Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-28

important one in Connecticut, / assure you,
and the season is now at its height There
are hundreds of men along the water front
OF Connecticut who cultivate oysters merely
for their sale as seed 1 saw before i left
home that a representative OF the Connec-
ticut shell fish commission had stated that
5000 bushels OF the tiny infant mollusks
had already been sold and that 10000 BUSH
els more would be disposed Of by July 1,
when the season closes The young seed
oysters are sold to growers and the price
paid for them averages about SO cents q
bushel. They are grown In great quantities
around Stratford. Milford and New Haven,
and the output from these neiehborhoods
Is usually sold to Providence river grow
ers, while the seed raised west of Bridgeport
go TO the cultivators on Staten Island. But
cultivated oysters are, steadily deteriorsting
and in few years will be tasteless. in my
opinion
Il don't see why the people In Washing
ton should feel squeamish about the APP
proach OF Coxey's army when 30 many Of
the United States troops are stationed in
the city and its vicinity" said Henry Agar
Of New York at the Ebbitt this morning.
The mob has not yet been formed In this
country that the mere sight OF q regular
enlisted man in the government service
could not Brighten and which squad OF
them could not scatter In five minutes. I
have as high regard for the National
Guard as any one, but when IL comes TO
dealing with mobs the army is the most
satisfactory agent in every respect. / was
In Baltimore during the railroad riots OF
1877, when the sixth regiment OF Maryland
lost its numerous heads and shot into the
crowds The mob was more than savage
after blood had been shed. and there is no
telling what might have happened II the
marines from the barracks in this city
and the soldiers from Fort McHenry had
not put in an appearance. You have seen
the sun disstpate an early morning fog.
49, H. 49,
you can't distinguish its going or whence
II goes. IL was the same with that mob.
Ten minutes after Uncle Sans rsgulrr 70
reached the scene the streets were clear
OF people. Unorganized crowds cannos
stand determined discipline"
'I see you have had a visit from George
Francis Train" said a grizxled old Lews-
paper man at the National this morning
Il never hear his name that I don't think
OF an incident In his remarkable career
many years ago. when he was in his
prime and enjoying almost unlimited pow
er. When the Union Pacific road vas be-
ing built and had nearly reached compile
ton Train took a large excursion party
Of eastern people out west 20 examine the
enterprise. At Omaha, which was then the
most primitive kind Of a town. Train gave
the party a dinner in the only hotel in
the place. When the guests were seated
the erratic host discovered that one Of the
panes in the window behind his chair was
broken out. and he ordered a waiter to
stand in front of II and keep the drsught
from him. The servant refused. whereupon
Train called the head waiter. who also de-
clined to be used a pneumonia screen.
The philosopher grew angry and sent for
the proprietor.
What will you take for this Internal
old rookeryT he demanded. The bonifacs
named $4,000. Train scratched OF a
check for the amount. threw II 20 the as
tonished proprietor. secured receipt and
then called up the head waiter.
Stand In front OF that hole In tiat
window get out of my service he d.
rected. The head waiter took up his place
jections."