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The Washington times., 1904-07-27
GOSSIP AT THE
SUMNER RESORTS
The Hits Visiting the Vanderbilts at
'Oakland'-Miss Blight's Wedding
Attracts Attention.

hF. ana MIS-. ReynOIqS Init are visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred c. Vanderbilt
at Oakland, their Newport estate, and
viii later go 20 Bar Harbor 10 visit Mr..
Hits parents, Representative and Mrs.
Hits
Mrs. Hit was formerly Miss Edith
Gray. daughter Of Judge John Clinton
Gray of New York, and was married to
Mr. Hit nearly two years ago She
was a bridesmaid at the marriage OF
Mr.. Vanderbilt to Miss Elsie French
three years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vanderbilt gave a lun-
chcOn yesterday at Berger's for Mr.. and
Mrs. Hit.
William Truman Aldrich. son Of Sena-
tor and Mrs. Aldrich, has been studying
architecture in Paris for several years
and has just joined the Senator and
family al their summer home at Provl-
deuCe r l., for a visit. A young Paris
architect, Josephus Moore. accompanied
Mr.. Aldrich home, and Is also a guest
at Warwick.
Newport society people are waiting
anXiously FOR TIE formal announcement
of the date Of the wedding Of Miss Alice
Blight. daughter Of Athertoh Blight. the
New York millionaire, and Gerald Low
Their. Of London. now British minister 10
Chile. which Will take place this fall.
Miss Blight IS a beautiful heiress and
justly popular both IN this country and
Europe.
Prince de Bearn and the Viscouut de
Chambrun, Of the French embassy. and
Charles de Fabris,as, OF Budapest, are
The charge danaires Of the French
legation and Nine de Ia Fosse were
guests Of honor at a dinner party 1T
Narragausctt Pier last evening with DR..
and Mrs. Joseph Leidy. of Philadelphia,
as hosts. Miss Claggett. who is visiting
Narragausctt Pier, was also = guest
Lr. ana Mrs. Reginald g. Vanderbilt
will entertain "a house party Tor their
dance Friday evening, and among the
guests who have already arrived is
Miss Isabel May, Of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Payne Whitney and
Miss Dorothy Whitney left Bar Harbor
yesterday and went 10 Newport for d
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Payne
Whitney.
Rear Admiral Colby NJ. Chester an
rived at Newport yesterday.
Walter Deucgrc. OF this city. presi-
dent OF the North Shore Automobile
Club, has returned from his Western
trip 10 his cottage Villa Crest, in
Observation-Disclosures Mr. and Mrs.
Deucgre gave dinner OF fourteen COW
crs iu honor OF his return.
Capt and Mrs. Morton J. Henry, OF
this city We're recent arrivals at tn,
AIascouomo, In Manchester Mass.
Senator and Mrs. Stewart. who have
been spending July at Long Branch, are
now at Saratoga Springs.
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ing. Facts convince-undeniably, ir-
refutably. Sentiments promise. Just
now the country wants the fulfill
ment
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CALL OF THE COUNTRY WIND.

over the scorching roofs Of tin,
Down through the blistered street.
The country wind sweeps gently In
TO this throbbing desert OF heat
And II seems 20 can through The toll and
hum
OF the parched-up town: Come, Come!
Come
20 follow me 10 tho springfield rills
Where dreamlights dance an day.
To the aspen groves ana the misty hills
ANA the fields all sweet with hay.
AMY 70 the orchards of pear and
plum"
'Tis the woodlands call: Come! Come,
Come
Then on and on speeds the country wind
Through the heart Of the hcat-rid
town;
Through chops and mills, mid the roar
and grind
Cross roofs of blistercd brown.
In The quiet wards where the sick sue
cumb-
The mocIsfag wind calls: Conc! Come.
Come"
The hcart-sIclr mother gr.cyes more her
lot.
Tho child cries out in pain;
The Uanld face on IA snow-whitc cot
sirLs for relief ia vain
Oh, mocling, mercless. cruel. TO some.
is the country wind with its Come!
Come, Come"
Victor y Hermann in New York Times.
The Washington times., 1904-07-27
ROUNDLY CONHIDES
FELLOW CLUBhAN
Quarrel in New Orleans
Over Alleged Debt.
Had Received an Impertirent Letter
Which Reused His Anger-May
Be Expelled.

