Evening Star Newspaper, June 18, 1894, Page 3

3 4 SPECIAL NOTICES. SPECIAL NOTICES. —— = - = SPIRITUALISM. H. ALTEMUS WILL HOLD ¢izele at oan Ball, 721 6th st. TUES- JAY EVENING, June’ 19. $Je18-2t° HE FIRM OF JORDAN & MacLEOD, 631 G ST. Bw., bas been dissolved by mutual consent, Gharles W. Jordan retiring therefrom. William §_ Macleod will continue the business z ‘to whom Ssould be paid aad by wrom all indebtedness has CHARLES W. JORDAN, poiszee WILLIAM 8. MacLEOD. {po YOU KNOW ANYTHING ‘about clothes—that ts to say, from a techni- cal point of view, weave of cloth, quality, @urability, workmanship? If you do, we'd Mike to bave your candid opinion of the qual- ity of cloth we are making up into these $35 “@keleton"’ Serge Suits to order. Any fashion- able color serge you can name—black, navy Dise, three or four shades of tan, six shades of gray. No more dressy suit in existence. if made our way. Drop in and talk about it tomorrow, gentlenfén. KBEN, Tailor, 1310-1312 F st. n.w. {OUR FAMILY LEAVE TOWN SHORTLY FOR THEIR SCMMER VACATION. You'll doubt- less expend lots of time, trouble and money Searching for @ “devent meal,” unless you come HERE. choicest delicacies of the season ed im the most appetizing manner, by polite, Attentive waiters, Regular dinner, 50c., from 4 to 7 p.m.; Sundays from 1 to 2 p.m. CF Ladies’ entrance on 4% st. — REUTER, Con PA’ AVE. AND 4 SE. 3 Woe WAS A LUXCRY = —an lifornia began to produce just as Prance. California wine is sold & wine as ce. rameter LODGE PERFECTION Will meet in Scottish Rite Hall, $0si4 Penna. ., MONDAY, the isth instant, at § p.m. Candidates will By order of the T. P.G. SE. GOUGH, 34d degree, Sec’ * SPIRITUALISM MRS. EFFIE McNEIL, BUSI- ee rea unk et meetiaan, con bas ere sulted on all affairs o€ life. 1914 Penna. ave. t 9 aA? eat fo aL WHOM IY MAY CoNCERN IT Ha hia day severed alt cgnuectiog with the, Unite tes ection whic! as fcr, and will not be respousitle for auy business p ‘company. 5 yusaen Nous B. HYMAN. GARPENTERS, ATTENTIOS Members of L. A. No. 1748 aro hereby to —e the br ger se ing. = a = IN NT. us ess tC consice me — “By order of th assem! embly. FOR RENT-SCOTTISH RITH HALL, 908% Pa. FOR awe teviscmely Steed rooms’ for mecting Address Hal Committee, A. 4. 3. R, fost Pa. ave. n.W., OF apply |. KRON- HEIMER, Saks & Co. 15-10 TORRID WEATHER SERGES, $35. You can look at the cloth, don’t you know, even if you dou’t wat to buy—courtesy, but not importunity, is our rule. We're fixed up just like a big bouse—we ty to make our parlors homelike—sou are always welcome. ‘The colors of those $35 Serges We are making to order are biack and biue, three shades of tan, six shades of gray. Look at the cloth and colors to- morrow, if you want to—buy when you feel Like tt. KEEN, ‘Tailor, 1310-1312 F st. n.w. tock Praeses, &c.. which we offer at lowest figure. Sole agents for Rarubart Bros. & Spindier’s Su- i rugou Paper Cut: sels ted States, relating to the re . Charles Jacobsen, of the city of Washington, D.C.. a manufacturer end vender of uxlucral waters and other beverages, Dy law allowed to be s. do hereby’ file With the cieré o: the Dis- trict of Columbia hb bottles and of the names or oe the pur- Pose of protecting tha same under the provisions of said statutes. The said bottles are described ‘ae_follows Firat—Si colored or trans- parent neck of siphon “Chas. le of bottle “Arling- ton Springs—ic rool place and laid on its Side—Mincral Water, bottled by the Arlington sen, Prog Wash- Chas. Tacot and ha Nore mm the head or neck ‘apd on side of bot- } Water, bottled by Chas. Jacobse: also on suid side the letters “A. Bottlin: of bottle bottled gtoo Springs Arlington Bot- Proprietor, jcross the same and over the wo + bottling sarsa- wr as “soft drinks,” of webit ass, having the words on Bottling Co.. Chas. L 1883—This eo, thei rn mineral waters or other beverages any ‘te “ be prosecuted ac- hand ani seal at Washington, NTH DAY of JUNE, A.D. ‘ORSEN. (Sealy J. it. YOUNG, Clerk. ___By L. P. WILLIAMS, Ass't Clerk. ARE YOU BUILDING? MOTTLED in all sizes and shapes; Roof to hai DORNIN| onize. £0 RACING ME: RAMBLER: won time prize offered for the cul ree firsts, three thirds, and istest MEN'S the CLIFT WHEE! 30, in 2m. 246. SLEK.—The moral rs + Oh wae be ent cep up W we proces. tide a RAMBLER. GORMULLY & JEFFERY MFG. €0., 1325 14th st. n. NINE Ki If you would ALL PERSONS OPPOSED TO KEEPING THE Vream City portfolios unbound will please meet at HODGES’ BINDERY, 511 9th ot., who will bind them from SSe. uj 26 “HOME ICE oR TO ican Ice 3 WILLIS, Gen, Mer. Principal depots, 13th’ and “14th ‘st. wharves. Ienobscot and ‘Kenuebee ice at whole fale and retail. Fair prices. apl+-3m ) AMER- E. XL PUBLISHER, FIXE BOOK AND JOR PRINTING. ‘TeB. (fe12) 1108-1116 B st. nw. IkUN PORCHES, CAX BE HAD FROM 482 MAINE AVE. S.W. cheaper than ever kuowa before. Can ‘We call aud manke you p-leee? Send postal or telephone 853. avt3m = - = Eres Correspondents’ Requisites Are in profusioa. od Paper and Ei Whiting’s ar yor use a stu pea. 7 We are headquarters for Pa) Supp! a can fyenisin, ANYTHING and BCERYTRISG et euired, at lowest prices. Easton & Rupp, 421 1th St. — Priced Stationers. (Just above ave.) If You Have A Corn That bothers you, use the CERTAIN CORN RE- OVER. We guarantee it to remove Hard and Soft Corns, Bunions, Warts, Moles, &c., in few papplicat nus, OF refund the money.” It. ts Sold by all droge ints; Be. Van Syckel’s Drug Store, CORNER 13TH AND G STRI Je1s 2 ¢. mes Buy That “Little Man” —the Commercial Talking Machine—to help you im dispatching your correspondence quickly, easily and accurately. This “little machine man’’ will do the work of two men Stenographers. Rented or sold outright. Drop usa line to call. Columbia Phonograph Co., 919 PENNA. AVE. np EASTON, Pres. R. F. CROMELIN, Sec. About Mosaic Work. Tt requires a special “knack” to do Mosaic Work, and it takes time to do it. Poor work will soon crack and bulge. We Will guarantee to do it right—and we'll do tt. We bave the most “ ‘expert Service. Write for us. “5, SPALDING, Manufacturer's Agent, 603 E st. lf You Suffer From Rupture You want a ‘Ivuss that fits properly—that’s gor le—that wears well and is cheap. We im celluloid, hard rub- at prices 30 yer cent elsewhere—fitted and harge. CFA GOOD, DURABLE TRUSS FOR Te. Gilman’s Drug Store, .