Evening Star Newspaper, July 25, 1894, Page 9

THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, JULY 326, 1894—TWELVE PAGES. MAHONE’S MANIFESTO The Republicans Not Expected to Make Candidates of That Party Will Be in the Field—The Outlook ia the Districts. Gpecial Correspondence of The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va., July 23, 1804. ‘Within the last ten days it has developed that the democratic nominees for Congress in Virginia will have considerable opposition at the hands of the republicans or populists. The opposition of Gen. Mahone to regular republican nominees in the congressional districts has not served to allay the aspira- tions of republicans in some of the districts who desire to be represented in the national body. The recent circular of Gen. Mahone, in which he informs republicans that they wi. not be expected to support any nomi- | nees of their party, inasmmuch as they have | Rot been selected by the machine, has creat- ed considerable consternation among those of that faith, who have announced their in- tention of becoming candidates. They | claim, however, that this will not alter their determination to run for Congress, and pro- fess to entertain no fear as to the attitude of Mahone operating against them at the pels. In the first congréssional district Repre- | sentative W. A. Jones seems to have no op- position whatever. He has made himself very solid with his constituents, and it is certain at least that he will have no oppo- | sition for the democratic nomination. The populists say that they will have a candi- date in this district to oppose Mr. Jones, but outside of this he will have the race to | himself. No republican whatever has come } forward, and it is believed none will. In the second district Representative | Gardner Tyler Is mecting with some opposi- tion, but it is believed he will be renom- inated by a large majority. It is pretty cer- | tain that he will have opposition from the | republican party, as they claim they will | put a strong candidate in the field, and with | the disaffection among the democrats in Norfolk city they profess to believe that Mr. Tyler can be defeated. The second district is distinctly a republican district. It is full of negroes, and for a number of years was represented by republicans, being wrested from them by Dr. Lawson four years ago in @ very close contest. Some opposition has developed to Mr. Tyler, growing out of the tederal patronage in the district, especially at the Norfolk navy yard, which is ever a bone of contention. Opposition to Mr. Wisc. A great surprise in political circles in Vir- ginia was developed this week when the @emocrats of Manchester (Richmond's Brooklyn) in their ward meetings adopted resolutions in opposition to Capt. Geo. D. Wise, the present representative in this the third district. All of this has grown out of Capt. Wise’s selection for the post office in Manchester. It seems that Postmaster D. L. Toney was not the choice of the majority of the faithful in that city, and consequently the defeated aspirants worked up unexpect- ed opposition to Capt. Wise. All of the dele- gates to the congressional convention from Manichester have been instructed to vote against Capt. Wise. The resolutions did not say whom they favored, but it seems to be & case of anybody to defeat Wise. Capt. Wise is, of course, astounded at this mani- festation of opposition to him. ‘The result of this has been in a large de- ee-to solidify Mr. Wise's friends and they ve gone to work for him with a wi! It fs not believed that any considerable op- Position outside of Manchester to Mr. Wise wilt be found and his friends claim that he will be nominated by a very large majority. ‘The populists will nominate some one, of ccurse. It ig not known as yet whom they favor, but ft ts quite certain that it will not be Mr. Walter E. Grant, whom Mr. Wise so overwhelmingly defeated two years ago. The attitude of the republicans 1s very uncertain. Some claim that a candi- date will be named, while others say that the mandate of Mahone will be obeyed. Chance for the Populists. The fourth distriet seems to be nobody's Face just now. No prominent democrat is pressing himself for the office, although the incumbent, Mr. Epes, has declined renomt- nation. This ts a strong populist district, and if the repyblicans will lie low, or help the former, the chances seem very bright for-@ populist Representative from the fourth. Col. Thomas F. Goode, who ran against Mr. Epes two years ago, wants the nomination again, but he will find opposi- tion in his own party in the person of As- gemblyman Allen of Mecklenburg. or the other of these will be nominated by the ‘and will be liberally supported. he wonder in the political firmament in the fourth just now is Mr. Thorpe, com- monwealth’s attorney of Mecklenburg, who is known as a sure winner in every fight he undertakes. Mr. Taorpe is a republican, but will run, it is said, as a sort of all- | both hands. Tound independent, and expects to get the support of both populists and republicans. ‘Perhaps State Senator Thes. N. Williams of Mecklenburg county will be nominated by the democrats in this district. He ts prob- ably the only man who can make a strong it against Thorpe in Mecklenburg and surrounding counties. Several other Gempocrsts, however, are spoken of for the ce. Recent reports from the fifth district in- dicate that Representative Claude A. Swan- son will certainly be renominated. His op- ent will very likely be W. F. ively of haw yp bye — = aan torney eral on the populist ticket last fall it ‘can im-no sense be said that Mr. Swanson will have a walk-over with Grave- ly. against him. A Fusion Talked Of. In the sixth district. Maj. Peter J. Otey ‘Lynchburg seems to be the man who succeed Representative Paul C. Ed- munds. Maj. Otey, who had announced him- self as a candidate before Mr. Edmunds de- clined renomination, has been making a fight for the indorsements of the democrats, and the indications are that he will win. ‘There is talk in this district of a combina- tion or fusion between the populists, re- a and prohibitionists. If this is and afl agree upon some