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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-23
SPECIAL NOTICES.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA VOLUNTEERS AID
AssCcfatfon-A spccial meeting of the above as
sociatoB will be held at National Guard ArH'Gry.
over Center market TUESDAY EVENING. Al
gust g. at S O'Clock.
1t H. n COJDEN, fTcsiueht-
NOTICE-THE ANNUAL MEETING OF me
stockholders Of the Union Building Company TOT
the etPcti,n OF board of directors and for sueh
otter business may come before them, viii ID,
held at the Office Of the company, l23 south Royal
street AlexaI drfa. Va. MONDAY, September
10 1895 at 1870 o'clock pm
MYRON NJ. PARKER, President
" SCOTT rFpWFRS SECRETARY au23- Iaw3t
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Df- = M uapUai u House physsolan OF thd
Planters Hotel. 50. Louis. No.. was ms
stantly killed yesterday afternoon by falk
Ing down an elevator shaft q
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Forecast till pm. Wednesday-For the
District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland
and Virginia, fair tonight and Wednesday;
continued high temperature till Thursday;
southerly winds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-23

IRON FENCES AND PORCTES.
We now prepared 10 build Iron Fences anil
Porches- Best goods. best work and lowest
prices. Estimates furnished. Catalogue of
Fences free
ny6-tf BARBER & ROSS. nth AND G SITS
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FALL OF FROGS.
Chillicothe, o., Has a Peculiar Exper-
fence During Rain.


Chrlicothe, O., July IA peculiar
feature of the rain and wind storm
which visited this city and county was
the myriads of frogs that were poured
down from the heavens. Thousands
and thousands of them covered streets
and sidewalks. Most of them were
small, but there were many goOd-sized
ones, and none of them seemed to be
a great deal of damage was done
throughout the country, reports of
which are just being received. The
wind picked up a big 81, 500 barn be-
longing to Win Stitt and carried it
bodily off its foundation. The roof was
torn off the big grand stand at the
driving park, and many other buildings
suffered in the same way. Throughout
the county the wheat crop had just
been cut and shocked, The wind tore
the shocks to pieces and scattered it in
a tangle mass all over the fields. The
loss cannot yet be estimated.
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in disagreement. One of these was pure
" legislative in character, relating TO fees
of district attorneys This one the SEN
ate confereeS were willing to yield, as It
had been covered by a bill. The other
four items in disagreement, all of which
bill. We're provisions for a public build
ing at Annapolis, Nd; public building at
Butte. Mont: an appropriation to improve
Yaouina bay, Ore. and one for the con-
struction of a soldiers home at Hot
Springs, S D.
AS this was the last day of the fiscal
year, Mr.. Allison said it had become nee
essary for the senate to recede from the
amendments in order that the bill might
become a law before midnight.
Mr.. German (N1d.( entered a strong pro-
test to what he regarded as unfair and
unwarranted demands of the house.
Mr.. Mantle (Mont) spoke in a similar
vein. TeETetting that the west seemed to
be singled out by the house and refused
even meager appropriations.
After a discussion which lasted nearly
two hours, during which the action of the
voted without division to recede from the
senate amendments. This vote passed
the bill.
At the request of Mr.. Allison the con-
ference report on the Indian appropriation
bill was submitted to the senate.
Mr.. Pettigrew IS. D. vigorously criti-
ciSed the committee for yielding the free
homes provision, which he took consider
able time to point out had been Endorsed
by the Republican national platform of
1886. He declared that the Republican
party had been corrupted by the money
power and should be consigned to ever
lasting oblivion.
A long discussion ensued upon the free
homes question, at the end of which the
conference report was adopted.
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GOVERNMENT CABLE.
Nay Be Established Between Santiago
and Key West Direct

