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The times., 1898-11-20
FASHODA THE FAIR.
The Land of the Lotus Lily and
Dreamy People,
(From the Chicago Times -Herald.)

(From the Chicago Times Herad)
The islands of Papyrus lift their fronded
palms to air within the radius of Fasho-
da and the lotus lilies grow in profusion
in the shadows, the masses of snowy bios
SONS that open at sunrise giving to the
wild, luxuriant landscape a scene of veg
etable pomp and splendor that can be wit
messed in such barbaric purity in no other
part of the world. Forests of sont trees
cover the islands, and the doun-palm and
tamarind tree grow to magnificent size
The atmosphere Is warm and soft, and
not particularly healthy. for the dreaded
jungle fever exists there and epidemics
rage in the wet seasons. The European
drinks good liquors and takes his medi-
cine chest with him. and soon learns the
secret of conquering the climate.
Native Fashodians are of various de-
grees of black. brown or copper color. ac-
cording to the grease with which they
anoint their bodies. Some traveller re-
marked of them that their color clothed
them. They break off their lower front
teeth early in life, and this grves them
a most unprepossessing look. The women
dress in a calfskin petticoat, but the Eu-
ropeans have insisted on the people in the
town wearing clothes, and they are be-
ginning to look more civilized in the cast
off garments that are given to Them
The population of Fashoda capital is
5000 If statistics are reliable, while that
of the districts is 100000. Egyptians, Brit
ish, French and natives pass each other
on the grass-grown walks. The Congo
and the Turk are in evidence. The garri-
son is the excitement of the place 1t
give touch of sovereignty to the cap
ital. An immense trade in slaves was
formerly carried on in the Fashoda dis
trict. and after the government station
was established by the British. when
Governor Effendi was in power, vessels
passing Fashoda with hundreds of slaves
on board were not disturbed, the
Egyptian ruler winking at the traffic The
British powers forbade the exercise of the
slave law and removed the officials who
in any way countenanced it. This was
brought about by the individual efforts
The times., 1898-11-20
SOCIAL and PERSONAL
Commissioners Entertained by
Secretary and Mrs. Hay.
MANY STRANGERS HERE
Residents of Northern Cities Who
Miss Bayne and Lieut.. Theall to Be
Married Wednesday - Everybody
Thankful for Thanksgiving Day.

The Joint High Commissioners of
companying them were entertained at
dinner last night by Secretary and Mrs.
Hay. The occasion also signaled the
opening of the splendid home of the
Secretary of State. which has been closed
during the period that he represented the
United States at the Court of st. James.
The guests, who, with the exception of
the British ambassador and Lady Paunce-
fote, were limited to the distinguished
visitors in whose honor the dinner was
given, Were seated at two round tables
of fourteen covers each. They were pre-
sided over respectively by the Secretary
and Mrs. Hay. That at which the former
was seated was decorated with a center
plat of magnificent white roses with can
delabra capped with silver shades. At
Mrs. Hays table the floral mound was
of La France roses and the candles
burned under shades of filagree gold.
The dainty pink of the flowers harmon
lied ideally with the costume of the
handsome hostess, which was of light
green brocade combined with bodice
effects in rare lace.
The guests, in addition to Sir Julian
and Lady Pauncefote, We're the Rt Hon
Sir Wilfrid Laurier and Lady Laurier,
the Right Hon. Lord Herschell, Sir Rich
ard Cartwright, and Miss Cartwright, Sir
Louis Davies and Lady Davies, Sir James
Winter, the Hon. John Charlton and Mrs
Charlton, Senator and Mrs. Fairbanks,
Senator and Mrs. Dingley, Hon. John w.
Foster and Mrs. Foster, Hon. John NJ.
kasson, Hon. I. Jefferson Coolidge Hon.
Joseph Pope and Mrs. Pope, Miss Scott,
Mr.. Henri Bowrassa. Mr. and Mrs
Charles p. Anderson, and Mr.. Chauncey
Cartwright.
The times., 1898-11-20
LANSBURGH & BRO

A few numbers from our Jewelry
and Silvcrware Dept. AT the prices
at which we arc selling these goods
II would be profitable for you to lay
them aside for Xmas.
The times., 1898-11-20
Handsome nd Plush capcs; worth S. COCO
Eisenmann's, sos 7th, I924-le1b Pa. Ave
The Silent Reed.
From the Toledo Bee. }

Tom Reed il probably watching will consider.
sbie interest the tariff controversy between Han.
IA and Dinsley, and in the meantime saving
several cords CT wood.
The times., 1898-11-20

