Evening Star Newspaper, May 21, 1894, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, MAY 21, 1894-TWELVE PAGES. SPECIAL NOTICES. SPECIAL NOTICES. HTS TEMPLARS..THE MEMBERS OF! Washingtoa Commandery, No. 1, K. T.. will a | ig ter, Si Wm. He HENRY K. SIMPSON, Eminent Commander, It SOPTISH RITE CATHEDRAL—A STATED MPET- “og of Robert de Bruce Couneil, No. 1, Kl... will de held at the cathedral of t i EVENING, May 22, 1504, at 19th, 20th and 2ist degrees. Candidates will re- port'at 7pm. A. H. HOLT, 32d degree, my21-2 semble at the Asylum, Masonic Temple Temple uniform, on Tuesday. o'clock p.m., for the funeral of our deceas Goods. May purpose of ai ed Fi GETTING READY FOR THE SEASHORE? How about your wardrobe? Like puzzil out @ rebus, isn't it? By the time one las been “out” one or two seasons the prob- lem of summer dressing gets to be a reqular “white elephant. You know original, exclusive suggestions are just as much a some from “this over the water—both up to look at. worth coming Suits Cleaned & Pressed Send your old suit here and have it made - teel’"—thus saving cost of new ones. Coats, 50c. rs and Vests, 25c. each. G7 Altering and CLEANING AND 70 9TH ST.N.W. REPAIRING. "Phone 143-2. my21 No Coal Famine Here. WVE_hare hundreds of tons of best GYLE COAL—It needs no intro- duction to dealers—all know that it's the first grade for heating and steaming par EF Write or telephone, 925. Allegheny Coal Co., DUMP, HALF AND G STREETS SW. my21 The Finest Photography —comes from a thorough knowledge of — not ouly the mechanical branch, but of “knack” of posing the person to be tographed. We have that “kna don't our work indicate { ©. BM. BELL, Photograpu Gallery, 463-465 Pa. ave. my?! ‘Tomorrow's weather forecast for the District of KEEN, Tatlor, 1310-1312 ¥ st. | Columbia and vicinity—Showers. OU HAVE BEEN DISAPPOINTED. Let us please you. THE DELOE PRINTING CO., (yy > 1 ‘Tel. 74-2. st. Be. WOU CANNOT TAKE PRIDE —in a shoddy, ill-dtting suit. You cannot take pride im any suit that ts inferior im any re- Spect_to the clothes your friends and compan- fous best dressed be Pleased to show you the way. How about a Bice cool Serge? OWEN OWEN, Fallor, 423 11th st. MAURICE JOYCE BEGS TO ANNOUNCE TO HIS friends and the public that be cam be found at Bis old quarters, 414 11th st. (Star bidg.), where he bas been located for the past 16 years. He has fitted up bis piace with a complete new plant of the latest and most improved machinery and photo-engraving appliances, by which means he is prepared to turm out all classes of photo- engraving and half-tone plates in the best man- ‘Ber at short notice. myl9-6t Serice OF THE GEORGETOWN GAS LIGHT CO., 1118 29th st. May 18, 150+. A meeting of the stockholders of this com- . for the elec of seven directors, wilt Feud at this office MONDAY, June 4, 1804. a.m. Close 1 p.m. THOS. KNOWLES, Secretary. my21 to interest you, do not fail to come, as it will be of importance. MONDAY, MAY 21 +--8 P.M. aT McCAULEY’S HALL, We have something 209 Pa. ave. sc. By order of special committee J. B. Prout, C. L. Wagner, W. 3S. Carter. _mylo-2e* * THE ANN AL EXHIPITION OF DRAWINGS THE CORCORAN SCHCOL OF ART Wit be held oz WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY FRIDAY, May 23, 24 and 25, 1894, from 9 to 6 p.m. ‘The entrance to the school is om i7th st, F. Carator. S. BARBARE y19,21,22,.23624 PRON SALE—FIRST MORTGAGD REAL ESTATE @ per cent investments (secured on city _GEO. T. PARKS, 614 F st. ES. and Lanterns, Brass wes. H. CORNING, 520-522 13th st. ‘.W.; CARPET nd cleane velve prompt atten- tion by mail or message; orders received at R. L. MAINS, 14th and on si my15-1w* ALL PERSONS HAVING GOODS ON DEPOSIT with H. K. Fulton, upon which interest is due one year or more are hereby notified to cali and Pay the interest due or the goods will be sold at auction, TUESDAY, May 22, 1894. HL K. PULTOD Pawnbroker. and am. my12-St* We Sell Lumber, Hardware, Brick, Lime, Cement, Laths, Sashes, Doors, Blinds, Etc., In fact, ——“EVERYTHING’— that enters into the construction of a house, and sell It “LOWER” — than anybody else, but for “6C, 9 the manufacturer When drops ——“‘WE DROP.” —— FRANK LIBBEY & CO., “Lumber, Mill Work and Builders’ Hardware.” Cor. 6th and N. Y. Ave. 1 Gold Mine. 25c. Share. See Specimens Of Ore. Shrewd investors have already bought many shares of the “Buttertly” Gold Mine stock; ir value, $10—now Stocx ‘is positively NO: to be used for impcovements. TFCall and learn particulars. Van Syckel’s, Cor. 13th &G. my2t Of buying a “sure protection against moths," which often injures the fabric and permits the moths to eat the clothing. MOTH PAPER is reliable preventive, because It is absolutely moth-proof. Positively no injury to most delicate fabrics. Easton & Rupp, 421 11th St. Popular-Priced’ Stationers. (Just above ave.) my21 THE HEALTHIEST, MOST DELICIOUS BEER in the world is “MUNCHENER HOFBRAU" Qfuniech Court Brew). ed from pure and malt—best of tonics—an ‘eal _ beverage. Makes bone and muscle—aids digestion. FRITZ REUTER, COR. PA. A ff Costs NOTHING To learn to ride 2 RAMBLER—provided you purcbase one.—If you merely wish to learn we cherge a nominal sum, to cover the wear and tear of our instructors.— you, in the largest priva the United States.