Evening Star Newspaper, July 30, 1892, Page 6

THE HOTTEST WEEK Ever Known in Washington Closes This Evening. Today closes a week of phenomenally hot weather for this city. It was phenomenal not | only in the intensity of the heat, but in the | duration of it, and the steady average of tor- ridity which has been maintained day in and dag ont, night after night, since last Sunday. | ‘The average temperature during the day for | these seven days bas This has been the hottest week in Washington of which there is any oficial record. The average temperature at night for the «ame period has been 74.6. | When it is considered that the temperature | of 95 is reached only occasionally during the summer on exceptionally hot days it is all the more noteworthy when that figure is maintained for a week. x There need be no attempt here to describe the situation. Each citizen’s personal expe ence is more vividly dew and printer's ink could possibly be. YESTERDAY'S SWELTERING HEAT. Yesterday mill be long remembered in Wash- ington. While the thermometer marked only % there were other con: existing to in-| tensify the effects of such a degree of heat. ‘There had been five days preceding when the temperature was higher and when each day waa worse than the one before. There had been five nignts that brought no refreshing sleep to the majority of the people. Sultry days and stitfing nights had worn upon body and mind. | So when the sun of the sixth day went down the popiflace looked eagerly forward to refresh- ing weather, which was rumored to be ap- proaching. AtGo'clock, in that period generally called “the cool of the eveni the mercury regis- tered almost 9. For hours it hung be- tween 86 and 90, with nota breath of air « ring and the aephalted streets and_ brick build- ig off the heat they had collected dur- | ing the day. Th- people gasped and panted, looking er- gerly at the clouds banked ap against the north- ern horizon that contained the bie-sed rain. It did not ¢ By midnight the mercury had at that is very high for the time. here was a certain freshness in the | air at that hour which lessened the oppressive- ness. At Go'clock this morning it started with seventy-six. It is thought that it will not go above ninety tod: BETTER THINGS PROMISED. This morning the weather bureau promised better things for tonigit and tomorrow. There is a belt of cool air lying in a northeasterly and southwesterly diree' from Arkansas to! Canada and its lower border is approaching | Washington. the tem- perature i t of here and has touched Phi By tonight it is expected it will make itself felt “in Washing- ton. A comparison between Washington at 94 and other cities yesterday shows that there were several cities ina worse plight than Washing- ton. Baltimore, Albany acd New York were Pi South d Atlantic City than Washington. Cincinnati and Rochester was Columbus eae! New England points and the upper lake re- gions registered from 70 to $0. . Sandusky Henry Haas, a well-known butcher in the Center market, died at his home, 4°¢ and K streets southwest, last even: of the heat. Mr. Gatewood. street market, died last night from the heat. Allen Armstrong of 1413 C street northwest | ‘Was overcome with heat at 19th street and Vir-! ginia avenue yesterday afternoon and taken to the Emergency Hospital. H. 8. Brown, while at work in the bakery 315 18th street northwest last night, was overcome | by the heat and treated at the Emergency Hos- | ital. Frederick Westerzoht of 34 and H strocts northwest was overcome by the heat at Ist and Q streets southwest yesterday afternoon and sent to his home. | Andrew Henricks.a white man of forty-eight. was taken fick at 14th and E streete southeast Yesterday and removed to the Asrlum Hospi Timothy Mundy, colored. eighteen ra old, was overcome by the heat today and he was sent to Freedman’s Hospital in the patrol wagon. William Taylor, a tinner, living on Missouri avenue, was prostrated while at work near 2d and C streets southwest about noon today. He was sent to Providence Hospital in the police ambulance. | ee THE DEATH RATE. | How It Has Increased Since the Heated | ‘Term Commenced. | ‘The death rate this week will exceed that of any previous week. During the week up to 2) @'elock this afternoon there were 264 burial | permits, and that number, it is thought, will be about the actual number of deaths for the seven days. Wednesday there were forty-seven denths, sixteen of them re- sulting directly from the heat. Of the deaths reported today twenty-five of them were from the heat. The mortality among children, the health officials say, is comparatively small. as a | large number of persons more than forty Fears old are dying. With the older persons it is said many of them were sick before the hot weather and their inability to resist the beat resulted in their death. —_ A COMPROMISE PROPOSITION. | How it ts Proposed to Help the House Out | of the World's Fair Difficulty. Representative Terry has introduced to the House in the form of « billa compromise propo- sition by which it is proposed to help the House out of the world’s fair difficulty. The idea is to permit the world’s fair peo- ple to coin free of all expense #0 munch silver bullion—say ten or fifteen million— into silver half dollars. The bili provides that the presentation of the mn requisite for that purpose by the Secretary of the Treas- ury is hereby authorized, the same to be into souvenir silver If dollars of the ms and to have the also make elebration of the di her Columb: all seigs them suitable sou of the four hundr: covery of Ameri by Christoph be fr to time as the same +hball Secretary of the Treasury, coins made therefrom shail be the proper official Worl exposition until the number of he r er half dol- Jars so coined shall amount t 00,000, axa said half dollars +h: tender for all debts, put id pri as is now provided | by law for the silver half dollars The bill will probably mect with the approval | ef Mr. Holman aud other members of the Houre whe opposed an outright appropriation for the world s fair. — Henry D. Barr's Win. D. Barr, filed today, leaves ke Barr, and daughter, i Barr, all his real and personal Property and his life insurance, amounting | to $28,000, to be held in trust by the wife for them t benefit, “and my daughter Emma being endowed with several ‘million dollara I leave $1, and my daughter, Anna J. Hicks, @5,000." Egerrr Covnt—Juilge Magner. Yesterday—Sch xartz agt. Beers: conveyance by trustee orderea. Depue agt. Bridwell: final ratification of sale vacated. Today—Scanlan ugt. Snow: case ordered on eslendar. Brown agt. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company: hearing of motion for injunc- tion continued. "Draper agt. Warren; receiver’ sale finally ratified. King agt. Hauptman prayer of J. T. Donaldson denied. Albert Little, thirty-four years of age, of Trenton, N. J., disappeared ‘from his home Thursday and’ lettess were found yester which lead to the belief that he has committed suicide because a young woman refused marry him. Little was foreman of the Trenton fron works and is worth considerable money. ‘The sealing schooner Beatrice bas arrived at | . Vietoria, B.C. She was warned by the United States steamer Yorktown not to enter Berin wens It is stated that the constitutionality of the recent democratic apportionment of Wisconsin Will be tested in the supreme court in August. | Louis Napoleon Auzat will be sent back to ‘Paris, where he is wanted to answer a cl of) forging drafts for 30,000 franca. Ex! jon | Papers have been granted. | Johneon Post, | rades: Orrin Farmsworth Post, 106, Lyndeville. | Townshend, for 15 comrades; Roberts Post, 14, THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, ‘ D. C, SATURDA ee 4 LOOKING OUT FOR QUARTERS. THE CORONER'S INQUEST. G. A. R. Posts That Have Applied for and Those Furnished Accommodations. There is great activity at the headquarters in the Atlantic building of the citizens’ Grand Army encampment committee. The corre- spondence is increasing, and as the time draws near for the encampment to be held applica- tions for quarters from posts throughout the country begin to multiply. It is suspected that to de.ay making their arrangements for quar- ters in this city. A CIRCULAR OF INFORMATION. To correct this tendency as far as possible, which, if unchecked, might result in a great deal of discomfort to old soldiers who reach the city without having given any notice of their | arrival, Chairman Edson is preparing circular, | which will be sent out to every id Army | post in the country, stating in @ general way | the plan of arrangements thus far perfected, and urging the importance by those who in- tend to visit the city to make arrangements beforehand. They are informed that only mem- | bers of the Grand Army will be allowed the use of free quarters, and that the friends who in- : | intersection of H street and Delaware avenue, there is a disposition on the part of the veterans | ‘Testimony Given as to the Horrible Grade Crossing Accident. (WITNESSES TELL WHAT THEY KNOW IX REGARD To HOW MR. BRAHLER LOST HIS LIFE—WHAT THE GATEMAN AND ENGINEER HAVE TO saY. Stories of the horrible grade-crossing acci- dent on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, at the Thursday morning were told to the corpner's fury at the inquest held over the remains of the deceased, William H. Brabler, the victim of the sad accident. ‘The jury was composed of John Middleton, William Norbeck, John Bird, James Holmes, Peyton Vinson and John M. Elliott, After viewing. the body at the house of the de- ceased, corner of H and 4th streets northeast, the jury repaired to the sixth precinct station and heard the testimony. Assistant District Attorney Howard Clagett was —— to look after the case for his office | and Mr. Frech, a citizen of Northeast Washing- ton, was present in behalf of the citizens who fre opposed to the continuance of grade cros- THE FIRST WITNESS. tend to come with members should communi- cate with the committee on accommodations | and securea place to sleep. The circular empha- | sizes the necessity of arranging before coming | here for quarters, and the old eoldiers are | rned that if they disregard this advice they | will run the risk of not having a comfortable visit. The suggestion is made that no be brought nlong that must be checked, as owing to the crowd there are liable to be delays | in the delivery of baggage. The veterans are | | told that the ‘weather is likely to be cool, but | that the nights may be chilly, and they are | advised to bring blankets. . For the ordinary | weaa summer clothing it is thought will be sufficient. If the excellent advice given in this circular is heeded the veterans will find that their visit here will be more enjoyable in consequence. | What Chairman Edson desires to avoid as far | as possible is having a lot of posts come in dur- | ing the encampment week that the committee have never heard of before. HAVE APPLIED FOR QUARTERS. ‘The following posts have applied for quar- past week: Col. J. B. Clark Post, for 100 comrades; J. F. Baird | t. 100, Sherrard, W. Va.. for 15 comrades: histown Post, §96, Stahistown, Pa., for 30 | | comrades; John Cryderman Post, 112, Hoyt-| ville, Mich., for 25 comrades; Reuben Ferner | Post. 318, Stoyerton, Pa., for 40 comrades; | Canton Post, for 200 com- | rades; R. M | comrades; Richardson Post, 254, | ; Hayward Post, Iver Post, for 45 com- | . 45, Phoenixville, sherwin Post, 360, ). Manheim, Ya., for | Ent Post, 250, Blooms- Aaron Helmer Post, | 404. N. for 50 comrades; John | Pilford Post, 540, Westovers, Pa., for 30 com- ; Philippr Post, 106, Philippi, W. Va., for | es: J. R rt Post, 174, Oneida, 00 comrades: Galpin Post, 19, Little for 40 comrades; C. B. Lawton for 12 comrades; Greensburg, I'a., 30, Titusville, . for 60 comrades; Provisional Post, 14%0f da county. N. Y., for 125 comrades, repre- | senting the following of that county: | Posi, 14, Utica; Rowell Waterville; Rose ‘Post, 3 w York H. Revnolds Post, 36, Utica; Thomas | Prospect: Skillin Post, 47, Rome; | Bacon Post, Star Post, ‘56 ington, V ¥. A. Cribbs Post, 2 W. Gray Post, 97, Springville; Henry Walker Post, 181,’ Forestport B. Hincklay Post, Clinton; G.__ W. | Chadwick Po 19, Washington | Mill Fritz Harron Post, 437, Uties 926. Vernon: G. 8. . Vienna; Ballard Post, 55: Jones Post, 602, Florence; Jos. t. 615, Veron: T re; Ei H. Warren Pos Delegation from Verm: of 415 comrades | from following posta: E. H. Stoughton Post, 34, 8 Falls, for 25 comrades; Marsh Post, 80, Franklin, for 10 comrades; W. H. Post, 90, Putney, f ter Post. 100 W. Quimby P 3, Cummings Post, 37, Hinesburgh, for 20 com- for 10 comrades: H. H. Gaysville, for 10 comrades; Geo. C." Ran dall Post, #2, Woodstock, for 30 comrades; ixth Corps Post. 112, Bennington, for 10 comrades: Sedgwick Post, 8, Brattleboro’, for 30 comrades: W. C. Tracy Post, 35, Windsor, for 30 comrades; Whitney Post, 21, Tunbridge, for 15 comrades: J. H. Bosworth Fost, 53, Fair Haven, for 15 comrades; Mason Post, 16, Glover, for 15 comrades; E. Buck Post, 78, Is- land Pond, for 10 comrades: Scott Post,’ 11, 3 for 10 comrades; Waterson Post, 45, ‘or 10 comrades: Burchard Post, 65, Baxter Post, 111, Rutland, for 75 comrades. QUARTERS SECURED. The following posts have secured quarters during the past week: Sergt. Peiffer Post, 331, Meadville, Pa., 100 members, at Monroe School | building; Bailey Post, 164, Portsmouth, Ohio, | and George Collins Post, 432, Manchester, Obio, | members, at 458 C street northwest, Mrs. | ndig; W. H. Perkins Post, 47, New London, | Conn., €0 members, 7: 12th street northwest, Mrs. Van Why; Winfield Scott Post, 114, Phila: delphia, Pa., Admiral Dupont Post, 24, Phila- | delphia, Pa., and Gen. Robert Patterson Post, | 275, Philadelphia, Pn., 200, steamer Cadwalla- der, 7th street wharf; H. P. Clark Post, 153, | Saranac, Mich., M. W. Dresser Post’ 100, Mich..D. 8. Root Post, 126, Belding, un Myarrat Post, 132, Portland, Mich., Henry Rice Post, 151, Selena, Mich., Wm. H. Borden Post, 211, Tonia, Mic Poa Hubbardston, Mich., Jas. F. Coville, Post, 854, Palo, Mich.. and Hathaway Post, 378, Penamo, Mich., 150 members, at Wilson School building, Central street, Meridian Hill; Amasa B. Watson Post, 385, Grand Rapids, Mich., 75 | members, at Wilson School building, Central street, Meridian Hill; Capt. Steven Post, 317. etteville, Pa., 25 members, at Sumner Gen. Phil H. Sheridan Post, | 35 members, at 46 B | fears; Galpin’ Post, 19, 60 members, Gen. John 8. | . 