Evening Star Newspaper, October 4, 1888, Page 4

we CITY AND DIs’ STRICT. NEARLY A MILLION aSKED. ‘The Estimates for the Suppert of the Public Schools. 3%. ROSS RE-ELECTED AS PRESIDENT OF THE SCHOOL BOARD—AN INVESTIGATION WITH TOO MANY LAW- ‘YERG—TEE QUESTION OF THE PAY OF TEACHERS. ‘The school board met last evening for the spectal purpose Of agreeing upon estimates for the next Rscal year, Dut most of the time was taken up in considering other matters, The board was reor- ganized for the year, Mr. Jno. W. Ross being re- elected president and Mr. Jos. G. Guriey secretary. Mr. Whelpley, from the committee on ways and means, submitted estimates as follows, and they were adopted. Une superintendent, $3,500; one su; $2,500; one clerk ame arte} or one cert, $1,000; One messenger, $500; ove mes-enger, $300; in als, for officers, $9,300. 745 Ueaclers, at aver: Salary not to exceed $66, $510,325; schools, $5,000; coutlagent ex- Sulldings and grounds, $42,486; rent uf school Duild- soriteree sapcaet eaia har gibot tee Des, ; fuel a peed ee oat oan jaune ‘School buildings and sites, ‘$140,500, addition to Washington High School 000; High School for ‘seventh = cient atison 5,000; etx hoo! buildings in county (sixun: i Brand towas, sou, ° — ‘MR. CARDOZA 18 TIRED. A letter was read from Prof. Cardoza, principal Of the colored Higa School, complaining of the Jength of the investigation by the special commit Wee of the board of the charges made by him against Mr. Browne, a teacher in hls school. He Said that by advice of counsel be bad absented Limself from the meeting the previous bight. He ‘Said be had already been teu hours on tue stand, and when Mr. Hoiland, counsel for Mr. Browne, lnished the crossexamination there were forty or ry others to undergo the saine. If the trial did Rot exceed in length the famous case of Jarndyce YS Jarndyce, Prot. Cardoza said, {t will not be for ‘Want of effort on the part of Mr. ‘Holland, to whom the committee seemed to lave surrendered the ‘Conduct of the examination. Prof, Cardoza suid the attendance on these meet- tugs of the commituee, of whlch eight had been held, seriously interfered witn bis scuool duties, ‘The committee investigating the csc 1s composed Of the colored members of the board, Dr, Franc Prot. Gregory, and Mr. Cornish. A leer Was rei to the board last nigat from Dr. Francis resigning from the committee on tne ground that bls pro- Jessional duties prevented his giving ume to it. ‘A CONTCMACIOUS WITNESS. ‘Mr, Cornish said tue coumittee had endeavored to be impartial The hearing, he said, had been prolonged considerably by the answers given by Prof. Cardoza. Most of bis answers were evasive, Now Prot. Cardoza had refused to attend, the com- Inittee asked that the board should assert its au- thority. Prot. Cardvza had defied the board, They had expected to close Mr. Cardoza’s examination last nigut, but Mr. Cardeza’s Lallure to come had prevented’. He had sent a levter declining to come, They had then sent to li: house to ask for a list Of Lis Witnesses, but be had declined vo fur- ‘Bish them, saying that he did so by advice of counsel ‘Tue comuitice desired to lay the matver Bewore the fail board for its action, Mr. Fisa asked Dr. Francis why he thought tt Receswsury (0 Tesigh ifou the special committee. Dr. Francis sald that te matter Was being pro- Joaged, as be Deweved, uauecessarily and unwisely for (he interests of tbe schools He velieved in cutting sucd tings short. He bad not the time Wo give to tue matter, aud as it Was hinted that questioa would be Faised as to the action of the committee, M all Ue members were a present at every meeting, he desired to Tesign at once. ‘Mr. Darlington asked whetaer the committee cobuucted tue examination or whether others, Professioual men, did it. Dr. Francis said that that was one of his reasons for resigning. ‘The committee had seen Mt to ad- mult counsel ‘Mr. Cornish said that the full committee had agreed LO Lue adimissiva of counsel, but it was uD- derstood that toere suvuid be uo arguments, “| presume,” said Mr. Fish, “that if Mr. Cardoza Tefuses to respond Lo tue suuimons of 4 regularly constituted coumuittee of tie buard we Wil Sune marily eud tals thing by dropping Mir. Cardoza’s ‘Bame from tue rola’ “Asa lawyer,” remarked Mr. Darlington, “if I were on that committer | woulda’t have auy law. yers around. Jewer from Mr. Wm. E. Earle, counsel for Prot. Woda, to Mr. Curduda, Was read, it held that boat had Made a wistake in permitting Mr. Hoeiland to secure tue mode of examiustion best Yor tis clieni’s sulerests, and saying Lust tue Case ougut to have been sectied in Lwo sittings at least, Prot. GPecUrY said tat Rave Ube comlmiitee proper (he commu Yee wouid be teady w report next Tuesday. Under the promise that an effort would be made Yo ‘Close the examination tuls week, DE. Francis withdrew bis resignation. It was decided that tne Pry comuiicee represented tie board, abd any refusal Yo answer iis stmmous on the ot Mr, Card.zs Would be Visied with the same pup: Isluneat as if be deed the whole boar COMMITTEES FOX THE YEAR President Koss auuounced the committees for ‘he year as follows: Kules—Koss, Mitchell, and Francis, es 238d os Supplies and accounts—Whelp- ley, Fist, aud Cornish, ull use repairs aad furniture—Mitchell, Wite ter, and Corus. pout! Aud big Schools—Dartington, Ross, and Faneis imscaers and janitors—Gregory, Witmer, and heipiey. Jexi-books, course of study, &c.