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3 THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, rrrie SEPTEMBER 9, 1895-TWELVE: PAGES. Purify And Enrich Your Blood By Taking I YER’S Sarsaparilla. It was the Only Sarsaparilla Admitted At World’s Fair. AYER'S PILLS for the Liver. W THE BABY IS CUTTING TEETH BE SURE ‘and use that oll and well-tried remedy, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing for children teething. It soothes the child, softens the gum, allays all in, cures wind colic and is the best re for jarrhoea. 25 cents a bottle. sel0-ly RECAMIEG CKEAM. Sample post paid On receipt of 25 cts. 131 West Sist st. mh20-m Cort = cXeKEREY xx) cxxeR EEE EY TUE RUAEYEE TLE LAT RELATES EYEGLASSES or -00 fitted with our I= | FINEST LENSES, NATION of your eyes. We ascertain exactly what glasses are best suited to EXTRA CHARGE. | i &C ‘McAllister Ons | MI NEXT TO 1300 F Street, “ity numprse. | se7-28a SPECTACLES, Permit us to make a FREE EXAMI- *| your eyes—and adjust them—WITHOUT EXAMINING OPTICIANS, dl i eee WE ARE LIBERAL. 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Bench of Laning, eye knocked out and badly bruised, and Mabel Latshaw, skull fractured. m ‘The dead are terribly mangled. A four- year-old baby in the parlor escaped unhurt. The glass in buildings in the hamlet were all broken, and bouts on the opposite side of the river considerably damaged. A spe- cial train from Dubuque took physicians to the scene and conveyed the wounded to the hospital. ——_—+e-______ INOCULATED WITH CANCER. Believed to Be the First Case in This Country. From the New York World. Dr. Edward W. Burnette of No. 115 West 84th street is dying from cancer. About eight months ago a woman called on Dr. Burnette and complained of an irritation of the tongue. The doctor applied nitrate of silver with his finger. He shaved him- self several hours later and scratched his left cheek. He applied powder, but he noticed that the cut stung him longer than usual. His face became swollen and a cancer developed. The woman whom he had treated, it was learned, suffered from cancer, and her tongue was afterward cut out. She was inoculated by using a speaking tube in the house of a man who had died from can- cer in the liver. Dr. Burnette was operated on fa March last, and the cheek was cut away almost to the left eye. He improved at first, but his condition recently changed for the worse, an‘ it is now believed that he has a cancer in the liver. Dr. Roland D. Jones of No. 36 West 59th street, a friend of Dr. Burnette, has charge of the case. Dr. Jones said yesterday that it was the first case in the history of medi- cine in this country in which a complete chain of inoculation from cancer had been established. It was a point on which the physicians disagreed, he added, and for that reason no matter how it ended, he in- tended to call together half a dozen promi- nent physicians when the time arrived to demonstrate the fact that inoculation in this instance was beyond question. Dr. Burnette is fifty years old, single, and was for many years house surgeon of Bellevue Hospital. ——__+e+____ Limit to Women’s Bicycle Rides. From the Chieago Times-Herald. “Women who ride bicycles should make it a law with themselves never to ride after @ feeling of weariness comes over them.” said a well-known physician yesterday. “I just came from visiting a woman who tried to ride around the city last Sunday. It was the fovrth time she had ever ridden a wheel out of doors. She get half way around, came home in street cars and a carriage, and has been sick in bed ever since. She ought to be an example to all women who ride. For those who are be- ginning, especially, and in a measure for all women, there is great danger in over- doing. Some women ride centuries, it is true, but they are men in strength. No or- dinary woman should start out before knowirg how far she is going. Ordinarily, though, they ride twice as far as they ought. They start out and ride away fror home unt#l they get tired. Then they have to ride back, getting more and more ex- hausted with every turn of the wheels. No ordinary woman who rides once or twice a week shou'd go more than ten miles at a trip. That is perhaps an hour's ride, that may be easily extended to an hour and a quarter before that distance is covered, and if she does not feel fresh and in a giow when she stops, she may be certain that she has ridden too long. Naturally there is that healthy tired feeling which ~ny one recognizes after athletic exercise, ae its quite different from and never to be mis- taken for :he weariness which comes from too much exertion and straining of ‘he nerves and muscles. Very few women have ever been injured on a bicycle who kept to this rule and limited their riaing to normal distances, “The limit.of distance, which is desig- nated by the first feeling of weariness, is only a little more important than the limit of speed which the female frame is capa- ble of undergoing under healthy exercising rules. Whether a man can ride at full speed for a long distance and still retain his good health is a doubtful question. It is certain, however, that no woman can keep up a high rate of speed for even a generous portion of,a mile and not create the beginnings of injuries. The added strength required to increase speed even a little after a certain amount of power has been expended is out of ali proportion to the results. There Is no relaxation of t muscles hetween revolutions of the peda nor any let up on the nervous and m Jar strain \vhile the speed lasts. ' is far more taxed th moment, and numbness in the n often results is on beth been overtaxed.” +o+—___ St. Peal ekers Assign 3. J. O'Leary & Son, packers, of St. Paul, have made an assignment to J.F.Broder‘ck. ‘The liabilities of the firm, which ts the largest concern of the kind in the north- west, are about $200,000, and it is claimed that the assets will about Mquidate the obligations, ——_—— AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA Tha Churches and the Servicee-Held Yes- | Many Other Lucal id Spec: Down the River. jotes of General Interest From None of the churches were crowded yes- terday. In fact, the congregations were very small. The Rev. S. A. Wallis of the Theological Seminary. occupied the pulpit at Christ Church, and will continue’ to do so until a successor. to the late Dr. Suter is chosen. The Rev. Mr. Williams