Evening Star Newspaper, November 7, 1893, Page 9

WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1893— AMUSEMENTS. EXCURSIONS, 4c. EDUCATIONAL. = ALEAUGH’S GRAND OPERA HOUSE, Hise REE BY RAIL TO MOUNT VERNON. Take trains Pennsylvania depot every hour; also Greene open It a. tA pane t_ Sunday. ¢ a.m. I. ex: i : AND HIS COMPANY. ‘Washi ‘Alexandria and Mit. Vernon Ratiroad ‘Tuesday. eteanan ee Sy — as D. W. HOLDEN, GEO. R. PHD Matinere w edn — bot "Superintendent. “G. P.A., 1821 F st. TALLY HO COACH LINE DAILY,10 A.M., 2 P.M, from 511 18th st.—Arlington, Cabin J. B. and ail of interest. 50 to Te. . Finest ‘oa earth, No cars to Arlington. ocl9-lm* LEND ME YOUR WIFE. Mr. Reed as, Capt. Abner Tarbor., “Ae mild Friday and Saturday Nights the Brilliant THE WOMAN HATER. Mr. Reed Samuel (the Misogynist). Nett Wook “BS WILLARD. noé-if KERNAN’S LYCEUM THEATER, STEAMER MACALESTER TO MOUNT VERNON. ‘ At 10 am. returning vy 2:45 p.m ws Senght ot. FARE, ROUND TRIP, 50 CENTS. Matinee Thursday and Saturday, Admission to grounds, 25 cents, pom Tickets, with Mount Vernon admission coupon, for NEW YORE sale at wharf and at hotels. VAUDEVILLE STARS, Will also make river landings as far as Glymoot, TONIGHT TONIGHT The correct election returns from all the states will De read from the stage. Next Week—SAM DEVERE’S OWN CO. no6-6t NEW NATIONAL THEATER. This Week. FREDERICK Lo EDUCATIONAL. IN_WASHINGTON. eos MR. PUTNAM’S SCHOOL FOR YOUNG MEN AND WARDE and JAMES. toines and techie “cls "and "2 Dna ‘<Tuesday) Evening. also Matinee Tomorrow, | {1° PUTNAM. or A. Oa gt AL THE LIONS MOUTH, | tox sesr FROM ENGLAND WISHES TO GIVE Wednesday Sieh: pilvate lessons in French (acquired tn Paris) paint- FRANCESC. Da tUMINE in ofl, water colors, crayon a draw. ‘Thursday Night, Address ind_pencil _ings. Address ELE.BARTON, 910 20th n.w.n7-Lw® MISS NINA MORSE’S SCHOOL AND KINDER- French, OTH Friday Night and Sat ‘Matinee, rten, 1023 12th st. bet. K and L sts. fies é and materials without extra charge. Sevinainieee” Oe eee Mr. WARDE as Virginius. COLUMBIA STUDIO. OF FLQCUTION AND AGT. Appius Claudius. 3 . POOLE, asnisi m. — Couley’and others, $06 ¥ at. 'n.w. ‘a hentia — NEXT WEEK—. CADY, BEST CITY REFERENCES, HIGHEST culture; studied abroad; wishes pupils at their DE WOLF homes; ‘careful, t tustruction; elementai or advanced. "AGE, Star office.noé-3t 1900 10th st. ——CORNET INSTRUCTION. peacoat LADIES OR GENTLEMEN. TERMS ON APPLICATION. IN APP! TION SOLOS AND CHURCH WORK. = es ELPHONZO YOUNGS, Jr., 1800 10th st. PANJANDRUM. Sale of seats beginson Thursday Morning. n6-tf . ROUND TABLE SERIES. Evening classes in History and Literature. For particulars apply to Mrs. DON P. HAL- SEY, 1207 11th st. n. 26-8 WASHINGTON CONSER ‘Y OF MU » 1225 voice, METZEROTT MUSIC HALL 10th nw. Twenty-fifth tape Piano, organ, + < aan tol! ite, cornet, ¢. Free advantages to mane «cE SOREL. MANAGER, pupils. 0. B. BULLARD, Director. ocd Sime COURSE OF AUTHORS’ READINGS. YEMBER 15. IN WASHINGTON, IVY INSTITUTE BUSINESS COLLEGE, 8. W. COR. 8TH AND K STS. N. W. Course’ of instruction equals that of any business college in Washington; terms lower. Prine ‘@ well-known, reliable and successful Washington educator for’ 17 years. Full business course, day or night, $25 a year. +) grammar, let- penmanship, typewriting, shorthand. tions for graduates.” Central lo- Expe eachers. Send for announce- 8. KM, A. Principal. nt MISS" FRANCES MARTI ENGLISH AND FRENCH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, 1205 Q st. n.w. French kindergarten. Boarding pupils limited. se2-Sm* PRIVATE INSTRUCTION MATHEMATICS, CLAS- sies, English, bock keeping, shorthand; day and evening. 139, a te SIGNOR MAINA‘S VOCAL SCHOOL, Bookkeeping, arithmetic, spelli ter writing, Diplomas at The only, thorough school ot the” tachrated school 0 ea Italian ‘tnethod of slaginz in, Washington. Careful placing of the voice and artistic finish. The “A Sign rst coneert b; place in December. ERMAN LADY WISHES in German lessons and 824 C st. nw. MRS. L. O. TALBOTT WILL REOPEN FRENCH and English school for Young ladies and, chil- dren, October 4, at 927 “Culture. cl adults.” se29-3m' nor Maina’s pupils will er A Yor SCHOLARS to Instance ta Et plano; ve Beate reasonable, turdays, at Admission to class through members or apply to person to Mrs. OLDBERG. 0c28-2w* SYNDICATE FOR PRIVATE INSTRUCTION IN ALL BRANCHES, by SPECIALIST holding de- in and American universities. ress A. F. versity. &N EXPERIENCED MUSIC TEACHER WILL GIVE Plano lessons at 25 cents per lesson, at homes of Pupils If desired. “Address W. C. B., Star office. no! LANGUAGES. SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES, ith st. nw, Branches in all American and European Principal cities. New term begins now. AVEN, Ph.D., Columbian Uni- no2to20* 0 OF EXPRESSION, 831 20TH. Acting—Mr. ’ Edw! ry. Elocution, physical cuture—Mrs, Walton. ol-1m* NORWOOD Ix: A School for Young Ladies avd Little Girls, HIGHLAND TERRACE, 14TH STREET AND MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, oc30 Mr. and Mrs, W. D. CABELL, Principals. e NOV WM. H. McELROY—Author of a “Contribution to FRIENDS’ SGHOOL, the Conscience HAMILTON W. MABIE—Eaitor of “The Qutlook.” AN ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL BER 1; For both sexes, 1811 I st. FP. HOPKINSON SMITH--Author of “Col. Carter of Children who begin school in our prit de- cartersville.”* partment, almost without exception, are happy 15. and become interested thorough students. BILL, STE The 3 ° a oe, ALFR "RBANK—The Celebs ‘Monologist. ts courses at Yale, Columbia, #3 PEBRUARY 15." Cor vr Lim ‘Hopkins, Massachu- GEORGE RIDDLE—The Great Shakespearean | setts institute of Technology, Lafayette and . rt. a aa Manct. 