—Fish, Mitchell, and Gregory. oktseusuip aud musie—Franciy Wheipley, and industrial education and drawing—Cornish, Fish, ad Darlington, Library «cad aumual report—Witmer, Darlington, aud Gregor = - CHANGES AMONG TEACMERS, The resiguations,of F. B. Bail-y and Carrie Cawood. of the third division, and Mary V. Davcher, seventh division, Were accepted. Other changes Were made iu the Uuird division as follows: A; pouut—w. A. Dow ul FrowweJ. & Bauuders, trom class 7 Ww ®, vice Miss Ca re signed; HK Waite, trom class 4 Lo class 7, vice Saunders, promotes” Appoint—E F. King to'class 3, View White, promoted. Promove—E G. Kelly, ftom class 12 lo class 1. Cuanges were nade Wa the Urst divisivw as fo.lows: w. W. WiLoughby Appotaved Leacher in ciass 13 aud assigned to Sen grade, Weighiman schoo. A. A. MeKacw (Normal School graduate) appointed teacher tu class? abd wseghed to Ist grade, fuoms0n buiiding. MZ. Weaver (Normal Schuoi graduate) appointed tems Perary Wacuer ip clacs 2, vice Miss r- M. alyers, Fauied leave WILUOUL pay Until January 1, isso. 5. EL. MeLean is transterrea irom Tih to sea rade; M. G. Koveuburg, from 6:4 to 7b: EE ork, from 5.0 06; LF. Spackinan, trou 40a Vo Sth, and A.C. Nuetr, truin 3d 10 4c and pro moved to class 8 Berche Hartsiai, prumoved iron Class 6 to class 7, vice Miss Nuert, promoted. Einma Eiseubeiss transferred to vd grule, and C. MM. Toouiey Wrausierred iruu 2d to Ist grade. THE COMPLICATED APPROPRIATION. Mr. Fish spoke of tue refusui of tue Commission- €rs Wo approve the teachers’ pay-rolis. He spoke of the embarrassment caused by the contradictory clauses in tue appropriation DILL ‘The bill orbade ubseruuination Letween the salaries of male and female teacuers cogaged in the saine grade of Work, abd at Lie same Ume promibived them frou lucreasiny the salaries of Ueachers Tece,ving $900 or more. “This preveuted tne from making 1u- cfeaves in We salaries of femaic principals. ‘They had wade tue pay-rolls out on.the uid basis, Dut the Commissioners reused to sign tbe unless Mugs cont aglou said ue only Way that occurred Was to remove ali female principals of ws We WY Lue rauks, and a ‘The salaries of male 43 Of Dulidipgs, would have to Ue rediced Lo the vevel of Ubal of female teach. er Of Une saine grade. Superiutendeut Powell stated thi or twenty Teachers Were affected by unese contlien, jug clauses. Tuere are avout four female princi. » wus would have Lo be reduced in Fauk. Messrs Hoss, Darliugion aud Wavipley were ap. poluted & special committee to couler Witn Cone troiier Duruam op Uae subject —_—_ Frank #1. Truesdell Alive, SAID TO HAVE BERN SEKN IN Panis. ANew Haven lawyer, receatly returned trom Parts, tells we New Haven Reyister that he vere Saw and talked with Frank H. Truesdell, who dis. appeared about two Years ago and was supposed (Wo have Killed bimself In shaise and remorse alter Talnag $2,300 on worthiess checks ‘Truesdell had 4 queer career. His father was the law Ref of Seaator Matt Crpeuter. He died, and Frank H., Wen ouly a boy, went to Europe'as in- SUIUCLOF Ou a school-stup, and learned several tor. 40 lancuages. Iu 1875 be appeared in New lia- Yen, aud Was a reporter on the {tum 108 8e ‘Then he weut ona New York paper, Aus Soon made bumself kuown ali over Lue councry Gen. Grant, about to appear im the North American Review. He Velegrapued the whole to the Cu about fifteen part. i i ul Fe Ft ul i Fs 24 FEREEe BEE: E f i id I pte ii te i | ii i f THE FERRY-BOAT WAR. Testimony as te the Recent Collision en the Potomac. ‘The charges and counter-charges between the Steamer George Law and the Washington Ferry Co. were Investigated at Baltimore yesterday by ‘Local Steamboat Inspectors Saville and Cooper. CAPT. JONES’ STORY. Capt. Jones, of the Law, testified that at 6 o'clock on the morning of the 20th of September he left Alexandria, and when he got off Glesboro’ Polnt @ thick fog lowered so that he could only see about two ahead. He was then running at full speed—I2 miles an hour. Op reacbing the red buoy at the Point he biew his whistle and slowed down, and at the second red ouoy, 400 Yards distant, he and whistle. Two minutes after he oe an ap- Proaching vessel city alittle on Lis and gave s00n “as 7 bis engine with boat ferry voat stick abreast the forward of between §200 and uestion, Capt. Jones said he blew iy Bret long whste, becatee ie had the eastward side of the channe, wind uecause ne knew no vessel CAPT. BARKER'S TESTIMONY. J.T. Barker, captain of the steamer Lady of the Lake, testified that be passed a ferry boat on the morning of September 20 between Washington and Alexandria; Unat the weather at that ume Was foggy, but not dense, He could see a distance of about forty yards; heard no fog signal from other boats; blew the ferry boat a wulsile, but Feceived no answer, ‘rhe engineer of the steamer Venner, a passen- geron the Law, said that the Law was stopped about thirty seconds after the collision. The cap- tain of thé Venner, also a ‘bger oa the Law, ‘sald that the boat was making about 13g miles an hour at the time of the collision, and the walkins- ‘beam Was still, and that the ovlier boat was about @ point and a half or two points out of the reguiar course. CAPT. ESKRID@E'S ACCOUNT OF THE COLLISION. J. B. Eskridge, captain of the ferry boat city of Washington, said that before leaving the wharf he gave his engineer orders to run slowly, $0 as not ‘to meet boats below the Arsenal. When near the Arseval Whart he beard whisties from a boat, ‘supposed to be the George Law; had been blowing fog Whistles since he left the Wharf in Washing- tou. He stop; luis boat when he heard the Law’ Whisties, and continued to vlow fog signals at in- ervais of about every two minutes, Waoen he saw the Law approacuing he backed his boat. ‘The Law Struck him on tue port side, doing $100 damage. ‘He Was then beading south, half west. In — to @ question by Jones, be said that after passing the magazine of the Arsenal, and beiore stopping his eugine, he blew several times, and prompty answered the Law's lon: whistie, After Stopping he biew tog-waistles. He did uot biow Wueu he met the Lady of the Lake, because tue fog nad then cleared: on a A passenger Lest it the captain st his boat abd blew four whistles The enghacet testitied that be made about half time to tue Ar- senal, and afew minutes later was ordered io Stop, hearing no Whiistie from the Law until she came in sight, ‘The investigation lasted about four hours, and ‘the final report will not be made for sume ume, ee Gen. Harrison to Workingmen. A SPEECH IN WHICH PROTECTION WaS THE TEXT. Gen. Harrison made an address at Indianapolis last evening vo a delegation of 400 Workingmen. In the course of his speech he said: “I am glad to be assured by What bas been said to me that you realize that this campaign has a ‘Special interest for the wage earners of America. ‘That ts the first question tn life with you, Decause 1 involves ine sui mace and comfort of your families. I do wot wonder then that, out of so many differeat associations in life, you nave come 10- getuer lato this orgauization to express your de- Uermination to vole for the maintenance of Lue American system of protection. [Great cheer- ing) think can some of it to foreign (Applause.] "Nor ought the wages paid for ihe work Uhat 3 done here to be duninished by bringing you