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The herald., 1897-11-08

season being SO late 1t was very
hazardous undertaking. A snow storm
coming up on us, and only partly over
the glacier, we would no doubt have
perished; not by cold, but the immense
holes and cracks and gorges in the ice
would fill with snow, and we would
have found 1t impossible to move either
way. Some of these cracks and eorges
are fearful to contemplate, ranging
from six inches to ten feet in width, and
practically bottomless. One false step
down one Of them and you are be-
yond human aid. 1t is another case Of
fools rush in where angels fear to
tread
"Our party has dwintlled from eleven
to five. The party split at the glacier
at the head Of Disenchantment bay. AS
soon as they discovered that the glacier
could not be crossed, Messrs. +. Potts,
A, Patton, ]. D. Brooks, Joe Johnson, w.
]. Pulliam and James Kelly of Los An
geles returned to Yakutat, and intend
wintering there until spring. They will
then make another attempt to cross the
glacier. S. Van Horn and myself of
Los Angeles, and c. p. Freschbier Of
New York City, Gus Beetner and r.
Raddats Of Chicago. Joined fortunes
and tried new route by coasting to the
Alseck river. and thence north up the
river and it's east arm, and here we are,
satisfied that fortune awaits us $50
miles away, at the head Of the White
river.
with regards to our Los Angeles
friends. we close, promising to let you
hear from us again at the first oppor-
tunity. We send this to Yakutat by an
Indian guide. who came from the
mouth of the Alseck with us for two
dollars per day.
&C M HOI.MESn
The herald., 1897-11-08
A Midnipht Blaze

LOUISVILLE, KY. Nov. IA fire of
considerable proportions broke out at
midnight tonight on Main street be-
tween Sixth and Seventh in the whole
sale business district. The flames orig
mated on the top floor of the four r-story
stone front building occupied by Bare
ford & Lawson, wholesale millinery
dealers, and quickly spread to the four
story building on the west. occupied by
BENZ. S. Allen, wholesale dealer in boots
and shoes. a conservative estimate
places the total loss at $4,000, fully COW
cred by insurance.
The herald., 1897-11-08
Greenland the FatherIand of the
MOsuuitn

NJ Francois Du Barri, an adventurous
French hunter who has just returned from
a shooting trip in Greenland. says that he
believes he has made a singular discovery
namely. that this land of ice and snow is
the fatherland of the mosquito SO nr-
merous there are these winged pests. They
are more harrassing than the home prod
net of New Jersey, but not so much so as
The nervous compla ntS that Host ter 8
Stomach hitters will promptly relieve.
Through the instrufnentality of DIGESTION
and assimilation Improved by the bitters
the nerves, no less than other portions of
the human mechanism. acquire vigor and
steadincss. The medicine also cures and
prevents rheumatisln Indigestion. malaria,
kidney complaint and constipation, and
builds up depleted physical energy. 1t i'm
part is zest for the food and promotes night
ly slumber. 1t is beneficial to the old, the
young and the middle-aged persons of ro-
bust constitution and those in delicate
health. '0nvalescence proceeds without
tat,tiness when it is used.
The herald., 1897-11-08
A Cigarette Ordinance

DENVER, Colo, Nov. 7.-Acting May
or Scobey has approved the ordinance
recently passed by the council fixing a
license fee of $1,000 for all dealers in ci-
sarettes. In addition the ordinance pro-
vides system of inspection and PEN
atty for selling cigarettes that contain
gypsum. opium or other drugs injuri-
Gus to health. There will be contest
over the ordinance. City Attorney Nor
ris has furnished an opinion that the
ordinance is in violation of the inter-
state commerce law
The herald., 1897-11-08
JEWISH COLONISTS
Start Today for Their Home in
Nevada

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 7.-Twenty-
one out of twenty-siX Jewish families,
comprising the Occidental Cooperative
colony, incorporated, will start tomor
row from this city for their future home
at Wellington Smiths valley, Lyon
county, New The remaining five fami-
lies will soon follow. The colony was
organized some weeks ago in this city
by Hebrews of Russian birth or extrac-
ton for the purpose Of obtaining land
to settle upon where they may follow the
occupation of their ancestors in Pales-
tine. The land was procured from Nor
ris Cohn, wealthy and public spirited
lsraelite Of Carson City, who sold $500
acres Of good farming land to colonists
at 50 an acre, on very easy terms, and
furnished them $4,000 worth of lumber
to build their houses and will aid them
in many other ways, in order that the
settlers may have a chance to exist until
they become self-sustainng
The herald., 1897-11-08
YELLOW FEVER
New Cases Occur, But the Situation
IIlIrONeS