—Spec Signed to timid or backward pupils. GORMULLY & JEFFERY MFG. CO., a8 1325 14th st. mw. DREAM OF STODDARD, DREAM OF IVES, Dream of Werner and bave your Dream City series bound by HODGES, Sti vth. They will last for your children to dream of. ap2t “HOME ICE COMPANY" (SUCCESSOR ‘TO AMER- jean Ice Co.). Tel. 489. E. Gen. Principal depots, ith and 14th st. wharves. Penobscot ind Kennebee ice at whole _sale and retail. BLL. McQuEEN, SPINE BUOK AND JOB" PRINTING, IN] AN Melephone, 743. fel) 1108-1 st. IRON HAILINGS. IRON ANYTHING CAN BE FROM GEO. WHITE & SONS, 442 MAINE AVE. 8.W. Tron is cheaper than ever before. Cam We call and make you prices? postal or tel a07-3m Everybody Who Is Anybody Knows us and our styles, stuffs and system. They know that we know how to make form-ftting gar ments flush with the latest fashion requirements. We endeavor our best to please in even the small- est order. Examine that $15 Suit. From stuff to stitch there's integrity im everything. New Patterns, choice woolens, artistic fashioning, finest fit—and all for fifteen dollars. Mertz Advanced 06 And Tailors, F Mertz, St. ir Bule:—Must fit you or we keep ‘em. It The Board of Trade shad a very enjoyable excursion down the Fiver Thursday evening—the main feature of the program being a plank-skad dinner, su plemented with To-Kalon Wines. ‘There ts Rothing more delicious than sbad eaten with To-Kalon Chablis or Sauterne. Only 40c. qt. Delivered quick. To-Kalon WineCo,614 14th. ‘PHONE 998. VAULTS, 27th and K sts. my19 The Talking Machine. HON. JOHN R. KASSON, in a speech at the Board of Trade planked-shad dinner at Marshall Hall Thursday, said it would be a thing if a lot of after-dinver speeches could be dic- tated to the phonograph, and then ground out to onder. ‘The possibilities of the Phonograph are Infinite. Dispatching correspondence fe {ts Sprciaity.. Write us to call. COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPH CO., 919 Pa. ave. ED. FP. CROMELIN, my! EASTON, Pres. R. Physicians and Surgeons! ‘We call your attention especially to our la Yartety of most approved SURGICAL INSTRU- MENTS. Best, most durabie, latest improve- ments and lowest prices guaranteed. 7 Call and examine our assortment—we're sure to have what you need. Gilman’s Drug Store, #2 %v. my’ Ever Tried Turkish Baths? If you're “‘all run down"—if you're alwa; fired—if “you can't ‘sleep and eat’ take ow TURKISH BATH and be cured. They're the Most delichtful, most refresting, most. lux urious “medicine ever reconumended for tired, weary humanity. EF Ladier from 9 a.m. to 6 -m. Men from 7 am. t» 9: oS 9:30 p.m. Satur- Turkish Baths, 1329 G St. my19 a : CUSTOM TAILORING As we do it requires time and talent. No See. tailoring can be satisfactory that isn’ made up right here in this city—aud tried on once or twice. You had much better pay $15 for a ready-made sult than $15 for & suit that is made up out of town. Our sults start at ‘2s. Z Gatchel & Tompkins, za:ons, ee “The Effects Of A Chill ~-can be counteracted by a drink of pura Medicinal Whisky,"" said a prominent “Old Rell loeal physician. liable Berke- ley” ts the best to do ft with. $1 qt. $4 Jas. Tharp, 812 F St. myls We Mend Clothes! Let us mend yours. We do ererything from sew- {ng on the elusive button to putting a patch where Beeded. Gloves, hosiery, shirts—your whole ward- febe put in thorough repair. Charges from Se. up. Goods called for and delivered. UNIVERSAL MENDING CO., 06 llth st. ow. The Union Savings Bank, 1222 F Street N. W., PAYS FOUR PER CEN St ON SAVINGS ‘acc ana | zs bd 2 ; cots Saturday evenings trom Oto SP A 88, OPENING OF THE Chevy Chase Inn, SUNDAY, MAY 13. Table dHote Dinner served daily from m., $1.00. 6 . ck’ Creek (electric) care leave city etery 15 minotes, mri2w | 5 woth | “body was removed to the morgu No Better at Any Price.— Our $15-to-order Suits. 'E make up FINEK SUITS for more money —but no better as far as cut, fit and ‘wear are concerned. These $15 ‘Suits are Meeting with more favor every day. One customer often sends half a dozen friends to be measured—because we please bim—who had been paying double and often getting less. Morton C. Stout & Co., re aoe re et ee ate a Down the Placid Potomac Will scon go joyous excursion parties. Let ‘us print the tickets, programs, ete. Well do it in Reatest, most attractive style, at lowest prices. ligious and Charitable €F Reductions to ritable or- Byron. S. Adams, Printe: ry Sid 11TH STREET N.W. ‘Phone 930. __my2t! Are You Thinking Of buying a Typewriter? If so, you should drop in and examine the HAM- MOND. More good points than all the rest combined. my2l JOHN C. PARKER, Agent, 617-619 7th st. A laxative, refreshing fruit er, very agreeable to take for CONSTIPATION, hemorrhoids, bile, Joss of appetite. eistric and intestinal troubles and headache arising from them. F. GRILLON, des Archives,” Parts, all Druggists. i ee INDIEN GRILLON. api5-mém-1p FOUND DEAD. A Ghastly Discovery on a Lot Near Thomas Circle. Today about noon a policeman on duty near Thomas Circle, at Massachusetts ave- nue and i4th street, was told by a citizen that there was the dead body of a colored man on a vacant lot opposite the circle. The policeman went over to the lot and found the body in the weeds. The body was that of a man apparently fifty years old. He was neatly dressed, in a pair of striped trousers and a black coat and vest. The condition of his white shirt showed that he had not been there in the rain, and it is thought that he went to the lot some time yesterday and died. An old umbrella was found near him. The dead wagon was sent for, and the In the pockets of the dead man’s clothes the officers found a purse containing a nickel, a piece of tobacco, penknife and handkerchief. Coroner Woodward was notified, probably hold an inquest tomorrow. There were no marks of violence visible, and it is thought that death resulted from natural causes. His identity is unknown, ind will els BOATING CHANGES. Potomacs Will Not Row at Newark on the 30th. ‘The rains of the past few days have so swollen the river and filled it with floating logs and driftwood that boating will have to be suspended for a few days at least. ‘The Analostan Boat Club had a crew out Saturday, but the water was so high that they couldn't manage their boat. Finding that they could not make their own club house, they tried to make for the boat house of the Potomacs, but before getting there their boat filled with water and upset. The crew s relieved by a crew from the Potomac club, who saw the accident. On account of some misunderstanding in the contract or the whims of the boat build- ers, the Waters company