The Lincoln Park Self Culture Club
was organized October at the home CT
Mrs. w. /. Rich, No. 1909 Mass lchusetts
Avenue southeast. The members are
Mrs. E. II. Pitcher. president; Mrs w
!. Rich, vice president; Miss Emma Mass.
secretary and treasurer; Mesdames L. S.
Downs, f. S. Downs, l. n. Fluckey. E. p
Hamlin, II. c. Lybrand, L. D. Martain,
G. W. Pierce II. c. Skunk, ]. p Sprech-
er, A. b. Thompson and the Misses NJ L.
Mass, l.. ". Butt and T H. Yingling.
The times., 1898-11-20


considered the most beautiful bride that
had ever been seen at the National Capt.
tai, when as Miss Adele Cults she be-
came the wife of Stephen A. Douglas,
senator of the United States, and enc
of the conspicuously prominent men of
his day
The old Douglas mansion ct 1 Street
and New Jersey Avenue was one Of the
most imposing homes of the city tefore
the war. Its feudal-like walls OF ~'irap
mastic, set on the heights of a terraced
cminence, stood out picturesqueiy against
its sky lines and from its portals one
could get view of the city for rifles.
Both grounds and house were graded to
the street during the Shepherd regime
and what was once a garden that took
in a whole square has now been built
up with rows of pretty little bay WIN
dowed houses each with a square garden
at back and front. Mrs. Douglas spent
her widowhood in the stately old home
and lived there after her marriage with
Gen. Williams. The great painting That
hangs above the altar OF St. Aloysius's
Church, is said to number among its
life-sized figures, the portrait of Mrs.
Williams who posed TO Brumidi tor the
mother of st. Aloysius, the young patron
saint of the church.
The Williams pew was he sceoEd from
the front and Immediately behind that
occupied by the wife and daughters of
Gen. Sherman. She never seemed con-
scious of the inspection. but she II ust
have known that eacn sunday she was
being more or less scru.iniscd by strt n
gers who had noticed the resemblance
and were openly comparing The devotional
face in the picture to the devotional face
In the pew.
The times., 1898-11-20

Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton Smith, also
wealthy New Workers, have rented tie
Carpenter residence In Sixteenth Street.
The times., 1898-11-20

The second dance TO be held this sea-
son under the auspices of the Saturday
Night Assembly was given last night at
Carroll Institute Hail. When the orches-
ira played the first strains of one of
Wilhelm Furst's beautiful waltzes which
was the initial number on the program
the ball room was instantly filled with
a whirling mass OF the b7ight ast co,Gis
imaginable and il was with difficulty TIA.
couples late in arriving found place in
the Kaleidoscope mass of human beings.
The dance was in every way a success
as the number of persons in attendance
testified and The IN lnaeement was of The
best. The program was very long and the
members of the assembly and their
friends were very late In breaking up,
Among those present We're Misses Colly,
r. Castell, Breitbarth, Deneale. Lingback,
Castall. Mccarthy, Darby, and Carlton.
and Messrs. Lynch, Boss, Solomon,
Brown. Butts, English, Williams, Maher.
Goodwin, Milans, and Burton.
The times., 1898-11-20

The wedding of Miss Ellen Williams
and Mr.. John Bryson Patton, u s. N,
winch has been set for Monday, Decen-
The times., 1898-11-20

Among the social honors in store for
the visitors this week will be a luncheon
in compliment to Lady Laurier and Lady
Davies, by Mrs. Foster, on Tuesday; a
dinner to the Commission and their fami-
lies on Wednesday, by Senator and Mrs
Fairbanks; another on Friday, by Mr..
and Mrs. Foster. and later-the date not
yet decided-a reception in their honor at
the Corcoran Gallery of Art During the
early days of December the hostesses who
will entertain the distinguished visitors
include former Senator and Mrs. j. B.
Henderson, who have Invitations out for
a dinner on the 1st; Mr.. and Mrs. Letter
for the 9th. and Mr.. and Mrs. Boardman
on the sth. If a choice could be made of
pleasures that are all so charming, the
Commissioners will, perhaps, enjoy most
the novelty offered them by Senator and
Mrs. Faulkner. who have arranged to
entertain the entire party at their home
at Martinsburg, W. Va, on the day after
Thanksgiving.
The times., 1898-11-20

Mr.. Walter Paris has just returned
from visit TO Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Turner,
at Ipswich. Mass. bringing with him
many artistic evidences of the scenery in
that vicinity as trophies of his brush.
The times., 1898-11-20

tance that carriage will no longer be
Indispensable to those making Cabinet
calls on the day set-apaFt by the ladies'
of the Presidents official. family for that
weekly event.
The times., 1898-11-20

