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was kept in the loAg, rambling mansion on
the corner OF 10Th and D streets. 1t was
brary that Mr.. Sp0nord became acquainted
with its rare treasures
An ImprcsslvcnPcrsOnali
"Ir his physical aspect" Mr.. Spofford
continued, Peter Force was man OF
marked and impressive personality. OF
stalwart build, his massive head covered
to the last with profession of curling hair,
his erect bearing. Keen vision and dignity
or port impressed the most casual be-
holder. once seen. he was not one to be
forgotten, for the personal IMPRESS was
that OF man cast In q heroic mold. Ad-
dicted to study Is he was, and living a
singularly laborious life, he yet took ac-
tive exercise In long walks, and his famil-
lar aspect and courteous recognition was
an everyday benson in Washington
streets, for he mad the respect of all men.
His domestic life was singularly fortunate:
s ne brought ugh up and educated a family of
seven Weighted children, some Of whom
inherited the paternal zeal for historical
lnVestlgatlon, and produced writings of
recognized value.
The one great object which overshadow-
ed all other objects with Mr.. Force was
10 amass the materials out of which
Gomriete documentary history of the
Shteo states could be compiled. His la
oors as n1Storiograo her are known to
comparatively few, since the great bulk
ana cost of the published volumes of mis-
american Archives confine them chiefly
~ tIe large libraries of the country. But
Dy all students of our revolutionary his
Tory. and all writer's upon it. especially
nj MS work Is estimated at Its true value
me plan OF 1t comprised, in the language
Of Its prospectus "a collection of authentic
RECORDS. state papers. debates and letters
ana other notices of public affairs. the
t Wnole forming documentary history of
; ine or,s i and progress of the North Amer
lcan colonies. of the causes and accom-
pisnment of the American revolution. and
o. me Constitution and government Of the
th states to the final ratification
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WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET.
Butter and Eggs q Fraction Lower
Products Plentiful.

Butter and Eggs q Fraction Lower
Products Plentiful.
Both butter and eggs a fraction lower
today than they were week ago. Both,
however. are firm, and butter gives prom
Use of advancing. 1t is steady, many ex-
porters buying. But under grades are only
fair While cheese remains as quoted last
week. it is firm. Eggs are plentiful, but
their quality is only fair. Poultry is steady
and firm, and there is a better demand,
especially for spring chickens. Vegetables
and fruits are plentiful, and wnlle the
strawberry season is about over, the sea-
ing it's height. Prices remain about as they
were a week ago. The same is true OF
beef and other meats. The market as a
whole is not only firm, but also abundant
ly well supplied.
Butter-Creamery, Elgin extras, 49,
choice, 1914; f1rsts, Is; choice bakers stock,
IL to II; creamery print, 16 to IS; New
York tubs, IL to IA; local creamery. II to
Cheese-New York full cream, large, 9h
fats, 10; ponys. 1Ola.
Eggs-Nearby. fresh, II; western, IL
southern, 10.
large, live. per h.. Is to II: spring. medium
live, per lb, IA to ID; spring, small, 13 to
IA; capons. large. II to -: slips, 8. Old
fowls-Ave, per lb.. ~; ROSTERS. live, pei
.. J
to a. Geese-Live. per H.. 5.
Vegetables and fruits-Asparagus, extra,
dcz bum. $3.50 to 81; prime. doz. bum, 81
to $1.25; culls, doZ. bum, so to Toe; cucum-
bers, per box, 81 to $3.50: peas, per bbl..
75c to 81 celery, fancy. per doz., Toe. to
81; medium per doz., 80 to 75c.; common,
per doz., IS to 20c.: squash. per box, 75c.
to 81; spinach, per bbl., soc. to 75c.; beans,
per box, 81 to $3.50; lettuce. per bbl., SOC. to
81; potatoes, fancy, new, per bbl., 1926 to
$3.50: choice, per Dbl, $3.50 to s2.75; New
Virginia. BUSH, 40 to 45c. culls. IS to 40c.
sweet potatoes, fancy. per bbl., 81 to $1.50;
No 1, 75c. to 81; culls, IS to 40c.: vans and
haymons. bbl, 81. 10 to $3.50: tomatoes, per
crate, Florida 81 to $780,; beets per 100
punches, $3.50 to $3.50; cabbage, new, per
bbl., 81 to $3.50; onions Bermuda, per crate
81 to 1925; beans, white, New York
mediums. 80 to 85c.; New York pea, 80 to
Sc; marrow. 81 to s1.20; Virginia. white,
30 to 6Oc.; white, mixed, &c.; colored. 4C
to &c.; black-eyed peas. per BUSH, 75c. to
81; apples, $1.5O to "A g barrel; peaches. 81 sc
to 81 q basket; oranges, California, navels
per box, $3.50 to s.; seeding, per box. $3.50
to $3.50; lemons, Cictiy, per box, 81 to a;
cherries, per BUSH, 81 to 81; Strawberries,
per quart, to cents.
Beef and other meats-Cattle, extra, s.. &c
to IS per cwt.; butcher, $3.50 to 81 per cwt.
common, $3.50 to e per cwt.; rough. 81 per
cwt Hogs, fair. d per cwt.: gross; ordi-
nary, 1915 per cwt, net. Sheep, $ to $3.50
per cwt; mediunS $50 to 50 per cwt.
common, So to 30 psr cwt. Calves. prime
IS per cwt.; common $3.50 to S per cwt.
grass g to $3.50 per ewt. Cows, prime. ST
to $35 each; commDnS SO to SIS each; old
and dry, s. to g.
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A Story of Verdi.

