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THS EVEN'WTIMES, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1896.
HE WASHINGTON TIMES
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M'TitK and Sunday 85c
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The "limes lin n regular nnil
permanent Fanillv Circulation much
cruatci thnn any other paper, morn
ing or evening, published In Wash
ington. Ak a Ni-m nml Advertlslng
Medium It iins no competitor.
VAblliKbTOX, II.'- DrCKJlBKK.O IMm
removal ok the hugeness
OFFICE.
Tile business ofllce of The Daily
Times will be removed next week
to the IIutehliiH Building, corner
of Tenth anil I) sticets and 1'eiiu
.ylvanln avenue, for twelve years
the office of the Daily Tod, where,
on the 30th of December, all the
friends, anil pulrons of The Timet
ill lie heartily welcomed.
The news, coiiipolt!ii, art, und
press rooms, newspaper delivery
and can Set k and newslos' tiuur
ters will remalu at their present
location.
Good-live, Chrl-tmas.
It is presniwd.audthe presumption Is not
a iiolent one, tint nil our readers, andalso
the minority of litis community who do
not lionor, delight and instruct themselves
by sitting at the feet of Tlie Times, know
ing the lamentable fact that ClirMruas
comes hut once a year, yesterday played
oud made good cheer May the spirit
of the day, which impels prosperity to
open its hand and bestow generous sifts,
and poverty to manifest the Impulses born
of the" hour, by the bestowal of sprigs of
green and holly berries-may the spirit of
the day remain with each and all of us
throughout all the seasons of the coming
jcarl
And so good-bje to Christmas Day! It
entered into the prison, and the hardened
criminal feItitsMndlyinriuence;lt made Its
way to the bedside of the suffering, nndits
gentle sympathy lessened pain; it was pres
ent, a Jojous and even hilarious guest. In
Uie family circle, and it made the hearth
stone of the rich expand Into a hearth
Hone around which was clustered all the
rare and radiant emotions of human na
ture, while it made the hearthstone of the
poor glow in the rosy light of enjoyment.
It bestowed a blessing upon all the homesof
Christendom, and It will again return to
lcso all of us who may be permitted to re
main here for another j ear; and during all
that year may the beneficent spirit of
Christmas Day remain und abide with us
ell.
Ian'8 Creed.
Rev Dr. John Watson, "Ian Mnclarcn,"
the preacher, lecturer and novelist, has
sailed from this country for IiIh home in
England. The reverend doctor's books are
popular hereinAmerica.and niuchjnterot
Is taken by a class of ourpeoplc In this pe
culiar man's personality. To that portion
of this class of our people who reside in
this community, it may be an lEtcrestlng
fact that Dr Mnclaren has what he calls
a llfe-crccd, and that he has deemed the
fact of Mifficientlmportance to induce him
to give the creed to thepuMlc.as follows:
I believe in the Fatherhood of God.
1 Lelicve in the words of Jesus. I be
lieve in a clean heart 1 believe In the
sen ice of love. 1 believe In the un
worldly life. I believe in the Beati
tudes. I promise to trust God and fol
low Christ: lo forgive m enemies, and
to sick after the righteousness of God.
Sen Printing Office Site.
There is not much difference of opinion
As to the necessity for a new Government
Printing Office building. The present old
rookery is out of date in every particular.
The danger that threatened its inmates
by reason of its structural weakness
has lcn partly obviated by the erec
tion lit the addition, to which a great
mass of material, whoso weight was
menacing the safety of the old build
ing, has been removed; but that ed
ifice, on that account, is no less unfit for
the Increased necessities of the government
thnn it was before. Besides, some appre
hension still remains that the i oration pro
duced by the iHinderous machinery will
cHiuer or ater weaken the building re
cently made partly secure by braces and
rods and beams and other architectural
devices. Arter all, therefore, the necesslty
for a new building H Just as great as ever,
tliouph iierhaps a little more cn.-lder.ition
can be given now to the selection of a site.
The proj-Ositlon te put the printing uf
f!c on the site occupied by the building
formeil occupied, by the District gov
ernment, at the corner of. First street and
Indiana avenue-, docs Lot strike us as cf
tering a happy solution of the problem
The legation Is by 1.0 means on ideal one,
for it lacks the important essential of easy
access by the railroads. In oiderto save
both labor and expense, the new printing
office should be so located that tracks,
could be run Into its jard for the direct
deliveryand receipt of the immense Quan
tities of materia required by and sent out
from It. This woulel be practically Im
possible on the Indiana avenue site, and
this fact, therefore, militates strongly
against selection of the same.. Tar more
appropriate In this regard would l the
site, on B street, of the old car shed and
stables oT the Capital Traction Company,
provided that the "made El omul" there
Is not unsuitable for a Structure of this
kind.
It would seem, however, that the best
location of all would be tome point
on the south side of Tennsjlvanla avenue.
Immediately west of the Botanical Garden.
This would be in close proximity to the
Capitol, convenient to all the Departments
and in line with the growing conviction
that the whole nt that side of the great
thoroughfare should be eventually occu
pied by a chain of public buildings.
A beginning has already been made by
placing the new city postoffice there, and
the Department of the Interior may rollovv
before long. The prlntingjifrice Would be
an appropriate eastern terminus of such
:i line of government structures.
Day Labor on District Work.
