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IONALMjUARD * ..m V lM3TE^COLUWBlfl ROGRAMS outlining the course of instruction for the National Guard of the District of Colum- _ bia while in camp at Harpers Ferry. W. Va., August 14 to 'Jfi, Jiavc been received at militia headquar¬ ters. and bear out the prediction made lo this column that the elementals of tsol- flierir.g would be the feature of the les- nons on Bolivar Heights. The program is the result of the conferences and efforts of Liout. Col. Parmerter. adjutant gen¬ eral. P. C. mtlitia. and Capt. James B. Al¬ lison, inspector-instructor. It has the of¬ ficial approval of Gen. Bliss. I*. S. A., di¬ vision commantfei*. The program in detail is shown below. It will be noticed that the afternoons in . amp aie well tilled, with tactical walks and other instructor exercises for ofti- ceis. This was not in accordance with tht original idea, as it had bt-en planned to leave the afternoons free toward the lauef part of the encampment. With a problem in the morning and a tactical walli in tiie afternoon, officers would tind military duty irksome indeed. Extremely Interesting will be the prac¬ tice march in heavy marching order on the night of August i.1*! The brigade TrlJl form so as to include advance and l«*rguard work arid will bivouac for night w ith guard? thrown out as if an attempt would be made on the camp by enemy's advance. 'The official program follows: ..'BDNKSl/AV. August 14.Make vamp. «jXlIUIU>DAY. August 15.T to 11 a.id .. comp«JiJ Mp). cloae vrder: 2 "o o p.m.. N. 0. O. school, infantry drill regulations. practical: 3:15 to 4! l> m. officers' school, cart and preservation of Ttre rifle. FRIDAY. August lft- 7 to It a.m.. company drill. I'kjv oid*r: lo 3 p.nj .".(W'-ers' school, . arr and preaerration of tbe rifle: 7 1o 8 p.*n., s»-tK>ol. fire discipline, fire direction. fire .^.I'rol SA^'RPAY. August 17.7 t-» 11 a.m.. com¬ pany drill, extended order; to 3 p.m.. X. C. 0. f-Sool. mfantiy drill regulations. practical: S:15 jo" 4 prn . ofllcers' school. field orders. . MONDAY. Augu*' 1&- 7 to 11 a.m.. company drfl! extended order: 2 to 3 p.m.. \. (f O. ae-froe!. fnfantry drill regulations, practical: 3:15 t.. 4 p tu . owtn' irkotl, field orders: 7 to * p a: . lecture for officers: Care of troops t«o tiie roar o and in ramp: reference to duties of com- paor ifb^rs. TVfi^DAY*. August -Ji>.7 to 11 a.m.. battalion drill, combat principles. I. t». R.. pane 7H and following; 2 to 3 p.m.. X. C. O. school, care aad preservation of tb«- rifl*: 3:15 to 4 p.m . *Scers' wl)oi>l, inat ruction in map reading. W1DDNT.SDAY. August 21.7 to 11 a m., bat- drill. <ombat principles, I. 1>. K-. page 7H aad following: 2 to 3 p.m., X. ('. O. school, care and preservation of the rifle; 3:13 to 4 p«wt . officers' school. Inmruetion in map reading: H p.m . officer?' scftool, problem in field onflf re n-lIltTiiPAT. August ^-Moming. problem. «tt*i**t: afternoon, officers' tactical walk. F1UPAY. August IB-Morning. problem. nt- ta'k of position: aft^nwoii. officers' tactical walk. SATURDAY. August :i4-Pr»blpm. Heneounter *t*the march. jJdXPAY AM> Tt'KSvDAY. August and 27. Oraetice mareb. b'aTy marching onler, to tu- .-liide advance and rear iriard: birrvija-* for the if'fb' «>f th" 'JH 27; protection of camp, patrol »WVr to art'-mpt to |>enetrate ramp sniani aad | preparation of meals under field conditions. 1 UFJXVhi-I.AY, August 2&.Break camp. ¦a' - * ^ i $ Maj. Arthur Brooks, commanding the 1ft Separate Battalion, N. G. D. C.. has l«een retired at his own request, with the rank of lieutenant colonel He leaves the service with the respect and esteem of all with whom he has JtoJd official relations- It was due to his LI FIT- COL. ARTHIR BROOK?. untiring efforts and high capaHty for command that the 1st Separate Battalion has been raised to ono of the best units in the brigade Prior to ihe reorganization of the Na¬ tional Ouard ir. is£7. Ma}. Brooks was iden¬ tified with the High School <"adet Corps. he received his fir.