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The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-23

First Lieut.. Thomas Q. Ashburn. Ar
tillery Corps. has been ordered to report
to Mai. Gen. Arthur Macarthur for ap-
pointment as aide-de-camp upon his staff.
Major Crosby z. Miller. quartermaster.
now at San Francisco, has been ordered
to this city for a conference with the Act
ing Quartermaster General.
Col. James NJ. Marshall Assistant Quar-
tcrmaster General, is ordered to Jefferson
vile. Ind. to relieve Lieut.. Col. Charles
r. Barnett, Deputy Quartcrmaster Gen
,ial. Lieutenant Colonel Barnett is or
dered to St Louis to relieve Lieut.. Col
Daniel D. Wheeler. Lieutenant Wheeler
is ordered to San Francisco.
Capt Beverly W. Dunn. Ordnance De-
partment now at Newport. has been or
dered to Fort Riley, Kan. to assist in the
investigation of the premature explosion
II a shell in the seven-inch siege howit-
ger.
Capt. Carroll \. Devol, quartermaster
is ordered To Philadelphia for duty at the
Schuylkill arsenal to relieve George Mex.
Williamson. qiartermaster. Captain VIII
hanson is ordered TO Honolulu to relieve
Haior William W. Robinson. tr Major
Robinson is ordered to Manila for assign
ment to duty in the Department of the
PHILIPPINES.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-23
CONCERT AT THE BARRACKS.
The Marine Band Renders Pro-
gramme of Choice Selections.

The Marine Band gave it's Thursday
concert at the Marine Barracks yesterday
afternoon at 500 O'Clock. The band was
under the direction of Prof w. II. San
tleInann and gave the following pro-
gramme:
March-"The Man Behind the Gun ......... SOUS,
Oyerturc-'N iIiam Tell" .................R ossini
SeIccton-' Merchant Of Nenics' .......... Pinsuti
Saxophone solo-Grand fantasia. lie Berger
Suisse" ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Befgenholtz
Musician Jean Il. II. Moerenlns.
ESPECIALLY written and dedicated TO the per-
fOrmer.)
Mexican serenade-"Le Palome' .......... Xradier
Melody in f.............-......-...... .Ruhinsein
Waltz-"The Beautiful Blue Dalube" .... Strauss
Narch-'Le Porte Drapelu' ..............J. Nolant
(first time in Americs.)
Fantasia-"A Runaway Girl" ............... Caryll
Hail Columbia .Fyles
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-23
PARACHUTE FAILED TO OPEN.
A BnlIoonist Has IA Narrow Escape
From Death.

NEW YORK. Aug. 22.-Ben1amin Ben
jamin, an aeronaut who has been making
balloon ascensions and parachute descen-
sons at Schuetzen Park, Union Hill. N.
J., where the Platte Duetsche Nolksfest
has been going OF since last Sunday. came
near being killed today.
He went up in his balloon this evening
and when about 100 feet in the air he
released the parachute To his horror it
failed to open up fully. He had the pres
ence OF mind. however. to hold on to the
parachute bar although he came down to
the earth with what seemed lightning like
rapidity. He landed with great force ON
the banks of the Hackensack River. about
a mile from the park.
Benjamin was badly hurt. but his inju-
ries were not fatal.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-23
Mems Department.

10 pairs Mems Flannel Pants; sizes g.
So, and 40. Reduced from $3.50 and 50 to 81
pair.
sizes 42 and "A. Reduced from SIS to 81
each.
80 pairs Boys Jean Drawers, full length;
sizes a and 70 inch waist measure. Re-
duced from soc to sc pair.
First floor.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-23
Funeral of Lieutenant Dnbney.

The funeral of the late Lieut.. Albert
Jouett Dabney, L. S. N, retired was
held yesterday morning at the Naval Hos
pitai IN this city. The remains were in
TERED at Arlington. The body was es-
corted to the cemetery by detachment
of marines and a body guard OF sailors
from the Washington Navy Yard. The
rallbearcrs We're Lieutenant Commanders
Scheutze, McCrea. and Thomas, and Lieu
tenants Coale, Norton. and Royde.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-23

Acting Secretary Hackett yesterday is
sued an order suspending sentence in the
case of Robert G. Tegeler. the coal passer
In the navy, who was tried by court-mar-
tial and convicted Of disobeying the or
ders of Commander Hopkins, of the Dis
trict Naval Militia. The sentence was
suspended during the tendency of an APP
peal which has been made to the Court
OF Appeals Tegeier will return to his
duties in the navy.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-23
Infants Department.

