Evening Star Newspaper, August 18, 1894, Page 6

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1894—EIGHTEEN “PAGES, a | a ‘3 AYER'S | x, | | BALDNESS, | coun | Removes Dandruff RESTORES COLOR 1 To mam vison | Faded & Gray = | HAIR. GROWTH | mre! cS AND THE — Best Dressing. WHY DON'T YOU TRY CARTERS LITTLE LIVER Pills? They are a pesitive cure for sick head- ache, und all the ills produced by disordered liver. Only one pill a dome. ‘Ten drops of the geuuine AN manufactured otiy by Dr. J. SONS, iupart a delicious flavor Prevent all summer disewses, THE FLORAL PARADE, to One of the Coming Events at Long Branc nee of The Evening Star. BRANCH, N. J., August 17, 1804. Society was on the qui vive when {t was announced positively that President Cleve- land was expected last Saturday. A small crowd collected at the station, but the ruler of the nation did not appear. We have, however, ex-President Harrison with us. He occupies « certs Monmouth Beach, and expects to remain until the middle of September, if not longer. He is frequently seen on Ocean avenue, in company with Mrs. Mc Baby MeKee and others. t week son, and this were which promis the gayest of to be a Vong t one The fleral parade is an event that fs ex- citing much interest. Participants in it will this season be obliged to decorate their own carriages, as the awards in former years were not considered quite fair, owing to the fact that many carriages en- tered for the parade were decorated by New York florists. This will not be allowed this season. It is expected that over one hun- dred carriages drive in_ the floral parade Jown Ocean avenue, and it is quite likely that ex-President Harrison will be in it. Other events to take place in the near future cre the proprietor ball at the How- Jond House, the children’s ball at West ace, the New Jersey celebration on American » read race takes place thirty-sixth New Jersey the state fair at Waverly Park September 1 to 7. American day will be celebrated with Pomp and ceremery at Asbury Park on | Tt hing here is very fine. It is not unusual for #n anratour . to twenty h in a morning, weighing ir fe to pounds. The } ever went to market | the inillions during the reports fes last Season no fish catch for June largest on | number of 3 helong- Elberon | this vieinjty weak fish taken fri vand firh 0m, this fig quality and size. | the Henessey Bros. | which U. H. Painter ner, were un- usand poun¢ sht in a few n Elber it require: the This means an pounds. hooks baited for sea & merry party from mt crabbing in the = party consisted of six— 1 three gentlemen. In a few hours. bro hundred crabs we In th the bearders, five str d in the kitchen, > the had prepared the crabs. usted quite so good as these. liman and her son, Geo. laughter left West End Friday nth ‘ormandie. Mr. § for the re- Elberon has been home f years N of the United States His wife and n aving superintendent of the dQ printing, is a st He is accompanied by Prof. W. B. Ireland has recently visited Felatives here. 3. McDonald is at Long Branch. Lindsley is a guest at an El- —__s- MILLIONS IN DIAMONDS. Increase fn the Product * the Discoveries im Afr York News, nd werking of the great s has ormously jiamonds. r of a century ten ng for $00,000,000 “0,000 after cutting, to th world’s wealth. twice as great f all that were known to sented being in ssible form. A tion controls more than nine- ris output of diamonds, iy the whole of the m' Thus it is able to main- ate prices, restricting the pro- that the supply may not exceed Up to date it has placed upon ket about 2,800,000 carats, the last year it dug and sold $1 rth of diamonds. During 1803 » the v of about $ J into this country. Since isos som worth of these gems have been nited State: of diamonds {s carried on in by n firms, employ. avers and polishers. The nds a much hiicher qual f cutting than ts required by Eu- urkets. At the work here than at sidered fair wages per diem. The er on this side of the water was H. Morse of Boston. In 1869 he diamond—the biggest er found in this country— of a clay “ighing twenty-flve carats in his shop was invented the first diamond-cutting machine, which made ible to do the work faster and with precision. It has not been adopted d to amy great extent as yet. Amster- dam, the greatest center of diamond cut- ting, has seventy-two factories engaged in that industry. The largest employs 1,000 hands. Next in tmportance is Antwerp. 00 w nds paid f ing eo which was ¢ Ri | in a marvelously short tne the limits of | which ts easily double that of the area of | | growth. | is no possibility of doubt. London ranks third. In the world there a 6,500 cutters of diamonds and 8,000 dealers, man beings today. —— By Their Books Ye Shall Know Them, From Life. / Wife—“At Mrs. Greenfern’s reception to- day I met Miss Slingeroff-Ink, the authcr of the latest literary sensation.” Husband—“Horribly ugly woman, isn't she?’ “Why, yes. How did you know?” “She describes her hercine as not strictly beautiful. but irresistibly fascinating.” REAL ESTATE GOSSIP The Encouraging Conditions and Prospects of the Market. SUBSTANTIAL CHARACTER OF ¥ The Great Development of the City and Its Suburbs. AMBITIOUS ARCHITECTURE The favorable conditions which mark the local real estate markét are likely to be emphasized by the stimulating effect which it Is believed that the passage of the tariff bill. will have upon the general business conditions of the country. It is confidently predicted that the coming fall will witness an appreciable increase in the volume of business, and, of course, if this is realized to any extent and business. throughout the country is improved the influence will be felt here. As it is, the state of the local real estate market is such as to warrant the statement that a marked improvement has already taken place, with the prospect that the near future will witness a still greater development. The stress of the hard times through which the country has passed has demonstgated that Washington real estate is on more substantial founda- tions than in any other city in the country. Thece is, perhaps, no place where values have remained firmer and where, in fact, values are as real and genuine as is the case with Washington real estate. There are many reasons Why this is the case, and, perhaps, not the least important among the many that might be mentioned is the conservative yet progressive policy which has marked the material develop- ment of the city. through the experience of boom periods just as other citfes have, and has succeed- ed in making the creditable record of net havirg gon> to extremes. Prices have ad- vanced under the influence of prosperous times, but the future has always demon- strated that the advance was justified. There have been practically no slump in prices, and even at this period the values which prevailed before the depression re- main practically unchanged. The City's Developmen During the past five or six years there has be2n a remarkable material growth and development. The population of the section within the old municipal lines has wonderfully increased, whole squares and sections of, unimproved land have been built up, millions of dollars have been in- vested in improvements of various kinds, while outside the old city limits the subur- ban development has been something un- precedented tn the history of cities. With- pepulation have been pushed out from the center of the city, passing the bounds of the District and extending into the states of Maryland and Virginia for a distance of at least twenty miles. This great territory, sh -six square miles within the bounds of the District, ts all now practically one with the city and tributary to the city, The future opens-up te 4heemind’s competent and conservative judges a pros- | pect of still “Zreater “development and | In the light of the progress of the past and the prospect$ “of ‘the future, such measure which the Commission n of the plan of the city over the | ntire area within the bounds of the Dis- trict, is looked upon not only as desirable, but as a necessity, to provide for the Rrow ity. A few years ago the that the territory within the old is of the city was not suflicient to the needs of the population for s to come would have been thought ab- ical. The actual facts of "s growth point so unmistakably to its future continued prosperity that there ing needs of the, idea The Building Cperations. One of the favorable conditions of the present time is the steady progress in bulld- ing operations. While these have ‘not been as extensive as in the past few years, still there has been and fs an encouraging volume of business, which i® graAudlly fferédsing. The extension. of. electric .railroads, and their relation to the development of the suburbs is being"waae evMéit- It is thought by many that the future development will le largely along the lines of these roads. The opening of streets under the street ex- tension law will also be a decided aid in this direction, as it will furnish new and needed thoroughfares connecting distant parts of the District with the business cen- ter of the city. Ambitious Architecture, Reference has been made in this column to the tendency which preyails amang house builders in this city to keep up with the procession in the design and in the con- struction of houses. There is hardly a fea- ture of a house built for the occupancy of a man of large means which cannot be found reproduced in the houses of those who have enly moderate incomes. If @ rich man has stained glass in his front door and uses it for the transom lights of his windows, the same feature is introduced in the smafi | house. similar principle applies to the use of wood, cabinet mantels, electric ap- ite and gold parlors and the use of stone in the front. This practice is owmendable when not abused and made absurd. [t was suggested when the Cor- coran house was remodeled and the front drive at the side, that, unless absolutely prohibited it, no doubt a similar feature would be adopted in the erection. of two-story six-ruom houses. There ure no € amples as yet of the truth of this pred but there Is a house recently remodel- ed which contains a reproduction of the proportions of a classic portico. This por- tico resembles, except in its proportions, the one on the south front of the patent office. Perhaps some ene will be curious to know how it would be possible in a house having a frontage of only about twenty-five feet to find spage to attach the columns and pediment of a. classic portico, but it has uctually been accomplished and stands teday as a witness of what can be done, even in architecture, if only one has the courage to make an attempt. The Bullding Record. During the week ending yesterday twen- ty-two building permits were issued by the inspector of buildings for the erection of new dwellings at a total estimated cost of $34,450. The pernits were divided as follows: Northwest, three permits, $14,300; southwest, thirteen permits, $16,050, and the county with seven permits, at an aggre- gated cost of $5,100, ‘The erection of ten two-story dwellings has been planned by B. F. Leighton, at 3. 