Evening Star Newspaper, August 3, 1889, Page 12

LOCAL MENTION. The Weather. FORECAST TILL EIGHT A.M. SUNDAY. For the of Columbia, District Mary! and Virginia, light local showers, followed by clearing weather and fair on Sunday; a q fell im temperature, ares ae southern Vir- ginia stationary tempera’ 3 Westerly winds. Tae Pickwick Civp Excursions are always interesting and enjoyable affairs. Their next ——e place Wed., Aug. 7, to Colonial Beach. one. Leave Your Measure of trousers to order for $4.50. Made in ev re ae aN Bros., 7th and E. BURGLAR ALARMS, speaking tubes. J. A. Kveutixe. Tux Aurnicay tsenagatind Economy Ranges, 8. S. Suepp & Bno., 482 9th st. Gp ro Bay Rivor with Columbia Division No, U.R., Thursday, August 8, Ir rou gave the headache insist on your gettin; ou “BRroMongxe,” @ sure eure, 5c. ‘TecuivFELY & Brats, Wholesale Agents. ——— Fa Owx Maxe of ep egy po ding, upholstery a summer prices: Wenpenax& Co, 610 12th st. nw. Art Presext we have a great many bargains to offer just enough away from the ruling style ‘to cause us to sell at cost, and less in some in- stances, as follows: 6 odd patterns in Smith’s mogquette that we cannot get more of, at $1 per rd; 8 odd patterns in best S-frame body Altes enee ‘boards cos vite inspection of our new stock also, which is on the floor ready for fall orders, and the prices we guar- antee. W. H. Hoventon & Co.. 1218—1220 F st. nw. Go to Bar River Monday, August 5, with Stansbury lodge, F.A.A.M. Special attractions, Exzcric Gas Licutine, lightning rods. J. H. Kveu.e. Berore STartTixe On your. vacation come in and be fitted in one of our $8 blue serge suits, the very thing for sea- shore or mountain. E1semax Bros., 7th and E, Manufacturing Clothiers and Tailors. Dows at Last. Watches cleaned, $1; main- Spring in 8.W., key-winder, 75c. Repair- ag & proportion. All work guaranteed. Ri. C. Hoes & Co., 528 9th st. n.w. RewsxoEn’s Ice Cream. 235 G street Muamora Excursiox to CorontaL Brack ‘Wednesday, Aug. 7, under management of the Ptck wick Club. Go to R. W. Henperson’s, 1113 F street northwest, for wall paper, window shades, room moldings, lincrusta, walton, &c. Aut ang Isvirep to inspect their improved methods of doing work. The rush still con- tinues at the Empmre Carpet CLEANING Works, 631-636 Mass.ave. u.w. Telephone 787—2. Tue Axorivs, sx Minter. An authentic copy of the $110,000 painting of “The Angelus,” by Millet. has just been received and is now on free exhibition at “Dzrver’s,” 605 Pennsylvania avenue. Have You Srex ‘The pants we have reduced to $2.90, $3.60 and 57 E1semax ‘7th and E, Manufacturing Clothiers and Tailors. Liourstxe Rops, electric work. Kvesuixo, 1222 Pennsylvania avenue. Fusse1’s Ick Cream shipped anywhere out of town to dealers, churches, picnics and fami- lies. 1425 New York ave. Watt Parzns, House and Fresco Painting. P. Hanson Hy Mr'e Co., 1310 F st. n.w. Banoarss in wall paper. Bargains in a Bargains in picture frames, For fifteen days more. B. J. Laws, 1427 Penna. ave. n.w. Bur Your Coal, Coke and Wood from Jouy- fox the leading firm in the Dis- trict Fomxace axp Stove Reparrixe promptly done by Surpp Buo., 432 9th st. Tuxger’s No Tuve Barocas Wrrgour Tave = VaLur. ‘The suits we've marked down to $7.45, $9.85 | $14.85 are true bargains, Examine ‘them judge for yourself. E:semax Bnos., 7th and E, Manufacturing Clothiers and Tailors, ‘Save Your Eresiont. Consult Hempler, cor.43¢, CITY AND DISTRICT. CONDENSED LOCALS. “Billy” Young. th> Baltimore pugilist, who was taken tu “a, city ye.terday mmpiorg on & charge of participatin- .. a prize fight, was relessed. as it was shown that he was not a cipal in the affair. He returned to Wash- last night. Capt. Wm. H. McMonigal, special examiner ii the pension office and a member of Burn- side post. G.A.R., No. 8, of this city, died at Gallipolis, Ohio. on Thurs morning. In- terment will take place in Wdoster, Ohio, James R. Mozeen of Fredericksburg, Va., who was a passenger on the train from this city wrecked on the A. and F. railroad, ar- rived home yesterday in ® very critical condi- tion, having been terribly cut about the head end face. The surpliced choir of St. John’s have en- tered upon their customary August leave, re- turning on the first Sunday in September. During their absence the music at St. John’s Will be led by the “Chapter of Praise” of St. John's iid, which is composed of young les, Ernest Williams, a colored boy who drives « swill cart, was fined 5 by Judge Miller yester- day for allowing offensive substances to drop from his cart. —_—__ In Memory of Mr. Jameson. There was a well attended meeting of mem- bers of the local press and correspondents in the editorial rooms of the Post yesterday after- Boon to take action upon the death of Mr. Geo. H. Jameson. Mr. Frank Hatton of the Post pre- sided and Dr. Frank T. Howe of Taz Stan was chosen secretary. Messrs, Hatton, Harries, Hawkins, West, Dr. Howe, and others, made remarks eulogistic of the deceased, and’ it was decided that, as a mark of respect to Mr. Jamen- son's memory, the chairman of the meetiug should appoint a representative of the Wash- ington journalists to accompany the remains to Jackson, Mich. . HL Merrick of the Post, who was selected. was instructed to se- eure in Jackson a handsome floral tribute. A committee consisting of R. H. Sylvester of the Post, Charles F. Towle of the Boston Traveler, H. Harries of Tue Stan, W. C. Fox of the Press, N. O. Messenger of the Capital, and Charles H. Allen of the Public Opinion, re- Ported resolutions of respect and sympathy, which were