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$ _ ~— ‘THE EVENING STAR: -WASHINGTON, D- C., IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS. Faward Kea: ns Jeaders of Tammany Hall and one of the pow- ers behind the throne in that organization, is at the Arlington. In addition to being « po- | order probibitin tical leader Mr. Kearny is an art connoisseur, aud owns one of the most costly and finest col- ections of the productions of foreign masters morning Mr. Kearny related a bit of interest rug inside political history and meidentally compared the characteristics of Richard Croker and his predecessor, John Kelly. “Mr. Kelly,” said Mr. Kearny, “possessed all the qualifications of a leader, and for years he ably managed the interests of the Tam- Hall organization. His great fault, how- that he was inclined to be hard He was a political fighter, s man of ng character, great determination and will I will tell yoa how the split between my Hall and Mr. Cleveland while the ‘was governor originated. The position of railroad commissioner, a < important one, was vacant, Judge Spencer y's selection for the piace and Mr. requested me to present Jndge Spencer's to Mr. Cleveland with the juest that he inted Mir. Cleveland listened that he knew Judge would consider the ad- minting him. Tt is very seldom dani he appoint: he , was t is positively made and otions to his rule Judge Spencer wasa man well © position and Mr, Cleveland in- thas he would be appointed. He | e publi meantime the position of immigration | nec ¥ Mr. Kelly con- ndge Spen- ad of that a requested that Mr. Cleveiand and in- minstion upon bis part. | Isaw Mr. Ce acquainted him with s request. Mr. Cleveland replied teh as he bad publicly annou +s appointment to the rai 5 ald not cons: d apvoint bim much as be wo ed me railroad im wait orm him of this di many ccret of the cv presents it- ould not have | contest with selection of the bat woald have w: nd harmo- ported by + administration most 4 stintilisted in the id he tremble. the register, for it is the ther guest will enter the Even the bookkeeper in 's never closes it.” is that wil bring g: for this reason ‘i P NOTES. matcrial reduction is anticipated. It is stated arse we gloat over the | vie orphans’ court will hold a regular meet- | to be Secretary Smith's firm purpose to faith- ails. Gan roe fully administer the pension laws as they exist, x ty have hunchbacks and | "8 4 ee | and no one who furnishes evidence proving hi erippl We always give | Mrs h of this town bas gone on rich: toa pension under the law will be denied the best bem with the great- | visit to in Vir; » full justice. It is also stated, however, on est con: Mr. John J situated in St. | equatiy good authority, that questionable cases “You ck eat around a hotel. | Mary's county, 9 d by fire. It was a/ will be thoroughly investigated to the end that As a rule hotels are overrun with rats beautifel house ‘here Was noinsurance. | fraudulent and improper claims may be re- and mice and there is generally a small army | Mr. Jon R. Tuner. one of Charles county's | duced toa minimum, of cats in the ce id kitchen. They are, | oldest and most respectable citizens, died at his however, of a ¥ color except bla to let room 13 so we | y elated and these | nau. m applies for a room | n infallib! ip the kiteken “If a crose-eved per before breakfast i is things will go at sixes a that da: “1 ree 1 subsequently tragic ineide tain hotel m Wach- | ington go while I was night | y clerk. ung fellow came in who bad E and asked for a As luck would have it, I handed him out the key to room 13. He looked at it in a stupid, maudlin way for a minute and then glanced up at the kands or the clock that was over my head. ‘They indicated _ precisely thirteen minutes after one o'clock in the morn- ing. The young man gave a gasp, his face be- room. came very pale and he sobered up instantly. “My God ried. ‘ I knew it would catch me sooner or later. for [¢was born on Friday and on the went ard Bim dead in the morzing from the delirium | tremens.” th of the month.” He “The ensuing state election in Virginia,” said Congressman O'Ferrall to THe Stax represen- | tative a tan this morning, “pos- | sesses | . as the legislature will ele or to fill the unexpired term | bour, deceased, whose seat is »r Hunton by appointment, and also for the full t is a candidate for the office, gh Lee, Thomas S. Martin of sj. Holmes Conrad of Winchester | ey of Prince Edward's. The | the zepub- | ition. But inas- 40,000 majority at the ist vote is but aboat {| nce to us what they nost prominent candi- and thus far bas re- t fro are confident that the press | he wall be nom: It is probable that there will be a very @cpirited coz Montana over the distribu est in tion of the federal patronage in that state. | visiting bis Owing to the split in the democratic ranks and —- and niece, Mr. and because of the fecling between the Clark and | Dixon factions of the Montana democracy each side will probably put forward its best en- deavors to secure the patronage. Several of | the representatives of each faction have already | a arrived in the city and more will be here be- | ntig fore the week ix out. Ex-Gov. P. HL Ls je of Helena, Mont. the Riggs. Gov. Leslie is unidentified’ with either faction. He is = prominent straight democrat of the silver state. ‘The sph . Leslie to Tae S state regret exceedingly that it exists, f certainly disturbs the harmony of the’ party. As a great body the democrats of Montana at united. They feel very sore over losing t senator-hiy. and when democrats are mad the: are apt to make a very strong fight. And suc! ‘ou may look forward to at the next election m ‘my state.” Of the crowds of office seekers in the city all labor ander the impression that it is personal worth and “intlocence” which will get them their coveted positions. But it is not always these factors which land applicants in snug federal berths. Here is « pointer: Once it was a teapot. During Mr. Cleveland's last administration a young man came on from s western state will- ing toaccept anything from a eabinet position to the head of a bureau. He was glad, finally, to take = $60 a month position in one of the departments. The head of his department | der to provénta tie and happened to be his friend and be was promised Pfomotion as soon as an opening arove, but the opening came not. One day while in the hall ontaide of bis ebief's of the most prominent | | the department. He knew one of them and they unfolded their woes to him. It that it hud been the custom from time tmme- morial for tue ladies to brew their noonday tea in a little texpot over an alcohol stove. The chief clerk of their department had ixsned an K them from doing so in the future and the trio represented « committee = by an indignation meeting which had been held on the spot. ‘This cruel mnd inhuman order of the chief clerk was certainly an intrenchment upon the Tights of the beloved opposite sex. more the clerk thought of it the more he realized that at last an opportunity had come by which he could gain advancement. He hastened at once to the departmental head and «aid: “Here, you promised me the first opening that came up in the department. If this is not a t case of offensive partisanship then I don't know what the term means. I want the chief clerk's position, and he should be fired summarily.” And he was. es ITS TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY, LANDS FOR SETTLERS. Unlawful Invusion of the Strip Ex- pected. Secretary Hoke Smith is making active prep- arations to carry into effect the act ratifying the agreement with the Indians ceding to the government the Cherokee strip inthe Indian | territory. In a letter to Prineipel. Chief Har- are necessary to be taken om the part of the Indians, and suggests that be eail the nations! council together to take such action as to allot- ments and other details as they may soe fit. In a letter to Gov. Seay of Oklaloma the Secretary asks for information and suggestions &s to the ertabliskment of the new counties and other matters connected with the proposed ‘opening of the strip to public settlement ‘The commissioner of Indian affairs has been directed to rules and to Closing Exercises at the Luther Place Memorial English Lathegan Chureb. ‘The services in connection with the twentieth | tis bas been | the holding of most delightful and largely at- mance his preferences | people, iss Ade! 7 4 * Hill. M . A [peep gh Fra ee, Hil. 318 | nation of » commissioner of pensions, and any M > leans; Mrs. L. 