Evening Star Newspaper, August 7, 1889, Page 3

Bee ge ___FOR SALE—HOUSES. _ 850 WILL BUY A GOOD BRICK 10.000 neighborhood, near 16th st., od bath, spledid conditi AVID D. STONE, = aug7-3t JOR SALE OR EXCHANGE—A FINE CITY PROP- erty, containing a large 11 Room House and St table, on business street northwest. for # good Farin about 50 or 100 acres with good buslding and all improve- ments on the Metropolitan Branch Baltimore. aod Onio railroad. Address EXCHANGE, Star office, a7-3t* JOR SALE—NEARLY NEW BAY-WINDOW BRICK House on K st. n.w.. G rooms and ba’ Jy 3,000. DAVID D. STONE, 806 F st. nw. K SALF—A FINE RESIDENCE ON I ST. Bi 6th and 7th sts. p.w.; House contains 10 rooms, : improvements; larze yard, Ise; two tenements on side of 2 10 inches. Inqui NEARLY it. md 33d gts. ne. ; hi nodern,, faces south: street concreted. Termseasy. A Barvain. M. M. Capitol FS SALE_BRICK HOUSE. NORTHW 12th and § sts. n.w.; $ roonis, store aud ¢ ESE TENTS AEtares itl store eo with house, IOLTZMAN, 10th and F sts. n.w. ‘au6- ) CLOSE AN 11 rooms, cellar, et to alley. The ion of the city, tate—Brick 1217 9th st. nw. bath, &c. Lot 19 feet 5 inches oy above property is in an improving se aud desirable ic rv lor imvestusent. ALBERT F. FOX, eut-6t OF st new. JOR SALE— HO! Brick 3021 Mew Brick 635 G st. aw Brick 1311 9th st. o.w. All of the above houses are for ss * ALBI 234 Bay ..#16.900 042 Bow bb. 2211 to 2229 idth » WB B...-<....-4 st rence 6.000 424 and stuw., bi th st. “s, fo 101 Sr. 3.800 ve iv a portion of the propertyonmy b For full list call at office for bulletin ixened ou thelstand 15th. {su6! "THOS. E. WAGGAMAN. FXOR, SALE THREE STORY | BRICK, LARGE king . $2 i) ‘wo-story Six-rooim Brick, wit 000, ‘Seren-room Fr 700. All The ooks. R SALE—AT A E—NON-RESIDENT must sell two lit Houses: northwest; rented for #15.5 $1,006 cash, balance to at ~ aoa 800 “h, rice @1,800. eacl Ll B, 1 30, each suit, L's. 407 YQOR SALE—OR RENT—BI CORNER House, 7 rooms, pan deomnely papered. 1000 North Carolina sv Worth 85.600. il sel ‘&® sacrifice or rent low. OWNER, ma 20, 810 Foe SE NERY CHEAP Ba Brick House on Massachusetts ave. Stanton Park: 6 larze rooms aud papered: every modern conveniences it location, on the Hill; price #. aud DAVID D. OR SALE—A NICE LITT! Be. near Massachusetts ave ‘stories and cellar, $3,100. DAVID D. 8) au5-3t FOE SALE-$2.500 WILL BUY A NEARLY NEW House on © Tat, nei ¢ rooms: Jot 2x86. with le: well of water in yard. DAVID D. STONE, 16 F st. uw. au5-3t 1 SALE—€5,500 WILL BUY A NEW BRICK House on T st. near 13th; 8 rooms and bath: ele- ly finished; substantially built DAVID TONE, 806 F st. n.w. FOR SAE A GILT EDGED INVESTMENT IN 9 Smail Houses Built on Corner Lot, Northwest, B gating for €10.0 each per month; price eact 91,200; (4 renting for $11.30 cach, 1,300; offer Sated for all. DAVID D. STONE. 800 Ft tw ‘T MISS THEM—ONLY 3 LEFT. Ft SALE—DO) 650 to $3,250, including nice side lot; $25 ‘will secure the Prettiest(Queen HH proved locati: 82, mon: Anne)Home; 4m best jon northeast. on two car lines; two-story snd back building ; bay window and balcony, 7 rooms hot and cold water; oak finish ; oak mantels! bats by, day-work. wW. E. BURRORD, _wis N.Y. ave. FOR SALE 93. rill get the last and Beck-building Si CASH—$35 MONTHLY of 11 of those Beautiful 3-story Bay-window and Balcony Houses handsome! on st ne. : 10 rooms ly Anished in nat- ural wood ; cabinet oak mantels: oj re 3 two w. E BURPORD, Pe ERNE, ato STORY-AND-CELLAR Brick Dwelling, natural wood finish, papered irourhout, ‘seven rooms, bath room and cellar ail mod. unps, Price $4,900. TYLEK & RUTHERFORD, 1307 F st. 3y20-a8t" RK SALE-NEW BRICK DWELLING NORTH- west; first floor, brary, room, mand large patry : 7s and bath room, cemented cellar under whole houses fornace and all mod. impe 200. TYLER & EUTHERFORD, 130° 3 240° TA, D. C.. ONE 8- ‘Room Frame House, s.e.cor. of Jefferson and Polk aw. ; lot 114 ft. by 1i4 ft. 12 z feet at 1 Lige. per square foot. JNO. H. SMYT'H, Bw. RK SALE, RENT OR EXCHANGE FOR SMALLER house or houses in location— Dwelling Hoi #1 3d st, n.w.. parlor, library, dining room at kitcben on first floor: six’ rooms and bat! closet on second {three Fooms, bath and water closet on third floor; furnace, renge, latrobes and hot water; im rear: all the rooms ‘bein; 50 That they may be used separately or singly; parlor floor frescoed throughout ; a fine tent drinking water in yard. Lot24 ft 9 im, by 137 feet. 2att Gin, by 157 fee ic ail CHARLES WALTEIG aul-lw Fendall Building, 344 D st. n. R SALE—FINE TWO-STORY FEAM E, pleasantly lovated: large yard: fruit and shade trees: well; S400; easy terms: inquire on Premises, T. J. PUTNAM, Maple ave., Anacostia, aul-Im* R SALE OR RENT—ON EASY TERMS. TWO Nice New 8-room and Bath Brick Houses; ail mod. improvements: 42 and 428 New Jersey avenue se. ‘Apply at 606 aw. 3y30-1m OK SALE— FRAME HOUSE AND LOT, 1229 10th st. n_w.: 19 ft. 6 in. by 100 feet; $1.80 per SMYTH, Att'y-at-Law, ar Solici- 2B. tor, ____ FOR SALE—LOTs. R SALE—ON STEUBEN STREET (THE FU- ture Columbia avenue), lot 100 ft. front by 150 deep, Just 100 teet west of the new $22,000 District school building; can sell now st 20c. ft. wor sell off 25 of 30 feet front. GEO. au7-. i OR SALE—A CHOICE CORNER LOT ON Columbia road west of 16th st., with fine view Overlooking Rock Creek vailey LOUIS P. SHOEMAKER, _au7-3t eines rs JOR SALE-UPON EASY TERMS-SEVERAL Well-located Acre and Two-Acre Lots at Bright- ‘wood, D.C., terminus of new railroad. LOUIS P. SHOEMAKER, 920 F n.w. OR THREE bet. 'T and Wallace: 47th ‘st. will be con- P. SHOEMAKER, 20 F uw. y BAR ‘on east side of 14th one on 17th st. bet. K and 5 season. 