Evening Star Newspaper, September 7, 1894, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1894—TEN PAGES. LATE NEWS BY WIRE Fog Causes Annoyance and Disaster Around New York. BY INTIMATION Strike of os Tailors. in New York Over. THE ‘itilke aide ‘Cobralitkeks NEW YORK, September 7.—A heavy fog reste] over land and water in this section until late in the forenoon today. The pas- saze of o¢ean steamers from quarantine to their piers in this city was much delayed. ‘Two ferry boats plying on the East river collided, but neither sustained much dam- age. A rear en4 collision took place on the Cen- tral railway of New Jersey near Bay Way station. One of the trains carried 300 pas- sengers, who received a lively shaking up, ‘but escaped without bodily injury. The Tear engine was badly damaged. ‘Two trolley cars on the Paterson Electric Rellway Company's line came into colli- sit at Clifton, N. J., this morning. There wat a heavy fog and the up-car left the switch before the car had reached it. The cars came together with great force, and John Powers, a motorman, had both legs crushed, and was injured internally, Probably fatally. The motorman of_ the other car jumped and escaped injury. None Of the passengers were injured. ‘The Trial of Debs. CHICAGO, September 7.—The examina- tion of rafiway strikers was begun today in the trial of the American Railway Union officials. Switchman Krieger of the Chi- Cago, Milwankee and St. Paul testified that Con McAuliff, head of the Milwaukee A. R. U., had come to him with a request from Debs that ail the Milwaukee railway men re. “McAulif said that Debs wos sure we would win,” the witness said. “and urged us to go out. 1 replied that if we could be assured that cur plac*s would be secured if the strike should be fost, that the men would strike. Not meny of them went out, however." . A fireman on the St. Pavl road testified that be had left his place because of in- timidation and an engineer on the same lime sajd he was told that if he did not leave hix engin: he would never get out of Chicago alive. Strike Practically Over. NEW YORK, September 7—The strike of the tailor: affiliate¢ with the Federa- tien of Labor is practically at an end. Many lirge contractors visited the strikers’ headquarters teday and eigred the agree- ment decided upon last right. The strik- ers will probably be all at work by Sun- day, although those tailors connected with Knights of Labor, who vent out yester- day, have not come to any agreement with the bosses. The strikers will have a big demonstration tonight ir Cooper Union. The Irrigation Congress. DENVISK, Col., Septemper 7.—The attena- ance at the irrigation congress today was smaller than usual, some deiegates naving already left for home. Joel Shoemaker of Utah moved that the committee on resofu- be requested to report at once. ‘The chairman announced that the committee Would not be ready ‘o report until 2 @eleck. This announcement raised a storm Of protests, and Mr. Sn2emaker’s motion was put and carried, a committee being ap- ted to wait on the cominittee on resotu- and demand its report. Walle wa'ting for the report, Thomas R. Cutter of Utah read a paper on beet sugar culture, after which Senor Yberolla of Mexieo spoke on the necessity of having an internetional water commission to settle disputes between Mexico and the Unjted States regarding water privileges. —_— FIRES IN NEW UNSWICK. @Mamage Has Been Great and Several Villages Are in Danger. ST. JOHN, N. B., September 7.—Forest fires are raging for several miles outside of this city. Already the damage has been great and several villages are in danger. ‘Three dwellings and several barns at Lepreaux were burned yesterday evening and at last accounts others were in dan- ger. The houses were owned by Mrs. W. K. Reynolds, Thomas Chittick and Mr. Gardiner, and were uninsured. The woods on both sides of the track from St. George to Spruce lake are on fire and it fs doubtful if trains will be able to Tun through the district. The loss to crops Charlotte and St. John counties will be eno mous. The fire is rapidly w its to- sib act's ie ru the wind changes trous. Tal celle ae bepend the ae wagon. just bey eli fieuen and Gestroved a bcos The house was one of the best residences fm New Brunswick. Most of the valuable furniture was saved, but Mr. Thompson's Joss will reach $10,000. He had $5,000 in- surance. The city is enveloped In smoke. —_<—_-—— STRIKERS FOUND GUILTY. They Vielnted a Restraining Order of an Indiana Coart. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., September 7—In the United States district court here today Judge Baker found Hiram Aglock, presi- dent of the A. R. U. at Asheley, Ind., where Wabash trains were stopped, guilty of con- tempt of court in violating the restraining order of the court during the railroad strike, but suspended sentence. The cases of Arthur Desheno and Oscar Tarsen, two Chicago men who led a riot @gainst the railroad operators at Ham- mond, Ind., were also decided. Tarsen was Feleased and Desheno was sent to jall for twenty days. —_——_—_. A Prolific Inventor's Suicide. FREEPORT, Il, September 7.—Col. C. W. ‘Taladee, an inventor of national reputation, ded in this city last night from the effects of an overdcse of morphine administered by his own hand. During his lifetime he was granted over two hundred patents, many of them very valuable, among them boing a spring used extenstvely on buggies. FRESNO, Cal., September 7 Feport received throughout the raisin vine- yards is to the effect that the first crop, While of good quality, is falling far short of expectations in the matter of amount. It is plain row, with the most favorable weather for drying the first and second, the output will be less than for the last three years. es Carver and Eltiott Matched. KANSAS CITY, Mo., September 7.