Evening Star Newspaper, August 6, 1895, Page 8

THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1895—TWELVE PAGES PRESENT DAY CInUUIN AW AIRE Given With Groceries Tomorrow. GREAT OPPORTUNITY! One of the following ar ticles will be given to every purchaser of one dollar’s worth or over of groceries: Large Gold-band Bakers. Large Gold-band Vegetable Dishes. Large Rebecca Tea Pots. Gold=-band China Plates. ‘Large 14-inch Decorated Vases. Patent Potato Mashers. 2 doz. Parlor Matches, 200’s, for 25¢.| 1-16th Sack Electric Light 3 Ibs. Best Stick Candy....... 25c.] Flour ..........2-++220005 25¢. 3 Ibs. Cheese for Macaron 25c.| 3 pkgs. Pettijohn............ 25¢. 2 lbs. Best Cream Cheese...... 25¢. | doz. Best Fresh Eggs. ...... 25¢. 10 Large Bags Salt.......... 25¢. 6 Ibs. Best Boneless Codfish. . 25¢- re pe See Be anes PER 6 lbs. Best Large Lump Starch. 25c. ~~ 1 Jar Beef Extract.......... 25c. Io Ibs. Hominy Grits......... 25¢.| 5 Sacks Corn Meal. vee 25C. 26 Sheets Tanglefoot Fly Paper 25¢.| 2 Boxes Gelatine..........+. 25¢- 6 Boxes Oil Sardines........ 25c. 4 Boxes Potted Ham or 5 Boxes Bail Blue..... =, 25: Tongue . POEs sives< 25C- 5 Cans Baked Beans......... 25¢. | 4 pkgs. Corn Starch.......+.- 25¢. 5 Bottles Root Beer......... 25¢. | 4 Ibs. Loose Lard........-... 25¢. 4 Ibs. Nic-N: aeseescee 25¢.| 2 gals. Good Cider Vinegar... 25¢. 3 pkgs. Fruit Pudding.......... 25¢. | 5 Ibs. Large Grain Rice...... 25¢. 20 Good Cigars.............. 25c.| 1 gal. White Wine Vinegar... 25c. 6 pkgs. Greenback Tobacco... 25¢.| 1 lb. Good Maricaibo Coffee.. 25¢. $b. Horseshoe Tobacco...... 25c.| 2 Ibs. Best Fruit Crackers... 25¢. 6 Ibs. Best Gingey Snaps...... 25c.!1 Ib. Best Elgin Butter....... 25¢. | NOStON'S, 90000000005 | ONE YEAR OF CO-OPERATION. MARRIED FOLKS READ! 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You'll find H Youll find ler and better t » alned au5-16d clean: the © lights than g: f a the current will be on, 4 U.S. Electric Lighting Co 3 14TH STRE ‘PHONE 77. and sa cnc Beautify Your Soda Fountain For 25c. Month —with the soft, white light of the Siemens-Lungren Gas Lamp. Brighter than electricity, better and less trying on the eyes. Only 25c.a month. See it at the Gas Appliance Exchange, 1423 N.Y. Ave, al-2sd Their Motto ts “United to Relieve; Not Combined to Injure. From the Pittsburg Dispatch. , The experiment of organizing a society on the co-operative plan in Knoxville and Allentown is now a year old. Last night the first anniversary of the Integral Co- operative Association, composed of people im that community, was celebrated with an entertainment in the Allenjown Turner Hall. While the association has a membership of only 123, there were 700 people at the celebration. The program consisted prin- cipatly of vocal and instramental music by | good local talent. President J. Edward Chesley made a speech, in which he told of the progress the movement had made. Mr. Chesley is an enthusiast, who be- lieves the world {s slowly but surely re- solving itself into one mighty soclal or- genization, in which the Golden Rule will be universally practiced, and in which everybody will buy groceries at one com- mon supply house at cost. During his talk the president called attention to a large streamer stretched across the hall, which was painted this motto: “United to Relieve; not Combined to Injure.”” In fact, this sentiment was the keynote of his short speech. He declared that the ‘old boat of competition is sinking, and the lifeboat of co-operation is coming to the rescue.” He explained the value of co-operative effort, as illustrated by the grocery owned and conducted by the association at 48 Washington avenue, thirty-first ward. He sald that all the store rooms now occupied by stores in excess of those absolutely necessary to supply the people was a waste of rent. His theory is that all profit madt by the stores which the community could get along without is a species of robbery, and that the patrons are the people robbe In connection with the printed program was a statement of the condition of the co- operative grocery. From these figures it would appear that the weekly sales are $885, and that there has been a gain In the sets of the grocery of $415. been cunning. 2 since it has The balance sheet shows that the store invoices $1, in merchan- dise and $481.39 in fixtures, with $134.79 cash on hand. The Bellamy Association, which is an cutgrowth of the Integral Association, now | owns a toby factory and employs sixteen people, oe A Literary Possibility. From the New York Herald, ° Bret Harte's “Luck of Roaring Camp” had had only a succes d'estime, and his “Condensed Novels” nad been consigned to oblivion, when the “Heathen Chinee” sud- denly made his name a magic talisman that awakened the dead books to a new and vigorous existence. Henry James was unknown to the great public long after his books had won him the esteem of the crit- ical few, until the popularity of “Daisy Miller” roused the Philistine to the knowl- edge that a new genius had arisen. Mal- lock's “New Republi. the satirical mas- terpiece of the present generation, was not deemed worthy of even a pirated re- publication in this country until his amus- ing little skit, “The New Paul and Virgin- ja." set all the publishers upon the track of his former work. Prosper Merimee’s “Co- lombe,” a literary gem, proved a failure until “Mateo Faleone,” an unpleasant but rather startling little sketen, caught the fancy of the groundings. Now, suppose that Lret Harte had never written the ‘Heathen Chinee’ nor Henry Mi "" nor Mallock the and Virgina,” nor, Merimee “Mateo Falcone,” would Harte and James and Mallock and Merimee have remained auctori ignoti to the world at large? It is possible they might. Turn the query round. Is it possible that there are in existence today