From the London Daily News.
A story Is told Of Verdi touching his
kindness to those around him. For some
time past he has been staying in Genoa,
at his palace in the. Via Andrea Doria. A
few days ago. while out driving. man
approached his carriage and begged to be
allowed to speak The man turned out to
be the director Of an obscure troupe Of
performers from Java, who were about to
commence a series Of performances at the
Alfieri Theater, Genoa. The director (Signor
Bernard) summoned up sufficient courage
to beg the great maestro to attend a spe-
cial representation which his troupe de-
sired to give in his honor. Verdi accepted
the invitation, and Immediately drove to
the Alfieri Theater, to which no one but he
was admitted. He listened with great at
ter ton to the primitive orchestra, and
watched the fabrication by the troupe Of
various objects. A Java woman offered
him elk pocket handkerchief as a pres
ent and embroidered 1t for him In gold in
his presence. Upon leaving the theater
Verdi said to Signor Bernard: II thank
you infinitely for the pleasant half hour
which you have enabled me to pass, and
wish good fortune to you ALL" The Java
troupe were highly delighted with the
honor paid them by the greatest Of living
Italian composers.
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want ads. in The Star pay because
they bring answers.
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Made Famous by Gray's "EleEy.'
From the New York Tribune

Made Famous by Gray's "EleEy."
From the New York Tribune.
The rector of the little church ut Stoke
Pcgis, England. has appealed to the Amer
lean public for funds with which to make
needed repairs upon the structure. basing
his claim for assistance upon the fact that
Gray's "Elegy" IL connected with the
county churchyard in which the building
stands. The little church at Austerfield.
now externally the same and stil repre-
senting the Anglican establishment as 1t
was when William Bradford left 1t for
more congeniai associations. is being re-
stored to its ancient beauty by taking
away its outer walls. and the American
people are told that they may erect
brass tablet to Bradford's memory In the
church II they win give a substantial sum
toward the repairs. 1t Is q novel reason
for asking aid, truly-the fact that the
only person connected with the organixa-
tion for whom American connection can
be claimed was driven away because Of
persecution
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The Average Run.

From Lilo.
Nov. my dear. you ought to 60 right
into housekeeping az soon as you are mar
Red"
That Ii the best time to begin, suppose,
while am sure Of Georges love-"
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Sale of His Rare Library.

