Evening Star Newspaper, May 25, 1896, Page 11

RATLROADS. FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE, CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY. @EROUGH THE GRANDiST SCENERY IN AMERICA, ALL TRAINS VESTIBULED, ELECTRIC LIGHTED, STEAM BEATED. ALL MEALS SERVED IN -DINING CARS. TION SIXTH AND B STREETS. sTa- Sebedul 2:29 PM. DALLY—ci 1506. St. Loais Pailman sl~pe Louisville, Indianapolis Counects at Cov- Furlor cars Cin- efal- Seiid train for Cu to Ciuciunati, aud Si Lexington, Louis without cha x Hot Spei V. Limited train ao sicepers to Cincinmati, le without change. Pull- Lot 3, without Daily eur, Richmond Ou ine, vrdonsville, Charlottes- chmond, daily, except tions and tickets at Chesapeake and Ohio 13 and 1421 Penusylvania avenue, 1110 F + and a. the station. H.W. FULLER, General enge’ VANIA of 6th RAILROAD. B streecs. PiTTs- Harris- NIA LIMITED.—Pullman Observation Cars Pitt VM. es. I ure ; acinnati,- Tnaianapolls, St. Louis, Clevctand and Toledo." Buitet Parlor 20 LINE.Pullman Taffet Parlor Parlor and Dining Cars, Har- AND ST. LOUIS F wiman Steep- 1 Harrisburg to Cleveland. for Williamsport, Falls ¢ 3 cep yension Bridge via Buf- anandaigua, Tor iis dally, Sleept NEW YORK AND THE eas “CONGRESSIONAL LIMITED,” Wilmington) A.M; ), 10:00 and 11:35 PM. "For Fast Express, 7:50 2A week-ditys, without change, 3 PM. datly atl AM. and 1 and 11:00 11:0 and 11:50 E #) (4.00 Limited), 4:20, Th 10:40, 11:0 3200, 11:00 and 11:35 PM Pope's Creek Line, 10:40 unday. Sundays, ress for Richa |. dally, and checking of bageage to destina- Wf residences J. R. Woop, Manager. General Pass. Agt. SOUTHERN RAILWAY, PIEDMONT Al& LINE: ule et May IT, 1896. All trains arrive und leave at Pennsylvania pas- wenger station. —Local for Danville. Strasburg, daily exc Yt Sunday, Westery, Ohio daily Gatly. for the n Haffet om to Incksonville, Jotte with Pullman Sleeper for st ver New York to New Orleans, via Mont- necting at Atlanta with Puliman Sleep- minghain, Memphis and St. Louis. 4:01 P.M—Tacal for Front Royal, Riverton and Stresbucg. daily, except Sunday. 4:51 P-M.—Daily.—Local for Charlottesville. 16:43 P.M.—Daily.— WASHINGTON AND SOUTH- WESTERN VESTIBULED LIMITED, composed of Pulimaa Vestibuled Si Dining ‘Cars and Day Coaches. Pullman Sleepers New York to. Ashe- Fille an? Hot Springs, N. C.; New York to Tampa, via Charlotte, Savannah and Jackson- and 3 & tO Memphis, via Birming- ew York to New Orletns, via Atinaca ana ery. Vestibuled Day Coach Washington to athera Railway Diaing Car Greenstoro ON AND OHIO DIVIS- OF a.m. daily, 1:00 p.m. pt Sunday, and 6:25 p.m. also Pull- ION Tease Washington and 4:45 p.m. daily, ¢ Bunda for Round EH p.m. daily, ex- for Leesburg, a p.m. daily for Returning, ar ashington 8:26 daily. and 3:00 p.m. “ds ay, from Round 7:06 a.m. lay, from Hernen.” from Leesburg, Throuzh trains from the south arrtve at Wash- A.m., 2:20 p.m., and 9:40 p.m. daily. anessas Division, 10:00 am. daily, except Sun day. and 8:40 a.m. daliy from Charlottes:!tle, Ti Sleeping Car re: on nnd informa- dat offices, 511 and 1300 Pennsylvanta aad at is! passenger « rLP. ‘Fraitie Manaj A. TURK, Gen. Pass. Agent. S. Brown, Gen. Agent Pasa. Dept. ms BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD. ddule in effect May 9, 1896. Leave Washington frum station corner of New Jersey uvcauc aud © st. vrthwest, Vestibuled Limited and Indianapotls, Vestl- apres, 12:5 night. ¥élaud, express dally, 11:30 y, Natural Bi Memphis anc G1 night! apolis, im, 12:10 and andays, 8:30 a.m., 4:32 p.m, derick, °9:04 11:30 a.m., §1:15, 14:30, <orstown, 11:30 a.m. and 45:30 p.m, and way polut. week Ways, 0:00 a. 9:00 ‘a.m., 7:05 p.m. Suudays, hershurg and way points, week days, -m., 12:50, 3:00, 4:30, 4:33, 6 30 p.m. ‘Sundays, 9:60 a.m’, 1 7:05, 10:25 pm. For Washington Junction and way points, *9:00 a.m., $115 p.m. Express trains stopping at prin- ons only. 4 10, BLUE LINE FOR NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA. trains filuminated with pintsch Ught, Philadelphia, New York, Boston and the " Week days, 7:00, 7:05, 8:00 (10:00 a.m. Din ing Car), 12:00, 12:35, 3:00 (5:05 Dining Car) p.m. (201 night, Siceping Car open pt "10: Orel Sundays,” (7:05, Dining Car), (9:00 a.m., Dining 35, Dining Car), 3:00 (6:05, Dining Car), 8 Oi night, Sleeping Car open for pas- gengers 10:00 P_M.). “Dally. §Sunday only. xExpress trains. ¢ called for and checked from hotels and by Union Transfer Co. on orders. left offices, 619 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W, MEDICAL FEE UNTIL CURED. r. Leatherman, Specialist in al ns of fal diseases. Hiacets Vari nd Stricture cured. Consultation free. Hours, 9 to 12, 2 to 5; Tues., ‘Thurs. and Sat. even...7 to 8. | 602 F N.W. apli-2m “MANLY VIGOR AND NERVE POWER RESTORED by usirg a bottle or two of Dr. Brothers’ in- yigorating cordial. 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May St. Loui 27, 10am New York.June 17, 10 am 8.10 am St. Louis. Ja 1am e 8, 10am Ohio.Sat., June 27, 10 am 10. 