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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-19
REFUSES TO RESIGN,
Internal Revenue Collector Quinn
Says He Must BE DISCHARGED.

Collector of Internal Revenle John c.
Quinn of San Francisco On " sdaesday re-
ceived q telegram from c. 8. Ham,in, act
ing secretary Of the treasury. notifying him
that BY direction Of the President he was
requested to tender his resignation as COL
lsctor, to take effect upon the appointment
and qualification Of his successor.
In answer to this Communication COL
lector Quinn sent the following reply:
My term of office as internal revenue
collector will expire next March. although
At that time / will have held che otice but
three years, one year Of the term being
held BY my deceased predecessor. There u
popular impression that q resignatio
implies q desire on the part OF an Official
to avoid the disclosure Of somethiaG un-
pleasant In the administration of his ONCE
Knowing that have performed the duties
Of my position as internal revenue collector
with the acknowledged approval Of my su-
PenorS. must decline to give grounds fer
ill-natured criticism by a resignation which
In future might put me upon explanation"
Collector Quinn, who IL q republican, says
that President Cleveland promised Senator
Stanford that he should not be removed
from ofdce without cause and that the only
charge brought against him IL offensive
partisanship. Quinn says: III President
Cleveland wants to remove me he can do
20 by simply appointing my successor and
he need not have asked me to resign.
shall not resign under any circurassanccs.
I shall have to be bounced
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-19
BALL IN MIDWAY PLAIsANcE.
The Most Unique Event In the HistOrI
Of the Chicago Fair.

The Most Unique Event In the History
Of the Chicago Fair.
The international ball on the Midway
Plaisance Wednesday night was the most
unique event in the history Of tho Chicago
fair Every nationality was represented.
and All colors-white. black, black and tan
and mixtures Of these-1oined IN the plea
sures and delights Of the dreamy waltz
The affair was held in the Natatonum.
which was gorgsousiy fitted out with lights.
hass, bunting and flowers. Chinese. Jap
anese. Samoans. Dahomeyans. Turks, Be-
douins, Syrians. Persians. Egyptiana
Moors. Algerians. Austrians. Amazons,
Swedss, Roumanians. Russians, EsQuimaux.
Lapianders. Indiana gypsiss. Branlians.
Peruvians, Germans. Americans. English.
Spauiards. Fren chmen, CtnEalese and every
other nationality mingled together In the
most amicable relationship. and the sight
was q wonderful one to behold.
Some Of the costumes were stunning.
while others. particularly those whose
weareYs came from the southern countries
George Francis Train led the grand march.
village q dusky maiden whose costume
would not make even . large bathing suit.
At the banquet which took place after the
fourteenth dance Interesting dishes, such
a. roast missionary II Dahomey," were
on the bill OF fare. Ali the queer Midway
folks were At table. and they were q jolly
lot The boxes were occupied by the expo
sition ofhciAls and representative oficiais
Of the various foreign countries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-19
COME TO MEETING AND CRY.
A Stirring Appeal TO COlored People
by "A Western Camp Meeting ExhOrter

