Evening Star Newspaper, September 19, 1894, Page 9

AN AMERICAN EVIL. Observations of a Noted European Specialist. PEOPLE WHO KNOW NO REST. Paralysis and Ki red Diseases the Result of the Ruinous Pace Pe- valine to Americans, “Specialism Is the logical outgrowth of the ex- parsion of knowledge in every department of life. Medical selence has advanced so rapidly during the pase few decades that the field has grown too ‘vast for any one man to satisfactorily control. In my mind it is better to be am expert im one branch of the profession than an Indifferent practitioner im ‘The speaker was Dr. R. A. Walker, the cele- brated specialist im the treatment of diseases of the brain and nervous system. He sat in his cle- gantly appointed parlors at 1411 Pennsylvania ave- mae yesterday afteraoon, and graciously permitted the reporter to interrupt his business for a few minutes for the purpose of obtaining his views ou modern specialism. The doctor talked freely and with the quiet, convincing sir of a ‘than wh» thoroughly understands bis subject. : “There was a time,” be said, stalling, “when the profession, as represemied By the general prac- titfoner, was inclined to regard the specialist with a certain degree of- contempt, if not sus- Picion, That time has gone by, except with a few relics of old fogyism, who dre ieapable of keep- ing pace with the adyange of science, and who re- gard any departure from the tenets of the old School ay rank hegesys. It t#-true, I regret to say, that there are some quacks in this country who Write themselves ‘speclaiists,” but as a rule they are such palpable frauds that the intelligent public ought to readily distingwiéi them from the true physician.” When asked what prompted him to make a Special study of wervous aml brain diseases, Dr. Walker replied: “While yet a stadent I became impressed with What seemed to me a self-evident fact, that a great majority oF the diseases ‘common to humanity fo general owed thelr origin primarily to some disturbed condition of the nervous system. I soon developed theoiica of my own, and entered the field to demonstrate their practicability and value. For the past twenty years I have gives my whole attention to disdases arising from disturbances of the brain and “Aétvous aystem. Daring that time I have pursued my investigations In all the large hospitals of Europe and Areriea, and, as you Probably know,-nave beep associated with some f the most advanced European specialists.”* How are nervous diseases usually cuntracted?” in a great variety of ways. And the great trouble is that many of them are not regarded as Rervous diseases at all by the average physician, and consequently are not properly treated. ‘Take @ case that came under my own observation. A man in perfect health sat at bis dinuer table; he received @ message containing unpleasan! news; in an instant bis physical being underwent @ change, his appetite was gone, his digestion was arrested, and he was a victim of inctplent dyspepsia, with Various other {lls in prospect, all due to the shock Fecelved by his nervous system on receiving the message. To cure that man ft was necessary to restore Lis nervous system to Its normal conditior."* “Is nervous exhaustion pecaliarly an American disease ?* “It is much more common here than In any other country,” replied the doctor, “neause the in- ducements to active effort are so great that busi- hess life is assumed at a very early age and with extreme zeal im the United States. But it exists in other countries as well, I remember hearing Dr. William Erb, the famous psychologist of the University of Heldelberg, say that bysterla, bypo- chondria end neurasthenta were inc-easing with fearful rapidity among both sexes in Germany, ow- ing to the ruinous pace at which the people were Jiving. His words might be applied wich double foree to this country. The diseases often begin in childhood, if, indeed, they are not inhecited. Minds ‘burdened im school with too much teachirg. sures of social Ife follow, over eaciting the alevady enfeebled nervous sys-em. Business life is mad> up of hurry end worry 11 shocks and ex- citenients. Society, sctence, business, art, liter- ature, even religion, are all pervaded by a spirit Of unrest, and by a competitivs zeal which urges ics vietims ou remorselessiy. No man knows :e- pose. The result is wreckage. Seven out of ten of our people are suffering from some derangement of the rervous system. It fs not caused by bust- ness cares, overwork, hard stay or private trouble. It ts due to dissipation, sexual excesses and sizilar causes. Each and every one of these Is @ candidate for various diseases, such as Insomnia, melancholia, neuralgia, dyspepsia, spinal affections, inflammation of the brain, paralysis, paresis and so cn. So you see my field is, after all, a wide one, My success in the treatment of these diseases is due to the simple fact that I remove the cause.” Dr. Walker's office, where be is to be found every