Evening Star Newspaper, May 17, 1894, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, MAY ah 1894—TWELVE PAGES. 3 - ae = eas ——— = LA TICES. TA OTICES. DIED BY THE THOUSAND. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. CAN SPECIAL ROTORS —__| — aes OLD WORLD MATTERS), eee eee an LIFE OF A TRAMP nae ee — “ae nome ee eaey ERIDAT ‘We are hearing echoes of dullness on : Cauied uy aleiern: 11| Geesececososocoooooeecooose uring day. for private sittings, 96 all ‘sides. No. let-up bere—we're sloing oes . 2g ever BAY MiGuT, Wona’s Hall, 721 6th twice the business of last season. It FRESNO, ‘Cal., May 17.—The returns from be spite simply means we are turning ‘out satis- ae a KS. COWING factery tailoring at reasonable prices. TRANCE AND ‘TEST MEDIUM, We can make’ you up an excelient Sum- for $25 to your individual and it will be ‘made up here. GATCHEL & TOMPKINS, Tailors, = 418 12th st. nw. my17_ Wearied Brain : and Muscle Will hold a circle TUNIGHT, from S to 10 o'clock, it it 709 Ht st. nw. F DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP. xo MAY IST, 1804, The covartnersniy beret between the undersi Mailery, condueti Need no drags to restore them to their prover a heal et alien lier oe functions. ‘TURKISH BATHS are. the” most 624 F street, Washington city, D. C., lururiogs. most delihtful, most efficient. cheap- St Eaeitas name of Easterday’ & Mal est “spring tonfe™ known. Thin people grow fat ler, is hereby dissolved by mutual con-. =the old grow young after taking them. sent. The succe-ding firm of Allen W. EFA guaranteed cure for chills und fever. Ladies from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Men from 7 a. m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturdays till 11 p.m. Turkish Baths, 1329 G St. mylT When You Need A Carriage jallery & Co. will collect all debts due = and pay all debts due by, said on account of said business. "witness our signatures this Ist day of cr GEO. J. EASTERDAY, ALLEN W. MALLERY. « Allen W. Mallery & © an rue- For Theater Parties. Weddings, Heceptions, etc.. (Sega the Sem of ‘aceas & Mallery, qrie. HERE. We'll cendisen the baniesncst, Will continue to conduct the Real Estate “swellest turnout” in the éity. Whe oe pt tee ee EF-Oor hourding facilities are the best in this ~<a “om 8,60 to, B00 for “haa country best care and feed perfect ventilation "1 to loan real esiate at pre= 7 win’ ae ee Downey’s Hotel for Horses, 2 tates managed. ST. TELEPHON . © .We'bave also added a number of other prest ras d sWies —alatads eos - ¥ "fusariog a for past favors, we ask a e 3 nan Have You Seen Our of the same, Capper ma & prompts S"prompe and satisfactory execu! Alien W: flaliery & Co., REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE, 624 F ST. N.W. my1T-3t $15 Made-to-order Suits? ‘They equal in material, fit and style Most tailor-made suits sold elsewhere for WWE Do ONLY coop WORK. (Gita thie peice. Tel. 74-2. ‘THE DELOE CO., df “gwett* za yet DELOE C0... [Special line of “swell” Trouserings, $6.50--$10 elsewhere. Morton C. Stout & Co., WERCHANT TAILORS, 1112 F ST. N.W. myl7 WANT TO BUY A 2X30 CAMERA, For the District of Columbta and vicinity gener- ally fair; slightly warmer tonight. GEORGIA PINE FLOORING DROPS. A hard-up manufacturer sent us & lot of the finest Georgia Tine Flooring we ever gaw. Kiln dried, well worked, all 2%-inch face, AND WE SELL IT AT $20 Per 1,000 Feet. FRANK LIBBEY & CO., “Lumber, Mill Work and Builders’ Hardware.” Cor. 6th and N. Y. Ave. it “With the talking ma- chine I do half a day’s EXCLUSIVE SUMMER COSTUMES. Planning, desiguing and originating are as important duties with our corps of ladies’ taflors as the cutting, fitting and makiog of the costumes. The aim of our artists is to furnish you with something “exclusive” and “novel,” yet becoming and in the very latest mode. New patterns for summe: habits, coats, waists, evening dresses, &c, just in. Your inspection ts requested. KEEN, Tailor, 1310, 1812 F st. FOR COUNTRY RESIDENCES. Wrought-trva Candie Sticks and Lanterns, Brass Knockers, Franklin ‘Send for SoHE conntxa, mylt 520-522 13th st mE COMMONWEAL OF CHEIST, INCARNA- tion and Reincarnation and the Abasement of oe Independence.—The above subject by Funk, evangelist of the Universal Church of Jesus Christ, Thursday, May 17, 1894, 7:30 p.m. Admission free. No collections. No cathe 3 Pledges. Haines’ Hall, Anacostia, D. C. r. WHAT IS A TAILOR FOR? Ui tical; but emphatically, te atallor fort it mot Tor give Jou & “a:| work in half an hour.” Rot to advise you to wear what best beeomes B. H. WARNER. ‘ou—if not to dress you in the latest style? You haven't time to look up the latest styles— its our ness. When are you coming to COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPH CO., 919 Pa. ave. E. D. EASTON, Pres. (m15) R. F. CROMELIN, Sec. choose that summer serze? 