—Dr. W. F. Carver, the crack shot of the world, and J. A. R. Elliott, the local crack, have signed for a series of three shoots at 100 live birds each, for a purse of $400. The match will be shot in Kansas City Septem- ber 15, 17 and 18. —_—_—>_—— On 2 Dangerous Reef. GLOUCESTER, Mass., September 7.— ‘The steamer Margery of Essex, Mass., bound from Green's Landing, Me., for Bos- ton, with 300 tons of stone, fs ashore on the Lendonner, a dangerous reef off Rock- Port, and will probably prove a total loss, CASAPOLIS, Mich., September 7.—Stone Lake ts to be dynamited in the search for the body of Dr. A. B. Conklin, who disap. peared so mysteriously from this villacse ‘week ago. —_—> -—— Pacific Coast Champtonshtp. SAN FRANCISCO, September 7.—George Green has wo. the championship of the Pacific coast by defeating " Kelley fm fourteen rounds at Como, just beyond the bounds of this city and county. WOMEN IN POLITICS. Took an Active Part in the Colorado Repabiican Primaries. e DENVER, Colo., September 7.—The wo- men took an active part In the republican primaries which elected delegates to the county convention which will elect dele- gates to the state convertion, working in connection with the Business Men’s League. “They clam to have won a notable victory over the machine, the fruits of which, shey Democrats at Richmond. Special Dispatch to The Evening Stat RICHMOND, September 7.-Very few members of the state democratic commit- tee have arrived In the city, but they are all expected to reach her late this after- noon. Mr. Rufus A. Ayers reached here this morning. He reports the outlook as very bright in the ninth district. A full attendance of the committee is expected to be on hand tonight. Congressman Stephenson Renominat- Specta. Dispatch to The Evening Star. HOUGHTON, Mich., September 7.—The republican congressional convention of the twelfth district met at Escanaba this morn- ing and renominated Samuel M. Stephenson by acciamation for the fourth term. His re-election Is assu as the district is strongly republican. > —- Ex-Hanker Work Again Free. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., September 7.— George F. Work, the banker and financier, who was sentenced in February, 1801, to serve four years in the eastern penitentiary for fraudulently taking and confiscating se- evrities of the broken Bank of America, was released today, having received, under the commutatio: law for good behavior, the benefit of six months’ time. The ex- panker declares that he has not a dollar In the world, and must get to work to support himself and family. ———— Died From Swallowing a Fly. ST. LOUIS, Mo., September 7.—Eug2ne Dickson swallowed a fly Tuesday afternoon and died yesterday. He was playing in the kitchen and laughing heartily at some incident which had happened and swallowed the fly. About an hour afterward he be- came so ill that it was necessary to call a physician. Notwithstanding the efforts of the medical attendant, the child grew worse, and died in terrible agony. SARATOGA, N. Y., September 7.—The American Social Science Association con- ducted its annual session early this after- necn In the department of social economy. An address was made by Chairman B. F. Sanborn of Concord, Mass. The depart- jirent’s report from American cities and states on relief of the unemployed by pub- lic and private means in the winter of 1848-04 was submitted. Mrs. C. R. Low- ell’s paper on “Relief for the Unemployed” was presented. he Brewery Workers’ Dispute. PITTSBURG, Pa., September 7.—Gen. Master Workman Sovereign is taking testi- mony today in the brewery workers’ dis- pute. They have two local assemblies and a _vnion of the Federation of Labor. The orgarizations heave been squabbling for supremacy for months. The evidence will be submitted at a meeting of the board of national officers of the Knights of Labor, to be held in Buffalo on Monday. — The Columbia Liberty Bell. CHICAGO,September 7.—-George 3. Kuapp, manager of the Columbia hberty bell, says the contemplated trip of the bell to Pitts- burg has been postponed, owing to the im- Possibility of getting the bell ready bezause of the weather. After a suspension of nearly’ five years, work is to be resumed on the colossal Pan- ama canal project some time next nionth. French and American capitalists have, it ts said, been quietly preparing the way dur- ing the last few months, and now they are nearly ready to begin operations. One of the first necessities was the pas- sage of a law exempting the property of the canal company from s<izure by its creditors. This being effected, as soon as the assets of the old concern are trans- ferred to a new corporation all will be smooth sailing, so tar as the managenicnt ts concerned. ‘The limit of time that stockholders and bon¢holders of the defunct concern have to protest against the creation of a new com- pany, and the completion of the work, will expire in a few days. Steps will then be taken for the incorporation of the company, the full details of which have already been decided upon. 4 The commissioners sent to the isthnius in 1800 by the liquidator to investigate the condition