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the mob:nt:n"g- times, mokdat, September 2, 1895. 4 ) The Washhiflton Times (ilOKNiNa, Evening, and Sunday.) OWNED AND ISSUED BTT The Wasuinrjlon Times Company, TIMES BCILDINO. PODIBIVEST COIU.EK TENNSTlVANU. AVEMJE AND TENTH SrilEEE. Tclopuono Editorial Rooms, 131 liuulnoss Office, S3. "frlce Marnlnp or Evening Editlon...Ono Coat SaiHUyJWitlon Throe Cents JUontbly uy Carrier J owning and fauuday ...Thirty-flvo Cents. Evening Thirty Cent Sliralng, ) Xvuntegatid- FlITV CENTi WASHINGTON, JL. C., SEPTEMBER 2. lS'sL Subscribers to "Tlio Time-" will confer iv favor by promptly report lug tiny dlcourtey ot culloctorh, or neg lect of du:y on tlie iurL of currier. Complaint eltbor by iuuil or in per hun will rocohu piouipt attention. Tho Morning Kdltion hbould bo de livered to all part of the city by 0:30 o'clock a. in., including Sunday. The livening Kdltion Hbould bo in tlio liund of bubcribcib not later tlian S:30 i. m. "Tlio Wiinhinston Time-." I a mem ber ot tlio Itocbdulo Co-oiieratlv o So ciety. TAKi: THE TLMKS WITH YOD. Sum hut Outings Will Not Ub I2u-j3-d Unlo.-.lt Giiei Alonz. Tlio Hummer tldo of pleasure anil licaltb .eokeri lies set in toward mountain. tprln:rs and ,ensbore. Xg plans for tbe ieaonH outing; -will bo complete unle-srs Tlio Times In included anions tlie neees-arles. Men and women may so from town to leave care behind, but Uiono wbo would Keep tbelr finder on tbo pub lie pai-e, or be abreast of tlio world's lmpiwiiing-, or, indeed, wbo need a ji Mien link between ilietiiM'lu's and tbo vvblrlljilj; f time tbeso must bnvo Tbo Times ,unt daily to tbelr f-vlvuii or seaside retreat. LADOU DAY A.VD lMtOSmiUTY After the day v liith we celebrate as tlio csinlwerftary f our national independence, public It is not an occasion on whic k we eoSHue Morale tbe founding of a great republic, Jwr does it tyirffy any great prattle --r national event, but at. a un for geral t em nee, L,abr Day should enlist graater efforts. and more universal rcuagHitiou than any other national boliday except tlio Fourth of July. The prog"i5, f-ue.-cese and welfare of C nation dejiead upon the provjwnty of the manes. A people cannot truly thrive unlets all at i.nuiUed to enjoy the mic eese Ibey cteate, id as every individual, uJfrU or lowly, in i-eme way contributos to tuejrniwxli and prosperity of a country, it Is but just that all participate in Us bene fits. It Js also true that the mental status of a ieojie luu muck to do "with tlieir progress, aiKl lliat those with tlie highest average intelligence command tlie greater share f lite "world's abundance. Pot Uiat reason every liberal-hearted eHucn should welcome Labor Day. It is nn event that commemorates the efforts of orgamred labor to uplift the masses end place them on a mental plane to in herit that which rightfully belongs to them. Had not our forefathers been a Ettirdy, intellectual race this country would jtitl lie a brJlisu dependency, and were not AinerKSH working people of that same in dependent flock there would be no success ful organised labor and no high rate of wages. These facts explain the prosperity of this country. Our system of government permit all to thrive wlio make the effort, and our higher average of intelligence places the opportunity within the reach of every citizen. "Were this not true work ing people would not be celebrating Labor Day, nor would to many of them fill im portant positions of public trust. Through tbelr own efforts they are factors in the nation's prosperity, and by virtue of their Intelligence they are also the promoters or their own success. - Therefore, it is the duly of patriotic clUisens to assist organized labor to main tain a high standard of wages and to still rurluer tpread the light of knowledge. When working people prosier the chan nels of trade are overrun with products that create wealth, and when they are in adversity the entire country suffers from bard times. QrnsTiox or tatroxagx:. The movement to take the immense body of fourth-cJa&e postmabters under the pro tecting wing of the civil tcrvice law is in every way commendable and would be of immense lenefit to the rcrvice, but it will meet with lively opposition from two ele ments The Congressman who wants all the patronage lie can get, in his own m tereatf, and the innumerable candidates for the honorable office of postmatter all over tlie country, who anxiously wait for the fellow, who are in to get out, will be uj in anus agaiwt tbe proposed invasion of their ligtite CottKresFmen constantly make virtuous protestation that they -Mould be glad if tbej were whollj deprived of the power to diilerc patronage, but they eeire ujwn it Trail greed clutch all the tanic, and will mwveheavenand earth to keep what remains to tlKJiu The postmaster is their strongest weaiKHi or of rente and defenfe and ib a. m ponam