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The evening times., 1898-08-20
WELCOME HOME
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The police boats were distinguished by
the police flag, and in addition each boat
carried a large placard. on which was
prominently displayed the word ''Poiice." "
When the fleet had passed the head of
the police lines opposite Governors ISL
and and proceeded one hundred yards the
police boats followed In line at that dis
tance, and the fiotilla Of excursion boats
fell In behind the police line. The excur-
sion fiotilla maintained this position until
the police line reached 1l5th Street. when
the police boats broke to the left and al
lowed the flotilla of excursion boats fol-
lowing it to proceed on the east side of
the channel. passing as rapidly as possi-
BILE and taking position in the rear of the
upper police lines, at lz7th Street. in or
der to allow the feet an opportunity to
take its position and fire the salute.
The police arrangements ashore were no
less extensive. There were $500 policemen
along the North River front.
Elaborate Police Arrangements.
At the battery there were 400 patrc:men
under Inspector Cross. who had general
supervision of the territory between the
Battery and West Houston Street. At
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Young Train wreck.-.

New York. Aug. 20.-Railroad detectives
are looking today for three lads, not one
over ten years of age. who tried to wreck
a northbound train on the Pennington
branch at Ringoes, N. J., last evening.
The train was made up Of a combined
smoking and baggage car and passenger
coach when it left Lambertville at 5
o'clock. Forty passengers were on beard.
The train passed Browns station, going
forty miles an hour, and started around
the sharp curve which terminates In a
deep cut. when Engineer Cooley saw a
pile of ties on the track in the cut. He
reversed the lever. and. applying the air
brakes. slachened the speed of the train.
but the locomotive dashed into the OBJ
struction. The trains speed had been
so checked. however, that the locomotive
just butted the pile of ties. throwing some
OF them to one side. and did not leave the
track. Engineer Cooley had seen three
boys Chamber up the side of the cut just
before the obstruction was reached. He
told the conductor, who gent Brakeman
Hillpot after the lads. but the brakeman
could not catch them. He described
their appearance to a farmer, who be-
heves he can identify them.
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dered eight of them for use in Porto

dered eight Of them for use in Porto
Rico.
He referred to his trip from Tampa
to Fort Mcpherson as the most trying
of his experiences. He was on board the
Cherokee when she was fired on and was
on the train which was wrecked while
going to Fort Mcpherson. Sergeant
Ricketts, said that during the three weeks
he was in the hospital at Fort McPher-
son five men. who died of fever, were
buried on an average every night
One morning when he awoke he found
a nurses memorandum lying by his
bedside. which read. Man Ricketts, dy-
ing"
He left the hospital shortly after that.
Sergeant Ricketts, Is graduate OF
Princeton. and before the war was en-
gagged in mining in Colorado. where he
had gone after trip through the Trans
vaal. When the war broke out Col.
Wood wrote for him to come on, and
join his regiment. His father was retir-
ed at the end of the civil war. as a ma
jor general with full pay. Major Gener-
al Ricketts, was badly wounded at the
battle of Bull Run. and sent his sword
to his wife with a message that he was
dying. AS soon as Mrs. Ricketts, receiv-
ed the news she went to Gen. Davis and
secured a pass to go to her husband. She
started for the field in the family car
riage. but the coachman was shot from
the box. and she then had to pick her
way on foot through the dead and dy-
ing to where her husband lay. A sur
geon was on the point of amputatinS
Gen. Ricketts, leg but his wife insisted
that II should not be done. She also
refused to leave him. and was made. .
prisoner. occupying a room in Libby
Prison with her husband and thirteen
other officers.
After six months an exchange was ef-
fected, and Gen. Ricketts, immediateI
re-entered active service, being wounded
six times.
During the battle Of San Juan a white
haired veteran. trembling with excite
ment made his way through shot and
smoke. and. putting his hand on Ser
geant Ricketts, shoulder, said: "Ah. Mr..
Ricketts,. wouldn't this just please the
old generalr'
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SIGNING THE PROTOCOL.
The Historic Scene Rec Dacted and
the Actors Photegraphed.

