THE SUN, BALTIMORE, TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 9, 1898. BEDEMPTORIST CHANGES TRIP OF THE FOURTH DIED SUDDENLY Iners are County Superintendent James L. Snyder, Profs. C. W.
Kelsecker and C. P. G. Rlnker. About forty-fire persons have vention nominated M.
B. Morris, of Gilmor county, by acclamation today. Mr. Morris Is an antl-Elklns man, end the convention was against the Senator from West Virginia. SUBURBS AND COUNTY Arrangements Completed For The Coming Agricultural Fair At Timonium.
ENOCH PRATT BEQUEST Pceports Of Executors Filed Preparatory To Closing: The Estate. Florence, will officiate at St. Timothy's. Rev. J.
Wynne Jones, pastor of the Abbott Memorial Presbyterian Church, at Highlandtown, is at Northfleld, attending the meetings held by Rev. Dwight L. Moody. Rev. Mr.
Jones will remain away until the latter part of this month. Mr. Newton D. R. Allen, ex-county surveyor, who resides at Towson, is an applicant for the principalship of Franklin high school.
Mr. Allen has an opponent in Mr. Townley Wolfe, who was assistant examiner. He Is a republican In politics and previous to being county surveyor taught in the schools of the county for fourteen years. Mr.
John T. Riley's family, of Ashland, consisting of his wife, daughter and two grandchildren, will leave this week to make their residence at Duquesne, where Mr. Riley is at work. Miss Ida M. R.
Riley, principal of Ashland public school, will be the only one of the family to remain in the village where the family has resided for many years. TAKEN FOR THE CERYERAS Announcement Made Of Changes In The Stations Of Priests Of The Order. Very Rev. William G. Licking, provin-cial of the Baltimore province of the Order of Redemptorists, and stationed at St.
Alphonsus' Church, Park avenue and Saratoga street, announced yesterday the following changes among the members of the order: Rev. John Kissner, a Baltimorean, appointed superior of the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New York. He succeeds Rev. August Dooper, who has been made professor of theology at the Re-demptorlst College at Ilchester, Md. Rev.
H. Borgman is transferred from the Church of the Holy Redeemer, New York city, to St. Clement's College, Saratoga, N. Y. He will in future labor 3 a missionary.
Kev. J. Dlag is changed from St. Boniface's Church, Philadelphia, to St. Clement's College, Saratoga, N.
Y. He also will do missionary work. Rev. S. Connolly Is transferred from St.
Patrick's Church, St. John's, New Brunswick, to the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New York city. Uev. A. Gunning, formerly at St.
Alphonsus' Church, New York city, is changed to St. Peter's Church, St. John's, New Brunswick. Rev. Frederick Yung Is transferred from the Immaculate Conception Church, New York city, to St.
Boniface's Church, Philadelphia. Rev. Frederick Delaad, formerly at St. Mary's College, North East, is transferred to St. Mary's Church, Annapolis, Maryland.
Uev. B. Licking Is changed from St. Peter's Church, Philadelphia, to St Mary's Church, Buffalo. Rev.
A. Coughlan, formerly at St Mary's College, North East, Is transferred to the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New York city. Word has been received by Father Licking that on August 21, the Feast of St. Joachim, the Redemptorists will take charge of St. Joachim's Church in Rome, which is a memorial church erected by contributions from Catholics in all parts of the world In honor of the golden jubilee of Pope Leo XIII, which occurred in 1S03.
The Holy Father's Christian name is Joachim, and it was this reason which prompted the choice of St. Joachim as the patron of the church. Wheu the funds for the proposed structure began coming in the famous Abbe Brugidou was entrusted with their management. Owing to a misunderstanding, the Abbe has been relieved of the trust, and the payment of the heavy debt on the church is being looked after by the Pope himself. A decree Issued by the Holy See on July 20, which has just been received by Father Licking, stated that the Redemptorists bad been selected to take charge of the spiritual affairs of the church.
Perpetual adoration of the blessed sacrament is one of the features of the church. The Redemptorists are much pleased with the honor which has been paid by choosing them to assume direction of a church erected and named in honor of the Pope, and in which he evinces the warmest interest. A G0SFELCHAR10T In Their Unique Vehicle A Quartette Of Exhorters Attract Crowds On Charles Street. A unique band of exhorters have taken temporary possession of the circle around the Washington Monument, on North Charles street, and are drawing big crowds every night. There are only four in the party a man, his wife and two small boys.
They travel in a peculiar shaped wagon, drawn by a bony gray horse. On the rear of the wagon is a 6ort of extra dashboard and platform, on which is perched a very small organ, upon which the woman plays, the male members of the family gathering about her on the platform. They call themselves the Hutchinson Morgans and label their wagon "Gospel Chariot." The audience that almost every night gathers about the "Gospel Chariot" lacks almost entirely street urchins and negroes. The people who crowd closest to the wagon and sit on the stone railing about the square are those who live in the neighborhood. Gray-haired men, who own handsome houses, and richly dressed ladies, with a number of young girls, compose the crowd.
The main attraction appears to be the voice of the woman, which is singularly clear and sweet, and it is said she was at one time an opera singer. Sometimes she sings solos and at others the two lads and the man join with her, making a chorus. The man has not the usual way of street talkers. He is apparently intensely in earnest. The voice of the woman can be heard several blocks away, and people can distinguish the words of her hymn.
The two boys generally sleep on the seat of the wagon when not singing. SUMMIT GROVE A Restful Day After The Throngs And Bustle Of Sunday Recent Arrivals. After the throngs and bustle of Sunday the quiet of yesterday was restful at Summit Grove camp. Family prayers were led by Rev. Dr.
Hubbard. At 8.30 A. M. Rev. W.
W. Barnes conducted the experience meeting. At 10.30 o'clock Rev. H. R.
Wharton preached from "Arise Ye and Depart; for This Is Not Your Rest." The children's meeting was led by Miss Erdman and Mrs. Evans. 1e dailytask In this service Is the memorizing of the Books of the Bible In which the little folks take delight. At 3 P. M.
Rev. W. A. Koontz preached from "The Desire of a Man Is His Kindness." The theme was "Kindness." The Young People's meeting was In charge of Mr. Edward Brown.
At 8 P. M. Rev. Joseph Gray preached. Additional arrivals at the camp are Rev.
W. A. Koontz, Rev. P. F.
Eyer and wife and Mr. A. Streblg. OBITCAR THE LATE JAMES O. DUVALL.
The funeral of James Owens Duvall. who shot himself last Friday night while sitting on the steps of Immanuel Baptist Church, North avenue and St. Paul street, took place yesterday from the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. nenry L.
Duvall, 2206 North Charles street. Rev. E. H. Smith, pastor of Oxford Methodist Episcopal Church, officiated.
The pallbearers were Messrs. Mathlas Reese. J. Warren Thompson, Harold Hayes, Page Boyee, Irving K. Ward and C.
Herbert Clayton. Interment was in Greenmount Cemetery. Stewart Mowen had charge of the funeral. THE LATE ALBERT E. SCHEIBLE.
Albert E. Scheible, agent of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, who died on August 5 at Keesevllle, N. and whose body was brought to Baltimore on Sunday night, was buried yesterday from the home of his sister, Mrs. Charles Q. Ranft, 717 West Baltimore street.
