Evening Star Newspaper, January 19, 1895, Page 9

« ud Avenne, Cor: Eth Street, by The Ei Star N Company, ° US H KAUFFMAN, Pres. Now York Office, 49 Potter Building, THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, ‘The Evening Star is served to subscribers in the elty by carriers, on their own account, at 10 cents per week, or 44c. per month. Copies at the counter < cents each. By mail—anywhere in the Lulted Canada—postage Sates oF Dresaid--60 cents per ‘Satur 1 . wan mal quintupl> ast a" per year; es. The Zpening Star. Pages 9=20. 8 second-class mail matter.) EF Al mail .udsertptioas raost be paid in advarce. Rates of advertising wade known on applicatieo. Entered at the Fnst Office at Washington, D. C., | WASHINGTON, D. ©. SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 1895-TWENTY PAGE 8. | $0980898000 S8080 S0EeG050888 ( ‘ Our Annu Begins [onday. Every Winter Shoe DOSS OOGSS HOG SOF HS OOS a Ks All $6 Shoes All $5 Shoes All $4 Shoes All $3 Shoes down. go fast, sizes will beco come too scon. Fk. CRO Treasurer, Stock-Moving Sale Of Fine Shoes We’ll make it memorable. Prices will be quoted that’ll seem ridiculous when placed beside the ‘real value’’ figures. Tan Shoes, Calf Shoes, Patent Leathers, Cork Sole Shoes—heavy weights—mediuth weights—light weights—in fact, every kind of shoe that fashion or fancy prescribes. There’s the idea of the general mark And the beauty of it is—it’s all our own regular steck—high-grade goods—ex- cellent quality shoes that we’re offering at these unprecedentedly low prices. The sale is for 20 days only. 939 Pa. Ave. N. W. al Winter i) © © ] 8 @ 2) © © @ 2) in the house goes. $4.75- 93-75: $2.75- $1.75- i] i] i] Stock will me broken—you can’t GIKIEIR, OGSSGO0S Os 2 BONS OO86 SES OSS OSS IN LOCAL STUDIOS The number of visitors to the Corcoran . Gallery last evening reached the unprece- dented aggregate of 3,: persons. Today, by the way, marks the twenty-first anni- versary of the opening of the Gallery to the public. * ane 3 which attended the exhibi- . The suce ~ tion of women’s portraits in the New York e ‘Academy of Design last November was mest gratifying to those having the affair im hand, and has brought forth the an- neuncement that a similar exhibition will be held next season, devoted to the por- traits of children. Pr es It fs gratifying to know that so large a number of wemen have taken up the prac- ticrl study of architecture, as was indi- by the recent competition for the building of the Atlanta exposi- The competitors numbered twenty- and were from almost every one of astern and southern states. Miss Elise roar of Pittsburg was the fortunate petitor, with the New York School of Women zs second choice, and . fae Elizabeth Halman of Philade!phia . hibition is to be held this winter . to be known as the “Flower in .” and will include representations of rs In needle work and porcelain, as as in painting and sculpture. oe eee opening of the fifty-first exhibition Th »il paintings by the Boston Art Club of teolk place yesterday, and will continue until February 16. Three cash prizes of ov, » and $200 will be awarded and oe expended in the purchase of one or more picture: sé 6 46 Je of local artists has recently nlarged, and now includes in its hi M. Pebbles of Chicago, who n up his residence in this city. resent he is engaged on a number of 1ses of well-known people, among ‘uller and Judge Har- nent position in the quarter-length , commis- Justice are om to the State hung, after ys in the Veer- $516. C #e The exhibition by R. N. brooke il be | er gallery next Monday oy EX romises to be of unusual inte been some years since the st da collection of his ear public. es 2 8 n will in a few place ary exhibition in the Corcoran wal “Rembrandt,” which is #. The actor, who has been for some time, expresses the in Washington as an art vl hag visited both the Corcoran 1 the Art Students’ League, with itying results-to both visitor 3. The latter, for the time, sus- an or UNIVERSITY NOTES. At the monthly meeting of the Columbian Women, which was held on Monday last, Mr. Langdon made an address upon the university extension course which he is about to introduce into the university. Mss Elizabeth Cook, daughter of John F. Coo, has been made instructor of French and German in the college department of Howard University. This is not a new selection, but the transferring of a teacher to the department, where her work is done in these studies. J. G. Nicolay has promised to give a university lecture at Howard University during the year on Abraham Lincoln. Rt. Rev. Charles Gordon, bishop of Thya- tira and vicar apostolic of Jamaica, West Indies, is a guest of the faculty of George- town University. The Georgetown ‘Varsity Glee Club is diligently preparing for Washington's birthday, when it will sing at the Merrick debate in Gaston Alumni Hall. The Philo- demic Society has chosen the question, “Is it desirable that interstate ratlroads should be owned and controlled by the govern- ment?” for the subject of the debate. At a recent meeting of the Philonomosian Society, Georgetown University, Messrs. Stai‘ford, Waggaman, Ford and Pierce were elected debaters for the annual debate, to. he held in May. The Dramatic Society of Georgetown versity is rehearsing Julius Caesar for presentation on Mardi Gras day. The play will precede the fancy dress bail, annually held on taat night. On Friday next, at the Catholic Univers!