Evening Star Newspaper, August 10, 1893, Page 5

Bargains Galore Atthe Rink. ‘ Tavzspay, Farsar Axo Sarvnpar. We limit the following extraordinary barcains to Thursday, Friday and Satutdey. Whether you ete in need $5. Dot Fou cannot afford to pass these S2Cut out this list and bring it with Hiscs Aso Acuny Hise Poss No. 248. Solid Oak S-piece Chamber Suite, hand earved, polish finish, oxidized trimmings, dresser has 20 by 42 inch top, with 924 by 30!mch French beveled plate mirror. Washstand has 18 by 30 inch top and splasher rail. WAS $35. NOW $17.50. No. 116. 1 Antique Quartered Osk Side- Doard. 22 by 48 inch top, with 16 by 36 French beveled plate mirror, serpentine front, two large chins closets, large linen drawer, two drewers above, plush lined cutlery drawer, handsomely carved snd ~hard nglisd. ae ae male, a “WAS $0. NOw 1lotot Pur Rugs, grays and white, per- fectly odorless. WERE $3.50. NOW 8215. 50 Ottomans, WEBE $1" NOW 500. ‘Few More Velvet Ruzs. WERE $225 NOW $1.12 JULIUS _LANSBURGH'S “Rink 9 IN. Y. Ave, Nee 14m Sz. SAVE YOUR DOLLARS. A fortunate purchase of a car load of fine Chamber Suites Enables 1s to offer the best value ever shown. They are SOLID OAK, bandsomely polished and carved: have extra larce beveled mirrors; are handsome Suites, in two styles, and cheap at their old price of $35.00. Take advantage of the manufacturer's loss, as the pricets Now $22.50. ‘We are closing out for the season our remaining stock of “THE WISCONSIN TORS,” ‘The best Refrigerator on earth, st one-third off regu- Iar price. ‘THE HOUSE 18 FULL OF BARGAINS. W. H. Hooke, Pa. Ave Axo 81x Sz N.W. snl0-3t OKO, (OSXoXSXSX8X BX8X8X8X8 x) < 15 Off <All Shoes x ORE Q)EF WARY. IX] sitcea*Sest made. 2 BE EBB ORE PF ANY. Y Linen Duck Oxford za E oy 4) ¥ Pe =e HK i « @ iv Wrz 85. Now $3. X ‘Men's Shoes—several lines which are feat Shee tapes asad” Wer careaieaeeate xX! helds good 00 | ¥| X g lacie wo 1217 Ps Ave SX8X SXoXeXsXsl Srectat Discoust Ox WALL PAPER, Picture Molding, &e.. at JULIUS LANSBURGA'S “Rink,” N.Y. ave. néar 14th st. it Peer OU DON'T WANT TO MAKE A RUN ON the bank, but you do want to make s run on our stock of Shoes. The prices at which we are sell- ing them will prove s good investment. ADIES’ $3.00 AND $3.50 OXFORD TIES now $1.78 EN'S $2.50, $2.75 AND $3.00 OXFORD Ties, now $1.68. CHILDRES'S SPRING HEEL SHOES AND Slippers now 50 cents. We wan: to do business with sou if low prices will @oit Every Shoe in the house at bargain prices. JOWN E. LITTLE, 1002 F ST. aus-6t OR HOT-WEATHER HEADACHES USE ‘our Famous Coca Wine. It ig also a splen- did tonic in cases of extreme nervousness and relieves that fatigued feeling caused by the extrownely waria weather. There is nosecret about its formula. It's made of the fresh green Coca leaves and pure native claret. Price only 7c. per bottle. Troursoxs Paaamscy.703 Lora Sr Coxe: Coxz:: Coxen FOR SALE AT WORKS OP WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY, ‘26th and G ste. 6 CENTS PER BUSHEL UNCRUSHED. 8 CENTS PER BUSHEL CRUSHED. ont Got the Best. THE CONCORD HARNESS. LUTZ & BRO, 407 Peon. ave., adjoining Natioual Hotel. Trunks and Satchels at low prices oct to cousumer. Hats ngs Brea fast ‘and te ery. choice. Price Bic. for » Balf-pound Price pec RS W. Burchell, 1225 F st. myiT 10TH ST. XN. w. PEERLESS REFRIGEBRA- WALL PAPER, &c., at JULIUS LANSBUKGH'S ‘14th of. Picture Mi “Kink,” N. 18 GENTS’ SUITS SCOURED AND PRESSED FOR $L Coats, 50c. ; Pants, 25e. : Ve 25e. Altering and . for and see ee Ss Ae 2030 and S33 seta at Baletinorer Ma. A RUN ON A GROCERY. The Queer Outcome of # Groundless Panic at a Shingle Mill. From ghe Puget Sound Lamberman. ‘There was a “run” up at the little town of Hamilton, Wash., last month that ought to find its way into literature devoted to queer things. Now the ordinary “run” is generally confined to banks, and is asso- ciated with a long line of frantic people and a bank president with pallid features, agitated nerves, and a forced smile. There was no bank president in this case, no long line of horny-handed depositors, and no locking of doors and putting up of an an- nouncement of failure. Your average Ham- fitonian puts his money in a stocking or im an empty stove and cares not for banks. ‘The clerk, who had been dozing the ter, four feet in the air frien, the door opened and a, atl donan ax: spel and a, ba ed. ‘Bringing up the rear was a crowd of laborers, all eg eg eries. Soon woods, @ supply of logs, the clerk exhausted across an empty pickle and the store had the —. hen the of the last act of a cyclone. clerk he informed Boardman of the “run,” and Iman laughed long and loud. While he was su the wreck in came a drummer for ttle: ery house and mildly inquired if any- in Was wanted. iman looked queerly at the drummer, lat and Pointed to the empty sheives. e drum- mer knew his business, and that night he carried the largest order of the month to Seattle. Before morning Boardman had discharged all liens and the mill was start- ed_up as ‘Some persons are mean enough to say that the drummer put up a job on the shingle mill employes so that he could book an order; it may be so, and the mill em- ployes are inclined to believe anything just now. If you go to Hamilton drop in and see “Boardman and have him relate the story about the “run.” Should you go over to the mill don’t be surprised if you see one of the weavers drop his bunch of shingles and go back of the boiler and kick himself, You will know that he was in the “run,” and that he has a house full of dried apples, pickles and canned fruit that he will never get rid of. ‘sos ‘THE THIN MAN’S SUMMER WOES. He Emphatically Elucidates Them to the Fat Complainer of Sultry Weather From the Chicago Daily Tribune. “Whew!” said the fat man, as he mopped the perspiration from his brow and crowded the thin man against the side of the seat of the open car. “No one suffers like a fat man in this weather.” “Indeed?” remarked the thin man sarcas- tically, as he tried to get a little more room. “Yes,” continued the fat man, “we have more troubles than any one in the summer time. I haven't had a comfortable moment today.” “You haven't?” “No, I haven't, Do you think I look com- ot dow't; posatbiy think I “No, I don’t; but you am comfortable. “A fat man always thinks he has the worst of it, but he isn’t in it with a thin man. Do you suppose if you had got this seat first any one would have come along and