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CHEERING FOR "AMERICA'1"
Honors to Dr. Smith, Author of Ou?
National Hymn.
THE ORIGIN OF THE ANTHEM,!
*v.
SxerciMi Held in Boston** Mimic Hall? |
The Author Tells How He Came tc |
Compose the Words?Addresses an?l
Music in Honor of the Occasion-- Celebrations
In the West and South.
The testimonial to Dr. S. F. Smith, authoi
of the National hymn. "America," took
place in Music Hall, Boston, Mass. Th<
hall was well filled at the opening exercises
in the afternoon,
which consisted of an
/Irir \ entertainment for
Iony school children.
?Mr. Curtis Qould,
Chairman of the Executive
Committee, presided,
introducing the
venerable author of
the favorite hymn,
who briefly expressed |
his gratification at
their presence in his
honor. Mrs. Smith was
also present. There
wa3 a chorus of 200
bev. s. t. smith, schoolchildren. There
was also music by Baldwin's Cadet Band and
solos by Mrs. Jennie Patrick Walker and
Joseph L. White. The Rev. Edward Everett
Hale and others spoke.
The main celebration came in the evening,
when another big audience gathered in
Music Hall to listen to addresses interspersed |
with music. Curtis Guild. Jr., introduced
Governor Greenhalge, of Massachusetts, to J
preside.
In taking the chair, the Governor S3id that
the Commonwealth felt through every nerve
and pulse the full significance of this ocetaion.
The Hallelujah chorus was sung by
125 voices from the Handel and Hayden
Bociety, conducted by Carl Zerrahn, after
which the Rev. Dr. Smith told anew the story
of ''America."
Dr. Smith said that, traveling in Italy a
Sew years since with a small company of
Americans, he spent a few days in the buried
city of Pompeii. In the company was a sister
of the Hutchinson family, and after partaking
of a frugal meal in one of the excavated
baths, It was suggested that it would
be appropriate "in that dead and buried city
to sing a live hymn"?so we sang one with
Rich fervor that a company of Scotchmen
*ot far away heard us and joined us. Then
they all sang "Auld Lang Syne." The
added volume of sound attracted a group of
ftthird nationality, and a third National song
iras sung.
Dr. Smith then told how "America' camo
to be written. In 1831 Commissioner Woodbridge,
of New York, was sent to Germany to
Inspect the public schools there. He found
that a great interest was taken in music, and
brought home several music books, placing
them in the hands of Lowell Mason. As Mr.
Mason had no knowledge of German he asked
Dr. Smith to translate some of the songs, so
* he could write new words for some of the
music, as he wished to prepare a choir book
lor children's voices.
Dr. Smith was looking over this book one
day in February, 1832, when his attention
was drawn to a "tune which he thought particularly
appropriate because of its simple,
Y natural movement. The German wjrds
were patriotic and he was seized with the
thought: "I will write a patriotic hymn of
jay own." Then and there "America" was
ii> composed, written on a scrap of paper. It
was composed in less than half an hour and
reposed in the folds of a portfolio for a long
time before being sent to Mr. Mason, who
' brought it out on the Fourth of July at a i
children's celebration in Park Street Church,
Boston.
This was the first time it was sung in public.
It was first published in the "Juvenile
Lyre," a children's pong book. Dr. Smith
said that he was not by any means persuaded
that the music was of English origin. There
is good authority for the statement that it
was written by a German.
Dr. Smith spoke of the opposition which
was excited against the introduction of the
study of music into the Boston public
schools. Eventually Mr. Mason's book was
adopted, and then, year by year, the song
'America" was taken up in school after
school throughout the length and breadth of
the country*.
The audience applauded wildly at the conclusion
of Dr. Smith's remarks. Ex-Governor
Long, of Massachusetts, was then introduced
and delivered an address. The Harvard
Glee Club followed with an original
ode written by Henry O'Meara. They were
encorod.
Colonel A. A. Pope 3poke patriotically upon
"America From a Soldier's Standpoint."
and Mrs. Jennie Patrick Walker aroused the
audience to a high pitch of enthusiasm by
singing "The Stir Spangled Banner."
iToiessor je;. r. oactcsou reau ?u original
poem, "Our National Anthem," and after
the Handel and Haydn Society had sung "To
Thee, 0 Country," Daptarment Commander
Thayer of the Massachusetts G. A. R. delivered
an address on "America as an In- I
spiration to Veterans."
Dr. Alva Hovey, of Newton Seminary,
Bpok? of "The Author of America, as a Neighbor,"
and after the chorus had sung "Washington
and His Flag," the exercises were
alosed by the whole audience singing
"America."
Congratulatory telegram? were received
from the Governors of Iowa and Wyoming,
from the Department of the Potomac, Department
of Massachusetts G. A. R., and
from other organizations.
The ringing of the Columbian Liberty Bell
constituted the celebration at Chicago in
. honor of the the Rev. Samuel Francis Smith,
author .of "America." Mayor Hopkins and
Superintendent Lane of the Chicago public
schools were in charge of tho ceremony. The
^ bell was rung by a delegation of pupils from
the schools, one for each State and Territory
of the Union.
After the ringing the gathering joined in
the singing of the National hymn, and a telegram
appropriate to the occasion was sent to
Music Hall, Boston, where the main celebration
was in progress.
Dr. 8amuel F. Smith, the venerable author
of the National hymn America," was appropriately
remembered in Birmingham, Ala.,
by the pupils of the several public schools.
At noon the pupils gathered in the recitation
halls of the several buildings and carried out
a ajicwicii [jiugiaunui-.
>"ew*y Gleaning*.
Spain exports 1,450,000,000 oranges a year.
Montana's gold output in 1804 was $4,500,000.
Great Britain ha-; only 40,000 volunteer soldiers.
Melbourne, Australia, ha? eighteen cable
road systems.
The Salvation Army is still stoned in the
streets of London.
Britain's belligerent attitude toward
France causes concern in Europe.
The Minnesota Legislature has refused to
remove the capital from St. Paul to Minneapolis.
A jurr in a Chicago court gave r. verdict of
15500 to a plaintiff whose eye had been injured
by an agent of a transportation company.
