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The Washington times., 1894-12-09

board of examination for captain, and Sergt.
James Z. Lernan as second lieutenant. Com
pany D. They are awaiting their commits
siOns.
Sergt Maj. Patrick O'Hare has been granted
leave OF absence until further orders and
Qrm. Sergt. Edw. E. Barton has been detailed
as acting sergeant major.
Private James G. Kesne, Company C, hav-
ing passed the battalion board Of examina-
tion for corporal, has been warranted.
A number of reports and returns are due
December so, and there has been quite good
deal OF work done throughout the guard in
volving the preparation. Commanding on
GERS of companies and the quartermasters and
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NATIONAL LYCEUM COURSE,

Those who send in their names now can get
ticket to the Divide Musin concert December
I9 and q ticket admitting to the nine entertain
ments Of 1he course 10 follow for $50 II
OCCULT PHILOSOPHY AND SCIENCES OF
" India taugh. by Yirchand r. Gandhi Of
Bombay, discussed every Monday and Thursday
evening at 7.30, at 1925 10Th St NV. Subject to-
morrow evening "Science of vibration" 1t
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Of the District to participate. January 9 Ia
the date set for the annual full-dress reeep-
ton.
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INC prOper Seouencc

SIS it still the custom in this country to
reach for your gun to back it up after you
nave called man Har?" asked tourist.
''It air not, stranger" replied the early
settler. ''and it never wuz. It has alters been
the custom in the best society of Yaller Dog
to reach fur the gun fUst. Indianapolis
Journal
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the First Regiment, Uniform Rank. Knights
OF Phythias, of the District of Columbia.
The pictures of the other ten officers. which
appear, are Of weil-known gentlemen. Major
Ross is the popular commander Of the FIRST
Battalion and the military instructor Of the
High School Cadet Reeimeht Adjt. Arnold
is of the same Battalion and a deservedly
popular man. Each has worked his way up
from the ranks, and this means good deal
when 1t is remembered that the First Battal-
ion is composed of the Washington Light In
fantry.
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AMONG TIE nArrAL1ovs.

There was quite large attendance at off,
GERS school, Fifth Battalion, last Monday
evening. The programme was lecture by
First Lieut.. John r. Neely, surgeon, Fifth Bat
talon, on Fractures" Capt. Fabian Colum-
bus, Company B. Fifth Battalion, on Move
ments by the platoons in the school of the
company" and Major Suess on The platoon
in the school of the battalion" The school
was very much enjoyed by those present.
The next officers school will be Monday,
December II, 1894. The movements are ex-
structor, and every officer in the guard is
welcome.
Enlistments are picking up in Companies G
and D, Fifth Battalion. Last week eighty
one new men were enlisted in Company G
and twelve in Company d.
Lieut.. George W. England has passed the
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1t is refreshing to know that we are to have
something new in the lecture field. The
stereopticon show up to this time has been
sort of farley wax works affair, in which
the lecturer stands up and explains the pic
lures. Frank G. Carpenter, the newspaper
correspondent, has come to the front with
new thing, and this is a course of frst-class
lectures, magnifcentlY illustrated. He has
just finished three talks on Korea, China, and
The morning call., 1894-03-26
THE PICTURE BUSINESS,

In no other trade has there been greater changes
or late years than in the picture business both as
to the kim Of pictures sold and the manner of
selling them. The buckeye chromos and the pot
boiler paintings have had their day, The pretty
etchings, steel engravings. photographs and other
moderate priced reproductions OF fine pictures are
sold at such prices that there is no excuse for buy
ing trash. The old way OF selling pictures was to
stand up by q box and wait for a salesman TO turn
over hundreds of poor prints until you could find
something endurable. and then spending another
hour In selecting frame TO suit Now YOU can
90 to q large store like sanborn a vaiI's and
choose subject from thousand samples of the
best modern pictures. framed in the latest STYLES
ana puy them far below the prices asked in the
stores that are trying to do business in the old
way. Ihere Is another advantage In buying pic
lures OF house like this. and that is II YOU re-
quire anything in the way of stationery, leather
goods, artists materials architects supplies mir
rors, easels. etc you can get Just what you want
all under the same roof and everything at the
iowest prices at which good materials can be sold
sanDorn, vail Co. also carry at their store TAI
Market street, the greatest assortment of souve.
nlfs OF california and the Midwinter Fair to be
found in this city, po24 FrMoWe TT On
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EUROPEAN COMBINATION.

