Evening Star Newspaper, September 25, 1893, Page 9

. THE EVENING .‘STAR:' WASHINGTON. D. ©. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER, 25. 1893—TEN PAGES. FOR FREE SILVER. Senator Bate’s Speech on the Voor- hees Bill. | ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF OUR MONEY. | He Simply Voiced the Desires of His Constituents. —_+—___ AN APOSTROPHE TO SILVER. —+— | Mr. Bate began his speech by referring to one of the sententious sentences use! by Mr. Cleveland a few years ago adapting it to the situation today and asserting that the country was now confronted with both | @ theory and a condition which were | barring the way to a great and pressing reform. A congested condition of trade demande? immediate relief, business confi- | dence prayed for restoration; the one pre- cious metal teft to our currency py unwise legislation came and went like the ebb ard flow of the tide. Under the Constitution, said Mr. Bate, there was no discrimination against either metal, and the Constituzion | @id not authorize Congress to hold one to | be prectous and to make the other a mere | token. The sovereign power to coin these metals Into money resided in the In-lepend- ‘ent states, and was by them transferred by specific grant to their agent—the Congress; and that power was not to coin money | from gold or silver, but from gold and sil- ver. In regard to the legal tender quality of coin, he said that the proposition that | Congress could deny to one metal a legal | tender quality, while the states, under tne | Constitution, ‘were required to recognize Both, was unwarranted. Origin of Our Money. | Mr. Bate then took up the history of the origin of our money, holding to the funda- mental proposition that the silver dollar and not the gold coin had beea made the unit of value. The silver dollar was “9 dollar of account, which the goli and stl- ver coins were to represent. He recited the historical facts upon which the legisia- tion of 1792, fixing the value of the dollar, was passed. Having thus, he said. de- fined the dollar of account and fixed its weight, the vulue of the dollar of money, | which, whether of gold or silver, was to be its representative, was easily ascertained. The distinction between the dollar cf ac- count and the dollar of money was clearly drawn; the dollar was to be the measure of value, the pound the measure of weight and the yard the measure of length. It| was thus intended that the dollar should be always 371 1-4 grains of pure silver, just as | the yard stick was to be thirty-sic inches | Jong. This measure of value remained | whether the coin that represented it was of silver or gold, greenback, Rational nauk note or individual check. it was fixed, no matter what the price, with no regard to| ratio, and remained so until altered by un-| hallowed hands in 1874. Although the com | dollar varied with the rates, the dollar of accounts remained fixed and permanent. ‘The legislation which repealed this wise | work of Hamilton and Jefferson was of dark and devious character, and by circuit- ous and suspicious proceedings. No greater crime, if it was designed, and no | greater error, if It was from ignorance. was ever committed in legixtation. Mr. Rate then gave a history of the demonerization of silver, which, he said, was first mate publie through the resumption act of 1873. ‘The outery against it continued from that day to the present. and found cxpression | in the Bland bill in i876 and the proposed re- monetization of the silver dollar of 412 grains in 1877, both of which measures pass- ed the House, but were lost in the Senate. The agitation was kept up until the pas- sage of the Bland-Allison act, which, un- fortunately, did not restore the definition of the dollar, but left it Hable to contract or expand with the rise or fall of the price of silver bullion. This popular demand for silver, he said, was not less now than it was twenty years ago. When Congress by law made gold the single standard. as was contemplated by this repeal, it restricted silver as a debased token, which pafd the wages of labor in a depreciat™l currency, while the profits of capital were reaped in gold. His People for Free Coinage. Mr. Bate believed that it was because Congress was bound by a consideration of public equity as well as those of national interest to restore the money measure to what it was before 1873 that the platform of the political parties declared emphatically for the free coinage of silver and the main- tenance of the parity between gold and silver. His people were for free silver and in voting and speaking as he did he be- Meved he but voiced thelr sentiments. All laws that demonetized sflver or forbid its coinage as freely as gold were, in his opin- fon, unconstitutional. It was not any par- ticular section of the Sherman law that had been denounced by the democrats in con- vention as a “makeshift.” but the law in its entirety, and now it was proposed to repeal the only section that In any way commended it to the people. There was no warrant in the Chicago platform to com- Promise the question which would not se- cure to the people the power of free coinage. The only qualification in the platform of either party which made compromise pos- sible with party honor was that which ad- dressed itself to the parity of the value of the two metals, and how could there be a parity of values unless there was more than one metal? Mr. Bate quoted extensively from the fast speeches of Senators Voorhees, Ca: lisle and Mills, the latter while he was a member of the lower house and with par- ticular reference to an amendment he made to a revenue bill “that all taxes imposed by this act shall be paid in standard silver coin.” an amendment which, Mr. Bate ar- ued, practically demonetized both gold and Ereenbacks. The general cause of the de- Pression and business stagnatfon Mr. Bate found to be due to the appreciation of gold consequent upon its inadequacy to do the business of the world. The run on the banks, in Europe, was in a great measure an artitictal movement on the part of the creditor class. The present crisis here was rtly real and widespread and partly arti- cial and limited. The assertion that it was ue to the Sherman law. or that this coun. try was drifting to a silver basis, was the shallow device of those who sought the Overthrow of silver and its annthilation as Money. There were now two leading ques. tions in this discusston—had gold appreci. ated. or had silver depreciated in its pur- chasing power? Was there enough gold in the world to answer the demands of the | internal and external trade of the great | ¢ommercial nations? He denied that silver had depreciated and pointed to the fact