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aBV3IAJiKttS DEEFLT IXTEUKSTED IX
' a stur AMsnicAN avx.
n U Made of Many Thin Strip ol 8teel lo
Bo Hound Together with Seventy-five
Mil" of )Vlre, nnd It It Expected to
Surpass All Kecords Made Heretofore.
Early In August, over at lloadlng. Va., the
IndiiiKof seventy-Ova miles of wlro on the
110-lnch Brown segrnental-tube wire eud, bo
te r built for tho Government In tho Hoott Foun
dry Department-of tho Heading Iron Company.
nil! be begun. In tho sarao shop ore being
built the tlrst wlro guns forservlcelnthlsooun
&r twenty-flvo 5-Inch nnd twonty-flve O-lnch
ftrld-flre guns, all constructed on tho Brown
U f montal-tube systom. These rapid-fire guar.
tor the construction of which tho Array Ord
nance Bureau allotted half n. million dollars,
ill be -45 calibres loae the longest guns now
In sen Ico ire of 40 callbres-and Uiey will give
t normal voloclty with smokeless powder of
2,000 feet a second 2,300 feet la now tho max
imum service velocity of the best American
guns. John Hamilton Brown, tho gray-halrod
Down Kast Yankco Inventor, predicts that, at
(he Sandy Hook proving ground tests, these
suns will make now world's records for gun
increy.
The great 10-lnch Brown gun. to be com
pleted this fall, will be ono of the most remark
able pieces of ordnanco over built. ThoOrd-
oancs and Fortification Board a year ago last
winter allotted $33,000 for Its construction,
nri the contract was slgnod early In tho spring
of 1807. When completed It will be shipped to
Esndr Hook to b tested by experts from tho
Army Ordnance Bureau, nearly U of whom
have done original research work In tho Inves
tigation of the theories of built-up and wire
tun construction. They have carefully fol
lowed the successful development ot the Arm
strong wire gun in England, and have seen It
rightfully supplant the Armstrong built-up
tun In both the army and the navy : and they
I ire. ot course, conversant with the experiments
made In this countrrslnoa 1870 by Woodbrldgo.
Orozler. and Brown. After mors than twenty
years of experiment with working models the
United States Army has clvon the wlro gun Its
efflolal approval as the peer of tho built-up
gun, and the forthcoming trials ot the 10-Inch
gun, embodying radical Ideas of gun construc
tion, will not be a test of the systom. but a
demonstration of its efficiency. Artillerymen
and gunmakers on both sides ot the Atlantic
are Intensely Interested In the test ot the big
gun.
The core of the Brown gun is made ot many
strips of steel extending the length of the gun.
In the 5-inch gun tested at Bandy Hook four I
years ago. there were twelve of these segments
or staves, and in the original plans tor the
') JO-luch gun. as approved by Oen. Flagler. Chlot
c! Ordnance, there were ninety segments ot
thin-rolled steel, each thirty-seven feet long,
bevelled from a thickness of three-eighths of
an inch on the bore edge to a thickness on the
cuter surface of from .44 to .7 of an Inch. The
segments tapered, so as to give the core at tho
niuzzle a thickness ot one and one-half Inches,
iiml at the breech a thickness ot five Inches.
But a few months ago. after the steel compa
nies had begun work on the segments, tho In
ventor submitted to the Ordnanoo and Fortifi
cation Board a plan for changing tho form ot
the segments, whereby the efficiency of tho
gun could be Increased one-fifth. The change
was approved and the contract amended. Since
then the construction of the big gun In Read
ing has gone on nndor look and key.
. -The segments bars been assembled'abd'tbb
core Is In tho lathe waiting tor the wire to be
wound aboit It. The secret of tho construc
tion of thei-ore will be out within a few days,
when the foreign patents have been granted
and the American inventor Is not In danger ot
having his ideas appropriated by European
gunmakers. The only official announcement
this Government has made of the change Is In
ithe current report of the Ordnance and Fortifi
cation Board "Brown gun, change in form of
segments, approved." The segments, it may
be said, are much thinner than originally
planned, and are almost thin enough to be
called wire. While, in the first design ninety
segments were provided for. the core as It lies
In tho lathe at Reading is built up ot hundreds
' ot long thin strips ot highly strengthened steel.
? Just how the thin strips are put togother only
the makers ot the gun and the Oovernmont
know, for admittance to the shops has been re
fused to all outsiders. Tho French naval ord
t, Dance export, who hod boon five years in this
country watching the progress ot the Brown
gun, was told that he must wait until the gun
w as completed before he could see it again.
Bis Goemment recalled him, but promoted
him to be a Captain for his service In tho
United States.
On the segmental core will be wound seventy
five miles of steel wire, one-seventh of an Inch
square, under a tension of 2,000 pounds on
each strand of the wire, giving a tension of
P8.000 pounds to tho square inch. On tho
breech will be wound twenty-eight layers of
wire and on the muzzlo eight layers. Tho gun
will then be bored out, a lining tubo Inscrtod.
chambered, and rifled. A cast-stool jacket,
with trunnions, will be shrunk on over tho
wire barrel to protect the wire from pro
jectiles. Tho gun Itself, tho steel that takes
the firing strain, will bo a mass of wlros and
thin strips. Not a piece ot steel In the barrel
H v, 111 be thicker than an eighth of an Inch.
Enormous power of resisting lntorior strain
Is gained by this construction, greater than by
tho English method of winding wlro on an or
dinary forged steel tubo, for no tubo of steel
can bo made as strong as the strips of metal
into which It can bo rolled ; and far greater than
by the built-up system ot gun construction, in
J which forged steel tubes aro shrunk over one
another. Wlro Is tho strongest form Into
,; which steel can be made. While tho elastio
j, J limit of the steel In the finest built-up guns In
rt tlm world and they are made at tho naval gun
factory In Washington-Is never nbovo 50,000
luunds to tho square Inch, the olastle limit of
( t hi' finely worked steel In the Brown wlro gun Is
lOu.ooo pounds to tho square Inch. While tho
highest working pressure of our best built-up
euns to-day In 37,000 pounds to the square
it.cli, the Drown gun Is designed for a working
pressure with smokeless powder of 50,000
Pounds Without receiving Injury the Inventor
'bairns thut It will stand a fifty-ton firing press
ure, and he has asked the Ordnance Bureau
tli.it tlie gun be tested with excessive charges
t! powder.
