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AS T0 FLOOR TENTS IN THE CAMP Estimate of the Number of Visiting Knights. THE PYTHIAN COMMITTEE 2 ee The citizens’ Pythian encampment ex- ecutive committee met yesterday at the Warder building. Those present were: Messrs. Brown, Emmons, Helbig, Good- hart, Greenless, Medford, Clark, Gardner, Smith, Donnelly, McClintock, Walker, Mitchell, Edson, Alvord, Heisley, Yost, Ross and others. President Chapin Brown called the meeting to order at 4:15 o'clock, and Secretary Geo. E. Emmons read the minutes of the previous session, pausing during the reading once or twice to make explana- tions or to offer a pertinent observation. He stated that all of the subcommittees had been named with the exception of that | on escort, of which Gen. Albert Ordway was the chairman, and there was a slight hitch here, because of the absence from the city of the general. Thit officer was soon expected to return to Wastington, and immediately upon his return the mat- ter would be promptly setcled. The secretary, in reading that part of the proceedings of the last session relating to the engagement of music, very nea: precipitated a fresh discussion of that deli. cate and irrepressible theme. At this point Chairman Brown asked for such communi- cations as had been received by the sec- retary, and Mr. Emmons read the letter which he had received from Maj. Gen. Carnahan, commander-in-chief of the Uni- formed Rank Knights of Pythias, and the substance of which was printed in The Star of last evening. In it the general expressed abiding confidence in the ability of the citizens to manage the encampment with credit to Washington and satisfaction to the uniformed rank. He also thought that notwithstanding the trouble which had been experienced with the Western Pas- senger Association and the unpleasant fact that tue railroads had granted a lower rate in connection with the annual en- campment of the Grand Army of the Re- public, to begin at Pittsburg on September 10, than to the biennial encampment of the Uniformed Rank, Knights of Pythias, to be held in Washington in August, that the matter would be amicably adjusted within a very few days, and that at once upon the conclusion of the negotiations now in progress, he would apprise the ex- ecutive committee. The Increasin; umbers. Secretary Emmons stated that he had but a little while before received a tele- gram from Gen. Carnahan containing the information that the total number of mem- bers of the Uniform Rank who had official- ly signified their Intention of attending the encampment was up to date 14,110. The letter of Gen. Carnahan, written about two days before the dispatch, stated that the number of entries was slightly above} 11,000, day Thus there has been a gain in two of pledged attendance of about 3,000 ‘sof the Ily. These figures are ex- clusive of the bands which will accompany this great peace army. A good deal of dis- cussion and interchange of ideas ensued at this part of the meeting. A slight sensation was caused by Mr. Goodhart, who here arose and stated that | he desired to know whether or not the! tents would be floored. The circular which | the Pythians’ executive committee had sent broadcast throughout the country had promised that the tents should be floored. He had understood Gen. Carnahan to say in conference with the citizens at the Eb- bitt House that this would be left entirely to the discretion of the citizens, and he wanted Gen. Carnahan to be placed on record, so that they might all know just where the responsibility rested. Mr. Med- ford was in accord with Mr. Goodhart, and said that the circular, which had been sent out by the Pythians, and in which the com- mittee pledged itself to floor the tents, had been authorized by Gen. Carnahan, and he intimated that it would be but just for the general to bear his portion of respon- sibility in the matter. Live Like Soldiers. Mr. Edson stated that they had better tents would not be floored. He urged that the Knights of Pythias, particularly the Uniform Rank, was a semi-military organi- zation, and as such he thought that the members should take especial pride in liv- ing and acquitting themselves in camp after the way of true soldiers. When men of martial spirit pitched their tents they did not hesitate to use the sod of nature al floor. Military organizations, when y went into camp for summer instruction and experience, did not have their tents floored. We were in the midst of very hard times. He believed that thousands of the Knights of Pythias themselves were out of employment, and could appreciate this fact as weil as any of us. He declared emphatically that he would oppose his in- fluence and his vote to the expenditure of $8,000 for flooring the tents which it had been estimated would be necessary to shel- ter the knights. Mr. Goodhart once more urged the de- sirability of placing the responsibility for this change of program upon the right set of shoulders. Mr. Emmons sugges:ed that it would be well to send a communication to Gen. Carnahan on the subject, but Mr. Edson thought that this was not at all necessary, as the general had already ex- pressed himself with decision and clearness on this point. Mr. Lawrence Gardner, the chairman of the committee on camp’ and camp grounds, thought that it would be wise to postpone the consideration of this question till the next meeting of the ex-| ecutive committee, as in the meantime the committee on camp and camp ground could | consider the matter. Mr. Edson produced a report of the weath- er bureau showing the temperature and rainfall at Washington during the last week in each August for the past twenty years, which indicated that the chances} which the visiting knights would stand of being washed out or snowed «under