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The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-05-25
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FOR THE HENNEP1N CANAL.
a Big Majority i'm the House of Repre-
sentatiVcs.

a Big Majority in the House of Repre-
sentativcs.
The greater part of Friday afternoon and yes
terday, in the House, were spent in proceedings
upon the clause in the River and Harbor APP
preparation bill providing for surveys, plans,
estimates, etc, of a route for continuous
navigable waterway between Lake Michigan
and the Mississippi River, having capacity and
facilities for the passage of the largest Mssis-
sippi River steamboats, and of naval vessels
suitable for defense in time of war, " commonly
known as the Hennepin Canal project The
first contest was upon point of order
against the clause on the ground that it
was not germane. That was overruled.
Then motion to strike out the whole provision
for the canal was debated at length, and finally
negatived by the positive vote of 122 against So
On motion of Mr.. Henderson, of Illinois, an
amendment was adopted reducing from 50, ,000-
600 to $1,00O,O0O the appropriation for the i'm
provement of the Mississippi River from the
head of the passes to the mouth of the Ohio
River.
Mr.. Boatner, of louisiana moved to strike
out the proviso that no part Of the appropria-
tion for the Mississippi River shall be expended
to repair or build levees for the purpose of re-
claiming lands or preventing injury to lands or
private property by overflows Lost.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-05-25
\ Fresh Fad.

new fad indulged in by society girls is the
''alcohol foot-bath." 1t is method of securing
by absorption very exhilarating effect, and, if
indulged in long enough, even intoxication. A
gallon of 90-proof alcohol will suffice for several
baths, and as the only accessories are little
cologne and hot brick this latest idea can at
least be classed an inexpensive one. The
mod1ts operdndi consists in dropping the hot
brick into the alcohol previously perfumed)
about half hour before using; then, after ascer-
tanning that the liquid is just hot enough not to
burn, immerse the feet in the foot-tub, and, af-
ter covering the tub to prevent any escape of
the vapor, you sit, and, in the words of a French
woman "think you are going to heaven"
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-05-25
PERSONALS.

Mr.. Colin Studds, of the passenger department
of the Pennsylvania Railroad in this city, has
just returned from an enjoyable trip South. His
travels extended as far as New Orleans, and he
comes back looking in the pink of physical con-
diton.
Lieut.. w. E. Reynolds. of the revenue marine
service. has been detached from the bark Chase,
at New Bedford, Mass, and ordered here for
special duty connected with the life-saving SER
vice.
Mr.. William Cogan, after an absence of ten
years in the West has returned to visit his mother
at her home on Twentieth street.
Lieut.. Hollingberger and family have taken
the residence at the corner of Thirteenth and o
streets, where they will reside in the future.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-05-25
KEMMLER. THE CONDEMNED.
Another Chance for DeIay-Still Grasping

Another Chance for DeIay-Stin Grasping
at Straws.
Although the Supreme Court on Friday de-
cided against Kemmler on all constitutional
questions which it is thought could he raised in
his case, it is not absolutely certain that the
court has heard the last of the case. 1t is still
possible TO delay the day of execution until
next autumn at least by bringing another appeal
to the Supreme Court.
This the condemned mans counsel may see
fit to do, at the risk of censure for bringing
an appeal for the obvious and sole purpose of
delaying execution. The decision of Judge
Wallace was not on an application for writ of
habeas corpus
Under the law an appeal from an order deny
ing writ of habeas corpus to the highest court
in the country is a matter of right and cannot
under any circumstances, it is said be refused.
1t will thus be seen that counsel
have the undoubted legal privilege Of
appealing from the decision of Judge Wal
lace next month, and, as the Supreme Court
has adjourned for the term, hearing could
not be had until next October OF the result
of that hearing there can be no doubt, for the
court has already decided against Kemmler on
all the points which could be raised.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-05-25
The Peace Congress.

The Universal Peace Congress will be held on
Monday and Tuesday of this week, in DR.. Sun
derland's church, Four-and-a-half street,
Among the speakers announced to address the
meeting are the Hon. John Sherman, Post
master General Wanamaker, Representatives
Hit. Kerr and McCreary, Alfred H. Love, Rev.
Amanda Deyo, Rabbi Stern, Hon. Simon Wolf,
John w. Douglass, Sehor Don Matias Romero,
Belya A. Lockwood, Levi X. Joslin, Jacob NJ.
Troth Madame Yaille, and many others. By
special request Mrs. H. N. Ralston will read
"Thc Queens Jewels" the poem which was
read at the Woman's National Press Association
reception to the Pan-Americans a short time ago.
Members of the International American Con-
ference are expected to he present, and all the
members of the w. N. P. A. who are in the
city President Harrison will receive the dele
gates after his public reception on Monday at
/ o'clock. Delegates win be chosen by this
body to the international Conference in Lon
don
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-05-25
Cruisers No. 0and No. 10.

