Evening Star Newspaper, January 8, 1890, Page 6

ws THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON. CITY AND DISTRICT. THE PEACH CROP IN DANGER.| BLUE BLAZES IN 8T. FA wealthy London merchant gives the} Continued Warm Weather Causing secret of his business success as follows: “I always feel happy when I am advertising, for then I know that, waking or sleeping, I haye a strong though silent orator working for me; one who never tires, never makes mistakes, and who is certain to enter the households from which, if at all, my trade must come.” To secure the services of such an agent as this shrewd merchant referred to, advertise in Tue Evestxo Stan It is read by everybody m Washington. THE COLORED RACE. Proposed Special lavestigation by Cen- sus Officials and Its Cost. Numerous requests have been received by Superintendent Porter of the census for a special investigation to be made of the exact condition, financial and social, of the colored race in this country. The census act of March 1, 1889, provides for the first time for a subdi- vision of the colored population into “negroes, mulattoes, quadroons and octoroous.” Pro- vision for ascertaining this information will be made in the population schedule. In calling the attention of Secretary Noble to this matter Mr. Porter states that at his request special agents made an inquiry as to the cost of such ® special investigation and it was found that collecting this information on a special schedule and compiling it would require an additional appropriation of $450,000. In addition to the inereased cost the superintendent expresses the fear that a special enumeration on a sep- arate schedule in the hands of the census enumerator will endanger and possibly delay the completion of the field work beyond the limit of one month prescribed by the law. Not Infiuenza, To the Editor of Tux E: rar: It is evident that the disease prevailing and known as “la grippe” is not that usually des- ignated “influenza,” nor is it one of the dis- eases coming under the nomenclature of the many catarrhal affections. Itis not a disease of a special tissue. Its history proves it a forerunner of a worse 2nd more serious epi- demic, and in its track wili be found the chol- era. The existence of this disease, which spans the world and spares neither the aged nor the infant, the strong nor the weak, is beneficent in the respect that those who have it and are cured will not be susceptible to the lemic. Those who pass through this the epidemic and suppress the disease, naking a cure, will be the more sus- ceptible to its follower. The disease is inflammation of all the capil- laries. The arterial, venous and lymphatic capillaries are in a whirl of motion. c= tion of the rapidly moving bieod. lymph and serum globules produces the chill and fever, which partake of the excitement fixed. The excutory organs cu their appropriate duties while the blood is so rapidly and disorderly circulating in the capi- laries. The liver is congested. the kidneys do not act, the stomach is as though one is sea k. avily, the heart works nm of the system. Vor such a disease, defined by symptoms different from those of other diseases, we can- not use the name “inileer grip” will do for a pleasantry; it is m oryza."” What name is laritis” has Merits. teristic intlammation of the capillaries of the whole system of which we have knowledge, and it should be studied as a distinct disease. crus Cuoare, M.D. — Transfers of Keai Estate. Deeds in fee have b filed as follows: A.M. Lachlen et al. to J. W. Longwell, pt. 51, $913, O. E. Duffey to J.C. s 7, bik. 5, Le Droit park; $1,000. King to M. Ashford et_al., lots 50 to 64, bik. 4, Meridian Hill; $—. F. D. Stephenson to Jos. K Warner, pt. 15, sq. 1 982.66. Ho wie AN KNOWN LAND. A Portion of This Country Never Trod- den by White Men. Washington has her great unknown land, like the interior of Africa, says the Seattle Press. ‘The country shut in by the Olympic mountains, which includes an area of about 2.500 miles Square, bas never, to the positive knowledge of old residents of the territory, been trodden by the foot of man, white or Indian. These moun- tains rise from the level country, within ten or fifteen miles of the straits of Jaun de Fuca in the north, the Pacific ocean in the west, Hood's canal in the east and the basia of the Quinault lake in the south, and, rising to the heighth of 6,000 to 8,000 feet, shutin a vast Bnexplored area, ‘The Incians have never penetrated i their traditions say that it is mbabited very fierce tribe which none of the coast tr dared molest. Though it is improvable that such a tribe could bave existed in this mount ain country without their presence becoming known to the white men, no man has ever as- certained that it did mot exist. White men, too, have only vague accounts of any white man having ever passed through this country, for investugation of all the claim avelers has apo 3 ang that they have ouly traversed its outer edges. The most generally accepted the: to this country is that it consisted leys, stretching from the inward slo; mountains to a great central basin. This theory is supported by the fact that, althoug country around has abund: constantly hang over the untain tops, all the streams