Evening Star Newspaper, August 31, 1895, Page 6

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 1895-TWENTY PAGES. For Stomach Or Liver Troubles, Take MYER! athartic Pill Rect ived Highest Awards At World’s Fair. After sickness, tike Ayer's Sarsaparilla. Ie THE LAny IS CUTTING TRE and use that ofl and well-tried remedy. Mra, Winstow's Soothing Syrap, for children tecthing. It soothes the child. pain, cure sare ftens the gig, allays ell ind colic and is the best remeds for sel0- WIL positi re sick headache a: its return, € te Liver Pills, ‘This ts not talk, but teat, See advertise- Smual! pil? pri eee A Bridge- Tooth is to ell appearance and useful- hess a natural tooth. You cannot tell the differeave in any way—that Is, If the work Is. 1 we muke it perfect. r istry is our forte. Ex- tracting, 50 cts. Other charges propor- tonal. peg — ‘Reductions on § ‘Reupholstering Work We excel in this line. Till Workmanship superior In every detail. You'll do well to get our estimate at (Se t. 1s onee. Excellent assort- PT. 15. ment of New and Pretty <¢ Reupholstering Stuffs. (THE HOUGHTON COo., aust-20d 1214 Fost. now. a, —-My, but they're busy at Decker’s! = nusual prices On Books and Sta- tionery are the crowd inviters Trtst n Paper aud Envelopes, 30c. All wand Books In wird De ker, The Stationer, 1111 F St. I0 THE MOST EFFICACIOUS ST cite the appetite is Angostura Bitt ine of Dr. J. G. B. Siegert & 34 ream box. Blacking Brushes, Motul Hamu Brash Clothe Brushes, oe Daubers, Hate Razor Straps, ing Brushes, Butcher Kuives, Bronz locks, Call Bells, Bread Kaives, Auger Bits, CUT-PRICE HARDWARE CO., Cor. 11th and E nw. jy3-3m,8 AD TO FE » the gel ms. At your a WASHI) ‘TON CHOS Headquarters of the Grand Encamp- ment. The twenty-sixth triennfal conclave of the Knights Templar is a thing of the past. The Grand Encampment wound up its bus- ines: at Boston yesterday, installed its offi- cers, and last night the good-byes were said, and thousands of sir knights left for their distant homes. The Grand Encampment devoted almost the entire day's session to the discussion of constitutional revision. It was decided to make Washington the headquarters of the Knights Templar, and after 1898, {f no in- vitation is received from another place, the triennial conclave will be held in this city. A motion by Past Grand Commander E. T. Carson of Ohio to levy a per capita tax of twenty-five cents per it for the purpose of maintaining the arctQves in the city of Washington was referre& to the next con- clave. An invitation was received to hold the first triennial conclave of the twentieth century in Atlanta, Ga. The following committees are appointed Jurispr e—J. H. Hopkins of Penns: vania, J. Tilinois, 3 of Ohio, Witt of Kentucky. Fin . H. H. Soule of Massachy setts, George Davis of West Virginia, W. Kendrick ot Pennsylvania, E. C. Bird of Connecticut, Fred. Greenwood 62 Vir- ginia. Testimonials to im. Sir Hugh MeCurdy— J. ©. Smith of Ilino! H. L. Palmer of Wisconsin and J. A. vy of Michigan. "The grand officers elected were then In- stalled by Grand Commander MeCurdy, nd resolutions were p d expressing the thanks of the Grand Encampment to the retiring grand master. The new grand master, Most Eminent Sir Warren Larue Thomas, then appointed the following ofiice Grand prelate, Cornelius Twine of New York; grand standard bearer, Thomas O’Morris of Tennessee; grand sword bearey Edgar S. Dudley of Nebraska; grand war- den, Joseph A. Locke of Maine; grand cap- tain of the guard, Frank H. Thomas cf Washington, D. C. The Grand Eni to meet in Pittsburg, Tuesday of October, 1898. A Masonite University. A special from Boston to the New York Press says: Knights Templar are said to be planning the establishment of a great national university for both sexes, to be controlled by and in the interest of all Masons, with a permanent endowment of $50,000,000, The scheme contemplates the erection of a sufficient number of fire-proof university buildings to accommodate 10,000 students. While ter Mason will be refuse nt of lack of me mpment then adjourned, , on the second child of no living or dead Mas- rdmission cn ac- it will be in no nse a home or char je Institution. It s to be built on a beautiful tract of land on the Ohio river, near the West Virginia Mne. tern Cycle Club, which was or- ed Thursday evening at the Eastern » Company's office, sylvania nue southeast. comprises among its thirty-s members some of the best known wheelmen in East Washington. They have adopted @ neat uniform of old gold and blue. The first rum oceurs tomor- row, when a twenty spin will be taken. The election of Ss, Which was quite spirited, resulted as follows: President, 'T. C. Pollock; vi ent, A. St. George; secretar treasurer, Win. Winte captain, Wm. Woodward first li nt, J. Garrison, and second lieutenant, Will Wright; executive com- mitt Winterhalter, Chr. E. P. Hazleton, s, Dr. Buckey, and at- torney, C A series of races will be given in th in which ail wheelmen will be invi rticipate —. Stolen Bicycle Abandoned. Mr. Jones of 2016 F street, who saw the advertisement of a bi fe that stoien from Kernan’s Th and who had front yard, where ed, sent i to Bi- . and Mr. J. A, heel, got back hi At the L.A. W Ont., the ot cinnath ha local pitcher, Pitched thirty- ville He ¥ Tather's farm last yeu IDISTRICT WAIFS Superintendent of Charities Tracy's Letter on the Subject. + HOW LITTLE ONES ARE CARED FOR Institutions Supported by Appro- priations by Congress. AN EXCELLENT SHOWING Yen. Russel A. Alger, president of the Waif Saving Association of America that is now holding a convention at Detroit, re- cently suggested the appointment of five lelegates to represent Washington at the convention. Mr. Tracy, the superintendent of charities of the District, has replied to Gen. Alger’s communication, regretting his inability to attend in person, and adding that “owing to the absence at this season of citizens prominent in works of benevo- lerce {* has not been found practicable to secure the attendance of unofficial dele- gates who would adequately represent the extensive child-saving work of the federal capital city.” In lieu, however, of such representation, he sent a statement of current operations of child-saving work in the District, and expressed the hope that next year the Dis- trict might be personally represented. Appropriations for — Child-Saving Work. The statement forwarded to Gen. Alger says that congressional appropriations for the care of juvenile dependents of the Dis- trict of Coluinbia now amount to $126,367 per year. The average number of depend- ents supported, or aided, by this money Is 1 Eighteen institutions and agencies participate in the distribution of the fund anc in the care of these dependents. Four- teer of these child-caring establishments are located within the District, and occupy ptlic property worth $458,000, and private preperty valued at $890,000, all exempt frcm taxation. Fcur of these institutions are reforma- tories, nemely, the reform school of the District of Columbia (for boys), the reform schcol for girls, the House of the Good Shepherd and the Home of the Association for Works of Me The reform schools are purely official institutions, the House of the Good Shepherd is managed by a Reman Catholic sisterhood and the House of Mercy by a sisterhood of the Protestant Episcopal Church. The reform school for boys, with 210 inmates, receives $i against which it turns into the treasury about $3,500 from sale of products; the re- form gchool for girls, with thirty-five in- mates, receives $9.4: the House of the Good Shepherd, with eighty-nine inmates, )», and the House of Mercy, with twen- ty inmates, $1,500. The unofficial reforma- tories depend largely on_private contribu- tions for maintenance. The most valuable of the reformatory properties is the large tract occupied by the boys’ reform school, estimated at $300,000, the real estate of the reform school for girls*being rated at $8 000, that of the House of the Good Shep: herd at $74,000, of which $15,000 is from public funds, and that of the House of Merey at $14,000, of which $14,000 was sup- plied from public funds. Tne per capita public ecst for antval maintenance of these refcrmatories is. respectively: Boys’ re- form school, $189.62; reform school for s, $270; House of the Good Shepherd, .50, and the House of Mercy, $00. The calculations fer the reform schools include expenditures for repairs and improvements duting the year, as well as current outlays strictly for the support and instruction of irmates. To the official reformatories juvenile de- irquents are committed by sentence of courts, and for incorrigibility by the presi- dents of the institutions. Two Founding Asylums. There are two foundling asylums, both specially incorporated by act of Congress, and having powers of indenture and supe! fon during minority. They are the St. Ann's Infant Asylum, chartered in 1863, and the Washington Hospital for Found- lings, a private corporation, founded in 18: munificence of Joshua Pierce, a philanthropic resident of Washington. St. Ann's, with an average of 130 inmates, receives public aid to the extent of $400 a year, a per capita public cost of $41.53, and cccuples private property estimated at $150,000, "The Washington Hospital for Foundlings, on private property $100,090, has an average of cared for by trained nurses, ¢ Belle v other leading nursing schools, and sovernment ald at a per c: ita rate of $171.45, to the extent of $6,000 ar. It accepts only white children, . Ann's receives colored children as nee’ the discontinuance of the mdling Asylum, many colo ts are cared for by en's guardians. Asylums for Destitute Children. The asylums for destitute children be- yond the age of infancy, receiving public funds, are four in number. The church orphanage of St. John's Episcopal Church receives $1,800 for the support of ®) chil- dren, on property worth $60,000, of which $10,000 was appropriated by Congress, its annual per capita public cost being $20. The German Orphan Asylum has $1,800 of public funds for an average of 40 inmates, supported on property worth $64,000, towards which the taxpayers contributed $24,000, its annual per capita public cost be- ing $45. St. Joseph's Asylum has $1,800 to assist In maintaining 115 children, on pri- vate property worth $120,000. Its annual per capita public cost is $15.60. The Na- tional Colored Home of the Association for the Relief of Destitute Colored Women and Children has an appropriation of 39,000 for the support of 100 colored children, with a property estimated at $70,000, two-thirds of public and one-third of private origin. This institution has among its inmates 17 wards of the board of children’s guardians, wao are paid at the rate of $8 per month by public funds, through that boa in addi- tion to its appropriation. Exclusive of such payments, its annual per capita public cost the revenue from private contribu- tions being light. St. John’s Orphanage re- no payments from friends or rela- ‘s for the support of inmates, while the other institutions of this group derive small revenues from boarding half-orphans. Two Industrial Schools. There are two industrial schools In re- ceipt of public funds, at which, as well as at the reformatories, instruction fs given in industries and useful arts. They are the Industrial Home School, which receives both boys and girls, and teaches pupils chiefly te be florists, woodworkers, seam- stresses and cooks, admitting only needy ident in the District of Colum- and St. Rose's Industrial School, which teaches dressmaking and fine sew- ing to girls graduated from St. Vincent's infant board of chi. 4 F Orphan Asylum, a large Institution no government support. These