of the canal and to mak: exti- mate of the probable cost of completion fix the expense at 100,000,000 francs. This was discouraging to the French public, and the result was that the work has laid dormant ever since. During the past year the subject has been taken up again. The American gentlemen connected with the management of the Panama road, which is controlied by the Panama Canal Company, had Col. A. L. Rives, the chief engineer of the railroad, make a careful examination of the work done, and the cost of completing it. Col. Rives completed his @ask, and it was sub- mitted to the leading interests of the canal and seyeral institutions in Paris. It gave a new aspect to things, for It was estimated that the projected canal could be completed with a series of locks at a cost of 500,000,000 francs, instead of 900,000,000, as estimated by the French commissioners, ‘The proposed new company will be or- ganized on this basis, if it is carried out as planned, the capital stock being 65,000,000 francs and the issue of bonds 440,000,000 francs. Of this amount Mr. Xavier Boyard, who represents the canal company in this country, says that 60,000,000 franes have already teen provided. A considerabie part of the ready money consists of restitutions forced from those who came by the company’s funds unlaw- fully. Who the principal ones to disgorge were is easily guessed from the recent scandals and trials in Paris. Mr. Boyard mentioned several distinguished names. —-—-~ ee - DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. A Conditional Permit. Relative to the request of Marnara M. Denis to use the dump located on the square bounded by M street northeast and the Bal- timore end Ohio railroad track, the health officer reports: “This dump has been closed by crder of the Commissioners. I recom- mend that this permit be granted, subject to the following ccnditions: That nothing but clean sweepings and ashes, exclusive of Paper and twine, be placed upon the dump; that this be hauled to the back of the dump and leveled, and each cert be marked with the rame of the ccrtractor.” Today's Orders. The Commissioners today ordered: That C. N. Church, inspector D.C., be di- rected to proceed from Lynchburg, Va., to Radford, Va., and return on matter of pub- Ue brsiness. That Joseph D. Lewis be appointed mes- senger in the water department, at $1.75 Der dicm. That W. Mahoney be appointed engineer a@t the Girls’ Reform School, with compen- sation at the rate of $480 per annum. Miscellaneous, ‘W. Willingham, private in the metropol- ftan folice force, has terdered his resigna- téon as an officer — Salt From En a Free, The Treasury Department has decided that salt imported from England is free of duty under the new law, inasmuch as Eng- lamd does not impose a duty on salt im- ported into that country from the United States. This decision, however, does not apply to Canada and some other English dependencies. ‘The house and barn of C. B. Polka at Asbury Park, N. J., were destroyed by an inceMdiary fire Wednesday night. This is the sixth incendiary fire at that place with- in 2 = days. Al neceee w fireboat Yosemite bas | pulled up Bas i Viking ship, ATLANTIC’§ GREAT SEASON. A Large Number of Washingtonians Have Enjoyed the Season There. Correspondence of The Evening Star. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., September 6, 1804, The season of social gayety and lots of visitors {4 practically over now, and, while a it many sojourners still remain. in town, yet the backbone of the season is decidedly broken, as is the case after the Ast of September. Nevertheless, it is well “known among tourists that September and October are the most delightful months, from a weather point of view, of the year. Bathing continues all through September, and, in fact, the water is so thoroughly heated by the three months of summer that even in October a large number are seen enjoying their morning bath. This has been the greatest season Atlantic City has ever known, there being an average of 125,000 people in town every day from the Sth to the 25th of August. An unusually large number of Washingtonians have been here. I heard a prominent Washington real estate man say the other day that be be- HMeved that four-fifths of the white popula- tion of Washington had been in Atlantic City this summer. He further said that, there was no one among his friends and acquaintances, whom he could bring to mind, who had not taken a rest of a few days or, in some cases, months, at Atlantic City during the season of ‘#4. There are a number of houses distinetly Washington; that is, kept by people who run hotels in Washington during the win- ter, and the personnel of their guests often show three-quarters of -hose quartered at het, houses as being residents of the capl- tal elty. ~ All the houses in town, with but very few exceptions, are already planning for the improvements they will make next year, Prompted by this most successful season. Many will enlarge to double their present capacity. Several of the larger houses are going to put of another story, and the hotel accom: tions of Atlantic City next year will be amply large enough tu accommo- date several thousand in addition to the immense crowds we had this = The city i: not going to fall behind in making improvements, and the city fathers are even now arranging for a number of beach improvements, — oe a next year; probably the pavi of e streets of the city and the Pailding of the wide Longport