423 11th st. OWEN OWEN, “Tailor, PUREST, MOST DELICIOU 5 myi6 IN THE WORLD, Is Pal Jones.” old iy eh tn “81, Con ee ulon newuaied for ats inedictoal Take A qualities. EF Only $1.25 yore, bottle. Look At It! Write or telephone, COR. PA. AVE. AND 4% ST. Come take a look at a coat and vest brought in by one of our old patrons who drifted to a ‘‘cheap’’ tailor’s to save money and wasted, yes, absolutely wasted, $30. A _ ready- made coat would have been a “dream” alongside it. Our work is our best ad. —this season. G. Warfield Simpson, Cor. 12th and F Sts. maker prompt atten- tion, by. mail or message; orders received. at L. MAINS, 14th aed Madison ste. my15-1we ALL_ PERSONS HAVING GOODS ON DEPOSIT with H. K. Fulton, = ee interest is due one year or more are pay the interest due or "th at auction TUESDAY, arg ; A GOOD APPEARANCE REQUIRES & god Siting shirt: © ter 90 to ‘order. Maker of shirts and underwear. NK WELLS, Succes sor to Miller's, 0% “iach nw. mpiziwe IF Costs NOTHING To learn to ride a RAMBLER—provided you purchase one.—If you merely wish to learn we cherge a nominal sum, to cover the wear and tear of our instructors. Competent men to teach you, im the largest private instruction ground in the United States “Special hours can be to timid or backward pnpils. GORMULLY & JEFPERY MFG. CO., 1325 Lith st. nw. Lage wr aa OF STODDARD, Dreaur of Werner and have Dream City terfes bound by HODGER. Sti sth. ‘They will > dzeam of, ap24 CESSOR ‘TO AMER- WILLIS, Gen. Draw The st “so il depots, 13th and 14th st. Wiarres. Penobscot aud Kengebee ice at whole | Lime ———— — At wearing freak garments and ;uess- ing-mateb fits, and Draw Your Check For the sum of $15, come to us and buy one of those modern creations of style and elegance in cloth and tailoring known as our $15 suit. The oid. ers: fret and fume at the alleged imposst- _ but we make the suits all the and every buyer becomes a happy Gavarther for us. That's what. 906 Mertz Modern And Price F iertz, St. cheaper tran ever known We call and make you prices? Send postal or televhone $55. We Do Everything largest in ¢ we ship in LARGE q! our own produets—no middlemen's » money at evety Step—that's are so LOW. Gallon Best Tailors, ‘To= Kaion WineCo,614 14th. Rule: aust fit you or we keep tt. moy17 VAULTS, 27th and K sts. my16 hia: Very Little Poor Whisky — —on the market now. Nobody wants it. Of all the good sorts “Old Ke- Hable Berkeley” is the best for medicinal uses. $1 qt. $4 gal. Jas. Tharp, 812 F St. my15 Ever Tried Poth Paper When packing away winter clothing? Do so, thie suit and overcoat won't he in the fall. Being absolutely TF Headquarters for office and brary supplies, Easton & Rupp, 42111th st. Popular Priced Stationers. (Just above ave.) myl Where Coal is Plentiful ‘There's no danger of a coal famine HERE. We have hundreds of tons of ARGYLE COAL—su- Derior for beating and eteaming puzposes. €7 Write or telephone 925. Allegheny Coal Co., DUMP, HALF AND G STREETS s.W. OPENING OF THE Chevy Chase Inn, SUNDAY, MAY 13. Table {Hote Dinner served daily from § until 12., k Creek (electric) cars leave elty every 15 my+-20 minutes. Men and Wo Fror: the Century Magazine. Most women are inclined to be very leni- ent to any offense on the part of a man which he can make them believe springs from their attractiveness. Every woman has an ideal husband be- fore marriage, and a very real one after It. Many a woman who has made a man wu! happy for a time by declining his offer of marriage has afterward earned his eternal ® my16 Sufferers From Rupture-- Come here and be advised scientifically Bor intelligently exactly what Truss you ‘Twenty-five years’ experteace have made ao x perts tm fitting and adjusting. All kinds —aj Proved styles—prices, 50 per cent cheaper than Pisewhere, gratitude for her discernment. To know some women Is to know the Gilman’s Drug Store, i iw. | whoie vex. They scem to combine in das- \ mylé zling bewilderment the virtues and vices, the charms and counter-charms of all wo- n.ankind. A married woman is always wiser than an unmarried woman, but it is often the wisdom that comes from disappointment, sorrow and discontent. Men as a rule long to be loved only during youth. -In mature age they long for power, and their longing ts increased in proportion to its acquirement. Their love of women $s readily appeased; their love of power 1s in- satiable. iWe Mend Ciothesi Let us mend yours. We do everything from sew- {ng on the elusive button to putting a patch where Beeded. Gloves, hosiery, shirts—your whole ward- fobe put in thorough repatr. Charges from Se. up. Goods called for and delivered. UNIVERS DING €O., ty9-Imo nw. 66 11th s Oh! W ris No woman {s capable of inspiring so in- Oh! What.a Surprise | ts soa meter a tore as ce whe tea Sind preset We for $1. Conta, gow | HAE she ts unlovable “we'lt cal Dr. H. A-Tucker died at Vineyard Haven, Hain, D 05 9TH ST.N.W.