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Evening star., 1902-08-27
TO ROW IN REGATTA.
Ariels of Baltimore Expect to Win the
Mason Cup.

From the Baltimore Sun
Members of the Ariel Boat Club of Balti-
more are looking forward to contest in
October with the navy of the Potomac, as
there is strong probability that a race will
be held this year to decide the possession
OF the Mason cup. There will be a revival
Of the Potomac races and the Ariels will
send a senior and junior crew.
The Ariel club has won the Mason cup
for two years in succession, and if it comes
in ahead once more the cup will belong to
it.
The crews will be: Junior-Kastendyke
stroke; Keys, No 2; Hteger, No. 3; Temple
man, bow.
senior-Dodson, stroke; Carmine, No. g.;
Broom, No. 2; Freburger, bow.
The Ariels will not enter the northern
races, as they say that if they win their
junior crew will become an intermediate
crew and will not be eligible to row for the
Mason cup, which they expect to win.
Charles Howard of the Ariels may enter
the single sculls at the Potomac contests.
Evening star., 1902-08-27
Boston, 13; st. Louis, q.

Boston, playing at home, yesterday again
won from st. Louis, the score being 13 to 2
Young held the Browns down to 9 hits,
while Powell and Kane were both hit hard
by the Beaneaters. home run by Free
man was the feature. Wallace was benched
for kicking against the umpire's decisions.
Evening star., 1902-08-27
cyclist Kramer Won Again.

Frank Kramer won first prize in the half
mile national championship race at the
Coliseum track, Nsy Haven. Conn, last
night, easily defeating John Fisher, Iver
Lawson and Owen g. Kimble, who were his
only opponents in the finals.
semi.finals, when John Fisher and Lawson
shut him out Taylor Protested the race
because he claimed he was pocketed but
the referee decided he deliberately ran into
the pocket.
Evening star., 1902-08-27
WASHINGTON
DETROIT
Totals. =. S12 27l5

-. nTst Dy srrors-W ashington I; Detroit 4.
Dase on balls-On Patten. 3: off Mccarthy g. Struck
1@1t,by patten, 3; by Mccarthy, /. Home run
I3iaFke. Ihree-base ht-Harlcy. Two-base hits
h9yle' Lee. Carry Clarke and Casey stolen bases
itr helster Harley and Holmes Passed hall
Mcailster- Umpres-Messrs. Carruthers and Jnh,
stone. Ilme OF game hour and 30 mInutss
Evening star., 1902-08-27
Attendance FIGURES at Boston.

st, Louis played In Boston in three games
to 1871 people, and IN the season to a.
49, the attendance at this series being
smaller than al those of the others on ac-
count Of the bad westaer earlier IN the
Evening star., 1902-08-27
Totals. .13 Is % o

Boston ............... 0 Q 2 2 x|3
st. Louis ............. 2 0 o 0 o.
hits-Stahl. Parent. Three-base hts-Parent, La
Chance. Hemphill. Home run-Freeman. Stolen
bases-Burkett, Anderson Wallace. Double plays
Parent. Ferris and La Chance; Gleason, Ferris and
La La Chance; sugden and arieI Bases on balls balls
out-By Young, /; by Powell 2; by Kane, 1. Pass
ed ball-Creiger Umpire-Mr. O'Loughlin. Time
of game-1 hour and 80 minutes.
Evening star., 1902-08-27
Chicago, 10; Baltimore. O.

Chicago finally won from the Orioles yes
terday in Baltimore, he score being 10 to
o. Garvin was a puzzle to the Birds through. .
out, while Howell was hit hard Score:
Evening star., 1902-08-27

The superintendent Of property has sent
to the District Commissioners a schedule OF
the proposals received for furnishing lum-
Der for tree stakes and tree boxes during
the present fiscal year. He recommends
that the contract be awarded to Messrs.
Church & Stephenson OF this city.
Evening star., 1902-08-27
For Open AIR Fund

Luther Place Memorial Sunday school
has contributed So, through The Evening
Star. for the open air fund.
Evening star., 1902-08-27
PHILADELPHIA.
CLEVELAND.
Totals. .13 IL q IL /
Totals. E. 2 IL "a 10 3

