Evening Star Newspaper, December 31, 1892, Page 2

——E_ THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGT! = Ld ; D. C. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1892-SIXTEEN PAGES. THE UMBRIA. UMBRIA AGAININ PORT Rejoicing Over the Arrival of the Big Cunarder. DETAILED NARRATIVE OF THE TRIP. A Shipwreck That Was Character- ized as Comfortable. GALLIA’S STRANGE CONDUCT. ARRIVAL OF THE UMBRIA. Experience of Those Board the Big Canarder Related. New Yorn, Deo. $1.— The long overdue Um- brin of the Cunard line arrived off the Bar at 990 am. today. All were reported well on board. After the reassuring news of yesterday much of the apprebension regarding the steam- sbip was allayed. butas the last report of ber was on Monday, when she was repairing her shaft off the banks and as four days had gone by without further news from her there was considerable anxiety as to the safety of her large bat of passengers A message frum the lookout at Fire Inland announced that she bad been sighted a few minutes after midnight and that «he wae pro- cording #iowly under ber own steam toward | toward thi« port. She arrived off the bar fn | company with the Britannic of the White Star line and an oil tank steamer. Both ber escorts left her at the outer light ship and went ap the bay ata rapid pace compared to the speed of the Umbria. She was steaming oine milesan boar. The slow rate was maintained as a precaution against further damage to the shaft. ‘Capt. MeKay bad brought bis fine steamship | and all on board safely through the terrific | gales, and as bis vessel entered the harbor be | was congratnlated and thanked by many pas- | sengers who had waited up all night to see the welcome lights of New York again. It is tweive dave and a balf since the steamer left Queenstown and the trip is the longest on | record fora crack ocean racer. The Cmoria proceeded slowly up the bay by the main chan- nel, burning her signals at Sandy Hook and blowing her whistle in response to glad salutes of tugs in the lower New Youx, Dec. 31.—The tug F. W. Vosburg. having on board three Sun reporters, met the Umbria off the Scotland light ship at 3:15 o'clock this morning and recewed from Frank Marshall White, former London correspondent of-the Sun, who was one of the Umbria's pas- sengers, the following account of the accident to the ebip and ber ‘experieuces_ since it cc- curred. The Cunard steamer Umbria, Capt. Horatio MeKag, arrived off Sandy Hook at 3:15 o'clock this morning, seven days bebind time. BREAK IN THE SHAFT. A fracture was discovered in her shaft and ber machinery was stopped south of the taaks of Newfoundland at 5:30 on the afternoon of Friday, the 28d instant. After drifting for ive hours in a storm she was towed sevent: five miles by the Bohemia of the Hamburg- American line, but the cable that counected the two steamers was broken in a beavy gale on Saturday night and they lost track of each othe: After drifting for three days to the east she started agin with her own m: chinerr, which hed been repaired under great difficulties by Chief Engineer Tomlinson, and came on in tine weather, at haif speed, to her destination. "miria left Liverpool about 3 o'clock on ternoon of Saturday, the 17th, carrying ws passengers, 128 in the secoud- im the steerage. besides a crew of 27 men, comprising the sailing depart- ment, 13} in the engineer's and 102 in the s@eward’s, anc sacks of mail. UNUSUALLY LARGE Mart. She arrived at Queenstown about 9 o'clock Sunday morning and waited for the “Irish mais,” which bad left London at $:20 o'clock the evening before, snd was brought 10 addi- tional first-class pastengers and 1,049 sachs of letters total of 1.344 sacks, making one of the largest mails that was ever carried across the Atlentice, a coutition due to the circum- wtance that the Umbria was expected to arrive in New York the day before Christmas, Two tenders were required to bring the mail from the wharf at Queenstown to the Umbria, 20 that sbe did not get away until 2 o'ciock Sunday afternoon. That night a gale sprang up. which increased iu violence until Thursda i being imponsible for thore passengers wh: Were able to leave their state rooms to go upon the deck, and the violent pitehing and rolling of the steamer almost preventing sleep at night. A¥ERAoING 500 MILES DAILY. ‘The Umbria's usnal average per day is some- thing like 500 miles. At Monday noon she was 405 wiles from Queenstown; in the next twenty- four hours she made 420 miles, but the next day's run was but 390, the day after 402, the day after that 290 again. so that the officers of the ship said on Friday that she could not, im oll probability, land her passengers before Chriatmas morning. NEWS OF THE ACcIDENT. ‘The first intimation the passengers had that there had been an accident was after dinner on Friday, although the engineer had been watch- ing the shaft with anxiety for forty-eight hours and the machin: \d twice been stopped dur- ing the previous niglt for an inspection of flaw io the great sie! casting. During dinner Friday the «teamer came toa standstill. which eaused some speculation among the paseengers, though es the weather was rough it was not at once perceived that the machinery was not in motion. About 7.51 o'clock in the evening. as the menin the smoking room were lighting thetr cigars, sitting over their coffee or draw- lug up their chairs to the poker tables, MeRay came tn. “Gentleme entire room, pt. he maid calmly, addressing the Tam very surry'to inform you ‘that we bay en our shaft and -hall be uw able to proceed at present. I shail, however, aecept a towing offer from any vessel large enough that comes within bailing distance.” ‘There was 4 momentary silence as the situa- tion dawned upon the room and then a plain- tive voice inquired, “Why don't you send up} rockets “There will be time sponded the captain ner chough to see them. ough for rockets,” re- when & vessel comes | DISABLED OX THE OCEAN. ‘The conditions that coufronted che company om the Umbria were mot entirely gleeful. In the firet place the idea of reaching home by Christmas day, which so many cherished, was out of the question. and then there was the Powmbility of drifting out of the ocean roadway the track of other vewels, so that it might | en weeks before a port was reuched. ‘The waship Iny disabled in lat. 43.48 and 7, about 211 miles from Halifax and s from New York, with a heavy ga’ - Nevertheless there wax no actual danger, and almowt every passenger on bourd accepted the situation cheerfully. THe ORUMELER Of course, there was an exception. It cam> ia the person of « long-limbed biped of the masculine gender with Dundreary whie- hers uneually large nose, whic! &* a subsidiary organ of speech ae w purposes of respiration and who had been no- ticeble on board before, principally because he wore bis wife's fur cape waen romenaded the deck. He arose at the end of the smokis room afier a stertied interchange of views wi: owe of the men about bi at once nasa! and tearful Speen Commie eminent (here he is supposed to have meant imminent) danger. Weare drifting in mid ocean with every chance at any moment to vet the re- Why, in the case of be firing rockets all | | It fs plain that bis idea is to economize company, and I do not believe that he | Would sccept a tow if it was offered on account of the expense. Now we have got toact for ourselves in this matter, and I will be one of ten men to subscribe $1l!l! each in order to Pat up a bond to indemnit dition that be engage a steamer to tow us to the ‘earest port.” Tioomevs Laxovaor. A burst of langhter and hisses greeted this oration, mingled, however, with applause from # few timorous ones, and queries from