Evening Star Newspaper, October 25, 1893, Page 7

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. ©. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 25, 1893-TWELVE PAGES. AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN. Many Large Desls in West End Real Estate. Canal Affairs Pick Up Again—Many Arrivals—Streets Contain Cattle and Dirt—Other News. In the tract to the north of Georgetown known as Friendship, Mary A. Harper yes- terday sold to J. J. Cook and Horace Ja boe part of lot 2. The consideration was $4,090. Four sales of Wesley Heights property were also consummated yesterday. C. C. ‘Tracy bought lots 15 to 19 inclusive, and lo’ 26 to 40 inclusive, block 11; T. S. Farro’ ler had deeded to him lots 5 to 14, and Nan- nie D. Whitman became the owner of lot 2 to 26 and 32 to 35 and lot 46, block 11. In every one of the above transactions J. F. Waggaman was the party of the first part. The very available premises site on the south side of M street at the corner of Warehouse alley has found another owner, Mr. Perry Lowe yesterday transferring through Upton B. Mackall, real estate agent, to P. Pollard. of Washington for $4,000. is the intention of the purchaser to impro the lot. Associated Charities. On the return of Justice Davis the’ fe- ‘HE METZEROTT SUIT. Continuation of the Trial Late Yes- terday Afternoon. After The Star’s report of the trial of the suit instituted by Miss Ida White against Wm. G. Metzerott & Co. and others, grow- ing out of the falling of the walls of the Metzerott Music Hall on the 234 of Novem- ber, 1891, closed yesterday the examination of Draughtsman Summers, who was super- intending the construction of the building at the time of the accident, was continued. The witness stated the District building inspector was cognizant of the character of the work and, except in some minor matters, did not interfere. The witness, Mr. Metzerott and others had discussed the question of raising the rear and side walls to the rcof line while waiting for the terra cotta necessary for the front wall, and he had read them the building regulations to show that a story wall could be so carried up. Mr. Worthington—“You mean that was your construction of the law?” The witness—“Yes, sir.” Mr. Worthington—“Even if the story was a hundred feet high?” The witness—“Yes, sir.” Continuing, Mr. Summers stated that he believed now as he did at the time of the accident that the walls were sufficiently braced and supported to withstand any or- dinarily severe storm, and that they fell simply because the storm was one hardly to be successfully provided against. Builder Plager, to whom was given the contract for the construction of the butld- id one of the defendants, followed mers upon the witness stand and that the structure was a new one r- ts | w | bought lots 26 to 31, same block; M. C. But- ts it It to him, and that he examined a building organization of the Georgetown board of|in Philadelphia in which the Z bar columns the Associated Charities were begun. All| Were used to acquaint himself witk their those who have been active in promoting the welfare of the town’s poor in the past have signified their intention to once mo! sive their time, influence and cash in be- half of the most unfortunate. ‘The police say that from present indi- cations more cases of destitution will d velop in town this winter than ever before. ‘The Georgetown branch of the Associated Charities, together with the various Catholic during the past few years have kept the West End almost free from actual want. This year, though, they will have a bigger job on their hands than ever before, and will, no doubt, call often and ald societies, earnestly on the town in general for suj port. Driving Ca The law regarding the driving of -cattle through the streets of Georgetown 1s being often violated, and yesterday to the loss Mr. John Marbury of “the Heights.” That gentleman had just removed the railing that surrounded his front flower garden and resodded the lawns, when a drove cattle came along, became unmanageable, crowded on the lawns and flowers and de- stroyed their beauty. The only thoroughfares of Georgetown over which drovers are allowed to take their cattle are T, P, K and High streets and the Tenleytown and Canal roads. To take them on any other street, Sergt. Volkman says, is a violation of the law. Dirty Streets. use. Detailing the course pursued by him im the construction of the music hall Mr. Plager explained that when the first sec- tion of the Z bars had been completed, the section being 2 feet in height, the terra cotta for the front wall gave out. The putting up of the second section of the Z bars, feet in height, was then pusheé to completion without carrying up the front wall. The Z bar columns were fastened together with I beams, and the columns on the south wall were guyed with 1-f-inch telegraph wire fastened to trees in an ad- joining yard. The north wall columns were guyed to anchors in the F street houses. In addition to such guys the columns were braced on the inside of the building by 4x6 Georgia pine timbers 32 feet long, the braces being placed when the first section of the Z bar columns were finished. The interior of the building at the time of the accident was a perfect network of heavy scaffolding, put up for the use and conven- fence of the iron workers, and which, tn the opinion of the witness, added consider- ably to the security of the walls. It was true that he had protested to Mr. Metzerott against carrying the other walls up above the front wall, but he had protested only le- ip- of of put to unnecessary