-t military train¬ ing, and waj* ^ppolnt»d captain in <*om- pany A irson th»- reorganization of the fiu^rd He was commisji«"»'i*d major n^- '.mbcr lf». l^T. whi'-'i p<««-i»ion he has held continuous! v until hif promotion to the park of Untenant colonel, ,1uh 1'. m. ^fa.i Brooks for »nati> ,fNars has- b"en th*- inilitarv instructor of the Colored High School '"ad^t <"'orp Th<" rirs' Sep«*r,it'- Battalion lists par- 4iC!pat«j m s^vrral encampments and maneuvers with r'zuiai-s. and lias aJwav? avouitted itsejf .with marked abllit?* AJai Rrooks cotntnar<ded the battalion ,i» the celebrated maneuvers in Massa¬ chusetts in VKO. when th^ National cjijai'd of the Pi^trict of Columbia went north se^ Or shipboard as «*11 ;«s fn the jle.id the discipline and efficiency of this command were noticeable Maj. Brooks aa? commended in high terms by Maj i-ien Wood in command of ma- p»'jv«>rr. ' Jen. Harrieis sent the follow ins setter t<> F'rrsideiit Taft following the Ko«ton trip: ""I have the hon>>i t" rep«ij t that Ma Yrth'ii i!rool»«. commanding the 13t ,-Vpijrate Pat'ahori, b.i« performed the full toijj- of duty with till-, hrlcade in fle d maneuveis. It is a great pleasure to te>tif- . w ithO'Jt reservation. to the ad- -mt'ahie .iualitics *if Mai. Brooks as the ^omtuandini: officer of (>rte of the most /ffi«-lent elements of this organization Vie duties assigned to Maj. Brooks' bat¬ talion durinsr the advance on Boston were i.ni'onimonlv arduous, hvjt every evigrncy v as met m soluierl> spirit atui with much '¦-fTVicn .> . This brigade and the National Tjjtanl of the country appreciate your ..onsiderat'on in pcimitting Maj. Brooks So again demonstrate his remarkable ef- ^rc*en j." * * * * f t Ww . . . Hr.s <ie,,. Kliss. comtnariding the ea»t- eyp division, haa issued i>rder."? for one rrnop of the 15th t.'*\alr\. at Port Myer, ^'a and Batterv K. .Id V'ieid Artiljcry ef the yamc post to attend the camp of ns'ruction at Harpers I'en The cav- lr^. troop will niarih from Fort My«T ^nd the field i">aucr\ from Mount tiretna, .-<> as to a*-ri\e at Harpers Fcrrv ?y August j:;. Both organizations wi.J return to Washington h> marching. * + * * The 1st Battery. Vield Arlilleiy. N. tJ. T>. O.. will mar n to llarp.-rs Ferry and .home ag:«in. Four iIhvs will be coti- ,ajfn»d on the-tripto camp, but the trip .home again will take onl\ three day*. In- this way the men get an extra week of training to sav nothing of the pleas- itjjjs of camp life in the open. The ex¬ perience of the battery on the march to .*nd from Frederick last year i» so well ^"membered by the men who took part ;im It that no explanation is necessary 'The road work in connection with the iHarpers Ferry camp promises to be an er»1oyable feature. * * * ¦"* Company T. 1st Infantry matched out io a held near the Columbia t!o»f Club last night, went into camp Jnder shelter tems. prepared a nifal under field condi¬ tions and woKc tip th's morning in the w»my s countrw A few clips of car¬ tridges had been served to the men by "Lieut. Buzriar, acting a* commander, and the advance guard and patrol work was made realistic with gunpowder. - * # * # The rifle team of Company K, 1st In¬ fantry. and Lieut. E. W. Fullam, com¬ manding the company, gave a smoker at company quarters recently, every mem¬ ber of the company being in attendance. Col. Ourand. commanding the 1st Infan¬ try; Major Tait, Mftj. McCathran and Capt. Heidenreich were also present. Col. Ourand congratulated the company on having five of its members on the bri¬ gade rifle team. Maj. Tait explained to the company some of the plans for the encampment at Harpers Ferry. * * * * Lieut. Ftillam of Company K. 1st In¬ fantry. will ?oon receive a commission as5 captain. * * * * The range will be a lively place this week, w hen the ritlemen start shooting in the annual matches. The shooting will be¬ gin Wednesday morning, July 24, at 0 o'clock, with the enlisted men a match, which replaces the merchant s match. The entire list of matches and rules has be?h published in this column and has been is¬ sued in the form of a circular from head¬ quarter.