71, Philadelphia, Pa., 100 mem- s,at Sumner School building, 17th and M streets. AMOUNT OF SUBSCRIPTIONS RECEIVED. Capt. George E. Lemon, chairman of the finance committee of the G. A. R., has received subscriptions today amounting to €42,291, of which sum $35,035.50 is in cash, the remainder to be paid on demand. ‘There will be a meeting of the members of the fourteenth army corps at the Ebbitt House Monday evening, August 1, at 7:30 p.m., for the purpose of making arrangements for a reunion of the corps during the encampment in September. School buildin; > Marriage Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued by the clerk of the court to the following: James | E. Scott and Eliza Tenell; Wm. F. Mathers of Frederick county, Md. id Elsie V. Main of Montgomery county, Md.; Wm. L. Beck and | Emma Lucas; John R. Martin and Sarah E. Hayden; Jobn J. Flanagan and Nellie M. | Bohen, —— \d to Be Insane. Fe b John Theurer was before a jury at the court Louse under a writ of de lunatico inquirendo, having been in charge of the sixth precinct (Lieut. Kelly) police for the past ten days, and the testimony of Dr. McKim, Lieut. Kelly and Mr. Frank was taken and he mads a statement in his own behalf. It was testified that he had written a threatening letter to the Secretary of State,and he had been in the hands of the police a mumber of times. Mr. Frank resented a record showing that on May 5, 1888, e was given transportation to New York: Juk 10, 1889, do. to Pittsburg: October 4, arre as insane and dismissed; ber 5, 1889, ar- rested for threats and sentenced to six months in jail; June 4, 1890, furnished with transporta- tion ‘to Cincinnati; August 17, 1890, ar- rested as a suspicious character | and personal bonds — taken; October _7, 1890, arrested for vagrancy ‘and dismissed Oc tober 8, 1390, arrested for vagrancy and sen- tenced to ninety dav« in the work house; De- cember 24, 1890, arrested for vagrancy and sen- teuced for ninety days, He made a rather jury found that he rambling statement and the j was insane. ee isaac Contnor, an aged man, was found to be insane. ——__. ‘Miss Henderson Wins the Prise. The O. B. Club gave an enjoyable prize ex- cursion to River View on Thursday last. Ticket | was about due, but the bell was not ringing. | | said that he threw the gate down in a hurry | stopped his wagon, but he broke through. Lee | be The first witness examined was Michl. O'Brien, the proprietor of the saloon at the corner where theaccident happened. He testified that | he saw the accident. He was just getting ready to goto the barber shop, and was standing | talking to some friends. An outgoing train | came along, and the gateman lowered the gate. When the ‘train. had. crossed ‘he hoisted” the gates. There were several teams on either side | of the track, and all the teams headed east got | over all right. The gates had not been hoisted more than a minute when he raw the Baltimore train coming. He thought that. if| the regular speed was being made by the in- coming train the parties would have time to cross. Mr. Schaeffer, who was just ahead of Mr. Brahler, got over with but a few inches to spare and Mr. Brabler was close behind him. hen the gateman saw the train coming he lowered the gate and Mr. Brahler’s wagon was | caught on the track. The train struck him and | he was dragged about sixty feet. THINKS THE ENGINEER RESPONSIBLE. “The engineer, I think, is respofisible for the accident,” said witness, ‘because his train was going at the rate of about twenty miles an hour. When I saw the train rounding the curve I said, ‘My God, somebody will get struck.’” Witness said that most of the trains passed there at the rate of about ten or twelve miles an hour. He did not know what the law allowed them. After striking Mr. Brahler, he said, the train ran nearly to G street before it stopped. Mr. Charles E. Myers, wood and coal dealer, testified that he «aw Mr. Brahler after the acci- dent. He saw the rear of the train as it crossed the H street crossing. THE GATEMAN'S EVIDENCE. Michael Sullivan, the gateman on duty at the time of the accident, testified that he was attending the gate. An arm of one of the west gates was broken by the storm the night before. When the outgoing train had passed he put up the gates. Hie knew that the incoming train When the bell commenced ringing he lowered | the gates, He awa horse and wagon coming down II street going west. The west side gate was not working. When the gate was down the | man (the decea-ed) drove against and broke the | gate. ‘The horse was being driven very fast and the train was also going at a rapid speed, “Was that train running any faster than the trains usually run?” asked @ juror. “It was,” answered witness. When farther questioned by a juror witness and itwas in time for the deceased to have Witness produced a_piece of the gate, which | said was broken off by the deceased's wagon. When questioned by Mr. Clagett witness said there was a piece off the gate that morning, but | not enough to make an opening wide enough | for a wagon to pass through. , | SAYS BRAHLER BROKE THROUGH. He had raised the gates after the outgoing | train passed and when the bell again com-| | menced ringing he lowered them. The belis | crossing. commenced ringing when the train was at 4th | street. He first enw the wagon when it was half way down the hill. “Haven't you two gongs there?” “Yes, sir. “One for each track?” “Yer, wir.” “Which one rang that morning?” “The incoming one.” He was positive about the gates being down and the wagon breaking through. “How fast was the train going?” “Very fast.” “Twenty miles an hour?” “T think it was.” SIONALER BAXTER. J. W. Baxter, who gives train signals from the “Y,” testified that the bell was in order and gave the signal, as usual. “How long was the bell ringing?” “I can't tell how many minutes. The bell commenced ringing when the train reached a point between 4th and Sth streets and rang until the train crossed.” Witness told of the location of the trains on the track. He did not see the accident. JAS. MYERS’ EVIDENCE. Jos. Myers, wood and coal dealer, testified | that there was a freight engine on the track | near the crossing which frightened Mr. Brahler’s | horse. The horse had cleared the track and | the train struck the wagon. The gates were | being lowered as Mr. Brahler's wagon went on | the