Evening Star Newspaper, October 24, 1892, Page 6

6 THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C. MONDAY, OCFOBER 24° 1892—TEN ‘PAGES. 2d EDITION. CONTINUED FROM Sth PAGE A NEGKO INSUREECTION. Alarte ina Florida Village O; tal Vey Trreavinne, bere bas ace Nearly 500 of ther Mule from the « rifles aud supp manit! with plenty of ai The itizens have | thar Srearms ail told and the town i* many miles from a base of sup- plies. Ip yester attack on a theriff's posse which went out to ar of the latter were killed instead of Chicago attending the ex- hasten to the scene, iian River Guards of this cit 1 Florida bat f the tre rd firms f corn. ig the old have been large shippers REFAKING UP “COLONIZATION.” ndent Byrnes fm the B New Youx, nipped tn the b f New York Nips ig Scheme. Super the ne a thousar police hea a very lar number been brought to New| pere early Very many of and second days ance of macy im the known to paltece arrival, when knownf arrivals presented themselves to register the scheme became painfully spparent. Superin- ten were placed at once on the the suspected men, and now ever: empt to vote by any one of Dy immediate arrest. Steps will aleo be taken to prevent the regis- tering of any more of the colonizers Th wery of the colonizers in the eighth di-triet has led the puil ii coashly all parte of the 7 gangs have been located in the nptown districts, Tt is said that more than 1,000 warrants are already in the hands of the police. Superintendent Byrnes said this mornin, that he had taken steps that he thought woul effectually prevent the consummation of this | © ‘heme of fraudulent voting. and that he would do all in his power to frustrate this or other plan to assail the purity of the ballot ox. He would not state the names of the principals in the scheme he had unearthed, but | they are known, and convincing evidencee against them ts said to be in his hands, The eighth amembly district takes in that portion of the city bounded by Broadway, Spring street, West street. East 1th and West 14th streets, 7th avenue, Greenwich street and Christopher street. It takes in the biggest part of the old seventh aasembly district and por- tions of the old fifth and ninth districts, eraser ME. DEFEW’S PREDICTION. Me Says That the Public Apathy Indicates Kepublican Success. €mrcaco, Oct. 26.—Chauncey M. Depew has submitted to be interviewed on the political situation. “Harrison will be elected. ‘The thing that gives me more condd. than any other is the general apathy among the public. General apathy helps the party in| Power. Itshows the people don't want any | change. re “You have a great excitement; it means the | Igo: want a change. The le are excited Scuntey te unusually " prosperous The ple of America are particularly a tte eh eacgh sivas for = certain period and then they want a change just for the sake of a change. They | f, mt care whether they are worse off or better off, they want achange. That is what put the republican party out of power and brought im Mr. Cleveland. Now, ther have had the change. They ave tried Cleveland. Ther were not any off under Cleveland than the Arthur and have been better ely provi- ie yisin. re just now, thonal, pre erenue of ep: THE DENVER CONVENTION. Arrangements € ed for the W.C. T. we Next Friday. rrange which Koutt, Mayor Platt Kesponsos will be tade by Mr. Blaine Sperial Dt ¢ Rvening New Youx, Oct. 24 Blaine and Mise Hatt Washington, M Blaine left fon this forencon on the Fult more and Obie tyer. They do not expect New York but will remain all winter. Just before leaving nue Hotel Mr. Blaine expressed to Jence in republican success. “all sigue point that way,” said Mr. | receipts, 9,013 bushel fi ts of Labor. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star New You IN WALL STREET TODAY. | Stocks Were Very Active and Prices Gener- 1 ally Were Strong. New Youu, Oct. 24 Money on call loaned at Saé percent. Exchange steady. sS4a4%634; actual rates, 48314048314 for sixty and 4854/0436 for demand. Govern- ; currency Ge, 1075; bid; 4s, | coupon, 114% bid; extended 2s, registered, posted rates, The stock market was verv active this morn- nnted to 204,470 shares. gduriug the greater principal trading was in ast, linseed ofl, New Al- named was the | At this writing (1:30 nped about one all armed with Winchester PRESIDENT. ngland Writes About the White House. Mr. Sydney Gedge, for- » of commons, hav- the conservative has written @ letter to the orview he had a ne, a8 Te The officers eseaped with ral ordered the Gate course of his letter Mr. invited to the White House ish exports to America. tain could not spare it was doubtful if there was 60 the gold would bo unless it was spent in manufactures and products that America does sident replied that the chief commer- bject of every country was to hoard as of gold as possible in the national J. Coon & | , Coon & | j the President's position,” adds pped the retort that rose to my » England old women like to do the thing with a stocking.” ike says that President Harrison next i how the American corn was to be paid for, and was evidentty annoyed by the conf | dge’s reply that it would be British goods, sident challenged him to pr assertion and Mr. Gedge replied: to take my people at home some choice presents m the United States, I have been to the best ps in New York and Washington and found | ept things made in Eng-| land or France. The shopkeepers anid they had | no high-class article of American manufacture, | lish goods were the best and thafftich would have them, no matter what President Harrison said: Well, free trade may be beat for England, but protection is best for the United States.” To this Mr. Gedge said: “Tam glad you think so, because although if the United States new | were to abandon protection, trade between America and Great Britain would largely in- | yet America’s enormous advantages | would soon permit her to undersell Great Britain in the neutral markets, whereas now | Great Britain can keep them.” According to Mr. Gedge President Harrison w trade markets are balf- his ended the discussion. wade by them is known to the| suvage places,” and t FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, opening and closing prices of Fyported by special during the day, the exhaustion which hastened the decline that was in progress all day. She slept about half an hour at a time and took very little nourish- ment. This latter was restricted toa little pep- tonized beef with a stimulant. So weak and helpless did Mrs. Harrison become that she has no longer strength enough to cough. She was perfectly conscious. ‘wire to Carson & Mncartuey, ‘141 Wise 30% BAW pret. F Pref. 10434 104%, Northwest... Re Resertsan: Washington Stock Excha: Sales—Regular call OSt. RK. 53, $1,000 ai Gun Carriage, 100 at Te. IU. S._ 