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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-05

From the Westminster Gazette
A duei on bicycles was fought in the
b"u'tN ara NeN. Paris, late On Saturday
night. A large party Of young fellows lad
btth out cycling All day and were return
lilS nome, all very hilarious, when TWO OF
hem quarrclei, AMI they decided to settle
The dispute 10y a duel with swords ~, ,h,ir
i'.'Ef-eS. III" Two combaIauts were placed
nay yards apart and then ordered to
charge. They rode al one another at A fu-
rlous pace. bul oNsrShoi the mark and
ialiod to meet. Wheeling quickly around
hey return,d 10 the charge and This time
came tGg"t her with "A terrific shock Both
were thrown. while the seconds VINO wer.
l." .owInS behind also ca bicycles fell in
their turn aud both were injured. Neither
Of the combatanis touched the other with
his sword. bat in falling on ran his weap-
on mo himself, and his opponent injured
his Ies.
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ORANGE GROWERS AND FROST.
They begin to Think II n Blessing IN
Disguise in Florida.

From the Jacksonville TimcsI Mon
"a year ago 1 had an orange grove for
sale. but have none for sale now" said a
gentleman the other evening to a group of
friends in front of one of the hotels
A laugh greeted the statement.
II did not intend that as a joke. gen.
tIemcn, but in all seriousness. After the
freeze. and up to a year ago. l would have
taken little or nothing for what had been
fine ten-acre grove. Today 1 would no;
take less than l asked before the freeze
In fact, I calculate this grove of mine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-05

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WISE OFFICE RATS.
They Had Scheme That Beat the
Nexv-Fnngled Trap.

New-FnnEled Trap.
From the Newark Daily Advertiser.
The employees of the Jersey City Printing
Company have for long time been trou-
bed with rats. The rodents are of unusual
size. and are extremely bold. They are
boldest after dark, and think nothing Of
running over the feet Of the employees.
Several cats were placed in the building,
with the hope that they would exterminate
the rats, but the latter made it so warm
Tor the cats that they were driven away.
Various schemes have been worked to
entrap the rodents, but with little success
Finally Engineer August Krone hit upon
scheme that for a time bade fair to be just
the thing. He secured an old zinc oil tank
about ) feet in height and then fastened
on the edge a 2-foot piece of board. Then
he arranged the board so that Il would
swing up and down, with one end inside
the tank. He placed a piece of bologna
sausage. fastened with a rubber band, on
the edge of the board which projected over
the inside of the tank. and half filled tine
vessel with water. A few pieces Of cheese
were placed along the other end of the
board to coax the rats on
The trap was set where rats are thick
est. in the basement, and in a few minutes
rat climbed upon the end of the board
which profruded outside the tank and rest
ed upon support. The rodent ate the
cheese and then went for the bologna. AS
1t reached the bait the other end of the
board tipped up, and the rat, with a squeal,
Tell into the water and was drowned.
"Oh. that's the trick said the engineer
and his assistant said August had a great
head.
Within ten minutes six more rats walked
the plank, and then there was a remark
able display of rats cuteness.
Two rodents climbed the pile of PAPERS
and, while one stood on the safe end of the
board, the other carefully made its way to
the tempting bologna and devoured half of
IT, The rats then changed places, and the
ether ate the rest of the bologna and half
the rubber band.
The engineer scratched his head and the
ofher spectators said something about peo-
pie gong to lot of trouble for nothing.
During the afternoon no more rats were
caught, but lot OF cheese was eaten by
them. The engineer solemnly AYERS that
ne saw the rats not only balance one an
other on the board while the tempting bait
was devoured, but that the rodents actu-
ally engaged in a game of see-saw, simply
for amusement. August still has faith in
mis- patent trap. but nobody else has.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-05

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ladies riaiIr'i Silk Hose ut Soc T5c 81 SnI
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at Sl-!'S. Sc-Io. $50. S2aS So. gS. lace ,,I
Fancy En- cf, ST.. S.,.3S. So IS . 6rcri Len
Six Hose At $l.?s, SIPS 81. silk lights iii
ttct. At $50.
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At &c Pair.