relieved Rev. Clareuce E. Ball at Grace Church, and Rev. A. P. Saunders preached at the Second Presbyterian Church in the ab- sence of Rev. T. H. Rice from the city. The resident clergy occupied the pulpits in the other churches. A New Industry. It is announced that negotiations are now on foot for the purchase of the build- Ing at New Alexandria formerly used by the Dies Manufacturing Company as a furniture factory to convert it into a bicy- ele factory. The negotiations are said to be far advanced, and those interested claim that the deal will be consummated in the near future. ms Mayor's Court. Mayor Thompson passed judgment on the following cases this morning: Samuel Dudley (colored), escaped from the gang, was sent back to finish his term. William Taylor (colored), who says he is from Washington, was charged with fight- ing and resisting the officer. He got sixty days on the gang or a fine of $10. Arthur Brown, Jas. Banks, Jerry Simms and Lewis Harris (all colored) were charged with breaking a derrick belonging to the city by untying the ropes and allowing it to fall in the canal locks. Banks was dismiss- ed and the others were fined $5 each. Ida Herbert; a white woman, was charged with shooting at her husband. She claimed she was unloading a pistol and discharged it accidentally. There being no evidence to the contrary she was dismissed. Harry Ford, a white tramp, who was ordered to leave town several days ago, was charged with being disorderly. He got thirty days on the gang this time. Sent to the Alms House. John Delahan, an old white man, better known as “John, the baker,” was picked up on North Patrick street late yesterday af- ternoon in a serious condition. He had an ugly cut on his head, which was bleeding profusely, and had evidently fallen from weakness. He was removed to the police station in a wagon and later was sent to the alms house, where he received proper medi- cal attention. Fight at Franconia. Bad blood has existed for some time de- tween Frank Bell and Chas. Shepherd, two colored youths of this city, and when they met at a camp meeting at Franconia yes- terday they came together. Both had a sufficient quantity of bad whisky on board to make them reckless, and they punched each other unmercifully. Shepherd got somewhat the worst of it, receiving a knock-out blow on the head at the end of about fifteen minutes. Notes. “ Messrs. Ross Elliott and Barbour Dain- gerfield and Judge Norton have returned from the judge’s farm, where’ they have been rusticating for several weeks. . Mr. William Hancock, who has been ill at the infirmary of typhokl fever, is re- Ported better. Miss Genevieve Peyton has returned home after a pleasant visit of some weeks in Fauquier and Culpeper counties. —<—$<.__— CUT IS WIFE. Frank Mayo to Retire From the Hack Driving Business. Frank Mayo, a colored man, who is the driver of one of the so-called “nightline” hacks, will not handle the reins for six months. The reason why he will not have to work is that le had trouble with his wife Saturday night, and vsed a razor on her face, but not for shaving purposes. It sppears that Frank returned to his home, 214 L street, Saturday night, and found a man named Johnson and a female compan- fon in his house. He objected to their pres- ence, and preceeded to take his wife to tesk about it. Laura Mayo, the wife, though: she had done no harm, but the husband thought she should not allow such people in the house, and concluded the quarrel by using his razor on her face. The wound was not a serious. one, but he had also used his fist on her, and so badly disfigured her that she will, perhaps, carry the marks to her grave. After doing all this the husband put his wife in the carriage and drove off with her. Neighbors thought she had been fatally in- jvred, and the police sent a message for his arrest to all the stations. Instead of going with his wife to a hospital, Mayo drove across the river as far as Jackson City, and when he returned Policeman Du- vall arrested him. When he appeared in court this morning he was ready to rerent. He said he loved his wife dearly, but he thought she should not have permitted the other man to come to the house. A sentence of six months was imposed. ————— ST. PAUL'S LAWN FETE. Everything is Rendy for a Brilliant Opening Tonight. During last week extensive preparations were made by the congregation of St. Vaul's Catholic Church for the lawn fete which will commence tonight at 7:30 on the grounds adjoining the rectory, and continue every evening for five days. Amusements of all kinds will be given, and the commit- tee in charge of arrangements have spared no expense to secure suitable entertainment fcr the young and old. Dancing and a mer- ry-go-round, the latter run by steam, will be special features. The grounds will be beautifully illumi- nated, and at the various booths will be found refreshments of all kinds. St. Paul's Drum Corps, under the instruc- tien of Maj. Forgerty, will give an exhibi- tien drill, and as these lads are well up in military tactics for youngsters, a creditable display may be expected. The following ladies and gentlemen were selected by Father Foley at last night's meeting to take charge of the variour booths and committees: Executive commit- tee—Rev. Father Mackin, chairman, assist- ed by Fathers Foley and Gross, and Messrs. Sheridan, Woods, McDermott and Gross. Reception—Messrs. Eberly, Hurney, Walsh, Straub and Soliari. Dancing—Dr. Koch, Messrs. Dunn, Zeh and Leonard. Press— Messrs. Sheridan, Hickey, Hall and Feder- line. Confectionery tables—No. 1, Mrs. Zeh and Mrs. Mayse: No. 2, Miss Dunn. Candy table—Miss Byrnes, Mrs. Green and Mrs. Aikens. Lemonade and notions—The Misses Herron and Jirdonson. Merry-go-round— Messrs. Sheridan, Federline, Griffin, Simon- ton and McEnan: —————— A Divorce Granted. Judge Cox today granted Amy L. Yates a divorce from William J. Yates, and the evstody and guardianship of their two children. In her petition for divorce, filed April 26, 1898, Mrs. Yates stated that they were married at Rockville, Md., August 31, 1887, two children being born to them. She charged her husband with being an habit- oa Grunkérd, and with having failed to support his family. In a supplemental bill, filed April 27 last, she charged him with ceserting and abandoning her April 15, 1893. : ————— Tried to Blow Up a Church. An attempt was made to blow up the First Congregational Church