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collection of curios at the fishing pier To
the menagerie and the lot of other oddi-
ties which he has from year to year gath
cred there to please the children, to whom
he especially caters, he has added a lot of
war relics, which gunner on the Hist
gathered at Cuba last year.
Angling has been particularly good at
the fishing pier this week. Bass have been
caught in large numbers, ranging from five
to fifteen pounds. Senator Bradley has
offered a prize of 500 for the fisherman
who first captures a twenty-pounder.
Walter Lawrence of Washington is spend
ing the summer at the Plaza.
A pleasant party of Washington people
who are located at the Madison for the
summer are Morris V. Avery, Miss 5.
Avery, Miss A. J. Johnson, Miss V. John
son.
Miss Eleanor V. Cate of Washington is
spending the summer at Holland Hall.
Mr. l. b. Paris and family of Wash
ington have engaged rooms at the Grand
Avenue for the season.
Mr.. AID Mrs. c. J. Goecler of Washing
ton have taken apartments at the West
End for the season.
Major Adolph Won Haaki and family are
at the Colonial for the summer. Major Won
Haaki was formerly an officer in the royal
army of Prussia, and later served under
the United States in the American civil
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ALL READY AT ASBURY.
The FOurth's Fun VIII Start the Sea-
sOH-New Attractions-Fishin
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star
ASBURY PARK, N. J., June %, 1893
If the crowds which are expected for the
Fourth of July are indicative of the num-
Der of visitors for the next two months
Founder" Bradley's big resort will have
all 1t can do to accommodate them. Only
once or twice within ten years have there
been so many people on this part of the
coast as there are now. The town, of
course, looked for a big influx of transient
guests for the Fourth, but it hardly ex-
pected them in such numbers.
The big Coleman House-the last of the
hoteis to open its doors-began receiving
guests Wednesday. The famous inn has
proved since last season The exterior has
been entirely shinged and repainted, and
the interior remodeled The lawn sur
rounding the hotel is the largest in town.
1t has been recently laid out under the d.
rection of a landscape architect, and is now
probably the finest hotel lawn on this coast
The Coleman begins new era in its his
tory this year under new ownership and
management Mr.. j. v Jordan, who has
made the Elberon Hotel, at Elberon, the
most select hosiery on the northern New
Jersey coast is in charge. The hotel be-
gins the season with a large proportion of
its rooms taken for July and August.
Excepting the small boy with his para
phernalia of crackers, bombs and torpe-
of the Fourth at Asbury Park this year.
Arthur A. Zimmerman, however will on
that day hold the opening seashore bicycle
meet at the Athletic grounds, which he
has leased for the season. Many of the
crack flyers of the country have entered
for the events, which will be five in num-
berthe Atlantic mile open. and the two
mile Jersey handicap for professionals, and
the one-mile novice, one-mile open and
two-miie seashore handicap for amateurs.
Ths bathing establishments along
Founder Bradleys beach have been do
ing a rushing business this week. The
crowds that have enjoyed dip in the
ocean have been larger than they ortii-
narily are the last of June Surf bathing
Is even more comfortable here this year
than 1t was last. The ocean currents have
SO changed the beach and sea bottom that
bathers can now wade cut hundred feet
farther than they have been able to do
heretofore. This fact will pleas the wad-
ing contingent especially.
Founder" Bradley has increased his
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THE BRANCH SEASON
Looking Forward to a Visit From th.
President.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
LONG BRANCH, N. j., June 90 1899
All OF the famous big hotels along tn.
ocean bluff at 'the Branch" are now oman
and what promises to be the most sucoass,
1ul season this resort has experjencad In
nearly decade is well launched For over
the Fourth there is promised a crowd nm
precedentedly large for the north Jersev
coast SO early In the season. and the hook
ihgs at the hotels indicate that a crowd
Is TO be permanent one and that July this
year IS 10 pc almost If not quite as big a
month as August. The social season will
open saturday evening with hons at All
the prominent hostelries. President and
Mrs. Mckinley had planned to stop here on
their way from Massachusetts to Washing
zen and spend the Fourth of july with VIC
resident Hobart and family at Norman
e-t4t. the palatial villa of Mrs Norman
- =. L; o.1coe OF New York, which Mr.. Hobart
rag -essed and will occupy until the middle
OF september. When word cana on Tee
day that Hrs. McKinley's health would not
permit he visit, the resort was very much
disappointed, as 1t has planned to give tho
President s hearty welcome 1t is positivae
ly known core. however, that he will re-
turn within a few weeks
Inc Grao Opera Company of New York
opened the season st Pleasure Bay on
Thursday evening with ''Said Pasha" This
company scored & great success there last
season. and its ocering show this year was
atienueo oy nearly two thousand people,
mostly from the cottage colonies of Sea
Bright. Monmouth Beach. Lcng Branch
and Asbury Park. TIE operas, which will
be changed every two weeks during the
season are presented on an open-a.ir float
ing stage the Shrewsbury r.vsr anG tha
grand stand. which accommodates Zoo
people. is located on the bank of thc river
Ine stage has been made twice as large as
II was last year, and the park bgetc oP fire
grand stand has been improved very ,,,,,nh
The Hotel Ayenel at Pleasure Bay. ,rbich
Is now under the management of George &.
Mouiton OF the Laurel-in-the-Pines Lake.
wood, opened what promises to be most
successful season fortnight ago.
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At NEW LONDON.
season Bcgau With "a Blaxe of Glory
Over the Races--IOseI improvements
cial CORES .,ondence of Tue Evening Star.