towing toward the four poinis of the compass are insignificant aud rise only on the outward slopes of the range, none appearing to drain the great lakes shut in by th: uutains. ‘This fact appears to support the theory that streams flowing from the muer slopes of the mountains feed a great interior lake. But what drains this lake? It must have an outlet some- where, and. as all the streams pouring from the mountains rise on their outward slopes, it must have a subterrane..n vutiet to the ocean, the straits or the sound. There are great dis- coveries in store for some of Washingsou's ex- plorers. ie =— Louisiana’s Creditors. In the suit of Hope & Co. of Amsterdam, holders of over four millions of dollars of bonds for which they claim that the state of Louis- jana is liable, and asking for a peremptory mandamus compelling the board of liquida- tion of the state debt to meet and act upon their offer and demand for the funding of the said bonds into consolidated bonds of the state, Judge lis yesterday, at New Orleans, gav judgment in favor of relators. d of liquidation to assem the appheation within twen from the day the judgment bec ‘ter Foreign Notes of Interest. ‘The British iron-clads Agamemnon, Collossus and Benbow have beea ordered for immediate service. Mrs. Mackey is coming to America on the Bervia, The British warship Kin, from Zanzibar, presi! mu bique. There were 395 deaths in Paris on Monday The banns are published for the marriage of A@xandria Extfel to je Hiceolii, the see- retary of the Italian lc a in Paris, Sims’ lace factory at Not am, England, was partly destroyed by tire yesterday. Loss, 9100000, The Berlin Tageblutt states that the vic- tory of Major Wissmann over the insurgents fisher has sailed Bear Saadaui, reported Mouday, was incom- dete. The paper says that tue Arabs, after be- driven from their for’ position, te- turned and assumes ti Mans at Saadani are fi “You ask for the bh: expectations have 3 Vhy—mone at all. ‘The Ger- Differently Viewed.—Miss Jhubb (Boston) “Do you think that Emersoutan philosop specitically applied has any materialistic eficet Upon the terrestrial incousisteucies that clog and the esoteric development of our inner Mass Foote (of Chicugo)—“I never gave the subject much thought. Mamma always uses flaxseed.” —Philadeipiia Inquirer. “We haven'tany cold victuals, Who asked you for Iwant broiled steak an’ fried victuais? Housewife—- ‘will play for you wius! —Phildelphia Inquirer. He—-Why should you be so angry at me for stealing just one litte kis record. | trat Grave Fears Among Fruit Growers. Dover, Del., Special to the Philadelphia Inquirer. The continued warm, epring-like weather which prevails is causing alarm among the fruit growers, At first the mildness of the fall was bailed by them with delight, as it gave them an opportunity to put through the out- door work which had been retarded by the un- usually wet summer. But old peach growers have been shaking their heads ominously for two weeks past, The expressed sentiment has been, “If the cold snap will only reach us by Christmas we are safe, as it will prevent the buds from swelling. If the syap dées not come you will see peaches in bloom by the middle of January.” A ride through lower Kent and upper Sussex counties proves that these old farmers knew what they were talking about. The cold snaj did not come, and in many orchards the peac! buds are bursting. The scene everywhere is like that of late spring. Men are plowing in the fields in their shirt sleeves, cattle are graz— ing on fresh, green grass, and in many places strawberry patches are in full bloom. To no class of fruit, however. is this early blooming so dangerous as to the peach. The smaller fruits can bloom, be nipped by the frost and then come up smiling again in the warm spring. But the peach can bud and bloom but once a year, Itis a fact not generally understood that peach buds come on the same ‘wood” but once, and that each year the new growth of wood made by the tree is that which bears the buds and fruit of the year following. Hence, if the buds pow swelling and bursting are killed by the frost, which it is more than likely they will be, a fall year must be given the trees to make new wood before new buds can be expected, and ten days more of this kind of weather will settle the fate of the peach crop of 1890. ee Winters Growing Warmer, From the Philadelphia Inquirer. “We bave sure proof that the average cold of the winter 1s not so great or extended over 80 long period as it was twenty years ago,” re- marked a hardware dealer who had been in business since 1850, “It is true we do not sell half as many pairs of skates asin my earlier years. It won't do to attribute the decrease to the fashion of rolier skating nor to say that young people and adults have given up the no- tion of gliding over the ic If we had the 1c this generation would be as quick to take it as their predecessors were. Carry your mind back twe years and you will recall that there were a dozenice rinks in and about the city, the largest and best of which was that in old Eastwick park. Men rented the grounds, flooded them, put up restaurants and di rooms, and then made money, becaus was scarcely a winter when the ice was not good week after