Evening Star Newspaper, October 14, 1893, Page 2

-THE .EVENING .STAR: WASHINGTON -D. .C. SATURDAY. -OCTORER .14, RIUM. IN €IFY BYWAYS. “The Central Union Mission and Its Operations. 10 DEDICATE ‘ITS NEW HALL. “Helping the Needy and Lifting Up ‘Those That Are Fatten. ‘NINE YEARS OF GOOD WORK. Nine years ago the Central Union Mission “eame.into existence. It was; apparentiy, a0 ‘@ifferent’ from other evangelicat enterprises ‘that had ‘been started. and even those who ‘were interested im the inception of this en- “Merprise’ did not realize that from thts-num- | ‘bie ‘beginning a work would be developed Of the present astonishing proportions. No | ‘on dreamed then that in the course of nine “years the mission would undertake: the pur-, “hase of a property the price of which was "$86,000! ‘This, however, is exaetly what ha’ f ‘the dullding which was formerly used as ‘the city ‘post office. Of course, the property 3 not paid for, but the friends of the mis- sion, seeing the substantidi character of the of the mission. ‘The bullding 1s not = bit too large for the use of the mission. How: that work has grown and until it eovers the city ‘with a network of good influences is famti- dar to those who have watohed the remark- | able career of t¥s modern agency for evan-| Work. There is @ good deal of talk | im the wealthy churches, The mission mows how this protien ts be: ‘The mission shows how this is be- ing solved. Zvery night the fine mew audi- A iataee: Ream. torium, which 1s to de. dedicat Wheeler. Chorus. Secretary's repo-t—By afternoon, 4s used for gospel and an }3Ir. A. le Swartwout. Treasurer's report— effort ts fhade to bring the people im from Mr. N. A: Robbins. Solo—By Mr. Geo. | ‘the streets and the saloons and greack,.te! W. Haveli. Testimony meeting—Conducted ‘hem the gospel. A meeting is also held at} by Mr. E. D. Bailey. Chorus. Brief ad- moon @acB day and. of course, there are | dresses. Chorus. Benediction. services Sunday evening. —— In addition to. the meetings which are car- * ried on at the main hall, there are nine or THIRTEEN’ WERE KILLED. ‘ten branches in different parts the city | ebony hehe ‘which conduct. on a smailer scale, the work | Latest Repor: 5 Disaster at which is being done at headqua: ‘Then Jackson, Mich. Sorkers out throug the city into the waste | atest reports of the disastrous railway places, bringing the gospel literally to the | Collision at Jackson, Mich., yesterday re- | @oors of people. Thts church on wheels goes where the people are and does not wait for ‘the people to come to it. ‘The work of the mission is all the time | growing. Ax it gomes in contact with the People. conditions. are found whéch must be met and whick confront the Salvation Army and everf organization ot individual that attempts to benefit the charchless masses. They tind men and women out o: work .and without the knowledge .to get work. So in their new. building an’ indus- trial department has been started. where Work can be ziven temporarily to those out of work until they find something» to do. Cheap ings will be provided. for those im need of such assistance, and a place ‘wil. be provided where women who have Been unfertunate can tind a refuge among friends.» The bomes of the people are visit- ed_and in every way encouragement and help tgiven to the hopeless and the aban- doned to begin steps toward a better life. = .first that what these people most of all is the elevating and en- ig Influence of the Gospel of Christ, the mission seeks to preach’ that Gospel to ‘one, bringing it to their homes and d compelling them to hear. the same time they recognize the fact men and women who are hungry and Ro means of satisfying that hunger, yment and have lost their ambition.need the outstretched Christ- fan hand of help as well as the message of Men's Band Room. hope which the Gospel brings. So they look after the material needs of the people as well as they can, and help them to strug- gle to their fect and begin overvagain the Battle of lif~ ‘The mission work has become.of such Importance that the attention of workers fn other parts of the country’ haw been allel to the methods employed here, ant fm a certain sense this city is taking the lead along these lines. The work is sus- taimed with a very small yearly expendi- | . ture. About $4.000 represents the total cost of the work in all its branches. This money is not in the form of an endowment, and is not am-assured income. It is given in sums large and small by people who believe in the kind of work: that the mission is doing, ‘and in the results which flow from such ef. forts. Tomorrow the ninth anniversary of | Women’s Band Room. the mission will be celebrated and it is pro- posed to hold a meeting in the new audl- torjum at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, when the auditorium will be dedicated.” ‘The gbairman of the building committee, Judge } EG. Simball. will preside, and the ‘follow- program w: carried out: [Scripture reading—Dr. FD. Power. Open- |ing prayer by Dr. Hugh Johnston. Hymn. | feport—By TT. A. Harding, treasure> build- |ing committee. ‘Solo—P. S. Foster. Dedi- } Ghoras prayer—By Dr. S. M. Newman. Chorus. Brief addresses—By D>. W. Bartlett and Dr. S. H. Greene. Solo—Mi: Alice Kimball. Brief address in behali of the building committee, by E£. D. Bailey. €horus. Brief addresses by Dr. E. S. Todd, =. R. H. McKim, Dr. T. S, Hamlin, Dr. S. Domer and Dr.’ B. Sunderland. Chorus. Benediction. In the evening the anniversary exercises will be held, with Capt. J..H. Hitchcock, the chairman of the board of directors, pze- siding. The progzam will be as follows: Song service—Conducted by Mr. Geo. W. Haveli. Scripture reading—By Mr." O. Brown. Pzayer-By Mr. Geo. i duce the number Killed to thirteen, ag fol- lows: _ Mrs. G. N. Beardsley, Canton, Pa.; Mis Harriet Breese, Pine City, N. ¥.; Mrs. Dar- win J. Gibbs, Wheeler, N. Y.; Susle Head- ley, Warrior Run, Pa.; George Hoffman, Lounville, N. Y.; Herrington, six-months- old babe of Mrs. Anson Herrington of El- mira, N. Y.; Mrs. J. H. Keeler, Hammonds- port, N. ¥.; Maggie McWatson, Penn Yann, N. Y.; Mrs. Charles Starr, Elmira, N. Y James Woodbury, Bath, N. Y.; Mrs. Lloyd, daughter-in-law of James Woodbury, Bath, N._Y.; unknown man; unknown. woman. ‘The following is a list of the injured: L. B. Ainsworth, Norwich, N.Y N. Anderson, New York sta’ » cut badly dict, Canton, Pa., injured in the back; J. Blanche