BALTIMORE, May 24.-At the Columbian Iron
Works at Locust Point two United States 2, 900
ton cruisers to be known as No. and No 10,
are being built. The keels have been laid and
the centre-line bulkheads partially placed. The
frames and floor plates have been bent, and will
be raised and placed some time next week. The
stern of cruiser No. is finished and ready to
be placed, and the stern for No. 10 will soon be
ready. The cylinders for the high and low
pressure engines are cast together with their
heads. The boilers are being rapidly made.
There are 400 men at work on the cruisers.
number of officers of the United States Navy
are on duty at the yards. Three-fourths of the
material needed for the cruisers are in the yard.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-05-25
The Capitol Illustrated.

Capt. Howard Kennedy, the well-known Cap
itol guide, gave at Willard Hall last night a
private rehearsal of an illustrated lecture,
which he intends to take all over the United
States. The United States Capitol is the sub
ject of this lecture, and it is profusey illustra
ted with fine pictures thrown upon the dark
ened curtain by means of the stereopticon The
hall was filled with Congressman, newspaper
correspondents, and others specially invited,
and the lecture was greatly enjoyed Capt.
Kennedy has something in hand that must be
immensely interesting to all Americans,
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-05-25
Sentences of fCourts-Martial.

Representative Grosvenor yesterday intro
duced a bill providing that when Army or
Navy officer shall have been sentenced by
court-martal to suspension from rank and duty
for period extending beyond date when,
under the provisions of law, his retirement from
active service would be authorized, or when a
sentence of dismissal shall have been mitigated
to suspension from rank and duty for such a
period, the President may, in his discretion, at
any time before the expiration Of such sentence
place such officers upon the retired list, having
first remitted the unexpired portion of the SEN
tanpa
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-05-25

Aided by gag and whip the Republican lead
ers of the House have forced the MCKINLEY
Tariff bill through that body, not only against
the repeated protests Of the Democrats, but ir
respective of the wishes of considerable num-
Der of members of their own party. Atno stage
of its progress since first formulated by the
Ways and Means Committee was the bill salts
factory to majority Of the Republican mem
bers. Against some of its most important pro-
visions influential and well-informed Republi-
cans in the House made repeated protests to no
purpose; yet at the last Speaker REED and Maj.
MCKINLEY and 'the powers behind the throne''
found means to force these men to stihe their
conscences, disregard the known interests OF
their constituents, and vote for the passage OF
the bill This furnished an astonishing illus
tration of the perfection of party discipline and
the persuasive power of the ''whips," but what
a commentary on the boasted independence and
manhood of Americans The men who thus
yielded up their convictions al the crack of the
party whip seem TO have forgotten that the
solemn oath they took on entering Congress
was to be faithful 10 the Constitution and thu
pleople, and not to the party bosses 1t is sale
many of them voted for the bill on the under
standing that some Of its outrageous pro
visions would be amended or eliminated by tn
Senate May be this will be done, but on
hardly looks to the Senate for that sort O
thing
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-05-25
Medical Practice in This City.

bill introduced by Senator Ingalls,, by re-
quest, to regulate the practice of medicine in
the District of Columbia was reported favorably
yesterday. 1t provided originally for the ap-
pointment of board of fifteen-fve of whom
should be homGopaths-to examine applicants
for license to practice. The committee
amended the bill so as to give the eclectic
school two representatives on the board, leaving
the regulars with majority of one.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-05-25
Trying to Save Lewis Williams.

1t was expected that President Harrison
would take action yesterday in the case of
the colored boy, Lewis Williams, who is under
sentence of death, and who is to be executed
with Hawkins on Thursday next unless the
President extends executive clemency. For
some reason the case was not acted upon. The
members of the st. Vincent de Paul Society
petitioned the President in the interest of the
boy, asking that his sentence of death be com
muted to Imprisonment for life, basing their
plea on the ground of the youth of the prisoner.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-05-25

STANLEY, having passed successfully through
all the unknown perils of interior Africa, has
summoned up enough courage to undertake an
exploring tour into the dark continent of matri-
mony The results of this latest adventure of
the great explorer will not be watched for with
such eageness by the world at large, but they
will no doubt prove quite asinteresting to STAN
LEY as any of his African experiences.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-05-25
THE Herald's" Free European Tour.