to him as a tail iE to a dog that appendage which lSfouEefulinaffSistingtke wagging of the dog's body. These obftructivc elements, however, have no power to prevent the President from placing the army of postmafters under the cavil cervicc fhield.and it would be in line with bis acte in other departments of the government service if he rbould take the step The beneficiaries would be Dem ocrats, almoet without exception; they could lie removed only for inefficiency or miscon duct, and subrequent vacancies would as likely be filled by pereons from one party as trom another. President Cleveland fhould crown bis performance in the field of civil service reform by fwcepiiig out of politics tbe country postmaeter, and tbe city one, too, fur that matter Bat if Mr. Cleveland fce a cui.didate for a third term he wlllprob- 111 any case of Irregular delivery ably fight Ehy or a proceeding which would load to eucli widespread discussion among a powerful constituency. MAJOlt lllCHAltD II. SYLVHSTER. The passing away or no man in Wash ington new&paperdom rrom life could have caused more sincere regret than thedeath of AI.ij. Richard II. Sjlvesler, of the editorial stafr of tbe Post until illness compelled him, some months ago, to relinquish the arduous duties of bis position. ilaj. Sjh ester was admirably equipped for his work. He possessed a large fund of varied knowledge, was a graphic pa gent writer, a brilliant paragr.iplier. He had wide experience with men and things, unusual executive ability, and a capacity for protracted and exacting work Feem ingly out or proportion to hissiender frame. His heart was in his work and he went at it ith enthusiasm and perseverance that shamed many a man much jounger m 3 ears. In personal Intercourse Maj. Sjlvester was one or the most lovable of men. His was a kindly, genial deposition, and lie was sincerely beloved not only by his immediate associates, but by all who came in contact with him and learned to know him. He was ever ready to help the jounger men in the profusion, and bib advice and assistance were alwujs of the practical kind. Ail in all, lie wab a manly man. CAiT. SUM X KH'S CASK. The most interesting court-martial which has been held for long jears will meet on Wednesday to Inestigate the alleged in efficiency or negligence of Capl Sumner, of the United States cruiser Columbia Tlie case will be one of remarkable and national importance, on account or the astonish ing time made by the Columbia on her homeward trip, outstripping by far tlio record of nny other vessel of her kind m average dally speed, a feat which still cauhes discussion throughout the whole world Capt Sumner will have popular sm paih with him because of this brilliant jHTforninnee, but popular tjiupathy cuts no figure with a court-martial The eminent officers who will compose the court will do their work with btern impartiality, and the public be given the exact truth in regard to that remarkable blunder in dry docking the Columbia which might have ruined the M''-el The new cruiser certainly begins her history with a fcensational chapter Im iniiunt ruin, serious injury, a phenome nal run across the ocean, her chief officer Jx-fore a court martial, ail within a rew months, are an ominous mixture of good and bad luck which will cause many conflicting prophecies among the supur- StltKMlb SOME SEISMIC SHOCKS. Seismic disturbances are rather nn usunl cvenlb in the Eastern portion of the United States, and that which shook up Pennsylvania and New Jen-ey jcsUrday morning was of sufficient severity to make it noteworthy. While not extending over so large an area as the Charleston earthquake of 1S86, and fortunately not causing great loss or life and destruction of prcitertj like that one, its Torce was enough to bhake large dwellings and make people in them feel uneomrortnble for several seconds. Nothing was iierecptible here in Wash ington, and it will not be known until to day whether or not the delicate seiMnic instruments or the Weather Bureau re corded any vibrations Washington is pretty solid anyway. PltOTECTIOX FOll LETTER CAK IllEItS. The brutal assault upon Letter Carrier Cook, though it was made by two drunken men and In a lunch room, and without the slightest provocation on the part of the official, emphasizes tlie necessity of better protection ror the carriers than now exNts While it Is trie that the revised statutes provide heavy punishment for assault upon a letter carrier in uniform, whether he is in the discharge of his duty or not, yet these men hac not that immediate and effective protection for their personal safety to which they are entitled. This need has Income even more urgent since the institution, by Postmaster V.'illett, of midnight collections Tlie carriers have to go to distant and lonely parts o' the city for this purpose, and are thus exposed, especially on dark nights, to