Sale OF HIS Rare Lfbrary.
In 1866 the librarian Of Congress took
up the question of the purchase of the
Force library by the government to pre-
vent 1t being hopelessly dispersed and
1t was bought for sloG.600 the price which
had been put upon it by New York par
ties, and it now forms a part of the Con-
gressional Library.
Peter Force died January %, 1865 his
health having begun to fail three months
previously. His remains were inferred
in Rock Creek cemetery.
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whole forming documentary history of
tne origin and progress of the North Amer
LII, lii coIohles' OF the causes and accom-
pnshment of the American revolution. and
or the Constitution and government Of the
t limited States to the final ratification
Labor Little Appreciated.
MS contract with the Department of
state executed in pursuance of an act
VI Congress) was to embrace about twenty
Ioho volumes. He entered into the work
Win such zeal that the fourth series in
SIN volumes, was completed and published
~, the seven years from 1887 to 1914.
IN aniee more volumes. forming the COM
,nehcenlent or the fifth SERIES and bring
ing the history down to the close of 17T6
were also printed, when Secretary Marcy
arDltraf1iy stopped the work by withhold
Ing MS approval of the contents of the
volumes submitted to him for the con-
thuatlcn. This was about the wear 1SH
ana this sudden and unlooked-for inter
ruption of his cherished plan, and demoli-
. .ioh or the fair and perfect historical edi-
nee winch was to be his lifelong labor
ana MS monument of fame, was a blow
from which he never fully recovered Ii
was not alone that he had entered upon a
mensurate with the projected extent Of
Inc work; that he had procured at great
cost thousands of pages of manuscript
copied from the original archives of the
'oiiodS SoiOIliSS ana .le STATE DGpart>
ment; that he had amassed an enormous
library OF books and newspapers, which
hlled his whole house and encroached so
heavily upon his means that he was driven
to mortgage his property to meet his
bills; but 1t was the rude interruption Of
a great national work by those incompe-
tent to judge Of its true merits; 1t was
the petty and vexatious and unjust rescind-
Ing by an officer of the government, of
contract TO which he had reason to be-
lleve that the faith of the government
was pledged. Mr. Force was already over
sixty years of age when this event hap
peEed. He never renewed his labor upon
the archives; the unpublished masses of
manuscript remained in the very spot
where mis- work upon them had been
broken Off. and he could never allude to
the subject without some pardonable bit
terness of feeling Friends Urged him to
appeal to Congress. to try to prevail with
new Secretaries OF State to renew the
work. to sue for damages, to petition for
relief. Not one of those things would
he do"
Sale of His Rare Library.
In 1866 the librarian of Congress took
up the question of the purchase of the
Force library by the government to pre-
vent 1t being hopelessly dispersed, and
1t was bouphf for SlO0fs the Drc,, which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-19

was kept in the long. rambling mansion on
the corner Of 10TH and D streets 1t was
through visits to Ar Force in his great IL
brary that Mr.. Sp0fford became acquainted
with its rare treasures
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-19

Mr.. Robert Grau. the director of the
hgh-class vaudeville. which closes its sea-
son at the Grand tonight. has given WASH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-19
BY SEA
FROM
WASHINGTON
10
NEW X0km

short and delightful trip. in ocean going steam.
ships OF the latest model. with privilege
OF pleasant stop-over at famous
OLD POINT COMFORT.
In connection with the superb steamers OF the
NORFOLK & WASHINGTON
STEAMBOAT COMPANY,
A daily all-water service between Washington and
New York ID operated in connection with the
OLD DOMINION LINE.
Leave Washington daily. Pun; leave Alexan.
dria daily. 30 pm. Arrive Fort Monroe daily.
$50 am. arrive Norfolk daily. an.
Passenger from Washington will make connec.
lions with Old Dominion ships At Norfolk. leaving
Norfolk at 7:30 pm, and leaving Old Point COM
fort at 6:l5 pm. daily Sundays includedl.
UPaeeengers privileged to 20 In either a.
rettion by rail. n desired.
Tickets for sale in Washington At the following
ed,ees: Norfolk and washinetca. DC. Steamboat
COMPANY, No. 81 Pa ave.: 6lS, $40. SIT and l421
IA: ave; 7o7 18th st nv. corner n. Y. svel.
Steamboat Company. foot 9TH st., where reserva-
tions ~ state rooms can be made and furtheS In
formation obtained. Telephone $50
w. L. GUIIIAUDEU. JOHN CALLAHAN
'. p. z. y. Oh @. NJ Norfolk and
Dominica 6. 2 o., Washington s. B. Co...
Pier q. n. 3. n. Z. Waahington. .. q
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-09

HAD HANDCUFFS
When HerSOm Escaped
He Wore Wrist Irons.
Slipped Cord That Bound Him
and Escaped to Woods.
Under Arrest for Attempting TO
Murder His Young Niece.

