Evening Star Newspaper, January 16, 1893, Page 3

AUCTION SALES. _ FUTURE DAY>. UNcassos BROS., AUCTIONEERS. FOR SALE—HOUSES Le IMG BARGAINS — HIGH-CLASS RESTDESCES. USTER: E OF VALUAB'F IMPROVED PROPERTY KNOWN, AS PR MISES NO. Isis FIFIH STREET NORTHWEST, IN THE CITY | OF W SHINGTOS. irtue of avertain deed of trust, dated the 16th nd dimly ‘recorded in I iber No. | 8 ot sect. one of the land recone of the | District iumhta, and by toe direction of the par- | Hen secured thersbyy the Unders ened trostecs thepein Rated ‘will sel at ‘public suction in front of the and best om BA, PIs FOUR Octock Mowing described real «state and | aT ogy, Nahineton. | c twit 23, in William of square four hundred Fo roe f the survercr's off I not allow thetr before buying. N YACANT AND IM ATs howses | Pa Tat = IGHTR DAY ISK, AT HALE-PAST the hh st n.w. between rerntars Tote" in dl seventy-five (475". a8 | folio 170, one of the of the District af two-story brick me-third of the purchase money to | f which one hundred dollers (#100) ime of sa’e, the balance eviden “-d ‘by. nt jacle pava'e to the od PRICE 25 t ve ¥.from the da’ st nw. of Oper cent per sannim ntl p id. 1p semt-ant ailyand secure? oy a deed of ten —— bg ip wi hin Preserve th fe purchaser's op- be complied with | 000.” Call 2 ; | F ie wright! » | New Work ave. “Open nichts,” ;| poet ae | eee WeID b STONE, Sob and 906 F st. 2 w, eis FOR SALE—HOUSES. rok s 10, § TWOSTORY FRAME ‘fermen om Wort ‘aw ear lot runs to 1 —== POR Sate ot mm near Bath, Pes)! tence iD DSTO! Mest owhay Sot nt Son F xt. ne take ht Davi b 4 Ss ond NOG Pst. thw, STING FOR S408 wut iu mcorner drug |ALE—HOUSES. Fors oy Re yey | Mere ise hontsome home ina fash- pai yp Fe yt fonahi= neizhborhoo' «nd yet the price VT ty asked is very moderate, Not siunm'y a Vin o. Stone Bandsoine exterior” but ida Ot and amt F built to sbe-ulate withs L aie a home.” Three-story and ), #4,200 CASH ide sud rear liv t: brown nt aren; th * brcwnstone stoop, with Gateat new. ay windows brave raiiiags.” Contains 9 rons and Situated Bath Toor, was lighting. drat wandsome = an idea ine F feet front by good depth Oz bine. ow ee tioe Ee jalset No. 606 14th st. now. sie THREF Be EW HOUSES k fated read key at my ~~ COL. BOWIE AND HIS KNIFE. | The Exact Oricin of the Famous Weapon Somewhat Doubtful, | From the XN. ¥. Times. ‘The Bowie knife, for many years the most effective weapon in the south, has been attrib- | uted to the inventive genius of Col. James Bowie, one of the heroes in the Texan war for independence, who was killed at the Alamo, March 6, 1836. ‘The story of the advent of this remarkable biade, so far as the colonel ia con- cerned. is of doubtful authenticity. There are | two versions current in the lone star state. One is that in a bloody contest with the Mexi- cans, previous to the revolution in Texas, his sword suddenly broke off withina foot anda half of the hilt. upon which he employed the fragment as a knife in his hand-to-hand con- ENDER | INTEACT | tests during the rest of the battle. pe CE and @t. 10, Central Natic Jal son Moor. 10 in all, besides Tiled cabinet man- % $1,000 cash: Datance WF NASH. LAT Sree "SS | Col. Bowie settled with his parents in Loniai- TILPD'VESTI | ana early in 1802 and soon became notorious | for his perticipation in the many duels which his irritable temper provoked. ‘The most prom- iment and sanguinary of these took place oppo- | ite Natchez. on the Mississippi, in August, | A meeting had been arranged between | one Dr. Maddox and Samuel Wells and the | : ound selected, alow sandbar near the ci Ea gd Sct outside of the stato Limita. After the ditx: | i. jai4-ati | eulty had apparently been adjusted by the ex BRICK | change of two shots without effect the prin- ‘every mod- | cipal were joined by parties of friends and a | i ave. -e. | general melee occurred, in which fifteen of the number were wounded and six kilied. Bowie, who was one of the participants, had been shot early in the engagement. He drow is knife—the story runs—which had been made froma blackxmith’s rasp or large file, with which he killed Maj. Norris Wright. After the conflict the weapon was sent north to Philadelphia, where it was fashioned by a cutler into the form of aknife, which style of snd | Weapon was immediately made famous as the “Bowie knife.” Wh¢h the original was re- ceived by the colonel he was told: “It is more trustworthy in the hands of strong man than & pistol, for it will not snap.” After this gen- jeral fight he emigrated to Texas with his | brother and took an active part in the struggle - | against Mexico. He fought in the engagement | near San Saba, November 2, 183i, and in the | battles with the Mexicans near Nacogdoches and at Concepcion durmg 1835. He attained | the grade of colonel and commanded - | Fight, October 25, the same year. The ry | Season he was ordered to Bexar, later joini 10 Mass. | Colouele Travis and Crockett, and with them | x L ts SMALL. ‘©. ULRICH KENNEDY, GOs 14 THE ST. NUW, BY WATERS & THOMPSON Uses in god localities on easy terms. ESTOPY BRICK © 8220: [Ute alley Woe DUVALL 1M Pst. 8 oe SAL F aoe ro 2213 m__ | was slain at the taking of the Alamo. ~OR aALF TL te 129 Plerce st, b ‘The colonel was principal in another famous NORTHWEST. 6 -._... $2.000 | duel, which may probably be regarded as the ESN wt. th 2 iS bh. Ge. 1.90 | greatest on pool y and which is still remem- THEAST: bered by a few old men who are living yet at a remarkably ripe age. Bowie used to spend a great deal of his time in Natchez, where he was challenged by # gentleman residing in Alexan- dria, La., for some alleged grievance. The friends o7 the latter to the number of twenty or | more accompanied him to Natchez to see fair play, well aware that Col. Bowie was a desper [ate man and had his own friends about him, j Ail the parties went together upon the feld, | the combatants taking their places in the center, separated from their friends in the rear fa enough not to endanger them with their balls. ‘The twenty armed Lonisianians were fifty yards | behind their champion and his seconds a surgeons, Opposite them, as far bebind Lowi | and his seconds and surgeons, were the twenty | armed Mississippians, iriends of the colovel. ‘The heights of Natchez were thronged