Evening Star Newspaper, March 25, 1889, Page 7

DUSKY BELLES IN AFRICA. New Stories Told About Them by Recent Explorers. PRETTY WOMEN WHO LIVE IN sTRAW HUTS—A CHIEF WHO SOLD ALL HIS LAND TO BUY BEAUTI- FUL DAMSELS FOR HIS HAREM. Vu the New York Sun. | The crowd of explorers that succeeded Liv- ingstone, Burton, and other pioneers in Africa have been publishing many new impressions of the people whom they have hada better chance to study than most earlier travellers. If the ladies, as Livingstone usually calied them, sould only read books and newspapers, they would now and then have reason to feel com- plimented by the kind words of some gallant explorer. Itisarather curious fact that an explorer, who in the early pages of his diary telis how ugly and unattractive African women are, often modifies his judgment a good deal as the volume grows, and actually records that he meets many women of graceful form and pleasing feature. He has simply become ac- customed to the peculiar style and complexion of the African fair sex, and the first he knows ing the adjective pretty to many in- ck ladies, i jorer Becker says it took an educa- tional process to convince him that there are eall Y pretty women in the wilds of Afri e, however, he began to think y women living in native huts irable in form and quite attrac- re, and he was sure of it before HE LEFT THE DARK CONTINENT. Some members of the Ramaeckers party were very favorably impressed with what they saw at the court of Queen Selika, the ruler of a dis- wwict in Ugogo, about 400 miles west of Zanzi- bar. One gushing old stager in the expedition srote two years ago that had he been twenty years younger he would have falien in love with | the queen herseif, not because she was hand- | some, though she was by no means unpleasing | to look upon, but because of her hospitality and xooduess of heart. Some goats belonging | to the expedition strayed away and were found and restored by the queen's men, who were re- warded for their trouble. The queen returned | nts, and said to her white visitors: sive away your cloth so freely you will ft for yourselves. When I send my ta to do you'a favor I do not wish you to d them The maidens in attends described as tine specime and, if the picture of one of them is not the Grossest flattery. we must admit there is good | Feason for complimenting these picturesque young women. Their conversation was a trifle insipid, as they failed to get above the intel- ce on the queen are # of African beauty, lectual level of svch questions as these: “How many wives have “Do they have slaves | to wait on them. as we do?” “Do they wear | beautiful t lets?” “Do you like us real | Weil, and which of us do you like best?” They Were greatly astonished to see that the white men were traveling without their wives, and cker intimates that it would not have been | t to induce the court damsels to supply ficien It was to see them ropean canned goods, expressing surprise that the whites could eat’ such stuff. A few drops of tea and chocolate were all they | would swallow, but they took naturally to brandy. THEY SMACKED THEIR LIPS FOR MORE, but were not gratified, Tastes differ, and while Recker thought a few hours were very pleasantly spent in silly conversation with these ladies, Mr. Leu, other traveller who met them, says he couldn't | endure them. He admitted that. as African girls go. they are pretty and graceful, but he said they have very poor taste to smear their bodies with butter. the odor of which is not al- Ways agree and then their gabble is very silly, and at times, in fact, is quite unreportable. | Mr. Leu said they were an awful nuisance. i could not keep them out of his tent. and turned his package of wearing apparel out and asked him tiresome qui everything they saw. ‘The poor fellow was destined never again to be in female society he liked t iL they | inside | better. _ Many of the finest specimens of womankind | in equatorial Africa find their way into the harems of the Arabs. The wealthy merchants at Tabora, far inland, have large hare whic h are filled mostly from Manyema, west of tke nyika and the northern shores of Nyanza. Stanley has described the charms of the Manyema women, and every ex- plorer sho exer saw them has extolled the beauty of the Wahuma ladies‘of Victoria lake. They are light in color. many of them have | Aquiline noses and rather finely cut features, | and white men who have seen these famous African beauties in the harems of Tabora cull i them the Caucasian charmers of the Zanzibar Arabs. Many of these women when they reach Tabora have long hair falling below the shoul- ders. but the Arabs have « stupid custom of A cutting off the hair of the harem favorites. fine-looking girl chosen for the b in the Tabora market from to 2500, gh the average price of a female slave is only 350. While Becker was in Tabora, Tip, sented him witb an un named Risiki, whose picture adorns his recent book. n trained to housekeeping after the Arab fashion, and Becker's descrip- tion of her industry and neatuess. and of the excellent meals she served is quite AN UNIQUE PAGE IN AFRICAN LITERATURE. The English missionaries at Uyui say that the young chief of that district once lorded it over quite a large area. He had a consuming | ambition. however, to possess a great harem. He bought women for his establishment until | his resources gave out, and then he began sell- | ing his lands to make fresh additions to his household. Every time his susceptible heart | was touched he would whittle off another slice | of territory. It now takes about all the land he has left to hold hix ™m. A picture in one of the latest books on the | Congo shows two women, fastened