*. A change, made since the orig¬ inal publication, announces that "the reg¬ ulation debarring distinguished marks¬ men from competing in any matches wjthin the brigade except with men of their own class does not apply to The Evening Star, Harries long range, Gers- tenberg. rompany team and revolver matches." Because it has no team available, the I'nited States Marine Corps will not be able to defend the Mahcr cup. which rep¬ resents the championship of the District of Columbia. For three years the Marine Corps has held this cup against military organizations in the District of Columbia. This year so many marines are in Cuba and the balance of them are so busy at their posts it is impossible to organize a team. PORTOliS- HOPE Residents Believe They Will Be Given Citizenship. BILL NOW IN COMMITTEE Santiago Iglesias Says Many of the Senators Are Favorably Inclined to Proposition. Santiago Iglesias. president of the Free Federation of Vorkingmcn of Porto Rico, who has been in this country for several months trying to invoke the sym¬ pathy of Congress toward granting citi¬ zenship to the citizens ot that Island pos¬ session of the United States, declared last night that the hope of Porto Ricans was nearer consummation than ever before and that many of the members of the Senate committee on Pacific islands and Porto Rico had given him their promise, that they would vote for the bill granting citizenship to his fellow-countrymen. "Fourteen years ago the people of Porto Rico hailed tne. coming of the American troops with great rejoicing,'* he said. "Pledges were made that they would be treated as fullfledged American citizens. Fr<un that day 1o this the people of Porto Rico have received no recognition what¬ ever as American citizens, and this fact, perhaps, out of pure sentiment, furnishes the motive for a profound discontent in the whole island.a fact that is certainly accountable for the obstacles met with In the general development of the labor movement throughout Porto Rico. Favorable Letter From Taft. | | "Several months ago I had the honor to I receive from President Taft a letter fa¬ voring the granting of American citizen¬ ship to the people of Porto Rico. "The bill granting American citizenship to Porto Ricans parsed the House March 4. That is more than four months ago. The bill 1s now and has been for months before the Senate committer on Pacific i islands and Porto Rico. A great neglect and lack of interest on the part of several senators prevent^ the l.tJGO.OOO inhabi¬ tants of Porto Rico from being considered by the Senate. "According to tigned letters received [ by the American Federation of Ijabor from fifty-seven senators. It appears that all these senators are favorable to or in¬ clined to vote for American citizenship for the people of Porto Rico. Only three senators have been shown to b* unfavor¬ able. Views of Committeemen. The views of the members of the committee on Pacific islands and Porto Ri«-o. as given in their letters and words. , are: "Mos*.-, E. <"Iapp: "I think there is no one mf»re anxious to confer citizenship , upon the peopje of Porto Kico than I | am#* .'Duncan l\ Fletcher: 'So far as 1 can .. ee at presertt, I am inclined to favor | the Mil "Knute Nelson: '1 have given authority | to my colleague, Senator Clapp, to \ot# mc In favor of the hill.' "Robert I, Owen; "I have requested that the chairman of the committee, Sen¬ ator Clapp, record me a? voting in favor of the Porio Rico citizenship bill.' "Frank B, Brandegee: "When this hill j come? up for action In the Senate t as- sure yog I n||| e\amino ir? provision? and give it careful consideration.' ' John \Y. Kern: 'I shall tike tue mat¬ ter up with one of the other members of the committee and have him cast my vote in faior of Kra'itiriK citizenship to the people of Porto Rico.' | Miles PoindtiXter. I am very glad to have \ou: views this matter of cltlzen- ship for the people of Porto Rico, and shall b<» pleased io give the same my I careful consideration.' "Albert R. Fall: 'I ha\p airradj re¬ quested Senator Clapp to vote me in fa'vor of the Mu Krantins citizenship to t'ie people of Porto Rico.' "Clarence \\". Watson: *'I will be very glad to sivc this question my ver> care- ful consideration.