West Lebanon, Me-, July 9.-Eugene
Hersom, a farmer of Center Lebanon, is
wanted on charge of Attempting To Kill
his niece, Miss Ethel Hersom. He was
arrested but while in temporary charge
of "a keeper made his escape in his stock
ing feet, and with pair Of handouts on
his wrists
Iiersom had leen drinking heavily
Tuesday afternoon, when he called at
the farmhouse of his brother, Orrin Her
som, and found Mrs. sHersom and her 10
year-old daughter, Miss Ethel, at nome.
The father and two sons were out in the
hay field finishing their days work
The intoxicated visitor was in an ugly
mood, and so frightened the woman that
they ran out of the house. and Mrs Her
som summoned her husband from tho hay
field. Meanwhile, Eugene went into the
cellar and secreted there crowbar and
a double barrelled shot gun.
''Go down cellar ana get me drink or
cider, was Eugene HersoIn' s order when
his brother reached the house. OrriD re-
fused ara advised the intoxicated
brother TO go home. This enraged Eugene
and he started to descend the cellar stairs,
whereupon Orrin bolted the door behind
him. After repeated demands To ho liber-
ated, Eugene smashed the door down
with his crowbar and burst into the
kitchen.
The two brothers clinched, and in their
struggle rolled down the cellar stairs.
Eugene got clear Of his brothers. clutches.
got hold OF the gun, and leveling 10 aJ
Miss Ethel who had brought piece OF
rope TO assist In binding him, he pulled
the trigger. Fortunately that BARREL had
been discharged the day before. The other
barrel was loaded but before the iE-
fLriated man could pull the trigger tho
attack was renewed, and he was over
powered ana bound with the rope.
lie was kent in subjection till Deputy
Sheriff Alvin Kicker arrived and hand
cuffed the prisoner. The deputy started
of for q warrans leaving the prisoner in
and LeRoy Lord. The night wore away
before the officer returned. When day
light came, Mr.. Lord went home TO do
his milking, intrustine the prisoner to
Selectman Roberts sole care.
The prisoners piteoUs appeals for liberty
awakened sympathy in Mrs. Hersom. She
removed his boots so rs TO make him as
comfortable as possible. The prisoner
wanted drink of water and while Select
man Roberts was out working the pump
Hersom In some way slipped his cord and
was soon under cover OF neighboring
forest in his stocking feet and with his
hands still manacled.
Seloctman Roberts, Mr.. Lord and Orrin
Hersom searched In vain for the fugitive.
When Deputy Sheriff Kicker returned
armed with warrant charging attempted
murder, he Joined in the search. The
quest has been kept up at intervals since,
but without avail. 1t is supposed Her
som got across the state lno into New
Hampshire and that friends have been
assisting him to eludo his pursuers.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-09
A CLOSE CALL.
Loaded Party Wagon Nearly Run
Down at a Crossing.
The Tender Gave No Warning Of the Ap-
pr0ach OF Train.

What came very near being another
railroad horror occurred at Westcott yes
terday and II IL had not been for the pres
number of persons would have lost their
lives through the careldssness OF the nag
man at the railroad crossing. The funeral
OF Edward Pelletier, who committed
suicide at Natick last Monday, was held
yesterday and the funeral procession was
returning from the cemetery at hiver
Point when tho accident occurred. In
the procession was party wagon uriven
by Paul Joyal which had been hired ty
the Natick 81 Jean Baptiste Society, OF
which Pelletier was member ana
which attended the funeral in body. To
convey them TO River Point. There were
about forty persons I'm the party wagon
and the large number evidently attracted
the attention of the flagman who, accord
ing To some of those who were In the
wagon, appeared to be more Interested
In trying to find out wnat was going on
than in tagging his crossing AS no
made no signal Tor the procession TO stop
loyal drove onto the track ana IL was
not until 10 was too late TO retreat that
he heard the sharp whistle of an engine
and saw a train on the New York and
New England Railroad bearing down
upon him at full speed. The fiagman
apparently discovered the train at the
same time and shouted and waved his
flag fraDticaily. loyal took in the situa-
tion at "a glance and did.tho only thing
possible under the circumstances to save
the lives of himself and his passengers.
Giving his horses slack rein he
dashed them with the heavy team whip
and the four horses sprang forward and
dragged the party wagon with its load OF
frightened passengers off the track just as
the train shot by, barely grazing the step
on the rear of the wagon. The men in the
wagon saw their danger and three of
them, Joseph Drouin, Adam Boisvert and
Alphonso Gineault who were sitting near
the rear of tho wagon. thinking the train
would strike IL jumped and barely escaped
being struck by the engine. Drouin struck
against the fence and was badly bruised
about the body and lower limbs while
Bosvort and Ginea alt escaped with a few
slight bruises and cuts. Mr.. loyal soon
got his team under control and the in
jured men were assisted to the wagon and
taken To their homes in Natick. The
drivers of the carriages which were follow
ing the party wagon saw their danger in
time TO stop before they reached the track,
although the driver of the carriage which
was next 80 the party wagon was unable
to stop his horse until he was within
few inches of the rails.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-09
A Trip to Plymouth.

