Evening Star Newspaper, May 7, 1898, Page 12

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, MAY 7, 1898—24 PAGES: 11 well made Ice Chest. ....- Splendid, $1.85 ed with mineral wool. begin as low as $5.95. Chamber and Suites. Chamber Suites irom........--- Parlor Suites from White Enameled Iron Beds | | i 917, 919, 921 frigerator is lined with galvanized steel and pack- Prices for solid oak ones F We have been extremely busy, too, selling We have cut prices to below cast, as we need more room to display summer goods. Springs, too, we can beat anybody JACKSON BROS., Three Great Cash Furniture Houses, est margin of profits. A BUSY WEEK FOR Jackson Bros. In spite of the weather and the war we were never so busy as we have been this week. Refrigerators and Ice Boxes are selling by the hundreds. The .famous “Jackson” brand has made a hit. It is far and away ahead of all others, both in cleanliness, cheapness and Every Re- economy of ice. Parlor esc as PERS -$12.75 tin. ++. $1.99 we ning Grairs 2 29c. Seventh St. Z — as c Council of Benevolent Legion. A council of the Catholic Women’s Be- nevolent Legion was instituted by the su- preme president of the order, Mrs. Mary A. Murray of 134 Quincy street, Brooklyn, N. ‘Thursday evening at Carroll Hal!, on G street. The supreme deputy chance!l- lor, Mrs. Alice Brady gf Baltimore, was the organizer of the council. The branch starts cut with a membership of thirty, includ some of the best known and most active workers in the congregation of St. Patrick's Church. The officers elected at the meet- Chancellor, Mrs. Ade- president, Mrs. Armstrong; Mrs. Clipperd; secretar: trgasurer, Miss M Theresa B. Smith: Miss Dare; guard, Miss Sallie Smit tor, Miss Mary P. Smith; trustees, Mrs Mary Smith, Mrs: Riley, Mrs. Nellie Sullivan. The branch will be known as the Father Walter Coun named in honor of the late pastor of the church. ‘The visitors from Baltimore at the or- ganization of the new council we uty Supreme Chancellor Mary A. - Miss Maray O'Neill, treasurer of Mary- land Counci Mrs. M. Murray, deputy ¢ neelor of Fy Council; Miss Catherine Mooney, president of Clifton Council, No. 34; Mrs. Alice D. Brady, coi lector of Clifton Council; Mrs. Juli: Quirk, secretary of Clifton Council; M Mary P. Vreglen, marsha! of Clifton Cou’ cil, and Mrs. Rachael Mooney and Miss Clarissa Fussell, both of Clifton Council. There will be a council of the C. W. B. L. formed at St. Dominic's parish in the near future a Literature of Japa From Lippincett's. There scem to me three ideas which per- vade all general works on Japan—apology for the past, wonder at the present and glorious prediction for the future. To the Western world Japan's past is but little known, her presence is reflected in the newspapers and periodicals of the day, her future may in part be read between the lines of the present. Volumes have been written about Japan, yet so far no comprehensive history of the people, their literature and arts, has ap- peared in the English language. Japan is & most interesting and valuable field for seme Grote or Motley of the day. ‘The difficulty of translation from Japan- ese is great. In the first place, the la guage is an agglutinative one, and con- sequently hard for a westerner to acquire. a ‘The poetry is one of form, and does not possess, deep cept in the drama, remarkably thought or feeling. There are, be- many plays upon words which can- be transferred into a foreign tongue. ‘The best prose tales and chronic! belong to the oldest of ciassical li from the Japanese now spoken as the lan- guage of Homer differs from the Romanic of today, It is not making too bald an assertion, therefore, to say that the available trans- lations fall far short of the merits of the orginal; so much so that the western read- er is apt to underestimate the true value of this iiterature. There are several varieties of fish that cannot swim. In every instance they are deep-sea dwellers, and crawl about the rocks, using their tafls and fins as legs. THE NEW CLEANER POLISHES A WINDOW A MINUTE. All Grocers. The Short Story Clu! The semi-monthly session of the Short Stery Club was held on May 3, with well filled parlors and an attractive program. The opening number, the story of the evening by President H. C. Kirk, was called “Prince Arthur. It was a narrative