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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-04
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 4. 1898.

cans, Sc; Brazils. &c; hlberts. 1Oc; assort-
ed nuts. 5O-pound ana 25-pound boxes,
915Gl1Oc; coeoanuts. $3.75 per 100.
Raisins-L. L., Sl.65; l6-box. Sl.Oo; loose,
6O-pound boxes. 6lzc per pound.
Peanuts-Ample stock, fair demand:
market steady; fancy hand-picked Vir-
ginia, per pound. SAC; hand-picked. per
pound, &c.
Eggs-Market firm; full supply; candled,
per dozen, 20c: country, &c less.
Poultry-Steady; fair demand half
grown, 35c per pair; three quarters grown,
4Oe per pair; fuil-grown fowls. $4,000 per
pair.
Fish-Mackerel. half barrel No. /, $50;
No. 2, 500; No. 8, $500; kits, No. / SIPS;
No. 2. S1.00;' No. 3. soc. Goldfish, 1-pound
bricks, 6Izc; 2-pound bricks, &c. Smoked
herrings, per box. lie; Dutch herring, in
kegs, Sl.10; new muilet; half-barrel, $780,
Syrup-Market quiet; Georgia and Flor
Ida syrup buying a 20Q221kc; selling at
2215d25c; sugar house, at 19Q22c; Cuba
straight goods, 2SQ30c; sugar house mo-
lasses. 15G2oc.
salt-Demand is fair and the market
steady: carload lots, I. o. b., Liverpool
2O0-pound sacks, CSC; job lots, 75G9Oc; COM
mon fine salt, 125-pound, in burlap sacks,
carload lots, 43l2c; common fine salt 110-
pound burlap sacks, carload lots, 3Sl6
cents; common fine salt. 100 pound burlap
sacks, IS cents. Same in cotton sacks, &c
higher.
HIDES, Wool, -Hides-The market
firm; dry flint. lac; dry saIt, lie; green
sailed, 61Ac. Wool-Nominal prime Geor-
gia, free of sand, burrs and black wool,
lie; blacks, 15c; bury, S610c. Wax, PC
Tallow, &c. Deer skins, 15c.
Oil-Market steady; demand fair; sig
nal, 45950c; West Virginia black, Sale +;
lard. 5Sc; neatsfoot. 6O@75c; machinery, Is
Q25c; lnseed, raw, 47c; boiled soc; kero-
sene, prime white, Sc, water white, &c;
fire-proof, loo; deoderized stove gasoline,
barrels. Sl5c
Gun Powder-Per keg, $4O0; half key,
S2.25 quarter key, SIPS: Champion duck
ing, quarter key, $2.25; Austin, Dupont and
Hazard, smokeless, half kegs. 81 rs; quar-
ter kegs, $5.75; 1-pound canisters, $1.0O; less
% per cent.
shot-Drop. SIPS; B. B. and large, $3.50;
chilled, $1.55.
Lime, Calcined Plaster and Cement
Alabama and Georgia lime in fair demand
and selling al 75c per barrel, bulk and car
load lot, special; calcined plaster, S1.50 per
barrel: hair. 4G5c; Rosedale cement, $l10Q
1.20; carload lots, special; portland ce-
ment, retail, $3.50; carload lots, $500.
Iron-Market very steady; SWede, 40
412c; refined, $1.55 base.
Nails-Cut S1.50 base; wire, $3.50 base
Advanced national list of extras, adopted
Dec l, 1896.
LUMBER o. B. Prices-Minimum yard
sizes, $780, car sills, $1,000; difficult sizes,
$11.OO@12.OO; ship stock. $15.OOQ165O; sawn
orossties, 1925; hewn crossties, 3OQ31c;
per tie Market quiet and steady.
Bagging-Jute, 2A-pound. 715@Sc; 2
pound, 7Q7Ac; 1A-pound, 634c. Sea island,
SAC
Cotton Ties-standard Arrow Steel As
pounds large lots, soc; small lots. SOC.
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II. w. GRADY's COTTON DEAL.
He Learned what "a Wren Was and
Was Glad Turkey Wasn't Called
For.
From the Nav York Sun.