48, Tegistered, 1 TIS asked U.S. 4s, coupona, 1907, nee in Harrison's lection | Siac: eae daeeae Water stocks, 7a, Lisig bid,— asked. S0-year fund. 6s, asked. Water stock, 7s, 1903, gold, 1908, 118 bid, Wig bid, — asked. .453, 1994, fund, cur- “< Did, 114 asked. Si8, Teg. 210s, 1503- Toe bid, — asked, Miscellaneous Honds—Washington and George- town Rallroad 10-40 $3, 108 ton and Georgeto asked. Washing. | Ass'n 58 10855 Did. | fon Light Tufuutry ist mort- | asked. Washington Light | 125 bid, — asked. — asked. Chesa- tol and North © Street Railroad Ist ad Convertible és, . ‘0 © 5s, 126 bid, — asked. ust 5¢, 1905, A. & O., 100 1» bid, — asked. ket Co. imp. 63, 108. bid, her bedside a few minu down etaira agzin to dis remained to breakfast with the family. He said to a Star reporter that Mrs. Hari sinking rapidi: would live through the day. nk of Washington, 350 Republic, 250 bid, family were up all night, the former onl ing his wateh by the bedside for a walk up and down the corridor. ‘Capito! and North O Fgetown and Ten- asked. Kock Cree fumiia Title, 4% bid, Ligateies vid, as plain yet scientific & Wash. Steamboat Co. 98 es— Washington ¢ Deposit and Trust Co.. 130 bid, 140 asked. Baltimore Markets. or fairly active—weet- | a en pia. 25,108 barrels, shipments, 1,639 Wheat weak—Ni % yz steamer No. 3 red,’ one nipments, "85,000 and = Mra. r stock, 908,887 bushels; sales, 15,000 bushels. South era corn steady—white, 40a48 new, # old; yellow, 4ou48 new, 49% old. No. 2, white western, 33489; No. 2 mixed west- Teceipts, 6,000 bushels: “shipments, 16,- Oct. 24.—A good deal of excite- ment was caused in political circles today over to choice, 16418; roll DEATH HOVERS NEAR. (Continued from First Page.) some hopes are induiged that he may reach hare today or tomorrow. The President has two brothers—Carter Har- rison of Tennessee and John Scott Harrison of Missouri—and a xister—Mrs. Eaton—who lives in Ohio. It is not believed that any of them will be here. # Mrs, Maj. Parker, who came this morning on | her usual visit, spent the day at the White House. Lieut. and Mrs. John F. Parker were also there all day. : SPEECH Goxr. Dr. Gardner was in the sick room once more at 2o'clock. His stay was brief, for he could | do nothing but sympathize. When he left the mansion he was immediately surrounded by @ number of reporters, to whom he gave such in- formation as he had. ToaSran reporter he enix “Mrs. Harrison is getting weaker every minute. Her weakness is such that she cannot either cough or swallow or speak. When she wakes up she | seen to be a necessity. sas somewhat redsoel the becameaenneer nt improvement was t dara hay Oe rene , and the appetite failed” gtr: RAPID PROGRESS OF TRE DIszAsE. “On about the first of September an examina- tion revealed arapid progress of the disense and it was found that two-thirds of the right lung had consolidated. The left was at this time un- touched, apparently, by the disease. Five days later subacuate pleurisy came ou, with serious effusions into the cavity of the’ right pleura, This ‘fluid increased to such | sn extent that aspiration was demanded. The operation was performed on the 10th of September, and about on€ anda half pints of fluid was removed, but in twenty-four hours the cavity filled again and a second tapping was was done on the 14th, ang about one and ahalf pints withdrawn. It was then seen that the disease had made rapid in the left lung. “With all this there was an extreme degree of nervous exhaustion, which was a very seri- ous complication. While at Loon Lake Dr. ‘Trudeaa, who has a large sanitarium at Saranac recognizes whoever may happen to be| Lake for the treatment of pulmonary. dis- at her bedside, but the power of speech | is gone, probably forever. It seems certain to me that she cannot last more than three or | [four hours. If she were a woman of ordinary physical force, my estimate would be one-haif | that time, ‘but the marvelous vitality which is such = @ prominent —_fea- ture in the muke-up of the Scotts upsets all calculation, Treatment is now impossible. Mre. Harrison's breathing is labored, but I do not think it is painful. She is resting quietly that that tariff | and lies on her back—the only position that is manufactured goods approximately comfortable.” At 3:10 Dr. Gadner said that Mrs, Harrison's | life was slowly ebbing away. At times she is conscious and makes an effort to speak. Her voice is, however, too weak to be heard. He said that death might come at any minute or, perhaps, be prolonged for several hours. ASad Sunday. * Yesterday was asad Sunday for the Presi- dent, his family and the other faithful watch- ers by Mrs, Harrison’s bedside, The gréen lawns of the White House grounds were strewn today with scarred and withered autumn leaves, and the dying aspect of nature was but typical of the sad change in progress within the White House. Dr. Gardner up to 10 o'clock last night had paid six visits to the sick room in the south- west corner of the President's home, and each time he could give no word of encouragement to the anxious family. The history of the day, asgathered from the reports of the doctor, is one of so steady and rapida decline in the little remaining strength of the patient that it seemed the utmost limit of weakness co-existent with life had been reached. The change for the worse set in Saturday night. The previous night had been a restful one, but Saturday night Mrs. Harrison was uncasy and very restless. This continued throughout the night, and as a consequence she grew much weaker. She was ulready in an almost exhausted condition, and the further loss of strength made it questionable whether even her remark- able vitality could bring about another rally. Dr. Gardner found no change other than | this great weakness in his early morning visit | about 8 o'clock yesterday. It was, however, #0 pronounced that he was fearful that the end was very nearathand. He visited her again by noon and found that she had continued to grow steadily weaker and could scarcely move. | He said then that Mrs. Harrison, unless she could again summon strength’ enough to rally ‘once more might pass aw even sooner. Her conditi that the doctor repented his during the night or as so alarming it within ashort is efforts to rally time, and. finding that all her had been unavaiing and that her strength continued steadily to ebb, he made yet another call about two hours later. Mrs. Harrison suffered from ‘nervous: nd this helped to bring about NOTIFIED THE FAMILY, Dr. Gardner at the end of the 10 o'clock visi last night notified the President and the mem- bers of his household of the exceedingly pre- carious condition of Mra. Harrison, but said he would not call again during the night unless | summoned | present condition. by information of a