1 SALE—LOOK AT TH1S—@1,1 Three 1t36 feet Fronts on north Cheapest in neighborhood. A. SHIELDS, 1006 F auz-3 {QR SALE—AN ELEGANT BUILDING LOT ON N Lina north side, bet. Oth and 10th, 0 if taken ce. This is the cheapest in cmity. CHAS A. SHIELDS, 1006 F st. n.w. PER LOT. bi. near Street to be concret: K SALE-CHEAP—A FINE BUILDING SITE, 2035x100, K st. near 17th n.w.; only $1.50 per it. Also one ou 24th st. next tocorner of N; 25x jess than a block from U.S. Service build. ing. at ouly $1.50: easy terms KH. T. LEIPOLD, #.W. cor. 13th and F'sts. hw. 6-6 CITY LOTs, 0 to $400 a lot e monthly” An excellent chauce fo LELPO! S008, wD, rufitable Ww. COR, 13th and F wt au6-6t investment. KH. T. ats, nw. Bets. ne., 20x97 t alley ;_ bi )OR SALE—NICE LOT ON 47H 81. BET. A AND v ii'rented at'§12 per month ‘Price “thes juilding on it rented at $12 per 6 $1Kz per sg foot, Tie eHe rin trond: F KR SALE—A FRONTAGE OF 40 FEET, FACING Md. ave., between 7th and Sth ne. 7 4 nice Lots 16.6 front each, on 7th’ st, n.e., just south of Md. ave. street paved, Foe. West side of Sth st ue, near Md. SWORMSTED? & BRADLEY, 927 Fst. # Fe SALE--IHAT BEAUTIFUL LOT ON Ee 1, between 15th and 16th sts, next Gth ot. 53.1, frout, with sideand rear ery low Bext 10 days for cash oF W. RILEY DEBE {OR SALE—LOTS AT FOREST @ 20 muutes’ ride trum city; 1 to er foot JK HEKTFORD, 1419 G st. CAPITAL INVEST- De S50 and 561, fron streets: F, FG, Kand L, between 6th and 7th te n.e., and on 6th st, between F and F n.e. Thess te are very desirable cither for investsment or imme- diate building purposes. Terus made to suit pur ¢basers. Advances made to reliable parties for build- ig purposes. Apply to SiuULT ow. WALKER, President, 458 Louisiana ave. now, National Safe Deposit Building, Jew York ave. and 15th st, ¥ AND RI- ton, furmerly situate at the Counecticut ave. extended, and adjoins Kalorama HeigLts, the new bridge and the park drive, end nea: by the proprsed Zool ‘tric road will be construct esirabl on, the follow- K. Lids property FOR SALE—MISCELLA NEOUS "OR SALE—THE STOCK AND FIXTURES OF A Still Grocery Stor, doing spear business. Gall ate Opus 12 Ost.n.w. A good stand for liquors, peter , SALE—A MILLER IRON §$AFE—HEIGHT, 45 in.: Width, 31 in; Dey 8 im. Apply 16 SANDERS & STAYMAN, 934 we MER BARGAIN RS THE GREATES’ Pop sate, Tae easager tg & rich tone snd finished in fancy waln HUGO WORCH & CO., 925 7th st. n. it; possess only 8185, ‘aur R SALE—A GENUINE ROG) SIDE BAR F'Siicey in geod order, cost 8400, will sell for 8631 abarcain. ALLISON NAILOR'S Stable." au7-3t JOR )-HAND EXTENSION TOP Fivterest soe. ‘aan Second hand Phscton . $35; owner has no further ase for them, and wants sell,” Can be seen at AJ. JOYCE'S ractary, corner 14th and We au7-3t JOR SALE—CH! HREE REGISTERED Bett Pape: ported stock. A ‘or call’ on RP. BRUID 4 wu7-2t* JOR SAL. ton, — order, anda Nice Gentie Mare and Harness. "Sell separate: wust be sold this week: pri- vate stable. 1006 13th st_n.w. _ aud-St* 7OR SALE — SOME LAN N TYPESETTING Fstccgitquire Daily Post building, room 43. aué-St? JOR SALE—AT A BARGAIN—A GOOD BUSINESS: Coruer Store aud Dwelling on 6th st. s.w.; well worth 3 ), will take $4300 if sold soon.” 'U. L. BOYER, 34 st. sw. aué-3t JOR SALE—STEAM LAUD ning order; sait or fi Wheatley Bro’s Mil, K si FoR Sa Pole and Shaft m: has been used one Iittle wear; will sel 004 1ith’st. (b BAY MARE, 6 d, 1534 hands high; warranted soun Fa SALE—A HAN ol very gentle disposi she is a perfect famil, die. Also, a RS is of @ safe for ladies to ride or drive; iy animal and trained for the sad- uudsome Extension Top surrey, equal to & new one; a Ladies’ Buggy Phaeton, Set Hurness, &c. Will be sold separate at a great loss from original cost, fault but solely on account of owner ul Apply PRIVATE STABLE, Rear of residen 1501 K st. n.w. au6-3t* FO SALE— CHOICE Lots. 8,000 feet of cround on Patterson st. near North Capitol st., at a bargain. rable Lot _on Roanoke st., Columbia Heights near 13th st., at S8e. per foot. WESCOTT & WILCOX, 1907 Pa. ave, 819.00 4.00 29.00 nis, aul-6t . SMITH, 1225 Pennsylvania ave. POR BALE-PIANOS— s rs ay ‘MMER BARGAINS. Hisky Square Pian 29.00 Steine Square Puno. 37.00 St ruare Pian 00 115.00 ‘Matt Square Piano. Perfect order music GS 3g SUMMER BARGAINS. Feloubet & Co. Organ LARGE KITCHEN RANGE AND uitable for a saloon or boarding house, Dailding No. 1400 New Hainpshize ave,, ‘aud Im 7-octave Stern Piano.. Upnght Piano... At the Ware room of £. ¥. DROOP, Ha Pal ave. Several Steinway Uprights low, for sale or rent.a3-6t POSE, AN INVESTMENT WORTH HAVING, SILK CULTURE is an industry that is expecially attractive to Ladies, ‘The easy work, the short time, and the large profit are inducing many to enter the SILK COLONY AT ODENTON. All those who want their places put in order fornext ear’s silk crop should secure them immediately. It not coms! fl to live at Odenton in order to secure an interest in the silk crop. Wo not delag if you want to get in for next year. tube Prices of these places will double in six months’ Asacountry home the natural beauty and advan- tages of the situation are unsur| As au investment if is first-class in every respect. suceess within the next two years will surprise even the most sanguine of her colonists. Those who buy Bow will reap the harvests of the futur W MORE LOTS 13 A FE) SOUTHERN SILK ASSOCIATION, au3-6t* 410 7th st. n.w. makes, that have been slightly used and are realy per- fect in every respect, will be sold on easy monthly payments or cash at one-third discount from new RE ce. These are incomparable bargains and should seen at once. juare Fianos taken as part 5 ment Burties Tooke for @ positive banealn shoud see ore 4 ey *fiTE PIANO EXCHANGE, ‘The Leading Fiano House, F%& SALE—JUST ARRIVED 20 HORSES, AMONG them some Fine Dratt and Drivers; also one Black Horse. very speedy; prices reasonable. SCHLEGEL & QuiGLEY, in the rear of 933 D st. n.w. au2-lw* JOR SALE-THE GREATEST offered for the next s / days in BARGAINS EVER Bugxies, Phact at Prices. “a SEYER, 466 Pa. ave. n.w. {OK SALE—SUMMER BARGAINS— Fo Sate ssenatrs PATENT— Biscuits and Medicine, SCHMID'S Bird Store, 317 12th'strest nw. ee Seen ee eases tren, Te ae Fok SALERIVER SAND BY CART OB BOAT load; reduced rate for Jarge,ord-rn Swnberland’s Boat Hor }. Wharf. _3y16-1m __ Telephone 563-2. {OK SALE-TO HARDWARE DEALERS, CAR- F penters and Builders: 100 to 150 tons of Weights, asso: sizes to suit. JAS. BAT! Iron Foundry, President and Pratt sts., Baltimore, Md. Jyld-fim pe a of New York, DOWNEY’S NE CARR AGE. "AND HARNESS REPOSITORY, L, bet. 16th and 17th sts., Washingtu D. dy3-tr ROR SALE—THE “OTTO” GAS ENG! RE- quires no boiler : avoids all expensive attendance, uo lows of time: no " of fuel, Send for circular aud price list. D. BALLAUF, Ag’t, 