No bill now before Congress Is of greater
Interest and Importance to the District gov
ernment and the laboring classes here than
that which prop'ssestoconferuponthe Com
missioners discretionary power regarding
the execution or public works by contract
or day labor. The sentiment of working
men, of course. Is pronounced m ravor of
It, and it isalso strongly urged by the Com
missioners, on theground of expediency and
economy. There is some difference of
opinion among members of the House Dis
trict Committee, regarding the ndvlsabil
lty of recommending its passage, and It is
unfortunate that Chairman Itahcock Itp
tiears to have taken., stand against a fa
vorable rc'iKHt. It is to be hoped that
further examination of the subject will
convince him and the one or two other
members or thecommlf.ee who seem to belli
doubt that the enactment of the law would
befor the bet Interests of the government
and people of the District.
The experience or the District with con
tract work has been of a nature to pre
disposethosc conversant with all the factn
to a removal of the restrictions which at
present surround and hamjier the Commis
sioners. They have no choice now when
unelertaking public work; It Is inatlc ob
ligatory ujujii them to aelvrrtise for bids
and let the contract to the lowest bidder.
Hence it has. happened that not lnlre
ejuently irresponsible partie'S have obtained
contracts the execution of which proved
altogether unsatisfactory. The recent his
tory of the Stevens school building, which
has heretofore been discussed by The
Times, is a case in point, but by no means
the only one. in this Instance, however,
not only was the District lnconvenlenceel
by the delav In construction, but subcon
tractors, men who furnished material, and
the workingmen tuffereel by reason of
the failure of the contractor to pay them.
Neither of these conditions would obtain
If the Commissioners ha'd It In their power
either to discriminate as to the award of
contracts or have the work done by day
labor.
In the matter rpf such work as the sweep
ing of streets, collection and disposal of
garbage to which, by the way, the collec
tion of ashess should be atlded, as also the
collection and disposal of street refuse
the argument In favor of day labor Is still
Etrongcr. There have been complaints and
cotnpllcatioc- wl'hout end, and It Is quite
sare to say that this will never lie remedied
until the bill above referred to, or some.
Elmllar measure, becomes a law.
One of the best boom towns in Florida
is called Trilby. Real estate there Is
reckoned at so much per bare foot.
The diverging and diverting nature of
newspaper accounts' of how prominent
people spent Christmas suggests their
possession of two or three extra astral
bodies for holiday use.
The Trocha will get real jealous if those
Spanish warships again demonstrate their
ability to let a filibuster get by.
These cold dajs make us think that
cold weather has surely come. From
the Fowler (111.) Trumpet,
After some hard thfnking, the editor of
the Trumpet choso the above cunning eva
sion of a definite weather prophecy.
PNIQDITIES.
Contrary to the custom of Chinese resi
dents in this country, relatives of two Chi
nese who died at St. raul, illnn., gave
their kinsmen American funerals, at which
there wercmtislcand flowers.
During the floods which submerged large
tracts of land In ami about western Tacoma,
Wash., early In December, salmon were
seen swimming overfann land sev eral miles
from tbeir home in the sound
A sherif C to whom theletterotthe law was
as good as the spirit attached three sticks
of kindling-wood, the property of some
residentsor Putney, Vt., whoweresnedona
coutract alleged not to have been fulfilled.
On a charge of burglary at Fort Bcott,
Kansas, a youngman In evcnlngelress, white
gloves and gold-bowed spectacles, was ar
raigned In court. He acted as his own.
lawyer, and refusetl to account for himself
In any way.
In the orchard of Samuel Reynolds, of
Lawrence, Kans., Is a Vandlver pippin
apple tree, forty years old, which measuzes
twelve feet in the circumference of the
trunk. The boughs spre-ad over a circle
having a diamelerof 100 feet.
There has been a crow from Kansas lie
cause the State has harvested the largest
corn crop recorded a s the yield of any State
of the Union, and because the people have
got more for It than their Illinois neigh
bors got .for their crop.
An eighteen-year-old schoolboy of Shel
don, Vt, upon being reproved for throwing
a cartridge I nto the schoolroom stove, where
It exploded, took a revolver to school next
day and during the session shot himself In
the side but not mortally.
COMMENT ON CUBA.
What we wantnow is not war, but rest.
Chicago Times-Herald.
Cubans will notmuchcarc tobeexcrnpted
from the restrictions of the Immigration
law. There are not many of them headed
this way. Chicago Inter-Ocean.
Spain better make her will before she
makes any more faces at the United States.
Florida Times-Union.
It may as well be borne In mind that
should war really come the Jingoes would
notprobably do any large part of the fight
ing. Richmond Dispatch.
With the killing of Maceo, the Spanish
military nrocram in Cuba annears to be to
let the Insurrection die of of itself. But1
perhaps" it won't. Providence News.
The Danaiilnn Dialect.
This coarse, false and Infamous para
graph appearedlnThursday'sEvening Tost:
In soch a fash ion as tbatthe under
bred charlatan of the Evening l'ost hot
chosen. New York Ban.
The Lounger.
( XI LL TIIIS talk about Collar wheat
being the result of politics Is
so much wind," said O. W. Col
well, of the Angola (ltd.) Flour Mills, who
Is a guest at the Metropolitan.
"The increase iu price Is the natural
result of the economic law of supply and
demand. The crop of wheat this year
was short, not only In the United States,
but In the European wheat-producing
countries. On the other hand, the demand
for wheat Is as great as ever, or greater.