with | spectators, anda steamer rounded to in the river, with its decks biack with passengers | | watching with a deep interest the exciting scene. The plan of the fight was to exchange shots twice with pistols and to close with knives, Bowie being armed with bis own ter- Tible weapon. Atthe first fire both parties escaped injury. Atthe second the Louisianian T. FP. WAGGAMAN. IN—THKEF-STOK bce was too quick and took advantage of Col. balance #1, Bowie, who waited for the word. At this = Bowie's second cried out, ‘Foul play!” and | <)LE-NEW fot ST. BeT, H | shot the Louisianian dead. Ie noderh improv-ments. priee, price, J ROHERTFORD, 1419 Gst- The second of the latter instantly killed the slayer of his principal. Col. Bowie then drove his knife into the man, fini-hing bim in an in. stant, The surgeons now crossed blades, while with defiant battle cries came on the two par- ties of friends, the light of battle in their eves. Ina moment the whole number was engaged in a fearful conflict. Dirks, pistols and knives were freely used with fatal effect. It wasa dreadtul slaughter. Col. Bowie fought like | an enraged lion, but fell covered with wounds. For months he lingered in his hotel between life and death, finally recovering, owing to his wonderful constitution. —-o+__—_. A Strike in China. From the Engiueering Magazine. ‘There is an impression in America that strikes | are unknown in China. My experience is quite | | to the contrary. The Chinese have invented | the mariner’s compass, gunpowder and strikes, but the only one of the three which they have developed fully is the art of striking. When- ever they want anything they ask for it by an- | nouncing a strike. I did not appreciate at first | the importance of their feast day,and when the first one came round they not only struck, but 200 of them came up and mobbed my house. | No violence was attempted, but the interchange of views was like the chattering of 10.000 | monkeys. I yielded. ‘The miners would strike if they did not like their shift bose, strike if they had a bad dinner in the company kitchen, | . 12,500 | strike for any reason. | Once when mine, mill and furnace were in : 120 | uti blast the miners ail struck for some insig- £,000 | nificant cause. Tired of expostulntion I sent son | for the head men and told them gravely that I $520 | had no objection to the strike if the men wished 5.800 it, but the mill and furnace could not stop. | They had to go right on and it was very cowtly | to keep them at work without ore. said that 3900 | I did not think it was right to make the com- {| pany pay the loss and that I sbould fine the goo | workmen three days’ pay for every day they 2.700 | were off duty. There was a great hnbbub. The 2,200 | miners came to know if what the head man told ea them was true. They went to work the next S$,RATCHELDER | day and striking was free in that mine ever mnepbeeian after, but each man paid for hisown fun. In the end, however, they devised a more potent 1 L810 F st nw EST *TR—THREE NYS HOUSES. al te ae be city a the hanwines, carpets and Appl 2S "e meanr. im Pat MODERN HOVSES OX G ST_ wack conta nine " ait Hii nw. Hine mg ORE aon un Fa ave. now. Tr and bath. ein w ind Bay 5250 | MANICURE. wate of verte. {They went into the mine wich + a — regularity. y it in their time, GA sy SW othe aly Sar eOr Ons but aid not ut out their ore, and our prodack POLS SESE MASICURE and Ci KOPOD- | fell off 75 per cent. — ammamea re rcs Re Fire started yesterday in the town hall at + ATTORNEYS. Rrewster's, N.Y. and spread to the post office, sn Ties ebout "$100,000; stores. ‘€100,000; | Holmes, who read an erudite and interesting | and by songs by Mrs. Perkins and Mr. Crosb: _ mode of prosecuting Henry Jaeger under thé | to have the special license tax and doing busi- SOCIAL MATTERS, ‘What fs Going on Among Fashionable Peo- ple—Personal Notes of Interest. Mrs. John DeWitt Warner, wife of Repre- sentative Warner of New York, and Mrs. Jessie | Palmer Weber, daughter of Senator Palmer of Illinois, were the hoste-ses of a tea on Satur- day afternoon in the parlors at the Elsmere. A large number of their friends were present. Musicians played daring the reception, and the rooms were elogantly decorated with palms and La France roses. Mra, Warner wore a gown of | silver gray brocaded satin, trimmed with duchess lace, and Mra, Weber wore a toilette of pink satin, trimmed with duchess Ince and pearl passementeries and high paff-=1 sleeve: of ink velvet. The ladies were assisted by Mra, larold Raymond of New York, a sister of Mrs. Warner, and Miss Lucy Matthews of Carlins- ville, IL, the eldest granddaughter of Senator Palmer; Miss Flora Spragne, Miss Cora Perkins, Miss Townsend, Miss Herbert, Miss Seott, Mia Brickner. Miss Brosiu and Miss Horton. The refreshment table was artistically decorated with La France roses and maiden hair fern. The younger ladies in the receiving party saw that ali the guests tasted of the good things so abundanily provided. Among those present were Mra. J. W. Foster, Mrs. Lansing, Seuator Hiscock, Senator and Mrs. Mills, Representative and Mrs. Cable, Rep- resentative and Mrs. Fithian, Representative and Mrs. McCreary, Representative Brosius, Representative Herbert, Senator and Mra. Per- kins, Representative and Mrs, Wheeler, Repre- sentative Wadsworth and Representative and Mrs. Springer. Mrs. Dahigren has cards out for Wednesday, January 25, at 5 o'clock, to meet Monsignor Satolii. . Mrs. H. M. Hutchinson and Mrs. Ball gave a dinner party on Saturday nigit in honor of Miss Houston of New York. Mrs. and Miss Houston of New York are visit ing Mrs. L. B. Webb. Mr. Louis D. Wine of this city and Miss Elizabeth Buehler will be married on the after- noon of the 25th instant at Gettysburg, Pa., at ‘Trinity Reformed Church. Mrs. Jno, A. Logan will give a luncheon of eighteen covers on Wednesday in honor of Prince Leopold von Ipenburg. ‘The West End Eucher Club was handsomely enterta ned at the home of Mrs. Williams Fri- dav evening. Among those present were Miss Robertson, Mr. Collady, Lieut. Cook, Miss Leary, Miss Burnham, Dr. Fisher, Miss Bak Mr. Meding, Miss Williams, Dr. Morriss, } Thrall, Mr." Newman, Miss Widdecom, Mr. Collor, Dr. Kern. prizes were won by Miss