% 2'w. Jelé AN! ANY THING We prepare it. adjusted without extra ¢ ‘| Suits Cleaned & Pressed, $i. VE! United notitied 4 ‘Tke weather 1s likely to be: For the Distriof ct Columbia and vicinity, thunder showers this after- noon. Fair Tuesday, with winds. ESTABLISHED 1824. Reliable, Fair Dealing! Lowest Prices! Another consignment of fine Georgia Pine Flooring, 2%4-inch face, kiln- Gried and best of working, at $2.00 Per 100 Feet. FRANK LIBBEY & CO., “Lumber, Mill Work and Builders’ Hardware, Cor. 6th and N. Y. Ave. It ee ee sa Going to the Country? You'd better go if you can and get out of the city’s heat. We'll deliver your wines to you in the couutry just as prompt; we've always done here in the city. We'll | ck your orders in neat hampers that | no mark to tndicate contents—and | ship ‘em to your country . Send for our price list. | To-Kalon Wine Co.,614 14th Jel8 HONE, 998. VAULTS, 27th and K sts. ae EE a eee Get Your “‘Sheepskin? Graduates about to enter on a_ professional career, of whatever nature, will need Letter and Bill Heads, Cards, Envelopes und various other printing—let us do it-neatly—artistically. Low- est prices. Byron S. Adams, Printer, ci2 11TH STREET N.W. Telephone 930. Jel! We restore the “fresh, new" appearance to your solled clothing, besides altering and repair. ing it im neatest manner. ts, SOc. Vests and ‘Trousers, 25c. each. Write or telephone. Wagon DOWN GO THE PRICES! Our annua! clearance sale has begun! We aro winding up the season's stuifs by dropping the prices. ; Same high-class work. All $25, $28 and $30 Suit- ings down to $17.50. $30 «Black Diagonal ‘‘Long-tail* Cutaway Coat-and-vests Down to $17.50. $10 and $12 Trouserings DOWN TO $6. G. Warfield Simpson, Tailor, 12th and F sts. n.w. at OME PERB Srasoxapte CeRN- ROE UGGESTIONS ING UITS. ‘True Blue Serge Sult Note our price for your made this beautiful summer stuff. $15. $15. Most tailors would say $30—none lower than $26; but we've the secret of buying and the facilities | of making, both of which you share in the way- down price. ‘Yennis Flannel Coats, $8, and like stuff Trousers, Ti caritavs Mertz & Mertz. | BEST CLOTHIERS, 906 F St. N.W, it Coal Famine isImminent | Unless ihe strikes ure soon settled. This, however. won't affect Washington, for WE lave bundreds of tons of BEST ARGYLE COAL—unsurpassed for heating and steam- Ang _purpose: are in sweeping demand. o-order wardrobe of | |; G@RILLON. os. CTF Write or telepbone 925. Allegheny Coal Co., WHOLEALE COAL DEALERS, DUMP, COR. HALF ‘DG STs. Je16 R A a refreshing MA ult lozes T* ee aresmarts cole tea CONSTIPATION, hemorrhoids, bile, INDIEN loss of appetite, gastric and intestinal troubles headache arisiog from them. F. GRILLON, 88 Rae des Archives,’ Party, ‘api5-m6m-1p Sold by all Druggists. Clockless Gambling Houses. From the Chicago Tribune. There are no clocks in gambling houses, and there never will be, except those of the Bill Skakel variety. There’s a reason for! this, and a good one, too, In the opinion of the gentlemen with hurdle-course shirt fronts who personify the tiger. “What's the time?” asked one of them the other morning—early morning—as he pulled a diamond-studded watch from his pocket and answered the question. “Why don’t we have a clock hanging up?” he continued; “’cause they cost money. I don’t mean it takes more than the result of one deal to pay for one of ‘em in the first place, but they're expensive in | the end. You see, it’s this way: If we had a ticker on the wall and a fellow had prom- ised to be home on the last car, and he| happened to look up and see that he had| seven minutes to catch that car, why, it’s | nearly an even thing that he'd quit us and | go home. That sort of business would soon burst us up. If he doesn’t know what the time ts he misses his car, then he doesn’t give a rap what time he goes; he generally waits for the cable to start again. That's where our ‘soft money’ comes in; men get reckless as the morning dawns. “No, sir; no clocks on my wall. I'm not going to fix things so that a man will have to lie to his wife when he tells her he didn’t know what the time was. I don’t like a liar nohow.” And Mr. Surething pulled his watch out of his pocket and told a man who had just arisen from a poker table that “It ts just 56, sir.” The man muttered, “Missed it,” <— bought another stack. t Facial Expression. From Blackwood's. We naturally look at a young face for a Prophecy and at an old one for a record. But the materials from which we attempt to inform ourselves are of a very different | character in the two classes. In the one case we see a general arrangement of feat- ures, which, according to some utterly in- serutable law, accompanies certain traits of mental and moral character. No satis- factory theory has ever been put forward to account for such facts as that human be- | ings with a certain inherited squareness of | jaw are always of a tenacious disposition. | But when we scrutinize an older face we | peruse the linear inscriptions upon its sur- | face as we read