authors at least their peers who are unjustly Ignored by the public? That, too, is quite possible. f ee Took Law Into His Own Hands. Owen Delaney, an old citizen in jail for having murdered his wife at Deshler, Ghio, a week ago, hanged himself in his inday night. He was to have had his minary hearing yesterday. The evi- was overwhelming against him. heriff Pender visited the prisoner about 11 o'clock Sunday night, and he was then | Sleeping soundly. On going to his cell yes- | terday morning the official found him hang- ing to a strap. pre nes Quickens The Appetite Makes the Weak Strong. YER®’S THE ONLY GOLD MEDAL Sarsaparilla Has Cured Others And Will Cure You. AYER'S CHERRY PECTORAL FOR COUGHS. IF THE BABY IS and use that oll and well-tried remedy, rasa neces Bon Ching Berane i foes eullaren ese It soothes the child, softens the gum, alla) in, cures wind colic and is the best remedy for. iarrhoea. 25 cents a bottle. seld-ly Are free from all crude and irritating matter. Concentrated medicine only. Carter's Little Liver Pilis. Very small; very easy to take; no pain; no griping; no purging. ‘Try them. — i: ‘Augostura Bitters, the celebrated appetizer, of ex- qa e flavor, is used all over the world. Dr. J. G. dealers. CUTTING TEETH BE SURE Mrs. Stegert & Sors, sole manufacturers. At ae at FRANK JAMES’ SCARE. Pursued by u Long-Eared Host That He Took for a Squadron of Cavalry. From the Chicago Daily Inter-Ocean. “It is a strange fact that there are times when even the most daring outlaws get frightened, and badly frightened at that,” said Col. Thompson of New Orleans. Col. Thompson was formerly a resident of Mis- souri, but a few years ago went to the crescent city to engage in business, and is associated with a banking concern there. A few years ago he was the guest of a gentleman in Kentucky who is related to the James brothers, and in this way met the retired outlaw, Frank James.- “I once met Frank James,” said the col- onel, “‘and in the course of our conversa- tion asked him if he was ever really scared in any of the closest places during his career. I wanted to find out even in the most desperate places if the courage of a notorious outlaw ever left him, ‘Well, yes,’ he replied. ‘Very frequently I worked a big bluff when I was pretty badly fright- ened, I can assure you. I have always had associated with me men that were the most arrant cowards you ever saw, and yet they could put on a bold front. and intimi- date the most courageous. Courage fre- quently consists In making the other fellow believe you are the better man.’ “Frank James has thoroughly reformed and is today a good, law-abiding citizen. He was thoroughly tired of his wild, hunted, roving life. He is a dead shot, but is thank- ful he does not have to depend upon his un- erring aim and weapon to lve now. I re- member one instance he told me of where he was badly frightened, and I will tell it to you in his own language as near as I can remember: ““‘I was pretty badly scared one night near Columbus, Tenn., during the war,’ said he. ‘Jesse, one or two of the boys and I were working our way northward to join Quantrell, who was hatching a plan to go to Washington city and capture President Lincoln. We had been traveling by night altogether, and before reaching Columbia separated in order to lessen the possibility of capture, with the Intention of meeting again at some point further north. When I reached Columbia I found my horse pegged out completely, and I looked about for an- other mount. I looked through several stables, but did not find one, and finally I struck a shed containing a lot of mules. They were nearly all young ones, but one Was an old, gentle fellow, and in order not to make any nofse and alarm the people, and to get away as quickly as possible, I saddled this old mule and struck out in the darkness for tall timber. had ridden about two miles when I fancied I heard a body of horsemen ap- proaching. I could not tell whether they were soldie.s or not, and I was not certain but our presence in that section was known. Anyway, I was not tn a humor to fight a company of cavalry and was not prepured to hold out against such odds had I been inclined to show fight. I iistened, and the nolse grew plainer, and the horse- men were appatently within half a rile of me, and approaching steadily and rapidly. There was no fencing along the road, and I turned my mule inio the brush to await developments. I was out of sight in the brush, and had hopes the cavalry would pass by me unnoticed. I waited anxiously, and I must say I trembled with fear and determination as I sat there on :ny old mule awaiting the horsemen. I did not dare to strike out further in the brush, as the country was new to me. In a few minutes they were within a few hundred yards of me. A moment more they were at the point where I had left the road. I watted breathlessly. The suspense was terrible. I must fight this troop single-handed or be captured in case I was discovered. I could not see them in the darkness, but from the notse made from the hoof beats I judged that there were at least fifty men in the party. “They stopped at the point where I turred out of the road,and I imagined they were holding a consultation. I was sure I was discovered, and I thought I ould hear a whispered conversation. I eonf2ss I was startled, and did not know exactly what to do. A few of the horsemen started in the direction of me, ang then the old mule I was on came to their aid. He sniffed the alr, and, raising his nose in the alr, filled his lungs, and gave vent to one of those long-drawn-out efforts at a bray that only a true-blooded Rocky mountain nightingale can give. I was betrayed by one of my own camp. I cut short the sorrowful song of the beast by sticking both spurs into his side. I would have preferred sticking a dagger