Evening Star Newspaper, February 9, 1898, Page 7

THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 9, 1898—14 PAGES. WASH. B. WILLIAMS, Furniture, &c., 7th and D Sts. Annual February Clearing Sale. “Samples.” The store is full of just sueh bar- gain opportunities as these. Good Furniture and Carpets were never quite so cheap before: $1.50 Gobelin & 75C. s—splendid patterns. Axminster Carpets 60c. Clearing Sale of Rugs. Fine Smyrna Rngs. 26 in, wile, ed trom $1.50. in. wide. from $2.50. fa. wide, uced from $2.75. 5H te 100-yard ple 90c. Tapestry Brussels = = = = = ries, 40 per cent off. Lace Curtains and 40 per cent off lor at 25 per cent r prices. Wash. B. Williams, 7th&D. fe9-eod y the by, have you no- he nuuiber of “Private w ly popular most every selis “Private Stock Take my a rt te grocer T dont think. vice. boss, and “em with a ten-foot they are only {imitations of the ‘real thing’ — Magruder, only, sells the i quart bottles only $1. JOHN H. PIAGRUDER, €OR. CONN. AVE. AND MST. fe9-w.f&m-20 ““] have important business the tide whereof genuine. is now SHAKESPEARE. ‘To call the attention of all lovers of a good Smoke at a modest price to THAT PINEST NICKEL CIGAR EVER MADE, CUBANOLA. ira wrapper—long stripped Havana filled— handle this brand ask him to get a bes—yon will be materially benefited. Wholesale at Richard & Co., WHOLESALE DEPOT, 628 Pa. Ave. N.W. JaiT-w.f.m,2m1,28 : 2 Ai ss es te ta ts ws Os was ao : : : Fou Fountain” Filter, $6 ®: Indispensable modern guard a: pure water in every home. A. safe- gainst muddy, im- It furnishes all the water required—pure and clear as crystal. We have all sizes from 25 to 1,500 gallons a day capac- Price, $6 up. z Hotels, Boarding Houses, Hospitals and other institutions re- quiring a quantity of water will find the $55 ; size well adapted to their needs. This size has a capacity of 500 gallons daily. tty. Ov HALF-PRICE TA- BLES on Ist floor continue to be very attractive—new goods are added daily. M. w. Beveridge, VOTTERY, PORCELAIN, GLASS, ETC., 1215 F St. & 1214GSt. T.C.Dulin--Mgrs.--W.H.Martin It a a a ee es ee as as We fit your face with a Razor °- Just as exact as an oculist fits your eyes with glasses! something like 2 thousand Razors of known In “‘Razordom.”’ and we can make » furnish a Ruzor that will cut or ‘slick as a whistle." 75e. up prices 477, also 909 Penna. Ave. | This year L get an lroquois. If you care about the looks of your wheel, it is andoubtedly the prettiest on the market. If it fs wear you want, it will give it you. If ft fx swiftness, no wheel can pass it. The Iroquois fs the all-round best wheel out this year. IroquoisCycleCo.;} 810 14th St. N. W. | Agenis Wolff-American and Liberty. de10-3m.40 i for f the i TTT "pation for Them. From Puck. “I wonder what the arctic explorers will do after the north pole has been dis- covered?” “Well, they can make tri; te aul therer eee Great Crowds at the Everett Auction Sale! Ever since this great sale started Monday a vast throng has been in constant attendance—and each. day finds a larger crowd present than the previous one. The Washington public has been quick to recognize the unusual importance of such an event—the offering of this exclusive stock of rare Art Treas- ures, magnificent Bronze and Marble Statuary, Diamonds, Jew- elry, Watches, Highest-grade Silver Novelties, Dresden Por- celains, Royal Dux Ware, etc., etc—under the auctioneer’s hammer for what it will bring quickest. 2 sales daily, at 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. ' stock at “auction prices!” gain plums. TF Ladies’ fet-1Im oe shentontergesgesegoetentontondoestestententoatentenesdoqetentontentonteoget comfort chairs for every one. Everett Art Store, 1225 F St. The name “Everett” has long been linked with the highest quality goods—every Washingtonian knows it well. Who, then, can resist the opportunity to buy articles from such a No one should put off coming to this sale—for every day's delay gives somebody else a chance to secure the choicest bar- assured — easy ANCIAL QUESTION THE FID Concessions Should Be Made and the Subject Acted On. ‘To the Editor of The Evening Star: Perhaps many have read with regret the statements which have been publicly made by our national legislators refusing conces- sions upon financial issues, thereby prevent- ing a just and fair scttlement of an import- ant and much agitated question. We ought, doubtless, to accept the results of the last clection and endeavor to carry out In good faith the judgment of the peo- ple therein expressed, as indicated by your recent editorial upon “the silver question. I desire to state, for the purpose of pre- venting any uncertainty as to my position upon the financiab question, that while I am and always have been in principle a democrat, nevertheless, so far as I am ca- pable of ascertaining the truth and deciding for myself, I have never for a moment thought I could with due respect for my property interests and my duty as a citi- zen edopt the recently announced tenets of the democratic party, but am in favor of compromise and agreement and think con- cessions should be made. I am with any party from principle be- cause I admire or agree with its announced policy, and not because of the mere name it bears. It is believed to be the duty of the citizen and legislator to promote the na- tional and material interests of our country rather than those of parties. It is not my desire to reflect upon or criti- cise any one, because to every American citizen must be fully accorded the privilege and right to exercise his political and re- ligious principles according to his intelli- gence and desires, and therefore I do not assume to instruct or advise, but only ven- ture