Evening Star Newspaper, July 20, 1895, Page 6

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JULY 20, Sick Or Bilious Headache Cured by Taking . YER’S Awarded Medal and Diploma At World’s Fair. Ask your druggist for Ayer’s Sarssparilla. IF THE BABY IS CUTTING TEETH BE SURE and use that oll and well-tried remedy, Mra. Winslon’s Soothing Syrap, for children teething: It soothes the child, xoftens the » allays all pam, cures wind colic and ia the best remety, foe + diarrhoea. 25 cents a bottle. ‘sel0-ly Deraugement of the fiver, Rime cme jo ea the complex uce pliuples, sallow serovg, tha coeae is Garters Little Liver move the cause by using Pills, One a dose. them, “THROW PHYSIC TO THE DOGS’ AND USE Angostura Bitters, for good ‘fon and a healthy uppetite. “Sole m'f'r's, Dr. J. G. B. SIEGERT © SONS. ‘Ask your druggist. Written for The Evening Star. STRANGE TROPICAL FRUITS. Progress Made tu Their Cultivation in This Country. Samples of corn of a giant species have been obtained from Peru by the Depart- ment of Agriculture. The grains are four times the size of those of ordinary maize, and Secretary Morton believes that the plant mey be turned to most valuable ac- count in this country. It is very prolific and bears. ears of huge dimensions. The species {s quite distinct from any known in North America, and the name “zea amy- Jacea” kas been given to it. All of our corn comes under the head of “zea mais.” Prof. E. L. Sturtevant is now making a study of this remarkable Peruvian cereal, with a view to finding out how it may be cultivated most advantageously. The grains are extraordinarily starchy, even for corn; hence the name “amylacea. Already ten distinct varieties of the spe- cles have been ascertained. One of them would probably be excellent for canning, fnasmuch as it contains an unusual, per- centage of sugar. It has been named “zea amylacea saccharata.” Undoubtedly the species is derived from the same source as the maize of the United States. Hope of the discovery of a rew and val- uable cereal has been raised by the fruit- ing this scason of the common cane of the scuthern canebrakes. This is an extraor- Ginary event. Only very rarely does the cane produce seed, its ordinary method of propagation being like that of the sugar cane—by underground root stalks. This year farmers in the south have gathered thousands of bushels of the seeds for fod- der. It is likely that they would serve ex- cellently for human food, if the plant could be induced to bear annually. hether or not it could be persuaded by cultivation to alter its habit in this regard is an open question. The farmers claim that the seeds will not germinate, but experiments made within the last few weeks by the Depart- ment of Agriculture prove that they do sprout, though they are very slow about it. ‘The root sent out by the seed is enormous- ly long compared with the little green shoot. . A man in Illinois has applied to the partment of Agriculture for seeds of bam- boos. He wants to grow them on islands in the Mississipp! river, telleving that the culture would be profitable for the wood and other uses. Bambcos, however, are usually propagated from cuttings of the roots; they rarely fruit. The cane above referred to is a species.of bamboo. There are at least ten Asiatic species of bamboo which might be expected to thrive in the milder latitudes of this country. Two of these have been found hardy in New Eng- land. A number of successful bamboo plantations have already been established in southern California. Bamtcos are util- ized for making water pipes, sbip rigging, carts, boxes, mats, cordage and paper. Furniture manufactured from the stems is much in fashion at present. An Indian species sometimes attains a height of forty feet In as many days. Quite a number of tropical nuts have re- cently been introduced into cultivation in this country. Already on the east coast of Florida are growing 250,000 cocoanut trees, 42,000 being tn one plantation. It is believed that the first trees of this kind in that state sprouted from nuts brought from Central America and the West Indies by the gulf stream. At Key West and atout some of the old forts cocoanuts were planted at an early day, as certain ancient trees now standing bear witnes: ° An attempt {s being made raise the kola_ rut in Florida. This is the nut so highly valued in Africa, where it 1s used for chewing and in a decoction. It is rich in the active principle of coffee, contain- ing more caffeine than do coffee berries. It also contains a large proportion of the active principle of cocoa, and has three times as much starch as there {s in coffee. A paste made from {t is considered by physicians to be most useful for invalids and for persons of weak digestion. The raw nut is a powerful antidote for alcohol. ‘The natives in parts of Africa store the nuts Ike corn. ‘With the aid of the kola nut native Afri- cans make difficult marches and do labor- lous work without fatigue. It serves in time of famine to sustain their strength without food. The English consul at Ba- hia has reported that the kola enables four Negroes to carry easily the burden ordinar- fly borne by efght negroes. It is believed that before long the nut will be served out to troops in time of war. Cakes pre- Pared from {t, with sugar and flour, have already been tried on soldiers in Germany. These cakes are known commercially as “accelerating rations.” Each fertile flower of the kola tree may yield fifty-four seeds, measuring a quart and welghing one and a quarter pounds. The tree resembles the chestnut, and bears 150 pounds of nuts annually. Many so-called kola wines, extracts, strups and tinctures are already on _ the market, but they have no value. Their Properties are simply those of a very di- lute solution of caffeine. A plain cup of coffee is richer in caffeine than these prep- arations. If one wishes to make use of the kola, he ought to consume It exactly as do the African negroes—that is to say, by slowly chewing pieces of the fresh nuts. Dried nuts will not do; they are valued very little by the negroes, and are an in- ferlor variety of the kola. Unfortunately they are the only ones used by chemists. Nothing is easter, when the medical. fri ternity chooses to demand it, than to ob- tain the fresh nuts from Africa, at a cost not exceeding $1 a pound, and to preserve them in this condition for a long time. Fresh nuts, by reason of their character- istic appearance, cannot be adulterated; but It js impossible to distinguish true kclas from false ones when they have been dried. ———— A Small Boy’s Experiment. From the San Francisco Chronicle. Early in the afternoon last Sunday the big carp which occuples the pond with the pelican in Golden Gate Park had a most sickening experience. It seems that @ boy of an inquiring mind tossed a small chunk of shaving soap to the fish to see if the carp would eat it. He did, and has been sorry ever since. After taking the morsel, the carp sank quietly to the bot- tom of the pond and apparently engaged in deep thought. Then his eyeballs