The late II. w. Grady of Georgia did
not care for cards neither did he drink;
he was an editor, not a gambler, and what
he did not know about the speculative
market would I'LL large book; but in
the year of 1888 he was unwise enough to
bull cotton. That was to be banner
year for cotton, al least all Southerners
thought so and backed their Judgment ac>
cordingly. Early in the spring of thar
year Mr.. Grady went to Florida on a fish
ing trip with a party of New York cotton
brokers' They were all good friends of
his and they decided to put him on to
good thing. Mr.. Grady, nothing loath 10
make a fortune at one stroke. listened
eagerly to all they told him. They were
perfectly sincere in their advice, and they
were confident they could force June cot
ton TO IA cents. and that there was a
fortune In it for all who bought at 11S0,
the price then quoted.
Fired with enthusiasm, Mr.. Grady hur-
ried back to Atlanta and bought 900 bales
at 11.S0 per pound. He was naturally op-
timistic, and many air castles did he
build during those sunny days OF antici-
patton. He was not a man to go at any
thing In a half-hearted manner; for the
time being the editor was merged into the
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Spectator. He had a ticker put into his
office, and he watched il day after day
with the greatest solicitude He was SO
sure of success that he tried to get all
his friends into the speculation. He was
run of plans as to the best way to spend
the money that was sure to be his. and
ne never tired of telling what he would
do when cotton went to IA cents
For number of days cotton stood still
the market was heavy and dull, and things
seemed slow Grady was beginning to get
a little discouraged when cotton began TO
pick up little, and as cotton rose an ais
enthusiasm returned and again he in
dulged in rose-hued dreams. Things went
on this way for quite a while, one day
up, the next day down, simply dancing
all around the original price of 1850 Mr..
Grady would look at the ticker in a rather
puzzled way as cotton began to go off
slowly but steadily. At first it would rally
little, but one day it simply dropped
20 points and things looked rather bearish.
Grady's air castles all vanished and he
was rather anXiously awaiting summons
from his broker for more margins. one
morning he arrived at his office and found
a telegram in cipher from his broker. The
telegram read something like this
place Wren account of Margins"
Now, Mr.. Grady imagined he knew all
the uses of the wren, but he began to
think that possibly he was mistaken, as
he failed to see what GOOD a wren would
do placed as a margin, so he sent his pri-
Vate secretary TO find out what kind OF
wren was wanted. When the secretary
returned he informed Mr.. Grady that wren
meant $3.50. Very few men can Indulge
in joke at their own expense, particu-
larry under such circumstances as Grady
was then passing through. but in his most
genial way he said:
Jim, go and ask him to make IL hum
ming-bird Just suppose he had said tur-
keyr'
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MARKETS QUIET.
SMALL TRANSACTIONS REPORTED
IN LEADING MARKETS.

Cation Quiet and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Turpentine Firm at rs Cents With
Light Sales Reported - ROsin
ouoted Firm But No Sales Report
ed-Other Markets Quiet.
savannah, Sept. 3.-TheTe was very lit
tie doing in the leading markets to-day.
Cotton remained quiet and unchanged.
There was fair demand for spirits tur-
pentine, at 2Sc. Rosin was unchanged,
with no sales reported. The wholesale
markets were still quiet, as il was impos-
sib,e TO make shipments, on account of
tbe washouts on the railroads. The fol-
lowing resume of the different markets
VII show the tone and the quotations at
the close to-day:
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IA piece of cable" says the Philadel-
phia Record. recently found in an his
tOric dwelling at the falls of Schuylkill
recalls the first suspension bridge of
single arch ever attempted in this coun-
Try. The idea originated with Thomas
Paine, the great commander of mankind
while he was spending the summer of 1886
at the hotel near the Falls of the Schuyl-
kill. The idea was suggested to him by
the mechanism Of SPIDERS web, and he
began to work upon plans for an iron
bridge to span the river at that point. To
lay his model before the French Academy
OF Sciences, Paine went to France In 1881,
but that country was already on the road
to revolution. and had no time for the
study of bridges. In England Paine for
got his scientific mission and became alb
sorbed in political affairs, which ended
With his Imprisonment and gave to the
world The Rights of Man. but lost 20 it
for many years advanced scientific bridge
building"
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.