With more people rtady to buy and les
wheat to sell there was the inevitable re
sult of an increase In the price.
"The Increase in the demand for wheat
Is to be ase-rlbed, I think, to the more
extensive use of wheat among the poorer
classes of Europe. These people are fol
lowing to a certain extent the example
of the American laborer, and where they
formerly ate bread made out of rye or
the coarser grains they now demand wheat.
Every-year the shipments of wheat from
this country to Europe liecome greater,
the reason fur this being, as I have said,
the growing consumption of wheut by the
peasant classes. The trade in wheat flour
Is also uidergoing the same change."
WII. KELLY, of Siwkane, Wash ,
one or the leading silverite
politicians or his Slate, is regis
tered at the National.
Itegarillnixtheeleciionorn, United States
Senator, Mr. Kelly Is of the tinliilon that
Senator Squire, the present Incumbent,
willsucceedhimsi'lf. He Is personally very
popular with all three eleiin-nts ot the silver
party In his .State, and, licsldes, his good
re-cord during his present term or office
in the opinion or most entitles him to
further recognition. Then, too. Gov.
Rogers has announced that he is not a
candidate for the orrice, and thus the
strongest man who could have been brought
up against him has been removed from
las path.
Personally, Mr. Kelly sajs, he would
like to see Judge Turner, of Spokane",
succeed to the chair. Tills gentleman, In
his opinion, is the most popular and by
far the ablest silver man In the State. It
Is probable, however, that he will not
even be a candidate, as the other Sen
ator, Mr. Wilson, Ik also a resident of
Spokane, and, of course, there would Its
a prejudice against having the two mem
bers or the upper house Trom the same
city.
Mr. Kelly Is also conversant with the
will also succeed himseir; but,headds,
it will be the hottest right the Senator e ver
had lu his lire.
MR. TEDERICO HERO MANN, Teru
vianconsulgeneralatNew York.Is
aguestattheArlingtou. Mr. Berg.
niann is very enthusiastic on the subject of
Peru's future, and says Its great natural
resources will eventually win It a place
among the richest countries of the Western
Hemisphere. All thecountry needs, hesays.
Is immigration, and capital with which to
develop its extensive and rich mint's.
rM R" c
GRAHAM and two children"
one of the entries on the
register at the Ebhltt House.
Mrs. Graham Is the warm personal friend
and traveling companion of ttie deposed
queen, Lllluokalani. She refused to talk
upon any subject whatever, although sev
eral representatives ot the press tried toln
terview her. It Is understoexl at the hotel
that she will spend today visiting relatives
In Baltimore, artor which she will rejoin the
ex-queen, and continue with her n her
travels.
FAMOUS OLD PISTOLS.
Used by Sterrett und Uadfleld and
by Dennett untl May.
Baltimore, Dec 2C Apalrorducllngpls
tols that were used in an arfalr of honor
attended by fatal results about a century
ago, and also uedin a duel between two
noted Americans nearly twpnty years ago,
were sold at the public! sale of the personal
ctfects of the late William Gllmor.
The pistols, which are richly inlaid and
of curious pattern, were originally owned
by David Sterrett, great grandfather of Mr.
John S. Glltlngs of Baltimore.
For many years after the acknowledge
ment ot the Independence of the United
States there was considerable feeling be
tween Americans and the English whose
business relations made necessary their
presence In this country.
A quarrel arose between Mr. Sterrett,
then twenty-six jears old, and Thomas
Hadfleld, whom Mr. Sterrett said Iifad
grossly Insulted him. A challenge fol
lowed. The duelists met Friday morning,
April 2, 171)1, in Howard's Park, which
was part of the oldestaleof Col. John Eager
Howard, extending probably from the
present site of Lexington Market to Rich
mond Market and as rar east as Washington
Monument. It was a favorite pleasure je
sort of Halllinoreans before the establish
ment of public parks.
But one shot was exclianged, and Mr.
-Sterrett fell, plerceel through the heart.
The pistols afterward passed into the pos
session of Major William Gllmor, uncle of
Major Harry Gllmor.
The second duel took place on the boun
dary line between Mnrjlnndand Delaware,
the principals being Frederick May, now of
Washington, and James Gordon Bennett,
the present proprletororthe New Yorlfller
ald. The affair grew out of a quarrel be
tween the men, which resulted in an en
counter before the Union Club building.
New York.
The princlpalsmetlnJanuaryof 1877. A
Mr. Robblns, or New York, was second for
Mr. Bennett, and the late Dr.Frederlck May,
a brother to Mr. George May, ot Baltimore,
was second for Freelcrlck May. The sur
geons were Dr. Charles TUghinan, of Balti
more, and Dr. Phelps, of New York.
Mr. May's pistol snapped bcrore hisadver
sary's weapon wasdiscliarged, and thclalter
claimed his shot. It is said that Mr. May
after a second's hesitation stood erect and
proclaimed his willingness to allow Mr. Ben
nett to fire at him. Instead, the latter fired
into the air, and the principals, on being ad
vised by theirsccoudsasTothe requirements
of the duelling code in such events, shook
hands, and the af falrof honor was at an end.
The pistols were purchased at the auction
sale by Mr. William S. G. Williams, who Is
a grandson pf Mr. John S. Gittings. The
price paid was thirty-one dollars. The pis
tols are still contained in the old mahogany
case In which they have reposed for many
decades.
