Evening Star Newspaper, November 29, 1897, Page 9

THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1897-14 PAGES. C-) > | We give trading stamps with each cash purchase. Credit. Even on our special bargains —at such striking prices as we | quote—we willingly — give || credit—extend the payments to suit your convenience. | Clothes Poles; in solid oak }| or mahogany finish; 6 pins; Solid Polish Oak Chiffonier, 5 drawers, handsomely made; the regular price is $8. .§4.85 |; Ladies’ Writing Desk, solid | oohshed oak, beautifully fin- ished inside and out; a $5 | Value. . $3.35 Lamp and Globe, with the celebrated Rochester burner; never sold below $4.50. $2.90 | Why not make gifts of articles that com- Dine utility. beauty of adornment and an intrinsic value at all times? We import our Diamonés from Europe and Af.ica, and make all the mountings in our own factory here; hence can sell lower at retail than other Jewelers can buy at wholesale. ia Ta aa a a i H id = Pendant, with dia- mond center. Can- not be duplicated Pendant, with dia- mond center. 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Any article reserved upon payment of a small deposit. —the latest wrinkle —containing 26 pnre white diamonds and large sapphire cen- 50e. Silk cannot be pad nt the price of calico. Diamonds cost more than glass. The man sho ofers teo much awakens suspicion. Investisatiog, will turn suspt- ion to certainty. We warn the public against unscrupulous men who have in- i vaded honorable pcofessin of den- tistry and are brinzing it into disrepute by deceptive adveriising. “Cheap” den- + tistry is worse than none. Don't permit the tricksters to ailure you into their clutches by the specious plea of some- thing for nothing. Our prices are ressonable—not too high er too low. Each department is attend- ed by a man of experience. Cor. 7th & D Sts. R. Harris&Co., EATEN BY CANNIBALS Two Young Men, Former Washing- tonians, Victims of Savages. WERE SOLDIERS IN THE BELGIAN ARMY Horrible State of Affairs Reported From Congo State. OTHER WASHINGTON BOYS A story of cannibalism, in which two young men, formerly of this city, were tho victims, supplemented by an account of the way the Belgian government carries 9n warfare against the tribes of the Congo Free State, comes to light through the medium of a series of letters received from Kabambarre Station, Stanley Falls district, Congo Free State, by Mr. Joe Harmon of 1723 9th street northwest. Mr. Harmon has been in receipt of the information for some time, but the letters did not convey enough facts to warrant publication until now. It appears that a party of young men frem this city were induced by the repre- sentatives of the Belgian government to enlist in the Belgian army, then being raised for the purpose of subduing the war- like tribes in the Stunley Falls district. Among these who enlisted were Edward Thornton, who was then an officer in the National Fencibles, and was employed in the Treasury Department; Lindsay G. Burke, formerly employed in the War De- partment; Tom Crowley, formerly a mes- senger in the internal revenue bureau; Frank Batchelor, Harry R. Andrews, Barry Sparlin ard a man by the name of Mellen, formerly a non-commis- sioned officer in the United States army, all of whom were members of the National Guard of the District. This party left for New York February 13, 1896, and sailed from New York for Antwerp February 17, having been joined by some other Ameri- can boys, among whom was Charles Ball. Selfish and Cowardly. The letter states that the Belgian com- manders have shown every phase possible of selfishness and cowaridic2, and that they use the Americans for every hazardous urdertaking, reserving the right to them- seives to saliy forth on a comparatively easy mission where no dang2r attaches. Lindsay G. Burke iost his life through the fear of the Belgian communder, so the letter states, who sent him out with a small party cf men, avout fifty in number, to capture 30 of the dwa:fs. These peo- ple are described as being the «most fero- cious in Africa, and although they them- selves deny cannialism, there are unmis- takable evidde that they induge every opportunity in the horrid feasts. The men under Burke were, with the ex- ception of fivc, one of whom was an Arab, native troops, who fight well when not cp- posed to their brethren. Windeey, another American who had joined the party in New York, was sent in another direction, on thei same errand, with a like number of men. Burke and his men traveled for about two weeks, when the party was ambushed by the dwarfs. At the first fire his men i a YT A TTT aeserted him, leaving the four white men U. S. Dental Ass’n, Cor. 7th and D Sts. N.W. Open Sundass, 10 to 12 o'clock. nol9-50d Buying Is a subject occupying most people's attention now. We have thought over the subject for months, with the re- sult of having a magnificent selection of articles to foes you ae ra WEAR off “bless- Bother Books. Buregs. Photo, Frames ing” your laundry- | Sage, Music*Holis, ctes’ ete Rane man and send your | ee ee ee 435 7th collars, cuffs, shirts, i k | etc., to us. You'll not neessl, Street. | ‘a Careful Trunk repairing. no2v-284 |:! grumble or find fault by his side. The Arab had been sent to the reac to kill! game for the party and witnessed the encounter from the top of a tree, bringing back the story to the Belgian commander. This officer, instead of sending a relief expedition, hurriedly gathered his forces together and retired. Windeey arrived on the scene with his men a few hours later, but the natives had disappeared. The description cf the scene furnished by the Arab is horrible in all its details. Burkxe and his men were killed while fighting like fiends. 