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THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1893-TWENTY PAGES. 4 i Cabell Williamson, 216 Ind. A. Winde will assist Mrs. Al- iy 4 ry ifs ] ; : i i ‘ak ; E Hae i] HY fs 2 z erick, 610 Miss Gants and Miss Josie Gorman, H; 2 to & Miss Williams, Miss Lisbeth Williams, 1447 Stoughton; 4 to 8 Mrs. Waiter E. Wright, with Mrs. G. W. Gray, 923 I; after 8. Mra. E. M. Wharton, with Mrs. G. W. Gray, 923 I; after 3. Mr. and Mrs. W. Curtis Wilton; 4 to 8. Mrs. Geo. E. Walker, assXisted by Mrs. i} Louis Gotthold of New York, 1531 N. H. ave. Miss Minnie Wetzel will assist the Misses nd Baltimore, 1028 17th; 5 to 10. Mrs. J. W. Wrenn, assisted by Miss Mar- guerite Wrenn, Miss Inez Daniel and Miss Blanche Wade, 1004 Cs.w.;@ to 8 Mrs. William Wells, assisted by Mrs. Cora Hoot, Miss Ella Soules, 825 4% s.w.; 1 to. 6. Y. ne Mrs. S. M. Yeatman, assisted dy “Mrs. Verda Neale of Baltimore, Mrs. Kate Nor; wood, Mrs, L. C. Wood, Miss Emmi Mc- Donald, Raleigh, N. C., 511 3d; 3 to 10. Mrs. A. V. Yates, assisted by Mrs. Jno. Goodrich, Mrs. Daniel H. Browne, and the Misses Hester Johnson, Ada Lucas, Maud Fox, Lizzie Ferguson and Ida E. Browne, 1920 12th: 3 to 10:30. Miss Clara Young, assisted by her cousin, Miss Charlotte Young of Amsterdam, N. Y., Miss Helen Wright, Miss Clara Fartin and Miss Emily Peck, 1517 Howard ave., nt. Miss Hattie and Maggie Young, assisted by Misses Lucretia Washington and Mary Brown, 1200 15th; 4 to 10. ORGANIZATIONS. The young ladies of the Rose Leaf Pleas- ure Club at Miss Anna McCannis’, 3409 O, assisted by Miss Tillie Hobbs, the Misses Marie Shaw, Alice Sebastian, Mina Groves and Carrie Winnie. Ladies of the Hiawatha Assembly, Mrs. Wm. P. Vandegrift, 411 1st n.e.; 5 to 11. The Woman's Christian Temperance Union.—Executive committee, Mrs. M. E. Griffith, president, at their headquarters, Central Union Mission building, 2 to 10, assisted by Mrs. $. D. LaFetra, Mrs.George ikart and others. Ladies’ Aid Society, No. 4, of Wm. B. c Camp, Sons of Veterans, will re- ceive the Sons of Veterans at their hall, @# Pennslyvania ave. s.e., from 2 to 6 Those who will assist are Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Allan, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Duvall, Mrs. Cole- man and Mrs. Price, and the Misses Mattie Allan, Almira Brown, Clara Price, ida Seavey, lola Lucas, Lena Orange and Mar- tha Pearson. The Legion of Loyal Women will keep open house at their cozy headquarters, 419 10th n.w.; 12 to 9. The families and friends of members as well as comrades of the G. A. R. will be cordially welcome. Mrs. W. 3S. Rowley, the G. V. T., and Mrs. J. W. Van Vieck, wife of the G. C N. Y.. Mrs. Ketchum of Virginia, Miss Eva Dal- rymple and Miss Mattie Mitchell at 631 Acker n.e.; 3 to 10, The oman’s Christian Temperance Union. 2 to 10, at their new headquarters, Central Union Mission butiding, Louisiana ave., near 7th. The Heliotrope Circle of West Washing- ton will receive at the residence of Mrs. Annie Fossett, 1412 28th; 4 to 10. The ladies of Wesley Chapel, corner Sth and F n.w., will receive in the parlors of the church; 2 to 7. The Young Men's Christian Assdcfation, 1400 New York ave. n.w., will keep open house 2 to 7, and 7:30 to 10 p.m. Theré will be a musical and Hiterary entertamment in gymnasium hall. The following ladies will receive: Mesdames' O. B. Brown, W. i. Buell, H. L. Childs, L. i Pig od —— ford, F. A. Harding, A ing. Jno. Mitchell, jr., F. C. Nesbit, J. B. Nichols, James E. Pugh, T. G. Randall, J. W. Sims, F. C. Squires, F. E. Tasker, B. ‘Tow- er, F. W. Vi 4 E. ‘aring, E. 3. ughn, F. E. Wescott, L. C. Williamson, C. W. Zieber. Misses Carrie G. Ayer, Zoele Babbitt, Zue Brockett, Nellie Brown, K. L. Carhart, Bertha Camp, Jessie Deane, Estelle. C. Drane, Nellie Hawke, Minnie Harper, C. Louise Hurlbut, Mae V. Huribut, Emma E. Kohler, Mamie I. Lesh, Belle W. Mitchell, Lulu McElfresh, Lillian Norton, Beulah Parsons, Annie K. Roller, M. Richardson, Minnie Rothrock. Carrie Sked, Ellie V. Stone, Gertrude Shaw, Annie R. Shelton, Annie P. Shields, May E. Smith, Mabel Thurston, Stella Tucker, Clara Upton, Mabel Vaughn, E. C. Van Vieck, Josephine Wharton. NOT RECEIVING. Mrs. and Miss Bradford, 904 M. Mrs. Silas Boyce, 917 R. Mrs. J. J. Barnes, 1433 R. Rev. Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Bartlett, 1200 K. Miss Lulu Amelia Barker, 312 C. Miss Ida May Bogia, 806 1. Mrs. Horace C. Biddle, 800 21st. Mr. W. B. Cudlip and Miss S. Cudlip, ws Myhe ‘Misses Cummings of Chevy Chase, fe home Thursdays during January and ‘ebruary. Miss Josie Carroll. Mrs. Appleton P. Clark, jr., 241 Delaware ave. n.e. Miss Mamie Donneily, 918 East Capitol. Miss Lillie Dunnington, 511 A s.e. Mrs. Dieudonne, 122 Maryland ave. Be. Mrs. Wm. F. Downey. Miss Estes, 1540 T. Mrs. Dr. D. S. Foster and daughters, 19 Towa circle. Mr. and Mrs. John Fleming, 106 C n.e. Mrs. Z. P. Gunion, 927 O. ‘The Misses Grasse, 501 E s.w. The Misses Gibson, 1422 8. Miss Goodacre. Mrs. K. M. Harris, 936 P n.w. Mrs. S. M. 3 Mrs. Col. R. F. Hunter and daughters. Mrs. E. A. Haines. ‘The Misses Johnson of 1233 N. H. ave, Mrs. Lioyd F. Keleher, 1850 8th n.w. The Misses Kane, 1304 4th n.w. Mrs. Wm. T. Kent 4nd Miss Kent of Cap- ftol