together by | their arms, running toward a group of ladies, | It illustrates a curious phase of African life. The chief had boeght anew wife who didn’t taney her liege lord and ran away. According to native usage, the man from whom she was purchased should make restitution. Being too | poor to doso, he had to surrender the only wife he possessed until he had property enough | to redeem her. To keep her within reach she | was fastened to one of the chief's wives, | Women are very cheap on some of the Congo | tributaries. On the Lulongo river a “beauti- ful young girl” was offered to Grenfell for de goods worth about $4.50, Lieut. Von Francois is quite enthusiastic in his deseription of the Bokeri women on the Bussera river. “Many of the maidens and Women.” he writes, “have very fine figures, and | bot a few among them would make beautiful models for « painter. As they stood watching | @s, with their arms around one another's | waists, they made most picturesque groups.” He gives @ picture of three of these dusky Venuses, WHOSE AMPLE THOTGH SHAPELY FIGURES justify his appreciative description. Von Fran- cois never missed an opportunity to increase his ethnological collections for the German museums. He offered one of these girls a handsome present for the only article of wear- | ing apparel in use among the ladies of that region. She langhed at his impudence and | modestly withdrew. She evidently s uews. for presently another young woman came up and offered her bit of native loin cloth. ‘The trade was made on the spot. 1 It is not often that women make any warlike demonstrations against white men, but at one large village on the Tchuapa the perfectly nude females. instead of retreating to the woods, formed in a semi-circle and engaged in a war dance, clapping their hands. making gestures of contempt, and ‘shouting “Hey! hey! Come & little nearer and we'll give you some arrows.” Dr. Wolfe has advised white men who expect to make Africa their home to marry native | women, and not expose the women of temper- ate climates to the hardships and dangers of | life im the torrid zone. A few Europeans have | done so. When Stanley was here two years ago he suid that the union between Mr. Gren- fell and the Camerooms negress whom he mar- ried was apparently a very happy one. Two peculiarities about these mixed unions are no- ticeable. As a general thing, it is observed that no births occur in such families until after the white man has lived some years in the country and become quite thoroughly accli- mated. Itis also ae ty that the oben children are as they grow up, of the white blood ia their veins, think themselves agreat deal higher in the social scale than their mother's relatives, and are more apt in their conduct to illustrate the vices than the a Tib pre- ly comely slave girl tions ahout | ¢ A MORMON APOSTATE. Bishop Cahoon Quits the Saints. A special from Salt Lake City, March 11, to the New York Tribune says: A sensation has been cansed in the Mormoncamp by the’renun- ciation of the church by abishop who has been in prison and still remains there for polygamy. Only the other day President Cleveland par- doned the apostle, George Q. Cannon, who was also serving a term for the same offense. A few days after his release he appeared in the taber- nacle, and declared that his faith in and fidelity to the Mormon gospel were greater than ever before. This gave Bishop Andrew Cahoon his cue. The newspapers containing a report of the apostle’s fervor were read in prison by the bishop, whereupon he sat down and wrote an open letter to the apostle, denouncing the whole Mormon fabric as a tissue of impostures and frauds. He flatly denied that the founders of the Mormon religion, with many of whom he was acquainted, were possessed of anything like divine inspiration or anything else. more divine than mere worldly wisdom. He also cast serious doubts on the sincerity of ‘Brother’ Cannon and others like him who prated so loudly of their faith and steadfastness. ‘They eo not,” he says, “let their tongues speak what their hearts fe A That Bishop Cahoon’s apostacy will lead to many others among the rank and file there is no doubt. There have been several similar movements in the history of the Mormons. the best remembered of which are those which were led by W. 8. Godbe, E. L. T. Harrison and T. B. H. Stenhouse, when many of the most intelligent and best-intormed men of the church withdrew their allegiance from the hierarchy. Bishop Cahoon is an old man, and has stood firmly by the church for about half a century, It may be said of him, as of nearly every Mormon of average intelligence, that he never did believe all the teachings and pre- tensions of the Mormon priesthood, of which he has been himself an important member. But his reasons for finally kicking over the traces are eminently practical and common- sense. A few months of life at the dreary old penitentiary had convinced him that the Mor- mon church cannot hope to conquer the United States government at present. The laws are stronger than the priesthood, and he doesn't care to hold out longer as a declared rebel against his country. - se Mr. Lewis Contradicts Mr. Webster Mr. Lewis, solicitor for the Parnellites, writes to call attention to an g‘amazing and important misstatement” with reference to Pigott which was made by Attorney-General Webster in the house of commons on Friday. He says the letter referred to by Mr. Webster | as having been Yea in Sir Charles Russell's hands five days before Pigott’s appearance in the witness box was a letter from Mr. Soames to Pigott, and two other letters, from Pigott to Mr. Soames, in which Pigott admitted that he feared to undergo