NEW ORLEANS. NOV. 7.-Therc has
been a decrease in the number OF yellol,
fever cases since Yesterday and the sly
uation is further improved. Very few
places are now quarantined AGAINST
New Orleans. There were the following
deaths today: Mrs. Philomene Wild. Ju-
liza Angel John Morgan. u. La Porte,
Rosario lorna, Giuseppe Tamale, ,Thor5.
as Trinble and Ramon Rodriguez.
Cases of yellow fever today, 13; deaths
today, 8; total cases to date 1743: total
deaths, 236: total cases absolutely re-
covered, $40; total cases under treat
nent, 5GG
Montgomery-There We're no new few
er cases today. There was one death.
that of John Dent, who died yesterday
too late for the board of health 80 report.
The board of health views the situation
here with great satisfaction and believes
that the work is over so far as the
spreading of yellow fever is concerned,
but it does not think it advisable for
citizens who have gone from the city to
The herald., 1897-11-08

return. 1t is too soon yet to definitely
determine what result the recent cold
spell will have on the fever here.
Mobile-The number of new cases Of
yellow fever continues to fall off from
last weeks big average. The report to-
day is the most favorable made since
the first week of the appearance of the
fever Four new cases, no deaths and
eighteen recoveries.
MEMPHIS, Nov. NO new cases and
one death, Mrs. A. Carrico, was the fever
record here for the day. The president
of the board of health expressed the
opinion that the disease was practically
at an end.
The herald., 1897-11-08
a French Cruiser

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. r. The
French cruiser Duquay Trouin left the
harbor today and started for Callao Oh
her way to her home in France. The
vessel has been for several years sta
toned with the French squadron in the
Pacific and most of the time has been
spent among the islands of the south
seas. AS she pulled up her anchor and
started seaward she was given salute
by the battleship Oregon, which was
promptly returned.
The herald., 1897-11-08
SEIPS AND SUGAR
German Production and Subsidies for
Transportation

WASHINGTON. Nov. 7.-Consul
Bartleman, at Malaga, has reported to
the state department estimates of the
amount of sugar produced in Europe
from beets in the year 1S97-S at 4,500, 900
tons, against 4,915,749 tons for the pre-
viouS year.
Consul Moighan, at Chemnitz. Ger
many, has made a report to the state de-
partment upon subsidies granted by the
German government. The government
pays q, 100000 marks annually for send
ing a steamer to India and Australia,
and the government has increased the
subsidy by 900 600 marks, to run fifteen
years, but the company must put on
four more steamers. The consul says
Russia, with her transsiberian railroad
will he a great competitor for transport
tation to the orient. To meet this COM
petitor more and faster ships are to be
put in bp Europe.
The herald., 1897-11-08
Naval Reserve Vessels

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 7.-Assist-
ant Secretary Of the Navy Roosevelt has
signitied the intention of the United
States government to turn over to the
naval reserve Of the state of California
the cruiser Marion, just as soon as
formal request for the vessel is made
by Governor Budd. This will soon be
forthcoming, and after the official trans
fer is made the old monitor Comanche,
now in this harbor will be sent to San
Diego for the use of the naval reserve
in the southern portion of the state
Latest styles wall paper at A. A. Eck-
strom's. 224 Soulh Spring street
The herald., 1897-11-08
A Fatal Fall

SACRAMENTO, Nov. IA sad acci-
dent happened here today. A little
daughter of Mr.. Gustave Loeser was
carrying her infant sister down a flight
of stairs When she slipped and both fell
to the bottom. The infants head struck
the floor, causing concusson of the
brain and it died in few minutes.
The morning times., 1897-02-07

In some outside quarters the mistaken
impression obtains that the best clubs are
open to the men with plenty ofmOney quite
irrespective of other things. Nothing could
be wider of the mark. 1t happened only
short time ago that a certain magnate of
corporations who entertained the ambi-
ton to bee ONE a member of a very swell
New York club, obtained from business
associate, who already is member, q
card extending the privileges OF the house
for ten days When this action on the part
of the member became known to the house
committee, he was very energeticaliy in
terviewed and assured that the board of
governors would give him the alternative
of getting that card back unused, or of
taking his own name off the books.
This was extreme action. The gentle
maninvited is many times n millionaire, and
a ma n Of public spirit ana affairs. Also, he
hassplendid social ambitions. He aspires to
shine among the stars, not because of, but
in spite of the fact that he has worn the
stripes, and this last, added, perhaps, TO
a Dakota divorce, was too much for the
proud stomach of an institution which has
been not inaptly called the ''Millionaires'
Club"
The morning times., 1897-02-07

