Evening Star Newspaper, August 16, 1893, Page 6

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1893. MY WIFE And T, writes » gentleman who formerly resided in Connect cut, but who now resides at Honolulu, “for 20years past have used Ayer’s Hair Vizor. and we attribute to it the dark hair which she and I now have, while hundreds of our acquaintances, ten or adozen, years youncer than we, arveither gray headed, white, orbald. When asked how our hair has retained fis color andfullness, we repiy, “By the use of Ayer's Hair Vigor—nothing else." Antonio Alarrun of Bastrop, Texas, tells why he RECOMMENDS the use of Ayer’s Hair Vigor- “In 186R, my affianced wasnearly bald, and the hair kept falling out every day. induced her to use Ayer's Hair Vigor, and very con tt not only checked any farther loss of hair, but produced an entirely new crowth, which has remained Texurlant and lossy to this day. I can recommend ‘thie preparation to all in need of # genuine hair restorer.” AYER'S HAIR VIGOR, Prepared by DR. J. 0. AYER & CO., Lowell, Masa, U. 8. A. come BF orn ont eood for nothing, itis Keneral deoility worn on ie, Brown's Yrou Bitters will’ cure ‘you, make you strong, cleapse your liver and give s good — tite—tomes the nerves THE MODERN MIRACLES OF HEALING whic are indisputably performed by Dr. Williams’ ‘Pink Pills should receive the closest tnvestiga- tion by sick people and their friends. ja23-m&wly IF THE BABY IS CUTTING TEETH BE SURE ‘and use that old well-tried remedy, Mrs. Win- slow's Soothing Syrup for children ‘teething. It Soothes the child, softens the gums, au wt ares riod cole ani In ther best remedy Eiarinces. Twenty-five cents « bottle. my ly LIQUID PEPTONE. ‘What ts it? It ip a concentrated food for nse in every caseof mekness. It containsno drags. It isnot a patent medicine nor s proprietary article. It is beef! Pure ‘eet: immensely concentrated. Nor is this all; it i= Fre-digested. so that the most delicate stomach will Fetait it. As it is already digested, it can be given to fhesick with the certain Knowledge that it will pass at once inte the blood and nourish the patient. Liquid Peptone should be used in every case of typhoid fer. inevery case of sarlet fever and in every case of diphtheria. Remeber this. If yon are ran down or weak from any cause try Liquid Peptone; it will make Foustrong. If you are sick, very sick, profoundly ‘sick, it will bridge you over the critical period of your disease. Ask your doctor about it. In ordering be eure and ask for Liquid Pep"ons, mate by wksim STEVENSON & JESTER, Phila QUISITE FLAVOR, PURE AND WHOLE- Nome CAngecture “iteers in standard. table delicacy. Sole manufacturers, Dr. J. G. B. SIE- GERT £ SONS. At all dealers. Index to Advertisements. ACCOUNTANTS. AMUSEMENTS: ATTORNEYS. AUCTION SALES. BOARDING. BICYCLES..._-.. si BUSINESS CH ANCES.. CHICAGO HOTELS. CHIROPODIST. EXCT2SIONS, fe. wImAwCist FOR RENT (Ofiices)... Wears REI Iw PUPEEEEedaRETRET TUE Ee Te ee TET ETE RTT FOR RENT (Rooms FOR RENT (Stores)... FOR SALE ‘orses ant Vehicles) FOR SALE (Bicycles) FOR SALE (loaves: FOR SALE (Lots) FO! SALE (Mivcollaneoas) -_._ FOR SAL! ReTrLs : LADIES' GOODS Local 1929 19 8 SANTO ‘MARET MEDICAL |. MISCELLAN®! MONEY WANTED NOTARIES PUBLIC. OCEAN TRAVEL 0... POTOMAC RIVER BOATS. PIANOS AND ORGANS q PERSONAL. Paes PROFESSIONAL | Pace POSALS Paze SUBTRB. SUMMER RESORTS. WANTED (Help) -. WANTED (iTouses) WANTED (Rooms) WANTED (Sitnations» WANTED (Miscelliaeo" The Star Out of Town. ‘Tax Evesixo Stan will be sent by mail to any address in the United States or Canada for sich period as may be desired at the rate of fifty cents per month. ‘# Bat all such orders must be ac- companied by the money, ot the paper cannot be sent, as no accounts are kept ‘with mail subscriptions, SaaS Sra w Alled Smith. From Texas $iftiaes. A plainly dressea man, who introduced himself as Mr. John Smith, walked into a octor’s office in a Texas town.and, having explained his symptoms, asked the doctor how long it would take to cure him. The dector, who had treated the visitor with every ‘possible courtesy, replied: “You will require careful treatment un- der my personal supervision for about two months before you are able to resume your labors in the bank.” “Doctor, you are fooling yourself. Tam not Smith the banker, but Smith the street car driver.” “Is that so? Well. my good fellow, I don’t see what you came to me for. There is nothing the matter with you except that you are not a banker.” a What Oleo fs Made Of. ‘Rom the National Provisione: Since we assume that most people who speak about oleomargarine do not .either know the method of its manufacture nor the materials of which {t {s composed, we wish to say that oleomargerine is composed Gf butter, ‘butter oll, neutral lard and oleo Elgin creamery butter and butter made at the factory daily are the products used in @lecmargarine. Butter oil is made by pressing the oil from American cotton seed. It is pure, nutri- tious vegetable off, which ts used in small Quantities to soften the texture of oleomar- Serine. ‘eutral lard ts pure, chilled leat land, ecoked at a low temperature, and ts then But into a bath of pure cold water for about y-eight hours, which removes all flavor, Jeaving a perfectly neutral material. Oleo oil is made from the cholcest fat of beef cattle, chilled tn ice water, then melted at a temperature of 14 degrees Fahrenhe! this is pressed a perfectly soluble of known as oleo off, which ts the only beef Product used in oleomarzarine. ‘The above named ingredients, when prop- erly combined, salted and worked the same as butter. form what ts known as oleomar- garine,which is one of the purest and mest wholesome articles of food in general use, the manufacture of which should not be Prohibited. Raiding His Own Poker Den. From the Cincinnati Fnquirer. There is a certain official employed In the gourt house who not many years ago con- ducted a poker game in the western part the city. depending on the drop and his ary to place him on the sunny side of Easy street. good, ‘the proprietor was generally the big- gest loser. One night the game was quite tiff, and every jack pot included the drinks ‘ward morning the proprietor had played im the check rack, and with the ald of nu- Merous eye-openers was in no condition to be trifled with. Some of the players were Indiscreet enough to “kid” him about his bad luck, when without warning the of- ficial threw back his coat. lsplaved his and declared the entire party under arrest. Drawing his revolver he ordered them to fall Into ne and march down the steps. Seeinz he was in earnest, one of the ¥ exclaimed: “Why, S—. you are pull- i your own game! Suddenly, realizing the situation. the host responded: “Boys, Til be hanged if I thought about that: let's §h,P8e 2nd make a night of it.” And they con Reports favor a heavy yield of cotton in n yy! jut, notwithstanding the play was | 2d EDITION O'FERRALL WILL WIN. His Nomination Generally Conceded at Richmond. TYLER MEN STILL HAVE SOME HOPE. The Attorney Generalship the Place That is Fought for. SCENES AT HEADQUARTERS. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 16—O'Ferrell's nomination tomorrow by the democratic state convention for governor is generally conceded and the question of practical in- terest now is the attorney generalship. ‘The half a dozen aspirants for this place are here on the ground and the canvass they are making is the only thing which lends interest to the scenes around the hotels. The candidates for attorney general are R. Taylor Scott, the incumbent; A. T. Rhea of Washington, Senators Blackstone of Alliance, Little of Fredericksburg andW. F. McKenney of Petersburg. All of these gentlemen are-here and most of them have established headquarters at the Exchange Hotel. They and their friends are hustling, and today the situa- tion, so far as lieutenant governor and the latform is concerned, is held within the low of their hands. Scott's friends claim that he has already enough delegates to secure his nomination. Whether, this is true or not, gt is @ fact that he has the advantage of in the office, with the opposition diviged between @ halt dozen candidates. “J. Taylor Ellison,” said a man mighty close to this gentleman, “can get the nomi. nation for Meutenant governor for the ask- ing of it.” All of the candidates This is a mistake. for attorney general would oppose Mr. El- lison, not personally, but on the point of location. It is to their interest to give the second place on the ticket to the southwest to prevent that section from pressing for the attorney ae This fact re- moves Ellison from the bility of Heu- tenant governor. He will, however, it is quite certain, be made chairman of the state committee. be ‘The O'Ferrall people are serene and hap- Dy and await the moment when the bal- loting shall begin. The colonel’s head- quarters at the Exchange present a busy scene. Hundreds of bouquets and joyful friends are constantly near to congratu- late him upon his approaching sucess. ‘Tyler's headquarters are over in the old Ballard House. The coptrast between the two is marked. The reoms are as quiet and as lonesome as O’Ferrall’s are lively. The major is keeping a stiff upper lip and trying to look jolly. “There is a possibility.” said Mr. Stuart of Russell, one of the biggest cattle raisers in the southwest and a close friend of Tyler, “of our beating O'Ferrall. 1 admit the chance is slim, still we are taking It.” ‘The Tyler people expect to make a big fight on silver. Just how it will be pre- cipitated on the convention has not been ‘fully settled. Mr. Stuart and other well- informed Tyler leaders are opposed to in- fiicting any wounds which will not heal with the dissolution of this convention. There is a disposition among the more ecnservative Tyler men, and these include Stewart, that the silver question shall be settled in the committee on resolutions and not fought over in convention. The indicatons now are that the financial plank in the Chicago platform will be re- affirmed. This is in accordance with what — dispatces have for weeks foreshadow- Senators Daniel and Hunton both concur in the policy of adopting this course. Both of these gentlemen are expected here to- day and will be on hand to advise their friends to temporize with the financial question in this way. Nearly all the advocates of this course, and they appear to include nearly all the leaders here, contend that the natfonal platform favors free coinage. At any rate, if the national plank {s reaffirmed this is what every democratic speaker in Virginia Will gel the people in this campaign. It now Seems that nothing can well defeat the plan to reaffirm the Chicago money plank. Of course the President will be commended and his course indorsed ‘This is a Cleveland-O’Ferrall convention, and even some of those who opposed the colonel are quietly dropping into line, the Virginia Hill men did at Chicago, | fear they will not have opportunity to | charge In line to get into the procession. Ex-Speaker Cardwell will probably be permanent chairman. Rhea will nominate O'Ferrall; Archer R. Staples, Tyler and G.Helnefellow wit perform the service for juford. ed DISTRICT MARKSMEN AHEAD. Results of Shootin, ‘This Morning. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CAMP GROUND, SEA GIRT, N. J., Aug. 16.—In the first stage of the regimental and battalion team competition the District of Columbia by a narrow margin is ahead. Nine teams faced the tragets at 200 yards shortly after 9:39 today, but only five could | shoot at a time, so the struggle was drawn out somewhat.’ There was good light and little wind, so the conditions wereunex- ceptionable and most of the scores con- sequently good. When the totals were figured out the en- gineer team was on top: the First District Columbia, second: the Second New Jerse: third; the Second District Columbia, fourth and the sixth battalion, ninth. The first regiment team was materially weakened by the absence of Capt. Cash, who throughout yesterday qnd last night was under medical treatment, but who is improving so rapidly that by tomorrow he will be strong enough and well enough to shoot. Private Wetheral is also a trifle indis- posed, so he could not fill his accustomed place’on the engineer team. The indlvid- ual and team figures are as follows: Engineers—Young, 42; Lelzear, 42; Hut- terly, 43; Carleton,’ 39; Graham, 45;" Scott, 4 Total, 54. First regiment—Latrd, 44: Appleby, 45: Russell, 40; Boyer, 33; Stew: Himebauzh, 41 ar:, 4. Total, 252. Second regiment—Bell, 37; Meyer, 42; Clay, 4; Rotianel, 40; McClain, 44; ‘Kirk, 42. Total, 245. Sixth battalion—Tomlinson, 27; Ellsworth, 31; Daveuport, 43; King, 29; Blanton, 49; Wil: cox, 37. : ‘This afternoon commencing at about 2:30 the 500 yards stage of the match will open. Tomorrow is skirmish day. * >> , Woman's Kingdom. From Godey’s. ‘The present century has demonstrated it- self an era of agitation: it 1s essentially an age of leagues and brotherhoods and associations. Scarcely a year passes but some new prophet arises among men, de- nouneing or exhorting as his particular mission may demand; and as the inevita- ble result of his ministrations some new compact is formed, some new society cr- ganized, having for its especial object the development or the abolition—as the case may be—of some or other of the many phases of our social life. Among such prophets there have come among us from time to time women of en- ergy and intelligence, whose ostensible mission has been the enlightenment and emancipation of their sister women, ard consequent thereon the ultimate regenera- tion of the whole human family. Earnest such women always are; logical, occasion- ally; and almost Invariably more or less injudicious. The latter quality has, unfer- tunately, too often betrayed itself to their disadvantage; and in their laudable en- deavor to achieve fame they have not infre- quently chosen the swiftest and surest roads to oblivion. Speaking generally, the educated woman of this period is gifted with a fair amount ‘of good common sense, which she is emi- nently capable of using in a perfectly iog- ical way. Clear headed and rational, she perceives the folly of such an universal {conoclasm as the woman agitator advo- cates. She knows that to sweep cway all established precedents at one blow means to leave nothing but ruin and desolation behind; and she cannot quite see that she | will ultimately gain anything by forcing an issue and Seeking to accompitsh in one day what In the ordinary course of events can scarcely take place within a quarter of a century at least. Thus she plods stead- ily on in the beaten track, declining to be coerced into any other mode of life than that which she herself has chosen. o —-—_ Im Equally Hard Luck. From the Chicago Tribune. The weary tourist opened the creaking gate and moved slowly up the grass-grown graveled walk that led to the door. “['m not a common tramp, mister,” he said to the man sitting on the steps,’ “but I'm in mighty hard luck, and tf you can give me a lift I shall be very grateful. I am the owner of a silver mine out west. “I would help you if I could, my frien answered the man on the doorstep, wrinz- ing his hand in brotherly sympathy, “out I'm @ little worse off than you are. "I am the owner of a couple of wheat farms.” A BRIGHTENING OUTLOOK. The Feeling in Wall Street Better— Watching Congress. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, Aug. 16—As foreshadowed in this column yesterday the Northern Pa- cific railroad succumbed to the: inevitable and went into the hands of receivers. This action of the company was not made public until after the close of the day’s business, and no well-informeg broker was surprised by the announcement. The company has long been contending with a chain of ad- verse conditions resulting from a heavy floating debt and the active competition of the two great roads that have paralleled its tracks, so that the directors were power- less to prevent its ultimate collapse. Mr. Thomas F. Oakes, the president of the road, Mr. H.C. Payne, for many years counsel for the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul, and Mr. Henry C. Rouse, president of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas, were ap- pointed receivers, Prices both at home and abroad were not affected by the news, which points conclu- ively to the fact that liquidation in Wall street has about run its course. Such an event in ordinary times would have precipi- tated @ panic, but now calamity and dis- aster attract only momentary notice and trading is no longer influenced by senti- ment. It is also significant that both the com- mon and preferred stock of the Northern Pacific sold higher during the first hour this morning than they closed last night. Affairs in Washington are watched with unusual interest and it is generally con- ceded that an unconditional repeal of the Sherman bill ts no longer to be hoped for and that long and tiresome debates must intervene before any action is taken, Con- ditions, however, beneath the surface seem to prompt a more cheerful feeling and some substantial aid is daily expected. The mar- ket looks oversold in spots and the pessi- mistic bear may get ic stricken at any moment and be called up to make good his short contracts at bull prices. Boston advices today announce that the Burlington directors have declared thelr usual quarterly dividend of 1 1-4 per cent. ‘The continued gold imports, the fact that no business failures were announced and the feat Sage of a better bank statement this week are all ercouraging signs and must, eventually tell upon the course of ces. ‘The last half hour was the most spirited of the day’s trading. Money dropped to 3 per cent and prices were marked up to the highest figures of the day. General Electric advanced to 4% 1-4, a net advance of 6 1-4 per cent. The closing was strong throughout the entire list. , FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, ‘The followine are the . lowest nnd the closine veises of the, Now Tork stock Tmomberg New York Hock’ exshanres Corresrondeets i Missara Moore & Sohley, No. 80 Broadware the highest and the Stocks» Onan 7 Law. Close, ry 4 B 7 fimcrcan gagae ad ah Be tH American Cotton Oii. > ‘Atchison... Chee & Onto. 0. Chen & Onto peat Shfewo. B. and. SY. Gest Nortiiern Paciae. Nor:hern Pacitic pia. Oat tad Westone and Weste Pacife Mail’. e. ‘Sal I-12 o'clock m.—Norfolk snd Washington Steamboat Company, 10 at 90. Government Bonds.—U. 8. 49, registered, 1907, 111% bid, 112 asked. U.S. 4a, coupon, 1907, 11144 bid, “112 asked. District of Columbia Bonds.—20-year fund 5s, 106 bid. Water stock 7s, currency, 108 bid. 30-year fund 66, gold, 108 bid. “Water stock 7s, 1908, cur- rency, 109 Did. 3.658, funding, currency, 108 asked. ‘Miscellaneous Washington and George- town R. R. conv. Gs, Ist, 140 asked. Washington and Georgetown R.'R. conv. s,. 20, 130, asked. Masonte Hall Association 5s, 104 ‘asked. Washing- fon Market Company Ist Ga, 110 asker. | Washiog- ton Market Company Imp. @s, 108 asked. Ameri- can Security and Trust 58, 1905, 101 asked. Wash- Angton Light Infantry 1st 1904, 103 asked. Washington Light Infantry 24 7s, 1895, 100 asked. Washington Gas Company Gs, series A, 115 asked. Washington Gas Company 6s,’ series B,"115% asked. Washington Gas ny ‘cony. Gs, 130 asked. Eckington R. R. Gs, 100 asked. Chesapeake and Potmac Telephone 108 asked. Capitol and North -O Strret R. R. ba, 102 asked. Metropolitan R. R. cony, 6s, 110 asked. U.S. ‘Electric. Light cone. 88, 121 asked. Anacostia RR. 6s, gold, 103 asked, National Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 330 bid, 400 asked. Rank of the Republic, 205 asked. Metropolitan, 297 nsked. Central, 200 bid, 310 asked. Citizens’. 180 asked. Columbia, 165 asked. Capital, 133 asked. West End, 120 asked. ‘Trad- ere 118 asked. “Lincoln, 108° asked. Oto, “100 Ratiroad Stocks.—Washington and Georgetown. 350 asked. Moetronolitan, 100 asked. Columbia, 75 asked. Capitol and North © Street, 40 asked. Eckington and Soldiers’ Home, 40 asked. George- town and Tenleytown, 45 asked. Hock Greek, 100 Insurance Stocks.—Firemen's, 50 asked. Frank- ln. G5 asked. Metronolitan, ‘19° asked. National Union, 185 asked. Columbia, 16 asked. German- American, 190 asked. Potomac, 84 asked. Peo- ples, 5% asked. Lincoln, 91% asked. Commercial, oan Real Fstate Title, 127 feat Fstate Title, asked. > Title Insurance Stocks asked. Columbia Title. c Gas and Electric Light Stocks. Washington G: 48 asked. Georgetown Gus, 42 bid. U. 8. Elect Light, 135 asked. Telephone Stocks.—Pennsylvania, 40 asked. Ches- apeake and Potomac, 45 asked. American Grapho- phone, 1% Mid. 216 asked. Miscellaneous Stocks.—Washington Market, 16 asked. Washington Brick Machine, 150. asked. Great Falls Tce. 130 asked. Bull Run Panorama, 27 asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage, 73 acked. Lincoln Hall, 95 asked. Norfolk and Washington Steamboat. 90 bid. Safe Depoalt and Trust _Compantes.—National Safe Deposit, and Trust Company, 140 naked. ‘Washington Safe Deposit, 108 asked. Washington Toan_and ‘Trust, 135 asked. American Security and Trust, 138 asked. Chicago Grain and Provision Markets. [By private wire to Corson & Macartney.} CHICAGO, Aug. 16, 1893. Opening. Hichest. Lowest. Closing, Wheat—Ane, — Corn—A: - = re — Sept. Ey Oste—Aur. = Sept. eS Pork—Sept. 12.9 Lard—Sent. R47 ‘Oct. a3 ‘Bibs—Sept. 275 Oct. Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Aug. 16,—Flour dull, unchanged— receipts, 14,905 barrels; shipments, 19.460 5 0. 2 4 Sales, 400 larzels. Wheat quiet and lowe1 red, spot, 644a61%; eptember, 66%§a66U,; Octobe GSija0s4y; December,» 7334n74%4—receipts, 90,008 bushels;” stock, 1,993,200 ushels; sales,” 181,000 Gillan easy spot, 40uaioNe Augie, aoadOxcy 1 easy spot, < Augtst, 46%4a46¥% ; September, 46%asT: October, 4TigadTS: Tent. 400° Feceipts, 4,810 bushels: shipments, (4,280 bushels Stock, 487.70T Dushela? white ‘corti by’ sample, St Fellow, 40450. Oats figm and stendy No. 2 white Western, 3435; No. Qmlxed western, 31iga32—re- coipts, 16,364 bushels; stork, 157.200 bushels. Teye firm—No, 2, 83igu54—receipts, 1,608 bushels: stock, 17.358 bushels, Has dull and tower goed to chotes timothy, Isai9, Grain frelghts steady and un. changed. Cotton nominal. Provisions steady and unchanged. Butter firm~creamery, fancy. 24: ir to. chotee. do. adie, fancy, 19; good to choice, 16; store packed. 15317, Ezas ‘frm 14. Coffee quiet—Rio carzors, falr, 19; Kort," 16%. Sugar strong srannlaied,” Bt.” Cop” ber, unchanged. Whisky frm—1-1941.2), ute Bnehanged. HALTIMORE, Aug. 16.—Northern Central stock, 6%; Baltimore ‘and, Odlo southwestern frat, Tort; Consolidated Gas bonds, 108; do. stock, 50% IN THE HANDS OF A MoB, Troo} Unable to Protect the People in Bombay From Violence. NEW YORK, Aug. 16.—A special cable from London to the Evening Sun says: Governmept dispatches say that Bombay is in possession of the mob. Troops are powerless. Every mosque has been de- stroyed. Many persons have been massa- cred. Europeans are panic stricken. ‘Troops are now protecting only the public buildings. Governor has appealed for help asking for instructions. LONDON, Aug. 16.