Rock salt ha3 bean discovered on tlie land
of Joe Jefferson, lh? actor, in Southern
Louisiana.
The R.iyal Humaue Society issued 621 rewards
last year to persons who, collectively,
saved 530 lives.
August Swanson. of Clinton, Iowa, beheaded
his seven-year old son, using a haud
ax to commit the murder.
An unknown disease is raging among cat
tie in certain sectionsoI Wisconsin, me animals
attacked show signs of unsteadinesa on
their feet, soon falling down and dying in a
? few minutes.
F. W. Chiidcrs aud Ida McGinn, two members
of the Shaker settlement at South Union.
Ky., were married recently. As the rules of
the Shakers forbid marriage, they cannot return
thither.
Judge Bakor, of the United States Court
has decided that the directors of a bank in
Indianapolis are responsible aud must pay
35,000 received from the International Typographical
Union on the strength of false reports
of its solvency.
THE NEWS EPITOMIZED
Washington Items.
Four hundred New England school teach
ers were "received" in the East Room at th<
White House by President Cleveland. They
were members of an excursion party froii
Maine. X*w Hampshire, Vermont and"Ma??achusetts.
Treasury officials say the condition of the
Treasury is better now than at any time during
the present Administration.
The members of tho President's family lefl
the White House and took up their residence
at Woodley, Mr. Cleveland's suburban place,
where, they were joined by the President
later in the afternoon.
Governor McKinley. of Ohio, called on
President Cleveland at the White House.
The military and naval members of the
Board of Engineers to inspect the Nicaragua
Canal route and plans were appointed
by Secretaries Lamont and Herbert.
The United States steamer Castine ha*
been ordered bv Secretary Herbert to Madagascar,
and her Commander is instructed tc
investigate the alleged unjust imprisonment
of ex-Consul Waller by the French.
Reports were circulated in Washington
that the Supreme Court Justices, on an informal
ballot, stood five to three against the
constitutionality of the Income tax law.
Most of the large income tax payers decided
to wait for the decision of the Supreme
Court on the constitutionality of the law before
making returns.
Fore!?rn Note*.
Instead of christening Germany's now ironclad
Bismarck the Kaiser named her Aegir,
after his song.
United States Minister to Turkey Terrel.1
barely escaped being shot while driving in
Constantinople. He will come home on a
vacation.
It was said that Japan would demand oi
China payment of thp 400,000,000 yen war indemnity
in gold.
The British ship Ethelred. from Boston foi
Port Antonio, Jamaica, was fired on by a
Spanish gunboat off Cape Maysl, Cuba.
The United States Consul at Bru nswick
Germany, advises Ameri<mn packers to prepare
horse meat for export, as it is largely,
consumed in Germany and is rising in price.
4 ,ri?* ?* *- in van
A new Jiiaisiry uoou whudu
ezuela by President Crespo.
Spain has called out 20,000 of the reserves
for her army.
Lord Rosebery's Ministry has selected
William Court Gully to succeed Sir. Peel as
Speaker of the British House of Commons.
Oxford University won the annual boatrace
on the Thames"from Cambridge.
The British House of Commons adopted a
resolution in favor of giving home rule to
England, Scotland and Wales as well as Ireland.
Britain's belligerent attitude towards
France caused concern in Europe.
Prince Bismarck replied to a telegram of
congratulation seut him by tho Hamburg
House of Burgesses, expressing his warm
thanks for their friendly greetings. The exChancellor,
despite the fatigue undergone, is
in vigorous health.
The Manitoba Legislature adjourned for
six weeks, Tupper has withdrawn his resignation
and Canada is to vote on the school
question.
Field Marshal Sir Patrick Grant, the oldest
officer in the British army, ajjed ninety,
died in Chelsea Hospital, of which institution
he was Governor.
Domestic.
Frederick W. Griffln. the assistant cashier
of the Northwestern National Bank at Chicago.
has confessed the embezzlement of
$50,000, which he lost in s+ock'speculations.
While putting off freight at Antiquity,
Ohio, the passenger steamer Iron Queen took
Are from an exploded lamp and was totally
destroyed. A ohambermaid was burned to
death.
Near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Harry St.
John, son of ex-Governor John P. St. John, of
Kansas, and a member of the last Oklahoma
Legislature, shot and killed his wife. He
was jealous.
Frank C. Marrin, a lawyer of Brooklyn,
was arrested, charged with defrauding Mrs.
Catharine Barry out of $40,000.
Mrs. Paran Stevens, so long identified with
fashionable life, died suddenly at her
house in New York City.
Major Andrew Jackson Hamilton, aged
fifty-seven, who planned and superintended
the" famous tunnel escape from Libby Prison,
in which 120 Union soldiers secured their
freedom, was murdered in Reedyville, Ky.,
by Samuel Spencer during a drunken quarrel.
Governor Stone called a special session of
the Missouri Legislature to consider
measures to abolish the legislative lobby
and election frauds.
By a vote of 28 to 1 the congregation of the
Presbyterian Church at Chaumont, N. Y.,
asked the Rev. William N. Cleveland,
brother of President Cleveland, to resign.
_ David M. Stone, the veteran editor of the
Journal 01 uommerce, cued ?vi ni? u?u? m
Brooklyn, from enlargement of the heart and
catarrh of the stomach. Mr. Stone was born
in Connecticut, December 23, 1817.
The Georpria Southern and Florida Railroad
was sold at Macon, Ga.. at auction for
63,000,000. It was bought by Skipwith Wilmer,
of Baltimore, for the bondholders.
George B. Swift. Republioau, was elected
Mayor of Chicago; his plurality is 45,000; the
Republicans have carried St. Louis.
It was reported that the sloop Robinson
Crusoe was wrecked in Biscayne Bay, off
Florida, and all of her passengers, including
William Ziegler, of New York City, and
John G. Wells, of Brooklyn, were lost.
Charles F. Warwick was inaugurated as
Mayor of Philadelphia.
Mrs. W. H. B. Williams murdered her two
children in Columbus, Ohio.