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white feet being Sam, sold last season at %
pair Ladies' Plain Drnp-stitch Richelicu AMI
frlihr; nit Ribbed Isle HOsc. Ingram Owed be-
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bod Hose SiZ,S I TO ST.. Infants Plain and
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Styles iiiin Isle Hose. six styles Plain Cotton
>izr AMI opera lengths. Black and white feet In
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"OnNX" Silk Hose

|il.ii"> Fest Silk Finish I.isl- Hos, at Zoe
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7Sc to SI.2S Pair,
&c to SIX Pair.

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AT sc Pair.

a|iadirS Hose. in light. medium heavy cx.r,
heavy and fleece lined rif,lc,, in tlr,, stvl., ais,
plain Feet in all-bIsck, alI-wui,e or -spii;"--
t.lt white -loIble soIcS ar,. extra ai.. +pr.d
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A Natural Bear Trap.

From the Chicago Record
F. H. knowlton tells in Recreation about
a natural bear trap in the northeastern
portion OF the Yellowstone National Park,
on small stream called Cache creek. about
ten miles above its junction with the La
mas river. Knowlton and a friend were
going Up through a gulch Cache creek had
made, when, Lear the head of the creek
about fifty feet distant, they saw a huge
grizzly bear curled up as if asleep Con-
sideriDg 1t TO be impolite to awaken 1t, and
having nothing to offer but prospectors'
picks. they climbed up the side of the gulch
at once, quietly and expeditiously.
Out of reach of the bear, they stopped
and fired rocks and arathemas at 1t, but as
the bear continued in the same position,
they hnally made up their minds that it
was dead. II was dead and had been dead
ABOUT live hours. There was no wound on
us body, but a little blood had dripped
from the nostrils. They then became con-
scious OF sense of suffocation from strong
sulphur fumes arising from mineral springs
thereabouts The bear had wandered In
tnen' tempted, perhaps, by the skeletons
OF FOUR other bears, an elk, squirrels, rock
hares and butterflies and other insects, and
mad been asphyxated by the noxious gases
Inc mead or the gulch made a sort Of
basin, in which the gas settled This gas
is not very deep, a mans head being about
on the surface of it, since the scoops rim
allows the gas to flow down the strea m
with the creek. in a sort Of a gas river on
the water creek.
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Looking Through the KcyhoIe.
From Lordon Judy.
Cook-"And I just claps my eye to the
keyhole and looks through"
Parlor maid-"Wasn't that rather beneat.
your
Cook-"A good two FOOT
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Whalers and Missionaries.

1t is to he noted that the present animos-
ity of feeling against missionaries Is faint.
as compared with that prevailing here from
fifty to seventy years ago among white
men, who were then chiefly Of the seafaring
class. Sailors, wanderers Of the ocean. are
loose in life. Nearly all white men when
among the dark races give free rein to an
petite. To the white sojourners in Ha-
wall in 1870. leading loose and easy lives
among these careless Polynesians, the ar
rival of band of stern, sanctifed Puri-
tans. strict in morals and sentiment, ere
ated a. severe collision. The clean, p1Ire
life of the missionary constituted painful
seproach to the jewellers, many of them
from Puritan homes in New England.
whence most Of the whalers had come
When they entered the Pacific ocean thew
hung their consciences on Cape Horn. :,
to be picked up on their return to ciyiIiza-
ton. These people bringing out to them
new consciences were decidedly unwel-
come.
1t is very likely that the missionary was
sometimes less tolerant and gentle to these
e;sy-soing sinners, less merciful in his
judgment. than he might have been. But
a specific cause of furious hostility arose
in about the year 1925. when the mission
aries had obtained the very hearty and
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Newspaper Leaninss,

