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THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1898—12 PAGES. a a W. B. Moses & Sons. eeepc | W. B. Moses & Sons. : Another —Hegan this morning. Mar our last shipments—many b week's buyers. Can't we ex 1 even the b deriul how such goods can i as we're asking now. ing while you are Wonderful Selling think so, and will make every effort to do so. with us mean lowering price eeeeletetet Week of Seat Soogeegent % z £ ly new items that came ‘in = ig surprises to greet this $ z ig selling of last week? We 3 (Efforts U7 s.) You'll agree it’s won- $ »e made and sold for so FA They can’t be always. Some- Ks profiting now. z 4 43 & Red Room Suites, $13 k-finish Keoom_ Suites, io $1.19. Round-top Talles, hand: sii mal, inlaid, any veneer, es, $15.40. t, deutle thick round . $16.80. d. 4 fect wid eh bevel-plate u carved top. $16.80 Hat Racks, $22.50. ut Racks, made of solid oak, i French bevel-plate mirrors and b with ass inty Mahe gh-class de- pbolste 25, Seat, $4.49. Oak, Cabinet Foldi Folding Reds in ¢ finish, splendidly White a White E feet Beds, $ k finish’ and mn = foe} On ss Beds, $1.95. ass Beds, 3 fvet and 3 3 Hat Rac $16.95. Racks, in solid oak, large mirror, 3 Chai $20 Leather een and English- ted and well fin- fonstr s, $2.49. : k Ieekers, very good . for $2.49. 5-50 Music Cabinets, $4.15. Mahegany-finish Music Cabinets, with ad- Justable shelves, for $4.15. $13 Dressers, $10.50. + k Dressers, with )-inch French bev- fe mirrors, $10 65. ases, $1 s-finish and elaborately Book ¢€ ay 3, with two top 3 + TROUBLES CONSULT Examination FREE. GLASSES eapeaete ates : at : : LOWEST ; - Work é Save 3 : Worry t and coe Money. R. Harris & Co., Cor. 7th & D Sts. ebetrennnntecetstetesonnaerncete detente | MAM ATIDAT meee GONSTIPAT Mttle Pills ECT ON will ES LLY = quickly 5 LEROY. ena fn Paris. E. FOUGEKA New York. del-m.52t.14 is Tnele Sam should pre Cuba ard Manila with ANGOSTURA BITTERS fevers Dysentery. ete his soldiers g bottle of Dr. STEt A panacea against Tet Editer of The Evening ‘The value of the newspaper as a means of public education ana enlightenment is be- ing apprecieted more and more as time rolls on. The period is not remote when the public speaker was the medium of en- ment on ati public questions. Then raior was regarded as a superior be- “serving almest the adoration of the people. Times have changed. Now newspaper is the power behind the It molds and controls popular sen- ‘The public speaker finds the mas s thoroughly informed upon cur- es as he himself is. He may in- i create some form of enthusiastic 1, but in a majority of cases the peo- © made uy their minds on matters import, for they have gleaned the m the press. juable feature in the Congressional the preservation, In bound fort ding newspapers of the country. ages are numerous: pers are the best index pos- i the condition of public sentiment t the time of their publication. One of the most interesting books the writer ever read touching revolutionary history is a large volume made up of clippings from the tory papers of that period. It reflects the true sentiment of the time. 2 They afford the real material out of which history 1s made. While it is some- limes true of these publications, as it was of the conversation of Gratiano—“He speaks &n infinite deal of nothing. His reasons are as two grains of wheat hid in two bushe's of chaff; you may seek all the day ere you find them, and when you have them they are not worth the séarch”—yet they are treasures ef incalculable value. Some of our metropolitan journals took special pains and spared no expense to preserve the lead- Ing characteristics and events of the pres- ent war with Spain, as some of them did im the war of the rebellion In 1861-5, with the view of collecting all in bound form as @ complete history of the period. 3. These newspapers, if carefully indexed, afford proper subject-matter for those who have occasion to investigate certain specific questions. This use of them is an*impor- tant one and should be encouraged on the part of pupils in all grades of schools. It ‘Fains in an essential element of their edu- ‘ational career—the wise, judicious selec- of publ: apprepriate material from the great presented. The writer desires to make a suggestion or two, and trusts that Col. John R. Young, the efficient libra will take the matter into faverable consideration: 1. Let newspapers throughout the coun- try be requested to send to the library one or two copies of each fssue for its s u additional help be employed, iry, to select carefully from thi matter for a series of scran bool biography, |. Poet- mathematics ie, etc., be care- vol- proved methods oks. » books be prope son desiring in y subject can have, in ean secure from encyc treatises, what the new: ntry have gathered on the papers of forming 3. Let all th indexed, so that tien upon a tion t pedias and speci: papers of the co line. am ‘or example, during the current war all our newspapers have had from time to time very important articles on the in- yur prod ions, climat Porto R drones, ete. This info: mation was often secured at heavy nd much labor on the 1 ents d is of immense he initiation and prosecution of such a pian on the part of the Congressional 1 ry, in addition to its direct benefits t s immediate p , Will be serviceable in timulating throughout the country th rac’ by individuals of utilizing in serap important material which is uch great abundance in all publi- a wily. weekly, monthly and qua: The accomplishment of this dest inment of a suage of Ji t is specially appropriat “Gath- sments that remain, that noth- Let the Congressional Library tive in thi ‘ J. FRAIS important end. his disciple: er up the ing be lost take the init! i 2 RL Washington, D. C., September 9, 1898. See MONTGOMERY FAIR RECEIPTS. SHARD. Board of Management Receives State- ments of Officers. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., September 12, 1998. The board of management of the Agricul- tural Society held a meeting here Saturday evening for the purpose of closing up the business of the late exhibition. There was a full attendance of the members of the board, and a large number of persons from ; Yarious parts of the county interested in j the proceedings. The report of Treasurer J. J. Higgins showed that the receipts of the society from all sources at the late fair are $5,936. up to this time, leaving a balance yet due. Notwithstanding the receipts were about $700 less than last year, all of the expenses, premiums, ete., will be paid and the debt of the society will be re- duced about $300. The falling off in re- ceipts is attributed to non-attendance on account of the intense heat. The manage- ment, however, appears to be well sati: fied with the result. The meeting of the republican congres- sional nominating convention at Frederick city Wednesday has for several days re- ceived much attention here, and, in addi- tion to the regular delegates, quite a num- ber of prominent members of the party from this county will be in attendance. It is understood that quarters have been se- cured for a considerable number at the City Hotel. The delegates from this county appear to be sanguine of the nomination of Mr. Ashley M. Gould, notwithstanding each county in the district has named a candidate, and they expect when the break comes in the convention Mr. Gould is more likely to receive the benefit of it ti Pose t than any A fine audience was ing of the Jefferson the 6th instant, present at the meet- Club of Gaithersburg when a good program was rendered. Mrs. A. P. Jones read an essay on “Knowledge,” Miss Carrie Walker gave a plano solo ‘and Miss Fannie Amiss favored the audience with a vocal selec. tion. Dr. Lee Davis Lodge of Columbian University made an address on How to Use Books," and “The Jeffersonian” was read by the editor, Dr. J. L. Lodge. The rary of the club, recently S tains 440 volumes. Su a Sn Mrs. Dr. Edward Anderson of thi who has been extremely {Il for erat three weeks, suffering from pleurisy ‘and peritonitis, is now pronounced to paactais be out of ————— Indignant Democrats. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md., September 12, 1898. A number of prominent democrats in this section of the county are indignant at having been mentioned in the Washington and Baltimore papers as present at a meet- ing of the Lakeland Democratic Club, held at the Metropolitan Hotel in Washington, as they were not in harmony with the ob- ject of the meeting, and assert that there & perfect harmony within the ranks. Sev- eral of the gentlemen thus mentioned have stated that they were at the primaries at the time the above-mentioned meeting was called, and, in consequence, could been present. noe reya —_-__. The Invalid Soldiers. Private N. E. Kent of Company E, ist District of Columbia Volunteers, who has been convalescing from fever contracted in Cuba, hes suffered a relapse. He was taken to the Emergency Hospital yesterday in a weak condition, and, after recetying temporary treatment, was removed to his home, 1005 Delaware avenue northeast. _ Private John M. Watts, a member of Company E, Ist District of Columbia Vol- unteers, is confined to his bed at his home, 236 15th street southwest, a DR. MAGRUDER'S VIEW Results of Visits to Camps Alger and Dunn Loring. REGIMENTS 00 CLOSE TOGETHER How Sanitary Rules Were Fre- quently Violated. FACTS CLEARLY STATED Dr. G. L. Magruder of this city has made a careful stuéy of the conditions prevailing at Camps Alger and Dunn Loring He has personally inspected these camps and in- vestigated the manner of conducting them from a sanitary and medical point of view. In addition to data obtained in this man- Dr. Magruder has collected from the eon general's office such official in- formation as could be had only there. With the facts so gathered Dr. Magruder has made.a statement of the conditions prevailing in these camps that is exceed- ingly interest reporter today, D: Magruder comrmacnted on the fact that re; iments at these camps were not spread over enough ground, and that they were toe clese together to permit the best sani- tary conditions In a statement published in the New York World, Dr. Magruder says: “Camp Alger pi was located on Campbell farm, a tract of land near Falls Cbureh, Va., known as Woodburn Manor, covering an area of 1,44) acres. Through this tract ran several small streams, some arising, othe: larged from springs upon the property. Ordinarily they ran freely until well into the summer. These were promptly condemned for drinking purposes. “For the purpose of furnishing water to the regiments on the Campbell farm twen- ty-six artesian wells were sunk, varying from 42 to 156 feet in depth, worked by pumps, and supplying an abundance of pure spring water. They were driven through beds