Judge Randolph B. Martine, of General
Sessions Court, died in }few York City of
heart failure, superinduced by Bright's disrttt.QP
Train robbers boarded an express train in
California and a battle followed, in whicb
Sheriff Bogard and one of the robbers were
killed.
Johx A. Beowx, a salesman for a New
York merchant, shot his wife and killed
himself in Philadelphia.
JIbs. Edna Reeves, aged forty-five, and
her child met their death in the burning ol
Israel Higbie's house, near Northport, N. Y.
Two bandits, former comrades of Bill Cook,
were kiJied at Braggs, Indian Territory, while
trying to rob a store.
Customs frauds on alarjre scale by means
of forged Chinese return certificates wert
discovered in San Francisco, Cal.
The wind blew seventy-five miles an houi
in New York City iind along the Atlantic
coast,the highest ever recorded. The tug Mary
A. Packer was sunk and the schooner Agricola
was blown ashore.
Andrew J. Campbell, Secretary of the
Lexington (Ky.) Chamber of Commerce, and
a member of the A. P. A., was found dead od
his own |>orch. It was believed he was assassinated.
ROBBED IN BROAD DAYLIGHT.
Thieves Loot Springfield (III.) I'OHtofttce In
Sight of Many C'lerlts.
The Springfield (III.) postomce was robbed
of about $8000. a few days ago. It was the
neatest and most mysterious job ever done
in that city. The amount taken, with the
exception of about ?50, was in stamps.
It was abstracted from the vault, in
Postmaster Uidgeley's private office while
Mr. Iiidgelev was absent for luncheon. The
loss was not discovered until after 4 o'clock
p. m. The thieves used duplicate keys to
unlock the office and vault, and they worked
so quietly that with a dozen clerks at work
on either side of the room uo suspicion wararoused.
Central Italy Shaken.
Tuscany, Italy, has been shaken by earth'
quakes several times. At Tredizio a dozen
houses collapsed. Seven dead bodies have
frr??r* Mir* fiiit.u Af Mnnfrt
iseeu tv;iuvivu uviu wu? iuiu.-, ?>.?. * ??pulciano
roofs were shakt-n down anil three
buildings were wrecked. Two persons wore
kilie-i and tenor twelve were injured.
Great Britain Refuses to Arbitrate.
Ambassador Bayard has cabled the State
Department at Washlr.;i{rton that the British
Foreign Department refuses to submit the
Venezuelan boundary question to arbitration.
GLORIMG, UilGL
a. ? jsrre
Birthday Festivities in Many Cities in
Honor of Germany's Hero.
FRIEDRICHSRUHE THE MECCA.
Exercises at the National Monnraent or
the Nlederwald?Hamburg Decorated
and Illuminated?Six Thousand Students
Assembled for the Great Proces Ion?A
Host of Sightseers Present.
fT>U? frVirillf f hft WOrM Ol
XUV7 UI/OOL TOUvvo miwiQuvi..
the eightieth anniversary of Prince Bismarck's
birthday were the mo3t memorable
that have occurred within the recollections
of the present generation. In the Fatherland
the occasion was made a holiday and
the tributes that were laid at the feet of the
Architect of the Empire, in his retirement at
the village of Friederiohsruhe, were eloquent
testimonials of the affeotlon in which he is
held. The day wa3 observod with much enthusiasm
in the United States and othei
lands where colonies of Germans reside
A dispatoh from Friedrichsruhe says: Ovei
a thousand parcels containing presents for
Prince Bismarck arrived at his castle, even
before the formal eightieth anniversary ol
his birthday. Twenty-three postoffice
clerks were engaged all day and until late
at night sorting the messages of congratulation.
the number of which was then officially
given as over 200,000.
A beautiful, sunny afternoon brought thousands
ot people to the castle gates, where
they vainly sought admittance to the park
in the hope of catching sight of theex-Chancellor.
Dr. Chrysander, in view of the great
crowds that/thronged the park, was firm in
his deoision not to admit the publio. Prince
Bismarck did not take his oustomary walk,
but had a short stroll around the park to gathei
strength. Palisades were erected behind
FRIEDRICH8RUHE, PRINC
the park to prevent marauders from intruding
upon the privacy ol the ex-Chancellor.
Beer and champagne booths were put up on
tne ngnt ana leit 01 me station ior mo accommodation
of visitors. Along the triumphal
way to the castle gates were numerous
beflagged poles surmounted by garlands' ol
flr. Numoerless presents of all conceivable
kinds continued to arrive from all parts oi
the world.
Count Herbert and Count William, Prince
Bismarck's sons, with their families, arrived,
and Dr. Schweninger arrived to take part in
the ceremonies.
At Hamburg, notwithstanding rain and
mud. the streets were a black mass of people,
in which here and there could be seen many
oolored dots, these being the caps of all
hues worn by the 6000 students gathered to
take part in the procession. On all the
houses in the city flags were displayed, and
on most of them wreaths and garlands
added to the decorations. Many of the shop
windows wore converted into small temples
for the glorification of Bismarck.
In these busts of the ex-Chancellor, surrounded
with suitable decorations and inscriptions,
were toi be seen. There was
hardly a house without candles and tinted
lamps in the windows. Lombards Bridge
was illuminated with 68.000 jets of gas. The
Disconto Bank was made brilliant with 12,000
?as jets, and the Deutsche Bank displayed
10,000. On the Rathaus were 10,000 candles,
on the Bourse, 5000, while the Victoria Hotel
had 2000 colored lamps.
About 9.30 p. m. the rain ceased and
Hamburg City presented a fairy-like spectacle.
Magnesium lights on the oldfashioned
towers give a magical brilliance
to the scene and so numerous were
the illuminations that they created the impression
that the city was on Are. Fireworks
of all colors and descriptions were
continually set off, and the glittering pyrotechnics
with their showers of sparks ol
various hues formed a beautifnl speccacle
over the Alster basin.
The people of the Rhino valley united at
Rudesheim in honorine Bismarck at the Na
tional monument on the Nlederwald. Conservatives,
National Liberals, and Centrists
took part in the ceremonies. The people ol
Rudesheim placed on the National monument
a laurel wreath on which was inscribed
'A Grateful Rhineland."