Interment was made in the family lot in Baltimore Cemetery. Mr. Scheible was born in Baltimore about thirty-eight years ago, and had been connected with the Buffalo Bill show for a number of years, crossing the ocean while agent of the show upward of thirty times. He was a Mason and an Elk. He was unmarried.
JOHN W. FRY. Mr. John W. Fry, bookkeeper for the New York Clothing House, died yesterday of consumption at his home, Joppa, Harford county.
He was fifty-seven years of age and leaves a widow and daughter. Mr. Fry was a member of Post 46, Grand Army of the Republic, and members of the post, headed by Capt. Geo W. Johnson, will to Joppa od Wednesday to attend the interment.
REAL ESTATE AUCTION SALES By Edward Soper Co. For John P. Po and John B. McGraw, trustees, dwelling SOS North Schroeder street, lot 14 feet wide and 70 feet 9 Inches deep, ground rent $49, to A. J.
Robinson for $400. 15 Schwab Bros. Co. For R. B.
Tippett attorneys, two unfinished two-story frame cottages at Heathbrook, Baltimore county, to A. N. Horner for $750. Jones' Slayer Committed. John Reese, colored, was committed for the Criminal Court of Anne Arundel county yesterday by Justice McClelland, of Brooklyn, charged with shooting and killing John Jones, colored, on the farm of Archibald Johnson, in the third district of Anne Arundel county, Sunday.
Geo. D. Wise, colored, Lizzie Brooks, colored, and May Walker, colored, were also committed for court as witnesses in default of $100 bail each Going To Frederick Today To Take Part In The Key Monument UnveO log Exercises. There was an air of bustle and excite, ment last night at the Armory of tho Fourth Regiment, Fayette street, near Paca street. Final preparations were being made for the regiment's trip to Frederick to take part in the unveiling of the monument to Francis Scott Key, which will take place this afternoon.
The march from the armory will begin at 7.45 o'clock this morning, and the trip will be made on a special train whicu will leave Camden Station at 8 o'clock. From the armory the regiment will march 60uth on Paca street, to Baltimore street, to Eutaw street, to Camden street, co the station. It is expected that fully two hundred and fifty men, formed Into a battalion of six companies, will make the trip. Capt. C.
C. Corbin, the ranking captain, will act as major and command the battalion. Lieut. E. H.
J. Stesch will be acting adjutant. The companies and their commanders will be: Company Capt, Mathias Kie-ftr; Company Lieut. J. H.
Ullrich; Company Lieut. W. A. Burck; Company Capt. Morris W.
Tucker; Company Lieut. A. S. Gill, and Company Cape. H.
W. Filbert. The men will wear white trousers, blue dress coats, with the new epaulets, and the new chasseur hat, which will be worn for the first time. The band from the Sixth Artillery at Fort McHenry will accompany the men. After reaching Frederick, about 10 o'clock, the command will march to the rink, on Patrick street, which will be headquarters during the stay in Frederick.
Col. Willard Howard and the field staff will be present at the exercises as guests of honor. In the parade, which wjll form about 2 o'clock, the colors won by the regiment at the last encampment at Frederick will be carried. A national salute of twenty-one guns will be fired. It Is customary for such a salute to be fired from cannon, by an artillery regiment, but as there is not an artillery regiment in the State this regulation could not be complied with.
The regiment will in all probability leave Frederick for this city at 6 o'clock in the evening. A special dispatch to The Sun last night from Frederick states: "The heavy stones forming the base of the statue to Francis Scott Key in Mt. Olivet Cemetery were put in place and the statue raised this evening, so that it will be possible to carry out the elaborate programme for the unveiling tomorrow afternoon according to schedule. It was a big job to get everything ready in so short a time. Delay was occasioned on the Maine Central Railroad which transported the stones, weighing altogether thirty-eight tons.
The granite blocks left St. Stephen's, N. July 18, and did not arrive at Portland, till July 27. They reached Frederick August 1. "The Key Monument Association has arranged to entertain a number of the descendants of Key, who will arrive in Mr.
John K. Cowen's private car over the Baltimore and Ohio Road. The party will consist of Mrs. Robert A. Dobbin, Miss Ellen Swann Dobbin, Miss Susan Lee, Miss Annie Nesbitt, John K.
Cowen, Francis Key Gilmor, Wm. Loyd Gilmor, John Gil-mor, Robert A. Dobbin, Dr. George W. Dobbin, James Barton Key and Frank Key Pendleton, of New York." THEATRES LAST NIGHT Minstrels At Ford's.
Hot weather did not prevent a large audience from greeting Wilson and Cleveland's Minstrels, which opened last night the preliminary season at Ford's Opera House. The regular season will not begin until Monday, September 5. Performances will be given tonight and tomorrow aiternoon and evening. Gorgeous costumes, novel stage effects, bright jokes and new songs combined to make the performance enjoyable throughout. When the curtain was rung up a novel effect in stage setting was shown.
Gold mirror frames, the fronts of which were hung with gold-colored cloth, were arranged about the stage. The effect was further enhanced by a number of silk American flags. A suppressed sound of music was followed by the opening of the folds of cloth in front of the mirror frames, revealing the minstrels, resplendent in gold and powdered wigs, while others appeared in lavender and with their faces blackened. Members of the band were dressed in the uniform of the English Lancers. The programme opened with a chorus, "Star and Stripes Forever," which aroused the enthusiasm of the audience.
It was followed by a sketch, "Going to Join the Army," by Marion Burt and Billy Pearl. The sketch was descriptive of the young man who wanted to join the armyNwith the understanding that he was to be provided with all the luxuries of home while in camp, and took immensely with the audience. The hit of the evening, however, was made by George Wilson, who introduced a number of Jokes bearing on the present war. "What has Spain left anyhow?" he asked, and answered, "Nothing but an old Camara, anyhow." He said no green peas had been planted this year on the coast of Spain, because the Spaniards feared that the United States would send a fleet to shell them. Billy Emerson made a hit in the singing of "Mahoney's Fourth- of-July." The "Troubador Four," Nat.
Wixon, Louis N. Powers, James Johnson and G. H. Shields, took well, and E. M.
Hall gave a number of selections on the banjo. Swift and, Chase appeared in a series of Instrumental musical oddities. "Our Colored Golf Club," a terpsichorean satire on the latest society fad, took immensely, as did also an original specialty, "American Gunners," which concluded the programme. Monumental Theatre. Rusk's Burlesques were the attraction last night at Kernan's Monumental Theatre.
The performance opened with a sketch, "A Parisian Night," in which all the company took part. In the olio were Miss Agnes Behler, singer; Morris and Morey, comedians; Mile. Rosa's Oriental Ballet, Ned Monroe, Mile. Electra, Dailey and Leonard, Bryon and Langdon and Bobby Mack, parodist. The programme concluded with "A Devil of a Time," a musical review; by Ned.
Monroe. After the performance an exhibition was given by Tom Sharkey, the pugilist. Electric Park Vaudeville. At Electric Park last night Gullle, the tenor, formerly of the Helnrich Grand Opera Company, rendered several airs with good effect. Titenia, the toe dancer, gave a number of new dances.