several who were facetious as to whether the speaker voice with a very different ring in it came from the other side of the room. Our captain is one of the best that ever sailed the ocean and hase great deal more at stake than any one on board, and any one who talks about subscribing a hundred thousand dollars to get him to do his duty is a d—n fool.” man who was thus designated turned ont to be, according to the passenger list, “Gen. J. W. Kearney" of Texas, and the one who in- formed him was young Edward McVickar of Boston. MeVickar apologized ins gentlemanly manner for calling the other « fool afterward saying that be «poke in haste, and’ the “gen- told somebody else that if the man bad pot done so be should have macte an example of im. MeVickar, who ise stalwart youth, did not seem to consider, however, that he had bad« very narrow escape. ACCEPTING THE SITUATION. There was very little commotion when the took ttas calmly as the mea. The principal anaiety of every one, indeed, was on account of relatives and friends at home. The Umbria had sighted only two ships since leaving Queens- town, and it might be a week or even two weeks before she was reported. THINKING oF PossuiTiES. The Catalonia of the Cunard line, whic! sailed from Liverpool for Boston on Thursday, the 18th, might pase within hailing distance in 2 day or two and the Normandie of the French which saile | from Havre on the previous Saturday, was also due over the same course. If these should be mised there was still a chance later of falling in with the Cunarder Gallia, which was to leave Boston for Liverpool the next Monday, or the Brittanic of the White Star line that bad sailed from Liverpool for New York the Wednesday previous, Outside of these were chances of hailing tramp steamers or vesels of other lines. Chief Steward Gore said that there were enough provisions on board to last two weeks more without any one being in the slightest de- gree stinted, or even for four of five wueks with the deprivation of afew luxuries. Very few of the passengers remained up much longer than was their wont ov Friday night, although they fully realized that they were drifting helplessly in midocean ins storm. OM POURED ON THE wavEs. Oil was poured upon the water through the drainage pipes of the ebip, and she was quieter than while the machinery was in motion. Just after daylight those who were asleep were awakened by several reports from the Umbri gun and the sound of ber whistle. In ten min- Utes almos! every one was on deck to ascertain what was the matter. A ship was in sight just on the edge of the horizon bound eastward. For half an hour, during which time the gun was continually discharged and the hoarse whistle blown, it was impossible to detect whether or not the other boat had seen or heard the Umbria’s signals, as during the entire voy- age she had sighted’ but two other vessels and the passengers felt that it was almost too much luck thet help should be at band so soon after the breakdown. TRE BOHEMIA ALONGSIDE. Soon, however, it was seen that the new- comer was making toward the drifting ship, and at 8 o'clock she was alongside. She proved to be the Bohemia, remembered in connection with the cholera scare in New York harbor, of the Hamburg-American line, bound from New York to Hamburg. She at once responded to the Umbria’s requests for a tow,and before noon #he was counscted to the big steamship bya steel bawser and was steaming slowly westward, the German flag at ber stern flaunt- ing before the bow of the disabled Englishman, ‘The storm grew heavier in the afternoon and it was all that the Bohemia conld do to drag ber big burden in the teeth of a head wind. A HEAVY sSow STORM. After dark a heavy snow storm sprang up, which obscured the lights of the two vessels from each other. About night the steel bawser broke in a violent gale and on Christmas morn- ing the passengers of the Umbriu found them- selves again adrift in a ragin, naught in aight but the sky and the sea. What became of the Bobemia no oue knew. si snow siorm after the hawser parted, and if she searched for her after daybreak she did not find her. A larger ntage of the passengers than ueual atteobed divine service, contested by Purser Field, in the saloon that morning, and the mees to the prayers were unusually hearty, though when the men met in the smok- ing room soon afterward many were constrained to expiain that they only strolled in to hear the music or pass away the time. CHRINTMAS AT SEA. Christmas day passed without any demon- stration of discontent among the passengers, bird of ill omen in the ladies’ cabin. Just at again the passengers flocked on deck. Rockets were fired, and soon the light that at and more distinct, and in half an hour a stoall steamship lay alongside. in answer to the Umbria’s signals the newcomer reported that she was a vessel of the Wilson line, Philadelphia, and that she could not take the other in tow because she did not have coal led good-bye and departed. om the hour her time was taken at noon Friday until she broke down that evening the Umbria had made 124 miles. She drifted 125 miles to the south and during the night. and the Bohemia towed her seventy-five miles toward New York on Sunday. At Monday noon she kad drifted forty-two miles and the gale was still blowing. Just after luncheon on Monday a steamer was sighted proceeding westward. ‘TRE MANHASSET APPEARS, Inanswer tothe Umbria’s signals she came alongside. and proved to be the Manbnaset, bound from Swansea to New York, the property of James MeCaldin, one of the passengers of the Umbria. ‘The Manhasset had scarcely come toa standstill, however, and considered the big ize money she would obtain by towing the Tmbria to York than a much larger steamer hore in sight and bore down rapidly toward the drifting vessel. THEN THE GALLIA. In a few moments she was close enough for the officers of the Umbria to distinguish her as the Gallia of their own line en route from Bow | ton to Liverpool. The officers of the Manhas- set also recognized the Gallia and steamed off | bomeward disconsolate, done out of her prize moue \ | JOY FOLLOWED BY CONSTERNATION. Everybody on board the Umbria was jubilant | from the captain to the smallest baby in the | steerage. ““Isn'tthis Cunard luck?” the officers asked each other. ‘The Gallia was large enough to tow her larger sister ship with ease, and there would be nobig talvage to pay to a rescuing steamer of another ee eg on crew re may ined when in | response ‘to the Umbria’s signal, ‘Disabled: responsible,” whereapon dipped ber signit: autapgeered to Se eastward out of sight to the west. Officers and passengers on the Umbria. one st another in dumb bewilderment. the captain on con- | “Mie.ere im no danger at all,” is eatd. “This ship would float through the biggest Inrslenve Uhehaver came upon the Atlantic. | Indies were informed of their situation. They | storm with | “shipwreck” may on lookin, robably lost track of the Umbria in the | night than the one that ended tod though the Texas general croaked like another | first seeined to fade away began to grow more | Vitit his son enough. with which pleasing information she | | Gattia nad not even waited long enough to in- rire the extent of ber sister ‘or all that Capt. Fer of the other | steamship knew, the Umbria might be for ing. The Gallia’s action was inex on any beste that 27 ove on board ria could imagine. The passengers were now, man of them, genuinely alarmed. They did not place much faith in Engineer Tomlinson’s Promine to mend the broken shaft, andes many jieved that Capt. McKay had deliberately sent the Gallia away much discontent was ex- Pressed. There was talk of formi: demand