into cou petition with the underpaid labor of the old coun- try. (Applause) 1 am not speaking any new seu- lumens to-night’ Many umes before the Chicago convention have in public addresses expressed the opinion that every workingman ougnt to have Such Wayes as woud not only yield uli a decent {Aud comfortable support for his family and enable hum to us children in school and out of the wail in their tender age, but _wouid allow un to lay up against incapacity by sickness or accident, oF for old age, some ‘und on which he could rely. ‘These views T entertain to-nigut. I beg you to excuse further pubilc speech and’ to aliow me to receive ‘such of You as care Wo speak to me.” Cleveland and Hull. 4A.G00D DEAL OF FRICTION REPORTED BETWEEN THE SUPPORTERS OF RAC! Albany Special to the Phila. Times, Oct. 3. ‘Both yesterday and vo-day your correspondent has talked with leading poilticans in New York city and Albany, and with Gov. Hull in Albany. Iv is evident that Hull and his frieads are making 4 pretext for saying some very ugly things avout President Cleveland, the prevext being tue circu- lation of @ petition about New York city, asking the President to couse out voldiy in favor of Hill's candidacy. Friends of the President believe Liat he cannot conscientiously do su, because he does not approve of many Unings in’ Hill's adminis- tration. Uuortunately the Hill men are the most Practical Workers 1u the democrauc party, and Guey are in a position Wo do a del of harm it’ they are so disposed. ‘The New York Sun of to-day, \uey deciare, properly represents them In sayiug That Hid ty’ 20,000 better tuan Cleveland in the State, and that’ if Cleveland wants any help be Must speak out It 18 Le uuiversal opinion oF Observing politicians Of all kinds that tle Presi- dent will uot say anything, aud that ue will take the Chances of being cut uy Lue Hill nen, because he believes that Uueir bark 1s worse Ulan their bite. It ts said that the pledged democrats who Wik Vote for Cleveiaud and wis not vote for HliL are between 5,000 and 6,000, and that the dis- covery Of Liat fact bas stirred up the Mili men to indulge in some very big talk of what tuey inight do or Would ike to do. If Ubey are to be believed they old Une tate of New Yorx in their hands, mone oma Queen Natatie’s Hival, A BEAUTIFUL GREEK WHO 15 THE WIFE OF THE KING'S SECRETARY. Henry Labouchere, in a cablegram from London to the New York World, says: There is a stroug suspicion at Beigrade that if King Milan can get Hid of Queen Natalie he will marry his friend, Mme. Christics, who couid easily procure a divorce from ber accommodating husband, who is bis ma- "s private secretary. Mme. Christics, who is @ Greek, is Very handsome and very clever, and a few weeks ago she left Belgrade for Comstantino- pie, carrying off wita wer the superb diamonds and other crown jewels which the king recently gave her. Tue idea that Mine. Curisties intends queen of Servia Das not tended to im- aoe fc ming Muian’s chance: of outatning « divorce, and It ts provable Ubat a simple separation will bé ‘he end of his disputes with Queer Nataie, Ousting His Mother trom Her Home. Heury Labouchere in New York World. ‘hear from Berlin that nothing which has hap- ened during the last three montus has annoyed nd exasperated Empress Victoria so much as the emperor's reiusal to grant her the use of the Paials (Friedrchskron) at which bas Deen her country residence ever since her war The widowed etapress ts intensely grie’ ing to leave the place around w: caucrished memories cluster. Bobby, you have a wedding breaktast Whea ou were married, ma?” chat cP Why, I don’t remem! ~ . anything about it” zai ————_¢@e—__ An Interesting Western Woman. SOMETHING ABOUT MMS. FRANCIS, WHO ENTERT, MMS. CLEVELAND. From the New York World. Among the lovely women of the West no one ts has | More admired for her charms of character, as well asof person, than the wife of David the democratic Missourl Mrs. aa if Hue t E f i | VETO POWER AND THE SURPLUS, Mr. Blaine Criticizes the Admintstra- tion—Points from His Detroit Speech. An immense crowd assembled at the Rink butld- ing in Detroit yesterday to listen to Mr, Blaine. He was given an ovation. Cheers rang through ‘the hall when he appeared, and many times be Presidents, G-n. Washington in eight years used It twice, ‘he arst adams never ray thas all ferson, Considered very erroneously mod- ern democracy as their great ype, 1p eight Dever used it at am eight oe it three times. Mi it once, in Quincy Adams never. So that in the first ‘ears of the naulonal Governinent ‘asbington to Jackson, from 1 the veto power had ‘been used only Then came tn the leader of the purty as it has been for the last Andrew Jackson. JACKSON'S NAME APPLAUDED BY DEMOCRATS. ‘Upon the mention of Jacksou’s name | number of democrats in a corner of the ball set up a shout of applause, to which Mr. Blaine replied: “Gen- ¢ral Jackson was a man worthy of your cheers. Be ‘nis contemporaries, oF those differed froia him on ons, they remember that tne first efforts of the disunionists were strangled 1n the cradle by that grand oid hero.” TemarkS Were received by the great Sudience with au outburst of hearty cheers. Mr. Blaine continued: “In the next forty years the Yeto was used sixty times, and of these sixty over fifty of them were by democratic Presidents (ap Plause.) So that the PErLy which professes. 10 $0 Intensely democratic has been uniformly: the One which resorted to the one-man power to ‘thwart the popular will. Up to March 4, 1885, When tue present President of the United ‘States ‘Was inaugurated, the veto power of the Govern- ment had been’ used _in ali about seventy-five times; that was from 1789 to 1885—one hundred Years, lacking four. And now Mr. Cleveland—” APPLAUSE AND BISSES FQK CLEVELAND. A® this point a nuuaber of people in the gallery Gave applause for Cleveland, which was drowned by a deluge of hisses trom the body of the audience. Resuming, Mr, Blaine said: “Mr. Cleveland in three and one-half years has used’ the veto Uuree hundred umes, and of these vevoes by President Cleveland were bave been Used two hundred and six Lo prevent a pitiful pension of $4 a mouth or $8 & mMonth—a iew of $12 a monti—to worn-down and starving soldiers of the United States. fgngers) And he is the frst President of te Jnived States that ever Vetoud a bill for tue reltet Of a soldier Liat had