in him, but that would only lessen my chances of escape. The mule plunged headlong into the darkness, as I was de- termined to give my pursuers a race. Not a word was said and not a shot was fired, but I felt [ was in a tight place, and de- termined to sell my life dearly. “The party followed me, and appeared to spread out, and, I thought, were evidently surrounding me, leaving no avenue of es- cape. I saw that as long as I rode that mule I was giving my pursuers an indica- tion of my, whereabouts, and I decided to use a little strategy in my movements. I halted, in order to dismount, thinking that I might dismount and get into the brush afoot, giving me a chance to hide and let the pursuers pass by me unnoticed. Some of them passed me within twenty-tive yards. The pause gave my mule a chance, and he emitted another energetic bray. I was angry enough to have shot him at the moment. In a second the whole woods were alive with braying inules. I never heard such a serenade of nightingales in my life before. The whole party of pur- suing horsemen rushed upon me, and I was nearly carried off my mule by the rush. I had not yet dismounted—and it was a good thing that I had not, as I would have been trampled to death. I was surrounded by— instead of horsemen, as I had supposed—a herd of young mules. There was not a rider among them. I had left the door of the stable unfastened. “How in the world those mules followed me I do not know, as tney were the pack of young mules that I had left behind. I suppose that some one up in muleology can explain, but they beat the average blood- hound. I lay down on my old mule and had a hearty laugh over the ridicuicus sit- uation, and then I started on my way, with my mule cavalry. I was the general, and they all obeyed orders well, as the only general order was, “Forward, double time. I had not gone many miles before I ran across a detachment of avalry—not over a dozen, I think. We were on them before they knew it. They had camped close to the roadside, after their scouting trip, to rest, and had fallen to sleep, picket ard all. As I came galloping down the road I heard them hastily mount, ard, leaving their blankets, they made a dash for their lives. They evidently did not know my troop, and were of the impression that I had been’ when the mules Joined me. I had another good laugh as the Union cavalry detach- ment were dashing off toward the main body. I proceeded on my way with my mule troop, and finally reached Quantrell. ““This was my greatest scare; and uo you blame me for being frightened when the same troop, with the additioa of my- self, put to rout a detachment of a dozen Union cavalry?” ee Killed in the Grand Canon. News has been received at Stamford, Conn., of the killing by lightning in the Grand Canon, Arizona, of Blachley Hoyt Porter, second son of Timothy H. Porter, the millionaire of Stamford. AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA] A Recent Fire Nearly Results in a Sad Tragedy. Ss Other Local Not<s of General Interest —In the Mayor's Court—Mis- treated His Wife. Criés of “police,” “help,” etc., aroused the people in the neighborhood of King and Patrick streets last night, and it was thought at first that a murder was being committed. In a few moments a man in his night clothes ran down King street crying “fire,” and investigation showed that the store of Mr. J. W. Goods, at the north- east corner of the streets named, was in a bright blaze on the interior. Mr. and Mrs. Ino. Burns live over the store, in the rear rooms, and they made their escape; but Miss Bettie Monroe, a dressmaker, who oc- cupies the front room, was cut off from the staircase by the dense smoke, and her frantic screams for help from the front window thrilled with horror those below. who did not know whether the fire was above, in her room or confined to the groc- ery store. The fire department responded as promptly as could be expected, when the fact that there is no electric fire alarm sys- tem is remembered; but the ladder truck was somewhat late, and in the meanwhile Cfficer Ferguson, upon the suggestion of the Rev. C. E. Pall, who lives opposite, ran to a new building near by and pro- cured a ladder. Officer Atkinson placed It at the window and hurriedly scaled it, but Miss Monroe had disappeared from view. Groping on hands and knees, he found her lying on the floor, having either fainted or been overcome by the smoke. He carried her to the window, and willing hands soon had her on the pavement, whence she was carried to Mr. Ball’s house and cared for. No serious results are likely to follow, though she is very nervous today. ‘The fire department soon had the flames out, though not before Mr. Goods’ entire stock of groceries and vegetables had been ruined and the house damaged to the ex- tent of several hundred dollars. It is un- derstood that both Goods and J. M. Peake, the owner of the house, are amply Insured. This is the third fire in Goods’ store in as many months, and the police are of t opinion that they were all of them inc diary. Some time ago some one entered Mr. Goods’ stable and slashed a new buggy and set of harness to pieces, completely, ruining them. If he suspects this relentless enemy he is keeping very quiet about it, and it fs hoped that his silence may yet make the culprit show himself in some way. Mayor’s Court. Acting Mayor Snowden disposed of the following cases this morning: Sarah Levi, colored, charged with abus- ing Alice Kitts, fined $2.50; Owen Carroll, white, aharged with allowing his cows to rum loose on the streets, fourteen of them having been driven to the station house last night, fined $2 and costs; L. Harry Kell, charged by Lieut. Smith with being drunk and using vile and profane language, sent to the workhouse for twenty days; W. J. Reynolds, an elderly white man from