8, Grif- | changes in policy as to pensions and-questions W. Belt, Mrs, LS. Wilson, Miss | of reorganization will be deferred until Gen. proprietor a feline fit if | The mises, | number of ver It | pected. He leaves a widow ser, who gets room | been visiting friends here. | Frida; sign that | fair. chambermaid found | § | Rey and a vocal quartet by Misses Marie Lar- | majority of the members were present. is at | Wedaceday. | | sa | Ena thine, in which « nomber of rookiand . “of the democrats of Montana | Young people were competitors, was won by it of the democracy, Tt isa factional Mr. Baker of Washington, with « block of “pale fight among leaders and the democrats of the | pink satin beautifully em! sure into segret exceedingly @ or it | rounded by a pulling of apple-green satin. | j | anniversary of the Luther Place Memorial En- | Y!¢¥s of the cou! glich Lutheran church closed last evening with teuded reception at the church. Music andrec- itations were first enjoyed, and then » number of the clergymen of the city congratulated the proceeds of the rale to the other needful preparat hasten the opening James H. Cisney, United tates Indian in- pastor of the church, Rev. Dr. Butler, and his spector, now at Arkansas City, Kan., i Aone Letters wete read from Rev. Dr. | port just received at the Interior De t, Domer of St. Paul's Lutheran Church and Rev. | expresses the opinion that there will be no un- Jawful invasion of the Cherokee strip. There are many people camped about Arkansss City and Caldwell and many have rented houses in each of these cities waiting for the opening, but after a thorough investigation of the sfbject he does not find any cheposition to enter the strip before it is f and legally opened'to set- tlement. And this opinion. he ia shared by Col. Wade, who is in command of all. the troops on the outlet, and Capt. Forebush and Dr. Pitzer of the Central Presbyterian Church sending congratulations expressing regrets at their inability to be present. Among the cler- gymen present and extending congratulations to the pastor of the c! ‘ople were the K ‘orth Prexbyterian Church, Rev. A. T. G. Apple ef Grace Keformed Chureb, Rev. Dr. F. D. Power of the Garfield Meworial Christian Church, Rev. Dr. G. B. Patch of the Gunton | Capt. teow arg are in at Chi- ‘Temple Presbyterian Church and Rev. Dr. L. M. | locco and Caldwell respectively. Kuims, formerly of Canton, Obio, but livingin —--—_—_—_s— this city; > Homrighaus, Rey. George ‘Trade Statistica for February. Hamm and H. Batler. ‘The bureau of statistics bas compiled state- ment of expor ts and imports for the month of ‘At the conclusion | February, which shows the total exports for the ladies of the church served | February to be valued at €59,943,886: imports, | Ww ice. | $79,632.18; excess of imports over exports, $19,683,262, For the same period of 1892 the excess of ex- ports over imports was $21,254,867; for the twelve months ended February 29 the exports were valued at $879.249,993; imports, $911.502,- 807; excess of imports over exports,¢§2,252,514, For the same period of last vear the excess of exports over imports was 171,696,280, The istics show a balance of trade afainst the United States for the vear of $32,000,000 against & balance of €171.000,000 in favor of the United States for the previous yea’ ‘The exports of gold for valued at $14,245,607; total of $17,350,891. Imp old, £1,257 539; silver, $2,112,977; total, 8,370,516.” E cess of exports of coin and bullion over imports for the month. $13,950,370; for the twelve months ended February '29, 295,784,002. For the similxr period of last year the excess of exports over imports was only $45,000,000. mmigration for February last aggregated 12,568; for the same month last year, "26,068; for the twelve months ended February 29, 216,925: for the corresponding period last Fear, 309,484. The greatest number, 65,000, ame from Germany; the next largest, 56,000, from Russia, and the third in point of fum- bers, 23,500, from Italy. —_—_—_-2+____ Secretary Smith's Pension Policy. It is expected that within the next few days the President will send to the Senate the nomi- Mrs. Charies Schoff rendered a vocal solo, as dict Miss Lessie Porter, and Mrs. Braley recited * nchsmith’s Story. ret nd sand) Katie Reed, Mrs. W. H. Mrs. G. W. Callahan, r. Miss Hattie Davis, Mrs, 3 M. Woodworth, Mra. F. M. and Mrs, Eckfeldt, assisted by a bevy hool board of this | - Wilson and H.HSasscer | m Camp Springs. com- | posed of colored people that they | should h a school hou: as received. Mr. Elbert Dent has been appointed trusiee | barg school to fll vacancy in 5 residence of ‘The dishes submitted in Jcons. Mra, Aimee ze for sabstantials, her s en_ escalloped aise, and Mrs. Frank Hill recetved a bon- bon dish as the prize for confectionery, her contribution being chocolate caramels.’ Mrs. ze was a handsome after-dinner coffee Mrs. J. Alfred Os- and her daughter, cu; or: ose present w CLV. AL M ten and others, Vick bad his hot house and con- oved by fire. The loss on the buil 108, while the loss on the crop is insurance. He will rebuild ouble the eapacity of the former Raum’s successor has had an opportunity to | familiarize himself with the duties and needs of | the office. In the meantime Secretary Hoke Smith will continue to sign all peasion certifi cates as they are presented to him. The @uily iasue of pension certificates has fallen off very little, if auy, during the present month, and no home. in the seventy-seventh vear of his age. | the New Solicitor of the State Department. jeceased had been im failing health for a| "ye. ~o*,* - “| ‘and bis death “wee not unex. | lt. Dabnes, the new solicitor of the State i tone Chaliaea | Department, is well known in this city through | Mr. J. Alfred Ridgely of Washington has bis practice before the Supreme and other | i - |courts. He has represented the inter- Jin, Penest Smith will start for Chicago om | state commerce commission in several’ | important cases and Judge Gresham was first atrracted to him in an argument be made in a | case before him. ‘The acquaintance began at that time ripened into an intimacy that makes the selection to his present ofiice a per- | sonal appointment on the part of the Secretary Mr. Dabney is a native of Danville, Va., and al- though he is less than forty years of age ranks With the best lawyers of the state, ot pata ‘The Property of the Mormon Church. The litigation between the United States and the Inte corporation of the Chureh of Jesus | Christ of Latter Day Saints, commonly known as the Mormon Church, has not yet ‘ended, and the Supreme Court now has 3ir. John W. Belt will go to the world’s Bi —— }OKLAND. Vice President Stevenson has appointed Mr. m. 8. Daniels of Brookland his private stenog- rapher, and Mr. Daniels bas resigned his posi- | tion in the Post Office Department and assumed hig new duties. The marriage of Miss Rebecca Cook of Uni- versity Heights and Mr. Patrick Galligan of Saratoga, N. eat the residence of Richard Gudgin, Acorn The ceremony was per- formed at 4 o'clock p.m. by the Rev. G. James | F Jones of the Tabernacle Congregational Church | before it an appeal respecting the of Washin The wedding gown was a most | use to which sball be put the church property becom bination of silk and wool steel | escheated by the court's decision at a previous gray bengaline, trimmed with iridescent passa- | term as held contrary to public policy. When rie end was fastened at the throat with | the property was declared forfeited the court abandsome pin, the gift of Mrs. Senator Brice | directed the Utah supreme court to fix the of Ohio. chagitabie uses to which it should be pat. ‘Ihe reception was held from 8 until 10 and court rejected the osition of the Was attended by Mr. and Mrs. Edward Masters, | government as to the use which should be Murray, Mrs. Albert Connors, | made of the fund from the Pe rty, amount Mr. and Mrs. Edward Roche, Mrs. Gudgin, | ing to about 400.000, and directed that it Mrs. Sweeney. Mrs. Burns, Misé Minnie Gudgin, | should be applied to the support and aid Miss Annie Hurley, Miss Lizzie Burke, Miss | of the poor members of the Church of igin, Miss Ellen Scott of Stock- | Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and to the 1, Miss Maggie Tunrell, Miss Mary | building and repairing of honses of for buelab Gudgin and Messrs. Wm, | the members of the church. The United States and Frank Jones. The | has ——— from this decree, that and beautifal, includ- | it wo v Wg gay d permit the pee’, to ‘0 from Representative | be