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The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-08-31

Arizona Criekets Seem to Travel Eighs
Miles an Hour.

Arizona Crickets Seem to Travel Eight
Miles an Hour.
The truth ct the following tale cannot
be vouohed for. II ought to be true
probably IL, as it was told the other day
to a small party in an uptown club by
an old mining engineer just from Ari-
IONA who has heretofore always borne
a reputation for veracity.
You know" he said, that one of
the most troublesome qualities about
giant powder which we use In our work
in the mines, Is the fact that the con-
cussion caused by one explosion ex-
plodes any other powder which happens
to be near at hand. And yet this same
quality allowed me to ascertain what I
often desired to know-just how fast
crickets migrated They travel eight
miles an hour, gentlemen. I found it
this way. Last summer an old miner
and myself were making our way across
one Of the plains near Prescott to a
claim some miles distant. Night came
on before we reached our destination,
and we were compelled to build a fire
on the trail and fix ourselves until day.
light came. We had with us three
sticks of giant powder, which, for safe
tvs sake, we carefully laid on the trail
about 100 yards from our fire.
Toward ten o'clock we began to be
disturbed by q great number Of those
big Arizona crickets. which were fol-
lowing the trail across the plains. They
came by thousands, solemnly walking
in single file. We knew that 1t was no
use to disturb them, and so let them go
by undisturbed. An hour passed and
still they came.
AT length I reached out to throw
stick of wood into the fire, and as did
so brushed a cricket into the flames.
Instantly there was a loud explosion
that scattered the ashes all over me.
Then came another and another-bang!
bang! bang! My companion and I
jumped to our feet and gazed down the
trail. It was simply q line Of fire as ex-
plosion followed explosion. 1t kept up
until we could no longer hear the re-
ports, but we could trace the devasta-
ton by flashes of light The last died
away in about twenty minutes. We
hurried back to where we had left our
powder, and found but small stick.
all gnawed, left. Then we knew the
crickets had dined on it as they passed
The fire and conclusion had done the
rest
On the next day we kept along the
trail and found it strewn with the legs
and heads of dead crickets. The last
corpse was found just eight miles from
where we had camped. An hour had in
tervened between the arrival of the
head of the line and the disaster. Hence
my conclusion that crickets travel eight
miles an hour."-New York Evening
Sun.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-08-31
New York Produce Market.

New York, Aug. 2S.-Noon.-Flour-Re
ceipts, 1880 barrels; sales, $500 packages.
State and Western, quiet and weaker to
sell. ,57ssEslxNAaIs.
Wheat-Receipts, 165, 100; sales, 2,460,O0o.
Showed excessive weakness from lower
cables, bearish spring wheat news and
further liquidation. May, TG712s: Septem-
Der, 6424 @S53s; October, 65Ia; December, 66$:
@67ss.
Corn-Receipts, 229. 200: sales, 900
Quiet and weaker on absence of frosts II
the corn belt. May, 36IS6as; September
s@nA; October, 40st d140s4.
Oats-Receipts. 6S.5n0; sales, 10000. Dull
and easy October. 2S94; track white, State
and Western, 24Q33.
Beef-Steady.
Pork-Ouiet.
asked.
Butter-Receipts, 6,066 packages. Steady.
State dairy, 12G1S1a; Western do, Is; State
creamery, $4,000; Western, 1920; imita-
ton do, 11@15; Elgins, 20.
Cheese-Receipts, 4,402 packages. Steady
State, large, 6dS: small, 6$.@SA part
skins, PIGGY; full skins, 1902.
Eggs-Receipts, E,299 packages. Steady
State and Pennsylvania, 15@16; Western
13ls015.
Sugar-Raw, weaker to sell; fair rein
ing, rs; refined, heavy; crushed 1865
powdered, 7-1s642s; graduated, 3-16G rs
Petroleum-Dull.
Coffee-Quiet.
Hops-Dull and weak. State, CONNIE
to choice, 1894 crop, 4@7; Pacific Coast, 1884,
crop, 4I7.
Lead-Strong. Bullion price, $50; Elk
change price, $50
Caives-Receipts, 900 head; sales, 2,O2;
head Good demand, active. ALI sold ex-
c2ot late arrivals. Prices firm all around
Selected and fancy veals, S25@S.50; good to
choice, 775@S.00; medium to fair, 7.00G7. so
common to ordinary, 5.0oG6.75; culls. 4.00d
40; grassers and buttermilk calves, 2.50Q
$50 Dressed calves, firm; city dressed
veals, sq2c per lb.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-08-31
Careful of Spelling.