expense, the question of danger not entering into his mind. Desertbing the storm and its effect upon the building the witness stated he had never before witnessed so ‘severe a wind, and was confident that had it not been so extraordinarily severe no damage would have resulted. He belfeved that the storm was most severe in the immediate neigh- borhood of the building. ‘The examination of the witness had not Mr. Geo. W. King is railing against the| neon concluded when, at 3 o'clock, the court condition of the streets. Congress street, | adjourned for the day. he says, has not been thoroughly cleaned The sweepers have been for over a year. over it, in the meantime, but a pas: never meant the elimination of the dirt. Street sweeping in Georgetown for a year Today the sur- face of most of the roadways cannot be seen for dead leaves and refuse matter of been a farce, he says. many kinds. Agali it Personalities. Dr. Slaymaker of Tenleytown said yester- Cay, in speaking of the spirited citizens’ Meeting of the night before, that unless | the members of the association ceased deal- ing in personalities nothing for the general good would ever be accomplished. He ob-' fected seriously to the spats that have been springing up at the meetings and intended at the next one to insist upon the strict observance of parliamertary rules. The chairman of the meeting, he said, should throw aside neutrality and side with those who desired to maintain order and decorum. Canal News. The canal business {s looming up after ten days of lethargy. Refreshed by a rest, | Report comes | it is surprising its owners. from the upper portion that there is long and continuous line of canal laden boats making toward Georgetown. Good progress is being made, too, by the mules sé the cool weather facilitates a rapid movement. There is a large quantity of hay, grain, corn and other such cargoes also on the way to town. The canal banks within day or two will be livelier than they have been for months. Several schooners and various kinds of sailing craft have come in during the past two days to be loaded with coal for ports of the Atlantic coast. Boats to arrive at Georgetown yesterday by way of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal were as follows: Dr. Knott, Capt. Ewing; No. 132, Capt. Hammond; Consolidation No. il, Capt. Hammond; G. A. McInheney,Cap' Renner; A. G. Johnson, Capt. Renner; Con- solidation No. 1, Capt. Eaton; Judge Cox, Capt. Kretzer; No. 120, Capt. Shaw; E. M. D. W. Sloan, Cap' Gunnand, Capt. Sha Williams, and No. 1%, Capt. McCarthy. es PARASOL ANTS. e An Unbearable and Dangerous Pest in the Island of Trinidad. The Kew Bulletin says that the govern- ment of Trinidad has passed an ordinance for the extermination of parasol ants, so far as its power extends. The pest has be- come unbearable. In fact, trom the nature of things wherever this ant is found a on the ground that he would thereby be) SILENCE VERSUS SPEECH. | Some Senators Do Little Talking on the Floor. Others Have a Ready Stream of ‘Words—Representatives of Both Each side of the Senate chamber has its quiet men and its talkative men. The most famous of the former is Senator Quay, and the latter class is easily headed by Senator Stewart. The fame of Senator Quay as a Political clam is based on his wonderful achievements in the way of keeping still during the first campaign between Harrison and Cleveland. He is well mated in Came- Ton, who created a veritable sensation a few weeks ago by making a speech—actually a speech—against the repeal bill. Personally both these Pennsylvania statesmen are chatty enough, and Senator Cameron, es- pecially, is a jolly good story teller. But there are few contributions to the Record from the Keystone delegation. Mr. Quay’s balance on the democr&tic ; side as a quiet man is Mr. Gorman, who says little, but keeps up a tremendous think- ing. The Maryland Senator is not a silent man by any means in private life, but he has mastered the art of losing the key to |his tongue when the world listens. Mr. Gorman’s silent echo in the ranks of his own party is Senator Gordon, who knows the vast value of words that are never spoken. Other Silent Ones. ‘This quartet of quiet men cannot be said to embody all of the persistent thinkers, for as a matter of fact it is the rule that Sena- tors preserve that official silence that is so valuable as a record when political times grow parlous. Mr. Dixon is an artist in this line. As a young Senator from a very small state he sits very quietly in his seat aud never lifts up his voice either for or against silver or its attendant perplexities. Mr. Frye talks, occasiorally, to announce the pairs of his republican friends, but he would not keep @ stenographer busy half an hour a month. Except to intreduce an occasional private pension bill, Senator Davis maintains an unbroken silence. On the democratic side, to offset these three republicans, are Sen- ators Gibson, Coke and Caffery, who make very little noise in the legislative world. These Are Talkers. Mr. Stewart is never at a loss for words. If a filibustering speaker grows tired and desires a relay Mr. Stewart is always ready to talk and hates to be interrupted, even by @ call for a quorum. He has a balance on the other side in Senator Call, who pos- sesses, if possible, a greater vocabulary than Mr. Stewart. He, too, is ever ready to talk and hungers for a chance. Mr. Peffer and Mr. Allen lose no chances to instruct the public the theories of the people's party, one fqr each side of the chamber. But all these are debaters, men who like to make speeches. In