change in her Dr. Hamlin, the pastor of the Church of the Covenant, where the President and Mrs, Har- rison have been accustomed to worship during their residence in Washington, called between Gand 10 o'clock yesterday evening, accompa- nied by Mrs, Hamlin. The pastor was not in- Vited to the sick room. ANXIOUS INQUIRIES, All the members of the foreign legations on | their return from Chicago has personal inquiries as to the accuracy of the | alarming news that met them on their arrival. ned to make Attorney General Miller, who is now the only member of the cabinet in the called at the Whtte House about 10 o'clock last night and was very much pained to learn that Mrs. Harrison's condition was so much worse than w ‘Tuesday last. It w that none of the cabinet to the city in anticipation of a fatal termina- tion of Mra, Harrison's i he left here far Chicago Stated at the White House sa, Secre- joble and Postmaster General Wanamaker were still in Chicago, but taries ‘Tracy left there Inst night at 11 p. m. for Wash- | ington. Secretary Jokn W. Foster is at Evans- ville, Ind.. and will probably start for Wash- ington today. Secretary Rusk is i Secretary Charles Foster is at Davenport, Iowa, | and Secretary Elkins is in West Virginia, A MORNING WITHOUT HOPE. Mrs. Harrison did not show any sign of rally- ing through the night and when morning came the watchers near her could scarcely hope that she would seo another sunrise. Dr. Gardner | was telephoned for about 7 o'clock and reached os Inter. He came | *s his carriage and nm Was ,and that be did not think she The President and al the members of the leav- A HISTORY OF THE CASE. Dr. Gardner's Account of Mrs. Harrison's Tiiness. Dr. Gardner, after leaving the bedside of Mrs. Harrison at 1 o'clock this afternoon, granted to a reporter for Tux Stan, who called at his house, an official statement of the [nature and development of the disease |from which she has been suffering. Dr. Gardner was in great haste, being anxious to return to the White House as soon as possible, and he covered the many points of the case ina brief summary, outlining the developments in a yle. “Mr, Harrison's illness,” he said, “dates from the attack of the grip which seized her during the winter of 1890-91. This was) followed by bronchitis which lasted a number of weeks, but without results. "During the summer of 1891 the contracted while at Cape May Point a severe cold and the bronchitis, returned and lasted during the entire summer. Yet no danger was apprehended. In January, 1892, the cough again made its appearanc lasting five or six weeks, not severe enough to | ceuse her to remain indoors, but enough to compel her to seek medical advice. I was called and prescribed for her. In March Mrs. Harrison had a ‘egond attack of the grip, followed by pneu- monia. The grip symptoms lasted four days and the pueumonia proper nine days. It was a simple case of catarrhal pneumonia and no alarm was felt by any of thoee around Mrs. Harrison, including myself.” THE FIRST DANGER SIGNAL, Atghis point Dr. Gardner was interrupted for a moment, and, on resuming, said: “After getting up from the pneumonia Mrs. Harrison's cough seemed to be more persistent than ever, coming on with paroxysme and with more or . ess bloody expectora- tions. On the first of May there was quite a severe hei from the and a ind in the x the ht le Soon afterward Dr. FE. Doughty of New York was called in consultation and it was then de- LU been equally devoted to Mr she and her husband, Lieut. Parke lived there at intervals. Mrs. widow of the President's old family physi- cian, Dr. Newcomer of Indianapolis, has been at the White House the past week. She is not related to the family, but is called by them “Auntie Newcomer” as she is by others of her intimate circle at home. Mrs. Baltimor, Harrison's family. ma: with sudnees. Shortly after the Harrisons came to the White House Mrs. Harrison's sister, Mra. Scott Lord, began to show signs of failing | health. In December of 1889 she died in this city. The sad circumstances of the death of Secretary and Mrs, Blaine’s two children, Mrs. Coppinger and Mr. Walker Blaine within 1» fortnight of euch other. the tragic deaths of Mrs. and Miss ‘Tracy at the same period and the following winter the sudden death of Secretary Windom, in each instance occurred in the height of the social season. have been summoned | Wisconsin, | reception during Arthur'sadministration. Pre: deat Lincoln, it will be remembered, died in the house on 10th street opposite Ford's Theater, where he was taken after he was shot, and Presi- dent Garfield died nt Elberon, he had been taken from the White House in the hope that the change would prove beneficial. ¥ apparently serious | eases and who is recognized as one of the lending specialists in the country, was called in for consultation with Dr. Doughty and myself, | but there was nothing further that could be done, and it was decided that the best thing to do was to bring Mrs. Harrison back to Wash- ington while it could be done.” WHEN THE PRESIDENT WAS INPORMED. “When was the President made aware of the desperate character of Mra. Harrison's illness?” asked the rr. ‘During the first week in May the President was told by me,” replied Dr. Gardner, ‘that Mra. Hi tuberculosis of the lunj the incipient stage. Before the patient was removed from Loon Lake, and after the the consultation with Dr. ‘Trudeau, the President was told that there was no hope. His wife had been taken to a climate which was deemed most favorable for such cataene S 0 disease progressed rapidly des efforts, and there was nothing for us to hope, “Can you say anything as to Mrs. Harrison's general condition before the disease mado its Appearance? “Yes, She inherits tuberculosis, there hay- ing been some cases that we have found. Her brother and sister, I understand, died from the disease.” “‘Are you willing to make any statement as to the nature of the trea the reporter queried as he rose to go “No!” responded the doctor. “We did all that could be done, faced with the cor- tain knowledge that ‘there is nothing known that will cure consumption. I am not willing that I should give to the public such information as would cause com- ment from physicians of opposing school: Suffice it to say that in our com sultation at Loon Lake it was agreed that no other treatment was sible. Dr. Doughty is an allopath and Dr. Trudeau and Tare homeopaths. So we represent both sides of the medical controversy, and inasmuch as we agreed it should be enough for the world. ‘There has been no hope for Mrs. Harrison's re- covery since her first severe attack of the grip.” Mrs. Harrison’s Family. Mrs. Harrison bes nota very wide family connection. Therelations on the President's side of the house are more numerous. Her aged father, Dr. Scott, now in his ninety-second Year, hag, as is well known, made his home at the White House since she came there herself. Her only brother, Judge Scott of Washington state, also survives her. Her children, Mr. Russell Harrison and Mre. J. R. McKee, have tenderly watched by her bedside during the most of her illness. The family circle now at the White House consists of Mr.and Mra. Russell Harrison and daughter Marthena Harrison, Mr. "and Mre. McKee = and_—_ their _—_ children, Master Benjamin McKee, now five and a half years old, and Mary Lodge Mc- Kee, who is just about four years of age, Rev. Dr. 