731 7th st. ulz-tr EEKS, MEEKS, MEEKS. I HAVE tor sale a Stock of new and sec- Ex- 7 apy market, home or abi promptly attended to. Give pairing and painti: meacall at 621 to 623 Gst. n.w.,and see for your- selves, Je13-2m J ETSAM Axp Frorsam. GOLLY! HOW WE WAX'EM! ‘There has been much ado about PANTALOONS Here of late. Well, we have waited patiently. The warring factions have about exhausted their ammuni- tion—and just now, when pantaloons are most in de- man ve cleared the deck tor action aud propose toather into our fold those rich results which the Jame and impotent efforts of the puny warriors fought for in vain. Hear! hear! hear! and please understand. ‘That we advertise ONLY what we have on hand, LOT 2614—Handsome Worsted Pantaloons. The acme of style and quintessence of neatness and uce. Former price $6.50. They now goat $3.50 A PAIR, LOT 2597—Excelient All-wool Cassimere Pantaloons, parugous of modesty 28 to pattern, breath: Ing ap air of genulicy which must capti- those of quiet tastes. Regular price $6. They vo st $3.50 A PAIR, LOT 7503—Beautiful Plaid Pantoloous, strictly all- ft ‘wool. Not too loud, but just loud enough. Abig in at ‘$2.78 A PAIR. LOT 1207—Strictly All-wool Cassimere Pantaloons, neat enough, nice enough, good enough for any! ‘$2.78 A PAIR. LOT-4005—Ezcellent Business Pantaloons. They must be seen to be appreciated. Given at — €1.75 A PAIR. + VICTOR Es ADLER'S 10 PERCENT CLOTHING HOUSE, 927 and 929 7th st. nw. Corner Massschusetts avenue STRICTLY ONE PRICE, Open Saturdays until 11 p.m, wer Otice Conte, Sextpen end 10 Checks, on sale Monday, from 7 to 10¢cloe! a After Money from ASan Francisco special tothe New York Tribune says: Ah Ki, Senator Sharon’s Chinese body-servant. is among a score of Celestials who are languishing on the Pacific mail steamer because they haven't merchants’ certificates, Kihbas returned here in the hope of getting more money from Francis Newlands, Sharon's son-in-law, the chief trustee of tha estate. was faithful to Sharon’: CITY AND DISTRIOT. ® The local circulation of Tar Evexrxa Stan is not only the largest and fullest, but it is also the nest, since the paper goes not alone into the hands of the people of the District of Columbia as a body, but regularly info their homes,—into the families of all classes, and into those of the money-spending as well as the money-earning portion of the community. An advertisement in its columns therefore reaches the eye of everybody worth reaching, LAST NIGHT’S STORM. Strictly a Local One, but Very Severe— Pleasant Weather Ahead. The fierce rain storm that visited this city last night, accompanied by all the accessories of the most improved meteorological effects, was a purely local affair, having sauntered up the Potomac valley in a path that did not ex- tend beyond the watershed. It was, however, one of a series of local disturbances that existed all along the Atlantic coast from Philadelphia southward and due to the day's heat acting on the moist air flowing in from the ocean. The storm here was very severe while it lasted, 1.14 inches of rain falling in about three-quarters of an hour, while the lightning was vivid and the thunder crashes alarming, particularly over Georgetown. MORE SHOWERS IN RESERVE. There are about the same conditions in ex- istence around here to-day in the opinion of the predictions officer, Capt. Dunwoody, and he has accordingly made a forecast of local showers. There will probably be no decided change in temperature, and, indeed, for several days the thermometers ought to register an equable, pleasant amount of heat. There is a bord, area of high barometer covering the middle states that will give a relief from any excessive heat for the present. A small “low” is traveling eastward along the northern edge of the country that will possibly touch us to @ very slight extent, DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. THEY WANT THEIR STREET IMPROVED. The Commissioners this mornitig received another long petition from the property-hold- ers and residents of 8th street northeast be- tween Maryland avenue and B street, praying that their street be improved at once as it is more important than several other smaller streets in the vicinity which are going to be improved shortly. MISCELLANEOUS. The Commissioners have received the annual report of K. W, Darby, inspector of lumber, which shows that during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1889, he inspected at the port of Georgetown 5,174,412 feet of lumber. The fees received from this at 30 cents per thousand feet was $1,552.32. The Commissioners have appointed Thomas Cook, John Dolan, August Slager, James Whalen, Robert Jones, Wm. Ellwood and Geo. Washington additional privates on the poiice force for duty at the Soldiers’ Home. —_—>. A Harmless Crank. Theodore Swintnumopon, who came here looking for a government position, as stated in yesterday's Stan, was sent to New York this morning by Sanitary Officer Frank. He was supposed to be a harmless crank, and was sent without an escort, ——_»—____ A Thief With a Revolver. Rowland Johnson, colored, plead guilty in | the Police Court this afternoon toa charge of stealing a pair of shoes from Herman Koss and was given fifteen days in jail. Johnson was also tried for carrying a revolver some days ago. He drew the weapon on another colored man and threatened to shoot. For that offense an additional fine of $50 or ninety days was imposed, . —- Future Merchants Afloat. Notwithstanding the rain of last evening the steamer Corcoran carried to Marshall Hall quite a large crowd of the clerks and their friends, who good-humoredly made the best of existing circumstances and thoroughly en- joyed themselves. The occasion was the sec- ond excursion of the Clerks’ mutual benefit and protective association, and it was quite a coincidence that there was exactly the same number aboard as went with them on their first excursion last year. ‘The representative clerks of the various dry goods, grocery, boot and shoes and clothing houses were among the number. The pyrotechnic display, althoug! place in the rain, was grand, — Irving Park Camp. At 11 a.m. yesterday Rev. J. W. Galloway -* Germantown preahed