week, Climatic conditions have changed so that the man who would go into it now would be bankrapted. Freezing weather doesn’t last long enouga to insure any profit for the venture. We hardly sell one pair of skates in the holiday season now where we soid a dozen in the old days of frozen streams and ponds.” Wife-Kissing in Various Cities. From the Philadelphia Inquirer, Kansas City is all torn up over the question whether a man may kiss his wife in public, and, if so, under just what circumstances, It ap pears that a prominent physician of that city kissed his wife at the theater, and the manage- meut, fearing the influence of such an example, had him taken out of the building by a police- map, Asaresult the whole subject has come up as one of vital importance, and there is great uncertainty as to the decision, Public opinion in Kansas City seems to vin- dicate the manager of the theater in his action, but insists that it must not be carried too far. It is held that there are certain circumstances under which a mau may properly kiss his wife m public, but the jine has not yet been drawn, The subject hi: ation of other cities, wnich freely offer Kansas City advice as to the proper limit. Chicegoans think a man may kiss his wife in lway car without overstepping the proprie- ties, but should not kiss her when parting at putting her on a street ear. In Denver this is considered @ very narrow limitation, although it is agreed that it must not be done in the theater. In that city public sentiment sustains aman in kissing his wife anywhere except at eburch, the theater or iu a store. There 1s no limit placed on the exercise of this coujugal practice on the street, St. Paul, however, looks unkindly on the whole matter. It objects toa man kissing his wife anywhere in public, with the possible ex- ception of the front door step if it is growing dusk. Instrong contrast to this is the cousen- sus of opinion in Bismarck, now putting on airs aie capital, that a man can kiss his wife whenever he pleases sv long as_he doesn’t kiss any other man’s wife. This is the limit of liberalism, and shows the freedom from con- ventional restraints that abounds on the far western prairies, So far as Philadelphia is concerned this is not likely to become « burning issue. Phila- delphians are not over given to kissing their wives under any circumstances, and few in- sta of itin public are ever witnessed. A man may kiss his wife whenever he wants to and she wili let him, but he is not likely to do so under circumstances which will be embar- rassing to either party or distressing to the public. —_——_.oo—_____ Diphtheria and **Black Tongue. A Morgantown, W.Va. ,special says: Physicians sent by the county into tue mountain districts along Cheat river, in which diphtheria was re- ported to be epidemic, tell horrible stories of suffering. The people are now suffering from epidemics of two diseases—diphtheria and the more dreaded “black tongue.” The latter has broken out in the la two weeks aud about uurty deaths have occurred, the patients presenting a terrible appearance. In the atime great many children are eriug from diphtheria, and families attacked by either of the diseases are in want, The county has erected a temporary hospital and a large force of physicians sud nurses are attend- ing it. Even w this aid many of the sick have not been eared for properly. The public schools at Sweetzer, Ind., have been ciosed on account of diphtheria, which is raging to an alarming extent, A number of deaths have already occurred. At Holland, Mich., diphtheria still keeps its hold, ‘Twelve cases were reported Monday, B. Vanss of Fillmore township lost his seven- ten-year-old son a few days ago, a ten-year- old daughter Sunday night and his fourteen- year old daughter Monday evening. oo cael Water Famine in Kansas City. A water famine threatens Kansas City, Mo. By a sudden gorging of ice in the Big Muddy above St. Joseph the stage of the water in the city has been lowered about two feet below the This unlooked-for fall of water caused the main suction pipe at the water works to become exposed, consequeutiy no water can be pumped. If all other means to clear the river of the gorge fail dynamite will be resorted to for that purp: see Congressman Cheatam and the Exodus. Hon. 1. P. Cheatham, the colored Congress- man from the second district of North Carolina, addressed several hundred colored people at Halifax, in that state,» few days ago, urging them not to leave that section to go away to Kansasandother places. He told them that when taken away by some sharp agent who gets pay by the head tor all he ma iY they are teated as slaves and will have no freedom, If they wish to look fora better place do so by pad ing their own exp d then they will under obligations io no one, - ‘ver The London Club Scandal. The trial of Arthur Newton, the solicitor, Frederick Teylorson, his clerk, and Adolphus De Galla, the interpreter, on the charge of con- spiracy to defeat justice im connect:on with the West Ead scandal, was continued before Magis- Ve a in the Bow street police court yesterday. Au ex-postal messenger named Perkins testiticd that afier he had given testi- mony to the police agaius! who took the witness to the house in Cleveland