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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-01

The COIumbfa Cub Regatt0.
The Columbia Athletic Club will hold its first
club regatta Of the season this evening. begin
ming at $50 o'clock. The tours will row a mile
with one turn starting and finishing at the
boat house. The Fights will row mile straight
away, starting at the Three Sisters and finish
ing at the boat house. Dancing will follow the
races.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-01

Messrs. J. F. Ochsenreiter and 7. Otterback
of the c. /. c., who left here about the 18th in
slant. returned Sunday evening after enjoy
able and interesting tour through the Shenan-
doah valley. All the points of interest were
visited, including Weir cave. Hot Springs and
Natural bridge. While at the bridge a heavy
rain set in, which compelled the tourists to take
the train to Lynchburg, from which place the
return trip was made.
A century was made from Staunton to VIM
chester on the 23d, notwithstanding very
strong wind was blowing against the riders and
mountainous roads to travel from Winchester.
The riders had rough ride over Clarks Gap.
A stop was made at the Mountain House, Bear
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-01

municipal expenses that Congress provided in
| the street extension bill that the maintenance
and improvement of streets opened up under
the provisions of this bill in the suburbs should
be an exclusive charge on the District.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-08

many Tabues largely ad
esed and used simply the avorte prescription of their family
ling and In the great hospitals of the
metropolitan cities where the wealthy find better than their
luxurious homes the ingredients of Rpans Tabue admins
They
of
arrangement dyspepsia constipation
bowels
For the principal hospitals in New York City has
slightly from the that has been
found efficacy Through the commentators of physicians
mission herring has been widely rapidly extending that
finally prepare the
FORM make available the whole public at moderate
through the recognised medium
securing publicity advertisements in the columns OF the
the This the time not far distant
when family of intelligence will supply
Rans Taules clock cooking They already
druggist dealer will
supply them box containing six walls sole for Is cents and
paid address, receipt of price, by the Ripans
Chemical Company, No 10 Spruce St, New York.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-08

According TO the annual report of
President Eliot, eight new professor
ships were created last year in Har-
vard-four In arts and sciences, two
in medicine, one in law, and one in
veterinary medicine. According to
the report of the treasurer, there were
gifts during the year of $4,000. The
total expenditures for the year were
nearly $1,000, 900. The faculty of
arts and sciences have announced that
a new dormitory, to cost $3.50. 000,the
gift of an anonymous friend, is to be
built at once, with special reference
10 the accommodation of students of
small means. Another gift has been
received, also anonymously, for new
library reading room. The room is
to he large enough to seat comfortably
400 persons.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-08

The Hon. w. G. P. Breckenridge of
Kentucky, in his recent address at the
Drexel Institute in Philadelphia, said:
"Education does not mean q certain
amount of learning from the books,
some knowledge Of Greek and Latin,
some capacity TO solve comic sections,
some acquaintance with dead dynas-
ties, but it means the capacity to do
the duty of today. The best educated
woman ! ever knew did not know
how to spell according to Webster,
and wrote with her knitting needle,
but she knew how to manage plan
tation of 5000 acres, and trained her
boys to do great service for God and
man, and to make everybody around
her better and nobler when they came
in contact with her. And so educa-
ton means the training of all the
mental muscles and all the physical
nerves for the day in which we live" I"
Passaic City record., 1893-04-08
PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT.
Record of the Past Month-A Change
! in Form.