sud- y dilated and His fins wriggled con- A second later a large bubble, with rainbows in {t, rose to the surface and floated slowly around in a circle. The carp gasped, and a perfect flood of suds and bubbles gushed from his mouth and gills. He dashed wildly along the bottom of the pond, coughing up lather enough to run half the barber shops in town. Great rifts of suds, foam and bubbles formed | for scmething to take | § mouth, but, not find- | yy carp y.ent below again. | twenty minutes he had ; his system comparatl clear of soap, but for the rs of the day the fish took little or no tnt tin what was going on. see - Beecher, who ts in starts-from Brook { r for the F ifle coast to o, Herbert Beecher. ing it, t In the cc rs. Henry eighty-th lyn on §, visit her THE STRIKE ENDED Great Victory for the Anacostia Railroad Strikers. PRESIDENT GRISWOLD GIVES WAY Indignati n Meeting Changed to Congratulatory One. JARS RUNNING TODAY The great strike of the employes of the Anacostia Railway Company has ended and today the cars are running. as usual. The result is a complete victory for the Protective Street Railway Union of Wash- ington and the citizens of Anacostia, both of whom demanded that the wages of the men be increased to $1.50 for a day of twelve hours, which President Griswold at last consented to give, with the additional promise that for over time the pay of the drivers shall be 18 3-4 cents per hour. This, should the schedule not be changed, will raise the pay of some of the men to about $1.87 1-2 cents per day, as heretofore, un- der the schedule by which’ they ran, they were in some instances required to labor fourteen hours. The actual number of employes affected by the strike was thirty-nine, and of these sixteen were dismissed from the service of the company by President Griswold on the day the strike was begun, yesterday two weeks ago, but all have been re-employed, and there has been mutual understand- ing between the late strikers, the citizens and the railroad company to let bygones be bygones, and that the two former will show the latter that they intend to be just as friendly toward the company in the fu- ture ag they were firm in the stand they maintained during the period the strike lasted. : ‘ In an address last night to the employes of the railroad company, a few of the citi- zens of Anacostia and a representative of The Star, all of whom had been requested to meet him there, Superintendent J. D. Newton of the company told his audience that he had been authorized to say by President Griswold that the new arrange- ment is intended to be permanent and that the men will be treated fairly and justly in the future, as he has no hard feelings against them, and that, as in the past, if there shall be any favor that he can extend to them he will freely do so, but at the same time he desires it to be understood that he is the employer and the men the ones employed. The inference from this last remark was chat Mr. Gris- wold does not want to be treated in a dis- courteous manner by any of the men be- cause the rate of wages asked for by #1em has been granted, nor is there any dispo- sition on their part to do so. Was a Surprise. Until after 7 o'clock last night, so far as the public, and, in fact, all interested out- side of a very small circle, knew, there was no prospect whatever of the strike termi!- nating so suddenly. A President Griswold had been making at- rangements to send the car horses out to pasture, thus practically abandoning the line, but he had also had one or more con- sultations with some of the leading stock- holders of the road, and with a very few of the principal business men of Anacostia, and, at the suggestion of the ‘latter, the proposition of the men was agreed to. ‘The next move occurred shortly before 8 o'clock, when a notice was posted at the stables in Anacostia directing the strikers to report to Superintendent Newton at 10 p.m. for instructions relative to getting the cars running again, as it had been de- termined to grant the wages asked for. Popular Appiause. ‘The news spread through Anacostia like lightning, and was received with loud demonstrations of popular :pproval, and the information reached the three thous- and people, many of them citizens of Anacostia, but many more of whom had come from Washington, who had assem- bled to again extend their sympathy to the strikers, and was received with loud cheer- ing and tooting of norns. Several bands of music also helped the noise along. ‘The sudden change in affairs completely disarmed, so to speak, many of the speak- ors, who had come to the meeting prepared to indulge in criticisms of the president of the road, and a new line of thought had to be taken up by them. The Strike Of. At last, however, quiet was restored, and by request, President Lawrence of the Street Railway Union called the assem- blage to order. Mr. Lawrence was elected chairman, and after Mr. Barnabas Bryan presented the former with a souvenir of the strike, Mr. Lawrence announced offi- cially that the strixe had been settled, as told above, ard gave a history of the affair. He concluded his remarks by urging the people to stand by the railroad company and thus aid the late strikers. President G. A. Tracey of the Typo- graphical Union said he had read in The Star of the failure of the mandamus pro- ceedings and the conference of citizens’ committee with the District Commission- ers, and then felt pretty bitter against Mr. Griswold, but after hearing President Law- Tence’s statement all his bitter feeling had vanished, and his heart was fult of grati- tude. Mr. Tracey referred to his remarks at the lawn party a week before, in which he urged the strikers to obey the law and conduct an orderly strike, and said the re- sult of the fight of the Anacostia railroad drivers shows that strikes can only be won in_this way. Mr. F, T. Dent, financial secretary of the Protective Street Railway Union, and vice -president of the Federation of Labor, said: The strike was over and had been won by the men because they had justice on their side against might on the other. With proper railroad facilities Anacostia would forever be the brightest diadem in the wreath of the suburban towns which sur- round Washington. Mr. E. B. Kelly made an address in which he urged that the government ought to take control of railways, the telegraph, etc., and in conclusion congratulated the strikers and the people of Anacostia. President W. B. Heide of the Bookbind- ers’ Union said he had come to the meet- ing prepared to handle Mr. Griswold, and regretted that he could not speak for the strikers, who want §2 per day. He also, he said, saw a leeson in the Anacostia strike for the employes of the Washington and Georgetow1 Railrcad Company, and after urging all to stand by the railroad com- pany paid a high tribute to the ladies of. Anacostia for their course during the strike. Mr. Jackson Rabbits also lauded the la- d:es of Anacostia in an eloquent speech. Mr. James Trainer, who 1s generally termed the war horse, said he had had a pair