adopted. The remains will leave here at 7:40 o'clock to-night for Jackson, Mich., the birthplace of the deceased. Sete Installation of Temple Officers. Undine juvenile temple, Mrs. Bishop and Miss Lizzie Streiby, her assistant in charge, held an open meeting, largely attended in Melford hall Thursday evening. The officers were installed, Grand Superintendent Russell oficiating. A fine program was well rendered, = prizes for general excellence were awarded follows: Gold medaland book to Minnie Leonard, Edwin and Albert An encouragi was made by Chief Templar Bache of Friendship lodge. % i mm temple, Assistant Superintend- ent Alice Teompern tt charge. re gp large Meeting in Washington hall Friday evening, initiated one new member and installed its Officers, the grand superintendent officiating. Miss Annie K. Bond's Holloway independent temple held a large meeting in Golden Cross ball bag ee itiated two new Members, inst its ers, ® pleasing of the order and awarded prizes for at —albums, per ives and books—as : To Eva and Kate Young, Emil Lazelle, Elsie Sillers, Grace Bowbeer, Rodbird, Helen Smith, William and ‘Walter Miss Minor F BOSTON REVENGED. The Senators Fall Before Kid Madden and His Sluggers. 4 LOOSELY PLAYED GAME—HOW THE DAY WAS LOST—CONTESTS IN OTHER CITIES—THE CHAM- PIONSHIP RECORD—NOTES AND COMMENTS ON CLUBS AND PLAYERS. About two thousand people saw a tedious game of ball yesterday between the two ends of the league, which was won by the Boston end by the score of 10 to 6 on the strength of more effective batting. The contest was full of bad plays, each side seeming to try to outdo the other in the line of error-making. Honors were about even in this respect, and the victory went to Boston because the Beaneaters hit the ball, with all their bad playing, while the rank- ness of the home team was not relieved by that sort of work. The batteries were Ferson and Daly and Madden and Bennett, the former proving surprisingly ineffective, while“‘The Kid” ‘was a terror to the Senators, and had he been ‘operly supported would have shut them out. The home team was somewhat reconstructed on account of Madden’s being a left-handed itcher, Beecher playing left and Mack right. Biarke also took Arthur Irwin's place at short on account of the latter’s slight indisposition. Sam Wise was about the only man on the home team who played the proper sort of game. Mack's work in right was up to his old stand- ard. Richardson, who put up such a remark- able game on Thursday, went all to pieces and did some very poor work. The error-making seemed epidemic and it was not strange that Ferson lost his head as he did. THE RUNS, The visitors scored 3 runs in the first inning. Brown hit safely and stole second. After Wise had madea good stop of Kell; masher and thrown the King out at first, which advanced Brown to third, Mack brought the run in on an infield hit, Daly dropping the ball. A couple more hits by Brouthers and Johnston and an- other error by Daly gave two more runs, Smith finally flying out to Mack. The home team got a run ‘in the third, when, with Ferson out, Hoy went to first on balls and was sent to third on Richardson‘s error on Mack’s ball. Mack stole second in a minute, and on Ben- nett’s throw down Hoy dashed home. In this inning Wise executed a neat double play. Brouthers had hit safely and Richardson hit a bounder to Sam, who corralled the big man in the alley and then threw to first in time to catch Richardson, . _ TEMPORARILY IN THE LEAD. For a few minutes in the fifth the crowd en- joyed the experience of the home team’s leading, the Senators scoring three runs. Hoy was hit by the ball and Mack and Beecher each hit safely, and this, with a passed ball, let in tworuns. Then Beecher scored on Clarke's out from Richardson to Brouthers. John Irwin went to first on balls and stole second, stealing third also just as Daly struck out, the third man. The men from the Hub, however, ushed ahead in their half of the inning on Trown's hase out halls and single hits by Kelly and Nash, which netted two runs. Nash was dancing around second when a hot liner came from Richardson's bat straight into the hands of Clarke, who tossed it to second for a double. The visitors clinched their lead in the sixth on a hit by Johnston and errors by Carney and Irwin, one run resulting, THE SEVENTH WAS THE WATERLOO, Ferson being batted out of the box. Kelly reached first on balls, but was caught napping soon after and thrown out, to his great disgust. ‘Then Nash, Brouthers, Richardson, and John- ston hit safely, the next step being an error by Carney, a stolen base, a base on balls to Ben- nett, and Madden’s single. Four runs resulted from five hits, two bases on balls, an error, and a stolen base. The Beaneaters did not score any more runs after this, mainly because they did not need any more. Sullivan took Ferson’s place in the eighth and prevented any scoring, Kelly making a hit. His delivery is peculiar and some of his motions are awkward, but he fools the batsmen in a rather unique style by his combinations of curves, a little like John Tener of Chicago, The home team made a feeble spurt in the ninth and suc- ceeded in reducing the lead of the visitora by two runs. Hoy, who had been hitor given bases on balls the other four times he went to bat, sueceeded in hitting safely within the diamond. Then Mack lined out ‘a single and Beecher's sacrifice at first scored Hoy. Wise struck out, but Bennet missed the third strike and on the throw out at first Mack scored, Washington made 4 hits and 9 errors