* , "llarrv A. Richardson: Absent. . "James P. Clarke: Noncommittal Deep Popular Sentiment. "The Secretary of W ar. Henry L,. Stim- son: 'The demand for American citizen¬ ship on the pa*"t of Porto Ricans is genuine and well-nigh universal. Tc has become a deep popular sentimfnt, and my experience in the island con¬ vinced mc that a continued refusal to | grant it .will gravely wound the sensihil- j ities of this lojal people. It Is a prac- ! tlcal as well as a sentimental matter. \ Porto Rican traveling abroad is literally a man without a country. " 'I believe that the demand is Just, j that it is amply earned by sustained loy- ( alty, and that it should be granted." I "Now. the committee on Paxitlc islands and Porto Rico should not neglect the duty of reporting the bill out of the com¬ mittee. Senator Clapp is now the act¬ ing chairman and he should do his duty.' YACHTS OFF ON CRUISES. Dacota and Oretchen Have Sailed From Washington Docks. Having completed repairs and painting of hull at Dean's boatyard at Alexan¬ dria. the power yacht Dacota, belonging to IR. L. Gait of this city, has sailed on a cruise of a v eek or longer on Chesapeake bay and its tributaries. Annapolis will Riker- Hegeman DRUG SALE Riker- Hegeman Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday Patent Medicines Only One of Any of These Articles to a Customer No Dealers Supplied Carter s Pills. 9*- 25ctBeeeham s Pills »«<..«!... ..»»»...?#.. . 14c -)Oc S^L Hepat ica »«««« »-...«>. . 3^^ 50c Parisian Sage 29c 35c Fletcher's Castoria 19c 50c Phillips' Milk Magnesia 3IC 50c Danderine Hair Tonic 29c jaynes' Kidney and Liver Remedy, satis¬ faction guaranteed or money cheerfully refunded &5C 50c Listerine .....29c S1.00 Horlick's Malted Milk .68c j^c Cascarets «. 14c * « -,oc Papes Diapepsin ,.»...«.«. . .. *3^ 50c Dioxogen 29c Si.00 Fellows' Syrup ...... .64c Si.50 Fellows' Syrup 89c 50c Syrup of Figs. California. 29c 50c Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur 29c 50c Cuticura Ointment 36c 25c Tiz tablets for sore feet 14c 15c Belladonna and Capsicum Plasters 8c 50c Doan's Kidney Pills ..32c Folding Umbrella We are going to have a three-day sale before beginning the alter¬ ations to our store, just to prove to you that we are in Washington for your benefit and that our store is conducted for your best inter¬ ests. You will not have another similar opportunity for some time. Take advantage of these three-day prices: .>. IKER AND HEGEMAN DRUG You Are Safe When You Buy at Successors to HENRY EVANS, 1006 F Street N.W. R .A 15c tin of Riker Antiseptic Tooth Powder with every 25c Im¬ ported Tooth Brush. .A 25c bottle Rik- er's Septone Liquid Shampoo with every 75c bottle of Riker's Septone Hair Tonic. Toilet Requisites Only One of Any of These Articles to a Customer No Dealers Supplied 25c Lyon's Tooth Powder tic 25c Mennen's Talcum 9c. /5c D. & R. Cold Cream 24c 50c Pompeian Massage Cream 27c 25c Kolynos Tooth Paste .*..140 25c Sanitol Tooth Powder 12c 25c Totlovvs' Swansdown Face Powder.... 9c 50c Lablache Face Powdct 29c 25c Euthymol Tooth Paste 13c 20c Nadine Rice Powder nc 25c Corvlopsis Talc, about ( pound 18c 25c Wood worth's Arbutus Talcum 17c 50c Pebeco Tooth Paste 33c 25c Professional Tooth Paste lie 25c Peroxide Face Cream 12c 25c Calox Tooth Powder 13c 25c Pyrodento Tooth Paste 14c 25c Mum, for perspiration 16c 75c Mercolized Wax 49c Travelers' Toilet Cases, 49c up Handle detaches and ferrule folds so that umbrella will go into a suit case. Regularly sold by other dealers at Si.50. Our Prescription Departments Insure you the .highest degree ot safety. None but drugs, chemicals, herbs of the best quality ever enter Riker & Hegeman stores; none but the most expert, most reliable prescription compounders are employed; a perfect sys¬ tem of checking prevents errors. Only a fair. 