track. He thought that the horve was un- manageable. “Had the gates been lowered before Mr. Brabler reached the track?” asked # juror, “No, sir,” he replied, “they were being | lowered.” “Did Mr. Brabler's wagon break through the gate?” “No, sir,” the witness replied. “If if it did I did not see in. ‘The gates were being lowered. ‘The last gate will not stay down. When it is lowered it will rise about seven feet.” WAS AN EYEWITNESS, J.D. O'Meara, a man whose hearing is de- fective, was also an eyewitness to the accident. He was standing near the gas lamp holding his colt when he saw Mr. Brahler come along. Another wagon went acrow the track ahead of him. When the horse was cross- ing the track he made a plunge as though he were trying to cross ahead of the engine. When the crash came witness turned | his head. He walked over when the train had crossed and picked up the boy, who had been thrown out of the wagon. “I told him,” he said, “that he would live 100 years.” Witness said that the top of the the gate and broke a piece off the ¢ WHAT MR. SMITH BAW? W. H. Smith, a resident of Maryland, testified that he was in the vicinity of the crossing when the accident happened. He heard some one make an outcry, and looking, he saw several teams standing near the track. ‘There were two vehicles ing over the track in front of Mr. Brahler. The gateman was holding the gate over the first two teams. They got over in safety, and when Mr. Brabler at- tempted to cross his wagon top broke off the end of one of the gates. Witness said that when the gates go down they spring upward enough to let a man or horse go under them, but not high enough for a top wagon. Mr. Brabler’s horse, he said, was going at tach & speed that the gates had not time enough to get ali the way down. fast should you say the train was run- ning?” asked a juror. “T could not say,” he replied, “but I think it was going no faster than trains usually go at ‘that point.” GOING RIGRTEEN MILES AN OUR. William E. Ladon resides near where the ac- cident happened. He was in Mr. O'Brien's saloon and he ran to the window when he the noise outside. He reached the window in on struck of it, time to see Mr. get struck by. the train, ‘The train, fe thought, was running at about eighteen miles an Henry Boucher, a young man who at No. 303 K street northeast, testified that he wit the accident. There were several teams waiting to cross after the outgoing train had ‘and some one cried: ~ ur The raised them, but just then the dell to ring and he started'to lower them No. 309, held by Miss Jennie Henderson of southeast W: drew the prize, which was a handsome bed room suite. his horse's nose and ‘There was so much excitement that he could not tell whether the bell rang or not. Witness described the condition of Mr. Brahier, eaying he was unconscious and pulseless, and he ad- vised that he be taken to hospital, William J. Frizzell was next called. Dr. Pat terson said he did not have his name. Mr. Frizzell said that he had not been summoned, nor had he been interviewed by the railroad company. ‘The coroner thought that the Intter remark implied that the witnesses had been inter- viewed by the railroad company. “Thave no doubt of it,” said the witness, ‘MR. FRIZZLE ON THE GATEMAN’S HABITS. Witness’ version of the affair did not differ materially from what the other witnesses had said. When questioned as to the speed of the train witness said he saw so much of the trains that he did not notice them. He had seen them a little further out go at the rate of thirty or forty miles an hour. Witness said he was one of the persons who imagine that the bell is there to alarm the gate- men. Then he proceeded to tell about the gite- man’s habits. He xaid he had often noticed a crowd of persons frequenting the watch box ae een aa thought was caleu- lated to confuse the watchman. Another thing he had noticed was that when the gates were supposed to be down they were raised and lowered as though the watchmen were playing with them, and on one occasion he told the gen- tleman that he wax a ““d— fool.” Witness spoke of the hydraulic gates at Flor- ida avenue and said he would like to su; t that the. watchman be put in a place where his attention could not be distracted to other | persons, and he also thought that the high fance about the railroad property at that point should be removed. frightened the animal. GOING TO DENVER. Four Commanderies of Knights Templar From This City. THE TRIENNIAL MASONIC CONCLAVE TO BE REP- RESENTED BY WASHINGTON KXIGHT¢—EACE COMMANDERY WILL HAVE ITS OWN PARTIC- ULAR EXCURSION—LIST OF THOSE WHO WILL ao. Next week there will be a large exodus of Knights Templar from this city on the pilgrim- age to Denver. The triennial conclave will be held there, beginning August 9, and it is ex- Pected that there will be a great gathering of Knights Templars from all parts of the country. ‘The four commanderies of this city will send delegations and will be accompanied by friends. Each commandery will have separate train and the itineraries will be different. WASHINGTON COMMANDERY, NO. 1. Washington Commandery, No. 1, goes by fle j Pennsylvania roadon a train consisting of a baggage and commissary car and five Pullman coaches, and will leave on Friday morning. Au- Gust 5, at 8:10, reaching Harrisburg in time for inner and Pittsburg for supper. The next morning ned cue will breakfast at Indian- apolis and yill take their dinner and supper at | St. Lonis, Leaving St. Louis Saturday evening they will reach Kansas City for breakfast and will spend two hours there. Monday morning will find the travelers at Pueblo and two hours ant a half Inter at Colorado Springs and at 12:30 they will reach Denver. Meals be- tween Kunens City and Colorado Springs will be Leonard P, Bradshaw, who also had a narrow | Provided on special dining car attached to the escape, gave his version of the affair. He thought the train was moving at the rate o! twenty miles an hour. WENT OVER JUST AHEAD OF BRAHLER. train. ft \¢ The commandery will be received at Denver by prominent Grand Army resident comrades, headed by the celebrated Cook Drum and Fife “orps. ¢ quarters in Denver will be at the ripe q Mr. J. F. Schaeffer, who drove over the track | Belvoir, 16th and Clarkson streets. Daniel Me- just ahead of Mr. Brabler, testified that nis | Farlan is chairman of the committee having in horse stopped in front of the gate, which was | ie Mr. Brabler started through, and his horse be- ing quicker than Brabler’s he got through ail righi. Brubler's horse was caught. When Mr, Brahler was thrown from his wagon witness went to him and said: “William, have you anything to say?” The injured man responded: 0, that’s all right.” That was all that the injured man said. Witness wax questioned about the speed of trains,and he +aid he thought the train in question was running at the rate of thirty miles an hour. He said that once ina while, wh complaints were made, the speed