Beardsley, Canton, Pa., fatal; Mrs. James A. Burlingame, East Spring- field, N. Y., arm sprajned and cut in the forehead; Mrs. Timothy Donovan, Morris Run, Pa., injured internally; Mrs. E. A. )\Dolmetch, Elmira, N. Y., slightly hurt; Mrs. bow. ~ Elmira, N. Y., slightly; Miss Laura Fay, Elmira, N. Y., slightly; Frank ) Farley, Columbian Cross Roads, Pa., head \qut and badly bruised; Mrs. J. H. Gardner, | Horseheads, N. Y., slightly; Maud Gardner, Horseheads, N. Y., slightly; Miss Ella Harris, Tro: » broken ribs; Miss Head- y. Elmira, N. Y., slightly; Miss Kate | Healey, Morris Run, Pa., right thigh frac- | tured: ‘Miss Johanna Healey, Morris Run, |arm broken; Mrs. Anson Herrington, El- | mira, N. Y., right leg broken, body terribly | bruised; Mrs. W. R. Humphrey, Chenango, N. Y., arm broken; Mary C. Kreise, Canton, Pa., slightly hurt; Mrs. Sarah Keeler, Ham- | mondsport, N. Y., legs broken and injured | internally; Mrs. Alfred Searle: | Y~ back and chest injured; Mary B. Wake- field, Elmira, N. Y., slightly hurt. ‘This wreck is the first one of consequence | that has occurred on the Michigan Central | road in fourteen years. The anniversary of that last fatal wreck was on Tuesday last. }It.is a singular coincidence that both these terrible disasters occurred in the yards of the Central road in this city, and in the same month and on the same day of the | week—Friday. ‘On October 10, 1879, the west-bound Pa- | cific express crashed into a switch engine, killing eighteen people and injuring thirty- five others. A coroner's jury was empane'ed to in- | westigate the cause of the accident. Rear Brakeman Walsh of the first sec- tion had a narrow escape. He had finished trying the air-brakes on the first section, and was walking to the rear of his train, |a distance of only a half car length. He | looked up and saw the engine of the second | section almost on top of his train: Both |engine and car raised up and left him un- | derneath. He made a rush and got out just | as the engine fell back on the track and plunged on through the car. The car was | thrown sideways, just missing him. He | escaped with bad arm in: | "A trainman who also escaped death by a \miracle says that the “Webb” special came }rushing into the yards at full speed. He | heard the engineer whistle for brakes and then for hand-brakes. The hand- | brakes were app'ied, but it was too late, apd the crash came before they could even ebeck the momentum of the train. One of the most horrible sights in conne: tion with the accident was a woman car- rying a head by the hair around through the..crowd, moaning and weeping | parently a raving maniac. She | she" of by the police, and the head which Pa. both legs broken near ankles, right | she carried was taken to police headquar- ters. ——_—<e———— Rather Too Sensationn!. Frem Lit Mr. Fastley (meking a Sun understand. Miss Ko: Kk, the expert mind read Won't periment up me?" Miss K.—“Excuse me, Mr. Fastley. but IT don't regard your mind as a proper subject for Sunday reading.” y cal—"T you are an u please ex- about face, back and iegs; Miss Maud Bene- ! N. Beardsley, Canton, Pa., slightly; Miss | Elmira, N. | OSSIP: Plans Prepared dor Extensive Build- ing Improvements. INVASION OF A RESIDENCE LOCALITY, The General Adaption of, the New Style of House Entrance. REAL ESTATEsG <n SOME IMPROVEMENTS. LANS -FOR TWO notable improve- 4ments |have been made, and in one case at least it is expect- ed that: building oper- ations .will be .begun at once. » This latter are the plans for the new building which will be erected for the use of Heurich’s brewery. The loca- tion chosen, as has ¥ been stated in The Star, is on Virginia, avenue at 26th street, and it is proposed to establish there an extensive plant, which will be larger then the one which will be abandoned. It is pro- pares to push the work forward, so that Probably in the course of another year the transfer will have been made. indepen. dent of the large amount of moncy that will. be expended in new buildings, the change has a public interest, from the fact that it opens up the question as to what will be done with the ground now occupied by the buildings in-use. One reason why Mr. Heurich has. been anxious for some time to move is, the increasing value of the land made it unsuitable for such uses, especially when ground as well adapted for carrying on the business could be secured for much less money. ‘The improvements on the entire. square have been affected by the neighborhood of the brewery, and it is thought that, with the brewery out of the way, that the property will be improved by, a class of structures that is more in harmony with the locality than the present buildings. Only about half the square is owned by the brewery company, and the owners of the rest of the property will be benefited by the change which they hoped would. take place years ago, but which, in recent years, they began to think would never occur. “To Enlarge a, Hotes. The other improvement which was. re- ferred to as having the plans completed is the proposed addition to the Richmond Hotel building at the corner of 17th and H streets, It Is not known that bullding oper- ations will begin at once. or not, .as the owners of the property still have under ad- Visement the question of whether they shall go on with: the improvement. now or wait longer. The. addition will cover more ground than the building to which it is to be added and will be much larger. ‘The frontage on) street will be about sixty | feet and the depth obgut 200, and then there + {Will be a frontage of over 100 feet on 17th. ‘The ‘site is that of the residence of the late George Bancroft and includes the land where roses bloomed under the daily care of the aged. Kistorian. If this addition Is not built it is probable that the residence will be leased. The probable destruction of. the house where Mr. Baneroft spent so many years of his life calls attention to a locality which has been and is now one of the exclusive residence sections of the city. The many changes that are going on, of which the pro- Posed enlargement of the hotel. building is an indication, will result in a short time, it is thought, in an entire change in the char- acter of the location. It is predicted that business is coming along H street. it-has already crept up as far.as Vermont avenue. The movement, itis thought,. will continue until the old residences have