addition to these zach side has a talker who is glad of a chance to talk on smaller occasions, on points of order, questions of parliamentary saw and other little topics of Senatorial housekeeping, so to speak. Mr. Harris is one of these, talking frequently about mat- ters that he has made a life study of and in which he is acknowledged to be a mas- ter. On the other side is Mr. Hoar, who is ever ready to contribute to the discuss- ion of any topic of historical, literary or olographical interest. When these two Senators are in good health a day seldom passes without their getting in a few words. growing civilization must wage war to the For the creature strips trees of their leaves, which it neatly trims to the size and shape of a three-penny bit and carries to the nest. An army of aecodoma cephalotes at work is one of the strangest sights. in tropical America. The column may be followed for a mile, three or four a serried mass of ants death with it. inches in width, each carrying aloft upright as a flag its green disk. They will strip a large tree of which they fancy the leaves in twenty-four hours. But nature has limited their rav- ages in the way which Darwin and Wal- lace teach us to respect. Many species of trees are quite protected against them by peculiarities which we cannot detect..Many inches in width, a serried mass of ants, will not attack them if they have a choice. But the en foreigner brings his useful fruits and plants from every quarter. of the world, and establishes them in the domain of the aecodoma. Then there is joy unmixed. With unprotected food in abund- ance the ants multiply as they never could before. So the Trinidad authorities have made a law that the warden of any district may authorize a land owner who “suffers or is likely to suffer” from their ravages to enter any neighbor's ground and destroy the nests—if he can, be it understood. And any one obstructing such proceedings when duly authorized by the warden becomes Mable to a fine of £10 or imprisonment for three months, with or without hard labor. —_—- +e*« —___ MISSING MANY YEARS. a ‘| Returm of George G. Gaskin After a oe MR. BENTON’S RUSE. How He Carried the Expunging Reso- lutions Through the Senate. From the Chicago Herald. Ex-Senator Doolittle of Wisconsin, speak- ing of Thomas H. Benton's success in se- curing the passage of the famous expung- ing resolutions in Jackson's time, said: “In February, 187, just after my elec- tion as Senator from Wisconsin, on my way to Washington to attend a special session of the Senate upon the inauguration of President Buchanan, I called upon Gen. Fremont, then living in the city of New York. I was introduced by him to Thomas H. Benton, and, at the same time, to Mrs. Fremont, the daughter of the great ex- Senator. “I found Benton in the library playing with his grandchildren—rolling silver dol- lars on the floor—for he had just come from a lecturing tour in New England and his pockets were well filled with hard cash. I was presented by Gen. Fremont as the newly elected Senator from Wisconsin. Benton rose to his feet, took me by the hand, and said: ‘I am glad to meet you, sir; a young Senator from a young state, sir. Perhaps, from thirty years’ experience in the Senate, I may tell you something about the Senate you do not yet know, sir, but you will surely find out, sir, Do you know, sir, where the strength of the Sen- ate lies?” MR. JONES AND HIS SPEECH. One of the Entertaining Things in the Long Silver Debate. About the brightest spot in the dark sky of talk that has been spread forth in the Senate during the struggle on the silver question is the speech of Senator Jones, which 1s as yet unfinished. He has enter- tained and interested and even instructed the Senate as has no other speaker who bas secured the floor since the strife began. Though he never occupies the plane of oratory, and never attempts a pyrotechnic display, he has nevertheless a recognized power. Mr. Jones is rather a debater than an orator. His effect is that of a battering ram that attacks the wall of opposition with a stout log of facts, and crushes out antagonism with his wonderful analytical power. In the first place, his repute as well as his manner gives the impression that he is not theorizing, not guessing, but that he is Aealing with facts secured by his own inde- fatigable energy. Yet he is no gradgrind in his assertions. He clothes his facts in the most attractive dress, and is never pug- nacious in his declaration. He is not a mere vocabulary, spouting forth sections of the dictionary, for his language abounds in figures, now homely and practical, now elegant and fanciful, but always strong. A large part of the charm about Mr. Jones and his speech, though, is derived from his manner. He has been aptly de- scribed as a “roly-poly little man,” with no pretentions to beauty. He is not even fashionable, but he dresses wholly for com- fort. Correspondingly he talks with the avowed purpose of tempting the judgment of his auditors, rather than of tickling their ears by florid periods and illogical phrases. He talks from the same rostrum that Senator Stewart uses during his forensic efforts, that is, the desk of Senator Power, on the center aisle, in the next to the last row. There he has ample room for his arm and leg work, which plays an impor- tant part in his speeches, though he is never so wild in his gesticulations as Mr. Stewart or Mr. Cockrell. Mr. Jones would be interesting to a deaf man. There is enough in his actions, let alone his words, to captivate any one wth good eyes and a taste for the expressive. The little man