were decidedly slim. He suggested that this in- formation should be incorporated in the circular to be distributed to the 1,400 divi- sions of the order, that they might see for themselves what a slight risk of inconve- nience they would run by inhabiting un- planked tents. Mr. Goodhart .nade a mo- tion to postpone, which was carried. Through the Central Committee. Mr. Lawrence Gardner called attention to the concluding clause of the letter writ- ten by Gen. Carnahan to Secretary Em- mons, setting forth that rather than bur- den the executive committee with unneces- sary correspondence he would be pleased if the secretary would send him a list of the subcommittees, to the end that he might correspond with the several subchairmen di- rectly. Mr. Gardner earnestly opposed this on the ground that experience had proved that it would lead to endless confusion, and he moved that all correspondence relative to the coming encampment should be car- ried on through the central committee. Mr. Gardner's idea prevailed and his motion carried. The subject of communica- having been exhausted reports were lied for. was The first call was for the report of the music committee. It was forthcoming. Helbig submitted that the Marine bid $418 for parade uty for one sven men, and that the Band had proposed to fur- for parade duty for two days, y-two men, for $240. After dis- a motion to postpone consideration cussion a all of the finance committee, | tated that the chairman, Mr. | | oye: We he present, would ess, as he had started the nembers of his committee to work in the various departments and they had taken hold of their work with commendable vigor. Mr. Heisley, chairman of the committee | on transporta that the name added to that ¢ h was giv Chairman Mit the committee on } public comfort stated that dresses of seven or ei; hundred on the regist books of t tee and he thought that it good plan to employ an adequate number of experienced men to investigate these e| him, was fdentified last evening as George I EE _ THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, JULY 3, 1894-TWELVE PAGES. houses and to see that no misrepresenta- tions had been made as to the accommo- dations which the tenants propose to pro- vide for the city’s guests. At this point Mr. Gardner wanted to know of Mr. Mitchell how many applica- tions for quarters had been received by the committee on public comfort. The answer came that the number was not large thus far, because of the recent settle- ment of the rate question. Mr. Brown thought that there was an abundance of time for the consideration of this matter and it was postponed. Mr. Edson moved that all the subcommit- tees be directed to prepare their estimates for submission to the executive committee at a date not later than three weeks from the present meeting, and Mr. Gardner made an amendment reducing the time to two weeks. This was accepted by Mr. Edson. It was stated that after a conference of the committee on camp and camp ground, it had been found unwise to indicate at this time the number of tents needed in camp, and the contractors had been so advised. Mr. Goodhart thought that the maximum number of tents named in the contract would be required to accommodate the invading army. After a good deal of talk on minor matters the session ad- journed. Session of the Pythian Committee. The Pythian committee held a long and spirited session at the Warder building last night, at which the following committee- men responded to the roll call: Goodhart, Yost, Kline, Heisley, Medford, Cronie, An- derson, Humphrey, Wagner, Carter, Hardell, Mills, Coggins, Helbig and Conner. The proceedings of the lust meeting were briefly reviewed by the secretary. This officer then read a communication from Division No. 5 of New York, the oldest division in the empire state, in which it was stated that the command was coming to Washington | twenty-nine strong. The men of this com-}| mand would not take their meals in camp. | The communication was reterred to the! citizens’ executive committee. Another let-| ter was read from Potomac Division of Bayard, West Virginia. requesting informa- | tion on various subjects, but especially as | to whether there wouid be a bicycle corps | in the parade. The commander of the di- vision indicated that a report was cur- rent there that a bicycle corps was to par- | Ucipate in the march, and as the wheel Was a great curiosity up there, they were | exceedingly anxious to see how the thing worked. A communication was read from Maj. Gen, Carnahan, advising the committe: that, as the time for the encampment w: drawing nigh, it would be a discreet move to place in the hands of the contracting Jeweler the prizes which were to be awarded | to the sir knights of the successful divisions and the jewel which was to be given to the commander of the victorious division. This communication was a surprise to the Pythi- ans, as it was the first they had heard that prizes of this nature were to be given. They did not know anything about this and had | never agreed to give them. A wari dis- cussion followed, Messrs. Anderson, Kline, Medford, Goodhart, Carter and Humphrey taking part. A Fixed Sum. The Fythians had set apart the sum of $8,500 to be distributed as prizes to the suc- cessful divisions, and it was the unanimous opinion of those present at the meeting that this sum should not under any circum- stances be exceeded. It was moved and carried that Gen. Carnahan be apprised of the action of the committee, and that if he desired to proviie for individual prizes out of the stated sum set aside for prizes this might be done, but the sum subscribed by the lodges for prize purposes could not be exceeded. Mr. Medford also called attention to the fact that Gen. Carnahan, in his circu- lar to the