- ty, will be celebrated the feast of St. Paul. This is one of the patronal feasts of the divinity school, and will be observed this year with unusual solemnity. Pontitical high mass will be said, at which Mgr. Sa- tolli will pontificate, and the rector, bishop Keane will preach, after which the papal delegate will dine with the rector and faculty. —— After Twenty Years. From the Springfield (Mass.) Union. He was asking the old mat for his daugh- ter In marriage. He was talking trembling- ly, hesitatingly, as you read of in story bocks, ard the scene was full of color, so far as an irate father and nerveless young man could make it. for my revenge. y years ago your father crippled me in & stock deal and I swore to be revenged. And now my time has come.” He paused for breath, and the aspfrant for the maiden’s hand was about to beat a reat in the face of supposed de- the father bro rth again, Is evenged, and I'll i the through the son. daughter, eh? Well, take her, anc sh may she bas to me. ‘The old man dropped into his chair, worn out with the excitement of his plot, and the young man fainted. ——-se- Hands Off. From the Cincinnati . The train was full of fierce robbers. Strong men sat in the seats of the cars | anc heid their hands as high as possible. Women trembled and wept, with the ex- ception of the spectacied ‘young woman from Wayside station. A rebber approach- expensive to you as k and gave undivided attention stingulshed caller's criticisms ed her. “Don’t you dare to touch me,” she shout- ed, “or I'll scream as loud as I can!” KANAKAS IN REVOLT Uprising Against the Government in Hawaii. THE NOTORIGUS WILCOX THE LEADER Charles L. Carter Kiiled in the First Encounter. MANY REBELS CAPTURED ee The steamer Alameda arrived at San Francisco, from Auckland and Sydney, via Honolulu, yesterday afternoon, and brought news of a revolution and bloodshed at Honolulu. Charles L. Carter, who was one of the annexation commissioners, was killed, and other government supporters were wounded. There has been much fight- ing, and at least twelve natives have been killed. Nearly two hundred royalists are under arrest. Robert Wilcox is the leader of the rebels. The fighting was still in progress when the Alameda left Honolulu, on January 11, but the government forces had practically overcome the revolutionists. The Asso- ciated Press has the following correspond- ence: Reginuing of the Outbreak. HONOLULU, January 11.--There were no fresh developments in the threatened uprising until last Sunday afternoon, the 6th instant, when the marshal’s detectives brought in news for that officer immediate- ly to summon the cabinet and leading offi- cers of the military and citizens’ guard for consultation. In a few minutes after their arrival Deputy Marshal Brown and a squad of police, under Captain Parker, left for the beach at Waikiki, with orders to search the premises of Henry Bertlemann, @ prominent royalist, for arms and am- munition. Just previous to reaching the place the posse was joined by Charles L. Carter, Alfred Carter and J. B. Castle, who lived near by, all members of the citizens’ guard. On approaching the house the deputy marshal left the squad on the lawn, while he entered the house, and, finding Bertle- es Chas. Carter shouted: “There they are, under the boatshed,” and pointing to a shed in the rear of the lot, he rushed forward, followed by his cousin, Castle, and the others. At that instant a volley was fired by a crowd of natives under the shed, and Charlies Carter and Lieut. Holi fell wound- ed. The police charged and drove the na- tives out on the beach, when the la treated to the brush, keeping up a y firing As the police only numbe ght, and there were four unies as man natives, they returned to the house, taking with them three of the rebels whom the had captured in the melee, during which some sixty shots were fired. Taking the wounded men in and first caring for them as well as possible, th searched the prisoners, placing Berlemann urder arrest. The first ore was recognized as John Lane. He had a heavy revolver, belt of cartridges and rifle; the second _a po pistol and belt of cartridges. The ot was unarmed, but a short rifle was fou bekind the door which evidently beion to him, as Holi says he was the man w shot him. ‘faere is no doubt that Carte: three wounds came from Lane’s pisiul, having three empty chambers. By this time the rebels regained their courage and surrounded the house, firing irto it repeatediy. Leaving one man to guard the prisoners, the officers returr the fire, but without effect, as their assail- ants could not be seen. A Daring Dash. Realizing that their case was desperate and that word must be got to town at all hazards, it was resolved that Brown and Parker should make a dash for their horses, which were tied near the house. Tris was done with success, and they were soon at the nearest telephone. Alfred Car- ter, who had been missing since the wound- ing of his cousin, was supposed to be dead, but in reality had escaped with the same idea and for the purpose of getting a doc- tor for his cousin, He had already tele- phoned to the marshal’s office, besides being fertunate in finding a doctor, with whom he returned to the scene of the fighting alone. On approaching the gate they were met with a volley. Dropping to the ground, Carter returned three