a book of which we know the author. Not only do such and such conformations of its lines have a definite Meaning, but we can form an opinion as | to why and when, if not how, they were | written. The caligraphy, of course, is not uniform in all cases, and ‘there are varlous complex- ities about it which may render an exact interpretation a matter of difficulty. Trou- ble or passion, which in one instance is re- cerded tn bold characters, in another may leave scarcely a visible mark, and it ts ob- | vicus that a Jean face will betray the story of emotional experience more readily than | ghe covered with a mask of fat and smooth skin. The Union Savings Bank, 1222 F Street N. W., WAYS FUCR PER CENT INTEREST ON SAVINGS UNTS. accol (Opes until 5 p.m. on G coment wees ra in SSE OY ya Where His ) From Truth. Jones—"Is there any really authentic re |a doctor was sent. | attempted it, saying he preferred to let the ord of the sea serpent having been seen? Smith—"I believe he has been sighted by passengers on the Spree. SRS SY SN Ss ely, Saw ek OLD WORLD AFFAIRS Mysterious Explosion in -Brussels This Morning. MOROCCO PAILS T0 PAY INDEMNITY Britannia and Satanita Engaged in a Race. NO CHOLERA AT HAMBURG BRUSSELS, June 18.—An explosion this morning in the house on the Rue Royals turns out not to have been as serious as at first expected. The building is occupled by offices, but there was nobody in them when the explosion occurred. The bomb or infernal machine was ex- ploded on the first floor. The police know of no cause for the outrage and have as yet made no arrests. Morocco Defaulted. TANGIER, June 18.—The Spanish war- ship, which was sent with a treasury offi- clai to Mazagan in order to receive the first installment of the war indemnity which Morocco agreed to pay to Spain as a re- sult of the rising of the Riffs and the at- tacks upen the Spanish troops at Mellilla, has returned here, having been unable to obtain any of the money promised. The indemnity which Spain agreed to ac- cept from Morocco was $4,000,000 or 22,000,- @O pesals. Britannia and Satanita Racing. DOVER, England, June 18.—The Prince of Wales’ yacht Britannia and Satannita started at 11 o'clock this morning on a fifty- mile channel race. A strong breeze wi: blowing and there were prospects of an ex- citing contest. The Britannia when starting narrowly escaped a collision. Shortly after the yachts had started it Was noti that there was something wrong with the Satanita. She put back and a tug started to her assistance. It was then found that her weather back stay had been carried away, and consequently she Was towed back to this port. No Cholera at Hamburg. HAMBURG, June 18.—In reply to the re- Fort circulated by a news agency that cholera had broken out at Hamburg, an official declaration has been issued saying that not only has there been no case of cholera here this year, but not even a sus-_ Pictous case has been recorded. CBE CAUSED BY FLOOD. Loss Counting Up the ost of the Oregon Freshets. TACOMA, Wash., June 18.—A correspond- ent at Cascade Locks, Ore., telegraphs that in that vicinity the loss by flood is con- servatively estimated at $600,000, The town was not damaged seriously, and the losses have fallen upon those best able to stand them—the government and the Union Pa- cific railway. ‘The uncompleted locks on which the Unit- ed States have expended over $2,000,000 nar- rowly escaped total destruction and, as it Is, have been damaged about $200,000. The water is still so high that it is impossible to tell exactly to what extent the canal has suffered. The damage to fisheries and canneries, in- cluding the loss of time, will amount to at leest $100,000, Work on the Cascade locks was com- menced eighteen years ago, and day and} day were they under contract to complete the work by March, 1895. The work was to cost the government a little over $3,000,000, but now the work will be delayed severa months. The locks were intended to be 13 feet above sea level. Had the locks been completed they would have been swept out, of the river. This state of affairs will necessitate a change in the plans for the work, and the post commanding officer is authority for the | statement that the plans will be remodeled, | and the work projected on a basis of 150 feet above sea level. This change will make a total cost to the government for the locks When completed of about $5,000,000, a FRIENDS UNITED IN DEATH. Foner Ss rvices of Col. Bayne and Judge Phelps. PITTSBURG, Pa., June 18.—The remains of Col. Thomas M. Bayne, who committed sulcide at his home in Washington on Sat- urday, arrived here today in charge of Con- gressman Wm. A. Stone. The body wi met at the station by Mr. Lynn Smith, a brother of Mrs. Bayne, and taken to the | residence of John Balph of Bellevue, near here, where the funeral services will be held this afternoon. The remains will be placed in the family vault in Uniondale cemetery. ENGLEWOOD, June 18.—The funer- al of Judge Wm. Jter Phelps will take place at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning at | the Presbyterian Church in Englewood. The service will be conducted by Rev. Dr. Henry M. Booth, the former pastor of that church, who was an intimate friend and classmate of Mr. Phelps. Dr. Booth will be assisted by Rev. James E. Elis, the present pastor of the church. The pallbearets will be employes of Mr. Phelps. After the service the remains will be taken to Simsbury, Conn., where they will be placed in the family vault at Busher- ville cemetery. —— GRADE CROSSING DISASTER. An Electric Street Car Struck by a Railway Train. PATERSON, N. J., June 18.