Evening Star Newspaper, October 14, 1898, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1898-16 PAGES. 3 SPECIAL NOTICES. STEPHEN'S P- CHURCH, 14TH ST. EX- wTonded Cohnabia Helehter Revs Gen. F.,Dudley Tew. Jowes, ate Gambier, . 189K.” S oct L. MOORE M Wes: Stock. Exchange. Has re to the Wyatt building, oct tf F sts. nw Yare MATERIALS. GOUL st favecs, scrap pictures 3 vss. Jaye bapkins, fancy jauper aad berders: ape maxis, tree dolls, wt THE HAnIT OF maot feel at mus public offictals eee made wtill We will vations if you feel at ness met h- NO PAY" & paper Wonders for « WEEN 4 MAN INTE > clothes e me for ire on ob of ting you want done. rt class crantee hing will prove t, or it Francis, 625 Pa. Ave. par. will A.W. This bookcase wiil grow! eit will re and in ho ree this advert JOUN ©. PARKE oeL-3u 2.20 Looking for Lumber? Lamber, Laths and Mill Work that's right in quality and right ia price rowll get here. Spruce Laths particularly low THOS W. SMITH. 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A gale accom- panied the snowfall. 1 our | i A LONG SESSIO —— Fi (Continued from hension that the’ may be denounced as departing from: tic straight and narrow way blazed by the fathers of the church. it is charged that this orthodox argument is quite effective among those who are not independent in their own convictions and who are not satisfied with the verdict of their own consciences Among the delegates to the house of dep- uties it would appear, after a careful can- vass among the leaders, that the Potter canon is most favored, except that per- haps another amendment denying a part of the £piscopal marriage service even to innocent divorced persons seeking to re- marry in the church before the death of the guilty parties to the case. In this way the consequent stigma would operate to influence even such persons from resuming nuntial relation: House of Bishops Yesterday. The house of bishops yesterday afternoon adopted the report of the committee on the, rearrangement of the boundaries of the missionary jurisdictions. Under the consti- tution the bishops are empowered to do this without the concurrence of the house Their action was clothed in the follow which was passed after wear! assion: First—That ¢ of bishops hereby constitutes a new missionary district, the boundaries of which shall be those of the present missionary district of Platte, so Right Rev. Lemuci Uenry Wells, D. Bishop of Spokane. changed as to include all that portion of the state of Wyoming lying east r es of the counties of Sheri Natrona and ¢ on; the district ituted to be called the missionary of Laramie, and the title of the » to be the missionary bishop of Lara- d—That the he of bishops hereby a new missionary district, the s of which shall be those of the present missioniry district of Utah, so changed as to include the nt mission- ary trict of Colorado, and all that por- tion of the > of Nevada lying east of the west lines of the counties of Elke, White Pine, Eureka, Lincoin, Lander and ye. together with that portion of the vuntry of Uintah, in the state of Wyo- m lying south of the 4114 degree of longitude; th rict so constituted to be ct of Salt Lake called the mi the bishop to be the mis- shop of Salt Lake d—That the house of bishops hereby constitutes a new missionary district, which shall include the present missionary ¢ trict of northern California, and all that portion of the state of Nevada lying west of the west lines of the counties of Elke, White Pine, Eureka, Lincoln and Nye; the rict so constituted to led the mis- sionary district of Sacramento, and the title of the bisaop to be the missionary bishop of Sacramento. Fourth—That the house of bishops hereby const a new missionary district, which clude all that portion of the present y district of Iado lying south and st of the southern and eastern lines of the counties of Sheridan, Johnson, Natrona and Carbon, except so much of the county ah attached to the missionary dis- Lake; the district so consti- Hed the missionary district of of the bishop to be the bishop of the he of bishops hereby a new missionary district, which nclude the present missionary dis- together with that portion of Idaho lying north of the of the county of Idaho; the rict so constituted to be called the mi: t of Spokane, and the title shop to be th onary bishop pM. of the old district of the I be given the Laramie jurisdic- tion. The bishop of Utah will be placed in charge of the jurisdiction of Salt Lake. The bishop of the old district of Spokane will have the new under the same