Evening Star Newspaper, July 6, 1895, Page 7

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JULY 6,'1895—TWENTY PAGES. 7 THE SOCIAL WORLD Something of a Scatteration Now Taking Place, ANEW BLUE ROOM DOOR Many Changes in the Diplomatic Corps. RECENT DEPARTURES SS The grand scattering of society and other folks to the four quarters of the globe, as well as to the more restricted territory of country and seashore hereabouts, is just at its height, as the columns of The Star from day to day abundantly testify. It is @ good thing to seek change of scene and alr during the summer, and even if the change turns out to be a bit for the worse, it will add variety to the every-day regu- larity with which most people order their days. Nevertheless, as general as the ex- odus may seem, tnere are loads of inter- esting folks home yet, who only intend spending a few weeks out of town during August or Sepiember. Any fine market day brings out the entire feminine social force, and if they miss that, then they can be found seven deep round the ribbon and lawn counters of the big shops. Wash- ington {is not deserted yet by any manner of means. : Changes in the personnel of the diplo- matic corps are so frequent lately that it begins to be hard to keep track of the new arrivals. There is a new German ambassa- dor, a Portuguese minister and a few others with whom socicty may become de- lightfully acquainted next season. Their Presentation to the President will be post- poned till after his return to the White House in the autumn, and diplomatic-so- cial matters are not likely to be especially energetic around here for the next two months. For the first time in years the head of the German embassy has a wife to preside for him. Baron Thielman has also two daughters, and whether these interest- ing additions to the family life of the corps are young ladies or children remains yet to be seen, The Thielmans are at Deer Park for the summer. Newport seems to be go- ing mad over the little bunch of titled gen- tUemen in the Britsh embas: mostly new- comers, too, and Mavroyeni Bey has con- siderable of a task ahead to make Bar Harbor just as Interesting with so little as- sistance from his diplomatic bachelor col- leagues. The Spanish minister, Mr. Dupuy de Lome. and wife, the, Argentine charge de affaires, Mr. Dominguez, and wife, and the new Swiss and Portuguese ministers and their wives, are all late additions to the corps, and most agreeable ones. Mr. and Mrs. Dominguez have taken a house on K street, and the family of the Portuguese minister is a close neighbor. There will be an entire change next winter in the Rus- sian legation also, so that new faces will be more frequent than old ones in the next New Year parade at the White House. Mrs. Hearst at the very height of the craze for the possession of Napoleonic relics purchased a collection of fatures, for which she gave $10,000, In the collection nearly 2) are portraits of Napoleon or members of his family, and the rest, about 20, are of famous personages and court beautles, all painted by celebrated<qinia- ture artists of that period. Some’ are framed singly, others in groups, and are hung in the ‘picture gallery or drawing rooms, but the majority are mounted as brooches, or on box lids, or watch cases, and are shown in the cabinets or glass-covered bric-a-brac tables in the empire drawing room. Mrs. Hearst, for the last ten years, has been quietly adding to rer collections of various works of art, and if the present fever of delight in all that pertains to Napoteon had not appeared her pleasure In possessing these miniatures would have been no less on that account. It is given to few to be able to indulge auch a taste, nor to be able to give one’s friends a glimpse into the court life of a fashionable era of the long ago, as Mrs, Hearst did last winter at her rococo concert. Mrs. S. S. Howland’s taste In the way of pretty things runs largely to the posses- sion of song birds. Her aviary, which was built especially as a luxurious home for the feathered pets, 1s on the front of the house, right over the morning room of its mistress. All the well known songsters are fully represented, and with them numbers of rare and beautiful birds from many lands, Mrs. Howland is as fond of the birds as they are of her, and ghen she enters their glass covered home they fly about her, ‘ch on her shoulders and in every way feet theix delight in her presence. Mrs. Howland has some pet monkeys and parrots, which add consid- erable variety to the daily life of the aviar: One of the most interesting corners in the Howland mansion is the little hall nea? the hall room, which has been especially fitted, on account of the excellent light, for the display ot Mrs. Howland’s fans and miniatures. The walls are covered with hunter's green velvet, and the fans, most- ly of point lace and ivory, are each works of art. The miniatures are equally pleas- ing, both in subject and artistic value. Count and Countess Divonne are just at the moment quite to the front in the enJoy- ment of the Paris season. The beautiful young countess seems to have entirely re- © red her good health and buoyant spirits since her return to her adopted country, and the welcome extended to her must have been very delightful after the dull fall and winter spent here, with the worries of sick- ness and financial affairs. The date of the return of the Divonnes to this country is as yet an uncertain matter, but that the countess can and will come back again is quite probable. Mrs. Audenried went to Deer Park early this week, and will probably spend most of the summer there, as has been her custom of recent years. An important improvement toward the comfort of those who assemble in the blue parlor at the White House on social oc- easions is now being made. A door is be- cut through the wes: of this room 1 commenication with the room. The wonder of it is why this not thought of yea but it Is » too late, and, i the ening of another door to the green par- lor, another re proval will greet vhan: . The door- through is intended lence of the Presi- and guests and those nd the Ine at cere- but it cannot fail to work new cut bet ndling of large g3 by easing off, e' so little, the pressure on the old red room door. The is not used or opening on the cor cept by the presidential party, and, herefore, serves no other purpose, after a reception begins, than a itor. While the era of making new ope is at hand ft would be a mighty good scheme to open another door from the south corner of the green room on the east room. The green room generally on reception nights 1s never anything more or less than a passageway. The guests are not encouraged to stay in ft, fer If they were to do so, all the door- S would soon be plugged up and the overflow from the blue room could find no outlet. As space has become such a serfous Matter of late years in the White House, anything which tends to add even addi- tional elbow room is worth consideration. Representative and Mrs. Newlands and family are at Narragansett, where Miss Newlands, who will formally enter society next winter, is prominent tn the young set. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Payson and daugh- ters ar: summering at Bar Harbor. Among the passengers sailing from New York for Europe on Thursday were Mrs. M. B. Moore ind her daughter, Miss Fanny A. Moore, ot Washington, who were join on board by their cousin, Mrs. J. I. Bradley, of Syracuse. ‘They expect to be gone two months, a ‘< or more of which time will be spent in Parts. Quite a party bade them ation In this city, and Miss @ was the recipient of muny tokens frinds, including beantiful flowers, boxes of bonbons, and last, but not least, a lovely silk American flag. Mrs, H. D, Barr and her daughter Rene, of this city, are spending the summer at Rangeley, on the lake of that name, nestled among the woods and mountains of Maine. Mr. and M Willam C. Jirdinston of Auburn, N. Y., recently marric3, are spend- ing a portion of their honeymoon in this city, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. James N. Jirdinston of Corcoran street. The marriage of Ensign Walter Selwyn Crosley, U. 8S. N., and Miss Pauline de Launey Stewart of Macon, Ga., was sol- emnized oa Wednesday last at the residence of Dr. T. O. Walton, Annapolis, Md., Rev. Dr. McDowell officiating. The drawing room was profusely decorated with palms, vines and cut flowers, the bay window being transformed Into a perfect bower, in which the bridal party stood during the ceremony. The bride, who is a stately bru- rette, wis gowned in white organdie, with tulle vell, and carried a bouquet of white sweet peas. The maid of honor, Miss Ser- pell of Norfolk, also wore an organdie gown. Ensign Douglas, U. S. N., was best man. After a wedding breakfast Mr. and Mrs. Crosley left for Nantucket and other points in the east. The wedding party con- sisted of the Immediate relatives of the contracting parties. Among those present were Dr. and Mrs. T. O. Walton, Rev. Lotta D. Crosley, Zanesville, Ohio; Dr. Ro- land Walton, the Misses Walton, Mr. Law- rence Walton, Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Mc- Dowell, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bowle, Lieut. and Mrs. Dressel, Miss Serpell, Miss MIIlI- gan, Mrs. Hopkins, Mr. Hopkins, the Misses Andrews, Miss Curry of Washington, Capt. Young, U. 8. M. C., Mr. Werntz and Mr. George Forbes. Miss Carrie Rothschild is spending the summer at Lannon. Miss Besste Persons has gone to Newark, N. J., to visit her cousin for about a month. Miss Lillian, E. Urbach of Baltimore is visiting Mrs. Geo. Clarvoe of 726 4th street northeast. Mrs. Daniel W. Edelin and4iitle son will spend the month of July in the mountains of West Virginia. Dr. and Mrs. Yarrow are spending this month in Quebec. ea Mrs. Henry F. Bauer is at Oakland, Md. Mrs. Fred. Gheen is at Coionial Reach. Dr. J. M. Toner has been at Derry Sta- tion, Pa., the past week, and will soon go from there to Bedford Springs to spend a month, Mrs. R. Exner and son, Dr. John C. Ex- ner, will sail on the steamer for Germany on the 17th, to be absent about two months at Carlsbad. Miss Emilie F. Yoder, daughter of Cash- fer Yoder of Mahanoy City, Pa., is visiting her cousins, Maj. and Mrs. C. T. Yoder of this city. Dr. E. L. Sanders of Loulsyille, Ky., with his bride, is visiting his sister, Mrs. Geo. D. Scott of 921 R street northwest. i Mrs. C. Strauss and Mr. Bernard Kiernan have started today for Colorado Springs, Colo., to spend the summer with her nephew, James P. Kane. There was quite a jolly party entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Barry at Cottage Park on the Fourth. They spent the day in fishing, boating, etc. A prize was offered to the one finding the greatest number of old horse shoes, and was won by Miss Jennie iverheart, who found eight out of twenty- six. Among the guests were: Mrs. kins and sister, Misses Howser, Perkins, Everheart, Baker, and Messrs. E. Kernan, H. Elhott, G Ramey, J. Everheart, G. Leh- man, M. Snyder. Mrs. Sarah T. Crews, Mrs. Wm. R. Bush- by, Miss Carl Louise Bushby and Miss Clara McGeary are at Paxson, Loudoun county, Va. Mr. and Mrs. T. Hamilton Coates of 109 6th street northeast left Tuesday for Oak Grove, Va., for the summer. Capt. and Mrs. E. H. Ripley went to Washington Grove, Md., Wednesday last, for a short sojourn before leaving for Ocean Grove, N. J., for the summer. Dr. and Mrs. A. L. Pratt have taken house 1702 Oregon avenue northwest the summer months, and will not go to country as usual. Mrs. W. B. Littleton and little daughter Helen have gone to the Blue Ridge moun- tains for the summer. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bushby have gone to their cottage at Washington Grove for the summer. Mrs. Walter G, Gleason left this morn- ing for a sojourn of two months in Vir- ginia. General and Mrs. Royall left this morn- ing for Dublin, N. H., where they will stop for the summer with Mr. and Mrs, Par- sons. Misses Gretta Turley and Ethel Brown, and Messrs. Raleigh, Luckett, Harry Tret- ler and Sherwood Brown leave this after- noon for Piney Point, where they will spend a month, Mr. Z. G. Lamkin and daughter Bessie of Richmond, Va., are the guests of Mrs. E. T. Farrar. The ladies will visit the Jersey coast for several weeks. Miss Jessie Hergesheimer of Capitol Hill has gone to Cleveland, Ohio, to visit the Misses Jennie and Maude Young, and ex- pects to be away two months. Miss Margaret H. Taylor, formerly of this city, was married to Mr. Charles Den- nis Barnes of Southampton, Conn., on Tuesday last, at the residence of Mr. Chas. Cariton Cojfin, the author, Boston, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Barnes left immediately for Norway, but will be at home September 15. Miss Henrie Tolson gave a reception Wed- nesday evening In honor of her niece, Miss Mary L. Woolverton. A cool evening fa- vored the young folks, and dancing was enjoyed to a late hour. Among those pres- ent were "Miss Elsie Macauley, Miss Craig, Miss Josephine Craig, Misses Pearl ‘and Ruby Woolverton, Miss Herndon, Miss Woolverton, Miss Mary ’L. Woolverton, Messrs Charles Hogue, Carrol Hoover, Cortsworth Herndon, Burton Craig and others. Secretary and Mrs. Lamont are expecied to return to Washington in about two weeks. They will probably spend tomor- row at Seattle, Was and will then start east over the Great Northern road. At St. Paul they will be the guests of President Hill of that road. Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Conwell have return- ed from their bridal trip in New England, and are now located at 927 Westminster street. é A ‘bus party visited the woods on the farm of Mr. John F. Vogt, near Forest- ville, Md., on the Fourth. On their arrival the party was photographed by Mr. Fred. Meyers. After an excellent lunch served the for the by the ladies, the day was spent in ram- bles through the woods and dancing at the farm hous: Among those present were: ama, Jennie and Maud Davis, Swainson, Mamie and Maggie srnan, Angelina Marinelli, ‘auth and J. Malone, and . Vogt, Frank E. Ghiselli, White,Chas. D. Burke and Frank o. R. Taylor, John H. Bowers, jovannetti, Chas. Gates, Fred. Meyers and Mr. Logan of Philadelphia. Mrs. Fanny L. Fassett of St. Albans, Vt., was married July 1 to Mr. Henry Adams Curtis of Takoma Park, District of Colum- bia, at St. Mark’s Church, Brooklyn, by Rev. Dr. Haskins, who is an old friend of the family. Miss Edith May Duryee, daughter of Col. Redfield Duryee, has gone to New York city for a visit’ of two months with her sister, Mrs. Millie R. Richardson. eee KENTUCKY POPULISTS. Other Demands Besides the Omaha Platform. A platform, reaffirming the Omaha plat- form, was adopted by the populist conven- tion at Louisville, Ky., yesterday, and also demands as follows: A demand for free and unlimited coinage of silver on a 16 to 1 ratio, without asking the assistance of Great Britain. A demand that the national banks be abolished and the natlonal government issue legal tender notes for silver. A demand that the addition to the na- tional debt by interest-bearing bonds be stopped. The recent democratic issue of bonds, which were sold to the Rothschilds, is de- clared an infamy. A demand that the parity of legal tender money be mainteined. A demand that it be unlawful for Con- gress to stipulate any one kind of money in payment of debts. A demand for an amendment to the Unit- ed States Constitution to provide for an income tax. It declares that they view with alarm the recent acts of the courts in regard to the bank tax and trusts; that the will of the people will be sustained by a reversal of these d. ust be crushed. « in every part ——__--+e+-_ ___ Three Killed by Lightning. At Louisville, Ala., yesterday, Ughtning killed Postmaster Edward Bryan, wife and baby. One boy survives. DOING GOOD WORK The Central Union Missicn and Those It Serves. IMPROVEMENTS IN ACCOMMODATIONS Additions to the Comfort of Both Men and Women. NEED OF MORE FUNDS The managers of the Central Union Mis- sion are always engaged in some effort to Increase their equipment for the comfort of their temporary guests at the great building on Louisiana avenue that Is now the home of that valuable institution. One of the latest devices appropriate to the season is an ice fountain, that has just been put in for the use of the public on the north front. The expense of provid- ing this fountain was borne by Dr. and Mrs. Mackay-Smith. Dr. Mackay-Smith’s idea was that a free ice fountain, besides being a great convenience to the public, would to some extent act as a substitu- tion to the saloon, and prevent the intox- ication of some persons in the hot weather. He also believed that it might be an at- traction for many men to go to the mis- sion and derive benefits from the moral and religious influences that prevail there. The fountain is located beneath the side- walk in front of the mission and furnishes water to three spigots, two of which are outside the mission building, where the public can freely use them, and the other is in the reading room just off the street, to which the public have free access du ing the day. The spigots rest on a win- dow sill over a neat sink of galvanized iron, above which is the following 1 iD- tion: “Ho! every one that thirsteth!” Un- derneath the inscription are the words, “Ice water.” Progress in Every Department. The accommodations at the mission are now much more complete than ever be- fore, and there is progress in every de- partment. About fifty men are sleeping in the mission dormitory, the most of them having been culled out of last win- ter's crowd, and having obtained some em- ployment in the city. A few are out of employment and these are put to work in the wood yard. Nearly all cf them eat at the mission dining room, where they are furnished an abundant meal of wholesome food for ten cents. They are kept under good influences at the mission, and some of them are more than self-supporting. There has never been any attempt to force men to attend the religious services that are an important feature of the work done at the Louisiana avenue building, but all persons about the mission are urged to do so and most of them attend without so- Heitation. At 9:30 in the morning all the employes of the mission gather in the office, where family worship is conducted, lasting not more than ten minutes. There 1s noon- day meeting in the chapel from 12 to 1 o'clock, that is usually attended by about forty people. Improvements Made. During the spring and summer the mis- sion has improved its dormitory by increa: ing its facilities, and especially by provid- ing more complete sanitary arrangements. Four bathtubs have been put in the men's sleeping rooms, and now every man who spends a night at the mission is required to bathe before retiring. Each man is also furnished with a night shirt, tp secure the return of which he is required to leave his ordinary garments on deposit. This serves a double purpose. It not only insures the mission against the loss of its property, but it enables the superintendent to prevent the spread of disease, as he gives each bundle of clothes a thorough fumigation during the night. When the men retire, these clothes are hung on a rack, and are drawn by pulley and tackle to the fumigat- ing room on the sixth floor of the building, where they are left exposed to the influence of a strong disinfecting agent throughout the night. All the cots and bedding are also subjected to frequent treatment in the same way. This is a most important factor in the management of the mission, as in the past there has been some difiicu ty in keeping the quarters free from dirt and the germs of disease. Separation of the Transients. Another improvement has been made whereby men of the better class, who are whereby men of the better class,who are en- are permitted to remain for a long period, may be separated from the transient guests who develop no ambition for better life,and who are compelled to move on after a short while. There are, of course, many of the latter class—tramps or hobos—as they are now generally called, who seek temporary ald at the mission and who are never re- fvsed an opporgunity to pay for a meal or a night's lodging by work. This change will enable the mission to give a chance to men to improve ‘their habits and will also en- courage those who are doing well. The mission now has cots and beds for about 150 men, and it has floor space for about twice Ahat number in the rooms set apart for this purpose. Work for Women. It is a fact that is not well known that the mission now has a well-organized work for women, with dcrmitory, sewing room, laundry, &c., all in charge of competent matrons, About ten destitute women have been kept here on an average during the past few months, although there is suffi- cient room for providing accommodations for many more than this. All the in- mates are required to work in the laundry, but the employment is not lucrative, and hence this branch of the industrial de- partment of the mission is an expense without furnishing an income to the in- stitution, as both beard and lodging ‘have to be furnished. But it is thought that the work is necessary, 4S Women are constant- ly