459 to N street southwest. These ellings will each be built of red brick, 38 feet deep, 22 feet high and 16 feet front, by PF. S. Carmed: J. B. Loyd will shortly build a handsome awelling at 1535 U street northwest. It will be built of pressed brick, two stories high, with cellar, 32 feet deep, 19 feet front and 26 feet high, by F. J. Ettinger & Bros. Col. Geo. Truesdell will rebuild the Eck- ington Hotel, which was destroyed a short time ago by fire. The contract for rebuild- ing the hotel has been awarded to W. C. Morrison, who will erect a frame addition, 37x30 feet, three stories high, at an esti- mated cost of $15,000. Jas. G. Hill is the architect. Henry A. Browner has planned the erec- fos. 3401 to 3123 ton of fifteen dwelli R street, and 1705 to I 34th street north- west. The buildings are to be built of red brick, two stories high, by Thos. W. Kerr. Their dim: | lected. IN MUSICAL CIRCLES MR. WILSON’S FUTURE The Choral Society to Give a Good Program Next Wednesday. Will Give Its Second Excursion to Marshall Hall—A Violin Recital at the Press Club, The project for ah organ for Convention Hall 1s not yet abandoned, although noth- ing definite has been done for some time. A letter was received from Mr. Hutchins, who is now in Europe, saying that he had heard an organ at the Antwerp exposition which pleased him very much and which seemed to be about the thing that was wanted in Convention Hall. He added that if the organ could be purchased at a reasonable figure and could be safely ship- ped to Washington, he might possibly buy it. The need of an organ in Convention Hall has been so frequently set forth that there is no particular necessity for referring to it now, except that it may possibly empha- size the desire of the Choral Society and other musical organizations that would be likely to use Convention Hall to have the assistance of an ofgan. There is still a possibility, in case this Antwerp orgdn is not purchased, of securing an organ that was built for a church in this city. The directors of the Choral Society are deeply enxious upon this subject and will press the matter until they succeed. Speaking of the Choral Society, the sec- ond excursion will take place on Wednesday next. The Macalester is the boat and Mar- shall Hall will be the objective point. The society has spared no pains in making arrangements for the comfort and pleasure of its friends, ani has arranged a short, attractive program to precede the dancing, which pastime, however, will not be much curtailed thereby. The program will in- clude some bright choruses, to which will be added a solo by Mr. T. Willlams-Pear- man, who has recently come here from London, and whose fine tenor, it is hoped, will be often heard during the coming sea- son, Moreover, the company will include Mr. William H. Conley, so well known as an entertainer, who, if he does not give the true facts as to his discovery of his coun- try by the “great Christopher Colombo,” will be sure to favor his audience with something quite as amusing, even if less educational. The Macalester ought certain- ly to be heavily loaded when she leaves her wharf at 6:40 Wednesday evening. A meeting of the society for rehearsal will be held cn Monday evening at St. John's Parish Hall on 16th street, at which every member should be present. There is Guite a ecluony of Washington musical people in and abou: Brighton Beach this summer, and they are reveling in the excellent programs offer by the Seidl erchestva, and by Sou baud. Mrs. HH. H. Mills ard her daughter, Miss Lotta Mills; Miss Grace McCulloch, Miss Flor- enc? Stidham of the Philharmonic Quartet, Miss Fielding Roselle, Mr. Henry Xander and Mr. Paul Miersch, are among those there. Miss Fielding Roselle was the chief vocalist at Mr. Scusa's festival on Thurs- day and Friday of this week. Her work was very favcrably commented upon, both as to the quality and volume of her voice, as well as her artistic method of singin: It is not likely that Mr. Wiley, the Phi delphia baritone, will be secured for the ort torlo of St. Paul, because arrangements have already been male and correspondence has been ‘had with Dr. Merrill Hop n and Emil Fischer. One of these will be sé- Miss Lilliczn Blauvelt will be the soprano, and the contralto and tenor will prckably be chosen from the corps of mu- sicians in this city. It is not known what the ladies of the | Homeopathic Hospital, who have successful in all their performances children, will do nex: season, but arrang. ments aré aire being made to bring out Cinderella time dur- ing the holidays. a r Sheldon will have the char of the perform- ance, ané with a me with children at the “Pinafore” ond nory of what he did ime he brought out Phe Pirate’ with 2 . as the | may safely be predic ance will fully equal any juvenile attempt | fore made. One of the most versatile the United States, Mr. conductor of the newly o! sicians Wilhelm = Yune ‘ganized sympho: in crohestra of Detroit, is visiting Washing- on for the first time. Mr. Yunck has for several years been the solo violinist and director of a fine string quartet in Detroit, and the director of the Harmonie Singing Society of that city. He ts the guest of a member of the National Capital Press Club, and has consented to play a few violin solos at the rooms of the club this evening at 10 o'clock, —_—__. SWIFTEST OCEAN PASSAGE, ‘The Campania Surpasses AN Prev Performances by Three Hours. The Cunard steamer Campania, which arrived at New York last evening from Liverpool and Queenstown, has earned the title of Queen of the Ocean, besides being a record breaker. She left Daunts Rock at 12:5 p.m. cn August 12, and arrived at the Sandy Hook lightship at 5:45 last evening. Her time of passage was five days, nine hours and twenty-nine minutes, which beats all previous records by about three hours end ten minutes. The Campenia had just previously to ailing been in dry dock and was in prime condition for making a fast run. Moderate westerly winds were experienced up to August 14, when the wimi veered to the eastward and there was a fresh breeze. On crossing the banks on the 16th much fox was encountered and it