industrial schools each occupy property of value of about $50,000, the former on public and the latter ‘on’ private ground. ‘The Home school, except in manner of tn- poration, 18 virtually a public institu- on, having very little other income than Annual appropriation of $9,000, Its pay- ment through the board of guardians for the support of twelve wards, and receipts from sale of the products of its farm and werk house, Its per capita public cost, on the basis of the annual appropriation, is $110, the average number of its inmates being ninety. The St. Rose's Industrial School receives $4,500, an annual per capi of $51. mate Children’s Hospital. ‘The Children’s Hospital, an excellent in- stitution, established twenty-five years ago, on pri $10,000 a year toward the medical and sur- gical care and general support of sixty-five children, whom it admits on public offic orfer, or without ft, when needing 7 sional It has a_ special ts medical staff Very competent corps of t ho are associated in training h those of other hospitals of the Ald within he Tracey sent in full the latest reports received from News engaged and Children's n work directiy the treasurer and the superintendent of that institution. Board of Children's Guardians. -The total number of wards of the board of children’s guardians is now 270, dis- tributed as follows: In private homes, at publte coast for inspection only, on trial, 47; Indentureé, $8; apprenticed, 8; boarded at public cost in private homes, 58; board- ed at public cost in institutions, 46; feeble- minded at Elwyn, Pa., and at Falls Church, Va., 8. The appropriation for this agency fs $20,000, ont of whick there is paid the support of feeble-minded dependents at in- stitutions outside of the District, as well as-that of a few wards at the Tuskegee Normal Institute in Alabama, St. Mary’s Industrial School of Baltimore and the In- dustrial School for Colored Chiliren at Manassas, Va. The number of cases ex- amined by this board during the last fiscal year is 107, and the number of children committed ‘as wards by the courts, 110. The members of the board of children’s gu are appointed by the judge of the Criminal Court and the police fustices cf the city, and it {s a strictly "official agency. Its guardianship continues dur- ing the minority of its wards, who, under the law, must be inspected by its egents at least’ once a year. Such systematic in- fon of dependents and continued re- ility for them is the most strongly etive feature of this agency. Of its wards 114 are white and 156 are colored. Exclusive of the fechle-minded, many of whom were in public charge previous to the creation of the board, its wards, who may be styled waywards by way of dis- tinction, are 5 white and 160 colored. - The Humane Society. During the last fiscal year the agent of the Humane Society has investigated 312 cases and placed 158 children in various in- stitutions, of whom 127 are white and 31 col- ored. There is no public appropriation for this work, except that for the salary of the agent as a policeman of the District, $1,080 per year, and he has the use of the transportation facilities of the police de- partment. Other expense is not necessary in this case, as persons arrested are cared for by the criminal authorities, and, in other instances, transfers are made by’ the agent direct to Institutions from the pre- vious abiding places of the children, In the above review of minor dependents of the District mention has been made of religious denominations only in cases In which Institutions are managed by sister- heeds and no salaries are paid. Moral in- struction of some kind is, of course, given in all of them, and in the official {nstitu- tions, as the reform school of the District, opportunity is afforded for worship of the different churches. Private Agencies, There are several important child-caring agencies in the District which do not now receive any public aid, but gretitously support chiidren who would otherwise be public charges. Among such are the Wash- ington City Orphan Asylum and St. Vin- cent’s Asylum, each with an average of 120 and the Heme for Friendless Col- ris, with 25 inmates, There are also naturally a number of minors among the deaf and dumb, the insane, and the inmates of hospitals, the alms house and work use, as well as in Institutions for tem- orary refuge, such as the Young Women’s Christian Home and the Hope and Help Mission, Altogether the depeadent minors of the District supported through public and private funds devoted to charities and cerrection number about 2,000 souls. — EXCURSIONS. When Capt. Randall makes his last trip up the river tomorrow night from River View he will have completed his present summer season at that popular resort. This ts his ninth season as proprietor and manager of that place and his sixteenth year in the excursion business, and during his lon= career as an excursion promoter he has endeared himself to the pleasure- loving public in a manner thgt is unmis- takable. Capt. Randall has probably more friends in the city of Washington than any other captain on the river, and by all he is regarded as one of the most upright, just officers on the river boats. He has al- ways been regardful of the safety and comfort of his passengers, and under his management no lawless or unseemly he- havior has occurred in the positive mem- ory of a large number of Washington ex- cursi mists. Under his management River View has prospered and become one of the leading resorts on the Potomac river, and he looks with a fecéling of pride and satis- faction at the success that has attended his efforts to make the place one of Wash- ington’s mest respectable and enjoyable excursion points. At Chapel Point the experience of River View has been repeated. The place has been brought to the public notice, like an undiscovered diamond lying among