19. am St. Pant.. July “1, 10 am s,SatJuly 4.10 am ew York.Juiy 8, 10 am Red Star Line. lay, May 27, 10:30 a.m. «Wednesday, Inne 3, noon rday, June 6, 10 a.m, 20 a.m. June NTERNATIONAL 14 and 15, North Office, owling Green, N. ¥. GEC. W_ MOSS, Agent, 921 Penna. ave. FAMILY BURNED. Four Dead and Two Others Seriously Injured. By the explosion of a gasoline stove on Townsend street, Chicago, yesterday a family of six persons was almost exter- minated. Four are dead, and a fifth was so badly burned that death seemed almost certain. The names of the dead are: Otto Malm, a carpenter, thir:y-two ye old; Sima Malm, eighty years oid; Hilya Malm, six years old; Otto Malm, jr., three years old. ‘The injured are: Mrs. Ella Malm, thirty- three years old, burned about the hends, arms and face; will recover. iien Malm, eight years old, severely burned about the head and body; will probably die. Mrs. Malm, the wife and mother, had risen to prepare breakfast, and her hus- band and children were still asicep in bed. She lighted a gesoline stove, when the reservoir which holds the supply of cil exploded, throwing the burning fuld ehout the room. Before the sleeping members of the family could be taken out or even warned, they were shut in by flames, and burned almost to a crisp.- Whea the ex- plosion occurred Mrs. Malm rushed fran- ticatly from the dweliing and screamed for help. She then returned to the house, soon reappearing with her three-year-old’ child in her arms. Pieces of burning clothing still adhered to the burned flesh of the babe, and it died shortly afterward. The screains of the mother had by this time brought the neighbors to the scene. The fire department was suramoned, ond the firemen rushed into the rooms and re- moved the inmates, while water was thrown upon the flames. The mother’s burns were attended to by the doctors. She was removed to the heme of friends cos Acts Approved. ‘The President has approved the act au- thorizing the Secretaries of War and Navy, in their discretion, to loan or give to Sol- diers’ Monument Assoclations, posts of the G. A. R. and municipal corporations, con= demned ordnance, guns and cannon bails; the act correcting the military record of Charles K. Jenree; the act for the relief of Frederick Gramm; the act for the relief of Henry H. Schrawder; the act to remove the charge of desertion from the record of Michael McKenna; the act estabiishing customs posts of delivery at Pueblo, Du- rango and Leadville, Col., and the act for the construction of a bridge across the Niagara river at Lewiston, N. ¥. THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, MAY 25, 1896-TWELVE PAGES, ARTISTIC WORK The Handsome Photographic Exhibit at the Cosmos Club. GOLD AND SILVER CROSSES AWARDED Those That Have Been Decorated With the Blue Ribbon. SOME SPECIAL MENTIONS For the first time in the history of the organization the exhibition hall of the Cosmos Club has been thrown open into its full length without partition for the exhibition of works of art. The Washing- ton photographic salon of 1896 is now an accomplished fact, and the great room of the club will tomorrow be opened to the public for the Inspection of the beautiful productions of the camera that now cover the walls. In ordinary exhibitions of a lccal character, either of paintings or of phetographs, the hall has been divided by the closing of the central doors, but in this Irstance the club has granted the special fevor of enlarging the room, until it be- ccmes almost an ideal gallery for exhibi- tion purposes. Three hundred and forty- five prints are there, of every grade of sub- ject and treatment, and representing prac- tically every section of the United States. it is truly # national salon, and, in the opinion of the experts who have viewed the work as jurors, it is the forerunner of an international exhibition to be held annually in Washington, at which the best work of both sides of the Atlantic will be shown. Work of the Judge The work of installing this great collec- tion of photographs was accomplished by the committee in charge within ten hours, but only after the most unremitting labor. The werk was finished Friday night, and Saturday morning the judges began their inspection to award the honors. The pho- tegrapks, as explained some days ago in The Star, exhibited on this occasion are divided into two classes—those capable of judgment from a purely artistic stand- pcint, and known in the aggregate as the Washington salon of 1896, and those of a mere technical excellence, not quite quali- fled for the first class, known as the art photographic exhibition. The former are called class A, and include 177 prints. The latter, or class B, comprise all the remain- ing photographs on the walls. Class A was jucged first by a jury consisting of E. C. Messer, Max Weyl and R. M. Brooke, well known in local artistic circles. Their duty lay In selecting two photographs of the highest order of artistic excellence to re- ceive the gold and silver crosses, respec- tively. These judges, as did those in the lass, worked with a catalogue, from which the names and residences of the ¢x- hibitors had been carefully erased, leaving the prints themselves and their cor- ponding numbers from which to judge. ‘The jury worked in the exhibition hall en- tirely alone, and their awards are regarded as absolutely without prejudice. The Two Crosses Awarded. The gold cross was awarded to No. 136, which pro¥ed to be the work of Clarence D. Moore of Philadelphia. The subject 1 the head of a woman, entitled, “La Heine. It is a melancholy, stern, forbidding face of striking character, and the treatment