1, patudents are received at any time and fitted AMES: ITCOMB KILEY—“The Hooster Poet.” to classes, DOUGLASS SHERLEY The Southern Author. 0c26-te THOMAS W. SIDWELL, Principal. MISS C. MATILDA MI EUGENE FIELD- KE, 312 DELAWARE AVE. Poet-Journalist. Ni a ft PRED EMERSON BROOKS The Poet-Humorist. B.e., graduate of the New Eng. vatory 0: SEASON COUPONS 82. 82.50 and $3. ‘Senta now | Music; Boston, Organist and Es ed Teacher veiiing at MERTZ'S PHARMACY, lith and F sts. Persons so desiring may select their seats and have them reserved until the date of the first con- cert, November 13. no6-tf PROF. J. FRANCIS GERMUILLER, TEACHER OF fceutive to beginners swell as (0 patti oy steapeet. cite ‘st. aw. seZs-2ui* TAD ERE St NW, CHAS. W. “FISHER, B.S., ° ead Master. Every Evening at & HENSHAW AND MATINEE WEDNESDAY. .W a ARMONY. 2573, AD | TEMBRSEDK | is See caer rer 50G. | THE WABOBS,| Stethatant Seste ratte iat sexi} Musical Comedy. in one long laugh. ri wees LAND sxe MIDNIGHT SUN. = nett for sight. Mme. Daly has HARRIS’ THEATER. charge of vocal tment atts De Ps. Week commencing a 6. “ae M4.. and St. saute Callers, a 3 Si With usual Matinees—Tuesday, Thursday School <inging classes a specialty. Address — N.J_ ave. nw. Call 10 atm. to § p.m. Mondays and Wi on and 4 Fabio-Romant, WITH LAWRENCE AND FIELD. ‘Next week—Dan McCarthy's “Two Irish Hearts.” no6-6t ‘ACADEMY OF FOr: 1312 MASS. AVE.. ‘Will reopen 3 fered for a thorough course in the primary end PROF. CMLDWELL’S DANCING ACADEMY, COR. academic department; also in music, vocal and Sth ard Maw. TUPSDAYS and, FRIDAYS. + Special attention paid to physical Class for children’ Weds. and Sats. Private les- | culture. = i au31-6m sons given by appolmtment at my residence, * NOW OPEN. San = ART STUDENTS’ LEAGUE—NINTH SEASON. MR. ALLAN DE COU MUELLER'S SELECT Day classes Antique. portrait, ils, water 3 School for Dancing. Delsarte and ment, os yromen’s aah ne Temple, 9th and F sts. a. ‘aabiing- — classes—. tique men’s ton. D.C. Cireuiars at the Academy.” oc26-1m' on vend £08 17th at. nw. F ST. JONN'’S COLLEGE DAY ENTS ON. WONDERLAND THEATER AND MUSEUM, Ty atu pane ire foe_ new Oda Fellows’ Hall, 7th st. n.w. SS Bi jeut. ‘Week commencing November & MADAME A. PELE (FROM PARIS, FRENCH The Only! ‘The Incomparable! | classes references. LIVING ROOSTER ORCHESTRA, THE GREATEST NOVELTY ON EARTH. SIGNOR DELARIO’S GIANT WRESTLING BEAT. $100 to any one who can throw this wrestling expert. se16-Sm° ‘MT. VERNON SEMINARY, M and 11th sts., ROARDING AND DAY SCHOOL FoR YOUNG LA- Reserved sents, Scents extra, eee eg ee eg LESSONS IN COOKERY. So caeey a (or Weal ioe ein datios, either Slingty a io laa? at tne tcetoge | inciading, steam heat, passenzer eli 1225 N st. o.w., by Miss ADELAIDE PAYNE. baste Fall term opens OCTORER 3. 1898. Year books furnished on application. Mrs. ELIZAREAL J. SOMERS, Principat. METZEROTT MUSIC HALL. THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 9. Choral Society In a miscellaneous program, assisted by MISS MAUD POWELL, Violinist; Mr. H. CUMBERLAND WILSON, Tenor; Mrs. NELLIE WILSON SHIR-CLIFF, Soprano; N ST. N. 2e25 Fail term begins Septomber 28, “MISS HALSTEAD'S PRIVATE SCHOOL, 1429 20th st.. cor. of P st. 1 W. Graduate of Royal Conservatory of Lelpzig. Piano soloist and Teacher of piano, harmony and counterpoint. TER L ae Charles Francis Adams of oston, Wim, <a LAWRENCE, Pianist. MISS BALCH’S CIVIL SERVICE INSTITUTE AND |Pinkney Whyte of Baltimore and Hoimes Reset cs College, 1207 10th n.w. Puptis prey |Conrad of Winchester, Va., have been im- aoe eee em) Sms om tale at) Guccesstully for civ service, departmeutal-and |vited to act, and have coniented to serve, Masa = nen Beenie 6. examinations. Stenography taugat. seZ-tf 45 an acvisory board in Le adjustment of _ SCHUOL OF ELOCUTION, iar as |the debt. The matter has become fiers ey a aek oak ee ee - |complicated, and will require carerul in- THE Bi eee RU tae the day oF erening | vestigation to ascertain te amount credi- Lapongeny scr —Semapermtecceee| CL: : s z ‘se20-tr |tors ought, under the circumstances, be JI re re KINDERGALTEN AND Scoot the Flizabeth Peabody Kindergarten Nori jing School, 1918 Sunderland will begin full and winter 1893. Coach at uooa. EMERSON {NSTITUTE, 914 14th st... Franklin Syuare. . ee: Classical and Mathewatical Schowt_ for EI DANCES.Ete, | Yonng_ 3 = bg ites in Siticeldence. 315 tata. w: | Pett September 20, Erepares for Marvard, Yale, Se lezrs. ‘universities and Selengiie schools: for the . | Unte tates iitary a Naval ecademies a eS a ee ea ae ee | for ‘business. ial’ department “for boys be- | tween 8 and 12 years of age. A full course te | modern languages. For putticuiars addreas CHAS. | B. YOUNG, Principal. See8. WASHINGTON SEMINARY, 1510 17TH ST. rding and Day School opens October 2. Primary. Intermediate and Advanced Departments. Thorough instruction: progressive methods; Indl- vidual attention: corps of competent ti Special classes: Literature. Languazes, Elocution, Physical Culture, Cookery, Needle W. ‘Mr. ‘and Mrs. G. T. SMAL “uN se12-2m* .