Washington, sent to the chain gang for thirty days for stealing a skiff; S. J. Veirs, a white man charged by his wife with non- support, threatening her life and breaking into her house and taking a part of the furniture. Veirs was ordered to leave town and warned that he must never molest his wife again. Case Dixminsed. The cfficers here succeeded in locating the man and wife referred to in an anony- mous communication to Capt. Webster, reference to which was made in The Star some days ago, and the man had a private hearing before Acting Mayor Snowden yes- terday, the charge being cruelty to his wife. The wife admitted that the man had, on one occasion, put a hot poker on her neck, but she claimed that it was only in play, and the case was dismissed. Notes. Dr. Hamilton P, Howard left last night for New York, whence he will sail for Eu- rope, to join Mr. W. B. Corse, who left a few days ago. They will be gone about two months. Mrs. Mary A. Butts, mother of Mr. Cal- vin Butts, of the firm of Curtin & Butts in this cit) died at her home in Erie, Pa., Friday last. Her remains will be brought here for interment. The motormen and conductors of the Mt. Vernon electric road will have their annual outing at Riverside Park tomorrow. T: Harpers and all other objectionable charac- ters have left since the Sunday afternoon row there, and the best of behavior and a pleasant day are promised. A large number of tickets have been sold. Mr. M. B. Harlow of this city has pre- sented the Catholics of Del Ray a lot on which to build their chapel. It is said a Well-known brick mason in this city is preparing plans for the build- ing of a crematory, which he propos2s to offer for sale to the’city for $1,500. He claims it will be free from all objectiona- ble odors and will be large enough to con- sume garbage, night soll or anything of that description. Among those in attendance at the meet- ing of the State Bar Association at White Sulphur are Judge J. K. M. Norton, Messrs. Gardner L. Boothe, Louis Barley, 5. Taylor and Thcmas Cochrell of this city. ~ Mr. Charles R. Hoof, cashier of the First National Bank of this city, is at Old Point. Mr. J. T. Beckham 1s In Staunton cn business. Spencer Williams, Wm. Thorntoff, Thos. Davis and Richard Edmunds, the colored men who assaulted Joe Mitchell on an ex- cursion train at Calverton, Va., were tak- en to Warrenton today by an officer from Fauquler county for trial. Col. Wm, A. Smoot tendered his resigna- tion as commander of Lee Camp, Confed- erate Veterans, last night. Col. Smoot has been recently elected grand commander for the state. Marriage Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued to the following: Abram A. J. Gaskell of Man- nington, W. Va., and Sylvia M. Hogan of Chicago, Ill.; William Jones and Mary Brown; George Rubenackér and Hattie C. Essex; William N. Miller and Julia A. Jack- son; William A. McCabe and Mildred A. Hillengass; Maurice M. Brown and Mar Leanora Frank; Dennis Joseph Dunn and Mabel E. Wright, both of Fairfax county. Va.; James Willard Shanahan and © Belle Hale, both of Baltimore, Md.; Rich ard P. Burns and Ella B. Rick, both of Richmond, Va. —_->—_ Robberies Reported. William G. Henderson of 501 F street complains of the theft of some bicycle tools. The tools were taken from his bicycle in his office. Henry F. Schlegel of 408 Sth street com- plains of the loss of a gold chain. Some time Sunday a sneak thief, proba- bly a boy, made an attempt to rob several rooms in houses i302 and 1304 F street, where there are the offices of several in- surance companies, but did not succeed in making much of a haul. The rooms of Mrs. Beardsley and R. H. T. Leipold were entered, but nothing was taken, while in the room of W. lL. Beitler the thief got about $3. © ——— A Mad Dog Killed. Dr. Cecil French reports having to call in | Officer F. R. Emmert of the first precinct to destroy a dog suffering from rabies at his canine infirmary, on 12th street, this morning. The dog which bit this one also died from the same disease last weék. It is said to have bitten some others. Dr. French suggests that owners cf canines in the vicinity of N and 19th streets, where the dog killed this morning was bitten, keep their pets under close observation for some time to come. ——__ For Labor Day. At the meeting last night of the Plas- terers’ Lathers’ Knights of Labor, which was held at Mariners’ Hall, corner of 7th and M streets southwest, it was determined to participate im the Labor day parade. Meny of the preliminary details of the part to be taken by the organization were talked cver, but the final decision was deferred until next Monday night, at which meeting Master Workman Razor desires all the members to be present. The affairs of the ciganization are tnderstcod to be highly presperous, and it is expected that the zssembly will make a big show in the coming parade. ARMY RETIREMENTS. Several Will Take Place During the Present Month. Several army retirements will take place during the present month, the most im- portant of which is that of Col. Henry L. Abbott of the engineer corps, on duty at New York. He Is the third ranking offi- cer of the corps, and is regarded as one of the most efficient. By this retirement Lieut. Col. Peter C. Haines will be pro- moted to the colonelcy, and Major Ludlow will be made Meutenant colonel. Captain J. H. Willard will be promoted to major, First Lieut. James C.,Sanford to the cap- tainey, and Second Lieut. Charles Keller will be promoted to the grade of first lieu- tenant, while Additional Second Lieut. Geo. P, Howell will be made second leutenant. Capt. O. Elting, third cavalry, will be re- tired on the 8th inatant. First Lieut. Geo. L. Converse, third cavalry, will go then up to the captaincy, but being incapacitated for service will be retired immediately af- ter