Baker, Dr. Morriss, Miss Robinson and Mr. Newman. ‘After refreshments dancing was kept up until a Inte hour, Miss Blanche Busey will entertain the Nomads on Wednesday by a progressive eucher party. Atthe tea given by Mrs. George D. Brooks and Miss Irwin on Friday afternoon the decora- tions were allin pink. Those who assisted in receiving were: Mrs. Richard Goldsborough, Mrs. Arthur Payne, Miss Virginia Payne, Miss MacDonald, Miss Thornburgh, Miss Bond, Mra, Griffith Atkinson and Miss Rebecca Irwin of Baltimore. Among those present were: Gen, and Mrs. William Payne, Mra, Jennings. Mr. John Goode, Mra. Richard Goode, Mra. Robert Hayall, Mrs. Hampden Zane, Mrs. Blackburn, Mrs. John Howard White, Mrs. William D: Baldwin, Miss Abert, the Misses Hendling, Miss Denver,’ Miss Fairfax, Miss Johnston, Mra. hall MacDonald, Mr. Robert Lewis, the Misses Wheeler, tho Misses Gorman, William Orr Cunningham, Mrs, Fabius ‘Miss Carr and Maj. and Mra. George N Mr. and Mrs, Edw. Graves opened their new home to their friends last Friday evening by a party for their three little ones—Chariton, Huntley and Dorothy. ‘The little receiving party met the guests in the drawing room. ‘the music room, which artful hands had changed ito fairyland, was | with the children the favored room. Here games were played. The children danced a cotillon. Before supper the twenty-five little couplea, ted by Huntiey Graves and Aida Seal, marched to the dining room. Afterward Mr. and’ Mrs, Graves entertained the parents at supper. Some of the guests were Miss Muy Blossom Boley, Aida Seal, Mabel Lyman, Helen Giffrey, Mildred Towles, Edna Kingman, May and Mar- jory Barr, Marion, Nellie and Gertrude Lutz. Mary and'Louixe Howard, Mildred, Mary and Marjory Duvall, Masters Noble Larner, jr..Wal- cott Bartlett, Vai Holman, Lewis Adams,Weston Flint, Hugh and Albert Howard, Walter and Fred’ Harvey, Kenneth Birbank, Walter and Frank Parker. Mrs. Dr. Henry A. Robbins will be at home on Tuesdays at her residence, 1750 M st. Mr. and Mrs. Zenas C. Robbins expect to spend the months of February and March at Hot Springs, N. C. For the present Mra, Rob- bins will receive with her daughter on Tuesdays at 1350 M street. ‘The meeting of the Literary Society at the residence of Col. Nicolay on Saturday evening called out nearly the average attendance of members and a goodly numberof invited guests despite the forbidding weather, and proved to be, as those occasions invariably do, a most enjoyable event in both an intellectual and sovial point of view. ‘The chair was occupied by Mr. J. W. Foster, Secretary of State, who is president of the society for the current vear. ‘The exsayist of the evening was Mr. W. H. paper on the Evolution of Esthetics, which elicited some comment from Measrs. Powell and Ulke. ‘This was followed bya character «ketch, in dialect, by Miss Johnston, who, under the title of “At de Con’f’ i able style certain phases of life in Kentucky. Daring the evening the company were further entertained by Miss Ul a solo on the pian together with a suitable repast. Before a journment the president announced the elec- tion of Mr. Richard Hovey to membership in the societ Mrs, Joseph Homiston Cranford will not be at home Tuesday, but will receive Wednesday at her m Mrs. Joseph Tyssowski, 1431 Rhode island avenue. Mr. and Mra. A.T. Raiff of New Philadelphi Ohio, arrived in the city Friday to spend a month or two. At present they are visiting their daughter, Mrs. Enoch Fribley, 1165 19th street northwest. Mrs. Wm. Stone Abert and Mrs, J. C. Me- Guire received the sad announcement yeste day of the «ndden death of their brother, Mr. James Hf. Hamilton of Louisville, Ky. Miss Grace Gilmor of 10th street is confined to her home with a severe attack of rheuma- tism. Miss Stephanie Marx of Rochester, N. ¥., is spending a few weeks the guest of Mra, W. W. Curtis, 3048 N street, Georgetown. Baroness Fava, wife of the minister for Italy, who is stopping at Wormley’s, has been ill since Monday last. — THE ONE-MILE LIMIT, jenry Jaeger Not Yet Lawyer Tobriner is again looking after the interests of the rum sellers in the one-mile limit and Prosecuting Attorney Mullowney is now on the other side of the fence. He has taken the place of the District prosecutor, and he thinks he wilt make a better success under the United States Inws than was made under the laws of the District. No decision has yet been given as to the evenne laws, The question in the to whether the case will be brought under indictment or by infomation in the Po- lice Court. Pending this decision Mr. Mullowney is try- ing another plan and if the authorities are found sufficient he will proceed under the common law, The dealers in the mile limit have been noti- fied that the internal revenue burean will isiue no licenses to them, but they have tendered the amount of the special tax’ the same as they have done in case of the District tax. The prosecution against Jaeger is for failure ness without it. ‘To seli liquor without the license, the prose- cutiitg attorney clams, is an illegal act, which under the common law, he holds, is a 'mixde- nd it is in this’ way that he will prob- ably proceed against the dealers. ‘On the othgr hand Mr. Tobriner says that such a proseeffion will not hold, as the points involved have been determined’ upon by the courts. The Academy of Fine Arts has put on exhibi- | tion in phia the Pennsylvania artiste’ contributions to the world’s fair. President-elect Cleveland and fa: ‘hand, “ther nex’ time yer calls me, yer wants SHOOTING STARS, “Look here, young feller,” said the western | man who discovered six cards in his oppone.. ter do it by telephone; see?” said the patient to the eminent sign im your musetm “T observ: surgeon, ‘that you ha which reads ‘hands off. “Yea.” “Don't you think it would be a little more delicate to put it ‘amputation done here?” “L cannot sing of the beautiful snow,” He said in a plaintive way; “Por others the song may do, T know, But I haven't a horse aud sleigh.” The mercury in the thermometer was just making another contraction when it remarked: “It really hurts me to behave in such a small manner.” “He may be a foreigner, he can’t be very distinguished. “Why not?” “Tcould pronounce his name the first time I tried it.” id