof, which forms a portion of the ceiling in that story. This provides an area into which the windows of the second and third stories of the back building open. By this happy arrangement the owners secure rooms in the first story having the entire width of the building, and only the rooms on the second and third floors suffer from the disadvantage of the narrow width of that portion of the build- ~~ IN ALEXANDRIA COUNTY. In speaking of real estate in Aloxandria county, Va., Mr. James E. Clements, who has had, ai'a dealer, considerable to do’ with this class of property, said to a Sran reporter that ‘real estate transactions have been more active in Alexandria county the last twelve months than Tever knew them to be. More sales have been made than in any previous year of the history of the county. Parties are coming here from different states of the Union and invest- ing, and some of themare making large invest- ments. But what scems to be improving the county most is the fact that mauy persons de- siring to live a short distance in the county and work in Washington city. are buying small tracts of from five to ten acres and are building comfortable and taaty cottages hereon, This cls of bulding, a any is ing steady and substantial improvement to the county. any amount, however from the business men or capitalists of Wi mn city on land in the county. But matters are now taking a favorable turn and there aro several loan panics and business firme who are willingly Seplomber. If thie roud ing to S com] ton, thence on to Alexandria fy and Mt Vee and (on very city is as to United States de- mien incl ens tne tents ected Eigen ag many pice te hor ‘per- THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON. -D.6.. SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 1891—SIXTEEN PAGES. This property contains six acres and the price paid was $105,000. Mr. Blount will make some alterations and ‘on the mansion and will ton for about five previous to which he t several years in Europe with his family. je has invested very largely and successfully in real estate in Washington from time to time and is at present a large holder. He has lar; manufacturing interests in Evansvilie, In: and is rated among the millionaires. made this extensive purchase is the bes: dence that he is delighted with Washington a residence city. He is a director in the Amer- ican Security and Trust Company and is iden- tified with many of the Snancial and charitable interests of the city. A ROW OF DWELLINGS. Ground has just been broken at the corner of 17th and Corcoran streets, where a syndicate, consisting of Messrs. Charles Cowles Tucker, John O. Johnson, William F. Hellen and J. H. McGowan, will erect a block of dwelling houses, five in number. The houses, two of which will front on 17th street and three on Corcoran street, will contain nine and ten rooms and bath each, and while alike in generai plan will bein minor details dissimilar. ‘Ihoee facing 17th strect will have fronts partly of stone com- ing from local quarries. The interior finish of ‘ali will be hard wood. The houses, having becn designed for residences by the owners, will be carefully built under their personal su- pervision and contain the best workmanship. the cost of the improvement will be about $25,000. The builders are W. F. Kerby & Brother; the architect, Samuel R. Turner. rae as ss DRAFTING A CREED. A Committee of the Presbyterian Denomi- nations Now at Work. The committee on consensus creed for use in all of the eighty-one Presbyterian denomina- tions has been holding midsummer sessions at Spring Lake Beach, on the New Jersey coast, Twenty-two million Presbyterian members of the eighty-one communions on the fite conti- nents of the world are interested in the results of these mectings. This is the fourth session of the committee, the previous sessions being held quietly in New York city. It may be ten years before the work of the committee is com- pleted. The idea is toget up a short,concise,comple- mentary creed that will express the consensus of opinion in all the eighty-one Presbyterian bodies; to supplement and not to supplant the aoe! ce of each. Some of these 22,000,- Presbyterians subscribe to the Westminster confession. Others subscribe to the Heidel- burg confession and others to the Augsburg pecarrerne! tote all are Calvanistic and all maint a form of government desiguated as Presbyterian. © ce The first of the creed will be in the mission- ary fieldsand in colonial settlements. Presby- terians coming together from all quarters of the globe are divided by fine distinctions into small bodies. If these small societies can be united under one creed, there will be strength and unity instead of weakness and rivalry. Another nse will be to supply a popular creed for members of the Presbyterian church in America, to express in brief and concive lan- Guage the system of doctrine taught in the ‘eetminister confession, to which the preachers and elders are not juired to subscribe. A third use is to supply the converted Brahman- ists and Buddhists of east with a plain state- ment of the Calvanistie doctrines. estore berms Labor Candidates in England. A London dispatch says: The liberal electoral executive hardly know how to treat the extra- ordinary crop of labor candidates finding ac- ceptanco in radical constituencies. ‘The length of the list of names already adopted threatens to give a new character to the general election, tending to