Evening Star Newspaper, January 16, 1894, Page 12

THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1894—TWELVE PAGES. SUBURBAN NEWS. ALEXANDRIA. The city council last night labored in vain and took nothing; for at the late hour which closed the meeting the proposals for the amendment of the city charter were no further advanced than they had been when the boards adjourned on the Wednesday night previous. The board of aldermen began the consideration, as soon as it met, of the charter as amended by the common council on Wednesday night. Meanwhile the common council, convinced that some of the changes ought not to have been made, voted 7 to 5 to reconsider the vote by which tie amendments had been agreed to; and sent its clerk to ask the aldermen to return the paper. This the aldermen re- fused to do and a discussion of the charter went on in both boards at the same time. The council made another request for the paper, but the aldermen held on to it and considered forty out of its forty-three sec- tions, but adjourned pending the forty-first section, and as the council had been pre- viously adjourned the matter still remains unsettied. No further regular meeting of the boards will take place until the fourth ‘Tuesday of January. This afternoon 2n Alexandria county meeting called by the supervisors has gath- ered at the county court house on Columbus street to consider the proposal of applying to the legisiature for leave to issue $50,000 in county bonds for an improvement fund. Action upon the subject will be completed ata later hour of the evening. Mr. Chas. King has been elected delegate of Grace Church and Mr. L. M. Blackford delegate of Christ Church to the Episcopal convention at Richmond. The statement that a white woman from Fauquier had been assaulted by a colored man and that he had been fined $4.50 for the offense has only the foundation that a colored woman was solicited by a colored hack driver, refused his advances and brought him before the mayor, who fined his $2.50. It is now said that the dog which bit the little son of Mr. A. W. Armstrong was not | mad, but was suffering from indigestion. The endless chain dredge, with which the | harbor of Washington is familiar, has been | sold for $5, under an order of the United States court here. During the session of the city council last night Chairman Caton of the street committee stated that it was not the in- tention of the committee to take any action toward extending Pitt street south until re- port had been made by the corporation a torney upon the legal questions involved in the matter. ‘The corporation court has committed to Mr. F. Schwab for administration the es- tate of Wm. Fisher. the inventor, who died suddenly in Washington some months ago. a ANACOSTIA. The Rev. Gilbert F. Williams of Christ Church, Navy Yard, at the morning service on last Sunday, announced from the chancel the appointment of the Rev. J. M. E. Mc- Kee as associate rector of the parish. Mr. McKee was for eleven years connected with Emmanuel Church, Anacostia, and was the pioneer in blazing the way for the establishment of the Episcopal communion in this place. Mr. Burgess and family of Giesboro’ will shortly occupy the cottage on the Temple place, Monroe street. which is being put in repair for their tenancy. The main of the Washington Gas Light Comvany which connects Washington and Anacostia by way of the Pennsylvania avenue bridge and Minnesota avenue, will unite tomorrow with the Harrison street branch, thus supplying an abundant supply of gas and uniform pressure to this place. Mrs. Mary J. Smithson ef Shannon place, who has been seriously ill for the past five weeks with an aggravated case of bron- chitis and grip, is recovering. Two enterprising citizens of Baltimore have been prospecting in Anacostia for the past two days for a site for the erection of a large flour and grist mill. The offer of some eligible property on Stickfoot branch is under consideration by them. Mr. Edgar Banks died on Monday at 4 p. m., at his residence on Sumner avenue. Funeral will be from Bethlehem Baptist Church tomorrow at 1 o'clock p. m. Mr. Henry Kenner of Filmore street was compelled to take to his bed on Wednesday last. All the symptoms of the case point to pneumonia. ‘Memorial services were conducted last night by John A. Logan Corps, W. L. C., addresses eulogistic of Mrs. Susie Dean, a jate member of the corps, being the special order of the evening. ai HYATTSVILLE. Dr. J. R. Owens, chairman of the citi- zens’ meeting held at Wells’ Hall last ‘Thursday might, has appointed the follow- ing committee to present the new town charter, adopted at that meeting, to the legislature: Dr. Chas. A. Wells, Dr. A. M. Buck, F. H. Smith, L. H. Campbell and R. Ford Combs. This committee will prob- ably visit Annapolis next Thursday. Golden Rule Lodge, No. 45, 1. O. M., held an interesting meeting at Mechanics’ Hail last nigh: A number of citizens of this place who are interested in the proposed volunteer fire company will hold a meeting in the later part of this week for the purpose of organizing that company. The Tuesday Evening Club will meet at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Boy- kin this evening, and two scenes from Shakespeare's play, “As You Like It,” Wiil be enacted by some of the members. The Guild of the Pinckney Memorial Church will meet at the residence of Dr. Chas. A. Wells next Thursday evening. Rev. Dr. Braddock of St. Mary's county ocupied the pulpit at the Pinckney Memor- lal Churea last Sunday evening,and preach- ed an interesting sermon. eae LINDEN Interesting services will be held at the Presbyterian Church on Thursday evening, when the pastor, Rev. P. P. Flournoy, will preside. This will be a special meeting, and in addition to the sermon by the pas- tor, the aifairs of the church will be dis- cussed. The church is in a prosperous con- dition, having recently communicants, and is largely attended. The Sunday school, under the superintendence of Mr. L. B Thomson, is doing well. Mr. and Mrs. James Simpson, who lead the singing, have been ill with pneumonia, but, to the gratification of the church members, they have recovered and are now enabled to resume their duties. A handsome addition is being made to Linden of a house for Mr. Charles Brock, under plans drawn by Architect R. J. Beall, jr. It will be a two-story build- ing, with cellar, tower projections, com- modfous porches and in every way a com- fortable suburban residence. — FOREST GLEN. Regular services are being held at Car- rel Chapel, though its construction has not yet been entirely completed, but sufficient to allow the assembling of worshipers. ‘This