Evening Star Newspaper, January 21, 1893, Page 14

4 VENEZUELA’SCAPITAL A Revolutionary Republic, of Which Caracas is the Chief City. 1D COMMER IT: INCRE. Bome of Its Principal Exports and the Pro- acts of Its Mines—Unhappy Fate of the Average Immigrant to the Tropics—The Famous Tavar Colony. Brom The Star's Trave! mirnisaioner. Camacas, Vewezvers, December 5, 1992. OT WITHSTANDING its bine and balmy aire this beautifnl country is about most thinly populated portion of South Amer- ica. Its aren equals one-seventh that of the United States, with no waste lands to speak of and a oil of such won- derful fertility that two crops @ year are pro- duced without fe One bandred million people here; yet thore are .000,000, even reckoning at in tribes of Oronoco’s e.uttie more than @ liberal guess the Boundless forests. For years past the govern- went has beeu makin ‘orts to secure immigration by offering extraordinary indace- ment to settiers on the public lands. In spite | Of these benefits and al ad vantages to be enjoyed farmer, mechanic and laborer w to think twiee before remorme fre @r any other compar to this turbulent paradise. YATE OF AX LEMIORANT COLONT. A warning example of the fate awaiting them may be found in the history of the famous Tavar” colony in honor of the s who furnished the money), which anded bb ter the most favorabl auspices by that learned Italian, Agostino Codaczi. Just fifty years ago this winter be took advantage of a temporary Inll in Vene @ucla's eternal civil contiicts to bring over a tranquil country (so named he settled les from a pro- @uctive as beantifol: the government was die » eXeeedingly well by the industrious Vfora time all went swimmingly houses resem- abie spirit thing Venera ously than all the ear broke out afresh when Tavar wa *s then thirty yeare @ld end paralyzed ali mercial enterprises, | Ment by pulling down whole re orler toentrench them and proceeded to “req value At 2 ives in their position that tin a 1,500 eltne's wb Evan ym Areas lowed t < ex m1 6 mouth president the » declare bi \ power indefinitely esttente and ix) m: ible to the the the preside onvent which narrow ball is which the dec- wassigned. ommem: this crude appears the rarest ath’ America a h PE Dore in his conquest of Peru. itis about feet square, of faded pink silk, embroidered in id by Queen Isabelia herself, the design hav- ig been the combined excuicheons of Arragon end Castile, the whole inclosed ina heary gilt frame. It seems pecaliariy appropriate. that this old embiem of avarice, cruelty and Inst Shoal! molder away in the room where the first feeble protest was nttered against Spanish oppression, an two vice F Of them w the wa Iaration of Venezurian Upon its wails bangs a ps the erent, and clo-e b Liberty” COMMERCE WAS DOUBLED. Venezuela's commerce, which is naturally ound up with ite agricultural industry, has ‘More than doubled iteelf within the last quarter | entury. Foremost among the exportable pro- Guctions & cofee, the yearly prodact being not Jess than 800,000 pounds. The plantations, or quintas, as they are called. extend from the Up inte the mountains. | The best of the “temperate” belt, that is, at an ¢levation of between three and fire thousand thes n the United States | every article of | forest of the Amazon and Orinoco, where it grows wild in great abundance, and when cul- tivated in the hot, low-lying districts, requires little or no care. ‘THE BEST CHOCOLATE IX THE WORLD. “Caracas chocolate,” as the produet of all ‘Venezuela is called, is certainly the best in the | world,and the very best of it comes from Chuao plantation, belonging to the University of Cara- | cas. which derives a fine revenue from its an- output of 2,000 pounds or thereabouts. | The whole country exports some 75,000 pounds a year. Strange to say, chocolate cost more here where it is grown and manufactured than in New York city, for the simple reason that very little, if any, of the genuine article is sold in the ter market. You may buy what is said to be “Caracas chocolate” in New York for 50 cents a pound, while here at the factories, before any duties or costs of transportation have been added, it selis for 65 cents a pound. The best cocoa beans cost 40 cents » pound on the plan- tation, but American manufacturers have a way of increasing the weight of the beans and correspondingly reducing their value by @ pro- cess of “simple addition” of that cheap, heavy and harmless substance known as pipe It weighs about five times as much as ecoa and does not materially change the taste of the beverage, for those who do not know the difference. To learn what chocolate really is one shoud drink it where it grows, amid surroundings in accord, in a Carncas pa- tio, for example, reclining in'a hammock, half intoxicated by the odor of orange flowers and orchids, a served by some dark-eyed, round- armed Dolores, Panchita or Mercedes. It constitutes the universal desayuno, taken im- mediatelr on arising with a bit of crusty bread to sustain one’s inner man until the noonday almuerzo. ‘he Venezuelan producer dries bis cocoa beans thoroughly in the sun, then ships them in gunny sacks to market. ‘The manu- cturer grinds them intoa fine gray powder at looks like Graham flour, mixes them with d Savors the nilla bean. It ith the juice of th | is then boiled again, poured into molds, and | when hardened is the chocolate of commerce. | SOME VENEZUELAN EXPORTS. Venezuela exports from 65,000 to 100,000 pounds of cotton every year of the South Sen Isinnds variety; also considerable quantities of . Peruvian bark, sarsaparilla and a few articles to the Vaiue of many thousand per annum. Those which the ple raise for their own use—notably black beans and corn of tae violet, red, white, yellow and black varieties-—are known as frutos manores.to distinguish them from the frutos mayores or articles of commerce. The export irade is roainly with New York and Philadelphia, Eng- land, France, Germany, Spain and Hollan About the only products received exclusively | from the Cuited States are wheat, flour and cheese. Ironand all sorts of gotton goods come from England; silks, hardware, paper, perfumery, wine, drugs, and, of course, the fashions, come from France; jewelery, silver race, clothing materials, toys, beer, manu- factured articles in glass, porcelain, iron and steel from Germany through Hamburg and Bremen. There is an import duty which