to express sentiments which 1 believe to be shared by me in common with the more thoughtful of my fellow-citizens. Lam thoroughly convinced of three propo- sitions: ist. That the financial question has been made and now is the most important be- fore the country, and that the unsettled condition thereof is one of the causes, if not the principal cause, of the difficulties and the general stagnation in business which we have experienced in the last few years. A 2d. That as it is a fundamental question— one that necessarily strikes at the very foundation of all business—not only be- tween the citizens themselves, but also the citizen and the government, and in addi- tlon between the government and its busi- ness and international relations with other authorities of the civilized nations of the in our advanced world, and particularly age of commercial and business inter- course. 3d. That in view of its conceded {mport- ance it should receive our exclusive atten- tion, now, especially, after the lapse of five years of unparalleled depression and busi- ness suspension, and after a_ presidential election which was conducted mainly, if not exclusively, upon financial issues. I am not prepared to admit that neces- sarily this financial question is by virtue of its specific gravity, of the political prom- inence which has been accorded to it, but that politics and politicians have unneces- sarily (from a national or beneficial point of view) magnified and materially exag- gerated the true situation or condition of the country upon this subject. However, an imaginary evil is sometimes as difficult to correct as a real one, because the more we strive to correct the more we are apt to magnify its supposed importance, and we may be led to conclude eventually that something purely imaginary 1s in effect real. When a man is ill it makes but little difference whether he is prostrated with nervousness or malignant fever. The phy- sician cannot command the patient in either case to become quiet or cool, and one may precipitate as well as the other directly or indirectly serious, if not disastrous, re- sults. Whether we are as a nation actually il financially or whether we have imagined and are now led to suppose that we are Is or may be of little importance. We have certainly as a pevple and perhaps as a na- tion sustained the serious consequences of the attack, and, considering our extent of territory, wealth and resources, not only national, but corporate and individual, the intelligence and capacities of our people and the admirable features of our form of government, we certainly should now be convalescent, and indeed we ought to be in perfect national health. Appreciating our form of government and believing that a national election in this country was intended to mean something, ‘| we naturally expect to accomplish a result for the people through this medium, which is not only the means by which it can be imparted, but the expression itself of the popular will, and as the people are the rul- ers, the source from which all authority vested in the government originated, and also because our government possesses only such power and authority as have been thus delegated by the people. The policy of the present administration Was announced before the election, and Mr. McKinley secured his office with a thorough knowledge of its duties, and he ought to be permitted by Congress, the representative of the people, to enforce those duties, ani even encouraged to do so. I would say this if Mr. Bryan had been elected. I believe in action, not in inaction. If there is authori- ty in the sentiment and voice thus express- ed by the majority of our people it should be enforced when the opportunity is given in the regular and constitutionally declared mode and manner. If this cannot be accomplished the utility of our government will be impaired and its principles endangered. Of course, there are and always will be questions of vast im- portance before this nation, but surely we should consider, first,*that which would inure most to our benefit and promote, if settled, our general welfare. The state of the country and the expression of popular sentiment before the election, during the election, and since, clearly manifest the all- important consideration given by the peo- ple to the financial question, and it yet re- mains one which demands the immediate attention of the executive and legislative branches of our government, and the people are expecting action. Therefore, Mr. McKinley might it have devoted his entire attention to this subject as he did to the tariff the last session, and it should engage the exclusive attention of Congress until some satisfactory dispos!- tion or settlement can be made of it. It is true we have to adjust and readjust our relations with various foreign powers, as, for instance, Spain, England, Cuba, Ha- watt, and to settle as well other questions of local importance, such as civil service, tariff, etc., but if the President in his mes- sage had confined himself to the subject of finance and urged the immediate and ex- clusive settlement thereof by Congress, it tote tote teteteteteelotptete dete Seeeneleiodeteenntetntpdedetetetnttetntetntete would doubtless have been more impressive and in touch with the apparent necessities and demands of the day. The time of our national legislators should hot be frittered away in the consideration ef questions of secondary importance. LOUIS P. SHOEMAKER. February 6, 1898. =e eee AMERICAN COTTON ABROAD. Consul Boyle Reports on the Imports at Liverpool. Consul James Boyle reports to the State Department that Liverpool.imports more American cotton than any other port in the world. “For a number