—How to out pre. | MISS SCHMITT elegantly all the | the Freneh language, including the most refined, with as much certainty and precision as the seale on a musical instru- MRS. and ‘Trai 516 10th st., now contains over 2,500 relics of Mr. Lincoln, most of them from the “Homestead” at Springteld, Il. ‘Open daily, except Surday, 9-12 and 1-4. Tues- days and Fridays, $10 pon. Admission, 25 cents. GOoDMAN'S MAD (or O st. Octo- au3l-3in ORCHESTRA. Ss MUsic F a 331% Pa. ave Correspondence BAXJO. Banjo quickly and correctly taught by note or Simplitie! method; only $7 per quarter. I guar- antee 1 teach the most unmusical person to play a perfect tune each lesson by my simple metho or oo charge. Parlors open from 10 a.m. garil 9 p.m. GEORGE DEABGER, 631 Tat. uw. ocd-1m — LECTURES GaiLaRp P. Hi. 3 PRIVATE SCHOOL, 453 G h corrected. Kindergarten, ad- Pret Articalation, Speech, Physical Culture. Coach. ment, and how to correct defective accents. | PIANO INSTRUCTION—MISS MAY H. MEAD, fees: ‘We.; refunded to these who may fall in the | certificated pupil of Herr Ralf of the Royal Cont mash n6 | servatory of Berlin. Lessous at pupils’ homes if desired. 002 22d st. nw. 0c30-Iin* “FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, 16TH AND O N.W. ILLUSTRATED LEC OLNEY INSTITUTE, URES. 1827 I st. PROF. J. L. EW a Mrs, Myer's Boarding and Day Assisted by Prof. Murray. Scbuel Lh isd ies end Little Girls, 2 Friday, Nov. 10, Jerusalem and {ts nelghbor- | MISS VIRGINIA MASON 4 MISS LAUKA LE YX, Principals. ecms-tt % ST, CECILIA’ EMY, O01 East Capitol st.. for indies and children, will reopen on MO Sept, 4. This well-known fustitution affords every advantage for a thorough English acquiring nd musical education. Pu- pils not attending the academy will be admitted to the ol ju music, art, fancy work, eloc toa, typewriting. ~ aulS-4m lit is presumed that the present undertak- GUNSTON axsrrr' 2026 AND 2028 P ST.N.W. Boarding School for Giris, M Opens Sept. 25. ocl3-1m . and Mrs. B. R. MASON, SHAFTESBURY COLLEGE OF - ELOCUTION, ORATORY AND ATIC. CULTURE, 1223, 1225, 1227, 1229, st. The finest school in the ‘world: io class or private, in ull branches, School year begins Nov. 1. oct €R.W. EDWARD HEIMENDAHL OF BALTT- DRAM. 1231 G more will gi Vocal tustruction (Mr. kes- “gy ok ; Tuesday, Oct. yy articulars ake a a terms and particulars ad- dress care of Sanders & Stayman. ”gclO-1m* 1864—EDUCATION FOR REA! | LIFR—13y8 SONS AND DAUGHTERS, SPENCENIAN BUSINESS COLLEGE. Ne- Bank of the Hepubtie butiding, corner sts... and mz! THE tional aod D raw ‘oly trained teachers, Services of graduates always in demand, Office open every business duy and uight. Write or call for new aunnat ai te nuouBeement Mrs, SARA A. SPENCER, Tel. call 1084. (0c16) Principal and Proprietor. RIVATE LESYONS, ELEMENTARY Olt ADVANO- ed. At pupil's residence if desired. Experienc: tutor, University raduate. Especial attention $e backrard, wailing “and agit’ popiia. “Prot. sc28-m,tu,w, th2m* il 1406 Hopkins place, near Ju COLUMBIA COLLEGE OF COMMER €3 La. uve, bet. Gth aad th oes... KNEM, &. « this man Thusiness, foention, K. Twenty-third year tor; eighth year In dears with a B, Prin. "business and fifteen city Six “thorough aud . necoUuUtancy, civil service, shorthand and typewriting. Lear the aud | typewriter; honog raj the juickest pfeearation Ree ienremer ccunsis mater ates hand dictatious by competent readers and he, phowageapin: unt iaa Vustraction by ex: aud divtingubshied success; for catalogue. ites of rare excellence moderate prices; sead ber ance | ST. GEORGE'S: Md... Prot. WEST VIRGINIA’S DEBT. An Effort to Rendjust a Complicated Obligation. Gen. John Gill and Mr. John A. Ham- bletun, associated with a number of gentle- men, have undertaken to put the West Vir- ginia debt on a sound basis. This debt has long occupied a large part of public atten- tion and been subjec: of frequent criticism. The Mercantile Trust and Deposit Com- pany, of which Gen. Gill is president, is act- ing the same part in this matter that the Central Trust Company of New York did with the Virginia bonds; but with this dif- ference, that the Mercantile Trust and De- postt Company of Baitimore substitutes an incorporated company in the place of the usual bondholders’ committee, and in this instance the power of attorney,under which the bonds will be deposited, is printed on | the back of euch trust certificate that will be issued. ‘This is considered an improvement on the old method, for it simplifies matters very much, and is the custom in England. In view of the fact that the West Vir- ginia debt is the only remaining unsettled ante-war debt, and aiso of the recent com- promise between Virginia and her creditors, ing will be as successiul and receive the [same hearty and cordial co-operation that Was given to the Vicutt committee when they undertook the Virginia debt. willing to accept in settlement of the cer- | tificates issued py Virginia to represent the one-third of the common debt which she jset aside to await settlement witn West Virginia. ‘The history of the debt is old and long when told in detail. It began in 1800, and up to 1861 Virginia had expended upwards of $45,000,000 to consiruct roads, bridges and other internal improvements. In 1s61 the state had outstanding 32,0",000 of bonds, and nearly half of this money was borrow- ed to develop what is now West Virginia. Upon the principle of law that when a state is divided its debts shall be appor- tioned to their relative property, popula- tion and territory, the one-third of the old debt thus fixed on West Virginia would amount to about $10,500,000, with interest since 1861; but the ordinance which divided the state provided that the new state should take upon itself the first proportion of the public debt, to be ascertained by charging to it all state expenditures within its lim- its, and the just proportion of the ordinary expenses-of the state government since, and part of the debt was contracted, —__+e+_____ South Carolina Whisky Case. Owing to the absence from the city of