Evening Star Newspaper, July 2, 1898, Page 8

The Busy Corner, 8th and Market Space. ‘S, Kann, Sons & Co. Open Until 10:30 Tonight. Closed Alll Day July 4th. IT DON’T TAKE MUCH OF A MEMORY TO CARRY ONE'S THOUGHTS OVER TO TUES- DAY NEXT WITH SUCH STORE NEWS AS A_ RE- MINDER. PLACE SUCH VALUES AS THESE BY THE SIDE OF A THERMOMETER AND THEY WILL REGISTER ABOVE BLOOD HEAT AND YET MAKE YOU FEEL VERY COM- FORTABLE. Fruit of the Loom Bleached Muslin, all day Tuesday, July 5th, lc. yd. Yard wide Berkeley Fine White Cambric, all day Tuesday, July 5th, Eye. Lockwood Nine Quarter Bleached Sheeting, all day Tuesday, July 5th, 4| | 7° Cheese Cloth or Cotton Bunting, all colors, all day Tuesday, July 5th, Pye AND 2e. Qi DRESS AND SKI 3 Bales a IZc. 1,000 Pieces ~ CELEBRATED MANCHEST AND NEW E D ORG ANDIE POLK THIS THAN 12%e. 4 150 Picces SATIN AND LACE SRC. A SPOTS LOT 70 Pieces 10 Pieces sere 124. LINES SPECIALLY POR SKIRTS DUCK MERRIMAC PURE WEITER WON'T TURN YEL- LOW APTER BEIN He O3K« ED. re . ° ODD LOT OF STANDARD 4 YARDWIDE PERCALE, FOR fe... . RC. Open Until 10:30 Tonight. Closed All Day July 4th. S. Kann, Sons & Cco., STH & MARKET SPACE ITHE MARINE CORPS One Hundred Years of Peerless Bravery and Heroism. CENTENNIAL DAY APPROACHING Brief Resume of Its Ever Satisfac- tory Accomplishments. A BRILLIANT RECORD The peerless heroirm shown by tke United States Marine Corps in the face of aimost overwhelming cdds at Guantanamo, where they made the first landing of Amer- ican troops in Cuba and raised the first American flag over Spanish soil, only adds another dazzling page to its already bril- liant history. It is pccullarly appropriate that this taost recent proof of the un- daunted courage and magnificent manhood of the officers and mer of the corps should be given at this time, as it is approaching the close of its one hundredth year, the centennial anniversary of its organization as a corps falling on July 11. In view of its recent achievements it is generally hoped that the government will publicly acknowledge this occurrence in scme distinct and marked manner, and it is believed that an executive or depart- mental order reciting its services would be an appropriate means for this recognition. Its services have certainly been illustrious. Every war in which the United States has been engaged has shown the superiority of the corp3 to meet and overcome apparently insurmountable obstacles, and its magnifi- cent discipline has met every test and each demand. Heroism in Tripoli. During the war with Tripoli, February 16, 1804, when the galJant Decatur in the ketch Intrepid entered the harbor of Trip- oli filled with cruisers, gunboats and gal- leys and surrounded by forts and batteries and assaulted and burned the Philadelphia, which the Tripolitans had captured from us the year before, the roll of honor of the volunteers for that hazardous expedi- tion included eight marines, a sergeant, a corporal, and six privates. Later, in Au- gust, 1804, when the desperate fighting which acccmpanied the beginning of the bombardment of Tripoli was in progress Decatur boarded a Tripolitan gunboat and engaged its captain in hand-to-hand com- bat. While the leaders were thus fighting an enemy raised his sword to cleave Deca- tur’s skull, when a marine interposed his arm and saved his commander's life at the cost of that member. It was also during the Tripolitan war that the first American flag was raised upon an old world fortress, and a marine, Lieut. O'Bannon, did it. Tais was at Derne upon its capture by the forces under com- mand of General Eaton. The Florida and Mexican Wars. When the Indian war in Florida broke out in 1836 and the disposable portion of the army was inadequate to stop the Indians ravages of the country, Colonel Command- ant Archibald Henderson of the marines volunteered the services of himself and all marines stationed at the different navy yards, and they were accepted. All through the war the marines did valiant service, and were constantly complimented by Gen- J In the Mexican war the service that were conspicuous, while it would require a voi- ume to recount their heroic deeds during the civil war. They assisted in the cap- ture by boarding her of the confederate Frivateer Judzh; they were with present Rear Admiral James E. Jouett when he destroyed the Royal Yacht. In the deadly duel between the Merrimac and the Cum- berland the last shot fired at the Merrimac was by the division of marines on the Cumberland, commanded by Lieutenant Charles Heywood, now the colonel com- mandant of the corps, and the first shot from the Merrimac killed nine of his ma- rines. At Fert Sumter, Mobile Bay, every- where the navy was engaged during the war the Marine Corps showed its courage and discipline and its ardent desire to ever be in the hottest part of a fight. Since the War. After the war, in countless instances, the corps proved