Evening Star Newspaper, July 15, 1895, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, JULY 485, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. THE EVENING — STAR has a Larger Circulation ‘in the Homes of Washington than all the Other Papers of the - ' City Added Together, because it Stands Up Always for the Interests of the People of ‘Washington; : Contains the . Latest © and Fullest - Local and ~ General News; and Surpasses all the Other Papers in the Excellence of its Literary Features. It Literally Goes Everywhere, and is Read by Everybody. It is, therefore, asa Local Advertising Medium, without a Peer, Whether Cost or Measure of Publicity be Considered. S. Kann, Sons & Co, STH & MARKET SPACE. ‘Help Us TO CLEAR HOUSE FOR FALL. WE DON’T IN- TEND TO CARRY OVER ANY MORE GOODS THAN WH CAN AVOID FOR NEXT SEASON, AND WANT TO HAVE AS LITTLE STOCK AS POSSIBLE '“ON HAND" BEFORE TAKING STOCK. THAT'S WHY WE HAVE BEEN WILL- ING TO PLACE OUR SELLING PRICE BELOW WHAT THE GOODS COST US. OF COURSE IT ALL RESTS WITH YOU AS TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR DESIRE. THERE'S ONE THING CER- TAIN, HOWEVER, WE WON'T HAVE A SIN- GLE PIECE OF AND 89c. AND 98e. SILK LEFT BY “WEDNESDAY. THE WHOLE LOT ARE JUST FLYING AT THEIR NEW PRICE. JUST THINK, 79, 89 & 98¢. SILKS, — Ae, Wash Goods. THERE ARE LIVELY TIMES ABOUT OUR . NTER. WITH REASON, WASH GOODS CO) KNOWN FIRM OF YOUNG, SMYTH, FIELD & CO. OF CHESTNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA, THEIR ENTIRE STOCK OF RAMADAN CAMBRICS—1,306 PIECES IN ALL. THESE GOODS ARB FULL 36 INCHES WIDE, IN WHITE AND COLORED GROUNDS, ARE STRIPED, FIGURED A: TED, AND ARE ABSOLUTELY ARE SUITABLE FOR EITHER DRESSES OR WalIsTs. JUS! THE THING TO TOP YOUR SUMMER OUTFIT. ACTUALLY WORTH 12%. AND 15c. 6x%c. a Yard. THEY ARE DISPLAYED ON OUR CENTER BAR- GAIN COUNTER, FIRST FLOOR. YOU CAN FIND IT BY THE CROWDS. 400 PIECES NEW STYLES OF THE JUSTLY CELEBRATED BARNABY GINGHA IN CHECKS, PLAIDS, STRIPES AND PLAIN, PIN BLUB, LAVENDER, RLACK AND BROWN BEING AMONG THE SHADES REPRESENTED, THEY SRE WORTH 12%c. A YARD, BUT By Ove. I8 ALL WE SHALL ASK FOR 'EM. FIND ON SAME TABLE AS THE OTHER BATCH, 50 PIECES NEW STYLE ANDERSON IMPORTED GINGHAMS, INCLUDING LACE EFFECTS. 2c. AND 35e, VALUE. 2 QxKe. rr (SECOND FLOOR—FRONT.) 1,200 YARDS WASH GOODS, INCLUDING NEW GREEN, CANARY, PINK, NAVY, BLACK, - &e. WORTH DOUBLE THE PRICE. w¥%e. a Yard. (@IRST FLOOR.) eae Linings. , WE NEED ONLY TO MENTION A LINING DAY. EVERY ONE KNOWS WHAT THAT MEANS. 100 PIECES FINE PERCALINE, 38 INCHES WIDE, WHITE, CREAM, BLACK, &e. TIACu 60 PIECES GOOD HAI CLOTH, 26 INCHES WIDE. > Ox. 400 PIECES DRESSMAKERS’ CAMBRIC, COLORS. AC. ALL Big, Fine Apron. Special. 265 APRONS, FULL SIZB, FINEST INDIA LINEN, NAINSOOK AND LAWN, TRIMMED WITH THE MOST HANDSOME EMBROIDERY AND INSERTING, WITH DEEP TUCKS. EVERY STYLE IMAGINABLE THAT'S PRETTY. ARE ONLY SLIGHTLY SOILED FROM LAYING ON OUR SHELVES. MARKED FROM $2.50 TO $1.00. 40C. Big Corset - Cover Specials. 346 CORSET COVERS, COMPRISING ODDS AND ENDS OF OUR ENTIRE STOCK. HIGH NECKS, V SHAPES. EVERY STYLE AND MATERIAL BEING REPRESENTED, AND EVERYTHING THAT'S PRETTY IS ON THEM. WERE FROM $1.50 TO 75c. CHOICE, 2 206. - Linens. WE HAVE LINENS WHICH MUST BE SOLD. WE WANT TO SELL THEM. WE WANT XOU TO BUY THEM. 100 DOZEN LILIPUTIAN TOWELS, 2c. EACH; 8 FoR THIS LEAVES NO ONE WITH AN EX OF NOT HAVING ENOUGH TOWELS. 10 PIECES (0-INCH TURKEY RED DAMASK, FAST COLOR—40c. VALUE—23c. 50 DOZEN EXTRA WEIGHT, SIZE AND QUAL- ITY GERMAN DAMASK FRINGED TOWELS— SIZES 25X54—25c. Special in Spreads 8 CASES WHITE CROCHET SPREABS, ULL 12-4 MARSEILLES PATTERN, PERFECTLY ELEACHED. REGULAR PRICE, $1.50. SPE CIAL, 98e. White Goods. SOFT AS THE MOST DELICATE CHIFFON, COOL AS THE MOST STIRRING BREEZE, WHITE AS THE DRIVEN SNOW, AND, TO DE- SCEND TO PROSE, CHEAP AS DIRT. . : Y PIQUES, 12%e. * Che. DOK, 4%e. SWISS MULL, 12%c, ATIN STRIPE ORGANDIE, 9%4c. 25¢. BLACK FRENCH BATISTE, lic. 15. 40-INCH LAWN, 10¢. . Kann, Sons — & Co, = LATE SPORTING NEWS THE DEFENDER. In‘a Trial Suil With the Vigilant She Shows Superiority. The Defender outsailed the victorious Vigilant in a fair and interesting trial con- test yesterday afternoon off Newport, and Messrs. Iselin, Morgan and Vanderbilt, the members of the syndicate, who followed every Movement of both hoats, express themselves well pleased with the results. The new yacht behaved admirably, and both outsafled and outpointed ber opponent. She was quick in stays, tt only requiring eighteen seconds to change her course. Just before 11 o’clock the Vigilant was seen coming down the bay. Capt. Haff at once gave orders to get under way and lay-to