from the Twenty-third Psalm a very impressive sermon, At 3 p.m. Rev. W. H. Steward of Silver Spring preached on “The coming judgment.” At8 p.m. Rev. W. M. A. Cole, the revivalist ore, preached on “the heavenly The bands then took up the meet- P eeandas August 8, will be temperance day, and the following speakers have been invited to take pert Prof. J. M. Gregory, A.M., and Mrs. E. D. Russell of Washington, D. C., Mr. J.S. Dykes, A.B., of Baltimore, Mrs, Frances J. Harper of Philadelphia, Rey. W. BR. A. Palmer, A.M., of Newar! a “Another Woman in the Case.” To-day in the Police Court Judge Miller heard evidence in a case of threats made against W. H. Mayer, a telegraph operator. His wife, Mrs. Kittie Mayer, ap- peared as prosecuting witness. Mr. Armes ap- peared on one side end Gen. Carrington on the other. Letters received by the husband from the wife were read. It appeared in evidence that there was another woman in the case who caused all the trouble. The husband charged that jealousy on the wife’s part was the source of their trouble. Gen. Carrington made a lon; speech on the relations and duties of wife an: husband toward each other and said that both of them had bad tempers. The judge took the husband's personal bonds, Mayer and his wite are from Jersey City. pita ‘The George Leary in Collision. The steamer George Leary, which left her wharf in Norfolk yesterday afternoon for Wash- ington, was in collisi with a Chesapeake and Ohio railroad barge towed by the tug Arctic. The Leary hada hole 10 feet in circumference stove in her bow and the passengers, fearing she would sink, became excited, After clearmg herself from the barge the Leary proceeded to Old Point, but after- ward put back to Norfolk for repairs, which she received, and proceeded for Washington at 11 o'clock. 1 $3 special excursion to Atlantic City via Pennsylvania railroad, leaving 6th-street station Saturday, August 10, promises to b lightful trip. Parlor cars will be attached to train. Thirty:minutes will be allowed for @p- er at Broad street station, Philadel Keansfer thence to Market street wharf provided the excursionists free of cl@rge. Special train will reach Atlantic City aba@t 10 p.m. . Tickets good to return on all trais, in- cluding the limited express trains, up fo and including Monday, August 12. Sn Tue Moontignt Excurston down te Poto- Pi People’s association of Ham! You e ill lace this evening. Th kefield e sharp. wil Pl y will leave the 7th-atr ALEXANDRIA. ‘Reported for Tax Evexine STAR. Waarrack ox WasuincTon Metons.—The monopoly of the wherlage oa fa but also 3308 monopoly of wi on ‘upon melons. This wharf is at the north end of cove which formerly existed in front of city and the Pioneer mills property at south end of the cove. These points were early days the only places where the land. out to the channel of the river, and they created public landings at the time the market lace was fixed and the tion still con- them. Fishtown. or Point West, had, how- ever, been a county landing or tobacco wharf under the control, first of the Prince William county justices, then of the Fairfax county justices, and there, seventy or Sen ago, the city council fixed the fish whi and in later years required all melons as well as fish to be landed there, except that “melons intended for sale in the market space and by the producers thereof may be landed at any other wharf.” Considerable numbers of melons are now brought here from Washing- ton on the ferry boats and the lessees of the fish wharf claim the right to charge wharfage on these melons landed at the ferry wharf, and the mayor has sustained the claim. Tue Crry Manacens.—During the interreg- num of the city councils the affairs of the cor- poration are carried on by the regular officers and by the standing committees. The com- mittee on finance, of which Mr. H. Snowden is chairman, met to hear reports of the auditor and collectors. The July interest has been paia. and the discounts on the bills have rought ample money to the city treasury to meet all present demands, The troubles of the city financiers will come later in the year. The committee on streets, Alderman Bryant, chairman, have active work now in supervising the paving and sewer work in the northwest section of the city. The committee on light, Alderman McKenzie, chairman, besides their usual work of supervising the gas works, have now the coming cecig wy work to look after, and have an ample field for all their ad- ministrative capabilities. The other commit- tees have now little or nothing to do and the work of some of them is always nominal. Nores.—Miss Sarah A. Churchman, long a resident of the first ward, died at her home there yesterday afternoon, She was stricken with paralysis some weeks ago and never re- covered.—The excursions of the Catholic sodality connected Alexandria with Riyer View by three trips of the steamer Mary Washington yesterday and a large number availed them- selves of the opportunity of a pleasant day. ‘The night excursionists were, however, discom- moded by the rain.— There are now thirteen prisoners in jail, of whom five are in the chain ng and work upon the streets.—Lee camp fas fixed upon the 24th of May as confederate decoration day here.—There is a contest over the award of coal for city works srowing out of the difference in the quality of c offered. ——>___ CURIOUSLY SHOCKED. | An Electric Current Nearly Kills a | Hotel Clerk. At the Niagara house, Niagara Falls, at about | 8 o'clock one evening recently, Jacob Fetter, the clerk, having finished his labor for the day, | sat down on a windowsill in the office and rested his head against a small iron box used asa cut-off of the incandescent light. In a | few moments he leaned through the open win- | dow to speak with some one in the hall, and in | doing so his right hand came in contact with a steam pipe. A blinding flash occurred, illumi- nating his whole body. A man present sprang to the rescue, and with a superhuman effort pulled Mr. Fetter away. He dropped to the | floor, and his shrieks caused a crowd to collect, | among whom was a‘ doctor, who undertook to restore the man to consciousness, Another doctor was summoned, and in a short time