its value and efficiency. In Corea, at the great fire in Boston and in other instances it kept up its record. This was particularly the case during the revo- lution on the Isthmus of Panama in 1885. In accordance with the treaty of 1848, the United States guarantees protection to travel across the isthmus. During the trouble the railroad was obstructed and traffic prevented. Rear Admiral Jouett, then in command of the North Atlantic squadron, proceeded to the scene, and April 11, 1885, a battalion of marines, under com- mand of Lieut. Col. Heywood, the present commandant, arrived at Aspinwall - end were immediately ordered to Panama to protect Americans there. At 6 o'clock the same night Col. Heywood and his men were at Panama, 47% miles distant, and transit across the isthmus was opened. In the face of this glorious record, the Marine Corps has been the object of jeal- ousy and envy, and in some instances downright hatred on the part of navy and army officers. Sampson's Singular Stlence. Despite the glorious heroism shown at Guantanamo by the marines under Lieuten- ant Colonel Huntington, Captain Elliott and Lieuterants Newell, Shaw and Bruch, which the newspaper correspondents have described in such high terms, no official recognition of it has been made by Ad- miral Sampson, and while this has occa- sioned universal remark, the reason is not far to seek. He is an avowed and bitter opponent of the marine corps. This will doubtless seem remarkable when the achievements of the corps are considered, but it is true, and many other naval offi- cers cherish the same sentiments. The majority of naval men, however, are earn- est admirers of the marines and hold views identical with those of the late Admiral David D. Porter, which will be found fur- ther on. Saflors and Marines. Between the bluejackets and the marines there is little love I The marines love to dvb the sailors “flat foots,” while the sailors return the compliment by contempt- vously regarding the others as “land lub- bers.” Probably the intense feeling on the part of the sailors is that the marines do not have to help in coaling ship or the other hard work and do not conceal their glee at seeing the bluejackets sweating un- der such duties. Then, again, the sailors remember many ebullitions of discontent among themselves, sometimes narrowly bor- dering on mutiny, which the marines have promptly subdued. And they are also jeal- ous of the superiority of the marines at gun practice. It is an established fact, shown by the records in the Navy ment, but sedulously kept from public notice, that whenever the marines have been placed at the big guns of a war vessel its target practice record has showg a wonderful in- crease in efficiency. The marines are superior to the sailors in discipline and as land fighters for the reason that they are thoroughly drilled and trained and given long pgactice in shooting before they are put in service joat. Last year the marines at the Wesh- ington barracks developed wonderful skill at tke long-distance rifle ranges at Ordway tnder the instruetion of Capt. M. C. Good- rell, and Goodrel] and all these men were Admiral Porter’s Tribute. Ther: have been many attempts by its enemies to abolish the marine corps, and one of particular bitterness was made in 1882, when it vas proposed to make it a Part of the army, and legislation to that ef- marine should be abolished or turned over to the army. “In its organization it should be naval al- to; A ship without marines is no of war et all. “The past efficiercy of our marin2 corps fills one of the brightest pages in the his- tory of our country, and the man who pro- peses such a measure cannot know much about the service or is demented. “When thay take away the marines from the navy they had better lay up all large vessels. “I wish any one could see the difference between the marin2s out here and the peo- ple they call soldiers; they would not talk of abolishing the corps. I can only say, God forbid it should come to pass.” . Another Letter From Porter. Some stress has been laid by opponents of the corps on the strictures Admiral Porter made upon the conduct of the marines at the attack on Fort Fisher. It will be seen from the following letter.of Admiral Por- ter that their fault was that they were too anxious to lead the attack before all others. It is a complete reply to the strictures al- luded to. It was written on the flagship Malvern of the North Atlantic squadron, Cape Fear river, February 4, 1865, and is in full as follows: - “My Dear Slack—I received your kind let- ter of the 23d ult., and thank you for your congratulations. I assure you that I attach no importance to the silly articles that ap- peared in some Philadelphia papers, though I was sorry to see it on account of the corps which might be supposed, from what the writer says, to entertain the same sen- timents. I do