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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-14
Protecting Americans at Johannes
burg.

In quick response to Secretary Olney's
cablegram, Ambassador Bayard cabled yes
terday afternoon that the British secretary
of state for the colonies had given him as
surances that he had instructed her majes-
tvs high commissioner in South Africa TO
extend the same protection in behalf of John
Hayes Hammond and any other American
citizens involved in the charge of rebellion
in Transvaal as would be shown in the in
terest of British subjects in like circum-
stances. These. cablegrams are believed
here to he significant as indicating a better
understanding between the two govern
ments than was generally supposed to exist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-14
Dinner to the Iowa Delegation.

Gen. q. N. Dodge. we'll known in this city,
gave handsome dinner at ChamberHns
Sunday evening, at which the guests were
for the most part members Of the Iowa dele
cation in Congress. among them. Senator
John III. Gear. Representative Samuel III.
Clark. Representative Robert G. Cousins,
Representative George NJ. Curtis, Gen. d.
B. Henderson, Representative J. 2. Dol
liver. Representative Alva L.. Easer, Rep
resentative j. \. T. Hull, Representative
w. p, Hepburn, Representative j. F. Lacey
Representative Thomas Updegraf and Mr.
]. T. Granger.
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commandery. which was chartered by the
Grand Encamrment of the United States
at its late conclave, held III Boston, Mass,
last August. The new commandery, over
which ne p-esides. has had a phenomenal
growth since it has been constituted. Be-
ginning last October with thirty charter
members it has in less than three months
reached membership of about one hum
dred, and is in fiourishing and prosper
GUS condition.
Grand Junior Warden VIM. T. Galliher
was krighted In De Nfolay Comman.iery,
No. 4, June u, 1885, Being an enthusiast
in organizations of military or semi-mili-
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A NEW MACHINE Gun.
One of American Design and Manu-
fncture Ad0ptHd for tho NuvN.

One of American Design and Manu-
fncture Adopted for tho Navy.
The ordnance department of the navy has
adopted machine gun. designed by Amer
leans and manufactured by Americans for
the of the American navy. and has en-
tered into a contract for the immediate
purchase of fifty of them for practical test
4 board ship, with the intention of pur-
chasing further supplies as they may be
needed. The new arm was adopted by the
tests, in which six similar guns were tried,
most of them being of foreign design or
manufacture. A further test will be made
of the Maxim gun, and it is possible that
a number of that type will be purchased
for the navy.
The accepted gun is the invention of
den, Utah. and Is described as a gas-oper-
at:ng. breech-lotding gun. 1t belongs to
the class of guns in which the gas pro-
duced by explosion, after it has given a
sufficient velocity to the projectile, is
further utilized as a means for operating
the breech mechanism This process en-
ables rapid and successive firing by auto
matte means leaving the operator the
simple work of firing the first shot and fur
nishing supply of cartridges to the gun,
which continues firing SO long as the supply
of ammunition lasts.
The guns are light, and will be of great
service to landing parties and for attacks
made in small boats. On the war ships
they will be placed in the military tops and
in other parts of the superstructure where
effect. The Colt Arms Company is inter-
ested in the manufacture of the gun, and
the contract for a supply. has been made
with that company.
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eral: Alex. W. Mckenzie. grand senior
warden; VIM. Galliher, grand junior war
den; E. II. Chamberlin, grand treasurer;
Isaac L. johnson, grand recorder; H. K.
Simpson, grand prelate: George E. Corson,
grand standard bearer; Robert E. Con-
slant, grand sword bearer; Jos. Brum-
C7ett, grand warder, and grand sentinel
to be appointed by the grand commander
The constitution of the Grand Command
cry and the installation of the officers will
be performed by Most Eminent Grand
Master Warren LaRue Thomas, who ar
rived in this city yesterday from his home
in Maysville, Ky. The exercises will COM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-14

Of Royal Arch Masons of the United
States. He is a thirty-second degree and
knight commander of the Court of Honor
of the A. A. Scottish Rite, and an active
member of the several bodies of that rite
in this city. He is grand marischal of the
Provincial Grand Lodge Of the Royal Order
of Scotland. recorder Of Washington Coun-
Gil, No. 1, Royal and Select Masters, and
member of the Masonic Veteran Associa
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THE PORTE's SUBLIME IMPUDENCE.
An Official Prohibition of Red Cross
Philnntl, rSpy In Armenia.