boulevard drive down the beach from the city, six miles, which, if it becomes a reality, will make undoubtedly a fashionable driveway on the order of the once popular beach drive at Long Branch. —— FINE SUMMER CLIMATE, The Attractions and Advantages of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Correspondence of The Evening Star. YARMOUTH, NOVA SCOTIA, September 3, 1804. Our restless novelty Joving seekers after Pleasure during the heated summer term have this summer happened upon a sort of Eldorado. Years ago they discuvered “Scon- sett,” on the Island of Nantucket, byt Ike children with a new toy they soon tired of it. In fact, it was taken away from them by the maeses that rushed in at once to deprive the discoverers of the result of thelr searches after quiet and cool summer comfort. So our pleasure seekers looking tor a new sensation have this summer found what they wished at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. It had long been known that the climate of Yarmouth was something al- most phenomenal. Many a traveler from the states came home enthusiastic about the splendor of the single day that he de- voted to this iovely town. At last it began to be known that all the days spent by all the visitors at this charming resort were alike cool and comfortabie. Visitors from the states have long been in the habit of going direct from Boston to Hatfax, and after a day or two of rather indifferent hotels, and oftentimes.a heat of 94 degrees in the shade; only counterbal- anced by the one peokeaee view from citadel, ‘returning h the Evangeline region and St. John’s. New Brunswick, to \| Boston. In this way Digby, Weymouth and many other charnting Nttle villages on the northern shore of Nova Scotia were entirely omitted, and Yarmouth, taken altogether by far the most charming of all, was hard- ly_thought of. Yarmouth is one of the most enterpris- ing, wiie-awake towns in the maritime Provinces. It is beautifuliy situated upon sloping ground icading down to the harbor. Its streets are well sraded and kept deautifully _elean. The villas of the well-to-do, overlooking the town from the high ground, remind one of the suburbs of Boston. One would travel a long time and not find so pleasant places as those of Mr. Baker, Mr. Caie and a few other of the ding ci is whose names I've forgotten. As to the climate, it needs only to be said that 76 degrees is the highest ther- mometer for several Fogs now and then add to the charm, as they do at New- port. They keep vegetation green and luxurious. I have but once seen (and that at Leamington, near Avon, in gland) such fuschias and pelargoniums. Garden vegetables, like peas and beans, arrive at absolute perfection in this climate. We found the last week of July rather finer flavored strawberries than E have ever eaten in Washington, D. C. In Yarmouth are, say, half a dozen men who would be marked men in any of our own most thriving cities. These men have introduced the electric road, the only one in the provinces; put on between Boston and Yarmouth two of the best steamers gcing out of Boston; and, finally, established a hotel, which is the pride of the mari- time provinces. The present summer hun- dreds of New Englanders have availed themselves of this new route to Nova Scotia, but not knowing of the charm of Yarmouth have arranged their itinerary with but a few hours, or at most, one day, for that lovely spot. If you visit Yarmouth the last of May or first of June, find Bartlett, a full-blooded Indian, at the gravel pit beyond the new cemetery, and he will take you some eight miles to where, if you are skilled, you will kill a salrron or two, or, at least, get more trout than you can well bring home. After your satis and tramps the amount of sleep- ing you do is only to be limited by your in- clinations. Nervous prostration and in- somnia couldn’t Iive here a month. For the next one or two summers, before the Place bec-mes more fully known and crammed with tourists, as it will certainly be, parties will have a glorious time. The prices by the week are exceedingly reason- able, and one should arrange for at least one month at Yarmouth. In a door yard not far from the Grand Hotel is a stone, upon which is cut an in- scription, which is supposed to have been made by the Norsemen. It has be: by a Philadelphia savant as follows: son of (I've forgotten the dressed the men as follows. scription is broken off. The stone was found only a mile or two from the town, and presumably a careful search might un- earth the broken-off piece containing the full address. The courteous owner of the stone not only was not annoyed by people flocking to see the inscription, but, with true Nova Scotlan politeness, procured and turned water over the stone, that the in- scription might more readily be read. It is somewhat of a conundrum for the climatologist to find a reason for the ther- mometer in hottest days only reaching 76 degrees at Yarmouth, while at Halifax, farther north, and directly on the broad ocean, it reaches frequently 95 degrees. pata thst Identified as Thomas Brown. Coroner Hammett this morning viewed the remains of the colored man who was picked up in the river yesterday near Anacostia by two boys who were fishing from a boat. The coroner gave a certifi- cate of accidental death from drowning. The body has been identified as thot of Thomas Brown, twenty-five of age, who was until recently 9 Afiver in the employ of Dr. Nevitt, BYown disappeared from hts