attacks rrom thugs and bighwajmen The means should be afforded them to make effective resistance to such assaults There is a twofold reason for tins: Pit, leeause the letter carrier's lire is at stake; Second, because the got emment ought to safeguard effectively the people's mails. Letter carriers ought to hae permission to go armed, if not in da J time, certainly at night. Only in that way can they offer successful resistance to felonious attacks such as was committed upon Mr. Cook, or to others perpetrated with a vJew to robbing the mails For their pergonal safety, no less than that of the mails, thoy are required to guard, they should be allowed, perhaps, even required, to go armed. In this connection it Is proper to call attention to the unpleasant Tact that ror about twenty minutes after midnight the city is virtually unprotected by the police. During this time the relieT men arc at the diffcrentstatioiLs receiv ing orders or reach ing their respective reber post, while at thelattcr the men going in await the coming of the relieving party The thugs and thieves know this full well and so ek to ta ke advantage of it by doing their unlawful work in the outlying portions of the respec tive leats. It might be well jr the police authoriticjj and tlie Coramis-sioners were to look into this matter. A leader or Cuban filibubterers out in Kansas City is in bard luck. lis father is United Suites marshal and has notified his son that he will be punished if he breaks the law. The sou remembers cer tain episodes of his bojhood days and is keeping quiet. Iowa has a healthy Western way of expressing Its views. It has now opened up a new field of temperance reform. Its method is to raze the saloon and run the proprietor out of town. The plan may lake In the effele East. Derender will be ready for the great race commencing Saturday. She has stolen tlie Englishman's thunder and bids fair to teach him a lesson. I'anUee spunk beats British bluff every time. Incorrect and Xotlntoiisely runny. The Washington plasterers objected to the Marine Band playing for the letter carriers in this city, but the latter carried the day. "And silence, like a plaster, fails to heal the wounds of sound." Phila delphia Eccort1- please send Postal Card to .this office. SEDAN DAY IN WASHIHGTON Its Twenty-fifth. Aimivertary to Be Celebrated by Survivors. Thoy Will Ho Assisted 113-Hundreds ot Uermaii-Amerleaii, German Cen- trulTJiiioiiaiidSlnglngSucieties. Tiie twenty -fifth anniversary of the battle of Sedan will be celebrated to-night at Brlcklajers' Hall, cornor of Seventh and L streets northwest, bj the lew Mir;, viving licrman veterans of the latt gre.it battle in the rrauco-Geimuu war, who now reside in Wafhmglon Though the veterans themselves are few in number their friends are legion and it is expected that oer 300 Geimnii-Ainericans will unite in celebrating the birlhdaj of the victory. The programme, though not elaborate, will be interesting. Mr V,' L. Kin-rich -n ill deliver an addiess on "The daj we cele brate." Dr Clnistlan Struck v. ill rpcuk on "The contrast between the inllucnce ext orted by the German Empire ofto-day and before the Trail- o-Germau war " "German Women in War and Peace," will be the .subject of an address b ltev. Dr. K. DrcwiU, pastor of Concoroia Church. Two nrifin.il run in.-, ivitl lie reelleil 1)1 Mr. Frank Ci.iudy.indMr JosepliColiguon. respectively. The foregoing will lorin. iiovit 1, oniy the literarj poitton or the programme. Ncckcr's orchestra will furm-.li instrumental selections. Two choruses wi.l I? sung by the Saeiigerbiuid and uik' bj the -erioii Sinning Societies An informal reception with refreshments will billow. When the , etebralion -..s iirst contem plated, it w s reared it might nppear an effront to the I reach This was rarlliCat irom the intention or the pio.eitors The object is to bring more closely together the survlvois on tlie German side who are now rai awaj Horn the siejies of their ictorJes A bout a score of the-e , ( ter ins ha been found who hate indicated their intention of being prucnt to night Tlie" DeiitsclierCenlr.ilerein,". n organi zation composed of delegates .from all of the leading u rnian hoeities or this city has heartily co-operate 1 with the pro moters of the plan irom the beginning To the members i tlil-s organization, of which Mr Kudoll Pa iter is pres.deni. the success that is proim-ed for tonight's meeting will be largeh due. Air .