will not have the new boat which they are building for the) Potomac Boat Club ready by the end of the month as was at first supposed. For this Treason the Potomacs have decided not to enter the Newark regatta on Decoration day as was their intention. The new boat will be completed by the Ist of June, how- ever, in time for the midsummer races. ee ce Playing With a Hatchet. Willie Blundon, a handsome little chap of six years, was brought to the Emer- gency Hospital today with the index finger of his right hand merely hanging by a thread of flesh. The lad resides with his parents at Ballston, Alexandria county, Va., and while playing with a hatchet the digit was accidentally severed through the jeint. It is thought by the surgeons who dressed the wound that the finger will be saved. — A Commissioner Appointed. The State Department is informed that the Mexican government has appointed Francisco Javier Osorno acting commis- stoner of the international boundary com- mission to relieve Jose Maria Canaliza. The King of Wurtemburg has declared that the bundesrath will not give its assent to the act of the reichstag permitting Jesuits to return to Germany. ling for zs hare. | one one he refuses to extend this clemency to the IT IS STILL ALIVE|88wNY sons oF Tow | i | the recipient. Revolt Not Wholly Crushed in Southern Brazil, POWERFUL BANDS YET UNCONQUERED — Negotiations for Peace Inaugura- ted. GAMA’S LATEST’ DECISION LONDON, May 21.—The correspondent of the Times, writing from Buenos Ayres, says that President Peixoto of Brazil has still to deal with the forces of Gen. Sa- raiva and other powerful bodies of insur- gents in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The correspondent adds: Gen. Saraiva is marching to join Gen. Tacares. Before he started he said to me: “If the naval people fail on the coast I shall march to the city of Rio Grande and @eclare the independence of the state.” | Gen. Saraiva further said that he ha: now more men and munitions and better resources than he had during hisy year’s fighting before the naval rout occutred. Gen. Silveira Martins is of the opinion that the war in Rio Grande do Sul will continue for a long period, unless a recon- ciliation between the two parties is brought about. An emissary from President-elect Moraes has already approached Gen. Mar- tins on the subject of a compromise, by means of which peace will be established in the south. Gen. Martins expressed him- self as willing to undertake the pacitica- tion of Rio Grande do Sul, but he demands that all the military and naval officers who have taken part in the revolution be re- instated in the grades they held before the beginning of the civil war; that free elections be held throughout the country of Brazil; that Gov. Castilhos of Rio Grande do Sul be recalled, and that free pardon be granted to all political offenders. 1 cannot see much likelihood of these terms being accepted ut present, espe- cially as with a free election President Moraes would probably lose his seat. On the other hand, the conditions asked are by no means so onerous as to be lightly re- jected by the government if they wouid in- = peace anU quiet in the immediate fu- ure. President Peixoto has already offered amnesty to the Brazilian soldiers and sail- ors at Montevideo and Buenos Ayres, but revolutionary officers. Of the men only 270 have notified the Brazilian government of their intentions to accept President Piexo- to’s offer. The people of both Montevideo and Buenos Ayres have much to do to as- sist the unfortunate insurgents who landed in those cities in almost destitute condi- tion. ‘hey number about 2,000, and large sums of money have been subscribed to provide the great amount of food and cloth- ing required. Medical attention has also been furnished them. A dispatch to the ‘Times from Lisbon says that Admiral Da Gama, after telegraphing that he would come here to explain his con- duct, now says that he will not come. ‘The dispatch adds that this latter course will certainly be the best, as his presence here would not be welcome. The claim of the Argentine Republic against Portugal growing out of the recap- ture of a number of Brazilian refugees, wao escaped from the Portuguese warships while in Argentine waters, is in a fair way of being amicably settled. —— PROF. SMITH’S APPEAL. Judicial Committee of the General Assembly for Its Consideration. SARATOGA, N, Y., May 21.—After de- votional services and preliminary business in the Presbyterian general assembly to- day the chairman of the committee on bills and overtures reported the receipt of an overture from the presbytery of New Albany, Ind., on personal purity of mem- bers of Congress. It was referred to the same committee for report. Just before the time for the theological Rev. Henry Preserved Smith, D.D. seminary discussion the judicial commit- tee took the plaform and presented a re- port in judicial case No. 1, which desig- nates the Smith case. The report was that the repeal was in order, the papers having been duly filed, and it was recommended that the appeal be entertained, both parties having agreed to waive their right to be heard on this question. The assembly votes to entertain the appeal; three hours are to be given to Prof. Smith to present his case, four hours to the committee of prosecution, an additional hour to Prof. Smith, twenty minutes to the synod of Ohio and two hours to the assembly. At the close of this time the vote is to be taken upon each allegation of error and ground of appeal separately. It was de- cided to make the consideration of this case a special order for Thursday next at 10 o'clock, to continue till finished, having precedence over all other orders. Prof. Henry Preserved Smith of Cincin- nati is charged with heresy on account of his support of Dr. Briggs. The case comes from the Ohio synod, which affirmed the verdict of the Cincinnau presbytery, find- ing Prof. Smith guilty as_ charged. The hour for the consideration of the question of seminary control having ar- rived the floor was taken by Thomas Mc- Dougal of Cincinnati. He denied any de- sire or purpose of centralization of power. With regard to the present seminaries the assembly can do nothing, he said, without the consent of the seminaries. It can only interfere in the case of misuse of funds. -— CAPITOL TOPICS. To Abolish the Civil Service Commis- sion. Representative Enloe, democrat, of Ten- nessee, will move to strike out the appro- priation for the civil service when that item is reached in the consideration of the legislative appropriation bill. The proposi- tion is hardly expected to prevail, but it may call out a spirited debate as to the uses and alleged abuses of There is a strong undercurrent of opposi- tion to the commission on the democratic side, and several prominent democrats have asked for time in which to volce their crit- icisms. Mr. De Armond'’s Economy. During the consideration of the legislative appropriation bill in the House today Mr. De Armond of Missouri moved to strike out the provision increasing the salary of the venerable Isaac Bassett of the Senate $500 ear. Mr. De Armond made a lengthy against the provision, and suggested that’ it would be the proper thing for the Senators themselves to contribute to a fund as a mark of their esteem for strike out the provision was agreed to. os The Terry Case. The case of Policeman Terry, who shot | young colored man, | Willis Washington, a during the “Jack the Slasher” scare, last December, was again postponed today. The trial, upon an indictment charging Terry with assault with intent to kill, was set for this afternoon, but went over until tomor- row morning, the hearing on the demurrer to the Ainsworth indictment not having been concluded. Willis, who will probably be a cripple for | life, was brought into the witness room on a stretcher. He appears to be a very intel- ligent young man, and seemed to keenly ap- preciate his lamentable condition. He is said to be practically paralyzed, the civil service. | 5 each | | Mr. De Armond’s motion to The Horseshoers Holding an Interna- tional Convention. Welcomed by Commissioner Ross— The Opening Session Today—Presi- dent Fitzgerald's Speech. The twentieth annual convention of the International Union of Journeymen Horse- shoers of the United States and Canada convened this forenoon at Typographical Temple. The delegates, of whom there are about thirty-five, were welcomed to Wash- ington by Commissioner John W. Ross, and on behalf of Washington Union, No. 17, by President James E. Fitzgerald. The con- vention is to continue for four days, with two sessions daily, and it is thought will be productive of much good to the cause of labor. In addition te the regular business of the union, the program contemplates a reception by President Cleveland, a carriage tour of the city and a ball and reception on ‘Tuesday night, tendered by the local union to the national officers and delegates. Although not a very large convention, it is one of the most vigorous and able-bodied- looking aggregations of men which have as- sembled here since the horseshoers got to- gether last. Picturesque scenes are made around the Owen House and the temple by groups of these stalwart sons of Vulca: Strong grips, deep voices and square shoul- ders are the order of things. They attend to their business, also, in the same straight- forward, energetic, hammer-and-tongs way that they would shoe a horse. The situation was discussed informally this morning for some time before the convention settled down to work. Commissioner Ross was in the crowd and had his hand gripped a num- ber of times. The first business of the day was the call to order by National President Alexander Dever of Philadeiphia. In a few well- chosen words he intrcduced Commissioner Ress. Mr. Ross expressed the pleasure which the execution of this duty gave him. It was always a pleasure to grasp the hand of a laboring man who worked. A great many labor troubles were due to the machinations of laboring men who didn’t work. The. honest son of toil who earned his bread by the sweat of his brow was entitled to the respect of the community |and had it. No branch of labor was more | meritorious than that represented in the |ecnvention. Mr. Ross then proceeded to eulogize Washington as the best and bright- est and most convenient place in the west ern world for holding a labor convention. Congress was within the sound of the voice of the delegates. The legislators of the land could listen to the delegates and attend to their routine duties at the same time. Mr. Ross explained some of the beauties of the town in detail, and advised the delegates how to see them and to get all they could out of their brief stay. He told the stories of the White House, the Capitol, the monu- ment, the Smithsonian, the departments, and did not forget to invite them to visit the District building, and to see how things were run down there. He was loudly applauded in a way that interrupted the clerks in the pension bureau across the street, President Fitsgerald. After this enthusiasm had subsided, Mr. Dever introduced Mr. James Fitzgerald, president of Washington Union, No. 17, who proceeded to welcome all hands to Washington in behalf of the local union, which he had the honor of representing. President Fitzgerald emphasized the good points that Commissioner Ross had made, and earned uproarious applause by his clear- cut, well-made points. It was an address that would have done credit to many men whose business is to make speeches. Mr. Fitzgerald used no notes, and did not say that he had been unexpectedly called upon. He explained the pleasures of the duty which had devolved upon him, and said that in welcoming them to Washington he not only voiced the sentiments of the local union, but of all organized labor in the Dis- trict as well. He hoped and believed that