home in Sqvtn Washington several days ago. cep #Padies of the G. A. RB. U. 8. Grant Circle, Ladies of the G. A. R., will be well represented at the national en- campment at Pittsburg. Mrs. Nellie C. Royce, president of the circle, and Mrs. Florence C. George, past president and del- e to convention, will head the delega- tion, leaving the Baltimore and Ohio de- Pot ‘Sunday morning at 9 o'clock. Negotiations are progressing between England and Turkey for the exchange of Cyprus and $00,000,000 for Crete. C. A. Lapeilleur, Wwho robbed a Montreal bank last year, shot himself Wednesday fight. “His father had made good the bank 08s. Seven workmen were discharged from the Michigan State Mining School because they failed to appear at the places on Labor day. ATALE OF TWOTOWNS BONDS TAT ‘ARE ‘REPUDIATED Sometime Villages Now Populated by Jack Rabbits. LONG COUNTY SEAT FIGHT Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. TOPEKA, Kan., September 1, 1804. Louls A. Riley, & wealthy citizen of Phil- adelphia, who invested in western Kansas bonds several years ago, when the specula- tive boom was at flood-tide, finds himself in an embarrassing situation. In 1885 and "86 @ gang of bond sharks did a very profitable business in western Kansas, This was the period when so many new counties were being organized, and it was soon after that that the county commissioners of Garfieid county issued $50,000 for public tmprove- menis. Mr. Riley, being of a speculative turn of mind, was found to be an easy victim on whom to unload the bonds. He made the purchase, and leisurely awaited the first interest payment. It was not long, however, until it was dis- covered that Garfield county did not contain the requisite territory for a county, the stortage being less than 100 acres. The matter was taken to the Supreme Court, which decided that the county had not been ut - tion of the pas "This Gecision settled the question, and the county was made a town- ship of Finney Re and the various | county offices vacat Mr. Rilcy at once made an effort, to collect the interest on his bonds, and to his sur- prise was informed by the old Garfield county commissioners that the county owed him nothing. They claimed that if the county organization was illegal their acts were illegal also, and that he would have to whistle for his money. Today Mr. Riley goes to the Supreme Court and asks that tribunal to order the ‘commissioners of Finney county to levy a special tax on Gar- fteld township, which old Garfield coun- ty, to pay iaterest on the bonds which were urloaded on him several years ago. The Matter will come up for hearing at the next term of the Supreme Court, which con- venes in September. Old Garfield county comprised a territory 25x30 miles. It is today a barren waste, and, with the exception of two deserted towns, Eminence and Revenna, which con- tested for the eounty seat from the date of organization until the Supreme Court dis- organized the county, there are not a half dozen frame houses within its boundary lines. Here and there on the burned-up prairie, which is as destitute of farm crops as the Desert of ‘Sahara, may be seen an occasional s0@ hut; but these are tenantless. The people who gushed in there and took claims when . the,, mitive houses‘‘and returned to states further east. ‘‘Thé' pecple remaining are too poor to leave, and how they manage to eke out an existence i a mystery yet unsolved. Coyotes over the prairies by the thousand, with perfect assurance of safety, while the army of jack rabbits that infest the country sit @fect on their hind legs at the roadside with-an air of satisfaction over the fact that:they; have once more regained possession of, theyr original home. Desola- tion and despair is everywhere. The only question with the few strag- gling settlers still remaining is how to get out of the courtrs ‘before the piercing bliz- zards of winter ceme.. No sooner heve the het winds fem the plains destroyed every vestige of green than the thfortu- nate settlers look forward to the chilling difzzards, which will too soon sweep down on ghem from the frigid north. In the organization of all the western Kansas counties two towns were started which became rivals for the county seat. ‘This was true of Garfield county. Revenna and Eminence, only six miles apart, sprang up like mushrooms. Both towns experienced @ wonderful growth in buiiding until fully one hundred houses were erected on each townsite. People rushed in these and bought town lots and engaged in business. The rivalry was very strong, and each town tried to outstrip the other in public im- provements and public spirit. The town of Eminence derived its name from the fact that it stood upon the highest peint of land in western Kansas. By rea- sor of the high altitude many consumptives from eastern states went out to western Kansas to breathe the pure air of the plains. The people of Revenna conceived the no- tion that a large hotel and sanitarium would attract this class of people to that town. Accordingly, a company was formed, and a committee sent east to secure the money to build the hotel. The scheme worked all right. The boomers found éasterners were willing to put up the cash, and within a few months a fine four-story hotel of sixty rooms was the pride of center of the west.’ Today the only family residing in the town of Revenna fs domiciled in this hotel building. Occasionally a si tra: passes through the place, but with this ex- ception the one family and the Sportive jeck rabbit have things their own way. “the great commercial he “land-office business,” who fell into their net. Over at Eminence the same picture meets the eye. There were many struggies and fights over the county seat between the two towns, and for several years the county government alternated between them. The bocks and records were carted from one Place to the other, as if they were so much merchandise. Finally, Eminence, by a vote f the people, was made the permanent ecat of government. Revenna declared it would not give up the records, but the Eminence crowd thought differently, so one morning a posse of about one hundred resolute men, heavily armed, marched over to the oppost- tion town, took possession of the records and hauled them to Eminence and placed them in the court hoeuse, which now fur- nishes lodgment for bats and prairie owls. ‘When the Supreme Court disorganized Garfield county, the glory of Eminence de- parted. Today two families make up ‘ts population, while the head of a third, who occupies a sod cabin three miles out, waiks into the deserted hamlet each day, and sets type for the little five column,patent-outside Populist paper, which he issues tri-weekly— that is, he tries one week and gets it out the next. This paper goes to the rude homes of pi 'Y persons, and from its pages they, glean the information that the circulation “pep; capitar” is but $6. Under these conditions in old Garfield county, it is not strange that Mr. Riley ts willing to gccept the interest on his bonds, even at the end of a law sult, to say noth- ing about the principal which he will prob- ably never recover. a mad. CONYNGHAM DEAD. t He Succiimby to Operation, Ser, formed ‘ona Wound Suste‘nea in Battle. ) , Maj. Charles°M, “onyngham, the well- known coal gp*ator and a veteran of the war, died ,at Witkesbarre, Pa., last night, age” fAftyfour.” About two months ago he sustained an operation for a wound re- ceived while in the army, and never recoy- ered from the effects, The deceased entered the army as captain of company A, one hundred and forty-third regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers, In 1863 he was promoted to major. He fought at Chancellorsville, the Wilderness, Spottsyl- vania and Gettysburg. Under Gov. Hoyt’s adminstration he held the position of in- spector general of the National Guard. He was a member of the Society of the Poto- mac and a prominent Mason. ————-re+- A Branch Hydrographic Office. It ts the intention of the Navy Depart- ment to establish a branch hydrogray office at Cleveland, Ohio. m ais —=--___ Oo To Go With Troop A. Second Lieut. Alfred C, Merillat, eighth cavalry, stationed at Fort Myer, Va., has been ordered to attend the encampment of the first: separate company, Mounted Na- tiona: Guard of the District, at Marshall Hall, Md from the 8th to the 17th instant. was sweeping over that country havg,long since deserted these AN OIL, FACTORY AFIRE. Othe ea A Big Bink’ .ia }South Washington Afternoon, _ About: this afternoon @te broke out at the Nicolai. Bros.’ of! warehouse, at the corner ef Kana 1-2 streets southwest. ‘The smoke was,intense, and indicates ® big blaze. Sbertiy afterward a general alarm called tae engines from the central portion of the city. z £ The flames.spreadrapidly and a row of bufidings near. bY was caught and con- sumed. The fire then eat its way towa the gas tanka,.and it looked es if t would be the next attack. | Ae Raps ideas Ase DEDUCTIONS FOR GOOD CONDUCT. An sh x teresting Point to Be Decided in “Arthur Cromwell's Case. A construction of the statute granting to prisoners a reduction of their sentence, be- cause of good beha\ior in prison is asked for in the petition of Arthur Cromwell, who today prayed for his release from jail through a writ of habeas corpus. On the 31st of Jast March Cromwell plead guilty in the Police Court to two charges of violating the policy jaws. He was sen- tenced to pay a fine of §5UU, In default of which he was to be impriscnea 180 days in Jail, and in addition was given 364 days in i. On the z#n of May President Cleve- nd commuted the sentefce to six months’ actual imprisonment. ‘The President based his action on the ground that the convict had expréssed a willttgness' to be of service to the officers of the taw mi Une citess punish other law ‘The s grant the good behavior of prisoners provides that five days in every month shall be deducted, a six months" sentence thereby meaning but five months’ actual imprisonment. ‘Ineist in- LAND OF THE WELSHMEN. Some Curious Customs That Are Still + Observed. Correspondence of The Evening Star. ‘ DINAS POWIS, Wales, August 20, 1894. This quaint little village is quite out of the beaten track of tourists. It has no cur or railroad communication, though within eight miles of one of the large commercial enters of South Weles. The people are in- teresting and have some peculiar customs of very ancient origin; but they are strange- ly ignorant of the great world whose heart- throbs sre sounding almost in their ears. Desiring tc mail a letter to South Africa, I wended my way to the post office, which is kept by the village tailor. John Thomas and I are quite old friends, so, after a little chat, I asked for a stamp for Cape Colony. ‘The good man looked at me in amazement. “Where did you say, sir?” “Cape Colony, Scuth.Africa.” “I never heard of that place before, ‘for sure. John; let me have a “Well, never mind, six-penny stamp,” I said, highly amused. “What for will you be wanting to pay so much for a stamp?" Zhen a bright idea struck him, and, smil- ing broadly, he informed me: “It costs two-pence haif-penny to send a letter to America, and when ft gets there, maybe they can send it to that other lace’ place.’ “I believe they could,” I said, “but I want it to go direct, co I will take six penny ones, that will do as well.” When I got the six stamps across my let- ter, honest John did not seem quite satis- fied. “It would be safer, sir, to send it to America; they're uncommon smart folk over there. Mistress Harry’s son is in America, “ont ola soln! Foreign postage was not ol mn! pos was much in ae in poe Farming pear he felt the ity of fe over- powsring. while his conception of America was of the vaguest description. Thanking him for his suggestion, I assured him that the letter would be all right. Politeness of the People. Strolling along I met a little maiden, who dropped me a curtsey as she wish@ me a pleasant “Good evening, sir.” “Good evening. How are you, my little maid?” her dimples. Old and young greet strangers in a pleasant, homely manner, while the children curtsey to their elders in a quaintly pretty fashion. The language is not s0 difficult as it appears, with so many double consonants. The double “I” is not a guttu- ral, but a pretty liquid sound resembling the Spanish Mano, “th” being the nearest English equivalent. Double “d” has the sound of “th,” for instance; any great trouble or distress ts compared to “The sigh of Gwyddno Garanhir, When o’er his land rushed waves severe.” Gwyddno Garanhir is pronounced as if spelt Gweethno Garranhir. The houses are painted yellow, and, with the red-tiled roofs, make a very effective bit of color in the landscape. Inside they are dirty and is a marvel how such scrupu- these dirty houges. The gard Two pillars of stone about four feet high, with grooves in them, are set upon each side of the path; then a slab of stone us large as a flagstone is dropped into the grooves,effectually closing the gate- way. Of course, this stone cannot be re- moved each time entrance or exit to or from the dwelling is required, so the in- habitants solve the difficulty by climbing over. Ladies visiting the cottages find this rather a troublesome formance. I saw the young Lady Bountiful of the village stranded on top of one of these inhospitable gates with a basket of good things for some sick one within till the housewife came to her assistance, with merry laugh- ter on both sides at the young lady's di- lemma. A Wedding Custom. ‘We wonder at the description of 044 cus- toms and curious ceremonies in far-off lands, overlooking those still prevailing among people speaking our language, and closely akin to ourselves. Especially among the Welsh are to be found practicee whose origin can be traced to the highest an- tiquity. Among others rapidly disappear- ing is the bride chase. On the wedding day from ten to twenty of his best mount- ed friends accompany the bridegroum to the house of the bride, to demand her from her friends. The lady and her relatives pretend to be very unwilling to comply wi*%, the ag me -f ered oe} of “Velsh try is employ: y way of *rgumen the party within the house ap“, cho rg out abusing each other “geartily in lan- guage more forcible *,an polite. Orations are delivered replied to by persons ent 9 Conduct the nuptial negotia- AS tongth the bride’s father appears and jpvites the bridegroom’s party into the house. They alight amd partake of some refreshment, then all proceed to the church. The bride is mounted behind her father, on the swiftest horse that can be got, and gallops off, bridegroom and guests riding after them in full chase. Over the hills and far eway they go, till the girl or her horse grows weary, when she allows her- self to be captured and led quietly to church. This strange remnant of ancient days is still in vogue in some districts. Realise on the Presents. The sale of the wadding presents, con- sisting chiefly of butter, cheese and crock- ery ware (the latter is not sold), often brings from $100 to $150, and is a considerable help to a young couple not overburdened with this world’s goods. Crockery is very dear to the heart of the Welsh woman; on her shelves you will find rows of bright-colored pitchers, bowls, teapots, etc. These articles are handed down from mother to daughter and are as highly prized as antique silver ts at macnn ATE Old superstitions are out, and are ing pucceeced by sev' us notions, meat eat he to ation. The Welsh scenery, especially the mountains, is so grand no pen can do it justice. Mrs. Hemans beautifully describes the moun- tains or their a glory: ta “I looked on the mountains, a vapor » Folding their hetfht in its dark array; Thou breakest forth—and the mist A crown and mantle of living mas “Famous, sir,” with a smile that showed the following: » ot the on the Ist ‘of October, street The autumn it the college at S 5 with a and 15th streets, at 8 stent. of Oratory for attractive. As spécthl the examinations. All fully explained in the tion to the college, 1 ‘Th apply for one of these. a boarding day and children. There is ing course in and cation to Miss Ross at not do better than to or advanced studies. structor in all is a sure guarantee. street. The advance of the in this direction has draughting a great men are st) the classes f at College of Prof. Wood, It is located at 311 to the principal, and M 4, stake. B. As Be Schweinitz will open the season of 