being thrown upon the care of the mi sion who must be provided for. The wo- men who are received are of al! classes, but usually they are those who are tem- porarily out of employment and need a place to stay while seeking work. Some of them ar? elderly women, who find it difficult. to secure employment suited to their ability. Others of the inmates are young women, who have been rescued from lives of shame, using this institution as a bridge over which to pass to better lives. Financially Distressed. Just at present the mission fs financially distressed. The great tax upon its re- sources in helping the poor last winter has somewhat crippled it by turning its ordinary income to charitable uses. There is a large debt incarred by the purchase of the Louisiana awenue building, and a pa ment falling due July 1, the treasurer lac! ed the funds to meet it. Two thousand dollars are now due on the building. There is a deficit of nearly $200 in the current expenses, and the industrial department is about $500 in arrears, Including care of the women and the cost of the meals serv- ed charitably in the dining room. Under the press of this emergency the building committee 1s being reorganized by the board of directors with a view to its instituting a more vigorous campaign for the payment of the debt, and as a part of this work a special meeting will be held in the auditorium of the mission Sunday night, July 14, to arouse e1:thusiasm in this effort. Several prominent business men have prom- ised to speak, and it is hoped that the financial project will receive a great stim- ulvs. The building committee has now secured about 650 pledges of 50 cents a month to meet the debt on the building, but this number is not sufficient. If 1,000 such pledges could be secured the committee would be able to meet the debt as it ma- tures after the present deficit is paid. eas gees GARFIELD'S ADVENT. JIMMY His Political Ability Shown by a Vic- tory Over Big Odds. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 6.—The nom- ination of James R. Garfield, son of the late President Garfield, as one of the re- publican candidates for the state senate in the twenty-fourth and twenty-sixth joint senatorial districts. marks the advent of young Garfield into political life. He won the nomination in the face of sharp opposition and demonstrated his political genius by a victory against big odds. It has long been the ambition of young Garfield to enter the political arena. The brilliant career of his illustrious father has always been an inspiration for the son. Four years ago he was an aspirant for the same honor which he succeeded in attain- ing at the convention on July 2. He failed because he was absolutely inexperienced in the art of politics. He was then un- known, and it is said that he vowed his in- tention of representing the old Mentor dis- trict in the Ohio senate within a few years. His prediction has been practically fulfilled, as a republican nomination anywhere in the district represented by the late Presi- dent Garfield is equivalent to an election, James R. Garfield possesses many of the traits of his father. He is remarkably af- fable, and is a good “mixer.” He is not as aggressive as was his father, being somewhat retiring. He is engaged in the practice of law in this city, being associat- ed in this work with his brother Harry. A few years ago he married Miss Newell, daughter of the late John Newell, who was for so many years at the head of the Lake Shore road. There is a peculiarity which pervades political life on the western reserve. It is hard to get into polities here and easy to remain when once established. For fifty years the old nineteenth district was repre- sented in Congress by three men. It was in this district that ex-President Garfield served so long and so well. It is here that his son has cast his political fortune. If he succeeds as state senator it is more than likely that he will aspire to enter national politics and move into the greater political centers and into a larger field of political activity. Many of the political workers here prophesy that the nomination of Jas. R. Garfield as state senator means that he will soon have cohgressional aspirations, and that he desires eventually to represent his father’s old district at the national capital. —__. THE NICARAGUA CA Yts Importance Pointed Ont by Col- quhoun, the Explorer. Copyrighted by the Associated Press, LONDON, July 6.—Archibald Ross Col- quhoun, the well-known explorer afd first governor of Mashoraland, has just return- ed from a several months’ mission to Nicaragua, where he thoroughly inspected the Nicaragua canal route and visited the Panama canal. He was also present at Managua, Nicaragua, during the British occupation of Corinto. In an interview with a reporter of the Associated Press, Mr. Colquhoun said he regretted his inability to fully discuss the Nicaragua canal, but he gaye certain par- ticulars regarding it. ‘Asked if the scheme was practicable, Colquhoun emphatically replied: 9 “Un- doubtedly it is practicable. I feel certain of that. But there are many points of AL. engineering importance requiring consider- aticn and full commissi discussion. The American composed of men of the and will, I believe, issue an , rot in any way based on party lines. I had a long conversation with Col. Ludlow and the other members of the commission with him, and also with Com- mander A. G. Menocal, late chief engineer ef the Nicaraguan Canal Company, who has been writing about the scheme for the last twenty years, and who is, in fact, its originator. The project 1s, from an’ en- gineering point of view, a very fine one. Of the 169! miles (total length of the canal from Greytown on the Atlantic to Breto on the Pacific), 1211-4 miles will be unimpeded navigation of the river San Juan and Lake Nicaragua, 2143 miles will be through arti- is ficial basins, making the total distance 142% miles, in wh ips can travel with little or no restrict‘o There will be only 263-4 miles of actual digging to be done. “The climate of Nicaragua is immensely superior to that of Panama, and, far from suffering, I have been benefited in health from the visit, Although working during the very hottest season of the year I found the climate quite pleasant, and a mere bagatelle to the weather I experienced nen in Burmah or Africa. rom what I have seen of Nicaragua and in a lengthened visit to the United States, especially the scuthern states, I am mere thar ever convinced of the immense importance to the United States of this project, and feel sure that it is only under the auspices of the United States govern- ment that this great enterprise can be carried through as it should be. That is, overcoming all, difficulties in regard to the execution and throwing the proposed wa- terway open as an international channel to the world’s ccmmerce. “The canal, in my opinion, will be unt- versally of greater importance than the Suez canal, and largely revolutionize the ipping routes of the world. For the United States the canal will not only have the effect of developing the trade of the Pacific slope and southern states, but will more especially open up the magnificent lands of the Mississippi at present lost to the commerce of the world.” ——.