Mr. Fetter revived. His hair was cut off where his head had come in contact with the box, anda large and deep hole was burned in his scalp. ‘The hand which had rested on the steam pipe was blistered. When Mr. Fetter became con- scious he asked what had happened, saying that he had felt no eer He only complained of the burn on his d. and was not aware of the injury to his head. It is thought that he can- not recover. e+ ____ A Wilmington Sensation. A Wilmington special to the Philadelphia Times says: The secret marriage of Miss Mamie Porter and George P. Whittaker, jr., two well- known society people here, became known 9 few days ago through dis¢losures made by the physician of the lady's family. The marriage took place in October las: and since that time the young Lines have lived each in their own family and have mingled in society as single persons. It is said that objection to the mar riage was made by the bride’s parents on the ground of the young min’s inability to su port a wife. The bride # about twenty-eight ears of age and the dayghter of William T. orter, president of the J. Morton Poole com- pany, machinists; also president of the board of water commissioners of this city. The groom is the grandson of George P. Whittaker, roprietor of the Principio iron furnaces at Pua jcipio, Md. Both families are wealthy and the you.g people moved in the best society of this city. Remember THE Raitnoap.—It is the Penn- sylvania rai!-oad that announces the $3 special excursion i> ‘tlantic City Saturday, August 10, giving aiple*time for supper at Broad- street station, Philadelphia, and reaching the seashore at 10 p.m. Tickets good returning on regular trains until Monday inclusive. * gti Heavy Storms in Virginia. A heavy wind, rain, hail and thunder storm passed over the northern section of Rockbridge county, Va., Monday night, doing great damage. Something like a cloud-burst or waterspout is reported in the mountains near Goshen pass, ‘The wheat and grass crops in all of this section are almost a total loss by continued rain. South Carolina’s First G.A.R. Post. A memorable ceremony will take place at Charleston, 8.C.,on Friday next, when the Robert Anderson post, the first post of the G.A.R. in South Carolina, will be mustered in within the walls of Fort Sumter. There was a post of the G.A.R. in this city in 1870, but it was composed mostly of colored men and poli- ticians. The present post is composed of Union soldiers who have settled there since the war, all whites, and none of them politicians. It is named after the gallant Anderson who de- fended the fort against the state troops in 1861 and has a roll of about thirty members The command will be escorted to Fort Sumter at 2 m off Lambert's point | p.m. on Friday by a number of Confederate veterans who held the fort for over four years against the Union troops. _20e Spread of the Cretan Insurrection. A dispatch from Candia, Crete, says the in- surrection in Crete reading. The insur- gents yesterday attacked a detachment of sol- diers. Armenian and mussulman volunteers went to the rescue and asharp fight ensued. The authorities are demoralized and cannot control the iasurgents. The Christian resi- dents are flying. The Greek government has sent to the powers a circular note demanding that they intervene to restore order in Crete, Otherwise, the note says, Greece must take action to protect her subjects on the island against the Turks. it took place yesterday at Heraclion between loslems and Christians. Ten were killed on each side and many were wounded. The Turkish troops maintained a neutral atiitude. ————_ eee A Ruffian Silenced by a Woman, ‘From the Hartford Courant. it i ue HH i! THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY. Aveusy 7. BURKE EXPECTED TU SQUEAL. 1889, AGAINST THE WORKMEN. Chicago Police Working to Geta Con-| German Police Break Up Their Meet- fession From Their Latest Prisoner. ings or Prevent Their Taking Place. A Chicago special to the New York Herald| The German police everywhere throughout says: Every indication now points to an early breaking down of Martin Burke, anda confes- sion is looked for from him within two or three days. He has had the matter presented to him in a different light from what he has heretofore viewed it, and it is not thought it will take any particular pressure to induce him to tell every- thing he knows about the conspiracy which ended in the death of Dr. Cronin. His danger- ous position has been strongly impressed upon him. Burke is an ignorant man, a good specimen of the average day laborer; courageous under ordinary circumstances, but not possessing the nerve to stand up for his fellow conspirat and die on the ws with them. He not the brute determination of Detective Dan Coughlin. Itis not thought, however, that Burke can go further back than Coughlin, who the authorities have reason to believe was the one who hired Burke and the others to accom- plish the purpose in view. IMMUNITY PROMISED. The fact of the matter is that Burke has been promised immunity—something that has not been held ont to any of the other arrested men—and the states attorney and Chief of Police Hubbard are sure this will lead Burke to “squeal.” Whether he knows more than Coughlin, O'Sullivan, Beggs, or the others is notthe question. Burke is a comparatively honest man. If he confesses he will tell every- thing he knows. He has no previous confes- sions to ies Peers @ jury against him. All he has ever said heretofore has been simply a gen- eral denial in any participation in the murder. Burke 1s believed to have been at the Carlson cottage on the night of May 4, at the very time Cronin was murdered. TERROR STRICKEN. Burke has been in terror since his arrival in Chicago and fears to eat anything because, as he says, he may be “dosed” by the police, and when in an unnatural condition forced to con- fess. He says, also, that Chicago water makes him sick, which may be true, as be is a man who doesn’t often indulge in water except ‘on the side.” He complained yesterday that a cigar ‘iven him by Detective Palmer had been drugged, but he was soon convinced of his mis- re. It is noticed that the police have sudden! become very friendly to the