the convention would result in great good to the craft by which they swore, and to which they had pligthed their troth. Here in the city, “With a beautiful panorama of broad avenues, vistas of waving foliage, mountains of marble sculptured into mag- nificent public buildings, and with the vast workings of the various functions of xov- ernment,” he thought that they would re- flect credit on labor, and produce substan- tial results in their own interest. He closed with a pleasant allusion to the custom of alluring good luck with {he emblem of their calling. The convention then went tnto executive session for the consideration of credentials, d this work will not be completed today. The result will be announced at tomorrow's session. At 1 o'clock the delegates and the members and officers of the local union drove to the Executive Mansion and shook hands with the chief magistrate. They strolled through the conservatories and the grounds and expressed themselves as over- joyed with their entertainment. Then a tour of the town was made and all the points of interest peeped into for a few moments each. Before adjourning today the convention extended a vote of thanks to Commissioner Ross and President Fitz- gerald for the eloquence of their words of welcome, No plan of campaign has been mapped out by the convention, but the main things which will be considered are the wage scale and the means which had best be employed in raising it. It has been suggested that a public meeting be held after the adjourn- ment of the convention, and that several of the men distinguished in public life be in- vited to make addresses. The delegates were photographed in a group today. The International Union. ‘The officers of the Internation! Union are: President, Alexander Dever; first vice presi- dent, Fred. Bazeley, Cincinnati, Ohio; sec- ond vice president, James Holland, Minne- apolis, Minn.; secretary-treasurer, Roady Kenehan, Denver, Col. The International Union was organized at Philadelphia on April 28, 187: Union No. 1 of the order, located in New York, dat its existence back to 1849. Union 5 Baltimore; No. St. Louis; No. 4, Chicago; No. 5, Boston, and No. 6, Philadelphia, formed a permanent organization of the National Union, and, In 1892, with fifty-six unions affiliated, formed the International Union of the United States and Canada. This organization now numbers over 18,000 men. The Washington Union, Washington Union, No. 17, was organized in i874, and is therefore a charter union. It has had a flourishing career, and is just now,under the able management of its pres- ent oflicers, enjoying a big boom of prosper- | ity and influence. Being at home here, it is looked up to by the other unions as of the greatest importance and prestige in matters of legislation. It has a membership of seventy-five, and its olficers are: President, James E. Fitz- | gerald, vice president, James Meyer; finan- |cial secretary, Theodore Schondau;’ treas- jurer, Daniel Hartley; sergeant-at-arms, |Charies Connors. The committees Uhave been appointed by the local union in connection with this convention are as fol- | lows: Reception.Daniel C. Hartley, chairman; ank Painter, B. Feeney, M. Sheehan, EL Connors, M. Collins, Theo. Sehondau, Chas. Meyers. ames Fitzgerald, chair- : ollins, B. J. Lynch, Wm. M. Walsh, P. McKeown. Wm. Prockleton, chairman; ise, Wm. Jinzles, M. Reidy. | _Invitation.—Jno. Collins, chairman; J. E. Fitzgerald, Daniel C. Hartley, M. Walsh, A. Wise. A —_ Army Orders, Capt. Marshall W. Wood, assistant sur- |geon, will report in person to Col. Charles H, Alden, assistant surgeon general, pres- ident of the examining board appointed to |meet in this city, for examination as to his fitnes» for promotion. The leave of absence granted Capt. An- drew H. Russell, ordnance department, is extended to October 1. which | TERE EEE ee OO TROPICAL FIREFLIES] |=" serene They Furnish the Most Economical Luminant Known, St SE Se A COLD LIGHT WITHOUT WASTE Some Interesting Facts About These Curious Insects. PHOSPHORESCENT FISHES The retirement of Prof. C. V. Riley from the post of United States entomologist re- moves from government employment one of the most eminent investigators of the day. Science under Uncle Sam's auspices has done no more important work than has accomplished in the study of insects. In that branch of the animal creation Sec- retary Langley of the Smithsonian Insti- tution has made perhaps the most pictur- sque research—relating to the light afford- ed by fireflies. ‘This light, Prof. Langley kas discovered, is the most economical illuminant in the world. It is 100 times as cheap as gas. That is to say, there is no waste, whereas the waste in burning gas or lamps is more than 99 per cent. In other words, the con- sumer pays a dollar for every cent’s worth of light he gets. With electricity the waste is less, but still enormous. The firefly light expends no energy in the shape of heat. A Cold Light Without Waste. So here is what might be termed a cold light without waste. If a process could be invented for producing it in large quanti- ties by artifice, the discovery would be of enormous benefit to mankind. Incidental- ly, electricity and gas would be driven out of use for illuminating purposes. That the secret will be found sooner or later is not at all unlikely. The notion formerly held that the light was pert and parcel of the life of the firefly has been exploded. It is 1cw believed to be simply a product of chemical combustion. Such being the.case, it ought to be prac- tcable to reproduce the phenomenon in the laboratory or even on a large scale. This peculiar light, termed “phosphorescence,” has received little attention from scientists up to date. It affords an attractive field for investigation. The supposition is that it is made by the slow combustion of material Secreted under the control of the nervous system of the insect. It is produced at one four-hundredth of the