given place to business houses. There is now only one Plece of property between the Arlington Hotel and St. John's Church, and no one doubts that, if it was thrown on the market, it would never again be used for residence Purposes. ‘The Advance of: Business. ‘On the.next square the homes.of Mr. John Hay, and Mr. Henry Adams will undoubt- edly remain as residences during the life of the present owners. The adjoining- residence, which has just been: fitted up-for the occu- pancy of Mr. Lamont, the Seesetary of War, belongs to the Corcoran estate, as does the ext house, which 13 leased by. ¥enator Brice. Both of these properties could, without doubt, be bought and the sites put to such use as the purchasers may see-tit. On the ! tion by any means that business is going to occupy such a choice location as this front on Lafyette Park. It is possible and some already sce the signs pointing in that direc- tion. Those who discuss the future of the |eity in a broad way a: the course of business will not be stayed when it reaches lth street, but that it will continue and finally join the commerctal van- guard which now occupties a couple of blocks on Connecticut avenue. A Solid stretch of business houses along Connecticut avenue to the Boundary ts the vision which does not seem unreal to a good many practical minds. Not Built on Sand. The deepest foundation for a private house that there is any recent record of is the one that will underlie the residence of Mr. Boardman at the eorner of 18th and P streets. The walls under a portion of the house go to a depth of elghteen feet. This where the heating apparatus can be located. ‘The basement proper will be left for other | purposes which are of more importance than providing room for the heaters. The buiiding, which is going up under the di- rection of the contractor, Mr. Charles A. Langley, is_to be of a very substantial | character. The foundations are of brick, | laid in Portland cement and grouted up to the floor of the basement. From that | point up. through the basement the bricks } will be Jaid in Portland cement. All the details of the construction of the house, which will be one of the largest and finest private residences in the city, will be car- ried out in the same thorough styte. Rack Yard Entrances. ‘The Boardman house is to have the front door at the rear of the carriage drive,which passes under the end part of the house. ‘Phere is sufficient room in the rear yard | for the carriages to turn around, and they can also pass out to 18th street. There is a sfmilar entrance to the house occupied by the Brices, and in the large addition which | Senator Lodge has just completed to his residence on Massachusetts avenue this style of entrance has been adopted. There Mis a good deal to be said in favor of such an entrance for houses which are spacious and where a good many entertainments |are given. But, as has been pointed out in | this column before, how Is this entrance to | be adapted for small houses? It may be said that there will be no attempt made to introduce such a feature in a small house, | and no doubt the idea will be dismissed as | not worthy of further thought. But when lie is considered that there is practica'ly |not a single architectural form or style, not a fashion in interior finish, decoration and furnishing that is found in large, ex- pensive houses that cannot also be found {in the.small cheap houses then the propo- sition does not seem so very absurd after all. It would be wise on the part of archi- j tects to hold themselves in readiness to | supply the demand for back yard en- |trances, as they might be called, which | will surety arise. ‘Adapted for Smull Houses. One suggestion has already been made | which seems admirably suited to meet | aifficulty that seems at first to be vita! | It is of course essential for such an en- | trance that there should be room in the yard the rear of the house for the carriages | turn. But where a house has only a frontage of eighteen fect, for example, the Lack yard is necessarily harrow and in the case of house located in the middle of a block of houses, the only exit would be by | the alley, which is commonly only fifteen or twenty feet wide and therefore the space is rather contracted. The suggestion is that a turn table be provided at the end of the carriage drive where the carriages could be turned around and headed for the not believed that this difficulty is as vital as it seems at first for in the major- ity of such entrances it will be understood are not to be used for carriage who happen to call in a cart nough to leave their nd approach the hous y everybody can en- 3 new entrance, how- ever small their home. A Colonial House. An out and out colonial house in design jis being built at the corner of New Hamp- nd thos will be con: vehic next square the change, as has been stated, | has already begun. It js not a wild predic- | now confident that | jis done in order to provide a sub cellar, | Jeg cut; J. | shire avenue and S street. The exterior walls are of red select brick laid in white mortar. The doors and windows are marked by white stone trimmings. The square walls are surmounted by. root with deep eaves and a hite comnice will complete the d «When» finighed »the house will be thehome, of yMr. GeorgeyE. Hamilton. <A BNAL WRITH JUBILEE. Celebration by Prominent Hebrews in New York City. Eight thousand ..people. of the Hebrew race, including many well-known: residents ot New York, gathered in the large’hall of Grand Central. Palace,at. Lexington ave- nue and 4ith street, New York, Thursday night, for the. purpose of celebrating, the golden jubilee of the Independent Order of B'nai B'rith, or laws of thé Covenant, Which. was organized in that elty in 1633. Letters of regret were read from Secre- tary of War Lamont, Recorder Smyth, Chauncey M. Depew and others. It had been, hoped that Baron Hirsch, the English Hebrew millionaire and philanthropist, might have. visited the United: States in time to attend the celebration, but he wrote to the committee of arrangements several weeks ago that he would be unable to come. Mr. Simon Wolf of Washington spoke. He talked of the great progress of the or- der in this and other lands. The speech of the evening was made by Judge Goldfogle. He emphasized the im- portance of the order, referring briefly to the millions it had spent in charity. The jubilee celebration will