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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-01
SUFFERING FROM DROUGHT.
Western New York Said to BE Almost
Burning Up.

BUFFALO, N. Y, September 1-West-
ern New York is almost literally burning
up. The drought is almost without prece-
dent Farmers mourn the loss Of crops
and fear further havoc by fire and star
walton of stock Counties like Chautauaua
ard Erie. which have dairy interests of
great magnitude. are the chief sufferers.
but Unless rainfall comes speedily and copi-
ously this entire end of the state will en-
perience finar cial loss which 1t can i'll
AFFORD. The bordering province of Ontario
is similarly parched.
The long drought has left its visible in,-
print on the fields everywhere in Niagara
county. In Middleport, Lockport, Brock
port and other inland towns hay fields lie
burned and blackened; crops have been
dwarfed; fruit has deteriorated and trees
are short In foliage. Through the fruit sec
ton there has been a general attemnt 70
overcome the evil by artificial means.
The loss to Allegheny county will amount
to many thousands of dollars. The Yield
of milk has shrunk from one-third to one
half, 1t Is estimated, and it has been nee
essary to feed more than half the dairies
Since the 10th of August the plague of
grasshoppers has been alarming
serious damage has been done the pasture
iahuS OF Steuben and many farmers have
been Obliged to feed their cattle. This con-
dition Is aggravated by the scourge of
srasshoppers. Oats and buckwheat have
beVh tieCtSu seriously, ana neItS of the for
mer have been cut before maturity to save
1t. The drought has ripened the potatoes
p~ematurely and the yield will be small.
Fruit Is comparatively plentiful
Lake Chautauqua has fallen two and a
half feet, Chadakinoa creek has shrunk to
rfvulet and Saltwater creek is utterly
dried up. Farmers hereabouts are carry
Ing water many miles to feed their stock
Acres of pasture land have been burned
over and tires are raging in timber lands
The air is hazy with smoke and choking
with dust Great damage is done to the
dairy interests and milk famine is feared
Farmers in Erie county who sell their
milk and garden products to the city are
downcast over the damage that the drought
has done. Their loss will be inestimabIe
The soil near the lake front suffers less
II an that On the eastern edge of the county
where the timber lands are burning and
where sparks from passing railroad engines
have kindled the lifeless grass.
The first rain since July q fell night be-
fore last in Genesee county. but not in suffi-
cient quantity to quench the thirst of the
arid soil. Pasturage and potatoes are suf.
fering.
TORONTO, Ont, September 1.-Since Au-
gust bot .36 inches of rain has fallen, the
least amount recorded since 1874. The
western peninsula of Ontario, the garden
spot of Canada, is parched and burned All
along the north shore of Lake Ontario and
half way to Montreal the drought is nearly
as - riOuS
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ance OF all who marched the length OF
Pennsylvania avenue last Tuesday. The
judges made a sealed report. and IT was not
known even at The Star office, until yesters
day which regiment was the winner.
The brief communication announcing the
award of the judges was as follows:
WASHINGTON, ID. C, August 2s, 1894.
To The Evening Star:
We adj3dge the first regiment Of West
Virginia, L. r., K. p. TO be the winner oS
The Evening Stars stand OF colors.
EDWARD II. CAMPBELL,
Major Fourth Battalion, d. c. y. @.
RICHARD A. O'BRIEN,
Major Second Battalion. u. c. y. q.
BURTON r. ROSS,
Major First Battalion, d. c. y. @.
No one here is likely 10 be sorry that the
handsome trophy will stay so near to Wash-
ington.
The credit which attaches to the first
regiments victory is all the greater when
IL is stated that this was the first occasion
that IL had ever participated In a national
encampment a regiment.
When Col. Posten, the commanding offs
Ger of the regiment, was Informed today,
that he would carry home with him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-01
ON AN INSPECTION TOUR.
The Military Posts to he Visited nv
Gen. Doc.