in waiting for the Vigilant. As she approached the Defender’s crew hoisted club topsail. The Vigilant did: the same and both boats headed seaward, the De- fender in the lead, with her sails fitting perfectly. Her clubsdil was much larger than the Vigilant’s and gave her a decided advantage. A large fleet of yachts, under steam and sail, started to follow the race, but only the steam yachts followed the boats the whole way. Soon after 11 o'clock the Vigilant broke her spinnaker, but the syndicate boat wait- ed for her to come up, then the Defender set her spinnaker and both started on an even line, heading south by east. The Defender had trouble with her spin- naker and took it in three times before it fell properly. On this account she lost Bround. The Vigilant’s spinnaker was much larger, but it did not draw as well as the Defender’s after it was adjusted. At noon the Vigilant was a trifle behind. At 12:06 p.m, after having run eight miles in fifty-one minutes, the Vigilant took in her spinnaker and headed toward the Narragansett shore. The Defender immedi- ately followed. ‘When they came about the Vigilant was two lengths ahead with the wind on the beam. The Defender at once began to crawl ahead from leeward, soon opening a space of two lengths between her and the Gould boat, soon doubling the distance. Both boats were then carrying balloon jibs. é 4) the Defender came about and set her jib and sky sail and hauled down the balloon jib. The baby jib topsail was also set. The Vigilant came about seven min- utes later and set the same sails. Her jib topsail was nearly twice the size of the Defender’s. Both boats pointed well, but the Defender showed marked superiority in this respect as well as in speed. At 12:48 they came about on the port tack, the Defender far ahead and well up to windward, The latter came about and pulled away in eighteen seconds. Both con- tinued on the same Jeg until gfter 1 o'clock, when a squall was seen coming from the southward. The Vigilant’s commander at once came about, took in her head sails and she was taken in tow by her tender. The latter headed for New London. With the squall came a shift of wind from the south. The Defender took in her club topsail and set her working topsail, came about and put to sea in a 12-Knot breeze. ; ‘In order to show Messrs. Morgan and Vanderbilt what she could do, after mak- ing a long reach, she headed for Point Ju- dith, which the Vigilant was about round- ing in tow of the tender. The Vigilant was soon overhauled, and, apparently anxious for another brush, the latter again got under sail. But after a short trial, in which she was again beaten, the Vigilant ave up the race and the Defender return- ed to Newport, casting anchor at 6 o'clock mm. ‘The syndicate boat will go to Bristol to- Morrow to receive the finishing touches before starting for New York, The crew of the Defender on their return spoke in high terms of her behavior. Capt. Haff was fairly elated with her work after the squall, and all who observed the yacht today ex- Press confidence In her ability to compete with anything in her class afloat. WITH THE BALL PLAYERS. Washington Loses One and Wins One Game From Cincinnati, Cincinnati hit Maul heavily in Saturday's game and won from Washington by the score of 5 to 3. Boston took revenge on Louisville for the long game, and-beat the Colonels by the large score of 12 to 2. Cleveland took New York into camp to the tune of 3 to 2. Chicago could not stop the flight of the victorious Orioles, and the Baltimores were the victors by the score ef 8 to 4. Brooklyn beat Pittsburg 4 to 1, and Philadelphia beat St. Louis 9 to 4. Abbey's fine outfielding and Varney An- derson’s pitching and stick work were the features of yesterday's game_ between Washington and Cincinnati. The Reds could not hit Anderson, and the visiting club won by the score of 6 to 3. The Wash- ington team fielded well and played a great geme. The Reds were unable to get the hits when they were needed, and, conse- quently,lest the chance to oust Boston from third place. The score: ‘Washington 012200001—-612 38 Cincianati 01000020-8 8 2 Other League Games. Cleveland’ St. Louts. Chicago Baltimore Louisville .. Brooklyn Standing of the Clubs. Clubs. W. L. P.. Brooklyn... 35°30 .533 S| Philadelphia, 15s3| New York... 31 4 Washington. 24 36 “1400 57|St. Louls.... 24 45 348 (61 Louisville... 