a cross-examination, were withheld by the Times’ lawyers, Mr. Lewis says it isa fact that neither the counsel nor the solicitor for the Parnellites had notice of the existence of these two letters until Pigott had decamped. West Virginia Election Cases. DISTRICT-ATTORNEY WATTS NOT HAVING MUCH SUCCESS. Atelegram from Wheeling, March 23, : The United States district court, Judge Jackson presiding, has been engaged this week in try- ing parties indicted at the last term for viola- tion of the election laws. The cases excite a good deal of interest, owing to the fact that with four exceptions the seventy odd indict- ments are all against republicans and the cases are being prosecuted by District-Attorney Ww » Who refused to resign at President Har- 's request, and who said that his resigna- tion was demanded that these indicted parties might not be convicted. Republicans claimed were found for effect on pending election contests. So far twenty-one ses have been disposed of, embracing the casting of illegal votes. Of these twenty-one cases two indictments were dismissed by the district attorney and seventeen were acquitted, The court this evening adjourned till Tuesday. tee Mr. Wanamaker’s Reception. From the Philadelphia Times, Sunday. The Manufacturers’ club met last evening for the purpose of making arrangements for the reception which will be tendered Postmaster- General Wanamaker on April 10. It is intended to send invitations to President Harrison and the members of his cabinet anda number of the government officials, eee. No Rest for the Boomers. W. A. Radford arrivedat Wichita, Kan., from Oklahoma Saturday night and states that Lieut. Carson is still engaged in rounding‘up the boom- } ers. He however, changed his base of | operations to the southern part of the county. The officer states that every boomer will be compelled to leave. Those in concealment, as well as those who have returned to Oklahoma has, city after the withdrawal of the troops, are badly frightened and do not know how to act. Mr. Radford thinks the situation is critical, and advises all persons to remain out of the country, as there certainly will be trouble if the President does not soon act. so A Proposed British Coal Trust. Harold Fredric in New York Times, The mania for forming trusts, which began over here last autumn as a consequence of your exposures of what had been done in that direc- tion in America, has now reached a point where nothing less than a scheme for the amalgama- tion of all the coal mines of the United King- dom is seriously proposed. Indeed, the matter has gone so far that two meetings of Lanca- shire and Cheshire owners have been held, and acommittee appointed to communicate with all the other colliery owners who have not yet assented. ‘The principal opponents of the plan aresouth Yorkshire and south Wales owners, but these merely say they think the project impractica- ble, and are willing to join if they can be con- vineed of its feasibility. The capital needed is roughly estimated at 2500,000,000. The scheme as broached is, of course, full of professions and regard for public interests and solicitude for the working miners and all sorts of benefi- cent plans of insurance and relief, Guarantees for these latter are hinted at. All the same, the leaders of the various miners’ associations have promptly sounded the alarm and will bring the matter before a special representative confer- ence at Birmingham on Tuesday. They say that the first definite step toward the formation of a coal trust would be met by a consolidation of all their associations into a huge miners’ protective syndicate, which would fight the monopoly to the death unless all the rights of labor were absolutely safeguarded, = Provo — President Dan Lamont Now. ‘New York special to the Philadelphia Press, From a President's secretary, Dan Lamont has become a president. He was elected Sat- urday to the presidency of a cross-town horse- car line, entitled the Houston, West Street and Pavonia Ferry Railroad company, but more familiarly known on the East Side as the Avenue Cline. The road is managed by the Seventh avenue and Broadway line, which is now owned by the Metropolitan Traction com| posed principally of Philadelphians. Ex-Sec- retary Whitney is largely interested in the Traction company, which accounts for Mr. Lamont's elevation to the presidency of the Avenue C lin ————-e+—_____ AnKansas OrriciaLs Resiox.—The resigna- tions of Thos. Fletcher, United States marshal, and Jos. W. House, district attorney for the eastern district of Arkansas, have been for- warded to President Harrison. The republi- ©. ©. Waters, of Little Rock. former attorney, for reappointment, and Oscar M. Spellman, of Pine Bluff, for marshal. ~so0—_____ Tur Moxey Sewep Ur ix His Wire's Pet- trcoat.—John Morris, of Wilkesbarre, Pa., did not trust banks and had his wife sew $1,255, the savin of his life time, in her petticoat. On Saturday night while Morris was away three masked men entered the house, Bagged Mrs. Morris and stole the petticoat from under her pillow. Wm. Standish, a neighbor, has been arrested. Asornen Ixavouration Victrt.