Mr. and Mrs. Perkins of Boston, have
leased the residence on Connecticut Ave
nue. and r Street built by Senator Saw
yer and occupied last year by former
Postmaster General Gary.
The times., 1898-11-20

Mr.. Louis NJ. Howland who is at
tached to the American customs service
and has been located in Paris for the past
four years. has arrived in the city on
brief vacation, accompanied by his wife,
Madame Leonora Howland, but better
known to Washingtonians and the art
loving contingent of the United States as
Leonora Won Stosch. Although Mrs. How
land since her marriage has given up
public concerts, she has diligently and
conscientiously pursued her studies upon
the violin with several of the greatest Eu-
ropean teachers, both in France and Ger
many. The music-loving public of Wash
ington have prevailed upon Mrs. Rowland
to give at least one concert during her
stay, which she has finally consented to
do on the Both of the month, under the
direction of Mr.. Lentz. who has also
just returned to Washington. Mr.. and
Mrs. Rowland are staying with her par
ents, Col. and Mrs. George F. Schayer,
No. 3455 Holmead Avenue
The times., 1898-11-20

Mrs. Perry, of New York. who will ar
rive in Washington about the first of
next month, to remain throughout the
season. will occupy the residence of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Pellew. 1851 Massachu-
setts Avenue. Mr.. and Mrs. Pellew and
Miss Marion Pellew will spend the Winter
in the mountains of North Carolina.
The times., 1898-11-20

Mrs. Postlewaite, who is spending the
Autumn in N Street, expects to move
into her new home about the first of the
year.
The times., 1898-11-20

Col. Charles r. Greenleaf, United States
army, with his wife and daughter, has
taken apartments for-the Winter at the
Hotel Baltic.
The times., 1898-11-20

Col. and Mrs. Charles DENLY '9ill spend
the Winter at the Arlington.
The times., 1898-11-20

Mrs. w F. Holtzrnan and Mrs. Cor
don Van Hook were among the Washing
ton guests in attendance at the wedding
Of Miss Jessie Castlemap and Mr.. J.
Hammond Siler, which occurred at Ber-
ryville. Va, on last Wednesday evening.
The times., 1898-11-20

Major and Mrs. Phipps, of Pittsburg,
will spend the Winter at the residence of
Mr.. A. c. Barney. 1926 Rhode Island Ave
nue., which they leased some weeks ago.
Mrs. Barney and her daughters are
now in Europe, where they will BE- joined
next month by Mr.. Barney, who wi /
spend the Winter in travelling abroad.
The times., 1898-11-20

Friday evening last Miss Jessie Card
ner was rendered n pleasant surprise at
her residence. H3 Spruce Street. by the
members of her Sunday School class.
Miss Gardner teaches a class OF young
boys at North Capitol NJ. L. Church Sun
day School. After an enjoyable evening
spent in games and music, refreshments
were served
The times., 1898-11-20

Mr.. and Mrs. r. b. Clarkson have re-
turned from their wedding tour. ard
would be pleased to receive their friends
at their home s2s Tenth Street northeast.
The times., 1898-11-20

Mrs. Henry. of Cleveland, o., has leased
the residence of Mr.. Willard Parker Tis-
del in Sixteenth Street. Mr.. Tisdel and
his family are stopping for the present
al No. 1746 Q Street, and it is probable that
Mrs. Tisdel and her daughters may spend
the Winter abroad.
The times., 1898-11-20

Capt. and Mrs. Stephen Y. Leyburn
have leased, for two years the home of
Mr.. James E. Fitch, No. 1147 Rhode ISL
ands Avenue. Mr.. Fitch has taken apart
ments at the Colonial.
The times., 1898-11-20

Lieut.. Col. w. H. Gardner. United
States army, and Mrs. Gardner, with
their daughter Mrs. Eggleston. have
taken apartments for the season at -160
Q Street.
The times., 1898-11-20

a number OF prominent residents OF
New York, Boston and other northern
cities will spend the coming Winter at
the National Capital, and have taken
handsome houses in the west end with
view TO contributing. more or less to the
gayeties of the social year.
The times., 1898-11-20

Continental Chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution, will hold a public
meeting in the parlors of the Elsmere to-
morrow evening at o'clock. Mr.. II. c.
Butler will speak on the subject of the
Lafayette Monument, and Mr.. Frankl n
Smith will tell of the Halls of the An
clients. There will also be program Of
music and recitations.
The times., 1898-11-20

The marriage OF Miss Estelle Randall
to Mr.. James +. Carlin will take place
Wednesday morning, at 1l:31 O'Clock.
The times., 1898-11-20