accord predominance to social ques- tions in many districts where tle electoral man- prefer to see the contest waged on the or- dinary party lines. The men tclected in the labor interest chiefly reprosent the trades unions, though a number are also identified with socialism. As a test of their practical earnestness the supporters of the Inbor nomi- nees in most instances pay the expences of the contest and guarantee a yearly allowance to the candidate elected. the movement suc- ceeds, as it promises to, it will place in the next parliamont s compact phalanx’ of thirty labor members determined to make questions in labor interests dominant over all of after home rule is settled. ; Bonds Declared Invalid. Pulaskicounty bonds, amounting to $100,000, have been declared invalid by Judge Alien in the United States court at Springfield, Illinois. It was in the case of August T. Post of New York against the county of Pu- Ineki. The bonds in controversy were issued by the county in October, 1872, in aid of the construction of the Cairo and Vincennes rail- road and Post held some of the coupons. The THE PRESIDENT ON THE WAR. tion at Proctor. When the President's special train arrived at Rutland yesterday he was received by © com-_ mittee consisting of W. G. Veasey, P. W. Clement, J.N. Baxter, George J. Wardwell, Col. J. C. Baker and Henry Carpenter, presi- dent of the village. Carriages were entered and a circuit of sbout two miles through the | remdence and business part of the town was cort composed a Grand Army post. The Presi- | dent was introduced from a temporary stand atthe front of the hall by Col. J.C. Baker. He said. Fellow citizens and comrades of the Grand Army of the Republic: Your chairman has spoken of the fact that the President of the United States may travel everywhere through our country without any attendance of poli men. As I have had occasion to say hefore, t only peril he is likely to meet, if the reilroads take good care of him and the cranks keep out of the way, in from the overkindness of the People {langhter and applause}, and there is more peril in that than you will understand at first thought. It is plessant ¢o stand upon the steps of this Memorial ifall, erected as a place of deposit for the trophies >f the great civil war, and as a monument of honor to taose soldiers from Ver- mont who aided #9 conspicuously in making that war suceessfrl. We cannot tell how much hung upon that contest. No orator been inspired to describe adequately the ¢ ity of the great issue, which was fought out pon the battlefields of the war of the rebel- jon. We say it was a contest to rve the unity of our republic, and so it was; but what dismemberment would have meant; how greatly it would have increased the cost of govern- ment; how surely it would have disturved the life of our border communities; how it would have degraded in the eyes of the world this great people; how it would have rejoiced the enemies of popular government no tongue has yet adequately described, but it was not to be so. God has desired that this experiment of free government should have a more perfect trial. We were very patient, #0 ent in the early contest, as it ranged through the great debate of convention and Congress, that our brethren of the south altogether mistook the temper of our people. Undoubtedly there were evidences that the of profitable communication which had been so long maintained with the south broken off. Undoubtedly that character so undesirable in our politics, the dough face, was particularly Conspicuous in those days of discussion, but ®e were altogether misjudged when the people of the south concluded that. they might support their threats of disunion which had so Ic in Congress, and had so long filled the: ing press, by force of arms. Ishall never forget, nor will any of you who were old enough to re- member it, that great electric thrill and shock which passed through our whole country when the first gun was fircd at Sumter. Debate was closed. Our orators were with- drawn and a great wave of determined patriot- ism swept over the country higher than any tidal wave ever litted itself upon a devastated coast [applause], and it was not to be stayed in ite progress until the inst vestige of rebellion had been swept from the face of our beloved land. The men of New England were a peace- ful people. ‘The farmers and the farmers sons were not brawlers. They were not found at the tavern. They were abiding under the shelter- | ing moral influences and quietu ie of these New England hills. But the men who thought that the spirit of 1776 had been quenched were badly mistaken. The same resolute love of liberty, the same courage to face danger for a cause that bad its inspiration in high moral purposes and resolves abided in the hearts of your people. (Applause. Possibly the war might have been avoided it the south had understood this, but it was so written in the severe but benevolent purposes of God. ‘There was a great scroll of emaucipa- tion to bear on. ‘There was a martyr President who was to afiix his name toa declaration that would be as famous as that to which your fathers affixed their signatures in 1776. Ii was to be in truth as well as in a free people {applause}. and there was no ot rung armies, not seeing at the beginning nor having the purpose that finally was accomplished, but gui yy the band and powerand wisdom that county refused to pay the coupons on the ground that no reguiar