rocks, through the efforts of Capt. R: and the crowds which have spent s days there in the cool shade have bles his name for providing such a place of re- sort. The two-day trips and the all-day ex- cursions to this place have been the most pepular and the best patronized of any long excursions on the river, and he is as much pleased over the success of his man- agement at this place as he is with the suc- cess of River View. The Randall Potomac river line comes in for a share of the ccmmendation. The best of order has prevailed on Capt. Randall's boats, and he has at all times catered to the demand of the public, and a request to him in regard to bettering the accommoda- tions or the regulations was never unheed- ed. The last day at River View will be marked by the presence of the Arion Sing- ing Society, who will take possession of the place during the day and evening. They will endeavor to make the last day of the plece a fitting one to close with, and that their efforts in this direction will prove very much in evidence is the opinion of all who contemplate taking the proposed cut- ing. The “Allied Trades” will give an outing to River View on Labor day, and a delight- ful program has been arranged for the en- tertainment of all who attend. There will be a game of base ball between the chan pion amateurs of the District, ‘Trilby Gleason’s Eastern Stars, and the Sham- rocks for a liberal purse given by Colum- bia Typographical Union, No. 101, and also the following attractions: 100 yards’ foot race,-blindfolded wheelbarrow race for la- dies, boys’ 50 yards’ foot race, goat-cart race for girls, fat men’s foot race for prizes, including a handsome medal. At night there will be a cake walk by the Southern Classical Cake Walking Club, which ts composed of ten couples of star performers. Throughcut the entire after- noon and evening there will be dancing and vocal and instrumental music. Marshall Hall will afford a day of rest and pleasure temorrow. The green lawns of this resort are unusually attractive at this time of tke year, and plenty of shade, together with cool breezes, make it an en- joyable spot. Numerous attractions are offered, and Prof. Schroeder's band will be in attendance. The steamer Macalester will leave at 11 a.m., 2:20 and 6:30.p.m., and the River Queen at 3 p.m. ——— BRILLIANT TROTTING. Clese of the Fleetwood Park ing. Brilliant trotting marked the closing day of Fleetwood'’s grand circuit meeting yes- terday, Azote turning the track in 2.0516 in an exhibition against time, while Night- ingale, the ten-year-old daughter of Mam- brino King, won the best race of her long career cs a campaigner, defeating Geneva, Altao, Colonel Kuser and other cracks of the 2.11 class. Geneva and Col. Kuser fin- ished within a length of the winner in the last heat, trotting better than 2.10. Night- ingale won each heat by outfinishing Geneva ani the others in the home stretch. Azote was driven by McHenry in his ex- hibition asainst time; Andy McDowell hay- ing gone to Toledo with Alix for a similar exhibition yesterday. Tho first quarter was trotted fn 301-4 seconds, and the second quarter, the fast- est part of the track, was covered in 32 1-4 seccnds, a 2.09 gait. Coming up the hill in the third quarter McHenry cut the big fellow loose, and he stepped the distance in #1 seconds, faster than any horse ever covered the same ground before. This ef- fort pumped Azote, and his fin! was very weak, the time for the last quarter being 321-2 seconds. It was the greatest performance on rec- from the horseman's point of vie h the weather cold, a bi wind gz. the track slow and the horse badly rated, he was handicapped more than two seconds. Meet- VERTICAL SE ‘CTION OF INCINERATING FURNACES, AWAITING ACTION No New Developments in the Gar- bage Complication. MR. JEFFORD'S LEGAL OBJECTION Further Trouble Expected Over Selecting a Crematory Site. THE SMITH SYSTEM There were no new developments in the garbage situation today, as far as the Com- missioners were concerned. The exclusive announcement in yesterday's Star to the effect that the highest bidder, Mr. War- field, would sign the rew contract as pre- pared by the Commissioners, and erect Smith crematory for disposing of the city’s garbage, seemed to settle matters, and only one representative cf any other system ap- peared before the Commiesioners today. Mr. Tracey L. Jeffords, who is the at- torney for the Dixon crematory, had a conference with the Commissioners - this Smith garbage furnace, and the plant for generating the gas which produces the necessary heat. The first figure is a longi- tudinal vertical section, taken through the center of the furnace proper, showing the two combustion chambers and the two re- generators, weh the connecting flues or necks, also showing the method of intro- ducing the garbage into the furnace. The second figure {s a front elevation of the furnace, consisting of the two incin- erating chambers and the stack. The last figure is a transverse vertical section through the artificial gas producer, show- ing the valves by which the fiame is turned alternately into the two chambers, and also the flues and the stack. How the Garbage is Destroyed. The furnace is prepared for use by heat- ing the two chambers to an incandescent stege by means of the artificial gas gen- erated, after which the chamber Is filled with garbage. ‘The heat produced acts on the garbage in the chamber, driving out the water and reducing it to a charred mers. The products of combustion pass out through the checkered brick work, which Is also red hot, and the gases are de- composed, thus doing away with objection- able odors. While the contents of this furnace are be- ing consumed, garbage is emptied into the second furnace, where it is partially dried by the flame passing through it at the time. When the mass in the first furnace is completely