The Turkish legation gave out the fol-
Lowing official communication last evening:
The imperial go5ernment will not permit
any distribution aMeng his subjects. in his
cwn territory, by any foreign society or in
dividuals, however respectable the same
may be (as for instance, the Red Cross So
ciety). of money collected abroad. Such in
reference no independent government has
ever allowed especially when the collec-
tons are made en- the strength Of speeches
delivered in public meetings by irreconcil-
able enemies ofinhe, Turkish race and re-
ligion. end on the basis of false accusations
that Turkey repudiates. Besides. the sub
line porte is miRdful-of the true interests of
its subjects. ands Distinguishing between the
real state of th:tss and the calumnles and
wild exaggerat tens Of interested or fanati-
cal parties. will. as il has done heretofore.
under it's own legitimate control, alleviate
the wants of gil Tnxl<ish subjects, living in
certain provinces. IRRESPECTIVE of creed or
race - ! --.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-14

NJ. Meyer, a Paris banker, who Ia under
stood TO have been mixed up with the,
Panama canal scandals. committed suicide
by shooting himself with a revolver. It IN
suspected that his suicide was connected
with the Lebaudy scandal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-14

Lack rf Vitality and 6olor-mat tier IN the bulbs
caulss the hair fail ard turn gray. We
recommend Halls H1.r tenewer to prevent bald
ness ard sraynsss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-14

The Cunard line steamship Cephalonia,
which has been On the rocks near Holyhead
since New Year day, has been 4oated by
means of pontoonS and tug6oats.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-17

lAs iaay Appeared IN . viniou "a lha
rias 81 mar Dsath.
A gentleman tc.t = house In Ireland
Tor slr moaihs and vas accompanied
ihlthsr BY HE wife ard daughters. Thu
house vas flsniahed ard had plenty
y bedrooms Therefore Il Baa decided
not 70 u4e . certain large long room
with cupboardl aloaa one side (which
had al been locked and sealed up With
iapel IN which thlrgz belonging 10 me
owners q the house had been put
away. One evening one q the darrh-
iefa, going to her room. cav an old
lady wrapped IL a shawl walking along
The passage IN front Of hcs. The cid
lady appeared 10 knew her way and
hurried on without hesitation into mo
unused room. The girl called her sls.
Ter and they followed ths dame into
The room. But al was eiicnt: no one
vas there the dust lying about showed
no signs a. footprints shortly after
he sane yourg ,ady vas rcadlne on
the heaF.hruE by nrelight. LOOKING
20 she heheld the old lady standing IN
the doorway watching her. Greatly
frightened. abe spraag up and. rushinr
downstairs. was fousd faInsinr a. Id
drawing-room door. At last he family
returned ts Dublin. One day when a
friend vas calling lhe curious lnclden,
which have narrated vas referred To-
The youns LADY vsry unui,llnr.y told
her experiences The Visitor seemed
such struek and asked fer an ac.
curaie description Of The old lady
For" said shs. that house belonged
10 two old ladies'. s.s,ers. and When
they let their house they went to 70
sids a. Geneva One OF them. answcr
ing exactly 70 m description you harl
Eiyen. died A. the tiEc yoa cav be-
appear Realm.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-17

bis promises TO give that place a win
ncr have been fulhlled In every way.
when wilmot left this city he did no,
have a high regard for Il and could
not be made TO believe that the base
bali crowds Of tie west side liked him.
Ills daily encounters with the hleachors
out in that sunny left field have been
rocountoi time and again. and it was
because he believed he was not liked
tina, the faa, iloider asked for his re-
lease. when any Of the Chicago play
era have such a ane chance 10 better
themselves "a Walter had the man
agement would not stand In the way.
and Tor that reason the release was
given him. I, 10 understood Wilmot
had good interest In the Minneapolis
team outside OF being iis manager.
he was born In Stevens Point, VIA,
IN October. 1868, asd learned TO play
bah while o. school. HIS first pro-
lesslonsl engagement was With the St.
Pauls in 1856. The excellent work he
aid there rerasca him IN offer from
he wsating,on foam OF the biz league
and he started playing In the capital In
1857. he remained there until The
Brotherhood lreuble IN 1870, when h
Nac transferred 20 Chieaso and rc
maned here un.a iao close Of lac. eea
son. While wlsh The colts he paFslcl
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-17