not think it was written by an officer, though I may be mistaken. My sentiments toward the Marine Corps are too well known for any one to accuse me of maligning it. What I said I should have said of the sailors or naval officers, which I believe you will find in my special report of officers. I have done full justice to Daw- son, Walace, etc., who were aliin the front, and, indeed, were so eager for distinction that I am afraid they pushed ahead with- out looking to see whether the marines were coming up. Now, that is all very well to push ahead, but the officers should al- Ways stay with their men, who are mere machines, after all, and want to be told what to do. Officers should never look for Personal distinction at the risk of destroy- ing a combination that would likely prove successful. Marines are just as good as any other men (and should be betier) and will no doubt go anywhere they are told to. “I must confess that was a hot place they were going into; still it would have been a great event to have it said that the sailors and marines carried the fort. My plan was a good one, and I am grieved that it was not carried out. Our assault (unsuccessful as it was) was the cause of our triumph after all. The rebels had col- jected their strongest force there, and while pouring all their fire into our men they were taken in the rear by our sol- diers, so it all turned out right. “The first chance I get I am going to put the marines at it again and you will see that they will make:up for their last affair. It requires a littlé practice to learn how to assault, especially such a place as Fort Fisher, which is the strongest place I ever saw. “Rest assured that my feelings toward the Marine Corps are not changed by this little matter. I heve too many friends among them to be anything but their friend. Your sincere friend, “DAVID D. PORTER.” A Specimen Letter. Scores of other letters from naval offi- cers, voicing sentiments similar to those expressed by Admiral Porter, were writ- ten to Major Slack when the movement in 1862-63 to turn the corps over to the army and abolish it as a naval organization was made, and the following, written by Com- modore Foxhall A. Parker, January iJ, 1863, is a good sample of all: “My Dear Slack: Nothing could be more detrimental to the interests of the public service, in my judgment, than the abolish- ing of the Marine Gorps as a naval organi- zation, and turning it over to the army. “God forbid that unwise legislation shculd ever deprive the navy of that corps which forms so essential a part of it—whose gal- lantry is proverbial. Very truly yours, “FOXHALL A. PARKER.” The present war promises to give the corps many more opportunitics to prove anew its rare value to the government, See THE DIVER ON WARSHIPS. A Very Necessary Adjunct Modern Man-of-War. Frem the Philadelphia Times. If Paul Jones in ghostly guise wanders around the warships of our new navy he must see many surprising accessories to the fighting and working forces as organized in his day. One novel and necessary addition to the crew of a warship of the present time is the submarine diver? The impor- tance of this individual to the welfare of a warship has been amply shown during the recent operations against the Spanish fleets. Speed has been the most important point in the maneuvering during the opening events of the war, and this has rendered it neces- sary for our ships to be in the best possible trim for fast work, as owing to the lack of dry docks to enable us to clean the foul bottoms of our vessels when they come off a long voyage it has been necessary to send divers down to do the work as best they could. It has not been done well, but it has been the best kind of substitute that could be found for the proper article. The sub- marine divers are able only to scrape away the barnacles and seaweed, and even then they are so handicapped by the heaviness and unhandiness of their dress that it is impossible to do the work in any but a clumsy and incomplete way. But good or bad, the diver has become a necessary part of the ship's crew. Many warships carry one or more trained divers. He must be possessed of an exceptionally strong constitution, and, above all, without the slightest tendency to any heart weak- ness. Every foot the diver descends, the great- er, of course, becomes the pressure, and at the deepest descent made, namely, 200 feet, the pressure was as much as eighty-eight pounds to the square inch. It is, however, only but rarely that it is necessary to go to such depths as this, but even working in shallow water most men suffer very severe- ly at first, and emerge from their diving suit with racking head and a bleeding from the nose and ears. In truth, every time he descends the diver takes his life in his hand, for anything going wrong with the air suppling gear would place him in a very hopeless position. The