Evening Star Newspaper, July 24, 1894, Page 9

CITIZENS’ COMMITTEE Reports of Pad on Pythian En- campment Arrangements. inn A LITTLE LEGISLATIVE TANGLE Ice Water to Be Furnished Visitors by the Anti-Saloon League. THOSE WHO WERE PRESENT ‘The citizens’ Pythian encampment exec- tive committee met yesterday afternoon at the Warder building. It was an interest- Ing meeting, but not so important in re- sults as it was thought it would be, as the Feports of the finance and auditing commit- tees were not forthcoming, but are promised at the session to be held one week hence. The following were present: Chairman Chapin Brown, Secretary George E. Em- mons and Committeemen Clark, Heurich, Heisley, Helbig, Woodward, Cronie, Noyes, Mitchell, Moeckabee, Goodhart, Anderson, Medford, Walker, Greenlees, Gardner, Yost and Domer. The meeting was called to or- der at a little after 4 o'clock, and the min- utes of the preceding meeting read, with the omission of the several reports which Were rendered by subcommittees at that session, and approved. Then followed the reading of communications. The first of these was one from General Carnahan, com- mander-in-chief of the Uniform Rark, Knights of Pythias, setting forth that he would act as directed by the citizens’ ex- 2cutive committee in the matter of address- ing correspondence to Washington on the subject of the coming encampment. On ali matters relating to the prizes to be of- ferred tn connection with the competitive drill between divisions and battalions of the Uniform Rank, he would address the Pythian executive committee, as this was @ matter of which they had enti: charge and in which the citizens’ committee was mot directly interested. The general indi- cated that the prospect for the adoption of the rate by the Western Traffic Association as agreed on at the recent conference be- tween himself and the railroad officials, Was bright, and that at the earliest possible Moment he would apprise the committee of the decision and also officially notify those divisions of the Uniform Rank whicb Would be effected by the rates. Secretary Emmons also read the recent general order of General Carnahan, which was printed in The Star a few da: ago. Mr. Emmons stated that the committee had already re- gentlemen were added to the committee on public comfort: W. C. Harrold, A. R. Searle and S. P. Boss. Chairman Lawrence Gard- ner of the subcommittee on camp and camp ground reported that his.committee was still groping in the dark as to the number of guests which the camp would have, but they had ordered 1,500 tents, which number could be increased ‘should the occasion de- mand it. The committee would begin the work of laying off the camp grounds next week. The contract for furnishing cots, Pillows and blankets was awarded to Com- mitteeman J. W. Cronie: _ Several other sub- government reservations and along the streets is to be inquired into. Chairman Conn of the committee on stands reported, by letter, that he is-il, but would be ready to report in due time. Mr. William Burwell was added to the subcommittee on: fire- works. It was decided to extend formal in- vitations to Vice President Stevenson, Com- missioner Ross and Congressman Conn to deliver speeches at the reception to be ten- dered the Supreme Lodge and Uniform Rank at Convention Hall. Adjourned. eh ie JEWISH PRAYER BOOK. Work of the Committee Appointed to Prepare an English Ritual. A dispatch from Cape’ May, dated Mon- day, to the Philadelphia Press states that with the ending of today's labors the most Important work- inthe history of the Re- formed Jewish Church in America was completed. The editcrial committee ap- pointed by the central conference of Amer- ican rabbis, at Atlantic City, to finally re- vise the union prayer book prepared by the ritual committee have been in session at Congress Hall since Tuesday last making the firal revision. The Jewish Reformed. congregations of this country have long felt the need of a ritual in the vernacular: ‘As the generation born and reared in this country have began to take active interest in the congregation- al life, this demand became imperative. To meet this various prominent rabbis, such as Drs. Emhom, Wise, Merzkacher, Jastrow and Szold, compiled forms of service. A number of others fol.owed. them in efforts at modernizing the old Jewish ritual. Among these may be mentioned Drs. Laudskeg of Rochester, Kohler of New York, Philipson of Cincinnati, I. S. Mcses of Chicago, Von- sange of San Francisco, Gottheil of York and quite a number of others. these various rituals agreed in ess yet there was so great a divergence in fo that in the minds of most of the people there was an idea that chaos practically tuled in the liturgy of the Amertcan Jew- ish Church. It se2me@ that almost every synagogue had its own form of worship. The ery crew loud for unton. Translated Into Englixh. The first active measures taken to satisfy ‘the popular demand for a union prayer book were taken at the meeting of the central conference of American rabbis, heid at Baltimore in July, 181. Rev. I. S. Meses of Chicago presented a, plan fora union prayer book. A committee was appointed to consider the same and construct a plan which should meet the present needs of the congregations. This committee consisted ceived several communications from va- rious bodies of uniform knights as a result of this last order of General Carnahan. Mr.. Emmons said that at the request of the chairman of the subcommittees on drill and drill grounds he had transmitted sev- eral inquiries to General Carnahan, and had been in correspondence with him both by mail and long distance telephone. On the basis of this intercourse, the committee on drill and drill ground had prepared a report, but that at noon of yesterday he had received a dispatch from the com- mander in chief at Indianapolis, which would probably render it necessary for the said subcommittee to make a new report. He did not state the nature of the con- tents of the dispatch, but suggested that the report and the dispatch be referred back to the subcommittee. Mr. Richard Goodhart moved that the matter be so disposed of, but Mr. Notley An ‘on objected on the ground that be- Tore they referred it back they should know what they were referring. He held that there should be no secrets, and maintained that the matter should bo read. It was evident that the committee wantel to save time by temporarily disposing of the report end late communication, and Mr. Lawrence Gardner moved to refer. Again Mr. Ander- son ebjected, and Mr. hart feared that the reading of the report would lead to an endless