--auer will president the meeting and will imro dtn e each participant on ihe pnfi.unme. No pains will be spared in the decor .linn of the hall that is. ail but too small tor the auspicious emt Dec-oiators will this niorninK begin banging the red. whif- and blue, and the red, white and black, of the two governments held in iqual v eve-ration and respect In the people who will assemble beneath the coluis tonight, and the meeting will be sine to prove one ol the most iiHinorable in the lives of thoie attending. "MOVE OX THE I'OLES- Action TTrjretl in n Sermon by Ilev. Dr. Oliver A. Brown. "The Hrst thing I noticed when I alighted from the street ear on my return home," said ltnv. Dr. Oliver A. Hrowir; pastor of Foundry M. E. Church, jesterdny morn ing in his initial autumn service, "vvah that the shade trees were cut down on G htrceU Of coarse, my heart v. as filled with sad ness. "1 noted, too, that the trees were left on the n".t block, lietwecn Fourteenth and Fifteenth Etreels. Why, I am pu7led to know. Th'i work was done, I suppose, for a corporation. The- toouer v e move on the pol"3 the better. If a corporation can have, trues moved, we as an organization Ehould bo able to have the poles moved. It is m keeping with other cities where the tendency is to place underground buch doadly and unsightly apparatus. Thee Tirot reinurks uttered in the pulpit by the popular pastor after his recupera tion along tbo seashore met with a number of audibla "Ameus" throughout the con gregatiou. The paetor'b remarks that followed were teachings hi a strictly informal btrain, no text b'ing chosen. "Surely we live in the best age the world has ever rcen," he continued "I have not seen a drunken man in the crowds at the shore and saw no oul-of-placc act. This ie becoming true in inanj p'uees most prominent in the eje of the social world as well as places bet apart for religious re borts. "When the teed of Christianity wassovv n no one could tell -what the harvest would be We can , therefore, well understand now whj men were doubtfulthen But now when the seed fo-y.-n has sprang into such rich harvests in all chnicb how there can tie one dionant voice ib the -n under of iv onders "Christ is a tovereign in a threefold sense He is a fovereign over our minds He is ruaeter or the intellect Man ulwajs sought in vain to gain this tovercigntj over man Bat it has been pro ed that men w ill reason, think, and act in dciiance of chains, cell", and dungeons Each the very Text Book of Christ's kingdom rules the literature or the -world There is scarcely a book worth reading where Christ's thoughts nro not found. "Christ ie alio master or the heart Tiiis is the most delicate claim he makes. It can be given to none other. "In the thnd place, Christ ie rovereign over our wills Tins met must necessarily follow from the two preceding "The time was when the highest dev otion was to die for God The pages of Christian history aie written m blood. The highest devotion to-day is to live, love, work, and do all we can for Christ. Let us all btriva to accomplish His will." Billiards the Sport of Queens. There are many houses, both in this coun try and abroad, where the ladles have asserted their rights to billiards, and a billiard-room to themselves. In France, whero billiards are universally plajed, the game has become extremely popular among women. The princesses of the English royal family have contributed much to popularizing the same throughout related courts in Germany Among the crowned heads who play billiards may be mentioned the dowager czarina, who is v ery skiirul at the game. Queen Marghenta, or Italy, is very fond of retiring with her court of ladies to her biliiard-room, be lieving the exercise of the game has a beneficial effect in retarding her tendency tostoutness. Princess Leopold, of Bavaria, and daughter of tbo Austrian imperial pair, is reported to be a very graceful player, and in her Munich palace she and her children hav e m. my interesting toutneys in the afternoon hours. The queen regent of Spain was, in her girlish days, a fine handler of tlio cue. Tbe Earth's Model. Four leading French bcientisLs Villard, Cotard, Seyng and Tissaudier have suc ceeded in making a wonderful model r the earth. It is a huge sphere, forty-two foet j in diameter, and has painted upon Its out side alldetailaor the earth's geography. At Pans, where the pigmy world is being ex hiblted, an iron and glass dome Iiub been erected over the globe. Tlie building is eight-sided, and ib well provided with ele vators and btairways, which makes It an easy tabk for the visitor to examine "all parts of the world." The globe weighs eighteen tons, but is so nicely balanced that it can be easily rotated by a small handwheeL The entire surface area ib 525 feet, which Is bufflcient to exhibit all the mountaius, riverb.lsiandsand cities, even to the principal thoroughfares of tlie latter. Grand barbecue and ball game free at Congress Heights to-day- lines Beginning HieCeiebration of the Battle of Sedan. MEMORIAL CHUBOH OPENED Emperor William and Tils Court At t end the Exercises, WhilotheStreet.s of Herlin Were Crow ded "With Thou sands of Slglit-Seors What AVlllIJo E-one During tbo Day. Berlin, Sept. l.Tlieinaugural ceremonies of the celebration of tiie twenty-fnth anni versary of