squatted down beside you and growded you up against the rail? “No, alr. You'd have sp: your anatomy over it and held the whole seat until you got off. But it's different with a thin man. He Walks three or four blocks so a8 to, to t good seat, and gets man drops into the seat behind him medium-sized man into the one ‘Then along comes another big fellow—one of these fat freaks who couldn’ without blocking the aisle or ev form. He looks along the car thin ‘man, and then he comes along plunks himself into the seat, and man {s_ crushed Reated the gret ractically isn’t in it. He's in luck joesn't have some bones broken. Why don't you plek out a man of your own size some time?” “Look here, sir; you're getting personal. Do you mean to say that a fat man has no rights on a car?” “No, sir. He has too all fired many for the price he pays. They ought to have Seales on every street corner and charge for avoirdupois. Then a thin man would have some chance.” The fat man was breathing so hard that every breath made the thin man groan a8 he was squeezed against the seat, but the latter was game. iy the fat man blurt- ed out: “I'm a bigger man than you are, but Ihave half a mind to punch your head.” all right.” retorted the thin man. ge i ? Fo “That's “T’m @ smaller man than you are, but I'm quicker, and you'd never hit me but once.” Vhat would you do?” “I'd belt you in the stomach.” ‘They glared at each other for a moment, and then the fat man surrendered. “A thin ian does have a pretty hard time of it,” he said. “It's these medium-sized fel- They agreed ‘on that ey on averted. iat and trouble was MASSACRE AT BAKER’S FORD. Not Man’s Savagery, But Meteorologi- cal Cussednens to Blame. From the Indianapolis Journal. “I suppose I never told you I was in the war?’ began the man with the cinger beard. ‘The grocer "lowed, by gemint, that that was one of the few things the man with the ginger beard hadn't told him yet. “Well, I was. Our battery was cne of the first that ever used the percussion shells, them shells that has a cap in the end of ‘em, and don’t bust till they strike. You've heard of the battle of Baker's Ford, I suppose?” ‘The grocer had to admit that he had not. “Well, I will tell you about it. It was there that we had the funny experience with them percussion shells. You see, we had jist got the range of the place, and was a-droppin’ a few shells jist to let .he John- ny Rebs know what a new snap was bein’ sprung on ‘em, when up come one cf the durndest fogs ‘you ever see. Coulin't see four feet ahead of your nose. But, as we had the range, we kept pluggin’ away, but somehow we didn’t appear to hear nore of them shells bust any more, but as. that Was none of our business, we jist xep’ a firin’ until the whole 700 shells was fired. ‘Then we stopped and walted tor mornin’, With the risin® of the sun, the fog naterly lifted—all of a suddent. Then there begun the darndest racket in that rebel camp that ever greeted the ears of man. An’ what do you suppose it was? Them there shells hadn't lit in the town at all when we Was firin’ them the night before, they had jist ail lodged up on top of the fog; and When the sun struck it they commenced Groppin’ down among the Jobnnies, and goin’ off. Maybe you'll think {’m a liar—" ‘Gosh, no. “Maybe you'll think I'm a lar; but the only thing that come out of that awful place alive was an army mule, an’ his hide was so full of scrap iron that he wasn’t no use; the sharp pints of the iron jist naterly cuttin’ to pieces any harness we could put on him. It was such a awful massacree that there sever was no report of it made for fear of losin’ the sympathy of the clv:lized world. It came inio tly rocors mind to ask the man with the ginger beard why it was he had never appited for a pension on the | groands of total disability of the veracity, but he thought better of it, and cased his | mind by decapitating a cockroach with the cheese knife. + e+ — Anticipated Him, From Puel Haverly—“Hullo, Austen; I'm glad I met you. I have just returned from the World's | Fair.” Austen—“I am sorry, old man, but I haven't a cent." THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON. D. C, THURSDAY. AUGUST 10, 1893. THE TURKISH COFFEE HOUSE. An Instructive and Entertaining Feature of the Midway Plaisance. Tarkish Refreshmente—The Rose Water Pipe—An Oriental Concert—A Favorite ‘Resort for the Arabian Bedouins. bs ° ‘Speetal Correspondence of The Erening Star. CHICAGO, August § 1598. ‘The world’s fair visitor who spends half an hour at the Turkish coffee house on MiJ- way Plaisance can get « better idea of oriental life than ne who devotes his time and money to patrouzing the so-called theaters and dance halls. Mr. Chedid Kourani, the proprietor of the Turkish coffee house, is a concessionaire of the better class, and he has established on the plaisance a typical reproduction of the larger coffee houses to be seen in his native city, Damascus, Syria. Upon enter- ing the usual sight of numerous small tables surrounded by chairs is to be seen, Dut in addition the walls and ceilings cf the room are richly festoonel with oriental hangings, ornaments and dtaperies of every description, while on tie settees along the walls are costly Persizn and Turkish rugs. After being seated it one desires to smoke the rosewater pipe is brought. | This pipe consists of a rge bottle partially tilled with rosewater, which is placed on the floor and connected by a iong flexible tube with the amber mouthplece. ‘The tobacco im its natural leaf is placed over the neck of the bottle and light and the smuke inhaled through the tube has the fragrance of the Fosewater imparted to It. After the smoke Turkish coffee is serv21, and the full Strength and flavor of the coffee bean is found in a cup of this dslicious beverage. At the bottom of the cup will be found a heavy deposit of, srouads, but drty coffee is unknown in ‘Curkey, and would not be Ropular there. For the ladies a glass. of ish lemonade is most acceptable, and though some, may find it too sweet, still as it is drawn through the straws it is found to be cool and refreshing. Turkish candy im small squares, tasting and resembling somewhat the marshi , 1s also @ fa- Vorite confection. After the refreshments are dispensed comes a visit to the concert in the audience Toom over the coffee house. ‘The admission ticket, ted in Arabic and issued at a no! sum, includes, in addition to the