Evening Star Newspaper, January 4, 1896, Page 22

29 THE NATIONAL GUARD Tioportant Modifications of the Order for Team Matches. LACK OF FACILITIES FOR DRILL Interesting State of Affairs in the First Battalion. ENCAMPMENT AT ORDWAY In two important respects general orders No. 17, series of 1895, have been modified. One of these medifications carries out the original design of the department of rifle Practice and permits officers to participate as competitors in the team matches which are scheduled to take place during January, February, March and April. The other mod- ification ts of much greater importance, for through it will become evident the willing- ress or ctherwise of the various commands to do their share of military duty. In order that the rifle competitions in the gallery shall be all they were intended to be, the matches will hereafter be voluntary instead of compulsory. The match records will, therefore, distingu!sh clearly between the commands that interest themselves in rifle Practice and those who do not. Were the entire series of matches to be compulsory— as were the preliminary compettions—the efficiency record would be somewhat unfair, for it would piace the unwilling and, as a rule, incapabie company on the same footing g2o far as the tendency is concerned as the companies which are deeply concerned in the work of the National Guard. This last modification of general orders No. 17 wili have nothing whatever to do with the fail- tre of company or battalion teams to show up in the December competitions; the care- less cr the willfully disobedient ones can, so it is rumored, rest as easy as they may in the conviction that they will have a good deal of explaining to do before it will be possible for them to satisfy the authorities Dar disobedience of orders is merely a little joke. Company commanders who have been in the habit of turning their men out in cos- tumes of the go-as-you-please variety may Possitly be grateful for a “tip.” It is under- stood that no member of a team will be per- mitted to shoot in any of the matches unless he wears regulation fatigue uniform, which invariably includes leggins and a field belt. It should be clearly understood that the matches which took place in December were simply preliminary; the trophy matches will commence this month and will be shot as follows, at 200 yards: Thursday, January 9. companies A, B, C and D, first battalion; companies A and B, second battalion; companies A and D, third battclion companies A, C and D, fourth batfalion; companies A, B and D, fifth bat- talon. Thursday, January 16, companies A, B and C, sixth battalion: companies A, B, C and D, first separate battalion; companies A, B and C, engineer corps; battery A; first separate company; second separate com- pany. Notification as to the assignment of com- pany and battalion teams has been sent to the proper officers by the inspector general of rifle practice. The battalion match will open at 8 o’clock Thrrsday, January 2. The regimental match will be shot Wed- resday, January 29. : A Lively Meeting Expected. Things are expected to be more lively “than usual at the regular monthly meet- ing of the first battalion Wednesday even- Ing next. At that time a decision, it is hoped, will be reached determining the fu- ture of company C, and as there is a di- vision of sentiment on that point the ex- pectation that the usual tranquility that marks the transaction of business in the first will be conspicuous by its absence ts Fkely to be realized. As stated in The Star at the time, the corps in annual meet= ing a month ago voted not to confirm the election of Capt. Ourand, unless the name of th» former first Heutenant, J. H. Carll, | was also presented. A general tender of resignations on the part of the members of company C followed, and there the matter Tes Under no circumstances will Capt. Our- and remain a member of the battalion. He has turned In his property and closed his accounts and Is practically out of the or- ganization. It is not known if he intends to accept a position on the staff of the commanding general, which, it {s under- stood, is at his disposal, or whether It is ‘only @ question of time when he will be a battalion: commander in the second regi- ment, taking the place of a major whose resignation, conditional on the finding of a successor desirous of the office, has been in the hands of the general for months past. It fs further advanced that Capt. Ourand has had enough of soldiering, and ™means to hereafter remain cut of the guard. All the papers necessary for the trans- fer of First Lieut. J. H. Carll to company B, as a private, it Is said, are ready to go through, so that the company fs now prac- tically with only one commisstoned officer, Secon Lieut. Kettler. The matter will be called up at the com'ng meeting under the head of unfinished business. Of the resienations tendered, some will be ac- cepted and others Iald on the table in or- der to permit desired transfers to other companies of the battalion. Next, it fs prohable that two motions will be offered, one to dishand the company and the oth to reorganize the present command. Invitation to the Fencible Perhaps the most interesting feature of the meeting will be a motion providing that an invitation be extended to the Na- tional Fenctbles to enter the corps as com- pany C. A prominent officer of the organ- ization is ag‘tating this move, and he has a host of supporters and l'kewise many op- ponents. Once before the Fencibles, fn con- Jenction with the National R'fles, were in- Vited to join forces with the infantry, and . thereby ferm one of the wealihiest’ and mest powerful m‘litary o-ganizations in the country, but the Fencibles pol tely decl'ned, althouzh the consolidation, it was admit: ted, would have proved of great benefit to them financially. Capt. Domer’s men are provd of the name “National Fenc‘bles,” and that was the principal reason advanced for ‘leclining the offer. Undoubtedly it will he argued that the in- vitation should not he repeated, after hav- ine heen once declined, and also that Gen. Ordway would not commission agzin the officers of a comnany once mustered out of the National Guard. On the other hand, however. it is to be set forth that the com- panv which twice won the Gyivesten enn would be a desirable acquisition, and there wonld he no trouble with headqua should the first battalion desire tha! Fencibles fill the existing vacancy. It may be stated on the best of authority that the National Fencibles will not, in the near future, at least, again become a part of the National Guard. The company has just refurnished its quarters in an unusually handsome manner, is in a flourishing condi- tion, and, so the members express them- selves, is well satisfied with its position in the community. The meeting next Wednesday is looked forward to with interest by all connected with the battalion. In addition to the other business, Col. Moore will appoint a board of managers and the standing committees for the ensuing vear. Lack of Drill Facilities. The lack of facilities for drilling