'" I want them to put all the powder In It they
.in. ays Mr. Brown. " and try to burst It. If
tli.) v u Kvo the gun a chance, it will break the
' "Mi's record,"
) ",r'n" "lea of the strength of this new ploce of
or.ln uic ,,a t,0 Ban6d by comparing Its sta-
i V''1' '" 'vorke1 out b' ordnanoo officers, with
tho -of gun, now In service. The most pow
erful KMn-i built-up gun In use to-day Is tho
I iiiti-d states naval type, having a muzalo vo
loity of 'JMiii feet a second and a muule en-
iicy "I lf,5.'li foot-tons. The muzzle energy
of tho English gun of this type Is 14.003 foot
tone, ami of the French 13.002. As compared
vvuh tin. velocity of 2.0D0 feet a second, the
fl iy V" " gun ot the same size will have a velocity
m -.tw feet, and a 4,000-foot velocity Is prom
;.. iw'V? excessive powder charges i as oom
wmil with the 15.631 foot-tons energy of the
r,.J'.'ri'J".',,J.ullt-uu Run, tho Brown gun will
j.ii.c .suiq foot-tons. The most powerfulgun
J" the i.nte.1 Mates servlua Is the 13-Inch
liajui gin. tut its muzzle enorgy Is 4.244 foot
''"," '"a toi the Brown 10-Inch will develop,
i" ' ii,raJ H". "". new American wlro gun with
i i ; w-jt. wlnli wlni kuii of ll.ti inohss calibre
It . "i'1'"; '"'" tl,an thollrown The Kngllsh
I 4 T.'l i "1l"f"'.H'..l foot-tons lea iMinrgi And
' Ji:, tK ' gnu wdlglis 411. 7 tons, si-ins 73B
win, ",',ercy to ton of pin. as ow pared
I iVvn.'tV "lol. gun. veigli.rg 30 tor. and
I I JjjV, J' . ,10rl"t u energy lor ten ot guu of
UOIIK irOAtKN SOLDIHItS.
A Joan ot Axe In Ilraill Josephine IUial
In the Philippines.
The -spirit ct tho Amazons doos not survive
only in the women warriors of Dahomey. Tub
Bun rocontly publtshad a otory about women
who enlisted nnd fought in tho civil war j and
othor couutrlvH. also, havo their women
soldlor?. Tho Cubans hnvo had sovernl women
soldiers, who could rldn and shoot and use a
machete; and tho most romautlo flgurolntho
recent Brazilian rebellions was Marin Barboso.
who, with sword and crucifix In hand, lod the
robots against the Qovonunont troops. The
story goes that this modorn Joan of Aro fell
asleep in a church ono day and saw a vision
which commanded her to lead hor townsmen
agalnnt the Government post of Bon Jardln.
Sho gathered a band of followers who beltevod
in her revelation, captured Bon Jardln, where
many of tho citizens joined her forces, and
wontontoBno Jouo, whore Bho took tho town
and killed hundreds ot ltepubllcnun. Uor
beauty and ferocious courage mado her the
Idol ot hor followers.
Another woman warrior of to-day Is Joso
phlno Rlzal. onoof tho leaders of the rebellion
against Spain In tho FhlllpDluos. Sho was
married at 20, nnd when sho haa boon a bride
for only ono hour her husband was executed
beforo hor eyes by tho Spanish. Tho doed
aroused widespread oxcitement, and was ono
of the causes that led to tho assassination ot
Canovas, tho Spanish l'rlmo Minister. Tho
frenzied young widow sworo that sho would
nongo her husband's murdor, and thatBpantsh
lives by tho scoro should pay for hi life. Sho
wont to Agulnaldo at robol headquarters nnd
rcnuostod permission to enter tho ranks, which
was granted, and from tho first sho fought with
a rockloss dnsh nnd courago that rondo hor
conspicuous in evory engagement. At last
Mio fell into tho hands ot Oen. Primo do
lllvora, who, in recognition of her bravery,
ruloosed her. Later ho ropentod his chival
rous generosity, and Spanish soldiers wore sent
to follow and capture her, hut through the
warning and assistance of friends she osoapod
to Hone Kong.
Tho GriDOo-Turkish war also had Its heroino.
a Greek woman who Incited the natives of her
province to revolt and led them in a numbor ot
tholr skirmishes.
During the Tat Ping robolllon in China In
1850 an urmy ot women was commanded by
woman officers.
Earlier centuries furnish still more examples
ot tho woman soldier, and the records of Europe
cite striking examples of woman's heroism in
battle ltose Lucombo. tho actress, and the
beautiful Tho'rolgno do lleriooiirt were con
spicuous figures in tho battles ot the Kronen
devolution, and KcntSe Bordereau, the heroino
of tho Vendee, fought In mora than 200 battles.
Forty-two momhors of hor family wera killed
in the revolution, and her father was cut down
by her side. In ono encounter at a bridge she
resisted aud defeated with her own hand
twenty-one of her enemies. Napp'.oon so feared
tho zeal and lailuonco of La Bordereau that
when he subdued the Vendue ho refused to
pardon her and tnrew her into prison ; but sho
was released after tho fall of the Empire.
Another French woman. Mary Uchollenck,
fought in tho armies of Napoleon, and so sig
nally distinguished herself on tho fluid of Aus
terlitz tliat N'npoleou dt-corated her with tho
Cross nf the Legion of Honor, and. later,
gmutcd her a largo pension.
