Evening Star Newspaper, January 30, 1889, Page 6

a THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1889. CITY AND DISTRICT. GF Every one who wants to hire help or find a sitaation, buy or sell real estate, let or hire houses or rooms, dnd work or workers, borrow or lend money, or offer or find bargains of any kind, should use and consult the second and third pages of Tae Star. Ther constitute & perfect daily history and directory of the minor needs and activities of this community, and each new advertisement therein is as well worth reading a3 any other department of the paper. a ee HOW MR. COX DID IT. He Explains His Way of Assisting in the Purchase of School Sites. Mr. John F. Cox's testimony before the BISMARCK AND BAYARD. Correspondence Between the Two Pre- miers in Regard to Samoa. THE GERMAN CHANCELLOR SAYS THAT GERMANY’S COMMERCIAL INTERESTS IN THE ISLANDS ARE GREATER THAN THOSE OF AMERICA—MB. BAY- ARD DENIES AMERICAN AGGREssIoN, The corresponden:e between Secretary Bay- ard end Prince Bismarck on the Simo n ques- tion was furnished the Baltimore Sun*last eve- ning. The first letter is from Bismarck to the German minister at Washington. “You have already been instructed,” it says, “on a former occasion to draw the attention of the Secretary of State, Mr. Bayard, to the anti- German attitude observed by the American consul-general at Apia, Mr. Sewell, during our | action against the Samoan King Malietoa. We have hadasimilar experience with the prede- cessors of Mr. Sewell on all occasions when- school-site investigating committee was con- | ever we endeavored, in view of the unsettled cluded yesterday after Taz Sran'sreport closed. ' state of affairs on the Samoan islands, to ob- He explained how he had purchased the Phelps school site through J. V. N. Huyck, from whom he received $300. The Carberry site, he said, he purchased from Thos, W. Smith and wife. He negotiated the sale through Jas. H. Marr. The price paid was 96.456. There was no un- derstanding about the commission. Mr. Marr, when witness spoke to him, said he would give him $645.65, and that was what witness re- ceived. This, he said, was in excess of the commissions usually paid to agents, but the circumstances were different from an ordinary sale, as witness had to look out for titles, &c. In answer to a question by Mr. Taulbee he said the Commissioners never asked him what compensation he received for effecting the sale. In reference to the Giddings school site, the one sold by Mr. W. C. Dodge, for his father-in- Jaw, Mr. Scrivener, the witness said he called on Mr. Scrivener and asked him what he thought was a fair price, and Mr. Scrivener said 35 cents a foot. When witness talked of buying it Mr. Scrivener referred him to Mr. Dodge. Witness went to call on Mr. Dodge the next morning, and did not find him in. He thought he indicated in the message he left that he wanted to buy the property fora school site. Before witness saw Mr. Dodge the latter had gone to the District Commissioners and offered the property for $8,900. He hada mare business talk with Mr. Dodge, who caked wines whet he thought the property worth. Witness said 45 cents. Mr. Dodge then calculated what it would come to at 50 cents a foot, and it figured up 37,188.39. Mr. Dodge then asked witness what he expected for his services, and the nag 2 was $275, Mr. Dodge said he would give him only $188.39. Witness agreed to accept this, and Mr. Dodge made the formal offer at 50 cents, which was accepted. Witness said something about bis father-in-law valuing it at 35 cents, and Mr. Dodge said his father-in-law was old and infirm and unable to attend to business matters, IVE DOLLABS FOR 4 NaMR. In relation to the Arthur place site, Mr. Cox said he had hunted for a site through the busi- ness section between Ist and 17th streets west and Pennsylvania avenue and F street, and had been unable to find one that could be bought at eny reasonable price, as it was all business property. held ata high figure. He had been trying fora year to convince Mr. Emery that he should sell the vacant ground adjoining the District building at an available figure, but bad notsueceeded. Then he saw this ground front- ing on Arthur place. a well-paved street. and. seeing Thos. J. Fisher & Co.'s sign on it, went to see that firm. They asked witness if it was wanted for a school site, and objected to selling it until they could consult their client, Mr. The price was $1 foot. They saw Mr. he did not object, and the sale was Thos. J. Fisher & Co. gave witness for services 7. Mr. Taulbee asked whether witness had any reason to believe that District Commissioners could not have ught it at the same price, less the commis- sion paid him. Witness thought there would probably have been a rise in price if the Com- nissioners had appeared. He did not think “y could have got it for one cent less than ®lafoot. The transfer was made to Chas. W. Beldwin for convenience, as the District re- quired a warranty deed. 