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Evening star., 1896-12-01
FAIR TONIGHT.
Increasing ClOudiness and Slowly
Rising Temperature Tomorrow.

Increasing ClOudiness and Slowly
Rising Temperature Tomorrow.
Forecast till p. m. Wednesday-For the
District of Columbia and Maryland. fair
tonight; fair. but with increasing cloudi-
ness Wednesday,; slowly rising tempera-
ture Wednesday; northerly winds.
For Virginia, fair. followed by local show
ers i'll southern portion Wednesday: slight
rise in temperature Wednesday; northeast
erly winds.
Weather Conditions and General Fore
cast.-The barometer has risen on the At
lantic coast south of New England and in
the northern portion of the lake regions;
it has fallen over the Rocky mountain dis
tricts and thence eastward to the Missis-
sippi. The area Of high pressure continues
central north of Montana, and a depression
has formed over Colorado. The barometer
is relatively low south Of Florida and on
the north Pacific coast.
1t Is colder generally over districts to the
east Of the Mississippi and warmer to the
westward.
Showers are reported this morning from
the Atlantic and gulf coasts and local
SHOWS for the lake regions and extreme
northwest. The weather is generally fair
in New England, the middle Atlantic states
and the central valleys.
Evening star., 1896-12-01
Two Cardinals Created.

At secret consistory held at the Vati-
can in Rome yesterday Canon Giuseppe
Frisco and Father Raffaele Pierotti, both
Italians, We're mad cardinals. The con-
sistorial advocate, >~gr. Capogrossi. pro-
nounced a peroratio.. ,n favor of the beati-
fication and canonization OF Joan of Arc.
The pontiff referred the question to the
holy congregation on rites for examination
and report.
Evening star., 1896-12-01
THOMAS w. SMITH.

Receiving Wharf foot 4th st. Sc.
New Planning Mill. foot 4th ST. Sc. no.S- 1w
See Us About Blank Books.
December will soon slip by. You II he so
busy you may forget about NEW BLANK
BOOKS until 20 is all but here. II your
business requires books that must be made
orter-see now. Wen do the work
COi.REI"TLY-and have the books finished on
time.
ULOwest prices for Paper of all kinds.
EestOn S Rupp, A2H nth ST.,
POPILAR-PRICED STATIONEIS. no3O-14i
Il never disappoint
Evening star., 1896-12-01
You mi ust advertise

if Won want to increase your business. These
typewriter circulars will fill the bill exactly
They cannot be detected from genuine type
writing-look exactly like personal letters
Hundreds of wise business have used
them for advertising purposes. Why not
you? 1t will pay you well TO investigate.
BYRON 5. ADAMS Prompt Printer, 512 11th st
rG}0-1id
Evening star., 1896-12-01

COIsSoN & MACARTNEY
MfMBEliS OF THE NEW YORK STOCK
EACHnNGE,
1919 St, Glove building.
correspondents of Messrs. Moore & Srhlev 81
Broadway,
Bankers and Dealers ia Government Bonds
Deposits. Exchange. Leans
, Railrcad stocks and Bonds and all securities
listed on the exchanges of New York. PHILADELPHIA
Boston and Baltimore bought and sold
specially made OF investment securities. Ds
tri, bonds and all Local Railroad. Gas. Insuranc,.
and Telephone Stock dealt in
Am, ri,an Bell Telephone Stock bought and sold.
je3l-1Gd
Evening star., 1896-12-01
NO EXCUSE NOW

For nor buying Bicycle. as to make room for
1927 RAMBl.ERS. expected soon, We shall offer
all patterns of 1896 RAMBLERS, singles in black
or colors, ct the Unexpectedly low figure Of
SIXTY DOLLARS NET CASH
On time sales slight advance will be asked
We do not claim that the 1897 patterns are
twenty dollars better than the 90 but they will
be more up-to-date and improved wherever DOS
sibe to make improvements: and as our 1897
price has been set at EIGHTY DOLLARS what
wheels We have left hand must be sacrificed
Medium grade and auction wheels are not in
the class 80 RAMBLERS, and We think
the cycling public will appreciate the chances we
are giving them on genuine bargains.
formully& y& Jeffery r1fg. Co., ,
1325-27 14th st. NV. 1891 10th ST. NV.
no1T-2Sd
Hygienic Ice. Not m1p,,a.sa, inflated
-PUREST-HARDEST-B
Our Service Includes Every Section of the CITY
and Mount Pleasant. Our Rates are Low And all
We ask is trial by you.
THE HYGIENIC ICE COMPANY
Works. 18th and ne. ONCE. 1923 ST. NV
se12 '
Evening star., 1896-12-01
New Planning Mill
Now ReadVg