one man, Maj. Otey, if he is nominated the democrats, will have a hard fight before him. This bypane =e matty bad shape. Populists and prohibitionists are Yery thick, and there is a feeling of unrest throughout the en section which be- re political changes. Some talk of Mr. . C. Rucker of Bedford county as the fu- pang while others are looking in it directions. Mr. John fag the democratic nomination, but he has made no determined fight for it, but it is gaid that he would Ger-4 to him. accept it if it were ten- sentative in Congress, who succeeded Gov. O’Ferrall,will have very little opposition for renomination, as it is ty clearly demonstrated when he was it chosen by the democrats that he is a men to beat. Some talk of Gen. Thos. Rosser running in this Sears as pha a or independent, or something, but it ia not known what Hosser will do. No Opposition to Mr. Meredith. In the eighth district Representative FE. KE. Meredith seems to have no opposition whatever, and will be renominated by ac- clamation by an overwhelming majority. A big ‘ight ts going on in the ninth district, | and Congressman Marshall, sometimes known as “Cyclone Jim,” bas his hands full Mr. C. R. Trigg of Washington coun- ty Is his principal opponent for the demo- cratic nomination. Late reports from the geat of the contest, however, indicate that NM ts leating by a small majority. - The nominee of the democrats in this dis- + trict, whoever {t may be, will have no easy thine, for he will have as an opponent Gen. James A. Walker of Wythe, who Is run- - Ring, or will run, as an independent repub- lean. Until a few years back he was a democrai, — afiiliated prominently with that party. He was Meutenant governor under Holladay, and ray against a torney Gen. Rufus A. Ayres for the - cratic nomination when Fitz Lee was nom- inated and clected governor. Gen. Walker Succeeded Stonewall Jackson, and com- Manded Jackson's brigade. He quit the @emocratic party on account of the tafift question, being @ protectiontst. He wil! Make his fight on free silver and protective tariff. The withdrawal of State Senator H. PD. Flot from the contest for the democratic wohgressional nomination tn the tenth 4 trict has changed the’ aspéct /of "that fight entirely and has deprived the chances of @ test of strength between the alleged’ Mar- tin and Lee factiona. in :the democratic party in Virginia. I: is reported that it is @ victory for Lee as it 1s, Inasmuch as he was the champlon of Congressman Tucker, who now will be renominated, probably, by acclamation. The only reason assigned for Mr. Flood’s surrender {s the fear of defeat. Mr. Tucker will be opposed in this district, it is said, by ex-Congressman Jacob Yost of Staunton. He was a member of Congress about eight years ago, defeating Capt. Bum- gardner, the democrat, bya large majority. 1t would not surprise his friends to him elected. The chances, however, eidedly in favor of Tucker. BURNED BY A LIVE WIRE. | Twe Probably Fatal Agcidents Occur ia Lancaster. ‘Two frightfui accidents’ occurred yester- day in the eastern, part of Lancaster, Pa, two persons being very seriously injured by grasping a broken wire of the Citizens’ Electric Light Company, which at the time was heavily charged. The broken wire had fallen across a «ee opposite the nome of Kirk Johnson, and about 9 o'clock the swinging wire was discoved ‘by Orville, his eight-year-old sor. Accompanied by a younger brother the children went to ex- amine the wire, and Orville grasped it with Instantly he was jerked from his feet and swung to and fro as though on a swing. The, electric light wires were charged with 2,200 volts, but how much of the current entered, the lad’s body is un- known, as the wire was partly insulated. The boy was unable to ery for help, and his younger brother did not sufficiently understand the situation to summon as- sistance, although he was greatly frighten- ed by the expression of suffering which had come over his brother's face while hanging on the wire. There were quite a number of | people in the vicinity, but it was fully three minutes after the lad had grasped the wire that it dawned on them that something was wrong. Arthus Adams at last saw a flash near the boy's hand, and crying out: “The boy has hold of a live wire!” rushed to his assistance, and with a stick knocked away the wire, which was roasting the boy’s hand. The jittle fellow dropped un- conscious to the ground and was carried to his home, where his injuries were found to be of a most frightful character. The flesh | of one hand was burned away, exposing the bones, the left leg was terribly burned, and he was otherwise seriously burned. His condition at last reports was very critical. Roasted His Flesh. Before the wire which had injured young Johnson could be removed, a trolley car of the Traction Company came along, and as the wire was dangling immediately in front of it, Oliver Steigerwalt, a passenger, alighted to remove it. Nobody was at hand to apprise him of its dangerous character, and on the instant of seizing it he uttered an agonized “Oh!" and dropped to the ground unconscious. Qne of the passengers with ready presence of mind, jumped from the car, and with a single stroke of a stick knocked the wire from the prostrate man’s hands, the flesh of which was roasting. The unconscious man was removed to his home, where, on regaining consciousness, he suffered great agony. Burned in the back were two holes resembling those made by rifle bullets, the flesh for several inches about them being inflamed. These holes had been burned by the electric current in passing through the body. Both the man’s hands were frightfully burned, the flesh being roasted from the bones, while the little -finger of the right hand was nearly ae off. somes welts conditton is ex- Precarious, with the against his recovery. Ss — = <00— « SAVED BY LIGHTNING. One Flash Shows an Obstruction on a Track and a Train is Saved. The lives of a score of passengers on the train running between Buffalo and Roches- ter on the Falls road via Lockport were saved last night by a flash of lightning. The train left Buffalo at 7 o'clock in charge of Conductor Knickerbocker, with