Empe TOR William evidently perceives
the logical result Of the adoption of the
protective policy of the United States. He
sees. as do also English aud French states
men. that the American market for Euro
Dean finished goods is gradually narrow
ing. If this were the result of hard times he
would look to the future, but as it is the re-.
suit of the ability of the American manufac-
turers under the protective system to supply
our market there is no future to look to. A
brief term of low tariff may open the
market to an extent. but the Emperor is
sagacious enough TO conclude that with
the splendid results of protection as an
object-lessOn the American people will
only tolerate free trade long enough TO
know just what it will accomplish. There
is nothing In European commercial CON-
bination to disturb American protection
lists. We sell some grain and some meat
TO Europe now and will for few years
longer, but gradually We will find more
profit in consuming these raw materials at
home. There is no particular reason why
we should import many kinds of European
goods that have come in even under the
Mckinley tariff. Ii our unemployed oper.
atives were put 10 work in our mills they
would consume the bulk OF our surplus
grain and supply the market with nearly
all the goods. both coarse and fine, that we
want. A European commercial union
would naturally suggest an American
comm ercial union, of which the United
States would be the manufacturing center.
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annual meeting, was postponed for two
weeks, when il will lake place at the soci-
ety's hall on Jackson street.
A CHICAGO TELEGRAM.
Why Message Was Not Sent From
Jeru salem.

William Ripley, Chicago capitalist. fol
many years heavily engaged in the lumber
business at Chicago. is a guest at the Occi-
dental. He tells a story of foreign
ignorance ofAmerican geography, which,
since the thorough advertising which hi:
city received through the Worlds Fair, nc
longer prevails.
u was in Jerusalem about three wears
ago." said Mr.. Ripley to party of friend:
at the Occidental yesterday, ''and desired
to send a message to Chicago The
operator was Turk. who understood
English. l wrote the telegram with the
address Chicago, u. 5. A
''rhe Turkish telegraph operator read
the message carefully, stated the cost and
then between the words Chicago and U
s. A. inserted near St. Louis l de.
INJURED at this. 1t would not have been
pleasant TO have returned home after q
message with such an address bearing my
signature.
"The more 1 demurred the more tht
operator insisted that he, knew his bust
ness. / told him that Chicago was no
near st. Lonls. and that anyway IL was 9
city twice as large as the town on The
Mississippi. Do you know that l coulC
not convince him that the words near st
Louis were unnecessary. ] told him thai
1 would not pay for the message unless he
took out those words, and he declared thai
he could not send the telegram withou
using them. refused TO pay for the two
objection bic words and the message wa;
not sent"
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A sORRowFUL BANQUET.

At banquet of the New York Demo
cratic Club. held on Saturday evening, let
ters of regret seemed to be the principal
feature. The list of names in this category
Included the names best known and most
trusted in the Democratic party. Recorder
Smythe, the first speaker. admitted that the
OUTLOOK was not so bright as it might be,
but he was still proud of the party and
sure that II could not be crushed. There
does not seem to have been any response
to this assurance, and Immediately after.
ward Mr.. Roosevelt intimated that the
party had been crushed already. When a
number OF leading commercial men had
ffered to go TO Washington and urge Mr.
Cleveland 10 veto the seigniorage bill, had
not the President ordered them not to
come? In Mr.. RooseveIts opinion the Pres
ident had virtually tsbooed New York. Mr..
Roosevelt should bear in mind that in fol-
lowing the advice of New York Mr.. Cleve-
land had got himself and his party into
grave difficulties. The President had been
assured that if he forced the silver repeal
bin through Congress the financial skies
would brighten. The President did his
part. but the skies failed to do what was
expected of them. New York had de-
msnded $50, 1000. 90 bond issue, and that.
too, had been granted. Protests had come
in from all quarters, and the very Congress
which had repealed one silver bill has
passed another. 1t is not surprising under
the circumstances that Mr.. Cleveland
should have suggested to his New York
friends that the post of usefulness was at
bopoa
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GOING TO THE FISHERIES.
Some OvertureS Made to the Ship
Owners.
CRAZY FOLKS FROM STOCKTON
Insurance TO Be Paid the British Bark
Ravenscourt in Consequence
of an Accident.