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Then the band of dwarfs, who num- bered nearly 500, closed in and prepared to hold a feast. The soldiers were all killed, as the dwarfs were concealed,in the dense vnderbrush, and could easily enough pick off a man when he passed by. “These dwarfs deny that they are nibals, but there is evidence which not be controverted showing to the con- trary. Their religion or whatever they call it teaches them that if an enemy makes a gocd fight against them they can become imbued with his courage by. eatirg portions of his body. The Arab states that he knows Burke was dead be- fore the natives reached him, and that the most hideous looking little man he ever saw walked up ‘and cut Burke's head off with one blow of a knife. The chief then began to slice pieces off his legs and arms, and to distribute them among his followers. “There were so many of the fiends that the pieces were vety small, and before they had concluded there was a free fight to see who could have the little remaining. In some manner the dwarfs became alarm- ed and left the plece, one fellow carrying off the arm of poor Burke.” Mellen Killed Near Kabambarre. can- can- The man Mellen was killed at a point near Kabambarre. The native troops there, under command of Baron Dhanis, revolted them Mellen. The body was horribly mu- tilated. Of the officer in command of the Stan- ley Falls district the letter says: diers, forty women, dogs and a_ parrot. what kind of an officer he 1s.” native soldiery, the writer states: “I am pretty sick of the Congo. You have fevers all of the time and nothing seems to check them. One day you will and feel improved, while again three grains will make you wish you were dead. It is horrible. Dying Like Cattle. “The Brussels end of this state does all he can for the personal health of its agents, and if the entire state were given as good government as Commandant Long of Ka- bambarre tries to give it I think the death Tate would be decreased. There are many officers who allow their men, both black and white, to die !!ke cattle. treated by the whites, and have developed into the best friends we have. The en- derful. natives than that of some of the office! of King Leopold's army. what they tell you. |. J. GEORGES & SON, and murdered many of their officers, among “He cares more for his own personal comfort than he does for the lives of his men. He is more of a beast than a human being. When he goes on an expeditfon he takes with him all of the available sol- a goat, monkey, two This will show you Referring to the state of affairs in the Congo Free State and the condition of the take eighty or ninety grains of quinine “I am very much impressed with the soldierly ability of the natives. With kind treatment I believe they could be made the best soldiers in the world. The Ban- galas are a fierce-looking tribe, but are the best-natured, kindest-hearted people in this wilderness. They have been well durance of these people is something won- I am deeply grateful to them for the many attentions their chiefs have paid You can rely on there to , the worst place in this the letter with dys worst country, man _ afflicted rapid; -. A Rush For The Home Reference Library! It began this morning in real earnest—and our only regret is that the edition is iimited to 250 sets. There is time for YOU to obtain a set of this splendid educational work—if you subscribe TOMORROW! Don’t put it off—for hundreds of late comers are bound to be disap- jointed. The patrons of the Palais Royal are offered these 250 sets of the Home Reference ibrary—each consisting of ten handsome Royal 8 vo. Volumes, at just about the actual cost of paper and printing! This is positively the LAST time this grand work to be sold in Washington at the present price. The entire set will be delivered to your home upon the pay- ment of ONE DOLLAR! 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THE HOME REFERENCE LIBRARY comprises the latest and best Encyclopaedia, Atlas and Dictionary. It should not be forgotten that the Encyclopaedia—naturally the principal por- tion of the Library—is entirely NEW AND UP TO DATE. It is the very best that money can BUY—and years ahead of any competitor. This Library is now on view in our Book Department—on the first floor. If you cannot come tomorrow, send ONE DOLLAR and secure your set. Under the terms of our offer you assume absolutely no RISK! The Palais Royal, = G and 1ith Streets. d so, the writer says, Ball's life would have been saved. ae ee, ae tl Buske lost his life january 1897, t, Mellen was kill- ed March 1. & 2 as Others Compakatizely Safe. ‘The other members of the party are saf but some of them aretn’a lous situa tion. Edward Thornfén i# at Basake, a well-fortified village, but. poorly garrisoned. The native troops