Mand, “but Oh, take the telephone away, Its trials greater grow, For all you hear and all you say Is that one word ‘Hello! “T don’t like him,” she declared. “His con- versation is so stupid!” “Indeed!” said Freddie. “I thought he was a good deal given to gossip and personality. “Yes, he is. Iremember now, he talked of you almost continually.” “It's verwy hahd to keep New Yoah’s wosolu- tions,” said Willie Wishington. ‘Look at all these blank pages in my diary. “Oh,” said Miss Pepperton, “did you intend to write on ail of them?” “Of course. What did you think?” “I supposed you had left the blank pages to represent your thoughts for those days.” —— Several Sermons by Bishops. Bishop Potter of the Episcopal diocese of New York preached at St. John’s Church yee terday morning and ordained a young colored man to the ministry. He preached in the evening at Epiphany. Bihop Talbot of Wyom- ing and Idaho delivered a sermon at Ascension last evening and in the afternoon Bishop Walker of North Dakota from the same pulpit gave an account of his work. The latter described the car which he uses on his preaching tours. It in sixty feet in length, will accommodate seventy- five people and is fitted up inside ike a church, By this means he is enabled to travel from piace to place, and thus reach thousands of ‘ople who had no access to churches or re- gious instruction. Bishop Walker said that while passing through Minneapolis his car was inspected by several Baptists, who anbsequently had one built, and at present the Baptists had two of these cars in the northwest, ee Law Did Not R: nize Ga'lantry, “With a down, a down and a down derry down"—the old refrain recurs when we read of the gallant action of Mr. Williams-Foote, per- formed at Derrydown, Cornwall, and of the fitting reward which he has since received, says the London Globe ina recent issue. Certain ladies were bathing at Derrydown and, like Diana and her nymphs when similarly engaged, were annoved by some two-legged creature calling itself a man, Unable to take vengeance such as the goddess took they were yet without redress, for Mr. Williams-Foote, who seems to be a good man with his hands, came up and gave the fellow a sound thrashing. The local ben b, however, instend of expressing thankfulness that chiv- alry is not yet dead in these days of decadence, decided that the law had been insulted and fined the inenlter—of the law, not of the ladies— the substantial sum of £10. Happily the matter was not left there, The ladies of the neighborhood clubbed together and presented their protector with the still more substantial sum of £24 and a gold scarf- pin set with diamonds in the shape of “a horse whip. We donbt not that a man of Mr. Williams- Foote's disposition felt a diffidence in accept- ing the guerdon, though so justly earned. Yet it is quite possible to imagine that the reward of merit might have tuken a far more incon- venient form. Supposing that each of these fair bathers had taken it into her head that she could only reward Mr. Foote with her hand—it was leap year, remember—and had made him an offer accordingly. = The French Arithmetical Boy, From the Lonon Daily News. A French youth named Jacques Inandi bas been rivaling the famous George Bi ider by his astounding feats of mental arithmetic. If theac- counts of his performances in Paris are to be trusted he is capable of muitiplying twelve figures by twelve figures almost instantaneously, and doing other surprising things of the same kind. The other day Inandi told his audience that if any one of them woald mention his irthday he would instantly be informed on what day of the week he was born. A skeptical gentleman present said: “T will bet you 100f. you will not tell me on what day of the week Iwas born,” at the same time giving the date. id Inandi; ‘you . * said the gentleman, “I was born on a Wednesday.” ‘Thereupon there was a dispnte, and in order to | seitie it the chairman telephoned to an old- established Paris paper asking them to look up their file of the date im question. ‘They did xo, | and the answer was received that Inandi was right. As, however. his challenger refnsed to pay the 100f, as promised, Inandi bronght an | action in the courts to recover the sum. The defense was that the bet was in the nature of a gambling transaction and therefore illezal; but this was withdrawn and the money was paid, - toe ‘Treasure in a Tree Top, From the Pomona Progress “Old Man Jones,” as he is called by his neighbors, found two nests containing 190 | golden eagles while trimming some street trees in San Bertardino; in other words, he found two tin cans hi in the trees containing $1,.00 in gold coin. Jones had trimmed the trees over a week before and returned on Saturday | to give them some finixhing touches. In the | first tree that he climbed, hid away from sight behind the stump of a large limb that he bad | lopped off the week before, he discovered the first can, containing nearly $1,000 in gold. He could not believe his eyes, and was not long in getting tothe ground to handle and count the | money. He continued his search, and found | in the crotch of another tree nearly €1,000 more of gold coin hid away the same as the first lot. As soon as the overwhelming surprise of the discovery had passed away the old man was at a loss to know what todo with his mine of gold. He was sorely tempted fto hide it away, say nothing about it, and live without work und in comfort for a few years. But this Jones is an | honest man—be would have naught that did not | belong to him: so he made public the discovery | and deposited the money m bunk to await the | appearance of the rightful owner. It will be strange if there do not arise out of the moun- tains and sage brush about San Bernardino as many claimants of the treasure as there are golden eagles. A Caucasion of Our Own Sort. From the London Daily News. Another brigand incident, narrated by a Tiflis contemporary, goes toshow the desper- ate character of the members composing the numerous bands of highway robbers and mur- derers who have latterly given so evil a repu- tation to many districts of the Caucasus. A fow days ago the police commissary Hassan Bek Mamedoff was dispatched to the village of Kasach to effect the