that its purchasing power had remained the same except as to gold. Tie conse- Quences of the rise of gold were that the weight of permanent burdens had been increased; the debtor paid more and the ereditor received more than they otherwise would. In answer to the second query, he gaid that the product of the two metals had erie undred years kept together in their put and it was manifest ‘Would be inadequate, oe ‘The Tariff and the Prices. Touching upon another branch of the sub- Ject. Mr. Bate said the most potential factor in the real causes which brought about the Present panic was the republican tariff. ‘This pernictous policy had finally come home with all its direful effects. The reform of that system of fiscal legislation was the re Assue of the last presidential clection ont Was the main subject settled in the last pop- ular triumph of the party. It should. he though, have been taken up and pushed with as much vigor in the House as they have manifested in pushing the repeal bill. ‘The republican tariff had been denounced on the stump and in the press as the real ause of the trouble and now it had been rel- @sated to the rear, awaiting a more con. vVenient season. It was a serious disappoint- Ment to the people to learn that the party they had honored with their votes preferred Sold to the tariff and that the wealth of the Fich was of paramount importance to the Peetaney the poor. The men who manu- ctured the present panic to frighten Con- gress to adopt the gold standard were pre- Paring to fan another panic into flame @gainst any “cut in the tariff.” After crit- Acising the national banking system and pre- dicting the recovery of the country from the distress that overtook it, the storm of which, he said. it was even now weathering, Mr. Bate concluded with a brilliant Desa « iant apostrophe ao A Wife Wan ts Alimo: Kate Donovan. who was marric Donovan Octuber 4, 1887, at. 3 Church, and has had four childrer Mr M. J. Colbert, husband for alim that her three children. that he ts addicted to p continued sprees, has rep her. threatened her life a to leave the house, and being en: lucrative saloon business at 1528 ith street THE BELEAGURED CAPITAL. The City of Rio de Janeiro and its Envi- ronments. Its Peerless Harbor and Extensive Docks—Progress Made im Re- cent Years in the City. Rio de Janeiro, or to give it the full Portuguese title, Sao Sehastiao do Rio de Janeiro, the capital of Rrazil, and toward | which the eyes of the ctviilzed world are now turned in anxiety and waiting, Is sttu- ated on the western side of the finest natur- al harbor in the world, and, together with its numerous environs, comprises an inde- pendent municipality with an area of some S40 square miles, divided into nineteen parishes. The best-known of the suburbs of Rio are Botafogo, the Vale of Larangerias, the height of Tejuca, San Cristoval, and Santa Teresa. At Botafogo is situated the won- derful botanical gariens of world-wide fame, the entire distance, however, whether inland or by the shores of the bay, being | but a continuous garden of great teauty | and wealth of verdure. The celebruted | “Avenue of Palms” has been described and | admired by thousands of visitors from all | parts of the world. ‘The actual entrance to this magnificent | harbor is between Fort Santa Cruz and Fort San Juan, the channel being about 1,700 yards in width. Once past this narrow entrance, and the bay spreads out on either hand to a width varying from two to seven miles, and ex- tending inland a distance of not less than sixteen miles. The available anchorage is not much short of fifty square miles in area, an it has a good holding ground for anchorage. ‘The surroundings of this peerless harbor are composed of bold hills and promontories of the most varied color, and there are large numbers of islands in the bay, of all sizes, the largest being the Tiha do Gober- nador, containing twelve square miles of area ‘and a population of nearly 3,000 peo- ple. Rio de Janetro, neing the capital, 1s the seat of the principal arsenal, which is well provided with docks, machine shops, and all the appliances of a modern dock yard. Several of the Brazilian cruisers have been built at the arsenal. ’ Extensive Docks. ‘The arsenal, with its two fine stone docks, is on the north side of the Ilha das Cobras (Snake Island) and not far distant is the small island upon which is located a fine commercial Gry dock capable of receiving the largest merchant ships entering the port. Nearly all of the streets of Rio are ex- ceedingly narrow, generally crooked, and far from clean, although the plentiful sup- ply of water which is allowed to flow be- side many of them renders them less open to the reproach of filthiness than would otherwise be the case. The fashionable street ts the celebrated Rua do Oouvidor, and is lined on both sides throughout its length with fine shops, stores and bazaars. Even this street is no wider than many alleys in more favored of the world, but is crowded with the fe- male wealth and fashion of Rio during the few hours of the afternoon when “shop- ping” can be carried on. The principal business street, however, is the Rua Pre- miro de Marco, formerly Rua Dereita, and is wide, pleasant, and kept tolerably clean. It is notable for being perfectly straight, running from the Palace Gate to the Con- vent of Sao Bento. On this street are located the exchange, the post office, custom house and the im- Perial chapel, built in 1761. According to| | the last census the population of Rto is about 300,000, of which foreigners numi nearly one-third, per aad Water Supply and Sewerage. The city is well supplied, with water, which is distributed through the streets and to the public squares in beautiful foun- tains and stone basins. The principal aqueduct brings its supply of excellent wa- ter from Lijuca, distant some twelve miles, and crosses the valley separating Monte de Santa Theresa from Monte de Santo An- tonio on a double tier of graceful arches, many of them being ninety feet high. This aqueduct is one of the rights of the city, and brings strongly to mind the old Roman works of the Campagna, built for a like purpose. The sewerage of Rio de Janeiro is some- what below the average of continental cities, but great progress has been made in recent years in this direction, an English company having acquired a governmental concession for providing the city with an efficient sewer system. National Library. The great national Mbrary, containing nearly 200,000 volumes, is a credit to the city, and is the nucleus of many smaller institutions in the country. The situation of Rio, south of the equator 2 degrees 54 minutes, gives it all the advantages and disadvantages