'He thought he paid Baldwin $5 for the use of his name. He was bookkeeper in Austin Herr & Co.'s fiourin; mill. Witness did not know whether he own any property or not. A GENEROUS COMMISSION. Inu the case of the site purchased from Mr. H. A. Willard, Mr. Willard gave witness his check for $596. which was in excess of ordi- nart commissions. He thought Mr. Willord knew why he wanted itand didnot know of any reason why Mr. Willard could not have sold 1t himself directly to the District Commis- sioners, Inthe case of the site at 22d andE streets northwest, witness negotiated the sale through Mr. Huyck, who paid him $500. The witness was asked again about his li- cense as a real estate broker, and said he was requested to pay his license tax after the pub | my su attention to the school site | have t lications callin rates, but he did not think the request pro- ceeded from these publications. THE GEORGETOWN CASE. In relation to the Montgomery street site the | redress to Witness said he at one time procured from ‘Thos. R. Fieids and wife a sixty days option on the ground there, they owned and paid $25 for it. He was to pay €2.000 for it. was necessary to have an equity proceeding clear the title of the other strip of ground needed, and before that proceeding was set- tled the option expired. The other jot in- volved im the equity case was to be sold for 21,500, making £3.500 in all. Witness wae to get $3,860 from the Commissioners. The £350 was to go to witness. When the option ex- ired Mr. Fields advanced his price to $2,600. Witness had nothing to do with the transaction after that. The Commissioners weregequired te pay $4,100 for the two lots, whereds if the equity ‘proceeding had’ closed while he held his option they would have got the same property for $3.850. This negotiation was Pending when the Srar’s publication ap- — and it was the only case that had not enclosed up. In reference to this case Mr. Davis read the statement that Mr. Cox hadsent & deed for $4,600 to Mr. Field's agent to be ex- ecnted. Mr. Cox said that so far as this related to him it was absolately false. When his op- tion ceased his whole connection with the case ended. He understood that Mr. Cragin had had a deed prepared in which by a clerical er- ror the sum of $4,600 had been written for $2,600. REAL ESTATE ETHICS, Mr. Davis asked the witness some questions im reference to the compensation he received as compared with that ordinarily obtained from agents, The reai estute broker who had an ofice, and property on his bulletin, sat in his fice and when anyone bought received @ 4 mmission of 3 per cent. In this case he said he had the increased trouble of hunting around for the property. Inno case he said in which he was interested did the Commissioners know how much money went to him and how much to the owners of the property. Defaulter Moore in Canada. Bow RE wane $25.000 cLEaR ovt oF a PUR- CBASE BY EMMA ADBOTT’S HUSBAND. There is no longer any doubt in Indianapolis that Moore, the half-million-doliar embezzler from the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance company, is safe in Canada. His attorney, Barrett, yesterday admitted it. Moore was in the city Sunday. bat probably left on Monday, It has been discovered that when the late Eugeue Wetherell, the husband of Emma Abbott, bought a business block in Indianap- olis last year, he paid $40.000 in cash for it. ‘The Connecticut Mutual held a mortgage of $25.000 on the property, which Wetherell paid to Moore out of the purchase money and ob- tained a valid release trom the company, but it seems Moore never turned a dollar of the money over to the company. and thus made a clear $25,000 from the prima donna’s purchase. see. An Incautious Remark. From the West Point Alliance. The minister's wife sat on the front porch mending the clothes of one of her numerous progeny. A neighbor passing stopped in for a social chat. A large work-basket, half full of buttons, sat on the floor of the porch. After Yatious remarks of » gossipy nature the visitor said: “You seem to be well supplied with buttons, Mrs. Goodman.” “Yes; very well, indeed.” “My gracious! If there ain't two of the same ‘buttons my husband had on his last winter suit. T'd know "em anywhere.” “Indeed!” said the minister's wife calmly. “I am surprised to hear it. as all these buttons were found im the contribution box. So I thought I might as well put them to some use, Se must you go? Well, be sure to call ——+o+_____ ARRESTED oN 4 CHARGE oF BrreeRy.