name The jurisdict of nd Dakota, the latter having been un- changed, are vacant, and the election of hops for them will follow at once. Nearly all of yesterday was spent by the in debating the rearrangement. he report of the committee, composed of the bishop of Springfield, the bishop of Cal- ffornia and the bishop coadjutor of Minne- sota, having the matter in charge was strongly attacked. The ground taken by area nS Boise, Sacramento Right Rev. Bishop lison Capers, D.D., North Carolina, the new arrange- of state result fon being al. ride which former- of the boundaries » those of a state. hat the consider: as a bishops and abled to Increase their very material them. Bishop Spalding. hop John Frank! Be under B Spalding, the sue- cessor of the dev: all in the mis- onary episcopate of ( io and Wyom- ing, was born at Be . Me., August 25, 182. He gradua loin College in the class of and from the Genera! Theological Seminary tn 1 Returning to hts native state foro} ion, he was rade € ‘on in St. Stepken’s, Portland, Me.. July 8, 1857, and was priested in Christ Church, Gardtyer, Me., July 14, 1858, by Bishop Burgess. He served in the ered ministry St. Jame Old Town, St. George Mass.: Grace Providence. as assists Paul's, Erie, where he continued in the restorate election to the episcopate In Decem- ber, 187 t Bishop of Alnbama. ‘The Right Rev. Richard Hooker Wilmer, the second bishop of Alabama, was born. at Alexandria, Va., March 15, 1816. He was graduated from Yale in 1836, and com- Feted the course of study preparatory to erdination at the Virginia Theologteal Seminary in 29. He was admitted deacon’s orders in the Monumental C Richmond. Va., on Easter day, March 31: 189, by Bishop Channing Moore, who ad- vanced him to the priesthood Easter day, April %, iSW, in the ch. His min- rch, istry Wes spent QX%-43) at St. Pauta, Goochiand county, snd St. John’s, Flugin- ra couniy, Va.; 1843-44, he was recto? of St. James’ Church, Wilmington, N. C.: in 1SH-'49. he was in charge of Grace 2nd Wickliff churches, in Clarke county, Va. in 1850-53 he odiciated at Emmanuel Church, Loudoun county, and at Trinity, Fauquier county, Va., and from 1853 to October, 185%, he had charge of St. Ste” phen's and Trinity, Bedford county, Vx. In 1858 he became rector of Emmanucl Church, Henrico county. He received the doctorate of divinity from William and Mary College, 1859, and from the University of the South in’ 188%. The University of Cambridge conferret upon him the degree of LL.D. in 1867. He was consecrated bishep of Alabama in St. Paul's Church, Richmond, Va., March 6, 1862, by Bishops Meade, Elliott and Johns. At the close of the civil war the hishop ot Alabama resisted the order of the mili- tary authority of the United Btates to re- quire prayers for ihe de factc government. This action of the bishop resulted in the temporary closing of the churches throuch- cut the see and the restriction of Episcopal ministrations to private houses to churches without the limits of the m!tary rule. The action of the department com- mander was shortly reversed by higher 2u- thority. Bishop Wilmer’s episcopate has been able, vigorovs and abundant in resutts. He is a sound theologian, a delightful writer, a wise and impartial administrator, an earnest preacher and a brave and fearless prelate. Beloved by his people, revered by his brethren, respected by all classes and conditions, a wise counseller, an impartial judge. a capable and clever man of affairs, his administration is historic, and will ever be in remembrance. Bishop Morris. The Right Rey. Benjamin Wistar Morris, the second bishop of the chureh in Oregon and Washington, was born in Wellsboro’, Pa., May 30, 1819, He was graduated from the General Theological Seminary in 1846, and was ordained to the deaconate in St. Philip's Church, Philadelphia, Jure 28, 1546, and to the priesthood in St, Matthew's Church, Sunbury, Pa. April 27. 