—A Potts- ville, Pa., special to the Philadel) Press says: Daniel Kohler. member of the third Virtues of both parents, known as laparotomy. Her administrator has sued the doctors who aided in the operation, declaring that a mortem examination has shown the was unnecessary. The amount of asked 1s $10,000. The democrats of erect s building similar to Tammany hall, of Kew York. ‘They’ will expend @60,000 for & site tand €100,000 for the It is announced at St. Louls that the brigade band, died this morning from the ef- fects of a cold contracted while attending the i i He was a blacksmith, but since his return from Washington was unable to The cause of death was said to have been neuralgia of the heart. He leaves a wife two children. ——————-o-—______ The Bartholomay, Rochester and Genesee Brewing companies’ plants, at Rochester, N. Y. have been sold to the English syndicate and Till be ‘consolidated and Known as the “Bar. olomay ‘ewing company, sited that $3,250,000 were paid for the "An engine attached tos train on sais frum Cobeoie. ont mee af- ternoon, and was overturned, Ei To. was instantly killed, pany, com- | can state central committee have recommended | LATE FOREIGN NEWS. John Bright is seriously ill again. Gen. Boulanger had a fainting spell ina Paris restaurant Sunday. Mr. Gladstone has gone to Scotland. King Luis, of Portugal, has been elected honorary president of an anti-slavery society. Cholera has caused 500 deaths at Zambooriga, Philippine Islands, England has demanded of Morocco 50,000 pounds indemnity for the massacre and pillage at the Mackenzie factory at Cape Juby, in 1888. The czar is said to wear always a ring in which is embedded a piece of the true cross that was given to an ancestor of the czar bya Pope long ago. The czar is said to be super- stitions ‘about this ring, and once, when he started upon a long journey and had forgotten be bet ha atin tald ehilee messenger went back upon a locomotive and fetched it. Six sudden deaths in a hospital in Florence have started rumors of cholera, The king of Holland was reported to be un- conscious last night, M. de Loulay and Gerault Richard fought a duel in Paris Sunday. The former was sligthly wounded in three places. Richard had attacked de Loulay in a newspaper article. Ina duel with swords in Rome Deputy Cavalotti slightly wounded Signor Corveto, under secretary of the war department, A committee ofthe lower house of the rigs- dag has advised the ratification of the conven- tion between Denmark and the United States, roviding for the arbitration of the claim of Mr, Butterfield against Denmark for compensa- tion for a number of vessels lost near St. Thomas many years ago. Maddison Morton, the veteran farce-writer, who is nowa pensioner at the Charter house, London, is to have a big benefit at Drury Lane, and there is talk of doing his famous “Box and Cox,” with Henry Irving as Boz, John Hare as Cox, and Mrs. Bancroft as Mrs. Bouncer. The German penal bill provides for a more stringent dealing with political crimes and insults to the sovereign and abolishes perma- nent expulsion by mere police authority. The most important new provision authorizes the the permanent interdiction of periodicals and papers guilty of offenses against the law, and the dissolution of societies and meetings, The Donoughmore contract, by which it was hoped to settle the claims of English bond- holders against Peru, has failed of ratification by the Peruvian cabinet. Mohammed Beraivi, who has arrived at Cairo from Omdurman, reports that in July last he accompanied an expedition of 6,000 mahdists against Emin Pacha. He states that Emin de- feated the dervishes near Bor, killing most of them, and capturing their steamers and much ammunition. Several leading London metal firms are likely to be ruined by their connection with the “collapsed copper corner. Alphonse Rothschild is said to have lost $15,000,000 in the operation, ———_——_+e0_____.— The Pope’s Temporal Power. POPE LEO XIII SAID TO BE PREPARING AN IM- PORTANT ENCYCLICAL. The New York Catholic News has received the following: Rome, March 23.—Information from a very reliable quarter warrants me in saying that one of the most important encyclicals ever issued is now incourse of preparation by Leo XIII. This encyclical has already been noticed, and and it was said to be intended as an ‘argument for the maintenance of the peace of Europ but according tomy informant it will be an appeal to the European nations for a final settlement of the question of the temporal power. Premier Crispi and the Italian cabinet have long known that the pope had such an idea in mind, and it was this Encrwledie that made them bring pressure to bear against Gladstone and keep him from visiting Rome and carrying out his ‘tention of calling on the pontiff. Crisp1 feared that Gladstone, who had been credited with being favorable to the idea of arbitration, would sanction the scheme of his holiness, and that the appeal of the pope would go before the world with the recommendation of an English nad statesman who, more than other, worked intermittingly for a united Italy. occupation of Rome permitted by European powers under certain conditions ex- din the papal guarantees, These guar- have been violated and the appeal of the ‘or reconsideration must receive attention, Ital two allies, Germany and Austria, recog- m the depressed condition of Italy and the fact that it can not grow to be strong under its present anti-papal policy. Emperor Francis Joseph has never recognized the occupation and refuses to pay the visit he owes to King Humbert in the Etrnal City. The letters that have been pouring in grom the bishops of every country proclaim ‘the universal interest in the question, and have forced its attention more rmly on old world politicians, who see atthe horizon’s rim the cloud that presages a storm in the world of diplomacy. The encyclical is expected to be published about the time the new penal code goes into effect in June next. It is stated that the king of Belgium may b appointed to decide the dispute. Neither Hum- bert nor Leo XIII could object to this, Kin; Leopold is friendly to the Roman pontiff, an Humbert has for a long time sought to have the Italian crown prince considered