of the tropics, among the latter being the annual trruption of yellow fever. Indeed, this disease is seldom absent from the hospitals of Rio and becomes epi- demic with almost annual regularity. ‘The Warmest month is January, the tempera- ture ranging from a maximum of aearly 10 degrees Fahrenheit to a minimum of 65. In June the thermometer seldom show above 8) degrees, and the lowest tempera- ture observed has been about 60. With an annual rainfall of about sixty inches it is not singular that tropical vege- tation flourishes with a luxurfance paral- leled in few countries of the world, the or- chids alone of Brazil outnumbering those of the rest of the world combined. Brazil was discovered in 1499 by one of the companions of Columbus, Vincent Yanez Pincon, who took possession of the country for the Spanish governmen: made no settlement. va —— The Great River. Brazil ts credited with the largest river in the world—the gigantic Amazon—and It 1s not onty the largest, but the longest, afford- ing easy navigation within Brazilian terri- tory of something over 3,000 miles. This great river flows uniformly through quite a level territory, and it has but few -apids and no falls. As showing the flatness of the country passed througn by the Amazon, the effect of the tides in the Atlantic is felt for 400 miles from its mouth, and conversely the river current is distinctly felt at sea for more than 200 miles. The following de- scription of the remarkable tidal pheacme- non, called the “bore,” is taken from a writer on the subject “During three days before the full and new moons, the period of the higher or spring tides, the sea, instead of occupying six hours to reach its flood, swells to sts highest limit in one or two minutes. The noise of this terrible flood is heard five or six miles off and increases as it approaches. Presently you see a liquid promontory tweive or fifteen feet high, followed by an- other and another, and sometimes by a fourth. These watery mountains spread across the whole channel and advance with a prodigious rapidity, rending and crushing everything in their way. Immense Areas. Brazit has an area of about 3,288,000 square miles, or not far from that of all Europe, and It has a seaboard of nearly four thou- sand miles in extent. The population of Brazil is a singular miture of the native Indian and their Portuguese conquevc the result being a type somewhere about midway between the two. The dark skin, straight black hair and generally small size showing the Indian derivation, while the quick temper, aptitude for controversy and regular features are taken from the Portu- guese side of the nation. The Portuguese language is universally spoken. Productions. The coffee product of this country, which is exported to nearly every part of the globe, reaches a value of over seventy mil- Mon dollars per annum, sugar coming sec- ond with nearly twenty million dollars’ worth. Rare and valuable woods supply the world with its wants, and in diamonds Brazil led the world in quantity previous to the «reat discovery of the gem In South Africa, and it continues to do so in quality to the present time. In 1871 the great scheme for the emanci- pation of slaves went Into effect, the law of September in that year providing that from that date every child born of slave parents should be free, and that all the slaves belonging to the state or to the im- perial household should date their freedom from that day The Emancipation of Slaves. The same law provided an emancipation fund to be applied annually to the ransom of a certain number of slaves owned by private individuals. ‘The emancipation of slaves has mede rapid progress since the enactment of this law, and more than a million have been she asks alimony. set free. THE DISTRICT AN’ HEIR. A Bequest of Some Fifteen Thousand Dollars for School Purposes. End of the Lengthy Litigation Over he Will of Peter von Essen, an Old-' ize! The dismissal upon the motion of Mr. 8. T. Thomas, attorney for the District, of case No. 12, the Commissioners agt. Es- sex et al, by the Court of Appeals last week, made the District several thousand dollars richer, and drew attention to a most interesting case. Many years ago one Peter von Essen, a citizen of Georgetown, decided that he would cause himself to be remembered after he had departed this life by direet- ing in his will that after the payment of certain annuities and bequests the residue of his estate should go to the corporation of Georgetown for the use of the free white schools of the place. The old man died on the 1th of August, 1866, and his will, Judge Cox of the District Supreme Court being one of the witnesses to it, was probated on the Ist of the follow- | ing month. Nearly twelve years later, after | some litigation over the matter, a decree of the Court in General Term was passed June 14, 1878, to the effect that the bequest in the will and its codicils “to the corporation of Georgetown for the use of the free white schools of Georgetown” was good. ‘The testamentary trustees named in the will baving died, Mr. Charles M. Matthews was, on the 17th of January, 188, substi- | tuted as trustee in their stead, and after | further litigation in the matter between | the Commissioners of the District and the | | hetrs-at-law of the original testator, the | Commissioners contending that they, as the legal successors of the corporation of Georgetown, were. entitled to the benefits of the bequest for the use of the District school board,, Mr. Matthews was directed by the court on the 2th of September, 1888, to pay to the Commissioners of the | District the sum of $12,057.24, that amount | being ascertained by the auditor of the) court to be due the Commissioners under the provisions of the will. ‘The Money Recetved. ‘The following day Mr. Matthews paid the amount over to the District Commissioners, and by them it was deposited in bank, the money being placed there instead of in the United States treasury because of the Com- missioners’ doubts as to their power to re- ceive and apply it. Although being in full Pessession of the money, with a decision of the court in their favor as to their right to receive and apply it, nothing was done in the matter by the Commissioners of the District until October 34, 149, when they @John W. Douglass, Lemon G. Hine and Chas. W. Raymond) caused a bill in equity to be tiled on their behalf against Stephen E., Hattie C., Francis B. and Hollis M. Essex, the children and sole heirs-at-law of | Francis Von Essen Essex. the grandson of Peter Von Essen, asking for a construction of the will, Mrs. Catherine Clements, aged |elghty-nine, the grandmother of the chil- dren, having written to the Commissioners