| Mass., Monday. He was a prominent cit- "Phone 143-2. | izen of Rrooklyn and a trustee of Dr. Tal- mage’s church. consistent # Keduction to religious izations, ‘a Byron ‘Ss. Adams, Printer, S12 11TH ST. N.W. Telephone, 920. myl6 $10. In Goid For 25¢. F . sale 4,000 or Stock, “par ‘ bumber of wows ‘Gat-natr| Infants and Children. ‘see it.” Cal pa lars cheerfully | CASTORIA PROMOTES DIGESTION, and over- Vs sei comes Flatulency, Constipation, Sour Stomach, an Pharmacy, Diarrhoea and Feverishness. Thus the child 1s —_ AND G STS._N.W. myl6_| rendered healthy and its sleep NATURAL. Cas- The Keyboard of TORIA contains no morphine or other narcotic THE HAMMOND Tyr’ bas only 30 keys, | Property. Yet these} “CASTORIA ts so well adapted to children that I recommend {t as superior to any prescription imown to me.” Hi. A. ARCHER, M.D., 111 So. Oxford st., Brooklyn, N. ¥. “For several years I have recommended “Castoria,’ and shall always continue to do so, as it bas invariably produced beneficial result: EDWIN F. PARDEE, M.D., 125th st. aud 7th ave, New York city. & t BIT-610 Teh st The Union Savings Bank, 1222 F Street N. W., FAYS PUCK PEE CENT INTEREST ON SAVINGS ACCOUN (pea until 5 p.m. on Goverament Getarday eveuiage trom 6 we sp OY MOY Ee _ ment in Wales ENGLAND SOLICITED 70 MEDIATE Colonists Oppose German Protec- torate in Samoa. GENERAL NEWS OF INTEREST LONDON, May 17.—A manifesto signed by the English archbishops and by thirty-one bishops has been addressed to the members of the Church of England in Wales. The manifesto declares that the bill for the dis- establishment of the church in Wales, if it should become law,would weaken the unity of the church and alienate the ancient gifts by which the service of God and the pas- toral care of the people were maintained for centuries;that it would deprive the poor of their legal rights to seats in the churches, and of the ministrations of the clergy to their sick and dying, and would reduce the Church of Wales to penury, thereby imped- ing the worship of God. The manifesto appeals to the poor and the rich to consider the matter fully and urges laymen and the clergy to explain the matter to the people, though the clergy, it is added, must refrain from reference to the bill in the pulpit, thus keeping the house of God free from contention. The clergy, however, are instructed to insert in their services a special collection for the preservation of the church, and the signers of the manifesto appeal to the Christian electors to consider how their votes can preserve them from an aliena- tion of the rights used for ages for God's service and for the people's welfare. The bill for the disestablishment of the church in Wales and Monmouth was in- troduced in the house of commons by Home Secretary Asquith on April 26. The measure provides that the disestablishment shall go into effect on January 1, 1806. After that dute all ecclestastical corpora- tions are to be dissolved, and all rights of patronage are to cease. No new Welsh bishops are to sit in the house of lords, the ecclesiastical courts of Wales will no longer have coercive Jurisdiction, and the convo- cation will not have legal power. The in- come of the Welsh Church, $1 000 yearly, will be secured for the benefit of Wales. Mr. Asquith explained that the funds re- leased under the bill would be devoted to the erection of hospitals and public halls, to provide dwellings for laborers, to make allotments for technical education. libraries, museums and other secular institutions. ENGLAND ASKED TO MEDIATE. ‘ss Action a Great Surprise to Portugal. LONDON, May 17.—The Times’ respondent at Lisbon says: ‘The principal European powers have been consulted by the Portuguese government with reference to the rupture with Brazil, and the mediation of Engiand has been solicited. The news of Brazil's action tn breaking off diplomatic relations was a complete surprise here, and an evidence of this is the fact that a few hours previous to its receipt the Brazilian charge d'affaires | had a most friendly interview with Senhor Hintze Ribeiro, the Portuguese foreign min- ister, about the quarantine regulations at Rio Janeiro. It Is conjectured that the rupture was due to the hostility which scme. of the members of the Cortes at Rio Janeiro displuyed toward the Portuguese. ROSEBERY CANNOT ATTEND. cor- The Premier Unnble to Be at the Craiser Chicago Banquet. LONDON, May 17.-The Times says: Lord Rosebery has written to the commit- tee in charge of the arrangements for the banquet to the officers of the United States cruiser Chicago that he very much hoped when the news of the banquet reached him he would be able to attend, but he extreme- ly regrets to find that he has an engage- ment on the day fixed which he cannot postpone. Nevertheless, he cordially sup- ports the movement to give a hearty wel- come to the American officers, and desires that his name be retained upon the list of stewards. Among the new members of the committee of entertainment are Viscount Galway, the lord mayor of London, the Duke of Leeds, Lords Methuen, Hood and Napier and the Earl of Clanwilliam. GOVERNMENT ry ‘SAMO! British Colonists Opposed to a Ger- man Protectorate. LONDON, May 17.—A dispatch to the Times from Melbourne says the premier of Victoria makes the statement that the dele- gates of the colony to the colonial confer- ence at Ottawa will oppose a German pro- tectorate in Samoa and will support the New Zealand proposal that Great Britain establish a protectorate on the islands, or that their control be given to New Zealand. The Suez Canal Seandal. LONDON, May 17.