The Craig Trio, musical entertainers, presented some novelties that caught the audience. Other popular features of the programme were furnished by Arnesen, juggler and equilibrist; Leonidas, with his cleverly trained cats and dogs, and Farnum and Nelson, acrobats and tumblers. Dancing followed the vaudeville. The programme will be continued this week. Biver View Casino.
At the Riverview Park Casino this week are Tiddlewinks and Johnny Dugan, said to be the smallest dialect comedians, vocalists and dancers in the country; Lillian Maynard, in songs and dances; the Fau-sous, in childhood's pastimes; Mabjo Stanley, the comedienne; Dunbar and Harris, comedy acrobats, and Rita Durand, sentimental vocalist. The entertainments at Riverview are being largely attended. Attractions At Pabst Garden. Cecilia Mayo, operatic soprano, and Zeck Orchestra attracted a large crowd last night to the Pabst Garden, West Bid-die street, near Eutaw street. Manager Eick Is fortunate in securing Miss Mayo for this week, as she bad many calls for her services.
Contributions For Charity. The following contributions were received at The Sun office, viz. For Fresh Air Fund: Mrs. one bundle S. L.
$2. For Free Summer Excursion Society: Twenty dollars from John Gregg Thomas, Nathalie Contee Thomas and John Marshall Thomas, Jr. The money will be handed to the treasurers of the funds. Summering In Carroll County. Judge J.
F. Langhammer, of the Appeal Tax Court, Is at Linwood, Carroll county, with his family for the summer. At the same place are Mr. and Mrs. William Suter and their son Walter, aged six years.
Walter is a soldier boy, and affords the guests of the house much entertainment by his proficiency in drill movements. Too Much Light In Concert Stand. Complaints are being made that the continual glare of the electric light in the Druid Hiil Park concert stand prevents the full enjoyment of the concerts rendered there weekly. It has been suggested that the park board have the globe sur- rounding the light painted or frosted. Mr.
Isaao Newton Vaughan, Tobacconist, Of Richmond, Expires In His Office. WAS A LEADING BUSINESS MAN His Life Was Insured Nearly 8300,000. For Democratic State Headquarters To Open About The First Of September A Lively Campaign To Be Waged In Several Districts Movements Of The Republicans Kev. Dr. Moses D.
Hoge Greatly Improved. Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun. Richmond, Aug. 8. The business community of Richmond received a great shock this afternoon, when it was an nounced that Mr.
Isaac Newton Vaughan, a wealthy tobacconist, had dropped dead in his office. Mr. Vaughan came to his place of business early this morning, and up to the time of his demise, 3 o'clock, showed no signs of ill-health. Apoplexy Is supposed to have been the cause of his end. It had been suspected for some time that a malady of this character would ultimately cause his death, but he showed no signs of a decline in health and was one of the most active men in the trade.
His judgment and advice were always looked up to and the tobacco men esteemed him highly. Mr. Vaughan leaves a very large estate. Tn addition to this he carried life insurance to the amount of nearly Quite recently he sought to Increase this amount by $50,000 more.but his application was unfavorably considered, as the physicians detected symptoms of approaching apoplexy. The deceased leaves a widow and five children.
Mr. Joseph Button, secretary of the State democratic committee, announces that party headquarters will be opened in this city about the first of September. Much work will be done and tremendous efforts will be put forward to rescue the ninth and tenth districts, now in the meshes of republicanism. The second and fourth districts, whose democratic congressmen were unseated last year, will likewise be the batle grounds for some heavy fighting. The district republican committee has been called to meet here next Saturday to fix the time and place for holding the convention to nominate a candidate for Congress.
J. W. Southward, the chairman, being IJI, the members of the State com mittee issued the call. Mr. John M.
RyaU'a friends and admirers are trying to Induce him to run, but he has not consented to do so yet. If he finally decides to make a contest, he does not wish to be a mere figurehead. Mr. Otis H. Russell seems to have a good and safe lead In the race for the nomination.
There will be an animated fight over the three members of the State commit tee. Messrs. Edgar Allen, Morgan Treat ana a colored man, named SIngletou, are the incumbents. They are all supporters of the Brady-Agnew faction. These committeemen will not have an easy time being re-elected.
It Is said the Colored Republican League, late organized here, wl'l take a hand In the election of delegates to the convention, and will demand that the colored people be given members of the State committee. There are livly times ahead In republican politics, iur. Hamilton Holland Chalkley, of this city, and Miss Edith Gay Goolsby, of Manchester, were married at noon today in the latter town. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Benjamin Dennis, of Meade Memorial Church.
Mr. Chalkley is a young railroad man and Is connected with the Chesapeake nnd Ohio Company. The couple will hereafter reside In Cincinnati, as many of the offices of the railroad have just been moved to that city. An unknown man, having on his person a book with the names "Bob Nash" and "Arthur Scrivener," and the letters written therein, is critically ill at the almshouse. He was found by a policeman early this morning and at first it was thought he was intoxicated.
He is about thirty-two years old and wore a brown striped suit of clothes. Rev. Dr. Moses D. Hoge, who has been quite ill at the White Sulphur Springs and who returned to this city Saturday, is now greatly improved.
He was nble to sit up a little while today and is In good spirits. News was received here today of th marriage of Miss Lilly C. Hockaday, daughter of Mr. J. R.
Hockaday, to Mr. J. W. Boswell. of Roanoke, Va.
The young couple were married In Washington this morning and returned to this city tonight. They will reside In Roanoke, the home of the groom. THE FORSTTHE BROTHERS Their Remains Interred In National Cemetery At Fredericksburg Serious Cutting A Hair. Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun. Fredericksburg, Aug.
8. Mr. Frank Forsythe, of Washington, brother of Leighton and Jesse Forsythe, the two soldiers who were killed by a train Saturday night, came here today, and after viewing the graves in the National Cemetery concluded not to remove the remains to Washington. Mr. B.
II. White, of this city, has a medal which was recently found on the battlefield near here. It bears the following inscription: P. Bllven, Company Fourteenth United States Bull Run, Antletum, Fredericksburg, Gaines' Mills, Malvern Hill." On the reverse side ia a profile of George B. McClellan, with his name.
War of 1861. During a picnic at Widewater, on the Potomac, Saturday night, Traverse Colvin and Smith Clements, the former a section f.jremnn on the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, and the latter one of the workmen under him, engaged in a friendly tussle, which ended, however, by Clements cutting Colvin badly about the neck and shoulder. Colvin is not expected to live. After the cutting Clements disappeared and has not been apprehended. Lynchburg Happenings.
Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun. Lynchburg, Aug. 8. William Mitchell, a. resident of this city, while under the influence of liquor, on Sunday right went to the house of Mrs.
Sholtz, In South Lynchburg, where he proceeded to "do up" the old lady and her daughter After knocking them down and firing at them several times with his pistol, he fled from the house and from the city and has not been seen since. The women were badly bruised, but were otherwise unin The Lynchburg Lodge of Elks have awarded a contract for fitting up a new hall and elubrooms. Rev. J. C.
Davidson, of Baltimore, filled the pulpit of the First Baptist Church here on Sunday, and will continue to do so during the absence of the pastor, Dr. F. C. McConnell. The collection of taxes In Lynchburg for the year Is several thousand dollars ahead of what it has been for several years past.
Shenandoah County Items. Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun. Woodstock, Aug. 8. August term of Shenandoah County Court convened here today, with Judge F.