—A passen- ger train on the Susquehanna road this morning struck an electric car at the Riverside crossing. The electric car was filled with passengers, mostly school teach- ers and pupils on their way to school. | Laura Birchenough, Nettie Claxton, Mat-! tie Bauman, Lillie Maffett, all teachers in school No. 18; Frank D. McKimmer, prin- cipal of school 18; Ellen Cullen, aged fifty, of Brooklyn and Freida Wilda were all) more or less injured. Ellen Cullen was so badly injured that it is feared she will die. Miss Birchenough was injured about the head and Miss Claxton was badly bruised about the body. Conductor Josiah Grimes of the electric car was badly hurt and was removed to St. | Joseph's Hospital. Ellen Cullen was taken | to her home. George Savage, the motor- man, escaped with slight injuries. SSS DEFENDED HIS ENEMY. Protected Who Wanted to Lynch Him. SPOKANE, Wash., June 18.—The notor- fous Justice of Leland, Idaho, went to El- mer Sperry’s house on the Big Pottlach at 1 o'clock Saturday morning, and, calling Sperry to the door, emptied both barrels of a shotgun at him, without effect. He then attacked Sperry with a knife, and stabbed him. Sperry’s young son came to the res- cue, and received seven terrible cuts from the knife. He knocked Justice senseless with the gun, Justice was bound hand and foot, end a messenger for the sheriff and The netghbors assem- bled and attempted to lynch Justice, but Sperry said he would shoot any one who law attend to Justice. The elder Sperry now lies in a critical condition, with smail hopes of recovery. The trouble between the parties arose over some land. Sperry owns the most ex- tensive farm in the county, and is highly respected. ee Travelers’ Protective Association. MILWAUKEE, Wis., June 18.—The Trav- elers’ Protective Association national con- vention meets here Tuesday, the 19th, and continues through until the 22d. Over 2,000 persons are expected. Numbers of distin- guished men will be in attendance. Among them are the governor of Missouri and Mayor Stewart of Philadelphia. ~2 ee The funeral of Baron Giovanni Nicotera was held at Naples, Italy, yesterday. All the shops were closed and signs of mourn- ing were shown on almost every building in the city. it is a wobbly teetering plank walk laid WHEELING TO GREAT FALLS What a Bicycler Sees While Making the Bun The Beauty of the Falls and the De- erepit Condition of the Bridge —Seasun for Visitors. To those who appreciate the delight of vigorous, open-air exercise, under the ex- hilaration of inspiring scenery, the best way to travel to the Great Falls is on two whevis. The distance—twelve miles from Georgetown—is just a nice trip for a day, especially as the Conduit road, following the government water main which supplies the city, is famous as one of the best tracks which the cyclist may use in his spins among the hills of the surrounding coun- try. A hardened pair of Iimbs, propelling a machine in good order, should be abie to make the run in less than two hours, but the last two miles include a rugged ascent, which will make more leisurely travel preferable. While nearly all the roads radiating from Washington introduce a little too much of the work element into cycling, by reason of the undulating contour of the surface, the pike on the Maryland side of the Potomac Presents ten miles of an almost even and gradual up-grade from Georgetown to the hill near the end of the run. The three ex- ceptions of any consequence are not far out—one where the pike leaves the road- way along the canal, just above George- town, in climbing to the higher level; an- other ascent beyond the second reser- voir, a beautiful expanse of wood-begirt Water, and a _ correspeonding descent a few minutes’ ride farther on.. Past the old man at the spring with lem-j onade, ginger horses and candy, Glen Echo, the amphitheater and the Chautau- qua cottages, the ride to Cabin John bridge is a delightful spin over a splendid track. After the tires have marked their broad course upon the dust of the bridge’s as- phalt (which now needs some repair), the country assumes a different aspect. Tri the trees, the hills, the fleids and the road | are similar, but one who loves the country feels somehow that he has passed into a different atmosphere—fresher, freer, more secluded, in short, more certainly that of the country. Something suggestive of real estate push attaches to the road ail the way to the red stoae walls over the big arch of masonry, and one can hardly feel that he has escaped the fussiness of the cit; ul it has been passed. ‘ In Fact It is the Country. Then, too, the road beyond has fewer travelers, for the bridge is the Mecca of the Sreater part of those who leave the city by way of Georgetown for an up-river Mary- land destination. What dwellings are passed have been in place long enough to have be- come harmonious parts of the landscape and quiet the rider into some such a state of mind as must have inspired the familiar reference to a “lowly thatched cottage.” The sunshine seems brighter, the universe larger, and in the stillness, emphasized by the tinkle of the old-fashioned cow Dells, it seems to the happy wheelman that he has the unrestricted possession of ft all.” At the club house the road to be used turns to the right, and hard work is promised ahead. The dirt road which accompanies the Water main will not, in the language of a southerner, “carry” you all the way to the! falls, unfortunately. But the water from the well at the club house is excellent. and refreshed by a drink of this, the long climb up the stony road is really delightful to one accustomed to country riding, and the walk alongside the machine here and there may be a welcome rest. The