offered ls vody to te cannon shot gud shell of the enemy of his country. (Cheers. Every case had been pussed through a Tepublican Senate anda democrauc House. It Would ve hard to Imagine more impartial legisla- Uou than tat sbould produce, aud yet they met every time with the absolute velo of the Presi- cent” ME. BLAINE CKITICIZES THE ADMINISTRATION, Mr. Blaine then criticized the course of the Ad- Miuistration in placing deposits in the national banks, which he sald was giving away a gratuity Of $3,000,000 @ year. On this subject he sald: “I Teaa tis worning Ubat the chairman of the demo- cratic National comumitiee, Mr. Calvin Price, avery brigut, quick and able mab, has a million’ of the Surpits in his bank, [Laughter and applause.) Weil, that 18 worth $50,000 4 year. If anything Would tempt a man Lo ‘be chairman of the demo- cratic Dauonal coumittee 1 suould think $50,000 would gow litule way toward it. (Lauguter.] If any republican Secretary since Salmon P, Cuase Was first uppolated by President Lincola bad done With sixty odd miliions of the public money as Secretary Faireuild has done, a democratic House ju power would nave moved his lapeachment.” {Cries of “That's 80,” and applause.) THR SCKPLUS. “if,” he continued, “that money had been used to reduce the public debt by buying the bonds of the Government, you and I and every citizen of the United States now living or yet to come would have the advantage of 1.; and I have reckoned hastily that if the claims of the 206 penstoners tuat were stopped by Lue veto of President Cieve- jand kad been alioWed, and Ube pensions had ven paid and had ali run for iwency years, tne total amount of that inestimable retiet to those poor, sles and someumes sturving tamllles of soldiers Who bared tueir breasis for your country and mine—{cheers}—the whole of them wouid not have cousuuied one-sixth part Of the Money which tue favorites of the J'reasury Departuent Will receive iMasingie year tom the inverest of the money that 1s loaned. [Cheers] I do not wish to characterize this “act any further, Its de- seription is ils characterization, I wish to dono more than to stave tue facts, and leave thelr further consideration’ and treatinent to the voters of the couutry. The Presideut of the United States is now LO answer vefore the people, aud the people of Michigan and the peuple of ‘Maine (cueers}, Who are going to pull wgether in this great national contest (cheers), must decide whetner the surpius money of the United Staves had nov better go for the relict of the poor and the suffering among the Union soldiers than to the Fich democratic baakers 1p Wall sireet who are Teceiving Unlawful gain from your money and mine.” Upon the close of the speech, three cheers were given for Mr, Blaine. Geu. Alger svepped to the Trout of the platform’ as Mr, Blaine his seat, and inquired: “What's Uae matter with James G. Blaine?” ‘To Which tue audiruce responded tuunderously : yiHe’s all Fight,” aud then tere were turther cheers. Mr. Blaine was followed by Gen. Adam E. King, of Maryland, and others, Wile in Detroit Mr. Blaine 1s the guest of Gen. Alger. The party, consisting of Mr. Blaine, 1s son Walker, Gens. Aiger aud King, and a 'tew others, Will "go by Special train tuis’ morning to Adrian, where the disUingulsued statesman Will address @ mass-meeting. From Adrian the par.y Willreturn to Detroit, and on Friday wili proceed to East Saginaw, and from tuere perhaps to Ish- peming, on Lue norcuern peninsula, — eee The Peabody Fund. ANNUAL MBRTING OF THE TRUSTRES—THE EDUCA- TIONAL BENEFITS. The trustees of tue Peabody educational fund had their twenty-seventh meeting at the Firth Avenue Hotel in New York yesterday, foliowed by ‘@ dinner tn the evening. Only nine of the fourteen ‘trustees were present. Among the absentees was President Cleveland, Bishop Whipple opened the meeting with prayer and Chairman Winthrop made his annual address, He spoke words of praise of the \wo members of the board who had jed since the last annuai meeting, Judge Thos. Manning, of Louisiana, aud Chter Justice Waite. Appropriate resolutions were adopted regarding the deceased. Another vacancy was created by the resignation of ex-Congressiman ‘Theodore Ly- man, of Massachusetts, on account of iliness. ‘The Vacancies were diled by the election of Chief Jus- ce Melville W. Fuller to his predevessor's piace, Senator Randall L. Gibson, of in piace ‘Bos- of Ju Manning, and Gen. Chas, Deven: ‘wa, an ‘of ths oo Court of Masgacne setts, In piace of Col Lyman. Dr. Green, who has for three years been ucting as yeneral agent pro tempore, Was relieved by the election of Hon. 31. M. Curry, of Richmond, Va., to the position. "air, Cu ry resigned three years ‘ago wo accept the ap- iment Of minister plenipotentiary to the court Of Spain. J, Pierpont Morgan was re-elected treas- urer and Sam’! A. Green secretary, These committees were appolated: Executive— Hon. R. C. Winthrop, ex-oMicio; Hon. H. H. Stuart, Seauintony Vis Hou. Wan, kvarts, New Yor Hon. K. B. Hayes, Hou Jas D. Porter, and Rt. Kev. ii atts kisice tie (ha ac ‘Hon. Hamiiton Day, AD- thony J. Drexel, Hon. Kundail L. Gibson, and J. Plerpont Morgan, ex-ofllcio, IAD Of the Souther Tue report of tne general showed that he had visited eac] states «pjoying the benefit of the fund and found ‘he South making great strides in the development Of 1ts schools. ‘Tue income aisirivated the past year amounted to $07,000, divided as follow: Schotarsiutps, $22,800; "normal sohools, $13,000; Justivutes, $11,400; public schools $10,400; Boral college at Nasuville, $10,000. | Since ‘1968 the in come distributed amounted to $1,727,650. In round Aumbers the fund amounts to §2,00u,000, and the pacowe to be distributed the coining Jear is about 70,000. ‘Taose who sat down to the dinner last evening were Mr. Winthrop and Miss Winthrop, Mrs, Courte- hay and daughter, Gen. Hayes, Are Hayes, Miss Fanny Hayes, Seiavor Ev.tts, Mr. Morgan and Mra Morgan, Bishop Whipple, Dr. Curry, Mr. Drexel, and Dr. Green, fy EF | i “Why can't 1 pag’ the “Why can’ tered aid have it'all dove waint™ ‘Do you have to tell how you're going to vote?” We vote for President and governor and body?” to be born tn Boston if you want “Do you have to xove here?” ‘Must I pay tax on property my daughter owns?” “Will You send a man around tovmy HOUSE Lo collec: tie poll-tax?” It takes @ Woman to ask questions, She will put the most puralyzing queries in the most ingenious manner. ‘Sometimes, however, they Wear Out the Patience of the ladies who have volunteered their Services to help along tne work of assessment. ‘The reporter overheard yesterday afternoon this conversation Detween a ‘member of the women’s Ward and city committee and female applicant for ‘tease Will you teil me how to get assessed? 