nearly a year previous that she was the sole support of the children and beseeching the Commissioners to take such steps as would establish the right of the children to the money. A statement of facts was agreed upon by both sides and submitted to the court on the lth of January, 18%. On the 25th of the following month ‘the case was certified to the Court in General ‘Term, to be heard in the first instance. ‘That court, however, failed to determine the matter, and the case was, therefore, placed upon the calendar of the Court of Appeals, when that court succeeded to the appellate juris- diction of the Court in General ‘term. The Case Dinminse: When Mr. 8. T. Thomas became the at- torney to the District a few months ago, he decided, after a full examination of the case, to advise the Commissioners of the District to empower him to request the court to dismiss the case, for the reason that the District’s entire right to and dis- sition of the money having once been Judict- ally determined, there was no reason fior ne? cessity for further controversy. The Com- missioners, taking the same view of the mat- ter, so empowered him and the case was accordingly dismissed last week. It is un- derstood that the money still remains in bank to the credit of the Dstrict, but it is also understood that the heirs-at-iaw of old Peter Von Essen, the Essex children, will endeavor to secure the passage by Congress of an act relinquishing the District's right to the money, which, it is sad, now amounts to about $15,000, and directing its payment over to the heirs-at-law. eo THE RELIGIOUS PARLIAMENT. Only Two Days More of the Intere: ing Congress. CHICAGO, Sept. %.—The world’s parlia- ment of religions is drawing to a close, but two days more remaining of the remark- able gathering. Quite a number of speak- ers, however, yet remain to be heard, and as a result the program has been extended and interest in the event will be maintain- ed to the very last. When the parliament assembled this morning Miss Susan B. Anthony, Rev. Dr. Francis E. Clark of Boston, founder of the Christian Endeavor movement; Prof. Philip F. Shaff of the Union Theological Semi- nary, New York, and eminent among other things for his share in the revision of the Scriptures, and Virchand Ginghi of Bom- bay were among those occupying seats on the platform. a Seen PELLEGRINI CONFIDENT. Thinks He W Sogn Win—Reported Assassination of Dr. Alem. BUENOS AYRES, Sept. %.—It is re- ported here that Dr. ‘Alem, the leader of the revolting radicals, has been assassin- ated in Santa Fe. Dr. Alem had been under Police espoinage ever since he issued a manifesto some time ago calling upon the people to assert their rights and liberties. There was desultory firing all day around Santa Fe. It is not known that either side gained any advantage. The rebels are gaining accessions to their forces. Desertions to the rebels are of frequent occurrence. In one instance a whole regi- ment hes gone over to the insurgenis, cur- rying their arms with them. Gen. Pellegrini has been reinforced by na- tional troops and expresses himself as con- Sdent of being able to shortly suppress the revolt. GEN. a Gen. Ronecrans Better. Mr. Harry H. Smith, assistant register of the treasury, has received a letter from Gen, Rosecrans, which shows that the gen- eral’s health 1s considerably improved by his residence in southern California. When he left here Gen. Rosecrans was unable to use his hands, but this letter was in his own handwriting, and brings comforting news as to the condition of his health. ee Prof. Von Helmholtz Comi: One of the most distinguished of the Eu- ropean visitors to the United States during the world’s fair is Prof. Von Helmholtz of the University of Berlin, who is expected in this city tomorrow on his return from the world’s fair and the far west. Prof. Von Helmholtz, who is seventy-two years of age, is one of the most eminent of savants, and one of the first physiologists and physt- cists of the world. His researches upon musical harmony and upon the action of the nerves are classics, and the ophthal- moscope invented by him has already in the hands of physicians saved tens of thou- sands from blindness. He is a foreign mem- ber of the French Academy of Sciences and one of the few foreign members of our own National Academy. The coming of Prof. Von Helmholtz is a matter of great interest to the scientific men of Washington and he will be informally entertatned at the Cos- mos Club on Tuesday evening. —-e— Death of Mixa Polkinhorn. The death of Miss Martha J. Polkinhorn occurred suddenly last evening at pega dence, 2422 Pennsylvania avenue. She was the eldest daughter of the late Henry Polk. inhorn, and a well-known member of the Old School Baptists, among whom, as by a large circle of acquaintances, she was great. ly esteemed. The arrangements for the funeral have not been completed. ——— Death of Mrs. Smith Townshend. At 1:80 o'clock this afternoon Mrs. br. Smith Townshend, wife of the ex-heaith home on 6th street. ‘Dr. J. HK. Nevitt was | sent for immediately after she was taken | sick, but arrived too late to be of any as- | sistance. ‘The cause of her death was heart y ner Caught. | WHEELING, W. Va., Sept. 25.—The most important capture of a moonshiner in years has been made by Marshal Harmgn. The man captured wasWillard Morgan. j hand, typewriting, negative retouching, pho- | officer of the District, died suddenly at her | EDUCATIONAL NOTES. Where Instruction in Every Branch of Study Can Be Secured. The law school of the National Univer- | sity will reopen Monday, October 2, 1893, In the new college building, on 13th street be- tween H and I streets northwest. The ex ercises will begin at 7 o'clock p. m. consist of announcements of the course of studies and the organization of the several classes. Alumn! of the school, those intending to study law and the public generally are invited to be present. ‘The school ts supplied with an excellent li- brary and reading room for the use of the students. Attention is invited to the meth- od of personal instruction pursued in this school. Lectures and class exercises commence at 6:30 o'clock p. m. The secretary, Mr. Eu- gene D. Carusi, will be in attendance from 9 o'clock a. m. to 4 o'clock p. m. daily (ex- cept Sunday) at his office, 610 13th street, and at the college building from 4:30 o'clock to 5:30 o'clock p. m., for the purpose of en- rolling students. Judge Arthur McArthur, chief justice uf the Supreme Court of the District, is presi- dent of the law faculty, and associated with him are a number of the leading members of the bar of the District. The school opens this year better equipped than ever in all its branches. Among the -nembers