NEW ORLEANS. July q. - Enraged
at an impertinent demand for the re-
turn OF large amount Of money which
had been advanced him by the man he
attacked, Asa Miller cOwhided Albert
Il May in the entrance Of the famous
Boston Club, New Orleans most exclu-
sive club. They are members Of the
cotton exchange and also members Of
that club.
Miller and May had been intimate
friends until Miller began TO borrow
money to run his cotton futures business
with.
Il wrote Mr. Miller an impertinent let
ter because he failed 10 reimburse me
for the money / loaned him to speculate
with" declared May.
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General Crozier. chief Of the ordnance
division Of the army. viii visit New
England next month for the purpose of
inspecting armories and arsenals.
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SATTERLEE
OFF To SEASHORE
Will Spend Some Time in
Atlantic City.
GOING TO THE MAINE COAST
Movements of Other Washiugtonians
Who Seek Relief From Work
and City Heat.

The Bishop Of Washington and Mrs.
Satterlee, Miss Satterlee and mald. leave
town today for Atlantic City. where
they VIII spend some time.
After having regaincd sufficient
strength at this resort, the bishop and
family Will 80 TO some quicter seashore
resort on the coast of Maine.
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Regulated the Debt.

He denied owing me the money, and
while l was sitting in the Boston Club
he invited me TO the sidewalk As soon
as I left the entrance he struck me in
the face, and when l stopped he gave me
a sound flashing with a rawhide.'
Nav struck back while the whip was
being applied, but despite the presence
of a large number OF men ana women
the thrashing continued. May weighs
zoo pounds, while his assailart Is an eS-
ceptionany small man. The governing
committee OF the Boston Club has IN
dicated its intention OF eXpellng Miller,
as he was the aggressOr.
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Points in Paragraphs.

The striking brewery firemen viii have
plenty of cash. so they claim in other
words. money to burn.
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SeiGen NJ. Ely, one Of the supervising
principals Of the public schools, and
Mrs. Ely have gone TO the formers old
home. Ashburn, Va, for the remainder
Of the season.
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One Of the campaign weapons Of the
Democratic party is said TO be the cs-
innate which General Cirosveuor placed
upon Roosevelt IN 1900 That is all right.
The public knows that the statements
Of that whlte-bcarded lightning calcula-
tor always have 10 be discounted about
ninety Ucr cent
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Sergeant Anderson says the jail at
needs stronger bars. He
might try the wooden kind over which
the sChooners pass.
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Harry Washington called on his girl
in this city. and was arrested, charged
with stealing SIS. The course OF true
love never did run smooth
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We are all instrucUvely informing each
other that the prohibitive price Of beef
may be "a healthy thing for the. Ameri-
can people. but we me all cross just
the same when We think of a few men
making hay with the food supplies OF
eighty millions of people ia Il free
country.
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LITTLE POEMS OF WASHINGTON LIFE
SONG OF TIE PAID-OFF CLERK

