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THE TIMES, WASHINGTON, SUNDAY. AUGUST 6, 1809.
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Our annual midsummer clearance sale is always an event of bargains. This year it has
beon a great success. But we're not tllrough clearing up the stock. Each day new lots of shoes
are placed on the tables. Xo old stock was bought for this sale. All goods are from our awn
reliable lines.
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Table No.
Odds and ends, in Tan
and. Black Qyfords for
Ladies. Also laced and Con
gress Serge Shoes, ilea's
and Women's Fancy Slippers
Table No.
Ladies' Button and
Laced Kid Shoes, also Tan,
Black, and Russet Low
Shoes, worth from 1.50 to
S2.50
Table No.
Ladies' fine Dongola But
ton and Laced, Black and
Tan Yici Kid, low sliocs, all
new shapes. Former prices,
2 to 3
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Some Englishmen Prophesy Victory
for the Challenger.
Others Are Not So Confident and Say
Tliat Either tue Colnmlila or De
fender I Fast Enonsh to Keep the
America.' Cap on Thlti Side of tlie
Ocean Trials "Witli the Britannia.
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Iondon, Aug. 5. Now that the yacht
Shamrock la on her -way to America, Eng
lishmen are naturally reckoning on her
chances pro and con in the cup races in
October. For a long time they have not
ventured to place the slightest confidence
in the challengers, but now there is a dis
tinct change in the hopefulness apparent,
come even venturing to prophesy victory.
Two causes are chiefly responsible for this':
Firstly, Englishmen begin to think that the
Shamrock is a. good boat, arguing that her
performances against the Britannia, when
neither yacht was run fora!l it was worth
or fully canrased, points "in an underesti
mate of at least a superiority of sixteen to
twenty minutes when in proper trim, but
the second reason is the strongest, namely,
the Columbia's unhappy series of misfor
tunes, which have given rise to the idea
that too much has been sacrificed to light
ness. A critic in a London letter dubs her
as an unlikely boat and speaks of the
'evident state of funk into which yachts
men on the other side are getting."
Stress is also laid on the cabled accounts
irom New York Gf differences between the
crow and skipper of the Columbia and the
continual alterations in her rig and trim.
Slauy experienced yachtsmen, however, arc
not so saBguine. The veteran Sycamore
and other Cowes yachtsmen say the Co
lumbia, or Defender will be able to re
tain the cup, though Carter, the Britannia's
captain, says the trials with the Britannia
are bo criterion of the Shamrock's powers,
as her racing sails were then insufficiently
stretched aad her crew had not yet be
come efficient in the handling of her.
KAISEB TO AID THE SHASEROCK.
A Report Tliat tlie Emperor's Cap
tain Will Aoxiht Hogarth.
Southampton. Aug. 5. It is reported
liere that the Kaiser has consented to the
engagement of Capt. Ben Parker, the skip
per of the Meteor, to assist Captain Ho
garth la sailing the Shamrock in the races
gT the America's Cup.
THE TJEEENTJEB, JJS" TB.ONT.
Che Beat tlie Visilaut anil AuvaJioe
Willi KidiotilouN Emtc
. Newport, R. L. Aug. 5. In a race be
tween the Defender, the Vigilant, and the
Kavahoe, off this port today, the Defen
der made her two competitors look like
pack horses, winning the thirty-eight-mile
rase with ridiculous ease. It was inter
esting to witness the ease with which she
galloped away from boats that were built
only two years before she was born, and
making every mark boat the winning one,
and raeing home over half an hour in
advance of the Vigilant, the second boat.
There wa& much doubt up to the time the
last gun ws fired aa to whether the Co
lumbia woM participate in tbe,conte3t o
the big sloops. She was towed down from
Bristol this morning and arrived at her
anchorage shortly after 9 o'clock. Ker dis
mantled rigging, which suffered so severe
a shock last Wednesday, had been removed
and her oM mast of Oregon pine stood
straight in its accustomed place. She did
not eagagc in the struggle. Mr. Iselin
doemtag ft trav.fce to subject the yacht to
a test beAwe he had stretched the sails
thoroughly. She shaped her coarse for
New LocmIob this afternoon to join the
other yachts, which are assembling for the
annual cruise of the New York Yacht
Club.