was lessened, but only for a short time. ENGINEER GLAZE’S TORY. F. W. Glaze, engineer on the train, No. 151, which killed Mr. Brabler, testified that he saw no obstruct! had struck him. “When does tl coroner. “I can't tell at exactly what point the train | reaches when the bell’ commences, but it is | A. F, Fox and wife, tance from the crossing.” ow hear it when it begil 0, sir; bat Lean when I pass “How fi cident happened: bout sever ow n or eight miles an hour.” speed are you supposed to make?” are supposed to reduce our speed to six miles an hour somewhere in the city limits, When questioned by Mr. Clagett witness ea’ that his train w at 10:05. He lett Taltimore at enue he was tix or se} He usually watches the y are not down he slacken speed and pays par- ticular attention to pedestrians and wagons. He did not remember the gates that morning. ‘The first he knew of the accident was when he saw the horse near the ilot. Witness said the fireman was on duty, but he did to the within He stopped the train a car's length of the train was Inte, bat he was not trying to make up time. Witness snid he was an extra engincer and had been here a number of times, but was not familiar with the streets. The sign rays, “Reduce «peed to four miles an hour,” and his train at the time of the acci- dent was running at seven or cight miles, He shut off steam at Trinidad. When examined by a juror witness said he had been an engineer for five years, Witness said that if hiv train had been running at fifteen miles an hour he could not have stopped it in the distance that he did. half ‘MR. BRAHLER'S SON, Gustave Brabler, ten years old, son of the deceased, was the last witness called. He was in the wagon when the accident happened. He testified that his father stopped his horse in front of the gates, which were down, The watchman raised the gate and told his father to drive through. He started to do so, when the engine struck the wagon and threw them out. ‘THE VERDICT. The jury returned a verdict that the deceased came to his death from injuries received by be- ing struck by an engine on the Baltimore and Ohio railrond at the H street crossing. “From the evidence we believe that the acci- dent was the result of carclessness on the part of the employes of the company. To particu- larize, we believe that the train was ap- proaching at a rate of speed greater than the law allows, Second, that the gate, being open, was not lowered soon enough to prevent teams crossing in front of the trains. The jury recommends the removal of the high fence around the coal yard on the nofth side of H street at the crossing, and also that the grand jury investigate, with u view to fixing the re- sponsibility for the accident.” — WITHOUT ANY MONEY. Bureaus of the Government That Await the Passage of the Sundry Civil Bil ‘There was no break in the deadlock of the Housetoday. The regular order was called forthe first thing in the morning and the filibustering continued until an adjournment for the day was taken on account of the death of Rep- resentative Craig, there being no quorum pres- ent at any time. At the present time the situation is about as bad as it can be. The appropriations carried by the sundry civil bill extended expire at 12 o'clock tonight. Mr. Holman was author- ized to present @ resolution further ex- tending this appropriation, but there was no opportunity to do so. Until such a resolution is adopted or the sundry civil bill passed the light house service, the life saving service, the reveue cutter service, the Soldiers’ Home, the United States ” cofrts, the government printing office, the interstate commerce commission, the fish commission, the bureau of engraving and printing, the coast survey and the geological survey will be without money for current expenses and thero will be no money for the current ‘expenses of the public buildings throughout the country. How long this state of affairs will last it is im- ible to say, but some of the members indulge the hope that there may be # cumpro- mise on Monday or Tuesday. ‘The proposition for compromise most discussed today is that to let the item approprinting money for the world’s fair go over until the first week in the next session with a definite time set for a vote upon it, : DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. NEW POLICEMEN APPOINTED. ‘The fifteen privates provided for in the cur+ rent appropriation bill for the police depart- ment were filled today by the Commissioners, as follows: tet a Kelley, Francis M. Abbott, Maurice M. Austin, Frank T. Auidridge, Thomas B. McNamee, George R. Ash, Walter 8. Brady, John 8. Berryman, James F. Bruce. Frank R. Emmert, Elliott W. Mendenhall, Charles H. King, Lawrence J. O'Dea, William E. Getton and Noah E. Sedgwick. BIDS FOR THE POLICE COURT REPAIRS. The following contractors today submitted bids for the building of an additional story on the Police Court: J. M. Dunn, $9,577; J. R. H. Halli.- 5 $9,420; rdson, $8,486; T.J. Holmes, 811,926; Sweeney, $10,600; Wm. Rothwell, $9,561. FIRE DEPARTMENT VACANCIES. on the track until after the train | 7 ‘jy. the bell begin to ring?” asked the | Wi t was your train going when the ac- | George ge the ladies of the party. is the quartermaster Samuel J. 4-H. K. Simpson faie- jdown. The engine coming down the | will have charge of the baggage depot stopped —xoutl of _ H_ street | During the week in Denver i is contemplated and | the gates were raed. He and | that special trips will be arranged for Manitou, Garden of the Gods, Ute Pass, Colorado Springs and many other rugged scenes in the Rockies. Leaving on Saturday, the party will arrive in Omaha Sunday evening and remain there until after the Shrine parade Monday evening, when a start will be made for Chicago. It is ex- pected to stop in the world’s fair city some seven or eight hours and reach home We yy even- ing, August 17. MEMBERS WHO WILL Go. The list of the members of the commandery and their friends constituting the party as far as now known is as follows: larrison Dingmap, wife and daughter, D. C. on and wife,’ H. K. Simpson and . Danis McFarlan, wife and Miss Reigart, A. H. Holt and wife, 8. C. Thompron, 0. T. Thompyon and wife, Vardle, Allison Nailor and wife, Frank C. vener, John S. Miller and wife, E. J. Gray, A. Coulter, James T. Amos, Geo. Spransy and wife, Ed. M. Mix, Charles A. Stockett, RK. B. Searles, Martin Hebner aad wife, T.A , Henry Ross and I T. Judd, Pe side, t. d wife, ‘hran, ‘Theo. G. De Moll, D. G. Stuart, J. Joliy Jones, C. D. Pennebaker, George ae Mrs. F. R. Fleming and Miss McNeely, H. W. Dowling, Henry L. Gos- ng, T. A. Chandler and wife, A. M. Long jand wife, William Andrew Bord and wife, G. \E. t call _hix (witness’) attention | Harbaugh, G. F. Johnson, cer, James L. Skidmore, d wife, James A. Clarridge, C. A. E. Acker, Jon, B. W. W. Golway,’ James and wife, Grigg and’ wife, Samuel J, Haislett, George H. Walker, John B Hicklin, Ls Wood, Robert Bowdler, Charles RK. Mon- roe, Thomas H. Young and wife, F. J. Quimby, Thomas J, Johnson, F. W. Tuckerman, Henry H. Flather, Thomas J. Clark, John W. Lee and wife, George C. Flenner, David Nachman, JH. Curren, Mra. Henry Liddell, Mra. K. Kanouse, Mra, Maud Parman, A. C. Downs, Mrs. Charles B. Estabrook, C.’ E. Dudrear, 8. | B. Fowler, Mra, Annie E. Smith, John R. Hunt three t | ory, and friends, Eugene Grissom, jr., and friends, COLUMBIA COMMAXDERY. Columbia Commandery, No. 2, special train to Denver will consist of six Pullman sleepers, @ baggage car anda supply car, from which the | P! commandery will dispense _ hospitality going and returning on this pilgrimage. The great di-tance between meal stations will make this auxiliary one which can hardly fail to be appreciated. The committee intend tospare no trouble nor means to insure the comfort of their guests, One hundred ure now enrolled for the journey. The party will leave via the Pennsylvania road Thursday morning at 8 o'clock, their itinerary being practicully the same as that of Potomac Commandery. ‘The members of the party as far as known are ax follows: Robert Ball “and Miss Florence Ball, E, J; Burtt and lady, J. F. Blackman and W. H. Ta ‘on, wife and daughter, W. E. Colladay, R. Constant, H. N. Craven, H. M. Dellinger, W. B._ Davis, E, ©. Elmore, J. G. Forney, W. 8. Ferris, T. F. Galloway, W. Y. Greg- J. F. Geyer, ‘Thou. W. Gilmer, J. W. EB. Hay ‘and lady, William Hay, J.T. Hoskins, W. C. Haldeman and Ind D. 8. Heaton, W. H. Klopfer, T. T. Lucke Horace J. Long, C. W. Leannarda, Dr. J. M carty and Indies, “H.C. MeLean” and Indy, 8. C. Merrill, William H. M, and Indy, T. K. Nelson, A. R. Mullowney, Mr. R, M. McCarthy and lady, H. Gates O'Neal, H. Otterback, R. A. Parke and ladies, . L. Pitcher, Dr. Wm. Pittis, A. W. Pentland and’ ladies, F. H. ” Quast, P. P, Rouse and lady, C. F, Randall and lady, John H. Small, jr. T. Sanner, wife and daughter, Robt. if ter, G. ve ton, EM. and" Indy, St. R. Emmet Smith, Charles Sonne, George W. Siggors, A. J. Terry, John R. Thompson, A. H. Van Deusen, James E. Wraugh and daughier, A. A. Walker: J. N.” Walker, W. Walker, Miss M. E. Archibald, Mra. Archibald, Misa C. B, Brent, Mra, A. Kearfoot, Misa Marsh, Miss M. McCutcheon, Mive Lilian Norton, Mrs. ‘Pearl Price, Mins Sells. POTOMAC COMMANDERY. Potomac Commandery, No. 8, and their friends will leave on a special train over tho Pennsylvania road at 8:10 a, m. Thurs day, August 4. The route lies through Harrisburg, Pittsburg, Indianapolis and St, Louis, reaching’ the latter _ point Friday afternoon, thence through Kansas City, reaching Pueblo_on Sunday. ‘They will spenil thirty hours at Colorado Springs, where they will visit the Garden of the Gods, Pike's Peak and other points of interest. They will reach Denver Monday evening at 9 p.m. On the return trip arrange- ments have been made for one day's stop in Omaha and in Chicugo. The party will reach Washington at 8:15 p.m. August 18, ‘THOSE WHO WILL Go. The members of the Potomac’s party are as follows: R, W. Darby, A. B. Bennett, F. H. Barbarin, F. W. Storch, F. K. Thomas, J.T. Greaves, Corson, E, Wagner, W. Dietz, jr. G. E. , We Brace, Geo. A. ill, “C. W. ’ Corn: well, RH. Darby, E.’J. Daw, BR. A. Daw. Chas. Dietz, T. A. Bouicntys CA Litleseld, GB. Toehaey 5 tt be OC] Chas, Lockhead, P. , P. J. May, Alb. Peacock, And L. Sacra, 8." N. 5 3. Ww. omas, W. Vinson, J. A. Waddey, M. O. Weaver, 8.'M. Yeatman, Philip Young, T. J. King, E. J. Huise, W. H. Howes, H. P. Glibert, W. H. Cunningham, H. Bec! which will run solid from Washington to Denver and return, The party — will er big nae Tho eat a 4, railway at 11: , Foachitig Cincinnati at 645 p.'m’Fridsy, the meals en route being served on the dining car attached to the train at Cincinnati. The trav- elers will dine at the Grand Ho- tel, a their journe; shortly after o'el The next 4 will find them in St. Louis, where will . Robert T. Js M. Hodges and Charlee Childs: "*°™ THE MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE. The members of party as far as known are as follows: Chas. C. M. Loeffler, L. M. Taylor, J. A. Harvey, Frank Schwarz, J. Paul Luckens, Geo. H. McCall, Geo. H. Ash, Elmer F. Mitch- ell, A. “G. White, Andrew Archer, James M. Leitch, Jacob Jones, B.L. Wheeler. J. M. Ford, W. G."” Marry, ere, ee & , A. Rudolph, B. F. Bartram, J. A. Aduir, Wm. , James K. Kerr, Warner Wright, John’ B. Brooks, J. E. Minnix, A. Miller, A. M. Hoover, Segar Whiting, F.’ W. Darling, J. M. Hodges, Thos. Somerville, it. H. Jacobsen, Aug. Dactz, —— Fraser, | ‘om Taylor, E. 1. ‘Tippets, H. M. | Schr , N. Anderson, E. EF.’ Dounham, | D. M. W. Waller, Adam Gaddis, Alex. Me-| Kericher. F. R. Sterling, J. F. O'Neill, W. D. Campbell, Charies Childs, A. 8. Johnson, Jos. Bradley, Charles Gessford, John Miller, W. J. Vondenheider, Major Buve, Geo. M. Bond, Sclmeider, James Lansburgh and Robert M. At Gordonsville, Va., some thirty-five mem- | bers of+St. Andrew's Commandery, No. 16, of | Richmond, Va., will join the party. sa nda a THE GARBAGE PROBLEM. Secretary Tindall Tells How the Work is Done in Providence. Several days ago the Commissioners ordered the secretary to the board, Dr. William Tindall, to proceed to Providence, R. I., and report the method in vogue there of collecting and dispos- ing of garbage. | Today he submitted his report, in which he The garbage is collected by a contractor, whose agreement runs for five years. He an-| nually receives 153¢ cents for each man, woman and child in the city, according to a yearly enumeration, based on the United States or municipal census, with an approximate estimate of each annual increase added. It is now es- tumated at 138,000. This estimate of the popu- lation is made by the municipal superintendent of health each May. The garbage contractor is paid out of the general fund. amount for this service is included in the annual estimates of the health department. “‘awill” contractor removes the garbage from all places except provision stores and markets, the proprietors of which are required to dispose of the refuse at their own expense. Any householder or proprietor may dispose of garbage otherwise than through the “swill” intendent of health and the contractor. The contractor is required to call three times a week at each place from the first of Mav to the last of October and twice a week during the other por- tion of the year. His practice is to call every day in emergencies when deemed necessary for the public health. HOW IT 18 COLLECTED. The garbage is collected from receptacles kept by householders in the back yards and | dwellings in two horse and three horse |four-whecled carts, with oblong water- | | tight * boxes capable of holding from two to three tons eech according to the character of the swill. somekinds being lighter | | than others, principally because of their con- taining less water. |The carts are covered and | | provided with a hinged door on the top near | the back end. Each