Washington, July Assistant Sec
rotary Allen, of the navy. and General
Greedy. of the signal corps. were at the
White House in conference with Presi-
dent Mckinley relative to Cuban af-
fairs The president is understood to
desire that the newly proclaimed block
aGe of the southern ports OF Cuba shall
be so effective as to leave no question.
For that reason he wanted to ascertain
how many vessels the navy can spare
to maintain this blockade. The pres
ident and all the military advisers are
confident that the more thorough the
blockade is enforced the shorter and
weaker will be the resistance to capt.
ulatiOn at Havana
Another important matter said to
have been discussed at the conference
was that of a cable line from Santiago
to Key West direct. The administra-
ton, it is said, does not relish the idea
of important kilograms passing through
foreign hands, as is the case now. Many
messages are now delayed. Gen. Miles,
for instance, received a telegram yes
terday from Gen. Shafter dated two
days before. Such delays as this might
prove disastrous at any time. 1t Is
said that a cable direct from Santiago
to Key West could be laid now at COM
paratively small cost. This line could
be used in all future operations along
the northern coast of Cuba. 1t would
be of immense value when troops are
landed for the attack of Havana. 1t
is almost certain that if it is not decided
to lay line from Santiago to Key West
every arrangement will be made to es
tablish a line from American army
headquarters to Key West, so soon as a
landing for the invasion of Havana is
made 1t is said that there is money
2 the disposal of the administration for
this work Ships and men are now in
the service. A cable line from Santiago
will be needed for months to come. 1t
will be useful in operations against
Porto Rico. especially if the operations
are directed from Santiago, as may be
the case. The government is now pay
ing out large cable bills each day. Ev-
cry message from Playa del Este to
New York costs the government S1O5
ner word.
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CATERPILLAR PLAGUE.
Canada Suffering From Raids of
New Pest

Montreal, Que, July 1.-E- Irving Of
West TempIeton reports that the coun-
try surrounding that township is suf-
fering from a plague of caterpillars
such as he has never known before.
For hundreds of acres these insects
have totally stripped the cherry, pop
lar and saillic trees of their leaves, and
they have now commenced to devas-
tate the apple trees. In previous years
the poplar and wild cherry have suffer-
ed largely from this pest, but this is the
first time that apple trees have been
attacked The insects are in such
swarns that it is Impossible to step on
the road in some places without crush
ing them, and FENCES and tops OF posts
are covered with layers as thick as
mans hand.
The caterpillars are proving a great
impediment to railway travel. A dis
patch from Toronto says: Canadian
Pacific railway trainInen in the Owen
Sound district were in state of great
CONSERVATION on Friday through
phenomenal visitation of millions of
caterpillars, completely covering the
tracks for thirty miles out of Owen
Sound The caterpi)lars are like oil
on the rails, rendering the movement
of all trains a matter of utmost diff
Guilty. A heavy grade from Holland
Center to Owen Sound augments the
trainmen's difficulty. Inc freight
trains are being split and hauled over
the affected portion, while the pas
senger trainmen are pressing into ser
vice two locomotives on each passenger
train"
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FOR WORKING GIRLS.
Helen Gould Entertains at Her Mag
nif1cent Home.

New York, July 1.-The Bible class of
the Young Woman's Christian associa-
ton of Brooklyn, which is composed
entirely of self-suppOrtlng young wo-
men, who are employed during the week
in the large dry goods stores of this
city and Brooklyn, were entertained by
Miss Helen Gould in Lyndhurst.
The entertainment was in the nature
of a garden fete, and 100 young women
occupied seats in two parIOr cars, which
were attached to the train leaving the
Grand central station at five minutes
past 2 o'clock. The run to Tarrytown
station was made in thirty-five minutes
and carriages were in waiting to carry
Miss Gould's guests over the two miles
of hilly country to the gates of Lynd-
hurst.
Miss Gould awaited her guests on the
front porch of her magnificent residence
and gave them cordial greeting. The
party was conducted through the Lynd-
hurst Conservatives, where the mag
nificent display of plants and flowers
was admired. The art galleries were
next inspected and then a visit to the
kennels was in order. The nine enor-
nous st. Demands, when are Miss
Gould's particular pets, were shown
and fOndIed by the young women and
the smaller dogs were duly criticised
Luncheon was served on the lawn
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WANTS IN THE GAME.
Emporia Men Negotiate for Dallas
Baseball Club.