The habit OF hashish-smoking IL 20
semmon all over Egypt that Il excltes
no comment whatever among natives
Until recently very little thought has
heon given 10 the intimate relation be-
tween hashlsh-Emoklng and insanity.
but an eminent medical man. IN a re-
port on the causes OF insanity. has put
down a large number OF cases 70 the
habit Of smoking hashish There are
several forms IN which this trouble
manliesa itself The patient may be
hiarious, reckless apparently full OF
spirits and given to extrayagant talk
and actions. or be may have what Is
sailed acute mania lie Is allied with
serror. suspects everybody. Is Ouira-
Eeous In conduct. incoherent In speech
and sometimes violent Under other
circumstances there Oh weakness OF the
mental faculties which may run into
senilo demeniia. the victim pratillng
about the most unlmporlant matiera.
feeling no interest whatever In any
1hing except food and smoking Ply
acians say that a moderate use Of this
arug has no physical. mental or moral
NJ effect. but IN excess Il Injuries the
constitution. brings about difficulties
Of the throat and in;esiines. wcakens
al OF the mental. moral and physical
forces. and not infrequenily causes In
sanity. as demonstrated by the fact
ahat out OF two hundred and hfiy-,hres
Submissions to the lunatic asylum In
eairo. nearly hundred Of the patients
were smokers OF haahiah.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-17

Nicola Tesla has. 1t Is asserted. dis
covered a new power or means OF cleo
trlcal application. which be describes
as follows: THE whole secret lies Ia
my discovery OF what "a known as the
rotating magnetic field What It ls /
cannot explain. neither h Il explain
able ! can only give the facts which
have bean discovered through expert
ment The discovery OF these scien.
tlhc facts hAs entirely done away with
the eommutaior. which has heretofore
been necessary on all electric motors
This commutator. with ia close ad-
iustment. delicate and intricate parts.
has been the cause Of an the trouble.
A slight injury 10 this commutator.
which may arise even from the pras-
ence OF drop OF water. may destroy
the whole machine The danger Is now
all done away with by discarding the
commuinoF entirely. This result IS
accomplished by utilizing the rotating
magnetic field. which simply means
that u a circular metal disk is placed
on an axle and brought near the cleo
trio coil Il viii revolyc The disk
touches nothing except It's own bear
ings, yet It reyolves, and thus produces
power. The power Is what Is used IN
the new motor" The importance q a
discovery OF this sort can scarcely be
estimated. Il will, II is said. revolu-
tionize power. and proclaims the be-
ginning OF the decadenoe OF steam"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-17


Gilbert Watkins IL the name Of q
blind man who lives on Brush street.
near Taylor Although he l. % blind
no cannot tell day from night. even
thougi be looks directly At the sun.
II does not Interfere with bis ability
70 travel In fact. Watkins does more
travelling than most other people cx-
cept drummers And. furthermore, he
does the most OF Il without any one 20
guide him. Watkins. when be Is In the
city. can be seen standing on the cor
nera Of some OF the downtown streets.
where he sells notions and other small
articles In order 10 gain a livelihood.
But he does not ltay long al a time, be-
cause he likes 70 visit different places
and meet different people. he always
attends the different celebrations and
hestas. where he says he Is sure 20 en-
Joy himself When Watkins wants 10
80 any place the first time be gets some
one 10 guide him II possible. but after
that he can 80 alone at any time be
wishes. lie has been over nearly al
Of the roads IN California. and only a
few months ago he walked from this
riiy 20 Los Angeles by himself He
says he Is always well treated and
hnda people only TOO willing 70 tell him
what Is going on. According % Wat
Slns story he iG able 10 DO these re-
markable things solely BY his memory
ana says that he can be taken any
where and made 10 turn as many cor
nes as desired. and that be can NM
bis way back without assistance. II
this respect he seems TO have the SAINT
faculty a cat a said 20 have and ex
erciso L In the same way. When th'
blind man desires 20 60 TO a certain
place be has never been taken befor
he is led TO Il. and as he goes along b
takes mental note Of all the objects b
passes. Here Is a rough crossing. her
some asphallum pavement. here
dirt road with stones on u, here SON
water. eic. when be wants 10 rst1n
he takes them In rsvcrss order and h
no trouble.
The reason I can DO this" ne sayi
u because ! don't see a lot 81 thing
that distract me. You could Do The sam
thing easy enough. Maybe In a mile
would only have 70 remember . fe'
objects. Il u Just the same a. II ma
who could see was taken through
dark alley. but every once in a Will
was given a glimpse Of his surround
inss By a light being turned on. n
could remember what he saw vithou
any trouble. but II be saw a thousan
other things he could not know Jus
how many steps Il Is from the corner 1
where ! live and can walk 10 the plae
without even using my cane. OF ccurs'
! am helped a great deal BY the people
pass, because they know I am bin
and always make room for me.
Francisco Call.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-17
WISDOM.