of the captain that though no one could » what to do. ‘The ship's company divided into two parties, known as the “kickers” and the ‘“‘anti-kickers,” and it was noted that all the more intelligent ‘en on board were on the captain's side, w! all the rougher element was on the other. TO RELIEVE THE TEDIUM. ‘That evening the kickers called a meeting in the smoking room to pass a vote of censure on | the ship's officers, but the anti-kickers came in [and pute quietus on this project by forming | what was called an “amusement committee, | with J. Henry Harper as chairman, it being to have a representative to obtain infor- mation from the captain, and as it was not known how long the Umbria would drift to get up entertainments in the salocn for the even- Capt. McKay expressed himself as entirely } — 8 to ——— with thie par eigenen tol Ir. iv he was as much su adi eny ocet cx ears of entetentet O Gallia, but as she was of the Cunard line be | would not say anything more about the matter. | He also told Mr. Harper that the chief en- gineer bad promised him to start the machinery at noon the next day (Tuesday) if the sea was smooth enough. FINE WEATHER OX TUESDAY. | On Tuesday morning, for the first time since | the Umbria left Liverpool, the weather was fine |and the sea smooth, conditions that existed | until the end of the voyage. Nevertheless, | when 12 o'clock came and the machinery was not started and the log informed the passen- gers that they had drifted twenty-two miles | further from the course there was much mur- | muring and complaint. | A notice was now posted to the effect that | the steamer would start at 6:50 in the evening, | and the passengers learned that the machin | had been moved during the night as an xper ment, and that one of the bolts Engineer Tom- linson had put into the thrust-block had broken. This was not encouraging,and the croakers Were more anxious than ever, but about 8:31 | o'clock the thrill ines was felt through- out the steamer, e worked off—at a | rate of speed, to be sure—but as staunch! steadily as if her driving machines were intact. BACK TO THE AME PLACE. The drifting of the Umbria and the short | distance she was towed by the Bohemia brought ‘her back nearly to the place where her ma- chinery gave out. She came toa standstill in Intitude 43:48 and longitude 57:10 on Friday | morning. When her machinery wan started on he next Tuesday night she had come back to latitude 42:39 and longitude 60. On Wednesday noon she had made 159 miles, on Thursday noon her record was 224 miles for | the previous twenty-four hours, and from that time until yesterday noon she had covered 255 miles. "e injuries, & committee to do something, SUBSCRIPTIONS RAISED. In the afternoon Mr. Sterne circulated the | following petition, which resulted in a eub- | scription of considerable over £100 in an hour: “To show in some degree our appreciation | of the ingenuity and Iubor of the chief en- | gineer, Mr. Tomlinson, and his staff of assist- | ants and artisans, in effecting the repairs of the broken shaft of the steamship Umbria, we, the passengers on board during the memorable trip beginning December 17 and ending De- cember 31, 1892, subscribe the sums set oppo- site our names, to be expended by a committee to becom of Messrs. Simon Sterne, Ed- ward MoVicker and Thomas Sopwith in testi- monial or cash distribution, as in their discre- tion may seem proper. “a COMFORTABLE SHIPWRECE.” If those who go down to the sea in ships could always experience so comfortable a ship- wreck as that suffered by the passengers on the Umbria ocean travel would be robbed of all ite terrors. Sbipwreck is shorn of all its romance in such circumstances, bat it is far more aatis- factory than the old style of procedure. It is hard to be sentimental over the perils of the deep when one is getting three or four good meals with excellent service per day, when he may attend a 5 o'clock tea in the afternoon, go toaconcert in the evening, find drinks and cigars in the smoking room and read all night by electric light if he so desires and sit ina state room heated by steam. ‘The officers of the Umbria exerted themeelves to make things as plessant as possible for the | passengers. Capt. McKay threw aside the | mantle of superhuman dignity that usually en- velopes the commander of an ocean liner and | told evervbody frankly and freely just what was the matter with the machinery and what were the varying prospects from day to day of arrival in New York. Dr. Finnken put more | sugar than ever in the pills ho administered, and was always ready with a joke or a funny story if any one became too much depressed in his vicintty. Purser Field rendered a very substantial service by reapportioning state rooms 80 as to give every one as comfortable quarters as pos- sible for the long wait, and Chi ore | busied himself going about among the pas- ‘wengers to inquire what were their favorite dishes and serving up the same at luncheons, dinners and suppers. erything was done that could be done, in | fact. to mitigate the dixcomfort and disap- peintment of the travelers who were detained at | sea by an unavoidable accident. Altogether, the victims of the Umbria’s back to their | present trip remember that they have spent manny an unbappier and less comfortable fort- ‘The only complaint that any one has to make with the anacd company relates to the Gallia incident. Simon Sterne is particularly severe | im this direction. | SOME OF THE UXFORTUNATES. | The passengers in the first cabin were a | rather heterogeneous lot, with the diversified ob- jects and purposes that animate the usual ship load of travelers crossing the Atlantic. J. Henry Harper, head of the great publishing firm in Franklin Square, was on his way home after a short business ‘trip to England and France to spend bis Christmas with uis family; | Simon Sterne, the well known New York lawyer, who had Jeft his wife sick in Paris, was hurry- | ing back to settle some business matters with a usc a light was sighted to the southward, and | Y!¢W to am immediate return. Thomas Sopwith of the English diplomatic service was making his first trip to America to -law and ve a Gen. and Mrs, E. Burd Grubb, in Philadelphia, and was look- ing forward to meeting the famous City troop of that town at Gen Grubb's dinner table on bound for | te Monday evening after Christmas, he having entertained the six members who came over to | bis daughter's wedding as the general's groome- meu in London a year or two ago: Oliver Here- | ford, the artist, known to the readers of Life, | Harper's and other magazines, was returning to | New York after two years among the painters of Paris; John M. Campbell of the firm of J. 8. Lowery & Co,, who went over on the outward trip of the Umbria two weeks before, was on | bis way back to keep a dinner engagement for Christmas; J. P. Golding of Chicago was de- | termined to got home in time for Christmas din- ner Sunday night, which he declared he could accomplish if the Umbria arrived at the Cunard | dock at her usual time Saturday morning. Edward McVickar, Herbert C. Leeds and William Earnsworth ‘of Boston were making bets that they would take the afternoon train at ww York for home Saturday; Benjamin F. Watkins of North Carolina, a young financier, who has been successful in London, was on his way to his native state with a pot of British | gold and the intention of spending the winter hooting; Timothy Crimmins, the venerable father of John D, Crimmins, who bad been to | Rome to see the pope, was on board with his daughter and niece; James McCaidin of Brook- | lyn was taking his wife and littleson home after jing the summer abroad; W. J. Hardy and Umbria