is gen- eraily regulated according to gross weight, but no direct export duty. ‘The transport of goods over all interior highways is exempt from toll of other charges, but a sort of general tax is imposed on them at the export office. Seventy- five percent of the proceeds are returned to | the several states and the balance applied to the maintenance of public highways, Ibe two principal exporting markets of Ven- | eznela for the shipment of coffee and chocolate | are Maracaibo and Puerto Cabello, The latter jtuated on what is called the “Golfo (Galt of Sadness), is as unhealthful a | place as the wide world affords. The bottom of the bay is said to be literally paved with the | Bones of those who have perished from its | deadiy miasmas, No lesa ghost than that of Sir Francis Drake, the English buccaneer, is be- | lieved to haunt the spot. He died of yellow fever at Puerto Cabello and his body was m- closed ins leaden coffin and sunk into thirty fathoms of water. Besides numerous sailing vessels that frequent Venezuelan ports, there | are several lines of ocean steamships. Among | those that arrive at regular intervals are the val British Mail, whose European terminus | is Southampton: the Hamburg- merican Steam- sbip Company, the French line from St Na- zuare, which takes in Martinique on the way to Le Guayra; another from Port-of-Spain, Trini- dod, and inst, but by no means least, the splendid “ed 'D” line from New York via Port- au-Prince and Curacoa, PRODUCTS OF ITS MINES, ng is carried on in Venezuela to a ent, principally near the upper waters of the Kio Caroni,in the province of ‘ayara. A few copper and coal mines are » worked and considerable guano is ex- | Gold m ed ported to the United’ States from the Island of Orehil». As to manufactares, Venezuela is not quite so significant as has been represented. > makes and exports soap, candles, Hime and ra, bosides hand-made’ laces of various forts, straw and wicker work and curious AMERICAN GUANO CO.'S ESTABLISHMENT AT OncHELA. | feather work. Educational matters are in a Besides the great universi- Morida and Trujila there are of high order, both publicand normal school and ‘some 1,300 na- | tional schools, scattered in every town and vil- age. Allare sustained by the government, the elementary schoois being partly supported by the various municipalities themsclves and tm part by estampillas de scuelas (school stamps)—a small stamp duty raised on bills, deeds and contract papers. Caracas has a public library which contains | not less than 30,000 volumes. ‘The better clase of citizens are not only educated, as we under- stand the word, but accomplished to a degree not common in North America, Both sexes are able to speak three or four be- sides their own and are well upin art and music. As for politeness—there are no such people under the sun. Whenever « Venezuelan, male or female, writes a letter, whether to dear friend or ‘stranger, he or she invariably concludes it with the words beso sus manus, “I kies your bands ad whenever a Venezuelan « lady, whether it be his eetheart or his grandmother, be hastens to assure ber that he is “lying at her feet.” Paysite B. Warp. —os KnhIinestones, From the Indianapolis News, Happy is he who can really enjoy all of the things that the fashionable world eays he ought | to enjoy. | Don’t judge the number of courses at a din- | ner by the number of spoons that lie beside your plate at the start. ‘The table d’bote waiter who is gone the long- t time generally brings back the fewest and | worst dinbes when he returns. The individual who cctabiiched the cyto of feeding one’s velf soup from spoon was eviaently not the wearer of a heavy mus- Souvenir Coins. {n compliance with many requests, Taz Staz has secured, for the accommodation of its patrons, s supply of Columbian Exposition Souvenir balf dollar coins, which will be far- | ished at cost priee,—one dollar each. Apply et the counter of Taz Stam business office. ye: THE EVENING STAR: THE NATIONAL GUARD No Magazine Riffes During the Pres- ent Year. THEY WILL COME IN Some of the Things Mr. Duff Grant Says About Smokeless Powder—The Rifle Gal- lery Schedule for February—Asto the New Blousee—The Cycle Company—Inaugura- I 94. NTEREST IN THE new rife with which the army and the National Guard will soon be armed is beginning to wake up. The ord- nance department has reached an agreement with the American agent of the Krag-Jor- gensen gun regarding the right to manu- facture the weapon in this country. The de- tails have not yet been made public, but the amount of royalty to be paid is understood to be comparatively small and entirely satisfactory to the War Department. Most of the plant at |the Springfield armory has already been changed to meet the requirements for the man- ufacture of the new weapon. It is estimated that about 22,000 stands of arms will be manu- factured annually after the new plant is in fall and perfect working order. Gen. Flagler had hoped to get a large number of the new weapons in the hands of troops in seacon for the next rifle competition, but this is now out of the question.” No con- siderable number can be issued until next autumn, when the competitions will be over. The policy will be to equip oue regiment at a timer The order in which this will be done will be determined by the commanding general upon the recommendations of department com- manders. While the ordnance authorities would not be surprised, and, in fact, are rather ex- pecting, to see an inventor come forward with an improvement on the gun adopted, it is their Purpose to go ahead with the manufacture of the new weapon until a better weapon is provided. Pending the further development of an American smokeless powder the Wetterin will be purchased and insued to the troops with the new guns as soon as manufactured. It is therefore evident that the National Guard will not begin to receive the emall-cali- ber shooting machine for about one year. Had it been decided to istue them to the regular troops in time for the 1893 competitions then the D. 0. N. G. would almost surely havo had a sufficient number for its team, but as the in- ternational straggle for buli’s-cyes and fame at | Chicago is to be conducted under present con- | ditions then the most that can be hoped for will be a sufficient supply of the best the mar- ket affords. ‘Team candidates may be sure of one thing and that is high-grade