Evening Star Newspaper, September 4, 1895, Page 8

8 THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. [FACING THE FUTURE ———— Purify And Enrich Your Blood By Tak’ Tronsportation Companies Ezperi- menting With Electricity. S YER’ Sarsaparilla. It was the Only Sarsapariila Admitted At World’s Fair. Se STEAH MAY BE SUPERSEDED The Conduit System Contrasted With the Deadly Trolley. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS In the course of an Interesting article in Harper's Weekly Mr. John Gilmer Speed considers the future development of elec- AYER'S PILLS for the Liver. i THE tricity as a propulsive power on railroads, aed and reviews its past and present uses in an It soothes the sofiens the gum, allays ali | fr structive manner. Spezking of the great res wind colle and is theebest remedy for a. 25 cents a bottle, gel0-ly pain, q interest being taken in the subject by the . managers of steam railroads, thetr experi- ments with varivus forms of the applied power, and the prospective line between Washington and Baltimore, to be run at a high rate of speed, Mr. Speed has this to say: “These things not only stimulate specula- tion as to what may happen in the early future, but show that the most intensely practical men in the industrial world have already recognized that the electric motor has reached a stage in its development when it is a rival to the steam locomotive in its own field. nd the recently made alliance between the Westinghouse Electric Company and the Baldwin Locomotive Works, the largest in the world, affords arother illustration of | @ recognition by practical experts that the 1- | time has come for the extension of elec- rt & Sons. At your | tricity in the business of transportation. This s not an amalgamation of two com- = === |} panies, but an alliance by, Hee cect cone ay SPER a pany can avail itself of the plant an e UNO ETL ETS RUS OG rateata and the experience of the other. Mr. D. L. Barnes, the consulting engineer for the two companies, says that the hither- to unsatisfactory results in electric loco- motives were frequently to be attributed to the lack of experience {n practical rail- roading of the electricians who devised HARRIET HUBBARD AYER'S RECAMIER CREAM Wi CURE PIMELES Pap crs. EIT OF 25 Hlowd er dis and all taint Scere att SHAKER D not cure al bul Ail SORDIAL, it will cure ists, The English Train That Made it Con- sixted of Only Three Coaches. The railwi ing from London to Aber- deen closed with the contest of August 23. The 3 with the West ( ma (eonten te road: “No establishment in the world is better miles In! ght hours, thirty-| prepared than the Baldwin works to give vo minutes) as described recently In The | practical expression to new ideas in rail road engines. It may therefore be taken for granted that the future motors for the Westinghouse alternating current will be ras nearly what they should be as possible. This alternating current, it {s maintained, will enable those who use It to operate ed to three car- ‘o feet long, and stopping place. are now mak- The train was red ces only, each forty-t Perth was omitted as a The trains on the rival ro: ing the trip in ten and a half to eleven | Will mable Choe away trom the power hours, and are composed of from ten to | kouse than 1s practicable at present on the twelve trolley Hines generally in use. Neither the managers of the Baldwin works nor those of the Westinghouse company are boasting or prophesying, but both express confidence that through the new alliance they will be able to meet all reasonable demands made up the results of the speed » Londoa Telegraph says: ras the matter affects the general ity, It is not a question of mere commit racing and record-beating, but of what | upon them. maximum of speed ought, under normal Conduit Systems for the Cities. conditions, to be attained over the various] Referring to these new developments in systems throughout the country, and to | gjectrie locomotives, the writer refers to what extent such a speed ought to become general. On this subject, wholly apart from the principles and side issues involved in the recent feats of ‘racing,’ a representa- tive sought an interview with a prominent 1 connected with the Great North- vice—a gentleman whose experience any years and high position fm the railway world entitle him to speak with authority on such ters. “In order that the question in all its de- tails may be thoroughly understood it will be as well to give expression to his views regarding the variou ts of the sub- the past events in the railroad world. “Stx years ago,” he remarks, “the trolley line built by Mr. Frank Sprague in Richmond, Va., had only been in operation a little over a year, and the electrical engineers were busy in their endeavors to find some method of applying electricity to street car traffic in such a way as to overcome the prejudices of the public. The economy of the overhead trolley system had been demonstrated to all, but the general public was firm In the opinion that serious danger lurked in the overhead wires. Against the storage battery