for and there their w: w York in time for Christmas, sre slot of German butebers on to Chicago for the purpose of open- ing up live cattle trade to. Hamburg:a lot of- | noisy, but good-natured English and Ameri | can, Hebrew and Christian travelers, who made | the'smoking room uproarious; any number of lete-returning tourists of both sexes and a dozen or #0 of well-beloved little children, the circumstance that they were well dressed being 8 factor of considerable importance in a vorage so long as this trip of the Umbria was destined to | | LANDING THE PASSENGERS, an early hour this Bec morning. Crowds of peo- many of whom had friends on ‘ked to the foot of Clarkson spend: . B. Renwick badcut business short to take the | and it took ail the policemen to keep the erowd in order. Tho big, steamer was finally docked and the passengers came down, re any affecting woonct et fiend oo the pier greeted thove who had been eo long at sea. Ina short time the baggage was examined aud the passengers and friends left the pier. CARLISLE AND THE TREASURY. The Commanding Position Which the Sec- retary May Occupy Under Mr. Cleveland. ‘Many friends of Senator Carlisle of Kentucky have expressed regret when informed of the probability that he will become Secretary of the Treasury. They say that his entire life has been spent in the halis of legislation, and that there his fame has been earned and won. They express the belief that the Secretaryship of the Treasury would not bean advancement for him, and might ultimately prove detrimental. ciate the importance of the office of the Secre- tary of the Treasury, and particularly the power and prominence which the office will confer upon its incumbent during the incoming ad- minietration,” said Mr. Harry H. Smith, assist- ent andacting registerof the treasury. “You 1 undoubtedly remember that the first rev- e bill was framed by Alexander Hamilton in 1789, when he was Secretary of the Treasury, and that it was prepared with the principle of Protection as ite foundation. Albert tin, who was Secretary of the Treasury from 180i to 1813, exerted a marked influence upon reve- nue legislation by bis annual reports, and the result of his labore in that fleld extended over a Period of | nearly © quarter of a century. iis McLane, who was Secretary of the ‘Treasury in 1881, cannot be forgotten by the financial world, because of the fact ‘that he impressed his ideas and his strong in- dividuality soe the legislation of that tim It was Levi Woodbury who, as Secretary of the Teeanury from 1834 to 1841, prepared the re- pore ich formed the basis of the tariff legis- tion of 1842. It wil be readily recalled that dential campaign of 1844 became metn- for the campaign cry of the suc- tty which was ‘Polk, Dallas and ‘of 42." Robert J. Walker became the tarit Secretary of the Treasury in 1545 under the Polk administration, and {t was while in that position at the head of the financial system of the republic that he practically di- rected the preparation of the revenue bill which became afaw by the casting vote of Vice President Dallas, and that casting vote in the Senate was given in opposition to) the pro- fessions of bis party and platform of the pre- ceding year. In 1861 Salmon P. Chase became Secretary of the Treasury. and it was under hia direction that the legal tender and the national banking laws were projectedand largely by bis influence that they were our young men of today remember the career of John Sherman as Secretary of the Treasury, and how in that position he made himself famons throughout the world as one of the greatest financiers of his Specie payment was resumed by the government during his ad- ministration and many other important matters were nocomplished under his direction. “I regard the position of Secretary of the ‘Treasury at the present time,” said Mr. Sinith, “‘as of paramountimportance. Under Mr. Cleve- land’s second administration it will probably be the Secretary of the Treasury, rather. thu the Secretary of State, who will ‘be the real premier of the administration. If Mr. Carlisle temaius in the Senate he will, if the ‘customs of the Senate’ are observed, be in a subordi- nate position to Senators who have been longer in that body than himself, and who have prec- edence over him by seniority of membership on the committee on finance. Although, when he was elected to the Senate to succeed Mr. Beck, Mr. Carlisle was immediately recognized as the ablest oratorical champion for the principles of his party, and was put forward to advocate those principles upon the floor of the Senate in opposition to the McKinley bill in the com- mittee assignments of the Senate he would nec- essarily be subordinated to the precedente and practice of that honorable body. As Secretary of the Treasury, however, Mr. Carlisle would occupy # commanding’ posi- tion, and inasmuch as his experience and abilities are spontaneously recognized not only by his entire party, but by the country, he would easily become the leader of his party, next to the President, in bringing »bout that revenue and financial legislation to which the democratic party ix no unequivocally committed and‘which the people expect them to enact in compliance with the votes cnt on the 8th day of last November. “It is reasonably certain that whether Mr.Car- lisle accepts the treasury portfolio or remains in the Senate he will, like McGregor, be at ‘the head o' the table’ whenever revenue or fiscal legislation is being matured or considered.” THE PANAMA SCANDAL. Representative Brookshire Does Not Believe That ex-Sec. Thompson is Mixed Up in It. There has been # good deal of talk about the possibility of the Panama canal seandal, which is agitating France, extending to this country. Col. Richard W. Thompson, who was Secretary of the Navy under Hayes and who was presi- dent of the American branch of the Panama Canal Company, lives in Representative Brook- sbire’s district in Indiana. A Star reporter asked Mr. Brookshire,who is a friend of ex-Secretary Thompson's, what he knew about his connection with the affairs of the company. “I know only,” replied Mr. Brookshi “what is generally known to the that public, is to say that he was a member of the company, as I understand, and has been for several yeurs, Ibelieve he became a member of the company during the administration of Presi- dent Hayes. Mr. Thompson is @ man now eighty-three years of age, I think. He is sin- golarly well preserved and thorougaly well in- formed. I don't know a man anywhere who possesses so much general informe- tion and such a remarkable knowledge of men and their history as do-s Mr. Thompson. I think there are only two men beside himself, who are now living, who served in Congress with him. He was in Congress with the old masters, Benton, Clay, Calhoun and Webster. He served in ‘the House of Representatives before Abraham — Lincoln did. He is a staunch republican, republican speech, as any man lakes an active interest He has the universal respect of our people, He certainly holds a very enviable place in the affection and confidence of the people of our country and especially of the people of western Indiana. NEVER HEARD HIS INTEGRITY QUESTIONED. “I never heard a man in my life call his integ- rity in question and I am sure that the people who know him beat would be very slow to be- lieve him guilty of any wrong in the discharge of the duties of a high trust. In fact, [do not believe he has been guilty of any intentional wrong, because he is a plain liver and Ido not think he has been ambitious to be wealthy. He is a magnanimous, clever man, and 1 do not think that he is sufficiently selfish to be influenced to do wrong for money. It may