cost of energy ex- pended in a candle flame. Nothing is lost in the shape of heat, the light-giving organs having the same temperature as other parts of the animal. More than 150 families of animals on land and tn water, embracing tens of thousands of species, produce such phosphorescent light. They yield enough of it to illuminate London, Paris and New York. The surface of the ocean is alive with luminous crus- taceans, jellyfishes, &c., not to mention in- numerable vegetable organisms, each of which is a tiny lantern. In the depths swim lamp-bearing fishes. On land crawl glow- worms and “electric centipedes,” while in the air fireflies and “lightning bugs” of many kinds disport themselves. All of this light crowded into one place would hardly affect a thermometer. Firefly of the Tropics. The most brilliant light afforded by any land animal is that of the famous firefly of the tropics known as the “cucujo.” Thirty- eight of them yield one candle power. Pho- tographs have been printed by two minute exposure of bromide plates to their iliumi- nation. People in Cuba confine them in paper lanterns for going about the country at night or for indoor lighting. Sometimes they attach one of the insects to each foot for traveling in the dark, to serve as a guide to the path. Also they use them as ornaments for the dress and hair. it is with these fireflies that Prof. Langley conducted his experiments. They are beetles, beginning life as grubs. ‘‘Skip-jacks,” or “spring-tails,” they are sometimes called, because, when placed on their backs, they jump over with a clicking sound. A smail species of the same family is found in Florida and Texas. They have two lumi- nous spots on the thorax and another on the abdomen, Damp evenings are most favor- able to the light-giving, the object of which is presumably to auract the sexes. The young larvae feed largely on snails, to which their bite is poisonous. The luminous organs are developed before the insects leave the eggs. Now, a theory formerly held was that these fireflies stored up light in the day- time for emission at night, as is done by the so-called “luminous paint” of calcium sul- phide. But it was found that they shone as brightly as ever after being confined for ten days in darkness. Some that were car- ried all the way from Cuba to Havre, in the pitch-black hold of a vessel, were bril- lianton their arri A more striking dis- proof, however, was afforded by a batch of larvae hatched in the dark, from eggs laid in the dark in a piece of rotten wood, the young insects being kept in darkness for the first six months of their lives. They shone! Not Dependent on the Vital Principle. Prof. Langley decided that the light did not depend on the vital principle of the in- sect. He found that the eggs became lumi- nous on being shaken in a glass receptacle. Then he dried the eggs and kept them in that condition for a long time. On being moistened they shone. The dried eggs were powdered in a mortar, but they gave light on being wetted. The beetles themselves, twelve hours after being killed by electric- ity, were still luminous. So the professor infers that nothing more than a chemical combustion is concerned in the manufacture of this “cheapest light.” He thinks there is hope that we may bé able to reproduce it some day. To make a light equal in brilliancy to that of this tropical insect we must prcduce a temperature of 2,000 degrees. The fire- fly’s lamp creates no heat that can be de- tected by the most delicate instruments. Its energy is entirely expended in illumina- tion, Nature, while offering object lessons in the art on every hand, laughs at man’s efforts to imitate her in this field. There is a device, known as “Geissier's ‘ube,” by which a much greater light than that of the firefly is made without any heat, electric sparks being flashed through raritied gases; but it is only a plaything of the laboratory. There are a good many kinds of fireflies in the world. Those which gite an inter: mittent light are popularly distinguished as “lightning bugs.” The glow-worm of literature is the female of a European fire- fly. She never acquires wings. Her lumi- nous substance is a soft yellowish grease, extending in a thin layer along the inner sides of the abdomen. A few glow-worms exist in the United States, but they are rare. The common fireflies of this c have wings, females as well as male: larvae are stout-bodied and grub-like, found under stones and logs. They yield some light. Mosquitoes Their Prey. Mosquitoes are the favorite prey of the Cuban fireflies. It is a pity that our own species have not the same taste. The “elec- tric centipedes,” already referred to, are black crawlers with many legs, which have been likened to serpents’ skeletons in min- jature. They move in snake-like fashion, forward or backward, leaving a bright trail of light. However, they are most ac- customed to appear in the daytime,when the | ilumination they afford is not visible. A little after sunset the “lightning bugs” be- | gin to creep up spears of grass and to show | their lights. They fly irregularly upward, | flashing at intervals, to a height of forty or fifty’ feet. The light produced by marine animals is | of a similar character—the same mysterious | phosphorescence. In certain fishes of the | ccean depths the illuminating organs are very complex. Some of them have spots on their sides which are regular bull’s-eye lan- terns, cach having a lens and reflector of its own. These are so connected with the nervous system of the animal that they can be flashed or turnéd off at will. Others of these finny creatures carry luminous bulbs | at the ends of whisker-like fliaments. Such | bulbs are usually near the mouth, so as to j suggest the notion that they are employed as bait to attract prey. ‘The spots on the sides of the fish seem to be modified slime glands. In the process of their development the slime secreted by the glands first becomes phosphorescent, so that, streaming down the sides of the ant- mal, it renders the latter luminous. Among the queerest of light-giving creatures are certain marine worms which have luminous scales. When in danger one of these worms will drop two or three of its seales, which continue to shine, deceiving the enemy a: to the owner’s whereabouts. Meanwhile the worm glides away unobservel. 