The ceremonies began at 10 o'clock, when
a party of prominent, people arrived at the
Niederwald. The First President of HesseNassau
made the opening speech and gave a
toast to the Emperor. This was followed by
the singing of the National air. Professor
Onken, from Oiessen, made an address
eulogistic of Bismarck, which was followed
by the sinking of "DeutschlandUeberAIles,"
and then the "Kaiser Wilhelm und Fuerst
Bismarck" march concluded the morning's
programme.
In the afternoon there was a promenade
concert from 3 to 5 o'clock on Rhine street.
A wine kommers was held in the Rhinehall,
the principal features being a toa^tto the
Emperor, a speech on the achievement > ol
Bismarck, and a song in honor of the ?*xChanoellor.
At 8 o'clock there was a gau
eral illumination.
GERMANY'S MAN OF IRON.
| rhe Whole Empire Helps Him Celebrate
His Birthday.
Great multitudes went to Friedrichsruhe to
pay homage to Prlace Bismarck upon his
eightieth birthday. They began arriving
early in the morning, and kept pouring in
from every direction in nil manner of conveyances
and on foot throughout the day.
Not only the railway employes but the
postal and telegraph officials will long remember
this 1st of April. The outward and
iuward service of all these departments was
something terrific.
Perspiring messengers staggered along the
railway station platform laden with sacks ol
postcards from all parts of the world congratulating
the Prince, and with postcards
going to all quarters of the globe to shov
absent friends that the writers were thert
personally to celebrate the occasion.
In the telegraph office a large extra staf
struggled valiantly against a constantly in
creasing flood of news]taper despatches
which over a hundred correspondents pourec
in until the wires were hopelessly blocked foi
hours to come.
Thirty-five special trains brought tho vas1
concourse of people to tho little village o
T.v;,wli-;,.hct-nt>i> wlmrn turnnornrv building!
hail been constructed. Fortunately, tin
weather cleared early. Thus there was noth
ins to mar the display of enthusiasm, sucl
aj- has seldom been witnessed in any countr;
In view of the day's work Professo
Schweninger Insisted on the Prince retirini
early the night before, and nobody wa
allowed to enter the house before midday
Attired in the uniform of the Halber
stad cuirassiers, surrounded by his fatnil;
and friends, the Prince then receive
a deputation from tho Hamburg Senate i;
the drawing room. Tho Burgomaster c
Hamburg, De Versmann. presented him i;
the name of the Senate with a beautifu
bronze plaque, specially cast for the occasior
With Prince Bismarck's portrait in relief.
Thereupon came forward a deputatlo
from thirty-three German universities an
high schools, each represented by its Kectc
> Magniflcus, decked in gorgeous robes an
gold chains of offloa. Never before In I
history of Germany has a like honor be
paid potentate or subject. of
The sight ot the gray-headed, hut er
old Chancellor, in dark blue uniform, e
rounded by the most distinguished repree<
tstivea of German learning, was one to J
press itself upon the imagination for
time, recalling the picture of 1
warrior before the Grand Coot
at Venice. Prlnoe Bismarck, with Schwen
gerat his side, anxiously watched ev
movement. He rose superbly to the occasi
in answer to Professor Pffeiderer's addr(
The Prince, after acknowledging the hon
done him, identifying him with the cai
i represented, dived into politics with all
old nerve and humor.
The massed bands then played "Hell ]
' 8iegerkranz," and the cheering and sw<
. dashing lasted several minutes. The i
Chancellor, with helmet lifted from his he
took a ehalr which was brought by ]
, Schweninger. After the cheering was o
1 Student Pflueger led the singing Dyi
students of a new Bismarck song.
( The students then sang "Deutschla
Uebor Alles" and "Die Wacnam Rhein," a
Anally all marched past the veranda, chc
Ing continually, while Prince Bismar
standing above, threw flowers at the
, which were handed to him by his daughl
the Countess von Rantzau. Seven thousa
students with six brass bands took pari
: the demonstration. After the reception I
i marck went to his room and rested for t
hours.
About 6 o'clock, when the hulhballo ;
' just beginning to abate, the special train*
the HambiAg Electoral Association and s
eral other societies drew into the station a
unloadod a throng of fresh shoutera. I
marck received the Hamburg deputies a h
hour later.
J After leading three oheers for Hambur
i prosperity, Bismarck muffled his throat a
desoended- from the terrace. Five bai
struck up a march and the torchbearera
gan to flle past.
The Prince stood half an hour at
. foot of the terrace watching the para
i All the torohbearers cheered him, a
: occasionally a group from some Ha
. burg singing society would slacken th
; pace and give him a stanza from the c
, birthday song. About 150 women c
i ried torches and most of them thi
hnnnnatsM thn nld Chancellor. Count H
bert collected the flowera, while Dr. Schw
lager saw that the line of firemen fora
E BISMABCK'S BESEDENCE.
round'the Prinoe was not broken by any
the hundreds who pressed forward for
purpose of shaking hands.
Green and red lights were burned throuj
out the Saxon Forest. The park was vivi
i Illuminated as the procession wound ale
! the road under the trees and round the poi
i The weather could not have been more p
! pitloufl. There was a clear [sky and a m
niflcent moon.
i Before retiring for the night Bismarck i
peared again on the veranda and thanked
for their kindness. He begged indulgei
for retiring so early. Age and infirmity,
1 said, where his excuses. Amid cries of sj
pathy, cheers, a burst of musio from
' bands, and shouts of "Auf Wiederselin,"
I old man waved his hand and went into
house with Schweninger and Count Herb<
> The excursionists were taken back to Ha
burg in fourteen special trains. Telegra
i of congratulation were received fr
Emperor Franz Josef, Count Kalnoky, K:
i Humbert and Premier Crispi.
At Hamburg the Bismarck fetes t<
Ji-V fRft
piauo Willi rouuuuiDu icoi. jluh kiwi
bridges, State buildings, and most of
i private houses were ablaze with oand
and electric lights. The Hamburg stude
who visited Priedrichsruhe gave Bisma
i a carved beer barrel, inlaid with gold ?
silver, and bearing in relief portraits of
Prince in his eighteenth and eightieth yes
At Leip3lo the new statue of Prince I
marck in the Augustus Platz was unveiled
midnight. The square and the city were
luminated with electrio lights.