The military posts on the northwestern
frontier are to be inspected again this sum-
mer as usual. The duty has been assigned
to Gen. Doe assistant secretary of war,
with Capt. T. II. Barry, first infantry, as
his assistant They left here this afternoon
for Chicago, whence they will travel along
the northern boundary by easy stages as
far west as Vancouver barracks Washing
ton. Portland and San Francis CO will be
visited, and it is possible that the posts in
southern California and along the Mexican
frontier may be made objects of inspection.
The extent of the trip will DEFEND upon
circumstances. but 1t will certainly consume
a months time. Gen. SChofield, who will
return to Washington tomorrow, will act
as Secretary of War until either Secretary
Lamont or Assistant Secretary Doe. .return
to Washington.
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interest in him that he was repeatedly
drawn from his retirement to grace with
his familiar presence state ceremonies and
political demonstrators.
To see him at those times no one would
lave suspected that there had been any
great loss of mental vigor. He greeted his
friends cordially. discharged the modest
duties assigned him creditably, and had the
good sense not to essay anything that he
feared he might not be able to meet with
Justice to himself and the occasion
Early in the present summer the rnalady
seemed to grow more serious, and his FAM
lily took him to Deer Isle. Me-, hoping that
the change of scene and air might help him.
1t was foriorn hope, however. The DAYS
OF the gallant soldier and famous speaker
OF the House were numbered. He did not
rally. but rather became worse and about
two weeks ago he was brought home
As his condition became worse the family
found IL necessary to take a step thew ha,1
long delayed. and placed him in a hospita.
Tor the insane. He was taken early this
week to the Mclean Asylum In SomeryiIle.
Mass He had so far failed that he did not
recognize members of his family, and he
never realized the significance of the re-
moyal from his home. His stay at the hos
Fttal was destined to be brief.
On Thursday night he was taken to his
home at Waltham in an ambulance, and
there the family gathered to wait for the
end His death was expected at every hour
last night. and his physician, DIR. E. r.
Cutler, did not leave his bedside. Mrs.
Banks and Miss Maud Banks his gifted
daughter, watched In the room of death un-
til, at O'Clock, the gallant life went out.
The Funeral.
BOSTON, September lon the announce
ment Of Gsesf. Ranks death the flags of the
public buildings in the city were displayed
at half-mast, and on every side evidences of
the respect in which the general was held
are conspicuous. The funeral will take
place Tuesday afternoon. under the direc-
ton of Mayor Warden and Col. Ephraim
Stevens. On Monday afternoon the body
will be escorted to Asbury Temple by a de-
tail Of the G.. A. r., where 1t will lie in
state until Monday evening. on Tuesday
afternoon at / :45 brief services will be held
at the residence. after which the body will
be again borne to Asbury Temple. where
the pablo services will be held.
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on the chances of certain organizations
stal.ding first or in the first three or among
the whole list of prize winners. 1t was alb
soiutely certain that nobody had the least
inkling of the outcome. In fact, ii was as
certained later that even the judges them
selves did not know until the returns We're
of the winners. The interest, of course,
centered upon the division drills, which
took place at the base ball park during
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday Of this
week twenty-five divisions had taken the
field. including favorites as well as dark
horses, and the result was beyond any ken.
AT about 10 a carriage was driven brisk
ly up the main walk and Chairman Clark
of the committee on drills escorted Lieut..
l.. c. w. Kennan, sixth infantry, men,
Der of the committee OF judges, to Gen.
Carnahans tent, which was soon complete
ly filled by three score of agitated knights.
You had better get a little camphor,
said Gen. CGrnahan, as he ripped open the
large envelope that Lieut.. Kennan handed
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NEW NATIONAL PARTY.
Changes Favored Regarding Number
and Terms Of Congressmen.