1 qon’t know whiat it means,” ere you Dorn in this country?” But 1 live here.” “Was your father ever naturalized?” The applicant looked as if she didn’t quite un- ——— ‘tue question, and finally said she didn’t DON “Are you married?” aati! 1 was married Atveen years ago last “Ls your soy Baturalized?” 1 ith “He's Worked for Un years ia @ ltt Im South Boston,” 7a in & Blacksmith shop “L asked you if he had ever been naturalized—it he had ever got his papers.” “Wat papers, mum?’ “Why, iis naturalization ‘of course.” Tnum;” 1 iver asked np bbure and {don’t ‘know, ‘suis was too much for the female worker's pa- ence, and she snapped out: ‘I can’t Waste my Ume here talking with you, if you dou’t know whether you have ever been uaiu- Talized or noi. ‘Tuere’s iio use in your getting as— sessed if You are not entitled Lo vote.” a scouraged applicant for the rig! suilrage edged her Way out through the crowd, ‘The hine Women Who are giving their services free in order to facilitate and hasten the work of the assessors, Ol out the blanks for the applicants and answer the thousand aud one relevant and irrelevant questions, When tue assessee gets to the assessor sue generally plies him with the same queries, and few additional ones, just for the Sake of being sociable like, and of’ making the Women bebind her wait a litue. In spite of these obstacles and numberless others there were Just 4,120 women assessed yesterday, Up to last Hight Lie total number thus far assessed Was 12,401, or about seven umes as many as were asgesscd in’ 1885, When only 1,845 women paid & Pull-tax, ‘Tuts was the heaviest year for women Voters since they secured in 1879 the right of ‘Suffrage in school elections, Last year 473 women, Were assessed, OUly avoul oue-LeDth as Many as Visited the city hail yesterday. ‘Of course the WAole agitation has its serious side, just as everything has Looked atin one way’ it 18 @ suirridg up of redigious passion and prejudice, a furious Hight of tur.ous iauatica, an exciting Of tue nerves of excitable persons, a tre- mendous amount of misdirected energy which Is deplored by Ue ornvervative and tue Wise on DOL, sides, Bulit bas its amusing feavures, too, Just as all fights bave which are waged by wowea, ‘They don't pull one anovuer’s uair or scrateh one another's lovely eyes out, but they look daggers and swords and dyuamiite and everything else. And they get 80 dead ia earnest, 90 enthusiustic, So Intense, tat you are almog. persuaded that the Tate Of the nation aud of alt maukind is going to tremble in tne balance of the approaching school €lecuion In Boston, ‘The assessors were all attention. “Why, Mrs. —, lam Very glad to see you; do You Want to get assessed?” one of the assistants would say. “T have come for that purpose,” the applicant would answer, in a Very business-like way, which void of new courage. “Go Lo that desk, right there, and the clerk will tell you what Wo do.” ‘On reaching Une desk, where some fifteen or twenty pretty fewale clerks, all assessed and 1n- fuuted, were seated, Lhe applicants woud be “put Unrough” a series Of questious which must have Teuinued them of @ Civil service examination, Here ure a few: you live on the first day of last Where did May?” Yhat ward 1s that int” (This question was usually a “sucker,” and the clerk uad to get another Clerk to ask another clerk vo find out.) penligM ong did you live tere previous to May 1, (tight here was the time toshow grocery re- celpts and reat bills) “Have You aby mouey at interest?” (Ine auswers Lo Us question always make the female clerks Utter.) OW much?” ‘Huw much cash have you on hand?” (Here Was @ proper place to open pocketbooks.) “Have you aay goods, wares, inerchandise OF stock In trader” — (A sulable occasion for giving a list of house- oid furuivure and new dresses US sitave You au income Waleu exceeds $2,000 year?” i “On, Lord! no. Wish I had.”) lave YOu any vessels or suipping?” {;Horses or carriages, and how mauy of each?” manufactu: ing and if so, Where are Wey aud What Value?” (Apropos Lo this, some Suid, “My husband has his life 1usureu. (Oue Woman replied, “I have a fine goat.”) ‘Have you apy realestate in the city of Bos- tour 7° Alter all of these had been the aj ame to the’ docuseat cant was told Lo sugn hee fore her, aud, having paid her was allowed Yo go, which sue did, tually” saying ‘us ene ess “1'll have thts receipt framed as @ keepsake,” oo Small Lotteries and Big Corners. From the New \ork World, October 3. “Now I woulc like to be fair in this case, ‘What 4s the difference between the man who puts his 25 cents fora share in this bust and the man who bets his money in Wall street?” asked Justice Duffy when the alleged lowery of the Anti-Poverty Fair came up for apo.ner hearing yesterday. “I don't see any,” said Lawyer Moss, counsel the Society for tue Prevenuioa of Crm - “Then why don’t you go tor higher | gamer” “Taat is not tue Cage bere,” pul in Mr. Moss, “It is the same, Way don’t you go tor corners in wheat? Here is a map making @ milion a day in wheat aud Taree, Poe » Why don’t you go for men like that? ‘ppl me for a war- Fant tor sucu mea as tuat aud. will Dr. Cougnlin then explained the scheme of t fair as being a perfectiy innocent and Justice ‘Duly said he would give nis Friday, the 1th. ————ee___ He Knew Women. From Tie, ‘So you're not coming to the Johnny?” said Mr. Perkins, es, I am,” said Johnny. Way, Jonny” exclaimed Mra. Perking, “your mother Said in my presence you could not “Guess you dont know wowen!” said Johnny, “wait Ul I've asked une nituevh ume? ‘school’s picnic, Clerk—“Mr. Brigsby, I want to ask a favor ot you.” Employer—“Weil, James, what is itr” “A beloved unole of mine is to be buried to-day, wtvory well, daues, Vu wales iy minutes “Very, jawes, Dut walt @ few mit Se ee T want to see the Dali game mysell” ————+e_____ A New Process for Making Gas, ‘From the Phila.elybis Record, October 1, EDUCATIONAL. VOOAL, (a ere m late y ut Mowe st n.w. Cars pacs the PASS PRIRY NBER SE ome per month Clans on Saturday tor Children 138 mouth. Stadio, 821 Lith st, n. cular. ORGAN, VIOLIN, VIO- - oe eras vu 1740 4 ERT, door. J.P. beats RET Spo Perma: SIC, ST WAeRSTox See eA ic. Sistas "OS Sb) Sane Flute. cornet se. pe ‘With entirecontidence Tue WAskINaTO Evewteg Stan ts presented to Une public as Lue best loca: ‘sdvertising medium to be found in the Whole rangy aod Collere ‘recommended Uy faite te ‘A. M.. Pr. [NESS EDUCATION Arithmetic, (ORNAL TRAINING Ne ae ee: oagel Bree Teesonatis | Of Journalism. ‘This claim ts based upon cortais FOR LADIE~ AND TEACHERS. Seer 4:30 pai WOODS COMMERCIAL Ormly-established facta, which ‘ 916 sunderisud Plage south of Dupont Ctra, in itself; persone of sayace wi Bnd ie ful equnl | SCHOOL. 