Evening Star Newspaper, February 22, 1896, Page 9

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 22, 1896—-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES, ABOUT X RAYS A Statement of the Facts Relating to New Photography. SOME POPOLAR ERRORS CORRECTED Wonderful Results Attained in the Opinion of Scientists. THEORIES AND POSSIBILITIES — Se HE CURIOUS FORM of radiation discover- ed by Prof. Roentgen of Wurzburg Untver- sity continues to at- tract much attention, the scientific world being largely occupied with the question, “What is it?" while the general public fs more interested tn the question, “What will it do?’ Reports of experiments by Prof. Toenigen and his followers have made one answer to the latter question familiar—the Yays discovered by him will pass through ™any substances that are opaque to ordi- nary light, and since they will affect a pho- tegraphie plate just as light does, shadow pictures of objects inclosed in opaque mat- -ter may be made. The word “photograph” fpplied to these shadow pictures is unfor- tunate, as by a photegraph we usually un- derstand a picture of an object taken by dight reflected from that object. .No such picture can be taken by the newly discov- ered radiations. They cannot take, for in- tance, a full-face picture of a man, though they can throw a shadow of his profile on the sensitive plate. And since they cen \traverse flesh more easily than bone, the Dones in the shadow picture of a man’s hand Stand out black, while surrounding flesh ap- ears dimmer. _ Te this somewhat sensational discovery cathode rays, or that part ef them capa- ble of taking protoaraphs, or_perl a second kind of reys generated by t) » will pass not only through an aluminum window, but through the glass sides of the tube {itself and through most solid sub- stances, avd that they will so pass with different degrees of case. If they passed through all substances alike, the shadow- pictures: already referred to could not be taken; it Is only because, for instance, the bones are more cpaave to them than the flesh that we can meke a shadow photo- graph of the skelcton of the hand. The actual ‘discovery was made by acct- dent, and in his criginal description of It, read at Wurzburg last merth, Prof. Roent- gen dces rot dwell particularly on the pho- togrephic possibilities. He made the dis- covery by noticing that a phosphorescent substance nezr a Crookes tubo over which a cloth had been thrown gave out a gleam wherever the current was sent through tho tube, although tho cloth prevented the tubo’s light from being seen. The discover- er is decidedly of the opinion that the rays which pass the glass walis of the tube are not the cathode rays, but a hitherto un- known kind of rays generated by the cath- ode rays in the gicss itself. Hence he calls them the X rays, since the Iciter X is used In algebra to dcsignate an unknown quantity. He bases his conclusion largely on the fact that a meerct will not deflect the new trays, while its power over the cathode reys is one of their most peculiar | characteristics. Others rote the fact that! Lenard discovered some time ego that the cathode 1ays were not simple, but made up of sevagal different kinds of radiation, some of which were deflected by the mag- net more easily than others. Boentgen suggests, in accordance with the general German belief, that the cathode rays are a kird of iight, or at least akin to light, that the new rays are vibrations lenzthwise in the ether, Instead of crosy- wise, as those of ordinary light are sup- posed to be. Such vibrations have long beer looked for by physicists, and it is natural that any new pleromenon should be ascribed to them. But Roentgen him self admits that there {s not yet any pos!- tive evidence for his view. The discovery once made, the experi- ments were quickly repeated and amplified all over the world, since they require no very delicate manipulation nor cosily «p- Paratus. In this country they ha been performed with great success by Professor Wright and Mr. Bumstead of Yale, by Pro- fessor Trowbridge at Harvard, by Professor Pupin at Columbia, and by Thom Aa Edison. ‘The possible use of the Roentgen shadow- photography in surgery was sugsested In the first reports of the discovery. Professor Wright has succeeded, by its means, in lo- cat rge number of shot in the body of a rabbit, and in Montreal a bullet was found in a man’s leg by the sime means. One direction in which the vention premises to be particularly useful is in the detection of flaws in metal, as in castings, Fig. 1 Typteal Crookes Tube, showing cathode rays: cathode; Fig. 2.—Form of Crookes Tube, 90. arr: will: A.A—Eleetrcdes; B.—W nged that indmill; C- that the skeleton of a living being can be photographed, or “shadow-graphed,” while it is yet clothed with flesh, we are indebted probably for the great public interest shown in Prof. Roentgen’s aiscovery, for that dis- covery is only the latest development of€a series of investigations that have been go- ing on for the past thirty years In England and Germany, none of which have attracted reat popular attention, although they have heen eagerly followed and discussed by stu- dents, Ever since the mercury air pump was Made so perfect that nearly all the alr could be pumped out of a glass bulb, the hehavior of the remnant haa been noticed and wondered at. It is so pecullar that the alr remaining in such high vacua 1s often said to be in a “fourth state of | matter,” the other three states of matter being respectively the solid, the liquid ube the gaseous. If two metal points be soldered into the bulb so that a rapidly alternating current of electricity can be sed through the gas from an induction i we have what is called a “Crookes so named from William Crookes, distinguished English physicist