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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-01
A NOVEL ILLUMINATION.
The Preparation by Buffalo for New
ELECTRICAL ERects.

BUFFALO. y. Y. Feb. LIN the exter-
nal features Of the Pan-American EXPOSE
ticn, to be held on the Niagara frontier.
at Buffalo. in 1901. the primary object Of
which is to illustrate the material prog
ress of the New World during the nine
teenth century, many prominent elements
OF novelty will be introduced.
The attractiveness Of the buildings ard
grounds at night will be enhanced by The
extent brilliancy. and novelty Of the cleo
tricaI Nominations
The main buildings OF the Exposition
viii be grouped around court Of foun-
tains, with an esplanade and sunken gar
dens of tropical flowers This court. which
will be LOO feet long and cover an area
Of S50,O08 square feet. will be brilliantly
Illuminated by over one hundred thousand
incandescenet lamps Of and 16-candle
power. which will be so distributed as 10
dffuse a soft but glowing light over the
whole
At the north end Of the court viii be To-
Gated an electrical tower Of symmetrical
design. 300 feet high From a niche ar
ranged at the side of this tower, facing the
court within a space Of seventy feet in
height and thirty feet wide. will descend a
waterfall. the streams Of which will be
scattered IN jets. bubbles, and spray,
which under the powerful electric illumi-
nation viii present the appearance Of the
downward Sigh, Of myriads OF seiutilladng
jewels in v hiCb will mingle prismatically
all the hues of the rainbow.
The electric tower viii be surrounded by
a water basin. With an area of SO GOO
square feet In.O this basin from the
front of the niche already described. viii
descend an Illuminated cascade flowing
around allegOrical statues, about which
viii play fountains Of novel design and
remarkable effectiveness. The Interior
courts OF the building viii also be illumi-
| mated by electric fountains and a lavish
( use Of incandescent lamps. and the cleo
/ trical illumination viii be extended along
the grand canal which viii encirclo = large
portion Of the grounds.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-01
The Nan With the Gun.


''''e"' SANG u'u"'S' anu sensational events
." heh'ucNy may 'end Figor to ne" egi-
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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-01

one Of the most amusing things. to the
demonstrations observer Of human socie-
ty, Is what may be called the germ craze.
OF course. strictly speaking. the scientists
who have elaborated the theories regard
ing microbes have done great work, and
it is necessary that the general public
should understand something OF these the
ories in order TO guard against dangers
which were until lately not suspected at
all. The comparative freedom from conta-
giOus diseases which our own country en-
joys IS certainly due to these discoveries
and their application.
But all the same the quaking terror
which many people have OF what they sup
pose Ia be the deadly microbe is rather
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-01
THE ANNUAL NAVAL REGISTER.
\ Father and Son Each Retired aS n
Rear Admiral.