discussion, an would be prolific in the te of time. Mr. Heisley called for the question on the motion and Mr. Medford wante1 to know if the matier to be referred had ref- erence only to the committee on drill and a@rifi ground. and was answered in the af- Mr. Emmons explained that the the subcommittee was adverse 4 probably be completely changed y the ¢ispatch, which he had received but a few hours before. The question was again calied for, put and carried. lee Water Promised. Following this was @ communication from the Anti-Saloon League of the District of of Rubiis Millzine, professor of talmud at the Hebrew Union Coilege, at Cincinnati, chairma: S. Moses of Chicago, secre- tary; I. L. Leucht and M. Heller of New Orleans; H. Berkowitz of Philadelvhia; David Philipson of Cincinnati; S. Sale of St. Louis; 8. Hecht of Milwauke ‘The first meeting of the committee was held in the city of New Orleans the second week of January, 1$02. After earnest delibera- tions the committeé agreed upon the prin- ciples which were to guide them in the re- construction of the ritual. In general terms it was resolved to abide by the tra- ditional forms of the Jewish worship, whica have prevailed in all countries for ages past, but on the other hand, to eliminate all obsolete forms, all references to the re- turn to Palestine and the re-estabiishment of the Jewish state and the priesthood; also to remove all prayers, expressive of all other ideas, whicn the reform movement tn Judaism has repudiated, such as the hope for the coming of a personal Messiah, the belief in the bodily resurrection, and mediaeval coneeptions of the universe and the like. Further, since the language of the old ritual has become virtuaily an unknown tongue of the temples, it was resolved to retain only such portions im that lan- guage as by reason of their universality had become fundamental and are gen- erally known; these portions to be trans- jated into English and all the remainder of the service to be in Englisa. The optimistic spirit and the cheerful tempera- ment characteristic of Judaism, but long erushed by the persecutions, is again to be emphasized. The patriotic sentiment and a reaffirmation of th: highest spiritual and ethereal ideas first given expression to by Israel's prophets permeate the work. ‘The book was drafted along these lines in New Orleans and was written out by various subcominittees. The Kevision Commiitee. The ritual for the Sabbath’ und the three feasts of Passover, Pentecost and Taber- Columbia on the subject of providiag ice water at various points to sluke th> thirst of the city’s guests and intimating that in the event no arrangemerts had becu made by the committee to this end the league would attend to this part of the program. The communication contained some good temperance points and charged that the reason why water was so scarce at the Grand Army encampment was because of the manner in which the saloon keepers had subscribed to the general fund. Col. Clark suggested that the letter be acknowledged and a request for a contri- bution sent to the league, and Mr. Gurdner moved that the offer of the league be ac- cepted with thanks. This was carried. The letter from Col. Case, a premineat Pythian at Hartford, Coan., complziaing that the prices to be charged for horses and equipments during enca-apment week are exorbitant, and which was printed in The Star at the ti .c of its receipt, was read and evoked considersble comment. Mr. Good- hart seid that he was under the impression that it was the understanding that the rate for horse hire was to be $4 per day per head fnd the rate for equipments $2 for the two days during which they would be needed. Instead, it appeared that the notice had gone forth that the rate for eqyipments would be $250 per day. He thought that this was too high. Mr. Mockabee, chairman of the subcommittee on horses and car- Tiages, explained thxt it had been impos- sible to get the saddles any cheaper than $2.50 per dey and that’Gen. Carnahan had | to would of the ve compelled to hire Amusements Sugzested. cation from a Baltimorean which This a privi- a letter to the odwin of New York, Pablishing Company, re- ni samples of ail the ated by the Pythtan ted that he be 1 matter ctr ttee. A commu: De Leet, ascensions and parachuie drops on the oe- he styled it, of “the Pythian The joint regatta commitiee of the Analostan, Columbia and Potor ¢lubs submitted a proposition gatta during encampnweat week if the citi- zens’ conumittee would contribute $255 of the 33) whick would be needed to cover the cost of the event. Under the call of committees Mr. Em- mons said that Mr. EJjson, chairman of the - auditing commitive, Was unavoidably ab- _ sent, but that at tae next meeting that com- mitte> would present its report, and so, also, Would the finance committee, of which Mr. Frank b. Noyes is chairman. It was moved commil Pr and carrie | that the subcommittee on muste be inst ke a comtract with the Fourth llery Bend fer two days’ parade @uty at $40. Mr. Goodhart calted the at- teniton of the committee to the maticr of of members of the several comumit- ted prompt acticn along this . Walker, chairman ¢ ion and fireworks, enee t> the tilumination of the come, Was informed that a joint resolution of C Eres; weuld be necessary and Gen, Walker ated the proposed resolutioa, waich refered to the subcommitt, with pow- r siaittee on decorations, it was chi a meeting oa Jay and at les report at the neat session ive counmittee. The following nacles was submitted to the conference at its session held in New York in July, 1592, and adopted. The committe continued in its labors in the preparation of a second volume to contain the prayers for the two most important holidays, New Year and the Day of Atonement. At the meeting of the conference held in Chicago in August, 1888, this second velume was submitted. A year’s use of the first volume had demonstrated that it was capable of being improve] in a number of particulars. The work had found favor with some of the foremost congrega- tions of the land. It was decided to appoint a ere com- mittee, to whom was intrusted, tl ng. final re- duction of both the first and Second parts. This committee consisted of the Jeaders of the Reformed Jewish Church in America, Or. I. M. Wise, president of the conference, ex-officio, G. Gottheil and K. Kohler and M. H. Harris of New York; Meelainer and Philipsen of Cincinnati, Berkowitz of Phil- adelphia, Voorsauger of San, Hel- ler of New Orleans, Hirsch and 1.