The annual contention between the
Coasting Boarding-masters' Association
and the Ship-owners' Association is on
again.
There is no trouble about wages at all.
but the boarding-masters desire to reserve
the right to furnish men to vessels direct,
and without the interference of middle
men, or what they term Sidewalk
brokers'"
According to the statement of Gus
Mattson, secretary of the Boarding
masters. there are about thirty boarding
house men in the organization.
1--WE have nothing to do with the wages
that prevail at any time during the year.
We bo ard the men, andiof course take
chances but at all times we are ready and
willing to supply firms who patronize US
with frst-class seamen. 1t is not true that
we are holding men back for the purpose
OF njuring the other association, because
we have all the work that our men can
do. Any captain applying to US for crew
can be supplied at the shortest notice, but
we will not allow the sidewalk brokers to
come to US and get men for their patrons,
and collect from 81 80 to So for each man
on their own account"
The secretary stated that the usual
wages prevailed that are exacted at this
season Of the year.
Coast seamen get $50 a month; those
sailing to the Islands S25. and men who 60
out on steam schooners $40.
From the statements of the officers OF the
Board ne g-masters. 1t appears that they
have barely men enough TO supply the
shipping firms which are their regular
customers, and as they claim all the able
seamen, il will be hard for the opposition
TO contend with them.
A large number of vessels are getting
ready to 60 north oD fishing expeditions in
Alaskan waters. Most of them will sail
between the latter part of this month and
the 10Th of next month. To supply them
with crews will cause heavy draught on
the supply OF men now in port.
The Levi G. Burgess is now taking on
cargo at Green-street wharf for Alaska
She will sail in a few days, to be followed
by the Nicholas Thayer, the Electra,
James A. Bowland, w. w. Case and the
Ella Rolf.
Yesterday the steamer Colusa sailed for
the Alaskan fishing grounds with crews
for three schooners which are now up
there.
A report has been received at the Mer-
chants EXCHANGE that Charles StilIman OF
the schooner Berwick fell overheard on
the 4th inst. and was drowned.
The British bark Ravenscourt. now in
port, will be settled with by the insurance
companies in a few days for the damages
she received at the Isle of Wight on her
passage from London to this city. She
now lies in the stream.
There was a motley crowd of people
who arrived yesterday morning from
Stockton. They NUN bered thirty all told
and consisted of men, women, children
and Chinese women. They we're all in
sane and because OF the overcrowded cor
dition of the Stockton Asylum for the In
sane were shipped 10 the Ukian institu-
ton for the same class of unfortunates
They were transferred at the ferry land
ing without trouble and conveyed to their
destination.
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How to Eat Oranges.
Chicago Herald.

There are many ways of eating oranges,
but the Floridian has probably the most
fruit. He uses sharp knife and pa-es
the orange much the same as one would
peel an apple, taking care not to cut
through the white rind that protects the
pulp. Then holding the orange at the poles
and cutting through the center the seed
pods are removed. The rest is easy. A
colored boy in Jacksonville said: Put
yoah face in it and eat ill you come to the
rind." The white rind forms natural
cup for the juice. Any one who ever tries
this method will never think of removing
the skin in the old way and quartering
the fruit
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LEFT THE GAS ON
Vernago Simeoni Found
Dead in His Room.
Ills Friend and Employer Rendered
Unconscious by the Fumes From
an Open Jet.

Shortly after midnight Sunday morning
John Murry. night clerk of the Acme
lodging-house at 961 Market street, de-
tectsd the odor of escaping gas, and made
a search through the house to find the leak,
without success. A short time before he
had put two Italians, beth under the in
huence Of liquor. TO bed in room AZ. and
to this room he went in his search. While
the odor of gas was strong 10 the hallway,
hs could detect no smell of 1t at the key
hole OF the room. The trausom was open
about three inches, and both Italians were
snoring Justify.
Once again in the night Murray, wor-
ried by the smell of gas. went over the
house. with no better success in locating
the leak than upon his first trip, but he
opened the windows in the Railways,
giving the house better ventilation.
Shortly after noon yesterday. the day
clerk of the house. who was taking his
turn in hunting for the leak, heard groans
coming from room 45. He looked through
the keyhole and then decided to enter.
He found one of the Italians, Vernago
Simeoni, dead in bed, while the other one,
John Ciravagua, was apparently dying.
The gas jet 10 the room was turned on full,
but the open transom carried the gas out
into the hallway, leaving the lower por-
ton OF the room comparatively free from
the deadly vapor, except in the corner
where the bed stood.
The draught OF air from the lower part OF
the transom blew the gas directly across
the bed. The dead man lay next to th q
wall and nearer the jet than his CON-
panion. The living man was sent to the
Receiving Hospital, where he was speedily
resuscitated. Ho is out Of all danger.
Ciravegua says that he owns ranch and
roadhouse on the road to Mount hamilton
from San Jose, ana that the dead man
Simeoni. was in bis employ. The two ar
rived in the city Saturday night, and
after visiting score and more of friends
went to bed. He has no recollection as tC
which one OF them put out the gas or at
tempted TO do SO, or whether it was put
out at all.
The body OF Simeopi was taken TO the
Morgue. where an inquest will be held 10.
day.
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establish conditions that will affect prices.
The construction of railroads in India by
the British Government undoubtedly
affected the price of wheat. More wheat
was thereby brought into the market with
out corresponding increase of consumers
Legislation which bas led to the depre.
citation of silver has also affected the price
OF wheat The Liverpool market is sup
plied largely with wheat bought with
deprecated silver at the price paid when
silver as measured by gold was much
higher than it is now. Wheat and silver
have gone down hand in hand imDelled by
hostile legislation. And yet we are gravely
assured that legislation cannot affect the
price of product
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WILL HE SIGN?

