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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-21

PERsoNAL.-Senator Quay left Washington
for Norristown this morning to attend the
funeral Of the late Gen. John F. Hartranft-
Secretary Window is in New York.--Gen.
Nathan Goff and Col. Challle Long of the
United States legation at Seoul, Corea, are in
New York. k.-Congressman Whitthorne is
lying at the point of death at his home in
Columbia, Tenn.-Mrs. John Jay Knox sailed
Saturday for Europe on the La Bourgogne.-
L. U. Campbell Of Gaffneys, Sc, L. G. Craw-
ford Of Oshkosh, Wis, and VIM. Linn Of Phila-
delphia, Pa, are at the Hotel Johnson.-F.
G. Oakley Of Roanoke, Va, O. Preston, John
A. Henry and wife and A. Ritter Of New York,
H. Koch Of San Francisco, Judge w. G. Gondy
Of Chicago and Richard McCreery OF Washing
ton are at the Normandie. @. Gibson
Of Maryland, ]. Berry of Ohio, G. Sewail OF New
York, ]. Saunders Of London, L. N. Cherry of
Tennessee and j. Thomas of Atlantic City are
ct Willards.-W. Palmer OF Pittsburg, G..
Due Of st. Louis, ]. Roberts Of Boston, @. T.
Davis Of Kansas, R Ayers Of Virginia, A. B.
Patton Of Rhode Island and Mr.. and Mrs. H. F.
Helmbold are at the Ebbitt.--R. 8. Walker
and wife Of Galveston, Tex. H. Platt and wife
of San Francisco, R Bradshaw and wife of
Henderson, KY, G. w. Lane Of Boston and II.
7. Bostwick and wife Of Washington are at the
ST. Jsmes Boyer Of Philadelphia and s.
Page Of New York are at the Arrow. d.
Lee Of Kansas, G. Holcombe Of New York, W.
A. Bragg Of North Carolina, Z. ]. Schmith Of
Chicago, Rear Admiral viel Of Chill and 81. J.
Smith Of Philadelphia are ct the Rgga-N.
d. 6pousler Of Pittsburg, W. W. Drake Of At
lanta and @. Cole OF St. Paul are ct the Ar
hnsten.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-21
A FIGHTING COMMODORE.
The New Chief Of the Bureau Of Navi
cation of the Navy Department.

The designation of Commodore F. NJ Ram
say to be chief Of the bureau Of navigation,
Navy department, which was announced in
Saturdays STAR, gives unusual satisfaction
both in and out of the navy. Everywhere is
heard the comment that the selection made by
Secretary Tracy showed rare judgment, and
predictions are freely made that Ramsay will
have no difficulty in maintaining the high
standard Of efficiency left by his predecessor,
Admiral Walker. He is known throughout the
navy as strict disciplinarian, and when su-
perintendent Of the naval academy he
was terror to wayward cadets.
His qualities as an executive officer,
which are generally recognized as of the first
order, will haGe a severe test in his new post
No one has yet been selected to fill the place
left vacant at the head of the New York navy
yard. Rear Admirals Braine and Kimberley are
strongly mentioned i'll this connection.
SKETCH OF HIS CAREER.
Commodore Ramsay was born in the District
of Columbia April 5, 1885, so he will reach the
retiring age April 5. 1897. He was appointed
midshipman in the navy from Pennsylvania
October 5, 1850; was promoted to passed mid
shipman in June, 1856; to master and then
lieutenant January 29, 1858, and to lieutenant
commander July 16, 1862, when he took COM
mand of the ironclad Choctaw in the Missis-
sippi squadron. On this vessel he was in the
engagements at Haines' bluff, Yazoo river, on
April 80 and May l. 1868; the expedition up the
Yazoo river and destruction of the rebel navy
yard and vessels at Yazoo City; engagements at
Liverpool Landing, Milliken's Bend and the
siege of Vicksburg in May, June and July.
1853. He commanded a battery of three
heavy guns mounted on a scow in front of
Vicksburg from June 19 to July f. While
in command of the third division of the
Mississippi squadron, from July 1853, to Septem-
Der, 1864, he was in several engagements with
field batteries and guerillss up the Black and
Ouachita rivers. In 1864-65 he commanded the
gunboat Unadilla, in the North Atlantic SQUAD
ron, and was in the engagements with Fort
Fisher in December, 1864, and January, 1865;
Fort Anderson and other forts on the Cape Fear
river in January and February, 1854, and he
took part in the capture of Richmond. After
the war he was in charge Of the department Of
gunnery at the naval academy. He was pro-
moted to commander on July 25, 1866, and was
fleet captain and chief of staff on the flagship
Guerriere in the South Atlantic squadron, from
1867 to 1869. He was afterward on ordnance
duty at the navy yard and in the bureau of
ordnance here and inspector of ordnance at
New York from 1876. He was in command of
the new cruiser Boston from the day on which
she was first put into commission, May g. 1887,
until last February, when he was put in COM
mand of the New York navy yard to succeed
Rear Admiral Bancroft Gherardi.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-21