12 6£ 1190 Schedule Adopted for the Second Series. = ‘The Departmental League will start Its gecond series of games in a much better condition in every way than it did the first. The financial condition of the league is good, it is said, and no fear Is felt on that score by any member of the organiza- tion. The number of clubs has been re- fuced to six, and consequently they will be more evenly matched, and the games will be much more interesting. The sched- ule has been atranged accotding to the old National League idea, and the champions of the two series will play at the end of the season for the championship of the league, while the other clubs will be rated according to the total number of games lost and won. This will start all of the clubs off with renewed energy, and. will cause the teams now near the end of the list to feel that they still have a chance to come out at the end of the playing season at _a respectable point. ‘The second series will open Saturday with six clubs as constituting the make-up of the league. These embrace the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the District Gov- ernment, the Washington Light Infantry, the Army and Navy, the Treasury and the Government Printing Office. The Inter- state Cominerce Commission and the In- terfor Department made a bid to enter the league, but ‘were refused by the manage- ment, as it was thought that the six clubs wo@ld make a much better attraction for the patrons of the games than a larger numbe While it was thought that the Post Office Department and the City Post Office would be consolidated, it was decided to drop both out of the league, and, as the Pension Office had already handed in its resignation, it was accepted, thus leaving the desired six clubs. The Meeting Saturday Night. ‘The new schedule was agreed upon at the meeting held Saturday night. It calls for fifteen games and will constitute the second secies of games of the league. There should be no reason, it is thought, why the clubs now inciuded in the league should not put up excellent gimes of ball, as they are about evenly matched and start in on the same basis. There are two postponed games to be played this week between the Treasury and Government Printing Office and the Treasury and Bureau of Engrayv- ing and Printing. The two former play ‘Tuesday, while the two latter play Thurs- day. Mr. Anthony A. Sousa, the president of the league, goes away today for a much- needed . Hts place will be filled by Mr. M. €. Hazen, the vice president, who will have charge of all league affairs during Mr. Sousa’s absence. Both Mr. Hazen and Mr. Dickens, the secretary of the or- ganization, have labored hard and faith- fully with Mr. Sousa to place. the league on a good, sound footing, and are now in the best of spirits over the success of their at President Sousa Says. STH MARKET SPAGE| wast rita some see { E series and the success of ihe first One, Mr. Sousa says: t “You will notice some ortant changes for our betterment, of gourse, when we commence the second series of games. With the Bureau, the Commissioners, Light In- fantry,, Treasury, Armysand Navy and Government Printing Office we have an ag- gregation that is evenly matched, and, in consequence, every gartie played will prove an interesting exhibitian, The Pension Of- fice team has presented, its resignation. Capt. Jaeger and Wilmot Harris of this club have certainly proven themselves use- ful to the league on more than one occa- sion and I dislike excesdingly to lose them and their crack club; still, if they insisted upon throwing up their franchise we had to accept it. Financially,-we are ahead, and the patronage has been very encouraging. In securing the services of Umpires Will G. Betts and George Sneeden-we are quite for- tunate, and with Arthur ©’Neill and pos- sibly Hayden, will form a staff that any league should be proud to possess.” The New Schedule. The new schedule which was agreed upon is as follows: July 20, July 23, July 25, July B. E. and P. vs. WL. L D. C. O, vs. A. and N. Treasury vs. G. P. 0. A. and N. vs. W. L. I. 27, Treasury vs. D. C. 0. B. E. and P. vs. A. and N, . P. O. vs. B. E. and P. August 6, B, E. and P, vs. Treasury, August 7, W. L. L. vs. G. P. 0. August 8, Treasury vs. A. and N. August 10, D. C. O. vs. W. L. I. August 13, August 15, August 17, August 23, FISTER BREAKS THE RECORD. . O. W. L. I. vs. Treasury. D. C. O. vs. G. P. O. From Baltimore to Washington in Three Hours and 17 1-4 Minutes. J. J. Fister broke the Baltimore-Wash- ington unpaced bicycle record Saturday in the fast time of 3 hours 17 1-4 minutes, which is 11 3-4 minutes faster than the rec-. ord held by J. C. Wood, which was 3 hours and 29 minutes. Fister was started by H. H. Westcott of Washington and Wm. E. Ferguson of Baltimore. His time was taken at the finish by Mr. Westcott, who came back on the train, and J. Werner of this city. Fister started at 1:30 o’clock