Il Is temper which makes the blisg
o. home or destroys comfort.
One great trouble In doing a mean
action h that you are compelled to
associate with yourself at,erward.
Whoever fails to turn aside the ma
Of lie By pruden; forcihought musi
submit 70 fulnl the cause Of destiny.
A wise and kindly silence would OF.
en- prevent incalculable Injury. Is
peclally should We avoid repeating
what has been said In the heat Of an.
ger.
The memory Of bel6sod mother win
often arm The heart and sway the life
Of strong man, as her presence never
ala when. az a boy, she yearncd over
him.
We must ourselves ascend II we
would lit others. and In this very up-
ward climbing We are making the first
and most essential step Ia social Inn
provement
How much trouble he avoids who
does not look to see what his nclehbor
says or doss OF thinks; but only "a
what he does himself that II may Be
lust and pure.
In an lives there IL a crisis Ia the
formation Of character. Il come.
from many causes. and from some
which on the surface arc apparonll,
trivial. but the result n the same--I
sudden revelation 70 ourselves OF oul
secret purposes. and a recognition O
oar perhaps long shadowsa hut nov
maslegtul conylellonN
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-17

Jewels and gems are perennialiy
lear 10 the feminine heart. and wheth-
or the white or the yellow standard
waves triumphant in November neither
Will be deposed from ltn place Of use
fulness In adornment OF the fair.
Wherefore the wise tradesman. with
cut waiting Tor the result Of the cleo
ton. even now has HE most artistic
craftsmen and cunning workers in gold
and silver designing and producing
dainty concelts In precious metals and
stones which In 3 few months will
fash and sparkle on beauly's brow OF
hand IN drawing room and assembly
hall Many Of the new designs are
most lovely. and the dealers are net
lacking In confidence when they tell
you THE or that exquisite shape Il sure
10 be the style In iewelry this coming
winter. Russian work" Tor instance
IA growing more artistic and promises
70 increase In popularity over last sea-
son, probably on account Of the inter
est In the coronation ceremonies a few
weeks ago. The Russian buckles are
most elaborate Affairs A choice de-
algn Il IN dark blue enamelsd. with q
half Moorlsh ngure. a small dagger Of
silver and blue catching the buckle a.
a fastener In the center. They are OBJ
talnable In blue or red enamel. plala
or colorsd gold. The gold and silvei
bullion braiA for the belt IL very elabo-
rate and worth twenty cents an inch
Quotations In Russian are inscribed
upon many OF the buckles. but no one
has been curious enough TO have found
their meaning. These buckles are sait
is growing more artistic and promises
the Russian nobility. and they arr
unique enough 20 satisfy the most fas
tidious. Tho dragon. with spreading
wings and giistening. ieweled eyes
viii be observed everywhere. In tn,
scarf pin. hat pin. and TO decorate th'
evening bodice The crown. whether
IN Jewels or carved In gold or silver
will be a design much worn.-Phi'-
delphia Teiesraph.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-17

Awkward Youth-sa-ay. can't yer
give me a Job on this ere paper2 /
doan't 'spose Kin learn TO be a editor.
but I'm told there ls other sorts O. work
In newspaper Offices.
Mr. Beaiemall great edltorl-You
might suit in some capacity. perhaps.
DO You know anything about bookkoep-
ing9
Nope"
Are you good at aguresf"
"Ah. yes. I'm good at nggors."
How much are 2 and ~"
"Lemme see. Put down .. m then
put down along eide OF Il. an that
makes o."
"Well. sir, you would do for the
counting room. but see no reason why
you should no, rise to proud eminenco
IN the circulation department
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-17