1t is the first. the joyful first,
And l have got my bunch of cash.
Now fly the bills TO liquidate
My obligations large and rash.
This is the bill for summer shirts,
And this for Panama straw hat,
And this for suit of modest gray
A most uniting bill is that.
That goes to pay the rent. and that
The grocer's bill, and that for gas.
And here's the butcher's-oh, my stars.
Eheu! Jehoshaphat! alas.
They all are paid. and have left
One solitary dollar bill
With which | seek the restaurant
And eat and eat, and eat my I'll.
Farewell the dairy pie and milk.
Farewell the free lunc1 counter, too.
1t is the first, the joyful first,
And I will eat as rich men do
My cares are all dispelled tonight
My conscientious scruDles furled.
Lord knows when I'll BE- square again,
But am square with al the world.
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A. /. Drummoud, formerly chief II
the Secret Service. and just back Of
England. says that he wishes policemen
over here would show some of the diff
ferential spirit Of the London bob
bics Evidently he forgets that this
is a free country where every man. in
Guiding the cop, is his own master.
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Two citizens Of Washington are argu-
ing over the question whether prayer
or the aid of spirits helped To open the
combination lock Of a safe. The kind
Of language the average man might use
IN the circumstances IS barred out by
both suDpOsitiOus
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Searchers for the home Of Judge par
ker are respectfully requested not TO
confound EsopUs with Erebus. There
Is no connection between the two as
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fused liquor license because the neigh
bors object. Just at present 1t is not
settled who should feel iusultcd-thc
club members, whom the noishborhood
refuses 10 trust. OF the ncighbOrs, who,
according to the Excise Board. do not
appreciate the fact that the club IS
composed Of persons Of honor.
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plenty of cash. so they claim other
words. money to burn.
Sergeant Anderson says the jail at
Anacostia needs stronger bars. He
might try the wooden kind over which
the schooners pass.
Harry Washington called on his girl
in this city, and was arrested. charged
with stealing SIS. The course OF true
love never did run smooth.
Searchers for the home Of Judge Par
ker are respectfully requested not to
confound Esopus with Erebus. There
Is no connection between the two as
yet.
Prosecuting Attorney Given is said 70
doubt the sanity Of the two women
charged with not paying their board
bills. They have stcadfastly refused to
talk since being arrested.
There is to be a bureau for chauneurs
in New York. which does not mean thai
the ChauffeUrs are 20 be smut up in
the bureau and locked, though some peo-
pie would be glad 10 have It that way.
Through the influence Of Minister
Plehve Russian political prisoners viii
not hereafter BE- condemned without 4
trial. The sagacious statesman evidently
does not intend TO leave a chance for
any more Kernan articles
a street IN Wilmington had its asphalt
melted into fly paper by the recent heat.
and several citizens lost their shoes
while attempting 10 walk across. The
language used By the citizens probably
did net t=nd TO cool the asphalt.
A Chicago man has a, plan by which
an aEestheric may be used in slaughter
houses. The office men. now serving as
slaughtcrers viii welcome it if IL means
respite from being chased around by d
steer. which does not want TO be killed.
The Janitor Of an apartment house
in New York has found that it is not
legal to kill a cat which annOys the
tenants by miaulng. Let us have all
Washington stray cats sent TO New
York, where they will be protected
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Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Bryant will close
their Sixteenth Street home and leave
Oh Saturday afternoon for a lengthy sea
tip. going from here around the coast
TO the Maine shore.
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Prosecuting Attorney Given Is said 20
doubt the sanity Of the two women
charged with not paying their board
bills They have stcadfastly refused to
talk since being arrested.
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Capt. and Mrs. Morton J. Henry, of
this city. We're recent arrivals at tn,
Mascouomo, in Manchester, Mass.
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The Misses Elsie and Augusta Kettler
lett yesterday for an extended visit TO
their brother, DIR. Carl Kettler, of Dcs
Moines, Iowa. returning 10 Washington
by way of St. Louis. whore they will
spend several weeks visiting the Expo
sition.
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There is to be a bureau for chauffeurs
in New York. which does not mean thar
the chauffeurs are 70 be smut up in
the bureau and locked. though some peo-
pie would be glad 10 have Il that way.
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Senator and Mrs Stewart. who have
been spending July at Lons Branch, are
now at Saratoga Springs.
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Archbishop Davidson. the Archbishop
Of Canterbury, Will come to this coun-
try 20 attend the conference of bishops
IN Boston.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-10
TO BUILD NEW PORT.
Brazilian Harbor Will B. Finest in
the Entire World.
Many Millions of Dollars TO he EN'
pendsd in Next Few NearS--Eyery
Facility fer RRnilins Traf-
Ne TO BE Had.

Rio de Janeiro, the capital and ehieI
city OF Brazil, already possesses one d
the insst hsrbors in the world, BAT the
government is not satisfied with 1t 8:
1t exits. The port is more than twice
as large as the New YORK lower bay. and
Is IS square miles larger than the lower
ans upper bays together. and over one
third of it is deep enough for the largest
vessels. But still many millions Of dol
lars must be spent on II TO make IL Q
hrSt-class port
The reason is that the water near the
shores OF the bay is shallow. and the
bottom is sitting UP more and more. so
that some Of the old moorage places have
had TO be abandoned. Few vessels are
OF sufficiently light draught to tie up at q
dock in Rio
All the merchant marine drop anchor
on the north side OF the city ana lighters
carry freight between them ana the
shores. This Anticipated and expensive
method is to be changed for the govern
ment intends TO have first-class com
msrcial port, With every facility ioI
handing Traffic, and the port is to be
made in this manner.
Along the entire northern front Of
The city wide sea wall or quay TWO
miles in length is To he built This
quay, constructed Of solid masonry, will
be so wide that railroad trains ana
wagons can move along it, discharg.
iug or taking on freight.
Along the outside OF the quay chan
mel viii be dredged to a depth of &c
to 33 fset, So that the largest shippine
can be accommodated. The channel will
be $50 ieet wide, so that the largest YES
sells may safely pass one another.
Vessels will tie up along he front
OF this sea wall and ears and wagons
will carry The freight away or bring
freight TO them The inner side of the
wall will. in most places. be ONE dis
lance from the shore, as the quay will
not follow the indentations Of the shore
line. Masonry rail and roadwsys viii
connect with the shore at number OF
points
When these improvements are COM
pleted Latin America will have three
ports that In the commercial facilities
they Offer will rank with the greatest
ports OF the world. The harbor OF
RuenOS AsrpS and tha r0n1StfaH Of Vera
Cruz have already been converted at
enormous expense into tirst-class har-
hurs
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-10
BIC BUILDINGS MOVED
Some Peculiar Methods Adopted to
Fit Different Conditions.
The PittshnFg opera House the Lat
est Giant 40 Change it's Location
How Ii and simiiar Feats
Were Accomplished.