devoted to the same purposes for which it nheimer of New Jersey. The roof ef the ticMahon hall of philosophy at the university is being put on, showing the was formerly held. Yesterday the United States Supreme Court, with the concurrence of both parties to the suit, advanced the case and as- Fis the Secretary advises Bim a8 to what steps | 9" per | ing speeches in reply to Senator Sanborn’s ‘WASHINGTON WHOLESALE MARKET. Poa . drawn, Sib. average, Misses taster wa. Ib, ivalee- drawn, large, per Ib., 14al0c. : Hive: to 2b. Be pai, Saad retain Ia nn She ona Ib.. Lie. Ve rtf) Binds, ber erate é, Ge. : Quarters, common, Sc. ; fair to good, 10allc. SES Se Sk ee ie, Ory, 158 Ie. t ‘ood, 2uazic. ed. choice selections, 228° le. : print aulers’ 92 choice, ne dga16xe.; western, fresh, Per pound; extra datry, Dy. . #140814 ‘Good mixed,” #: Straw, rye, 8; wheat. 86. washed, 2at4e tree, 3 Bo skins oe 8528 ar akfis exch, Gi Kabbit aie The. Msk skins, 4087.50. Striped skun® skins rat skins, unk skins, ‘Opossum, 10 Sundries Bers Taliow. Sigatc. Honey, white clover, Lib), new, 1.1Be.; 2 1b, new, Tg Rags, white, per 100 ibs, 5 mixed, per 100 1b 81.50. ere, live xeese, prime, immon. Baits. Paxseed per, ban. 8a lover seed, per i0., 1GalS. ‘ joaise, ‘iaothy ed, Ginseng. por Ib . Peaduts, "per ib, Shake root, 20c! CONFLICT IN MINNESOTA, Legislature and Judge Egan at Odds Over the Coal Combine Books. ‘The fight between the Minnesota legislature and the coal combine grows more exciting hourly. The legislature and Judge Egan of the Ramsey circuit court have been arrayed against each other. ‘The court ordered the de- tention of the sergeant-at-arms of the house, and yesterday morning had Representative R. A. Walsh of the investiga:ing committee called before it and demanded possession of the letter books of the coal combine, which were seized last weck by the committee. Mr. Walsh re- fused to acknowledge the authority of the court so far as giving up the books was concerned, nor would he tell where the books could be found, At the time Mr. Walsh was before tho court the senate was considering the house joint resolution instracting the investigation com- mittee to retain the letter books. Senator gnatius Donuelly made another of ‘his scorch- motion to have the legislature withdraw and leave the whole matter to the decision of the court. ‘The house resolution was finally adopted by a vote of 34 to 3. In the house an even warmer debate was in- duiged in, and threats of impeachment of Judge Egan for detaining an officer and a mem- ber of the legislature were freely expressed, Various methods of procedure were proposed, and finally # call of the house was ordered, and Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms Wells was inatructed to bring into the house the body of Repre- sentative Walsh, illegally detained by the dis- trict court. ‘When Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms Wells ap- peared in the district court Judge Egan was about to deliver his decision on Representative Walsh's refusal to give up the letter book or to disclose its whereabouts. ‘The appearance and demand of Mr. Wells for the custody of Repre- sentative Walsh disconcerted the judgeeo much ‘that Mr. Wells and Mr. Walsh w: out with- out any attempt at detaining them, as also did Sergeant-at-Arms Smout, who has been under arrest since Friday. thar teagan npc yet bealinstee ia Judge Eagan made the legislators’ victory com- Blote by deciding that bis court had no juris- ction over members or officers of the logis- lature, and could not compel them to give up the books of the combine in their possession. ‘The tatest sensational turn of the case was taken last evening, when John J. Rhodes, gen- eral manager of the coal bureau, brought suit in the district court for $50,000 damages egainst massive proportions of the imposing structure. ‘The next bailding to be erected upon the grounds 1 ge power house for heat and the electric light plant. Mr. W. Belt as completed plans for the erection of a new houre on Frankfort street signed it for hearing the second Mc of next term, with leave to counsel to submit it on briefs before the third Monday in April. et ae Archives to Be Photographed. z Senator Allison yesterday introduced and had near 15th for Mrs. Follin of