prisoner, whic out the story that all necessary arranj ments have been made to secure the “‘sque: Burke was formerly a member of the ‘‘Mar- ket street gang,” over which Dan Coughlin possessed so much influence, and it was because of his “hanging out” in the vicinity of Market street and py nl avenue, where Martinsen stood with his express wagon, that the express- man who identified him was enabled to see him 80 often as to become well acquainted with his face and general appearance. coo GERMAN SELF-WORSHIP. Christianity Being Replaced by a Dei- fication of Military Triumphs. Dean Lichtenberger in Harpers’ Magazine, When, in 1861, William I succeeded his brother, first as prince regent and then as king, & cessation of the religious reaction was hoped for. The new sovereign was said to be ani- mated with liberal sentiments, a protector of the Free Masons, and hostile to the feudal and Pietist party of the court preachers, But the absoiute and bellicose character which his reign soon assumed destroyed all illusions so far as concerned his relations with the church and the religious parties. During his conflict with the parliament Bismarck, the new chan- cellor, had to seek support for his policy in the conservative party. In order to induce his master to stake the destinies of Prussia in the struggle, first with Austria and afterward with France, he was obliged to make the religious chords vibrate. The king, his master. in his native honesty, had scruples which do crowned the of an whic! liam had adopted ‘with hesitation, that he finally persuaded himself thethe was the envoy of Providence, the instrument chosen by Provi- dence to chastise its enemies, and to accom- plish the great designs which it had reserved for Germany, the country highly favored of the Gospel. Henceforth his fervor became more lively and more mystic; the praises of the god of armies, of the German god, for whom floods of victorious blood had been shed, filled his proclamations; and the ecclesiastical reaction could feel sure of seeing many triumphs, It is natural that the Germans should not have been able to resist a sentiment of patriotic satisfaction when they saw their dream of na- tional unity finally realized, and the German ms ee raised to the rank of the first military and political power of Europe. It is natural that they should have venerated the old em- peror, and that they should profess boundless admiration for the iron chancellor, the head of genius which guided the docile arm. What is less comprehensible is that the intoxication of success should prevent the Germans from re- alizing the dangers which this new and unpre- cedented situation involves, The theologians especially seem to have been literally smitten with blindness, Not only have they applauded the policy of injustice and violence, which under pretext of annexations, has reopened the era of armed conquests, but they have not seen that the sacrifice of all liberties dear price to pay for the benefits of unity and political great- ness, An eminent publici Constantin Frantz, in a volume that attracted much attention, Religion of National Liberalism,” has out to his compatriots the danger of this ation. With courageous frankness and rare perspicacity he has shown that Germany is gradually replacing Christias':, by a sort of worship of the nation, and substituting justifi- cation by success in the place of justification by faith, The church, which formed a salu- the empire are treating with the greatest rigor the assemtlies of workmen in the larger cities, and at the slightest provocation, or at no prov- ocation at all, such meetings are broken up or probibited in advance. A suspicion that a strike is intended, or that the wisdom of order- ing astrike is about to be discussed, is suffi- cient warrant for police interference, although, of course, the reasons stated are always differ- ent, Am of workmen in Munich had been rey for yesterday to hear the report of Herr Volimer, their representative at the re- cent congress of Mi The police, however, posted ent of the city Monday and advertised in the newspapers a proclamation forbidding the meeting to be held. At the appointed time astrong force of police was on hand at the Place designated for the meeting and allowed ho one to approach. The indignation among the more radical of the liberty-loving German workmen is intense, and is certain to find ex- pression notwithstanding all the precautions of the government, The d congress of American repub- lics at Washington is attracting some attention from the European press, but is nowhere treated as an event likely to lead to i t resulta, The German press ancers at the pro- as an obvious aping of the methods of uropean diplomacy by the great American re- ublic, ” The Vienna Tageblatt ridicules the idea of a great confederation of American republics such as 3s proposed, and says such a confedera- tion would be even’ more grandiose than the Eiffel. ae CAN WOMEN BE CARPENTERS? The Question Discussed—Prizes for Nail Driving and Sawing. From the Business Woman's Jc urnal. This was the subject of discussion at a recent meeting of the New Century Guild of Phila- delphia. We give below extracts from the in- teresting report published by the Working Woman's Journal: The reasons given by Mr. H., who magnani- mously shouldered the negative, were, briefly, as follows: Women cannot be carpenters, be- cause much of the work demands a muscular strength which they do not possess, Consider a cottage, log house or what not of hemlock timber, such as you may see anywhere from Maine to the Pacific. There is not a woman in the country who could build such a house, nor the cow shed, pigsty, hen coop, dog kennel or sheep pen outside of it, nor the stool, wash bench, cradle, shelf or other furniture inside. Where is the woman who can use the jackknife? Where is she who can even sharpen a lead pen- cil as it should be done? Miss R. thought that while a small propor- st socialists in Paris, in differ- A DOSE OF HIS OWN MEDICINE. Compelied to Wear the Log Chain he Had Fastened on his Little Son’s Neck. Ernest Hoppe, a railroad laborer living at Minnesota City, Minn., puta heavy log chain about the neck of his