Performance, a cup of black coftee or some other light refreshment. The concert room is elaborately decorated and comfortably hed with chairs and settees covered with Persian rugs, and at one end is the stage, also festooned with lanterns and bright colored draperies. Seated on luxu- rious divans around the rear of the stage are the prima donna, the dancers and the musi- clans. A’ barrel-shaped drum furnishes most of the music, and at a sicnal the weird chanting of the orchestra and singers an- Rounces that the performance has begun. Soon one of the women, arrayed in a bright costume and stfiking her tambourine as she advances, begins the slow, rhythmic dance, accompanying it by the peculiar singing oF chanting so typical of the eastern nations. ‘The songs are all of love and beauty and the dancer endeavors by gestures and pos- ings to illustrate the sentiment of the verse. One by one the different singers perform their accustomed parts, then, bow- ig and smiling on comes the prima donna, whose performance is more graceful and artistic than the rest, and who is greeted with loud applause, ‘only to repeat her song with renewed ‘vigor. During the in- terludes refreshments are brought to the spectators and the performances are re- peated at stated intervals, beginning at 8 o'clock in the evening and continuing dur- ing the remainder of the night. ing to my acquaintance with Mr. Kourant he) kein iy arranged for the, enter: inment of our party a perform- ance of the Turkish wedding ceremony, in which the prima donna took the role of ‘the bride. As the music began the bride, hold- ing her hands extended in front of her with the palms outward to display her numerous rings and ornaments, advanced to the front of the stage. The bridesmaids in gay costumes danced from side to side, snapping their fingers and chanting. This’ ceremony continued until the completion of the sung, the groom in the meantime standing near the bride, but taking no active part in the proceedings. Amid a final outburst of song the wedding party disap) ‘and the cere- mony {gs ended. The bride wore the usual bridal veil and all the women of her party wore fancifully decorated shoes, the soles and heels of which were six inches high ‘The prima donna, Rougina, is celebratat in her native city, Damascus, and receives for her services, in addition to her expenaes and those of her mother, who accompanies her, a salary of $250 per month. Conspicuous in the audience at the con cert was an Arabian prince, who was companied by 2 Bedouin body guard. Tn rince has with him forty of the finest Ars- Bian horses brought to the fair by permis sion of the sultan; also twelve dromedaries and 160 Bedouin horsemen, selected from the best in Arabia. It,is his intention to have daily exhibitions Of horsemanship. ‘The Ins are men of fine physique with very dark complexions. ‘A frequent visitor to the coffee house is Dr. Haddad, a talented painter of Beyreuth, Syria, and a man of fine intelligence, speak- ing English fluently and often acting as in- terpreter. 0. B. @. ee ee = THE METROPOLITAN ROAD. It May Be Called Upon Next Month to Fight for Its Charter. It is probable that the proceedings against the Metropolitan Railroad Company to have its charter forfelted for failure to pay the judgments rendered against {t in favor of the District for assessments made to pay for paving between its tracks will come to a hearing before the proceedings based on the failure of the company to comply with the mandate of Congress respecting the motive power. District Attorney Birney has prepared his brief and other papers in the assessment cgse, and hopes to have a hearing in the Circuit Court in September or October. In case a judgment is given forfeiting the charter there might be no occasion for pressing proceedings based on non-compliance with the law requiring a change of motive power. The district at- torney has not yet filed his petition in the latter case, and probably will not until about the ist of September, when he will have returned from his vacation. Whatever judgment is rendered by the Circult Court in the assessment case or in the other case tht not be enforced for some time, as the 4 company would probably exhaust all its rights in the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of the United States. In case their charte? was declared forfelted for the non-payment of the judgments Con- gress might restore the charter upon the payment by the company of the sum claimed to be du a MARYLAND PROHIBITIONISTS. Nomination of 0. H. Bruce for Con- treller—The Platform, Maryland prohibitionists met in state con- vention yesterday at Glyndon camp ground and nominated for state controller Oliver H. Bruce of Allegany county. ‘The following officers were elected by ac- clamation on recommendation of the com- mittee on permanent organization: President, Joshua Levering of Baltimore city; vice presidents, Geo. W. Covington, Kent county; J. H. Merrill, Worcester gounty; John W. Angell, Carroll county; H. L. Hillegeist, C. A. E. Baltimore city; Chas. "W. Coombs, Garrétt county, Capt. W. H. Stk, Anne Arundel county: David W. Glass, Dr. F. Groshans, Baltimore city; Dr D. E. Stone, Frederick county; Rev. 8. B. Treadway, Baltimore county: Samuel R. SSeS Charles county. Secre- taries, W. L. MeCleary, Baltimore ‘city; A. E. Shoemaker, Montgomery county; W. 8. Norris, Baltimore county. AA long platform of seventeen planks was adopted. Besides denouncing the liquor traf- fic, it opposes a tariff except for revenue and to be lald upon imports from. those countries who tax our products. It favors an income tax, a currency of gold, silver d paper, all full legal tenders; restrictions on immigration, a ship canai connecting the Chesapeake and Delaware bays, restric- tion of child labor and working hours of women and favors a day of rest for all men, fees to be paid into the public treasury and officiais to be paid salaries, election of U. 8. Senators by the people, no denial of the right of suffrage on account of color, sex or naticnality; the enactment of laws for compulsory voting and the civilization and education of the Indian. Oliver H. Bruce 1s about forty-five years of age and was born in Baltimore. In his | youth he attended the Sunday school of the South Baltimore Methodist Episcopal Church. He 1s principal of the Western- rt (Allegany county) High School. Mr, ruce is clerk of the town