1845 at the Medical School University with a lecture formation is furnished Dr. D. K. Shute, the dean, at 1321 ¢ Columblen University will be lecture Nobile at 8 p.m. on October 1, at the rooms of the department, 1325 H street northwest. This is one of the youngest the great university, but its success, so far, has been little short of the A ‘The coming will be an earnest effort to reach the highest of efficiency. Ex: be held in the main college building, at the corner The announcemerts of the Martyn College ie coming season are very these are announced: A separate graduating course in literature, open to all; the use by individuals of the new which are admirably adapted to this pur- pose; the privilege of taking part in an en- tertainment at least ence a week; a rear- rangement of the diploma system, with monthly interpretations taking the place of 1 will be mailed to any address applica- opens on the ist of are Miss Ross has opened the Whittingham Institute Laphae yp weg Park near this city as school for to bea Lat as to the school may be obtained by appli- ‘Takoma. ‘Those in search of an efficient tutor for backward pupils, or shy children, who do not care te go to a crowded school, or for special instruction in certain branches, can- 1406 Hopkins place, near 20th and P streets. He gives instruction in at G31 7th now become one of the largest known educational institutions in this city. street. Hundreds say that they owe in life to the training there received. at the school butid- examination will be P.m., September 27. by Professor H. B. iments of p.m, on the 27th in- feptures for the year practice Tooms, of w fe 223 G é Oc- address Prof. J., at either elementary Miss Balch has now established a reputa- tion in this vicinity as a most efficient in- branches, service, ‘his direction She is at 1311 11th mechanical pursuits and the incriased demand for efficient men given the study of impetusr Many young night, From a small beginning the Commercial tol Hill, has aS East tol success Write he will tell you all you want to know about the school and its inducements. The tenth year opened on for it is @ belief of the faculty that time Is too precious to be lost when the education of mankind is at ‘Those thinking of taking a medical, den- tal or pharmaceutical degree should fail to write for circulars, &c., to Dr. C. B. “png ot partments of Howard stitution opens on the tal students can obtain mation by kins, at 700 10th street the de- University. This in- 1st of October. Den- more direct Infor- Prof. Jas. B. Hodg- Those desirous of improving their voices and mastering the art well to consult Dr. E. of singing would do 8S. Kimball, at his studio, 1107 G street northwest. Dr. Kim- ball has had an experience in his particular line eatending through Mr. James Caulfield many years. is prepared to give finished instruction in plano, organ and vocal music. He be consulted may datly between the hours of 12 and 1, 4 and 5, at 1621 Corcoran street. Prof. A. F. Craven of Columbian Univer- sity succeeded splendidly last year in in- struc: advan: pupils for college and jn general studies. He may be addressel care of the Columbian University. Shorthand and typewriting, it seems, are of young people. Phonography, 631 to thoroughly and named, eddilion to give special attention to indi- F street northwest, claims practically furnish fast becoming a necessity in the education The School of Acme la- and viduals throughout the course. Miss Amy C. Leavitt's School for Instruc- tion in Piano and Harmony, located Vermont avenue northwest, 1121 at has been long established, and the teacher is well known in Washington. Miss Leavitt makes a spe- cialty of giving lessons on the Janko key- The Berlitz School of Languages, located at 725 lth street, at the corner of New York avenue, has branches in ti ~ he principal a parel to give complet in cities, and is pre- e and thoror a struction in cl — Itatian, Latin and Greek. has met with it success in W; 5 Clavses are at hours convenient to all. The fall and winter sessions of Mrs. Mann’s kindergarten Elizabeth Training at 1918 Bun: and the and school Peabody Kindergarter Normal School will begin October deriand yetng children whom they wish properly and carefully taught, as well as those de- siring to The Columbia College become kindergart: teach ‘would do well to consult ‘Mt Bis Mrs. Mann. of Commerce claims be the leading school of business and to shorthand. It also is prepared to give the highest attainable grade of instruction ut moderate practical courses in bui distinguished success. to sccure situations they are competent. thusiastic, and the graduates have met with The college promises for pupils ae soon as C. K. Uroer, E., is the principal, and ne 1 the college buildir northwest, Fae Ba! BALTIMORE, September ea ts, 6. Tres: rele; males, ‘760 tm: 564; September, red, 53 bid—receipt 120’ bushels; 1,547 bushels; ‘83. "Oats xteady—No. mixed ‘Western, ock, 197,731 pt 38 corn, 36: 2 3 October, 4 comer, S0as0%: Saye Saint pi 139 tushels 000 bushels ; sear, Be", Stock, ‘85,500 "bushel Dashels; southern white corm, Go: cost, as well as thy en- A. M,C. may be seen at Louisiana avenue tmore Markets. 7.—Pionr dull, unchang- chipeoeate, “b,to0 oer firmer —spot, ha on Batpa3 1, bushels, Chicago Grain and Provision Markets Reported by Silsby & Co., ai The Training The training ship Essex sailed yesterday for Southampton. ICAGO, % 4 — fev y iso. 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