system, where each car dect called into’ cer pat | carried its own propelling power in an «c- events. Thus, first : there | Cimulator, there was no such prejudice. arose question afety of the | tngeed, this method of propelling street public and the company’s servants, and | (iS ‘not with so much popular favor that in this con: the following observa- | Che of the arguments against giving street tor franchises to companies proposing to use either on the East | cverhead trolleys was that the develop- (Grea WcStycons ment and perfection of the storage system don and rn) ave running at @ | would socn render the trolley system ob- higher 5 e many of the dally | Soiete, But the storage battery system is ext tly rum over | not more extensively used today than it certain por line at between | wax in 1889, and the storage battery in sixty and y ber hour daily, | atectrical dynamies for several years past wit me of these trains ts to| bas chiefly heen used as an adjunct of do fifty-eicht and sixty-two an | tems and for the purpose of tak- 5 Journey. Th | ing up electrical force which would other- by Hghtening the tri wise, or In the absence of a convenient may fast as lown, y he num- ons at which a stop is mad eumulator, be lost. Tut the advocates of the storage battery method of traction have not been idle, and, a principally a matter of re nS | as will presently be shown, they are now t of the train. An ordinary one | ambitious to try conclusions with the trol- Scotch route s of from ten | Jey as to economy and general efficiency. urteen vehicles. acing” tra ‘The overhead trolley In these six years has and, are limited to six, or at | spread amazingly, and now it is a remote eight coaches, so that the en- | neighborhood indeed which is not pene- practically half the we toltrated by one of these economically t it has in ordinary cireumstances. | operated railroads, while in the suburbs of ‘bies it to go up inclines at prac- | 211 large cities these roads are successful the same speed that it runs down | competitors of the railroads for local traf- them when carrying the load of an ordi- | ff train. In fact, a le tained during the whole of — eee THE BRONCHO, el pace t j S ‘The prejudice which has prevented the journe: everhead trolley from getting into many ities has not operated against the ground or conduit trolley system. ‘e were difficulties of insulation, on unt of the rain and sleet and snow, ich until recently have prevented the sful adoption of this system. But e difficulties have been overcome, and the conduit syste more expensive, to be to install than the overhead method, As a Result of Wis Envirvnment He is n Knowing A aed. per’s Ma ords 4 From A few of the Lie Mae oe Eee hi ful operation. If cable eee mee ae aban ae te Peade rinmiaeeel culeaiarenunoolectionatter i 9 then this conduit system will be less 30, whether It was mission for the cars will run more smoothly, and carried them northward from NX there will be much less noise.” the x heard of the ne’ Electricity in Place of Steam. » is that th y ran wild foracen-| An interesting description fs given of vo, elther alcne or with various |the branch electric line the New York, and as hi hered |New Haven and Hartford Company 1s ace, |now operating over the seven miles be- tween Old Colony House Station to Nantas- 1 in | from | ket Beach, which shows how much a de- ing rhiden by two women and a | parture from old methods its successful ee, and of being eaten by a bear, | completion and operation indicate. There of contr r than thi toward li curves on the line, extending miles out of the total length, st being ten degrees. The heav- thirty-four feet to the mile. double-tracked throughout, re twen ver four the sharp est grade is road Is ‘mps brought him Arab’s, and jase than in str more Eu s of him watchi built and heavily ballasted. 1@ With an eye of s icnic 4 i motor are of two types, the € 1 denice depre Hg tT fet he closed cars are Doe waele Ab gute e ears, and four are already om Ain ¥ 1 or cars are | . and are built j hing each, when fully equipp over thirty tons. Two of the two motors, on one truck, while e four motors, two on The motors used r have helpi | 2,000 machines animais | for heavy work, end cireus, to |; in successful on t vated railway in Chi- fhey are water-tight and fireproof. current is breught from the trolley s of a trolley provided with ing an extra deep channel to rs on the Che wires by me: a wheel ha the motors through a general electric cries parallel controller, set up on the ght-haind side of the platform. The are run as accommodation and ex- the ex $s trains consisting of a ge motor car with open trailers, the mpi hed n sole acilities being ft atior » motor Some Interesting Tests. made on this line are of con- siderable interest," says Mr. Speed, “The that the moter car alone or st showed with a small load could run at a higher need than that attained by ordinary ex- I locomotives, and maintain the speed and without appar e rise to per reports without difficul fort. This A Horse and a Hen of electric motors by the Baltimore and | AMONG