of clay sometimes forty feet in thickness, and underlying rock. The Water Supply. “The analyses made at the office of the chemist of the surgeon general's depart- ment in Washington showed these wel to be exceptionally free from organic ma ter and in excellent condition. In addition to the twenty-six wells above mentioned, nine artesian wells were driven from 44 to 15) feet in depth at the recently formed camp on the Crittenden farm. While these wells were being: driven several regiments a temporary provision for w r hy digging wells in the vicinity of their kitch- ens and sinks. In the low portions wat readily obtained at a depth of fr nty feet “The supply of water from the springs and runs throughout the camp was greatly diminished on account of the extraordinary climatic condition that prevailed in the v cirity of Washington during the months of April, May, June and July, the temperature for three of these months being in excess of the mean, and the rainfall more than beiow the normal. This is shown il by the accompar from the wea tment of Agricultu: Tempera- Rainfall. ture. Inches ature April, 1898.. 50°9 vii Hormastl | 29) apers tur ons arture tea) 40°8 Mean temperature, J is°s Departure from normal 2200-4 Mean temperature, Au; 769 8 Departere from normal e263 44.78 “The temperature departures are given the average daily dey Phus for August there w: depar- ture of plus two and thre ths degrees, plus departures signifying tempcrature above normal and m below. In the case of rainfall the total departure for the month is given. Character of the Ground. “The ground was of a g2ntly rolling na- ture; the soil was generally of clay. In rainy weather the passage of the army wagons and the movement of the troops converted this into deep mud, som: >xtending to the hubs of the dry weather, of which there was a great excess during the time of occupation of the camp, the same cause produced dust in many plac everal inches deep, which ros> in clouds upon the least disturbanc: roves of woods were scattercd throughout the site. “The first troops to occupy this location were the Ist District of Columbia, about May 14. They only remained a few days, as they lert on May 20 for Chickamauga. Upon the day of their departure th2 65th New Yerk, followed by several other regiments, arrived. existence of Camp Alger proper was from May 16 to August 20, since which time it has be2n practically deserted. “From first to last there were twenty- seven organizations encamped there- some remained but a short time, being sent to Cuba or Porto Rico, or otner camps. Th maximum number was about 25,00). Prae- tice marches and changes from one part of the camp to another were made from time to time. Extending the Camp. “About August 1 the Crittenden farm, ecntaining 400 acres, in the immediate vicinity, but n2erer Dunn Loring, was se- cured as an additional camp site. The maximum number of troops to occupy this area was less than 10,000. Ihe number wes constantly being diminished by the re- moval of troops to other camps or to their homes. Regarding a visit to Camp Alger, Dr. Ma- sgruder said: “At that visit the entraace to the camp as made by way of the road running along the north side of the camp. For a distance of several hundred yards cpposite the camp along this road there we-2 booths erected at which were sold various soft drinks, including lernonade, milk, frequent- ly of poor quality; fruit, more or less fresh; pies and various other food and re- fréshm2nts. Similar booths were found scattered throughout the location. “To the rear of these booths there is a small run which came jown from the vicinity of the camp of the New York Cav- alry. On each bank of this run was much urdergrowth, where deposits of filtn wsre numerous. “From reliable sources of informacion, this gross violation of the first principles of sanitation was also practiced even in the immediate vicinity of many of the ccmmands, and quite commonly through- out the neighboring woods. “Th water used by the venders of food and drink was in many cases obtained from the neighboring wells and springs, ard in some instances from the very runs in the vicinity. On September 2 lemonade made from one of these springs was being sold at Dunn Loring. Not Enough Space. “It was noticed that the areas assign2d to individual regiments were in some cases very contracted; that the tents were crowd- ed close together, and in but few cases had any provision been mad2 by ihe inen to provide sleeping facilities above the ground; the regiments were in close juxta- Position, and in several cases the sinks were, on account of th2 close location of the regiments, within from ten to twenty yards of the adjoining regiment, and some- times of their own kitchens. ‘The precaution to protect these sinks by scre2ns made by bushes’ or other ma- terial seemed to have been neglected. Swarms of flies ware visible in every direc- tion, especialiy in the vicinity of the kitchens and sinks. The contents were fre- quently allowed to remain uncovered. The same conditions prevailed at th2 visit on June 26. These points are brought out in greater detail in a report made to the adju- tant general! of the army, through the sur- geon general, by Lieut. Col. Charles Smart, professor of military hygiene in th2 Arm: Medical School, dated July 13, giving the result of an inspection made July 9 and 10. “At Dunn Loring the regiments seemed to have avoided the overcrowding of the arza. selected for individual regiments as well as the unfavorable location of kitchens and sinks that had been observed at the Campbell farm. Greater care was also given to them. There were but three regi- ments there at the time of the visit, One for home on September. 