day between the hours of 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., con- sists of a suite of handsomely furnished apartmerts, elaborately fitted up with all modern appliances for diagnosis and treatment. Though @ hard worker himself, the doctor is a picture of rosy health and & model of affability, who has the happy knack of making everybody feel at home who enters his office. He seems to take a special interest in every new case that ts brought to his attention, and regulates his charges so that people in mod- erate circumstances need not deny themselves the Denefit he is able to give them. Besides his office work he treats many patients by correspondence, and invites parties at a distance to write him thelr symptoms. UME. M. YALE, World’s Fair Medal And Di At will move every trace of them ta frum ttree to nine | days. Tan and Sunburn Is remow y La Freekla fn a few Mme. M. Y. the great compl fe sa! to be t most beautiful woman living. § ry utes a at part of her beauty to her won- derful La F Her own face was once badly k freckled, bat it ts sow as cloar as crystal and as pare as snow. La Freekla will make your coni- ple AN OLD-TIME PRINTER His Office, Tools and Books Seen in the Plantin Museum. One of the Places of Interest in the City of Antwerp—Three Hun- dred Years Ago. Special Correspomtence of The Sveniog Star. ANTWERP, Belgium, September J0, 1894. Every stranger visiting Antwerp turns into the short and narrow street Vendredi to see the unique museum, the Plantin. If he does not, he has failed to enjoy one of the treasures of the city, and one which he cannot enjoy in any other place. If the city council had had their choice, it is more than likely that another locality would have been chosen, but as the building itself is as in- teresting as its contents, when the latter were purchased in 1876 the former was ac- quired also. ‘The building was first occupied by Chris- topher Plantin in 1576 as a printing office. He at once adopted a high standard of ex- cellence, secured the best attainable ma- terial and workmen, and soon achieved an enviable reputation. He was more than a printer or publisher. Not having a wealth of proffered manuscript, It was necessary for him to become editor as well end issue Latin and Greek texts with his own annota- tiers. As his business increased, he was obliged to call in scholars to assist in this branch, who, in addition to preparing manu- script, were employed as proof readers. Even when the book of an author living at @ distance from Antwerp was under way, the delay in sending proof and waiting for its return required the proof to be read at the office. Thus it is that scholarly men were reeded for this important task, and in the list of names which one sees in the “correctors’ room” can be found Theodore Pollman and Corneille Kiel, the former cele- brated as a classical student and annotator, while the latter is famous as one of the au- thors of Thesanis ‘Theutonicae Linguae. It seems as though Plantin had been Liessed with a species of foresight and saw how each present would become a past and that the objects common one day would be historical souvenirs a century later, for he preserved specimens of all his work and samples of his tools, materials and ap- pliances. In the room just referred to are several prcof sheets with the reader's mar- ginal corrections. It is curious to note that many of the characters now in use were employed three centuries ago. One of the sheets from a “Book of Days,” in Latin, has a correction telling the typesetter that Virgin Mary should be virgin Mary. When one remembers that Plantin, at about this time, was obliged to flee from Antwerp to eseape the punishment following a charge the strict and rigorous standard of the times, the charges were well founded. However, his superior workmanship se- cured for him the favor of Philip Ll, his cardinal and his secretary, and while printing for royalty was not profitable, it threw Into his hands some important tasks. Among these was the famous Bible in five } lancyages—a_ marvelous work from the standpoint of mechanical execution, as well as scholarship. He became, by royal ap- rointment, the printer of all rituals and ~-servus bOVAS Gord in Spain and in all the Spanish dependencies. Some of the Treasures. Naturally such a large amount of work required a large force, and since workmen, and especially apprentices, were regarded as members of their employer's family, the house was repeatedly enlarged. The room built for the family chapel now serves ,d- mairably as a library, while other rooms are utilized as depositaries for the many treasures. Among these treasures one can find original drawings intended to serve as illustrations, head lines or initial letters; the blocks of wood cut so as to reproduce these pictures and the pictures themselves in proof and in the finished book. Also manuscripts which furnished the text of many of the printed books, as well as a large collection