Ohio Company for the tunnel service is most interesting, and lkely also to be in- structive. It is only proper to cay, nhow- ever, that the action of this company in selecting electricity for this service was not prompted by considerations of economy, but was due to the fact that with the smoke and gas from ordinary engines the tunnel could not have been properly ventilated. “This tunnel is the longest soft-earth tun- nel in the world, as it is nearly a mile and a half from portal to portal. The ap- proaches make the distance on which the electric motors are used three miles. When the railroad company had concluded that good ventilation could only be secured by the adoption of electric motors, a contract was entered into with the General Electric Company for three locomotives, the Gen- eral Hlectric Company guaranteeing that these locomotives would do the work satis- factorily. “In speaking of the successful tests on this tunnel line by means of the first of the locomotives delivered by the General Electric Company, Dr. Duncan, president of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, recently said: ‘There are in the United States a number of tunnels whose operation is anything but satisfactory at present which can be equipped as the Bal- timore tunnel ts.’ * ——__ FRIENDSHIPS OF ANIMALS. and a Dog, a Goose and a Lioness. From an Exchange. Why it is that animals have such a great dislike for solitude and have fits of loneli- ness when shut up by themselves away from any other living being is something no one has been able to explain. Yet it is the fact that all animals yearn for com- panionship, even animals that are wild and fierce. Remarkably strange and curious are the frierdships animals form. Horses chum with cats, dogs with geese, and there are two capital stories, one of how a horse and a hen, the other of how a dog and a hen became fast companions. The horse and the hen happened to be the only occupants cf a large orchard, and got to know each other and seldcm were to be found apart. The hen’s favorite method of showing her friendship was to approach the horse with a cackle of joy and rub gently against his legs, the sagacious equine looking down upon her kindly and standing perfectly still in a well-satisfied manner as the feathered wings fluttered about his legs. In ore of the farms just over the border line of the annexed district a hen became so chummy with a valuable retriever that she actually laid her eggs and hatched her chickens in the dog's kennel, and the four- footed beast enjoyed it immensely. He would guard by the hour the eggs, and later the little chickens, and when he had occasion to go In and out of the house he would move with the greatest of care, so as not to disturb his feathered friend. Geese and degs are apt to be very fond of each other. There is a story of a goose that was rescued by a mastiff from the at- tack of a fox end was so grateful that it could not show the dog enough attention. It left all the other geese of the farmyard and stayed by the dog day and night, ac- companying him daily as he wandered over the farm. When the dog fell ill the goose never once left the kennel, and in its de- yotion it would have starved to death if a handful of corn had not been brought.to it every day. The friendship between the horse and the stable cat has been many times remarked, and it is well known that if for any son the stable cat Is killed or taken away the morse will get impatient and nervous over it A remarkable case is on record of one of the derby favorites a few years ago, Gale- opsis, who some mcnths before the race got into a stat> of positive meiancholia which was rapidly pulling him down. Vet- erinarians examined him and found that his trouble was purely a nervous one, brought about through excessive loneliness. Nothing could be done for him until a shrewd stable hand happened to suggest animal companionship. A gcat and a kid were introduced into the stable with great success, and the race horse picked up, so that on the day of the event he was able to make a fine showing. An eye witness of this describes Galeop- sis’ satisfaction as follo “Galeopsis seemed to take much interest in them un- til the goat died, but the kid remained, and the horse new vastly diverted himself by lifting the little creature up by the back of its neck with his teeth, putting it down in the m: vr, carefully placing it on the ground again after a while, and then re- peating the cperation.” There was cnce a lioness tn the Dublin Zoological Gardens who had arrived at an advanced age and was so feeble that she was unable to drive away the rats that used to annoy her by biting her fect. The trainer at last evolved the scheme of put- ting a gocd rat terrier into her cage. She received the dog at first with an angry grcwl and decided symptoms of aversion, but as soon as the little brute grabbed the first rat ard shook the life cut of it, she began to understand what he was there for, and at once took a great fancy to him. She ccaxed him to her side, put her paws around him, and night after night