10 AMUSEMENT HALLS... Page 9 AMUSEMENTS Page 9 ATTORNEYS Page 9 Page 16 Page 10 Page 11 Vag: 8 +-Page 10 > Page 10 DEATHS . Page 5 DENTISTRY . Page 11 EDUCATIONAL Page 9 EXCURSIONS, &c. Pase 9 FINANCIAL . Page 3 FOR RENT (Flats)... ze 10 FOR RENT (Houses)....... Page 10 FOR RENT (Miscellaneous) - Page 10 FOR RENT (Oftices). Paze 10 FOR RENT (Rooms) Page 10 FOR RENT (Stables). Page 10 FOR RENT (Stores). -Page 10 FOR SALE (Bicycles). Page U1 FOR SALE (Houses) Page 11 FOR SALE (Lots). Page 11 FOR SALE (Miscellaneous). Page 10 POR SALE (Pianos). Page 11 HAIR DRESSING Page 11 HORSES AND V Page 10 HOTELS . Page 10 LADIES’ GooDs. Page 11 LOCAL MENTIO: MANICU? MEDICAL . MONEY WA’ NOTARIES OFFICIAL NOTICES. VERSONAL ..... PIANOS AND ORGANS. POTOMAC RIVER BOA’ PROFESSIONAL . RAILROADS .. SVECIAL NOTICES. SPECIALTIES ... WANTED (Miscellaneous) A YOUNG BRUTE. He Attempts to Assnult Two Girls and a Married Woman. Saturday afternoon in the Armory grounds of a sixteen-year-old negro made three bold attempts to assault young girls and a full-grown woman, and, although one of the children screamed before she escaped, there was no park watchman about to protect them. The three assaults were committed within an hour's time, and the young negro made no effort to es- cape, but remained in the park to wait for another victim. Policeman Schraeder of the fourth pre- cinct is the officer who made the arrest. He was on his way to the police station when he was stopped by Mrs. Maggie Northridge, who told of the assault and insulting con@uct cf the negro. He had grabbed and pulled at Mrs. Northridge and used extremely insulting language toward her. She was on her way home at the time, and he had been hiding in the bushes. Instead of fainting and causing the negro to become frightened and escape, she went on her way in a quiet manner and found the policeman. The officer retraced his footsteps and found the negro hiding in the bushes wait- ing for another victim. Mrs. Northridge identified the boy her assailant, and he was locked up. Later the two young daughters of Mr. Joshua A. Menshaw, stationmaster of the Baltimore and Potomac depot, appeared and identified the boy as the one who had com- mitted similar assaults on them. The children were assaulted at different times. ‘Today the prisoner appeared in Judge Kim- dall’s court on three charges of assault and one of indecent exposure. The court heard the testimony and continued the case until tomorroW to hear the evidence of the boy's grandmother as to his age. If he is under sixteen years old he will probably be sent to the reform school. VERY FEW VACANCIES. Army and Naval Cadets Who Cannot Be Provided for. The approaching graduation of classes, at the Military and Naval Academies has in- vited attention to the ‘limited prospects of the graduates for admission to their re- spective services. The West Point gradu- ates are better off in this respect than their neighbors of the navy. There are now thirty-eight vacancies in the list of second leutenants in the army. Five of these are in the artillery branch, sixteen in the cav- alry and seventeen in the infantry. In the artillery the vacancies are distributed one to each regiment. In the cavalry there are two each in the second and fourth regi- ments, three in the third and nine in the nipth regiment. In the infantry there is one each in the first, fourth, fifth, sixth, ninth, tenth, fourteerth, fifteenth, eigh- teenth, twentieth, twenty-second, twenty- third and twenty-fifth regiments. There are also two each in the third, eighth, twelfth, thirteenth and sixteenth, and three in the eleventh regiments. Graduates for whom there are no places in the regular estab- Ushment are usually appointed additional second Heutenents, but, if present calcula- ticns are correct, there will be few of this year’s graduates assigned to this outside Tank, The Navy Worse. The graduating class of the Naval Acad- emy, however, will have more difficulty in securing commissions. There are now thirty-three naval cadets taking their final examinations, and if they all pass it looks now as though some of them will have to accept their discharg? with a year’s pay, the only legal solace for graduates for whom there are no places. There are fif- teen vacancies in the line at present, but there is a prospect of about half a dozen more by retirements for cause, before the Ist of July. There will be no retirements on account of age between this date and the Ist of July, so that the graduates can only hcpe for casualties to increase the number of vacancies before that time. It is thought that at least twelve members of this year’s class will be obliged to leave the service because there is no room for them. The ycurg men in the engineer division of the academy will fare much better than their brethren of the line. There are twenty vacancies in this brarch of the navy and but six graduates. Under a recent decision of the Navy Department graduates of the line are not eligible for the remaining cancies In the engineer corps. Many changes may occur between now and the Ist of Jvly, and it is possible that the entire class may be provided for, but this is not regarded a3 a glittering probability. —__—_-e- ——___ ABSTRACT OF CENSUS WORK. What Superintendent Wright Says of the Forthcoming Book. The results of the work of the eleventh census will be summed up in an abstract, which has been almost completed at the cen- sus bureau. The publication will give all the totals for the different subjects for which figures were compiled by special agents