continue for three days. No program was ar; ranged for yesterday. It was devoted to the entertainment of visitors. The Hebrew Sabbath begins at sundown Friday and ends at. sundown Suturday. This evening there . will be a banquet ats:the Grand Central Palace. The speakers will be Julius Bien, Judge Goldfogle, Simon Wolf, Governor “Flower, Mayor Gilroy, Judge Stein, of Chicago, Jesse Seligman, Attorney General | Rosendale, Moritz Bilinger , and Michael Schwab. ‘The committee has extended invitations to some of the most prominent men of the country. Chairman Goodheart has a_per- sonal letter from President Cleveland ac- knowledging the invitation, in which he regrets his inability to be present, and say society formed for the furtherance of ich noble purposes as those, of the B'nai B'rith should not only excite the enthu- siasm of its members, but should also in- spire the good wishes of all who desire to see humanity bettered and the, higher {n- terests of our nature cultivated.” cee A CHIROPODIST TALKS. Here Are Some Good, Common Sense Notions on the Care of the Feet. From the Chicago ‘Times. “The only woman who absolutely made me too nervous to work,” said a well-known chiropodist, “came into my office a few days ago, and she—well, she certainly. suf- fered. I can't bear to see awoman cry, so I had to walk out of the operating room and get my partner to finish the work. I was used up for an hour or two. “What was the cause? . Well, the.-most awful of all feet troubles, a bad ingrown nail—a nail that has-grown down-into the flesh and become imbedded. “Whom do I consider the bravest, a man or a woman? A woman, every time. “A woman will come in and almost allow me to amputate her nail without a murmur, whereas we have great big fellows limping in with ‘oh, doctor, I've really the most dreadful foot.’ I examine it and find it a soft corn between the toes—sore, but noth- ing serious—and then the lord of creation commences to-hem and haw and pull back his foot. “The cause of bunions? Short shoes, by all means, do the most h yand harm that is not easily remedied. You know a bunion is nothing more than afgorn an the joint of the large toe. stat me say Might here, a. coffidan pever be cured—that is, a corn thatsgias taken any sort of a firm root. Don'(, Relieve the signs and advertisements thajeteim they will cure you of a corn. -They Wiil give you relief, but that is all. ‘The cause of corns between the toes is Ught shoes, and a foot that perspires 1s subject to this mode of torture. “I contend,” continued the doctor, “that to a great extent corns are inherited. By that I mean that the shape of a foot is seen all through one family, and on the same toe is a corn, often from the shape of the toe, whieh. projects and ineurs the rubbing of the boot. “High heels are a great source of trouble | ‘Oh, my, nowadays. 1 hear women say: shoes are plenty large,’ and so they are, but they! thwart all shat good Sruweaning high heels, the absolute foundation f° end of trouble. Cyriseite qed “No matter how large the shoe’ is«Jet madam put her foot in it and have. it thrown forward by the high heel, so that she is almost walking on her toes, and the it is suffering.” the ‘fect healthy and free from pain?” f asked. “Well, in the first place, wear a shoe neither too large nor too small, as a too large boot can cause a great deal of misery by forming callous flesh when the foot rubs up and down in the shoe. Then bathe the feet every morning or evening in a,tub of cold water from which the chill has been. ne- moved and into which has been allowed to soak a good handful of rock or sea salt. “If you have a bad toenail take a little bit of sponge, wet it, and place it between spe toe, or do this in case of a corn between the toes. A little bit of wet sponge will give you far more relief than a piece of dry cotton, | and if you are inclined to have much trouble consult a good chiropodist, who can tell you the exact treatment for your pains and give you almost instant relief.” -t0- Anonymous Gifts and Begging Letters From the Gentlewoman, Royal people are, of course, besieged with letters from all parts of their dominions, Politicians, too, have rather a hard time of it, more particularly with demands for their autographs. I remember a secretary of Lord Salisbury’s once told. me that his poptlar chief received no less than forty requests a day for his signature. But the people who suffer most from the! anony- mous letter-writer are the men arta) women of the stage. Poor Mr. Irving! ‘Poor’ Miss Terry! One's heart bleeds for them as:one thinks of the endless and most beseech- ing notes which reach them begwitte for a lock of hair, a signed photograph, a smile directed to a certain box of enthustasts, an | order for a wholly anti-macassar, the sum of five shillings for the benefit of a cottage home, a timely word of advice as to whether a woman may succeed who adopts the stage in her fortieth year, &c. Patti has been so pestered by the begging letter- writer that she no longer opens the en- velopes directed to her unless the -hand- writing be a friendly, familiar one; the work is relegated to her maid. Anonymous gifts are less frequent, of course, than letters, but they arrive: in’due course. The Princess of Wales:once had a tiny white dog sent to her by the parcels post in a wicker box. Fond as the-prin- cess is of all her pets, “Fussy,” for igo he was named,’ remains ‘her prime, favorite, and very often does she wonder who the thoughtful donor could possibly have been. One of Albani’s finest parures of diamonds and turquoises came from a lady to whom she had never spoken. During the whole year of the run of “The Dancing Gir Mr. Tree was supplied nightly with,a but- ton-hole, and during “Captain Swift” .with more than he knew what to do with, and both he and his wife have been recipients f for some time past of beautiful gifts china and other pretty things sent anon: mously to the theater. Nor was the fa- mous Bully Boy forgotten, since boxes of macaroons and other dainties; were fre- quently sent to him by ladies who appreci- glance of his rolling eye nis tail. ated the pathetic and the stolid w Capoul, the of h ‘as the re- eipient of volum ‘from lady admirers, both he aris. On the English stage, besides Mr. Irving, Mr. Alex- ander, Mr. Hare and Mr. Bancroft ‘have been overwhelmed with a goodly number. But I am told by one who knows that no actor living ever