his promotion. First Lievt. Henry L. Ripley, third cavalry, will be made captain in place of Converse. Second Lieut. Sol- omon P. Vestal, fifth cavalry, has been promoted to first Ieutenant in the third cavalry. By the promotion and retirement of Lieut. Converse, Second Lieut. C. A. Hedekin, third cavalry, will be promoted to first lieutenant. Additional Second Lieut. Nissen has been promoted to second lieu- tenant of the fifth cavalry, and Additional Second Lieut. Hawkins will be made sec- ond lieutenant in the third cavalry. AMERICAN CA’ ‘D BEEF. Secretary Morton Vouches for Its Good Quality. “Secretary Morton denies the German carards about bad beef canned at Chicago. He says he has many times gone through the canning establishments in Chicago ac- companied by a veterinary inspector and always at a time when his visit was un- expected, and he can vouch for the excel- lent appearance and character of the beef being used there, as well as the methods by which {t ts treated from the abattoirs to the storage rooms. —————————— EXCURSIONS, One of the most enticing resorts on the Potomac is Chapel Point, and many people have journeyed to this place since its open- ing this season. Plenty of shade is found there, and, together with the excellent salt water bathing, crabbing and fishing, a day of erjcyment is sure to be had. There will be mivsic and dancing on board the boat and grounds. The steamer Samuel J. Pentz will leave Thursday morning at 9:45 o'clock. Next Friday Capt. Randall will inau- gurate a children’s day by giving a fancy dress ball for children at River View. This will undoubtedly attract 4 large number to River View, and especially many children, the fare being twenty-five cenis and for children fifieen cents. With the exception of the hours from 6 to 9 p.m. there will be darcing for all, and during this time the floor will be cleared for children alone, after which all may participute. Prof. Proctor will officiate as dancing master, ard it will be a great day for the little ones. The steamer Samuel J. Pentz will leave at 9:45 a.m., 1:45 and 6:45 p.m. The fifth annual moonlight exc-rsion of the Cresent Benevolent Association will be given to Marshall Hall this evening, and the affair is sure to prove an enjoyable one in every respect. Music and dancing will be the features of the trip, and Prof. Schroeder’s band will be aboard the boat, and will also render a program of concert music at the grounds. The moon is sched- uled to shine tonight, and this will make the trip more pleasant. Columbia Lodge, No. 10, I. O. 0. F., gave thelr excursion to Bay Ridge today, and, judging from the numiber carried over on the first train, it is safe to say that there will be quite a gathering when the evening train arrives. There are numerous attrac- tions to be found at this place, including everything that a salt water resort pro- vides. The last train leaves the Baltimore and Ohio depot at 4:28 p.m. ‘The Capital Bicycle Club gave its annual excursion to Marshall Hall last night, and the affair was fully up to the standard of stmilar social events given under the aus- pices of that well-known organization. About 800 people enjoyed the hospitality of the club on the steamer Macalester and at Marshall Hall, the boat being given over entirely to the friends of the club. The committee in charge of the admirable ar- Tangements contributing to the pleasure of those attending the excursion was Messrs. George A. H. Mills, chairman; H. E. Hin- man, W. E. McMillan, W. D. Wirt and B. H. Taylor. —_.___ SUBSTITUTE FOR RICE THROWING. Confetti Used at an English Wedding im Place of the Grain. From the London Queen. Most of us who have had anything to do with weddings have had experiences of the direful effects of the showers of rice which mark the departure of the bride and bride- groom. There are few young couples who have not entered upon their honeymoon in actual physical pain, thanks to the stony grains which have stung their eyes and ears and have found their way into their clothes and down their necks. Worse dis- asters even than this have foilowed the use of rice as a sign of the good will of their friends, and serious accidents have not in- frequently occurred in consequence of the reckless showering of these grains. The horses have been scared, and this, in some cases, has led to the overturning of the carriage and the severe injury of its occu- pants, Attempts have occasionally, been made to mend this state of affairs, but until lately nothing has taken the place of rice. Rose petals and small flowers have been tried, but they have many disadvantages, notably that of becoming crushed to pulp and leaving unsightly stains on the carpets of the house. Shreds of colored paper have occasionally been used, but in these there is something too suggestive of the school- boy’s “hare and hounds” to excite much interest. At a recent fashionable double wedding at the West End considerable admiration was caused among the guests by the distri- bution of confetti as a substitute for the offending rice. They were such as are used at Eastbourne and the Riviera for the hat- tles of flowers, and on similar occasions. For the benefit of such readers as.are unac- quainted with confetti, I may describe them as tiny paper wafers, principally gold and silver, with a few colored ones intermixed by way of adding to the effect. The prog- ress of each bride down the staircase to the carriage on this particular occasion was made in a shower of gold and silver—surely quite as good an omen for her future pros- perity as could possibly be afforded by the prosaic grains of rice. The effect of the myriads of sparkling confetti was abso- lutely charming and fairy-like as they flut- tered to the ground, the sun catching them as they fell. Certainly they clung about the dresses of the