The moving of large buildings has
become science. and one TO which
many trained engineers are giving
their attention.
One of the recent occurrences in this
line was the removal Of the Pitlsburg
opera house This immense building
was lifted from It's foundations and
moved intact and without any compsr-
alive damage a distance of % feet.
The theater. which is the largest In
Pittsburg and is the home of one OF
the best stock companies in America,
covers site measuring l2S feet by 81
feet and weighs approximately 2.is6
tons. yet the building was transferred
to its new position without the slight
est injury TO its contents.
About four weeks were occupied in
preparing the building for removal
but the actual transference was only a
matter of hours, and so smoothly was
the feat performed that il was practi-
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-10
FINDS HOT SPOT In SEA.
ing sizzling Place on North
Carolina Coast.

Capt j. s. Hudgins. of the steamship
Berkshire, sailing between Philadel'
phia and Savannah, drifted into port
the other day with story OF a hot
place he had encountered In 20 fathoms
Of water off the North Carolina coast
IL was In latitude S47 north and
longitude 7644 west, SO miles north.
east, half east of Frying Pan lightshlp
that Second Officer G. O. Brooks
dropped the lead. When he pulled il
to the surface he swOre and dropped 1t
Its red hot" be cried
Officers anu crew crowded around
bin. The lead was hot. too hot for any
Of them to touch. even though II had
passed through fathoms of undoubt-
edly cold water on its way to the sur
face, and out into the freezing air.
Capt Hudgins reported the occur
renee 10 the Maritime exchange a
soon as he arrived in port. After the
vessel had gone ten miles. he said, the
lead came up again stone cold.
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MOVING A NEBRASKA COURT HOUSE.

the great bnilding was transferred
without mishap.
An even more remarkable case than
this was the removal of the courthouse
from Hemingford, Neb,, to Alliance,
The settlement of a county seat diff
Guilty made the change iE the location
of the court house necessary. The dis.
lance was 10 miles. and some out-of.
the-ordinary method had to be devised
TO accomplish IL. After considering a
number the engineers in charge con-
ceiyed the idea OF attaching a locomo-
tive to 1t and hauling 1t to the new To-
cation along the line of railway This
feat was accomplished without mishap.
and created considerable sensation in
engineering circles at that time.
In Bangor. Me. IT was found neces-
sary to move a building to a new To-
cation several blocks distant The
road led up one Hill and down another
but the trick was accomplished sue
eessfully. and without injury to the
building.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-10
BATTLE WITH WOLF.
Desperate Struggle of a Vermont
Farmer and His Dog.
Animal Is NanRuished After Fight
Lasting Twenty Minutes, Hut Not
Before Woundlng the Nict0rs
Ska to Be M0nnied.

/ The skin of the only gray wolf killed
In Vermont in the last SO years was
brought into the village of Starksbcro
the other day by David Dixie, farmer,
who killed the animal in patch of
woods near his barn after severe
light, In which Mr. Dixie and dog
were badly used up.
Mr.. Dixie had Just gone into the
house from the barn. where he had
been milking. when his attention was
attracted by his shepherd dog. which
was loudly barking in front of the
hen house. Taking a lantern, he went
| out to investigate, and saw the dog
had eornered a gray animal about his
own size, Both were bristling with
fear and rage, but neither dared to at
tack the other The farmer had no
gun. but he ran into the woodshed and
procured a broom, with which he
struck at the marauder, Thereupon
the wolf. for such ii turned out to be
dashed for the woods. with the doc
tNcE II, anu tdtuc ~ IL sNdHu heai 'hS
foot of maple tree
BY this time the wolf was frothlng
at the mouth and snarling and snap
ptag at the shepherd every time he
came within range Once or twice he
nipped the dog and drew blood, Mr.,
Dixie encouraged the shepherd and
then boldly worked around to the reaI
Of the maple.
This was TOO much for the wolf, and
IN sheer desperation he sprang at the
farmer. who dealt him telling blow
With the broom At the same time
the dog tackled the animal In the rear
and got a good hold on his neck. The
next instant three cornerea fight was
on. The wolf tackled the farmer and
dog by turns, swapping and scratching
at first one and then the other. In the
meantime the dog and the broom got
in some lively work. and at tie end OF
ten minutes honors were about even.
The wolf could easily have escaped
bur he evidently preferred TO fight Il
out, and It was nearly 90 minutes be.
fore he was vanquished. When the
wolf was dead. Mr. Dixie found he was
scratched in several places. and the
dog was wounded in spots from the
tip of his nose to the end of his tail
The skin Is much the worse for wear,
but win be mounted
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-10
NEW sMoKELEss POWDER.
Developed Material which IL Alb
soIutels safe and stable.