Much amusement has been Great
Paris by the discovery that tF fspr
of the Seine has issued circtr 70 =
subordinates begging theuo be =
tremely careful with reR to ~
spelling, in which he misyls the w.
photography by leayYout the d., I;
en-" This has led to agse scrutin! :
the official utterancsEmanating IT.
the Hotel de Vile. a poor N, F ',.1
belle is charged wi having eonnl-. -.
other solecisms. Us, in a repoF. p
ed February %, 4. which was draw ,ss
up by NJ. GrebAI and signed BY ~. =,
Project. 1t w9represented thai -. -,
tomb proposedo be erected fol I, -
burial of worIen accidentally XII ~.
while irp the vice of the Paris sa -
nieipality slid be a sort Oh ~, 4
CIRCLE of triangular form" 10"
sanoi-circLan at the same time y
rectarear the report does not sa9, ..1.
F,renC wag suggests that the e|', -,
-:on a;e from the common use a ~
anna,tly opposite terms 52sis
1roIII and "carre" (sG -aTe) 70 3,
ma in popular Language A-4-
r,.ghtforward character
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-08-31
MARY
Written for the B
HAIL TO L.. --- =

Now cometh the splend, bran new BEE.
Who is so busy and smart as he
Full of all brightness and news, brave BEE.
Hail to the great, big BEE.
He gathers the sweetness of all the world,
McKinley's banner he hath unfurled.
Never say die p sings the wide awake BEE
Success to the great big BEE.
Success, TO be sure, to the humble BEE.
Never more call him the humble BEE,
Has spread his gay pinions, you all can see;
Flies high, doth the lively BEE.
A wonderful party, our WASHINGTON BEE;
Never was such another as he;
The champion true of the brave and free,
Our glorious, victorious Mckinley BEE.
P. o. P.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-08-31
Robert Downing the brilliant Ameri-
can tragedian will open his season and
that Of the Grand Opera House, on

next Monday evening, producing for
the first time in the English language
Sardou's beautiful romantic play,
"Helena," which Mr.. Downing has Sc
cured at great expense, and which
he will produce with magnifcence
worthy of this great playwright. He
will be supported by a strong company,
led by the beautiful and accomplished
Artistic, Eugene Blair, most charm
ing actress and great favorite with
the theatre-goes of this CRY. "Helena"
will be given at every performance save
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-08-31
CLEVELAND AND WAsHrvc--

ONE WILL PRESS THE Brrro.
OTHER BE RECOGNIZED AS A Nj The
a NEGRO,
ATLANTA, Ga, Aug. 22-T.
been arranged that President r, mas
land will touch the button At U re
Gables on Sept. Is, and SET in r cray
the machinery and unfurl the ai.ioIloa
the exposition buildings. "asS Of
The board of directors have dao;,
to have the committee on cera aT.laed
to issue an invitation to Bootaoo a
Washington, president of the TT l.
gee (Ala.) Normal and Industri;aJi 'H e
stitute, to take part in the ev rs~l N
of the opening day and to deIi lraelSss
address, thus recognizing the ma. a
race in the official programme "'Sfo
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-08-31

Mr.. Jesse Roy, the well-known sno,.
ing writer of this city, who has CO..
tributed to several well-written ar+;o,.
to some of the leading sporting DANA
ofthis country, will assume the postioa
of sporting editor of the BEE. All
ticles for this column must be n
dressed to the Sporting Editor
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-08-31
A METHODIST CONFERENCE.
TWO DAYS SERVICE - IMPORTANT
SPEECHES TO BE MADE.