be, however, that he is the victim of a combination of unfortunate circumstances, Of course, the Panama canal schene is one of large proportions, and all people who have been concerned in the management of that project are liable to be wrongfully accused, directly or inferentially, by things occurring in the news- | papers, but for the reasons I have stated I can- not believe for «moment that Mr. Thompson has been guilty of wrong. I hardly ever go to ‘Terre Haute without calling upon him and am always treated with great courtesy and respect and [find no one more entertaining. He has an inexbaustible store of reminiscences running through an active political experience of more than fifty years. man living in the United States today who is more familiar with the incidents in the lives of ‘our public men living and dead.” A Picture That Mr. Springer Bows Before. There is s picture in the Speaker's lobby of the House of Representatives which Mr. Springer of Illinois never passes without paus- ing fora moment witha look of veneration, and often he stands before it musing. Back in that lobby are the portraits of all the Speakers the House has had except the present occupant of the chair. 1t is one of these ‘traits bh hoids Springer’s veneration. It is the of John W. Davis, who was Speaker of the House in '46, when the Walker tariff bill was | sm — the in which Mr. ——— born. He was a country doctor, who al the period of 3 "s nativity used to drive about ina and administer p! and consolation to t! good people for miles around. In hie he ‘and bea geadnc nomen do not think that people generally appre- | od. All of | Tdoubt whether thero wa | THE NAVAL REVIEW. | j It WIN Be the Greatest Pageaut the World | Ever Saw. | Yassrte raat wit. ax exNT st roREIeY 07- | EBNMENTS—0OME OF THE BEST SHIPO OF THE | SEW UNITED STATES NAVY WILL NOT BE READY, BUT TRE EXRIBITION WILL BR CRED- ITaBLE. | One of the most important and attractive featares in connection with the coming | |quadro-centennial celebration of the discovery of America is the proposed | ‘grand review of the navies of the world in Hampton Roads and New York Harbor in Apni and May next. The authority | for this naval demonstention, intended for one | thing to exhibit the effective sbips of our navy, | is embodied in section 8 of the act of Congress creating the world’s Columbian exposition, which provides: “That the President 1s hereby employed and | directed to hold a naval review in New York | barbor in April, 1893, and to extend to foreign nations an invitation tosend ships of war to join the United States navy in rendezvous at lampton Roads and proceed thence to said review.” i MORE MONEY WANTED. ‘The Secretary of the Navy estimated that it would cost 250,000 to properly execute this Provision of law, and at the same time sustain the dignity of the United States as the host of the ion. All ‘that has so far been ap- propriated is $50,000 and this amount has been already practically exhausted in making the preliminary arrangements for the participation | of the foreign navies, &c. Congress will be asked at its present session to appropriate | $200,000 more in” order. that the plans already entered into shall be moderately Successful and that foreign visitors may have no Just cause to complain of their reception and entertainment. The invitations sent to all the maritime na- tions of the world have been generously ao- cepted “and s pageant is promised such a4 bas teldom been witnessed in the history of all the worl SuIPs OF FOREIGN NATIONS. France will be represented by at least ships of the first-class, headed by the Admiral Baudin of 11,380 tons. Great Britain will send about ten vessels, but they will hardly be of | the sane typg and strength as the French con- tingent, for the reason that hor best ships are not available for this p . Germany will have six warships in the review; Russia probably as many; Italy, four; Spain, four; Chili, two, including possibly the famous Esmeralda; Austria, two; Brazil, two, and J a, one. Portugal, Greece and Sweden and Norway will also be represented. The United States, ax the host of the occasion, will inake the best possible showing and to thie end will concentrate in the roads ite entire available naval force. Naval officers are far from enthusiastic about the review, however, and nearly all of them are free to say that i to be beld too early fora proper showing of our naval strength. OUK BEST SHIPS NOT AVAILABLE. ‘They admit that this country will have plenty of vewsels on hand, but say that ther will be merely cruisers and gunboats that will com- pr rather unfavorably with the formida- le battle ships that will represent many of our foreign neighbors, one officer put it: “Our new vessels are undoubtedly the best of their kind, but the type is far from being first-class as fighting machines. Then, again, the best of the ships we expected to display will not be ready im time for the an i review, some of them _will be _ present « shamefully unfinished condition. The Columbia, the much vaunted high-speed cruiser which was to have been our star ship for this occasion, will not be there at all and the armored cruiser New York of 8,150 tons displacement, which is to be the fag ship of the American squadron will not be altogether complete in time and will appear without her turrets. The same is true of the 2,000-ton cruivors Detroit and Montgomery, neither of which will be finished in time for the review. “It's a pity we did not have more time to get ready. As the thing looks tome now we have merely invited the great nations to come over and see how really insignificant our new navy is when compared with theirs.” THE EXHIBITION WILL BE CREDITABLE. While it is time that several of the vensels, which were expected to exhibit our fighting strength to the best advantage, will not be ready for the coming event and if present will show their incomplete- ness, it is safe to ay, judging from the preparations being made, that the people of this country will have no just cause for shame at their representatives on’ the occa- sion. To make up for the entire absence of first- | class eea-going battleships and coast line | battleships of the second class and in | tact battle ships of all classes, the American navy will present a most formidable fleet of the lighter and different class of warships such as cruisers, gunboats, a harbor defense vessel, | a dynamite vessel and a torpedo boat, number- | ing nineteen in all. These are the steel cruisers, New York, Baltimore, San Francisco, Charles ton, Newark, Philadelphia, Chicago, Atlanta, Detroit and Montgomery, ten’ in all; the gunboats Bennington, Concord, York- town and Machias, four in all; the dynamite cruiser Vesavius, the Dispatch, | boat Dolphin, the torpedo boat Cushing, the | defense monitor Miantonomoh and the prac- | tice cruiser Bancroft. Nearly all the above- | named vesselsare now in American waters or {close at hand. The only ones at any dis tance are the Baltimore, Charleston, San Francisco and Yorktown now on their way here from Chile and the Newark and the Bennington now in the Mediterranean with orders to start for home not later than February 15, Secretary Tracy has promised that ail available ‘ships will be concen- trated for tho review and that stren- uous efforts will be made to hasten the completion and comission of the new vessels which it is hoped to have ready for that occasion. All the vessels mentioned in the above list are modern stool vessels, It is not expected that any of our wooden vessels will participate in the review. MORE THAN A MERE DISPLAY. This gathering of war vessels will be more than mere display. It will also include » series of