divisions, had said something about a prize to be awarded to the mouited | aivision winning in the drill contest. This | Was also a surprise to the committee, as it | had not been provided for. ‘The secretary then read an important communication from the citizens’ committee, setting forth that that committee had taken unto itself all matters pertaining to the en- campment excepting as to the prizes and badges. It had assumed the responsibili for the contract for tents, subject to modi- fications. The citizens were also to be re- sponsible for $450 of the badge money. The, communication called for an accounting of all expenditures made by the Pythian com- | mittee, the subscription lists and paid-up | contributions. The Pythians were to retain all the subscriptions received from the., lodges on account of the prize fund. Mr. Heisley moved, and Mr. Kline seconded the motion, that the communication be filed aud | acknowledged. Aw to the Finances, Mr. Kline, chairman of the Pythian audit- ing committee, reported that the committee | had carefully examined all the books and | accounts of the recording secr2tary and the | treasurer, which show: Total amount re- ceived from all sources 1s $2,738.50; total amount expended to date, $1,486.08; balance in hands of treasurer, $1,252.42; less amount | due lodges on account of advances made by | them, $205.50; available balance with treas- urer, $956.92; plus balance ih hands of itich- ard Goodhardt from Mikado performances, | per his report, £14.76; net available balance of collections, $971.68, The report recom- mended that the amount advanced to the/| executive committee by the several lodges | as a loan ($205.50) be credited to them re- spectively and that the balance (svi1.US) be turned over to the citizens’ executive com- | mittee. Mr. Anderson cbjected to that part of the communication from the citizens which said that they had accepted the contract entered into by the committee for tents, subject to modifications, He said that certain Knights of Pythias were individually responsible on | this contract, and if the citizens accepted it they should accept it unconditionally. All| the tents that had been contracted for would be occupied, if present indications meant | anything. This was the text for a lengthy | discussion, Transportation Committee. The subcommittee on transportation met yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the War- der building and talked over what had beer: accomplished and what remained for the committee yet to do. Chairman Heisley was in the chair. Communications from several passenger agents and the officials of trunk line associations were read. Progress was reported in all directions, and it was uni- versally agreed that the committee was in strong working order and that it was pro- ducing gratifying results. —>-— Our Naturalization Laws. To the Editor of The Evening Star: In your editorial of last Friday, in refer- ence to the refusal of the United States circuit court at Boston to admit to naturali- zation Chebaito Saito, a native of Japan, it was stated that especial interest at- tached to the decision, as it was the first time this question had been directly passed upon. While no similar case arising upon the application of a Japanese subject is recorded, our courts have repeatedly held that there is no authority under our laws to naturalize any but persons of Caucasian or African race. Prior to the adoption of the fourteenth amendment to the Constitu- tion our naturalization laws provided for the naturalization of “aliens being free | white persons.” The acts of 1870 and 1875, passed in pursuance of that amendment extended the application of our naturaliza tion laws to “aliens of African nativity and to persons of African descent.” As early as the year 1878 the United! States circuit court for the district of Cali-| fornia (Sawyer, judge), in the case of Ah/| Yup (, Sawyer, 155), held that it found “nothing in the history of the country, in common or scientific usage, or in legislative proceedings, to indicate that Congress in- tended to include in the term ‘white per- son’ any other than an individual of the Caucasian race.” And in 1889 the supreme court of Utah, in passing upon the applica- | tion of a native Hawailan for admission to | citizenship, decided that as the applicant | was neither a white person nor a person of the African race, he could not be natural-| ized. (In re Kanaka-Nian, 6 Utah, Rep. 259.) It is unfortunate that such a superior class of people as the Japanese are ex- cluded from the privileges of citizenship, while the most degraded Hottentot is! granted this priceless boon, but there is no remedy except in a revision of our! naturalization laws. FV Washington, July 3, 1894. —_——— Will Go to the Commissioners. 3. W. Barnes, who made charges against Policemen Coghill and Gibson, which were | ncile prosequied in the Police Court yes-| terday, has written a statement to The Star, reiterating the accusatioas against the otticers and declaring his intention of laying the matter before the Commissioners for in- vestigation, — Was George O'Rourke. The man who suffered a case of sun- stroke in the Capitol grounds Sunday, and died before medical assistance could reach O'Rourke of Englewood, N. J., and the po- lice received a dispatch from there today stating that the body would be sent for his family. \ | ports. | peror had in his service a corps of Mexican THE VILLAGE OF CARLOTA A Mexican Town Where Senator Harris Was Once Alcalde. Some Interesting Reminiscences of the End of the Confederacy—Gen. Shelby’s Offer to Maximilian. The village of Carlota, of which Senator Isham G. Harris of ‘Tennessee was al- calde in 1866, was founded on a tract of 500,000 acres of coffee, cotton and sugar land, which had been