Justice Field yesterday the Supreme Court refused to take up the South Carolina whisky case. This is an application for habeas corpus in behalf of Constable Swan of Charleston, S. C., who seized a barrel of whisky in Charleston under the state dis- pensary law. The whisky was still in pos- session of the railroad, which being in pos- session of a receiver, was under the protec- tion of the courts. Judge Simonton held |Swan Mable for contempt in making the seizure. The state's contention is'that the | seizure was a justifiable exercise of police | powers. A PAIR FOR LIFE. The Man for Whom Col. Frey Was Held as Hostage. AN EVENTFOL CAREER ENDED. A Virginian Whose Life Was Full of Adventure. AN INCIDENT OF THE WAR. Capt. William Fitzhugh Gordon, who re- cently died in this city, had a most event- ful career. He was a memper of a Virginia family. Born at Warrenton, Va., Septemver 18, 1 he was carefully educated at home, then at Wheeling, and in Baltimore. Hav- ing determined upon a professional career, he served his journalistic apprenticeship on the Parkersburg, W. Va., Gazette, then owned by one of his uncies, and a few years later returned to Baltimore to accept a ;,0si- tion on the Sun, The famous actress, Agnes Robertson, afterward Mrs. Dion Boucicault, was creat- ing sad havoc just then among the impres- sionable hearts of Baltimore's male popula- tion, both young and old. Young Go:don fell deeply in love with her, and wrote a play for her, entitled “‘Agacs,” which she is said to have produced successfully avroad. a Col. Emil Frey. But she jilted her American lover, neverthe- | he was sent there to be exchanged. less, and married the famous playwright, ! from whom, as is well known, she was sub- sequently divorced. i This disappointment in love «tected him | deeply, and he gladly welcomed the cppor- tunity for a change of sceae, atforded him by even so sad an event as the death of his uncle at Parkersburg, who left him his paper, the Gazette, as a legacy. Gordyn re- turned to the acehe of his carly journalistic life and devoted himself industriously to the management of his newly acquired pub- Heatiqn, Another magnet soon attracted the heart | of the young man in the person of a tharm- | ing lady of Clarksburg, in the same part of the (then still undivided) state of Vir- ginia. Love's true course did run sinvoth this time, and Gordon moved his newspaper to this now, for him, so important pice, | married his lady love and seemsd to have; reached the goal of his ambition, when the | long-gathering war clouds finally "burst over | his unhappy native land. A Confederaté Captain. | Like all of his family, the warm-bivoded southerner cast his lot with his deurly be- loved Virginia, and raising a company of cavalry among his friends in Clarksbur; and vicinity, joined Stonewall Jackson army with it. His gallant conduct earned high praise from this famous general, and | the brilliant military prospect which opened before the young confederate captain would have been probably fully realized, had not his daring got the better of his judgment, | with most disastrous results, Capture and Imprisonment. Prompted by a yearning to see his little | family at Clarksburg, Capt. Gordon ven- | tured to visit his home at that place during the early part of the summer of 1863. Since he had left his family behind, the state of | West Virginia had been created, and Clarks- | burg was within the Union lines. Gordon was soon arrested on a charge of being en- gaged in recruiting for the enemy within the federal lines, and taken to Fort Mc- Henry, near Baltimore. The hardships of the confinemént there soon ripened within him and seven or eight others a plan for escape, but a favorable opportunity never presented itself to carry the weil-laid scheme into execution before the prisoners were sent away to Fort Delaware. ! Capt. Gordon bore his fate with rare forti- tude, even good humoredly, as may be seen from an amusing “Notice to Guests” writ-| ten by him upon one of the doors of the casement, and which was given a place in| a book subsequently written by a fellow- prisoner, Rev, isaac W. K. Handy, at that time pastor of the First Presbyterian Church at Portsmouth, Va. Rev. Handy was accused of treasonable utterances and languished in confinement for many months. His book, written in 1874, Is entitled “United Capt. Fitzhugh Gordon. States Bonds, or Duress by Federal Author- | ity.” He is the father of the well-known | newspaper correspondent, Mr. Moses P. | Handy, until recently in charge of the de- partment of publicity and promotion of the world’s fair. Sentenced to Death. In company with other prisoners, Capt. Gordon was sent back to Fort McHenry, | where he had been previously imprisoned, to be tried there on the charge of being a spy, and was finally condemned to be shot on November 20. After sentence had been pronounced, he thanked the court that it had awarded him the death of a soldier, and not of a felon, But he was never executed, and with this part of his military experi- ences an incident is interlinked which has now not only national but even interna- tional interest. Just about that time a gallant Union off- cer fell into the hands of the confederates and was taken to Libby prison. Not long before his capture he had boasted in a let- ter written to a friend from the camp be- fore Richmond that he would be in that city before more than four months should have WELVE PAGES. vert. Che Kyening Sar. exo TO ADVERTISERS. ‘Advertisers are urgently re Quested to hand in advertisements the day prior to publication, im order that insertion may be