Evening Star Newspaper, August 24, 1896, Page 8

THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 1896-—TEN PAGES. F st., cor. ith. =| Reducing the Stock of Ice Chests and Refrigerators. —Plenty of warm weather ahead to emphasize the need of a good refrigerator. Better prepare for it now. Our stock reducing sale gives you a choice of the best ice savers made at real money saving prices. Here are some of the re- duction: Storage, 224 and M. Ice Chests. 2.25 $11.00 ‘$17.00 Ice Chests. $15.00 of others at prices cut proportion- Refrigerators. Polar Refri Polar Refrigerator. $17.00 Polar Refrigerator $18.00 Polar Kefrigerator $19.25 Polar Refrigerator Ess Refrigerator, Storing, Hauling, Moving and Packing are specialties. Clore at 5 p.m., Saturdays 1 p.m., till September 1. It W. B. MOSES & SONS. Painless Extracting with pure gas or by applica- tion of ZONO to the gums...... Highest class dental operatious ° by experi 4 experts at one- half the irge of other first- ciass dentists. C7 Uut-of-town pattents supplied with artificial teeth in oue visit. 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This lot sold for 12% and 15c. Choice iC. 25° Wash yc. Goods,12” —— We shall also offer beautiful line of ————__ Imported Irish Dimities, in attractive figured effects, and the balance of An- derson's Scotch Ging- hams, which sell everywhere for 25 and 30c. Choice of 12%. the lot . ® CLARK &, 811 Market Space. Ie THE BABY IS CUTTING TEETH BE SUitS and use that old and well-tried remedy, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, for cbildren teething. Les the child, softens the gum, allays all pain, cures wind colic snd is the best remedy for aelO-1y MORE TOWARD A scund digestion than the use of the genuine An- gostura Bitters, of Dr. J. G. B. Slegert & Sons. Ask your druggist. DEATH OF MISS MATTIE SAXTON. A Well-Known Young Musician of Brilliant Promise. Friends of Miss Mattie Leavitt Beckwith Saxton will be paired to learn of her death, which occurred yesterday morning at the home of her parents, Maj. and Mrs. Wil- lard Saxton, Kenesaw avenue, Mount Pleasant. Miss Saxton had been in decline for the past two years, and made a@ brave but unavailing fight to regain her health. After graduating from the Washington High School in the class of ’89, Miss Sax- ton devoted herself to the study of music, for which she had a Gecided talent, and gave promise of a brilliant future as a vielinist. She studied in New York, and in this city under Prof. Josef Kaspar. She was for several years a member of the Georgetown Orchestra, and one of the original members of the Wilhelmj Club, and was among the best-known young lady violinists of the city. She had a large ac-, quainiance in local musical circles, and be- fore her health failed her she was a promi- nent figure in amateur entertainments and private musicales. She was the act! ve president of the “Ever Ready Circle’ of King’s Daughters in Mt. Pleasant, which she organized several years ago, giving her personal attention to the work, often at great personal sacrifice, re health was already beginning to fail. Miss Saxton was-a niece of Gen. Rufus Saxton, U. S. A., retired, and a sister of Mrs. Edward C. Seward of New York, Mr. Edward H. Saxton of Boston, Mrs. J. Ed- gar Miller of Chicago and Miss Louise G. Saxton of this city. She will be greatly missed by a large circle of friends and ad- mirers who have known her from her youth up, as she was born in Washington. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 o'clock at the residence of her pa- rents. ———— ANOTHER FATAL SHOOTING. Alonzo Sloan Killed by John Palmer in a Quarrel. Saturday night about 12 o’clock John Palmer, colored, shot and almost instantly killed Alonzo Sloan, also colored, on 4% street southwest near Maryland avenue. Coroner Hammett will bold an inquest to determine tke cause of death late this afternoon. The two men involved in the killing had been friends, and the shooting was done only after they had visited some women in Louse alley and indulged in some of the bad whisky sold in that part of the city. Guy Bethel, also colored, was with them at the time, and he was held as a witness. Palmer escaped as soon as he had killed his companion, but yesterday he re- turned and surrendered to the police of the eighth precinct. The three men came here together Satur- day morning from Connellsviile, Pa., where they. had worked on the Baltimore and Chio railroad. As the work was finished the men left, and were on their way home. When they reached here they had about $40 in 1-oney and they immediately proceeded to spend their hard-earned money for cloth- ing, thinking they would have no trouble reaching fheir homes, Sloan and Bethel having homes in North Carolina, while Palmer lived near Norfclk. Having made a number of purchases, they went across the river to Jackson City, and there they visited drinking places and wanted to indulge in a game of crap. But because of the present uncertainty in this lawless place they could not get accom- modated. They got what liquor they want- ed, and when they