of college life, facts, fiction and human credulity cleverly woven into a sketch of great interest. The musical numbers were effectively rendered by Mrs. Florence L. Barringer, who combined sentiment and pa- triotism in Ler selection, “Sweetheart” and an “Ode to Cuba.” “Critics and Criti- cisms” was the theme chcesen by the es- sayist, Mr. S. K. Hall, whose excellent paper gave evidence of much thought and research along lines not usually followe American novelists was the topic for gen- eral discussion, and was participated in by President Kirk, Mr. Tibbetts, Mr. D. A. Ray, Mr. Wilkins, Mr. Lawrence, Mrs. L. A. Crandall, Mrs. F. R. Burket, Miss With- ington, Mrs. H. B. Sperry, Dr. Re und Secretary S. H. Agnew. In con Mii ie S. Hertford recited, “Po Ccrn,”. and the president announced a busi- ness meeting for Tuesday, May 10, at the Wimodaugnsis parlors et Grand Lodge Officers Chosen. At the annual meeting of the Grand Com- mandery of the United Order of the Golden Cross, held last evening, the following ofi- cers were elected: John N. Ehl:, grand commander; Mrs. E. L. Cator, vice grand commander; Dr. Geo. W. N. Custis, grand prelate; R. H Yates, grand treasurer; W. Graham, grand keeper of records; s Humphrey, grand herald; O. B. Hallam, grand adviser; Mrs. F. B. Wood, grand J. H. A. Fowler, grand warder outer gate; Dr. S. I. Groot, R. D. Meston and R. A. Walker, grand ipreme commander, F. I. Day of 2, Me., was present and installed fticers. Refreshments were served by ladies, and at a late hour the com- the mandery took a r2cess till the i4th instant, at Golden Cress Hall, on Capitol Hill, when the business of the session will be com- pieted, Se PHILADELPHIA'S DEFENSES. A Vessel Attacking the Quaker City Would Have a Hard Time. From the Philadelphia Times. i Should an attenpt be made to reach this city, a battle ship would first have the dan- gers of the irregular channel to brave. Suc- cessfully accomplishing the passage up the river, floating torpedoes and electric mines would be encountered probably as far twenty miles below Fort Delaware. Es ing these, she would be greeted by a raking fire from two mortar batteries, each con- taining elght guns. The batteries ure hid- den in deep pits a few miles below Deia- ware City. Still continuing to advance, she would be met when twelve miles below Fert Delaware by a fire from the five-inch guns located at Fort Mott. These failing, the larger guns of both Morcs Mott and Delaware would open and furcher progress would certainly be arrested. At a distance of ten miles the vessels would be in range of the three ten-inch gens. At that distance or even at half that big guns on the battle ships could not 1 on account of the iimitations of ion in the turrets in order to get such arange. At a distance of seven miles a 1,- (40-pound projectile from one of the twelve- izch guns at Fort Mott would pierce seven inches of armor on the vessels. Each of the four guns at Fort Mott could be fired every five minutes, throwing a weight of metal of more than 2,700 pounds at each rend. As each gun was fired it would drop be- hind the parapet on its disappearing car- riage, out of the sight of the advancing ships, where it would be loaded again, and, after being aimed by range finders, would rise to a firing position, discharge its ‘pro- Jectile and drop again out of sight. Further mortars are situated here. They are also hidden in deep pits and by 1ange finders would throw their projectiles ard in an are, dropping them er the decks of the approaching vessels. A shower of eight 600-pound shells dropping around a cruiser and on her decks, some of them go- ing through, would probaoly lead to some hesitation on the part of ter communder as to the advisability of proceeding far- ther. These 1s will go throush several inches of deck An eminent Italian ornithologist says that the owl’s eyes have no muscles by which they can be moved, but that extra- ordinary flexibility in the muscles of the neck enables it to move the head with in- credible rapidity in any direction. _GRIP Colds that hang on Dr. Humphreys’ Manual, 100 Pages, given free at all Drug stores, tells all about the treatment of dis- ease with ‘ Humphreys’ Specifics. A cloth bound copy in white and gold mailed free. “77” checks the Grip and breaks up Colds that hang on; 25¢., all drug- gists. : Humphreys’ Medicine Company, New York, AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA * the Business Mea. Confederate Memorial Day Observ- ance A Masonte Centennial—Deerce Entered—General and Prsonal.” Evening Star Bureau, 529 King Street. Bell Telephone 106. ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 7, 1896 “If one would realize the necessity for new and up-to-date streets,” said a promi- nent business man of Alexandria to a rep- resentative of The Star today, “he has only to take a walk down King street, and he will find a horrible condition of affairs.” The rainy weather of the past few days has made the streets almost impassable. They are covered with mud several inches deep, and it is impossible to cross from one side to the other without being covered with mud. The streets today are filthy be- yond description. ‘There has been a proposition before the city council for some months past looking to the paving of King street with improved material, but for some reason, knowr only to a chosen few, it has never materialized. The proposition to sell outright the light- ing privileges of the city for a term of years, providing that the money shall be spent in improving the streets, meets with general approval, and it is sinzercly hoped that the “old fogies’’ in the city council wko are opposed to improvemenis cf any kind may be set aside and ihe wishes of the citizens complied with. . Funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth McCoy. ‘The funeral of the late Mrs. Elizabeth McCoy, whose death has been mentioned in The Star, took place yesterday after- noon from the residence of her son-in-law. Rey. Berryman Green, rector of Christ Episcopal Church, officiated. The remains were taken to Philadelphia this morning for interment. Confederute Memorial Day. Arrangements. are progressing for the celebration of Confederate Memorial Day, May 24. There will be the usual street parade and exercises at the monument and at Christ Church. The Columbia Fire Com- pany has already signified its intention of taking part, and the other organization: will follow. The Alexandria Light Infan- try will, it is thought, be in the field at the Decree Entered. A decree removing the cloud from the title to the property at th: corner of Oro- noco and St. Asaph streets, in the cage of E. R. Burson vs. B. W. Hunter, was en- tered in the corporation court yesterday. Masonic Centennial, The Alexandria Free Masons ar2 contin- uing their preparations for the centennial celebration at Mount Vernon, Alexandria and Washington of the funeral of the fa- ther of his country. Th2 meeting of the re- g:nts at Mount Vernon has been made the sion of a further movement in the mat- ter. E: ayor K. Kemper, with some mem- rs of th: Masonic committee, went to Mount Vernon Friday afternoon and made, in consultation with the regents, the pr liminary arrangements for the centennial, which, it is expected, will bring 20,000 Free Masons to Mount Vernon and Alexandria in December, 189. fhe committe> of the Grand Lodge of Virginia having charge of the centennial observances consists of ex. Mayor K. Kemper, Senator John W. Dan- iel, J. B. Sener, J. E. Willard and Micajah Woods. and Mast2r Duke and Grand Secretary Carrington will act with the com- mittee in the preparations for the occasion. It is expected that President McKinley, Senator Daniel and others will deliver ad- dr2sses upon the occasion. The observances contemplated are funeral services at Mount Vernon, sermon and Masonic address at Christ Church, Alexandria, and banquet in Washington Briefs. Rischeill & Son have been awarded the contract for the woodwork on the new county court house. Rey. J. T. Williams has gone to Baltimore to attend the conference of the M. E. Church. Mr. George Bauer of St. Louis’ is visiting relatives in this city. The remains of the late Mrs. Georgia Snow, who died in Loudoun county, were brought to this city today and interred. isses Mary Gregg and Mary Payne have been elected substitute teachers for the public schools. ss esi Es Compliment to Officer Wilson. Policeman Samuel Wilson, who was re- cently taken from the detail in connection with the work of the Humane Society, as published in The Star at the time, has re- ceived from President Pratt of the Humene Society the following letter: “Ata meeting of the executive committee of the Washington Humane Society held May 2 your removal by order of the Com- missioners of the District from our service to another sphere of duty was announced, whereupon it was unanimously resolved that the thanks of the society be and are hereby given to you for your very kind, efficient and satisfactory service while de tailed for this work during the past eight years.” —— Enlistment of Cadets. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md., May 7, 1898. Governor Lowndes and Captain R. W. Silvester, president of the Maryland Agri- cultural College, will hold a conference to- day or tomorrow on the subject of allowing some of the college cadets to enlist in the 5th Regiment of Baltimore. It is -under- stood that a number of students are de- sirous of entering the service, but the fear of losing’ the year's work deters them. Governor Lowndes has asked the presi- dent of the college if this difficulty could not bé overcome by graduating the first class before the end of the scholastic year and advancing the lower classes. The farmer boys stand third in the list of best Grilled cadets in the country. eee Duty of Drivers, Jesse Barres, colored,. was fineé $10 by Judge Scott today for violating the law concerning the rate of speed at which horses are permitted to go when turning street corners. Policeman Melien reported that the defendant drove his horse around the corner at Pennsylvania avenue and 9th street yestercay at a reckless rate of speed. Two pedestrians came near being knocked down and injured. Baynes said he called io the pedestrians to get out of his way, but Judge Scett told him it was his duty to keep out ef their way. The fine was paid. SS Ee Election by Daughters of the King. At the annual convention of the Daugh- ters of the King of the diocese of Wash- ington, held in Christ Chureh, Georgetown, the following officers were elected: Presi- dent, Mrs. W. G. Davenport; first vice pres- ident, Mrs. C. E. Buck; second vice pre: dent, Mrs. A. R. Stuart; secretary, Mrs. A. 8. Johns; treasurer, Mrs. L. M. Allen. ~ +. Poison Suspected, George W. Dodson, a young man who is employed as a clerk in a clothing store, was taken to the Emergency Hospital late yesterday afternoon for treatment for sup- posed opium poisoning. The young man bad been drinking for several days, and yesterday afternoon, while seated in a saloon on 9th street, he fell asleep. When the saloon keeper found it impossible to arouse him, he had him taken to the hos- pital, where Dr. Juenemann and others soon had him out of danger. While the patient showed symptoms of opium poison- ing, the doctors say his conditton may have resulted from liquor drinking. ree Killed by Coal. Gas. WATERTOWN, N. ¥., May 7.—H. N. Martin and his wife were killed in their home here coal gas. caped. last night by breathing Muddy Condition of Strects Deplored by | CONDITION OF ,THE TREASURY. atm Secretary Gage's Stntement to the Financex€ommittee. ‘The testimony off!'Secfetary Gage as to the condition of tWé' trecsury and its re- quirements in order, to.meet the monetary demands of the war,ag made before the Serate committee om -Snance, has been given to the public. ar The Secretary stafed “the available bal- ance in the treasury; Apmil 30 at $179,832,472, but from this it wascnecessary, he said, to deduct the $50,000,000 afpropriated for the national defense. He eStimated that when the deficiencies in War and Navy De- partments were met there would be an available balance of $91,000,000. The treas- urer estimated that he must have $50,000,- 000 for a working oalance from day to day. This would leave now only $29,000,000. of available “net cash in the treaspry, but for the fact that there were some labili- ties that would not be presxed. He thought that, all told, the treasury could count upon available cash to the extent of $70,000,000 above the $100,000,000 gold reserve Mr. Gage stated that at the time his tes- timony was given none of the volunteer forces had become a tax upon the gov- ernment; that the entire 125,000 men would have to be taken care of within a month's time. The best estimates placed the ex- traordinary expenses for the War and Navy Departments at $5,000,000 up to the Ist of July next, in addition to the $50,000,- 000 voted for