ammunition; the beat that can be turned ut of any factory in the United States. The Frankford product has been thoronghly tested and will never again be used in a match of any importance by repre- sentatives of the District National Guard. CHANGES TO BE WROUGHT BY SMOKELESS POWDER. Deeply interesting and very clear was the | lecture delivered some little time ago by L. G. Duff Grant before the United Service Club in New York. Mr. Grant was discussing smoke- less powders and their connection with the im- roved rifles. In concluding his essay Mr. rant said: ‘There can be no dispute about the numer- ous advantages possessed by a smali-bore rifle over one of a comparatively large caliber. They are these: Reduction in size and weight of car- tridges, 115 rounds of the new ammunition weigh no more than seventy of the Martini- Hengy; increased accuracy and penetration; absence of recoil; higher muzzle ve- ving a !ower trajectory; using the fixed sight a man can be struck up to 470 yarda; saving in transport of ammunition; a greater number of cartridges can be carried in the mag- azine of the rife without increasing the weight of the former. ‘The introduction of magazine rifles anda smokeless explosive agent must be followed speedily by a revolution in tactics. For were | contending forces approaching each other un- der the tacticai conditions now in vogue, one dependent on gunpowder wonld suffer tremend- ous blows from batteries whose position and distance they would be quite unable to deter- mine except by the sound and report, and their outposts would be completely demoralized by being harassed and picked off by an unseen enemy. Their attacking line would suffer se- vere losses without being able to adequately inflict them on the advancing enemy, and, lastly, when at close quarters enveloped in dense smoke from the rapid use of their own magazine rifles, their enemy, provided with the smokeless explosive, would have a perfectly clear front. From what I have said I'am sure you will all ‘agree with me that the days of black powder are numbered, and that the adoption of smoke- less or nitro powders and magazine rifles for all military purposes is only a matter of tim: doubt there are occasions during naval and military operations when the shroud of smoke produced by musketry or artillery fire has proved of important advantage to one or other or to both of the belligerents, but this smoke Will have to be found from other sources, SPECIALLY MANUFACTURED SMOKE. Invention begets invention. The latest is that Col. Crease has invented a sort of fuse or rocket ease which, on ignition, gives forth dense volumes of smoke with the idea of effecting a screen for the attack. Also. from Berlin, we learn that Prof. Scheiller has improved upon Col. Crease’s fuses by inventing a machine tor producing artificial smoke on a battlefield to counteract the introduction of smokeless wder, and the French have anew invention in the shape of a smoke bomb intended to be fired into the ranks of the enemy who uso smokeless powder, and so obscure their view. With the adoption of smokeless powder the autos of the guard and patrol will be mado in- measurably more difficult by the absence of smoke ard noise which in the case of the em- ployment of ordinary powder attracted their ‘Attention to and pointed out tae position of the enemy. On the other hand it will render capi- tal service to the frametireurs,whoee object is to escape from and confuse the guard. Sudden attacks and surprises will become matters of such daily occurrence that outposts and patrols will have to be immensely strength- ened and kept at the utmost tension of watch- fulness. Firing drill and discipline must necessarily be made much stricter than present. ‘The most important fault of the smokeless powder is, howevor, the terrible clearnees, the overwhelming distinctness, with whici, when it is used in battle, every man will be able to see the carnage and siaughter around him. Hitherto the heavy roll of the firing has mercifully smothered the cries and ekricks of the wounded, the cloud of powder sinoke has veiled tho horrible sight of men piled in heaps dying and dead, their dreadful sufferings, their agonized end. Each man fighting behind a thick fog of smoke, which was only wafted aside now and then bya gust of wind or lightened by = pause in the firing, felt a certain sense of screened security, mistaken indeed, but none the less reassuring, until he himself was strack by the fatal bullet. How will it be in the future? The fall of each man who is shot down will be clearly seen by his comrades, every ery of anguish will be heard by half the company, the least hesftation, the least vacilla- tion, which, through the rapid change of com- mander, that a death or a severe wound often renders , Will be immediately observed by the men and rob them of that feeling of per- feet confidence they ought to have in thei oficers, On the other hand, the advantages of ‘smokeless powder may be summed up: The de- and bew 1g effect on the corps ‘exposed to infantry fire, and the difficulty exper rienced by the enemy in determining the tance and the direction whence the fire comes, the increased certainty of aim arising from the absence of emoke from their own fire, especially in the case of artillery, whore it enables at least three times as much to be fired as with the old ywder. For the defense, it is an inestimable Boon; for the attack, it means certain death, THE FEBRUARY GALLERY PBACTICE. Riffe practice for February has been arranged for in the foliowing orders just issued: General No Be ‘i zADQ' p. OF COLUMBIA MILITIA, Washington, D. C., Jan. 20, 1893, I. The following eclied by the battalion commander. a ae: corany 3, Saterday, Ea: company O'tese! Wednesday, 15th. A, 7, 17th; Gay iat company, Mondays 15th” a, %: WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, Sasva yn, 1893—SIXTEEN * PAGES. Reread pvr Ogg. agen ‘2d: gompeny B, Tearsday, 16th: peny'C, Tuer: company” ie Wednedey,"@K; ‘compas? Ds First separate battalion. A, Mon- ay. 6th; B, Friday, 10th; company C, Friday, 24th; company D, Saturday, ‘First separate company—Monday, 27th. Second separate company—Sa » Lith, Engineer tarday, 18th. ‘The gbneral staff and the field and staff offi- cers and non-commissioned staff of regiments, Monday, February 20. ‘The field and staff officers and non-ommis- sioned staff of battalions, the