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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-21
JONAH OF THE NAVY"
The Cruiser Montgomery Not I'm Good
Rcputc Among American Sailors.

Rcputc Among American Sailors.
According to the statements of those con-
nected with the Columbian Iron Works
Company. says the Baltimore Herald, it is
not very probable that the disabled cruiser
Montgomery will be sent to Baltimore for
repairs, as the dispatches from Norfolk, re-
ceived on the 4th seemed TO Indicate. 1.-The
vessel can be repaired al Norfolk, as well as
here said one of the officials yesterday.
II do not see that there Is any reason to
bring the ship to Baltimore when 1t is much
easier to send the patterns. &c, to Norfolk.
The dry dock at the iron works is now oc-
cupied by the Neptune line ship ,Delano.
and she will not be completed for a month"
The bad luck which has followed the
Montgomery since her first trial trip has
earned for her the reputation Of being the
Jonah Of the navy" 1t is unfortunate that
such series of accidents should have
married the career Of chip which is one of
the finest of Uncle Sans fleet, but by
strange fatality the name Of the Mcntgom-
cry has been linked with stories Of dis
asters and mishaps ever since she has been
afloat. On her first builders trial a steam
pipe blew out and two mems lives paid the
penalty. Then on her official trial she was
stove harN on a ledge Of rocks near New
London, Conn. Returning to Baltimore
she had to undergo extensive repairs, and
leaving again for a second speed trial burst
a pipe while at sea, which damage however,
was very slight. On her official trip against
time she acquitted herself in manner to
make her builders proud of her. and leav-
ing Baltimore she went to Norfolk, where
the finishing touches were given to the YES
sci. Then, Just when everybody was anx-
icus to see the Montgomery go into commits
sion, the splendid machinery was wrecked,
ant. all on account Of a loose bolt. Sailors
who are a superstftiouS lot of fellows, look
upon these accidents. following one upon the
other In quick succession, as boding no good
for the future Of this particular craft,
Among mariners a vessel which has been as
Inflated as tine Montgomery gets a bad rep
utation and Is stunned. While 1t seems UNI
kind to thus allude to so handsome ship,
1t is a fact that the Montgomery even DUR
ing her brief career, has well earned the
tile Jonah Of the navy"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-21
Appreciation of Property Has Fol-
lowed Rapid Transit.
NEGLECFEDPROPERTY BECOMES ACTIVE
Problem of Direct Connection Be-
tween City and Suburban Roads.
PROPOSED TRANSFER SYSTEM

The vital connection between property
interests and rapid street railway transit
Is generally appreciated The eligibility OF
resident sections depends largely upon the
facilities for reaching the business center.
The average ely resident cannot afford to
nav either nigh fares or spend an unreason-
able time in going from his home to his
business. Cheap fares and rapid transit
have Transformed many an acre Of farm
lc nd into city lots, and this process Is such
Q common one that few residents OF Ameri-
can cities. are unfamiliar with It's details.
The same principle applies to the method
of communication between a city's center
and the distant sections as to the city as
q whole and It's suburbs. A recent illustra-
ton Of the effect of improved and modern
street railroad facilities was afforded when
the change vas made in the motive power
Of the Washington and Georgetown rail-
rCai. At the extreme ends of the lines of
this corporation within the city limits not
only was the value OF property appreciated.
but series of Improvements was begun
which resulted in the erection of a large
number of desirable resi- lence and business
buildings.
Effect Of tho Cable System.
In fact as soon as II was definitely known
that the read would adopt the cable sys-
TEN the influence OF property began
TO lie felt, and active market was
found for property which Lad for years
lain neglected. In this case neither the
location ncr the character o: the property
was changed. but owing to the saving I'm
time CT the cable system. as compared with
tho horse cars. Ell thc3e remote sections
were brought near IN poin. Of time to the
business centc. CT The city, with the natural
result of q decided enhancement In value.
An Expected Change.
Something s.:nila- may be expected when
. change In the ractive power OF the Metro
politan railroad is made. During the pres
ent week ahe Senate passed what is known
a. the Metr1poiitsn bill, which requires
that company TO adopt some underground
sysSsHs -sf-s.feet Ger propulsion. As the
Nil. whiCS came froia the House. was Con-
aderably amended In the e>uate. Il VIII -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-21
THE NATIONAL GUARD
Campers Under Major Suess to Be
Well Fed.
DISCHARGES AND COMMISSIONS
II he Next Interstate Drill and En-
campment.
n 0 I E S OF INTE r E S 7