English soldier heroines aro legion. Chris
tina Davis Is ono of the most famous. Sho on
tered the English army in order to And her
husband, who had been carried oft by a press
gang. In her tlrst buttle she was wounded in
tho toot and laid up for two months, but the sc-
Srot of her sex was not discovered. No sooner
Idaho join her reglmont in Holland than sho
was captured by the French, and. when ex
chunged for French prisoners, ill luck still fol
lowed her. Tho (laughter of a wealthy burghor
fell In lovo with the disguised soldier, and
Christina was forced into a dual with tho Ser
geant of her own regiment, who happened to
be de.oted to the Dutch maiden. The Ser
geant was badly wounded and the young
soldier imprisoned, but she was finally re
leased: and after that things wont more
smoothly foi"". lier.;,eiiv!joirnjd the" cav
alry and followed Marlborough, winning
tho admiration of all her regiment: but at
Bnmlllios sho was wounded and the news that
sho was a woman spread abroad. She was tho
toast of all tho army and every honor was paid
hor. Her husband was found and brought to
hor and the regiment gave them a now wed
ding, alter which the officers claimed the
prlvllego of kissing the bride, and hor comrades
of the ranks gnouted thempnlves hoarse. Her
devotion to her leader and his cause influenced
her to remain in tho army until tho cud ot tho
campaign, and she and her husband fought
side by sloe until he was killed at Malplaquet.
Then tho wife retired and received n ponslon
from the Queen ; but ot the funeral ot tho Duke
of Marlborough sho rejoined her regiment and
marched behind the coffin, with toara stream
ing down hor ohoeks. At her own funeral she
aud her old comrades met once mora and thoy
burled her with military honors.
Hannah finell was another English girl who
enlisted In order to follow her husband. She.
too. mado herself famous for deeds of valor. At
tho slego ot I'ondlchorry she led tho troopers in
fording a stream running breast high, and in
tho very faco of tho French batteries; and. In
another siege, she fought for seven successive
days and ulghts in trenches waist deep In
water. In one engagement sho received twelvo
wounds, but obtained tho holp ot a peasant wo
man and attended to horown wounds In ordor
to avoid tho discovery of hor sex. Finally, she
tearnod that tho husband for whom she was
searching was dead.and then sho acknowledged
berdlsguiso and loft tho army.
Mary Ambroo headed 1.000 .Englishmen, who
fought for seven hours against 3.000 Spanish
soldiers, and whon ordered to withdraw her
troops lingered behind and sent a letter offer
ing to fight single-handed any three Spaniards
who would meet her.
GOT TJ.Xar.JiD Z.V TUU 8AVHAOF.B.
Stern Would Have Got Away If the Chain
Ilmln't Caught on Lovensohn's Foot.
Lazarus Lcvonsohn, his wife Rachel, and
their two small children foil oslccp early yes
terday morning In chairs on tho sidewalk In
front of Levonsohn's butcher shop at 101 Ridge
street. Tho door of tho shop was wldo open,
and within could bo seen chains of frankfurter
sausages hanging from hooks. The kosher
meat was In the lco box.
Four young mon cams along and gazod with
Interest at tho Interior ot the meat market.
Then thoy tiptoed Into tho shop, and while one
ot them loaded himself down with tho chains of
sausages the others took chunks of meat from
the Ice-box. The man with tho eausacos came
out first. One of tho sausage chains caught
around Lovensohn's outstretched foot The
thief fell to tho sidewalk and Lovonsohn woko
up. Tho othor mon dropped the meattboy waro
carrying nnd ran away. ' ....
Tho man with tho sausages strugglod to arise,
but ho was tangled up with tho sausages, and
the moro ho struggled tho worse became tho
tnnglo. Lcvunsoliu's wlfo put an end to tho
thiol's chances to escapo by sitting on him whllo
Luvonsohn and the children alarmed tho neigh
borhood by shouting "Bollco I bollcol"
Policeman Barnes ot the Union Market sta
tion ran up and arrested tho man. who dosorlbed
himself as Hyman Stern of 145 Ridge street.
The prisoner was hold for trial In the Essex
Markat Police Court.
ttb sor.mxK nor at uosne
A Tin Plata at Ills I'lace nt the Table Just
as If He Were in Camp.
When the soldier boy, still in camp, came
home on a two days' furlough his blltho sister
scared up a tin plate somewhere, which sho set
at his place at ths table with n tin cup besldo It.
Bho wanted to bavt it look natural, she said.
And tho soldlerboy laughed, nnd said the plate
was all right, but be didn't want to drink out of
a tin cup.
The basis ot this feeling could not even bo
guessed by tho boy's fathor. who had himself in
othor days carrieda tin cuptled to a haversack)
hut ho didn't ask about It. nor did anybody elso.
Thoy gavo the boy a ohina oup.as they would
have given him anything o se they had, for the
mere asking. And beforo tliu food was brought
the blithe sUtor removed the tin plate and sub
stituted for it the best china plate that, the
house contained, .... ...... ..
And then ther fed him on the fatted calf.
They'll bring out all the crockery and kill tho
whole mtnageria when the boy comes homo.
The I'inett of Blue Lobsters.
A blue lobster of small slzo but remarkable
coloring, the finest blue lobster ever seen there,
baa lately been received at the Aquarium. It
was taken in the lower bay. Its prevailing tint
Is dark. It U lightest in shade .jioti the urrei
side of Its two big claws, whlvh It curriuBiii
front pf it as it walks about. Along the top of
Its tall It is ot a vei y dop. dark shade. It Is a
beautiful little loLitrr, uud very U.Mr (.(mis
giooshe wltuai.
CHINA IS AWAKE ALREADY.
U2C11 MIXISTJClt to this covxtjit db
scbiisks hkji coxinnox.
She Wants This Country ns n Neighbor
and l'rlend She Has n Lively Interest
In the Philippines and Their Future
Future ot the Great Kniplre In the Entt.
Wabuinoton. July 23. Wu Ting-fang, tha
Chlneso Minister to (he United Stalos, Is re
garded as tho ablest and mot progressive
statesman ot Colcstlal origin who has over vis
ited tho United States. For that matter, be Is
moro closely In touch with European and
American habits of thou ght than LI Hung Chang
himself. Ho speaks tho Engllslilanguagowltha
faultlcssncsB of accent. Ho was educated In
England and was the first Chlneso gentleman
who over became an English barrister. Ho vis
ited tho Unitod States In 1877. nnd then ro
turnod to Hong Kong, whoro ho established
himself as a barrister. After six years of prac
tice ho was appointed legal advisor to LI Hung
Chang and doputy for foreign affairs In
Tientsin, It wan his great distinction, too. to
have built tho first railway in China, having
boeb tho promoter and first chief director of
tho Kal Ping Railway Company. Ho was First
Secretary of Embassy in tho Peaco Mission to
Japan In 1805. and was Plenipotentiary tor tho
purposo of exchanging ratifications for tho
treaty of peace.
