The Washington Bee Newspaper, July 15, 1893, Page 4

e q t F cripple our ogee ee the eee of manufacture, tress and pri- vation to our farmers and withhold from our workingmen the wage of he —y Th it peril ereas, The present lous con- dition is largely the result of a finan- cial policy which the exeeutive branch of the Government finds embodied in unwise laws soa be executed until repealed by Congress; Now, therefore, I, Grover Cleveland, President of the United States, in per- formance of a constitutional duty, do by this proclamation declare that an extraordinary occasion requires the convening of both houses of Co: of the United States at the Capitol, in the city of Washington, on the 7th day of August next, at 12 o'clock noon, to the end that the people may be reliev- ed through legislation from present and impending danger and distress. All those entitled to act as members of the Fifty-third Congress are requir- ed to take notice of this proclamation and attend at the time and place above stated. Given under my hand and the seal { of the United States, at the city . of Washington, on the thirtieth day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three, a.d of the inde pendence of the United States the one hundredth and seventeenth. Grover Cleveland. The Seal i = eure surprise, as the gene! ef was that Congress would not be assembled be- ' fore the first or middle of September. ' Nearly all of the Congressmen in town ;} approve of the President’s action. iad say that the duty of restoring financial confidence devolves upon Congress, and that the sooner it sete about the work the beiter. ooeney FIRE AND WIND. Prairie Fires Cause Great Devastation in Kansas. Topeka, Kan., July 2.—Intelligence has been received here of a serious prairie fire. A bolt of lightning near Kidderville set fire to the dry prairie grass, causing a strip of country five miles wide and ten miles long to be completely devastated. A heavy wind drove the fire south with great force, leveling fences, barns and three farm- houses before the rain came to quench the flames. The families occupying the houses saved their lives by taking refuge in cyclone cellars. Ten horses and twenty cattle perished. Buried Her Alive. Hazleton, July 8—The wife of Charles Boger, of Morrison's, died re- cently. Mr. Boger has since been dis- tracted, and in his ravings he insisted that she was foully dealt with. In order to pacify the man his friends opened the grave Saturday. A bullet wound or a knife thrust was the worst they expected to discover, but when they opened the casket a sight met their gaze which almost froze the blood in their veins. The woman had been buried alive, and all the evidences of such an awful mistake were plainly apparent. The circumstances surround- ing the case are sad in the extreme. One year ago Mr. Boger married Miss Bessie Leader. He owned a farm and was in comfortable circumstances. Several months after the union his wife was stricken with a strange mal- lady. Several doctors were called, but they could not satisfactorily diagnose the case, and the patient finally died, pose were attended by horrible dreams. These disturbances became more pro- The shroud was torn to shreds, the body, although somewhat decomposed, was twisted and distorted and lay face downward, while the hair was scattered all over the coffin and a big bunch was still clutched in her hand. The most rational person in band, and he has since evinced evi- ences of returning reason. Starved His Wife to Death. Cairo, N. ¥., July 3.—Isaac Hanks, iseventy-eight years old, a rich farmer living near Cairo, Washington county, IN. ¥., is under arrest on a charge of causing the death of his young third wife by starvation. It was given out that the woman died of cancer of the tomach, but the neighbors insisting reported that the woman died of star- vation. “4 Condition of Crops. The New York World of Monday re- rts the condition of crops from 700 jocalities by telegraph. While wheat iseems to be below the average, corn promises to be the largest ever raised, nd oats, barley, rye and similar grains will give largely increased yields. Fruit ‘will not be good. The partial failure iof the wheat crop has been foreseen. It is due chiefly to unfavorable weather last winter. The heaviest damage is jin Kansas, where in nearly thirty counties the crop is a total failure. The State's yield will be, it is alleged, but 40 per cent of an average. This try in the world. Lllinois and Missouri wheat also suffered heavily from the same cause. Spring wheat has been greatly damaged in North Dakota and some other sections by drought. This has been broken within a day or two and the outlook is improving. An- other element in the reduction of the wheat crop is the d on account of low prices and putting in barley, oats and other