Evening Star Newspaper, June 24, 1896, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1896-TWELVE PAGES. 11 "PAR BABIES FIRST Their Diet Just Now the Most Vital Question. Those Not Eating Well are in Danger of Diairhoea. Delicate Babies Take Lactated Food with Zest and Appetite. ‘The tiny heir just born to tke ezar of all the Reeias is not a whit more precioas in its parents’ eyes than thousands of little ones who must some day thelr own way fa the world. Bobyhood the worl! over has but one proud dis- tiretion—t ‘The only rivalry among babies fs In who can eat the sleep the soundest Brd grow the mest rapidly. Physicians and OWES HIS LIFE 10 LacraTED FooD. "experience In the care < well as in towns S brought up on diseases, cholera. in- unm: ple fod ¢ ned wasting in a funtam mat hoe most t run the ‘The fearful has compelled to tind scertained ors can be High tempera- simply infant digestion, and easy for improper feeding to bring on 114, however ‘al men wo make ex It is tod aby boy who wri ‘of our b: of y of Appleton, Wi 2 you will find ay ure ny, who owes his present perfect health, if fe, to lactated food. t him on milk until he about five Ly Att be aufered a sévere wlera in mm this, but “arly ten emon when I He did not seem to weaker until ero days on hts se wld retain. pothin lieth teaspoonfal ‘lity, I determined vt ones to m= K stnee then, and we He kas just ac- t diet for June. Chol- ates Inside a few hours, Jren in it should mer days and nights era infantum no howsehe 1 osafe du s nsing le tated food y we child te infant taste and fn- Interview. tates Senator John W. Daniel, a delegate-at-large to Chicago, gave out an Senator Daniel a interview yesterday at Richmond, in re- sporse to repeated applf@ations for his views. The Senator said: “I think that higher tariff taxes and less money to pay these in will produce such a financial col- lepse in this country that those who may vote for MeKinley will repent it in sack- cloth and ashes, providing he is elected.” Replying to a question as to what, in his cpinion, the Chicago convention will do, Senator Daniel continued: 3 a large majority of the delegates are instructed and pledged to vote for free silver coinage and for candidates to repre- sent that principle, it 1s to be presumed that they wili do so. Mr. Whitney may be a very powerful man, but It Is not to be anticipated that honorable men can be in- by him or any one else to abandon their principles and betray their trusts, and I know of nothing that he can accomplish in the way of converting men from their cenvictions. The business men of this country, the taxpapers, the producers and workers, in contradistinction to the specu- lators and jobbers, are beginning to under- stand thoroughly that the Eritish standard means contraction, bankruptcy and an indefinite extension of hard times. I anticipate that the Chicago convention will nominate a good ticket and that the Feople will elect it ———_—_+e- Rouguereau-Gardiner Wedding. touguereau, the painter, and Elizabeth Gartiner were married Monday. The il ceremony was performed at the mairie of the sixth district, and the religious in the chapel of the Convent of Notre Dame de Sion. The latter ceremony was private, only a dozen people being present, includ- ing Mr. and Mrs. Ginin, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, the United States consul general, Samuel E. Morss and Mrs. Morss, and Mr. and Mrs. Tuck. The bishop of Angers offi- ciated. Miss Gardiner’s witnesses to the ceremony were Consul General Morss and Mr. Tuck, while those for M. Bouguereau were Messrs. Ginin and Thomas. The chapel was beautifully decorated for the sion, and after the ceremony the guests wn to a wedding breakfast at the idence of Mr. and Mrs. Tuck. The toast of the bride was responded to by Consul jeneral Morss. ——__-+e+_____ Advance in Coal Prices. No formal notices of the advance in wholesale anthracite coal prices, July 1,have been sent, but such action will soon be tak- en. The latest information is that the 25 cent per ton increase will also be made to the west. The output for July will be larger than the estimate fer the present month by about 500,000 tons, which 1s regarded as very conservative. The present gross free en board prices at tidewater are: Stove, $4; grate, $3.50; egg ard chestnut, $3.75. The July gross prices will be. Stove, $4.25; grate, $3.75, and egg and chestnut, $i. The rew circular shows edvances over the actual figures secured in July, last year, of from 25 cents to $1.50 per ton. qe eke Honor to Dias. A great popular demonstration took place in the City of Mexico in favor of the re-election of President Diaz. There was a processsion of workingmen and rural clubs, many being mounted: men bearing banners with devices complimen- tary to Gen. Diaz. The church bells were reng, business houses decorated, and bands of music played tn various parts of the city, the whole affair winding up with a great concert. The masses of the people displayed real enthusiasm. soe Experiment to Cure Leprosy. Mayor Bowle of Whitecastle, La., has asked Dr. Dolphin of Fort Scott, Kan., wko clatms to have effected a cure for leprosy, to demonstrate his cure at the leprosy hospital, six miles from Whitecastle, and the doctor will leave Tuesday for that lace. There are twenty tients slowly dying of this disease tn the Rospital, Mayor Bowle says, and the doctor has assured him that he can cure them. gold | THEY WILL DECORAT General Pe:ponse to the Uhriatian Endeavor Committee’s Request. PUBLIC REBEARSALS OF THE CHORUS Patriotic Song Service at the East Front of the Capitol. CHANGE OF PROGRAM A slight change in the program for the Christian Endeavor convention is announc- ed. It has been decided by the program committee at headquarters in Boston to move the men’s meeting into one of the tents Saturday morning. The junior raily Will also be held in one of the tents Sat- urday morning, and