of years past,” he says, “the arnual importations have been nearly 3,000,000 bales. There is just now a discussion in both American and English cotton centers as to baling. This subject has for many years been discussed off and on, everybody interested in the cot- ton trade being agreed as to the great need of an improvement in the baling. What caused a revival of the discussion here was the arrival from the United States, some two months ago, of several hundred round bales of cotton. The claim is made by those interested that the cylindrical bale, as now put up, is a very great improvement on the samples sent over two years ago. “One of the most annoying features of the old system of baling is that the jute covering of a number of the bales becomes so torn that marks indicating the place of origin, the quality and the consignee are absolutely undecipherable. “It noted here,” says Consul Boyle, “that the American manufacturers have Started an agitation for an improvement in the baling of cotton, but it must be admit- ted that their grievance {s a small one com- pared with that of the British cotton brok- ers and spinners. The coarse jute covering is nearly always torn, and, in a large per- centage of the bales, one-third or one-half of the cotton is exposed, and many bales have the covering almost entirely off. Some of the bales are known as ‘cauliflower heads,’ because of their likeness to huge cauliflowers. There is an enormous loss, both to the American shipper and to the British consignee, throvgh the vresent de- fective system of baling, as much ‘of the cotton becomes loose, and a great deal of the outside of the bales gets damaged. Cotton brokers, spinners, insurance men and ship owners here all unite in declaring the urgent need of an improved system of baling. As to whether the cylindrical bale fully meets the requirements of the trade, I am not prepared to say. Certain it is, however, that the cylindrically-baled cot- ton consigned to Liverpool arrived in per- fect condition, there not only being no loose cotton, but not # single case of ‘ho marks.” “One of the most serious incidents of the cotton export trade is that of fire in the cargo. Cotton fires are especially dreaded by ship owners and by the dock authorities, for the reason that a cotton fire is harder to extinguish than almcst any other kind of fire. A leading official of the Liverpool dock board remarked to me the other day that they dreaded a cotton fire almost as Much as they did an oll fire. There have been some very disastrous cotton fires in Liverpool. For the last two years, how- ever, there has been a freedom from these conflagrations, owing, it should be said, to the extra precautions of the dock authori- ties, who have been employing a large force of men, in addition to the regular dock fire brigade, whose special duty it is to prevent and to extinguish fires In the cot- ton warehouses, and to examine the holds of arriving cotton ships. One of the strong- est claims put forward in behalf of the cylindrical bale {s that {t is much less like- ly to catch and hold fire than the old-style American bale.” ——~-e—_____ Water Power and Electric Lighting. From the London Nail. The great Lachine Rapids light Montreal and provide the motive forc» for its street cars; the Chaudiere waters do the same for Ottawa, besides supplying saw and other mills, but both are only called upon to give a tiny part of their energy; while the waters which roll to waste in the Chats Rapids are not at present called upon for any human service. And these specimens of Canada’s water power are repeated over an enormous area in Ontario and Quebec. Supposing Canada to be ten times as thick- ly populated as it is, and presuming also the satisfactory accomplishment of the ex- periments toward transmitting electric pow- er long distances without too great loss of energy, every town could be lit and all Its Street cars run, every mill and factory set humming, every house lit and heated, nay, every railway train could be run, by the force which Hes in the rapid currents of Canada's waterways. That, at any rate, is the deliberate opinion of electricians who have traveled in the Dominion. From this cause alone Canada’s future Sreatness should be assured. For just as the industrial greatness of the nineteenth century has largely laid with the nations which had the greatest stores of coal in their countries, so, with the passing from steam to electricity, there seems little rea- son to doubt that the greatness of the twentieth century will lie, caeteris paribus, within the reach of those communities which possess the most abundant water Power. And no country in the world is so richly endowed with torrents as is Canada, ———-e-. Little Barefoot on the Ice. From the Cinctnnatt Enquirer. Of all the children in this great city only one, and that a three-year-old girl, toddles voluntarily over snow and ice with bare feet. Neither shoes nor stockings will be tolerated for an instant on this baby's feet. Eghner is this queer baby’s name, For thousands of years Eghners ancestors, gipsies, have roamed in wilds, untram- meled by ccnyentionalities; but even in the native tribes it is not known that quite such an oppesition to protection against ice snow existed as in the case of little Eghner. Having a wizard for a mother and a queen for an aunt, Eghner ts fortu- nate enough to have an abundance of sheck- els with which shoes could be procured, but the determined little gipsy miss will not wear them. She has tramped over many miles of ice-covered streets the paet two months, in the eastern and extreme western parts of the city, with her only foot cover- ing the soot that sticks to the tiny brown soles. Over frozen country roads and along the margins of ice ponds, too, little Eghner treads with bare foot. ——-— +06 Two Brooklyn fishermen found the body ef a man frogen tn the ice at Hunter's Point. The dead man’s head was out of the water and presented @ most ghastly appearance, POTTER SEEMS SURE Re-Election of tho J. A. W. Presi- dent Seems Certain. GATHERING OF MEMBERS AT ST. LOUIS Local Option ‘Regarding Sunday Racing to Be Considered. CURRENT SPORTING NOTES ST. LOUIS, Mo., February 9.