Minister Wu Ting-fang said yesterday: .
" China Is ready to welcome tho United Stales
as a peaceful neighbor and commercial friend.
Among the intelligent pitbllo men ot tho Chl
neso Empire thero Is absolutely no prejudieo
against Araorlca. On tho contrary, thcro is a
strong deslro for tho friendship of this groat
republic, and admiration for Yankee ingenuity
and Inventive gonitis Is quite as pronounced
thero as in any other part ot tho world. Repeal
tho Exclusion act. which will restore tho good
will that existed between China and the Unitod
States previous to tho adoption ot that act,
and tho trado between tho two countries will
increnso to enormous proportions."
" What has China dono. or what havo Chinese
merchants done, to encourago trado with tho
United States?"
" That Is a difficult question. Tou will under
stand, however, that when a peopio aro legis
lated against as tho natives of China have been,
tho mercantile Interests havo not tho opportu
nity ortho toal to encourago trado as thoy
would It conditions were different. A nation is
very much like an Individual. A man trades
whore ho Is best treated. This Is human na
ture the world ovor. not exoeptlng China. I llvo
in hope thatwhatever may bo the differences
between tho two countries they will disappear.
China desires friendly relations with all tho
world, and particularly with the United States."
"What are tho commercial relations between
tho Chinese Empire and the Philippines ?"
" Thoy aro very great. You will appreciate
this more strongly whon I say that o.or 100.
000 Chinese inhabit these islands. Stoamors
eontinually run bsck and forth between Hong
Kong and othor Chlneso ports nnd Manila, ex
changing tho products of tho two countries.
China has a direct Interest In tho Philip
Pines. Many of tha islands were sottled
by the Chinese, who have, as a mutter
of course, aided greatly In their devel
opment. It is as it a tow thousand or moro
Americans had emigrated to somo islands off
tho Atlantic or Paeiuc coast and thore built up
a remunerative trade with their mother coun
try. Thomaternnllnstlnctoughtto bo as strong
In nations as in Individuals. The mother can
not forget the child she has borne and roared
through much suffering. I say this merely to
lllustrato how we feel toward those of our own
blood on theso Islands."
" Would the possession ot tho Philippines by
the Unitod StateH help to onlargo our trado
with China and other eastern countries ?"
"This would soem to bo the natural effect of
such a situation, but-to answer v.hl Question
In Its full significance will require time, and the
time has not yot arrived when the question can
be answered properly. In general, of course,
wider interests mean wldor trado. but the old
saw, ' Never cross a bridge until you cotno to it,'
may well apply to this case."
"would the possession of the Philippines by
tho United States Increase the estimation in
which tho Unitod States Is held by tho people
of Chlnn and other eastern peoples?"
"It Is beyond my province to answer this
question directly. In discussing the Philip-
Sines just at this juncture one approaches the
anger line. Personally I hold vory decided
views on the eastern question ; but as I cannot
divorce my individuality from my office I must
decline to discuss this particular aspect of tho
"You speak of the progress being mado by
China In a material way. What about that?"
"To appreciate that remark ono must thor
oughly understand tho Chlneso character.
China to the world at large Is an unknown
land. Notwithstanding all that has been said
and written, the Chlneso aro a vory practical
people. Thoy are not moved with the fiery on
orgy of tho Anglo-Saxon. They go slowly nnd
bold to the things they havo. Time was whon
tho masses opposed with a spirit even of fanat
icism all internal Improvements. That spirit
only exists now in Isolated Instances Reforms
are now welcomed as nevor before. The people
are seized with the spirit of progress. We are
a nation 400,000.000. As It is a law of nature
that largo bodies shall move slowly, China Is
not to bo compared In her forward movement
with a smaller nation. Nevertheless, wo aro
moving forward.
" The genius of China is not In the lino of th o
acquisition of territory. Were she clrcuhv
scribed in territory, perhaps her ambition
might ho for more It has been said ot her by
Lord Wolseley that In time she will overrun
the world with her millions ot inhabitants. No
one need fear such a result. Genghis Khan Is
pointed to as a bright exemplar ot what the
Chinaman will do when ho onco sets about It.
Hut that illustrious warrior was a Mongol.
Now the Chlneso are not MongolH. In the
proper sense of the word, although the masses
ot mankind so believe. The Chinese are a dis
tinct race altogether. No. we shall bo satisfied
if we are let alone and allowed to work out our
destiny ns a nation In our own wny. Thnt way
may not bo the way of the European or Amer
ican: but It Is the way best suited to tha pe
culiar nature of the raco or races which inhabit
what Is known as China.
"A national awakening Is already going on.
Bomo years ago a Chinese diplomat in Great
Britain wrote an article which oxcitod much
discussion in America and on tho Continent,
tho opening sentence of which was "China,
awake I' That watchword Is on tho lips of mil
lions to-day, although when It was uttered It
sounded like a discordant note. Chlnn Is awnke.
It is no small task to lift a nation to the piano of
the high Ideals of her wise mon. But whon a
people onco awake to tho dangers which sur
round them thoy mako rnpld progress. China
Is not In such an ndvanood stage of decomposi
tion as some boliovo. Aroused us sho now Is
to her matorlal Interests, her future is secure."
A 3TAX OF 80IRXCK TO THK CATS.
IJomb Invented by a German for the Dene
fit of Victim of Nonturunl Concerts.
Oormnny has mado another Important con
tribution to tho field of invention. This time
a man of sclonoo, who, presumably, occupies a
bedroom In tho rear of a city house, has In
vented n bomb to bo thrown at nocturnal eats.
The bomb is of about tho size of n bosobnll nnd
will explode with a loud noiso urion forcible
contact, but is warranted perfectly harmless.