S. Tavenner presiding. A good-sixed crowd of country people were in attendance, but only routine busines was transacted. A few minor cases are set for trial during the week, most of them being petty civil cases. There has been no criminal cases on the docket of this court for more than eight months.
George Nellons and William Lewis, ne groes, became involved over a female here last night, and the former attempted to kill Lewis, firing three shots at him with a pistol without hitting him. This section was visited by two heavy rains this afternoon. The rains were attended by vivid lightning and heavy thunder. Spring Hollow, a stream traversing the length of the town, has swollen to a raging river. Items From Roanoke, Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun.l Roanoke, Aug.
8. A burglar blew open the Iron safe or L. N. Foster Co. last night, but failed to secure any booty.
B. S. Penn, of Wisconsin, has accepted the secretaryship of the Roanoke Young Men's Christian Association and will as sume his duties here Septembeu 1. Mr, Penn comes highly recommended. Anti-Elkin Man Nominated- Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun.
Parkersburq, W. Aug. 8. Tho fourth district republican senatorial eon- enrolled to pass tho examination. GREENBRIER WHITE SULrilUR A Bright And Successful Seaoon Baltl- inoreans Participating la The Gaieties.
Special Correspondence of Baltimore Sun. White Sulphur 'Springs, Gueenruieii County, W. Aug. 7. The season here Is now full open and Is, beyond compare, the brightest and gayest, as well as tha fullest, for many years past.
Every row of cottages Is occupied and rooms are hard to obtain. The good management of Mr. Scovllle has borne Its legitimate fruit. The plate is cleaner, more comfortable ftnd better served In all respects than ever be fore and the table la complimented In every quarter. The gerinan last night, led by Mr.
Boswell, of Richmond, had over seventy couples, and the scene was ono of great life and gayety, in which Baltimore was creditably represented by Miss Wii mer, whose father had led germans here- well some years ago; by the Misses Jack, son. Miss Bartlett, Miss Sallle Seddou, Miss Isabel Lemmon and many others. Among the Baltimoreans now hero are Mrs. 11. P.
Lefebre, Mr. and Mrs. Irvine Keyser and family, Henry Keyser and family, Thomas It. Clendinen and family. II.
Sklpwlth Wiimer and daughter, Lloyd L. Jackson and family, Mrs. Harry A. Or-rick nnd family, Mr. and Mrs.
M. A. Tyson, Mrs. Sarah E. Brown.
Mrs. William H. Stillman, Mrs. Southgate Lemmon and family, Albert O. Ritchie the Judge and Mrs.
Ritchie being expected next week and Mr. and Mrs. Lumpkin. From Virginia we have the Boellngs, Seddons, Lyons, Friggs, Andersons, Mail-rys, Bruces, Dunlops and Dulanys In force. while all the other Southern States ore well and charmingly represented, little Miss Moore, with her many costumes nnd graces, being, as last season, tha delight of tho place.
Mrs. Young and Miss Arents, of Rich mond, have the Patterson cottage, la which the click of the chip Is now a mem ory, and have fixed it up most attractively with awnings, electric lights, draperies and growing plants, to the pleasure of all beholders. Senator Cattery, of Louisiana, Hon. Adger Smythe, of Charleston, S. Hon.
Wm. H. Harrlty, of Philadelphia, Warren Elliott, of North Carolina, H. M. Comer, of Georgia, and V.
E. McBee, of Norfolk, whose families are with them. open up vistas In politics and railroads and make conversation Instructive. In deed, you meet at every turn an agreeable. pleasant group of the elders, while the youngsters, among whom are an ununual number of dancing men, are enjoying tha dances and gayetles of what will undoubt edly prove a most successful season.
J. s. u. Dance At The ITotel Towhatan. Ciiablestown.
W. Aug. 8. The see end dance of the season was given at tho rowbatan Hotel on Friday night. Tha dance was one of the largest, and was at tended by young people from Baltimore, Washington and other points.
Among Eomo present were Misses Rebecca, Roberta and Bessie Boiling, Cornelia Gibson, Hattie and Gertrude Bowler, Mr. und Mrs. Douglas 14. Stiles, Messrs. Todd, Boykln, Henry Jenkins and Dr.
L. M. Allan, of Baltimore; Misses Anna and Lucretla Dodge, Amy McLeod and Louise. Latimer, of Washington: Misses Mason, of Fredericksburg, Miss Cicely Wooley, of Ken tucky; Misses Bettie and Nellie Page, Ellzu and Nannie LIppItt, Lucy Deahl and Edith Allen, of Berryvllle, Va. D.
W. Border, chairman of the republi can executive committee lor jeuerson county, has called a raeeetlng of the com mittee, to be held at Kearneysvllle on Tuesday.August 16. The object of the meeting is to select delegates for the congressional convention, to be held at Keyser on August SL The convention will also select delegates for the senatorial and dis trict delegate convention. A movement Is on foot to organize a stock company to put In water works at Harper's Ferry and Bolivar. Dr.
D. W. Border is a candidate for district delegate on the republican ticket. The district comprises the counties of Jef-fesou, Berkeley and Morgan. In And Around Piedmont.
Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun. Piedmont, W. Aug. 8. Lieut, ti.
D. Brady has closed his recruiting station here and will report for duty at Jefferson barracks, Mo. The Davis Coal and co*ke Company Is furnishing a largo quantity of coal each month to the government. While their contract Is large, yet it Is to cover considerable time. This company Is doing a good business, as they can now secura vessels for coastwise shipments.
The town of Westernport, opposite riedmont, will lay terra-cotta sewer pi pea where wooden crossings have been formerly used In tho streets of the town. Tho pipe used will be of various sizes, from thirty and twenty-four inches down, as the volume of water may require. All the gutters and sewers In the level part of Piedmont are being cleaned and flushed for sanitary purposes. The recent heavy rains have cleaned the streets and gutters on the hillside. There is considerable sickness here, but few serious cases.
All the physicians are kept busy. The Keyser Woolen Mills ore kept quite busy fllllng government orders for army blankets. The Tyler County Circuit Court Is In session this week and has DoO "speakeasy" indictments to try. "God's Providence Home." Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun.l Morhantown, W. Aug.
8. Rev. B. M. Spurr, rector of Trinity Episcopal Church, at Monndsvllle, has gone to New York to secure funds for the building of a hospital at Glendale, In Marshall county, to be known as "God's Providence Home." He already has sufficient funds to start tho building and has let the contract for it.
It will be three stories high and will have thirty rooms, besides operating rooms, reception rooms and the like. Tho cost will be $15,000. The hospital will bo divided Into two parts, one for the accident and ncn-contaglous diseases and the ether for the contagious diseases. Mrs. Mary John, widow of Dr.
George W. John, died yesterday morning nged eighty-five years, nfter a long alillctlon with erysipelas. She Is survived by three children Mrs. J. M.
Wood, Mrs. William Moorehead end George M. John. Work on the Industrial School for Girls at Salem has begun. The contract calls for its completion by November 15.
Capt. Edward A. Avis, a retired officer of the regular army, has been designated by the War Department as commandant of cadets at the West Virginia University In the place of Capt. John A. Loekwood, who has been ordered to Join his regiment.
Jefferson Teachers' Tniatitute. Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun. Charlestown, W. Aug. 8.