TWO C2.LI2I A BODY.
iTUe Cuj.tu.ty of .roliii Ward' Kc
isiuIiih I Dispute.
B&IOwere, Aug. 5.--Joaa C. Ward, a
lizemao, whose home is in Boston, was
eleetsocuud yesterday while adjusting a
telephone wire. He had started down the
pole when ha touched a live wire. Mrs.
Ward had made arrangements for the in
tenaeat of the body when, this afternoon,
a brother of a former wife, who married
Ward under tae same of Andrew Coffin, in
Rhode Island, arrived in the city to take
charge of the body. He went to Coroner
Germon, with whom he was in consultation
when Mrs. Ward was told of the develop
ments. It was the first information of a
previous marriage received by her, and she
declared it was not true and that she weald
2iot give the body up. She said she did not
care how many times he bad married. Id
the mean time the body of Ward mnains
. at the morgue, where lt will remain until
Coroner Genntn decides viio is legally en
titled to take possession cf it. Coffin f ar-
jneny uvea in ucston under still suieth-r j
aiaaie. and is now believed to have .X(-;bcr
j3rlfe in this city.
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Odds and ends for Men
and Boys both high and
low shoes big values at
double the price. Only. . .
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Table No. '5.
A large lot of Men's Fine A
Laced Shoes, in Black and
Russet have always sold
at 2 to 3 now only
3.
We have a lot of Men's
and Boys' Bicycle Shoes, in
black and tan canvas elk
soles always sold for 1.50
now
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TROOPS TO LEAVE CUBA.
The Gradual "Witlidrnvrnl of Garri
sons Xow Being: Considered.
The Administration is considering the
advisability of beginning the gradual with
drawal of the United States garrisons in
Cuba within the next few months, although
it Is not expected that the several posts in
the island can be absolutely abandoned be
fore next year. As described by an official
of the War Department yesterday, the
principal reason for the withdrawal of
troops is the consideration of health
among the men. It was said that while
the sanitary conditions at most of the gar
risons furnish no cause for alarm, yet the
protracted maintenance of the same bodies
of men in the tropical climate of Cuba is
enervating, to say the least, and the health
of the soldiers may be permanently af
fected. The official who authorized this state
ment said that the plan to withdraw gar
risons as soon as possible In the interest
of health and continued efficiency did not
contemplate any sacrifice of the necessities
of the political situation in Cuba. The De
partment realizes, he said, that it will bo
necessary to maintain, garrisons in some
parts of Cuba for a long time, but it be
lieves that at several points the situation
may, within a very few months, be trusted
to take care of itself without tho restrain
ing influence of bodies of soldiers.
The garrisons in Cuba are as follows:
Province of Havana and Pinar del Rio,
Seventh. Cavalry, Second Artillery, Eighth
Infantry; Matanzas and Santa Clara, Sec
ond Cavalry. Second and Tenth Infantry;
Santiago and Puerto Principe, Eighth, and
Tenth Cavalry, Fifth and Fifteenth Infan
try. A report was in circulation yesterday
afternoon that the Administration contem
plated the withdrawal of regulars from
Cuba for the purpose of increasing the
fighting force in the Philippines with a
force of seasoned veterans. This report
was authoritatively denied at the War De
partment. It was said furthermore that
no plan was in contemplation for increas
ing the force now under General Otis to
more than 40,000 mem That tho War De
partment would provide a force of 40,000
more men, as has been stated in recently
published reports, was also expressly dis
claimed. COLONEL AMES IN DISGRACE.
lie Its Clinrtretl "With. FelKnlner Slclc
ncKH to Escaxie a Buttle.