twelve-year-old boy Mon- day morning and locked it so tightly that the boy was nearly choked, Hoppe then calmly | placed the key in his pocket and went away about his work. Two or three hours after thie | the suffering boy's little brother called the neighbors and they carried the boy to a black- smith’s shop, where the chain was removed. When Hoppe came home the neighbors came im force, and, after a je, put the chain about his neck and affixed bim to the post near blue treak at ret, | the residence. He swore a | but at last quieted down. The only offense of sheep out of « pen, | the boy was letting the where they had been confined without water. The father said that if the boy had died he would have rejoiced over the affair with « keg of beer. The boy has gone away, = coe — THE PRINCE OF MONTENEGRO. Why the Czar of Russia Thinks so Much of the Little Monarch. Paris Special dence New York World. Since the Czar of all the Russias said to the | Prince of Montenegro, “You are the only faith- ful, sincere friend of Russia,” the latter has become the most interesting of European sovereigns. As the Prince of Montenegro will be the guest of France in a few days, it may be well to say something of this Russian ally who is overturning the best-laid schemes of Bis- marck. What is the reason for this alliance between a giant and a dwarf, between the ruler of @ country whose possession occupy more than one-sixth of the earth, whose sub- jects number 120,000,000, and the Prince of a little State whose independence was acknowl edged only in 1878, and whose subjects number only 236,000? THE MONTENEGRIN ARMY is composed of six infantry brigades and one brigade of artillery—in time of war only 36,- 000 soldiers. And the chief of an immense military empire seeks the friendship of this ruler, asks the hand of his daughter for agrand duke of Russia, Probably one of these Montene- grin princesses will some day be seated on the throne of Catherine Il. The reason for this devotion of Russia to Montenegro lies in the fact that of all the great empire's former pro- teges and friends Montenegro alone has been faithful. In 1849 Austria was saved from ruin by the intervention of Russia, To-day Austria is Russia's antagonist in the Danubian regions, and ten years ago Austria signed a treaty with Germany against Russia, Fifty years ago the emperor of Russia imstructed bis cabinet to state that he had no other wish than to con- tinue the unity of thought and action existing between St. Petersburg and Berlin. In 1878 Germany prevented Kussia from taking pos- session of Constantinople. Roumania, Servia, tion of the work of a carpenter needed actual strength far the larger part was a matter of skill, which could be acquired. You could not teil how girls would compare with boys in any direction where they “wor pareting equal chance. Let them try; if they could not do a thing that would settle ut give them achance to find it out for themselves. Mrs, G. had not tried much work with tools, but had a notion that a day at the washtub was 8 pretty good test of muscular power. iss —— thought ironing equally trying. [The editor has known women going out by the day, who would wash all the morning, iron all the afternoon, and go home ana do all their own housework after supper.) Mrs. L. considered walking the floor most of the night with asick child and going through the regular household labor the next day quite as hard as making hencoops or pigsties. Mr. D. said that he naturally felt a sympathy for his own sex when he found it in such a minority. His observation of life, so far as he had got, had led him to think that the modern woman could do pretty much anything she wanted; but in this case he didn’t see why she wanted. For his own part, the few experi- ments he had made with tools had scratched his handsand inflicted various wounds with- = much result. saat ‘iss B. suggested ere were sO many things about a house which needed attention, from the opening of a flour barrel to the hang- ing of a shelf or picture, or the replacing of a hinge, that a housekeeper’s accomplishments were not complete without some knowledge of Sten. thought thet nobod woman rs, T. thought that nobody, man or likes to be restricted. When our Creator im- plants in any creature a faculty, He implants with it an instinctive desire to use that faculty. We simply want to do what we can; and we want to find out what we can do for ourselves by trying. All we ask is to be let alone. Mr. —— didn’t see why, when a wanted to do a thing. whether it had been done before or not, she did not just go to work and do it without so much talking about it. Mrs, —— replied that this is not the way human beings are made. No man or woman, save a martyr or a fanatic, is able to stana quite alone; he must have a little ground to lant himself on, and a little something to Ereathe, and this standpoint and moral atmos- phere must come from the sympathy and sup- port of others, The curious thing was that everything the gentleman had demonstrated that women could not do had been done, either by some woman present or by some one under the speaker's observation. One member had made hencoops, one had made a pigsty, one had made a high fence round an enclosure—the writer forgets for what purpose; one, who had frequent use for large rough boxes, ‘ras in the habit of saw ing and naili rough boards toge: tor sult heraaif. "One had a fnend in land who had roofed her own house; had read of a woman out west who had made her house out and out, not to — of clearing her own land, paying for it, and subsisting on the profit of her farm. One knew how not only to take aclock to pieces and doctor it, but to and Bulgaria owe their emancipation to Russia, and as a mark of gratitude they accept Ger- man instead of Russian influence. jontene- gro isacountry of poetry and the Ischerno- goze are INTELLIGENT, LOYAL, AND BRAVE. The Montenegrins say that when God created the world be held in his hand a bag of moun- tains and the bag burst above Montenegro. The principality in fact consists of a number of poor villages sheltered by the mountains, and of these Cettinje, with 1,200 inhabitants, is the capital. An old castle at the foot of a