The Institute for the teachers of Jefferson county convened In this city this morning with an attendance of nbout eighty-five. This Is the smallest attendance for a number of years. The Institute Is in charge of County Superintendent A. P. Ncel, Prof.
A. L. Wade, of Morgantown, and Prof. Waitman Barbe, field agent for West Virginia University, in the absence of Prof. J.
F. Rucker, who are acting as Instructors. A Wealthy Farmer Killed. Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun. Huntington, W.
Aug. 8. Alderson Bartram, a wealthy farmer, was shot to death yesterday, near his home, on Mill Creek, in Wayne county, by a neighbor named Artrlp. Artrlp escaped to Kentucky. The killing was the result of an old grudge.
Virginia Brevities. S. P. Figgatt grocers, of Roanoke, have made an assignment. The Mineral county democrats at Key.
ser, W. reindorsed the Chicago platform. Mrs. Agnes Hill McHugh, wife of Capt. C.
A. Mcllugh, of Roanoke, died Saturday of typhoid fever. Mrs. Katherine Woods, the oldest woman In Wheeling, died there Wednesday at the age of one hundred and one years. President McKInley la expected to go to Elklus, W.
uext Sunday to spend ten days as the guest of Senator Elklns. The lodge of the Berkeley Springs Hunting Club, near Doe Gulley Tunnel, occupied by George Gloyd, was destroyed by fire, with contents. There are now 2o0 guests at Jordan's White Sulphur Springs, Frederick county. The ball given there Friday evening lust was a great success. One Of The Blunders Of Tho War.
"You made great miitak in jilting Bjrtc." "But how could I know ha would Ooms Bck a colonelt" Cleveland PUia Dudes, P0ST0FFJCE BURGLARIZED The Old Point Office Robbed Of $3,400 In Stamps And $50 In Cash A Clue To The Robbers. Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun. Newport News, Aug. 8. The Old Point postofllce was robbed some time after 10 o'clock last night of $2,400 in stamps, $50 In cash and twenty registered letters, the contents of which are unknown to Postmaster KImberly and his assistants.
The postal authorities have a strong clue to the cracksmen, who were evidently professional In their line, and hope to effect an early capture. This was the most daring postofflce robbery that has ever occurred in this section. The thieves, of whom It is reasonably certain that there were two, forced an entrance to the new postofflce and repaired to the office where the safe is kept. The safe is a small affair, only four feet high, and not of modern manufacture. Postmaster KImberly had ordered a new safe, which was at the depot at the time of the robbery, waiting to be transferred to the postofflce.
An examination of the safe this morning showed that a five-eighths Inch hole had been drilled and tapped between the handle and the combination. Instead of using dynamite, the explosion of which would have attracted the attention of some of the people who are usually up to midnight, the Intruders screwed In a long eye bolt, and with a lever In the eye of the instrument forced the lock to pieces. As soon as the robbery had been discovered this morning Postmaster Kimber. ly communicated with Postmaster Frederick Read, of this city, and the latter proceeded to Old Point to assist In the Investigation. On his way down to the Point, while In the cars, Mr.
Read secured the clue on which the postal authorities and police are now working. Mr. Read asked the conductor of the train if he had Doticed any suspicious persons on his train since Saturday. The conductor replied having seen two men on his train who acted in a suspicious manner, and who were heard to remark about making a raid on some place. One of the men is described as being thirty-five or forty years of age, 180 pounds in weight, wearing a light mustache and three or four days' growth of beard.
The other was nineteen or twenty years of age, tall and thin, with mustache. Both men were well but plainly dressed. A guard on duty outside of the fort last night was summoned by Adjutant Phillips and stated that he saw two men acting suspiciously about the reservation, and the description he gave tallied with that obtained by Mr. Read of the two men on the train. ROBERT MORTON SENTENCED To Be Hung On October Seventh Tor The Murder Of George Westmoreland.
Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun. Aug. 8. The Hust ings Court, Judge J. M.
Mullen presiding. met this morning to hear what report Mr, James T. Rahlly, counsel for Robert Mor ton, the negro who was convicted on Thursday last of the brutal killing of George Westmoreland, had to make In reference to the investigation of the al leged misconduct of one of the Jurors who had tried and convicted Morton. Mr. Rahily informed the court that upon investigation he had found that there was a rumor of such alleged misconduct on the part of one of the Jurors, but without substantial basis so far as he could learn.
He then made a motion for a new trial without argument, which motion was overruled by the court. Morton was then told to stand up and was asked by the court if he had anything to say why sentence of death should not be passed upon him. He made no reply. Judge Mullen, In sentencing the prisoner, said in part: "The court has not listened to clamor to bring you to a speedy trial. It has endeavored to be just to you; its purpose has been to be just to this community and to this Commonwealth.
It has not listened to the appeal of counsel for a continuance when Its continuance had no foundation in law or Justice. It has endeavored to secure you a fair and Impartial trial. The verdict in the opinion of the court Is not contrary to the law and the evidence in the case." After cautioning the prisoner to prepare for the fate that awaits him, the court sentenced Morton to be hanged in the jail yard of this city on the seventh day of October next between the hours of 10 o'clock A. M. and noon.
Prof. J. M. Colson, of the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute, has just completed a profitable tour of observation and study in the schools of the North. After noting methods of work in the schools of Baltimore, Philadelphia and Trenton he spent six weeks of special study In the laboratories of Rutger'a Scientific School and the New Jersey Agricultural College Experiment Station, located at New Brunswick, N.
J. The Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute will introduce the study of agriculture Into Its curriculum at the beginning of the fall term. REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES Dissensions Not Yet Healed Rev. Dr. Butler Has Not Withdrawn His Resignation.
Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun. Alexandria, Aug, 8. The republicans of this city tonight held meetings in each of the wards. Very much of the strength of that party here Is made up of colored men and there is a division In the ranks, which no amount of attempted healing has been able to entirely cure. The meetings tonight were of that wing of the party which is entirely controlled by the whites.
The usual form3 of primary meetings were observed and dele gates were chosen to represent the four wards of Alexandria city in the republican congressional nominating convention, which will meet here on the 31st Inst. Rev, Dr. Butler's resignation of the pastorate of the Washington Street Baptist Church here still remains among the uncertainties. The congregation, as hereto fore reported, have, by a vote of at least 5 to 1, expressed their confidence In the pastor and declined to accept his resigna tion, and it was said in some newspapers that Dr. Butler had withdrawn his resig nation.
This report he alluded to in the pulpit yesterday and said it was unau thorized and entirely premature. Councilman Joseph Beach has gone to Fairfax to attend the funeral of his mother, who died suddenly yesterday at her home, In that county. The fire department was called out this morning to a fire In a dwelling on lower Prince street, near Union, owned by John McCuen and occupied by Messrs. Schnel der and others. Some bed clothing was burned, but the loss was slight.
A century-old silver pitcher belonging to Mrs. George Washington, of this city, which had been stolen by a colored woman, was recovered by the police and returned to Mrs. Washington this morning. The pitcher bore 1708 as the date of its manu. facture.
KILLED BY LIGHTNING Thomas Baln, Of Rockbridge, Receives A Fatal Stroke Death Of Mm. Martha Waddell. Special Dispatch to tha Baltimore Sun. Lexington, Aug. 8.
