Evening Star Newspaper, August 19, 1893, Page 7

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 1893—SIXTEEN PAGES, REAL ESTATE GOSSIP. Some of the New Buildings That Will Be Attractive Features. PROGRESS IN IMPROVEMENTS. The Great Need for New Public Buildings in This City. A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. During the past summer the vuilding on Hi street between 9th and 10th, which is the home of the medical department of the Georgetown University, or, as it is, Perhaps, better known, the Georgetown | Medical College, has been enlarged and !m- Proved to such an extent that it is now double the size it was during the sessions of the school last winter. A handsome and imposing new front has been built, which extends out to the building line, an entire story has been added to the height of the butlding and an addition has been built in the rear, so that the building as it now stands has twice the accommodations that it had last year. While utility is the un- derlying motive of the improvements, as the growth of the school has been such that it became absolutely necessary to pro- vide more room, still architectural beauty im the design of the front is apparent and the architect, Mr. Paul J. Pelz, nas suc- ceeded in producing a graceful effect. The material used is mainly brick. The facil- ities afforded by the interior constitutes the real merit of the design. On the first floor are found spacious rooms on each side of the broad entrance, which will be used as reading rooms by the students. ‘There are also rooms for the dean and the faculty as well as a library room. The sec- ond floor will be devoted to the chemical laboratories, while on the third floor is a erat room sixty by Afty feet, which will used as the anatomical room. The need for enlarged laboratory facilities was one of the reasons for the enlargement of the bullding. and with the facilities which now gre at the command of this school it can be compared with the best medical schools of the country. Mr. Du Bois’ Residence. An attractive house is to be erected by Mr. Jas. T. Du Bols on Rhode Istand ave- nue between Mth and 15th streets from plans prepared by Clarence L. Harding, architect. It will be four stories in height, exclusive of the cellar. Buff brick and In- diana lime stone will be the materials used im the construction of the front. The rtone Will be used exclusively as far up as the second story, and the remainder of the front will be built of buff brick, with the stone used in trimming. A circular bay window will extend through the second story, where it will be finished with a balustrade. able with a tiled mansard roof completes the design of the front. On each side of the open vestibule entrance there will be a heavy column with carved caps. The stone work will be ornamented with simple di gigns in carving. The first floor will con- tain the entrance hall. drawing room, stalr- case hall, library, dining pantry and back ‘staircase. An elaborate oak staircase with generous landings and fret work designs will occupy the staircase hall. A mantel built of cream brick will be one of the features of the hall. All the rooms on this floor will be finished in hard- woods, except the drawing room, which will be in enamel and white. The house will be Ughted with electricity and heated by hot water, and the bath rooms will be tiled and supplied with porcelain bath tubs. Cheap Public Buildings. It ts evident that there will be enough bills imtroduced at the present session of Congress to meet the present need in this city for additional room for the executive departments, provided only that the meas- ures reach the stage when they become laws. It is hardly likely that all will receive attention, although up to date only two| such bills have been presented, one to au- thorize the erection of a building for the tent office and the other to provide a uilding where the records can be stored. Other buildings are greatly needed, and of course in this connection the first thought is of the government printing office, the dangerous condition of the present Bullding having been time and again called to the attention of Congress and of the public. But the great departments of the govern- ment almost without exception need more room to properly house the employes re- quired to carry on the public business. It is evident that the time has come when lib- eral provision must be made for the accom- modatic the executive departments of the government. It is now one hundred ears since the corner stone of the Capitol Batiaing and of the White House were laid, ‘Two department buildings were erected at that timé. but owing to the poverty of the government they were built cheaply of brick and have since given place to the massive piles known as the treasury and the War, State and Navy Department butid- ings. Subsequently the marble and granite structures occupied by the Interior Depart- ment and the Post Office Department were erected. Since that time an era of cheap- come and the main question when gress considers the satter of a new ablie building for this city seems to be, ‘For how little can it be done?” Some Comprehensive Plan. This conception of what is suitable to stand in this city as a goverminent build- ing is hopelessly wrong and the sooner our legislators realize that such ideas are un- worthy of the city and the people of this country they are supposed to represent the sooner will there be a return to the spirit which brought about the building of the noble structures which staad as the types of the taste of a former genera- tion. be an excellent plan to lopt s ing like the idea that re- sited in the creation of the structures at the world’s fair, which are che .tmiretton of all who visit Chicago. A large area of land should first be secured and then a mpetent commission of architects be appointed to desten a number of buildings which would, when erected, stand in har- monious relations to each other. The site a0 often selected on the south side of Penn- | sylvania avenue would be an excellent . and if the buildings thet ar> neeled could be designed as above suggested there could be no question that the re- sult would be wonderfully effective and would attract world-wide <tten‘ion. Active Building Operations Expected. ‘The building operations during the past week have been limited. The few permits that are taken out these days are general ly for small houses. As a builder tersely put it this morning to a reporter of The Star, “We cannot raise any money and consequently cannot