1847, by Bishop Alonzo Potter. After four years’ service at Sunbury he accepted the rector- ship at St. David's, Manayunk, Pbiladel- phia. continuing in charge of this for six years. He then became assistant minister of St. Luke's, Germantown, PHl- or adelphia, remaining in this position until his election to the missionary episecpate. He received the doctorate in divinity from Columbia College and the University of Pennsylvania in 1868. He was consecraied in St. Luke's Church, Philadelphia, December 3, 1866, by Bishops Alfred. Lee, Odenheir «r, Vail, Clarkson, Randall and Kerfcot. fhe missionary § risdiction of Oregon was made into a dio- cese in 1889. Previous to that date, in 1ss80, Washington territory was separated from the jurisdiction of Oregon, Bishop Morris retaining charge of the latter ju- risdiction. Bishop Morris’ episcopate has been one of singular devotion and marvelous suc- cess. The educational institutions of the diocese under his fostering care have been developed and placed on permanent founda- tions. The charitable organizations have been made a feature of his successful work. Churches have been multiplied, endow- ments secured, and the prosperity of the diocese in both spiritualities and temporali- ties assured. Few bishops have seen such marked results of their devotion an? work, and the episcopate of the second mission- ary bishop and the first diocesan of Oregon will ever be remembered in ecclesiastical annals. Pishop Ozi William Whitaker. The Right Rey. Ozi William Whitaker was born at New Salem, Ma May 10, 18%0, and graduated from Middlebury Col- lege. Vt.. in 1 After teaching fur sey- eral years he completed his studies for or- ders at the Gerera! Theological Seminary in 1863. He was admitted to the deaconrate in Grace Church, Boston, Juiy 15, 1863, by Sastburn, who advanced him to the in St. Stephen’s Chapel, in the the same year. His ministry, with the exception of two years’ rectorship at St Paul's, Englewood, N. J., was spent in Nevada—tirst at Gold Hill, in St. John’s parish, and then as rector of St. Paut's, Virginia City. Elected to the missionary episcopate of Nevada by the church in gen- eral convention in October, 1868, he re- ceived his doctorate in divinity from Ken- yon College the following year, and was consecrated in St. George's, New York, Oc- tober 13, 1869, by Bishops McIlvaine, Pot- ter, Eastburn, Odenheimer and J. C. Tal- bot. After long and faithful service in this frontier field he was elected bishop co- adjutor of Pennsylvania in 1886, and suc- ded Bishop Stevens as diecesan in June, a Bishop of okane The Right Rey. Lemuel H. Wells, D.D., bishop of Spokane, has been engaged in missionary work in the west for thirty years. He was born in Yonkers, N. Y., in what is known as the “Old Mansion House,” now the city hall, and which for- merly was owned by Bishop Wells’ grand- father. The first governor of Connecticut also was an ancestor of the bishop. Bishop Wells was a student in Trinity College when th civil war broke out, and he left his studies to enter the army as a lieutenant in the 32d Wisconsin Regiment. After the war he was graduated from Ho- bart College, and received his theological education in the Berkeley Divinity School, iddlebury, Conn. His first charge was in New Haven, and from there he went to the Pacific coi offering himself as a mission- ar He was in Walla Walla, state of Washington, for several years, and after- ward was sent to Tacoma, where he r mained until he was made bishop, tn 1802. The ceremony ef consecration was pere formed in New Haven by Bishops Wil- ams, Morris and Mile: Delegates on P: zrimage. The bishops who have gone to Jamestown are Neely, Hare, Whitehead, Randolph, Walker, Gilbert, Adams, A. Leonard, Ken- drick and daughter, Nichols, Nelson, Hale, Wells and wife, Brooke and wife, McKim, F. G. Graves, Lawrence, Burton, Satter- jee, Gibson and Brown. The others remained at home. about 350 bishop: the “pilgrimage. Altogether and delegates are making HOUSE OF DEPUTIES. The Business Matters Disposed of at Sexsion Today. Wher th> house of deputies convened this morning a change in the Washington detegation was announced, Mr. Arthur S. Browne retiring and Mr. J. Holdsworth Gerdon taking his place. The usual rou- tine business was proceeded with. Mr. W. W. Old presented a resolution, which was refsrred, providing that meas- ures be taken by which missionaries may be assured small stated salaries. Mr. Wm. R. Butler of central Pennsyl- vania Introduced a resolution providing that it was th se of the convention that no congregation shall b2 ¢ lished at points (Continued cn Eighth Page.) ae WAS AN Eli W. Stone of the Tioga Bank Con- fexnes Steallaz 842,000. A dispatch from Owega,.N. Y., yesterday says: The death of Assistant Cashier Eli W. Stone of the Ticga National Bank, yes- terday, was followed this afternoon by the | closing of the bank’s doors by order of the controller of the currency, it heving devel- cped that the books of the bank were not regular. A bank examiner called at the bank re- cently and found a false entry. After fur- ther investigation he had a conference with , Mr. Stone, who, it is said, confessed to him that during the past twenty years