of Greenville, Mich., yesterday with dynamite. The charge was placed under the corner stone, but not being put under far enough, little damage was done. The supposition ts that the attempt was made for the purpose of obtaining a large sum of money that Is re- ported to have been deposited in the corner stone when the church was built. Charles N. Armstrong, whose horse was permitted to injure a tree on Executive avenue near the White House Saturday, ferfeited $5 collateral in the Police Court today. ARMY Many A Characteristic Letter From Gen. Sherman on Those Who Desire Such a Position. A vacancy occurred in the army Satur- day, for which over one hundred duly or- dained ministers of the Gospel have been patiently waiting for a long time. It is occasioned by the compulsory retirernent of Post Chaplain John D. Parker, by op- eration of law on account of age. Chap- lain Parker is now at San Diego, Califor- nia, where he has been on sick leave for several weeks. He is a native of New York, but was appointed to the army from Missouri in July, 1882. Applications for appointments of this kind are more numerous than in the case of almost any other office within the gift of the President, and it is said that he is subjected to more importunity on their account than in any other class of ap- pointments, including even the highly de- sirable places in the pay departments of the army and navy, which are similarly open to civilians. Chaplains, who are ir- reverently termed “sky pilots” by soldiers not having the fear of God before their eyes, occupy a dignified and henorable po- sition in the service and usually have very easy and congenial employment. They are appointed for life and are retired on three- quarters pay. The law provides for thirty post chaplains and four regimental chap- Jains. Of this number three of ihe chap- fains (regimental) are.colored. The legal quota was full until Chaplain Parker re- tired, and there appears to be a most un- seemly scramble for this vacancy. The pay of a chaplain is $1,500 per annum,with an increase every five years until it reaches $2,100. The retired pay ranges from 31,350 to $1,890 a year, according to length of servive. It is learned on good authority that the existing vacancy will not be filled for sev- eral weeks at least, inasmuch as Secre- tary Lamont does not propose to bring the matter to the President's attention until he returns to the city from Gray Gables in October. There is no special oc- casion for haste in the matter, and it ts not believed that the service will suffer any serious detriment from the proposed de- lay. The views of many army officers in regard to the unusual persistency evinced by applicants for appointments as chap- plains is shown in a letter which was writ- ten to an applicant by Gen. William T. Sherman in July, 1882, whtle he was in command of the army, with headquarters at Washington. The views of that rugged eld soldier were expressed with unusual bluntness and vigor,notwithstanding which they are generally shared by nearly all the officials of the army. The letter, which has never before ap- peared in print, is as follows (the name of the recipient being omitted): HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON, D. C., July 26, 1882. My Dear Sir: Yours of the 24th is “re- ceived, and if your brother, _—_—, will make his application to the Secretary of War for a chaplaincy in the army and send me his papers, I will indorse and lay them before the Secretary for the action of the President, who alone always makes these appointments. I never give original letters to the Pres- ident or Secretary of War, because it would be wrong for me to do so, as they might refer several applicants to me for selection, and I would seem to be committed to the one holding my letter. I think there are several hundred applicants now, each one of whom is stronger in the faith than St. Paul, ani most of whom, before appoint- ment, are anxious to be martyrs; but once appointed and confirmed, they object to our frontier posts because they are ill-adapted for raising a large family of small children. Of course, the whole system as now is a farce, and meant to be so. If Congress wanted the army to have the influence of religion it would allow the commanding officer of each post remote from civilization to hire and pay for a minister while em- ployed, like surgeons. Of such posts there are nearly a hundred, whereas the chap- lains are limited to thirty—say, half of whom are sick, or don’t like the isolation of Texas, Arizona, &c. Of course, there are no vacancies now, and they are gobbled up as soon as the telegraph announces a death—there are no resignations—and so greedy are the applicants that they will not even wait for the funeral. If your brother warts to join in this scramble to become a martyr, let him send me his papers, and I will see that they are filed; and then let him have some Senator or member of Congress to rush to the Pres- ident the moment he learns a chaplain is “in extremis.” With great respect, (Signed) W. T. SHERMAN. —____-e—____ THE CONSULAR SERVICE. A Prospect That It May Be Transfer- red to the Treasury Department. There is a good prospect that the consular service may be transferred from the State Department to the Treasury Department. Assistant Secretaries Uhl and Hamlin, who have had several conferences on the sub- ject, are said to be firmly convinced that the proposed transfer would be to the best in- terests of the government and would tend to increase the customs revenue. Assistant Secretary Uhl is now making a personal inspection of the consular service in Europe with a view to suggesting the advisability of a change to Congress. Assistant Secretary Hamlin has made a statement on the subject, in which he says: “There is no question in my mind that the transfer of the consular service to the Treasury Department will be doubly bene- ficial. It will relieve the Secretary of State from an immense burden of care, leaving him free to attend to the important inter- national questions which devoive upon him. It will enable the Treasury Department to so perfect its knowledge of foreign markets and the values of foreign goods that under- valuations: of imports will become impossi- ble. I am determined that undervaluations shall cease. There has been under this ad- rainistration a great stirring up in this cus- toms service, and we have been able to a