The following are the Savannah Board
of Trade quotations:
Bacon-The market Is steady. Smoked
clear sides, SIC dry sailed clear rib sides
61sc bellies, SIC; sugar-cured hams. 91b
@1012c.
Lard-Market firm; pure, in tierces. 61kc.
5O-pound tins. csc; compound, in tierces
43sc; 5O-pound tins, 45sc.
Butter-Market steady; fair demand: Co
shen, Ice; gilt edge, 1Sc; creamery. 1sc:
fancy Elgins, zoe.
Cheese-Market firm; fancy fuu crear,
cheese, 9I9c; 2O-pound average, loo.
Flour-Market steady; pure wheat nat-
en-, $3.50; straight, $4l5; fancy, $3.50; fam
lily, $3.65.
Mixed flour prices according to degree
of adulteration.
Corn-Market steady; white. Job lots
sac; car load lots, SIC; mixed corn, job lots
SEC; carload lots, sic.
Oats-Carload lots Sec; job lots, 34c.
Bran-Job lots, S5c carload lots SOC
Hay-Market steady; Western, Job lots
75c; car load lots. roc.
Meal-Pearl, per barrel. $2.45; per sack.
800; city meal, per sack bolted, $iOO.
water ground Sl.10; pearl grlts, per bar
rel 81. AS; per sack, sl,1212; city grits sacks.
Coffee-l)un; Mocha, 2sc: Java. 2s,se.
peaberry, 12lkc; standard, No. l, lOIhc; No.
2. 1Oc; No. 8. alec; No. 4. sac; No. 5, &c;
No G, Size: No. z, SC.
Sugar-Equality Prices-Savannah quo
tations: Powdered. 5.S7c; standard granu-
lated, 5.62c; cubes, 5.S7c; confectioners' A.
5.49c; white extra c, 5.24c; extra c, 5.18c:
golden c. 4S7c; yellow, 4.SOc. Tone firm.
Demonstrates, new crop, S325d3. SO;
crates, SIPS.
Potatoes-$2 50a2.75 per barrel
demonstrated quiet Messina, new,
per box s4.50aA75.
Dried F-uit-Apples, evaporated Sc;
common. 5d514c.
Nuts-Almonds Tarragona 1Sc; Ivicas,
i2c walnuts. French. l0c; Naples, 1lc pc
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-04

Per steamship City of Birmingham, for
New York-C. T. Woolley, Mrs. w. r.
Hopkins, J. A. G. Carson, Jr., Adelaide
10. Shaw, j. d. Mitchell. Miss Virgie HaT-
ligan, Gordon c. Carson, Miss NJ. II. Sass
nett Mr., Chairman Miss Morrison, w. J.
Raphael, Miss M Montre. William Ke-
hoe and wife, N. p. Corish, j. J. Kehoe,
Mrs. Daniel Hogan, II. b. James, Leon
Ferst, Mrs. George II. Cam, Miss Annuette
Stubs. c. A. Angel, +. T. Burt, w NJ.
Bent, Mrs. c. +. White, j. A. G. Carson
and wife, Edwin w Carson, Mrs. d. G.
Caywood, Thomas Halligan and wife, DIR.
w. 0. Fl. Murphey, Carville Fl. Carson,
Ashley Pond. Mrs. L. II. Fleetwood, Miss
Viva Sullivan, John Sullivan, Jr, Miss
Annie Kehoe, Harry Vanneison. M. A.
O'Byrne, James McGrath, Miss May Ho-
gan, S. e. Cremn, e. NJ. Frank Mrs.
c. A. Goodwin Sidney Stubs, Lieut..
Charles s. Bronwell, Mr.. Murphy, s. r.
Per steamship Nacochee from New York
j N. Alexis and family, Miss X. Nc
Neil, c. e. Cheswell and wife G. +. White
and wife, Mrs Il. Jayne and nurse, A.
Fisher, Julia A. Flisch, M. Loeb. Miss B.
Price, Miss Rosenbaum, Mrs. w g. Tay-
lor, j. w. Byrne and wife, w. A. Gilbert.
T. G.. Curran, s. p Kehoe and wife, II. J.
Hofmeyer c. w. Adams w. A. Collins,
r. M. Burtagh, 3. f. Barbour, B. C. Rick
man.
Per steamship City of Birmingham from
New York-D. Levy, II. II. Smith and
wife, Mrs. w. NJ. Woodward p. p. john
ston and wife, c. A. Shawyer, G. w.
owens, j. H. Heagarty, S. w. Smith and
brother, A. w. Furlinger, W. G. Strob-
har, II. C. Tompkins and son, J. d. Meade
Miss Elizabeth Baker, DR. u. r. Corson
and wife, +. Smith, +. IT. Bryan, b. Seig-
man, G. f.. Kicker, Mrs. Leatherman,
Mrs A. C. Sorrel and daughter, G. L.
Germany. A. G. Galaraid, Jr.. r. V. Con-
nerat, Charles Ratzburg, J. c. Hind.
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ConstwIse Exports.