the battle or Sedan, the final engagement of the Franco-Prussian war, was celebrated to-day. Tiie programme in this city included the inauguration of the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church. The weather vvasclearandbriglitthrough out the day. Tlie wind blew strong from tlie northwest, andtheteinperature was low. Crowds litKHl thastreets from Belbvue in tlie Thiergarten over the Hercules bridge ta Kurfitrbtendam. Galleries vveic erected opposite to the main entrance to the church which were occupied by two thousand girls attired in light colored dresses. A new house, racing the entrance of the church and built in the style or that edifice, was covered with decorations, although it was unoccupied. Tiie church itself was completely covered with flags, banners, flowers and garlands. Troops lined the roadway m front of the church and the German-American veterans held a position around the porch commanding tlie entrance. This was reallj the position of honor. CHURCH BELLS UU.N'G. At 9 o0 o'clock this morning the iingmg of the church bells signalized the Emperor's crossing of the Hercules bridge. His Majesty rode v ith the empress in an open carriage -with outriders, escorted by a squadron ofb d guards. Thecrovvn prince and ins next jounger brother, Priiwc Eilcl, were seated in the carriage opposite the emperor and empress Poth prinrea wore the uniform of tlie First Infantry Guard. The empress wore a steel grey gown of silk and a tripletcapeb-'anng the ribbon of the Back Eagle. Her head dress WvisaUorenune Straw bjnnetw'ithiStravv berrj -colored v eh et nbbans. i When theKmperorhad reached tlie topstep of the entrance to the church Kerr Von Wedel, minister of the rojal house, ad dressed him, saving "Upon the anniversary of Gravelotte the foundation stone of the monument to the great Kaiser Wiihehn I. was laid. Now on the twenty firth anniversary of Sedan yo'ir majesty opens the church which was bailt with the funds contributed by the poor and rr li equally I'iroughouttiiecountry in memory of the Emperor wno, in his simple ai.d reiigious leehng attributed all ot his great deeds and ", Intone to God, giving us ail m this and coining ages, an impressive example of trust ami belief in God, without whose aid we are unable to succeed. May God'o blessing be upon us all, coming into this church. Will j our majestj now please receive the kej from the architect?" IX THE CHUP.CH. The procession then entered the church, haded by the Kaiser. Tiie Grand Duch ess of Baden and the Empress followed th" Emperor and then came the imperial princes. The colors of tl.e regiments to winch tlie rojalties belonged were placed on tlie right and left of the altar. Tiie Em peror, Empress anil the other members of the royal family sat in choir chairs of carved oak placed at the left of theq altar Eteps After the sermon the Emperor, Empress and the. rest of the nival party, prectHled by Herr von Wedel, lert the church by the center aiBle. As thev reached the steps leading from the edifice they stopped while tbo b-llB rang As thej got outside the church the children ranged on either side of the walk and sang "Die V.'aeht am Ithein." The Eoldiers, who had been sta tioned at -various points in the -vicinity of tlio church, headed by their bands of music and with colors flying, then passed lx?fore tbo Emperor, -while the children sang "Hail der Ira Siegekrantz." While- the children were singing the Emperor and Empress entered their car riage and drove away amid the cheers of the assembled people. After the departure or the Emperor tlie high officials left and tbo German American veterans, together wilh tho German -veteran societies, with thou bnnnerB.enteredthechurchaiui marched up and down tho aisles. The veterans were followed by the.elnldrcu and several Bulging socieies. The decorations of tlie houses along the principal streets showed that the people had combined their efforts to produce the most startling effects This combination harmonized throughout tlie city in design and also in color. The effect was that there were long lines of evergreens, masses of flowers, and a profusion or flags and banners. Thousands of people arrived at an early hour in the morning and continued until noon, at which hour the Berlmers were crowded out by the provincials, who were gazing in admiration upon the perfect adornment of the buildings. THE CHILDREN'S PART Tho Emperor is expected to return from the Templehof in time to review the piocessions ' nis majesty has directed that severe restrictions shall be observed in controlling the crowds throughout Ihe celebration He has requested that the children of ihe Berlin schools, who number about 31,000, shall lorin in line and march Trom the castle to the old Kaiser Palace in Under Den Linden v Tlie children will line the roadway for the passage of His Majesty, who will ride at the head