grains in- Stead. keane lecreased acreage, due to farmers abandoning its culture | Beads of the national and municipal ' themselves, for their kindness and hos- NEW YORK AT GETTYSBURG. Dedication of the Empire State’s Monu- ment to Its Heroes. The splendid monument erected by the State of New York in honor of those of its sons who were slain in the battle of Gettysburg was dedicated Saturday. In the morning a reception was tendered on Culp’s Hill by his brigade to Major-Gen. George 8. Greene, of New York, who is in his ninety-third year, and the oldest sur- vivor of the battle of Gettysburg. Gen. Robert Avery presided. On the platform were Governor Flower, of New York, and staff; Gen. Daniel B. Sickles, Gen. Henry W. Slocum, Col. Lewis R. Stegman, who was wounded not fifty yards from where he sat, and others. After prayer by Rev. O. W. Severson, of the One Hundred and Thirty-seventh New York Volunteers, the veterans, of whom there were more than a thousand standing about, sang “America.” Then Gen. Avery in- troduced Gen. eS made @ lengthy speech, Ww! ie gave an account of the battle. Gen. Slocum paid particular attention to the promi- nent and honorable part taken by the soldiers of the Empire State. In this connection he said: “New York's part on the field of Gettysburg is known to all. Of the Union army on this field about 30 per cent were New York men; of the killed and wounded more than 30 per cent were New Yorkers.” When Gen. Slocum finished the veter- ans gave him three cheers. Then Gen. Greene arose to reply. Many of the veterans had not seen him since the close of the war, and the hero of Culp’s Hill was cheered again and again. After Gen. Greene had finished speaking Governor Flower was intro- duced by Gen. Sickles, who said: “There has been a discussion for a long time as to what should be the national flower. We have settled that in New York State. Our Flower is a daisy and here he is.” Governor Flow- er was greeted with laughter and cheers. He spoke at considerable length, and, in part, said: “This im- pressive scene is the homage which a great State renders to its martyr sons. The bidding of 6,000,000 people has sent us here to dedicate their token of love to the memory of their soldier dead. You, comrades, of all the liy- ing, are most deserving to be here to- day. The great State which I have the honor to represent on this oeca- sion, and which we are both proud to call our home, delights to pay this mark of respect and appreciation to your services. To you, equally with those who sleep around us, belongs the praise and gratitude of your State and nation.” \ TRUTH AND BEAUTY. va Bary T had a friend who lived for Truth, Who sought it east, who sought it west, In city streets and lonely haunts, And died unprospered in the quest. Another, who for Beauty lived, For Beauty bartered all beside, id in the evening of bis days For Beauty, as was fit, he died. And many a time between them both Contention on the point was long; One Truth’s brave knight in weal and woe, The other Beauty’s champion strong. But when they crossed the flood of death, The eternal, all-revealing flame Flashed on their souls, and then knew they That Truth and Beauty are the same. —Good Words. HUMAN AMPHIBIANS. Natives of Honduras Who are at Eome on Land or in the Water. “The Caribs of British Honduras,” said Frank Fisher, “are a peculiar peo- ple, and, unlike other natives of the tropics, do not mingle with the whites, holding aloof, for that matter, from the other natives. “Originally from Africa, they still maintain their tribal relations and sin- gular customs. Physically they are a tine race, being coal-black and very muscular. Their language is harsh and buttural, its vocabulary consisting of only about seven hundred words. ‘ley can count up to three in their own tongue, and above that number count in French. It is almost impossible to learn their language. They are no- madic and go from place to place along the coast. Some families have half a dozen homes in as many villages. Some of the young women are comparatively good looking, and all have a most graceful and erect carriage. They car- ry water pitchers on their heads very skilfully. “The women do all the work and carry burdens on their backs that would crack the vertebrae of a strong white man. The men are idlers. The women have no standing in the family relations, and the wife does not eat with her husband, nor do any of the females with the men. They are as much at home in the water as on land, and the women paddle the dugout ca- noes. The babies learn to s al- most before they can walk. As a race they are wonderfully cleanly, bathing several times a day, and when the morning’s work is over they are very neat in their scant attire. “They are very filial, however, and when one goes fishing the first fish caught