have been making war on his soldiers for the past six months, but he was holding out in good shape, and up to the time of the departure of the letter entertained reasonable hopes of -being res- cued. The relfef expedition to aid him is new on its way to Basaka. Harry Andrews and Frank Batchelor are located at Kabambarre, which is described as the most dangerous outpost in the Congd State, the element of danger attending a po- sition there probably accounting for the fact that Americans were given the places of governor and vice governor, the offices held by Batchelor and Andrews, respec- tively. They had been ieft by the Belgian commander, according’ to the letter, with but fifty soldiers to keep in subjection 12,- 000 -natives. It was’ understood, howeve: that the situation had brightened and that the natives were-making overtures of a friendly nature and had offered to garrison the town in case of an favasion-by nomadic tribes, While their posftion is by no means safe, they are, on account of the friendli- ness manifested by the natiyes toward Americans, comparatively free from pres- ent danger. Barry Spariin is now ig this country, hav- ing come home after a few months 2f serv- ice. His friends in this city do not know his whereabouts. Page, another American who joined the party at New York, is de- scribed as having been very low with the fever at Nyangwe, but that he was better at present and would probably recover. Mr. Andrews’ parents reside in this city, and they have received letters from him confirming the news of the death of both Mellen and Burke, as well as the terrible condition of affairs in the Congo State and the way in which the Americans are treat- ed by the Belgian commanders. —. AN ELECTRO-STEAM ENGINE. 393559030990 3900900008000 99093 aoa 3) The Portable Dynamo and the Ad- vantages in Its Use. Paris Telegram to the London Standard. <The directors Sf the Western Railway of France have decided to employ M. Hell- mann’s improved electric locomotive. How- ever, before putting it into daily use, they this morning commenced a series of experi- mental trips, to which they had invited not only the representatives of numerous French and foreign railway companies and the leading engineers of France, but also numefous members of parliament and: the representatives of the Freneh‘and foreign press in Paris...The trip today was from Paris to Nantes and back. The electric lo- comotive, with what-may be called its prow and porthales, looks mipre like the hull of @ torpedo boat than* a< locomotive. The eight pairs of wheels.on-which it is placed are scarcely vistble; of course those wheels are on the bogie system. Though the trials "witll M. Hellmann's first electric lccomotive démonstrated that an average speed of 10 ktfometers an hour could be obtained at inaller cost than with an ordinary locomotive, it had the in- convenience of injuring the, permanent way by its exceSsive weight. ;,Jt appears that the new electric locomotive, though twice as powerful as its predecessor and weigh- ing 125 tons, has not the same defect. It is eighteen meters long, snd the weight is distributed oyer eight pairs of wheels, mak- ing a little over fifteen tons on each pair of wheels; whereas with ‘prdinary locomo- tives the weight borfe Sy each pair of wheels is more than seventeen tons. M. Hellmann‘und the directotg of the Western Railway of France consitier the permanent way will suffer .bY’ thé? use of the elec- trie locomotive than it doé# now with the ordinary locomotive, cf as, with the new locomotive, there are,,,it is said, no shocks or rocking of tHe. carriage, which glides smoothly over the ratis. The prin- ciple om which {t 1s cortstructed' is very simple, consisting in the production of electricity by ah ordinary steam engine working a dynamo. The electricity is con- ducted inte the electro-motors placed on the axles of the .eight pairs,of wheels. The boiler is similar ‘to that employed in an ordinary locomotive, but the engine driving the dynamo is especially constructed for it. ‘The Electric locomotive, manufactured by the English ‘firm of Messrs. Williams & Rol inson, is remarkable for its perfection. It is a vertical machine, with six perfectly balanced compound cylinders. The dynamo comes from the Swiss firm MM. Brown & Boveri, as do aleo the electsle motors com- municating the motion to the wheels of the locomotive. The series of trials to which this electric locomctiye is to be put before being employed in the ordinary y -senger traffic of the railway consists of t? - follow- ing: Firstly, from Paris to Na.ces and back, at a speed varying between thirty and sixty kilometers an hour; secondly, from Paris to Rouen and back, at the same speed; thirdly, from Paris to Nantes and back, at a speed varying between forty and 100 kilometers an hour. In each case the train will consist of twelve or four- teen carriages. It was the first of these trial trips which was made today with perfect success. ——_+-e+_____ Murderer Found in a Bundle of Rags. From the New York Journal. Disguised as a bundle of rags, Dominico Cesaro, the young ItaHan who fatally stab- bed Lorenzo Galitello, a fellow-country- man, on Sunday afternoon, was cleverly taken into custody late Tuesday night by Detectives Krausch and