of tlie 'col01" company of the guard. Tlie novelty of the spectacle is certain to draw an immense throng and every precaution has been taken, especially to safeguard the line of children. Among the leading military functions hi direct connection with the celebration will bo a dinner given at the Reichshof Hotel by tlie surviving officers who were members of tlie general staff in 1870. ThoKingof Wtirtemberg.theGrandDukeof Mccklenburg-Sch werin, Prince Ilohcnznllcrn and Marshal Blunienlhal will bepresentand it is expected that theemperor and ('--Chancellor CJprlvi will also bo there Count Caprivi has been in Berlin for several dajs. He has remained quietly at ids hotel and taken his dinners Usually at a small res taurautinFotsdamerstrasse.ueitherheeking nor avoiding recognition. Tlie German government has granted the extradition of the alleged Chicago forger, C. M. Rix. Tho Military Correspondenz recalls the fact that the young Gemma hussar who communicated to a friend the news of the Prussian victory at Sedan on a rstal card, in Sanscrit, is to-day the German em bassador at Washington. Grand barbecue aud ball game free at Congress Heights to-day. LhHK 734-736 7th St. N. W. . Special - irfc Waist Sale. We have just received one hun dred Skirts, in figured brilliant ine, diag'onal and basket effect, all black; also 15 Colored Skirts. All of the above are godet back, very wide, lined throughout, vel vet bound. All are worth, from $4 to $5. Choice, Also rocoivod IS faklrts in finest quality of brilllrmtUie and uovolty moh.nr nnd llyurod armuro cloth. iUi is tfkut thoy aro worth. $5.98 SHIRT WAISTS Last call of the season COc Ladio3 Waists, lnumlorud collars and cuffs, nlco patterns and all sizes Choieo I9c. fl 2.-) and 51 CO I.aundorod Waists, in lawn, mull and poicalo; tho ue3t goods offered this season EXTRA SPECIAL. Two bargains in Blankets to induce you to buy now. 98c. White 10-4 Blankets, assorted borders. 58c. 81 73 11-J Estra Largo Blanket, splendid qual ity, vory piotty borders 98 C Vo LARK' 734-736 7th St. N. W. LETTER CARRIER COOK HURT Midnight Collector of Mail Badly Eeaten by Unknown Ruffians, Lnvv Provides a Ilen-vy Penalty for Assaults Upon Carriers in "Uniform. What appears to have been a brutal and unprovoked assuult was committed upon Letter Carrier Cook uy two well dressed joi'iig men in the dairy lunch room at No. 621 Seventh street north vest, about 12 15 yesterday morning. Cook, who is nnplojed at the cny post office as a substitute, was in full uni form at the time, and was engaged in the af ter-midnmh t collection service. In view or this fact the assault be comes a, crime against the Kevised Stat utes of tbe United States, for the pun ishment of -which Congress has pnrv ided tlie severe penalty of a fine of not less than SI 00 nor more than $1,000. or by imprisonment for, not less than one ear in the pcmtentiarj nor more than three. This punishment was made severe by Congress in order to protect the niait.s trom depredators whoinlgnt seek to quarrel and fight with letter earners in order to carry out a plan of robbery. The law has no prov ivs, and even should the carrier be the aggiessor, redress must be sought from the proper authorities and not by a resort to violence. The franiers of the statute made the gray letter carriers uniform a talisman, as it were, toprotectthe public mads in ids poession. The circumstances of the assault upon Carrier Cook were related to The Times by him and other eve witnesses. He said he had entered the luneh room to get a cup of coffee, and was sitting at a table when two w ell-dre5sei young men came m. One of these. Cook sajs, rushed upon him, and before the carrier could rise, dealt him a heavy blow over the rtghteje The blow knocked Cook to the floor when ids assailant beat and kicked him unmer cifully, until lie was forced to desist by the lunch room clerk. The slugger then ran t!.'n Seventh street to G. and continued his flight through Judiciarv Squarn. pursued bv the carrier, who was suffering from the injury he re ceived. It was an opportune time for the escape of Cook's assailant, asthepolice wore changing platoons, which requires usually from ten to tvvcntj minutes alter midnight. Cook was taken to the Emergency Hos pital where his injuries were dressed. His right eje '.m terribly swollen, inflamed and entirely closed. Another version of the affair if that the young men entered tl.e dairy lunchroom while Cook "wa& Handing at the counter drinking a cup of coilee One of the stranger? said to the clerk: "Can -we tret eoniethiug Ftrong some bauor here?" "No, sir," rcplitd the cleik, "this is a lunchroom . not a!oon " "You can get something Ftrong in the hardware store," remarked Carrier Cook jokingly Instantly, it i? said, he was knocked down and badly beaten Tbe matter is m the hardr of tl.e police and the nsrailani of tlie letter carrier, if