Blue Mul, Caps. trimmed with mar
row white lace and large bow Reduced
from 81 90 to Sl.0.
, White Pique Refers, trimmed with
braid and pearl buttons. Reduced from
s. 10 to S1.00 each. .
> White Pi1ue Coats. trimmed with en-
broidery and fine pearl buttons. Reduced
from ST. so TO $500 each.
Coats. one linen. embroidered in red.
with patent leather belt at waist; the oth-
r. cream cotton twill trimmed with EN-
broidery and insertion = three-qaurter
length. Reduced from $500 and $3.50 to
$50 each.
Coats. one pink pique. trimmed with
embroidery; the other red pique. trimmed
with white piping Reduced from $3.50
and 500 to 1871 each.
Pink and Blue Bingham Dresses. low
neck-made with waist. Reduced from
s.. rs to SIZE each.
Second floor 800
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-23
TEACHERS REACH MANILA.
No More Appointments to he Made
in America.

Colonel Edwards, chief of the insular
division of the War Department has been
advised that the several hundred teachers
who sailed from San Francisco on the
transport Thomas have arrived safely in
Manila report from Prof. Atkinson,
Superintendent of instruction there,
nounces that the quota Of teachers asked
for is completed and that for the present
no more appointments will be made.
Those who may be selected hereafter
from time to time will be appointed di
rect from Manila.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-23

Atwood Homespun Suits, in grey and
brown; silk-lined jackets; percaline-lined
skirts; sizes 80, "a. and IS. Reduced from
$3.50 to $3.50 each.
20 Zephyr Bingham Shirt Waists. in
blue, pink, and lavender stripes; sizes 81
to 40. Reduced from s1-6S to &c each.
40 Shirt Waists. plain white, and col
and lavender; assorted sizes Reduced
from Sl.25. S1.6S, and S2.25 to Soc each.
Women's Brilliantine Bathing Suits.
plain black or black trimmed with white
braid-the new shirt waist style: sizes g.
"a. and %. Reduced from $50 to $3.50
each.
Third floor.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-23

The officers Of the Navy MUTUAL AID As
ISOLATION, at the Navy Department. are
anxious to learn the whereabouts of
George w. Wise. a relative of the late
Commando. Frederick Wise. who died
several days ago in Japan. MIR. Wise is
a beneficiary in the sum of S3.00o from the
Aid Society. by reason of the death of
Commander Wise He formerly lived on
Q Street. In this city but enquiries ma 10
by the officers of the association dur!n
the past few days have failed to disclose
his whereabouts.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-23
Bows Department.

Fancy Mixed Wool Sailor Suits: sizes
2 and g. Reduced from s4.25 to Sl-75 each.
8 Double breasted Wool Suits, medium
shades; sizes to 10. Reduced from s.. 10
to s. 50 each.
Galatea Cloth Blouses. dark blue. sail
or collars: sizes 4. 5, and 6. Reduced from
81 % to 15c each
% Straw Sailor Hats. in plain white and
fancy colored braids; all sizes. Reduced
from soc and I5c to 25c each.
Third floor.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-23
Misses Department.

Girls Lightweight Wool Jackets.
tan and navy. silk lined and unlined:
sizes 1. 10. and Il. Reduced from $500 to
81 so each.
30 Girls Plain Chambrav Shirt Waists,
in blue and oxblood; sizes 10 to 16 Re-
duced from Csc to soc each.
Third floor
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-23
Cotton Dress Goods Dept.

Remnants of Domestic Wash Fabrics,
at end of the season prices, in lengths
from to u yards. as follows:
&c and l2Isc Lawns. Reduced to &c yard.
o.. and PIC Irish Dimities in neat stripes
and figures Reduced to &C yard.
SC and 12bc Dotted Swisses, in pretty
stripes and scroll effects. Reduced to &c
yard.
First floor-TeTitii st.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-23

Secretary Hay returned from Canton
Yesterday. where he went to confer with
the President upon i number of impor-
tant matters of state. which have devel-
oped since Mr.. Mckinley left Washington
during the fore part of July.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-23
Bargain in
WOmen's Wash Ties.