build." He was one of those builders who borrow money on a rospective future and build rows of kouses. he houses that are going up are, in a large majority of cases, for private Marties to live in, and there is absolutely no build- ing at present for speculation. Architect Brady, who {s at present in charge of the bullding inspector's office during Mr. Entwisie’s sickness, said he had never seen such dull times. ‘Chere was absolutely nothing doing. He believed, however, that the fall would see a marked ange, and said he would not be surprised if the building operations during the early fall would exceed all records. Some New Buildings. Mrs. Mary Sloan is building a two-story and cellar brick dwelling at 436 Ist street | southeast Mrs. 1. J. J. Quinn ts the builder. Baker is building a frame dwel- ling at 1236 Ist street southwest. H. S. Loeffler ts butlding a row of four two-story brick dwellings. Wm. Sanders ts building a small two- story frame dwelling at Deanwood. Peter O'Day is brick dwelling at 242 K street northwest J. F. Leary ts the butlder. H. J. Mattern ts butiding a bric in the ream of 449 O street northwest. ‘A fine Improvement in the shape of a row of fourteen three-story and cellar brick dwellings has been commenced from 1312 to 1338, Inclusive, W street northwest ‘These houses will be models of conv. ences, containing all modern improvements, stable ‘A | room, butler’s | building a two-story | and designed for beauty and comfort. They — re PFS ES feet ches by a depth fronts will be of pre @ builder. They will cost in the neigh- borhood of $70,000. Ground has been broken on Albany fection of a handsome two-story. lar brick dwelling for A. M. Bilas. ‘The house will have a frontage of $2 feet by a depth of 68 feet. A P. Clark, jr., is the architect and Hunt & Freeman the Pulld- ers. es HOW HE WAS TRICKED. A Long Branch Flirtation that Tarned Oat All Right., From the New York Herald. “At the summer hotel everything goes,” Said an acquaintance of mine We were at Long Branch for a day or two, and at that Particular moment were strolling along the cliff in the direction of «he iron pier. We sat down on the turf and hung our feet over the led; “Yes, sir; I've had lots of fun along here, and within twenty steps of this place I Got myself in the worst scrape of my life.” “Woman?” I suggested, !iterrogacively. “Exactly. There were two of them, and euced pretty, too. It was four years ago. 1 had been having a good time with a friend of mine here, and was on the point of re- turning to New York, when one evening we were wi ‘along here in just this way. The two young women were right ahead @nd appeared to be in a jolly mood. I ticed them glancing around at us occasion- ally as if inclined for a flirtation. I was always pretty self-confident when it came to summer girls—had ‘gall,’ my friend put it-and said at once: “Let's pick ‘em up.’ My friend hesitated S moment, laughed. then sald: “All right. §o abead, but it’s dinners for four you don’t ‘gF1 have to go you,” sald 1. FP ine eyckened our steps, a little, and I thought I saw that the xirls slow down a little. So I walked up to them and taking off my hat greeted them as some casual acquaintances T had met in ‘New York, and wound up by requestiag permis- flon to introduce my friend. You know how such things are done. My friend tried La me at the last moment, but too “At first the girls looked very much as- tonished. Then ‘they looked at each ether and giggled. Then they looked at my friend and giggled some more. Then the elder Spologized for having forgotten my name. (Of course,’ said she, with a sweet, smile, T knew your face at once." Then through the form whom the other girl remarked was own to them by reputation.” decigration eased my mind of ings I might have entertained for I thought ‘she is a bigger Mar than i am.’ The thing now wes to win my bet. Strangely enough, as {t seemed to me, my friend entered into the spirit of the scheme, just as though he wasn’t sure to be a loser. in an astonishingly short time he was on familiar terms with the elder lady—for I found within a few minutes that they were really ladies—and they were carrying on at a great rate. The one I was with was a little shy, but she was awfully jolly and Seemed to be just brimming over with fun, Well, I sprung a supper on them later and to my astonishment they accepted. It was in a quiet place and we enjoyed it immense- dy. bigie Ua entertainment I caught my friend with his arm around the girl who sat next to him. At the same moment my girl saw land my thought was intercepted with a blush. The other two seemed to have some sort of an understanding. I really began to feel uncomfortable and was fast losing confidence in myself, for the more I saw of the younger the sweeter and more charming she appeared. I began to experience a sort of resentment that she should be so easily drawn into such an escapade. Of course I laid it on her elder companion, who sat there brazenly with my friend's arm around her. She at least should know better. hes “Qh, everything goes at a summer hotel,” said he, noting a gathering cloud on my pretty fairy's brow. ‘No, it doesn’t!’ she finally exclaimed, jumpirg up from the table. ‘This thing ‘already This bold any misgiv- at the start, | doesn’t go any further, Mr. Jack!” And she | called him by his reai name. ‘And what's | more, it ip about time you were taking your sister Nellie and me home!” | “Well, sir, you could have knocked me over with a feather. All the time I had | thought I was playing them they were playing me. But it served me right for be- | ing such a conceited ass!" remarked to the stoi experience had probably complete recovery and I | the Atlantic. | _ “Recover teller that his m followed by shied a stone into I shall never recover,” he answered laughingly. “I married the girl.” i Ae ee SD YELLOW JACKETS. How the Hornets Raise Cain in old Connecticat. From the Pittsburg Press. It 1g now the height of the hornet and | yellow wasp season in Connecticut. It is @ much mooted rural question in the nut- meg state which is meaner, flerter, “pizen- | er,” more Implacable and deadly, a hornet | or a yellow wasp. There is no doubt at all | that the “yellar” terrors are more nu- | merous and persistent toward Connecticut | Scythe swingers than any other persons, and, perhaps, there's just a little more “mustard” In a single touch of their hot on for those who cut their nests two. “Yaller jackets.” the farmers \call them, and the farmers are as afraid |as death of them. The very worst bucolic |mischance that