of iron gauntlets made to knock out Mr. Griswold, but had decided not to use them, a. this time at least. Only gentle- men will, said he, be allowed to work for the railroad company by the union; men who will not throw a lady passenger off the back dash by a sudden jerk. He con- cluged by urging the men to let bygones be bygones. Mr. J. B. Dickman of Columbia Typo- graphical Union said the watchwords of the future will be education and organiza- tion, and patd a glowing tribute to Mrs. Hutchinson and Mrs. De Shazy, who re- fused to allow their respective husband to drive a car, as has already been told in The Star. Mr. Barnahas Bryan made the report of the cornmiites appointed to call on the Dis- trict Commissioners, as published in The Star of yesterday. Mr. Bryan also urged govermment control of roads and highways. Other Speeches. Dr. George Havenner and Mr. J. R. Hardwick each said he had come to the meeting to “scrap,” but had decided not to do so. Mr. H. A. Linger, president of the Ana- costia Citizens’ Association, urged that Ib- eral patronage be extended to the road. nacostia must, he said, live. He believed that much good will come out of the strike and that even Anacostia had realized that it Is well to be well advertised. People will now come over and see Anacostia. Mr. T. P. Green. who, with Dr. George Havenner, W. C. Van Hoy, J. M. Keating and seme other citizens of Anacostia, have labored incessantly since the strike was begun to do all they could for the physical benefit of the strikers and their families, 1895-TWENTY PAGES. said he wanted all persons to ride on the Anacostia cars, which would help the rail- road company, and he believed that ur Griswold would improve the service if the patronage justified it. Mr. Green said he wanted to thank every one who had aided the strike individually, especially Dr. J. A. Watson and Messrs. J. F. Fowler and J. B. Redd. After a few remarks by President Law- rence, who thanked everybody who had taken an interest in the matter for their support and sympathy, and with cheers for the Protective Street Railway Union, the employes of the company and President Griswold, the meeting adjourned. The Correspondence. The correspondence which took place last evening between Mr. Griswold and Messrs. Lawrence, Trainer and Casey, and which fcrmally terminated the strike, was brief and to the point. Mr. Griswold wrote. deference to the expressed wishes, belicf and agreement of the citizens of Anacostia, the Anacostia and Potomac Railroad Com- pany will adopt the wage scale of twelve and one-half cents per hour, will re-employ the men, and, if patronage permits, will gladly improve the service.” ~In reply, Messrs. Lawrence, Trainer and Casey wrote in quite as decisive terms: ‘“‘We hereby accept -the terms offered, which have been sent to us through Messrs. Burr, Tolson, Pyles and Leonard.” ‘Thus closed one of the most remarkable strikes of railway men in the history of this country, and the first, so far as known, that was indorsed by the cntire member- ship of the societlzs of organized labor and the people in the section where the strike occurred. Owing to the fac} that a few repaira had to be made to the railway tracks on E street, where the Com.nissioners have been doing some repaving, the first car did not leave the stable in Anacostia until 6:45 a.m. foday, but since then they have been running regularly. ——_—_. THE BUILDING RECORD. Improvements Being Made in Various Parts of the City. ‘The record for the week ending yester- day (as shown by the books in the office of the inspector of buildings) gives promise of a boom in building circles. It is the best record mede for some time. During that period twenty-seven permits were issued for new Gwellings, aggregating in cost $114,750. 7! was divided among the sev- eral secticns of the city as follows: North-} west, 19 permits. $87,000; northeast, 2 per- mits, $13,500; southeast, 5 permits, $4,250; |- southwest, 1 permit, $10,000. Two rows of br:ck dwellings are in course of erection for Frew W. Reeves. One con- taining seven houses is being erected from 2136 to 2150 P street, and the other row of three is golng up from 1417 to 1419 224 street northwest. These Cwellings will be three stories high, with an average front- age of cighteen feet by a depth of sixty feet. A. B. Morgan is the architect and Frank D. Foster the builder. Grace Church is building a parsonage at 1051 32d street northwest. J. H. McIntyre ig the architect’and Brigham & Lorne the builders. A brick dwelling is being built at 1609 New Jers3y avenue northwest for Henry Schneider. The National Capital Brewing Company hi commenced the erection of a three- story brick store and dwelling at 733 North Capitol street northeast. C. A. Didden is the architect and H. F. Getz is the builder. Two dwellings will shortly be completed at 218 ard 2120 L street northwest for George Klenk. They will be of brick and Seneca brow: stone, two stories high, with attic and basement. Chas. D. Cole is the architect and W. A. Kimmel the builder. ‘The South end East Washington Samari- tan Building Association {s erecting a hall of brick and stone at 225 I street south- west. W. R. Grimm is the architect and R. M. Boyle the builder. FOR BETTER ORDER. The Citizens’ Lengue of Alexandria Coanty, Virginia. - An association of the citizens of Alex- andria county interested in the betterment of the county by the enforcement of the laws of the state was formed about two months ago, and is known as the Citizens’ Leegue of Alexandria County, Virginia. Mr. H. A. Whallon was elected president; Mr. A. B. Hines, vice president; Mr. Frank Lyon, secretary, and Mr. A. W. Cathcart, treasurer. Tho standing committees of the league are roads and public improvements, law and order, administration of public office, legislation and elections, which indicate the general objects of the league. Several meetings have bcen held, the last being Monday evening, July 15, at the rest- dence of Mr. A. B. Hines, Ballston. The illegal sellirg of liquor and the gambling prevalent in the county were discussed, and steps will be taken to secure evidence to bring scme of the guilty parties to jus- tice. The several homicides which have re- cently occurred were also considered, and the names of important witnesses will be furnisked the commonwealth’s attorney, to be summoned before the grand jury. Any respectable citizen of the county is welcomed as a member of the league, but it is so organized as to exclude those dis- orderly citizens who have defeated, hy their attendance, the objects for which such associations have heretofore been formed. : —_>__ Concert at the White House, ‘The program for the Marine Band con- cert at the White House ggounds this af- ternoon at 5:20 o'clock has been arranged by Prof. Fanciulli as a special compliment to the National Guard. The popular marches dedicated to various local military organizations will all be played, and the other selections are all of a miiftary char- acter. -It promises to be a most attractive concert. Following is the program: No. 1. March, “High School Cadets,” Sousa, in honor of our future militia. Overture, ‘“‘Military,"" Mendelssohn, March, “The Corcoran Cadets,” Sousa. 