Adjutant General Of District Militia.
The President viii today designate First
Lieut. Oscar r. Long, ffth infantry, TO be ad-
tutant general Of the District militia Lieut.
Long il at present adjutaut Of his regiment,
which position he has held since March, 1857.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-21

AT THE WHITE House TopAY.-The President
reserved this morning to himself exclusively
for the consideration of public business and the
only caller received by him was Secretary No
BILE. In the afternoon the President held q
public reception in the east room and shook
hands with several hundred persons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-21

PRESIDENT HARRISON was in his pew in the
Church Of the Covenant yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-21

Mr.. VIM. REED LEWIS has notified the Secre-
tary OF State Of his arrival at Philadelphia and
he couples this notification with request that
the Secretary will allow him to delay for a short
time, on account of recent bereavements re-
porting at the department to answer the seri-
Gus charges made against him as consul general
at Tangier. Morocco. The request has been
granted. Mr.. Lewis brought with him from
Tangiers the body of his wife, who died several
weeks ago, and on his arrival in this country
found that his only child had died a few days
previously.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-21
HARVARD's CLASS ORATOR.
A Colored Man From Washington
Elected to the ONCE.

YOUNG MAN WHO GRADUATED FROM THE HIGH
SCHOOL HERE AND SUPPORTS HIMSELF BY WORK
ING As BARBER-HIs LIFE As A STUDENT AND
DISTINCTIONS HE HAS woN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-21
SPECIAL NOTICES.

SPECIAL NOI1CES.
~HEADRUARTERs GEORGE G. MEADE
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mesa At O'CLOCK public entertainment viii Be
Fends By the
Commander W. ". ELDkIDGE Adtutant oc2l-2t
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aSs the Ih
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is also promised and secured BY the constitution all
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are are Cordially invited. By order. HERM. Il. aEEphs
Secretary. IT.
wOMAN's HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY,
~ Baltimore conference Annual meeting
Foundry church. 4th and g SITS ", tuesday, ses; ;
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% address ths All
invited oc21-2t
~@ATTENTION, TRUE DEMOCRATsi
Grsnd Dsm9cratie Meeting Meeting at ,J F0restyille' ,. m
sharp. Gov. l. E Jackson and Hon Barnes Compton
and the honorable gentlemen composing the demo-
cratic ticket and other prominent speakers Will ad-
dress the people Of Maryl and all genuine demo-
Gratis on the issue Of the day and the ascy Of the re-
publican party. Music by the Marine band. Come
one! Come all Omnibuses from street toll gate
and Anacostia, so cts. round trip. IT.
Q@wASHINGTON, d. c., OCT Is, 1889.
D We the undersisned hereby agree to dis
solve the Partnership existing between US and TO
personal also all interests in or appertaining TO said
and 625 81 NV On OCTOBER 81, 1859
(Signed) MOSES SINSHEIMER,
ocis-3t JAKE FRANK.
R~DUFOUR'S PHARMACY HAS REMOVED
to l142 Connecticut ave-, where we Will be
pleased to old patrons and the public gener
ally. oc17-6t
R-sPECIAL NOTICE.
S1.25 buys 100 # Dry. Bright Bosrds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-21