Maj. Otto L. Suess. in command Of the
provisional con pany of the engineer corps,
companies and c of the sixth battalion.
the second separate company and the ambu-
lance corps. to be held at Marshall Hall
from Saturday July %. until Monday, Au-
gust .. next, has finally completed all ar
engagements in regard to dining require
ments during the outing.
Heretofore 1t has been the custom at SINH
lar encampments to use tin plates and the
government tin cups, but this summer Mai.
Suess intends not only to surpass every
thing previously attempted In the way of
a menu. but also to have the mess tent in
such condition that no fault can possibly
be found by the most exacting. The tent
referred to will be 40 feet in length, con-
tanning a double row Of tables, with seating
capacity for 400, allowing twenty inches to
each man. AS the guard and the band are
to be served prior to the command proper,
each diner is assured Of sufficient room at
the tables.
Acting in accordance with a suggestion
from Gen. Ordway Maj. Suess and Lieut.
Swigart visited Fort Washington on Thurs
day last and selected china plates, coffee
mugs and complete table equipment from
the stores Of the National Guard, located
at that post
The cooking during the encampment will
be done at an open camp fire, and the
baking OF beans, meats, etc, In a fifteen
foot brick bake-oven. to be erected by the
advance guard. Col. McKibben at present
has. force Of men at work digging a well
at g distance Of ten feet FROM the cook
houee, thus furnishing everything neces-
sary. ana concentrating the entire commits
sary department. within an obfeng space
50 80 yards.
The bill Of fare Is at present almost COM
pleted. the principal object in view being to
furnish well-cooked, clean and wholesome
victuals. Mat. Suess states that at all the
former District National Guard encamp-
ments. at which he personally superin-
terded the culinary department. the above
rule applied, and also everyone received an
abundance of food
To prepare meals for the command at
Marshall Hall this year will be no small
undertaking. but from the manner In which
the arrn-~AEnents have been systematized
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-21
CELEBRATING pnAcE.s VICTORIES.
Quarter-CentenRryo of the Submarine
I, IGlegraph To the Far East

p Is2sgraph To the Far East.
The quarter-cenienary of the establish
nent OF submarine telesraphy to tie far
east was celebrated last night at the I'M
perial Institute in London by a splendid
social ceremonial to which came e.sa per-
sons OF prominence LED by the Prince Of
Wales. The entire Imperial Institute. with
its gardens and tower, Was brilliantly IL
Eliminated with many Thousand Hshts and
lanterns. festooned with flags and banners.
AMI in the handsome halls flowers ana To-
iia,,e added pleasant notes OF color and de-
licious perfume. The fcte was Organized by
Sir John Fender. the chairman, and the de
rcctors of the Eastern and Eastern E1ten-
SIGN, Australasia and Chi3a Telegraph COM
p2ny. whose wires and cables form the COM
n.ercial sinews between England ami the
east. After the loyal toasts were duly and
enthusiastically honored, Mr.. fsayard pro-
posed the toast submarine Teicgra ply in
an effective and much applau iel speech.
Sir John Pender, responding. said the
United States had always taken a conspica-
Gus part In the establishment Of cahlcs, not
only in their scientific. bCt commercial as
pect. and the names Of Morse and Field
would ever be associated with them. lie
cid not think that the public needs deraand-
ed a cable between Australia and csneca. lt
Was already possible for the people OF those
lands to communicate under the existing
system in two hours.
AT the conclusion or the haGuSct tho
Prince of Wales. Sir John Bender and tho
rest OF the company formed IN line AMI pro-
ceeded to the galleries, which. during d,n-
ner, had filed up With people OF all condi-
tons of distinguished life. Here had been
arranged n most interesting display If ali
the instruments and scientific apparatus
connected with Submarine telegraphy. trans
n.itters. recorders. sections CO cables. large
and small, deep sea and shore ends. many
of the beautiful machines devised by sir
William Thompson, ife first graphing ap-
p3ratus used in lay ing the earliest Atlantic
cable, and models OF the Great Eastern,
Electra. Mirror Amber and Recorder four
CT the Eastern Telegraph Company's cable
ships.
On convenient tables were transmitting
Instruments connected by post Office wires
direct to the Eastern Company's Offices and
these connected with land wires and cables
to India, China, Australia. the Cape. otte-
wa, Canada, Copenhagen and other places.
After examining the display Of technical
apparatus, his royal highaess scnt cUEgratu-
latory messages to the Earl OF Aberdeen.
governor general Of CaHada. TO the governors
OF the English colonies generally ond TO the
British ministers in South American coGn-
tries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-21
Anarchist PIacprds Torn Down.