Washington, The Brookland Pleasure Club spent a very | Teferred to the committee on rules resolution Jeasant evening at the home of Homer Fisher. | giving the secretary of the Senate the power to Pinna solos were rendered by Miss Liga Desch, | allow a representative of the Department of Jus- Miss Annie Hollidge and Master John MeChes- | tice to have photographic copies made of the | nominations by the President of the chief jus- er, Baelah Gudgin, Annie Hollidge and Maggie } Larner. These musical efforts were much en- ton as ol os ae ee = ‘Elle | joved by the club and the fun of the evening worth and Fuller and Jefferson's was completed by a “donkey contest,” Senate upon taking the oath of office, all of which are in the archives of the Senate. The copies are to be exhibited at the world’s fair. ———_ ‘The Phosphate Industry. In response to a Senate resolution of Decem- ber 4, 1890, the commissioner of labor today sent to the Senate @ special report on the extent of the phosphate industry in the United States. The report practically the facts relating tothe industry down to beginning of the present year. The commis- sioner states that many of the comprehended in the re Mr. John Fallon of Staunton, Va.. has been ‘ter, Mra. Fitzgerald, and his ire. Harry Dowl- g. Mrs. T. Willard and Mrs. F. E. Day have re- turned to Brookland for the summer. Mrs. F. B. Weeks has been paying « visit to her former home on Frankfort street, A meeting of the Brookland branch of the C.T. C.. at the cail of the president, was day afterneon to elect delegates to the quarterly meeting of the Disirict union on Seven new members were re- ceived, and Mrs. W. B. Thomas and Mra. J. J. Fisher were chosen delegates, The “quilt conte the residence of Mrs. Test ————- Cases of the Appointed Senators. The Senate committee on privileges and elections held a meeting yesterday afternoon in Last evening « fight took place in front of No, 53 Jackson alley between Damon Jackson and Joseph Plummer, both colored, and the facts connected with his appointment, and, the committee the benefit of his the legal questions involved. ‘appeared an history resulted in their appointment After looking u} ¢ precedents the tee took a vote, which resulted as follows: giving the Senators their seats, Mesere, Turple and of the dem — Hoar and a, lessrs. Vance, Palmer , democrats, and Mitchell, republican. a the Senate, voted in {0 the | il be composed the jointelegisiature committees and its officers, alicging that they kept from him his property and his business, —re+— Admiral Gherardi’s New Flagship. Rear Admiral Gherardi, the commander-in- chief of the United States naval forces on the Atlantic, yesterday transferred his flag from the cruiser Baltimore to the Philadelphia. Both ships are lying at the Brooklyn navy yard. ‘There were no ceremonies and no salutes, at the admiral’s request. The officers of the Phila- delphia were assembled on the quarter deck when the admiral came on board. His first general order was then read. The order re- Inted to the organtzation of the- naval review fleot and was as follows: Rear Admiral Bancroft Gherardi, commander-in-chief: Rear Admiral A. E. K. Benham, commanding the first squad- ron; Rear Admiral Jobn G. Walker, command- ing the second squadron, The fleet will be divided into two squadrons. The Fhiladelphia will be the p and the boat Cush~ h vessel. The first squadron of the Newark, ip; Sen Francisco, Bancroft, Bennington Li Atlanta, of property ,and loss of life in Wichits counties. In Wichits county Sat day the. flames swept ovef the home of Ericssen in the night and bis house From Harper's Bazaar. “Hullo, Morley. How sre you? Haven't seen you since you turned farmer.” “No? “Raise anything on your farm last year?” | he ¢ TUESDAY. “MARCH. 