moun- tain is the hall of justice and opposite a square house with balcony serves for the palace of the prince. isehind the house isa plain where, whip in hand, he deals out justice, and sur- rounding all ‘are low, irregular hi the houses of the je. ‘This little country, bounded on the couthonst by Turkey and on the northeast by Austria, protects Russia from Turkey, but nothing can reach Montenegro, Bothing can leave the country e: by way of Austria, Prince Nicholas is obliged to be very prudent; devoted to Russia he must be courteous to Austria, He was asked, not long ago, what he would do in case of war between Russia and Austria. “I would behave like a gentleman,” was his reply. THE FORM OF GOVERNMENT, In Montenegro the prince alone governs, there is no constitution, but a council of state and four cabinet ministers. The charter pro- vides for liberty in religious worship and makes no distinction with civil and political rights. The Montenegrins are easily governed. “Fhey need few laws and fewer prisons, Their great preoccupation is defense of their territory, he greatestcrime is cowardice and the coward is pumshed by never being allowed to bear arms and by being compelled to wear a woman's apron to prove that « man’s heart does not throb in his breast, PRINCE NICHOLAS is not more than forty-eight years old and su- perbly handsome. He is tall, well-built, has dark complexion and biack mustache. While at the college of Saint Louis le Grand, Paris, he was called to the throne be- cause of the murder of his uncle, Prince Danilo. Danilo was at ¢he port of Callaro with his wife, Princess Darinka, and just as they embarked a Montenegrin fired on the prince. ‘The latter lived only twenty-four hours. The murderer had been exiled by Danilo, consequently the deed was a personal vengeance. ‘The princess caused her nephew to be proclaimed ruler. Then she followed on foot the coffin containing the remains of her husband. Nicholas was then nineteen years old, and as soon as he had taken possession of his throne he married Princess Milene, daugh- ter of the Voyevode Voucotich. Of his ten children Zorka married Prince Pierre Kara- georgovitch, who may some day rule over the Servians. Militza, the second daughter, will marry a cousin of the czar, the Grand Duke Pierre Nicolarevitch. It is said that the heir to the Montenegrin throne, a prince of eighteen years, is reserved for the eldest daughter of the tary counterpoise to the national egoism, has czar, Xenie Alexandronna, completely misunderstood the role which cir- cumstances imposed upon it, thanks to the servility of its chiefs and thanks to excessive centralization, Instead of preachipg modera- tion in victory, humility and the fragility of ao glory, the church, if it has not actually invited the German nation to bow down before its own triumphs, has at any rate neglected to warn it against dangerous intoxication. “Ho ever great may be victories we have won, says Herr Frantz, “we cannot boast of that still greater victory which would have consisted in conquering ourselves in order to preserve an equal mind even in the midst of the most unhoped-for prosperity. Satis- faction with ourselves forms essentially a = of the spolia optima which we brought from France, ——_———e+_______ To ATLANTIC City via BALTIMORE AND OxIO. The Baltimore and Ohio railroad company will sell excursion tickets to Atlantic City at $3 round trip for special train leaving Washing- ton at 4:20 p.m. Saturday, August 10. Tickets good returning until Monday, August 12, in- clusive, ne — The Prize Fight Postponed. From the Baltimore Sun. The prize fight between Joe Kennedy of Philadelphia and Billy Young of Baltimore, which was to have taken place in Virginia to- morrow, is off at present. Two Washington sporting men were in Baltimore last night and told Young that cee | had gone to Atlantic City and that they did not expect him to re- turn. The fight was to have been for a $150 purse, ————_+e+-_—_____ Modern Barbarity. ‘From Munsey's Weekly. Reginia—‘What barbarous things these prize fights are, Claudia!” i ut it together again in perfect health. One Fad mended tebles and resssted chairs; one had taken the springs out of an old sofa and replaced them with “practicable” new ones, one was in the habit of reupholstering her furniture. Papering and painting bad been done by others, but that is hardly carpentry, One ‘absent member sent in her defense in try. Now, true poetry comes from inspira ind inspiration is, of course, above al At the close of the evening prizes were of- fered for the best nail driving: and sawing. The first was awarded to Miss J. R. Baker; the sawing to Miss C. Altemus. Meantime the trade of cabinet making is suc- cessfully followed by women in Boston, and ntime the carpenter class for girls, at Vine nd 23d streets, is so crowded that the poor hard-worked teacher finds even his masculine powers sorely tried to keep up with the enthu- siasm of his neophytes, —————ce+______ Searching for Gems in Ceylon. A correspondent of the Ceylon Observer, in @ recent issue of that journal, describes the district in Ceylon in which gems have hitherto been most commonly found, and the method employed by the natives in digging for them. Ratnapura, or the “‘city of gems,” is the center of @ district 20 to 30 miles square, in almost all H 2f ! HE Hil rf E H i Ei i | iH i i ; i i z Es I i g 8 & I i : ne ay fr a shee h f | i £ > | i i i i : iH | i : i ij FORTY YEARS AGO the ruler of Montenegro was the temporal and spiritual chief, bishop as well as sovercign, But one cannot found a dynasty and fulfil the duties of a spiritual ruler,and the uncle of Nich- olas separated church and state. From that day dates the — of Montenegro. Out of respect for half-savage liberty of his people Nicholas disdains aq st cultivates the simplicity of « peasant. he walks he grants juests, sometimes seats on the roadside and listens to the opinions of his people end always wears the national costume of his country, After dinner he makes excursions on horseback, and is very proud his skillful horsemansh: Dislike of may olas is cause he yield to a life not a ruler in Europe is he astoevenw in the i f j F H | > f i i I 3 I k teemed ts be i