We wish to inform our patrons and the
public generally that although our plan
ing mill. situated at the corner Of 1St
and q stS. ne. was burned down entire
ly by the fire of November "a, We have
opened a new planning mill ut foot of 4th
st. Sc. which is fully equipped with the
latest machinery. and are better pre-
pared ti:an ever to faithfully execute all
work Our main office. lumber and mill
work yard. corner list and Ind. ave,
Were not burned. and We are ready To
fill all orders at short notice.
Evening star., 1896-12-01
DO you need more room to
display vOur Xmas goods?

display your Xmas goods?
if you do about enlarging yOIr win
dow fronts. BY being able to display more
goods. increased sales will be the result
There's time to be lost II you desire TO
make this improvement before the holiday
trade begins. Let US give you estimate.
Chas. e. f1odgkin, @H3 9TH.
Paints. Oils, Glass, Builders Hardware, Etc
-
Evening star., 1896-12-01

CAPITAL: ONE MILLION DOLLARS.
The morning times., 1896-05-03

the shore, when they were treated TO
twO-seCOud shell from the forward gun
IL apparently did not disturb them, for
| just as the order was given to repeat the
dose. greatly 70 the establishment OF those
Oh board the vessel, as they did not sup
pose so many OF the enemy were on hand.
! i shower Of projecttles that fairly made
the little tinclad stagger, struck her II
was gun battery.
| The vessel was making bout six knOtsau
hour. and before another gun could be fired
from her she was right under the battery.
which was on bluff. and turning the point
presented her stern TO the enemy.
The enemy fired nine shells at a distance
of twenty yards. all of which burst inside,
and as the vessels stern was COnSpiCuOusly
presented, they poured in ten more shots,
which rakel her fore and aft.
MUsKETPROOF SIDES.
Then came the roar Of 5000 muSkets
which seemed 20 strike every spot in the
vessel. but heF sides were, fortunately mus
ket proof
The Cricket stopped, but the current car
ried her zoo yards out OF harms way. The
pilot had his head cut open by a piece OF
shell. but manfuliy stood his post. on the
fighting deck a shocking scene was pre-
sented. Twenty-fOur. half OF the crew,
lay on the deck, killed or wounded The
guns were nearly all rendered useless by the
enemy Sle!iSs Jtlc Sl;ltS OF Jilc NeSSe ldau
her stern were riddled. and everything
seemed torn 70 pieces IN front of the
whecIhOuSe the bodies OF the men whOmann-
ed the hOwitzcF- were piled up A shell had
struck the gun. and, exploding. mad killed
all the gunners-
In the engine room the engineer was dead.
killed by smell, with his hand on the thrOt-
tie valve He had turned off the steam
in bis agony. which caused the vessel to
stop His two ASSISTANTS were wounded.
In the action the Cricket had thiFUy-ei ght
shells explode on her decks in four min
utes.
She had run into a masked battery. she
was helpless. as the battery was on the
bank twenty feet above her.
As a result OF the serious damage suS-
tIin6d by the Cricket, she was afJeTward
run aground. and the falling waters left
her high and dry. 1t was in this condition
that Pa ymaster Reed found the vessel TO
which he had been assigned when report
ing for duty. after the disastrous engage
ment with i masked battery. and not be-
fore. rs is the general impression.
The confusion respecting this incident
is probably due in q great measure to the
fact that among the crew OF tire Cricket
was n man named william II. Reed. and
those investigating historical records have
doubtless Jumped TO the conclusion that it
was Paymaster Reed, who was then under
orders TO report for duty, but had not ar
rived.
The morning times., 1896-05-03