The innovation promises great roller and
satisfaction to sufferers, and a mighty saving
In books anil eroekmy Mnny a tooth mug
has shivered Into bits upon tint Lack fence, anil
thero ure persons who are afraid to keep small
books In their rooms becauso of tho tempting
fltnoss ot such volumes for missiles. Apples or
oranges covertly stolen from the dinner table
are Arst-ratn ammunition; hut, uuquestion
ably, tho tomb IliU a lnng.Mt want. Even If
ono'snlm is Inaccurate uud one doesn't hit the
oat. tho horn I) Is bound to hit something and
make a racket.
Pessimists say that aftor the first experience
the nolso will not make the slightest Impres
sion upon tho sornnador, and that exploding
bombs will only add to the suffering ot tho
neighbors. The harmlnssness uf tho bomb Is
its flaw, say these vindictive persons, and the
only way to stop scat concert Is to massacre all
tho performers. But the German professor In-
fists that his bomb Is a boon to humanity and
t oertalnly would provide more exoitlng enter
tainment than the ordinary missile.
Husle at Monmouth Iteseli.
Joseph F. Bheehan, tho tenor of the Castle
Square Opera Company, has recently been ex
tensively entertained among the cottage colony
of Monmouth Beach On Monday, the 18th
lust, ho was the guest of Mrs J. W. Mpaldlng
st a large musicals given by her in his honor.
Overoue hundred guests were present to hear
Mr. Bheehan oft the stage. Others who assist
ed -in. Spalding In the programme were Mr
Alien U. Jyatroiis. Joseph Vizzurollo, and Thco
UoraW.Uos. 1
i. pitman A to, P. 3Utma4 o
Summer Wrappers, also TUESDAY, JULY 26th.
Skirts and Waists, in Fig
ured Lawn, Percale and Ladies' Tailor-Finished Golf
Dimity at the following anfj Cycling Skirts, made of
prices: Double Face Tweeds, in
1,00 1.25, 1.65 & 2.50 .f rd or f djumf ?l
' ' with reverse back of Black
. ! and White Plaid, also Navy
and Army Blue colorings
with reverse side of con-
P. 3Uitnrm & o. ft pr LC
lengths, . . . - 0
LADIES' Also Bicycle Skirts of Cot-
SUMMER GLOVES. ton Covert' str'Ped Denim
and Linen, Circular shape,
100 dozen Imported White stitched hem,
Washable Chamois Gloves, s- Q- 4&cnK
6 Button length, per p1.50 and & f 0
pair, ?0 (Second Floor.)
eiflinccutl) Street, fl.tutmitl) Street and Sixth Avenue.
JIOSTOX'S "SAXS SOCCI."
The Old Town Shivers with Delight, nnd
Says " Onlly, 1'so So Wicked."
The Hub at last has a music hall, all Its very
own. But that Isn't nil tho fun, nor oven the
best ot It, for tho musio hall has been opened
within the hallowed precinct of tho old Public
Library. Among all his nattvo saints and
shrlnos, thoro Is naught to tho eyo of vourtruo
Bostoulan so truly the Mecca ot deslro as tho
walls and root of Its preclouB freo haunt of lit
erature. What though the superb whlto mar
blestruotureoutonCoploySauare has assumed
tho outward and visible sign of tho ancient
abode of learning, or that publlo opinion and
publlo taxes togother voted the exchange of tho
old building for the now? Like Tom Moore's
sentimental ditty:
Tou msy brtsk, yon msy shatter the tui it you will,
But the scent of the roses will hang round it still,
the hlstorlo walls ot tho old Publlo Library
on the Common havo become fairly saturated
with the literary flavor ot Boston, and short of
an earthquake nothing can disturb it. The
" Sans 8oucl." which tho dally papers consci
entiously translate as " Tho Don't Care."otietied
Its festal doors with a brief orchestral concert,
as If to give the audience tlmo to toko breath
on seeing tholr dear, familiar library hall thus
occupied. The effect of such novelty was like
a plunge off Revere Beach pier into a chilly surf.
The exercises of tho evening began with what
tho programme announced as " rolito Vaude
ville." In what manner vaudeville can or can't
be oolite to Its audience annotated footnotes
did not explain, so one must consult tho light
-ot-irmer rtsatfu8tiis4nereQir"Ooutra8tel'
with somo recent and truly Impolite and Im
politic forms ot kindred entertainments given
once at a well-known caravansary on Fifth
avenue, tho performance at the opening of
Boston's San Bond was all that tho most scv ere
purveyor of public music could desire. The
many Incongruous elemonts obvious to a visit
ors eye seemed the least striking to the resi
dent, and yet they formed the most salient
points of the evening's vivacity. Imagine Bates
Ball, literally steeped in Its own intellectual
aroma, like Dr. Bamucl Johnson's famous tea
pot, desecrated by dozens of littlo tnhles und
movable chairs, and the former uleoves for the
mighty tomes of thought, capable of holding
literature really by tho ton. turned into pnvaio
boxes for small congenial parties, where they
probably pay a littlo more and drink a littlo
loss, that part of the audience being supposed
to represent tho haut ton. or whatever the Bos
tonese equivalent may bo. In fact, so persist
ently havo tho shades ot tho mighty incorpo
rated thcmsolvos with tho old library walls.
alter the novelty has beon once experienced by
the average resident, one wonders whether ho
could over sufficiently discard tho inbred rov
erenco for "high lamin'." which Batos Hall
epitomizes, nnd could truly enjoy tho Incon
gruity of memory aud hot weather drinks.
Tho vvliolo thing, to an outnlde barbarian,
quite lacks the piquant spice of high-bred ad
venture, such ns Gotham felt onco when ladles
climbed up to tho gallery boxes and pocped
through tho curtain folds to soo Carmoucita
danco. wherein tlio chief pleasuro lay In tho
thought that they were not expected to bo
thoro, and so felt all tho allurement of advon
turo. Trmvora rmitatdurl Since those days
of music hall initiation in New York Boston
Iihh erown tbnoretioallv so liberal-minded that
on the revered walls of her Art Museum hangs,
as ono of its latest treasures. Bnrgcnt s noblo
canvas of tho Spanish Wlno Shop, and Its cen
tra! I ife-slro figure might be the airy Carmen
clta herself. . . . ,
The morning aftor tho oponlng night of Sans
SoucI "Don't Cam" tho press notices were
amusingly In accord with tho occasion and Its
setting. Many days boforc thcro had been va
rious groans and protoscs against such desecra
tion of tho old building, plaints which woro offset
by a yet moro vigorous protost by tho city Coun
ctlmon that thore was a gloomy dellclenoy In
the rent roll of the premises duo from previous
occupants, and tho usual strident query where
tho monoy is, and why it isn't paid into tho
municipal chest But it was rosorvod for one
newspaper, gracefully trying to savo tho feel
ings of Its protesting readers and. yet to give
hints of the varioty bill, to give the real coup
ot the occasion, and tho somewhat mel
lowod reporter said In his description: "The
most salient point of the programme was whon
that inimitably graeotuland naive little actress.
