Evening Star Newspaper, October 4, 1895, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR, 4, qs¢ FRIDAY, OCTOBER . 1895-SLXTEEN PAGES. was on a handsome truck hooked second in| the train. Flags floated from the corners. As the train appeared, there was a quick straightening of the lines of soldiers, Prof. Fanciulli raised his baton, and in a mo- ment, before the trucks had ceased to mcve, the strains of America burst forth amid the cheers of the crowd outside, and for the first time in its history the grand old liberty bell had reached the heart of the nation. Owing to some misunderstanding the train was haited quite a distance down the track from the buffer, and the members of the committee were obliged to pass down the platform in front of the line of soldiers in order to reach the truck containing the bell, now crowded with the members of the Priladelphia escort, headed by Mayor War- wick. | The Philadelphia Committee. H ‘The committee sent from Philadelphia representing the legislative bodies of the muricipality and the chief officers of the city was as follows: Hon. Chas. F. Warwick, mayor of Phila- delphia; Wenc2l Hartman, president com- mor council. Committee of councils of the city of Philadelphia, Charles K. Smith, chairman: Common | co:ncil—Thomas L. Hicks, James M. Hibbs, John M. Stratton, Samuel Goodman, Chas. F. Iseminger, Eils- worth H. Hults, B. Cortland Horr, Wm. Van Osten, Thomas Firth, Wm. W.’ Allen, Wm. H. Bristow, Jacob J. Seeds, Charles Serer. Select council—Edward W. Patton, Jos. H. Brown, Henry Clay, Wm. G. Ruth- erford, Hugh Black, Wm. McMullen, Jos. K. Klemmer, Jas. B. Anderson, Wm. Mc- Coach, Isaac D. Hetzel, Wm. F. Brown, Thos. J. Ryan, Geo. W. Kendrick, jr., Robt. Bringhurst. Wm. Bartley, acling secre- y; Charles B. Hall, sergeant-at-arms, common council; James Franklin, sergeant- at-arms, select council. Director of public safety, Abraham M. Beitler; president de- partment of ckarities and correction, Wm. . Lamtert: register of wills, Elias P. Smithers; city commissioner, Jticob Wilde- more; chief of bureau of city property and custodian of state house and bell, A. S. Elser.hower; secretary to the mayor, John K. McCarthy; police surgeon, ‘Thomas H. Andrews, M.D. Jnited Press representa- tive, Herry P. Wilson; the Press, Goo. N. “MeG@ain. Guarding the Relic. The truck on which the bell was carried is a beautiful piece of work. It was fur- nished by the Pennsylvania railroad, and is ke an ordinary gondola freight car, ex- cept that it is provided with steps at either end and is haadsomely painted in dark red. A finely enameled steel railing with brass tr.mmings surrounds. the car, and the words “Philadelphia” and “At= lanta” are painted in gilt letters on panels set into tho railing. The bell hangs in an oaken truss sup- porting it firmly from vibration. Four magnificent specimens of the human race stood as special guards over the bell. They were members of the reserve police of Philadelphia, and are each over six feet in height and proportiorate frame. These men, who will stay with the bell during its | rest at Atlanta, are Robert Moffitt, James A. Robinson, Harry Hetteroth and Francis saphal. ‘The first two named were members of the guard over the bell during its stay at the world’s fair at Chicago. They guard the bell on its way southward in squads of two, relieving each other every two hours. Theirs is not a pleasant task, as they have to ride outside on the open truck. While the band was playing the truck was hastily boarded by the members of the local commitiee, headed by Commis- sioners Ross, Powell and Truesdell, who were met at the head of the flight of steps by Mayor Warwick. Hand-shakings and general introductions followed, and Mr. Ross told the visitors that he would waive the formalities of speech making for the resent. While the committeemen were @ acquainted, and the local represen- ves were examining the bell, the spe- cial train was, by some mistake, backed out of the station, and the representatives of the two cities were carried out of the shed before they were aware of the pro- y were switched back, however, on the 6th street track, surrounded by thou- sands of people, kept at a safe distance by the ropes and the cordon of police. As quickly a3 possible the committee alighted, and walking in pairs, a Washingtonian with a Philadelphian, they passed through the station to the B street entrance, where they were laden into carriages and were eriven quickly to the rooms of the board of trade on G street, whtre lunch was served. : In the meantiae the military escert, headed by the band, moved out of the ation and drew up around the truck car- ying the bell, which had now been given @ place at what was later the end of the train. Tne soldier lads fermed a horse- shoe tround the truck, and stood with grounded arms, while the band, moving to a position oa the parking cn the east side cf the street, sommenced a concert of na- tional airs. Lunch for the Escort. At. the board of trade rooms everything was in readiness for the visitors who ar- rived very shortly after 1 o'clock. Lunch was spread in the front office on a hand- somely decorated table. Caterer Hebner had provided an attractive array of deli- cacies and the table looked very inviting. When all the guests and the members of the Iecal committees lad assembled in this room, Mr. Warner, as president of the board of trade, called to order and Introduced Commissioner Ross, who swel- comed the visitors to the city. He said he would cu: short his words, as the schedule previded by the railroad company would not permit of any extended speech-mak- ing, but he could not help saying that the officials and citizens of Washington were giad to have Philadelphia friends with their magnificent old relic, which, for the firet time, had been brought within sight of the Capitol. z The nation and its magnificent buildings | here had been made possible by the men whe fought so well for liberty when the grand bell first pealed forth its notes for freedom. The Commissioner spoke of the love of country which is inherent in the heart of every true American, and ex- pressed the hope that a permanent patriot- le feeling would be engendered in the Lreast of every resident of the towns, vil- lages and cities throygh which the’ bell may pass on its way 16 Atlanta. Mayor Warwick’s Eloquent Address. Mayor Warwick responded with an elo- quent and patriotic address, in which he accepted the hospitality and warm wel- come as tendered by the Washingtonians. “We come here,” he said, “with our hearts