and ist. from whose experiments the first clear light on these phenomena was gained. When the exhaustion of the tube is sufficiently high there proceed from the negative electric pole (called by physicists the “cathode") faint rays or streamers, which have been named “cathode rays. ‘These move in straight Hnes and cause many objects on which they are directed to shine with a wonderfully beautiful jorescent light. They also exert re, as was beautifully shown by who constructed one of his tubes with a miniature gl railway within it, on which rolled a little wheel like a wind- mill. When the cathode rays struck this the wheel rolled rapidly from one end of the tube to the other. The stream could uiso be shifted about by magnetic at- traction. All these discoveries were not FO Sational from a popular point of view as the photography of an invisible object, but they wera more so to scien- lists. for at first sight they seemed inex- plicable, and they convulsed the scien- lific world for a long time. Finally most people settled down to acceptance of Crookes’ explanation, which considered the “rays” to be streams of air particles fprebably actual molecules—the smallest “particles obtainable) charged with elec- tricity and shown off from the negative b.—Positive pole; ‘Rays, concentrated by n: Fig.2 Induction coil; #.—N e.—Ress. the rays when defected A. Negatiwe pole, or by a magnet turn @ ‘or; M.—Mugnet. ermor plate, etc. A weld so finely made es to be quite invisible to the naked eye is brought out at ce in a shadow-photo- eravh by the Roe nm rays. ‘The process of making the shadow-photo- graphs, as at present carried out, is of the | simplest. The object is placed on the plate- holder, and the Crooices tube is suspended jclcse above, thus throwing a shadow of _ the object through the plate-holder, on the Plate within. The feat may be performed in broad daylight, since sunlight cannot | Penctrate the plate-holder, while the X rays can. Shadow photographs have also been made recently by plac.ng the object and the plate between electrodes in open air, without the ptervention of the Crcokes tuba at all. | This, however, is not cathode photography, but the development of a form of électro- inmagnetic photography that has been per- ; formed many times in the past two years. j |More than a year ago a photograph of a} coin made in the dark by Professor San-| ford of Leland Stanford University hy | ing it on a photographie plate and subj j ing it to a powerful alt rnating discharge, was reproduced in a large number of tech- | nical papers. The sensitive plate in this case Is affected by electro-magnetic waves proceeding across ft. It Is possihie, how- ever, that there is a real connection be- tween this process and cathode photox- raphy, and that when this connection is known the whole mystery of the cathode rays will be cleared up. It must not he assumed, however, that all processes of photograpt ing by in ble rays are the same. There are m y kinds of iavisibie rays; for instance, those of Invisible heat, as from a stove that is not heated to redness. It is now possible to photograph with these last, as well as} with the invisible ultra-violet rays of the extreme upper part of the spectrum. The Roentgen discovery, like most widely no- | ticed discoveries, has been productive of a large amount of se: tional predictions and foolish suggestions, many of them the re- sult of a partial knowledge of the subject, although some may perhaps bear fruit in new discoveries. The hope that great prac- tical results will follow in the way of the photography of the interior of solid bodies | seems hardly warranted by anything th. has been done so far. The possibility that the rays may have some peculiar effect on “the human system has excited interest, but none has yet been discovered, althouzh | Thomas A. Edison has announced that he yo Fie. 3. Edison's Arrangement Fig. 4 Arrangement used by Prof. trode of vacuum bulb, for making Roentgen Shadow pas. Lerden jars; C.C. tides b.—Russ. pole or cathode just as a charged pith ‘bail is repelled from an electrical ma- chine. The reason that the phenomenon -sppeared only in a high vacuum was, ac- corcing to him, that In alr or gas of ordi- Imary density even the density of the so- 3 “wacuum" under the bell of an fashioned air pump, the molecules are free to move for sensible distances without striking against one anoth not their “free path,” in other words, was toe small. This explanation has | been given without comment in most of the orthodox books on physics. But about two years ago German experimenters threw a bombshell into the Enclish camp by showing that the cathode rars would pass through thin films or sheets of cer- tain metals, and that by inserting an al um “window” in the glass tube jthey could even be made to pass out into ordinary air. Hence. it was argued, they could not be streams or molecuies, but must be a kind of light, and Lenard. one of the German investigators, pointed out, in arditional support of this view, that the rays would produce photographie tm- “pressions. If he had followed this up entgen’s discovery would have been an- YeGated. As It is, ihese experiments have again thrown Into doubt a matter that was once thought by many to be definitely eaplainetl. The English stand by Crookes, the Germans by Lenard, and cach side has obtained new experimental evidence thet only adds to our perpiexity. If the Yays are streams of electrified gas how do they strike through solid objects and take photographs? if they are a kind of light why do they drive windmills and Yollow a magnet? it can now be seen that Rocntgen’s dis- covery was only the logical outcome of a jong series of previeus experiments. To sey this is nct to belittle Lim, for this Is . the usual course of digeovery and