4. Grand Military fantesia; episode of the war of independence in Italy; Panchivalli; synopsis—bivouac; lights down; taps; a lovely night; alarm and battle; lamentation of the wounded; last words of a dying sol- dier; renewing the fight; victory. 5. March, “The National Rifles,” by Miss Marble. 6. March, “The National Fencibies,” Sousa. 7. Symphonia, “Militair,” Haydn. 8. March, “Troop A,” Fanciulli. 9 “Battle of Les Castgillyas,” Marin. 10. March, “The Mor- ton Cadets,” Fanctulli. 11. \ Fantasia, “Memories of the War,” Reeves. 12. March, “The Light Infantry,” Campagna. 13. De- scriptive, “A Day with Troop A,” (new), Fanclulli; synopsis—hustling in the armory; signals previous to departure; march; campfire; taps; repose; from night to dawn; foraging; attack on a barnyard; the boys enjoy 4 song and dance; coming home. 14. “Patrol Guard Mount,” Eilenberg. 15. Pa- triotic hymn, “Hail Columbia,” Fyles. —— THE COURTS. Equity Court No. 2—Judge Cole. Wheeler agt. Canfield; sale ratified final- ly. Hawkins agt. Hawkins; order as to alimony modified. National Capital Brew- ing Company agt. Birney; John Roach made party complainant. ‘Harrison agt. Holtzman; rule on defendant returnable July 23 granted. Breckinridge agt. Carter; trustee allowed to sell at private sale. Circuit Court No. 1—Judge Cole. Ward agt. Metzerott; motion for judg- ment and motion to dismiss overruled, Hodgkins agt. District of Columbia; judg- ment in certiorari. Fristoe agt. District of Columbia: do. Hall agt. District of Colum- bla; de. Davidson agt. District of Colum- bia; do. Keane agt. Gilson; order on mar- shal to pay over fund. Probate Court—Judge Cole. Estate of Louis L. Brunett; exemplified copy of will filed. Estate of Alfred Wal- lace; assent filed. Estate of Elizabeth Kaiser; proof of publication. Estate of Sarah Lloyd; order of sale. ———— Expressiovs of Appreciation. The Star has received from Victor F. Montgomery, corresponding secretary, a formal expression of thanks to the Star voted by the Carpenters’ Council of Wash- ington “for the favorable recognition ac- corded the labor organizations of this city.” The Star also acknowledges receipt of resolutions unanimously voted by Electrical Union 26, and signed by John M. Berger, president, thanking The Star in the name of the Electric Workers “for publishing the labor news relating to the Blectric Union of Washington.” —— In a fit of drunken rage George Mc- Namara, at Kansas City, fatally stabbed bis wife and seriously wounded his mother- in-law, Mrs. S. E. Mayfield. The difficulty erigigated witk a ‘imily quarel. THE SOCIAL WORLD A London Season and the ‘Stars and Stripes. ISS MARION CLEVELAND SOUNDS WELL The Romantic... Marriage of Miss Johnson and, Mr. Brown. OTHER GOSSIPY NOTES What a London season would be without the Americans who flock to the foggy cap!i- tal every spring is hard to imagine—from our standpoint of enjoyment. The English have the profound conviction that they are making all the good times themselves, but the fact remains that of, the season just closed the stars and stripes exerted the widest hospitality and was much in evi- dence everywhere. Of course, as these .pleasure hur:ters cannot be in two places at once, it follows that the months of a gay London season are dreadfully dull at home. Things are beginning to pick up at New- port, though. The Astors and Vanderbilts are not creating any more stir than the Brices, so It would seem that Washington can claim considerable of the attendant eclat. Mrs. Varderbilt and Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt are only now learning to ride the wheel, a feature of a Newport educa- tion last summer which they missed by their absence. Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt will make their early days at the “Breakers” memorable by ‘a_series of dinners, receptions and balls. Even fine folk can be cxcused from curiosity to see the inside of this palace on the cliffs. The decoration of the banqueting hall is said to have cost $250,000. The onyx pillars rise to the roof, more than seventy feet. The Rouse cost $400,000, exclusive of the decora- ion. It is said the warmest sponsors of the Brices in their reception by the ultra fash- ionable set at Newport have been the Astors and Goelets. All the notable helresses are suspected of matrimonial tendencies, which is rather bothersome at the early part of the season. Mrs. Alva Vanderbilt is kept busy denying the engagement of her daughter to the Duke of Marlborough, who is to come over this summer, if all reports are true. If the youthful duke is a nice fellow, it will be in the natural order of things a good mar- riage for Mr. W. K. Vanderbilt's daughter. Marlborough ts fond of Americans, and he ought to be, since it was the American dol- lars of his step-mother, Duchess of Marl- borough, widow, now Lady Beresford Han mersley of New York, which made his ancestral home, Blenheim Castle, habitable. Miss Virginia Fair, daughter of the late Senator Fair, who has established a repu- tation for great shrewdness in taking care of her large fortune, is also reported as engaged to a son of a wealthy and power- ful United States Senator, who is now at Newport; but who this interesting youth may be is left to conjecture. Miss Morton, daughter of Gov. Morton, has declined the heart, hand and fortune of a popular young New Yorker, thq. felt iis rejection so keen- ly that he has taken no pains to hide it. It appears that, fearful of the result, the would-be sultor first asked her father to intercede for him; but ‘the governor at once said his daughter’ must decide for herself, which she seems'to- have done in preity quick order. 7 Mrs. Cleveland has chosen a name for the baby and mow, Marion is queen of the bay. The fair: wife of President Cleve- Jand, the Presideat nself and a company of their closest friends along the Buzzard’s Bay shore celebrated two events yesterday. These were the:maming of the baby and the first reception heid by the mother since the birth of thd ‘littlt one thirteen days ago. t t There were present the several members of the family of #. Clark Davis, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Charles S, Ham- lin and ‘the Misses ‘Hamlin from Mario Mrs. Olney and the mémbers of the Jeffe son family. After the informal ceremony at Gray Gables of giving the little one the altogether pleasing name of Marion Cleve- land in the afternoon, and after somewhat brief but none the less hearty congratula- tion the party from Marion, the west shore Tesort across the bay, departed for home: Every one was enthusiastic over the name selected by Mrs. Cleveland for her little third born. One recalled that Marion was where Mrs. Cleveland first came to southeastern Massachusetts a blushing bride eight or nine years ago, to be the guest for a brief period of Mrs. Greel, the Wife of the then chief of the gbvern- ment signal service. Mrs. Cleveland