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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-30
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP.
Handsome and Tasteful Designs in
House Architecture.
THE EXTENSION OF The CITY.
The Proposed Summer and Winter
Theater Building.
VARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS.

II E FIN E r E s l.
dence at the corner
of 18th street and
Riggs place just COM
pleted for Mr.. Justice
Brown attracts con-
slider able attention
because its style OF
architecture makes II
differ from other
houses. even IN this
city. where there Is
perhaps greater 1ati-
tude exercised in the
cboica of architecture
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-30

VI. Cassagnard. champion bicyclist. was
thrown from his horse on the outskirts of
Paris Thursday. He struck on his head,
fractured his skull and died an hour after
ward
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-30

Sergt. Maj. Allen. fourth battalion, hal
fancy by Major Campbell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-30

DR.. John r. Nelly. nominated by Major
Suess as surgeon, fifth battalion, has passed
the brigade medical examining board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-30

Second Lieut.. Robert Smith, company A
second battalion. has resigned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-30

Prince Bismarck continues to gain
9Th slowly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-30
XTFORCHESTNUTS
Coming Runs of the Local Wheel
men.
OYSTER R0AST ALSO ANTICIPATED
Discussing Recent Attempts t
Break Records.
G oSsIP OF THE CLUBS

] HE SEASON FOR
watermelon runs is
over. and the wheel
men who enjoy the
trips through the
country will have to
look TO some other
product of the coun-
try to supply the alb
eence Of this luscious
fruit. This task is
by no means a diff
cult one, for now the
chestnut season is
about to open. and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-30

have been notified by the secretary of
the National Rife Association that the
Hilton and interstate trophies had been
won by the District Of Columbia team at
the last meeting of the National Rifle AS
ISOLATION at Sea Girt. N. j.. and 1 desire
of winning the trophies second time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-30
persisted the

so to speak, is there any more money in this
Zulu business than there is in shuckinp
| oysters or backing boots or peddling pop
| corn?''
And the wild son of the desert dropped
his club and roared aloud.
There are several thousand such Zulus in
| Washington.
| A DulRa rian From the West.
| or all the men on the Midway none are
more likely to be remembered by the lady
visitors than the handsome Bulgarian who,
/ assisted by female Bulgarian soii Bul-
| garian curios just a little to the southwest
| of the Ferris wheel. He is a handsome
man, and, so far as physical appearance
| goes, Is a decided credit to his country,
which, to be accurate, is not Bulgaria
| Years ago he had a ranch in the Platte
valley. and in little while acquired such a
| reputation as a masher made Nebraska
| large and comparatively unpopulated as IT
was then, much too small, to contain him
| and the several other people who wanted to
| see him. He wandered up into the Black
Hills. enjoyed and suffered the extremes of
| fortune, went still further west about the
middle of the seventies. and when l knew
him was COW boy in Idaho
| 1t is far cry from an Idaho cattle
| ranch to curio kiosk on the Midway
| Plaisance, but he had made the trip, and
| when he saw the glance of recognition in
my eve lifted his feZ gracefully, held out
his hand and ciasped mine Warmly, and in
| a supplicating whisper said: For Heavens
sake so away! You'n smash my business,
| and there's money in it,
| Where Many Carlos Are Made.
| Upon his confession. obtained subse-
quently, and upon the evidence Of my own
| eyes, 1t can be stated with all authority
that the great bulk of oriental jewelry sold
| to the creduious on the Midway Piaisance
| was manufactured in the wide-awake state
| of Connecticut. OF course there We're some
| genuinely foreign articles for sale but as a
| rule they were not of the cheaper sort
Fine specimens of eastern metal work are
| not to be had for nothing even on the Mid
| way Plaisance. Curious people who intend
| visiting Chicago during the coming month
| will find considerable amusement in a crit
| ical tour of the Midway" They will find
| as others have found, an interesting field
! in which to study human credulity and
! fakish dishonesty. Inspection of one line
| of goods will convince any sensible person
! of the counterfeiting that is going on The
| average pair of eyes will note the fact that
| the Turks and Greeks and Bulgarians and
! A,gerians and Egyptians and Genoese and
| French and Hebrews and Persians and
Soudanese all sell as of native design and
| workmanship precisely the same pattern of
| bracelet. These decorations are sold at the
| average price of 81 to the retail purcha ser
on the Midway; they are supplied to the
fakirs by New York manufa curing house
at the uniform rate Of $3.50 per dozen.
| And the nauseating and much advertised
Persian dancers are just foreign as are
the bracelets GEO. H. HARRIES.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-04-20

Picturesque Display from the Ships Of the
United States Fleet.