cart ix accompanied by a driver and a helper. The driver assiste in fill- ing the cart and is the responsible attendant. | The drivers and helpers are all Portnguese and | are valued not only for their indu | their ignorance of Engli-h. whic! | their wasting time in idle conver: servants, a practice which previonsly gave considerable embarrasement to the gar- bage service when conducted by | English-speaking men. Eighteen of these carts are used all the year round, and make two trips a day, except on Sunday, and are thor- | ough washed out each trip. During the winter | in this latitude the rymoval of the frozen con- | tents of receptacles “consumes +o much time and the traveling on iceand snow is so dificult that about the same number of wagons is necessary to keep the service in full operation as in the summer. After | having collected the garbage the contractor is at liberty to dispose of it in any manner he leases that will not caure a nuisance. Some | Of it is sold to hog raisers, some to truck farm- |ersand quite an amount of it is delivered at works where the fat is extracted and the re- maining solids ground for fertilizing purposes. dimmed Ales Record of Deat ha. During the twenty-four hours ending at noon today burial permits were issued from tho health office for the following: White—Martha Fristoe, 91 years; Wm. L. Hyland, 67 years; Annie J. Heater, 67 yeare; Patrick Walkh, 69 years; Robert A. Milstead, 65° years; Wm. Campbell, 69 years; George Messeroy. 49 years; W. F. Stidbam, 58 years; August Altofer, 42 years; John 8. ‘Culterio, 43 years; Barbara Schubert, 48 vears; Mary Agnes rdon, 48 years; Maria O'Brien, 48 years; Jane D. Peterson, 48 years; Wm. R. Bache, 48 | years; John Druart, 34 years; Charles 8. Collis, 34 years; George Kerche, 28 years: Mary Mechan, 24 years; Lulu W. Beckman, 19 years: Belle Boteler, 13 years; Maggie Harrison, 7 years; Oster French, 6 vears; Gertrude Klein, 1 year; Linwood Lee Ailen, 3 months; Maude | Agnes Cole, 10 months; let Wade, 19davs. | Colored—Frances Crawford. 85 years: Hen- | rietta Brown, 85 yeers; Ieabella Hawkins, 50 | years; James H. Wood, 36 years; John Wesley Smith, 47 years; Anna’ Laws, 48 years: Jamos | Fantroy, 35 \vears; James H. Branson, 27 years; | Joseph ‘Williams, 22 years; Chries Harris, 1 | year, and infant of Charles and Eliza Jackson, | 1 day. | —— A Lawn Festival. A lawn festival will be held at the old Brooks mansion next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs- day for the benefit of the fund for the new Catholic church at Brookland. The ladies have entered into the affair with energy, under the Presidency of Mrs. Caldwell, with Mra J. C. | loves as vice presidentand Mrs. Emily Brooksas | treasurer. It ix expected that the grounds will | be brilliantly illuminated by Chinese lanterns. | Dancing will form an interesting feature. ‘The | ladies interested are Mrs. W. M.Wolf, Mrs, Mary Burr, Mrs. Agnes Brooks, Mrs. A. M. Caldwell, | Mrs. Brauner. Miss Helen Wolf, Miss Laura Wolf, | Miss Blanche Magruder, Misa Lola Young, Miss | Midge Burr, Miss Aggie Brooks, Miss Mattie Bain, Miss Mary Helen Howe, Miss Katie Lay Howe, Miss Leonide ‘Delarue Miss Antoinette Margot, Mrs. Chas. H. Het- field, Mrs. J.C. Noyes, Mrs. M. A. Downing, Mrs. G.8. Noel, Mrs, Ivan Lewes, Mra. Amy Krug, Miss Maysie Noyes, Miss Clara Noves, Mins "Alma Noyes, Miss Fannie Brauner, Miss Addie Jullien, Miss Kate Maguire, » Miss Annie Maguire and Miss Emily Brooks. | Took Care of Herself. From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. “Thave a friend who has a very pretty and muscular wife,” said Thomas A. Lindell. “Like most handsome | | be iy Holt at the. it | at i HL Fé +4 il | [fe | 12,772. Second—White, | Tine. RESULT OF THE POLICE CENSUS AS REVISED | AND CORRECTED BY PROPERTY 1 VESTER—INTERESTING TABLES, GIVING 4 ¥: RIETY OF USEFUL INFORMATION ON THE SUB- sect. Property Clerk Sylvester this morning com- pleted his revision of the returns of the late Police census and the figures show that the Population of the District on the 30tbof June was 258,431. The census was taken by dividing the District into nine districts, the Doundaries of each being the same as those of the nine police precincts. The returns show that of the total population of 258,431 there were 173.610 white and 84.821 colored, the colored population lacking 1,320 of being one- third of the total population. RY PRECINCTS. The population by precincts was as follows: First—White, 10,801; colored, 1,971; total, colored, 14,412; total, 37,343. Third—White, 1 colored, 14.663; total, 32,933. Fourth—White, 19, total, 34.327. Fifth— colored, 10,925; total, 38,1 ie, 19, colored, 4.954; total, 24.266. Seventh—White, 14,542; colored, | total, 19,319. ighth—White, 22,249; colored, 14.090; total, 36,339. th —White, 18,664; colored, 4,339; total, 23,003. FIGURES IN DETAIL. The following tables gi’ contractor with the consent of the super-| §; COLORED POPULATION. f 7 | <= j gies s e lz EV2;2/3 4124 z Bis | j ear waren ny HOW IT FEELS TO DROWN. A Woman Who Tried Describes the Varied Sensations. From the GlobeDemocrat. “To prevent any person from interfering with my design I jumped into the river Inte in the afternoon last Friday,” said a St. Louis woman. “No one appeared to be about at the time. When I struck the water I immediately sank, going down and down, and yet being carried forward until I thought I would never again “A sound roared throngh my head—it seemed to me it would burst. I opened my mouth and attempted to breathe, being unsble to endure the pressure longer, bat the water rushed in and I closed my mouth. I was again compelled toopen it, More water entered. The feeling was horribie, “Just when I thought all was over I reached the surface of the water about fifty feet from the shore and one hundred feet from where I had jumped in, Near by was # steamboat on which stood a man with a long pole with an iron hook on the end. It took only» second to see those thirtgs and, in fact, I had just time to get one breath when Tagain sank, with my mouth open. TS My past life Aashed before me and I was again a child. The picture of my father and mother stood out in bold relief. [reached out my hand to them, The roaring of the waters sounded like the aweetest of music. Suddenly I saw light and thought Iwas in paradise. A lurge green field covered with roses and other flowers, whose fragrance I could smell, came in view. “I felt as if Iwas being borne up by some winged messenger whom I could not see, but whose presence { could feel. “I remembered nothing more until I felt rough jerk. My rescuer had succeeded in fas- tening the boat hook in my clothing. Asmy body was being pulled from out of the water the picture changed; instead of paradise the place in which the devil dwells, with all its fires and swarming with hideous red-dressed crea- tures and other things presented themselves in my mind, only to again disappear aud leave me in darkness. “When