as the future husband of Leopold's daughter. je —— Two Thousand a Month. YELLOW FEVER IN BRAZIL AIDED BY OF THE RAIN SEASO In Rio Janeiro at present there is but one topic—the epidemic which is making such great ravages among all classes, The official returns of the death from yellow fever since the com- mencemert of the year sum up 1,500 victims from that form of feverfalone, and the mortal- ity from other types is unusually great. The inhabitants of Rio are in fact dying at the rate of two thousand a month in acity of three hun- dred thousand, largely depleted by the flight of very one able to take refuge in the highland Children from ten years down are al prey, even infants a few days old succumbing to yellow fever, and no medical skill avails to save the families of the most emi- nent physicians from decimation. No doubt the great severity of the epidemic arises trom the complete failure of the rainy season to make its appearance, resulting in a great scarc- ity of water and in the drying up of the swamps inside and outside the city so effectually that nota croak of a frog is to be heard where in other years the ears were deafened with their noise. aes The Great Mackenzie Basin. CANADIANS SAID TO BE AFRAID THAT AMERICANS WILL SEIZE IT. An Ottawa special says: Fears are expressed that a filibustering expedition from the United States may seize the undeveloped territorysin the Great Mackenzie river region. Mr. Girard in the senate, has called the attention of the government to the defenseless condition of that vast and enormously valuable region. He says: “There is danger of expeditions coming over from the United States and taking pos- session of this territory. Fifty resolute men, armed with supplies and ammunition, would be sufficient to hold the country against any | force that could be sent against them under ex- isting conditions. owing to the difficulty of moving troops and provisions into that region, It would be a most serious thing to the Do- minion to lose so invaluable a possession as the Great Mackenzie river.” Yet that is precisely what he anticipates may happen if the g@ernment does not promptly occupy the country and do something to o} it up. The most recent reports from that hitherto unknown land show that the country contains great mineral wealth, and abounds in valuable fisheries, extensive forests and rich pastures, all awaiting settlement, and affording Plenty of room for thousands of population, the government has promised to give the matter immediate attention, and justices of ill soon be appointed, emigration nt in that direction, surveyors set to work and railways Lap nape from the present set- tlements toward the Gr enzie basin, ee ee Ropert Garrett Mucu Betrer.—Robert Garrett, formerly president of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, and party have arrived at Thomasville, Ga., from Florida, Mr. Garrett is very much improved, both physically and mentally, ———_—+e+-_____ CANADA SURPRISED BY THE BEHRING’s SrA Proctamation.—A sensation has been created at Ottawa by the issue of President Harrison's MARCH 25, THE OFT TOLD STORY Of the peculiar medicinal merit of Hood's Sarsaparilla is fully confirmed by the testimony of thousands who have tried it. 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Collections, Railroad Stocks and Bonds, and-all acchrities: sted on the Exchanges of New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Baltimore bought and sold A specialty made of investment securities, Distri Bonds and all Local Railroad, Gas, Insurance and 'T¢ ephone Stock dealt in, ‘Auerican ell Teleyhone Stock bought and sold Jy18 “WOOD AND COAL COAL MERCHANT, Wholesale and Retail. Anthracite Coal of all kinds constantly on hand, GEORGE'S CREEK CUMBERLAND COAL. FINEST GRADES of SPLINT AND CANNEL COAL. Sawed and Split Wood to Order. Yard and Office, 3008 Water street; Branch Office, 4 3. _ street (opposite Post-office), West Washing- _Telephone—Yard, 954- ¥ RETAIL PRICES FOR COAL until changed, are as follow White Ash Stove, per, tol of 2,240 Ibs. S Bro! Shamokin Stove, Red Ash Stove,” Lykens, Valley Stove, 8. & 8. Pine Wood, 1 i Oak Wood, Special prices for large orders, JOH Pa, WV. Wa, 1020 Lath stow. Cup. aud Lat MILLER, WOLFF & RANDOLPH. PHILADELPHIA NLY cor f Jost throngn 1. bed practices, cet Geen toes Recoees EG Absolute secrecy. Warico= Dupre __ WINTER RESORTS. _ QUMMER BoaRp— i. SS near Baltimore, on i surpassed in situatic laria. J.C. KINEA! KLES PREVE : a unique, ALL, a D AND REMOVED BY i tain, harmless and elegant toilet requisite. Address C,H. AKNOLD, 145. Milk st., Boston, M. Price, postpaid, $1 per package. Yireular on application, WESBt OTEL MT. V. ATL. 64 ocean rooms, Near the beach, mh20-1m FOE, EMERSON, ATT 1¢ Carolina ave., uear the beach, sprifiy and summer seasoits, mh 16. SAWL J. YOU: TLANTIC CITY— “ar the beacia, thoroughly heated. SO} D CITY, N. J. Now open’ for the G, Prop._ E. CHEES G4E10G8 SERINGS 5 DR, STRONG'S SANITARIUM. OPEN ALL THE YEAR. For the treatment. of female, nervous, respiratory, malarial and other chrouie diseases, with all the best remedial appliances—among them Mass: Vacuum treatment, Swedish movements, Electricity, Turkish Roman, Electro thermal, French douche and all bath: puintinents first-class. A cheerful resort for Test or recreation, onic climate, with spe 4 WATERS, Winter abd GWA e Send for cireular, INDERMEKE—TENN ATLANTIC Popular location. Opens March 1. £26-3m_MKS. M. T. SOUTHALL, cf Washington, D.C. QS THE BEACH HADDON HALL. 115-3m EDWIN LIPPINCOTT. 1 \HE ACM T sTLANTIC CITY, N. SEA END OF KE! SKY AVE. MIs. G. W JSTODDARD, _ NTIC CITY J.