left there at night they came across the bridge again, leaving their bundles of clothing at the saloon formerly kept by Harry Candler. When they reached Louse alley they “rushed the growler” and spent their mon- ey lavishly on the women. Palmer and Sloan had a business transaction involving 25 cents, the former getting a loan of that amount on a sweater. A quarrel about this ended in the wounding of Palmer and the kildng of Sloan. Two shots were fired, and, it is claimed, that Sloan fired the first one, the bullet lodging in Palmer’s neck. Policemen Smith and Schraeder, who beard the shots fired, saw Palmer when he ran, but because of the darkness they soon lost sight of him. Palmer now claims that he shot Sloan in self-defense, and the police are inclined to believe his story. .He tells of the quarrel about the sweater and says that when Sloan pulled a pistol out of his pocket and shot he used his weapon to protect his own life. When he escaped he walked some dis- tance out in the county, and yesterday morning he called at the house of a colored man and got breakfast. When he told his story to the colored man the latter advised iim to surrender, which he did. During the day it was ascertained that Palmer really made no effort to escape af- ter shooting Sloan, but surrendered to Richard Smithson near 2d street and Penn- sylvania avenue only a short time after the affray. He would then have been lock- ed up had not Charles Phillips, colored, come along and advised him to leave. Smithson had Palmer in custody, but Phil- Ips succeeded in getting him’ released. Palmer then departed, but Phillips was ar- rested for striking Smithson. Today Judge Mills fined him $10 or thirty days. ~ _— iver Notification to Bryan. George A. Groot, chairman of the notifi- cation committee of the national silver party convention, announces that the com- mittee will assemble at Lincoln, Neb., Sep- tember 8 to notify Mr. Bryan of his nom- ination as the candidate of the silver party. s THESEASON’SSPORTS Washingtons Have Regained Their Former Form. DEFEAT OF THE CINCINNATIS Local Cricketers Play a Close Game at Catonsville. DIAMOND RACE MEET Standing of the Clubs. Clube. Ww. Baltimore. 46 Cincinnat 378| Philadelphia. 47 Cleveland. 324! New York.. 46 Stai nding. Ww. PC 63: | Brooklyn. €35 {Chieago. 42 \58i/New Ye 48.581] Washingt St. Louts. 46) Louisville. Schedule. Cincinnati at Washington, two games. Cleveland at Baltimore. Louisville at New York, two games. Pittsburg at Boston. St. Louis at Philadelphia. Chicago at Brooklyn. SURPRISED LOCAL FANS. Clube. Washingtons Played Great Ball and Defeated the Reds. The Cincinnati base ball club, under the direction of one Mr. B. Ewing, is now on its final tour of the season. The success of this aggregation of base ball players dur- ing 1896 has been really surprising, but the ease with which the pennant-playing club was defeated Saturday afternoon at Na- tional Park by the Washingcon base ball club was really far more surprising. The Reds were in the game during the first inning, but not for a moment there- after. Washington played all around the men from Cincinnati, and the exhibition was as one-sided as any seen here for some time. Washington played an error- less game, and batted with judgment,while the other side was guilty of several yellow- hued actions in trying io handle the ball. The batting was quite lively. Cartwright and Lush made three-bagzers, while Mc- Guire, De Montreville and Smith each tap- ped the sphere for a double. In addition to his two-bagger, Washington's new third baseman, Harvey Smith, 1s credited with two singles. Washington had _no difficulty In bunching hits on Pitcher Frank Fore- man, formerly of the local club, while Mc- James, who twirled for the home club, was not so badly punished. Much to the joy of the spectators, he accomplished the un- usual feat of retiring the side on strikes in the ninth. Foreman, Burke and Hoy each lunged viciously at the ball, but could do no more than lunge. Umpire Sheridan, a gentleman with a boiler-plate voice, officiated as master of the field, and, with the =xception of one heated argument with Messrs. Ewing and Vaughn, his career was comparatively peaceful. The score: R.H.E. Cincinnatt . -1001000002 938 Washington -01104102x-018 0 Other League Games Saturday. Brooklyn, Chicago, 11. Baltimore, 3; Cleveland, 10. Boston, 4; Pittsburg, 8. Boston, 8; Pittsburg, 6. Philadelphia, 9; St. Louis 1. Philadelphia, 5; St. Louis, 1. New York-Louisville—Wet grounds. TO GO ON WITH FOUR CLUBS. Reorganization of the Virginia Base Ball Lengue. The Virginia League team at Lynchburg was disbanded Saturday night, all the play- ers being paid in full. The management decided they had had enough. Ever since the sale of its best players, McGann to Boston and Dolan and Pickering to Louts- ville, the club has been losing money be- cause of the public's lack of interest. The withdrawal of Lynchburg will leave only four clubs in the league, Richmond, Nor- folk, Portsmouth and Hampton, Roanoke having previously dropped out. At a meeting of the league in