Cologne was gayly dressed with fla
bunting, flowers, etc. The Bismarck stal
was covered with wreaths and the city \
> illuminated.
At Munich an Immense festival In hoi
of Prince Bismarck was held in the Odei
1 saal. All of the Bavarian towns sent th
congratulations to Prince Bismarok by t(
graph.
1 At Stuttgart six hundred pupils of
higher schools, bearing torches, marched
procession around the monument to Prij
Bismarck. At Kissingen a procession,
eluding the city authorities, with flags i
banners, marched around the Bismartfk m
nmnnt unnn which thev Dlaced wreaths.
At Berlin most of the public buildings e
a large number of private buildings were
tensively decorated with flags, garlan
etc., and illuminations were to be seen in
directions. Emperor William gave his I
marck birthday dinner in the White B
of the Old Castle. The Emperor and Empt
' received their guests with unusual gracio
ness. At the banquet the Emperor g,
the toast, "To his Serene Highn<
the Duke of Lauenburg, Prince 2
marck." The Emperor's hurrah for
old Chancellor was accompanied with
1 flourish of trumpets and cheers from
guests. At 8 o'clock the imperial party w
with their guests to a special performanc*
the Boval Theatre. The Empress sent a 1<
message to Bismarck in the morning.
[ Sultan expressed his congratulations throi
the Turkish Ambassador.
The warships and merchantmen in
Kiel and Wilhelmshaven harb&rs w
dressed with flags all day.
The Berlin sculptor, Schaper, designe
medal upon the Hamburg Senate's Come
sion depicting Bismarck as St. Georg<
cuirassier uniform. The medal was pres<
ed to the Prince. Copies will be struck i
i sold.
i Count Hatzfeldt. German Ambassac
; presided at the Bismarck celebration
l Queen's Hall, London. The German Corn
General, the staffs of the Consulate and I
bassy, and most of the conspicuous Germ
? in London were present. The pro^ruj
- included songs, recitations, and toasts w
i out end. The enthusiasm was phenomei
i At Buenos Ayres. Argentine, five thous:
Germans celebrated with the greatest
> tshusiasm the eightieth anniversary of
! birth of Prince Bismarck. There were si
lar demonstrations throughout Chiie, U
3 guay and Brazil.
r
i Observances in the United States.
The German citizens of New York, v
f their American sons and grandsons, \\
- busy all day celebrating the eightieth bi;
. day of Prince Bismarck. The distincth
I German quarters on the east side wero
f mill tne ueriiHiu nuu aimclkuu .
throughout the rest of tho city displays
t bunting here and there marked the hoi
f where love of fatherland and pride in .
* marck's work of unitlcatiou were joyoi
3 celebrated.
At Philadelphia the eightieth anniver.^
of tho birth of Prince Bismarck was celel
>' ted at tho Academy of Musio by the citi?
r of Philadelphia of German descent. '
i academy was decorated handsomely with
s lings of the United States and German 1
' pire, and in the middle of the stage tl
was a colossal bust of the ex-Chancellor,
y feet in height. Tho celebration took
d form of addresses and orchestral and v<
Q music.
>f Celebrations of the birthday ol Bismf
a took place also in Boston, Jersey City, <
'1 cago, Louisville, Cincinnati and in mosl
*? the towns throughout the Union wl
colonies of Germans reside.
Q The Minnesota Legislature passed a r
d lntion congratulating Prince Bismarck 01
t eightieth birthday. It is to be cabled to
d Prince.
I
% ffl AND TOWN AFLAME"
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Jjj St. Augustine, Fla,, and Canaseraga,
Su N. ^wept by Fires,
in
ary
' HISTORIC LANDMARKS BURNED.
ore
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k*3 Forty-four Houses In the Ancient SpanUh
Dlr Town Deitroyed Like bo Many Tinder
)rd Piles?Thirty Acres Burned Over and
BXadf
the HomoleM Families Camping Out-?
^r* Fire in a New York Tillage.
re r
k0 Forty-six residences and stores and many
n(j ither buildings were burned at St. Augustine,
ind Fla., in the space of four hours, rendering
?r" about 100 families homeless and leaving
ck
many tourists to seek shelter elsewhere.
:er' The flre started in the historic building in
ind Charlotte street, where Vernanoio Sanchez
was born eighty-six years ago, and where
w0 for half a century the venerable John Masters
worked at the forge, and rapidly spread
pas through the narrow street, eating up both
gy! coquina and frame buildings as if they were
ind made of tinder, until forty-four houses were
jig- destroyed.
Lalf At the first alarm firemen citizens, and
visitors hastened to the scene, for ever since
g'a the great flre of nine years ago the citizens
ind have feared just such a disaster as has ocKja
curred. The flames rolled up house after
be- house, from Baya lane to and including the
picket fence on the south side of Fort
the Marion's green, and from the rear of
de. the east side of St. George street to the sea
ind wall, including the row of palmetto trees
im- along the wall, and the furniture and belongLeir
ings of tne occupants of the houses fronting
[ew the bay, as did the flames which consumed
ar- the old Cathedral nine years ago.
ew Among the most valuable residences deer'
stroyed were those belonging to and occupied
en- by Lieutenant H. L. "Willoughby and family,
ied of Newport. B. I., and the property of ArchiT
T> I. VAMV V/>-V r>0 f/IQ.
ICUl UUU1C9 HCUVY1U&J Ul iion JLKJk*..
? ba's cigar factory, with $12,000 worth of
Havana cigars, was also burned.
The home of A. J. Burgess, an inventor of
rapid-firing firearms, and other houses, covering
an area of about thirty acres, were destroyed.
Only smoldering embers now mark
the historic old town.
The total insurance is 137,000, and the
total loss is estimated at $150,000. Another
such Are and St. Augustine cannot longer
lay claim to being the ancient city, for it
would have no vestige of the homes of the
Spanish dons and senoritas to merit the
name of the old Spanish city.