he had embezzled $42,000. The bank affairs are be- ing examined tonight as thoroughly as pos- sible, to ascertain the whole truth of the affair. United States Senator T. C. Platt is the president of the Tioga Natfonal Bank, and his brother, Frederick E. Platt. {s cashier. ‘The latter has been so feeble for years that the actual duties of cashier had falien upon Mr. Stone. CASHIER MBEZZ! —— oe A Japanese admiral receives, by a re- cent ordinance, 6,000 silver dollars a year, a vice admiral 4,000, while first and sec~ ond-class captains get 2.493 and 2,263, re- spectively. “I have proposed to her just twelve times and I shail not propose another time.” “How. stuperstitious you are, Mr. Links." —Brooklyn Life. = ond Marine Band at the new West End Mar- ket, corner 22d and P streets, tomorrow night.—Advt. HAHN'S OPEDING. ‘The New Addition Crowded All Last Evening. ,, Both 7th street 2nd Ki street, near the reint where they intersect, wpre rendered entirely impzssable for hours jast evening by 2 mess of humanity struggling to gain admittance to the now mammoth shoe es- tablishment ot William Hahn, & Co. Thi occasion was the formal opening of the new addition to the Hahn stores at the scuthwest corner of 7th and K streets. It seemed as though all Washington was in- terested. Thousands were unable to get anywhere near the building, and the elec- tric cars experienced considerable diffi- culty in forcing a passage through the throngs that eccupied the streets. Some \Gea of the dersity of the assemblage may be nad from the fact that one of the large plate glass windows of the store was forced Trem its fastenings and fell with a crash. The stores were handsomeiy decorated. flcwers predeminating. Messrs. R. Harris & Co., Charies E. Hodgkins, House & Herr- mann, Jackson Bros.. Jos. Auerbach, Wolf & Rosenberg. Max Kaufman, George & Co.. Carl Auerbach, Geo. W. Chamberlin and the Lindner Shoe Company of Carlisle, Pa. and many other business friends ’ sent floral remembrances, with their congratula- tions. Perhaps the most } ominent exam- bie of the florist’s work on exhibition was a ladder five feet in height, the gift of the clerks in the employ of the prosperous firm. A happy presentation speech was made by Mr. D. Wolf, for many years cashier and bookkeeper, and who has re- cently been promoted to floor walker and general manager. The bottom round of the ladder was marked 1876, the year the first Hahn store opened its doors for business, The upper round—the top of the ladder— represented 188. Later in the evening the bead of the firm entertained all the em- ployes at supper. Speeches were made by Mr. Hahn and others. Among the guests was Mr. Lindner of the Lindner Shoe Com- pany, Carlisle, Pa. Mr. Lindner came to Washington especially to be present at the cpening. He congratulated the firm on now conducting the largest exclusive shoe house in this section of the country. One of the features of the evening was the inspiring music furnished by a full brass and string band. ——— SHAFTER THE MAN OF THE HOUR. President McKinle. ex the Hero of the Santiazo Campaign. A Galesburg, Il., dispatch last night says: A peace jubilee was held here today, the feature of the occasion being the pres- ence «f Maj. Gen. Shafter, who was the orator of the day. The festivities were brought to a close at a late hour tonight, when the President's train passed through Galesburg. The President was welcomed by 6,000 people, and on the platform with him was Gen. Shafter. Mighty applause went up from the crowd as the President and the hero of Santiago stepped to the front of the platform. The President said in part: “Not the least of my pleasure tonight is that I have been permitted to meet here the commander of that splendid army in front of Santiago, Gen. Shufier. I suppose he has told you the story of the heroism at San Juan Hill and El Caney, and the other points of thrilling interest on that nearvy island, which, through the valor of his sol- diers and the isdom of the commander, brought to this country such a magnificent triumph, “Somehow or other there is always a man raised for the hour. When the Merrimac Was to be sunk there Was a brave lieutenant of the navy ready to sacrifi his life. When the war came on there were 2iH),000 volun- teers within sixty days marching under the banner of freedom, and so in emergency to which this countgy has ever been subjected the people have risen to the highest measure of duty and of opportun- y. ———_+ e+ INSECT S'PINGS, What Causes the Swelling and Remedies to Be Applied. From the Lancet. The