street, and against Veck, who assisted in the manage- | ment of the house, Newtou tried to induce him to go to Austria, Newtou suid he knew some- body who would give £20 down and £1 a weck each for three years to if Perkins) and the other boys, Wright, Swinskow and Barber, who had also given information to the police, if they would all emigrate togeche a - : It was Julius Woli’s Gripsack. About ten days ago an zecount appeared of the loss of a valise containing $150,000 in bonds and securities by a guest of the Southern botel, St. Louis, It was returned by a traveler who tovk it by mistake. Atthe time the name of the person who lost the valuable grip was care- fully concealed. Yesterday it leaked out that the man who carries about a valise worth a big fortune and leaves it in his room with the door unlocked is Julius Wolof New York, a wealthy She—“Auy self-respecting woman would be angry ata man who kissed Ler just once.”— Drumatic Crtie, surdine packer and dealer in olives, who put $i15,000 ito the Lee-Deming grocery company of St. Louis, which failed Monday. LOUIS. The Electric Wires Cutting Up Capers During the Blizzard. ~ Accidents from fallen electric wires have been so numerous in St. Louis during the prevailing “blizzard” weather as to cause little less than @ panic among people who are compelled to be on the streets. The rain changed to sleet late Monday, and as the temperature steadily fell the ice-burdened telegraph, telephone and electric light wires sagged and, in some in- stances, were displaced from the poles that up- held them. Sparks of varied hue flashed from them here and there, threatening danger on every hand. Two street car horses were killed and their heads nearly burned off at 4th and Chestnut streets by an electric wire yesterday. The wire was stretched across the necks of the horses, and, as they dropped to the street dead, acloud of smoke came up from them. The wire burned through the flesh like a sharp knife and cut the jugular vein. A stream of blood spurted from the first horse, striking the pavemeat, The wire kept on burning until cut by firemen, who quickly arrived on the scene. ‘There were fifteen passengers on the car and they scrambled out in every direction, some trying to get out of the wiudows. There are delays on all the street car lines. The fire alarm and police telegraph system is also out of order, no less than 150 boxes being useless during Monday night. Drinking Too Much Ice Water. From the Philadelphia Inqnirer. “Whata pity Mr. Blank drinks so,” said a well-known West Philadelphia physician in the hearing of a friend of the former. “Why, doctor, you astonish me,” said the listener. “I have known Mr. Blank for twenty years and I never saw him take a drop of in- toxicating liquor in my life.” HOW THE EX-EMPRESS DIED, Atan Advanced She Succumbs to an Attack of Influenza. The death of Empress Augusta, mentioned in yesterday's Stan, was announced to the people yesterday in Berlin by the lowering of the imperial standard from its place over the palace. The empress passed away peacefully. As the end came the mourners knelt around the bed and tie court chaplain offered a prayer and then blessed the remains. The Emperor William and the empress soon after ieft the chamber. As early as 3in the morning the doctors had perceived there was no hope of saving the empress’ life. She had suffered from the influenza for three days and bore the malady so well that on Monday night her recovery was looked upon as certain, But in the course of the night pneumonia was devel- oped and presented @ crisis too great for her remaining strength. Her body is laid upon an open couch and is shrouded with a white man- tle. On her right hand is laid a spray of lilies of the valley, Her head reposes upon white pil lows and her face is wrapped round with a cov- ering of white lace. HER LIVE NOT ALTOGETHER A HAPPY ONE. The dowager empress was the daughter of Charles Frederick, grand duke of Weimer, and was born in 1 At eighteen she married the then prince William of Prussia, who was thir- ty-two, The queen empress spent most of her time at Coblentz and made herself popular in the Rhine provinces by associating with men of letters and dispensing royal charity with open hands and affable grace. © Queen Augusta was but little spoken of, even in Germany, before her husband addressed his famous telegrams to her from the battle fields of Bohemia and France, and until she herself took a more active part in public life by organizing the re- lief tor the wounded during this period of “I don’t suppose anyone else ever did, for I never knew him to either,” replied the doctor. “Then you were joking?” “Iwas never ii more earnest. Unless he changes his habits he will drink himself to death in six months,” “Now, doctor, drop your paradox. What do you mean?” “I mean that he is killing himself with ice water. Ho drinks six or eight glasses of it every day in spite of my protests and it is killing him. The lining of his stomach has become so much affected that he cannot properly dig his food. He has lost his appetite and makes up for joss of food by swiiling more ice water. He complains of neuralgia aud insomna. I give him medicine, but insist on his drinking no water. He will agree