THE features of those who were pres
ent at the signing of the protocol with
Spain and the scene itself have now
been preserved to posterity. The Of
ficiais assembled in the Cabinet room at
the White House this morning and were
photographed in two groups by Miss
Frances. B. johnson.
French ambassador, was seated at the
table as though in the act of signing
the protocol; Secretay Of State Day
stood at his right awaiting his turn. The
President stood beside the table Group
ed in the background were Assistant
Secretaries Moore. Cridler and Adee
Secretary Thiebault. of the French en-
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CLAD NATIONAL coLoRs.
rhe City Gay in BriRhtest of Holi-

The City Gay In Brightest of Hoif-
day CARDS.
The rising sun, as 1t came up over the
East River this morning. looked down
upon New York. arrayed in holiday garb.
in which to greet the naval heroes. Many
Of the decorations were already complete
and the work was pressed vigorously
during the early forenoon. so that before
the booming guns gave the signal for the
parade to start the great metropolis was
in its uniform of red, white and blue; flags
flying everywhere and the city festooned
In wonderful shape.
Many merchants and citizens began to
decorate business places and private resi-
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dred and Twenty-fourth Street, foot of
Ona Hundred and Thirty-first Street

dred and Twenty-fourth Street, foot of
One Hundred and Thirty-first Street.
At the following stations ambulances
were placed: Pier A, Charles Street:
Twenty-third Street. Forty-second Street
and seventy-ninth Street. There was also
an ambulance at Grants tomb. and patrol
wagons along the line in charge of police
surgeons. There were also three police
surgeons on the steamboat Patrol.
Fifty bicycle policemen were on duty
on the river front or in the water front
precincts to act as couriers Each tele-
phone station on the water front was in
dicated by q red flag.
Arrangements were made so that in
case Of fire fire headquarters would
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forces both on land and water. and made
the police steamer Patrol his headquar-
ters during the day. Deputy Chief Cort-
right was under Chief Devery in command
of the police force stationed along the
river 'front.' and had his headquarters at
Pier A.
Courtesy was the order Of the day.
Chief Devery sent the following to COM
manding officers:
Instruct the members Of your COM
mand doing duty along the line Of the
naval parade that they must act in a
courteous and respectful manner toward
the general public, make use of no ex-
treme measures whatever, and that their
sole duty is to maintain police lines and
to preserve order This must be done in
a gentlemanly manner"
Riverside Park is open today to the
public. except in a few places where re-
cent improvements make 1t impossible
to admit sightseers. These are protect
ell by police.
Mrs. Sampson. wife of the admiral. and
her family witnessed the parade. Mrs.
Sampson. her married daughter. who is
The wife of Lieut.. Smith. OF the INDIAN.
and her sons left their home In Glen
Ridge. N. J.. this morning. When they
arrived at Hoboken they were met by
Mr.. Ferguson. who offered the family
the use of tug in order to go out to the
flagship New York. The villagers OF
Glen Ridge called at the Sampson home
on Thursday night to arrange for dem
onstration in hono- of Admiral Sampson.
Mrs. Sampson said that as she did not
know when the admiral would return
she preferred the celebration to occur
later, and 1t was postponed In accord
ance with her request.
Gift to COmmOdOre Philip.
Summer residents of Allenhurst, N. j..
viewed the warships from the steamer
Sandy Hook, chartered for the occasion
Through courtesy of Rear Admiral Bunce
commandant of the Brooklyn navy yard.
the party will go aboard the Texas at I
o'clock in the evening and present COM
mcdcre John W. Philip mammoth cake.
in the center of which will be a model OF
the Texas. and around it models of the
six Spanish warships sunk of Santiago
will make the presentation speech.
Members of the Cuban junta and other
Cuban residents chartered a steamer to
witness the parade
All the banks were open as usual. as
were also the subtreasury, assay office.
and custom house. The clearing house
remained open until noon.
Business among the brokers was at
standstill
The offices of the Merchants Associa-
ton ordered that the main rooms and
general business Office of the association
be closed out of respect to the returning
officers and sailors on the battleships.
HcIfdhS for WOrks rs.
Some of the large joDbIng houses re-
mained open for a short time In the morn
ing, but closed early to allow their en-
ployes to get to the river front in time
=, saa the narade II NOT on its way up
to Grants tomb. at least on its way back
That portion of the Merchants Associa-
chants register and where tickets are
countersigned SO as to enable the mer-'
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LAwToN WANTS CAVALRY.
Requests That q Squad De Sent to
Santiago.