'Scott,Jand Mra, Dimmick has practically made her home there. cir Mrs. John F. Parker, the latter's sister, has Harrison, though have ouly wwcomer, Capt. Bergland, who resides in Iso distantly connected with Mrs. Not Strangers to Grief. The present administration, while it has had y pleasures, has also had many hours tinged Few Deaths in the White House. There have been comparatively but few denths in the White House. Two Presidents have died there, President Harrison's gri father, William Henry Harrison, and Zachary Taylor. The former only lived a month after his inauguration. His wit did not come there at all. President nd- being an i: first wife also died in the White Ho Lincoln's administration his little son * da boy much beloved by all with whom he came in contact, died there. The last death occurred there in Grant's administration, when Mr. Frederick Dent, Mrs. Grant's father, passed away. Other deaths have taken place there, but not of members of the President's families. The last one was that of the Hawaiian minister, who died during the progress of the New Yeur's day N. J., whither WHERE HER LIFE EBBING AWAY, ‘Mrs. Harrison Occupying the Room Where President Garfield Languished. ‘Theroom in which Mrs. Harrison is dying is the chamber next to the small boudoir at the south- west eorner of the mansion. The little room at the corner has been used for years and years back by former mistresses of the mansion aa their own private sitting room. It has one window facing the south. The'next two win- dows on line with it are in the chamber in which Mrs. Harrison died. This bed room has nearly always been sclected by the wives of the Presidents. The President's room adjoins it on the east next to the library. President and Mrs, Grant, President and “Mrs. Hayes and President and Mrs. Garfield used these rooms. In the same chamber where Mrs. Harrison has spent so many weeks of suffering the wounded Garfield was carried and remained during the months of pain and sickness until he was car- ried from it to the seaebore. The room will al- ways bo associnted with his life at the White House. One of the many schemes tried to make his closing days more comfortable during that hot summer was to force cool air through the fur- nace regisier. Tt was successful, and the regis- tor put in for the purpose is the lasting souve- nar which remains in the room. A year ago last July, when the room was redecorated the, register was wrenthed in a vine of roses lixe that forming the frieze. .” When President Arthur came to the house this particular room seemed #0 shadowed by the painful associations of Garfield's illncas that he selected as his bed chamber a room di- rectly opposite on the north side of the house. President Cleveland in ture sed ‘the ocnte room also, and when Mrs, Cleveland came she male no change. €MRS. HARRISON PREFERRED IT, Mrs, Harrison, however, preferred the south- west chamber because of its sunny outlook, and devoted as she was to all the old-time traditions of the house, thet fagt alone would have strengthened her in her selection. =| ‘as to make the work as attractive but as endur- ing as ible. For her own room she se- lected design and the wall paper was made from it. In July of 1891 the room was finished and when she returned in the autumn she was greatly with the re- sults. The room is a blue room, very dainty and light in all its treatment. The wall paper is of blue and silver, the papered ceilieg, is flecked with the eame tints and lines of blue and pink border the frieze, which is looped rose garlands. All the wood work in the room is finished in blue and all the little acces- sories conform to the same silvery and blue tones. Over tho old-fashioned white marble mantelpiece several pisces Thertcs palguags so ceens aati piecet ey are paintings on canvas in, some of the White House flowers. being thas perpetuated by the gentle mistress of the house. The furniture in. the room is not unlike that in the other chambers—solid mahogany, rather ponderous and old-fashioned. Mre. Harrison in the early period of her occupancy had the stately canopy bed removed and substituted for it two low brass bedsteads, She had also a fow wicker rockers and easy chairs substituted for the older pieces of furniture. A tin which dull silver and blue colors ted covered the floor. MRS. HARRISON AS SHR APPEARED TO AX INTI- MATE FRIEXD. Mrs. John V. L. Findlay of Baltimore, whose husband is a cousin of President Harrison, and who has enjoyed an intimate acquaintance with Mra. Harrison, entertaining her at her own home and visiting her at the White House, said recently of Mrs. Harrison: “My acquaintance and frindship with Mrs. Harrison began about ten years ‘ago, as Mr. Findlay was a Congressman at the time that President Harrison was living in Washington as Senator, In those years the more I saw aud learned of Mra. yn the more was 1 im- ressed with her worth and the genuineness of Ber character. T'think this. was impression she made on every one who learned to know her intimately. Mrs. Harrison was always what we would call a true friend. “Her position in the White House has been somewhat different from that of many of the wives of the Presidents. She went to the Executive Mansion not as a stranger, but as one having friends of long standing in Wash- ington, whom she had met during her residence there as Senator Harrison's wife. These earlier friends havealways been her friends, for she is & woman who preferred a few close friends to the crowd and bustle of ultra-fashionable life, although she was exact in fulfilling the social duties of her position. “Sho has always been fond of social life, but, as I have said, it is the more informal gather- ings that give her the greatest ure. I be- lieve, though, that she entered too much into the functions of society, for her health broke down under the constant strain of such an active life. Her days have been filled with duties and engagements from morning until night, and she has often said she looked forward to the hour she spent daily in her painting as an hour of perfect rest and relaxation. In this ehe has never been interrupted, and could count for a certainty on sixty