is for the grandfather, the next for the father and so on down until the fisherman comes to himself. They will not sell their fish to the whites or other natives until their own families are supplied. In brief, they are one of the few races in the world who have refused to intermingle with other peo- ple. “British Honduras is a crown colony, and of its 30,000 population there are about 300 whites, mainly English. There is an American colony of about twenty people at Toledo, engaged in sugar growing and rum making. They are mainly from Kentucky, and it is a prosperous colony. The colony is healthful for a tropical country, and there has not been a ease of yellow fever in several years. The principal product is mahogany, and it will be years before the forests are exhausted. Great quantities of logwood are also shipped to Europe. We ship only bananas and plaintains to the United States, shipping last year 728,000 bunches of bananas to New Orleans. The great problem with us is labor, and we import natives from the West Indies. We need immigration, and Sir ‘Arthur Maloney, the Governor, is a very. progressive man, and is doing much to bring us to the notice of the world. We have no railroads beyond a@ tramway drawn by mules, penetrat- ing the plantations for about six miles. There is not a telegraph instrument or line in the province, and only a short telephone line between Government buildings. We have no money of our own, but use the silver of surrounding republics, which is so depreciated that $5 in American money is equal to $8.60 of the money in use.” SENATOR STANFORD'S WILL. Lucky Albanian’s Come in for a Share of His Fortune. Albany, N. Y., July 3.—According to despatches from California, Charles Stanford, Winfield Stanford and Mrs. Charles Byington, of this city, will get $100,000 each under the will of the late Senator Stanford, and the children of Ariel, Charles G. and Henry C. Lathrop like sums. Senator Stanford left $2,500,000 to the trustees of the university; $300,000 to Thomas W. Stanford, a brother; $100,000 to Josiah Stanford, a brother, and $100,000 to A. P. Stanford, another brother. The house and furniture at San Francisco go to Mrs. Stanford. The will sets apart $100,000 for the erection of a tomb for the remains of the Senator and his wife and son, and leaves $100,- 000 to each of Stanford’s nephews and nieces, of whom there are a number. His wife is made the residuary legatee. The instrument was originally dated November 29, 1886, but a number of codicils have been added. The last codicle, made January 25, 1893, makes several personal bequests. Fifteen thousand dollars is given to Herbert C. Nash, his private secretary and the tutor of his dead son. One hundred thousand dollars each is given to Ariel, Charles G. and Henry C. Lathrop, brothers of @iis wife. ON ROOFS AMID FLOODS. Two New Professions, ~~~ There are two new professions which have lately been developed and are now being written about.. One is the “glorifier” and the other is the “cutter out.” The glorifier is a man employed by rich but stupid persons to make them out devils of fellows, don’t you know. He frequents the places where men congregate, goes into society and knows all the best people. Then he tells stories about the witty things his friend Smith says and re- lates instances of his courage or shrewdness or anything else. Smith’s friends get to look on Smith as a re- markable man. Smith pays the glori- fier good money for his part in the transaction, and ever afterwards poses as a great man. ‘The cutter out can be of either sex. There is a rich family that has a son or daughter, as the case may be, who is infatuated with somebody, against whom the parents have a prejudice. Perhaps the object of the infatuation is beneath the son or daughter in rank or isn’t just good or something else. The parents go to the cutter out and give him or her the proper instructions. The cutter out goes to work and fascl- nates the objectionable object of adora- tion. The son or daughter is thrown over, and the cutter out gets a fat fee. It isn’t everybody who would make a good glorifier or a good cutter out, but there are vast possibilities for per- sons who have requisite qualities of mind and body and the necessary be- littled opinion of themselves that will permit them to do the work.—Buffalo Commercial. Many People Starving to Death on Tops of Buildings. New Orleans, July 3.