newly married couples, but they did no harm, and were soon shaken off. In the house, as they fell on the floral decorations and sparkled among the roses and ferns, they produced a result that is well worthy of note by those whose busi- ness it is to provide novelties for functions of this sort. As for the horses, they were sublimely unconscious of the tiny gold and silver pieces with which their backs had been sprinkled by the time they started. It is not surprising to hear that the intro- duction of these confetti at the Eastbourne fetes has caused their manufacture to be measured literally by the ton, and when once they are brought into use at weddings, tens of tons will be mentioned in connection with them, and many a happy pair, when they begin their new life, will.no longer have occasion to exclaim, “Save us from our friends!” ee Sprague’s Big Fire. The Northern Pacific raflroad fs the heaviest loser oy the fire at Sprague, Wash., Saturday, which swept over 820 acres of territory and destroyed property valued at over a million dollars. The losses include 24 locomotives, 64 freight cars, $525,000; shop machinery,etc., $50,000; head- quarters, passenger station, freight ware- house, etc., $125,000. Half a mile of track was destroyed, together with 7,000 tons of coal and 5,000 cords of wood, bringing the Northern Pacific loss up to $750,000. Other losses range from a few hundreds to $50,000. es William Henry’s Case. William Henry, the so-called “‘bad son” of the murdered miser, was produced in su- preme court before Justice Gaynor, in Brooklyn yesterday, on a writ of habeas corpus, obtained by his lawyer, Foster L. Backus, in an effort to secure his release. Justice Gaynor set Friday as the day for a@gument on the writ. [AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN Many Transfers of West Washington Real "Estate. Other Local Notes of General Interest From Across Rock Creek Bridge —Neurly Drowned. Transfers of real estate west of Rock creek have taken place within the past two days as follows: Louis H. Hoclmann to the Washington and Great Fails Electric Rail- road Company, for $500, a tract along line of road containing 16,675 square feet. Frank B. Clark to same, lots 11 and 16, block 1. J. P. Clark to Christine and An- nie Hoelmann, lots 41 and 42, block ‘1. Christine snd Annle Hoelmann to Great Falls Electric Railroad ‘Company, for $300, a tract aloug route described by metes and bounds. Clotilda Nugent to Jane E. Pot- ter, lots 10 to 19, block 14, of Wesley Heights. Timothy O'Neal to the Washing- ton and Great Falls road, part of lot 21, in Crown’s sub of Harlem, the consideration being $25, snd Geo. H. La Fetra to Andrew Anderson, lot 62, block 1, Clark and Both- ell’s sub. These Washington and Great Falls purchases are for the right of way of the road. R Attacked With Stones, Frank King and Howard Williams were arrested last nignt for assaulting with missiJes a workman engaged in grading on the Great Falls railroad route. These two were the leaders of a gang. King, it is alleged, had some days ago stolen the workman's coat. Then he had the nerve to wear it _in the presence of the rightful owner. There was an expected expose, which was met with an attack. The work- man was off some distance from the other laborers. King, who had at least a dozen behind him, having full sway, began to pelt the man with stones. The crowd joi ed in, and soon there was a perfect roc! hail. The laborer becoming injured sought to escape his attackers by running. He reached the Canal road below, but there he was corralled. The attack became seri- ous, and some friendly person went off on’ horseback for an officer. Helde was seen and he rushed upon the attackers, One of the leaders was then taken and the other a little later, though not until they had been chased as far as Fowler's Hill. Notes. Dr. Thos. J. Jones and family are back from Asbury Park, where they have been for three weeks. At the annual election of directors of the Potomac Insurance Company, held yester- day, the following were the choice of the stockholders: M. J. Adler; Geo. T. Dunlop, W. Riley Deeble, S. Thos. Brown, Louis D. Wine, H. M. Sweeny, Robert E. Frey, Hon, Walter S. Cox, Dr. Louis Mackall, John H. McDaniel, Dr. A. Peter and Philip May. The Misses Brown of 2903 P street have gone to Eagle's Mere, Sullivan county, Pa., for the morth of August. J. Cassel of I street northeast between 6th and 7th, though unable to swim, al- lowed himself to be carried beyond his depth yesterday at the bathing beach, and a drowning came near being the result. He went down three times, but was caught at the last moment by the life boatman, R. A. Tegler. Cassel 1s fourteen years of age. —_——__. Congressmen’s Clerks’ Axsociation. ‘To the Editor of The Evening Star: That was a very interesting and, in some respects, amusing little story in Saturday's Star of the doings of the Congressmen’s Clerks’ Association, and of their proposed campaign of annihilation against all de- partment clerks who utilize their time after office hours to do correspondence for Con- gressmen. The peace of mind of the young men who gompose this association seems to be dis- turbed by patriotic and economic appr®hen- slons that the department clerk who thus employs his evening hours may so fatigue himself as a result of this extra labor as to be unable to render to the government dur- ing the day a full equivalent in work for his salary, and, therefore, this association proposes to report all such offenders against thelr monopolistic organization to the head of the department in which they are em- ployed for dismissal, upon the grounds that they have no legitimate right to extend their hours of labor or to draw two salaries — the treasury in alleged violation of aw. The time of a department clerk after office hours is his