% dozen Women's Wash Ties,
in tan with red, pink, and laven-
der edges pink with white edges,
and lavender with many popular
polka-dOt effects. They are long
enough to be worn as twice
arOunds."
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-23
Fridays Our
Remnant
Day,

And this week there's a ul-
titude of odds and ends, short
lengths, broken sizes and assert
ments and all sorts of remnants,
and in our determination to close
out everything a bit summary We
have marked them at very low
prices for quick selling.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-23
Hoods Pills , Ds mot %srs s1s

or caiomel. They are purely vegetable, perfect
ly safe for the most delicate organism. Miid
efficient. thorough. Sold by all druggists. Zoe
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-23
Clearance Sale Of
Cotton Dress Goods.

The entire remaining stock Of
High-class Imported Cotton Dress
Goods has been greatly reduced
in price to enable complete clear
ance.
About thousand yards of this
seasons most popular cotton dress
fabrics, comprising French
Lawns, Mercerized Foulardines.
Irish Dimities, Satin-striped Nous
selines, Mercerized Sublime, Cot
ton Pongee, etc.
Numerous patterns to choose
from, and not an undesirable one
in the entire gathering, but
dainty, pretty things, in just the
styles, colors and effects most
wanted.
An excellent opportunity to Sc
cure one or more dresses or waists
for the remainder of the season or
for next year.
l21c a yard.
Regular prices. z5c to SEC.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-23
? for Csc.
Regular price, Csc.
st floor.
Suit Department.

FiBt floor.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-23
l211c a yard.

Regular prices. z5c to SEC.
First Aoor-Tenth ST.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-19
stencil Lightship Set to Guard
This Ocean Graveyard.

Sailors say that there are two grave
ards In the Atlantic, one off Sable
fsland and the other at Cape Hatteras.
The wrecks that strew the sea bot
&4m around the little piece of land be-
&Ween the Grand banks and the main
34nd are mostly caused by the dense
zQgs that prevail most OF the year,
Misleading the shippers westward and
eastward bound, until too late they
and themselves upon the rocks. Fog is
Aanly lesser peril OF Hatteras weather.
The cape is know the seven seas over
MH the worst of storm centers. The
TRY OF its winds, the sweep OF Its ter
xible cross-seas and the treachery OF
III lurking shoals are byword in the
S0l0uth of every deep-sea sailor. II is
here that the government has just set
&hs new and powerful lightship. No.
x& stanchest OF Its kind, 10 warn ships
fxpm the invisible perils OF the coast.
The dangers OF Hatteras are gener-
lily unseen. Even In fine weather the
Mater at high tide entirely conceaIs the
xeefs OF jagged rock upon which many
ship has beaten herself TO pieces.
MI fine weather is rare thereabouts.
eldom does the sun rise clear upon
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-19

GENTLY heavy caliber. The artillery
OF the seas was too much for her. and
one night she was torn from her moor
ings and landed high and dry on the
beach, the crew just escaping with
their lives. No. ~ had just been fin
ished and was sent direct TO Hatteras.
She is much larger than the other YES
sci and the workmen In the yards at
Quincy, Mass, where she was built.
had orders to put the very best mate
rial into the hull and machinery and
TO take time enough TO drive every bolt
and riyet home She is 112 feet in
length and quite shallow, being about
20 feet in depth. The hull, made of the
best steel. is divided into five water
tight compartments by bulkheads Of
the same material, SO that II the water
should fill three of these. the other
two would keep her afioat. Partly to
strengthen her hull. she is given three
decks built almost as strongly as those
of warship In order TO resist the tre-
mendous strain when rocking in the
waves. The quarters for the captain.
officers and crew are on the main deck.
while the coal bunkers and other sup
plies are below. As the officers and
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-19
SMOKE AND ClNDER
CONVEYOR.