diving apparatus in use in our navy is a costly affair. The method of its work- ing 1s simple. A long coil of tubing supplies the diver with oxygen, and by means of a coil of rope attached to his person he can signal by pulls to the surface, and be raised when the work is done. To descend, the diver has, of course, to be heavily weight- ed. The weights carried on breast and back welgh some eighty pounds, while the heavy leather boots with their leaden soles weigh another twenty pounds. The weight of the helmet, which is ingeniously fitted with valves to allow the vitiated air to es- cape, is no less than forty pounds, and to this must be added the weight of the rub- ber dress itself, and the weight of the heavy underclothing worn by the diver. He ts not a prepossessing sight, this mon- ster with the huge headdress and the glar- ae eyes, but his usefulness is immeasur- able. to the 2 _Modern Conversations. From Life. . “{ thought the bride looked well, didn’t you?” “Fairly well. But lavender is never ‘so geod as white, to my mind.” “I don't know but you are right. How much do’ you suppose it cost?” “Her maid of honor told me privately it was over two hundred dollars.” “Um! Pt agli it. Who were those People on fees Mean those awful lookers?* "Yes." THE SOCIAL WORLD Administration Families Will Spend Fi Here, THE SUMMER HESIRA BAS BEGUN Washingtonians s itter From At- lantic to: Pacific, OTHERS STAY AT HOME Official Washingtonians are looking for- ward generally to spending the Fourth here. The cabinet families have, in fact, no other idea for the entire summer, or at least until the capital becomes much less interesting as a news center than it has been lately. The Vice President's house, with its green vines and bright-hued flow- ers in the garuen and around the porticos, suggests a Newport villa, and when Mrs. Hobart emerges to take her carriage, ex- quisitely gowned in the daintiest and fluffi- est of summer attire, the illusion would be quite complete if it were not for the waves of heat from the asphalt. With the de- partures announced for the coming few days, as well as the great scatteration which has been going on all the past week, the assumption is somewhat general that nobody who is anybody in particular will be left here during July. Connecticut ave- nue and adjacent streets seem deserted, al- though the late evenings do bring out a number of familiar faces, whose owners can also-be seen hurrying and skurrying through the shops in the mornings. The usual amount of information current at this season, engagements, divorces and other chatter of an exceedingly personal character, is drifting around as usual and helps to pass an idle moment. Today all this has given away to the hopes and fears embodied in the story of the gallant fight at Santiago. There were many pretty weddings the Past weck, and although custom has or- Gained that rarely any of the prominent events of this kind are ever arranged for this or next month, there are always a few which can be safely counted upon and a few otners in the nature of a surprise. Looking forward to the fall, of the engage- ments announced there are not many of the weddings likely to take place in this city, since the fair brides-elect have homes else- where. It will be gratifying information to hun- dreds of Mrs. Romero's friends in Wash- ington, end, in fact, the country over, to learn that she is convalescing satisfactorily after her recent severe illness and has been able to take long drives nearly every even- ing the past week. Minister and Mrs. Ro- mero will go shortly to Atlantic City for a stay of several weeks before going farther north for the rest of the warm weather. Judge Cox and his daughter, Mrs. Le- gare, have gone to Narragansett Pier for the summen : Mrs. and Miss Acosta are at Buena Vista for the summer, as dre many other Wash- ingtonians. Mrs. John Rodgers and Miss Rodgers will pass the rest of the’ summer at Nonquit, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. John Wi Thompson’ will leave town Tuesdayand’ expect to spend the next two months at Bar Harbor and September in the mguntains. They will go north by leisursly stages, and will take four or five days to reach Bar Harbor. Ex-Justice and Mrs.’ Field will summer at Cape May, where Mrs. and Miss Condit Smith will also stay. Mrs. Faulkner is néw at her old home at Hampton, Va., visiting her father. The minister of Ecuader and Mrs. Carbo will be at Asbury Park ail summer. Mrs. and the Missds Sidwell wit! summer in Virginia. Mrs. Bonaparte is at Tuxedo. but Mr. Jerome Bonaparte salled for France last week, Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Parker are going to Canada next week and will spend tie latter part of the szason traveling about the northern resorts. Mrs. L. B. Webb left this morning for her summer travels, intending to spend next week at Capt May and the rest of the month at Atlantic City, going north to Saratoga, the White mountains and Bar Harbor for August. Mr. Clarence Beall will be at Atlantic City until the ist of October. Mrs. Rengifo, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Irwin, at her home at Bethle- hem, for the past month, has returned. Gen. and Mrs. Rengifo wiil shortly go to, Atlantic City. The Guatemalan minister and family are now at their Long Branch cottage for the summer. + Mrs. and Miss Farnsworth have gone to Atlantic City, and later on will go west. Mrs. George Byrd Harrison and family are at Cape May for the season. . Mrs. James Johnston is now at her New Castle, N. H., summer home. Mr. and Mrs. Archibald Hopkins and fam- ily will be at Watertown, Mass., this sum- mer. Their daughters are already there visiting relatives. ~ Senator and Mrs. McMillan and Mr. and Mrs. Boardman have summer homes at Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mrs. Wallach and the Misses Wallach are at Narragansett Pier for the summer. First Assistant Secretary of the Interior and Mrs. Ryan will spend the Fourth at Elmira, N. Y., where the latter will remain for some time before going to Towanda, Pa. Mrs. Emma G. Graham has gone to Cass- ville, Pa., to spend this month, General Card and family are at Coburg, Canada. Mrs. Edward Burr has gone to Cobourg, Canada, for the season. Mrs. John B. Wight. and family are at their summer home at Cottage City, Mass. Mrs. J. Marshall Miller will remain this month at Frederick, Md. ’ Mrs. Audenried, who has been. spending @ month at Ardmore, Pa., returned early the past week, and has now gone to Deer ‘Park for the summer, ‘Mrs. F. F. Davidson is summering at Cape May. fi Mrs. ©. N. Thom has ‘gone to spend a month with Capt. and! Mrs. Reade at Low- ell, Mass. E Miss N. F. Barker, is af Silcott Springs, Va. > Mrs. H. W. Fitch will spénd this and next month at Auburn, N.Y. & Miss Sayl has gone to Blue Ridge Summit for the summer. i Mrs. W. H. is dt Bedford Springs for the season. . Mrs. M. C. Downing'Will spend this month at Sweet eat ae Va. Mrs. C. W. Hi gone to Oak- land, Md. Mrs. S. M. P. Brown is spending this month at Amagansett, Long Island. ‘Mrs, A. M. Wilkins is at Lincoln, Mass., for the summer. Miss Nannie O'Hare has returned from a three months’ visit to Boston. Mrs. L. A. Flint is spending this month at Chateaugay, N. ¥. . Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Addison are now at Bar Harbor. Mrs. Isaac Pearson will spend this month at Stanardsville, N. Y. Mrs. E. H. McGill will spend this and next month at Lowell, Mass. Mrs. T. F. Jewell has gone down to Fort Mcnroe. Mrs. W. L. Burch will spend this month at Beulah, Md. Mrs. C. C. Glover and family are now at Manchester-by-the-Sea for the season. Miss Grace L. McCulloch will spend this month at Lake Canandaigua, N. Y. Mrs. Jno. Seibel is at Hebbville, Md, Mrs. John Farnsworth has gono to Clark’s Gap, Va., to spend this month, Mrs. L. C. Fjetcher is at Renovo, Pa. Mrs. G. H. Hyde will spend this month at Boyd’s, Md. Mrs. B. Canfield has gone to Fairfax Court House for a month. Mrs. A. I Guest is now at East Glouces- ter, Mass. Mrs. George A. Gordon has gone to Spring Lake, N. J. Miss L. Bowie will spend this month at Mountain Lake Park. Mrs. 8. P. Quackenbush is now at Mont- rose, Pa., to remain the season. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Hague are now at Newport for the szason. Miss Jane Riggs and Miss Alice Howard sailed today for England. Mr. and Mrs. John A. Cassedy of Wash- ington are now at Lake Placid, Adiron- dacks, for several wéeks’ stay. Invitations have been issued for the mar- riage of Miss Laura T. Ste2lman of Phila- delphia to Mr. Eugene F. Stephens of New York. The marriage will be solemnized at St. John’s Church, Philadelphia. Mr. Thos. A. Stephens will be best man at the c2re- mony, which takes place July 19, Mr. Ste- phens is a Washingtonian, being the young- est son of Mrs. Mary L. Stephens, 709 12th street. Miss Nell O’Brien, accompanied by hr niece, Miss Florence O'Brien, is spending a month at the Hot Springs, Bath county, Va. Mrs. Mary O'Neill and her daughter of 208 9th street southeast, leave today for Virginia for a stay of sev2ral weeks. Mrs. Phenie Lipscomb Dodge of Boston is visiting Miss Reese of I street. Mrs. O. J. Morton of Indianapolis is the guest of Mrs. Sam L. Mattingly, 1751 Q street. Miss Rosie Goodman of 515 H street is spending a few weeks with friends in New York city. Mr. and Mrs, William T. Hutchinson an- nounce the marriage of their daughter, An- nie B. Hutchinson, to Geo. B. Dove, Wed- nesday, June 29. Will be at home to their friends after July 4, at No. 139 Massachu- setts avenue northeast. Miss Frances Lee Hungerford left yester- day to visit her aunt, Mrs. L. P. Wrisley, and her cousin, Mrs. Edward Jones, jr., in Brooklyn, and her cousin, Mr. Blanchard Wrisley, at White Stone, L. I. Miss Stella Matchen of Evansville, Ind., is visiting Miss Etta Wood at 91! 