—HOTELS, BOARDING- eR Houses, Cottages; Lote and Bath-Houses to let or jor sule by 1. G. ADAMS & CO., real estate agents, Real Estate and Law Buildings, Atlantic City, N. J. £14-39t WTHERILL, ATLANTIC CITY Kentucky ave., ui yen March 16th to mhll-eo¢m M. J. ECKERT. EASHORE, NEW BEDFORD, MASS. Oe only 30 ininutes “ride front New Vork steamers, Bauer's Island, one of the most ‘charming te Rh Six acres, graud house, short row from city." Splendid, homes directly on seashore. Great barguins, best of 8. A visit to the xrand old city will repay anyone. Write for catalogue and descriptions. F, ADAMS, Bedford, Mass, ype CHALFONTE, ATLANTIC CITY, N. J, Moved to the Beach, ROVED, EN ‘ED AND IMP! . le Water ain Rees OED OCEAN, XTEW. it, in 5 vator. tev-: ih i age ROBERTS & SONS. OTEL LURAY, ATLANTIC CITY, N. On the Beach, Rants Will open 3 Cour: Coxe: Woon: JOHNSON BROTHERS, Wharves and Rail yards, 12th & Water sts. Southwest. 1202 F st. n.w. 1515 7th stn. w. 8d and K st. n. w. 1740 Pa, ave. n. w. 1112 9th st. nw. 413 10th st. n. w. Exclusive agents in the District for the sale of some of the best coal mined. Supply more families than any retail yard in the United States. EONEST MEASURE, FAIR DEALING, PROMPT DELIVERIES AND REASONABLE PRICES have Made our business a success, ual DRY GOODS. New Sonrxe Goons. ¢ Just received another shipment of New Spring Goods proclamation declaring Behring’s sea a closed ener Wool i im mois sea, The action of the American government | Chins Silksssise fall bocce tae hed | Sop em ey surprise to the members of hom and Ni ‘match, government, who declined to be inter- | Tab ee grades, nee ‘gt viewed. It is stated here that the Cleveland | {ua )iliow Cases, D ee ee tion and the British government had | “0-1 "SHOUE BRO. & 00,, 1328 F at, bata chim ho somnperaciine fr temas claim for compensation for Belz! British sealing vessels in sea. DENTISTRY. Tue Nontnern Pactric Gets Ixto Cutcaco.— DENTAL INFIRMARY —TEETH FILLED The Philadelphia Znguirer has earned that the Een rat S08 wt ee — Northern Pacific railroad com) has at last | ment of Colum! ity, 1105 p.m. daily. secured control of the Wisconsin Central ral | $2, Suuany,, fextryeuon tim Anhrucay goes road, an h it an entrance into Wik STARH PANSONE DERTET ee ote com Lys meeting in New York on to \- approve lease. saved: hours ® to Wisconsin Central’s divided up between all the roads running ATTORNEYS. add to the Northern Pacific system 767 miles of cg ATLANTIC CITY, NJ. Ne beach ; }; good drai te ace. AMES troop, rT? Ly Cee am ae wtekierto SITY, NT. ‘e tee fel-4m NHE 1 T On beach, sea AZ ia ave., VILL OPEN FEBRUARY 0.1 _ei-on BUCK & McCLELLAN, W fotel, Old Point PROFESSIONAL, IRCLES AT 7. "TPOpSDAY nient at 7:50 ‘the most tests ever given; 9am. to 6 p.m. ENNHUEST, fel-3u the year; hot and cold sea- house; sun parlors. Mrs. J. L. BRYANT. ISLESWORTH, ATLANTIC CITY, N. Ju. INTER AND SPRING RESORT. EATON COT: tors week sadupwaras Ve oe 5 an Pastime “GEONGE BOOKER, Proprietor. FI te 3 4TH ST. N. E. sharp. of Avussian, | ‘Outdoor and indoor | 10, 1889. ve Washington avenue and C street. For Chicago and Northwest, Vestibaled Limited ex- Press daily 8:55 a.m. express 9:05 p. m. For Sagan gous and 3-00 and 11:10 p, me or Biesbany and Cieveisod. ¥ pres BSim and e For Lexington and For Balti ok 8:30, 9 om utes, 9: 9:30, 9. 4:35, For more! Lis 6. &: . 2 +5, 2: 15¢ 5 3 50, 5 A018 and TT-00 pn. Sundays 6:50, 7 (45 minutes! a S » A280. 145,300 "41, “8:0, 6 30, f.50, 8.08, 3, 10-10, ard 1100 pm. For Aunapis. 8 so and' 30mm. 12:10.and 4.85 Pan. On Sun S33 }. M., 235 p.m. ve An- Baponie 4,837 a, 13503, 410" pm. Sundays, m. 4:10 pam, For Statious onthe Metropolitan Branch, +6:35, no Fruicipal stations ouly TLO 30 p.m. Fo nieriieaiite points, 9:00 a, m, 30, $4240, *5 » TL1:20 rs a a For Boyd's and intermeihate stations, t7:00 p. m., ‘or 10:00 p.m Chure Rm, ‘For Sundays, 1:15 pm, For train leaves Washi on Sunday at 1 stopping at all stations on Metropolitan Branch. Frederick, 110-108. mi, t4-35 and $5-30p. me, jagerstown, 10:10am. and t5:3 ‘Trains arrive from Chicago daily 9:85 p.m; from Cincinnati and St m., Sar SE 30 pm. Buffet Parlor Cars ius. Sleeping Caron the 10:30 p:m., De the {juitd, Newark, Wilmington and Chester TDS a ing ee OU TS OO ae train open at 9:00 For Philade 30, 8 leave Philadelphis "11:ida. m., Tho, xcept Sunday, *Daily. pculied for and checked at rs left at ticket offices, LEMENTS, CHAS. 0. Gen. Mauager, a ton, *4:10, 19, aud *7:30 §Sunda; SCULL, Gen. Pass, Ag’t. PENNSYLVANTA ROUTE, TO THE NORTH, WEST, AND SOUTHWEST, ENDID SCENERY RAILS.” MAGNIFICENT EQUIPMENT, CT PEL Ai “4TH, TSR AVE WASHINGTON FROM STATION, SIXTH AND b STREETS, #3 FOL DOUBLE TRACK sT rE Ws ttsburgand the West, Chicago Limited Express of Pull 1 Ventibuied cay it 9:50 am. daily, Past MO) at. og > apnati and St. Louis, ing Cars irom Pittsburg to Cincinnath and Harrisburg to St, Louis: daily except Satur day, to Chicago, with Sleeping Car Altoona to Chi- cao. Western’ Express, at 7:40 pan. daily, with Sleeping Cars Washington to Chicago and St. Louis, connecting daily at Harrisburg with through Sleepers for Louisville and Meniphis, Pacific Fx- =. 10:00 p.m, daily, for Pittsburg and the est, with through Sleeper to Pittsburg, and Pitte- bure'to Chicago, ; MOKE AND POTOMAC RAILROAD. ‘auandaigua, and Rox r, daily; for But- Niagara, daily, except Saturday, 10:00p. Washineton to Rochester, at950a 5 0, 4:10, nd express of Pullman Parlor except Sunday, aud 3:49 Car. ithout change 2:10 p.m. every day. For Brooklyn. N. Y., all through trains connect at Jer- sey City with boats of Brooklyn Annex, afforling Gitect transter to Fulton street, avoiding double ferriage across: ¢ Lork City. ForPiiladelphia, 7:20, 8:10, 9:00, 11-00, and 11-40 au 10, 4:10,6 00,8 0:00, aud 11-20 p.m. 1m. 9:00, 11:40 10, 4:10, 6:0 band 11:20 pan. Limited Express, 8. 