Richmond Saturday night it was decided to declare the first league season closed Saturday, with Richmond the winner. It was also agreed to make a new schedule for the twenty-two ganies yet to be played by each club and let these games constitute the second league season. Should Richmond win in the second sea- son, as in the first, that club will be awarded the pennant. But should another club win, a series of seven games between the two will be played, the winner of the majority to be given the pennant. The pen- nant winner and the next clu> will in any case play a series of games for the Nowlan cup. WR: BEAT Playing of the Newport ‘Tournament. The greatest tennis of the tournament at Newport, and a record-breaking set, in which the final score was 14—12, was the feature of the play in the national tourna- ment Saturday. The set was in the Carl Neel—R. D. Wrenn match, of which Wrenn was the winner. He finished with §9 points to his credit. Neel scored 83 points. The courts were soft and slippery, owing to showers this morning. Wrenn served in the first game and won, 4—0. Neel then took four straight, chiefly by fine net work. Wrenn could ‘not get by him. Wrenn won the next ganfe, but Neel tock the two following, winning the set 6-2. The points were Wrenn, 4—2; 1—4; 1-7; 2-1; total, 34. Neel, 0—4; 4-6; 5—5; 4—4; total, 32. The second set was the record breaker, no less than twenty-six games being nec- essary to decide the winner. From the first stroke Wrenn seemed to improve steadily, and at the end of the match he was playing far differently from anything he has before shown in this tournament, if not better than he ever played before. Wrenn served the first game, and suc- ceeded In passing Neel at tne net, winning easily. He continued this sort of play, in- creasing his speed in the second game, and won again. Neel took the next two games, covering the courts in grand style. Wrenn won the fifth game, Neel the eixth and seventh, and then the games alter- nated. The men iso alternated their play, adopting each other's styles, both in lobbing and in net play, and the contest was remarkably even, except in the six- teenth game, when Wrenn fairly surpassed himself in his remarkable pick-ups. Neel rallied, however, and the score was again “games all.” ‘The excitement, which had been growing constantly until Wrenn made the score 12—12, burst forth again and again as the play advanced, and when he won the next two games, giving him the set, cheers and applause poured forth in great volume. Wrenn was congratulated on every hand. The points: NEEL. Greatest Wrenn—4—5, 4-2, 6-1, 3-5, 4-1, 4-4, 2, 2-4, 4-1, 4-4, 6-1, , 4—4; 89. Neel—1—8, 6-4, 4-4, 5-8, 2-4, 6-1, 43, +2, 1-4, 6-1, 44, 4-1, 1-1; 83. EXCELLENT CYCLING MEET. Best Racing Ever Scen in the Dis- trict. The diamond race meet of the Arlington Wheelmen was held Saturday afternoon at the International Athletic Park, and de- spite the threatening weather brought out @ crowd of about 2,500 persons. The spec- tators were well rewarded for their trouble and witnessed the finest racing ever seen in the District. The rain of the previous night and the cloudy weather of the day were responsible for the heavy condition of the track, which was miserable in some places. The trial heats were to have com- menced at 1:15 o'clock, but owing to the time spent in attempting to get the course in a ridable condition, it was 2 o'clock be- fore the heats started. In four hours twen- ty races and seven exhibition miles were run off, which speaks well for the efforts of the clerks of the course, Messrs. Wm. Gettinger and J. Hart Brittain. There were very few spills, and no rider was injured. In ithe final of the novice C. W. Burnham, C. C.C., and W. H. Clum, unattached, came together and sprawled in front of the grdnd stand on the begin- ning of the last lap, In the second heat of the mile, open, prifesstonal, W. K. Weber of Baltimore fell shout sixty feet from the tape on the first lap. Howard K. French, Baltimore, dropped out on the second la) the paca being too warm. In the final oi the mile, professional, Church threw a bunch on the first time in which were Maddox, White, Weber and Woodward. They all remounted their wheels and rode on, but Maddox was the only man who se- cured a place. Church fell a second time in the race near the third turn. W. O. B. Woodward, @ local: man, who turned pro- fessional, fell in:the two-mile professional handicap. Harry A, Hollander, unattached, C. T. Brush, Le D. P. W., and W. Francis Pigott fell in the novice, which was the most serious of the day. Pigott caused the spill, and came out with @ bruised head. Referee Simpson was more strict than ever, and disqualified a number of men for looking around while racing. Harry W. Hardester, who came in first, and Harry V. Cox, who secured third place in the second heat of the mile novice, were disqualified. W. H. Wright, E. A. C., who won the sccond heat of the mile han- dicap, was disqualified, as was H. R. Thompson, who came in third in the third heat of the same event. In most of the races a slow pace was