mancuvres of the utmost tactical value, and altogether will be an attraction both d instructive to all who take an interest world’s naval development. Among the thousands of peop! to be in attendance the majority of course of the for- eign visitors will avail themselves of the oppor- } tunity of visiting the seat of the government. The proposed visit of #o many foreign naval vessels has given rise to all sorts of suggestions. One is that during the progress of the ex- Position they might be induced to visit and accept the hospitalities of rt the citizens of Boston, Portland, Newport, Bar Harbor, Baltimore, Washington, the porte of tue South Atlantic and Gulf, such'as Charles- ton, Savannah, Mobile, Pensacola, Galveston, New Orleans, and also the island where Colum- bus first discovered the new world. MAY VISIT WASHINGTON. One of the gentlemen concerned in the man- agement ¢f the review was asked it the foreign fleet will visit the national capital and he re- pliea: “There is no reason why it should not, at least some portion of it, ‘The depth of naviga- tion between Washington and the mouth of the river, at low tide, is at no place loss than vine- teen feet. Along the wharves at Washington there w twenty fect at low tide. ‘There is also | ample harbor capacity for a large fleet between \bere and Alexandria. The fleet should also stop at Mount Vernon, the tomb of Washing- ton, which is the mecca of all distinguished foreigners who visit our shores.” cas Robberies Reported. Larceny casos bave been reported at police headquartersas follows: H. Norma, 8th between, Dand E streets northwest, silver watch stolen from stable on 29th. J. F. Hagan, 4191. street northwest, gold chain and locket from house Damages. Ww. H. Duffey bas, by Mr. A. A. Hoebling, ft, filed a suit against the Capitcl, North 0 Btreet and South Washington Railway Com- pany for $20,000 damages. He claims that on Janusry 2 last, when he desired to alight from ® car, in which he bad paid his fare, hice, bat botere ‘be gould wes struck in the rear and thrown Tear car and -over bis left bin for ite. THE SATURDA’ ALF HOLIDAY. No Agreement Yet as to Carry! Out the New Bank Law. It is probable that « half holiday on Saterday Will become a generally observed custom in this city, as it is in several of the large cities of the country. The recent bill passed by Congress makes it lawful “for trust companies, banks and bankers in this city to close therr doors for Dusiness at 12 o'clock noon on each and every Saturday in the year.” ‘The law farther provides that every “Saturday in the year after 12 o'clock shail bee legal half holiday so far as regards the presenting for the payment or acceptance and the protesting or Giving notice of the dishonor of tlle of ex- change, bank checks, drafts, promissory notes and other negotiable paper.” For these pur- poses it is provided that the period after 12 O'clock on Saturday shall be treated and considered as the first dny of the week. com- monly called Sunday. As will be noticed the frat clause of the law is not mandatory, but permissive, and its effect is merely to give legal muthority to the concerna named to observe a half holiday on Saturday if they 80 desire. The Ramage of this bill was a surprise to most of bankersof the city, as they had notbeen con- sulted in regard to this measure. The representa. tives of the various banks and banking concerns have held a meeting to decide upon some plan of action. TO BE DECIDED NEXT WEEK. | A further meeting will be held next week, | when it will be known what the several institu- | seeme to be conceded that done must be the result of united action and unless all tho-e institn- tions agree = to—s clowe_—sttheiy the half holiday will not be observed here. There ere some features of the bili which are considered to be of minor importance, but the practical effect is not’ ex- actly understood. There are also some changes which it is thought make the law clearer. At the recent meeting of the banking representatives « committee of lawyers was appointed to examine the bill care- fully, with the view of saggesting changes, which may be offered as amendments to the = AN ODDITY OF Law. One feature of the law which was designed primarily to benefit bank employes gives « rather odd turn to ite practical workings. While that part relative to cloting the banking places is merely permissive and leaves to the — discretion of the banking officers whether they will avail themselves of the authority granted the fol- lowing section is mandatory and makes each Saturday from 12 o'clock a legal holiday ae far | as bank paper is concerned. The holders of maturing pw day enjoyed a half holiday an the employes in the various bauking tions worked the usual number of hour: reason urged in behalf of this half holiday is the custom which has grown up here among business men of deferring their salary pay- ments, £c., until Saturday. SATURDAY A RUST Dat. The consequence is that on Saturday after- noon more business is done by a great majority t on last Satur- of the banks than on any other day during the | entire week. This must pile up the work on the employes, and Saturday it is usual for the clerks to remain at their desks until 7 and 8 o'clock. As they begin work at 8 o'clock it makes a pretty hard day. It is believed that as soon as the public understand about the proposed half holiday that it can be observed without any inconvenience, the only difference being that the business instead of being compressed into a few hours’ time on Saturday will be distributed over several days in the week. Garbage Complaints. This morning's mail brought to the health office sixteen garbage complaints and during the morning thirteen more complaints were received. Indictments by the Grand Jury. Today Justice Cox received the final report of the grand jury of the October term of the Criminal Court and after receiving the follo ing indictments discharged them with thanks: Wilbur W. Marmaduke. forgery; Charles A. Howes, do.; John B. Kolb, embezzlement; Abraham L. Saltzstein, jr., larceny, and Robert 0. Edmonston, false pretenses. A nolle pros, was entered in the cases of Henry Thornton, assault with intent to rape, and John English, false pretenses. Watch Meeting Services. The Fourth Street M. E. Church will hold a watch-night service this eveni: 10 o'clock, at which memorial addresses will be made upon members deceased during the year, Mr. E. F. Casey will deliver a memoir on Mrs. J.T. D. Pyles, Mr. G. R. Cook on Mrs. Cath- erine Joy, W. H. Pritchett on Mrs. Bartlett, Samuel Mahoney on Mrs, Adama, Rev. G. W. Havell on Mrs. Schultz, Rev. Richard Emmons on Mr. Jno. Scott, T. B. Stab] on Mr. William E. Berkeley, Mr. John Wilkerson on Mrs. Jno. | D. Bradburn and Mr. Wm. Carricoe. There are twelve councils of the order of Sons of Jonadab in the District and all bave made arrangements for watch night services. Some will have open meetings and others take of s banquet or supper, but while the program differs somewhat when mid- night spproaches the faithful will renew the iron-clad pledge of abstinence from the use of intoxicating liquors. Some of the councils will keep up the meetings till the dawn of day and close in due form. a Another Cable Car Accident. ‘There was another serious cable car accident this morning. The victim was Mr. R. B. Clark of 1501 Massachusetts avenue, a well-known resident of this city. Mr. Clark stepped off « car between 10th and 11th streets and either slipped or was thrown toward the farther tracks. A cable car was passing in the_ opposite direction, but it was too Inte to stop it and Mr. Clark was struck on the head by the fender. He was carried into a ne boring stcre and