sur- veyors seem to have selected the highest | summit available, but the quick run down | the other side suddenly, and almost un- | expectedly, sends you through an open gateway into the midst of several white- washed buildings of quaint, old-fashioned design, most prominent among which 1s the hotel, a large structure, which, sur- rounded by the old trees of the litte ham- let, strikes one as a becoming monument of rural repose. Finding the road somewha: ambiguous, the stranger may inquire of a native the way thence to Great Falls. ‘This is Great Fails,” he will be told, and when, after | gazing around on the tangled and rugged | expanse of bewildering geography, he asks | for directions by which the cataract may | be found, the native will point to the gates of the canal lock near the hotel, and spcak | of a foot bridge beyond. As the stranger secures his wheel and crosses the lock on foot, an elderly trhabitant, whose zeneral | appearance harmonizes with the surround- | ings. takes position in front of the foot | bridge. This move is explained by a sign | over the bridge, which reads: “Round trip, | 5 cents; all day, 10 cents.” As the gate- keeper receives the coin he explains tha? | the toll is necessary if the bridge is to be kept up. A Wobbly Bridge. ‘The visitor's impression, as he steps onto the contrivance, will be that the bridge surely needs something to keep it up, for upon wire cables, stretched across rather | frail wooden supports. The bridge spans a branch of the river and connects the main- land with a large rocky island, which must be crossed before the cateract is reached. ‘This island is itself worth a visit from the city. For rugged wilderness there it hardly anything near Washington its equal. A well-worn path leads to a point below the falls, but much of the pleasure of the visit will be missed If the visitor aoes not climb and scramble over the acres of big, sharp fragments of crystalline strata between the bridge and the big churn. This is a diffl- cult, unmarked and even somewhat danger- ous path, but it leads to the points at which the plunge and rush of seething water may be enjoyed at close quarters, and the rocks themselves shelter objects of interest suf- ficient to delight a naturalist throughout a day’s ramble. Just now the variety of dell- cate spring blossoms is marvelous, and the visitorwill feel regret if he has not provided something in which to carry an assortment of those to his city friends. He will do well also to have with him a pocket microscope, for the numerous pools among the rocks contain several species of fresh water algae, whose green fibers present a beautiful ap- pearance under the glass. The water of these pools often fills deep circular cavities worn into the hard rock by the powerful torrent. Among the sands varjous kinds of shells are to be gathered, and occasionally a specimen of the common “prickly pear’ cactus will be met. This plant, which bears a beautiful flower, is mentioned by the botanies as occurring in sandy grour@l. Along the coast fromthe gulf to Nantucket and at the great Falls of the Potomac, the latter thus marking theinland Mmit of its northern range. ‘The river here flowing southward for a short distance, plunges over great blocks of mica schist, rocks deposited so long ago that they have become very durable. West of Washington the underlying strata is composed of this material, geologically very old—in fact, its exact comparative age has not yet been de- termined with certainty. It is to be placed near the foot of the geological scale, hence the ocean which spread {ts particles con- tained only the simple forms of hardly dif- ferentiated plant animal life. The subse- quent contortions of the earth's crust have so disturbed the once horizontal strata that in many places they now stand vertical. The Falls Described. ‘The falls, of course, are of date incaleu- lably more recent—as compared with the reeks through which they grind. They are is of yesterday. Their appearance was much later, at the least, than the creta ceous deposits which constitute the strata east of Washington, when highly special- ized insects, fishes, reptiles, crude birds and mammals, conifers and angiosperms occupted the surface of the globe. Like Niagara, the Great Falls of the Potomac converge waters flowing diffu- sively and leisurely et about the level of the surrounding land, into a narrow, rush- ing torrent, confined between precipitous walls of rock. These are about fiftys feet above the lower surface of the riv In- stead of making this change of level at one leap, the water descends in a series of voluminous catz ts and foaming rapids, thundering amorg an archipelago of rocky islands. The longer one contem- plates this roaring deluge from the slip- pery rocks about, the more trightful ts the rush, and the more stupendous does the force appear. The location of machinery, adapted to the utilization of this power, will involve many difficulties of engineer- ing, but surely it would seem that the power is abundantly adequate to furnish all the energy needed for the lighting of Washington streets. Far down the sides of the cliffs cling many tiny flowers, apparently the more beautiful and delicate because of their in- accessibility. They remind the tourist of the rare Alpine blossom, which once tempt- jer to his death. THE CLOSING DAYS Commencement Week in the Public Schools of the City. PROGRAM OF COMING EVENTS —o The Manual Training Exhibit in the Franklin Building. WORKS WITH EYE — HAND This week will be devoted almost entirely to commencement exercises in the public schools and by Friday all the pupils will be through with their year’s work