council_and sec- retary of the Twin Towns’ Manufacturing Company of Westernport and Piedmont, W. Va. He is editor of the Piedmont Her- ald, and is sald to be the best Sunday school superintendent in the Baltimore conference. ‘Mr. Bruce was the prohibition nominee for Senator from Allegany county in 18s), and lied the largest prohibition vote ever cast that county. ——_—__—_+o-____ ‘The Date of the Inauguration, To the Editor of The Evening Sta: The funeral of young Mr. Rienburgh ts another argument for changing the day of inauguration. He went out on the last in- auguration with the High School Cadets and had not been well since. While re- a to the inauguration, why not have it on the last Thursday in April? That day would be just as historic and would always avold the Sabbath of both Jews and Chris- tian, 4 SUBSCRIEER. LITTLE FRENCHMAN | WHAT THE WANTED. It Was “The Grand Confidance.” ‘The following hit at the times, written by George P. Morris more than fifty years ago, apropos to the money panic of that period, exactly fits the present situation: A little Frenchman loaned a merchant five thousand dollars when the times were good. He called at the counting-house a few days since in a state of agitation not easily described. “How do you do?” inquired the merchant. “‘Sick—ver sick,” replied monsteur. “What's the matter?” “De times is de matter.” “Detimes?—what disease is that?" “De malaide vat break all de merchants, ver Ane the times, oh?—well they bad, = , eh?—well, are very bad, sure enough; but how do they affect you?” ivy, ey gi I lose de confidance.” Ni ? rdonnez moi, monsieur; but I do not know who to trust a present, when all de marchants break several ‘times, all to “Then I presume ydu want your money?” raszih, Monsieur, i starve for want of ‘argen: “San't you do without tt?" “No, monsieur, I must have him.” “You must sald little “Oui, monsieur, breeches, turning ‘pale with for the safety of his money. “And you can’t do without it?" “No, monsieur, not von other leetle mo- ment longare. The merchant reached his bank book— drew a check on the good old Chemical for the amount and handed it to his vis- “Vat is di “A check the interest.” dimity monsieur?”* r five thousand dollars with with “Certainly.” ae you de l’argent in de bank?” “And it is parfaitement convenient to pay de sum?" Undoubtedly. What astonished you?” tigkys, @#t You have got him in dees “Oh, yes, and I have plenty more. I owe nothing that I cannot pay at a moment's notice. ‘The Frenchman was perplexed. “Monsieur, you shah do’ me one lestle favour, en?! “With all my heart.” “Vell, monsieur, you shall keep de lar- gent for me some leetle yéar longer.” “Why, I thought you wanted it.”” “Tout au contraire. I no vant de l'argent =I vant de grand confldance. Suppose you Ro got de money, den I vant him ver much —suppose you got him, den I no vant him at all. Vous compreneg, en’ ‘After some further conference, the little Frenchman prevailed upon the merchant to retain the money, and left the count- ing house with a light heart and a counte- nance very different from the one he wore when he entered. His confidance was re- stored, and although he did not stand in need of the money, he wished to know that his 1a nitate was in safe hands. is ttle sketch has a moral, if the reader has sagacity enough to find it. owehirantaal ON A HAND CAR, A Down-Grade Ride Over = Treachgr- or Road. From Forest and Stream. ° At 9 a.m. on the morning of June 21, ac- companied by an officer of the Oroya rail- road, we started in a private compartment to inspect this wonderful feat of engineer- ing. The upward course began at once, following the valley toward the base of the distant Andes. At ten we breakfasted in our compartment, and about noon, having Teached the mountains, began the steep as- cent over terraces, where, looking out of the car windows, one could drop an orange hun- dreds of feet on portions of the track below, through tunnels drilled into the solid rock and over bridges spanning yawning chasms, until about 3 p.m. our destination was reached at an altitude of nearly 10,000 feet. Beyond a slight quickening of the pulse none of our party suffered from sorroche, an attack from which, however, the height attained could hardly have led us to expect. This malady, of which so much is heard among the Andes, has for its symptoms pitation of the heart, blueness of the and violent vomiting. As in the case of seasickness, many are totally exempt from it while others are always affected. ‘That this affection is so much better known in South America than in other mountainous countries 1s probably uccounted for by the fact that greater altitudes are there more readily reached. Monte Meiggs is compara- tively not difficult of agcent, and yet it can- not be far from 20,000 feet in height. After a very substantial dinner, which the keen morning air rendered doubly accept= able, we prepared for our return. The de- scent Was to be made in a hand car and by gravity, since a car started on any portion of the’ Oroya railroad can, without any other motive power, run into the station at Lima. This hand car had been brought up with ‘us on the train, and upon putting it together it was noticed that the fastenings of two of the wheels were broken. After a burried consultation, for it was wing late, some telegraph wire was found by the men who were to conduct the descent and the broken portions were tied together. They hoped this would answer, they said. “And jf it does not?” I asked. They shrugged their shoulder: Pa y, companions, Provably, lke my- I looked askance at they stood by In silence. self, they would willingly have seconded a proposition to return by the regular train, but were too proud to make it. Without a word we took our seats on the car. Silently one of the employes opened a bag, from which he took three Colt’s revolvers, and, keeping one, handed the others to his two companions. These they cocked and placed between their feet. explained, “for desperadoes, since this car ig used by the paymaster, to throw it off the track and open fire with Winchesters upon the survivors. I got a tumble and a bullet myself not very long ago. ain I looked at my companions. It was perhaps, owing to the high altitude that each seemed to exhibit the preliminary signs of sorroche. As for myself, my heart was in my mouth; but it did not trouble me long, for of a sudden the brakes were taken