and Bos- ton 13 hits and 8 errors. IN OTHER CITIES. Indianapolis, of course, won two games and made the stern chase of the Senators a still harder one. Pittsburg was the victim. The first score was9 to 5, Galvin and Fields and Boyle and Myers being the batteries. Indian- apolis made 14 hits and 5 errors, and Pitteburg 11 hits and 2errors. In the second game the tally was 10 to 5. The points were occupied by Garfield and Miller and Krock and Daily. In- dianapolis made 13 hits and 2 errors and Pitte- burg 3 hits and 6 errors, New York defeated the Phillies easily by the score of 7 to0. Buffinton and Schriver and Welch, Ewing and Brown were the batteries. Buftinton was hit hard for four innings, but after that the Giants could not score. Gentle- man Ewing made a home-run hit over the cen- ter-field fence and won the Coogar #100 prize. New York made 14 hits and 1 error and Phila- delphia 7 hits and 3 errors, jicago defeated Cleveland, 8 to 7, in the greatest game of the season. Fifteen’ innings were necessary to bring the contest to a con- clusion, The Ansonians scored three in the ninth and thus tied the score. Each team made three in the thirteenth and the tally was still even. Then in the fifteenth Anson made a hit and stole second. scoring with the aid of Me- Kean’s error. The batteries were Dwyer and Far- relland Bakely and Zimmer. Chicago made 10 hits and 2 errors and Cleveland 11 hits and 5 errors. He looks ASSOCIATION GAMES, At Brooklyn—St. Louis, 6; BrookM™n, 2. At ‘| Baltimore—Baltimore, 5; Cincinnati,3. At Phil- adelphia—Athletics, 8; Louisville, 1. At Co- lumbus—Kansas City, 11; Columbus, 2. THE CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD. Boston still has a comfortable hold on the lead, having reached the half-hundreth victory. New York is pulling hard to overtake the Bean- eaters, but lacks 5 per cent of a tie, while Phila- delphia is still struggling for one of the first two places, There has been no improvement in the play of the Infants, and they are sliding down to meet Anson. who is making a sprint to catch the leaders. He is ahead of the second division, with fair prospects of overtaking Cleveland very soon. Pittsburg has taken an- other tumple, while Indianapolis and Washing- ton are playing great ball, the Hoosiers trying to keep out of the way of the Senators, who are making a noble effort to shake themselves out of the last hole. This is the record asit stood after yesterday's games: NATIONAL LEAGUE, Clubs, j z Boston New York. Philadelph: Cleveland : SSSSRRSE oe RBBSESSEE RRESSeSS © The Statesmen go away to-morrow for a long trip. They play three games in Cleveland, be- ginning Monday, then three in Pittsburg, be- ginning Thursday. wlltbereated week of Mon August 1! Philadelphia and Boston. The trip abroad will end with a series of three with New York, com- my Monday, Ai and ee jon moet: 38, every meal jal to ‘THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C., SATURD) Radbourne. seater mbar dee type eke ne ‘ashington club. Every game that clearly. ine Shabana ope with keonecrng! certainly deserves great praise.— They are the refuse of a management and have at hottom good dex ie oo Capt. Arthur Irwin or the best base en Se that ever lived could not make “poor material” play such ball as W: has been pla; of late. It would be a case of bricks without straw, It is not fair to call such men as Wise, Wilmot, Hoy, lack, Daly, Ferson and Haddock ” r materi: . Hoy was technically at the bat but once yes- terday, though he faced the pitcher five times, He made one hit, and thus has a percentage of 1.000, and made three runs. ; Brag is putting up a great game for the ies, It is doubtful wisdom to lay Wilmot off for any left-handed pitcher in the business. Tom Brown would never have been credited with a hit the first time he was at the bat yesterday, It would have been either an out or an error if Wilmot had been playing left field, with the chances ten to one in favor of the former, The many bicycle riders who go to ball games are in hopes that before the next series at Cap- itol Park the home management will pro’ some kind of facilities for keeping their wheels in safety during the game. A boy with the authority of the management could clear a dollar or so every game by charging a nickel. for each wheel and insuring its safety. ‘The Empires and the Junior Actons play a game next Thursday at 4:30 at Capital park, Admission, 10 cents. The Never Sweats base ball club will play the Douglass base ball club at Capitol park on Mon- day. Seige, THE RESCUE OF A LOST BOY. It Was a True Story. Much interest was created among the readers of Tue Star by the thrilling story published in this paper of July 26 of the rescue of a lost three-year-old boy named Emil Bonahatal after a search of three deys, participated in by sev- eral hundred citizens, through the great moun- tain forests of the Taconic range near Salis- bury, Conn, The story was so remarkable that some readers questioned whether it was not a graphic piece of fiction, and Mr. James H. Reed of this city, to settle the controversy, wrote to the postmaster of Salisbury, Conn., making inquiries in regard to the matter. Mr. Adams, the postmaster, in reply, says that the story’ “is substantially correct and not overdrawn. The child was born and reared in hardihood of the kind to give him physical ex- cellence, or he must have perished. ‘The two men who found him were thorough woodsmen, and Harris having been general manager and paymaster of coal jobs and the other a wood- chopper, they knew the whole