and) ready for a long happy summer of vaca-| tion. The fact that the public schools of the District are probably superior to any others in the country does not alter the fact that the young people of Washing- ton are just as glad as children in other cities when the closing day comes and they are free for three months to do as they chocse and to enjoy the warm months of summer to their hearts’ content, without the clang of the school bell to interrupt them. Taken altogether it has been a most sat- isfactory and prosperous year in the his tory of the schools, and xow that the teachers are closing up their roll books and making their reports for the year they can | enjoy, along with their well-earned vaca- tion, the feeling that the 40,000 goung ideas they have been teaching to shoot been plugging away pretty close to the bull's eye and are qualifying as marksmen in great style. Looking beckward from his office in the Franklin building Superintend- ent Powell has every reason to feel that those under him have done well since school opened up last September. His la- bors and those of many under him will not be over with the school year by any means, however, for it will take some little time to clear up the thousand and one little mat- ters connected with so large a business. But the majority of the teachers will be wandering off to green pastures before long in search of some place that ts cooler than Washington has been for the last two days. Business High Schoot. The first of the schools to have its formal public exercises of commencement is the Business High School, which will hold forth in the hall of the Central High School this evening. The address will be delivered by Mr. Paul T. Bowen, one of the trustees of the public schools, and the program of exercises promises to be a very entertain- ing one. Tomorrow morning the com- mencement exercises of the Normal School will be held at the Franklin building at 10 o'clock. The program for the Business High School commencement this evening is as follows: Mr. John W. Koss, president of have | INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. ACCOUNTANTS ... AMUSEMENT HALLS. AMUSEMENTS Page -Page 10 -Page § ‘age 11 -Page 5 Page 11 -Page 9 -Page 9 -Page 8 -Page 11 FOR RENT (Fiets). Page 10 FOR RENT (Houses). . -Page 10 FOR RENT (Miscellaneous) -Page 10 FOR (Ofves). -Page 10 FOR RBNT (Rooms) -Page 10 FOR RENT (Stavies) -Page 10 FOR RENT (Stores) -Page 10 FOR SALE (Bicycles) -Page 11 FOR SALE (louses) -Page 11 FOR SALE (Lote)... -Page 11 FOR SALE (Miscellaneous) POR SALE (Pianos)... | HA DRESSING... HOTELS ... | LADIES’ Goops. LEGAL NOTICES. LOCAL MENTION MARRIAGES | MEDICAL . | OCEA: PERSONAL PIANOS AND NS. POTOMAC RIVER BOATS. ja SPECIAL NOTICES. WANTED | WaNTED WANTED WANTED WANTED WANTED HOW SHE HIT THE ICEBERG, Thrilling Story Told by Passengers oft Ethto; The Anchor line’ steamship Ethiopia, which sailed from New York on June arrived at Glasgow yesterday. As Capt. | Wilson signaled off Tory Island Saturday | she collided with an iceberg in the Atlantic and stove in her bow at and above the water line. Her passengers agree in this story of their experience: The Ethiopia struck the iceberg on the | afternoon of the 6th, while she was steam- ling ahead in a dense fog. The shock was! terrific. Everybody who was standing at | the moment of impact was thrown to the floor. At first the officers feared that the | vessel would not float, and the captain or- |dered that the boats’ be lowered. The excited passengers crowded up to the | deck, most of the women weeping and the the Board of District Commissioners, pre- siding officer; overture, “Transformation,” selection, “Trip to Chima- Aberty Bell,” Sou town,” sa; invocation, cert mazurka, “La Czarine,” Czibulka; tab- leaux vivants; class, Mr. Paul T. Bowen of the board o: school trustees; “Marine Band March, Fanciulli; conferring of diplomas, by Mr. George Truesdell of the Board of District Commissioners; galop, “Sleigh Ride,” Etlem- berg. The music for the occasion will be furnished by the Marine Band. the class are: President, ecretary, Adda D. Carroll; N. North; vice presidents, John ugitt, Henry C. Wilson, Thos. Merrill, Fanny L. Andre Clara B. Mil- ligan and Lovie L. Thomas. Normal School Closing. At the exercises of the Normal School tomorrow morning Supt. Powell will pre- side. Addresses will be made by Principal Lane of the Central High School, Princi- pal Freeman of the Franklin School and a number of the members of the board of school trustees. Mr. Whelpley, president of the board of trustees, will award the di- plomas to those who have passed a suc- cessful examination. Music will be fur- nished by the class and the addresses will be interspersed with vocal and instru- mental! efforts The graduating class is as follows: Anna Rebecca Williams, Charles Albert Johnson, Blanche Carzoll Beall, Marie Roberta Bai- ley, Carolyn Louise Jones, Bertha Willis Gibson, Alice Butler, Florence Hopkins, Daisy Violet Cook, Mabel Henderson Swin- gle, Julia Poole Fernald, Grace Lindsay Altschu, Annie Rachel Williamson, Addie | ‘Thompson Lyon, Mary Lackey, Mary Lois | Sherman, Isabelle Turkenton, Katherine | White Hobgood, Ada May Williams, Maria | Tavenner, Mary Cecelia Bresnahan, Maidee Schutter Evrer, Mary Adelaide Kelton, Florence Brown Holmes, Emily Henrietta Rose, Margaret. Mary’ Carraher, Mary Holmes, Annie Graham Getty, Fannie Me- Cullough Thomson, Cora H. Pimper, Ivah Maude Bennett, Florence Frederic Lasier, Wilma Willenbucher, Susie Beatrice Wa- ters, Daisy Catherine Alwine, Lillian Au- gusta Ritten, Sarah Lamborne, Nellie May | Ossire, Ida Roselle Garrett, Sarah Musson, | Daisy Elaine