Prof. William ]. Rhees has taken the
residence, No. 1713 NJ Street. Mrs. Rhees
and daughters are at home Fridays.
The times., 1898-11-20

The former home of Countess Won Goet-
zen in jefferson Place has been taken for
the Winter by Mrs. Pearre.
The times., 1898-11-20

Major John Little, L. s. A., has leased
the residence of Mrs. Theodore w. Bir-
ney, at Chevy Chase.
The times., 1898-11-20

In addition to the entertainer. 10 be
given by the Southern Relief Society in
Masonic Temple December 5, and which
is 10 continue until the 10th. the society
has arranged for a pound party for the
relief of the families of Confederate vef-
Grams In need The hall corner Eleventh
and E Streets northwest will be open all
day Tuesday to receive donations. A
committee of ladies' viii be present TO
arrange the gifts preparatory to sending
them out. The society elected its officers
for the coming year last night. This IS
earlier than usual. but the coming enter
tainment conflicts with the proper date.
The times., 1898-11-20

The Commissioner of Pensions and Mrs
Evans are established for the Winter in
the house recently rented by them in
Dupont Circle.
The times., 1898-11-20

Owing to the public spirit and gener-
osity of Mrs. Phoebe A. Hearst. Wash
ington has an exceptional opportunity of
becoming acquainted with the scope of
the kindergarten through the course of
very able lectures being held this Winter
at the kindergarten Training School, 1215
X Street. Miss Laura Fisher, of Boston.
who held u course of lectures on the
kindergarten last Winter at Harvard
University, will speak on Tuesday next
al AIS p. m. Her subject will be "Froebel
and the New Education"
The times., 1898-11-20

Mrs. e. NJ. Heyl, widow of Col. Heyl,
U. S. A. is established in her new home.
No. 2eo0 Wyoming Avenue.
The times., 1898-11-20

Invitations are out for the marriage of
Miss Lucie Searle Bruce, TO Mr.. Allan
Josiah Houghton, of the Pension Bureau
at the New York Avenue PresbyteIia ian
Church, Tuesday, November %, at noon.
The times., 1898-11-20

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Patterson, of Chi
cago. and Mr.. and Mrs. Nathaniel Thay-
er, of Boston, are among those who have
taken houses here.
The times., 1898-11-20

Lieut.. Williams Rodgers, L. S. N, and
the Misses Rodgers have taken Mrs.
Woods House in New Hampshire Ave
nue..
The times., 1898-11-20

Mrs. Cogswell, widow of Gen. Cogswell,
of Massachusetts,, has taken the house
No. 1i2S Twenty-first Street, and Will
spend the Winter here
The times., 1898-11-20

If report be true, the old Corcoran
house is not to pass another Winter with
muffied windows and barred doors. 1t
is said that Senator Hanna has leased the
mansion, and will take possession before
the convening of Congress. THO pleasant
rumor goes with it that extensive altera-
tions are to be made to suit the social
requirements OF its future mistress. who
will entertain on scale in keeping with
her position and wealth.
Now that Postmaster General Smith and
Attorney General Griggs have taken
houses within a few doors of each other
and in the same square in Massachusetts
Avenue with the residence of Secretary
Gage, the entire Cabinet circle, with the
exception of Secretary Wilson, who lives
at the head of Connecticut Avenue and S
Street, are within such easy walking dis
The times., 1898-11-20

". S. Carroll, ex-consul general of the
United States at Dresden, who returrs,d
short time ago from Germany, with his
family, will make Washington his per-
manent home. He has taken the resi-
dence, No. 1851 Sixteenth Street
Arizona republican., 1898-08-15
THE PET OF THE WARD.
A Nurse Writes of Norman Orme,
 the Rough Rider.

Miss L. A. Johns, an assistant nurse at the College hospital, Brooklyn, in
 the ward in which Norman Orme is confined, week ago wrote to R. D. Gerard of Tucson, in reply to a letter from MT. Gerard to MT. Orme. The letter was received. here yesterday.
 After the introduction, she says re- garding the patient: He's the pet of
 the ward. Every day he has flowers and fruit and other nice little things sent him. He is, as of course you know, one of the Rough Riders,' and they own the place. Indeed, he is very nice, never complains, though he suffers Avery intensely at times.
 About his health I am not so well posted as for your sake I wish I were. have never heard the doc
 tors or head nurse say, and I have not sufficient courage to ask direct, but I know he is better than when I came
 and I have heard the matron say he
 was improving greatly. He is thin, painfully so, and weak, and when night comes with all it's fruits and flowers and visitors he is very tired. The shot went into his left lung and
 his side, and at times pains him fear | fully. That hurt is going to take 9 long time to recover from. But he has the best of care and the nurses are
 all devoted to him. I have all possi-
 ble faith in the doctors, so the next
 news will be still better, I am sure. '
Arizona republican., 1898-08-15
HOW STATE RAILROADS WORK