Per steamship City of Birmingham, for
New York-1,54S bales upland cotton, 100
barrels soap stock, 40 bales domestics, 100
barrels cotton seed oil, 2,109 barrels rosin,
109 barrels spirits, "a cases cigars, 126, 4i2
feet lumber / car lumber 46 turtles.
barrels fish. % barrels fruit, SO boxes fruit
% bales sweepings, 80 tons pig iron. %
bales sponges 222 packages merchandise.
Per schooner Jennie Thomas. for Balti-
more-207, 7S4 feet pitch pine lumber, by
Dixon. Mitchell Co. and SIC feet, by
Georgia Lumber Company.
Per schooner Vanlear Black for New
port Ncws-462, 172 feet pitch pine lumber
Cargo by II. 3. Hunting & Co.
= Per schooner Charmer, for Baltimore
234,317 feet pitch pine lumber by Georgia
Lumber Company. and 62, 900 feet by South
ern Pine Company.
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Shipping Memoranda.

Jacksonville. Fla, Sept. 3.-Entered
schrs j. S. Hoskns Waters, Baltimore,
r. w. DAISY, New York; Jennie f. VIII
ley, Benner, New York; M. Luella Wood,
Spaulding. New York; w, T. Parker,
Lynch, Philadelphia.
Entered and cleared. steamship Chero-
kee, Kembie, New York
F'ernandina Fla, Sept 3.-Entered schr
Sarah Potter, Farnham, New York
Sailed steamer Hillcraig CBr, Gibson,
Hamburg, via Norfolk, for coal.
Charleston. S. c., Sept 3.-Arrived,
tug Kate Townsend, New York, and pro
ceeded to Key West.
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Steamship Nacoochee, Smith. New York
Ocean Steamship Company.
Steamship City of Birmingham, Burg,
New York-Ocean Steamship Company.
Steamship Essex. Billups, Baltimore-J.
J. Carolan, Agent.
Schooner Charmer, Harvey, Baltimore
c. w. Howard & Co.
Schooner Vanlear Black, Lacey, New
port News-Dixon, Mitchell & Co.
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GRAIN. PROVISIONS. ETC.

Chicago, Sept. 3.-Enormous receipts in
the Northwest lowered prices. EXpecta-
ton of heavy accumulation Tuesday
was also a leading factor. September
left off &c down and December lost &c.
Corn declined &c. Oats are 1sc lower.
Pork is off 22lzc and lard and ribs 719c
each.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest Closing.
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AT sIrxEEN.


She has Just answered Yes" and her
eyes were dewey with sweet mixture of
maidenly love and womanly Joy.
And l love you, love YOU love your
she repeated, with a girlish abandon,
while her flushed face sought shelter on
his shoulder.
For a moment he stroked the sunny
head in silence.
mo one ever loved as we love, dear"
he whispered, an earnest light growing in
his eyes.
Then he bent and kissed her.
AT TWENTY.
"Of course, I'm surprised" she said,
and the charming smile brought the dim
pies into play. Then she sat with down.
cast eyes and listened TO his wooing. He
was an ideal lover. and his words were
fraught with passion.
lie Is awfully handsome" she unused.
IF he were only richer" She gave a little
sigh But. then, he makes a splendid low
err and she gave an upward glance from
beneath long lashes. His eyes were bent
on her with tender devotion.
YES" she said, smiling up at him, "of
course / will"
He gathered her in his arms. MY queen
of hearts!' he cried, triumphantly.
AT TWENTY -FOUR.
She rearranged the soft curls over her
forehead and gazed for a moment at tho
beautiful reflection In the mirror.
And L really wrote them-and meant
them, TOO" she said, her lips curling and
her slippered foot crushing the heap of
letters on the floor. Poor little foolr' Her
skirts swept the girlish letters aside as
she passed from the room.
In the parlor below he was awaiting his
answer. His hair was tinged with gray,
and he stood carelessly turning the leaves
of a book. There was the rustic of draper
les and she came toward him, his mag
nifcent orchids in one hand.
Il shall be very glad to accept your
kind OFFER she said, with a dazzling
smile.
II shall endeavor to make you happy"
he replied, gravely, as he bowed over her
proffered hand.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-04
Notice TO Mariners.