—Almost with- out warning the relentless waters, pouring through the Rescue crevasse, now 800 feet wide, swept down the New River basin last Tuesday night, carrying destruction in their path. People were imprisoned in their houses and cabins and driven into garrets and to roofs of buildings. There many of them are yet huddled, enduring the pangs of hunger, for they have no means of cooking food. So far as re- ported ten lives have been lost, and there is no telling how many more may perish unless succor comes soon. An idea of the extent and depth of the flood may be formed from the fact that there is from five to seven feet of water at Dutchtown. Capt. Henry Doyal’s house is the only one along the entire extent of New River settlement, a distance of some twenty-five miles, with its floor still above the surface of the flood. It is hoped the steady de- cline of the river will affect the back water, at least sufficiently to prevent any further rise. Two fleets of skiffs have been sent to the reseue. Guards for Gov. Tillman, The operation of the new liquor law in South Carolina, which makes the State the dispenser of drinking fluids, was begun in the midst of some trepi- dation on the part of the Governor, his feeling in this respect being due to certain threats which came to him relative to his own safety. In view of these circumstances Governor Tillman had the Executive Mansion guarded Friday. night by a number of guards from the penitentiary. There were no developments and the rumors could not be traced to any authentic source. As out of the mee mere, ne been a sudden movement e jug busi- | Tuesday and, with a positive air, passed hess, these articles being seen at many ' an advertisement anna the aoe wl pica ing Le sorte ot The clerk looked at it a moment, Buisson. smiled and then said: > English as She is Wrote, A pretty little French woman went into one of the newspaper offices last miss. Would you like to make any ‘The Duke Was Pleased: changes?”, New York, July 1.— The Duke of} The pretty little woman tossed her Veragua sailed from here to-day on| head. “No, m’sieur, I zink I knows the “French steamship La Bretague. | how to write ze good Inglis.” He said before going on board: “It is| The clerk smiled again. “All right,” hard for me to endeavor to express | and he watched the little woman as the pleasure I and those who are with | she sailed out of the door. The next me have experienced during our visit | morning the “ad” appeared: here. This is a great country. The “Pupils Wanted—Mlle. Marcotte re- people are a great people. They are | spectfully announces that she wishes enterprising, ‘far-seeing, prosperous.| to show her tongue to the young Our stay here has been very pleasant. | American ladies.”—Boston Budget. I desire to thank the various official Dim and Painfal Recollections, Customer—Have you felt slippers? Clerk—Yes, ma’am, but not for a caeitte. . manencemonsnstitbaxrics: long time now.—Yankee Blade. governments, as well as the people CELESTIAL PHENOMENA, New Stars Appear and Old Ones Disap- pear in the Realms of Space. The fixed stars appear so unchange- ably fixed, as if screwed on the celes- tial vault, and the stellar expanse wears such an appearance of stead- fastness night after night, year after year, and century after century, that it sounds strange to hear that the whole stellar universe is the scene of continual movement, and that there is not one shining point in it that is at rest. And the stars—some of them at least—are not always in their places. To say that they come and go would be absurd. Nevertheless, new stars do appear, and old ones disappear, after the manner of the terrestrial ob- jects, and it is one of the wonders which astronomy, with all its achieve- ments, finds no explanation of. There are variable stars which are constantly waxing and waning in per- iods, increasing in brightness for a cer- tain time until they reach a maximum of effulgence, and then dying away to faint points to revive again and go through the same change indefinitely. Most of these capricious stars are tele- ‘scopic—too small for the naked eye to observe their variations; but there is one, called by the Arabs Algol, the _demon star, in Medusa’s Head in the circumpolar constellations, which any one with ordinary vision can see with- out the aid of a glass. It is probably a million times further off than our sun, and yet every three days it is seen to go through a series of transformations, increasing in size from the fifth to the third magnitude and then paling back to the fifth. An- other star, Wonderful, in the Whale, requires nearly a year to go through its changes from the second magni- tude to total disappearance and back to its normal size; and still another, Delta, in the constellation Cepheus, effects its change in five and a half days. But these variable stars, unaccount- able as they are, yield in point of won- der to those which seem to come into existence and those which pass out of existence—these as if they had run their course and fulfilled their mission, and those as if they were new crea- tions from the hand of the Almighty. The ancients, who had only their naked eye to scan the heavens with, counted seven brilliants in