to it when I see him, but he don't keep his promise. He says he cannot, and I almost believe him. I have treated many confirmed drunkards, but I never knew one more addicted to rum than Blank 1s to ice water. Before long he will be unable to digest any food; he will become dropsical, and death must ensue. Icannot make him believe his peril, He laughs at me and I can do nothing | in the matter. Iam now trying to get him off | on an ocean trip, in the hope that he will get seasick and have a terrible time of it. While ce is recovering his appetite may return to nm? “Well, doctor, is this an isolated case?” “By no means, There are not many cases so serious as this, but the harm done by drinking ice water is beyond expression. Ido not wish 1 to be construcd us favoring the use of alco- holic stimulants, but I state candidiy that ice water is doing as much injury, if not more, than all the liquors that are drunk. It is the vice of the American people and it must be suppressed. I sometimes wish there were not such a thing as ice in the country.” =— so A Haxpsoue Rarwar Statiox.—The Jersey Central station at Jersey City is the finest and | most complete passenger station on the Hud- son river, Ali the New York trains of the b. & O. R. KR. arrive at and depart from this sta- tion. If you want to see a model passenger station travel via B. & O. R. R. next time you goto New York. The trains are swift and | punctual, and ail carry Pullman parlor aud sleeping cars, . eae, Menacing Note. Senhor Gomes will answer the marquis of Salisbury’s latest note at the end of the week. Salisbury’s note was of a menacing, peremp- tory character, requiring Portugal to act at | once, as if the rectitude of England's position in the case was beyond all doubt. It is believed that Portugal cannot concede so much, but that | the foreign minister will intimato the willing- ness of the Portuguese government to order the maintepauce oj the statu quo in Africa pending negotiation it England witi do the same. ‘The | iaiy point of the Vortuguese answer will meet in part, at least, the terms of Salisbury’s de- mand, which was that the Portuguese govern- ment should immediately give to its agents in Africa such instruction as would prevent the repetition by Serpa Pinto or by any other of acts similar to those attributed to Serpa Pinto, | as otherwise tranquil diplomatic discussion would be impossib! ‘the admiralty yacht Enchantress sailed from Portsmouth for Gibraltar yesterday with scaled orders for the ironclads Beubow and Colossus, ‘There is thought to be no doubt that the orders relate to Portugal. Lord Salisbury see A Peep at Mrs. Partington. From the Chicagy Journal, B. P. Shillaber, the “Mrs, Partington” of humorous fame, has not been in Boston in ten years, although his home is but a few miles from the Hub, The humorist is now seveuty- five years of age, and a faithful daughter is his companion and housekeeper. Iiis huir is white, and the smoothly shaven face, so familiar to the public through the prints, is now partially covered with a beard. eee Dr. Carver HL. Dr. Carver, the champion shot, is danger- ously illiu London with pneumoma. He was advertised to commence today at the Royal | Aquarium the attempt to break 100,000 glass balls in ten days. His posters were out and he wus billed for a two months’ engagement. Last night he canceled his contract and will not ap- pear, soe Another Warrant for Powderly. Another warrant was received in Scranton yesterday for the arrest of General Master Workman Powderly, It was sent to Constable Jobn C. Moran of the twelfth ward and has not yet been served. Mr. Powderly’s condition is about the same and it is probable that the war- rant will not be served until Le is in condition to make the trip to Scottdale. a Montana’s Democratic Senators. The Montana democrats of the legislature met yesterday in joint session. Diligent etforts on the part of Clark and friends brought outa quorum and on the first ballot Clark and Ma- ginnis were elected democratic Senators from ch, W. A. Clark was the president of the late constitu- tional convention of Montana and is a well- and mine owner of Butte. Martin diy represented Montana e in Congress. pia oo A People Without Faults. Max O’Kell being asked in New York if he had written a book upon Ireland said: “I like to write zbout the faults of the people. The people of Ircland have no faults, Did I try to fiad them? Yes, I spent a week or more in the laud that has sent 80 many sons here,” sates aor — Condition of Representative Gibson. ‘The condition of Hon, Charles H. Gibson, who is lying ill with pneumonia at Mr. John X. Emory’s house, No. 2112 Calvert street, was not much improved yesterday. says the Balti- more Sun, Dr. Tinsley, who is attending hgm, said that he did not apprehend any infmediate auger. — Hypnotism in Court. From the Loudon Graphic. Hypuotism is decidedly a novel factor in legal proceedings. A medical student at Hel- singborg recently prosecuted a Swedish doctor in the same town for hypnotizing him against his will on repeated occasions, so that his nerv- ous system had been much affected. He called numerous witnesses for his case, but they be- haved in the most extraordinary manner in ourt, giving foolish and