off, and, with a spring, the car shot for- ward, apparently leaving at the point of de- parture my entire internal economy. Down We rushed with ever increasing speed, th car swaying from side to side, on one hand the mountain wall, on the other a drop of perhaps a thousand feet, through tunnels of midnight darkness, around sharp curves, where the broken wheels fairly creaked with the strain, whizzing across the Puente del Infernillo—the bridge of hell—while the shades of evening were quickly gathering. ‘The starless night closed in around us, shut- Ung from our straining eyes all view of the track in front. It was now simply a qr tion of chance as we plunged into the dark- ness. “We ought to have started sooner,” mut- tered one of the men; “a stick or stone, or even a dog on the track, would throw us into the valley.” All talk, difficult enough before on account of the rushing wind, now ceased, and in silence we the sparks fly from the wheels. Thoughts of the armed outlaws and of the broken fastenings kept running through my mind, and the journ seemed almost endless. At length C den twists around the sharp curves ceased. We were in the valley. tly a big light burst upon us. “Down brakes, Skyesey,” cried one of the men. The station was before us. Thank BURNING OF THE OCEAN SPRAY. A Negro Sat on the Safety Valve Holding Down the Steam. From a St. Louis Exchange. The famous race between the Hannibal City and the Ocean Spray occurred in 1959, Prior to this race the Ocean Spray had splendid records. The race was from St. Louis to Keokuk. The early part of the race was very close and the excitement was intense. When nearing Bissell’s Point the Ocean Spray found the Hannibal City passing her. The mate on the Ocean Spray,’ one Davis, becoming desperate, ordered the head of a barrel of turpentine to be knocked in. His men were then or- dered to dip the wood in this turpentine before putting it in the furnace, the object being to quickly increase the steam pres- sure. The Ocean Spray was supposed to carry only 180 pounds of steam, but Davie thought that by “putting another negro on the safety valve” he could run the pres- |sure up to 200 pounds and distance his rival. In carrying the dripping wood to |the furnace the ‘track became saturated with the turpentine, which caught fire from the open furnace. The flames quickly reached the barrel. An attempt was made to throw the barrel overboard, but it ex- | ploded, and, the burning oil ‘being scat- | tered all around, the boat was soon a mass | of flames. Scott Matson was captain on the Han- nibal City. He was a brave and generous | man and in this instance these two quall- ties made his name famous, Notwithstand- ing the imminent danger he ran his boat alongside the burning one and_ rescued every person on board. Davis, the mate of the burned boat, was afterwards con- victed and sent to the penitentiary for such gross violation of the rules of safety. He was later pardoned. ———+e+_____ A disastrous flood 1s now prevailing in th Canadian river, owing to the heavy falns ie the Pan Handle country. Two hundred and eighty feet of the Santa Fe railroad bri at Purcell, I .T., have been washed away. “It is not uncommon,” one thoughtfully’ | THE WORLD OF SOCIETY. One Midsummer Wedding — Where Many Washingtont: Are Enjoying Themselves. Mrs. Cockrell accompanied the Senator back to Washington and their comfortable home on R street ts again the scene of much pleasant hospitality. Senator and Mrs. Cockrell have spent the last month in Chicago so as to enjoy with their children all the scenes and wonders of the fair. Miss Cockrell has been traveling all through the summer with friends and is now in Switzerland. Next month she will resume her studies at the convent school which she entered last spring in Paris. Miss Ella Schneider and Mr. John W. Clssell were married yesterday morning at the Memorial Lutheran Church by Rev. J. G. Butler. The bride wore 9 traveling dress of illuminated cioth with hat and gloves to match and carriei a bunch of La France roses. Mr. Frank Uissell was best man and Messrs, Jujlus, George and Walter Schnetder, brothers of the bride, Mr. Herbert Davis and Mr, Eagar Shaw Were the ushers. The church was prettily decorated with palms ani flowers. The ne el ae o'clock oe om orth. wi be at home to their friends the Wednesdays in October, Miss L. Anderson of Knoxville, Tenn., and Miss Green of Washington, Pa., were entertained last night by a party. at the Tesidence of the Misses Brown and Loving. Among those present were the Misses Brooke Freeman, Williams, Hawkins, Bold- net a Sone apg ie of South Carol rr. Broo! and Messrs. Short, Turner, Frazier, Bowie, Reese, Jinkins and Robinson. Mrs. George H. Davis is visiting Mra. A. Davis at West End, Falls Church. Prof. Percival Lewis of Columbian and Johns Hopkins universities left the city on Monday for Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs, the Natural Bridge and Chicago. After leaving Chica; he will to visit Mr. Harry Burnst at Yale College. Mr. George M. Whitwell is at Chautau- qua completing his studies in Hebrew. Miss Bertie Moss has gone to New York and will go later to visit relatives in New Haven. Mrs. H. F. Arnold and daughter, Miss Mabel Shekells, are ee month of August at Atlantic City. ‘The latter has been very ill, and it is hoped that she will be much benefited by her trip. Dr. and Mrs. Randall Parsons, who are now away, will spend a while at Atlantic oy, before returning home on September Ll. las Josephine Weeden has gone to At- lantic City, and will go out to Chicago be- fore returning home. Mrs. Cooke, Mrs, Robert Wentzell, Mra. Charles Diel, Mrs. Adams and Miss Susie Gordon have gone to Atlantic City for a stay of two weeks. They will visit in Phil- adeiphia on the way home. Miss Laura O. Friebus is spending her vacation with Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hardisty, Fie Chase, Prince George's county, Mrs. John R. Galloway, Miss Lipscomb and Miss Deyer left this morning for Atlan- tie City, where they will remain for several Miss Mathis, Miss Connie Mathis and Miss Grace Padgett left Monday for the mountains to remain this month. Mre. E. M. Pine has joined her sister in New York, and from there they will go to Saratoga and Chicago, to be absent until the last of September Mr. and Mrs. Geo, Vonieff are at Atlantic City. Mrs. Arnold and son, W. Ernest Arnold, left last night for an