in the Iceal brigad2 is becoming a serious menace to the success and standing of the guard. s0 it is considered on all sides. With the ex- ception 8f a very few days, Convention Hall has been closed to the compantes quartered in the new armory this season, and, without exception, there Is complaint from the bat- talion and company commanders, who are supposed to hold drills at frequent inter- vals, but who are given no space wherein to maneuver their commands. Convention Hall, for the use of which three evenings each week the guard holds a contract, has been converted into an ice skating rink, by the Introduccion of an ex- tensive tank, railings, pipes, a band s:and and the like, and it fs advertised -hat the rink fs to be open each week night. There has been some talk of laying a temporary flooring over the ice on the evenings the entitled to occupy the hall, but t generally considered prenosterou: Because of the condition of affairs, the an- nual company competitive drill for the fifth battalion prize cup, booked for February 15, bas been declared off, and drills gen- THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1896—TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. erally have been suspended. Captains are complaining that it will be impossible for them to hold their companies. together un- less relief in the shape of a drill hall is soon afforded, for, they say, the majority of men who report at the armory for drill and do not receive what they expect, usually re- main away on the succeeding drill nights. The contract for the use of the hall by the guard, it is said, will soon be violated by the owners of the hall unless things change very materially, and then, if not sooner, something is expected to happen. The mat- ter is one which affects the entire brigade, with the exception of the first battalion and the first separate battalion, and, as prac- tcally everybody is dissatisfied, it is thought that in the near future provision will be made for the unvarying and permanent use of Convention Hall or of another inclosure. Service Medal Designs. Lieut. Samuel H. Jacobson, as chairman of the committee on service medals of the Officers’ Association of the second regi- ment, has extended the following invitation to the commanding officers of the several erganizations of the brigade: “By author- ity of the Officers’ Association, second regi- ment, D. C. N. G., and under the auspices of the District of Columbia militia, we most cordially invite you to be present at (or should you be unable to attend to appoint some officer of your command to represent you in the premises and act for your or- ganization) a meeting of this committee to be held in the headquarters of the second regiment at S$ p.m., Monday, January 13, 1896, for the purpose of considering, with a view to adopting a design for a service medal for members of this brigade who have served honorably therem for a period of five years, and to provide for the pur- chase of a die from which said medal shall be made, the die to be the prorerty of the brigade and placed in the custody of the commanding officer thereof. Assuring you of our personal high regard and of our de- sire to cement by this fraternal bond the several organizations of this honorable military body, we are, very respectfully, ete.” Of the many designs for a medal sub- mitted the one that has met with the most favorable comment consists of an _orna- mental bar pin with raised crossed rifle and saber, divided by a small circular entabla- ture containing a representation of the Washington monument. Depending from the pin by neat chains is a Maltese cross, the ends of the arms being_joined by four spread eagles. In the center is a head of George Washington or a view of the Cap- itol building. The top of the cross is to be marked with “DQ. C.” in fancy letters, the side arms “‘N.” and “G.,” respectively, and the lower arm, a raised ax, the emblem of the brigade. This design, of course, 1s open to alteration. Lieut. Jacobson is desirous of suggestions for a motto for the brigade, and those interested are invited to address bim at Room 94, Corcoran building. An Encampment at Ordway. Until the necessary funds have been pro- vided by Congress all gossip as to an en- campment for the brigade is mere surmise. It is, however, among the possibilities that a suggestion made by the inspector general of rifle practice last year may be taken up seriously and perhaps favorably acted on. This suggest.on looked to the establishment of a post at Ordway and the encampment thereat for three or four days of each bat- talion. It would then be possible to com- bine company and battalion drill@mnd guard duty with rifle practice, the program, of ecurse, being so arranged as to prevent the possibility of men tired from drilling be- ing required to face the targets while in that condition. In behalf of this proposi- tion it 1s urged that it would be less ex- pensive than the encampment of the en- tire brigade at Fort Washington, and that to a very considerable extent the results would be profitable. Col. Mosher’s Memory. The records of the adjutant general's of- fice were never in better condition than they now are, and as proof of their ac- curacy and scope may be cited a case which has up to this time escaped general atten- tion. Some years ago two members of the National Guard were dishonorably dis- charged as the reSult of court-martial pro- ceedings. A little while ago these same two men endeavored to, re-enlist, but the check system in vogue, aided and abetted by Col. Mosher’s admirable memory, frus- trated the-plans and brought about the dis- honorable discharge of the two convicted men for a second time. Efforts have been made by several persons to remove the stigma of dishonorable discharge, but with- out effect, for it is not within the bounds of possibility for any authority to deal ad- versely with a sentence duly approved and executed. The Next Interstate Drill. With the opening of the new year the in- terest in the interstate competitive drill for 1896 has begun to awaken. As these drills are usually held in the spring it 1s about time fer an announcement of its probable whereabouts to be made. But as yet noth- ing definite has been heard on the subject. In a recent communication to The Star Ad- jutant General‘W. H. Mabry of Texas, the custodian of the cup, says: “So far, I am completely in the dark as to interstate contests next year. Rumors have it that seyeral cities are preparing for such events, but this office, not having been fcrmally notified, cannot ‘state authorita- tively yet where the Galveston semi-cen- = ial championship cup will be contested for.”” Notes. The first battalion has beef ordered to assemble for battalion drill Monday even- ing next. A meeting of the inspectors of rifle prac- tice will be held at 9 p.m. Monday at the armory. Company B, fifth battalion, entertained its friends at a New Year watch party Tuesday lest. Beginning this evening, the staff of the third battalion will practice in the rifle gal- lery the first Saturday of each month