contradictory answers ndacung altogether like Iunatics. At last a doctor pronounced that his fellow-practitioner, the defendant, had hypnotized all the witnesses, who were thus obliged to act und speak exactly as he chose, without being able to exercise their own willor judgment. The case waa ad- journed for surther medicai testimony, ewe |The English Syndicate’ The American brewing association has been organized in St, Louis as a competitor to the united breweries of the city, known as the St, Louis brewing association, and which were said to have been recently acquired by an English syndicate. The capital stock is $200,000, A new plant is to be erected, and operations will bygin in a short ti “eee Mary (practical) beautiful ring, my dear; what did you give for it?” Eleanor (poetical) —* Myself.” —Life. bloody strife, She hadalways been, above all things, the queen consort. Never ahappy or a loving wife, wedded from political necessity and ruled witha rod of iron by her husband, she had never been especially devoted to the two children born of that loveless union. She had taken delight in the exercise of her social functions, first as queen and afterward as em- press, She was also an intelligent woman and well versed not only in German but in French literature as well, always taking care, with a certain degree of affectation, to exchange a few words in public with the French ambussa- dor in his own language at the great court ceremonie: +0. SOUTH AMERICA’S BLIZZARD. It is Called tho “Pampero” and is Grate= fully Welcomed, From the Cleveland Daily Herald. Astrange natural phenomenon is the pam- pero, a South American storm wind. It is thus described: A light breeze had been blowing from the northeast, but had steadily increased in force and brought with it the heated air of the tropics, which, passing over a trecicss pampa country exposed to the burning sun Tays of aclear sky, so warms up the atmos- phere on the shores of the Rio de la Plata that its effect upon human beings is exceedingly bad, This state of things generally lasts for a week or longer, until the stifling heat becomes unbearable and the inhabitants are seen rest- ing in grass hammocks or lying on bare floors, incapable of exertion, However, relief is close athand. Aliitie cloud ‘no bigger than a man’s hand” is first seen to rise above the water, then the heavens grow black with clouds and the battle of opposing winds begins, The pampero | advances with its artillery well in tront; forked | flashes of vivid lightning, followed by peals of thunder, bear down upon the foe, who, quite up to the moment of attack, is fiercely dis- charging its fiery breath on the surrounding | {} regions. ‘The inhabitants now climb on the azorteas or flat roofs to watch ,the struggle | and to be the first to participate in the delicious relief brought by the pumpero to their fevered bodies, Far out om the river a curious sight may be seen, the opposing waves, raised by the rival winds, meet like a rush of cavalry in wild career; their white horses, with foamitg crests, dash themselves against each other and send clouds of dazzling sjfray high in the air; this being backed by un inky sky, reuders the scene more imposing. Graduaily the northeuster gives way, followed closely by its enemy, the pampero, which throws out skirmishing cur- reuts of ice-cold wind in advance of its final onslaught. Then comes the roar of the eie- ments and a deluge such as no one would will- ingly encounter, and cooler weather is estab- lished for the time being. eee: Water Monopoly in the Far West. Walter Gillette Bates in Scrivner. The laws of the western states and territories everywhere recoguize and protect the rights of the tirst or “prior appropriator” of water. If the first sottler on the banks of a stream draws off in his ditch one-half or the whole of the customary flow to irrigate his farm he has the right to take this oue-half or the whole flow forever, to the entire exclusion of any sub- sequent settler. But the same rule applies to rivers of large size. As the quick-witted west- erner stands by the side of one of the great rivers aud looks over thousands ef acres of desert land along its banks he sees a fortune in the situation, Only get capital enough to- gether, organize a great company. dig an im- mense canal, which will “appropriate” all the water in the river, and you command the whole valley. It is the position of the western r: roads repeated. lnstead of waiting for settlers to come and dig little ditches as they need them an immense capital digs one huge canal watering thousands. of farms and thea draws settlers. by advei tisement and boom. So all over the west, throughout Colorado, in central and southern Calfornia, in Montana and Idaho, on the Salt and Gila rivers, in southern Arizona, there are great companies, with capitals runt ning into the millions, putting this idea iato ‘The canals they dig are twenty, thirty oreven fifty miles long. The largest are # hundred feet wide and ten feet deep, very rivers in themselves, They follow the contour of the country, running back further and further from the river as_the latter falls away. The main canal gives off lateral branches at frequent intervals and by an ingenuous system of gates, crossings