9:40 atu. Week days, and 3:45 pam. y al For Baltimore, 6 20, LOO 1:40 a.m. week days. §;10, 9:00, 9-40, 9:5 11,00, and "11:46 O, 3:45, 4:10, 4:40, 6:00, 7-4 10:00, and 11:20 p: Gn. Sunday, 9:00, 9:0. oo, 11-40 aan 4:10, 6:00, 7:40, 8:10, 10 Line, 7:20am. and 4:40 p.m. daily, 5 20.and 9:00 a.m., 12:05 and 4:40 xcept Sunday, Suidays, 9:00 am, ‘dail Tan dailyye Son, Ob Sunday a . 6201, 8205, and 10 for ‘Quantico, South. 4:30, 10:57 a m. daily, except Sunday m, ‘Tickets and information at the office, northeast cor- ner of 1:3th street and Penney] and at the station, where orders can be le ec 1) destination irom hotels and residences. to di E. PUG! Generai Manager. LEDMONT AIR LINE. Schedule in effect February 10th, 1889. A. M.—East Tenn. Mail Daily for’ W ton, Gordonsville, Cha le, Lynchburg, and Stations ung, Roanoke, Bristol, lontzomery, and ‘New Or Washington to'New Orleans, Duily for Warrenton, Char- Stations Ches. & Ohio’ Route, it, Danville and Stations be- Lyncl to traius Wachington to Atlanta, Does not connect for a undays. ly, except Sunday, for Manassas, rinediate stations Memphis Express Daily, via Lynchburg attanoova. Pullman Vestibule Sleepers hington to Memphis and thence to Arkansas ‘Western Express Daily for Manassas, ranve, Charlottesville, Louisville, Cincin- Washington man Sleepers and Solid Trains ouIavi 11:00 P. M—Southern Express for Lynch- pure, Danville, Dail; aleigh, Asheville, Charlotte, Colum- Augusta, Atlanta, Montgomery, New Or- and California. Pullman Vestibule Sleeper to New Orleans via ta aud Mout- | gomery. Pullman Sleeper Washington to Augusta, | Ga., without cha = ‘Trains on Waxhington and Ohio division leave Wash- tou 9-00 AM € lay, and 4:49 BAL A.M. aud PM ACM. Daily and rive Ke 4 xee -pipunday, arriving Wasuington 8:30 rains from the South via Charlo villeaud Lyuchburg arrive in Washington 7:00 AML and 7:13 PM.: ¥ Tennessee, Bristol and Lyuch- burg at 11-13 A.M. and 0-40 P-4t via Chesapeake and Ohio route”ana Charlottesville at_5:40 P.M. and 9:40 PML; Strasburg Local at 10:15 A. Tickets, sleeping car reservation and information ce, 1300 Penn- furnished, and baxwage checked at offic sylvania avenue, aud st Passenger Station, Pennsylva ‘ailroad, Gib aud Bets,” JAS. L. TAYLO! General Passenger Agent. AM. an ‘Throw ula i Et POTOMAC RIVER BOATS._ OLOMAC TRANSPORTATION LINE. For Baltimore and River Landings, Steamer Sue, Capt. Geoghegan, leaves Stephenson's Wharf every on y at o'clock p. m. For further information yply 40 gat STEPHENSON & BRO, mh6-6m 7th st. wharf. M& YE8NoN! i. VERNON! aj STEAMER W. W. CORCORAN Leaves 7th-street wharf daily (except Sunday) for Mt. ‘Vernon and River Landings as far down was <a = a.m Returning, react Wi ut a a cr ae LL. BLAKE, Captain. AC RIVER LANDINGS. JOR PoTOM NEW T. KON STEAMER “WAREFTELD™ oat ; and SATURDATS at? TUESDAYS. FRIDAYS and SUND. touching at River Landings us far as Nom fa.,St. Clements Bay vhenee wa25 __OCEAN STEAMERS, __ HORT KOUTE TO LONDON, S' NOKDDEUTSCHEE LLOYD 8. & C0, Fast pe Steamera, tendon, Havre), Bremen, m.; Pulda, Sat., 10,1 p.m.; Elbe, Bes April 6,10 a m.; Lahu, Bats Apa LE 3p 3 ‘Comfortable excellent table, Inxurious saloon appointments. Prices: Ist cabin, 875 and ward a berth, according to location; 2d ‘cabin, A bert rage at low rates, E.¥. DROOP, 3 ay =sasaties — = nie Cu T DeBOIS & co. agents, G05 7th st. CHAS. as nw. Plans and lists of sailings furnished, booked to Paris. | tween Lynchburg and Danville, Greensboro, Raleigh, | Charlotte. Coluin bia, Aiken, Auuata, Atlanta, Birming- ry, New Orleans, 1 ‘exas and Califorma, E New York to Atluvta: Pullzuan Parlor cars Atlanta, teomery ; Pullman Sleepers Mont- omery to Mann Boudoir Sleepers for Birmineham, Vicksburg. aud Shreveport, an | Sleeper Greensboro to Celumbia and Augusta. Solid with confidence to the superior advantages pre sented by THE WaskINeTON EVENING STAR as a0 advertising medium. The sworn statements of its daily circulation, published from week to week, taken in connection with the data given below, i lustrate in the most striking manner the steady and rapid growth of the paper in circulation and influence. They also establish, beyond contre ‘Versy, the fact that THE Stak is the dest local ad» wertising medium, not only in the United States, Dut in the whole world! This claim is based an@ conceded on the fact that no city in any country is 80 thoroughly covered by the regularcirculation of & single paper as is the city of Washington by that of THE EVENING Stan; and it does not rest on the extent alone, but also on the character of circula ton. Not only is its local circulation the largest and fullest of any daily paper printed, in propor+ tion to population, but it is also the BEST, since the paper does not merely go into the hands of the People of the District of Columbia asa body, but into their homes,—into the families of all condi- tions, and into those of the money-spending a Well as the money-earning portion of the com munity,—in @ much larger ratio than any daily journal that can be named. By reason of the fullness, freshness and reliability of its news, local, domestic and foreign, its independent and fair treatment of all public questions, and espe cially because of its intelligent and effective de- Votion to local interests, and its close attention to matters with which the household, and parce larly its aay members, are concerned, THe STAR is everywhere recognized and admitted to be. ia every quality, the leading and favorite newspaper of the National Capital, alike in the counting- Toom, the Work-shop, aud the family circle. More conclusive evidence on these