from Gold Hill has any quantity of curious moves, but he never misuses them. When he is contemptuous of what he re- gards as the fallacies of the “gold bugs” he shows it all over. His shoulders are drawn up toward his ears and he shrinks into a veritable Shylock. His voice takes on a mercenary drawl and his hands are brought together just under his necktie in the semblance of a prayer. There is sar- castic comedy in every line of his figure. Then he unfolds to his diminutive height, and soars on to the climax of his period, and affords a magnificent contrast to his representation of the sordid and the mean by letting his arms go upward and lifting his face until he gazes through the colored panes of glass in the ceiling. This expan- sion is magnetic. He is thoroughly natural, and he even thrills his hearers when he lets himself out in this way. Mr. Jones has a habit that is common with many talkers who are provided by nature with long beards, that of shaking their chins until the whiskers tremble. Now, Mr. Jones’ beard ts not as long as that of Peffer or Stewart or Dolph or Coke, but it is white and well groomed, and it re- sponds to the least agitation on the p t of the chin that plays such a lightning part beneath. For sustained emphasis and crescendo ef- fects Mr. Jones gets in this tremolo move- ment to perfection. There seems to be no motion of his head, and there is no inter- ruption to the torrent of words, yet the beard will be shaking like a shirt on a clothesline on a windy day. This occurs when the speaker has become warmed to his speech and has forgotten himself. Mr. Jones talks from carefully prepared typewritten manuscript, which is as per- fect as two or three revisions can make it. Occasionally the speaker comes to a point that he has not expanded sufficiently in his writing, and then he abandons the manu- script and talks from that deep well of his financial knowledge that made him the marvel of the Brussels conference. It is then that Mr. Jones is the most interest- fi He walks back and forth across the aisle, strikes hig favorite attitudes and be- comes dramatic. One of his poses is that of confident waiting, after hurling a shaft at the enemies of silver. One hand is plunged info the folds of his loose coat at his side, the other supports him by resting on the desk, and one foot is crossed and rests on its toe. “Come at me!” he is saying, as plainly a the outlines of a human figure can say { He is a constant challenge. Though as- satled on every side with quetsions on the first day of his speech, he shook off his opponents as easily as a St. Bernard rids himself of a pack of terriers. Then he is in his element. He answers one question by asking another, and pins his interroga- tor to the wall until he is forced to give up. It happened during the first day that Senator Aldrich had a good deal to ask about, and Mr. Jones gradually lost his patience. At length he became the aggres- sor. After a series of questions from the democratic side of the chamber he turned fiercely upon the Senator from Rhode CLOSING THE EXPOSITION. Program of Exercises for the Last Day of the Fair. A program of exercises for the last offi- cial day of the world’s exposition was re- ported to the national commission yesterday by the committee on ceremonies. It is re- \ commended that the exercises should be | held in Festival Hall, beginning at 1 p. m. | October 30, and timed to conclude at sun- set, when the national flags will be lowered throughout the grounds. A national s:lute will be fired at sunrise, noon and sunset. Part of the exercises will consist cf the presentation of the list of awards to the foreign and domestfe exhibitors, The na- tional commissioners, lady manaxers, di- rectors, foreign and state commissioners and executive officers of the exposition w'll be invited to participate. On the platform will be President Palmer as master of ceremonies, and on nis right the director general, the vice presidents of the national commission and the president and vice presidents of the lady raunavers’ board. On his left will be seated the presi- dent and vice presidents of <he board of directors and the officials who are to take part in the exercises. There will be music by bands and a chorus, prayers, addresses by President Palmer, the director general, Airs. Potier Palmer, the presentation of awards that have been approved by the commission to the foreign and domestic exhibitors, to!low- ed by an address on behalf of the foreign nations and the American exhibitors. Presi- | dent Palmer will make a few remarks cids- ing the exposition, and after the singing of “Auld Lang Syne” by the audience will come the benediction and the ead. The liberty bell will ring for the last time in the white city at sunset. At 10:30 o’clock in the morning will be given a realistic iepreseafauon of the land- ing of Columbus on ‘he lake shore with the caravels, sailors in Spanish uniform and real Indians to welcome them. between noon and 1 o'clock will b2 given a display of fireworks from various points, and a monster band coficevt on the administration plaza later in the afternoon. ‘the grounds and buildings will be especially illuminated at night, and the fair wil! clone with an elaborate display of fireworks. Continuance of the Fair. At a meeting of the local directors’ ex- ecutive committee, held last night, the demolition committee, which was instructed to Inquire into the conditions which may exist after this month and report a scheme for keeping the fair open after the regular season, presented an elaborate report. The executive body adopted