incinerated the direction of the flame produced by the burning gas is reversed so that it operates upon the sec- cnd furnace, which has just been filied with garbage. At the same time furnace No. 1 is again filled, so that its contents may become warm and dry by the hot air EES AN a I GAS PRODUCERS. morning concerning that system. He takes the position that in view of the fact that the proposal upon which bid’ were founded contained the proviso that the Dixon sys- tem should be usetl, the Commissioners could not very well Ignore that system, but should erect at least one such plant in the eity. The Contract’. Legality Threatened. He called attention to the fact that an contract made without following the exact languaze of the bid would be null and void. Of course, if the Dixon system was not adapted for the work It could very well be ignored, but that fact, he claimed, had not been proved. It was a good system in passing through. Thus while one furnace load of garbage is being incinerated, the mass in the adjoining one is being prepared for incineration by the heat and gas gen- erated in the other. Further Claims of the Company. It is claimed by Mr. D. C. Reinohl, the attorney for the Smith furnace, that its operation is absolutely odorless, and can- note be cbjectionable to a neighborhood. The capacity of the furnace will vary from 50 to 100 tons a day, working most econom- ically where the most garbage is reduced. Liquid matter and water is destroyed, and the vessels in which the garbage is col- lected may be rinsed out over the furnace, yATION OF SIDE ELE iNCANERATING FURNACES. every respect, and the ccmpany represent- ing it was wilting to put one up on trial and g.ve any sort of a bond insuring its successful operation. Garbage matters will remain in statu quo, therefore, until next Tuesday aft2r- noon, when the garbage people will present their side of the case, and state finally what they are willing to do. There ts little doubt that the Smith system will be used, and that it will first be erected upon the site of the old reduction works, at the foot of South Capitol street. A Fight Will Be Made. But it is right there that the authorities will meet with a serious obstruction. The residents and property holders in the neighborhood of the old _ reduction plant have had a _ sufficiency of bad odors, and will fight, it is understood, the relocation of any system for disposing of the city’s garbage. It will be recalled that the bidder, in submitting his proposal to do the work, named three places where he would erect the plants selected by the Com- missioners to dispose of the garbage. One was at the foot of South Capitol street, above referred to, another somewhere on Rock creek and the third on the Boundary between Ist and 9th. It is almost certain that he will meet with opposition at every one of these points, and the propesty own- ers and citizens will do their utmost to pre- vent these plants from being erected. It is claimed for the Smith furnace that It is entirely odorless and will create no nui- sante; but the property holders ere averse to having a garbage cremaiory anywhere near their property, not because it may be a nuisance in itself, but the fact that it is a garbage plant, they claim, depreciates the value of property. Description of the Smith Furnace. ‘The garbage incinerating plant which the Commissioners have adopted for use in this city and which they plan to have work- ing by next November, is now in operation in Philadelphia, Wheeling, Muncie and At- lantic City. It is known as the Smith sys- tem, and the method of disposing of gar- bage by this plan has been already fuily described in The Star. The Smith furnace consists of two con- nected retorts or chambers, each of which is provided with a regenerative furnace through which all of the unconsumed gases and vapors pass in contact with highly heated fire-brick, and are completely ster- ilized, thus destroying all disease germs and noxious odors. The liquids of the garbage ‘are decomposed by intense heat, and hydro- gen gas evolved, which furnishes additional combustible matter, so that the garbage it- gelf supplies a large percentage of the fuel consumed. The furnace is supplied with ar- tiftcial gas made from a cheap grade of coal, culm and slack being utilized for this purpose. Sanitary and Inoffensive. It is claimed for this system of disposing of garbage that it is sanitary in the high- est and broadest sense of the word, there being no offensive odors emitted from the stack of the furnace, and it is asserted that the people here need not be afraid of.a repetition of the nuisances that have here- tofore caused complaint. The accompanying cuts represent the - the water running into the combustion chamber, where it is immediately evap- orated and carried off. ———— ,ACK INDIA THE BAN TROUBLES. Officinl Report of the Deputy shal's Investigation. The Department of Justice has received from the United States district attorney and marshal of Wyoming the official rerorts of their investigation into the Bannack In- dian troubles, made by the direction of the Attorney General. The reports are dated August 23. The district attorney for Wy- oming report8 as follows: “I have no doubt whatever that the kill- ing of the Indian Ta-ne-ga, on or about the 13th of July, was an atrocious, outrageous and cold-blooded murder, and that it was a murder perpetrated on the part of Con- stable Manning and his deputies in pur- suance of a scheme and conspiracy. on their part to prevent the Indians from exercis- ing a right and privilege which fs, in my opinion, very clearly guaranteed to them by the treaty before mentioned. * * * Should the prosecution on the part of the United States be determined upon, it would be use- less to commence it before a commissioner. As the law is now, we are bound to bring prisoners before the