Hill. Miss Kearny, 1810 16th. Miss Neilie Laporte, 619 A s.e. Mrs. J. G. Milligan, 52 C s, Mrs. Chas. W. Metzgar, 1517 S; informal- ly after 7. Mrs. Fdwin Lee Morgan, 2141 Pa. ave. Miss Otie R. Nelson, 504 6th s.e. Miss Julia Niland. Mrs. Senator Proctor, 1437 R. I. ave. Mrs. J. W. Powell, 910 M. The Misses Roche of 1238 4th. Miss Ida Robinson. Mrs. Wim. Oscar Hoome, Misses Roome, 1817 Corcoran st. V st. n. w. The stisses Shier “The Misses Carrie and Lulu Rout of 1121| that a The Misses Schmidt, 1722 Pa. ave. Miss Shock. Mrs. D. L. Sansom and her sister, Miss Minnie Carstens, 622 L n.e. The Misses Tv Te oie sT 1-2 14th. e ‘enley, - le Mrs. J. T. Turner and daughters, 414 B "Sire. Gen. Jas. N. Tyner, 1229 10th n.w. Mrs. W. W. Valentine, 635 Mass. ave. n.e. Mrs. Theo. Wasserbach. Mrs. M. V. Wells, 42 K n.w. Miss Katherine L. Walsh, 1423 Corcoran nw. Mrs. H. G. Weber, 466 K n.w. Local Banks. The controller of the currency has issued @ statement of the condition of the twelve national banks in the city of Washington at the close of business, December 19. Their total resources are $12,852,884, of which $5,947,045 are loans and discounts; $1,005,400 United States bonds to secure circulation and deposits; the lawful money reserve in bank by Nene tad ag ake Ben specie; the average reserve hel x r cent. The capital stock paid in is $2,575,000, the surplus fund, $1,305,000, and the indi- vidual deposits, $7,528,174. mn aS Grand Jury Report. The grand jurors for the Criminal Court for the past three months yesterday held their final business session, but were called together this morning and made their final report to Judge Cole. Before concluding yesterday's session Mr. W. F. Pruitt, on behalf of his fellow-members, presented the foreman, Mr. W. F. Roberts, a hand- some diamond ring, and the clerks, R. H. Brown and Thornton, were each given o $20 gold piece, and the bailiff and mes- senger were also remembered. The session of yesterday was closed by a prayer by Rev. P. H. Umbles. Mr. Bent’s New Exploit. From the London Globe. Mr. Theodore Bent, accompanied by his wife, will leave England in a few days on another scientific expedition. Mr. Bent has given the following account of his plans to @ representative of Reuter’s agency: “The objective point of my new expedition is the Hadramaut, the ancient frankincense coun- try, and one of the four ancient kingdoms of southern Arabia, which formerly sup- plied the world with its more important luxuries. A botanist from Kew will accom- pany us, and we shall be met at Alexandria by Arab zoological collector,and at Aden by an Indian surveyor. Our expedition will thus number five persons; but this will, of course, not include interpreters and a na- tive escort, which will be provided by the Sheikh of Makulla, whose influence extends over the whole field of our proposed opera- tions.” Speaking of the country to be ex- plored, Mr. Bent said: “It is practically unknown, the only European who has vis- ited it being a German traveler, who went there early in the thirties, and who gave but scanty information. The district to be explored lies about 300 miles up the coast from Aden, and consists of a narrow strip between the sea and the desert, the area of which is absolutely unknown. It is, however, reputed to be rich in ruins and inscriptions of the old Hadramaut kings. On arriving at Aden my expedition will proceed up the coast to Makulla, a distance of 300_miles, and thence in al! probability camel riding will be our mode of traveling. After leaving Makulla our movements will be guided by what the sheikh tells us we cam ‘do. We however, to complete our work by about April, when we hope to return to England. I decided to explore this district in continuation of my work previously done in Abyssinia and in Mash- onaland, and to obtain further evidence as to the early wealth and power of the south- ern Arabian kingdoms. The expedition has received suport from the Roy: phigal Society, the British Association and Royal Society, I have every confidence,” said Mr. Bent in conclusion, “that the ex- pedition will have important results, not only from an archaeological but from other scientific points of view.” eee He Thought Gen. Grant Was Lazy. From the Chicago Record. H. H. Kohisaat tells this story of his only meeting with Gen. U. S. Grant: One day, when he was seven years old, he rode into Galena with his father on a load of garden produce. They drove to the market square. “My father had received from Mr. Grant an order for a basket of vegetables,” said’ Mr. Kohlisaat. “He told me to take the basket over to Grant's hide store. I went over there, and [ remember distinctly that the hide and rolls of leather made a very bad smell. When | walked into the store, I saw @ man tipped back in a chair with his feet on a stack of hides. He was smoking a cigar and reading a newspaper. I went up to him and asked him if he was Mr. Grant. He looked round and nodded his head. Then he told me to put the basket over by the counter. “When I was going home with my father, I told him that Mr. Grant must be a lazy man. The one impression I received was that he must be a poor business man, so in- dolent and indifferent did he seem as he sat tipped back there smoking his