unanimously the following resolution contained in the re- port: “That the South Park commissioners be requested to extend the time for the re- moval of the buildings and structures erected by the world’s Columbian e=:posi- tion and the state and foreign commissions within Jackson Park and midway plaisance one year from the date presccibed by the ordinance of September 19, 16, and that | the exposition be permitted to retain posses- sion of the park and plaisance until May 1, 1894; and that a copy of this resolution and the foregoing report be presented to gaid commissioners for their consideration.” Director of Works Burnham presente! a report, which was adopted. He recom- mended that after October 3l-all the puild- ings should be open to the public from 8 a. | m. to 4 p. m. only, and that the grounds should be closed each night at 6 p.m. He submitted a long list of contracts which ex- pire this month, and made the statement regarding the obstacles which would pre- gent themselves to the continuance of the | exposition on the present plan 4s ~oon as the winter sets in. He reconunended that all offices should be lighted with gas, and only police headquarters with electricity, as the electric contract expires this month. There will be no arc lights in the park or midway except in the admiaistration and woman's buildings. The Colonial Reception. Beautiful women in magiificent costumer, many of which were made fcr :he occasion, added to the gorgeousness of the barquet hall in the New York state building mst night at the colonial reception, given by the Mary Washington Memorial Association as a means of raising the remaining $5,000 of the $30,000 necessary to erect a monument to the memory of Georxe Washington's mother. The costumes were of the colonial Quaker and French empire days, those wearing them being principally the mem- bers of the association from various states. Hindoo, Singalese and Javanese women in their native dress served tea, coffee and other refreshments, and the Elgin ban] played in the entrance hall. After the re- ception came dancing to the music of the Mexican band. © Several hundred society people from Chicago and the east attended, and made it one of the most successful social events of the season. Mrs. Shelton of Philadelphia, a lady manager, was attir- ed in Quaker costume, and assisted in re- cetving. : The Twenty Million Mark. The 20,000,000 mark of paid admissions to the fair was reached and passed yester- day. In spite of the chill blasts from Lake Michigan and the breath of a North Da- kota blizzard, the people came in large num- bers. The sun shone brightly and tempered the wind, but there was no mistaking the drop in temperature since Monday. From now until the end everything will be kept wide open, and each day has big specia: attractions. The closing day | *|is feveristly excited in anticipation of the RUSSIANS LEAVE FOR LYONS. Their Departure From Paris an Occa- sian for Wild En’ inwm. The Russian visitors at Paris went to Versailles yesterday afternoon on a special train, Admiral Avelan riding in the car- riage used by Queen Victoria when she pass- ed through France. At Versailles all the approaches to the railway station were fill- ed with cheering crowds. They drove to the Grand Trianon, the villa erected by Louis XIV. for Mme. de Maintenon, and saw the apartments of Marie Antoinette; then to the Petit Trianon and the Bassin Neptune, where they watched the foun- tains play. They were back in Paris short- ly before 3 o'clock. An immense crowd welcomed them, cheering with enthusiasm little short of delirium. All the Russians went at 5 o’clock to dine at the Epatant Club, which is similar to the Savage Club in London. They were entertained royally by fifty members, and aid not leave the tables till 8 o'clock, when the left for the opera. The audience at the gala performance was the high society of Paris, glistening with diamonds and decora- tions of state. President Carnot arrived soon after 9 o'clock and was applauded loudly. A disagreeable scene was made by M. Challemel-Lacour, president of the senate, just before the curtain rose. The intention of the committee on arrangements had been to divide one of the large boxes and give one-half to M. Casimir-Perier, president of the chamber of deputies, and the other to Challemel-Lecour. The matter was for- gotten, however, and when Challemel-Le- cour arrived at the box he found that Casimir-Perier had filled it with per- sonal friends. The president of the senate did not wait for apologies or expla- nations. He uttered an exclamation of dis- gust, turned on his heel, and left the house in a rage. Directly after the last curtain the Rus- sians took carriages for the Lyons rall- way station, where the people had gather- ed by the tens of thousands to bid them Godspecd. The boulevards were ablaze with electric lights, and the crowds cheer- ed more wildly than ever when the ofll- cers arrived. Dispatches from Lyons say that the city visit of the Russians. One hundred persons were seriously in- fured during the fireworks. The crowds | eccupied the streets. The mob at the Place | de la Republique compelled all drivers of | cabs to doff their hats and cry “Vive la Russie!” One cabman who refused to cheer for Russia was attacked savagely. The po- lice rescued him after a hot fight, in which they twice eharged the rioters. Several men were arrested. The Russians left the Lyons station at 2 a. m. amid tumultuous cheers. Cape Horn. The clipper ship Reaper of Bath, Me., from Astoria, Ore., which arrived at New York Sunday, won a long race. The Reap- er’s