is one of the first churches now in the diocese. Baldwin and Pennington of Bal- timore are the architects. The church is buiit in the gothic style of architecture, covering a space of forty by eighty feet. It is built of red sandstone, with slate roof, and has a very fine tower, mounted by a handsome golden cross. The windows are memorial and have been donated as follows: The large round window back and above the pulpit by the children of Theodore and Mary Brent Mosher. Ten arched windows, im addition to this round one, have also been constructed by contribution in memory of Bohrer, Mrs. L. A. by her daughter, M of Wm. Dudley ai gs. by their daughter, Mrs. Morgan: of Philip and Mary Fenwick, by their children; of John, Mary, Jane and Eugene Van Riswick, by Mrs. Martina Carr; by Mrs. Chilton, in memory of her father and mother; of Mrs. O. H. P. Clark, by her children; of William and Matiida Truxton, by their son William; of Robert ¥. and Harriet Brent, by their daughter, Mrs. Goodfellow; of Mattie Eccleston, by her mother, Martha Eccleston. The tenth window was contributed by Louis L. and Mary J. Brunett. Mrs. Morgan will fur- nish the funds for the baptismal font. The church will be dedicated on Sunday. April 2, on which occasion His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons ciate. Father Keane of the Catholic University will de- liver the sermon. —_—_—___. BRAIN-WORKERS Une Horsford’s Acid Phosphate. When nigbt comes the literary and active busi- Bess man’s brain is hongry frum the exhausting lator of the day. Horsford’s Acid Phosptate ly suppifes the waste of tissue. and refreshing Sineg resclis received several | Mr. Alfred Ray has recovered from the grip, and his son, Gordon, is improving from the injuries inflicted New Year day at the Chevy Chase hunt, referred to a few. days ago in The Star. Mr. Patrick Kane, aged seventy years, who has been a resident of this place for the past twenty-five years, died Saturday morning at 5.0’clock of pneumonia, and w: interred yesterday at 10:30 p.m. in the C: roll Chapel cemetery. Rev. C. O. Rosen- steel, pastor of the church, conducted the services, with requiem mass. Sb eee Mr. Kilgore ad the District. To the Editor of The Evening Star: As a citizen and taxpayer of the District, I desire to thank you for the editorial in a | recent issue of The Star, commenting on | the efforts now being made to relieve the unemployed workmen of the District. It is a shame and a disgrace that the objection | of one man in Congress, ignorant of what he is objecting to, should kill a bill that means so much to thousands who, through no fault of their own, find themselves desti- tute and starving. 1 would respectfully sug- | gest to Mr. Kilgore that he investigate the |law regarding the opening of suburban | | Streets, and, I think, he will find that | | ycur argument is strictly correct. We are net asking Congress to appropriate the | people’s money for charity, but we do de- | mand that the money we pay for street im- | provements, and which has gone into the treasury, shail be expended when we desire | and where it will do the most good, both for | the District and its suffering laborers. The | | gentleman from Texas must either with-| draw his objection like a man, when he! | knows he is wrong, or he must stand con- | ¥icted as a willful mischiefmaker. There | is another question that the people of this city are interested in, and which should , be settled at once. I refer to a site for the | new government printing office. Why is it | that no quorum attends the committee meetings? 1 cannot conceive how Congress- | men can day after day postpone action on @ question that means life and death to | thousands of poor men and women, who | are compelled to earn their daily bread in | @ building that has been condemned and | whose collapse would surprise no_ one. Should there be a repetition of the Ford's | Theater disaster these men would be moral- {ly guilty of murder. Keep up your noble work, and by constant “pegging away” let us hope you will be able to accomplish the good that we are entitled to. ve ——— Mr. Baler’s Part. ‘To the Editor of The Evening Star: | I respectfully request the favor of reply- jing to a communication which appeared in | the Saturday issue of The Star, which was signed by “Justice,” and which referred to |the recent arrest, trial and conviction of } Jules Wailace. From the tone and tenor of the criticism of “Justice” it is clearly evident that the writer's education upon the subject touched is somewhat limited. Therefore, for his | enlightenment, I will explain my course in this matter, and why I was at the hall on the Surday evening of the arrest. Mr. Wallace, without a word or any pro- | vocation upon my part, unwarrantedly at- | tacked me in a public meeting, and in reply to his attack I accused him of being a fraud and an impostor, my statement, be- ing based upon my knowledge of his past. | Mr. Wallace offered me the platform to | prove my charges. I agreed and said that }I would accept on the following Sunday evening, as at the time I had not the nec- essary proof and data. Therefore my presence on the Sunday night in question was only to fulfill my part of the understanding. I was denied the privilege of vindicating myself, how- ever, and then consequently acted as I had | been directed. The action of the authorities was taken, |I have no doubt, upon good grounds. As | Stated in the court rocm, it was according | to explicit orders that Wallace was arrest- ed at that time and place. The part I took In the episode was fully understood by all parties directly interested. It was, in reality, but for the single purpose of ex- | posing to the public a fraud and an impos- | tor—to remove the mark of “religion” that covered Wallace’s acts and words, and to turn on the true light ETHELBERT BAIER. —_—__. A Revolutionary Mansion. To the Editor of The Evening Star: I saw in one of ‘the North Carolina | papers a clipping from your vaiuable sneet, which is generally full of interesting items. ‘The one I have reference to is an article you published some time ago about the old- est person now living in the United States, who is a negro. He claims to have been born in Chatham county, N. C., but was carried to Missouri by his master and 1s now living at Osage City, and is known as “Unele Hoops.” It is stated that “he re- calls with great pride that he once held the horse of Gen, Greene of revolutionary fame.” Reading of this centenarian and Gen. Greene brings to my mind another historical relic that Chatham county, N. C., can boast of. It is a picturesque did place near the little town of Pittsboro, Chatham county, N. C., which