in cur hands. This is the first time the bell has ever passed through the national capital, which, as you say, was made pos- sible by the spirit of independence that inspired the ringing of the bronze herald in Philadelphia over a century ago.” “If this bell had no clanged forth its peal of freedom and independence on that July | day this capital would not exist at pres- | ent. Oh, if the old bell could only speak! | Is it not sad that its lips cannot utter at { least one word to thank God that the proc- lamation of liberty which it rung out so long ago has now become a fact? It is | not only a piece of metal. ‘The sentiment, the association and the history that cluster arcund the old bell make it very dear to our hearts. Mute, thouga it may be, with its tongue silent, its lips paralyzed, as it goes forth from the pine clad hills of the north to the palmetto of th: south, it teaches the esson that we are cne peopl>, but one nation, with cne mterest and one purpese. All that we ask is that you seré your blessing with it as it gees marching through Georgia without bloodshed and without strife, but with peace and good will for all men. “This bell has a purpose yet. When the God of the republic, the God of all nations, wrote with his finger on that bell ‘Pro- claim liberty to all men,’ He did not mean that it should cease its mission with the simple declaration of independence in ’ It was to ring on in the hearts of men un- ul the spirit of liherty has penetrated into the slums of Europe and has taught all men there taat here is a refuge and a home of safety, Let the bell be a warning that we must‘love our country as a nation, as a whole from the oranges to the ice.” Back to the Train. After the speechmaking the guests and the committeemen fell to with right good will, and for half ar hour enjoyed the luncheon. They then re-embarked in their carriages and were driven hastily to the station, where, without further ceremonies, the escort committee took their places on | the truck bearing the bell. The crowd by this time had become even | more dense and clustered around the iruck | when the lines were brokcn down, eager to get copies of that the com Just before formed again the pamphlets and circulars ee generously distributed. o'clock the milttary escort in Ime and marched south The entire i length the tain was | H. Lambert, Here is another suggestion for the business man whe adver- tises or ought to advertise. Advertising space is valuable in proportion to the extent and character of circulation of the advertising medium. The Star’s advertising rate for a given space for three months or more is less than 5 “cents per line, without changes; for ten thousand lines to be used within a. year, changes-at will, the rate is 74 cents per line. The Star’s circulation is -be- lieved to be five times that of any afternoon paper in Wash- ington—no other afternoon pa- per makes public its circulation. On this basis it is therefore easy to calculate that a fair rate for space in other afternoon papers would be one cent a line where The Star charges five and 1} cents a line as against The Star’s charge of 7} cents. traverse’, and the line then turned and the escort passed in review of Mayor War- wick, who applauded heartily 2s the in- fantrymen and the cadets tramped by lim. Just before the train pulled out the flag bearer of the Sons of the American Revolution ascended the platform and the beautiful silken banner of that organiza- tion was wrapped around the bell by Mayor Warwick and the officers of the so- ecety. It Was Long Neglected. Dr. J. R. Haynes, in epeaking to a Star reporter of the visit of the liberty bell, said: “The appearance of the historic liber- ty bell in our midst reminds me of a remi- nescence of said bell in the time passed. In the early 50's, while a student in Phila- delphia, I was accustomed to pass through Independence Square and thence though the hall of the historic building on to Chestnut street, and in our corner of this ball lay this bell, cracked and neglected and strewn over with refuse, tobacco quids and the dust of the ages and the streets. It had remained thus for many years pre- vious. But this was dvring the ante-bellum times. But when the Union of the states was threatened and the glory of old glory was assailed, the bell that pealed on the Fourth of Jvly, 1776, and amounced “Lib- erty to the world and all the inhabitants thereof,” assumed a significance and a meaning that Iay dormant in the hearts of the people for three-quarters of a century. Old Glory and the Bell were resurrected from their neglected graves, and both are the symbols of a united country cemented as it never was before even by the blood of the fathers. It remained for the sons in the imternecine conflict to finish the work and to make ‘true the prophocy stamped on the sides of the bell, “Liberty to the world and the :nhabitants thereof.” = bell is the heritage of our common ry, and it is fitting that it should go on its pilgrimage north, south, east and West at stated intervals. to remind our whole people that our Union is complete and its Prophecy the future Hépe of the world.” The Journey Southward Resumed. It lacked two minutes of 2 o'clock when the signal was given and the train was hauled vut toward the south. There was a rush of the crowd to get copies of the pam- phlet telling the history of the bell, and as the train gradually drew away from the last outstretched hands a cheer went up that bade Godspeed to the great bronze bell of freedom, resting securely in its open cage, while the members of the escort from Philadelphia waved in the air their silken handkerchiefs of red, white and blue. The ball will reach Atlanta next Tuesday at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Stops will be made at nearly every important city on the way, and preparations are in ‘ogress in nearly every oie for a reception. DEPARTURE FROM PHILADELPHIA. The Liberty Beli Train Left at Eight OCleek. PHILADELFHIA, Pa., October 4.