-S. Moses of Chieago and Mayer of Pittsburg. Besides this committee other rabbis contribute! to the work, among whem were Felsenthal and Stolz of Chicago, Rudolph Grissman of New York, Aaron‘of Buffaly,"Cohen of Mo- bile, Mannheimer of Cincinnati and A. Moses of Louisville. ‘Fhe committce divided itself into an eastern and western section, s in CincinnatY and New York, re- 'y. Joint sessions were held in Cin- cinnati and Atlantic City. At the latter place the committee met in continuoy: sion for nearly a week to consider the in its en cceeded in agreeing upon : services, and presen unanim report to the fifth n of the conference on Friday, July The report of te committee, afte discussion, was unanin sessi adopted. A Basis of Uniow. adoption of 2 unlon prayer book considered ihe greatest ed modern Jude basts of the real union mnagogues of the coun tend to create a bond of union s in this courptry such 2s has existed except In philanthro The work wil now go into the han ublication committee, which ts to is- a volume for New Year and the Day of Atonement at once. About half a hurdred congreyatiens have signitic] their intention of adopting the work, it being an loptioral matter with each congregation. | "Phe inpression is that before many months have passed a uniform ritual will prevail among the reformed Jewish congregations of America. aecompl's! form ty ~--2ee— Adding to the Circulation. ‘The controller of the currency has de- clared dividends in faver of the creditors of insolvent national banks as follows, viz: A secon] dividend, 19 per cent, in favor of the creditors of the Third National Bank of Detroit, Mich., making in all 35 per cent ms proved, amounting to £352,108. econ dividend, 2) per cent, in favor of tors the Chamberlain National hamberlain, S. D., making in alls» on elainis proved, on cla A | the cre Zank, in favor of nal Bank of s in all 59 per “1, amounting to $15, Meade Ce , Kansa mt on ciaims prove 1.6) per cent, in favor creditors of the Har National of Harper, Kensas, making in aii ton claims proved, amounting of the Bank 3. dividend, the creditors of t j ef Mobile, Ala., ms ® per cent, in favor of Alabama National Bank ing in all 1 per cent claims proved und interest in tefl on amounting to $48,459.05. {1 the hetr has been made to grow @ natuvel celeron bald heads im thousands of cases, by wing Mall's jlair Reaewer, why will it pot in your case? ' stitute at Culpeper, Va., ancient | amwvunting to i | tarmer Kiving about two miles south of Do- | | 1 | The Association of That Section Dis —_-,——- FREE LIBRARY BILL 10 BE PUSHED The Grade Crossing Question Again Brought Up. OTHER BUSINESS oF ae Capt. Fiebeger’s letter announcing that two streets or portions of them in Northeast Washington might be. paved. during . the resent fiscal year, as printed in yester- day's Star, did not create much enthusiasm among the citizens of. Northeast. Washing- ten, and the result was that not many members of the Northeast’Washington Citi- zens’ Association turned: out.and waded through the mud and water last night to atiend the regular monthly mééting: ~*~ ‘To Push the Library Bill... . After the reading of the minutes of the last meeting Secretary Hinternesch Yrought up the public library question, and read a letter received from the East Washington association, in which the latter organization gave information of its action on the ques- tion at its April meeting. Had notice of that action been sent to the Northeast ‘As- sociation, President Frizzell sald no action would have been taken about the matter. Mr. Tucker said that the Anacostia Asso- elation at its last meeting had’ recognized the action of this association and expressed a willingness to join in a move looking to- ward the establishment of such a library. That association, he said, would join a committee from each of the other associa- uens, and, on motion, the chair appointed the president, vice president and chairman of the school committee as members of the library committee. Little Willie Hooker's Accident. President Frizzell called the association's attention to the sad accident to little Willie Hooker on the Ealtimere and Ohio railroad track Saturday. At the last meeting, he said, two sad accidents om the other road were recorded, and the remark was made “It will be our turn next.” “Unfortunately,” said President Frizzell, “it has been our turn.” He had a copy of Saturday's Star con- taining an account of the sad accident to the little Hooker boy, which, he said, gave the public an impartial account of the acci- | dent, and also called atention to an edi- | trial in the Times, the ratlroad part of which the association indorses. | “Fortunately for the people of the Dis- trict,” concluded President Frizzell, “we | the hearty sympathy and support of all the city newspapers in this matter.’ The remarks of Mr. Fri: concerning the railroad’s ailegel shortcomings, opened up the ralirsad question, and Mr. Tucker, chairman of the committee on proposed legislation, pre: ei his remarks by refer- ring to the Saturday's accident. Then he said he wished he could make an encour- aging report concerning the action of the congessional committee, “but,” he said, “I can't. At the meeting of the committee a week ago last Wednesday there was not a quorum present and last Wednesday when there was a quorum present the ques- tion was not reashed before adjournment. “I would like to report the completion of the viaduct, but of course I will not be able to do that for a long time.” ‘The Congressional Examination, Continuing, Mr. Tucker spoke of the ex- eursion of members of the congressional! committee over the Hne of the railroad. At some places the gates were down and the members were force! to ewailt. They were also shown the crossing where a street car was struck and ditche! by a train. When the carriages reached H street the electric gong was ringing, and, although it is sup- posed to warn the gateman as well as pe- destrians and drivers of the ap- proach of a train, the gates were) not lowered, nor did any tr: appear. He said the Congressmen were also takea to 6th street and shown the footpath which lead: over the railroad track, where ths Itt child was so badly crippled by a train Sat- urday. He thought that gates should b at every crossing, and that should be fencel between th ng streets. In face of these conlitions, he sail, the District committee is still very slow acting upon the biil. ye have shown them the needs and dan- concluded Mr. Tucker, “now let them A Dangeroux Croxsing. Mr. Holsten spoke of Florida avenue as a dangerous eressing and askel the passage of a resolution demanding the presence there of a watchman at night. He als wanted lights. There is a steep and dan- gerous