ground. One of them had on two heavy knit woolen wrap- pers. He took the child to their buck-board and took off one of his wrappers, wrapped tha wet and famished child in it, and taking him in his arms carried him home. ‘he party had sense enough to feed and nourish very abste- miously and send for a physician, and in less than twenty-four hours all crisis was passed. He is now a hardy-looking French boy again. They placed him in position with the same clothes on, in the same place, and took a pho- tograph, but it is not a true one—the boy has not the haggard look, nor have the clothes the drabbled appearance. When found the boy's mouth looked as if he had eaten leaves, some said May-apples. The people made him a arse of $30, which he has deposited in the ank,” THE ‘AMPMENT. Good Work of the Medical Corps of the National Guard. penne es LATE E A Sraz reporter, falling in with Dr. W. H. Gardner, post surgeon at the Washington bar- racks, who was detailed by the surgeon general to visit Camp Ordway and inspect the medical department and instruct the medical officers in their duties, asked him how the medical corps gotalong in their part of the program, “Lam glad of an opportunity,” replied the doctor, “to say something about the work of the medical corps of the District national guard, and I venture to say that no other en- campment of militia elsewhere has had or will have so eflicient a medi- caldepartment as was at Fort Washington. It could not be expected, of course, that physicians taken from civil life and trans- planted at once to a military camp would be able to rform all the varied medico- military duties of a surgeon of the regular army, such as the inspection of water, the preparation and cooking of food, camp sanitation, disinfection, drain- age, hygiene of the soldiers, keeping of rec- ords, &c., but I was no less surprised than pleased to see how quickly they appreciated their new duties and how efficiently they per- formed them. “Who composed the corps?” asked the re- rter. “Dr. J.O. Staunton was surgeon general; Dr. J. BR. 8. Cole, post surgeon; Dr. H. E. Leech, first regiment; Dr. George Henderson, second regiment; Dr. Foster, second regiment; Dr. 8. A. McKim, third regiment; Dr. Pyles, fourth battalion; Dr. Upshur, 7th battalion; Dr. Sun- bury, eighth battalion, and Dr. Olin Leech in charge of the ambulance corps.” “Did you remain over night or merely go down during the day?” “I stayed over several nights to note their practical work at morning sick call, ‘The sick call was not a fashionable, band-box sort of affair, but sounded very early, and I went around with Dr. Staunton to the various commands, and at every medical officer's tent we found the surgeon surrounded by men suffering one or more of the varied ills ilesh is heir to, pouring their sorrows into the sympathetic ear of the doctor, who attentively listened to their complaints and took necessary steps toward relief. After sick call accompanied Dr. Staunton upon his tour of inspection through the camps and his intelligent observations and quick comprehen- sion of the situation showed that the experi- ence he had accrued in the late war had by no means been lost. After the inspection of the food and cooking we visited the am- bulance corps, under Dr. Olin Leech, and the dispensary, under charge of Dr. Cole, both of which departments were admirably conducted. The drill of the ambulance corps is the same as that in use in the hospital corps of the regular army, and I think it is as near perfect as can be desired. “This was daily routine work. Some idea of the work done by the medical corps can be ob- tained when it is known that the sick list while there numbered 136 men and that more than 300 prescriptions were put up at the dispensary for the sick. “When all performed their duties s0 admir- ably it might look like invidious discrimination to speak of any one specially, but it cannot be amiss to attest the wy cane and good judg- ment of the surgeon general, Dr. Staunton, in the organization and management of the national guard medical corps at the recent en- campment.” a AE eed Sunday at Washington Grove. To the Editor of Tux Evexino Star: It.was my privilege to spend last Sunday in that village of rest, Washington Grove. The tabernacle bell summoned the inhabitants at 9 o'clock a, m. to the contemplation of the eighth chapter of First Samuel, and the dis- cussion of the causes of good men’s child- ren not walking in the steps of their fathers, ‘The other morning services were the adminis- tration of the eucharist, with songs of praise Episcopal aud'n Methosist clergyman ongagea and a Methodist cle: an int the ministration and probably some of all denominations partook. For the evening ser- vices a sermon on the healing of Naaman closed the religious exercises of the day, ‘The trustees of this beautiful e have pre- growing through some of the collages tints growing through some o! cot trunks being boxed. The inbenal tastes drainage is perfect and the sanit Several days ago the Commissioners received 8 letter from Mr. J. H. Lichliter relative to the regalations of insurance in the District of Co- lumbia. In the course of his letter Mr. Lich- liter says: “The act of Congress, entitled ‘An act to regulate insurance in the District of Co- lumbia,’ approved January 20, 1887, is, I be- lieve, the only law in force regulating insurance in the District of Columbia, That the subject of the proper regulation of insurance is one of great importance in municipal government is shown by the laws in force in the