can befall a farmer is to drive his mowing machine upon a nest of them hung up in the bushes of a mowing lot. A humble bee's nest is of trifting mo- ment as compared with the condensed, | bottied-venom and vengefulness in. the long, narrow paper home of the yellow jackets. The horses attached to the ma- chine invariably ump their driver off his seat and then run away, and a driverless mowing machine on the run fs only a little less dangerous than an ancient Scythian | scythe chariot careering furiously at large. Only a few days ago the Rev. Percy | Barnes, rector of Grace Episcopal Chapel | at the village of Yantic. in the eastern part of the state, was terribly chopped by the knives of a’ mowing machine in a village lot he had sought to cross. Surgeon Harris has patched the scholarly young rector’s lees, but he will have to stay in hed on | account of his injuries for many weeks and @ brother clergyman offictates in his pul- | pit. ‘The rector was in his usual clerical attire at the time and the most pathetic feature of the mishap ts that being a swift | and skillful sprinter and constrained by | 2 Samaritan impulse he had set out to run | across the mowing lot to stop the runaway horse of his friend, the butcher, when the | machine rushed on him. A day later a Connecticut valley farmer | drove his mower. with a pair of horses, into la yellow jackets’ nest and he also was {rightfully cut by the swiftly sliding pickle r. A vivid {dea of the concentrated fury of a yellow wasp’s attack and the intense venomous nature of its sting is furnished by John Pierce's experience with one in the streets of Shelton village, not far from Sevmour hamlet, one day this week. | ‘The yellow devil, contrary to the wonted practice of tts kind, attacked Plerce through pure disinterested spite or wanton wickedness. The instant {t smote him, and with almost the speed of a rifle bullet, he fell to the roadbed with a low cry, blind: ed and unconscious. It hit him under the ear, where pugilists plant a knock-out blow, and the effect of the sting was to paraivze him. He lost his eyesight. mo- mentarily and the motor nerves of his whole body were henumbed. He recovered from the effect of the atack within an hour, but the side of his face and head were greatly swolien for several days. so What Did It. From the Hotel World. The Coroner—“You say in your opinion the man was killed by a funny story. Ex- plain yourself.” The Drummer (witness at the iranest)— It's this way. We were all standing at the stairs on the secon floor of the hot ‘The Coroner—“Yes: go on.” | The Drummer—“Gaggs, the shoe man. said he had two or three good ones to teli =e ‘The Coroner—"1 The Drummer one of them understand.” “He started right in with None of us caught on ex- cept the poor fellow lying there dead. He—" ‘The Coroner—“He what?" The Drummer- tumbled to the first story. The fall killed him.’ —— New Bicycle Record. At the Herne Hill track, England. Ernest |osmond covered two miles on a safety Dicyle im four minutes, twenty-four 25 seconds. This beats the hest record ever made anywhere. The British record for the distance was previously hell by M. B. Fowler, who, on the same track Ist year covered two miles in four minutes, forty- nine 45 seconds. ——+oo— Headquarters in Wasi “I think,” said Chairman ‘Thos. H. Carter of the republican national committee in New York the other night, “that T will | call a meeting of the committee In October —certainly not before October, and nossibly a little later. “The permanent headquarters of the com- mittee may be established about that time. robably in Washington instead of New ork city. | ‘The drought which prevails over nearly | the entire stete of Maine has reached a | severity unprecedented in the crop growing season for many years. | few WHEELS TAKE A REST| Too Hot and Dusty for the Oyclers. A RECENT RUN T0 FREDERICK. Races Participated in by Local Wheelmen GOSSIP OF THE CLUBS. UT FEW OF THE bicycle clubs are making runs much just now, owing to the condition of the roads and the state of the weather. Cool- er weather and well- beaten tracks will follow the autumn showers, however, and then the roads will be traveled more than ever. There has been so much sand and dust on the road beds lately that wheeling has not only been uncomfortable, but the bearings of tne wheels were in danger and the chains nat- rally Fefused to do their duty with the legree of comfort which cle. riding ‘on the country’ roads: In. sorse sections of the country there has been no rain of any consequence for several weeks and where there are piked roads the stones loom up through the loose covering and make it not only bad for wheelmen but also for wagons and carriages. While the teams cannot get away from the rough roads the wheelmen in many instances can take the narrow side paths or can even ride over the ed Tide over the grass-burned sod and get a ‘The condition of the roads and the weath- osaake prevented the usual number of runs, for few of the wheelmen cared to ride 10 miles in the sun and dust, and those who went out on the roads Were therefore satisfied with short rides fe some place where they could spend a pleasant hours where the air was an improvement on that found by riding over the concrete pavements in the glaring sun- light. A Run to Frederick. As in many other moves in cycligg the Georgetown Cycle Club has opened the fall season with a century run through the dust and eight of the club members added one more gold bar to their list of hundred- mile rides. Last Sunday the run was made, but those who attended were not on hand at 4 o'clock, the hour mentioned for the start. Capt. Cook knew, however, they would appear and so he waited for them. It was fully 5:30 o'clock when the captain and eight of his men were together at lith street and Florida avenue ready for the start. This was the second regular century run of the club and eight of the nine starters finished in time to record a century. The ninth man was overcoine by the dust when he reached Mechanicsville, and so he beat a hasty retreat. Four of the eight who remained had never before | but they clung | attempted so long a run, to their wheel, There was not a nd got through ail right. single accident. Capt: Cook reports this road tn the same condition as all others in this vicinity. at that time, and even the eighteen miles stretch of pike was no better than the clay and sand. The water in the branches and creeks was low, and at the streams where it is the custom of the wheelmen to dis- Mount to prevent their chains from get- ting