of illuminated manuscripts, which have been gathered together by Plan- tin_and his successors; type of ail kinds and languages, matrices in which the type was cast, galleys, printing presses of the most primitive forms and every article that a printer of a past century would need. ‘The great care and taste exercised by Plantin was handed down as a most pre- cious legacy to his son-in-law, who main- tained the same high standard, as did each of the ten successors—the last of whom sold the house and its contenis to the city of Antwerp for $240,000, For a few years before its acquisition by the city and more pronouncedly since then the purpose to equip a cemplete museum of everything rertaining to the printer's art has been kept steadily in view. However, it should be said that the scope is restricted to the early history of printing rather than its development. In one of the rooms is a collection of por- traits of various members of the Piantin family, their friends and scholars whose works had been published by this establish- ment, together with a few pictures such as a man of refinement might possess. Many of the portraits were painted by Rubens, who also furnished a large number of de- signs for frontispieces, likewise exhibited here. The learned custodian of the mu- seum declares that it would have been im- possible for Rubens to paint all the pictures that bear his name, and suggests that very many were commenced by his pupils, while he merely gave the finishing touches and added his name. Another room contains at least one copy of each of the 1,500 books painted by Piantin himself, and copies of all books which subsequent came from his estab- lishment. The first beok, published in 1555, was “La Institutione dt Una Faniculla Nata Nobilmente” (instruction of a girl of noble birth). By a strange coincidence Plantin was blessed with daughters onl: and his immediate successor, his son-in-la was similarly blessed. The sales room is preserved intact, and its appointments are approximately the same as when the first master presided there. On the shelves are arranged the books offered for sale—chiefly prayer books, missals and liturgical books. Before the desk is the uncomfortable chair which the cashier occupied, and near at hand are the scales with which the coin was tested be- fore acceptation. The bibliographic aids are limited to “Index expurgatio: price list of books of the four principal publishers of the sixteenth century, and a calendar. Some Famous Books. An interesting feature of the price list of the books offered for sale is the fact that the prices were fixed by the magis- trate of Antwerp and a fine of 25 florins was imposed each time a lower price was accepted or a higher price demanded. A copy of Gutenberg’s Bible, the first book ever printed from movable type, is the center of attraction In another room, while the books from the press of the Elzeviers, the Estieunes and Manuce would excite the envy of every one interested in the art of printing, and the numerous first | editions of famous books would enrich any brary. In the room of privileges are a number of interesting documents from various sov- erei; Many are what we would call copyrigh giving to the holder the exclu- sive right to print and to sell such and such a book. Unfortunately, the relations between different countries were not such as to make international copyright possi- ble, consequently it required three separate docur with the seals of Philip II, Maxirnilizn IL and Charles 1X to secure for atin the monopoly of his polyglot Bible yaia, Germany and Fran At the present day a similar monopcly is not ob- tained with much less trouble, and even A CORSET worthy of more than ordinary no- tice be- cause ( the ( ( lute periection assured. while I wr Nines a con, in Antwerp 1s discussing the relative 3 of authors and publishers and the protection | due them by the th old quaint a pusands of interesting artic student of graphic arts would f ial for months » the bibli- n 00" volumes of cld books identify with certainty any ques- tion of eariy tmprint, and in fact, no one who looks with pleasure upon a printed page ean walk through this museum with- out profit and gratification. | J. H. GORE. ogee Secretary to the British Embassy. The Hon. Hugh Gough, eldest son of Viscount Gough, has been appointed secre- tary to the British embessy at Washing- | ton. He was born in 1849. In 1889 he mar- jried Lady Georgiia Frances Pakenham. | He became a secretary of legation in 1537. | | of heresy, one realizes that, according to’ MR. MORTON NOMINATED. Named for Governor by the New York Republican Convention. Levi P. Morton was declared yesterday afternoon to be the unanimous choice of the republican state convention for gover- nor of New York. When the convention reassembled War- ner Miller was made permanent chairman. Congressman S. E. Payne, chairman of the committee, presented the platform, which was outlined in yesterday’s Star. The