Petrosino, who were detailed on the case immediately after Galitello died. Cecaro, after stabbing his victim, fled to the home of his brother in Jamaica, L. L Late*Monday night Capt. McClusky heard that the slayer of Galitello was mak- ing preparations to escape to Europe. The detectives went to Jamaica, located the brother, and carefully shadowed the house all day Tuesday. From neighbors they learned that a mar corresponding to Ce- ro had been seen entering the house, and ey determined to lay siege. Just before dusk a wagon drove up to the house. There were two men in it, one of them the de- tectives recognizing as the brother of the man they wanted. “Keep a close lookout now," sald Detec- tive Petrosino to his companion; “they are going to take our man away in that wego! Presently a long bundle of promiscuously colored rags, tied with strings and ropes in a careless way, was brought out of the house and tumbled into the wagon. The two detectives ‘followed the wagon. When out of seach*dofishelp Detective Krausch, with a drawn’ tevolver, jumped into the wagon, while 10 caught the horse by the bridle aad ld the Italians to throw up their Hands They meekly complied. dos g. “Just then,” said Dete¢tbye Krausch yes- terday, “‘the supposed bundle of rags be- came animated; rags and cloths of all descriptions’ went fi intlevery direction, and a human being eniergbd from the bun- ¢e. While Petrosino stood‘ over the other two men, I clapped the: hendcuffs on my man and made him get out of the wagon. His brother edmittedssthat Cesaro was about to flee the cowkitryvand that they were bringing him to fhe ofty for that pur- Fose. J think they had:atranged for him to sail the next day.” c as G03G996 990939059 _ } SSSOS0GO89 80 S0 0990009 0S]29O99SH9SHOOSSSS9000 20099900909 90800800006 Soo zt OOSSS SSSSS SOSSSSSS OOS SSOCOSS OFO9SS9 FAMOUS OLD CLIPPER SHIPS. ® ® | @@@0€@090 5 > onions and had simply eaten them at din- ner. He is a boy I am inclined to be- eve, but the odor of onions was so strong that I decided he should be sent home for ‘fumigation.’ In the future, unless Prof. McClintock objects, all children who come to school with the odor of onions so strong as to be offensive I intend to send home, as I sent the three boys in question.” Prof. O. P. M. McClintock, principal of the school, who was present and heard Miss McCoy’s statement, entered no objec- tion. On the contrary, he upheld her, say- Too Much for Hin Income. From the Detroit Free Press. “Yes,” admitted the young man with a smile that was not altogether happy, “it’s «ll over between us. There is not the slightest doubt that I was fathoms deep in love with the girl, but poverty is an unre- lenting tyrant and drove me out of the field. She has always had her own way, you know, and despite her apparent re- €ard for me, she never seemed to suspect that there might be a limit to my financial resources. “While we were having that beautiful weather in the early fall I asked her one evening to go riding with me the next afternoon. I had just told her of my new tandem, without telling her that it was purchased on the installment plan, and at a heavy discount because of the lateness of the season, and I don’t see how. she could misunderstand the nature of the invitation. But when I rode up on the tandem and was admitted, she appeared in a stunning afternoon costume. It was as plain as if she had toid me that she = pected me to take her driving. I stammer- ed out that I was just on my way to the livery stable, but wanted to make sure that she expected me. The polite prevarication didn’t trouble me kalf as much as the fact that I nad to visit four stables before I could get credit, and then I had to leave my watch and tandem as security. That's only a sample. When we had our best run of opera here I asked her if she expected to attend. She thanked me sweetly, and said we would go every evening. I never had such a time standing off washerwomen or my landlady and borrowing from all the fellows I knew. But the last straw Was when she took the bookings for this season and marked those we should attend. There were mighty few nights she left open, and I would have to turn either coun- terfelter or burglar to meet the engage- ments. I told her that I had decided to devote my spare hours to reading law and must forego the theater, as well as all other pleasures, for a time. What she did was to laugh, mutter ‘Cure No. 12° and as- sure me that if she would ever want a di- vorce she would look me up. I don’t quite understand her.” — +--+ e+ -—__ Round About—“You say he was a perfect gentleman; but what do you know about it?” Ben Thayer—“Oh, I can tell quick enough. When he kicked me off the steps he didn’t get at all excited. Why, he didn’t even change color.”