was necessary to run the engines at reduced speed for two hours. The wind at this time veered to the northward end continued to port. On. the h the steamer made the remarkat good run of S45 The daily rans were 516, 528, 5 and 126, The ¢ best previous record was made in October last and was five days, thirteen hours and twenty-three minutes. The Lucania, the sister ship of the Cam- pania, has held the best western record between Queenstown and New York since November 3 last, when she made the voy- age in five days, twelve hours and forty- seven minutes, -+2s— AMERICAN HOUSES ARE OVENS. Even in India the Heat is Not Felt So Severely. From the New York Tribune. Although for a time the hot weather in America equals that of tropical regions, the reign of these summer heats is so short that very few of the comfortable contri- vances of the east are adopted in this country—so that in actually hotter climates one really suffers less. _ “I have never felt the heat in India ‘as I do here,” said an Englisi woman, who for the last few years has lived in this country. You people do not in the least understand adaptiag yourselves to your climate, so no wonder you wear yourselves out. The long hours of rest which are observed at mid- day in India, the punkafs and other means of making the hot days tolerable are un- known here, “It often surprises me,” she continued, “to see that Americans, with all their in- ventive genius, have so little idea of com- fort. Almost all their domestic civilization ccmes from England. We even show them how to dress in hot weather, and one rareiy sees in the grandest establishments the simplest devices for household comfort in torrid weather which are common in every Anglo-Indfin house.” Gardens on the roof do not seem to be particularly adapted to our climate as lounging places for hot evenings. They can be made most attractive. At a pretty coun- try place on the Hudson one end of the veranda roof is utilized in this fashion, with netted sides as a protection against insects, and a lee gop retreat it Is. The great encircle airx Z0m, between them show vistas of ute beautiful river and exquisitely kept lawns below. The ac- been so | | | | | | | | gott | March 4 next. =e The Tariff Reform Leader and His NOT AVAILABLE PRESIDENTIAL TIMBER His Friends Book Him for the Next Supreme Court Vacancy. AN UNCERTAIN QUANTITY Written for The Evening Star. William L. Wilson’s future is an un- known quantity, and his nearest friend will not undertake to predict what or where he will be one year hence. As the architect of the Wilson bill, which, notwithstanding fts final subordination to the Senate bill, was @ democratic realization of tariff reform hopes and platform promises, he has been advanced to a conspicuousness in his party second only to that of Grover Cleveland, and in the course of affairs it would have seemed natural and probable that he would be the democratic presidential candidate for 1806. It was the McKinley bill which sug- gested McKinley as the “logical cai date,” and the same reason would make Wilson the logical candidate of nis party. Moreover, he is not only the eloquent ex- ponent of the revenue reform sentiment of his party, but he has the close friendship and admiration of President Cleveland,with all that implies in infiuencing the choice of the next democratic presidential candidate. But Mr. Wilson's future is none the less precarious, notwithstanding these circum- stances, which favor his advancement. He will never be a candidate for the presi- dency. That much is certain, so that the Milson bill, unlike the McKinley bill, can never have a presidential sequel. His friends ave fully considered the presidential ques- tion, and have dismissed it as an impossi- bility. The main reason for their conciu- sion is that Wilson served in confed erate army. At first they were inclined to thirty years that had elapsed + the war would wipe out the score of his confederate cavalry service. But they final: shed the conclusion that another gener n would have to come and go be- lore a presidential candidate could be drawn from the south, Not an Available Candidate. This determination was not reached until Wilson's availability had been fully can- vassed. His reme had even been suggested for the presidency by one of his enthustas- tic New York friends, who stood high in the councils of the party. The suggestion was caugit up by others, and Wilson's name was hoisted at the head of the edi- torial column in several ardent democratic newspapers. This Jed some of Wilson's close associates here té write to the New Yorker responsible for ‘the boom, and sug- gest to him Wilson’® confederate service as a possibie barrier. He® promptly responded that he recognized his phistake. He had not known of Wilson's éavalry exper a youth. And while he belleved the memories 6f the war would n, he recognized that the time |far off. This termifiated the Wilson boom, and his name has disappeared from the editorial heads, As a congri nal figure Wilson’s future also much In doubt. ‘Between the Senate and House he would naturaily prefer the former, and bis friends have been hopeful that West Virginia affairs would so shape them: as to make him the successer of Senator Camden, whose term ex In a quiet way, there atorial canyass has'been going te in West Virginia. It was mate- aided by the circumstances sur- rounling Senator Camden's connection with the suger trust Investigation, in whic! witne sw to having seen phot of sugar orders signed b But this affair does not seem to have hurt Camden much at home. He has piured county after county, and the poli- ticians familiar with his state say he has any legislators as: 1 that the race is In any event, Wilson failed to show strength as a senatorial candidate. Slim