wet they were able to ride through without wetting any more thdn the rims. Such an early start was made that some| of the wheelmen did not have their break- at home, but the usual early morning repast of bread, preserves and mi) joyed at Mrs. ‘Etchison’ off in the direction of Frederick. The wheelmen wanted to get all the fun they could out of the trip, and so they arra: for a watermelon feast at Mechanicsville on the return trip. A number of melons were put.on ice for them and left there to become cool by late afternoon. At New- market dinner was ordered at Griffith's Hotel, and on the return trip the meal was enjoyed. for the wheelmen had ridden man; miles, and there was a feeling of emptines: in the region of their stomachs which re- quired something more lasting than well water to remove. Dinner being over, the clubmen remained about the county some time and then they made another move on their tron horses. ‘This time they were to ride to Mechantcs- ville, which they reached in time to spend | an hour beneath the large shade trees and get on the outside of a number of luscious melons. The melons being devoured, the wheelmen felt little like riding, but they were soon on their wheels, and the exertion soon cured them of that tired dull feeling, and as the sun went down behind the hills in the west they were able to again set a faster pace and reach the city in time to record their century run within the time limit. Those who made the run were Capt. Geo. W. Cook, E. B. Hunt, Geo. M. Hunt, J. J. Fister, L. O. Slack, E.’ A. Pitkin, R. Keister and H. B. Pose one century ri. sixty-three century bars,fifty-three of which have been earned this year. Tomorrow the club will be entertained at | the favorite place of the wheel- | early next month the summer | season will be formally closed by the club | Dickey’ men, ai with a watermelon run to Benning, where Mr. Geo. M. Hunt's lawn will be used as the place for holding the feast. Bicycle Thieves. During the past two weeks :he wheehnen have been greatly annoyed by bicycle thieves and the police have been kapt tusy looking after the thieves an] ~ndeavoring to recover the wheels. Four of the rine wheels stolen have been recovered and three arrests have been maie. Une white man and two negroes were ‘he prisoners. In the case of the white man whoxe name | was given as George W. Stocxhan, wheels are charged against him. longed to F. W. Palmer, Higham and the other to W. son. His arrest was brought ree be- ofed man named Ketcham, wh lad pur- chased it from the alleged thief. His chav: acter was above reproach nl when he learned that he had a stolen wheal he not only gave it up without any hesitation, hut he also declared that he woud catch’ the man from whom he had made tne purchese. And so he started out in the capavity of a detective. Before many days had clayeed he found Stockham on a wheel ant it took him just a few seconds .o make ‘um dis- mount. Before he could get awry 1 police- man was called and now stockhum 1s awaiting the action of the grand jury on his case. In the other case the wheel was the prop- | erty of Mr. A. L. Hitchcock of Capitol Hill, | and was taken from in front of his house. Half an hour after the theft Policeman Sam Brown caught the thieves and recovered the wheel. Like Stockham, they are now in jail awaiting the action of the grand jury in the fall. Races of Local Wheelmen. Racing is claiming the attention of the Arlington Wheelmen and the Washington 8 ig usual club runs are not being made, @uring We suru son some of the riders figured in the races | ‘at Roanoke and other places, and later they figured in the race events of Baltimore and other places. Two weeks ago, a8 published in last Saturday's cycle column, the Wash- ington racers figured in the events of the Associated Cycling Clubs of Baltimore to the extent of carrying off six out of a pos- sible seven first prizes. In those events some of the fast men of Baltimore and Philadeiphia figured, and now the Philalel- phia races are to be held and this city is to be represented in all the open events, The meet is to be held one week from today, and those who are to enter from here are already getting themselves in condition to go over and bring home some of the first prizes. John Wood's unfortunate collision on the Baltimore track will prevent his tak- ing part in the coming events, and his con- dition is such that he may be unable to do any more wheeling this season. Although much better, he is by no means well. T Al ticipate in the races are Me: Woran, Eupey and Hunter of the Washi fon Road Club, Capt, Clapp, Robertson and Bowen of the Arlington Wheelmen and Howard Rhine of the Singer Road Club. Tast Sunday the Capital Bi. Club did not take its usual weekly run, its road mem- bers could not muster a’ corporal’s guard. Many of them are out of town, and those who are not away for the summer are spending thelr Sundays out of the city. ‘ashington Grove campmeeting opens to- morrow, and a run to that place has been called by Capt. Wirt. The recent trip of the club to the Mount Airy campmeeting was such a pleasant one that a good at- tendance on the run tomorrow is assured. The League Trip to Chicago. Many of the wheelmen who went on the league excursion to Chicago have returned home. They all had a good time, and speak in terms of praise of the manner in which Secretary Stearns managed the party. Cycling Fixtures. Fixtures for next moath have been an- nounced as follows: was en- | Thus refreshed | the wheelmen increased their pace and sped | | from grace this year the young man Invari- | ‘There are now twenty- | 3 in the club who hold | | Stead of reporting the game as it ts piayed | one, to Harry | . Robert. | hout by the | recovery of one of the wheels from i col- | Beptember 2—Circuit ©. ©. race meet, Birmingham, Conn. September 4-§—Syracuse A. A. eighth an- nual race meet. September 45—Hartford Wheel Club's tournament and inter circuit, Charter Oak September 7—Lynn (Mass.) international meet. September ®-Boston A. C. international meet. September 13-14—Springfizid B. C. tour- Rament and international circuit. September 16—Metropolitan Association's international meet, N. Y. September 20-21—Marylan4 B. C. interua- tional meet, Baltimore. September 23—Philadelphia A. G. C. in- “September ™6_Einse county wheeimen ing ht race meet, Brooklyn. sa At the fair of the New York and New England Agricultural Society at » NN. Y., August 28 there will be a half-mils bi- pa rece a women, eS? Wye eect wi a ir of diamond earrin; valued at $175. i ny A New