Evening Star Newspaper, July 23, 1892, Page 6

TELEGRAMS 10 THE STAR CROPS FAIL IN MEXICO. ‘Workmen Working for Thirty-Four Cents = Day (American Money). Gaxvestox, Tzx., July 23.—An Engle Pass, might be harvested, have not come. there have been good rainfalls, as in Durango Conhala, Chinhuahus ‘and Nuevo Leon, but they have been isolated and insufficient.’ Four years’ consecutive crop failures areunprecedented even in droughty Mexico and e large number of inhabitants are confronted with grave conditions. Farms in Mexico are lying idle and ‘at any price. jeondiitions prevail in certain paris of Texas, this cide of the Rio Grande. ENGLISH TRAGEDIANS COMING. Yourof-Irving and Barrett—Dramatie News | ©Xcept of London. Lexpox, July 23.—Mr. Irving is not the only towns of the United States and has engaged Mr. John K Hogers to.act as his manager there: Mr. opens his next season at the Theater Royal, Nottingham, on July 25, and will play in the provinces ‘until October 15, when he will give « farewell formance at the Court Theater, Liverpool. the 19h of October he and his —— by ® California company, his own mean- time hav returned to England. All the old picces that have English audi- ences be played during this visit to America, as well as two new ones which Mr. Barrett has ar: to produce. One of these is an tation by Mr. Hall —— ‘On the 30th the Lyceum season ends and Miss Terry takes her usual benefit on that night. Mise Terry was induced by the success of her 42! Monday. DISTRICT LEGISLATION. An Effort to Be Made to Get Up Some Local ‘Measures. SOME THAT MAY BE PASSED AND SOME THAT IT The chances for District legislation grows smaller and smaller each day. As things are nowa District bill is slipped through now and then by unanimous consent, but these bills are in most cases those which have alreany one body and to which there is no abjec- tion. Monday by rights should be District day, but there is about as much chance of the District getting the day as there is of the sun failing to rise on that day. In fact, the House has already passed an order Providing for the consideration. of the Ranm resolution on Monday, which will consume the entire day. WILL MAKE A FIOHT FOR TIME. Mr. Heard, however, with characteristic en- ergy, proposes to make e fight for some time on He will ask the House, in view of the loss of time, that the committee be ren tt, (hone District committee is reasonably sure of obtaining another hour when the committee is reached in the call I SOME MEASURES TO BE BROUGHT UP. Such bills as the ones chartering the Episco- pal Cathedral fund and the Art Association will Probably be called up. In the short ould of course be suicide and ‘he Perey redia railroed will macesletns Ivania ‘sore a for the time being. Possibly an will be made to pass Senator Hunton’s the license law. ‘This bill is of the utmost importance to the District, and the members of the District com- article in “The New Review” to write » book, which will be called “Stray Memories,” and will comtain reminiscenses of her stage life. stories of prominent actors and actresses, and bids fair to bea most entertaining volume. Mr. Heine- man publishes it in September. é Horace Sedger’s euccess with half-price mati- nees at the Lyric Theater has induced him to add Saturday to Wednesday as « half-price day, and his example fs likely to inspire other man- agers who are said to contemplate it next sea- son. Tonight Sarah Bernhardt will make her fare- well a) House, where she will in “La Tosca.” Her season, as a whole, has continued most throughout. Some critics, while ‘as popular here as in France, sce signs acoming reaction. They declare that she 08 much. undertak With all its love for music, traditional and real, and with ita devotion to the music of Eng- lich composers, London looks on complacently while thexRo : English Opera House, that was over a year ago with such eclat, of the Empire or Mpaward Solomon Edward s -and Mr. Frank Burnard are hard at work on a very ambitious tack. It is an dramatic original two-sct comic opere with & , well sprinkled with fun. Prime | Sonere tasty to lightand oven totry to cater to anything else at this time of the year. Tho Franco-Italian here, music and it is usel guaranteed. Sir Augustus Harris considers the German operas have been so successful that be an- nounces an extra week-of them beginning on to the stage. javarros will pase the autumn Scotlasd andthe winter Ta Lily, Rs v8 —< feat End Iti pronounced the best thing he has Placid. officions waiter ina ‘Mise Hart, danghter of Dean Hart of | Canal road, the plans, the construc- Denver, Col, whobasbeenatadying im London | lon and the operating of said. ele- for several made a CTE) pecan Phar ee dla yl epee Ble ag concert at the Portman rooms on Monday. In| Control and approval of the Secretary of War. seriticiem on her program the Times com- ‘mends her tasteful and intelligent singing. The Criterion Theater will open on Wednes- dey with Messra Gilbert and Grossmith’s new musical comedy “Haste to the Wedding.” mitely_ canceled. hie con- to make a tour in the United States. ——— Claimed to Be Gen. Raum's Son. Warezscrr, Coxx., July 23—A pension fraud, giving the name of A. H. Raum and jail. He has been working to was sent to wor! : this state forseveral mont : ao A Wonderful Freak of Lightning. Orruxwa, Iowa, July 23.