—A majority of the delegates to the National Assembly of the League of American Wheelmen which met today are fn the city. A large number came in on this morning's trains, and stragglers will reach here tonight and tomorrow morning before the actual bus- iness of the session begins. The question that will receive the most earnest discussion is that of local option for the state divisions. An amendment pro- viding that state divisions be granted the right to determine for themselves whether Sunday racing should be permitted was in- troduced last year at the assembly at Al- bany, and was defeated by but six votes. At that time division option was not con- sidered to be of moment to the league, but the defeat of the amendment occasioning the formation of leagues in California and Leuisiana, where the control of the sport passed almost entirely into the hands of the newly formed organizations, has had the effect of causing the present delegates to hear both sides of the question and to determine to decide the case on its merits. The prevailing opinion seems to be that if it is best for the league such an amend- ment will be adopted at the present con- vention. The disposition to afford the advocates of Sunday racing every possible opportunity to give their plans fair trial extends even among the members of such states as Mas- sachusetts and New York, where previous- ly strong opposition to the idea was found. In view of this change of sentiment it is evident that the local option amendment will be given thorough consideration when it comes before the assembly tomorrow morning. President Potter’s re-election for the en- suing year and the success of his whole ticket seems assured, for no decided oppo- sition has been shown yet, nor has any oth- er ticket been made public. Rumors of the candidacy of Geo. D, Gideon, ex-chairman of the racing board, aud of Fred Gerlach, ex-racing board member from Chicago, are bruited about, but have not yet assumed definite shape. The Potter slate is as fol- lows: - President—Isaac Potter, New York. First vice president—Thos. J. Keenan of Pennsylvania. a ? Second vice president—Edward N. Hines of Michigan. Secretary—Abbott Bassett, Massachusetts. Treasurer—J. C. Tattersall of New Jersey. Chairman Mott ‘and the other members of the racing board held a secret meeting today for the purpose of considering changes in the racing rules. One of these affects the amateur prize rule. Chairman Mott's registration~rule, to do away with ringers, is almost éertaim to be adopted. The most tmportant;change that the board considered was that in regard to national championships. CRITICISING THE RULES: Manager Hanlon, Opposed to Several of Mr. Hart's Recommendations. Manager Hanlon'of the Baltimores will probably not sign the report of the rules committee of the National League, as drawn up by President Hart of the Chicago club, because of his objection to a number of its clauses. The report was received in Baltimore Saturday, it having been sent by Mr. Hart to A. L. Reach of Philadelphia, the other member of the committee, who signed it, and sent it to Mr. Hanlon. Mr. Hart proposes a rule that where there are two umpires, one shall be called the “referee umpire’ and the other the “assistant umpire,” each to be assigned as such and not changed during the progress of a game. The referee umpire shall judge balls and strikes, fair or foul balls, de- cisions at the home plate, be the judge of when to call time and play, and, in fact, be master of the field. The assistant umpire’s duties are simply to give base decisions. Mr. Hart proposes a rule that there shall be “no appeal from a legal decision of an umpire;” that no decision shall be disputed where an error of judgment is involved, and that where the interpretation of a rule is involved only the captain of the teau shall call the decision in question, Tne penalty provided by Mr. Hart for disputing an umpire’s decision, either by player or manager, shall be, in the words of the rules, “prompt removal from the grounds and followed by such a period of suspension from the service of his club as the umpire or president of the league may elect."” Un- der this rule a player who disputes a de- cision may be suspended by an umpire for months or years, as he may elect. Mr. Hanlon will oppose that regulation. He is not opposed to suspension in aggra- vated cases, but thinks it should be done by a more responsible authority than an umpire. A rule proposed by Hart fs also that when the umpire has fired enough players of one club, so that fewer than nine are left on the field, the game shall be declared forfeited to the other club. ‘The report provides for the total abolition of the earned run rule without proposing a substitute. Mr. Hanlon opposes that also. He wiil propose a rule making all runs earned runs for which the pitcher is respon- sible, including those resulting from hits, bases on balls, batters’ hit, wild pitches and fielding errors by the pitcher. He says in that way only will a pitcher's effective- ness be known. Another proposed change that Mr. Han- lon will oppose is Mr. Hart's new rule on stolen bases. It provides that a stolen base shall be credited only where the runner reaches his base