girl who selects two or three styles which
suit her own, and wears always hats and
gowns in one or the other OF these, may
turn her dresses and retrim her hats and
clean her ribbons from one years end to
another and nobody Will know it without
being told.
The advantage of home millinery lies
in the variety it affords The girl who can
make her own bonness need not be ashamed
OF it, for the Princess OF Wales used to do
those things when she was a girl, and so
have several royal maideass and Mrs. Cleve-
land, who ought. OF course, to be of more
consequence than aIlrof them put together,
doesn't hesitate to remodel her tnilliner's s
work if it doesn't quite suit her.
But the girl who has not talent for
making dainty bows and sc wing on frills
had better not try it. There are things
more fOrlorn than professional failure
in millinery, and one of them S an amateur
failure.
The morning times., 1897-02-07

Many pleasant habits, and customs as
well as traditions, grow i'll the genial atmos-
phere of the club This is especially trae
of clubs that have long survived the
yicissitudes and changes of life and still
flourish at an advanced age The Union
Club OF Boston is one of these, and one OF
the most delightful Institutions OF its
kind in the country, TO boot. You will
often find Lord PIayfair and the Right
Hon Joseph Chamberlain enjoying its hos
pitalities when they chance to be in the
States, which is pretty often, as they both
have New England wives. Governors,
diplomats, ,universitydons, Judges and finan-
ciers watch the children and the sparrows
on the Common from its smOkins-roOm
windows, and partakes OF its good cheer
in the handsome colonial diningroom away
at the top OF the building.
In this temple, devoted to the worship
OF Bacchus just little, and Brillat Savarin
a good deal, there are two historic tables.
They are not SO as furniture particularly,
but rather as to their associations. One
of them is n big round affair, OF such
solid mahogany as King Arthur and his
rotund knights might have delighted in
1t seats eighteen people every day at
luncheon; they are the same people as
they have been any day for quarter OF
century. In another part of the room
is table of awful dignity, at which the
judges of the Supreme Court have lunched
regularly for a long time-forty or fifty
years il remember rightly. These are
almost clubs within club. No one aside
from the regular occupants would think
1T. a,ft .rP md
they and their habitues are held in due
and affectionate reverence by all good
union men.
Poor Russell, the brilliant young Gov
ernor OF the Old Bay State. who might
The morning times., 1897-02-07
AMONG WOMEN'S CLUBS

The monthly meeting of the Legion of
Loyal Women was held on Monday evening
at the hall 419 Tenth street northwest.
Much interest was evoked when the ques-
tion was prOpounded, AT what historic
event during The nineteenth century would
you have preferred TO be present, and
why?'' Mrs M. \, Lamb contributed to the
evenings enjoyment a sketch of Life at
Camp Parole" Miss Frances NJ. Jacobs
and Miss Grace Hilborn rendered several
musical selections in a feeling manner.
Mrs. L. V. NJ. Mccullough sang Music of
the Ages" and used coiored ribbons with
which to illustrate it. Miss Hilborn'S Ha-
waiian folk songs which followed were
very much appreciated. Mrs. j. &. Bur-
nett gave an excellent paper, entitled "Wo-
mans Influence: Home and Legion and
Mrs. Julia E. B. Smith gave description
of the Century Club, OF Philadelphia. Re-
freshments were served at the close of the
program. The legion of Loyal Women is
doing a grand work every day in the week
in relieving desGtution and furnishing work
to women who are willing to make over
and mend garments which are to be given
to the poor.
The morning times., 1897-02-07

people who Were going, or said they Were,
and 1 think it very probable that there
VIII be score or more Of special car
parties made up among the "JeuneSse
GOree'' OF the city for the purpose OF
doing the fight with ease, decorum and
comfort. In the Racket and Athletic
clubs, of course, the topic is natural, and,
so to speak, professional Their member
ship win be IN evidence and o viii CON
siderable distinctively Wall street eIe-
mcnt.
Taking the trip in well-aprointedf flying
palace, with n reliable and accomplished
steward and a good cook aboard, the ex-
curs.on will not be half bad for those who
can afford the time I think I could
name half a eozen or so of Washington
club men who viii disappear from their
accustomed hauntS about the time of that
event
l often wonder what dear old Dolly
Madison would have thought if she could
have known what a comfortable addition
her home one day would make to a famous
scientific and social club. If she could
come back now ard spend an evening in
the Old rooms, amid the crash OF the
ologieS, and the language of a learning
her generation knew nothing about, what
would the ancient dame say TO ii all? The
Toys would be glad to see her, and would
do their best to make her comfortable,
but it would be a hard thing TO make her
understand that the mellow Madeira that
everybody offered 10 everybody else in the
good society of her day, couldn't be had
now for weight in gold.
1t is gone and is as nearly forgotten as
the people she knew who used to hold it
up To their admiring eyes against the light
of shining wax candies Probably she
would want to know if the British had
been back here and burned her old house;
that the bricks should be covered with
stucco! They did that TO the White House
in her times, when it was brown one
of Potomac sandstone, and blackeued the
walls so that it had to be painted white
to hide the damage.
The morning times., 1897-02-07