from Balti- More and reached Washington, 7th and Boundary, at 4:47 1-4. Several hundred people assembled at 7th and Boundary to witness the finish, and cheered him heartily as he crossed the line at a terrific pace. He did not have a fall until after he had crossed the line, when he struck a switch of the cable line, which tcre the tire off his wheel and threw him, but he sustairfed only a few slight bruises. His friends picked him up and took him to a room close by. and gave him a good rubbing down, and in a few minutes he came out, apparently as fresh as when he started. Analostan Regatta. The first regatta held by the Analostan Boat Club this season attracted quite a crowd to the boat house Saturday after- noon to witness the interesting events down on the program. The water was perfectly smooth and the day an ideal one for row- ing, and, as the crews were well matched and the finishes close and exciting, the in- terest of the spectators never flagged. The course was one mile with a turn, the start and finish being directly’ in front of the boat house. In the first race the four con- sisting of Mills, stroke; "Ross, 3; Taylor, 2; Moore, bow; came in alemgth ahead of the four composed of Lee},*stroke; Ross, 3; Fischer, bow. ‘The second event, an upset canoe race, was’ won by S. 5 In the four-oared gig race, the “F: ericksburg” crew, Ludlum, stroke; Corbett, 3; Wilson, Gromes, bow, and Lexis, cox- swain, by a good spurt’ at''the finish, cross- ed the line two lengths’ zhead of its oppo- nent, the “Philadelphia” gig. The event of the evenipg was the race of the senior four against ay elght-oared crew over a straight-away mi'fe"course, the start being down the river and the finish directly in front of the float at the boat house. The crews made an excellent start and hugged each other closely until ‘the eight steered out of the current and ne a winner by Uttie over a length. After the races an informal hop was held upstairs in the boat house se THE DEADLY CYCLONE. Five Kilied Before Its Blast in New Jersey. A terrific storm swept over the region around Hackensack, N.. Saturday after- noon, doing great damage. At Cherry Hill, @ small village, there were a number of deaths. The dead were Conrad Frieder- man, hotel keeper; three unknown Polish laborers and a child of William Ahrens. The storm came from the northwest, her- alded by great banks of clouds and a stir- ring breeze. The atmosphere was warm for a time, and then cold, and after a sec- ond rush of warmth came the cyclone, car- rying death and destruction in its course. The storm center was about 300 feet in width, and the strip over which it passed is a mass of ruins, Not a building in its path was spared. THE SPANISH COTTON INDUSTRY. hile Spain is Poor, Barcelona, With Her Cotton Mills, ix Rich, Consul Bowen, at Barcelona, has made a report to the State Department upon the cotton industry of Spain. More men are employed in the cotton industry than in any, save agriculture. In thread alone there are 3,000,000 spindles, $40,000,000 cupi- tal invested, 34,866 workmen. In white woven cotton goods there are large exports from Barcelona. Ten thousand workmen are employed in cotton thread lace manu- factures near Barcelona, and 38,000 are at work in other parts of Spain. In dyed and stamped cotton factories there are 10,634 looms and 32,000 workmen employed, pro- ducing 48,800,000 meters of cloth. Cuba and Puerto Rico received the most of this. The total number of spindles in Spain employed in cotton works is 2,614,500, and the number of looms is 68,300, with a total capital of $60,000,000, Cotton thread work- men are paid by the pfece, as are also the weavers. The average wages paid per week are as follows: Directors and super- intendents, fr 2 $12 to $25; major domos, $$ to $10; macainists, $4 to $16; firemen, $3 to $6; thread workers and weavers, $4.75 to $0; carpenters, $4.75 to $6; ordinary work- men, $3 to $4. The average workman's wages in Barce- lon’ and vicinity are less than 70 cents a day. ‘he most of the cotton that comes to Spain is from the United States and amounts to about 0,000 each year. Considerable cotton, however, also comes from Egypt. While Spain is poor, the con- sul says, the province of Barcelona is tich. ——_——_+ e+ —_<_ MORE OF LEWIS’ FORGERIES. Fully $300,000 Spurious Securities Used ax Collateral. More spurious bonds are daily turning up at Dayton, Ohlo, asthe creditors of Z. T. Lewis are heard) from, but they are all in the same line.’ The forged bonds were used as collateval only, and those Lewis sold were xenuineg, so far as known. It is now believed that fully $300,000 of forged bonds were hypothécated. Minnie Fletch:r, whe was Lewis’ ste- hosrapher, says Lewis represented himself to her as being unmarried, but there are sensation&l reports regntding them. She says she copied many bonds for Lewis, but denies that she forged ény names. The names were att&ched after she prepared copies for the iithographers. Miss Fletcher came here from Mew York two years ago, and is a talented woman. Lewis had his brokerage office here. He had offices also in Urbana and interests in Greenville, An- sonia and other places. oo The New Russian Legation. The members of the newly organized Rus- sian legation are beginning to arrive. The first and second secretaries are here, but the new minister is not expected until the end of the year. Prince Cantacuzene, the former minister, returns in September to close up his affairs. His daughter, Prin- cess Cantacuzene, has lately made her de- but in the court circle at St. Petersburg, nd it was due in part to the minister's desire to have her near this circle that he secured a transfer to Stuttgart. M. Bot- kine is at Lenox, where he will remain until autumn, . HORRORS OF ARMENIA. A Massacre Said to Be Imminent Any Day. In a letter from Van, Armenia, a repre- sentative of the Associated Press describes the massacre of Sasun. He says: “The Sasun massacre, it would appear, was one of the most carefully planned outrages in history. The evidence of this is circumstantial only; but it*is alleged to be none the less conclusive. In July and August enormous quantities of petroleum were shipped from Erzeroum to Moush. This petroleum came originally from Russia to Erzeroum, and so great was the quanti- ty brought over the mountaian roads that it was a subject of remark to very many persons. For a time it looked as though nothing went over the roads between Erze- roum and Moush but petroleum. Now, it is a fact that Moush does not use a great quantity of petroleum herself, nor do her merchants sell much of it to the surround- ing country. In the villages candles of sheep-fat oil are used for lights. What Moush wanted with those countless cans of petroleum was a mystery. But the mystery Was a mystery no longer after the Sasun Tassacre, for that petroleum was used to burn the houses of the Sasun villages and to cremate the bodies of the wretched vil- lagers who fell victims to the awful butch- ery. In burning the houses, the petroleum Was thrown upon the woodwork in generous quantities and get on fire, with the result that everything that could burn went up in smoke. In cremating the dead the bodies were in many cases placed between layers of wood and built up into a sort of funeral pile. The entire mass was then saturated with petroleum and set on fire. It is charged that living men were cremated in the same way. But this was a merciful way of putting the unfortunate creatures to death in comparison with the tortures inflicted upon many others. “Several weeks after the Sasun massacre, it is claimed, orders were sent from the palace at Constantinople for a massacre of the inhabitants of Modikan, a district lying to the south and southeast of Sasun, but when it was seen that an investigation of the Sasun affair was inevitable, the order, it is said, was recalled, and Modikan was not molested, except in the ordinary course of the persecution general in all parts of Armenia. “About the same time, it is asserted, Preparations were being made to massacre the inhabitants of Sasun, the Turkish gov- ernment tried to induce the Kurds to mas- sacre the Armenian inhabitants of the Nourdouez region, which lies almost di- rectly south of Lake Van, but the Kurds refused to have anything to do with the work. “In the city of Van at this moment there are 500 young men sworn to give them- selves as a sacrifice to Turkish butchery in the hope that the attention of England may be more strongly called to the desperate situation of their people. The Armenians cannot accept any scheme of reform which dces not have for its fundamental princt- ples the absolute control of the European powers, The moment that it becomes clear that the execution of the reforms is to be left to the Turk, the Armenians will rise in despair and fling-themselves to destruction. Unless Europe controls the reforms there | will be a masgacre of 20,000 Christians in the city of Van within three months. The Armenians themselves will bring this about rather than be cast adrift by their fellow Christians of the west. Their argument on this point is perfectly plains They assert that it is better to die by the sword, with perhaps the chance that their death will advance the cause of the Armenian race, than to die by the torture and