—Caj J. 8. McDonald, @ prominent republican tician of Charleston, i | It| countries entertaining friendly relations to | to | cach other, act in the sense of their tain better guaranties for the protection of the there living German subjects and their com- mercial interests. The reports of our repre- sentatives in Apia of the feat seven years re- ns contain the complaint that their merican colleagues show a tendency to in- terfere with our relations to the Samoan a and to imbue the latter with jistrust of Germany. The endeavors made by Germany in the interest of the establishment of a lawful and orderly condition of affairs on those islands have, without exception, met with the opposition of the American consular representatives. At the outbreak of hostilities amongst the natives in 1831, when the commander of his imperial majesty’s ship Mowe, on the requisition of the German consul at Apia and in agreement with the Samoan government, as well as with the municipal inistration, occupied Apia in order to protect the —— settlement, the American consul, Dr. awson, protested against that measure, and caused the editor of an Apia paper, with whom he was connected by frien , to publish a series of articles containing fajuricus statements against the German vice-consul and the commander of his imperial majesty’s ship Mowe. GERMANY INSULTED. “The American consul, Canisius, has been Pointed out to us as the author of two letters which Malietoa addressed to his majesty the emperor, under the 18th and 25th of May, 1885, These letters contained complaints with regard to the imperial representative in Apia, the de- mand for his recall, and an insulting critique of German military measures. The successor of Dr. Canisius, Mr. Greenebaum, made oppo- sition to the German representative in every- thing, encouraging at the same time Chief Malictoa and_his provoking attitude toward Germany. He arbitrarily announced, in a proclamation issued on the 14th of May, 1886, the American protectorate over the Samoan islands, and hoisted, as a sign thereof, tne American flag over the Samoan flag, a proceed- ing which was disavowed by his government. The encroachments of the present representa- tive of the United States in Apia have, as you know, repeatedly given occasion to me to com- plain of his conduct to Mr. Bayard. FRIENDLY PROFESSIONS. “In view of the so friendly relations which have continued undisturbed for more than a century between Germany and the United States, it is remarkable that on that remote realm of islands, where neither America nor Germany has uny political interests to defend, we are exposed to the continued ill-will of a series of American representatives. There are no local commercial rivalries which could ex- plain such a fact.” Bismarck then asserts that the Americans in | Samoa have not aspired to commercial success, | and quotes statistics to show that the German interests in the island are much greater than those of America, EQUALITY OF RIGHTS. He then continues: “Germany has never made use of this mercantile preponderance of her subjects in Samoa to secure commercial privileges, as the United States have recently lone in Hawaii by the ratification of the lately- renewed reciprocity treaty of January 30, 1875. We have always maintained the principle of |. equality of rights of nations in Samoa, and never aspired to political advantages. More- over on the occasion of the latest action against Malietoa, the continuation of whose government was incompatible with our dignity, We have given, before the deposition of said | chief. to both the English and American gov- | ernments the assurance, against which no/| doubt has been raised, that it is not our inten- tion to change anything with rogard to the re- lations of the treaty powers to Samoa. “I fail, therefore, to find in the facts them- selves any reasons that could explain the con-| tinual ill-will shown towards us in Samoa by the American representatives of the past and of kewl chpsine and I should be thankful to Mr. Bayard if he would lend me his assistance in the investigation of this strange fact. Should position be right, that