TWO ABE DEAD.
Itennlt of a ChrlHtimiH Dinner Down
In Old Kentucky.
Louisville, Dec. 26. Herman Medley, a
young farmer who had been invited to dine
with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harris, at Eagle
station, In Carroll county, was shot and
-killed yesterday by Harris, who was mor
tally wounded by Medley.
Leaving Mrs. Harris and Medley alone
after dinner, Harris went out to his barn
and on returning, it is said, found them In
a compromising position. He drew his re
volver and shot Medley five times through
tho breast. As Medley fell he began shoot
ing, and one ball went clear through Harris
abdomen, while the other broke his arm.
Harris cannot live.
Stelnitz WIiik IIIh Second Game.
Moscow, Dec 26. In the 'chess match
now In progress here Stelnitz won the. thir
teenth game, a queen's gambit' declines
after forty moves, late lost night. The
score now stands: Laslicr, 7; Stelnitz, 2;
drawn, 4.
Epitome Mthe News in
the Morning Times.
BIO ORDER FOR iiuNITI0N8 Mare Isl
and Navy Yard recplylng 180,000 rounds
of revolver aiirtiicltltlon. War talk re
Tlvefl.
ON THE INAUGURAL ITAGE Review
of the three-weeks' work of Chairman
Bell and his assistants. Committee has
plenty of money."""
EX-QUEEN LIL IS PLEASED She Is
charmed with this country and Its cordial
people. Attracted much attention in New
York.
SUNK A SCHOONER AT SEA Tho
steamer Scandanavlan reports sinking a
sailing vessel In a collision or f Cape Cod.
Weather was heavy , and she probably foun
dereJ. -
EUROPE WOULD INTERFERE London
Times says tills country must keep hands
oft Cuba. Germany would aid Spain.
MINERS FLED FOR LIFE-Flamcs
break out In Nova Scotia shafts while the
men were at work 1.3C0 fe-e-t below the
surface.
PATIENTS IN GREAT PERIL-Poly-clinic
Hospital In New York destroyed b
flames. The loss nearly a million.
. XMAS CRIME AND ACCIDENT The
day darkened by murdersollover thecoun
try. Fires were also plentiful.
CUBA WINS ON THE 8EA First naval
battle with Spain .results In victory. Fili
buster Three Friends beats off a launch.
EQUITY COURT TO DECIDE-Unlted
States Electric Light Company answer the
Potomac. Senate may end the matter.
NO WARMER DAYS IN SIGHT Winter
weather will linger all thiough tho holi
days. .Mercury will hoer about the freez
ing point.
"TERRIBLE SWEDE" ENTERS-New
claimant for six-day bicycle race honors
In the jierson of John Law-son. Has a good
long-dl8luncc record.
ALL-WASHINGTON snUT0UT Failed
tomakeu touchdown against Columbia. The
game was an aggressive one.
- MAHER TOOK NO CIIANCES-Knocked
O' Donnell out at the start or the fight with
a mighty left on the Ja w.
QUIET CHRISTMAS AT THE WHITE
HOUSE No visitors were entertained hy
Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland.
PAID TRIBUTE IN FLOWERSBcautl
ful pieces adorn the reoin where Capt.
Lemon's body lies. The funeral services.
NEW CRUSADE AGAINST VICE Editor
Cockrcll of Alexandria after evil-doers.
IS TIRED OF nER DUCAL HUSBAND
Duchess D'Auxy sues for separation from
the title. The duke will not work.
FATHER FOUND AND LOST Kml of
George E. Johnsons search for his parent.
ciraugu aiory growing out- or tne war.
PHASES OF RAPID TRANSIT Social
conditions changed with Its introduction.
Has set the world hurrying.
HOMELESS ONES AT HOTELS How
actors, travelers and clerks siend their
Xmas. Always have plenty to eat.
WASA JOLLY CHRISTMAS Everybody
In Washington appeared to have o good
time. Theaters all crowded.
OFKICKH FIIANK I.VDIGXAXT.
lla Und to Cure for Thirteen
Oyster DreduerB Thin Week.
Since Monday morning Sanitary Officer
Frank has furnished free rallro.nl trans
portation to eleven destitute oyster dredg
ers All ot these men were put ashore
without money at dirferent points on the
lower Potetmac and found their way to
this city as best they could.
In each instance the captains and mates
of their vessels were charged with treating
the men brutally anil tlefraudlug them "or
their wages, and in one case it was hinted
hat two dredgers had been summarlly
disposed or by being cast overboard at
night.
When two moro suffering,IIly-clad oyster
men entered Mr. Frank's office this morn
ing and asked for aid , that official said Ih at
forbearance had ceased to lie a virtue In
these matters, and the Maryland authori
ties should be urged to proceed against the
Inhuman captains, who ship the dredgers
at Baltimore, and when the Isolated points
on the Chesapeake Bay or Potomac are
reached maltreat and hair starve their men,
besides ilefrnudlng them of their wages
and leaving tliem to become an expense to
tills city.
The dredgers who visited the sanitary
office today were Alexander R. Hell and
WlUlain L. Morgan, intelligent youngmen
from North Carolina. They shipped on an
oyster schooner at Baltimore, were taken
to Machodac creek, which empties into the
Potomac, and related the usual story of
Ill-usage at the hands of their ofrieers.