—__. MODERN RIFLE BULLETS. They Mnke Clezn-Cut Wounds That Are Easily Healed. From the British Medical Journal. The modern military small-bore rifle, with its armored bullet with a mantle of steel, copper or nickel, is the result of a process of evolution into the details of which we need not here enter. The reduction in cali- ber has gone on steadily, and it is a ques- tion whether the limit has yet been reach- ed. Italy and Roumania have adopted a caliber of no nore than .256-inch, the American navy is about to be armed with a rifle of only .203-inch caliber, and Kruka and Hebler have obtained ballistic results with a bullet of only .198-inch which are unapproached by projectiles of larger size. Practically now the armies of all civilized nations are armed with weapons whose caliber is under .315 inches or 8 mm. In great measure our knowledge of the surgical results of this marked reduction of caliber is based on theory, or the results of the experiments on the bodies of men and animals. At all times the character of a bullet wound depends on the weight, form, density and velocity of the projectile and on the hardness or resistance of the part hit. The comparatively large, soft bullets of the older and larger bored rifles, moving at a relatively moderate velocity, Froduced wounds with the character of. which most medical men are familiar. But the new rifles of reduced caliber, increased range, velocity and penetration, with hard, mantled bullets, Introdfice new factors of importance from the surgical point of view, ‘The softer and large-hore bullets profiuce wounds characterized by a bread zone of devitalized tissue about the point of en- trance, with a wound canal lacerated by the easily deformed ball, extensively splin- tered bones, great explosive action, an aperture of exit much lacerated and gaping widely, and with relatively little hemor- rhage. In the case of direct hits the action of the new bullets may be summed up by saying that thay produce clean-cut, slightly lacerated wounds of the soft parts, exert less explosive action and splinter and dis- place bones less, except at short ranges. ‘Their wounds offer tre best possible condi- tions for rapid and perfect’ healing, being sma}l, aseptic as a rule, and clean cut, but prone to bleed freely and at once. At long ranges, toward tne end of their flight, these long, thin bullets tend to som- ersault, and, by striking sideways, often produce extensive splintering and com- minution of bone. Indirect and ricochet hits with these new and mantled bullets are especially to be feared, as contact with any hard substance is sure to split the mantle, and the naked and deformed bullet core then acts like the hollow-point bullets of express rifles. This is a factor which may cause protective works to lose much of their value when attacked by troops armed with these small caliber rifles. Tho increased explosive action given to the new bullets by increased velocity is more than counterbalanced by their lesser liability to become deformed; hence their explosive action {s, on the whole, less mark- ed and less uniformly shown than that of the older kind. It occurs chiefly in the skull and in connection with the bones. In respect of this action on bones, espe- cially long bones, it is probable that exper- iments made on horses, whose bones are much stronger and more resistant than those of ran, have given us exaggerated ideas of the effects of the small bullets on these tissues, but, even so, the extensive fissuring and comminution are so severe that considerable actual experience is need- ed before we can be justified in regarding the new arm of small caliber as in any way minimizing the horrors of war. ———— Seal Fishery a Failure. The North Shore coasting steamer Otter, which has just arrived at Quebec, reports the seal fishery on the Labrador coast this spring as almost a complete failure. caliber, | ALEXANDRIA COUNTY Destined to Become an Attractive, Populous Suburb of Washington. ARLINGTON HEIGHTS AND BEYOND Causes That Have Acted as Ob- stacles to Development. : HOPEFUL OPINIONS HELD Probably very few of the thousands who have tolled up the heights to Arlington and turned to look upon the exquisite pano- rama unfolded before them have not won- dered why it was that the many eminences had not been long since made the sites cf homes. For miles above the Aqueduct bridge, down to Arlington, and then on again to the Theological Seminary, the land rises in a continuation of hills and knolls that stretch back from an amphi- theater in which the Potomac river and the national capital present a picture of inde- scribable loveliness. Further back still is a vast plateau, undulating in moderation an@ presenting splendid opportunities for the establishment of suburban homes by those whose business lies in the city in the distance. Strangers who have come from the enterprising communities of the north and west have been unable to understand why all this territory has not been more thickly settled, and have been astonished at the lack of progress which allowed such a remunerative field for investment and im- provement to remain untowshed. Several years ago there w&s a movement on the part of investors to Bring the high- lands of Alexandria county into more inti- mate relationship with the city of Wash- ington, and surveyors were busy platting many desirable parts of the territory in question, while an electric railroad was constructed from the Aqueduct bridge to Fort Myer. The ensuing era of depression injured this enterprise, as it did so many others, and since then no important steps have been taken to open up the highlands anew and equip them with means of com- munication of a character that would at- tract home-seekers. Drawbacks That Have Existed. That very lack of easy means of commu- nication has been a most serious drawback to the development of what should nat- urally be populous suburbs of Washing- ton; and another thing that has deterred many persons from making themselves homes across in Virginia has been the character of the gateways to Virginia through which they would be compelled to pass going to and fro from the city. Rosslyn and Jackson City are not at- tractive entrance avenues to a suburban home after dark, or even in daylight, and the continuous lawlessness that existed at these places without any apparent attempt to restrain it being made by the authori- ties has prevented many from following their wishes and making settlement on the Virginia heights and the plateau behind them, and sent them in other and perhaps less desirable directions. There is an awakening at hand in Alex- andria county, however, and the good cit- izens who have suffered'so much from poor roads and the class of people ever crowded about the entrances to their community are looking forward to changed conditions. Even those who for the sake of keeping on the good side of the lawless