—In the lobbies of the house of commons the reports that the European residents of Bombay were in jeopardy were ridiculed, as it {s known that the military authorities could, at very short notice, flood the city with troops from Poonah and other cantonments. Ex-Minister to Japan Coombs, who has just returned, says that emigration to the Ynited States is discouraged by that coun- THE GREAT DEBATE. The Silver Propositions in the House Still Being Discussed. MR. BRYAN THE CHIEF SPEAKER TODAY. Finance is Also Discussed in the Senate. MR. COCKRELL’S AMENDMENT THE SENATE. Among the petitions presented in the morning hour was one from Cass county, Ind. It was directed (said Mr. Voorhees in presenting it) “against the manifold in- iquities of the present civil service, in which opinion I heartily concur.” Mr. Manderson (Neb.) introduced two bills, which he said had been pi and sent to him by a gentleman of financial ability, and which were read by their titles and referred to the finance committee. The titles are: Directing the purchase of silver bullion d the issuance of treasury notes therefor, and for the appointment of a mint commis jon. Providing for the tssue of treasury notes, their redemption, and for other purposes. Ar. Morrill (Vt) gave notice that as he intended to leave the city soon, he wou!d address the Senate on Monday next on the Vest bimetallic resolution very briefly. The Public Hulldings of Washington. Mr. Quay (Pa.) offered a resolution, which was agreed to, directing the architect of the Capitol to examine forthwith the govern- ment property known as the Maltby build- ing, and to report whether the structure is secure and can be occupied with safety to life and property. He said that facts de- veloped before the committee on public buildings and grounds showed neces- sity for examination. In connection with the Maltby building and other buildings in Washington occu- pied by the government, Mr. Vest (Mo.) Said thet public documents were piled up on the first floor of the Maltby building to such an enormous weight as to be pulling it down. The folding room of the Senate and the Malty contained now over 110,000 volumes belonging to Senators, a large por- tion of which would never be called for; and Congress was continuing to order, needlessly, the printing of books and doc- uments at enormous expense. The old fe- tid smell of decaying paper in the folding room of the Senate affected the whole Capitol, and was polluting the air all the me. Mr. Hoar (Mass.) suggested the propriety of furnishing all surplus books and docu- ments printed by order of Congress to pub- lc Hbraries in the states; and in further- ance of that idea 2 resolution was offered by Mr. Butler (8. C.) directing the sergeant- at-arms of the Senate to distribute to pub- lic Nbraries in the United States all public documents found on hand and not claimed by Senators on the 1th of September next. No action was taken on the resolution, but Mr. Vest argued in favor of the passage of @ bill appropriating $300,000 for a site and building to be known as the hall of records. He generally favored the idea) of locating future government buildings in that part o! the city and the grounds of the botanical garden and the Smithsonian Institute. ‘The amendment was withdrawn and Mr. Vest’s bill was passed. ‘The National Bank Note Bill. Mr. Voorhees, chairman of the finance committee, said that he had been appealed to by several Senators who required more me not to call up today, as he had in- tended, the bill to enable national banks to increase their circulation to the amount of the par value of the bonds deposited by them, but he gave notice that he would do 50 tomorrow. Mr. Cockrell (Mo.) offered an amend- ment requiring the Secretary of the Treas- ury to pay to the holders of 2 per, cent bonds who may present them for redemp- tion their face value, with accrued inter- est, in United States legal tender notes, Mr, Sherman (Ohio) stated the ob, which occurred to his mind agai amendment. The very moment that the treasury notes were paid on these bonds, which Were not now due and the interest on which was no burden fo the xovernment the notes, he sald, would be presented to the government and payment in coin de- manded. ‘That would be an unbusinesslike proposi- tion and complicate the situation. The President of the United States had called attention, in clear and forcible language, to the fact that the treasury notes issu: under the act of 1890 were presented for redemption in gold, and that caused the first falling off of ‘the $100,000,000 gold re- serve. The proposed amendment “he re- garded as @ most dangerous financial prop- osition. Mr, Cockrell ridiculed the objections made by Mr. Sherman, whom he spoke of as the great friend and patron of the national banks and as the great gold-monometallist. y, he asked, should the national banks be altowed to increase thelr circulation by $19,000,000 on their bonds now depo: while the government itself could not issue greenbacks to redeem its 2 per cent bonds? ‘Mr. Mitchell (Ore.) asked Mr. Cockreil if it was not a fact that a great portion of the 25,000,000 of 2 per cent bonds was not on deposit by the national banks. Mr. Cockrell—“Twenty-one millions, or a little over. Mr. Mitchell—“Does the Senator think that any considerable portion of these bonds would be surrrendered for the treasury notes?” air, Cockrell—I think that every one of them would be surzendered. Mr. Mitchell—Do you mean that they would surrender those bonds now deposited to secure circulation? Mr. Cockrell—I suppose that when we have adopted this amendment we shall put in the bill another provision that no na- tional bank shall get any circulation on these 2 per cent bonds. Mr. Mitcheli—That ts not In the bill now. Mr. Cockrell—It will be in before we get through with the bill. I have got all the points in my mind. Other questions were asked by Messrs. McPherson (N. J.), Peffer (Kan.), Aldrich (R. 1) and Gray (Del). They were all re- plied to by Mr. Cockrell, who expressed his amazement and mortification at the objec- tions made to his propositions by the friends of the national banks. Finaliy the bill and amendment went over till tomorrow. THE HOUSE. Immediately after the reading of the journal, Mr. Meiklejohn (Neb.) asked unani- mous consent for the consideration of a resolution requesting the Secretary of the Treasury to communicate to the House certain information relating to the fur- chase and coinage of silver under the Shef- man law. Mr. Tracey (N. Y.) sugg2sted that the gentleman could obtain the information by addressing a note to the Secretary, but he made no objection and the resolution was adopted. ‘The silver debate was then resumed. Mr. McCall (Mass.), speaking in favor of repeal, said that he agreed with the oppo- nents of the bill that bi-metallism and mono-metallism were at issue, but the cause of bi-metallism was represented by the friends of repeal. A continuance of the policy of buying ‘silver would inevit- ably deprive the government of its stock of gold and place this country upon the silver standard, and this would practically demonetize gold. Under the operation of the act of 18% the government had lost nearly one hundred millions of gold, and under a continuance of the act the day could not be distant when it would be un- able to redeem in that metal. ‘The real question at issue was one of the stand- ards. It would be madness, when the whole of the civilized and a large part of the heathen world had stopped the coin- age of silver, for the United States to make that metal its standard of value. Self-preservation drives us to wage war for gold, and out of the contest. would spring the fixing of an international status for silver. He had listened with astonish- ment to the assaults upon the bankers of the country. The bankers were as neces- ry, under our complicated social system, the farmers, and if they cast as many votes they would probably be treated witi equal respect. The fury of the present storm had fallen upon them, and when he gaw the courage with which they had faced decreas- ing deposits and increasing deficits, and the ingenuity of the expedients they had adopted to preserve the vast interests in- trusted to their care and to prevent a gen- eral break-down in business, so far from calling them Shylocks, he believed that whether they had few or many votes they were, as a rule, entitled In this crisis to the admiration as they should certainly receive the support of the country. If the United States continued the exist- ing policy it would inevitably extract from our veins every drop of the rich golden blood that vitalized the commerce of every civilized nation. Pass