The statement of the public debt. giving
month of March, shows net decrease in
the debt of 81, 956, 49, S3. OF this 1853, 532 so
is the amount os the reduction of the bonded
Indebtedness Of the Government, and ST.
502, 6i0.3 SO is the increase of cash in the Trea-
sury during the month.
The interest bearing debt showed no
change; debt on which interest has
ceased since maturity decreased $33. 715,
and the debt bearing no interest $4i9,
$3.50. The aggregate interest and
non-interest bearing debt March 3lst
it was 1868, ,2Si, 752 63. The coin cerrif-
icates and Treasury notes, Offset by an equal
amount of cash in the Treasury, ourstand-
ing at the end of che month, were S597, 42S
09l, an increase OF s., A l0 255.
The total cash in tns treasury was $762,
76S, 1926. against which liabilities were
outstanding, including the S100, 900, 600
S7S7, 137. .699.05, leaving an available urplus
of SIS, ,631. 72S3l. OF this, &c, 49,. 225.99 was
gold In the month there was in
crease in gold coin and bars OF $605, 2S5 0S,
the total at the close being SIX, BE. .23!. 80.
of silver there was SAT-, 1864, ,SYl. 81, an in.
954, GAL n was in National bank depositor-
les, agar st S15,651, 5034 As at the end of the
previous month.
The receipts for March were sS4. 43s, 844. 80
and expenditures $35, 327,9 ,953 10. In FeDru-
ary the receipts we're $50, 00o, 892. % and ex-
penditures S31, ,677, 454. Customs recaipts in-
creased from SIG 936, 395. rs to $40 GA, S74. 60
Although the month was three days longer
than February, the payments for pensions
increased only from S13, ,494, ,655.2j TO Sl3,
S39 220.10, due, probably, to the interruption
of the work O. the Pension Bureau by the
holding of the Inaugural Bail III its build
ing
The public debt statement was issued in
the same form that it has been since Scores
tary Window changed the form from that
adopted by Secretary Manning and con.
tinued by Secretary Faircaiid. Secretary
Carlisle will, however, change the form be-
tween now and May l.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-08
DEATH IN TEE SHAFT.
Ten Men Suffocated by Smoke
in Sham0kin Mine.
What Resulted From Irving to
Fill a Lighted Lamp.

A miners lamp caused an explosion in the
Nelson Shaft Shamokin. PENN, at seven
o'clock few mornings ago. Many miners
escaped but ten were killed. Owing to the
day being holiday, there were not as many
men at work as usual. The mine is operated
by Langdon Sc Co. The bodies have been
recovered.
The killed were: John Roble, James Bren-
nan, Michael Brennan, John Ryan, Fred
ericx Ginter. John Burtt, John Garry, Joseph
Borteax. Nicholas Dolton Frank Shupis.
The fire started about twenty feet from
the bottom of the slope, where there was an
oilhouse used by the men to change their
working clothes for others before leaving
the mlneS
About $50 a. m. a Hungarian was filing
ais lamp, and it exploded, igniting the oil
about it. He rushed from the oiihouse, and
the flames spread with rapidity.
Attempts were made to fight the fire, but
those who started to do so we're compelled to
flee for their lives. They succeeded In reach
ing the bottom of the shaft, and were hauled
to the surface along with some belated min
ars, who owe their lives to the fact that they
did not go to work at the usual time.
The ten men who lost their lives were at
work nearly 100 feet above where the fire
broke out. Through an airway from the
lower vein to the red ash vein the smoke
pOuTeu, SuAOCdtAuS tuc unhOi ouhocO~ AAnS
rats in trap.
Almost the entire town gathered in the
vicinity of the burning mine, from the air
passages of which great volumes of smoke
were Issuing. The scenes were most distress
ing. The wives and children of the impris-
oned men uttered agonizing cries and im-
plored the men in the crowd to rescue loved
ones.
About midday a rescuing party of six
brave men went down the shaft and entered
the burning vein. The smoke was so dense
that they were compelled to lie down on
their stoluachs and keep wet sponges to
their nostrils to avoid suffocation. When
they had proceeded a short distance they
came eeross the bodies of two men locked in
each others arms They were the Brennan
brothers, James and Michael.
Further on the bodies of eight men were
found, making ten dead in all. The bodies
were removed to the surface with much diff
fculty They were taken to the blacksmith's
shop, where most pathetic scenes were WIT
messed. Three of the men were married and
had large families. The others were young.
averaging less than twenty-five years.
Only two mules were gotten out alive.
Five were found with their necks resting
over each others bodies. How they got in
this position is q mystery. There were al
together thirty dead mules in the mins.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-08

An official notice that Emperor Will
liam of Germany must have better
view from the windows of his palace,
and that to that end all private prop
erty from the Schlossplatz and the
Breitenstrasse, in Berlin, to tie river
Spree will be condemned, has created
a bitter feeling there against him.
The ground thus acquired will be con-
verted into park. The money with
which to do this will be raised by a
lottery which the Prussian Govern
ment will get up.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-08
NEWSY GLEANINGS.

