Evening Star Newspaper, December 9, 1895, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1895—-SIXTEEN PAGES. == : COPYRIGHT RECORDS |#2"=iv snveea srg as [INTEREST REVIVED|UNIVERSITY NOTES “The Toner collection of books, periodicals Increase Showing the Publishing Activitive of t!2 Country. oe eS VIEWS OF LIBRARIAN a = SPOFFORD Arrangement of the Collection in the New Building. —- NEWSPAPER FILES In addition to what was printed in The Star of the special report made to Congre: the other day by Mr. A. R. Spofford, the li- brarian of Congress, the following extracts will be found to be of interest: The librarian trusts “hat ft will net be deemed inappropriate, to set forth in some detail for the information of Con- gress the facts involved in the rapid growth of the library which has been unter his charge from 70,090 volumes in 186+ to 725,000 volumes in 1895. No reports had been made to Cougress before he became librarian, and the act which required a’copy of every book protected by copyright. :o be deposited in the Library of Congress had been repealed In 1865, on recommendation of the an, this requirement was restored, but so few books were received by the I- brary, in the absence of any penalty and of any records to show what publications were actually due, that it became obviously nec- essary to institute a radical change in the law. The records of copyright ‘vere scat- tered over thirty-seven states; were kept upon no uniform system, the district court offices were imperfectly known; there was no certainty in verifying copyright property from the multitude of offices, and the library of the goverument secured but a small por- tion of the publications to which it was en- titled. These considerations prevailed with Con- gress to change the whole sys! By the enactment of the statute of 1870 all the de- fects in the methods of registration and de- Posit of copies were obviated. The original recerds of copyright in all the states“were transferred to Washington and all rec. erds of copyright entry were thencefor- ward kept in the office of the librarian of Congress. All questions as to literary prop- erty, involving a search of records to deter- mine points of validity, such as priority of entry, names of actual owners, transfers or assignments, timely deposit of the required copies, etc., could be determined upon in- quiry at a single office of record. These in- quiries are extremely numerous, and ob- Yiousiy very important, involving frequenily large interests in valuable publications in which litigation to establish the rights of authors, publishers or infringers has been commenced or threatened. By the full records of copyright entries thus preserved, moreover, the Library of Congress (which is the property of the na- tion) has been enabled to secure what was kefore unattamable, ramely, an approx- imately complete collection of all American beoks and other publications, protected by copyright, sirce the legislation referred to Went into effect. Increased the Librarian’s Duties. But this measure, so obviously a great gtep in the direction of improved and eiti- cient working ot the copyright system, brought to the Library of Congress greatly inercased labor and responsibility. It add- ed to the duties of the librarian, previously limited to the library itself, an extensive bureau of detail, the business of which in- volved a heavy correspondence, the daily recording and issuing certificates of copy- rights applied for, with the indexing in- Voived, aud the receipts and care of the muliitude of publications received in ful- filiment of the law. Ail this Lusiuess had to Le organized and administered in the nar- row and alreauy overcrowded space occu- pied by the Library. Alter two years’ ex- perience under the new system, which, of course, greatly enriched the Ilbrary with publications of all kinds, the librarian made an earnest appeal to Congress in his annual report for 1812. This appeal, made nearly a quarter of a century ago, and repeated in more succinct form in many annua! reports since made, led to inquiries and reports by various com- mittees and commussiors instituted by Con- gress from 1873 to 1886. But the conflicts of pinion about a proper site, and about plans, cost and architects, led to repeated post- ponements of the Whole subject from year to year. Meanwhile the great library kept cn g10 , while the plans for additional accommodation stood still, The constant growth of the copyright department, keep- ing pace with tne publishing activities of the country, is exhibited in the following table of annval entries of new copyrights in the office of the librarian from the re- a of the records to Washington, in 5 5,600, 1883. 12,688 1884, -701,714 pyrights reg- istered in 1815 and years immeritely follow- vos due to the transfer to the patent act of June 18, 1874, of the regis- tration of all labels and prints fllustrative of articles of manufacture. “The instruction of Congress,” continues the report, “calls for a report upon a com- plete reorganization of the Hbrary. ‘This is taken to imply both the arrangement and distribution of the books and other ma- terial in the new building, and the admin- istration of the library as regards its force of employes and the organized service in all of its departments. These will be con- sidered in successive order. Method of Classification. t importance of so organizing 5 classes of publications which make wp the library collection in the new building, as to Insure the most prompt and convenient service to Congress and to the public, can hardly be overrated. A great library fs like a great army: Taken in ag- gregate, ihe army is nothing but an un- organized mob; but when subdivided into arfhy corps, divisions, brigades, regiments ail companies, one can put his finger upon every man. In the arrangement of a vast collection of books the principle of