with company A. The following appointments in company D, third tattalion, have been ordered by Capt. H. D. King: Corp. Simon Hughes, to be sergeant; Privates Frank I. Beach, Bris- tow Adams and Horace C. Chandlee, to be sergeants, and Privates William Middleton, Henry B. Dorson, Victor D. Smith, Robert H. Bowlder and Edward M. Woods, to be corporals. Company A, third battalion, is in receipt of the following acknowledgment fromGov. Morton of an invitation for the reception of the company, held last evening: “Gov. Morton, presenting his compliments and good wishes to the Morton Cadets, regrets that he will be unable to accept their kind invitation for January 3, 1896,” The annual Christmas entertainment of the first battalion was held at the armory Tuesday evening last, with about seven hundred persons in attendance. Fully two hundred presents were distributed to the little ones from a large tree, with Lieut. Jesse Grant In the role of Santa Claus. Refreshments were served and dancing en- joyed by the older folks. The entertain- ment was by far the most successful of a Pra nature ever given by the organiza- ion. Troop A has been forced to cease recruit- ing. owing to inability to secure needed equipment for the new members. The ac- tive list now contains eighty names, and, it is claimed, twenty additional men could be secured in a week. As soon as the addi- tional uniforms can be had Capt. Barbour will extend the membership to one hun- dred, and practically reorganize the troop and provide for an additional lieutenant. The organization, in full-dress uniform, at- tended the performance of ‘A Texas Steer” last evening and presented Tim Murphy with a handscme floral design. The members of company A, fourth bat- talion, since the assignment of an addi- tional room for thelr use have not been idle. The walls of the suite now occupied by the company have been frescoed, new furniture and carpets have been put in and other features added to make the quarters as handsome and attractive as any in the building. Capt. Walsh’s men will soon hold a smoker, and later indulge in a ladies’ day. As soon as the pending discussion over a company souvenir reaches an end a new uniform, either bottle green or black, is to be contracted for. ———— Strong in Death. From St. Paul's. The millinery Is so perfect this winter in the Ville Lumiere that isn’t there really some excuse for the lady at whose expense a tale has been circulated at the Conti- nental? ‘The other day Lady , not to mention names, arrived at this hotel with her husband, and was taken ill the next morning; in fact, Sir thought she was dying, and sent for a specialist. While she was in a semi-unconscious condition, Mrs. , a frivolous little butterfly, who buys all her hats in the Rue de la Paix, called on the malade, but retired immediately. On hearing of this visit, Lady arose from the depths of her pillows, and queried to her husband, in a half-extinct voice: “What bonnet was Dolly wearing IN THE CHURCHES In accordance with the resolution adopt- ed at the joint meeting of the local minis- ters to discuss the marriage laws, the com- mittee, headed by Rev. Martin F. B. Rice, D. D., as chairman, has presented the bill contained in the resolutions to the District of Columbia committees of both the House and Senate. Chairman ‘Batcock of the House committee has promised to have the bill introduced to the House, and when it is referred to the committee he has promised to give the ministers notice and allow them to present arguments in favor of its pas- sage. Senator McMillan, for the Senate committee, has also agreed to the same course of procedure, and the ministerial committee in charge of the matter feel confident of the passage of the act, or at least its most desirable features. Thursday evening and yesterday after- noon and nighi St Dominic's Hall, belong- ing to St. Dominic’s parish, was the scene of three lectures by Prof. Turner in aid of the parish work. The first was on “Irish Scener; the second on “Christopher Co- lumbus,” the last on “The Passion Play” and all profusely illustrated by views. Workmen are now engaged in putting the two short towers of the E Street Baptist Church into better order. Much of the woodwork was found rotted away, and the towers were In a very bad condition. Rev. L. T. Widerman, D. D., pastor of McKendree Church, is able to be out again after a severe illness. Monday evening the results of the penny talent plan inaugurated by the Surday school of Ninth Street Christian Church, in aid of a building fund, were turned ‘in. Nearly four hundred dollars were recelved, and with the small sum already on hand brings the sum total with which to start the enterprise up to nearly five hundred dollars. Addresses were made by the pas- tor, Rev. E. B. Bagby, and by Rev. Dr. F. D. Power relative to what 1s required in the brilding line. The consensus of opinion was that it is most advisable to build an entirely new building, and that it should cost in the neighborhood of twenty thou- sand dollars, the present property being clear of debt and the congregation in a fine condition in every respect. Cardinal Gibbons has appointed Rev. Dennis C. Keenan assistant pastor to Rev. Father J. R. Matthews, the rector of St. Cyprian’s Church, in East Washington. Rev. Mr. Keenan was educated at Loyola and St. Charles Colleges, and was ordained two weeks ago at St. Mary’s Seminary, Baltimore, where he studied for the minis- try. Father Keenan arrived in Washington the early part of this week, and will enter immediately upon his duties. St. Cyprian’s is comparatively a new parish, but in the short space of its existence a flourishing congregation has been gathered, a new church edifice erected, and also a parish building, in which a’ parochial school 1s conducted and a reading room and lbrary located. The District Christian Endeavor Union has opened its missionary Mbrary in the First Congregational Chureh. In the col- lection are a number of vclumes on mission work in every land, and, in addition, cur-' rent information is furnished by a aumber of magazines devoted to missions. Word has been received here that Bishop Warren, who has been assigned to preside over the Baltimore conference of the Meth- odist Church, has refused to change the present date of holding the conference— March 11—to the old date—March 4. A united request was sent to the bishop from the entire conference and from the Wash- ington conference, colored, over which he also presides, on the 4th of March, to inte: change the dates, but he would not ci sent. i The committee of the Young Men’s Chris- tian Association who have in charge the selection of a successor to the late James E. Pugh sent a call to one of the general secretaries of the general organization, W. D. Millar, last weck, but he refused to a cept, though some gentlemen of the lo association went on to New York to try ard persuade him. The committee had ¢x- pected to announce the name of the new secretary the first of the new year, bui a suitable selection is proving a difficult mat- ter, though a number have looked