—The Paris corres- pondeuts of both the Times and Telegraph express belief that there {s no foundation for the story from Cairo that a criminal in- dictment has been lodged at Paris in behalf Lesseps and the early directors of the Suez Canal Company with musapprogtiation of money. at New York. LONDON, May 17.—Mr. Perey Sanderson, now British consul general at Galata, Rou- mania, will probably succeed Sir William Lane Booker as consul general at New York, the latter having declared his inten- tion to retire. A Severe Earthquake. LONDON, May 17.—A dispatch to the Standard from Odessa says: A severe earth- quake was felt yesterday at Kars and other places in the Caucasus, Minister Wyndham Commended. LONDON, May 17.—The correspondent of the Times at Lisbon says: The conduct of Mr, Wyndham, the British minister at Rio Janeiro, in protecting the Portuguese cor- vettes from being fired upon when they left Rio Janeiro with the insurgent refugees is commended here. Mar. Fer a's Recall PARIS, May ‘he French newspapers claim to foresee the recall of the papal nuncio here, Mgr. Ferrata, who recently | sent a circular letter to the French bishops with the result that it caused considerable artagonistic feeling between the bishops and the French government. It ts reported that | Regotiations tor the recall of Mgr. Ferrata have already been opened. Tried to Bribe His Jallors, PARIS, May 1i.—It became known today that Emile Henry, the anarchist who was condemned to death, has attempted to bribe his Keepers with hope of being able to es- cape from the prison of La Roquette, where he is now contined, pending his execution on Monday or ‘Tuvsday next. Damage to Fren Wheat. LONDON, May 17.—A dispateh to the Ex- change ‘Telegraph Company from Paris says that a white microbe has attacked the roots of the wheat crops in La Vendee, Brittany and Anjou. 1t is added that the microbe is already doing a great deal of damage. Fight Between Police and Anarchists. ROUBAILX, France, May 17.—A desperate fight took place yesterday evening between the police and a mob of anarchists who were rading the streets and shouting: “Vive Vinternational” and “a bas la France.” uring the disturbance several anarchists were injured and six of them were ar- rested, a Breaking Up a Private Post Office. ALTON, IIL, May 17.—Monticello Semi- nary, the assar of the west,” has a queer lawsuit on its hands. Some weeks ago Miss Harriet N. Haskell, the principal, learned that some of the students were re- ceiving surreptitious notes and packages left at the store of John Roberts. She therefore prohibited the young women from Berd to that store. Roberts now sues for es, Churchmen Opposed to Disestablish- | of Egyptian notables charging Co:nt de) q the mountains are beginning to come in and show that the loss to sheep owners on account of Monday's storm is far greater than at first stated. At one place 4,000 sheep were found frozen to death in one heap, where they had tried to find shelter among the trees. The snow was two feet deep on top of them. There are thousands of sheep farther back in the mountains and they cannot be reached on account of snow. There is hardly a possibility that they can be saved. If they were not frozen to death during the storm they will die of starvation before the snow melts. SONORA, Cal., May 17.—The snow, rain and wind storm that prevailed in the Sierra Nevada foot hills during Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday was most fatal to sheep. The road from Sonora up to Strawberry station, a distance of thirty-two miles, is lined with dead sheep. The storm was un- usually severe for this time of the year, and the sheep, having been sheared before en- tering the country, were in an unfit condi- tion to meet the wintry blasts. In the ra- vines and beside the boulders along the road the dead animals are piled three deep. Up to this date some 40,000 sheep have entered this country on their way to the mountain ranges, and as all of them were caught in the storm it ts a low estimate td say that one-third of them have perished. —_.__— MANY BOGUS CLAIMS, What Senator Kyle Found on Visit- ing the Indian Country. RUSHVILLE, Neb., May 17.—The trip of Senator Kyle, subchairman of the Senate committee on Indian depredations, to the Indian reservations in South Dakota for the purpose of investigating claims against the government, fs likely to result in some spicy revelations and Indirectly affect cer- tain prominent officials of the government. For some time past the Senate committee on Indian depredations has had its atten- tion attracted to suspicious claims filed against the government,and so rapidly were they adjudicated in the Court of Claims that at the present time they amount to over half a million dollars. An inquiry is likely to be raised how judgments could be obtained on ex perte evidence. Indeed, this ex parte evidence could not have been received except through the collusion and connivance of certain government officials. Among other things, the testimony of some of the witnesses taken before Senator Kyle shows that prominent claim lawyers have visited the Indian reservations and have manufac- tured claims against the government which have not the shadow of foundation. > MILLIONS INVOLVED. Congre an Belden’s Case Appealed by the Losers. ALBANY, N. Y., May 17.