and the enumerators. Concerning the official brochure Col. Carroll D. Wright, the superintendent of the census, said to- da; “The preparation of an abstract, not ex- ceeding —— pages, was authorized by a re- cent act of Congress. There will be 100,000 copies published. It is to be the popular condensation of the twenty-four volumes of the census, and will contain all the chief totals by tes, the facts to be brought into comparison with those for 1880. So far as population is concerned it will em- body the totals for counties and cities, Fig- ures of manufactures, agriculture, transpor- tation, insurance, churches and wealth, debt and taxation will be given by states. The abstract will form a compact octavo vol- ume, bound in cloth, and will be in readi- ness for distribution between July 15-31. The manuscript ‘copy’ is almost ready, and the government printing office will put the work through without delay. A volume of this character has not been issued since the census of 1850." Several bulletins of the census will be issued within two or three weeks. They are “The Civilized Tribes,” “Receipts and Expenditures of States” and “Foreign Pa- rentage.” —_ —— - Plate Printers’ Entertainment. The Plate Printers’ Club, E. M. Richard- son, president, held an enjoyable ertertain- ment Saturday evening, 19th instant, at their rooms, 1333 E street northwest, the following talent assisting in songs, recita- tions and dances: Prof. Giesberg, pianist Messrs. Miller, Fay, Kichardson, McCabe, Fitzgerald, Foster, Courtney, Anderson, Kathell, Yates, Baumgarten, Wynkoop, McFadden. Mills, Wright and Prof. Poesche. =————£__= FINANCIAL. Going Away This Summer —to Europe, the seaside or else- Where? If so let us store your household effects in our elegant Storage warchouse, where they will be safe from injury, wear and tear —and fire, Leaving your house im charge of irresponsible servants is dangerous. Whether you wish to move one Square, a dozen or to some other city we can do the moving best in regard to facilities and expert _ service, ; American Security And Trust Co., 1405 GS! STORAGE WAREHOUSE, 1140 isTH ST. it A. M. READE, The Washington Loan and Trust Company. PAWD-UP CAPITAL, ONE MILLION DOLLARS. ‘This company has money to loan in any amount upon the most reasonable terms, without delay, When the collateral or real estate offered is ap- Proved by its executive committee. If you contemplate improvements in the way of building or other enterprises call and eee what cam be done for you. Interest paid on deposits. BRAIXARD H. WARNER, President. JOHN JOY EDSON, Vice President. JOUN A. 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The National Safe Deposit, Savings And Trust Company Of the District of Columbia, CORNER 15TH ST. i NEW YORK ava Capital: One Million Dollars Safe Deposit Company, Special act Congress 1867. Savings Bank, Special act Congress 1870. Trust Company, General act Congress 1890. The a ee &. INVESTORS, SPECULATORS AND Hi ers. ME She 1 cam offer you special inducements in the Purchase of real estate. All sales guaranteed ‘and ff there are no profics you bave mo loss. Onli and see me and talk It over, us now is the time to secure good bargains, Stall amounts invested, as well as large unes. ‘Twenty years’ ex in Wasbington realty. F. WaGGAMAX, JOHN ap27-1m* Foo 14th st. nw. (Upstaira) NGE, Glover bullding. Moore & Schley, &D Broadway, Bankers and Dealers in Government Bonds. its. Exchange. Loans. il securities Mat- Philadelphia, 1419 Fst. ts of Messrs. Deposi Rallroad stocks and bonds and | ed on the exchanges of New York, Boston and Baltimore bought and sold. A Speclalty made of investment securities. Dis. trict Donds and all loral, Railroad, Gas, Insurance and Telephone Stock dealt in. ‘American Bell Telephone Stock bought and sold. dest ee. DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. Work Resumed. The Commissioners this morning ordere@. the resumption of work on Prospect avenue extended, which has been several times: stopped through ve-bal and legal objections entered by the Georgetown College officiala As to Private Stables. Pagagraph 2 of section 12 of the building regulations in regard to the erection of private stables has been changed to read as follows: “No private stables shall be erected within twenty feet of a dwelling, * except a dwelling of the owner and dwell-* ings frcnting upon alleys, nor can ‘% stable be erected within six feet of a building line of an avenue or street, if with the door opening on the street front. a Senhor Souza Roza’s Effects. The household chattels and the personal effects of Senhor Thomaz de Souza Roza, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipo- tentiary of Portugal to the United States, | will be sold at auction by Sloan & Company, auctioneers, tomorrow, beginning at 10:30 am. The sale will be conducted at the legation, No. 1163 16th street northwest. Most of these things were collected in various parts of Europe by the diplomat himself and represent vast discretion and | great cost in the selection. It is promised that | an inspection of the goods will repay con- noisseurs and the lovers of the rare. Ad- mission to the legation will be by card, which can be obtained from the firm of Sloan & Company, The collection embraces wines, bronzes, antiques, laces, rugs, paint- ings, and all things that go to make up @ luxuriously and elaborately appointed resi- dence. , _———_ Struck by a Brick. William Harrington, a white bricklayer, twenty-six years of age, who resides at w Hampshire avenue, was struck by a falling brick today, the blow causing a scalp wound about ‘one and one-half irches long on the temporal region of the head. The injury, which is not serious, was dressed at the Emergency Hospital. ee ‘The French chamber of deputies, by a large majority, has rejected the proposals to suppress public executions and to abe ish capital punishment. ee ere een el OO or re ge SSN POR EC LOE eg