—During » violent ‘thunder storm yesterday Mrs. Alex. Feidler, re- siding seven miles cast of town, was struck by ing, the bolt coming down the chimney, toac h away ion sea ormy ar pee set "lies in the still lives and’ has a show at the Royal English Opera | try Coane every —_- the bag- by ex; to live steam at a temperature ona Fabrenhelt Tngborg Hoel, aged cight, » passenger on the City of Chester, from Li ._ is suffering from mild attack of varialoid. The vessel and were disinfected and the steamer pi to her dock. gee In Pursuit of = Dalton Gang. Vrerrta, I. T., July 23.—Interest in the re- cent train robbery was revived yesterday by a report sent from Big Cabin Switch, eight miles Below here, that the Daltons were mo’ in ‘the direction of this city. Nine armed men up to the house of a man named Woods, cast of Big Cabin, about sunset last ‘and inquired the way to Vinitia. It was assumed that fellows were the outlaws ‘The outlaws have been in cam} —— «_. Am Offer to Fx-President Adams. ‘The Texas Ratlway Commission. Daxuas, Tex., July 23—Considerable dence was introduced by both sides in the suit to test the constitutionality of the Texas rail- Way commission yesterday or three long arguments were elso made. The case will be continued today. nineteen men bave something of 2 lobby at work the first object being to obtain the passage the Meredith license bill, and failingin that to at least prevent action on the Hunton bill. ‘TWo BILLS IN CONFERENCE. Two bills of great interest are now in confer- ence, the i#U chartering the Washington and Great Falls raitroad and the one chartering the Maryland and Washington road. ‘The former road is one of the most importan Ce acted on for some time, as road when built wi'l open. tremendous terri- now devoid, of ‘allroad fecilition. The cost of building the proposed road very great, although it is believed the company would gain in the ond. The on this bill will be an Benate: SOME OF ITS PROVISIONS. ‘This bill as it will come from the conference committee will provide in part as follows: “For a single or double track railway and ail necessary sidings, stations, switches, turn-outs and other devices, and to operate the same by electricity through and along the following | named , avenues and roads, to wit: Be- ‘at a point to be located by the Commis- of the District of Columbia, west of the north end of bridge, i and guards, to be built so as not to inter- fere with ‘the use of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal -and so as to preserve tothe public the full use of the canal road. ‘The said company shall submit the plans of said elevated railway to the Commissioners of the District of Columbia for their approval, and 2g work shall be done on, said railway by said company before such approval in writing In respect of everything that may to the stren; pertain the structure and to the safety and convenience of the public the construction and opera of aid elevated railway shall at times be subject to the control and approval of the said Commissioners, and the eaid company shall make good ‘to the District of Columbia all damages done by it or by ite contracting agents to the canal road and other roads belonging to the District of Columbia, and shall also make good to the District of Columbia safety of the United States water mains in the all the costs of inspection of the company’s work by the aut agente of the sald District. In of everything that may pertain to the For the safety of travel on said canal road, and before commencing to run its cars on said elevated railway, and subject to the inspection and approval of the Com- missioners of the District of Columbia, the land of the United States duit road to the land of to the reoeiving reservoir, said through land to point on the land of ssid aqueduct near the westerly foot of Hill, thence westwardly on a route exterior to and on the south side of the land of the United States to the E AH ietht before adjournment | stoad; ‘than on the his usual it the | ho of the rosd and the road ito be comtsenced in i i i i i I i ‘ATTACK 80 SUDDEN THAT NO RESISTANCE COULD BE MADE—WMAT THE DETECTIVES AT WORK ON ‘THE CASE HAVE DISCOVERED TODAY. Abunch of matted hair clotted with blood and acrowd of indignant citizens discussing the necessity for “‘Judge Lynch” to take part iman affair that happened lest night was all passed | that marked the spot where an atrocious dou- ble crime of murder .and robbery had taken Place. The spot where the matted hair was on the concrete pavement was on $d street north- east between East Capitol and A streets, and the victim of the cold-blooded murderer was Mr. Peter H. Young, merchant whose place of business was at the corner of 4th and D streets southeast, and who resided with his brother-in-law at No. 902 East Copitol street. TaE victim. ; ‘Mr. Young was forty-eight years old and was |. He wasa native of Philadelphia, where his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth oe, of the late Young, now resid le spent esate soli at Virginia Bead and tee eae tested Being » man of iness was a lucrative one, com ‘Church, “of Mr. Ye was pensioner, and being near- sighted and paralyzad-in the left arm he could not have offered much resistance, even had his slayer given him half » chance for his life. ‘HIS USUAL HABITS. . Being afficted as he was he had always been ‘accustomed to walking in the middle of the street, where he thought there would be no obstructions and where he would be more safe sidewalk. vas returning home, -meet somewhere today the officers went to )Many squares. from the scene of the murder and waited for them. ‘WAS ROBBED LAST WINTER. Wm. Woodington says that his brother-in-law, eevee: “oral ANOTHER RATIFICATION MEETING. Denounces the Other Committee. ‘The differences among the