and ditches sends water to every Zoot of arable ground between it and the river, The land belongs to the government and is taken up by individual settlers at merely, nominal prices under the “desert land act.” But the waicr belongs to the canal company and it is this water that the settler really pays for, —00—_____ Dead Two Weeks and Not Missed. In an attic room in an old, half-deserted house at 113 Blecker street, New York, Guiseppe Cerrerate, an Italian, was found dead yester- day, shot through the head. He had lain deaa two weeks, in wuich time no one had missed him, Cerrerate was twenty-five years old. He was a fresco painter and a capable workman, but he was adrunkard. For a month he had not drawn a sober breath. In his cups he ranted with a lot of foreign-born anarchists, and for more than a year he had threatened to couuit suicide. 496 — High Tragedy and Tender Years, Louis Kurtz, the fifteen-year-old son of John B. Kurtz, a prominent citizen of Atchison, Kan., attempted suicide yesterday because his sweetheart, a lass of thirteen, had given him the “mitten.” She is Miss Neilie H. Berten- shaw, daughter of C. H. Bertenshaw, store keeper of the Missouri Pacific railroad, He shot himself at 11 o'clock sharp ina restaurant, He was afterward taken to the home of his par- ents, ee The war between the state and city officials at Chicago over the prevention of the slaughter of cuitle in the city 18 growing hot, . POWDER Absolutely Pure. der never vari A marvel of a raud wholesomeuses. Store e pis a mary Kinds, and yt De wold So eeetiien itary hiudsy aud ‘cazmot be soldi co with the multitude of low test, short weight, alum of phorpaste rowucrs. Suid only du cums, MOvAL Baagina ownhre Co, 106 Wall st.. N, mb 16-1. w.£, — TRUSTEES SALE OF "HEFE NEW Ee ee BMC PRELGRCE im 2S AN OS4 SIXTH 8° NORTHWEST FOUR NEW oS AND EIGHT ROOM LiiCK DWELLING: [NOWN AS NOS. 610, 612, 614 AND 618 EET WEST. x KN RE FE . note secured thereby, we willseil at pub front of the ic au Femuses on WEDNESDAY, 176.177 and 178 in sq. No. $44. ‘Terms easy and mace known at time of sale A deromt of 8100 on each piece of property wil! be chaser. If terms 01 Teqiured of the purc complied with in tex days from day of sal erty will be resold at risk and cost of defi! ebuser. All conveyancing and recording at ex's cost, WASHINGTON DANENHOWER, W. IRVING BOSWELL, a28-d&ds Trustees. Toneknow. WEEKS & CO; Auctioneers, 7 Louisiana ave, THREE HANDSOME WALNUT AND EBONIZED FRAMED MANTLE MIRORS W BE ADDED AND SOLD AT OCR AU! ROOMS THURSDAY, JANUARY NINTH, TEN W LARGE QUANTITY HOLD PU! GOODs, F EEKS & CO, Auctioneers 657 Louisiana avenue, Opp. City Post Office, AND VARIETY OF HOUSF- RN ey CAKPE a ETS, TABLE Atk, TOILET WAKE, FINE KLOR dk KOOM SETS, BEDS, BE. &e., ANU X AC ALMr ERY’ NG NEEDED FOR Tu HOUsi HULD, A’ CUR BALES KOOMS "I UKSDAY, SANUARY NINTH AUT O'CLOCK. at Weeks & CO, Auctioneers, ONE DUN HORSE AND OW: Good Workers, at wuction. in _THUKSDAY, NINTH JANUAK NE NEARLY NEW COUPELETTE. = SOLD TO COVEK ADVANCES AND CHARGES, On THURSDAY, JANUARY NINTH, 1890, AT. TWELVE O'CLOCK M. we wall sell in front of our Auction Rooms, 9th and D sts. u.w., 0: k NEW COUPELETTE, and storage, All parties E BAY MARE, tront of sales rooms, u.I ¥, at TWELVE M. should take notice, ‘Terms cash, Jazze DUNCANSON BROS., Aucts, ¥ NINTH, within our py Crder of Hon. D.M. Rane t1ane Peycho Bi 16-32 we LOWENIHAL, Au 7th street nw, ALE OF DEALER'S STOCK OF BOOT: 'H STRE 1. Ky ALSO TH. FINSUKES G TO WHICH T BL. SALE POSITIVE A 36-3t A DE. HUT RES WiNTHAL, Auctioneer, D. C.. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1890. AUCTION KI AYN. FRATHPPE, DaRn & 00, ancticncers, BALES. U20 Pa ave. now. < SALE OF LARGE As- SORTMENT OF BUGGY, CARRIAGE SLE AND DOUBLE), WAGON HARNESS (S! AND LAP ROBES, HORSE COVERS, SADDLES, BEI- DLES AND WHIPS, &o.. ke. On PRIDA) JANUARY TENTH, 1890, commenc- ing at ELEVEN O'CLOCK A.M, we will sell within and double, and other Good: to which we invite geveral attention 2a7-3t RALCLIFFE, DARK Ey our sles rooms a lange assortment of Harness, single mentioned above, apd &0O., PROPOSALS, OPO! Ms gress, 14. uary "4, L800.—Sealea proposals for this city will be. _Teceived at this offic; UESD, eral lustructions @nd proposal may be Obu BEKNAanp k THE TWEN1Y-FL d opened FOR NATURAL HYDRAULIC CE- NT.—Ofvice of Building for Library of Fast Capitol street, Washington, Dt. furnishing ay delivering about 12,000 barrels of natural tiyd cement for the building for tue Library el Coles ta i WO the . Superimiendent and Engineer. FURNISHING PAVIN fsemeut }—Ontice of the Com- D.C., December 30, uuu) TWE NU- ALY THAT Puving Bricks, dlanks on wih ali tads or. . G. HINK, Cl . & AS. W. The right parts ot bi K FINANCIAL HALL 1 SAFELY INV! How cau I increase wy 191 ow L ORE AND O. 1024 AYO. & OCLOCI ubiic auction, iu front sud 10, im square city, begiuuiug ata ons inch worth, from aud running the west 10 fe tou the west line o} tr wast corner Of lot t i ai, te y built store’and residence with all wodern improvements. One-third casii, balance in equal install- 01 two years, nid ed a t complied with in ten days, rwise right reset to resell. at, risk and cost of deiwulting purchaser, ufter tive days’ public notice of such resale in some Bewspaper pubMished in Wasting wi 2 INCANSON BKOS., Auctioueers, . Auctioneers, lisyiVunia ave, Dw, : OF CLOTHING, BOOTS AND § FURNISHINGS, HOUSEHOLD 5c i 0. By virtue of an order of “the Orphans’ Court, passed in the matter oi the estate of Julius Levy, deceased, dated the 27th day of Dec ater, A.D. 1SN9, the unt dezsigned, ws collector of suid estute, Will offer for sale At public auction on THURSDAY MORNING ty NINTH DAY OF JANUARY wat TEN N eet north- said Julius ting in part AND BOYS! CLOTHING, ND CHILDKEN'S BOOTS AND HAt APS. AN 3 FURNITUKE, &., &e. rade wud others is invited to O'CLOCK, at the St wert, «ll the stuck Levy’ died seiz M MEN'S, WOMEN SHO! HARRIS KALES! Collector. _RATCLIFFE, DARK & CO. Al wie ct ts ae OTURE DA ATCLIFFE, DARK & CO., — joneers. 