The following suggestive paragraph was
printed inithe news columns of the Sunday
CALL:
ST. LOUIS, March ga petition. signed by
all the bankers and trust companies in this
city aud by large number of leading mer-
chants and business men, was mailed to Presi.
dent Cleveland tonight urging him TO veto the
seigniorage bill.
Ii Mr.. Cleveland has been In doubt as to
the wisest course to pursue in respect to
the seigniorage bill, this petition so signed
should throw light upon the subject. Is il
wise policy for a President of the United
States to adopt policy urged upon him by
trust companies and opposed to the de-
mands of nearly all the producers of the
same section Of the country? Congress
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MUSIN WAS ILL.
Other wise the Vienna Prater Concert
Disappointed No One.

Disappointed No One.
Those who have maintained that there
are not enough music-appreciating people
in San Francisco to support an orche strial
concert season were rebuked by the crowd
which throDged to Metropolitan Hall yes
terday morning.
The Easter Sunday morning concert of
the Vienna Prater Orchestra, in conjune.
ton with the Musn Concert Compauy
drew together q greater numbe of people
than perhaps ever before attended an
event of the kind in this city. Saturday
afternoon all the seats had been sold save
few undesirable ones. and long before
the time set for the concert to begin line
OF people. desirous of obtaining the
privilege of standing. extended from the
box-office of the temple some little distance
up the sidewalk.
Zine Fesie Burg ist Unser Gott," over
ture to the drama from the Thirty Years.
War;" for grand orchestra, by Joachim
Raft. was rende red by the orchestra at the
opening. ana was warmly applauded. For
an encore was given the Bach-Gounod
Ave Maria"
Manager Stephany then appeared upon
the platform bearing a message which sem
mnrmur of disappointment through the
auNiobOc. IL SIicycS uc, Sdlu H6,
be obliged to apologize to you. have
note from Mr.. Musin stating that he is suf-
fering from rush of blood to the brain
and is unable to keep his appointment
with you. Those feeling dissatisfied will
be refunded their money at the box-ofice.
The orchestra will make amends"
1t was clearly evident that the audience
was willing TO accept the amends of the
| orchestra.
Mrs. Annie l.. Musn sang LET the
bright serapbim," from Handers SAM
son." Miss Bessie Bonsall sang "And
God shall wipe all tears away"
| by Sullivan. and the warmth with
which Miss BonsallPs singing was received
was the feature of the concert. Her strong,
sweet contralto, sent out to the audience
with wonderful emotion and dram matic
| force. took her hearers completely by
storm. Her encore was a ballad of the
sea. The orchestra rendered Tsch aikow-
sky's andante from opus IL for strings.
MIR. Frederick w. Elliot sang ''Angels'
Salutation," by Gounod. Mrs. Musin gave
the Ave Maria" arranged for soprano,
with violin obligato. after the iDtermezzo
from "Cavalleria Rustcana." and "Reve-
rie" (Vieuxtemps) and ''Elegis" ErnsD by
the orchestra brought the concert to close.
MIR. Musin has recovered from his indis-
| position. which was not of a Sc erious
nature. and will probably be able to fulfill
| his coming engagements
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SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