maintained until the last lap, when every one spurted. In the final of the novice a time limit was placed at 2:00, while in the first heat of the mile open, amateur, the referee threatened to disqualify the whole bunch If they did not ride. The last quar- ter in this heat was made in 30 1-5 seconds, while the last quarter of the second heat of the same race was made in 314-5 sec- ords. The last quarter in the first heat of the mile open, professional, was covered in 80 secends flat, and the second heat of the same race in 303-5 seconds. Sims Was Barred. As stated in The Star Friday, Billie Sims was protested and not allowed to ride with the Arlington team in the club race for the championship of the District. E. J. Murphy took his place. Ball became stalled in the mud on the back stretch on the third lap, and finished last. The Ar- lingtons scored twelve points, while the Washington Road Club scored nine points. qhis was the most exciting event of the lay. ‘The professional races were interesting, but the crack did not show up in good form. Kluge was distanced in the two- mile handicap, as was also Stratton, a lo- cal rider. Schade rode in good form, but he held back too long and came in ‘second in the one-mile handicap. His exhibition mile in 2:08 1-5, paced by tandems, was extremely good time. Mudd's time in the unpaced mile was also very good. At the end of the program Billie Sims rode a half mile exhibition in 1:033-5. Greer and Smith were to have made a trial at the world’s tandem record, but on account of the con- dition of the track they decided not to make the attempt. The Events. The summary: First race, one mile novice—H.R. Thomp- son, unattached, won; H. W. Hickey, un- attached, second; George W. Rhinehardt, A.W., third. Time, 2.35 3-5. Second race, one mile tandem—Harry Z. Greer and George C. Smith, W.R.C., won; H. H. Wright and W. G. LeCompte, Cam- bridge, Md., seeond; Robert L. French and Se B. Parker, Baltimore, third. Time, Third race, one mite open, amateur—Fred A. L. Schade, W: R. C., won: Billie Sims, A.W., second; W. G.’ LeCompte, Cam- bridge, third. Time, 2.43 1-5. Fourth race, one mile open, professional— Edwin F. Miller, Vineland, N. J., won; W. W. Phelps, Cambridge, Md., second; Chas J. Spencer, Baltimore, Md., third; G. E. Kluge, Jersey City, .N. J., fourth; H. H. meters Asbury Park, N. J., fifth, Time, 2 1-5. Fifth race, one mfle, hand‘cap, amateur— Lewis R. Smith, A. W., 160 yards, won Fred A. L. Schade, 5 ond; George E. Smith, W. third. Time, 2.18 2-5. Sixth race, one mile, club team, cham- Pionship of the District—T. N. Mudd, jr., A. W., won; C. E. Gause, W. R. C.,’ sec- ond; J. Walter Thompson, A. W., third Harry Z. Greer, W. R. fourth; E. J. Murphy, A. W., fifth; George W. Ball, W. RC. ixth. Tim 16 4-5. Se th race, two-mile handicap, profes- sioral-H. H. Maddox, Asbury Park, 15 yards, won; Edwin F. Miller, Vineland, N. J., 7 yards, second; J. F. Starbuck, Phila- delphia, Pa., 10 yards, third Jack M. White, Baltimore, Md., 135 yards, fourth; C. S Church, Chester, Pa., fifth. Time, 4.46 4-5. Eighth race, best paced mile, amateur— Fred A. L. Schade, W. R. C., won, time, 2.08 1-5; W. G. Le Compte, Baltimore, sec- ond, time, 2.15; George S. Ball, W. R. third, time, 2.15 Ninth race, best unpaced mile, open to District riders only—T. N. Mudd, jr., A. W., won, time, 2.262-5; George S. Ball, W. R. C., second, time, 2.30 2-5; George E. Smith, W. R. C., third, time, 2.34. COMPLAINT OF WEFERS. Said to Have Raced With a Profes- sional. The head of Bernard J. Wefers, the fleet Georgetown University sprinter, is again in danger, and he may never again be seen on the cinder path as an amateur. Under the heading “‘Wefers Again,” the Athletes’ Bulletin of August 19, for the second time, makes charges against the fleet sprinter. They are of such a serious nature that it 1s Imperative for some end of the A. A. U. to come forward and for once—act. The little Boston weekly says: “D. J. Cotter, whom B. J. Wefers con- tested with at Manchester, N. H., on July 4, was a professional, !s a professional, and as far as can be learned, was never anything but a professional. ‘This makes two meetings which the crack sprinter must account for that were not ‘amateur’ in the true sense of the word. “Mr.Wefers has twice been gullty of con- testing where professionals competed, and at Manchester actually ran a race with one.”" The Athletes’ Bulletin then gives an ac- count of the episode, in which {t is stated that 15,000 people attended Varick Park to witness Wefers defeat D. J. Cotter by fif- teen feet in a 100-yard dash in 9 4-5 sec- onds. The last named received ten yards. Wefers subsequently ran the 290-yard dash in_22 2-5 seconds. With reference to Cotter the Athletes’ Bulletin says he ran at Haverhill Pines on Labor day, 1894, and won the tenth heat in the 135-yard handicap for professionals, PLAYED A CLOSE GAME. Washington Cricketers Beaten Only Three Runs at Catonsville. The Washington cficket team suffered defeat at Catonsville, Md., Saturday at the hands of the local club. The game was a well-played and