4— | Total sick th> others were under orders to leave for their homes during the ensuing week. One of the regiments had.to haul all of the wa- ter that they used. ce Getting Supplies. “Reports of the want of proper supplies were heard. Upon two notable occasions this want was the fault of the regimental officers. One declined to draw fresh meat for his men because he did not have a saw to cut the bones. Another declined fresh meat and fresh bread because he had an abundance of hardtack and saJt meat which he had brought with him and thought he had to use them up first. ‘They were soon taught how to order and Were delighted to have a company fund from their surplus. “On September 2 the 1st Division Hos- pital was found located near Dunn Loring. When the troops moved to Camp Meade and Manassas the patients of the 2d Di- vision Hospital were sent to this hospital. It was under the care of Major Phillips, surgeon, United States army, Who person- ally conducted me through the wards. “The tents were the regular army hos- pital tents, floored with smooth boards. There were an ample number of cots, some with woven wire springs, others made of canvas, well supplied with clean linen and blankets; there were several kitchens, be- sides a special diet kitchen; refrigerators with abundance of ice were in each of these; there were ample supplies of excel- lent quality of everything that was needed for these kitchens. The supply of medi- cines was of great variety and abundant in quantity. “The nursing was under the direct charge at the time of Sisters of Charity, who were acting as head nurses of the wards. In conversation with them, and some of the patients, the uniform reply was that there was no want for anything. The allowance of 60 cents per patient per day was more than enough to procure the extras required. Sanitary Measures. “Around the wards of the hospital dis- infectants, lime and corrosive sublimate, were freely used. At the center of each ward two barrels were located, in one of which a solution of corrosive sublimate, one to two thousand, was kept for the pur- pose of pouring upon the excreta, which were deposited in a barrel and removed twice daily. In the beginning this hospital was not supplied with thoroughly trained anne) nor was it fully equipped with sup- plies. “There had been admitted to date 2,191 patients. Of these 17 died, 1,372 were re- turned to duty, 802 were sent to other hos- pitals or furloughed to their homes. A large proportion of those sent to Fort Myer Hospital were returned to duty with their regiments. “The causes of death were as follows: General peritonitis, one; ruptured spleen, caused by the kick of a herse, one; pneu- monia, one; acute poisoning from drinking wood alcohol, two, and twelve from typhoid er. All of the deaths from typhoid fever occurred since August 18. “There were in the hospital at morning report 134 patients. At least 75 per cent of these were fever cases. This number was diminished during the day by the send- ing of nineteen of the ist New Jersey to Sea Girt with the regiment which departed that day, and twenty to Fort Myer. There Was one seriously iil man observed in the hospital, besides a number af other fever cases in which the temperature was rang- ing more or less high. The appearance of the patients was generally satisfactory. The Sick in Cam “The exact data of Camp Alger as to the number of sick and the nature of the cases will never be obtained. Early in the his- tory of the camp a bitter contention took piace between the medical corps at head- quarters and the various regiments, both officers and men, about the abolishment cf regimental and the establishment of di- vision hospitals. ‘The aversion of the men to leaving their comrades caused them to-keep on duty un- til their attacks of illness had grown se- vere. During this time their discharges added greater infection to the sinks, The Y opportunities for attention to the toilet, coupled with the limited wardrobe of the soldier, with poor facilities for laun dering the same, soon made him a focus unwittingly of infection. In the crowded tent this soon spread to bis comrades. “In one company twenty-four mer had fever—hardly a tent was without a patient for the hospital. “From a statement furnished by the sur- geon general's office, tabulated from twen- ty-two regimental reports on file for May, June and July, it was found that there were: Typhoid fever. Malarial fever Diarrhoeal diseases. s for the same time of which were six were from typhoid The principal troubles were diar- with and without fever, eleven, fever. rhoeal diseases, malarial and enteric feve ———-+0-+— DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES, Delegates to County Convention Chosxen—Other News. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md., Sept. 12, 1898. The democratic primaries to elect dele- gates to the county convention, to be held at Upper Marlboro’ September 13, to elect delegates to the congressional nominating convention, met at Bladensburg and in Vansville districts Saturday last. John Miller, ex-county commissioner, called the meeting to order at Bladensburg. J. Enos Ray was chosen president and E. M. Hur- ley secretary. Delegates were elected as follows; Robert Brown, Alexander Gude, Jackson H. Ralston, W. Brooke Hunter and James C. Rogers. For Vansville district, M. E. Smith was chosen president and Fillmore Beall secre- tary. The delegates elected were Benja- min J. Gallant, Charles Loveless, John T. Burch, George T. Donaldson and Fillmore Beall. : ‘There was no opposition at either place, and the meeting was one of harmony. Henry Aylett, a colored man employed by M. V. Tierney to do chores about the place and look after a dairy route in the town, is charged with having collected about $40 Wednesday and then leaving the employ and deserting his wife and family. He has not been seen since. Ay- lett has been in the employ of Mr. Tierney for three or four years and was consid- ered to be perfectly reliable, the dairy busi- ness having been left entirely in his charge. —_—_>+——_ Bands in Front of Santiago. To the Haitcr of The Evening Star: In your issue of The Star of September 9 you have an article in regard to the band of the ist District of Columbia Volunteers, stating that the sald band was the only band in the trenches before Santiago de Cuba playing national airs, all the other bands being left at Siboney. Now, I woulu like to have credit given to those who were on the firing line on the San Juan Hill ten days before the Ist (District of Columbia Volunteers made their appearance. The 6th United States Cavalry’Band, from Fort Myer, Va., and several other army bands played national airs: an hour before sun- down at the firing fine oe the San Juan Hill on July 3. The 1st District Volunteers didn’t get to-the trenches until July 12. The 34 and 6th Cavalry Bands, consoll- dated, were the only bands that had the honor of playing for Hobson's release. ‘The 6th Cavalry Band had also the honor of being detailed by A. A. General Gilmore of Gen. Shafter’s staff to proceed to San- tiago de Cuba on July 17 ‘and take part in the raising of the stars atid stripes on the palace. On this occasion ‘the band played, besides national airs, Sousa’s “Stars and Stripes March,” Cae ‘Hot Time in the C 4 Town,” by request. I have the honor of being chief musician of the 6th Cavalry, and_am at present on furlough. It will afford the 6th Cavalry Band and myself a great pleasure if you will give these few lines @ space in your next issue of The Star. _ JOHN LUCKSINGER, Chief Musician, 6th U. 3. Gay, Fort Myer, Va., September 11, 1898, * -—_._—_ Brand new line of Carpets at special prices. Hoeke's.—Advt. ————— Lesson Cost Three ‘Dollars, “J didn't know the law,” was the plea of Robert Parker, colored, when calied in the Police Court today for speeding his bi- cycle on Pennsylvania avenue southeast yesterday. radios “You evidently do not read the newspa- pers,” Judge Taylor told him. . Robert’s lesson in law cost him g. THE EMPRESS’ FUNERAL The Interment of Elizabeth Will Occur on Saturday Next at Vienna. The Assnssin’s Cynicism and Confes- sion—Duc d’Orleans Also Mark- ea for Death, Advices from Vienna, dated yesterday, state the plans for the funeral of the late Empress Elizabeth, who was assassinated by an anarchist Saturday at Geneva, con- template bringing the remains to Vienna next Thursday, a lying in state on Friday and the obsequies of interment on Satur- day. Every flag in the city is at half-mast to- day, and the theaters, races and other amusements are suspended indefinitely. All the archdukes and the Archduchess Marie Valerie have arrived at Schoenbrunn. It was reported last evening that Emperor Francis Joseph had gone to Geneva by a special train, but this was an error. At noon today he had not yet left Schoen- brunn. Crown Princess Stephanie, who has been staying at Darmstadt, has been sum- moned. The emperor's fortitude is the topic of universal admiration. He is bearing up manfully despite the terrible shock, which in view of his age, had inspired the grav- est apprehension. Although at first stun- ned and then slightly hysterical, he soon regained his self-control and displayed re- markable calmness. Occasionally, how- ever, completely overpowered by his grief, he moaned piteously, repeatedly sobbing the name of the empress. Francis Joseph's Grief. Addressing Prince von Liechtenstein, chief marshal of the imperial household, he exclaimed last evening: “It is inconceivable how a man could lift his hand against one who never in her life injured anybody, one who did nothing but good.” Then he moaned: “Nothing is spared to me in this weild.” He managed to sleep several hours last night, and said this morning he felt com- paratively well, discouraging the attempts of his attendants to display solicitude for his health. The shock of the news crazed one of the court servants, who rushed from the palace to Buryplatz, shrieking: “Where is the murderer of our empress?” Dispatches of condolence are arriving at the palace from all parts of the world, t tifying to profound horror and sympathy Among them are messages from President McKinley, from Emperor William and from uearly all the European sovereigns. The court will go into mourning for six months. neva. The Geneva cantonal government met yesterday and decided to issue a proclama- tion expressing the horror of the govern- ment and people of Geneva and a decree directing a popular demonstration today. All the civil officials will march