national defense. He thevght that from $40,000,000- to $50,000,000 in ad- dition to the ordinary revenues would have to be realized between now and Juiy 1 to preserve the gold reserve intact. Without this extra fund he thought the reserve would be reduced to the extent of $30,000,000, leaving in the treasury only 370,000,000, all told, at the end of the fiscal year. Mr. Gage said he knew of no other meth- od for raising this extra meney except by taxation or the sale of bonds. - Senator Turpie asked if he could think of no other method. ’ “I cannot think of any other to which I think it would be proper and safe for the government to resort, except by the ‘ssu- ance of treasury certi‘icates. I think it is a legitimate operation to borrow in uny way you can make it acceptable to both parties to the contract.” The Secretary refused to furnish an esti- mate of the expense of the war after uly 1, because he had no data from the War and Navy Departmerits, but he gave the committee what he called a “guess,” based on the best information obtainanle, placing the figure at $25,000,000 a month, in addi- tion to the ordinary expenses, Mr. Gage expressed the opinion that it would be impossible to place as much as $100,000,000 of the loan among individuals nd in small sums. Explaining his reason tor this opinion, he said: “Our people are very different from the French people, if you please, in whose country there are no savings banks. In our country there are 5,000,000 people who have money in savings banks at a general average rate of interest of 4 per cent. The money is available to them at any moment. The temptation and self-interest to invest in 3 per cent bonds and disturb their lt- tle balances in the savings banks is not very great TROOPS REFUSE TO ENLIST. Two Companies of Colorado National Guard Object to Officers. DENVER, Col., May 7.—A sensation has been caused In military circles when Com- panies A and C of the Ist Regiment of the National Guard voted mot to enlist in the new consolidated regiment of volunteers, because they object ‘to the officers appoint- ed by the governor tb cOmmand them.” Twenty of the sevgnty;three members of Company A, whieh is from Denver, finally consented to enlist, butiCompany C, from Longmont, refused in @ body. The chap- lain of the regiment was a member of Company C and will retire with the com- pany. — RENEWED RIOTING IN SPAIN, pata, Frequent Conflict# Between the Mobs and the Police. MADRID, May 7.fhe provinces aré still in a state of disorder. Renewed rioting is reported from ‘variots “points and there have been frequént’cénflicts between the mobs and the pollce, At Soria, capital of the province of that name, about fifty miles from Logrono, the rioters have burned the market building and the barracks of the troops. Here, again, the women joined in the rioting. The feeling is especially bitter against the speculators in grain. =a VIRGINIA MILITIA. Aboard the Steamer Chesapeake at Lancaster. Spectal Dispatch to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va., May 7.—Governor Ty- ler has ordered the steamer Chesapeake to proceed to Lancaster and there take on board the company there raised by T. Spicer Curlett and bring the men to Rich- mond. The governor received a telegram front the War Department saying they had is- sued hurry orders to send tents and other equipment and supplies to Richmond on a fast train which will probably arrive here soon. A battalion of troops will go into camp at the exposition grounds today. Will Be Taken FIRST RE T OF CALIFORN The Selected Men Have Just Been Sworn In. SAN FRANCISCO, May 7.—After two wecks given to preparation and enrollment and two days of physical examination at the armory, the actual work of swearing in the first regiment of the guard as Unit- ed States volunteers has taken place. The first regiment in camp will include 1,200 men, officers and privates, all told. Of these, 972 are enlisted men and fifty- eight officers. Of the latter, there are five ficld officers, six officers on the regimental staff, twelve captains, twelve first lieuten- auts, twelve second lieutenants and three medical officers, At the armory on lvth and Market streets the 492 men who have been enrolled for the two batteries of heavy artillery called for, were subjected to the physical exami- nation and sworn in after the quota of in- fantry. ———————— STEAMER THOUGHT TO BE LOST. Crew and Passengers, Numbering Sixty-Eight, May Be Drowned. SYDNEY, N. 8. W., May 7.