I came to I was surprised to learn I had been unconscious, Evers muscle in my body pained me, but my brain was perfectly clear. Drowning, after the first stages are past, is pleasant,” ——-e-+____ A Good Word for the Deacons. From the Louisville Western Kecorder. It hurts us to see stories in the religious papers which hold deacons up to ridicule. There is ‘one now going the rounds called the “Parson's Baby” which docs this. We have known many deacons in various parts of the country, and they have all been nobie, godly men and gener- ally among the wisest and ablest men in the qharchea. A church may ordain « man eare- or a ‘tor without vestiga- tion, ‘Bat thet came church’ will choose “ite deacons carefully and wisely. For the deacons are fixtures in the mip tags oe @ pastor can be shoved off on some other church. There Early. From Judge. ““Well,I'd be ashamed of myself if I were you,” said Mrs. Cumso to her husband. “You didn't get to church this morning till the sermon was He W tna in Fable ‘From the Boston Transcript. i et i R Dawn of the Christian Era. The temples of Esculapius bogan to take a Prominent part in the social and medical life of the Greeks at about the time of the Trojan war, and they lasted as institutions until 400 A.D. The faith cures of old, therefore, officially en- dared for about one thousand yeara, The tem- ples of Exculapius were usually «mall and mod- ext structures, Like the doctors of today, they did not secure great gifts of gold; their repute- tion was among the poor. They were placed in some ealubrious «pot and had attached @ corps of prieste and attendants. The sick came and were placed on couches in the interior, where, after visitation from the priest, their vows and went to Tt was that the god would visit them in their and either heal them or reveal a way for #0 do- ing. If a cure resulted the patient deposited | some gift and caused « tablet to be erected de- scribing his disease and ite cure and rendering appropriate thanks to the deity. These gifts and inscriptions remained to ornament temple and inspire hope and confidence in hearts of the newcomers. Some gave tiatory offerings—i.e., paid before they cured. But this, according to the New ¥. Medical Journal, seems to have been unusnal. The ancient Greck was of « | mind and only paid for what be got. Archwologists have collected many of | Curious votive tablets from these old faith cure establishments. A Lacedemonian Indy had the | dropsy. Her mother consulted the god at the temple of Epidaurus and dreamed that ahe eaw him descend, cut off the head of ber daughter, then hold up the trank until all the water ran t ¢ out. She woke up, went home and found her daughter well Another tablet describes the dream of a patient who suffered from cancer of the stomach. The god removed the cancer by @ neat and painless laparotomy, and the patient awoke and as cured. If it could only be done | became rally the ceived healing drugs and foliowed hygienic | ways of living. It was from some of these prac- | tical phexiciane that Hippocratis learned what little he knew of medical art, from it priestly mysticism and q ¥. As time passed and the ancient rel be- came more of a conscions deception and means of gain the temples of Eaculapius degenerated. Thev were sometimes started ax a business ven- ture by dishonest men, who worked them “for all they were worth,” just as ix done nowadays, Again, specialism entered the field. The oracle at Delphos, in order to enlarge its revenues, entered the field: the priests of Diana and Ephesus made a specialty of the eyes, and those of the temples of Venus looked after certain kinds of tumors, In order to help along the Dusines later a great deal of -¥ was in- | troduced; finally human credulity could be 4 teed no farther and the temples were abaa- 01 | | ~- eee MUST KEEP MIGH-PRICED DRUGS. A Pill Peddler Denies That All His Wares Return Him Big Profits, “It isa mistake to think» druggist's life is a bed of roses or that he has no heavy risk in hie business,” said a druggist toa Rochester Post Express man. “Some people think all » drag- gist has todos to weigh out his drugs and make 1,000 per cent profit, Nothing is further from the truth. ‘True, there is a large profit in rags, but then look at the drags we have to keep in stock which are called for seldom if ever, Just let me name over & few of these high-priced ones: Cocaine muriate is called for very often and costs $7.50.an ounce. Muriate of hydrastine costs 5 centeagrainor 624 an ounce. Pilo carpine costs @17 an ounce. Cura- Tine costs 9.33 for a fifteen-grain vial and vou can buy no smaller. Homatropine coste €256 | an ounce. It is not called for often and is used | to promote beart action. Hydrocine costs 50 cents a grain or $240.an ounce, It is used as @ hypnotic or sedative and enters largely into the so-called ‘liquor cures.’ ‘The dose is from one one-hundred-and-fiftieth ofagrain. Hyoscyamine coste $256 an ounce and is prescribed in mental disorders. Strophantin costs @50 an ounce and is pre- scribed asa heart tonic. ‘The dose is from one two-bundredths to one three-hundredths of « | grain. These figures will khow you that we | have to keep in stock many drugs for which we | may not receive a call once ina year. “Iwill give you afew examples of the way customers who write to us my the | language. Most of these are from people who | are fairly well edneated. ‘White pisscippet’ for “white precipitate,’ ‘eolra’ for ‘cholera,’ ‘squash- et’ for “quassia,” ‘lodium’ for “iaudanum.’ | Here is a prescription you can copy in full: “Twenty grains siflpberated zink (zinc), two ounces morphine, six-ounce vile (vial), fill with purity (aqua pura). A few days ago ina writ- ten order appeared ‘corosive «uplement (subli- mate) and red presipity (precipitate), caster oil and torpentine (turpentine).’ We fre- wuentiy have quinine spelled ‘knine.’ A few vs ago alady asked me for antipy I asked her if khe wanted it for an adult or an in- fant, She suid: ‘I want it for a headache.’ is isa true story, and joking aside,» life ix no easy one, and if a doctor prescription, half a dose of which would | kill a man, it isthe druggist who is blamed if he compounds it and harm results, He ix sup- Posed to wend baek the prescription to the phy- sician for correction. You can readily see the immense responmbility resting upon a drug clerk.” a ‘Meeting an Ice Field. From the London Standard The ship Duntrune of Dundee, which arrived yesterday from Iquique, bad a most eventfal Passage and would undoubtedly bave never reached her destination had her framework not been exceptionally strong. On April 28, about 1am., while she was making about ten knots an hour, she came in collision with an immense ‘ice field im lat. 47 . S., long. 38 deg. Frey wsig he phot jually on April 22, and the ship was in the neighborhood of Caps ‘4 fit Seg 3 ipl Ht i oF if i i if [ f 4 5 i if Ty FFEE if at fee i i i i u st Fl i i i i } is 3 iit with in q