Lord Cot wollis made his headquarters after the cele- brated battle at Guilford Court House be- tween his forces and those of Gen. Greene, March 15, 1781. In the spacious hall of this old house some of Cornwalits’ soldters cut their names, monograms and initials. One of his officers, Col. Webster, was badly | wounded when he was brought there. His wounds bled on the floor, and the stains are pointed out to those who go there now. | The inside of the house is built of the heart of the oak, and fs still in a perfect state of preservation; the nails are wrougnt iron, and it is said were brought from England. This old place has been owned by the same family for two generations. ‘ne present owner is Mrs. C: Hill, daughter of the late Judge John Dv. Toomer, and grandaughter of Brig. Gen. James Moore, who was on Gen. Washing- ton’s staff, and a lineal descendant of Sir John Yeaman, who figured so conspicuously, | in the reign of Charles the Second. One of the lady managers of the world’s fair from North Carolina, Mrs. Geo. Kidder, is a niece of the present owner. ‘The town near this old place is quite popular as a | summer resort, and visitors never tire of looking over this quaint old revolutionary house. It stands just as it did over a cen. tury ago, with its grand old trees and | beautiful lawns. Nothing has been changed | about the premises, not even the cooking stove has been introduced in the kitchen, | | the old-fashioned fireplace, with the crane and hooks and ovens, being used. ‘rhe mantelpieces in the house are six feet | high, with large fireplaces below and beau- | tiful brass andirons and fenders. ‘The | | whole place has an air of antiquity. ven the servants are old-time slave: AN ACQUAINTA: —_— MONTGOMERY'S TRIAL BOARD. Arrange: ts Completed for ser's Test of Speed. The board appointed by the Secretary of | the Navy to conduct the trial of the Mont- | | gcmery met at New London, Conn., yester- | | day. The board formally organized and ar- | Tanged the details for the trial. There were | | Present: Commodore J. G. Walker, Com- | | Manders P. H. Cooper and R. B. Bradford, | | Chief Engineeer A. W. Morley, Naval Con- | structor S. W. Armistead and Lieut. L. L. Reamey, recorder. | | | There are a score of naval officers on| the hand, who will act as assistants during the trial. In the afternoon the members of the | board inspected the Montgomery at her | anchorage in the harbor. Today the cruiser | | will take a preliminary run over the course, | and on Thursday, if the weather is favor- | a the oificial trial will take place. The course will be on Long Island sound, start- ing from a point off Saybrook Range and jextending to a point off Stratford. The Dolphin wili mark one end af the course | and the Vesuvius the other. Four govern- went tugs will be placed at intervals be- | tween these points. The course is thirty- | Six nautical miles in length, and the run will, therefore, be seventy-two miles. H —eee | Fine Tapestrie: | From Harper's Bazar. \ The finest collection of tapestries in this | country is owned by Mr. Charles Ffoulke, | formerly of Philadelphia, but now a winter | | resident of Washington. Fifteen or twency | magnificent tapestries are hung at a time} around the walls of his large ball room, and Mr. Ffoulke has such stores of tapestry | treasures that they are changed several! | times each season to give all a chance to| be displayed, Mr. Ffoulke’s forthcoming work on these fabrics of highest art will be the standard English work, as nearly | all books now available on that subject are in French. ———————— HALLS HAIR RENEWER RENDERS THE HAIR lustrous and silken. gives it an even color and | enables Women to pat it up in a great variety of styles. ‘ FIELD OF c mente, Ltowee™o gan J WASHINGTON LAND EXPLORATION AND APPOACHES. UNKNOWN REGIONS To Be Explored in the Frozen Zone of the North. THE PLAN AS PROPOSED BY MR. STEIN lt Receives Substantial and Scien- tific Indorsement. TO START IN THE SPRING In the coming spring, if all goes well, an expedition will leave this country for the arctic regions which will be followed with great interest by those who have given the subject a good deal of attention. The plan which it is proposed to carry out is the re- sult of the thought of Mr. Robert Stein of the geological survey of this city. It has received the indorsement of the National Geographic Society and of competent men who are familiar with arctic exploration. ‘The plan has been pronounced “thoroughly safe and practicable” by every authority that has passed judgment, and of the $10,- 000 needed to defray the cost of the expedi- tion $6,700° has been promised. This sub- stantial encouragement, as well as the gen- eral interest displayed in the scope and pur- pose of the expedition to explore Kllesmere Land, as it is known, has led the author of the scheme, Mr. Stein, to issue a circular which gives a full and complete account of the plan. ‘The circular states that “at Cape Tennyson, which is at the northern en- trance to Jones sound, or as close to it as possible, it is proposed to establish a base of operations, consisting of a house and provisions for two years es at ate _ int marked ‘Depot’ on the ac- Senpagsiue, map indicates approximately the site of this station. - “About May 1, 1804, the party will leave St. John’s, Newfoundland, on a whaler. (One whaling firm has offered to transport the party for $250 per man for the round trip.) Having landed them at Cape Tenny- son, the whaler proceeds to the whaling vunds {n Lancaster sound, about eighty files south of Jones sound. If Cape Ten- nyson cannot be reached the landing will be made on Coburg Island, or even at Cape Hlorsburg, on the North Devon. Imme- diately on landing four men proceed to erect the house. The others follow the coast of Ellesmere Land westward, not, however, before they have seen two korea provisions deposited on dry land bel _ them, At a point as far ahead as practi- able (say 100 miles from the base) an ad- vanced depot will be established. If possi- ple, an attempt will be made to reach Hayes’ Into Winter Quarters. “At the end of eighty days (about the be- ginning of September) the whole party will be reassembled at the base and go into winter quarters. In the following spring (1895) an endeavor will be made to extend the preceding year’s explorations, to con- nect, if possible, with the eee Cee ty on Greely fiord. Timing their pepo Brus to arrive at the base about the end of August, the party will abandon the station and make their way southward to Cape Warrender, about 140 miles away, on the south shore of North Devon, That cape projects far southward into Lancaster sound, the