special CORES ;'ondence of Tue Evening Star.
NEW LONDON, Conn, June ~. 1899.
Fireworks natur al and artificial, Yale ana
Harvard boat races, Army and Navy Club
dinner, anchorage in the harbor of the New
Orleans and the Texas, the Columbia and
the Defender, and of private yachts in
Vulnerable, inauSurated the summer sea-
son of New London with signal eclat
The Pequot and Fort Griswold houses be-
speak a season of unusual brilliancy and
prosperity. College boys possessed the
Pequot Thursday and celebrated victory
and defeat in true varsity fashion Over
400 guests were registered. The Secretary
OF State and party, the Misses Hay Miss
Johnston, Miss Wilson, Edward F. HinkIe
A. S. Hay and W. T. Hit came from WASH
1ngton and witnessed the races from a
yacht. Old habitues of the Pequot meet
here and there new color note IN the
charm and comfort of the old-t.me hosiery
The walls of the main corridors are newly
papered In silver gray, with Louis XIV for
al design in delft blue, while the old ma
hogany haircioth settecs are upholstered
in plain delft blue. The pine foors of the
ball room and reception rooms have been
replaced with hard wood. The walls of
the ball room are hung in old rose and the
settees are gay in the same hue.
The twenty-five cottages adjoining the
hotel, and which depend upon the Pequot
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go F Stree
At OCEAN GROVE.
Thirtieth season ut the Great Camp.
Meeting Resort-Summer Program.


Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
OCEAN GROVE, y. j., June 20, 1899.
This resort is verify the holy of holies for
the great mass of American camp meeting
attendants. This Is the thirtieth summer
that worshipers from all parts of the coun-
try have fiOcked by the tens and hundreds
of thousands TO this Mecca of Methodism
for their annual feast of soul. From now
Until the end of August the camp grounds
will resound with the songs and hallelujahs
of the campers. The summers round of
services opened a week ago with rousing
sermon by the president of the Camp Meet
ing Association. Bishop John \. Fitzgerald,
ID. D.. LII. D., of st. Louis. If the manifes-
tations of religious zeal at that inaugural
service are Indicative of what is TO come
next ten weeks, the encampment of % Will
mark the height of religious feryor in the
city's history
The policy of Bishop Fitzgerald's admins
tration Is decidedly mere progressive and
liberal than was that of his reyered prede-
eessor, DIR. Z. III. Stokes. who for quarter
of century stood at the head OF the asso-
citation a bulwark for "old-time' earnest
evangelism pure and simple Since Bishop
Fitzgerald took charge, a year and a half
ago. there have been innovations which
make the old-time campers hold up their
hands in holy horror. They complain that
popular entertainments are finding al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-01

The regular permanent
family circulation of The
Evening Star I'm Washing
ton il more than double
that of amy other paper.
whether published I'm tho
MOI ming or In the after
noon.
As n medium for unob-
1ectionabIe advertisements
if therefore stands nm
eauaIed md unapproach-
able.
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Naval Observatory Inspected.