—Congressman James J. Belden is the defendant in an ap- peal, the notice of which has just been filed with the court of appeals here. The appellants are ex-Judge Stevenson Burke and his associate directors of the Colum- bus, Toledo and Hocking Valley Railroad | Company, Winslow, Lanier & Company, Drexel & Company and the Central Trust Company. The suit involves about $8,000,000 in bonds of the railroad company tssued in 1881, and secured by mortgage to the Cen- tral Trust Company Mr. Belden sued as the holder of $50,000, of the bonds, for reimbursement, the bonds having fallen greatly in value since his pur- chase of them from Winslow, Lanier & Company; that other bendholders stmilarly situated who chose to join in the action be granted similar relief, and that a cove- nant for the use of the bonds be enforced. Charges of fraud and of violation of trust were freely made by Mr. Belden, and the supreme court decided in his favor. From this the appeal is taken. on His Rights, From the Albany Morning Express. A west-bound train had just pulled out of the Union station, and the conductor was harvesting tickets. All the seats were taken, and several passengers were obliged to stand up. Among the latter was a diffident-looking, mild-mannered man, who, much to the con- ductor’s surprise, refused to give up a ticket. “When I get a seat you get a ticket,” he remarked, mildly but firmly; “you are prob- ably aware that the company cannot col- lect fare from passengers whom it does not provide with seats.” “Oh, come now, that don't go; I want your ticket, see?” Thus spoke the con- ductor, In a tone that indicated that he believed he would intimidate the miid-man- nered man. “No seat, no ticket,” laconically observed the latter. “We'll see about that,” growled the cun- ductor, who was becoming quite warm in the region of the collar. “I would if I were you,” remarked the , Still mildly, smiling pleasantly. the conductor hustled around and finally found a brother conductor who was going up the road a way, whom he induced to give up his.seat to the mildly firm pas- senger. “There’ 's a seat for you; now give me that ticket,” said the conductor in a ferocious tone. 5 “ “Certainly, here it is.’ And the mild but firm passenger handed out a pass good to Chicago. ca ah EM Grass-Hop Smiled and Kept Winning. From the Anaconda Standard. George Fox is a well-known sporting man, who used to live in Missoula, but who has of late been residing out on the Coeur ‘Alene branch. He occasionally comes to town, however, and twists the tiger's tall. Usually he plays in good luck, and goes back down the road with a pocketful of the sinews of war. He was in town yesterday, and was play- ing, as usual, having a big stack of red chips in front of him, when a diminutive Chinese, who goes by ‘the name of “Grass- hop,” came in and bought some white chips. These he proceeded to play, and his judgment proved to be directly opposed to that of Fox. Grass-hop played the seven open and Fox coppered it and lost. Then the Chinese coppered the jack, and Fox played it to win, but it didn’t. Fox called The little Reathen a hoodoo, and applied several uncomplimentary epithets to him, but the Chinese smiled and kept on win- ning. When it came to the last turn Fox told the Chinese that he was no sport. Grass- hop knew better, but he didn’t say so. He simply placed ali his chips on the nine and coppered it. Fox placed all his red chips on the nine and played it open. The turn was made, and the nine lost. Fox slammed the cases, and the Mongolian cashed in his chips. Ds. Then he said: “I ‘spect you no sabe this cee jon Aboard a War Ship. From the Ashton Reporter. To one unaccustomed to the experience, it is anything but pleasant to be on board of a line-of-battle ship at sea when the big | the grand old oaks for a “doss” guns are being fired. Before they are dis-/| charged the decks are cleared for action, and all the chairs in the cabin are laid | down and tied togethe:, whilst every bit of movable furrliture is secured. The doctor goes round and makes sure that every man has had his ears stopped with cotton wool. As Related by One Who Joined a Party of Hobos. =e Lees THEY MET WITH SYMPATHETIC AID Their Style of Traveling and How They Got Food. THEY CAN, BUT WON’T WORK I had been on a long trip through Virginia and West Virginia looking for work, and, thoroughly discouraged, was sitting on a pile of ties near the station at Kenova, W. Va., debating which way to go. Cincinnati was, as I well knew, no good, and I had about decided to go east and try some of the large cities, when an,incident occurred that settled the matter, and at the same time af- forded me an opoprtunity