Thomas Bain, of Upper Kerr Creek, this county, was struck by lightning yesterday afternoon and instantly killed. He with two young men, "Buz" and Charles Reynolds, went to a wheat stack In a nearby field and on their return, while crossing a field, Bain was struck by the bolt, which tore the crown out of his hat, singed his hair and passed out at his feet, tearing his shoes to pieces. Only a faint mark was found on his right side. Both of his companions were knocked down and rendered sense less. Upon reviving one of them saw Bain's shoe smoking.
Both eventually re covered enough to go to the house. Bain was aged about sixty-five years. Miss Martha M. Waddell, aged seventy years, eldest daughter of the late Dr. Liv ingston Waddell, died here yesterday.
She was born In Waynesboro' and came here with her father in 1S0O. Democratic Nominations. Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun. Martinsburo, W. Aug.
8. The democratic delegates from Morgan, Berke ley and Jefferson counties met here this morning and nominated two candidates to represent these three counties in the next Legislature. F. II. Harmlson, of Morgan county, nnd R.
W. Morrow, of Jefferson county, were nominated by ac claniarlon. Resolutions Indorsing the Chi cago platform were adopted. The Teachers' Institute for this county convened here this morning. The exam' TURNED OYER TO HOSPITAL Securities Counted And Passed To Representatives.
Litigation Will Bo Carried To Higher Courts By The Heirs Who Contest The Bight Of The Legislature To Carry Out The Terms Of The Bequest. Ex-rostmaster-General James A. Gary and Mr. Arnold S. Hyde, executors tinder the will of Mr.
Enoch Pratt, have filed their reports In Circuit Court No. 2, through Messrs. Barton and Wiimer, attorneys, ia beginning to close up the estate. The report of personal property shows a total Inventory and receipts of total disbursem*nts, balance on hand, $906,232.33. The report of realty shows a total Inventory and receipts of $296,811.14.
Of this the executors crave an allowance for realty valued at 275,153.33 turned over to ex-Governor William Pinkney Whyte, as trustee, and by him to the Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital. Commissions on collections were allowed, aggregating other expenses of $263.32: court costs In the four cases In connection with the settlement of the estate, about $250; fee of Messrs. Barton and Wiimer for the settlement of the estate as per contract, $5,000, and other miscellaneous disbursem*nts, leaving a balance of $12,271.33, which added to the ballance of personalty of $000,232.33. makes a total balance on hand of The value of the bequest of Mr. Pratt to the Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital, at the time of his death, was $1,218,377.18.
In the opinion of Mr. Francis T. Homer, one of the representatives of the hospital In the litigation, the estate was managed with grent Judgment and care and the executors deserve credit for the manner In which they kept the estate together. Mr. Pratt's largest holdings were" S3CT.000 Baltimore city stock; government bonds: $75,000 District of Columbia bonds; $30,000 Consolidated Gas Company bonds: JS3.000 various railroad bonds; about $40,000 miscellaneous bonds; leasehold property and stocks, about $75,000.
and $42,751 mortgage in the District of Columbia. The bequest of Mr. Pratt to the Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital was turned ever to the hospital last Saturday at the building of the Mercantile Trust and Deposit Company. Those who were present end participated were ex-Postmaster-General James A. Gary and Mr.
Arnold S. Hyde, executors under the will of Mr. Pratt; ex-Governor William Pinkney Whyte and Mr. Francis T. Homer, who represented the hospital in the litigation; Mr.
Randolph Barton and Mr. James M. Ambler, of the law firm of Messrs. Barton and Wiimer, attorneys for the executors; Mr. George Lamb, acting president of the hospital In the absence of President Pope, who Is In Rhode Island; Mr.
C. C. Homer, a trustee of the hospital, and Mr. Joseph Grape, secretary of the board of trustees of the hospital. A deed of transfer was executed by Mr.
Gary and Mr. Hyde before Arthur W. Rob-eon, notary public, and passed to ex-Governor Whyte. The usual executors release was given, which was held until the securities were counted and passed upon. The securities were then passed to ex-Governor Whyte and Mr.
Francis T. Homer and counted, then jjassed by them to Messrs. Barton and Ambler, so they could see that the Indorsem*nts protected their clients. The securities were next packed in boxes ready for the purpose and taken by Mr. Lamb and Mr.
Grape to the Safe Deposit and Trust Company and placed In a vault. The provision In Mr. Pratt's will that the residue of his estate should go to the Sheppard Asylum on change of its name by the Legislature to the Sheppard and Fnoch Pratt Hospital precipitated quite a fight upon the part of heirs, nephews and nieces of Massachusetts. The fight was first made In the last Legislature, but the bill to change the name passed and was signed by Governor Lowndes. The fight was then carried Into the Baltimore city courts, the heirs suing on the claim that Mr.
Pratt's will was invalid, on the ground that It attempted to establ'sh trust and perpetuity too indefinite to be maintained. Sharp delivered an opinion orally several weeks ago, sustaining the bequest and deciding that the Legislature had a right to change the name of the hospital. The opinion has since been typewritten and filed In Circuit Court No. 2. An appeal was taken to the Court of Appeals, and It will probably be heard early In the next term.
It is probable the case will go from there to the United States Supreme Court for final decision. Until final derision Is rendered the estate cannot be closed up. COURT MISCELLANY Says It Is His Second Offense. Henry Costar. alias Charles r.oyd, charged with fraudulent use of the mails, was committed for the action of the United States grand jury yesterday by United States Commissioner Rogers iu default of $1,500 bail.
Costar made no statement. His scheme, It was charged, was to advertise In newspapers for women desiring light employment. A letter was read from Marie Kauffman, Chambersburg, end Miss Lizzie C. Ball, 1412 Fawn street, Philadelphia, Pa. Miss Ball was present and testified to answering the advertisem*nt, which requested letters to be addressed to the "Costar Manufacturing Company, P.
O. Box 154, Baltimore, Md." Costar admitted that he constituted the entire company. Costar was arrested by Sergeant Flood, of the southern district, who saw him opening letters. Over 100 letters were found on him, all from women In answer to the advertisem*nt, and all containing postage stamps of various denominations. Pcstoffice Inspector M.
W. Malone testified that he arrested Costar on a similar charge in Chester, August 10. tad that he plead guilty, was fined $25 and r-osts and sentenced to seven months ia jail. Divorce Proceedings. Judge Dobler signed a decree yesterday In Circuit Court No.
1 granting Annie May Rsynor an absolute divorce from Charles Henry Raynor. They were married December 22, 18S2, and separated April 23, 1S03. Ilulda Carroll, by D. Greenbaum and Milton D. Greenbaum.
attorneys, filed a bill In Circuit Court Xo. 2 yesterday asking for an absolute divorce from Josiah, Carroll on the ground of abandonment. They were married February 20. 1SSS, and, the till states, only lived together about four months. Agnes T.
Door, by A. P. Jump, attorney, filed a bill in -the same court yesterday for an absolute divorce from Charles l. Dorr. They were married March 30, 1801, and three weeks later, the bill avers, Dorr tbacdoEPd his wife and is now out of the State.