republicans in the District which led to the organization of two central committees, the holding of two conven- tions and the election‘of two sets of delegates to Minneapolis promises now to produce also two separate and independent ratification meetings. As stated in Tux Star the central committee,’ commonly known as the Chase committee, over which Mr. George M. Arnold presides, has already appointed committees and made ts hour - and he always carried his store money | for ratification meeting to be held August 1. ine hand —_ ae hem Last night the central committee of which Mr. we on shopping ions. ought | Bradshaw is chairman, known as the Carson that he kad abot $00 or $40in the valise fet committee, held a meeting and arranged pre- night, as that was about the amount which he | liminaries for a ratification meeting and banner usually b: it home with him at night. He | raising August 18. had been in the hahit of walking up 4th street | Committec on banner—E. B. Melbourn, fif- from his store and cutting across Ivanis | teenth district; C. D. Freeman, fourteenth dis- avenue to 8d street and then gol: y | trict; Wm. H. Johnson, sixth district. home. That was the direction DISCOVERY OF THE CRIME. Miss Tait, daughter of Justice Tait, in front cover what had happened. The former had Ma he ‘winter cad before obo could ing to the window immediately she looked out ‘and saw aman lying on the concrete pavement. The colored girl came along about that time and ehe reported thé affair to Mr. Nolan and another man who live at the Raymond, at corner above. They went down cow there. did what £ i men in amount of blood on his head and face. He, wever, went to Mr. Woodington's houso and the latter went over and recognized his brother- in-law. ‘THE MAN WAS DYING. Dr. Frederick had arrived by this time, as had Officer Kramer. The former saw at & glance that the injured man was dying, and although be knew nothing could be done that would save his life he did what he could to ease him in case he recovered consciousness. The dying man was picked up and taken to his home, where he died in about fifteen min- utes without recovering consciousness. A PICK HANDLE THE WEAPON. A pick handle, on which were several spots of blood and a small‘quantity of human hair, was found near the spot where the victim fell, and this explained how the man came to his death. The pick handle is peculiarly marked, and this may furnish a clue to the murderer. Tt is probable that the murderer was ac- quainted with his victim and also knew of his habits; that he lives in the vicinity of the store, at 4th and D streets southeast, and that he fol- lowed him to the spot where he committed the deed. That t is only about ten fect from a gas lamp, but there are numerous ‘avenues of escape right there, which was prob- ably the reason he selected that place. : ‘THE SCENE OF TI CRIME. On the west side of the street is the mouth of Grant alley, while on the opposite side near Justice Tait’s house is @ vacant lot which leads toan alley. ‘Then the culprit could have gone north to East Capitol sirect or south to A street south, so that at the approach of a person from any direction he coul’ soon have ‘Aisappoared in the darkness some other way. There in a fire plug not far from where the crime was committed and it was stated that a man was seen sitting there, but no person could be found to verify the statement. NO OSE SEEN TO RUN AWAY. A singular thing in connection with the mur- der is that, although Miss Tait went to the win- dow, she saw noone run away from the man, nor did the colored girl or the men who were sitting on the sidewalk at the corner above. Po- liceman Kramer had passed there only a fow minutes before 10 o'clock, and he walked through Grant alley, but he snw no one cither on the street or in the alley. He went around and turned in at the box and then returned to- had been committed. That the deceased was felled with one blo and robbed without a struggle is certain, for no one heard an outery, not even # groan. CHARACTER OF THE WOUNDS. The body of the deceased was removed to Zurhorst's undertaking establishment, No. 203 3d street southeast, where a Stan reporter made an examination of the wounds this morn- ward 3d street, only to learn that the ona) ing. From the nature of the wounds it evident that the blow was struck not from behind, but from the side, and the one who strack the blow was evidently on the west side of the street next to Grant alley. It is possible that he was in the alley lying in wait for the approach of his vic- tim, and that he only emerged from there when Mr. Young reached a point opposite him. Mr. Young fell a short distance north of the alley about the distance one might walk while a per- son burried from the alley to overtake him. ‘The blow was inflicted with such force that it reeled the victim and he fell to the pavement, striking on the left aide of his faco,badly bruis~ ing his left eye, nose and forehead. Blood poured from the numerous wounds, but the blow on the back of ‘the head near the base of the brain had accomplished ite deadly work and inflicted a fracture from which recovery was impossible. When the clothing of the dead man was searched it was found that his pockets had not been rified, for in them wero his watch, $65 and other valuables. The murderous robber nodoubt thought all his money was in the satebel, and he was satisfied to take that. WORKING UP THE CASE. Police Sergeant Joseph Acton of the fifth police station has been detailed on the case. are suspected and will be kept Several persone in