FoRT MONROE, April 13.-The finest
drill with searchlights ever seen in these
waters took place Sunday evening, accord
ing to a pre-arranged programme. The
scenic effects were grand as the long rays
shot away up toward the clouds and arched
over the masts of the vessels, only to be
thrown in some new and unex xpected drec-
ton to form other and more effective com
binations.
The Philadelphia made the preparatory
signal with her Adois electric light about
7 so o'clock, and at sharp eight bells the
search lights were turned on in full blaze.
The lights were first thrown at an angle Of
Is degrees, the rays of one ship iutersect-
ing those of her next in line.
Then. by signal from the flagship, the
nshore lights Of the first squadron were
concentrated on the fort. while those of the
second squadron were sent peering around
the hooks and corners of the hotel, to see
what the girls were doing. The off-sbore
lights were thrown abeam at an angle Of 45
degrees elevation.
All the lights we're then concentrated on
the Bancroft in one squadron aud the Con
cord in the other Then the Philadelphia
and Newark's lights off shore were thrown
at All angle of 45 degrees, on which the
vessels above or below them concentrated.
The Rip Raps was next brought out into
sharp relief, although the foreign vessels
shut off more or less of the effect. The
lights we're held in these positions for few
minutes, while getting the beams adjusted
and waiting for the signal from the Phila-
delphia. The flags were then hoisted aboard
all the vessels, and full blaze Of light
thrown upon them brought out the beautiful
emblem Of liberty in strong relief against
the dark blue Of the starlit sky.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-04-20
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Portland VS.. Bowdoin at Portland today.
The April term of the supreme judicial
court convened in Belfast, Tuesday. Judge
Whitehouse presiding, host of witnesses
have been summoned before the grand jury
on liquor cases. Nearly every liquor seller
in the city has skipped to foreign parts.
1t has been discovered that an opium
joint has been running of Bangor. Several
years ago Chinsman went there and started
a laundry in Eqst Market Square. The
police have discovered that number of
young men &, there regularly TO hit the
pipe
A well-known citizen of Thomaston is
quoted as saying that if the Rocklani,
Thomastou & Camden Electric Street Riil-
way Co. does not build the line between
Thomaston aud Rockland another company.
with ample capital will build it, and will do
the work as the town wants it.
The Waldo county Democratic commit
tee met in Belfast Tuesday and organized
as follows: II l.. kilgpre. Belfast. chair
man; Il +. Stove, Troy, secretary: Jona-
than Bartlett, M0ntville. treasurer. The
committee transacted all business that came
before them and adjourned to the second
Saturday in June. The committee endorsed
the petitions of Fred L. Mitchell, Belfast,
to be deputy collector of internal revenue
Thomas White. Bargoy, to be collector OF
customs in his district: A. l.. Mudgett, Bel
fast, inspector of public buildings: A. W.
Hardy. Winterpors, for postmaster at that
town.
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A BIG CANAL PROJECT.
To improve the Waterways Of Minnesota and
Encourage Trade.