Engineer Schaeffer at the throttle. It had a clear track, as was supposed, between Buffalo and Lockport, and was running at a higa rate of speed. Black Rock was reached without any mishap. After leaving that station behind the engineer sent the train ahead at the rate of over thirty miles an hour. Engineer Schaeffer sat in his seat by the cab window. The headlight was of lit- tle use in the blinding rain, and the engi- neer oould only see a few yards in advance of the engice. The train sped on through the darkness, and goon the up grade, about five miles south of Tonawanda, was reached. - Suddenly a flash of lightning, followed by a terrific peal of thunder, lit up the track a half a mile ahead. A short distance ahead four freight cars were standing on the track. Grasping ‘thé reverse lever, Schaeffer pulled it back to the last notch and shouted to the fireman to put on the; air brakes. The shock was so sudden that the passengers in the coaches were thrown from their seats, the chandeliers swung from the ceiling and two of them fell to the floor. One mart was thrown completely over the seat in front of him, landing with his head under the second seat in front. After the excitement had subsided, con- ductor and engineer found the pilot of the engine shoved a foot beneath the caboose of the freight train ahead. — THE JUDGE SPOKE PLAINLY, He Told a Chicago Lawyer That He Lied. There was war and much nolse in Judge Baker's court m Chicago yesterday over the case of Mrs. Warren Springer, charged with attempting jury corruption. Attorney Forrest, Mrs. Springer's defender, deciored that when he had surrendered his client to be privately arraigned before Judge Kaker Attorney Furthmann, special counsel for the state, had been peeping through the door- ways leading to’ the chambers. Judge Ba- ker said it was.a le and said it three or four times flatly, with increasing emphasis and with a vigorows show of temper that rather dazed Mr. Forrest. It was xbout as red-hot a declaration as ever came from a judge on the bench in ago. Mr. Forrest made an exhaustive speech on thi touching. the difference be- tween an attempt and an intention. “Your honor will remember, too,” rontin- ued Mr. Forrest, “that when my client was arraigned here, Mr. Furthmann was peeping through that door.” He pointed to the en- trance to Judge Baket’s chambers. Judge Baker bristled up and jerked his chair notselessly so that he could look over the desk upon Mr. Forrest. “I think you are saying what contains not one word of truth,” he said. “I am informed that Mr. Furthmann was there,” replied Mr. Forrest.~’ “Then you state what is a lie.” began to protest and explain. “If you say that Mr. Furthmann was in that room you state ‘words ‘simply wu: true.” Later they became tangled up on the door question and that Mr. °“Fufthmann was looking through the entrance to the court room proper. gigs —_——-+0«-—___-— Affairs of the Atchison Read. ‘The reorganization committee of the Atch- tson, Topeka and Santa Fe Ratiroad Com- pany held a meeting yesterday afternoon in New York city. R. 8S. Hayes, chairman of the committee, presided, There were also present Gen. Louis Fitzgerald, Adrian Ise- lin, jr., Willlam Roteh, €. C. Beaman, coun- sel to the committee, and Sec: Kobbe. At the conclusion of Secretary Kobbe said: “Mr. le, the ac- ceuntant, has not yet finished his examina- tion of the company’s eastern books, but so far as he omg ape ir them he finds there is no reagon to change his opinion, given, ay to the overestimate of ead The committee adjourned, subject to the call of the chair. The next meeting will probably be the latter of next week. Complaining of the Troops. - A special to the Kansas City Journal from Guthrie, O. T., says: The situation at South Enid and Round Plain again appears to be serious. Ail day telegrams have been pour- ing tn to the gevernor’s office from people declaring they are being abused ard mal- treated by United States deputies and fed- efal troops. Citizens are being dragged from their homes, arrested without war- ragts and denied the right of preliminary trial. The people demand -protection, and declare {7 it {s not a they will arm and defend th ves. Gov. “Ren- frew, Secretary Lowe and United States Listtlet. Attorney Brookes left for the scene at n@on, determined to do something to stop the trouble. _. ' - Forrest are de- H OHIO The State Convention to Be Held Early in s September. State Senator Gear Will Probably Head the Democratic State Ticket— Convention of the Pe: Party. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 23, 1894. The democratic state convention will be held about September 1. Secretary C. D. Crites of. the democratic state central com- mittee says the committee will be calied to meet here on August 1 to issue the call for the convention. Columbus and Toledo will contest for it, but as the convention does rot promise to be a large one the contest is not likely to be very excitirig. The members of the party are so thoroughly disheartened that it will be difficult, it is clalmed, to se- cure a large attendance, even of delegates, unless the convention is held in some cen- trally located city. So Columbus, it is ar- gued, ts likely to get it. It was the inten- tion io hold the convention after the ad- journment of Congress. But it will not be practicable to further postpone the state convention. The election will be held on the 6th of November, so that if the state con- vention is held the first week in September, as now proposed, there will be but three or fcur weeks of the campaign. ‘The republican state ticket has been in the field nearly a month, but no active cam- paign work will be done by the republicans until the democrats have placed a ticket in the field. Major C. W. F. Dick of Akron and John R. Malloy of this city, who have been chairman and secretary respectively of the republican state exectitive commiltee for the last three years, have again been selected for these positions. Maj. Dick has been in the city all the week, but his busi- ness is not connected with the campaign work. The state headquarters of the party, which have been for years at 122 East State street, ace being