Wednesday evening the police I'm Psr1s
tore down placards which had been posted
at various places throughout the city by
anarchists. The placards read as follows:
Laws against liberty having been passed
by parliament. anarchists must use all
means at their disposal for The ;.anihiiation
of the bourgeoisie."
The placards were printed IN England.
At q meeting of socialists he'd last evening
the leaders called upon the people to o.
sanize for q social rev oi.tlon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-21

ornamented with Indiana limestone, tiled
bath, and White pine finish. Fred B. Pyle
Is the architect
Three dwellings are to be erected on M
street between 18th and 18th streets by
Samuel j. Prescott, from plans prepared by
H. A. Campbell, architect. They will be
two stories in height, with fronts of press
brick and brown stone. They are to have
double-decled porches extending across the
fronts.
An addition Is to be built to the residence
Of Gen. Henderson, 10th street and Florida
avenue, from plans prepared by T. f.
Schneider, architect. 1t is to be used as a.
ball ROOM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-21

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master Of oeoerfisins,. sapS
il is efaimeo s,r f8e rras6msfon
Star, ans pro6a8fe fruf6fufap
efaimso, f8of no offer memspaveY
m f8e country goes into % farse
q percenfose Of off f6e 6ouses
tpif6in a RADIUS Of fupemfp mites
from f6e office Of publication.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-21
The Worst Feature Of 1t.

F-om Tuck.
Hold A. Bricks-"The walking delegate
was here this morning. and he was as mad
as q hornet"
Mort A. Cumming-"You told him we had
nothing to complain OFF,
Hold A: Brlcks-''Yss; that's what made.
him h-t"
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Alongside the Regular.

Col. Guy V. Henry. N command OF the
two troops Of United States cavalry nov
encamped at Marshall Hall. has Sc; aside
for the exclusive Use CT the District guards,
men under Mai. Suess one Of the targsss
erected for the use of the regulars. The
other bulls eyes may also he shot at by
the local soldiers when not being used by
the men from Fort Nyer
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-06-21

of protests in my hands, from thirty four states and territories, against the consummation of this atrocious out rage. Yet this would probably fall now on deaf ears; but the time is not far distant when they will be heard. The gentleman from West Virginia Mir. Wilson,, in his speech of yesterday, in advocacy of free wool, summoned to his support statement of repre- sentative from the state of Texas, to the effect that the industry of wool growing can be carried on as cheaply in that state as anywhere on the globe; and that free wool would not therefore be injurious to the flockmasters of that state. Against this assertion I interpose remonstrance fifty feet long from the citizens of Texas, bear ing eleven hundred signatures, in con demnation of the policy of free wool. Let this be your answer [unrolling the remonstrancel."
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-06-21