The Methodists will hold two impor-
tant meetings here in September. The
first Epworth League Conference, I'M
der the auspices of the Washington An
nual Conference of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, will convene in the Ebe-
nezer Church, Fourth and ID streets, S.
e., on the 18TH. The meeting will be
composed of all the pastors and large
number of delegates, representing the
chapters organized in the States of Ma
ryland, Virginia, and West Virginia, in
Guiding the District of Columbia.
The exercises will be of an interest
ing character, occupying two whole
days. The committee of entertainment
is making good Roadway in securing
homes. Our citizens, regardless of de-
nomination, should respond promptly
and literally to the solicitations of the
committee for aid toward making the
stay of the visitors pleasant in every
respect.
The Washington District Conference,
having for its president the Rev. w. H.
Brooks, presiding elder, will hold its
next session in the Asbury Church,
Eleventh and K streets, NV, commenc-
ing Thursday the 10Th, and lasting
probably until the following Sabbath.
A programme has been prepared, CIV
ing the order of business, and list of
topics also, which will, no doubt, be
the basis of some lively discussions.
The two meetings will bring to the city
several hundred visitors, who will be
cordially welcomed.
Washington is becoming noted, more
and more, as center for the assem-
bling of large representative bodies.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-08-31
LABORER INEERITS $3.50, coo.
Ma thew McGinnis, of Indianapolis, Falls
Heir to a Large Estate in Toledo.

indianapolis, Aug. 26.-Matthew M
Iinnis, a laborer, living at No. 249 West
Maryland street, has just discovered
that he is the heir of his brother. Dan
iel McGinnis, who died in Toledo, IN
1890, leaving an estate valued at $3.50 coo
The two brothers separated in Ireland
when boys, and Daniel spent years try
ing to find his lost brother, who emf
grated to the far West and came here
seven years ago. Had Matthew not
been found the estate would have gone
to the Roman Catholic church under the
will
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-08-31
MACKAY SETTLES WITH THE PRINCE
His Daughter Gets the Custody of Her
Children and Gives $4,000 Year.

Naples, Aug. 26.-The settlement that
has been arrived at between Prince and
Princess Colonna, the latter being the step
daughter of John w. Mackay, gives the
Princess the custody of the children, she
paying the Prince the sum of 10000 francs
yearly.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-08-31

Perhaps those people who fouo5,
Senior Quay will learn better sense i
the school of politics.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-08-31

Mr.. Thomas Scott, of Jersey City,
was in this city few days ago looking
around. This was his first visit to
Washington for II years.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-08-31

In the assault case, on three little
girls, in Police Court Friday morning,
Judge Mills read the riot act to three
police officers, who allowed the assail-
ant, who was a white man to escape.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-08-31

There are two solid silver tea tables
at WiIasQs Castle -
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-08-31

Read the BEE and be happy.
The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-08-31

embodiment of physical perfection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-24
TIMELY HITTING WON IT.

Jack Crooks Home Run Turned De-
feat into Victory.
The game yesterday between the Wash
ingtons and New Yorks deserved a much
larger gathering than that which witnessed
it, but thousand persons seeing one of the
best games Of the season played here. The
team of alleged giants from New York pre-
sented Rusie as their strong man, with the
gentle Jack Doyle to back him up. When
they took their places on the field they re-
marked that they had pudding, or words
to that effect, and they labored under that
impression until the eighth inning, when,
with the score to 6 in their favor, Jack
Crooks put the ball over the fence in front
of the bleachers, sending in Mcclure and
Setback ahead of him.
Then the next two men were put out and
Hurst decided that further play was i'm
possible, because of the darkness.
Mercer and MCGUIRE formed the home
battery, and the youngster again proved
that he is, just now, at least, a crack-a-
jack. Both teams scored twice in the sec
ond inning. With two men on the bases,
!ieved was a foul to left, scoring the men
on the bags. Then, with a man on first,
Crooks hit what many believed was a foul
to right field, which luckily bounded over
the fence, two runs resulting. The visitors
scored two each In the fourth and fifth, and
with one in the sixth they rested. The
home team got two each in the fifth and
seventh, and then Crooks did the rest in the
eighth. Demont secured three hits, a
triple and two singles, and also played a
fine game at short The boy Is evidently a
great find. Jack Crooks got two homers
and a triple, and played without an error,
as did the rest of his comrades. Score:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-24
THE ENGL1sHMEN WON.
Result of the Match With the Phila-
delphin Cricketers.