of | the faculty in charge of different courses of lectures and study are Judge Alvey of the District Court of Appeals,James Schouler of Johns Hopkins Univer Webb, H. O. Claughton, Eugene Carust, ex. Solicitor’ General Phillips, Judge John Goode of Virginia, Walter F. Rogers and Jackson H. Ralston. French language and French literature are the subjects that are treated in a highly scientific manner by Professor Gaston Ri- vot from Paris. Communications mey be sent to him at 1328 I street, or he may be seen personally at 4 o'clock. d Miss Amy C. Leavitt, a highly trained musician from Boston, offers an excellent opportunity to all those who desire to study the plano and harmony. She is prepared to carry students from the elementary stages up through the most advanced courses thoroughly and carefully. Her address is 1121 Vermont avenue. . The Martyn College of Oratory will dedi- cate its new building, 1223 to 1231 G street, on Monday, Tuesday'and Wednesday even- ings, October 2, 3, and 4. The new apart- ments of the college will be thrown open for the inspection of the public, and on Wednesday evening an interesting program will be rendered at the Shaftesbury Athe- neum. The Kindergarten Primary School of Miss Nina Morse, 1019 12th street northwest, will be opened on the 2d of October. Miss Morse is a graduate of the Normal Kinder- garten Institute. Those desiring the advantages of a thor- oughly capable musical instructor should call on Wm. Waldecker, 1140 6th street northwest, who is a graduate of Leipzig Conservatory of Music, and has had many years of experience in teaching the plano and organ. The Young Men's Christian Association of 1409 New York avenue northwest have been doing good work for the last three years in the way of business education for young men, not having less than 200 stu- dents each year. ‘The sessions are held in the evening and are altogether practical. The privileges of the school may be ob- tained by any young man at any time, while the school year begins Monday, October 2. A neat little manual just insued tells the story. Wilbur F. Dales, Ph. D., 322 € street, a Joyns Hopkins graduate, who has had seven years’ experience in college pre- paratory work, offers to teach classics and other studies. A lady of experience and possessing the best Of references will take stidents in French, Latin, music, Mterature and gen- eral English branches, or will act aw visit- ing governess. Address Constance, Star office. ‘The Friends’ Select School, 1811 I street, wil} be opened September 27. This school is for both sexes and extends from the ele- mentary to the high school grade. Text books are furnished by the school. Sta! ing in the primary department, a child way continue under the guidance of experienced, college-trained teachers, who average one to every seventeen students, until prepered for college or for graduation. Students pre- fared by it are now enrolled at Yale, Co- | lumbia, Cornell, Princeton, Johns Hopkins, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, La- fayette and Hobart. On the beautiful heights above the city amid the purest of air, supplied with the Purest of wuer, and ‘reached by steam and electric cars, is located the famous Whittingham Institute, known tn educa- tional circles as a first-class boarding school for young ladies. It has all departments of a thorough training school, with experi- enced teachers in each department. It is situated at Takoma Park. The prices are moderate, as will be shown by the cata- logue, which may be had upon application. On the 2d of October the medical, dental and pharmaceutical departments of Howard University will open, thus starting one of the most fmportant educational features of Washington. In these late days before the start the secretary, Dr. C. B. Purvis, at 1118 13th street northwest, is kept very busy answ¢ing questions and giving information to the many applicants for the benefits of the curriculum of this famous institution, St. Cecelia’s Academy, at 601 East Capitol street, opened for the year on the 4th of September, so that it is now in first-class running order. This well-known institution affords every advantage for acquiring a first-class and thorough English and musi- cal education. Pupils who do not enter the academy may be admitted to the classes in music, art, fancy work, elocution, phonogra- phy and typewriting. This is the twenty-fifth year of the re- nowned Fairfax Hall, a seminary for yo ladies at Winchester. Va. ‘There are cient distinct courses outlined, all elective, thus affording a wide range for selection. The instructors are highly competent and the climate is wonderfully healthful. Mics M. E. Billings, -he principal, will furnish cir. culars upon application At the Studio of Music, 1316 N rps ready N street northwest, Mrs. Alice Swain ter Ww: look after the vocal Bho! lists, Mrs. S. Thomas, the instrumentalists, and the male voices will be trained by Mr. Joseph S. Thomas, Miss Carrie V. Kidwell, a graduate in the Lamperti method of vocal art, will tak class at 602 M street northwest. sie French language and Uterature will be taught by Prof. Gaston Rivot from Paris at 1328 I street northwest. He can be seen at that address each afternoon at 4 o'clock. The accomplishment of being able to Properly express yourself and to modulate your voice and adapt yourself to all condi- tons and circumstances is taught at the West End Studio of Expression, 81 20th street, by Mrs. J. R. Walton. Those desiring a governess or teachers in private schools are recommended to address either Miss C. W., care The Star, or box 91, care The Star. The medical training given by Howard University takes a high rank. One of the features ts a series of clinics given on stated days, which students can attend. Those desiring to enter the medical pro- fession and inclined toward Homeopathy will have an opportunity for pursuing these studies. The National Homeopathic Medi- cal College at 609 H street northwest will open October 16, 1893. A most desirable accomplishment is that of being able to draw or paint. The Art Students’ League will reopen at 808 17th street October 2, 1893. Prof. J. D. Gaillard, principal of the Gaillard School of Languages, 96 F street | northwest, announces the reopening of that celebrated institution. Daily classes for all grades will be conducted, and private les- sons will also be a feature of the school. The banjo ‘s as much the rage as ever before, and Prof. George Draeger, 715 H street northwest, with twelve years’ exper- fence, teaches by note or simplified method. Parlor open from 10 a. m. to 10 p. m. At. the Lincoln Park Academy, 801 East Capitol street, Principal Charles F. De Mott, thorough instruction