the church of Ara Coeli, for was it not Christmas Eve? The sounds came nearer. Full, strong, melodious-deep- ly impressive.
 Stranger that I had ever been to religion and it's emotions, it was odd how, when I came to Rome, faint suggestion of something akin to them had gradually stolen into my being. l think the music in the churches did 1t, and many times I would have gone in to listen, perhaps to pray, had known how, and had I dared. My husband was scotfer.
 "The singers approached until could almost hear some of the Latin words. It seemed miraculous even to myself that they should affect me as they were doing. l strained my ears to catch the prayer. Strange it would have been at any moment that it should have so fascinated me, but now most of all strange when my blood was red hot with fury and passion; and when revenge for all my wrongs was lying within my gra sp Was it intercession from above, an intercession for his life? It struck me so at the moment! Only later did l see, perhaps, that it was an intercession on my behalf also, but at the time Inever thought of this, and spared him. paused no longer. Turning my back resolutely on the temptation, l stole away up the stairs, softly, softly out under the stars now beginning to twinkle in their myrtads. followed the procession, and mixed amongst the little crowd of villagers also following.
 That night I sought the old monk, our padrone, and told him my story. He was moved, and said the Blessed Virgin had performed a miracle and had taken me to her bosom, heretic though I was, for she saw in me sonl to be saved. 1 now know he was right.
 By his aid concealed myself from my husband, but there was no need to do so long. The saints, their names be praised, had yet another blessing in store for me. They had not only res cued me from the commission of a dreadful crime but they spared me it's necessity. Three days later the good old monk went to our rooms, and found-yes! found-my husband still stretched as in sleep upon the stono bench as left him, but he was in the sleep from which there is no waking.
 1.-The story is still cited as miracle, and, although it is a long time since it happened, the few good Catholics amongst the painters still use me by preference as their model on it's aoi count"
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CURRENT COMMENT.

C5Y Democracy is nearing the next general election with that awful, hopeless feeling that besets man when he reaches the last ditch and finds it isn't there. Chicago Journal
 gB The sugar trust having been con ciliated by securing everything asked for, tariff reform must be given credit for another of its characteristic tri- umphs in the interest of the people, Pittsburgh Dispatch.
 GB The government is in great need of revenue, yet the democratic senate deliberately postpones for six months the date when the sugar duties go into effect, in order to allow the sugar trust to pile up millions of profit. - Troy Times.
 GB-No political party in modern times ever inflicted so much injury on the prosperity of a country as the de- mocracy has on the United States dur ing tEe fourteen months it has been in full control of the government.-N Y. Recorder.
 eE~ The profits, already inordinately large, of the refiners' monopoly will be swelled to the extent of many millions of dollars by the bonus which the sen ate has given to it. Thus the leaders of the democracy have cancelled the debt which their party owes the sugar trust, but in doing this they have levied tribute on the sixty-fve million people of the country.-St, Louis Globe-Demo crat,
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-06-21
The Dogs Name.

Senator McLaurin was trying case before the circuit court in Rankin coun- ty, Mississippi, just before his election to the senate. There was negro and a dog involved.
 What is the dog good for, uncle?'' asked Mir. McLaurin. "Will he catch coons?"
 Never hearn Ger his catchin' nuth- in'," replied the darky. "Ain't no count at all. He jes lays aroun' de house, he does, an eats an sleeps. Ain't wuf shucks. Oats what makes us call i'm what we do."
 What do you call him?"
 Lawyer. r."-Washingto Times.
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Joys of a Railway Employe.

The Nervous Woman-How long did you say it was before the train leaves? Station Agent--One hour and half, ma'am.
 The Nervous Woman-Are you sure? Station Agent-Yes, ma'am.
 The Nervous Woman-That would make it safe for me to go out for a short time, wouldn't it?
 Station Agent--Certainly
 The Nervous Woman-You are pos itive?
 Station Agent-Yes, ma'am. How far did you wish to go?
 The Nervous Woman--I want to go over to the newsstand on the other side of the street and get a paper. But if lose the train I'll report you, now mind. Chicago Record.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-06-21
His Skill.

The wife of wealthy manufacturer had occasion to call in the help of a new floor polisher.
 Do you understand your business thoroughly"
 "All ask, madam, is that you shall inquire for yourself at the coloners next door. On the parqueted floor of the large drawing-room alone five per sons broke their limbs during the last winter and a lady slipped down the grand staircase. It was who polished the stairs. Der Ulk.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-06-21
Must Have Been Jones,

A prominent gentleman, in speaking of the commonness of the proper names of Jones' and Smith" told this story:
 ''I once attended camp meeting in one of the rural districts of Kentucky. One day as l was walking from the spring to the camp met a strange gen tleman who offered me his hand I am glad to see you, MT. Jones, said he. I suppose you are mistaken, said I. I reckon not said my new friend. I am a stranger here, but the man who brought me over here said that every other man met would be Jones'
 'Well?'
 Well, the last one was Mir. Smith," -Arkansaw Traveller.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-06-21
WOOL AND FARMERS.
Political Sheep Rot as Peddied Out to Our
 Farmers by the Wilson Bill.