as- sured. Want advertisements will be received up to noon of the day of publication, precedence being Given to those first received, rolied by. And, sure enough, there he was, too, long before the time expired, but under very different conditions from those he had so pleasantly anticipated. The officer was Capt. Emil Frey of the eighty-second Illinois volunteers, still well and agreeably remembered here as the pre- decessor of the present Swiss minister, and now @ member of the highest legislative body of his native country, Switzerland, to which he returned after the war. He was held as hostage for the life of Capt. Gordon, ard if the latter had been executed would also have been shot. «fhe Iriends of the Union officer secured a pardon from President Lincoln for the condemned man, for whose safety his lite was being held in the balance, and after being re- turned to Fort Delaware in May, 1864, Capt. Gordon was finally sent to Fort Monroe to be exchanged. He arrived in Richmond January 5, 1865, and the Union officer was sent north on January 13 following. The two men met here afterward, as ap- pears from the following interesting item published in The Evening Star of Septem- ber 18, 1882: “The new Swiss minister recently arrived in this city, Mr. Emil Frey, was confined in Libby prison at one time, it will be remem- bered, as hostage for the confederate cap- tain W. F. Gordon, condemned by a federai court-martial to death. President Lincoln, upon being so informed, stayed the execu- tion of Gordon, and the then Capt. Frey of the eighty-second regiment, Illinois volun- teers, now the first minister plenipotentiary from Switzerland to the United States, vir- tually saved Gordon’s life, who was soon afterward sent to Richmond by a flag of truce, and in return Capt. Frey was re- leased. This morning Capt. Gordon, who is sojourning in this city, called on Minister Frey, and the two saw each other for the first time. “As may be well supposed, the meeting was highly interesting to both and to all who chanced to be present. There was an interchange of experiences during the pris- on life of each, and a recital of the fearful suspense both were subjected to for a time. “They separated, evidently highly grati- fied to have personally met each other after an interval of seventeen years,when the life of one depended on that of the other, and under circumstances so changed.” Im the Ministry. With death staring him in the face and surrounded on all sides with the horrors of prison life, Capt. Gordon’s thoughts natur- ally turned to the sources of spiritual con- solation, and Rev. Handy’s book speaks frequently very highly of his eloquent ef- forts during the religious meetings held every day among the prisoners by the au- thor of the book and those assisting him in the gospel work inaugurated by him. Soon after his return to Fort Delaware Capt. Gordon decided to study for the ministry. He received many valuable and sometimes} knowledge to bear upon this question, be- even rare books on theological subjects from sympathizing friends while in prison, and took them with him to Richmond oe t the place where he had stored them away went up in smoke with many other bulld- ings wuen the city was taken. During his long imprisonment he suffered from sunstroke in July, 1864, from the ef- fects of which he never entirely recovered. Subsequently he engaged in journalistic and literary work in Kansas, Mo., in uals city and later in Colorado. In 1880 he married a second time, his bride being Mrs. Fanny Kelly of this city, the author of a book en- titled “My Captivity Among the Sioux. In Colorado he met Capt. Payne of Ok! homa fame, and a warm friendship sprang up between the two congenial men. During Payne's progress into the Indian territory Capt. Gordon, who went there with him, published ond distributed a newspaper from an ordinary “‘mover’s’ wagon, on which a press was carried along. The “boomers” located in the Cherokee Strip, recently opened to settlement, but were driven out }by the United States troops at the request of the Intefior ment, and all their buildings, including Capt. Gordon's printing office, destroyed. (3 s+ ee THE QUESTION OF THE EL CID. It has been claimed that the manning and equipment of ships in this country for use in the suppression of the insurrection in Brazil is a violation of section 5282 of the Revised Statutes. lows: “Every person, who, within the jurisdic- tion of the United States, enlists or enters himself, or hires or retains another to enlist or enter himself, to go beyond the mits or jurisdiction of tne United States,with intent to be enlisted or entered in the service of any foreign prince, entered in the service of any foreign province, state, colony, district, or people, as a soldier, or as a marine or seaman on board of any, vessel of war, let- ter of marque, or privateer, shall be deemed guilty of high misdemeanor, and shall be fined not more than $1,000, and imprisoned not more than three years.” A naval officer, who has made a study of questions of this kind, was asked for an expression of opinion on this point, and he replied as follow: “Section 5,282, Revised Statutes, is a part of the neutrality chapter. The purpose of the neutrality chapter is to provide for maintaining the neutrality of the United States when two foreign powers are at war. The neutrality chapter contemplates the ex- istence of a state of war, and has no appli- cation in time of peace. It prohibits enlist- ing in the service of any foreign prince or state with whom the United States are at Peace. “In Gilston vs. Hoyt the Supreme Court of the