Neither will noble or even royal linea ge
save a mans bacon in a really ffrst-rate
club, if his personal acceptability is not up
to standard It is not so long ago that
an ex-prince imperial was unkindly ex-
pelIed from one in Washington, and in
yoked the aid OF the courts to get back;
but unsuceessfully 1 am sorry to say
that mistakes do occur, and people, not
altogether desirable slip in occasionally,
though not very often. Sonnet lines it
happens that a person intrinisically below
par has a relative in the club, who is, per-
haps, an extremely swell and popular
member, and very likely one of the gov
ernors. This individual may have family
or other reasons for favoring his kins-
man, and application, posting, and cleo
tion slip through easily on his credit and
standing. never saw large club which
did not include one or more results OF
this kind of accidents.
One thing is certain, however, and that
is that the man who does not belong, by
the laws of natural selection, and of cleo
tive affinity, in given society of men, Will
find himself both unhappy aud lonesome Ill
that society. The normal clubman has the
glad hand for people he thinks ought to
be in the house, and the marble heart for
those he considers out of place.
Over in New York the other day
dropped in at the University, and found
the boys actively discussing the Corbett-
Fitzsim mons meeting in n evada. One man
Offered to bet basket that Teddy Roose-
velt would be found at the ringside, and
the names of many other lights OF club
life were mentioned as sure to attend.
Atthe Manhattan ran across half dozen
The morning times., 1897-02-07

Standard Commandery, No. 733, U. o.
G.. c., were favored with an official vista
ton OF the officers OF the Grand Com
lGandery of the Dist rict on Tuesday even
ing in their hall, $40 Pennsylvania avenue
southeast. A pleasing feature was the in
itiatipn of several candidates and the ex-
emplification Of the ritual by the grand
officers. The Committee on good of the
order, OF which Mr.. Mckee was chairman,
presented an excellent program, which was
supplemented by remarks by Past Grand
Commander Yates and Deputy G rand Com
mander John N Ehle.
The morning times., 1897-02-07

Among the Masons the past week there
has not been anything out of the ordinary
except the comforting of the fourth and
fifth degrees upon candidates by Mithras
Lodge of Perfection, No l. a. A. s. r.,
Tuesday evening at the cathedral of the
rite, 1907 G street northwest. The V. NJ
is A. B. Coolidge, thirty second degree
S. W, K. ii Nixon, thirty second degree; j.
W, c, H. Allender, thirty second degree;
treasurer. w. II. Barstow, thirty second de-
gree; secretary, w. H Oicott, seventeenth
degree.
The morning times., 1897-02-07
FRATERNAL LODGES

Wednesday evening Lafayette Post, No.
20, G. A r, gave a pound party in their
new hall, Maccahees Temple, on Ninth
street near F northwest, for the benefit
OF comrades Of the 6. A. R. who are out
OF employment, sick, or in need OF food and
fuel. Lafayette Corps and other friends
turned out. Those who came were re-
warded by the excellent program which the
''vets'' had provided Those taking part
Were: The Misses May ana Clara Smoot,
piano duet; the Misses Marie and Katie
Howe, instrumental duet, banjo and piano;
the Misses Keleher and MolIie Wright,
vocal selections. Recitations were given
by the Misses Katie Browne, Marie Howe,
and Mr.. Duncan c. Haywood. There was
piano accompaniment with the last De-
lightful speeches were made by Department
Commander John McElroy, Col. J. Madison
Cults, Representative Baker of New Hamp-
shire, and several others. Altogether the
post feels that it had scored another
success.
The morning times., 1897-02-07