cigar.” — +04 o Val Al From Harper's Weekly. Professional sports are of small conse- quence, and, in so far as they have any consequence at all, are good merely in that they excite those who look on and admire the performances to try to take part in similar ones of their own. It is a good thing that the young merchant or lawyer, young bank clerk or dry goods clerk, should be- long to a local base ball nine, and should have chance now and then for an hour or two's brisk exercise. This will give tone to both his body and his mind, and will offset’ the evil consequences of a merely sedentary occupation. But the only good resulting from seeing a battle between two paid professiona! nines is the emulation ex- cited in the minds of the younger portion of the onlookers to try their own hands at the bat. The great development and wide diffusion and practice of athletic exercises amon; our people during the past quarter of century (this diffusion taking place among | those classes where the need of it was great- jest) has been a very distinct advantage to our national type. Only the other day Mr. John Burroughs, in speaking upon this point, dwelt upon the improved physique of the young American of the present day as compared with his predecessor of twen- ty-flve years back. This is as it should be. 1t would be an ill thing for this republic if we developed on the lines of the By- zantine and Bengulese; if our mercantile men learned nothing but how to make money, and our lawyers, students and men of trained intellects generally grew to unite “the heads of professors with the hearts etic Trat: ee _____ Glacial Action. From the Fortnightly Review. Every glacier carries with it, imbedded in its undersurface, numbers of rocks and stones which, during the slow but unceas- ing motion over its bed, crush and grind down all rocky projections, producing in the end gently rounded or almost flat sur- faces even on the hardest and toughest rocks. In many of the valleys of Wales, the lake district and Scotland every ex- posed rock has acquired this characteristic outline, and the same feature can be traced on all the rocky slopes and often on the summits of the lesser heights, and the ex- planation of how these forms have been pro- duced is not a theory only, but has been observed in actual operation in the accessi- ble portions of many glaciers. Rocks and stones are to be seen imbedded in the ice and actually scratching, grooving and grinding the rock beneath in their low but irrestible onward motion. The rocky islets in Windermere, Ullswater and and other lakes, as well as the Thousand islands of the St. Lawrence, are thus ice- ground, and the amount of the grinding can often be seen to be proportional to the pressure and motion of the advancing glacier. I recently noticed in the marshy alluvial plain above Derwentwater a projecting rock, which has been ground down to so regu- Jar a curve as to look like @ portion of an enormous globe buried in the earth. By rough measurement and estimate this rock was about 250 feet across and twenty or thirty feet high. It was formed of hard slate, with numerous quartzite veins, the whole ground down to 2 uniform spherical surface. It had evidently once been an island in the lake, having a much broader base now hidden by the alluvium, and may originally have been one of those abrupt craggy rocks a few hundred feet high, which, owing to their superior hardness or tenacity, resisted ordinary denudation, and which, when above the old ice level, form those numerous “pikes” which add so much to the wild and picturesque scenery of the district. —__—ceo—___ There was a scare in the Paris Opera House Thursday, caused by a report} chain supporting the chandelier had half cut. The report proved to be | j unfounded. Many detectives were present. VETERANS BANQUET! The Annual Reunion of the Union Soldiers’ Alliance, —_——»———— SOME ELOQUENT SPEECHES MADE The Occasion Considered by All a Most Enjoyable One. THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED ‘The Union Soldiers’ Alliance held its fif- teenth annual banquet at the Ebbitt House last night. The membership of this organi- zation is limited to 100, and nearly that number, including a few invited guests, w: present at the reunion last night. The members were received in the red parlor by 9 o'clock the line was formed, with Proctor Klemroth bearing the standurd of the alli- ance, and Secretary Heupel carrying “Old Glory” at the head, and the march was was by small tables, each of which was handsomely decorated with flowers, while palms and potted plants added to the beauty of the scene. A stringed orchestra furnished music during the evening. The retiring pres- ident,Mr. B. T. Janney,called the assemblage to order and conducted the opening service in accordance with the ritwal of the alliance. Some Excellent Speeches. With the appearance of the coffee and cigars Mr. Janney yielded to the new presi- dent, Dr. H. A. Robbins, who pleasantly in- troduced the speakers who responded to the various toasts. The speeches were of more than ordinary post prandial excellence, and in many cuses the enthusiasm of those present was raised to the highest pitch. This was notably the case during the re- marks of Corp. James