Emporia, July 1-4z-E1fnporia now has a
chance to get a very good base bail
team for this season for a very small
sum of money. EIcKleskey, manager
of the team which lately played at Dali
las, Texas, a grees to come to this city
and play this season If the city will
pay their railroad fare-$32 from Jop-
lin to this city. The team has been
playing at Joplin of late. They couldn't
make it go in Dallas because of the war
excitement The team has some of the
best players on the road. Speck Hol-
bert, who played with the EmpOria Ma
rooms last year. is with it. So is Mont
gomery, who played with Junction City
and kid Stricllet, who played with
Topeka. McKlosl1ey was the manager
of the Louisville national league team
for two years, and he is a good business
man. Messrs. Cleaver, White, Cal
l1ins and Aney are at the head of
movement to get the team, and it will
without doubt be brought here.
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MAY-LOSE FLAGS.
Senator Mason Has a Captured Cuban
Banner.

banner.
WASHINGTON, July Senator Mason
may not be allowed to keep the Span
ish flag captured at CaVite and pre-
scented to him by admiring constitu-
ents who participated in the battle
Secretary Long has called the atten-
ton of several of the subordinate bu-
reauS to statutes applying to such cases.
Three provisions Of the law adopted In
1914 provide that the secretary Of the
navy shall, from time to time, cause to
be collected and transmitted to him at
seat of government all flags, standards
and colOrs taken by the navy from the
enemies of the United States; that "he
shall cause to be collected and trans
mitted to him at the seat Of govern
ment of the United States all such
flags, standards and colors as shall
have been or may hereafter be taken by
the navy from enemies" and that all
flags, standards and colors Of the de-
scription mentioned In the foregoing
section, which are now In the posses
sion of the navy department, or may
hereafter be transmitted to it, shall be
delivered to the president for the pur-
pose Of being, under his direction, pre-
served and displayed in such public
place as he may deem proper"
The immediate occasion for directing
attention. to these statutes Is the report,
published here and elsewhere, that prl-
vate citizens are receiving flags purpOrt-
ing to have been captured from the
Spanish 1t Caviue and in the harbor
or privates the flags captured at Manila
by members of Admiral Dewey's squad
ron are the property OF the United
States, and neither sailors or officers
are privileged to appropriate them to
be presented to sena tors, representa-
tives or the president himself.
While Spanish flags have reached
Washington from Manila, having been
found there by United States sailors,
Admiral Dewey has not yet sent any
flags to the secretary. Publicity has
been given to the fact that one of Sen
atOr MasOn's constituents on one Of
Dewey's ships, evidently in ignorance
of the law, has sent a package of flags
to the senator, who has not yet com
piled with the law by turning them
over to Secretary Long. The navy has
already captured many Spanish flags,
most of them, however, from merchant
men, but not enc of these has been sent
forward as prescribed. While Admiral
Dewey has not mentioned flags as
the prizes he has secured, it is
believed that before he has finished
with Manila he will have a large sup
ply of them for the president, and that
by and by they viii be shown here
with explanatory histories attached to
them,
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BREAD FOR SOLDIERS.
Camp Alger Supplied by Eight Four
Horse Wagons Daily.

Washington, July Soon after mid
night every morning eight huge wagons,
drawn by four horses, are observed
passing the White house, going towards
Camp Alger. They are laden with
bread for the soldiers at the camp
which is supplied by a private corpora
ton, as the government has no facili-
ties for baking. There are more than
10000 troops now at Camp Alger, and
as each soldier consumes one loaf of
bread every day, it is a stupendous IN
dertaking for one concern to accept
such large contract in addition to its
regular business. These wagons are
identical with the regular army vehicles,
including the canvas cover, and the
Ioaves fill them from the floor TO the
roof. Enough of the staff of life IS
transported in this way to save a good
sized city from hunger for the period
of one day, and if one of these wagon
trains could be driven into Cuba the
suffering reconcentrados would un-
doubtediy think their day of salvation
had arrived.
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SHATTERED WINDOWS.
Patriots at Mount Vernon, Ill, Touch
ed OF Double Charge.