element, and thus saving the possibility of damage to themselves or property, have pretended to regard the indignation of Washington's cit- izens at the conditions across the river, in- jurious to the national capital as well as to Virginia, as a species of meddiing, are glad in their hearts that the board of trade has strengthened Goy. O’Ferrall's hands in the work of cleansing the community of im- ported lawlessness. They see very plainly that good results will issue from the cam- paign in behalf of law and order, and that the substantlal benefits to their community will be important and lasting. At a recent election the people of the junty decided that their roads should be proved if invitations were to be extended strangers to settle among them with any © ility of acceptance, and a road tax of 50 cents on the $100 was imposed. Views of the Covnty Trensurer. The county treasurer of Alexandria ccunty, Mr. William C. Wibert, takes a lively interest in any work that may pro- mote the prosperity of his section, and in conversation with a Star reporter he looked the future over. “It would be only natural for me to say that Alexandria county in many of its por- tions presents everything that can be de- sired to make a healthy and happy home zttainable,” said Mr. Wibert, “but so many of those who have come among us as strangers say the same thing that I can- not be charged with partiality or booming. It is needless to tell Washington people anything about the innumerable sites for residences and homes that rise one above the other "n the long and beautiful range of hills known as Arlington Heights. They run for seyeral miles, and at no point are they distant over three and one-half miles from Washington. ‘The air is pure and sweet, and no purer or better water can be found anywhere. “Of course, our section has sadly suf- fered frem lack of proper means of com- munication with Washington,” contigued Mr. Wibert, “but that trouble will, I am cenfident, soon be removed. The Memorial Bridge. “IT am convinced that Congress will very shortly provide for the construction of the Memorial bridge from the foot of New York avi e in Washington to the Arlington res- ervation,” he added with emphasis. ‘“Out- side of its patriotic and proper character as a tribute to the sentiment which is growing stronger every hour in the north and south, the Memorial bridge will be of immense practical advantage to the people on both sides of the river. It will afford a direct thoroughfare to a section that has been formed by nature to be the home place of the multitude which will one day dis- tend the boundaries shi the limits of comfort, and will give to the and luxurious an opportunity to have Villas and resting places on a plane commensurate with their tastes and pock- etbooks. There will be no question about communication when the bridge is finished, for there will be plenty of enterprising capitalists eager and ready to gridiron the heights with electric roads. ‘The road tax of 50 cents on the $100 which has just gone into effect will be of great advantage to us,” said Mr. Wibert in conclusion, “a considerable fund will be realized, and that it will be wisely ex- pended under the direction of Judge Grun- well and his associates in the board of su- pervisors is an assured fact.” Several other gentlemen who reside or are interested in Alexandria county con- tignous to Washington, looked at the future in the same hopeful way and assured The Star reporter that enterprises were now “be- ing contemplated that would be of vast advantage to their section in the way of opening it up to settlement and Invest- ment. -—_——__ TWO THOUSAND TUNNELS. Surprising Milenge of Railroads Run- ning Underground. From the Boston Transcript. Ask any half dozen persons whom you meet daily—regarded as well informed— how many underground roads there are in the world, and, if they venture to reply definitely, they will mention some number between four and twelve; perhaps one in a hundred of such persons would venture to say that there were ten times as many. “Now, what Is their number—accurate- ly?” some candid individual will inquire. This question canyot be at once answer- ed with entire accuracy, since new tunnels are constantly being constructed. To begin with, Great Britain has 140 tun- nels, mi in total length 87 1-4 miles France*has 2 aggregating 826-10 miles North America has 117, or upward, amount- Ing to above 35 miles. The total number of tunnels thus far in use is very nearly a thousand, and their ayerage cost is found to have been about $1,000,000 per mile. In England, the Kilsby tunnel, on the Great Northwestern railway, is 11-3 miles in length; the Box tunnel, on the Great Western, is 13-4 miles; while the Wood- head, on the Manchester and Leeds rall- way, is three miles, and is excavated for most of the way through solid rock. On the Marseilles and Avignon railway, in France, is a tunnel nearly three miles long; while the Blaizy, on the Paris and Lyons railway, is 21-2 miles long, running through calcareous rock and marl. Most of the French tunnels are curved, while— so far as I have learned—all the English are straight. 5 ‘The longest tunnel, up to the present is that of St. Gothard—91-2 miles , connecting Germany and Italy—open- ed in 1882. The Mont Cenis, connecting France and Italy, is 71-4 miles in length. Of the seveaty-two or more tunnels in Brazil, the longest is 7,040 feet in length, cut through solid rock. The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western railway has three tunnels in its line, of which the longest—that through Bergen Hillis 4,200 feet long. The Amboy exten- sion of the Lehigh Valley railway has the Musconetcong tunnel, 4,820 feet in length. The Baltimore and Ohfo railroad has a total of forty-five tunnels, of which “‘Sand- patch”—running 4,800 feet through the old red sandstone of the Alleghenies—was the longest until that recently completed under the clty of Baltimore—almost one mile in length. All these are for two tracks; but the En- glish “Woodhead” {is peculiar in having a double tunnel, with a single track in each, the two passages being connected by pas- sageways through the rock at short dis- tances. < Besides subways not designed for this purpose, one is now under construction in Paris by the Chemin de Fer d’Orleans for steam cars. Its walls are lined with porce- lain bri. making a really handsome struc- ture. Liverpool has its Mersey tunnel; in Glasgow Is the tunnel of the Glasgow City and District Underground rallwa: while London has three underground railways— the youngest of them (the electric) having been in continuous operation four years, and two additional underground roads (one for a railway, the other for vehicles and pedestrians), are under construction—and four more are proposed. Under Cannon street in London, and Iron- gate and Argyle streets in Glasgow—all busy thoroughfares, justly comparable with similar streets in Boston—underground rall- ways have been built without endangering the buildings above, or seriously delaying travel. One of the projected railways is