captain is Wm. Taylor. She left As- toria at night on June 20 for New York. The American bark Western Belle, Capt. McIntosh, left the same port on the next tide, twelve hours later, also bound for New York. There was great interest among shipping men at Astoria when it w known that the vessels were to race. Many bets were placed as to which would arrive | first, and each captain bet $1,000 on his own vessel. The Reaper arrived at quarantine Sunday. She has won the race and the bet as well. and her captain expects the money as soon as the Western Belle shows up. His time to New York was 122 days, slower | than his best time to New York by fourteen | days. Aaah aia Rind Archduke Albrecht at Potsdam. Archduke Albrecht of Austria, wearing | the uniform of a Prussian field marshal. | arrived in Berlin yesterday afternoon. The object of his visit was to thank Emperor | William for appointing him a field marshal of the German army. Emperor William, | Prince Henry and Prince Leopold of Prus- sia, wearing Austrian uniforms, met Arch- duke Albrecht at the Anhalt station. The honors due a sovereign were accorded the visitor. A military guard and band were in wait- ing, and accompanied the imperial party as they drove to the Potsdam station. | Crowds lined the route, and the emperor | and Archduke Albrecht were heartily cheer- ed. The party proceeded on a special train to Wild Park. ——_—__+-e+—_____ A receiver has been appointed for the Hotel Everett, a world’s fair hostlery at S6th street and Washington avenue, Chicago. ‘The grand jury of Baxter county, Ark., aug up a moth-eaten law against profanity the other day, and brought in sixty indict- ments against as many persons for swear- ing. A test case will be made. THE LAST OF THE $5 RATE. THE $5 RATE FOR DISEASES OF THE NOSE AND THROAT WILL POSITIVELY CEASE NOVEMBER 1. Ample opportunity has been given to all who desire to test what a genuine and thorough treat- ment for Catarrh is, and feeling that we have Fact of lard manufacturers at the Wonderful Success of O/TOLENE isone of the sfrosg evidences of ifs value to housekeepers, The F{EASON of this Success is that Gfrocene is a BETTER Shortening for ALL cooking Purposes ths has EVER before been produced, and has NONE of the objectionable Features indispensabl: Connected With lard. The Honest MERIT of CofToLENe explains its suecees, Imitations but certify the Value of The genuine, made only by N. K. FAIRBANK & CO., CHICAGO cad ST. LOUIS. JUST ISSUED. “Sevcet Bells author of The A Crow's Nest and one of Mrs. Harrison's most | thoroughly and conscientiously discharged our duty Boats to clear Georgetown yesterday for Long Absence. eeeris inquiry I replied that, about| Island and hurled a query at him that | Will,be 2 gala occasion. Hundreds of thor Cumberland laden with miscellaneous car- goes were as follows: J. H. Mertins, Capt. Reed; N. E. Grov Capt. Dolby; W. H. Cooper, Capt. Baker; Morning Sta! Capt. Lineberg: H. H. Keedy, Capt. Jack- Geo. S. Knott, Capt. eon; Judge Alvey, Capt. Moore; French, Capt. Sorrell; Dr. Ewing. Boats to leave Cumberland yesterday for Georgetown were as follows: Mertinsville, Capt. Parton, 115 tons; No. 16, Capt. Bechtol, 116 tons; J. R. McLean, Cap Pierce, 119 tons; W. H. Baley, Capt. Ban- eroft,118 tons; Judge Bailey, Capt. Hammond, 121 tons; Ruby, (apt. Governs, 93 tons; H. C. Craney, Capt. Chaney, 118 tons; Antero: Capt. Free, 122 tons; C. W. Ridley, Capt Wilson, 115 tons; N tons; E. R. White,jrm., Capt. Swain, tons; No. 110, Capt. Swain, 119 tons. Paragraph: Mendelssohn, Wagner and other of the great composers were yesterday interpreted at the High School musicale. The affair was an artistic success and called forth flattering comments from the select few who had been invited to be present. Pro! Mayo’s executions were the jewels of the occasion. Judge Joseph Davis has left town for Jordan Springs. Mr. Isaac Birch and family have gone to (Chicago. Mr. Joseph Clark, the M street confec- tdoner, is lying dangerously ill. —— Terrific Explosion of Gasoline. At 6:30 last evening, there was a terrific explosion in yard No. 2 of the Mississipp! New the yard there were three Valley railroad, on Poydras street, Orleans. In tanks of gasoline, and the yardmen were loading a fourth car with barrels of gaso- they discovered that the oil was on fire. The men ran = the Mine and powder, when their lives and had barely crossed street when the four tanks and the car ofl and powder exploded, sending up flame fully 500 feet high, and producing concussion that Ww: city. The yardmasi ‘Two thousand dollars will cov: the loss of the railroad company. ee, Female Suffrage in Michigan. In the opinion of the Michigan supreme court yesterday on the constitutionality of the law allowing women to vote at mu- Ricipa: elections, the court says that the general rule is that the source of all a thority to vote at popular elections is the that the electorate is con- stituted by the fundamental law; that the qualifications of electors must be uniform that wherever the Constitution has prescribed the qualifica- to be or added to by the legislature or otherwise, Constitution: throughout the state; tion. Such a provision {is not except by an amendment to the Constit tion. Such an amendment ts not to be found in the Constitution. Hence the a of last winter was held to be void. The proceedings were instituted in Detroit the name of Mary Stewart Coffiner and vatidity of the act ting women the right to vote in school, others to test vil the ge and city elections in the state. —_——__es___ The members of the Supreme Council, 33d