I had been on the lookout for for some time. I discovered that I was not alone on the ties. At the other end of the pile and hid- den from view because they were sitting on the ground, were four men who were wait- ing to catch a freight that was already past due going east. I also discovered while ly- ing on top of the pile and listening to their conversation tramps, or as they term it “hobos.” I climbed down from my place on top and went around the end where they were sit- ting, fully expecting to see living specimens of the Wandering Willies"’and“ Weary Rag- gles,” who so often are depicted in the pages of Puck and Judge. Imagine my sur- prise when I found a party of clean, well- dressed and intelligent young fellows, who had all the appearance of prosperous young mechanics or tradesmen. On closer inspec- tion their clothes showed signs of wear and rough usage; the well-defined ear marks of long rides in box cars, and their shoes of a hard mile over the rock and cinder ballast of the railroads. It was no trouble to engage in the con- versation, as they evidently took me for a member of some other contingent in their own vast army, and I soon found out they were on their way to Washington; two with the avowed intention of joining the com- monweal army, the others on one of the aimless expeditions that go to make up the | sum of existence for these latter-day no- | mads. I approached them on the subject of join- ing their party, and stated that I was a railroad switchman out of employment, and as there was no immediate show of business on the roads improving, I was not much averse to trying their mode of life. This was the truth, for I had, during the last winter, read a series of articles by | Josiah Flynt in the Century, describing their methods, and had wished the oppor- tunity of seeing for myself a little of the actual “life on the road.” They agreed to let me join them on certain conditions. If I developed into a good hustler, and kept myself clean, {t would be all right, but they plainly informed me that I would have to “throw my feet” if I stayed in “the push,” as they termed the party. Cleanliness a Condition. I was much surprised at the injunction as to cleanliness, as I had inferred from what I had read on the subject that tramps as a rule were not very particular as to their personal appearance, and a doubt en- tered my mind as to whether I had struck a genuine variety of the “genus hobo,” but this was speedily dispelled when I found that, with one exception, none of the party had done a day’s work in over a year ex- cept when they booze’ (drink); meals, lodging and traveling ex- penses they never worked or paid for. When I joined them they were, as I have previously said, four in number, and were known in trampdom as “Fri: * “Oakland Short, “Lowell Slim” and “Mi- ner Mike." On my advent I was christened “Switchie,” and was only addressed in that way by the boys, none of whose names I was ever able to learn. “A>my" had in former years been a boiler maker by trade, but three years ago had lost his right arm and since then had been on the road all the time. “Oakland Shorty” was < sign writer and’ decorato> of more than usual ability; “Lowell Slim,” a cigar maker, and “Miner Mike,” a coal miner; the last, like myself, was green in that mode of life, | having only joined the others a day or two previous. Here were three young, stout and healthy men (not counting Army, who was disbarred from following his trade by his accident), all with good trades, who were tramps from choice; who would not work even if the opportunity offered, and who were maintained in idleness by the sympathetic women of our land, whose compassion they aroused by their tales of the “hard times and no work” where they came from. All lies, but told with so much | eacnestress and such a doleful look as to make them seem very Teal. A passing freight train was boarded about noon, and we rode the bumpers to Huntington, twelve miles. We all got off the train about half a mile east of the town and made fer the river for a wash, after which we separated to “batter” a dii rer from the private residences. Asa novi- 1 was taken down one of the streets akland” and instructed in what kind of a talk to make to the lady of the house. By the way, the average tramp always addresses the one who answers his knock at the door as “lad If, by chance, I should strike a “section” (a meal handed out on a plate), or a “sit” 4a dinner at the k'tchen table), I was to eat that and con- tinue to hustle for a “lump; (a lunch done up in paper) to bring back ‘to camp to eat for supper. Army, on condition that we brought back enough to provide his supper, had agreed to “work” the grocery steres for “java” (coffee), sugar and tobacco, The Sympathy Racket. The first house I tried was what they term “a soft.” I got a good dinner with but very Uttle talk, After leaving this house I went on down the street, and, although I was ter- ribly nervous about it, I decided to follow my instructions and try for the lump. I selected my house, and, rapping at the back door, was soon launched in my “tale of woe.” The kind-hearted lady accepted my story and provided me with a big lunch, fully enough for two, to help out the “sick friend” I had mendaciously told her was waiting at the depot, too weak to walk, for a little food to sustain life until we could reach our friends. With my big bundle of food I was soon back at the rendezvous. 