an exciting one, the finish being unusually close. The bowling of Mr. Morley for the Washingtonians and that of Mr. Sleeman of the Catonsville eleven was particularly deadly, and runs were ex- tremely hard to get. The fielding on both sides was clean and quick. Following are the scores: Washington, Morley, 1.b.w., b-'Sléeman, Pring, b. Sleeman Smith, c. Lockwood, b. Sleeman. Warren, b. Bray: Pigott, c. Robin: Simpson, b. Bray.. McLennan, c. Frank, b. Bray. Lake, b. Sleeman.. Gosling, b. Sleeman.... Barrington, b. Sleeman. Glover, not out. Sperry, b. Sleeman. Extras ee Bromoocooon we | Robinson, b. Lake Colston, b. Morley. Bray, c. and b. Lake. Franke, c. Lake, b. Morley. Riggs, c. Pigott, b. Lake Sleeman, run out. Miller, b. Morley. Lockwood, b. Morley. Theobold, st. Warren, b. Pring... James, b. Smith. 5S MacGill, c. McLennan, b. Morley. Knapp, not out. Extras . Bl acnoawcotvon § Total ... Hyattsville Defea Brookland. The Hyattsville baze ball team won its fifteenth consecutive victory this year Sat- urday by defeating the Brookland team 8 to 2 McFarland pitched for Hyattsville and Duffy caught, while Carter and Grady occupied Hike positions for the visitors. Hyattsville made six hits and two errors, while Brockland made five hits and two errors. Cycling. W. H. Williamson, the Niagara Fells crack, was transferred to the professional cycling class last week and won the mile open event at Rochester Saturday from a big field of fast riders. William Randall of Rechester captured the quarter-mile open rofessional. Tom Butler ran unplaced in th events Tom Cooper started in the quarter-mile, but was excus2d from the mile on account of illness. At Salina, Kan., on Friday, Vesper, Bren and Hunt, the Kansas City triplet team, lowered the one-third mile track record from 89 seconds to 37 2-5 seconds. Maxwell did a one-third mile in 43 3-5, lowering the record from 39 4-5, and John Lawson, the “Terrible Swede” of Chicago rode a mile, flying start, in two min:tes ‘flat. A. G. Spalding denies that Le is in any combination to oppose the control of cycle racing by the League of American Wheel- men. Of his firm he says: “We are in per- fect accord with the L. A. W. and its policy.” At the annual meet of the Penn Wheel- men, at Philadelphia, Saturday, the New- ark rider, Hadneid, the winner of the Ir- vington-Milburn read race, took the mile handicap, professional, in the fast time of -5. Swimming Championships. At the fifteenth annual swimming cham- Pionships of the Amateur Athletic Union of the United States, heid Saturday in the Wayne Natatorium, near Philadelphia, Va., the one-mile championship was won by Bertram A. Hart of the Chicago Athletic Association in the fast time of 30 minutes 27 8-5 seconds. The other winners were: 100 yards, G. F. Whitaker, Chicago Ath- letic Association, time, 1.18 2-5; 75 yards, novice, A. H. Ashby, N.S. A., time, 1.02 2-5. Another Cable Chess Match. A challenge for another cable chess match has been received by the Brooklyn Chess Club from the Britisn Chess Club of London. The game !s desixned as a re- turn game for the Sir George Newnes trophy, and it 1s propesed that it be played in the first three months of next year. Tennis. At the national tennis tourney at New- port on Saturday, R. W. Fincke of Yale beat V. M. Edwards of Harvard for the interscolasiic championship. Score, G—2, 6H, 2-6, 64. ee BUS ‘SS VIEWS OF SILVER. Henry Clews Says the Movement is Pronouncedly on the Wane. Henry Clews, in his Weekly Financial Review, says: All accounts go to show that the silver craze 1s pronouncedly on the wane. It must be remembered that most people Hy- ing in this country who are natives of others make frequent remittances to aid aged and infirm relatives whom they left behind them in their native lands. This applies very largely to the Irish and Ger- mans. A remittance of #1 now costs $5. If this country goes on a silver basis, a re- mittance of £1 will then cost $10, which will come pretty hard for many of our Lberal-minded adopted citizens who are in moderate circumstances. Silver has re- ceded during the past week to 66 cents an ounce. Those who believe that Mr. Bryan 1s going to be elected should have the courage of their convictions and buy sil- ver at 66 cents to sell at $1 . Mr. Bryan distinctly stated in his Madison Square Garden speech that under a free silver law silver would sell at $ Silver would not now go begging at about one-half that price if Mr. Bryan’s statement was be- lieved. People who are hoarding gold threugh the fear of free silver coinage would be wiser to buy silver in place of gold. It would be a more segacious ope tion. It would appear that it could not go very much lower than the present price, whereas there is a fair margin for it to advance to som extent, temporarily at least, but certainly not to $1.29 per ounce, to make it on a parity with gold, which the ratio of 16 to 1 calls for. The time will never come, in my judgment, when it will go above a dollar an ounce, even under a free and independent 16 to 1 ratio silver law. International bimetallism, however, would