whalers’ hunting grounds. It is one of their landmarks. By an arrang ment made before leaving St. John’s a whaler is to call at that point at a specified time, say between September 15 and Sep- tember 30, 1895, to tuke the party on board and land them either at St. John’s or in jcotland. ae eDetalls will necessarily be determined py the conditions found to prevail in Jones’ sound. It is hoped that much, if not most, can be eT alaete team Jaunch; but whaleboats and si es, win also be provided. Dogs will be bought im Greenland and may be used in sledge work in the spring of 1885. If the Eskimos are found on the west coast the advanced depot will have to be guarded by at least three men; otherwise it may be left un- guarded. A Great Unknown Region. “The north pole is surrounded by an area 1,131,000 square miles in extent (more than one-third of the United States), which is entirely unknown. Schwatka has shown that the economic resources of the polar regions are by no means inconsiderable, and the success of the whaling industry shows that these resources can by system- atic methods be obtained with little risk. Especially, however, are all competent judges agreed that science can not fail to profit greatly by arctic research; and it has long passed into an axiom that science uever makes a conquest without giving to industry a share in the spoils. Enlight- ened opinion therefore demands that the unknown area be reduced as fast as can be done with safety. “A plan is here presented which has been pronounced ‘thoroughly safe and practi- cable’ by every authority that has passed judgment thereon. Having a well-supplied base with assured annual communication, the party will be, ‘humanly speaking,’ be- yond the reach of disaster. It promises to diminish the unknown area by that portion which at present seems most interesting. Its field of operations is distinctively Amer- ican, inasmuch as it proposes to trace the west side of those lands whose east side witnessed the labors of Kane, Hayes, and Grely. In particular, the outlines of Hayes Sound and Greely Fiord, those waters so peculiarly American, are to be completed by this expedition. If it proves that a per- manent camp can be maintained at the en- traace of Jones Sound, it will render a most valuable service to the whaling indus- try and to future explorations in that (%- rection. No one can doubt that explorers will go forth again and again till all the arctic mysteries are solved. It will be a comfort to humanity to know that at the win gateway of the arctic there is a well- foned camp which renders disaster practically impossible within a radius of af least 200 miles. The Missing Naturalists. (‘No more striking illustration could be givea of this fact than by the calamity which renders the present expedition a ne- cessity, In June, 1892, two young Swedish naturalists, Bjorling and Kallstenius, with a crew of three, set out from St. John’s on a collecting trip along the west Greenland coast, in a small schooner, the Ripple. The wreck of this vessel and the body of one of the crew were found by Capt. McKay of the Dundee whaling steamer Aurora, on the Cary Islands, on June 17, 1803. Letters ad- dressed to Prof. Nordenskiold told that the schooner had run agound near the islands in August, 1892, and that the party, having failed to reach Greenland, were preparing on October 12 to start immediately for Eliesmere Land, with provisions to last till January 1, 18%, hoping to reach the Eski- mo3 at Cape Faraday or Clarence Head. They had two rifles, one shotgun and con- siderable ammunition. They intended to return to the Cary Islands by July, 1893, to meet any whaler or to push on to the Danish settlements. Capt. McKay at once headed for Ellesmere Land, but the ice pre- vented his landing in the limited time at his disposal. No further news having been received, the party, if alive, is almost cer- tainly on Ellesmere Land. Thus the pro- posed expedition, landing there at the earl- lest practicable date, will bring the only possible chance of relief. It will make the search for the lost party its first duty, to which everything else will be subordinated. In order to be fully equal to the require- ments of the case, the party ought to re- ceive a reinforcement of at least six men, to follow the east shore to Cape Faraday and beyond, while the south shore is ex- amined by the party previously described. “Had there been a station on Ellesmere Land when the two young Swedes were cast away in sight of its shore their ship- would have been merely an unpleas- ant accident. As it is, one cannot think of their situation without dismay. Yet it is by no means certain that they are lost, for the food supply of that land is ample for so small a party, provided they were able to obtain it. If their rescue involved great risk and expenditure, its omission might seem excusable; but when it can be accom- plished with almost no risk, by what is probably the cheapest arctic expedition ever planned, and which, moreover, prom- ises to yleld a rich harvest of scientific facts and no inconsiderable economic ad- vantages, and to establish a safeguard against all future disasters to whalers and to explorers—it would be a disgrace to hu- manity jf the rescue were not attempted. A Base of Operations. “In its article, the circular states, on ‘Polar Regions,’ vol. XIX, p. 327, the En- cyclopedia Britannica says: ‘In planning a new polar expedition it will be necessary to profit by the lessons of experience. This experience may be summed up in a few words. Any advanced ship or party must have a depot ship to fall back upon which 4s within reach, and also in communication with the outer world. This makes disaster cue: large scale, humanly speaking, impos- al “These words describe the essential prin- ciple of the present project: a secure base of operations. For greater security it will be placed not on a frail ship, but on firm land, at the entrance of Jones sound,where it will depend for communication not on the uncertain fortunes of a single ship, but on a whole fieet—the whaling steamers which annually sight that point. “The two main objects of polar explora- tion in the past have been the discovery of the northwest passage and the attainment of the pole. In the search for the north- west passage the Parry archipelago was traced 730 miles to the west of Baffin bay. In the race for the pole the shores of Smith sound were traced 60 miles north from the same point. “Between these two lines of search lies a triangular area of about 100,000 square miles (or twice the size of the state of New York), which, lying neither in the direc- tion of the northwest passage