minutes at least of non-publicity. She has been much interested in an exquisite salad set that she was painting, and which, I beileve, she intended asa gift to one of her children. The set contains almost innumerable pieces, each of which is painted with some suitable ornamentation designed by hereelf. The set is, if I mistake not, at{l unfinished. ‘Mrs. Harrison ie fond of reading, and, per- tigularly when she becomes interested in a cer- tain theme or question, she will follow it up until she has mastered it. This thoroughness Jn. striking characteristic of hers in overy way, whether in her socia! or domestic life. “She has shown herself ull her life a stanch, true woman, kind of heart, generous and affec- tionate, particularly toward the little grand- children over whom sho has watched and in whom she rejoices as being among the dearest leasures in her life. Her domestic character is well known, and no press of social duties could interfere with the claims of the happy household. “She takes © keen interest in the various movements for the advancement of women, not slong the line of the ‘woman's rights’ question, but whatever tends toward their educational advantage. She has always stood up for the women. “Hor charitable work has been largely cen- tered on the Homeopathic Hospital in Wash- ington, but she bas done a great deal of good among those in trouble in other fields. Mrs. Harrison's daily custom at the White House has been to have the beautifal center piece of exquisite flowers which always adorns the table at dinuer sent to some one who was sick, poor or in trouble, and whenever I have been with her I remember noticing that always after dinner, just before she left the room, she would tell’ the steward to send the fogers to some partienlar person whom she designated. Love of flowers is another char- acteristic element and she 1 expecially fond of golden rod, whose sclection she advocates as being the best for the national flower. “Another particular favorite is the chrysan- themum, and when at her home in Indian- apolis she offered a beautiful silver ornament as a prize at one of the local chrysanthemum ah Her love of the autumn flower recalls ® visit of Mrs, Harrison to Baltimore oue day, which illustrates her dislike of publicity. Having finished her shopping, I suggested that we go to the chrysanthemum show of the Gardeners’ Club then in progress at the then Oratorio Hall, As anxious as she wns to inspect the flowera she hesitated abo’ going, saying that she was afraid she would be recognized and followed. I as- sured her unwittingly that there would be no danger of thiv, and so we went. Mrs. Harrison was delighted with the beautiful display, which she said was the finest she had seen, and was particularly pleased at bav- ing escaped notice. and at being able to the flowers quietly and freely, like any ise. Suddenly it became whispered about that the President's wifo was in the hall. There- after the flowers became a secondary attraction, and Mra. Harrison was presented with a beanti- ful bouqnet of the choicest flowers by each of the florists exhibiting. “Mrs. Harrison enjoys going to the theater whenever any celebrated performer visits Washington, although she is a Presbyterian. She had not studied music, but played by ear and would accompany the children some- times with dance music on the piano. In her public life she is always courteous, but she seems to care little for the excitements, the making of friends by the thousands and the in- terest and curiosity that such a public per- sonage always inspires. To her all this is the most trying part of a position of whose dignity and honor she is nevertheless fully sensible and appreciative.’ a BACK FROM CHICAGO. Return of the Judicial and Diplomatic Ex- cursionists. ‘The members of the diplomatic corps and of the Supreme Court returned by the Pennsylvu- nia road from the Columbus celebration last night. The cabinet, except Attorney General Miller, who returned with the Supremo Court, delayed their departure from Chicago until last night. All the patty speak with great enthu- riusm of their entire trip. They declared themselves astonished and deeply impressed by the magnificence of the plan of oxposi- tion, To and from Chicago their journey was made under the bost possible condi- tions with every luxury known to mod- ern railroad travel, and their entertainment in Chicago was all that hospitality could make it. Upon reaching Chicago Wednesday last Baron Fava, the Italian minister, learned that it was the intention of the government of the United States to give the Italian and Spanish flags a national salute on the morning of the 2ist, the day celebrated as the anniversary of the landing of Columbus. He at once com- munjgated the intelligence to his gor- ernment, intimating at the same time that it would be a graceful acknowl t of the courtesy to reciprocate. Just before lear- ing Chicago the baron received a telegram from Marquis Brin, Italian minister of foreign af- fairs, reading: “At Spezia yesterday (the 2ist) the American flag was saluted with twenty-one a . En route to Washit Baron Fava notified Second tant Secretary of State Adee of the receipt of the and gave him a copy of it. sede ee Te The Funeral of Wm. H. Clagett. ‘The funeral services over the ‘remains of the late Wm. H. Clagett were held this afternoon at the late residence, 1006 16th street. There was alarge attendance of relatives «and friends, For Feasons.and Father Lee, the pastor of St. Matthew's pos So Prinsipally because the two Presidents had * ‘eared for the | Church, conducted the services and wasassisted FIRE AT THE POST OFFICE. ABlaze in the Dead Letter Offics Which Is Quickly Extinguished. A fire was discovered this morring shortly after 9 o'clock in a store room belonging to the dead letter office on the first floor of the F street front of the Post Office Department | building. A hose, which is attached to a! water plug, and is located in the corridor, was quickly run into the room and the fire was put out with but slight damage The man in charge of the room lit the gas when he arrived at the office and it is supposed that the loose paper in the room was fired in some accidental way. weconecmbaass DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. RAFF ON THE RETIRED List. The Commissioners have retired Private Raff of the police force ona pension of $26 per month. TRE DISTEICT's IxcoME. than the proportionate contribution by the United States and the revenues of the water department will be $3,216, The | estimate of the reoxipts from sources other than the United Stales is based upon the estimate of the assessor. The assessor's estimate is based upon bis judgment of the results ot the general assessment of real Pro} erty in ict now in progress, which, in