those difficulties eir origin in the personal disposition of the American representatives in Apia. and not in their instructions, [am convinced that the American government will cause the necessary take place. “It cannot be conceived that consular officers who do not respect the limits of their task, and | who cause by their conduct without reason international ill-feeling (verstimmung) between overn- | ment, with which Germany since the founda- tion of the American union has been connected by traditional friendship. “We come, therefore, readily to the convic- tion that it will suftice to submit to the atten- tion of his excellency the Secretary of State a coherent view of the attitude observed by the different American consuls in Samoa in order | to be enabled to hope for the redress of a mis- | understanding which has no foundation in the | actual reciprocal friendly relations,” ‘MR. BAYARD, IN HIS DISPATCH to Minister Pendleton, contends against the as- sumption, in Bismarck’s communication, of | aggressions on the part of Americans, and | claims that the Germans have been the aggress- | ors. He says: “This government has mani- fested, in the most unmistakable manne its desire to avoid all possibilities | of difference with the other treaty powers in Samoa, alike by its! action in respect to its consular representation | there and by the exercise of 1ts moral influence | to discountenance and prevent those native | dissensions which, assuming the form of disaf- | fection toward existing government, have stood | a8 @ constant invitetion and incentive (of which | interested foreigners in the islands have not been slow to avail Seems to intrigue with native factions to obtain commercial and po- litical supremacy., This policy it has pursued with consistency and good faith. actuated not so much by the idea of any present or probable future commercial interest in that quarter of the globe in which the islands in question lie, | as by a benevolent desire to promote the de- velopment and secure the independence of one of the few remaining independent territories and autonomous native governments in the Pacifie ocean. “Had the government of the United States entertained any designs of territorial ag- grandizement or of political control in Samoa they could have been accomplished, it is be-! lieved. with much satisfaction to the natives and with little opposition from any of them, a to the date of either the British or the German treaty. But another and widely different policy has guided the action of the United States in respect to the native commu- nities in the southern Pacific, and it is not, I apprehend, claiming too much credit for this government to express the opinion that the example it exhibited of treating with Samoa as an in ndent state led to a similar course Senden ta pannewiedgment of native inde- ndence in that yap by Germany Great Britain.” phd at! dame SPEAKING OF THE WASHINGTON CONFERENCE of June, 1887, he says: “When the conference was suspended in July last until the autumn it was done with the concurrence of all the mem- bers, and solely for the purpose of enabling the representatives of Germany and Great Britain to consult their respective governments. No intimation was then given that the status bo would be changed, or that any acts of hosti! ity against the Samoan government or King Malie- toa. iy Were in contemplation. “That the government of her Britannic majesty fully concurred in the importance of a careful maintenance of the status quo. and in the understanding that no Ce should be taken to change it, a from the declaration of the British minister at the first session of the conference, when, in resenting the plan of his —- he said that. in view of the native sions @ new election of king seemed to be imperatively called for, and that her maj- esty’s government ex) a i ably oF adversely, to the election of etien | Mackey demanded the retur plete concurrence of view as to the peaceful] ANDREW CARNEGIE’S ADVICE. and benevolent purpose of the conference.” INSISTING UPON SAMOAN AUTONOMY. Continuing, Mr. Bayard says: ‘‘Prince Bis- marck has referred in his note, as the German minister did in the conference, to ‘guaranties’ to be demanded and obtained from the Samoan (Soosen Whenever these guaranties have explained they have been found virtually to involve the foreign control of that govern- ment, as was Jane in the German-Samoan convention of the 10th of November. 