chairman then announced nomina- tions in order, and Gen. B. F. Tracey, after a short speech, named Levi Parsons Morton for governor. There was a storm of applause as Gen. Tracey finished, and several mem- bers were on their feet crying for recog- nition to second the nomination and ask for a vote by acclamation, but Col. Archie Baxter threaded his way up the aisle and took the platform. The Fassett men saw him and there was a tumult. Quiet was restcred and Mr. Baxter began his speech, placing in nom- ination J. Sloat Fassett for governor. When the name of Fassett was reached there was the most remarkable scene of the session, reminding one forcibly 6f the scene in the republican national convention at Minneapolis, when Mr. Blaine received the cheers and applause ani Hfrrison the vote. People stood on their feet and waved hand- kerchiefs and for five minutes the vast audience yelled itself hoarse. Mr. Fassett's nomination was seconded and the following additional names were presented for governor: Stewart L, Wood- ford, Gen. Butterfield and Judge Leslie W. Russell. Cries for a vote followed, and the chair- man ordered the roll to be called by coun- ties. Before Ontario was reached Morton had been nominated, and when the vote was finished the clerks, amid the greatest confusion, announced: 5R2 1-2 69 nm orton was immediate- ly made unanimous, each of the opposing candidates making short speeches, pledging him their support. A recess until 10 p.m. was then taken, Saxton for Lieutenant Governor. On reassembling nominations for leu- tenant governor were declared to be in or- der, and Col. Anson Woods presented the name of Charles L. Saxton. George W. Aldridge and James W. Wads- worth were also placed before the conven- tion in brief eulogistic speeches. Arthur W. Wade and George Green were named, and then ex-Serator Frank Hiscock, in brief speech, presented the name of e: Senator Francis Hendricks of Syracus formerly collector of the port of New York. Saxton was nominated on the first ballot and the nomination was afterwards made unanimous, Es CORN CUT ONE-THIRD. The World's Reports Indicate a Crop of About 1,300,000,000 Bushels. The bigg2st crop raised by a single coun- try is Indian corn, and the United Siates is the country that raises it. In a gvod year the United States pro- duces 2,000,000,000 bushels of this staple, and has produced more. At the average market price these 2,000,000,000 bushels are worth $1,000,000,000, or about ten times as much as the gold production of the whole world for a year. It would pay the entire public debt of the United States. But this year the corn crop is short, says today’s New York World. A _ severe drought has greatly reduced the yield. Just how much {is what many people would be very glad to knew, and the World there- fore prints today reports from nearly 300 correspondents scattered throughout the corn region. These reports cover the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Wis- consin, Minnesota, lowa, Missouri, Kan: Nebraska and South Dakota. These twelve states include the great corn belt of the United States, and in an average year produce about 75 per cent of tne crop. The government report makes the yield this year 1,100,000,000 bushels, but most all of the corn authorities say this is too low, and the World's exhaustive reports indicate that the latter are right. If one will study these reports carefully he will see that they indicate about. two- thirds of an erage crop, or in the neigh- borhood of 1,300,000,000 bushels. The greatest reduction has been in the states west of the Mississippi, and there the loss has been heavy. Kansas, which raises more than 150,000, 000 bushels of corn in a good year, reports only 42,000,000 bushels. But the states east of the Mississippi, where rain is a more certain quantity, pull up the average, ———_-+e- Nominated for Congress, The democrats of the eighteenth Ohio dis- trict at Alliance nominated Edward J. Raff for Congress. . The democrats of the second California district have again nominated Congressman Caminetti. The convention nominated him several days ago, but he declined the honor, This time he will accept. The third Maryland congressional district republican convention met last night in Baltimore and nominated Dr. William 8. Beoze for Congress. Republicars in the eighth Pennsylvania district nominated W. 3. Kirkpatrick for Congress, The democrats of the twenty-first Penn- sylvania district have nominated W. M. airman for Congress. The prohibitionists of the twenty-seventh New York district have nominated Charles H. Perkins for Congress. E. J. McDermott was nominated for Con- gress by the democratic primary election in the fifth Kentucky district yesterday by a large plurality over Congressman A. G. Caruth and J. M. Atherton. Patrick Raleigh, a prominent business man of Little Rock, Ark., and formerly a resident of Indiana, has been nominated for Congress by the republicans of the fourth district of