arrest of a well-known ‘bandit named Hamid Iskander Ogly, whovo brother was recently captured. : Arrived at Kasach the the surrender of Ogly from the elder. ‘The latter brought forward the robber, who was | | % SUSAN B. ANTHONY. A ONE STAR FLAG. The Banner Which the Woman Suf- | fragists Have Unfurled. THE CONVENTION TODAY. Scenes at Metzerott Hat! at the Opening of the Twenty-fith Annual Convention—The List of Delegates—Mrs. Stanton’s Memorial Resolution, It was a little Gold for women to go ont this morning, even to attend such an important meeting as the first session of the National American Woman Suffrage Association. But, nevertheless, some of the good women who are interested in this cause, and they now number many thousands, assembled at 10 o'clock in Metzerott’s Hail. Some of the outside air bad mannged to get into the hall, and the scene at the opening of the convention was a rather cheerless one. However, the women who were present as delegates have such warm hearts and are 0 thoroughly interested in the cause that in a very short time their euthusiaam had evoked a glow that warmed and electrified the atmosphere of the ball. The attendance at the opening was almost entirely composed of the delegates, and of course they were ail of the gentler sex, if this generally accepted phrase is Tecognized by the members of the association, One or two men came in and found places as befitting their sex on such an occasion in the rear of the seats occupied by the ladies. However, one man boldly walked to the front and took a seat in the front row, and no one rebuked him and he seemed’ to be happy. The delegates, however, were too intent on business to pay at- tention to anything else. ‘The day sessions are intended to be devoted to busine-s and the members displaved an aptitude in that direc- tion that afforded a practical example of woman's ability to conduct public affairs. ‘The faces of the delegates, as they sat masxed to gether in front of the platform and looked up to where their president sat, give a general im- pression to the observer of ‘strength of char- acter and earnestness. THE YOUNGEST DELEGATE. Among the hundred or more delegates who were present there were women of varying ages, the youngest, perhaps, being a pretty, bright- cheeked girl from Georgia, who wore a sort of sombrero hat wiih all the piquancy of the wild west. Miss Anthony always presides with ability, and she hasa delightful httle bxbit of run- ning in short speeches which help to fill up the gaps and connect the different items of business into a harmovious and compact whole. She made a langhing allusion to this habit of hers which was half apologetic, but the delegates evinced their approval of’ the habit and their hope that she would keep right on by a vigorous round of applause. So Miss Anthony kept on. Mra. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, without whom it almost seems impossible that a suffrage con- vention could be held, was absent. and this fact of course is deeply regretted by the delegates. There ix, however, a young Indy attending the meeting whose name is Miss Anthony and who takes an active interest in the cause, THE SUFFRAGE FLAG. The hali where the convention meets is with- out any special decorations save two large flags which cover the wall in the rear of the stage. At first glance they seem to be American flaga. ‘The stripes are all there and so ix the biue back- ground for the stars, But the forty-four stars are wanting, and in their place is inscribed on the biue ground the name *Wyoming” and be- neath it one large stur. It is the suffrage flag, and while thus far only one state recognizes completely the politica) equality of women still the association has left space on their flag for other stars as other states fall in lix ‘the floor of the stage was covered with simple rugs, there were a few pieces of parlor furniture and some chairs and tables. The con- m was equipped for work and they at- to it without any waste of time, OPENING ThE CONVENTION. It was some time after 10 o'clock when Miss Anthony rapped for order, She then made an announcement in regard to the seating of the delegates, requesting those from the same state to ovcupy sents together and that only those en- titled to vote should locate in the middle tier of sents, The delegate: proceeded to curry out these sngzestions, the president looking on from the elevation of the stage. With the ex- ception of the vice president, Rev. Anna H. Shaw of Philadelphia; corresponding _sec- retary, Mis« Rachel Foster Avery of Phila- delphia, and the recording ‘ecretary, Miss Alice ‘Stone Blackwell of — Boston, and the stenographer, Miss Anthony occupied the stage alone. | ‘The air of the hall had some sting of the chill of the prevailing temperature out- side, and the ladies, as a rule, kept the on. ' Miss Anthony wore a ‘substantial I shawl, instead of thé small red shawl w is as familar at these annual gatherings as Miss Anthony herself. THE CALL OF STAT ‘The call of states was then begun, Misa Anthony informing the delegates. that each state was entitled to five delegates on account of the president of the sta member on the executive cor detegaies-at-large, and in addition one. for each 100 members of the association. On this basis New York state, as it had 1,435 members, would be entitled to nineteen delegates or votes. As each state was called some repre- sentative rose and announced the number of delegates the states were entitled to and the number present. ‘This matter having been disposed of the sec- tary, Miss Blockwell, read the minutes of the clo business meeting held last year, which wer» approved without correction. Th; treasurer, Mrs, Harrist Taylor Upton, was .nade chairman of the committee on cre- de ials with power to@ppoint the other mem- bers of the committee. REV. MES. SHAW'S REPORT. ‘The vice president-at-large, Rey. Anna How- ard Shaw, made a report of her work. She stated that after the adjournment of the con- ization. She spoke of the great convention held in Kansas City, Mo.,and said that it created Srey p attention, the news- papers printing pictures of ’ the women present, and she added that she had never ‘seen a handsomer collection of faces. The delegates smiled their