Result of the Match With the Phila-
delphin Cricketers.
The English university cricketers made
enough runs in their second inning yester-
day afternoon on the grounds of the Ger
mantown Cricket Club to win. bruce, the
star bat of the English team. made the top
score of the inning-57-and the victory is
largely to be ascribed to his fine form, and
the splendid stand made by Wilson and
Arkwright towards the end of the game
the latter being caught by King in the
slips for IS, when the score stood 2O2 for
seven wickets. Geo. s. Patterson, the
American, made the top score Of the game,
scoring 100 in the first inning and 81 in
the second. Ralston scored 50 in the first
Outside these the American batting was
weak. Robinson was the last man out, and
was followed by Lowe, who scored the
winning run by a cut to the ropes, Wilson
carrying his bat for 20 About 5000 people
witnessed the days play, in spite Of the
intense heat.
Runs at fall of each wicket: First innings
Philadelphia, 6. IA, "a. e27, 81, 154. 1884,
1885, 21O 234; Oxford and Cambridge, 6, 81
50. ITO. 112, 123, 100, 1S9. 156. 1856
Second innings Philadeiphia, 81, 50, Co.
So, SO. 1O4, Ill, 115. li5, 1913; Oxford and
Cambridge, 80, AZ, Il, 100, 40, 146 2O2 PIG.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-24
SAYS HE IS CONFIDENT.
Manager HanIOn Thinks His Team
is Sure to Win.

Manager HanIOn Thinks His Team
is Sure to Win.
Manager Hanlon of the Baltimores has
announced that he is confident his team
would win the pennant He expects to cap
ture three games from the Phillies and to
lose not more than two. if any, TO New York.
He does not believe the western clubs are
throwing games to Cleveland, but thinks
Pittsburg might have used some other
pitcher on Saturday besides Moran, who had
pitched the Thursday before.
Manager Irwin of Philadelphia says Balti-
more will win the pcnnant, but that the
Orioles will have to fight hard.
Il do not think the western clubs are pur-
posely losing games to Cleveland" he said.
'An the western clubs, except the Cleve-
lands, showed up weak on their last eastern
trip. and now that the clubs have returned
home they are not any stronger Cleveland,
as the best club, must win from them.
think it probable that the Louisville will
take game from the Clevelands.
Base ball is an honest sport, and I am
sorry to hear that many persons think the
western clubs are helping Cleveland to " in
the pennant. The game is played on it's
merits at all times"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-24
TEBEAU's POSTPONED GAME.
He'll Play If He Needs 1t, but AnsOl
Thinks He Has n Say.

He'll Play If He Needs 1t, but Arson
Thinks He Has n Say.
A special dispatch to the Baltimore Sun
from Chicago. September %, says: The base
ball public of Baltimore is probably counting
on something from the Chicago club that
Arson and his men will be unable to furnish.
That is a defeat of the Cleveland club
The reason is that Mr.. Oliver Tebeau
means to dodge the issue. The only game
remaining between these clubs was the one
stopped by rain in this city August 10. The
three games scheduled here for today, to-
morrow and Wednesday were by agreement
changed to dates earlier in the season, and.
accordingly, the Clevelands were not to
come here at all unless by special arrange
ment.
Yesterday they were. however, to play an
exhibition game against the Writings, and
Capt. Arson wired from st. Louis suggest
Ing that the two clubs play off the postponed
game here today.
TeDeau replied that he would be willing to
play off the game in Cleveland, but not here
in, Chicago, to which Uncle Arson said:
1.-THE game stopped by rain was to be played
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-24
NO CHALLENGE FROM HARVARD.

The Tigers, However, Would Gladly
Play the Crimson.
The foot ball season began in earnest at
Princeton yesterday. when the candidates
lined up in a practice Of twenty minutes.
Notwithstanding the heat the men played
with considerable snap. and gave promise
OF developing into capable material. Galley
OF last years scrub returned to the game,
and was stationed at center on the Varsity.
He served an apprenticeship under Ballet
of the '93 team and Riggs Of last seasons
eleven. and will probably remain on the
Varsity this year.
Beef Wheeler, Johnny Poe and Doggy
Trenchard will coach the team during the
week. after which King and Fine will as
sumo the responsibility. 1t is rumored that
Trenchard will return to college and play
at end, but the undergraduate body have
greater confidence in Smith and Cochran,
and think the team better off when freed
from the old management and system of
training.
Manager Millbank stated that all reports
OF Harvard having sent a challenge to
princeton are false. The management ex-
pect no such action on the part Of Harvard,
although any overture will be welcome
news In the Princeton camp. The team yes
serday was made up as follows: Ends,
smith and Cochran; tackles, Lea and
Rhodes; guards, Church and Riggs: center.
Galley; quarter, Poe; backs, Armstrong and
Suter, Reiter and Barnard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-24
A CURIOUS ACCIDENT.