Chances of Re-Election. The presidency and the Senate being out of the way, Wilson’s immediate chances are limited to a return to the House of Representatives. But here again he is heavily handicapped. West Virginia Is a great coal-producing state, and Wilson's district leads in this coal production. When, therefore, he put free ce in his tariff bill he took his political life in his hands, It has always been cited as an instance of heroic self-sacrifice, and being such, it was done admittedly with the expectation that Wilson would sacrifice his hold on his dis- trict. he West Virginia coal miners ai a very unsentimental lot of men. Th have more self-interest than relf-sacrific Those who are familiar with affairs in the district say Wilson's chances are desperate. Added to this he is likely to have an op- ponent worthy of his steel in the person of Stephen B. Elkins, Secretary of War in the Harrison ca Redfield Proctor resigned to enter the Senate. Every one s of Elkins’ political gi ship, and with this and the West Virginia sentiment on coal, Wilson will have a hard road to travel to get back to the House, This has led to the belief that President would appoint Wilson to a lead- ing foreign mission. There was good rea- son for this belief a short time ago. Wilson was broken down with tariff work. He had gone through a siege of six weeks with malarial fever, The doctors said he needed rest more than anything else. At that time it happened that the Russian mission was about to be vacated by President Andrew D. White, and it was a place well suited to give Wilson the rest he required. He could have had the place, ahd come of his friends wanted him to take it, not for the honors 4 carried, but for the ‘chance it offered of restoring his health, Me would not listen to it, howev: e tarli€ work was stili unfinished. ion was finally oon- ferred on Wilson's chose personal triend, Representative Breckinridge of Arkansas. For the Supreme Court. But while Wilson did not go to Russia, the discussion brought out clearly where he was likely to go should President Cley. land have the opportunity of making the appointment. Mr. Wilson has litde taste for the hurly-burly of congressional or po- litical life. He is naturally a student. He was drawn away from the presidency of the West Virginia University to take a congressional nomination. But his scholas- tic tendencies bave. always predominated, and his friends say they would have better scope for usefulness ‘in the quiet, dignity and learning which pervades the United States Supreme Court. This is not a mere passing hope on the part of his friends. They have considet carefully, and they say that Mr. Wilson! be the next man to be elevated to the Supreme bench, in case a vacancy occurs §¥ring Mr. Cleveland's presidential term. men who say this stand in the very fcopt rank of the Presi- dent's advisers, anal. with the personal devotion the Presi t has for the tariff leader, seems to make it certain that Wil- scn will go on the Supreme bench in ca: @ vacancy occurs during Mr. Cleveland's term. Altogether, it is evident that with the presidency, senatorghip, membership of the House, foreign mission and United States Supreme Court circling about him William L. Wilson's future 1s @ most uncertain quantity. | DOWN Capt. E. 8. Randall and His Fine Fleet of Emergy and Pluck. af ft eit cares of city life can be thrown off. 1s no Coney Island, to be sure, no A City or Cape May, but there is River View, which for most purposes Goes quite as well. It 1s cool, shady, healthy and comfortable. The growth of this popular resort during the past eight years has been remarkable. In that time there has been built up on the banks of the river one of the most com- plete places of entertainment and recrea- tion known in the country. Every year there has been some addition, either to the comfort of the patrons or to the interest which they feel when they reach there. The buildings have been kept in excellent re- pair, the various forms of entertainment have been replenished and kept up to date, until there is not a resort in America that offers a more varied “menu of pleasure, as Capt. E. 8. Randall happily calls his Ii of attractions. The Excursion Fleet. The excursion business on the Potomac has increased very much of iate years. There have been several new steamers ad- ded to the fleet, until in the hot season there is scarce a navigable stream in the country more fully occupied by boats. Hun- dreds upon hundreds of citizens flee from the heat-soaked asphalt pavements when the sun begins to fall, and there is a ver table exodus from town toward the near-by nooks and corners. This has been partly the cause and partly the effect of the better facilities on the“river. Foremost among the enterprises that have developed during the period of progress is the Potomac river line, hich, starting with the single steamer muel J. Pentz, has now on its list four of the most satisfactory boats on the river. One of these is the new steamer Harry Randall, which is now engaged in a regu- lar business up and down the river, carry- ing a large number of passengers and a vast amount of freight. This boat makes three round irlps each week, and stops at all the important and convenient wharves along the river from here to the terminus ai Wirt’s wharf, beyond Colonial Beach. This makes a delightful trip. For example, one can leave the city Thursday morning at 7 o'clock, and, sperding the night at Chapel Point, can reaéh Washington the next afternoon at 2:30, after one of the most en- joyable sails that can be had in this vicin- H Capt. E. S. Randall figures as one of the leading and progressive steamboat pro- prietors on the Potomac. For fifteen years he has catered to the public pleasure, and