without the aid of a fleld- ing or battery error, or the ball being hit by the batsman. It is far less liberal than the old rule, and Mr. Hanlon says dis- courages instead of encourages base run- ning. Mr. Hart wants to change the definition of the “infield fiy’’ from one that can be handled by an infielder to one that falls inside the diamond or within the space usu- ally occupied by infielders. He wants to add a rule that a catcher shall not be cred- ited with an error for a bad throw to catch a base runner unless an extra base is gained, and that no error shall be charged on an attempt to complete a double play unless an extra base is made. The rule as to what the summary in the score shall contain is materially altered, and not for the ‘best, Mr. Hart also changes the rule afjout times at bat, so that when a batsman gets his base on balls he is to be charged with a time at bat. Whether this is an oversight or intentional is not known. a ANOTHER GREAT CYCLE RACE. Le Compte of ryiand and Mora: of the Digirict. A 25-mile race was sarranged yesterday between William G. LeCompte, the cham- pion track cycle Fider“of Maryland, and A. C. Moran, or the champion in the same class of the District of Columbia. As both men aré gmateurs, the match will be for the champjonship of the world at middle distance. A contest between Mo- ran and Le Compte was worked up by Mil- lard.F. Carter of Baltimore, who was him- self a famous racing man. Each man will be provided with pacemakers mounted on ‘quads and triplets. All of Moran’s pacers are to be from Washington and all of Le Compte’s pacers from Baltimore. Is thought that this arrangement of pacers will add a sectional zest to the contest. Before the arrangements were completed Carter consulted with Chairman Mott of the national racing board of the L. A. W., who promised to act as referee and to lend his assistance to the successful consumma- tion of the event. The match was really started at a simi- Michael and lar Se Seal phaag tong ees Madison juare Garden, New Yor! Mr. Mott and Carter attended this meet- ing, at which Mott was the referee. is and similar events created a furore of ex- citement in York, and a repetition of that sort of, reat is expected here. Each 4 v a man will have thirty pacers, who will cuanee their pace in front_of the grand st It will be the first race of its sort ever held between amateurs, and shouid excite national interest. On the same occa- sion a handicap event will be run for the pacemakers in the Le Compte-Moran race, and there will probably also be a novico event. As the pacers will be a chosen lot and the competitors extremely speedy, there is every reason to hope for the es- tablishment of national records for Bal- more. It is thought that the race wiil take place on the Electric Park track, Balti- more, May 30. - ' OF INTEREST TO SPORTSMEN. A 1 Meeting of the Game and Fish Protective Associa The first annual meeting of th: Game and Fish Protective Association of this District will be held in the armory of the Light Infantry, on 15th street, below Penn- sylvania avenue, on Thursday, February 10, at 8 o'clock p.m, Short addresses will be d2livered by Gen. M. C. Butler, ex-senator from South Car- olina, and by Mr. T. 8. Palmer, ornitholo- gist of the Department of Agriculture, and very interesting papers will be presented by Mr. Henry Talbott on “Pollution of the Potomac” and “The Large Mouth Bass.” Condensed reports wili be submitted of the good work done during the year. Every lover of sport in this District is invited to attend and to join the associa- tion. COLLEGE BOAT RACING. University of Wisconsin Seeking Ad- mission. The rowing authorities of the University of Wisconsia have written, asking Cornell's attitude toward the entering of a crew from the Western University in the pro- posed intercollegiate regatta this season. The Cornell athletic council ,will take no individaal action on the matter, but the members will express informally to Wis- consin their willingness to allow that col- lege to enter. The matter will be left to be decided at a cenference of the representatives of the dif- ferent universities, which, it is expected, will be called in a few days. Pennsylvania and Columbia are willing to enter into a conference, while Harvard has agreed to give the matter her careful attention, though she has not yet agreed nor refused to send a representative to confer with the others. The probable place of the meeting will be in New York city. - As regards the course for a regatta this season, Saratoga seems preferable. A highly improbable story has been print- ed to the effect that Cornell might chal- lenge the winner of the Yale-Harvard race if successful in the intercollegiate race. Cornell already has an engagement to row Harvard. INDIANS SIGN FOR ‘9s, The Star Players of the Cleveland Club Under Contract. All of the star play:rs of the Cleveland club have been driven into camp by the recent cold snap and yesterday their con- tracts were received at league headquar- ters, thus putting an end to speculation as to the make-up of Patsy T:beau'’s com- bination for the approaching season. Cy Young, the farmer pitcher, heads the Ust, and it is understood that he receives the same amount of “coin c2#tificates’”’ paid for his services last season. Jesse Burkett, the hard-hitting, fleet-footed out- fielder, comes next on the list, followed by Georg> Cuppy, the glass-armed but tan- talizing little twirler; Charlie Zimmer, Cu- pid Chitds, the sprightly little king of sec- ond basemen; Jack O'Connor, Lew McAl- lister, and A. Sockalexis, the Indian “Jagologist,” who was very near the “whole thing” st the beginning of last sea- son. Masquerading Basket Ball