division and suiliv , $0 us to keep all works on together, simplifies the m and reduces the mass,which would otherwise ‘Thus, the n be a chaos, to cosmic order. in the arrangement of the library in w building, the various departments icnece and Hterature should be so or- das to facilitate instant reference 1g of books, and thus reduce to a minimum the time spent in producing them from the shelves for the use of readers. To this end the various subdivisions are ar- ransed subjectively, by classes, and then alphabetically, wherever practicable, by the names of authors, or, in the case of biography, by those of the subject of the memoirs. Without entering upon the much- controverted merits of the numerous sys- tems of classification of knowledge, it is obvious that the best system is that which combines practical utility with logical ar- Fangement, and which results in the most prompt service to the reading public. ‘ortunately, in the new library building, ample reom exists, not only for the har- monious classifieation of all the existing library, upon sheives adjustable at conven- fen but for future additions in every de- partment, in close union with the present stock of books on the same subject. This will afford inexpressible relief to the li- brarian and his assisiants, who have been for many years administering a library in which all shelf room was long since ex- hausted, with heaps of literature piled upon the floors, from which the books wanted for daily use must be continually ext A Seientige Library. “The great scientific library of the Smith- sonian Institution, deposited in the Con- greasional Library by the act of 1866, can be accommodated in the stock room already skelved in the eastern part of the library building. This collection is rich in the serial and manuscripts, presented to the govern- ment in 1882, and accepted by special act of Congress, may be well accommodated in one of‘the corner pavilions on the main library floor. This collection, especially rich in histery and contributions to early Amerti- can medicine. biography, and having as one cial features @ fullecollection of fied transcripts of all the letters Js and other writings of George ton, is annually increased by the public-spirited donor. And this mple of a large private collection dedi- ed to public-use and reference may be worthily follow gress has bu 1 by others, now that Con- provided a great government ling, fire-proof and ample in accommotation, for their permanent care and preservation as works of reference. In that building there are numerous apart- ments and alcoves specially adapted to re- ceive such collections of books, manuscripts, works of art or other mementos of historic interest, as their owners may. desire to pre- sent to the national library. Pictures and Maps. “In the reorganization of the great collec- tions now stored in the Capitol, the works of graphic art form an important class, de- manding special treatment. These embrace more than half a million engravings, pho- tographs, chromos, photogravures, etchings and pictorial illustrations of every kind, many of them of great heauty.and value, acquired without a dollar of expense to the government, through the steady operation of the copyright law for twenty-five years. Wher®:ranged in classes, with proper dis- crimination in ‘selection, they would pre- sent a most instructive illustration of the progress of the arts of design. One of the larger galleries in the library: building is specially adapted for the arrangement and display of these treasures, so long buried from view, and so interesting both to art students and to the general public. “The large and rich collection of maps, numbering over twenty thousand, which the library has accumulated, will also re- quire one of the large halis in the new building for their proper clessification and arrangement. Many of these are original manuscript maps of the revolutionary pe- riod, drawn by British, French and Amer- lean engineers, nnd illustrating camps, marches and battlefields during that mem- orable struggle. -The engraved maps, from the early period of settlement in America to the most modern examples, form a most valuable series, illustrating the boundaries and topography of the country in every part. Trey have been largely used in cases befcre the Supreme Court of the United States and to establish the history of state and loca) bovndaries, and when arranged in progressive serles and systematic geo- grephical order their utility will be immeas- urably increased. “The immense accumulation of musical compositions, deposited in the library under the requirements of the law of copyright, now numbers about 150,000, or, if dupli- cates were counted, 300,000. This class of publications, from the nature of the case, could not be thoroughly arranged in the existing library, but has been stored in piles, like the works of art, duly stamped with the proper copyright numbers and dates of deposit. As multitudes of these compositions. involve property of much commercial value, and frequent calis are made for identification of various pieces of music for judicial purposes, it will be neces- sary to distribute this great mass of copy- right material in some of the larger rooms of the new building, in such order as will insure ready and complete reference. “Another extensive room will be required for the systematic arrangement of the cur- rent periodicals received by the Mbrary in continually increasing numbers. Most of these come in under the copyright law; al- though subscriptions are kept up for many foreign reviews, magazines and journals ind for representative American news- Papers from each state and territory. No department of the library is more contin- ually drawn upon, both for the uses of Sen- ators and Representatives and for general public reference than its stores of periodi- cals. brary The Newspaper