received such a number of admiring epistles from the fairer sex as the late John Clayton. Among actresses, Mrs. Baneroft has, perhaps, been treated to the kindliest attentions. Mrs. John Wood, too, on the first or last night of her play. had always her dressing room converted into a perfect bower of flowers, and little gifts of jewelry literally poured in upon her. ‘There was one bangle with the inscription Bless your art.” Whether it was Mrs. Wood's heart or art that was blessed, re- mains a riddle to this day. — woe Count Taafe’s Electoral Bi respondent of the The Neue Freie London de- Presse | nounces Count Taafe’s electoral bill as the monstrous ever introduced in any country. ‘The bill ereates an electoral sys- tem, says the Presse, and it crushes the middle class between the aristocracy snd the poletariat. The Fremdenblatt praises Count von Taafe's prescience in granting the reform while he {s able to do so volun- most What do you consider necessary to keep | SOME NEAR-BY:ROWBS | ‘Where Wheelmen Are Wentto fake Buns. TIME FOR INDOOR ENTERTARNMENTS. Race Meet -of the Victor Cycle Club. CURRENT LOCAL GOSSIP. ecm OOD “WEATHER and , good roads are culculated-to make a wheeiman happy and make riding more en- joyable than wet and murky weather and muddy’ roads. These conditions “have ex- isted for some days and certainly the wheelmen have taken advantaze of them. The roads, of course, : are not the finest in the country, but during the past two weeks they have been in’ better condition than ever before. The Conduit road, always con- sidered the best road in this vicinity bas not been as smooth as some of’ the,otber roads, but Cabin John bridge and the Great Falls being the favorite resorts of the wheelmen this road has been used more than the others by the riders. of the.silent steed. The Woodley Lane road and the roads through and about the National Park and the Zoo are also in good condition and the beautiful scenery through Rock Creek valley makes these short rides attractive and many wheelmen take .advantage of them for short-afternoon trips. Across the Eastern branch there ts also a good after- noon’ trip, with but one hill to climb. ‘Phat 1s Good Hope: hill, and when the top of this incline is reached there are several good coasts and level stretches along the Bowen road until a turn is made into the road leading towards Henning. Along the Bowen road,. which Is elevated high above the river, are several romantic pathways through the woods where wild flowers and autumn leaves are profuse, and from these elevations can be seen the larger part of the city. Returning aloug the Benning road taward the setting sun just before night fall and reaching-home in time to avoid the neces- sity of lighting the wheel iamps, one Is fully repaid for the trip. There are num- erous pretty all-day trips to be enjoyed-by the wheeling tourists, who see more of the works of nature than persons who enjoy other modes of travel. E the year when the fruits in the orchards and-when the autumn leaves jook thelr prettiest the rider of the silent steed moves over the road and eajoys the many country scenes’ which are so resttul’ after a day's work. Ashton, .whieh {sin Montgemery county is a popular place for the .wheel- men just now. The distance from here is a fraction over twenty miles and a person who has been there understands:how .much ‘more easy it is-by the 7th. street pike to the junction of the Norwood pike. On this road the wheelman finds several delightful coasts while on the return trip over the Burnt Mills road the riding is equaily good. At Ashton, Mrs. Ent is the keeper of the road house and there the wheelmen never fail to stop when visiting in that section for Birs. Ent is used to preparing for them and she: knows just what suits the appe- tite of an. individual who had been over the | road for a distance of twenty miles or more on his wheel. Last Sunday several parties of wheelmen were entertained at this popular stopping Place and nearly two dozen of them had inner there. The Carroll Institute Cyclers, the Capital Bi. Club and some Baltimoreans YET; Amons the number. In the vicinity of shton there.are numerous chestnut trees and this place -has been selected as the placé for a chestnut run of the Twilight Tennis Club one week from tomorrow. Sey- eral members of the club went to Laurel last Sunday and. tomorrow they will go to a: where they ‘will dine at Farmers’ Indoor Entertainment As the fall riding season is drawing toa close the clubs are making preparations for indoor entertainments during the winter, and some interesting. events are promised. The Capital Bi, Club, and the Georgetown Cycl@, Club are making the first steps in this. direction, The Capital Club 1s _per- haps making the most extensive prepara: tions," although the Georgetown Club, comparatively young organization, expects to arrange a program which will e at tractive as well as interesting. The other clubs will make their arrangements later. A number of dances and “smokers” will be given, and in addition to the regular social events the Arlington Wheelmen will con- tinue their monthly banquets. The dancing reception of the club wjll be giveri the first Monday in November. The Capital BI. Club, the only bicycle club in this city which’has a club house, has announced its program for the season of 13%-4.as follows: October 21, Saturday, lesque debate. October 2, Saturday, club pool tourna- mént. November 10, Friday, ladies’ drive whist. club guest, bur- November 18, Saturday, club guest smoker. November %, Saturday, club billiard tournament. Decembe: Friday, ladies’ german. December 15, Friday, ladies’ drive whist. January 5, Friday, ladies’ german. Jaruary 19, Friday, ladies’ progressive euchre. January 27, Saturday, club pool tourna- ment. Janvary 31, Wednesday, club banquet. February 2, Friday, ladies’ german. February 16, Friday, ladies’ drive whist. club guest, “Gubers and Cider. March 2, Friday, ladies’ german. March 10, Saturday, club billiard tourna- ment, March 16, Friday, Mterary. March 2, Friday, evening. March 31, Saturday, club, guest smoker. Wednesday evenings, club whist. The comfortable home of the club is un- dergoing repairs, and a new steam heating arrangement is being put in shape, which will be in working order before the cold weather. Among the members of the Georgetown Club no season program has been agreed upon, although an oyster roast and