8th street. Mrs. W. H. Combs and son of Brooklyn are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. V. Becker of 1408 10th street, where she will be pleased to see her friends. Miss Lizzie Roe, daughter of Gunner D. A, Roe, U. S. N., and Mr. Vernon E. Etzler of Anacostia were quietly married Wed- nesday evening, June 29, by the Rev. E. Bagby at the home of the bride’s parents, 127 10th street northeast. They will be at home to their friends after July 10, at 38 Arthur street, Anacostia. Miss Mayme Flynn sailed last Wednesday for Ireland, wh>re she will spend the sum- mer months. A reception was given at her residence, 22 I street, from 8 to 10, the pre- vious evening, Mrs. Witmer, wife of Dr. Witmer, left to- cay for York B2ach, where she will spend the summer. Mr..and Mrs. L. Carey Justice and daugh- ter, Lillian Gertrude, have returned from a visit to Maryland and are at their home on L street. Mrs. Charles Early, with Miss Early, will go to Switzerland for the summer. Pay Inspactor Hoy, U.S.N. (retired); Mrs. and the Misses Hoy have gone to Narra- gansett Pier, where they will pass several weeks before going to Bar Harbor for the summer. Captain and Mrs. George Broom: are at Fredericksburg, where the former's regi- ment is stationed. Mrs. John J. Almy and Miss Almy have gone to Jamestown, R. I., where they will pass the summer. Mrs. Van Vliet, wife of Capt. Robert C. Van Vliet, with her four children. is now with General and Mrs. Stewart Van Vilet at their summer home, Shrewsbury, N. J., where they will pass this summer. Admiral and Mrs. Greer will spend part of the summer at Atlantic City, Gen. Rufus Saxton and Mrs. Saxton have gone to northern New York, and will pass the month of August at Buena Vista, Md. Major and Mrs. Douglass Scott and Miss Scott, General, Mrs. and the Misses Card, Mr. Franklin Steele and family, Mr. and Mrs. John Baker and Miss Baker are among the Washingtonians at Cobourg. Mrs. Samu: V. Miller will go north early in the coming week to first visit relatives in New Haven before going to Block Island for a month's stay. Mr. and Mrs. James M. Merritt of Buf- falo, N. Y¥., are visiting Capt. and Mrs. G. A. Lyon at 1835 12th street. Miss Catherine Costello and Mr. Charles W. Brook were married this morning at the parsonage of St. Patrick's Church. The ccremony was performed by Rey. Dr. Staf- ford. Mr. and Mrs. Brook left immediate- ly for a short trip. ee ee a EXPERIENCE. WITH LIGHTNING. It Cuts Marvel Antics im a Metal- Stored Shop. From the Baltimore American, - ‘ Mr. Thomas Kelly, a machinist employed at Mt. Clare, had an experience with light- ning during the heavy storm which last prevailed, and which for its peculiarity has been seldom, if ever, equaled. Mr. Kelly has charge of all repairs to the Selden-Ott block signals which are in Place, running through cne end of Mr. Kelly's shop, and this oversight was the probable cause of his narrow escape. Mr. Kelly was at work in the shop during the storm and was holding in his tongs a piece of iron which he had just heated. He laid it upon the anvil and raised his hammer to strike it. Just at that moment a ball ae it flashed across the room to the any e hammer descended, striking at and ee of eae directions aloud report. Mr. across the room against his and the hammer from -his with consid- was workbench BY ONE VOTE ONLY Narrow Margin by Which Washing- ton Became Oommander. CHAPTER OF FORGOTTEN HISTORY The Proofs in Possession of a Former Washingtonian. ° OLD SWEET SPRINGS Special Corresponderce of The Evening Star. OLD SWEET SPRINGS, Monroe County, W. Va., June 27, 1898, Within five minutes’ walk of the spot Where stood the cottege occupied by Gen. George Washington Guring his annual vis- its to the O11 Sweet a hundred and twenty- five or more yesrs ago Iie the remains of one who, it is claimed by his descendants, came “very near” being the “father of his ectntry.” It is related as a chapter of early but forgotten history. The proof is contained in records preserved ty Mrs. Susan Fred- erick, formerly a resident of Washington, D. C., but whose home fs now at this place, that when the election of a commander-in- chief of the continental armies was held the candidates were George Washington and Andrew Lewis. Both were regarded as famous fighters, and the vote by the ccnvention was a tie. The able but eccen- tric John Randciph cf Roanoke, a bitter enemy of Gen. Lewis, vas the chairman of the body, and consequently had the decid- ing vote, and this he cast for Washington. The region in which the Old Sweet Springs are located is rich in interesting historical incidcnts. The cottage whica Washington occupied when here disappear- ed many years ago to make room for an elegant bath house, containing appurte- nances which are to be found only in scuthern