PITTSBURG, Pa, September 1.-The
new national party, evolved from the brain
of ]. B. Corey, coal operator, of Braddock,
was born today. The convention was called
to order in the picnic ground by Mr.. Corey
The remeGy for existing political evils is
to be found. it is declared. in reducing the
number of representatives to one-fourth the
present number, Girect elections for United
States Senators. limiting sessions of state
legislatures to one term of three months
every four years. limiting the sessions Of
Cor gresS to one term of six months every
five years. making President ineligible to
reelection, and placing the salaries of
public officers on a level with those paid in
civil life.
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.TIfE BOBBfN BOY.-
Life and Career of Gen. Nathaniel
Prentiss Banks.

N thanieI Prentiss Banks was born at
waltham. Mass, on the Both of January,
1916. After receiving d common school
training. he worked in a cotton factory, of
which his father was superintendent, and
learned the trade of a machinist. This
afterward gave him the name Of the Bob
bin Boy" Ambitious to tit himself for
wider field, he studied diligently in his
leisure hours, and at an early age secured
engagements to lecture before meetings
and assemblies. He then became editor of
the local paper at Waltham, studied law,
and, after being admitted to the bar, in
1916, was elected to the Massachusetts, leg
islature from Waltham. This was a for
tunate time for the young statesman, for
the free-soil party was succeeding to the
ancient power of the wings of New Eng
Iand. and Banks came soon to the front
by advocating coalition between the demo-
Gratis and the free-sOilers, and on this
basis was elected speaker of the assembly
In lSol, and reelected in 1852 The nov,
year he was chairman OF the state constitu-
tfonal convention
The combination Of parties was a success
anu on the FIRST wave Banks was sant "a
Congress on the coalition ticket WbiIa
serving this term he Withdrew from tba
uernocratic party and allied himself with
.ne Anlerican or know nothing party.
ana stood for reelection, being oyerw6eIrr
insiy elected against the whig and demo
cratic candidate ii'
Elected Speaker of the House.
IL was In this second term that he CANA
forward and was nominated as Speaker
| or the House. A contest lasting more. than
Two months followed and he was elected
by a small majority OH the 133d ballot
the deadlock having been broken by the
adoption of plurality rule The American
Iarty went out Of existence, but Mr. Banks
vas elected to the Thirty-fifth Congress
: republican, he receiving a larger ma
I@orlty than ever. He served until the 4th
10y December. 1857, when he resigned from
congress to become governor of Massa-
shusetts, he was reelected governor in
ISIS and 1853. "
Major General In the Army
lp 1850 Gen. Banks left political life for
brief time to accept the presidency of
the Illinois Central railroad. but when the
civil war began in 81 he resigned that Of
flee to be commissioned major general of
volunteers. and was placed in command of
the hfth corps in the Army of the Poto-
mac He had served previously in the stale
militia or Massachusetts and was thus
quallned IN degree for active military
duty. His Tst service was on the upper
Potomac and then in the Shenandoah val
ley, where a part of his corps acquitted
Itself well at the battle Of Winchester in
March, 1862. In April and May he was
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the stand OF coIOrs he was immense-
ly surprised. but even more gra.ihed,
II had no idea that We would be
successful IN carrying off the magnifi-
cent trophy" he said I'VE shall take il
back home with us 70 West Virginia, with
all the pride that We are justified In feel
ing IL certainly is a handsome stand OF COLI
ors and am afraid that when we get back
home the state will hardly be large enough
to hold us. An older regiment than ours
feel, as this was our first appearance, that
we must have done pretty well to warrant
the judges in awarding us first place Much
of the credit for our success Is due to our
adjutant, c. Z. Vance OF Clarksburg who,
unfortunately, was prevented by Illness
from coming TO the encampment, but he
has devoted great deal of time and On.
ergy 10 the interests of the regiment" y
The first regiment was organized Oc-
tober IA. 1890. Since then IL has grown TO
such proportions that Il Is Organized with
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TO CARRY THE FLAG
The Stars Beautiful Trophy
Awarded by the Judges.
II WILL Be BORNE TO WEST VIRGINIA
The First Regiment of That State
excelIed in Parade.
A UNANIMOUS DECISION