Cen Lawton, commading the Depart
ment of Santiago has requested the War
Department to send squad of cavalry
to that city il possible. for garrison duty.
Gen. Lawton telegraphed the Depart
ment that after being re-enforced by
the Fifth Infantry Regiment, regulars.
and the Twenty-third Kansas Infantry
Volunteers. the dispatch of more troops
to Santiago would be unnecessary and
it is presumed that Gen. Lawton decided
after further consideration that in addi-
tion to his infantry regiments squad of
cavalry would be useful, IL it could be
spared.
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The Mon,somer, Turnpike Road.

Rockville. Aug. 20.-The Montgomery
County commissioners announced yester-
day evening. after having been in close
session all day. that they would make
plans and specifications for the building
of the turnpike from Washington city to
Rockville, and instead Of giving the con-
tract out in Jumps 1t would be divided in
to four sections, and thus let out. 1t has
been fully, impressed upon tine commits
sioners by several well-known contrac-
tors that the road can be readily built
for the amount Of the appropriation IL
the work was thus let out. 1t is now an
established fact that the turnpike will
be constructed a. speedily as possible.
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Killed HI. Young Brother.

Bedford Aug. 20.-Harry Hull, the fif.
teen-year-old son of Joseph Hull, a well
to-do farmer, who lives at Schellsburg,
about ten miles from here, came home
from hunting yesterday morning and sat
down on the porch to extract the shell
from his gun When he opened the breech
the charge exploded and hit his seven
year-old brother. who was standing in
front of him. tearing away half of his
head and killing him instantly.
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bassy; George B. Cortleyou, Assistant
Secretary to the President; Lieut.. Col.
B. F. Montgomery. of the Signal Corps
who is detailed at the White House;
Major o. L. Pruden. Assistant Secre-
tary to the President and Adjt Gen
Corbin-
In the other group Secretary Day and
Ambassador Cambon exchanged places.
-Four plates were made, the largest be-
ing 14x17 inches.
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other prominent points as far north as
Grants Tomb policemen were concen-
trated. Inspector Thompson had super
vision of the piers and wharves between
West Houston and Fffty-ninth Streets.
Inspector Donald Grant. between Fifty
ninth and Eighty-sixth Streets. and In
spector Mclaughlin between Eighty-sixth
and One Hundred and Thirtieth Streets.
Telephone stations were established along
the line between the Battery and Grants
Tomb, and there was also one at Tomp-
kinsville.
The telephone stations in the borough
Of Manhattan are as follows: Pier A,
North River; foot of Canal Street. foot
of Charles Street. foot of Fourteenth
Street, foot Of Thirtieth Street. foot of
Forty-second Street, foot of Sixtieth
Street. foot of Seventy-ninth Street, foot
of Ninety-sixth Street. foot of One Hun
dred and Twelfth Street, foot of One Hun
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REPRESENTING THE PRESIDENT

3lensbers of the Cabinet Pre.eut ~
the Review.
New York. Aug. 2o.-Accompanied by a
number Of distinguished citizens. Secre-
tary Of War Alger arrived in Jersey City
from Washington at o'clock this morn
ing.
In the party were Secretary Of the
Treasury and Mrs. Lyman J. Gage, Sec
retary Of Agriculture Wilson, Gov. Pin
gree Of Michigan and Major Hopkins.
Attorney General Griggs, Postmaster
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A Weighted Body Found.

New York, Aug. Ho-There Is lying In
the morgue today the body Of a man
which was found in the Harlem River
yesterday with a stone Weighing forty
pounds tied to 1t. The corpse was dis
covered by two boys near the 155th Street
bridge. The police regard the case as one
Of suicide. The dead man was evidently
a sailor. An eagle is tattooed upon his
breast and a seaman upon his right arm.
The man was about ffty-five years old.
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THE MASSACHUSETTS, CAPTAIN G. F.. J H1GGMsoN.

81 am on my way to Stapleton to test
air bags. The latest tests have been sat-
isfactory.I and ! trust these of today will
be final. hope to leave for Santiago by
Monday or Tuesday. shall not be able
to take any part in today's celebration.
have too much work to do
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What We Mean
''Your Credit Is Coed. !"