—The British steamer Maitland, Captain Anderson, for Sydney from Newcagtle,.is believed to be ashore at Broken bayi! ‘Her crew and pas- sengers, numbering ‘sixty-eight souls, are believed to have beer{ lost. The Maitland beloygs.to the Newcastle and Hunter River i@teamship Company Qimited) of Sydney}! Nis. W. She was built at Dumbarton'}tn 1870, is over 231 feet long, has 27 topt beam, is 19.5 feet deep and 250 horse power! —— MISSIONARIES; WERE SLAIN. Confirmation of Repgrted Murder of Miss Archer and Others. SIERRA LEONE, West Coast of Africa, May 7.—Additional attvicts confirm the re- reports of the jon of Miss Arch- er, Mies Hatfield und,Mr. Cain, and add to the list of murdered: thissionaries the name of Miss “Kegg,” possibly a mispronuncia- tion of. the Scheneck. Mrs. Cain fled into the bush and her fate is not wh. ti All these missionaries were Americans who were sent out here by the United Brethren of Christ Mission of Dayton, Ohio. CHINA PAYS LAST OF INDEMNITY. Begin Evacuation of “Wel-Hai-Wel. ‘ LONDON, May 7.—The representatives of China paid the representatives of Japan over £11,000,000 (335,000,00u), at the Bank of England at noon today, this being the balance of the Chirna-Japan war indemnity. ‘The Japanese troops will forthwith com- mence evacuatton of Wei-Hal-Wel. The date of the British occupation of Wel-Hal ‘Wei is not yet + Japan Will FUSION IN NORTH CAROLIXA. ‘The Question to Come Befere the Populists and Democrats This Month. “The present month will be one of the most important periods of many years in the history of North Carolina,” said W. E. Christian, managing editor of the Raleigh (N.C.) News and Observer, to a Star re- perter today. “On the action of the popu- list and democratic conventions to be held this month will depend the political com- piexion of the state in 1900 The future of Senators Pritchard and Butler will be con- trolled by this action. “On May 16 the populists will hold a con- ventioa, and Senator Butler will exert all his influence to have the convention favor fuston with the democrats in the coming State elections. He wili point out to the Pepulists that only by such a fuston will it be possible to keep the state under white centrol. At our last election for governor the democrats polled 145,000 votes and the populists 31,000, while the republicans pol!- ed 153,000 votes, ct which 120,00) were cast as negroes. The gold democrats numbered a Fusion Couhl Win Easily. “If the democrats and populists fuse it will be an easy thing for them to secure control of the state, which I think would make them secure for many years to come. At the populist convention Senator But- ler will propose fusion with the demecrais on very liberal terms to the latter. On the other hand, men represented by Represen- tative Skinner, who helped to elect Sena- tor Pritchard will oppose fasion. “On the 2th of the month the demo- cratic state convention will meet, and if the populists favor fusion a great respon- sibility will be thrown on the democrats. Fusion is cpposed by some of the old straight-out democrats, but they will be shown that the only means of keeping the state under white control will be by joining hands with ihe populists. I think the dem- ocratic convention will decide for fusion, as I believe they see that is the wise thing to do. Opposition to Fusion. “There are some powerful influences cperating against this plan of fusion. The Southern railway influence is against it and Senator Pritchard, with all the power of federal patronage, is endeavoring to make it a failure. He has appointed many populists to office for the purpose of weak- € is Senator Butler’s influence. “Both Mr. Bryan and Senator Jones, chairman of the national democratic exec: utive committee, desire fusion between the Gemocrats and populists and are working to bring it about.” SSS ANOTHER PRIZE CAPTURED. Spantsh Brigantine Frasquito Taken by the Montgomery. KEY WEST, Fla., May 7.—The Spanish brigantine Frasquito of Barcelona, bound from Montevideo to Havana, and having on board a c: of jerked beef, was brought in here by the dispatch boat Hamilton to- day. The Frasquito was captured off Ha- vana yesterday afternoon by the United States cruiser Montgomery, Commander G. A. Converse. ———— ARRESTED AS A SPY. Englishman Who Was Sending Out Information From Cadiz. CADIZ, May 7.