states and the plans adopted for their execution. The legis- lation in the more important states is of an ex- haustive character and in many of them the execution of laws is committed to a separate officer called ‘insurance commissioner’ or ‘su- perintendent of insurance,’ and the system of reports, examinations and superintendence are of the most efficient character. The laws of the states upon this subject have for object THE PROTECTION OF THE PUBLIC in general against dishonest schemes devised and operated to rob the persons who may be induced to become insured. This injury con- sists—First. In the exaction of excossive prem- iums and assessments, as where the premiums and assessments demanded are greater than is necessary to meet expenses, policies and a reasonable profit to stockholders, Second. In the pocketing of the whole of the premiums and assessments, as where the policies are not intended to bad yew and are not paid, at matur- ity or death, secondary object may be said to be the protection of honest companies and agents and against dishonest companies and agente. + IN MARYLAND the work is in charge of an insurance commis- sioner, and the laws and regulations for its execution are far-reaching and carried into the most exhaustive details, The forms of state- ments prescribed to be furnished by all the companies and agents are very complete, each embracing from twenty-seven to seventy-five items or questions, and all devised and calcu- lated to disclose full knowledge of the work- ings and condition of the companies.. These questions are in relation to: 1, income; 2 dis- bursements; 3, assets; 4, liabilities. In addi- tion to these searching statements there is the further wise regulation thats pecimen copies of all printed matter issued by the association designed to exhibit its plans must be filed with this statement. _ IN OTHER STATES. “In New York and Ohio there are laws similar to those of Maryland, carried into effect by similar forms and requirements, In each of these states there is a special officer called ‘su- perintendent of insurance,’ charged with the execution of insurance laws. In Ohio the law | requires that the superintendent shall furnish to companies and agents for insurance forms of statements best adapted to elicit from the com- panies a true exhibit of their condition. Thus in most if not all of the states an earnest effort is being successfully made to guard the public | from impositions by insurance companies and retended companies, The act of Congress of Senuary 26, 1887, doubtless had the same ob- ject in View as the legislation of the states. WHAT HAS BEEN DONE HERE. “What your predecessors have done toward the execution, of this law I am not advised ex- cept in a general way. This information indi- cates a very imperfect plan of execution, The law is brief and its virtue is in great part to be brought out by execution and you are fully | armed with the discretion to make the law pro- | ductive of good and thus effective of the ob- jects for which it was enacted. The subject of the regulation of insurance is as important in the District of Columbia as in the states. The territory and population of the District are limited in comparison with those of the states, yet the principle and purpose of insurance regulation are the same here as in the states. ‘The District is composed almost entirely as to | population of one large city, INSURANCE §¥ THE DISTRICT. “This city is daily growing, and the prospect of its growth in the future will be more rapid than in the past. With peculiarities in many other respects, Washington has peculiar char- acteristics which invite insurance companies and agents. There are now in operation in the District of Columbia, as shown Y the records of your department, 17 local and 154 foreign insurance companies. The list includes both ‘life’ and ‘fire’ companies. A competent authority estimates that yearly the sum of at least $1,000,000 is paid out for life insurance in this District. ARE THERE WILD CAT COMPANIES HERE? “That there are what are called ‘wild cat’ insurance companies in this District can be demonstrated, A little opportunity would show many | ead who have been deceived. First. By plans appearing honest and fair to the ignorant, but which after a few years have been found intricate and false at the loss of all sums paid in for dues, assessments, &c, nd. By the exaction of excessive premiums and assessments. Third. By failure to pay the amounts 02 policies that have matured. In all of these cases the managers and operators of the companies are the gainers to the extent of the losses by those who have been deceived. The deceptions have been practiced for the purpose of securing the gains, IT 18 OF THE FIRST IMPORTANCE that the system of insurance regulation in the District should be wise and thorough. It is for the protection of the public and honest com- panies and the suppression of dishonest com- panies. This will involve the enforcement of existing law. THE CHIEF MEANS OF ENFORCING THE LAW will be by securing statements showing the true condition of all companies—that is, showing whether they are able financially to meet their policies at maturity and (in case of assessment companies) whether they are dealing fairly and honestly with their members, For this pur. 4 pose the present form of statement used is wholl ee No statement will secure ject unless it requires a full report in detail upon the character and several sources of income and the character and specific ob- jects of disbursements, as well