—The special train over the Pennsylvania rail- road, vearing the liberty bell, and the offi- cial escort of the most precious historical relic of our country, pulled out of Broad street station at 8 o'clock. this morning for Atlanta, where it is schaduled to arrive at 2 o'clock October $ On the way the train will stop at various cities and towns in the south in order that citizens may be given an opportunity to see the bell. The train is made up of five Pullmans, a com- bination and a fiat sar, upon which the bell rests, and ‘ts in charge of Thomas Purdy, tourist ugent of the Pennsylvania railroad. ‘ After yesterday's parade, in which mill- tary organizations numbering about 3,000 men participated, the bell was taken to the old Pennsylvania railroad depot at 32d and Market streets, where it remained until shortly after 7 o'clock this morning. It was then brought into Broad street station and coupled onto the front end of the special. The Official Excort. Besides the committee of twenty-five coun- cilmen, the official escort is composed of the following: Mayor Charles F. Warwick, President Judge Thayer, W. J. Latta, gen- eral agent of the Pennsylvania rallroad; Geo. W. Boyd, assistant general passenger agent of the Pennsylvania railroad; Direc- tor of Public Works Thomas M. Thompson, Director of Public Safety Abraham M. Beitler, President Department Charities Wm. Lambert, City Controiler John M. Walton, City Solicitor J. L. Kinse + City Commissioner Jacob Wildermer, Register of Wills Elias P. Smithers, Chief of Bureau of City Property and Custodian of State House and Bell A. S. Eisenhower, and Police Sur- geon Thomas H. Andrews, M.D. Demonstration at Elkton, ELKTON, Md., October 4.—The train bearing the liberty bell from Philadelphia to Atlanta reached here at 9:45, about twenty minutes later than scheduled time. It was grected at the station by a proces- sion composed of about 1,000 children from the public schools with flags and banners, several lodges of Junior O. U. A. M., and a detail of infantry from the second regi- ment, Maryland National Guard. The lat- ter fired a salute as the train pulled in, and when the ancient relic came in sight the spectators cheered lustily. Maj. Wil- liam Van Osten of the Philadelphia com- mittee of councils, delivered an oration, ard Mayor Warwick of Philadelphia made a short speech. The train left at 10:05 a.m. Nearly an Hour Late. BALTIMORE, Md., October 4.—The lib- erty bell train was drawn into the Union station of the Pennsylvania railway at 11:15, nearly an hour behind scheduled time. There were comparatively few peo- ple on hand to meet it, and no organized demonstrations were attempted. The train was halted at the western end of the sta- tion and the gates opened to admit about ) pupils from the Polytechnic Institute, and as many more promiscuous spectators. ‘There were no brass bands, no music, nor banners. When the train had come to a_halt, Chairman Charles K. Smith of the Phila- delphia bell committee introduced Col. W. S. Love, private secretary to Mayor La- trobe, who spoke in behalf of the munici- pality, Mayor Latrobe being unavoidably absent. Col. Love was followed by Maj. William president of the board of charities and corrections, Philadelphia. Mayor Warwick delivered the closing ad- dress, in which he spoke of Maryland as the birthplace of his father, and invoked the divine blessing upon the state. Then. amid the cheers of the crowd, the train pulled out on its way south, leaving here at 11:40 a.m. od i Big Money for an Imagination. A little exercise of your imagination may be worth five hundred @ollars in golé to you. Read the particulars in another column of The Star’s great mystery story “When the War Was Over,” by Frederick R. Burton. LATE NEWS BY WIRE Speed Trial Trip of the Gunboat St. Paul. SLIGHTLY: OVER TWENTY KNOTS MADE Run Over the Cape Ann-Cape Por- poise Course. MEANIN OF THE TEST BOSTON, October 4.—The American Line steamship St. Paul left quarantine last night at 11 o'clock and steamed slowly down the bay to a point off Boston light, where she remained at anchor until this morning, when she started for Cape Ann to make her preliminary trial trip over the government ocean course. ‘The St. Paul's trip today will decide whether she is entitled to be classed as an auxiliary cruiser in case of war and also if she is eligible for the trans-Atlantic mail service. To be snecessful the ship must make twenty knots an hour over the course from Cape Ann eastward to Cape Porpoise and return, a total distance of 87.934 miles. A fresh northeast breeze was blowing. Before 7 o'clock everything was life and bustle aboard the ship. About 7:30 she headed toward the open sea. She started out at a fair pace, gradually increasing it, until at 8 o'clock the tug Juno at-the-start- ing line was sighted, and immediately she was headed for the line. No preliminary warming up was given the machinery. At 8:48:40 a.m. she was over the line and away for Cape Porpoise, 43.007 miles away. She reached the horizon in exactly fifty mirutes and sped away on the last half of her eastward course. She was sighted re- turning at 12:51:30. The black hull of the St. Paul reappearei on the horizon. The wind after the start had gradually increased until at this time it was between thirty and thirty-five miles an hour. St. Paul was making straight for the line, and coming fast, which she crossed at 1:21:12, just 4 hours 33 minutes and 26 seconds having elapsed since the start. De- ducting seventeen minutes, the time con- sumed in turning at the Cape Porpoise end of the course, her actual time was 4 bours 16 minutes and 26 seconds. The full dis- tance of the course is 87.034 miles, making an average speed of 20.57 knots. The St. Paul, from her great momentum, was obliged to run about two miles before she could stop. The following is the unofficial summary: H. M.S. Start. Distance, 43.937 miles. Average speed for run, 19.68 knots. Crossed line on return. Crossed line starting point. Total elapsed time, second run Average speed run back, Average speed both run: — Ps ON CORBETT KE HIS WAY. Arrives at New Orleans and Goes to ‘Texas Tomorrow. NEW ORLEANS, La., October.4,—Corbeit and party reached the city, this, morning over the Louisville and Nashyille road. They came from Mcntgomery, where they gave a show last night. The train was an hour or so late and in consequence there were but few people on hand when the irain came in. “Where would you prefer to fight, in Mexico or the Indian territory?” Corbett was asked, if I have any ckoice in the matter, I would much prefer to fight in the Indian territory. I would then be in my own country and not run any chances of get- ting the worst of it.” “De you think the fight will take place?” ‘Well, you bet all your money that it will,” replied Bill Brady. Corbett .will leave for Texas tomorrow morning. “It is the general opinion among sports that he is not the same Corbett of During the day the champion visited the Southern Athletic Club and did some little work. LITTLE ROCK, Ark., October 4.