No better evidence can be afforded of the
avidity and thoroughness with which THE
SUNDAY HERALD is read than the immediate
and enthusiastic response made to the an
nouncement of last Sunday that the paper
would give a free vacation tour of Europe to
the most popular Washington school teacher.
The people of the city at once caught the spirit
of THE HERALD'S unparalleled offer and be-
stirred themselves to make the unique contest
started by their favorite journal interesting and
in every way successful.
By the first mail Monday morning the votes
for favorite teachers from pupils, friends rela-
tives and (no doubt sweethearts, began to pour
in thick and fast, all properly written in every
variety of hand on ballots that had been care
fully cut from THE HERALD of the previous
day. Through the week the voting continued
brisily and the contest for the delightful vaca-
ton treat offered by THE HERALD promises to
develop a good-natured but very spirited
rivalry between the friends of the various can
didates
No one who gets hold of a copy of The
HERALD should fail to cut out the Most Popu-
lar Teachers Free Excursion Trip ballot, write
the name of school teacher on it, and send it
to THE SUNDAY HERALD Office 1t costs moth
ing, and it might be just the one vote needed to
give your school teacher friend .the necessary
plurality to secure for him or her. free of all
pense, an instructive, delightful, and health
giving tour through the most interesting por-
ton of the Old World.
There is not Teacher in the schools of the
National Capital who would not be better fitted
mentally and physically for resuming the work
of the new school year in the fall after spend
ing vacation of this kind in Europe.
No pupil in any school in Washington should
fail to vote for his her favorite teacher in th
contest for THE HERALD's vacation tour. Gu
the ballot out of this issue, fill it out, and senC
it to THE HERALD Office, 400 Tenth street
Speak to all your friends, young and old, ant
get them to send in votes for your candidate
THE HERALD is taken in a vast majority of th
homes of Washington, and if your neighbo
doesn't want to use the ballot in his copy ge
him to give it to you.
Vote early and often. Put in vote at leas
once every day.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-05-25

nue.. Moreover, it is believed the site can be
secured for less than any other OF the available
sites which have been considered. 1t is sim
cerely to be hoped that no objections to the
final selection for this latest proposed site for
a City Post Office will develop and that the nee
cssary action for securing 1t and for beginning
the erection of the building will speedily be
taken by Congress.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-05-25
The Naval Militia.

In the Senate, yesterday, motion to provide
in the Naval Appropriation bill $4,000 for
ordnance, arms, ammunition, and equipments
the Secretary of the Navy TO establish rules for
its organization, was withdrawn by Mr.. Hoar
upon the statement by Mr.. Hale that the sub
ject is now under consideration by the Navy
Department and by the Committee on Naval
Affairs.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-05-25
The Flag at the White House.

By order of President Harrison, issued yester
day, the Stars and Stripes will hereafter wave
over the White House from sunrise to sunset
every day In the year. Formerly this used to
be done, but the custom was discontinued dur
ing Grants administration. Since that time up
to the present the flag has been run UP over the
White House only on days when the Marine
Band gave its concerts
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-05-25

The Senate and House committees have Sc
lected as a site for the City Post Office the
square on which the Globe Theatre is located.
As far as can now be seen this is an excellent
selection. 1t is central, there is abundant room
for building ample in proportions and Of i'm
posing architectural appearance, and the erec-
ton Of such an edifce on this square would be
ayast Improvement to this portion Of the Ave
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-05-25
Severe EarthouaIxe Shock.

BILLINGS, MoNT., May 24.-At an early hour
yesterday very severe earthquake shock was
felt all over this county. There were two sep
arate yistations. The Inhabitants were con
siderably alarmed, but the disturbance was not
repeated. Two brick houses were shaken down,
and considerable glass was shattered.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-05-25
A Dry-Dock on the Pacific Coast.

An item was inserted in the Naval Appro
priation bill by the Senate yesterday for the ap-
pointment of commission of two naval Off
GERS, one Army officer, and two civilians to Sc
lect a suitable site for dry-dock on the coast
of the Pacific, or of the waters connected there
with, north of the forty-second parallel, includ
ing the waters of Puget Sound.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-05-25

All friends of the District in particular and
Representatives in general who wish to discharge
their full duties as legislators should make it
point to be in their places in the House to-mor-
row and do what they can to help through the
Rock Creek Park bill
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-05-25
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The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-05-25
A Wonderful Stimulant.

From the Transatlantic.
Some experiments by Professor Hacker, of
Marseilles, show that kola is drug Of extra
ordinary powers of stimulation. The colonel
of a regiment at Perpignan, dosed with kola,
made the ascent of the Canigou Mountain,
9,137 feet, and felt quite fresh after his climb
which lasted twelve hours. He halted only
once, and for twenty minutes, and ate moth
ing. The One Hundred and Twenty-fourth
Regiment, last July, marched for 154
hours from Laval to Rennes, distance of
forty-five miles, and were fresh at the finish,
They walked at the rate of 81 miles an hour.
Kola produces similar effect on horses.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-05-25
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The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-05-25