Players. ‘The masquerade game of dasket ball be- tween the Queer Wheelmen and Company C, Ist Battalion, was played last night at the Light Infantry armory. The game was hotly contested and well played, and was wen by the Queer Wheelmen by 6 to 2. The players were cestumed in a manner to afford plenty of amus?ment. The iine- up and cast of characters follow: Company C—(Hot Stu't), Schultz, R. B.; (Li Hung Chang), McQuade, C.; (Weary Waggles), Bell, L.'F.; (Gen. Custer), Sears, R. F.; (Silas Doolittle), Fox, R. C.; (Billy Fenny), Browne, H. G.; (Merry Held), Yaunt, E. G.; (Waldorf Astor), Grohe, L. C Queer Wheelmen—(Littls Egypt), Tierne c.; Jimmy Jones), Loftus, R. F.; (Yello’ Kid), Cainfield, L. F.; (Humpty Dumpty), Swinghammer, 1 (Aunt Jemima), Bur- gess, R. C.; (Punch and Judy), Clokey, L. B.; (Carry All), Pitkin, H. G.; (Perry Car- son), Buckley, E. G. Officials—(Ofti y Referee—Sam Shr>ve. Umpire—G. W. Gwin. Score—Q. W., 6; Company C, 2. Free throws—Q. W., 3; Company C, 4. Ocean City to Hold a Regatta. The Ocean City (Md.) News says that steps have been taken looking to a regatta on Sinepuxent Bay at Ocean City during the week following the National Associa- tion regatta at Philadelphia, July 22 and Basket Ball Tonight. A game of basket ball will be played this evening in the old Globe building between the Interior Department and the Carroll Institute at 8 o'clock. Se FATHER OF PARLIAMENT. Villiers’ Successor in of Commons, From the London Mall. Through the death of Mr. Villiers the house of commons has a new father, name- ly, Mr. W. W. Bramston Beach, the cousin of the chancellor of the exchequer, and the member for the western or Andover di- vision of Hampshire. It has been assumed in various quarters that Mr. Villiers was father of the house of commons because he sat therein longer than any other member, but this, accord- ing to a very high authority in such mat- ters, is not so. Mr. Villiers was father of the house of commons because he had continuously sat for the same constituency a greater number of years than any other member, just as cight years ago (1890) Mr. Talbot was father of the house of com- mens because he “‘had retained his seat un- interruptedly” for sixty years—a fact noted by Mr. G.-H. Jennings in his ‘Anecdotal History of Parliament.” An ex-speaker of the house of commons, consulted on this question, has, within the last few years, definitely declared it as his strong opinion that the father of the house must always be the man who has repre- sented the same constituency without a break for the greatest period of time. ‘fherefore Mr. W. W. Bramston Beach, M. P., can claim to be Mr. Villiers’ successor. He has represented, to all practical in- tents and purposes, the same constituency since the year 1857, when he became M.P. for what is now—by the last redistribution act—called the western, but which was formerly described as the northern division of Hants. . In regard to continuity of service for the same constituency, Mr. Beach has scarce- ly a serious rival, not even in that grand old man of the Tory party, Sir John Mow- bray, who entered parliament about four years before Mr. Beach, but who has only sat for his present constituency—Oxford University—for a matter of rather under thirty years. Mr. Samuel Whitbread, for- merly M.P. for Bedford, would have beaten Mr. Beach had he stayed in parliament, but he retired at the last general election. a Barglar Gave Instead of Took. From the Detroit Free Press. A. C, Switzer of Flint is so lucky that he Mr. the House IN HOTEL CORRIDORS] 23309030 93030303 Former Governor James E. Campbell of Ohio was at the Raleigh for a few hours recently, being on his way to New York from his home in Hamilton. With the exception thet his hair and mustaclte are tinged with gray, the governor looks as young and vigorous as in the days that he represented his district in Congress. While in town he was called upon by his old republican friends and fellow-towns- man, Major E. G. Rathbone, who was fourth assistant postmaster general under President Harrison. Major Rathbone and Mrs. Rathbone are spending a few weeks in Washington. “I always enjoy coming to Washington,” Governor Campbell said to a Star reporter. “Some of the happiest days of my life were spent in this city, No, I am not interested in politics any more than to vote when election comes around. I am devoting my- self exclusively to the practice of the law. Much of the time I spend in New York, for home Ohio is plenty good enough or _me.”* “Few countries are more interesting to travelers than Mexico,” said Col. Charles 8. Otis of Boston, who has just returned from a trip through that country, at the St. James. “In the City of Mexico the things that attracted my attention most perhaps were the cathedrais and market places.. The city in itself is entertaining. The Castle of Chepultepec, with which the names of Maximiilian and Charlotte are connected by history, stands there in all its splendor. “For several evenings we enjoyed our- selves driving on the paceo, which is a long boulevard between the center of the city and Chepultepec. Sunday is the great day cn the paceo. Along the routes bands are playing and all is life and splendor. The cavaliers in their wide sombreros and gay costumes, the ladies in pretty Spanish colors, and the peasants with rebosse or shawls over their heais, make a pleasing picture to one not acquainted with the manners and customs of the people of that country. Under these shawis the peasants carry their children and what they pur- chsse at the markets. Children are often cousen by, them on their backs and an almost endless ni e ci ae umber of cripples is the “The better class of people in Me: City Ive in