The United States troops, under command
of Colonel Bainbridge, did yeoman service
and worked unceasingly and courageously,
unmindful of harm, until the fire was
Z checked. Many families went in camp on the
fort green with what of their effects they
saved. 8everal families also occupied the old
slave market.
VII I 1P.F Q\A/FPT RY FIRE.
Entire Basinets Section of C&naseraffa,
N. Y., Destroyed.
The grocery store of Henry Hulbert at
Canaseraga, N. Y., took fire at one o'clock a.
m., and aided by a high wind levelled the entire
business portion of the village in three
houre. Fifty-six buildings were consumed,
and thirty-four families rendered homeless
? and desolate. Hardly anything could be
of saved.
the The total loss will reach $195,000, with insurance
between $80,000 and $100,000. All
gh- the churches and school buildings were
<Hy saved. A meat market, jewelry 3tore and
>D8 blacksmith shop are the only business places
Qd. left standing. The only accidents were to
r0" Mr. Radkee, ankle sprained or broken, and
*8' Mrs. Martha Dunham, face burned. Assistance
was sent from Hornellsvillo, but arrived
aP- too late.
Several of the merchants had just received
ice large quantities of spring goods. This is
the third time the village has suffered by a
big Are.
the
[J? MUST NOT SHOOT AT US.
Spain Gives Orders to Her Cruisers to Ob.mq
serve International Usages.
Premier Canovas del Castillo said that the
? Spanish Government was satisfied with the
>ok attitude of the United States toward Cuban
affairs and that orders had been given to
Spanish cruisers and colonial officials to observe
international usages regarding marik
time jurisdiction and the right of search with
a view to avoiding a conflict with the United
th States or other powers.
Premier Canovas del Castillo also said that
' Spain would send 100,000 troops to put down
i 1 the revolt in Cuba if necessary; General
I, Campos accepted command of the forces to
be sent there.
Lieutenant Ybarra was relieved of the
tue command of the Spanish cruiser Conde de
" Venadito, which fired upon the American
steamer Allianca.
on- A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.
eir
5le- Miners Killed by a Falling: Cagre?Th*
Man Katnontlhlfl Co6M Insane.
tho r
in Sir men were killed by the falling of a
nee cage in a silver mine in Schemnitz, Hungary,
^ caused by neglect by the workman guiding
qjj. the cage in which the men were ascending
the shaft.
ind He had become exhausted from watching
ox- several nights at the bedside of his sick wife,
ds, and for a moment fell asleep. When the
all cage reached the top of the shaft it was not
Us- stopped, and broko from its fastening. fallCall
ing 200 feet into the pit. The workman
633 who caused the accident has become insane.
us
ave
3gg The Labor World.
3is^ Lake Superior iron mines employ 10,000
the men.
1 a Chicago ha3 the first colored Printers'
the Union organized in the world.
It is estimated that of the popClation of
)Ug London 100,000 labor at night.
[ he The Egg Candlers' Union held a massigh
meeting at Walhalla Hall, New York City.
Manchester, England, has voted, through
the its town council, a million dollars for a techere
uical school.
I mnf f!flrnAnf"Ar<*
i J.nc uuuru i;iviuui hvv? w...
". and Joiners has about $11,700 in its Protecjj
^ tivo Fund at present.
;nt. In- Hawaii, fully 20,000 laborers find
in(j employment on the sugar plantations. The
aggregate of all employes is much greater,
lor, The Illinois Supreme Court declared unin
constitutional the section of the eight-hour
ml- law relating to the employment of women,
A batch of 125 diamond setters have been
uu-s detained at Ellis Island, New York Harbor,
ime ag violators of the alien contract labor law.
1;ll An Indiana judge has decidod that corpoiU(j
rations are entitled under the law to disen_
charge employes who belong to labor unions,
the The Frick and Southwestern coke commi
panies notified their 1600 employes of an
ru- advance in wages averaging fifteen per cent.
Employes of the west imia screet nauway,
Boston, liavo protested against the company
being given the right to carry the
rith mails
r*re Portcoal has eight National labor organ_
,l" isations, compos:;J of seventy-nine local
'ev' unions and eleven co-operative trade aar<otions.
, Jf Misers of the Pittsburg district "were sueIn,^
cess fill in their strike for an advance in the
Bis- scale.
' - 4 ? ^nfinn ic f)?A "RnL*or%jfipl(1 \fn
131 y A ->fcW UlJJi?Ulw?v.vu
tual Sheep-shearing Union. The men will
;ary demand a rato of live cents for each fleece,
>ni- with board.
reus Oxlv $5000 wa? appropriated by the Legi'll?
islature of New Jersey to pay the
J'10 expenses of the Bureau of Labor in that
Em- stutefor ono year.
Phil A. Tessa, who succeeds John McBride
as President of the United Mine Work"
I ers of America, is thirty-eight years old, a
native of England and a resident of Lintou,
irck
3hi- Two hundred employes of a Rockford
; of (IU.) furniture factory struck because of a
lure reduction of hours from ten to eight. They
returned to work without gaining their
eso- point.
ihifl The unemployed of Pullman, 111., and Tithe
cinity are being aided to homes in the South *
I by the Bureau of Labor and Transportation.
There are upwards of 100 fvoJUee?600 perMM?nefkriy
ready to go,
Jewel Mines.
The next great mining industry in
this country will be for the precious
stones instead of gold, silver or iron
ore, if the prognostications of several
large diamond merchants and mineral*
ogical professors are fulfilled. The
recent census bulletin giving the statistics
of the precious stones found in
this country opened the eyes of a
number of millionaire dealers in valuable
gems, and after consulting with
learned professors in our leading colleges
they satisfied themselves thai
there were unknowa possibilities in
the mines of the WesterD, Southern,
and even Eastern States. Experte
were immediately engaged to examine
the rich metallic fields of the Appalachian
Mountaine, the most favorable
portions of the Rocky Mountains and
the diamond districts of California.
The preliminary report,-? of these
agents give a most comprehensive review
of a neglected industry in this
country, and justify the formation of
numerous branch companies to mine
for all the precious stones that have
ever been found in the United States,
including diamonds, sapphires, rubies,
garnets, beryls and over a hundred
other gems of different values.
