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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-18
AMERICAN HOUSES ARE OVENS.
Even I'm India the Heat fs Not Felt So
Severely.
rom the New York Tribune

rTOan lue new 1Ofk Tribune.
Although for a time the hot weather I'm
America equals that of tropical REGIONS. the
reign oil these summer heats is so short
that very few of the comfortable contri
vances of the east are adopted in this
country-so that in actually hotter climates
one really suffers less.
Il have never felt the heat in India as
do here" said an English woman, who for
the last few years has lived in this country
You people do not in the least understand
adapting yourselves to your climate, so no
wonder you wear yourselves out. The long
hours of rest which are observed at mid
day in India, the punkahs and other means
of making the hot days tolerable are un-
known here.
1T often surprises me-" she continued.
Ito see that Americans, with all their in
ventive genius, have SO little idea of com
fort. Almost all their domestic ciyilizat ton
comes from England. We even show them
how to dress In hot weather, and one rarely
sees in the grandest establishments the
simplest devices for household comfort in
tCrrid weather which are common in every
Anglo-Indian house."
Gardens on the roof do not seem to no
particularly adapted to our climate &C
lounging places for hot evenings They can
be made most attractive. At a pretty conn
try place on the hudson one end of the
veranda roof Is utilized In this fashion with
netted sides as protection against insects.
and a delightful retreat II Is The prea
branches of a huge oak almost enctrcle the
airs |,om, and between them show vista q
Of the beautiful river and exquisitely kent
lawns below. The birds and squirrels az
cept their human neighbors as q natural
part of their tree life, and rear their young
and disport themselves without fear beside
the children of the household.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-18

Capt. E S. Randall figures as one of the
leading and progressive steamboat pro-
prietors on the Potomac. For fifteen years
he has catered to the public pleasure, anu
during that period he has carried on his
various steamers thousands of happy ex-
cursionists. Way back in the palmy days
of river excursions, when the Mary Wash
ihgton was young, his trips to the falls of
Occoquan. White Hout;e, Glymont and
Lower Cedar Point were the only aquatic
outings for the people, but time changes
and these resorts no longer have the call
Everything must be up to date, and hence
beautiful River View. the elegant Pentz,
the swift Harry Randall and the petite
LOWE Randall, which constitute an ideal
fleet Capt. Randall was born in Canaan
daigua, n. Y, in 1853, but the best part of
his life has been spent in Washington. He
carries the various enterprises On his own
shoulders, which makes his success more
emphatically due to his sagacity and in
dohlitable pluck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-18
DOWN THE POTOMAC
Development Of the Excursion Business at
River View.
Capt. Z. .. Randall and HIS Fine Fleet
of Fast Sailing BOats-The Result
Of Energy and Pluck.

Few cities built away from the sea are
so fortunate as Washington with regard to
the ease with which its people can get to
pleasant resorts when the heat Of summer
overtakes them. The broad Potomac that
nows so grandly past the capital. Is lined
With handsome summer homes and dotted
with retreats where for the time all the
cares Of city life can be thrown OF. There
Is no Coney Island. to be sure. no Atlantic
City or Cape May, but there is River View,
which for most purposes does quite as we'll
1t Is cool, shady. healthy and comfortable.
The growth Of this popular resort during
the past eight years has been remarkable
In that time there has been built up on the
banks of the river one of the most conf
plete places Of entertainment and recrea-
ton known in the country Every year
there has been some addition, either to the
comfort Of the patrons or to the interest
which they feel when they reach there The
buildings have been kept in excellent re-
pair, the various forms of entertainment
have been replenished and kept up to date.
until there is not a resort in America that
offers a more varied menu of pleasure
as Capt. E. S. Randall happily calls his lis.
of attractions.
The Excursion Fleet.
Iht excursion business on the Potomac
has increased very much of late years
There have been several new steamers ad-
ded to the fleet, until in the hot season
there is scarce a navigable stream in the
country more fully occupied by boats. Hun
dreds upon hundreds of citizens fee from
the heat-soaked asphalt pavements when
the sun begins TO fall, and there is a vert
table exodus from town toward the nearby
hooks and corners. This has been partly
the cause and partly the effect of the better
facilities on the river. Foremost among the
er tcrprises that have developed during the
period of progress is the Potomac river line
which, starting with the single steamer
Samuel j. Pentz, has now on its list four of
the most satisfactory boats on the river.
one of these is the new steamer Harry
Randall, which is now engaged in regu-
lar business up and down the river, carry
ing large number of passengers and a vast
amount Of freight. This boat makes three
round trips each week, and stops at all the
important and convenient wharves along
the river from here to the terminus at
Wirts wharf. beyond Colonial Beach. This
makes delightful trip. For example one
can leave the city Thursday morning at {
o'clock, and, spending the night at Chapel
Point, can reach Washington the next
afternoon at 800 after one of the most en-
toyable sails that can be had in this vicin-
ity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-18
STRIKERS WE'RE KEPT OUT.
Testimony before the National Com.
mission at Chicago.