1834, and also in the plan presented by the German min- ister in the conference. “The ground upon which snch control has been deemed essential is the weakness of the native gover ent. And it cannot be doubted that, if the government of Samoa were now ad- ministered 7 any of the treaty powers, the islands would be governed more nearly in ac- cordance with the forms and usages of civil- ized states, and order be better assured. “But, for the very reason that the native government of Samoa 1s weak, it has seemed all the more clear to the United States that the control of the islands by any strong for. eign power, or itsrepresentatives, would defeat the great object of securing native indepen- dence and autonomy and the practical neutrali- zation of the group. Under such control a native government would necessarily cease to have more than a nominal existence; the native element in the islands, deprived of voice and influence in the management of their affairs, would quickly succumb to the aggressive and exclusive tendencies of foreign residents, and, under these circumstances, the islands would inevitably become a colony of the foreign power by whjch, or by whose representatives, © government was actually administered. GERMANY'S OBJECT. In conclusion he says: “Owing, doubtless, to her commercial preponderance in the islands, to Germany the primary object has seemed to be the establishment of astronger government. To the United States the object first in impor- tance bas seemed to be the preservation of native independence aud autonomy. And so regarding the matter, this government, while not qnestioning Germany's assurances of the absence of any intention on her part to annex or establish a protectorate over the islands, has been compelled to dissent from proposi- tions which seemed to subordinate all other considerations to the yp, Med of the Ger- man commercial and landed interests in the islands, and correspondingly diminish, if not entirely to destroy, the probability of the es- tablishment of a Samoan government and of the neutralization of the group, at least in re- spect to the powers now immediately con- cerned.” An American Buncoed in Mexico. BUT THE UNITED STATES CONSUL BY PROMPT AC- TION GETS HIS MONEY BACK FOR HIM, From the E] Paso Tribune, Jan. 22. Last Saturday a young German-American en- tered the office of the Hon. Beckford Mackey, United States consul at Juarez, and informed the consul that he had been swindled by bunco men out of a certified check for #175. The young man was traveling for a house in Cali- fornia, and being in El Paso passed over the river to see the sights of the Mexican town. On reaching the Mexican side two affable Americans accosted him, and they entered what appeared to be a Mexican curiosity store. The proprietor, an American, explained the unlimited possibilities of his little game, and one of the steerers wagered #50 and won’ $300 in apparently the simplest manner, The young German-American tried his luck and delivered a check for #175, saying that he would risk a small amount. When he asked for the change the man refused and retained the check. On hearing the above Consul Mackey left for the bunco den, taking with him a Mexican policeman. The young man on reaching the curiosity store identified the proprietor, from whom Mr. of the check, This was refused. Mr. M y ordered the policeman to seize him and take him to the calaboose. The bunco man no sooner felt the clutch of the policeman than he delivered the check. After warning the bunco man against swind- ling Americans in the future, the consul left and the commercial traveler went his way re- joicing. Se EB A Wife Beater Severely Whipped. TWENTY-FIVE LASHES WELL LAID ON, AND FIFTY MORE PROMISED. Says a dispatch from Indianapolis, January 28, Patrick O'Neal, a hog-killer employed in a pork-packing establishment, whipped his wife yesterday and drove his family from home. He has frequently been arrested for the same offense. Last night at 10 o'clock a dozen per- sons surrounded the house, and one of the number, dressed as a woman, distributed large hickory switches among them. The door was broken open and the group rushed in upon O'Neal, overpowering him and dragging him out of the house. Twenty-five lashes were in- flicted on him, and afterward he was rolled in the snow. He was then warned that if he ever ; abused his family again he would be visited by the “White Caps” and punished with fifty lashes. After the departure of his tormentors al fled from home, and the police have been unableto find him. The whipping was witnessed by many of O’Neal’s neighbors, i Tue CLerK AND Manrtace