will be given in short- tography, science, Send for circular. Those interested in the instruction of music will be glad to learn that Dr. John P. Caulfield will resume lessons October Ist at his residence, 1342 New York avenue north- west. ‘The announcement is made that Mr. Hen- ry Xander, instructor of plano and theory of music, will resume teaching at his studio, 807 llth street northwest, on the second of next month. Callers received on and after today from 11 to 12 only. Mr. Xander has had the advantage of education abroad and has met with success as a teacher. Miss Betty Fleischmann will give instruc- tion in German to adults and children at 2188 I street northwest, and guarantees per- fect satisfaction. Miss Adela Vernon, soprano, of London, England, a pupil of the late Mme. Sainton Dolby, and of Signor Vannucint of Florence, will accept engagements for concerts and art, music, business. si Sn USEESEEEEREEEEEEEEmn Demme ———— EES CURRENT SPORTING NEWS. Interest in the Dixon-Smith Fight To- Right Corbett Signs an Agreement to Fight Mitchell—Last Week of the Base Ball Season—General Notes. BASE BALL. Only Six Days More of the Season 1893. Only six days more and the base ball Season of 1893 will be a thing of the past. Every club in the league except Louisville, | which used all its profits experimenting, | made money. The New York club probably did better financially than any of the others. At the beginning of the season the club was about $33,000 behind. Since then they have more than made it up. ‘The race for the championship has already been decided. Boston gets the pennant. The Pittsburg club will certainly finish sec- ond. Third place is still in doubt. The Phil- adelphia players at present hold it, but should they be unforunate enough to lose the games they play this week and Cleve- land win hers, then the honor of holding the | place will go to the team from the Forest | City. The Giants can climb no higher than | fourth place nor fall further back than fifth. The Bridegrooms, their nearest opponents, | are too far behind them. ‘The dates for the | New York-Brooklyn games have not been set, but the first game will take place on | either October 5 or 7. The clubs will then | alternate each day until one of them has won four games. The only championship game played yes- terday resulted as follows: Brooklyn, 9; Cincinnati, 3. The games ‘played on Saturday resulted as follows. Philadelphia, 4; Louisville, 8. St. Louis, 7; New York 5. New York, 5; St. Louis, 2. Cigcinnati, 6; Boston, 5. Cincinnati, 6; Bos- ton, 0. Chicago, 6; Baltimore, 4. Pittsburg, 3; Washington, 2. ‘Brooklyn, 9; Cleveland, TONIGHT’S 1ZE FIGHT. The Odds Are 100 to GO That Dixo: Will Whip Smith. Never before has such general interest been manifested in a contest between small men in this part of the country as has been shown by sporting men in the battle between George Dixon, the feather-weight champion of the world, and Solly Smith, before the Coney Island Athletic Club to- night. Had the tickets been issued in ad- vance it is probable that nearly, if not all, of the desirable places would by this time have been spoken for. At 4 o'clock today six ticket boxes will be opened near the entrance to the club house and tickets will be gold from that hour until the fight be- gins, and perhaps a trifle later. Hundreds of sports visited Dixon and Smith at Coney Island yesterday. The col- ored lad, who arrived in New York on the Fall River boat, in company with Tim O'Rourke, Mike Bradley and Jack Ham- lin, proceeded at once to Jimmy Carroil's road house. There is everything about the O'Rourke says—that George is stronger and in better condition than he ever was be- fore. In the Dixon camp everybody regards the fight as “the good thing of the year,” but at Larry Caten's Hotel, where the’ Call- fornia lad is staying, the affair is looked at in a decidedly different light. Smith and his friends are very confident that the title of feather-weight champion will change hands. Smith is no braggart. He proposes to do his level best, and should his effgrts not be crowned with success Solly wilf be the first to doff his cap to the defender of an important title. In his behavior Smith 1s quite as modest and retiring as his rival. The conduct of both lads has won for them many friends. Smith ts said to be more than a pound under the weight Umit, but the other lad may find it necessary to jog & few miles in sweaters this morning. O'Rourke says Dixon has put on flesh dur- ing the past three weeks, instead of losing weight. It is the general belief, as shown by the odds, that Dixon will carry off the honors. Unless Smith lands one of his lucky punches (which he has done in most of his fights, by the way) the “talent” should not be disappointed. Just what Solly’s chances are to reach Dixon's jaw is what the sports are trying to figure out. Smith's friends came forward with quite a bit of money i terday. The bulk of it went on at 60 to NEW YORK, Sept. 25.—Pugilist celebri- tles are flocking into the city today in great numbers. They are coming from Boston, Philadelphia, Newark and even from Chi- cago and as far west as California. Cham- pion Jim Corbett, in company with W. A. Brady, Jack Dempsey and Billy Delaney, came up from Lock Arbor, J., this morning and Bob Fitzsimmons arrived from ‘The occasion for this unusual gathering of fistic experts is found in their desire to witness the fight between George Dixon and Solly Smith, which is on the “cards” for decision tonight under the auspices of the Coney Island Athletic Club. Next to the controversy that is now pend- ing between Mitchell and Corbett the fight between the sable champion and the little lad who has come all the way from Cali- fornia for the purpose of battling for the title has excited more general interest than anything that has taken place in the world of pugilism for some time. Smith is now Quartered in a cottage at Coney Island. Dixon and Tom O'Rourke arrived from Bos- ton and are also on the island. A crowd of sporting men went down to Coney Island today to see the pugilists and incidentally to be present when they weigh in at 3 o'clock. Dixon's adviser in the fight will be Tom O'Rourke, while his attendants will be Howie Hodgkins and Sim Asche. Solly Smith will be seconded by Joe Choynski, if the latter arrives here in time; if not, by Dick Abrams, his manager, and Billy Delaney, Jim Corbett’s trainer, and Seward Smith. Jack Oliver will be the bot- tle holder. Both fighters are in the best possible con- dition for the fight and each ts confident of winning. Dick Abrams talked today in the most confident way about the result of the fight, and opined that his protege would win. CORBETT REFUSED TO SIGN. The Articles of Agreement to Fight Mitchell Were Presented on Sunda ASBURY PARK, N. J., Sept. 25.