marked degree to check that enormous ev! I am liberal, personally, in my views con- cerning the tariff, but when there is a iaw on the statute books it should be rigidly enforced. The honest merchants and manu- facturers of this country have suffered un- told evils from the high protective tariff. Honest merchants have been driven out of business, because they have paid duties on the real value of their importations, while dishonest ones have amassed wealth by sy: tematic and successful undervaluations. This can and shall be stopped. “Were the consular service under the control of the Treasury Department we would divide the whole of Europe into dis tricts on manufacturing rather than on geographicel or national lines, and place a special agent of the treasury in charge of each. Then, with the best men obtainable In the consular service, working in connec- tion with special agents, and in thorough harmony with the customs administration service, undervaluations can be rendered absolutely impossible.” ——___-e NEW NAVAL VESSELS. Given for Expediting the Work on Them. Secretary Herbert has issued a statement saying that he has given orders that work on vessels under construction for the navy shall be expedited. The order embraces not only the work on navy yard ships, but also the work on vessels being built under contract. All have been urged to increased diligence. The Secretary also says that he is push- ing along the manufacture of ordnance and all other work in progress under his direc- tion. He deprecates the practice which Con- gress has fallen into of relieving shipbuild- ers of penalties incurred. “The contracts,” he says, “all provide penalties for failure to complete work in time. Penalties for delay have frequently been imposed upon contractors by the Navy Department, but, unfortunately, Con- gress has in almost every instance, when it was asked, relieved against these penalties. The effect of such acts is necessarily de- moralizing. It is hoped that penalties in- curred in the future will be allowed to stard.” Orders Applicants for the Vaoaoy ‘That | Occurred in the Oorps Satuday. _ | ‘Many -Republicana Avy, Anxious. to. Be - M fais Probability “of ‘Muh Factional War-- “fare Betore thé Present Issues Are Séttied. eat Having" for’ ‘tatiy *wetks discussed the question as to who shall represent them In the next national Teptiblican convention the republicans of the, District are now discussing who shal} be the members of the next republican -central committee. , This committee is an important one, and Includes one member. from each of the twenty-two legislative districts. It has had much to say in past years as to-the: distribution of the federal pap in the Dis- trict, and all of the republicans of in- fluence; and those:--who are not of in- fluence, aspire to membership in it. The Present committee has as its chairman Aaron, Bradshaw. of the twenty-first. dis- trict. Mr, Bradshaw has been a member of the committee’ off and on since 1876, and last year was elected to be chairman. The chairman ‘of the committee 1s considered as being the head of the republican party here, and for this reason there are Séveral applicants for the chairmanship now. The members of the committee are selected by conventions, which are held in the differ- ent legislative districts, and these conven- tions -will_be held at a not distant day. The present central committee will desig- mate.the day for the conventions, and the different republicans who are aspiring to places are working earnestly to have them- selves selected when the time comes. The chairman of the present central committee will also call the conventions for the’ selection of the dolegates to the District convention for- the selection of two delegates to the national convention. A Probability of Two Conventions. All is not peace in the present central ccmmittee, and as a result two conventions may be held—such was the case four years ago, but the national republican convention recognized the regular organization, of whieh. Mr. Davis was chairman. The faction which is headed by Chairman Rrad- shaw has the major portion of ‘the central committee on its side,"and the other people claim that ten of the twenty-two members are with. them now and more will be when the time for the assembling of the conven- tions arrives. . As soon as the two conventions are called the work of the present central committee will be over except that its chairman will call the new committee to order and offi- ciate over its temporary organization. The new committee will then take charge of republican affairs in the District for the next four years. From present indications a great many members of the present committee will be found on the new one. ‘There is a belief among the republicans that there will be two central. committees, and that the na- tional committee of the republican party will be called upon again to decide which is the regular organization. The opponents of the Bradshaw and Carson faction are declaring that they will call conventions also for the selection of a new central com- mittee and for the selection of delegates to the District convention. There sre 80 many republicans whe;want “to come to the next conventions” that in order “to satisfy. all of the boys” there has been scme talk of selecting'five delegates instead of three to the conventions from each ward. While the politicians; are anxious for an arrangement of this kin, the leaders are opposed to it, and say that it is easier to handle three than five delegates in the ecn- vention. Aspirants in, Opposition. The gentlemen who'‘Rave aspirations to the next national convention are against five delegates, because the word has gone out that the men who go to the next na- tional convention will have to pay for it, and the more delegates there are in the convention the more It will cost to go to the national convention, The “boys” are making no secret of the fact that they are out for the “stuff,"’ and that the man who has the longest financial pile will get the persimmons. The frequenters around the District build- ing have been urging the members of the central committee to order in their call for the convention five members instead of three, as they cleim that this will in some respects prevent two conventions in some of the wards. Their idea is to select three men of their own way of thinking and two from the other side. The chairman of the committee is now advising with the other members of the committee as to the feasi- bility of the change in the membership of the convention. The aspirants to mem- bership on the central committee are mak- ing an active canvass in the streets, courts and alleys to create sentiment favorable to themselves, and considerable activity is being exerted along this line. ——.