inven- ton. Roentgen’s discovery 1s that the 1s about to experiment on their properties | 48 germ-Killers. As is well known, ordinary | Sunlight is fatal or injurious to the growth of dizscose germs, and the new rays may | possiliiy be mere Durirg a recent at- | tempt to photogreph a mouse with the rays, the animal, which was supposed to be arowned, revived, and this inci! made the most cf, in a se ner. but the experimenter him he beli the rays had nothing t the motse’s recovery. One of the directions In which new dis- ccveries may follow Is that of rendering | the image or shadow ca t by the rays Visible to the eye. A process proposed by Mr. Thompson, a New York electrical en- gineer, Is to receive the shadow picture on | a surface covered with a fluorescent eure stance instead of on a Photogra: Fluroescence would be excited in varcigg degrees, according to the proportion of the rays trarsmitted by the object, and n shade ow picture of it would thus appear cor} responding to the shadow-photozraphs als. ready taken. This process as not been developed in dgtail, but there scems to be | no Teason why it should not » tkeugh the hop , alleged, he expects hy its ald to see the hi man heart beating in the living body, may never be realized. It must be remembered, however, that in a discovery of this kind delicacy of result depends larsely on per fection of detail in the Process, and the generation that has seen the development of the modern photograph, together wi the Kinetoscope, the telephone and “ie | phonograph, need rot be eurpirsed at ann. thing in this line. Only the skeptics may be pardoned for wishing to see before they fully believe. eae See If you don't smoke Sweet Moments you don't get the bes! cab | mad ibe {result in an advance of eggs, yet pri {them remai [eastern shora sweet - potatoes, ROENTGEN’S DISCOVERY Prof. H. M. Johnaon Makes w Sucoessful Experiment With X Rays. A Block of Aluminum Proves Trans- purent to the Unknown Rays, While Glass is Nenrly Opaque. Prof. H. M. Johnson of the Eastern High School. !n common with scores of other scientists who are keenly interested in the peculiar discovery made by Dr. Roentgen, succeeded yesterday in making a very dis- tinct demonstration of the power of the X or unknown rays to penetrate various sub- stances hitherto regarded as opaque. Hav- ing tn his charge, perhaps, the only Crooke: tube in Washington, which he had bor- rowed a fortnight ago of the Corcoran Scientific School for the purpose of demon- Strations before his class in the Eastern High School, he undertook several experl- ments in the line of Dr. Roentgen’s discov- ery. Upon an ordinary sensitized plate, in a plato holder laid fat on a table, he put a Rumler of objects, among them a pair of eyegiasses, a steel keyring, a copper cent, a silyes dime and a piece of aluminum about three-eigliths of an inch thick. Above this ihe Crocices’ tube was suspended and a cur- rent of elcctricity from a six-cell battery Was passed through the tube. The result- ing pate contained a very well defined slihouette of the copper cent, the eyeglasses ang the steel ring. The silver dime was but feintiy outlined and the aluminum was el- most without place on the plate, showing that to the X rays aluminum has very little spactty, and silver butelittle more, while ser and steel are comparatively i f to them. The prints from the piate thus made were made by Prof. Smiley at the National Museum. “This Crookes’ tube which I used,” said Dr. . “is an excellent one of very high an. A singular feature of the experi- ment wag thut tho current of electricity seemed to pass from the negative pole obliquely across the tube, a distance of about en inch and a half or two inches, in- stead of toward the positive pole, some five Inches away at the otier end of the tube. It also appears that there is somewhere a certain strength of current which will pro- duce the best results in experimenting with the unknown rays, and that a strong cur- rent will often utterly defeat the object of the experiment. The current I used had a spark about an inch long. A stronger cur-|| rent was less satisfactory. »aer or later 1 think ft will appear, if the theory now advanced fs correct, that these unkrown rays vibrate longitudinally instead of transversely, as hss always been hitherto assumed, that there is a ratio be- tween the length of the vibration in the cur- rent and that of the X rays. On the other hard, too, there rust, sooner or later, no dot, appear a mathematical relationship between the molecular condition of sub- stances and these rays. Why the rays should penetrate aluminum so easily and not glass, which to the solar ray is trans- parent, it is Lard to understand, unless it can be accounted for in the theory that there is a certain mathematical relationship of molecules with the length of vibration in the unkrown rays. “Certainly it is a wonderful discovery, and it kas at oace a practical application in surgery and medical science which makes {ft of the highest importance. It will not he long before we shall have tables of opacity skowing precisely the relative transparency of a large list of objects or- dinarily regarded as opaque, and actually so to the solar ray. Whether this new covery wilt have any value in other fields of science is row only a matter of conjec- ture. I heve been asked if it could be used in astronomy. That science has so far use only of the visible solar ray and by the use of the spectroscope, as we all know, has made marvelous discoveries with regard to other worlds than ours. 1 do not now see how use can be made of these X rays in astronomy, yet it may be done, for it certainty would be no more surprising than the discovery in itself. There ne ob- servaticn I would like to make in regard to Dr. Roentgen’s remarkable discovery, and tha: {s that when {n his modesty he names these unknown rays with the alge- braic term “X" he fs ent too unassum- ing, for in a discovery of such great human importance it Is no more than just that his own name should be perpetuated by calling these the ‘Roentgen rays.’ * _ PRODUCE MARKET. WHOLESALE Reaction im Buiter, With Higher rea—Other Products Unchanged. aps the single exception of . Prices in the local wholesale pro- duze market remain about the same to- day as they were a werk azo. Butter, how- over, is about o2e cent a pound higher to- day throughout. especially in the best grades. As stated In this column last week. ter was then lower than ever before ‘known at such a season of the year, and a rise in prices was predicted, as it was iesed that a reaction would soon follow. at has happened, and It is not wulikely ces will advance some two or three cents 2 pound farther shortly. While it is probable that the present cold spell will ces In 8 lest quoted. Cheese, too, today as it vid a week ago, and the sells ame can be of poultry, al- though the cold r may slightly ad- e prices. Gane shows no change, and vevetables, while showing some slighi fluc- tb as, Temain practically as they were last week. Beef and other meats show but sight changes. The market is well and abundant supplied, and a firm, active tone prevails. In butter the reaction expected for some time has taken place, and while prices nave a need but a cent a pound, the tendency is upward today,*and an ad- vance of at least two or three cents is ex- pected. The market is quite firm, and as it is weil cleaned up, there fs an unusu- aily strong feeling pr> ng. Fine goods are short, aad much more interest {s shown in Jine creamery. Indeed, the market is well cleaned up throughout. The prices vailing today are: Fancy Elgin and her western extras, 22 cents a pou: choice, 29; firsts, 18; seconds, 16. Choice bake? 2 to 14; New York tubs, dairy print, 19; western, 10 and and Virginia creamery, 15 packed, 16. There is really no cl market, although buy ttle more money for fla‘s the quotations are the same es last ed: New York state cream, large, 11g cents a pound; flats, 12!;, and ponys, 1 As was the case this day a week ago, egss are sel for from 13 to 14 cents a jozen for nearby fresh, western stock from about 12 for southern goods. Some or goods are selling at about 10 keat or guinea at from 5 to 6. he market is, however, somewhat strong- er, and the prevailing cold weather will in ail babllity slightly advance prices. ces in poultry remain about as they The supply is fairly lar, is equally large. No hange In prices is expected, those pre- ng today being for drawn turkeys, 13 1i cents a poun: 9 live old to 7; capons, 3, and geese, 6 to 9. from the following vable: 2k, dresse: $ to 18; duck: As may be seen no change in game is ob; per pound, 10 to 12; woodcock, to 40. Yowetabies and fruits show really no change, as may be seen from the follow- ing is: Cahba: $5 to $10 per hundred; potatoes, 15 to 35 cents a bushel; sweet potatoes, red, $3 to a_ barrel; a barrel; y haymo: ) a hundr nions, $1 to $2 a barrel; barrel; spinach, $3 to ¥3 uce, $4 to $> a barrel; carrots, straw 40 to quart; cauliflower, $4 to $3 a barrey S, $1 to $1.50 a barrel; Virginia whice ed peas, 75 cenis cents a $4 a crate; ni: 31 dozen; Fi to da tomatoes, table apples, $2 10 $3.50 a barrel: California oranges, $1 to $1.50 a box ina, $$ to §5; Valencia, to $3.50; $5 to $7 a box. aad other meats show only the slight changes in prices which are noticed from week to week. Live cattle selling at from 2 to 4 3-4 cents a pound; lambs, 4 to 5 1-2; sheep, 2 to 4; cows with calves, $25 to $50; calves, 5 to 7 cents a pound, and dressed hogs, 4 to 7. fancy Sy THE NATIONAL GUARD Battalion Rifle Match Won by the Engineer Corps SCORES OF THE COMPANY MATCH Current Gossip in Regard to the Next Interstate Drill. ECHOES FROM THE ARMORY With the exception of the first separate battalion, the full quote of teams reported in tho rifle gallery Thursday evening last for the February battalion match. The representatives of the engineer corps easily carried off the honors, with the sixth bat- talion team second. Tho scores in detail were as follows: First battalion—Private Wells, 43; Pri- vate Klein, 42; Lieut. Beall, 84; Private McIntosh, 40; Sergt. Phillips, 38; Sergt. McCabe, 80; Private Smith, 32; Private Chase, 38; Lieut. Lee, 40; Private Gheen, 42. Total, 381. Second battallon—Private Brittain, 36: Sergt. Thompson, 41; Private Colloday, 89: Private McTaylor, 41; Private Crist, 4: Lieut. King, 44; Private DuBols, 47; Pri- vate Barry, 42; Corp. Webb, 87; Private Lowell, 41. Total, 419. Third battalion—Capt Shilling, 46; Corp. Lacy, 45; Private Carr, 38; Private Mc- Curdy, 43; Private Lyman, 43; Corp. Wim- satt, Private Higgins, 48; Corp. Stew- ard, 38; Private Powell, 33; Sergt. Shilling, 46. Total, 412. Fourth battalion—Capt. Hodgson, 41; Lieut. Jacobs, 45; Sergt. Byrne, 44; Private MeNully, 1 Private Pobson, 30; Sergt. Evans, $3; Private Leeman, 29; Private O'Connell, 38; Sergt. Wnipp, 82; Lieut. Sa- bin, 36. Total, 347. Fifth battalion—Capt. Phebus, 48; Sergt. Archer, 33; Corp. McGinnis, 43; Private Totten, 43; Lieut. Shaw, 48; Corp. Homer, Private Seufert, 34; Private Callan, 42: Private Dennison, 46; Serg. Maj. Baile’ 44. Total, 418. Sixth battalion—Capt. Simonson, 45; Corp. Whitacre, 40; Sergt. Groome, 44; Sergt. McClain, 43; Corp. Wilcox, 38; Sergt. Dav- enport, 45; Private Pile, 42; Private Batr- stow, 44; Lieut, + 47; Lieut. Vale, 42. Total, 430. Engineer battalion—Maj. Thompson, 43; Sergt. Lanham, 45; Sergt. McLaughlin, 4 Corp. Albertie, 48; Private Williams, 45; Private Rollins, Corp. Sturgis, 43; Pri- vate Wright, 44; Private Garrison, 44; Lieut. Holt, 42. Total, 440. Provisional