starvation. “There is no language quite adequate to a description of the real condition of Ar- menia at present. Men ar@ beaten, robbed and murdered, and women ravished by Kurds and Turkish soldiers. Property is stolen or destroyed; crops are trampled down and eaten by herds of cattle, church- es and monasteries are desecfated and used as stabies and bath house, business is ab- solutely ruined, there is no wheat for bread, many villages are deserted by their starv ing inhabitants, and thousands of villagers are crowding into the cities begging from dcor to door of people who are little better off than themselves. Woe, and want, and despair, and death stalk abroad in this beautiful land, that was once a part of the Garden of Eden. “The inhabitants of Van are living on the brink of a massacre from day to day.” —_—_——+e+____ THE ENDEAVORERS’ SUNDAY. The Rain Spolled Their Mass Meet- ing. The program of the Christian Endeavor in Boston yesterday included work only for the visiting clergymen. The local min- isters in general gave place to those who had come from other localities to attend the conventicn, and it is doubtful if ever before in the history of Boston its pulpits were supplied with such an array of emi- rent preachers, This distribution of clergymen was so planned that the delegations quartered in the suburbs covld attend worship in their districts. Several delegations located down town emphasized their ideas on the matter of Sabbath observance by meeting yester- day and passing resolutions pledging them- selves not to use the street cars or other conveyances Sunday. Asa result the streets just prior to the commencement of regular church services were thronged with men and women wearing Christian Endeavor badges, proceeding on foot to the most con- venient churches. They had already he- gun the day with the bsual 6:30 a.m. pray- er meetings at their various heedquarters, but, in contrast to their practice on other days, there was no singing on the streets as the celegations passed to and fro. The clergymen who spoke were among the most eminent in this country, and the list also included many distinguished preachers from abroad. With 50,000 visit- ors in the city, besides the regular church- goers, nearly every church was filled. There was a deluge of rain just as the convention wes about to cuiminate in the great out-door religious gathering at noon upon Boston’s historic commen. On that green a vast-assemblage, estimated at be- tween 40,000 end 60,000 persors, gathered at the midday hour to begin what would have been the greatest religious gathering in the history of the world. President Francis E. Clark, D. D., opened the services at the*appointed kcur. Then came the heavy rain, but the aiscomfort of thousands did not prevent a mighty rendi- tion of “Onward, Christian Soldiers." Dr. S. F. Smit, author of “America,” was in- troduced and the thousands sang a verse of that hymn in compliment to its author. By this time the rain was falling in tor- rents, and President Clark announced an adjournment to the-big tents Endeavor and Williston, near by. About 14,000 found seats and the remaining thousands went away. zh In Tent Williston Hon. S. B. Capen of Boston first introduced Lieutenant Govern- or Wolcott, who spoke for Governor Green- halge. General Wolcott’s remarks about tke principles of the society as interwoven in the fabric of “good citizenship,” the subject of all of Saturday's large mest- ings, were most happy. Rev. Donald Mc- Lauren, D. D., of Detroit made the princi- pal address of the afternoon, continuing upon the theme of the day. The services closed with the singing of a special hymn, written by Dr. Smith. In Tent Endeavor Rev. Jeremiah Boyn- ton of Boston presided. After song and prayer Dr. Smith read an original poem and Mayor Curtis of Boston followed with an address on “American Citizenship.” In Mecharics’ building, after the meetings of the common had ended, the junior rally was held. The noon rallies were held at the usual places in the streets, wharves, halls, stores and manufactories. The larg- est was in Faneuil Hall. Secretary Baer of the United Society announced his resig- nation from the _secretaryship of the World’s Christian Endeavor Union, organ- ized Saturday. He hoped W. J. L. Closs of Australia would be his successor. The pre- sentation of the banner for test work in promoting Christian citizenship was made to the Syracuse (N. Y.) Union by Rev. 8. Edward Young of Newark, N. J. Con- gressman Elijah A. Morse of Canton, in Mechanics’ Hall, spoke on “The Possibili- ties of Enceavcrers in the Purification of Municipal Politics Without Entering Into the Strifes of Partisanship.”