Mount Vernon, Ill, July 1.-Two
coaches of the east bound Louisville &
Nashville passenger train were badly
damaged and the passengers frighten-
ed by the discharge of a heavily loaded
cannon Learning that a number of
recruits from SedaIa, No, were on the
train en- route to Chickarnauga the car
shop employees had their cannon ready
at the crossing where the train stopped
for water and sa1uted the volunteers
was an unusually heavy one, and in
order to make 1t emphatic the cannon
was placed as close to the train as pos
sible before 1t was fired. Two concus-
sion broke every window in two coach
es, scattered flying bits of glass through
the cars and created such CONSERVATION
among the passengers that a number OF
ladies tainted. Several persons were
injured by broken glass. The charge
fired WIS q double one.
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LOCUSTS I'M AFRICA.
Swarm on Railroad Tracks Delaying
Trains.

London, July Tremendous swarns
of locusts still continue to aff1ict a num-
Der of the South African farming dis
tricts.. Unfortunately, the plague seems
not only to aff1ict the agriculturists, but
to seriously interfere with the means of
IocOmotion. The latest reports state
that the other day the passengers by
the mail train from Bloemfontein to
Fort Elizabeth had a strange expert
ence. After passing Edenburg, in the
Free State, when climbing up a long
embankment, a tremendous swarm OF
voelgangers (as the lOcusts are called
by the BOers), was encountered. There
must have been millions, perhaps bill
lions of them, evidently determined to
stop the progress of the train.
The railway officials, however, were
busy shoveling sand on the rails so as
to allow the engine to grip the metals,
while many passengers dismOunted and
walked alongside the train, assisting
somewhat in driving off the enemy.
some using their handkerchiefs for the
purpose 1t was q novel sight to see
the powerful engine at times ba.fffed
in its onward course By these nyriads
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SEIZED LIVE WIRE.
Foolish Kentucky Young Man Has
Serious Experience.

Cincinneti, July Tom Mulhenney
narrowly escaped with his life as the
result of a foolhardy attempt to pick
up a live wire A suburban electric
wire had broken and fallen across the
street car track at Fairfield and
O'FalIon avenues, Bellevue. Mulhenny
saw the wire and started to pick it up.
One of his companions warned him not
to touch it, but he did not heed the
warning, and proceeded to catch hold
of the deadly line.
Ho touched the wire and Immediately
received a shock which felled him to
the ground. The wire kept moving
around and struck Mulhenney in the
neck. 1t looked as if he would meet
with instant death, as sparks and fire
were caused by the contact. George
Moss came to the rescue, however, and
snatched AIulhenney away from the
line He was taken to Stamm's saloon
near by in an unconscious condition.
Restoratives were administered, and
after a half hours labor he succeeded
in reviving the young man. His in
iuries, consisting of slight burns on
both hands and neck, are not serious.
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PLACES REMAINVACANT.
Newly Appointed Paymasters Fail to
Report For Duty.
Wa shinrfnn

Washington, July 1-Paymaster
General Stanton intends to adopt radi-
cal measures against recently appoint
ed paymasters who have failed to re-
port for duty. President Mckinley ap-
pointed rs paymasters for the volunteer
appeared at Gen. StantOn's headquart-
ers to qualify for their commissions.
Gen. Stanton has found it difficult to
cope with the demands of the volunteer
army, and Unless his corps of assistants
is augmented he says it will be impOs-
sible to pay the troops more than once
in two months. He has urged the pres
40 appointees who have not reported
for duty and appoint others in their
stead. President Mckinley has not de-
cided as yet what action he will take,
themselves out ia the cold unless they
hurry I'D.
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BURIED FORTY YEARS.
Cargo Capt. Henson Expects to Re-
cover From the Missouri River


cover From the Missouri River
st. Louis, July Capt. G. c. Hen
son, a retired riverman, now residing in
Parkville, Mo-, was in St. Louis yester-
day for the purpose of hunting up the
manifest of the cargo of a, steamboat
which for over 40 years has been buried
in the sands of the Missouri river.
The sunken boat is the Arabia, which
was sunk near ParkvilIe in 1856. She
was then cunning in the Missouri river
trade, and on the fatal trip was bound
from st. Louis to the Indian country at
the headwaters of the Missouri, carry
ing a cargo of merchandise. Near Park
Vile she struck a sunken snag and
went to the bottom. In a short time all
trace of her had vanished, being COM
pletely covered by sand.
Recently the channel of the river
where the Arabia sank has been chang
ing, and as the sand washed away pOr-
lions of her cargo and considerable
wreckage has been washed up. Capt.
Henson's idea is to learn what the
cargo consisted of, and, if valuable
enough, dig for the wreck Of the old
steamer
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MUsT Buy FIRE ESCAPES.
Tw 9nty-Three Property Owners Of
Bloomington, Ill, Arrested.