past the Hotel Beaurivage, followed by the citizens, all of whom are invited to participate. bur- ing the procession the great bell of the cathedral, associated with all Swiss na- tional demonstrations of grief and joy, will be tolled. mperor Francis Joseph telegraphed the Austrian minister, Count von Kuststein, to corsent to a post-mortem examination. Dr. Reverdin, Dr. Megevaus, and M. Golday. mayor of Geneva, were intrusted examination of the wound, on the judicial authorities, and accordingly prece2ded to the Hotel Beaurivage, where the behalf of they carried out their instructions. At the clcse of the examination they announced death was caused by “he from a triangular incised wound.” The autopsy showed that the lung as well the h2art was pierced. Her ‘Last Words. No strangers are allowed to approach the coffin of the murdered Empress Elizaveth. The body has been embalmed and is dress- ed in white. The doctors photographed the plate will be destroyed. It is understood that Emperor Frascis Joseph will not leave Austria, but will send high court officials to take the body to Vienna. Flowers are arriving in profusion. Empress Elizabeth was about returning to Caux, France, when she was murdered. Her suite had preceded her by train, i ing with her only her maid of honor, Bar oness yon Rothschild, and a man servant. The officials who visited th> hotel to affix their seals upon the baggage, according to the strict law in force, found t the suite’s luggage had accompanied the suite. ‘The last words of the empress were ad- dr2ssed to the attendants on the steamer. Recovering consciousness for the moment, she feebly asked what had happened. The empress, it seems, only supposed that she had receiv2d a violent blo) At first she maintained great coolness. When asked if she wished to return to the hotel, she re- plied “No; he only struck me on the br2ast, and doubtless wished to steal my watch.” ‘The lady in waiting, who was wich the empress at the moment of the attack, says. “After the empress rose I asked her if sh2 felt any pain. She replied, ‘I don’t know. I think I feel a pain in my chest.’ I said: ‘It must be fright. Take my arm.’ The empress declined, straightened herself up, and walked firmly on board the steamer. “Even when sbe lost consciousness I thought it only fright, or an attack of ner- vousness.”” ‘The Geneva council will place upon the coffin wreaths intertwined with the Aus- trian and Genevan colors, and tearing th> inscription: “A token of sorrowful sympa- thy from the people of Geneva. The Assassin's Confession. ‘Throughout the examination of the as- sessin Saturday his demeanor was ene of revolting cynicism. The assassin frankly congratulates hi:n- self upon the succ2ss of his crime. He says: “I am an anarchist, but I belong to no committee. I acted on my own initiative. Let them do as they like with me. That is my strength.” ; The assassin, while being interrogated by the magistrate, said he came to Geneva with the intention of killing the Duc dOr- leans, but the latter had already left. Lucessi (or Laccheni) followed the duke to Evian, about twenty-five miles northeast of Geneva, on the lake, where he was again unsuccessful. He then returned to Geneva and learned from the pepers of the presence of the Aus- trian empress. On Friday he dogged her footsteps, but found no opportunity to car- ry out his purpose, though he watched the Hotel Beaurivage all day. Saturday afternoon about half-past 1, he said, he saw the valet of the empress léav- ing the hotel and going toward the land- ing. He inferred from this that the em- press was going to take the steamboat, and he hid himself behind a tree on the quay, with the file concealed in his right sleeve. In a few minutes the empress, accompa- nied by her lady of honor, appeared, and the assassin struck the file home. ‘Then he ran along the Rue des Alpes, with the evident intention of entering the Square des Alpes, but before reaching it he was seized by two cabmen, who had wit- nessed the crime. They handed him over to a boatman and a gendarme, who conveyed him to the police station. \Made No Resistance. ‘The prisoner made no resistance. He even sang as he walked along. “I did it” and “She must be dead,” he said. I" At the police station he declared that he was a “starvirg anarchist, with no hatred for the poor, but only for the rich.” Later, when taken to the court house and interrogated by a magistrate, he pretended not to know French and refused to answer questions. The police, on searching him, found a document showing his name to be Luigi Laochini, born in Paris in 1873, and an Itaiian soldier. Luccesi then confessed that he has been an anarchist since he was thirteen years old. “If all anarchists did their duty as I have done mine,” he said, “bourgeois society would soon disappear. : He admitted that he knew the crime was useless, but said he committed it for “the sake of example.” Plot to Kill Kings. : ‘The Paris police believe the murder the rebuit of a plot of Italian anarchists, and that the assassin ts identical with one é ¢ 2 woune but 924, 926, 928 7th, Tunning through to 704-706 K st. Paired: conti The most important sale of ties could be sold for so little. At 6lAc. —you may take fine cam- 2 bric edgings, worth lle. h end 12%3c. a yard. niderics, 18e. yard. Some good h fair idea of our hosiery leadershiy everybody’s patronage. a e of a lot of 100 dozen 2-thread