Tanner, who spoke on the duties of the country to those who periled their lives to preserve the Unton; Gen. Dan. Macauley, who told some excel- lent war stories; George Alfred Townsend, who recited two original poems, “Little Gri- sette” and “The Last Ride of the War Cor- respondent;” and Gen. S. S. Burdette, who drew elequent and patriotic lessons from the subject of the firing of the first gun at Fort Sumter. Col. Chas, P. Lincoln, in re- sponding to the toast, “The Nation’s Capi- tal,” gave an elequent and graphic sketch of the progress of Washington city from the ume it was first designated as the na- tional capital, and contrasted its appear- ance before the with its present beau- tiful well-paved streets, handsome parks and magnificent public buildings and private residences. He held that it was in the full- est sense of the word the nation’s capital, and that every citizen throughout the land should take deep and abiding interest in its welfare and development, and should feel @ pride in its growth and importance. A pleasant incident was the cartoon de- signed by Mr. Kiemroth, which represented Old Father Time leading in the New Year and presenting the young man to a hand- somely spread banquet board. The New Officers. The officers for next year, who assumed their duties for the first time last night, are as follows: President, Dr. Henry A. Robbins; first vice president, Dr. Frank T. Howe; second vice president, John 8. Stodder; third vice president, Dr. Andrew J. Huntoon, secretary, John L. Heupel; as- sistant secretary, John R. Collette; treasur- er, Samuel C. Lovejoy, and proctor, Edgar HH. Kiemroth. The regular toasts and responses were as follows: “The Chief Executive of the Greatest Re- public,” Col, Wm. G. Moore; “The Volun- teers,” Capt. A. S. Taber; “Our Capital,’ Col. Chas. P. Lincoln; “Woman,” Capt. W. P. Sevilie; “Our Dead,” drunk standing and in silence; “Our Comrades,” Judge Samuel Cc. Mills, and “The First Gun at Sumter,” Gen. S. Burdette. Besides these there were speeches by Corp. James Tanner, Lieut. Lucien Young, U. S. navy; Mr. Geo. Alfred Townsend and Gen. Dan. McCauley. ‘The banquet committee consisted of A. H. G. Richardson, chairman; Messrs. Geo. Corson, John Gilmore, Zach. E. Thoma: Wm. Howard Mills, Chas. Lowell, John Young, Joseph O. Manson and August Do- nath. The complete success of the reunion, to excellence of the menu, the care- ful selection of the speakers and the gen- eral enjoyment of all present,is proof of the gvod work done by this committee. The Membership. The following is a list of the membership of the alliance, in the order of their admis- sion, the most of whom participated in the reunion last night: John L. Heupel, 46th N. Y. Inf.; Sami. C. Lovejoy, 1st Me. Cav Wm. P. Seville (Prest., 1879), Ist Dela. Ini Newton M. Brooks (Prest., 'S7), 12th N. Y Inf.; Harrison Dingman (Prest., ’S1-'82), 14th N. Y. Int.; James M. Edgar, 11th Mo. A. F. McMillan (Prest., "9i), Ist U. . H. Art.; Wm. A. Olmsted, Chas. C. Royce (Prest., 1 navy; John Gilmore, Ist W. V: Coleman, Ist D. of C. Inf.; Abraham Hart (Prest., 1800), “3d Penn. Inf.; Zach. E. ‘Thomas, 11th Mo. Cav.; Robert G. Cunning- ham, 13th Penn. Cav.; Edgar H. Klemroth, 6th Penn. Cay.; Robert S. Lytle, U. S. navy; Wm. Howard Mills, 14th U.S. Inf.; Frank B. Miller, ¥ist Penn. Inf.; Henry B. Ben- nett, 7th Mass. Inf.; Benjamin Engel, 24 U, 8. Cay.; Frank T. Howe, 40th Mass. Inf.; Wm. B. Morgan, 140th Penn. Inf.; Saml. M. Barrows, h Me.Inf.; William Blasland,lst Mass Wm, Gibson (Prest., '88), Purnell Le- gion, Md. Inf.; Charles D. A. Loeffier, 5th | U.S. Cav.; John G. Macgregor, 8th Minn. Inf.; Charles E. Coon, 23d N. Y. Inf.; Mar- | tin Hoyberger,2d U.S, Art.; Wm. G. Moore, National Rifles, D. of C.; Henry G. Rogers, U. S. Vols.; Charles King, U. 5. avan W. Harrington, 44th N. ert H. Morton, 133d Ohio Inf.; Bartlett (Prest., Geo. A. 89), Ist Mass. H. Art.; Samuel 8. Burdett (Prest., '86), Ist Iowa Cay.; Simeon H. Merrill, 11th Me. Inf.; ‘Thomas M. Steep, Sth Penn. Reserves; Al- myne H. G. Richardson, 114th Penn. Int. Augustus S. Worthington, 98th Ohio Inf. Vols. ; S. Willard Saxton, U. H. French, 12th Mass. T. Garden, U. S. Webster, Sth Conn. 16th Ill. Cav. Legion, Md. .; Orange S. Firmin, 7th Conn. Inf.; Fred. W. Mitchell,12th Il. Cav.; Henry Sherwood, 4th Mich. Cav.; Richard M. Goundie, 2d Penn. Art.; Bernard T. Jan- ney, 197th Penn. Inf.; Geo. U. Rose, U. 8. army; Wm. Howard Gibson, 7th Penn. Re- serves; Wi J. Johnston, 44th N. Y. Inf.; Joseph H. Twitchell, 13th Mass. Inf.; Frank A. Butts, 47th N.Y. Inf.; Frank H, Sprague, 1st R.I, Cav.; Nathan Bickford, U. 8. Vols.; James B. Coit, 14th Conn. Inf.; Charles Lowell, 7th Me. In: llth Vt. Inf.; Chas. J. Inf.; Albert W. Roome, Tist N. Y. Inf.; An- drew T. Huntington, 10th Mass. Inf.; John Cameron, 3d Penn. Cav.; Adolph Berger, ist La. ; James L. Davenport, 40th vis. Inf.; Samuel A. Lew Ist R. I. Cav.; Elnathan Meade, 44th N. Inf.; Johh S. Stodder, U. 8. navy; Alva S. Taber, 19th U. 8. Inf.; John R. Collette, 7th Ky. Inf.; Charles P. Lincoln, 19th Mich. Inf.; Henry A. Robbins, U. army; John M. Young, Bist N. J. Inf.; Levi P. Wright, ist Mass. Hy. Art.; Albion B. Jameson, 6th Penn. Reserves; James B. Carter, 83d N. Y. Inf.; Frank P. Gro: be Manson, 7th Tenn. M’t’d Inf.; L. Pruden, lith N. J. .; Wm. Hebrew, 20th Penn. militia; Geo. H. Lillebridge, 14th Conn. Inf.; Willis B. Pomeroy, 5th Mich. Inf.; Andrew J. Huntoon, 12th New Hamp. Inf.; John J. Harrover, 24 Conn. Hy. Art.; Samuel V. Holliday, U. S. army; Geo. E. Corson, 17th U. 8S. Inf.; Joab N. Patterson, 2d N. H. Inf.; Sherman A. Johnson, 123d Ohio Inf.; Albert F. Brooks, 13th Mass, Fred. Brackett, 6th Me. Inf.; Samuel J. 8. army; August Donath, 224 m. H. Doolittle, 141st Penn. Irving, 38th Ohio Inf.; Henry Casey, Ist U. 8. Cav.; La Fayette Knapp, llith N. Y. Inf.; Daniel Maculey, 11th Ind. Inf. ——— The Sort of a Man He W From the Detroit Free Press. “And so they are engaged?” queried one lady of another as they sat down on a Woodward avenue car yesterday. Yes, I suppose so.”* d you have met him.” |. how, what's your honest opinion of him?" “Well, he’s well off, moves in good society and seems to be devoted to her; looks to me just like a man who'd growl all through housecleaning time, and I'm glad he did not take to my Sarah. the banquet committee, and shortly after! made to the dining room. The arrangement} but he! from this defect. |ARIZONA’S WILD ANIMALS Strange Beasts in the Desert That Give } Rise to Sensational Stories. Remzant of Herds Once for the Use of the Army—Cam and Dromedaries Not a Success Here. ment received last July by Mr. Gustave Bender of this city from a resident of Ari- rapidly becoming extict. Berder said: “The introduction of the camel to be em- ployed as a beast of burden in those por- there are broad prairies and elevated plains, nearly destitute of water, and furnishing but a scanty supply of herbage of an in- different quality, has long been viewed as a matter of much national importance, par- ticularly since the establishment of the overland routes, requiring mingled moun- tain and desert travel between the Atlantic states and the Pacific slope. Several drom- edaries and camels have been introduced from time to time, but, owing to a want of @ proper knowledge of the habits and man. ners of the animals, the attempt has proven unsuccessful. Guinea to Virginia in 1701, and the enter- prise failed. Dromedaries have been in- troduced in the West Indies and various parts of South America, and have been em- ployed with partial success. Purchased by Order of Congress. “In 1853 Congress appropriated $30,000 to be expended in the purchase of dromedaries and camels, to be employed for military purposes. In accordance with that act Jefferson Davis, then Secretary of War, assigned Maj. Henry C. Wayne, United States army, for that duty, and instructed him to visit Asia and other eastern coun- tries. The United States store ship Supply was placed at his disposal, under command of Lieut. David D. Porter. Maj. Wayne left New York on the 19th of May, 1855, for the orient, and sailed from Smyrna, in Asia Minor, on the 15th of February, 1856, with thirty-three camels, of which one died; six were born on the passage, of which four died. He arrived on the 13th of May, 1856, at Indianola. Tex., with thirty-four camels. “The camels were sent to Camp Yerde, about sixty miles from San Antonio, Tex. in transporting supplies from San Antonio to the camp. The dromedaries were to be used as a means of rapid transit for mes- sengers and couriers, and as pack animals for scouting parties instead of mules. It war thought that possibly the dromedaries | micht be mounted with a small gun throw- | ing shrapnel. A Second Shinment, “In the meantime Lieut. Porter set out for the second expedition, taking along an agent, at a salary of $2.000 per year. He purchased a lot of beautiful animals, all from Smyrna with forty-four camels and dromedaries of different breeds, six of | which were presented by the sultan. After | most fearful voyage and experiencing the severest gales and hurricanes the second | camel expedition arrived at the mouth of | the Mississippi January 30, 1857. Forty-one |camels in good order were landed at In- dianola and transported to the others at the camp. After several years’ trial it was claimed that the animals wer not adapted for military transportation in this country, and the entire lot was sold at auction, the highest price being $31 per head. “So far I have not been able to ascertain what fate these animals shared, but un- doubtedly the camels found in’ southern Arizona today are the remnants and off- spring of those imported about thirty-seven years ago into the state of Texas. J am In correspondence with the governor of Ari- zona, and shall communicate with the prover authorities In ‘this city. with the obiect of saving the camels from destruc- tlon. and removing them to some govern- ment reservation. nrobably the Vellowstone National Park. and securing a few for the Zoological Park of this city. Jabesimieabe erst THE LOCOMOTIVE WHISTLE. A Disastro: Smashup Led to Its In- vention. From the Cardiff Mail. When locomotives were first built and began to trundle their small loads up and down the newly and rudely constructed railways of England the country roads were for the most part crossed at grade and the engine driver had no way of giv- ing warning of his approach except by blowing a tin horn. This horn, as may be imagined, was