—Boston Transcript. Topsails Reefed but Twice Between London and San Francisco. From the London Standard. It may be admitted that the old clippers enjoyed far more substantial inducements than are offered now-a-days A premium of £1 per ton, shared by the captain with his owner, for the first consignment of China tea or Australian wool was calcu- lated to make a man strive harder and un- dergo greater exertions and run greater risks than could be afforded by the some- what barren honor of coming im first and winning a miserable £50. Wonderful stories are told of the achieve- ments of the men who strove for the greater prizes. The Surprise, a famous vessel of her day, went out to San Fran- cisco on her first voyage in 96 days and reefed her topsails only twice in that time. ‘Then she crossed the North Pacific to Can- ton in 31 days and brought a cargo of tea to London. She is said to have secured £6 per ton freight, and by the time her captain took his freight money in London she had paid her cost and running ex- penses, and left the owners with more than 410,000. The Samuel Russell made 318 miles in one day in 1851, while homeward bound from Whampoa, and during 30 successive days she covered 6,722 miles, or nearly half the distance between China and New York. But the very best day’s run was that of the Flying Cloud, in an earlier generation. She went to San Francisco in 84 days, and we have it on the authority of Maury him- self that on this voyage she in one day, from noon to noon, covered 438% statute miles. In 1851 the Sovereign of the Seas reached San Francisco from New York in 102 days, after having been practically dis- masted off Valparaiso, and after having lain to for 14 days to be rerigged. This same vessel, after discharging at ’Frisco, Honolulu, and came home from that port in 88 days. For 10,000 miles she salled without tacking or wearing once, and in ten consecutive days made 38,300 miles. From New York she sailed for Liverpool, became becalmed off the banks of Newfoundland, and when a breeze sprang up came across from there to the Mersey in 5% days; the whole trip, including the delay from want of wind, occupying only 18 days and 19 hours. Next year, re- turning from Sen Francisco, she covered 6,245 miles in twenty-two days, being an average per day of 283.9 miles. Her best time.from noon of one day to noon of the other was 419 miles, which comes very near the record of the Flying Cloud. Another famous vessel was the Natchez, which once came from Canton to New York in seventy-six days. She made six voyages altogether,and the longest of the six was only ninety-eight days on this route. A noteworthy race of those days was that of the John Gilpin and the Flying Fish. They left New York in company and a) inside the Golden Gate within a few hours of each other, after a passage of ninety- But the most remarkable in- “I think the point is covered in the rule of the board of education which gives a teacher the right to Send home from school any child who for any reason is objection- able to other children. For instance, if a child came to school with a large supply of assafoetida, I imagine that he or she would be sent home. When I was principal of Jackson School last year I remember of sending a certain colored girl home regu- larly because she came to school in such a condition that her presence was objection- able to the other children. While I con- fess that I rather like onions myself, and recognize them as wholesome articles of food, yet I always have sufficient consider- ation for others to eat them only when I intend to go directly to bed, without seeing any one.” The Spanish Soldier in Cuba. From the Westminster Review. ‘The Spamish soldier is probably the best fighting material in the world. He is brave, wiry, easy to feed and house, and always uncomplaining. But as his disposition is ex- cellent, so is his officer worthless, the Span- ish aristocracy corrupt and good for noth- ing, the Spanish plebs serviceable, obedient and ductile. The stmplest maneuver is to the Spanish officer an unknown quantity. But the most deliberate and devilish evil of all is the dishonesty in high places. The amount of money—the property of the Span- ish people—misappropriated by the officers of the Spanish army must amount to mil- Mons of pesetas per month. “We know it,” said an ex-minister sadly to me in Madrid, a@ week ago re know it even over here. Dead soldiers are kept upon the listed strength for month after month, and their pay continues to be regularly drawn by their captains. Moneys that were destined for the commissariat are coolly perverted into regular source of official income. A should-be-next-to-penniless captain, Iving like a lord im one of the costliest hotels of Havana, readily owned to me that he had been able to send home to his wife’s keep- ing $6,000 in half a year. — soo —___ Convicted His Own Son. From the New York World. Dr. Horace E. James of Philadelphia was recently convicted under most peculler cir- cumstances of obtaining money by false pretenses. He secured money on a judg- ment note abvlit a year ago on a represen- tation that he owned real estate. The real estate proved to be a myth and he was in- dicte. The case was heard before Judge Audenried, and in dve course the jury re- tired. On the first ballot Juror James alone voted for acquittal. Then he by inf beginning to end was a race comers, and she invariably scored. ——__-+e+___— NO ONIONS IN HER SCHOOL. A Topeka Teacher Deprives Her Pu- Pils of an Ancient Right. From the Kansas City Ster. Elmora McCoy, teacher of the Clay street school, Topeka, has made it a rule of her room that no pupil bearing the odor WHISKIES BE SURE THE INTERNAL REVENUE STAND OVER THE CORK AND CAPSULE {S NOT BROKEN AND THAT IT BEARS THE NAME ~ fag i H