then gave the quaint sea- port town a boom as a fashionable seaside resort. When Marion was made a tow ship by separation: from the parent tow of Rochester, which away back embraced Marion, Mattapoisett, Wareham and Roch- ester, the name was taken chiefly because {t sounded pretty. That and its most pleas- ant personal association determined Mrs. Cleveland to accept the suggestion of a friend that the name be given to the little stranger that has come to be a playmate for Ruth and Esther. At the time of the bi-centennial of the mother town and her offspring, held at Marion fifteen years ago, the toast was offered by a son of the old town, now Wareham, which has become the one po- etic recollection of this great day in local annals. It was recalled, as pertinent to the naming of the baby of the President, as it was uttered by Hon. Gerard C. Tobey at that time. His toast was: “Now comes Marion, fair nymph of the sea, bowing to us out of the deep waters today, young and fancy free, the joy of the land, the darling of the water, and the sweetest of all young- daughters.” “phe Marion ttes have long insisted that Mrs. Cleveland has ever remained true to her first love, and that the advantage of their town has never been lessened in her mind as the one place altogether lovely in all Massachusetts. New they are certain that their insistence was well grounded. The ‘nobility door,” as the new entrance to the blue room at the White House has already been named, is rapidly being fin- ished. Making the cut disclosed the fact that the partition walls in the old mansion are at this point over two feet thick and of such solid description that some idea of the substantial construction of the entire building can be gleaned. The outer watls are nearer four feet thick, and the comfort this knowledge gives to any one attending a grand winter crush is consoling. The care which has been taken to substitute iron for wooden girders, new lumber for old gradually throughout the whole house are other comforting reflections on the same line, The ceiling of the little recep- tion room at the right of the vestibule ‘s now crossed by three iron girders, made necessary to support the extra weight put upon the floor above in the heavy bath room fixtures several years ago. No other changes or repaiss, ypless a touch of paint here and there upstairs, are contemplated this summer. The work in the blue room will soon be finished and its usual appoint- ments put back: in order. The “nobility door” has createfl quite as much interest as the brass gate ofsthe blue room did a few years ago. sThat was a move in the right direction, ;but cutting open another door will be a pesitive: boon to the special guests invited to reeelve with the Presi- dent’s family om:state;occasions. Particu- larty will it be welcomed by the members of the diplomatic corps, -who will thereby be able, after participating in the recep- tion, to get their wraps and withdraw from the gay scete by the back portico, without having to fight their way, as has been so long the case, across the incoming line of guests in the corridor. Miss Morton returtied from her visit to Massachusetts last week, and will not go west until after the return of Secretary Morton from his pleasure trip. Secretary and Mrs. Carlisle had Secre- tary Olney to dine with them Jast night. Mr. W. K. Carlisle, who is on a visit to his parents, had a fall from his bicycle yester- day out at the Soldiers’ Home, but, fortu- nately, esceped with oniy bruises and scratches, a little painful today, but not enough to lessen his erthusiasin for the wheel, on which his wife and children are as proficient as himself. Secretary and Mrs.’ Carlisle and Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Car- Usle and children will start on August 1 for a trip te the Thousand Isles and the gueat lakes, and will be absent a fortnight. Miss Laura Cadman has gone to Deer Park. Mrs. M. S. MeNitt, accompanied by her little daughters, left today for a month's sojourn in the mountains of Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. James Robbins of 1314 Ver- mont avenue are at their summer home on the coast of Maine. Before returning they will make short stays at several of the wa- tering places on the islands along the coast, arriving in the city about October 1. Mr: and Mrs. Addison B. Atkins of 1318 th street northwest, were amdhg the |" Washingtonians who sailed for Europe from New York today. They will pass the summer at the Italian lakes and in travel- ing through France and Switzerland. Mrs. John C. Ingersoll gave, at: Ingleside, Friday evening, a delightful informal dance in honor of her cousin, Miss Heloise In- eave The grounds were beautifully ighted. Among those present were the Misses Young, the Misses Minetree, Misses Kappeler, Thompson, Park, Hills, Lyman, Jolly, Knode, Platt, Geyer, McKenny and Ingersoll, Mrs. Cole and the Misses Wimer, Messrs. Albert and Carl Clements, Messrs. Aspinwall, Whitwell, Rutherford, Clephane, Sypher, Elmunds, Wilson, Ryan, Scoofty, Carey, McKenny and Wimer. : Miss M. Richmond and Miss L. B. Major are to enjoy their vacations at Boston, Nantasket Beach and Manchester-by-the- fea. They leave this evening. Mr. and Mrs. August Grages are stopping at Oakland, Md., where they will remain until the 5th of September. Miss Daisy Foster and sisters of 1719 K street, who have been traveling extensively in Massachusetts, are now visiting rela- tives in Newark, N. J. Miss Margaret Johnson, daughter of Mr. Claude M. Johnson, chief of the bureau of engraving and printing, and Mr. L. F. Brown of Lexington, Ky., surprised the relatives of the former yesterday by send- ing a telegram from Baltimore announcing. their marriage. The Johnson family were on the eve of going to Long Branch for the summer, and when Miss Johnson left her home yesterday morning it was for the avowed purpose of calling on a friend. It now transpires that Mr. Brown met her, and the couple went to Baltimore, where they were married. The young lady made her debut last winter, and not only was considered very handsome, but possessed besides such winning manners as made her a general favorite. She has only recently returned from a visit to Kentucky, and there made the acquaintance of Mr. }3rown. Her parents naturally thought she was too young to be married; but now that it is a thing of the past have accepted the situa- tion with good grace. Today they will join the couple in Baltimore, and all will pro- ceed to Long Branch for the suntmer. Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Whitney will go on Monday to Atlantic City. After staying there for some time, Mrs. Whitney will go to Bridgeton, Maine, for a sojourn of sev- eral weeks, and Mr. Whitney will return to this city to resume luties as chief clerk of the Bureau of Statistics. Mrs. John W. Macartney and her family and servants are at Saratoga for the sea- son, quartered at the Grand Union Hotel. Mrs. Myron W. Parker and family will spend the remainder of the summer at Cambridge, Vermont, the pleasant early home of Col. Parker, among the Green Moentains, According to their usual summer custom, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick McGuire have gone to Manchester-by-the-Sea for a month, and after their stay there will pass the remain- der of the heated term at the Warm Springs of Virginia. Mrs. S. H. Kauffmann and Miss Kauff- mann have gone to Manchester, Vermont, for a stay of two or three weeks. From there they will go to one of the Massachusetts seaside resorts for a couple of weeks, and from there to their fishing camp in the mountain country of northern New Hamp- shire, where they will spend the latter part of August and the month of September. Mr. James 8. Hays and daughter, the Misses Kate Gingell snd Jennie Sebastain and Mr. Louis Lowe are summering at Co- lonial Beach, Va. Miss Maud BE. Lee has gone to Riderdale- on-<Hudson to spend the remainder of the summer with her aunt, Mrs. F. Othmer. Miss Ella May Donn of 78 I street has gcne for a two months’ visit in Maryland. Miss Nelson of Cap‘tol Hill, accompanied by several friends, left this morning for Atlantle City. Mrs. Harry B. Parker and daughter of Mt. Pleasant have gone for a two months’ stay in the Blue Ridge mountains, where Mr. Parker will join them later. “c. C. Lindsay, Wm. F. Guiles, Philip King, Jos. B. Doe and wife, Kate Doe, Geo. Stitt and wife, Miss Belle Armstrong, Mrs. oe, H. Sprigg and W. Harris ure at Cape y- Miss Minnie Brown and Miss Myrtle Moreland have left for two weeks’ stay at Harper's Ferry, W. Va. Miss Ada Hyam and the Misses Bohrer left this morzing for Berkeley Springs, W. Va., where they will spend the remainder of the season. Mr. Herman C. Rakemann will become a benedict im September, when he will be married to Miss Sophie Eleanor Brock. It is expected that the wedding will be an elabcrate affair, so far as the music is concerned, as the Georgetown Orchestra will, it is understood, play a wedding march to be especially written for that oc- casion. E Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Gilmer will sail for Europe on the 27th instant, and will probably return in September. Miss Rosie and Jenrie Colinsky are visit- ing their sister, Mrs. Schiller, at Roanoke, Va. Mrs. Granville Lewis and Miss Grace Lewis of Eckington have gone to the White mountains for the summer. Miss Laura Blundon of Stinchcomb place, be Washington, is visiting in Delaplane, a. Mr. W. P. Van Wickle went to New York today to meet Mrs. Van Wickle, who returred this morning from Europe. Miss Thompson and Miss Edith Thomp- son will leave the city on Monday for As- bury Park, where they will remain until late in September. Mr. Robert C. Noland of Nashville, Tenn., has returned home after a visit to his sis- ter, Mrs. I. H. Blundon, Stinchcomb place, West Washington. Mrs. M. Stierlin and son, Will C. Stierlin, have moved to 9i6 R street northwest, where they will be pleased to receive their friends. Mr. and Mrs. Jules Guthridge returned last week from Long Branch and Asbury Park, and will go to Canada early in August. Mrs. Wm. W. Bokman, with her little daughter Irene, will leave Sunday for a few weeks’ stay with friends in Erie, Pa, and Baltimore county, Md Miss Janie Angel, Miss Grace Dowling and Miss Alice Carey will leave this evening for a ten days’ trip to Point Lookout. Mrs. Gowen of Philadelphia sailed for Europe today, chaperoning Miss Louisa Russell of this city and Miss Wilson of Chicago, Dr. Judson Daland, Col. Maurice Evan and Mr. Robert Wickersham, vice consul to .taly, being also in the party. Master Harry L. McQueen, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. McQueen of M street north- west, has gone to New York, where he will spend the summer with friends. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Keyworth and their little son, Master William Galt, left this morning for Atlantic City. Mrs. John E. Murray of New Orleans, La., is visiting her mother, Mrs. E. O. Mur- ray, 1420 9th street northwest. Mrs. Elizabeth M. Miller and family left on the 18th for a two months’ visit at her sister's country home, near Zanesville, Ohio. Mrs. John J. Gavin, jr., and son are spending a few weeks among relatives and friends in Indiana. Miss Latchford of Mt. Washington Is vis- iting Miss Ida B. White at No. $22 I street northeast. Miss Hattie E. Austin of 8 street has gone to Seaside Park, N. J., for a short stay. : Mrs. Lucas and her daughter-in-law, Mrs, Victor E, Green, wity her son Garner, will return Monday ‘after a trip through’ Vir- ginia. * At the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs, Samuel H. Campbell, 83 K street northwest, on Wednesday evening last fifty friends were assembled to witness the mar- riage of their daughter, Florence, to Mr. Frank L. Churchill. The parlor was beau- tifully decorated with palms and La France roses. Rey. Alexander Gibson, former pas- tor of Waugh M. Church, performed the ceremony. The bride was attended by her cousin, Mr. Samuel Campbell, the groomsman being Mr. Clarence M. Butler. Her dress was white China silk, trimmed with lace, and she carried bride roses. After the reception and the enjoyment of a collation Mr. and Mrs. Church‘l took the train for the north for an extended trip. They received many beautiful and useful presents. ; Congressman Hitt {fs on the road to re- covery. This morning he was able to sit up, propped by pillows, and, for the first time in months, to write his name. In @ week or two he will be able to take ad- vantage of the sun and salt-air baths on the beach at Narragansett. Mrs. M. E. Prince is at Atlantic City. Mr. Dupuy de Lome, the Spanish minis- ter, and family are at Swampscott, Mass., for the season. Mrs. R. M. G. Brown is at Elkins, W.Va. Mrs. McKee joined- her father at Old Forge, N. ¥., last night and will enjoy camp life for the rest of the summer. Rev. Alexander Crumwell, who was for several years rector of St.Luke'’s Protestant Episcopal Church, Washington, and his daughter, Miss Crumwell, arrived at New- port yesterday. They are the guests of George T. Downing. Mr. Truxton Beale is a member of New- port's newest social organization, Clam- poe Club, which will hold its second bake ay. Mr. W. K. Vanderbilt's yacht VaMant is at Bar Harbor, and last night was a beau- tiful sight at anchor in the harbor, lighted from stem to stern with a myriad of elec- tric lamps. Mr. Vanderbilt had invited a large number of friends to partic!pate in dancing, and about iifty peopie were taken to the yacht in small boats. The decks and saloons were gorgeous with bright flowers and evergreens. The lower deck was used for dancing. Mr. and Mrs. Townsend, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Barney, Miss Barney and Miss Brice were among the guests. Mrs. R. Townsend of this city gave a dinner last evening in honor of Mr. Vander- bilt, after which the party adjourned to the Valiant to join the company of invited guests already there. Mr. Vanderbilt and Mrs. Townsend opened the ball together. Today, in New London, Conn., Mra. George Beck, widow pf George Beck