approbation and then Mrs. Shaw described the work in K: sax, which she said had met with gratifying euc- cess. In addition to purely suffrage work Mrs, ‘Shaw said that she had delivered a large num- of lectures, and while they were not all entitled suffrage lectures, yet in every one she bad never failed to discuss’ suffrage. So these lectures under the auspices of literary bureaus and the W. C. TP. U. had served to disseminate F Hi tional association. She had received pay for these lectures and ‘st the same time she was "Pls pect of the ‘report suggested to Mien Anthony a somewhat similar experience which she bad daring the year. and the impressed Soccceememenre aad Roo ced of the trah which the gla fon REPORT. secretary, Mra, Avery, made a report of the work during the year in had been steady oa Florida Louisiana, ‘emery of t0h Toe _at the conventions ‘Teference was made to thd work dene ‘constitutional campeiga in Kaneee and it paid to the participation of the suffragists in the coming world’s ‘air. The Tecom- mended that some pian be adopted for securing a representation at ail the political nominating conventions. The pian of having suifrage speakers at the various fairs and Chautanqua gatherings was commended. it having been stated that when a woman speaker appears on such occasions she proves «uch an attraction that the managers the next year are willing to pay tosecure the presence of a woman speaker. Miss Avery's report was listened to with close attention and received a hearty round of ap- | planse. COMMITTRES APPOINTED. The president announced a number of com- mittees. Mrs. Bloant and Mra. Lockwood were appointed asa committee m courtesies, Mra. Detrich of Boston, Mra. Marble of this city and Miss Mill of Syrac: committee on finance. Mis+ Anthony he wanted to appoint a committee on newspapers, and she took the opportunity to make one of her cbar- acteristic speeches, She snoke of the importance of the work ac- complished hy suffrage papers and hoped that the delegates would help to increase the citen- lation of there papers. Sho wanted a committee that would undertake to do this work at this convention. Miss Howell of Georgia stated that she would be willing to serve on that com- mittee, althonch in her own state the people were #0 far behind on the suffrage question that it was almost necessury to pay people to read a suffrage paper. The newspaper committes, as announced by the chair, was compo-ed of Miss Howell of Georgia,’ Miss Langhorne of Virginia, Mra. Hood of New York, Dr. Husey of New Jersey, | Miss Harley of Ohio, Miss Bowland of Massn~ | chusetts, Mrs. Nellie H. Blinn of California and Bir. Thompson of this city. A short recess was tuken to give the delegates an opportunity to present their credentials. When the ten minutes recess was up Miss Anthony called the convention to order and the hum of busy tongues quickly died away. Then | Miss Anthony had her attention turned to tome | little technicality ina paper she was reading | and the convention resolved iteelf into a talking | body. Another few raps of the gavel and they were in order to hear Mra, Alice Stone Black: well, recording secretary, call the roll of dele- gates. As she had both to read and write the names Miss Anthony came to ber aid and did thereading. Now and then «he interpolated « few remarks of a complimentary character which kept up a running commentary uncil the last name was reached. THE LIST OF DELEGATES. The list of delegates as announced is as fol- lows: California—Mra. Blynn. Connecticut —Mrs. 8. E. Brown, District of Columbia—Mrs. M. L. Bennett. South Dakota—Mrs, Alice Pickler. Georgia—Mrs. Miriam Howard Dubose. Florida—Mrs. Chamberlin. Iinos—Mre. Lizzie F. Long. Indiana—Mrs. Alice Waugh. Kaneas—Mrs. Martha Powell Davis, Kentucky—Dr. Sara Sievers. Maine—Mrs, Elizabeth Upham Yates, Maryland—Mrs, Sarah T. Miller. Maseachuset's— Mrs. Ellen B. Diedrick; Mas- sachusetts National Society, Mrs. Evelyn 8. Mason. Michigan—Mrs. Olivia B. Hall. Missouri—Mre. Virginia L. Minor, Ohio—Mrs. Rosa TL.’ Segar. Nebra-ka—Mrs. Clara Berwick Colby. w Jersey—Mrs. Jennie D, DeWitt. New York—Mrs, Emily Howland. Penneylvania—Mra, Jane Campbell, Vermont—Mrs. Eliza I. Eaton. Wa-hington—Mrs. Allen. Wyoming—Mrs, Warren or Mrs. Carey. SOME SENSIBLE SUGGESTIONS. Tn response toa query from a lady that the chairman would announce that sine had lost her lace scarf and wonld be much pleased to have it returned, Miss Anthony very pleasantly com- plied aud at the xame time added a little warn- ing that the delegates securely tie on all their | scarfs and safely put awat their pocketbooks. She said she knew that women were always lose ing these articles, for she judged it by her own inability to remember where she had placed her | spectacles. A lady in the audience thereupon advised all lndies on the platform to be very careful about shutting the stage doors behind them because of the draughts. Rev. Anna Shaw offered a resolution to re- lieve both President Anthony and Recording Secretary Blackwell of some of their onerous duties by the appointment of an additional sec- retary. The motion was carried, | | onvention adjourned at 12:30 and the «had a meeting to themselves, when ious committee- on credentials, courte sies, finance and resoluiions talked over their particular duties. An interesting feature of the ses: afternoon was the service in memory of those friends of the cause who died during the year. The list contains names of prominence, many of them known in other circles than that which comprises the advocates of woman’s suffrage. An appropria‘e resolution, prepared by Mrs, Elizabeh Cady Stanton and read in her ab- sence by Miss Anthoay, was accompanied by feeling references ‘to the departed ones, sent by Mrs Stanton to be read the convention, The resolution declared | “That in the death of George William Cur- tis, John Greenleaf Whittier, Ernestine 1. Rose, Abby Hutchinson Patton, we mourn the joss of one of the most able and eloquent ors tors and writers of his day: of the poet whose muse sang ever for the freedom of humanity; of the woman who could reason with logic and wisdom, and of the sweet songster whose notes touched more tender chords in the human soul than words could ever