the third tent will be used for a women’s meetiag,” for women only. The men’s meeting was originally planned for Sunday afternoon, and the junior rally for Saturday afternoon. By making the change as just announced, Sat- urday afternoon will be left free for the patriotic song service, which is to be held at the shaded east front of the Capitol at half-past 5 o'clock, led by the combined choruses, numbering in all 4,000 voices. The good citizenship banner will be pre- sented by Dr. Clark, and a brief address will be delivered by a prominent speaker. A march down the avenue to the treasury will conedude the exercises. At the men’s meeting morning Dr. Wilbur Chapman and Mr. C, Hunt have been announced as speakei ant addition, the committee of ’96 is informed that Commander F. D, Booth-Tucker of the Ivation Army will also deliver an_ad- At the women’s meeting M ae Whitemore and Mrs. Counsel Booth-Tuck- er, wife of the commander, will be heard. allington Buoth and his ‘wife have also been invited to make addresses, one io speak in the m meeting and the other in the women’s meeting. Extensive Decorations. If there is any citizen or business man who has not already been visited by a member of the decoration committee and ted to decorate dwelling or business he may hold himself in readiness for such a visit, for he is almost sure to get it. Most encouraging success has been secured by the committee in its efforts to have the city beautifully decorated for the approaching convention. The beautiful convention flag will doubtless form a very conspicuous part of the decorations, and its profuse display will brighten str and avenues and make‘as beautiful a wel come as has ever been presented to the eyes of incoming visitors ‘One of the most attractive features of the are the ornamental flow- er bec been placed in the pub- lic parks and reservations. The beds near the monument have be described at length in The Star. Another elaborate de- appears in front of the National | Museum, and has just been completed. gives the date and place of the organ tion of the first -socicty of Christian vor, “Williston, Maine, 1s31,"" with two of the ‘96 convention flags lors, worked out in ilowers on each side. | The decorations for tents have all been planned, and the contr oon be let f work. The War Depart- | e placed many of their fla 1 of the committee, and these | ed in the de of me Hl which ha dquariers of state del tions will be so designated by a conspicu sign. The committee has arranged a unique feature in the decorations by obtaining a large number of foreign flags from Chris- aan Endeavorers in many lands. The Baltimore ‘and Ohio railroad has | granted permission to Christian Endeavor societies in suburban places to decorate the | stations in those places, so that a welcome will greet the eye as the trains are speed- ing toward the convention city. The following is a partial list of the merchants who have agreed to decorate their establishments. This will be aug- mented from time to time as the canvass proceeds: Victor E. Adler, Chas. Hodgkin, Jas. F. Loftus, Geo. Stauff, Wm. Brinkhagen, House & Herrmann, C. D. Kenney, G. E. Gartrell, P. Grogan, Garner & Co., P. J. Nee, C. Fischer, J. C. Parker, E. Voigt Co., J. Waldmann, Bunyea & Bunyea, Aug. Donath, J. R. Hopkins, Sweet & Co., J. H. Flanagan, Eiseman Bros., Saml. Herman, A. T. Lewis, Chas. Kaufman, Mayer & Pet- ut, Misfit Clothing Co., Edw. Tanzer, Wash. 5. Williams, Doc. Kaufman, Marcus Notes, J. C. Ergood & Co., J. F. Sheiry, W. C. Newton & Co., Thos. Burch & Co., Bodemer & Co., Dr. W. W. Stewart, Title Insurance Co., J. H. Polkinho-n, W. B. Wheeler, Join- ston’s, Geo. H. Miller, W. H. Seward, A. Michaels, W. S. Jenks, A. Zeller, T. H. Quast & Co., Law Reporter C Chas. A. Beatty, C. Kattleman, D. Levi, L. Baum, Leo's, Fred Brokway, Keenan Bros., E. R. Ford, Hermann Baumgarten, Luchs & Bro., Hecht & Co., John Rudden, C. W. Downing & Co., Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. Parker, Bridget & Co., W._H. Harrover, New York Clothing Hovse, R. P. Andrews | & Co, San. C. Mills, Goodyear Rubber | | Co., Kahn, Sons & Co., King’s Palace, Johnson & Luttrell, Boston Variety Sto1 J. H. Burns, W. H. Hahn & Co., Moxley | Manufacturing Co., Pearl Steam Laundry, | Mt. Vernon Park Cycle Co., Riggles Paint Store, A. Sommers, A. C. Joy, S. Hirsh, E. Behrengs, The Bon Ton, American Vari- | ety Store, M. Clark, A-Herman, Auerbach's, Thomas G. Hensey, Northwestern National Insurance Co., Joe Beardsley, J. W. Crane, Conrad Becker, Johnson Bros., E. L. Ever- ett, W. H. Veerhoff, M. W. Beveridge, A. S. Taylor, Hoover & Snyder, Kimon Nico- laides, Franklin & Co., Huyler’s, F. H. Hall, Buchanan Bros., Richard W. Hender- son, J. J. Decker, Parisian Flower Co.., Gerome Desto, C. H. Davison, jeweler; E. P. Mertz, W. B. Moses & Sons, Alfred A. Smith, Metzerott Music Co., G. Warfield Simpson, Price, McCormick & Co., Gurley & Barross, Riggs Fire Insurance Co., Sanders & Siayman, Lee & Roberts, F. W. McAllister, Baker & Lampton, Langlois, Morton C. Stout, J. Louis Loose, Johnson ; Bros., J. E. Page, Lewis S. Hayden, The Houghton Co., Union Savings Bank, A. Gude & ro., Julius Lansburgh, A. F. HendershXtt, Saks & Co., Family Shoe Store, Bon Marche, R. Harris & Son, Heil- brun & Co., F. W. Woolworth, FE. J. Watts, G. L. Muth & Co., Lansburgh & Co., S. Fishman & Son, E. West, Lewis S. Kahn, J. E. Mattern, John R. Major, Schmedtie Bros., S. J. Morgan, B. Solomon, 8. J. Young, Eiseman’s, Z. Stransburger, L. Cohn & Co., Hudson Variety Store, I. New- man, Hensey’s, T. K. Shaw, Jacob Straus- burger, A. Stein, George & Co., Bernard J. Young, J. Rohner, Goldenberg’s, Wilson & Schultz. Members of the reception. entertainment, registration and excursion committees will wear white straw hats. Special red, white and blue bands are now being woven and stamped to designate the various com- mittees, and can be obtained when