confiscated by Juarez before Louis Napoleon established Maxi- milian as Emperor of Mexico. Senator Harris, who was General Harris at that time, was rot particularly fond of Mexico, but when it was all over with the confederacy he had called his men together and told them so. He advised them to go home, work their farms and be good citi- zens, telling them that if they did so they would have no trouble. At the same time he added that he himself was going to Mexico and would not object to the com- pany of such of them as cared to go with him. He had reason to believe that Parson | Brownlow would take a good deal of pleas- ure in seeing him hanged, and as he did | not care to be hanged he became alcalde of Carlota, as the village on the American concession was named, in honor of the beautiful and ill-fated empress. ‘The land ley not far from Cordova, on the Mexican Imperial railway, directly between Vera Cruz and the City of Mexico. Among its leading citizens were Gen. Sterling Price, , Col, Jas. H. R. Cundiff, Maj. John M. ind wards, Gen. J. O. Shelby and others almost as well known in Missouri before and since | that ti Ex-Goy. Thomas ©. Reynulds of Missouri was another American colonist, but it does not appear that he planted ithe: Sugar, coffec or cotton at Carlota. He was one of Maximilian’s advisers, as were Com- | modore Maury, Gen. Magruder and other well-known confederates, who had lett the United States believing that they would be | proscribed and imprisoned if they remained. ‘The Missouri Thousand. A considerable number of American colo- nists in the neighborhood of Carlota had been members of the Missouri thousand, Who followed Shelby to take service under Maximilian, When Maximilian declined to enlist them Sheiby disbanded them, and scme settled on the American concession, | while others made their way to the Paciic coast in search of the adventures which, we are told, never fail to come to the adventur- ous, When Shelby’s thousand first rode into Mexico they had not Tully miue up thew minds whetner they would join Juarez or Maximilian, ‘Their sympathies were wita Maximilian, but when Juarez made over- tures to them they put it to a vote and Voted for Maximilian. A great many ot them thought then that self-government Was no longer an experiment, but a com- plete failure, and some of them were much nearer being imperialists then than the sur- vivors might be willing to confess uow. At any rate, Gen. Shelby was pleased with the vote in favor of Maximilian and he was disappointed When Maximilian rejected his services, “When Shelby arrived in Mexico Maxi- milian had been reigning over a_year, writes Maj. bdwards, wno was Sheivy’s adjutant ond confidential friend. “ihe French held all the country that was worth holding—certainly all the cities, the larger towns, the Besides the French troops, the em- imperalists and a small body of Austrian and Belgian auxiliaries. The Mexicans were capable of intinite augmentation, but | unreliable and ready at any! they were ume to desert the liberals. The others were slowly wasting away, worn out by sickness and severe attrition. The treas- | vry was enpty. Brigandage, a plant of indigenous growth,still flourished luxuriant- | ly outside of every town and city. French could not root it out, they shot everything they could get their hands on that looked a little wild or startled. No matter for a trial! from an officer was as good as a decree from Bazaine. ‘Thousands were thus offered up ‘in the interest of good order'—many of them innocent—all shot without trial, “This displeased the employer greatly. His heart was really with his Mexicans and he sorrowed over a fusillade a whole week through. At times he remonstrated with Bazaine, but the imperturbable mar- shal listened patiently and signed the death warrants as fast as they were presented. “With a soldier's quickness and power of analysis, Shelby saw all of these things and treasured them up against the day of his interview with Maximilian. This was speedily arranged by Commodore Maury and Gen. Magruder. Maximilian met him without ceremony and with great sincertiy and frankness. Marshal Bazaine was pres- ent. Count de Noue, the son-in-law of Gen Harney, and chief of Bazaine’s civil staff; was the interpreter. The emperor, thoug!! he understood English, preferred’ to con- verse in French and to hold all his inter- The | course with the Americans in that lgn- | Guage. Gen, Shelby's Pla Shelby laid his plans before him at once. These were to take immediate service in his empire, recruit a corps of 40,000 Ameri- cans, supersede as far as possible the na- tive troops in his army, consolidate the government against the time of the with- drawal of the French soldiers, encourage immigration in every possible manner, de- velop the resources of the country, ‘and, until the people became reconciled to the change, hold it with a strong and well organized army. Every proposition was faithfully rendered to the emperor, who merely bowed and in- clined his head forward as if he would hear more. Shelby continued in his straightforward manner: “It's only a question of time, your majesty, before the French soldiers are withdrawn.” Marshal Bazaine smiled a little sarcasti- cally, but said nothing. “Why do you think so?” asked the em- peror. “Because the war between the states is at an end, and Mr. Seward will insist upon the enforcement of the Monroe doctrine. France does not desire a conflict with the United States. It would neither be popular nor profitable. I left behind me a million men in arms, not one of whom has yet been discharged from the service. The nation is sore over this occupation, and the presence | of the French is a perpetual menace. I hope your majesty will pardon me, but in order to speak the truth it is necessary