Prussian state railroads have aver aged in recent years $75,0O0,000, and are expected in 1S98-9 to return $109,- 900, 900. This will be quoted with pride by advocates of state railroads; but as Prussia has only 16,55O miles of railroad this amounts to taking $6,800 a mile of net earnings. The very best our railroads can average in good years like 1892 is $3,27S per mile. Even the middle state railroads, with 20,4S1 miles, in 1896 could only average $4,- 800 of net earnings per mile.
 The reason is simple and plain freight rates are higher in Prussia than in this country If rates were as low in Prussia as in this country their profits would melt away. Instead of being profits" they are really a tax levied on transportation and collected from the industries of Prussia by keep ing the rates on state roads higher than they would be under free compe- tition. Passenger rates are low over their roads because of the great dens- ity of population. Freight rates are high and form a cruel tax on both la bor and capital, taxed to pay on the capital invested by the state, often in improbable lines. Here that capital would be wiped out by receiver and reorganization. Under state railroads it goes on taxing industry indefinitely. You cannot put an improbable state railroad into the hands of receiver. It simply raises it's rates and the sum taken from industry is cited as the profits" of a state railroad system.- Philadelphia Press
Arizona republican., 1898-08-15

Electa Heermans; teacher sixth grade, (b) Miss Laura Dobbs; teacher fifth grade, (a) Miss Ida Warren; teacher of fifth grade, (b) Miss Margaret Will Hams: teacher of fourth grade, Miss Stella Clanton; teacher of third grade, Miss Kate Christy; teacher of second grade. (a) Miss Allie Gray; teacher of second grade, (b) Miss Winifred Dysart;; primary depart ment, teacher of first grade, (a) Miss Hattie Culver; teacher of first grade, (b) Miss Ada Kelly.
 East End building-Principal and teacher of fourth grade, Professor
 -; teacher of third grade, Miss Mabel Early; teacher of second grade, Miss Addine Bury; teacher of first grade, Miss M. V. Priest.
 West End building-Principal and teacher of fourth grade, Professor
 -; teacher of third grade, Miss Marie LaChance;, teacher of second grade, Miss Mabel Hancock; teacher of first grade, Miss Ida Woolf.
Arizona republican., 1898-08-15
ASSIGNMENT or TEACHERS
The Board Fixes September I2 for
 Opening the Schools.

The grammar school board received on Saturday from Superintendent Creager, who. is now at Los Angeles, 8 list of the assignment of teachers of the city schools for the next year. The positions of principal of the West and East end schools were left vacant, but they will probably be filled, the first by Professor c. O. Case and the latter by Professor But Ter. The board approved Professor Creager's recommendation and set September 12, the second Monday, as the date of the beginning of the schools.
 The assignments are as follows:
 Central building Principal and teacher of eighth grade, Professor J. c. Cole; first assistant teacher of seventh grade, Professor W. M. Me Neff; second assistant teacher of seventh grade, Miss Ida J. Johnson; teacher of sixth grade: (a) Miss
Arizona republican., 1898-08-15
TELEPHONE 227.
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 E. W. GILLETT. General Agent.
Arizona republican., 1898-08-15
TEXAS IS NOT AFRAID.

Houston, Tex, Aug. 14.-Uneasiness over a case of alleged yellow fever at FIs nklin, La, has subsided There will be no interruption to either freight or passenger travel.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1898-12-17

George Layman left Wednesday
evening for Bolton, Mo-, to visit sew
eral days with his old friend, Charley
Neff. From there he goes to his old
home at New Goshen, Ind. WoRLD
will keep George posted on Trego do
ings.
BEGGs' HAIR RENEwER-The old
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Report of Gibson school, District
33, for the month ending December 2:
Number of days taught. II; pupils en-
rolled, 13: average daily attendance.
10. Those neither absent or tardy:
Lille Young and George Garrigues
Days not taught November 8. 21 and
"a. Visitors, 2. Rose Redmond.
teacher.
Married = Case-Ahlers - at the
brides residence at HoganyilIe, Kan
sas, December 7-John A. Case and
Mrs. AIDA f. Ahiers, Rev. F. c.
Griffith, officiating. Many friends
were present to witness the ceremony.
and number of beautiful presents
were received. All will join m wish
ing the couple long and happy life.
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