United States decided that the phrase, ‘any foreign prince or state,’ does not in- clude a pretended foreign state, or rebellious faction not yet recognized by our govern- ment. Consequently, the neutrality chapter does not apply to our present case.” He furtner said that even If the above decision is not in itself sufficiently weighty, there is the decision of the United States District Court in the Kazinski case. The decision in this case says that one “does not violate section 5,282 of the Revised Statutes by leaving this country with intent to enlist in a foreign military service. Neither is it an offense, under this statute, to transport persons out of this country with their own consent, they having the intention to enlist for foreign military service. “The offense under this statute,” he said, “even in time of war, consists in an actual enlisting, or hiring, within the limits,of the United States, and the Kazinski case de- That section is as fol- cided that a ship's company may go on El | Cid, or any other of the new Brazil: craft, , for ordinary merchant service, and with the intent to undertake military service as soon as they reached Brazil. The actual enlist- ment may then take place in Brazil, and neither the person so enlistiny _.- the per- sons who induced them to eymMnre Hable under United States laws.” The statement that the Brazilian govern- ment was desirous of securing possession of American war vessels recalls the sale of the old Dunderberg in 1867. The vessel was a broadside ironclad, and considered at that time the most powerful ship affoat, with her armament of fifteen-inch guns. She was still in course of completion by William H. Webb of New York when the war closed, and as the need of such a ship was believed to have passed, the builder was permitted on repaying to the United States the money building. The builder of a naval ship is not considered the owner, and after the first payment the government assumes a proprie- | tary interest which could not be disregarded in any projected disposition of the vessel, —____ +--+ —____ In Favor of the Mormon Charch. The United States Supreme Court yester- day directed the courts of Utah to carry out the provisions of an act of Congress recentiy passed intended to settle the dis- pute between the United States and the Mormon Church over the church property escheated by the Edmunds act, amounting to over $400,000. The act provides that the personal property and money in the hands of the receiver arising from the sale of the church property should be restored to the church, to be applied to charitable uses and purposes, but not in the preaching of polyg- amy. THE MOUNTAINEERS. Dr. Porter Talks of the Results of | : His Researches. SOME POPULAR FALLACIES EXPOSED. The People Not More Hardy or Larger Than Others. THEIR SUPERSTITIONS. For the past two years Dr. J. H. Porter has been prosecuting scientific researches in the main chain of the Alleghany moun- tains, for the Smithsonian Institution, in | furtherance of discoveries already made | by him in the valley of Virginia in regard | to primitive man and his co-existence with | the great animals of the quarternary pe- riod. Dr. Porter is one of the best known scien- tists connected with the Smithsonian, hav- ing written extensively upon the beasts and birds of North America. He is an acknowledged authority on most scientific subjects. The doctor has just returned to Wash- ington filled with information on every subject connected with the localities visited by him and talks with him recently show that most people in this country know little, if anything, about the people who inhabit the region of country along the southern, Alleghanies, their habits, &c. In @ recent interview with the doctor a Star reporter asked him about these people, their characteristics and modes of thought, cus- toms, and if they were, as is usually sup- posed, and as nearly everybody believes, the hardy, rugged people we have been led to believe, who reached gigantic stature and who lived to great age. Throughout the region to which his very extensive research led him he found that no such physical condition as has been at= tributed to the mountaineers of this south- ern country existed. He brings medical ing @ graduate in medicine and a professor of that science. Some Popular Fallacies. According to his opinion the stature of these mountaineers is not greater than the men of the lowlands, and their aver- age physical well-being not nearly so good. To this end various causes contribute, according to the doctor, the first of which is the general hardships to which they are inevitably exposed. Added to this are the effects wrought by bad diet, the worst san- itary conditions common in their homes; among which typhoid fever may be said to be perpetually eademic, and an habitual abuse of bad ardent spirits. To so great a degree have these mentioned causes pro- duced the effects stated that chronic dis- eases of many kinds are prevalent to an extent not found among better provided communities. And tha. period of life Which 18 generally found to be ac- companied by the highest physical matur- ity is that also in which bodily decay very irequently manifests iseif among thi mountaineers. ae to mong tne women this is the fact even io a greater extent than among the men. They are exposed to the same unfavorable iniluences as are those of the sterner sex, they work much harder and they have less streagth. Furthermore, if a class of liquor unfit for n consumption is too gener- ally made ‘use of by the males, a snuff, in ae quantities, injures, although