Earned runs-Cleveand. 2; Philadelphia, 6. Two
has base h1iitsmMurphy Schreck and Plank Three-base
Cross, Schreck and Plank. Left on bases-C1eve-
land. s; Philadelphia, Q. First base on bals-0f
| Hess, g. Struck out-By Hess, 1: by Plank, s.
| Umpire-Mr. Sheridan. Time of game-1 hour and
| 55 minutes.
Evening star., 1902-08-27
Totals. :. 0 97I1

pen "; Davis. Double plsys-Daly Davis and Is
By Bei GnDer5 and = Jones First base balls
= LStt on bsses-Baltimore, s; Chicago, g. Um,
pire-Ar Connolly. Time of game-1 hour and 40
Evening star., 1902-08-27

National League Games Yesterday.
New York 6; Cincinnati, O.
St. Louis s-Philadelphia-Rain.
Pittsburg. s; Boston, 1.
Pittsburg, 81 Boston O.
Evening star., 1902-08-27

score of 13 to 2. Hess was hammered all
over the lot, while Plank kept the hits
Evening star., 1902-08-27

Athletics, 13; Cleveland, 2.
Cleveland dropped another game to the
Evening star., 1902-08-27

Yesterdays victory was good one al
though close.
1t tied the Senators with Cleveland for
fifth place
Case Patten had his benders with him
The suburban citizen., 1902-07-19
No. RnOk.tsllsrs Churen.

Among the older members Of the
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, New
York, there is strong feeling that
altogether too much stress Is being
laid on the fact that Rockefeller and
his son are members. Last Sunday a
stranger entered the building and
asked an elderly man at the door, us
this Mr.. Rockefeller's church," mo"
was the emphatic reply, this is the
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church" We'll,
does young Mr. Rockefeller's Sunday
school meet here? mo- the man
who was being questioned answered
vigorously, "the Sunday school OF
which young Mr.. Rockefeller is leader
meets here" The members do not
hesitate to express the opinion that
Mr.. Rockefeller's great wealth should
not be permitted to overshadow the
work that is being done by other mem
bers of the congregation.
The suburban citizen., 1902-07-19

For a third Of century an exile
from his home in Kentucky, through
fear of an avenging hand, Felix G..
Stidger found mercy at the hands Of
Judge Kohlsaat at Chicago because of
the part he took in breaking up the
famous knights of the Golden Circle"
during the civil war, thus doing the
country an invaluable service.
The defendant had pleaded guilty to
indictment for writing improper let
ters to persons in Charlottesville and
Goshen, Ind, and was awaiting SEN
tence.
This man rendered good service 20
the cause of the union at a critical
time" said District Attorney Bethea,
and on this recommendation the court
suspended a fine which he had inn
posed. Stidger's service in the war
Of the rebellion is a part of history.
His name is enrolled among the gov
ernment secret service agents who
were detailed In 1854 to learn the
plans of this notable organization Of
southern sympathizers.
Stidger says he was followed for two
years by a hired assassin, Bob Spruce,
and that his life would be in peril If
he we're to go to Kentucky, his former
home, as surviving members of the
Golden Circle" would kill him.
served in the United States army
from Oct. s, 1862, to Feb. IA, 1854
said Stidger, when was honorably
discharged on a surgeons certificate
of disability, having taken part in the
battles Of Chaplin Hills, Ky, Stone
River and Chickamauga, Lookout
Mountain and Missionary Ridge. May
6, 1864, was employed by the provost
The suburban citizen., 1902-07-19

One of the most curious traits to be
found in the animal nature, said an
observant citizen, is that which grows
out of the unconscious imitativeno So
of creatures of the lower order.
have observed many instances OK
where the creatures of lower order
have taken on the characteristics In
some noticeable degree Of members
of the human family. one might
know, for instance, the beggar's dog,
Just from the look of the dog, from
the droop of the eye, to the pathetic
hang of the lip, and certain general
air of dependency and hopelessness
which seem to speak in the very ma
ture of the animal. l mention the beg
gar's dog because 1t is familiar ex-
ample. The beggar's dog never looks
cheerful. never smiles, nor frolics, but
simply sits by his master and broods,
and begs for whatever charity may
give.
l have seen the dog character mold
ed under happier influences and the
dog become more cheerful. He was a
light-hearted, free-and-easy sort OF
creature and seemed to get something
of the SUMMER side Of things. l am
almost tempted to say that If you will
The suburban citizen., 1902-07-19