points no person can ask than that afforded by the table below. The growth of circulation therein indi- cated, with the analysis following, clearly shows the esteem in which the paper is beld by the com- munity to whose interests it is so steadfastly de- voted. It will be seen that, in the number of copies issued, every mouth in the year 1888 shows & handsome ease Over the corresponding month in each year given; and, as a further illus tration on that point, it may be stated here that there has been a corresponding advance in the number of new advertisements printed during the year. The comparative figures for the four years last past are as follows: DAILY CIRCULATION IN 1885-"86-'S7—"SR ISS3. ISS6. ISS?7, ISSR, 23,388 23,470 26,386 24,321 26,299 27,168 23,594 26,009 24,727 25,575 24,359 25,742 23,902 23,116 2BING 2S70 22,364 24.559 22,802 24,905 21,701 24,507 23,651 24,657 23,682 nano 1,559 Of this aggregate daily circulation of 27, Copies, the books of the office show that an average of 20,029 copies were regularly delivered each day, by carriers, at the homes of perinanent subm scribers im the city and suburbs. Of the remainder, 4 daily average of 5,421 were sold at the office, in the hotels and railway stations, etc.,and on the streets, by newsboys, making a grand total average within the District of 24,430 copies daily, leaving @ daily average of 1,052 to ve sent to regular sub- scribers residing beyond its limits, by mail, express, and railway trains. In addition to the 20,029 copies daily delivered At the homes of subscribers, a large proportion of the 3,421 otherwise disposed of in thecity is reg- ularly purchased by permanent residents, living in lodgings, &c. (not householders), while the resi- due go@e into the hands vi trausient visitors, from all parts of the country, who each year come to the National Capital in greater uumbers and for Jonger periods, and who, furthermore, langely rep- Tesent the well-to-do and purchasing portions of the communities to Which they respectively belong. ‘The last-named is a class of readers alone well Worth reaching; but it is to the phenomenally jarge permanent local circulation of we paper, And especially to its unparalleled hold upon the household and family circle, tat the atiention of advertisers is particularly directed. A comparison of te Lome circulation of 25,450 with the figures represeuting the entire popula on of the city will conciusively establish the fact that 1ME 5TAK reaches about every family im wo Vistrictot Columbia, and is read evcry duy by more Guan Uaree-fourlis uf us population who are able read! At follows, therefore, that an advertise- ment inserted in its columus wild meet We eyeut every person in the Visurict worth reaching, of Whatever race, creed, sea, age, or condition iu iife, Jt only remains to be said, for the infor meuon of those interested in the subject, Wat, in propuruon to its circulation, the rates of advertising in Tug EVENING STAK, Whether transient or for long periods, rank with the very jowest in the United States. Indeed, tak: bola We extent and char acter of its circulation into consideration, ik may sately be claimed Wut so Wide and such an eavel Jentquality oi pubiucity cau uownere cise Le LOUK for Whe same moucy. JANUARY... Daily av'ge..22,123 Increase “Trial by Peers.” For the information of those not familiar with THE Stak, a few extracts frum notices by its con. temporaries, calied oul by its recent change Toru, are appended : From the Washington Pest, We congratulate Lue Sran on its great rosperity, There ts no vetier evening newapaper inthe Unuied Sialee From the Philadetviga Ledger tux Wastuxeros kvaxino Stan bas marked the close of twenty-one years uuder its preseut mauage- qucut by permauent eulanrement to a double sheet, oF eight page paper, and mechanical ampr “is tuat | wreatly amcresse its imciuues luc puuidcatiol. Land Stak is LOW coubiderabiy ore Lah Lwice&s Lange ae at Was 1b 1507, Turbines Gaily Uuree Laue ao we PeMMLLg luaLter, aud tise aluiost LVe dus carciliee ow tual it then eljuyed. di as, iuucod, & Dtsi-cosse paper, “worthy uf auy city au We said.” From the Brovkiyn Bayle, Washington's best, if not really its ouly news- Peper, 8 LHE DTA, Which bas a cir dialon of 3u, 44 Populauon of" ZUU.VU, served Ly Wawulie aus carriers. “40k Stak bas Lo pouucs. butt puulisues Ali the hews, wives Voth ides equally lnpartial treet Wet, aud ude alluded ab eaceucit fepulativu tor the Auruces Ul 1s Loe wud MMulag cael From the Laitimore Sun, ‘LHE WasHINGTON STAR, one of the most Prosperous Dewspapers iu the COULLTY, Jaiely cilaned, is wow per Luabeuliy ab eeUL-paxe paper. Luc goed business Ie eljuys Was created by its iuauagers, aud the beld it uce (CUjice Las been Beid successt uly ior uany yours, IS de 1 WAY Fespects & mouel alleruvuL paper, and im extending to stour New Lear's grectings We trust ls Prosperity lay Lever Wane, From the Philadelphia Times. THE Stax fills the Journalistic field of the national Capital, aba Dlis it adiurably aud wits greet success. Brom Ue New York Commercial Budictin, @hatenterprising journal, THe W asuixaTos EVENING Stax, bas just completed tw . We oue O41 Lhe latest abd Muuueciuent alleruuUn papers Ab Ube Liited Diates, ast Lus ious beeu gue ul Lue best wud Wiost successl us. Prom the Baltimore American, From the Chester Pa.) Dismes, Here and there we behola a paper which rewards toil, peruabs tue geiuus, uf ste couture Sptee e Stucastre Gl wuccuss iat excites the wander ofa competitors, Suck # jourual, at gives Us uubouuded plesoure Wo be abie to say, is 44k LVENING BTAK, uf Wastuuxton City. From the Philadelphia Record. WasHiInoTon EVENING ST4R keeps an. Veluporarics PubLéked 1a ar