evenings to company A of their respective battalions. IL. Practice for the month of February will be at 300 yards; each man will fire two scores at this distance and his scores will be recorded. Vollev firing will follow the individual prac- tee, three volleys | being fired by goch, organization, standmg. A proper record of the results, "to. be entered in’ the company target record book, will be certified by the in- spector of rifle practice, LL Companies will bo reported at the rifle gallery promptly at 8 o'clock p.m. on the dates specified, in undress uniform, armed and equipped. In case of rain or snow they may be marched to the gallery without arms. Riflos will be cleaned at the close of practice before leaving the gailery. IV. ‘The rifle gallery will be open every day, except Sunday, from 3 to 6 o'clock p. m., for Yoluntary practice. Ammunition will be fur- nished on the payment of one cent for each round. An inspector of rifle practice will be in attendance, and, on request, will certify scores to the captains of companies to be credited as Part of the required practice. V. The company of infantry mustered into the National Guard December 22. 1892, is as- Signed as Company B, fourth battalion. "I. Paragraph 1, of general orders No. 30, series of 1888, is revoked. VIL. The undress coat for officers of the National Guard will be of the pattern prescribed for officers of the army by order of the Secre- tary of War, September 29, 1892; the numbers and lettars on the collar (provided for in par. 8, G, O. No. 30, 1888) will be placed one and one-half inches from the edge and one-eighth of an inch from the top of the collar. ‘The sword belt will be worn underneath the coat. VIII. Officers now provided with undress coats of the old pattern will not be required to provide themselves with others of the new pat- tern until the former become unserviceable. By command of Brig. Gen. Ordway. Tueopore Mosuer, Adjutant Genoral. 4S TO THE NEW BLOUSES. Paragraphs VI and VII of the foregoing or- ders will set at rest those who have wondered when Gen. Ordway would give the now blouse an official standing in the guard. It will be noted, though, that officers are not required to throw aside good blouses of the old pattern; they may wear them until it is full time to get new ones, and then, of course, they will be ex- Pected to furnish themselves ‘with the latest style. ROLLING RIGHT ALONG. The cycle company flourishes, and it pro- poses to keep on flourishing. Capt. Couch has igsued the following circular, and there has been enthusiastic response: “The regular drill season of ‘98 has fairly opened, and the captain would take this oppor- tunity to impress upon the members of the company @ few facts, a close observation of which can but result in placing the junior com- pany of the brigade where we would all, I feel sure, best like to have it, viz., first in drill, first in numerical strength and first in disci- pline and esprit de corps. “While the members have every reason to congratulate themselves upon the successful termination of this first year as a military body, amid the disadvantages, trials and unavgidable setbacks natural to inexperience and ignorance of the customs and usages of the service, still there remains a great deal to be done, and in order not to retrograde we shall need the indi- vidual and combined effort of each man in the company. Let every shoulder be placed will- ing) enthusiastically to the wheel and we shall succeed. “In the matter of drills: Let every man ro- port promptly and answer to his name at roll call, no matter what the state of the weather, realizing that his presence is vital to the stand. ing of his company, as indicated on the drill report which goes to headquarters. Whether we drill on the street, mounted or in the Center Market armory or in our own rooms, each man should realize that there is much to learn and that he will make material progress on each occasion and will be given the best instruction that his officers are capable of. “The first event of the year takes the shape ofa parade to the gallery for the purpose of rifle practice. This is of the utmost import- ance. “We want an issue of Springfield rifles and the attendance on this occasion as well as the individual scores made from time to time by the members will add material weight to your commanding officer's application to hoadquar- ters for these weapons. Let every man strive to be there. “The inauguration of tho’ President of the United States is rapidly approaching. Handi- capped as we are necessarily by reason of the weather, &c., more earnest effort than usual is necessary inorder that we may successfully hold our own when compared with visiting military organizations similarly mounted on that occasion. “An annual inspection, which occurs in April, is an event of great importance and of large ‘ibihties for us. For the first timo in our history we will be marked and rated ac- cording to our appearance, drill and numerical strength on that evening. Apart from the muster attendant to that ceremony we shall have to go through the inspection of cycle well as carbine. Our standing in the brigade will depend directly upon the number we turn out, Let every man then answer to his name. “Our monthly meetings also call for certain attendance. ‘The financial affairs of the com- pany need the thoughtful and regular attention of ‘every man. Dues and fines should be promptly met, and should any man be unavoid- ably absent from either meeting or drill let him. notify immediately the chairman of the execu- tive committee as to his excuses. A postal card costs little, either in time or money. “Let every man strive during this first quar- ter to bring into the company at least one re- cruit and one honorary member, thus enabling filling the ranks and recruiting the treasury. “We have started to fit up the company room, and that, too, by subscription, Let every man pay the amount subscribed immediately that we may go on with the good work and not be obliged to incur debt. “On Monday evenings a commissioned officer will be at the armory to drill those who may report for that purpose. This will be an extra anda voluntary drill that all who wish may become proficient as rapidly as possible, thus enabiing the company at large to reach its standard of perfection as soon as possible. “Let ‘success to the second company, and shoulder to the wheel’ be our HERE WE cour! “There is no doubt,” says the New York Times, ‘tin respect to the representation of the National Guard of this state at Washington in the parade attending the inauguration cere- moni on the 4th of March. Besides the seventh regiment there are indications that a provisional battalion of four companies, two each from the first and second brigades, will also take part. This movement originated with company B. seventy-first regiment, Capt. Clin- ton B. Smith. The idea commended iteelf to the membors of company I, twenty-second regiment, and within the last week company A, thirteenth regiment, and company F, forty-seventh regi- ment, have come to the conclusion that it would = advisable to join — with their en- terprising comrades of the ‘Harlem company.’ A battalion made up as here indicated would be at once re ntative and certain to command marked tion.”” HOW THE NEW YORK SEVENTH WIMA. DO IT. ‘The report of the committee on the Washing- ton trip of the seventh has been accepted by the board of officers of the regiment and sub- mitted to» final vote of the companies. In the plan of ar ents it is provided that the regiment leave its home station on the afternoon of Friday, March 3, embarking on trains of the Pennsylvania railroad at 5 o'clock. ‘Two sing cars will be allotted to each com- pany; command is scheduled to arrive between 6 and 7 o'clock Saturday mal Commissary to it that two of the eaterer’s wagons, horses and Grivers, are on band, so that there may be no delay in the of stores. The trij ig in all the better part of two and « half days, will cost $20,000 in round numbers. Toward this sum the Seventh Regi- ment Athletic Association has already con- tributed $1,000, an assessment of $15 per in- vidual will bring the amount up to $12,250 om the estimated strongh of 750 officers men, and the balance will be paid out of regimental treasury. “This seems like a good deal of money to ex- pend fot eo ehort trip,” said an officer of the regiment, “‘and especially when we are likely to be called upon to go toa vory considerable outlay in the extending of the rogimental rifle range, which has got to be done, and the pro- viding of two new rooms in the’ armory in the event of the twelve-company formation being authorized. But, after all, it is the men’s money, contributed to the general treasury by the companies in the way of regimental dacs, and they are entitled to its enjoyment. Every- thing certainly looks favorable to a pleasant trip, and one wholly free from the discomforts of four yearsago, and if matters turn ont well the expenditure, large as it seemingly is, will prove to bea good investment for the regi- ment.” NEXT WEEK IN THE GALLERY. Rifte practice during the coming week will be on the following schedule: Monday—First separate company. Tuesday—Company C, second battalion; company C, first battalion, at its own armory. Wednesday—Company 5, sixth battalion. Thursday—Company D, sixth battalion; com- pony D, first battalion, at its own armory. Friday—Company A, first separate battalion. Saturday—The general staff and the field and staff officers and non-commissioned etaff of regimenta, ores, On Tuesday evening, the 31st instant, com- pany A, fourth battalion, will oceupy the rifle gallery. The company will be subdivided into | three teams of ten men each, and members of the winning team will each have a prize. Fif- teen shots for each mania the allowance. Cupt. Walsh thinks the competition will bo a good thing, and be and the members of his company are doing their utmost to make it a success. Capt. Roe’s command, troop A, New York National Guard, after discussing the matter of a distinctive uniform for soms months past, has decided to sti¢k to tho regulation clothing. New York national guardsmen are generally opposed to visiting the world’s fair in a body. A provisional regiment will possibly make the | trip at the expense of the individual members. ‘Where is that sergeant who is said to be try- | ing to persuade a squad to march to Chicago | next summer? | Gen. Ordway has gone to New England for a few days. | Volley firing in the gallery is a pronounced | succese, j Preparations for fitting up the range at Belle- vue are proceeding satisfactorily. Company B, first battalion, last evening | filled thi ney caused by the promotion of | Capt. B. R. Ross to command the battalion. | First Lieut. J. G. Moore was elected captain, | while Second Lieut. Shreeve had bars placed on his shoulder strap. Both promotions are ex- cellent and have been earned by long and faith- ful service. Capt. Moore is a son of Col. W. G. Moore, who commands the first regiment. DEAD ME HANDS. Weird and Ghastly Charms and Implements Some Criminals Employ. From the Pall Mall Gazette. One of the most curious and strange phases of superstition relates to the criminal classes. The mystic code which regulates the lives of these enemies of society is in many cases a sur- vival of fetishism of the oldest kind. Believing tenaciously in the dread officacy of certain ghastly charms and incantations, the malefac- tor boldly enters upon his enterprise, occasion- ally carrying with him “‘a dead man’s band, taken from one who has died a violent death. Such a charm being supposed to overpower with sleep those who come under its infinence, it is naturally an invaluable adjunct to the im- plements employed by thieves. Some years ago an attempted robbery was made by burglars on an estate in the County ‘Meath, and, to quote © contemporary account of the affair, ‘they entered the house armed with a dead man’s hand, with a lighted candle in it, believing that a candle so placed will not be seen by any but those by whom it is used, and also that if a candle ina dead man’s hand be introduced into a house it will prevent those ‘who may be asleep from awakening. The in- mates, however, were alarmed, the robbers fled, leaving the dead hand behind them.” Many similar stories are told of the use of the dead hand by thieves, one communicated by the | Rey. 8. Baring-Gould being worthy of notice. Two men having come to lodge in a public house with a view to robbing it, asked permis- ion to pass the night by the fire und obtained it. When the house was quiet, the servant girl, suspecting mischief, crept down stairs and looked throngh the keyhole, when she saw the | men open a sack and take outa dried withered | hand. They anointed the