Mr. Frank gave them a hot breakfast, as
they had been without food for twenty
four hours, and sent them on their way to
their Southern homes.
THE HOTELS.
Last Night's Arrivals.
ARLINGTON A .- Ei Potter and wife.
Providence, R. I.; G. E. A dams, Chicago:
Mr. and Mrs. Horace, See, New York.
EBBITT J.E. Van Auken.New York; J.
1). Stoll, Chicago; . -Miner, Waterburr,
Conn.
METROPOLITAN-. II. Davis, Buffalo:
s. M. Buck, Bellelulit, Pa.; F. Q. Lake,
Atlanta, Ua. 1(
NATIONAL J. R,nParsons, 8t. Mary's
county. Mil.; G. W. Allison, Huntingdon,
Pa.: Mr. and Mrs.''H! 1'otter, New York;
P. 11. Winston, Lynn, Moss.
VORMANDIE Francis M. Roleo, New
York
lo
RALEIGH Joe Goldsatt.Clcveland.Ohlo;
George H. Olrey, Cherry Valley, Mass.;
Walter Worth, Brooklyn; O.G. Llbby, Mad
ison, WIS. 31 i-
R1GGS W. H. Whltner, New York; F.
VI. Moines, Boston;, Theodore F. Swayze,
New Xork. '"
SIIOREHAM EWYerpaman, Hartford,
Conn.: E. Tome, New -Tork; M r. and Mrs. C.
P. Corriu, Lonton; Joseph B. Mojave, Phila
delphia; N. If. McJjujray, Memphis, Tenn.
ST. JAMbS Jollies H. Thorp and wire,
Sumpter, S. U; Mr, and Mrs. A. E. Totter,
Provmencc. K. 1.: AS'tf. rlsh, Chicago; H.
U. Bradbury, Klngstqn, N. Y.
WILLARD'S J. W. Doollttlc, Washington
State; Samuel G. Hunt, Tioga, Pa.; E. B,
Thomas, Dunkirk, N. Y.
WELLINGTON-Pau! Mohr, Spokane,
Wash.; James A. Rice, Warrentou, Va.
Morning Arrivals.
ARLINGTON Benton Fox, Cincinnati,
and E. Stuart Uluton, New York.
EBBITT Robert W. Whitehead, Tren
ton, N. J.
METROPOLITAN A. L. Brooks. Bos
ton, and W. II. Slaughter, Richmond, Va.
NATIONAL John W. Mason, West Vir
ginia; J. Ashurth. Baltimore, and W. II.
Roberts, New Jersey.
RALEIGH G. A. Bingham. North Caro
lua; Mr. nud Mrs. Ramon Alrbnza, New
York: 8. B Shoemaker, Philadelphia: H.
C. Raleigh, Helena, Mont., and Dan Walsh,
Chicago.
RIGG8 Mine. A. M. Lessing and N. S.
Rosenan, New York.
SIIOREHAM E.P. McKisslin, AsbevUle,
N.C.
WILLARD'B Joseph Gardner, Ejig Har
bor cay, Mich., and Charles A. Clements,
Baltimore
n
Novel Device for Taking Passen
gers Up to Brooklyn Bridge.
IT IS DONE BY ELECTRICITY
Machine Ulee a Treadmill Heverseel
In Action Person Wlio WantM to
Climb Up Steps on a l'lutforni
Worked by an Kudlcxu Belt or
Chain.
New York, Dec. 20. The Reno Inclined
elevator, or moving stairway, was put into
experimental use on the Brooklyn Bridgu
halt an hour or so on Thursday, for theediri
calion or the bridge officials. It is the small
experimental machine which was operated
two w ecks last summer at Coney Island. In
that time It carried 76,000 persons or more
without accident.
.. The machine Is built for making a lift of
only about seven reet, and us this is only
about hair the height of a bridge story, the
placechosen forltsoperatlon isthntfurthest
to the eastward em the right-handgldeof hc
lower rioor or the bridge entrance. The
elevator stands there Just to the right of the
regularbtalrway.aiidwllllunditsiussengers
beside those who walk up these stairs.
As the passengers will then have to walk
nil the next hair flight ot steps, the new
elevaUir will not be able to atld much. If
anything, to the brldgeaccoinmodations, but
ought to show whether it can berelled upon
for regular and satisfactory service.
How tho Thing Works.
The new elevator Is In effect a treadmill
The new elevator Is in efrect a treadmill
reversed in Its action. The passengers step
upon the endless belt which forms Its plat
form, grasp n handrail which moves at the
same rate with the platform, and are car
ried up by an electric motor which keeps
the platform moving.
The Ingenious points about the machine
are the devices for saving the passengers
from Injury either by the platform where It
dives out of sight to start upon Its return
Journey or by the movcing handrail.
The platform is formed or Jointed slats
which carry upon their upper races upright
plates of steel about an inch apart which
form contlnuousliuesdown the whole length
of the endless structure The upper part of
these plates Is roughened to give a foothold
and upon these the passenger stands.
At the two ends of the machine the plat
form passes under a combllkc edge-piece,
whose rounded points He In the grooves
between the plates. The passenger's foot
is slid upon these comb pieces before the
moving piece drops away over Its carrying
wheels, andall the passenger has todo after
he has stepped on and been carried up Is to
walk away whenhe has been safely lauded
at the top.
Operation of the llundrnll.