battalion—Lieut. Beatty, 40; Trumpeter Carroll, 45; Sergt. Stewart, 14; Private Taylor, 23; Private Schart, 42. To- tal for five men using carbines, 164; with 5 per cent added for carbines, 172. Capt. Wiggin, 42; Sergt. Gibson, 38; Sergt. Mattingly, 37; Private Frech, 45; Private Eckstein, 39. Total, 191. Team total, 34s, Discharges Granted. The dishonorable discharge of Private Bert B. Turnbull, company A, third bat- talion, now company A, fifth battalion, has been revoked. Honorable discharges on their own appli- cations have been granted to the following: Private Mills Dean, company A, engineer corps; Pr.vate Will Huck, company B, engineer corps; Sergt. Wallace C. Lynn, company C, engineer corps, and Private Robert W. Bowdler, company D, third bat- talion. Company Match Scores. The scores of the second seciion of the ccmyany match for February were as fol- lows: . First battalion, company A—Capt. Wil- liams, Sergt. Phillips, 40; Corp. Cha 31; Corp. Wooiridge, 16; Pvt. Chase, Tota, 153. Company B—Pvt. 40; Wells, 47; Pvt. Kine, 36; McCabe, 40; Pvt; Hall, 28; Sergt. Total, 186. ‘Laeut. ce, 33; Pvt. Gheen, Corp. Doten, 156. it; Corp. ‘otal, Company D—Licut, Beal, 44; Sergt. Zea, ’vt. Melrtosh, 45; Pvt. Tay ; Corp. MeCathran, Total, 142. Second &: company A —Sergt. Thompson, 44; Sergt. Davis, 42; Corp. Me- Cath Brittain, 43; Sergt. Col- lin Total, 195. Company B—Pvt. Colleday, 49; Pvt. Tay- lor, Pvt. Crist, 44; Corp. "Webb, 43; Sergt. Stokes, 44. Total, 218. Third battalion, compauy A—Corp. Wim- satt, 88; Pvt. Carr, 3; Corp. McCurdy, 42; Pvt. Lyman, Company D—Sergt. Beach, 31; Pvt. Hg: erzt. Adam ‘Total, 17: urth baitation, company A—Sergt. Me- Anally, 44: Pvt. Bolger, 37; Pvt. Blake, 30; Pvt. Whaley, 40; Pvt. Boucher, 19. Total, 170. Company C—Capt. Hodgson, 40; Pvt. Wil- Pvt. Th Pvt Me- , 43; Pvt. Rob Company D--Serzt son, 41; Pyt. Leeman, 32; Sergt. Corp. Daw- 36; Lieut. Stephan, 39, Total, 200. Fifth battalion, y A—Corp. Mc- Leod, 26; Corp. Tyler, 40;,Pvt. Callan, 4 Pvt. Davenport, 34. To- pany B—Capt. Phebus, 36; Pvt. Den- 7 Pvt. Weir, Pvt Totten, 44; Corp. Seufert, 42. Total, 1% Company D—Lieut. Leeman, 41; Sergt. Murrey, 29; Corp. Horner, 32: Corp. Me- Ginnis Corp. Kerrer, Total, 184. As to Interstate Drills. As time passes into history and nothing definite 1s heard as regards an interstate ecmpetitive drill in the near future, the members of at lezst four interested local companies—the National Fencibles, Morton National Cadets, Rifles and company C, Washington Light Infantry Corps— are manifesting some signs of anx- jety. It is generally agreed that tie date is ripe for an announcement of the competition, if such an affair is to mate- rialize. Several run:ors have proved to be without foundation and today {t may be stated us a fact that no definite considera- tion has been given by any city to the prop- csition to hold a drill, although Capt. Domer is in receipt of private advices to the effect that the crack companies will soon congre- gate at New Orleans to engage in friendly strife, and that drill teams have already begun practice in Omaha. _. In a communication to The Star, E. C. Lewis, director general of the Tennessee Centennial, Exposition Company, says: statement as to the holding of a compet drill in Nashville is correct, but not during the eoming spring or summer. The drill will be held the next spring, summer, or fall, as finally agreed upon, some time between May 1 and November 1, 1897. It is thought that if no other city will un- dertake the drill for 1896 Indianapolis will come to the Tront rather than see ihe enter- prise go by default. Then, in all likelihood, a drill will be held in St. Louis under the aus- pices of the St. Louis Fair Association, with the association cup, won last July by the Branch Guards, as a trophy, although Capt. Sinclair disposes of a popular rumor by saying: “St. Louis will have no com- petitive drill during the national republican convention.” A prominent officer of’ the District Na- tional Guard, speaking yesterday to 2 Star reporter cn the subject, said: “It looks very much as though the year 1896 is going to prove an off yesr, as far as interstate drills ars concerned, ‘and it is not improb- able that the Memphis meeting of last year Will go down to history as the last of a long series of such events, Aside from the fact that nore of the drili cities appear at all anxious for the honor this year, the recent action of the War Department in prohibiting officers of the army from act- ing as judges in competitive drills in the futura is likely to operate as a serious While it has been long known that the Wer Department is opposed to t competitive drilling, and has used efforts to discourage It, it has heretofore winked at ctice, and has permitted army offi- cers to attend such affairs as judges. But even this quasi recognition has come to an end. “In a recent letter to Brigadier General Moore of the Missouri National Guard, the Secretary of War said: “That while officers have been permitted or authorized to act as judges of competitive drills, they have not been ordered cr detailed ‘to perform such service. The Secretary realizes that even this practice ts of no benefit to the great body of the National Guard, and is Mable to have a bad effect, and therefore decides that it will be discontinued here- after.” “It is possible, of course, that judges can be selected in fdture from among officers of the National Guard who are thoroughly competent—perhaps far more so than the average army officer—but it is certain that their decisions would not be accepted with the same undisputed confidence as would those of the regulars.” Will Entertain Thetr Friends. For the first time since taking possession of the new armory the members of com- pany A, third battalion, will, this