own, to engage in such proper employment as he pleases, and I will venture the assertion that if the records of the clerks in the several departments are consulted, it wil! be found that the efli- -ciency of the clerk who has energy and am- bition enough to engage in extra work after office hours will compare favorably with that of any of his fellow clerks, both as to quantity and quality of work done, and will far surpass that of the clerk who aimlessly idles or dissipates away his evening hours. While the compensation for clerk hire to members of Congress is appropriated from the treasury, it is in no sense a salary drawn from the government by those who receive it, but simply an additional allow- ance voted to members to pay for clerical assistance. But, admitting, for the sake of argument, that it is a salary drawn from the treasury, the Supreme Court of the United States has decided in several in- stances, the latest, I belleve, being the case of the United States vs. Saunders, that it is not unlawful for one person to draw two salaries from the treasury, provided the du- ties of one position do not interfere or con- flict with the duties of the other. A Congressman’s correspondence, as a rule, can better be done in the evening than at any other time. He has a right to em- ploy whom he pleases to do the work. The field is open to all competitors, and the as- sociation referred to will find that Congress- men will not permit their right to select their own clerks to be interfered with, nor will the department clerk who chooses to engage in such employment after office hours be frightened away by the boomer- angie manifestations of the Congressmen’s Clerks’ Association, tT. P. K. ——.__ EVILS OF IMMIGRATION. Bulletin Sent Out by Seeretary War- ren. Charles Warren, secretary of the Na- tional Immigration Restriction League, sends out a bulletin quoting a report made to the Massachusetts commission on the unemployed. The report states that the evil of pon-employment is in a considerable measure due to ill-advised and {ll-adapted immigration, much of which results not from a real and permanent demand for labor in this part of the country, but rather from depressed and abnormal conditions abroad, governmental persecutions and ir- responsible and inaccurate representations in Europe of industrial conditions in this country. The commission, therefore, makes the fol- lowing recommendation, which 1s said to be the most important so far addressed to any legislature: “For these reasons we heartily recom- mend measures for restriction of immigra- tion, and advise that the ‘legislature of Massachusetts pass a resolution requesting its Representatives and Senators in Con- gress to work for the passage of a law for- bidding the immigration of any above the age of fourteen years who cannot read and write some one language, and that a he. tax of at least $20 be imposed upon ever: immigrant.” DISASTER AT HAGERSTOWN. Six Mem Badly Hurt by the Fall of _ Scaffolding. By the breaking of a scaffolding at the Updegraff & Sons’ building at Hagerstown, Md., yesterday morning, six men fell to the ground, a distance of twenty-six feet, and were badly hurt. A colored man, Washington Times, had dumped a load of brick when the structure trembled a mo- ment and went down with a crash. W. Cyrus Stouffer, the contractor, sixty years old, sustained dangerous injuries. A heavy plece of timber struck him on the head. William Lewis, a mason, who held to the wall when the scaffolding went down, fell full weight upon Mr. Stouffer. Times was also hurt internally. Bread Riots in Persin. The reports of riots in Tabreez, Persia, continue. A mob has wrecked the house of the governor, who has resigned his au- thority and promises @ reduction in the price of bread. FEW KNOW ABOUT THE SHAKERS An Interesting, God-Fearing People Who Have Given the World Many Important Discoveries, We may not accept their peculiar religious bev lets nor can we enter into the spirit of theif Sucrifices. It fs not necessary to believe ax they. do, but we can and do respect thelr sincerity of Purpose and the honor and uprightness whic qarks all thelr business dealings. The Shakers have always been successful ine Yentors, and some of the greatest of the convem fences of the present day found origin in their sete tlements. In one particular they excel all other men of cusses of men, and that is in the critivation of wedicinal herbs and plants and thelr preparation. for use. They have made it a study for more than @ hundred years. It is one of their peculiar indus tries. Their lives have been devoted to it. Their latest and greatest achievement is the Shaker Digestive Cordial. It is not offered as ® =e for all diseases. It does not pretend to be, ut one discase it will that =e, curg and that is indiges It 1s so effective in curing those who use the remedy that they are loud in thelr praises of it and in consequence a large demand for the cordial has been created. Sufferers who resort to its use have not long te walt to see the result. The effect is almost im- mediate. ‘The first dose usually gives relief and if continued @ perivanent cure will follow. It not only contains already digested food, but it digests food as well, thus toning up the general system. An interesting pamphlet is now being issued by the Shakers and can be bad for the ask- ing at almost any drug store. A NEW STYLE OF MARCHING. Capt. Raoul’s System for Atta! ning High Speed With Little Exertion, From the Petit Parisien. Capt. Raoul of the French artillery began, five years ago, a special study of the mili- tary march. He concerned himself es pecially with the question whether the method of marching adopted generally by the armies of the civilized world answer the needs of war well. He wished to devise a system that should permit certain