such attention as was possible was given him. The ambulance was at once telephoned for and. the unfortunate man was taken to the Emergency Hos- ital, where it was found he had suf- fered # slight concussion of the brain with contusions of the scalp. His injuries, although causing hima good deal of pain, are not re- garded ‘by the hospital physicians as very alarming. Mr. Clark, bowever, is quite an elderly man and the injury he hes «nffered may Prove more serious than it seemed at first. After his injuries were treated Mr. Clark was sent to his home. sere ee More Ald for the Poor. ‘The following additional subscriptions for the benefit of the family of P. Snyder have been received at Tae Stan office: Heretofore acknowledged. ‘Cash Saved by a Slipknot. From the Manchester Times. The traveler in the uncivilized regions of South America hes to face many perils. If he escapes the savages, who aro adroit and bitter enemies, if he can secure water and food and to eternal vigilance in regard lying in his hammock; the sergeant was asleep under @ tree close by. thot the sergeants legand oxtendicg its teed about the sergeant’s leg ard ex! its toward his bare chest. What should be do? To wake the man meant certain death to him; but the creature or attract it away without him? He recalled a methoa of cobra of India, Ae doors | may | also today, while | g, beginning at | a. | | A TEXAS ROMANCE. jeady Aim for Indians Sce ared for Him = Wife. From the New Orleans Tines Democrat. A story is told, in years gone by, of a raid of the Comanches in Texas, the Ist of June, when the blackberries were ripe. There was « small settlement in the far west | ern counties, as they were then cailed, but now | are the ones most thickly settled. the settlement, three in number, far out on the prairie toa litt! to gather a few berries, as there were many and of the finest kind. They had become excited over their find and were picking berries #0 fast that they did not take in the situation. Thes were tar from the settlement, as they had started early in the morning and bad not found any berries until the middie of the evening. The oldest was a girl of about twenty, the other two were from nine to twelve. All at once there was a savage yell, and six Comancht tle kn the prairi quarter of « mile fro them. Almost simultaneoual ow bar up tothem. He was armed rt [anda brace of revolvers, He w when be told them not to scream, i A Cowboy's St to the girls, and they were apprehensive o} presenc thet he was their friend, and would protect them from the Indians, pho were advancing, | having espied the girls. The Indians, evidently, had not noticed the en | man on his pony. who wae partly hidi hind a thicket. As soon as the India near enongh one sho? an arrow from bi« the girls, and all raised a yell. The oldest girl | fell, wounded, the arrow having passed through | her shoulder. She was losing blood, which fact and fright bad caused her to faint. The | other girls ran to her. | Answering the Indians’ vell with the report | | from the cowboy’s rifle, and the foremost Ia- dinn fell. The other Indians continued to ad- vance, when another shot was heard and another Indian fell. The Indians stopped and parleved, and then advanced still nearer. Another «hot nd the third Indian fell. The remaining three {continued to advance until within a short dis- | tance of the girls, when another abot from the thicket prostrated the fourth Indian to rise no | more. The other two made a rush for the thicket, as they had discovered where the cow- boy bad concealed himself. ] As they came near he again fired, and one of | the two fell, and the other drew his gun, but | the cowboy knocked it out of bis hand and knockod the Indian down with his gun. The | gun flew ont of the cowboy’s hand. The In- dian leaped to his feet and they clinched. It was some time before either bud the best of the other; but the Comanche could not get bis gun, | as it was too far away, and the cowboy did not | like to let = hold on the Indian for fear he | would get the advantage of him. Choosing a favorable opportunity, however, | he disengaged one band, pulled ont his dirk and drove it to the hilt in the Indian's heart. Hi forward, put the wounded girl oi m se pull 1d told the other to follow bim. He the arrow from the wound of the trie other girl, but could not without giving her very great pain. They took the trail for the settlement, which was reached about 8 o'clock at night. The arrow was #00n extracted by the doctor of the settloment, and the wounded girl was soon out of pain. The young man bid the voung ladies’ | father good night and left. The father gave him a pressing invitation to return. Ina few davs be did come back, “Just to see bow Mise Lucy Look war getting along.” Tom Tubbs, the cowboy, soon became quite a favorite of the Look family. He was a fine fel- low and brave. Lucy improved rapidly and was soon up. She was considered the belle of the settlement. Many of the boys had tried to win her, but failed. Tom, settlement, had fallen in love with Lucy on first sight when be met her at the blackberry patch. He made other short calls after the was well. It was not !ong until Tom proposed to make Lucy his wife, and Mr. Look, her father, said Tom bad fairly won her by saving her from the Comanches. ‘ The marriage on Christmas day was cele- brated by a big bunt, Tom leading the party. Many came from both settlements to honor the occasion apd pay their respects to the hand- somest couple of the Texas frontier. ————--—___ WHAT NOT TO Do. Some Useful Don'ts in the Decoration of the Home. Decorator and Furnisher. Don't let let the fashion of the hour override your common sense, not to speak of your taste and judgement, in arranging your apartments. Don't put extra heavy drapery in small rooms. Don't overload your rooms with furniture and bric-a-brac. Don't place an easel with» large picture thereon in the middle of the parlor floor. Don't places large wooden pedestal with» group of statuary between the easel and the further corner. Don’t place upon a small table a delicate piece of Italian statuary covered with canopy of glass. | Don’t havea big Chinese porcelain jar in a | room only four times the width of the jar. Don't use a table lamp of herculean propor- tions on a small table or ina emall room. Give the eye space as well as the lungs. Space in the center of the room is as precions as the most costly piece of furniture, for it eariches all the | furnishings. | Don't hang your pictures with the top ex- | tending out from the wall, but let bot pic- tures and furniture fall back flat againet the | wall as much as possible, leaving the greatest | Possible amount of space in the center of the | room, so that the individuals who dwell in the | apartment will be the real decoration, the furni- | ture and bric-a-brac forming a necessary but [agreeable and artistic background. ' Every apartment should convey the feeling of use rather than the idea that it is room for the | exhibition of furniture. pucbsnamene OTS FOR BETTER HIGHWAYS. Progress of the Movement in Behalf of Goad Roads. j In alleections of the country bicyclists are taking an active interest in the matter of secur- | ing better highways, and the result of their | efforts bas been to secure improved roads which have benefited the farmer. Col. Pope's plan to secure a roads exhibit at the world’s | fair is an interesting subject to wheelmen just | now. Speaking of the plan, Good Roads, in this month’s issue, says: “The news of the | month bas brought nothing more gratifying | than the assurance that Col. Pope's plan for comprehensive roads exhibit at the world’s | fair has been given ngw life, and that the