F. r. Mills, a Baltimore and Ohio en-
gineer, OF Garrett, Ind. testified before the
strike commission az Chicago yesterday
that he was discharged On July !, and was
told that ne was not 10 be employed again.
Since Their he sent a letter to w. G. Bron-
son, president Of the Illinois Steel Company,
asking for employment. After a few days
Mr.. Bronson replied that IL the application
had been received a week before he would
have been glad to employ Mills, but now he
had been Informed Of Mills prominence in
the American Railway Union and therefore
could not employ him.
James b. Connors. a switchman. who had
worked on the Grand Trunk road, testified
that he had made application for work 20
the Union Stock Narls ard Transit Com
parry and was refused The official 20 whom
he applied told him that no man who had
ever served on labor committees would be
given employment
Theodore Rhode, representing the paint
ers' department. had worked for the COM
pany twelve years and mad been gradually
cut down until he could not make 81 - a
day. The foreman abused the men ana the
management eXperirnented with the mater
ials until pieceworkers could make nothing.
He had not applied for work since the strike
because the company compelled every man
to surrender his card of membership in the
railway union and sign an agreement to
have nothing to dc with any labor organi-
zation for five years.
r. w. Combcs. Of the freight car shops,
had been in the employ of the company for
ten years. Where men in that department
were able TO earn S2.S5 a day. piecework
they were not able to make more than 6s
cents a day in March of this year Between
1883 and 1891 there had been no reductions,
but in November Of 1893 came a cut that
made difference Of IS in freight car to
the men who built IL, and Sc of this fell on
the carpentec. Witness said he had 81 20
left from his February wages after he had
paid his rent, and with the 81 80 he was ex-
pected to support wife and two children.
Vice President Howard of the American
Railway Union was recalled. Mr. Howard
desired to call the commissions attention TO
two facts: First, that the United States
government was now blacklisting or boy
cotting 5000 ex-employes OF the Union Pa
c.fic railroad because Of their conection with.
the American Railway Union: and, second,
that the railroads Of the country were
threatening to boycott the Missouri Kansas
and Texas road unless IL withdrew its
present low rate 20 Washington.
I'VE think that II the government can,
keep it's hands of the railways and let them
settle their differences. by boycott or any
way they please, IL should keep its hands
of the employees well" A burst OF an
plause from the audience greeted this SEN
timent.
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The DiscOuraging Hand Mirror.
rom the New York World.

From the New York World.
Nothing On the toilet table has done more
harm to beauty than the ubiquitous little
hand glass. The young girl knows nothing
.voou. freckles until somebody makes her a
present of 8 hand mirror. One biemish re-
veals another. ignorance magnifes the de-
fects, and then unhappiness begins: Quack
medicines are resorted to and alleged rem
edies tried that are usually expenbive and
either worthless or dangerous The vain
little woman goes on studying her glass
wrinkles come along before their time: her
temper loses its sweetness; she xets round
shouldered from constantly scrutinixinx her
self. and at the very time that she should be
screwed up. squint eyed. sour old woman.
A toilet mirror Is the very worst present
that plain girl could receive
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-18
MILLIONS IL DIAMONDS.
Enormous Increase in the Product
since the Discoveries in Africa