of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., who was formerly Miss Julia May of Baltimore, and a cousin of Mr. Frederick May, will be married to Mr. Babcock, a wealthy Californian. This announcement will be a surprise to many of Mrs. Beck's friends, who have not even known that she was engaged. Mrs. Beck only recently returned from a trip to Japan with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Fred May 0! ‘Washington. Mrs. J. F. Kirby and daughter, Edythe Maude, of 1202 Q street are spending the summer at Paintersville, Pa. - Mrs. R. Exner and her son, Dr. J. C. Exner, left for Europe last Wednesday morning from New York, where they em- barked on the steamer Noordland for Ant- werp, to Carlsbad. A very hearty reception was given them at the Baltimore and Po- tomac station as they left on the 11:35 p.m. train. —_——. EXCURSIONS. One of the most notable events of the excursion season will take place Monday at Marshall Hall. The Confederate Vet- erans’ Association have completed ar- rangements for an excursion on that day ard have extended a cordial invitation to the Union Veteran Legion, No. 69, which has been accepted, and the indications are that both bodies will he largely represented by members and their families. Solicitor General Holmes Conrad wil welcome the guests, which will be responded to by some prominent member of the Union Veteran Legion. Secretary of the Navy Herbert has accepted an invitation to be present. Other prominent gentlemen of both sides of the late war have also signified their intention to attena and take part in the celebration of fraternal friendship between those who wore the blue and the gray. The ladies of the Southern Relief Society will be present in force. Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans of Alex- andria, will join the others at 7 o'clock at the Alexandria wharf. The steamer Macaiester will leave her wharf at 6:30 p.m., but tickets will be re- ceived on any of the boats leaving for Marshall Hall that day. In addition to oratory there will be danc- Ing and other amusements. The dancing program will be under the direction of Mr. H. C. Rothrock. Messrs. Troutman and Hendricks will look after the comfort of the invited guests. The committee of ar- rangements consists of J. T. Callaghan, chairman; Julian T. Moore, T. W. Hunger-- ford, E. C. Crump, Dr. E. Lewis, M. S. Thompson, J. W. Drew, M. Q. Lowd, -Maj. R. S. Hunter, H. L. Biscoe and Wm. H. Bayley. The proceeds are for the benefit of the charity fund. An outing was taken yesterday to Bay Ridge by Anacostia Lodge of Free Masons, No. 21, and Electa Chapter, No. 2, of the Order of the Eastern Star.’ A large num- ber of the members of the two organiza- tiors and their friends made up a very pleasant party and spent the day in an in- formal way that was very enjoyable.” A concert was given in the evening at 6 o'clock, and after the termination of the music ‘dancing was indulged in by those who wished this form of amusement. The Protective Street Railway Union will give an extursion to River View Monday next. The procecds of the excursion will be used for the benefit of the sick fund of the union. It is expected that an immense crowd will accompany this organization, and it is thought that the sick fund will receive quite a substantial impetus from the results. . The engagement of Speedy, the champion tower diver of the world, begins tomorrow at River View. This daring young man jumps from a tower eighty feet high into a small tank, containing only three and one-half feet of water. Speedy jumped at the same place last Sunday as a sort of preliminary proceeding and will begin his regular engagement tomorrow. The time table of the boats will be the same as usual, and no extra charge will be made for the extra attraction. Children will be allow- ed to go for fifteen cents and the grown persons for a quarter. Those who saw Speedy make his wonderful jump last week were unanimous in their praise of the feat, and he is considered one of the strongest cards in existence in that kind of work. Tomorrow the enticing spot of Colontal Beach will await the many thousands of people that patronize this popuiar resort every Sunday. It is safe to say that this Sunday will not go without taking a merry crowd down. Cool breezes and plenty of shade, together with the salt water bath- ing and crabbing, are some of the features of the place. Concerts will be given on the trip down that will enliven the day, 2nd all will have a chance to view the pictur- esque scenery along the Potomac. The steamer City of Richmond will leave her wharf tomorrow at 8 a.m. and 6 o'clock this evening. + Tomorrow the cool, shady lawns and pleasant nooks and corners of Marshall Hall will afford one of the best retreats from the glare and heat of the city. The breezes that blow from the river over the green grass and spacious grounds are al- ways cool, and the many who take ad- vantage of Sunday to go on an outing will forget that the city is hot and dusty, and will revel in the comforts of the beautiful place. The large Ferris wheel at Marshall Hall affords an extensive view of the river and the surrounding country, and is becom- ing more and more popular every day. ‘The music will be the best that Schroede1 orchestra is capable of furnishing, and will be a continuous feature of the day. Fish- ing is becoming a great hobby of those who make tke Sunday trips to Marshall Hall, and some very fair specimens of the finny tribe have.been taken in off the pier. The riding track is also becoming very popular of late, and races there are a dally occur- rence. Taken all in all, there is hardly a more pleasant spot on the river in which to spend a hot Sunday. Grand Canton, P. M., I. O. O. F., will give an excursion to Bay Ridge Tuesday, July 23. It is expected that a large number of the members and friends will participate in the outing, and a thoroughly enjoyable time is anticipated by all. Tickets may be procured from the members of the commit- tee at the depot on the day of the excur- sion. Bay Ridge, the gem of the Chesapeake, will be open Sunday in all its glory and at- tractiveness. The management of Bay Ridge has spared no expense nor pains to make the place one of the best equipped in this part of the country, and to say that it has succeeded is putting it mildly. There are amusements for every style of mind and taste. Fishing, crabbing, boating and bathing for those who enjoy those spurts: magnificent sail to Baltimore on the palace steamer Columbia; the many at- tractions on the grounds, and last, but not least, the excellent music rendered during the day and evening. —————— A Brave Man’s Medal. Capt. Whitechurch has been awarded the Victoria cross for bravery during the siege of Chitral. On March 3 he took part in a reconnoisance from the Chitral fort, and was attacked by a large body of Umra Khan’s troops. Capt. Baird of the British force was wounded and lost to view when Capt. Whitechurch reappeared, carrying the wounded man on his back. With this burden he fought his way back to the fort. RIVERS AND HARBORS