ready from the chairman of those committees. The members of the committee of '96 will wear a yachting cap of linen stuff, with device on front tc designate the office. The Great Chorus. The eleventh and last rehearsal of the sections of the ¢onvention chorus will be held Friday evening as follows: Section A, Metropolitan Presbyterian Church; sec- tion B, First Presbyterian Church; sec- tion C, Mount Vernon M. E. Church; sec- tion D, First Congregational Church, There are many matters of interest and business importance to be brought to the attention of the singers at this last meet- ing prior to the public rehearsals, and Mr. Clark, chairman of the music commit- tee, will give final instructions to the chorus. Four great public rehcarsals, each ae ticipated in by @ thousand voices, will be given by the four sections in Central Hall the evenings of June 29 and 30 and July 1 and 3. Mr. E. O. Excell of Chicago and Mr. P. B. Bilhorn of Philadelphia, who, with Mr. Percy 3. Foster of this city, have been selected as the leaders of the great chor- uses, will be present and lead the singers at their public rehearsals. Mr. Excell is well known as a composer of music and as a director. Mr. Bilhorn ts widely known as an excellent leader of chorus singing, and the work which Mr. Foster has uc- complished in his work with the Moody chcir in this city and as one of the leaders | Fern Fenton will also be united in the bonds | of mairimoay at of the singing at the last two interna- tional conventions speaks for itself. The public rehearsals present the only opportunity that a large number of Wash- ‘ingtonians will have of hearing the great chcrus sing. The committee of 06 is in need of funds, and it 1s hoped that by means of these public rehearsals a large amount will be added to the convention expense fund. The rehearsals will afford an excellent opportunity to many of the People of Washington to assist the com- mittee in defraying the expenses of the convention, and at the same time spend @ most enjoyable evening, and see the wonderful results of the patient drilling of the past two months. The chorus held an extra rehearsal last evening in four churches in order :o give particular attention to the anthem and other special music, which ts to be sung alone during the sessions of the conven- tion. A more satisfactory selection of music than that which the music com- mittee has chosen for the special chorus numbers can hardly be conceived. Among the numbers is “Awake the Song of Jubi- lee,” an anthem composed by Mr. Excell, one of the musical directors of the con- vention. One of the special musical features being arranged for the convention is the forma- tion of a male chorus cf 25) voices, to iead the singing at the men’s meeting, to be held Saturday morning in one of the tents, and which is to be presided over by the well-known evanyelist, Wilbur Chapman. Mr. Bilhorn will conduct the singing of this chorus. All gentlemen Members of the "#6 convention chorus are eligible, and it is expected that a large number of gentlemen will be present at the first rehearsal, to be held tomorrow evening at 6:30 In the Western Prespy- terlan Church. Mr. Bilhorn has provided special music for this chorus, and it will be taken up at the rehearsal tomorrow evening. Thursday afternoon of convention week the Mount Pleasant Congregational Church expects to break ground for tts new edi- fice on Columbia road. Thursday ufter- noon is set apart in the convention pro- gram for denominational rallies. After the conclusion of the Congregational rally the exercises incident to the commence- ment of the work for a new church build- Ing will be carried out. It is proposed to have some of the most prominent of the visiting Congregationalist ministers pres- ent and take part in the services. ArFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN Several Weddings of Well-Known Young People. Peculiar Case Regarding a Burial— Fixing the Switch in the Union Station—Other Notes, Mr. Lee Mockabee and Miss Helen Shanks will be married this evening at 8 o'clock at the parsonage of St. John’s Church, by Rev. Dr. Buck. The ceremony will be very quiet, and will be witnessed by only the immediate friends and relatives of the ccntracting parties. After the ceremony the young couple will proceed to 3043 P street, where a reception will be held to a few of their friends. The groom is a well-kneéwn young man, and the bride a daughter of Mr. James Shanks, the well- known yainter. Mr. Samuel d Miss Fannie 30 o'clock this evenin at the residence of Mrs. Wilson, at 1:55 32d street, Rey. W. S. O. Thomas, pastor of the Gay Street Baptist Church, officiating. The wedding will be very quiet, and onl: the fan.ilies of tae young people witness it. | ters is a well-known young man, who a short time ago went to Detroit to take charge of an organ-bullding factory. His visit home was for the purpose of g& ting married, and this evening at 10:30 the vly wedded couple will take a train for | » where the groom has a nicely ftted-up home for the wife. * Mr. Otto H. Fischer will be married this evening at 7:0 o'clock to Miss Floren ¢ at the residence of parents, at 14 Fait avenue, Baltimore. A number of the groom's friends will go over to Baltimore to witness the ceremony. The rewly married couple will make their kome with the groom's father at 1265 32 street. Upon their arrival at their future home tomorrow a reception has been ar- ranged for their various friends commenc- ing at 8 o'clock. Peculiar Case. A peculiar case came to the attention of the seventh precinct officials yesterday. The five-months-old child of Lelea Miller, a colored resident of the Reno subdivision of Tenleytown, died Sunday morning, the mother being away, and the child being in the care of James H. Allen, a colored neigh- bor. Dr. Slaymaker, the attending physi- cian, was called away, and did not give a certificate of death. In the