Minneapolis, Minn., Aug. 5. Col. Fred
Ames, of the Thirteenth Minnesota Regi
ment, who is now at San Francisco, is in
great trouble.. Governor Lind no longer
.stands between the colonel and his dis
charge from the service of the United
States. The discharge Is demanded by the
colonel's brother officers and General Otla
is in sympathy with the officers. Now,
that Governor Lind has withdrawn his ob
jections, General Otis' heretofore published
suggestions that Ames be mustered out
wili probably be carried into effect. The
informal charges against Colonel Ames are
that be avoided battle by feigning sick
ness. Following this it is alleged he was
summoned before General Otis. What oc
curred no one knows. The conjecture has
been made that Ames was offered the al
ternative of a court-martial or a return to
this country under pledge to leave the ser
vice. It is said he left General Otis prom
ising to come to America and return to
private life. It was supposed that he would
hold himself bound to carry out his part of
tho programme until advice was received
to the contrary from Secretary of War Al
ger. Colonel Ames Is declared by one of
ficer to have left Manila on a small steamer,
the first that offered.
A STORM IN STEW YORK.
Tivo Men Drowned niul n IIoj- Killed
ly a Heavily Chanced. Wire.
New York, Aug, 5. One of those pe
culiar midsummer electric storms which
spring up in a moment and expend their
force-in a minute, broke directly over this
city this afternoon. Two collisions wero
caused by the storm in the water, many
bouts were overturned, two men were
drowned, and a boy was killed by grasping
a heavUy charged wire.
The Hamburg Line steamshln Pretoria i
was run into by the schooner Henry H. '
Grant. A seaman on the schooner named
Ludwig was swept overboard and drowned.
The schooner Sarah L. Merritt dragged
her anchor and floating into midstream
struck a catboat. Fritz Snyder, who was
in the small boat, was thrown out by the
shock and drowned.
"Do Not Grasp at the Shadow
and Lose the Substance."
Mzny people are but shadows of their
former selves, due to neglect of health.
Look out for the blood, the fountain of
life, the actual substance; keep tliat pure
by regular use of Hood's Sarsaparilla and
robust health toUl be the result. Be sure
to get only Hood's, because
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the United States.
A Peculinr Situation Arising: From
tlie Fact That Tills Country Has Wo
Extradition With the Island Sloan
Released in Xew York Tlie Au
thorities Concerned in the Matter
Havana, Aug. 5. The cabled reports of
tho discharge of L. L. .Sloan by the au
thoritlea in. New York, on the ground that
there is no extradition treaty with Cuba
which would enable his return here to an
swer a charge of stealing several hundred
dollars, have caused some concern ar.d
much comment among the American au
thorities in Havana, as well as the com
munity at large. All agree that If it la
not possible to brings a man back for trial
for any crime tie has committed here any
man who Is able to get out of "the harbor
on a boat bound for tho United States is
safe from tha-penalty of the law.. -This sit
uation is looked upon as absurd. Inas
much as the Americans are administering
the laws in Cuba and General. Brooke, tho
only lawmaking power here, acting under
the authority of the- United States, Gov
ernment, can sweep away all Spanish
laws, it will be necessary, as one official
remarked today, to make an. extradition
treaty with Brooke.
David Marr, a marine, died of yellow
fever today. This Is the second death from
tho disease that has occurred at the Mach
ina wharf, and steps will probably be taken
to remove the marines to a healthier placr.
General Ludlow recommended this action
after the first death, but nothing was done
and be again made representations to Gen
eral Brooke today showing that the Mach
ina bred yellow fever owing to the rotten
condition of the wooden wharves. An
other American was stricken with fever at
the Trlscornia docks across the harbor.. The
victim was a laborer there. General JLud-
low naa declared himself in favor of pro
hibiting all noq-immunes from working at
Trlscornia, whether they are Spanish or
American, and an order to this effect will
probably be Issued.
Information has reached Gen. Rlus Rivera
of the outbreak of typhus fever at Guana.,
jay. He is also informed of the prevalence
of a pernicious type of malarial fever which
Is not believed, however, to be of a real
typhus character. A commission of physi
cians has been sent to investigate and pre
vent the spread of the disease if it should
be infectious.
Night attacks on policemen, especially In
the suburbs, have become very frequent.
Last night Sc-rgeant Arango was wounded,
It is believed, by Nanigoea and enemies of
Chief of Police Cardenas,, who are trying to
raise trouble.
Jose Clemento Vlvanco, formerly Secre
tary of tho Republic of Cuba, has been ap
pointed Secretary of. the Civil Government
of Havana.
The "Dlario de la Marina" says that Gen
eral Wilson has protested against tho ap
pointment of the magistrates audencia. for
the province of Matanzas.