over the fleld during the past few weeks, and all have expressed themselves as favorably impressed. The Presbyterian Alliance held a regular meeting at the rooms of the Y. M. C. A. Tuesday afternoon, at which standing com- mittees for 1896 were announced as follows: Committee on outlook—Revs. Drs. Teuris S. Hamlin and Charles B. Ramsdell, and Messrs. William B. Gurley, F. L. Moore and Charles B. Pearson; on finance—Rev. Dr. Ramsdell and Messrs. B. H. Warner, E. M. Finch, Daniel MacFarland, George J Easterday, E. Q. Gunson, A. L, Sturtevant, J. H. Meriwether, James B. Lambie, S. D. Luckett, Octavius Knight, Charles B. Bat- ley and William A. Thompson; on purchase and building—Rev. Joseph T. Kelly and Messrs. Charles Lyman, John B. Wight, Noble D. Larner, A. P. Clarke, jr., and C. B. Church; on care of property—Revs. Geo. O. Little and J. Russell Verbrycke, and Messrs. C. H. Carrington and Robert Ar- tour; on nominations—Rev. Drs. G. O. Lit- tle and B. F. Bittinger, and Messrs. Will- iam Ballantyne, W. B. Robinson and Irwin B. Linton; on public meetings—Rev. Drs. Geo. N. Luccock, T. S. Hamlin, Wm. C. Al- exander, H. O. Claughton and Amos Web- ster; auditing committee—R. P. A. Den- ham and Ralph Baldwin. The report of the treasurer showed a cash balance on hand of $390, with all obligations met to date. Mt. Vernon M. E. Church South has now its mission in Georgetown well under way. A hall has just been rented on 32d street near Q, where preaching is now being held every Tuesday evening and a prayer and consecration service every Friday night. Those in charge are also arranging to or- ganize a Sunday school. Rev. Dr. Canter, pastor of Mt. Vernon Church, has general supervision over the mission, and it is his intention, as soon as the congregation will justify, to form a church organization. The Sunday school of the Metropolitan Baptist Church has elected officers as fol- lows: Superintendent, Thomas L. Reeves assistant superintendent, Benjamin Val: secretary, Edward Warren; treasurer, Uri- ah S. Hanks; superintendert in charge of the primary department, Mrs. Barbara Mushake; assistant superintendent to this department, Mrs. Belle Brooks, and chor- ister, Prof. Gilbert A. Clark. A new Christian Endeavor Society has been crganized at Mt. Tabor Church with atout fifty members in all. ‘Wednesday evening the Social Science Club of Epiphany Mission Chapel is to listen to Prof. Farquhar of the Agricultural Depart- ment on “An Apology for the Gold Stand- ard.” A series of protracted meetings are to begin at Union M. E. Church tomorrow and will be conducted by the pastor, Rev. Alex- ander Bielaski. At the meeting of the Methodist Minis- ters’ Association Monday morning the min- isters present took their leave of Dr. Todd, who left this week for the Holy Land, in an appropriately worded resolution. ‘It is thougnt very likely by those who are in a position to be informed that Dr. Todd, on Lis return, will be given a charge in Balti- more. The vested choir of St. Paul’s P. E. Church are now in possession of a reading room in the parish hall fitted up for their exclusive use. In the near future’ churches in the north- west section of the city west of 9th strect and north of K street to the number of ten or twelve are contemplating holding a series of joint religious meetings. ‘The addition announced to be made some time ago to the choir gallery of the Vermont Avenue Christian Church, but which was postponed, has finally been completed. The choir has been reorganized and enlarged to twenty voices and is under the leadership of the precentor, Mr. H. L. Shepherd. The subscriptions to the building debt of the Central Union Mission now aggregate $9,500. The whole sum to be raised to pay off the second trust is $12,000. Friends of the mission are hoping the additional $2,500 will be subscribed very soon, so as to relieve the mission from this burden and enable the |- beard to carry out its plans of work. The outlook for obtaining this money or at least part of it, is very encouraging. The money required to start the broom factory has also been nearly subscribed, so that this new in- dustry will scon be in operation. Yesterday evening the superintendents of the junior societies of the Christian Endeav- or Unton to the number of about thirty gath- ered at the First Baptist Church to talk over plans for the year and to participate in a tecepticn given in their honor. Rev. Daniel W. Skellenger, pastor of the Sixth Presbyterian Church, ‘will appear in Fis pulpit tomorrow for the first time after a severe illness of over three weeks. During his illness the church was successively in charge of Rev. E. D. Bailey an@ a local minister, and last Sunday President Whit- man of Columbian University conducted the services. Yesterday evening the Ladies’ Mite Society of the Metropolitan Presbyterian Church gave an entertainment In aid of their treas- ury. The pastors of St. Augustine’s Church are to tender a reception to the congregation = tomorrow evening in the parish hall. For a Christmas entertainmena the Sabbath school presented an operetta, « Next Thursday evening the pastors of St. Joseph's Church are ‘fo tender a dance, fo! lowed by a supper to’the choir, in recogni tion of their services during the past year. ——— STEPNIAK THE, MYSTERIOUS. The Nihilist Who Was Recently Kill- ed by a Locomotive. From the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph. Sergius Michael Dragomanoff Stepniak, lin- guist, ethnologist, quthor and Nihilist, met a death as dramatic as the life he had lived. Stepniak, while more prominent as a Nihilist, will probably be remembered rather as one of the three novelists whom Little Russia has given to the world. Petroff, Masoch and Stepniak all called that corner of the Russian empire their fatherland. Stepniak’s whole life was shrouded in mys- tery, and his birthplace and name have never been authoritatively established. He is supposed to have been born in 1841 at Hadjatsch, in the Ukraine mountains, and to have come from a semi-noble family de- scended from the Cossacks of Little Russia. From 1859 to 1863 he was a student at Kieff, and he published several works during that time, which were prohibited by the govern- ment in Is In 1870 he became professor at the University of Kieff, but was removed from his chair by the government three years later. He was exiled in 1876 on ac- count of his criticism of the system pursued by Count Tolstoi, one of the ministers of justice, and he thereupon settled in Geneva writing various popular works in the Litt! Russian dialect. He began to work hard for the establishment of equal political rights in Russia, and declared against socialism as well as absolutism. On August 16, 1878, Vera Sassulitch, a young woman Nihilist, assassinated Gen. ‘Trepoff, prefect of police in St. Petersburg. Five months later Trepoff’s successor, Gen. Mezentzeff, was stabbed in the street, but the assassin jumped into a carriage in wait- ing and escaped. Two other occupants of the carriage, however, were captured, and proved to be Df. Weimer, the court physi- cian, and his