—In reference to reports of pulling off the Cor- bett-Fitzsimmons fight on Arkansas soil, Governor Clarke, in an interview, says: “The Corbett-Fitzsintmons ‘mill cannot be brought off.on Arkansas territory while I am governor.” er Armgtrong’s a “Of one thing you may be sure,” said Acting Incian Commiesioner Armstrong to- day. “This cffice and the United States government will not quietly permit the fight to take place on ground over which it has immediate jurisdiction. I don’t be- Heve the five civilized tribes would permit the fight in their domain. And if any at- tempt is made to take it there the whole power of the government-will be exercised to prevent it, and I think means will be found to do so promptly and effectively.” _——— THE INJURED IN BATTLE, Acting Comminni. A Surgeon Relates His Experiences During‘the Civil War. Frem the Detrolt Free Press. It was my good fortune to meet the ether day an old army surgeon who prescribed for me when I was sick over thirty years ago ““way down south in Dixie.” He has done nothing in a medical way for years, having amassed a competency since the war, and is now retired from active prac- tice, although he does not let himself get rusty in matters pertoining to his pro- fession. He is a great reader, and nothing new in the medical or surgical line escapes him, and he is as eager in his old age to use the knife as he was in his prime. He is also a genial companion, and nothing delights him more than to relate some of his ex- periences while in the service of the fed- ral government during the war. The surgeon must be a man of rare courage and presence of mind,” said he to me in the course of a little chat, “not ouly in time of peace, but on the battlefield, for en his promptness and skill depends tue fate of many poor fellows mangled by shot an? shell. I well remember the first battle I witnessed end ihe first operation I per- formed. I do not hesitate to say that I felt a little diilident, nor do I hesitate to say that the cold chills ran up and down my back when the minie balls whistled close to where the field hospital was estab- lished. “This was at the battle of the first Bull Run, when the Union forces had over 400 killed and more than 1,000 wounded. There was not much for me to do during the forenoon, and I did not have a case more us than slight gunshot wounds until afier 3 p. m., when a number of men man- gled by shells were brought in, and I and my assistants were soon engaged in the humane task of trying to save the lives of the brave fellows. One soldier in particu- lar I remember, for he was my first pa- tient. He was a perfect specimen of man- hood, broad-chested, musculat and well- developed. “A shell had struck him on the right arm just below the elbow, shattering the-bones and necessitating amputation. He was laid on the bare earth—we had no operating table—and a sponge saturated with ether placed at his nostrils; but he objected very energetically: ‘No, doctor,’ said he, ‘I won't be made insensible. Cut off the arm, if you must, but I want to see you do it.” He had his way, and during the operation he never uttered a murmur or scareely moved a muscle. When all ‘was would go to the front ‘again, with the left arm, if he recovered, if the: government needed him, : “Tt was an interesting study for me to observe the difference in splafers when suffering from wounds before being treated by the surgeon, and while cn the operating table. Some were cool and scemingly in- different to pain, while others would beg to be made insensible, and often those who were slightly hurt made more noise than those that were fatally injured. over he coolly thanked me and said he | THE PUBLIC LANDS w% at dating Surveys. x E The ine Demain ‘Contains Now About ¥iree Hundred Mitlon Acres, Mom of Which is Surveyed. 4 Commisgioner Lamoreux of the general land office has made his annual report to the Secretary of the Interior. Compared with 1894 there has been a decrease in land entries .of,,19,095, and of 6,016,685 acres en- tered upon; a decrease of final entries to the number of 6,584, and 356,059 acres en- tered ujion, and a decrease of cash receipts $734,370. The business of the office for the fiscdl year ended June 30, 1895, was as fol- lows: Cash sales, 417,878 acres; homestead entries, 5,009,491 acres; state selections, 626,10) acres; railroad selections, 1,007,479 acres; swamp land patents, 244,774 acres; Indian allotments, 85,455 acres; Indian lands ‘sold, 42,548 acres; total cash receipts, $2,083,454; patented, or certified with the effect: of patenting, to railroad companies, 8,184,836 acres; surveys accepted by the land office, 10,123,653 acres, which is an in- crease of over 40 per cent in surveys. . Consolidation of Surveys. Commissioner Lamoreux also renews his suggestions of last year that surveys of public lands be made by the government direct, dnstead of under the contract sys- tem, as at present. His suggestion is that the surveys be made under the direction of the director of the geological survey upon recommendation of the commissioner. He refers to the fact that large surveys have been made under this system in Indian territory with success. The’ method pro- posed by the commissioner has been fully considered by the geological survey officials and it is believed that it would obviate much delay and reduce expenses. He suggests that a surveyor general, reg- ister and receiver be provided for Alaska, and that a land office be set up precisel? as in the territories. The Public Domain. The total area of vacant public land .n the United States in acres is as follow: Surveyed, 313,837,888; unsurveyed, 285, 607. The total number of-patents issued last year was 50,618. Commissioner Lamoreux yrges the neces- sity of a national commission on irrigation. ——____-s- CONSUL HIXSON’S SHARP TONE. Gave a Mandarin Four Hours to Make Up His Mind. LONDON, October 4.