grade on either side of the tracks, he sald, and at night this dangerous crossing is unprotected. Mr. Tucker thought that the resolution should include every crossing where there is no gate. The resolution was an:en ted ani passe 1. During this discussion Mr. Don2ldson said he had seen trains going over the un- protested Sth street crossing at. lightning speed. The fast speed he had notice! par- ticulariy at night. While the railroad question discussion, a member asked: matter with a fence?” To this President Frizzell replied that he had communicated with the Commissioners, and their attorney had dectted that the law requiring the tracks to be fenced pro- vided no penalty, and therefore nothing could be done, “but,” he added, “I looked | into the matter and found a penalty of $200 was provide.” Not im Favor of Saffrage. Mr. Colvin said that in view of the fact that the railroad tracks cut off the pegple of the northeast from other sectto! he thought they skould enjoy some rights, and he offered a suffrage resviution, ‘Tho cili- zens present evidently dil not care much about this question, for the resolution was tablel without any discussion. was under “What's the where it Baltimere and Ohio traexs had | been looked after, 21 he said the improve- nt would no doubt be made, Concerming » proposition to extend Ls liscovered t ing of niz nom of pubiie and private buildings to be demolished 1 paid for, it was con- cludei that the work could not be done. } fd that the Senate had increascd the ppropriation for the. improvement of streets $100,000, which would give North- east Washington its share cr-as much as it expected to get of this year’s improve- ments. ‘ The Asscssment BAN, | The passage cf the assessment bill was reporte] by Mr. Sowerbutts Although the bill did not pass exactly in the shape the association wanted it, he “said “it was aj great improvement on the bill as originally f presented, and he thought would operate to the advantage of taxpayers. A lengthy discussion concerning the man- ner of notifying members of the meetings followed, and the association finally de- cided to advertise the meetings in the papers, and also to send postais, There be- ing no further business on hand the meet- ing adjourned. rae SS Aghtning’s Curious Work. During a thunder storm Saturday afternoon Mrs. E. EB. Clements, wife of a prominent Del.,was struck by lightning and all her thes burned off of her. A horse standing by was struck and instantly killed. Two colored boys, who were standing beside the horse, were also struck, one being para- yzed from the waist down; while the other ne had his arm terri The house near which the team was sti Wes not injured in the least. Mrs. cents’ case is a serious one, and doub’ atertained as to her recovery. abel wt Mrs. Havens delivered an address be- fore the session of the annual normal in- lest evening. are e i mec with tte i | detained from this ca | half. ‘The three | the expedition h: ' Loss, $ the Matter, i Two Subjettts Especially Debated— Protection Against Fire and Better Police Facilities, ‘The mass nléettg called for last night to be held in Haines’ Hall, Anacostia, to dis- cuss action to obtain protection from fire and the arrangement of better police facili- ties was largely attended by the representa- tive citizens and business men of Anacostia. R. B. Buckley, president of the Anacostia Citizens’ Association, was electel chair- man, and F. H. Krahmer secretary. H.' A. Griswold, president of the Anacostia and Potomac River Railway Company, was the first person to address the meeting. He said there was no question but what every citizen of Anacostia recognized the neces- sity for a fire engine in Anacostia, and he believed the time had come for less talk and more definite action. Dr. A, M. Green talked at length upon the effect bad fire protection had upon fire in- surance rates, and sald that before the water mains had been laid in Anacostia the rates were higher, but that unless some otfer relief were afforded the insurance people would either go back to, the old rates or even arrange them still higher. He thought that the Commissioners would do all they could to remedy the existing evil if the citizens of Anacostia would but petition them in the matter. Following Dr. Green a resident stated that the fault was not with the Commissioners, as they had not yet cut from their estimate to Congress an amount for a fire engine in Anacostia. It went with the estimate for the last appro- priation, but it was Congress that had cut it out. Mr. H. A. Linger thought that if the peo- ple of Anacostia would go before the proper committee in Congress and ask for one or two certain improvements in Anacostia, and make a firm and decided appeal, it would very likely result in the attainment of the aesired end. Rev. Hugh Stevenson of the Anacostia Baptist Church said as a resident of Anacostia he was there to do all in his power to see the project go through, A Committee to Go to Congress. Herbert F. Allen moved that a committee be appointed, to consist of no definite num- ber, but to comprise the residents and busi- ness men of Anacostia, to wait upon the Senate District committee and urge the ap- propriation of a sum of money for three specific purposes, viz: a fire engine, tire en- gine house and station house combined. The following committee was appointed by Chairman Buckley: H. A. Linger Dr, A.M. Green, H. W. Eno, J. Bartley, Ji. A. Griswold, George F. Pyles, Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson, F. 4. Krahme: A. Gude, William Gude, Smith, H, Thurm of ‘Dwint : Bradbury, S. Swiadell, J. C. Leonard, Lert F. Allen, Thomas Scott, Dr. Watson, Dr. R. A. Pvies, W. W. Fisher, C. H.W: William Rose, John 7. C. poell, Jutius Tol- son, D. E. Haines}! &: om man A. M. Bliss, W. Marten in “ tt Weck, Thomas Graytand KR. B. isuckley. There will be quite d nufiber added io this com- mittee who Were hot present at the meet- ing last night. 