Three cheers for the first regiment Of
west Virginia. u. r. K. Pi
They have won The Stars trophy for the
regiment making the best appearance In the
great parade on Tuesday, and they will carry
back home to West Virginia with them one
OF the handsomest stands OF colors ever made
Tor a regiment II is a magnificent United
States nag surmounted by a golden spread
eagle. heavily fringed with bullion, and &C.
companied by a pair Of regulation guidons.
On the stan Of black ebony Is a handsome
solid silver plate bearing the inscription
Presented by The Evening Star of Wash.
ington, d. c. Awarded to the First Regi.
ment Of West Virginia. L. r. X. p, for
conspicuous excellence on parade and re.
view. Encampment of 1894"
This inscription tells briefly the story cf
an award that will bring pleasure and sstiss
faction to the Pythians of the whole state
OF West Virginia The award was off,
cially announced this afternoon at the
same time that the awards were made In
the competitive drill. which has been In
progress all through the present week.
The Star flag, which was offered as a
trophy for the Pythian regiment making
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grounds are strewn with litter of all kinds,
end the work of cleo oning up will be begun
on Monday. The tent men are working
hard, and the camp is taking on very
small look. The tent of the committee on
camp will be the last to go down. The can
vas homes furnished by the District Ma
tional Guard will be returned today.
The Announcement of the Winners.
Gen. Carnahan, commanding the Uniform
Rank. K. of p, made the official announce
ment at l 30 today at headquarters tent on
the camp grounds of the names of the win
ners of the various prizes offered commands
visiting the encampment. The original pro-
gram was that these awards should not be
made known until dress parade at 3 clock
when the decision OF the judges should be
given to the public and the camp should be
broken Immediately afterward. There were
such signs of dissolution about the camp
this morning, however. that Gen. Carnahan
decided early to change the plan and to
make known the awards earlier IN the day.
At neon most of the captains commanding
the drill teams that competed for the prizes
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AT about half-past II Gen. Carnahan was
called into consultation by the committee
and at the close of the session, few min
utes before 1 O'Clock, he announced that he
was then awaiting the decision of the three
army officers constituting the board of
judges, who were meeting, as he expressed
1t, somewhere uptown" There was then
a wait of q quarter of en- hour during which
the two-barred commanders paced nervous
ly about on the parched grass and argued
with each other that the delay in the re-
ceipt of the returns probably meant that
the score of the leaders was very close.
Wagers were offered, and freely taken,
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The Hastings Division is Given the
First Place.
THE EVENING STARS STAND OF COLORS
The Pythian Executive Committee
Make a Financial Statement.
END OF THE ENCAMPMENT

Camp George Washington is dead. Tents
are being struck and divisions are moving
out. The crowds no longer throng the
streets. and the cry of the fakir is hushed.
The report Of the judges of the competitive
drill was rendered this afternoon, and the
order to break camp was issued soon after
ward. About the last division to leave will
be that from Toledo. which goes out tomor-
row afternoon. The information booth sus-
pended operations today, and many of the
ether familiar places are no more. The
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Mr.. J. H. Eckeis, the controller OF the
currency, returned to Washington today
from his vacation spent with his family at
Marion, Mass. MI. Eckels has an engage
ment to deliver an address at a meeting of
the Michigan State Bankers Association
to be held at Bay City, September II and 13.
He will also address the convention Of
Ohio bankers to be held at Cleveland on
September 10.
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out, but the list of winners would be read
out Immediately, to accommodate several of
the commands. which were booked TO leave
town at an earlier hour than 8. He then
read the all-important announcements as
follows:
The first prize for the best drilled cavalry
division is awarded to d. ID. Burns Hussars
OF st Joseph, No, Capt. Brinckerhoff.
The first prize is $500, and there being no
competitor, no second prize was awarded.
The first prize of 500 for the best bat
TALON drill is awarded to the first battalion
OF the first regiment Of Indiana, Col w. L.
Heiskell
Gen. Carnahan read a letter from the
Judges. giving 1t as their opinion that the
best company commander of the twenty
five who took drill teams upon the field
was Capt. Samuel b. Baker of Parkersburg,
W. Va. At this announcement there was a
shout of applause. Capt. Baker is the
officer who organized t1e Mephistopheles
drill which attracted so much attention in
Wednesday nights parade. The prize is a
Jewel valued at 500.
The prize of 500 to the division travelling
the longest distance by the shortest route
goes to Bee Division. No. 30, of Beeville,
Texas, Capt. n. b. Walker.
Hastings Takes First Place.
Gen. earn ahan had reserved the best for
the last. The next announcements were of
the ten prizes awarded to divisions of
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Mr.. Adolf ClusS an inspector of public
buildings, under the supervising architect,
has complied with Secretary Cdrlisles re-
quest for his resignation, and he has been
granted leave of tabsence until the 18th
instant. His SUCCESSOR has been selected
but will not be appointed for several days
yet. 1t Is said al the Treasury Depart
ment that the change involves no reflection
on Mr.. Cluss' efficiency and integrity. .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-01
The Soldier and Statesman Passes
Away, Aged Seventy-Eight.
DECAY OF HIS MENTAL FACULTIES
His Long Career in Politics and the
Army.
RISE OF THE BOBBIN BOY

