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The morning call., 1890-09-14

the Vaudeville, the Savoy, Terry's, the Ly-
eeum, the Gaiety, the Strand, DruTy Lane,
COyent Garden, the Opera Comique, the
Globe and the Olympic theaters are in the
Strand or just outside it, around some cor
ner. Theatrical agents, costumers and per-
ruqulers abound in the vicinity, American
managers establish their European head
quarters here, and here the stars fight in
their courses.
The Strand has something to do in the
publishing way. Any number of weekly
papers headed by the Illustrated and the
Graphical daily or two; and Smiths news
distributing monopoly are housed here,
The rest of the space is occupied by tailOrs.
haberdashers, trunk-makers, public houses
and Italian restaurants. In fact, acting and
eating and drinking carry the day-and the
night, too-in the Strand.
The Strand houses are numbered in the
ridiculous old fashion-up on one side of
the street and down on the other Indeed,
most London streets are numbered so. The
eockney has but slow hand at improve
ments. He has not learned yet to paint the
names Of the streets upon the lamps. He
still thumps the conductor in the ribs when
he wishes to stop an omnibus, or he shouts
"hi-hiP at the top of his voice If the con-
ductor is on the roof Fifty years hence he
The morning call., 1890-09-14

From the Temple to Charing Gross, the
region between the Strand and the Thames
was once coupled by royal palaces, and the
homes of royal families. Hotels, theaters,
clubs. offices, shops and lOdging-houses now
fill their sites. Somerset House is given
over TO a Government department; the Grand
Hotel has taken the place of Northumberland
House; and all that remains Of the Savoy is
little church hidden away between ware
houses and screened by a few venerable
trees. The Strand itself is never quiet now.
All day, all night, the crOss-curreDts of life
are flowing there, The wheeled traffic IS
enormous in volume, and the street is too
narrow for the important duties it has to
fulfill as one of the chief thoroughfares Of
the worlds chief city. Near midnight, when
its theaters let ont their thousands of spec
tatOrS. the Strand is packed with people and
loaded OmnibuSes and crawling cabs. By
day trade bustles in the Strand and visitors
to London come here to see the "sights." |
cannot pretend to cram into these narrow
columns the history Of this famous highway
and its tributaries. and TO point out all its
interesting places. A book Of thousand
Quarto pages might do all this. For the
present l can but suggest the interest that
attends the subject There will be time
enough to divide the Strand into sections
and TO give each section a chapter of its
own.-London letter to Boston Herald.
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may renumber the Strand. Ten years ago
he remembered Oxford street.-the Strands
only rival-but the opposition he encoun-
tered checked his new desire for change.
Yet he demolishes old buildings with ruth
less hand-espeeially if the old buildings
have histories. The historic houses of The
Strand have disappeared, or have been so
overhaued that nothing is left of them be-
yond few old bricks. But history had a
trick of flowing through the Strand and put
ting up around the corner. A dozen years
ago the Strands side streets were quiet, and
The morning call., 1890-09-14
Lived Win Two xyiyes

A queer domestic situation has been de-
veloped in the affairs of recently deceased
was divorced from his first wife in 1869 on
the ground of gross neglect, and shortly
after he married the woman who had been
keeping house for him. 1t now appears that
his first wife was then and is now mildly
and harmlessly insane, and that she has
lived all the time since with her husband
aud his second wife, seemingly contented
and happy, unconscious of her anomalous
situation. She was kindly treated. but
Plaisted's will, deyising $4,000 worth of
property, makes no provision for her sup
port, he leaving all the property without
condition to his second wife. His son by
the first wife contests the will Chicago
Herald,
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present to the King. The prisoners audi
ence took place at 8 in the morning.
The King was smoking a gilt pipe. and
around him were five handsome negresses
who were very prodigal of their attentions
to him.
The captives were told to sit down, two on
each chair and in this uncomfortable posi-
tion they listened to his speech. He asked
them 10 write to the king of France" and
advise him to have Lieutenant BayOPs head
brought to him as a peace offering, and to
release the negro authorities of Kotonou.
The letter was accordingly written, and adj
dressed by the King of Dahomey himself to
king Carnot," after which the monarch de-
clared that the Frenchmen were free to re-
turn to Whydah.-Pall Mall Budget.
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of ST. Clement Danes have placed this memorial,
A. ID. 1851.
ST. Mary's Church, little to the west,
and also in the middle of the road, dates
only from the year IT'S ard is, therefore,
quite modern, as London Churches go. 1t
stands
ON THE SITE OF FAMOUS MAY-PoLE
Which was destroyed by the grim Puritans,
much to the wrath of all merry-minded
folk. The pole was 100 feet high. and at the
time of the Restoration it was succeeded by
another as third as high again.
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London at the age of %, and became first
merchant and then banker Thomas
jined him in the banking business, and
after James death carried on affairs with
such enterprise that he soon became highly
succe ,sful. Anxious to secure the
cordial cooperation of the heads of the
various banking-houses in London, he was
in the habit OF frequently inviting them
to dinner On one of these occasions the
manager of city bank, in relating the news
of the day, accidentally remarked that GER
tain nobleman had applied to his firm for
The morning call., 1890-09-14