4 Mr. A. Linger arose and said that while working with Congress a fire might break out and @estroy con: ty, and that having investigated the macter he found out that it was possible to obtain a reel of hose, as Chief Parris had prom- ised to recommend that several hundred feet | of hese and a Bose rriage be sent to Ana- 4 o othe! a to th Costa at oncp -With this in’ view “Mr, | %2dS. four others transerite the data to the Linger moved that a committee of three be | instructed to go to the Commissioners and tition for thé hose and carriage, which he ought would be Given them. An amen nent was adopied making the commit: five, an] Chairman ap Messrs. Linger, Grisw: ‘an4’ Stevenson," it Det citizens that the chairman act on the cum- mittee. Better Police Pucilitic: Needed. Sergt. Kirby of the Anacostia police then arose and pressed the next question, viz, Letter police facilities, which was made the subject for special consideration at this meeting. The sergeant, after correcting an ov m the ctatement of his remarks of Friday might, that Anacostia did not wa more police, said Anacostia does need mc police, but she needs a better station ho more than the olficers, He advocat police reserve system, and then sp the poor accommodation of the Ana station. ‘The other night,” said he, “wten, with several officers, | made a raid in Hills dale, we brought tweaty some prisoners in | the station. Some of thes2 we crowded in to use two officers to guard the rest while waiting for 4he patrol wagon.” The ser- geant then advocate] about five patrol bexes in Anacostia and the outskirts. At the conclusion of the sergeant’s remarks it was decided to allow the special com- mittee on tire engine to also press the mat- ter of better police facilities. Mr. Linger then said he would like to hear an expression on the reclamation of the Anacostia flats, after which the action of the East Washingten Citizens’ Associa- tion was unanimousiy indorsed. It was decide! to call a meeting of the special committee In a few days and get to work, The meeting then adjourned. sep leet THE WELLMAN EXPEDITION. The Ragnvald Juri Makes a Record to Danes Island, From :be Landon Chronicle, July 12. The royal yacht Saide arrived at Tromso, Norway, yesterday, bringing intelligence re- garding Mr. Waiter Wetiman's polar expe- dition, which sailed hence on May 1 last. The news is coutained in the following tele- gram trom Mr. Weilman: DANES ISLAND, Spitzbergen, May 10, The expedition arrived here on the evea- ing of slay 7, having accomplishet te ge irom ‘Tromsy in oniy six days, a ov ten days earlier than 1 had hoped . » and many weess sooner taan shippers in Aaiesund and 4 couid expect to cover the voyage of the Rasa beats a Never before did an expediuen r eighueth paralie days trom civil lautude so ¢ © ploraticn. been spent in establish- ing our headqugrtirs in Mr. Pike's house, Prof. Oien of “cy ante eing left in | charge. The Ragnyald Jarl sails this even- 7 ing for Sevén ; slands, and with open water 1 fair wea’ sf on the north coast of Spitzbergen, we hope to penetrate further north. 411 the members of the party are well, and, In view of the early start and epen water to the north, are confident o success. ay This telegrani. ita brought by. Capt, Par- ker and Col. Feiden, well known in _con- nection with the Nares expedition. They state that when thg Saide left Danes Is!and the Ragnvald Jarlhad not returned there. ‘The Sade had. bee in search of her, and met her on Jue G in the pack ice in lati- tude S010 N.,* longitude 12 E. The Water was closed foward the east, and it would therefore appear that the valid Jarl Is tempordrtly closed in. It is, how- ever, Yoted that Ne will soon be able to maka <sagb Yhto-open water. us poten! nocennbes Cattle Surp! United States Consul Germain, at Zurich, believes thaf this is an opportune time for American cattlemen to place surplus stock In Switzerland. Owing to the hay famine us stock was killed, and t scarcity. Beef on the per 220 pounds, and dressed beef 88 per 220 pounds. The consul suggests that American stock ship- pers communicate with the president cf the Swiss Butchers’ Association. Receipts of Dend Letter Ofttce. The receipts of the,dead letter office o: the Post Office Department during the fis. cal year just closed wer2 37,101,044. This amount fs a falling off of $20,983 from the receipts of the previous year. —$—$>-o-<———____ Fire started in Reed & Sherwood’s lum- ber yards, at Anoka, Minn., Sunday night, and 3,000,000 feet of !vmber were “-urned. the two celis of the building, thea we had | NORTHEAST. CITIZENS|4N4008T14'S NEEDS|WEATHER PROPHETS | | | i i | for ‘these the { hotels and prominent places of business in ——-—___—- They Are Employed by Uncle Sam THE DAILY PREPARATION OF MAPS Data of Atmospheric Conditions From All Parts of the Country. WHY WE ARE HOT OR COLD Hot weather gives larger place than usual in metropolitan thought to the doings of the sky watchers who maintain a lookout from. the isolated building on 24th and M streets. The roof of that structure is an excellent point from which to view both city and sky, but the watching that par- ticularly interests is done not there, but within the walls of the building, and the field of vision is not a mere local landscape, but the best part of North America. Electricity is the ve- hicle of vision, and a set of maps the retina upon which it quickly records its messages. Back of this retina the brain cells which attach significance to the visual impres- sions are Maj. Dunwoody, Prof. Hazen, Prof, Abbe and Mr. Garriott. In other words, these are the gentlemen who are at present available for forecast duty in the weather bureau, and who, therefore, make promises or threats in a meteorological way concerning the morrow. Each is assigned to the work for one month at a time, Maj. Dunwoody being responsible for the July predictions. He was preceded by Prof. Hazen, who refused to console the public during the installment of the summer's hot weather that came in June. Four maps are drawn simultaneously as a basis for the decisions of the forecast official. One displays about the same data as that presented upon the published maps —weather, temperature, air pressure, wind, &c.—another barometric changes, another temperature changes and a fourth humid- ity changes and clouds. The upper clowis are indicated by symbols in red, the lower In blue, and areas quite overcast are in- closed by green lines. Not all this data is exhibited upon the published charts, and thus the forecast ojificial enjoys advan- tages beyond those enjoyel by prognosti- cators outside of the Washington office. ‘The Daily Predicsions. Eah official follows his own lines in making predictions. One will perhaps give more weight to changes of barometer, and another to conditions cf temperature or humidity. All elemeats of the situation must be considered in iheir mutual bearing, and as yet no absolutely fixed rules have | been deduced.” Experience and long ac- quaintance with the habits of the atmos phere are important factors in the wor! ‘The daily p: tions are based upon reports Ubservations are taken for p throughout the country at 8 a. Washington time, the atmospheric conditions from ocean to ocean as they exist at the instant being thus, as it were, photographed