The board of visitors to the United States
naval observatory. of which Senator Chan
der is president. met at the observatory
yesterday and inspected the work of the
institution. 1t was the first time that a
poard OF this kind had assembled. Secretary
Long recently created IT,
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at Al @ street northwest. 1t will have two
stories and a cellar, and will contain six
rooms and a bath room. The front. of press
brick and brown stone, will be surmounted
by m;,nsard roof and there will be
tower. The rooms on the first floor will be
finished in hard wood.
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Mr.. Porter Not to BE Appointed.

The statement published In La Lucha of
Havana that General Brooke is to be sent
TO the Philippines and will be succeeded nj
Havana by Robert p Porter was called 10
the attention of Secretary Alger last night.
He promptly denied the report, saying In
reply TO a written inquiry that there Wa
mot a word of truth In It
The age-herald., 1899-11-25
INDIGNATION MEETING
Citizens of Texas Will Assist in Dun
 ning's Defense

Waco, Tex, November 24.-An indigna- tion meeting was held last night by prom inent citizens of Texas in behalf of Charles Cunning, the nephew of the late Henry of embedding a note for $350 and sentenced of embedding not for $350 and sentenced to the penitentiary for two years in the district court here yesterday.
 MT. Dunning is a well-known Texas ranchman, having at one time been quite wealthy. He came to Texas twenty-five years ago from New York state and estab- lished a model ranch home near Eddy but of recent years has met with msfortunes which have swept away most of his prop erty.
 Mir. Cunning owed a note of $350 which had been plao l in the hands of an attor- ney for collection. h raising the money to take up the note, Cunning, as principal secured the signatures of two men, who, with him. obtained the money from a fourth party, the money being turned over to Cunning, who secured the two endorse ments on the note by giving them a mort gage on personal property
 Dunning then went to tine attorney who held the note, rendering him the principal with 20 per cent. interest, which was re- fused. the lawyer demanding per cent additional for attorney fees, which Dun-
The age-herald., 1899-11-25
John R. Mclean Gives Out a
 Statement.
THE FAMILY IS MORTIFIED
The Trouble Has Afflicted the Aged Mother of Dswey's Wife, Who Was So Happy Over Her
 Daughters Marriage

New York, November 24.-A special to the World from Washington says:
 Any subscriber to the Dewey home fund who wishes to may have his or her money back. John R. Mclean, speaking for his sister, Mrs. Dewey, said:
 Mrs. Dewey and the admiral have been overwhelmed with not hundreds, but with thousands of telegrams, for the affliction which has befallen in a furious and thoughtless attack made upon their do- nestle life. Admiral Dewey's statement has had great effect to accomplish this re- vusion of sentiment.
 Among the telegrams received was one from Emerson McMillan, of New York, to the effect that if any person desired the return of their subscriptions to the home fund, if the admiral would forward the list of contributors to him, together with any letters or dispatches requesting refunding of the money, he (McMillan) would imme- diately reimburse all applicants in full.
 q am moved to say most positively that all such requests will receive the promptest attention. All that is necessary for these people to do is to forward their requests to the admiral himself and not to rush to the newspapers with them. All that come in proper style will receive attention.
 ' I also desire to say that nothing that has happened to us throughout our lives has been-such source of grief as this pub lie furore. Mrs. Dewey has always been the favorite in our family, and has been almost idolized. We feel her grief very keenly, and propose to defend her. At present she is not in condition to say any U rc for publication.
 This trouble has also afflicted our aged mother who looked forward to the coming of Admiral Dewey with such pleasure and admiration, and who was so happy in her daughters marriage. We certainly never anticipated the outburst and acted in ab- solute good faith, as we supposed, with everybody
The age-herald., 1899-11-25
WHEELER AND LEE
 MAY BE APPOINTED
Mckinley Looks on Suggestion
 With Favor.
WOULD THEN BE RETIRED
Both Will Soon be Sixty-four Years of Age, and if Promoted to Brigadier-
 Generals Will See No More Active Duty