this bill, and while it would not restore confidence at one blow, ft would remove one of the chief causes of the existing depression and would restore again a large measure of the prosperity which we 80 lately enjoyed. Mr. Coombs. Mr. Coombs (N. Y.) said that he would not, although he was a citizen of New York, attempt to defend the city of She did not ask it of him; she did not need | it. Her splendid record was her own de- fense. Whoever saw a more magnificent spectacle than was now presented by the banks and merchants of that it city. With’ the. storm beating on’ thelr b from all sides, calmly, quietly and consist- ently they held their ground, and held out the hand of help to every portion of the country. Whenever disagter and misfor- tune swooped down upon any section of the country the cities of New York and Brook- lyn were the first to respond. He could not defend New York. She had’ defended her- self. He highly commended the President's message, which in his opinior had never been surpassed by any stace paper. Hut the President might have said in conclu- sion that “It isa condition and not @ theory that confronts us.” The President had done his duty, and responsibility for action rested with Congress. He had yield- ed, much against his will and agains: his judgment, to the agreement made as to the method of procedure on this bill. Dur- ing those fourteen days of debate disaster would be spreading through the land end the cancer would be eating ‘nto the vitals of the people. This body did not need any further discussion of the silver question for the ground had been over so often that nothing was left to be said. Events were speaking to Congress in louder tones than uence or oratory could do, The pur- chasing clause of the Sherman act should be repealed. Even its former friends, even its reputed author, turned from it tn dis- gust, and the demand ‘or its repeal came m every section of the zountry. Mr. Bryan, Mr. Bryan (Neb.) said that he would fully accomplish his purpose if he were able to impress upon the members of this House the importance of the question which was now under consideration, and to quicken their appreciation of the grave responsibil- ity which pressed upon them. Upon the action of this Congress might depend not only the welfare of the south and west, not only the welfare of the United States, but the welfare of hu pore manity itself for ages Some outside of this hall had assumed that the recommendation of the. President imposed some obligations upon democrat: members to do as he desired, and some had been hardy enough to ‘suggest that a even failure to fall in with the recommendations there made would subject the dissenter to administrative displeasure. But these per- sons did the President great injustice. The President would not for a moment forget the independence of the two branches of Congress. Let the President's own language Tebuke those who would, from false fealty, change their convictions upon the subject, in order to conform to his suggestions, In the message of 18% to this Congress, at the beginning of the first session, there Would be found these words: “The zealous watehfulness of our constituents, great and small, supplement thelr suffrages, and be- fore the tribunals they establish every pub- le event should be judged.” Among the many rand, truths felicitously expressed by our President none disclosed truer sense and clearer conception of official responsi- bility or spoke in clearer terms of our duty to our constituents. In 18% the same forces were at work as were at work now. The same pressure was brought to bear then as now. But he called attention to the fact that the democratic party, at that time in power, recognized its duty to its constit- wency and, be it sald to the credit of that party, that in this House only 33 demo- crats’ voted to sustain the recommenda- tion and 130 stood by the interests of thelr constituents. It proved that the democrat- ic party at that time recognized that the suggestion of the President came for con- sideration and not for control. And time had demonstrated that these Representa- tives, following the wishes of thelr people, reflecting the sentiments of thelr constit- uency, were wiser than the President who recommended suspension. The Meaning of the Message. If he could understand the language of the message it meant but one thing. It meant the burial of silver, with no prom- ise of resurrection. It was the argument of the gold standard. It led to universal gold mono-metallism, to the realm over Whose door was written “Abandon hope all ye who enter here.” ‘The silver men were called cranks and lunatics and idiots, he- cause they saw danger ahead of them; be- cause in the adoption of a universal stand- ard they saw not only disaster, not only to our people, but to all the world. ‘The men from the west were roundly de- nounced in the east as anarchists and de- stroyers of the government. The man who said that the people should destroy the gov- ernment was called an anarchist; but the man who said that the government should destroy the people was called a patriot. (Applause.) ‘There was but one way of bringing gold from abroad (except the is- suing of gold bonds), and that was to sell our products and secure the yellow metal. But if we established a single gold stand- ard, gold would be put upon the auction block. Every time gold went abroad the farmers of the United States must lower the prices of their products. Then the farmers of England would lower their prices in order to get the gold back. Then we must again lower ours; and no one could tell the price at which at last our products would settle down to. He was opposed to a sincle standaml of value, be It gold or silver, 2nd was in favor of a double standard. The question now presented was whether the Unite] Siates was going to say that it was an Eng'sh colony or an Independent nation (Applause). If there be some persoas ‘ving on the eastern shore who were better acq:iainted with the beauty of the Alps thaa xi:h the grandeur of the Rockies: hetter gcquainted with the sunny skles of Italy than with the invigorating breezes of the Mississippl val- ley, let them know that there are people who were willing to call their fate with this republic and rise or fall with it. (Ap- plause). ———— MAKING PRECIOUS STONES. Edison Produces Rubies, but has not Mastered the Diamond. From the New York World. Mr. Edison {s not alone experimenting with the base metals like Iron and steei, which he says after all are the precious metals, being more valuable than sold and silver, which are of little practical use. He can make gems and precious stones. Rubles he has made in larce «quantlttes. Mr. Edison does not propose to flood the market with emeralds and rubies, nor Ue- moralize the jewelry trade by selling Koh- inoors for a quarter. ie manufactures his precious stones for use ani not for or- nament. The way he was led into this was by following his policy of see‘ins a cheaper substance which would do the work as well as the one he was using. For a iong time he had been paying large prices for sap- phires from Ceylon, to be ised in the bear- ings of phonographs and uther machines, like jewels put into watches to reduce the friction and last a long time. It occurred to him that science, that fruitfur mother of Invention which answers to the catl of Necessity, ought to be able to supply the place of sapphires with some. ¢jually hard ut cheaper substance. So he went into an analysis of the different precious stoncs, which are the hardest things known, Only the diamond puzzled him. “He could make nothing out of it but pure carbon He suid yesterday that a diamond was nothing bat crystallized lamp-black, but he frankly cor.