| gine pulls past the switch and signal the
red paddle is pulled up again and no other
train is allowed on the bridge until the
next block signal is passed.
Between the north signal pole and the
tower, on the outgoing track, is a short
switch made of two broken rails that
| run off to the right and into the fence
alongside the track. When the red block
signal on the pole is up, denoting that
another train is on the bridge, this short
switch is closed. so that if an engineer
| disregarded the block signal and carried
his train past the red paddle or light he
would be sliding into the fence before
he had moved dozen feet.
The trolley tracks are fashioned in the
same way. A signal pole with the regula-
tion paddle in the day time and light at
night, is situated n short distance from the
tower, and between that and the bridge
tracks is short switch similar to the one
on the other line. When the red signal
is up the switch is closed so that it is i'm
possible to get past it. The motorman
must wait for the clear paddle, or run his
car off the track. As soon as he gets on
the track. however, both trolley and steam
cars are blocked behind him, until the next
block signal pole on the bridge is past
MANIPULATING THE DRAW.
The tower on top OF the draw bridge In
the center Of the bridge, contains only three
levers. Two of these are for the manpu-
lation of the draw. and the other one locks
the signal and switch levers at both ends
of the bridge until the draw is back in
place. By similar arrangement in the
end towers, each operator, when he sends
a train on the bridge. locks the levers in
the central tower. and renders it impossi-
bic for the operator there to disturb the
draw until the train is over and the signal
given.
Along the lines Of pipes and wires at
intervals are stationed compensators, to
use technical term, which regulates the
expansion and contraction produced by
heat and cold, and make the pull on the
levers always the same. The wire COM
pensator is on the inside of the tower
They are pieces Of iron. peculiarly iointed
together In triangle shape. so as to
open or close. as the pipes and wires are
effected by the different degrees of tempra-
ture.
Every twenty-four hours Operators Ham,
ilton and Davis pull the different levers
HOO different times, for signals switches
and locks. Messrs. S. S. Smith and E. A.
TaZewell are the instructors for the road,
and have done most Of the switch pulling
In the new tower since it wentinto opera
ton. 1t was built and the machinery put
In by w. L. Smith, foreman of con-
struction for the road.
With the interlockfng system it is i'm.
possible, to give wrong signals, and the
The morning times., 1896-05-03
COLLISIONS NOT POSSIBLE
IntGTlOGkilg System on the PGlnSyl-
Fania Prevents Them.
In THE SWITCH TOWERS
Ingenious Arrangement of Levers and
Rods by Which Even Careless En-
gin88rS Are Protected.

If you have any hesitaucy about taking
Journeys on railroad trains, and are beset
with fears OF collisions aud similar horri-
bic accidents, such as have frequently han
pened to unwary engineers, the best.way
TO dispel them is TO take atrip through one
of the modern switch and signal towers,
such as The Pennsylvania railroad kas re-
Gently erecse at each end and on The center
OF the Long Bridge.
The appliances in use at these towers to
control the switches and signals are so
perTect IN their workings that they viii
conVIucc even the most tiILorous of the
lmposSIbhhy of a wreck. No matter what
combination of errors may be sprung. the
The worst that can bafall train is TO be
Sided gently but firmly off the track by
means OF pair of broken rails. laid eS-
preSSly for that purpose.
The mechanism used in the three towers
is called the interlockiug system, and is in
use on only Jwo roads. the New York Cen
Ural ana the Pennsylvania. The three tow
ers control the switches for IA distance of
over a mile, and the central one onerates
the ORA raWbrIdge. Each tower can lock the
levers controlling the switches and sic-
The morning times., 1896-05-03

nails in the tower next TO II, so it is i'm
possible FOR an operator in one to send a
car on block when the operator in the
next tower has given his train the right
OF way.
The new tower at the north end of the
bridge, which is the most important OF the
three, has been in operation since last Thurs
day 1t Is about fifty feet high, built along
SIDE OF the track, on the edge OF the river
channel. In the lower part of the square
Dox-llke building Ire the pipes, wires and
weights, running down from the levers
and out to the switches and signals, aud a
Dig zinc heater sends warmth to The room
above.
ibis room is reached by pair of stairs
on the outside of the tower. The inside
OF tie top Is comfortable and r0onlv. with
WINDOWS on all sides, commanding q view
OF the tracks in every direction. 4 teIe-
graph operators small table stands in one
corner or the room, and a row OF different
coi"feu levers, connected with tie very in
trlCatc lnterlocking mechanism. takes M
the long side of the apartment
The levers are painted black, red blue
ana green, and are numbered from one TO
twenty. There only sixteen working
levers room being left for four more. should
occasion demand them. BY a combjna-
lioh arrangement, however. those six
teen do work that would ordinarily re-
qnire twenty-three. The red. levers con-
trol the signal paddles, the black ones
the switches, and the locks re worked bv
tie blue levers.
bcS!dcs the steam cars, the trolley cars
VIII lie switched onto the Pennsyivania's
TRACKS across the bridge from the switch
tower. aud will rrn on the block system
Just tue same as the regular trains. Their
tracks have been completed. and the
SWITCH that runs trem on the bridge tracks
laih. connections have teen established
WIN the switch tower, too, and everything
Is N readiness fer the cars to start run.
ming. W
inc connections between the levers in
.he tower and the switches, signals, and
locks Iar out along the tracks are estab-
tisheu by means OF heavy galvanized wire
lor inc paddles and iron pipes for the
switches. These run down from the levers
through the base OF tine tower and out
IeYeI with the track. They are carried along
The morning times., 1896-05-03
OF WON en- Clerks.