fact of death occasionally resulting from the sting of insects such as bees and wasps is no doubt largely responsible for the species of terror which the pres- erce of thes? Insects brings upon many persons. Only recently, for example, a case was reported of a laborer who placed in his mouth a gooseberry which prove? to contain a wasp. The wasp stung him at the “root of the tongue; he went into his cottage and medical aid was summoned, but death ensued in five minutes.” In this instance, of course, death most probably supervened on suffocation due to intense welling fn the throat, and was not due directly to the poison itself. Vomiting, fainting, delirium and stupor strongly suggest a highly virulent sub- stance of the nature of a toxin. The pre- cise nature of the poison of wasps and bees is not known. They possess a poison bag and sting and the fluid secr-ted is as clear as water, exhibits an acid reaction nd, in fact, contains formie acid. But this acid can hardly account for the severity ot the symptoms sometimes following a sting. Fatal results have, indeed, occurred which could only be attributed directly to th» toxic action of the sting. persons, however, endure the sting w impunity, others develop alarming sy toms, such as blood poisoning, ind wu ly the toxicity of the sting’ cepends much upon the condition of tke “soil” i which it is implanted. One of the old-fashioned r medies, and we believe a good one, is to apply imme- diately to the part stung the juice of a raw onion. The rationale of this remedy is not clear, the sulphur ofl in Ue onton pos- sibly serving as a palliative. The sting, at any rate, if it remains in the wound, should be extracted and the puncture dressed with a little weak ammonta and afterward a lit- tle bromide of ammonia may be added, which frequently serves as a sedative. Judging from the great numter of wasps which have somewhat sudderly appeared Some in the country during the recent hot weather, this seasonal pest promise: to b> of no smail dimensions. The intense irri- tation caused in some perséns by mosquito bites may be promptly relfeved by the ap- plication of ipecacuanha, either the “vi- num" or the powdered root, nade into a paste with water or vinegar. on The Hydrophobia Question. From the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Doctors disagree on the ques ion whether hydrophobia is an actual malacy or a mere disease of the imagination. Many medical treatises have been writtcn wid published on either side of the question, ind long ar- rays of cases given by one sid2 in support of its contention have been torn to pieces by the investigations of the other. Now, there is a case which will be studied with interest by the medical profession, be- cause the victim is one of themselves and there is less chance of'the malcdy being an ‘imaginar: one. About a month ago Dr. A. Todd, assisiant physician at the Ohio State Hospital for the Insane, was bitten by a dog which manifested symptoms of rabies. Some of the patients inthe hospital were also bitten, but so far as heard from no serjous results have appeared in their cases. : Recently Dr. Todd developed stmptoms cf hydrophobia and was taken to the Presby- terlan Hospital in Chicago for, treatment His case was seen at once 10 be serious and every effort was made to save him, but he continued to grow worse, with all the evi- dences of rabies. At the latest reports his condition was regarded us almost beyond hope. : Whether the case has a, fatal, termination or not, it will be a difficull, one to be argued away by those who insist that hydrophobia has no real existence, and, that what passes for {U1s purely x disease of the imagination. Dr. Todd, accustomed as he has been to the treatment of mental maladies’ is hardly likely to have deceived himself into the be- Hef that he was afflicted with rabies when nothing of the kind was the matter with him. The case will undoubted!y receive full consideration in the medical journals, but the general public ts also interested in it, for mad dogs bite more laymen than doe- tors. —+e+—___ In the little town of Nasso in Sweden the firemen happen to be women, however paradoxical that sounds. The place is only a@ little village, and four enormous tubs constitute the “water works.” One hun- dred and fifty women make up the fire ¢>- partment, and one of their duttes consists in always keen'ns the-tubs filled with wa- ter. The wer re fine workers, it is sald, and know to handle a fire with as little contu: possible. cn a If you want anything, try an ad. in The