—A man, said to be an Englishman and giving the name of Ot- win Hoyer, attemptes to telegraph yester- day details of the movements of the Span- ish warships. The clerks refused to trans- mit his message without the authority of the manager of the olfice. Boyer thereupon went away, but was fol- lowed and arrested. He was taken before the prefect, and, his actions being unsat- isfactory, he was imprisoned and handed over to the military authorities, who, it is said, suspect Boyer of being a spy. ——. 3 HAS NOT INTERFERED. POPE Denial That He Advised Christina to Ask Intervention. ROME, May 7.—The Vatican has ed an officiai statement absolutely denying the report that the pope has sent an earn- est message to the Queen Regent of Spain advising ber to immediateiy ask for the mediation of the European powers and promising his support and that of the pow- ers to obtain an ionorable solution of the difficulty. ——— REGARDING THE LAFAYETTE. Officers of Comp ny Say No Spanisin Officers Were Aboard. HAVRE, France, May 7.—The officers of the French Transatlantic Steamship Com- pany say they do not believe Spanish offi- cers embarked gn board their steamer La- fayette, captured by the United States gun- boat Annapolis off Havana, when the French liner touched at Corunna, Spain. They say it would have been easier for the Spaniards to embark on Spanish ves- sels, and they explain that if such officers were found on board they deceived the cap- tain of the Lafayette in regard to their status. When the Lafayette sailed from St. Na- zaire, though war had not yet been de- clared, her commander was warned that if he learned hostilities had commenced he Was to obey all the customary regulations. The French company officiais do not be- Neve the captain of the Lafayette has vio- lated the neutrality laws. en NUMBERING THE REGIMENTS, They Will Follow Consectively Those of the Civil War. In response to an inquiry, Adjutant Gen- eral Corbin has telegraphed the governor of lowa that it had been decided that the new regiments of volunteers organized under the President's recent call will be ramed in the order of their establishment where the numbering of regiments raised by the states during the civil war left off. In the case of lowa there were forty-five regiments of volunteers during the civil War, numbered in -the order of their or- ganization. Consequently the first regi- ment orgenized in that state for service in the war against Spain will be named the 46th Iowa Regiment of Volunteers. A similar course will be followed in the ease of all the other states and territories and is intended to avoid the possibility of em- barrassment.and ccnfusion that would have undoubtelly followed a repetition of the regimental designations used during the civil war. ————————_ Pleads Guilty. Mary Fouss today pleaded guilty of the lareeny of a gold watch and chain valued at $50 from Dolly Herbert, and was held in $300 bail for the action of the grand jury by Judge Kimball Se AUCTION SALES OF REAL ESTATE, &e, Today. ‘Thomas J. Oven, Auct., {13 F st. n.w.—Trus- tees’ sale of dwelling No. 65 Myrtle st., on Satur- day, May 7, at 5 o'clock p.m. Willlam E. Ed- monston and Dwight Anderson, trustees. Duncanson Bros., Aucts., 9th aid D sts.—Trus- tees’ sale of lot in Mt. Pleasant, on Saturday, May 7, at 5:80 o'clock p.m, Chazles F. Beuamin and Wm. H. , trustees. Mortgagee’s sale of real cstace at Highland Station, on Saturday, May 7. at 4:30 o'clock p.m. Monday. Duncanson Bros., Aucts., 9th and D sts. n.w.— pam.; 4:40 p.m., No. 411 8th st. n.w.; at 5 p.m., No. 421, and at 5:20 p.m, Nos. 907 and 999 E st. 4. i MAX O'RELL, The Renowned Writer and Lecturer. MAX O’RELL Writes: Your Vin [ariani is positively mar- velous; one glass put me on my feet; one bottle made a new man of me. 