reach.” GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS. “If the justice of our cause,” observes Mra. Stanton, ‘could be measured by the high char- acter of the men who from the beginning have identified themselves with it, woman would | have been emancipated long’ ago. A reform advocated by Garrison, Phillips, Emerson, Alcott, Theodore Parker, Gerrit Smnith, Saznuel J. May and George William Curtis must be worthy the consideration of statesmen and | bishops. “For more than one generation Mr. Curtis maintained a brave attitude on this question. As editor of Harper's Magazine and as a popu- lar lecturer on the lyceum platform he was ever true to his convictions. Before the war his lecture on ‘Fair Play for Women,’ aroused much thought among the litcrary and fashionable classes. In the New York constitutional convention in 1867. in that rather conservative body, Mr. Curtis, though a young man and aware that he had but little sympathy among his compeers, bravely demanded that the word ‘male’ should be stricken from article I, section 2 of the Con- stitution. From the beginning of his public life — close Mr. Cartis was steadfast on this uestion. Harper prises his inst plea higher standard for political parties.” | Wine that day and when | Each principal bas two se. ‘was stated that s good dcal of attention was | cated to Henry B. Stanton asa token of the an- thor's personal friend-hip and of his sea | for the unreserved devotion of exalted talents | to the cause of humanity and freedom.’ Soon after our marriage we svent a few days with car gifted Quaker poet on his farm in Masss- chusetts, T shail never forget those happy days in June, the long walks and drives and talks under the old trees, of enti- slavery experiences and Whittier's mirth and indignation a: described different scenes in the world'santi-<lavery co ition in London, He laughed immoderately at the Tom Campbell episode, Poor fellow, be had taken too much Whituier’s verses ad dressed to the convention were read. he eritt- cised them severely snd wound up by saying that the sou! of a poet was not inbim. Mr. Stanton «prang to his feet and recited so of Whittier’s stirring stanzas on which electrified the #0 nd turning to ell he enid, “W a sar to Cam that?” Ah! that's real_poetry,” he on ‘And John Greenleaf Whittier is its «! said Mr. Stanton. I enjoved, too, the morning and evening worship, whe. the revered mother read the Scriptures and we in silent worship. There w pes an atmos phere of solemnity pervading evervthing that Was oppressive in the midst of so m appeaed to my bigher nature, shade of sadness ineven the «m and wed our beads gs of the and the bracing New England air see erless to chase away, en as I afterward heard, by pecuniary embarrassment and fears of the sis in regard to the delicate She, the pract thized with him in the his muse was capable. re were realized in the death of tho sister not long after.” One evening while Whittier was a visitor at her house Mrs. Stanton relates that he opened to her “‘a deeply interesting page of his life, « sad romance of love and diseppointment, that may not vet be told, as some who were ested in the events ate still among the livi Whittier’s poems wore ne portant factors in thi vietory, but they have been equally potent in emancivating the minds of his generation from the gloomy superstitions of the Puritanical re- ligion.”” Mrs. Stanton paid a warm tribute to the life work of Ernestine L. Rose, a Polich woman who took an active part in progressive move- ments, MUSIC AT THE MEETINGS, Arrangements have been made for attractive music at the evening sessions of the conven- tion, This evening the Mandolin, Banjo and Guitar Clab will furm-h the music, tome evening Miss Lizzie Blasland of the B: Conservatory will sing, while on Wednes evening Mr. and Mrs. Fred. Marbl Alice Marble of this city will ¢ from the piano and the mandolin. Mrs. Clara B, Colby, the editor of the Woman's Tribune, published in this city, is issuing a daily edicion of the weekly during the sessions of the convention. THE SERVICES YESTERDAY. The opening session of the twenty-fifth an- nual convention was preceded by relig services which were held yesterday in } Hail. Rev. Anna F. Eastman, a minister of the Congrega’ ‘The opening pra ‘Th: mis of the ract mu om the platform, both inking part in the exercises, peas as PARISIAN ELS, , AFrenchman Sars They Are Misunderstood by America: From the New York Herald. Mr. this country to prepare a publication contrast- ing the republic of the United States with that of France. Incidentally he will try to le whetber the great frauds which have caused the Panama scandal would have been possible in this country. Mr. Combe save he is shocked at the refer- ences made by the American press to the duel- ing practice in France. Being familiar with the French code and having been, as be claims, a principal in eleven duels he thinks he is _pre- pared to speak with authority in the matter. Mr. Combe was particularly exercised over the published accounts of the recent duel be- tween M. Clemenceau and M. Deroulede. I says that much injustice has done these gentlemen as well as to the practice of dueling in France gener: After speaking of the prevalence of dueling in France and of the social o=traciam 4 man en counters if he refuses to fight when challenged, Mr. Combe rays: “Dueling lew if tairly condnetes and duels to take place may be announce newspapers the day beforehand. A little over a year ago a bill t dueling w ed in the chamber e deputies preseut me up only eight favored it, he American newspapers are informed only of duels between g: this reason the American publi understand the French ns cannot geta clear idea of Fre: dueling by judging them from an Ameri To comprehend the frequenc ance it is necessary to understand } zels With pistols are ver because the French A duel with foils is always fought until bl ix drawn from one of the coutesta stols ix very often with t. and Derouiede did not fight with artly for the reason that both with these that it would have be most imposible for either to wound the o' “Clemenceau and De: are als in the use of pistols, and although each can place twenty-five bullets successively in atarget the size of asilver dollar at