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Formerly sold at 75c each. 38c Special price for this sale Rubber Air-cushion-back Brushes, with long genuine bristles; exceptionally useful to ladies with abundant 53c hair. Formerly sold at 85c. Special price Other Brushes, from 25c to $3.00, all to be sold at very low prices. BATH MATS in various colors. Regularly sold by other dealers at 75c. Riker's price BATI! BRUSHES with long, curved detachable handles; pure white bristle brush with hand strap. Fasily CQr* worth 85c. Special price Rubber Nipples. Assorted shapes, sizes and makes, for this sale. 25c Per Doz. CIGARS An entirely distinctive line of Cigars not sold elsewhere in Washington. Guaranteed to delight -the taste of the mo^t fastidious smokers. Always in prime smoking condition. Also a line of local brands too well knowji to require any more than listing the names. Best known Imported Cigars always in stock. * Carolina Perfecto 19c Box of 25 $4.75 l\. & J. Pcrfecto 19c Box of 25 * $4-75 Jayne'-* 50..a lontlres-shaped cigar, tlie equal uf an}- 5c straight sold in this city 7 for 25c Box of 2^ 88c v' Box of 100 83.50 Principe dc Gales. Senator. Regularly 10c straight.. .7 for,.50c Box of 50 $3-5° R. J. Special.a large, fragrant smoke. Fqual to T., any ioc : surpassed only by a 15c........ ^ Straight Rc.\ Roy.a combination of Havana and Porto Rican tobacco .milder than a straight Havana, vet just as satis- fvinsr. C igars of less quality arc sold "Divinely Delicious" WASH CLOTHS. That i< the Websterian defi¬ nition of AMBROSIAL. 1 f you have had a rich soda or a luscious fresh-fruit sun¬ dae at a Riker-Hegeman soda fountain you are* one of the privileged people who know what AMBROSIAL means. Pure "and perfect fruits and syrups, exquisite care in the blending of the ingredients, innumerable luscious flavors. These are the things that go to make our fountains famous. This Week's Special Empire State Sundae 15c Rich, smooth vanilla ire cream to start with. Then the syrup from fresh, cold straw¬ berries. A layer of sliced, ripe, yellow peaches and. la^t of all, a big bouncing cherry. idt Hand Brushes 4c 1 ^c Hand Brushes 8c Si.75 Gray Enamel Douche Pans, special at 94c $1.00 Seamless Douche Pans . 64c Si.50 Split Maple Crutches, pafr 98c ioc Medicine Glasses .... 4c Toilet Papers ioc Japanese Tissue, in roll? or flat, 4 for '. .25c ioc "W itch Hazel Toilet Paper, in rolls 7c Waldorf, Hat packages, 7 for 25c Drug Department regularly at 10c Capulct.Conchas. Slightly smaller than Rov and of san1c aroma.3 for Straight. the Rex 25c Manuel Garcia- Cigarettes . Piedmont. Sweet Caporal. Mecca, Souvereign. And others. ;c. Puritano 1 Finos IIC ¦ j 6 for 25c hatima. Xaturals, Moguls, Murads. Melachrino, Luxuries, 1$C This Sale lie All local brands 5c Cigars, as Hall Star, 20th Century, TC , Xewcomer, Cinco and others.all 6 for Fpsom Salts, lb 4c Cream Tartar, lb 29c Kay Rum, genuine Import¬ ed. pint 34c Alcohol, best quality, pint.34c Hydrogen Peroxide, pint.. 17c Solution Citrate Magnesia. 14c Parnotis, 4 ounces 29c Spurmax, 4 ounces 29c ( alocide, for sore feet 16c Bicarbonate of Soda. lb.. .. 4c Phosphate of Soda, lb ....13c Fluid Ext. Cascara, 4 oz.-.igc Boracic Acid, lb 17c Extract Vanilla, 4 oz 34c. ) Oil Citronella, for mosqui- toes, 4-0unee bottle igc Oil of Cedar. 4 ounces 32c Marmola Tablets 46c Rhubarb and Soda Mix¬ ture. pint 32c Jamaica Ginger. 4 oz 29c Lapactic Pills, hot. 01 100.29c Calomel Tablets, bot. of 100 9c Insect Powder, 4 oz 12c Quinine Pills, bot. of 100.. 14c Powdered Alum, lb 7c Phcnolax W afers, bot. of ko 32c Gum Camphor, 1 lb 53c W hite Hcllibore, \A lb 11c 5c Wash Cloths 7 *or 25c ioc Wash Cloths 4 for 25c 15c Wash Cloths, in rubber-lined case *v 8c 25c HOUSEHOLD THERMOMETERS; black t^r metal; guaranteed accurate $1.25 FOUNTAIN SYRINGE; fully guaranteed; with hard rubber pipes, rapid-flow tubing and metal 79c stopcock. Special 50c HAND MIRRORS; ring or straight handles,' in various backs, with beveled-edge mirror. Spc- 1 £ cial 40c Handbrushes i3c 15c Glass Toothbrush Holders 8c ioc Baby Comforters 4c 15c Black Dressing Combs, 7 in 8c ioc Red Cross Gauze. 