EUROPE has 50 600 match factories.
SMALLPOX is killing raany Silesians.
THrRrY-N1NE railroads enter Chicago.
THE United States have $4,000 paupers.
FIREBuas are terrorizing Milwaukee, Wis
THERE are about 43o0 Hebrews In Portu-
| gal.
THERE are 3s, 400 street cars in the United
States.
THERE are $1,000 Western Union tele-
graph offices.
THE grip is becoming epidemic again in
New York City.
A BANK for the use of colored people mas
been organized at Admission, Ala
THERE are now ninety-two Christian
churches in the city of Toxic. japan.
AN epidemic of mumps prevails among
employees of the Indianapolis undJ Post
office.
THE damage done by the late cyclone in
the Mississippi Valley is reported TO be 81
600. 900.
THE Senatorial elections in Spain have
resulted in a sweeping victory for the Mon-
archists.
THE model performances of Wagner's
operas at Bayreuth, Bavaria, will be omitted
this year.
SrArIsrlcs of mortality in the South
SNOW budb Uuo uS1uu Adu9 - ~/1 S~>~~
one white.
THE Chinese no longer conceal their de-
termination to ignore and defy the reglstra-
ton law.
THIS year there will be two eclipses OF tne
sun, one on Sunday, April 10th, ana tne
second on Monday, October 9th.
THE British House of Commons, by a vote
of 276 to 229, passed resolution that IN
future all members shall be paid for their
services in Parliament.
VENEZUELA has defaulted in one OF the
annual payments due the Unite States on
the claim of 1924, 30l. .66 awarded by the
treaties Of 1885 and 1885.
ONE of the regulations of the Columbian
Exhibition at Chicago consists in requiring
the use of wide tires on the heavy team
wagons employed in the grounds.
BosToN is in a state of excitement. A
portion of the concrete basement OF the City
Hall has sunk about fifteen or twenty feets
and it is ascertained that the foundation OF
the building is only quicksand.
A WORLDS FAIR daily viii be printed on
the grounds. The first page will be devoted
to q chronicle of the happenings on the
grounds. The other pages will be made un
Of the first pages of the morning EDITIONS OF
the city papers.
GOVERNOR MARKHAMs approval Of the
parole bill will release from the two State
prisons of California, over 1000 convlcts
who have served one year of their nrst
term. Many of the convicts who may be
paroIed are desperate criminals from tne
East
Passaic City record., 1893-04-08

Any useful invention or discovery
is the product of two factors. the man
who originates it, and the times in
which he lives, says Park Benjamin i'll
the New York Independent. Both are
essential, and both must co-act. There
has been no period in the worlds his
tory when every sign pointed more
markedly to the imminence of great
and marvellous discoveries than the
present. Equally, there has been no
time when more men-cautious, skill
full, patient investigators-have been
at work under strictly scientific meth
ods to make Nature reveal the secrets
the existence Of which can now, fol
the first time, be dimly discerned.
And in all the fields of human en-
deavor there is none in which the
promise and potency of future
achievement is greater than in that Of
the development Of thai wonderful
form Of energy which we know Al
electricity"
Passaic City record., 1893-04-08

The French are in modern days the
worlds canal builders, remarks the
Boston Cultivator. It was French en-
terprise that built the Suez Canal.
Though the Panama Canal is fail
ure, new French enterprise is near
ing completion, a canal through the
Isihmus of Corinth, saving the long
journey around the capes of southern
Greece and connecting the Mediterra-
mean and the Agean seas. Such a
canal was ages ago declared feasible,
but only in modern times has there
been enough enterprise and capital to
complete it. The cost is 800, 900, 600.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-08

Comparing the length of head with
the stature, it appears that until the
fifteenth year girls heads are shorter
i. proportion to their stature than
the heads OF boys to their heights. AT
fifteen the ratio of the boys length of
head to stature suddenly dEops, while
that of girls gradually rises. idSicat-
ing that in the adult the heads of NO
men are proportionately longer than
those of men. The same is true OF
the width and width of face.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-08
DROWNED IN THE LAKE.
Four of a Pleasure Party Lost
Through Bad Sailing.