ASSISTANT SECRETARY BAToHKLLER has re-
turned to Washington from q short visit to New
York and resumed his duties as acting secre-
tary of the Treasury this morning.
Materials OF PRIEsrLY RoBEs MUST PAY
DurY.--Application was recently made to the
Treasury department for the free entry Of GER
tain woven crosses imported at New York for
the use Of the Tabernacle society Of Washing
ton. The merchandise consists Of pieces Of
silk and cotton partially embroidered with
metal, cut into shapes and intended, when
sewed together, trimmed and further embroid-
cred TO make what are known a. ''chasubies." !"
Under date of November Is, 1887, the depart
ment decided that materials Of this character
imported ut Baltimore for said society were en-
titled TO free entry e. 'regalia, under L, TIL
Assistant Secretary Tichenor has informed the
collector ct New York that the department Il
nov satisfled that said decision was incorrect,
and that no articles except such % are COM
pletely made up are included in the term 're-
gala. The claim in the present case il there
tore rejected, and the dscision Of Novsmbsr IS,
1881, = rsvoksd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-21

Gxxrs Sulrs Soounrp
AND PRESSED foR sl
CoafA Soc; Pants. 25c.; Vests, 25c ALTERING and
tepstrnF cone y beat psnnsr Goods called Tor and
x. l. HAHN, 7Q6 9th q ~.
~ lxxe 3xd q. Wet Wanhingson.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-24
A NEW HEALTH RESORT.

Ell RENO, I. T., Sept. %, 1889.
To the Editor of the Eagle.
wish to say something about Ell Reno
as health resort. A glance at the ge-
ography of the country will convince
you that our location is superb. We are
so high, far above the miasmas of the
low or bottom lands, on this beautiful
plateau, swept as it is by the breezes
from the south, cannot be otherwise than
healthy. The malaria that arises from
the decay of the rank vegetation on the
low lands is blown away, and soft, pure
air 50 easy to breathe is experienced, and
the nights so free from that heavy,
depressing atmosphere brings sweet
refreshing slumber. This has been
lil1ened to an Italian climate-and if
there is an Italy in America this is surely
it. After remaining few days in some
of the towns located on the bottom lands
then returning to Ell Reno, a very per-
ceptlble and agreeable change is expert
enced. These pure, balmy breezes COM
ing to US laden with health giving germs,
stimulating and invigorating our very
being, and the sun shining down from d
cloudless sky filling ali the landscape
with its golden hue. have in previous
letters spoken of the water at FL Reno:
too much cannot be said about the water,
[ speak from personal experience. [
have been cured of kidney disease by
drinking this water, and a
to give testimony to the same.
This water will soon be analysed, then l
will be able to give you its medicinal
! oil hot
for dyspepsia, liver ana kidney troubles
it has no superior will say to those
out Of health seeking a milder climate
pure water, plenty of sunshine, come to
Ell Reno. We have splendid hotel &C
Communications and the tables are fur
nished with meats, fruits and vegetables,
as fine as can be had anywhere. We
haye no mud. In two hours time after
heavy rain the ground is dry. There
are pleasant drives and charming scenery.
This is certainly the happy medium
between the two extremes, the heat of
Texas on the south and the cold of
Kansas on the north. Our stage line is
completed now-two stages, one leaving
Oklahoma City every morning for Ell
Reno and Fort Reno, and one leaving Fl.
Reno and Ell Reno every morning for
Oklahoma City, carrying the United
States mail. thereby giving people that
wish to visit Ell Reno q way to get here
without any delay. This is the best we
can offer until the steam horse of the
Rock Island comes putting into the
metropolis, and we are assured this will
be but few weeks at most. Those of
sporting turn OF mind will find here a
good field Tor operation. Game in
abundance-chicken, quail. plover, wild
turkey and deer; very line fish are caught
in the streams within one and one-half
miles of town. Come and be convinced
and buy corner lot and be happy. They
are cheap now but in lew weeks they
will be hard TO get any price. The sur
veyors finished their work here and
pulled out this morning along the line
toward Kingfisher. DR.. Rogers has re-
turned bringing with him beautiful
team and carnage, and may be seen
daily driving his spirited team upon the
avenues of our beautiful city. SO let the
wide world wag as it will, we will be
gay and happy still. More anon.
DR. PATTERSON
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-24
Oh, FIDDLE.