as upon all the details of assets and liabilities. “The law provides (sec. 2) ‘that every in- surance company doing business in said Dis- trict must transit to the Commissioners of the District a statement of its conditions and busi ness for the year, which statement must be form and state the [aah agian required by the blanks prescribed by the Commissioners, and the Commissioners, or any two of them, may at any time require statements from any com- pany doing business within tho -District, or rom any of its officers or agents, on such points as they may deem necessary and proper to elicit a full exhibit of its Dosinese and standing’ * * * This isa broad provision rie places the whole subject within your con- AN EWFICIENT AND EXPERIENCED SUPERINTEND - ENT NEEDED. “In the many duties which fall upon you the work necessary to inaugurate and carry out under your general direction and approval a aystem of regulation of the character herein advocated must be instructed to a subordinate, If be a consideration of the subject you con- clude that some system should be adopted, ay Mkewise conclude that the proper preparation and execution of the system would require the qualifications of one fomiliar with insurance business, with plans of companies: and the inner workings and management. It fully submitted that the importance of the subject demands the best and most more 7 system of regulation and the engage- ment of aperson having such qualifications, REVENUES FROM INSURANCE LICENSES, “The official reports of the Commissioners of companies and agents: Year ending June 30, 1887, $9,068.63; end: 1888, 1 the increase of Soa? 1087 the upper portion of the building. He at once turned in an alarm and the fire depart- ment responded prom; Breaking the tly. plate glass in one of doors of the F-street front the hose was taken to the fifth floor, where the fire was found to bein the pole room. In ten minutes the fire was out without causing any more injury than the charring of the wood ut on an bast the to the building being esti- mated at $5,000. The Joss is fully covered by insurance. SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION PROBABLY THE CAUSE. The cause of the fire is not definitely known. Mr. Woodward said this morning that the fire Probably originated from the spontaneous combustion of a pile of oily rags which’ were used in polishing up the curtain rods. He said that the watchman was on the fifth floor a few minutes before the fire was discovered but saw no si, of fire. Mr. Woodward is very much ‘atified with the effective work which was ne by the fire department, and congratu- lated himself that the fire was extinguished with so little loss, Business was going on as usual at the Boston store to-day, City Noises Complained of by a Sick Man. To the Editor of Tae EVENING Star: Can anything be done to stop the yelling, loud laughter and other noises of children who come out on the street at 9at night and play till after 10. Again, what can be done to the very loud whistler who goes by nightly at mid- night and rouses one with ashock. We will not refer to the street cleaners, who, at 3 a.m., give us a prolonged series of shocks, and to the early milkman and the still later extremely powerful-voiced fruit and vegetable vender as nuisances to be abated, yet even these avoca- tions should be conducted more quietly 59 as not to disturb the people who are on sick beds. Iam a sick man who has hovered between life and death for several weeks, have had only three nights sleep in as many weeks, would like a little necessary sleep, never grumbled before and wish you would kindly insert this in your paper. AN OLp Subscriber, Real Estate Matters. Wm. Hahn has bought for $4,000 of Cora Beale Key part of lot 9, square 427, 40 by 67 feet, 7th street, between I and K streets north- west, W. B. King has bought of E. M. Gallaudet for $7,250 part 26, square 288, 24 by 8734 feet, 12th, between G and H streets northwest. > The London Police. Major Moore has received a copy of the London morning Post containing a report on the metropolitan police of that city for 1888. The report shows that the force has a total of 14,261 members including 30 superintendents, 837 inspectors, 1,369 sergeants, and 12,025 con- stabies. There were in the city 14.247 public vehicles, including 7,396 hansoms, 4,013 clear- ances (4-wheeled vehicles), 1,901 omnibuses, and 937 tramway cars. oan. Sen GEORGETOWN. Carrcrep AFTER a Cuase.—Samuel Gilbert, ® young colored man, entered A, Baer’s shoe store on M street yesterday afternoon aes a pretext of making a pure! While the clerk’s attention was attracted elsewhere, Gilbert seized a pair of shoes and was in the act of putting them under his coat, but finding he was discovered made a dash for the street and after a lively chase by the reserve force at the station he was finally captured. Is Neep or Reparrs.—Thirty-fourth street for more than three squares stands grestly in need of repairing. The large holes and wash- outs in that street make travel decidédly un- pleasant and unsafe. Tux Funeran Rives over the remains of Mrs. Elizabeth Reynolds were performed yes- terday afternoon at her late residence, “No. 8265 Prospect street by Rev. Dr. Register of St. John’s P. E. churc! Frvep For Parorasiry.—Michael Moran, alias Michael Cohen. was fined $5 or 15 days by Judge Miller to-day for using profane language on Bridge street. TEMPERATURE AND ConprTiox or WATER at 7 a.m.: Great Falls, temperature. 