1 yard »... 7c 50c Ankle Supporters 31c 25c Clothbrushes 17c TOILET SOAPS. 5c Ivory. 7 cakes for. 25c 5c Fels-Xaptha, 7 cakes for 25c. 25c Cuticura Soap 16c 25c Packer's Tar Soap < 15c 25c Johnson's Fort Soap.' 16c 10c Soaps 6 for 25c Kirk's Almond Cream, Kirk's Honey, Kirk's \ iolette. Armour's Peroxide Soap, Ebony Tar Soap, Honey Soap, W itch Haze! Soaps and Oatmeal-Soap. Take the Best Candy on Your Trip Riker and Hegeman drug store offers you an ideal as¬ sortment 'of the highest qualities of candies. Our candy de¬ partments provide anything from n \ ery excellent hard candy, packed in glass jars at 10 cents each, to beautiful five-pound boxes of chocolates and bonbons at Si the pound. Thousands of our customers arc especially pleased with Riker s. Perfect Chocolates 39c the Pound Box. Riker's Perfect Chocolates arc the equal in every wa\ of the famous candies universally sold at Ooc the box. The most delicious fillings, a large variety, perfectly covered with choco¬ late of the highest quality and most exquisite flavor. We invite you to try "Perfect Chocolates" at our ri«k. Try a box.if you arc. not entirely pleased with them we will cheerfully refund your money. Genuine toe value, only 39c lhe pound box. A FULL ASSORTMENT OF THE FAMOUS GUTH CHOCOLATES AND BOXBOXS. b>* the first stopping place, and the < rafi will there join a number of other boats flying the ensign of the Capital Yacht Club of this city. Capt. Hunter Watson is in charge of the Dacota- Bound on a cruise to northern waters, the steam yacht Gretchen. Capt. I.uek- t, railed several clays ago for Philadel¬ phia. The Gretchen if- ow ned by John K. Keyhurn, former mayor of the Quaker City, and he and his family will board her there (or the cruise. It is said he vessel will visit Xew London, Bar Har¬ bor and other points on Xew England waters, and will remain in the north until fall. She then will return to this city to lay up for the winter. The steam yacht Cloelia. belonging to G. W. Forsberg. with a party aboard, left here yesterday afternoon for a trip to Colonial Beach and the lower rivar t to remain a day or two. j The launches Ixiuise K., Prof. Kuebel. owner; Raymond, Rdward Hall . owner; Y. 3d. C. A., C. F. Duley owner; Jo¬ sephine B., W. M. Bragaw owner, and the Annie. Tt. F. Meade owner, were amonK the pleasure craft that left here yesterday afternoon for trips on the river las far as Colonial Beach. If the weather lis good this morning, practically every pleasure craft owned hero will leave for runs down the river with pleasure par- ties aboard. If >ou want work read the want col¬ umns of The Star. BOLT TEARS AWAY TOPSAIL. Lightning Hits Schooner Earl Biscoe During Storm. Capt Worrell, master of tile schooner Lari Biscoe, in port here from Xomini rrec-k. reports having lost the topsail of his vessel by a bolt of lightning whilt coming down Chesapeake bay recently. The vessel was bound from Chesapeake City to the Potomac to load for Wash¬ ington when she was caught In a sudden thunder squall. In the midst of the storm there came a terrific flash, the entire vessel »as light¬ ed up, and Capt. Worrell, who was at the wheel, saw a ball of fire roll down the back stay from the mainmast head and p'.unge hissing into the water. Capt. Worrell was partially dazed for a min¬ ute. and when he recovered he saw the eapsaii smoking and in shreds. A large piece of wood was knockod from the mainmast head. '-u< beyond this no dam¬ age was done. In the sam<* storm, Capt. Worrell states, two other vessels lying near his litt!* schooner were struck by lightnlns. but they also escaped with but little damage. j Representative Thonms Parran i* re¬ covering from an attack of Mines."., ar-i j his physician. Or. Philip Briscoe feel* sure of Mr. Parian's complete recovery J in the course of another meek of rest and quiet at hit heme- at St. Leonards, Md.