At this season of the year what is more de-
lghtful than trip to ancient Plymouth, with
n sojourn of many, hours among the natural
and historic attractions there existing to a
degree hardly attained by any other locality
In New England. or. indeed in the country ?
Plymouth has an ocean situation second TO
none elsewhere to be found, and her resources
of bathing, fishing. sailing, riding and the
whole round Of seashore and inland summer
employments and enjoymonts are practically
endless. The New York, New Haven & Hart
ford Railroad will afford the people Of Provi-
denco and all stations 10 Taunton, including
Pawtucket and Attleboro, an opportunity for
visiting Old Plymouth on Tuesday, July l3,
next, on which date special excursion train
will be run from these points direct to Plym-
outh, and the round trip tickets will be placed
OF so low rate that all who will may profit
by them. Number Of tickets limited to ca
pacity of the train.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-09
Ih. Or gop Receives Orders,

Seatt c, Wash, July o. Tho fact that
diplomatic relations between the United
states and Japan are strained may hc
responsible fer the sudden orders received
by Capt. Barker of the hattluship Oregon.
CAPT Barker has just returned from
Portland and 10 was expected he would
remain several days Last evening, how
ever. the order wns given for tie shin TO
make ready for sea and Will lenvo today.
Capt Barker said that he would 40 TO
Pert Angeles. where he would take on 900
tons of coal, anu that II be was going to
Honolulu lie would take double that
qt aDtity.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-09
Will Rendezvous at Newport.

The North Atlantic squadron will anchor
in Newport harbor early in August, and when
the important part Of the nations navy ar
rives there will be grand illumination and
display by citizens Of Newport. Ii is also prom
ised that one of the new gunboats will visit
Providence in order to allow the citizens
view OF the sort pf vessels Uncle Sam owns
The government officials OF the opinion
that there is not water. enough in the river
70 admit of the passage of ono of the larger
war vessels. II there had been the citizens
would have been given an opportunity to see
one OF the cruisers or battloships.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-09

war vessel tried TO take IL up, but without
success though the most improved modern
machinery was used. Then came along
some slant eyed engineers In pig-tails,
bringing two lighters and "a few ropes, anu
In comparatively short time they
brought up the big gun and placed IL on
the vessel.
Among the ideas for utilizing the energy
of the sea waves recorded in the patent
Office Is ono by Terrence Duffy OF San
Francisco. He proposed To harness the
ocean SO as TO make IL store compressor
air. The rolling and pitching OF snip
built according TO his plan operates
number OF air pumps, which force ar IN
To reservoirs. From the reservoirs III Is
conducted by pipes TO the engines, as rc-
quired for propelling tho vessel, Tor gener-
ating electricity FOR lighting. etc. and for
taking in and discharging cargo 4. >.
Delvan. of Newark, y. d.. has patented
plan for surrounding a vessel with ilCats.
The floats are connected with the plungers
of air pumps in such a manner that the
motion of the waves congresses air In
receivers. The compressed air thus ac-
cumulated is used 10 propel tho ship.
John CANT botta, n Californian, proposes
TO swing from tho mast of ship gigan-
tic pendulum tho oscillations Of which
are expected to drive the propeller.
=
Is built like gigantic screw, with sort
OF continuous spiral fin eDveloping It,
The action of tine waves cat seS IL To screw
itself literally through the water. The
scheme of A. Il. Yardell, of san Fran
cisco is TO suspend huge box or tank
above thefkeel of too ship. This Is TO bo
loaded with freight or ballast, and as 1t
swingssto and fro IL actuates the propeller.
Another idea, calculated TO rovolutionize
navigation, is a vessel built In two Sec
tions, which arc hinged together amid
ship. AS the waves alternately rock the
opposite ends of the craft, the energy Is
utilized by means OF rocking beams and
suitable gearing, and in this way the ship
humps itself along.
Charles w. Cahoon Of Portland, Me-,
would so utilize the uDdulatory move
ments Of vessel as to actuate pumps.
The pumps imbibe water at the bow and
elects il at the stern, thus forcing her
ahead. Yet another invention in this
line is floating hydraulic ram, which Is
operated by the impact of the waves. 1t
is claimed that there Is hardly any limit
60 the height to which water may be ele-
waited by this device. A few years ago an
experiment was made near San Francisco
by an inventor who secured the backing
OF Mr.. Sutro, Of Com stock tunnel fame.
His machine was anchored out in the
ocean, not far from the shore. and was
used To pump water to the top of bluff
some hundreds OF feet high. UnfOrtu-
nltely, a storm came and swallowed up
the apparatus together with sl5. 600 which
had been invested in IL. This catastrophe
put an end to the enterprise.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-09
Excused for the Fourth Time.

The.case of State VS.. Nellie Sweet was
on the attorney generals docket for trial
this morning, but for the fourth time
the defendant was not ready for trial.
She is under indictment for maintaining
q house of ill-fame at Glocester and
today when the case was called n physi-
clans certificate was handed to Assistant
Attorney General Stearns showing that
the defendant was unable to stand the
nervous strain incidental TO the present "a
tion of her case to the jury. The case
will go over to next fall in all probability.