during that period he has carried 6n his various steamers thousands of happy ex- cursionists. Way back in the palmy days of river excursion: vhen the Mary Wash- ington was young, his trips to the falis of Occoquan, White Houte, Glymont and Lower Cedar Point were the cnly aquati cutings for the people, but time change and these resorts no longer have the call. Everything must be up to date, and hence beauiiful River View, the elegant Peny, the swift Harry Randali and the petite Lovie Randall, which constitute an ideal fleet. Capt. Randall was born in Canan- daigua, N. Y., in 1 but the best part of his life has been spent in Washington. He carries the various enterprises on his own shoulders, which makes his success more emphatically due to his sagacity and in- doMitable pluc! eee Ee TO BURN CHICAGO, PLOT A Confession of a Man Under Arrest Implicates Anarchists, A gtgantic anarchist plot of the Hay- market stripe has developed from the arrest of the anarchist arson conspirators in Chi- cago. Nine of the persons implicated are now under arrest, though the leader, John Baumann, has escaped. He is now believed to be in Philadglphia or Pittsburg, where it it known he had friends. In the discovery of the plots of these men and women the detectives employed by the fire insurance companies now see the reason for the many mysterious fires in that city and Milwaukee during the past year. That the recent disastrous fires in the lumber districts of Chicago were caused by thése anarchists the fire officials have no doubt. They hed organized a new soctety known as the “Biack Hand” for the burning plan. It is an outgrowth of an organization of the me name which existed in New York some years ago. he leaders of the present band of incendiaries were members of the eastern body, but when the latter was broken up by the police they went to Chi. cago. In New York the “Black Hand” burned many buildings. Its work was only dis- covered through an investigation into the cause of a tenement house fire in which two persons lost their lives. This fire was traced to members of the “Black Hand,” and the leaders of the order were given jong terms in prison, Baumann escaped and came to Chicago, where he soon became identified with the local “reds.” The ultimate inten- tion of the society, it is declared, was to start several fires in the city, get the entire department out and then fire‘an unprotected section of the city. The lumber district was to be the seat of the big fire: north side engines had been forced to go to the lumber district. This stroke was to be made some windy night, and it is now th. firm belief that the second big lumber yard fire was part of the program, as an immense business block on Van Buren street was set ablaze in some mysterious manner about the time the fire broke out in the lumber dis- trict. The wind was blowing a gale that night, too, and it is a miracle the city was not de- stroyed. The plan was to be carried out to create work for the unemployed, the mem- bers of the anarchist society claiming that to burn the city would do away with the industrial depression. One of the prisoners has confessed enough to convince the au- thorities of the truthfulness of the fors- going statements, From the New York World. Nothing on the toilet table has done more harm to beauty than the ubiquitous lit e i : d li ! brs i i if HH Saeed Sees the Latter, INDEPENDENCE AT THE POLLS Strikes and Boycotts Fail, but the Ballot Box Remains. A LABOR LEADER’S VIEWS ‘Written for The Evening Star. The constart and (apparently) never-to- end agitation of the tariff question, the so- called campaigns of education being carried on by all of the existing political parties— in which the masses are being taught that this policy or that, according to the siand- point from which the teacher is speaking, will bring about the long-looked-for but never-to-be-secured industrial millenium— the present business depression, and the ecmirg congressional elections, all combine to create un interest in what we might term “the relation of labor to politics,” or, berbaps, a better way to state it would be “the duty of politics to labor.” The organi- zation of nearly two millions of mechanics and laborers into trade unions and other societies for the better protection of thelr associated interests hus made organized jabor an important factor in the politics of the country. Politicians have long since made this discovery, and the thoughtful ones among them, as Senator Palmer of Michigan put it a few years ago, have thelr ears to the grourd, listening for the tread of the tollerg. When legislation is proposed. either In Congress or in the state legisla- tures, the first query is, what eftect will this have on the labor vote at the next lection? When political conventions meet to select candidates for nomination the quegtion is not what are this man’s quaif- fications, mentally or morally, for this im- portant trust as a people's repres@ntative? but it is, what would be his strength as a candidate among the masses? Can he gei the jabor vote? Of course, there are other considerations, but this is the first: and sreatest among them ail. The time was, and that not very long ago, when partisan- ship was stronger than patriotism, and the romitee of a party was elected because his party was in the majority in The distriet But that day ts fast disappearing. In many sections of the country it has already be- come a thing of the past. Independence at the Ballot Box. The independent voter is abroad in the land, and independence of thought is ren- dering iudependence at the bailot box an easy matter among most men, No longer than twenty years ago the discussion of a political question among workingmen carcely known. To introduce such a t at a