York wheelman has invented a spiked bicycle tire adapted to ‘ace over an ordinary tire, for racing purposes of to ue on icy and slippery roads in oli weather. Honeymoon on Bicycles, A Philadelphia pair are planning a wed- ding journey, says Cycling. Both are en- thusiastic bicycle riders, and so they are going to make a tour on their wheels. ‘The trunk of the bride will be sent on ahead for even though she Is in search of novelty her feminine desire to look nice at hotels will not permit her to go aw: without @ few bits of prettiness ready to donned when the day’s run is over. Instead of ap- pearing before the guests in the time-hon- ored going away gown, this bride will come down stairs in a jaunty bicycle costume, of gray, with a wide white sailor collar and a white yachting cap set on her curly hair. The groom, in knickerbockers, will await her with the trusty wheel, and the rice and old gboes wil have to be thrown very lively, as they ‘away from the parental man- sion to the shades of the woods and glens between there and the first stopping place on their journey. A Cycle Fire Extinguisher. A South Boston fire company has pro- cured one of the new machines fitted up by the Pope company, with fire e: h- ing apparatus and {s experimen ih it, with a view to making a report efficiency to the department. A leeal spcaking of it says: ’ The machine is being tried by ene nt men, who {8 a wheelman, was’ made. It 1s a lady’s = with cushion tires, and with its whole o,. fit welghs about sixty pounds. The chemi- cal tank, fixed between the head of the machine and the seat, holds about two al- lons of chemical, which amounts as an ex- tinguisher to. twelve pails of water. AMONG THE PLAYERS, L Gossip of the National Game and ‘Those Who Play It. Several persons have thought that Hawke's performance on Wednesday in shutting out the Washingtons without a Tun or @ hit was not a world’s record, be- cause other pitchers have in previons sea- sons prevented opposing teams from mak- ing hit off their pitching. Hawke this year performed the feat at the increased pitching distance, which the other pitchers have not don Itimore Sun. If the Bostons were not such lively coach- ers and kickers they would not have been as successful in the championship race as has been the case. Those clubs which take their medicine and accept with an easy grace the decisions of an umpire when against them never win a pennant.—Phila- delphia letter. What nonse Kicking didn’t win a single.one of the games play- ed ere, It was good playing. When base ball writers cannot think of any other ex- cuse for a team’s losing they say they are too quiet. Baltimore players kick ten times to Phitadelphia’s once, yet look how they rank, Up to the day of the announcement of Danny Richardson's suspension very fi base Wl patrons knew that that popular player used lquor in excess. But to those more intimately acquainted with him It was no news that Danny went off on a quiet “bat” occasionally. He was one of. th class known as quiet drinkers, and it Is shown from the published statement of the Brooklyn club that during his many falls | ably began the work on Sunday in the quiet | of his room, and turned up on Monday quite unfit for play.—Sporting Life. The state- ment of the Brooklyn club referred to is President Byrne's assertion based on what Capt. Foutz has told him. Richardson's word is as good as Foutz’s. Those inti- mately acquainted with Richardson do not believe the story. O'Rourke played with him for years in New York and scouts the charge. Richardson certainly did not in- duige in drink while here. It is practically settled that Stratton is to be traded for Decker. Manager Barnie made Anson an offer Monday afternoon, | and after the game the old man told Strat- ton that he would accept. The Chicago cranks will make a great protest, for Deck- er has been playing good ball. Stratton | feels badly, about, leaving Loulaville, “but says he will move his family as soon as the deal is closed. The Baltimore club should end the sea- son not lower than sixth place, ‘The pres- ent home games will give the club the only opportunity It will have to improve its standing. Several of the players have be- come listless and careless.—Baltimore Sun. The New York correspondent of the Sport- ing Life never wrote truer words than the following: Criticism of ball games in New York has narrowed down to just this: In- Personal opinions, spite, malice and venom are allowed to hold sway in newspapers that under other circumstances would not tolerate such partiality. When the New Yorks Patted on the back, ‘orld beaters” and | termed Is this the way to support a home team, and do the cranks who read the papers hoid a high estimation of the persons who pour such slush into print? Conservatism in New York base ball reporting s, with few ex- ceptions, a dead cock in the pit. propos of Cincinnati's protest against Umpire Snyder, it makes one sad to think that this same man, who is an object of hatred to Cincinnat! fans, is the Charley Snyder who has given some of the best years of his life to Cincinnati as the cap- tain of the Reds, when the battery ot White and Snyder was one of the most fa- mous in the country. Speaking of the two games forfeited to Cleveland, Barnie yesterday said President | Young will not count them in his record until the meeting of the league. Manager Barnfe said this would place Louisville far ahead of Washington and close onto Chi- cago. Col. Barnie ts “off” this time. The games will count against Louisville, and might as well be put in the tables’ now. | President Young {s authority for this. Bar- nie did not succeed in inducing the Cleve- lands to off the games. St. Louls beat out the Philadetphias in the tenth inning, and this once again ties them with Baltimore for eighth place. There is some talk of the Philadelphia Ball Club securing new grounds for next | season. The completion of the “hump" on Broad street will make the present grounds | undesirable, and Messrs. Reach and Rogers | are sald to be negotiating for the old brotherhood grounds at Broad and Dauphin streets. Bierbaur played fourteen games at second for Pittsburg without making an error. He accepted elghty-three chances. Jack Menefee is turning out to be one of Loulsville's most successful pitchers, ‘The game between Boston and Pittsburg at Boston yesterday was postponed on ac- count of rain. ‘Chicago now has no less than seven pitch- ers on its books against three but a few days ago. All of the recruits come from the Southern League. Ward says that