nv Western Camp Meeting ExhOrter
From the Kansas City Times.
Fully 500 people were singing Nearer, My
God. to Thee" in half-hearted way when
Rev. DR.. ]. NJ. Washington walked into the
big colored camp meeting tent at 17th and
Vine streets last evening. He mounted the
platform. faced the audience and throwing
up his hands said:
faint no kind of use trying to sing
Nearer, My God. to Thee in a meeting of
this kind for you'll get further away from
God the longer you sing it Let's lay aside
our gloves and new-fashioned ways and
have a good old camp meeting hymn"
Then he started in on You'd Better Get
Religion. Sinner" and the canvas sweIled
to the chorus. Then Elder Bunch whom
Mr. Washington knew down in Kentucky
away back in slavery days, prayed one Of
the old prayers he used to offer up in the
cotton patch. and the services were In full
swing.
hypocrites and back-sliders. He said:
81 wouldn't giys a cent for a dry-eyed
old devil of a black wretch that Can't come
to meeting and cry little. They'll tell
you It's too hot to go to church this wealth
into the 20 Cotton Ss pach some p of ibesa
days they'll want to get into heaven, and
I'd like to be there when they tried to get
H. sldEu tneTc anu CIuD IN I'LL rney
couldn't rest; the old moss-backed. slab
sided, twist-kneed. cross-eyed hypocritss
And they come here to laugh at Gods
people! In time like this the devil and his
wife and all his grandchildren come out to
see the fun. Well you're welcome, Mister
Devil and Mrs. Devil and all the little devils
as long as you behave yourselves. When you
can't do that. go Off about your business
A great part Of the sermon was on Eman-
cipauon day and it's memories, and here
Mr.. Washington proved himself an orator
He has the gift of an orator In swaying
his hearers. When he talked of the dark
valley of trouble and sorrow through which
the black race had come up 10 freedom
there was hardly dry eye in the audi
ence. There were as many white as COL
ored persons under the tent, and they
caught the Infection from their colored
neighbors and cried too. When he told Of
horses and the mighty army that came
down from the north, over the mountains
into the dark valley of slavery to strike
the shackels from a race, such a mighty
shout went up from the congregation IA
the old trees In the grove never re-echoed
before.
You remember" he said, how YOU used
to stop the mules in the furrow, look 70 see
II the master was coming, and then kneel
down and touch the telegraph wires to
heaven. Bring me 1ngersoli, bring me Tom
Paine, bring me all the infidels that ever
lived and lied and then come with me down
TO that log cabin in the Georgia cotton
patch. Step out, Uncle Ned. Never mind
your Bible; he can't read word of If hIIt
ask him how he got religion. He'll tell Won
how he heard a whisper from heaven, how
he stole off to the timber and prayed and
the fire came down and filled his soul"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-19
How the Question Was Settled.

EtOm tne new IOrk lines.
A story u told of Q well-knowu literary
man and his wife which would seem to
indicate that not all Of the article and
schemtng should be put down to women.
the couple referred to decided to repaper
z certain room In their suburban home.
Although apparently simple enough this
Undertaking proved to be q dinicult one.
as not only was the individual and dia-
metrtcally different taste of each Of the
two to be consulted. but the paper that
was already upon the walls Of an adjoining
room had to be taken into consideration
As well. Again and again did the paper
hanger. who tells the story. come out with
his big rolls OF samples TO the suburban
house. only to return with the mater In
decided. as the wife was sure to dislike
what the husband liked, and vice versa
At length the husband had q private In
terview with the paperhanyer and srs-
gested that the gordon knot be cut n this
wise:
You bring out the very nrst roll that
you showed US, which suited me-" advised
this man whose ingenuity Of plot has long
been the admiration and despair Of the lit
erary guild. Mrs won't remember It.
and II she does. I shall immediately cay
that don't like II, that It clashes with the
paper on the other room and 70 :orth no
that she will at once declare for IL and
nothing else Then I shall yield reluctantly
but gracefully to her wishes and the
thing win be settled the way I want II to
be-"
The paperhanger did as he was told, ond
the little plot having worked like q charm,
that identical paper is aow On The walls cf
the IS living room.
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FIuctuatfons I'm the Honey Crop.

From the Pomona, Cal, Progress
This has not been a good year for the
beekeepers, as there has not been half a
crop OF honey. There is a great differences
in seasons, so far as honey making is con-
cerned Though flowers come IN about the
same profusion each year they do not con-
tain the same amount of honey. Some
years they seem nlled with the sweet nee
tar and the bees make frequent excursions
and always return heavily laden, and other
years the busy little workers scour the
country far ana wide and gather little
honey. 1t has been two or three years
since there Was a large crop OF the pro
duct but when there is beekeepers make
age seasons work for a stand Of bees II
200 pounds OF honey. though a particularly
good stand will sometimes gather bS
pounds. The product sells for $40 20 $40 q
ton SO that on a good year a person with a
hundred stands OF bees would make from
$500 TO 81. 400. IL every season was q good
one a person could not find an odd job
that would reward his spare time any bet
ter than keeping bees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-19
ERRORS ABOUT HYDRoPHoB1A.
Some Popular Mistakes Concerning
Mad Dogs and Their Acts.