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Paris—41 Boulevard Hatssmann; Londen—83 Mortime: Stree Montreal—2s-2 ) Hospital Street. FIGHT WITH A TARPON. A Specimen Weighing 155 Pounds Landed After a Hard Struggle. From Forest and Stream. One of the most hotly contested and thoroughly satisfaciory fights between a man, armed with a light rod and reel, and a tarpon in the fullest possession of his powers that has ever come to my knowl- edge, occurred in Biscayne waters last week. The date was March 23, the man was Mr. Fred. H. Benton of New Haven, Conn., and the tarpon, who was 6 feet 8 inches long, 3 feet 2 inches around the body and weighed 155 pounds, was a resident of Caesar’s creek, a deep, narrow channel lying between Mangrove Island, beloved of all fishermea who know it, and forming the southern entrance to Biscayne bay. On returning from a cruise among the Florida keys, the yacht Susie B. came to anchor on Wednesday evening in Caesar’s creek, and Mr. Benton and his brother, Lewis, went out to fish while supper was preparing. Darkness was settling over the scene, and they were about to return to the yacht without having caught a thing, when Mr. Fred Benton, who had never before exper- ienced a tarpon, suddenly became very much aware that a member of that family was in possession of his hook. Right here it Should be explained that although tarpon have swarmed in Caesar's creek all winter, they had positively re- fused to take bait up to this time. More- over, the present fish seems only to have made a playful snap at Mr. Benton’s lure in passing, for the hook barely caught in his lower lip, where it may still be seen in the mounted specimen. Thus in the pro- longed struggle that followed the strain of pulling it did not come on his inwards, as is the case when the bait is gorged, but on the powerful lower jaw, where It was hardly felt. This fact makes the fight in question particularly interesting. As he felt the hook the great fish gave three tremendous leaps high in the air, shaking his head savagely, and then start- ed out to sea, towing the dingey behind him as though it were-a toy boat. After awhile he changed his tactics, and began a Ecapings, rapid cirelings of the boat. and lea} rapid oO! at, ans antares 2nd fro directly beneath it. This was kept for an hour, during which he nigh in dark and a furious squall of wind and rain swept hour the making ? i i Ha Hi Fed e E i : i ge el | used up, their boat was half filled with water, the tarpon itself was no light load, and they were so many miles from their yacht that it was 3:30 o'clock the follow- ing morning before they regained her. — > ITALIAN TITLEs. Sometimes They Are Not Held 4 Very High Esteem. From the Providence Journal. Throughout Europe Italian titles of no- bility do not enjoy a very high reputation; so much so, that as a general rule a mere Austrian baron is more highly considered than an Italian marquis. One explanation of this fact is that many of these Italian nobles with high-sounding names are not in a very enviable financial situation; many astounding instances may be cited of Italian dukes and counts who occupy the strangest positions abroad; some are coachmet others hotel porters; one an interpreter in a railway station; another is butler in the family of an American millionaire. In New York there is a well- known Italian count who has run an ele- Vator for several years past. In southern italy, where poverty is greater than in other portions of the peninsula, the great noble families are compelled to resort to the must extraorGinary stratagems to save appearances. In Naples poor families have adopted a system of mutual carriages and horses, which is somewhat curious; five or six families agree to pay the expenses of a luxurious establishment, generally a four- in-hand, with coachman and footman; the carriage door, with the various coats-of- arms of the different families. is alone cha , according to the family which uses the carriage. On great occasions these families draw lots to see which shall use the carriage and horses. But a strange fact is that now, when so many noble families have become im- poverished, the Italian government is about to increase the price of titles. In future the man who to bear a prince's crown must pay $8,000 to the gov- ernment; to become a duke, $6,000 is suffi- client; for $5,000 one may be a marquis, and for $4,000 a count; $2,400 is sufficient to be- come a baron, and $1,000 for the simple figures apply the titles conferred by the king. But bee sides these royal titles are the dignities conferred by the pope, with which sev. m eral erchants and men have been These tles are “somewhat papal ti-