to speak plainly.” “Go on!” said the emperor, greatly in- terested. “The matter of which I have spoken to you is perfectly feasible. I have authority for saying that the American government would not be averse to the enlistment of | as many soldiers in your army as might wish to take service, and the number need only be limited by the exigencies of the em- pire. Thrown on your own resources, you would have no difficulty, I think, in estab- lishing most friendly United States. In order to put yourself in a position to do this, and in order to sus- tain yourself long enough to establish your occupation of Mexico and make your gov- ernment a strong one, I think it absolutely necessary that you should have a corps of | foreign soldiers devoted to you personally ,and reliable in any emergency.” On being appealed to, Commodore Maury and Gen. Magruder sustained this view of the case, and elby continued: “I have under my command at present about one thousand tried and experienced troops. All of them have seen much actual and severe service, and all of them are anx- fous to enlist In the support of the empire. With your permission and authorized in your name to increase my forces, I could make good all my ‘promises in a few months.”” Maximilian’s Hopes, It appears further from the narrative of Maj. Edwards that Maxmilian believed he could win Secretary Seward’s friendship and prevent American interference. in this belief, he withdrew on the close of the wu- dience with Shelby, and after conversing with the Count de Noue sent back his an- swer—a refusal to accept Shelby’s offer. Marshal Bazaine gave each of the Mis- sourians $50 before they disbanded, but this did not console them for their disappoint- ment at failing to secure service in the fin- perial army, which some of them undoubt- edly hoped would be involved in a war with the United States. Reconstruction had not proceeded very far among Missouri con- federates at that time. After Maxmilian was deserted by the French, the European sovereigns with whom he was allied by blood and friend- ship tried to induce him to leave Mexico. They might have succeeded, but he asked advice of ex-Gov. Reynolds of Missouri, and the interview decided his fate. Gov. Reynolds told him that to abanion the Mexican imperialists who had been faithful to him would not be worthy of his name nd blood. Maximilian at once acquiesced in this view, returned to the City of Mexico mining districts and the sea-} although | The order! relations with the | and began making such preparations as he could for his final stand. When his fortunes were at their worst, he sent for Shelby, and asked him if it would be possible to enlist Americans as he had originally proposed. Shelby told him it was too late; that the Americans he had brought with him were scattered; that the Mexican imperialists were deserting; that there was no time to secure recruits from the United States; that he could command now only one recruit for the imperial serv- ice—himself. . Maximilian listened sadly, and thanking Shelby, unfastened a jewel from his own breast and gave it to him. It was thus that the Missouri rough rider became a knight of the Order of Guade- loupe.—St. Louis Republic. SARIN Ss AS CHILDREN THE SUFFERERS. Increased Death Rate Among the Lit- tle Ones. The death rate during last week seemed to rise with the thermometer, says Dr. Hammett in the weekly health review. Yet the increase of mortality, in view of the intensely hot weather, was not so material as might have been expected. The force of the high temperature fell most heavily upon young children. As was the case in the pre- ceding week, so in this; over half of all who died were under five years old and jelshty-two were infants under twelve | months of age. A noticeable fact presented Was the total disappearance of pneumonia | and kindred lung diseases. Next to the diar- rhoeal cases were a large number of deaths |from stomach and enteric troubles, proba- , bly caused by the free use of iced drinks and exposure to the direct rays of the sun, which in Washington is especially danger- ous for pedestrians, Diphtheria and scarlet {fever and whooping cough still linger in mild form in scattered sections of the Dis- trict. Aside from these the general health |of the city remains at about the average | for this season of the year. In detail the report gives: Number of | deaths, white, 111; colored, 81. Death rate per 1,000 per annum: White, 29.5; col- lored, 46.8. Total population, 25.0; 97 ‘were | | under five years of age, 82 were under one year old, and 34 over sixty years; 26 of the deaths occurred in hospitals and public in- sututions. The deaths by classes were as follows: Zymotic, 3 constitutional, 25; | | local, developmental, violence 7. The principal causes of death were: Diphtheria, 2; consumption, 10; diarrhoeal, fever, malarial, 1; scarlet fever, 2; con- gestion of the lungs, 1; bronchitis, 1; whoop- | ling cough, 3; kidney diseases, 4; meningitis, | \3; cancers, 3; heat prostrations, 3. Births | reported: 32 white males, 27 white females, | 20 colored males, 18 colored females. Mar- riages reported: 45 white, 9 colored. Still- births reported: 5 white, 13 colored. OFF FOR PHILADELPHIA. The Potomac Boat C to Pall in the Schuylkill Regatta Tomorrow. “Potomac men, that are we; Born of the Aristocracy; With oars in a boat, When we're afloat; For we belong to the P. B. C., The P. B. C.” With the above yell the Potomac Boat Club left Washington today at noon for Philadelphia to take part in the people's | Tegatta to be held on the Schuylkill tomor- | Tow. A special car took the boys over, all | | of whom wore the club colors, red and | white, and “Rags,” the Scotch terrier mas- | cot, had bunches of red and white all over Lim. The crew reported early