nor in the di- rection of the pole, has been almost en- tirely neglected. Jones sound and Smith sound were both discovered by Baffin in 1616, but while Smith sound, opening north- ward, has been thronged with explorers, Jones sound, opening westward, has been visited only three times, each time only for — and explored only 160 miles west- ward. “The northwest passage was discovered only to prove impracticable for vessels; and as for the attainment of the pole, scientific men are unanimous in regard- ing it as of no practical value except for geodesy. All authorities are agreed that researches in physics and natural his- tory as influenced by arctic conditions are of the highest value: but for this purpose any point within, say, the 76th parailel is practically as good as any other. As a necessary prerequisite to such researches, the distribution of land and water must be known. Thus the legitimate objects of arctic research are the filling of the blank space with shorelines, and, so far as possible, with contours of height and depth; and, on the basis of this pioneer work, observations of natural phenomena ot kinds. The easy and definite prob- lems ought to be solved before the difficult and indefinite. No one ought to plunge without definite prospect into unknown wastes of ice until every easily accessible shoreline has been traced to its end. Problems to Be Solved. “Now there is not in all the arctic an vrknown area offering so definite a pros- pect as the triangular area between tiles- mere-Grinnell Land and the Parry archi- pelago. On one side of that triangle, Hlles- mere-Grinnell Land, having an eastern shore 495 miles long in a straight line (140 miles longer than England), must have a other side, North Kent, North Cornwail, Seymour, Paterson, Finlay, Vesey Hamil- ton, Markham, Emerald and Fitzwilliam Owen Islands, forming a line 390 miles long, peep with their southern brows out ef the unknown, inviting exploration of their northward ‘trending flanks. Along both these lines (which are almost exactly perpendicular to each other), a number of perfectly definite questions await solution. Does the coast from Aldrich’s farthest trend in the direction of Prince Watrick run almo: by Greet: is Hayes sound a bay, as inti- mated by Nares, or a stralt, as believed by Greely and reported by the Eskimos? Is North Kent an island, as charted by Belcher, or a peninsula connected with Ellesmere Land, as outlined by Dr. Boas from the statements of the Cumberland Eskimos? Is Cardigan strait really the seperated from it by a barrier of jan Was the open water, found there by Bel- adjoining sea’ Where is that tribe of ts- kimos, said to be ving on Ellesmere Land but never yet seen by white men? In short, no other arctic area of equal extent coi tains so many Interesting and perfectly definite problems. “At the same time there is probably no arctic area whose problems are easier of solution. The teway to this area, the northern entrance of Jones sound, seems to present the most perfect base of opera- tions in all the arctic. As pointed out by the Encyclopaedia Britannica, the base of operations must possess two qualities; it must be close to the area to be explored, and it must be in assured communication with the outer world. It will readily be admitted that, as regards communication, western shore at least as long; while on the | | Island, as supposed by Nares, or does it) t straight southward, as assumed westward continuation of Jones sound, or| cher as early as May 2, the exception or | the rule? What truth is there tn the report | of an abundance of musk oxen and rein-| deer in the western part of Mllesmere Land | and of walrus, seal and polar bears in the | those points which lie in the path of the whalers possess so decided an advantage that the others need not be considered. Of the three lines of whalers, the American follows the northern shore of Alaska and British North America, which faces an open ocean, and is therefore unsuitable for @ northward advance. The whaling grounds of the Norwegians, indeed, have masses of islands to the north of them whica might serve as bases; but their vessels do not approach close to these islands, and moreover do not pursue a regular route, so that they cannot be depended on. ‘The Scotch whalers, on the contrary, at Jeast on their outward voyage, pursue almost invariably the same route year after year, close to large masses of land stretching indefinitely northward. It remains, then, to find that point on this route which 1s closest to the unexplored area. A glance at the map shows that this point is the northern entrance to Jones sound, which also happens to be the most northerly point reached by the Scotch whalers, only 120 miles from the great polar blank. Details of Organization. “Up to January 9, 1894, 60 young men had offered their services. Of this number, 4 are physicians, 4 civil engineers, 2 min- ing engineers, 3 surveyors, 3 machinists, 1 chemist and physicist, 2 geologists, 1 taxidermist, 2 artists. 2 professional photog- raphers (several others being amateur taxi- dermists, artists and photographers), 1 mining inspector, 1 anthropologist; 3 have served three years in. the German army, and many have traveled extensively in the western territoriesgand in Alaska. Only 3 have been definitely accepted, but at least 30 are regarded suitable. “The board of managers of the National Geographic Society having (in its indorse- ment dated December 8, 1893) recommended the formation of an advisory committee, and the names of Commodore Melville, Dr. Mendenhal! and Gen. Greely having been suggested, the consent of these gentlemen to act in that capacity was asked and ob- tained. The selection of the personnel and the purchasing of supplies and apparatus will thus be subject to the approval of this committee, and, in particular, no disburse- ment will be made without the consent of a majority of this committee. One of the most cautious and successful financiers of Washington has given a most cordial and sympathetic assent to the request that he act as treasurer; and, at his suggestion, a firancial institution which has _ not its superior at the national capital has been designated as depository. As’ a guarantee that no funds will be spent until it is cer- tain that the expedition will start, it is agreed that no money can be used until the sum in the treasury shall amount to $7,000 (the $4,300 promised by intending members of the party being, of. course, left in their ecntrol). No part of any contribution is to be spent in payment of salaries without the express consent of the contributor. So long as no disbursement has been made, con- tributors