United States commis- sioner nearest to the place of arrest,” and in this case it would be before Mr. Petti- grew, the commissioner at Marysvale. I am informed that he is thoroughly in sym- pathy with the go-called settlers in that region, and that he advised the constable, Manning, and his posse that the provisions of the treaty under which the Indians claimed the right to hunt upon the unoccu- pied lands of the United States had, for some reason, ceased to be operative. Hence, I think that to cause the arrest of these men and take them for hearing before this commissioner would simply result in their discharge. * * * It seems to me to be a great pity that there is no national law which can certainly be invoked for the protection of these, our domestic subjects, weak and defenseless as they are, in their right to enjoy those privileges guaranteed to them by a solemn treaty to the enforce- ment of which the honor of our country is pledged, and that their only protection against’ forcible resistance to their enjoy- ment of these rights must be found in the ccurts of the states wherein the juries wil? unquestionably look upon them as possess- ing no rights which a white man is bound to respect.” ‘The district attorney has been advised that the department concurs with him in the opinion that there is no federal statute under which the offenders can be punished. Mar- ee Alford Runs 100 Yards in 94-5 Seconds. W. W. Goodwin of Louisville and Smith E. Alford of Lexington, the two Kentucky crack sprinters, met at Lexington Thurs- day In a special match for the state cham- pionship. Alford defeated Goodwin, cover- ing the one hundred yards in 9 45 sec- ond: They will both contest in New York rext week. Alford later fell from exhaus- tion when nearing the string ina two hun- red yards contest with Tevis of Louis- ville. ——_—__+ e+ ____ The Princeton foot ball team play_the eleven from the Lehigh University in Phil- adelphia on October 19. The Tigers have secured the Philadelphia club's grounds. THE COMING MEETING English Comment on the Interna- tional Athletic Contests. os YALE AND CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY Second Trial Between Representa- tive Collegians. THE FOREIGN RECORDS Concerning the coming meeting between the’ athletic champions of the universities of the old and new worlds, a weil-known London writer on athletics says: “To America belongs the honor of origi- rating these meetings, and Yale showed h enthusiasm by making the first trip and meeting Oxford, last year’s winners of the inter-university athletics in England. “To those not within the sacred circles of athletic government at Cambridge, it has heen a matter for surprise that after this evidence of good wil) one of the university athletic clubs should not have rushed with open arms to offer a return compliment this year. The fact remains, however, that the evertures made by Harvard and Yale to Ox- ford afd Cambridge hung fire, and the dead- lcck was completed when Harvard refused to be a partner to a joint meeting because Pennsylvania was not included. Much re- gret was felt at Cambridge at this decision of Harvard, for there are blood ties be- tween the two, there being a direct connec- tion between Emanuel College, Cambridge, and Harvard. The perseverance of Yale again made a meeting possible, when at Cambridge it was pretty well decided that no meeting could take place. Champions by Flake. “Cambridge, it might be said, occupies the position of the English university cham- picns by a mere fluke-the fact that Men- delson happened to be in rare form in the leng jump, and had the good fortune to beat Fry. But for this stroke of luck, Ox- ford: would have gone to America to be en- tertained, as last year they were the en- tertainers. “The Cambridge team, however, on the whole will be more acceptable to the Amer- fcans, as it contains three of the finest English amateur athletes of today, and one of them the very finest the universities have heen able to boast of—Horan, Lutyens and Fitzherbert. There is a further fitness in Cambridge filling the position, inasmuch as the light-blue athletic club was the first to go outside the exclusiveness of the inter- vniversity annual encounter by holding competitions with other amateur athletic clubs, and Cambridge teams have met on different occasions -representatives of the United Hospitals, Dublin University and the London Athletic Club, the latter bring- ing some of the best amateur athletes out- side the universities to try their pace and skill against Cambridge. In such encoun- ters the university has done exceedingly well, and it was in one of these that the first of the famous contests between Fitz- herbert and Bredin took place, and Bredin was defeated, as he was afterward again at the championship meeting. Horan, Lu- tyens and Fitzherlert run with consum- mate tact and skill, as well es at a great pace. London Athletic Clab. “In the London Athletic Club contests the Londoners have a slight advantage. In 1691 they tied with Cambridge; in 18 the London Athletic Club won by 5 first to 4 for Cambridge; in 1893 Cambridge won by 6 to 3, and in 1895 the London Athletic Club won by a like numter, the grand total of events being: London Athletic Club, 18! Cambridge, 1742. “The records for events between the two universities are as follows: Inter-| rsity Records. “One hundred yards, Wilson and Urmson, Oxford, 0.10; quarter mile, Moneypenny, REVELRY AT CAPON The Yearly Tournament Makes the Welkin Bing. The Ball and the Coronation and the Youth and Beauty Present. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star, CAPON SPRINGS, W. Va., Aug. 30, 1895. The record of Capon Springs’ popularity has been most ably sustained during the past week, there being a perfect mael- strcm of gayety, but most decidedly empha- sized by the crowning and great event cf the season. the magnificent tournament, hail and banquet—which annually cost be- tween $800 and $1,000-given on the 28th by the genial and popular proprietor, Capt. W. H. Sale, to his guests. The day was lovely, and the ground in perfect condi- tion. The tournament was given in front of the hotel, with a distance of 75 yards to be made in 8 seconds. At 12 m. sharp, to lovely strains of a grand march by the bund, the knights rode up in line to the grand stand and received the charge, which was delivered by Mr. B. H. Warner of Washington, who was introduced by Col. Powhatan Weisiger, chairman. Mr. L. H. Chauvenet read the list of contest- ing knights, and then, at bugle sound, each knight, in response to his name, dashed forward. The chief marshal, Mr. Walter Myers of York, Pa., wore a pink sash, his assistants, Mr. Chance Herter of New York and Mr. Barry Cann of Pennsylvania, wearing yel- low ones, the aids being R. Chauvenet and Duncan Whelen of Virginia. The time arkers were Mr. Francois Jones of Wash- ton and Mr. Corpren of Norfolk, who wore pale blue rosette badges. The judges, with yellow rosette badges, were Col. Pow- hatan Weisiger, chairman; Robert Snod- grass, S. H. Chauvenet, W. H. Porter, J. B. Colahan, Amos Burke, H. Woodruff, Jno. Jewett and O. H. Mulliken. The list of the knights, in the order of their riding, Was as follows: 1, Knight of the Valley, H. H. Shull; 2, Knight of Tunlaw, Chas. Hume; 3, Knight of Frederick, H. E. Shull; B. Conrad; 5, 4, Knight of Winchester, Knight of West Virginia, H. Harness; 6, Knight of Capon Lake, P. F. Eichelberger; 7, Knight of Biue Grass, R. M. Carlisle; 8, Knight of Pippen Grose, R. R. Lupto: Knight of Willow Grove, E. Knight of Cedar Creek, H. G. Sholl; 11, Knight of Washington, C. E. Pangle; 1.2, Knight of Rock Enon, J. E. Anderson; 13, Knight of Gore. F. Potts; 14, Knight of Ivanhoe, A. S. Worthington. Excitement was high when the combat was a tie between the Knight of the Val- ley, H. H. Sholl of Marlboro’, Va., and the Knight of Ivanhoe, Mr. A. S. Worthing- ton of Winchester, V: the honor of crowning the queen being conferred upon the Knight of Ivanhoe, he being successful winner of all rings. At p.m. the grand march to the ball room commenced, where the coronation of the queen and maids of honor took place, Mr. B. H. Warner of Washington deliver- ing most ably the coronation speech. The ball room was most beautifully decorated in yellow and green, sunflowers mostly predominating, and the red silk throne with white fur trimmings, with the back- ground of growing sunflower plants and flags, formed a brilliant picture of lovell- ness when graced by beautiful Miss Alma Cleveland of Houston, Texzs, queen of love and beauty, becomingly gowned in white organdy and lace, and with her three lovely maids of honor, Miss Ada Mann of New Orleans, first maid, in an exquisite imported costume of hand-embroidered tulle over blue satin, and diamonds, crowned by the Knight of the Valley, Mr. H. H. Shull; the second maid of honor, Miss Mary Russell of Winchester, Va., handsomely gowned in white satin, with grenadine over dress, crowned by Knight of Tunlaw, Mr. Chas. Hume of Washing- ton; the third maid of honor, Miss Katha- rine Colahan, Philadelphia, elegantly at- tired in Dresden pattern costume of yel- low satin and lace trimmings. immediately. after the coronation the rcyal set was danced, and then the ball was enjoyed by all, souvenir fioral book- lets, with program of dances, and floor, in- vitation, executive committees and patron- Cambridge, 0.494-5; mile, Lutyens, Cam- bridge, 4194-5; three miles, Horan, Cam- bridge, 14.443-5; hurdles, Loader and Pol- lock, Cambridge, 0.16; weight, Ware, Ox- ford, 39 feet 1 inch; hammer, Hales, Cam- bridge, 138 feet 3 inches; long jump, Fry, Oxford, 28 feet 5 inches; high jump, Brooks, Oxford, 6 feet 21-2 inches. Cambridge has won the sports on 18 1-2 occasions and Ox- ford on 13 1-2 occasions.” English Athletes Arrive, In the cosmopolitan assemblage on the steamer St. Louis, which arrived last night, will also be found some of the record-bear- ing athletes of Cambridge College, England, who are coming to this side to compete with Yale; representatives of the London Athletic Ciub, who ere on their way here to meet the men of the New York Athletic Club; a party of yachting enthusiasts from Great Britain, who possibly think that they will take the America’s cup back with them, and a team of cricketers select- ed from among the best players of Oxford and Cambridge. 2 ENGLISH CRICKETERS ARRIVE. Will Play the New York Eleven Monday. The Cambridge University cricket team reached America on the steamer St. Louis, which was sighted off Fire Island late last night. Today they will spend at the nets on the grounds of the Staten Island C. C. The islanders had a league championship game scheduled, but they courteously post- poned their match in order that the vis- {tors might use the ground. The committee of the Metropolitan Dis- trict Cricket League which has the man- agement of the New York game with Cam- bridge University in hand has selected the team to represent the metropolis in the match at Staten Island on Monday. The full team is as follows: Howard Mac- Nutt, F. T. Short, A. E. Patterson, R. T. Rokeby, J. L. Pool and Lohmann of Staten Island, M. R. Cobb, F. F. Kelly, C. Byers and Tyers of the New Jersey A. C., and J. Mart and J. Rose of the Manhattan. H. MacNutt was elected captain and W. 8. R. Ogilby 1s the only substitute. ‘The team ts generally considered as rep- resentative of New York cricket as it is possible to make it. The umpires for the match will be Byron Wharton, an old member of the Manhattan C. C., and J. A. Rogers of Paterson, who was a coach at Cambridge in 1883. ’ Loh- mann, the ground man of the Staten Island Club, has got a perfect wicket in readiness for the match, and should the Englishmen