fair are in prospect. The roast is in charge of Capt. Cook, who intends extending a general in- vitation to the members of the various clubs to participate. ‘ On the Road. Last Sunday’s good weather attracted the b-riders to the country, the Carroil In- stitute Cyclers going to Baltimore. As al- ready stated, they stopped at Mrs. Ent’ at Ashton, and had lunch, and at Clarks- viNe they attended church. About two miles this side of Ellicott City the wheel- men turned from the main road, reaching the city without having to climb the steep hills, and passing over a much better road. ‘The party reached Baltimore at 2 o'clock, and after dinner they rode over the famou: oyster shell road to Point Breeze. Return- ing, Baltimore was reached in time for the 6:45 train, and then the wheelmen returned home. ‘Those in the party were Capt. New- man and Messrs. Armstrong, Smith, Loane and Sullivan. Tomorrow the club ‘will go to Rockville, and the following Sunday a ladies’ run to Ashton ts on the program, and a prize is to be given to the lady gath: ering the most chestnuts. A general invi- tation to lady riders is extended Harry Willard of the Capital Bi Club has a record and he is satisfled with it. Just because he has rade one record he is not going in the races next week, but will leave all the honor and glory of these events to other flyers. While he has made a record it ts through no fault pf his own, but he is justly proud of the ev: Should ny one question his record, as has been done in other cases, he is ready to get an affidavit from Porter, the colored chef at the club, who will state the time of the rider's departure and return to the club house. The record was made last Sunday and was done because he was a little late starting. Messrs. Macdaniel, Allen, Hills, Lewis and Roberts started on the elub run to Ashton, but Willard was late arriving at the club house and so he started out the road to return with the club members who had gone before. On his way out he met the Baltimoreans mentioned and one of them asked ff he was a member of the famous road riders. Of course he could not deny it and as they scorched he kept his pedals moving. ‘This-was kept up until the Six members of the elub Were met and then the fast mder was very glad of an opportunity to say: “Here are my friends now.” His tongue was nearly ready to drop out, so one of the members says, and even after ladies’ musical and ladies’ Camera Club At this seagon of | meeting his own companions she | @ lively chase all the reas thos. Toe Teached home he had a-tecord ef twenty- nine miles in one hour and tify minutes. Members pfithe A. tan W heelmen avere on the Copduit-qoad Sunday and they went as far as the Anglers’ Club house end ge- turn. ‘The Ratomac Wheelmen went to Falls Church over :the #gad leading from the Chain bi and returned .via the old Alexandria to the ,ancient .eity and then returned home,across the Long bridge. ‘They report the roads on the Ovber side of the river in much bétter conditien -than ever before, and even the old Leesburg pike is reported much improved. Victor Club Race Mect. While the -country rides are being en- icyed many of the racers are getting ready to participate in the events of the Victor Cycle Club at the -Y. M. C. A. Park next Friday. The affair is to be the first an- nual race meet of the elub, the races to be held under the sanction of the L. A. W. Eight gold medals are among the prizes for the events, which will be as follows: No. 1, one’ mile, safety, novice; No. 2,.quar- ter mile, open; No. 3,’one mile, safety, D. ‘. championship; No. 4, haif mile, handi- gap; No. 5,-one mile, three-minute class: No. 6, half mile, open; No. 7, half mite. Victor Cycle Club; No. 8 quarter mile, handicap; No, 9, one mile, handicap; No. 10, one mile, consolation. Under the rules of the L. A.W. none but amateurs can compete for the prizes, the rules describing an amateur as one who bas not engaged in, nor assisted in, nor taught cycling or any other recognized athletic exercise for money, or other re- muneration, nor knowingly competed with or against a professional for a prize of any description; or one who after’ having for- felted the amateur status has had the same restored by -a competent authority paving Surisdietion over the sports. ‘The club has-made extensive preparations for the meet and the Jong list of prizes al ready donated assures the club that the affair will be a.great success, Sec LC FIRE IN A JAM. hort See Exciting Scenes in -Baltimore—The City in Darkness. At 9:30 o'clock Jast night Baltimore was shrouded in comparative darkness. ‘The Brush electric works, Monument and Con- Stitution streets, had stopped running. ‘The gaslights were still burning, but the rays whieh came ‘from them seemed to thicken rather than lighten the darkness. A short interval elapsed and then the city was il- luminated with a glare so bright that a newspaper could be read on the streets. ‘The Brush electric-works were on fire and the wind was blowing a gale. ‘The illumination overspread the sky 80 rapidly, so alarmingly, that nearly every- body who was out braving the storm forgot for the moment the discomforts of rain and sud and ran toward the-scene of the fire. Then came a great cl along the streets, as engines and hook and ladder companies dashed by at full speed. The fire at the electric works sent up showers of sparks,which flew in every direc- tion and produced a panic among the people Who live in the vicinity, They were all at ‘work getting thei> goods in order for a hur- ried stampede.as soon as necessary. Not fer from the electric works are the city jail and the state penitentiary. Nabody thought they were in danger at first, but when the wind began to blow great.shawe-s of burning fragments in the direction of the jail consternation seemed to reign. “Sudden- ly a shout went up, “The jail is on fire! the jail is on fire!” The bufiding had become ignited and frantic efforts were made to put out the flames, but in vain. ‘The fire went from point to ‘point quickly, and soon one wing was so overspread by the flames that its destruction was sure. ‘Then came the worst of all. Smoke filled the corridors and celis, prisoners begged Piteously to be released, deputy wardens rushed from place to place unlocking the tron doors and trying: to keep-the prisoners together so that none could escape. The smoke was so dense that it was blinding and suffocating. The