- fessed that he did not know how It was made. Then Mr. Edison tackled ruties, sapphires and emeralds, am} ne succeeded in resolving them into’ their original e1e- ments. He discovered how they were made and he straightway proceed to make them, “He began to turn out rubles by the pound. “I have made large quandties of rubles here,” said Mr. Edison. “As they wase only’ for commercial use I‘ did not olor them, but aside from the color, they were rubies to all intents and ourposes, having exactly the same chemical eloments as the natural stone. It is only a short time since these artificial rubles ware being sold throughout the jewelry trade of the world as the natural ‘stones. Nobody susnected them until some one detected the fact that they contained a bubble that differed in shape from the bubble in the natural stone. Then an investigation followed, and it was found that they were all turaed out by a yndicate in Paris, where the wanufacture of rubles had come to be a regular trade. I understand that Tiffany, In Nev York, was deceived by them and hai sold large quantities, for all of which the money hid to be refunded. The dealers came back on the Paris manufacturers and, made then disgorge some of their profits. Can you make diamonds an emeralds?” belleve it would be possibls to make the emerald as easily as the ruby, but not the diamond. Nobody knows how a 4: mond Is made. It is a mystery. Diamonds, however, are of no use except for. their cutting ‘qualities, and the black diamond, which ts not used for ornament, but is more valuable than the white or clear cia- mond, is harder than the iatter. more vz able and more costly. It woud be a great thing to be able to make nlack diamonds. See how they could be used in rock drills, which would then become cheaper and effect a great economy in mining and er- gineering works. There is no known svt- stance that is es hard as the black dia- mond. When they want to cut a white Glamond they get @ black diamond to do It with.” Mr. Edison was asked if It woul] not ney some clever chemical inven‘or to devote hi time, as did the ancient alchemists, to try ing to find a way to make gold and prec fous stones. He replied that there would be little money in it. ———__+o+—___ Quite the Contrary, From ‘Truth. “Is this cake very rich?” asked the gucst, as his hostess passed him some of her own make. “No; it's exceedingly poor.” said his nost, who was out of sorts that night. a= MISS POLLARD TALKS The Claimant in the Suit Against Representative Breckinridge INTERVIEWED BY A STAR REPORTER. She is Living a Quiet and Retired Life. DON’T LIKE PUBLICITY. Perhaps the most talked of woman of the day is Miss Pollard, the young woman who has brought the breach of promise suit against Representative Breciiuridze. She has been described as all sorts of @ young woman and as having done all sorts of things, including a very considerable amount of newspaper work. Much of the latter, however, she has definitely die- claimed ever having done, thouxh she has admitted that at one time she did enter- tain hopes of making some name for her- self in the Mterary field. Curiously enough, Miss Pollard has kept very much in the background. Others have told all about her, and in so many different ways that it 1s hard to make the stories dovetail at all. Through it all she has kept very quiet. She has not had anything to say since the suit was commenced. This is, of course, by the advice of her counsel. Living a Retired Life. In reality she has been living a retired life in this city and here she expects to stay for some time at least. She is living in a quiet little house in a quiet out-of-the-way neighborhood and has seen comparatively few people. A Star reporter found out her stopping place and called at the house this afternoon. The lady with whom Miss Pol- lard is making her home came to the door In person end took the reporter's cart. iiss Pollard came into the parlor in a few minutes, and was more than pleasant in her manner and beat Without being exactly a beautiful girl, there {s still some- thing extremely attractive and winning about her. But it is not until she begins to speak that one realizes the charm. She has a clear, musical voice, and talks earn- estly and with the best use of language. She show# education and breeding in her lk as well as in her manner. She is the son one would ever take for an ad- venturess. She does not even look the part well enough to play it in amateur the- atricais. How She Looked. Miss Pollard is rather tall for a woman, and slender, without being thin. She was dressed this afternoon in a stylish ecru- colored street gown. Her black halr wa: parted in the middle and brushed plainly ck behind her ears and coiled in a knot at the neck. There was not a sisn of a bang, and her hair is straight and with- out a wave. She looked tired and worried, but her face fs that of a young girl. Miss Pollard was very averse to an in- terview. This, she said, was by the advice of her lawyers, and she had nothing to add to what was in the paper they filed in the sult. She would not even deny for ublication any of the stories about her t are so diametrically opposed. Believes She Has 2 Good Case. “I would much rather you would not say anything at all about me. My position is Public enough without making it any worse. I am not by any means all the sorts of a woman I have been described. When I go on the stand I think that many people will change their views about me and my positicn in this whole affair. ‘Anyone can see from the character of the lawyers who have undertaken my case that I have a good case. They would not have taken it if it had not been such. But at the same time I do not care to make any statement now. What could I say thet Would not be open to misinterpretation? The publicity I have already had thrust upon me has not been pleasant or welcome, and the less you say about me in the Star the more I shall like it.” Mr. Breckiuridge’s Friends. Three well-known Kentuckians arrived in this city and the reason for their com- ing ts not difficult to unders:and when one knows that they are all intimate fricuds of Representative Breckinridge. This trio consisted of ex-Representative Fil Thom) son, Mr. Wm. S, McChesney, jr. and Mr. John T. Shelby of Lexington. For several years past Mr. Shelby has been the law partner of Mr. Breckinridge, and the two were closeted for some time Yesterday. | Mr. Thompson {s well known in ‘ashington, where he has spent much cf his time in the practice of law. If the suit instituted by Miss Pollard against Mr. Breekinridge comes to trial, it is more than likely that Mr. Thompson will be one of the attorneys for the defense. Not # Native Kentuckian. It has been very generally su; that Mr. Breckin-ldge was a. native Ken- tuckylan, but the fact has developed that he was born in Philadelphia, and was two or three years old before he was taken to Kentucky by his parents. It is sald that he has always been extremely anxious for some reason to conceal this fact in the Congressional Directory, where in the bi- og-aphy written by himself he fails to mention thi ce of his birth. He says merely: “W. C. P. Breckinridge of Lexing- ton Was born A 28, 1837; graduated at ville, Ky., April 26, THOSE INGOTS OF GOLD. Observations of the Curious While Metal Enters the Subtreasury. From the New York Herald. ‘One day recently, when the exportation of gold was at its height and the papers of the land were filled each day with the record- ed “flight of eagles abroad,” a large two- horse truck drew up before the sub-treasury in Wall street. Backing up to the curb, a number of or- dinary laborers began carelesly to unload a quantity of reddish-brown metal slabs, with which the vehicle was burdened. Immme- diately a crowd gathered and watched the Progress of the metal from the truck up the alleyway which separates the sub-treasury from the United States Assay Office. “See those ingots of gold.” remarked a down-town merchant to a friend in passing. “The bullion must be coming our way, said the other, and the two men pau: with the crowd to watch the laborers their work. — joined the throng, and Re tegrity of humble workmen ma the wees Pective value of the load. It