and the blasts of superheated gases
had killed and destroyed all life for
miles around and yet these little
fragile pipes had remained intact. In
another place we found nest Of china
ware, with only a few pieces cracked
by the intense heat. Here, also, I'M
mense rocks had fallen, but In such
way as to protect the ware.
Walking over and along where once
was the Rue Victor Hugo down into
Ause one is most forcibly reminded Of
Lord Lytton's last days OF Pompeii.
There, where those smoldering ruins
are now seen once stood the palatal
residence Of Diomed A little beyond
had lived Clodlus and down this street
had fed Glaucus. bearing In his arms
the beautiful form of his beloved lone.
But from St Pierre no human soul es-
capped, and the novelist Of the future,
who attempts to narrate and describe
the horrors which befell St. Pierre on
that fateful morning Of May Sth, must,
If he be truthful, bring ,Sr different
ending to his book than Lord Lytton
gives to his famous work. The silent
evidences given by the dead bodies
scattered throughout the ruined city
show concluslvely that some of the
people, at least saw the whlrlwind Of
black cloud, flashing lightning, burn
ing gases and boiling mud coming
toward ST. Pierre from the burning hole
on the summit Of Pelee, but not one
escaped,-New York Independent.
The suburban citizen., 1902-07-19

semblance to the works OF man. A lit
tie nearer in the land seemed simply
roughened. and 1t was not until we
had come very near to the shore that
it was possible to distinguish between
the place where the city had once
been and the works of nature in the
rear toward the mountain.
But let us enter the town. It hardly
seems possible to tell in which direc-
tion and where the streets had former
ly run. Houses were toppled in and
scattered themselves to such an extent
that 1t appeared as if the same giant
hand which had once formed the site
for St Pierre had now swept itse,t
over the entire city, knocking down
buildings with the ease that ten pins
fall when struck by the rolling ball.
There must have been a wind with the
fury of a terrible cyclone, for iron
bars as large as a mans wrist were
bent and twisted and huge trees have
been literally torn from the earth and
cast in every direction. Where there
were no ruins to be seen +. was due
to the fact that they had been buried
far below the rivers of mud, which
had flowed down Pelee's side through
this natural gateway into the city. But
most surprising of all, there was no
lava.
Looking to the north, to the east
and to the south there was one con-
tlnued stretch of desolate ruin. At
no place in the city was there to be
seen a house with roof, and indeed,
there was not one house with walls
higher than what had been its first
story. Dust and ashes were piled high
against the sides of these fiattened
walls, and huge rocks-some from the
volcano and some which had formed
parts Of buildings-had been thrown
here there and everywhere. And in
and among this mOnotony Of wreck
and ruin were the decompOsing bodies
Of the former people of st. Pierre.
How did this city meet its doom ?
How was it possible that in less than
five minutes st. Pierre was changed
from a place Of lfe JOY and happiness
to this desolation? From an eye-wit-
ness-a priest-who lived about five
! kllometers inland from st. Pierre and
partly around the mountain just out
side of the blast Of Pelee's breath. we
obtained what is probably the best
description Of the destruction Of the
city that has yet been given.
AT about half past Z in the morning
Of May Sth dense black mass OF
smoke rising rapidly. rolling, twlrlinl
and twisting upward to a prodigiou,
height, was seen coming from Pelee',
The suburban citizen., 1902-07-19
RUNS or TAE HOTEL pc VILE,