Dora Dodd. when singing her best song, kicked
off her slipper to tho leader ot tho orchestra,
who caught It with his usual dexterity In wield
ing the baton." ....
Shades ot the sacred codfish, sleep sound in
your Beacon Hill resorvo and rectitude: the
Common yot remains tcreno between the State
House and "Don't Caro." and, If woret comos,
the Subway may engulf oven such u tough
monsol as stupidity and "Pollto Vaudeville."
ItAX A FAKE K31VLOY3IEXT BVltKAV.
Schwalm Thought the 1'ollre II od Forgotten
Him, lint He Wna Sllstnken.
Julius Bohwalm of 145 East 147th strootwas
ohargod yesterday In fJefforson Market Tollco
Court with obtaining money through a swin
dling schoino. Tho detectives who arrested
him say that Rchwiilm, with a partner, Charles
Clark, ran a "fako" omrloymcnt buroau for
three mouths at ICO Blxth avenue, obtaining
small tecs of J.'l or $5 from a great many par
wins by promising Immediate employment. In
some cases the. applicants wero sent over to a
factor' In Now Jorr.ey, whoro no now hands
wore wanted. At other times the applicants got ,
nothing but rromises fortludr money. Sovernl
hundred complaints woro received against the
agency at police stations and city courts.
On Friday Schwalm, believing the police had
forgotten about his agency, which had closed
several wools ago. went to Police Headquar
ters to complain that his partner, Clark, had
left for tho Wost. taking with htm all the joint
in Gilts of what Schwalm represented as a repu
table business. The man was recognized and
placed under arrest ,
In court yesterday the specific charge against
the Prisoner was tho larceny of (5 from Arthur
0. Hayes of 145 West Twenty-fourth street,
who says he paid the money tor a job he never
Sot. Other complainants have been found and
iey will appear later.
Magistral? Brann held Bohwalm for examina
tion on Monday.
Cnpt, Anderson Brought Jim k to New York,
Capt. It. II. Anderson ot the Ninth United
States Infantry, who was taken III shortly after
landing in Cuba, has been brought back to
New York. He Is now at the house of his sis
ter, Mrs. William Allen, at 347 Lexlugton uve
iiue. Ho was retried yesterday to bo rocov
rlng, fcft v -4-. t- ." V
iiELit von at as. fjieemax's death.
Bliss Was Living with Her In a First Avenue
Flat Wlien She Died.
Mrs. Annlo 0. Freeman, a widow ot Bohonoo
tady. who bus been living since last Thursday
at 378 First avonuo with Charles Bliss, a resi
dent of the same city, died suddenly yesterday
morning. The apparent causo ot her death was
heart disease from which sho had been suffer
ing for several years. Mrs. Freeman was 40
years old and Bliss, who is a clgarmaker. is 58
years old.
Bliss secured lodgings for himself and Mrs.
Froeman last Thursday from William Doll,
who occupies a flat on the first floor of the
First avenuo house. Bliss explalnod at tho
time that the woman was his wife. Sho was In
feoblo health and could not walk up and don
stairs without assistance On Friday after
noon tho couplo called on Bliss's brother,
Samuel, a clgarmaker. who lives on the top
floor of the tenement nt 382 First avenuo.
Mrs. Freeman complained that her heart was
troubling her moro than usual, and she de
clared hor Intention of going to Bellovuo Hos
pital for treatment.
The couplo returned home early on Friday
night, and Mrs. Freeman complained again to
Mrs. Doll about her head. Shortly after mid
night Bliss called on Dr. Dlodrich.at303East
Twenty-third street, and told him that Mrs.
Freeman was very sick. Whon the doctor ar
rived nt the house the woman wbb dead. Tho
physician gavo tho cause of death as heart dis
ease. Thopoliuo ot tho East Twenty-second
btrcot station wore notified and Bliss was
placed under arrest.
The body ot the woman was sent to the
.Morgue jmoLautpnsy.wlll bo performed to
dayio flGtetmme the causo of death. Bliss
was arraigned yesterday In tho Yorkvlllo Court
and hold wlthont bail for examination.
Mrs. Bumuel Bliss said yesterday that Sirs.
Freoman'a husband had boon dead for a num
ber of years and that the widow was In fairly
comfortable circumstances. Charles Bliss, she
said, was an old friend of the family, and met
Mrs. Freeman when she camo to New York on
Thursday from Schenectady.
Dr. Dledrieh said yesterday that thero was
not tho slightest suspicion thuttho woman died
from unnatural causes. Bliss said he could
havo no possible motive for wishing tor the
death ot Mrs. Freeman. " Wo have always
been good friends." he said, "and I had every
thing to lose and nothing to gain by hor death.
She told mo somo time ngo sho had made a will
leaving all her property, which consists of
stocks and bonds and real ostato in Scheneo
tady. to hor cousin, James Benedict, who lives
in Hrnnlrlvii '
fill AUKS DEIllXD GLASS.
Two at the Aquurium Temporarily Trans
ferred from Fool to Tank.
Two sand sharks havo lately been taken from
tho great central pool at the Aquarium and
placed in ono ot tho large wall tanks on the
ground floor, salt water side. It Is tho first
tlmo that sharks have boon seen bohind glass
In this Aquarium. They aro not large sharks,
the larger of tho pair being only about three
nnd a half feet In length, but a shark of over
that length Is a striking object, and there Is
here afforded a good opportunity to observe this
voracious fish closely. Tho tank will soon
bo required for other fishes, nnd the sharks
will then be returned to the pool.