be a ¢ifferent thing. For this coun- try to move it up to that point alone would be a physical impossibility, co: sidering the world’s production, which would pour in upen this country for sale, this being, un- der those circumstances, the best market for the white metal. With the facilities for transportation all over the world, with the aid of cable and telegraphic communica- tion, all products, wherever produced, quickly go to the highest market for their dispcsal. If it is fair for the silver mine owners to take 53 cents’ worth of silver to the mint and have it converted into coin witn the United States stamp upon it, under a law making it a legal tender for a full dollar, why should not the amount of pulp required to make a greenback dollar be ac- cepted by the -government as the equiv- alent of a legal tender dollar bill? What- ever the United States government puts its stamp on as money, under a law pro- viding therefor, would make one thing just as good as another, whether it ‘s paper pulp, iron, copper or silver, until the government credit tecame swamped by an excess of it. Then, of course, all value disappears in such materials except- ing the intrinsic value which the ma- terial possesses. A Mexican dollar under a free silver law can be taken to the treas- ury and converted into a United States silver dollar, temporarily worth double the value of the Mexican dollar; but after the country has been flooded with an excess of this money, the value will simply sink to the market value of bullion as to its pur- chasing power money quality. The law of supply and demand js the final regulator in all kinds of commodities. The silver advo- cates say that when they get into power they will repeal the law of supply and de- mand, and thereby prevent the deprecia- tion of silver money coined by the United States, even though it becomes excessive. This is one of their best points, as mostly all are equally visionary. ——-___ The Missing Cornell Student. Frederick Gordon Rew, the missing Cor- nell student who disappeared in October, 1894, and was supposed to have met with foul play at Ithaca, has been heard from. He is on one of the East India Islands. His parents in Buffalo, N. ¥., have just received a letter from him. In this letter young Rew states that after leaving Cor- nell he went to New York, engaged pas- sage on a cattle ship and worked his way to Bordeaux, France. At that place he secured employment with an electric firm that was about to erect an electric plant in Central America. He has not seen an American paper since his departure, and did not know that a search was being made for him. His reason for leaving college, he said, was that he found his knowledge of French and German was limited, and was confident that he would be unable to keep up with his class. Rather than fail he believed it would be better to go among the people and learn the language. For five years he had been crowding him- self in his studies, and says he did not feel able longer to continue the strain. One af- ternoon while out for a walk near Cayuga lake there Came over him a desire to leave home. He followed this impulse and left the country. ——_—_+e+____ Murder at Burlington, N. J. John T, Henke was murdered Saturday night at Burlington, N. J., by burglars, who choked him to death by means of a piece of rope. Two colored men are sus- pected of the crime. Yesterday morning several customers for tobacco went to Herke’s store, and finding it closed be- gan an investigation. They found the side dcor unlocked and, opening it, called for Mr. Henke. Hearing no response they went to (he room back of the store and found Henke lying on the floor dead, face down, with a piece of cloth thrown over his head, and hands and feet tied. Soon after closing Saturday night two colored men were seen to go to the side door and Knock. Henke came to the door and asked what they wanted. They said tobacco, and he admitted them. Then they were seen in the store a few minutes later. Shortly before 12 o'clock Mrs. Murphy, a neighbor, heard a noise as if there was a scuffle. She thought that some one had fallen down stairs, and raised her room window in time to see two men pull their hats down over their faces and hastily move away. She thought they were colored, LEESBURG Benton Camp Meetings Growing in H Favor. Interest Felt in the Forthcoming Visit of Can: ate Rizey— Personal Notes. Correspondence of The Evening Star. LEESBURG, Va., August 24, 1896. The attendance at the Benton Camp Ground, a few miles from this town, is greater this year than ever before in its history. Benton,s is to the Southern Methodists of this portion of Virginia, Jet- ferson county, West Virginia, and Fred- erick county, Maryland, what’ Wesley Grove, near Baltimore, is to the members of the Baltimore conference of the M. E. Church South. For over twenty years Benton's Camp Ground has been a rallying place for the Methodists of Loudoun and Fauquier, and it Is the belief of those most direct!y in- terested that with improved accommoda- tions it will annually grow more popular, vntil