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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-09-14
eENEvA.s GREAT FOUNTAIN.
1t Stands at the Entrance of Its Port and
Is Three Hundred beet High.

1t Stands at the Entrance OF Its Port and
Is Three Hundred beet High.
The fountain that the municipality
of Geneva, Switzerland, has recently
established at the entrance of the port
of that city is certainly the largest
fountain hat exists upon the surface
of the globe, since it is no less than
three hundred feet in height. 1t may
be seen from a great distance, in clear
weather. detaching itself like a great
white sail tapping through the effect
of the wind.
The city of Geneva possess a most
complete distribution Of water under
pressure, the motive power for which
is obtained from an artificial fall ss-
tablished upon the Rhone at the point
of the lake. The water for domestic
purposes and for the running of Ger.
tain motors is raised to the height OF
two hundred and fifteen feet above
the level of the lake. For the
distribution of motive force it is raised
to a height of four hundred and sixty
feet. The reservoir is an open air one,
and is situated upon the top of Bessin-
kCISf Nv q oAoeouOC va LuICC ul1lCS 4IOH
the turbine building. Avery ingenious
regulator, invented by Mr.. Turrettini,
assures the uniformity of pressure in
the piping.
The length Of the first pipe line is
about forty miles and that of the Sec
ond about sixty. 1t is with this latter
hat the fountain conduit is connected.
The latter is set in play only on Sun
days. 1t is sometimes set in operation
also on week days. in the evening. In
stead Of q single jet OF great height,
several are then utilized that do not
rise SO high. Powerful electric light
projectors, placed in a structure near
by. brightly illuminate them with their
a y of varied colors, which transform
them into a luminous fountain Of the
most beautiful sspect-Boston Herald.
The novelist, Pierre accone, whose
death at Morlaix. in his seventy-ninth
year. has been reported. was the son Of
An italian officer in Napoleon's army.
and WIS born at Douai. He was one
of those fenilletonists of whom nobody
ever spoke, though his name was con-
stantly at the ends of feuilletons. and
he made far more money than any Illus
trious author. He could. at a few
hours notice, begin a serial novel and
furnish the exact quantity Of wor5s
wanted day by day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-09
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.
Local Happenings Told In Brief, In
terestiuu Pnrn rranhs,

Local Happenings Told In Brief, In
teresting Paragraphs.
Mr. John J. Jameson of this city, who
was elected grand regent of the Royal
Arcanum at it's recent annual meeting in
Stanton, has announced the following
committees for 1895:
Finance-J. Taylor Ellyson, Richmond; J..
P. Banks, Petersburg; r. W. Arnold, Alex
ardria.
Laws and appeals-W. H. Williams, Rich
mond; F. N. Bilisoly, Portsmouth; J. A.
Brown, Ashland.
Deputy grand regents-Wiliqm Loven-
stein, Richmond; w. F. Irvine, Norfolk; A.
B. Bolts, Fredericksburg; Rev. F. T. Nc
Among the district deputy grand regents
appointed were: Alexandria, A G. Uhler;
fredericksburg, W. H. Hurkamp.
Police Report.
Mayor Strauss presided over the police
court this morning. The only case was
Frank Adams and George Boyd, two tough
looking negroes from Washington, charged
with being drunk and disorderly on the
ferry boat which arrived in this city at 3
ociock yesterday afternoon. 1t seems that
these two men were both very drunk, and
thu eatened to shoot everybody in sight
They were fined $40 each and COSTS or sixty
days on the gang.
The Literary Class.
The regular weekly meeting of the Teach
ers' Literary Glass was held in Peabody
building last hight, with President VIM.
H. Greenwich in the chair. Much interest
was taken in the discussion of the various
subjects, which were United States history,
spelling, civil government and arithmetic
These meetings will continue until the end
of the scholastic year.
Registrars Appointed.
The following registrars have been APP
pointed: First ward, Oscar Phillips; second
ward, George H Schwab; third ward, b.
F. Pinn; fourth ward, Champ Walker.
Notes.
The funeral Of the late Mrs. Martha
Knoxville took place today at 2 o'clock
from Christ Church, and was attended by
a large number Of sorrowing relatives ard
friends.
The revival services are being continued
In the Baptist Church with renewed sue
cess.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-09