Rusie, German, Petty and Baldwin will do the’ pitching ‘for the New Yorks next season. Short Stop Denny split one of his fingers in a game at Chicago Wednesday, and O'Rourke is playing at short stop, ‘while Weaver has once more gone to right field. It is amusing to see the Itimores spoken of as “hard hitting.” The Balti- more papers have all been criticising the team for its weak work with the stick, ‘Meakin was fatally weak in spots at Chi- cago yesterday. With only one Chicago Player reaching first on errors the loss of the game cannot be charged to bad field ing. It was bases on balls and hits that followed. Mulvey made four hits playing with the Reading team yesterday and Larkin two. Yet Reading was beaten by Altoona, owing to twenty-two hits being made off Read- ing’s pitcher, Fox. ——__-+2-____. AN INCOME TAX BILL. | See fit when it is en route. BIG PILES OF SILVER. Dollars That Are Stored in the Treasury Vaults. A COUNT OF It IS NOW GOING ON. Some Large and Very Interesting Figures Set Forth. LOSS AND GAIN IN COINAGE. In view of these troublous times in the money market and the effect that the steady purchase of silver is said to have upon it, the question as to just how much silver the United States owns naturally becomes a very interesting one. When one begins to consider this mat- ter he at once plunges into the realms of large figurea. Small matters must be for- gotten in the attempt to conceive of mil- Mons. The United States is the possessor of about 6,000 tons of silver, stored in the vaults under the control of the treasurer, Mr. Morgan. It Is generally known that the government has been purchasing sil- ver at the rate of 4,500,000 ounces a month, and when one stops to think what an im- mense mass of white metal this has com- pelled the government to take and care for he is likely to be more than a ittt!e sur- prised. This monthly purchase is said to be pretty much the entire output of the sil- ver mines of the country. A Trip Through the Vaults. A Star reporter made a trip through the vaults of the Treasury Department yester- day afternoon. It is a tour of inspection that many people make every day, and is ~ “Sat strangers in the city always look 1 to with especial pleasure. They fn told of the novel experiences of B one hand a million dollars’ worth mbacks and being ushered into a where there are silver dollars, 80 ny that it would be as useless to at- tempt to count them as it would be to carry them away. It is a visit that is of more than usual interest now that the two houses of Con; are spending so much of thelr time in extra. session discussing the merits and necessities of silvei ‘Only coin is kept in the treasury vaults. Bars and bullion are stered in the sub- treasuries and the mints. There are eight vaults in the treasury used for the safe keeping and storage of money. The total Yalue of the contents of these vaults is $653,176,000. Only two of these vaults are used for the storage of standard silver dol- lars. Vault No. 1 contains $101,000,000, while the smaller vault, known as vault No. 2, has in it only about $60,000,000. In addition to this there is %3,000 worth of fractional silver. The other vaults are used for holding bank notes, bonds, money for dally use, &c. Counting the Silver. The money in the two silver vaults is be- ing shifted about just now owing to the count that is going on. Men have been at work ever since the Ist of July counting the silver and the work now will probably be finished about the latter part of this week. It is an interesting sight to watch these busy men at thelr task of handling large bags of silver. The coin is contained in stout canvas bags holding $1,000 each. ‘These bags are passed across, through @ passageway between the piles of silver and there ‘4 man sits, who welghs each, bag rately. On one of the scales is plac eg that is'known to weigh the proper amount and to contain the right number of the shining dollars. If the bag that is to be weighed does not pull its side down once the bag is at once taken off and 1 contents counted. Occasionally there is a bag that shows signs of too much handling or too long life, and this is turned over an its contents poured into a new bag. It is hot and tiresome work, way down there be- low the region of light end fresh air, and electric Ughts and fans are k constantly. It also takes quit bie number of men do the work, among them a number of big, brawny colored men, for the bags are not light and it takes a strong man to handle them as rapidly as must be done. The Treasurer Responsible. The treasurer of the United States is personally responsible for all this wealth, which must, of course, be counted every time there is a change in the office, far the new man must receipt to his predecessor for every cent that has been turned over to him. ‘Treasurer Morgan, the new incum- bent, may never have seen any of this im- sum that has been turned over to nd he has to take the word of others the accuracy of the count. In this he is quite safe, however, for the work is done by men who know how to do it, and there {s as much chance of the money walk- ing away of its own accord as there is of anyone's being able to take care of it tor his own use. Uncle Sam's treasure is well guarded, and the place where it is stored comes pretty near to being a place where neither moth nor rust can corrupt, and Where thieves cannot break through and steal. In the largest nine by fifty- high, money’ only narrow vault, a huge room, eighty- ven feet, and twelve feet tored up all around, with seways between the piles. Each pile of dollars ts in itself in a separate safe, surrounded as it is with a lattice work of heavy iron bars. The walls of each fle are built up with boxes of silver do lars, and inside these walls the money piled In canvas bags, for t take up room than the boxes, a very important reagon, as there {s always the question how to supply enough room for all the money. The figures that go with all this wealth are of themselves interesting. Some Interesting Figures, The total coinage of silver dollars under the Bland act of 1878 was $389,936,374, The total coinage under the act of July ‘M4, 189, known as the Sierman act, has amounted to $29,455,606. ‘There are 58,917,000 silver culation. More than half of all the silver owned by the United States is stored in this city. At the mints and assay offices there 1s $12,2i1,- 000 worth of bar Altogether there is $331,000,000 In standard silver dollars. There iw $12,469,000 in fractional currency. Up to the time of the stringency in