to run between Oxford street and Holborn— main streets familiar to many a Bostonian. Of course, the expense of construction un- der streets, where gas, water and electric pipes, sewers and foundations of buildings have to be regarded, is more expensive than plain tunneling in earth; yet London's most expensive mile, under these condi- tions, cost much less than $5,000,000. Of Boston’s subway of about a mile in length, as now laid out, not half its length wiil in- terfere with the foundations of existing buildings. We come at last to mention that hole-in- a-hill on the Fitchburg line, called Hoosac tunnel, having a total length of four and three-quarter miles, with only two ventil- ating shafts in the entire distance: ——— Rain Gambling in Caleutta, From Chambers’ Journal. Come down again to where old Choont Lall himself sits cross-legged—cheery, ge- nial end wrinkled. He is always glad -to see you. He never mentions a bet. You ask the price, unable in the clamor of tongues to hear and understand. He mur- murs s!x and a half, Come, let us bet, and see how it is done. Here goes for 10 rupees. The broker holds it up—more shouting, more laughing, more fingers held up. He tells you he has sold it at 7; the price is rising. Supposing that it rains between Pow and 9 o'clock at night, we shall win 6 rupees for every rupee of our stake, our own rupee making up 7, the quoted price. Chooni Lall will take an anna in every rupee for brokerage. He is already worth many hs, for fortunes are won and lost here every day in the morsoon. The very sugar cane seller at the door, who doles out sticks of sugar cane at pice, is worth thousands of rupees. You can bet either way, for or against the rain, for today or tomorrow or against any fixed day, if you can find a taker. You can take your choice? of the two periods of hours from 6 a.m. till noon, or from 6 a.m. till 9 p.m, Of course, to a man who bets that rain will fall in the first period, far longer odds are offered. It rarely rains, even in the monsoon, between those hours; and I have seen 300 to 1 offered. Rich men Ceposit large sums with Choon! Lal—he Is also a banker—and lay odds on the rain falling within a certain month. For the month in which the monsoon usually breaks they lay 5 and 6 to 1 on the rain; and it would undoubtedly be a very g00d bet. Brokers themselves bet but rarely—their brokerage pays them; but, of course, there comes often a certainty of winning by easy hedging. The odds are not hard to foretell. Every bet !s sold in the open market and the price recorded. The place is really a sort of rain exe 2, and, as in the monsoon weather it is constantly full, there is never ony difficulty in betting either wa: upposing you will be willing to take the current p see A Hig Telescope. From the Boston Transcript. A refracting telescope of even larger dl- mensions than that of the Lick observatory is now being constructed for a new ob- servato’ to be founded near Chicago by Mr. a wealthy American. The ob- ject-glass, which fs to be forty inches in di- ameter, with a focal length of nearly sixty- four feet, is now being made by Mr. Al- van G. Clark, and 1s progressing satisfac- torily. The convex lens of crown glass that nearest the object—is about three inches thick in the center, and_ seven- eighths of an inch at the edge, and weichs about 200 pounds. The concave or flint glass is aout 1 1-2 inches at the center, and 2 3-4 Inches at the edge, and weighs about 30) pounds. The meunting for this giant instrument has been completed, and was exhibited at the Chicago exhibition. The tube fs of sheet steel, and weighs six tons, The total weisht of the telescope and mounting is about seventy-five tons. T@e driving clock weighs about one and one-half tons. The dome covering the tele- scope will be elghty feet in diameter. With reference to the largest-sized re- fractor which can be made, it appears that we have not yet reachad the limit for this form of telescope. Mr. Clark recently ©: pressed his opinton that, notwithstand! the absorption of light due to the increased thickness of the lenses necessary in these large telescopes, their light-grasping power has hitherte increased in proportion to their size He considers that the 30-inch ich he made for the Nice obser y is “yastiy superior” to the 2 inch Washirgton refractor; that the 36- inch Lick telescope Is “certainly super! to the 30-inch,” and he has “every reason to suppose that the 40-Inch will be su- perior to the 36-inch.” If this be so, may discoveries in the near future with great 40-inch Yerkes telescope. SS eS Acres in Sunflowers. From the Chicago Tribune, What promises to be an important new agricultural industry is about to be tnaug- urated by S. D, Cone, a South Dakota farmer, who will this year plant 100 acres of Russian sunflowers. The yield ts thirty to fifty bushels per acre, and the seed pro- ducés about one gellon of oil per bushel. The oil is high priced, and is what Its known as;the nearest approach to the oil of olive. After the oi] has been extracted the seed meal makes a splendid cake for cattle and horse feed, much superior, in fact, to that made from the flax. Then the stalks, which will number about 13,000 to the acre, will yield five to six cords of fuel about equal to wood, and worth in the neighborhood of $15 per acre. 0+ Interesting Persons. From the Lewiston Evering Journal, There is a man living on upper Main street who drifted at sea in an open boat for ten days after his provisions were gone. He never speaks of it. There lives in Lewiston a woman who spanked the Prince of Wales when he was a child. Anotker woman Ilves in Lewiston who has crowded a Ife full of romance. Forty years ago she was the handsomest woman in a large Maine village. A lawyer com- mitted sulcide because a farmer's son went home with her from a dance and she kissed him good night at her door. A med- ical student worked five years after she was married for attempting to stab with a surgical instrument the man she had prom- ised to marry. When the war broke out she was ten years a married woman, and made a speech asking the men of her na- tive town to enlist. Twelve of them went to the front for no other reason than be- cause she asked them to. Eleven of them died on battlefields and one came home a colonel. The man she married did not go. we look forward to interesting celestial the SEEN AT EVERY TURN Tnvasion of London by the Ameri- cans. THREATENING INTERNATIONAL AMITY Toasting the Memory of John Harvard. CELEBRATING THE FOURTH (Special London Cable Letter, Copyrighted, 1895, by the Associated Press. LONDON, July 6—This year’s invasion of London by Americans 1s the strongest ever known. They are to be seen at every turn, occupying the best apartments in all the popular hotels, and visiting all places of interest. The leading restaurants are packed with them, and they half fill the theaters nightly. Finally, the Americans flock in crowds to the big music halls and enjoy themselves generally in every way possible. They are good customers every- where, free with thelr money and con- tent only with