notice was given of the election at which the question of issuing bonds was submitted. It was claimed by the laintiff that the recital on the face of the nds that they were issued pursuant to law estopped the county from denying that regular notice of the election was given. It was also claimed that an act passed by the legislature in 1869 made the election regular and valid. The court, however, took a different view of the matter and pronounced invalid the entire issue of bonds, amounting to $100,000. Tho Ocean Grove Meeting Closed. The closing ceremonies at the great camp meeting at Ocean Grove, N.J., took place yesterday morning between 9 and 12 o'clock. Despite the driving rain 6,000 people crowded into the immense auditorium. Rev. Dr. E. H. Stokes baptized a large number of infants. The holy sacrament was then administered, nearly ali of those present partaking. Then the farewell service ‘took place, followed by aarching around, everybody shaking hands and singing. As the clock struck 12 Dr. Stokes, in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. solemnly declared the twenty- ‘second annual camp meeting closed. A Bank Defauiter Located. A Chatham, Ont., dispatch says: It is probable that J. M. Henry, who absconded from here last fall with $20,000 belonging to the Bank of Montreal, will soon bo in the toils of the law. ‘The detaulter is now living among the Califor- nia mountains and the authorities there will soon effect his arrest. . ee Hanlon and Gaudaur to Row. Hanlon and Gaudaur kave agreed upon a three-mile race for $500 or $1,000 a side, to be rowed at Burlington Beach. As Hanlon is going to New Westminster the race cannot be Towed until about the middle of October. Secretary Tracy’s Movements. Tho United States ship Despatch, with Secre- tary Tracy on board, was detained at Rockport, Me., by a dense fog. Inan intorview Secretary Tracy denied the report of discourteous con- duet on the of Acting Admiral Walker toward Rear Admiral Gherardi at Bar Harbor. ‘The Secretary will go to Boston by rail today. He must be in New York Monday. ‘Went Singing to the Guillotine. A dispatch from Douai says that a youth is above it and over us to the accomplishment of that glorious result that struck the shachels from 4,000,000 of slaves. [Applause.] 1 greet most affectionately these comrades of the war whoare before me today. Let them abide in honor in all your comuunities. Let them teach the generations that are to come to be as worthy as their fatherswere. Lot us pre- serve all these inspiring lessons of history, all these individual examples of heroism. " ‘Let them not be forgotten. Let them be the illum- inated and inspiring pages of your state's his- tory and then, whatever shock may come to us in the future, whenever the hand of auarchy or disorder shall be raised, whenever foreign powers shall seek to invade the rights or liberty of this great people, there will be found aguin an impenetrable bulwark in the brave hcarts of sturdy and patriotic people. [Applause. } Just as the President concluded his remarks Rey. Dr. Norman Seaver advanced to his side and presented to Mrs. Harrison, through the President, an oil painting represcuting a view of Killington, near Rutland, the highest peak in the great mountain The Presivent, in a few words, thanked Dr. Seaver and the board of trade in bebaif of Airs. tiurrison, and expressed his regret thut she had been unable to accompany him on his trip through Ver- mont. ‘Ihe party was then driven to the resi- dence of P. W. Clement for luncheon, after which the special returned to Proctor. A RECEPTION aT PROCTOR. Last night the President was tendered a re-! ception at Secretary Proctor's residence. The decorations in the town were on @ most elaborate scale, and the natural advantages afforded by the location added greatly to the effect. An evergreen arch, illuminated, stood near the entrance to the Secretary's grounds, Every building in the town was illuminated, and on the western hills, as well as on the ele- vated spots in the town, ‘bonfires were started at 8 o'clock on the firing of a sigual gun. At the same moment about 1,000 men, com- posed im large pars of the workmen of the mar le company, started in ion to the resi. dence of Secretary Proctor,beaded by the local band, clso employes of the works. ‘The ‘sloping lawn in front of Secretary Proctor's house was overhung with Chinese lanterns and before the doors a temporary had been erected. On ‘the arrival of the greeted them with hearty handshake. After the reception ‘was over the President and his 1y were driven to the depot and at 11 o'clock Didn't Know He Was Loaded. Ray Lioyd, aged thirteen, of Salma, Pa, Thureday went home with eight boxes of toy pistol caps in his hip pocket. Shortly after his proceeded to punish him. While chastising him with a rod, she struck him across the pocket in which the caps were. A terrific explosion fol- lowed. - When the smoke of battle had cloared there back of his i F cue § i | SERE i Z L Hl i : i [ f i i i i ty | ull i z i f i titi i H H tf [ iY { Fe 2 Rol | made to Memorial Hall, where the President | | Was to meet and address the citizens. The es-| men of trade were reluctant to bave those lines | boast- | 4) r pathway to | emancipation than along the bloody track of | THE CATTLE sHIP HOKRORS, His Speech at Rutland Yesterday—A Recep- | An Exciting Meeting in London—Opposition to the Chaplin BIN, ‘There wa an uproarious meeting yesterday at