Some Popular Mistakes Concerning
Mad Dogs and Their Acts.
From the Chicago Herald.
A very grave error Is expressed in the
name hydrophobia, which means horror
at water This is not simply q misnomer,
but misleading in a very serious way. The
name hydrophobia having become fixed in
peoples minds. and the idea that rabid
dogs dread water having become part and
parcel of the general belief, the sight Of a
dog eagerly tapping water or willingly
piunging into It naturally leads ninety-n:ne
out of a hundred to exclaim: He drinks
there Is no danger"
The fact Is. says. this authority. that a
burning thirst IL one Of the characteristic
symptoms of rabies in its early stages. On
the other hand. the name hyarephobia ia
very appropriate when applied to man. as
an indefnable dread of water or any liquid
the disease when affecting a human sub
feet. In dogs SO far from q Tread of water
being a reliable symptom. 1t ID one which
shows itself but in extremely rare cases.
Another popular error attributes the mad
In July and August. says the scientist, all
kinds of precautions are taken which no
one thinks OF IN November OF December
have no more to do with the rabies than the
moon has to do with lunacy. Dogs are liza
BILE to attacks IN every mOnIn OF the year,
but it 80 happens that July and August
are precisely the months in which the few
est cases occur The records of the veter-
mary schools Of Abort, Toulouse. Paris,
London and Lyons show that 1t IL not IN
the hottest months, but in the wettest
months that the great majority Of cases are
seen. In April. November and December
the recorded cases are double and triple
those In June, July, and August That the
heat of the weather IL not the cause of
rabies is strikingiy proved by the fact that
in hot countries the disease IL rare, and in
some even unknown. Thirst. however in
tense. is incapable Of producing rabies.
Dogs have been subjected to the cruel ex-
perience Of complete abstinence from water
when chained to wall under a burning
sun. They died from thirst, but showed nc
symptoms Of rabies.
Another error is to suppose that mad dogs
foam at the mouth. 1t II only at one stage
Of the disease that the rabid dog elbows any
foam A perfectly healthy dog often shows
an abundance Of foam at the mouth after Q
hard run.
AS It is most important that the symptoms
OF rabies in dogs should be remembered the
following of the most notable are given for
the guidance Of both those who are fond OF
dogs and those who fear them.
At the common cement OF the disease the
animals temper becomes changed: 1t Is dull
gloomy and silent. seeks solitude and with
draws into the most obscure corners. 1t Is
fdgety and restless. goes here end there
lies down and gets up, keeps constantly
proving about and cannot rest long in one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-19
JEWELS FOR THE STAGE.
Royal Crowns for ~ Each and Ge~s
for rs Cent? q Doseu.

Oorrespondesce Of The Evening" Star
NEW YORK, August Is 1854
When royal crown can be purchased
Tor SO small a price a. 81 why complain Of
the hard times7
That is the price asked for such a kinsly
bauble In a shop on broadway. They rap
up somewhat higher, the hsndsornest style
retching as, but for the latter amount
something very gorgeous indeed can be
obtained-an incrusted with precious
stones. Queens tiaras come cheaper and
Tor - one can get a very decent one
THESE royal ornaments are for use on the
stage exclusively. Seen across the foat-
lights they are quite as effective as II me
jewels were real and the gold Is-carat m
stead of brass gilded- The gems are Of
colored giass-emeralds. rubies. topszes.
sapphires. &c-except the diamonds. which
are OF plain cut glass. They cost only rs
cents dozen for the cheapest. though The
nnest ones, such as are appropriate for q
monarch, come as high as 81 each.
slass but the settings, which are made BY
skilled jewelers.. However, many such
gems gen are sod loose for attaching to robes
Ihey are also set IN girdles, bracelets.
necklaces daggers and swords A nnaEni-
n ,,.,sn dagger inerusted with diamonds and
WIN rupies as big as pigeons eggs costa
only H25o IL fl were real instead Of inf
tation II would be worth at least 800 oot
N.S1PcSb SUI OF sthke crown IL the
Eizabethan. which il completely covered
with pearls, some Of them as large a.
hazelnuts This cost 81 Diamond trace
lets or the most superb description fetch s.
PAR, while a diamond necklace 10 worth
N.S1 knightiy and other orders are quoted
al from IS 70 Ss some OF them being very
eiaoorate. Epaulettes and other military
Announcements worn on the stage are res
and very expensive.
The time has passed when cheap mate
rlals were used to initiate costly fabrics IN
stase costumes Nowadays the clothes
worn behind the footlights are as expensive
as as are seen anywhere in real hfe. The
nnest silks and satins are employed and
tne. gowns are tailor made. One opera
company which will start out on the road
irorn this city In September paid $50 a yard
me other DAY for quantity Of stuff for
ropes. one reason for this Is that Door
materials DO not last well
Gold-embroidered lace is used on tee
stare for Spanish dresses and for other
purposes II is the same sort of stun ths I
Is employed on the altar at high Episcopal
ana Roman Catholic churches II Is msAs
ny embroidering white net with sflded cop
A great deal OF madiaeval armor is man.
uiactureo Tor the stage nowadays. Ii Is
maze TO order from ancient designs Ire
pest material is brass plated with nickel.
Inc nickel plating prevents rust and max 81
me armor bright. which latter is an essen
eial point Such a suit of arrnor connplsls
cosu from $50 TO $500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-19

Prof. H. w. Elliott Says That the
Regulations Are Not Far-Reaching
Enough.