shets, but reaiiz! the impossibility of getting into the house unhurt, they both made their escape. About this time the natives w ad- vancing cn the house to take it by storm, when one of the officers told Bertlemann he would blow his brains out on the in- stant the first man went inside the house and hurt any one. Bertiemann called to the natives outside to that effect, and they at once withdrew and ceased firing. Regulars Summoned. Within two minutes efter receiving the telephcne account of the fight a detail of thirty-two men from the regulars sta- tioned at the government building was or- dered out. The command was given to Lieut. King, the same who led the expe- dition against the leper outiaw Koulon some months since. Volunteers were call- ed for, and nearly every man in the bai racks stepped to the front. Within ten minutes the detail were on the way as fast as horses and wheels ‘could carry them, the distance being about four miles. As soon as they came within shooting dis- tance of the ne of action the natives tired a parting volley and fled. Alfred Carter and Dr. Waliers came up at th time, and were quickly followed by others. Charles Carter received the medical at- tention he so much needed. It was found he was shot in the breast twice and once in the le; One of the breast wounds ranged downward and entered the abdo- men. He was takeh to his resideuce near by, where he died early the next morning. Holi’s wound was through the breast, but not n sarily fatal. He was sent to the hospital. Soon after Deputy Marshal Frown ar- rived and the premi w thoroughly searched. The Japanes rvant denied that there were arms, but a six-shooter at his ear induced him to bring to light sev- tols. eral rifles and pi Lieut. King sent the prisoners to town and asked for further orders. He was told to hold the place at all odds, as it) was evi- dently a distributing point for arms. Altacked by Natives, At daylight a large f of natives who had taken up a strong position on the slope of Diamond Hill attacked him, After standing fire about an hour and finding the natives had the adventage of numbers and position, King moved his force to Sans- Souci, a pleasure resort, a few hundred yards nearer town, and with telephonic communications. Shortly after the tele- phone was used Lieut. Coyne and twenty- five more of the regulars were sent. ‘The number of insurgents was variously estimated from 100 to 200. With Coyne’s force was sent an elght-centimeter field piece. President Murray of the Citizens’ Guard, with twenty-five mounted policemen, was sent out on a road leading to the insur- | gents. They met with no resistance until they approached Paoli valley, over the ridge of which a stone wall extends, behind which a large body of insurgents with a small howitzer were established. ‘The first intimation Murray’s force had of an enemy was a shower of bullets and shrapnel, which did no harm. Had the na- tives waited a little longer Murray’s troops eculd have been annihilated. They re- treated a short distance, established and fortified a camp and established ‘telephonic ccmmunication with Lieutenant King, the ebject being to prevent any possible re- treat. The fight occurred @n the side of a mountain, whose serrated sid2 forms an almost inaccessible valley of little width. It was the cbject of the government troops to drive the rebels around the base of the mountain, from whence there is no escape except over the famous Paoli road, which ten or twelve men could hold against assmall army. Rebels Repulsed. After conferring with Capt. Murray at noon on Monday, Capt. Ziegler and a com- pany of regulars were dispatched to his aid, taking with them one Austrian field piece. Then ten-pound shells from this gun scattcred the natives in every dinec- tion, but did not seem to hurt any of them. At 2 o'clock the troops advanced and forced the rebels into the »rush, Lieut. “Ludwig and ten men being detailed for a flank movement. As soon as Ludwig got into position the natives were beaten and scattered into the dense brush, followed by the troops. It is certain that many of them were wounded, as blood, shreds 6f clothing, etc., were seen everywhere. The only man wounded on the government side was Lud- wig, who received a flesh wound in the thigh. Then the first prisoners wgre taken, seven in number, and from thi it was learned that the leaders of the rebels were Sam Nowlin, former colonel of the Queen's Household Guard, and Robert Wilcox, who was the leader of the revolution in 1887, the other prominent ones being half whites formerly in the service of the queen. After the first surrender natives came dropping into the government camps in bunches, until there were soon more pris- oners than troops. At 6 o'clock the government. forces camped for the night, pursuit being im- pessible in the dense brush. While this going on the tug Eleu, with a field piece and a detail of sharnshooters, lett Honolulu, and in haif an hour was in a position to shell from the rear the’ natives, Whose camp fronted King’s command. A Tew well-tired shots scattered them like sheep, one shot failing directly into their camp. It is known that five men were killed here and a large number wounded. The natives were pursued by Lieut. Coyne’s company as far as the nature of the ground allowed. A shot from his fieldplece scattered a crowd of them who appeare@ in the edge of the crater, and four dead bodies were mann and a strange white man thére, pro- | the result, ‘Thisteees ze whit 1 ; y-2ix rifles, aw -hun- ceeded to read his warrant. When’ half | Greacpound boxes of tances, ees way through shots were heard from the | dynamite bomts were found in an ine rear of the house. The officers asked | provised fort; a! a lot of clothing, in- quickly: “What does that mean cluding a United States navy dress coat Bertlemann _replie I know nothing | Squads of troops scoured the summit. of about it. There are no arms here.’ Diamond Head no natives were found. Webela picicen tac Two cases of gin were feund and brought Brown rushed out to join his squad just | © headquarters. After heing-examined by Cooper, the army surgeon, the stuff Was pronounced poisoned and destroyed. From statements of the matives cap- tured during the day it. was ascertained that the captain of the little - steamer Waimanalo was responsible for the land- img of the arms with’ which. the natives were supplied. The entire .erew. was rested. The mate confessed, and when confronted with his testimony the captain also acknowledyed his guilt: ‘The government claims té have evidence of the whole transaction, from the original purchase until their final disposition. Dur- ing the day a large number of prominent cyalists were including th or of the “Hofomua,” which paper suspended, the business manager bi since arrested. SURPRISE CAUSED BY THE NEWS. Minister ‘Thurston Wholly Unprepar- ed for Such Tidings. ‘The news of the insurregtion was a great surprise in diplomatic circles here. Neither the Hawaiian minister nor any members of the foreign relations committees of the Senate and House had any expectation of such an occurrence. The general impres- sion seems to be that no revolt can be serious in its results unless aided and abet- ted by some foreign power. The forces at the comamand of the government are said to be ample to suppress any possible native rising or uprising of disorderly foreign ele- ments. In speaking Thurston said: “The whole matter is a great surprise to of the matter, Minister |me, Our last advices showed everything tobe entirely peaceable. There were then warships of any nation at Honolulu, ampion having left some time be- no Minister Thurston read with great inter- est the report as it was received by the Associated Press of the uprising in his na- tive country. After the full report was in nd and he was able from the lucid state- ment of events to get a clear idea of the ituation Minister Thurston was asked to give his views on the revolution and its bership. name has not been mentioned in the correspondence,” said “of a single per- son of standing, responsibility or property, who was in any way connected with the rebellion. It is self-evident that the rebels were utterly without any well-formulated plan of acticn, as the places in which they were located are scme four miles from the city in a barren, desolate section, which, if they had held, would have been of no advantage to them, and, if they had captured the powder magazine at Punch Bowl, it would have been of no benefit to them, for it was a magazine for commer- cial purposes, the government stores all being at the palace.” “Do you think the revolution would have amounted to anything if the plans of the rebels had not been prematurely discov- ered was asked. “No,” said Mr. Thurston, slowly and calmly, “it is an ill-conceived piece of folly with no possibility of success against the government.” “What do you think, Mr. Thurston, of the chances of this revolt being followed by any subsequent outbreaks?” “I think the government will take such measures and will teach such a lesson that there will be little danger of.a repetition of this affair, unless they (the rebels) re- ceive further encouragement from abroad.” present revolution you consider dead—practically at an end?” “Yes, yes; manifestly so.” “Are there any men of any-note among the revolutionists?” “Absolutely none. Wilcox is a man who was a violent anrexationist, who was an applicant fer office under the present gov- errment, and when he did not set it ho turned royalist. He ts absolutely irrespon- sible. Nowlin is a saloon keeper. Fitz- gerald is a horse jockey, and was Carter’s groom some little {ime ago. What the gov- ernment will do with the revolutionists I do not know. Yes, we have Jaws against treason and we have the death penalty.” “What is your opinion of tho effect on the republic of this movement?” “Undoubtedly one of the immediate ef- fects will be to stamp out and prevent r action of this character, and to rengthen the government.” “\Vill it have any influence cn_the treat- ment of Hawaii by the United States and any influence on the action of thjs gov- ernment?” AS That,” responded the minister, “is a question I have been asked over and over again in this country, and,I have said al- ways ‘that it was an American question, which I, as representing the Hawailan gov- ernment, had no right to discuss.” What as to the sending of an ammu- tion ship to Hawaii?” “The question of the protection of Ameri- can interests and of American citizens in Hawaii is one for the American govern- ment to decide. So far as the Hawaiian government {8 concerned, it is able to pro- tect itself without any foreign aid. I will say, however, that the presence of Ameri- an’ men-of-war unquestionably exercises a strong meral influence on all the dis- crderly elements in the island, and such j away. effect has always begn recognized by every- one acquainted with the situation.” “Now,” said the reporter, ‘that leads up, Mr. Thurston, to the inquiry whether this was an uprising of the disorderly element or a popular native uprising?” Minister Thurston answered, “There are only a very few names mentioned, and among the names there is not one, as I have said, of a man of responsibility or standing.’ In closing the interview the minister said that he had not yet received any news of the affair from his government, and did not expect any last night. Views of the Cabinet. Secretary Herbert said: “We have no ships at Honolulu at present, nor are any on the way there, The Charleston und the Bennington are at San Franeisco ready to preceed, and could leave tomorrow if it were necessary. This is the first news that I have received uf the matter, and I have not had time to decide whether a ship should be sent at once or not.” Secretary Gresham was absolutely dum- founded by the news. “It was wholly unexpected,” he said. “I saw the Hawaiian minister yesterday and he told ‘me all was quiet there. I ,am amazed. IJ can’t say what the administra- tion will do. I have not had time to think. The dispatch seems to say the rebels had artillery. Where could they have gotten it? The dispatch does rot speak of any being landed. Do you think there can be any doubt that the news is accurate?” Comment at the Capitol. Representative Hitt of the foreign rela- tions committee of the House said: ‘fhe matter can hardly be serious, or there would have been more than fifteen killed. Unless the English residents are ick of an insurrection, it will be certain to fail. ‘The government has some two thousand Americans back of it, and they could whip any .possihle force of natives. The effect of this trouble should be to strengthen the government rather than not. 1t will cause much dissatisfaction in this country, as it will be an object lesson of the continuous ill-will manifested by our government to- ward that of the Sandwich Islands. The Secretary of State, in his last message, transmitting the Hawz‘ian correspondence to Congress, laid emphasis on the quietness of the countr but Admiral Walker, and even Minister Willis, though the latter was guarded in his communications, feared that trouble was pending.” It is understood that Minister Willis sev- eral times has urged on the United States government the advisability of the United States having a war vessel in Hawailan waters continually. Senator Gray of the foreign relations mittee of the Senate sai he loss of life is to be deplored, but a suppressed rcbellion will make the new geoverimeat etronger. The United States has nothing to do with it, and it is well that no warship was there. Amevican lives were thus not in danger.”’ naior Frye of the same committee was shocked by the news of the insurrection and the death of Mr. Carter. “The administration has had its way,” he said. Overy step it has taken has been in the directicn of encourszing an insurrec- tion. If the Senate and House do as they should they will pass a resolution — but there, we can’t order a President, but we ean pass a resolution very strorgly adv! ing it. Our having no warship there is an cutrage. There always was one there be- fore and always should be. They were kept away with a purpose which has been attained. “I knew Mr. Carter very well. He lived here in the same hotel with me for ‘three years. He was a very intelligent, pieasant man. I have just been told by a visitor from Honolulu how he was situated. He has a lovely young wife and two children and has recently left Honolulu, where he had been living with his mother, and gone to live at a lovely place some twenty miles His death must have been a ter- rible blow to his wife.” CHARLES L. ce CAKTER. The Chicf Victim of the Hawalian Revolt. Charles L. Carter, who was killed in the fight, is spoken of here, where he is well known, as an exceedingly capable and ac- complished young man. He ig a son of the late Minister Carter, who for many years represented Hawaii in this city. He was twenty-nine years of age and was grad- uated from Ann Arbor College and Law Schcol, subseatiently practicing at Toledo, Ohio, for about a year. He then returned to the Hawaiian Islands and has remained there ever since. He was married a few years ago to Miss Mary Scott of Ann Ar- bor, a sister of President Scott of Rutgers’ College, New Jersey. He leaves a boy of about four years and a girl of about two years of age. His uncle is Chief Justice Judd of Hawaii and young Mr. Carter himself was one of the annexation com- missioners sent to Washington by the pro- visional government. He was one of the leading members of the constitutional con- vention which formulated the constitution adopted the Fourth of July last, and was recently elected to the legislature of Ha- wail. He was regarded as one of the most promising men in the country. o- Orders for Work. The Commissioners have ordered: That a public hydrant be erected in the west side of 19th street between Gales street and Benning road, at an estimated erst of $35. That traps at the southwest corner of 15th and G streets northeast and at the southwest comer of 15th and Maryland avenue northeast be adjusted to the grade line, the cost to be paid from the