-. DIED FROM GRIEF. Albert B. Clarke Shoots Himself Soon After His Wife's Death. Albert B. Clarke, formerly a member of the police force, an ex-engineer of the navy, and for some time a watchman in the gov- ernment printing office, shot himself through the head at his home, 408 H street northwest, Saturday evening at about 8:30 o'clock. His wife had died about two hours rEreviously of typhoid fever. Grief at her death overcame him, and led to the deciston | ; P.O. McEnrose. to take his own life. Some days ago the physicians had told kim his wife must die. This intelligence unnerved him, and he was seen often walking abstractedly up and down in front of the house, with his hat ard coat off, and evidently in great mental suffering. In the afternoon, when it was known that Mrs. Clarke could lve but a few hours, Mr. Clarke declared he should commit suicide, and went to his room. His father-in-law followed and took a revolver from him. Mrs. Clarke died about 6 o'clock. The frantic husband stayed by his dead wife intil preparations for laying her out began, when he rushed out doors. About 8 o'clock he returned with a bunch of roses and started for his room. Again the father-in- law suspected his intention, and asked him where he was going. He said he was going to see his wife. When told she was not in the room, but dead, he went to her side and laid the roses on her breast. A moment later he was in his room, and the report of a pistol told that he had found the oppor- tunity he sought. His body was found stretched upon the bed, with a large hole in the rigut temple. The police were called, and Coroner Hammett viewed the body and decided that no Inquest was necessary. Mr. Clarke was a member of Hiram Lodge of Masons, under whose auspices his funeral and that of his wife will be conducted at 4 o'clock this afternoon at the residence. Se TROOP A’S PRACTICE MARCH. The Members Went to Grent Falls and Returned. About thirty-five members of troop A, District National Guard, participated in the march to Great Falls, Md., Saturday even- ing, the return to the clty being made at about 11 o’clock last evening. First Lieut. Charles L. Beatty was jn command, in the absence of Capt. H. 8. Barbour, and, leav- ing here at 6:30 Saturday evening, they reached Great Falls about midnight. The command rested under the trees and on the porches of the hotel, arid Sunday was spent in the pursuit of a general good time. Up- on invitation they took dinner at the hotel and during the day thé command was pho- tographed. The troop left Great Falls about 6 o'clock last evening, stopping on the way home at Cabin John bridge and at Brill’s. On the way out Saturday evening Private C, H. Bliss’ horse stumbled, and in falling broke the knee cap of one of its fore legs. Just before reaching Cabin John bridge the horse of Sergt. Harold Stewart fell, while the command was at a gallop, and, rolling over him, bruised the sergeant quite badly, although not seriously. Some fifteen or twenty men galloped over the horse and sergeant, and it was at first believed that the sergeant had been seriously injured. Surgeon C. W. Birdsall and Bugler Vogel accompanied the troop. SS Arkansas Democrats. The Arkansas Democratic Association held a meeting at its rooms in the Typo graphical Temple Saturday evening, and mapped out a program for the winter. CHAPLAINS|THE CENTRAL.COMMITTEE|THE WANING SEASO Many Thonsands Still at Popular Atlantic City. They Realize the Glories of September ‘—Washingtonians by the Sen and . Where They Stop. Correspondence of The Evening Star. ATLANTIC CITY, September 7, 1895. A few more gasps for life and the most glorious season the city-by-the-sea has ever kad will be dead forever. Sixty thousand visitors remain to enjoy the cool days and béautiful nights of September, but they are fast dwindling away, and, although an impetus will be-received from the conven- tion of the Supreme Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, which occurs during the week of September 16-21, it must end the latter part of this month. Why this should be so is very strange, as confessedly the grandest season of the year by the shore is the month of Sev- tember, when the days are cool, yet balmy, and the nights—such nights—they can be likened to nothing but the evenings on the Mediterranean during the late fall. Wash- ingtonians and New Yorkers seem to real- ize the importance of this, as they are flocking here thicker than ever. The social functions which have added to the brilliancy of the present season have been lacking during the past week. A hop at the Seaside, which attracted over a thousand, a euchre at the Albemarle and the fashionable wedding of Harry Wootton to Mary Marshall Down absorbing all the social interest. An Elaborate Wedding. The latter was really an auspicious affair, and was attended by over 300 invited guests, including many Washington visitors. It took place at the First Presbyterian Church and was followed by a sumptuous breakfast on the canopied lawn of the residence of the bride’s father. A Real Baron. The sensation of the week was the ar- rest of a real baron of the German em- pire. Baron J. von Schehila was his name, and he said he came from New York here, but had resided for awhile at the embassy in Washington. He registered at the Leh- man, but failed to pay his bill and was accused of trying to remove his elegant wardrobe. He was searched when arrested and was found absolutely penniless. The justice mercifully released him to give him an opportunity of settling, he surrender- ing what few valuables he had as security. He cut a wide dash while here and made the heart of many a maiden flutter with delightful anticipation. Washington Guesis. Dr. Sutliff, the Misses Harrington and Miss Jean McGeary are among the Wash- ingtonians noticed on the boardwalk. Prof. William J. Rhees, a prominent offi- cial in the Smithsonian Institute, is at the Kaufman House. John Rahner of the War Department ap- Preciates Atlantic City in September. He is at the Berkshire for a month, and expects