young troops to acquire a resistance to fatigue and a speed unknown in the European armies. Very robust young soldiers are oc- casionally found to acquire by training great speed, but they are exceptions to the rule, and in reaching the object aimed at ° they are often greatly fatigued. After much study Capt. Raoul thinks he has found a solution of the question in the method in- stinctively used by peasants in their rapid walking. “I am able,” says Capt. Raoul, “to take the first comer between the ages of twenty _ and sixty years and teach him to run so long as his legs will upbear him, without his feeling the least inconvenience in the matter of respiration.” It is found that men without the east training are able to make by his system mors than six miles at the first trial. By the ordinary system of running. such man could not, without pain, cover @ tenith of that distance. Capt. Raoul's method is to maintain the body straight, to hold the head high and well free of the shoulders, to expand the chest withcut special effort, and to hold the eibcws a little behind the haunches. ‘The rurner begins gently, with steps of about 13 3-4 inches, lifting the feet only just high ecrough to clear the irregularities of the track, the hams strongly bent, the up- per part of the body inclined forward as muck as possible, so that the man must run in order to maintain his equilibrium. In fact, the man is kept chasing his ewn center of gravity, which tends to {all in advance of him. In the training exercises the soldier be- gins by running the first kilometer (about 1,084 yards) in 10 minutes, the second in 9 minutes 30 seconds, and so on with tncreas- ing speed. After several weeks the soldier makes from the third kilometer a speed of 6 minutes, or even 5 minutes and 45 sec- onds. After the experiment had been tried upon several regiments some years ago, a soldier made more than twelve and three- tenths miles tn a trifie less than two hours, As the muscles employed in this feat were not those especially in demand in the or- dinary method of marching, the soldier was able at once to take up the march in the usual step with as good spirit as whem he left the barracks. Capt. Raoul recommends that after a lite tle training the soldier run the first kiloe meter in 7 minutes 15 seconds, the second in 6 minutes 5 seconds, the third in 5 min« utes 45 seconds, and from the sixth on each kilometer in 5 minutes 80 seconds. He recommends that this last speed be not exe ceeded. ———_-+e+______ LIGHTEST ON RECORD. An Eight-Pound Wheel — The Tires Filled With Gas. From the San Francisco Post. A crowd of cyclers were waiting at the ferry for the next Oakland boat, and were discussing different wheels and theif weights. “I'll bet I ride ‘the lightest wheel in the crowd,” remarked a fat man, who weighed fully 200 pounds. All looked incredulous, and one remarked: “I don’t think you can ride a machin much lighter than mine. I have a sixteen- pounder, made to order.” “I'll bet the drinks the wheel I ride isn’t one-third as heavy as any in the crowd,” offered the fat man, without appearing to have heard what the other said. “I'l take you,” said the man with the sixteen-pound wheel. The fat man went to the parcel depository and got his wheel. It was a remarkably fragile-looking piece of machinery. ‘One of those new eight-pounders,” de clared one of the wheelmen. “He will lose, anyway,” said another, “it it weighs over five and one-third pounds.” The fat man mounted it and rode it around the walk. Ther? the wheel wag placed on the candyman’s scales and weighed exactly five pounds. The wheel« men could not understand it, and all ine sisted on lifting it, but it certainly weighed no more than five pounds. “That,” explained the owner, “is an eight- pound wheel, manufactured expressly for my use by the factory I represent. The tires, however, are filled with the very lightest gas that can be manufactured. You will observe that the tires are inflated all they will stand. Well, if they were much larger the gas inthe tires would carry that machine off, and it would lack about @ pound of weighing anything.” —_—+ 0+ ____ READY FOR THE LAST DAY. Frenzied Believers Looking for the Speedy End of the World, The “holiness” people have been holding meetings at Tabor, Iowa, the last week. ‘They claim to have had a divine presenti+ ment that the world will come to an end within ten days. The “holiness” adherents have worked themselves into a frenzy, and their meetings are attended by hundreds of people. Some of their leaders announce positively the early destruction of the world and many of their followers are making preparations for the exit. as Electric Motors on Railways. The successful use of electricity as a mo tive power on steam roads has led the Bald« win locomotive werks of Philadelphia and the Westinghouse Electric and Manufac- turing Company to effect a combination, It is expected that the union of these twa companies will result in the early introduce tion of improved forms of electric motor for standard railroads. W. D. Uplexraff, private secretary to George Westinghouse, jr., in explaining the scope of the affiliation of the interests of the Westinghouse Electric Company and the Baldwin Locomotive Company, sald: “The combination is to develop the porsi- bilities of the Tesla motor, as applied to the railway service. We intend to make it possible to ride from New York to Pitts- burg in three hours. With the Tesla motor we are assured power to draw a car at the rate of 150 miles an hour, or more.” Rich Tin Ore Found. Huerfano county, Col. is under considers able excitement on account of discovery of tin ores that, it Js said, contain a greater percentage of tin than any yet discovered in the United States. The discovery has given an impetus to the prospecting for other minerals.