sight, althor the ql to furnish a team sarang: i it} in evel poten te See eee attacked him at the first pl where there was ly ‘marked handle ‘having ‘used gives they believe that he no one to see him. Word GOSSIP OVER THE TRAGEDY. The crime, perpetrated at such an early hour cussed in the neig! y every one in the first case of the kind that member of man. A bucket was put over the bunch of matted hair that was to the concrete pavement and man; persons: to see twas stated that anveffort was Committee on speakefs—Andrew Gleeson, nineteenth district; Geo. Holmes, twelfth dis- trict: George W. Phillip, fifth district Committee on arrangoments—Henry Thy, seventh district; Charles W. Smith, fourth trict; Geo. W. Wills, —- district; Dale- more Hudnell, eighth district; Feriton Jackson, twentieth district; W. H. Collins, ninth dis- triot; Asbury Jones, seventeenth district. Committee on music—Capt. W. P. Gray, ninth district; Luke Clark, third district; Capt. P. B. Meredith, sixteenth district. A. Thompson, Geo, W. ‘Wills. offered by Chas. W. Scott was ‘A resolution adopted toghe other or Chase com- mitteo as “a b committee,” alleging that that committee assumed an authority it did not possess, denouncing its action as irregular, ex- pressing regret for the constant efforts of those ‘at the head of the Chase committee to engender discord in the ranks of the party calling, upon republicans not to give support to that commit- tee and Copa age thanks of the yabli- cans of the Dist: to Mesers. Frank Aldrich and Simon Wolf for “their manly action in ac- cepting the decision of the republican conven- tion at Minneapolis in the matter of the contest in the District of Columbia.” ee THE COURTS. Propate Count—Judge Hagner. op senlerday In re minors of Jerome Les; B. . Janney appoin' n; bond, $2,000, Estate of John F. 1. Prud'homme; letters of administration to Evalina M. Prad’homme; bond, 12,000. Estate of B.U. Keyser; final notice issued. Estate of Samuel Keithley; waiver of heirs in fayor of the widow to fund of $5,000. Estate of Leonhard Gotz or Gates; will admitted to probate and letters to Barbara, Gotz; bond, $800. Estate of W. D. Heider; do, do, to Sophie Helder; bond, $2,000. Es- tate of ©. E. De Valin;do. do. to G. F, Ap- Picby; bond, €15,000. ° Estate of Joshua Pierce ingle; do.'to Geogeanna M. Klingle; bond, Equirr Cournt—Judge *Hagner. Today—Glover agt. Bancroft; appearance or- dered. Matthews agt. Matthews; rule on com- plsinants. | Cullinane ngt. Matthews: do, on de- fendants. Moells agt. Schafer; rule discharged; injunetion denied. esterday—Dunne agt. Ashburn; con- fesso. Naylor agt. Naylor; conveyance ordered. Waters agt. Williamson; ' satisfaction of costs ordered. Brown ugt. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company; Ritchie, Forrest and Padgett allowed to intervene, Cmcorr Covnt—Judge Hagner. Today—Addison agt. Johnson; default. Tol- manet al. agt. Murray; do. Bell agt. Coch- nover; motion for security for costs granted. wid Real Estate Matters. Mary A. Harr has purchased of T. F. Lewis for $12,500 sub 6, square 452, 26 feet by 103, on ‘7th between I street and Massachusetts avenue northwost. Maria H. White has bought for $5,000 of Zena B. Babbitt sub 52, square 812, 17.45 by 97.58 feet on 4th between D and E streets northwest. Ym. Warren has bought for $6,662.25 of J. G. Hester subs 28 to $1, square 968, 52 by 117 feet on Ist and B streets northeast. W.G. Lown has purchased of James Fraser for ($6,000 sub 38, equare, 409, 18 by 08 fect. fronting Maryland and Virginia ‘avenues and C street between 8th and 9th streets southeast. The United Security Life Insurance and ‘Trust Company of Penneylvania has purchased of Constantine H. Williamson et al. sub 209, ae 155, 16.61 by 87.50 on Corcoran between 17th and 18th streets northwest, The University Club has purchased for 83,000 of Andrew J. Ray lots Aland B2, square 128, 78 by 120 feet on 17th and I streets northwest. eee ee Suit for Commissions. J.T. Dyer, by M. 8. Maddox, has entered suit against Julius Lansburgh to recover $702.66—3 per cent commission on $23,422.14 for square 980, sold by him to Geo, W. Cochran September 26, '1889. es Basil Beall’s Will Filed. The will of Basil Beall, filed today, leaves his estate to his wifo Louisa, then to daughter, Annie Jacobs, subject to the payment to his stepdaughter of a specified sum. esis car went The Record of Deaths. During the twenty-four hours ending at noon today burial permits were issued, from the health office for the following: White—Ann 8. Warder, 85 ycars; Edward McK. Hudson, 65 years; George A. Hall, 50 years; Mary M. Frank, 45 yenrs; Edward Gat- ton, 56 yours Sarah E, Goleman, 3 months; Emily B. Blair, 5 months; omas, month; Sarah Barrett, ret , 18 months; ‘Lillian G. Syles, 8 months: Ida L, Gutridge, 16 days; lore, 10 months: months; Rose M. Hoyle, 3 iontl hn ‘H. ; Jol Holmes, 8 months; Amelia Bouchert, 14 days. Flowee'v.