surroundings the bgdy began to decompose and the peo- ple of the house were afraid to move it. The health department would not permit the burial until a certificate of death had been issued, and the family was in a quandary. The people were too poor to pay for the cost of the funeral. The problem was solved yesterday afternoon by the ar- rival of Dr. Slaymaker, who gave a cer- tificate of death, and today the health de- partment buried the body. The C. E. Convention. More acccmmedations for C. E. delegates are wanted in Georgetown, especially in the section north of M street and east of d street. All persons who can take Chris- tian Endeavor delegates during the com- ing convertion, either as boarders or lodg- ers or both, should,at once notify Rev. C. Alvin Smith, 2806 N'street, if they nave not already done so, and state price and num- ber o7 persons desired. Rey. Alvin Smith is in charge of the Georgetown entertainment committee. The West End must accommodate 1,000 of the visiting Endeavorers. Up to the present time only 650 have been provided for. Charges are reasonable. Most of the visitors will pay $1.50 per day for board and lodging. Lodging alone is being se- cured for 50c. and T5c. Arlington Stock Yard. At the Arlington stock yards yesterday some few cattle were up and sold as fol- lows: Best, 4 and 4% cents per Ib.; good 3% and 4 cents per 1b.; medium, 3 and 83-4 cents; common, 2 and 3 cents. There were 733 sheep ard lambs sold at the following rrices: Sheep, 2 and 3 cents per Ib.; lambs, 4 and 6 cents per Ib. Eighteen cows and calves were put up and sold from $20 to $40 per head. The state of the market was g00d. Fixing the Switch. The work of placing in the switch in front of the new Union depot has nearly been completed. The tracks have all been laid in front and also in the interior of the building, leaving only the filling up of the space with cement and stone. The grade of the trecks is considerably higher than the grade of the street, in some cases there being over fifteen inches difference. In front of the station a single track only is laid, leadirg to the west door of the build- ing, while beginning at the east door there are double tracks. It is expected that the cable will be placed in the conduit by the end of the week, and that cars will be run up as far as the Aqueduct bridge by Sun- day. Notes. ‘The Sunday school of the Tenleytown M. E. Church will ghold their annual picnic this year on July 7, at College Villa grove. Dr. Radcliffe of Washington, accompanied by his wife and daughter, is stopping with relatives at 3338 N street. A lawn party and musicale for the ben- efit of the organ fund of Mount Tabor Church will be held Monday evening at the pretty grounds of Mrs. Hunt's residence, on 32d street extended. f= ‘The funeral of Mrs. Josephine Leo Sulli- van of No. 2504 P street was held this morning at 9:30 o’clock from Trinity Cath- olic Church. Mr. B. W. Murch of 35th street, the prin- cipal of the Force School building, leaves today for his old home in Maine, where the summer will be spent. Mr. John W. Douglass will leave tomor- row for Wisconsin to spend his holiday months. —— Shot His Wife and Himself. O. E. Hart, a prominent Wichita, Kan., farmer, shot and killed his wife, Ida, and then ended his own life in the same way. Jealousy prompted the act. PLAN THAT FAILED No Railroad Bown the (. and 0. Canal for:the Present, —> THE WEST VIRGINIA CENTRA The Handsome. New Depot of the B. and O: jn Baitimore. AGAINST TRUNK LINE POOL es - The postponement for at least ten years of the buiding of another and very im- portant line of railway into Washington will be the result of a decision of the Court of Appeals of Maryland, which was an- nounced at Annapolls a few days ago. Had the decision of that body been the opposite of what it was, there is no reason- able doubt that before the beginning of the new century, now but four years off, there would have been built a magnificent rall- way line which would have formed a part of a new through line to the west from the national capital, and given the Pennsyl- Vania a much more direct route between Washington, Pittsburg and northwestern points than it now possesses, ‘Those who have closely observed the pro- gress made in the railway world are aware that the West Virginia Central Railway Company, of which ex-United States Sena- tor Henry G. Davis of West Virginia is president, has long been desirous of getting east of Cumberland, Md., and over its own tracks reach Washington, and it has been believed that the sale of the Chesapeake ard Ohio canal, which the railroad com- pany once attempted to buy, would be or- dered in the near future by the court of appeals of Maryland. ‘The decision referred to confirms the control of the canal in: the hands of its present management, which 1s identical with the Baltimore and Ohio interests, at least until May 1, 1901, and sweeps away all the hopes that were entertained of the sale of the canal and its purchase by th West Virginia Central and Pittsburg Rail- read Company. A Long Fight. The history of the legal warfare in which the state of Maryland, as the holder of a large block of the securities of the canal company, and other parties, have been en- gaged for several years past, is quite inter- esting, and, according to the records, 1s as follows: > “On October 2, 18%), Judge Alvey, in the circuit court for Washington county, Md., in equity, passed a decree for the sale of the canal. But inasmuch as by the sale of the property, in the opini . of Judge Al- vey, the holders of the bonds of 1844, which amount to $1,700,000, with many years’ in- terest, would entirely lose their security, he suspended the operation of the decree for four years from May 1, 1891, and gave the property over to the ‘trustees of the bondholders to be repaired and operated by them. The tolls received were, under the decree, to be used tirst for the payment