in excellent | condition, and Capt. John Doyle busied | himself in making the boys comfortable | and arranging all details. Trainer Fitz- patrick was among the first to arrive at the depot. He came with the boat and) brought the club mascot, “Rags.” “Rag is an intelligent animal, and became a contributing member to the club during | the freshet some years ago, when he sud-— denly appeared at the boat house and re- | fused absolutely to leave. The crew, as it! will row tomorrow, ts as follows: | Alexander Von Dachenhausen, bow; Guy Davis, 2; W. C. Jones, 3;' Joseph A. liver, 4, Dr. Cockerille, 5; John Nolan, falter Nolan, 7; S. H. Boyle, stroke; M. C. | Ball, substitute, and M. C. Barry, coxswain. | The crew will contest in the junior eight, | ond if successful, will enter the senior cight. Capt. Doyle spoke in high praise of | the work of the men, and said that while this was their maiden race, he felt certain | they would give a good account of them- selves; even if they did not win, it would | be an experience that would serve them | well in the future. They had trained faith- | fully, and the club had reason-to be proud of them. ONE WELL ALL RIGHT. Prof. Hird’s Report on the Water at Cth and O Street Prof. Hird, chemist in the health depurt- | nent, has finished his examination of a/ sample of water taken from the well at) 6th and O streets, and made his report thereon. This well was closed by the Com- | missioners some time ago, although a num- | ter of citizens entered protests against its being closed. In the letter transmitting a | copy of the report concerning the proper- ties contained in the water, Prof. Hird; says: “The analysis of the water from the pump at the corner of 6th and O streets northwest shows conclusively that there is | bo contamination of the water with sew-_ a se. “The analysis further shows that the water is in good sanitary condition, con- ; have disappeared therefrom, and in only 57; typhoid | Nevertheless, it is thought by members of | the best hotels and most exclusive restau-_ , cultivates the lines between G00D WORK ACCOMPLISHED. Splendid Record of the New Court of Appeals. When on the 15th of last month the Court of Appeals adjourned for the summer vaca- tion its dochet showed that the work ac- complished by the court had far exceeded the expectations of even those who so long fought for the establishment in the District }of such an appellate tribunal. The court | met for the first time on May 1, 1893. The | i three members of the court, Chief Justice | Richd. H. Alvey of Maryland and Associate | Justices Martin F. Morris of this city and | Seth Shepard of Texas, were then practical-| ly strangers to each other. Yet no loss of time occurred in formulating and adopting | the necessary rules to govern the business | of the court, and before the first term of the | court, that of May, 18%, had closed opin- fons in several important cases had been rendered. The court adjourned over for the summer recess, and when the court reas- sembled on the 4th of last September the first year’s work of the court practically begun. On that date there were on the court’s Gocket undisposed of 201 cases. Since that | time there have been filed in the court 117 | cases, running the number of filed cases up to 318. Of that number no less than 265 | cases have been disposed of, thirteen of | them being still under advisement. That is, of the BIS cases appearing on the court's docket since the 4th of last September, 265 thirteen of those 265 cases are opinions yet to be filed. From these figures it will be seen that but fifty-three cases remain on | the court's docket undisposed of at the Present time. Another important and in to be noticed in this connection is that of the fifty-three cases now remaining undis- posed of but five are what are known as old cases—that is, cases coming up from the old General Term docket, and which, up to the present time, it has been impracticable for one reascn or ancther to hear. Of the remaining forty-eight undisposed of cases one was filed in November last, three in Febrvary, five in March, nine in Aprii, sev- enteen in May and thirteen since the first of last month. Of course, when the court reassembies on the first Monday in September next, the present number of undisposed of cases will have been somewhat increased by the filing of cases in which appeals have been noted. teresting point the bar that by the Ist of January next the docket of the court will have been entirely cleared up. Even at the present time so promptly have cases been heard and dis- posed of it is possible for a case to be heard within thirty deys after it is filed in the court. The magnitude of the work ac- complished by the court can, perhaps, best be understood when it is recalled that in every case formally disposed of the opinion of the court has to be written out and filed with the*clerk of the court. The court sits from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on each week day of the month, Saturdays excepted, from the first Monday in the month to about the oth, when a recess, for the purpose of con- sultation, is taken uncil the first Monday of the succeeding month. Under the act es- tablishing the court a recess is provided for during July and August. —_—— THE WAY TO WALK. Head Up, Stomach in, Torse in Repose and Toe Down First. From the New York World. American women are pretty and witty and wise, but they don’t know how to walk. “Horrors, how your women walk,” the Englishmen say. Ladies’ tailors in New York the very same thing. Unless a man is in love with her, it is a punishment to walk with the modern woman. This is what a Yale College man says about the New York girls: “In rocking chairs they are bewitching. In the dance they are poetry personified. But in boots and