- Seeretary Lamont on the Way Home. Secretary Lamont and Mrs. Lamont and Gen, Brooke, commander of the depart- ment of the Dakotas, passed down the De- troit civer last evening en route to Wash- ington on board the steamship North Land. Gen. Russell A. Alger, Don M. Dickinson, Gen. O. M. Poe and others made a brief visit to the Secretary. —_—+e2—_____ The general store of W. W. & R. W. Luce, jr., at Scranton, Pa., was destroyed by fire yesterday. Loss, about $15,000, fully covered by insurance, S words, . Tuesday $3, $3.50, $4, $5 and will be Here is the way we clean: house. The plain facts are strong enough, so we won’t waste A big lot of “Odd Coats and Vests” left from Suits which were $10, $12, $15, and $20—in Black and Na Cheviots and Fancies—will ‘be closed FoR GO.O0, “Odd”’ Trousers - « = = Think of it—a lot of this season’s “Odd” Trousers, in blue, black, ‘fancies’? and neat stripes—which were $3, $3.50, $4, closed out Tuesday for | $1.65 PAIR $16, $17.50 Blue Serges, out $6 $1.65. $5 and $6, be sold tomorrow. It has all come abont this way: We have been exceedingly accommodating all season in breaking suits—selling a coat and vest—or a pair of trousers—just as you wanted them— and are now “matching up.’”’ No use of “cry= ing over spilled milk,”’ so we have just put a price on them to make you jump. Ought all . PARKER, - BRIDGET & CO., Clothiers, 315 7th St. WOMEN IN THE WATER. They Love to Flounder, hut Few Be- come Good Swimmers. From the Chicago Resord. ‘The most popular counter at the moment im the shops is that where bathing suits are sold. A loiterer at one of them which served out the sort worn by women saw six purchases made the other day by as many women in ten minutes. Yet all this water floundering among the sex produces few swimmers. It is the ex- ception when a woman can swim at all; it is a marvel when she can take herself through the water for twenty yards, a distance that every boy in the country ac- complishes before he is a dozen years old, or he is an abnormal boy. A boy never seems to have any instinctive awe of the water. When fea is eliminated good swimming is invariably the result. After all, it may be materially a question of sirength, this marked difference in the ability of the sexes to swim. A boy jumps into unknown depths, trusting to his strength of muscle and sinew to pull him through. A woman has no such quality on which to depend. She knows her back is weak, her arms more like cotton than steel. It is this inherent consciousness of weakness that makes her shrink, although she couldn't probably define the reason of the feeling. Thera is this peculiarity about a woman's swimming—she will either swim “dog” or “frog” fashion, the former being the easier and the lacter the correct way. A woman rarely, if ever, uses the over- hand stroke to any advantage. There are women known to have done so, but they find it impossible to keep it up or make any Progress. All men use it, to the exclusion of other metrods. The arm in this stroke is brought backward, then over the head and plunged forward, the shoulder being entirely out of the water at each stroke. It is exactly as if one were pulling himself through the water by meens of a taut rope. I lately asked a physiclan why it was that women never made vse of this stroke. He answered that these powerful strokes were made by means of the muscles across the chest. In a man these muscles are strongly developed.giving to the arms their whole strength. For a woman the bosom takes the place of these sinews, cutting off the means of her ever making this stroke of any use to her. Again, a woman is rarely a good diver, even though she is an expert swimmer. Physicians explain that this is owing to her weak back. She does dive in a sort of fashion, standing on a slight eminence and gracefully inclining herself head downward into the water. Even this is indulged in by only a few. A woman dreads giving herself up to space in this inverted atti- tude, simply because her back may play her false or the blood rush to the brain. ‘The same writer has a sensible word to say about bathing suits. Women enter the race handicapped by the garments they wear. Flannel is the heaviest kind of cloth, and yet wemen cling to it as a bathing suit. A stockiret garment that comes from heel to shoulder, so that the weight is tak- en off the waist, is the best. Over that a long Russian blouse of black wash silk or alpaca, locsely belted, and short sleeves. Then every muscle can work easily and naturally. The blouse throws cff the wa- ter, remains light, and the swimmer has no extra weight. Wear a suitable bathing suit, cultivate judgment, end there ts ne reason why any woman shouldn’t swim. ——+2-+—___. Can It Be Done in Bloomers? From the Lewiston Evening Journal. A Lewiston young man who fs troubled somewhat when a bulldog runs after his bicycle and tries to bite him has been prac- ticing the art of high kicking from the saddle of his wheel. He has now got so that he can ride at the rate of a mile in two minutes and with his left foot kick over a bulldog three feet away from his treadle. —_—_-+e+ —_____ Without Benefit of Clergy. From the Chicago Daily Tribune. " Mr. Billus—“Maria, how does it happen that Fanny isn’t going to church with you this morning?’ Mrs. Billus—“You know as well as I do, John, that when Bessie and Kate and I go to church somebody has got to stay at home. There isn’t room for four pairs of sleeves in our pew.” CROSSWISE RIDING, A Riding Master Relieves It Dangere ous for Women. From the Buffalo Express, Since the appearance on one of our avex nues, a few days ago, of a woman riding @ horse astride, there has been the usual discussion attending any innovation in Buf« falo. Investigation at the local riding schools proves that there are a number of society girls taking up this new fad, which! of course it Is at the present time. Whether or not it thas come to stay remains to be seen. People who know very little about riding are under the impression that the, cross- wise riding for women’ is not so dangerous. Harold St. John, a local riding master, is authority for the statement that riding astride is much more dangerous than the way women have been accustomed to ride in the past, and explains it in the follow- ing way: “A woman has more of a grip in the side saddle than in a man’s saddle,” he said. yesterday morning. “A man wouldn't have for the reason that from the hips down man has more weight than a woman. A. woman's weight is mostly from the hips up. So the weight that would keep a man from being thrown in an emergeney wouldn't be of the slightest use for a wo- man. Then, too, from the hips to the knees, a man’s leg is longer, consequently he can clinch the side of the horse and keep from being thrown in this way, while a woman couldn't, as the horse slants where her knee would come. Of course, a good rider doesn’t ride a horse by his grip,} but by balance, but when an emergency comes and the horse is frightened and june some sort La Sere is necessary,! and the woman wi the best grip ot i good saddle. lee "it “A woman will have to be a much more skillful rider to ride astride than the other The reason it has been so success-| fully tried in New York and other cities is because only women accustomed all their lives to equestrian exercises are taking it! up. You let a beginner try it, and see the — “For myself, I have no objection to { only I know that it is nonsense for = many people to say that riding astride is a safer way of riding. One reason people have come to believe the old way not safa. is because if a woman is ever hurt riding, the fact is published all over the coun- try, while among the same number of mon more are injured, only nothing ts said about it. Anyway, even though you hear of women being hurt, you never hear of men being injured. “Then, again, you hear about the twisted position. Well, I have no doubt but that the crosswise position is more comfortable, but we have never heard of a woman be- ing deformed through riding as has el- ways been the custom. “As to the grace? Well, that is entirely a matter of training the eye. If it were customary for women to ride in the new way, it would look just as graceful to us. A woman sits astride much straighter than a man.” Positively Impressed. From the Cincinnati Enquirer. He—“And so you saw Niagara Falls in their winter glory? How grand, how awful, how sublime is the picture! The swiftly flowing river, the great ice cakes tossing about like so many devoted craft, the ter- rible plunge, the churning waters, the rush, the roar, the—" She— es, it was awfully cute.” ————-~+e+. Contradictory S From Harper's Bazar. “I made a scientific examination of the subject last summer,” said the oculist, “and I discovered that blue eyes were on the increase. “Humph!" said the politician. “If you'd waited until election times you would have decided that black eyes had the call.” tintios. ———_so0 A Well-Known Fact. From the New York Weekly. Magistrate—“What have you to say to the charge of being drunk and disorderiy last night?” Prisoner--"You know, y’r honor, that w’en a man is drunk he thinks he's sober, and it's the other people is drunk.” Magistrate—“Um—yes, I hove heard so.” Prisoner—“That's how it was, y’er honor. ‘Th’ policeman was drunk.”