The representative of The Tlme3 was
misinformed as to Secretary of Justice La
nuza's objection to General Ludlow's rec
ommendation to reduce the number of reg
istries of property from three to one. Sec
retary Lanusa says he knew nothing about
the recommendation, but that General
iudlow. certainly had the right to make
such a recommendation If he chose to.
THE CASE OP w A. COX.
Tlie AnomnlotiH Condition of Our Ile
IatloiiN "With Culn,IlrouKht Ont.
New Orleans, La., Aug. 5. Tho authori
ties here are very much perplexed over tho
case of W. A. Cox, of Chicago, who recent
ly took the directory of Havana. Cox was
arrested here two days ago by the police on
a cable charging him with having stolen
5L500 from an American In Cuba. The
matter coming up on a habeas corpus to
day, tho anomalous condition of our re
lations with Cuba wero brought out. Cox
was turned over by the local authorities
to the United States authorities, but Just
what stepa can be taken to extradite him
so that he con be carried back to Cuba for
trial on the charge made, are puzzling the
United States District Attorney and law
yers. There Is no civil government In
Cuba to demand that he be surrendered
and It la difficult to see what the United
States can do.
THE HABRrAGE OF MISS TBAIN,
The Coneliirtlnjr Event of u Xotaule
AVeelc nt Bar Harbor.
Bar Harbor, Me., Aug. 5, The marriage
of Miss Susan Train, daughter of Captain
Charles J. Train, of the battleship Mas
sachusetts, to Augustus Noble Hand, of
EHzabethtown, N. Y., was the concluding
event of a rather notable week here. The
ceremony took place, at St. Saviours
Church, at 5 o'clock, and there, was a largo
and fashionable gathering present. It was
intended to hold the wedding reception
aboard the Massachusetts, but owing to
some official obstructions this was abandoned.
Our Finest Parlor Suites,
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Until you have been here and
seen, this stock of Parlor Fur
niture and learned tlie prices
you cannot possibly realize
wTliat a sacrifice is going on.
among these fine goods. Ele
gant Silk and Satin Damask
Suites will be sold this week fdv
actually less than the labor and.
material COST. These sacrifices
are made from a 'purely busi
ness standxioint. A. new season,
is almost here. Our new fall
stock of Parlor Furniture is on
the way and we must have
room AT AJN'Y COST.
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BRUTAL TREATMENT OF A GIRli.
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Drugged nnajTortwrctl by a. Grocer's
Cleric af Tort Wayne, Ind.
Fort Wayne, Ind., Aug. 5. A crime that
may result In mob work was perpetrated
yesterday. Tllllam Hilker is in the county
jail under heavy guard, charged with as
saulting Minnie .Reamer. The girl is at
her home lingering on the verge of death,
and if Bhe iocs not recover it will bo
hard to say what will be Hilker's fate.
Yesterday Hllkor, delivered groceries to tho
girl's home. When he left he told Mr.
Reamer that If he. would send ono of the
children with him ho would buy a bottle
of beer and ,send It back to them. The
mother told Minnie to go with him. She
said she would walk to tho corner and
meet him, but he said, "No; jump right in
and ride." At tho bidding of her mother
she got In tho buggy and Hilker drove
oft with her. Ho did -not stop at the corner.
Tho girl protested, but he drove on. At
the next corner she tried to jump from, the
vehicle. Hilker, who is a big, powerful fel
low, held her in. He then fairly carried
the girl Into a beer garden and forced her
to drink a glass of beer, and, it is alleged,
he drugged her, for when he took her back
to the buggy a minute later she was limp
and helpless.
He then drove on toward New Haven.
Farmers along the road aver that HUker,
crazed with rage, threw tho girl several
tlmea from the moving buggy and let her
drag on the ground. Ho would then pull
her back into the buggy by the hair of the
head.
Several attempts were made by farmers
in the neighborhood to capture Hilker, but
the men seem to have been afraid of his
gigantic size and strength. Finally a Suffi
cient posse was got together and started
in pursuit. When they overtook him, HUker
had thrown tho girl out In such a manner
that her body caught between tho wheels
and the bed of the buggy. Aa he drove
rapidly from tho enraged farmers every
turn of the wheels meant agony for the
man's helpless victim. In struggling to
free herself her body caught in the wheels
In such a manner as to lock them and stop
the buggy. When the pursuers overtook
tho rig Hilker made little resistance.