For some time the Kansas City Times
and New York Sun have been engaged
in a profound discussion of the fiddle,
Its origin, construction, historical Incl
dents in which it has played conspicu-
Gus part, etc. The New York Star has
interrupted the concord of the duet by
interfering as a minor cord the state
ment that Mrs. Ole Bull has collection
of valuable souvenirs. many of them
presents to her illustrious husband. One
of the most interesting, says the Star, is
a Casper iii Salo violin of a golden
brown, with a decorated scroll, whose
graceful curve ends in a head. half
cherub, hslf human. This was carved
in the sixteenth century by that strange
wild genius, Benvenuto Cellini. The
violin was put into a museum TO preserve
it when Innspruck was invaded by the
French, but soldier pllfered it, and
sold it for a triie to Rhehazek, a col
lector of violins. Ole Bull longed for it
the moment he saw it. but Rhehazek,
though very poor refused to sell lit, though
relented enough to say: eff ever |
depart with it. YOU shall have it for one
hundred golden ducats." y few years
later. when dining with Mendelssohn
and List. note with an immense seal
was brought TO Ole Bull. Rhehazek was
dead. and the son offered the violin at
his fathers price. When Ole Bull joy
fully shouted. 1t is mine. 1t is mine"
List said. ~ on man from Norway, are
you crazy: and Mendeissohn exclaimed,
1T is all extravaganza of which only q
fiddler is capable
1t is expected that this rude Interrupt
ton on the part of the Star will have the
effect upon the diSputants first named
that oil has upon the hair OF q fiddle
bow. 1t is pity that such learned aud
edifying dissertations should be thus cut
short. but such are the mutations of the
journalistic career, fact the e. c. have
frequently annoted.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-24
ONE AMONG MANY SUCH.

Topeka Democrat
y Saline county farmer VINO was
$4,000, and some interest, in debt, and
had given up in dispair, when his cred
itors told him to 90 ahead one more year
and the would see him through. That
was last year. He planted $40 acres in
wheat. and when he harvested it the
yield by actual scale measure was just
one peck less than forty bushels TO the
acre average. He had the entire crop
contracted for before the grain was cut
at 81 cents bushel, and last week he
went to the agent, paid off his entire
debt. principal and interest. and had
81. 100 in clean cash left. Besides this,
he has vet TO cut 200 acres OF fine corn,
and to the result of his years work must
be added his crops of sorghum, mlllet
hay, etc. When he received his mort
gage back, Cancelled, he took it and tore
1t to little bits In the presence OF the
agent of the trust company. vowing that
SO long as he lived he would never Dor
row cent on mortgage for speculative
purposes again, and it is not likely that
be Will
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-24
YELLOW AND Blue.
JEFFERSON, Iowa, Sept. 10, 1889.

JEFFERSON, Iowa, Sept. IL, 1889.
To the Editor Of the Eagle.
Yellow is ripening color; it bespeaks
a fullness both. of carbon and hydrogen.
Hence it is favorable to the saccharine
elements. 1t is also the favorite color of
the resins and certain oils. 1t is also the
color of those flowers, the plantsof which
are resinous. Of such are the sunhower,
the golden rod, etc. This is especially
so in the syngenesious class of plants.
such plants not only draw their color
from the sun, but select for their places
of abode open spaces. and places favora-
BILE to full view of this golden orb.
Blue is the favorite color of the sky.
1t is favorable to the alkalies-vegetable
blues being restored, when lost, by these.
Blue is a color favorable to health. And
the atmospheric blue, together with a
due supply Of radiant solar light, is pro-
ductive of chlorophyl, the vital element
of plants. And hence we NAV infer that
the blue light craze, once so prevalent,
was not entirely without foundation.
But were either the sky or the suns pho
tosphere of some other color, plants
from the necessity OF the case, would
become unhealthy and feeble, if not ul-
timately perish.
AIPEPT g RrSSEIJ,
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-24
THE GUARANTEE FUND.