21, FACTS ABOUT ALASKA. Some Interesting Statements Made by Rev. ‘her Tosi of the Catholic Mission. SOME WIDE VARIATIONS AS TO TEMPERATURE— VEGETATION 18 VERY POOR, BUT HE HAS MADE SOME SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENTS IX RAISING ©ROFS—CURIOSITY OF TRE ESQUIMAUX. ‘The Rev. Father Tosi, general superior of the Catholic missions in northwestern Alaska, writes interestingly about the climate, vegeta- tion and other things in Alaska, He says: In Nulato, during five months, the degrees; the minimum, 60 to 70 degrees. In the winter of 1887 the temperature fell to 75 Gegrees, the mercury freezing December 23 and remaining solid until March 21, 1888. The snow is from one to two feet deop; at the Coast range it is from four to six feet deep; on ‘the Jakes in 1888 it was only one foot deep. In Nulato and farther up the is earlier; at Forty Mile creck and beyond the ice breaks atthe end of May. The climate there is mild and less changeable. The thermometer goes up to 80 or 90, sometimes to 110 degrees. At the boine to melt inn hpr and has iseppenred ct ins in an the beginning of May. At this place May and June sre delightfal montns. Here, 100, crops Grow very rapidly and reach fall maturity, VEGETATION POOR. ‘Vegetation is generally very poor, except in a few sheltered placés. There are no trees to speak of, and few bushes along the Yukon and Kuskaquim and on the south side of the Konsi- vak mountains, The ground is all. covered with a heavy coat of moss from ten to eighteen inehes thick. Over the moss berries of differ- ent kinds grow in abundance. Occasional patches of huckleberriesand salmon berries are seen. The woods begin from 150 to 200 miles in- land. Birch is the first met with; pine begins farther up and continues to the heads of the rivers, The tops of the highest mountains are without wood. The tallest trees grow in the gulches and on the isiands of the rivers. ‘Vegetation begins toward the end of May and is luxuriant about the 10th of June. There is no frost from the time the ice begins to break on the Yukon and Kuskaquim, which takes place about the middle of June, until the mid. dle of September. Abont the 20th of May we begin to prepare the ground for gardening and toward the end of May we plant. From the mouth of the Peliy to the coast range, southeast somo twenty-five or thirty miles from the sea, bunch-gravs grows ever3 where except on the low ground. August 22, 1887, I gathered at the sonth side of Lake La Barge about ten heads of wheat, nearly ripe, in 8 place where some miners bad camped the year before. ‘Chere, as in Nulato, I found huckle- berries, raspberries, chickenberries, wild ruse- Verries, cranberries and black currants. MIS PERSONAL EXPERIMENTS, ‘The first experiment undertaken by myself in plapt-growing was at Nulsto, during the season of 1888, Here I cultivated a small piece of ground and succeeded in raising some very fine turnips and lettuce: more, indeed, than one father could consume; and the miners, who oc- castonally passed the mission, were glad to avail themselves of the cheerfully accorded privi- lege of helping themselves to the mission veg- etables, More extensive experiments were undertaken at the Holy Cross 3 a, 250 miles from the mouth of the Yukon. as mentioned above. During the senson of 1890 s variety of seeds were planted here, but the results were very r. Cabbages grew well and gave large leaves, but none of them formed heads. The clearing away of the moss, however. a deep coat of which-covers the soil and prevents it from thawing during the warm season, having exposed that portion cleared for garden pur- poses to the heat of the sun. the ground thawed deeper the next season, 1891, and the results Were very satisfactory. No fertilizer was used. ‘That season there was raised in the garden, of cabbage more than 2,000 very fine heads: of potatoes nearly twenty bushels from a quarter- acre plat; of turnips seventy bushels, some of them of extraordinary size, which were dis- tributed as presents: radishes were very suc- cessful, while rutabagas, beets, carrots and chicory were all very satisfactory; onions were much less so, while beans and corn proved a failure; of peas only the dwarf variety was a success, and a supply of seed was reserved and planted in 1892; flax was a successful crop, ¥or the year 1892 the fathers had four acres fenced in and cleared from moss. Of this half an acre has been sown to turnips and a quarter of an acre to peas. They have also planted 600 pounds of potatoes from the last year's crop; the rest is devoted to such vegetables as grew well the previous season. INTEREST OF THE ESQUIMAUX. Father Barnham reports from the .nission station near Cape Vancouver, Nelson’s Island, that a small piece of ground was cleared of moss for garden