may at any time withdraw their contributions. “Up to January 9, 1894, $6,700 had been promised. The expenses are estimated at rather less than $1,000 per man, making $10,000 for a party of ten. The addition of a few men, however, will increase the re- sults greatly out of proportion to the in- crease of the party. To do all the work that ought to be done, and do it to best advantage, the party ought to be constitut- ed as follows: To remain at the base, 4 men; to travel westward @ to guard the advanced depot), 8 men; to search the east shore for the missing Swedes, 6 men; to establish the auxiliary station at Cape War- render, 4 men—total, 22 men, _ “The six members of thé east shore party, with the rescued Swedes, would re- turn with the whaler in the autumn of 1894. Arrangements for that purpose will be made. It will almost certainly be found advantageous also for one or more of the others to return at the same time, in order to obtain additional apparatus and sup- plies which the first summer's experience will doubtless show to be desirable. These would be conveyed back to the base station by a whaler in the spring of 1895. “If no more than $10,000 can be obtained the westward party will be limited to six men and the search of the east shore will be made by the four men intended for the station, the building of the house being de- layed till their return in, say, two weeks. It is evident that in this case the work both of rescue and of exploration will be seriously handicapped. The Cape War- render station would then be omitted.” Op’ 3 of Authorities. Attached to the circular are the indorse- ments of the plan by the National Geo- Sraphic Society, it having been considered by a committee of that society for two months, by the Anthropological Society of this city and opinions by Gen. A. W. Greely, Commodore G. W. Melville, Maj. J. W. Powell, Dr. T. C. Mendenhall, J. 8. Diller of the U. 8. geological survey, R. W. D. Bryan, astronomer to the Polaris expe- dition; Admiral Sir E. A. Inglefield, who reached the farthest west in Jones sound and explored the east coast of Ellesmere Land in 1852; Col. H. W. Fielden, naturatist to the Nares expedition; Admiral Sir Geo. 3. Nares, commander of the Nares expedition; Dr. A. Supan, editor Petermann’s Geo- graphische Mitterlungen; Elisee Reclus and Lieut. D. L. Brainard, U. S. A. of the On maritime outfit, Commodore Geo. Melville, engineer-in-chief, U. 8. navy; on scientific outfit, Dr. T. C. Mendenhall, superintendent U. 8. coast and geodetic survey; on general supplies and land ex- plorations, Gen. A. W. Greely, chief signal officer, U. 8S. army; treasurer, Mr. John Joy Edson, first vice president Washington Loan and Trust Company. ——_—_ REPRESENTATIVE GEAR CHOSEN. He Will Succeed James F. Wilson in the Senate From lowa. John Henry Gear of Burlington, member of Congress from the first Iowa district, was last night nominated for United States Senator, to succeed James F. Wilson, at a caucus of the republican members of the general assembly. The nomination went to Mr. Gear on the third ballot, when he re- ceived fifty-seven votes, which was just enough. : Senator Funk of Palo Alto presided over the joint caucus. Congressman Gear was nominated by Representative Endicott,Con- gressman J. F, Lacey by Representative Blanchard, Congressman W. P. Hepburn by Senator Finn, Congressman George D. Perkins by Representative Sawyer, A. B. Cummins by Senator Cheshire, John Y. Stone by Senator Chantry, and L. 8. Coffin by Representative Barquis! Hepburn, 15; The vote was: Gear, 57; Stone, 11; Cummins, 10; Perkins, 11; Lacey, 6; Coffin, 1. Mr. Gear was brought forward and made a brief speech, thanking the caucus and pledging himself to a free ballot, honest money, and protection to American labor. The defeated candidates also made brief addresses. The democratic members of the general assembly last night gave a complimentary nomination for Senator to ex-Gov. Horace Boles. Mr. John Henry Gear was born at Itha- ca, N. Y., April 7, 1825. He received a com- mon school education, and removed to Ga- lena, Il., 1836. Two $ears iater he re- moved to Fort Sneiling, Iowa (then a terri- tory), and five years later went to Burling- ton, where he engaged in merchandising. He was elected mayor of Burlington in 1863, and later was a member of the lowa house of representatives of the fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth general assemblies of the state, serving as speaker two terms. In 1878 he was elected governor, and was re-elected in 1880, serving four years in all. Gov. Gear served in the Fiftieth and Fifty-first Congresses, but was defeated when he ran for a third term. President Harrison appointed him assistant secretary of the treasury. In 1802 he was again elect- ed co Congress as a republican, receiving IS416 votes against 17,787 votes for Seer- ley, democrat. i Like the Deacon-Arbeille Case. On Friday last a prominent young mar- ried man of Greensboro, N. C., went to Raleigh, having left word at home that he would be gone several days. He, howeve>, returned home the same night and found Frank Holland of Danville with his wife in the latter's room. He fired three shots with a pistol, two of which took effect. Holland managed to get away, and has not since been found. AUCTION SALES. FUTURE Days. DUNCANSON BROS., AUCTIONEERS. ASSIGNEES’ SALE OF ENTIRE OF GRO- CERIES, HORSES, WAGONS, &c., CONTAINED IN STORE ON 'N DLS AVENUE NEA DOUGLAS HALL, SOSTIA, D. By virtue of a deed of assignment given to us we will sell on the premises on FRIDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF JANUARY, A. D. 1994, QOMMEN AT TE SGOK 4M. toe ire contents of store occupi George Fowler and situate on Nic! ff jas Hall, Anacostia, and com] SIRUPS, MOLASSES, TEAS ( ‘en: Ww. ca 1 NAT. SCALES, MEAT. STORE FIXTURES, LARGE QUANTITY OF € ALSO, AT ONE O'CLOCK, TWO’ HORSES AND TWO CROCER'S WAGONS AND HARNESSES, The above stack being fresh and well assorted it should attract the attention of dealers, GEORGE W. TALBERT, HENRY C, “MeCAC Assignees of Joc Al 5 jal3-a Geo. W. Fowler. Danger Just Ahead.