the moncy market about fifty millions was redeemed in gold, and only about a half million in silver, but, since currency has become ‘ollars in cir- ury was moved here from the subtreasuries which were overcrowded. Silver is moved about through the medium of the express companies. It is handed over to them in double bags, and as it ts carried at the risk of the companies, they care for it as they Fractional sti- ver in small amounts is usually sent in small kegs. No money is being coined now except from uncurrent silver, which is be- ing recoined into the present styles of coinage. Been Buying Silver Since 187: ‘The United States has beer, buying silver ever since 187%, when the Bland went into effect. Until the Sherman“law w: into operation, the treasury 00,000 worth of bullion ever# month fcr coinage. There was purcha#’d under the first law 308,199,261.71 ounces pf stlver, for which it paid $323,635,576.19—agPaverase cost of $1.06 per ounce. On this silver the gov- ernment made a profit of 4 great. man; millions of dollars by calling every grains of fine silver a dollgr. no matte what the market value of sfiver might be when paid for in gold. On Whe silver pur- chased under the Sherman gw the govern- ment has lost already abot $40,000,000 by the depreciation of value of its’ stock of bullion on hand. Up to eae ist of July about 157,000,000 ounces had bgen purchased. Four million and five hundred’ thousand doliars in silver amount to about 140 tons, and if the country still yee 4 on buying at that rate, the problem of what to do with the metal promises to becéme an’ even more serious one than it is now. It is said that even if the Sherman law is repealed, and the government undertakes to sell it, the silver market will go even lower than it did when the silver miners of Colorado threatened to close their mines because In- aS was about to stop the free coinaze of silver. 2 Lieut. Gov. Daniels of Kansas Has Washington for introduction in Congress his graduated income tax bill. It provides for a tax of 1 per cent on estates of less than $2,000,000, of 3 per cent on estates between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000, of 18 per cent on all estates of over that amount. The tex is to be used for pensions and for equaliz- ing the pay of soldiers of the war. for inter- nal improvements and for equipping the na- tonal guard. Adult male Immigrants are to be taxed $200 and immigrant children over twelve years of age $19 talmheritances and legacies are also to be An address goes with the bill charging all the ills of the country to legislation in favor of the rich and appeals to Uongress to en- act just laws. | day night. She had brought sult for divorce. UP IN THE MOUNTAINS. The Washington Colony at Aurora, W. Va. Thetr Doings. Correspondence of The Star. AURORA, W. Va, Aug. 17, When one leaves Washington on the 11:35 a.m. train, with the thermometer up in the nineties, and on arrival at Oakland finds it necessary to don an overcoat be- fore taking the drive across the country to Aurora, where the guests are, perhaps, sitting around a grate fire, one can appre- clate how delightfully cool and bracing the atmosphere is here. With blue skies and just enough rain to keep vegetation fresh and the roads free from dust, the weather, which is a prime feature in the country, 1s simply perfect. Indeed, the oldest in- habitants say that this has been the most delightful summer here for several years. ‘The chief attraction at this mountain resort is air; then come the pure water and the grand scenery. Situated as Aurora is, on the very summit of the Alleghanies, one never grows tired looking on these gran illars of time. "just Row the season here ts at its height. The hotels are crowded. On Mi ‘a ten- nis tournament between Aurora and Brook- side was the feature of the day, in which Mr. 8 P. Johnson of Washington main- tained the dignity and reputation of Aurora most creditably, and the lookers on were treated ti interesting @, which was y “Glove and ‘contained some. brilliant Aurora's hospitality by invit ‘all the guests to thelr annual ball, Ww to be one of the events of the season, many of the fuests coming Over. from Oak- |. The room was deco- rated with and and Mr. evergreens flags. W, G. Midaieton was the recipient of many congratulations on jeral success the affair, which was thoroughly enjoyed. ‘The following evening Mrs. A. H. ‘ashington ive euchre of the Misses Johnson, Mr. prizes. carried off by ind Mr. Newburg. ‘The young people with delight the ing moonlight nights, when straw rides, horseback par- tease trips to the “haunted house” will be the order of the evening. sane noe eS Stenran, Sicrnn Mrs and Mrs. A. Hi Semmes, Sirs. and Miss Hodges, Mr. Harry ar. Harvey Given, Mr. and Mra. W. B. Todd and Master Win. B. Todd. jr. Mra. J, Whit See ia sta Me and, Mra He I . 8, P. Johnson, Mies Huntoon, Ar yonnn A. “Hebrew and Miss Hebrew, Mr, and Mrs. C. C. Kimble and Master Eddie Kimble, Mr. and Mrs. Test and Master Ellis Test, Mrs. J. I. Leitch and family, Mr. and Mra. H.G. Shaffer, Mr Maddren, Miss Maddren, Rev. Dr. Elliott, the Misses Johnson, Miss Twitchell. Mzs. and Miss McFarland, the Misses Mrs. H. P. Godwin and children, Mr. Mrs. E. H. Allen, Mrs. Wm. R. Busnby; Miss Bushby, Mrs. J. F. Crews, Mr. Mrs. H. G. Douglas, Master Roy Herron, Mrs. White, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Johnston, J. A. Shaffer and Mrs. Mackay. ——— THE SPOTS THAT MAR. How a Gown Was Retrimmed With Beaatifal Effect. It ts a very simple matter to spoil a new summer gown. One wearing fs sufficient to accomplish ft. A single drop of a liquid thst spots, falling on the front of a skirt, will ferever mar its beauty. A tiny catch of briar encountered in the country ramble will make an ugly rent that it is dificult and sometimes impossible to darn. A sud- den shower will effectually remove the crisp freshness of the dainty lawn. A Quaint Lace Drapery. In some cases the evil is past remedy. But, as a rule, clever manipulation will suc- cessfully conceal the disfigurement. Expe- cially is it easy, now that liberty is exer- cised in the dress trimming. Bands are often added for the purpose of coverin, spots, and draperies or folds are very ef- fective in these cases. This gown, for instance, was originally much simpler than now. re was but a single lace band on the skirt and a berthe on the bodice. But, alas! an accident reault- ed in some ungainly spot on the akirt, both at the bottom and the hips, and semething must needs be added. So the clever dress- maker devised