75; condition, 3. Receiving reservoir, temperature, 78. Con- dition at north connection, 3; condition at south connection, 6. Distributing reservoir, temperature, 79. Condition at luent gate- housé, 15; condition at effluent —_—. 17. High tide in the river to-day at 12:08 p.m.; low tide at 6:35 p.m. —_-—_—_ Farmer's Boy (Illinoi: "op! P The wolves are killing the stoc! the gun?” Old Farmer (sadly ‘My the law to shoot in the city 're in Chicago now." —Puck. A \gepead book made of rattlesnake hide, whic! 80 repulsive to ladies that they won't touch it, is having a large sal. among married men, Sore Frox Kyez To Asx SKIN ENTIRELY GONE. FLESH A MASS OF DI8- EASE. LEG DIMINISHED ONE-THIRD IN SIZE. CONDITION HOPELESS. CURED BY THE CUTICURA REMEDIES IN TWO MONTHS. NOT A SIGN OF DISEASE NOW TO BE SEE! For three years I was almost crippled with an awful sore leg from my knee down to my ankle; the skin was entirely gone and the flesh was one mass of dis- ease, Some physicians pronounced it incurable. It had diminished about one-third the size of the other and I wasina hopeless condition. After trying all kinds of remedies and spending hundreds of dollars, from which I got no relief whatever. I was persuaded to try your CUTICURA REMEDIES and the result was 4s follows: After three days I noticed a decided change for the better and at the end of two months I was com- pletely cured. My flesh was purified aud the boue «which had been exposed for over a year) got sound. ‘The flesh began to grow, and to-day and for nearly two years past my leg is as well as ever it was, sound in every respect, and nots sign of the disease to be seen. 8, G. AHERN, Dubois, Dodge county, Ga. TERRIBLE SUFFERING FROM SKIN DISEASES. T have been s terrible sufferer for years from dis- eases of the skin and blood, and have been obifged to shun public places by reason of my disfiguting hu- mors. Have had the best of physicians and spent hundreds of dollars, but got no relief until I used the CUTICURA REMEDIES, which have cured me and left my skin as clear and my blood as pure as a child's, IDA MAY Bass, Olive Branch P. O,, Miss, MARVELOUS CURE OF SKIN DISEASE. The CUTICURA, CUTICURA RESOLVENT, and CUTICURA SOAP have brought about a marvelous cure in the case of a skin disease on my little son eight years old. 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Charles Barker meet the District at 11 o'clock to them the needs especially to urge now weg tne poet ee Jefferson, ng pombe tion ay re condit owners The washouts and landslides from the considerabl: ly to COst improvement Pe arpag sige ter pommge my pt in considerable quantities on his addition and has raised capital to develop it. He will at any rate leave a hole in the world. ' Weporxe Betus.—Mr. Gray, of Gray & Son. grocers, and Miss ony tem sister of | Postmaster J. S. Reagan, and who until recently | has been his deputy, will be married in St. Theresa church, this village, next Tuesday | morning at 10 o'clock, Rev. Thos, B. Hughes | performing the ceremony. Mr. J. 8. Reagan and Miss ha Rose will act as best man and bridesmaid. Immediately after the service Mr. and Mrs. Gray will depart for Atlantic City to spend their honeymoon, and upon their return will begin housekeeping here. K. or P.—Anacostia lodge, Knights of Pythias, will be instituted in Gray's hall by Grand Chancellor Brok! on ureday evening, August 15. A large number of knights from Washington will be present and will bring with them a brass band and a full wardrobe of re- | galia to start the boys off in fine form. Thus | far thirty-five charter members have been en- led. A banquet will be provided and the fra- ternal occasion will be garnished with pie. Tue Dovorass Hat Rior.—Policemen An- derson and Kirby yesterday arrested Abe Lee, Henry Ford, and Charles MeKenzie, young col- ored men, on a charge of participating in the riot near Douglass hall Thursday morning, and Judge Miller fined them $5 each in the Police | Court to-day. MiscELLaNEovs.—Minneola tribe,No. 14,Imp. O.R.M., held a very interesting’ session in Gray’s hall last night. The warrior degree was conferred upon Mr. Peter Stangier anda mu- sical program was well executed.—The Epis- copal lawn party,postponed one day on account of the weathe-, was held last evening on Bryan’s lawn, There was a very large attend- ance, and the Ladies’ Guild realized a hand- some sum.— Officer Kerby arrested Ignatius | Gwinn for disorderly conduct yesterday.— Henry Ford, one of the toughs in the melee at Douglass hall Monday night, was arrested by Officer Horton of the fifth preeinct yesterday. —Abraham Lee and Chas. McKenzie, two more participants in the same affray, were thered in by Officers W. T. Anderson and Kerby.—Ths Anacostia building association is now inclosing two handsome cottages on Avalon terrace. Pensoxat.—Rev. E. Richardson of the M. E. church is home from Glyndon,——-Mr. J. C. Lee went to Falls Church, Va., on temperance work yesterday.— Miss Clara Grimes is on a two weeks’ visit to her le at Oxon Hill.—— Miss Bettie Linger an Kirkland, after a week at Asbury Park,are now in New York city, ——Miss Mary Hall has returned from a visit to Baltimore.——W. W. Cordell is confined to his home with sickness.