wife. Both were sent to Si- beria. The suspicion has been persistent that a man named Kazcheffsky was the as- sailant, and that Kazcheffsky was Stepniak. London was his refuge for many year: and there he published I'ree Russia, a news- paper devoted to the interests of anarchy. He came to the United States in December, 1800, on a lecture tour for the purpose of arousing sentiment against Russian despot- ism. In London he was constantly watched, and a number of attempts were made to car- ry him off. Sergius Michael Dragomanoff Stepniak— his pseudonym, in full—the most feared Nihilist in the world, died carrying the se- cret of his identity to the grave. For twen- ty-five years he was one of the best-known men in Europe, yet none knew him. He was the recognized leader of the Nihilists, but rot manager of the homb-throwing cam- paign. His efforts were along the line of moral persuasion and appeal to the intellect. His whole life, as we have said, was en- shrouded in mystery, and none, save perhaps a few, could say whetner he ever partici- pated in physical force plots, although often suspected. But it is certain that in later years he looked with less favor upon radical measures, and fr@uently spoke against them. Yet he did not disguise his sympathy fer the slayer of the late czar. Stepniak means, literally, “The Son of the Steppes, and he admitted it to be an assumed name. Apart from sll questions of right or wrong, or of expediency, as far as relates to the cause to which Stepniak had devoted his life, the personal equation of the man had much which is remarkable: He had given us, in his “Career of a Nihilist,” of 1889, the pecu- liar traits of those men who have thrown down their challenge*té the czar. Human bravery has its heroic side, and Stepniak had shown indifference tovlife a thousand times, but in a manner whieh is special. Sergius Stepniak, though modest to a degree, was known among his fellew revolutionists to have planned out many a method of escape for a condemned prisoner, and by his own personal prowess end sheer daring effected rescues. What great dash, what self-con- trol, it must have taken’to try at ieast in a crowded Russian city toget to a man whose fate was sealed! Stepniak, who drove a sledge alongside, would have done his best to pluck the condemned man right out of the grip of the armed soldters, so as to put him in his own sledge, and sodriven him off. This effort, as the political prisoner Volkhovsky tells us, failed, but not from any fault of Ser- glus Stepniak. If on this occasion an un- foreseen accident prevented the accomplish- ment of the escape, névertheless the cool daring of Stepniak remains as salient as ever. Many a man and woman who live to- day outside of Russia are of this world now because of the strong hand and courage of this Nihilist. In appearance he was a man not quite six feet in height,but his solid buildvand massive form, with breadth of shoulders and large, well-shaped head, mad® him appear not so tall as he really was. His type of face was distinctly Russian, his forehead of great width, and his eyes intensely black. It was a face showing will and control of power. One might speculate long on the ways of Stepniak, and worder how, with such a marked face, he was so long capable of es- caping detection by means of disguises, for to change his appearance one might fancy required marked nobility of expression. Stepniak spoke English, French and Ital- ian perfectly, In conversation in English he never seemed at a loss for the exact word, though he retained somewhat of a foreign accent. His voice was singularly sweet and well modulated, and his manner, never slow, was rather impassive. Thoroughly logical in describing the condition of his country, the efforts made to establish some semblance of lberty in Russia, he was not impassioned. Every argument was quietly, calmly pri sented. The enthusiasm in the man he kept latent. —_—____-+e+___ High Prices for Stamps. From the London Standard. Some high prices were realized at the sale of the late Mr. Campbell's collection of stamps. A pair of Great Britain V. R., one penny, black, unused, £22; ditto, £1, green, postally used, £5 15s; Oldenburg, 3 gros, unused, strip of five, £ 9s; Switzerland, Zurich, 4 rappen, £6 6s; Spain, 12 cuartos, blue and rose, inverted center, {11 15s; Cape of Good Hope, 1d, brick red, a pair, £12 53; Mauritius 1d, on white, £6; Natal 6d, green, and 9d blue, on same envelope, £13; Brit- ish Columbia, 5 cents, rose, £10; New Bruns- wick 1s, mauve, £10 15s; Newfoundland, 1s, £6; British Guiana, 1856, 4 cents, crim- son, {21; Nevis, 1s., green, a sheet of twelve, unused, £26 10s; ditto, 6d, green, un- used, £9; St. Vincent, 5s, rose, unused, £14 14s; another, copy, but torn, £11 5s; ditto, 4d, in black on 1s, 211 10s; Trinidad, 1d, dull blue, £6 17s 6d; New South Wales, 2d, gray blue, Plate III, a pair, £8 12s 6d; ditto, 3d, green, a fine pair, £6 5s; New Zealand, 24, blue, rouletted, £6 15s; Victoria, 1854, litho- graphed 2d, mauve, an unused block of nine, £22 10s, The 400 lots realized an average of nearly £2 10s per lot. A College Wins a Bequest. From the Chicago Record. Lake Forest University is to have a $15,- 000 slice of the estate of the late ex-Gov. William Bross, unless the decision of a jury in Judge Baker's court Saturday is overturned. Gov. Bréds, before his death, subscribed $15,000 to tte university, but the money {s not forthcoming and the univer- sity authorities sued; the heirs. From Buntes Allerlel. Student (hurriedly. agcosting a mate of his)—“Sapperlot, there are a couple of cred- itors close on my heels.” Fellow student—“Qiilck; run into the sav- ings bank over the way; nobody will look for you there.” ; —+$—____ Bagley--That’s thé young Englishman who came over to try to marry old Rocksly's daughter.” Gagley—‘How Is he getting along?” Bagley—“He's not quite sure. He called cn Miss Rocksly last night; the old man kicked him out and she asked him to cail again.”"—Truth. MEMBERS IN TOWN Senators. Allen, W. V., Neb., 1336 Vt. ave. n.w. Allison, Iowa, Portland. Bacon, Ga., 924 14th st. Baker, Lucien, Kans., 1742 Q street. Bate, Wm. B., Tenn., Ebbitt. Berry, Ark., Metropolitan. Blackburn, J. C. S., Kentucky, Page's. Brice, C. S., Ohio, 1611 H street. Burrows, J. C., Mich., 1404 Mass. avenue. Butler, Marion, N. C., 1711 Q street. Caffery, Donelson, La., 1334 19th st Call, Wilkinson, Fla., 1903 N st. n.w. Cameron, Don, Pa., 21 Lafayette square. Carter, Thos. H., Mont., 1432 Stoughton st. Chahdler, W. E., N. H., 1421 I street. Chilton, H., ‘texas, The Elsmere. Clark C. D., Wyoming, 1333 T st. nw. Cockrell, F. M., Mo., 1518 R street. Cullom, S. M., IIL, 1413 Mass. avenue. Daniel, J. W., Virginia, O. Davis, Mina., 1428 Massachusetts ave. Dubois, F. T., Idaho, 1230 13th street. Elkins, W. Va., 1437 R. I. ave. Faulkner, Chas. J., W. Va., Page's. Frye, W. P., Maine, Hamilton: Gallinger, J. H. 1.. The Elsmere. Gear, J. H., lowa, Pc rand. orge, J. Z., xuississippi, Varnum. dibson, C. H., Maryland, Shoreham. Gorman, A P., Md., 1432 K street. Gi George, ‘Del., Livi K st. n.w. Hale, Eugene, Maine, 1001 i6th street. Hansbrough, H. C., N. D., Page's Hotel. Harnis, Isham G., ‘Tenh., 13 Ist street ne. Hawley, J. R., Conn., 1741 G street. Hil, D. B., N.Y, 8 Lafayette square. Hoar, Massachusetts, 1417 ix. Irby, J. L. M. » S. C., 436 M st. Jones, John P., Nev., Chamberlin’s. Jones, Jas. K.,’ Ark..'915 M st. Kyle, James H., S. D., 128 A street n.e. Lindsay, Kentucky, Cochran. 