—J. C. Richard Newton, president of Coney Island Athletic Club, yesterday brought the arti- cles of agreement for the coming fistic con- test, bearing the signature of Charles Mit- chell. The judge was anxious to procure Corbett’: ment. After a lengthy conference with the champion the latter declined to sign the papers. He was satisfied with the conditions, but refused to sign them because it was Sun- day, alleging that he desired no legal bar- riers to interfere with the making of the match. Corbett informed Judge Newton that he would sign the articles of agreement today. ASBURY PARK, N. J., Sept. %.—Jim Corbett signed the agreement this morning to fight Mitchell at Coney Island. ‘WOOD HAS TO GIVE UP. Prostrated by His Attempt to Reat Fister’s Record. John C. Wood, the memier of the V ington Road Club who started out Satur- day afternoon to lower the 2i-hour bicycle record of J. J. Fister of the Georgetown Cycle Club, did not succeed in his under- taking. He rode over the course between the distributing reservoir and the club house, the same course over which Fister recorded 28) miles. 'WENTY YEAne THE LEADER!!! 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Wood was not in good condition, not having fully re- covered from the effects of his fall op the Baltimore track a month ago, but he was confident that he could lower Fister’s record, and so he made the start Raturday afternoon. Many wheelmen interested in the event were on the road during the af- ternoop, and some of them remained all night to watch the scoring. The rider made @ good start, but during the night it was evident that his condition was such that he would have to abandon the track before the end of the twenty-four hours. Stil he clung to his wheel and appeared brighter after a rubbing down in the tent at the eud of the course. Stimulants in small quan- tities were administered, but when the 175th mile had been recorded ‘it was certain that he could not possibly lower the record. He remained on his wheel until about 16:0 o'clock, when he was forced to leave his silent steed. He was carried Into the tent, where he soon lost consciousness. He was shown the best attention, and Mr. George 8. Atwater, who had taken some interest in the event, had the sick wheelman removed to his house. In the afternoon he was taken to his own home on Riggs street. Wood had recorded 20 miles when he was forced to leave the course. WINDLE BEATS SANGER. ce for the International Mile Championship. The most successful bicycle meet, both A Great the international tournament on ‘Tiora track Saturday afternoon. It was under the auspices of the Associated ‘‘ycling 8,000. Zimmerman had not fully recovered from the effects of his recent aceident at Baltimore, and he only started in one event, the two-mile handicap. He won caally. al- though conceding handicap as large as 30) yards. The prettiest race of the day one-mile championship. G. A, Banker of the Pittsburg Athletic Club gained a of seventy-five yards on the field, and look- ed like a sure winner, but by terrific spurts, Windle,Sanger and Dernherger caught and a terrific pace was set for the finish. Windle and Sanger came down the course abreast, and crossed the line #o closely that the judges hesitated before announcing their decision. Finally it was given out that Windle had won by six inches. The time, 2:18 2-5, is the fastest by five seconds {hat has ever been made in competition on e track. Two Senators um the Team. “The All-American team which will play the Bostons during our two weeks’ tour in the west is all coralled with the exception of one pitcher,” said Manager Selee in Cin- cinati yesterday. “There is no truth in the story that Tucker will not be taken. We open at Milwaukee October 1. Those who have promised to go are Kettridge, Farrell, Gumbert, Buckley, Manning, Dahlen, Davis, Wilmot, Hoy and Joe Kelly.” Navahoe and Valkyrie May Race. It is rumored that Royal Phelps Carroll, owner of Navahoe, has accepted a challenge from the Ea:! of Dunraven, owner of Val- kyrie, to sail a race for the Brenton Reef cup in American waters next month. Sullivan Defeats Bubear. LONDON, Sept. %.—The sculling match between G. Bubear and Sullivan of New i pisce today” Bult in beat Bubear by tool ce . Sullivan ul five lengths, ee ee WANTS TO SEE THE FIGHT. Sheriff Courtmey Will Not Interfere Unless Ordered. Sheriff John Courtney of Kings county, N. ¥., wants to see Corbett and Hitchell fight before the Coney Island A. C. next | December. He declares that the battle will not be a violation of the laws of the state, | and, unless he is ordered by Gov. Flower or | District Attorney Ridgway to stop the | affair, he wilt not interfere. A New York | Sun reporter found the sheriff at his resi- dence yesterday. He is a hearty believer in prize fighting, though he doesn’t call it by | that name. He terms it “scientific spurring | for points.” It costs no more and sounds better. Sheriff Courtney also furnished thi interesting information that ry | branch of study at the eastern colleges, ard | that the college athletes are constant at- tendants on the big fights. The Sun re- porter asked: * | “Did you see Gov. Flower’s statement in | the Sun this morning that he expected you to enforce the law in regard to the pro- posed fight at Coney Island?" “I did,” was the reply, “and I propose to do my duty. If the governor or che district attorney, the proper officials, orders me to stop the men from entering the riug, I shail do so. But I sincerely hope no such orders will be issued, as I want to see the | Pugitists contest for the $40,000 purse and | decide which is the better man. In my | estimation the fight will not be a violation | of the law.” “Will you interfere if yeu think the Inw is to be broken; that is, on your own ac- count?” “No. You.see, I draw no salary. I merely rely on fees. If I were to take a posve to Coney Island to prevent a breach of the Peace on my own hook who would pay ime? | the county? No. I might just as well tuke | @ posse down to the Clermont Avenue Rink | when they have fights there. When I would send in my bill there'd be a sreat howl. Besides, I don’t see how the sheriff's | services would be needed at Coney Island. | Chief John Y. McKane, I'm sure, woull not permit the law to be violated, and i'm | | equally as certain that his policemen would | interfere if the contest became brutal or was illegal.” “Then you don’t regard the contest as a prize fight?” “Not by any means. The men will, ac- cording to the articles of agreement as I read them in the Sun this morning, tox twenty rounds or more for actentific