fs really marvelous. So excellent is this work, from beth an artistic and a technical Standpoint, that the jury in class b veri- ned the selection of the judges in class A of this print s the most meritorious found in the exhibition. The silver cross was given to No. 37, by Alfred Clements of Philadelphia. It is a study called “Evening Light,” and repre- sents a desolate, moving sand beach of the s such as’ those igure the coasts of North Carolina and produce great treel tracks. The treatment is soft and suggestive of the character of the scene. Special Mention. Notwithstanding the fact that this was all that was required of thg art jury, its members found so many works of excep- tionally high merit in their examination that they asked the exhibition committee for a number of “special mention” cards, with which to designate some of the meri- forious prints In ciass A. Nine of these were awarded as follows: No. 4, “Sibyl,” by Misses F. S. and M. Allen of Deer- field, Mass.; No. 56, study, by Mr. F. Day of Boston; No. 63, “One Summer Day, by Mr. Charles Richards Dodge of Wash- ington; No. 75, “Saint Francis,” by Miss Sarah J. Eddy of Providence; No. 114, “Carnations,” by Mr. Henry Peter Renout Holt of Takoma Park, D. C. “There's Moonlight on ‘the Lak A. Latimer of Boston; No. 152, Pathetique," by Mr. ‘Burgess Smith of Washington; No. 160, landscape, by Mr. Hinsdale Smith of Springfield, Mass.; No. 173, “Twixt Dusk and Dark,” by Mr. George S. Wilms of Jersey City. The Blue Ribbon Award. This work accomplished, the photographs were next viewed by the members of the jury In class B, consisting of Messrs. F. C. Beach of New York, the widely known writer on pliotographic subjects; Mr. C. M. Gilbert, the professional photographer of Phitadeipnia, New York and Washington, and Mr. Messer of the art jury, who went to work on the remaining prints, Nos. 178 to 245 Inclusive, to award the blue ribbons to the deserving photographs in that clas They judged purely from a technical p of view. Artistic considerations were gi due weight, but the deciding elements were such maiters as the treatment of the lights and shades, the development of the nega- tive, the method of printing and such other factors as appealed strictly to the photog- rapher and to him alone. Last evening the jury made the following report to the exhibition committee in charge of the salon: “Your jury of awards in closs B of the Washington salon and art photographic exhibit of ——- begs leave to report that it bas made the following awards of cer- tificate of equal excellence, decorated with the bi ribbon of the Was art photographie exhibition of 1! as fol- ys: 1Ni, Steep Path; 201, ‘Boston s 201, ‘Fagot Gatherer;’ 225, aiden All Forlorn; 231, ‘A Shady 2, ‘Sheep Pasture,’ 277, ‘The Com- ing Storm,’ 296, ‘In the Garden; 300, ‘In- dian Summer.’ Referring to the general character of the exhibiticn, the jury is pleased to note that the work kas been well selected by the exhibition committee end possesses a general average excellence of merit. The jury further desires to ex- press its commendation of the artistic merit of 180, ‘The Holbein Woman,’ which but for certain technical demerits would have been decorated; also the qualities of lighting and shading in No. 228, ‘Sitting in the Sun,” are especially striking, but the technique is below the rverage.” This jury also worked with an anony- mous catalogue, the names being carefully erased,so that the awards were made with- out reference to persons, and its report needs explanation by the statement that the numbers relate to the following named exhibitors: 181, the Misses Allen of Deer- field, Ma: 201, Walter G. Chase of Bos- ton; 204, W. H. Cheney, East Or: J. 225, John M. Dunn of St. Louis; . Le Ridemiller of St. Paul; 262, A. W. Hoyt of Chicago; 227, H. A. Latimer of Boston; 296, H. K. Noyes of Kenwood, N. Y.; and 300, L. L. Peddinghaus of Marietta, Onio. Local Exhibitors, The local exhibitors are Wallace C. Bab- cock, Frank M. Boteler, William Dinwid- die, Charles Richards Dedge, P. H. Dorsett, M. O. Eldridge, E. Lee Ferguson, C. M. Gilbert, Max Hansmann, Alfred J. Henry, Henry T. R. Holt, Claudius B. Jewel, Miss Franvis B. Johnston, Charles H. Schaaf, Burgess Smith, Dexter Thurber, M. B. Waite, A. S. McCoy, Prof. W. H. Seaman, W. _H. Searle. George W. White, Walter D._Wilcox and Alvey Adee. Excellent work has been sent also by Mr. Charles I. Bird of New York, Mr. Harry Coutant, also of New York city; Mr. John E. Dumont of Rochester, Miss E. J. Farns- worth of Albany and Miss Emma J. Fitz of Boston. A print by Mr. Babcock of this city, en- titled ‘‘Moonlight on the River,” No. 16, is especially beautiful. It represents the view northwestward from a point on the Poto- mac shore opposite Analostan Island during the light of the moon, with the Georgetown and Virginia banks silhouetted against a half-illumined sky. oot Two of the prints of. Jib, Foutant have won medals elsewhere. Nox 49, “What Shall the Harvest Be?” took the silver medal at the New York exhibition thisitear, and No, 4, “The Coming Storm,” has also taken a New York medal. Both’ ar fine works. The special-mentfon picture of Mr. Dodge, No. ‘One Surgmer Day,” is difficult to recogniza a3 ™ photograph, so clos does it reproduce the, effect of an etching. It represents. a ‘cow standing