poor creatures who had not been reached by the wardens who were unlocking the doors screamed in ter- ror. Some tore their hair out by the roots, some battered thelr heads against the walls of the cells, some fell upon the floor in a taint, while others—notably the colored pris- oners—lost their wits and began to shout and laygh and sing. When their doors were unlocked they were taken out and carzied to the lawn on Buren street ‘front, where they .were laid upon the grass and attended by Drs. Hill, Geer, Wood and other physi- clans. Those of the prisoners who could stand were in groups on the lawn talking incoherently and looking as if they were crazed or else stealthily moving about look- ing for a chance to escape. The injured Were afterward taken to the hospitals in patrol wagons. Many of the prisoners in their mad frenzy jumped from the tiers to the cement floor of the basement and received painful injuries. ‘To the spectators the officers of the jail ap- peared unequal to the emergency and stood helplessiy in the main corridor. Foztunate- | ly for the prisoners Police Marshals Frey and Farnan arrived to asstst Warden Con- stantine’s men. Patrolmen were stationed along the walls of the jail to prevent the prisoners from escaping. When the doors were opened the terrified prisoners made a break for the front gate. They were held in check -by a squad of patrolmen and deputy wardens and made to stay alongside the Buren street wall. On account of the fire at the electric works the fire department was slow in get- ting to work on the jail fire, and the entire roof of the south wing was ablaze before they had water on it. In the meantime the entire jail building had been filled with smoke, and the prisoners in the north wing shrieked for help so loudly that their voices could be heard above the roar of the flames, which were consuming the south wing. Strenuous efforts were made to relieve them, but it was 12:30 o'clock, one and three- quarter hours after the. fire started, before the last man was carried out. |WHERE LINCOLN DIED. | days The Historic House on Tenth Street to Be Opened to the Public. RELICS TO BE ON EXHIBITION Distinguished Sons of lilinois to Make Addresses. A MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION. a As the result of the patriotic efforts of the Memorial Association of the District, an or- sanization which has already accomplished @ great deal in designating with some per- manent mark many of the places of historic interest in this city, the house where Lin- coln breathed his last will be opened to the public. The formal opening will take place Tuesday evening next in the presence of a distinguished company who have been in- Vited by the association, of which Justice Fuller is the president, to be present on that occasion. Brief addresses will be made by several prominent men of Iilinois, among them the Vice President, Senator Cullom, Senator Palmer and Representative Sprin- ger. As is well known to citizens of Washing- ton, the plain three-story house on 10th street across the way from the old Ford's Theater building has been used a3 a private residence ever since the tragedy, nearly thirty years ago. It hus, however, under- gone no changes, and the long narrow room in the first story in the back building where the great President died, is still the same as it was nearly thirty years ago. The as- sociation has leased the building, and it Pow contains a remarkable collection of relics and memorials of Lincol The Collection of Relies. ‘This collection was brought togethe> by the zeal and energy of Capt. O. H. Oldroyd, who begun as far back as the year 1800 to collect everything that pertained to the name and fame of Lincoln. He joined the first .wide-awake club before he was a voter As the incidents of that time grew, and artists and caricaturists and ts increased and made history, Oldro; up with Procession. He collected the pictures of the first stirring scenes of that Period. He gathered the badges of all the political parties of that day, and they were many, and the letter paper and envelopes, and stamps and curreney of those days, ali of which had some significance, and these he preserved, together with the first ac- counts of the firing on Sumter and the com- ments on the same from American, English French prints, and all these he has in his collection systematically arsanged. He enlisted in 18681. While he was in the army he continued his collection of everything in FEE ot | i | i # Kinnear, ? i ‘eG. and there is a iarge, fine organ. warded, but at considerable expense. ‘Mr. Henry Warner, after Up to last spring this collection was in ‘the house in Springfield, Hil, which was the home of Lincoln when he was elected Presi- dent. ‘The property, upon the death of Mrs. Lincoln, came into the possession of Robert ‘T. Lincoln, who, some years ago, gave it the state of Mlinois. Mr. Oldroyd was custodian, and kept his collection house, where for a number of years has been one of the points of visitors to the city of 4 spring, however, another custodian was appointed, who, it is said, was in political accord with Governor Altgeld, and so Mr. Oldroyd removed the collection, which was his personal property. He accepted the invitation of the tion to bring the collection to this city, he has just completed its installation in old Lincoln house. It is hoped that the lection has now found a permanent home, and no doubt this hope will be realized 1 Congress consents to purchase All told, there are about 2,500 articles in collection, everything connect- ed with the life of Lincoln from his earliest down to his death. ‘There are busts, pictures and medals aimost in bewildering variety. The pictures taken from news. Papers ‘and photographs and sketches give @ vivid representation of many of the stir- ring scenes in the life of Fr : dh ref i z a 8 E E 7 i i i F tit 4 it rt i idl i: & Fae cut by Lincoln himself. The the badges and medals used in gee hy ‘Mr. Lincoln's place in the current ltera- ture of the country is shown by the library of a thousand volumes which contain ac- counts of Lincoln and references to him in abroad on the death of Mr. Lincoln. is hardly a phase in the entire career of Mr. Lincoln that is not illustrated in this collection. As an illustration of the which this man made upon his times the collection is a wonderful success. Not the least interesting of the collection is a lot