Licexses,— Among the appealson the present docket of the court of appeals from Cecil county, Md., is a case of the state of Maryland against James A. Davis. clerk of the circuit court. It is an action to test the right of the clerk to retain the usual 50 cents out of every marriage fee. Under the old law the charge for a license to get married was $4.50. the 50 cents being retained by the clerk, according to the express terms of the law, as compensation tor his labors in issuing the license and keeping the record. The resi- due was turned into the state treasury. The new law, whieh reduces the license charge to #1. is silent on the subject of the clerk’s charge, and hence is now the matter for construction. The court below sustained the refusal of the clerk to account to the controller of the treas- ury for the 50 cents he had always rétained, and the controller alacant Upon the deci- sion of the case will depend the action of court clerks all over the state. At present their course is diverse, Some of them retain the half dollar and acconnt to the controller for the other half, while others turn the entire fee into the treasury, & ——— Str. Loya, to His Exmep Morner.—A touching story is current illustrative of the abiding affection of the Servian crown prince for his mother. A banquet was recently given to the prince by the officers of the regiment of which he is titular commander. After the health of the king had been drunk the officers asked the king to propose a toast. Wi | hesitation he asked the company to drink to | the health of his ‘dearly beloved mother.” | After ashort delay. the officers seeing that | some form of acquiescence was unavoidable, rose to the health of the “Crown Prince’s | Mother,” avoiding calling her queen. i ee ae TueRe was Porsoy 1s Taytor’s Stomacn.— A Onancock, Va.. special to the Baltimore American says: The commonwealth’s attorney | of Accomac has received a letter from State | Chemist Taylor to the effect that he has dis- | covered poison in the contents of the stomach | of William Tavlor,sho died in the county just | before Christmas under suspicious circum- | stances. Taylor's wife is now confined in Ac- comac county jail on the charge of poisoning her husband. but as the state chemist will not complete the analysis for some days yet, her | trial will not take place till the latter part of | February. AG REEL CBE Rec i Cxonera Micropes.—Medical men in Mont- ) Tealare curiously interested over a pamphlet | published, by Dr. J. A. Crevier, a French- cae paty ractitioner, in 1866. entitled “Etude , sur le Cholera Asiatique,” which is revised by La Patrie and indorsed as authentic by the ' French author, Louis Frechette. He publishes extracts to show that Crevier gives a minute description of the cholera microbes and the manner of destroying them. and shows that Pasteur has followed the same methods since with same results. Tre Cumpertanp Coat Trape.—The ship- ments from the mines of the Cumberland coal region for the week ended Saturday, January 28, 1889, were 61,584 tons, and for the year to that date were 223,634 tons, a decrease of | 25,708 tons, as compared with the correspond- | ing period of 1888. The shipments to the Bal- timore and Ohio railroad and other local points were, for the week. 49,966 tons, and for the year 176,467 tons, a decrease of 41,533 tons, as com| ear. The shipments to the Pennsylvania rail were, for week, 11,618 tons, and for the year 47,169 tons, an in- crease of 16,182 tons,as compared with last year. Tae Dear axp Dome Ixstrrvre.—The board of directors of the Maryland institute for the deat and dumb held their semi-annual meeting at the school in Frederick lectin A enonite same rabjoct the Germ Se [a dmorey ccs wot’ Wachington; : ‘King Malietoa having notoriously vio- . Pairfax Schley, Capt. lated his treaty obligations toward Germany, | Gist Neil’ Williams Gr Baler Gorey. Meekck, and having, even among the natives, com and others of Frederick, The reports of the tively but few partisans, Re Bs ar execut and treasurer were counter government has 0 | sented, and an examination of accounts and ex- formed ‘amasege, a new election of king entered will have to take - to the cus- “It is unnecessary to cite other statement equally pertinent, to show the apparentiy sors How a Young May Can Succeed—Three Dangers to be Avoided. From the Youth's Companion. You are about to start in life, and it is well that young men should begin at the begin- ning, and occupy the most subordinate posi- tious. Many of the business men of Pitteburg