Flies. “Ancther department of bound newspa- pers, believed to be the largest m any American library, now crowded and piled in five apartments in the erypts and attic of the Capitol. demands an ample provis- fon for its orderly arrangement in strict series, chronolcgical for each journal. “The space required for the copyright rec- erds and accompanying index system, with room for the clerical force constantly em- ployed in this division of the brary work, must necessarily be a large one. This bus- iness grews in a ratio of ircrease which has dgutled it in every ten years since the beginning. The enactment of international copyright in 1891, already reciprocated by nine European nations, has enlarged the area of copyright, and brings annually in- crevsed accessions to enrich the collec- tion. = EXONERATED THE CAPTAIN. Coroner's Jury Did Not Think Ml + Freatment Killed Henkel. Charles H. Parker, commander of the oys- ter sloop Lydia Jefferson, was arrested last week at Cambridge, Md., on the charge of having murdered John Henkel, a seventeen- year-old boy, who was formerly employed on Parker's sloop. Henkel, who formerly lived at Mount Carmel, Pa., was brought to Baltimore December 1 and died in the Mary- lan¢ Hospital Thursday. An examination seemed to indicate that his death was the re- sult of maltreatment and disease brought on _by Insufficient nourishment. Capt. Parker was yesterday exonerated by a coroner’s jury in Baltimore of the charge of causing the death of Henkke, r. After hearing the teatimony of Dr. N. G. Keirle, who made the post-mortem ex- amftnation, and of members of the crew of the sloop, the jury rendered a verdict that young Henkle “came to his death from natural causes.” Dr. J. R. Abercrombie, one of the physt- cians at the Maryland University Hos- pital, testified that young Henkle had been taken to the hospital about 10 o'clock De- cember 1. ‘The boy's condition then,” said Dr. Abercrombie, “was very bad. His body was covered with red spots, and there was an abscess on his hip about one inch in diameter and three-fourths of an inch deep. The abscess may have been from a bruiso or his low physical condi- tion.” Lewis H. Gilmore, one of the crew, man- aged to escape from the sloop. He said: “The others could not get away because the sloop was always anchored some dis- tance from shore.” Regarding the captain’s treatment of Henkel, he said: “On Tuesday, November and again on the following Thursday he struck and kicked Henkel. On Novem- ber 15 he picked Henkel up and hurled him down on the deck, striking the boy’s head heavily against the rough boards. I am certain as to the dates because I kept a diary. Henkel was scarcely able to work after this, but was forced to do so. John Mayhugh of Emraitsburg, Md., says: “I saw nothing but violence on the Lydia Jefferson. After Capt. Parker hurled Henkel down upon the deck the boy was never well. He was constantly In pain and spitting blood.” James Tucker said: “I saw Capt. Parker kick and hit Henkel several times. One morning, when the boy was very sick, I saw Capt. Parker pull him out of the fore- peak and throw him heavily upon the deck. The boy worked after this, but he was never well. He was apparently well whea he first came on the boat.” Frederick Speath of Monroe, Mich., sald: “I knew Henkel only as a member of the crew. I saw Capt. Parker kick him and hit him with a short rope. The boy often complained of pains in his bowels. He worked every day he was on the sloop ex- cept the last day and a half. John ©. Pastor, colored, cook on the sloop, said: “I saw the captain kick Hen- kel. Saturday morning, December 2, Capt. Parker told me to get Henkel out of the forepeak, as he wanted to settle with him. ave Tenkel $1 and told me to put him ashore. Henkel was very sick and could ly walk. I rowed him ashore and showed him the steamboat wharf. I was sorry for him and gave him 25 cents. He said he did not expect to live long and bade me goo y Dr. N. G. Keirle, in giving the result of his investigation to the juty, said: “The boy died of ulceration of the bowels. Death was due to disease, and did not result from any Injuries he may have sustained. In answer to a question from one of the jurymen, Dr. Kierle explained that scurvy was largely due to bad dfet. Lewis H. Gilmore, James Tucker, John Mayhugh, Frederick Speath and John C. astor were all held as witnesses against apt. Parker at the hearing Wednesday before United States Commissioner Bond. —+ee- A verdict of not guilty has been in at Denver in the case of Itev. F. Passmore, who was charged with falsify- ing and ‘disseminating dissension among the Methodist ministry. brought F. F. Virginia Republicans Aroused by Recent Events. EFFECT OF COL LAMB'S ELECTION Looking Forward to the Presiden- tial Campaign. REED A ND M’KINLEY FAVORED Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. RICHMOND, December, sf, 1895. The recent contest in the committee of the whole over the election of a successor to Gen. Wm. Mahone as state chairman and member of the national committee has aroused the latent interest in republican affairs in Virginia to a greater degree than has been exhibited si the last presi- dential campaign, and the party as an ac- tive factor in affairs of state is being large- ly discussed. In the opinion of the prominent members of the party here, however, it is too early for the effect that the proposed reorgani- zation of the party might be expected to have to make any decided showing; but they regard the time as propitious and the prospects for uniting anf solidifying the ranks of the party the brightest for mary campaigns. The displacing of some of the members of the state committee, who had been rec- ommended by the executive committee, to make room for other members favorable to the election of the successful candidate for the chairmanship, has undoubtedly created dissatisfaction with