 Speaking of the result of allowing wool from Australia, South America, Turkey and South Africa free import privileges, MT. Burrows, in his speech of January Q, 1894, gave the following graphic picture:
 "In the case of the American wool grower it is not within his power to reach the conditions, if such step ! was desirable, which would enable him to successfully compete with the for eign producer. High-priced lands, a rigorous climate, American wages and the cost of transportation offer an ir- resistible barrier to the successful prosecution of this industry in the United States under free trade.
 How can our flock masters contend with Australia in an open market where 600, 100000 pounds of wool are produced annually from Aoclxs grazing on lands which are rented for a penny an acre year? Or with the 460, 900, 900 pounds of annual production in South America, where lands are free and labor commands only cents day? Or with Russia's 5O,O0O,00O pounds pro- duced with 15 cents daily labor? Or with South Africa, Turkey and Asia, where 10 cents day is the highest rec ompense awarded in this industry?
 Under free trade these countries could put their wool down in our mar kets at price less than the cost of production here, and the consequence would be the complete destruction of this great and growing industry in the United States. This would be attend ed with the sacrifice of 47, ,O00, ,000 sheep, in which 10000 farmers have invest ed SlO0, 900, ,0OO in capital, and the aban- donment of extensive ranches with all their valuable improvements. It is idle to contend that with free wool this i'm dustry could survive.
 Our farmers are too intelligent to be deceived, and they are already sell ing their flocks or driving them to the slaughter pen in the hope of saving something from the general wreck which is sure to follow. l regret that time and space forbid the presentation
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-06-21
HOME MARKETS.
Industrial Development Under the Pro.
 tective Policy.

tective Policy.
 Under the inspiration of our pro- tective policy there has been an indus trial development in this country that has no parallel in history. Under it's provisions, and by virtue of its foster ing care, a traveller has been lighted from New York to St. Louis by the furnaces along the line. It has built half . dozen trans-continental rail- ways and developed system reaching to every state, county and almost every hamlet in the land. Within ten years this system has reduced the cost of transportation of farm products more than one-hnlf, as general average. Nearly every locality has seen in dustries of various kinds spring into existence as if by magic. We have be- come great workshop, and millions of intelligent laborers, employed under better conditions than in any other country on the face of the earth, have furnished to the farmers of this land q home market for their every product.
 The farmers of the country have learned, especially during recent years, that the well paid, intelligent wage workers consume more and pay better prices for their products, and pay these prices right at the farmers door, than they can obtain by ship ping abroad to the poorly paid and half starved laborers of other coun- tries. The farmers in our northwest know that in nearly every village, certainly in every small city, they have from one to many of these factories, and that the laborers therein receiving, as they do, from one and half to two and half dollars per day can consume a considerable portion of their farm produce. They know that besides these local factories are the immense hives of industry in the eastern and New England states; that this army of millions of workers, none of which under present conditions are produc- CTS of farm products, are all consum- CTS ready and willing to take abund- antly and for good prices.
 These farmers have learned that it
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-06-21
Anything practical?"
Jobs Advantage.

Mr. Drywinter sat by the stove, with his face bandaged, grooming. horribly, and his wife endeavored to console him.
 "Have patience, Charles; murmuring and fretting will do no good. Remem- Der Job; he had patience"
 'Yes; but he never had his teeth ex- tracted by the painless process. "-Chi- cago Tribune.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-06-21
From Frying Pan to Fire.

Deacon-We must devise some means of paying these five hundred dollars of outstanding bills against the church; we are being pressed for the money.
 Vestryman tin surprise)-Why, what are they for3
 Deacon-For flowers, decorations, music and so forth, furnished for the entertainment last month, to celebrate the church being at last free from debt,-Puck