An annoyance OF no small dimen-
sions seems to be overcome by the de-
vice illustrated herewith. which has
Just been patented by four Louisville
(Ky.) inventors. The object is to pro-
vide a conductor which will receive the
cinders and gases from the stack of a
locomotive and discharge them at the
rear end OF the train. the purpose of
this device being to prevent the smoke
and cinders from coming in contact
with the cars or passengers. A subor-
dinate object is TO provide for the di-
rect passage of the smoke when the
engine is at standstill. which is ac-
complished by placing hinged cap
directly over the vertical stack, with
means for opening It from the cab Of
the engine. The conveyor is formed
of a number of individual sections
placed horizontally on top OF the car.
with means for automatically joining
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-19

ers of 515,62S tons. The second is that
of the North German Lloyd. with los
steamers of sol, o50 tons. The third
in the we.ld, and the largest under the
British flag, is that of the British India
Steam Navigation company, with 122
ships of 3S5.740 tons. Then comes the
"P, & o." with. fifty-eight vessels of
S1S.S92 tons.
Imagine John Bulls feelings when
the first merchant fleet In the world is
American, the second and third der
man and only the fourth British. VIII
he still sing Britannia Rules the
Waves" with undiminished cheerful
ness?" asks the Chicago American.
The report that the new ships to be
ordered by the Morgan combination
viii be built in the United States is
inherently probable. 1t Wilt be to sNe
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-19

her plenty of room to ride the waves,
720 feet of anchor chain Is provided.
The anchors are raised and lowered
by steam, the ship being equipped
with special engines. Electricity fur
nishes the illumination for the lanterns
which are arranged upon two steel
masts at height of so feet above the
water line. Each mast contains clus-
ter of six arc lamps, each of 100 volts.
On clear night their rays can be
seen a distance of twenty miles, while
In stormy weather 1t is calculated that
the captain OF ship ten miles distant
can see them through his field glasses,
as they have an attachment which pro-
duces vivid flash every half minute.
The electric current is generated by a
set of powerful dynamos operated by
steam engines,
No. ~ is provided with steam as a
motive power. in case she should break
loose from her moorings. Her engines
are as large as those in an ocean tug
of the first class and, It is believed, will
enable her to battle successfully with
average northeasters. She is equipped
with a mainsail, forsaii and jib,
principally to steady her In gale OF
wind. There is no danger Of her being
mistaken for any other craft. The
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-19
FIRST opERArIc SUCCESS.
Verdi, Although Sick, Got Good Price
for First Gpers.

Verdi. Although Sick, Got Good Price
for First Gpers.
"Nabucodonosor" was played with
the most brilliant success st the Scala
on March 9. 1912. Verdi was not at
the performance. He simply went tG
the theater at the close of the piece.
noted the success of his work, returned
TO his garnet and went to bed. He was
still sleeping when, at dawn, there was
a knock at his door. Merelli entered.
Knowing that several of his conf eres
would be sure to make propositions
to Verdi, he determined to be the early
bird. The conditions of the garnet con-
WINGED him that he had firnt-class
chance TO make good bargain, and
he remembered that Donizetti sold his
"Elizire d'Amore" for 500 francs
How much do you want for your
opera?" he asked. Thirty thousand
francs" said Verdi. Merelli started.
What did you say?" he gasped. Il
said 10000 francs" replied Verdi, with
the greatest GOODNESS, because you got
up at o'clock in the morning to come
to see me- This evening the price will
be $4,000. After some discussion Mer-
ELL handed over his check, after which
he went home and took TO his bed,
where he remained for two months
suffering from jaundice. On account
OF that jaundice he became the laugh
ing stock of all Milan, and old artists
still speak of 1t. The rest of Yerdi's
history is known No one merited the
glorious triumphs more than he did,
because his heart, his mind and his
character reached the heights Of tai
ent. His generous soul was vast and
noble, like his genius
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-19

interest of the steel trust and its asso-
ciated shipyards to have such a mar
ket for their products. BY supplying
it they assure themselves at once a
means of tiding their works over slack
times. They create an immense rev
demand that is not affected by foreign
tariff policies.
When Mr.. Morgan crossed the At
lantic wave of terror ran ahead of
him. People on the other side were
sure he was going to do something
terrible-they could not guess what.
But none of them imagined that he
would do anything so dreadful as to
challenge British supremacy at sea.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-19
whore cleveland Played rlnochle.