fingers with somo unguent, and lighted them, Each finger flamed | except the thumb, which indicated that one of the household was not asleep. Grose gives a full account of this ebarm ae used by French housebreakera, and a variation of the samo belief prevailed in Belgium. Not far from Baillenl, in wost Flanders, a thief was captured on whom was found the foot of a mat who had been hanged, which he used, when en- gaged in his robberies, for putting persons to sleep. Similar instances ‘are quoted from Spain and Germany, and it ia noteworthy that foxican thieves have been known to carry with them tho left hand and arm of a woman who died at the birth of her first child. Then there is the corpse candle, a weird im- plement of the robber’s trade, which, although common throughout Europe, seems to have been more general in Germany than any other country. Not so long ago it may be remem- bered how four persons in the south Russian government of Curak murdered a girl in order to make candles of her body, the notion being that such ® hideous light not only renders the perpet-ators of robberies invisible, but actu- ally throws the victim or victims into a state of sommolency In the German criminal codes of the seven- teenth and eighteenth centuries wo find ex- press mention made of penalties against a crime the motive of which was the making of ‘thieves’ or “sleep-producing” candles. ‘This superstition has figured in many trial, and seems to be, even at the present day, im: plicitly believed in by the criminal classes. In- deed, it was suggosted that the Whitechapel murders were instigated by this idea, a theory which the celebrated Dr. Bloch, a member of the Austrian reichsrath, was induced to sup- rt An instance of thie. piece of criminal lore occurred during the trial of the German thief, Theodore Unger, who was executed at Magdeburg in 1810, when it was brought out in vidence that a regular traffic existed for the supply of these grewsome implementa of the burglar’s trade. But, instead of making the criminal invisible, this grim light has more than once done the reverse, and caused him to be brought to justice, | ‘Woman's Onward March. From the Boston Transcript. There came a timo in the history of my life when I suddenly realized that I can tell a briar- wood from a meerschaum while it is being smoked. It was borne in upon me that by years of subtle training I had come tu know a “Perfecto” from a “two-for-e-nickel” It flashed upon my sinful soul that I, Sappho, the scorner of nicotine, was myself a connoisseur of the delicate and difficalt art of distinguish- ing—even from the next room—the varying characteristics of differing kinds of Turkish to- bacco. I found, to my amazement, perfumed Turkish cigarettes national characteristics coming sea to Boston, and that a Richm: & Ai H i E E as [ i | § th i i : i choked If | said was incurable, was going «i SUSCEPTIBLE TO BEAUTY'’S CHARMS. A Barglar Attempts to Steal = Kiss and Narrowly Escapes Captare. From the Chicego Tribune. An enterprising burglar, tired of the weary Toutine of his trade, enlivened the monotony of West Side burglaries Friday night in a novel way. Entering No. 147 South Peoria, street he incidentally relieved the clothing of two young men of $17.90. Then he entered the next room, where he found Mra, MeMeekin and Miss Florence McMeekin. Regardless of material valuables this enter- prising burglar resolved to steal a kiss from Miss Florence. But Miss Florence awoke in the nick of time. “What are you doing here?” she demanded. “P'm after a kiss; just one kiss and I'll g: responded the enterprising barglar. But Miss Florence screamjd and—instead of hiding ber head under the bedclothes—jumped out of bed and flew at the burglar. He went out through the window, and Miss Florence cut down the front stairs to head him of. ‘The burglar dashed down Jackson boulevard, ‘with Miss Florence in hot pursuit, just ns cho rose from her bed. She was gaining rapidly, when the burglar scrambled over a fence. This was beyond Mise Florence, who, about this time, discovered that she wasn't in street cos- tums, and made her way back to bed. ‘Miss MoMeekin is twenty-two years old and is employed in a State street dry goods store. rei tia tan eainiraatey ot Sian data A DETROIT MIRACLE. A Great Triumph For Medical Science, PARTICULARS OF ONE OF THE MOST REMAI ADLE CURES ON RECORD DESCRIBED BY THE DETROIT NEWS—A STORY WORTH A CAREFUL PERUSAL. DEtxorT, Mich., Jan. 20. A case has just come to light here, the parti lars of which are published in the Evening News, which will be read with considerable interest, as it records the remarkable achievement of a medical discovery; which has already won great and enduring fame. The story is told by the peared in Nev as follows ee The following paragraph, which ay tha Necsa da tine ape taculiel tes toca of this information—a case that was so wonder- fally remarkable that it demanded further ex- lanation. It is of sufficient importance to the ‘ews’ readers to report it to them fully, It was | 80 important then that it attracted considerable | attention at the time. The following is the par agraph in question :— “C. B. Northrop, for 28 years one of the best known merchants ‘on Woodward Avenue, who Was supposed to be dying last spring of locomo- tor ataxia, or creeping paralysis, has secured a new lease of life and returned to work at his | store, The disease has always been supposed to be incurable, but Mr. Northrop’s condition has | greatly improved, and it looks now as if the | grave would be cheated of its prey.” Since that time Mr. Northrop hassteadily im- roved, not only in looks, but in condition, till ¢ has rezained his old-time strength. It had been hinted to the writer of thisarticle, who was acquainted with Mr. Northrop, that this miracuious change had been wroucht by a very simple remedy called Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People. When asked about it Mr. Northrop firlly verified the statement, and | not only s0, but he had taken pains to inform any one who was suffering in a similar manner when he heard of any such case. Nore throp was enthusiastic at the result in his own case of Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills. It #asa remedy that he had heard of after he had tried | everything be could hope to give him relief. He had been in the care of the best physicians who did all they could to