evening, entertain a number of lady friends in the quarters of the company on the second floor. The batta!ion+ headquarters room will be pressed into service, as will several locker rooms. The affair is to be in the form of a dance, and will be unique in that the arrangement of’ the dance program Provides that exch lady will dance with every cadet during the evening, but with each one only once. Other enjoyable fea- tures are to be provided, and refreshments will be in evidence. The fioor has been specially prepared for dancing. A Coming Company. It is authoritatively stated that at the next monthly meeting of the first battalion the membership of company C, now in process of reorganization, will have reached the required quota of forty men. Then an election of officers will be ordered, and the knowing ones declare that the result will be the selection of second Lieutenant Jesse B. K. Lee of company B for captain; Quarter- master Sergeant 8. P. House for first lieu- tenant, and Sergeant Major John A. Heyd- ler for second Neutenant. With such a trio at the helm, the enthusiastic members state, the company, though it has recently been a little dis! cannot fail to forge to the front. Notes, Hereafter the office hour of the inspector general of rifle practice will be trom 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., only, daily, at The Evening Star building. National guardsmen will, there- fore, govern their visits accordingly. Because of lack of a quorum, the meeting of the brigade board of examination, called for Wednesday evening last, was post- poned until next month. Capt. James E. Bell, inspector of rifle practice of the second regiment, will ad- Gress the Rifle Association of the third bat- talion next Saturday evening on matters pertaining to rifle practice. Because of the illness of Lieut. Giendle B. Young, Lieut. Hutterly acted as captain of ;the engineer cotps’ team in the battalion match ‘Thursday evening last. Handsome and tasty invitations have been issued by the Ordway Rifles for “An Ordie,” ‘to he given Tuésday evening, Feb- ruary 25, at the company rooms in the armory building. It is to be a stag affair, und an elaborate program has been ar- ranged. William Garrett and Pinckney W. Smith, both of whom have held commissions in the sixth battalion, have signified their inten- Uon of enlisting in company C, first bat- talion. Company B, second battalion, will ho!d & Slag party at its G street armory Mon- day evening next. The committee having in charge the de- tails as regards the proposed service medals, consisting of Major E. R. Camp- bell, Capt. James E. Bell and Lieut. Samuel 1. Jacobson, will in a few days officially address the commanding general on the subject. The second separate company is in re- ceipt of a communication from Gen. Nelson A. Miles, congratulating the company on its success, and expressing appreciation of the honor conferred in selecting “Nelson A. Miles Cycle Infantry” as the distinctive name of the organization. Company B, engineer corps, has taken possession of its new workshop. It 1s the intention of the company to construct a miniature railroad trestle at once. It {s definitely announced that beginning March 2 Convention Hall will be assigned to the National Guard Monday and Tues- day evenings of each week for drill pur- poses. The address which was to have been de- livered by Capt. Horton before the Officers’ Association of the Second Regiment next wee has been postponed until the March meeting of the organization. At the Febru- ary meeting Sergt. Hodges of company D, fourth battalion, is to read a paper on “Military Law.” ———— MODERN HOUSE INTERIORS, A Unique Display Showing the Fur- nishing of a Parlor Floor. A unique feature of the display of furni- ture in the establishment of W. B. Moses & Sons has just been completed, and 1s now ready fir the inspection of the pub- le and patrons of his enterprising firm. It consists of a suite of rooms representing those which are usually found on the first or parlor floor of a residence, and the scheme is carried out with a completeness trat ts believed to have never before been equaled in th!s country. There {s first an entrance hall; then come a drawing room, a library, a Turkish room and a dining room. All of these rooms are complete In the various details, are hand- somely lighted and show the modern style that prevails in the decoration and furnish- ing of this portion of a residence. The framing about the doorways and windows and the treatment of the walls exhibit to advantage the woods and the decorations that are used. An interesting detail in the drawing room is the filling of a window frame with a mirror, showing what an effective adjunct to a handsomely furnished room a device of this sort can be. Especial interest will be taken in the drawing room because of the rich furniture, which is in the style of Vernis Martin. The marquette floor shows off to advantage the gold furniture. The library is finished in red, with furni- ture of inlaid wood, imported from France, and some fine pieces of East India black wood. An oriental atmosphere is readily reccgnized in the Turkish room, the walls of which are hung with rich Turkish hang- ings. There are luxurious divans and chairs, covered with Turkish scarfs and stuffs. The dining room is supplied with Flemish articles of furniture, and there is one plece which. is lcoked ‘upon with es- becial interest, as it is an old black oak linen press from a European monastery, and i$ said to be over one hundred and ten years old. ——o RELIEF WORK IN TRANSVAAL, President Kroger Maken a Speech That is Well Received. The latest estimates plaze the number of deaths from the explosion of dynamite at Viedendorp, near Johannesburg, South Afri- ca, Wednesday evening, at 120, and about 400 persons more