So many wildcat stories have been
reported and published about finding
precious sto nes in different parts ol
the country that it has been a difficult
matter to sift the genuine accounts
from the fictitious. It was for the pur*
pose of finding out the real status of
the industry and its possibilities that
trustworthy agents ware sent exploring
every part of the country, and
their reports oan be relied upon as no1
containing any exaggeration of the
truth. Diamond merchants of the
great American oities are not "castle
builders," and they generally strike
roCK Dottom oeiore mey invest men
millions in any business; bat evei
since the report was published that the
diamond fields of South Africa were
giving ont the leading dealers it
precious stones have been on the lookout
for new mines that would supply
the world with valuable gems. Some
looked to South America as the future
source of these stones, and even to
day the rocky ranges of the Andes an
being examined aud sounded by ex
perts. But a consensus of opinion indicates
that great faith is placed in th<
unexplored regions of this country
Parts of the South, in particular, haw
revealed unexpected treasures of valuable
gems.?New York Advertiser.
Weak
Indicate as surely as any physica
svmntom shows anvthincr. that the or
i r " v w
gans and tissues of the body are no
satisfied with their nourishment.
They draw their sustenance fron
the blood, and if the blood is thin, im
pure or insufficient, they are in a state
of revolt. Their complaints are made
to the brain, the kiug of the body,
through the nervous system, and the
result of the general dissatisfaction if
what we call Nervousness.
This is a concise, reasonable explanation
of the whole matter. .
The cure for Nervousness, then, if
simple. Purify and enrich your blood
by taking Hood's Sarsaparilla, and the
nerves, tissues and organs will have
the healthful nouishment they crave.
Nervousness and Weakness will then
give way to strength and health.
That this is not theory but fact is
proven by the voluntary statements of
thousands cured by Hood's Sarsaparilla.
Bead the next column.
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nuuu s
Is the
True Bloc
DADWAY'S
? PILLS,
for the core of all disorders of the Stomach, Liver,
Bowels, Kidneys, Bladder, Nervous Diseases, Lisa
it Appetite, Headache, Constipation, Costlveness,
Indigestion, Biliousness, Fever, Inflammation of the
Bowels, Piles, and all derangements o( the Internal
(Tlscera. Purely vegetable, containing no mercury
minerals or deleterious drugs.
OBSERVE
the following symptoms resulting from Disease ol
the Digestive Organs: Constipation, Inwar.l Piles,
Fullness of the Blood in tin Head, AeUlty of 'the
Stomach, Nausea, H;artburn, Disgust of Food, Fullness
of Weight In the Stomach, Sour Eructations,
Sinking or Fluttering of the Heart, Choking or Suffocating
Sensations when In a lying posture. Dimness
of Vision, Dizziness on rising suddenly, Dots or
Webs before the Sl^ht. Fever anl Dull Pain In the
Bead, DefHclency of Perspiration, Yellowness of the
Slcln and Eyes, Pain In the Side, Ches', Limbs and
Sudden Flushes of Heat, Burning in the Flesb.
A few doses of RAD WAY'S PILLS will free
* * n)>Aira namnH rtluDrdpiN.
me system ui an wow ??
Price 25 eta. per box. Sold by all druggists.
RADWAYdcCO.,
NEW YORK.
The Greatest fledica! Discovery
of the Age.
KtNNtUT 5
Medical Discovery,
DONALD KENNEDY, OF ROXBURY, MASS,,
lias discovered in one of our common
pasture weeds a remedy that cures every
kind, of Humor, from the worst Scrofula
down to a common pimple.
He has tried it in over eleven hundred
cases, and never failed except in two cases
(both thunder humor). Ho has now in
his possession over two hundred certificates
of its value, ali within twenty miles
of Boston. Send postal card for book.
A benefit is always experienced from the
" ?
first bottle, ana a perieci cure is wiuiau?u
when the right quantity is taken.
When the lungs are affected it causes
shooting pains, like needles passiu._,
through them; the same with the Liver
Or Bowels. This is cause:! by the ducts
being stopped, and always disappears in a
week after taking it. Read the label.
If the stomach is foul or bilious it will
cause squeamish feelings at first
No change of diet ever necessary. Eat
the best you can get, and enough of it.
Dose, one tablespoonfui in water at bedtime.
Sold by all Druggists.
WANTED ill Every TOWxNy H
sole to wrlie a plain band. Address far parUcular*
TOMPKINS BROS. * CO., iSTl 3th Ave., New l'ork.
?
An Eclipse ot the Moon<
An eclipse of the moon takes plao4
i when the body of the earth oomes be*
tween the snn and the moon. Thfl
sun is at night time nnder oar feet at
the other side of the earth, and the
i earth throws a long shadow upward.
If the moon enters into this shadow it1
is plain that the sunlight is partly or , ?
\ wholly cat off, and since the moon /
shines by no light of her own, bat
i only by borrowed light from the sun, """"i
it follows that when ihe moon is buried!
; in the shadow all the direct light isl
. intercepted and she must lose her
brilliancy. Thus we obtain what is
1 called a lunar eclipse. It is total if . m
the moon be entirely in the shadow.
rr,, . . . , , , 1 |
xne eclipse is partial 11 toe moon uo
i only partly in the shadow. The lunar
I eclipse is visible to everybody on the!
dark hemisphere of the earth if the!
i clouds will keep out of the way, so
that usually a great many more people1
i can see a lunar eclipse than a solar. .
1 eclipse, which is only visible from a^
limited part of the earth.
i Place a lighted CAndle at one end of
the table and call it the sun. A yard
away from the candle place a football
and call it the earth. A few inches
away from the football place a tennis
ball and oall it the moon. Ton will
notice that the light from the candle
: shines on the football but not on the .'.'i
tennis ball, which is in the shadow of ,
i the football. In the same way the
> light from the sun at the time of an / > ^
' eclipse falls on the side of the earth
turned toward it, but not on the
- moon, which is in the shadow of the
earth. This is, therefore, a total 1
; eclipse, beoanse the moon is entirely ;
i in the shadow of the earth.
i In China the prediction of an eclipse
i is an important'matter, as the lives of *
i princes are supposed to be dependent
r upon them. In fact, an eolipse which
took place in the* year 2169, B. C., v (
i- cost several of the Chinese astrono- vA
) mers their lives, as they had not cal- '.?{
i cnlated it rightly. It was considered i
high treason to expose princes to such .1
r a danger without forewarning them.
| mm U
, ' Apples as Brain Food.