Pref. H. w. Elliott Says That the
Regulations Are Not Far-Reachfng
Enough.
Prof. Henry W. Elliott Of the Smithsonian
Institution, who was sent to the seal rock
cries on the Prtbyioff Islands early In Presi-
dent Harrison's administration, to investi-
gate the subject Of seal LIE and make an
exhaustive report on It, II reported a. say
Ing at Cleveland. regarding the Bsripg sea
decision:
Il regard the commercial value of the
Pribylon rookeries ruined II the pelagtc
sealer can enter upon his work around the
seal islands after the LIST OF August every
season. No matter even II the use Of nre-
arms IL prohibited. the use Of spears and
iances ana compressed air TO drive them 4:
not barred cut and white man can and
even better Il he IL Obliged to. The sole use
OF spears. nets. &C. will Indirectly prove a.
not alarm the pei.ss herds - the e's
OF rines and shotguns does. and the seals
win s not become IS wild and wary a. they
''of course this decision prevents the *
, tss,rm INA Of the species: But that IL an
Gal value Of these interests. 20 that they
public treasury. and 80 that they viii yield
enough to be q distinctive feature Of the fur
markets Of the civilizsd world. as they have
The fur seal herd. as It now stands under
this award Of the Paris court, Is open dur
ing February. March and April to the at
tacks OF the pelaSte sealers In the North
Pacific. From May until July 81 the herd IL
mercifully and properly spared by the YER
dict Therefore this sealing neet can and
will rendezvous at Omaiashes, for . superb
harbor gives them the finest shelter and
plenty Of fresh water and n.h between the
LIST Of July and the 31st, and by the LIST Of
August be In position all around the islands,
sixty miles out. for ths feeding seals are
more numerous than they are three miles
from those shores. These vessels on that
shoal area surrounding these islands can
easily anchor and lay out any storm better
than they can do 30 on the Grand Banks
and Georges. for the depth II only nifty to
seventy fathoms and the holding ground
hrst-ciass. 30 the revenue cutters Will never
md these fellows on their bearings. fog or
no fog.
at is a great pity that this good begin
ming Of the court was not carried entirely
out-that this close time did not run from
May to October 10 inclusive. ! hope that
the darhiy limited suggestion that the court
had recommended that all killing OF fur
seals on land and sea be held UP for the
next three years In true. II that plan 10
adopted or agreed upon then the salvation
Of the rookerfes can be effected BY fresh ct.
forts in the main issue, and the full light OF
truth turned on"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-19
Of The Evening Star.
CAMp CDENCER

untn the figures are made public. It was 2
O'Clock In the afternoon before the runs
were all completed, and the statistical off,
GERS were engaged for several hours in their
important arithmetical labors while the
more deeply interested members Of the
snarpshoot1ng aggreeations sat around in
camp or thereabouts waiting for the an
nouncement which was so full Of moment
A more perfect morning for fine scores
never opened up. The light was gray and
cloudy, and for an hour or more after bust
ness commenced on the range there was
put little peroeptible motion in the air.
hnsre was some delay In getting the Skin
mtsh started. but when operatio ris did cCm
menca 70 operate the program moved very
smoothly; Gen. Spencer was. Of course, in
In the preliminary ARRANGEMENTS he was
assisted by Brig. Gen. Van Valen (retiredD
AND Col Owens and Col. Decker, the ASSIST
ant inspectors general Of rife practice AS
aios ~ the base Of operations were Capt
Jones and Capt. II. B. Cilley, the second
Datfict OF ColurabIa's ad1utant while the
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AGAIN THE WINNERS.
District Rifemen Capture Two More
Prizes.
HILTON TROPHY and BRONZE SOLDIER.
A Worlds Record Tie1 by the
Marksmen.
RETURN ON MONDAY NIGHT

Special Dispatch to TIE Evening star.
CAMP SPENCER, SEA 4IRT. Aug. 10
Washington Is again the winner of n
great Hilton International Trophy, and, il
addition to being the possessor OF that vail
able work Of art, holds q title to the grea
bronze figure of the Soldier OF Marathon.
which. like the Hilton. Is offered for annua
competition by the National Rifle Associa-
ton Of the United States.
At this time the trophies are at Harris
burg. Pennsylvania's capital bu; within g
few days the tswelry will be forwarded T.
washington, there 20 remain for at least an
other year
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ECUADOR WANTS TO FIGHT PERU.