Members Who Vote for the Oid Flag and an Appropriation. WORKS OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE Unnecessary Improvements Made in Small Streams. THERE ARE MILLIONS IN IT (aa 2 Probably no other measure in Congress contains as much “pork” as the river and harbor bill, and yet at the same time the money appropriated by it probably does more good than any other bill that goes through Congress. By the way, it was a jovial and whole-souled Representative from the golden gate state that invented the word “pork” as applied to certain ap- Propriations which distributed mosey in certain localities and was supposed to help the return of the Congressman by the peo- ple where the money was spent. It was over the consideration of public building bills. Several had been passed and a fill- bustering movement was started’ against Clunte’s, He got up on the floor and wild- ly declared that he was not getting a fair deal; that he had helped to get the other bills through the committee and the House and that he wanted his share of the “pork.” He got his bill, but failed of re-election, the only democrat who was not re-elected in the awful avalanche of 1890, But to return to the river and harbor bill. It is a well-known fact that every man who has the slightest excuse for a stream ve- ment by the government. But this particular bill there three streams to he surveyed which the engi- reers have never been able to find. Two of them are in Louisiana and one is in New York, or at least those are the states designated. After searching faithfully f vig sea eed “rivers,” the Suginecrs wrote ie Congressmen representing the dis- tricts who had the order for the surveys, but the Congressmen enlighten them. oe Important to Commerce. But there are many vast works that are greatly: improved and which are of trans- cendent importance to commerce. This is clearly shown in the annual reports of the work done on rivers and harbors under the direction of the engineer corps of the army. The reports are so bulky and contain so much that is purely technical and repeti- tion of former reports that it is not likely any one takes the trouble to read them all through, but to those who become familiar with the pith of them it is clear that the money a; ited by for these improvements is for the most part well spent. This is especially true since the system of continuing appropria- tions has been adopted, and the larger works of the country have been put under contract for completion, instead of work being done from year to year. meth- od has been in operation for four years, and the work accomplished under it is an indorsement of the plan. bly one of the most important works attempted is that of the deep water way on the Great Lakes, looking to a chan- The appropriations have been made for it, aad, strange to say, the work has been done within. the estimates, and there be money to spare in several places. Balti- more harbor and the deep water harbor at Galveston, works about New York, and the Millicns im the Mississippi. Then there is the appropriations for the Mississ:ppl. When the continuing appro- priation system was adopted the Mississippi got In also with appropriations of $4,000,000 annually for fout yeara. A total of $16,000,- 000 will have been put into the great river by the end of June, -1896, and yet the Mis- sissippi river commission, in its latest re- pert indictes that the work of improving the Mississippi by means of where the bulk of the money has been expen together with larger sums by the seve! states, is yet experimental, and cannot say with positiveness that the money which has been expended has been doing much good. It is yet an open question whether the levees or the dredging has had the effe>t of improving the channel to the little extent that it has been improved. The Upper Mis- sissippi receives a portion of this money, and yet the commerce of the river would in- dicate that little good is being accomplish- ed. On one of the tributaries of the Mis- sissippi more than @ million dollars have been expended, and yet the commerce of the stream amounted to less than 60,000 tons during the past year. On many other streams there are great sums expended yearly, but -with ttle real benefit to com- merce when considered from the point of actual water transportation. But it ap- pears that wherever the general govern- ment has kept the rivers open and im- Proved the harbors, so that shipping is posse ~ vine iga aos freight rates most important. ith everything except Perishable freight the railroads as com- pelled to make rates as low as the water rates. It is thus found in nearly every por- tion of the country that rail rates are in- fluenced by the water way improvements. Small Slices vf “Pork.” While a great deal of good is accom- plished in this way it must be admitted that there are millions appropriated in each river and harbor bill that go to creeks and streams where ultimate improvements are entirely out of the question, and where nothing more than a few flat boats mova up and down the stream. The members of Congress in whose districts these streams are situated insist upon the appropria- tions for their share of the river and har- bor bill “pork” or they will not vote for the bill. As there is usually a large ium- ber of mea in Congress who will vote @gainst any kind of a river and harbor bill, especially if they are not benefited by it, and others who are professional caer | savers like Holman and Dockery, amounts are parceled out in districts where there are some possibilities of im- provements, in order to secure enol votes to pass the measure. The number in eZ or of it must also be Saeco a: sometimes necessary to the under suspension of the rules, and also it might be necessary to pass the bill over a veto. President Cleveland does not sign river and harbor bills. It is probable that he would veto some of them if it were not absolutely sure that they had been so managed as to have strength enough to pass over his veto. So it is that there is a great deal ae every year, which might be omitted, order to have enough “pork” in the bill to Insure its passage. Now that the most important works of river and harbor improvements are under the continuing appropriation system and are appropriated for in the sundry civil bill each year, whether there ts a river and harbor bill or not, no attempt is made to pass a river and harbor bill during the short session, every two years being found sufficient. ‘ ——_— _-- B. and 0. Train Demolishes a Cart. ‘As the 11:20 train on the Metropolitan branch of the Baltimore and Ohio road was coming into the city this morning it k a cart belonging to Mrs. Cudmore ADS corner of 3d and R streets in Eck- ington. The cart was demolished, but the horse and driver escaped without Injury. —_—.— Assassinnted. J. A. McCullough, a wealthy planter, living six miles from Dallas, Texas, was assassinated Thursday night, while asleep. An unknown assassin, fired the contents of a double-barreled shotgun into his body through a window, killing him instantly.