points, with five-ounce gloves, for a purse of $40,000. | That does not mean a knock-out or a finish fight, and it will not be a bare knuckle | affair. According to the laws ofs the state | @ prize fight is a contest for stake money. Corbett and Mitchell will not be allowed to | fight for the $20,000 stake, which has oeen | Posted in Boston, and they have been in- | structed to take the money Jown. The j fact that a purse of $40,000 is to be awarled to the winner does not make the affair a prize fight under the state laws. In my estimation it is a scientific sparring con- test, and it will be worth seeing. “T have seen several of the contests at | the Coney Isiand A. C., and intend to see Dixon and Smith fight at Coney Island to- morrow night, and I shall take iny two sons with me. I do not think that these contests have a demoralizing effect on my boys, and I have bought them tickets reg- ularly. I think it ts best to let them attend the fights, as it shows them a olt of the world, and I find it has not hurt them in the least. } Corbett-Mitchell battle developed into such the Coney Island police would jump into the ring and stop it. For that matter, I believe it ts so stipulated in the articles of “Those persons who are setting against so-called “prize fights’ are mot fr millar with the subject. They have mover health-giving and manly. “Look at our colleges! There sparring is one of the branches of study. Harvard and Yale pay instructors to give lessons to the students in the manly art. They als> hold sparring matches in their gymnasiums, and, while not for money, they sometimes prove bloody. But you never hear of any fatal- ities, do you? These young men, after they graduate, keep up their boxing, and display a wonderful interest in all these big pugilis- tie events. They attend the various matches held before incorporated athletic clubs, where everything is orderly and tne letter of the law is not violated.” . coe BANKERS ABSENT. ‘The Sidewalk in Front of Their Place Filled With Depositors. PITTSBURG, Pa., Sept. 25,—Schaffer and Lazerritz, Russian Hebrew bankers, have for several days been mysteriously absent from their place of business and residence. ‘This morning the sidewalk tn front .of thelr, “bank” was thronged with Russians, who held receipts for deposits ranging from $10 to $300. A similar throng Schaffer's tightly closed avenue. prcthaninteas <n AP Who Recommended Mr. Van Alen. It is stated that the appotntment of James J. Van Alen of Rhode Island as ambassador to Italy was recommended by Governor Honey, the member of the democratic na- tional committee for Rhode Island, the two Lapham Page, delegates from that state to the last democratic national con- vention, the Rhode Island democratic state committee, David S. Baker, jr., the demo- cratic candidate for governor tn 1898, and the other candidates of that y in the last state election, and also by United States Senator Aidrich and other citizens of Rhode Island. ‘Three Lives Lest for a Base Ba! HAZARD, Neb., Sept. 2%.—Fred Dudley dropped his base ball in an old well on his father’s place yesterday. A companion lowered him by a rope to get the ball, when he lost his footing and slipped to the bot- tom. His father went down by means of a Tope to rescue the boys. As the three neared the top the rope broke and they fell and were killed. AN IRONCLAD MISSING. Believed the Russian Monitor Roosal- ka Went Down With 168 Men. The tron monitor Roosalka of the Russian navy is believed to have gone down in a storm in the Gulf of Finland while on her “ey from Reval to Hetetegtore: 0 Much wreckage, apparen: from re been washed ashore, and the body Russian marine was picked up on the almost opposite the point where she have been during a heavy gale several days ago. The Roosalka put to sea with twelve officers and 165 men, all of whom are be- She was built years ago and was counted among Russia's coast de- & ® at ——_+e-+. ——_ Broke His Remaining Arm. R. C. Jenkins of 41 Sth street southwest, last week broke his left arm by slipping on the stairway. time ago, He lost his right arm some washing clothes and cleaning house, It was hard work, but they had nothing better. Now there’s Pearline—that is bet- ter. There’s less work and | less wear. There isn’t the ruin- ous rub, rub, rub, that made all the trouble. It’s washing made easy—and millions of women are thankful for it, Back numbers ought to be cheaper, but they're not, in this case, Nothing that’s safe to use costs less than Pearline. Beware of imitations. 3 JAMES PYLE.N. Y. NOT PRACTICING DELUSIONS Laying Snares, But Attending to Buriness Strictly. READY ‘With ac Immense Stock of New Fall and Winter SUITS OVERCOATS. As woal, we hegin at the beginning and furnish | Fou with goods ct the OPENING of the season Just | as CHEAP us at the close. A Fall Overcoat at $5.98 Is & marvel of cheapness—isn't it? $7.50 Is “way down” tn price for a “way ap" In quailty SUIT OF CLOTHES FOR FALL WEAR-Singie ami Double-breasted Sack Saits and Cutaway Frock Suits.—Smile on "em just for once. Slo EH fet i i i i ne i ! i i f i i t | 5 § fi of lard manufacturers at the Wonderful Success of O/TOLENE is one of the sfresg evidences of ifs value to housekeepers, The of th Success is that Gfrocene produced, and has NONE of the objechonable Features indispensably Connected. With lard. The Honésf, A, MERIT of CoffoLene explains its gsueceess, Imitations but certify the Value of The genuine, made only by N. K. FAIRBANK & CO, CHICAGO anc ST. LOUIS. Scribner? W.. D. Howells writes of “The Man of Letters as 2 Man of Busi~ Robert Louis Stevenson Publishes his grandfather's diary of @ voyage with Sir Walter Scott. Joel Chandler Harris deacribes fox-hunting in the South. WORDS ARE SILVER to faruiture and carpets. ve the advinabiiity: te winter. py he comfortable ecle Griblets . month, will you will be fur ished bouse bow much you deat au there is to it. Price cash or ever ‘Tapestry, Broce- by you. If yau need an Extension ome six feet long for $3.59. Woven Wir $1.75. Forty-pound Mattress, never guess that we kept Rtoves—bot we €o-al) sines We are complete house furnisbers On Credit. GROGAN’S MAMMOTH GREDIT NOUSE, Is surely a vers modest snm to name for a Very Excellent FALL AND WINTER SUIT. And we have such a great varicty of them that you cannot | tail to be suited. ‘The Saits will ft your form—the | | COOGOCO00 000000000 price will Mt your pocket. TICK-TACK, TICK-TACK, GOES TRE MILL SCHOOL DAYS ARE NEAR, DING-DONG, DING-DONG, GOES THE BELL, SCHOOL DAYS ARE HERE. Boys, you shall surely wear uew sults to school. ‘This week of low prices counts. ® BOYS’ SHORT PANTS SUITS, izes 4 to 14 years), $1.00. 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