was consider- there was at feast S1100000 Sette at meat soi oe openiy cipeyed on = tect pers such a thing be done. Tn Rosia aad tee : #o,great _ value. orde} out to protect ie crowd listened to him invariably thanked God hat they rere born in a free country and where there was no show of authority—all except a Police- man, who, walking up to the throng, which by that time must have numbered one hun- dred, said: “Come, now, move along. Don’t block the never see men working be- way. Did you fore?” ie crowd moved away slowly. Th who passed by the front of the truck nor ticed the words painted on the “Furnace supplies.” All been wasted. The metal was not gold, but @ substance for a new in the’ fur- mace of the assay office. ——+e+—____ BY THEIR BEARDS, How the Kansas Populists Cultivate Their Face Fringes. From the Chicago Herald. The beards these Kansas populists wear are weirdly interesting. They are long and broad and scrawny. Some of them look as though they had been hooked on the chin with a snap catch. Others roll down greasy vests and come to a sorrel point at the knees. Then there are beards ee from the eyes and roll in billows to the collarless shirt, where thi tucked behind the linen “and made to serve the purpose of underclothing. Some of these beards are tied in knots. Others are braided and left to hang upon the shoul: ders lke the flannel-wrapped tresses of an Indian girl. Then there are ding-dongs, daubers, lambrequins, _ bijous, sprout their beards beneath their chins and nurse them to such a length that the wind catching them unawares whirls them about like the skirts of a serpeniine dancer Other members of the party wear heredi- tary whiskers—whiskers that were handed down by the old man as a sort of evidence of thrift. These beards look like quarter sections of alfalfa, with a pocket here and there in the thicket like the buffalo wal- lows on the plains of Montana. Now and then you will find a populist in Kansas whose whiskers look like bunches of rein- deer moss—gnarly gray and THE BERING SEA DECISION, The newspapers today generally comment on the decision announced yesterday by the Bering sea tribunal, and as a rule the opinion is held that the decision, while in form favoring Great Britain, in substance is satisfactory to the American people. The New York Herald says: @his country may well be satisfied with the decision of the Bering sea arbitrators in Paris yester- day. It is against the United States on every claim to exclusive right. But it calls for the protection of the seals by the jomt action of this country and Great Britain, and protection is the substantial advan- tage we have been seeking. me ‘he New York World says: The decision seems to be against the United States. Really it gives to the government and to its Jessee,the fur company, all that was right- ly asked. It only remains for the two in- terested countries to carry out the pro- visions. The tribunal has décided tee seentgntion was practically abandonel y Mr. ine and our cor = Elmer upsel on the ar- ‘the New York Sun says: So far as the sition taken by the United States in the i Sea affair was the outcome of a hu- mane purpose, it has been sustained by the decision of the t-‘bunal of arbitration. So far as it may have originally been prompt- ist_us, but Justice Hurian. ed by a desire to secure a monopoly of the Seal fur trade for any company, ft has been ronounced untenable... .. The truth is that we never had the faintest ground in international law for our cl that Bering sea was a mare clausum, or that by cession from Russia we acquired ex- qlusive Juriadiction over the, eastern tion of it, or that we acquired any right in seals outside of the three-mile limit “All of the money spent on such absurd ciaims has been thrown away. The New York Times says that there ts every reason why the United States should be entirely satisfied with the conclusions of the board of arbitration. The New York Recorder says: We have not won all that we contended for in the Bering sea question, but Great Britain has less reason to be satisfied with the con- clusions of the commission than we have. ‘The New York Tribune says: England has the letter of the decision and the United States have the seal. In this way @ pro- tracted international controversy is brought to a close The New York Press says: The decision of the Bering Sea tribunal of arbitration is substantially a victory for the United States. Dominicn over the waters of Be- Ting Sea has been asserted and exercised by the United States only in the general in- terests of mankind, in the same sense and for the same reason which actuated Great Britain in carrying on, virtually single- handed for many. years” a ‘crusade against the slave trade. The sum and substance of the decision is that England has gained a nominal success, while the Unit States hus scored @ real and actual triumph. The Philadelphia Press says: In the Par- is arbitration the United States has lost its argument and won its cause. The pri- mary contention of the United States has been that its property rights in the seals breeding on the Pribylof Islands had or needed to have a special protection under international law. e finding made yes- terday denies that the seals have such a protection, admits that they need it and prescribes’ regulations giving it which are considerably in advance of those the United States once stood ready to accept and far more stringent than any ever proposed by Great Britain. The Philadelphia Times: It concedes to Great Britain all the principles of intern: tional law which her government has con- sistently upheld, while it also grants to the United States the practical result in the restriction of pelagic sealing, which is all that serlous-minded Americans have ever believed that we should have demand- ed. In effect, the judgment of the tribunal _ Mr. Foster. is just what was contended for and_in a fair way to be secured by the United States at the close of the former administration of Mr. Cleveland. ‘The Baltimore Sun: Practically the net re- sult of the arbitration appears to be that Great Britain, and other powers also, are put on a basis of substantial equality with the United States in regard to the sealing industry in Bering sea. At the same time the point of goes the seals has been gained by the United States, and so fat as that contention is concerned the decision may be regarded as favorable to this coun- try. The Baltimore American: Paradoxical as it may appear, the Bering sea court of ar- bitration has decided against the main feat- ures of the American case. and yet has ren- dered a decision more favorable to this country than the most sanguine expected. ‘The Philadelphia Inquirer: The Bering sea decision, although it falls short of what was claimed’ on behalf of the United States, can- not fail to prove satisfactory to the Ameri- can people. peg Our Low Death Rate, “The death rate as shown by the reports of last week still continues below the nor- mal,” says the weekly report of Health Officer Hammett. “The total mortality was 12), a8 against 119 during the same neriod of ‘last year. There is no especial disease prevalent, and the dangerous contazious diseases “remain in abeyance. — Deaths ‘among children under five years of age re- main about stationary, while those from summer complaints declined from 29 in the revious week to 17 last week. There were ut two deaths from acute lung diseases, and among elderly people there ta no sick- ness beyond the average. Generally speak- ing, in the absence of any appearance of epidemic maladies, the city may be said to be now in the enjoyment of a state of health good for any season of the year, and excellent considering this to be in the heat of August.” ‘The report shows: Number of deaths, 12— White, 62; colored, 68. Death rate per 1 00 per annum—White, 165; colored, 33.5. Total population, 21.9. Fifty-nine were under five years of age. 48 were under one year old and 24 over 60 years. Seventeen