4 Lodge, Massachisetts, 1 Mass. ave. Mantle, Lee, Montana, Page's. Martin, Va., Cairo. McBride, Oregon, 1624 Riggs place. McMillan, James, Mich., 1114 Vt. avenue. Mills, R. Q., Texas, 1746 S street. Mitchell, John H., Oregon, Chamberlin’s. Mitchell. J. L., Wi iB street northeast. Morgan, Alabama 315 4%.. Morrill, J. S., Vt., 1 Thomas circle. Murphy, Edward, Y., 1701 K st. now. Nelscn, <., Minn., 222 N. J. ave. s.e. Palmer, Ilirois, Elsmere. Pasco, S., Florida, Metropolitan, Peffer, W_A., Kans., Oxford. Perkins, Geo. C, C: Normandie. Pet-igrew, S. D., 1750'Q st. nw. Platt, Conn., Arlington. Pritchard J. C., N. C., Ebbitt. Proctor, Vermont, Page's. Pugh, Ala., 1333 R st. Quay, Penrsy!vania, 2K Roach, W. N., N. D., 1541 F st. n.w. Sewcll, W. J., New Jer: Normandie. Sherman, John, Ohio, 1 S Shoup, Idaho, Normand.e. Smith, J. mes, New Jeisey, Arlington. Stewart, W. M., Nevada, § Dupont circle. Squire, W. C., Washington, Normandie. Telier, Colcrado, 1431 R. 1. ave. Tillman, B. R., S. C., Cochran. ‘Thurston, Nebraska, 1014 Mass. urpic, David, Indiara, 1 B s' Vilas, W. F., Wisconsin, Arno. Vest, G. G., Mo.. 1204 P street. Voorhees, Indiana, 1 Walthall, Miss. ave. . DW. Q. nd. 1014 Vt. ave. Wilson, J. L., Washington, Cairo. White, Stephen M., Cal., Normandie. Wolcott, Cclorado, 1221 Conn. ave. Representatives. Abbott, Jo., Texas, Anderson. Acheson, E. F., Pa., 217 N. Capitol st. Adams, R., jr., Pa., Albany. Aitken, D. D., Mich., 407 C street s.e. Aldrich, J. F., Ill, 1401 Stoughton street. Allen, J. M., Miss., Page's.’ Anderson, W. C., Tenn., 412 6th st. nw. Andrews, Wm. E., Nebr., 635-Md. ave. n.e. Apsley, L. D., Mass., 1752 Q street. - Arnold, W. C., Pa., Hotel Varnum. Arnold, W. O., R. L, Riggs. Avery, John, Michi@]yl N. Capitol st. Babcock, J. W., Wis.,“11 B street n.w. Bailey, J. W., Texas, Riggs. Baker, H, M., N. HL, 1411 F street nw. Baker, Wm., Kansas, 210 Sth st. n.e. Baker, W. B., Md., 312 Ind. ave. n.w. Baukhead, J. H., Ala., 109 Md. ave. n.e, Barham, J. A., Cal, Ebbitt House. Barney, 8. S., Wis., 229 New Jersey av. s.e. Barrett, W. E., Mass., 1014 15th st. n.w. Barttold, R., Missouri, Congressional. Bartlett, C. L., Ga., Cairo Flats. Bartlett, Franklin, N. Y., 15vz uth st. n.w. Beach, C. B., Ohio, Shoreham. Beil, C. K., UL, National. Bell, J. C., Colo, Belknap, H. R., Illinois, Ebbitt. Bennett, Chas. G., N. Y., Shoreham, Berry, A. S., Ky., 1435 K st. n.w. Bingham, H. H., Pa., Albany. Bishop, R. P., Mich., Congressional, Black, J. C. C., Ga., Riggs. Biack, F. S., N. ¥., Hamuiton. Blue, R. W., Kansas, =” 1. Cap. st. Boutelle, C. A. Me., Hamilton. bowers, W. W.. Cuuforna, sancroft, Brewster, H. C., New York, Shoreham. Broderick, C., Kansas, Elsmere. Bromwell, J. H., Ohio, 1347 Q street. Brosius, M., Pa., 134 1 st. Brown, Foster V., Ten Brumm, C. N., Pa., W: . Buck, C. F., La., 1101 K street. Bull, M., R. L, Ebbitt. Burrell, O., Ill., 633 Md. avenue n.e. Burton, T. E.; Ohio, Hotel Everett. Burton, C. G., Mo., 215 East Capitol street, Calderhead, W. A., Kansas, 213 N. Cap. st. » Ky., Ebbitt. lil., Normandie. Utah, Shoreham. ii Q Calson, D. Cannon, J. G. Cannon, F. J. Catchings, T. . Catron, Thos. B. |. Mex., Fredonia. Chickering, C. A., .<. Y., Hamilton, Clark, S. M., lowa, Epbitt. Clarke, R. H., Ala., 4 B street n.e, Clark, C. N., Iowa, 7 B nw. Glardy, J. D., Kentucky, Varnum, Cobb, J. E., Ala.. Arno. Cobb, Seth L., Mo., Normandie. Gockreli A M., Tex., 2¢ M st. new. Codding, J. H., Pa., 834 13th st. niw. Connelly, A. J., I1., Shoreham. Cook, E. D., Iil., Willard’ Cooper, C. M., Florida, 1 Cooper. H. A., Wis., Willard’s. Cooper, S. B., ‘Texas, Metropolitan, Cook, S$. A., Wis., 1415 Mass. ave. Corliss, John B., Mich., Cochran, Cousins, R. Towa, Shoreham, Cowen, J. K., Md., 907 S street. Cox, N. N., Tenn., Varnum, Crain, W._H., Texas, Riggs. Crisp, C. F., Ga., Metropolitan, Growiey, Miles, Texas, Riggs. Crowther, Geo. C., Mo.. 225 A s.e. Crump, R. O., Mich., 201 'N. Capitol at. Curtis, Chas., Kansas, 1314 idth street. Curtis, G. W., Iowa, Normandie. Curtis, N. M. N. Y.. 2113 Pa. avenue nw. Daizell, John, Pa., 1605 N. H. avenue. Q street. Danford, L., Ohio, Oxford. Dayton, A. G., West Va., 220 34 st. se. Denney, Walter M., Miss., Varnum, eWitt, F. B., Ohio, 620 R. I. ave, eee N., Maine, Hamilton. Dockery, A. M., Mo., Willard’s, Dolliver, J. P., Iowa, Ramilton. Doolittle, W. H., Wash., Willard’s, Dovene, B. B., W. Va., Willard’s, Downing, F. E., ll, 512 M nw. Draper, W. F., Mass., 1601 K st, Eady, F. M., Minn., 201 A st. s.¢, Elleit, Trazewell, Va., Cairo, Elliott, Wm., 8. C., 1224 15th street n.w, Ellis, W. R., Oregon, 1918 I st. Erdman, C. J., Pa., Metropolitan, Evans, Waiter, Ky., Normandie. Fairchild, B. L.. Ng Y., Shoreham. Far.s, G. W., 1nd. ‘A S.€ Fenton, L. J., Ohio, 910 I st. n.w. Fitzgerald, J. F., Mass., Shoreham. Fischer, LF, N. Y., Cairo. Flynn, D. T., Okla.. 3890 1ith st. nw. ‘letcher, L., Minn., Pege’s. Foot W. T., N. Y., Shoreham. Fowler, C. N., N. J., Cairo. Foss, G. E., Ii, Normandie. Gamble, R. J., 3. Dak., Normandie. Gardiner. J. J., N. J., Willard’s, Gibson, H. R., Tenn., 412 Cth st. nw. Gillett, F. H., Mass., Albany. Gillett, C. W., N. Y., Hamilton. Graff, Joseph V., Ill., Fredcnia. Griffin, M., Wis., Hote! Cochran. Griswold, M., Pa., Portland. Grosvenor, C. H., Ohio, Cochran, Grout, W. W., Vt., Arlington. Grow, Gelusha A.. Pa., Willard’a, Hadley, W.2". L., Tl, Cochran. Hagar, A. L., Iowa, the Portland. Hainer, E. J., Neb., Riggs. Hall, U. 8., Mo., Cairo. Haniy, J. F., Ind., Willard’s. Hardy, A. M., Ind., Buckingham. Harmer, A. C., Pa., 1602 K st. Harris, 8. R., Oh‘o, 220 North Cap. st. Harrison, Geo. P., Ala., Riggs. Hart, J. J., Pa., 1807 19th st. Hartman, C. S., Mont., Hatch, J. A., Ind., Ebbi Heatwole, J. P., Minn., Cairo Flats. Heiner. D. B., Pa., 243 Nerth Capitol. Heminway, J. A., Ind., 212 N. Capitol st. Henderson, D. B.. Towa. Normandie. Hendrix, J. K., Ky., 1908 Sunderland pl. Henry, C. L., Ind., 1817 16th st. now. Henry, E. 8, Conn, 1421 K st. ow. R st. nw. Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U.S. Gov't Report Real ABSOLUTE Baking Powder Hepburn, W. P., lowa. 1124 E. Cap. st. Hernan, B., Oregon, 1201 N. Hicks, J.D, Pa., Willard’s. Hilborn, 8S. G., Cal., Hamilton House. Hill, E. J, Conn., 1421 K st. Hitt. R. R., ML, 1507 K st. nw. Hooker, W. B., N. Y., Bancroft Hotel. Hopkins, A. J., Milinois, Willard’s. Howe. J. R., N.Y., 208 Ma. ave. ne. Howell, B. F., N. J., Normandie. Huff, G. F., Pa., 1215 16th st. Hulick, George’ W., Ohio, Varnum. Hubbard, J. D., Mo.. Congressional. Huling, J. H., W. Va., Willard’s. Hux, J. A. T.) lowa, Portland. Hurley, D, M., N. ¥., 29 B st. n.w. Hunter, W. G.’ ky., 211 North Capitol. Hyde, S. C., Wash., Willard’s. . John J., Wis., the Buckingham. Johnson, G. L., Cal., Cochran Hotel. Johnson, H. U.! Ind.. 810 nw. Johnson, M. N., N. D., 238 Md. ave. ne. Joy, C.F, 1629 16th st. n.w. Keifer, A. Fi inn. nM A st. 5.