Thomas Kelly and his wife; w. B. Knops,
stem S,rapher; Thomas Smith, an engineer;
El. Smythe: Miss Mamie McCue, aged
sixteen: Mary Flynn, thirteen; Agnes
Flynn, fifteen: Maggie Sheppard. twenty,
and Efiie Kelly, thirteen, went to Milne
burg, resort on Lake Pontchartrain, near
New Orleans, La, AMI hired sloop for
days sail. After cruising about for few
hours they decided to make trip mile
and a half out from shore. where they saw
a fishing party. The course of the sloop
was changed, and the party got within hail
ing distance of the fishing party
Thomas Kelly was in charge of the sloop,
and attempted to gybe the craft. AS the
boom swung, the sloop's gunwale went uu-
der water and the boat began to fill. Kelly
lost his head, and his lack Of ability fright
ened the women.
They tumbled over one another, and the
boat was capsizsd The water was thirt cen
feet deep. The anchor of toe sIoop slipped
from the deck and caused those of the party
who had secured a hold on the keel to lose
their grip.
The men in the sk,ff saw the accident.
They were Godfrisd Merzsnaca and B..
Schneider, and they eeted in rescuing
Maggie Sheppard and Mamie McCqe, but as
they were about to rescue Mrs. Kelly she
gave cry and sank.
Agnes and Mary Flynn slipped from tna
bottom of the upturned boat and sank in
each Others arms. Efie Kelly chung to the
rudder post Of the sloop with the energy of
despair, but each wave which struck the
boat caused her hands to slip. and the girl
went down q moment before the ski6 could
reach her.
The men were all saved, and with the two
rescued children were roued TO the shore.
e. C. Flynn, father of the drowned sisters.
declared that he would kill Thomas Kelly on
sight He blames Kelly alone for the acci'
dent.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-08
IN A FIRE TRAP.
Thrilling Destruction of Bradford
penny Hotel.

penny Hotel.
Bradford, Penn, in the heart of the upper
oil region, was visited the ether morning by
the most disastrous hotel fire in its history.
The Higgins House, large frame struc-
ture, was destroyed. together with the
Rochester and Pittsburg passenger station
across the street, and the house of the agent
of the road, which adjoined the station.
Leroy's grocery store was also burned.
One hundred and twenty-five people were
asleep in the Higgins House ct 4 o'clock
when the fire broke out It caught from a
gas Jet in the kitchen, and the big
frame structure was soon ablaza. The
dead are: Thomas Cullen, painter.
Miss Georgia Bond, Bradford; body taken
from ruins. Two-year-old baby of Mrs. E.
Tucker, Elmira; drowned in the creek.
George Parks. railway machinist Bradford;
body taken from ruins. F. Havelin, loco
motive engineer: body taken from ruins.
twenty-five others were badly injured.
The inmates Of the hotel were awakened
by man who rushed through the Railways,
kicking at the doors and yelling "Fire?'
Men and women rushed from thS;;- rooms
into the halls, already filled with smoke and
fame, and the general cry was: Jump
from the windows and save yourselves
Many did SO, but it was bad jump to
risk. From the upper story it was thirty
feet to tho plank roadway on the west side,
and on the east side was the creek,
where tho jump was forty feet. Several
persons made the leap for life into the stream
and were rescued.
Mr.. and Mrs. Higgins escaped from the
burning building after they were ne arly
suffocated by the s;moke. Mrs. Higgins was
badly injured.
The Riddle House was transformed into
temporary hospital. In one room was Pro-
fessor Neumeyer, of the Jamison Orchestra.
His left foot was crushed and he was seri-
ously hurt internally In another room j..
w. Osborne lay, both legs broken and his
back injured. In another apartment were
two men, hurt internally and badly bruised
about their heads. Two women were in
another, bruised about their faces and
hands. Ore of the women had lost her
baby, and her agony was pitiful. A boy
named john johnson was found wandering
through the streets with a two-year-old
baby in his arms its face, arms and hands
burned and blistered.
1t was estimated that the property loss
would reach 500, 900, with total insurance
Of $50, ,01G.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-08
A LOVERS CRIME.

Killed HIS Sweetheart and Then
Fatally Shot Himself.
Miss Efie Clark. of Spokane. Washington,
was shot and killed by F. Ross S-cith, at
Evanston, ILL.,, who then fatally shot him
self.
Miss Clark was nineteen years old and
Smith twenty-six. The girls parents, as
well as Miss CLARK herself, had opposed the
attentions of Smith, VINO was an ardent
suitor. Miss Clark was a member OF the
freshman class in the Northwestern Uni
versity.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-08
A DEADLY BLAST.
II Hurled Torrent of Water on the
Miners Below.

disaster both appalling and singular,
which placed the lives Of forty men in
jeopardy and IN which three were killedand
ten more seriously injured occurred in the
Laurel Hill Mine, operated by Pardee
Brothers, on the outskirts of Hazleton,
Penn, at $50 O'clock few mornings since.
At about y:25 David Williams lit fuse
preparatory to firing lift No. 5. Five min
utes later the explosion occurred. Imme-
diately a terrifying roar was heard and an
immense body of water rusned down breast
No. 19, filling it to the roof.
rhe men fed to places of safety, and later
all but three were rescued and brought to
the surface. The three men who could not
be rescued were Thos Hudson, John Tren-
bath and Richard Williams. They were
drowned. 1t was thought that some OF
those rescued might die from injuries sus-
tanned 10 being washed against hhe ROCKS
Passaic City record., 1893-04-08

The word "syndicate," which is of
American origin, is now used In the
British House of Commons to charac-
terize combinations by which NUM-
ber of members having common
object in view unite for balloting pur-
pasoc
Passaic City record., 1893-04-08

Chauncey M. Depew advises young
men to become familiar with political
affairs, join a party, go to caucuses
and throw their influence on the side
of honesty and decency.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-08
OFFICIALS IMPEACHED.