know where famous personaGes have lived.
Now the tributaries are changing with the
main stream.
About where the Charing Cross station of
the Southeastern Railway stands, Francis
Bacon was born, in a mansion called York
House. Here the renowned Chancellor
time of his disgrace the great seal was taken
from him. When urged to part with the
mansion, Bacon replied: For this Won will
pardon ME York House is the house where
my father died. and where | first breathed,
and there will yield my last breath, if so
The morning call., 1890-09-14

the loan of 100000 and had been refused.
Mr.. Coutts listened and said nothing, but
the moment his guests had retired about 10
o'clock in the evening, ne started off to the
house Of the nobleman mentioned, and re-
Quested the honor of an interview with his
l0rdship the next day. On the following
morning the nobleman called at the bank.
Mr.. Coutts received him with the greatest
politeness, and, taking
THIRTY 91000 NOTES
From a drawer, presented them to his lord
ship. The latter, very agreeably surprised.
exclaimed, But what security am | TO give
you? Il shall be satisfied with your lord
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-18
MINNESOTA FARMERS.
In Conjunction With the Union Labor
NeR They Nominate a State Ticket.

The first business before the Farmers ALL
ance and united labor convention in St. Paul
yesterday was the report Of the committee on
resolutions. which read by Chairman
Baker. The report demands that the war
tariff be radically revised; denounces the
Mckinley bill as "the browning infamy of pro-
tectIon;" demands government control of rail-
roads, that discrimination may cease, reason
able rates be established. watered stock not
receive the rewards of honest capital and pool
ing Of rates be absolutely prohibited; demands
free and open markets for grain, and proper
facilities for transportation thereto; holds that
indebtedness should be deducted from the tax
on realty; demands lower interest and severe
penalties for usury; favors an increase in the
volume Of money and demands free coinage of
silver opposes state and municipal giving away
OF valuable franchises; favOrs Improvements
OF the great water WAYS; asks the Australian
ballot system; holds United States Senators and
railroad commissioners should be elected by
ballot; demands the prohibition of child labor;
fayors arbitration to settle labor troubles, and
equal pay for equal work. irrespective of sex;
considers the recent Supreme Court decisions
frau ght with danger 10 our form of govern
ment and invites TO its support all who toll and
ali who agree with them IN opinions. The
platform adopted presented, and the
presentation of candidates for governor and
voting therefor took up the whole morning
No choice resulted on the first and second bal
lot, but 5. VI. Owen OF Minneapolis, was nomi-
mated on the third ballot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-18
THE HEAT YESTERDAY.
New York Swelters i'm the Nineties and
the Children Suffer.