The divorce Is asked for on the ground of abandonment. Suits For Damages. Sarah by Isidor Goldstrum, attorney, entered suit in the Court of Common Pleas yesterday against the Baltimore City Passenger Railway Company, claiming $1,000 damages for personal Injuries to her infant son, said to have been received in being struck by a car of the company May 14 last. Louis Marovitz, by the same counsel, entered suit in the tame court against the Baltimore City Passenger Railway Company for $1,000 damages for Injuries to Ids iufont daughter, said to have been received In being struck by a car of the company July 20 last. Suits by titling were entered in the same court some time ago by the daughter of Louis Marovitz and the son of Sarah Goldstein, each claiming $5,000 for the injuries received as alleged in the suits filed yesterday.
Morning Star Baptist Church. A certificate of the Incorporation of the Morning Star Baptist Church, colored, was filed In the Superior Court yesterday by Cornelius S. Jones, Harry Williams, George W. Bailey, William H. Cheese-mond and Arnold D.
Minds, who have been elected trustees for one year. Grain Dealer's Deed Of Trust, nenry J. Clark, a grain merchant on Mc-Elderry's wharf, filed a deed cf trust yesterday la; the Superior Court for the benefit of his creditors to Charles S. Hayden jrho beaded la tie eum of 52 000, OFEICERS AND COMMITTEES For The First Time The Exhibition Will Last Five Days. Secretary John S.
Fulton, Of The State Board Of Health, Writes The County Commissioners Regarding Diphtheria At Ashland Dr. Schofield Explains. Arrangements have been completed for holding the annual fair of the Agricultural Society of Baltimore County at Timonium September 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17. This year, for the first time, the fair will last five days. The price of admission has been advanced from 25 cents to 50 cents each day.
Following are the officers of the society for 1S98: President, S. M. Shoemaker; vice-president, Alexander McCor-mick, secretary, H. C. Longnecker; treasurer, George W.
Yellott; managers, E. G. Merryman, Denis M. Matthews, Asa B. Gardiner, Frederick von Kapff, Charles A.
Councilman, George Yellott, Samuel M. Shoemaker, Alexander McCor-mick, M. W. Offutt, H. C.
Longnecker, Richard Vincent, F. N. Hoen; marshal, Edward A. co*ckey; lieutenant marshal, H. A.
Love; deputy marshals, Clyde V. Matthews, John C. co*ckey, D. Dulany Yellott, John Merryman, John Horner, Louis G. Chilcoat.
The committees In charge of departments will be: Cattle, E. G. Merryman, Arthur Chenoweth; horses, George W. Yellott, F. N.
Hoen; sheep, Frederick von Kapff, B. H. Ridgely; swine, Charles A. Councilman, John E. Gorsuch; poultry, J.
F. Parks; dairy products, hams, D. M. Matthews, George H. Merryman, Thomas G.
Stevenson; farm and garden products, Richard Vincent, John C. Halbert, George B. Roberts, George E. Shelley; work of pupils of the public schools, F. N.
Hoen; C. B. Rogers; Implements and machinery, Asa B. Gardiner, Thomas J. Lea; wagons, carriages and harness, M.
W. Offutt, Dr. A. C. McCurdy; domestic manufactures, Mrs.
W. Whitelock Matthews, Miss Eleanor Isaac; bread, cake, preserves, Mrs. C. A. Councilman, Mrs.
John W. Shanklin; household department, Alex McCormick, superintendent of forage, Elisha F. Parks. Diphtheria At Ashland. Dr.
John S. Fulton, secretary of the State board of health, has sent the following letter to the Baltimore county commissioners regarding the recent cases of diphtheria at Ashland: "June 25 a child died of diphtheria at Ashland, and the fact of death, with a statement of its cause, should have been reported to your honorable body as a local board of health. June 30 another child died at the same place of the same disease. The physician in charge did not report the cases to the State board of health, but, according to his report to me on August 2, he reported them to Dr. J.
C. Schofield, county health officer, June 26. "July 14 Mr. Joshua Horner reported to me the presence of diphtheria in the village and asked the intervention of the State board of health. A letter was Immediately mailed to Dr.
Schofield, notifying him of the death and of the cases then sick. July 28, two weeks later, Mr. Horner reported to me that the local board had not done anything to check the outbreak and asked me to visit the place. The same date two more deaths occurred. July 29 I went to Ashland and there learned that the health officer of the county had been there that day and had done some disinfecting.
As the information concerning the outbreak ought to have reached the local board not later than June 28, and in view of the fact that the outbreak was reported from this office to the local board July 14, it is incumbent on both the State board and on your body, as a local board of health, to Inquire why the two deaths of July 28, which were in all human probability preventable, were not prevented." Dr. Schofield's Statement. Dr. J. C.
Schofield, health officer for Baltimore county, makes the following statement in relation to the Ashland cases: "The public should be made aware of the facts in connection with the present condition of Ashland to allay fear of an epidemic of diphtheria. Ashland, fifteen miles from Baltimore, is a furnace property, owned and controlled by Mr. Joshua Horner, Captain Herrman and Mr. J. F.
C. Talbott. On the property are the residences of the operatives in whose families diphtheria has found a lodgment. There have been reported to and examined by me sixteen cases, out of which four deaths have occurred. Dr.
J. E. Benson has had charge of the cases, and has been indefatigable in his efforts to stay the progress of the disease, and from a thorough Investigation of the cases, of his heroic and unselfish efforts, as well as the hindrances incident to the unhealthy condition of the place generally, I am convinced that no better results were attainable and the wonder is that the percentage of deaths to cases was not greater. "The sinks or closets for this property are ten or fifteen feet above the surface of the residences for a period of two years or over these sinks have not been cleaned; the recent heavy rains In that vicinity have overflowed them so that the refuse has been washed down into the cellars of the houses; the old furnace property Is built of stone, the mortar around and in which is especially susceptible to moisture and Its retention. Dr.
Benson has so worked that I am fully satisfied the very best possible results have been attained and that the fatalities were not greater, in view of the deplorable sanitary conditions of the surroundings In which he labored, Is due In large measure to his activity, energy and the prompt appllauce of his medical skill. As health commissioner of Baltimore county, July 31, I notified the owners of the property to have the sinks or closets, already noted, cleaned, I gave them five days in which to comply with my notice. Previously, I had gone; to them and spoken to them about the matter, but they refused to comply, claiming that It was the duty of the tenants occupying the houses to have this done. "I have caused the houses to be thoroughly disinfected, and now regard the property as in good santiary condition except as to these sinks, which the company refused to cleanse. I have examined all of the diphtheria cases existing, and they are all in a fair way to recovery.
I do not anticipate any other deaths In the vicinity, for the disease Is strictly confined to this property, and is, therefore, eudemic, not epidemic." Catonsville's Public School. School Commissioner Jones met the trustees of school No. 2 at Catonsville yesterday and arranged with them for the rental of the second floor of Newburg Hall and the hall over the First National Bank for the use of the school until the completion of the new building. It is expected that the new building will be ready for occupancy by January Miscellany. Mary Elizabeth Butler, Infant daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas B. Butler, Tow-son, died yesterday. A picnic and dance under the auspices of the Catonsville Social Club took place yesterday in Lynch's Grove. Catonsville.
Rev. Mr. Hoover, former pastor of St. Mark's Lutheran Church, at Luthervllle, and his wife are visiting Mr, Joseph. R.