How n Crooked Umbrella Handle
Threw 7th Street Wheelmnn.
A funny incident took place on 7th street,
opposite the Post Office Department, yes
terday noon. A lady holding child on one
arm and an umbrella under the other, with
the handle behind, started to cross the
street toward the department building, and
as she stepped from the sidewalk a loop in
a loose rope hanging from the center Of an
awning caught in the curved handle of the
umbrella and held on until she had nearly
reached the car track. Then a man came
riding down street on his bicycle, attempt
ing to pass between the lady and the side
walk, but the rope which by this time was
just high enough from the ground. caught
him under the chin and threw him. The
lady was startled by the sudden jerking
back of her umbrella, and looked around
just in time to see the rider taking his seat
on the stone pavement in a very emphatic
manner. No one was hurt, and every body
laughed but the bicycle man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-24
woMAN's CONGRESS OPENS.
Gathering of Many Brilliant Persons
at Atlanta.

The woman's congress opened yester-
day at Atlanta, Ga, with a memorable and
interesting program, in which many dis
tinguished women from distant cities were
represented. The auditorium on the wo-
mans building, more properly known as
the Assembly Hall, was thronged with
spectators, and the different addresses
were received with enthusiastic applause
The occasion was in every sense brilliant
and gratifying. Mrs. Louie M. Gordon.
the chairman of the committee on con-
crosses. labored to bring representative
women from all over the world TO the
south through the medium Of her depart
ment. and succeeded. The advance pro-
gram shows a splendid list of brilliant and
brainy women, and the people Of Atlanta
have cause to expect series of instruct
i've and interesting papers. embracing in
subject all the topics of the day.
Mrs. Gordon opened the exercises Of the
day with a few well-chosen remarks. Mrs.
w. H. FELTON, was made chairman. She in
troduced Mrs. Joseph Thompson, presi-
dent Of the woman's board. She made the
speech Of the day. The congress will be-
gin business today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-24
A STARTLING REPORT.
Charges of the Illinois Bureau of La.
bOr Statistics.

Dor Statistics.
The most sensational report evers issued
by state bureau was made public last
night by the Illinois bureau of labor sta
tiStics.
It charges that the great majority of the
wealthy taxpayers of Illinois, and more
especially of Chicago. are perjurers: that
the assessors are guilty Of malfeasance in
office; that the present financial condition
of Chicago is directly traceable to the cor
rupt system of taxation, and that the de
plorable condition of workmen is due to
the MISUNDERSTANDING methods of taxation
which prevail in illinois,"
The report is made up of mass Of ia
bles compiled from official reports of as
SCISSORS banks, real estate transfers, the
state board of equaliza ton and the various
municipal departments. to which the
agents of the bureau had access. After
declaring that lit is the purpose of the
report to expose existing methods Of taxa
ton in Illinois, with special reference to
their effect upon the labor interests" the
report proceeds to review the work Of
former bureaus. The stand Is taken that
it is idle to dwell upon the wages and con-
dition of the average wage-earners of the
state. The bureau contends that their
condition lis proved by evidence SO clear
and abundant that the collection of any
further statistics merely to prove it would
be wasted effort"
The bureau takes the position that "tax-
alton is the chief instrument Of tyranny"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-24
a match for the Americas cup next year.
The two cablegrams follow:

a match for the Americas cup next year.
The two cablegrams follow:
NEW YORK, September q. 1895.
Percy Thelluson, Secretary Royal victo-
ria Yacht Club, Ryde, "a. England.
Gable announcing challenge series of
matches for Americas cup, 1896, from your
club. on behalf of Charles D. Rose, re-
ceived. Consider same formal Will be
acted upon at special meeting of club, to
be called on receipt Of your letter.
81. v. 8. ODDIE,
Secretary N. Y. Y. c."
NEW YORK, September %. 1895.
Charles D. Rose, 80 Hill street, Berkely
Square, London:
Il beg to announce the receipt of a cable
to the club from the Royal Victoria In
your behalf for series of matches for
Americas cup in 1896. The same is con-
sidered formal challenge, and will be
acted upon at a special meeting. to be
called on receipt of letter from Thelluson.
81. v. 8. ODDIE,
Secretary N. Y. Y. c."
Secretary Thelluson's letter Is expected
early next week.