upon a desk in the ferecast room. Within a half hour | the cipher dispatches } reach the head office, and as one clerk interprets and he respective stations. er readings the effect of nated by the reduction of level equivalents, Grad- entire regions are represented, and nes are drawn—this is don: by the forecast official hi Points hav i connected to | and those of the same indicate the tsother hy elevation is et the reac ally By | the rouzh m of the conditions and pr i for th Further study | paration of predic- forty-four districts brings the time to 10.30, While a messenger is dis hed to the revresentatives of the press, ap is hurried to the lithographic de- partment, and in half an hour the stone ts ready. ) several hundred copies are y the big steam presses, and in stribution, Of these H) are posted about the department: the metropolis. A number of private stu- dents are supplied with the maps daily. A board passes upon applications for maps, ich are addressed to the chief of the bu- Copies may also be purchased for 2 S each. Faller Details for 'Phis City. No map is mad» in Baltimore, the quota for that cliy being sent from the Washing- ton office. About a hundred notghboring towns are also supplied. The weather chart furnished to the people of the metropolls 1s more complete and elaborate than those produced elsewhere, although the stations In the large cities display much more data than is published upon the average sheet. Only here are all telegraphic reports re- ceived and utilized, ond the conditions are more graphically representet than in other cities. Arrows Indicate the wind direction, lines of equal pressure are depicted in black, while those of equal temperature are distinguished by rea: regions favored by rain are darkly shaded, and recently a, crooked sign has Leen added to mark the location of thunder storms, the usual syn.bots for rain and clouds. While years of acquaintance with the. serviee has led many lay students of the weather to utilize the graphic publications, 80 profusely distributed about the city, the general public stil remain content to ac- cept or carelessiy reject the interpretation of the forecast official, printed in the left- hand corner of the shect. But wherever a convert to the private study of the map has been cained the ranks of those who sometimes sneer at the efforts of the weather officials has been to that extent reducel. Acquaintance with a few prin- ciples of prediction enables the citizen to bend the grounds for a given prog- ation, faire ig verif pere tve the d any statement conc be ventured. { to understand the reasons for | ation, nd particulariy to tegand to probabil “and | He has addresse] an explunatery letter to | in general the uncertainty | the officers of the conveation giv his may be rem in advance. Mr. Wil-| reason for declining. He . while he is fiams, the clerk of the fo fice, | ji putes the percentage stated to the writer t (rainfall or its absenco) the per about 83, while for temperature ¥ per | cent lowér, that being a field in which safe predictions are made with more difficulty. High ard Lows. While scme combinations upon the weath- er chess board may be calicd complex, the alphabet of the game is simple. The atmosphere is a gaseous sea subjected con- stantly to wave-like changes of pressure, and these (whirling) waves always move from the western to the eastern side of the country, though by Irregular and often very oblique tracks, and at rates of speed varying from two or three hundred miles, or leas, per diem, to fifteen hundred miles or more, Technically, a crest is terme] a “high,” and a trough is styled a “low.” Eoth are depicted upon the map by concen- tric isobars. Winds blow toward the center of thé “low” and from the top of a “high,” with a whirling motion about the former contrary to that of the hands of a watch, and with the watch hands about the latter. Other laws follow in consequence. Of course temperatures will rise in the regions to the south of an air whirt there the winds are southerly. the nor of the trough a corresponding fell will indicated by the downward bend of the temperature Mnes. In the depression air currents mingle—there the precipitation commonly occurs, hence the approach of a “low” (or storm) means a possible or prob- able fall of rain. The abundance or sear. city of precipitation attending a depression in the west, as shown by the shading on the map, is largely significant of the pros- pects of rain on its arrival in the east. A disturbance attended by failing weather appearing along the gulf coast 1s almost | certain to give Washington a share of its | conditions in short order, while a storm | area over the Dakotas, even though wet, may produce in its passage to the Atlantic no other effect on the District than to cause a rise in temperature. eions that move across the country’ by of } | i] | ver the Mississippi valley, sub; ectng ees — and ~~ of period warm breezes. When in tne nofthwest a large and area of high pressure appears a ifortable is tended by a heavy rainfall, due to the sud- den condensation of the moisture contained in the sultry air. After the student has watched one area of high pressure move across the country in its usual course from northwest to southeast, he will see that the name “high” is practically synonymous with “fair weather.” Work of Observers. With a depression to the south of the station and high pressure to the north cool winds will result; ‘with these positions reversed the conditions will likewise be reversed. Weather will depend on the sec- tions of the areas which chance to pass: over the station, and to some extent on the tendency to rain displayed by the coun- try in general. With practice the layman on his own responsibility may often fore- cast by use of the map several days far- ther into the future than the weather bu- reau officials are authorized to mention. The telegraphic reports are based upon direct eye observations, though in severaj of the stations, and particularly at the Washington office, a continuous automatic record of all data is maintained by self- registering insiruments. The direction, as well as the velocity of wind, is constantly recorded, and an ingenious contrivance, in which’ a thermograph is exposed to the solar rays, keeps tally on the sunshine and cloudiness, In addition to the reports from the regu- lar telegraph stations, the permanent offi- cial records of the country’s weather ccn- sists of contributions from many sources, such es. the Canadian Pacific railroad, the Canadian service, the marine and lif: ing service, army posts and the state weather bureaus and vuluntary observers. Included by the latter two are 2,165 sta- tions. The voluntary observers constituted the oldest organized body for the collection of American meteorological data, and were turned over to the si; 1 service by the Smithsonian twenty-three years ago. These Observers are remunerated only by receiv- ing the publications of the weather bureau. > SOUTH CAROLINA LIQquoR. Gov. Tillman’s Proclamation Keopen- ing the State Dispensaries. Gov, Tillman promised, in his campaign speeches a few days ago, to reopen the dis- penearies the first day of August. Yester- day he issued the following proclamation: State cf South Carolina, Executive Cham- ver, July 23.