€. Kem, 0. M., Neb., 628 C st. ne. Kerr, W. S., Ohio, Fredonia. Kirkpatrick, S. S., Kans..1378 Harvard st. Knox, W. S., Mass., Riggs. Kulp, M. H., Pa., 8i3 Vermont ave. Kyle, J. C., Miss, Varnum. Lacey, J. F., lowa, 1028 15th st. .w. Latimer, A. C., S.C. 991 I st. nw. Lawson, T. G., Ga., Metropolitan. Layten, F. C., Ohio, 317 4% st. n.w. Lefever, J., New York, Arlington. Leighty, J. D., Ind., Willard’s. Leisenring, John, Pa., 831 18th st. nw. Lester, R. E., Ga., Cairo Flats. Lorimer, Wm., Ii. 1412 Park st, Mt. P. . W., Ky., Ebbitt. Loud, E. F.,Cal., Albany. Low P. B., N.Y. 1101 K nw. Lintor, W. S., Mich., 201 N. Capitol st. R. Z. C., 922 Mass, ave. Little, J. S., Ark., Metropolitan. Livingston, L. F., Ga., 220 N. J. ave. nw. Lockhart, J. A. S. C., Metropolitan. Long, C. L, Kans., 2815 14th st. uw. Loudenslager, H. C., N. J., Willard’s. Maddox, W. J., Ga., Metropolitan. Maguire, J. G, Cal., 1017 15th st. n.w. Mahany, RK. B., New York, the Alvany. Mahon, T. M., 'Pa., 1326 I at. Marsh, B. F., Illinois, Willard’s. McCall, J. E., Tenn., Fredonia. McCall, S. W., Mass., 1312 15th st. n.w. McCleary, J. T., Minn.. «U4 uth st. McClure, A. S., Ohio, 1921 16th street. McCreary, J. B., Ky., Shoreham. McClellan, G. B., N. ¥., 1445 R. Lave. McCormick, R. C., N. ¥., Shoreham. McCulloch, P. D. , Fredonia. McDearmon, J. C., Tenn. jonal. McEwans, Thos., McLaurin, J L., 8. McMillin, Benton, Te: McRae, T. C., Ark., 30 K street. Mercer, D. H., Neb., 1485 K st. n.w. Meyer, Ad., La., 1700 Q st. n.w. Meiklejohn, G. D., Nebraska, Hotel Page. Miles, J. W., Md., 250 Del. ave. n.e. Mill, Robt., Ark., 210 A st. ne. Miller, O. Kan., 1523 1 st. n w. Miller, Warren, W. Va., National. Milliken, S. E., Me., 920 14th st. n.w. Milnes, A, Mich.gan, Vendome. Miner, H. C., N. Y., 1340 8th street. Minor, E. S., Wis., 808 Fast Cap. st. Mondell, F W., Wyoming, Willard’s. Money, H. D., Miss., Metropolitan. Moses, C. L., Ga., 940 P st. nw. Moody, W. H., Mass., Raleigh. Mozley, N. A., Mo., Congressional. Morse, EA. Mass., Cochran. Murphy, E. J., Ill.. 1213 Rhode Island ave. Murphy, N. O., Ariz., Arlington. Neil, Robt., Ark., 210 A st, ne. Newlands, F. G., Nev.,-234 N. J. ave. n.w. Noonan, G. H,, Texas, 621 East Capitol st. Northway, 8S. A., Ohio, Bancroft. O'Dell, B.B., N.Y., 1309 16th street. Ogden, H. W.. La.. Metropolitan, Otey, P. J., Va., Oxford. Otjen, T, Wis., 27 N. J. ave. se. Overstreet, Jesse, Ind., 242 N. Capitol st. Parker, R.W., N. J., Shoreham. 2 Patterson, Josiah, Tenn., Cairo. Payne, S._E., N. ¥., Normandie. Pearson, R.. N. C. joreham Hotel. Pendleton, Geo. C., Tex., 909 N. ¥. ave. Perkins, G. D., Iowa, Hamilton. Phillips, T. W., Pa., 1116 Vt. ave. mw. Pickler, J. A.. S. D., 120 Mass. ave. ne. Pitney, M., N. J., Normandie. Poole, T. L, N. ¥., 6 Towa circle. Powers, H. H., Vt. Riggs. Prince, G. W., Ill, 629 Md. ave. ne. Pugh, S. J., Ky., 6 Iowa Circle. Quigg, L. E., N.Y., Snorsham. Ray, G. W., N. Y., Willard’s. Reed, Thomas B., Maine, the Shoreham. Reeves, Walter, Il, Varnum. Reyburn, J. S., Pa.. 1301 Conn. ‘ave! Richardson, J. D., Tenn.. 1103 Gth st. n.w. Robbins, G. A., Ala., Arno Hotel. Robinson, J. B., Pa., 1708 R. I. ave. nw. Robertson, S. M., La. Metropolitan. Royse, Le W.,<Ind., Ebbitt. Russell, B. E., Ga., Mc. Vernon. .. Hamilton, Sauerhering, E., Wis.. Oxford. Sayers, J. D., Texas, Riggs. Scranton, J./a., Pa., Shoreham, Settle, Thos., North Carolina, Albany. Sharnon, R. C., New York Shoreham. Shaw, J. G., North Carolina Metropolitan. Sherman, J. S. N. Y., Cairo Shuford, A. C., N.C., Metropolitan, Simpkins, John, Mass., Albany. Skinner, H., N. C., Ebbitt, Sn.ith, W. A., Mich., 1435 K st. now. Smith, G. W., IIL, 918 13th st. ‘now. Snover, H. G., Mich.. 603 N.C. ave. s.e. Scuthard. J. H., Ohio, Varnum. Sorg, P. J., Ohio. Arlington. Southwick, Geo. N., N. ¥., 1111 I st. ne. Spald.ng, Geo., M.ch., 128 A st. ne. Sparkman, S. M., Fla., Metropolitan. Spencer, J. G., Miss., 157 D st. s.e. Sperry, N. D., Conn., Buckingham. Stable, J. A. Pa., Wiliara’s. . C., 921 L st. nw. Strode, J’ B., Nebraska, Willard’s. Strait, T. J., S-C., Lincoln. Stahle, Jas. A., Pa., 1224'S st. nw. Steele, G. W., Ind., Ebbitt. Stephenson, S. M., Mich., Ebbitt: Stewart, Ji F. J.. Normandie. Strong, L. M 5 Strowd, W. F., N. C., 931 G st. Sullaway, C. A., N. H., Varnum. Swarson, oo Va.. 1716 Q st. Taft, Chas. P., Ohio, 1311 K, ‘Talbert, W. J. S.C., National. Tarsney, J. C. ‘3. Tate, F. C., Ga., 240 C street now. Tawney, J. A., Minn.. Bancrof: Hotel. Taylor, R. W., Ohio. 1363 Roanoke st. Terry, W._L.. Ark., Metropolitan. Thomas, H. F., Mich., 201 East Capitol st. Towne, C. A., Minn. 1 N northwest. Tracey, J. P., Mo., 215 East Cap. st. Tracewell, Ind., Hamilton. Treloir, W. M., Mo., 21> East Cap. st. Tucker, H. 8.°G.. Va.. 1329 M n.w. Turner, H. G., Ga.. Riggs. Turner, S. S., Va. 1710 G nw. Tyler, D. G., Va., 211 East Capitol st. Underwocd, O. W., Ala., 1126 Conn. ave Updegratt, Thos., .owa. 201 East Capito} Van Voorhis, H. C., Ohio, Eckington Hotel. Wellington, G. L., Md., Willard’s, Walker, J+5. H., Mass., Shoreham, Walker, J.-A. Va. Walsh, J. J., N.Y., National. Wanegrr, A. P., Pa., 220 N. J. aye. s. Warner, V., Ill., Cairo Flats. Washington, J. E., Tenn., 2013 Hillyer p! Watson, D. K., Ohio, Hamilton, Watson, J. E., Ind., 208 Md. ave. ne. Wellington, Geo. L., Md., Witlard’s. Wheoler, J., Ala., The Grafton, Williams, J. S. Miss. 100 ist st. nw. Willis, J..8., Delaware, 154 A st. ne. Wiison, Geo. W., Ohio, Varnum. Wilson, Edgar, Idaho, 453 M st. n.w. Wilson, F. H., N. ¥., Normandie. Wilson, J. S., South Carolina, Ebbitt. Wood. Benson. Il... Ebbitt. Woodman, C. W., Ill, Congressional. Woodward, F. A., N.C., Metropolitan. Woomer, E. M., Pa., Hamilton. Wright, A. B., Mass., Riggs. —__+ + -____. Wax Figure Aubrecht Dead. Joseph Aubrecht, the ‘‘wax-figure” man, who during the world’s fair stood before the old Vienna village and in the uniform of a king’s guard attracted more than a little attention and aroused much speculation among visitors as to whether he was a wax figure or an animate object, died at Atlan- ta on November 14. The dead man was in a destitute condition at the time of his death. Aubrecht was born at Cernikonic, Bohe- mia. His first wife, from whom he was di- verced, now lives at Cleveland, Ohio, while a daughter by the second marriage resides in Chicago. ‘The dead man was noted for his power of con:rol over his muscles, being able to stand for an exceptionally long time without the apparent twitch of an eyelash. At the close of the world’s fair he was stationed in the show windows of various stores on State street, Chicago. PR BED cht li cL A dt = = PRINCE -OF SPENDTHRIFT: A Young Freneh: Y tering His In crited Million = Frem the Chicago Times-Herald. The sudden death of Max Lebaudy, the young millionaire, on Tuesday in Paris has oc: ned much comment among the representative French citizens of Chicago and many Americans who have spent time in Parts. Bch) France