removed to 36 South 3d street, and Maj. Dick is superinten¢ work. The other members of the executive cemmittee have not yet been selected. Gear WII Head the Ticket. No other candidate for the democratic nomination for secretary" of state—the lead- ing place on the ticket—has appeared, and State Senator W. C. Gear will, in all proba- bility, be given the nomination. The name of ex-State School Commissioner Cc. Mil- ler i# mentioned in connection with the nominaticn for state schcol commissioner again, but it is extremely doubtful that he will permit the use of his name. He has not been heard from yet as to the matter. The defeat of Congressman D. D. Donovan in the fifth district democratic congressional convention is generally attributed to the American Protective Asseciation. Mr. Don- ovan is a Catholic and the A. P. A‘ is very strong in northwestern Ohio, with a head center at Toledo, The defeat of Donovan leaves many sore places in the party in the district, but it is so strongly democratic that the election of the democratic candi- date—John A. Snooks—is beyond a doubt. An old democratic politician, in reviewing the congressional situation in Ohio to The Star correspondent last week, placed this district with the only three congressional districts in this state that he thought could be carried by the democrats this year. ‘The people's party will hold its state con- Yention here the 17th and 18th of August. The plan of it follows the Coxey idea close- ly. The convention will be held in N. son's Grove, In the outskirts of the city. Those who are managing it have arranged for cavaleades of farmers to come from each corner of the state. The delegates and visitors are to come in wagons and on horseback, with flags and banners, spread- ing their principles through the country as they travel. Coxey himself will be here, and were he not already a nominee for Congress, with a fair chance to win, might be placed at the head of the state ticket. The convention will at least show whether the Coxey idea is still popular with the Ohio populists or not. Mr. Outhwaite's Opponent. The nomination of ex-Attorney General D. K. Watson by the republicans of this congressional district insures a lively con- test here. Mr. Outhwaite will have the fight of his life to win. Mr. Watson ts a man of considerable abildty, and Mr. Outhwaite's equal on the stump. He was until recently employed by the United States Department of Justice in Pacific ratlway cases. He is strong where Mr. Outhwaite is strong, and will poll hiz full party vote and much more. It is commonly reported here that Allen W. Thurman has written Mr. Outhwaite a letter, in which he states very plainly, but politely, that he cannot vote for him, be- cause of his vote and speech in favor of the bill repealing the Sherman silver pur- chasing act. Young Thurman is anh gut- and-out advocate of the unlimited coinage of silver. The center of a strong opposing element in Mr. Outhwaite’s own party here is made up of democrats who wished John L. — to be made postmaster of Colum- ns. ails HARTER’S BILL. MR. His New Scheme for Uniform Tariff Reductions, Representative Harter has introduced in- to the House a new tariff bill, which he pro- poses as a compromise measure. The bill provides that: On and after September 1, 1894, all existing tariff taxes or duties not herein otherwise provided for shall be reduced one-half. Pro- vided,such reduction does not bring them be- low 20 per cent ad valorem, it being the inten- tion of this act to allow a tariff tax or duty of not less than 20 per cent ad valorem to remain upon all articles now paying a high- er rate. This shall not be construcd as in any way changing existing taxes or duties upon articles paying a lower rate of duty at this time than 20 per cent ad valorem; nor does this section in any way interfere with the provisions of sections 3 and 4 of this act. The Secretary of the Treasury is here- by expressly authorized and directed in all cases where this act reduces the taxes on articles which now pay a specific or a spe- cific and aa ad valorem duty, below 20 per cent ad valorem, to charge and collect upon all such articles on and after September 1, 184, an ad valorem duty of 20 per cent. To the taxes or duties provided for in this act there shall be added upon all such articles, which if produced in the United States would be subject to an internal tax or duty, the amount of such internal tax or duty. Sec. 2. On and after September 1, 1899, all tariff taxes and duties in excess of 12 per cent ad valorem shall be reduced to and collected at the uniform rate of 12 per cent ad valorem, to wHich shall be added irter- nal taxes or duties as provided for in sec- tion 1, and it is also provided, as in sec- tion 1, that neither sections 1 or 2 shall in any way interfere with the provisions m.ade in_sections 3 and 4 of this act. See. 3. On and after September 1, 186, a uniform duty or tax of 1 cent per pound shall be levied and paid upon all sugars, all tanx bottoms, all sugar drainings and sugar sweepings, sirups of cane juice, melada, concentrated melada, and concrete and con- centrated molasses, and molasses imported into the United States from any port of the world having 100 degrees of saccharine strength, and a reduction of 1-100 cf a cent per pound shall be made for each degree of saccharine strength below 100 degrees. Sec. 4. On and after September 1, 1894, a uniform duty of 4 cents per pound upon all coffee and 8 cents per pound upon all tea imported into the United States shall be levied and paid. Sec. 5. On and after September 1, 1894, the internal duty or tax upon beer and all other malt liquors shall be $2 per barrel of thirty-one gallons, and an internal duty or tax at the same rate per gallon as is col- lected upon beer and malt liquors shall be levied and collected, under rules to be pre- scribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, upon all wines produced or made in the United States. Sec. 6. All laws or parts of laws conflict- ing with this act shall be and the same are hereby repealed on September 1, 184, and the law giving bounties to producers of sugar in the United States