1t would be a mistake TO suppose that
clubs of the first class are confined to
Boston, New York, Philadelphia, aRd Wash
ington- One OF the ioIliest and most en-
jOyable I ever infested was the OsceoIa,
away down in Pensacola, and in Louis
VILE there is the Pendennis, which, for
everything that goes to make up refined
and delightful club life, Combined with
characteristic family soOd fellowship
among members is beyond compare Bet
ter wines, a finer cuisine. or more COM
Portable quarters it would be hard to
find
Here in his hours of ease, when the Star
Eyed Goddess allows him a little surCease
found chatting and cracking jokes over
the walnuts and the ginger ale like an
ordinary mortal St John BOYLE, who
came near being Senator from Kentucky,
IS a genial and effugent light OF the
house Willis, who died as minister 10
the Hawaiian Islands, l often have met
there, and Milton y. Smith, the able pTeSi-
dent of the Louisville and Nashville Rail-
wayCCmpany, with Johnand Warren Green,
sons of the late Western Union nagpate,
Col Clark, the Jolly and widely known
turfman; Major Henry Clay Mcdowell,
Henry CIay's grandson, who inhabits his
ancestors old mansion Of \ Ashland, and a
host OF others known to the best of Ameri-
can society. But if one starts to take in
and discuss clubs and club men all over,
everywhere, one window viii grow toe
snail 10 hold.
The morning times., 1897-02-07
Jokes of Our Own

Manager OF the modern meIodramar-Ls
the tank here all right?
Property Man Yes, sir.
And the buZz-saw?''
Yes"
And the electric lights, and the pump
kins, and the fence rails, and the horses?''
IAN here, sir
''Goodl Now what about the actOrs?''
stuck in snowdrift beyond the juno
ton"
We'll, go ahead and hunt UP some supes,
Wen go on Just the same
How it viii be done in the future:
Aesthetic Young Lady-Dear me, what a
lovely sunsetl Such peculiar shade OF
rose
Gradually upon the peculiar shade OF
rose appears the inscription:
USE SP PRIGGINS' LAUNDRY SOAR"
Ny Uncle John, he says TIA slow,
An indolent-but he don't know.
You needn'ter hump and tear around,
An paw the air, aud root the ground,
To prove you're tendin' to your biz
In my exper' 'ence best way is
To jus keep cool
Ny Uncle John, he visits US
/ guess lie likes To make a fuss.
And tell us what we oughter do,
And work hisself into stew,
And waste more time a-stalkiu' rounds
The best way is, I've alters found,
To JUS keep cool.
My Uncle John, he likes his way,
And 1 like mine-so there we stay,
And both OF US is satisfied,
The others doin's to deride,
And after all my work is done,
ies' observe, Now, Uncle John,
You ius' keep cooH''
The morning times., 1897-02-07

Mr.. Edward Gordon, OF 313 Fifth street
northeast, entertained at his residence on
Wednesday evening the Ell Captain Club
OF Capitol Hill. The evening was delight
fully spent with games, musical selections
by the members OF the club, and at the close
bountiful refreshments. Those present
were: Misses Allen, Berres. Blair, Coughlin.
kohler, Lewis. Semkin, Russell and Messrs
Coughlin, Erly. Gordon, Ihrie. Miller, Pig
gott. Reh. Spence and Stecker.
The morning times., 1897-02-07

have been a national figure if he had lived.
was an active and more than popular
member of this club Dr. Edward At
kinso the eminent statistician, is an
other Gen. Francis Walker was, and I
can call to mind a whole array OF spIen-
did people, living and dead, who have
joined in its pleasures and hOspitaIities
The morning times., 1897-02-07

The Bechabites, Tent No. 13s, held an
interesting session Tuesday evening in
Masonic Han, with the officers in the
chairs: P. c. R., Rev. II. T. Stew ems on;
C. r., c. E. BIaden; shepherd, George W.
King, Jr.; L. s., Beroni Milstcad: F. s.,
]. w. Jackson; treasurer, Jam es II Doney;
levite, Harry King; I G., G Gorge F.
Mathison, o. G., Gorge C. McGill After
the business was transacted, speeches were
called for, and Messrs. Bladen, Milstead,
Harrison, Shoemaker, Jackson, Doney.
Mathison, and others respond ed, after
which refreshm ents We're served
Among the fraternal organizations that
are constantly adding to their membership
are the communicates of the Golden Cross.
Wednesday evening Anacostia Command
cry, No. 423, met in their citadel in Masonic
Hall. Tie officers are as follows: N c.,
Mrs. E. l.. Gator; V. N. c., Mrs. Mary JOHN
son; n. K. R., j. II. Doney; F. K. R., D. G.
Sniithson; treasurer, Mrs. j. A. Doney; prel-
ate, Mrs E. F. Watson; w. herald, F. Henry:
w. /. G., Mrs. Mary Thomas; W. o. G., A R.
Gator; librarian, William Johnson; organist,
Miss E. Watson; p. N. c., A. Suit. Work
The morning times., 1897-02-07

was done in the second and third degrees
and the beautiful ceremony was performed
in highly impressive manner.