Despite his royalistic affinfties. the editor
of the Bulletin, who has worked many
years In Honolulu. being a Nova Scotian of
quite Puritan antecedents, tends to incline
to the missionary" side on questions of
moral propriety. such as Sunday obscrv-
ance, on which there continues to be n
struggle of long standing. The Star has
strong California affinties, and leans
toward laxity. The Advertiser is much
under missionary influence, and conserva-
tive on moral questions.
Dan Logan of the Bulletin is an experi-
enced and able newspaper man, who under
stands his business well. He knows how
to make good paper. and generally gets
his news accurately. He is quite heartily q
Britisher Of the Canadian variety An
nexation to the United States is little to his
taste. But he very sensibly avoids open
antasonism of that measure. waiting to
see how the business is going to come out
There is too much here that looks like
manifest destiny" in that Correction 20
leave much ardor in it's opponents.
1t comes in place here to renew some per-
maps former expoSitions of what is meant
by the common expressions missionaries -
missionary party" missionary influence -
From 30 to 10 years ago there existed a
large body of Protestant American mission
aries i'll Hawaii, who had an enormous IN
iuence over the native people, and more or
less directly. through the native chiefs,
upon public affairs. Those good people are
far advanced in old age. The chiefs also
are all gone. as well as almost all of the
older generations of the native people, over
whom they possessed such an ascendency.
The principles of the old missionaries how
ever, became permanently inwrousht into
the morals and religion of the country
among both whites and natives Their
moral and religious sentiments are espe-
ciany represented by a very large and in
flueEtial body of pastors and members of
Protestant chur2 mes. and of those affiliated
with them. To all these people the name Of
mlsslonaries' IS commonly applied by
those of adverse sentiments. 1t is very
commonly used in IN invidio,ls sense, Just
as Methodist" and Puritan were for
merly used in England. and generally with
maledictory prefix. In popular IarIance
missionary means any man who has
scruples about common morals. A half
white boards an incoming steamer on a vile
errand: he solicits one OF The passengers
who replies: mo, have a wife, "Oh,
d niSSi0naryI'
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I'm Mcmoriam.

PETERS. In loving remembrance of our dear sister
MAGGIE 4. PETERS. who died three, Years a-o
tomorrow September G. 1888
May She rest In peace.
BY her sisters and brother L.. NJ AND f.
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Observation-Disclosures.
Basement Floor.
On Second Floor.

G3ls0i tiesisns in Table Linens are here Load
els ore: G2-lrGh All-inen Table Damask at soc
yard. .'>-irch Fine Linen Dar,ask at tie ward
Extra Gt-si.ty Damask at 19c yard with, ..-inch
NAPKINS match Il. 81 81 dozen
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-08-13
KNIGHTS OF KHCRAsSAN.
A Temple was Organized in This City
Last Night.


AT the Pythian Castle corner Chapline
end Twenty-seventh streets. Dahna Ten
ple No. "a. of the Dramatic Order Knights
Of Khorassan was formally instituted.
This order Is made up OF members of the
K. of p. and IS to that organization what
the 4. O. y. N. 5. is to the Masons and
the Mogullians to the United Workmen.
While its principal object is the enter
tainment of its members, it has a bencf-
cial feature also.
The exercises were opened with n street
parade, which was postponed until last
evening on account OF the rain storm in
the afternoon. The knights. to the num-
Der of nearly two hundred. assembled at
the Temple and marched up as far as
Tenth street and return. headed by Meis-
ter's brass band. They wore costumes OF
Oriental design Of rich and varied co!ors,
which were decidedly unique. There was
lots Of red fire in the line and the general
effect was pleasing in the extreme.
When the Temple was reached again, a
banquet was spread. and was discussed
amid much merriment. The band render
ed n number of selections during Its prog
ress. Later the exercises took place in
the commodious lodge room, and We're OF
the most interesting character, The fol-
lowing named officers We're installed:
Venerable ShoilI. VIM. J. Cook; Royal
Vizier. VIM Mccormick: Grand Emir. Ed
ward s. Elliott Mahedi. George Hart
tong; Joe NJ. II. McNabb; Nlokanna, En-
nest Kumm; Sahib Charles Remke; Ne
NAL. A. L. Jones; Secretary. A. L. Downs;
Treasurer. John G. Habberneld.
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Graw. Of Taylor ,ook the floor, and said
he IVES present on behalf Of Judge Ben
nett and CO.. Smith, to say that their
names would not be presented to the
convention, and that if 1t be the pleas
ure OF the convention the nomination
of General Watts would be made by
reclamation.
Then the convention went Wild, four
fftAs Of the delegates jump. ng on their
chairs and cheering wildly for five
minutes.
When q degree Of order was restored,
Hon. John ID. Anderson asked if he I'M
Gers,ood Mr.. McCraw 20 move the nom
.-ation Of General Watts by acc.ama-
ton.
Mr. NcGraw-Yes. sir.
Mir. A.derson-Then.s sir, l second the
notion
Mr.. Chiffon suggested that t would
no, be right 20 shu, ou- any other can
didate. as Mr.. McGraw only spoke for
two and this suggestion prevailed.
The roll cal proceeded rapidly, each
county answering Watts untN Pres
ton was reached. when Col Fitzgerald
took the Platform and named the can
d.da.e o., Preston and the favOrite Of
the Popu,ists. l. c. Ra,plsayder. He
plead for h cause elOQuent.y and WEI,
and was listened TO with attention, be-
ing met at The close, however, with
cries of Cant do il.
When Wood county was called, Thos.
c. Quinn took the Platform and second
Ell The nomination of l. c. R3iphsnyder
in a fine speech. A. this interesting
po,nt Mr.. Rl,phsnyder himself took
the platform. and began his address,
amid the deepest silence. by impress.nS
upol the convention the great and over
shadow.ng Importance Of The duties de-
vOiv.ng upon It. He said he had made
q figh, for years in the interests of the
common people, but he thought he de-
tec.ed a disposition TO refuse him rec
oguiCon. and he therefore withdrew
his name. but ne did il that he might
better preserve his own liberty, AID he
named the counties that ne reserved 70
himself the privilege OF going forward
With greater energy and zeal than ever
before. IN the cause Of free silver.
\ motion TO declare Genera. Watts
me nominee of the convention by ac-
-.2mation was then pu, and carried
amid wild cheers. and he was officially
declared 10 be the choice OF the party.
Mr. Chiffon moved the appointment
OF committee Of five to bring General
Wstis tothe convention hal,.2nd Messrs.
J. ". ST. Clair J. T. McGraw. r. f.
Kidd. A. A. Franzheim and W. W.
Ramon were named. and departed on
LkIS mission. while the band Played
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GEN. c. c. WATTS NAMED.
Continued From Firth Pago.