the beauti- ful trembling group of the Pleiades, and the group is still known to us as the Seven Stars, though one of the seven disappeared years ago. One star in Auriga, one in the Wolf, and sev- eral in the Southern Fish, laid down in the ancient lists, are now no longer Seen, and the astronomers of the seven- teenth and eighteenth centuries point out many more that have disappeared. The history of the famous “Star of Bethlehem,” as it is called, is familiar to many readers. It appeared sud- denly in the constellation the Chair on November 11, 1272, bursting into view so abruptly and so conspicuously as to fill with amazement the Danish astron- omer, Tycho Brahe, who had examined the heavens an hour before without seeing it. This star remained in the sky for eighteen months, shining for a part of that time with a brilliancy greater than even the brightest of the planets, and then vanished never ito return. Many persons who saw and admired it lived to see another similar stellar apparition burst into view in the Ser- pent on October 10, 1604. It increased in brightness until it was as brilliant as the planet Jupiter, and inferior only to Venus, and then waned slowly to total disappearance in 1606. As late as twenty-six years ago, in 1836, a new star blazed out in the Northern Crown where no star had been seen before, and grew to a second magni- tude size, and then vanished. These three new stars excited popu- lar as well as scientific interest by their conspicuous brilliancy, but it is probable that similar apparitions take place frequently in remote regions, if we only had eyes to see them. The stellar system is so inconceivably dis- tant from the frontier of our own solar system that when all our knowledge of the stars is grouped together it amounts to almost nothing, and as- tronomers are as ignorant of the cause of these phenomena as the masses of men. They look upon them in helpless amazement and awe, since the most powerful telescopes fail to extort an explanation of them from the serene and silent depths of space. As proba- ble an explanation as any other is that they are bodies larger than our sun in confiagration. Their hour of doom has struck, and they flame up and burn to cinders and ashes, to be Seen no more.—St. Louis Republic. eds Taller Than Elffel’s Tower. The foundations of Sir Edward Wat- kins’s new Tower of London have been completed. They occupy four acres in a pleasure park of 120 acres between Willesden and Harrow. They consist of immense blocks of concrete. The nature of the ground where the tower is to be constructed is so sloping and uneven that while one set of footings appears about five feet above the sur- face, another is seven feet below, a third five feet below and the fourth at least twenty feet below the surface. These foundations go down nearly twenty feet and should be capable of bearing any weight that could be placed upon them. They have cost between $25,000 and $30,000. Some idea of the magnitude of the whole undertaking may be gathered from the statement that the Hiffel Tower, which is to be so far sur- | passed in size by the English tower, was made of 7,000 tons of steel and iron, consisting of 12,000 specially de- signed pieces, fastened together with : 2,500,000 rivets. “The English is a little bit awkward, _ The English tower is to be 150 fect higher than the French wonder, and the latter can be seen at a distance of Seventy-five miles. The English struc- ture will also be on higher ground. On top of the English tower there will be an observatory and rooms for scientific experiments, which are likely to be of great value. The plan provides for a large landing stage that will accommodate 20,000 people. This landing stage will cun- tain a large dancing room and several shops and have refreshment bars all around. Underneath will be rooms for stores and other purposes, while at the top there will be a number of small rooms which might be used as private dining rooms.—Chicago Tribune, Fifty Cents Per Wee $5 CASH ~- AND~— 50c. Per Week W buy you a home in th OITY OF Bowiz, * ™* 50 CTS. PER WiEx. The first opportunity of. colored people to secure an on Weekly payments ot 52 cente a week or Two Dollars per month 1000 LOTS FOR SHE. It the city of Bowie, State of Maryland. Only 20 minutes tide from Washington. Double track 22 trains stop daily. Fare d o Y: to and rom Washington, only gj by commutation ticket, T tion of the Baltimore ang} mac and Pope Creek Railroad Telegraph aud Express offices The best depot on the Baltimore and Pot ¢ railroad, Stores, churchesan. hools already built, The most healthful spot in the State of Maryland. Title to prop- erty perfect. No Taxes, and pur- — |chasers of lots will receive their deeds, with certificate of title Tho s. H. 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