Bloomington, Ill. July Warrants
for the arrest of twenty-three owners
of business buildings in Bloomington
have been obtained by Deputy State
Factory Inspector Devinslxy of Chicago.a
the complaint being Noncompliance
with the law of 1897, providing for fired
escapes. The persons against whom
the charges are made sAlege that the
action of the state is unjust and aEbl-
trary. and not warranted by the word
ing OF the statute. They will combine 4
and offer resistance. They say the in
spector has no right to prescribe tina
thew must use of certain fIa
patented esca pes, and propose to Is
any device that may efficiently
out the purpose of the law It
legged that the alleged eombins
escape makers ask from SIC
device which is no more
can be obtained outside Of
for 81.
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HErTY GREEN GENEROUS.
offers to Loan 100000 to City of
New York

New York. July 1.-Controller Coler
has announced that Mrs. Hetty Green
had offered to loan the city 81, COG, 900 a t
per cent This is under the market
rate, and the controller was highly
gratihed at the evidence of confidence
in the city's standing from SO shrewd
a financier as Mrs. Green.
The loan will be on revenue bonds.
These sell at a lower price than regular
bonds of the city, as they are temporary
in character. provision being made for
their payment from taxes. They are
for local improvements. The usual rate
on such bonds is from 3 to 335 per cent.
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The Direct Line

to Denver. Salt Lake City, San Francis
CO and Portland, is via the Union Pacif-
ic The service of the Union Pacific to
all principal western points is unex-
celled by any other line and consists Of
Pullman Palace Sleepers, Pullman
Tourist Sleepers, Chair Cars. Dining
Cars. meals a la carte)
For time table and full information
call on F. A. Lewis, City Ticket Agent.
J. C. Fulton. Depot Agent.
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Colorado and Return S24.

Commencing June first, the Santa Fs
route will sell summer tourists tickets
to Pueblo, Colorado Springs, and Den
yer, good until Oct. 81, and with stop
ever privileges at rate of s24. 90 for the
round trip See W. G. Garvey, agent.
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Are You Going EastP

Santa Fe Route will sell tickets to
Washington, D. c.. and return at very
low rates on July 3-4-5. Through train
of Palace and Tourist Sleepers and Free
Chair Cars leave Topeka July at 400
D. M. ASK agent for COPY Itinerary
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Of locusts, at times the large driving
wheel revolving round almost like a
pinwheel, without being able to haul
along, beyond crawling speed, the hea-
Wy and long train behind it; but success
at last crowned it's efforts.
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TENTH TRIENNIAL
National Council of gregational
Churches, Portland, Ore,
july 7-I2, 1898.

Tickets on sale June 80 and July 1.
1898, at rate of $4,000 for round trip.
Final limit August 81, 1898. See agent
Santa Fe Route for particulars.
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CHANGE in Military Courts.

Washington, June 30.-In- accordance
with a recent act of congress the war de-
partment has issued an order abOlishing
what is known as the field officers court
and substituting the summary court for
the trial of trivial offenses by soldiers in
the army The order does not become OPP
era tive until the 18th of August next, for
the reason that it is desirable that ample
time shall elapse for all branches of the
army. including that in the Philippines,
to receive formal notice thereof.
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Fourth of July Rates.

One fare for round trip via Santa Fe
route to points in Kansas and Nebraska
not over 200 miles distant, also to Kan
sas City and St. Joseph, Mo Tickets
sold July 2, 8 and 4, return limit July 5.
W. G. GarVey, agent Santa Fe route
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To Eastern Mountain and Seaside Re
sorts. Exceedingly low rates to Wash
ington, D. c., and return on JULY g 4
and 5. Through train Of Pullman Pal
ace and Tourist Sleepers leaves Topeka
at 400 p. M July 4, via Santa Fe
Route.