—A letter to the Pull Mail Gazette from Kucheng, punlished this afternoon, dilates upea the fact that it is a strange thing that the only fighting man sent to Kucherg with the commission ap- pointed to inquire into the massacres of missionaries was Lieut. Waldo Evans of the United States cruiser Detroit, in spite of the fact that two British gunboats wére iying at Foo Chow. The correspondent of the Pall Mall Gazette adds that when the party ar- rived at Kucheng the mandarin in com- mand there refused to allow the members of the commission to attend the trial of the accused. vegetarians, whereupon Mr. J. Couriney. Hixson, the United States consul at Féo’Chow, who was the most energe-ic member of the commission, peremptorily demanded in the most vigorous language the right of being present at the trial. ie said he didnot eare-how great a per- sonage the mandarin was, he would stir up all the powers unless he was admitted, and gave-the mandarin four hours in which to make up his mind. OPED. THEY A Son of John Rrisben Walker the Husband. An’elopement of much interest to Wash- ingtonians was the runaway marriage in New! York city, Tuesday last, of John Bris- ben Walker jr., and Miss Isobell M. Brandt. Mr. Walker is twenty-two years of age, and is well known in this city, having re- ceived his ‘education at Georgetown Uni- versity. +t iss He 1s a son of John Brisben Walker, the publisher, who recently moved his entire publishing plant to his country place, i& Irvington, N. Y. Miss Brandt is a daughter of Carl L. Brandt, a well-known artist of Hastings, N. Y. The young people met for the first time bout three months ago, and soon thereafter announced their engagement. The strange part of the affair Is that the parents or both sides approved the match, but urged the lovers to postpone the mar- riage for a year at least, as it was thcught they were too young to wed. It appears that Mr. Walker and Miss Brandt did not take favorably to this suggestion. Tuesday last Mrs. Walker and her son visited New York, and on the same day it happened that Mrs. Brendt and her daugh- ter went to the same place. In some man- ner evading their parents the two met and = married, and then journeyed to this city. . The first Mr. Brandt knew of the affair was a communication from his daughter, dated Washington, apprising him of what she had done. Miss Brandt is described as lovely and accomplished girl, :about twenty years of age. Since leaving George- town University Mr. Walker has been as- sisting his father in the publishing busi- ness. ——— Free Leeture on an Interesting Topic. A series of free public lectures will be given at Typographical Temple, under the auspices of Excelsior Assembly, K. of L. The first lecture will be delivered this even- ing by Mrs. Josephine B. Parkman on “The Law of Supply and Demand in Its Relation to Money.” Mrs. Parkman is a talented lady, and has taken a regular course in the study of po'itical economy. ae Will Meet Next im America. . BRUSSELS, October 4.—At today's ses- sion of the international law congress a resolution was passed providing that the next meeting of the congress be held in the United States during the year 1897. eS VACATION IN BED. A Pleasurable Holiday Thus Spent by Two Hospital Nurses. From the New York World. J. M. Barrie suggested in one of his skits that the best way to spend’a holiday was to spend it in. bed, but until quite recently this theory was never pyt into actual prac- tice. Two hospital nurses of London tried it the other day, however, with the most pronounced success. They each had a fort- night's vacation, and tney hired a cottage in the ¢ouatry and engaged an old woman to attend on them. The inhabitants of the little community were not informed regard- ing this novel project, and as the days went by and the newcomers were never seen, the neighbors were naturally astonished. Some suggested that there was some ter- rible. mystery about these women, and that their strange and unnatural behavior should immediately be probed. It was even thought advisable to have a ccnsultation with the police of the district. The little cottage was not molested, ror its secrets pried into, and the story did not come out until the two ladies, their vacation over, made a call up- on the vicar, and after giving him some small sum for charity explained the mat- ter. It appears that they had practically spent their whole time in bed. For a year past they hed got their sleep in such short snatches.and subject to so many interrup- tions that their one idea of a blissful holi- day was a season of absolute and undis- turbed’ fepose. ———+e+___ A Mental Stimulus, ‘The first installment of the great. mys- tery story, “When the War Was Over, by Frederick R. Burton, will be published next Monday. Five hundred doUars in gold for the first correct solution. Particulars tm ahotHer column, a Incorrect. From the Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph. “One trouble: with you fs that you are continually quarreling with Lindley Muar- “Zphat’s where you don't know nothin." I never heard of the gent.” MR. GORMAN IS DELIGHTED. ~ He Discusses Mr. Williams’ Nomina- tion—Republican Discord. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star, =<) * BALTIMORE, Md., October 4—Senato! Gorman is in charge at the democratic head- quarters again today. The usual activity incidental to the Senator's visits is manifest, and the rooms occupied by the democratic state committee at the Carrollton have been the Mecca for the politicians of all grades. Mr. Gorman told The Star correspondent that he was delighted with the action of the democratic convention last night, which re- sulted in the nomination of Mr. Williams for mayor. 4 He said that not only did he expect to see Mr. Williams triumphantly elected, but that he beileved that his nomination would strengthen the state ticket 20 per cent. Mr. Gorman appeared to be in unusual spirits, and said that he fully expected to see Mr. Hurst elected by a substantial ma- jerity. Maryland, he asserted, would prove herself emphatically to be a democratic state next month. Democrats, as a rule, indorse Mr. Wil- ams’ nomination for mayor, and but lit- tle difficulty ist antictpated by the regulars from those who opposed the ticket. The situation among the republicans is not so favorable toward party unity. Mr. Hooper is not acceptable to the party as a whole, and the fact that certain factions maintain that he was forced upon them does not augur well for his success. The action of the Malster men 4s uncertain. They feel very sore over their favorite's rejection, and it is not impossible that many of them will bolt the ticket. The trial-of Supervisors Bians and Cairnes was continued in the presence of a large crowd this morning. Dr. Cairnes was examined for two hours, but his testi- mony failed to throw much lignt on the case. It is impossible to say when a con- clusion will be reached. Now that both parties have completed their tickets, the campaign will be waged with added vigor. Heretofore the republi- cans have been aggressive and the demo- crats on the defensive, but Chairman Tal- bott of the democratic committee says that hereafter the war will be carried into Africa, and Mr. Lowndes’ record on va- rious public questions will be attacked, snd the part