The storm whose center occupied posi-
ton near southern Lake Michigan Tuesday
morning has moved eastward over the mid
die Atlantic and west New England states.
attended by unusually heavy rain east of
the Appalachian range of mountains. AT
many points ip the eastern states the
twenty four-hour rainfall measured from
one to two inches, and in eastern Pennsyl-
vania nearly three inches of rain has fallen
since yesterday morning
The temperature has risen in New Eng
land and has fallen in the south Atlantic
states and the. extreme northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-09
T HE NE w S H | P S
Good Progress Being Made in the Prepare
ton of the Plans.
They VIII Have Heavy and Rapid
Fire Guns-Their Speed Greater
Than Usual.

Good progress is being made in the prep
aration of plans for the newly authorized
battleships, gunboats and torpedo boats.
The latest plans submitted to Secretary
Herbert have received his tacit approval
and will probably be adopted finally with
out material change. They differ in several
essential points from those heretofore sub
mitted, especially in the case of the battle
ships. 1t has been said that the new bat
tleships will resemble those Of the Indiana
class, now under construc ton. Although
this is true in a general way, several i'm
portant departures are proposed in the
Few vessels. According to the revised
plans. they will be much longer and
broader and have a greater displacement
than the Indiana; their batteries will be
more powerful the side armor will be
thinner, but more generally distributed
their turret armor will be thicker in places,
ana in the location of the eight-inch gun
turrets a decided innovation is contem-
plated
Their Armament.
1t Is settled that the vessels will carry
four big guns in turrets, two forward and
two af. on the center line, the only ques-
ton being whether the guns Will be Pinch
or 13-inch in caliber.
1t has been decided that four S-inch rifles
parture from the Indlana's plan, SO far as
the guns are concerned, relates to the rest
of this battery. The new vessels will each
lave sixteen 5-inch rapid-flre guns in broad
side, instead of four G-inch rifles of the
ordinary type thus greatly increasing their
offensive power. Owing to Improvements
in the quality CT armor, the side plates of
the new shiIs Will have maximum thick
resS OF fifteen inches, or three inches less
than on the Indiana. The total weight of
the armor will be slightly greater than on
the Indiana class. The port plates CT the
big gun turrets will be seventeen inches
thick or two inches thicker than the Indi-
thick, the same as Oh that vessel and her
sisters. The S-inch gun turrets will be ten
inches thick, four inches more than on
the Indiana.
Increased Speed.
Another rev feature of the proposed YES
sells is an increase by two feet in the free
board forward. Tie speed will be sixteen
knots, one knot greater than required of
the Indiana, and the same as that of the
Iowa. The displacement will be IL 800 tons
IEasmuch as the act which authorized
the construction OF the battleships carries
no Appropriation, there will necessarily be
some delay in their cons truction. 1t is eX-
pected that the next Congress will appro-
pirate the SS,oOO,o1 necessary to pay for
The two ships. Proposals for their con-
struction Will be invited during the coming
summer, However, and every preparation
made to begin the work as soon as the
funds become available.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-09

most Intelligent and influential ladies in the
capital city.
The declaration of principles of the ASSOC
citation are, as stated by its members, TO
do religious and political work on Christian
ard patriotic American lines; for the pro-
lection and perpetuation of civil ana re-
iigious liberty, and 1t has accepted the fol-
lowing statement of fundamental Ameri-
can principles: Absolute separation OF
church and state in all matters pertaining
to taxation and education; no approprla-
tons of moneys from national state.
county, town or municipal treasures Tor
sectarian or UNCONVENTIONAL uses; no &C.
clesiastical intimidation toward citizenship
or craftsmanship; free and fearless press,
only to be restrained by law when it mis-
takes license for liberty; an American free
public school system of education. In which
the national language has precedence ana
in which the history and principles OF our
republican government are taught, and
frcm which all sectarianism is excluded;
a public committal of all candidates Tor
elective offices in the nation or in the
states to the acceptance of defense OF dis
tinctive American principles and institute
tons; judicious and wisely restricted I'M
migration laws and that the national flag
shall symbolic all the above named prin-
ciples and shall never be supplanted by
any other ensign in any place in the land.
The officers are: Mrs. S. ID. La Fetra,
president; Mrs. DR.. S. l.; Beiler, hrst vice
president; Mrs. d. E. Wiehle, second vice
PRESIDENT: Mrs. Maud b. Johnson. secre-
tary, and Mrs. c. B. Smith, treasurer. The
delegates to the federation are Mrs. La
Fetra and Mrs. c. B. Smith.
kindergarten Association.
TIE National kindergarten Association,
represented by Mrs. Louise Pollock and
Miss Amy May. is also strongly intrenched
In the Union. The requirements for menu
bership of this association are love Of chill
dron, a good common English education,
the possession of a true Christian char
q gt,,r.
and good health. Mrs Pollock first studied
the kindergarten system in 1862 for the
benefit of her own family. ard established
ir 1864 the first kindergarten in the United
States She translated Lima Margenstern's
Paradise of Childhood the first German
kindergarten guide.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-09
Kindergarten Association.
A Wonderful Escape.