Arkansas. S. Allee was nominated for Congress by the democrats of the fourth Nebraska district yesterday. The anti-administra- tion men bolted the convention. Nineteenth Ohio district—Henry Apthorp of Ashtabula, democrat. —-—_—_-+e-_— Odd Phases of Sunstroke. From the Philadelphia Record. “A peculiar phase of sunstroke,” said one of Philadelphia's most eminent physicians yesterday, “is that a subject does not suc- cumb to the attack till some hours after it occurs, The only explanation that medical science can give is that a sunstroke consists in a disintegration of the blood corpuscles, and considerable time elapses betore the disintegrated blood reaches the little nerve center in the brain, which acts as a governor on the“heat system of the bedy. The flow of the blood finally para- lyzes the heat center, and the heat runs riot, raising the temperature of the body to a fearful height within a few minutes.” As an instance of heat prostrations, the doctor cited the statistics of the British army in India, where the great majerity of sunstrokes take effect between 7 and 9 o'clock in the evening. aa Ought to Move to a Back Street. From Progress. The business man who argues that he is jvst trying a certain paper because it is cheaper than another ought to move on a back street because the rent fs cheaper. coe The torpedc beat Ericsson was placed on the ways Monday afternoon at New Londen, to have her bottom renovated, pre- paratory to her official trial trip. THE EVENING. STAR, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1894—TEN PAGES. LATE SPORTNG NEWS —1w1 SENATORS TOOK JHE opp. € Mercer Pitched and hington Won Again From Ptjevmis, Mercer pitched for NfA'shington in the game against Louisville yesterday, and the Senators won in the irpience of a small number of spectators. |Washington hit the ball opportunely and rai bases well, which was largely responsible’‘}jr the victory. Runs were scored by Wohmelz’s men in every inning except thé /setond, eighth and ninth, while Louisville. su e score: “WASHINGTON. 4 Tat Cmmeonmwca colt vie runs— ington, 4. Two-base hits— rim, Joyce, Abbey, Hadford. Home ran—Josce. Stolen ‘bases—Brown, Rad! Richa: Cart: si rdson, wright (2), le.’ Double Bingen ‘and Rich- Brdson. “First base on balla ‘Wadsworth, 9; off st Mercer, 2. Hit by pitched ball—Lutenberg, Gilbert. Struck ‘out—By Wadsworth, 3; by Mercer,'3. Tline ~2 hours. Umpire—Keefe. Other Lengae Games. Lowe made an error In the ninth inning, which permitted a run and also lost the game for Boston. The batteries were Breitenstein and Twineham, Stivetts and Ganzel. R.H.E. St. Louis . 0000400015 7 3 Boston +-201001000-410 1 Cleveland and Brooklyn played two games and broke even. In the first Brook- lyn covld not hit Young's delivery, and Cleveland could not solve Lucid’s delivery in the second. The batteries were: First game, Young and Zimmer, Daub and Dailey; second game, Cuppy and O'Connor, Lucid and Kinslow. First game— Cleveland R.HLE. Cleveland 01000000-1 13 Brooklyn . 10003102715 0 New York took two from Chicago. Mighty Amos Rusie won the first by a home-run hit with two men on bases. Wretched field- ing by the Colts had much to do with the loss of the second game. The batteries were: First game, Terry and Schriver, Ruste and Farrell; second game, Griffith and Schriver, Clark, Meekin and Farrell. First game— Chicago ... New York ....... Second game— Chicago . New York to deceive the Bai- timores, and his successor, Colcolough, was almost as unsuccessful. Kain prevented the proposed second game. Weaver caught for the Pirates, while Baltimore's battery was Gleason and Clarke. Pittsburg Baltimore 330335 Philadelphia and Cincinnati played in the rain. Mr. Taylor had geod control of the ball and therefore the Phillies won. Clem- ents did the catching forthe victors, the battery for the Reds being Fisher and Mer- ritt. u R.H.E. 200000011-4 8 2 1020002223-015 4 Cincinnati . Philadelphia How the Clubs Stand. P.C.) Clubs.” L. Ww. Ey S86 St. Layuis. » Washington. 43 -517 Louisville... 34 AFTER YOUNG BLOOD. Comiskey Has Been om an Expedition for Minor League Players Baltimore’s success has encouraged the craze for young blood, and the minor league has been drag-netted for promising mater- ial for the National Base Ball League. In selecting prominent minor league players managers should steer clear of those play- ers who have already been tried in the big league and found wanting. Players like Denny, John Irwin, Genins and others played out in the league, but stood high in minor leagues. This indicates that the minor league standard is much lower than that of the big league. The Washington man:.gement this year made the mistake of supposing that men who stood well in a minor league would do well in the big league. Capt. Comiskey of Cincinnati is the latest to be affected with the new blood craze. Comiskey has returned from his expedition after new players for the Cincinnati team with quite a string of Western League