far from being a sufficient warning. One day in the year 1833 a farm- er of Thornton was crossing the railway tracks on one of the country roads with a great load of eggs and butter. Just as he came out upon the track a train approach- ed. The engine man blew his tin horn lustily, but the farmer did not hear it. Eighty dozen eggs and fifty pounds of butter were smashed into an indistinguish- unpleasant mass and mingled with the kindling wood to which the wagon was reduced. The railway company had to pay the farmer the value of his fifty pounds of butter, his 960 eggs, his horse and his wagon. It was regarded as a very serious matter, and straightway a director of the company, Ashlen Bagster by name, went to Atton Grange, where George Stephenson lived, to see if he could not invent, something that would give a warning more likely to be heard. Stephenson went to work and the next day had a contrivance which, when attached to the engine boiler, and the steam turned on, gave out a shrill discordant sound. The railway directors, greatly de- lighted, ordered similar contrivances at- tached to all the locomotives, and from that day to this the voice of the locomo- tive whistle has never been silent. aE aE Sar Foot Ball Scholarship. From the Chicago Evening Post. Apparently the faculty of Princeton col- lege have not been affected by the attacks upon foot ball emanating from certain old gentlemen and ladies in New York city. It was rumored that the college authorities intended putting unusual restrictions on the game, but from all accounts they have decided not to interfere at all. Examina- tion has proved that the members of the victorious foot ball team stand quite as well in the class room as non-playing stu- dents. Ward, Balliet, Taylor and Blake are “high graders,” while Trenchard, Brown, Wheeler and King stand well. As one of the strongest arguments of the critics was that devotion to athletics checked the in- tellectual progress of the athletes, this ought to go in as pretty good evidence to the fathers of the land, who are the judges in the end. Simultaneously with this announcement comes another one to the effect that the movement for the modification of the rules of the game is making good progress. It will probably result in limiting interference, barring the more dangerous mass play of this season, and imposing stricter duties upon the field officers of the game. These, it must be admitted, are necessary reforms. That they have been undertaken by players and coachers demonstrates the ability of the great American college game to purge itself of evils without the attendance of old woman nurses. —— - —se0 ---__ Smoke Consumers in Paris. From the London Globe. Some help for the fog nuisance may be derived from the forthcoming report of the consell d’hygiene of Paris on the best means of getting rid of smoke in large cities. The conseil has undertaken a large number of experiments on the subject at the request of the municipal council of Paris, where the increasing number of fac- tories and electric light stations is making the atmosphere too smoky for the public taste One drawback to furnaces giving complete combustion of the coal or coke is that the heat is sometimes so intense as to melt the bars. The new furnace of M, Dulae, which has been tried by the munici- pality of Bercy, at Paris, is, however, free The bars are hollow, and kept cool by water circulating in them. In other respects the furnace is said to give (great satisfaction, and is very economical. Camels were brought from) The object was to use the burden animals | young, and on November 15, 1856, sailed | PRENDERGAST CONVICTED. The Slayer of Carter Harrison Gailty of Murder. Patrick Eugene Joseph Prendergast, the murderer of Carter Henry Harrison, will die on the gallows. Twelve representative citizens of Cook county, IL, yesterday af- ternoon adjudged him responsible for his troduced | deed on the night of October 28, and the death watch sits outside his cell in the county jail. The verdict of the jury was agreed upon after a deliberation of a little over an hour. Judge Brentano’s instructions to the jury From time to time reports have come of | Were lengthy, providing for every contin- strange beasts having been seen in the|S¢Ncy or doubt Which might arise in the great desert of Arizona, and {t has usually |™inds of those who were a transpired that these beasts, upon closer | Judges. The text of all verdicts for an description and examination, proved to have |#8@inst the prisoner which could be ren- been camels, Of late years only occasional | d¢red in his case was given to twelve peers, reports have been received of the presence |#"d they retired at 1:25 p.m. to — of these foreign-built “ships of the desert” | Which one they should return according upon American soll. According to a state-| to the law and the evidence. Sallen and Silent. Prendergast sat sullen and silent through zona, it is believed that the cameis are | ‘his last scene, but one in the trial. He was hemmed in by officials of the law who had no sympathy for him, and further A probable expianation of the presence of camels on the American desert is made by | #W#Y Sat hauling men nar wiser Mr. Bender, who has examined the subject. |C@me to hear the eloquent le. In conversation with a Star reporter Mr.