regular meeting of a labor or tion would have meant disruption. politicians take care of the tariff y questions.” “What do common Know abut such things? common expressions everywhere. course, suited the professional end that disposition was tari? is a mighty problem, and none but eat minds can grasp it, the theory aught, and this idea is a prevailing one to- That.the arrangement cf a taritf le which would be entirely just to erests Is a& curnplex question no one would for a moment contend; but that the at issue between a policy of pro- nd free trade are difficult of com- preheasion, is a mooted question. Must Make Hix Choice. The time come, however, when the workingman must make his choice ernmenial policy in dealing with a! al issues from his own judgment, after ring both sides and reasoning out hi n deductions. There was a time in the history of this country when a statement made on the stump by the average cam- paign orator could be believed; but of nm cent years the habit of telling a deliberate falsehood by only telling half the truth has been growing until, as will be seen by an examination of most of the hes made by stump orators, the Msteners are com- pelled to accept that which they know to be true, and reserve judgment on the rest until they have an opportunity to look the matter up. All parties call it “a campaign of education;” a better name for it would be “a campaign to instill into the minds of the people the idea that we are right, and that all the others are entirciy wron In «n address recently issued to th American peopl by Mr. Debs and his as- sciate officers of the American Railway Union, all friends of the organized forces of labor are appealed to to lay aside the former party differences and ailillations,and unite with the populists or people's party rthrow the presegt administration in the affairs of the government. The reason assigned is because the officers of the gov- ernment assisted the railroads to defeat the workers in the recent great strike. It is not my purpose to discuss that quest here. But the enthusiasm which seems to have greeted this address of the A. R. U. would indicate that there is a strong ana growirg sentiment among the members of labor organizations to break away from their formér party associations and join some new movement for the purpose of beinging about some of the reforms which lie at the foundation of the labor reform movement of today; for most of the thought- ful leaders among the toilers have reached the ccnclusion that these reforms ean only be secured and made beneficial through wholesome legislation. Reform by Legislation. To secure this legislation requires that ovr laws shall be made by men whose uim shall be the elevation of the masges, and Whose energies will be devoted to devising ways and means to achieve this result. “In the unequal contest between capital and la- bor the latter deserves, by far, the higher consideration.” These are the words of an American statesman whom ail love and delight to honor—Abraham Lincoln. Ana yet Lincoln died before there was apy op- pression of free labor in the United Biates, and before trusts and combinations injuri- ous to the welfare of the masses were known in America. Could he live toda: there is little doubt that his voice would be raised in advccacy of wise laws for thc better protection of the rights of the mass- €s, and for the repeal of some of the vi- cious legislation already enacted, under which the classes thrive while the masses suffer. The passage of the Senate tariff bill the other day by the House of Rep- resentatives Without discussion is an evi- dence of the dangerous point which we have reachel in our nation’s history. A few men get together and determine, not what is for the country’s gvod, but what is for the party's good, and their will is blind- ly enacted into law, under the lash of a party whip. What is true of the party in power is true of the minority party when in power. This conduct is not statesman- like, and no government can continue to prosper under such vicious methods of en. acting legislation. Through an intelligent discussion of political questicns the ‘mil- lions of men in the ranks of organized la. politician, aged. “The Politics in Labor Organtzations. The result of the great labor strikes of 1886 and the more recent organization of over 40,000 lodges of the Farmers’ Alliance throughout the country has been the es- tablishment of over nine hundred newapa- pers devoted to a discussion of industrial avestions and the advocacy of Independent political action. In some instances labor organizations have placed candidates. nomination for legislative 5 inde- Pendent of any political party. ‘and have their apparent victory of little value; for ee success was found be possible aspirants for office be- i il a a i h il a | trict, It is the fault of the people who send him, and they are not to be pitied if his votes are not recorded on the right side of legislation affecting the interests of the masses. We are no longer ignorant of what we want, nor are we children who know not how to ask for it. The sloweagce ofa Webster, the wisdom of a Henry y are to be found in nearly every school district in America today. If he farmers and wage workers ave alive to their own interests no man will be elected to the state or na- tional legislatures next November who is not in cordial sympathy with every begitl- mate effort to uplift the masses. This can easily be done without extraordinary effort. Let every man who loves his own country better than any vther; who considers the interests of the masses greater than those of the classes; who belleves in education rather than tgnorance for the children of I, whether rich or poor; who wonld have e functions of government reised