Sr. PAUL. MINI, April IA good deal
of surprise was occasionrd in business cir
cles here when it was learned that just be-
fore the closing of the office of the secre-
tsry of state wealthy capitalists of Mime
apolis. Duluth and Chicago had filed arti-
cles of incorporation for the Minnesota
Canal Company, with capital of $50 .0o0,-
900. The document recites that the incor-
porators of the company intend construct
ing canals and improving the waterways Of
Minnesota.
Inquiry develops the fac, that the gentle
men mentioned in the articles are backed
by men worth millions and that the con-
struction of great canal between St. Paul
and Duluth will be begun at an early date,
probably by the middle of the summer.
One of the promoters of the enterprise
said that the object of the construction of
the canal was TO solve the grain and coal
problems for Minnesota. Ii is the inten-
ton to construct canal sufficiently large
to enable boat to load at Buffalo and
carry its cargo unbroken to the docks in St.
Paul. The central idea is, of course, to
carry coal one way and grain the other. AT
present it costs 81 so to carry ton of coal
from Buffalo to st. Paul, but by canal the
rate will be but so cents
The incorporators are Flavina J. Barber.
Milton Weston, 4. G. Martin, Percival
Steele and S. NJ. Meek of Chicago; Frank
F. Davis of Minneapolis and Henry Curtis
Spslding of Duluth.
Mr.. Spaulding is named as president of
the corporation, Mr.. Weston as vice-presi
dent, Mr.. Davis as secretary and Mr. Mar
tin as treasurer.
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SHE HELD up" HER MAN.
Another Portion Of Mans Domain Invaded by a
Kansas Woman.

TorEKA, April l9.-The advocates of
equal rights have cause TO congratulate
their sex upon another avenue recently
opened to women, though there have been
no bulletins sent ont. A woman of Kansas
City named Maria Pendry, which is probab-
ly one of her many aliases, took to the road
as highwayman, or highwa aywoman. Her
first venture was financial success, but
unfortunately for her enterprise she was
captured, and will now serve two years
term in the penitentiary.
This woman ''held up her man in the
regular way, presenting a revolver to his
face and demanding '.hands up as he
came around corner. He obeyed, for
there was very evidently shoot in her eyes,
and stood still while she riled his pockets.
Resentng this invasion of mans domain as
well as the loss of his money and watch,
he hastened to the police station as soon as
he was released, and a policeman found
her.
A woman in this city, bright little leader
of the equal rights movement, said "Why
moth do not say, of course, that the cali
ing she adopted was a righteous one, but
why was she any more to blame than a man
under the same circumstances:
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Congressman Wilson, Being Snubbed by Hir,
Reads Him a Lesson.

WASHINGTON. April l9.-Attorney Gen
eral Olney has already gained the repu,s-
ton of being the most frigid and unbending
member of the cabinet. An incident is re-
lated as illustrative of this characteristic
He was called upon by Congressman Wm.
l.. Wilson of West Virginia, who will be
remembered as chairman of the last Demo
cratic national convention at Chicago. and
who might have been attorney general him
self had he so desired.
Mr.. Olney has given rigid order to the
colored messenger who stands at his door
to admit no one TO his presence until after
due presentation of cards When MIR. Will
son approached the attorney generals of
fee, the messenger, knowing him very well,
ushered him into the august presence Of
Mr.. Oney. That gentleman was very busy,
and Mr.. Wilson quietly sat down in one
corner of the room After whiie the cab
met glanced up from his papers, and seeing
the visitor. whose approach had not been
duly heralded, said to him;
How did you get in here!"
Mr.. Wilson modestiy explained that he
had come in through the door, as was his
custom, and that the messenger knowing
him, had not considered it necessary TO first
ask PERMISSION Ior MS entrance. mere
upon Mr.. Olney summoned the messenger.
Turning to the frightened menial he thun-
dered at him:
81 want itdistinctly understood that here
after no man comes into my Office until he
sends in his card, and decide whether or
not want to see him. This applies to
senators, representatives, and anybody
else
Without deigning look at Mr.. Wilson,
Mr.. Olney turned on his heel and went back
to his desk, where he busted himself with
some papers. Mr.. Wilson, who is noted in
Congress as one of the most suaye and self
possessed members in the House, admits
that for once he laid aside his self posses
sion and gave Mr.. Olney a very brief but
expressive recognition of his conduct.
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TO TELL the SHIPS APART.
Suggestion Of white Flag Bearing The YES.
SETS Name.