of manuscript from and well-known men of the country, each 92 The prisoners on the lower tlezs were re- leased, without much difficulty. ‘The upper | tiers, however, were filled with dense smoke, | alike dangerous to prisoners and rescue>s. | Assistant Chief W. M. Dunn and Capt. | Shipley of No. 1 truck company braved the | Ganger, and. opened nearly all the cells on the top tiers, at the risk of their lives. As- sistant Chief Dunn was ovezcome by smoke and sank to. the floor before halt the cells on the upper tier could be opened, and be- fore he could be carried out of the building Capt. Shipley fell across him. Caused by Crossed Wires. The fire was caused by the crossing and coming into contact with each other of the electric wires, blown togéther by the storm that was raging at the time. As stated, the upper part of the works was of wood, and it was here the wires came out of the tower. Coming together, the wires ignited and then set fire to the woodwork. eee aarti: Basque is a Lancly Tongue Still. From the London Globe. ‘The question, who are the Basques—that mysterious people who give their name to the Bay of Biscay—is always cropping up, and Prof. von der Gabelentz has recently endeavored to show that the Basque lan- guage belongs to the Afriean Berber fam- iy of speech—for example, the Kabyle and Tuareg. His evidence, however, only amounts to a few culture worde being iden- tical in the Basque and Berber languages, ‘and certain analogies in the laws of pho- netic change. Moreover, he assumes that the Basques and Iberians were the same Poyut, as Canon Isaac Taylor points out, the Iberian tongue, according to our high- est authorities, was different from the Basque, and the French Basques are a dif- ferent race from the Spanish Basques, who are a feebler people of the Iberian type. If we assume that the Basques conquered the Yberians we can account for the resem- blances noticed by Prof. von der Gabe- lentz, because the Iberians, of Berber ori- gin, in acquiring the language of their con- querors, would retain their own phonetic tendepcy and also some culture words in both guages. As Canon Taylor remarks, we may still believe that the Basque lan- guage Is allied to)the Ural-Altaic type. 20° A Novel Roard Bill. In Circuit Court No. 1 Judge Bradley had a somewhat novel case yesterday Mr. Cherles Lafevre sued Robert M. Dob- bins for $# for the board of his wife (the plaintiff's daughter) and the verdict of the jury was for the defendant. The parties were married a few years ago and after a few months’ residence with the defendant's mother, brothers and sisters, Mrs. Dobbins returned to her father’s house, as sbe leges, because of their treatment. Mr. ¥ Preston Williamson appeared for the plaii iM and offered to show that before the marriage Mrs. Dobbins made ft a condi- tion that she was not to live in the -house with Dobbins’ people, but the court over- ruled this offer. There was no proof that Mrs. Dobbins left her husband on account of his ill-treatment, and the court directed a verdict for defendant. Messrs. French & French appeared for defendant. e+ ‘The Berlin correspondent of the London News says that France has abandoned her demand for the dismissal of the Danish officers in the Siamese service. The American Protective Tariff League has announced the appointment of Col. A. Col. A. W. Wills of Nashville, Tent state secretary for that state. z H giving the writer's views of Lincoln from his standpoint. There are over 200 of these. They were all written at the se i HEE i 5 [ i é i A E . house is opened to the public it will be possible for all to judge of its merits. The location of the collection in this city adds another to the long list of attractions for which the ; capital city is famous. It is, however, a public service of great value which the Memorial Association has performed making it possible that the public should have access to a place which is so full of memories that are dear to the ~American people, and which the rising generation is eee e emma taught to cherish. ~ STATE LIQUOR DISPENSARIES. Preparing to Demolish the Fair. Carolina's Law Held to Be Ua- From the Chicago Herald, ‘constitutional. Builders of the world’s fair are now get- ting ready to tear the great exposition down. More than a year elapsed between the time Congress voted to send the exposition to Chicage and the ‘of operations in Jackson Park. One day after the final clos- ing of the gates on October 80 the work of destruction will begin. The organisation is already perfected for the destruction. It only waits the word from Director General Davis. The word will be given on the morn- ing of October 31. yw fast the exposition will fall cannot, ef course, be told now. Many elements of uncertainty enter into the question, not the least of which is the state of the weather during the closing days of October. If the winds that sweep down over Lake Michigan bring icicles and snow, little will be left at the end of a month but a remembrance of the gorgeous interiors. The buildings will stay—most of them for six months and some of them longer—but the exhibits will be boxed and crated and hauled away on freight cars. ————cos____ Voted Against License. From the Hartford (Conn.) Post. The number of large towns in the state that have voted to try the no-license experi- ment is unusual, and progress on this line will be watched with keenest interest. New Britain, by the surprisingly large majority of 901 votes, has declared that traffic in in- toxicating liquors within its lmits shall be illegal for the ensuing year. Surely with such an overpowering sentiment in the com- munity our nearest sister city should be able to enforce its own decree. East Hartford, Manchester and other large towns also come in on the no-license side of the liquor ques- tion. Those who have carefully observed the tendency of the temperance movement in the state during the past under the lead of Thomas E. Murphy will not be so greatly surprised at these results. The temperance forces have worked together in a more prac- tieal way than ever before, and in a way that the local option law opened. It will be hi cathe iH int Fay ted i He |a difficult matter, no doubt, to enforce no- license, but it can be done if energies are rightly directed. e2 —_ The Berlin Kreuz Zeitung announces that the government has decided to prohibit further exploring expeditions in German East Africa.