The FIRST copies Of the annual Naval
Register" bearing date OF January I. 1900
we're issued b. the Navy Department yes
terday In tha Iast calendar year the cas-
ualties from sj diseases among officers in
the naval service numbered 16l. Forty
four naval officers. including thirty-fve
naval cadets resigned.
No Marine Corps officers resigned. The
retiremeuts were sixty-three. an unusually
large number Only one II. l. Howison.
had reached the grade Of rear admiral.
when he went on the retired list Four
officers of the Marine Corps retired. and
one naval officer was wholly retired. that
is, dropped from the naval list.
Three rear admiraIs. two of them on the
retired list, and forty other officers lied
during 1899. Two officers died on board
ships at sea and one officer died on his
ship while il was anchored ia Manila Bay
Three officers were killed in action Two in
SOmoa-Lieuts. Philip V. Monaghan and
Lsnsdale. and Ensign John r. Monaghan.
and one naval cadet, WelbOn c. Wood, in
the Philippines.
In the Standardization war only two
officers. Ensign Worth Bagley and Assist
ant Surgeon Gibbs, were killed in action.
Three officers died abroad. or the forty
three officers who died during the year.
twenty-four had been retired. The Marine
Corps deaths numbered three. A warrant
officer and a naval cadet were dismissed
and the rating of one warrant officer re-
yOked
The retired list presents the peculiar
feature Of having three medical officers
and six pay officers credited with the rank
OF rear admirals. This condition has re-
suited from the result of the new Person
mel act which permits officers to retire with
the rank and three-fourths sea pay of the
next higher grade if they served in the
civil war with Creditable records. With
the exception of the Paymaster General
and Surgeon General the highest active
grade in these corps is relatively that OF
captain.
The retired list is led by the name OF
Rear Admiral Thomas o. Selfridge. ST.
who was retired for age on April "A. 1866
He is now nearly ninety-fouT years old
No. % on The list Of retired rear admirals
is Thomas O. Selfridge. iTs a son of the
first named who passed from active ser
vice on account of age on February $. 1898
He is nearly sixty-three years old.
Admiral Dewey heads the list Of live
officers. The senior rear admiral is Fred
erick McNair. Superintendent of the Ma
yal Academy. The junior officer OF the
service is Ensign Ernest c. Keenan, Of tn,
/ Petrol
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-01
AID FOR MRS. sLURGIS.
\ senate Committee Recommends
That She He Granted "a Pension

That she He Granted "a Pension
The Committee on Pensions Of the Sen
at has recommended the passage of a bill
granting a pension Of $50 month to
Jerusha SJurgis, widow Of Gen. Samuel ID.
Slurgis. who was killed in the Custer mas
sscre. The committee. in its report. says:
From the evidence submitted in this
case It appears 10 be one OF very great and
exceptional merit Gen. Samuel D. Stur-
gis had a brilliant record as an officer in
the army. extending over a period Of more
than forty years. His record disclOses ser
vice in two Wars-thaJ with Mexico and
the late war OF the rebellion. He was four
times brevetted during the late war for
gallant and meritCTious services in battle
His widow. the claimant under the
present bill is now advanced in ye-Ts
and in feeble health. and has a daughter
dependent upon her The case presents
one feature Of peculiar sadness in that a
son. upon whom she might have depended
upon for support in. her declining years.
lost his life in the hattie OF Little Big
Horn. known in history as the Custer
massacre he being at that time an on
Ger in the United States army, aud serving
with Sis regiment in thar unfortunate
battle.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-01
NAVAL OFFICERS DISAGREE.
4 DivINIOa OF Opinion With Respect
10 Sheathing BattTeshipS.

The report Of the majority Of the Naval
Board on Construction recommending
that the provision requiring shesthing and
coppering Of me six armored vessels au-
thorized by the act OF March 8. 1893, be
stricken out has been handed 10 the Sec
Rotary Of the Navy. The report is sigued
by AdmiraIs O'NeH. Melville. aud Bradford
and Commander Glover. Admiral Hich-
horn. Chief Constructor. presented a mi
rOrity report
The board SAYS thar after careful con-
siderari0n Of the subject. il has modified
las previous judgment and now believes
that il VIII be more advantageous not 20
undertake the sheathing OF such very large
and costly vessels.
Rear Admiral HichbOrn. in his minority
report denies the assertions OF the MAORI
" that more coal viii be required TO drive
a copper bottom battleship and the state
inent Of the board that sheathing is in the
experimental stage He holds that long
leaf Georgia pine is as good as teak for tn
purpose
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-01

IfIuW tHt INIIIutITIIl hrVUFu-I
a great many people have q dread Of dr5ughts.
but few OF them carry their preventive measures
70 the extreme practiced by a bookkecpcr in one
OF the large uptown breweTics. The opening of a
door or window will drive him to distraction. and
the slightest current Of air in the little boN-like
Office which he sits will cause him 10 put on his
overcoat. He has tackled felt over the cracks IN
the door. and the chinks in the window frames
are stuffed up with paper. The Thermometer to
him is an object Of greater interest than ANYTHING
else in IN. world His chief stroke of genius. and
one Of which ne is very proud. Is feather
suspended from the ceiling by slight. silkcT
thread. When not busy with hi, books ia Is hi,
thermometer and watching the feather. Should
the latter in the slightest degree Dee doesn',
rest content until he finds out where the draught
comes from.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-01
Excited Nutmeg Editor.