Credit II the life Of trade. Hall
the business of the country would
stop II the system of mutual trust
were done away with Within re-
cent yeas the system has been In
troducel into the retail trade, thus
giving each individual the same
privileges as the merchant. We
have long since adopted 1t. and find
1t works to perfection. Everyone
VINO Is anyway responsible II at
liberty to come here and open an
account We extend them time in
which to pay their bills. just a.
the manufacturer extends US time
to settle our accounts In. II we wish
to take 1t. The proportion Of rogues
to honest men Is so extremely small
that we have never found It neces-
sary to put up our prices one iota:
In other words. we sell on credit at
literal cash prices. There Is moth
ing wonderful about it-no catch in
it-and no reason why you should
not make use Of the advantages in
buying that 1t confers.
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NEW YORK .REPUBLIcANs.
State Convention Called to Meet -
Saratoga September "a.

New York, Aug. 20-The Republican
State committee held a three-minutes ses-
sion at IL o'clock today in parlOr D. R.
of the Fifth Avenue Hotel. and called the
State convention to meet at Saratoga at
Y o'clock noon on September q.
OF the forty-four members Of the COM
mittee twenty-six were present or rep
resented by proxy. The meeting was
the shortest on record. No business ex-
cept the calling of the State convention
was even suggested.
The committee adjourned. to meet in
the United States Hotel, at Saratoga.
on the evening of September 2s.
Senator Plat was in the hotel but did
not attend the session Of the committee.
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Tide Table

Today-Low tide at $40 a. m. and as
p. m; high tide. $40 a m. and 9:A D. m.
City Lights.
Gas lamps are lighted at 7:5 p. m; ex-
tingushing begun at Al a. m. The light
ing is begun one hour before the hour
named. Arc lamps are lighted at 7:4O D.
m. extinguished at 4:42 a. m.
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HoBsoN COULD NOT BE THERE

Work Prevented Him From Joining
In the New York Celebration.
New York, Aug 2o.-Navll Constitute
tor r. P. Hobson arrived this morning
from Washington. When seen by \ re-
porter he said:
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General Smith and Secretary Of the In
terror Bliss arrived on an early train
Both parties boarded Government tugs
and went to Tompkinsville.
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notify police headquarters. Which In
turn would communicate with the sig
nal station and the men in the signal
station nearest to any Of the fire boats
could signal with q red nag until the at
tention Of the fire boat was attracted.
Chief Deyery MAS in command Of all the
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UNDERTAKERS
ThOS. O. JONES,

Undertaken and Embalmer sl6 n Street north
east; every thing strictly rstclass and at
able terms have as an assistant the caly lady
embalmer in Washington; graduate Of Champioa
College of Embalming. aul2-lmo
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Lansburgh Furniture Co.,
M F Street n. v.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
LEGAL NOTICE.

ESTATE OF MARY ANN BALTZER, LATE OF
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. No. s4s5 Docket
"a. Issued August 10, 1893.
Application having been made to the Supreme
Court Of the District of Columbia holding Or
phans' Court. for probate Of a last will dated
September p. 1897. and for letters testamentary
on said estate, by Oliver p. johnson and Andrew
A. Lipscomb, the executors therein named this
Is to give notice to all concerned to appear in
said court on FRIDAY, THE 23D DAY OF SEP
TENDER. A. ID. 1898, AT 10 O'CLOCK A. NJ, to
show cause why such application should not Be
granted.
Attest: J. NOTA McGILL,
Register of Wills. d. q
PHILIP WALKER, Proctor for Applicant
auaO, q ,se3
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AUCTION SALES
WALTER B. WILLIAMS L CO., Auctiopee,

WALTER B. WILLIAMS CO., Auctioneen
TRUSTEES SALE Of house No. 321s st NV.
Washington. D. C.-By virtue Of deed Of
trust recorded in Liber 1274. folio 45i, Of the
land records Of the District Of Columbia We will
sell at public auction in front of the premeises
on SATURDAY. AUGUST 20. 1898 at O'CLOCK
P. n. part Of lot s., In square No fz1s in that
part OF the city OF Washington formerly known
slme fronting 90 feet inch the south side a
n Street. by depth Of l50 feet. and lying next
east Of the east 20 feet II inches Of said lot S.
Terms of Sale-Cash- A deposit Of 500 re.
quired at time Of sale. Conveyancing stamps
and recording at cost Of purchaser
J. HOLDSWORTH GORDON,
Trustee.
CHARLES H. FICKLING. -. .'-
aus -d&ds-em Trastee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18