Pilot charts and all photographic lnfor-
matio will be furnished masters of yes
sells free of charge in United States hydro
graphic office in custom house Captains
are requested to call at the office. Reports
of wrecks and derelicts received for trans
mission to the navy department.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-04
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.


Steamship Nacoochee Smith, New York
Ocean Steamship Company.
Steamship City of Worcester (Br), For
tune, Bermuda--W. w. Wilson
Bark d. II. Morris (Nor), Moe, London
Dahl & Andersen
Schooner Thomas G. Smith, Adams,
Baltimore, via Charleston-C. w. Howard
& Co.
Steamer Pilot Boy, Ferguson. Leadies'
lsland-Master.
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The Phases OF Moon for 8,

The Phases of Moon for September.
Last quarter, 7th, hours and 81 min
utes, evening; new moon. 18th, hours
and 10 minutes, evening; first quarter, 22d.
hours and 80 minutes, evening; full
moon, 29th. hours and 10 minutes. even
ing; moon in apogee. 9th.
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Nv IImInston, n. c, Sept 3.-Spirits tur-
pentine firm at 2794c, 27Ac; receipts. 50
casks. Rosin firm at s1.0OG1O5; receipts
30 Crude turpentine firm at $11O, $3.50
and $l6O; receipts, 40 barrels. Tar very
hrm at a.25; receipts, 103 barrels.
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Per Central of Georgia Railway, Sept. 3.
II bales cotton.
Per Florida Central and Peninsular
Railroad. Sept. al bales cotton.
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at the Board of Trade. The reported sales
We're 442 casks.
Rosln-The market was bulletlned firm
ana unchanged at the opening and clos
ing. 1t was reported, however that there
was SLOW demand at the quotations. The
IlnIls -. 81.
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Savannah Almanac.
Sun rises at 5:37 and sets at $40.

High water at Tybee to-day at 1O:l5 a.
m and 1886 D. m. High water at savan-
nah one hour later
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The time bail on Cotton Exchange drops
u M, 18th meridian time.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-04

Cash quotations were as folloWs: Flour,
duh; spring, special brands, $3.50; hard
wheat patents, $3.7O03.9O; soft patents, $3.50
QS70; straights, SO. 10q3.2O; bakers, 50. 25@
25O; No. red wheat, 6214c; No. 2 corn,
90Ac; No. oats. 2O1ac; No. 2 white, 24G1
25c; No. white, 22G2Sc; No. 2 rye. ACC;
No. 2 barley, 42d43c; No. fax seed, seize;
prime timothy seed, $3.50; mess pork. per
Dbl. $S.45aS.5Q; lard, per 100 IBIS, "a 95Q
5O212; short rib sides Qoose), $515a5. 40;
dry sailed shoulders (boxed) 45d4s4c;
short clear sides Cboxed), $5.5Od5.7O.
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Vessels Went to Sea Yesterday.

N"NH" 'VIIt =" STU 4 NstNH 'H1Ig
Steamship City of Birmingham, New
York.
Steamship Essex, Baltimore
Schooner Vanlear Black. Newport News.
Schooner Charmer Baltimore.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-04
NAVAL SCORES.

al s 'rIs Iurpentine-The market remain
urn at 2Sc at the opening and closing
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COTTON.

The local market remained quiet and I'M
changed. At the first call the reported
sales were 22O bales, and at the close they
were 81 bales.
The following were the official spot quo
+ations at the close of the market at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-11
EMPHATIC ORDER ISSUED.