Star. If anybody.has what you-wish, you will get an answer. SHOWERS TONIGHT. ther Tonight and Satur day. Forecast till 8 p.m. Saturday—For the District of Columbia, eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland, showers this afternoon and tonight, fol- 1 lowed during Saturday by fair: colder to- night and Saturday; brisk southerly winds. For Virginia and North Carolina, cloudy with showers this afternoon and in eastern portion tonight: colder tonight, with frost in western portions; Saturday fair and coid- er; fresh to brisk southerly to westerly winds. Colder W Weather conditions and general forecast— Frost occurred last night generally tlrough- out Missouri, Mlinois, Iowa, eastern Ne- braska, eastern Kansas and rorthwestern Texas, and freezirg temperature was re ported in Minnesota and central Iowa. The Lake Michigan storm has moved eastward over the lower lakes, attended by showers from the Mississippi river to the Atlantic coast states. The barometer is falling rapidly in the northwest, and the temperature is moder- ating in the Rocky mountain region and the upper Missouri valley. Rain and cooier weather may be expected in the Atlantic coast states during the next twenty-four hours, followed Saturday by fair and cooler weather. Frost will oc tonight in the states of the Ohio valley and the frost limit may extend as far south as the extreme northern portions of the cast gulf states, The following heavy precipitation, in ineh- has been reported during the past twen- -four hours: Alpena, 1.36. Condition of the Water. Temperature and condition of water at 8 a.m.: Great F: temperature, 67; condi- ticn, 36: receiving reservoir, temperature. 7: condition at north connection. con- dition at south connection, distributing temperature, 60; condition at in- es ty reservoir, fluent gate house 3t; effluent gate house, 3t. Cuban Weather. HAVANA, October 14, 8 a.m.—Baromete 20.94: temperature, Winds southeast; light: clear. SANTIAGO, October 14, 8 a.m.—Barom- eter, 20.82; temperature, 70; calm; clear. ‘Tide Table. tide, 12:10 a.m. and 12:19 6:36 p.m. 12:33 a.m. and 1 a.m. and 7:21 »m. Today—Low p-m.; high tide, 6 a.m. and tide, Tomorrow—Low p.m.; high tide, 6: The Sun and Moon. Today—Sun rises, 6:00 a.m.; sun sets, 5:23 pm. Moon rises 6:20 a.m. tomorrow. Tomorrow—Sun rises, 6:10 a.m. The City Lights. Gas lamps ‘all lighted by 6:30 p.m.; ex- tinguishing begun at 5:18 a.m. The light- ing is begun one hour before the time named. Arc lamps lighted at 6:15 pm. extinguished at 5:33 a.m. Records for Twenty-Four Hours. The following were the readings of the thermometer and barometer at the weather bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning at 2 p.m. yesterda: r, October 13, 5S: 12 midnight, 57. S a.m., 58; 12 noen, + pm., at 4 p.m., October 12; min- imum, 52. at 1 p.m., October 14. Barometer, October 13, 4 p.m., 20.90; 12 midnight ober 4, 4 am., 20. noon, 20.89; 2 p.m., 2 ——_ INDICTMENT. 20.01; 8 8 am. 2 Inquiry Into Alleged Ulegal for Telephone Service. The grand j it is understood on good Charge authority, today began to quietly investi- gate the local telephone situation, wiin a possibility of reporting an indicts charging misdemeanor against the respon- sible official or officials of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company. Such an ind‘ctment, if found, will charge tie de- mand and receipt of unlawful rates from telephone stiseribers in return for tele- phone servic: Officials who ought to know what is going on in the direction indicated naturally pro- fessed profound igncrance when questioned on the subject. No indictment has been crawn as yet. The investigation having just begun it may be some time before a rue bill is pregented, if at all. it is provided by law that the maximum .narge for telephone service in the District : Columbia shall rot be more than §5) a year. No penalty, however, is laid in case of violation, but such violati cording to rulings in similar cases, claimed, constitutes a miscer Mr. Wm. W. Danenhower, the Telsphone Subscribers’ Association, was interviewed by a Star reporter upon the subject today, and said: “About two weeks ago, while conversing with my attorney, E, W. Thomas, on th: tuation of the telephone question, h> cug- gested that there was an act which would protect the subscribers of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company azainst paying the ill-gal charges made by them. At my suggestion he interested the district attorney, and the conclusion was reached that they were indictable for misdemeanor j and presenting