alleviate this terrible malady, but without any avail. He had given | up hope, when a friend in Lockport, N. Y., | wrote him of the case of a person there who had | been cured in similar circumstances by Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People. The per- son cured at Lockport hai obtained his infor- i ¢ Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills from ished in the Hamilton Ont., Times. The case was called “The Hamilton Miracle,” and told the story of a man in that city who, after almost incredible suffering, was ronounced by the most eminent physicians to Po incarsile’and permanently disthled, Hie had spent hundreds of dollars in all sorts of treatment and appliances only to be told in the end that there was no hope for him, and that eure was impossible. The person alluded to (Mr. John Marshall, of 25 Little William St Hamilton, Ont.), was a member of the Roy: ‘Templars of Temperance, and after having been Pronounced permanently disabled and incur- Eble by the physicians, was paid the $1,000 in- surance disabifity provided by the order for its members in such cases. For Mir. Marshall had been utterly helpless, and he was barely able to drag himself around the house with the aid of crutches. His agonies were almost unbear- able and life was a burden to him, when at last | relief came. Some months after he had been paid the disability claim he heard of Dr. Wil- | liams’ Pink Piils and was induced to try them. The result was miraculous; almost from the outset an improvement was noticed, and ina few | months the man whom medical ‘experts had ut the | city healthier and stronger than before. Mr. | Parshall was 0 wel! known in Hamilton that 1 the city newspapers wrote up his wonderfal | recovery in detail, and it was thus as = stated, that Mr. Northrop came into possession of the information that led to his equally m: velous recovery. One could scarcely conceive | @ case more hopeless than that of Mr. North- rep His injury came about in this way: One day nearly four years ago, he stumbled and fell the complete length of a steep flight of stairs | which were at the rear of his store. His head | and spine were severely injured. He was picked up and taken to his home. Creeping paralysis very soon developed itself, and in spite of the most strenuous efforts of friends and jicians the terrible affliction fastened itself upon him. For nearly two years he was perfcctly helpless, Hecould do nothing to support his strength in | the least effort. He had to be wheeled about in an invalid’s chair. He was weak, pale and | fast sinking when this timely information came | that veritably snatched his life from the jaws of death. Those, who at that time saw a feeble | old man wheeled into his store on an invalid’ chair, would not recognize the man now, so reat is the change that Dr. Williams’ Pink | Eilts have wrought Wine Mic Buciaw | learned of the remedy that had cured Mr. Mar- shall in Hamilton, and the Lockport, he procured a supply of Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills through ‘Mest. Bassett & L’Hommedieu, 95 Woodward avenue, und from the outset found an improvement. He faithfully ad- hered to the use of the remedy until now he is completely restored. Mr. Northrop declares that there can be no doubt as to Pink Pills being the cause of his restoration to health, as all other remedies and medical treatment lett him in a condition rapidly going from bad to worse, until at last it was declared there was no hope for him and he was pronounced incurable. He was in this terrible condition when he began to use Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills, and they have restored him to health. Mr. Northrop was asked what was claimed for this wonderful remedy, and replied that he understood the proprietors claim it to be a blood builder and nerve restorer, supplying in a con- densed form all the elements necessary to en-e rich the blood, restore the shattered nerves and drive out disease. Tt is claimed by the propne- tors that Pink Pills will cure paralysis, rheu- matism, sciatica, palpitation of the heart, headache, and ali diseases peculiar to Semsles, loss of appetite, dizziness, sleeplessness, loss aemory, and all diseases arising from over work, mental worry, loss of vital force, etc. 7 that medicines, but too much in praise of Dr. Wil- ’ Pink Pills.” The proprietors, however, claim that they are mot a patent medicine the sense in w that tera ia used, but « high careful study and experimen ton the pait of the ietors, and the pills were successfully used for: before foc geoeral sale ae decay that i Sees ha area inquiry Sad the pills are told by the hundred) at 50 had of all druggists or Wilias Medicine Go, tr aildresses. The price "at ‘which these sold makes a course of ‘treatment other ate or case isone of the and as it is one lousd miles sway, eon be cally verted, moe ae mong te eeu make testify of the good. in his ease. He says he considers it his duty to help Se eames De. Pins Pils, "If ony of the oot readers we teal ii ri : i | GaaxceRy nat Has been popular with smokers everywhere for over twenty-five years, It is Just as Good Now as Ever. Its FLAVOR, FRAGRANCE and PURITY have contributed langely to the growing popularity which pipe smoking enjoys. Pipe smoking is growing in favor because finer, sweeter and better tobacco can be had in this form and at much less cost than in cigars. BLACKWELL'S DURHAM TOBACCO CO., DURHAM, N.C. AUCTION SALES. _ TRIS AFT HOMAS DOWLING & Si AUCTION SALES__ FUTURE DAYS. [ENCANSON DROS PONEERS NOON, AUCTIONEERS, ALVABLE LOT IM-| TRUSTERS SALE OF A SPLENDI PROVED BY ‘CAND BACK | BUILDING ON BUST. BETWEEN BUILDING SOB EAT) TM STE NW, FLATS” R ie wrernianeon THURSD A. THY EMKUARY, A.D. 18, APS « V thom J eteteht and one-balt (x) inet 2 (AB feet eleven (11) te undred and twenty nanbeced ered one hundred and rove by a three-story and ig rouse ‘ermis of sale as prescribed by the decree: One-thir | i cash and the balance 10 on= f sale. with inte tobe arcured by deed of tru the purchase pur baser 200 will we regi te: of sal notarial fee= and at pu of sale are no with with reserves the ri re barchaser after five da 3a3-dkdbs ie 462 Louisiana avewun, THE ABOVE SALE IS POSTPONE t of the storm until SATURDAY, TY-FIRST. 