} atl etn, ‘Thomas, ce Ve ley, 26 years; Laura V. 22 years; William H, Cook, 1 year; Maria Jones, 3 months; Kittio ‘Vast, 9 ‘months; John @. Ra: 10 months, Baker, 9 ‘months; Banks Jobuson, 6 mouths; y Mote, ; Marriage Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued by the Ne N. ¥.; Willard Lloyd and Serah F. Proctor; W. Lewis and Lillie Bush; Thomas A. Henry of Aicrandria, Va., and ; Richard V. Wright of Fairfax county, Va, and Eva M. Fox of "5 county, Md.; Wm. Braddock and Anne E. hag -_—__— Evictions at Homestead. men have been on strike since tho mill closed and they failed to return notice sent out att e company. , They have iteet Ui i a ui Committee on ee W. Scott, Fred | this * | 984, ‘Davison station, Stich, $5 men: E.G. Mar- W. of $150,000. It is not necessary for Mr. Edson to say that not one dollar will be spent on ban-|- ‘and | (ets or upon anything else which may be re- garded as merely ornamental or superficial. There are legitimate objects which will take every dollar of the ed fund if the great throng of visitors that will come here to atiend a pment September 20 are properly or. “iy Mr. Edson and his committee have: t.Scmmittes to canvas the town, for subecrip~ tions to bring up to the required amount Popular subscription. A list of the of members committee - elsewhere. or to any member executive committee. Tum STAR, a8 announced several days ago, will receive sub- scriptions. HOW TO PROVIDE QUARTERS. As indicated above the main feature of the Proparations for the encampment will be the iven f= wi details will no doubt be carried out. aoe TEMPORARY BUILDINGS TO BE ERECTED. On the grounds of the Washington monu- ment, all'along the south side of B street, tem- porary buildings are to be erected. These struc- tures will be sixty-four feet wide and five hun- dred feet long, and will each have sleeping ac- commodations for 3,600 men. It is to have about twelve of these , which will afford accommodation for over 48,000. In the immediate vicinity of these quarters bethon neeridm le for the erection of ing halls, where meals can be served at stipulated In fact, all through the city in the vicinity of the school buildings and of other buildings where bodies of men are quartered »some provision must be made for supplying the men with meals. Of course the committee will not pay for tho meals, as the Mpa) = assume feel spb the ex; committee will su] ings and cots free of cost and vhilore will furnish, their ‘own subsistence. : PROVIDING FOR THE WOMEN. The citizens’ committee is going to care for the veterans. There will be no arrangements for women occupying the free quarters. A great many of the old soldiers will want to bring their wives with them, and a special committee, of which Miss lara Barton is chairman and Miss Cora ©. Curry is secretary, is making srrangoments to secure quar ters for the ladies. A large p-oportion will come as members of the various organiza- tions composed of patriotic women. Some of these organizations are as follows: Women's Reliot Corps, Ladies of the Grand Army, Ladies’ Aid Association, Auxiliary to the Sons of Veterans, Daughters of Veterans, Women's feteran Relief Union, Army Nurses’ Associa- tion, C. C. Guards and national officers of the Ladies’ Naval Veteran Association. The heaiiquarters of the ladies’ committee is in the building at the corner of 17th and F streets. They have the work well planned out and have received a a number of applica- tions for quarters which they are supplying as fast as possible. QUARTERS SECURED. Posts have secured quarters during the past week as follows: Capt. J. P. McCol- lough Post, No. 497, Mercersburgh, Pa., 30 men, Sumner School building: G. G. Meade Post, No. 119, Lexington, Mass., 40 men, ated ers Baltimore and Ohio at Eckii mn; J. W. Jackson Post, No. 27, Philadel; 90 men, Galhlean Temple, 820 F street south- west; a delegation of 25 from Florida at 1215 I street; a delegation of 150 from the following places in Broome county, N. Y.: Binghamton, Ninevah, Whitney's Point, Union, Windsor, Maine, Vestal, Hawleytown, Conklin station, Deposit. This delegation will be quartered at 412 6th street, $27 Missouri ave- nue, 424 K street and 221 D street northwest. APPLIED FOR QUARTERS. During the past week applications have been received from the following posts: J. B. Kil- | hé born Post, No. 77, Central Village, Conn., 25 men; John McKie Post. No. 809, Cambridge, N. ¥., 85 men; W. A. Bruner Post, No. 335, Sun- bury, Pa., 30 mon: Nelson Post, No.504, Luther lis, Pa., 80 men; Naval Post, No. 35, Phila- delphia, 40 men; J. W. Jackson Post, ‘No. 27, Philadelphia, 90 men; B. F. Eisenberger Post, No. 462, New Cumberland, Pa., 83-meon: Davis Post, No. 148, Selina Grove, Pa. B. Burnett Post, Tarrytown, N.¥., 25 men; A.B. Wateon Post, No. $95, Grand Rapids, Mich., 100 men; Bae rPost, No. 277,’ Delta, Pa., 25 men; G. W. Sterigh Post, No. 181, Co- lumbus City, Ind., 60 men; Buckingham Ho. 12, Kerwatk; Comm 60 mens Hod man’ Post,’ No. wn, W. Va. 60 men; T. I Post, No. 121, Hyde Park, Mass, 90 men; ©. G. Jackson Post, No. 159, Berwick, Pa., 75 men; De Golges Post, No. 110, Hudson, Mich., 25 men; Jas. Appleton Post, No. 128, Ipswick, Mass., 40 men; Jas. Shields Post, No. 145, Medford, Wis., 10@en; Andrew Matthew Post, No. 14, Parkersburg, W. Va., 25 men; John ‘Tucker Post, No. 197, Orten- , Mich, 15 men; Henry Wilson Post, No. 129, Milton, Pa., 100 men; T. H. Wyn- koop Post, No. 437, Newton, Pa, 25 men; J.Q. Snyder Post, No. 408, Liverpool, Pa,, 20 men; Tim Lewis Post, No. 107, Dimon- dala, Mich., 40 men; H. H. Knapp Post, No 0. shail Post, No. $99, Rochester, N. Y. Gen. Sherman Post, No. 603, men; New Castle Post, No. 100, New Castle, Pa., 100 men. Also a delegation of 500, composed of || places in Luzerne county, Pa.: Wilkesbarre, Einzelton, Plymouth, tchavan, Freeland, Nanticoke, Plains, Huntingdon Mills, Pittston, 7, Fairmount Springs, wet Valley, Conyngham, Wyoming, West Nanticoke. of cxtertahcaneute at 316 G-slcest svetiowest willbe felton, Pa., 15 | oF panies 20, 1 and 10 cents per square yard on the three items, the figure ing 182.05 0,99 and $1.9, tively. The i tol Tile Copany. won thet oaly cee to bid ox the asphalt block pavement item. MISCELLANEOUS. A public hydrant will be erected on 14th street east between East Capitol and A streets south. Until otherwise ordered no more permits for granted. A. Myr and Jobanna Quill, sentenced io tas Sock beceachane wom Acatch basin will be constructed on north side of Pennsylvania avenue at 4th street south- A sewer will be constructed in the alley of agtare 110, under the permit system, at = cost ol John M. Beckert, 1120 8th street southeast, and Christian Seitz, 583 8th street southeast, to take effect on Sist instant. E. Marks has been appointed « laborer at the Eastern Market from the 2ist instant, eriaar ny Transfers of Keal Estate. Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: Elizabeth M. Power to H. Parker, sub 14, blk. 42, Holmead estate; (2,200. D. W. Brown to Metropolitan Railroad Company, lot A and pt. oe ae ed to same, same property; @—. B. L. Walker to City Investment Co., 4, . &. of 1015; oa “il = ian atron Con 3 ia C. Huidekoper, land in D. C.;@—. WMterachies to Dy, Dorner, sub 86, aq. 108; $2,750. J. H. Kelley to R. J. McDo1 |, sub 26, 1095; Cora H. Cun to , 8. 1095; $800. Cora Sarah Smith, lot 14, bik. 15, Brookland; $550. J. F. Paul to Kate Livingston, lot 2, eq. 2, Cen- ter Eckington; #724. R. C. Nicodemus to Har- riette C. Gordon, part 9q. 86, Georgetown; $2,850. A. J. Miller to Eleanor ‘Laws, part 15, . Ran- aq. 368; $850. T.S. Holbrook to L. dolph, subs 148, 149, 162 and 153, 8q. 1003; e B. Duvall to P. D. Parker, papt 121, 8q. 859; #550. J. H. Waple to J. 8. Swormstedt, 120, Long Meadows. W. McKinlay to $300. Julius Lans- |. 205; S—. Noeck, lot 8, block 450. M. King to’ Lydia Parish, one-third interest in sub 23, sq. 583; 9500. C.E. Phelps to W. H. Yost et al., subs 144 and 145, 8q. 1015; vans to Francis Clark, 7 and 18, block 10, ‘Trinidad; 1,400. A. B. Clark to W. E. Ed- monston, sub 222, aq. 855; $—. 8. 8. Moffatt a . Woodward, sub 34, block 8, Le Droit E.E ——— AMUSED WITH THE HARMLESS GAME. Found That French Duels Can Ssfely Be Decried Only at Long Range. “We are accustomed to make sport of French duels, but it is much safer to decry them at long range thafi on French soil,” said Horace Floyd toa reporter of the St. Louis Globe- Democrat, “I eawan Englishman terribly puniehed for suggesting that the French duel was a harmless pastime, intended to cast a halo of stage heroism about the participants. The Temark was made on a boat just as it was land- ing at Calais. A young Frenchman touched the speaker on the arm and expressed a willing- ness to ‘amuse monsieur with the harmless game.’ Well,an Englishman does not bluff | au very easily, and before we left the boat a meet- ing was arranged to take place on the Belgian frontier. The Frenchman’ offered the Briton the choice of weapons and the latter replied contemptuously that they might as well play ti game with the fiddlesticks so popular in France, meaning rapiers. Two days later the meeting occurred, and I man- aged to be present. The combatants stripped to the waist and the contest began. It was ap- parent from the outset that the Briton knew nothing of the rapier, while his antagonist was an expert with that weapon, and held his life at his mercy. He prodded him in a dozen places, making ugly but not dangerous flesh wounds, and then expressed a willingness to relinquish the game ‘if the monsiour was satisfied’ but the Briton was stubborn, and, maddened by the pain, foolishly insisted on. continuing the fight. His coolness him, and he made furious lunges at his wily antagonist, every time exposing himself and. receiving a’ sharp in return that only increased hia Finally his second interfered and com; him to stop. The Frenchman had cut his eu- ticle to shreds with the sharp point of his ra- ier. He then helped to dress the wounds of Eisadversary,and ns the latter limped to his cab kissed his hand to him and hoped ‘monsieur had enjoyed the harmless French pastime.’ But hada’t.” ———+e+_____ Foliage Plants for Rooms. From the Gardeners’ Chronicle. While there are several handsome leaved fol- iaged plants which are well adapted for culture in rooms and halls, the one best suited to the purpose is aspidistra lurida and its variegated variety. Well suited as some of the plants are, and the india-rubber plant, still the aspidistra, with ite thick and somewhat leathery leaves and shining surface, from which a dust deposit can be cleansed so readily, seems to claim to take the top of the list. A plant known to exist for two years in a room seems to illustrate all the characteristics of a first-rate subject. The variegated variety appears to last as well as the green type and they both will stand a good amount of shade and imperfect light. Too often the aspidistra is allowed to suffer for want of water and it should not be in too greata dry warmth of atmosphere. It is more of a mlois- ture-loving plant than is generally su; and we have found plants do well when ing in an earthenware pan, with about one inch of water fn it; it a plant that well vs attention and cultivation. Next to the asp ‘comes ficus elastica. It is an excellent subject for culture in living and 1° i : B lt E L ff | We % § i F E it 7 i i i i i | f f s 53 fa i i i i | i i i k i f i Fie f i i i tr rage. | play, GOLD NEAR BETHLEHEM, PA. ‘The Precious Metal Discovered in the Lehigh Mountains. Gold has been discovered in Lower Saucon, on the Lehigh mountain. The site is situated a little over a mile southeast of Redington, Pa. The land is rendered fertile by the irrigation of Shimer's creek, which runs through the ficlds. The tract as a whole is hilly. It has been known for a long