men on whom he has secured an option. They are Miller and McFarland of Toledo, Phillips of Indianapolis, Cunningham, Stvart and Hogriever of Sioux City. The Cincinnati club is trying to negotiate a deal with Philadelphia to secure either Turner or Thompson, presumably for a money con- sideration. In an interview yesterday Co- miskey sald: “What the Cincinnati club needs is pitchers. True, the Western league is weakest in the pitcher’s box, but has, nevertheless, a few strong twirlers, several of whom will probably be seen in Cincinnati next spring. Every team in the Western League has made money this year.” It is understood that Comiskey has been re-engayed to manage the Reds next year. He believes that the twelve-club league will remain unbroken, and intends that Cin- cinnati shall have a good position in the race. w LL BE A GREAT AFFAIR, Arranging a Zantic Reception for the Orioles. There will be a meeting at the Carroll- ton Hotel in Baltimore tomorrow even- ing of base ball enthusiasts for the purpose of arranging a reception to be tendered the Baltimore team upon its return from the western trip, and it promises to be a huge affair. In connection with this reception many persons are now urging that it would be most appropriate to get up an escort party to bring the club from Washington to Baltimore upon their return. The division passenger agent of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad has been approached on the sub- ject and says that it could be arranged to run a special train from Baltimore to Washington, meet the western express here and switch the Orioles’ car on to it, thus taking them back to Baltimore. This plan is gaining in favor. og) Base Ball Scheagie:for Today. Philadelphia at Cincinnaét! (two games). Boston at St. Louis. “7! Brooklyn at Clev@ldnd. Baltimore at New York YESTERDAY Alexander, Isiand. Firt—Six furlongs. 1 °Mamle B. B.; 2, Llewellyn; 3, Tumult. “fifie, 118 3-4. Second—Five furlongs)", J. McGarrigle; ‘1.02 3-4. Belle Blackburn; 1.18. 2, Lum; 8, Eunice. ‘Tirh Third—Six furlongs. 2, McKeever; 3, Quartet Fourth—Halt ‘mile. 1, 55 semer; 3, Veracity filly) Time, .50. Fifth—Seven furlongs. 4, Red Stai Wyoming; 3, Edward ¥. Time, 1.31 Winners at Gravesend. First race—Six furlongs. Hartford, 1.15 1-4. Second--One and one-quarter miles. Dutch Skater, 2.10 1-4. Third—Five furlongs. Ow- Th let, 1.02 1-4. Fourth—Six furlongs. Nanki Pooh, 1.15 1-4. Fifth—Mile. Sir Excess, 144. Sixth—One and one-sixteenth miles. Longbridge, 1.51 1-4. Winners at Latonia, First race—Seven furlongs. Equator, 1.33. Second—mile and twenty yards. Say On, 1.48. Third—Declared off. Fourth—Six fur- longs. Oladora, 1.19 3-4. Fifth—Five fur- longs. Curator, 1.06. Sixth—Seven furlongs. Char, 1.32 3-4. Sporting Notes. Pitcher Wadsworth of the Louisvilles was very wild yesterday, giving nine bases on balls, fcur of them in the third inning, and three runs counted. The game was called at the end of the eighth inning on ac- count of darkness. The press account says that 100 attended yesterday’s game at Louisville. The offi, cial scorer of the-local club telegraphs that the spectators numbered less than the play- ers! At Latonia, yesterday, Jockey Martin ed Jockey E. Taylor down in the weighing room for cutting him off at the three-quarter post with Lily of the West. In the New York Yacht Club’s autumn sweepstakes regatta yesterday the Emerald won by fourteen seconds from the Ariel, These are schooners. The Queen Mab won the sloop race from the Wasp. ——_~oo—___—_ LI AND THE PEACOCK FEATHER, The Chinese Statesman Deprived of Another Decoration. From the New York Sun. Li Hung Chang has lost his most coveted decoration—the three-eyed peacock feather. This order, of which the famous old soldier and statesman has just been deprived, is one of the highest that the throne can con- fer and is only given in cases when signal military or diplematic service has been ren- dered the state, and seldom or never is the recipient of lower rank than a prince. Li received his some years ago, and prized it more highly than any other order that the Son of Heaven couki ever have deco- rated him with. The feather itself is of curious shape and most brilliant shades, and is worn sloping from the jade button that is fixed into the crown of the official hat, and instead of being erected high in midair, after the fashion of the bird from which It came, it hangs down the wearer’s back rather like an emblem of dejection than of haughty pride. The main cause of the viceroy’s disgrace 1s said to have been the reverses which have overtaken the Chinese forces in Corea, and the instrument with which his downfall has been accomplished the in- trigues of Sheng Taotai. This man is director general of the great Chinese steamship line known as the China Merchants’ Company, and through _ his wealth and social connections has establish- ed a good footing within the sacred circies of the throne. He is a born diplomat and is as treacherous