captured, may be severely punished. m i Edible Toadstools. A great many people fall into the error of considering every mushroom of a certain form and shape as being fit for food. In order to show what a grave mistake this is we will say that there are upward of 500 species of fungi, toadstools or mush rooms, and that only 131 of that great number can be safely regarded as edible. In tlie whole of the United States there are only eight species of fungi that are fit for food and thirty that are deadly poisonous. Veranda Cushions. A group of jveranda cushions which are very effective aie of vv lute unbleached mus lin, each one having a windmill sketch painted in Prussian blue oil colors, after a design on the delft plate. The paintshould be used very sparingly to obtain the right shade, a nearly thy biusb being necessary for the toft clouds and background. An other group of cushions covered with apple green and pale skv-blue denim have de signs painted upon them m pure white. Keductlon In Haters for Family Tickets on II. ifc O. 11. It. Commencing September 1 the Baltimore and Ohio Kailroad will make a reduction of about 25 per cent on its rate? for fifty trip family tickets from WaFhington to points weft as far as Washington Junc tion and points north as far as Annapolis Junction. They will also place on rale a ( ten-ride ticket from Washington to points as far north as Annapolis Junction at rate of 2 cents per paescnger per mile. Both clasFes of tickets will be valid for one j ear from date of Eale, and can be ueed by any member of the family, visitor to or servant therein. se2, 7,8,11 Grand barbecue arc! ball game free at I Congress Heights to-day. WE SELL: "Reliable Shoes Onlj" the very Best in America at the price. For the LABOR-DAY PARADE Try Our New Fall Shoes They are Stylish Serviceable and Won't Pinch Your Feet Nor your PURSE. WjVLHHHNGO.'S Reliable Shoe Houses. 030 and 932 7th St., N. W., 1 9 1 4 and 1 9 1 0 Pa. Av c. . W. S And 233 Pa. Ave., S. E. 2 mimmm SPECIAL AKD LAST WEEK OF THE $4.50 Suits. Suits worth $7.50, $10 and $12 reduced to this marvelously low price S in order that we will I not have to carry over a single summer or light- weight suit. We never have done this before during many years of business. Rather than present old stock to you as new goods next sea sou we would srive them I away at a dollar a suit, but $4.50 Is Low Enough ! M iou, ynurseu, wouiun I care 10 pay bH legs for a flno single or double breasted or frock suit. COME AND SEE THEM. j You'll be in time to get one for Labor Day if ou come early. 1 Hew York Clothing House, 31 1 Seventh St. N. W. EXCURSIONS. "August Days at Overlook Inn." Tho drive is parfectl7 aolIgUtful, tia scenery is superb, tho hotel U anexcell&X usic Very ,Yenmg, Coaches connect hourly, i to 6 p m. 10 toll p. m. half hourly. C to 10 p m. with the cabla caw at 8:h and Pa ave s. a and FsL car Uae3 ntSthandEL Cnpltoi Hound trip, 25c Coah leaves tho Arlington b.30 p. m., stopping a: ShoreUara and Charaberlin's round trip, 5Ji BROUGHT HII HOME TO DIE Fish Commissioner McDonald Suc cumbs After Long Illness. Tie Wits a Xntlvo of Virginia and Served in tbe Confederate Army. An Ingenious Inventor. Mr Marshall McDonald, of West Vir ginia, who for the last seven years has held the position of United States Com missioner of Fish and Fisheries, d-od vestcrdny morale,; at his residence m this city of pahnouary disease, after an ill ness of several months He went to the Adirondacks. accom ptnied by his wife, in the early part of the summer, and seemed ror a time to beuetit by the health-giving air or that region, but a change Tor the worse set in, and last Triday he wa3 brought back home to die Mr McDonald was the inventor or a number of ingenicuis appliances, including a stairway to enable salmon and other mi grating rish to ascend the rapids of rivers, and his services were of great benefit to the cause of llsh culture. His successor, whoever he may be, will have two steam vachti, and one mailing vejael at V13 disposal, and will have super vision ov er twent -two li-hlng stations scat tered overdifierent parts of the country. The requirement t iat he must be a man ot 'prov-dscienti Icandpraciicalaequaintance v.-ith fish," btill holds good. There are at present throe assistant tJUsli Commissioners, each drawing a salary of $2,700 a jear, Mr. Richard Pathbun. of New York; Mr Tarleton H. Bean, of New Jersey, and Mr. Huirh M. Smith, of Washington, I). C. The probabilities seem to be that one of these gentlemen will be promoted to the conimissionershipvacatedbyMr.McDonald'is lamented death. Marshall McDonald was born October 18. 