——Officer R. O. Prather of the police force was taken suddenly ill yes- terday and is confined to his home on Good Hope hill ——Miss Maggie McWilliams, form- erly a resident of this place and well known here, died at her home in Washi! ‘Thurs- day and was buried to-day. We Por Wrra Pawe To the “Good name at home” won by HOODS SAR- SAPARILLA. In Lowell, Mass., where it is prepared, there is more of HOOD’S SARSAPARILLA sold than of all other medicines. Whole neighborhoods are tak- ing it at the same time, and ithas given the best of satisfaction since its introduction ten years ago. This could not be if the medicine did not possess merit. If you suffer from impure blood or debility try HOOD'S SARSAPARILLA and you will realize its peculiac cur- ative power “T bad salt rheum on my left arm three years, suf- fering terribly. I took HOOD'S SARSAPARILLA, and the salt rheum has entirelv disappeared.” HL M. MILLS, 71 French street, Lowell, Mass, HOOD’S SARSAPARILLA Sold by all drugxists. $1; six for $5. Prepared only by ©. IL. HOOD &CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass, 100 DOSES ONE DOLLAR. 3 4 CITY ITEMS. The Best of Al The popular steamer Jane Moseley has beer. sec by the Pickwick Club for Wednesday, Aug. 7. Capacity, 1,500 passengers, — auseo-2t* They Must Go to Make Koom. | 120 Sewing Maclines which we have taken | in exchange for the Light Running Dome: | during the month of July, from $5 up to $15;/ all kinds; all warranted perfect. At the Domestic office, 7th and H. C, AUERBACH, Sale Agent. it Housekeepers, Attention. GREAT REDUCTION IN SUGARS. Look to your interest and beware of imita- tors. We are the pioneers in the business and the only importers dealing direct with the con- sumers. Buy your Teas and Coffees direct from the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company; 225 Branch Stores in the United States, Now is the time to buy. There is money in it for every housekeeper in Washington and suburbs. We shall present toeach customer buying a pound of Tea or Coffee a handsome Fan. PRICE LIST OF SUGARS. Granulated Sugar 10c, We have just received a large of new crop Selected Teas and Coffees. and would par- ticularly recommend our Java and Mocha Coffee at 30c. per pound; also. our fine Teas at 40c., 50c., 60c., 80c. and $1 per pound. Our Coffee at 25c. per pound will make a de- lightfal drink. Splendid Mixed Tea at 50c, per pound. Our furl poem of Thea-Nectar Tea at 60c, per pound will equal any $1 pound Tea to beh elsewhere. shiny Remember our stores: 503 7th street north- west, 1620 14th street, or wn branch, 3104 M street. We have also branches in all principal markets, where customers will be given the strictest attention. Give us a call and be convinced. au2-2t Newron H..Bowmax, Manager. Call and See the standard of: ‘The most perfect Machine ever produecd the Union. *! 604 9th st. n.w. jy13,20,27,au3 Mr. R. K. Hi ist at = the given away to of the best 5 and 10 cent Cigars rer , at Sara's Clgne Shore, 4th and G n.w., opp. attics. Te oom te perfect Ne a — & Wisox Mra. Co., 437 9th n.w, Wa Safe 916 Pa. Deposit Co., oe ance $5 per year. | Pine music - EXCURSIONS, PICNICS, &o. STEAMER “WAKEFIELD” WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 9, Refreshments served by Ladies at Moderate Prieg, ‘Boat leaves 7th-st, wharf at 6.30 sharp. au3-3t* AN ENJOYABLE EVENING ON THE WAT! Pome taniea Hebe gaara . , fireworks, Sc, Steer WW. will 86:30 pm ARSHALL HAL DST 8. I8KB, by MONA No. 2, F., Steamer W.W. CORCORAN’ pO cents; chuldren, 25 conta, Tickets be bad of the memberw; also at whait evening a eXcurmon, _Steamér leaves 6:30 o'clock sharp. au3-Bt* HE SEOON D ANNUAL EXCURSION OP CAPITAL, COMMANDERY, No. 32:3) UNITED ORDER E GO) 4b. will tate place Ca Tickets, Th N ChORS, to BAY on WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1889, m SELECT EXCURSION TO BAY RIDGE BY me, S*coLbaibia Pivusion. oe 3, UNIFORMED THURSDAY, “AUGUsT & 1889, Trains 9:05 a.m, 1:35 and 4:30 pm. _Aduit'stickets. $1.00; children, 500. an3-4t* OXCURSION TO BAY RIDGE MONDAY, AUGUST 4 iy STANSBURY LEDGIOE-A-A-M. Special at- ions. Traine ve and U. Depot SE: and 4:50. Return 610 and 8 30. Come and vee aus wood time. PE *454NT SAIL TO INDIAN HEAD. STEAMER GRO. LAW, SUNDAY, August 4. _eave4 pm. Home, Pare 2c. HH Fo® seasnone: = ‘a suze A TTT bt rT APE. ARE i te AAA AAA ait For a es coo t fo HY YY ¥ c n y cc i 3 ooo : AND RETURN VIA PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD, :s A TITTy wv DDI sss 4 TU UR kp pA LY gaan 7 0 URED Baan YY Ss 2° & “uh ED a“. ¢ ft AUGUST 3. SPECIAL TRAIN WILL LEAVE SIXTH-STREET STATION AT 9 P.M.; RETURNING, LEAVE AT- LANTIC CITY SUNDAY 6 P.M. ARRIVING IN WASHINGTON 12 MIDNIGHT, RRR 00 U UNN NDDD TTTTRRR ITPPP furtS 90 UxxER BT RUPP R'RO OU UN XRD D i E Roo ‘uu N XNDDD OF Ru gee =e 0 aun = oo © w f= . 22 ew ED WW OWER CEDAR POINT. STEAMER JOHN W. THOMPSON leaves foot of th street SUNDAY, August 4, 1889, 08 9:30 a.m., returning 10 p.im. MEALS, 50 CENTS, TICKETS. 50 CENTS. Excursion to Lower Cedar Point Every Sunday i ing August. sider a STEAMER GEO. LAW irae charter to any Point on Poromad Inquire of G. W. Bal ee 0: 6 AY NIGHT BOaT.— teawer JU! W. THOMPSON wall lewve Muart SATURDAY NIGH4 at 7 p. m. for COLON BEACH direct. Fare, 50 ceuts. STEAMER BARTHOLDI IN tuakes hourly trips trom Cuan! ~street wharf and foot of High Upper Kiver Landings, 3y16-2m___F street Wuarl, (Tei OSTON BY SEA Merchant’ Telephone Baltimore 24 = YOLLINGW OOD BEACH Steamer PILOT BOY Special Excursion EVERY SUNDAY and WEDNESDA ‘thst. 10 am.,2and 5 Apply t6 CAPT. J. K. SIPKAN! BY 83% ON THE CHESAPEAKE, THE MOST COMPLETE IN ALL ITS APPOIND MENTS OF ANY RESORT ON THE CHESA- PEAKE BAY OK POTOMAC KIVER. ‘Music by the NaVal ACADEMY BAND. First-class Hotel and Restaurant. TrainsleaveB. & 0. week days 948 non Ts soo mania O50 Ame Leave bay week 6:10 and 8:30 pm ROUND TRIP, ONE DOLLAR. The 9:05. m. week dsy and 9:50 a. m. Sunday sins connect at Bay Ridge with steamer Columbia.