Globe-Denocrst.
The location of the World fair in 1892
is a matter TO be settled on its merits,
and not by mere blowing and offers of
money. and it is this idea that has gov
erned the action of the city Of st. Louis.
The guarantee fund pledged by our ex-
ecutive committee is s. 900 ,0O0 and this
sum was adopted not because it was the
limit OF the citys capacity, Bat because
it was generally understood that this was
the amount congress would demand as a
guarantee against any possible deficit as
between the cost of the fair and the net
receipts.
We notice many vague statements in
Chicago newspapers respecting the
amount Of money that city viii subscribe
If II captures the fair. all Of which may
be regarded as 50 much breezy nonsense
not relevant to the question. Congress
is not going 20 sell the location to the
highest bidder, but presumably viii
award it IN accordance with the general
interests of the country, and ali II can
decently ask Is that tie city chosen shall
secure the government against loss. The
experiences Of the government in con
nection with the centennial exposition at
Philadelphia shows that q guarantee
fund Of 800, 0t0 Is none than sufficient
10 cover all possible loss. The total ex-
T,endItures for the centennial reached
something over s. 0e0, 900, and from the
receipts the government loan Of 81 800. =
600 was repaid in full and the subscribers
were paid 80 Der cent Of their subecrIp-
tons. II Is not yet exactly decided IN
what shape and amount congress will De
asked ~ inAugurate the enterprise, but
under any circumstances the net receipts
Of the great fair Plus s.. oo9, 90 viii
largely exceed the COST. and all tbs gov
eminent VIII ask or expect Is immunity
from financial loss.
St. Louis could raise much more thar
s.. lsg. 90 II II were necessary, put a. -
is not necessary we have put the guaran-
tee fund al s., 90, 90. EKtravagant pro
LESSONS and '-sprsad-eagis talk amount
10 nothing. The whole dIsputs has plain
honest. moderate business sd. 20 Il, and
IL Is on that SIDE 81. Louis ainas 70 be
found Our citizens ars able and willing
70 raw whatever cOngTess may THINK
necessary. zssd, this fact h<ing made
known. they do not selieve that their
cause can De helped BY irresponsible
promises and eEnpgT defamation That
=. So.Iis Is the most central the raoss
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-24

convenient place for the great fair adj
mits of no doubt, and that it possesses
all other requisites can be proven by
plain facts respecting railroad and river
transportation and from other statistics.
The subcommittee are busily at work
securing the desired subscriptions, and
we understand that the most substantial
progress has been made. We hope our
business men will take steps to close the
whole matter during tho present week,
and announce to the country that. so far
as st. Louis is concerned. the preliminary
work Is actually consummated.
st. Louis is IN the fight for the grand
prize, and means TO win if possible by all
honorable means, and the united and en-
thuslastic cooperation Of all citizens is
the essential condition of success.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-24
GOVERNOR RUSK AT CONWAY
SPRINGS.
CONWAY SPRINGS, Kan. Sept.

CONWAY SPRINGS, Kan. Sept. %.
To the Editor Of the Eagle.
Dear Sir-Secretay of Agriculture
Rusk, accompanied by DIR. H. W. Wiley
and several others of the officials of his
department. visited the Southern Kansas
Sugar company's works yesterday after
noon. The secretary expressed himself
as being much pleased with the progress
being made here. When the chemist in
charge, DR.. E. A. Schweinitz. told HIM
the average percentage of sugar for the
cane he was delighted and said that the
cane was richer than at any other point
the state
The company here was very much
elated over his favorable comments, and
the work is beng pushed with renewed
energy. ED. ALEXANDER.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-24

An influential newspaper writer Is Of
the opinion that there will be no fair
held in New York in 1892. He bases his
belief, first. in the large probability that
political contractors are running the bus
mess. and when exposed public conf
dence viii diminish, and also in GothaIfl's
apparent inability to get ready IN time.
New Works chances OF securing the fair
are growing smaller every day. In fact,
it may be safely stated now that the
Worlds fair will not be held there.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-24
4 Japanese Mvs.erv

A gentleman now In Tallahassee, who
has travelled all over the world, says he
saw one little trick the japanese had
which he WIS very anxious TO under
stand. He saw a gardener who had q
plot OF ground some twenty feet square,
which was laid out arter the Dian Of a
farm OF hundreds Of acres. There were
trees Of all kinds, bat bv some secret
process thew were dwarfed TO a height Of
q few inches and kept al that any length
Of time. People bought the trees as
novelties, but they immesitateiy COM
menced TO grow. The gardner refused
10 divuIge his secrst, saying If he did SO
be would be beheaded. Tie japanese
are yet the only people who can make
.EeeS mature in gnl8i2Iuye.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-24
Ignorance a Crime.

AtChlsOn InnInpion.
Illiteracy hereafter in Kansas should
be made mlsdemeanor, Tor the reason
that the educational facilities of the
State are ample, and more than equal TO
the requirements Our public school
system is not excelled 10y any other COM
monwealth in the Union. Our acade-
mics, seminaries. colleges and universe
ties. ia proportion To our total popula-
ton, exceed those Of any other State
There are about thirty colleges and uni
versities, State and denominaaonai. in
Kansas. The latest is The John Bright
University of Wichita, under the direc-
ton OF the Quakers, whose buildings will
cost in the neighborhood OF $4,000.