CAriVUKD "UTILE LOU."
Another of "nig 11111" aioson's Gang
Caught by Central Office Detectives,
Louis Lobe, who tho polIcesaylB"LltUoLou"
of "Big Bill" Mason's gang, was arrested as a
suspicious person on Friday by Detectives
Strip and Kelly of the Central Office. Yester
day, in Jofferson Market Polico Court, tho Pris
oner was claimed by Chief Detoctivo John Con
don of Troy, who wants him for a burglary
committed in that city. Magistrate Brann
turned Lobo over to Condon. When Troy Is
dono with him he Is wanted in Nowark, N. J
for a robbery committed there some time ago.
Laundry Mending.
" Seems to mo," said a stroller, " I see an in
creasing number ot laundry signs announcing
mending dono : freo, I suppose. I saw a sign tho
other day that said: 'Socks darned free, un
derwear mended freo.' "
Itrooklyn Frlmary Elections Expensive.
Tho bills for tho rent of tho premises In which
tho recent primary elections wore held In tho
borough of Brooklyn foot up 1H.42Q.
Bye Glass
Perfection.
Wo come, as near to It as hands and brain
can come. Skilful, careful, prompt and
fair prices always, navo you seen tho
Schmidt Clip? It won't lot the glasses slip,
or tip, or pinch. Attached for 60 cents. Open
every ovonlnt. also Saturday nftornoon and
evening. ClicularFIiEG.
Oculists' prescriptions nllnl. FtetArr on premltsi.
Quick repairing. Ul'KS KVKNINdS. (-bone 1UHH-JS.
jp. Q. Schmidt,
Optician 16 East 42d St,-rn"a-aVb,Alv,2.n
IF YOU .AUK GOINO TO
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Don't start with useless outfits procured In the
East, where nothing is known of the Alaska re
quirements, Sample outfit on exhibition,
WRITE TO
The lYiacDougall & Southwick Co.,
Uenttle, IVnsk,, or 487 Broadway, K, V.
HE ARM I
West Fourteenth Street. 99
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and '111
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BELIEVING IT- KEEPS US '$! j
PRAeTISIiNG a I EVER BUSU. J
Descriptive advertising without performance, ?8 j
makes would-be customers unrelenting enemies. M f
No wonder some stores are dull. A j
WASH DRESS S0"
FABRICS. and Left.
Everything just as here stated.
Fancy Grenadine Zephyrs -light,
medium and dark colors laeo
effects In Flalds and Stripes
would bo good value nt .lUX 5
Tlno Silk Popllns-30 inchos wide
to quickly close out, reduced to 12K
32-inch Fino Scotch Ginghams
unlimited assortment ot Chocks,
Stripes and Plaids all colors 0 V
Former price 15 and 10 oonts.
Best Duck Suitings noat
geometrical White figures on Navy
cannot bo duplicated under .WU 1)1
Extra fine Silk Finish French Sateens
fast colors perspiration or ncld
will not change color valuo .10 .12i(
40-lnch Lawns and Batistes fancy
Checks. Plaids and plain and Roman
Stripes fast colors exceptional value. 4.V
Fancy corded Organdies, Laco Stripo
Batistes and Emb'd Moussellnos
largo variety shilling quality ili
Extra tlno Jaconet Lawns D
Navy-and-whlto Dotted and flg'd
Organdies: also Red Dimities with
whlto dots (In three different sizes)
regularly .12 7X
Fancy Oxford Cheviots and Madras
Cloth this season's stylos woro .10... .12)4
Fancy Woven Summer Flannels
for yachting or bathing suits AH
Linen Crashes xtra quality 12 K
French Printed Twill Sateens 8H
Laoe Striped Grenadines fast Black.... .11
Colored Linings all shades 0?
French Twill Sateens fancy Shades
Dress arrd-Wertstlengths only
therefore 10 cent quality reduced to... 5Jf
French Boucle SatoenB latest novelty
absolutely fast colors worth 10c .12Jf
Yard wldo Percales ondloss variety
of styles were .10 and .12K 5
Silk finish Bombay Cloth yard wide
extra fine Dress lengths only
consequently 15 cent quality (Is now).. 5?
Balance of Finest French Organdies
at opening of Bcason for .25 and .20,
now 7 and OK
Ladies' Wrappers Declded
Increase
and TeagOWnS In Business
or Wrappers and Teagowns necessitates
more room, so entire stock Is now In
Central Section, adjoining Millinery....
Unlimited assortments.
Inauguration Values are:
Fancy Figured Lawn Wrappers
shouldor ruffles loco or braid trim 00
New Figured Lawn Wrappers
braid trim Hamburg edge 80
Fancy Combination Washable Wrappers
Checks, Plaids and figures all colors .08
Fine French Lawn full width
deep sailor collar full emb'ytrlm 1.08
Fine Lawn Kogligoe Toagowns
fine openwork Insertlngs and odge
empire or high neok 1,03
Flno Lawn Negligee Gowns colors and
white extra width high and low
neck fnllTal laoe and ribbon trim.... 3.08
Black and Col'd Bilk Teagowns
deep sailor collar full lace trim 6.08
Waists, & Bicycle The"
and Bathing Suits SS
the Quickest or Quick sellers
Wool Bathing Baits-full braid trim.... 1.08
Fanoy Washable Cheviot Bicycle
Buits four pieces-exceptional valuo. 2.40
Ladles' Fanoy Check Taffota Shirt
Waists also plain Taffota In Black
nnd colors full front 3.08
Black and Col'd China Silk Waists
plain or combination rovers , 2.08
Misses' and
Children's Wear ri,
Best Goods At Lowest Prices ,
Misses' Fino Linen and Crash Suits
plain and fancy Blazer, Eton
and Blousostyles formerly 5.75.,,... 1.08
Misses' fine Percalo Bhlrt Wnlsta
laundorod ooilar and cuffs
8 to 4 years were HO cents 49
Mlssos' All-Wool Kavy Bathing
Suits whlto duck sailor collar 1.08
Girls' Gingham and Lawn Drohses
I fancy yoke ruffled and luce trim .08
Babies' Inig and rfhort Nainsook
I and Lnwn Drossos handsomely
trlm'd with Insertlngs nnd ruffle of
laeo pointed and squaro yoke 1.00
Little Children's Plqito Iteefers round
and sailor collar donblo ruffle ot
cmb'yand Inserting to match 08
Bablos' Long Bedford Cord Coats
lull raffles, trim'd with rows of
satin ribbon also orab'd effects 3 08
Babies' Long Cambric flllps
pleated Iront-emb'y trim 12X
Bhort Nainsook and Lawn Dresses
fancy trlm'd gretchun waist 60
Babies' flno Corded Lawn Caps
full and fancy ruches 40
BLANKET SALE
COMMENCES AVQUST F1BS&
Silks and Twelve i
' n r a speelBl Jr.