it will not be many years before Southern Methodists from Washington and elsewhere will pitch their tents on the de- lightful spot. Judge Rixcy’s Visit. Much interest 1s felt here in the coming visit of Mr. John F. Rixey of Culpeper county, “he democratic nominee for Con- gress in the eighth district, who is expect- ed to arrive in Leesburg Tuesday and re- main for three days. Mr. Rixey at pres- ent resides upon a handsome estate near Brandy station and has in his possession and under his perscnal supervision about 000 acres of land. The funeral of Mr. William T. Bennett, brother of Mr. E. L. Bennett, clerk of the circuit court of Loudoun county, and Mr. H. C. Bennett, postmaster at Waterford, was largely attended. The deceased was partially paralyzed about six years ago, from the effects of which he suffered until his death last week. Personal Notes. Mr. Richard Tavenner, a weil-known cit- izen of Loudoun county, who had resided with his son-in-law, Mr. Levin Jenkins, near Mount Gilead, for some years past, is dead. He had reached a very advanced age. His remains were interred at Lees- burg. He leaves a widow and several grown children. r, Scott Nesbitt of the Treasury De- partment, Washington, has purchased the Ludlam country seat, in the suburbs of Warrenton, where he will reside in future with his family. Mr. Nesbitt has made additions to the residence and greatly beau- tified the place. Mr. John Janney, son of Mr. Charles P. Janney, who graduated at the Virginia Military Institute at the recent commence- ment, is now at bis home in Leesburg. Curtis Lee Laws, one of the leading ministers of Baltimore, and its sister-in-law, Mrs. Florence Burnette of t same city, are the guests of Mr. Laws mother, near Aldie. Miss Mary How of Washington is vis- It!ng Mr: m Moore, néar this town. Mrs. Gilbert Badger of Baltimore is the guest of Mrs. N. Badger. Mr. R. H. ner of Texas, who has been spending some time with friends in this vicinity, has gone to his distant home. George Skinner of Baltimore is the guest of his ter, Mrs. W. F. Gulick, st Dresden. ee BAR HARBOR GAYETY. Dancing, Dining and Good Times Generally on Maine's Rocky Const. Correspondence of The Evening Star. BAR HARBOR, August 21, 1896. The event of the week just closing was the grand ball at Kebo Tuesday night for the benefit of the Village Improvement A: ciation. The features of the evening were the dancing of the quadrille and minuet by a number of Bar Harbor's loveliest belles and handsomest men. The quadrille was under the management of Miss Mary Scott of Phitadelphia, who designed the costumes and led the quadrilie. Those who danced it were Miss Mary Scott, Miss Fisher, M Helen Bickle s Helen Sanders, . Merris, Miss Hitchcock of Washington, Miss Wilmerding and Miss Anderson, the daughter of Mrs. N. L. Anderson of Wash- ington; George T. Newhall, Alan Robbins, Yilliam Woodward, Arden’ M. Robbins, J. W. Farnum, Waldron Bates, George Far- num and Comte Leon de Moikte Hultfeldt. ‘The ladies wore black satin gowns of the Louis XIV period, with large point lace collars, large black lace hats, black plumcs and black bows. The minuet was danced by Miss Maizie Stur . James Potter, Mrs, Frank Ellis, Mrs. P. G. Thebaud, Miss McLane, Miss’ Tolfree and Miss Pierpont, A. T. Joseph Harriman, Wm. Laimbeer, Reginald Johnson, Mr. Pierpont and J. C. MoCo ung ladies were gowned in old brocades, and wore their hair powder- ed. The gentlemen wore black satin knick- erbockers, white frilis and powdered wigs. The dressing at the bail was elegant. Mrs Gen. Anderson of Washington was attired in black lace. Miss Wallach of Washing- ton wore red silk and chiffon. Mrs. Geo. B. Loring wore black Brussels net and dia- monds. The dinner dance at the Kebo Valley Club last Saturday night was the largest and most successful one of the season. Mrs. Draper of Washington gave a lunch- eon at the Dutch cottage Saturday. Her guests were Mrs. James G. Blaine, Mrs. Walter Damrosch, ex-Senator and’ Mrs J» B. Henderson, Gen. Kasson, Mrs. Geo. B. Loring, Mr. Thornton, Capt.'T. J. Bush, E. J. Curley, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Albert Draper and Francis McNutt. Miss Pierson, daughter of Gen. Pierson of New York, is the guest of Mrs. Roswell D. Hitchcock of Washington. Mr. E. J. Curley gave a delightful break- fast at Sproul’s Thursday morning to a party of young ladies. Mrs. Draper acted as chaperon and among the fair ones pres- ent were Mies Anderson of Washington and Miss Wilderming, The engagement has been announced of Robert Emmet to Miss Loutse Garland daughter of James A. Garland of New York. Mr, Emmet is the son of Dr. Thomas Addis Emmet. known in Bar Harbor socicty. One of the pleasantest events of the week was te sailing party by Capt. T. J. Bush on the Mascot Tuesday afternoon. There were about seventy-five on board and the trip was a most enjoyable one, Mavroyen! Bey gave a large dinner party Monday night at the Maivern, preceding the hop. Capt. A. Heese of the German embassy arrived at the Malvern from Washington this week. He will remain for the balance