beautiful Villas patroecien! by “gardens, in which palms and cactus plants grow. They dress in European cos- tumes mostly. It is a cosmopolitan city in every sense of the word. The handsom- est club houses may be found there. The hotels are poor, however; that is, when it comes to the table. It is next to im- Pessible to get anything palatable to cat, “Just outside of the city is the Cathedral of Guadalupe, connected with which is a pretty legend. A virgin appeared to a poor Indian. The Indian was frightened and kneeled before her. She told him to 5° and gather tlowers on the hillside, where none had ever before grown. He complied with her edict and took the flowers in his apron to the bishop. As he was about to show the flowers they vanished and on the apron there appeared a picture of the vir- gin. This miraculous apron is preserved in a frame at the altar. Eminent artists have examined the apron and are unable to explain how the picture came chere. We visited the little chapel which stands where the flowers were supposed to have bloomed, and on the way encountered many beggars, who asked for money for the church. The virgin is worshiped by all Mexicans and pictures of her are to be found everywhere about the city. “Sundsy {is also a great day for bull fights and Spanish ball games. The entree to the bull fight is a grand display of glit- tering costumes. Despite the cruelty one finds himself spellbound, unable to move from his seat. The Spanish bull fighters are known by a bunch of hair akin to a Chinese queue on the back of their heads, and which is done up with hairpins. At least, this Is what my wife says, and she made a close observation. Instead of the conventional tali sombrero, the fighters Wear a flat-crown broad hat “The Spanish ball game is getting to be the principal amusement, and in this game the Mexicans are greatly interested. As a rule, the participants are fine-looking spec- imens of physical manhood. The amphi- theater is always packed, and what Span- ish beauty there is can usually be found there. The women are not so beautiful as supposed. They are free with the use of powder, and their complexion takes on a muddy hue. The women dress in the gay colors, the yellows, pinks and blues being very much in evidence. They are very ordinary lookin: “From the Castle of Chepultepec and along the paceo a beautiful view is had of the two great mountains—Popocatapelt and the White Lady. The snow on the moun- tains is In great contrast with the sandy and barren earth below. We made a trip out from the City of Mexico on a new railroad, which is being constructed with the Pacific slope as the ultimate objective point. We stopped briefly at the little place where Maximillian and Cortez Hved in summer. It has never before been reach- ed by railroad. For a few hours of the journey we were more than ten thousand feet above the level of the sea. The scen- ery, consisting of various mountains, val- leys and what seemed like toy villages below, was something grand. fter leaving the City of Mexico we went to Orazaba, into the real tropics, where oranges and bananas were growing. It was a relief to find some evidences of verdure after a few weeks in the sands of Mexico. In Orazaba the peasants are gayer in their dress. In Cordoba we saw jasmine growing in great bunches. We also tasted the puikue, which is extracted from the magras plant. It is an intoxicant, but said to be invaluable in that warm climate. We saw many of the natives un- der the influence of the seductive Iquor.” “The other day I met Frank Rockefeller for the first time in more than thirty years,” said Capt. J. J. H. Brown, a weaithy Buffalo vessel owner, at the Riggs. “My folks lived the next door to the Rocke- fellers when I was a boy. John and Will- iam were awfully good boys, and I was just a little different I guess. Frank and I were chums, and we used to run away frequently to go fishing. Yes, John ts probably the wealthiest man in the coun- try, and William's quota of this world’s goods is rated up in the millions. Frank is a millionaire, too, but the plainest, best fellow you ever met. I ran on to him over at the annual meeting of the Vessel Own- ers’ Associction at Detroit last week and we had a good time talking over old days.” Speaking of the vessel business on the great lakes, Capt. Brown said: “While carrying rates were ruinously low, Buffalo received more money last year than in any other year eince the port was established. ‘The dverage rate on grain from Chicago to Buffalo was about one and a quarter cents, so, you see, there was little margin for the carrier, when you deduct -insurance and expenses. The win- ter thus far has been a very mild one on Lake Erie. There has hardly been enough ice to impede navigation had vessels want- ed to operate on that lake. If the weather continues the seaton to Lake Superior will open much earlier than last year.” Judge O. P. Sperra of Ravenna, Ohio, is @ the Raleigh, having come to Washing- ton to call upon his old friend and former townsman, Judge William R. Day, assist- ant secretary of state. Judge Day is a na- tive of Ravenn&. He and Judge Sperry were boys together. There is quite a con- test on for the postmastership at Ravenna, and it is hard to tell who Has the lead. The foremost candidates are Charles W. 8. Wiigus, the editor and proprietor of the Republican, which is one of the old- est papers on the western reserve and en- joys the distinction of having brought out Gen. Garfield for Congress back in the sixties; and John Beatty, a leading mer- chant. Beatty has been postmaster once. He was for years chairman of the republi- can county committee. Wilgus has long been a personal friend of Senator Hanna, and this may have something to do with the settlement of the matter. Mr. Louis F. Carbo, minister from Ec- o0 This Letter Tells The Story. NEW YORK, February 2. 