had a serious responsibility thrust upon them atthe very threshold of their career. They were introduced to the broom, and ‘spent the first hours of their business lives sweeping out the office. I was a sweeper myself, and who do you sup- pose were my fellow-sweepers? David Mc- Cargo, now superintendent of the Allegheny Valley railroad; Robert Pitcairn, superintend- ent of the Pennsylvania railroad, and Mr. Moreland, city attorney of Pittsburg. Begin at the beginning, but aim high. I would not give a fig for the young man who does not ulready see himself the partner or the head of some important firm. There are three dangers in your path; the first is the drinking of liquor. the second is speculation, and the third is “endorsing. When I was a telegraph operator in Pitts- burg, I knew all the men who speculated. They were not our citizens of first repute; they were nee with suspicion. I have lived to see ail of them ruined, bankrupt in money and bankrupt in character. There is scarcely an instance of a man who has made a fortune by speculation, and kept it. The man who grasps the morning paper to see how his speculative ventures are likely to result unfits himself for the calm consideration and proper solutions of business problems, with which he has to deal later in the day, and saps the sources of that ‘Reta and concentrated energy upon which depend the oo suc- cess and often the very safety of his main busi- ness, The thorough man of business knows that only by years of patient, unremitting at- tention to affairs can he earn his rewatd, which is the result not of chance, but of well- devised means for the attainment of ends. Nothing is more essential to young business men than untarnished credit, and nothing kills credit sooner than the knowledge in any bank board that a man engages in speculation, How can a man be credited whose resources may be swept away in one tomes panic among game- sters? Resolve to be business men, but specu- lators never, ° The third danger is the perilous habit of in- dorsing notes, It appeals to your generous instincts, and you say, “How can I refuse to lend my name only to assist a friend?” It is because there is so much that is true and com- mendable in that view that the practice is so dangerous. If you owe anything all your capi- tal and all your effects are a solemn trust in your hands to be held inviolate for the security of those who have trusted you. When a man in debt indorses for another it is not his own credit or his own capital that he risks, it is the money of his own creditors. Therefore, I say that if you are ever called upon to indorse never do it unless you have cash means not re- quired for your own debts, and never indorse beyond those means. Assuming that you are safe in regard to these your gravest dangers—drinking, specu- lating and endorsing—the question is, How to rise? The rising man must do something ex- ceptional, and beyond the range of his special department. He must attract attention. A shipping clerk may do so by discovering in an invoice an error with which he has nothing to do, and which has escaped the attention of the proper person. If a weighing clerk, he may save for the firm by doubting the adjustment of the scales end having them corrected. Your employer must find out that he has not got a mere hirling in his service, but a man; not one who is content to give so many hours of work for so many dollars in return, but one who de- votes his spare hours and constant thoughts to the business, Our young partners in Carnegie Brothers’ have won their spurs by showing that we did we know half as well what was wanted as they did. There isone sure mark of the coming mil- lionaire; his revenues ulways exceed his expen- ditures. He begins to save as soon as he be- gins to earn. Capitalists trust the saving young man. For every hundred dollars you can pro- duce as the result of hard-won savings, Midas, in search of a partner, will lend on credit & thousand; for every thousand, fifty thousand. It is not capital your seniors require, it is the man who has proved he has the business habits which make capital. Begin at once to lay up something. It is the first hundred dollars saved which tells. And here is the prime condition of success, the great secret; concentrate your energy, thought, and capital exclusively upon the busi- ness in which you are engaged. Having begun in one line, resolve to fight it out on that line; to lead in it; adopt every improvement, have the best machinery and know the most about it. Finally, do