(FrOm the Hartford Coumut)
In time may learn just what has occurred
90 the Chinese capital, and what it portcnos-
The stories TOW at hand confused and con-
hiCting. The Young figure.he3d Emperor Is dead
he was murdered be committed suicide; De Is
living. but has abdicated in favor of boy
Of tender years; the fierce old Empress Duwager
did Il: Russia did II. What l. to make oi
such a farrago as thatg u it is really so that a
child Emperor has been put on the throne and
that he is the son OF as mplacable a batter of
the foreign devils as the empress d0W8ger
herself, the SeQuels may b. serious.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-01
WHORE Cncaine Comes From

Peru produces practically all the Taw cocaine
thar the world consumes. II is manufactured
from the leaves Of the plant. aud 10 supply
the demand in the United States the DRY leaves
are either shipped direct and the drug manuisc
uired from them. or coarse native product made
from the leaves IN Peru is imported and refined
by improved processes.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-01
CURRENT HUMoR.


CFrom She atlanta C5n-tituti,n)
The depth Of DE 'idicuous "a Obituary verso
(, reached in the following. Which Fc fnd in a
state exchange:
at q quarter 20 eleven
he took the road 70 heaven
Aud az twelve O'Clock they whispered. Tie Is
tncvCt''
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-01
Dining the oldest To,,nspeopIe


iFrom The London Echo)
Mr. c. p. smith, merchant Wells. signaIized
The New Year ia a novel fashion by inviting 10
dinner Ii his own table half a dozen q the oldest
people % be found in Wells. The total age OF six
guests toaled Up 10 474 years, giving IN average
OF - The three above this age were aged 81.
s. and 81. Tie old fellows spent a very pleasant
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-01
A New Latin Dictionary

CFrom ;he Buffalo Commercially
Philologists in Germany have united 10 bling out
a complete Latin dictionary, "ThesaUrls Liugus,
The standard is still Forcellini and Faociolatis
Lexicon Totus Latinitatis'' compiled 80 years
ago. and revised repeatedly by Italian scholars.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-01

(Froya the Chicago Tribunc-)
F,l,o.f erstreet they say 1900 people have uys-
feriousl- Disappeared in Philadelphia during tic
Toeco .lrrou- Perhaps thcir friends have neglect
"a q t.ake ti.lIa ur
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-01

Qrom the PhladelpLia Reeord-)
Prison Yisitor-IS there anything that you thinl,
might be improved hcre2
Prisoner formerly labor leadcr) --Wcli. yeg; tho
hours here are too long, for one thing
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-01
childlsh FrirI,inr.-.

From the indianapolis Jcurual)
Scientists saw the automobile is still la its
infancy"
All, then that explains why il sometimes makes
4 dash the street and tries TO climb tree"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-01
ucnrtfeIt sorro.v.


(From Puek9
Ms McCorgy did yez falc paWin dhe
dinfist WIS puiHn' yue tathc2
McC;orry-Hcw did ! faie, l. ut2 Bcdad, Oi
regretted wild ah me hcar-r-rt thot Oi WASH {
born q hen,
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-01

The "Atchison Globe enquiries who au-
thorized Rev. Charles II. Sheldon to decide
what Jesus would have done in a news
paper Office. and the enquiry is a pertinent
one Still more to the point is the re-
mark OF a correspondent in regard to Mr..
Sheldons action in raising the price Of the
Topeka Capital" during the week Of his
editorship. The subscriber writes to ask
if the reverend editor thinks that that is
what Jesus would do"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-01