to enjoy his outing more than usual, as this city is so pleasant and agreeable in com- parison with the warm, sultry weather of ‘Washington. J. H. Agnew of The Evening Star is a September guest of Kenilworth Inn. Cc. Richards, connected with the veather bureau at Washington, is a guest at the Avondale. Mr. Richards is doing duty in Atlantic City connected with that important branch of the government. J. William Palmer of Washington, D. C., is resting at the Berkshire for a few weeks. Monday evening when cottage lights were out and "busmen were asleep these Wash- intonians were caught surreptitiously cross- ing Delaware avenue: Thomas W. Cal- lan, Joseph Snillingion, Ernest Holtzman, Jeseph Forrest, H. C. Moses, Judge Neal Murray, Alex. Shaw, Dr. W. R. King, Capt. Edwin Smith, Edward Thompson and C. M. Parrick. Their exact mission was not known, but the officer on the beat was of the opinion that they were in pursuit of the “walrus” recently reported near shore. Among the prominent Washingtonians resting at the Boscobel are M. A. Mackall of the firm of Mackall & Flemer, extensive manufacturers, and Col. William H. Selden, attorney and solicitor. Recent arrivals at the Berkshire include J. Williams of the War Department, at Washington, who finds Atlantic City a pleasant and agreeable place to spend his annual outing. Where Washingtonians Rest. Altglen—Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Grier, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Mann, Brevoort—Miss H. Miller, Mr. and Mrs, K. R. Harper. a Chalfonte—Mr. and Mrs. B. Mackall, nics. J. Easby and child, Mrs. H. Cheet. Ciifton—G. H. Fetra. Dennis—Chas. G. Thorn, Albert W. Thorn, R. E. Wait, R. S. Murphy, J. M. Field, Mrs. S. L. Myers, T. P. Myers. Galen Hall—Miss E. A. Browne, Mrs. A. 8. Browne. Seaside—F, L. Scribner, W. W. Pedrick. Majestic—A. W. Carsten. Senate—Mrs. Cuthbert, Miss E. J. Cuth- bert. Windsor—Mrs.- Leofler, Miss Leofier. f Albemarle—F. D. Ellsworth, J. W. Roc- ings. Berkeley—Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Messler, Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Emmons, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Podgeil, W. H. Cook, Miss M. Shaw, Brunswick—C, Kinsley. Chester Inn—W. A. Young. Delaware City—Miss G. H. Gilmore, Miss F. M. Reed. Islesworth—C. L. Sharer. Mansion—F, M. Cleaver. Pembroke—R. A. W. McKeldin, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Travis. Revere—Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Lewis. Boscobel—H. H, Thompson. Haddon Hall—Mrs. P. M. Pride, Mrs. R. Mying, E. H. Daniel, Dr. R. A. Daniel. Pennhurst—D. S. Swope. Imperial—A. A. Bliss. SS Bicycles in the Army. Reports received by the signal service show another important use for the bicycle in the military service. This consists in the laying of telegraph lines. Experiments having this end in view were made near San Antonio, Texas, by Capt. Thompson, and proved very successful. A light reel containing one mile of wire was rigged over the rear wheel of a machine, and the rider started to run {it out. The run was made and communication established with the starting point in about eight minutes. The return trip, reeling the wire up, was trade in about the same time. The experi- ment proved highly satisfactory, the work being done much quicker and easier than by the old method, in which the horse was utilized. . —____+2+____ MASSES NOT TO BLAME. Ex-Seeretary Foster on the Anti- Foreigner Riots in China. Ex-Secretary of State John W. Foster, in an address in the First Presbyterian Church of Watertown, N. Y., last night, made the following references to the recent Chinese riots: “The opirion fermed by me, after careful inquiry and observation, is that the mass of the population in China, particularly the common people, are not specially hos- tile to the missionaries and their work. They have been permitted to penetrate every part of that vast empire with as little disturbance as the Chinese laborers have spread themselves over the United States, and in case of danger the authori- ties have usually exerted themselves for their protection. Occasionally riots have taken place, but they are almost Invarlably traced to the literati, or prospective office- holders, and the ruling classes. These are often bigoted and conceited to the highest degree, and regard the teachings of the missionaries as tending to overthrow the existing order of government and society, which they look upon as a perfect system and sanctified by great antiquity. ——_+e+-____ President Pierola Inaugurated. President Plerola was inaugurated at Lima, Peru, yesterday, and assumed con- trol of national affairs. The greatest en- thusiasm prevailed in the city, and the eas leading to the palace were impass- able, << AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN|AMONG THE COLLEGES John Moran Found Badly. Injared in the | Active Work Will Commence in a Few Head. Days. Other Local Notes of Interest to All| Changes and Improvements in the Classes From Across the Creek. Just after Saturday, midnight, Officer Pas- sau found John Moran, a white man, resid- ing at 1204 23d street, sitting,in an exhaust- ed condition, in front of Harrington's stone store, 3255 M street, covered with blood and with a sickening wound over his brow, the flesh torn, macerated and hanging, com- pletely covering the eye. The injury was evidently caused by a brick or stone thrown with much force, though Moran would give no information relative to how his condi- tion came about. Neither the name of nis assailant or the manner in which the as. sault was committed could be drawn from him. The patrol was summoned and the victim taken to the Emergency Hospital. Later the police Investigated the case, and from the best information obtainable, it appears, or it is alleged, that Moran, in company with a man named O’Donno- ghue, had been drinking together, and that the latter flaunted a roll of bills during the evening. The investigation has brought forth the statement from the police that near the midnight hour Moran attacked O'Donnoghue on Potomac street and at- tempted to secure the latter’s money. The attempt waxed into a stern assault, and O'Donnoghue, to protect himself and bills, it Is alleged, struck Moran a heavy blow with a brick. The affair took place just as the officers were turning in for the mid- night change. Water Service | The insufficiency of the water