not be impatient, for, as Emer- son saya, ‘No one can cheat you out of the ulti- mate success but yoursel ih The Republic is Now Free. THAT'S WHAT BOULANGER TELLS THE PARIS ELECTORS WHO INDORSED HIM LAST SUNDAY. Ina letter thanking the electors of the de- partment of the Seine Gen, Boulanger says: “I am still under the influence of the deep emo- tion caused by the marvelous demonstration of Sundiy. I do not wish to postpone the expres- sion of my gratitude to the admirable popula- | tion which marched so bravely in serried ranks against a parliamentary coalition composed of those who appeal so audaciously to the republic which their faults, their impotence, and their intrigues have so gravely compromised. Never under any regime was an official campaign of infamous attacks, premeditated calumnies, and odious menaces more scandalously conducted against acandidate. Ballot in hand you brushed away at one sweep slanders and slanderers alike, The national republican party, based upon the probity of its officers, sincerity, and universal suffrage. is henceforward to be the foundation of the chamber. which has fought against it with unprecedented fury. The chamber now has wend before it but disso- lution, from which it will not escape. It is to you, electors, to your energy and good sense, that our great country will oye deliverance from the parasites which devour while they dishonor ber. The republic is now free to all Frenchmen of good will. May they enter it and others leave it! Vive la France! Vive la republique!” The various sections of the republican party held meetings yesterday. The extreme left decided to support the proposed establishment of the serutin d’arordissement, A number of deputies of this party advocate a general elec- tion as speedily as possible. The radical left is. unanimously in favor of maintaining the pres- ent cabinet in power. Premier Floquet urges his colleagues to assent to a measure modify- ing the press laws, especially relating to pla~ cards and colportage, Moderates doubt Premier Floquet’s ability to pull through the crisis. Monarchist sist upon the necessity of his immediately an- nouncing a policy, It is stated that M. Goblet and M. de Frey- cinet both desire the position of prime min- ister. The most important post in the new cabinet will be that of minister of the interior, as that official will have the supervision of the general elections, which, it is expected, will take place in March, St. Petersburg dispatches say that the court circle believes that there will be no war dur- ing the present year unless the general elec- tions are forced upon the government before the autumn, with the result of France making Béulanger dictator. The papers hold diver- gent views regarding the consequences of Sun- day election. The Grashdanin predicts that Boulanger will be compelled to chose the path of a war of revenge as the only means st geo — the difficulties of party contentions. ‘he Svet anticipates the ultimate formation of a strong government under Boulanger—a government that will be capable of guarantee- ing the peace of Europe by imposing upon the adversities of France necessity for pru ——+e- Mary Anderson’s Frigidity. From the Philadelphia Press. Miss Anderson's frigidity has become a stale subject of comment and anecdote. But here is one, at least, that has not yet been published: She was rehearsing for her first London pro- duction of “Romeo and Jaliet." Mr. Geo. Af- exander was the Romeo, In the midst of a cer- tain scene Mr. Alexander begged to interrupt. “May Task, Miss Anderson.” he said, “if y pee ene seal eee @ cold po- to?” It was di @ performance of “Romeo and Juliet” at the Lyceum, London, that the Prince of W: eine tis bos, movoned S9:an et: coat tendant to brin; “Noe re) plied pages “not but Miss Anderson is about to kiss Romeo. °” Stitches in the Back Cured. apers in- | | EDUCATIONAL. EORGETOWN UNIVERSITY. Founded 1789. and Preparatory Courses, ye SECOND SESSION OPENS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4 EXAMINATIONS FOR ENTRANCE SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2. Avply vis ENVERS ricuarns s. 3. MEDICAL, DEPARTMENT, Medi ‘920 H street northwest, lished 38h als Vettnont avsuue, nortowest. W DEPARTMENT, Georgetown Law Schoo! gy pa ‘ied GENTLEMEN'S GOODS. _ G. T. Kes TAILOR oct 414 9TH STREET, . H. D. Bak IMPORTER AND TAILOR, Piss the honor to inform you that bis NEW GOODS Mr. BARK personally fits all garments made in his ir. BA establishment , SM. 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