III there is an humber game than
pinochle I have never played 1t. and
do not know its name II ever there
was prouder man than Grover Cleve-
land l have never played him, and
do not know his name. Therefore, the
combination of pinochle and Mr.. Clev-
land is irresistibly fascinating to the
student of cards and biography. Joye
spinning a peg-top would be less
siverting Some of the millions ex-
pscted to visit the Pan-American expo
sition this year will not leave Buffalo
without inquiring for the little back
room in Pearl street where the Man
of Destiny played for the drinks with
coterie OF familiars numbering about
dozen choice spirits. He generally
won. Fifty feet from the front door
of Joe Goetz's place, as It is today,
is mark across the floor, showing
where stood the wooden partition d.
viding the front of the room from the
rear and forming one side of the his
toric den. It is said that.in Difference
to the ex-president Joe had the parti-
ton removed.-New York Press.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-19

ship of the first class in commission
until November 20, 1895, when the flag
was raised on the Indiana, and il the
battle of Santiago had been fought two
years earlier than Ii was the Oregon,
the Iowa and the Brooklyn would not
have been there to take part in it.
If President Cleveland's Venezuelan
challenge had been taken up we should
have had just one first class and two
second class battle ships and one ar
mored cruiser ready to take the sea
against the armored fleets of England
Surely Providence must have had its
lightning rods up dissipating war
clouds in the times when it would
have been uncomfortable for us to en-
terrain them.
Now we have built, building or au-
thorized, seventeen first class battle
ships, one second class battle ship,
eight armored cruisers, one ram, eley-
en- modern coast defense vessels, fifty
three torpedo boats and destroyers,
eight submarine torpedo boats, six
auxiliary cruisers and a swarm of mis-
cellaneous craft, the whole making US
indisputably the fourth and probably
the third naval power in the world.
The personnel of the navy has in
creased from $500 men to $4,000. The
only thing that has remained station
airy is the supply of officers. The
Naval Academy is to be splendidly
housed in a building of classic magnifi-
! cence, but the only actual growth in
| the number of cadets as yet has come
| from the addition of about thirty repre-
sentatives in the house under the CEN
sus Of 1890. The new apportionment
will make future classes somewhat
larger, but still far below the needs of
| the service
This and the failure of congress to
/ provide for any new ships at its last
session are the only clouds on the
| bright prospect of the navy.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-19

oe3Y few miles he is liable to come dan
= eronsly near IL,
Mace the first American monitor
'E&mt to the bottom OF the sea Off Cape
io IHfkeras hundreds of crafts, from the
Mhtng smacks to the liner, have been
: u Victims, and thousands of lives have
10 te&1k lost In Its stormy waters. Real
.deKtn& this constant menace to the navi-
cht&&or, the government has spent mill
I,adone of dollars trying TO find some
TO hin8 which win give suitable warning
owo 4hips. Time and again lighthouses
nst68& been planned. and the work got
mt sn Well under way. but sooner or later,
entf<64 after months OF work, the treach-
thefoU& quicksands have engulfed the
ny aS6t solid foundations and sometime a
AT IHklB night Of storm has demolished
he M &tructure. Floating buoys of vari-
ue Kinds have been tried but these
- AY4 also been quickly washed away.
!. II kQr careful consideration. the United
J e<8s lighthouse board decided to
aax4 d lightship constructed which
you'd be strong enough to Withstand
4 qhS heaviest seas and provide illumina-
a., Ion Which could be seen at a long dis
II A,1co on the stormiest night.
hoi First ship a Failure.
The first ship tried wasn't OF suffl-
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-19
KEEPS THE CARS CLEAN.

the sections together when the cars are
brought into conjunction. Recent ex-
periments have shown that large per-
centage of the coal is wasted in small
particles, which are discharged through
the stack with the smoke. and as this
smoke conveyor would arrest large
of this waste it might also
be advantageous from an economical
point of view as well as aiding in
keeping the passengers free from trav-
ell stain and their eyes unaffected by
cinders when they desire TO look
through the open windows.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-06-19

o4s IONS. HIRE are l64 vessels of 5l5,-
TAI tons.
But that is not all. 1t is said that
the American line. of twenty-six
steamers and ISL .oo0 tons, is to be-
part OF the combination. This would
make in all 1870 vessels Of 7o2,741 tons,
or more than twice the entire present
registered steam tonnage of the United
States.
To be sure Il is said that the present
English head of the Leyland line has
stipulated that the Mediterranean. Por-
tugal and Montreal fleets of the line
are to be sold to him. but this deduc-
ton will probably be balanced by the
gigantic new building programme Of
the American combination. In any
case the American co~nany will be by
far the greatest steamship owner in
the world.