service here, in the “middle-high” district is giv- ing the people affected and the engineer department, considerable concern. The only relief, it is said Capt. Burr has re- ported, can be secured through the estab- ighment of an additional reservoir. One is nat needed on as high an elevation as Fert Reno. It is calculated that it should be located somewhat to the east and on ground about one-half as high. The middle-high service as it is now designated was before the establishment of the Tenleytown line of pipes known as the “high service.” The pipes at pres- ent_are being worked beyond their safe capacity and yet dissatisfaction reigns among the consumers on the line. Mr. Stitt’s Condition. Rev. Mr. Stitt, after a lingering illness, again occupied his pulpit at the Dumbar- ton Church yesterday. He spoke on the “Efficacy of Prayer.” His return was hailed with much delight by his loving congregation. Rev. Mr. Stitt was much affected by the deep concern that has been manifested by his congregation in his wel- fare, ever since his sudden breaking down, and in referring to it displayed much emo- tion. He has not yet taken up church work permanently, and Rev. Peyton Brown will continue to act as temporary pastor for the present. Changing Hands. On Saturday the Potomac Light and Power Company's plant became the prop- erty, through purchase, of Messrs. O. T. Crosby, Charles A. Lieb and J. H. Miller, who will continue its operation. Mr. M. J. O'Donnell, who assisted in the establishment of the enterprise and has been its general manager since its birth, severed ‘his: connection at the transfer. ae H. T. Purdy will sueceed Mr. O'Don- n Mr. O'Donnell is now in charge of the construction of the new electric works at St. Elizabeth’s Insane Asylum. Notes. Trinity Sunday school reopened yester- day with 600 scholars and sixty-five teach- ers in attendance. Catechism lessons were assigned for next Sunday. Mr. Joseph 3. McGirr will continue to preside as superintendent of the school, and Mrs, Wetzel as directress of the choir. Baptism was administered yesterday evening at the Tenleytown Baptist Church, in the presence of a large congregation. On Tuesday evening Mr. Geo. W. Havell, the sweet Gospel singer of the Central Union Mission, will visit Tenleytown and lead the Baptist service there. Georgetown College will be formally open- ed Thursday next with solemn high mass, celebrated in Dahlgren Chapel by the presi- dent, Rev. J. Haven Richards, assisted by other fathers of the college. ———— ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE. Enthusiastic, Meeting. Yesterday to Open the Fall Temperance Campnign. The first meeting of the fall campaign of the Anti-Saloon League of the District was held yesterday-afternoon at Waugh M. E. Church. The opening a@dress was made by Rev. D. O. Eldridge, who said he was glad that women are entering the temperance field, for without their help success can- not be attained. He made some exceeding- ly caustic remarks upon the system that not only recognizes, but, as he says, en- courages the liquor traffic by utilizing it for the raising of revenue for the state. Rey. George Luccock, pastor of the Metro- politan Presbyterian Church, spoke enthz- siastically from his experience in temper- ance work in Iowa and Indiana, where he has had two pastorates. He said that he had been in several fights for anti-saloon laws, and he believed that prohibition was the only thing to be worked for by sincere temperance people. Vice President James L. Ewin, who pre- sided over the meeting, called attention to the case of Saloon Keeper Hall, whose re- lations with the courts have been attract- ing public notice for scme time past. He rejoiced that Mr. Thomas, the attorney for the District, had ordered the prosecution of Hall for Sunday liquor selling, and he scored Assistant Attorney Pugh for his at- titude in the case. He expressed the hope that the excise board would refuse Hall a new license in November. Music was fur- nished during the meeting by Messrs. Wood- ward ard Nicholson and Mrs. W. S. Nichol- son. re THE COURTS. Equity Court No. 1—Judge Cox. Clark agt. Elliott; H. Walker Tucker made rarty in the cause. Taylor agt. Fountain; auditor's report confirmed. Earnshaw agt. Peterson; do. Gallagher agt. Fairfax; time to take testimony limited to twelve days. White agt. White; testimony before Robt. J. Murray, examiner, ordered taken. Coppes agt. Mayse; appearance of absent defena- ants ordered. Yates agt. Yates; divorce a vin. mat. granted. Robertson agt. Reid; Mary Robertson appointed guardian ad litem. Lichliter agt. Bolden; pro confesso against defendant, Bolden, granted. Hoover egt. Hoover; testimony before W. Ward Mchun, examiner, ordered taken. Black- stcn agt. Blackston; divorce a vin. mat. granted. Hall agt. Hall; do. (for defend- ant). Somerfield agt. Somerfield; divorce a vin. mat. granted. Circuit Court No. 1—Judge Cox. Watson Bros. agt. Third Colored Baptist Church; judgment by default. Probate Court—Judge Cox. Estate of Thomas Johnson; will partly proved. ——.__ Its Annual Mceting. Chapin W. C. T. U., the largest union in the District, will hold its annual meeting Wednesday at headquarters, 910 F street northwest. Reports of the past year’s work will be rendered and an interesting time is expected. ———__ Sunday School Convention. ‘The Sundiy schools entitled to send rep- resentatives to the convention of Sunday School Workers, which is to be held in this city November 11 to 13, 1895, number 142 at this date, against 133 last October. ——_. Indications of Foul Play. The body of Mabel Doyle, aged seventeen, of Dorchester, was found on the flats of the Neponset river, near Boston, Saturday with her head sticking in the mud. The indica- tions point strongly to foul play. She was last seen alive about 4 o'clock Friday after- noon when she was walking along the banks of the river. Different Instituiions—Courses = - of Lectures Arranged. The work among the local colleges will be in full blast in a short time, and already there is stirring activity all along the line. Georgetown University. The college classes will be resumed Sep- tember 11. Solemn high mass of the Holy Ghost will be celebrated in the Sacred Heart Chapel by the rector at 9 o'clock a. m., followed by reading of the class list in Gaston Hall. Rev. William Rigge, 8. J., arrived from the University of St. Louis to takecharge of a special course in