The handrail consists of a series of con
nected rollers, forming an endless chain
These pass along In a holder rormisl of a
U-shaped piece of steel. Oxer the rollers
and fastened to them Is a covering of leaih;
er, which, being like a letter U Inverted,
covers the rollers and their channel ef
fectually The passenger grasps the leather
and it slips away from his hand at the top,
where It passes over a wheel, there to
start upon its return Journey.
If the bridge management should decide
to put such elevators Into regular service
they would be built to carry up double lines
ot people and have a handrail emeachside.
It wasabout2ul0o'clnckyesterday after
noon when Chief Engineer Martin, Trustee
Henriques and a number of other trustees
and officials came over from Brooklyn to
try the molng stairway. Mr. Reno started
it up for them, and Mr Henriques was the
rirst passenger. He was so delighted that
he ran downstairs and rode up again and
again until he had made five trips.
Precaution Ai:ulnst Accidents.
"I wish we had it ready for the people to
day," he said.
Mr. Reno expects to have It all ready to
run publicly on Monday. The electric
motor, which operates It, stands under the
st.iriway. This moves the wheels which
carry the platform around by means of a
worm or screw gearing.
A controller's box. from which the move
ments of the motor can be regulated. Is
placed against a wall Just to the rightor
the stairway, and a man will be statfoned
there at all times when the stairway Is
moving, with his hand on the regulating
lever and his eyes on the iiassengers, to
prevent accidents.
FELL INTO A HUGE CAVE.
Horse anil 1'low Suddenly Dlsnii-
peared Before a Furmer's Eyes.
Bellefonte, Pa., Dec. 20. A large cave
has been discovered In a field near line
Grove, this county. The discovery was ac
cidental, and came so suddenly that a largo
plowing horse was precipitated several
hundred feet Into the cavern, where It was
dashed to death on a projecting ledge of
rock.
On Wednesday Boston Campbell was out
in a field near his home. He had a two
horse team. Aliout 4 o'clock in the after
noon, when ho was driving his team direct
ly through the center of the field, he felt
a violent pulling on the reins which he
held In his hands.
Looking up to see what was wrong with
the team, he was amazed to find his horses
missing. One of them could be seen tear
ing across the field, but the other was
nowhere In 6lght. While Mr. Campbell
stood, looking at what had happened a
plow which had been lying at his feet also
disappeared.
He was thoroughly frightened by this
time, and ran to his home. A number of
men were soon nt the scene wherethe horse
and plow disappeared, butallthcy could see
was a yawning chasm.
A derrick was erected over the opening,
and with aropeand lantern Levi Morrison, a,
plucky youug fanner, was lowered into the
dark recesses. Over 200 feet of rope had
been let out before Mr. Morrison could find a
firm footing.
Then he found the horse lyingdead on an
immense ledge of rock, which proved to he
but a spur projecting from the side of the
cave. Mr. Morrson gave the signal again
to lower him, but after going fifty feet
further down the rope gave out, and he had
to be haulfd hack without having reached
the bottom of the cave.
Mr. Morrison saysthecavoisfully300 feet
deep, and that the sides are coated with
glistening stones and crystals. After c
direct descent into the earth of over 300
feet, the cave extends northward through
ledgesof solid rock. Running watercan Go
distinctly heard, and there Is reason to be
lieve that the cave Is near au underground
stream of great volume.
SHOT AT THE TAPEHS.
Kentucky Toush Enjoyed Himself
at a Xinns Tree Celebration.
Ashland, Ky., Dec. 26. At Kavanaugh
Chapel, Lawrence county, Thursday night.
Bill Morrow entered the church as tho dis
tribution ot presents was in progress and
amused himself by emptying two six
shooters at the tapers blazing on the tree
When members of the congregatlonsought
to quiet him, hepulled a third gunand be
gan shooting promiscuously, fatally wound
ing George Pack and leaving flesh wounds
on Tom Bonders and Miss Allie Morgan.
Morrow then escaped on horseback, pur
sued by a score of enraged farmers. -
THERE REMAIN
Before the Positive and Absolute Suspension of the
$3 Rate Doctor McCoy's Reasons for Making
So Prominent and Emphatic the Time Limit
January 1.
With this closing month ot the yearends,
according to announcement, this oppor
tunity. It Is reasonable to suppose that
by this time the terms have been made
clear to all. The greatest pains have been
taken to guard against the pcsslbility of
confusion. The $3 rate was adopted to
give all an opportunity to be treated under
Doctor McCoy. It was extended to dispel
the misunderstanding which the time limit
caused: TO MAKE IT QUITE CLEAR
THAT DOCTOR McCOY'S OFFICES AND
DOCTOR McCOY'8 TKACTICE WORK
ARE PERMANENT IN WASHINGTON,
NOT ASSOMEBUrPOSED LIMITED BY
THE TIME FOR WHICH HE MADETHI3
REMARKABLE OFFER. It was ex
tended because many were unable to
take advantage of it during the time
limit set.
Such an opportunity has never been
given before. Such an opportunity will
never be given again, so. In presenting
it, Doctor McCoy may be pardoned for
desiring to make the final time limit
very emphatic. He does not want to hear
complaints after January 1 from those
who pay his regular fee on the ground
that he Is partial or unjust, so he has made
this notice ot the expiration of the $3
period Just as prominent. Just as clear, and
Just as emphatic as he has been able to
make it. It will be Justly presumed that
by the close ot the month there will be
none who have not been Informed and
notified that:
All pntlentsi begliiiilnc or renew
ing; treatment before Januury 1 will
be treated until cared at the uni
form rnle of 3 a month. This in
cludes all medicines antl treatment.