| Speaks About Time of the Year, “it is surprising how many people are suffering today from so-called coughs, colds and influenza.” ‘The remark was made by a very prominent pro- fessor, connected with one of the leading New York | $ hospitals. Cobtinuing, be said: “It $s not these things that are troubling peo ple, but it is an advanced form of our old enemy, the grip. People feel out of sorts, sneeze, have pains In the muscles and bones, Lave no appetite, lose all interest in the world and wonder what is the matter. It is the grip; nothing else. “Now, all such symptoms need to have prompt treatment. The attack must be met and repelled At once, or it is certain to run into something Serious. I kuow of but one way to certainly avoid these troubles which are now so common. and that 4s, to immediately counteract them by using gcod, pure, strong stimulant, Nothing of the ordi- nary Kind, but something pure and scientific. For this purpose nothing has ever equaled Daffy’s Pure Malt Whisky, which is acknowiedged today by Physicians and sclentific people to be the ouly pure, medicinal malt whisky upon the market.” ‘The words of the professor are true and ther carry & wonderful meaning to many men and women | {ux who are suffering with the first symptoms of grip, or else grip in its advanced stages. For all such People we cfier » word of advice; which Is to take the best means to overcome these troubles and do not permit any dealer to swerve you from your Purpose to have that which has proven itself by Years of use to be the best and purest stimulant in the worta, * AUCTION SALES. TOMORROW. WALTER B. WILLIAMS & CO., AUCTIONEERS. 1001 Pa. ave., cor. 10th st. THIS DAY at ELEVEN A. M. and THREE O'CLOCK P. M., continuing DAILY during this Week, of JAPANESE OBJECTS OF ART, by order ot Ieaperial Japanese Trading Co. of Kobe, Japan. ane consisting ot Satsuma Vades, Coros, ‘Jurdt Romer git aed Cracker Jars, Souvenir Cups aud nucers, Embrolderies, Sereeus, Rugs, &¢., A. nf TVORY CARVINGS, ald the highest bidder. jal3-im RATCLIFFE, DARK & CO., AUCTIONEERS. Must be sold to JANUALY SEVEN- Grape Fruit, Tanger- Rateins. ¥. Burbank Potatoes. Magnum Potatoes. 1,000 bushels N. 200 sacks Scotch Ja35-2t THOMAS DOWLID G & Auctioneers, G12 E sireet uorthwest. OF VALUABLE UNI WED ON THE WEST SIDE OF BETWEEN G AND I of trust bearing TRUSTEES’ SALE REAL ESTATE TWELFTH STREET date the Stat day of Deve je at mer, 1802, corded in Liber 1.708, follo 200 et asy nea the land records of the District of Columbia, and by- direction of the party secured thereby, the under- sigued trustees will sell on WEDNESDAY APTER- NOON, JANUARY SEVENTEENTH, 1894, AT THREE O'CLOCK, in front of the premises, the following mee, viz: The north half of lot 29, in square 985, 25x117 feet 6 inches, located on the West side of 12th street between G and I streets southeast. Terms made known at sale. A deposit of $200 required at time of . THEO! A. HARDING, Trustee, GEO. J. AY, Trustee, Jatt-ats THOMAS DOWLING & ©O., 612 E st TRUSTEFS’ SALE REAL ES- TATE ON THE TWELFTH STREETS OVED OF BETW! OF _UNIMPR: WEST SIDE EN G AND, I By virtue of a deed of trust bearing date the Bist day of December, 1892, and duly recorded iu Liber 1.768, folio 262, one’ of the land records of the District of Columbia, and by direction of party secured thereby, the undersigned trustees will sel front of the premises, on WEDNES- Day NOON, JANUARY SEVENTEENTH, 184,at QUARTER PAST THREE O'CLOCK, the fol- property, viz: The south half of lot 29, in square 995, having a frontage of 25 feet on the West side of 12th street between G and I streets theast southeast. Terms inade known at sale. A deposit of $200 required at time of sale. Ail conveyaucing ‘and at cost of purchaser. Gbo. J. EASTERDAY. ‘Tras : Jall-dts z * 24 F ot. aw. “WALTER B. WILLIAMS & ©0., Auctioneers. ~ USTEES SALE OF VALUABLE BUILDING LOT ON ELEVENTH STREET, NEXT TO CORNER OF NORTH C: AVENUE ENTY D A HAL SOUTHEAST. TW \-THREE A) FRONT BY ABCUT 110 FEET DEEP. two deeds of trust, one dated June 1890, and reccrded in ‘Liber No. 1497, et seq.. and other dated June 29, 1803, and recorded in Liber No. 1824, folio 350, et seq. of the land records for the District of Columbia, and at the request of party secured thereby, we Will sell at public auction, in front of the ses, on WEDNESDAY. JANUARY SEVEN ‘TH, 1894, at QUARTER PAST FOUR P.M. the follow. ing ‘real estate, viz: Lot lettered of Jom Keithley’s subdivision of original lot No. 10, in square 988, im Washington city. D.C. ‘erms of sale: One-third cash, of which $150 in equal must be paid at time of sale, balance Payments in six and twelve months, with interest from day of sale, to be secured by purchaser's AUCTION SALES. i ome. DUNCANSON BRUS., AUCTIONERES. “ELLEN By Virtue of a certain ot on the Fitch Gta) day of Al ne dred a thirty-eight (3s), in Mary V. Reed's subtivision of lots. in hundred and thirty-five (235), 17, folio 152, of the veyor's office of the District of _ the: ,~-¥ its thereon. ‘erms: One-thi of the purchase money paid in cash and the balance In typ equal me ‘ively In one gid tw dced of trust tie! prapebty ald. interest thereon, payaile semianngally, at the of six per cent ‘per anpum, or all cash, at the A deposit of yer rev to be j lt tion of the $200 will required at t ‘be closed tr | fifteen days from day of the i erty will be resold $a10-d&ds DUNCANSON BROS., AUCTIONEERS. CHANCERY SALE OF THE VALUABLE STOXE DWELLING AT THE NORTHEAST ‘ER OF K STREET AND CONNECTICUT AVENUB, OPPOSITE BE By virtue apd in @ decree passed the twenty-sixth (26 day of March, in the Feat of our eighteen bundred and eighty-five | (1885) by the Supreme Court of the District of holding a special term in equity im the George S. Pepper vs. Alex. K. Shepherd et al. scrane-elght hundred “and three | (7608). equity, I will as surviving trustee, on TUESDA THE TWENTY-THIRD @) DAY’ OF JANUARY, Sxb” 3ketYFou aso a HALE Past XD NIN! -FOUK 6 . AT HALP-past THREE G:30) OCLOCK Pat, 4 frovt of the mises, off the Wong real estate: +e Sra ue division gular the buildings and Terms of sale: One-fourth of the to be paid in cash op the day of sale or WE WILL SELL ON THURSDAY, THE p1Gi- TEENTH DAY OF JANUARY, “i. De isa A} 4 THE FOLLOWING COLLATERAL: ‘Three (3) notes of John HH, Mitchell, dated No» Yember 12, 1802, payable in oue, two and three Sears, respectively, enc Zears, respectively, each for the sum of 14 of WI three y Tespectiv “ Seat gai oe Soe iia Sie See jaa Ser — » a four «4) mouths At the same time following ‘collateral: nt Pisce We will also sell ahe Ninety-five (45) shares of the Ivy Oty Brick Company, poy a hg FA Pe parable tous months after ‘date. pina ay ad 1 al i - aig Cas Tete! MH pleawe take motiee: the ot EXECUTOR'S . oF VAL ALE BURrCBae AN ESTATE, 5 STREET, VEEN SIXTH” AND SEVENTH STKEETS NORTH. ‘TUESD. Jaxtalt On AY. 1894, at POUR O'CLOCK, well at notes and a deed of trust on property sold, or all | Ty cash, at option of purchaser. Terms to be s plied with tp ten days after sale, else trustees ree Serve right to resell at risk € chaser in defsult. ee 3 F. HOLTEMAN, LETT T. HOLTZMAN, Jal3-3t Trustees. DUNCANSON BROS.. AUCTIONEERS. eat EIGHTEENTH 8ST! - NORTH WEST pIWEEN 1 AND K STREETS. creat iy virtue a deed trust dated Ist February, 1689, duly recorded in Liber. 