—Whereas, under the provision ef an act to prohibit the manufacture and sale of intoxicating Nquors as beverage within the state except as herein provided, approved December see, the state as- sumed control of the legal liquor traffic in South Carolina, commencing July 1, 1893; and Whereas the said policy and purpose of the state to permit the sale of liquor by and through the state's officers only was reaf- tirmed by an act aproved December 23, 183, entitled “An act to declare the law in refer- ence to and further regulate the use, sale, consumption, transportation and dispensa- ton of alcoholic liquids or Liquors within the state of South Carolina, and to police the same,” and Whereas the supreme court of the state of South Carolina, by a decision rendered the 19th of April, 1804, declared the first act above mentioned unconstitutional, except one small proviso of ene section, the ex- ecutive, in obedience to what he conceived to be the will of the court, closed all the dispensaries and discharged the constal ry. In a subsequent decision, the court suil ignoring the act of 1893, above men- ned, construed its decision to mean "The an be no legal sale of Nquor by Neens but has seemingly emitted to construe tl Whereas the state of in good faith through the executive branch of the government and relying upon the decision of the supreme court in the case of Hoover vs, the Town Coun in which it was declared that the act of is92 “was in elfect an act to regulate the sale of sSpirituovs Nquor, the power to do which is universally recognized,” has in- vested large sums of money in liquors for sale under the provisions of the two acis mentioned; and Whereas this liguor is being held at heavy expense, while the state is flooded with contraband whisky sold without the | authority of law. Now, therefore, I, Benjamin R. Tillman, vernor of the state of South Carolina, in xercise of my divcret: as executive, do issue this, my proclamation, and declare that the said supreme court having ad- journed without giving expression in regard to the act of 18%, that the said act is of full foree and effect, an] will be enforced in accordance with my oath of office until the court shall have passed upon the same, or until the legisiature shail have repealed it. The county dispensers of the various counties will open their dispensaries on Wednesday, August 1. All persons interest- ed, including public carriers, are now noti- fied that importation of liquors will be at the risk of seizure an] prosecution, and all contraband Itquors found in the borders of the state will be seized and confiscated ac- cording to law. —_——+oo—- --—_— The Use of Fedcral Troops. In a speech last night at Denver, Col, Governor Waite said: “President Cleveland and ex-President Hatrison agree that no demand for a governor of a state is neces- sary, but that the President of the United States, upon a request from his own officers, 152 himself the judge as to the existing emergency, may invad> a state with the inliitary of tne United States. I maintain that this is a clear usurpation of power.” y= ———_ Sage section 4, article 4, of the stitution. in support of his posi- tion Hé maintained that the contention that a strike on a ratiroad was interruption of commérte ‘would apply equaify to a factory, manufacturers would scon demand federal troops to compel men to work for Afty cents 2 day. Rev. . W. Sant nated for Congiess in sional district of tion convention, ha: nt in his declina strong sympathy with the caus Iftition, he is no_ politician? — they are fonmd today, are’ un- derhanded, full of ncealment ete., With which he did not care about form ing any alliance. antee was pastor of Christ’s Reform rch, Cavetown, for forty-two years, overal years ago he re- pro- Polith 8 signed and was succeeded by his son, Rev. | Charles A. Santee. ——--- e+. —__ Loan Association Stocks, The attorney general of Virginia has Ge- cided that the iaw passed by the legislature at the last session exempting building and loan associations from taxation on their capital stock {s unconstitutional, and that such companies must not only pay licens» tax, but are subject to tax on their capital stock, like other corporations. ——— see — Restricting the Wark. in view of the large amount of work im- pered upon the War Department branci printing office ‘by the order to print the cards to be used in the new index system under which the business of the department il be conducted, it has been found noces- sery to issue an order restricting the print- ing at the brafch office to that requiring the close supervision of an officer or em- picye, or work which would suffer by tha detay incident to transmission to the govera- ment printing office. clases ORs Sea Disbarred From Practice. J. S. Armstrong, 2 pension attoracy ef Xenia, Ohio, has been disbar:ed from prac- tice before the Department of the Interior | for having disseminate] false statements as io fie administration of affairs in the pen+ sion bureau. Sissel pe ee Cartage Contracts Awzraey The customs officials have awarded cert- age contracts for their respective citles to These depres- | E. G. Tutein at Toston and Blanche | has Glarcvil at New Oriea: GORMAN BURNED IT UP. One of Cleveland's Earlicst Campaign Documents, From the New York Sun. When Senator Gorman of Maryland prost in the United States Senate yesterday ond told of his experiences with President Cleveland on the compromise tariff bill {here were democrats who recalled the first mee! of the jwo men. It was ten years a§3, almost to a day. Gov. Cleveland had just been nomlnhiaa by the democratic convention at Chicago, Senator Gorman had been made chairman of the national democratic committee. He had never seen Mr. Cleveland. The Mary- land statesman had met all of the great democratic leaders in the nation. He was the personal friend of Daniel Manning, who rrobably more than any single man in New York state brought about the nomination