of expen! econd, to reimburse the trustees. for money paid by them for the expense of the receivers: third, to repay for the cost of restoring the work; fourth, to pay any claims which might be found superior Hens to the bonds of Is44: fifth, the bonds of 178, and sixth, the interest and then the principal of the bonds under the act of Isd4. If at the end of four years from May 1, 1891, {t should appear that the tolls had not been sufficient for the first four of these objects, such failure in tolls and rev- cnues should be regarded, in the words of the judge, as evidence conclusive (unless the time be extended by the court for good and sufficient cause shown) that the canal cannot be operated go as to produce reve- nue with which to pay the bonded indebt- Iness, and, therefore, the right was re- ved to the court to order the execution of the decree for sale:” At the expiration of the four years the trustees went into court and asked for an extension of the time of sale. They ad- mitted that the revenues had been inade- quate to meet the purposes named by the court, and alleged that the failure of rev- enues was due, among other things, to a strike in the coal mines, interruption of traffic by drought, and further, that for so short a time as four years people were not willing to build boats or engage in the transportation business. They also asked the court to sanction a contract proposed to be entered into with @ company known as the Chesapeake and Ohio Transportation Company, which was to conduct the transportation business on the canal, paying to the trustees an an- nual sum. The state objected to these Propositions, but Judge Stake extended the time and approved the contract. The state appealed from this, and it was on this that the recent decision of the court of ap- peals was based. It is said that the amount of money ex- pended for repairs by the trustees for the bondholders is $430,000, and that if the sale of the canal were to take place at this time that investment would be a total loss. Another Route. There is another way for the West Vir- ginia Central and Pittsburg to reach Washington— by building a line seventy miles long from Cumberland to Hagers- town, Md., where connection could be made with the Western Maryland railroad, and in this way they could get to deep water, which is something they have long wanted to attain. The West Virginia company has already taken steps by which it was thought they could secure control of the Western Maryland system, as its owner, the city of Baltimore, has, through its city council, talked for years of disposing of its holding of that stock. Now that there will be no chance for the West Virginia Central to get the canal property for a long time, if ever, it 1s thought that its agents and sympathizers in Maryland will revive the discussion of the guestions relating to the sale and pur- chase of the Western Maryland railroad, which obtained great prominence a couple of years ago. At that time there was a very strong disposition, which almost pass- ed into law, directing the sale of the prop- erty, the city of Baltimore being the own- er of its entire stock, but the pleadings of the officers of the road secured a postpone- ay of the day of sale until after June 1, 1896. The sale of the city’s interest in the Western Maryland has been urged by the varlous mayors, as well as the several boards of finance commissioners, for ten or fifteen years past, but up to this time their recommendations have not been car- ried into effect. New B. and 0. Station. Mention has been made in The Star that the new Mount Royal station of the Balti- more and Ohio Railroad Company at Bal- timore is almost ready for occupancy. While the building does not begin to com- pare, in size, with scores of depot build- ings in the great railway centers, it is one of the prettiest in the United States; also one of the best adapted for the purposes for which it is to be used. The structure is of Port Deposit granite, with trimmings of Indiana limestone. It Is roofed with red glazed tiles, and the style of architecture is renaissance. The build- ing is 250 feet long by 53 feet wide, and in the middle of the west front there is a square tower rising to the height of 150 feet, and in the top of this there will be a clock, with four large dials. The central portion of the building is but one story in height, though from the out- side it appears as two storles. This gives unusually high ceilings to the waiting rooms. There are two of these in the building—one a general waiting room sixty- six feet nine inches in length by forty-two feet in width, and the other a ladies’ wait- ing room forty-four feet three inches by forty-two feet. These two rooms are con- nected by a wide hall, on one side of which is the ticket office, with windows opening into each waiting room. On the other side of the hall is the news stand. Immediately in front of the building is a porte cochere, covering the driveway. A gentlemen’s smoking room opens into the main waiting room from the south, and a ladies’ toilet room into the ladies’ waiting room from the north. At the extreme north end of the building is a large bag- gage room, with an office for the station master, and at the extreme south end there is a room that will be used as a restaurant. Over the restaurant room are rooms that will be used as servants’ quarters. On the second floor at the north end are the offices / would ag for the train dispatcher and for the other depot officials. The train shed is 400 feet long and covers the four tracks, and a roofed platform also surrounds the depot butiding,while a thirty- feet wide platform connects the main build- ing with the train shed. Access to the station from the street will be afforded by three covered footways, with steps descending to the level of the tracks and by sloping inclined driveway. A lawn with flower beds and shrubbery will, in the