the little terrier used to sleep close up to her, both in a state of mutual, great content. ———__+e VALUABLE WAGON DOGS. Fox Terriers Are Valued and So Are Bull and Skye Terrier From the Chicago Tribune. Fox terriers are favorites as wagon dogs. They are easily trained, cute, companions ble, affectionate and willing. Many butch- ers, bakers, grocers and laundrymen have them, and find them useful, especially {n guarding the wagons while drivers are delivering parcels. They are of service, too, as watchdogs, for thefr ears are keen and their tongues sharp when strangers approach at night. Frequently they aro made to work when they think they are playing, and not infrequently they prove of real value in preventing mischief. A laundryman on Wrightwood avenue has a pair of the brightest of fox terriers, and has taught them to haul small baskets of bundled clothing from the wrapping room Into the office, where the packages are ar- ranged alphabetically on the shelves for the conve e of the delivery clerk. The same dogs “run wid de machine,” acc pany the wagon, and once, whe thief snatched a big bundle of nen the open r door of the wagon, left their posts, overtook the culprit so impeded his progress that he was still in sight when the driver returned. Tt inen was recovered and the thief let off with a beating, for which he will long re mber that driver. Not less valuable as wagon do: terriers, skye terriers and what are bull re gener- ally known as “Scotch” terriers. The lat- ter Is a varlety that seems to include all dogs that are small, saggy and yellow. Sometimes they prove possessed of really wonderful intelligence, as was the ease cf the “wagon hos: owned by a butche whose place of business js in West Mad son street. The dog ridden so long beside the driv two-wheeled that he kne g mer I and we kind if the @ r he could not impart to his brute did not stop at each fam the driver, an observant pted the plan of maki stance, if Mrs. Smith had s: that she would not he in id 3 t home to; and THE CANUCKS A Oanadian Resort: Where Simplicity Reigns. A Tiny Village With Attractive Sar- roundings—Good Times There. Correspondence of The Evening Star. NORTH HATLEY, Quebec, Canada, September 1, 1893. Given a map of Canada and -told in a general way where to look for this place, it fs doubtful if you could find it, so small a space does it occupy commercially, yet it is not far from the center of civilization, lying on the sloping shores of picturesque little Lake Massawippi, but a short dis- tance north of the Vermont border, and enly separated from Lake Memphramagog by the Massawippi range of mountains. It is brought into touch with the outside world by its two daily trains between the states and Canada. This tiny village, boasting a post office, general store, two churches and temper- ance hotel, whose host is a character, is at one end of the lake and also for a short distance on tiny Massawippi river. The Indian meaning of this word is “lake of the deep waters;” in parts its depth cannot be sounded. Its one straggling little street has houses of various shapes and sizes scattered along it at intervals, and across the bridge, which spans the river as it runs from the lake fs Dreamland Park, with its summer house, swings and tables free to all comers and pleasure seekers. The hills slope in pretty curves and dells to the lake side. The various bays and inlets, va- ried by the wooded points of silver birch and sugar maple in all directions, make its waters very interesting and attractive for boating, the chief occupation and de- light of the summer resident. North Hatley’s early settler was one LeBaron, son of the hero of the much-read “Nameless Nobleman,” who, wandering from Plymouth, pitched here his tent and set up his household gods. His descend- ants, of the same name, form by far the largest portion of the present habitants. In the old graveyard, a couple of miles south, lie peacefully the remains of the carly fathers, with quaint inscriptions on the tombstones, some still legible. The genial bishop of Maryland has heen spending the summer here with his family, and much pleasure and profit have been derived by those fortunate enough to have heard him preach in the little church built chiefly by the efforts of Baltimore people. Small as this place is, it has been for sev- eral years the favorite summer camping ground, so to speak, of a number of New Yorkers, Baltimoreans and Washingtonians and by a few of the creme of Montreal society. Boating, bathing and driving are the favorite amusements, varied by al fresco high teas along the lake shore, bowling on days too windy or stormy to venture on the water, and private theatrical. Two enterprising Washington ladies, who have a charming cottage across the lake or a point of land which ca have started a circulating Mbrary, every morning, during the prescrib: its room resembles a chub, so popui. a sort of starting place for ev. The beaux of Sherbrooke, the town, nine miles north, have a fine canoe county, club house here. Las scene of great excitement and gayety, as the first boat