of Mr. Cleveland at Chicago. Gov. Cleve- land had been formally notified of his nom- ination, and the headquarters of the na- tonal democratic committee had been open- ed in New York city. The Story that is now told of the first meeting between Gov. Cleveland and Chairman Gorman was told to a Sun reporter by Mr. Manning in the Western National Bank aimost immediate after Mr. Manning retired from Mr. Cleve- — cabinet as Secretary of the Treas- “I do not think I shall ever forget the first meeting of Mr. Cleveland and Mr, Gorman,” said Mr. Manning. “We all had faith in Cleveland's ee | abilities, but it w necessary to bring Mr. Gorman and Mr. Cleveland together, and I undertook the task. I was then im Albany, but in constant communication with Mr. Gorman, Gorman, as you know, is a Cool, suave in- dividual, and Cleveland is like a great big pepper pod. Cleveland was unaccustomed to the ways of national statesmen, and it was with diffidence one night just after national headquarters had been opened in New York that I wrote to Gorman and invited him to come to Albany as my guest. I told him that I wanted to introduce to him Gov. Cleveland, the candidate of the party, and I well recollect that in my letter I said to Gorman that he would meet rather a ‘heady’ individual. Well, Gorman came up to Al- bany two or three nights afterward, and I took him around to see Cleveland. Cleve- land was bivff and ,-and Gorman was as cordial as his cool nature would al- low. They began to talk as to the plan of campaign. Gorman said very politeiy: “Governor, 1 have come to see you t ascertain your wisbes about the conduct the campaign.’ “Oh, vosh,’ seid the governor, nothing about those matters. Run it to suit yourself. You know about affairs of this kind. Dovas you think proper.” “Do you really mean that, governor? re- plied Mr. Gormen. ‘Am I to use my own judgment and follow my own discretion?” ‘I know Vby, certainty,” said the governom “Why not? I don't know anything about such things.” “ “Do you really mean what you say, gove ernor? again inquired Gorman. “ “Why, certainty, said the governor. ““All right,” says Gorman, and the next morning he went back to New York. “Two or three weeks after this meeting It came to my knowledge that Gov. Cleveland had written a document bearing on the came paign. I cannot tell you, for certain rea- sons, what that document was, but I be- Leved it would have an important influen: and not a very good one, at that. So wired to Gorman, asking him to come im- mediately to Albany. Iie came on a fast irain and met me, and I told him of the contents ef the campaign document that Gov. Cleveland had written. He was 23- tounded, and he hurried up to see the gov- ernor. At that converration Gorman ai the governor the nature of the document, reminding him pleasantly at the time of his former words, that he (Gorman) was to run the campaign. Gorman added that if ‘the document was of any importance it would do no harm to submit it to the chairman of the national committee. ‘All right," says Cieveland, and he handed out the document, saying: “What do you think of that, Gorman?” “Gorman read the document over very cerefully, and then, without a word, he | Qung it into the grate, saying: “That's what | 1 think of that document." “it was a little chilly in Albany that night ana there was a fire in the grate, and the docament began to burn. Ch | out of his chair and hop his anger, shouting: man alive cam burn any document of mine. What do you mean, sir? * “Why, governor,” said Gorman, as coolly | @8 you please, ‘you said that J was to run this campaign according to my own dis- cretion. The document that I have just | thrown into the fire ts about as unwise @ manuscript as ever came under my notice.” “Cleveland meantime was tramping about in hs rage, but Gorman was as cool as am feeberg. Finally Cleveland began to iaugh at himself. He remembered his remarks to Gorman ea the first interview, and the two | men parted friends, but not until Cleveland had told Gorman thai he’ w the coolest son of a ga) he had ever me If Senator Gorman . aii have got Boll of the letter Mr. Cl_veland sont to Prof. Wii- scmewhere son he migat have found a fire in Washington, even in July. ee RIDING OUT A GALE Jones Retails What He Calls an Ee perience With the T.uth im it. From Harper's Weekly Jackson Peters leaned back 'n bis chair and slowly blew a cloud of smoke towara the ceiling. “Jones,” be sald, “I want to ask your opinion in regard to the probabil- Hd of a story which was told me the other “Well, Jackson?” was the gcarlel reply of the cautious Jones “It struck me,” continucd? Peters, “that a man who had told as nany—that is to say, @ man who has told as much of what I may call awe-inspiring truth as you have ought to be a good judge of the probabttty of a story. It was a cyclone stéry which I wae going to ask you about.” “Most cyclone stories arc palpate my “No doubt... The point is this: sve said he had seen straws driven through ines boards by the foree of the wind.” |. “It never happeact, Jackson. Thet is @ stock Ke toht of every cyct our friend imposed upox | boy. He would never ha such a maatfest and obinson or Smith. I must though, at the force of the ind a genuine clone is consider. When I lived aa sas in the * ry, but it was biewr jone of the season, ta Mack Span- rooster. He clung to 2 grass root with his biM, and allowed his tail to crack whip in the wind like a y ant rode out the gale, though mst of his feata- Sabsequently 1 found at imbedded over half an ina d a Quantity of away in the first 7 presume my friend was trying to impe on my adolese ce. think eo, Jackson. I had considerable | expericnce with cyclones that summer in | Kansas, but I learael to baadle myself so that I did act mind them much. I c00a sew the fallacy of depending on cyclune cellarg and that sert cf thing. The fundamenta? aiMculty of all such things is that you try to hold yourself firmly in one place. It ts as If a sbip in a gale should tie up to a post, ing midocean posts for tne time be. Instead of driving before the tempest, suppos! ing. & The first cyclone that summer, of course, I other folks. went down cellar, lke --~ 200 Toys Raptist Brigade. The New York loys’ Baptist beigate pitehe? *uel> tents yesterday on a #reen knoll close to Long Leech, N. Y., prepare tory to epeciiag four weeks under rigid military dt: ’ Baptist brie fade Is @ sort tary-rel:sious organiaa- tion fn the Bepitst Suntay schools all over oS te great musxetg and Lnapaacke, ‘PRey | remeala there for the py dee ire canvas, and subject to ti same laws that Freep the check during tenting life,