While Sherman Jones was putting .
charge of dynamite in a blast at Stewards
quarry, on the edge Of Columbia, SC, yes.
terday, 1t exploded without apparent cause,
hurting him high In the air. Strange to say
a few bruises were the extent OF his tu@
iuries. John Daniels. another negro. was
fatally injured. Several other negroes
were badly hurt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-09
Mai. LudIoyy's Return.

Maj. William Ludlow, the United States
military attache at London, will sail for
New York on Saturday next on the steam
ship Berlin, and will come from there i'm
mediately to Washington in order to re-
ceive his final Instructions as a member Of
the Nicaraguan canal board The major
will then start for Nicaragua without de-
lay, as the board, 1t is understood, must
submit it's report before November next.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-09
MUCH RAIN HAS FALLEN.
A Heavy Storm All Over the Eastern
Section.

Forecast till pm. Wednesday,: For the
District of Columbia, Maryland and Vir-
ginia, fair tonight and Wednesday; cooler
tonight west to northwest winds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-09
FOR SICK HEADACHE, ETC.
Tee HnrSforsl,a Acid Phnanls N p.

DIR. wM d. CONWAY, Blncksburg. Va, says,
II have used IT in my practice for sick headache
dyspepsia indigestion innutrition Of the brain anA
nervous system. and find 1t gives decided beneft1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-09

of natural color, natures GROWING ornament OF
both sexes. use only Halls Vegetable Sicillan Hair
Remover.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-09

Rair will continue in New England today
and tonight, and Wednesday the weather
will be clearing and cooler in that section.
In the middle and south Atlantic states
Wednesday will be fair and slightly cooler.
In this section fair weather may be ex-
pected Wednesday and Thursday, with
slight changes in temperature.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
a m: Great Falls, temperature, 90; condl-
ton, Oh; receiving reservoir, temperature,
SO; condition at north connection, "; con-
dition at SOL tn correction, OS; distributing
reservoir, temperature, 81; condition at in
fluent gate house, 30; effluent gate house, &c.
Tide Table.
Today-High tide. 7:5S m.
Tomorrow-Low tide, POI am. and 8 p.
M; high tide, SD IN. and S:45 pm.
Range of the THERMOMETERS.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer at the weather bureau today:
8 am &c. pm, g.; maximum. "a; min
imum. So.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-09
SPECIAL NOTICES.
othing is 'too small for me

To rrint, but OCCASIONALLY 1 see something
that is TOO LARGE" l give the same care
full attention to Decent order as to far larger
one. Whatever the amount, earnest effort Is
FADE to please the customer, and to thereby in
sure further work from him.
H. L. MCQUEEN, PriLter and Publisher,
apS l103-1116 y ct. NV. Telephone $40.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-09

Three-button Getaway Coats
and Vests OF Fine Black dag
onal Worsted. To 49,
order .... $4,000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-09
SPECIAL NOTICES.