appropri- ation for repairs to streets for 1895. That three naphtha lamps in 16th street northwest, north of Florida averfue, be moved, as indicated by the superintendent of lamps, at an estimated cost of $6. That an extension of time to April 1, ’95, is granted to Mr. J. F. Allwine, to discon- nect premises 1609 to 1625, inclusive, Ben- ning roud from temporary pipe, and to connect the same with the public water main. That 170 feet of three-inch water pipe be laid in alley in square 579, at an estimated cost of $136. ‘Thai the time for the completion of con- tract No, 16 with the Radford Pipe and Foundry Company is extended from Sep- tember 29, 1804, to October 14, 1894. That a new pump be placed in well in Valley street between Q and U_ streets northwest, at an estimated cost of $45. Mr. 5. Y. Beggs, inspector in the engineer department, is directed to inspect certain material now at the District property yard and to condemn such as is deemed useless. psa Bookmaking Case. Judge Cole stated to a Star reporter this afternoon that he would render his decision in the case of Fred T. Miller, charged with conducting bookmaking at the Benning race track last month, some time next week, Probably, said Judge Cole, on Wed- nesday, but not later than Saturday. ae American Revolution. The Continental Chapter of the, Daugh- ters of the American Revolution is prepar- ing an elaborate literary and musical pro- gram for the meeting to be held next Mon- day evening at the Oxford Hotel. Rev. F. D. Power of this city will address the meeting upon the subject of “Yorktown and Lafayette.” —— Eastern Market Dealers’ Charity. The dealers of the Eastern Market have organized a relief association for the pur- pose of relieving the wants of the needy poor of the eastern section of the city. It is the intention of the association to serve soup in the basement of the market build- ing on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. to those applicants pre- senting tickets, which may be secured from policemen, Persons desiring to contribute supplies for the purpose mentioned may forward the articles to the market or no- tify any member of the association, who will send for them. REAL ESTATE GOSSIP ——— This City the Expanding Center ofa Large Territory. MAP OF THE CIY AN UPTODATE The Purchase of Suburban Property and the Future. SOME NEW BOILDINGS SS A map of the city recently issued is in- teresting, especially when compared with previous publications in that line. he city is represented by the new map as the center of a considerable stretch of terri- tory, rather more than the fathers includ- ed in the original one hundred square miles which comprised the District of Co- lumbia. There was a time, not very long distant, when, for purposes of information, it was only necessary to show on a map the plan of the city and a small portion of the contiguous country. Occasionally some enthusiastic spirit would rise above the level of the current thought of his time and would project a map which represent- ed the entire territory within the bounds of the District. It was thought thei by many that there could be no possible interest to residents cf the city in land so remote from the center of population. It aid seem remote in those days when there were no railroads except the lines of steam roads, and when there were no subdivisions except adjacent to the bounds of the city. But nowadays the city and the territory of the District forms seemingly but a small part of a map which is designed to delineate the city and its suburbs. By a generous sweep of a circle some forty miles in diameter a large sec- tion of Maryland and Virginia is included within the limits of the present influence and probable growth of the nation’s capi- tal. A glance at the map will show that this is not mere idle prophecy on the part of the map maker. The Overflow Population. All over this region are indicated sub- divisions where there are small communi- ties gathered, representing the. overflow of the population of this city. A line of these suburban settlements extends along the Metropolitan road fromthe bounds of the city of Rockville, nearly twenty miles to the north and eyen beyond. ‘Then in another direction along the Washington branch the suburban settlements extend to Laurel. Washington can claim as part of its population a large number of residents, who occupy pleasant homes along the line of the Washington and Ohio road, as far north as Leesburg. Then there are citizens of the‘capital city who are located in various parts of Vir- ginia and Maryland to the south, and so it is that while this great territory is not as yet compactly built up, it is apparent that Washington is the center of it all and that it is an ever-increasing, ever-enlarging center. As the population of the city ex- pands, the occupation of the country ad- joining will go on. Parehase of Suburban Property. The strong probabilities of the continual growth and development of the city is one of the prime factors that enters into the value of suburban preperty. A great deal of this class of property is bought, with the expectation of a natural and yearly appreciation in value, owing to its prox- imity to a growing center of population. From the standpoint of such purchascrs it is not expected, and in fact, it does not year at this time. It may be less, but that is of no consequence, as