gowns on the road cows are not clumsier.” What do you thirk of that, now? Summer resorts are wide open. Last Sun- day the seaside hotels were very well pa- tronized. The fair guests on the piazza be- longed to what might be called the repre- | sentative women. They were dressed, but, “horrors, how they walked.” It is not) an exaggeration to say that they shook the | piazzas. There was very little tiptoeing at Oriental Beach. Women who go there have loads of good clothes and lots of money. Those who took their constitutionals last Sunday morning were as gay as flowers, but they couldn't have made more noise going round the house if they had been hoofed or club- footed. It was sad to see them, and painful | to hear the: The quietest guest in her) movements was a sensitive creature dressed in mourning, who walked with a cane. Most women walk from their necks, their shoulders go forward and back, their arms swing, their hips wiggle, their knees rotate, ond their skirts flop. In this wabbling com- | mand of the body is lost, and the alternate pitching of the weight from one foot to the | other is both noisy d exhaustive. Ex- hibitions of this sort throng Broadway and Sth avenue. The trip-hammer tread is heard in the dining rooms and hallways of) rants in the city. It raises the dust from the carpet of fashionable churches, it makes the elevators in dry goods stores sag, and the Sth avenue stages rock. The typical English woman has two es- sential charms—a low voice and a graceful | walk. Her movements are quiet. She may | not be altogether unconscious, but she is calm. Usually she is long- isted. She er shoulders and hips. She wears a belt. The belt busi- | ness is only a trifie below the tea traffic. | e length of time the weil has| “There is no increase in the amount of | | chlorine and the nitrates are entirely ab-| sent. | “I would recommend, however, that water be thoroughly pumped out or well be otherwise cleaned before the of the water is allowed.” A copy of the letter has been sent to Commissioners. the | the use | the —_— Cut With a Knife. William Ward and Frank Brown, col- ored men, who are apparently in love with | the same woman, are separated from the woman just now, Ward being in the hos- | pital and Brown in jail. Maggie Smith, the | woman in the case, is also in jail, and she | and Brown will be called upon to explain a charge of assault. Ward and the woman have been living together in Louse alley, and Brown, it is alleged, has been in the habit of calling at the house and in the neighborhood. | Brown, it is alleged, gave Maggie a knife last night and told her to cut Ward with | it when’ he called. Ward called as was ex- | pected and there was a quarrel. Maggie | did as she was told and the long thin blade , of the Knife entered the left breast of Ward, | causing a severe hemorrhage, which came near killing him, Policemen Hayden and Murphy were soon | at the house and arrested the couple and | locked them up. The injured man was | taken to the Emergency Hospital, where | he improved under the treatment’ of the | physicians, and this morning he appeared | on a fair road to recovery. | A warrant charging attempted murder was sworn out and the defendants were committed to await the result of Ward's injuries. ——— Four Months Each. Policeman Bloom had several colored men jin the Police Court today for participat- | ing in the Saturday night fight on the K street bridge, as printed in yesterday's Star. The defendants gave their names as Ho ard Boyd, Frank Parker, Zach Brooks, John Parker, and William Active. Judge Miller | gave them four months each, —__ ehty Maudie and the Sparrows. From the Boston Record. A Brockton society woman of true culture | met her husband (@ professional man) at | the door the other night as he returned | from business, and with a serious face pro- | ceeded to hold a private consultation with him upon the all-important and absorbing topic, their only child, a midget of a few summers. It was decided that after dinner | papa should Interview the little one and | | correct some faults of speech which she had | | fallen into. He heard that she had taken | to using strong words, but he didn’t be-_ ‘lieve that. After supper he led his little | daughter to the library and standing her in front of him, seriously said, looking her in | | “Maudie, I am sorry to say it, but they | tell me you use swear words. her and her round eyes fixed on her father, said defiantly: No ‘taint.”” “But,” persisted her father, “they say you certainly @ “Who says so?” demanded Maudie. “Oh, a little bird told me,” said her father knowingly. “Well,” with very emphatic emphasis, “it pe have been one of those —- sparrows then.” |r may not walk up to it, but she never | wornen disgusting. Stand so as to throw | fine back and an admirable carriage. For | play. Let the heel be the the eyes: | Is that so?” | | “Maudie, with her hands clasped behind | That belt never slips its mooring. She may | walks above it. From the belt up she is calm, commanding and grand. Some foreigners suppose that the English women study the army, others claim that royalty is the model. They certainly have good shoulders, and they wear their bon- nets like crowns. Mme. Albani said of | Queen Victoria: And our own critical | Mrs. Sherwood never tires of extolling the majestic carriage of her majesty. One of th> most successful and beautiful artistes On the musical stage walks most | clumsily, although she has spent hundreds of dollars for lesscns. It is so amusing to see her come down a terrace or a stair- case that scenes of the sort are never used when they can be avoided. A model in motion, who has lived abroad a long time, and who carries herself with regal grace, was taught how to walk by her father, a military man. She is a truthful