in a@ pond of water, and but for its photo- graphic surroundings it would be mistaken for the work of a metal plate, No. 75, “St. Francis,” by Miss Eddy, which received a special card, has also the eMgraving effect which marks the new photography. The pose is very fine, the subject. being an old ™man in the character of St. Francis, sitting with a child at his knee. Some Attractive Exhibits. A dainty print by Mr. Jewell of this city 1s sure to strike tne eye of the visitor. It is No. 118, and represents the residence of Felix Morris, the well-known actor, in Wis- consin. It ts a horizontal panel about six irches long by two inches wide, and is as close an imitation of a fine etching as the camera can possibly produce. The most beautiful snow scene in the exhibition is No. 141, by Mr. H. K. Noyes of Kenwodd, N. Y. ‘The long shadows of varying qualities on the surface of the snow mark the photograph as one of exceptional merit. Miss Frances B. Johrston of this city has an almost national reputation as a pho- tographer. She has elght prints In class A, an unusual number for a single exhibitor, ten being the limit, and all are of high ex. cell No. 12%, “the Light of the Ha represents the head of a beautiful woman, with a vel] partly around the top of the face, and shows unusually careful treatment. On the mantel in a front part of the ex- hibition hall stands three small frames, each containing a porcelain print, repre pnting a beautiful head, by Mr. Burges: mith of this ctty, No: 4 and 1 They are among the most beautiful pieces of work in the exhibition. Artistic Cloud Work, Mr. Alfred J. Henry's cloud work is among the notable features of the salon. He has made a special study of this sub- Ject, both individually for his own pleasure and in connection with his personal duties exceedingly at the weather bureau, and the success that he has achieved has given him a large reputation. ‘There is a very little print by Mr. Clau- dius D. Jewell that will attract attention. It is No. 200, and called “A Glimpse in the Rockies,” being the perspective of a rail- road track, with a wild and mountainous view on either side, being evidently taken from the rear of a moving train. Being printed in a ight brown, it is unusually artistic. ‘Three prints by Mr. Clarence D. Moore of Philadelphia, the gold medallist, will strike the visitor as especially familiar, being studies of negro gamin life, such as may be seen in Washington life daily. Two of them, 287 and 258, called, respectively, “Tickled to Death,” and “Give Me a Bit are well known through their reproduc tions. In a special class by itself ts a large frame by Mr. A. A. Adee, third assistant secretary of state, inclosing twent phetograpiic micrographs of diatoms. This is a purely ntitie branch of work, and requires great patience and skill. Mr. Adee {. widely renowned in this class of pho- tegraphy, and his frame of prints at the extreme ‘casiern end of the hall is weil worth studying. It is impossible to give Individual mention to all the meritoricus photographs in the exhibition, for the selections for the watls werg made with such. care that, only, the very best were admitted, aud many rejected that might well hang in a f class exhibition of art. Therefore che fert to speciaiize is most difficult «nd yond sucee accomplishment. The hibition will be open tour days ani evening. Reginning tomorrow morning the may be viewed Tuesday, Wedn day and Friday from i0 a.m, > p.m, and Thursday evening Trom s to o'clock. Admittance is’ stricly by The sion is conducted by the amera Club of the C. Bi. Club of this city, under the au: of ‘the Cosmos Club. The exhibition commitiee consists ot Messrs. Charles Richards Dodge, E. Lee Ferguson and Chas. H. Schuatf. TWO EXPEDITIONS FOR CUBA, Steamers Londed With Men and Muni- dons Steal Away From Florida Shores Special to the New York Herald. JACKSONVILLE, Fia., May 23.—Two filibusiering expeditions are now afloat for Cuba. Gne of these expeditions ts carried by the Laurada and the other by the Three Friends. The Laurada, which has just landed an expedition tn Cuba, arrived off the bar yes- terday morning to secure another cargo. ‘The vessel lay outside the bar yesterday, fearing to enter the river because of the presence of the United States revenue cut- ter Boutwell. ‘There was a large quantity of arms and ammunition stored at the mouth of the St. John’s ri Laurada wanted, but it that ihe vessel could not get them. Some me last night, however, the tug Kate pencer, which was not suspected, went down to the bar, secured the arms and took them out tothe Laurada. But the arms were only a portion of the cargo intended for the Laurada. About ten miles -below Jacksonville there were nearly one hundred Cubans who were waiting to go on board the Laurada. They were led by Rafael Portuando, formerly Maceo's chief of staff, but now secretary of state of the Cuban republic. Portunado has been in this country several weeks, and came with his men on a special train from Tampa lest night. Laurada Safely Away. After the Kate Spencer delivered the arms to the Laurada she returned up the river to the point w Portuando and his men were waiting. The Cubans quickly board- ed the tug, which again’ crossed the bar and transferred the men to the Laurad The men were trai red about 1 o'cloc