1503, sere b SAME | Dorm ON | erty at the 5 cat of defeulting Fam : NUARY | Sve days svertisrment of such rewle tp Somme Rowe: FCONTENTS OF 10-2OOM RESIDENCE, TENTH STREET NORTHWEST, AT AUC JANUARY TWENTY-POURTH, CLOCK AM. we will well at lection of Dearly new ods from Marston NER, Anet N PART. TAUSTEES' SALE. OF WAGC 4 Plush, of Chats, CANS, IRON SAFE, RF ~ Tange! MATrOnS Babe, Strnkone, “ge iter af Oak aged other UR LK Xp cri ATs, Nene ke ko. OF THE WARD'S “AT <3 Tek “Phopverns “¢Nh COX and by direction of fell at pal TWENT) “SIXTH. ALD. 188 O'CLOCK A.M. in front and within th of Walter B. Wil'tams & Co. . co" northwest (facing Penney! ntioned in schedule matked st. namely: THIRTEEN WAGONS, NOS. 1 TO 13, Two} MiOMAS E. WACGAMAN, Real Estate Auctioneer. T HORSES, TRON" SAFF, _ COMBINATION TWo-sTOR LOCK, REVOLVING DESK, TWO HA TH St Ht MIRRORS, HANDSOME PLATFORM. SCAL WEEN SEVENTH AND ABOUT 209 “MILK CANS. SE On0-9A1.- UTUWEST CHURN, CLOCK, MEASURES, MILK JARS, st recorded im Léber &e., dee. Tecurdet the Diststet parties thereby: Sy PRET CROCLOCK PM ALSO. On the same day. AT FOUR O'CLOCK P. M., we will | sell at F. Sprins man’s wacon vard on D street between | South Capito’ street and Delaware avenue southwest, the following articles in schedule tnarked “7A” Rexed to said trust: EIGHT. MILK VATS, CHEESE PRESS, division of parts BOUND ICE BOXES, Bi Plains, wth berpet OREAMERY, te. Be." rf ALBERT T. COUM. Pens a in three eqs shich a depostt of 100 eg installments in si: twelve apd eightees Months, for which notes of purchaser beartne tmter- Shon cy oran ergata trae ies ANDEED J. TERRY, Jel¢-akabs WALTER B. WILL RATCLIFFE, DARK a CHANCERY SALE OF VALUABLE LOT IM- PROVED BY A TWO-STORY BRICK DWELL- ING AND BRICK oy a eETOme VICE be Ri Scan Barca Canes Sa ry, 1803, in equity cause No, 13080, wherein Mary | “> *NCME and revordiny ¢. Granta is complainant and Yat or Crom ie SNOW. PILLTS endant, we shail wel g " vAGG: : 6! tre shail sell at public froutof | _. F. WAGGAMAN, Auci. Jal3deae the premines. ut Ck PMO: DAY, SANTARY THIRTY FIRST, IN, allot lot thirty-six (36) of James J. Shedd’s subdivision of orie- inal fotsone to nine () to#), in square one hundred nd ninety-Ave (195), being No. 151] Rhode Island s ————s venue northwest. Im: rovements consist of two- | (YONSULT. THE NV UROSCOPIAN PHY st. hon ciansin Washincton, Dre. BROTHERS and GRAY, story brick dwelling and two-story brick stable on rear; claus in Washineton, Dre. BROT HENS ‘ duced the sin tainty by exam urinary deposits. | aymptorns without ask ve treat all ‘are aut Terme of sale: One-third cash and_the balance in gpeand two years from day of sale, with interest {he rate of @ ber centuyn per annum wntil paid, Pay siten for deferred payments andtebe secured bs deed | tbe morwine Sen for deferred payments andtobe secured by dent | th = Of trust on the property sold, or ail the purchase | Which the human fa money may be pald in cach. at the option of fhe tare | supstion, piles, serofala. rheumation, ‘prouckitte, Ghaser. A’ depoaitof $8 Fequired” at time of air. | Pi and ‘all econ senses, amen of The ine All conveyancing, notarial ices and recording at par- | /¢4#™ Stomach, bi - & 3017-1 Shagercont, Hf kerma of pacar mot cumpiind with | PyR. BROTHERS 1X } wertul CORDIAL TS within ten days ot all the tr day of wale the trasters reser the right to rese! risk and "advertise: yemedien for, N: ost of defaulting pure . ‘th ahd D sts. mow. TRUSTEES. SALE OF VALUABLE. IMPROVED DANSON BRO! PROPERTY ON THE NOKTH SIDE OF P a. Semel, OB. STREET BETWEEN FIFTEENTH AND SIX- New York, 1870. FELNTH STREETS NOKTHWEST, WASHING: Over twenty-five years’ expertenen, By virtue of @ certain deed of trast to us bearing Do1k9), and ‘duly recorded. in BL, ot SURGEON SPECIALIST On Diseases of the BLADDER AND KIDNEYS, ate October 13. "A. Liber No. 1528, folio f the land records, of the District of C a Party, secured therety. BLOOD AND SKIN DISEASES, FENTHS 4D. 18% ‘ NERVOUS DEBILITY, jowing descrited piece or parcel of land, s: being in the city of Washineton, District ut O» SCIENTIFIC, SKILLYUL, ster And being all of lot numbered 9, lege. and others’ subdivision of bered 194, as per plat recorded folio 101, of the records of the off ‘of the District of Columbia, tozct! TREATMENT GUARANTEED. om 18 positively the only advertising Sem om Specialist in the United Mtates who touts the in square nom Liber CH of the ‘survey with tue Hi Ey im" | above troubles on recocuized Sclentihe principles. "far, He has made their suoreasit, treatuvent « life scady. be paid in ce Jn OFFICE HOURS: 9 to 2; 4 to & ——— bearing inter: Annum, iuterest pavabie sen by deed of trust on tl ft purchans St cost of the ae S300 will be required st tine ef wale. "Te ‘sale | to be complied with iu ten days fiom day of sake Sunday—¥ to 2 CONSULTATION FREL. Jals-003m. P* 10s. iat ‘The well-known specialist, ma per annually and secured, | otherwise tr Fright Ro. reset the 463 € st. now. prov yal defaniting purchaser Prompt treatment. After five das advertisement of sin veaate i Rewepaper publiaied 'y Wasting Nghe ae | Office hours: 10 to " ane “~y Fee ROPPSSIONAL MASSAGE CAN PE OBTAIN! a31-eots ALDIS B. BROWSE,” 5 Trustees, | PERK tie ban er medica retercace ty eoripiee SACPHE ABOVE SALE 18 Poctpoxrp vewrin | SSMthat now. ___ abe MUNDAY, SANUARY T Y-THIKD, 1503,eame iC MEDICATED VAPOR bceur and pisce. MARLOX i - t porous: ‘soupien. Aine 19 ALDIs B. and b-autifyims the complexion. GIS Het aw. * iad-ite RATCUPFE, Dank & co.. AUCTION areas wo PAY AVE NW DESIRABLE HOUSEHOLD F EFFECTS. BEING TBE CON DENCE No. 154 D STREET SOL THE GORSER OF SECOND fare CONSISTING TX PART OF. PLUSH PARLOR SUITES, HATIC CLOTH PARLO! SUITES, WALNUT A OAK CHAMBE ik THEY Sr eure ar eae sere " i al ATTAN ROCKERS, FANCY AND MARBLE | 2ospapiisnrd = Ps Ic, 408 TAB, ae owe Ny ROLSTEL, | STARE INES 5). —PAGRET HATE 9 “. - the hair and scalp ina ciean and healthy ACKS, SOFA. LOUNGES. OIL PAINTINGS, | ibe! vemarch to dene fee Pike AMERL RE REER | Slw wc raomrcon neue oo ERATOR, pBAUSSELS | CARPETS — FOR | cH! isViAN a8 Beare 7 “ HALE be TOULET WAKE RITCREN YUE" | \Fasste OF UALTIMORE, MODISTE , SSI O RITChE AND REQUISITESAND A GENERAL M tion and eveniti gowns” at On TUESDAY MOUNING. JANUARY TWENTY. | Soparsinent alee as FOURTH, 1804 BEGINNING 47 TEN OCLOCK er will sill st the resadence, No. 154 D STREET ROUTHEAST (pear St Peter new cirarch). all the Sa ecclamcggen ‘we invite’ RATCLIFFE, DARR & CO.. te1R-ARaMs Auctionsers, [pOSOADBON BNOS., AUCTIONEERS. -ABL 1s IN ThE: T 2% fae pest as a i