near future, surround the depot. In order to prepare the site for the building, which is below the street level, almost 100,000 cubie yards, of earth had to be removed, but this was done in a remarkably short time by the aid of a steam shovel. As heretofore stated in The Star, all through trains between Washington’ and New York and trains on the Philadelphia division will stop at the new station, which will for through service supplant Camden station. Cutting Rates. The position assumed by the management of the Norfolk and Western Railroad Com- pany toward the Trunk Line Association has acted as a source of disquietude to both the Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio companies, and fears are expressed in railroad circles that a war of rates in the Trunk Line territory is imminent. It is understood that Mr. Blanchard, chairman of the Joint Traffic Association of which nearly all the great trunk lines ere members, has sent the third invitation to the N. and W. to come into the fold, but at last accounts the N. and W. had not condescended to reply to Mr. Blanchard’s note, and it was said that the parties in- vited treated the communication in a rather flippant manner. in speaking of the matter yesterday, a railway official told a Star reporter that “it was uoderstood that Mr. Blanchard endeavor to impress upon the minds of chief officers of the Norfolk and Western company the necessity of their joining the association if there is a remote desire on their part to maintain harmony with their competitors and im- prove the financial condition of the road. “There is no evident desire on the part of the Norfolk and Western to take out membership in the new association, but very decided indications that the road will remain on the outside and give the Trunk Line managers constant worry by insisting upon a poligy of cut rates.” ——_ PEOPLE AT ATL Seen on the plunade. rresponderce of The Evening Star. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., June 2, 1896. The folly of having too many irons in the fire was demonstrated in a startling manner when the news came to the ears of the citizens Tuesday last that their well- known and most trusted postmaster, Rich- ard Sayers, was a defaulter, and that he had been deposed from office and was in custody of the United States authorities. “Dick” ‘Sayers used to be a blacksmith, and still owns a big shop on Missouri avenue. He left the anvil to go into poli- tes, and has been a prominent factor in local circles. The President appointed him postmaster about two years ago. Since his appointment knowing ones say that he has been going a gait that was bound to lead to destruction, ‘The esplanade is almost finished, at least all of it that can be finished until several disputes between the city and beach front | owners are settled. Some of the owners, who don’t seem to know a good thing when they see it, have stopped the work in front of their places, and as a consequence they are being shut off from the p nade. | This has occasioned severdl rows, and se- | rious riots have been narrowly averted. There was a hand-to-hand fight this morn- ing between rival claimants to lots on the beach front, that was indulged in by both sexes. One woman had her shoulder hack- ed with a hatchet, another was seriously battered up, and a man was sent to the hospital for repairs. All the places of amusement are open, and there will be no lack of entertainment day and night. The esplanade was thronged | with people last night, and among the} crowd many Washingtonians were _ see 8. F. Queen, C. J. Mueler and Georg Wright were at the Beverly the early part of the week, and left here for New York, from whence they will return home. Mr. Queen looked over his gold-rimmed glasses and whispered to the writer that he liked Aulantle City first rate, but there was noth- ing the matter with the capital city as a place of permanent residence. Among the other folks that have arrived from Washington since Monday are: M. L. Conn, Miss M. Warren and Mr. and Mrs, J. Cameron, who are at the Clifton; L. J. Silverman, E. H. Smith, H. B. Cramer, Mrs. M. C. Triebler and family and Mrs. H. C. Coleman. are registered at the Albe- marle; R. E. Morris and Miss M. Manning are at the Amole; G. T. Cramer is at the Cordova. The Haddon Hall guests from Washing- ton are F. H. Alexander, R. E. Bradley, L. G. Stevenson, Dr. J. 8.’ Morgan and wife and Noble D. Larner and wife. Misses Frances and May Lenille and H. C. Mustin of the navy are at the Hoffman, L. S. Tyndall, T. H. Marshall, W. D. Clark and F. H. Thomas and wife are stopping at the Berkshire. C. H. and J. H. Johnson and J. D. Butt are at the Berkley. W. Hamilton is a guest at the Traymore. H. R. Bradstreet is at Kuehlues. The names of W. H. Bingham, C, D, and P. J. Grogan are on the register 3, of the Dennis. Mrs. M. A. Martin and daughter and Mrs. Simpson are at the Stickney. H. F. Bauer and family have taken rooms for the season at Shauffler’s. Mr. and Mrs, J. Blumm are at Mala- testa’s. C. Chritzman and F. W. Goss are at the Leland for a short stay. N. Hazen fs at the Pennhurst. Cottages are taken and occupied very rapidly and hotelkeepers say that the in- quiries for rooms indicate that places to abide here will be worth a premium very soon, ee Keep Carefully Your Tax Receipts. To the Editor of The Evening Star: Most taxpayers: imagine that when they pey their money for general or special taxes and receive the usual receipt, offi- cially stamped, that this is a sure provision against ever being called on to pay the tax again. If so they may find themselves mis- taken. At least the writer had an experi- erce which may serve as a warning to others. He found himself advertised in the Ust of delinquent taxpayers for a water assessment he had paid a year before and held a receipt for the same. Having pro- duced the receipt again at the tax office the mistake was corrected