twenty-five pace they did not succeed in wounding each other in the recent duel., ‘Ihe reason is vers sinapl pads. From the four seconds one it selected who shall command the duel. ‘The principals mast obev him vw same as a soldi ilicer, under the pen This man loads the ' ce of the other seconds. Tne pistols are entirely mew and have never been practiced with. “A larger charge of pow- der is put in the pistols thau on ordinary veca- sions. ~The result is that there is so great a recoil that the adversaries who shoot with the ordi- nary rules of aiming on the bor! their binds thrown up and the of its mark. “Clemenceau and Deroulede had to stop at the command of the chief second before a re- sult had been reached. “The reports in the American papers that politicians, and for does ‘not per- dueling code. h rare in France Clemenceau and Deroulede gave locks of their | hair to their friends and embraced them before going to fight are untrue, These men have oftentimes shown their courage and sang froid and are highly esteemed, notwithstanding their extreme views. To have shown such weakness ub to exhibit these signs of emotion is contrary to the naiures of the men. It is also untrue that they saluted each other after the duei, al- though such is thecustom. Clemenceau and Deroulede refused to carry out the established custom in this 3.” Mr. Combe also told me that the editors-in- chief of the different Paris journais all compel the young men who write jor their papers over their own names to practice every morning for two hours at some school of fencing, in order that they may be ready to accept any challenge that may be sent them on account of anything they write. Mr. Combe su ts this remarkable statement with to the effect that there must be at least twelve duels fought every day in Paris or its environs, most of which the pub- lic never hear of. The favorite resorts for such and Miss | Edouard Combe of the Paris Presse has | | been in New York since last June. He came to | Franco is not amenable to the | an always prefers foals, | . | skilled | IN THE HOTEL Conntpons, Gen. Martin T. McMahon of New York, who in to be grand marthal of the monies, is at the Arlington MeMahom has earned national reputation a am organizer of bodies of men. and it was maint Gen. throngh bis «kill that Do men marsbed in the great Columbian parete in New Vor witboat q bitch or an accide Of course,” eid Gen. MeMshon « representative, “it re flair Luke th alone ebirol, the gon nv ap Une the roan! reets be prebe w Tam here wi and vaca beautif the fine eonll ever # her favored with al nicht's visit iw | qnite ail that There are on mare me ea Mouth to d. consul » them } Ine ot sat pr As enemeeriag, words atone He | prey for $0,000,000 yo our parp: gers an © ing them bring freight over, f | with more facility and lem expense by the nt flat boat tran«portaten. It kone of Tea test be age, bat wo successfully, tall military fe Alexander @ Webb of New Yor toed this morne | ing in the lobby of 2 Gen, Webs is president of the College of New York, an 1 military aflaire Webb carries apom bie of hener, tion wax one of pec scarcely « parallel mandidy general the opposing bh breast a ¢ ta nigress n arned th ery and | wie liar b | histor | voluntarily an proachin n Virginia ding Dickett's charge at the | bettie of Gettysbury the honor en, Webb, but ¥ tive ballets, One ball paseed the body af en, Wel Pennsyly in the aftern battery Gen, Webb was commandin: | The | that We than its men and officers, Armstead, secing that it w neceeeary | courage bis men. yeped over the | his eword hw f encouraging on bis | direet the oppo performed An passing 1m front « wavering men, whe pins, to stand fi | a pertect bi ommend, arg town vy he and walking & first and seventy-.« A Ptttedelphae megie | monte, falling i thar gane ick Ark Q che anrov appro; ng th 500.00) of the = 10.00 | fr t named sum bei under the a daring the amb erin wh » work ix « gress hax donated t Improvement of oar is dit 4 toward ch: construction.” At pesent dhe work shower © is of miles e in the train are | «ult of my oven stoashaps and ile cars are the safest. 1 neve | cirenmstances ride in the rear ear. | car next to the baggage |lected by many asx the danger at present in rai scoping. When a afterward seen th half way inside of the rear ear. or rather what® left of it, ic amprosnes him most forcibly. The | baggage car ix uxually beavity Joaded and in tne coliirion ite weight, together wich the ponder- ous engine, generally smashes the next car to splinters, while the central cars are compara= tively uninjured. When the train is derailed the baggage carand next coach, axa rule, go over. The roadbeds of our great :ranscontivental Lines are so solid, each section is «0 carefully exe amined, the rolling stock 1s #0 mach smproved, | that a broken rail, broken wheel or axle like mishaps are redoced to « mini= Born in France, # Frenchman, ‘objects to the American caricatarist’s disponi- | From the London Daily News tion to cast ridicula on the French custom of | Supporing « man is born in France of an dueling. ‘The plant of the American Milling and Min- ing ¥, Port Jefferson, N.Y., was last night. ‘The total loss to buildings family and =o poet David Te Martia died at his home, in Engle- our 6 sent gave the Dr. John B. Rice, ex-Congressman, died at Bete fl baton cent te oop | PremenOhn arn ey nau ration, making a rare combination of harmoni- | with 'e disease, terminating pneu- ous influences, alike pleasing to all classes in all latitudes; fo the Fough pioneer on the far- bat we 4 Sateactes nobility of the old Cy one A prmarcheli fend mpregeceny New York heart. This band of sweet has | Lawson, #ecrub woman, Taye" eweet voles te dloueed forever, ‘The| An by the officials widespread influence of the Hu:chinson of the Sante Fe that all of mast : e the Order of of the books in m ary I value moss, office ain sey, te Safa. ct English father and a French mother, to what nationality does he belong? To Alfred Exshaw,as one to whom the description applies, the question is one of more than merely lative interest. He was born in Bordeaux im 1871, and in fact thet his he last year for | & Fe i H F i | if ft # i ru i i pr it | i t a e i i f i if | re j i i E i i j if ll Ff i