Degree Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite met at Boston in annual convention yesterday, with Tilustrious John J. Gorman, 334 degree, of New York, for the Unit States of America, Sovereign Grand Commander presiding. Cardinal Gibbons will have prepared scrap book containing clippings from 500 {0 newspapers giving accounts of the recent Jubilee ceremonies. €onsolidation No. 16, Capt. | Spong; Consolidation No. 4, Capt. Leopold; | 8, Capt. Swain, 117 tons; Consolidation No. $8, Capt. Swain, a felt throughout the states that no lives After an absence of forty-one years,George G. Gaskin, who mysteriously disappeared from his home in Brooklyn, leaving a wife and a little girl, returned the other day to find himself the grandfather of a host of children and his wife the mother of ten children by another husband. Gaskin was a sallmaker and on the day of his disappearance he left ostensibly to go fishing. Three months after his disappear- ance Mrs. Gaskin gave birth to a son, who was named after his absent father. Seven years following her husband's dis- appearance Mrs. Gaskin was married to William Bridge. They went to live at Long Island City. Mr. Bridge served several terms as post- master there, and was a leader in republican politics In Queens county, and his family was held in high esteem, and many of his children were married from that place be- fore he went to live at Locust Valley, where he is now running a canning factory. When Gaskin’s son grew to manhood he married unhappily, and after being separa- ted from his wife wandered about the coun- try. A few months ago, while in San Fran- cisco, he met a man in a saloon there who turned out to be his father. This meet- ing started the man eastward, but he first took a trip to Europe, and a few days ago arrived In Brooklyn. From there he traced his family to Long Island City, where he finally succeeded in locating his grand- daughter, Mrs. Arthur Finnley, at 133 Jack- son avenue. : There he learned the whereabouts of his wife, and it was with difficulty that he was persuaded from going to visit her. Yester- day afternoon Mrs. Finnley went to Locust Valley and notified her grandmother of Gaskin’s return. Mrs. Bridge was greatly affected by the news. She asserted that Gaskin was dead. but later said that he had married in California and had a family there. r, t. 3, t. of. oo-—_—___ SAVED BY A COOL HEAD. of a a How the Wreck of a Train Was Pre- vented. ‘The trestle over which the Lehigh Valley railroad enters Hazelton, Pa., at the lower end of the town was yesterday the scene of an exciting accident, in which a passenger train narrowly escaped running into an obstruction and possibly being precipitated from the trestle. The obstruction was Farmer Gruber’s market wagon and two horses. When passing out Wyoming street the team shied at an electric car and dashed out Wyoming street at breakneck speed until the tracks were reached. They were turned suddenly, throwing Gruber out. The horses kept the railroad for half a mile and stopped only when they reached the trestle at Vine street, both falling between the ties. The Delano express was then due, and while the farmer was pulling himself to- gether the rumbling of the express was heard coming around the curve from Au- denreid. Farmer Gruber thought only of his team and hastened in that direction. A horrible accident seemed inevitable, and but for the coolness of a spectator, who ran down the road and flagged the express, it would undoubtedly have taken place. The engineer noticed the frantic gestures of the man on the track in time to stop his train before reaching the trestle. Af- ter some difficulty the fractious animals were extricated, and beyond a few slight bruises, seemed all right. = se Arion (2:071-2), Stamboul (2:071-4) and Manager (2:06 3-4) will go against their re- spective records at Terre Haute today. The track was never in finer shape. er u- u- ct a to twenty years before, I visited Washington and for two or three weeks looked upon the Senate from the gallery when he and such men as Webster, Clay, Calhoun, Preston, Wright and Buchanan were the great leaders in that body. As a youth it seemed to me the strength of the Senate was in its great men and in their charac- ter and brains. “In his emphatic way he said: ‘Young man, Jet me tell you what perhaps will sur- prise you. The strength of the Senate is in their bellies, sir! Shall I tell you how I carried through the expunging resolutions in Jackson's time? We held caucus after caucus, and agreed several times when we would bring the question to a vote. But on trial we failed from time to time. When- ever the majority attempted to sit the matter out, about 9 o'clock in the evening Mr. Clay, who led the minority, would rise and move to adjourn. The yeas and nays would be demanded and the motion would be lost. Then, perhaps, Mr. Webster would rise and, in his solemn way, move to lay the matter on the table. Another call of the yeas and nays, occupying fifteen min- utes, would declare the motion lost. Then, after some speaking or parliamentary skir- mishing, Mr. Clay would rise again and move to adjourn. By this time it would be 10 o’clock, and some of the majority would begin to say, “It is useless; we had better adjourn,” so an adjournment would be ac- quiesced in. , “After several such trials and failures to come to a vote I resolved to make pro- vision for the weak ones on our side and to take away from the opposition all rea- sonable excuse for adjournment. “ ‘Another time we agreed upon in cau- cus for a vote—with a firm resolve to sit it out to a finish. I went to Gautier’s