is also repealed and such repeal shall take eect on January 1, 1895. € His Explanation. Mr. Harter says of the bill: 1. The bill, if passed, will provide a sur- lus every year, including the first. It ts essentially a compromise bi!!, and not such a one as I would make if [ could frame {t. It-leaves the taxes until Septem- ber 1, 1898, fully ® per cent higher on an DEMOCRATS| average than ‘the#tast national republican platform asked fi;éjilthe difference between the American apg, foreign labor cost), but they are, nevertheless, lower than the aver- age rates of elthamthe Wilson or the Senate bill. teistq 3. The sugar refimiag interest is given no protection, for thedreason that its refusal give reasonable 9nd proper information con- cerning that bugiwess is considered prima facie evidence it is far beyond any such need. ‘ 4. The increased ¥Ax of one-fifth of one cent a glass on?Béer will be borne by the brewers and retaflers out of their large profits and will nat add to the price or re- duce the size of the glass bought by the drinker of this of beverages, and the tax upon wine, the same as on beer, will not be burdehsbme. 5. The tax upon stea and coffee is at the extremely low nate of about one mill per cup and may be called a purely revenue tax. 6 Under this bill ‘no income tax is re- quired and no increase of the whisky tax is reeded. 7. This bill could easily be asa compromise measure by August 15, and if passed would gi' the country peace and prosperity as well as an ample revenu while long before September 1, 1899, the peo- ple would learn that this country needs no so-called protection of any kind and that a 12 per cent rate of tariff taxation thereafter would be considerably higher than needed, and, finally, the bill has the merit of being so simple that every taxpayer in the Union would understand its provisions. BLASTING GELATINE. I¢ Has Half Again the Explosive Force of Dynamite. From the Nineteenth Centary, By far the most tmportant, as well as the latest form of dynamites or solidified nitro- glycerine are those designated not too hap- pily as “blasting gelatines.”” Many persons imagine, quite naturally, that these consist of some form of gelatine, isinglass, or glue, converted by chemical means into a power- ful explosive. But “blasting gelatine” con- tains no particle whatever of gelatine, prop- erly ao called, the term being applied to a mixture of nitro-glycerine and a nitro-cel- lulose. It is prepared at Ardeer, in Ayre- e, N. B., by heating nitro-glycerine in “jacketed” pans to between forty degrees and water at sixty. degrees Centigrade (140 degrees Fahrenheit), a certain proportion cf dry gun cotton of the “soluble” kind. A current of hot water at sixty degrees Cen- tigrade (140 degrees Fahrenheit) circulating between the outer and inner pans keeps the contents’of the latter at the required tem- perature, and the mixing is effected by me- chanical stirrers. gy Any rise of temperature above forty-five degrees Centigrade (113 degrees Fahrenheit) is quickly checked by turning into the outer “jacket” a stream of cold water in place of the hot for a time. In the course of about an hour the nitro-cotton {s dissolved in the nitro-glycerine, the two bodies uniting to form a more or less stiff, homogeneous jel- ly; it may, indeed, be compared to the pho- tographic ‘collodion thickened by evapora- tion, the gun cotton having been dissolved, not in the vsual alcohol-ethe> mixture, but in_nitro-glycerine. When composed of 93 per cent of the latter, with 7 per cent cot- ton, we get a most powerful explosive. Mr. G. Macroberts, the manager at Ardeer, ob- serves upon this point ‘Of all the nitro-glycerine explosives, blasting gelatine ts the strongest. If the energy of dynamite be represented by 100, that of blasting gelatine will be 150; nitro- gelatine itself shows less energy than blast- ing gelatin Chas aoe? eae One of the Longest of Walks. From the London Uafly News, Herr Schneiderejt,, an Austrian printer, boasts that he has just completed one of the longest walksever made by man. He has marched oni foot the whole way from Caleutta to his native town, Rathenow. In the year 1892 he. was informed that a kins- man, who had lately.died in Australia, had bequeathed him a considerable fortune,and so he set out with his wite and children to take possessidn of his inheritance in the English colony. When he arrived he found the fortune to be litle more than a fable, and he set his facq again toward home. The ship was burned on the voyage; Herr Schreldereit lost, his wif? and his two chil- dren, but was himself marvelously rescued and ‘carried on board an English ship to Calcutta. 4 There he quickly, spent the small remnant of his property, and found himself utterly without means’ of livelihood. So the ven- turous man resolved that he would walk home to Austria. He traveled on foot across India, Afghanistan, Persia, Turkey, the sovth of Russia, Bulgaria, Roumania j and Hi agary, into his Austrian fatuerland. The journey ‘on foot occupied him nearly the whole of two yeurs. We are inclined to think that he may fairly claim to have beaten the record in pedestrianism. If this wonderful walker were an author as well a printer, he might make a capital book cut of his experiences as a pilgrim from the east to the west. ———+e+ — Photographing Diseases. From the New York Tribune. The announcement is made that M. Gull- loz, a noted French physician, has spent a number of years in the perfecting of appa- ratus for obtaining permanent pictures of the impressions left by disease upon the retina of the eve. In this device—which is claimed to overcome the difficulties hitherto met with by other investigators—the sub- ject 1s placed in front of a support which carrfes a strong conyex lens; another lena is placed in one of the tubes of the sheet- iron chimney. which takes the place of a globe on an ordinary gas lamp, and the lamp is provided with a special arrange- ment called a magnesium pistol. A rod, operated by a coiled spring, slides in the second tube, its front bearing a small cav- ity, which contains the ftash powder, this cavity being beneath the trap door, and the firing of the pistol is