In principle there is no difference between an
Upper House composed Of aristocrats by birth
and one composed Of arisrocTaIs by wealth;
and II things go ON In our own country as they
are now going it will by and by be possible TO
attack our Senate with the same argument,
slightly changed in wording. that Is now
brought In England against the House OF
Lords.-Providence Journal.
Senator German thinks he has discovered an
organized attempt on the part of the press OF
the United States TO beIittle the United States
Senate. There is nothing IN that. The charac-
ter OF Senators and OF the Senate will be. not
not what the press makes ir. but what the Sen
ators and Senate establish.-Salt Lake Tribune.
The action OF the Ohio Legislature IN voting
in favor of biennial sessions Is victory for
Governor Mckinley, who took resolute stand
for this reform IN his last annual MESSAGE. The
change Is in the direction OF public economy
and more careful legisaion.-New York Press.
Peixoto's AmerIcan-built cruisers were not
called on TO do any lighting. but they have
proved good investment for ali that. Their
very appearance in Rio harbor In battle array
promptly broke the back OF the revolution
Boston Journal.
The Fire Department OF Denver had pre-
pared to throw water on Governor Walte's
troops. There was military science IN this
scheme. Many men have greater terror OF
water than of bulets.-St. Louis PostDis-
patch.
''Old Hutch" the one-fime King OF the Chi
cago Board OF Trade, has degenerated into
a saloOn-keeprT, and VIII hereafter devote his
time TO cheering" instead OF "bearing" The
market-Albuquerque Democrat
Boston W ants a subway for rapid transit. Ii
is the only way for Boston To get straight line
between any two points 10 the city whereby
even a racebOrse could make tlme-Chicago
Inter Ocean.
Now it is the Japs who are about 10 swoop
down on Hawaii and appropriate the country
TO their own use. The yarn industry seems TO
be very lively in hawaii just al present.-Bos-
ton Herald.
News comes that a Providence youth was
fined So for kissing girl on the street. This Is
another argument in favor OF the old method OF
kissing them on the Philadelphia Times.
A Boston psychologist Is trying 10 find out
how dog knows the tim OF day. The problem
is simple enough In the case OF watch-dogs.-
Philadelphia Record.
Colonel Breckinridge may win or lose his
case, IL matters little which. He has lost about
everything else worth having.-New York Com
meTclal Advertiser.
The Civil Service Commission appears to ex-
ist principally for the purpose OF having bills
introduced in Congress 10 abolish it.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
All the States OF the Union seem TO recognize
the necessity of remodeling their libel laws,
so as 10 do justice 10 the Enthusiastically
Times.
There is only one man in Texas who doesn't
want &c be United States Senator, and he is the
man who has the job.-Fors Worth Gazette.
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PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

The costume OF the young Countess OF Craven,
the daughter OF the Bradley M rtins OF New
York, attracted more attention than any other
dress at the queens drawing-room last week.
She wore a dress OF pure white satin, draped
with old point d'Aiencon lace, said to be worth
more than diamonds, because practically match
less.
The late George 6. Lobdell, the car wheel
manufacturer Of Wilmington, DEL. bequeathed
an annuity Of $500 each to seven religious
educational and charitable institutions In that
city, which is 10 continue as long as Mrs. Lob
dell survives
Booker 7. Washington, principal OF the Tus-
keegee (Ala) Normal and Industrial Institute,
who has come to be recognized as representa-
tive colored educator, has just delivered note
worthy address before the Contemporary Club
OF Philadelphia on ''The Status Of the Negro
In the South"
Whenever Queen Victoria calls upon Nine.
Aibani at Old Mar Lodge the first proceeding
OF the famous singer is to send word to her cook
TO prepare certain variety OF muffin OF which
her Majesty is particularly fond.
Among the peculiaritles in characteristic ges-
lures Of European celebrities. the Prince Of
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The Latest Craze.s

Polo on ice at the Pavilion is growing in
popular favor. As an exciting novelty 1t
appears to have peculiar fascination for
both sexes.
For instance, to-day two teams from the
Boys High S hool go there and practice.
In the afternoon team from the Olympic
Club will be there to practice. On Satur-
day night there will be game between a
club organized by the Berkeley University
boys against a club of Stanford students.
They are all organizing tournaments which
promise TO be very interesting and excit-
Ing. Some gentlemen from the University
Ciuo have stated that they want to form a
polo club among their club members and
play club from the Pacific Union or the
bohemian Club. And so IL goes. The in.
terest Is growing every day.