27 Sia tre. Ewtablished 2863 auZd-om are weil wortny Sern opens NOV Aine. LOUISE MANN. - Si qusbesees Maes, DANCING ACADEMY, "MASONIC | the consideration of all persous interested in cor, Eee Frowunciatien. Lipreenye hen Reading: | AuaHall, Op and F co shTURDAY, Qcromeh's Municating with the public in regard to any bus, Wid punierietd Fines Goutal Dupest Cite, on Gobver ‘and shakespeare, area or Poe sek pam. Bor particulars eee Circular | BESS proposition whatever. Tt rests primartty og iNew year bovine OCTOBER 1, 1008.” wot -2ma S“GounaE im Omaromy | © cebas estes ball selv"im" | sue prona ana mon “ARTY. Ler 1 COLLEGE AND ‘things: “ptudy, ——— Woe undation that « iceavhg ond Sa Onttrs adore. * oven: | L223 L5ru Sr. Culates in the city where printed a larger number BSARI YN Presidents RAWING AND PAINTING TAUGHT BY¥ MISS Daitire TAYLOR, Terms 93 4 for ay; $1.50 per month. Studio 486 H st. ew. ocl-lm* 6 Tetepiporaneus ©f copies in proportion to population than any ~e nse i Afar | The MISSES KERR'S School for Youne Tafties re Paper in the world, And not only ts its circulatiog ok ; 1 Debate; 14. | Little Girls willopen WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 26. the largest and fullest, but ti 18 also the wxst, 15 “Artistic Read- | coumodations for « limited number of Boarding Pu- ‘SReT, sine eh; three 2<3-2m_| “8* Paper Gors not alone into the hands of tay dhildren on Sera: ZI (CAPITOL MILL RIXDERGART ‘Fear opens: ‘e.—Tweifth information apply to CU! cipal. rl 3D 8T_ 8 ay cored ee ow a — aud ‘the money-earning portion of tue community, —9 rate gates or oe Themen ROPOSA SaaS Sa, | ANE tate han any aay yourna: ot gener Rate reed er Cees aor streets ani | CMCulation thatcan We mamed. By reason o: tay Sere phy Hix Cowwiiovtns, D.C, Wasmivetos, D.C, Ox | fullness feshnew, and reliability of its wows “ =| ates ies WERte@Eca'a Ok POESBA | Mma domen, and torn, ts tndepenent wns SE, Zones COLT ESR, ANNAPO] FIGHT | city, and aiso members iron Departments and Four Courses Permitted to board in clubs, if deat tion given to Attu boys to ent r collars, the ant tention given % o ent col E Versity, or the Military or Naval. Schools of ‘the Gov- grameit Sleuation most beautiful moderate, QOTOREK NIN fair treatment of all public questions, tts inter: ent and effective devotion to local interests, and Ms close attention to matters with which tie of Study," Students red. Terms very Special at- PRD OBtront S15 och wt aw. City P. 0.), Washington, D.C." Ee meatal ane henafel | AUL MIELSCH ee ee saree household, and especially its lady members, arp 025-1 | “\antructions given on Velewms aad Plane, West- AE Whika concerned, Tus Sram is everywhere recognize AWING AND PAINTING.—LAWYERS, DOC- | cal Theory thoroughly tsugnt, sel 4-1u' a ———= ou nr tan wn tiat you creld sketch oatig? Bs | AX EXPLIUIENCED LADY TEACHER. A cot | ()4ziCE OF COMMUSIONERS OF THE DIS: | and admitted toe, in every quai, the leasing do you nor often wiah tha ri ee for 1 O% S ; 01 isted that you lege uate, desires private pupils or ber 27, 188%.—Sealed my ved at tiie favorite Os you not wish that your parents had insisted you} #3. te, a epeaaie, Pace atte a een roborsia, wl be necehved a ana newspaper of the National Capita, should learn todraw, as they did that you should leara to wri not too because it is usefi great laws of at fnvaita chitdre art lessons? Do thing you see or a want ink of, 0} those you love? Do you ‘want to understand the most BERales of ihildren’ profedud. and. subiinest Study with Mra, Morrell 810 per yeni MEDICAL AND I sinuiux Oc October 13, by Prof. 1¢ Dispens: al yi sarteal clinics will be two months during the winter at the Providence Hos Pital by Prof. Keybura. Dental clinica, when the treated without charge, wi Thureday, and eatunay. and'Bunday efteruoon al 20, fy Dr Seatman. 9022-0015, Dra Crayon to NOW, even If you are weventy years old. If youso to the National Academy of Fine A\ b ie to your children, telling tbe of the to yar chide, te a ‘ol att in lauwuace +0 a{iuple and cleat thet thelittic ones becowte as uch intersted. as. tua new ‘Such training will do more than medicine for a bo Jou want to know way one {ure is good and another bac, or Your elildren are being Leuefited or’ injure AL HOWARD UNIVEKSITY. LINICS. CLIS Regular Clinics at the Freedmen's Hospital will be held durine the winter aa foll Sicaleal “every Sunday afizragon at 2 o'lock, be- Ler 14, by Prof: Hood, ‘Surgical—! y Sacurcs it 4:30 ‘beginning iu 1 be SGrahain or ba p.m, ‘Obstocrical- “For seni r students wil Jarl; ‘the supervision uf Prof. ‘The Dispencary elinie will be held dally trom 12 to 2 Lecturer’ a . 3, A le e URVIg. Secretary, ‘Negotiable Paper, and bomes:ic (TRE, WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF FINE ART Fs d Decorative Design, Vernon Row, ene te Drawing. Paintioe pitand water colgty Moor Box 161. Star office. "sel4-lm ADAME A. PELE, WELL-KNOWN FOR HER EX- f , pS See in every profession? It is JUBER FIFTH, 1888, fur constructing a two-story, ¢ishs.