Marston, at Luthervllle. Rev. Frank G. Porter, pastor of Waverly Methodist Episcopal Church, has returned from a two weeks' visit to the home of his mother. In Allegany county, Md.
Rev. S. L. Bryant, of Washington, D. former pastor of St.
John's Methodist Episcopal Church, at Luthervllle, preached at that church Sunday night. Mrs. Thomas C. Bateman and children, of Ashland, eighth district, are visiting Miss Nellie Bunting, Mrs. Bateman's sister, at Budd's Creek, St.
Mary's county. Mrs. Lottie Ferguson and children, of Philadelphia, are the guests of Mr. William C. Brooks, cf Philopolis, eighth district.
The Methodist Protestant burying ground, at Newmarket, has been incorporated by Thomas M. Wilson, Aquila McDonald, Henry Krout, William T. Hen-firlx and William H. Hendrix. Prof.
Z. C. Ebaugh, recently elected school examiner for Baltimore county, left yesterday to attend a meeting of State board of education, at Cumberland. He la a member of the State board. Rev.
Percy Foster Hall, rector of St. Timothy's Protestant Episcopal Church, Catonsville, left yesterday on his vacation. He will visit Cavetown, Washington county, Md. In his absence the Rev, Henry Kingham, rector of Trinity Church, Embarrassing Experience Of Two Captains of British Steamers Now In Port. To be taken for Admiral Cervera has been the fate of Captain Hughes, of the large British steamer Iran, loading here for Havre.
Captain Hughes general appearance agrees with the pictures of the Spa ish Admiral that have met the public gaze. Captain Hughes wears a white beard, cut somewhat after the Admiral's style, and his face is ruddy and sailorlika. Added to this, Captain Hughes, while in port this hot weather, wears a suit of Immaculate white, the jacket being buttoned close up to the chin and fitting snugly. The day Admiral Cervera was reported In Baltimore Captain Hughes took a promenade through the shopping centre. He had as his companion Captain Crosby, of the steamer Ikbal, also in port, and belonging -to the same owners as the Iran.
Captain Crosby had served with Captain Hughes, and they had not met for a long while. Both captains noticed that they were being observed by passers-by, many of whom stopped and raised their hats to the two masters. Both came to the conclusion that It was more than their East Indian clothes that attracted the people. When it was decided to return to their ships, Captain Hughes was asked if he was not Admiral Cervera and the younger man his son. Thinking this a bit of "Yankee" chaff, no reply was returned, which was accepted by the questioner as evidence that neither could speak English.
This contributed to establish more firmly In the minds of those who heard the conversation that they were the real Cerveras. Captain Hughes tells how, on Sunday, four of his officers, togged in the same East India costumes, went to a resort and ordered four beers. When the bill was asked for they were informed that it was paid, the waiter at the same time placing four more glasses before them. This was kept up until the four officers had punished four glasses each. I hey then asked why this unusual attention was paid them.
To their surprise i3y were told that as they were officers from the Spanish ships sunk by Schley at Santiago It was the desire that they should be given an evidence of the kind feeling in which they were held by the American people. It was supposed they htJ come up from Annapolis to spend the day. Tne officers departed without an explanation, but refused in a polite way any further attentions. LOCAL YfAR. NOTES The Schley testimonial fund general committee yesterday began sending out the circulars asking for subscriptions.
Over 10,000 are to be distributed from house to house. About 200 subscription books have also been circulated. Mr. B. Edgar Benson, son of Dr.
C. W. Benson, 1105 Madison avenue, is home on furlough. He is orderly for Capt. J.
W. Philip, of the battleship Texas, and has been with the ship through all her hard fighting. He brought home several souvenirs of the naval battle off Santiago. The government contract received by the Maryland Steel Company, at Sparrow's Point, for ten mortar carriages, is being executed with all possible haste. The carriages will each weigh 76,500 pounds, and are for twelve-inch mortars.
It is not known where they will be sent when finished. Lieut. Richard O. Crisp, of Baltimore, who has been attached to the revenue cutter Windom in the Cuban blockade, has been detached and ordered to Montreal to Join the revenue cutter Algonquin, en route to the Atlantic coast from the lakes. First Assistant Engineer J.
Edward Dorry, of Baltimore, has been detached from the cutter Penrose, at Pensacola, and ordered to the Algonquin. Four trainload3 of the Sixth United States Cavalry passed through Union Station yesterday morning en route to Mon tauk, Long Island, N. Y. There were about 250 officers and men, together with 300 cavalry horses, pack mules and army wagons. The troops came from Tampa, and included those left behind to take care of the horses at Tampa when the majority of the cavalry left for Cuba.
The Merchants and Miners' Transportation Company's steamer Decatur H. Miller, Capt. C. C. Peters, which Is in transport service, arrived at Samana bay, Hayti, July 30, eight days from Port Tampa.
The Miller stopped at Salamanca, Cuba. On July 31 the Miller was ordered from Sam-ana bay to Cape Fajardo, Porto Rico, where she was expected to land troops and stores. Private William H. Brown, of Captain Leary's company of immunes, now in camp at Fredericksburg, Is held at the central station, charged with being a deserter from the army. Private Brown was arrested by Patrolman Wilde on a minor charge, and when taken to the house it was found that he did not have a leave of absence from his regiment.
He will be sent to Fort McHenry today. The First Regiment, American Guards, was presented a flag last night by Company I. The presentation ''was made at the armory on German street, near Greene, by Mr. J. Griffin Hall.
The flag was accepted on behalf of the regiment by Col. Charles A. Rotan. Afterward a musical programme was rendered. Mrs.
Florence K. Shirley raised the flag to the top of the staff, while the entire assemblage sang the "Star-Spangled Banner," John Maher and John E. Cook, privates of Company Third Virginia Volunteers, stationed at Camp Alger. were arrested at 5.30 o'clock yesterday afternoon by Sergeant Busch, of the southern district, on Light street wharf, near the York River Steamboat Company's office, and taken to the southern police station, where they were charged with being deserters from their regiment. City Councilman G.
Stewart Johnson, who Is a private in Company Fifth Regiment, writes from Tampa to his sister. Miss RIda Louise Johnson: The flies fairly swarm In the tents; they are the worst I have ever seen. There Is a constant fight at mealtime to determine whether you or the flies get the meal. The flies are after us in the daytime, and at night the mosquitoes go on duty, and both are helped out by the ants and the gnats. Last night some of the boys walked around all night with mosquito netting about them, and very little else, and smoked their pipes as a means of defense.
One of my tent mates got up a few days ago and found his shoes fairly alive with large brown ants. They take up their habitation in our satchels and boxes all the time. "We had a strike this morning and the men went up to the captain In a body and kicked against our cooks, so the captain pave us two Dew cooks of the men's selection." An Inquiry From Kansas City. Mr. W.F.Lyons, of Lyons, Weller Blair, lawyers, of Kansas City, and a member of the State Senate of Missouri, has written Mayor Malster asking about the method of electing the police commissioners of Baltimore.
In Kansas City the board of police commissioners consists of two appointed by the Governor and the mayor of Kansas City. The commissioners have control of the Issuance of saloon licenses. The plan, says Senator Lyons, Is not working well and the people are dissatisfied. The Baltimore police commissioners are elected by the General Assembly. The Mayor of Baltimore is not a member of the board.