mountein resorts, and the prop- erty has passed from the ownership of most of the descendants of those who came into its possession after the Indians were driven west of the Ohio. Magnificent Estate. The Old Sweet Springs property is a mag- nificent estate of 2,000 acres, a large part of which is under the highest state of cul- tivation, More tlran 110 acres are in wheat, over 100 acres in corn, an equal number in grass, and other farm products are rais on @ correspondingly large scale. Some idea of the extent of the Old Sweet Springs may be gleaned from the fact that 900 or mcre guests are readily entertained at a time, and at the height of the season it resembles a city in miniature. The springs themselves flow from a valley of surpassing loveliness aad fertility, surrounded _ b: mountain scenery of wondrous beauty and grandeur. The water of the springs has no un- pleasant taste, but the high temperature G9 degrees) renders it rather warm for drinking purpeses. For bathing it is very agreeable. There are two fine pools—one for gentlemen and the other for ladies, Each is seventy-five feet long, forty feet w:de and from three to five feet deep, and so pure that the meoss-covered stones on the bottom are distinctly visible. In addi- tion to the Sweet Springs, for drinking purposes, there is an abundant supply of cool, refreshing freestone water. The List of Visitors. Among the visitors now here or who beve engaged accommedations for the sea- sor are: Dr. C. R. Collins, Lieut. A. W. Yates and party, Mrs. A. M. Barnett, ‘Washington, D. C.; Judge Morris and family, Dr. R. B. Thomas, Mrs. H. B. Lockwood, Baltimcre, Md.; Mrs. W. W. Buckmore, Miss Brewer, Boston; Dr. Christopher Tompkins and family, Rev. Dr. Hartley Carmichael and family, Mrs. Astin A. Smith end family, Richmond, Va.; Mrs. Elizabeth West, | Alexandria: Gen. William Porcher Miles and family, New Orleans: Mrs. W. R. Tucker, Miss Henrletta McVea, Raleigh, N. C.; Mrs. W. C. Lawrence, Charleston, W. Va.; Miss Jackeon, Mr, Raymond L. Ward, Mrs. E. W. Hillyer, Mrs. E. Nelsen, New York: Mrs. J. Morrison Fuller, Miss Margrete Rouditi, Brockton, Mass.; Mra. M. A. Car- men, St. Louis; Prof. John Patterson, Judge W. O. Harris, Dr. Grubbs and fam- ily, Briscoe Hineman end family, Mrs. 8. E. Semple and family, Louisville, ; Mrs. Frank Semple, Dallas, Tex.; Mr. H. B. Dunbar and family, Cincinnat!, Ohio. Granted by King James. The estate itself is a part of a gift of 500,000 acres granted by King James I to John Lewis, the son of a French Huguenot— Ccunt Lewis—who was an intimate friend of the English king. With his family he was forced to leave France by reason of the terms of the revocation of the edict of Nantes, and found homes in other lands, The Gen. Andrew Lewis above mentioned Was a grandson of the count. Those who have seen a splendid monn- ment erected in Capitol Square, Richmond, Va., have doubtless noticed the four fig: ures, heroic size, grouped around the base, and it has occurred to many that it was strange that one, that of Gen. Andrew Lewis, should have been sculptured in his hunting shirt., The generally accepted rea- son for this is that Gen. Lewis was one of the most famous hunters of his day, as well as a soldier. He was an intimate friend of Washington, the Washington and Lewis families being related. al ——--—_ THOSE MORRO CASTLES, How So Many of Them Happened to Be in Cuba. From the Cleveland Leader. Readers of war news must be struck by the number of “Morro Castles” with which cur forces have to deal. Havana’s fort of that name is the best known building in Cuba. When Admiral Sampson went down to Porto Rico to shake up the Spantards there the principal fortification he had to deal with was another Morro Castle. And now comes word of an attack by American this occurrence of the is found in the fact remarkable landlocked bays, opening to the sea through narrow channels, usually iong snd deep. They are shaped somewhat like @ man’s hand, with the fingers more or less e wrist reduced in size. At Havana, Santiago and some other one side of the charmel ner bay with the Arrested for Stealing a Bicycle. Joseph E. Green, otherwise known as James Clark, was today arraigned before Judge Kimball on the charge of stealing a bicycle valued at €25 from Joseph T. Roy- ston. The accused asked for a jury trial and was remanded until wanted. Green made his appearance in Wa’ ton about May 21, and a day or two | inserted an advertisement in a paper tha “a young man who was compelled to leave the city had a bicycle which he would sell cheap.” He had a number of answers, Green then hired three wheels, each of which, it is alleged, he disposed - MARRIED, DOVE—HUTCHINSON. On June 29, 1898, ANNIE B. HUTOHINSON to GEORGE B. DOVE. * PIERCE—BENNETT, On June 28, 1898, at Baltle more, by the Rev. Joel T. Rossiter, JAMES I, Pie and MINNIE K. BENNETT, boih of DIED. ADDISON, On Frilay, July 1, 1898, at 2 acm after a long and pu'nful illness, MARY ADDI: SON. aged one bum ard four years, at the residence of her daughter, Mary Diggs, Hamll- ton mad, Db. C. Past her suffering, past ber pain, Cease co weep, for tears are vatus Calm the tumult of your breast, For she who suffered te at rest BY HER CHILDREN, Allen's Chi . D. = Friends’ and reiativ ADLER. At the ‘resid: street northwest, pel A. M. B Church, junday, July 3, at 2 p.m. ¢s invited to be present. * 1205 20th ce of her son, evening, July 1 I6OR, at 224 Mrs DIXON, “4. duly 5, DOWNEY. On Saturday. July 2. 