Secretary of State, Acknowledgement
and Ex-Treasurer to be Tried.
A joint session Of the Nebraska Legisla-
ture at Lincoln adopted articles OF impeach-
ment against Secretary Of State Allen, At
torney-Generai Hastings and Commimioner
Humphrey.
The articles against ex-StAte Treasurer
John e. Hill were adopted in the afternoon.
The casee WIN now 60 to the supreme Court.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-08
BOOK AND JOB PRINTING,
APRIL s, 1898.
of every description, quick and cor1

Is it true, as whispered, that
public documents of value to the
City, that should be on file, Can
not be found
Passaic City record., 1893-04-08

From present indications there
is to be a very lively charter cleo
ton in this city next Tuesday. 1t
will be such an election as every
friend of good government desires
to see, and one in which it is more
than probable nearly the entire
voting population will take part.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-08

False statements and perversion
of facts will not deceive the people
as to the true issue to be deter
mined at the polls or Tuesday.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-08

Don't be deceived by election
day promises. They are easily
made and quickly broken. Acts
speak louder than words. The
record of the past two years IS
history and cannot be wiped from
the memory of the taxpayers.
Don't vote for two more years of
the same rule if you value your
prosperity.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-08

2l4 railroad accidents in the United States
in February. or this number eighty -four
were collisions, III derailments and thirteen
other accidents in which fifty-nine persoss
were killed and 313 injured.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-08

Germany with less thanfifty million
inhabitants, has about 27 500 university
students, or one for every 1850 of the
population.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-08
ELECTRICITY
For PigAt s. Doper.

The John Hopkins and other Colleges
have added electrical engineering to their
curriculum.
In the history Of the world nothing has
succeeded in displacing older methods like
electricity.
For full particulars costs of install
latioIl, light power, ETC., apply office Of
PASSAIC ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT & POWER co..
c. M & Cos Bldg Cor. PaSsaiC & Main AYES.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-08

Mr.. Slater is lifelong resident
of this vicinity. He is self-Inade
man in every respect, his advance
ment in life being directly attribu-
table to his muscle and brains. He
is of unblemished character, and a
man who deserves the vote of every
citizen.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-08

The occasion which now presents
itself is one which it has not been
the good fortune of the citizens
eager for reform to accept in many
years. Now is the time and now
the occasion. With the will of the
people as a power behind them,
with determination in the coming
contest, let every one who desires
better government not neglect to
go to the polls on Tuesday and
cast their vote for John J. Slater
for Mayor.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-08
The Passaic Trust and Safe Deposit Co,
Cor. Main g. Bloomfield Aves., Passaic, N

Cor. Main g. Bloomfield Aves., PasSaic, N J.
funds solicited from administrators others with whom
issued all European countries New York City rates
Wednesday Saturday
-DirectOrS.-
C Treasu
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VIM Castor F. M Slater Edo Kip, Geo Waerhous
Carlisle F A A.. Houten
Passaic City record., 1893-04-08

JOHN ]. SLATER, candidate for
Mayor, has been President of the
Mutual Loan & Building Associ-
alton about seven years, during
which period he has given his
time to the stockholders of the
association without one dollar of
compensation for services. No
doubt shareholders will show their
appreciation of long and faithful
service to them by voting for him
for Mayor on Tuesday next.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-08

JOHN ]. SLATER is man whose
integrity cannot be questioned.
and his ability and fitness are
equally beyond dispute. Every
voter, without distinction of party,
can vote for Mr.. Slater with the
full confidence that he is aiding in
the election of one who will faith
fully and ably represent the best
interests of the city.
Passaic City record., 1893-04-08

We congratulate our esteemed
contemporary, the Hoboken O6sey-
gey, on its change from a weekly
to daily paper. It has long been
advocating reform in local gov
ernment, and thus far has sue
ceeded admirably. Clean, out
spoken and unbiased, it deserves
liberal support.