the owner, having bought it a3 an investment, does not wish to sell. Ten years from now. he may begin to feel a little disturbed if his property dces not begin to show any appreciation in value, but just now he is looking to the future and the future has never disappoint- ed the investor in real estate in this city. An example on a large scale of an invest- ment of that sort is that of the Sharon estate, which has bought extensive tracts of land along Connecticut avenue extended. There are other owners of real estate, who, in a much smaller way, have bought prop- erty with en eye to the future. They pay their taxes annually, and, for the most part, during the balance of the year they forget that they own the property at all. Some day they expect to sell at such a figure as will give them, not only a good rate of interest on the investment from the date of purchase, but also a reasonable profit. Building Record. The building Inspector's record for the past week, ending yesterday, shows that seven permits were taken out for the erec- tion of new buildings, aggregating in cost $18,860. This was divided among the sev- eral sections of the city as follows: North- west, one permit, $5,000; northeast, one permit, $3,500; southeast, one permit, $1,600, and county, four permits, $7,760. Some Improvements. J. W. Ball has planned the erection of a frame dwelling at the corner of Wheeler road and Ainger avenue, Good Hope, D. C. It will be two stories in height, 16x24 feet. W. N. Freeman is the builder. @. Hartig, jr., will shortly commence the erection of a store at 510 H street north- east. It will be two stories high, 17 1-2x74 feet, and built by J. C. Yost. H. E. Woltz is the architect. Mrs. E. Donaldson Wilcox has obtained for the erection of a brick dwelling at 1760 Corcoran street northwest. It is to be three stories high, with basement, 20x51 feet, and heated throughout by furnace. Glenn Brown is the architect and James A. Rodbird the builder. The Philadelphia, Wilmington and Ralti- more Railroad Company has commenced the erection of a gas house in the south- eastern section of the city. It will be one stcry high, 19x16 feet, with pitched slate rect. Jededish Gittinger has commenced the erection of a frame dwelling at the north- west corner of Newark and 34th streets. It will be two stories high, 30x42 feet, and heated throughout by furnace. * Messrs. Petz & Carlyle are the architects, and John Simpson the builder. The inspector of buildings has Issued a permit to Frank Healin for the erection of two brick dwellings on Wright strect, in Wright’s and Dole’s subdivision. They will be two stories in height, and built by F. J. Ettinger, who 1s also the architect. Jcseph A. Cloer has commenced the erec- tion of a frame dwelling on Douglass ave- nue, Douglass subdivision. It is to be two stcries in height, 18x37 feet, with steep shingle roof. Frank W. Funk is the build- er. The erection of a frame dwelling will shortly be commenced by F. D. Foster on Frankford and 29th streets,Avalon Heights. It is to be two stories high, 25x38 feet, with steep shingle roof. L. M. Chilton is the builder. —_—_—_ A Plain Inference. From the Richmond Dispatch. Master—“Pat, I have a suspicion that either you or I was drunk last night.” Pat—“Oi’ve a suspicion ay that koind mesilf, sor.”” Master—‘Well, Pat, you rascal, which one of us was it + Pat—‘Will, sor! Ot'll not be castin’ any reflections, so Oi won't, but Oi do be sayin’ that Ol invied ye.” matter, whether the market value of the | land is greater or less than it was last | a permit from the inspector of buildings | PHOTOGRAPHS BY THE EYE Why They Are Only Temporary and Oannod Be Preserved. The Unsolved Mystery of the Natur@ ©f Visual Purple—The Use of Eyeglasses. Written for The Evening Star. The story recently told in the news- papers about a murderer’s photograph pre- served by the retina of the eye of the wo- man slain is a wild absurdity—merely a repetition, in fact, of an oft-told nonsense tale. The pictures formed by the eye are cer- tainly photographs. They are impressions registered upon a sensitive surface, which in this case is the retina or nerve-screen that lines the ocular camera. But they are very fleeting. There is no conceivable way of rendering them permanent. It will be remembered that in the early days of pho- tographic art the problem was to make permanent the images formed. In the so- lution of that problem constituted the real invention of photography. At the pres- ent day the same puzzle obstructs success in producing photographs in colors. They can be made easily enough, but they fade. it is practically certain that color photog- raphy will eventually become an accom- plished fact; but for obvious reasons there will never be permanent eye photographs. The human eye is nothing more nor less than a little camera. Instead of a sensi- tive plate, it is provided with a“transpar- ent lining, through which are woven the nerve threads that ramify in all directions from the point where the optic nerve en- ters the’eye at the back. These nerve fila- ments, in fact, are merely branches or ex- tensions of the optic nerve. The optic nerve, of course, comes directly from the brain. The rays of light proceeding from an object enter the eye through the pupil and are concentrated by the lens, which is behind the pupil, upon the retina. Thus is formed a picture of the object. This