Bermondsey, one of the shipping and ship- | building suburbs of London, ‘The meeting wi | called according to announcement to protest against the bill advocated and fathered by the Right Hon. Henry Chaplin, president of the board of agriculture, and aimed at reform ng the abuses complained of in connection with the transatlantic cattle trade. The o tention of the public was first called to the transatlantic horrors by the report of the special committee appointed to investigate the abuses complained of. In this ® series of recommendations were the cattle trade between Amer- and scveral radical reforms i with the view of preventing report ring at sea. Ship owners and costed in the transportat tie raised eonsideral but on tended to fol apectal com centtle mou raised an ent that | the = m to be withdrawn. Subsequently. however, another and moditied bill was introduced, giving the department far ther powers, which would enable it at leasteome of the abuses cor cent transatlantic paper press att aval at Dundee siderable popular Upon the occa the friends ot the retorman, their efforts. te the steamelip Loe! fortunate catth wered, | flimsy construc In. During th Ler the stenmabip en- countered the cattle were without food or wates for two days, when « i were nd to have becn knocked about im a terrible ed ammals, t's meeting was convened by Mr Was assured that the lantic catile trade Was as well conducted ld possibly be speeches, however, were frequently interrupted by ioud protesting and con- | tradictory remarks from many of the prescut.” It was suggested that the meet Ing was packed in the intercets of tie eattlomen, and when an attempt was made | to pass @ motion protesting against the passage of the cattle bill n arose in the midet the ournging cries in the sympathy daring speaker tedly denounced the meet- us” affair, got up were interested in the detent of the 1 who profited by the cruel trafficearried | on between America and England. Thespeaker | said that he lad been in New York city aud waa ted with the workings of the transat- le, and he added that Le could e un, wretched, din- auseand counter live cattle from ot hall . vp j than that of shipping ica to England. Leaewed checrs greeted the gentlemen whe had 2 New York. When, continuing, be said that Mr. Chaplin was doing « y humane thing” in trying to stop this “infamous trade.” ‘This remark was fol- |lowed by loud shouts of “No, no,” from those opposed to or friendly to those who are ‘opposed to changing the ayetem of transatian- tic cattle transportation. “Get down; turn | bim out,” yelled the cattle men. A terrible | clamor for and against the man from New | atter loudly to the meet- ing to pass#an amendment in support of the | bill, because, he claimed, it was in the interests of the prevention of cruelty |to animals. ‘This, however, the s0- jcalled bogus meeting refused to do, and amid tremerdous uproar the original motou was passed, the cattiomen cheering themselves hoarse and'the friends of the bill groaning and hooting at them with cousiderable vigor. he Last snake Dance. Winslow, A. T., special to San Francisco Dxaminer. A party of Moqui Indians from the reserva- «ixty miles north of Winslow, the nearest t railroad station, left for the scene of the snake dance today. They will continue for sixteen days, winding upon August 21 with « grand snake dance, which only occurs once in every two years. It is said that this is the only knowa tribé who indulge in this form of festival and that steps are being taken to discontiaue it and that this may be the last suake dance ever wit- nessed anywhere. Chief Capella of the snake order today went into ihe estufa or underground lodges to pre- pare medicines for the onies of tebuati- dra or snake dance. Three hundred of the 2,200 Monis z to the snake order, an asso- Clation similar to the leading order among the whites. he snake degree includes and dances d the posed of guard Today all who tak couing ce monies went into the estafas, There. they are | consecrated and renamed and not allowed te speak to any Lut members until the dance of e 2st. is com- ‘Un tie eighth day the members begin to cap- ture, baptize and name each reptile and sleep wich them in the estulas AtS o'clock on the evening of the sixteenth day, or August 21, ail except ihe members climb on the Louses und then the antelope degree members appear udily decorated, and their appearance is tol- fowed with musicundsinging. “Then the snake- men join ata given signal, they numbering fifty to one hundred, each having a vicious reptile of soveral reptiles in his mouth. The dauce then takes place on ground se- cure from fresh suakes. About 400 snakes are expected. After the dance the snakes will be piled at the foot of the holy rock, baptized and cerried to the valley and then liberated. Kat- | tlers, garters, spotted, bull and others are used. ‘here are many points of historical interest t ihe suake-dance villages. Corouado’s armies conquered the Indiwus and established Catholic mixsious. Later on the priests were all turown over the rocks by the Indiaus aud then mur- dered. The mission 1s now a pile of ruins. Its reported that Major Donaldson of Gai- jlup, whe took the government Indian census, aye that this ia the last cont dense that the overmment will permit. He takes a Graphic Outit to the dance, and it. is f nna ported that the goverument is sending « corpe of photographers. A iT Eel ils i | i f A é i H i if if i} & i fi {i