Her People AnGered BY Atrocities
CROWNS Out Of he boundary Dispute
There IL q popular clamor in Ecuador for
. declaration OF war against Peru to take
revenge for atrocities said to have been
committed by Peruvians during the dispute
over the boundary and In violation OF the
status quo.
The Peruvian consul At Panama officially
denies the rumor that Peru would be un-
oble to respond to a challenge to night on
account Of troubles at home.
Ecuador lies between Colombia and Peru.
with the Pacific on the west and Brazil on
the east There are vast regions on the
the bordering countries. Ecuador's po2ula-
ton 10 little more than q million, while that
Of Peru approaches three millions but the
little republics readiness to cross swords
with her stronger neighbor may be explain
Cd by the presumption that the mooted
Ecuador. Venezuela and Colombia has
reached the stage Of an understanding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-19
This fs Ancient History.

From the Ptttsbure Chronicle reIerrarh.
speaking Of this new idea in ship build
ing the whaleback began Latir1er.
There's nothing new In It." replied Shin
giss, interrupting.
What DO you mean"
"Just what I say. 1t was known thou
sands Of years ago"
Nonsense
Ibid YOU never read In an ancient book
of how a passenger set sail from Joppa 70
60 to Tarshish, and how he took whale
backT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-19
CHILDREN MADE CRIPPLEs.
Professional BeGgars {
Business in Austria.

A gang Of men have been arrested in Bis
kupitzroatia, Austria, because they have
mutilated young children. The men have for
years made a trade Of Gripping children
and then sending them out to beg or selling
them to others for the same purpose. Chill
dren were stolen or were led with promises
to visit the house kept by the gang on the
outskirts Of the town. Once there they were
bound and then tortured.
The police forced their way into the house.
where they found two girls Of twelve or
fourteen years, with their legs broken. An
other giri of about the same age lay bound
on q bed with her right arm broken and
both eyes gouged out. Two other children,
on cots in the cellar. Many instruments
which have been used In producing physical
deformities were uncovered In the cellar
and were Deixed for evidence.
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The Hilton shield will not be a stranger to
Washtngto for Il was exhibited there from
the latter part of 1881 to October. 1891 but
the bronze soldier IL unknown there and
Will be much admired
In spite Of the fact that both New York
and Pennsylvania failed to snow up the
competitions were more than usually Inter-
esting and at times were the cause Of real
eIcitemant II was known generally that
the washington sharpshootsrs were out for
a score larger than that made by the hey
stone maxksnen, and there was evidence
OF great growth Of ability among the Jer-
sey men. 20 . red hot contest was not un-
naturally expected.
New York and Pennsyivanis Absent.
The opening was delayed until 10 o'clock
30 as to give the absentees q chance to put
In an appearance. but the great state OF
Pennsylvania made no effort TO defend the
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Three Jump Into the River at Mont
real in Presence Of Hundreda

M02ts
real in Presence Of Hundreds,
william Jefferson, William ORiiey and
Michael Starke. all natives Of the United
States. without work. and driven to desper
alton by the want Of money and food, at
tempted suicide at Montreal on Thursday
by Jumping into the river from the Victoria
pier. The incident was witnessed by hun
dreds. The men. after bidding one another
goodbye. clasped arms and deliberately
threw themselves into the water.
Although all were good swimmers, none
Of them made the slightest effort to escape
death. The police boat put of to attempt
a rescue. and ORiley and Jefferson were
saved, but not before they had repeatedly
Jumped from the boat and were exhausted.
Starke was drowned. The others are held
on q charge Of attempted suicide.
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The President Eishlnc.

The cloudy and threatening weather ala
not prevent the President and DR.. Bryant
from taking their fishing trip in Buzzard' =
bay yesterday. They were on the fishing
grounds at Clevelands Ledge until nearly
sunset and had fairly good luck. Mrs.
noon.