the best of everything. Therefore, it necd hardly be added, the London hotelkeepers, storekeepers and pub- Ne entertainers ate not grumbling at the so-called American “invasion.” If proof was needed of the presence here of a multitude of Americans it was fur- nished by the crowds of patriotic citizens of the United States who attended the sev- eral Independence day celebrations In Lon- don on Thursday last, and, strange to say, the screeching of the eagle upon these oc- casions seemed to give the lion a certain degree of healthy satisfaction. The Daily News, for instance, comment- ing yesterday on the banquet of the Ameri- can Society at the Holborn restaurant, said: he American Independence day was celebrated in London more publicly than on previous occasions. This is as it should be. The day brings no bitterness of memory to the present generation of Englishmen. But for that day and its les- sons, our empire might by now be a thing of the past. It is never so fittingly cele- brated as when Englishmen and Americans mect in honor of it at the same ceremony, or at the same social board.” Then again, during the banquet, a cord- jal message was received by the Americans from the past and present members of Em- manuel College, Cambridge, who were din- ing in another part of the b ing, which caused Mr. Wayne MacVeagh, the United States ambassador to Italy, who presided in the absence of the Hon. Thomas F. Bay- ard, the United States ambassador to the court of St. James, to remark that blood was thicker than water. Not to be behind- hand in courtesy, the Americans sent the Emmanuel*men a reply, proposing as a worthy sentiment of the evening the mem- ory of John Harvard, a son of Emmanuel College, and the father of liberal learning in the new world. As a further proof of the presence here of vast throngs of Americans it may be added that at the Savoy Hotel one night this week half a dozen American dinners were in progress. Mr. Geo, Gould's party Was at one table. and near it was the party of Mr. M. H. De Young, proprietor of the San Francisco Chronicfe. At another table Mrs. Wirt Dexter of Chicago was enter- taining a number of friends, and there were fully twenty more persons of more or less prominence at the varlous tables in the room. > The registers of Lowe's and Gillig’s Amer- ican exchanges show a larger number of names entered than for years past. Mr. and Mrs. M. H. De Young arrived fro Paris a few days ago and they are recei ing much attention in society. They have been the guests of Mrs. John W. Mackay and other prominent peop! There was considerable comment among the New Yorkers who attende giver ard, v dorf Astor, who was among those present, hi ged ereatly since the death of his wife. Bret Harte created much amusement at the reception by displaying great anxiety that the English butl should annonace his name ¢ y. The butler announced “Breth * whereupon the novelist called out “Bret Harte’ at the top of his voice three times and set everybody liughing. Mr, Wayne MacVeagh delighted all by the happ: anner in which he presided at the ef the American 5 - He is becoming a great favorite in London, ard Was one of the few Americans at the gar- den party of the Duke and Duchess of- Saxe-Ceburg and Gotha at Clarence House on Wednesday last. Congressman “Bertie” Adams of Phila- elphia is spending some time in London and participating in the social gayeties. Mr. ard M Geor Curzon are doing all in their powe ake the Quaker City n's visit here a social success, sman Harry Miner ef New York, who Is here on theatrical business, says that he is almost tempted to wi he had been elected to parliament instead of Con- ss in order that he might bring about sme Icgisiation that would give London Warbers a lesson as to the value of time. Mr. Miner adds that he has been a great ufferer on aceount of the w: in which London barbers measure time. The other day the New York Congressman got into a barber's chair here, and the barber prompt- ly gave his face a coat of lather. Then the man disappeared into another room. For half an hour, Mr. Miner says, he sat there, amd in the meantime the soap had thor- shly dried upon his face. When the bar- ber returned, Mr. Miner demanded to know what he meant. The barber said he had to “dress a lady's hair.” It took Mr. Miner actly three-quarters of an hour to secure a shave. PcliceCaptain Mason,who has charge of the Police telegraph system ofBrooklyn,has been having a grand time in London, and the officials of Scotland Yard have extended to him every courtesy. He accompanted In- spector Richards of Scotland Yard on a tcur of inspection to Windsor Castle the day before the queen returned from Scot- land. In this way Capt. Mason managed to see all the private apartments of her majesty, which is a very unusual privilege for an American. Senator Richard F, Pettigrew of South Dakota sails for home today, after a three months’ tour of the continent. He has greatly improved in health, and has gained in weight. Mr. Jerome K. Jerome does not seem In- clined to apologize to Mr. Richard Croker in regard to the statement made in Jerome's paper about Simms. He publish- ed Mr. Croker's letter on the subject, which was the same in wording as the one writ- ten to Mr. Henry Labouchere and published in Truth; but he add: “It does not tally with my information, and it would be to the advantage of the public that the affair should be carefully inquired Into.” ———— Daughters of Veterans. From the Boston Herald. The item going the rounds to the effect that there are only seven daughters of revolutionary soldiers in the United Siates has resulted in the development of the fact that Vermont has at least five daugh- ters of the revolution of the first genera- tion. The two venerable ladies of ien- nington included in the current item are two sisters who married brothers named Buck. ‘he St. Albans Messenger” dis- covered a third in the person of Mrs. E. P. Jones of Georgia, who, in"spite of her nin ty-three years, is blessed with undimin- ished intellect and general good health. The Woodstock Standard now comes to the front with two additional daughters of the revolution. The first mentioned ts Mrs, Sarepta Cowen of Quechee, who is seventy- four years of age, and who has two brothers, Charles R. Whitman of Quechec, aged eighty-one, and Wiliam Whitman of Brattleboro, aged nearly seventy-nine. Mrs. Betsey H. Pelton of Woodstock, who will be ninety years old June is another, her father, John M. Call, having served five ars in the war of the revolution and two years afterward in the standing army. He born in the year 1 a1, and entlat robably from New Hampshire, in Daring his military services Mr. Call had acquaintance with Gen. Washington, ——_+e+ Respect for the Mikado. From the Chicago Record. ‘The respect of the press of Japan for the mikado is expressed by printing his name in capitals. For example, one paper says: “The nation will echo the words of its IPEROR, who says: ‘WE were con- 3 ined to take up arms against China for no other reason than OUR desire to secure for the orient an enduring peace.’”