"a patron of ours who
wished to have his laun=
dry dome quickly pa
troniZed ONE of those
sO=calNed "quick laun=
dries" as he did not
know we d id quick
work. His laundry
bundle came back two
days after 1T was prom
ised. This lau m dry
knew they COULD mot,
with their poor facili=
ties, get the work QUIT
ON the day promised,
but they lied to HMM
rather than lose his
trade. We cam do al
most anything reason
able i'm the way of
"q uic k work. amy
time desired-but we
never promise what we
cannot do.
Honesty is the best
principle and the best
policy-we won't do
business ON amy other
basis. Drop a postal
and OUR wagons will
call
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-09

The Union Savings Bank,
r222 F Street N. w.,
Pays four per cent interest
ON savings accounts. Open
until s p. m. ON Govern
ment pay days and Satur-
day evenings between 6 and
s. eo.am
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-09

Finest Grade OF Imported Eng
lish Trouserlngs, In the most at
tractive stripes ever shown.
Usual $40 and $40 quail 60 ~
tiles. To order. %CsVV
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-09

CORSON & MCCARTNEY,
MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK STOCK
EXCHANGE,
1919 F ST.. Glover building.
Correspondents of Messrs Moore & Sehley. -
Broadway.
Bankers and Dealers in Government Bonds
Deposits. Exchange. Loans.
Railroad stocks and bonds and all securities
listed on the exchanges Of New York. Philadelphia,
Boston and Baltimore bought and sold.
speciality made OF investment securities. Dis
trict bonds and all local Railroad Gas, Insurance
and Telephone Stock dealt in.
American Bell Telephone Stock bought and sold.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-09
Easter
L TROUSERS

Imported English Trouserings,
in dressy stripes. IS
and 50 qualities. To OK
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-09

Frank Libbey & Co., E'fi ,sss
9th and New York Ave.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-09

WE SELL.
White Pine Laths
at $3.50 per LOCO.
Everybody else sells Them
for $3.50 per 1000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-09
The National Safe Deposit,
Savings and Trust
Company

Chartered by special act Of Congress
jan, 1857. and acts Of Oct. 1880. and Feb 1884
CAPITAL: ONE MILLION DoILARS
SAFE DEPOSIT DEPARTMENT.
Rents safes inside burglar proof vaults at %
per annum upward.
SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT.
Deposits received from TEN CENTS upward
and interest allowed IS and above.
Loans money on real estate and collateral
security. Sells frst-class real estate and other
securities in sums Of $500 and upward.
TRUST DEPARTMENT.
This company is legal depository for court
and trust funds and acts administrator, ex.
ecutor. receiver. assignee and executes trusts
Of nn kinds. Wills prepared by a competent
attorney In daily attendance
BENJAMIN p SNYDER President
THOMAS HYDE, First Vice President.
JAMES NJ. JOHNSTON. Second Vice Pres.
THOMAS r. JONES. Third Vice Pres.
g. FRANCIS RIGGS. Treasurer.
ALBERT L. STURTEVANT. Secretary.
JOHN C. WILSON. Trust Officer. ap1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-09
Don't ask us

Don't ask Ills
"FIave
you got
it?"
Say
"Give lit
to
mel"
We sell everything that
enters into the comstruc=
tom of a house, and keep
it ON hand all the time.
We sell lit lower than amy
body else.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-03-13
STARVATION.
Eating Dead Horses and Raw Flour
in America.

Decatur. Ill, HeraldDispatch, Rep.
1t seems here in Illinois there is des-
titution that will exceed anything
that has been reported from Nebras-
ka. An item from Spring Valley says
that few days ago horse was caught
in a trestle and killed by train. The
poor people in that locality hastily
seized upon the flesh, cooked and ate
it. At Peoria the other day man
stole a sack of flour and took it home
to his starving family. They were so
ravenously hungry that they ate the
flour dry. never waiting to cook it.
So? The country was redeemed"
last November? Surely, people in this
great, free, democratic-republican
country, flowing with milk and honey.
are not hungry? The dear, good,
Spring Valley Coal Company, char
tered by the people of Illinois and sup
ported by laws and militia made by
the old parties, would not see it's work
ing people Starve? Surely not! And
BESIDES the coal mines are not allowed
to be operated by the public, but left
in private hands so the miners will be
we'll cared for! And this paper sup
ports the present system of anarchy
and then holds up its hands in holy
horror at the natural results of the
system. And the blind working peo-
pie support such papers, owned and
trolled by banks and monopolies! o.!
how ignorance does suffer.-The Com
ing Nation.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-03-13