this morning, and in a few minuies ther after the Laurada was once more off for Cuba. Meanwhile the Three Friends, laden with arms and ammunition, was lying just below Watched by the revenue cui- Boutwell, The Three Friends had cleared for Key West, and the character of her cargo was stated. During the night Capt. Kelgore of the Boutwell received orders from Washington not to detain the Three Friends un she had a military expedition on board. Accordingly, about 5 o'clock this morning, the Three Friends headed for the bar, followed by the cuttter. Cutter Did Not Interfere. The Three Friends crossed about 7 o'clock, and the Boutwell half an hour later. The cutter followed the Three Friends until the latter was beyond the three-mile limit. Then the United States vessel came back and retyfné#l to the bar. The Three Friends proceeded south. Whether she will go to Cuba or transfer her cargo to the Lauradh js’ not known. Senor Mariategui, the Spdiiisi' vice consul, is very indignant. He {hinks both the Laurada and Three Friends:ishould have been seized. The Laurasta» and Three Friends are prepared to fyght}in case they are attacked by Spaniai *Each vessel has several cannon mounjpd.}< Cubans here claim thatthe Sorel are the largest that have yet left for the island, FMC +00 Judge Lochren’s Departure. - Ex-Commissionct of Pgngions William Locnren p.obably will opén céurt as Unit- ed States judge for the Minnesota district June 1. Judge Lochren t¥elfhquished his duties at the pension bureat Wednesday, when he took the new cath of office, and since then Mr. Dominic I. Murphy, the first deputy commissioner, who has been nomi- nated, but not yet confirmed, as Judge Lochren’s successor, has been acting com- missioner Judge Lechren leaves today for Minneapolis, as the accumulation of cases in the eighth circuit necessitates the open- ing of court at St. Paul early in June. ———- + e+ __ Wore a Belt of Dinmonds. A dispatch from London says: Prime Minister Salisbury’s reception at the for- eign office last Wednesday in celebration of the Queen’s birthday was the grandest. function of the season. Among those pres- ent were the Princess of Wales and the Duchess of York, who were bejeweled be- yond custom, but they did not equal the Duchess of Marlborough, formerly Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt of New York, who wore a belt of diamonds two inches deep and a tiara worth thousands of pounds, . RAILROAD Likely to Happen. It is Claimed the B. and 0. May Be- come a Part of a Great System Now Being Formed. Two events within the past few days in the railroad world, taken in connection with a number of others that have occur- red recently, justify the prediction that the beginning of the twentieth century will see all the great railway lines of the United States, certainly those east of the Missis- sippl river, consolidated into four and per- haps only three great systems, and each of these systems under the direction of a very few capitalists, and perhaps a single banking house. The two events referred to are the an- rounced determination of Messrs. J. P. Morgan & Co. to buy the Reading rallroad at the coming foreclosure sale, the date of which will be advertised in a day or so, and the news that has been received from the west that the management of a new Kansas railway system, which comprises most of the roads north of the Missouri river, have raade an arrangement with the present 2 gement of the Baltimore and Ohio under the terms of which the Balti- more and Ohio's southwestern division, which now has one of its termini at Beards- town, IL, is to be extended to Kansas City and connections made there, which will give the Baltimore and Ohio an opportunity to pick up a vast amount of freight. from which it is now entirely excluded. It will not even be necessary for the Batimore and Ohio extension ‘northwest from Jcardstown to be finished before it will be in shape to take the additional freight expected, because the building of a small piece of road at Kansas City, the construction of which is to be begun as soon as the contracts can be let, will per- mit the carrying out of a plan for amai- gamating the Kansas City, Quincy and Omaha and the Omaha and St. Louis lines, to which latter city the Baltimore and Ohio already extends. It is also intended that the road to be built at Kansas City shall be pushed ahead until the new system ar- ranged for shall permit of the running of trains direct to Omaha, Des Moines and Quincy. Facts About Reading. The news that J. P. Morgan & Co. are about to purchase the Reading road (and it ts stated that they will probably be the only bidders) makes a review of the con- rection of the house with the road during the last couple of years especially inter- e: ig he Reading,” as stated by one who is conversant with its history, “has had many Vicissitudes. but it has never been in quite as bad straits as it is at the present time. It was in hands of receivers from May, 1880, to February, 18% and from June, Iss4, to Jarvary, 1588. In February, 186, it was reorganized without foreclosure, and Alexander McLeod became president. Dur- ing his administration the Reading leased the Central of New Jersey and the Lehigh Valley systems, but these have since been terminated, end on February 20, 1393, re- re 3 were again