but the second eruption, on May goth,
left it in the condition shown by the
photograph. Formerly, standing upon
the apex Of the roof between the tow
ers OF the cathedral, there was a large
metal figure of the Christ. When the
hot blast burned itself across the city
the Christ fell, and is now buried many
feet below the debris.
The principal street Of st. Pierre was
called Rue Victor Hugo. 1t Is now
very difficult to determine just where
this street ran. What had once been
shops, banks and opera house and a
city hall was now but a gray waste. on
which dust and ashes had drifted in
large piles covering heaps of stones
that had formerly been reared In mag
nficent edlhces. The ruins of the
Hotel de Vile, the City Hall Of st.
Pierre, are shown in the photograph.
This building stood in a great square,
where once had also been fountains,
gardens and statues
In what was known as the central
section Of the city there is perhaps
slightly less devastation than any
where else But even there it is next
TO impossible to distinguish one house
from another. In one Of the ruins
however, | found a little creyice filled
with clay pipes, not one Of which bad
been broken in all Of this ruin. Walls
had tumbled ana toppled around them
The suburban citizen., 1902-07-19
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS @W@@@@@@@@
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show me q mans dog will tell you
what manner of man the owner is,
with particular reference to tempera'
ment and his moods. The melancholy
man, the man who grovels mentally
along the gloomier grooves, the pessi-
mistic man, who is always looking at
the dark side Of the picture, all the
men who come within these unhappy
classifcations rarely own a cheerful
dog. The dog unconsciously takes to
the ways of his master, and in his
moods initiates the masters way Of
thinking. But turn to the dog of the
jolly, cheerful fellow. Watch him
show his teeth in laughter when the
master approaches. He is darting
across the yard and dancing and frisk-
ing around the masters feet in the
happiest way imaginable, but he is
up to all kinds Of pranks and does
all kinds of little things to indicate
the good nature that is In him. He
does as his master does and seems to
take the same general view of life.
These are small things, | guess, but
they show Just how important ones
actions are In life. Even ones way
of thinking may influence ones dog
and change his whole view Of life.
The suburban citizen., 1902-07-19
WAR TIME MEMORY
Story Of Breaking Up Knghts Of the
Golden CirCe'
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marshal general of the district Of Ken.
lucky, United States army, to learn
the designs of the 'Knirhts of the Col
den Circle, of which Element Vallan'
dlgham of Ohio, then ~ siding in Can.
ada, was supreme head. l became
grand secretary of the order for the
state of Kentucky. The officials re-
vealed to me the exact details Of the
proposed assembling of members of
the order Aug. 16, 1864, for the pur'
pose Of liberating rebel prisoners at
indianapolis, Chicago, Rock Island,
Johnson's Island and Louisville.
"The plan was also to seize the gov.
ernment arsenals, arm the rebel pris-
oners, and, together with the mem
bers Of this organization, put forward
a force of $4,000 armed and drilled
men for the rebel army in August,
1864. Your own judgment will tell
you that this would have prolonged
the civil war at least two years, and
added to the cost in treasure and
lives
"I was the only man to whom the
active head of the order in the United
States revealed the plans In detail. To
others he gave the detailed instruc.
tions in regard to their individual
parts. Every move contemplated by
the traitors reported fully to the COM
manding officer Of the United States
forces in Louisville and TO Gen, Car
rington and Gov Morton in Indianapo-
lis daily-often hourly. In this serv-
Ice Secretary of War Stanton in an
official communication stated that my
help had been worth as much to him
as any battle that had been fought
during the war"
The suburban citizen., 1902-07-19

land comes down to the sea in alter
mating scallops and tiny valleys, HID
ing from the people Of Fort de France
the monster head Of Mt. Pelee, the
two-headed Carbet rears its giant form
over 5000 feet above the level of the
ocean. In some ages Of the past the
mud flowing down Carbets peaks
formed the scallops which now end
abruptly with the ocean. Dotted here
and there between these mud banks
covered with delightful verdure are
red-tiled houses surrounded by waving
fields of sugar cane. On the topmost
point of each ridge there now stands
a huge cross as a guard from the
fury of Mt. Pelee. But even so, none
but a few of the mast hardy have re-
The suburban citizen., 1902-07-19

the quays of st. Pierre were formerly
situated stands the ruins of the beau
tiful cathedral. Only small section
Of the front and rear walls are now
standing, and between them are huge
stones-the wreckage of the towers,
the immense bell and the broken and
desolated altar. The fow OF mud has
buried nearly everything. Here, in
this wreckage, were found many bod
les, and it is very probable that at the
time Of the eruption the church was
filed with people praying to the AL
mighty for delverance from the vol
cano. These people, be it known, had
been given not less than twelve days
warning of the subsequent catastrophe.
The first eruption, on May Sth, left
standing a large part of the cathedral,
The suburban citizen., 1902-07-19

mountain appeared to be a submerged,
smoking. burning mass. There was
a binding fash, and it appeared as II
some keen-edged knife had cut the
stalk of the flower, and with loud
report like the guns Of the nayes Of
the world simultaneously exploding,
the black cloud swept down the noun
tain upon the little city. Lightning
flashed and cracked, and the surround
ing world became as dark as the dark
est night AS the cloud reached the
city there was another binding flash
and a loud report, and from north to
south st. Pierre burst into flames.
The only fire from the volcano was
that of lightning. FLAMES do not come
from the crater.
Only a short distance from where
The suburban citizen., 1902-07-19
Secretary Moody is Economical

Secretary Moody Is Economical
Some CONSERVATION has been aroused
In the navy department by an appar-
ent determination on the part of Sec
retaFy Moody to run the place with
some regard to economy. Some days
ago an appeal was made to him for
more clerks, it being declared that
only by the most diligent industry
could the work be kept up with the
present force. Mr.. Moody astounded
the applicant for more help by saying
that the condition described was ex-
actly as it should be. The clerks. he
said, had easy hours and should en-
ploy every moment of their time in
the department in doing government
work. AS they were able to keep the
business up 10 Sate, even with din.
Guilty, this was what was required of
them.
The suburban citizen., 1902-07-19
SCENES I'M THE DEAD CITY
OF ST. PIERRE. ~ ~ ~
BY WILLIAM MASON.