since the discoveries in Africa.
FIoIl the New York News
The discovery and working of the great
South African mines has enormously
increased the production Of diamonds.
During the past quarter Of a century ten
tons Of these gems. selling for $3U0OO0. go
uncut. and for S501D1.ODO after cutting.
have been added to the worlds wealth.
This quantity OF stones is twice as great
as the sum total Of all that were known 10
exist before. the value represented being in
the most concentrated possible form. A
single corporation controls more than nine
teuths Of the worlds output of diamonds.
owning practically the whole of the mines
in South Africa. Thus IT is able to main
tain and regulate prices. restricting the pro-
duction 50 hat the supply may not exceed
the demand Up to date it has placed upon
the market about 2so0.UO cdrats.
During the last year it dug and sold si6.-
Ooh,vp worth Of diamonds During 1So3
diamonds to the value Of about $1,000 na
Were imported into this country. Since 1865
Sl'"~""b worth Of these gems have been
brought into the United States
The cutting Of diamonds is carried on In
the United States by fifteen firms, employ
ing In cutters. cleavers and polishers. The
American public demands a much higher
quaAly OF cutting than Is required by ErI-
TopCan markets. At the same time less Is
paid for thu work here than abroad 81 be-
ing considered fair wages per diem. The
pioneer cutter on this side Of the water was
Henry u. H. Morse Of Boston. In 1869 he
cut the famous Dewey diamOnd-the big1es,
gem OF the kind ever found in this country
which was dug out Of clay bank near
Richmond. weighing twenty-five carats IN
the rough Ia his shop was invented the
first diamOnd-cutting machine which made
= possible % DO the work faster and with
more precision II has not been adopted
abroad 70 any great extent as yet Amster.
dam, the greatest center of diamond cut.
ting. has seventy-two factories engaged IN
that industry. The largest EMPLOYS 90,
hands. Next in Importance is ANTWERP
London ranks third. In the world there y.
900 cutters OF diamonds and 5000 dealers
The latter carry In stock $50 600 OOO wortl
Of diamonds. representing probably one
third OF all the diamonds possessed by hu
man beings today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-18

Train No. IL on the Norfolk and Western
railroad knocked a woman from q bridge
which SPAWNED a creek three miles above
Bristol, Va, yesterday. Mrs M. NJ. White
a lady seventy-five years old left her bor,a
in Plattsburg, Miss. some days ago on foot
for Washington to see about q land clair,
and a pension. She reached Bristol early
yesterday morning. and before leaving
where she was. A few hours later her ms ~
gled corpse was picked up at the place
above stated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-18

firm Of wool dealers at Hamilton, Ont.
have over million pounds Of wool stored
In their warehouses there. nearly all OF
which will be shipped TO the United State
when the new American tarfn becomes =
law. The Canadian wool clip. as well Al
the clip Of last year, IL nearly ali In the
country warehouses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-18

ny Their Books Ne Shall Know Them.
From Life.
wife-"At Mrs. Greenfern's reception to-
day met Hiss slingerof-Ink. the author Of
the latest literary sensation"
shey'
why. yes. How did you known
She describes her heroine as not strictly
beautiful but irresistibly fascinatine."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-18
Welsh TIN Plate WORKS.

Many tin plate works In South Wales
which have been closed for some time. are
preparing to resume work, In yfsw Of N.
passage Of the tariff bill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-18

Mrs. Rboda Sanford testified before tn
police board In New York Thursday thas
she had given false testimony before the
Lexow eommittss 10 save police ca0n NaS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-18
walking Acro.. the Co.t,.e.,.

Henry Thompson. long-distance walker.
arrived at Atlanta, Ga. from San Fran
cisco. having made the trip In s2l DAVIS.
He leaves there Monday to complete the
journey to New York
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The result of the great labor Strikes .,
1885 and the more recent Organization 90
over 10000 lodges of the Farmers Alliance
throughout the country has been the &C
adjustment of over nine hundred newsna-
pers devoted to a discussion of indns,r,.,
questions and the advocacy of independan,
political action. In some instances Labor
organizations have placed candidates. a.,
nomination for legislative Offices ma
pendent OF any political party, and ba,e.
elected their representatives But IN nnost
cases where this has been done internsi
dissensions have arisen. which renSered
their apparent victory of little value. sor
just as soon as political success WAS found
to be possible the aspirants for once ~
came as numerous In the new party as m
the old. and strife for preferment brouest
disaster to the organization. The CITY az
Ithaca, N. Y, furnishes q striking examnle
That city was for a time entirely CONTROLLED
by labor ofnctas. But II could not last.
Partisanship, In the new party was found
TO be quite as injurious a. In the old. and
the city did not thrive under the new order
OF things. The carrying OF politics into the
organizations Of labor broke them up. and
The herald., 1894-12-20
DOWNEY.
The Transformation Worked by the
Rains-News Notes.