of the deaths occurred in jospitais and public institutions. The deaths by classes were as follows: Zymotic, 26; constitutional, 2; local, 4%; de- velopmental, 16; violence, 2. ‘The principal causes of death were: Diph- theria, 3; consumption, 8; diarrhoeal, 17; typhoid fever, 6; malarial fever, 3; pneu monia, 2; whooping cough, 1; kidney dis- eases, 5; cancers, 2. ‘Twenty -elght white colored males, Births ted: males, 28 white females, 18 27 colored females. Marriages reported: Eleven white, 3 ccl- Still births reported: Two white, € col- ored. —_— Range of the Thermometer. The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau today: 8 am., 68; 2 p.m., 88; maximum, 688; mini- mum, 56. At the bathing beach the air is $4; the water is 0. FAKIRS AND THE FAIR. They Cluster Like Boos Around All the Entrances, Prepared to Sell Anything From @ House and Lot to a Shoe String— A Typical Case, Correspondence of The Evening Star. CHICAGO, August 14, 1996. The correspondent of The Star met © visitor to the world’s fair the other day who had just got inside the gates He looked tired and warm. “What,” said the correspondent, “ere you tired already “Tired!” he replied. “I assure you a theus sand hackmen struggling to take posses- sion of a man when he arrives at a depot is not a circumstance to what he has to endure walking from the train to the gates of this fair.” ‘Who molested you?” he was asked. “Fakirs,” he replied. The whole population immeviately aroun@ the great show is composed of these gentry. ‘They have everything for sale that is lkely to catch the penny of the traveler befure he gets to the gates and after he leaves them to go home. “Lemonade, lemonade, only five cents @ glass! Ice cold lemonade here for half dime! Here you are, here you are!” The vender is crying this out with © voice that rises high above the roar of the railroad trains and mingles with other loud voless crying out to the same effect. ‘The lemon- ade is in a big bowl, or rows of «lnasse with white powdered sugar in them stand before you, and the lemonade can be maée in @ second while you wait. “Smoked glasses here, « sure protection to the ey 5 carries them in a tray and begs you not to voluntarily incur the danger of blindness, when you can be safe by spending a modest hardly yet in their teens; others able old men, with white hair and vener- are yellow Japanese among them, street, East glive-colored Jews from Chatham New York, coffee-colored men from. India, black men from "America and White men from Chicago. Jackson Park is ente: north side and the west side, the aeosk sive known as those of 57th street, 59th Goth strect, Gd street, ith strect and street. At the north entrances there are nO fakirs. Here a row of hotels is immedia' in front of the gates. Next to the street gate is the big terminal railroad sts- tion, and if you come in by that route you escape the vendors. You will find them thickest about S7th.59th, 6th and 424 streets. On the two first they have full sway at the le who get off the cable cars and the Titmois Central local trains, and at the two they advance upon the the express trains as well as the trains. They do not confine their operations to the streets leading into the Park, but the whole neighboring territory ts utilized br them. Here, however, they have restau- You are solicited Square meal for and see the calf with three heads, or the woman without any legs. If that does not allure you, a lttle further on a sign informs you that “sig big tent ia which lot of prancing key fen’ which a lot horses go around and around to the tune a huge music box. and an en’ zen has a small-sized. Ferris revolves ten times as rapidly as the wheel in the Midway Plaisance, and is prob- ably ten times as dangerous. Not AM Fakiras, It must not be supposed that region around Jackson Park is given fakirs and side shows, for it is not. i fi ‘a good ts,” and to come in g first, end hard to believe, thas strange at everybody near the world's fair is not supposes that hotels and boarding houses are the only meens of lodging tor world’s fair visitors he is taken, for there are several encampments for those who like to live in tents, and there is to the fakirs outside of the fair grounds. Here is a pen picture of one: He is gray and red in the face; his voice is husky but vigorous: he is slightly lame; he wears shabby dark clothes and an olf derby hat: he never smiles; he never to grow tired or to abandon the not be able to accommodate them all. When some one buys a book he makes the change quickly, as though he expected another customer instaatly. whereas customers 4@ not average a ‘@ozen in an hour. ———_ A GREAT YACHTING YEAR, Am American Bont Competes t= Eng- land, an English One Here. From the Londcn Graphic. The present season is certain to be one of the most notable in our yachting annals, both from the national and international point of view. The fact of the Prince of Wales having hoisted his flag last May on a racing yacht of the first class caused a general bracing up in yachting circles from the Thames ail round to the Clyde. This ts the first time that his royal highness has had a racing yacht specially designed and built to his own order, and it would seem to indicate that he means to throw heartily into a sport so eminently befitting his position in this the foremost of mari- time nations. So far as the season has gone it would be hazardous to predict which of the leading yachts of the first class that honor will ultimately fall to, directly or inferenti- ally. The contests, on the Clyde especially, have shown the Satanite, the Britannia an kyrie to be pretty much on a level of excellence, the slightest mistake on the part of one inevitably giving the pas to the others. It seems certain that the Satanita is the fastest in reaching and running. but f course, her superior account for this. it scems no less certain that when it comes to @ turn to windward the Britannia and the Yalkyrie have the best of thelr dist! wal. is not prematuré to say that in moderate weather the Valkyrie has shown berself to be superior to the Britannia, and that in ell respects she has proved herself fully the equal of both the Britannia and the Satani- iF nana torrepresent the high-water mar ly fitted to represent the high~ of British yachting in the contest for the America cup. Three such yachts of the first class would suffice to make any season notable, but cir- cumstances have combined to, concentrate blic interest this year in fret ‘class to the exclusion of almost all others. The presence of the Navahoe in our waters will give to the principle events « significance which they would hot otherwise sess, while the presence of the new Val- Egrte in American waters promises to make the transatlantic yachting season quite as jemorable as our own. “it i ‘a happy circumstance that there is to be a cisatiantic as well as a transatlan- tic international naumachy this year, for had the international rivalry been confined to the America cup contest the British ele- ment would have labored under « distinct disadvantage. When the challenging yacht of one country has to be subjected to the preliminary stress of an Atlantic voyage there is a presumption of a@vantage in favor of yachts that have never left home waters. From the international point of view, there- fore, advantages are even; and honors will be easy should the Valkyrie, for instan fail to bring back the American cup the Navahoe fail to carry of the cap. Netther of thane representative yachts com jain of being opposed by too many ri- Sale, for if the one is called to show a clean pair of heels to three or four picked e¢ other has to do the same with wo or three. There is thus a clear issue 5 Sheets eras of the contest adds to the gest with which the whole yachting world is looking for- ward to the principal remaining events of the present season. see ‘The Cole Manufacturing C Memphis wants a receiver to take the property of it Collier Memphis