appointed. quently the follewing reorganiza- tion i s appointed: F. P. Ol- colt, chairmen; Adrian Iselin, jr., J. Ken- nedy ‘Ved, Henry Budge and Thomas Den- ny, all of w York; George H. Earle, jr. S. F. Tyler, Samuel R. Shipley and Rich- ard Y. Cook of Philadeiphia. “It w noticed tbat the name of J. P. Morgan & Co. does not appear in the above list, but taat they were the real mana, of the r ts evidenced by the n December last the committee jer the direction of J. P. me plan cf reorganization. ‘This undertook to provide tor the protection of the present riage, the reduction of th Ss to a safe limit, adequate pital, the payment of the fMoat- vt end provision for car trusts and 1 of the system as should ren- ionslly secur the new general mortgage. The plan also called for fore- closure, if necessary, under the general morte: and for the formation, unaer the laws of Pennsylvania or some other state, y ccmpany. It is under this clause that the sale is to take place, and !t has been ulreaedy arranged that the new com- pany, otherwise J. P. Mcrgan & Co., shail issue bonc A Southern Connection. ‘The purchase of the Reading by J. P. Morgan & Co. will certainly, it is believed, be followed by the closest sort of a working arrangement between the Reading, the Bal- timore and Ohio and Southern railways, which will tax the transportation facilities of the Baltimore and Ohio to the utmost. The Reading has long desired to get a di- rect route to the south, more particularly through this section, in order to create new markets for its coal production; and though the ronte via Shippensburg and Hagerstown is somewhat circuitous, it is net more so than ts that followed by many of the lines between the east and the west. But there is another matter which will follow the sale of the Reading to Morgan, and this is that it will put him at the head of one of the greatest combinations of rail- ways in the country. Every one who reads the papers knows that Mr. Morgan and his associates own the controlling interest in the Southern road, with its 5,500 miles of trackage and penetrating all the states of the south; that he dictates the policy of the Baltimore and Ohio, and that he certainly will direct Reading affairs when he becomes the owner of that line, giving him altogeth- er the control of railways having an ag- gregate mileage of between 11,000 and 12,000 miles, and placing him in the front rank of railway magnates, with only the Vander- bilts and the Pennsylvania company as his real competitors. Mention has heretofore heen made in The Star that Mr. Samuel Spencer will eventu- ally become the president of the Baltimore and Ohio, and it is still believed that this will occur, but it is now thought that he will before doing so take hold of the Read- ing and bring it up to the high state of effi- ciency which he has been able to impart to the Southern. It is worthy of note that while Mr. Spencer is taking a much-needed and well-earned rest in Europe, the duties tion are being performed by First dent Andrews, and it is believed some quarters that the latter is in training for the presidency of the Southern, should Mr. Spencer retire from the office to carry out the active work of reorganizing other of the Morgan railway propertics, It may not he out of place to mention that the Baltimore and Ohio and Reading are not the only roads whose affairs J. P. Morgan & Co. have undertaken to straighten, as they are also engaged in similar work for the Wisconsin Central railroad. The rela- tions between this company and the Ralti- more and Ohio have been quite close for a number of years and both use the same terminal facilities in Chicago. >. A Loan Scheme Thwarted. Postmaster General Wilson has issued a general notification discountenancing a new scheme ¢f money-lending concerns, which recently have been advertising to loan money to railway pcstal clerks, letter carriers ond otker government employes. These concerns teck notes for the loan and en order on the paying postmaster au- thorizing the amount to be withheld from the clerk’s salary in the event of his fail- ure to pay the note at maturity. The Postmaster General, on behalf of the Post Office Department, ‘says that such agree- ments are disapproved, that paying post- masters are forbidden to recognize the or- ders guaranteeing the payment of such notes, ard that individuals or companies loaning Teoney to employes of the depart- merft urder any such guarantee will re- ceive no aid or assistance in the collection of their accounts. —_—_--o-+_____ Indian Contracts. Assistant Indian Commissiorer Themas F. Smith fleft here today for New York to supervise the opening of bids and award of contracts for Indian supplies. Commis- sioner Browning, who spent last week 4: New York going over the bids, says prices were tniformiy lower end satisfactory. Sugar, however, showed an increase. —————+2+__ By Way of St. Paul. Third Assistant Postmaster Genera: Craige has directed that all postmasters in New York state in dispatching registered mail matter fcr the Canadisn provinces of Manitoba, British Columbia, Alberta, As- sinniboin, Athabasca and Saskatchawan send such matter to St. Paul for exchange and forwarding. RUMORS Coming Sale of the Reading and What is You will find one coupon {inside each two ounce bag, and two coupons inside