The Transformation Worked by the
Rains-News Notes.
DowNEY. Dec. 19.-The valleys and
hills are Frightening up with coat of
green and coon feed will be plentiful, and
the much-talked-of hard times will be
a thing of the pact. Flowing ia going
on finely, the ground being in the best
possible condition for farming. Barley
sown before the rains is looking we'll and
will make early feed to help out those
who were scarce of hay.
Cards of invitation are out for double
wedding on the Goth inst, at the Bsp.
tist church. Mr.. ]. F. Stout and Miss
Minnie Stewart, Mr.. Joe Cooke and Miss
Katie Mitts, and this ia just the Begin
ming OF the first chapter.
Mr.. John Perkins has gone to Gila
Bend to take a section ON the Southern
Pacific railroad.
A public installation o. the officers of
Downey lodge No. 220. F. and A. NJ, on
the evening of St. Johns day, Thurs.
day, 9th. Cards issued Goth.
Mr.. J. K. Penn berton expected to
leave for Arizona on last week, but was
taken quite i'll at Los Angeles, and will
depart as soon as he is able to travel.
Mrs. O. E. Smith has had a serious
attack OF illness, but is now improving.
Rev. Clay has moved from his farm
into that handsome new residence, and
we may hear of house warming soon.
Rev. j. S. Chapman, D. D., of abb
lone, Tex. preached in College church
Sunday last to very fair.sized au-
dience. He visited DR.. E. 3. Riddick,
and left the frs. of this week for his
home, taking his wife. who has been in
Los Angeles for several months, :.
The herald., 1894-12-20
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NEWS MATTERS TO DATE

last train leaving Los Angeles for here
at 6. instead of 6:25 pm, and the last
train from Santa Monica, at 4 :O5 in
stead OF 3 80. as at present. Those who
come down to the sea in cars via the
Southern Pacific will have half an hour
longer here.
Blind Tom, the wonderful musical
genius, will appear hers on Thursday,
the Goth, at the opera house.
James O'Rourk of Milwaukee. Wis,
gave his sister and brother-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. William Woods, q genuine
surprise, they having thought him dead
for some time, and he himself was
greatly surprised. having understood
his sister wns dead. /. was An agreeable
reunion OF brother and sister.
The Good Templsrs are making up q
Christmas box for tha Orphsns' homs
at Vallejo. Clothing, groceries. toys,
books. in fact almost anything will bs
acceptable. Donations will be received
or called for by Mrs. H. s. Hubbard,
Mrs. R. A. Hart, OF w. l. Hull.
The herald., 1894-12-20
RIVERA.
A Coplous Rainfall Brings JOY to the
Fruit Growers.

Coplous Rainfall Brings JOY to tn 9
Fruit Growers.
RIVERA, Dec. l9.-The gentle
rain is again coming down. and
the fellow who predicted q "dry
year." now is prognosticating wash
out; but nobody believes him.
The last car of walnuts has gone east.
the trees have about shed all their
leaves. and for the present they must be
relegated to the rear. while the orange,
already assuming the rich color OF ripe
ness and washed clean by the late rain.
ls the present attraction.
The Rivera fruit exchange met Mon.
day and admitted several new mem bers,
so now it compriees, with but three or
tour exoeptions, every orange grower in
the community. This organization is
Incorporated. aud 10 officered as follows :
A, II. Dunlap. president; Albert Duffiil,
secretsry Traay Abbott, superintendent.
MIR. Tenn lineon, our station agsnt, ia
at his post again, after a weeks illness.
This is ab,ut the only case of siokness
we have had in Rivera for aome time, il
we except two or three very mild cases
of measles and q cold o, two. This ia
well for Rivera from o sanitary point OF
view IA we'll ss from others.
MIR, HerEick ia still improving his
property.
At their last meeting the Odd Fellows
elected A. Marlin noble grand and Mr..
Bartlett vics-grand; j. Nagls and 7. b.
Chapmsn were re-slectad secretary and
treasurer.
The Fores.srs have several new MEM
bers TO initiate at their next meeting
The Good Templsrs, "a usual. had q
crowded hall Saturday night. Two in
itiations, vieitora from Whittier and
Downey lodges. and the regular muHcal
and literary programme.
The school and CHURCHES and the pub.
lie generally will hold joint Christmas
entertainment in the hall on Christmas
Eve. There will be q tree, OF course,
and old Santa Claus and all the other
adjuncts necessary on such occasions.
The Good Templars have an enter.
tainment uader way for New Years
night.
The herald., 1894-12-20
SANTA ANA.