per- aps not noticed to so great an exten’ opposite sex. spgrden! The Tobacco Habit. Commencing at a very early age, the ma- Jority of these mountain girls are accus- tomed to take tobacco in this concentrated and exceedingly harmful manner. And it is not one of the least disagreeable feat- ures of the association with them to see @ snuff stick projecting from the corner of the mouth that would otherwise be very attractive, and rosy lips stained and be- smeared with this vile mixture. The ques- ton of personal neatness is always more or less a delicate one upon which to trench, and it may be sufficient to say that that cleanliness which is supposed to have an affinity to godliness does not prevail toany great extent among these mountaineers. With regard to the state of culture prevail- ing among these scattered communities, it is of so low a character that a plain re- cital of the ordinary superstitions rife | among these people, and most firmly be- lieved in by them, would scund like Mun- chausen stories, Taking one class of iliu- sions only from the many which confront one upon all sides, says the doctor, it seems that animal ghosts or phantoms, such as disturbed the imaginations of men sali ipcengi ve — or four centuries accept ere with as Uoned faith at the as they present day as thi were in Germany or Denmark at that time. Besides the folk-lore tales a! taching to. the smaller animals, the creations of pure fancy are sometimes of a very impressive —t oven dzagic character. e doctor tells that one Sunday m he rode up to the door of a well-to-do toe cabin, situated in one of the narrow valleys that break down upon the Hiwassee river, and hailing the house, out came an inor. dinately long individual of mature age, ar- rayed in shirt, homespun pantaloons, a sin- over his shoulder, a gum shoe on one foot, a top boot upon the other and hatless. Tt took some time for the doctor to explain the object he had in view, but when the mountaineer was finally made to understand that what was required was as- sistance in digging up the floor of a cave in his vicinity, in order to obtain any human relics which might have been deposited there during unknown generations, the doc- tor met-with an unhesitating refusal for the old man to have anything to do with the matter whatever. His son’s services, how- ever, were secured, and an examination of the cave was made, the father refusing to go further than the entrance of the cavern, where he cat with a pitch-pine torch in his hand during the progress of the search, A Mountaineer’s Story. After the party had returned to the cabin and eaten dinner, the reason for his disin- clination to disturb the remains of the dead came out in the following story, which was told with an accent of truth that left no doubt upon the mind of the doctor that the narrator fully believed every word he ut- | tered. The mountaineer said substantially: Many years before, just after he was mar- ried, when he came to live with his wife in | the small cabin which then served for a | Kitchen to the more pretentious residence | now occupied by him, this same cave con- tained a pile of human skulls, now mostly | Scattered, decayed and broken up from overfiow of the stream running near by. One day during the winter season the old man said he had entered the cavern, and, \ moved by some impulse which he was at a ‘loss to account for, but which plainly re- | ferred to supernatural suggestion, he had tied up and brought away a number of these relics of mortality. They were placed unde> a shed at the side of his house, and for the time forgotten. The night was dark and still, and the boughs of the trees which surrounded this lonely little clearing in the heart of the mountains hung stirless in the air. There was a faint moon, which rose late at night, and it was not until this time that he was awakened by the sound as if of a terrible wind sweeping around his home. He arose from his bed and looked out upon the forest; not a branch moved. No dead leaves were. whirled aloft; no sign of the tempest that was roaring in his ears was visible. He attempted to awaken his wife, but she was in a profound and evidently un- natural slumber. Then, while he gazed out upon the scene, vague, shadowy outlines of human forms, with tossing limbs, were Swept around by this wairlwind, which was roaring in his ears. Faint, wild outcries floated past him in the darkness, and it was suddenly borne in upon his spirit that these were the lamentings of the wraiths of the dead whom he had despoiled. Dropped on His Knees and Prayed. Then the man said that he dropped upon his knees before the open door and prayed with all the earnestness that terror can in- spire to be delivered from the conse- quences of his desecration of the tomb of these unknown dead, at the same time promising to restore the skulls to their former resting place with the earliest dawn of day, which duty he religiously per- formed. pon this promise being made the Supernatural visitation instantly ceased. The oid man then told the doctor that he knew nothing of his (the doctor's) object in hunting for these relies, but that all the gold in America would not induce him. to desecrate one of these cave burying grounds of unknown dead. The prevalence of animal phantoms has been mentioned, and among these the “headless bull” of the valley of the Chatata is not the least famous. This apparition, however, unlike those of similar order, "fe pears to be more or less purposeless. terrifies the beho.der, but, unlike the “black dog” of the same locality, the “white stag” of the Sequatchie valley, or the “bleeding horse,” which haunts the ravines of the Smoky mountains, this phantom conveys no premonition of disaster or death. Bit it of the Headless Ball. The chosen haunt of the “headless bull is a dark, densely wooded vale on the west side of the Chatata. The country is very wild and all its features savage and broken. Not less than four separate witnesses in- formed the doctor that they had seen this specter, and their accounts of what they had beheld corresponded almost exactly. His appearance was heralded by a violent commotion among the bushes on the right hand side of the wooded trail. This was immediately followed by the appearance itself, which, after tearing about in a fran- tie and aimless manner upon the height, charged straight down upon the intruder. None of these men, acording to their own account, waited until the “headless bull” approached very near to them, but made a decided and rapid retreat. In no case, however, did they suffer anything beyond the fright incidental to such an occur- rence. Immunity from the consequences of super= naturai visitation, however, is not granted to those unfortunates who run across the great “white stag” of the Sequatchie. Sick- ness or death, either to the individual him- self or to some member of his immediate family, invariably follows that experience. It so happened that one night, when an eclipse of the moon had frightened the in- habitants of one of these clusters of bg cabins in the Smoky mountains, as much as & man who had the reputation of being rather more homicidal in his tendencies than most of his contemporaries, and who had actually fired his rifle at this threat- ening specter. This man said that being in hiding in some of the fastnesses of that wilderness, the “white stag” had suddenly appeared before him, and that in a kind desperation he had aimed and fired his at it. Before the smoke of his gun away he heard a shriek exactly like uttered under like circumstances by nue officer who had had the temerity, company with a posse of hired officers, te raid his private still. Waiting for Something to Happen. Up to that time none of the usual conses quences had befallen the individual in ques- tion, but his acquaintances were all firmly convinced that the penalty attaching to seeing the specter must surely be paid, ang he himself coincided with this belief. The “black dog” is more particularly forerunner of fatal diseases to those fortunate enough to behold him, or families. Many corroborating were given the doctor to this merous persons told how they ver bullets and laid in wait for an tunity to countér charm this one man, otherwise of good circumstantially how he of his had seen the phanj up from the Chatata. it moonlight, and the snow lay on he stated, as he and his companions ed their horses’ heads homeward. im the path, after going a short they all saw a large, gaunt down upon them at a rapid trot. rater was riding in the center, said, was under the im moment that it was an probably mad. In order to avoid it he wheeled his to the side of the path, and the phantom passed him close enough to have him to touch it with his riding whip. Hay- ing done so, however, it to use his own expression, “like a cloud of smoke.” In this case, also, the specter’s warning was fulfilled, for he lost his eldest son by typhoid fever before the expiration of thres weeks. site sf lie : #4 EA al 1 teal Hla i Sen CHICAGO'S FIGHT ENDS. The Democratic Councilmen Yiel@ and Swift is Declared Elected. “With great pleasure, and not in any critical sense, with feelings of personal pleasure, I declare George B. Swift elected mayor pro tem. of the city of Chicago.” This announcement from Alderman Mo- Gillen, presiding officer of the Chicago com- mon council, at their regular meeting last night,was greeted with applause and marke ed the peaceful end of the crisis in the mu- nicipal government, which threatened to become more serious if the party Wissen= sions continued. The democratic minority of the councif surendered unconditionally to nents just before the opening of the meeting. The overtures for peace made by the steering from democrats, they realizing that their was hopeless, either on @ secret ballot an open one. Reading Clerk Neumeister meeting by calling the roll, and ee was made = eight en were present Kent moved that Alderman McGillen taka the chair, which he did. The next move in the line of a peaceful, settlement of the trouble was the Hut I i i themselves and evaded the summons of sSergeant-at-arms sent by the democrats, On motion of Alderman Kent, cil then proceeded to take a new acting mayor. Alderman O'Neil, as senior teller, ane nounced that the whole number of decisive ballot resulted as follows: Swift, €; McGillen, 5; blank, 1. In taking the chair, Alderman Swift said he would endeavor, in all his actions, to continue to merit the good will and esteem and approbation of his colleagues and the citizens of Chicago. He was personally gratified at the action of the council and believed the citizens would be also when they learned of the happy solution of what might have been a most serious matter. The council adjourned until next Thurs- day night, after arranging for Harrison memorial exercises to be heid a week from next Thursday by the council. A special election for mayor will be held November 2. England’s Policy in South Africa. In the British house of commons yesters day Mr. Sidney Buxton, parliamentary sec- retary of the colonial office, replying to questions asked by Mr. Henry Labouchere and others, said he declined to state the policy of the government regarding the tabeles,