young Lebaudy .was what ‘Coal Oil Johnny” was to the United States. Naturally of a reckless, devil-may- care disposition and knowing nothing whi ever of the value of money, his extrava- neared on the acquisition of an enormous ortune, was such that even the a thrifts of noble bleed opened their oa amazement at the manner in which he scattered portions of his fortune—only por- tions, however, fcr his strange pred lection for sports gained him a certain sought-for notoriety during his minority; so much so that his mother persuaded the father to curtail the youngster’s expenses to a mere bagatelle of $25,000 per yea ‘Sugar Plum” struggled along with this pin money for two years, when Lebaudy pere died. As it may seem, this extravagant son of the most fin siecle nation on earth was un- able to get rid of more than a third of the wealth left by his father, France's great- = rege wealthiest sugar refiner. ust as soon as the shock of t! Possession of all this money had. ro] away and the proprieties surrounding the Geath and obsequies would permit, “Le Pe- lit Suerier” looked about him for a chance to dig his hands into his gold heaps and oe — of his wealth. He was not venture, ving at a conclusion for the lust before he became of he taken part in an amateur bull fighting ne hearsal as prima spada, and, it is said, he acquired meritorious distinction. He had received instructions from a toreador, who Was brought from Spain especially to coach him. Thus it was that the first thing the young Croesus did was te negotiate with a San Sebastian architect to erect a mam- moth bull-fighting arena. An agreement was not long in being arrived at, and soon thereafter the structure Maison-Lafitte was erected. There the wealthy young sports- re —. matinees and soirees Es- 0 women acquain' and monty companions. Siyermescey ing of this sport, which” Jess than $1,000,000. “Sugar Elum” joined his regiment at Amelia-les-Baines, to which he had some time previously been con- scripted. The life of a soldier pleased him for the nonce, 2nd his accouterments and decaf ye tage yy on days of parade envy of al cers the resiment. ee ” © a butterfly flitting from flow: flower, young Lebaudy grew tired of the gaudy, tinsseled life he led in and he cast about him to engage in some- thing new, even though he were compelled to serve nis ellotted time as a soldier of France. The meager details of important events in the athletic field, published in the leading dailies of France, caused him an- noyance. He wanted to read more graphic and complete accounts of these affairs, and when, after frequent solicitation, the pro- Prietors of the big journals refused to turn their papers into sporting directories, he was angered. Moreover, he got a furlough on July 1 last, and journeyed to the French capital, where, within two days, he bought outright the Soir, a semi-official government organ, which was published at 9 o'clock every morning, giving much of its attention to racing, field and athletic sports. Under = peerage of Frencndginy column af- lumn was devoted to sporting news, and when the paper was pushed for space en especial occasions ‘he sacrificed every ~ other feature to his hobby. - Of course, “Le Petit Sucrier” has figured in sersational social events. In the late one in which Comte Talleyrand-Perigaud end the latter's friend, Mr. Woestyne, were ar- rested for ottaining money by false pre- tenses, it was alleged by the young man that he gave the prisoners $80,000 notes of rand to discount. The matter was after- ward amicably settied. This was during his mincrity, and it is said that he was the richest victim ever plucked by Paris usur- ers, for sll of them knew they were perfect- ly safe in advancing him whatever sum he demanded—no matter how large. To this class, it is said, he contributed not less than $2,000,000 for the follies of youth while a minor. As a plunger ‘he was known as the most daring and reckless on the bourse, frequent- ly causing such slumps in the market as to frighten even the nerviest of traders. A good part of his fortune remained in the strong boxes of the shrewd traders. As bicyclist Lebaudy was more than the ordi- nary rider—he was accomplished, and when he gave grand bicycle parades in the Champs Elysees, the objective point being the Bois de Boulogne, hundreds of gay riders took part with “Sugar Plum” in the van. ———_+-e+__. WRITERS AND SPEAKER: The Effect of nn Audience on Some Temperaments. From the Gentleman's Magazine. The principal difference between writers and speakers is, after all, to be discovered in temperament. The presence of an aud- fence, especially a large audience, has al- ways one of two effects on a man; it either stimulates or depresses him. To the born speaker it lends vivacity to the intellect and fluency to the tongue, others it strikes dumb. A man may, of course, be fluent without being an orator. An empty man is often fluent—that ts due to vanity; a pom- pous man is sometimes confident and ready of speech—that is due to conceit. The on chatters on, serenely unconscious that he is talking nonsense; the other has too lofty a sense of his own importance to suspect for a moment that his rounded periods are mere commonplace. The fact is that in every case the fruit smacks of the soil. But even with the greatest orators there is not only a particular style and flavor pe- culiar to each, but so complete and close an adaptation to the taste of the audience addressed that the oratory of one age is very apt to seem weariness or darkness to the next. Lord Bolingbroke was applauded by Lord Chesterfield, who had been among his aud- itors, for the “force and charm of his elo- quence.” Pitt looked up to him as a model, and Burke imitated his style, yet later speakers neglect him, and expect to learn nothing from his slow and fatiguing sen- tences, which have been characterized by a later critic as “‘declamatory, diffusive and =i deficient both in eloquence and pre- sion. ——+e2+_____ How to Be Quiet. From the Trey Times. Back in the "70s a report reached army headquarters that the Indians in Idaho had sy-armed down on a little village and murdered every inhabitant. A second lieu- tenant, who had just received his commis- sion, was dispatched to the scene to ascer- tain the authenticity of the rumor. A few hours after his -arrival in the village he sent this dispatch to the commanding officer: “Everybody is quiet here.” Whereupon the commanding officer replied: “Your re- port is unintelligible. We have it from a responsible source that Indians have mas- sacred every inhabitant.’ The lieutenant answered: “Report is cor- rect. Everybody has been massacred. Everybody is quiet.” Soe eS Napoleonic. From Puck. One—“Stickers has been telling us of marvelous sums he has made on Wall street. Is he a Napoleon of finance?” Two—‘“Well, hardiy—more of a Napoleon of narration.’ Fully Explained. From Puck. First Detective—“Strange that I didn't recognize him! I thought I'd know him in any disguise.’ Second Detective—“But ‘when he was caught he had no disguise.” irst Detective—“Oh, that accounts for it)