purposes. The Esquimaux in the vicinity were much Gnlecested al several of them came over regularly to visit the little truck patch. ‘Their curiosity frequently led them to pull up turnips to note their growth, but they were always very careful to replace them in the ground. At this mission only tur- nips and radishes were successfully raised, enough 809s to more than repay the trouble. The other vegetables, however, failed. An in- telligent half-breed’ trader residing there has ‘this year (1992) been furnished with seeds, The fathers are quite’anxious to make some experiments in the small fruit and the Siberian erabapple. They would also like to experiment with the various grass seeds. IN REGARD TO LIVE STOCK. In regard to live stock, our experience has been that they can be kept during the long winter months, provided there is a good supply of roots for them. At Kozyrevsky the mission fathers had eight head of cattle and several calves were raised. During thesummer months these animals were in fine condition. They were, however, a very common stock and had suffered many hardships during their long sea voyage. The native grass is luxuriant, but it affords a worthless hay, devoid of nutriment. {ti bolioved that goats’ could, be, raised and cept to great advantage in the territory. and an experiment was made with these animals at the mission at Kozyrevsky. Unfortunately, how- ever, the three animals sent from San Francisco were of the Angora breed and proved too ten- der for this rigorous climate. Sofar they have done well, but they require constant care and must be carefully protected from the savage native dogs. These brutes, indeed, are the chief obstacle to the introduction of catile in this re- gion. Horses would be of no use whatever; they could not travel in many sections either in summer or in winter unless, like the horses of Iceiand, they could eat dried fish, as it would ‘be impossible to carry sufficient food for the journey, ———__-e-+-___ Tortured to Death. Henry Pomering, an employe at the Penn- ‘sylvania tube works at Pittsburg, met with a horrible accident yesterday. He was engaged conducting s bar of red-hot iron through the rolls when it slipped from the tongs. Before the man was aware he was struck in the stomach with the bar, receiving a terrible injury. Mad with pain he’ seized the bar with his band, burning his fingers to a but he struggled in vein to free himself from the awful instrument of torture. Only by the aid of his fellow-workmen was the man removed from reichstag fixing the number of deputies in the lower house at 400, of whom 145 should be Germans and 285 should belong to the other nationalities, every male twenty-four years of age to have the it to vote. At present the constitnencies elect members of the lower house are ditided into four classes—the ‘apd 1893—SIXTEEN PAGES. EDUCATIONAL TN_WASHINGTON. Tar BERLITS SomOCE oF LANGUAGES, un Branches, igth oe 6 iGmnil youn, day ll ohana Summer Branch at Asbury Park, ¥. 3. u om Pate ie a and ‘telegraphs in thre> legraphy, in, a Copcuar, CONSERVATORY OF Wisi a, "went: private or sons.” ED ART. ‘Pripeipely late of the Eaciand Conservatory of Music i aloe = — ORAN'S PRIVATE SCHOOL, 117 Dots eae Soe ne amination. EW. BOAR, AY MT, YEEXON MUSIC STUDIO. 1003 OTH ST. 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A class beginning Homer's Iliad will meet on Monday, February 13. 1893, and hold {ts sessions from 3 to 4 o'clock on Monday and Thursday after- ‘noons for twelve weeks following. Mrs. ELIZABETH J. SOMERS, Principsl. oon s™ JOHN'S COLLEGE, Cat or SETTER ST a TO puso TEACHER.—SEVEN ence: beginners method for young papi 1405 Hopkins place ( MISS, BALcm’s. orvrr ‘and Business College, Prepared saccessful'y for nd census examination Ja2-3m, YEARS’ EXPERT ‘new datas bene = Stenoxraphy taught. se2-tr UT OF WASHINGTO ‘AVAL EXPEDITION FOR BOYS TO THE or cir: the : uityof Se. John's Military School, fun XY One hundred box wili le taken via the Great Lakes, onean‘zed us cadets of a man-of-ware TabLSaun PIANOS AND ORGANS. 'UNING AND REPAIRING—GEORGE BLY, ‘Tiolino maker, tuner tad Nomis BA” ogee z, Workshop in the rear; organs tuned and re- , ‘mb20-im* ICTOR BECKER Professional Mano Taper and . 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