Pumphrey, Helen Mabelle -Alden, Marie Gertrude Mahr, Mamie Smith, Bernice Austin Stockbridge, Alice Pollok, Natalie Baldwin Huntington, Eunice Hart- man Welch and Emma Gertrude Cook. Events of the Week. All the graded schools will close on Wed- reeday, and while there is no set program for all, most of the teachers have prepared for an interesting day, and the parents of | the pupils have been invited to be present us their guests and to get some idea of the Progress the children have made during the year. On Wednesday evening the colored High and Normal schools of the District will hold their commencement jointly at the Academy of Muste, the program for which has already been published in The Star. Thursday evening the great Convention Hall will be the scene of an interesting event, when the High schools of the first six divisions have their commencement. The music will be by the Marine Band, urder the leadership of Prof. Fanciulliand the program is as follows, beginning promptly at 8 o'clock: Overture, “Light Cavalry,” Suppe Night in Bohemia,” Fanctulli; selection, “La Mascotte," Audran;. march, “The Eastern High School Cadets,” Miss Hetty Diver, E. H. S., "M4; invocation, Rev. R. R. Shippen; “In the Clock Store,” Orth; in- | troductory address, Mr. J. W. Ross, presi- dent of the board of Commissioners, D. C. “Patrol, American,” Meacham; addres: Representative William M.Springer; march, “Marine Band,” Fanciulli; presentation of diplomas, Col. George Truesdell. Exhibit at the Franklin, ‘The big hall in the Franklin School butid- ing presented a lively scene today, as a number of young ladies were occupied in | arranging the annual display of the work | of the students in the Manual Training | School. The exhibition last year was a niost creditable one, but the one this year promises to surpass this in point of size and completeness. The exhibition will open tcmorrow evening from 7 to 9 o'clock, and | all day Wednesday and Wednesday even- ing. It is expected that there will be a/ large attendance of parents and friends to inspect the work of the young artisans. Those who do visit the exhibition will be well repaid, for it is a surprising display of | what young children can do when they | are properly trained and their natural gifts | developed along practical nest The ex- | hibition, in point of subjects, does not differ | mater it shows considerable progress on the part | of the students. A large variety of objects are arranged in tasteful order around the | hall, varying from the crudest beginnings | of the youngsters with tools, needies, plas- | ter and pencils up to the finished products of | the older ones, which are really surprising | as showing their skill and ability. There are some fine specimens of the ironworkers’ art, and any number of clever samples of wood turning, in the way of dumb bells, Indian clubs, croquet mallets and things of that sort. One of the most interesting features of the exhibit 1s the display of needlework by the girls. Some of these are admirable ex- amples in the way of finished garments, in sizes from a baby’s robe up to evening gowns. The mechanical drawings are also very cleverly done, and there area number of free-hand drawings from still life and from models that reflect a deal of credit cn the young artists. Plaster models for decorative purposes compose one of the edmirable features of the show, and there are a thousand and one samples of the way in which the useful eye and hand can be trained to accomplish, something that is really worth while, “a address to the geaduating | lly from that of last year, elthottgh | men asking many quesdions. The pumps were lowered just after the captain |dered down the boats, but no water |found in the hold. The order for the boats | Was then countermanded and something | like confidence was restored among the | | passengers. | Soon the fog lifted. As there was little | | sea the crew were able to work to advan- tuge in making temporary repairs. A wall of bags of flour was built up near the bo: When the flour had become thoroughly sa! urated it was almost as hard and unyielding | as cement. The crew worked for two days | | shifting the cargo aft, so as to lift the | broken part of the bow above the water. The Ethiopia, which had been stopped for repairs, was put ahead after the worst dam- | aged portion of her bow had been partially closed and braced. At first she went at quarter speed, then at three-quarters and after passing Tory Island at full speed. | Nobody aboard the Ethiopia was injured, jand the cargo wes not greatly damaged. | Persons who saw the Ethiopia's bow ye: ,terday marvel that she was kept afloat after the collision. That the vessel | saved they think was due to the stability of her bulkheads and the intelligent man- agement of the captain. The passengers were so pleased with the \ untiring and successful efforts of the crew that they subscribed $270 for the sailors. ot SHOT HIS OLD EMPLOYER. Revenge of a = for Being Dis- charged. Frederick F. Swain, president of the | Swain Lubricating Company, and a wealthy man, was shot and fatally wound- ed Saturday evening in the office of the company, No. 278 South Water street, Chi- | cago, by Henry Vaughan, a former em- plo,e, whom he had discharged for tncom- petency. | Mr. Swain was sitting at his desk when | Vaughan entered. Two employes of the | company, Everett Piccanger ané L. B. Smith, were outside on the steps when Vaughan came up, but they paid no at- tention to him. Suddenly a shot was heard, and when Pic- canger and Smith rushed in they saw Mr. Swain falling from his chair, with Vaughan standing over him preparing to shoot again. They pou