the lace arrangement. It was easy to add the two bands on the skirt, but when it came to the hips the probient was more difficult, But she finally hit upon the lace fichu which {s added, und which, after crossing at the belt. falls down in coquiles at the sides of the skirt. A few hidden stitches were suMfcient to keep the lace in place and the loops of the bow com- pleted the good work. It was most beauti- ful when finished, for the white Ince looked well wit the pale green of the dress and the belt bow was a green and rose color, with the shoulder bows made all of rose. —_ Frank Barton, 2 Denver carpenter, was fatally shot by Officer McPhee at an ‘early hour ‘yesterday, the policeman mistaking him for a burgiar. Silas Brown of Columbus, eight year: aged fitty- ‘Shot and killed bis wite Thurs —blood i There's only one that is 90 far- ‘and so in ite of. fects that it cai be. guaranteed d to do all ‘that's promised That . Pierce's Golden Medical D: If that doesn't benefit or cure, you have your money back. It’s not like the sarsaparillas or Spring medicines, | They claim to do good ch, April, and May. All the year round, and in'all cases, the “ Discovery the blood as n apes For colic, cramps, and in stomach, nothing equals Diy Biateo's Smart Weed Ext. You Can Always Stand) Another pair of Shoes. They'll come in handy. Better get them here and now While our prices are so low. 20 Per Cent Off Qa all SHOES for the next three dass. Finest qu Ladies’ $2.50 Oxfords, tn toes, ‘opera, commonsense, at So percent of regulay pr Laird, Schober ai Mitehell Ladies’ Bboes, ‘the finest produced, cloth top or oe: Rope « Banecageed oh yp 3"9s'sb oF low ingtepa, regufar’ $5: and’ $5. Spoes, go for ef We can St ang’ foot perfectly, im a Kind. of FINE SHOES "you tuay fancy, Prices the lowest. A few Shoes still left on the 95c. tnble- EDMONSTON xew —1334 F St. N.W.—stons | JOWA PROHIBITIONISTS AROUSED. They Are Greatly Excited at the Ac- tom of the Republicans. ton Wednesday in repudiating probibition ‘has aroused the friends of prohibition to a high degree of excitement. The Des Moines News, independent repub- an and more flexible circulating medium, and money is more likely to be too abundant than ‘too scarce before the close of the year. Stop croaking. It doesn't 3 it is all loss and no it to all, and whenever the croaker shall cease to ply his vocation money will be plenty and business pros- perous. Stop =, henge gre Bank at Yorkville, closed loors yesterday. $70,000; abilities, $6,000. " ee NELATON’S REMEDY FOR RHEDMATISM, GOUT AND NEURALGIA. Mowoonaw. W TL cgre Acute, Chronto, Inflamms- tory, Muscular and Neuraleic forms: Rheumatian of Joints and Heart, Rheu- Matic Gout Gout tn the swpail Joints and iS smatiem ‘tomach, Neuralgic Kbeu: and Gout, Ni of it, Neuralgia of Heart and Face, PREPARED ONLY BY LILLY, ROGERS & CO. BALTIMORE, MD. Kins of Baltimore. Sold by all Druggists. TSCHIFFELY & EVANS, sts, WHOLESALE Di 475 PENNA. AVE_N.W., WASHINGTON. Maur A. Rerrens, COMPLEXION SPECIALIST. Mme. A. Ruppert's world-renowned face bleach is the only face tonic in the world which positively re- moves freckles, moth patches, blackheads, pimples, | birthmarks, ecrema apd ali bleatshes of the skin, and when applied cannot be obxerved by any one. clear the complesiou—83. Send 4 cents postase for full particulars. MME. A. RUPPERT, GE. 14th st., New York, Washington office, 838 Fst. nw, ap2O-ntt Washington, D. C. FOR ADVERTISIN The Evening Star: IN RECATSE ‘TIS THE FAMILY PAPER OF THE CITY, BEING BY THUS 4, oreNy. ANG aUNEE KO BECAUSE IT TS PURLISHPD AT AN HOUR OF THE DAY WH . READERS HAVE THE TINE & INCLINATION TO CONSULT IPS ADVERMTI5ING COLUMNS, AS Wels Ao 2 EAD Tut News. BECATSE ITS ADV ERTISIN RATES ARE MUCH LOWER, IN PROPORTION 10 EXTENT AND QUALITY OF CIKCU LATION THAN THOSE OF ANY OTHER, PAPER IN WASHINGTON, \ND AMONG THE VEKY LOWBSs 1N ‘mk UNITED Si ares. | d J Sold at | 82 ber bottle, or three boitles—usually required to | O TAKEN AND KEAD IN EVERY | HOME, BY PREITY MUCH EVERYBODY, AND ESPECIALLY & ee E e ? Re Tete til EPILEPSY pas | — td Can this disease be cured? physicians aay No— Jeay Yes; all forms und the worst cases. After 3) ‘Fears’ etudy and experiment I have found the remedy, —Epilepay is cured by it, cured, not subdued by opt. ‘restment. De nov on your puree, past Losk tor. te of today. Vala bottle of the rem ‘Post office amd es: PEEKE F. D. Ger 2 AS RANGE ‘ordinary pce S.S.Suroe & Bao, 482 Ora ul? We Have ‘Disposed of a vast quantity of goods @ar ing OUR GREAT DISOOUNT KALE, bat still ued more money and more room, 20 will continue for a few days longer to offer our entire stock of DRY GOODS, WRAPS, &c., at a discount of OME-FOURTH OFF FOR CASH ‘Even if you should not peed anything At present "twill pay you to anticipate your future wants. J&L Souxsox & Lorrams, anl5 ‘TIS Market space YOUR WORD 1S YOUR BOND AT GROGAN S. Among the many bitter complaints of dull and scarcity of money which hes characterized past three months we can truthfally say thet Patronage has been thoroughly eaftefactory tn: way. Every one of these sultry summer Gays has found a line of people at our counter waiting to pay “a little something” on their furniture. Weare foire to tell you ouce more that your eredit ts good here—any time—and for anything you want. A littie payment once @ week or once « month will soon make you “sole owner and proprietor” of abouse Dandsome, serviceable furniture. Our eredét cur cash priee—and there are no names to tom. There ie & Seven-miece Parlor Suite bere, upholstered is plush—end there's another upholstered in hair cloth — take your choice of either of them for @22 50—cash oF credit, These are but two out of a whole fioor full of parlor furniture—Suites in Brocatelle— Wilton Rue— ‘Tapestry, Gilt, te. There’'sa Bed Room Huite here An solid om: —bevel yiass in burrau—end our price te 813.cash or credit. Our first floor is full of Bed Room Furniture—handsome asany you ever saw anywhere i all prices. There'sany quantity of Brussels Carpet Bere and our price is 30 cents per yard. Every yard of carpet bowrt pet, 35 cents per yard. of sis made ant waste tn matching WAL is Lere—and it's youre for | ®veméer 80 vas. GROGAN’S ef SE, eu, me, 2 “. Ta ot. 8. a ant T. MAND isTS aul? GENTS’ SUITS ScovRED } AND PRESSED POK #1 | Coats, sine. ate 2h. Altering: | eorsttthe sepese “Giouts ealled Yor ead joaed. teks oe is iain: a. Coxem FOR SALE AT WORKS OF WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANT 20th and G ete, | CCENTS PUR LUSHEL UNCRUSHED, {fo PEK BUGUEL CRUSE aut