several members of the party, who have shown themselves po- tent heretofore in the organization of vot- ers, and they will be hard to reconcile, but the movement for a reorganization has largely increased the activity of: the party and put new life into its foliowers. The mecting and the election of a leader developed several surprises, not the least of which was the lack of strength shown for the position by Gen. James A. Walker. At the time of Mzhone’s death, Gen. Wal- ker and Col. Lamb were mentioned as can- didates of equal strength, but in the com- imittee Gen. Walker received a small vote, and a portion of the members from his ome district voted for Col.Lamb as against im. The Virginia republicans always stand shoulder to shoulder on national issues and poll thelr concentrated strength at presi- dential elections, and the t that another presidential contest is Jeoming up accounts for the awakering interest among republi- can party men. Divided Between Reed and McKinley. The state is, perhaps, nearly evenly di- vided in preference between McKinley and Reed, Mr. McKinley having his strongest adherents in the valley and southwest Vir- ginia, while the big man from Maine can jsount his strongesc supporters tn the east- ern half. This consideration had a large influence on the action of the committee at its re- cent meeting in electing a chairman, as the friends of each, McKinley and Reed, believed Col. Lamb favorable to their man. “This grew out of the fact that Col. Lamb participated in the McKinley conference scmething like twe months ago in Wash- ington, and also in a conference of Reed men in New York a month later, and each faction, therefore, classed him as a partisan of their side. Col. Lamb was probably in- vited to each because he was looked on as Gen. Mahone’s natural successor. His bitterest opponents do not charge that he was playing a double game, or that he committed himself at either conference, but true it is that delegates from both ranks voted for him for chairman with the hope, if not the belief, that his influence could be counted on for their candidate. Col. Lamb has stated since his election that he Is friendly to both McKinley and Reed, but that he is In a position that pre- vents him from expressing any preference. It is hard t> determine which of the two presidential candidates named is stronger in Virginia, and no others are being dis- cussed. For Instance, Jacob Yost, who is contesting the seat of Congressman Tucker from the tenth district, is counted a stron; McKinley man, while Col. J. D. Brady © Washingtcn, Fis counsel in the contest, is a Strong advecate of Mr. Reed. Divisions Among Republicans. The divisions among republicans closely allied In most matters are thus wide on presidential preferences, and though, in this case, it is dttributed by unfriendly eritics to a desire to curry favor with the winning man, no matter which one suc- ceeds, the fact, nevertheless, remains and makes the contest in Virginia peculiariy interesting.“ Recent visitors to Richmond from West Virginia lock ccmplacently on the appar- ently unteconcilable split among demo- crats of that state on the financial ques- tion, ard prophesy a blg republican victory there next year. A former prominent re- publican of this state, who now resides in West Virginia, says the split in that state is as wide as it was in Maryland between Gorman and the Sun. It is a coincidence that since Mr. Lowndes has been elected governor in Maryland, his brother, a lead- ing merchant of Clarksburg, W. Va. is promiently mentioned in connection with the same office in that state. The West Virginia republicans are look- ing forward to the national convertion, says the same authority, “with more than common interest, and if West Virginia is given any choice in the matter the next Vice President will be named Elkins.” He also menticns that Judge Goff has a strong following for the same nomination. ———_—_ SENATOR ELKINS’ DINNER. It Afforded Opportunity for Several Politicians to Confer. Senator Elkins of West Virginia gave a dinner last evening to several members of the national republican executive com- mittee and other prominent politicians of his party. Among those who attended were: Chairman Carter, J. S. Clarkson of Iowa, J. H. Manley of Maine, Powell Clay- ton’ of Arkansas, William J. Campbell of Illinois, G. A. Hobart of New Jersey, Sam- uel Fessenden of Connecticut, and Sena- tor Quay of Pennsylvania. While no par- ticular object was stated for the gather- ing it is known that the meeting devel- oped into a discussion of party policies and what was best to be done during the next campaign, or rather preliminary to the campaign. It was not intended that the meeting should be in the interest of any candidate, and, in fact, among the gentiemen present there were friends of all candidates. During a_discussion of party measures Chairman Carter took occasion to say that he did not think it wise for the republi- cans to be too confident. Although it was apparent that victory was in the air he said that there were rea- sons why it was not well to be optimistic to a degree of carelessness. He thought the grave questions before the country might well caise the republicans to pause and reflect. The President had placed himself squarely in favor of retiring the credit money of the country. It was pos- sible that the financial centers of the country agreed with him. There was no doubt that a course of that kind. if pur- sued, would make populfstic votes. Mr. Carter called attention to what he styled the remarkable growth of the populist vote. He said that it had increased 240 per cent during the past three years. This reat growth had not been developed in the national legislature, as there were less populists in the House now than in the Fifty-second Congress, but the vote in the different elections showed a populistic increase which it