or less seriously injured. A number of the wounded have. succumbed to their injuries. The white victims were chiefly of the poorer class of Boers. Whole families of white people were wiped out. President Kruger has arrived from Pre- teria. In a speech, he congratulated the inhabitants upon the splendid manner in which they have sunk all race feuds in the ecmmon endeavor to relieve the suffering resulting from the disaster. He udded that he earnestly trusted that the good feeling which has arisen from a common sorrow may have permanent results and lead to a much better feeling in the future between the Boers and the Uitlanders. ‘The presideut’s remarks have had a great effect upon the foreign population, and it is believed that the reforms in the internal administration of the Transvaal which have so long been advocated by the Uitlanders will shortly be inauguraied in a form which will give general satisfactio; President Kruger has been chosen presi- dent of the relief committee, and he is directing the work of clearing the razed ground at Viedendorp and sheltering the thousands of peopie who have peen ren- dered homeiess by the terrible calamity. All the corrugated iron available is sent to Johannesburg, and the work of erecting huts for the homeless has already com- menced. The popular subseripiion raised in behalf of the distressed people already amounts to over $590,000. oo. Mr. Runyon’s Remains Arrive. The body of the late Theodore Runyon, ambassador te Germany, was on board the steamship Havel, which arrived at New York yesterday. The remains were con- veyed to Newark, N. J., where they will lie in state in St, Paul’s Methodist Epis- copal Church until the funeral. | | d Be PLES ELE EE Sete 2 bs six days. Lydd Ls Lae Ln y, be i is mow 25c 1105 F eee ee Settee an fie 2 “I want to be the Jeweler who comes into your mind first.” DAVISON’S “TNANNOUNCED” WEEK means 15% off everything for New goods that were ordered long before this sale have just arrived, and the dis- count will be allowed on them also. Some values are really extraordinary, as, in order to reduce stock before making an extension of my store, I have marked everything very low. Silver, Gold, Diamonds and precious stones are cheaper now than I have ever sold them at. Davison’s Silver Polish =35C.— C. H. DAVISON, Jeweler, * Street. uf SEEEES HH be SOE eee Le Ln le LL Le Le Lede sm 4g IN MUSICAL CIRCLES Responses to the Circular of the Choral Society O2minz In. Those Who Will Assist at Mr. Wm. decker’s Testimonial —“Pina- fore” by Amateurs—Other Items. ‘The concert to be given at the Academy of Music tomorrow night promises to be an event of unusual interest. Mr. Wm. Wal- decker,for whose benefit the concert is given, is known as one of the best musicians in the city, although of late years he has devoted himself to his choir work and the direc- tion of the Washington Saengerbund. one of the best, and probably the largest, of thy German male singing organizations. Hi% work with the bund has been earnest, sin- cere and efficient, and each concert has shown the improvement of the society un- der his capable direction. Now that a tes- timonial fs to be given Mr. Waldecker, the Saengerbund has come forward, and will sing two numbers, Mohr’s Hymnus, “Jun- chz end erhebt sich die Schoepfing” and Bren’s “Fruehling am Rhein,” the latter without accompaniment. Donch’s orches- tra will be heard in Relssiger’s overture, “The Mill on the ¢ ‘Entrance of the Guests Into the Wartburg,” from Wagner's “Tannhaeuscr,” and Resch's “Festival March.” Mr. Herman C. Rakemann,the first violin soloist in the District, will play the andaute and scherzo from Godard’s Sonata Opus 9 and Vieuxtemps “Reverie,” to both of which Mr. Waldecker will furnish the piano accompaniment, and Mr. Waldecker will himsclf play Raff's “La Fileuse,” Rubi stein’s “Kamenoi-Ostrow” and with Miss Alice Burbage Saint-Saens’ variations on a theme of Beethoven. The vocal soloists will be Miss Mae B, Whitesell, who will sing “Farewell: Have Faith,” from Ambroise Thomas’ “Hamlet,” and, with Miss Mar- garet Eichhorn, the “Quis est Homo,” from Rossini’s “Stabat Mate: Mr. Wm. D. Mc- Farland, who will give the Meyer-Helmund “Gondolier’s Song;” Mr. Frank A. Reb- stcck, whose number is Victor Herbert's “When Bugics Are Calling,” and these four will sing the celebrated quartet from “Rigo- letto.” ‘This program shows the excellent entertainment that Mr. Waldecker will pre- sent to his friend: The Choral Society directors are gratified at the responses that have been received thus far in response to the circular sent out to the friends of the organization, the substance of which was published in’ The Star last week. Nothing like the amount required to set the society on its feet has been received, but there are many yet to be heard from, and the kindly expressions of some of those who have already replied give encouragement that the good work and lofty aims of the soclety are appreciated in the community. The ever popular comic opera “H. M. S. Pinafore” will be given next Thursda: and Friday evenings and Saturday mati- nee, for the benefit of the Mt. Pleasant Field Band and the East Washington Charitable Assoziation, at the National Rifles’ Armory Hall. The performance will be under the direction of Prof. Geo. W. Lawrence, assisted by a very strong com- pany of singers, and everything is being done to make the affair a success. The sale of tickets is very lerge, and the com- pany no doubt will Se greeted with pack- ed houses at every performance. The cast of the opera is as follows: Sir Joseph Por- ter, K. C. B., Wm. de Ford; Capt. Cor- coran, E. H. Pandert; Ralph Rackstraw, Geo. W. Lawrence; Dick Deadeye, N. How lings; Boatswain, ‘Chas. E. Bell; Boat- swain’s Mate, Harry Mallet; Midshipmite, Fred. Burke; Corporal, Louis