in fostering and perpetuating the rights of the people as against those of corporations aad trusts; who desires an extension of Iberty and freedom rather than the forging of in- dustrial fetters to chain the ambitions labor; who would preserve the institutions nd principles purchased by cur forefathers with blood and maintained only by the greatest of sacrifices; let every man who believes in t things constitute himself a committee of one to Fee to it that no can- didate for congressional or legislative honors who does not subscribe to this doc- trire is chosen to represent the people. When the peliticians come to understand that the people will not be hoodwinked then will politics cease to be a stench in the nestrils of decent The people can secure such legislation as they desire by selecting the proper representatives to enact it, But in no other way. By the Ballot Hox Alone. Let me illustrate the plan suggested. For meny years the labor organisations of Pennsylvania clamored for the enactment of certain laws, but failed to get them. In the fall of 1589 a united effort was made to pledge all candidates for legislative honors to the principles involved in the acts de- sired, with the result that the keystone state has, perhaps, the best factory and 2aine inspection laws im the country; the pluck-me stores were abolished in that mechanics’ lien laws were enacted, the ballot was still further protected and rade safe for the voter, and th many’ other vars the interests of the toilers received ccnsideration. And all this was done with- cut resort to a strike or bc the ballot bea, which is wh in future ‘ or must rt of last resort, the Enougk energy: is waster évery twelve months in strikes and boycott t the ordinary character to elect the friends «i defeat the enemies of labor in congressional district in the United States, But there is one thing which must be cai fully avoided; in turning from the frying t not jump into the fire. A man who poss z ttica for representative than that of th nal agitator or demagogue can do Ia harm in legislation than an enemy. What effect will the Debs appeal and the recent labor troubles have on the coming elections? was asked me the other day by a member of Congress. This is the answer: “In the last presidential election the re- rublican party nominated for Vice Presi- dent a man who had for years been con- sidered an open ene met overw of labor. The elming defeat at the polls. buted by many to a desire for a change in the policy of govern- ment, butan analysis of the vote will show that defeat came from an oveswhelming adverse vote in the great industrial cen- ters. It was not a desire for change; it was ai opportunity to hit an enemy at the ballot box, and they hit him urd. Possi- bly this lesson has been heeded by all par- ties, and perhaps such an experiment will not again be tried by any of them. One thing is certain, there never was so vast an army of independent thinkers and inde- pendent voters in the United States as at the present time, and it will not be sur prising if all calculations are smashed ¥ ven the votes are counted next November. A. M. DEWEY, party The eral eee IKERS WERE Testimony Before the mission at Chicag: F. R. Mills, a Baltimore and Ohio en- gineer, of Garreit, Ind., testified before the strike commirsion at Chicago yesterday that he was discharged on July 1, and was told that he was not to be employed again, Since ther he sent a letter to W. C. Bron- son, president of the Ilinols Steel Company, asking for employment. After a few days Mr. Bronson replied that if the application had been received a week before he would have been glad to employ Mills, but now he had been informed of Millis’ prominence in the American Railway Union and therefore could not empioy him. James B. Connors, a switchman, who ha@ worked on the Grand Trunk road, testified that he had made application for work to the Union Stock Yards and Transit Com- pany and was refused. The official to whom he applied told him that no man who had ever served on labor committees would be given employment. Theodore Rhode, represemting the paint- ers’ department, had worked for the com- pany twelve years and had been gradually cut down until he could not make $1.25 a day. The foreman abused the men and the management experimented with the mater- jals until pieceworkers could make nothing. He had not applied for work since the strike because the company compelled every man to surrender his card of membership in the railway union and sign an agreement to have nothing to de with any labor organi- zation for five years. R. W. Combes, of the freight car shops, had been in the employ of the company for ten years. Where men in that department were able to earn $2.85 a day, piecework, they were not able to make more than 68 cents a day in March of this year. Between 1888 and 1891 there had been no reductions, KEPT OUT. but in November of 3893 came a cut that made a difference of $8 in a freight car to. the men who built it, and $6 of this fell on the carpenter. Witness sald he had $3.50 left from his February wages after he had paid his rént, and with the $3.50 he was ex- pected to support a wife and two children, Vice President Howard of the American Railway Union was recalled. Mr. Howard Gesired to call the commission's attention to two facts: First, that the United States government was now blacklisting or boy- cotting 3,000 ex-employes of the Union Pa- cific railroad because of their conection with the American Railway Union; and, second, that the railroads of the country were threatening to boycott the Missouri, Kansas Odes it low rate to Wi - “We think that if the government can, ja an aoe we settle their differences, by ‘cott or any ‘Way they please, it should keep its hands