WASHINGTON, April l9.--Many COM
plants have reached Washington from New
York of the difficulty of recognizing the
ships which viii take part in the parade nn
April 81. There are several suggestions OF
a way out Of the difficulty. and one man
proposes that big sign be affixed to the
side of each ship, bearing In huge letters
the name and nationality of the vessel, an
unmiiisary proceeding which would give
great pain to the sticklers Of naval regula-
tons.
There Is one suggestion which does not
disturb to any alarming extent the require
men,s on occasions of official parade and
which stands good chance Of being
adopted. II is proposed that each ship fly
penant, the familiar pointed flag bearing
on white ground in blue letters the name
Of the carrier Such flag, borne At the
fore, a. the mast nearest the bow 10 techni-
called, would 1ot violate beyond the limits
Of reparatiou the set rules Of naval dress
ing.
The service it would render to the many
people who witness the procession in know
ing the name and Nationality of the ships AZ
they pass would Offset slight infraction Of
! the regulations. The national flag and the
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EDWIN BOOTH DYING.


NEW YoRK, April l9.--Edwin Booth. the
tragejian, is dying at the Players Club, IG
Gramercy Park, suffering from paralysis
II is feared that this, the second paralytic
stroke with which he has been stricken,
will prove fatal.
At II this morning, Superindent McGon-
1gle of the club. not having heard from Mr.
Booth. opened the door of bis .leep,ng
apartment at the club and found the ira
gedian lying in bed unconscious. DR.. st
Clair Smith and DR.. Ransom were imme1i-
ately summoned and gave their opinion that
he had been stricken with paralysis during
the night.
Drs. Smith and Ransom remained with
the patient all and at midnight thought
there were signs Of consciousness. His
condition is considered very critical and the
physicians said it was very doubtful if Mr.
Booth would recover.
IA. Mt was announced at the club
house that Mr.. Booth was sinking, and
while he may recover, his condition was
more precarious than at any time since his
attack.
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swan Island Fatalities.

Tie Bath Times says; The interesting
PAPER of Hon. Chas. Il. Allen of Dresden,
a romance of Swan Island" reminds q
former resident of Richmond that a singu-
lar fatality seems to have befallen the set
tlprs of Swan Island, and their immediate
friends.
The elder Dumerick OF Dumaresq, as
our friend Allen has it, was drowned while
returning from Ha.lowell in a skiff. His
son Philips daughter, and Miss Richards
of Gardiner were also drowned, as was also
Philips wife son of one of the Dunn
ericks, while returning from hunting. was
killed by the discharge of bis gun as he was
pushing off his boat with the butt. A son of
Rev. Fred Gardiner of Gardiner was drowned
while cunning on the river near the shore.
Holder Tallman, Sr., was drowned while
cross sing the ice on his return home to Swan
island. Capt David Call, an old resident
of Swan island, having survived the perils
Of the sea and land for so years, was
trown ned with Greenleaf White, former
resident of this city, by the capsizing of
their boat in Salters Island Gut near the
month of the Kennebec. The death of
Miss Richards. mentioned above, so preyed
upon the mind of her father that after q
voyage to Europe in the hope of freeing
him IRON dwelling upon the sad affection,
he came home, and overwhelmed with grief.
ended his life by plunge beneath the same
waters that closed over the body of his
dearly beloved child.
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RAILROAD CORNERSTONE RS


WAsHINGro>, April i9.-The fifth an
nual convention of the state railway COM
missioners met today at the room of the in
ter-commerce commission. There was a
large attendance.
George NJ. Woodruff, Connecticut
called the convention to order, was elected
chairman and made ami address. Reports
of committees on reasonable rates and
Congressional action in regard to safety
appliances were adopted.
Mr. MortIand of Maine spoke of the need
of uniformity to methods of car coupling,
and presented resolutions advocating the
appointment of committee of seven, two
to be members of the interstate commits
sion and five state commissioners, to inyes-
tigste the matter AMI report at the next
meeting.
Mr.. Chadbourne of Maine said that the
master car couplers had adopted certain
incomplete type, and moved that they be
invited to send delegates. After further
discussion the meeting adjourned until to-
morrow
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A FULL FAIR TREASURY.
Sufficient Funds 10 Pay AZ Debts. and Per
haps Give Bang Up" Banquet.