-roou school-house, fronting vs ATRUF Place, be tween Baud Cstreets northwest. Blank forme of pro- Is aud apecifications, together with all necesrary Hormel cau be obtained wpolt applicadiu® © er for at the Ontice of the Inspector of uldinae of the. Dis Smet ot Columbia, and only ‘bide these forme Will be considered. Th- rit is reserved to reyect auye j and all bods. “Wat. & Wiis SAM'L ES WHEAILES, CHAS. W- RAYMOND, mere, D.C. see Ot ‘alike in the counting-roow, the work-shop, and ius family circle. ‘In Support of these statements attentionts: 9 ‘Vited to the tables below. They not only show tis ‘circulation and advertising patronage of tne paper for the several years named, but, by the remarks. ble increase shown in both departments in casa ‘month over the corresponding month in the prs. ‘ious year, they also Wlustrate, in the most foy ‘cible manner possible, the esteem im which tu» Paper is held tn the city of tts home, and vythow * ‘Who are best able to Judge of its merits as a news Paper and its value as an adverusing medium, ‘These arethe figures referred to, with wiicns 304 E many @ loves her art and 1@ will lay aside ber .. you will find Mrs. Morrell, who has studi years in" Europe, and, whi yauts mac ile Ceres Bren Marerstowar Ma.” wits Ow es ‘cure whether tobe able to aketeh auys bie. to sketoh any: y"palut the portraits of CR, PIANOS AND ORGANS. bet. 9th ahd 10th, G and Hnw, ———— —— * = ITY SCHOOL OF LAW. | S\,¥; ‘an . : Serrane, Sr weeomrre JARVIS BUTLEK IN CHARGE, 434 F st. NW. REASONABLE PAICES. EASY TERMS. PIANOS FOR RENT. ae art? Go and class, Saturda; ‘be27-108' DEPARTMENTS O ‘Dean of the Faculty. BON chiet Sustxe Ui. Court of Csim) O BEYOND OMITICTsM.— love, touch, work f Justice U. 8. Court of (1 ‘OND OMITIcIsM.— work Lecturer ‘on Siatutory and ‘Administrative Law ama | ani’ noah PACER BROS” FG OS eae nox, cates MSiies 13. p. | Snail pata it Taurus the bata a Gustice Supreme Sourt, District of Cotuibbia) ability, “Pianos for rent. SANDERS: = SL AYMAN, ‘turer on 3 3 2. HON. WILLIAM M. MERRICK, LL p. ee = istrict Lt ‘Mau! the q ee ee ee, lot ee ‘hem We meat the WEBER preter, ® HIANOS. | More Wi VER PIANOS tuade aud sold now than ever before. Better than evir, Pianos for reut. SANDEAKS & STAYMA’ 934 F st. nw. 1S INTERESTING, TOO—The “FSCHER” Pianos have been betore the public since 1840, the firu succeeding the old-cstabliabed firm of Nuuus & Fischer Uormerly Nubus & Ulurs) at that time. Dur. ing, the years we have haudied theve ‘we bave ead THREE THOUSAXD (8.000) OF THEM. Buch ab experience as that certain! speak of the merits of the “s lsc HI ‘apd we do Bot hesitate to propouuce it a THOROUGHLY RELIABLE imstrument, huough said. will be held recu- Purvis, Laclizer on Cobmttussonal Lew Conese Law Pisa: ., SE Lecturer on Equity Pleaiiac abd Practice and Ade cy. JAMES GP OXNE, LL D,. Lecturer on the Law of Real tsiate the’Law of Evi- ‘deuce. Criminal Law and Torta, JOSEPH J. DAKLINGTON, LL.D. ‘on the Law of Fersousl Property, Gontracta, iielstione hela mornings for r can have theirteeth be hela e' T re we errs ti i i & Call nd for outst 5, AND MBS ALFRE sing!y oF inc al its branches aod M. & DAIS, chusetts ave.,1127 13th cipals and NOERI jourteen| T72 Germany ‘Drawhag, and Oaacheuies ieee Carri e and att ndance. Teachers’ ‘OICE CULTURE. MME. J, ESPUTA DALY, 2029-2w* Mathemai pil their residences, Address 1024 17th at.n.w. : SCHOOL OF ELOCUTION. children and ScHoor. AND KINDERGARTEN, NiAR MASA. raining Class, Oct. 15. D BUJAC WILL RECEIVE SANDERS & STAYMAN, SSA Sartow a, Yaaltnnore ma Ss Charlee sh, altiunors 1217 Main at., lchmoud, Vi THE Loe yp cont Estey Onean, it in sweet tu Sens, with emsboth aad atthe 4 Very durable. Pisuos touch, ample in power, and SANDERS & STAYMAN, 34 F at, 204 announcements forthe em: euing term a the Law : teh ani Torthwest, ou WEDNESEAY, October A at ‘All interested are most conlially’ invited located in the Law Building, with com. reading-rooms attached. will be open from 8 10p. m. daily, except Sundays to students ‘of ‘the school.” ‘The nuniber of volumes joubl: d since the close of the last teria, and, e I Teports, now embraces the pou most legal subjects. y can be seen at Wine’ course of tady, tere, ‘at bookstores of HH. Morrison, 1394 Dordiwest, and Lowdermilx & Co, i424 F went, and at W. S. Thompson's 7 tor reut. i rs. y 19th st. now. ‘J f at. u.w,; Misses POLLOCK ‘year; reopens Sept, 1T 18 NOT A CONUNDRI ae why are the Estey Organs universally pretcrred by Oncauiets just caus?” The answer Comes Feadiy. it is because they ‘the. ne pEUREST AXD SWEETEST TONE, ‘EST VARIETY OF EFFECTS, URE, BEST MECHANICAL FACILITIES. Beautitul new styles, moderate prices and eaay t i se15-lm* HT E i 912 New York ave. n.w. 3 i F2 NCH RAPIDLY MASTERED BY THE BEST of all methods, “namely: ‘The good. H, Li modern lang teen Belect iSTITUT! Nt % O14 14th wt. bet Tand K ste. Classical and Mathema end Begins ita thirty-seventh 9 me BEB Prepares for Harvard. Yale, ‘und other Colleces Beientific Schools, U. $. Mili ‘and for business," For’ sez-6un SPECIAL NOTIC SHALL: will RESUME CLASSES IN Da’ Acadeiny, 929° M for BEK made prior to Oc! seo Mrs sense. ARBOQUE, the only native A. ML, here, of Farts, Sofbomue Univernity, proteneor of Classieal and ‘903. Ex ericulars address —MRS. FLOUA GC. DENNISON ATURDay, October Gat 3 on Sat . October 6. at 3 ahd Gentlomen, SATURDAY, October Ith at S Laine For terms, &c., cail or aond for circular. se20-0t ‘T. VERNON SEMINARY, 1100, 1104, 1106, 1116 M st. and 1128 11th st. BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL, FOR YOUNG LADIES AND LITTLE GIRLS 2 reception of bosrdite pupils: WURSDAY Sore 4th. tor reception of day Vupila, Settee nee’ for sdmission to the day school se ‘Sth atreet north om, personally west. oron a, plicauion, ‘or Byletter to the undersigned | sc At EATSAN. 3010-46 ‘Secretary aud Treasurer. (PSE WASHINGTON [cuooL OF ELOCUTION ‘and oratory, 904 Mat. nw. Seventh aniual weesiod rine ber 19. pte and eines ipetraction’ Gay and evening in VOICE CULTU .E and URATURA. Daily Clansee tor boys and eirie in English Branches. Moder Lansruates, Latin, Mathematics, Vocal. and ‘Thstrumental “Music. ‘Stam’ vering successful cured. we8-45e" NCH SYSTEM OF SOUND SCHOOL, ME OPENED. SePr ii Ar 725 igre ST open Corrertiy, ‘Take lessons frou an experienced aud succeseful feacher. | MLLE. V. PRUDHOMME'S method is at- tractive, thorugh ahd Faptd, tn thirty lewous abe a Knowledge. ‘rial levsou free, fCecone, $5." heierences Hou aud’Sire, S78, Gok ‘sul4-3m GerH& CEDARS"—A BOARDING AND Da¥ T PEN HYOL. FOR YOUNG LADIES RE-O} STO! __ Address selon 158 EARLE, 1916 35th st, 18s BALCH’S CI_ILSER\VICEINSIITUT 4 Mims Sea oF tou se ae ope ain year. “Pupils prepared for all cxaminatious. se4-uu* OUNT VERNON INSTITUTE, 1530 1 J rench aud English Select School tor its seventeentn year MONDAY, OCTOBER 1. For ciroulars and informatio:: apply 6 the Principal, ve]-2m . W. PAIBU. . SANDERS & STAYMAN. _ocl-3m Fm,uw. [JALLET & Davis’ PIANO ROOMS ake NOW ‘open for Fall Trade. Choice lot