extensive tour of the Tater port of September, by way oF Niagars part of September, by way of and Watkins Glen. ad Miss Mira Noyes has gone with Mr. H. Kauffmann's fami'y to their fishing camp in the northern part of New Hamp- shire. After her visit there she will join Mrs. Frank B. Noyes at the Isle of shoais before going to Chicago. On Friday evening the guests at “\Wood- ley Inn” and their frienis will be given another of the mid-summer hops which have been so much ‘enjoyed for several ‘weeks past at that cool retreat. Mr. B. K. Gladmon ani family, who are occupying the Locust Grove cottage ut Germantown, Ma., wi not return to this city until the middle of ctober. Alonson Stewart Appleton of Chicago, ublisher of Appleton's illustrate’ “In the Swim," accompanied by ‘Mrs. “Appleton, is at the Shoreham. Mr. William W. Waertenbaker, accom- panied by wife and dauchter and Master Roy Wertenbaker, wili leave womorrow on a visit to relazives in| Freder- ick county, Maryland, where they will re- main several weeks Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs gave a luncheon Yotterday at Newport for her sister, Miss irginia Fair and their guests, Mrs, and Miss Plair, to Which forty ladies were in- Mrs. U. 8. Grant, with her daughter, Mrs. Algernon Sartoris of England, and the latter's three children, Miss Rosa’ May, Miss Vivian and Master Algernon Edward Sartoris, will leave Cranston's, on the Hud- son, about September 1, and’ take @ trip along the St. Lawrence, stopping for a time at the Thousand Islands, Later they will go to Chicago, where they will be the guests of Mr. and’ Mrs. Potter Palmer, the parents of Mrs. Fred Grant. Late in Sep- tember Mrs. Grant, with some members of her family, will vistt her old home in St. Louis. Mrs. Sartoris and her children wili sail for their home in England in October. It is probable that Mrs. Grant will pass the greater part of the winter in the west. Miss Katle Geler and Mrs. George Gheen left for Atlantic City today, where they will remain @ fortnight, returning by way of Niagara Falls. ‘Mrs. C. Strauss and Mr. Bernard Kernan are at Atlantic City, where they will remain gome weeks, returning by way of New “ork, ——___- e+ —__—_ THE DOLLAR OF OUR DADDIES. Its History From the Good 01a Times to Its Fifty-Seven-Cents Senility. From the Detroit Free Press. The silver dollar, which fs again a dis- turbing element in the financial prosperity of the country, seems to have had a lot of trouble in its day and generation, and it is now getting back at the United States treasury with alarming persistency. Some of the facts concerning it are of immediate interest and will bear summing up. Here is the chronglogical history of the silver dollar. Authorized to be coined, act of April 2, 1792; weight, 416 grains; fineness, 892.4. Weight changed, act of January 18, 1837, to 412 1-2 grains. Fineness changed, act of January 18, 1837, to 900. Coinage discontinued, act of February 12, 1873. Total amount coined to February 12, 1837, $8,081,238. — reauthorized, act of February 28, Amount coined from March 1, 1878, to De- cember 31, 1887, $283,296,367 (including $1,837 recotned). Total amount cotned to December 81, 1889, $357, 969,239. nas, frat silver dollar was put in circula- jon in 1 it was a crude design,” says a historian. “On the obverse, or face of the coin, was imprinted the head of a young jady facing to the right. Her hair was flowing to such an extent that she looked as if taken in a gale of wind. In 1796 C stepped in to the aid of sel and tied her hair up with ‘Suit of ribbs with @ bit of nm. ‘The fifteen stars were after this reduced to the original thirteen in recognition of the number of states. again, changed, e full figure In 1836 the design was and the silver dollar bore of a neatly-dressed woman in a flowing garment. The designer forgot, however, to put in the thirteen stars and the coin was soon called in. Any person now in posses- sion of one of these dollars has a valuable souvenir. ‘The new design had the lady surrounded by the stars. It was an improvement on its predecessor, but the alr of the female figure was defiant and stiff. he dollar of 188 was the first artistic piece of silver coined by the United States mint. On April 22, 1864, the first dollar having the legend, “in God we trust,” was coined. In 1873 the era of the trade dollar of 900 fineness began. That troublesome dollar ren its erratic course in just five years, In_ 1878 the liberty dollar made its ‘ap- pearance. Miss Anna W. Williams, a teacher in the girls’ normal school’ at Philadelphia, sat for the portrait, Mer pro- file being-then considered the most perfect obtainable. Her classic features still deco- Fate the silver dollar. eee At Marshall Hall. The al fresco midsummer music festival on the green lawns openel this morning with numerous pleased visitors. The festi- yal will continue throughout this week. The schedule of the steamers will be found elsewhere. Indian Head evening trips are at 6:45 on Wednesday, Friday and Satur- day evenings. Fare, round trip, 2 cents. esomat ay ‘The woods along the north shore of Lake Superior, from Two Harbors to Grand Port- age, are’afire and burnig fiercely. The executive council of the American Bankers’ Association have decided to post- age | pone to a future day, hereafter to be fixed, the convention advertised to be held at Chi- cago September 6 and 7 proximo. THEY WERE HELD. The Men Charged With Passing Oounter- feit Ooins on Merchants. Witnesses Tell of How Bogus Coins Were Passed for Goods—Another Man Has Been Arrested. Mr. James Graves of the United States secret service, Treasury Department, was engaged yesterday in assisting Sergt. Jor- dan and Policeman Hendricks in their in- vestigation of the alleged counterfeit cases, and an additional arrest was made. The last prisoner gave his name as Benjamin Scrivener. Additional counterfeit coins were collected by the officers. This morning the six prisoners, John Mur- phy, Albert Olisworth, James O'Hare, Ben- jamin Scrivener, James Brien and Martin O'Hare, were taken to the Police Court, where they were charged before Judge Mills with passing and attempting to pass the counterfeit money. Assistant District At- torney Jeffords appeared for the prosecution and he held in h& hand six counterfeit quarters and two counterfeit half dollars, bap ielagg ce! cpr oa a Gen. and Mr. Josep! ston poured for Oe defendants and entered = of nol PiRobert ‘Tale, & young man who resides at No. 172% 4th street, testified that he knew several of the defendants, and told of statements he had heard them make. Treasury ‘Department, ‘tentiied. that the coins in evidence were all counterfeit. “Tean’t tell thats’ was the ‘response. can’ Suppose that could only be determined 2” qu ™. Fem air, anawered witness, “but I co Ive anopinion.' atWe'dog't want that,” mai counsel, Mr. Jeffords then asked witness to ex- amine what purported to be a $250 gold plece, and withess pronounced it « counter “I would never have su that that wasn counterfeit,” remaried the juage. tat added the witness? : Bradley Snyder, clerk in a grocery store at 1720 7th street, was the next witness. He, testified that Monday evening Murphy ia quarter for Murphy. ‘The coin was a ‘@ quarter for ry. wi counterfelt, and his employer told him he would have to lose it. He kept it until the officers Counterfeit Quarters. George Samuels, who sells bottled beer, ‘dentified defendants Brien, James O'Hare, Olisworth and, Murphy, About a week ago one of the men passed a counterfeit nickel in his place. Monday the four men mentioned came to his place more than once. One time they passed a counter- felt quarter on his clerk, and later when they came back and attempted to repeat What they had done the clerk asked, “What are you giving me?” and then a genuine quarter was given in payment. Olisworth, he said, was the man who pass- ed the nickel at his place. ‘Amos Stewart testified that he knew the O'Hare boys, Brien and Murphy. Witness Was in the laundry business. Monday night he saw the four men natned._ They were drinking beer, an ess saw Olis- Worth pass a coin over to the clerk. Later he was shown a coin and was told that that was the ticular coin passed fendan Trentionea He heard the clerk et ee Wayman Johnson, colored, in the em- ploy of Mr. Samuels, testified that when the men came in the place the first time he did not notice it, but they came in a second time, and Olisworth handed him @ quarter. “I’hadn’t noticed the first one, said witness, “but when he gave me the second one I asked him what in the — he was givil me.” He said the quarter was counterfeit, "He could tell it by its weight, ‘Henry Rosenberg, also a beer, testified that James O'Hare a counterfeit quarter on him. Three of men were with him when he came a ond time, but witness would not take it. ‘Tentimony Accumulstes. Albert Washington, colored, testified that he was acquainted with three of the de- fendants. Witness works for the preced- ing witness, ang he told of the defendants’ visit to the store. John W. Forrest, who keeps a stand on 7th street, testified that Monday night de- # iL fendant Serivener came to x ant bought a bag of peanut ‘was an- other man with him, whom he it Wes Murphy. Scrivener gave him s qdarter in pagent for the wuts, They walked away laughing with the peanute and) 20 cents change. This aroi witness’ sus- picion, and, looking at his money, be found that the coin was not good. Robert Hale was recalled and he said one of the defendants made a remark about purebasing peanuts, but witness could not say which one made the remark. Five of them were in the party when he saw them and they were cating peanuts. John Maher zestiisd that he knew all the men with the exceptioa of Scrivener. Monday night Martin O'Hare came into his place with two men and ordered three glasses of beer. O'Hare gave him what he thought was a counterfeit quarter and he refused to take it. ‘The Arrests. Policeman Hencicks testified that he ar- rested Brien and (‘ficer Flynn took two of his companions. The men were in a sa- loon and when they ot outside Brien ask- ed him what he was arrested for. Witness told him for nassiag counterfeit money when Brien said ‘I guess not.” and slip- ped out of his coat and ran. Witness pur- sued and recaptured him. Sergt. Jordan testified to the complaints received and the investigation made, which resulted in the arrest of the defendants. Mr. Graves of the secret service also gave evidence. He had heard several conversa. tions between unknown parties and he went into @ store to get a cigar. ten- dered a dollar bill in payment for the cigar and received one of the counterfeit quarters in change. He saw the defendants in the station and Murphy said he was present when one of the quarters was “shoved.” The court said_that there was no con- nection of the $250 gold piece with the de- fendants. No, your honor,” said Mr. Jefforis, “I simply offered it for identification, as it may cut some figure in the case later.” Counsel for the defendants argued for the discharge of thelr clients. Judge Mills said it was not worth while for him to take up the time of the court in discussing the proof. The case, he said, had been made out, so far as this court was concerned, and’ he would hold them in $500 each for the action of the grand jury. ——__ WARRANTS TO BE ISSUED Against Alleged Dealers in Milk Be- low the Standard. Since the hearing in the Police Court some weeks ago of the milk cases, Profes- sor Hird of the health department and In- spector Ott have been making every effort to prosecute dealers for selling skimmed milk. The law under which the cases were brought by the attorney for the District did not cover the sale of skimmed milk, and now an effort is to be made to prose- cute the dealers under the internal reve- nue laws, As heretofore printed in The Star, some of the samples examined by Professor Hird were afterwards sent to the internal revenue officers, and their investigation corroborated what was shown by the analysis made at the health office. Some of the samples showed that the per cent of sollds and fats was below the standard fixed by the internal revenue bureau, and showed that the milk had been skimmed. Under the law, dealers are prohibited from mixing, coloring or powdering any drug or article of food, and the law also prohibits the sale of an’ article of food not of the nature demanded by the purchaser. The prosecuting officers, however, an. ticipate trouble (in securing convictions against persons for the sale of skimmed milk, as the law under which the prosecu- tons are to be brought says that “no per- fon shall be held liable if he shows to the satisfaction of the court before whom he is charged that he did not know of the article of food or drug sold by him being so mixed, colored, stained or