1374. fot, 41 et scey., ome of the land records of the District | ua at the ~ og of the purties | bli ct we re front of the TRENTH Ja: -M., those certain pieces or parcels of land { Premises situated in the county ‘of Washington, trict of Columbia, designated as and being pa: of lots numbered - in Samuel Davidson subdivision of square 126, "beginning twelve and three-tenths (123-10) feet’ from the dividing line of lots 12 and 13, running thence north on sth street nineteen ahd seven-tenths (19 7-10) feet. thence east fifty (0) feet two (2) inches. thence south nineteen” and seven-tenths of ing, togetber with the ve thereon, consisting of @ commodious honk tenes having ‘modern improvements, kuown as premises OF DIPROVED REAL EsTate | S** REET aE I i BE i} band: and one-half inches, to the north eighteen (18) feet, thence west and thirty-seven feet two thence south eighteen (IS) feet to ginning. Terms of sale: All cash. All conveyancing recording at purchaser's cost. A depos $200 will be required at time of aule. ‘eras of salt be complied with in ten days from day of otherwise the trustee reserves the right to resell at risk and cost of defaulting purchaser or purchas ems, after five days" notice of time of sale. KETT, Servi Trustee, ~ Pa aver aud 200" H H Hi ie an@ te STREET BETWEEN 13TH xD STREETS 3 AND 14 SOUTHEAST. saps By virtue of @ decd of trost duly recorded seq Liver No. 1774, folio 408 et aumbered 911 18th, street northwest ferms of sale: One-thind of the purchase money in cash, balance in one and two years, with Me | ext at ie fate of 6 per cent per annum, payable | pupnually, secured by deed of trust on pnp. erty sold, or all cash, at option of purchaser. All | conveyancing and recording at cost’ of purchaser. | A deposit of $200 will be required at tints of an and should terms of sale not be complied with | within ten days, the deposit will ‘be forfeited "and | the trustees resell. after such public notice as | they may mecessary. JOHN FE. BEALL, MONTGOMERY BLAIR. Ja4-eotill13then dally ‘Trustees. FUTURE bays 706 CST. N.E.—4R. CELLAR AND BRIC r in good condition; lot 20x75 feet; will be sold at | public auction im front of premises on Wednes- | day, Jan. 24. Jal.are “RATCLIFFE, DARR & ©O., AUCTIONEERS. ASSIGNEES SALE OF DIAMONDS, SILVER WATCHES.JEWELRY, It BUTTC ATCH EVE GLASSES PLATED” Mee 5 . 2 WARE, IRON SHOW CASES, CLOCKS, &e. By virtue of a ‘deed of assignment given to me and duly recorded the undersigned assignee will offer for sale by public auction at the ‘rooms Ratcliffe, Darr & SDA OLD AND BEVE | Z Show Plated ui of the trade . Iron Safe, the attention private buyers ts called. Jal6-d&ds ALBERT SILLERS, Assignee. TRUSTEES’ SALE OF ONE ACRE OF GROUND AT BURVILLE, Db. ©. By virtue of a deed of trust recorded in liber 1806, tullo 226, et seq., one of the land records of the District of Columbia, and at the request of the holder uf the note secured thereby, we Will sell at public auctiot, in front of the premixes, on PHURSDAY, JANUARY TWENTY-FIPTH, isos, AT HALF-PAST POUR O'CLOCK PM, the fol. | 1ewing real estate: All that certain piece or parcel | of lund kuown and distinguished “ subdivision of Burville, District ‘Terms made known at sale. A deposit of N McILVEEN, jal5-adts __ OL M. BRYANT, Trustees, WALTER B. WILLIAMS & CO., AUCTIONEERS. TRUSTEES’ SALE OF ALUABLE IMPROV] REAL ESTATE ON THE NORTH SIDE ow "a 1 STREET NORTHWEST, BETWEEN AND 16TH STREETS. | ae — pursuance of a deed of trust, dated on the day. Of May, A.D. 1890, end recorded In Liber Xo 1480, folio 453 et seq., of the land records of the District of Columbia, and by direction of the per- son secured, thereby. the undersig nd trustees will in front of the preusl ANY EIGHTEENTEC. AD. Tsou, lot of ground numbered ie 10h Washing: | e (199), “4 pla in ‘Book Td, fol 170, of the surrevor's Mice of the District “of Co- | jum! joget ements, - - prove cousist ‘erms of sale: One-third cash, of which the sum of $50U is to be paid at the time of sale, and the residue in twWo equal installments in six and twelve conan date of sale, for which the pur chaser will be wired to give his issory notes te on the maid day of sale, with interest da at the rate of 5 centum per annum, and to be secured by a deed of 4 folio | Tw! aT = —_ Sr ington, District of Columble, and desiguat and. bei it aumbered 41, in Willlaw Concores Hill et al.'s subdivision of Jots in square 1041. to- gether with all and singular the improvements, Ways, easements, rights, privileges and appure tenances to the same belonging or ip any wise @p- pertaining. rms: One-third cash, balance in 1 and 2 notes to bear 6 per cent interest from day payeble semi-annual to be secured by option of purchaser. A de- posit of $100 required at time of sule. Convey- ancing and recording at the cast of the Terms of sale to be complied with to from day of sale, otherwise trustess reserve Ngut ty resell the property at the risk and cost defaulting purchaser after five days’ advertise: ment of such resale in some newspaper published the Cs 1 will well at W'S FURMTURE STOR 1310 NEW YORK AVENUE, of , THE TWENTIETH DAY OF JAN- ined, at TEN O'CLOCK A.M. all the <laim and Interest of the defendant the following described property, te 2 Parlor aud Drawing Room Pucniture, Chame ber Furniture of every description, Library Pure niture, Office Furniture and Iron Sate, Di Koom and Kitchen Paralture, Carpets, Rags, i ‘Cloths, | Draperies Upholsteriat, ete., “etc. AND IMMEDIATELY THEREABTER I will sell At poblic auction at the stable aud warebouse Xo. G41 New York avenue uorthwest, city of Washington, Distriet of Columbia, all the title, claim’ and interest of the defendant in to the following described goods and chattels, t wit: Chamber Furniture, Chairs and Camp Chaira, Blanket Horses and Delivery Wagons, Harness & pany, respectiv TRANSDELL, Us RNiental, RATCLIFFE, DAKR & COMPANY, Auctioneers. ddedive DUNCAD ima. By virtue Liber No. 1,7 SDAY. el eo AT Hale Past FOUR, ocLock ‘of the premises, > ‘tn front f tt -j cash and balance in, one, notes to be given bearh from day of sale, payuble semi-annually, be secured by deed of trust upon the trast pow Ox the purchaser may pay sll cash, at his option. ‘com dass, otherwise the property may be resold at the ‘and cost of the defaulting purchaser. JAMES G. BERRET, MARTIN F. MOKKIS, JaS-eod&dbs 1 te ot #200 will te requ t will be requ sale ‘rerme of sale to be complied with i fiftern Gays, otherwise the trustees Teseme the right to resell the property in default at the risk apd cost of the defaulting purchaser or after publisied in Washiogten, Dac. on, D.C. ALBERT A. WILSOX, JouN & . fat dss Tro,