hie opinion, will increase the ment by at least 50 per cent in the aggregate on the land in the cities of Washington and wn and 60 per cent on land in the District outside of said cities. The estimate of ,000 of increase in receipts from taxes on account of new buildings is based upon th report of the inspector of building as to the number of new buildings that will be subject to taxation for the first time during the fiscal year embraced in these estimates. THE DISINTERMENT OF REMAIXS. ‘The Commissioners today upon the recom- mendation of Health Officer Hammett ap- Proved the following regulation governing the disinterment and reinterment of bodies: “In order to protect the interest of the rela- tives and friends of the dead now interred in the several cemeteries and burying grounds of the District of Columbia it is hereby directed that disinterment for removal 'for burial to other grounds shall at all times be performed in a strictly orderly and decorous manner, and in all cases subject to the expressed wishes and views of the family or friends of the deceased. Secondly, it is hereby enjoined upon those engaged in removal of bodies from one cemetery to another to use all diligent care to preserve the remains inviolate and to have them transferred and reinterred sepa- rately as far as circumstances will admit Thirdly, the indiscriminate mingling of remains of bodies heretofore buried in aifferent sites ia hereby expressly prohibited but where remains in the same burial site through long lapee of time consist of the osseous struct- ure only such remains may be Inclosed in the same casket, provided no objection is made by the faraily or friends thereo : PAVING CONTRACTS AWARDED. The contract for the paving of New Hamp- shire avenue between Rock Creek Church road and Omaha street has been awarded the Barber Asphalt Co. This company has also been awarded the contract for paving Omaha street fa far as the deposit will allow. 18 SMOKE INJURIOUS TO HEALTH? In reply toa complaint from the Oo-opera- tive Investment Company that the smoke from the new gas house in Rosedale subdivision is a | nuisance the health officer says: “There is no henlth ordinance showing that smoke is inju- rious to health, and there is no law known upon which action can be taken to stop the alleged nuisance.” BUILDING PERMITS. Building permits were issued today to the following: 8. Carr, one (1) brick dwelling at 23 Q street northwest; cost, $2,500. M. D. Hen- sey, two (2) brick dwellings at 1821 and 1833 10th street northwest: cost, $8,000. A. M.| Leawson, seven (7) brick dwellings at 2421 to 2425 University Place and 1490 to 1436 Euclid | street, University Place; cost, $28,000. Thos. Miller, one (1) frame dwelling on Chestnut | avenue; cost, $3.000. Isidor Saks, one (1) brick dwelling at 1715 Massachusetts avenue northwest; cost, $40,000. 0. T, Taylor, one (1) frame dwelling on ‘Austin street, Brookland; cost, $600. MISCELLANEOUS. Mary E. Jackson has been appointed a nurse in the Washington Asyium hospital. imino. acd Little Political Talk Today. ‘The pending death of Mrs. Harrison practi cally put an end to political talk in official cir- cles for the time being. The members of the cabinet being away and the condition jof Mra. Harrison during the past three or four days precluding any thought of encroaching upon the President there have been but few politicians in the city, and they only g through the city. Senator Quay arrived here Saturday night and remained over Sunday, leaving on an eurly train this morning. On account of Mra. Harrison's conditibn he did not call to see the President. The work of locating the lines of the Army of the Potomac and of the Army of Northern | Virginin at the battle of Antietam has pro- gressed under the supervision of Col. J. C. Sterns of Vermont and Gen. Henry Heth o Virginia, says the annual report of the quarter- master general of the army. The 1 ositions of the forty-three commands of the regular army participating in or present during ‘that battle ve been temporarily marked with wooden markers, to be replaced by stone tablets as soon as a title to the land can be obtained; and that the line of battle and positions occupied by the Army of Northern Virginia on the morning of September 17, 1962, have been very definitely settled, although it will be impossible to locate many of the brigades of this army by name by reason of the absence of reports of officers commanding these organ- izations. A large amount of information has been accumulated which will be used to prepare an interesting series of maps of the battle o! Antietam. ‘Treasury Department Promotions. Promotions in the Treasury Department are gnuounced as follow: Second anditor’s oftice--J. L. Summers, from class 2 to clase 3; A. A. Adams, from class 1 to clase 2. Internal revenue--Mies G. F. Farrelly, from ] clase 1 to class 2; Mrs. F. B. Simpson, from clase E to clase 1. Sixth auditor's office—J. L. Honcheu, from clase 1 to cluss.2; W. I. Rich, from class E to class 1; W. K. Stansell, from class D to E; J. Smith, from ciass O to class D; L. H. Neill, from class B to clase C. ——_-e-+____ An Extensive Tiuminating Project. Pautapgrraia, Oct. 24.—-A plan to light electricity the tracks of the Penneslvania rail- road between Broad street station and Bryn | Mawr, on the main line, and between Prank- ford and Broad street on the New York divis- ion is under consideration. If the project materializes there will practically be no fur- their use for headlights on the locomotives run- ning between these points, and should the line of electricity lights be continued all the war to New York, which is neither impracticable nor improbable, the entire roadway will be as hght ‘Say at ali times, Franz, the Composer, Déad. Benurx, Oct. 24.—Kobert Franz, the well- known composer, died today. He was born at Halle, June 28. 