time that copper existed there. Some years ago an amateur metallurgist die- covered copper. He obtained a lease on the Property. He prospected with favorable re- | @alts, but lacked money to develop the mines. The lease expired, and fora long time no at- tention was paid to the presence of valuable ores in the neighborhood. One day this spring Prank Achterman of West Fountain Hill drove through Lower Sau- con. Passing by the abandoned copper excava- tions he caw a rock that attracted his attention. He dismounted and it up. It hada iliar look. Mr. the Bethlehem Iron Com Achterman at one time worked in the Australian gold ficlds and became a practical mineral- ‘ogist. When he saw the rock in the roadside he knew its value. Mr. Achterman at once pro- nounced it quartz rock containing a large per- centage of gold. An analysis revealed the yellow metal ina very profitable quantity. He found more quartz rock. E: the place maghly he discovered that there was enough gold to make several men rich. Mr. Achterman asso- ciated himeelf with Valentine Schlosser, who lives in the direction of Siedersville. The two men have been prospecting since June 1. The Torult of thelr investigation has been very favor- able. y's works. Mr. —-s HAS NO MORE USE FOR ENGLAND. Oscar Wilde Soured by the Pate of His Play “Salome.” - ‘From the Chicago Tribufte. The ecoentric but artistic Oscar Wilde and England have had a falling out, and from all appearance their differences seem to have ex- ceeded that point where a reconciliation is pos- sible. And “Salome” is responsible for it all— that is to say, “Salome” is responsible from the Point of view of the English public, as repre- sented by the lord chamberlain. From Mr. Wilde's view point, however, “Salome,” like himeelf, is only an innocent sufferer. To him it is the heathenism and ignorance and inartistic sense of his countrymen that are to blame for his resolution to alienate himself from his na- tive land. Indeed, he has told the English all this, and, having called them a nation of shopkeepers and, with few exceptions, a race of hypocrites,” he has announced his intentions to forthwith transfer himself, heart and soul and body, to another fatherland, of which he hus long been enamored, and to effectually burn the bridges behind him by means of the legal agency of French letters of naturalization. And England is to lose an Oscar Wilde all because its sense of stage pro- Priety could not brook a “Salome.” To guard against the possible criticiem that the sound scoring he has given England and his resolation to leave it might be considered @ trifle far fetched and unwarrented, the author of “Salome” emphatically proclaims: “And I, moreover, am notat the present an Englishman at all. I—Oscar O'Flaherty Y i , Which is by no means against England ie time. It well known by fusal of the lord chamberlain, who has the censorship over the roduction of plays in England, to authorize presentation of the or's' new play, “Salome,” which is written in French and in which Sarah Bernhardt was tohave appeared in the title role within the next six weeka. The cause for the action on the part of the lord chamberlain is that cer- tain scenes from the Bible are represented, notably the one in which St. Jobn’s head is brought in onasalver. The scenes are all rev- gzently treated, but the lord. chamberlain takes the ground that the English idea of propriety in artistic representation is not yet trained up to that point. The restriction falls more heavily upon Mr. Wilde's shonlders, because the cos- tumes and scenery have been prepared, re- have been in progress for the last four id Mme. Bernhardt’s interpretation of role has promired to create no small sensation in London. Little disappointment is mixed with the author's disgust, however. He says that personally he is much to have his premier in Paris instead of ion, and he ints with satisfaction to the fact that Mme. hardt was charmed and fascinated with his to the extent that she asked the privilege fo play the title role hereelf, and all the more because “Salome” is by no means a one-role ieee ‘Tried Her Lover's Patience. ‘The London News gives this interesting ver- sion of Henrik Ibsen's courtship: When he fell in love with the beautiful daughter of Pastor Thoresen, how to make known the fact to her troubled him for weeks. At last he resolved to write toher. He would come and fetch his answer the same afternoon at 5. Did the Indy accept me Robe yoy be “at home.” otherwise not. At 5o'cl presented himself, and the maid asked him to go into the best room. hopefal and was glad to have time to collect before he met the lady. But he had waited half an hour awful doubts to aseail him. After an heur had passed ined the letter had not reached the he wuited on. After two ashamed of himself. She sat two hours in that at him. rage and ran to the door. t, when a loud peul of Inughter ‘turned and saw the fair head At sented tothe council of state. A bill making an appropriation for the payment will be drawn up by the conncil and sent to congress. terman is a heater at | | thasignal service Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U.S. Gov't Report. Reval . ABSOLUTELY HOT IN THE NORTHWEsT. Im South Dakota and Minnesota the Mer cury Rises Above 100 Degrees. The hot wave covers nearly the entire north- West. At Yankton, in southern South Dakota, the mereury has been 101;at Huron and else where in the eastern central portions it was in the nineties, North Dakota was nearly ae warm, and Minnesota was eweltering. In St, Pan it was 9 before noon and % at 