many patients who had been removed
by their friends had often died. and that
IN many instances their deaths were
due to the kindness of them who had
taken them in charge.
Major General s. 3. VI. Young related
in detail his experience at Santiago and
vicinity. and afterwards at Mortauk.
He said he had landed at Daiquiri on
the 21st of June and that by the morn
ing of the 23rd, his entire brigade had
been put ashore. He had notified Gen
sral Wheeler Immediately and had re-
ceived orders to move on four or five
miles and secure a good camp. He ac-
cordingly had pushed on TO Siboney.
He had asked Wheeler where the good
camping ground was and he had re-
piled that the Spauiards occupied it.
Il then" said General Young. asked
permission TO go out TO see the ground,
saying l should like to get il for our
own troops, to which General Wheeler
assented.'
In accordance with this arrangement
he moved out at o'clock next morning
to fight the battle of Guasima, sending
the Yolunteers-the Rough Riders-by
one road, and the regulars by another.
He declared that there was no surprise
in this fight and no ambuscade. as had
been reported. He had accommodated
the Spanish camP-with q glass for half
an hour before the fight began,
and he had attacked the Spaniards
and rot the SDaniards him. The
report that they were ambuscaded was
due, he said, entirely to the democrat
lied reporter and the demoralized adj
jutart Of the regiment, who had left the
service soon afterwards"
General Young said he had occupied
the enemy's camp that day-"and it
was a very good camp" he added.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18
Ar Apccdote of the RevoIution.

Senator Bate of Tennessee told the
following anecdote Of Colonel Tom
Sumter: Sumter was q great big giant
of a fellow, with voice like a fog
horn. 1t is said his "holler'' could be
heard for miles On one occasion when
he was of on foray the Tories came
and captured his wife, Molly, and
stripped the plantation of everything.
When "Old Tom" came home and found
Molly gone, his rage knew no bounds
Gathering together such forces as he
could he pat after the Tories. He over
took them on the third day and hung
about until midnight. Then he deploy
cd his forces around the camp and told
them to await his orders TO fire. He was
afraid of Molly being shot in the melee.
So when he got everything ready he
opened his big mouth and let out yell
that fairly made the earth tremble:
Lay down, Molly! Lay down, Molly!''
and Molly, recognizing those stentorian
tones, fell prone ON her face, and after
the last Lay down, Mollyl' came the
command fire and charge. Molly was
recaptured without hurt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18
MAY BE THE MISSING LINK:
that Mysterious and Useless Organ of
Man, the Vermiform Appendix.

Il
| A distinguished paleontologist claims
TO have discovered facts serving TO show
| that the vermiform appendix, that mys-
| teriously useless organ that has annoyed
| the human family so much of late
years, is no more nor less than the rudi-
mentary remnant of the gizzard with
/ which he believes the monstrous pro-
genitors of man of the tertiary period
| of the earth's existence We're supplied.
| Some of these gigantic creatures, lizards
in form, birds in kind, animals in some
functions, are believed to have devel
oped by the gradual stages described by
the supporters Of the theory of evolu-
ton into the semblance of a human be-
ing.
If the bird form be the original of the
human race, it is reasonable to believe
that it may have been supplied with
gizzard, which in the bird of modern
time possesses n definite and Important
function in the digestion of the food.
The bird having no teeth the food is i'll
many cases swallowed whole. Some
birds can crush the food with their
beaks, but normally the digestion Is
permitted largely through the agency of
the gizzard, where the food is ground
into fine particles. The interior coating
of this organ is rough and muscular.
Many birds swallow, as far as the giz-
zard, small pebbles that aid the process
Of attrition. Thus if the latest theory
be correct a curious paradox is present
ed. Whereas in the beginning, as now,
the gizzard performed its functions
most satisfactorily when supplied with
indigestible substances, its rudlment
that now remains in the human struc-
ture becomes q center of dangerous con-
ditions as soon as any foreign substance,
and especially any hard matter, is de-
posted in it.
One of the marvels of anatomy for
some years has been this strange sac in
the upper intestines apparently with
out the least function i'll the digestive
system and capable of being removed
without affecting the health of the pa
tient save to favorable degree. Re
searches have revealed many traces OF
such rudiments in the human system
Darwin's studies brought to light many
resemblauces between man and the
lower orders. 1t may now be that tho
despised vermiform appendix will be
exploited as the real missing linll"
binding man to the past ages, when life
assumed many forms that are today I'M
known. Washington Star. ,