win the advantage of batting first on it a tall score may be looked for. CHANCE TO LEARN CRICKET. The Washington Club to Play an Ex- hibition Match Monday. A cricket match will be played Monday next on the grounds of the Washington Cricket Club, wickets to be pitched at 2 o'clock. Sides will be chosen from those cn the grounds, members and outsiders who are interested in the game. The sides will be captained by two of the leading members of the club. A hearty invitation is given by the club to all lovers of the game to meet on the club’s grounds, 18th street and Columbia road. Sporting Notes. W. F. Sims, who has been spending the past month at his home in Washington, re- coverirg from severe injuries received while following the circuit, joined his team mates at Springfield last week. He has not completely subdued the stiffness caused by his falis, but looks greatly benefited by his rest. ‘A finish fight between George Campbell of Detroit and Frank Roy of New York was pulled off in the rooms of the Toledo Athletic Club last evening. The men started the fighting at the sound of the gong, and it was just five seconds before the bell sounded to close the round; that Campbell received an ugly uppercut t knocked him completely out. The purse was awarded to Roy by Re: Grady. Leslie C. Pierce challenges Owen Zeigier to a twenty-round contest at 133 pounds and the Eureka Club of Baltimore has beoa asked to offer a purse for the match. Pierce will insist on Zeigler posting a suf- ficient weight forfeit to Insure his coming to the light-weight limit. esses, being presented to guests. At 12 @ sumptuous banquet in the artistically dec- orated dining hall was enjoyed, each table having some unique design of lovely cut flowers and ferns. The tables were liter- ally loaded with delicacies. Among those present were: Mrs. W. H. Sale, very handsome, in elegant black siik, lace and diamonds; Miss Clare Johnson, Philadelphia, pink silk; Miss Mary Cola- han, pink silk crepe, with Valenciennes; Miss Lulu Blendin, Baltimore, was lovely in white organdy and lace, with rose col- ored trimmings; Mrs. A. H. Mulliken of Chicago, in an imported gown of Nile green satin and diamond ornaments; Mrs. A. M. Baker, Winchester, Va., pink tulle and silk and diamond ornamenjs. Miss St. Claire Pelzer, Charléston, S. C., handsome white satin’ gown, with tulle over dress. Miss Ethel Abbey, Washington, white or- gandie over pink. Mrs. Brocks, Washington, exquisitely at- tired in white moire silk, point lace and os- trich tips. A most charming impromptu progressive euchre party of five tables was given Mone day evening by Mrs. Colahan of Philadel- phia. Among the guests were Mesdames Wkelen, Chauvenet, Naylor, Cornelis, Flannegan, Miss Wiggins, Mr. and Miss Mackall, Mr. and Mrs. Snodgrass, Mr. Wat- erman, Mr. Stewart, Mrs. Bargen, Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Huntington. The first and second prizes were won by Mrs. Whe- len and Mrs. Huntington—embroldered needlebooks. The first gentleman's prize was a fancy basket of fruit, won by Mr. Stewart. The second gentleman's, a photo frame, was won by Mr. Snodgrass. The booby, a mouth organ, with the inscription, “If you can’t play cards, perhaps you can play this," was cut for by three ladies, Mrs. Cornelius winning it. A farewell evening of cards was tendered Mr. and Mrs. Porter on Tuesday evening by Mrs, Whelen and Mrs. Morris. Miss Sue Frayser of Pennsylvania was given a delightful surprise party the night previous to her departure. A handsome subscription supper was given on Wednesday evening in the pavil- fon by the young ladies to the young men. On Friday evening a hay ride party of seventeen enjoyed a drive and supper at Capon Lake Inn. The country band was engaged for the occasion, and souvenir cards, with poetical verses appropriate to the recipient, were presented to each guest. Many other lunchecns and entertainments rave taken place during the week. —— This Snake Ate Sixty-Six Ducks. From the Baltimore Herald. For some time past Thomas Mhoon, @ truck farmer living near Brooklyn, has heen missing each day a number of young ducks. They disappeared so mysteriously that their loss could not be accounted for in any manner. All theories as to how they were taken were smashed to pteces when it was known that no one had been near the place during the day where the ducks were wont to pass away the time. No feathers or other vestige could be found, which would undoubtedly have been the case if the fowls had been made away. with by hawk or some “varmint.” When sixty-five of the fluffy youngsters had disappeared Mhoon determined to watch the ducks for a day. He followed them down in the field to the little branch where they slipped into the water. No sooner had they arrived there than—shades of St. Patrick—from a neighboring clump of bushes appeared such a suake as Mhoon had never seen before outside of a show. He is not a drinking man, and 1s not ac- customed to see such things in broad day- light, but he had to pinch himself to make certain that he was in his right senses. While his eyes stuck out of his head in ter- ror the monster snake glided up to the ducks, when they all set up a terrific quack- ing, as if they knew the end of the world was comig for some of them. By this time the man had recovered him- self, and, hi y running to the house, he secured his shotgun and returned to where he had seen the snake. When he reached there he found the snake, which seemed fifteen feet long and ick, making off with a duck in Mhoon pulled the trigger of the the smcke cleared away the t, lashing its tail in ul its struggles ha d approached it, He found out it was a moccasin, ard when measured it was as leng as a fence r out 9 feet 4 inches. E. G. Miller.-a aker, of ) Wilson rtreet, heiped the snake, and will vouch fo: of the measurements. measure the rellabillty