was well for the re- publicans to take into cons.deration. Mr. Carter was charged with being a pessimist and different members of the committee said that with a platform enunciating straight republican principles there could be no doubt of victory with any of the ex- cellent men who were mentioned for the nomination to head the ticket. —__—___+-e _____ An American Reported Implicated. A special despatch from Shanghai states that the situation in Corea is causing more anxiety, and says it is reported that an American missionary is implicated in the plot of Li Hau Shin to seize the person of the King of Corea. What is Going on of “Interest to Professors gud Stadenta What is T: Hal Gumpus. HowhYQ University. The Eureka Cluk,held a largely attended meeting yestérlay, J. W. Botts read an essay on collegg-Atbletics, which was fol- lowed by the g€bate: “Resolved, That foot ball should be proffbited in colleges.” The affirmative was supported by F. W. Avant, and the negative’by M. R. Poweli. At the last election of ‘this society D. H. Dekay was elected president ard L. A. Redding secretary. 2 Miss Ella M. Smith will deliver her fifth lecture on “The History and Theory of Economics” in th3 university extension course on Tuesday. The Lyceum Society of the theological department will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, wien the memters will debate the question: “Resolved, That Henry IV was justified by the means he took in se- curing for himself the throne of France.” The speakers will te G. A. Jones, for the affirmative, and R. E. Ford, for.the nega- tive. Prof. Francis Wayland of Harvard Uni- versity will begin a course of lectures in the law school after Christmas. The topics will be English constitution, house of lords ana hovse of commons. The members of the Mandolin and Guitar Club are preparing for an entertainment to be given in the Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel about the middle of December. Prof. Mvore of the preparatory depart- ment will soon bring to Washington as his bride Miss ‘Tenner, daughter of Bishop Tanner of Philadelphie. Columbian University. Prof. William Ordway Partridge will be- gin his lectures on Fine Arts in February. Mr, Charles Selden Sempers has been ap- pointed director of the university extension work and lecturer on English in the Cor- coran Scientific School. Mr. Sempers is a Harvard man, having taken there the de- grees of A. B, A. M. and B. D. He wili begin at once a course in English literature and English composition. The senior class of the law school will meet Monday evening immediately after the lecture, for the purpose of perfecting a class organization. The Enosinian Society will meet 2s usual on Friday afternoon. The subjects for their two debates are, Ist, “Resolved, That War Inconsistent With Christianity,” and, 2d, Resolved, That Education Increases Hap- The speakers for the first class ere: Mr. Robinson, Miss Metcalf, for the affirmative, and Messrs. Parker and Tys- sowski, for the negative. The affirmatives of the second class are Messrs. Barrett and Ward; negative, Messrs. Biscoe and Playter. Gov. Alexander R. Shepherd, at the invi- tation of Dean Montague, came to the uni- versity on Tuesday and visited a number of the college classes, showing a deep interest in the work. Many of the students were personally presented to him. Dean Montague, who represented Colum- bian Coltege at the mecting of the Assocla- tion of Colleges and Schools held at Eas- ton, Pa., last week, was elected by the as- sociation a member of its executive com- mittee. The organization accepted the i vitation of Dr.,,Montague to meet here next fall at the university building. The junior class of the law school held an election of officers on Wednesday night, which resulted ip the election of J. F. Hen- drick, president; H. C. Sandford, vice pres- ident; G. J. Hesselman, secretary, and W. S._ Stamper, treasurer. Friday at 8 p.m. the annual business meeting of the Alumni Association will be held at the university building. Speeches will be made by the president of the uni- versity, Dr. B. L. Whitman, and the pres- ident of the association, Mr. Jesse B. Wil- son. An amendment to the constitution, providing for five vice presidents, will be acted upon. After the meeting a reception will take place, at which all members of the association will be presented to Pres- ident’ Whitman. The committee on ar- Yangements consists of Dr. Hodgkins as chairman, Dr. Montague and Mr. E. Hil- ton Jackson. The Athletic Association will meet next Thursday for the purpose of forming the base ball team for '96. Catholic University. Judge William C. Robinson began his course of forensic oratory last Monday evening. These lectures will continue to be given on Mondays of each week at 7:30 p.m. The feast of the Immaculate Conception, and one of the patronal feast of the uni- versity, will be observed at the university tomorrow. A solemn high mass will be celebrated in the Divinity Chapel by the rector. Rev. Rooker will deliver the sermon. Ia the afternoon, at 3 o'clock, ves- pers will be sung and a solemn benediction will be given by Bishop Keane. At the meeting of the philosephy faculty on Wednesday last it was decided that the faculty would adopt the regular doctor's gown, which ts of heavy biack Ottoman silk. The costume will be worn for the first time at the conferring of the “red cap” on Mgr. Satolli in the cathedral of Baltimore, at which ceremony all the fac- ulties of the university will be represented. The uriversity will tender a public re- ception to Cardinal Satoill after Christmas. A committee on arrangements has been ap- pointed, consisting of Drs. Garrigan, O'Gor- man, Judge Robinson and Dr. Pace. The guests will be presented to the cardinal by the rector, Bishop Keane. The hall will be elaborately decorated with potted plants and paimne. Music will be furnished by