COmmtcsiOner Wfght's Decla rattan
Concerning Certain Money Lenders.
A complaint has been received by Com
missioner Wight, who has immediate
charge Of the fire department. calling his
attention to the work of what are popular
ly known as ten per centers' among the
employees Of the department The COM
plainant, citizen Of East Washington.
stated that every pay day these sharks, "
as the writer termed them. can be seen
visiting the houses Of the different COM
panies in the department for the purpose
of collecting the 10 per cent interest Der
month which they are said to charge the
men.
According to the writer, when the men
have had the money loaned for three or
four months. it having been generally
loaned Tor thirty days. they are told by
In full on the next pay day. If the Dor
rover Is not prepared to nav the fnlI
amount then. and he seldom is, 1t is said
inc lender after getting his victim work,
90 up Up 70 tne proper pitch. threatens to go
70 the chief of the department about the
matter The victim then agrees. as the
ienoer intended he should to paw twenty
a ny per cent interest per month, instead
VI the zen pes cent first agreed upon.
Mr. wight today referred the comniatnt
to the chief of the fire department re-.
questing him to make an investigator for
the purpose of discovering, il possible
Wnether any members of the department
are paying 10 per cent interest Der month
on borrowed money. He also fnstrnctad
the head Of the department to inform tho
men that such are under no oblieatio, -
pay 1t. and that If they have paid in inter.
est the amount of the note, they need not
pay anything on the note itself, as the Ia 10
recognizes such payment as an eouiva ier.
for the money borrowed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-11
Rollers.

made their way through every entrance to
the executive reservation. At 2 o'clock n
multitude had gathered, and picturesque
one 1t was. The overhanging haze was be-
ginning to give passageway to hints of the
sun, and wraps were removed from many
springfield figures to add their plump pic
turesluesness to the general effect. At
2:30 d cheer went up when the great
Marine Band took its place IN the music
stand, and when Leader Santiemann raised
his magic baton every pulse chimed In
with the time of the melody 1t brought
forth. 1t is a glorious day for little and
big, young and old, and If limbs are weary
and bodies fatigued when the crowds turn
homeward as the sun goes down. hearts
Will still throb with pleasure and memories
Will store away another treasure to glad
den the afterwhile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-11
Origin of Fire.
THIS CITY.s PROTECTION.
Flnn to Render Quickly Available
the Aid of ExDerts.

An interesting phase of the preparations
being made by the government for war. es-
peclally as they relate to the protection of
TINS city, Is the formation of bodies of
civilians whose expert knowledge will be
OF service In an emergency. Lieutenant
Colonel Charles j. Allen of the Engineer
Corps, L. S. A, who is In charge of the
fortftcations of Washington, and also of
the public works, with the approval of the
chief Of engineers, is engaged in forming
associations Of civilian experts who yolun-
teer from patriotic motives to give their
services without compensation to the gov
eminent in case Of need
A body of electricians has been organized
OF q there is now being formed one of civil
erglnee1s and also of mocha MICS, the latter
Icing composed OF men familiar with the
various trades.
In organizing the electricians Col. Allen
excepted the aid OF Mr. o. T. Crosby. the
pi esident of the Potion &C Electric Power
company, and he has the names of about
loo men who are familiar with electrical
alters. These men have signed an aprea-
ment TO give their services to the govern
nent when called Upon.
The value of such an organization. it is
said, lies in the fact that the electrical
experts of the city are in this wav made
available, SO that when the need arises
such services can be obtained. The organl-
cation embraces all lines of experts. men
who know about the use of telegraph and
telephone wires and how they are put I'D
rs well as those who are familiar with the
best methods of utilizing electric currents
1t Is also the intention to ascertain where
electrical supplies of all sorts are located in
this city, and If there is a demand for tor
pedoes for use in the river men will be at
hand who can place such defenses, and the
material needed will also be at hand
MI Crosby, who has undertaken this
work, was formerly a member Of the engi-
neer corps. U. 8. A., but resigned from the
army in order to engage in business as an
electrical expert.
The services Of the civil engineers may
be needed in case maps are wanted or the
details of the topography OF a particular
section. 1t will also be handy, it Is thought
to have a force of men available who are
familiar with the various mechanical
trades.