and to my committee room ‘at 8 o'clock p. m. sharp that evening. I ordered him to have But one or the other, sure—not lukewarm, sit “When the time arrived for voting, be- fore any began to show signs of weakness on our side, I sent a page around the Sen- ate to inform all our friends there was a supper waiting {n my committee room. About 9o’clock Mr. Clay, as usual, rose and moved that the Senate do now adjourn. While the yeas and nays were being called I sent a page to Mr. Clay and to Mr. Web- ster to inform them that supper with _re- freshments was provided in my committee room and that they and all their friends were cordially invited. ‘The result was that about 10 o'clock that night the Senate came to a vote and the famous expunging resolutions were passed. “‘Now, young man, you see what I told you is true. The strength of the Senate is in their bellies, sir! In their bellies, sir.’ ”” ——_ +00 — Arguing Pickett’s Case on Appe: The Maryland court of appeals heard ar- gument yesterday in a base ball case. John sued the Baltimore Base Ball and Exhibli- tion Company to recover salary alleged to be due. He had been engaged to play dur- ing the season of 1892, his services to com- mence March 26 and end Gctober 31, at a salary of $3,000. He played with the club until June 1, when he was “released” or discharged. It was alleged that he had been released because his playing was not skiliful and satisfactory. At the trial in the superior court a jury awarded a_ver- dict for the plaintiff for $1,285.72, and the appellant appealed. +00 Charley Mitchell has stopped training and W. A. Brady, acting for Corbett, has de- clined the Bolingbroke Club’s offer of $12,000 for the big fight in London. Take Bromo-Seltzer for insomnia Before retiring—trial bottle 10 cts. ordered a supper for sixty men to be sent) it either hot or cold. I did not care which. | T. Pickett, a professionai base ball player, | could not be answered. “Get up there and answer me!” he called. Then he paused, and there was no re- sponse. “Why don’t you get up?” he call- ed, and then, amid the laughter of the en- tire assemblage, he went on with his speech. There is a peculiarity about Mr. Jones’ answers to the questions that some of his antagonists find out later than they like. He seldom comes forth with a direct “yes” or “no” to the prod of a designing single standard man. He has his own way of an- swering, but it is not in evasion. He real- izes that answers to such questions cannot be positive, and so he often begins so far back in history that the questioner be- comes impatient and interrupts to ask for a direct reply. Then Mr. Jones scorns him. “If you will wait,” he says, “I shall get around to you in a moment. I am coming to that directly. Don’t be in a hurry.” This is rather embarrassing, especially as the speaker generally “gets to it” with a force that hurts. Marking an Historical Spot. The laying of the corner stone of the new Catholic church to be erected at Bowie, Prince George's county, Md., will take place next Sunday at 3 o'clock. This will be the first step in the dissolution of the old mother house of the Jesuits at White Marsh. The novitiate will soon be an an- nex to the new buliding at Bowie, and only the brick building of the chapel will remain to mark the oldest spot in the history of the Catholic churches of Maryland. The prop- erty upon which the new church will be built has been donated to the Jesuit fathers by a Boston syndicate. Many of the fath- rs from Baltimore and Washington will attend the ceremonies on Sunday. ——-- +02 Spanish Plan of Campaign, The plan of campaign proposed by the technical commission which recently vis- ited Melilla has been approved by the min- isters of the Spanish government. It in- volves the sending of 12,000 regular troops against the hostile tribesmen now en- trenched in the neighborhood of the for- tress. Gen. Margallo, now in command at Meili! will be replaced by Gen. Macias. Already 4,000 additional troops have been ordered to embark at once for Melilla. Op- erations against the tribesmen will begin next week. Gen. Chinchilla will command the Andalusian army. Severe fighting is expected, and Spain undoubtedly has de- cided to annex the territory around Melil:a, so as to assure the strategic safety of the fortress for the future. The United States man-of-war Bennington touched at Melilla yesterday. ——___.+e+__—_—_ The London Times correspondent in Vien- na thinks it still possible that Count Taafe will get a small majority in the lower house for the state of siege in Prague. Is THE BEST. % RELIEVES PROMPTLY and w tap, Ww %, CURES aa ee + Warde oer sh Av Oto ‘SUBSTITUTION sands of people who want to be “In at the death” will turn out to see Columbus dis- cover the world’s fair on the reproductioz of his old caravels and to join in the formal ceremonies which will mark the end of the exposition, _—+-0+—___. Married in Mid ir. James D. Hutchinson, a stationary engin- eer, and Miss Lottie Zickler, both residents of Waukegan, IIL, were married at noon yes- terday in the Ferris wheel. The ceremony was performed by Rev. E. E. Hartley of ‘Wankegan when the bridal party had reach- ed the top of the circle. The party of eight included the father of the groom and mother of the bride. — Peck Held for the Grand Jury. Chas, F. Peck, the ex-labor commissioner of New York, was arraigned before Justice Stephens in the police court at Albany on the charge of sodomy yesterday afternoon. F. C. Peck, his brother, appeared with F. E. Wadhams as counsel for the prisoner. 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