pros- | pect of its success is now most ing. Col. ope is now officially advised that Mr. Buch- | anan, chief of the Agricultural Department, has “been jintrusted with the supervision of this exhibit by . Director | Geueral Davis, and that @ creditable display will be | made, and a number of Senators and | sentatives in Congress have added assurances | of their support of a bill appropriating money | for a suitable building for such an exbibit. Col. Pope is arranging for the introduction of z i : uJ for better roads to lend a hand in the attain. ment of that end. Assoonas the bill is pared we shall be ready to supply from the office of good roads blank petitions, and these will be sent to our friends and readers out the country for as many signatures as can om edition of the magazine there In the same c peared an article giving some information con cerning the action of the wheelmen in the recent election. The article reads: “Election day has come and gone, and without i | jand to apply some “fini A REMARKABLE morgen: Like the Theft of Mrs. Detarry's Die. monds, but Less Brass. Prom the Cleveland Leader As bold a highway robbery as ever occurred the city war commutted on Petia avenue wtevening. It fui of the annals po show Acar peradel to it 4 party of four ladies were walking on Ba: avenue on the way howe from a shopping pedition. They were Mrs. HA Griftin, F. A. Arter, Mise Griffin and Mise Arter oft ‘ 5:30 o'clock they wore in front of the residence of Col. John Hay Rachd aves oppomte om street. It ark. but taany por vere gon their way home. Whe ladies were interested convervauion end gave no attention to the steslthy approsch dehind thom of « tall, 4» young man attired @ light-colored ati stepped behind Mra. Arter and placed one hand on each side of ber hned Against either cheek His action was 0 o tartied that they f retand it. Then bends to her be bbed of her d b. dear, my med. A cry for anmuatance was at of the Indies. Calle were A He preaet them Athen turned end ted mond earrr ge. earrings are gone Mee Tabs made for thy is plunder, started at a ray id gait along y between the residences of « Hay and Gen, James J. Treey buggy to chase him, bat the fag easily eluded him in the da certained r oa in adv and knew exo to pursue. The highwayman gained possesion of the earrings by opening the them out of the injury and only learned the absence of the ear rings when she instinctively reacted for them and found them gone. Each of them contained 8 large solitaire diamond. ebe prizes them ie Lbe valve of the gems ie about €400 is the only case of the kind of which I have ever heard,” said Onpt. Humybrey of the detectives, “There are a few cases in which ‘earrings bave been torn from the ears, bot I do not believe that any other highwayman has hed the nerve to open the clasps and remove tbe earrings justar the owner would have done Everything conspired in favor of the thie’ Whon Mre. Arter felt the man's hands pressed agarnat her cheeks from bebind «he posed that it was her Lustwnd and that be bad over taken her and proposed to giveher a surp-twe The first thought of the other indies of the party was that Mrs, Arter was receiving « #: gular greeting from some relative whom they id not know. Of course it was all over in « moment, and then ther discovere: their take. Another Indy who witnessed the rob! said that the footpad had f and ber friends for « long ter for him to escape clearly a professional, no clue to hie identity +. MISTAKES OF THE MODERN otRI ‘One of Them ts to Seold Her Mother in Places Public. From the New York Press For pity's sake don't scold your mother in public; it looks so! She may have offended your cultivated soni almost beyond endurance and must therefore be severely reprimanded, but wait till yoa get home. Then take ber to your private apart- ment and tell her kindly (though of course she must understand that there is uo nonaense about it) of Just what misdemeanor she has been guilty. Tt was in an uptown restaurant where I bad dropped in for Innch yesterday. Opposite me sat a young woman of seventeen apparentiy aod her mother. The young wowan wu: dressed in the extreme of fashion, and that ber little turned-up nose sniffed the air at al. appraret vurely a matter of condescension on. ite part jer manners bore the stamp of Mme. High: falutin’s ‘finishing echool for roung ladies The little ploinly, rustily dressed tacther carried s biack bag#uch as women in Boston are addicted to, They bed been shopping. should say they were people who hed livel tm some little town, that the father bac p earned bis living by bard work and that the mother had done at least her share of the «kim; - ing in order to give the young Indy that elab rate veneering which is deemed esseatial to the girls of the day. ‘That the young thing had learned, besides reading, writing and arithmetic, the art of making herself thoroughly disgrwable other wr 4 uncomfortable was endent at « glance. Her mother, who would hare bee« quite at home in ® country parior. was qutts | out of place bere. The o ows of it aeed not have been forced apon her, however, tf her stripling daughter had beon possessed of tavre heart and lews sty ‘The young lady's fuss over the ordering of the lunch was trying to the beb took great care that all other June should be “beboiders.”” The cu: written in French, and timidated by the agility of ber eleg: ter's tongue that she planged about a of “that” when the sedate attendant indicated that be would listen to ber wishe This annoyed the young Indy eo that «be snatched the card from ber mother's band and ordered the entire lunch herself. [t turned out to bee regular schoolgirl affair and the morber only took of it an occasional nibble. The voang person talked very rapidly while masticating ber food. She frequently asked ber mother questions, but never waited for an an- swer. [left the restaurant soon. The fingers of m: rong right hand were tingling to encounter in some private apartment this young heathen ug touches” where they would do the most good Do such young women expect to meke @ good impression upou thinking people by anutbing their mothers because their tongags haven't been trained to cut ap French didoes Don’t they know that by cheerfully 1 ing city or other ways their mothers don't derstand they will gain the respect of any pe: regard is worth accepting? y thing 1 bave against tue motbers who let their ungrateful young daughters mak» them 0 uiserable is that they don't give them # good licking. ‘The indy graduate of & finishing school ora cooking chool is she who makes otber people comfortable. cat lienmiaaens Billy's Forfeiture of Confidence. From the Chicago Daily Urtbune, Mr. McSwat came bome tired, bongry and impatient and found that his suppar wasn't ready or likely to be ready for an hour or | more. If there is any point on which Mr, McSwat is inflexible and uncom it is mone “N oa know well enough, Lobelia,” be said, throwing bis overcoat on the lounge aud walking up and down “ther 1 don't like to be kept waiting for my’ supper in this When a maz bas been working hard ail ” exclaimed Mra. MeSwat, in broken voice, “don't reproach me. I bave something cise to think of, and I dide’t speak to Seliy about supper till a few minutes ego. £ have had such «shock — you don't know! “Whit is the matter? Any bad news from the relatives! No. ‘Hind « quarrel with the neighbors?™ ‘o. Its—" ef ‘thing touch! the general differences Break volta! partes we fol s & é i Eg ie 3 I f ie e a i Hit i it 4 i s E i ii i i Rural Child—‘I don't believe the cana! com- care much for ebildren.”” Mother—“Why not?” ng water in co oil get Goewed andlte See wteaer they let the water out co we can't skate. | ne E. F