Stolp; Jo- sephine, Mrs. Milton Odell an@ ‘Miss Elearor C. Burger, alternately; Cousin Hebe, Miss Eva Whitford; Buttercup, Mrs. Adelia Taylor; sisters, cousins, aunts and sailors. The tickets have been placed on sale at Sanders & Stayman’s. This opera ts the most successful of any of the joint productions of Gilbert and Sullivan, and its presentation in this city has always been warmly weleomed. Mr. Wm. A. Haley, the leader of the new Washington Military Concert Bayd, will not give his next concert until after Lent, but then he will present a program that will surpass all previous efforts. He pro- poscs to show some novel effects in band music, and it is likely that the band will then demonstrate its abtlity to play ac- companiments to a singer. ‘W. A. Domer has resigned the position of director and bass of the St. Paui's En- glish Lutheran Church quartet choir, t take effect March 1. Mr. Jacob Scharf, thi tenor, and Mrs. Wm. A. Domer, the so- prano, have aiso tendered their’ resigna- tions, to take effect at the same time. Mr. Victor Johason, the director of the Lafayette Square Opera House orchestri has just published the “Lafayette March, which is a very attractive composition, and is dedicated to the new theater and to its manager, Mr. John W. Albaugh. The fron- tispiece is printed in blue ink and finished with a good likeness of Mr. Albaugh and his theater. Mr. Johns: ton has also written @ march called “Beau Brummel,” and dedicated it to Mr. Harry C. Fisk, aleo of the Lafayetie ey theme ‘n entertainment wa ey Mount, N. C., ance monument fund, Mamie Donnelly of : Square Theater. It and is quite pleasing. S$ recently given at for the benefit of the in which Miss hes a this’ cit and the Wilmington Piapiiceaoay a r work, referring complishments,” to the success of All the Catholic exquisite beauty and a who contributed jargely the entertoinment. church choirs will give Messenger speaks in to her Special musical programs during Lent, and at St. Patrick's hehe in the h 7:30 p.m. It is the intention o: the director of the choir, ie a flammatus’ Rossini’s bat Mater” curin, Church there will be a our of vespers from 4 to . Maina, to give the “In- and other selections from the Len- ten season, the large and efficient choir affording goo as other co} acter, Postmaster O. T. Putnam is quite Officer Wannell has completed th dation to his new house sireet. 4d material for this, as well mpositions of a similar chare m. 16 foun- on Frankfort Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bowden have moved to Washington, The scholars of Langdon school cele- brated Washington's birthday with priate patriotic songs and recitatio: schvol room was beautifully decorat 2ppro- ms, T! ed with flags. The exercises opened with the sing- ing of “America” by the school. Mi Seisson, teacher in charge, then spoke upcn the patriotism and character of Washington, which was followed with short recitations by Susie Mor; an, Ethel Baker, Misie Brown, Olive McNeal, Ethel Watsor fessie Haskell, Walter Brown and Harry Macaule’ littie girls the refrain of the the whole school which closed the events of the day. Last Monday ing M ri Baker entertai1ed the L gt their charming heme, o1 tar Spangled B: aning In the anner, chorus, Be- sides the regular members of the club, - and Mrs. Bartlett, Mr. and Miss Mr. and Mrs. McNeal and Mr. and Mrs. 1. J. Baker, all of whom were pres- ent, were several guests, Miss Anna Mar- shall of Washingto: N. ¥.; Mr. R. C. Walton and After twenty-four close! tested games of duplicate whist, da’ freshments were served. Mrs. Lrown of W Mr. ly con- inty re- The table and dining room were artistically decorated with white pinks and lili intermingled with terns a The marriage of Dr. Thomas H. Sher- wood and Miss Mary A. Phoebus, Winthrop Heights, D. C., took place day evening, February 20. eae both of Thurs- SHOT DOWN BY HIS SON. Tragedy on the Streets of Nashville Yesterday. EB. R. Campbell, ex-clerk of the Unitea States district court, was shot and killed by his son, Robert Campell, at Tenn., yesterday. Young Campi been regaided as meata|ly unsound f time. has or some Mr. Campbell was walking on North Vine street with his soa, when the latter sud E. R, Campbell, denly drew a re in, oiver and shot his father just over the right ear, the bullet entering the brain. Mr. Camp- bell fell and expired cnsta: Young Campbell was immediately taken into cus- tody and conveyed to iae police station. He is twenty-six years old, and bad been gan and Tennesse at diferent time ss. Itis thought the Killing was due to the belief on the part of young Campoeil that his father intended to send him back to an asy treatment. Deceasefl had United States district co: and was weil known. oe Killed Her Two Children. win for k of the rt for many years, While temporarily insane Mrs. Ethel Kel- so, wife of George Alfred Kelso, business manager of Martin & Brown's printing es- tablishment of New York, killed her two children, Ethel, aged four, and Gi ree, aged two, in that city Thursday, and then attempted suicide. From the circumstances surrounding the case Mrs. commit suicide, but that she did it is believed Kelso had deliberately planned that to not at first intend to kill her children, and that their murder was due to a sudden impulse as a resuit of homicidal mania with which ted. she was offi! Gen. Harrison Comes East. Gen. Benjamin Harrison left Indianapolis yesterday for New York, accompanied by his secretary. It is understood th: will be General Harrison's last trip at this to New York untill next April, when he and Mrs, Dimmick wiil be married. Gen. Harrison will return to Indianapolig next Many artists have made sketches Harrison homesteed preparatory marriage story, but requests for views have been refused, week, of the to the interiog