races ever attempted on Lake Massawippl were rowed under its auspices. All the beauty and elite of Sherbrooke were present, the weather was propitious, and the affair, beginning with a sailing race, followed by ladies’ canoe race, boat race, swimming match, hurry-scurry, ete., were hotly contested. A “bonnet dance” in the evening, when the prizes were distributed, marked a most successful affair. The drives In all directions are fine, and so numerous that it is claimed one can take a different one daily for a month. A very popular one ts entirely around the Saturday it was the lake, a distance of twenty-two mile An- other is over the first nall mountain range westward, when one has facing Mt. Orford, the highest elevation in Canada east of the Rockies; Owl's Head and Mt. Elephantus to the. south, whose trunk shel- ters Lake Memphramagog. To th west e the outlying ri reen and White mountain summit ef Mt. Orford one can kes. On the top of Bean Hil, afte almost perpendicular hill, one glorious view eastward, looking toward Maine, straining on eyes to find a de- fined difference between that and the queen's dominions. If a good climber, another fine view can be obtained after crossing the lake and go- ing up Kezar’: i el as the highest peak of the Massawippi range is named. Two little steam launches nine miles of lake shore from North Hatley to Ayre’s Flats, and an afternoon trip on one of them is a favorite form of entertain- ment. Even kere it 1s feared that ere long the summer visitor will bring his or her sisters and cousins and aunts and make it fash- ienable, for several improvements and new buildings are talked of for the coming sea- son. The inhabitants, and also the Canadian summer visiters, are much pleased that the Americans, as the people from the states are Ned, have discovered this i 1 resting ploce, where the price for a week's rd averages about what is patd for a day in a hotel at home. The courtry around here {ts just now agog over the annual county fair,to be held coke, and e y farm- his cattle in hopes for the finest and larg- kind. The season has been a very successful one, but soon we shall be but a small com- pany of non-residents to enjoy the chay ing foliage and Indlan summer. MAYBEE. ——_——_. ST. LUKE’S CHURCH. The Improvements Completed — The Vacant Rectorship. The St. Luke's Protestant Episcopal Church, which has been undergoing repairs since last December, has been reopened. The congregation has been worshiping In ail while the church being leled, but have now returned home. improv E ade in > church ec The rear wall has been taken down arid rebuilt, under the direction of Building Inspector Brady. The chancel has been low about two feet and has been handsom ornamented. The rector's room has been placed on the w le and the organ has been built on the south side of the church. The vestibule has been enlarged and takes in the whole width of the building. The the church to the parish hall have also been lowered and are now on a level with the church building, Since the retirement of Pr. Alexander Crummell from the rector- ship of the chureh—which position he held for a quarter of @ centur: . Dr. Barr, who designated by . has been officiat f the church © Tunnel, prot Howard Unt Hall Chapel, ‘or of sity and rector of King’s a call to the rectorship, and inee then he has been officiating for the congregation. Dr. Tunnell ha: not ac- cepted the cail extended him, been making extr him accept. Dr. Tunn S$ rector of the St that the | ed nag call, the ver, | g would turn to} 2 om th sn at hom The dog got in the habit of lo for explanati and when they ept them as due to ing fo ,"" left alone in were | ccept, chureh of one of the mos y and em- t divines of the colored race. YOSEMITE RECLAIMED The Sheep Herder Driven Out and the Park Patrolled. Report of Capt. Rogers, Who, With a Troop of Cavalry, is in Charge. Capt. Alexander Rogers of the fourth cavalry and acting superintendent of the Yosemite National Park, has filed with the Secretary of the Interior his first an- nual report. Leaving the Presidio May 9 of this year troop K of the fourth cavalry, in command of Capt. Rogers, marched to the park, reaching there May 21. One of the first things done was to send notices to be put up in all the post offices anywhere near the park to warn ali possible tres- passers that the government authorities intended to protect the park without any trifling. Details under command of com- missioned officers were at once sent out to patrol the park. In the southeastern part of the park the snow melts early in spring and sheep men drive their flocks in there. Five herders were caught, their flocks driven out and the men admonished never to appear in the park aguin. The patrols now traverse the region so frequently that the sheep men stick close to the boundary, and if they come in over the line keep scouts out to warn them of the approach of troops, when they at once drive out. Three herders were caught in the southwest cor- ner of the park and warned off. In the northern part of the park 20,000 sheep were driven off and