|C°ntempt for the ugly-faced assassin may have been tempered with a little pity, but their hearts were steeled to recelve the ver- dict of guilt and death. While the judge was reading his carefully prepared instruc- tions of the western hemisphere where | tions the prisoner's face betrayed the keen- est anxiety. His open mouth twitched ner- vously and he turned his ill-shaped head at every sound coming from the entrance to the crowded court room after the jury had retired. He was fearful of a speedy agreement, as he realized that would be ignificant of a verdict of guilty. After a while he was taken back to his cell in the jail, and the tension which had kept the men and women subdued was re- laxed. The silence, only broken by quiet conversation, guve place to light-hearted talk in every part of the court room. The oppressive presence of the prisoner no lon- ger served to remind them of death and the ghastly gallows. The lawyers and re- porters engaged in an off-hand argument on various topics and famous murder tri- als. Bursts of laughter came from the group at intervals, and even the attorneys who have worked rd against great odds to save their miserable client from a mur- derer’s fate joined in the diversion, The Harrison family was represented by Preston Harrison, son of the murdered man. Neither Prendergast's mother nor brother was in the court room during the closing scene. Return of the Jury. Nobody was expecting the return of the jury for a few hours. Suddenly, at 2:28 o'clock, In the midst of general conversation and laughter, came a bailiff’s shrill voice calling: “Take seats now, gentleme! derstood. It had the effect of an electric shock. “That means guilty, sure.” “It's a hanging,” were the words which passed from mouth to mouth, Every eye was turned toward the door, and the buzz of excitement and conversa- tion died away. Instead a solemn stillness pervaded the chamber. From the door |came a procession of stern-faced men. | Judge Brentano led the way, followed by the jury and bailiffs. Deputy sheriffs had a minute or two before been dispatched across the “Bridge of Sighs” to the jail | with orders to bring in the prisoner. There was a shifting of men the reporter's table next to Prendergast’s seat by order of the court. Walking with guards in front of him and guards behind him, Prendergast ud- | vanced slowly to his seat. Jalil Clerk Ben | Price, who accompanied the assassin, urged ; him “brace up and keep your mouth shut.” Prendergast obeyed the latter in- junction only. His bravado and vanity had fled. The mask had been torn from his face | by fear of an adverse verdict, and he stood | before court and jury natural—a cringing coward, afraid to hear his doom pro- nounced, The countenance of every juror was sphynx-like. No sign of hope for Prender- gast could be detected there. He dropped into his seat against the wail, and guards stood over him. His protruding lower jaw became limp, so that his lips hung wide apart in imbecile fashion. A pallor spread over his face, and he stared vacantly in front of him. He sat there friendless and execrated. The Verdict. The silence was oppressive. It was broken by the voice of Judge Brentano saying: “Have you agreed upon a verdict, gentlemen?” “We nave, your honor,” replied Foreman J. Sutter, handing the fatal document to the +, who transmitted it to the clerk. That ...icer quietly opened it in the midst of breathless suspense, and read as follows: “We, the jury, find the defendant, Patrick Eugene Prendergast, guilty of murder in the manner and form as charged in the in- dictment, and we fix his punishment at death.” When the clerk uttered the word “death” Prendergast made the Catholic sign over his breast with his right hand. His de- meanor was pitifully abject. He looked in- deed a miserable wretch in human form, Not a word escaped his lips. The effect of the death verdict kept the spectators silent No one rose to go. Quick- ly the guards took hold of the trembling prisoner and were hurrying him back to the jail when the voice of Judge Brentano heard again. “Bring the prisoner back,” he command- ed, and the condemned creature was led back to his seat. The formality of polling the jury had not been complied with. It was soon over, each juror answering “yes” to the question: “Was and is this now your verdict?” Prendergast did not sit down the second time. He stood pale and terror stricken close to his chair, stretching his hand for support against the wall while a guard held the other. After the removal of the guilty wretch, Attorney Wade entered for- mal motion for a new trial, which will be argued next week. Then the crowd quietly dispersed. ———_+e+—_____ Crowa Boycotting a Tame Brother. From the Cincinnati Times-Star. It is a well-known fact that wild animals and birds do not care to receive back into their society a member that has lived a sea- son with man as a pet. This was fllustrated in a noisy manner out near Pleasant Ridge yesterday, according to the story told by a witness. “A tame crow,” said he, “had for several years cawed around the farmhouse of our neighbor, and yesterday was seated on a fence away out on the farm cawing when a great flock of