by a pneumatic arrangement operated by a rubber ball. As described, in operation, the image of the background of the eye is magnified and brought to a focus at the position of the flame; a mirror is arranged in the camera box at an angle of 45 degrees, so that when the image reflector in this mirror is clear and distinct the view on the sensitive plate is In focus. At the moment of firing the magnesium pistol the plate In the camera is exposed and the picture made. The re- sult, as exhibited thus on the retina, is a demonstration of the existing disease, such as cannot be mistaken. ee Pictures of Great Price. From the London Daily News. It is interesting to compare the high price paid for the Sir Joshua last Saturday by Mr. Wertheimer, with other purchases of recent years which, approach or exceed the figures then reached. The “Crucifixion” of Raphael, from the Dudley Gallery, was sold to Mr. Ludwig Mond for about 10,000 guineas. The “Ansidet” Madonna, by Ra- phael, and the equestrian portrait of Charles I, by Van Dyck, were bought by the Na- tional Gallery fromthe Blenheim collection for about £87,000, | Lately the great Holbein, the Velasquez, andthe Moroni, acquired by the National Gall pnd the group of ama- teurs from Longton Castle, were bought for £55,000. The Due d’Aumale bought from the trustees of the fate Lord Dudley the tiny “Three Graces,’: a work of Raphael's early youth, for #00,0v0f., or £24,000. Jean- Francois Millet’s Angelus” was bought by M. Chauchard forsabout £32,000; a Califor- nia millionaire purchased the same great French master’s ‘L'Homme a la Houe” for £16,000, and, finalty, M. Chauchard paid no less than £36,000°fagr Meissonier’s larger 1814." sls-7 ebe An Accommo@ating Prescription. From the Lewiston ,Jourual. An old fellow from the back lots came into a Piscataquis cgunty drug store not long ago bearing, a pig old-fashioned bot- tle which he wanted filled with sulphur and rum. He was very talkative, and be- fore the proprietor could get in a word edgewise he went on to explain: “This is allers the way I have it fixed: I have sulphur up to thar”—indicating with his finger a small space at the bottom of the bottle—“and the rest I have all rum. And this is the way I use it: When I want a dose 'f sulphur, why I jes’ shak ‘er up afore I drink; an’ when I don’ wan’ no sul- phur, w’y I don’ shak ‘er, See?” - eee Life in Athen From Harlem Life. “Well, what are you thinking about now?” inquired Xantippe sharply. Socrates looked up. It was evident that he had been kicking himself, mentally. “I was wishing,” he said, with reckless disregard of the consequences, “that I had caught on to that Platonic-affection idea before I married you.” HAVING A GOOD TIME Corcoran Cadets Oamped by the Ocean Bide. How the Soldier Boys Spend Their Time—Fun and Drills Keep Them Busy. Correspondence of The Evening Star. OCEAN VIEW, Va., July 24, 1894. Beautiful weather, pretty girls and plenty to eat make a combination that covers the whole area of a contented Corcoran Cadet heart. Such is the case at the present camp. The raimy weather seems to be ert- tirely over with, which certainly made things gloomy on the evening of the first day's arrival. On accoupt of the threatening weather last evening dress parade was entirely dis- pensed with until 5 o'clock today. Last evening was an eventfél day for the dancers of the corps, for they had a chance to see the difference between Washington and old Virginia dancers. A large excursion came to the beach yes- terday, the proceeds being for the benefit of the Norfolk poor. Many of the vicinity’s prettiest maids were among the party, and they had a string band, composed of a bass violin, cornet and banjo, and gave all those who never saw a regular country“*hoe down’ a chance to see the unusual sight last night on pavilion No. 2. Private Phelps indulged in the great sport, and was seen doing the highland fling in great style. The fun finally broke about midnight, and the boys were assured that the Corcorans would not be soon forgotten. Another large excursion from Portsmouth is expected today. Lieut. King has the targets all arranged for 200, 300 and 500 yards, it being impos- sible to get a range at 600 and 800 yards on the present grounds. They brought with them 1,000 rounds of ammunition, and one of the features of the camp work will be systematic target practice, with a gold medal to the man making the highest score. There will be a daily drill, with another medal as a reward of proficiency in this. Privates Parker, Stoddard and Phelps were visited by many friends last evening, and the “Twin Sisters’ canvas house pre- sented a gay appearance for a few hours. A selection from Shakespeare by Private Parker, a skirt dance by Private Stoddard, singing and toasts were some of the things which heiped to entertain the visitors, after which the party was shown through camp and told the experiences of military life. Among these were the Misses Cap, Jennie and Katie Hart of Portsmouth, Florence and Nellie Hickey, Misses Nickols, Miligen, O’Keef and Say and Messrs. Hensley, Ham- mon, Dr. Butts, Rhodes, Brock, Chase. ‘The Merry Band Camp Club of York, Pa, a’ party of about seventy-five, camping up the beach a short way, strolled into camp last night with a prisoner, who had strayed off from the camp, who proved to be Lieut. Bagger. They have a fine band, which led the guard and rendered several familiar selec- tions, Capt. Fawards after hearing the statements of the noble Neutenant and of | the defense, decided that the hearing wasn’t sufficient tc render a verdict, so declared ihe case dismissed. Then the lieutenant, Capt. Edwards and the merry band adjourned to the restaurant for a bountiful feast. The company received an invitation to visit the camp today, which was accepted in a nice little spzech by Capt. Edwards. Private Gibson, the corps bugler, is cap- turing the hearts of many of the girls with = bugle, which he always carries with iin. Lieut. King is termed the waterdog cf the camp, as he goes in for a dip in the briny deep about six times a day. He is a very fine swiramer and one can always consider themselves safe while bathing with him. Privates