Apples are now recommended by
) many physicians as brain food because
they contain a quantity of phosphorio * 0
acid and are easily digested. Eaten
3 at night before retiring they excite '"V.
the action of the liver and produce
J sleep. Several Chicago physicians
have pronounced in their favor.?Detroit
Free Press.
Nerves
1 With pleasure I will state that Hood's ?
Sarsaparilla has helped me wonderfully. For V''
t several months I could not lie down to sleep \ J
on account of heart trouble and also
1 Prostration of the Nerves. .
! For thr?e years I had been doctoring, but
) could not get cured. I received relief for a
while, but not permanent. Soon after begini
ning to take Hood's Sarsaparilla there was a V 'j\
l change for the better. In a short time I was
feeling splendidly. I now rest well and am.
able to do work of whatever kind. If I had
not tried. Hood*B Sarsaparilla I do not know ?V,
) what would have become of me. I keep It in ?
[ my house all the time, and other members of
i the family take it, and all say there U
1 Nothing Like Hood's
i Sarsaparilla. I have highly recommended it
and one of my neighbors has commenced
l taking it. I recommend Hood's Sarsaparilla
at every opportunity." Mas. S. Bbaddock
404 Erie Ave., Williamsport Pennsylvania,
Be sure to get
arsaparilla
* Only :M
>d Purifier
"Oaninw . llegarainf prospects tor uj? coming yNft.
Wudid i*y, uv hop* to doubU our la*i yror-'a output qf Arrmotor9,
or, at Uturt, as to# hnvt don* in tks past, mU twenty- * ; * /{''four
out of entry twenty-rw windmill* lAflf or# told. 8imC$
comwuneing (A* tali in 1383, 1TI HAVK SOLD 1B0CT .
500 AERMOTOR8
We do not attribute this fairly food record entirely to oar if.
forte, bat to the auperiority of the good* which you aial*.
Bvaaiu A Davie. Urban*. IU., February 18, 18M."
Quiluu : We bought and put op Aermotor JTo. 3, tod
oot of th* first fifty which you made we had UurtMu. Sum*
that time wa hate aold about
400 AERMOTORSj
In our imaJl territory la r?pr*eerted th* hletory of the Aennoto*)
and th* Aermotor Company from th* befinninf to th* preeent:
hour. That hUtory It on* of unbroken triumph.
And* from tb*A*rmotor th*r* have been bat few
other windmilll put up 4MBK4 in our territory?Juat:
enoujh with which to compare and,
how the infinite au- P"r'cr,:'
Aermotor u> aeeign, ?
flniih (all |ilvin;ifl ^YaflhTafter compleUon),
tod ibilitjr to ruo and do e/fectire work
when all othen atand Idle tor went of wind.
We ihoold hue told mora, bat this ration wu welll
upplied with wind power ^ whan the Aermotor ?p?' -1 'i
peered, it beingonlyM milat I I to Chieego, and had foa
years been the battle ground I I for ten or twalva ot the
largest, best known and I 1 etrongeat windmill cone- ?
paniee, all baint located I 1 within GO ailee of ua.
RICH or OrR BCBIKKNS I I HA* con fROM ILL
PLACI.NO WOODEN AHD 1 OTHER I'.tSATISfAC.
TORY WHEELS WITH K J AERH0T0R4. Yon say
you have during tha put B\ jM year turi uitd any pra>
Yiom year's record by j/S about one-half, and thai
you fip?t to double your I, o. U taat year's output th*
coming year. Count on ua l/iWl for our portion of it. foe
i the Aermotor never stood farther a Wore all competitor! in reputation
and in fact than to-day. Sana i Bauer, Xareogo, IllFebruary
2S. ISM."
Tha next Aermotor ad. will be of pun pi. We thai) offer fei
$7.50 A $15 I
three way force pump. All dialers should have It or can fft H
to tell at that priee. All Aermotor men will have it. The week - 4
following will appear our advertisement of galvanised steel
tanks at 2)4 cents per gallon. The? neither shrink, leak, rus^
nor make water taste bad. Aermotor Co., Cklea^o*
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cordovan; ;
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&f *3.50pOUCE,3SOLtS. !
a? ?*T s0$2. WORKINfiM&fc '
vis 1 1 'EXTRA FINE" 'd? !
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SlND FOR CATALOGUE ^W?WS?^''WiL,DOUGLAfl?
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Over One Million People wear the
W. L. Douglas $3 & ?4 Shoes
All our shoes are equally satisfactory^
They give the best value for the monev. '
They equal custom shoes In style end fit.
Their wearing qualities are unsurpassed.
The prices are uniform,?stamped on solau
From $f to $3 saved over other makes.
If your Header cannot stiopl7 you we can.
O BCW positively relieved and cured
| J ft KJ 1 O I by a -tinple. ??fe vegetable
remrilj. ora l iUI |?jsni>c IJIWI1 Olfi n,m ..v
endorsement* from people y. u 1 now. Address Dr.
J. U. BENEDICT'S CO., 4 and 6C d rSt.. New York.
ggkl Ujr PB P C i'o Incrouuce our KO')(l? aad to ' J
I Tu lllbC secure local and general amenta 1
llll%ue will send one ouuce Ke.l Xulc and
two ounces Black Ink FREK, pre, a'd. upon receipt
ol tic, postage. KIXUMFH. CO.. D 41. Chicago.
I nnV for our announcement liCYT Issue of thl?
LU UIV paper. It will show a cut RCA I oflstyleoC
DAVIS CREAM SEPARATORS
It would take several pages to girn details about thaae
peerless machine*. Handsome lllmtrated Pamphlet
Mailed Free, waoisw WAjmro.
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Sol* Manufacturers, Chicago.
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