delegates began to admire his pluck.
Senator Price, Os Kanawha, made the
point that Dr.. Keys had no r.glt 10 thl
floor s:jer he had made a motion 10 ad-
journ, and the char sustained il. amid
'great applause. Keys would not sit
down. however, and q number Of dele
gl.es made excited remarks about him
which could not be heard in the con-
fusion.
Gen. s.. Clair called for the services
Of the Sergeant-at-Arms, and the caa.r
would be moved from the house.
Al this point assistant 2, arms Morgan
McCullcca gCt hold Of DR.. Keys and
made him gel off the chair he was stand
ing en-, amid many cries Of put him
ouL" Keys got up again, however,
looking q little white.
General ST. Ciair-Unless you have
the Sergeant-at-Arms to restore order,
you viii not have il. That young man
has insU.ed the chair and tlis con-
ven ion. Cries OF pat ham Out" were
huri-d al Keys. and cries OF Sergeant
alarms A deleeaJe from GreenOfier
moved the appo.n menJ CT s.X sergeants-
at-arms 20 enforce OIGer, ana II YVES
carried with 4 rush.
A delegate from Mineral wanted to
know what rights the Bennett and
Smith men had in the convention.
In an interval Of disorder the motion
TO adjourn was pa. and declared lost.
Then Sergean,-at-Arms McAicnol re-
por.. G. anC was instructed to put that
young man out If he went maintain
order" referring 10 Dr. Keys.
M NcN.chol went TO Dr.. Keys and
attempted to quiet him. and so did 9th
ers. but he persisted in excited talk
which could not be heard ten feet
away. Finally ne was induced TO sit
down. the exciting incident was clos q,
ana The roN call Of counties for nom-n-
atins speeches was commenced.
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OPPOSITION TO WATTS COLLAPSED