1S33. in Hampshore county, then Vir ginia, but now West Virginia. He was the son of Capt. Angus McDonald. The late Fish Commissioner's great-grandfather died in the revolutionary struggle, his grandfather in the war ot 1812, and his rather in the civil war. Mr. McDonald grew up in the vicinity of Homney. He early manifested a great interest in natural philosophy, and rrom the age of fourteen np spent his summer vacations studving under Prof. Kami. He was educated at ttie Virginia Military Institute, and niter graduating there spent a vear at the University of Virginia. He accepted the chair of chemistry at the Virginia Military Institute which was protfered him. and was elected assistant to Principal Stonewall Jackson. When the war broke out he accompanied Jackson to the front. During the war he rose to be captain of engineers on tlie staff of Kragg and of Pemberton. After the clne or the war he attain taught at the institute. January: 18512. he became attached to the United States Fish Commission, having been for the previous four vears Fish Commissioner or the State or Virginia. He married Mi-s Mary McCormirk, of Virginia, who, with two children, Mt-s KoseandMr. Angus McDonald, survive him. Tlie ceremonies at the home, 1415 It street northwest, will be private. The ltev. Mr. Snyder, assistant rector of Ascension Upiicopal Church, will read the burial service over the remains at Oak Hill Cemetery Chapel on Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock. The honorary pall-bearers, have not all been selected, but among them will be Senator F. M. Cockrcll, Col. J. M. Wilson, superintendent ot public build ings and grounds, and Civil Service Coni-nn-sioiier Proctor. The active pall-bearers will be rrom the Confederate Veterans Association. Grand barbecue and ball game free at Congress Heights to-day. Hny Tlie "Kvenina: Times for tbe story and illustrations of tbe crreat purad- The Ket to Our btJCCESS! AMUSEMENTS. Washington vs. Louisville. TO-DAY. TWO GAMES. Firat at 10:30. Second at 3:30. Admission, - - 25 and 50c. GRAND OPERA HOUSE, EDWARD H. ALLEN, JIanag'jr. TO-NIGHT, MONDAY SEPT. 2. OPENING KEGrTAIt SEAfeONv Every night except Saturday Disht ROBERT DOWNING, la first production la English of Sardeu'a Great Play, HELENA. Saturday night (by request) THE GLADIATOR fcalo of seats now under way. ext week THE ULACK CROOK. ACADEMY. Prices 23a to3L This Week. Matinees Wed. and Sat. KATIER00NEY, THE DERBY MASCOT. Next Week ANDREW MACK. KERNANS LYCEUM THEATER Extra llatlnee To-Uayat2L The Real XHisng. Miaco's City Giub Burlesque Go. Sublime beyond all possible duplication. Next Week. Al. Recces' Big Show. VIRGINIA ub, ST. ASAPH, VA. Racing Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays until fur ther notice. General Admission. 50 Centi. SIX RACES each day. First nee Z33 m. Special trains direct to grand stand Irom Snxti street stntion at l.JtJ aad 2:!0 p. m ; other trauu 21.L0 &nd liiJ. E. E. DOWXHAM. ETEVE STTLLWELu, Preefctent i-ecreury myU-t. EXCTJTtSIONS. AT Str. CHARLES MAGALESTSR leaves at 1 0 a.m. 2:30 and 6:30 p. m. River Queen . at 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Dance and concert music all day and evening by SCHROEDER'S BAND. Round trip fare 25c Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Co Even- dav In the vear for Fortress Mon roe, Norfolk. Portsmouth, and all points South and Southwe-t by ihe powerful new ironpalacesteamer3.'NewportNevvs.""Nor folk" and "Washington," leaving; dady on the following schedule Southbound. Northbound. Lv.Wash'ton 7 00 pra .Lv.Portsmo'h 5:50 pra Lv.Aletd'ia 7:30 pm i.v.Norfolk 6.10 pm Ar.Ft.Monr'eG:30 am Lv.Ft.Moaroe 7:20 pm Ar Norfolk 7:30 am ArAlox'dna 6 00 am Ar.Portsm'b b 0t am Ar Wash'stonfi 30 am VISITORS TO THH ATLANTA EX POSITION and the resorta at Fortress. Monroe, Virginia Beach and Florida will find this a very attractive route, as it break-, the nionotouy of an all-rail rich Tickets on sale at 513, 619, 1121 Pennsylvania avenue, B & O. ticket office, corner Fifteenth street and New York avenue, and on board steamers, where time-table, map, etc , can also be had. Any other information uireil will be furnished on application to theunder- signed, at the company's wharf, foot or Seventu street, Washington. D C. JNO. CALLAH N, GEN. 3IANAGEK. THONE 750. Steamer CITY OF RICHMOND, Daily, except Mondays, 9 a. m. Saturday, 6 p. m. Round Trip Fare, 50c SEA FOOD DINNER on arrival of boat, at Colonial Eeich HoteJ. 50 cecta. Special party, tamlly. ami weekly ratea. W. A. WOODS, Proprietor Secure staterooms at boit or it lt2t Not York avenue and Tickets only at Marmaduko's, 493 Pa ATe ; "May. till Pa. Ato ; and at Frank's ticket oflico, 461 Pa. Am; Davlj, 631 Pa. aye.. Central National Bank. Building'. RUSSELL, COL.EGROVE. General Manager. EIGHTH AHHUAL GELEBRATIOH -OF BRICKLAYERS' UNION, No. 1, of D. Cat B uen a Vista, LABOR DAY, September 2. Steamer Geo .T Suefforlo leaves wharf. 6th andOsts. bw., at 10 and li and hourly from 2 to 11 p. m. Prizes for Waltzing and Bowlings TicKets, 23a. from Comm.tteo, and at steamer's wharf. &?c:Wui Uaii lii&a SclwldS HE