he took in defeating the reassess- ™ent bill will be exposed to public gaze. HIGHEST PEAK IN NEW YORK. Account of an Ascent of Mount Marc: in the Adirondacks. Correspondence of the Baltimore Son. To the daring climber who has stood upon the summit of Mont Blanc, or watched the moon set behind the jagged profile of the Matterhorn, mountain climbing in the Adi- rondacks has no very lofty sound. Mount Marcy, the highest peak in New York state, tises only 5,300 feet above sea level. The climb is made quite frequently from Adiron- dack Lodge, but a great many people take two days for it, and those who do not come back and register a solemn vow never to go again. From Lake Placid the trip is very seldom made in a single day. Indeed, I have met no one who has accomplished it unless by driving the extra twenty miles. Mr. Turner and myself left Lake Placid at 7 a.m. on August 30. Taking it easily, we covered the ten miles to Adirondack Lodge in about three hours. It took us near- ly four hours and a half to make the ascent and more than three hours to return to the lodge. Nearing the top, an icy wind chilled us to the bone, and we were glad to crawl under the lee of a friendly rock and eat our lunch. On the summit of the mountain we found a huge cairn of stones and near it a small bronze cylinder marked with the let- ters A. M. C. We opened it carefully, fear- ing lest it might be an infernal machine, but it proved to be a register of the Appa- lachian Mountain Club. It contained a small roll of paper, upon which were written the names of all the daring spirits who had been there betore us. It was nightfall when we reached the lodge again. We ate an enormous supper and then, guided by a beautiful moon, started for Lake Placid, where we arrived shortly before 11 o'clock, tired, wet and generally disreputable. We had covered only thirty-five miles., but we had been out sixteen hours, fourteen of which we were actually on our feet. ——_+-e+—_____ Landscapes on the Pavement. Sidewalk Artist in St. James Budget. I made my way to Piccadilly, and on the pavement crposite Grafton street chalked my first essay in the Art of the Flagstones. With what else than the familiar seascape should my adventure be initiated? I deter- mined upon a Corot-like Jandseape for a be- ginning, and had but half finished it when a half-penny rattled on the pavement. My heart warmed to my task at this early recognition, and my open-air exhibition grew apace. A ship lying m harbor, a plece of bread and cheese with a pathetic legend, ‘‘The Rewerd of Art: A small piece of bread and a smaller piece of cheese;" the lurid representation of a coster girl, with the inscription: “Wot cher? "Amp- stead;" and the query: “Why go to the Royal Academy, the Rival Shop Down the Road?” had already been added to this al fresco gallery when I was “moved on” by the police. The constable did his spiriting gently; evidently he pitied the ragged robin he looked down upon, kneeling on the hard pavement. “His inspector had given the order,” he said. “This sort of thing was not allowed here; but I might go up ‘to Hyde Park corner.” So I rubbed out my works and made off, somewhat cheered, though, by the donation of a penny, given by a kindly woman, evi- dently on her way to work. The pavements of Piccadilly are im- measurably preferable to those of Hyde Park corner. A grateful shade spreads over the first, but dust end glaring sun. shine characterized my seccnd “pitch. However, I brushed the dust away, and chaiked my series of pictures cver again, together with the pitiful supplication: “Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by?” It was little enough to them, at any rate; for, although I remained at my post until after 2 o'clock ia the afternoon, the only other gift I reczived that day was twopence, given me by a compassionate city man. —_—_+2+__. “WHAR DE GENERILS WAS.” A Colored Man's Iden of the Safest Place in Battle. From the Charlottesville Chronicle. Gen. Lee told an amusing story this morning to a reporter. When he was about to deliver his address at the confederate re- union in Craig county recently some one came to him and asked him if he would not speak to an old colored man, who wished to speak to him. The general consented, and the old negro, whose name was Sam, and who had fought throughout the war, came end received the proffered hand. Gen. Lee at once began to put questions to the old fel- lcw, who answered with wonderful skill. ‘The general then asked him where he had seen the best time during the war. “At Chickamauga,” at once replied the darkv, “because I ran as soon as the firing, began.” “But how did you know which way to run in such a hot battle,” asked Gen. Lee, with a merry twinkle in his eye. “I went directly to the safest place and the tirst I could find,” answered Sam, coming to his climax. Again he was asked how he could tell which place was safe. “I knowed it was safe,” replied Sam, “*cause I skipped for de place whar de generils was."” Gen. Lee enjoyed the heartily at the darky’ A Story of Mystery. Do you know what a “Story of Mystery” is? It 1s a continued story of which all but the last chapter is printed, and then guesses are made as to the solution, then the final installment 1s printed. On October Seventh a most interesting mystery story, “When the War Was Over,” will be started in The Star, and five hundred dollars will be given for the first absolutely correct solution. In case no guess 4s abso- lutely correct the amount will be divided among. those nearest to a correct solution. The guesses will be confined to women reat ers, Fuller particulars elsewhere. eS Lightning Strikes a Breastpin. From the Buffalo Express The coroner’s physician in the case of the death of Mrs. Jullet Albert, who was killed by lghtning at her home in High Island, has made a report of the autopsy, and he soke and laughed vit. finds that the lightning was attracted to} Mrs. Albert by a pin which she wore in the neck of her dress. The lightring struck the point of the pin, melted it and drove it through her dress, imbeiding it in her flesh. The pin contained a large percentage of copper. - NO RAINBOW THIS) FINANCE AND TRADE There is a Pot of Gold to Be Had by Star Readers, Bat No One Need Go Chasing Over the Hills and Far Away to Get It. The “Mystery of Edwin Drood” was com- pleted after Charles Dickens’ death by a spiritualistic medium. The story of mys- tery by Mr. Burton, which The Star will publish this month, will not require such an unusual method. Yet the latter work will probably create greater interest wherever The Star ie read than did Dickens’ great tale. For the readec—of the gentler sex— who is able to construct the last chapter of Mr. Burton's story will share in a prize of $500 in gold, and should she be alone in the successful imagination of the outcome of the tale, the prize would he hers undivided. Of course, no one would fail to read an interesting work of fiction put forth under such alluring conditions, and equally of course, few will fail to con- struct the finale for themselves. They who do it successfully wil] enjoy Mr. Burten’s work better than anyihing known to Ei lish literature. The conditions of the con- test follow. 