1815. In 1843 he published his first set of twelve songs, which him to the attention of Schumann, Mendelasshn, 5 Liszt, was but in 1868, owing to nervous dis- orders, he was obliged to give up work His are known all over the world. present assess- | POLICE AND POLICY. The Policy Case Postponed and the Connec- tion of the Police to Be Investigated. Twelve jurors went to the Police Court today | to sit im the jury box and resume their hearing | of the case of Mesers, Horbach, King and Baldwin, churged with running a policy shop on New York avenue only a sh | distance from the uptown departments and almost within the shadow of the office of | the Attorney General, wbo only « few months ago made such a bard fight against the policy people. | The government's case was virtually closed | when court rned Thursday, bat Capt. Cole and Mr. Mullowney reserved the right to put in additional testimony today. "The hearing to- | day was set for 10 o'cicck, buf at that hour the | other business of the court was in progres: and the policy hearing could not be resumed pasbortiy after 1 wel for both few ; postponed, | until day, and the jury was die- ntilfthat time. tranepire in the meanwhile remains to be seen. [t was current!y rumored that some- | body had “squealed” and that an investigation at some place other than in the court will be gommenced before the time set for the bearing. Such rumors bave been prevalent ever since the raid made by the marshals officers under the direction of District Attorney Cole. Then the appearance of ex-Chief of Police Richards in the prosecution added another mystery | to the fight against the policy men. Geo. 0. Miller. the ea-detective, also figured in the pros- | ecution and those on ‘the outside, as it were, especially the p. wondered what it all | meant. | _ Rumors end insinuations were currently made | in policy circles, and at last the rumors have | reached Major Moore, who intends to leave no stone unturned in endeavoring to ascertain what, if any, connection any policeman or policemen had with the policy firm. WHY POSTPONED. When ecen bya Stan reporter today Maj. Moore would say nothing about the matter for | Publication except that if there wae any- thifg in the reports he would know all about it by tomorrow. It was stated that the case was postponed owing to the pressure of business in the district attorney's office and also for the reason thas counsel for the defend- | ante were indisposed | Rumor has it thafan effort will be made to | end the case without putting on witnesses sum- might cause a genuine sensation in the con- duct of policy business in the District and the relation of some prominent citizens to the alleged policy firm. The ap- pearance of the policy writers in the trial last week and the damaging testimony given by them created a general surprise, as did the tes- timony of the witness Long showing how mach | mystery there was concerning his employment. | GOING To THE BOTTOM. | Inspector Hollinberger, who has charge of | the detective ccrps, was in court about noon expecting to hear some of the testimony in the | cane, as he fs investigating some of the rumors | concerning members of the department. Toa Stan reporter he said he wanted to learn, if possible, what truth there was in the rumors | and he intended to get tothe bottom of the affair. He was only sorry that the case was | not on trial today. | District Attorney Cole said today that the | continuation of the case in court today wns made by agreement and had nothing to do | with any charges that might be made against any member of the police department. Sara trans 2 Mr. Fellows on His Way South. 1 Representative J. R. Fellows of New York | Passed through the city this morning on his Way south to make political speeches. He stopped for breakfast and then proceeded | ‘on Ris journey. To those with whom he talked about the New York situation he expressed the | most perfect confidence that the democrats | would carry New York. —— England’s Sympathy for the President. Loxpox, Oct. 24.—Referring to Mr. Cleve- land’s action in refraining from attending the ceremonies in Chicago on account of Mrs. Harri- son’s illness the Daily Telegraph says: “Mr. Cleveland's chivalry is warmly appreciated | England, whore sincere sympathy is felt with President Harrison and an earnest wish is en- |tertained that the bitter cup may yet pass | from his lips.” i ell] Has lot Confessed. ss, Oct. 24.—Tae lawyers who defended Neill this morning deny the published stat ment to the effect that he had confessed to hav- ing murdered the Clover, Marsh and Shrivell girls, A Safe Cracks in Shot. Fremont, Nex., 0 At 3 o'clock this | morning the night watchman detected a man | trying to biow open the safe of the First Na- tional Bank. ‘The watchman shot the robber through the hea x him instantly. The jcad tan is unknown in this locality. saetasiedomer i Flour Mins Rocuester, N.Y mills were destroyed “by fire at 2 o'clock this morning. Loss, $20,000. Alfred Stecle and Wm. Connell. firemen,were injured, the former ehghtly. the latter seriously. The fire is said Rochester Burned. dust. ——— Lady Tennyson. great invalid, and has passed most of ber later | life lying on a sofa. She is a sweet, affectionate jold lady, and in her youth was very pretty. | | She has not got over the blow at the death of her son Lionel. The ‘fennysons are a peculiarly attached family, and Hallam, the eldest son, has all his life been most devoted to his illus: trious father. Tennyson, who was a shy, re- served man. could never understand I | Browning's love of society. He has been heard to remark that Brownitg would die in a white | | choker at a dinner party two poets have | died as they would have wished to die—Robert Browning in the grand Palazzo Kesounicco, vith his son by his bedside, and Lord Tenus- | son in bis beloved Surrey hoite, surrounded by his loved ones. ‘Tennyson's seusitiveness was | often much tried in the matter of reviews of his works. If unfavorable he would ery with | | puin and vexation, so whenever an unfave word appeared ina paper, however obscure, | | the pablication was immediately hidden or de- | stroyed, wo that the poet should never see or | | Bear anything that could pain him. “eee Steeple Climbing as a Function. From tbe Loudon Daily News. A medieval custom still prevails in Freiberg, | | in Breisgau. ‘This is observed on the birthday | of the reigning Grand Duke of Baden, and con- ists of a foolhardy trip to the topmost part of | the tower of tbe minster. It is a dungerous enterprise, for the tower is 400 feet high, and | the ascent fh made from the exterior of the | building. | The steeple jacks in their ascent have to leap | | from stone to stone, often a yard apart, and one fulse step on the ‘narrow ledges would be | death. At the topmost pinnacle pistol shots an- | | nounce that the climbers have succeeded. ‘Then | au immense gilded star revolves, and the de- | | scent is begun. Each man receives as a reward | acum of 5 marks from the state and a sumptu- | | ous dinner. | ‘The other day, on the occasion of the six ‘sixth birthday of the Grand Duke of Baden, | three men undertook the ascent. One of them, on arriving at « projecting bar of irou half way up, went through an acrobatic perform- ance. ‘This was before an immeuse crowd of astonished spectators. He twisted and twirled about as if he were but within a few feet of the earth. w! Sor A Story of Reade. From the London Datly Te!eyraph. Alexandre Dumas. the younger, in his re- cently published utterances in connection with audiences, first-night cabals, prejudiced critics, 3,F r if He ai Ly i $ in 4 moned by the defense, as their examination | Oct. 24.