each four ounce bag of Black- and read the coupon—which * Sives a List of valuable pree- ents and how to get them. AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN Local Notes From Across Rock Creek Bridge, Personal Mention of Citizens and Movements in Real Estate and Other Industries. In the calendar of the Catholic Church yesterday was Pentecost Sunday. This yeer it was marked at Holy Trinity Chu by the administering the sacrament of holy contmunion to a class of about eigthy boys and girls for the first time. For some time past the children have been re- celving special instructions for the event, and the class this year was much larger then usual. A special mass was held at 7 o'clock yesterday morning, which the children attended, a large number of the congregaticn atterding the mass to wit- ness the ceremony. Two Arrentn. Charles White, aged twenty-two, a black- smith by trade, was arrested Saturday by Policeman Kavanaugh on a charge of petit larceny, preferred by Albert Butler. The two were employed on @ canal boat, and White skipped with a watch belonging to Butler, valued at $. The watch was subsequently sold for $1, and recovered later by the police. James J. Farrell, a tailor, was arrested for reckless driving yesterday afternoon over the Tenleytown road, and was re- leased on $10 collateral. The arrest was made by Policeman C. C. Pearce of the county mounted force. Death of Mr. Joel Wise. Mr. Joel Wise, a well-known resident of Tenleytown, died yesterday morning at 8 o'clock @t his home in that village after a short illness. The deceased was sixty-six years of age, and leaves a family to mourn his loss. The funeral will be held tcmorrow morning at 10 o'clock from St. Ann’s Church, a solemn mass of requiem veing chanted fer the repose of the soul of the deceased, Rev. Father Mallon offi- ciating. The pallbearers will be selected from among the many friends of the de- cedent. Base Ba! There was an exciting game of base ball played yesterday afternoon at Fowler's Hill, Just above Green Springs, which was witnessed by a large number of people. It was a match game between the Pole Hill nine and the Linthicum Juniors. The for- mer team had the advantare in age,weight and experience, and won the game easily ly a score of 16 to 1. Only five innings were played, but they were enough to prove the superiority of one team over the other. Crop Prospects. The steady rain of the last few days has had an apparent beneficial effect upon all crops, the grewth of which during the past week has been phenomenal. In the coun- try around Georgetown wheat, rye, grass and all vegetables are looking excellent, and from present indications there Is prom- ise of an average crop of ‘everything but wheat. The fruit crop, however, ts not so promising, and the supply this year is cal- culated to be short. With the abundance of rain all the wells have filled up, ready to stand the coming dry spells of summer. Notes. Mr. Ed. Craig, who is in town on a vaca- tion, is confined to his home on 34th street with an attack of rheumatism. Miss Mamie Lyddane of Rockville is on a visit to her cousin, Miss Kate Lyddane. William A. Henderson has bought of John D. Schofield lot 7, of block 3, of the Friendship and Mt. Alry subdivision. The consideration is not mentioned. Mrs. Lucille Case and her daughter Helen sre the guests of Mrs. M. Forsberg of 1314 20th street. Mr. Thos. Smith leaves this evening for Philadelphia, where he expects to remain for some time. Mrs. Gibbons and her daughter Louise of 28th and N streets have returned from a two weeks’ visit to Lancaster, Pa. Rev. F. J. Stanley, D.D., delivered excellent sermon last evening at the W: Street Presbyterian Church, his subject be- ing “God's Footprints in the Occident and Orient. Miss Lowe’s brother says that the re- port that she was seriously ill in the con- vent in Baltimore is incorrect. pS es KEPT IN THE BIG WHEEL. n Unpleasant Experience of a Number of English Pleasure Seekers. As a curious coincidence, while the mem- bers of the British house of commons were practically confined in that most comfort- able of alt clubs Thursday night, a num- ber of people, men, women and children, were undergoing somewhat similar experi- ences at Earl's Court, London. Quite @ party had entered the great wheel thcre ki own as the “gigantic wheel and recrca- tien towers.” This structure is an imita- tion of the famous Ferris wheel of the Chicago world’s fair, but it is larger, tie highest point of the London wheel being 300 feet from the ground, while the top of the Fergs wheel was only 264 feet high. Then, again, the London wheel carries forty large cars, while the Chicago wheel only had thirty-six. All the cars of the Chicago wheel were alike, but ten cars of the London wheel are upholstered and luxuriously furnished for the use of first- class passengers. Five of these are re- served for smokers and five for non-smok- ers; the remaining thirty cars carry sec- ond-class passengers, the full capacity of the wheel being 1,200 people. On top of the two towers on which the wheel re- volves are two promenade saloons. Shortly before 8:15 o'clock Thursday night the wheel started with quite a number of people and everything went merrily until 8:20, when the structure ceased revolving. At first Httle or no attention was paid