Gunrell and Wiggenton, the lone- some wanderers, wandered into Norfolk last evening and failed to show up for guard mount this mornirg, consequently they are serving their leisure moments in the guard tent. Private Kelsey was caught asleep at his post last night, and he also occupies a por- tion of the tent. Grimes’ Battery of Portsmouth, about 100 strong, are expected to arrive some time A, BARTENDER ON DRINKS. A Variety of Concoctions They Are Made. From the New York Sun. The, drinks that are designed to make mankind feel thoroughly contented when the thermometer 1s golng through its sky- high antics are as varied almost as the in- dividual projects of the citizens for keeping cool. As a rule, the man who drinks any- thing besides-Croton in hot weather does it to secure exhilaration along with the cool- ing influence, and hot-weather drinks are made ta secure.both these results. “Of all hot-weather drinks,” sald a crick- eter coming off the field at Staten Island, where the interstate match was playing, “the shandygaff is the very best. It is an English drink and it ts especially designed to cool overheated, persons, and to keep them cool afterward. A shandygaff is a long drink and should be taken slowly to get the full benefit pf it. It is simply ginger ale and ale mixed in a long glass. It should be made of imported ginger ale and Bass’ ale, but it can also be prepared of the do- mestic make of both these stimulants. It is a delicious drink, and its soothing effects are much more lasting than is the general run of summer drinks. It warms the stom- ach, while it cools the rest of the system, and it is this peculiarity that makes it a favorite with those who are fond of athletic exercise. To chill the stomach in the effort to cool down is very injurious,as any doctor will tell you, and as you get the cooling effect along with the soothing influence in shandygaff, without chilling your insides, shandygaff should rank as the summer drink par extelence.” The chief of a famous art gallery in the Tenderloin objected to the high encomium of shandygaff. “There are other drinks that are just as ‘g00d, if ‘not better,” said he, as he eyed Detective Jacobs, the Hoffman House Hawkshaw. “For instance, what is the matter with that famous old standby, the Tom Collins? Everybody knows its -erits. It is made of gin, sugar, a little ion, and a bottle of soda. it’s a long drink and a pleasant one. Then for a varia- — you have the celebrated peachblow Zzes. Peachblow Fizz. “Billy” of the art gallery proceeded to mix one of those entrancing summer drink: as he spoke its praises. “A peachblow fizz,” said he, “is made with either raspberries or strawberries. You crush three or four of the berries in a glass, in which you have placed a little sugar. Next you add lemon juice to suit the taste, pour in a drink of Old Tom gin, and then you set her a fizzing with carbonic water. The mixture makes a dandy drink, cooling and comforting. The newest thing in this line, however, is the ‘grenadine,’ which is a fizz of Old Tom,with a raspbery sirup added. “A érink that wins its way on its hend- Some ajpearance is the egg lemonade, and it is not only delightfully cooling, but it has the merit of being non-intoxicating besides. You put lemon juice and sugar in a glass, break an egg, fill her up with soda, and shake Ler well. You have then a beauti geldenhued beverage, with a foaming to top it off that will set everybody in the cafe who has never sa:npled it smacking his lips in envious curiosity, as it were. “The ‘Remson Cooler,’ named after an ec- centric old New Yorker, has outlived its in- ventor and still has a hold on the public. It is made wtth sugar, the rind of a lemon, some Old Tom gin, and a bottle of plain soda. You have to taste it to discover its merits, for they defy description. Then there the ‘lemon squash.’ The Sun _re- established its popularity by telling how Minister Pauncefote, the British ambassa- dor, ordered a lemon squash at the Brevoort House directly after he landed in New York en route for Washington to assume his offi- cial position. The British minister had stackéd up against the lemon squash tn In- dia. It is called an English drink now, al- though it is really an American invention. The squash. is simply # soda lemonade, with half a lemon in it, and sometimes a dash of gin. The ‘Tuxedo Cooler’ is a very popular drink on hot days. It is made in a large glass, with Tom gin, lemon peel and ginger ale. It is a long drink, and it has a get- there quality that recommends it to thirsty folk. The ‘Boston Cooler’ is a similar drink, with whisky used with the ginger ale and lemon peel and sugar. Next there is the ‘Hoffman Cooler.’ This is non-intoxicating during the day for a two weeks’ outing. Mr. F. B. Nichols of the National Rifles, Washington, is the guest of Private Rich- old today. There may be bloodshed tonight, as the robbers hav? organized and anticipate mak- ing a raid on a watermelon patch a short distance away. The old farmer has evi- dently heard of it, though; he and several of his friends were seen shining up their guns for action. Nobody reported at sick call this morning, and every one hitherto sick has entirely re- covered. * 8. —_—_— BIG OHIO STEEL WORKS. The Little City of Lora: Transform- ed—Representative Johns. Enter- prise. The little city of Lorain, twenty-six miles west of Cleveland, Ohio, at the mouth of the Black river, is at present the busiest place in northern Ohio. Several months ago it was even duller than other towns of its size and character. Now hundreds of dwelling houses are being built, great shops are springing into life, and the river is be- ing deepened, The cause of this transfor- mation is the removal of the works of the Johnson Steel Company to Lerain from Johnstown, Pa. The Johnson company determined that other points in the United States possessed greater advantages in the manufacture of steel than Johnstown. It was decided to erect new works, not entire- ly to the exclusion of the old, but to sup- plement them. Some of the best experts in the country were instructed to make a thorough investigation into the cost of rranufacturing steel at all