Before she came to US with tiny feet
Tripping confidingly amidst the roar
or grim down town, mans last redoubt,
before "a
Thy presence, ,iEwo woman, tempered all the
street H
And shed soft light and made dictation
sweet, H 4
Men were as bears, untutored bears, and
Wore III. 4
Their shirt sleeves visible and slammed the
door III, - -
And led selftentered lives and iucom-
plete.
Gone are those british days. Faint, suave
perfume III
OF orris fingers on-the smokeless air,
And-save glittering pin point here and
there
Fair order rules from desk to anteroom.
And one base wretch know, who, uucon-
soled,
Mourns the rude freedom that was man s
OF old. 81. r -.
John Ste wardson, in Times Herald.
The morning times., 1896-05-03
In May Wear Black.

SO many women lcok so well in black
costume that they will be glad TO know it is
and shaggy cloths will be made up into out
ing gowns: waterproofs. cravenettes and
heavy wash silks into bathing dresses; all
handsome satins and dainty brocades into
the most swagger Of afternoon toilets, and
black i'll any OF the gossamer weaves into
evening toilets. The woman who wishes
may wear nothing else, and still be alwa IS
dressed
The morning times., 1896-05-03
n eedle work.

The decay of the line art OF needle
work is one of the .accepted conditions of
The moHlenA SO as to preserve that much
affected pursuit jusbno w ,;some one Cf tie
many women's! clubs should turn its at
tention to this mater, Notlcng ago a New
York pcriodicalp published a paper Of scme
length on old-iashio1ed sewing, in which
hcnlmins. eougipg, stitching, overhandlng,
running, Telling, and the various other ways
OF our grandmothers5wi the needles were
duly set forth. To many readers TO NEST
probably of the Young women whose eyes
fell upon lit toIl of strange and unknown
tricks with the tiqy steel instrument.
Even older women, who glanced over it
doubtless said: IYea; learned such sewing
when / was child, but it is years since
have done any of it, Pretty soon 10 Sc
will be one OF the lostartS, aud then we shall
he having parlor lectures on it--New
York Times.
The morning times., 1896-05-03

the tracks each way i'll a box structure and
connect with the signal poles and switches.
When the operator desires to give an out
going train the right OF way. the lever oper-
ating the signals on the pole to the north
OF the tower is pulled. This shows the
red paddle down. and gives the engineer
the signal TO pull out. The paddle lever
locks the lever that controls the switch,
so that it is Impossible to run the train
on the wrong switch. without throwing the
red paddle up again. AS soon as the en-
The morning times., 1896-05-03

statement that Mr.. Reed was a native and
citizen OF Maine; bOrn October Is, 1889.
and that he entered tie service April IA,
1864.
The records must in some way be incom-
plete, as there is nothing to Indicate Tire
detachment OF Paymaster Reed and his
transference to the Cricket, although the
| fact is set forth that others of the crew
were ordered toreport rOrduty on board that
vessel. Lieut.. earrings, OF the Syhif
was directed to assume command OF the
Cricket. aud was himself succeeded by
John W. Atkinson.
There is no official account OF any en-
gagement in which tie Syhn participated,
aud the presumption remains that she was
altogether employed in patrol duty.
The impression seems TO generally prevail
that Mr.. Reed actually served on The CriCk.
ct, but there can be no higher or more re-
liable authority in regard to that point
than the Speaker himself. aud he SAYS that
while ordered to that vessel when he ar
rived to report for duty he found the steam
er had been so seriously injured by run
ming into masked battery on the Red river
that she was run ashore. aud wien he ar
rived TO report was high and dry on the
ground. Therefore. as a matter of ia CT,
he was never aboard the Cricket in any
capacity.
Mr.. Reed further states in conversation
Jnat there was nothing unusual or worthy
of note in his naval service. but that ev-
erytIIinG was simply routine and unevent-
ful.
TINCLAD BOAT.
The Cricket, like the Sybil, was tin
clad vessel, but OF much larger size and car
ried a crew of forty-eight men. She wa:
eighty feet long and nineteen feet wide.
and had been transformed from a river ply
ing merchautman. She was considered n
remarkably fast boat and easy to handle.
The armament consisted OF six twelve
pound, smoOth-bore. bOat howitZerS.
The Cricket was one OF the vessels as
signed TO participate in the Red River ex-
peditiOn, and her crew underwent one OF
the most thrilling and disastrous experiences
of the war. Contrary 10 printed state
meuts. Lieut.. Garringe did not command
the vessel, and Mr.. Reed was not among its
crew
While slowly descending the Red River
the Cricket was constantly subjected
to the fire of guerrillas from the banks,
and shaTp-shooteTs picked the sailors from
the decks with rifles. To even up matters
O gun was mounted on the UPPER deck for
ward TO sweep the banks, ana n force of
half q dozen men were continually kept on
duty, ready for action.
As the Cricket was proceeding down the
river, being some distance in advance OF
the remainder of the fleet. number Of
the enemy were seen among the bushes on
The morning times., 1896-05-03
A Whim of Fashion