fifteen herders captured. The sheep country ie extremely tough, and Capt, Rogers says special mention should be made of the effective scoiting done by Lieuts. Benson, McClure and Smed- berg, who have penetrated regions never before seen, and where the ground was £0 rough horses had to be abandoned. Much hardship is caused by the deep snows which make the high trails impassable until well on in summer. Lieutenant McClure has prepared an excellent topographical map cf the park, which is regarded as the most ac- curate yet produced. It will be photozraph- ed by the Interior Department. ‘The few cattle in the park are there under leaves. Cattle do iittle injury, and the owners, as a rule, are Americans who take pride in pre- serving the park as it is. Two of the cattle men have withdrawn entirely from their leazed land. Game in the park is increasing. It is not easy to catch people who shoot within the houndaries, but it is believed iittle destrue- tion of game is practiced by tourists or residents. The California fish commission has planted 30,000 eastern troat In the streams in the park this season, and a hatchery has been established there. The proposition to cut down che park alcng its gontheastern boundary,as provided in a bill Introduced In Congress by Mr, Cuminetti, does not receive Capt. Rogers’ indorsemefft. There are mineral resources there, lut there are also many natural beauties that should ciaim that the park tude them. tions governing the conduct of visitor: have remained unchanged for twen- ty or more years. Capt. Rogers asks that they be amended so as to enable him to require that visitors leave all firearms, nets and tackle outside the boun- . He also asks that penalties be fix- ed fer trespassers. There are none now, and all that can be done {fs to expel any ore who commits any act of trespass or destruction. The greater number of tres- passers are Portuguese or Frenchmen of the lowest order of existence, and they are rough and lawless, showing no respect for a law that provides no penalty. - Under the influence of fear and force,” says Capt. Rogers, ‘they are as meek a lot of villains as ever stole government grass, and the knowledge that a few of their kind had gone to prison for tres- assing on the park would keep most of outside its borders.” The report urges a new and complete survi suggests that signs and boundary be established, and indorses_ the sition that the government should ac- all lands within the park that have nm patented to individuals. Marriage Licenses. Marriage es have been issued to the folowing: Edward W. Alsop and Alice G. Auld; Lyman J. Maxwell and Grace J. Miller; Hai F. Saumering of St. Mary's county, Me ckenbush of this cit sey Green and Maggie Gentry; Andrew Tillman and Lizzie Pettit, both of Falls Church, Va.; Wm. E. Fletcher of Annapolis, id. and Eliza Dennis of this city; Charles W. Coates and Lizzie Mothershead,; Aloysius Small- wecd and Maggie Reed; Matthew W. Gregory and Louisa Evans; George Adams ard Lena Jones; Henry 'S. Coates and Norah Walker, both of Fairfax county, Va.; Thos. F. Smith and Mary E. Murtagh: Wm. H. Rhine and Mary V. Cecil; James 1. Davis and Della W. Woodruff; Hugh L. Apple and Rosa J. Firor; Wm. J. Me- Lean of this city and Almira Sweeter of Baltimore, Md.; Edward Lanier of Phil- adelphia, Pa., and Cora Sutton of this city; Wm. H. Anderson and Claudia M. Gilbert; John H. Berry and Gertrude Ken- redy; Joseph W, Hutchinson and Laura V. Johnson; Eddy W. Persons of this city ard Lillie H. Smith of Brooklyn, N. Y.; Wm: M. Garrison and Laura V. Clarke, both of Prince William county, Va. ——— Thefts Reported. e G. Thorne, No. 1711 New Jersey avenue, reports that he left an open-fac gold watch In a bath room in the National Union building a few days ago, and when he returned for {t he discovered that some- ad taken it—James A. P. Crisfield I-street reports the theft In De- t of a gold bracelet, set with six —Robert H. Wood reports sto- 5 EH stréet northeast a la- , gold chain, pair of ear- e gold rings and twenty pearls. . McGran’s store at 113 D street s yesterday and robbed of cigar- ettes, candy and 60 cents. Sas DISTRICT GOVERNMEN Wants U Improved. The Commissioners have received a letter from R. W. Walker, ree ing that 1st street between Pierce and M streets north- west be include 2 to be improved cember 1 diamond Commi left last old kom Is to see his fa is dangerously iil and not expected to live. For a Bouble Track. President J. P. Clark of the W. and Great Is railroad appear: the Commissioners this morning and ob- tained a permit to run a double track in the middle of Prospect rireet between 36th i 38th The permit is of the re: tion kind, with the provisions against accident, protection of the work, ete. shington d before Firemen'’s Shirts. to the fact that blue fs unstable, the Commissioners todz upon the recom- mendation of Chief Parris, ordered that the ccler of the uniform shirt worn by firemen be changed to gray. —<——_—_ ‘To Enforce a Crelitor's Bill. Melchior B. Strickler teday filed a bill in equity against Mary Russell to enforce a | ereditor’s bill of $359 on part of lot §, square te of the late Thos. ed to be due for id to have been ren- THE REINS OF OFFICE Mr. J. Nota McGill Installed as Register of Wills. He is the Twelfth of a List of Able Officials—Old Employes Retained. Mr. J. Nota McGill, whose appointment as register of wills was announced last Friday, appeared at the city hall this morning, and, after taking the oath of office before Judge Cox, relicved Col. Levi P. Wright, the retiring register, who has held the office since September 1, 18. There was no ceremony attending the transfer of the office, the new register merely exhibiting to his predecessor his commission, a certified copy of the oath of office and his bond of $5,000, approved by Chief Justice Bingham of the District Supreme Court. Then the formal transfer of the office and its records took place, Col. Wright warmly congratulating his successor and wishing him all success, and Mr. McGill, in returning his thanks, high- ly complimented Col. Wright upon the suc- cess he had attained in the conduct of the office. The first official act of Register Mc- Gill was the reappointment of Dr. Michael J. Griffith as his deputy. In conversation with a Star reporter Mr. McGill stated that he would devote the day and probably many more in familiariz- ing himself with the affairs of the office and in becoming acquainted with his em- ployes. He at the present time contem- plated making no changes in the personnel of the office, and did not row know that he would make any. Mr. McGill said he wish- ed to thank The Star for its kind expres- sions, and all others who had spoken kind- ly of his, appointment, and remarked that he would endeavor to so perform his duties as to merit a continuance of such kindly expressions, and would be glad to receive any suggestion which would tend to make his administration of the office all that it should be. The Twelfth Register. Mr. McGill is the twelfth register of wills the District has seen. The. first one was Jchn Hewitt, who was appointed by Presi- Gent Jefferson in April, 1801. He served until his death, in July, 1818, when he was succeeded by John B. Blake, who was ap- pointed in July, 1818, by President Monroe, He dicd in August, 1819, when Henry C. Neale was appointed by President Monroe. Mr. Neale held the office until his death, in April, 1836, when Edvard N. Roach was appointed by President Jackson. October, 1861, President Lincoln appointed Moses Kelly as Mr. Roach’s successor, but he fail- ed of confirmation, although he held the office until August 1862,@when President Lincoln appointed Zenas Robbins. Mr. Rob- bins continued in office until November 3, when President Johnson appointed es R. O'Beirne. President Grant ap- pointed Amos Webster April 16, 1860, and President Garfield, July 2, 1881, removed Col. Webster by the appointment of Hiram J, Ramsdeil. This was the very day that President Garfield was shot down by Guiteau, and Mr. Ramsdell’s commission {s said to have been the very last one signed by him, Fees and Salaries. Until the removal of Col. Webster the of- fice of register of wills was understood to be held during the good behavior of the occupant of it, and it is sald that Col. Web- ster was on the point of contesting the right of the President to remove him without cause, when he was informed by his coun- sel that under the tenure -of office act the register held office during the pleasure of the President. August 9, 1886, President Cleveland appomted Dorsey Clagett as reg- istergand September 1, 1890, Col. Levi P. Wright, who was relieved by Mr. McGill {oday, was appointed by President Harri- Until December 31, 1892, the register of wills, like the recorder of deeds, was com- Pensated by the fees received by him, he paying his clerical expenses. But July 14, 1s#2, Congress provided that after the former date his salary should not exceed $3,600 a year and that of his deputy should not exceed $1,540 annually. The number and compensation of his employes were Placed as previous to the passage of the act, except that temporary clerks or copy- ists were allowed, as the business of the office required. Dr. Griffith, the deputy regi Was appointed by Col. of 18 ster of wills, Webster in the fall has held the office ever since, —— LAST NIGHT'S ECLIPSE. It Gecurred on Schedule Time ana Was a Success. The eclipse of the mcon, billed for Wash- ington last night, occurred on schedule time an] was a success in every way. It Was observed by the astronomers on duty at the naval observatory, but to them had no particular significance, as there were no phenomena in cunnection with the event. Prof. Hill of the observatory utilized the eclipse and the darkness which it brought in the heavens to vonduct a search for the pew comet, which was reported August Owing, however, to the comet being very indistinct and to a lack of exact informa- tion as to its whereabouts, together with the short period of darkness allowed by the eclipse, Prof. Hill was unable to locate the comet. It is supposed that the comet is a periodical one, but the a: have not yet