the Marine Band. : Georgetown University. The seniors at present are the busiest men about the university, as they are pre- paring for their examinations in major logic and mechanics, the former to take place next Saturday and the latter a week jater. They make a dignified and pictur- esque appearance in the cap and gown, which they have decided to don not only on public occasion, but also a8 an every- day costume. Father Shandelle has just finished cata- loguing the books of the library. The result of his work shéws that the library contains at present seventy thousand volumes. At a recent meeting of the class of ’99 the fellowing officers were elected: President, H. L. Harrington; vice president, Augustine Y. Greene; secretary, Livingston J. Cul- len; treasurer, Charles R. Mullen; manager of athletics, W. M. Parker. Judge Morris will begin his course on the Tistory of the development of civil liberty before the post graduate class after Christ- ma: Next Wednesday the law school will be- gin its first term examinations in personal property, real estate, pleading and civil law. On Monday, December 16, the subjects for the prize éssays will be announced. At the last meeting of the Toner Scientific Society Mr. AlvinyFinke, '6, read an able and interesting paper on the “Arctic Ex- ploration: 1 the members took an ac- tive part in the discussion that followed. There will be seem some new faces in the Georgetown base ball team for ’96. A prom- inent candidate: for, a position on the team McCrea of Alabama, who did such good vork in the sixteen-pound hammer event the Georgétown field meet. Tracy, who was pitcher ori the Fordham team last year, will be a valuable addition to the pitching corps. Cornell held the position of back stop for Corning College for several years. Last Thursday night the Philodemic So- ciety debated the question, “Resolved: That the Christian’ nations of Europe take ac- tion for the relief of the Armenians.” The affirmative was supported by Messrs. Con- rolly end Douglas; ’the negative by Messrs. Mulvihilie and Horsey. ——— THE LOUISVILXE ELECTION A. J. Carroll, Whe is Opposed to Mr. Blackburn, Chosen. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. LOUISVILLE, Ky., December 9.—The election of A. J. Carroll to the Kentucky legislature over Chas. A. Blatz by 451 votes makes the senatorial race in Kentucky a very interesting topic. The legislature is a tie. The republicans have 68 votes and the democrats 8, with two populists, who are divided, one vozing with the democrats and one with the republicans. Mr. Carroll is a sound money, adminis- tration man, and stated before his election that he would not cast his vote for J. C. S. Blackburn. He was speaker of the last house and has congressional aspirations. Every pair of Women’s Shoes in stock reduced—except the ‘Jenness Miller,”* and this ts the only exception we make in the entire stock. Here is the lst: 's $3 Shoes, variety of styles wn wort $210 To go at...... ewes, All Women's $4 Shoes, great variety of shapes and styles. $4. To go at........... All Women’s $5 Shoes, very fine. Marked and are All Women’s $6 Shoes, extra fine, hand made, in patent leather, street and “full- dress styles, Marked and worth every cent of $6. To go at - $4.25 All Women’s $2.50 Oxfords, white and evening shades. Marked at. CROCKER All shoes polished free. S. S. S. of FINE S. “Surplus Stock Sale” Of Fine Shoes. A “Surplus Stock Sale” of Shoes began here this morning. We will be frank. We bought heavily prior to the rise in leather as an investment. It turns out that we bought too heavily. We have had a big trade, yet shoes have been piling in all fall faster than they have been going out. We have overreached ourselves and must, now get out of the dilemma with the least possible loss. men’s and children’s) for just what they will cost us in the wholesale market today. Below we enumerate a number of the lines. will prevail during this sale. That is, all Shoes will be fully guaranteed and money will be returned should they not prove satisfactory. The “sale” is on. You These are our regular lines. Not a pair of shoes have been bought for a sale. soon as the stock is reduced to its normal size this reduction sale will cease. -. All Women's $4 Satin Slippers, in Louis XVI heel, evening colors. $2 6 05 Marked and are wort! $4. To go at 10 TO 15 PER CENT OFF OUR AL- READY LOW PRICES ON CHILDREN’S SHOES. Pien’s Shoes. No exception in the stock of Men's Shoes—EVERY ONE TO GO. Men's “H. 8S. & H." Shoes, hand welt, and which sell regularly $3.50. for To go $2.75 Men's $5 ‘‘Cork-sole” Calf-lined Shoes, ‘These are marked $5, but are worth 96, having been sold by $3.85 us heretofore as a “‘lead- The same honorable dealings 939 Penna. can buy Shoes (men’s, wo- as heretofore As ‘ Men's $6 Patent Calf and Cordovan, hand sewed and welt. $4.65 Marked and worth $6. Men's $7 Patent Calf Shoes, very fine and dressy. Marked and worth §T7. To » $5.10 Men's $8 Cork-sole Patent Calf and Enamel Hand-made Shoes. The finest Sit ee Boys’ Shoes. Cais pair of Boys’ Shoes in stock Boys’ Hand-mado Calf Shoes. Marked epd are rr & 9 4° $2.60 Boss’ “H. 8. & H.” celebrated line of $3.50 Hand-welt Shoes. $2:75 Marked and are worth $3.50. Te go at. Ave. 9 Open ’Ti] 8 P. M. sau hs THERE WAS A TUSSLE. Suspected Wildcat Was Dead \when the Combat Begw From the Detroit Free Press. On the crest of Clinch mountain, at 3 c’clock in the afternoon, I came to a set- tler’s cabin, and the settler sat on a log by the door, with the dead body of a wildcat at his feet. He was a man over fifty years of age, and his shirt hung in strings and tat- ters, and his face was scratched and bleed- ing. On the doorstep, ten feet away, sat his wife, who was a woman about thirty years eld. Her hair was hanging down her back, her dress was torn in three or four places and she was holding a rag to her husband’s rose. Both bowed to me as I came up, but rothing was said to me in salutation. “So you've killed a wildcat?’ I queried after a bit. z “Yes,” replied the man, as he gave the body a push with his foot. “She's a pretty big one.” “Yes, purty hefty.” “And she made a hard fight of it, I judge?” “No. She was up a tree, and I brung her down at fust shot. ‘No, she didn’t make no fight tall. Hadn't no time to make a fight.” “I thought from the looks of both of you that there had been an awful tussle. “So thar’ has, stranger—so thar’ has,” re- plied the old man as he drew a long breath, “but the cat was dead afore the tussle took place. 1 killed her about a mile away and I brung her home to skin her and sell the pelt for whisky and terbacker. “And I wanted to sell it fur snuff and “lasses,” said the woman. “I was sot,” said the husband. “And I was sotter,” added the wife. “And then the awful tussle took place and lasted ar hour, and hain’t been decided yit. We've jist stopped fur breath, and if you want a drink of water thar'’s the gourd, and back of the house thar's a spring; and you'd better git along and leave us to settle this yere fuss by ourselves!” i got a drink of water and returned the gourd to its peg and went on my way. When I had gone about forty rods I heard yells and whoops and realized that the conflict had been renewed, but it was not for me to re- turn. It was clearly a family fight, and though it was none of my business which whipped, I felt somewhat elated as I noticed that the wife yelled twice where he whooped once, and was probably getting the best of it —_____ -+ e+ _____ A MYSTERIOUS DISEASE. Alleged to Be a Reversion to the Primitive Type of Man. From the Philadelphia Ledger. A medical case of the greatest interest was presented to a clinic at the New York College of Dentistry last week, when Dr. F. D. Weise, one of the medical staff, in- troduced John M. Molanski of No. 10 Bay- ard street, who is suffering from what is known in medical science as acromygalla. It is regarded as one of the farest and mcst mysterious diseases to which hu- man kind is subject. Medical authori- ties differ as to the exact nature of the disease, some believing that it is not really a disease, but a form of physical atavism, cr a tendency to return to the original species, or a reversion to the primitive type of man. , Molarski is undergoing a bodily meta- merpl)sis. Sis face is gradually being transformed from its normal appearance into a strong animal type, with protrud- ing underjaw and overhanging brows, which a heavy beard and head of hair but partially conceal. His hands and feet are growing larger and larger, and are already taking on the appearance of those of a mcnkey. He suffers no personal incon- verience, and is daily engaged in his busi- ness of cracker manufacturer at No. 2) Cherry street. Acromygaila was first recognized in 1886, aid of the twenty cases recorded Molan- ski’s is the only one now known to be in existence. The German scientist, Freund, classified it as a disease of development or a return to primitive form. Kiebs, the great anatomist, agreed with this theory, but Professor Virchow regards it as a nerv- ous disease, and it fs on this theory that Dr. Weise and Dr. Starr are treating Mo- lanski. Under Freund’s theory there is no known method of treatment, GOLDEN ROD KILLING HORSES. Wisconsin Man Tells of Many In- stances of Fatal Results. Beaver Dam (Wis.) Letter to Garden and Forest. During the past four years a large num- ber of horses have died in the northern part of this state from the ravages of a disease which has baffled the skill of veterinarians, and I have been called upon to make inves- tigations as to the cause and nature of the malady. At first it was thought to be an- thrax, and samples of the blog@ and sec- tions from the spleen and other internal organs were sent to the bureau of animal industry and to Dr.’Ruseell of the State University for bacteriological examination. Numerous bacteria were found, but the bacillus anthracis was not present. The horses affected were in the majority | of cases heavy draught horses from the Wsdber COlips. tier a tuese Were CLUE ud from the woods ip the spring, usually in good condition, and turned out to pasture. Most of them were fed grain while on pas- ture. On the farm of M. C. F. Reynolds, Hayward, Wis., over seventy horses have died during the past four years from this peculiar iaalady. The pasture contained about 400 acres, 300 acres of which had beet broken and sceded to timothy. Adjoining this was 100 acres of “‘slash- ings,” or land from which the timber had been cut, but which had never been broken. This was thickly covered with gulden-rod. On one side of the farm is a lake with a clean gravel bottom and shore. The lake is fed by springs. There is no marsh or low land on the farm. Upon investigation I be- came convinced that the cause of the trouble was to be found either in the food or water, and watched the horses closely for several days, and saw them eating the golden-rod greedily—some of them, especially those af- fected, seming to prefer the plant to any- thing else. I also visited the farm of Peter Truax, near Eaue Claire. There is no‘golden-fod to be found on this farm, and the disease has not made its appearance. During the past summer Mr. Truax placed ten horses in pasture near by, where the plant was plenti- ful, and eight of them died during the sum- mer and the remaining two are affected. When the healthy horses are taken from the pasture in the fall the disease disap- pears. None of the animals attacked by the malady have recovered, and medicinal treat- ment does not seem to produce any beneficial effect. The appetite remains fairly good during the entire course of the disease. Death takes place in from two weeks to two months from the onset. I am fully convirced that this disease is due either to some poisonous principle in the