—Gerling’s flour | to have beea caused by an explosion of flour | A Good Crowa Today's crowd at the Benning meeting was strictly iu accord with the splendid weather nd the excellent card. The infleld and the grand stand wns well filled, while the many doubtfal events caused the bookmakers to doe rushing business, wring horses were scratched: Siroceo ine in the first, Bertha B. filly and Midleton in the second, Lowlander, Micheal and Pickpocket in the third and Lyceum, Lake- view, Plenty, Hands Off and Oris in the fifth, The betting and jockeys in the first race were: Tormentor (Simms), 8s and 1; Lizzie (Lamlp), 12and 3; Rom H (Doggett), 18 to 5 and ly White Rose (Midgley 2; Capt. Wagener Tavlor andé to x), 200 and Aveta b and 4% Me- Cormick (Rodgers), 100 and 25; Heel and Toe gelding (Crawford \, 100 and Larrity 25; Co! The Sorceress SO and 20: Belle D \ Ruffell), 100 and (J. Lamiey), 20 and 6, TAZETTA WINS THE FIRST RACE. The first race, five furlongs, was won by Lizzetta, Torm: second and MeCormick third. Tim five and ge half fw Midgely ssi; Ntarshatl »3, second, and Hiram (3. Lames), Time, 1.0834 The third race, one and _one-sixteenth was won by Mary Stone Count third, Time, 1.46 was won by Orph: Doggett), 8 to AGAINST Why Bicycle Riders Urge That They Be No Longer Required. To the Editor of The Evening Star Just why some police regulations were ever made is not clear,and why they are not re- pealed when it is found that they are of no value is also not clear. During the earlier days of cycling it was thought that a lamp would materially aid the Fiding of a bicycle at night by illuminating the Toad apd it was also thought that the carrying of boils, whistles or similar alarms would avoid collisions with pedestrians, Acting upon thie belief, not born of experience, the Capital city petitioned the Commismoners reabouta, were prevented from carrying lamp oF oon learned that thix denial of our re- quest was really beneficial to us. We were satisfied that lamps would be of no practical tse on the road and that so far as warning pedes- trians was concerned, they, like bell dada he confusion of the pedestrian and render quietly without finding use of either lamp or bell, pa can imagine our surprise when we discov. ed in the police regulations « section reading: “All bicycles am: “im motion after sun- aniled to warn tere in After years of practi strating that neither in sary to the safety of were brought face te face with this regula! which spring into existence without explana- tion of its appearance or excuse for ite exist- ence, Who demanded it? Why was it ever made? Certainly the author or authors could not have bad the safety of the mder in mind or else the rider would have bee: It is equally edestrian could of the author p nor bell was neces trian or rider, we ind out that the pedestrian is far safer in being avoided by the rider than in being warned and attempting to avoid. Jumps and bells has increased reckless viding, because many riders baving provided themselves with lamp and bell con- sider that t ave done all that is required of them, and do not exercise the care they woulé otherwire use. Only a month or #0 ago an clderly gentleman was knocked at 10th street and New York avenue by a cyclist, T nt in the paper | read: *T is said to have had bis lamp lighted and to have rang his bell ag a warning, and is therefore not to blame.” In otier words, because the rider has his lamp lighted and rings bis beil he is at liberty to ride as recklessly 4s he choose me in case of ac bas no bell nor lan lessly as he does when he fecls that he has done all that is required of ham by law. If any rider feels that there is any advanta having lamp or bell let that ri or both, but do not require th: load ourselves down in that manner Such a requirement works a particular hard- ship upon hundreds of clerks in the different stores in the city, ma and women go to work ning and do not got away from the store until after sundown. Yet they have to carry «lamp down to the store with them in the morning in order that they may ride their machines home in the eve i the lampsare lef: upon the machines du ay they wail sure » avoid this j the lamps have to be taken off the machines | and put away in the store, which, besides #oil- | ing the bands, results in making the place of iy. dirty he N who haw ral expericuce with a lump can dew of the nuisance a bicyele lamp makes itself, There is another and very serious objection to the use of lamps. Aside from the expense of keeping them in condition for use their finet pst is considerable. Iventure to assert that ted in bicycle lamps in as paid not by those who merely for pleasure—as they in the minority. Lut by those who use the bicyele in their daily business and can ill afford the outlay. On the 28th of May a party of riders started ona tour down the ndoah valley and ached Georgetown on their way home just about dusk. Here they were arrested and ken to the station to leave collateral for their a ce in the Police Court it hardly seems reasonable that a rider should expected to carry a lamp or a bell during « ur of several hundred miles in order t the citizens of Washington npon his hant entry into these sacred | recinets And vet that is just the rest recent league meei, when the c visiting wheelmen, this regulation pended upon the’ thougbiful _ recom of Maj. Moore, and I thiuk the Its of the temporary suspension astify the claim that neither Inmp nor ell is requisite to the safety of the pedestrian, Does ans one recall any accid absence of the lamp on that occasion any cue recall any accident due to th of the bell on that occasion? It seems range that this looked upon as progressive and as best governed cities in the country #0 far behind other cities of aud im- portance in a matter of this kind. Other cities buve ceased to look upou the Licyele ase tor or plaything, but regard vehicle. 2 valuable instead of hindering ate aw we have bere have rown aside much regu- tions and place reliauce upon the skill, com- mon sense and judgment of the rider. It ie to be hoped that Maj. Moore will see (as all who have had practical expertence see) that the lamp is an unmitigated nuisance and is productive of more harm than good. five us achance to prove that we are right, and then if any harm is ecen to come from the abolition of the regulation it can be restored 3D epnniiieadiin Re. ate Matters. *J_D. Richardson has bought of Gilbert Moy- ers for @U1.275 half interest in lote 4, 5,13, 16 and 15, square 1030, fronting 133 feet un D and 200 feet on E street between 13th and 14th streets northeast SH. Plant bas bought for ©10,000 of H. M. Schneider sub 53, square 159, 19 by 113.40 feet on 15th street between U and V streets north- west. ‘Theresa Thompson bes purchased of A. Frey for $8,250 lot 12, block 17, Meridian Hill, Anna L. Patterson has’ pure!