upon Vaughan, took his revolver away and gave him a severe beat- ing. They might have killed him had not an officer put in an appearance. It was found that Mr. Swatn had been shot in the left breast, near the heart, the bullet passing almost through his body. | When taken to St. Luke's Hospital the attending physician said it was impossible for him to recover. Mr. Swain ts about | thirty-eight years of age and unmarried. | Vaughan, who did the shooting, when taken to the Harrison street police station was found to be in a bad way, and was sent to the county hospital, He will not) ai however. | Vaughan was discharged about a year ago, and had made several threats to kill Swain. The latter, in his ante-mortem statement, said he had discharged Vaughan for incompetency. ~— -e0ee Reducing Weig! From the London Lanc Savill gives an account of his treatment of obesity that presents some features of | special irterest. A man five feet ten inches in height and weighing 284 pounds was admitted to the Paddington Infirmgry to be treated for an ulcer, This patient, sixty- eight years of age, was unable to walk, chiefly by reason of his bulk. He was put upon a diet of one pound of cooked fish | and one pound of lean cooked meat a da and a pint of hot water sipped at intervals every two hours. Tae fish and the meat were distributed in meals, according to the taste of the patient, but no bread. vege- tables, milk, or any other article of food was allowed. The patient was a person of intelligence and did everything toward the success of his treatment, managing to drink five or six pints of hot water during the day. Weight decreased steadily. On admission, September 21, it was 2S4 pounds; on October 2, it was 274 pounds; on No- | vember 18, it was 256 pounds, and on De- | cember 4, 2461-2 pounds. At Christmas there waB some latitude given in diet, and the result was a prompt addition to his weight of seven pounds, but by January 15 weight was reduced to 239 pounds. After four months’ weatment the diet was modified by the addition of two sma! slices of bread and butter at breakfast and supper, and milk and sugar in his tea night and morning. On February 7 he returned to ordinary reat diet, such as other pa- tients had, with the exception of potatoes. He then weighed 2341-2 pounds. Weight itcreased slightly for a time after resum- | ig ordinary diet; but on March 21, when | the patient left, he weighed 280 1-2 poun: having lost over fifty pounds in six months. The ulcer healed within four weeks of hi: admission, and pain and stiffness soon dis- appeared, permitting as much walking as the space in the ward would allow. Weight remains the same (230 1-2 pounds), the man | being now on ordinary diet, but drinking | no beer. 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A notoriously poor dresser, he was at this particular time very shabbily clad, and in his coarse, ill-fitting garments you would handily have recognized the man everybody was talking about, and the man, too, whose check Was good for @ cool hundred thousand One day, crossing the plains, curled up in a seat in the smoking hi¢ attention was atrac drumm Peck was when ed to a group of ers across the aisle. The train boy gone through the car vending his c, and the drummers were discuss- ing the book entitled “Peck’s Bad Boy.” One of the party, larly nelsy fel- low, boasted of a perso acquaintance with the author of the book—yes, he knew Peck intimately, and forthwith he proceeded to regale his friends with elaborate stories of his experiences with the Wisconsin hu- morist. From his point of vantage across the way Peck listened in silent surprise to the preposierous inventions of the fellow, nd his amazement deepened into horror and chagrin when the garruious drummer, encouraged by the interested countenances of his hearers, pursued his liscourse to the extent of narrating, with scrupulous atten- tion to detail, th: incidents of an alleged spree which “me an’ Peck” once enjoyed to- gether. You can fancy how wroth poor Peck became when he heard himself pic- tured as the veriest sot and libertine, for if there are virtues which he prides himself they are his temperance and his morality. Having heard himself dragged by this su- perb lar through the boozing kens and low resorts of Milwaukee, Brother Peck tinally arose, gathered hin self together, and broke in upon the mendacious drummer's narra- tive. He said that he had known Py great many years, and was able to 4 that Peck never tasted liquor and never visited disreputable places. Warming up to his business in hand, Peck dilated with se- verity upon the evil practice of falsely lay- ing claim to acqusintance with people, @ Practice tod oftea indulged in by vulgar, noisy persons. He concluded his castigation of the offender by disclosing hie~dentity, by denouncing the Distant dri imposter, and by saying: * when you are tempted to Ite al let your fancy concern When you rn pray if with me alone. libertine you refiect upon my home relations, and that is an offense which 1 shall not tolerate. You may advertise me as a fool, as a drunkard, as a thief, but be precious careful not to Ubei or slander me in such wise as to wrong and pain those whose relations to me wife and children are my paramount, sw nderest. most sacred considerattor nat by that 1 ory gees on to relate the had concluded his remarks the loquacious drumm ad shriveled up into such a little wad that you could almost have plugged a keyhole with him. - coo---—~— Educational. From Puck. Brown—“I see there's ace. large be est been made to Yale College.” “jones—"What will they do the money Brown—“Establish a post-graduate foot ball course.” with