Setpoegesongetotgoegtantsorgsorersorgotinrgorgtaotes ecineio dont ten tao tn tint tntiosidinti tat tetinti ses seeio et ietie de nap toda fast black and high spliced heel hose, the Fery best alue eer seid at 13k will be offered tomorrow, per pair, oo for 2... z | Oe. 75. dozen fine full regular-nade SB fast, Baek owe wt spliced heels fo —which ‘are fully worth 23c. @ poe $ — pair—will be sold tomorrow 17¢. Bs “The Dependable Store.” Embroidery sale is now in full blast—and causing a decided sensation among the Goldenberg public. There never was a time when such fine quali- All the season's newest effects going at but a fraction of their real worth. it—to further point out the splendid opportunity for sz At 9l4c. a may take fine ——go on sale tomorrow morning—that ought to give you a pretty —but not more than we justly deserve. —such sterling qualities at our little prices—ought to give us 924, 926, 928 7th, running through to 704-706 K st. - a a a ee ate a ead nued. cambric embroideries of the year are ¢ Hardly necessary—is ving? Leste eeatoatestesteestost om- —you may take fine tor worth up to ob aces, worth to 4 yard : é 4 ~ osiery values } é ». We do an immense trade here z Selling hosiery as we do ¢ ¢ estontent doren men’s high grade ir cotton and lish most charming which we offer tomerrow, full regalar- and bigh y best vel orrow for... ree % this time of year—and for their Senseegor Need new linens? A great many housewives need a fresh supply of linens at benefit we I ve prepared a good sostostontontostestestesteetonteetentoatenteatestestoetonteloateatontoetentons $list of special values for tomorrow. You won't find such money- z saving items anywhere else, we are quite sure. og heavy size tyeitche @ damask napkin, which : worth 80c. a dozen, will £0 to" coe = ‘ow Instend for only.......- » WS $ — 7” 50 dozen extra large Turkish towels, of 50 pleces of pure linen crash, instead of 5 very heavy quality—chotee of linen poe Age. a yard, Will be offered tomor- Qe ¥ or cottop—cach for onl, cn See row for ouly............... a cap . = z lime for flannels. x 5 Just when you begin to need them again we have made spe- $ ¢ cial values in the flannels. Your economical eye will be quick to $ detect the intrinsic value of every item in the list. S28 pleces of domet. flannel, of good New sitk-embroidered flannel, in the = and width—good v. prettiest patterns imaginabl “ \—tomorrow for. stitched—will be offered ton Ww, - Ka per yard, for only....- . 44c. = i s s p black satine un fol Ss 16 pieces of crcam woel_flavnel—for bh stitt utile with which you must usually pay 25 yard, Will ve sold t : 10 pieces of all-w nel—the regular 3 as another special valu: tomorrow for .... ind medicated fla il be offered Re 20 With so many fall needs to every housewife. 1,000 yards of Amer! en art draperies, in 1d tinsel. The newest and most ef- fective designs aad colors we have ¢ shown. Worth 10c. Go at 5e. yard day. 1,200 yards bi 'y silk tassel fringe, in colors to mat the fall 1898 dra s. Go at 6Xc. yard one a: inch silkolines, in an escellent. va- of patterns and colorings. ‘These goods are finished with a beautiful lus- te exa r ptation of silk. Worth Sestnetetetetectecectntninteteteteteses Upholstery specials. prices we are quoting in the uphoistery department will interest tte, extra well m: warm flam will go tomorrow for Oye. supply for the home the special 52-inch tapestry, in 5 chotce eclors, red, olive, old green and blue. Worth Boc. Goes at a yard just for one cay Window opaque cl shi 6xT2—made 1 mounted with of be on 1 Jot full siz- dour handsom: med, » bed spreads i b YBe. in cl hen: Go at Marseilles y for use. re: Setntntetetetetectetet Luccesi, who is wanted by the Bologna po- lice as a dangerous anarchist. The man known as Luccesi was implicated In the recent troubles at Milan, after which he fled to Zurich. \ i While at Zurich Luccesi was present al a meeting of Italian anarchists when seven were selected. including Luccesi, to assas- sirate the principal European sovereigns, including the King of Italy. A French detective who was pre: ent at the meeting in disguise warned the French | forcign office, which communicated its in- formation to the Italian government. AS a result King Humbert was carefully guarded, as was a M. Faur About a week ago another meeting of the same band of anarchists was held at Zurich, and those who had been selected at the previous meeting were accused of cowarcice. ‘Thereupon Luccesi said, “I will show that I am no coward. I will kill some one. The following day he left Zurich and went to Bale. proceeding thence to Geneva. The Paris Figaro states that the weapon used by the assassin of the Empress of Austria was found in the lake. it was @ three-sided file, very slender and sharp. Urge International Action. Many of the principal European journals are again urging international action egainst anarchists. They recall that both the late M. Carnot, president of the French republic, and the late Senor Canovas del Castillo, the Span- ish prime minister, were victims of Italian anarchists. = Perhaps the most poignant grief is dis- played in Italy, because the public mind there is touched with shame that so many political crimes have been committed by italians. King Humbert with his own hands wrote a telegram expressing the deepest sympathy. The pope ordered solemn masses in the churches of Rome for the repose of the soul of the