different climatic conditions. and tina,
processes that Eefe and ~orid rev be
eminently successful IN Egypt and 9TH
er exceedingly dry climates. would not
answer at all with u.s. The methods
most popular in this country are in
iecting chemicals into the large ar
teris and filling the large cavities Of
the body with the fluid. Creosote. py-
roligneous acid and similar substances
are employed for this purpose. When
properly performed this operation In
Of great use; but imperfectiy done, Il
Is worse than nothing at all. for there
Is an enormous bin 10 pay. and decom-
position Gets IN almost as soon as
though there had been no attempt az
preservation. By this means the
friends are disappointed, the estate Is
forced 70 pay an unjust claim. and
there Is also danger 10 health In try
Ing 20 keep a body that may be In an
advanced stage OF decay. A perfect
preservatlve Of this sort is something
that is greatly needed
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-17

! have made ont and published m,
averages for the season. make nurs.
Ell the league leader again. with a ;,eg.
csntagc OF .so5. OF course the Cleve-
land scorers didn't have anything to %
with a. Mr.. Miller. Of the Tribune.
who was with the Colts on their last
trip. brings the same tale OF Cleveland
scoring brought by svery man who has
been away with the nine all summer.
Tie declares that he saw the Cleveland
ccorers. In the Chicago contests. de-
llberaiely mark down iour-coun, EN-
four-hlts Tor Burkett that were lnaeld
errors and heidors choices. and not one
Of which could be coniurcd into the
somblanoe Of a base nit by the widest
Imagination. | and that the batting,
club by club. and man by man. aver
aged a shade lighter than last season.
which would indicate that the pitchers
are overcoming the handicaps pat upon
them. and that the hclders are learn.
ina juat where TO play for their men.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-17

A Harlem Eirl was recently married
10 a young man who was unfortunate
enough 10 be eroaseyed. a fact which
annoyed the girls mother 10 some en-.
tent.
But a. love laughs a. locksmiths,
Il found no trouble In laughing At
mo,hers-iA-laW. and 90 they were mar
ried.
After the wedding tbs happy coupls
were making preparations to 60 on Z
short honeymoon. and when all was In
readiness the girls mother called her
daughter 10 one side and said:
Now. Mary Jane. want TO give you
a little sound advice. In the nrsi
place. be the boss. Make Peter under.
stand that he's go, to do as you say
Don't take any sass from him. and
don't let him run around after Other
women, And for mercy's sake. Mar
Jane. don't have any cross-cyed ba-
b.es."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-17

HHNa\" - - ANN"NH.
At the International TELEGRAPH Goa.
ference which was held az Bada-psslh
lu July It was decided 10 issue new
oficial vocabulary Of prccentefIed lan.
gnage- This was opposed by Amer.
can FIRMS who operate private colcs os
Tie value o. these codes would BE- DE-.
airoycd. The conference adopted an
amendment 70 10 constitution. n ORDER
70 provide sor these codes. and T. ias
Just been Issued from headquarters il
Bcrne. 5 fiizerland. preconcerted isn-
Euage u defined as composed o. words
having Intrinsic sense. but not cons
blned into Ineligible phraaea Words
IN ihia language cannot contain over
ten characters according to the Morse
alphabet They mus, be taken from
one or more Of these languages. Ger
man. Elgiish. Spanish. French. Dutch.
Italian. Portuguese and Latin. Ptc11g
lamco cannot be used except with their
meaning IN plain language The 81.
iflnal sending oflro can demand tna
production o. The tenders code 10 zee
That the rules have been observed.
From a date 10 be fixed By & la.ufe
conference an the words used ~ prl.
fa;c iel,grams written IN precoaccs
language VIII be extracted from ihn %.
Ae.ai vocabulary duiy enlarged eva
complied b. 'he International EuGoan
90 telegraph Administrations The
nes VOCABULARY vii include az solda
u private codes. provided they are
ifue rnmui.laod Uosds. taken froia ihc
nthi languages gigsn above and com.
1 ply with the above ruler The inter-
national bureau desires all compilelg
q codes and an pcrrons desiring words
from certain codes reproduced in the
aalcial vocabulary. to forward them
aei5rt the end Of this year 10 the Inter.
taao1al Bureau OF Teiegraph Admln-
.sir2tc-s, Bc-nc. sxi,zt7i.nd.