Col. w. Hope a British army officer
announces that after nine and hall
years continuous work. In which ne has
calculated and recorded. over 10000 ex
periments, he has produced an absolute
" safe and stable smokeless powder,
which he calls yeloxite He claims that
Il contains IS per cent. more power as q
propelling agent, weight for weight
than the governments present powder
yet 1t contains no nitro compound. nc
sulphur, no phosphorus. no chlorate; In
fact. no dangerous ingredients whatso'
ever.
The flashing point of black powder is
at GAO degrees Fahrenheit; that OF cor
dlte and all nitro powders is only from
$50 to $40 degrees, while that OF velox
II stands the pounding of sledge ham
mer on an anvil The ingredients are
stable. and. therefore. the powder Is sta
bic. The setting up OF chemical action IL
impossible in any length Of time. and IL
any variations OF climatic conditions.
veloxite can be made In the morning
and fired In the afternoon, not requiring
as other powders do. several weeks 10
manufacture II can be made cheaply,
It's ingredients can be purchased In I'M
limited quantities by the ton; II is avail
able for small arms equally with artil-
lery
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-10
JAcKscREws UNDER tbs PrrsBURa

cally impossible to tell that the strue-
ture was on the move Nine hundred
jack screws were used to push the
building up. Then supports and roll
ers We're placed beneath in order to Of
feet the movement Jack screws acting
horizontally. were now braced against
the pavement. each one being arranged
as to push the end Of one of the great
beams upon which the theater was
resting. AT each jack stood man and
these operators, in obedience to whis-
tie, gave the screw twist The move
ment al each twist was imperceptible.
but il was none the less sure, and
gradually the huge building. weighing
2,496 tons, was pushed into its new
position % feet from its original site.
When the opera house had come into
place over it's new foundation, 1t was
not lowered again. but THE masonry
was carried up to meet the brick work
of the wall The steel supporting
beams we're then carefully removed.
and the openings were closed. The
cost of the undertaking was over a
quarter Of million dollars. Forty
seven men were engaged on the job
day and night
The moving OF this building serves
to recall several feats Of the same kind
that have been remarkable from an en-
cheering standpoint One of these In
which unusual methods were employed
was the moving of the Beach hotel. at
Coney Island The building was an
enormous structure of wood construe-
ton. and the difficulties which con
fronted the engineers were more mat
ter Of size than OF weight To move
It without injury every portion must
move at the same time. and TO accom-
pllsh this the entire building was
raised and placed on tracks, Strong
cables were then placed about It, and
these were fastened TO half dozen To-
comotiyes When all was ready these
locomotives started simultaneously and
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-10
HEAD OF SIX GENERATIONS.
View Jersey woman Celebrates Her
one Huadredth Blrthday-Believes
she VIII Live for Many Years.

Mrs. Mary Z. Farrell, OF Fairfield
N. j., the head Of six living generations
celebrated the one hundredth anniyer
sary Of her birth the other day.
Relatives from all parts of the coun'
try were present in honor OF the event
Among them were her sons, John l.. l.
Farrell. of Paterson. Stephen Farrell, Of
Columbus, o.. who Is great-great'
grandfather, and Owen Farrell, of Par
kersburg, Pa. who went to Caldwell
with his grandson.
Stephen is 80 years old and Is the old
est Of the living children. John is n
and Owen "A years
Mrs. Farrell had not seen any of hei
"boys" for over ten years.
For a woman who has become a cen.
tenarian she Is comparatively active
Her hearing. however, is very poor
Mrs. Farrell married in 1921 In New
ark. She and her husband, Matthias
took up their residence In Paterson
where all of their II children were born
Mrs. Farrell believes she will live fol
many years.