crows came along and settled in the field. The tame one grew frantic, cawing and scolding till the atten- tion of the flock was attracted to it. Rising en masse the flock circled around and alighted on the fence about the tame one, which became frightened and flew up. It was followed by the others, which crowded about it in its flight and forced it to “fly farther and farther away from the farm house and over a great wood. There they all set on it and pecked it and clawed the ‘poor thing till its flight was marked @ith feathers falling. All this time they kept up a terrible cawing and calling like a conven- tion of reformed drunkards. They would undoubtedly have killed the poor bird, but it spied a mam at work in the woods and dropped down to him. He proved a friend, and Jim Crow was soon perched on his shoulder cawing defiantly at his relatives who had cast him from among them, but who now flew to a respectful distance. EPILEPSY OR FITS. Can this disease be cured? Most physicians say No—I say Yes; all forms and the worst cases. After 30 years’ study and experiment I have found the remedy.—Epilepsy is cured by it; not subdued by oplates—the old, treacherous, quack treatment. Do not despair. Forget past {mpositions on your purse, past outrages on your confidence, past failures. Look forward, not back- ward. My remedy is of today. Valuable work on the subject and large bottle of the remedy sent free for trial. Mention post office and express Prof. W. H. PEEKE, F. D., 4 Cedar 5 w York. address. jaT-sS2t AT THE WORLD'S COLUMBIAN without has the Signature of GAMA AWAITS REINFORCEME! ‘When They Come He Will Attack Rio The meaning of the order was well un-] Janciro. ‘The London Times correspondent at Rio de Janeiro sends the following dispatch, dated December 22, via Montevideo: “During the past week the custom-house has been closed on account of the firing from Cobras Island, The government forts con- tinue the bombardment of Fort Villegaignon. The rumors of a naval fight near Desterro| are untrue. The war ships Tiradente and Bahia are now at Montevideo. The Aquidi-| ban and Republica are at Desterro. Gen. | Salgado, with 1,100 men, arrived at Des- terro on Wednesday from the south. “Admiral Da Gama has withdrawn the | insurgent forces from Governador Island. | He states that the number of men was in-| sufficient to occupy so large an island and | he prefers concentrating the forces on board | the ships at Cobras and Villegaignon. The| insurgents continue to fire upon the shore/| front, rendering communication between the merchant shipping and the shore dangerous. ‘The commanders of the foreign warships, except the German, have given notice that | they will afford protection against seizure. | but they warn shipmasters that they can-/ not protect life from danger in a crossfire} between the government troops and the in- surgents. “The present situation is as follow miral Da Gama, with 1,200 men, proposes to keep the government in check, harassing their troops on the Littoral until the arri- val of the insurgents from the south. Then he will attack Rio, The government awaits the arrival of new ships. Then they will deliver an attack in force, opening fire with all the shore artillery and using every effort to crush Admiral Da Gama. “The result of the revolution greatly de- pends upen the advance of the insurgents northward. If Admiral Da Gama is able to hold out until the arrival of the insurgents, they will probably be successful. They con- Ada- | sider their present position in Rio extreme- ly critical, as without assistance Admiral Da Gama cannot hold out ten days. “Ad from the south state that the insurgent general, Saraiva, defeated 2,000 men under Gen. Lima on the frontier of a, and is now pursuing them. Letters | dated Rio Grande do Sul, December 12, say that there are 1,000 soldiers in that city and 4,000 insurgents in the neighborhood. “Advices from Desterro say that the in- surgent army is 14,000 strong, but is short of ammunition. “The government has reoccupied Mucangue Island, in the harbor of Rio, after a sharp skirmish. “Admiral Da Gama states that if any dis- content shows itself on account of his mon- archica! opinions, he will offer to resign his command. Today he sent a circular note to the foreign diplomatic representatives ask- ing recognition of the insurgents as bellig- erents.” Not Recognised as Relligerents. A dispatch from Rio Janeiro, dated yester- day, says “The ministers of foreign powers have refused Admiral Da Gama’s request that the insurgents be recognized as bellig- erents. The government will not attempt a serious attack upon the insurgents until the five torpedo boats now on their way from Germany arrive. They are expected to arrive in a fortnight, having been delayed by storms. All have a speed of twenty- eight knots.” It has transpired that the dynamite gun of the government cruiser Nictheroy did not work satisfactorily during the tests made on the voyage from New York to Pernambuco. Both officers and crew have manifested it disappointment on account of the failure. Ityis said that the air pipes of the gun are leaky and that the joints were badly packed. a Broadway Restaurant. From Trath. 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