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
BOSTON. Mass, September 1.-Gen. Ma
thaniei p. Banks. one of the few surviving
actors In the great civil war drama, died at
his home at Waltham this morning at 5
O'Clock. The end was not wholly unexpect-
ed. He had been In feeble health for some
time. his once active. vigorous brain break
ing under the strain Of the many activities
OF his life ard the weight of advancing
years The decline Of his faculties became
clearly marked about two years ago. So
anectionate, however. has been the public
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the best appearance in the parade, was
awarded TO the first regiment Of West Vir.
ginia solely on account of the merits of that
organization. The judges of the i.arade ere
three officers Of the District National
Guard, who had no connection with the
Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias, and
were thoroughly impartial referees They
were Maj. Campbell, Maj. Ross and Maj,
O'Brien. They occupied a desirable position
in the grand stand at 18th street and Penn-
sylvania avenue. which was reserved for me
members of the Supreme Lodge, and from
which an excellent view of the parade was
had A close record was made of the merite
and defects OF all the organizations that
passed, and the opinion Of the Judges was
that the first regiment Of West Virginia
was clearly entitled to the honor Of being
considered to have made the best appears
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The Collins tnnoiutmen

j. j. Collins was appointed by Secretary
Gresham vice consul at London on June %,
the appointment being made on the recon-
mendation of Consul General Collins, the
practice being to allow the consul general
to name his chief assistant.
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Personal Mention.

Mr.. Herndon Morsell has returned from a
long visit made to Long Pond, Mass, where
he was the guest of Myron NJ. Whitney.
Mr.. j. Walter Blandford, private secretary
to the Attorney General is spending his
vacation at Atlantic City.
Representative ". l.. Wilson of West
Virginia was in the city today getting
ready for his til abroad. He wi" sail from
E<:c .-ssS -TeStlay.
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Lady Cyclists to Race,

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, September 1.-The first
bicycle race with ladies as contestants
which ever took place in this country will
be decided at the Pastime Athletic Clubs
grounds at De HodiamOnt this afternoon.
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MANY COUNTERFEITERs CAUGHT.
A Dangerous Gang Broken Up I'm
Arkansas.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, September 1.-The
largest and most dangerous gang of coun-
terfelters ever organized in this country
has been run down and broken up by Uni
ted States secret service detectives The
headquarters of the gang was at Bodicaw
Nevada county, and was composed of about
twenty men, ten of whom have been ar
rested and are now in the peniten tiarv,
awaiting preliminary examination.
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FOurth-CIass Postmasters,

Eleven fourth-class postmasters were ap-
pointed today; of these five each were to fill
vacancies caused by designations and re-
movals- anJ one by death