A ''hold-alr' OF denim Or striped awning
cloth is an indispensable comfort for
yachtswomen and travellers by sea. If made
generous in size, with three large pockets
below and six smaller ones above. it can
be trusted to keep all the paraphernalia of
the toilet conveniently at hand and to
accommodate slippers, nightgo wn and bath
robe as well
The morning times., 1896-05-03
WHY James Was Late.

Teacher-James, what makes you late?
james, was pursuing knowledge.
Teacher-Pursuing knowledge? What do
you mean?
James-Why, my dog ran off with my
spelling book. and ran after m.-Harper' s
Round Table.
The morning times., 1896-05-03
FamouSJ ewel of Empress Catherine.

FamOusJeweIo OF Empress Ca herine
one of the most famous Jewels in the
imperial crown OF Russia is the famous
about the size of a pigeons egg, was for
merly one OF the eyes OF a fan Gus Indian
idol. 1t was stolen from the temple by a
soldier, and by him sold TO sea captain;
ultimately the great stone was offered to
Empress Catherine. She. however, regarded
the price, 2,00O,C00 francs, too high, and
the jewel found Il purchaser in the person of
Prince 0rloff. 1t was by him presented
afterward 10 Catherine.
The morning times., 1896-05-03

worst that can happento an engineer, who
disregards the proper signals is TO run his
train into fence, damaging only the
fence. 1t is perfect in its way. and re-
duces the possibility OF accidents To
minimum
The morning times., 1896-05-03
4. New Moving Won

The bicycle moving van for the trans
portation OF household goods will prob
ably be patented and put upon the ma arket
some time before the season is over
Chicago Record.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-27
OCEAN DISASTER

The Columbia, Bound From Swan
sea to Oregon, Total Loss.
Another ocean disaster has to be re-
corded. A telegram from Buenos Ayres
to the Merchants Exchange states that
the British ship Columbia, from Swansea
to Oregon to load wheat, was totally lost
on Cape Blanco. The captain and crew
were saved.
The barber on the Oceanic Steamship
Company's Monowai is bewailiI he loss
of several bottles of cologne, quite guam
tlty of cosmetics, several razors and other
accessories to his department. Some one
got into his quarters last Saturday night
and looted the shop. Sergeant Tom Ma
honey OF the harbor police is at work on
the case.
Bert Tanning was charged with battery
at the Harbor police station yesterday. A
commercial agent named Julius Thail OF
129B Oak street had been annoyin. Fan
ning's sister, and the latter resented 1T.
He administered sound thrashing to the
festive agent, and Thall had HIM arrested.
Tanning was not placed in cell, but sat
with the prison-keeper until he secured
bail. Thali boasts of having pulp
with the police and says Tanning will be
convicted
The whaling bark John and Winthrop,
which got in Sunday night from the
Arctic, had an unfortunate voyage. As
foreshadowed in the private letter pub
lished IN The CALL some weeks ago, the
bark had more than her share of trouble.
Not whale was taken, five men deserted,
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-27
THE AFFILIATED COLLEGES.
Contracts Formally Signed by the Re-
gents-Mrs. Hearst Congratulated.

Contracts Formally Signed by the Re-
gents-Mrs. Hearst Congratulated.
Regents ]. West Martin, Denicke. Rein
stein, and Major Mhoon, attorney for the
Board of Regents, met DR.. r. Beverly Cole
and a number of contractors at Mr.. Rein
STEMS office yesterday afternoon.
By virtue of authority conveyed by the
adoption of resolution in open ses sion
of the board last Saturday these regents,
constituting majority of the committee
on building and grounds, proceeded to
sign the original contracts and the modi-
fed contracts for constructing buildings
for the Affiliated Colleges.
Some inquiry was made to ascertain if
certain sureties were responsible and did
actually own valuable real estate. Little
time was lost in discussion. When the
papers were signed they were sent to the
law Office of Major Mhoon. After ap-
proval by the State Board of Examiners
the documents must receive the favora BILE
indorst ment of the Attorney General. 1t
may not be necessary to send the papers to
Sacramento, as the State officers whose
signatures are required may be in this
City tomorrow.
Mayor Sutro's second extension of time