The Title to tho San Joaquin Ranch
Questioned.
SANTA ANA, Dec. 19.-Santa Ana coun-
Gil No. 652, National union, at their reg.
ular meeting last night, elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year
President, W. W. Anderson vice pres-
ident, W. E. Winslow speaker. Rev. E.
o. Mclntire; secretary, G. s. Smith /;
financial secretary. d. F. Jones; treas-
urer. j. R. McMurdo; chaplain. B. W.
Scheurer; usher, l.. E. Srsck sergeant.
alarms. q. B. Roth; doorkeeper E. N.
Gray; trustees, j. q. Scarborough. j.
Robt. Flock, II. @. Dawes; auditing
committee. w. E. Winslow, E. o. Nc.
Intire, u. B. West. The installation OF
the newly elected officers will take place
at the next regular meeting in January.
Mrs. Medsker and son and Miss Alice
Peterson OF Moline. H., are visiting Mr..
and Mre. w. H. Anderson of this city.
They are wintering at Banning.
Mrs. ]. l.. Forbes OF this city IL visit.
ing at Psrris. She will spend the holi.
days there with friends.
Fred L. Sexton has sold out bis insur-
ance business in this city to Mr.. 8. H.
Calvin, who will continue the business
in the office formerly occupied by Sexa
ton in the French block.
Mrs. l.. B. Fin. who has been spend
ing the past few months in the northern
part of the state, has returned to her
home in this city.
The city marshal has been working
the hobos on the streets for the past few
days. Since ne began this plan the
tramps have not been as numerous a.
formerly.
The Stearns Ranches company has
sold to Il. j. Northam 80 acres in sec-
ton 20, so acres in section IA, and 20
acres in section %, all in township 4,
range IL. Price not stated.
The case of the extension of Sycamore
street through the school grounds occu-
pied the superior court all day yester-
day and will be continued tomorrow.
John Booth Joplin will leave for
Elizabethtown. KY, Decem Der Goth, to
take charge of the Hardin Independent,
weekly paper printed in that citv.
MIR. Joplin has leased the plant and will
take charge of the paper February /,
1895.
1t has rained for the last "a hours,
the precipitation being about two
inches. This insures a good crop of
both barley and hay for the coming sea-
son.
A movement is on foo. here to test
the legality Of the title of the San Joa-
quin ranch, containing 109 900 acres. A
public meeting of citizens was called for
Saturday for consultation.
The herald., 1894-12-20
1t Reminded Him.

The sick trGgedian lay on his couch,
staring with widely opened eyes into
vacancy.
The doctor who had been summoned
first had just arrived, and while no was
removing his gloves tho second doctor
came into the room.
HE mutters," said the first. "His
mind wanders. :"
''N-no, l think not &" replied the at
tendant, bending over tho patient. "He
spoke quite slowly and distinctly"
"What did he say?" inquired the sec,
ond.
HE said, One woe doth tread upon
another's heels, SO fast they followp -
rbina ~ Tribune
The herald., 1894-12-20
Kidney Trouble Cured.

LoSG BEACH, Cal, Oct 81, 1S94.-D. W
FLETCHER OF this place makes the following
statement: -Four ana one half bottles of Hoods
ss:saparIila have cured me OF very bad case
If kidney trouble."
The herald., 1894-12-20
SAN ia MONICA,
Social and Personal Notes From the CItv
by the Sen,

Social and Personal Notes From the CIty
by the Sen.
SANTA MONICA, Dec. 19.-The rain
started in last night and has steadily
come down ever since, with very little
interruption and no signs of clearing up.
The fourth annual bazar of the ladies
OF the Epiaco2sl church opens at the
parish hall Thursday evening. 1t will
continue three nights. with change Of
programm me nightly.
The funeral Of the lato Mra. W. l. Gil.
lis takes place from her lsta residence
on Third Etrsot ct 10 O'clock Thurndav
morning. The insermaut will be al Los
Angelen.
A change in the Southern Pacific TINA
card goes into effect Thursday, the 2Oth
inst, the two main changes being in the
The herald., 1894-12-20
Paradoxica1.

"Are you married." asked the JUS
tice of man who had been arrested for
vagrancy.
"No, am not married, but my wife
is"
"No trifiing with the court. "
''I'm not trifling with the court. / was
married, but got divorce. My wife
got married again, but didn't, so I'm
not married, but my wife is. Lon
don Tit Bits.