1898 Raward P. Mertz Co.. Washington, D0, Gentlemen: In response to we bave decided to accept {Mt offer for our line of Hair Bushee, In consideration of your taking the en- tire stock. ‘The price ts mnch any separate portions of 1) duplicated. “G = Bests Reing ‘preased accept your offer. Verg truly yours, MARTIN & BROWNE ©O., WoL. MARTIN, Pres, for room decided us to There’s the Whole story. We bought up a big stock of brush- Q @s—more than you will see in any 25 or 30 stores in town—at less than import cost. We'll sell in the same way. 69° for Brushes never offered less than 73Se. to $1.00, for Brushes never offered Jess than $1 to'§1.50. SPO OOPWOPOWHSSOSDOH AN the Hair Brushes offered ave of the finest quality bristles. ‘The: won't @iscount of — marked ( % Prices on all of our own stock—brnsbes that run (/ as high as $6 soften--they'l go throngh the heaviest set of hair and take cut the dandruf, MERTZ’S Modern Pharmacy, lith and F Sts. fe9-56d IS CURES WHILE YOU SEE. 3 Catarrh, Asthma, Bronchitis,Grip, *¢ ti Coughs, Colds, Throat and =» Lung Troubles. y ; pamphlet about 4 the Pillow-Inhaler, and learn * t exactly what is the greatest and M 7] M only common-sense system for < | + the cure of all troubles of the +4 i respiratory organs. i 3] Thousands of stubborn cases if " are cured and well by means of y 4 the Pillow-Inhaler, after all >4 3{ other means had failed. 33 Vo ai a hould give yor yl > Pf ie he will not call on oF weite to meMet: PILLOW > Reom 31, ” t&m-60 ; feO-w We sell the Pillow Inhaler. Mertz’s, 11th and F. prominent names mentioned up to this time are Joe Terrill, Col. Du Bignon and Ailen Candler. Gen. Clement Evans was suggested, but he deciined to enter the race. Terrill is the present attorney general of Georgia. Candler is secretary of state. Ho was for eight years in Congress from his district, and 1s a powerful man in every way. Du Bignon lives et Savannah and is attorney for the Southern Express Com- pany. He was a candidate for the United States Senate once against Crisp. My can- did opinion is that Candler will get the nomination, and if he does I shall throw up my hat, for he fs one of the best fellows on earth and a true-blue democrat.” eadawr eras CHINESE STORY TELLERS, A Sample Story as Told by a Profess tonal by the Wayside. From the Youth's Compan! On a pleasant day ore car not go far in Pekin without meeting a professional sto- ry teller standing, with a crowd of listen- ers about him, under a big umbrella by the roadside, telling stories in a loud, earnest tone, The characters in the tales are often “the big priest” and “the little priest”—a boy whem his parents have ¢o: ated to rvice of the temple. The following is cal story in which they appear Ones upon a time—so the story goes—an old priest said to his young companion: “L am going away, little priest, and 1 leave the temple in your charge. No matter whe comes, don’t lend them anything.” “All right, sir. I'll obey your word: Not long after the olt man left an old wo- man came to worship. She prostrated her- self before the idols and prayed and prayed until it rained. Then sbe said to the boy “Your master knows me well, for I come often to worship. Will you please lend mo his umbrella?” “No,” was the prompt reply, “I cannot lend anybody anything.’ So the old lady went home in the rain, and she was very angry. Upon the master's return the faithful boy related his experience; but instead of praise he received stern_reproo’ “Oh, you stupid bey! Do you know no better than that? Why, you have driven away one of my best worshipers! You will spoil my business. You should always be polite. You should Won't you please step in and have a chair? IT will steep you fresh tea and bring you little cakes. Mako yourself as comfortable as p but C am very sorry to say, my m: out ; a storm one day, and it blew and it lew, and It iook the skin right off of his umbrella, and strewed the bones all around, and so Ws have none.’ Say that, and she could not be angr; “Al! right, sir. Tl sey It next time.” Not long after this the master went away again, and there came a man who said: “Little priest, I have been high up on the mountains and gathered a big load of kind- ling wood. It is too heavy. I cannot get it bome. Will you please let me take your master’s horse’ “Come in, sir,” said the little man. “And nake yourself very comfortable. I will tring you little cakes and steep you fresh tea; but I am very sorry to say, the old berse was out in @ storm, and tt blew and it blew, and it took the skin right off and biew the bones away, and we haven't any The man gazed in astonishment upon the toy, and turned away in disgust. When the master returned the boy re- lated all that nad happened, and received a rotnd scolding: “Oh, you small idiot; you grow worse and worse. Don't tell the same story every time. Have some sense—make your story fit. You shculd have said: ‘I am vi sorry to gay, the old horse was cut in the field and tumbled in a hole and sprained his leg and went lame, and we turred him out to grass, and we heven't y. ° “All right, sir; IT will say it the next time.” Again the boy was left in charge, and there came a man who said: “Your mas- ter . my dear old friend. I would like to ‘Come in, sir; take a seat, sir. I will bring you new cakes and steep you fresh Please be as comfortable as possible, Tam very y to Bay My master was out in the ficld and stumbled and went and we have turned him out to grass, and we haven't any!” So the story runs on, as long as the story teller pleases, until it is time to take @ col-