the principal points in the country. As a result, it was determined to locate the new works within thirty miles of Cleveland. After much looking about the company, of which Representative Tom L. Johnson is the chief spirit, decided upon Lorain. It was found that land enough could not be secured near Cleveland for the immense works it was intended to build that would at the same time be located with dock facilities, ete. Probably the chance for some real estate speculation which Lo- fain presented to an exceptional degree also had something to do with it. The town has a harbor, and has been a pretty good shipping point for both coal and tron ore. Since Mr. Johnson's free trade propensities and general activity in behalf of his hobby have made him a national figure, it is of public int@est to know that he has now begun the construction of the greatest steel works in Ohio, and one of the greatest in the United States. The capital stock of the new company is $3,000,000, and is distinct from the concern at Johnstown. A thousand ing the river up te the works of the company. Doubling the Population. This summer 1,000 houses for workmen are being erected by the company on their land near their works, and by spring it is expected that they will all be occupted by employes. The new mills will begin opera- tions early in the spring. The town will ex- tend its limits to include this new territory. in blasting stumps out of the ground. Electric railways are in process of con- struction to Elyria, the county seat, and along the lake shore to Cleveland. A line is being built in the town also, and there is a general air of boom and push about the whole city. The new works will employ ieee pe ee future. Lorain is not in Mr. Johnson's district, and the fact that he took his im- mense shops away from Cleveland will be used for whatever it is worth to prejudice his chances of re-election. The district is normally republican by about 1,000, and much of Mr. Johnson's fame its due to the fact that he has been able to carry it in spite of the adverse majority and the trong protection sentiment of this manufacturing center, This fall Mr. Johnson will make a special effort. If he wins, his friends de- clare that he will be the next democratic candidate for governor, and, if successful in that, they him to become more than 4 possibility for the presidency in 1500. and a healthy refrigerant. It is made of imported ginger ale with some lemon rind and ice. Rickey and Other Drinks. “Nobody who knows of the Missouri Con- gressman can fail to remember the ‘Rickey’ that was named after him. Whisky is its chief ingredient, but it is doctored in a way that makes whisky good on the hottest day. You take an ordinary bar glass, squeeze a lime into it, pour a drink of whisky on top of the juice, and then fill up the glass with carbonie water. -There are occasions when, if you should take this drink, you would vote that the Congressman deserved hand- come treatment from his constituents every time. It goes to the right spot in a way that stops all argument. . “A drink that has received the odd nam: of the ‘The Highland Fling’ ts a pet dog-day drink with lots of persons other than the Scotch-Americans, by whom itt appears to be idolized. It is made of Scotch whisky, lime juice, cracked ice and carbonic water. You drink it slowly, and you feel happier and happier as it permeates your system. It agrees with the stomach perfect!: “Herman Ocelrichs,. who is’ always doing semething to Increase the comfort and con- tentment of his fellow citizens, has suc- ceeded in introducing a drink that makes him popular with his friends. It is the ‘Oel- richs Lloyd.’ Both lemon juice and orange juice are squeezed upon powdered sugar in a Tom Collins glass. A liberal drink of whisky is added, and the glass is filled up with plain bottled soda. Many prefer this to the Tom Collins. The effect is about the same upon the system. Those who do not fancy the taste of gin admire the ‘Oelrichs Lloyd.” Cooling Cocktails. “Although a g00d many persons do not know !t,” Billy continued, going into a new branch of an- attractive subject, “‘there are hot-weather cocktails that cool instead of heating the body.’ First among them ts the ‘Riding Club cocktail" That is made of one-third orange bitters, two-thirds calisaya and a dash of acid phosphate. Then there is the ‘Duke of Marlborough,’ made of ver- mouth ard orange bitter, with a quarter of a -lMme squeezed in it. The ‘Larchmont Collins glass. It is made of — and apoilinaris in equal parts, fla’ with the rind of 4 lemon. It is a most weather drink. One can take of it without feeling any bad eff. practically non-intoxicating, while gently exhilarating. ‘The Life Preserver. “No category of hot-weather drinks,” said Billy euddenly, “would be complete without the ‘Life Preserver.’ The drink ts as singu- lar as its name, but it is a good one and no mistake. I'll give you the ingredients and you can guess at its probable effect. It con- sists of vermouth and Tom gin, in equal portions, some orange bitters, and two or three slices of lemon peel. This is shaken vp together and then poured into a bar glass over some cracked ice. The glass 1s filled to the brim with ca: vedere ena 4 a Great restorative from that tired feeling hear so much about late at night. ei “I have not mentioned the mint julep,”” said Billy in conclusion, “for that is so well that knows it. It has statesmen praised by ski drinker. It Isa great summer drink und is refreshing, but oh, how awfui are the ef- fects when it is taken too copiously! It can sive cards and spades to champagne as a tormenter of the soul when one has foolish- ly overindulged in it.” —_———+o+ A great conflagration wiped ovt the bu: ness portion of Chenoa, Ill, yesterday efter- oon, in Ballinger’s livery stabic. All of the business houses tn two biocks, both sides of the street, lying east of the Aiton and south of the Toledo, Peoria an Western, were destroyed. The total lors 1: jot less than $100,000, with about one-haii & great fects. It being The Evening Star iS THE OLDEST AND MOST FIKMLY_ ESTABLISHED NEWSPAPER PUBLISH! 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