giant hand, controlled by a supernat-
ural power, has, with one scoop, dug
out near the mountains base an i'm
mense hole with an opening only to-
ward the sea and Mt. Pelee. In this
hole there once thrived one of the most
prosperous cities in all the West In
dles-it was the site Of st, Pierre.
Now it is bard, from the distance of a
mile for one to discern that there re-
mains 91ythlng which bears re-
The suburban citizen., 1902-07-19
BOSTON'S AERIAL CAMP
A Unique Hospital For Sufferers by
Heat Prostrotion.

A "roof garden for the treatment Of
heat prostration cases is the latest ad-
dition to the equipment of the Boston
City Hospital Relief Station, says the
Boston Herald. The fiat top Of the
building has been closed by a raised
platform, inclosed by wovenwire iron
fence, and from iron stanchions erect
ed at convenient points awnings have
been stretched. When the work Is COM
pleted the roof will have the appear
ance of a camp Of four or FIVE tents.
Each tent is equipped with two cots,
The suburban citizen., 1902-07-19
Grinding Grain in Japan

Japan and the japanese are progress
slve, but hand labor is so cheap that
progress in some directions will be nee
essarily slow. There are now hundreds
Of water, steam and electric power es-
adjustments in Japan, but the hand
mill is still exclusively used all over
the agricultural districts of the Mi
The suburban citizen., 1902-07-19

and supplied with tables, chairs, etc.,
as well as adorned by plants and ferns.
The sides of the tents are not placed
in position in fair weather, in order
that the patient may receive the full
benefit Of the circulation of air, and
when this circulation is not naturally
induced electric fans will be operated
as auxiliaries. In addition to the num-
The suburban citizen., 1902-07-19

which encircled the column and then
intermingled with it and appeared as
black cloud and silvery masses.
Through the pitchy awning above
lightning played necessarily and below
on the side Of the mountain monster
jets started upward until the whole
The suburban citizen., 1902-07-19

malned in their homes outside of Fort
de France since the day Of the de-
structiye eruption of Pelee--that noun
tain which was once the pride of the
citizens Of Martinique.
Two little towns are situated on the
shore between Fort de France and the
line Of death which marks the termina-
ton southwark Of the zone Of influence
of Mt. Pelee. First is Case Navlre,
and then, little further up, is Case
PllOte.
Only little further along the coast
and st. Pierre is before us Now the
mountain in all its terrifying glory is
clearly visible, only short distance
ahead For over 1000 feet it rises
The suburban citizen., 1902-07-19

Vaccination is now obligatory in
France within the first year from birth
and must be followed by revacclnatlon
at the ages Of eleven and twenty-one.
The suburban citizen., 1902-07-19
Like AmerLcan shoen.

The sale Of fine shoes Of American
manufacture in Canada has trebled In
f,e years. 1t is estimated that 1t viii
this year amount to $900,000
The suburban citizen., 1902-07-19

crater. Suddenly the upper portion di.
lated like huge sunhower on its stalk,
and the lower part became wrapped
In a snow-Whlse wreath Of yapor,
The suburban citizen., 1902-07-19

Der of bath rooms especially provided
in the body Of the building for the
treatment Of heat cases, a portable
bath tub will be installed on the roof,
The suburban citizen., 1902-07-19

Marriage is often a failnre because
neither Of the interested parties has
sense enough to take an occasional va
cation. .-...s-.....-.
The suburban citizen., 1902-07-19

from the sea and throws forth for
many thousand feet higher masslye
clouds Of now white and now black
smoke and yapor. II seems as II some
The suburban citizen., 1902-07-19

Water will not extinguish the spark
of love--and 1t takes something
The suburban citizen., 1902-07-19

the most prosperous city, not only OF
Martinique, but in all the Lesser An
TILES, it was difficult to realize that
only sixteen miles away lay the world S
greatest picture Of ruin and death,
Between Fort de France and the
spot where once was St. Pierre the
The suburban citizen., 1902-07-19

kados Empire. The cut shown here
with, executed in japanese style,
shows the process.
The suburban citizen., 1902-07-19

TT THEN we landed at Fort dc
NM France, just two weeks af-
NV ter the fearful catastrophe
n 4 which in one blow laid low