Nobody need suppose that Pettigrew will
feel in the least Inundated under his de
nunciation as traitor by Senator Hawley.
He is far too imDerYiOus TO things that
men in public or even in private life or
dinariiy care about. But there is one
phase CT the situation Pettigrew has
created for himself in the Senate which
even so pachydermatOus a man may well
ponder. He is steadily destroying his
ability TO be useful to his friends Who
they are is not matter Of particular
mystery
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-01

The members Of the humane society
who are making a to-do over the feeding
OF live chickens TO constructors once
in three months. at the geological gardens.
would do well to take a walk along the
streets Of almost any large city and looi
at the restaurant signs. They will see the
information that Holsters are "broiled
alive" at the request OF patrons. and in
their own kitchens they viii find thai
crabs are dropped alive into boiling wa
ter They will also. by close observation
Of the family cat discover that IL she is a
good active mouser she kills her own meat.
and If they watch the chickens in any
farmers garden they will see the fowls
busily engaged in scratching up angle
worms and eating the same without STOP
ping to ask tho worms permission. After
pursuing this line Of investigation forf 4
little time. they may perhaps conclude that
the safest subject for future agitation will
be the inhumanity OF dehorniug hydraulic
rams.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-01
THINGS THEATRICAL.
LnfRyette-.scnrict SNOWY ana '.sni-
roI<uv

Otojiro kawakami and his as ociate5
completely changed their bill yesterday ar
ternoon IT the Lafayette. Two compositions
of the star were presented. Scarlet
Snow and "Sairoku, the latter piece PR
porting to be japanese version OF The
Merchant OF Venice" small audience wit
messed the performance. which brought out
features OF the compauy's talent. viii h
have been made the subject Of critical
comment before. IN the evening The
Geisha and the Knight was repeated.
and "A Loyal Wife" viii be the bill to-
night.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-01


comment before IN the evening The
Ceisha and the Knight was repeated.
and "A Loyal Wife" viii be the bill to-
night.
Willie Collier. the well known cone
dian who by his unique methods has made
thousands laugh, comes 10 the Columbia
Theatre next week in a farce Of his Dan
writing, entitled Mr. Smooth The
piece is said 70 be excellently fitted to
the stars requirements Naturally. IN the
character OF its principal parsonage. there
are traits common 10 the perpleXed hero
of The Man From Mexico" in which work
Mr.. Collier was seen here a year ago. The
incidents. however. are entirely distinct
so the press agent declaTes-aDd mirth-
provoking enough TO be simply irresistible.
The comedian himself is averred 10 be
more amusing than at any prior time in
his life, and there is probability that the
audiences attracted viii be the largest be-
fore which he has appeared in Washington
How smith Met Jones'" a farce which
is being played through the Western COun-
Try, and which. II report may be believed,
left an excellent impression behind &c, viii
be offered next week al the lafayette
Square Opera House by a company Of wtat
seems TO be considerable merit. Il is said
that though funny in the extreme. the piece
neye: approaches the mark Of vulgarity or
of hOrsiness-a promise that viii be high
y regarded by persons who Witnessed
either The Cuckoo or The Girl From
Maxim The critics Of the cities in
which How Smith Met Jones" has been
presented are quoted as having written all
sorts Of nice things about the production.
Seats for the local engagement were placed
on sale this morning
There VIII be several bona dde headliners
on next weeks bill AT the Grand-headliE-
ers who. in earlier programmes, have been
given positions distinctly above those OF
the remaining entertainers booked. George
Wilson Patrice and Manning and Weston
all are said TO have been claimants 10 big
type al Manager Chase's theatre. Certain
IT,. combined in one performance. the four
should provide ample entertainment for
the most captiOus In addition 10 these in
dividuals however the roster announced
bears the names Of FiIsOu ami Enroll.
sketehists whose vehicle Is entitled "A TIP
on the Derby" the Ariel Austins and
Mile Aimee. acrObats, Lavender Richard
son mental phenomenon. and others. Seats
have been selling since morning
The feature OF the bin TO be offered by
the -Tammany Tigers" next week al Ker-
mans is Nile. Paula, who calls herself
''C0nQUeror OF Saurians, and whose con-
troll over her tank Of alligators is sale 10
be marvellous. The olio announced viii be
( contributed also by Kitty Bingham vocal
I. lists; Kelly and Adams. comedians; Hines
and Alton, grotesque acrobats; Nalmore
and Dane. singers and dancers Emerson
and omega. sketchists and j. W- Bingham.
venuilOQuist There will BE- presented bur
lesIles on -Zaza' and The King Of the
OPIUM Ring these under the titles of
''Sas sy' and The King of the Hobo Ring
The performance. in brief promises TO be
entertaining and ir probably will draw we'll
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-01