astronomy under Father Hagen, director of the astronomical observatory in the university. Mr. Hisgen of Buffalo will come to follow @ special course in astronomy, to fit him- self for a position of director of an ob- servatory in Holland, which position he will accept on finishing his course at the university. During the past few months additions have been made to the library to the ex- tent of about 1,000 volumes, exclusive of pamphlets, by donations and purchase. Rev. William Forstall, 8. J., who has been traveling abroad during the summer, has arrived at the university, and has been op- Pointed professor of French literature in the post-graduate department. Handsome cases are being erected in the university parlors, where a valuable col- lection of rare and beautiful birds, which have recently arrived from Woodstock, will be placed. Columbi: University. Mr. Flavius Fisher has just completed Portraits of two members of the faculty. One is an oil painting of Postmaster Gen- eral Wilson, lecturer in philosophy, and the other is a crayon portrait of Maj. J. W. Powell, late chief of the United States geological survey, & trustee of the untver- sity and lecturer on ethics. Both of these — will be placed tn the university H- rary. Prof. Francis R. Fava, head of the de- partment of civil engineering, has left for Springfield, Mass., to attend the annual meeting of the Society for Promotion of Engineering Education. Mr. Beverly T. Sener, registrar and lbra- rian, has returned from Atlantic City, well rested in mind and body. Dr. Hermann Schoenfeld has lately trans- lated in German the “Report of the Com- mittee of Fifteen,” the work of Dr. William T, Harris, commissioner of the United States bureau of education. This work is one of the most famous which has lately ap- peared. Dr. Schoenfeld will also shortly publish a text book entitled “Maximillian and ‘les V,” which is a history of the transition period from mediaeval to mod- ern times. Catholie University. Rev. N. P. McCaffery of St. Paul, Minn., who took the degree of licentiate last year at the university, has been appointed pro- fessor of philorophy in St. Thomas’ Sem- inary at St. Paul. Rev. A. Orban, 8. 8., D. D., librarian at the university, has just returned from Can- ada. Rev. George P. Leahy, one of thc most distinguished licentiates of '95, has been appointed assistant pastor in old St. Pat- Tick’s parish, at Boston. Father Driscell, 8. of the Grand Sem- inary at Montreal, was a guest at the uni- versity during last week. Howard University. Secretary Johnson has returned to the university, after a pleasant vacation spent at Brookline, Me. Prof. Charles C. Cook, who has been ab- sent two years, studying in England, ar- rived at the university last Monday. Elmer C. Campbell of the college de- peene = ved one appointed to a pro- essorship in the colored bh sch “alfred Cian aca « ‘k, from Porus, Jamaica, a graduate of the theological department” in ‘95, has been appointed pastor of the colored Congressional Church in Provi- cee RL epairs are now being made at Freed- man’s Hospital. The rooms are being re- anes in pe to accommodate a great- lumber of classes, and a large k hall is being added. bie gigs ———__ Transfers of Real Estate. Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: Edmune Barrett et ux. to Jno. P. Murphy, south one-half lot 47, sq. 448; $10. August Donath et ux. to Ellen V. Griffiths, lot 135, &q. 855; $5,500. Jno. M. Kenney et ux. to Redford W. Walker and J. Henry Brooks, lot 4, bik. 15, University Heights; $10. Ed- win F, Campbell and B. Stanley Simmons, trustees, to Susan A. Ruffin, lot 80, sq. 778; $3,600. Jacob Jones et ux. to T. Walter Fowler, lot 30, blk. 35, Columbia Heights; $8,500. Cotter T. Bride et ux. to Wm. M. eae not 24, = 732; $10. Allen C. Clark ct ux. to James Brennan, lots 15 and-1 - 919; $1. Mary B. Collins to same, ae preperty; $10. George J. Easterday et ux. to J. Sprigg Poole, lot 60, sq 482; $10. 8. S. Everett and Blair Lee, trustees, et al. to Mabel P. Wall, part original lot 7, sq. 523; lot G, square 791; part original lots 6, t, and 9, square $21; lot 14, square 933; lot 13, sq. 313; $1. Jno. S. Swormstedt and R. W, Walker, trustees, to Alice G. Crooks, lot 196, Long Meadows; $1,300. Jno. F. Sheahan et al. to Chas. E. Killian, part lot 21, sq. 594; $650. Henry B, Sanders et ux. to Cotter T. Bride, lot 24, sq. 732; $10. Wm. G. Woodruff to J. W. Gillespie, part lot 13, bik. 4, Avalon Heights; $3,500. Geo. H. B. White, trustee, to Jas. S. Gunnell, part original lots 5 and 6, sq. 583; $2,300. Sam to Ellen Walsh, part original lot 5, sq. 583. $3,720. Same to Chas. E. Killian, original lot 6, sq. 583; $1,220. ————— Overcome by the Heat. Robert P. Batty, living on 11th, near M street southeast, was overcome by the heat this morning while walking on Monroe street, Anacostia. He was assisted to a drug store and subsequently was sent to Providence Hospital in the police ambu- lance. ———.___ Virginia Avenue Improvement. A long petition signed by B. B. Earn- shaw and others was received by the Com- missioners this morning, requesting the im- prevement of Virginia avenue southeast be- tween 9th and 11th, and such portions of L street and Georgia avenue, where they in- tersect with Virginia avenue between said streets. —— The Air Was Not Pure. From the Detroit Free Press. A man from the tamarack swamp went to Kansas, thinking to improve his condition, but after two years of it returned to his native heath. “How did you like it out there?” asked an acquaintance. “Not very much.” ‘It's a good country, ain’t it?” ‘I've seen better.” ‘The air is better than it is here, ain't it?” ‘Sometimes it is; but not always. “I don't see why it ain't as good at one ‘yclones.’ “I thought they purified it?” “That's what I thought till I tried it, but when I had to breathe furniture and weath- er boardin’ an’ bed clo’s and shingles an‘ live stock and household goods and farms and fence rails and that sort of things about three times a week I sort of changed my mind and came away. Kansas may have some advantages, but air ain't one oj them, as a steady thing.” —__—_-+e-+-____ Thirst for Revenge. From Tid-Bits. Fond Parent—“I wish, Bobby, could be a littie boy again. Bobby—“I wish you. could—littler than me.” that 1 ———_—__+e Joseph King paid $5 in the Police Court tedey for allowing the decayed body of cow to remain on the Riggs road longer than was necessary.