1. The Evening Star will pay $500 in gold to the reader from whom it receives by mail, at the publication office, Pennsylvania ave- nue and 11th street, the complete and abso- lutely correct solution of “When the War Was Over,” as it shall be disclosed in the final chapter of the story to be published Friday, November 15, in The Evening Star. If two or more complete and absolutely cor- rect solutions are received the $500 in gold will be divided equally. 2 Should The Star fall to receive a solu- tion that is complete and absolutely correct in all its details, the $00 in gold will be allotted to the twenty-nine readers whose explanation shall come nearest to the true solution of the mystery according to their percentage of merit, and the money will be divided as follows: Ist Prize $100 20 Prizes; aggregating... 500 The first prize of $100 will be paid for the explanation which comes nearest to the true solution; the second prize of $75 to the Fergon sending the explanation next near- est, and so on, for the third and fourth prizes. The remaining twenty-five prizes of 310 each will be awarded to the persons sending the twenty-five explanations next Rearest to the fourth prize, as the judges may determine their merit. 3. The Star is pre-eminently a family newspaper and its daily installment of a high grade serial story is a feature intend- ed to especially commend it to the home circle. To emphasize—and advertise—the fact that The Star is a newspaper pecullar- ly suitable for women’s readiug, the fur- ther condition is made that the <0 in prizes shall be paid only for expianations sent in by women and girls. All may read; but only women and girls may guess—and win the gold. “When the War Was Over” will continue in daily installments until Friday, Novem- ber & on which date all but the final chap- ter will have been published. The interval between Friday, November 8, and Tuesd: November 12, six o'clock p.m., inelusiv will be allowed for the forwarding of guess- es, and the final chapter will be published in ‘The Star on Friday. November 15. Un- @er no consideration whatever will guesses be received from any source and considered prior to Fridey, November 8, or later than six o'clock p.m. November 12. For no rea- son whatever will guesses from any source he received or considered after six o'clock p.m. November 12. Rules of the Competition. 1, But one solution can be entered by a reader. 2. All guesses must be sent by mail and m_ no other way, plainiy addressed to “Prize Story Editor,” The Evening Star, Washington, D. C. 3..In order to put out-of-town readers of The Star on a time equality with city read- ers, they will be permitted to secure from their local postmaster an indorsement on the back of the envelope in which their guesses are forwarded, indicating the day and hour of delivery of the letter to him, and such guesses will be accepted at the Washington post office on the day and hour certified. The indorsement, plainly written in ink, must be personally signed by the postmaster or acting postmaster. 4. Inquiries aot considered fully answered nere will receive proper attention if ad- dressed to “Prize Story Editor, The Even- ing Star, Washington, D. C.” 5. The $500 will be awarded under the foregoing general conditions, according to the best judgment of the judges appointed by The Star, and they will have complete control and final decision in all matters re- lating to this contest. 6. “A complete and correct solution” can be made in the reader’s own and in_ the numoer of words necessary for an absolute statement of the reader’s guess. It must disclose the mystery and such ma- terial facts of the plot revealed in the de- velopment of the story as may be deemed necessary by the judges to a clear and full explanation cf the mystery. ‘The names and addresses of the winner or winners of the cash prizes will be pub- Ushed in The Star at the earliest date pos- sible after the publication of the final chapter. No condition of subscription to The Star is imposed. Guessers must be women and girls and necessarily they must be readers of The Star, but they may read the story in The Star taken by any member of the family and need not be regular subscribers themselves in order to enter the competi- tion, While only women and girls may guess and win the prizes, they can receive help as to their gvess from any member of their family cr from all the family. ——.__. Ua! ie Road Mending. From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. After a week's experience on the moun- tain roads In the Ozark country the traveler does not wonder that when the natives go on a journey of any considerable distance they feel like staying long enough to make it count. Arkansas has a law on the sta- tute books which is calculated to excite the warmest commendation of the good roads advocate. Each resident is “warned out” for several days’ work on the roads every year. “The way they do it," said Mr. Webber of Baxter county, “is this. On a certain day the overseer rctifies everybody in the district to meet at a given place. We get together in resporse. Scmebody tells a good story. Then the overseer says: ‘Well, this piece of road is all right. John, you notch the trees.’ “John takes his ax and cuts three notches in a tree. We go on to the next piece of road. There is some more story telling. Jim notches a tree or two, and we move err And so the time required by law is put in. so Grain and Cotton Markets. Cotten avd grain markets, reported by W. B. Hibbs, stock, grain and cotton broker, 142] F st. GRAIN. 61 59% -60 6 ot % By Bm 18% ing 18% 20% «20% 20KR 9.05 942 9.47 977 «69.72 «69.72 5.82 5.80 5.80 487 4.85 4.85 High. Low. Close. 8.90 884 8.89 8.99 8.91 8.99 905 8.98 9.04 9.19 89.10 9.15 Baltimore Marke: | BALTIMORE, October 4.—Flour firm, unchanged— receipts, 13,098 barrels; shipments, 66,808 barrels; sales, 650 barrels. t_stcady—spot and month, | 8531206; December, 674a6714; steamer No. 2 red. 72 asked—receipts, 14,535 bushels; stock, 515,536 bushels; sales. 