of Pianos for sale Aus reut. Special sales to make cuanges by Uctober | Bargains. “HL SUMNEL, B11 Binet, mw. se7-Oul ‘common aus. NHi SUPERIOR “Kital ‘ie H. KUMN, General Agent, ‘s07' Tow sc a, matical Beh0ol for Young isg MONDAY, SEPTEM. us Princeton, Johns H a Universitiees for tno itary and Naval Academion, 9e15-6m Huazowax, CHICKERING, SLEINWAX, w AND OTHER PIANOS| wi FOR RENT AND SALE ON EASY TERMS. a= METZEOT1 & CO 1116 F st aw. aur... Avaver.. TOUCH, WORKMANSHIP | SEFTEMnEs. Special attention of purchasers is invited to our | OcrosEE..... “plea” Bilsied tn drain of * SECOND-HAND FIANOS. “A ‘Sine ‘aerortment_ot | \OVENBER- Prowibent makes at all prices, PIANOS 20K KENT. | DECEMBER. Wat, KNABE & 00., 817 Market Space __HOUSEFURNISHINGS. a WALL PAPEKS. BEREGEES YOUNG. Principal. £ 2 rt CING at ber Masters Pm, and tor Ladies t ¥ . if myl 4411 Soe (City and County of Washington, District of Gx tober 1st, Tu McDONALD-ELLIS SCHOOL, 1303 17TH st. 1024 Mass. ave., and 1623 N st English and French Boarding and D: litulegiris. Sixth. year For information adsese the Pi dumbia, 58: pe BERLITZ SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES We have just received s for young ladies and ang no and ‘Terms begin now. 26, s ca Miss ANNA ELLI8, au29 723 14th et. ow . TEACHER OF MUSIC, WPEDICAL AND DENTAL DEPARTMENTS, NA- TOW anew, YOO | MUGTUGAL SSP DEATEE Petanianntd Sosy ‘Special attention given to ‘Terns moderate, se22-1m* = — eo ks Bey Bk 4 announcement and in- HARVARD GRADUATE DESIRES PUPILS, | farwtun “fticphons Hoey a B Kew, Notarial} ee APPLY, 0. awine i = Public. { Beal A en a ilar res 5 Notary f } 2e19-3mo_At Sanders & ‘Staymun's, 934 F ENGLISH AND FRENCH SCHOOL Ngb¥o0p, institu GIRLS —. W. D. Cal Vricipaie 28th with full corps of instructors. CORSON & MACARTNEY, GLOVEK BUILDING, 1419 F BT. X.W., ‘Bankers and Dealers in Government Bonds (Of the total circulation given above, the vooks ¥ the establishment show Ubat an average of 17,029 copies were regularly deliverea each day by car —— ‘OCTOBER 1, 821 Vermont ave. SCHOOL FOR ved for individual instruction. " se6-t ‘Mass. ave. Dr. and Mra, School ‘The Hon. WALT! Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Of the Professor of the Law of Real and te Hone WILLLAAT © Meat ‘Aseis.ant Attorney-General of the maity 3% |. AUGUSTUS 5. gxatiornsy ofthe United Columbia, testy iechasn® Martinae tes Woo™ ‘of the Assistant Attorne; a = ~ end apes the ny of SoS E TICKNOR CURTIS, LL. Siipge monien ones 22 Associate Professor C.'FOX, LL. D. APITE son, Ba, ‘and Librarian. ft this scuool will be resumed tn Daiing, aeatteaa WEDNESDAY, GEORGE 1. unouncements for tbe year wil ,, with the Innve additions made to “Gay ana ‘by bight tor purposes of researcl de special course on the Law of Patents, to be de- ive d by GEORGE TICK: dard icecesyeae = - = Sessions in order to make room {or extraordinary Lecture Courses during the year. ik & Go, 1424 Fat, |, Corner | ennsyiVvaiis ave. abd Lith st, or ‘OW, C01 a a, JAMES etter to _2620-Gus0 HORTHAND NIZED. A. |W ERA SEE Uae - ‘Proapectus, ton Private tuition duly. ‘Mend stamp for’ oar Foun (PS* coLumBiaN UnivunsrTy Law scHooL THE FACULTY. dames G WEULING-LL D, WORTHINGTON, LL. B, States for the District of .of a stan that subject. ‘all the students of the Sehool. tend this course wlone will 9, for muformation Flere at the homes of permanent subscribers Within ‘Lei- 6,421 copies Were sold at Ube ofloe, in the novels “VAiuericau Bell Telephone Stock bought and s0i2.3718 | aq railway stations, c., and on the streets, by D.. FER CERIAN BUSINESS COLLEGE. THRER EN. — - the city Of 24,046 copies daily, apd leaving aa javonal Bank epublic Building, k. MULLER, SPECIALIs1 OF THE EAR ences of Conmnntaw | cornet /thané U stan we Pivertrertcu lines pur neat D sod Throst,” Bag geturued to the city. and will | average of 1,438 copies to be sent to regular sue leadaninborimgeraeesy (yey Tang meuuad women for | toizsud 2's. Bundy. 10 ts” ewB-tmt” | geetbers beyond the District lunes by unaii, expres, and railway trains wecrtg Se ¥ ELECTKIC TKEATMENT I C<N SPEEDILY Enelish B: Mbeumetieu. Penk. wenalone. Hapia Writ O i hy, Se. respond- : el ceaneomectents tT qe! Sng ‘; tra ing fixed subscription list above referred to, tt may bbe said that of the 6,421 copies sola within its Lim bess, Bunivess Practice Vocal abd ~L-F¥ FSS its larger proportion are bought by permaneat PEPE ett bea rae PROFESSIONAL, ____ | resiaents of the city, living in lodgings, £2, 206 WEALEING MADE EASY” HANDS BEAUTIFIED. | nouschoiders, while uke residue goes into tuehaads vealed Ru All, roubles ‘of ‘the | of transient visitors, from all parts of tke coantry, eainrnaes Wwhoeach year come to we National Capital ia GIFTED CLAlm- | greater numbers and for longer periods, and wha, furthermore, largely represent the well-to-do and Lumbers. Causes spedy | purchasing portions of the communities to which roubles and-eva | they reapecuively belong. The last-named is mor Gan cou. | class of readers alone well worth reaching; but itw'ou tne | 18 to the phenomenally large permanent circula. Se ‘sam | won of the paper, andespecially to its unparalleled hold upon the housenold and taiuily cirole Unas the attenuon Of edverusers & pardoulary 8.COX. LL D, ELDON'S DANCING ACADEMY NO} the tecaption of pruiaie MONDAYS, We ANB, and SA’ AYE. Call or wend for circa- tw. auzs-ém Property, of Coumercisl Law. Seti ‘of Col oe Payebie, ob sutering, G60 oe to Ou mitering $20 Nahe oes lumbta, oot Cours, law of 15th. ‘BD, at 6: st corne: Stolen property. ‘OCTOBER 2 Tid 5th ot. nw. TRIENDS' SELECT SCHOOL, 18111 ST. X.W—A Primary, Intermediate, and School for bok EE .. Sixth pers’ eptember 26, with s corve NOR CURTIx, Esq., author ‘will beopen to ‘Persons ur bas been annexed to the punning aomsas papas ara a of Columbis will show lust Tax Sas circulates ‘withun fts Limits sounething more than one copy for about every eighth inhavitant, of whatever race, creed, age, or station in lite; and, realizing Sc. MSASS DEasint, on apaee | O° Ss © WOuDme ertemen am cmmesey oon. bai and Fetes Boon $0 ne several members of the Lamilles into whichis ‘hich is ene, please ns cacctun.""™“saPSwe™ | Osea je tn mot extravagance to claim that dhe FILLED | paper ts read every day vy fully tewo-thards of the - | population of the Insiret who are able to read! 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