with the apvlogy that in press of business the paymert had been overlooked. Now, suppose I had not kept my receipt, what would have been the result? Simply that I would have had to pay the bill over again, for their books had no entry of the peyment. Warned by this experience, I succeeded in escaping another double pay- ment of taxes. Having settled up three years of general taxes for a friend on a certain property and received receip:s therefor, 1 went to the additional expense of paying the usual fee for what is termed a tax certificate, which is the only legal bar remaining to us poor taxpayers against the “mistakes” of the tax office. First, they made the mistake of sending me a certificate on a different piece of property than I had ordered it for; this entailed a Journey to the tax office on account of their carelessness. Then came back a certificate on which was recorded all taxes paid ex- cept “all taxes for 1896 unpaid.” Now I keld receipt for all taxes for 1896 on this very property. The first half was paid on April 29 and the second half on May 6, 1896, end yet on the 20th of June they send me a statement which virtually de- mands the payment over again of the tax for 1806. Fortunately again I had carefully Preserved my receipts, and on presenting them apologies were in order and a full- paid tax receipt given me. But what the taxpayers of this city need is not apologies, but a better class of bookkeepers at the tax office. No banking firm would permit such loose ways. I think all will agree with me in the importance of the injunction— keep carefully your tax receipts. JOHN CHESTER. —-__. Ratifying the Nomination. A meeting to ratify the nomination of Messrs. McKinley and Hobart for Presi- dent ani Vice President, respectively, on the republican ticket was held last night at Carnegie Hall, New York. A large crowd was present. The meeting was un- der the direction of the republican county committee. Ex-Serator T. C. Platt was the chief speaker of the evening. The platform adopted by the St. Louis convention was indorsed. Other speakers were Congress- man James Sherman, Frank Hiscock, J. Sloat Fassett, William A. Sutherland and Lou Payne. THE CHICAGO COLOSSEUM, | The Great Building in Which the | Democratic Convention Will Meet. | A Chicago dispatch to the New York | Herald says: | “It is generally conceded that a conven- | tion hall for national purposes ought to | seat at least 15,000 persons, and in this re- | spect the Colosseum, which the democrats | will meet in, fills the bill, but whether the | | | | | 1 acoustics are sufficiently guod to enable that number to hear the strong-lunged orators speaking from the platform or the dele- gates’ seats.is a problem unsolved. ‘The probabilities are that no man in the country can make himseif heard throuchout Colosseum while the convention is in + sion, because there will be more or less t:oise and moving about, Lut this will make no particular difference, as most of those who attend such gatherings go to see and not | to hear. | “Col. John T. Dickinson, pre. Colosseum Company, said today in building the present str secure some alleged rtistic effects to the itiee of utilit the C sseum is not by any n uful as Madison § e, he thinks { of a national conve the not to architectural | and, while 3 20 bez for in- adapted to the om or other the Colos i of beauty, but it w ds, and that is the mai 1 se point. is to be used for circus perfi letic events, celebrations and t sert, and its projectors say it means of bringing at lea: tional conventions to Chicazo ¢ years, It fell down once, when ne Pitted, but the defects which ca collapse have been remedied. “The Colosseum is 70 feet in length by | 300 feet In width, and every foot of space is available, for there is not a post or other | obstruction in the way. The building it- | self occuries five and one-half acres of | ground between 62d and Gid streets, and is | bounded by Grace avenue and the Illinois | Central railroad tracks, the main entrance being In 65d street. Between the structure | and the railroad tracks are two and cne- | half acres of ground, which will be ee | during the convention as a carriageway. Carriage parties from the city will use the | | com- 1 the Michigan avenue boulevard to 55th street, thence through Washington Park to the Big Storm at St. Lou St. Louis was visited by a very heavy rain Sunday, preceded and accompanied by great wind, while hail fell for several min- | utes, and blinding flashes of lightning show- ed snapping trees and electric wire poles, | falling walls,shaking houses, flying shingles | and dislodging roofs. Damage was done in every section of the city, but it is thought | the downtown district suffered least. The | losses will run into tens of thousands of | dollars, the Missouri Electric Light and Power Company being one of the heaviest losers. ———__+ e+ Populists for Teller. The result of the populist conference at St. Louis appears in a circular addressed to populists, and generally to voters of every party. The document is signed by twenty- six leading populists from eight western and southern states. It assails the recent republican convention, and indorses the proposition to nominate Senator Teller for President. Honors to Mr. Hobart. Paterson, N. J., turned out almost every man, woman and child within its borders Monday to do honor to Garret A. Hobart. Such a demonstration was never seen there before. The whole town was brightly Muminated, and red fire enough was burned to ke the principal streets constantiy as light day. Fireworks were set off at 8 o'cloc and at midnight the supply had not out, and those having them in charge ed determined not to stop until everything in sight had been burned. Fifteen thousand persons congregated in and about the armory to greet the vice presidential candidate. Last of the Dalton Gang Caught. “Dynamite Dick,” alias Dan Wiley, the last member of the