powdered.” The penalty is not more than $50 for the first offense and not more than $100 or six months or both for each subsequent viola- tion, Inspector Ott has the names of the parties against whom warrants will be obtained. It is likely that the warrants will be issued this afternoon cr tomorrow. pd ne se aa The Ford's Theater Disaster. A meeting of the injured survivors of the Ford's Theater disaster was held last night at No. 16 6th street southeast. A committee Was appointed to wait on the Secretary of War. Other committees were apzoiated as follows: To increase membership, to draft constitution and by-laws and to se- cure a hall. Forty-two members were pres- ent or represented. The association sd- jJourned to meet at the call of the chair- man. > Arranged With Their Depositors. A meeting of a number of the depositors of Woods and Company, the private ba ers, was held last evening, and the propo- sition to accept certiticates of deposit bear- ing 3 per cent interest and payable in a year was accepted. It Is expected that the firm will resume busiiess on Monday next, after a suspension of vight days. NEW CONGRESS. Members in Town and Where They Can Be Found. Senators. Aldrich, Nelson W.. R. 1, Arlington. Bate, W G. Fenn. Bobitt House. . William: Bisckbare Sons Brice, Calvin Butler, Matth Ark., "Metropolitan. nc 8. Ky. 10s E at. fayetic square. Butler, Matth 4 Sate Nt Gall, Wilkinson, lorida, 1903 N Camden, Johnson N., W. Va., Normandie. Carey, Joseph M., W’ 207. Ghancdier, Wiliam 2 TET et. ‘olqi itred H., Ga., Coke, Richard, ete Cockrell Texas, 420 6th st. is M.. ‘Missouri, i518 R n.w. Tih, 1413 Mass. ave. -, Minn, 1428 Mass. ave. bson, Charies H., Md., Shore! Gordon, John B., Ga, 103 Vt. a Gorman, Arthur’P.., 34d. Portland. Gray, Del., 1421 K st. Hale, Eugene, Me., 1001 16th st. Hansborough, Henry C., N. D., Cochran, Harris, Ish Hawley sae no qlennensee, if Ist m2. I street. 1437 R. I. av. R nw. Washburn, William White, Edward D., Fee eds Se Set ae ave, 7 Island ave. Gibanisa Thomas Be Georeies St, James. as, Culberson, D. B., Texas, Metropoiltan. ‘William, Mass., 130 L n.w. Coombs, William 4., New Fork. Hamilton, Cadi us A. N. J. 1739 Cochran. Seldwal, Sohn A Ohio, 10 Grant place. tchings, Thos. C., Miss, 1722 ;. Sou seth Missourt Gochras. Louisiana, M tan. Fr. Conn. #21 tet me. aa Wihand's, Dunph ke ees n = William i, Mass. Davey, R. C., Forest, ‘Thos., Ind., Hooker, Warren 'B., N. ¥., , Henderson, Johp F. N: C, Metropolitan, Hutcheson, J. C., Texas, Metropoiltan. Hare, D. D., Ohio, Metropolitan. lenderson, ‘D. B.. ee G.. Cal., jules, Win, Hudson, T. Hulick, Terre, Lane, E., Til, Metropolitan. Layton, ¥F. G, Ohio, Normandie. Lester, BR. E., Georgia, Cochran. LeFeves Jaco Ne Yo Arlington Livi . Leon F., Ga., 290 N. J. ave, Mealeer, Wa, Penne Howl Rendall . Indiana, Hamilton, .. Pennsyl Elsmere. Louisiana, .H.,’ Nebraska, 125 4 at. Howard, Penn.. Hotel Randall. jell, Robert, Arkansas, M. titan. ‘Wm. C., Alabama, 1743 . n.w. H,, Mass., Shoreham. . t.. Va.” Metropolitan. Outhwaite. J. H., Ghio, 4 Dupont circie. Page, C. H., Rhode Island. James, Pendleton, J..0., W. Va., 123 A street nae. Paschal, P. M., ‘Texas, 1742 P nw. Paynter, Thomas H., Kentucky, Varnum, Patterson, Josiah, Tenn., Metropolitan.» Price, Andrew, La., Cochran. Richards. Jaa A~ Oblo, 1004 i a bertson, Samuel M., La., Met: issell, |. B., Georgia, 248 34 n.w. = Ley tah. Cochran, Ryan, William, N. Y.. Normaniie, Richardson, J. Tenn., 1193 6th n.w. Ritchie, B. 'T., Ohio, Ebbitt. Robbins, Gaston A.. Ala., 1747 Q now. National. Metropolitan, Mass., Arlington. . Ariz, Cochran. Springer, Wm. M., Ill., 43 B se. Sibley, J. C.. Penn., Shoreham, . Lewis. Conn., Riggs. Stattings, lL. F., Ala.” Hotel Randall, Stephenson, 8."M.. Mich., Epbi:t Stockdale, T. A. Smith, G. W., Ilinots, #18 Lith ore Sweet, Willis, Idaho, Ebbitt. Sauers, H. D., Texas, Willard’s. Simpson, Jerre, Kansas, Metropolitan. Snodgrass, H. C., Tenn.” 312°C nw. ‘Tracey, Charles. New York, Arlington. 0. H., Md., 10 East Caniisl su . C., Ga. St. James, L.'W., Alabama, Metropolitan. a Towa, Ebbict. nVoorhis, John, N. ¥., Ariiagton. v1 H K,, Ti, Wuliard’s Wells, 0. A., Wis., 1025 Vermont ave wane, 5. Bw Normandie Varner, John yitt, N. ¥., Loan and ‘Trust Co. i Whiting, Justin R., Michigan, Cochran. Wright, ‘at + 10, street foodard, F. e < ‘Williams, Jonn'S., Miss, 133 Cap. SSS SSS ay ENGLAND'S ALLEGED ALARM. Said to Fear the Repeal of the Sher man Silver Law. ‘The New York Sun makes the following important statement: Several interesting cablegrams from Lop- Gon were received in Wall street yesterday. were not made public, nor are they ever likely to be. They were sent by Lon- don banking houses of the highest repute correspondents here. and were a8 confidential as they were tmportant. On the strength of the information con- Veyed and inquiries made by these London the the 180 coinage of silver et tee ratio of % to 1 It is understood thal the: vernment has been induced to sound of- and finencial sentiment in this eoun- Dumber of sintamensces, Propoaition bye circumstances. Chiet of eed esr fu ade Saenger United States. sig tt the ‘ H rath Af ft i Fi ite i ff | 4 | | I i i H a & i ! A G 3 ae ie ts Hy F cds | fl ii i sf i i 4 i i Hospital | i i Fa if ile ws idles 7 Ria ite} residence, Xo. 474 stenes A August “Il, at Priced ais feat totinea Watton PE FEXEINE On August 9, 1808, at 7:20 p.m. at iS venta AbMIMAL “Frion TON a “RAINS Staten pary retired. in ble cighty-second Year. Rockville, Md.. ment at Rockville, Md. TAVERSS. On Wednesday, Festdence of his. parenta! RicH tps. TARERNS, aged years. Puveral from Lincoln Memorial Church, 11th He strects, Priday, August Vie et 2, wrigat = Friends and ves are Fenpectfull vited to mttend. TAYLOR. On August 9, 1803, mt 1416 Mansactine setts avenue, JOHN B. TAYLOR, aged sinty- seven ‘renee Funeral at the bowse on Friday at 3:30 Terment at Oak Hill cemetery. or THOMPSON. At 12:90 nom. Av rsa. THOMPSON. son ot J.T. aut taindy Te Fhmepe son of 416 Hi strect northeast, aged twenty tare sear, one month Funeral services will take piace from He tate gp Hence at 9 o'clock va Friday morning. : PRUDENCE. Melored wife of Mr. ALT. Rowen ‘whose spirit emered. int eternal : To, Tsu2 Patis: Church, Va. rot anced Asleep in Jesus, Vlemed sleep. . Feb-usry 5, 192 “en ‘Curvenaxs BAKING POWDER t in sively usein amy kitchen.” MARION HARLAND. es CHILDREN CRE FOR PITCHERS 8 ome CASTOBIAa,