as he is able. He figured prominently in the negotiations recently carried on at Tien-Tsin between the Chi- hese government and the foreign telegraph companies, and was known in that matter to have acted directly opposite to the ex- pressed wishes of Li. ——----+00- —__ ALIENS IN AMERICAN CITIES. Some Things Revealed by the Census That Overturn Popular Ideas. It is in the great cities that the aliens love to congregate, and the statistics of foreign- born population reveal some rather astonish- ing facts. Every one knows, for example, that the foreign element of New York city is very large, but one is hardly prepared for the information that nearly one-half of the people of the metropolis of the country were born in other lands. The total population ot New York is 1,515,301; the alien popula- tion is 639,043. An equally large proportion of the people of Chicago are of foreign birth, 450,666 out of a total population of 1,009,550 coming from foreign countries. There are more foreigners alone in New York city than the total population of any of the other large cities of the country excepting Chi- cago, Philadelphia and Brooklyn. Of these 210,723 are Germans and 190,418 are Irish, the two nationalities making up almost two- thirds of the allen element; but there are also 35,007 English, 143 Austrians, 45,790 Russians and 39,051 ns. Chicago has 161,080 Germars and 70,028 Irish. The Bo- hemians and Poles of that city are almost as numerous as the Irish, the ‘tal for both nations being 49,191. The Russ ..1s are com- paratively rare—7,683—and there are only 1,818 Hungarians. It has, next to Boston, the largest Canadian colony—24,287—and there are 28,337 English and 9,217 Scotch. The Scandinavian countries are well repre- sented in Chicago, Leing far more numerous there than in any other city of the country. There are 21,835 Norwegians, 43,082 Swedes and 7,087 Danes, a total of 71,954. Nearly half of Philadelphia's foreign popu- lation is Irish, there being 110,835 sons and daughters of Erin and only 74,971 Germans. In this the Quaker city resembles Boston, whose Celtic population far outnumbers its Teutonic, there being 71,441 Irish in the “hub” and only 10,362 Germans. Baltimore has a very small foreign population—only 69,003—of which 42,66) are Germans, and Washington has only 18,770 foreigners. Brooklyn has 261,700 aliens, of whom 14,798 are Germans and 84,738 are Irish. Cincin- nati has a small foreign population—71,408— of which 49,415 are Germans, while Cleve- land has 97,095 aliens, including 10,287 Bo- hemians. New Orleans has only 34,369 per- sons of foreign birth, of whom 5,710 are French and 3,622 are Italians, 11,3388 Ger- mans and 7,923 Irish. New York city has the largest colonies of Scotch, Irish, Germans, Austrians, Swiss, Russians, Hungarians, French, Italians, Spaniards, Grecia and Turks. Chicago has the largest number of Belgians, Nor- wegians, Swedes, Danes, Bohemians and Pol Philadelphia has the largest number of English, Boston the biggest colony of Canadians and Portuguese, Scranton, Pa., of Welsh; Grand Rapids, Mich., of Dutch, and San Francisco of Mexicans, Chinese, Japanese and Australians. The foreign-born population of St. Louis is about one-fourth of its total population, being, in 1890, 114,876. Of these, 68,000 a: 24,270 Irish, 2,008 Canadians, 6,% 370 Scotch, 262 Welsh, 1,586 Aus. trians, 355 Dutch, 175 Belgians, 2,209 Swiss, 134 Norwegians, 876 Swedes, 285 Danes, 1,538 Russians, 253 Hungarians, 2,301 Bohemians, 875 Poles, 1,717_French, 1,295 Italians, 45 Spaniards and 177 Chinese. There are also in that city 62 Mexicans, 14 natives or Cen- tral America, 43 of South America, 82 of the West Indies, 8 of Greece, 21 of India, 16 of Africa, 42 of Australia, 48 of Turkey and 4 of the Sandwich Islands. It will be noted that Germany and Ireland have given St. Louis about three-fourths of its forcign population and that the numbe-: of repre- sentatives of the Slav nation is very smail. It is a little peculiar, too, that there are practically no Scandinavians tn St. Louis. ——ee+-—__— The Freight Became Alive. From the Cincinnati Enquirer. “Two weeks ago I saw a car load of chickens In Alabama,” said T. L. Hollins- head. ‘The remarkable thing about it was that the chickens were all from one day to three days old. Among the freight in a local car was a basket of eggs, which had in some way been overlooked, and the car remained on the side track for a number of days. It was then picked up as an empty and taken into Selma, where, upon opening it, a number of small chickens were seen toddling about the floor, in fact, enough to be called a car load. In very hot weather it is not infrequent to find eggs on the point of hatching. Lvery commis- sion merchant has had such experiences, but the Alabama incident ts the only one of that kind I ever heard of.” — soo Prof. G er to Try Again. Prof. R. L. Garner, who became famous by his study of monkey language and man- ners in African wilds, is in