and enforcing of bills con- trary to law. Heing asked daily by numerous tele- one subscribers the position of the asso- ation and their action, I will state that we propose to enforce the act of Congress (of June 30 to its fullest limit. if upheld by the courts. I personally feel that if we continue the fight on the same lines in the future as in the past we are bound to wi eS ROW AND ROBBERY. Experience of Passengers on B. and ‘Train. ‘There was a lively time experienced by some of the passengers on the midnight train from Martinsburg last night. When the train reached Harper's Ferry there was a big crowd standing on the platform, wai ing to come to this city, Most of these peo- ple were returning from the fair at Win- chester, and among them were several white and colored men of questionable ap- pearance. Mr. L. W. Lovewell, who was on his way to his home near Detroit, Michigan, from Winchester, was robbed of $27 while he was boarding the train. The money was taken from his inside vest pocket. When the train reached Wi tion a crowd from the Frederick fair was in waiting, and between the junction and Boyd's station, ft is stated, three robberies were committed and one’ fight occurred. One man lost $150, another was deprived of his watch and chain, while a third was re- lieved of $ At Boyd's severai white m n left the train, and it is supposcd the thieves were amo: them. A telegram was sent to police headquar- ters from Boyd's station? and Detectives Horne and Hartigan were at the depot when the train arrived. They arrested a number of persons on suspicion, who were after- ward released. as they were unable to con- nect them with the robberies. Clarence Lewis, colored, was arrested. He had just been released from the Win- chester prison, the officers learned, and Mr. Lovewell identified him as having been hington june- Ferry, where he (Lovewell) was robbed. Lewis denies any knowledge of the rob- bery of Mr. Lovewell. Lewis will be tried in the Police Court tomorrow as an alleged suspicious character. — The Curious Pitcher Plant. From the Philadelphia Inquirer. Spectmens cf the Nepenthes Ventricosa, or pitcher plant of the Philippine Islands, have arrived at Kew. The pitchers are green, with the peristome rosy red, forming a very Gecided contrast, the color is fully developed at present is a 4 little uncertain, for those now on the plant have not been formed under the best con- ditions and have not reached their maxi- mum development, owing to which the size has been taken from Gried pitchers in M. Loher's collection, which, of course, were larger when alive. These dried specimens give an idea of what the plant will be like when well grown, for one branch carries eight splendid pitchers and others are but little less luxuriant. It is found in sey- eral localities in North Luzon. - It is too early yet to speak of its future as a garden plant, but there is no reason why it should not prove as amenable to cultivation as most cf its allies, and owing to its novel shape lt should prove a great acquisition, both for its own sake and for hybridization purposes, in the crowd on the platform at Harper's | though whether | NEW SERIAL BY 8. K. CROCKETT. cement of U est to Star Reade An Ann The first instailment of a new story from the pen of Mr. S. R. Crockett Will appear in the Saturday Star this week. The serial will run threugh eighteen nam- bers of the Saturday Star and bids fair to preve the most popular picce of fiction this famous writer has yet produced. It bears the ttle, “The Black Dougias.” It is re- garded by all who have read the man- uscript as the best romance since “The Raiders.” Here is what Mr. Crockett says of it himself: “It is the story which I have been think- ing of and arrangirg in my mind fer the past ten years. The fall of the great house of Douglas constituted the one romance of ry boyhood. Their of Thrieve stands on an island in the midst of the river Dee, and to this day its great walls over seventy feet high, defy the s castle lorms of Galloway. Tne backbone ef the story is the culmination of the great family in the person of William Doug who as a boy of twenty-one held all Scotland south of the Tay in the hollow of his hand, who coined money at Lis own mint, and rode abroad with a more than regal train. Cer- tain local heroes, famous in the annals cf the country, also come into the stery. Th< mcst popular of these are Brawny Kim, the historical Samson of Scotland, and his two sons, who will be useful in getting hero and heroine out of their difficulties “I may say that this final tragedy of the Dovgias is the most popular of Gallowas* tales, surpassing even the one which I he already told in the peges of ‘The Ra The time of this new Crockett story is the middle of the fifteenth century, the historic period of Scottish literature. It not a dialect is story. Crockett’s r stories won praise of Robert Louis Stevenson, who Said of them: “They are drowned in Scotland. They affect me like a visit home.’ Crockett has been Mir. earli the called the successor of son, but “The Black Douglas” entitles him so to be known as the successor of Scott. Ancther attractive Star will be even- feature of tomorrow's ot an erticle from the Louis De Rougemont, the story of w remarkable adventures among the van- nibal tribes of interior Australia is the talk of all Eurepe This first installment of the story of Louis De Rougemont takes up his life from lis landing in the Australian main- land, in company with a party of blacks. It feast includes a description rer-arkable ccuple of whales, of a cannibs of Also a fight with alli, ters, and an account of some of the curious and the capture customs of the natives and of their wonder- irent at some of De Rougemont’s perform- ance “Mam’ Sephn; Qu is the title of a short story which will also appear in the Saturday Star. pegro mamm It is a pathetic tale of a who had been sold away from her in the old slavery days; how the succeeded through the aid of a young northerner, and how he was indirectly search for her son, quest Ss indebted to Mam’ Sephny in winning a beautiful southern girl. Amorg a host of other articles the fol- lowing deserve especial mention: CHILEAN BACK WOODS. (ilustrated.) Frank Carpenter writes from Conespe an interesting letter telling how south ern Chile is beiig opened up to sett ment. n FOR AND AGAINST. (Illustrated.) The Dreyfus affair has aroused Paris to a Breat pitch of excitement. This letter from Sterling Hetlig tells how the pso- ple generally look upon the matter. WHITE FOR AUTUMN. (lUustrated.) A Paris feshion letter from Felix, who says that this is the color now in most demand for all sorts of stylish gowns. FOUR ACRES ENOUGH. (Illustrated.) The story ef a hard-working Chinaman, who is making money as a truck gardener on a little patch of ground near this city. LACK OF DRY DOCKS. (Ilustrated.) Showing how far the United States 1s be- hind other courtries in the matter of equipment for the repair of its ships. NEW YORK FASHIONS. (illustrated.) The weekly letter from The Star's reg- ular correspondent tells to what an ex- tent golf affects the styles this fall. SMOOTIT SHARPERS. Expert gamblers who ply their trade on transatlantic steamers and fini plenty of rich geese to pluck. DE? TH LISTS IN WAR. Ratio of men who died from wounds and By discase during the great civil strife. Leslie J. Perry. _ INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. ACCOUNTANTS..7. 00.4 ATLURNEYS. .. AMUSEMENTS. AUCTION SALES. BOARDING...... BUSINESS CHANC! CFTY ITHMS!.._.... COMMISSIONERS OF DE COUNTRY Kt DEATHS..... DENTISTRY... EDUCATIONAL. EXCURSIONS. PALL RESORTS. . © INANCIAL rc ST (Flats: NT (Halts)... { (Houses) { (Miscela T (Ottie.s).... T (Rooms)... RENT (Stubles). FOR KENT (Stores) ‘OR SALE (Houses) FOR SALE (Lots). FOR SALE (Mis-cL oe atane = Nees eee eee Ds LADIES” - LOCAL MENTION LOST AND FOUND... MEDICOM soot pone seeecnenes cress. MONEY WANTED AND TO LOAN. Jenne ceuan we +++. Page Page Page ‘age OCEAN TRAV: Pi POTOMAC RiV PIANOS AND ORGANS. 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MONEY TO LOAN 5% NO DELAY. MINIMUM CHANGES. -W.Walker & Son dy27-2aur 2006 F_N.W. MONEY TO LOAN IN SUMS 1°RCM $},0c0 UPWARD, AT LOWBST, RATE OF INTEREST. ON REAL ESTATE IN THE DISTRICT. R. 0. HOLTZMAN. jal-tt COR. 10TIU AND F STS. NW. Toney at 5 Per Cent toLoan Sead ee wae im District of Columbia. No delay ap2i-t loans TEISKELL & McLERAN, 1008 F #t. Moy Quong Lee, who is in business at 1201 Whitney avenue, was before the Police Court today charged with violating the plumbing regulations. Attorney Poulton promised that his client would comply with the law, and the case was continued for ten days. Moy Sing was in court on @ sim- ilar charge and he, too, promised to com- ply with the regulations. Jennie Fiink forfeited $20 collateral in the Police Court today on a charge of va- grancy. She was arrested on Maine ave- nue by Policeman Cornwell, Horace Wells and Edward G. Gummelt forfeited $5 each in the Police Court today on charges of cruelty to animals. They were complained against by Officer Haynes of the Humane Society.