deceased. It is understood that the Prince of Na- ples and Emperor William, with Empress @ugusta Victoria, will attend the funeral. Another feature is the intense sorrow and sympathy evoked in Hungary. it is hoped that tne sad event will tend to compose the political troubles betwen the two parties of the duai monarchy. Emperor Francis Joseph, it is said, had been troubled from the beginning of the year with gloomy forebodings, and was often heard to express a fervent wish that the jubilee were safely over. A number of Italian workmen were se- verely mobbed and ill-treated in a Vienna restaurant Saturday and were only saved by the police from a worse fate. It apears that last Thursday Empress Elizabeth had read to her passages from one of Marion Crawford's novels describing the Sicilian vendetta murders. She was much horrified at the details, which resem- ble those of her own death. It is under- stood that the book had been chosen for her with the idea of dissuading her from an intended visit to Sicily. ‘Wilhelmina Kept in Ignorance. A persistent rumor has been In circulation at The Hague and at Amsterdam that en attempt has been made upon the life of Queen Wilhelmina, but it is utterly without foundation. The tragedy at Geneva has shocked all classes, and there is a feeling of intense relief that the fetes are practically ended without any annoyance from the socialis' ould be impossible to imagine the effect that would have been produced had the assassination occurred a week ago. The news was withheld from Queen Wilhelmina soar late yesterday evening in the ‘of a house in the Rue des Alpes, Geneva, has been identified by the assassin as the weapon he-used. Ten friends and acquaintances of the as- Ellen sassin of the Empress Elizabeth were ar- rested at Lausanne, Switzerland. He had been working as a stonemason in the vicin- ts, | Phe 3a EXPLOSION KILLS AND WRECKS. Dixastroux Accident ¢ line in by the explosion of forty gallons of gas- oline in the cellar of a grocery at 1444 South street, Philadelphia, last night, store four, and possibly a dozen more, lives were lost. an immediate consequence of the ex- nu the building where it occurred and a side collapsed, The four bodies recovered from the ruins are as fe Sam: tenstein, keeper of the gro- cery store; his nineteen-ycar-old son Abra- ham, a ten-months'-old child named Gold- berg. The fourth body was that of a girl about ten years old. The front of 1444 was immediately blown out, and this was followed by the collapse of that structure and numbers 142, occu- pied by Morris Goldberg's furniture store, jana 1446, Louis Salionose’s shoe store. The rest t wail of 1449, occupied by L. Wanger's clothing store, was biown out. The injured at the Howard Hospital are: L. Schattenstein, aged twelve, broken nose and laceration of scalp; Alexander Scuat- tensicin, aged six, lacerated scalp, condi- en serious; Mary Healey, aged sixty-five, fractured lex; Annie McPhilomy, aged for ‘y, contusion cf ankle; Harry Rotherme! aged -Weive lacerated scalp; Maggie Gold. berg, aged thu ly-two, lacerated scalp; rah Gold.erg, aged’ tourteen, scalp anu coniused ankle. | At the Jetferson Hospital are: A. F. Fish, thirty-nine years, fireman of Truck D, lac yerated wound of scalp, and Yetta Goldberg, nine yeais, contusion of leg and back and lacerated Wound of scaly. © Polvelinic is Rose oe years, lacerated finger. psngrescop teen symates of the numi z vi trom renee Of the number of missing vary accepted theory of the accid that Schatteustein went into the aac ie a lighted lamp, which $ segriatet ee iP ich ignited the fumes of 2- Jacerater ——_—_+oo—_ FLEEING FROM YELLOW JACK. Half the People of Jackson, Mins, Are Refugeeing. 4 No new cases of yellow fever developed in Jackson up to yesterday since the single case reported Saturday afternoon. Only a few exposures have been made to the in- fection, and the fear of a general epidemic is gradually growing less. Nearly half the Population has left the city. The stampede, however, is not so great as was at first ex- pected. Many who fied for northern Points last year have decided to stay and risk it. Most of those who are fleeeing from the infection have gone only a short distance into the country to await developments. The board of health firmly believe th: Kilgore, brought the disease from New Ost leans. This belief is strengthened by a telegram from Inspecters Grant and Haral- Son, at Taylors, stating that after inves- tigation they have every reason to believe that the fever in Lafayette county was in- troduced from New Oreleans. All the convicts in the penitentiary hav been carried to the Rankin county planta. tion, eight miles distant. . @ governor has taken his departure. Mississippi Regiment, now tn camp just outside the city, will leave this morn- ing on threee special trains over the Alaba- ma and Vicksburg road for Lexington, Ky. Last night’s report shows no new cases at Orwood, and two at Taylors. Total both number of deaths a to date in places, ———+e-____ Uses a Razor on a Woman. 2 Dyson and James Henderson, col- ored, engaged in an affray about 7 o'clock this morning near the corner of 7th and E ity and last month he took the preliminary | Streets southwest. The woman was cut in to become a naturalized Swiss. His| the back with a razor and painfully in- steps plication papers, however, he withdre iast Monday. : jured. She was taken to the Hospital for treatment.