Pittsburg con- ferring with local scientists. He says he intends to renew his researches in Africa next year. —--—_—cee. The opening session of the seventeenth annual meeting of the American Library Association was held at Lake Placid, N. Y., Monday. Three hundred delegates were present. follow health while low spirite, melancholia, impair= ed memory, morose, or irritable temper, fear of impend= ing calamity and @ thousand and one derange- ments of bod: and mind, result rhicious, solit ‘a prac. tices, often indulged in by the young, through ignorance of their ruinous conse- uencea. Nervous debil- . x loas of manly “ wer, frequently result from such untatural babits, ‘To reach, reciaim and u nates to health and happiness, is the a:in of an association of medical gentlemen. who have repared a treatise, written in plain but chaste inguage and frcating of the nature, symp. toms and curability, by home treatment, of such diseases. A copy of this useful book will, on receipt of this notice, with 10 cents in stampa, for postage, be mailed securely sealed in a plain envelope. Address, WORLD'S DISPENSARY ICAL ASSOCIATION, Buffalo, N. ¥. restore such unfortu- ATLANTIC CITY CHOSEN, John W. Stebbens Elected Grand Sire of the Sovereign Grand Lodge. Atlantic City, N. J., was chosen at Chat- tanooga, Tenn., yesterday for the next meeting place of the Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows. When the election of officers came up Representative Morris of Kentucky nominated Deputy Grand Sire John W. Stebbens of Maryland for the office of grand sire, and he was unanimous- ly elected. . For the office of deputy grand sire Repre- sentative Musson nominated Herman Block of Iowa. Dr. W. H. Izard of New Jersey was also placed in nomination. Represen- tative Humphrey nominated Wm. E. Car- lin of Illinois, and further nominations were made of John E. Goodwin, now of Atlanta; Fred Carleton of Texas, Alfred S. Pinkerton of Massachusetts, and Gen. E. M. Sloan of St. Louis. On the second ballot, Carleton of Texas was declared elected. Theodore Ross of New Jersey was unani- mously re-elected as grand secretary, and Isaac Sheppard of Pennsylvania was unani- mously re-elected grand treasurer. After some routine business the meeting adjourned. The grand parade was an hour late in moving. At the corner of Sth and Market a grand arch had been erected. The struc- ture is the most artistic and costliest thing of the kind ever erected in the south, Three hundred incandescent lights {lumi- nated it at night. The features of the pa- a4 were eight emblematical floats of the order. Last night a brilliant reception and reunion in honor of the past grand representatives was held in the First Baptist Church au- ditorium. DR. ELY VINDICATED, The Committee of Investigat the Charges Baseless. The report of the committee appointed to investigate the charges of economic here- sies against Dr. Richard T. Ely of the Uni- versity of Wisconsin was submitted to the full board of university regents yester- day, signed by the full committee. In closing the report says: “We regret that our appointment for such an Investi- gation should have been considered neces- sary, but we entered upon it with the sole desire to ascertain the truth in regard to the charges preferred. We are pleased to Say that the result is a complete vindica- tion of Dr. Ely and the teachings and prac- tice of our university.” The report states that without doubt some things were written by the professor and the students not only on social econo- mies but other subjects with which many g00d people could not agree, but the com- mittee is mindful of the fact that many universally accepted doctrires of today were but a short time ago denounced as visionary, impracticable and pernicious. The committee state that they cannot for a moment recommend the dismissal of the teacher, even if some of his opinions should in some quarters be regarded as visionary. Such a course would be equiva- lent to saying ao professor should teach anything which is not accepted by every- as true. They say they would feel themselves upworthy of the positions they hold if they did not believe in progress in all depart- ments of knowledge. They believe the great University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sift- ing and winnowing by which alone truth can be found. ——_2e—___— WHAT MARK TWAIN’S FIRM OWES. Finds Schedules Show $68,000 More Debts Than Assets—Mrs. Gen. Grant's Claim, From the New York World. The schedules of Charles L. Webster & Co., publshers, of No. 67 Sth avenue, of which firm Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain”) 1s a partner, were filed yesterday. The firm made an assignment April 18 to Bainbridge Colby. The schedules show: Lia- bilities, $4,191; nominal assets, $122,657 actual assets, $09,164, less $15,000 hypothe- cated to the United States National Bank, leaving net actual assets, $54,164. 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