plant or some parasitic fungus upon the surface of the same. It is now tco late in the season for any investigation to be car- ried on in this direction this year, but I in- tend to have the matter thoroughly investi- gated next summer. oe HYPNOTIZING BY MAIL. A Device Which May Be Useful in the Transmission of Kisses. From the Louirville Coarfer-Journal. That this is the day of long-range fighting is well illustrated by the following “personal ad.”: “We wili thoroughly teach you how to hypnotize by mail; guarantee success; only college of hypnotism in America.” The price charged for this instruction is only $10. Considering the guarantee thrown in, the novelty, and the inherent difficulty of “hypnotizing by mail,” no one, maybe, can call this an extravagant charge. It is easy e1cugh to hypnotize by persoral contact with the subject, but the transmission of hypnotic influence through the United States mails must be a higher and far more difficult attainment. Not having paid our fee, we cernot speak with certainty of the method to be followed and can only make guesses. The “influence” could hardly be sent through the mails without a postage stamp, and there must be sume palpable thing for the stamp to adhere to. It may be that the stamp is affixed to an envelope, ap- parently empty, but in reality fill with well-directed and powerful “passes,” which will attack the nerves of the subject as soon as the seal is broken. If this is the plan, the advertiser might find it profitable to extend his sphere of operation to include the trans- mission of kisses; many an absent lover would gladly pay $10 for something more satisfying than the system of blotted cross- es hitherto in use. CAST UP BY THE WAVES. A Card, Thrown Into Midocean, Re- turms After Many Weeks. ° * From the Pittsbucg Commercial-Gazette, Edwin B. McClelland of this city has re- ceived a letter from J. B. Burke of Crolby,, Alderney Channel Isles, which he prizes very higbly. It contains two visiting cards, his own and that of a friend which had toss- ed about on the waves of the Atlantic for ten ling weeks in a bottle, and which Mr. Burke writes he picked up on the shore October 28. = Mr. McClelland told a most Interesting story about the cards, which were thus cast up by the sea and returned to him. Said he: “The other card besides my own, you see, is that of David McGowan, jr., of Newton, Kan., whom I met on board the steamer St. Louis, bound for Europe last August. On the morning of August 12 we were some- where In the middle of the ocean, and he suggested to me in his state room that we put our cards in a bottle and throw it Into the sea. A small four-ounce bottle was soon obtained, and you can see how our cards were crumpled in putting them in. The address of each was written below the names. It was about 10 o'clock in the mcrning when the bottle was cast over- bear I am sure I never thought of the affair again until I received this letter, showing that the bottie had been washed astore just eleven weeks later on the Al- derney Islands. “As near as I can judge the place where the bottle was found is about 1,000 miles from where we dropped it. The little craft held the cards well. There is a brown weather color on the edge of each, but that, I figure, came from the sun beating through the glass as the bottle rode the waves. One thing I yet want and that is the bottle. I shall write Mr. Burke tonight, thanking tim for his kindness and asking him to send the bottle in case he did not break it in getting out the cards. My friend in Kan- sas, of course, will get his card and a pho- tograph of Mr. Burke's letter as soon as I can get it fixed up. George 8. White of Pittsburg was with me on the trip, but for some reason his name was not put in the bottle.” Cee FOR THE FATHERLAND. Scandinavians Leave for Their An- nual Excursion Across the Sea. From the Chicago News. “San, you been married wen you comm back?" “Hat Wat you say! I been over twice now in tree yare. Last time I not get her. But I mak’ twenty-fife honderd dollar since then, and I get her now!” “Ha! I been two myself wen I been here next spring!” and the big Swede slapped his companion on tLe broad shoulder and laugh- ed a resounding laugh. This is the occasion of the annual Christ- mas excursion of Scandinavians to the old country. There were hundreds of them of all stages and ages, some looking wistfully at the hurrying baggage wagons, some keeping the clerks busy writing the hun- dreds of tickets, and others, too restless to keep quiet, talking and laughing and full of irrepressible good spirits. Altogether it is not too much to say that this was the hap- piest crowd of people in Chicago. Brawny westerners from Texas, Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota and Dakota, sorge wrapped in bear and coonskin coats from head to heel, some clothed in-leather jacket and fur shoes of the mountain hunter or the coarse gar- ments of the hardy western farmer, all were mingled In a babel of Norwegian, Swedish and Danish confusion. It was with dim - culty that one persuaded himself he was in America at all. There were a few women also and little children in arms or scarcely able to toddle about, all bound for the same destination— the fatherland. Baggage in trunks, baggage in grips, va- lises, wheat sacks, flour sacks, carpet bag, bear skins, shawls and boxes, piled ten feet high, stood in rows for fifty yards along the walk outside, and kept long lines of baggage wagons and baggage hustlers busy for hours hauling to the 12th street depot. This is the twenty-fifth year since these annual excursions were inaugurated. The people are all from the west—all the way from Texas to Dakota, and even from the coast. Most of them are farmers, who have made a little money on the plains and are going home to spend the Christmas, and in many cases to bring back some bashful for- eign girl with them.