of the month. A lecture for the benefit of the village litrary will be given at the Malvern Tues- day morning, August 25, by Mr. John A. Kasson, ex-minister to eGrmany. The sub- ject will be “Characteristics of the Social Woman as Seen Going From the New World to the Old. The third and last entertainment in aid of the village improvement fund will be held Friday morning at the residence of Mr. John S. Kennedy of New York. Among the patronesses are Mrs. Truxton Beule and Mrs. Walter Damrosch. ———— GONZAGA COLLEGE HALL. Program of a Elaborate Dedicatory Service. Work on the new Gonzaga College Hall, the corner stone of which was laid u few months ago, is progressing finely. The ex- terior of the building is about finished and the interior is being rapidly pushed toward ecmpletion. Additional interest will be at- tached to the opening of the hall by the celebration of the diamond jubilee of the college, which was founded under the name of Washington Seminary, in 1821. This celebration, which will continue for three Gays, will take place about the middle of October. The first day will be faculty da: second, alumni day, when the Society of the Alumni will be organized and hold its first meeting; third day will be students’ Gay. The celebration will open with sol- emn pontificial mass of thanksgiving in St. Aloysius’ Church, to be followed by the dedication of the new hall and dinner io the clergy. The second day’s ceremony will consist, besides the organization of the Society of the Alumni, of a dinner, and the trird day will be observed by a holiday for the students and a musical and literary en- tertainment. They are both well | ——= HAPPENINGS | The Opportunities For Saving Money Which we offer now shouldn't be missed by @ single man who needs summer furnishings. W HATS marked AT—and in many cases —BELOW COST. AD styles—and sizes still on band—which can't be sald for many days er. CTING SHIRTS are now 89c. and $1.25 in- stead of $1 and $1.50. 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Jadge Scott Administers Modern Justice to Wheelmen. In Judge Scott's court today Nellie Mer- cer and Della Hopkins, colored women, who live in Freeman's alley, were charged with conducting a “speak-easy.” Lawyer Shill- ington was in court as their counsel, and a jury trial was demanded. Stannard Woodson, sixteen ars old, was in court on a charge of speeding his bicycle down Pennsylvania avenue and 15th street near the treasury. “My bicycle got away from me, and I couldn't stop it,” said the boy. “It was e@ new wheel, and I hope you will let me go this time.” Policeman Duvall, who arrested him, sald he was riding at the rate of about fifteen miles an hour. “This reckless riding must be stopped,” said the court. “It certainly cannot be tolerated, for the lives of pedestrians are thereby endangered.” A fine of $2 was imposed, but Mr. Pugh said he did not y to the work hou the boy was rel Charles Lloyd Blakey gainst for riding their bi on the sidewalk on Q street. The wagon road was too rough for them, but their smooth ride proved rather rough, for thelr experience cost them $5 each. Dennis Warren, who had no light on his bicycle when a policeman saw him, forfelt- ed collateral. Edward Jacksoz, colored, and Charles Pfingst were charged with wasting Po- tomac water at their hous Inspector Barton’s complaint was that he found the water running at the houses of the de- fendants, and they were each fined $1. Benjamin Hawley, charged with speeding his bicycle on the street, forfeited $5 col- lateral. wr Jeremiah Crowley was in court on a charge of not paying his hack hire, fifty cents, but he said he would pay it, and the court discharged him. a MIGHT NOMINATE PLATT. It is Said That There ix a Strong Sentiment Favering Him. Thomas C. Platt will proba be the nominee of the republican state convention for governor of New York, according to last night's advices from Saratoga. Unless he can successfully combat a great and growing sentiment that, progressing all day, has almost ceased to be a matter that Mr. Platt can control, his name will be presented to the convention, every other candidate will withdraw, and he will be nominated without debate | The above statement was shown to Mr. | Platt last night. He thought for a few minutes, ran his thin, almost effeminate hand through his beard, and said, slow- ly, but distinctly: “I am not a candidate, and I do not want the office.” “But, Mr. Platt, suppose the convention is stampeded for you “I don’t think it will be. I don’t want the nomination. I prefer plain citizen- ship, and I shall decline to stand for the nomination. I have told this to all the persons who have spoken to me about ft. Prior to the advent of the Platt boom the candidates for governor made these claim: W. Aldridge, 260; James A. Rob- lerts, 155; Hamilton Fish, 180; Charles T. Saxton, James W. Wadsworth, 5 | Archibald E. Baxter, 40; Frank S. Black, | 19; T._E, Ellsworth, 9; John W. Palmer, | 23) and Warner Miller, 28. number of votes in the conventioy y 758, so that somebody has grossk misrepresented the situation.