Washington, November A-(SpeciaD-The suggestion that the president is thinking of appointing Generals Joe Wheeler, Fitz- hugh Lee and James Wilson, brigadier- generals in the regular army has been re- ceved with much favor in the war depart ment, and it is stated that the president may carry out the plan.
 Under the law, all of these officers are at the age to retire, and therefore as soon as they are appointed, they will go on the re- tired list list, under the regulations. They are now only officers in the volunteer army.
 General Wheeler is 63 years of age, Gen. eral Fitzhugh Lee will be GA on December 16, and General Wilson is also over the age to retire. The age of retirement is 64 years, and when an officer becomes that age he goes upon the retired list
 It Is stated that it is pot intended to make these appointments until next year, when General Anderson retires, and 1t is probable that they will be appointed in the following order. General Wilson, who Is eligible to retirement now; General Fitz- hugh Lee who by that time be 64, and General Wheeler, who becomes 64 in Au- gust, 1900
The age-herald., 1899-11-25
SUCCESSFUL TRIAL TRIP
 OF BATTLESHIP KENTUCKY

mand the vessel. There was a strong head wind and heavy sea.
 This evening President Orcutt said the battleship had adverse weather conditions. which had some influence on the outward run, and on the way back striking her heavily at the stern, which had tendency to throw her off the direct course, but due consideration was given all these conditions before start was made.
 Following is a summary of the trial: Average, 2S:15S; 16:193; total averages, 23:2ss 16:S77.
 Start, 10:27:37. Finish first leg, 12:24:39.
 Time of turn, 2:175. Return, start. 12:44.5s Finish, 2:41 :130.
 Elapsed time outward, 1:57O15.
 Elapsed time return, 1:56:165.
 Average revolutions of engine, 112:s5: s3a& pressure, i63 to 172 pounds; horse power developed, approximately, Il ,5OO. The Kentucky will immediately return to New port News, where the finishing touches will bS given to her.
The age-herald., 1899-11-25
STEALING COT ON.
Clever Scheme of Warehouse Thieves at
 Americus, Ga.

Atlanta, Ga, November PA special to the Constitution from Americus, Ga, says
 "The wholesale rif1ing of cotton bales turned out of warehouses here for shipment to Liverpool and the Continent today re- suited in the arrest of several negro samplers and truckers. During the cotton season exporters here have been called up- on for reclamations for loss in weight of cotton shipped and a large amount of money has been paid out. It now develops that after the cotton bales were turned out for Shipment by the warehouses here cer- tain of the negro help cut open the end and took from each bale forty or fifty pounds of cotton. The rent in the bale was then carefully sewed up and it passed inspection. One lot of eight bales weighed yesterday was re-weighed today and found to have lost 475 pounds. The police are on the track of other suspects."'
The age-herald., 1899-11-25
SPLIT IN THE
 ORGANIZATION Veterans of the Spanish-Ameri-
 can War Disagree. RESULTS FROM POLITICS The New Organization Frames Con- stitution and Bylaws, and Re- quests Admiral Dewey to Act
 as Chief

Washington, November A-A split has occurred in the organization of the Spanish war veterans, and a rival body was formed today to be known as the Spanish-Ameri- can war veterans. Last week the original organization held protracted meeting in this city and perfected it's constitution and bylaws, and at that time there were ru- mors of an impending split, but nothing was made public of it. At today's mee ing an urgent call was made to adjutant Miller, who gives the following as the reason for the split:
 General dissatisfaction and an attempt to place the organization in the hands of Ohio representatives, making it appear a move for political purposes, and the recent action of the committee who were in the minority assuming the privilege of eliminating and vacating offices created by the national convention; making several appointive of- fees and move to control the association generally and remove the headquarters to Ohio. Those who were present are men who have made national reputa tions and were here to make the association a suc- cess, and not to use it for selfish motives.
 1.-The new organization makes all those who served in the regular or volunteer army, navy or marine corps during the Spanish-American war, and those now serving in the present Philippine war, eligi- ble to membership, provided they can show an honorable discharge. A constitution and bylaws were adopted, and the units of or- ganization are to be local camps depart ments and national association. resolu- tion was adopted declaring it to be the sense of the organization that Admiral Dewey be placed at its head, and author izing the adjutant-general to convey to the admiral the informatio of his unanimous selection as commander-in-chief, and that he be earnestly requested to accept the office."
The age-herald., 1899-11-25
First Legal Execution