1898 at 12: P.M., MARIE, the beloved daughter of Denia aged and Kate Downey (nee Flynn) years and sight months, Funeral will take place from his pai . TOL Delaware avenue, on Mor three On Friday, July ANNIE LAURA, bel c. and Lilley M. Fray fourteen days. Funeral from Langdon, D. C., on Sunday, July 3, at 10 a.m. Tuterment private o'clock et LOPLWesty n years, hast left us; eply feel; Yet “tis God that bath bereft us; He can ail our sorrows 1 BY HER DAUGHTER, JULIA WHITE. Feneral_ will plac Church on Sunday, Ju and friends are respect HILL. On Friday, July 1, 1803, nt 12 m., JOMIN HILL, beloved ‘husband of D. Hill,” tn. bis twenty-ninth year, formerly of County Clare, Ireland. Funeral from his late residence. 87 H stre east, on Sunday, July 3, at 2 p.m papers please copy.) JONES. Departed this life, on Wednesday, June 20, 1808, after a lingering fliness, which sbe bore) with Christian fortitude, HARRIET JONES, the Veloved daughter ‘of Cetharine Anderson and the late Richard Anderson. Loved in life and remembered in death. BY HER s Funeral from her lat avenue; thence Church; at 11 0% KENEDEY. On Pridey, 3: one from me bas gone, ed is stilled in my home be filled. t 4 p.m., from ber late roll street southeast. © July 1 Bb p.m. A. KRUG, infant » A. and May ¢. Kru Brook- land, D. Cc. > LEACH. (On Friday. July 1. 1398, at 7:30 p.m., Miss JULIA A. LEACH. Interment at Rock © LOONEY. On Friday, Jul: N DENIS, beloved hy eek cemetery. e 1898, at 11:30 a.m., ; thence to St. Aloysius Church, ‘where a requiem mass will be said for the repose of bis soul. Relatives and friends respectfully invited to attend. * MILLER. On Friday afternoon. July 1, 1608, at 3:30 o'clock, at ber home, No. S141 M street, Mrs. MARY M. MILLER. Funeral from Gay Street Baptist Church on Mom day at 10 *.m. Remains can be seen at Wise's chayel, corner 29th aud M streets. . On Saturday, July 2, .m., ALBERT B., ‘beloved ‘son and John W. Morgan, at his father’s residence, 1914 13th street northwest. Notice of fuseral in Sunday's papers. e MORRIBON, On Saterday, July 2, 1008, at § o'clock, PHILIP, son of Mr. Wm. Morrison randson of Mr. F. » ged Ix years Will be buried from residence, 226 3d street north- east, Sunday morning. Funeral private. = * SAUNDERS. Departed this life Wednesday morn- ing, June 29, , ot 4:30 o'clock, at her resl- dence. 415 street SAUNDERS, at the age the beloved ‘daughter adopted daughter of Henry and son, and the sister of John ‘Saunders. Gone from earth, yes, gone forever; ‘Tear-dimmed eves shall gaze tn vaing We shall hear he- voice, oh, never— Never more on earth agata, Home fs sad, oh, God, how drearys > Lonesome, lonesome, every spot; Listening for ber voice till weary | ‘Weary, still we hear her not. She wes thonghtfol, loving and tender ‘With us each ond every one; ‘sbe suffered, but is bow rejoicing; n hus just begun AUNT, JENNIE AND at The funeral will take place from Asbury. and K streets northwest, Sunday, July 1:30 p.m, Friends and relatives are invited to attend. bd SIMPSON. On Friday, July 1, 1808, at 9 p.m. nt 1650 Park wireer, Mt Picasunt’ MawY ANS IMPSON, aged sixty-four rs. ag St gl ne road, on Sunday, July 3, Friends and relatives invited to Rock Creek cemetery. WAGNER. On Friday, July 1, 1898, at 11:30 a.m, BARBARA C. (nee Buhler}, beloved wife <f Emile Wagner, aged fifty-seven years and ten months. Faneral from ‘her late residence. No, 210 9th street northwest, cn Sundey, July 3, ‘at 3:30 Relatives and fri are. reapectfal to attend. Interment in Prospect Ht 4 p.m. . Interment in fovitea cemet RDMAN. On Jmy 1, 1898, at 1 p.m. MARY WANRIDMAS, beloved’ wite ‘of Barry Wardman, in her twenty-sixth year. Strew the sweet flowers around the still form; Presa tips that love's kiss will not warm, ‘Tears like the fall on her beuutifel head. hearts are weeping: eis 3 Fond beats Ty HEM MOTHER AND HUSBAND. 201 Morgan northwest, on July 4, at 10 o'clock. invited. In Memoriam. CRUSOR. In loving remembrance of my beloved sister, LILLIAN E. CRUSOR, who departed this life two years ago tomorrow—July 2, 1896. When the sun in all his state Passed through glory's mo 3 walked in 1-4 ones are gone before ‘Whose pilgrim days are done. I shall greet them on that shore, ‘are unkpown. ‘ , JULIA A. GREENR, = ° BY of dear a MARY V. HARPER, who @led ous year ago » July