Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-12

How the Emperor OF Russia Travels
Luxury I'm Railway Cars.


How the Emperor Of Russia Travels
Luxury I'm Railway Cars.
From the New York Telegram.
The train which is always used by the En-
peror and Empress of Russia for long Journeys
consists OF sixteen carriages of which the first
Is kitchen, and then comes one for police
agents, one for the military suite, three for
members Of the household and two for the i'm
perial family, each grand duke having an en-
tirely separate compartment, which can be
fitted for either day or night use. The carriage
OF the Empress has q spacious sleeping corn-
partment, with q hammock bed, furniture OF
ebony and utensils of silver and an immense
| lOokinggass. There is a bath room completely
htsed and Compartment , for the lady In walt
writing table. a sofa and easy chairs.
The emperor's sleeping carriage is fitted with
a dressing table u and bath. Then comes a Sit
| ting room, htted very simply, and lastly the
| oak and merely contains tables, chairs and q
sideboard. There is communication through
| out the train from one end to the other. There
uriously as the above potentates although they
may not have such an extensive train. A GER
something Of an Invalid, not being able to bear
i the jOlting of cars, chartered q steamboat to
take her to the Jersey coast last summer.
There are number of the railroad kings Of the
| United States whose travelling cars are works Of
art and contain all modern conveniences.
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PArsem DOWnes' Flock.
THEY WILL INVESTIGATE THE CHARGES
| AGAINST THEIR PASTOR AND MRS. TABOR.
A crisis has finally been reached m the affairs
| of the Bowdoin Square Baptist church, in Bos-
| ton, and lively times are promised this week.
| The North Baptist association felt 1t necessary
| to interfere in the case of Parson Downes, who
| snOt only charged with adultery with a member
| of his flock, but who, since the scandal became
public has apparently gloried In the notoriety
which 1t involved. The association thought 1t
through his own church.
Those members of the church and society who
since the scandal have been Quietly organnized
f by Deacon Wilbur who has been one OF the
o'clock the party, under Deacon Wiiburs d.
rection, went into the church and filed into the
| vestry, where Pastor Downes was conducting
the usual weekly prayer meeting. The dissent
| err, numbering sixty-eight, took seats, and the
exercises were suspended. The pastor looked
man Remarked:
I'VE have come back. Mr.. Downes, and we
have come to stay"
"If you have come in Christian spirit am
very glad to welcome yOu,' replied the pastor.
Deacon Davis, cOlored man and strong
admittance OF those in the party who had been
excommunicated, meaning Mrs Pendergast
name, to leave the room. Deacon Wilbur
advised her. in order to avoid q disturbance
| to Withdraw, and she did so. 1t was then pro
posed that public investigation of the scandal
| be made this week by the church. The propo-
sition met with favor from both sides, and
| Tuesday evening was mentioned as the time
iOr beginning the investigation. Deacon Will
bur remarked that as Pastor DOwnes would be
very busy on that day (meaning that he must
then answer the criminal charge in COURT, the
| hearing had better be set for Thursday even
Ing. The latter day was decided upon and the
| meeting adjourned.
no ants of f1,oo
| to bring out the principal points of EVIL
dence and then to vote to dismiss the pastor.
| day evening" and then to lock the doors of the
| church against him on the ensuing Sunday.
Revolving Jail.
OMAHA'S NEW PRIsON-A THREE-sTORY CYLIN
DRICAL PRISON.
From the Omaha Bee.
The peculiar feature of the Jail, which marks
1t as different from any other, is that the cells
are arranged in the form of great iron cylinder
which revOlves about so that only one cell is at
the opening at any one time. This cylinder is
three stories high, there being ten cells ON each
| floor. Its weight is As tons and this ponderous
| weight is hung from above instead of turning on
track below. The strangest part of the arrane-
by simple crank with very little force, man
with his left hand moving 1t readily
tom to have tse 1ms an'en IN
the basement and then by simply moving
lever the cylinder will be set to rotating. 1t is
| suggested that when there are prisoners who it
| Is feared may be trying to cut out the cylinder
| can, by motor, be easily kept moving slowly
all night so that the prisoners do not remain
| long enough in one place to do any mischief or
| even to crawl out II they had made q partial
chance for escape from the new jail. A cage of
| iron bars completely surrounds the cylinder in
| which the cells are. The entrance on each floor
| Is guarded by two doors. The officer standing
| outside does not have to unlock even the first
door, but can swing the cylinder around until
the cell appears in which Is the desired prisoner
and then by simple movement the inner door
| Is opened and the prisoner can step out of his
cell. Then the officer can open the other door
and let the man out, but the other prisoners are
way beyond any possible reach OF the officer,
and 1t Is impossible for them to make any
break on him while he is taking q man out or
| putting one in. He can handle any number OF
men in the same way and they cannot reach
him until he chooses to let them.