Dress boods orferini l
tjou'll llnd particularly attractive. ,'
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Fancy Figured Foulards light '
nnd dark colors 20 to 23 Inches wide.. .17 j
Plain Blnok Pongees-all silk 10 r.
23 Inch Figured India Bilks 29 A
Black Brocadod Indlaa 24 Inch 40 W
Fancy Checked and Striped ! ja
Wash Bilks new designs 25 ':vi
27 Inch Figured Foulards-light colors.. .50 ,'ll
24 iheh Black Twilled Foulards .30 ml
3U Inch Washable White nabutat 49
40 Inch Fancy Check Wool Suitings, also va ,
Block Flg'd Mohairs and Grenadines .JS j
H and H rsgular price , ,13M J ,
All Wool Sorges-38 to 40 Inches wide- M
regular price 50 to 75 cants .29 im
Imported All Wool Challies .29 ilif'
40 Inch All Wool Tailor Checks-were .75 .39 !
Men's Furnishing, surprising M
j , , values In Jill
Hosiery, etc. Surnmer 6ood8
Men's Woven Madras Outing Shirts in)
soft bosom white collar band 4fii
separate cuffs to match, a good assort- Wfj
ment ot now patterns to select from lip.
all sizes extra special JS9 M
Men's Night Shirts fast color omb'r aw
extra long good quality muslin .39 jK
Men's Best Pepperell Jenn Drawers 1'
with extra doublo seats 47 mjf
Men's Balbrlggan Shirts and W
Drawers all sizes well made 89 4jg
Ladles' and Children's fast Ml
Black Cotton Hose 12 X S
Ladles' Bibbed Cotton Vests 9 1
All 811k Sun Umbrellas 1.07
All Silk Jersey Gloves 29 lb
Washable White Chamois Gloves 49 if
White Kid Glovs-4 Button 79 S
Quire Box Stationery, with envelopes M
illustration of "Battleship Maine" 19 lj
" Flag " Stationery two sizes. jf :
ruled and plain quire 6 If
Envelopes for same package 8 , h
4 Quire Box Fine Irish Linen 18''
nnd Satin finish Paper with ti
Envelopes plain and ruled 39 '.ll
Some Main 7il0B If
Floor Attractions our stores I fj
need no persuasion to purchase 1 1 J,j
Goods eloquently tell f
the story or values. '1
Ladlos' Percale Bhlrt Waists- IE
stripes and checks .29 Mfl
Fine Gingham Shirt Waists-plaids. . JU
figures and stripes were .08 49 mm
Ladles' fancy Bilk String Ties 0 ,jl
Ladles' Satin Band Bows oil colors 10 3 'j
3 Inch Plain and Cord Edge Taffeta, 3 I
Blbbons also Satin and Gros Grains ' U
assortment of colors and Black &H ) a
TO
4 Inch Taffeta Bilk Ribbons i I
plain and cord edge also : j (
Moire and Satin Gros Grains .18 H
Vol. and Point do Paris Laoes 8 jj
Vol. and Cotton Torchon Insertions D ' 1 1
Fancy Nets Cream. White and Butter. .29 '
French VaLEdclngs and Ins'gs dr. yds. .28 1
Pleated Chiffon for Hat or Dress S
trimmings all colors .13M
Corded Black Bilk Shopping Bags ' f '
double lining of Farmer Batln .08 I
Genuine Seal Chatelaine Bags $
chamois lined oxidized top 09 f j;
Ladles' Calf Leather Belta-WhlU jj
and colors leather or fanoy buckles... .18 S H
Genuine Morocco Belts all colors "H 1
Silver, Gilt or cov'd names Buokles.. 3H 4
Cambrlo nnd Lawn Embroideries 1
also Insertlngs to match 0 i ''
Ladles' Emb'd and Laeeedira H'dk'fs,.. 9 . ,.
Ladles' all Llnen-Iaco edge 28 w
Men's all Linen Hemstitch Hamlkfs 11 ia
Vnn'. all Linen IT ft !.' to i. Inch hem. .14 .(
Flannels, Notions, '
Linings, etc. your purse. jji
All Wool Navy Bathing Suit Flannels 28 f 'i
Bleyclo Buttings-plain and fanoy 10 1,1
Yard Wide Shaker Flannels OH Ji
Best Bilk Striped riannols-thls j j
season's stylOb-worth45c!jnts 2vl j
23-ccnt Fancy Bcotch-to close out 12X i,
Unbleached Canton riannols fi
two to ten yard lengths V,l v,
Bleached nnd Unbleacbod Canton )
Flannols summer weight 54 ft
Velvetoon Skirt BlndIng-5 yds 10 ;B
Stockinet Dres Shlelds-pr 5 M
Momle Scarfs-knot frlnge-54 Inch 19 ;g
Feather Stitched Trimming Braids jl
whlto and colorod-J-yard piece 4 ,1,
Fine Silk Hobo Supporters V
white and colors allalzes 15 If
Stampod Denim Cushion Tops
all colors-comploto with back ,13 k
Bed Marking Cotton-doz. skein 6
Fancy Bayadoro Skirting 7K K
Fino PurcoUnes for lining thin X
BummarEwases 11 leading shadej.. B t,
36 Inch Taffeta Sklrtlngi-all oolora.. B
811k finish Percallnes-fait Black 04 )
BLANKET SALE
COMMENCES A UGUST FIRST.
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