The news from South Africa this morn
lug is not important enough to demand
extended editorial review, No change is
reported in the Tugela situation. There
are indications that Lord Kitchener is st
work en- Northern Cape Colony, and that
within few days there may be develop
ments in that direction. Sir George White,
at Iadysmith. is full OF pluck. but his
condition must be extremely desperate
The London military experts do not sp-
pear optimistic to any chance Butler
msy have 10 relieve him. As far as Ne
are able to learn, the Beers have not de-
Heved any attack in force on the British
right at Cheyeley; but Their. should be
dghuns at that OF some other point on
the line without much delay.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-01

amusing II is similar to the feeling which
medieval citizens entertained toward the
basilisk. This resemblance was hit upon
quite accidentally by the Irish gentleman
who undertook 10 explain the nature OF a
basilisk He said:
1t is q rare and didly boog. II Is found in all
countries and is known by different names in the
different countries and nations. Ii is a pale
Crane in color and yellow sthTipes. The basilisk,
mon, Is what is called germs in Germsny and par
asites in Paris. and in Oireiand they are called
microbes
This is Just about as near the mark as
certain variations of the popular concep-
ton regarding the microbe. Fear Of the
creature is generally confined TO the femi-
nine half of society, husbands, brothers,
fathers, and sons arguing that they have
lived in the same world with microbes for
many years. and have not been hurt. But
to certain type of nervous lady the mi
crobe is like original sin. sure TO exist
in unexpected places. She is never with
out terror of the animal. She boils the
drinking water. disinfects everything OBJ
jects 10 the proximity OF perfectly unof-
Tending people opposes the custom OF
handshaking. 10 say nothing OF kissing
I and it is said that one energetic member
of this cult always washes and irons her
paper currency and scours her coin. The
families Of these lfdies dream OF microbes
instead Of BREATH ng or swallowing them.
While a certain amount OF precautiOn in
these matters is good. one should under
stand the reason for precaution and the
boundary line thereof Il goes without
saying that the careful housewife will if
possible see that her house is sweet and
clean, airy, and full Of light without
/ heavy hangings which cannot be cleaned
! or dark corners and holes where unsavory
4 smells may be. She will. il necessary
/ give up having handsome furniture. thai
/ she may command the service necessary
( TO keep her home attractiyely clean. She
/ will not have complicated menus. but the
/ food will be wholesome and well cooked
| She will not have an elaborate table
service but her linen will be plentiful anC
I white. She will take care that hot and
/ cold water abound for the use Of the fami
/ ~ aud that the laundry bills are not Gu
down. whatever reductions may take plac,
in other departments Dust and disorder
of certain sort-are not Girt; and The
/ sensible housekeeper can distinguish be
/ tween the two. II is not always pOssibl,
/ for woman OF narrow means 10 keep ev
I erythiug in apple-pie order II she has
I family OF children, out unsaniJary cOndi
tions can generally be avoided with lit
tie planning. II the general health Of tn
family is good. and all its members take
proper amount Of exercise and cat whole
some food, they will be- able 10 resist tn
Z attacks Of the common or garden micrObe