This Is absolutely the final oppor
tunity under this rate. It will under
no circumstances be ntraln extended
or continued. After January 1 Doc
tor McCoy will resume his- Ubinil
fees.
UKAIU-Mi Hl-.s.lUltKl) lO
A KAK 11H.XF KHOJ1 If IK HI.
Samuel Allen, o4 Harrison St.,
Anacostla, D. U, Aged 72 years: "I
have been dear rrom childhood. My right
car was absolutely stone deaf. IV ith It I
could not hearone sound. When I went to
lr. McCoy my left ear had become nearly
as bad. 1 could not understand conversa
tion at all. I could not hear any sound ex
cept the roar or a cannon , a clap or thunder,
or some eejually loud noises. It was Im
possible Tor thepeople in the houoe where I
lived to make me hear anything, lor
years 1 had bevn unable to hear thepreacn
ing In the church where I attend, the
Methodist Church. Rcv.Mr.McLe-nn,pastor.
"When I consuItedDr.McCoy and Ionly
did so arter thepeople where I lived beg
ged me to, be-causethevcouldnot make me
understand 1 was told by hi in that he
could cure my lcrt ear, and Kssibly the
right- Dr. McCoy has certainly kept his
promise, ror
ihc Uearlnjtoraiy Left Knrls fully
Kesturea
and the hearing of the right ear has so im
proved that 1 find no difficulty in hearing
distinctly with It.
"I can hear with my I ert ear every sound
as distinctly us 1 believe It Is possible
Tor anyone to hear.
'"Itie first Improvement that I n tiers!
was on the street, when I round that I could
hear the cars. Improvement vvas very
rapid, and shortly I lound that I eould hear
the voices of thoe talking about me, then
I began to distinguish wurds. and finally
clearly understol all that was said,eveii
when In ordinary tones. 1 can now, arter
many years, agaiu
Samuel Allen, 504 Harri
son St. Anacostia, D.C.aged
72 yrs. Cured of Deafness.
11 ear the 1'reacning; in cnurcli,
I can hear the words ot a song,
I caii hear the ticking or a clock,
I can near the ringing or the door bell, 1
can hear the closing or the door.I can hear
the electric cars, and even thecbirpingora
bird.
"This marvelous result, this restoring of
my hearlmr when all sounds were shut out
from me, odds to my lire more than I ever
thought iiossiblc. 1 had supposed that 1
must pass my few remaining years in abso
lute silence, but Instead of that. Dr. Mc
Coy hasinade It possible tor me to hear
again, even better than 1 could before In
my life. He bus restored the hearing in
the ejr that had been totally deaf rrom.
ehlldhoejd, as well as In that which had
become dear later In my life. 1 wlh It
were possible for me to express my grati
tude lor the great happiness that it has
given me."
1UK JIAKV1U, U'
-" HES'lOlUMi LOST UKAKIMi.
M. C. McDonouBn.l'JOU 21st st. nn
Messenger in Quartermaster's Office: "I
was so dear for eight years that 1 could
not bear a sermon in church. Dr. McCoy
has completely restored my hearing."
Mrs. M. A. Klrbv, Camp Springs,
Prince Ueorge's Co., Md.: "I had been so
dear tor fifteen years that 1 could not
hear a bell ring or the preachingln church.
My hearing has been completely restored
by Doctors McCoy and Cowden."
J. P. sterner of the Firm of Hamil
ton & Co., Manufacturing Tobacconists,
Alexandria, Va.: "When I went to Dr.
McCoy I was totally deaf In my left ear.
lie has completely restored my hearing.'.'
iter. L. L. suiitn, uuu utn nt. sw.,
clergyman or the Church or the United
Brethren: "1 had been very hard or hear
ing for eighteen months. Dr. McCoy com
pletely restored my hearlns. I most heart
ily recommend his treatment."
Airs. U. Mareey, cnerryaaie,.va.:
"1 was so deaf when 1 went to Or. McCoy
that 1 could not hear the bells ring orthc
whistles blow. 1 can now hear all sounds
distinctly, and understand -conversation
m ordinary tone."
Master Caryl Udell, 1215 utn st.
sw. ins mother says: "Caryl was stono
deaf when we took him to Dr. McCoy.
He could not understand a spoken word.
He hears everything now perfectly."
Airs, 'mourns Moore, ttrooklaml,
D. u.: "1 was so deaf that 1 could not hear
a sound. Dr. McCoy has completely re
stored my hearing:"-- - - -
fWn
JUST
FIVE DAYS MORE
DR. McCOY'S RECORD,
The Six Yours of Preparation.