determined which one periodicals it is. It will be impos. do very much toward locating ihe until moonlsss nights come again. One Citizen’s Experience. Mr. D. R. Goodloe has written the fol- lowing statement to The Sta “I awoke last night after 1 o'clock, and recollecting the eclipse I went to the win- dow. The sky was clear. The stars shone brightly, but the moon, though visible in its whole round form, had a muddy, reddish coler, such as it is seen to have when near a hazy horizon. I was disappointed. I ex pected to see it wear a darker hue. T could sce that it had ed the middle of the clipse, since it was much brighter on its tern edge than on the western. The t part was below the middle of the st side and the dark part above the mid- of the west but gradually the dle light rose up and ihe dark part dropped down, so that when the shadow began to go off it was near the top that the face of the moon began to show itself. “According to the almanac, the s| was upon the moon three how! d fifty two minutes, while the total eclipse lasted one hour and forty-one minutes; so that there was a margin of shadow at the mo- ment of the middle of the totality almost as wide all round as the diameter of the moon. The astronomers tell us that the ameter of the moon is something more than a fourth of that of the earth, and it would thus appear that the shadow of the earth Is no broader at the distance of the moon from the earth than the diameter of the earth is long. So it seems to the un- scientific ntind. “Another discovery I made which no doubt on my mind, namely, that my left eye is stronger than my right. Both hav been in use a great y years: but wi the right eye has suffered usage than Its fellow I don’t know. half-fledged young roosters flattered selves that they had made a discovery when the shado ve the upp rim of the moon. T took it for day break and crowed lu: But their left more from hard Two them- ter and kept sil ——__ i MRS. HOOVER'S COMPLAINT. THE EVENING STAR Larger Circulation Homes Washington all the Other Papers of the City Added Together, because Stands Up Always for the Interests ALL THE PEOPLE WASHINGTON; does not Strive Divide Community Classes, Array one class Against others; Contains Latest Fullest General Surpasses all the Other Papers in the Variety Excellence Literary Features. Literally Goes Everywhere, and is Everybody. therefore, ng Medium, without ‘ UERED cests: vere pace {o listinguisn him Ginn SlichUy Hurt. Her Husband Must Now Stay Awny frersht hawien aud not less than Afiean | Re Proved equal to the occasion ee eee lca evening Mrs. Ewing, who Ives at From Her. Sie Be Aen ere ano. on Aeon nfteen | fre engine scared the rather si ebecea H. Doyle today peti corner of 40 end 2) streets @outheas' Oe ean i - ivily loaded freight pre easily | aitangd ito ihe exre acd a shacp t inquiry, nal’s jury, into the men- commen io’ sd endl p strc theast, || Judge Cox today granted Mrs. Mary 1. Peer, “Dend Bre cs soon in pre Aiea Pr anactes RAGE was knocked down by a horse and buggy | Hoover's application for an injunction re- Sessa es aoe: jo far ev tells the story, eS ae ee eee Pennsylvania avenue and $d street | straining her husband, G. Hooy Theth Sew York Hes then fift Eatin Uneniecie Johnson, who is said to be of bruised about the head. No| quring the pendency of the suit for divorce Whether was a great crowd at th ite | balled with all ht, but mind. The estate of the unfort attached to the driver, G. W.|ti2a jast dune by Mrs. Hoover, from. in a s quite | Slipped oi e ther and he ni , sta le not arrested. s e by Mrs. . and Ha if | slipped on th her and 1 | man, mostly real estate, 1 u % Be ae ee Sa ee ane hh out of score that accomplis ound th 000, ‘The peti- eee oss 3 5 ; ye ee ae Johnson © Union Republican Club. her, er visiting ee Dae a hi eam reatin aa t ly living | Thos, J. Lasicr, president of the a erepert or a eee sntmeat | tion Republican Club of this city, hi LS gk i pony, i la 3 epublica ; nis * | itle deeds sho = that Pa ing along on thes tae bY hur| been accredited by the club's executive | Sa a 205 owas et Measure urd committee as a representative of the club hat the property owas f by die hE t nediate t lectricity ling, bY at the meeting of the New York Republican TE defend: r¢) erved that it pre , if tt . annie x ; be byt d NEeLeEsGamen ue, to be held t ow at Bing- mpbell 5 pay : gp ae recone Seb tesa Rese eclaee ee h n, New York. Mr. : Will leave Gi anTecON a Publicity custo y back ua A bill in equity to e a creditor's | sor Binghamton tonight the funds for oN side to side, wee Ben) re the | pill of sou the personal estate of the - round and for the er where the butcher bc today by; Colonel John » father of Mrs. onit. J ie Cox, however be im, panting with exciigmen against Mary A,| Morgan of etts nue | that Mr had made out . re phar I The B. and 0. Tunnel. oo ihe ee dy pull ma! caine y and executrix of , diel this morning at St. Paul, | facie case, and ac ngly granted the Considered. English lang Linker { ‘i'nder these circumstances the adoption | the aimost tuckered-out Uttle doy. Injunction.