THE VETO UPHELD IN COURT.
Lcgul Steps Over reniiwyjvjuiin'd
CouHiltutlonul AmciulmealN.
Harrlsburg, Aug. S. Judge Wel3s to
night refused tho writ of mandamus to
compel Secretary of the Commonwealth
Griest to advertise certain proposed
amendments to the constitution, which
were vetoed by Governor Stone. One
amendment changed tho mode of registra
tion of voters In cities and tho other pro
vided for the system of voting machines.
An elaborate argument was presented by
the lawyers- on both sides today, and a
prompt decision was necessary, owing to
the fact that Monday is the limit of time
In which the advertising could bo done.
Judge Weiss holds that Governor Stone ex
ercised his proper prerogative in disap
proving the joint resolutions authorizing
the proposed amendments, and finds that
the Legislature was remiss In not making
an appropriation to pay the cost of pub
lishing them. The question Is certain to
bo carried to tho Supremo Court for final
determination.
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is tho cause ot
much sickness.
If the stomach
bo strong, sick
ness will be un
known. Hostet-
!w; ter's Stomach
N"7" Bitters will
make tho dfges
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the liver active.
See that a Pri
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never been a time in the history of
low as they are IsOW. Theue has neveu been a time when we were more eager to LOSE 3EONEY
in-order, to clear these floors for new goods than XOW. Tomorrow morning we are going to start
a cleaning-out sale of fine Parlor Suites, Bedroom Suites, and Lamps. We are going to sell them forr
less than we PAID for them. You DOUBT that a little and we're glad you DO. We hope you will
doubt it enough, to come up here tomorrow and investigate. We say again, that beginning" tomor
row, and continuing during the week, we shall sell
and Lamps at 25
CostAND
urniture.
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We shall wage a war of ex
termination this week upon our
fine grades of Bedroom Furni
ture and when we say fine
grades we mean our magnifi
cent suites in solid mahogany,
walnut, bird's-eye maple, etc.
If you have a desire to own one
of the handsomest suites in
Washington, here's the chance
of a LLFETI1LE. These suites
are richly carved have heavy
French pattern plate mirrors,
and are veritable works of art.
We are sincere when we say
that we shall sell them for
many dollars less than they
COST US and on easy payments.
The price sacrifices for this coming week are greater than have ever been offered by us be
fore. This is a season of unparalleled bargains the like of which will not be seen again, for many
months to come. If jrou make any pretense at economy, you cannot overlook this bargain harvest.
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A STRIKE THREATENED.
TeleerrnpUers "Will Quit "Wbrlc If
Their Terms Are IS'ot Granted.
New Haven, Conn., Aug. 5. The offlclala
ot tho New York, New Haven and Hartford
RaUroad deny that they have any knowl
edge of a threatened strike by the tele
graph operators of the system. Superin
tendent Waterbury said this evening that
he had not heard of any movement among
the operators to go on a strike and did not
believe any was contemplated. He said
that the labor hours and pay ot the tele
graph operators were regulated by a con
tract and, ridiculed the possibility of a
strike: Other officials ot the railroad re
fused to discuss the matter at all and sim
ply said there was nothing, in it Secre
tary Cardinal, of the Telegraph. Operators
Association, said:
"Over two-thirds of the telegraph opera
tors have already voted to strike. We have
therefore sent for President Powell, ot the
National Federation of Labor. He will be
there on August 10. If he fails to get what
the operators want there will be a general
strike that will not only tie up this entire
system, but also the Boston and Maine.
All the conductors, the trainmen, and tho
brakemen will join in the strike through
sympathy. We have repeatedly applied to
all the road officials, and they have refused
to even listen to our demand. They have
also refused, to give an audience to Presi
went Powell."
The railroad officials are working day
and night to get the entire system, equipped
with a telephone service that can be sub
stituted for tho telegraph.
THE BRIC2
STRIKE.
Tlie llnllilinc- Trades Council Tulres
Action In tlie Matter.