to the matter, but as time passed and the wheel would not budge those who were able to do so left the cars, and steps were taken to rescue those who were imprisoned higher up. Ladders were procured, and, later, firs escapes were used. But in spite of all these efforts quite a rumber of pecple were compelled to re- main aloft. Every means was resorted to to feed them and make them comfortable for the night. They eventually went to sleep, but awoke the next morning early and in a very hungry condition. By means of ropes cans of coffee and baskets of bread and other provisions were hauled up to them, and the work of try- ing to revolve the wheel was resumed. But it was not until noon Friday that the prisoners were finally released, amid much cheering from crowds who had assembled to witness the rescue. AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA Anuiversary of the Departure of the Con- federate Troops. Speeches and Music Today — Local Notes of Interest From Down the River. The anniversary of the departure of the confederate troops from this city falling this year on Sunday, the exercises attend- ing that day wiil be held today. This morning committees from R. E. Lee Camp and others visited the cemeteries and strew- ed flowers over the graves of the confeder- ate dead buried there. This afternoon at 5 o'clock the exercises proper willbe held Those participating in the parade will form on Washington street, right resting on Cameron, at 5 o'clock. The line of march will be down Cameron to Royal, down Royal to King, up King to Patrick, down Patrick to Prince, down Prince to the monument, where the Memorial day exer- cises will be commenced, to be concluded at the Confederate monument in Christ Church yard, corner of Washington and Cameron streets. The line will be composed of R. E. Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans; Sons of Con- federate Veterans, Alexandria Light Infan- try and the Columbia Steam Fire Engine Company. Col. W. A. Smoot, grand com- wander of Virginia, will be chief marshal, and his alds are Maj. Robert Hunter and Messrs. A. C. Wyckoff, Lawrence Wash- ington, George H. Robinson, William Simp- son, George Uhler and George Petty At the monument the exercises will consist of singing by a chorus composed of me rs of different church choirs and led by Mr. H. K. Fields, pray addre :. The following is the official program: At mon- ument, hymn, “Rock of Ages,” by choir; prayer, Berryman hymn, “Some Time We'll Understand,” by choir: musie by drum ¢ oration, Rey, J. T. Williams; hy: , Kindly Light,” by choir; music drum corps while decor- ating. At mound—Hymn, “Abide With Me,” by a quartet composed of Messr Frank Field, H. K. Field, Horace Swart and J. F Rox ; music by drum corps while decorating; taps. Property Sales. The following sales of real estate were recorded in the clerk's office of the cor- poration court Saturday: T. M. Embrey to Annie M. Prescott, a hovse and lot on the south side of Cameron street, west of West street; George T. Klipstein to T. M. Eim- brey, a house and lot on the south side of Cameron street, west of West street; J. F. Key has sold to Christiana Kultz a house and lot on the west side of Patrick street between Duke ard Wolfe; Etiza Pulliam has sold to J. F. Key a house and lot on the west side of Patrick street between Duke and Woife. Ward Mectings Tonight. Democratic ward meetings will be held in this city tonight at the usval places for the election of delegates to the state con- vention, wh-ch meets at Staunton on July 4. But little interest is being taken in the result, and it is believed that the meetings will be but slimly attended. The dem- ocratic primary to elect delegates to the congressional convention, which meets in this city August 12, will be held Monday, June 1. Charter Granted. Judge J. K. M. Norton of the corporation court Saturday granted a charter of incor- poration to the Columbia Colliery Com- pany, which prcposes to develop mineral lands in Venezuela and United States of Colombia, South America. The capital stock of the company !s to be not less than $100,000 nor more than $1,000,000, divided into shares of the par value of $100 each. Mr. J. H. Baiston of Breoklyn, N. Y., is president, and Mr. E. B. Taylor is named as the local agert. A Raia. The Silver Leaf Social Club, which is composed of a number of young colored men, was raided yesterday afternoon by Lieut. James Smith, assisted by Officers Goods, Wilkerson, Lyles and Davis. The club 1s located at 119 South West street. For some time past this club, which Is composed of the “swell set,” has been un- der surveillance by the police. When the lieuterant, with Ms squad of men, arrived at the house he immediately surrounded it, and tke Lcuterent gave three raps upon the door. Immediately a head was seen at the second-story window, and as woon as the officers were seen there was great confusion inside. The lieutenant then broke open the door and went in, and vpstairs he found gambling paraphernalia and intoxicating liquor of all kinds. There were seventeen young cclored men in tie house. A line was formed and they e marched to the station howse. Later, an express wagon was sent to the club house and all the gambling paraphernalia taken to the station. 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