Darlington, S. C., November A.-The first legal execution for criminal assault in this state occurred here today. Ed Lucky and Tom Mitchell were hanged for assault on Miss Josephine Lafferty, young white wo- man. Lucky, while on the scaffod, Repeated his confession of guilt which he made to the court during his trial. Mitchell pro- tested his innocence. Five negroes were implicated in the same crime for which Mitchell and Lucky were hanged, but no evidence against them was developed.
The age-herald., 1899-11-25
DETAILS CONFIRM GREAT VICTORY
 OF ENGLISH FORCES AT BELMONT
English Soldiers Show Remarkable Courage and Pluck in Face
 of a Whitening Fire from the BoGB

shelled a hill which the Boers occupied, capturing two guns. The Boer casualties were thirty men killed and wounded.
 The Boer main column left Finchams Farm during the afternoon and camped five miles ahead. At daybreak Thursday the Boers fired from the hills, 1,G0O yards dis tant, on the British advance force. Other troops were then pushed up and the en- gagement became general. The British ar tillery made excellent practice and silenced the Boer guns. Then two battalions of the Grenadier Guards and the Northumber- land regiment stormed the heights at the point of the bayonet.
 Crossing the fire zone amidst storm Of lead, the Guards and Northumberland pushed up the incline and reached the summit, doing great execution with their bayonets and capturing the laager, with guns equipment, prisoners, cattle and sheep. The entire position was carried by s o'clock, the cavalry consisting of the Ninth Lancers and mounted infantry pursuing the flying Boers.
 The Boers, it is estimated, numbered $500 men. Their loss is unknown.
The age-herald., 1899-11-25

Boston. November 24.-Against tide, wind and a heavy sea for at least half her cruise the new battleship Kentucky made a record of 16.S7 knots an hour today on her official speed trial over the government course from Cape Ann to Boone Island and by her work showed that she is a little faster than her sister ship Kearsage, which re- gently was sent over the same course.
 The trial satisfied her builders, the New port News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock company, that she can justly be rated as a r knot vessel, although her contract calls for only 16 knots. They expect that when the figures of today's trials are revised and tidal allowances made, it will be found that she actually averaged 1T knots on her run.
 The testing of the battleship was accom- plished without mishap of any sort, and it's conclusion was declared to be satisfactory by members of the naval board, C.. B. Or cutt, of the Newport News company, and by Captain c. M. Chester, who Is to com
The age-herald., 1899-11-25
PRISONERS TREATED KINDLY
Lieutenant Churchill Says He is Treat
 ed With Courtesy

Pretoria, November 24.-Through the courtesy of the Transvaal authorities the correspondent of the Associated Press here, in the company of Mr. P. G. Rob- Ter, under secretary of foreign affairs, and MT. DeSouseze, secretary of the war de- partment, was enabled to visit Winston Churchill today at the Model school, where he is confined with the captured officers. Beyond a slight bullet wound in the right hand he seemed well and looked hearty, although naturally chaffing under enforced idleness. In the course of the interview MT. Churchill said
 '1he Boers have treated us with much kindness. This was the case from the out set. They praised our defense of the ar mored train, and expressed surprise that the locomotive was saved from becoming a hopeless wreck, as they expected, under their artillery fire. We were then marched through a pouring rain to Colenso, pro- ceeding the next morning to the Boer camp near Ladysmith and then going by rail to Modderspruit, finally arriving here on No vember IS.
 "On the journey great numbers of burgh- CTS crowded to see us, but there, only one who made insulting remarks, the others courteously offering us cigarettes and showing such marks of attention"
 MT. Churchill said the confinement in the Model school was close and severe, but under all the conditions he had no grounds for complaint When asked regarding his general impressions, he said he had many discussions with the Boers as to the rights of war, and had been much impressed by the number who could speak English. He had found that most of them regretted the conflict, asserting that it had arisen as the result of misrepresentations. So far as he could learn, however, the spirit of the burghers in the field, despite their