Matrlculantat University ofNew York.1876
Firstnonor man lu his class 1879
W inuer of famous Looiuis prize. Febru-
ry 187
Candidate for Belle vue Hospital appolnt-
ineut.Marcb -1679
Chose ubycompelltivc examination, open
to all the doctors of the world . resident
Ehyslcian of Bellevue Hospital.
arch 187
During service at Bellevue elected visit
ing physician lo Haloing school for
nurses, April 1880
Served as resident ptijtlcSao to Bellevue
187U-1880
Study inhospltaIsotLondoiiandDuulin.l&81
Formulation of regular treatment fee
chronic troubles as a resultof hospital
xoertence 1882
troriuumtiou of regular treatment for
the cure or catarrhal, bronchial and
Iudb diseases r. 1883
AiuiouucHiiientof Dr McCoy'scuresflrst
Introduced voluntarily by well-known
Journalists, with pictures and luter-
i .e.w,S or Parents cured. April 1884
Ur.McCoyireatliisoveicnethousaiidpa
tlentsa month 1880
Extension of office facilities by employ
inentoratudcntsfroml4ilevue.lha5.I888 The second visit to Europe for further
hospital study and Inspection:
BervlnglnthelaboratoriesofProf.Koch.
at Berlin 1890
Study lu Charitle Ilo-pltnl of Berlin aud
Roval Clinic under Yon Bergmaun 1681
Formulation of a system of medicine
based on the discovery ot poison lu the
blood as the origin or disease 1891
Itte system perfected by application
and einerlincnl In cases selected from
Lr. McCoy's practice 189a
The world startled liv Dr. McCoy's Dis
covery or a cure Tor Deafness. Sep
tember 18P5
Location or a permanent national prnc
Uceln Washington March 2b, lSOtr
O.W. Bailey, 616 Seventh
St. s. w. Cured of Deafness.
u. v. Jiaiic-y, ui 7tn st. sw.:
"My lelt ear wa totally dear, and my
right ear nearly as bad when I vvent to
Urs. McCoy and Cowden. 'ihe bearing of
both ears has been restored, so that I uin
near perfectly. "
1. r'. -Miliman, 115 4tn st. ne.:
"1 was very dear when 1 wentto Dr.McCoy.
l had beeu dar rourteen years. My hear
ing Is completely restored."
CC.ltl.MJ llim.M'UIAh AD
LU.Vt; lltUUHLK.
VV. II. .Morse. :r- Maryland ave.
ne. "lr McCov has completely cured il
of a very bad Chest Trouble."
Ct-ltl.NU AMIlilA.
Jno. l'aliner, mis Cnllcn .t. ne.
"1 had surreretl from Asthma nrte-en jeap..
lirs. iicCoy and Cowden have given me the
rirst relief that 1 have had In all that
time.
Cl 1ILM2 CA'lAHHIl OF Hlt:IOM'
AC11.
ilrs. Jlary Donovan, ai3 CMnni
plalnave. nw. "I had Catarrh or the-Stomach
for rive vears. The weekberorel went
lo Urs McCoy and Cowden 1 raided from
weakness, loey have completely cured
me."
Mrs. . ritzneruld, ns stn st.
sw.: "For years 1 had been n sufferer front
chronic dyspepsia ( Catarrh of the Stomach).
Drs. McCov and Cowden have completely
cured me.'
cijIuni; iisi:AMi of ihk sw.v.
.1. M. Uooelvvard, HIII2 J st. sw-.:
"Dr McCov has complctelvcuretl me or a
distressing Skin Disease, from wht.h 1 had
surrered ror twenty years."
Mrs. U. mmr, -182 K st. sw.: "llr.
McCoy completely cured me or a very bail
case of fcczema from which I had sulfered
for three jears."
MIL J' ALVl-.lt IIKAKINIJ llr
MUllliU.
.1. VA.l'n liner. ltlO." U st. nw.: "For
four years inyhearinghad been considerably
impaired. 1 hadsoughtthealdor a special
ist, who gave me a prolonged! course of
treatment, but without restoring my hear
ing. could uot'unclerstandorellnary con
versation. 1 had to keep requesting people
to repeat. I COULD NOT HEAR TIlE
TICKIM5OFACL0CKORWATCI1UIUHT
AGAINST MY EAR. 1 could get no enjoy
ment lu going to public meetings or places
or amusement, because I could not hear.
At the earnest solicitation of .friends I
went to Doctor McCoy to have my hearing
restored. Now. as the result or his treat
ment,! CAN HEAUthetlckingot a watch
near my car, and that ot a clock at a
distance ot twenty reet. I can understand
conversation in an ordinary moderate tone
distinctly.
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COMES OF DII. McCOY'S MONO
GRAPH OX DEAFXESS "WTLL BE
MAILia ON APPLICATION TO
THOSE DIRECTLY INTERESTED 12,
THE CURE OF THIS CONDITION.
Headers of t tie MONOGRAPH OA
UKAl'ABsSHreto bear tn Is In mind,
in Measles, scarlet tever, Uron-c-nitis
ana iMieuiiioniii tne tnraut is
Involved and tne Inflammation ex
tending from the throat into the
Kustaciilan'lnbes and cuustiifr Deaf
ness Is Catarrnal from tne doctor's
standpoint. Xfie pnruse "Catarrhal
orlBin"ln the MONOGRAPH Is ustt
in tne scientino ana not m tnat
popular sense in w-nieh Catarrh
Is so commonly regarded as a.
dlseune of tne nend and tnrout.
McCoy System of Medicine,
PERMANENT UFMCK3
DK. McCOY'S NATIONAL PnACTICE.
DR. J. CRESAP McCOY,
DR. J. M. COWDEN,
Consulting Phyalct in.
715 13th Street Northwest,
Office hours, 9 to 12 a.ml too p. iuS to I
p. m., daily. .Sunday, 19 a. - to u.
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