117,600’ bushels; southern wheat by sample, 66a67; do. on grade, — 63tant ‘Corn steady—spot, 38%4a38%: month, 374403 S ber, new or old, 354403514; year, 3423414; 83%4a33%—reeelpts, 45,482 bushels; shipments, 111, 428 bushels; stock, 101,467 bushels; sa! 008 bushels; southern white corn, 39; do. yellow, $1n4: Oats steady, demand fairly good— white west- ern, 2714027 Xo. 2 mixed, 24 2 3 Xo. 2, sked; 46 ‘nearby; 48 western— 227 bushels; stock, 61,883 els. Hay firm, active demand=choice timothy, —$15.00a$15.50. Gi . Grain freights quiet—steam to Liverjwol per bushel, Tiida 1%d. October; Cork for orders per tober. Sugar very strong, unchanged, lig! e: |. Butter and ‘eggs steady, unchanged. { Cheese firm, strong, active and pushing, unchanged, sked. | “Tine Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 108 Speculative Interest Centered in the Industrial Shares. Supply of Commercial Bills Equals the Demand. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS —s ° Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, October 4.—The course of prices this morning was disappointing, ali developments of a favorable character falJ- ing flat as the result of their having been discounted in the recent advance. Interest centered in the industrial shares, but even in that group buyers were outnumbered. Concessions were recorded at every point of activity, but the narrowness of the ope- rations kept them well within fractional limits. The evidences of a broadening market apparent earlier in the week have almost entirely disappeared and values are again left to the whims of the profess! al clement. The condition of the market for foreign exchange is almost satisfactory, the supply of bills being fully equal to the demand, but the caution inspired by the very recent high rates for bills is still felt in speculation. The stock market would undoubtedly re- spond easily to any buying demand, but the capacity of the street for new ventures is so restricted that the present purposeless trading is in grave danger of perpetuation. Without a public demand for securities any movement is liable to sudden reversal and participation therein is profitable unly to the room trader. d earnings, crop prospects and@ General business conditions afford a poor basis for pessimistic reasoning, but as yet courage to utilize them in an epposite di- rection is lacking. An importation of $250,000 gold was an- nounced during the afternoon, but this in- telligence was treated in a manner mora consistent with an expert movement, prices shading off under professional selling. The sale of $440,000 of the bonds of the De Bardleben Company, a property ab- sorbed by Tennesgee Coal and Iror. in 1892, Was relied upon to advance tie price of the latter stock, but instead attracted real- izing sales of sufficient volume to reduca the value 1 per cent. The general feeling in thé street, how- ever, is unchanged in regard to this stock and future developments are confide’ ly be- lieved to insure much higher prices. The happenings meanwhile are uncertain fea- tures, and hope of securing cheaper stock Frompted today’s sales. Sugar sold down sharply from the open- ing on selling attributed to both accounts: This action is regarded as being direct evi- Gerce of only a traders’ campeign on the bull side. The larger holders of the stock were not disposed to support the advance, Chicago Gas sold down 1 1-4 per cent, the prospect of a satisfectcry reorganization being apparently assured holders of long stock, bcught prior to the anncuncement. were ‘free sellers in the interest of profit taking. Rumors of troubles in the Londen market growing out of the wild speculation in Kaffr mining shares caused some selling of stocks on this side during the afternoon. The inflated and fictitious values for South African mining shares has long been re- garded as a sure breeder of financial treuble. : = The trading of the last hour was dull and wholly professional. Prices were uniformiy lower than these prevailing at the opening. ——._—_ FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the opening, the high- est and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as re- ported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents Messrs. Mcore & Schley, No. 80 Broadway. Washington Stock Exchange. Seles-regular_call—12 o'clock _m.—Wa: Gas conv. 6s, $20 at 135, After cail—West National, Bank, 10 at 106%. (Government "Bovds.U: “Ss, registered 1 bia. isked. . 48, coupon, asked. U.S. 48, 1925, 123% bid, 123 asked.” U. be, 1904, 115% bid, 116% asked. District of Columbia Bonds.—20-year fund 5s, 10 143 bid. Water stow i fiscellaneous Eonds.—Washington and George- town Rallroad come. Ge; iat, 80 asked, 'W: and Georgetown Railroad conv. 6s, 2d, 180 Metropolitan Raflroad conv. 6s, 112 bid,"118% Belt Railroad 5s, 85 bid, 87 asked. road 65, 100 bid, 106 asked. Columbis Railroad 66, 109 bid, 111 asked. W % series A, 113 bid, 125 asked. és, series B, = 126 aske pany ¢ Gas Washington Market Company imp. Washington Market Company ext. 6s, sonic Hall Association 5s, 100 bid. 100 ‘bid. Metropoutan, 235 bid, S10 asked. Central, let tan, ed. Central Farmers and Mechanics’, 175 bid. 148 asked. y 1 coin, 96 1 . Safe Depot and Trust Compantes.—National Sai Deposit and Trust, 125 bid, 1 Ww: ‘Loan and Trust, 121 bid, 125 asked. “Ame: curity and Trust, °137 bid, 141 asked. Wash! Safe Deposit, 6 ‘bid. Mailroad Stockx.—Washington and George! 250 bid, 24) asked. Metropolitan, 97 bid, 108 Columbia, 40 bid, 60 asked. Beit, 30 asked. ington, 15 bid, 30 asked. s "Gas and Electric Light Stocks. Washington om 49% bid, 50% asked. Georgetown Gas, 50 bid. S. Blectric Light, 135 bid, 140 asked. Insurance Stocks.—Firemen’s, 37 bid, 40 askel Franklin, 40 bid. Metropolitan, 70 bid. 55 bid. Potomac, 6 bid. Arlington, 140 bid. 4 man-American, 165 bid, 200 asked. National 10 bid, “15 asked, Columbia, 1 Wid. | Rigas, vid, 5% asked. People: bid, 6 a ‘Le 7% bid, 8% asked.” Commercial, 4% bid, Oh coin, bid, 116 aeked. Columbia Tite, 7 bid. Disteiet Titic. 9 bid, 14 asked. Telephone Stocks.—Chesapeake and Potomac, 50 Gv asked. American Graphopbone, asked. Pneumatic Gun’ Carriage, .80 Miscellancous Stocks.—Washington Market, 26 bid. Great Falls Ice, 130 bid, 140 asked. Nortel and Washington Steamboat. "100 asked. a] Hui, G0 bid. Mergenthaler Linotype, 220 bid, ee al *Ex dl. Beginning tomorrow the bean wilt resume ti nsual Satunlay sessions at 10:30 o'clock a.m.