2 o'clock. At Redwood Falls, in western Minne- sota, it was 90 before 9 o'clock, and at Roo heeter, in the southeastern portion, it was 103 degrees. The hot weather is helping grain greatly another immense crop is thousand men are needed t and low railroad rates are announced Duluth is suffering from the longest hot Period it has ever been the fortune of the city to endure, The mercury has been as high as 94 degrees several days and its highest daily point rarely goes below 85 degrecs. Never in the history of there has higher than 9% degrees been recorded. — - Manger Typhus in Kassie, From the London Graphic Very early in the history of the Russian famine the erection of epecial typhus hospitals in many districts became a matter of necessity. More especially was this the qgse in the castern Provinces, such as Samara, Serato, Kazan and Nijni- It was in these provinces that the famine was felt most severely, for the as- sistance that was sent to the famine-stricken districts did not reach the distant and dreary sof Samara and Saratoff till February, while in Kiazan and Tuia and other provinces Possessing better railway commun _ of food were distributed in N. vember. At first the starving and diseased peasantry had to rely on private aid alone, Which in many cases meart very itt landed gentry are not, taken as a whe class. Those vill were indeed fortu ie which wore near the estate of some rich land owner who was willing to fit up a cottage asa hospital and procure # stock of medicines and surgical appliances. The estate of one lady I have the pleasure of knowing is about 200 miles from the nearest railway station. When she aw the necessity arining for obtaining relief she bad to organize a system of carting corn, &c., to the eight or nine villages in her district. She had only about twenty borses available consequently at first very little progress was made. The sickness inc wd to an ak ~~ extent gud the mortalicy from typhus became very high. When assistance arrived in the early part of this year from St. Petersburg in the shape of truck loads of corn, fresh horses and contributions of ney and peasants were too ill tobe selves. The two or three every cottage had one or some form. In one cottag: found laid on the floor, three were ‘on the stove and four five children were huddled together by the stove keep themselves warm, And this w: means aolitary case. At last, afte a months of suspense, the authorities bethou es of the need that existed for sending medical help to the distressed districts, aud accordingly doctors and nurses and hospital ap- pliances were sent down to those districts which appeared to be most in want of medical atten- tion. An illustration of one of these log- hut hospitals shows a few plank beds roughly knocked together, a few makeshift arrango- ments for the supply of hot water and other re- quirements, a doctor and a few nurses, a mcdi- ime chest and a bundle of linen and clothing, ndeay and there was a hospital ready for the patients, But although not ideally perfect these hospitals have proved a great blessing to. the poor. igno- rant, plague~tricken viliagers, wow ideas of health and sanitation are always of the crudest description, Besides the typhus and kindred fevers the famine has brought forth a «pecial Kind of scurvy of a very malignant character, and hundreds of people are being treated by these hospital doctors for this disease, the most louthsome and repulsive it has ever been my lot to come acrous. And this is but one of the effects of living for mouths on bread composed of bark and weeds and clay mixed with « very small percentage of flour. a Breaking a Broncho. From the Detroit Frew Press ‘The process of “breaking” a wild broncho may be divided into three parte: 1. Throwing. 2 Haltering. 3, ailing. Throwing.—A man, quick of eye and steady of nerve, enters the corral. Swinging a rope rapidly in front of the particular broncho wanted, this horse rest permitted to filter out through the gate. Then. deftly, a stout noose is whirled over the pead and three or four men lay hold After many futile attem eis finally entangled in the the animal thrown to the gre Haltering. Quick = flash throws himself upon the broucho’s bead, with one knee firmly on the head. Then with dex- trous hands the horse's fect are tied tightly to- gether just below the fetlock. Tho animal is now perfectly helpless and further proceedings are undertaken at the leisure of the operators, A rope is passed around the animal's neck just behind the ears, then brought down and twisted, with a half hitch, about the nose. Where are many knots and secret devices used by various ranchers in haltering « broncho, each man thinking his own especial method best, And it is no mean trick to halter a broncho effectively when the horse 1 to be broken to lead by the cruel “tailing process.” Tailing. While the broncho is yet helpless, with all four feet bound, another broncho. al- ready broken and used to «uch work, ix led to the spot and the wild broncho ix “tailed” to the tame one—that is, the halter of the former is firmly secured to the tail of th® latter. This done, the wild broncho is released and the two horses, thus strangely fastened together, are turned out to go where they will. Of course, there is backing and jumping and pulling and all sorts of unpleasent things for the tame animal, but in two or three days the broncho is usually broken so that he will lead. ‘The broncho's further education is under- was the custom of the bootblack to collect the i : 4 i if tf “tH are é sk A i; if it if af FEs fit s e