1 was astonished at the success I had met with, and expected to have to walt some time for the other foragers, but, fast as I had been, they had been still faster, and all were there ahead of me. Army had plenty of coffee and sugar, and each 6ne had a to- mato can to make their “java” in. Wood was collected, and then, as it was still early, all hands laid down in the shade ot (sleep) until it should be time to get supper. It was dark when I woke up, and the fire was burning brightly, the coffee steaming in the row of cans sitting around it, and on two newspapers, spread on the ground within | the circle of light thrown by the fire, was The concussion when the charges are fired | is tremendous, and the fron-clad quivers from stem to stern with the v¥bration; in fact, the shock of the explosion is so great that-every pane of glass in the skylights is invariably shattered; and much of the ornamental wood work is splintered. After a few hours of this rough play the carpen- ters have a busy time in making th look presentable once more, for the ship re- sembles a wreck when she has finished her practice. Nobody likes it. The sailors standing by the big gun sometimes find themselves thrown all of a heap across the deck, and after an hour or two officers and | men become as black as sweeps. It is im- possible to be well out of the way of an- | iu noyance, though perhaps the one place in) the vessel where the guns trouble the crew the least is down in the engine room, which ts below the level of the deck upon Which most of the armament 1s put. — Not Attractive. From Puck. Newsboy—“Paper, mister? The Daily Hcrror gives a life insurance with every copy now. If yeh get found dead with the Daily Horror in y'r pocket, y’r family gets @ thousand dollars. ” Citizen—“Y-e-s; but think of the damage to my reputation.” pipes The commercial treaty between Austria and Russia was formally signed on Satur- displayed the motley array of “grub” that had been brought in that afternoon. We decided to try and beat the “vesti- bule” that night as far as possible, and at 11:20 p, m. we all left town on inhat train— Army and the miner on the blind baggage, Oakland and Lowell Slim on the trucks, and myseif in the smoker. I had “squared” my- self by virtue of my letters with the con- ductor for a ride to Clifton Forge. I kept watch at every stop to see if the train men found the gang, as the agreement had been one off, all off; but everything went all right until we arrived at Hinton, about day- light, when the car Inspectors discovered the boys on the trucks, and, as a conse- quence, we all left the train, At Hinton the only change in the program from that of the previous day was Oakland Shorty, who had been over the route before, said we musi have a “keg" for Sunday. He started on a canvass of the town for work at his trade, and within an hour had a job paint- ing a sign on the windows of a saloon. He made three dollars by the work, and, al- though he had several offers of work that would have kept him busy for a week or more, he declined them all. He had money for the keg, and that was all he wanted. Riding on the Trucks. We left Hinton that night on a coal train, and here, for the first time, I rode with the boys. 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We decided to stay here until Sunday night, and with that end in view selected a beautiful place for a camp about a mile up the river from the town. While making preparations for dinne: we were joined by two more “knights of the road” in the persons of “Cincie Dutch” and “St. Louis Kid," but before they had been long with us the boys found the latter personage | was infested with “seam squirrels” (body vermin), and he was incontinently fired out of camp. Dutch stayed with the gang until they reached this city. During the afternoon Oakland bought his keg of beer, and on its arzival in camp it was voted unanimously to hold it until the next day and then to celebrate the day by cooking a “mulligan.” Now, mulligan is a stew of large proportions and many in- gredients, and, as it would require consider- able hustling to get together the stuff, we all started early. To my share fell the tomatoes and potatoes. Army was to get coffee, suga>, salt affd pepper, and the rest were to provide meat. bread, and if possible, chickens. The chickens were forth- coming, and right here let me say, if they were stolen, and I have no assurance that they were, they were the only things I knew of this party appropriating while 1 was with them. A Regular Feast. In the morning one of the boys borrowed @ large iron kettle from a house near by, and in a few minutes “mulligan” was over the fire. While Army and Lowell