Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-18

''Crossbones2 Crossbones? What's that?" said
Smith,
'1t's man with brawny black mustache and
warm, dark eyes, and . low, sweet voice. and
there he 10 now; call him" he exclaimed, as
the gentleman came into the car.
"Why, that's Schryver." said Smith. "what
do you call him Crossbones for2 He's no doc
tor"
mo; but isn't he associated with Scull, and
don't the Scuu and Crossbones always 60 to-
gether?"
Nothing very much worse than this occurred
on tho entire trip.
1t couldn't have, don't you know
Arrived In the Jersey Central ferry at IL 90
sharp. having made the run from Washington
ZIG miles In 256 minutes, beating Washington's
time In 1889 about four weeks four days and
fourteen minutes, and beating all modern time
clean out of sight
What should be done now a. . sample is to
run train over there TO the tune Of 226 miles
in 226 minutes.
Who will do it?
Answer by mail. with stamp inclosed.
lie party: as soon IS the train stopped. went
ABOARD the hne passenger steamer Monmouth
anu started Tor trip around the bay.
AN INCIDENT OF TRUTH
As the boat pulled out . small Philadelphia
boy pulled his mothers apron string
'Oh, maw," he cried, "aint that Conmuni-
paw we are leavin,."
Don't say paw" she whispered emphnt-
ically. Haven't told you enough about that?
iou ougnt 70 say Communipapa or Communi-
father This Amt Philadelphia you are in
now.
Besides the passengers the boat carried also
large contingent of lunch, which was both
artistic ana fattening, including wine Of va
rlous brands to wash it away with, unless some
other fellow got the bottle.
A pleasant voyage, with a good deal Of wind
IN the lace OF 1t, was made up the East river
and then back again and clear down and out Of
the pay into the green meadow land Of the
swelling sea, or words to that effect
1t was no time for poetry, however, and not
much for prose.
Coming back to the Rector street wharf the
party was put on a special elevated railway
tram and carried up town. the aristocratic
portion, including the boodleaires and your
correspondent, going to the Murray Hill Hotel
and the Rife Raffe taking the Plaza. a new
place near Central Park, which was to be
broken to harness for the first time on this oc-
casion and needed something powerful to do it
with.
p. s. The above notice is written merely TO
get even with those persons at the Plaza who
pointed the finger OF scorn at those others
VINO went TO the Murray Hill, q beautiful and
elegant place, where anybody would be glad to
put up at, as Plazarine would say.
By the way, one Of the Plazacrats was strolling
about the Murray Hill in a cold, critical million
ARE manner that same evening, making COM
ments, when he called bell boy to him and
said:
Boy, can you tell me who this Mr. Murray
Hill Is that this hotel is named after?"
No, sir" answered the boy.
well, go over there and ask the clerk II
TINS Mr. Hin is related to Governor Hill Of
New York?'
The boy came back in a minute and said he
Yves, and the Plazacrat said he thought So and
walked oil, two sizes larger than before.
lle guests Turned lOosa upop
the hotels and after a dinner with plenty of
champagne water, which their hosts OF the
railroads set up with graceful profusion, they
scattered for the theaters. Manager Dave Tow
ers, Washington boy, inviting a large body Of
them as his guests to see The County Fair" at
the Union Square Theater
Az the Eden Musee, in the Hall of Represent
atlves-no, Chamber of Horrors-was a start
ling and painful waxworks of Kemmler being
kemmlerlzed. Everything was apparently
ready to let the lightning strike-man at the
machine: doctor giving signal, victim
neryed for the shock, two witnesses standing
by, de-, &C., when Mr.. Burhans Of the United
PreSs shouted In commanding tones:
Let the execution stop!'
"Whats the natter" growled n vatcbman
as the crowd swung back from the cell door.
GEORGE Grantham Balm is not present and
the execution will not be complete without
him, explained Mr.. B., and the waxen face of
hemmier turned gratefully toward Burhans
SUNDAY MORNING.
Early next morning many faded forms were
rudely hustled out Of beds by the bell boys,
because some fend in human shape had left
orders at the Office to wake at $40 am A
number Of gentlemen who did not retire the
night before much earlier than O'Clock a. m.
This was probably the saddest event of the
entire trip, and caused great amusement and
laughter to everybody who was not called on to
arise.
Sunday morning at 8 your correspondent.
accompanied by q fine large breakfast went
out Tor walk, after having read in the New
York Sun, which shines for all, except Mr..
Cleveland and MIR. Hayes, a notice Of the ex-
cursion and list Of names, which we're really
funnier than any joke perpetrsted on the whole
trip or on anybody else. The reporter who
copied those names from the register must
have been one OF those hated republican census
enumerators who didn't know a human name
from chemical label or a botanical allusion
One does not have to be in New York very
long to discover that it 10 o big city, even il
the Porter census lops it off somewhat, and the
city can't raise people enough to raise patriotic
PRIDE enough 70 raise money enough 10 raise a
monument to Gen. Grant at Stable-sids -on-the
Hudson.
In other respects New York is doing quite
well and has more people living far above the
earth than any town in America.
Buildings are SO high in New York that the
Ae"SS "Au WIG esars are ther only compentors.
HoMEwARD BOUND.
At o'clock the order Of reversal was given
and rush was made for the elevated to catch
the ferry at and the special for home at few
minutes thereafter.
BY the kind permission Of the ROYAL Blues
tiers any train could be taken by their guests,
but the guests were stuck on the Royal Blue
and everybody was present in good time to
take that at the hour set forth in the card.
Came mighty near forgetting something. and
1t had better be settled right here. There
hasn't been party going out Of Washington
and Baltimore in long season that contained
as many good looking women a. did the RoyaI
Blue of last Saturday.
In view Of this fact Mr.. Frank Bond OF the
Baltimore and Ohio, ably assisted by Coils
Hancock and Baldwin Of the Reading and the
Jersey Lightning, prepared the following re-
frain and earnestly requested that il be pub
lshed:
There were brown eyes and blue eyes and dark
hair and light;
There were large ones and small ones and duh
ones and bright;
And there wasn't 9 one on that Royal Blue
train,
You wouldn't walk miles, Just to look as again.
As the train passed Elizabeth NJ, some one
thoughtlessly said There's Elizabeth" and
both George Apperson Of the Globe Democrat
and Howard Thompson of the Cleveland Plain
Dealer had to be restrained by force from jump
ing from the car and rushing into the town.
No explanations were offered but it is thought
they are rivals and the girls name is Eliza