Yesterday, the third in succession of hot and
humid days under whose suns New York is
swelterIng, was worse than any of its prede-
cessors in tho amount of the suffering il in
flicted, although neither the thermometer nor
the percentage Of humidity went so high as on
the previous days. That the effect of the
weather was so severe upon humanity was
chiefly because Of the cumulative effect Of q
succession Of such days.
The thermometer started in at &c at g o'clock
in the morning and there was "a per cent Of
humidity in the air. This was Is per cent
more than on Wednesday. but per cent less
than on Tuesday. The heat increased slowly
and at noon was not quite "a by the govern
ment thermometer. Upon the street the Their
mometers ranged from 80 to % during the hot
test part of the afternoon.
The real suffering was in the tenement house
districts and the worst sufferers the little chill
dren who swarm In those unclean streets and
dwellings. The rate Of slaughter of these in
nocents will not be known until today, but the
death roll of the city to noon WAS 1863, an in
crease Of 20 over the previous day and of 80
over the normal There were four cases of
sunstroke and the day was a tolerably busy one
for all the hospitals.
In Philadelphia Six persons were sunstruck.
At Columbia, Pa, the mercury went up to
9S. The Kelley Stove Company's works shut
down for the day and the puddlers in the Co
lumbia rolling mill and Susquehanna rolling
mills stopped work at the puddle furnaces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-18

Mrs. Houck Mortally Wounded by the
Man She Married Three Weeks Ago.

Martin Houck shot and fatally wounded his
wife Louise in Baltimore yesterday afternoon
as she was coming out of her bath room.
They had been married only three weeks. but
owing to Martins jealousy, could not live in
harmony. The day after their marriage the
bride returned to her sisters where she has
since lived. Houck tried persuasion. but his
wife had had enough of her jealous husband
and refused to return. During the past two
days he has been hanging about the house
watching for her. but. as she remained indoors,
his efforts to get an interview proved unsuc-
cessful. About noon yesterday he gained an
entrance and met his wife as she stepped from
the bath room. He asked her whether she
would like to be single. If were single
again / would not marry the best man in the
world" she replied. With this she was about
to turn away, when Houck drew his revolver
and fired three times. Every shot took effect
One ball entered the abdomen, and the other
two the back. She ran screaming down stairs
and fell In the hallway. Meanwhile the muir
derer coolly walked after her, and stepped
over her PROSTATE body as he made his exit from
the house. A neighbor, who heard the shots.
tried to detain him, but he broke away and
after wandering about for several hours gave
himself up. Mrs. Houck's maiden name was
Telger. She is remarkably pretty and about
twenty-three years Of age. In her ante mortem
statement she said her husband was so exacting
and Jealous that she could not live with him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-18
MARYLAND REPU sI..CANS.
Dates Fixed for the Di; ;rict Conven.
tions-TrOuble Over Delegates.

There was sharp contest in the republican
state central committee meeting in Baltimore
yesterday over the representation from Balti-
more city. There were contesting delegates
chosen at two sets OF primaries. one represent
ing the local element beaded by Postmaster
johnson and the other the friends of William
i. Henderson. who was job lson's principal
opponent for the pOstmas .ership. Nearly every
county in the state represented
In calling the meeting to order Chairman
Daniel E. COnklin stated he had directed that
the names Of the Henderson delegates from
Baltimore city be placed on the roll. as the
had been elected at primaries held under his
own call and at places designated by him.
After some discussion the contested delegations
were referred to the committee on credentials
which, after lengthy session, reported in
favor OF the twenty-one Henderson delegates
The johnson men then retired
Daniel E. Conklin, the chairman OF the COM
mlttee. at once resigned ana ex-State Senator
Thomas 5. HOdson of Somerset county was
elected chairman.
The dates for the congressional district con-
ventIOns were fixed as follows: First district
Cambridge, September 4; second district, Bal
timore city, September 30; third district, Bal
tlmore city, September 4: fourth district Bal
tmOre city. September 4; fifth district Laurel
August IL; sixth district, Oakland, August 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-18
THE NEWFOUNDLAND CRISIS.
English Men-of- War to Watch French
Movements.