Chicago, Aug. "J. The Building Trades
Council has taken action which promises to
have a mo3t Important bearing on the
brlckmakers' strike. A committee of five
was appointed to confer this afternoon
with the executive board, ot the Brlckmak
ers' Alliance and formulate terms of set
tlement to be presented to the South Side
manufacturers. The committee is expect
ed also to examine all the facts in con
nection with the strike and while nothing
would be given out concerning the matter,
it is said that if the South Side manufac
turers give assurances they will not de
liver bricks to contractors on the North
Side, tho committee will recommend that
the brlckmakers return to work.
The committee is made up ot strong men
in the council and at the head is President
Edward Carroll. It is the purpose ot ths
Building Trades Council to force a speedy
Issue of the matters In controversy, in con
nection with the strike, with the view of
bringing about a settlement aa soon as pos
sible. If the manufacturers show a dispo
sition to meet them fairly, it is the opinion
the pending strike will be brought to a
speedy conclusion. On the other hand. If
tho manufacturers hold off, President Car
roll Intimated that the next move will be
to effectually tie up all the bunding opera
tions in tha city until tho strike Is settled.
DEWEY'S ACCEPTANCE.
Mayor Van "Wyclc Hecelvcs a. Letter
Prom the Adiulrul.
New York. Aug. 5. A letter from. Ad
miral Dewey accepting the invitation to
become the guest of the city upon his
arrival home was received yesterday at the
mayor's office. Tho Admiral says that he
will cable from Gibraltar the date ot his
arrival. His letter In full, follows:
United, States Flagship Olympia,
Trieste, Austria, July 24, 1SD9.
Hon. Robert A. Van Wyck, Mayor of New Yorki
Dear Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your letter of June 30 tendering1
me on behalf of the city of New- York a public
reception upon my arrival and extending: to me
the hospitalities and courtesiei ot the city. In
accepting this invitation I desire to express my
daep sense of gratitude to the citizens of New
York and their representatives for so signally
honoring me- It is impossible at this time to
flx the csacti date of the Olympia's arrival at
New York, fiat I shall endeavor to inform you
definitely by cable from Gibraltar, T am, sir,
very truly youra, . GKORGC DEWEY.
this big store when Furnitnre prices have been as
Less
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Deoorated Lanips,
Every Parlor and Banquet
Lamp in our stock will be sacri
ficed this week at prices that
will come far from netting us
first cost on these goods. As to
the lamps they are handsomer
in pattern and decoration than
can be found in any oth
er stock in Washington. Some
with rich onyx columns
some in figured brass others
in wrought-iron effects. The
globes are in many dainty pat
terns all beautifully decora
ted. A few very fine brass and
onyx tables are included in this
sacrifice sale.
and I Streets.
A FORTUITE UT SPONGE CATTR.
The Story- of the Railroad. Restnn
rant at Berwick, Me.
Berwick. Me., August 5. The mention
of the namer of Berwick, He., In connec
tion with its recent robberies recalls to
many the days when its sponge cakes and
custard pies carried the fame ot North
Berwick as far as civilization went.
The history of the industry is a curiou3
one. About 1815 an employe ot the Bos
ton and. Maine Railroad named. William C.
Biiggs had the misfortune to be caught in
an accident, and lost one leg. The com
pany were somehow to blame, and when
he threatened a suit they were more than
willing to settle the matter out of court.
Various offers were made to him, but he
would accept nono of them. At last ho
made this proposal: If the company-would,
start a restaurant at North Berwick, and
place him In charge of it, agreeing; to etop
every train before his door for five min
utes, he would, not institute proceedings.
This was agreed" to, and the restaurant
was started.
Mrs. Briggs was one cook in a thou
sand, and her meals were already well
known to tho patrons of the road, when
she set her brain at work and invented a
new kind of sponge cake. She was famous
before; she was immortal now. That
sponge cake was lighter and. sweeter and
more delicate than any other known in
history, and it sold. Everyone passing
through Berwick bought some, whether he
wanted it or not. It came in enormous
loaves enclosed In wooden boxe3, and the
wealthy bought these. For slimmer purses"
portions were sold of graduated sizes down
to the single mouthful wrapped in tissue
paper for ten cents. Restaurants in distant
cities served, it, and regular shipments were
made ta New York and Boston. Othera
tried to Imitate It, but failed. The secret
of its making was kept religiously. Every
batch that went into the oven was mixed
by Mrs. Briggs. own hands and behind
closed doors. Even now nothing is known
ot the process, beyond the fact that a
churn was used for beating the Innumer
able eggs which went Into its composition."