CHICAGO, April Misleading state
ments relating TO the financial condition of
The Worlds Columbian Exposition are be-
ing eagerly circulated by clique of core.
spond.nts. According to these reports the
Exposition authorities are hampcrcd for
means to pay contractors and workmen, and
have been under constant strain for weeks
to secure money for current expenses.
Treasurer Serburger, in talking of this mat
ter, said
Up to Saturday the total income of the
Fair from all sources has been SIS, H.
3l5 60, and we have paid out Sl1 ,256, 1913.
That leaves us net cash balance on hand
of 1895, ,22l95. This amount will be
slightly swollen from admission fees before
the Fair opens, and if we estimate S25, 900
from this source we will have in round fig
ures 1920 900. That is ample for all de
mands. For the bulldogs alone AMI the
preparation of the grounds Sli $3.50, ,iGt
have been disposed of By contracts, al
though part of this sum has not yet been
paid because not due. When it becomes
due We have the money to pay it.
"Our position now is this We have all
the money we require to pay every oblga-
ton the Fair has incurred, and that will be-
uone OelOre May l. bliis INNING uue after
that time will be met from the gate receipts
If there is anything approaching bank.
rupt condition in that statement the elements
of hostility to the Fair are welcome to make
the most of it,
"What do you estimate the return to
stockholders of the Exposition will be?'
Il am inclined to be conservative on that
point, but think at least 10 per cent. Some
of the directors talk of 1000 per cent and
over. The outcome, of course, is onl,
guess work"
What proportion Of subscriptions re
main nnpaid."
About | 9 per cent. Taking the i'm
mense number of names that were on the
list of subscribers, it is a remarkable thing
that such a small amount of the total
should have proved uncollectable."
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STRIKE SETTLED.
Famous Ann Arbor Trouble
Comes to an End.
No Men viii Be Discharged to Make
Room for the Strikers
And No Man Who Injured the Company s
Property will be EmpIoyed.

ToLEpo, Ohio, April l9.-The famous
Ann Arbor strike will BE- settled BY tomor-
row morning, The advisory committee of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
spent today in adjusting matters. The ne
gotiations were commenced by the brother
hood.
General Manager Ashley stated that he
was willing to come to an adjustment, pro-
videi two points were conceded First, no
engineer now in the employ of the road
shall be dismissed simply to allow an old
employe 10 have place; second, no en-
gineer guilty of injuring the companys
property during the late strike will be re-
employed. Negotiations progressed on that
basis.
The argument is substantially that made
in March by Railroad Commissioner Kirkby
and r.jecied by the men. The old men no
desire work are to make regular application
TO the superintendent at Owosso, and as
many as are needed will be put to work at
once and others are to have places as fast
as vacancies occur.
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EVENING LIGHTS
Is the Name Of a New Sect lust Discovered in
Kansas

TorEkA. Kan, April 19.-"EveniDg
Lights" is the name of new religious sect
having its headquarters in Trego county.
The members believe in the performance of
miracles by Chris,'s Apostles, the name by
which their teachers are known. They ap-
pear to be an earnest energetic people, who
practice what they preach.
SO far no miracles have been recorded,
but the faith of the members seems to be
of that character that takes the promise for
the deed. Meetings are held every after
noon and evening, and from among the
farmers in that county there are gained
many converts.
These converts have not been adde5 to
the Evening Sights so much by the pro-
fc.sions of belief in miracles as by the sim
pie and pure lives of those who have been
enrolled in the membership of this sect.
Any member who feels that he has the
gift is permitted to take the place of teacher
and appears to be listened to with great
earnestness. There are about 100 of these
people in Trego county.
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PRovinENcE. Aprit l9.--The afternoon
session of the Women's Baptist Missionary
Society was devoted entirely to addresses,
and memorial service in honor of the
wouen who have given their lives to mis-
sionsry work and died in the field. About
500 attended the evening session. devoted
to Young women Of society.
The Womans Baptist Missionary Society
began it, session wednesday at Providence
Delegates include representatives from
most of the Eastern and Middle states The
treasury showed total of sl0i.0s3 ex-
pended in foreign feits, and s9990 at
home. Contributions of the states were as
follows: Maine, 1868: Vow Hampshire,
s2s0l; Vermont. s241i; Massachusetts,,
S31 $50; Rhode Islaud, s10.s61; Connec-
t;cut, 1851: New York, si3,2G0; New
jersey, sl5,l0i: Peunsylvauis, 1883 !;
District of Columbia. 1892; Delaware.
s257; collections. $40; total, si40,s05.
Contributions from OTTER states make a
total receipts of Si55 552.