Private dispatches received at Halifax, Ms,
confirm the report that q Newfoundland cruiser
had fired on French vessel the early part of
the week. This news had the effect Of hurry
ing the departure of the man-of-war Cornus
from Halifax, and it is clear that England in
tends to display her powers to the French feet
that has been terrorizing the British subjects.
For the past few days it has been noticed that
the naval and military authorities at Halifax
had grown little more communicative. and it
comes from reliable source and the rumor is
not denied by the authorities that England
mas decided on making naval demonstration
on the Newfoundland French shore aud most
likely will go step further 10y making one in
the French waters Of the Miquolon Island.
under the very nose Of the French naval au-
thorities OF the north Atlantic.
For this purpose formidable British feet 10
now gathering in the vicinity of Newfoundland,
while more vessels are on the waT there from
both sides OF the Atlantic. The teet already
gathered il composed as follows: The Bellere-
phon, Is guns, carrying the flag of the admiral
of the North Atlantic squadron; II. NJ. 8. En-
erald. Sir Alexander Walker, 10 guns; H. NJ. s.
Forward guns; Fl. NJ s. Pelican, 10 guns; II.
NJ. 5. Partridge. guns, and H. NJ. s. Cornus.
10 guns, to be joined probably by II. NJ. s.
Thrush. commanded by H. r. II. Prince George
Of Wales and two torpedo boats direct from
London, England.
This strong gathering Of war ships was to
have been reinforced still further by II. FL. s.
on the Halifax station, which had been ordered
from the West Indian Islands to rendezvous
with the rest Of the fleet of demonstration at
St Johns
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-18
EDWARD BLOOM NOT DEAD.
But Kansas City Sharpers Obtained
Money by Pretending That lie Was.

Mrs. Peter Skillman of Trenton, NJ, over a
month ago received telegram asking funds
for the burial of her brother. Edward c. Bloom
who resided at 9O3 East street, Kansas City.
She forwarded the amount demanded by f.
Stone. the undertaken. and requested decent
burial Wednesday night letter was received
from the alleged dead man stating that he was
prospecting and would be in Trenton within
the next i've days. This was a revelation to
the family of Edward Bloom, who have gone
into mourning, and his mother, now residing
IN Reiglesville, has been made i'll by the report
o. his death. Early last month Mrs. Skillman
received a letter from Fred. y Marsh of Kan
sas City, stating that Edward Bloom was very
III and wanted funds. Money was sent at once
Later came a letter from C.. A. Wright urging
money to be sent for n consultation and an
operation that might save his life. This also
Vas sent. subsequently came the dispatch an
nouncIng his death. The family sent in all
nearly 200. and they are now aware that they
have been duped by some sharpers in Kansas
City who have traded on some information OBJ
tanned from Edward Bloom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-18

Loss Of Life, Buildings Destroyed, HUI
man Beings and Animals.

A storm OF extraordinary severity, accom-
panied by very vivid lightning. hailstones of
unusual size, an inundating downpour and a
violent gale swept over eastern Pennsylvania
and western New Jersey last evening. creating
great damage, which foots up many thousands
of dollars. In Allentown and other portions of
Lehigh county houses were unroofed and over
turned. the tall shaft of the Barbour mill was
demolished and the streets and cellars were
flooded. In Ashland every building was
wrecked and the hailstones broke nearly every
window pane in that place. The damage in
Uniontown and Mauch Chunk was very great
The gale struck the steamboat Columbia on her
last trip to Bristol, doing considerable damage
In Trenton many buildings were injured
floods swept the street and Louis Schlagel and
Michael Corcoran. two worknen who were out
sailing on the Delaware river when the storm
began, were both struck by lightning and killed
instantly.
In Hellertown large brick building that
was being erected for an agricultural imple-
ment works was demolished, and the walls in
falling struck and killed thirteen-year-old
son OF DIR. Freeman OF Freemansburg. Five
men who were in the vic nifty were also struck
and injured, one Of them quite seriously.
In Chester nearly every telephone in the
city was burned and the electric street lamps
wer all out on account of broken wires A
'N"~
wire.
In Philadelphia the force of the storm was
principally felt along II narrow path in the
northeastern section, where the velocity of the
wind was such as to be almost cyclonic Six
or seven yachts were overturned in the Della
ware and other craft overturned or sunk
Throughout the city property was much dam
aged. Houses were unroofed by dozens trees
and telegraph poles were blown down, often
endangering life. Live electric wires caused
the instant death Of two horses and stunne d
several others.
In Camden one man was drowned by the
| overturning Of a pleasure boat and great dam
age to property is reported from around Cam
| den and other points in South Jersey. The
! storm came from the northwest and travelled
| southeasterly at a furious rate. The wind at
| its maximum attained speed of thirty-two
| miles an hour. The rain fall was comparatively
! slight IN proportion to the atmospheric dis
! turbance. only quarter of an inch having
| fallen up to midnight. The lightning was par
/ ticularly bright and was continuous that the
officials in the signal service Office Oh the roo
i of the post Office, were at times enabled to
observe the cloud movement as perfectly al
4 in broad day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-18
FILLED THEM WITH SHOT.
An Italian Resists a Forcible Effort to
Make Him Strike.