notorious Doolin and Dalton gangs to be captured, was lodged in the federal jail at Guthrie Sunday. He has been constantly chased by officers for | several years, a reward of $3,000 hanging ever his head. The charge on which he is held is the murder of Deputy Marshals Housen, Sheed and Shadley, in the Ingalls battle, three years ago. 0+ —_+—__ Asking Gorman to Go to Chicago. John E. Hurst, the democratic candidate for governor in Maryland last year, has sent a letter to Senator Gorman urging him to reconsider his expressed determination not to go to Chicago. Mr. Hurst and prom- inent members of the Maryland Bunkers’ Association, the board of trade and Mer- chants and Manufacturers’ Association are appealing to the Senator to go out and help Mr. Whitney make the fight against free silver. Applause for a Serm on Cuba. ‘The congregation at the People’s Church, MecVicker’s Theater, Chicago, Ill., broke out with applause several times dur- ing the course of Dr. Thomas’ sermon Sun- day. He was speaking of the cause of Cu- be. It was while dwelling on this point that the big congregation interrupted by cheers and handclapping. He satd: ‘The slaughter of Christians in Armenia and the butchery of patriot Cubans by Spain, seems terrible to the present age, because of its nobler humanity. It is not right that the Turks should massacre the Armenians. The powers of the world should step in and stop it. It is not right that Spain should crush patriots in Cuba, and this country should send forth an army end navy to stop it. I wish that plank in the republican platform had gone forth as it was first published.” { and picturesqu | Soudan in order to raise some Arab | Stejneger and Dr. Lucas of Washington, You will find one coupon inside each two ounce bag and two coupons inside cach four ounce bagof Blackwell's Durham. Buy a bag of this celebrated tobacce and read the coupon—which gives a list of valuable presents and how to get them. Midway Platsan land avenue to th . and south on Stony Is. ntion & Way. The most startling inno- rand public re nh which will b feature of the c building. “The conven space of the building. The speakers platform for members of national committee and f is located to the e: pnt will be desks for ti These aper worker platform, raise or level. 1 and in ready wepaper y with tal he Postal « d the ne Speaker with t ph room, ruments. ampany a will each have fort m, in addition to city loc ixtending entirely around the bu is a galiery r feet wide, tow ats int Two thousand 5 communication sr se the rows of s+ theater. wiy rise speake from th: fling. Hotted to the genera ramble for tickets has tack of the s * platfe ing in Gra om s they platform, and ple se “The public re to hold 10,000 m delega altern: 88 befor wed from th scene will certainly be a: on this broad tloor the ma’ lubs, with their military bands, will be in all’ their glory, and the imp ign orater Iso have the opportanity to say a word or tw interior ef the ion hall will not stop at the putting up of a few flags, for which some artistic designs in the way of emblems and other insignia will be worked oui. All the seats in tiers are to be perman intended for delegates and alternates gether with the platform for the sp and invited guests, are merely temp nt. while those to- A New Hot Water Motor. Chauncey M. Depew states that final ex- periments will be made this week with a hot-water motor, which officials of the New ork Central railroad confidently believe will revolutionize traffic on railroads. The merit of the motor is said to be its cheapness. The new power is hot water under enormous pressure, stored in supply boilers, and then charged under the samo pressure in the battery cylinders of the motor. The experimental motor Stands on a side track, and on a parallel track is a freight car fitted up as a boiler house. In the freight car are two vertical boilers, tha latter being eight feet in height and six feet in diameter. In the middle of the larg. boiler is a great copper coil. Two iren pipes project from the side of the freight car, and are connected with socket coup- lings to pipes in the motor car alongside. The hot water is run through these pipes into the motor car’s battery cylin: and then the motor is ready to start. - see 2 The Search for De Moren. The Marquise De Mores has declined of- fers from American, explorers to search for her husband, who, according to a gen- erally accepted report, was with a party of thirty-five men w ceeding south from Tripoli tow: ra against the British. The marquis that the expedition which it is propos to dispatch will be composed F of Frenchmen, under the leade De Puisay Mrs, Drayt. A large crowd which assembled in W Flatteau’s auction rooms in New York terday was disappointed when a m arrived with a note from Mrs. Drayton withdrawing he i. Coleman ding gown from the sale of her effe which had been advertised to take place. The with- drawal of the principal attraction was a damper, and the sale was a dull affair, articles bringing small prices, cee ‘The Seal Commission. David Starr Jordan, president of Stanford University, has sailed for Alaska with Dr, the other members of the seal commission, and the British commissioners. They will visit three groups of isl: study the life of the seal and the sea otter— the Pribyloff Islands, owned by the United States; the Com m4 Is is, owned by Russia, and the Kurile Islands, owne Japan. Before going to the latrer group the commission will be joined by scientists sent out by the Japanese government. Dayton Renominatea. nds to Col. The second West Virginia republican con- vention at Morgantown renominated Con- This gressman Dayton by acclamation. is Postmaster General Wilson's trict, Mr. Dayton having de eee A duel was fought at Kummersdorf, near Berlin, between Lieut. Buch of the 9th Regiment and Lieut. Luehring of the 6th Regiment. 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