Of course the restaurant prospered. It
was before tho days ot dining cars, and
passengers from, Eastport and Portland,
had. good appetites when they reached
North Berwick. Besides the sponge cake,
the almost equally famous custard pie was
sold, and a general dairy lunch served.
Brfggs managed the restaurant for twenty
years, finally grew rich and gave up the
business, moved to Nowburyport. lost his
money by speculation and In other ways,
and died. The restaurant was given up
when he left, and the only man who knew
the secret ot the sponge cake died a year
or two ago.
That is the story which the old inhab
itants tell'ta the casual visitor, but the
younger generation deny that there was
anything mysterious about the sponge cake
ot the old days, or that it was any better
than what is sold at the corner bakery to
day. A -MYSTERIOUS DEATH. '
A. "Woman Found t'uooiiMcloiiM in u
Kew Yorlc Hotel Itoom.
New York, Aug. 5. A woman who was
registered at the St. Cloud Hotel last night
as the wife of P. Welch, ot Boston, died at
Bellevue Hospital this afternoon under cir
cumstances which will make an autopsy
necessary. She wa3 found unconscious In.
her room at the hotel at about 1Q:30 o'clock
this morning with two papers which con
tained headache powders beside her. She
died a few hours afterward.
Nothing is known of the woman. She
came to the hotel last night with a man
and the pair registered as "F. "Welch anil
wife, Boston." The man had disappeared
this morning baforo the woman was found
unconscious in her room. Tlie police sus
pect murder and efforts are being made to
locate the man who accompanied the
woman to the hotel. A physician who ex
amined the headache powders found that
ono contained caiffeine and the other
acetnnelid. He did not believe the woman
had. taken onough ot the latter to cause
death, although that drug If taken in large
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Contraction of chest, short breath, weafc
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NALLS-On August 5, 1S03. at 1 rt- nr.. at,
Sdver Hill. Md. at the residence of Ria aunt
PUItlP, beloved son of Xorroaa Jf. and; Bassfef
V. Nails, aged eight mantte.
Ebneral from his- parents residence. 293r.MnUi.
strest northwest. Interment private.
The little crib is empty now,.
The little clothe laid, by;
A. mother's hope. a. father's J9y
In death's cold aims doth lie.
It BY HIS GRAXDMQTHETv
MASON On August , 1530, at 12 o'clbcfc noon.
MARY EFFIE. youngest and" beloved dau-hier ot
Ceorse IV. and Henrietta Mason,, aged twenty
years.
Funeral from parents residence. 107 JeUersan.
Street northwest, Tuesday, August 3, at 3" oToIock.
p. m. Friends and relatives invited ta attend
Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
AH fs sad within our dweilrnsj-.
Lonely is our home today.
For the ene whoso smiles did cheer us,
Ha3 forever passed away.
FISIIER The funeral of WILLIAM" IL FISHER
son of J. V. and the late W. It. Fisher, wili ta&s
place Sunday, Auqust 6, at i p. nu, instead of1
Monday, at 10:31), as- printed in the "Stari"
Friends and relatives invited ta attend. it
PURSELL Departed this. life Thursda?,Augwt
3, ISOO, at t:05 p. m., JOIiy IL. beloved, hus
band of Oliver A. Iurs"n. aged fllty-four jearu.
Funeral Sunday, August G. at 3 p. nr., frem
Anacostia. M". E. Church. Friends and relatives
are invited to attend. Item,
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was not ot the "Tenderloin" type but ap
peared to helong. to the working, classes.
II oa want beer repre.utinq: purity, ajc and
strength 'phone your order to the Arlington Bnt
finj; Co.. or as.': for Macrwn, Senjie, or L:gez
" ill the Icadlcs hate.'a and restaurants, ia th
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