Slim look- ed out for the cooking, the rest of us shaved and washed up, and at about 1 o'clock we all sat down to dinner. Mulligan wes a monumental success. Eaten as it was from an old tomato can with a wooden spoon, the product of Oakland’s ability with a knife, it was the best stew I have eaten in years. When the meal was over, the cans were filled with the remainder of the stew, the kettle cleaned and returned, wood was gath- ered for a fire to last all night; and trom then til midnight the camp was turned over to Bacchus. The keg was broached, and soon the gang was in the most hilar- ious spirits, but, even in their cups, there Was no quareling, all were friendly, full of good will—and beer. A.little aft a came along, bound east, and we all made the blind baggage, but the crew found us at Basle City, Va, and we Were again “stoughed” (put off). We tried in every way to get out, but it was no use. Every train was watched, and so alert were the train hands that it was an impossibility to get on a train anywhere without detection. We were there for two days, and at last took the only alternative and walked to the next town, Afton, when. | after a short wait, we caught a freigh train and once more rode the coal hoppers to Charlottesville. Here we separated. I came on to Washington on a pass 1 ob- tained on my credentials, and since my arrival have met, one at a time, all the Members of the gang of hobos 1 traveled with across the Virginia mountains, soe HOW THEY USED TO PITCH. Those Were the Days When Base Ball Was Worth Seeing. From the Cleveland Plaindealer. “It's a square, marly game,” said the captain, as we clambered through the turn- stile, “a noble game, but not what it was a decade ago—”" “Why, captain, grown—" “Steadily what? Talk about science! The pitchers, the whole battery, of today don’t compare with those old——”" t were their strong points, cap- the game has steadily in “Delivery. We talk now about in-curves and out-curves and up and down shoots, but did you ever see a ‘hook’ pitch? ha. Then you know a heap about base ball. < “How w it delivered?” ‘Well, the best hook pitcher I ever knew was Jim Bang, the Gotham terror. Jim had to have a special ketcher, fer no or- dinary mortal wanted to wind onto his hook —' ieee ys it like?" Like! It was a sort of compound. curve. The ball left Jim's hand as if ichot from a thirteen-inch Armstrong, swerved rapid! to the right or left, and just as the be- fuddled batter struck at it with all his might it made a sudden rapid twirl around his neck, starting back toward the pitche his was also called the boomerang pi ‘But how did the catcher get the bail? 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From the Detroit Pree Press. ‘The drummer was leaning up against the | hotel counter talking to the clerk. “You look worried about something,” said | the clerk. “I am,” responded the drummer, prompt- ly. “I saw the prettiest girl on the train today I have seen in a dozen years of travel.” | “That oughtn't to worry you.” “Pretty women have worried better mem than I am,” ventured the drummer. “Who was she?” “Blamed if 1 know.” “Didn't you get acquainted with her?’ “Of course not; you must think I get ao ‘0, I don't; nor do any of us; that's @ vile slander on the profession.” “Did you try to?” asked the clerk, with a smile of doubt. “No, I didn't.” “Then what's worrying you?” “The way she treated me.” “What did she do?” The drummer fired his half-smoked cigaP at the cuspidor viciously 2 “Well,” he explained, “after I had been | gazing at her an hour or so, I thought I'aé try her with a newspaper; she declined it with thanks and a beautiful smile; then I tried her with a new novel, with the same result; then I sent her over some nice fresh. and it came back; then I wanted to be fix the window for her, and again the thanks and the declination. That lovely smile is what broke me up,” sighed the a “and 1 was sure amer, if Ll had half a chance I would get acquainted. About ten minutes after I had made the last offer the train stopped at a station and she nodded fer me to come over. By George, I was j sere I had made a ten-strike, and I fairly flew to her.” |“ ‘Will you do me a fav | that same enchanting sim | have done her a million | sighed again. ie “ertainly, said 1. | “Swell, says she, | this station and take the that comes along this evening; me dead tired where you are | The clerk's ey filled with tears and the drummer went out and stood in the doo? gloomily. r? she asked with eas if 1 wouldn't and the drummer with the greatest of pleas- “suppose you get off at train for Detroit you make From the Chicago Tribune. When the panic was at its height an ex. cited porter in a South Side hotel asked for an hour's leave of absence one day in order |that he might take bis money out of a \bank and put it in a safer place. It was leranted, and at the end of the stipulated time he returned, looking immensely re- ” said his ¢mployer, “did our” “It was in a safety di “The mischief it was! And where have you deposited now?” “I give it .o th’ old woman, sir,”