woman. “I never wore out a shoe or a boot in my life,” she says. “I give my clothes away at the end of the year because the linings are soiled. But I never turned a heel or broke the sole of a shoe. I claim that a lady—or, if you prefer the term, a gentle- woman—has no business to wear out leather. A gentlewoman has gentle ways. | She moves softly, steps lightly; she is) simply entle. I am gentle. I can) go round the room in shoes as softly | as ai cat. I claim, too, that only a vulgar woman walks noisily in boots. If she were cultivated, and knew how to walk, she walks on her heels. That throws the weight of the body straight down, and, of | course, there ts a noise. Take a long step, step from the hips, and step on the front of the foot, and the weight Is divided along. curves and noiselessly carried. “Before a woman can walk gracefully she must stand properly. One of the prettiest lines in the figure is a bell back, often re- ferred to as the grace-hoop Mne. It makes | a natural bustle. When it is lacking pads are put in the skirt bands to throw the | draperies out. To cultivate this bell-back the stomach must be subdued. Stomachs in evidence are alv.ays disfiguring, and in the stomach in, and there is the secret of a | the finishing touch look up. “Now for the walk. First of all keep as| quiet as possible. Hold the body. There should be repose from the head to the hips. Take long steps. Walk on a line for prac- | tice. the knees play, but not loose t part of the | fcot to touch the ground. Walk slowly. A | lady should never be in a hurry, nor in anything heavy. Double soles, calf-skin, | cow-hide, furs and broadcloths are, in my ‘judgment, garments fit only for clumsy anin als.” ———_-o+____ A Ploughshare for a Bell. From the Florida Times-Union. In West Jacksonville is a small colored church. The church is an old edifice, and | its congregation has grown steadily until only one-half of it can be accommodated at one time. The church has no bell to call | the pious people to worship, but it has | something that answers the same purpose. About the time for the brothers and sisters | to assemble, a smail boy, probably ten years old, steps outside the door with a big ploughshare dangling by a string. In the other hand is a railroad spike. Every ten seconds or so he strikes the plaughshare with the spike, and keeps it up for about ten minutes, when he gives a variation in a series of sharp zaps to imitate the tolling of a bell. The imitation is first rate, and the sound is not at all unmus and calls the people to the church just as effectually as if the best bell in the world hung in the SS Those in the Neighborhood ef the Home. Once more the county police are looking after the alleged “speak easies” in the ‘mile limit, where inmates of the Soldiers’ Home, easies” are about brought to Police wine _ Court, no move Fi i e ii al vt E i eek i E i E # F i fi knew of want and a man sella 3 i 2 i k F § i Ee E : FF F z & 1] if | E ? i e i F 53 z i if i ge 5e fl a g i f ge ul Hf AE F H | i Hy g F 4 | : 1 : z i F He gts 8 BEE g is i K eld ; E g He ir bf were Aldrich, Allen, Blanchard, Caffery, Cullom, Hansbro Irby, ¥. Ht safle ; : H l ns r e Fes : i ' i i 8 7 if ier gagFe i Hy H i i H : i leave of absence. from the Alliance and ordered to the Francisco July 15. Ammen been appointed an assistant navy from civil life. Charged by an Elephant. From the Youths’ Companion. While elephant hunting in Bengal, P. Sanderson ang his two native % had @ thrilling adventure with an enraged “tusker.” Hearing sounds of a fierce com- bat between two male elephants, they tried to get in @ position where they could wit- ness the fray. Suddenly one of the dashed through the nullah just ahead them, and, mad with rage and pain, began mowing the bamboos down with trunk and tusks, and bearing the heaviest part over with his forefeet. Mr. Sanderson says: “An instant later his demeanor changed. He backed away and stood like a statue. Now the tip of his trunk came slowly round in our @irection, and I saw that we were discovered to his fine sense of smell. “Forward went his ears and up went his tall, and in a moment he wheeled round & into full speed and bore straigh' us. “The bamboos by which we were hidden were useless as a cover, and would have prevented a clear shot, so I stepped out in- to open ground the instant the elephant commenced his charge. I gave a shout ia failed. distant, aiming into his curled trunk about one foot below the fatal bump between the eyes, as his head was held very high. I felt confident of the shot, but made a great mistake in not giving him both barrels. “The smoke for a moment obscured the elephant and I stooped quickly to see where to lay, expecting he had fallen dead. Great heavens! He not been even checked and was upon me! There was no time to step either to right or left. His tusks came through the smoke—his head being now held low—like the coweatcher of a iocomotive, and I had just time to fall fiat to avoid being hurled along in front of him. “I tell @ little to the right; the next in- stant down came his ponderous forefoot within a few inches of my left thigh, and [ should have been trodden on had I not been quick enough, when I saw the forefoot coming down, and drew my leg from the sprawling position in which I fell. “As the elephant rushed over me he shrieked, which showed that his trunk w: uncoiled and that he was tn full fight. Had he stopped I should have been caught, but the heavy bullet had taken all the fighting out of him. “It was as narrow an escape as I ever had.” —__+-e-+_____ Willie—“Say, papa, can’t I have # dollar for some more firecrackers?’ Slimson—“But I lw you have $5 this morning.’ Willie—“T know it. But I used them all up on mamma's pet dog.” Slimson—“Here, my boy, take $5 mora"= Life.