The Names Of Judge Bennett and Col l.
l.. smith Withdrawn By Col John L.
Ni,Grnw-Mr Rnlphsnyder Mithdraws
His own Same. After lie was Placed in
Nomination Watts Selected by Aecia-
nation.
When the roll Of counties reached
G,lmer. Hon. R. f. KIDD took the plat
form and nominated General c. c..
Watts. n an address which repeatedly
called forth the greatest applause. HIS
eu,ogy Of his candidate was deserved
one. Referring to the O,her candidates,
he sad ne had nothing to say against
them. Asto Judge Bennett, he said the
Judge was his ne.ghbor, bat he had
STAGED through his brother, tina, he was
not a candidate, saying in thai cOnnec-
uOn that this was nOc a Democratic
year. He referred TO the candidacy Of
G.. W. Atkinson for the Republicans and
sad the Democracy must name a man
who could meet him, and the man OF a.,
men was General c. G. Watts. II nom
mated, ne predicted his tr!umpd3n.
e,5c,-Cr.
The roll cal proceeded until Hardy
was reached, when Hon. John 7. Nc
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THE AUTHORSHIP.

The Convention Mt Midnight Refused to
Adjourn. But Finally Quit mt 1 a. me-
After Candidates for Auditor Had Been
Named
After the address by General Watts the
Convention refused TO adjourn, and the
roll of counties was called for nominal
tions for Auditor George Horner, Of Har-
rison. nominated Camden Sommers. and
it was seconded by John O. Pendleton and
John T. McGraw. Harry Hoyt. of Jack
SON. named Mr.. Mckay. w. Il. McGary
nominated c. NJ. Gaylord. Mr.. Homer, of
Pendleton. named W. II. Boggs, c. W.
Johnson nominated Forrest W. Brown.
and ]. c. McEldowney, w. l.. Key and
Geo. ". Tippett We're also named and sec
onded thus taking up the time until ten
minutes of one. one of the last speeches
was ny Hon. Benz. Wilson who seconded
the nomination of Summers. Several one
minute speeches followed.
At one o'clock d. II. Leonard moved an
adjournment until ten o'clock urging the
importance of the Office and the bad policy
of making a selection in haste. He was
met by cries of NO" It was seconded
10y John d. Anderson. with more noes 20
General ST. Clair hoped the convention
would stop to reflect for a moment He
demanded a roll call by counties on the
question Of adiourning This was not
done the question being put viva voce.
The noes really had il. but the Chair was
I'm doubt and gave the benefit to those
who wanted to go home and at los a. m.
declared the convention adjourned until
10 a. m.
The delegates boarded four special
trains at 1:15 o'clock and got into the city
At . to find the Register on sale on the
street with full account Of the proceed
inEs.
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Thr Mc1fIlcr

Mr.. C. Schnepf, the Opera House
druggist, made the following observa-
tons Of the weather yesterday: a. n
70: a. m, 50; i m. 81; p. m, 90;
p. m. 81.
Washington, D. c., August 12.-For
Wos, V.rginia-LLocal thunder storms
in The early morning, following By fair
during Thursday; NORM riy winds.
For Western PennsyNan.a-Fair and
cooler: Light to fresh northeIiy winds,
shifting to e2steriy.
For OhiC-'Fair Thursday. preceded
by thunder storms in extreme south IN
portions tonight; lght to fresh easter.y
winds: cooler n southern portion.
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THE CANDIDATES.

II Appears to BE the ConcenSus Of Opinion
That the domination VIII Go to SOM
mes. Boges or Brown-The other Can
didaoes Before the Convention.
After the adjournment of the Con
vention asst night i. was conceded thai
the Introduction CT the name Of Hon.
Forres; W. Brown into the contes- for
Auditor )had made very considerable
changes in the situation, and il, was fur
Their conceded by many deiegates-but
tru,h compels the admission tina, there
were some dissenting GO;es-that the
nomination would very probably lie be-
tween Camden Sommers, Of Harrison,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-08-13

w. II. Boggs, Of Pondletcn, and For
rest w. Brown. of Jefferson. Mr..
Brown. whose name only came 70 the
front Yesterday. after The adoption Of
resolutions by the Jefferson coun J
delegation, is q young man OF grea, aDh-
ity rich promise, and the prestl- Pres
ecu ing Attorney of his county.
In regard TO the Other Offices matters
are in a very uncertain s.2Se c@cep,, per
haps. for Attoraey-Ge1er3!, Tor which
it is conceded that Attorney-G-neral
Riley has something approaching @
walk-over This is the only Office
which th.s end of the Stale asks for,
and there is no apparen, obstacle in the
way Ct Nj. Riley getting il. To-day
will settle al these li-,le matters, how
ever.