The American man who is without peer is
the envy of all his fellows. But in these title
marrying days the American girl who is without
peer is regarded by her sisters as rather in the
sOuD.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-05-25
You Can't

Find more complete stock of clothing than
ours. See our suits from $40 up. Eiseman
Bros, 7th and E.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-05-25

Go to B. X. Plain & Co.'s for Chicago and
New York markets and Board of Trade and
stock Exchange gossip.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-01

ing scale of two hardtacks equal one
spoonful of coffee; two spoonfuls of
sugar equal one of coffee, etc. Sugar
graded at 25 cents; coffee, 80 cents: q
square inch Of plug tobacco, 25 cents.
"We drew rations every ten days,
and the boy who went broke at the
game two days after the drawing, had
to spike for grub" the eight remain
ing days, or until another issue.
"One day while playing in the
trenches Biddy sat in hard luck-Bid-
dy generally did sit in hard luck, and
was short on rations; everything he
had was up. Number one raised the
blind; number two called. Biddy
looked at the pot, and shade came
over his face-his rations were all up;
looked again at his hand, and his face
ightened; studied moment, went
down into his 'starve-bag' and brought
to light an enormous cucumber pickle,
held it reluctantlysout, and queried:
Boys, what1l We low me on that? p
Instantly three pairs of eyes bulged in
amazement. Where did he get that?
How did he come by it? Instantly
three stomachs craved the unaccus-
toned luxury An ardent desire to
possess the succulent anti-scorbutic
arose under every blue blouse. Go on
it? Why, that's worth the last chip.
Everything was put up, cards drawn,
hands showed down, and Biddy raked
in the pot, a phenomenon for him to do.
Many comrade in the succeeding
nights went feeling for that pickle, but
Biddy always took it into the blanket
with him. Often was it thereafter
produced as the dernier resort, and
when it decayed and became no longer
merchantable, his bank stock was gone.
But before the dissolution came many
a good hand was laid down bv an OPP
ponent upon production of that hoary
pickle"
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-01
Startling Disclosure Made by Rent in
Boys BreecheS.

The following story is told about the
editor of one of Names most prominent
dailies:
When small boy his father, now
one of the most prominent men in the
State, was running printing office
and publishing a weekly paper in one
of the largest towns in Kennebec
County.
One day the advance agent of show
came along and ordered some posters
printed upon cotton cloth. His order
was filled, but for some reason he neg
lected to call for them and they were
thus left on the printers hands. The
printers wife ran across them and as(
cloth was then high she took the cloth
home and used it to line a pair of
pants she was then making for the
editor above mentioned, then o boy
10 years of age.
As the months rolled by the panta-
looms grew threadbare and at school
one day he accidentally tore the seat
out, leaving about one foot of the lin
ing exposed to view. This in itself
would have made the bows smile but
they laughed till the tears came when
they observed the following words
standing out boldly upon the lining in
large type:
doors open at 7:3O. Performance
begins at s.
1t Is needless to state that the boy
was sent home to his mother In tears.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-01
Introduction OF Envelopes.

Before Sir Rowland Hill introduced
the penny post, envelopes were little
used, as a double charge was made for
a paper inclosed in another, however
thin each might be; even the smallest
clipping from newspaper necessitated
an extra fee. The use OF envelopes
became common after May 6, 1910,
when stamped and adhesive envelopes
were introduced The first envelope
making machine was invented by Ed
win Hill, brother of Roland Hill, and
De La Rue's machine for folding en-
velope's was patented March II, 1S45.
The invention of envelopes has been
attributed to S. X. Brewer, a book
seller and stationer of Brighton, En-
gland, about 1880. He had some small
sheets of paper on which it was diff
cult to write the address; he invented
for these a small envelope, and had
metal plates made for cutting them to
the required shape and size.
Thomas County cat., 1890-05-01

Newsham, who lives in this State, told
several of us once that he had put the
question to General Sherman one day,
and that the old commander gave him
this reply: 1t was a short time after
the battle of Corinth. Sherman had
reported to Halleck, who was in COM
mand, and was there informed that
Grant intended to resign. Grant Wa,
under Halleck's command. When
Sherman heard of this he mounted his
horse and rode to Grants headquar-
tess. Grant was sore about the treat
ment he had received and told Sher-
man he would stand it no longer He
handed Sherman piece of paper on
whicE was Grants resignation. Sher-
man asked Grant if he would do him a
favor. and Grant replied in a sorrow-
full way that he would if it lay in his
power. Sherman tore the resignation
into fragments and said he wanted
Grant to withhold his resignation for
two weeks. Grant consented with hes
itation. When the two weeks were up
Halleck had been retired and Grant
was reinstated. for Sherman had re-
moved him. That, said Old Tecum-
sch, I consider was the turning point
of the war
How Biddy WelchR aised th Wind.