plus. And I began to think: Here
IS evidence that man is descended
from the monkey for man does just
tnls way in every land under the sun.
He gathers the wealth of the world.
IS guarded by foremen, police, militia,
army and navy to see that he gets only
the smallest share that he can live
on, and he gamers the results of his
Toll and genius into the bin of the
lew ldlers and heaps up wealth for
them to squander and lavish on their
servants and soldiers, and starves
amid the plenty he has created,
shlvers amid the palaces he has erect
ed, and goes ragged amid the beauti-
!ul clothing he has fashioned This
is not dream it is literal fact as to
man, but a fiction as to the monkeys,
TOT any one knows that moneys have
zoo much sense to gather nuts for any
other monkey to MUNICH. Yes, we are
civilized! Man is a great animal-the
apex of wisdom! He shoots his
brother workers because they will not
take a less share of the nuts they
gather for their share! This reverie
came to me as read the accounts of
the Brooklyn street car strike and l
wondered when civilized man would
nave the intelligence of the tribes Of
The trees of the tropics.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-03-13

The banks loan the government
$500, 100000 at three per cent for fifty
years receiving back in principal and
interest over 81, 200, 100000.
Then the national banks deposit
their bonds with the government and
receive back the full face value In
bank notes (cash) for which the gov
ernment charges them one per cent
tax, about enough to pay the expense
of keeping books and doing the print
ing.
In other words the banks loan the
government $500, 900, 900 and get their
money back as soon as they can draw
1T out, receiving interest on the full
amount at an expense of $4,000, 900, 900
to the American people. The govern
ment pays them three per cent,and
the people pay them from six to forty
on the same 'capital.'
Lincoln said: ''You can fool all the
people some time, and some people all
the time, but you can't fool all the
people all the time"
How long will the American people
continue to be the tools and fools of
the banks?
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-03-13
EUROPEAN RAILWAYS
INTERESTING STATISTICS.
Facts AS to Public Ownership OF
Railways.
[From the Commonwealth. I


In these days of trusts and strikes
it may be interesting to note what
has been done and what can be done
to remedy these evils, says the Chi
cago News. We never hear of any
strikes or labor troubles on the rail-
roads in Australia, and why? Be-
cause the government owns and Oper-
ates them in the interest of the peo-
pie.
In Australia you can ride dis tance
Of 600 miles across the country for
$3.50, tirst-class, too, while working
men can ride six miles for cents,
twelve miles for 4 cents, thirty miles
for 10 cents, etc, and railroad men re-
ceive 20 to 80 per cent more wages for
eight hours labor than they are paid
in this country for ten hours of toll.
In Victoria, where the above rates
prevail, the net income from the
roads last year was sufficient to pay
the federal taxes.
In Hungary, where the roads are
state owned you can ride six miles for
l cent, and, since the government
bought the roads, wages have doubled.
Belgium tells the same story-fares
| and freight rates cut down one-half
and wages doubled. Yet the roads
pay yearly revenue to the govern
ment of $4, 100000.
In Germany you can ride four miles
for cent on the government owned
lines. Yet wages are over l20 per cent
higher than they were when the cor
poratiOns owned them, and during the
last ten years the net profits have in
creased Al per cent. Last year the
roads paid the German government
net profit of $4,000, 900. If our gov
ernment owned the railroads we could
90 from San Francisco to Boston for
$40 Look at the proof:
Uncle Sam pays the railroads not
quite $275 to transport a loaded postal
car from Boston to San Francisco. A
passenger car will carry fifty passen,
gers, which at $40 each would be 5000
or a clean profit of 1929 car.and this,
too, after paying 5l per cent on water
ed stock, which is fully 20 per cent on
the cost of the roads.
To show how our railroads have wa
tered their stock, look at the New
York Central and Hudson River rail-
road, which, when the Vanderbilts
obtained control in 1862 was capital
lied at $4,000, 900. They at once wa
tered it up to 800 600 600 More water
has been added until the present
ca pital stock is $l45, ,OOG lin addi-
tion $40, 100000 of water was poured
in short time agol-all, but $45, ,OO0,-
600 being water.
Government ownership would save
the people the gigantic sum of s., ,OOO,-
OOO, 900 a year and bring shorter hours
and better pay to the 100000 railroad
q m plnVpc