Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-06-22
TOO HOT FOR EN-.
Distinguished People Leave Wash
ington For Cooler Chimes.
Latest Day Set for Adjournment sf Congress
--kmss Plais Trials

WAsHlNCTDS, juno Sl.-l lspcclal. -
In spite Of delays and disappointmcnts,
many congressman persist In believing
that adjournment is not far off and are
making thei- arrangement to leave in
July and join their families, who have
already gone to rural resorts. The far
western members will spend the hot wealth
er in their mountain homes for the most
part, and the remainder Of society is about
equally divided between the Virginia re-
sorts, the far north and a foreign tofir.
Mrs. Senator Carey has left for her home
in Cheyenne, Wy, accompanied by her
two sons, who have been at school in Phila-
delphia. They hope that the senator will
be able to join them early In July, but II
he IL delayed they will proceed without
him to make the Rocky mountain tour
with party Of friends, visiting the Ycl-
lowstonc park and other noted places in
the high attitudes. Admiral Walkers
family have gore to New Hampshire for
the summer. Mrs Blackburn and daugh-
ter have returned to their home at Yer
sailles, KY, for the summer. The presi-
dent has taken another cruige, this time
on the lighthouse tender Maple, and there
is an unusual amount Of gossip over the
fact that DIR. X. NJ. O'Rcilly, his regular
physician, accompanied him.
The Presidents Outing.
The Maple was delivered to tho govern.
mcnt only n few months ago, and her trip
down tho Potomac excited much interest.
Shc il lGi feet long, with 30 foot beam,
and with twin screws can DC pat ut very
high rate of speed. The trip was made
official by the presence on the Maple of
Captain Robley ID. Evans, naval secretary
Of tho Lighthouse board. At the same time
Private Secretary Thurbcr and family de-
parted for Buzzard's Bay, and u misccl-
lancous squad Of bureau officers from the
war department went to distant posts pur-
suant to Secretary Laihont's plan Of rcduc-
ing tho force In his branch Of tho govern
mcnt. Twenty was tho number in tho
first list given out for departure, but it Is
said in tho department that this is only
beginning, and that society will DO com
parativoly duh next winter SO far as the
army is concerned.
Apropos TO the time named for them to
leave the city, those senators who have oil
along stuck TO June 20 or 30 as the very
latest date for tho tariff bill to got through
that body now name July as positively
the very latest.
There IL n scare on, or somebody Is try
ing to create one, as to tho condition of tho
treasury, but for somo reason tho officials
are far more hopeful than they were at
tho crisis preceding the issue of bonds. 1t
had been frequently announced that tho
report of the director of the mint would
be very favorable as to the worlds gold
supply, but it proved far more optimistic
than any one had expected According to
his figures, the world produced more gold
last year than ever before In n ycaY--far
moro than was turned out in the best year
of California and Australia combined
and ho thinks tho product will Increase
much more rapidly hereafter. Tho gold
mon In both houses produce figures to
show that the great nations have about
filed their demands for gold and that the
metal Is about to become much more plcn-
tiful for commercial use and will therefore
cheaper rapidly. If half of this be true,
there is reason for the confidence expressed
In tho treasury department.
The Pythian Celebration.
General James X. Carnahan has been
with us some time and announces that all
the arrangements for tho grand cncamp-
ment of the knights of Pythias arc in
splendid shape The citizens committee
hero consists of such men as Mcssr. Be
riah wilkins, Lawrence Gardner John
Joy Edison, John II. Carmody and others
of like standing, Mr., Chaplin Brown being
chairman and Mr.. George +. Emmons sec
rotary. Arrangements arc being made to
have Pennsylvania avenue adorned as it
has not been for many year when the
1000 uniformed knights make thoir
march and countcrmarch on its smooth
pavements.
Incidentally 1t may be added that, though
army circles are somewhat depressed by
tho departure of SO many good fellows
from the local force, naval men arc feeling
much better than at any timo since the
Investigations hgan--quite hilarious, In
fact, for tho latest trials of the arnor plato
have shown IL to be even better than was
claimed, Tho last trial was OF the great
est plato that ever stood the specifications
of the naval ordnance department. The
plate tested was curved Harvoyi2cd nick
ii steel one, and projoctilo fired from a
~ inch gun with the heaviest power 1t
would safely boar and at distance Of
only 1856 feet buried itself without making
n crack In the plate.
Here d half column might hc given of
scientific lingo to show the units of force
which have So delighted tho ordnance mon
and the units of resistance which have
still moc delighted the naval officers, but
IL Is doubtful il any one but u technically
educated engineer could understand them.
The most unlcttcrcd reader, however, can
easily sec what tremendous force 1t must
have required to hurry n solid shot as big
as nail kcg in steel and nickel and how
very tough that steel and nickel must
have been to not crack under such shock.
Tho engineers say that it takes five years
to get shot that no plate can resist and
then five years more to get plate that no
shot can penetrate, after which moro
powerful shot is again invented, and So the
industry mayTc regarded as permanently
established, no matter what happens to
the tariff
A Venerable Colorcd Pastor.
An event of very unusual Importance
has greatly Interested the higher circles of
the colorcd people, and 1t may bc doubted
Il thcc has been similar case In this
country, If in the world. DIR. Crummell,
rector OF ST. Luke's Colord Protestant
Episcopal church. has preached his fare
wall sprmor after 30 wears cont inuo,ls Scry%