At noon Wednesday a shooting ARRAY took
place at Johnson's Mills, Pa, in which four
Italians were wounded. Louis Maroni came
there from New York recently with gang of
men to work on the Allegheny and Kinsua
railroad. Wednesday five Italians went to
Maroni's store and demanded that he join
them in strike. He refused to do this, where
upon the delegation stated that they would
compel him and his men to strike At this
point the five Italians rushed at Maroni. ,zIe
managed to break away from them, and secur-
ing shot gun he fred into the crowd, wound
ing four of them The names of the injured
are Francisco Rescitelli. Giovanni Rescitelli,
Vincenzo Pasquereli and one unknown Pas
quereli was given bad dose of shot in the
back OF his head. The men were taken to the
hospital, where fifteen buck shot we're ex-
tracted from them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-18
A Painting of Millet's Discovered.

Chas. ID. Wright of Petersburg. ILL.,, has had
what is believed to be genuine Millet hanging
in his parlor since 1859 and says he has always
considered it very excellent painting but he
never knew the painters name until last May,
when scenic artist borrowed the picture in
order to study the cloud effects. His curiosity
brought the signature to light and today the
painting hangs in the Art Institute in Chicago
The canvas corresponds with Sensers descrip-
ton. 1t Is 22 by 80 inches in size and repre-
sents q storm OH the French coast Mr.. Wright
says that his father bought the canvas at a sale
IN New York in 1859 and it has been in the fam
lily all these years. Quite by accident he saw
the signature the other day and as soon as pos
slDie he brought the painting to Chicago. 1t
will remain at the Art Institute for some time
Mr. Wright has not decided what he will do
with the treasure
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-18
An Aged Priests Gala Day.

The celebration of the golden jubilee of
Bishop De Goesbriand opened ut Burlington.
VT, yesterday at o'clock with salute of fifty
guns and the ringing of bells. At ga. m. high
mass was celebrated at the cathedral of the
Immaculate Conception by Bishop De Goes
brand. The sermon was preached by Bishop
Healy. Among the distinguished delegates in
attendance are Archbishop Williams of Boston,
Bishops Healy OF Portland. Bradley of Man
chester, y. H., and Harkins of Providence. It
rained steadily after 10 am. and the torchlight
procession and fireworks were omitted last
night. Many stores have pictures Of the bishop
in their windows and the Catholic portions Of
the city are gaily decorated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-18
SUCCESSFUL AIR FLIGHT.
An Aerial Craft Steered and Directed
With Perfect Ease.

Prof Campbell Of Brooklyn demonstrated
"Wednesday afternoon. at Buffalo. that he can
successfully navigate the clouds with his air
ship. The test was made from the Parade
House grounds, only a few spectators being
present AT Ais he stepped into the ship, the
ropes were let 90. and the balloon went straight
mp until it reached an altitude of about 900
feet, when it moved in a southerly direction
After sailing IN that direction for a shor: time
1t moved to the southeast, and turning around
went northeast. At o'clock Prof Campbell
landed seven miles froA the starting point. He
pronounced 1t a successful trip. The propel-
iers worked nicely. He had perfect control of
the ship and was entirely sati,fied Another
ascension will be made on Saturday
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A Yacht Run Down.

The steamer St. Lawrence, returning to
Alexandria bay at 1O:15 O'Clock last night from an
electric search light excursion, ran down the
steam pleasure yacht Cathlene with ten pas
sengers on board from Bradford Pa. Five are
missing. The missing are: Mr.. and Mrs. E. b.
Pemberton, Mrs. W. d. Hart and Miss Maggie
Henry, all of Bradford, and John SENEGAL, the
fireman of the Cathlene. The yacht was cross
ing diagonally over from Alexandria bay to
Grenadier Island. and was making directly
across the track of the St. Lawrence when the
crash occurred. Capt. Beaupre of the ST.
Lawrence says that Capt SENEGAL of the Cath
lene blew his whistle to take the right and took
the left hand course