pic- ture is transmitted by the nerve fibers to the brain, and thus it is that one sees. It is Sill a Mystery. Between the retina and the outer coat of the eyeball is a membrane made up chief- ly of blood vessels and black pigment. This pigment is plentifully supplied in or- der to absorb the light, just as the inside of an optical instrument is blackened for the same purpose. The entire absence of the pigment in an albino renders a person or animal so afflicted extremely sensitive to light, which produces a dazzling effect. The red blood flowing in the transparent vessels unconcealed by the pigment shows through the pupil and iris from the front, and s0 an albino’s eye looks pink. There is a substance found in the eye which is known as the “visual purple.” It has been imagined that this purple has something to do with the making of im- ages of objects seen, just as sensitive pho- tographic plates reveal pictures on the application of certain chemicals. But the fact is that nobody has ever been able to find out with certainty anything worth mentioning about the vjsual purple. Its function is likely to remain indefinitely a mystery. As has been said, eye photo- graphs are always fleeting; but everybody has taken notice of the persistence for a time of images of objects that have been gazed at intently. Today the curative treatment of the eye may be said to be a science more exact than any other branch of medical knowledge, How wonderful it seems that the develop- ment of this science should be due mainly to an instrument invented by a man who died only a few months sgo! Of course Von Helmholtz is referred to. It was he who devised tha little mirror with a hole through it, by means of which the phy- sician is enabled to exemine the illumi- nated interior of the ocular camera, so as to discover at once anything that may be wrong with it. Before the invention of the ophthalmoscope all that was -known about the Inside of the eye was ascer- tained by dissecting the dead organ, just as is the case with the internal structure of the ear at present. The science of treat- ing the ear has never got very far because of the impossibility of obtaining a view of its inside works in a living person. The Use of Glasses. Whereas in earlier times a large per- centage of human beings were afflicted with defective vision for lack of proper glasses, nowadays a simple pair of lenses enables the rearsighted person to see as well or nearly as well as the individ- ual with normal eyes. Only a genera- tion ago it was a common thing to seo people troubled with chronic sore eyes, the complaint being due usually to strain, caused by want of proper spec- tacles. Today sore eyes are a rarity, com- paratively speaking, because people who need them wear glasses as a rule. The first eyeglass mentioned in history was used by the Roman Emperor Nero. He was so nearsighted that he could not see satisfactorily what went on in the circus. He found that a concave emerald, which was one of the Imperial jewels, assisted his vision remarkably. He employed it constantly, believing that its power in this regard was due to some magical attribute. A number of delusions about the eye are popularly entertained even now. One of them ts to the effect that nearsighted eyes are apt to be exceptionally strong. This is the reverse of the truth. Nearsighted eyes are almost always weak eyes and are apt to belong to weakly people. Another common and very erroneous belief is that the adoption of glasses should be put off as long us possible by elderly persons, be- cause they strain the eyes, and for the reason that they cannot be given up if once adopted. Nothing could be more ab- surd than this idea. Eyes that need glass- es are under constant strain through not wearing them and can only be relieved of strain by adopting them. When adopted, they prove such a relief and so great an astistance ta the vision that they are never given up as a matter of course. What lame man, if he could get a new leg, would throw it away? (See Mayor Strong’s Advice. From the Philadsiphia Press. A young man from Norfolk, Va., called on Maycr Strong of New York the other day, anxious to serve New York city.” The following dialogue then took place: Mayor—“‘Have you any money?” Young Man—“A litth “Enough to pay your fare to Norfolk?” Young Man. Yes, enough for that.” Mayor—“Then. my boy, go right back to Norfolk. There are 10,000 young men tike you in this city, and you would add one more to the list. I’m sure you'll find it easier to get work in Norfolk than in New York, for the competition in Norfolix Is not so keen as here. A young man of your en- terprise should be able to make his mark in his own city.” Mayor Strong was extremely k in manner and tone, and the young man de- parted, much bewildered. so A Chance for Inventors. From the New York Sun. “I dare say,” remarked Mr. Bilitops, “that some time somebody will make a fortune by inventing something that will enable us to get a straight part in our hair the first time. Everybody knews that often though we try and try agein the part stiil looks more like a zigzag streak of lightning than a straight part, and we lose much time in this way, and sometimes we lose our temper. What blessing the hair parter will be, a simple and inexpensive contrivance that will noed to be passed over the head but once, giving a straight part every time!”