20 Penn. ave. n.w, ENTIRE FURNITUR! v1 &e., OF RESIDENCE VA DER AND C. AND OTHER TA i THIRTEENTH, 7.890, » O'CLUCK A.M., we will sell Ve haued residence all the furniture Sc., contained therein and to Which We invite geueral at- tention, jav-dt | RATCLIFFE, DARR & CO., Auctioneers, _ ENE BUILDING Lot ON PST BETWEEN 20TH ND ZIST Sts. N On WEDNESDAY AF TERN. NUARY FIF- AF TEENTH, 1890, at HALF-PAST will seil.iui frout ot the prenis ing Lot known UR O'CLOCK, we ‘that splendid Build- LOT 43, SQUARE 96, 222 feet on P st.'with a depth of 90 feet to an hi y Lmproving section of jorthwest und suitable for & private dwelling. = ue-third cash, balance im cme and two Notes to bear six per cent interest, payable ui-anually, and to be secured by dee mniser fronting alley. ‘t ul vi sale. Conveyancing, &e., At purchaser's cost. eruis to be complied With ih tell days, otherwise right served to resell at risk aud cost of defaulting purchaser after five days’ — notice ch resale iM some Lewspaper published “n Wash- NCANSUN BiiOs., Auctioneers, RY SAL OF VALUABLE Lor ON L SiKELT NORTHWEST, BEING N By virtue of wdecree of the Supreme Disirict ot Columbia, ved in Equity No. 11,793, in which Harry erton et al, are complainants aud Joun A. bi are defendants ,l will sell at a the premises ou MUNDAY, ANUAKY THIRTEENTH, Tsou, at HALP-Past YOUR O'CLOCK P.M., the’ following described real eptate kuown und designated upon the plat of the city of Washington as tue eastern haif of the west it of Lot 6 in square Numbered 14, with improvements, ‘Terms of sale; One-third cash, balauee in two equal installments at one aud two yeirs with interest und secured by deedof trust on the proper Cash, ut the option of the purchaser, Ad huudred (100) dollars wall be required at thine of sale. All conveyancing at cost of purchase nd. if terms are not complied with in teu days, the trustee Teverves the sicht to readvertise and sell at the risk aud cost of defaulting purchaser. EDWIN B. HAY, Trust WALTER B. WILLIAMS & Go. $03-d&ds Auctioneers. EO, W. STICKNEY, Auctioneer, 936 F st. TRUSTEES’ SAL I PROPERTY NEAR SHEMIDAN AVENU THE SUBDIVISION OF BARLY By virtue of a certain deed of Labe rty secured thereby,we will oer for ine premiseson FDA THE SALE OF VALUABLE, IMPROVED One-third cash, balance in one (1) and vs, interest ut the rate of per cent per able semi-annually; oF ali at the oj 00 deposit at time of sale. ‘Terms to be com- wurchave be hye Aneibe purchaser's cost, im 15 days, MOR, FULMAN J: SA SALE OF VALUABLE REAL Es- 1 TATE 3 ALESAND RIN Sees tach ie ees By virtue of a of trust from jammer |. ii er, dated the 19th day of | tem- and John H. Haman “ liber 80, re aye Was Seng ae E é di H ot eee oS ‘iil be required. ‘Ail conveyanciny at esc ‘Pw aLTER HALL, Trostes, T INCOME DINTEL ‘ost Tespon: pipeny,, with a LION DOLLARS, in which some of ou ave invested, to whom we Add THE WINNER INVESTMENT Hepresented by JOHN K. ut of ANB PEK CE. PRINCIPAL A CORSON & MACARTNEY, GLOVER BUILDING, 1419 F ST. N.W, Bankers and Dealers in Government Bonds, Deposits. Exchani Reflroad Ste ‘ on the t xchanwes end Baltimore boush! A specialty made of 11) r ©O. KELSO, Baltiinos New York, Philadelphia, Bosto: cd sold. MY CAPITAL? me with eafety? Send tor Circular with most tuteresting infor JIN Botan Sadan Soctentisted | PEPOFt Of every transaction of public ine ™ \@erest occurring in the District up te tment securities. District Bonus and all Local Kailroud, Gas, Insurance and Tel- ‘ephone Stock dealt in, Au.crican Beil Teley bone HOTELS. _ VS LESTAUKA EL 1804 Pennsylvania French Table d'Hiete Dinuer 30 claretand coer. First-classFuruished ILBITT HOUS& WASHINGTON, D.C ock bought and sold.jy18 = for RE 1804. {Keomedi viet | time in its favor, it is also able to give MAG%0l4a spxisas, aj On the St. Joba's River, MAGNOLIA HOTEL Open early in January. New owners! improved. ic ts, = orses. orchestral music, dy Upstirpansed, CH. sw 1 Gt Benuvpa, ‘The Land of the Lily and the Rose, HAMILTON HOTEL, Open from December until May. For Circulars, etc., address rps Sew EVERET JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. Magnolia, Fla and COTTAGES. Greatly apacity 400: modera conveniences; steam boats: sale driving and te Hagnolis Spring Water NEWS OF OUR OWN COUNTRY. ACCOMMODATION FOR 1,000 GUESTS. SEND FOR DESCRIPTIVE PAMPHLETS. Jal-1mo Usrnecevextep Arrnactios: OVEK A MILLION DISTKIBO! poy IOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY COMPANY. overwhelming popular vote. Its MAMMOTH DRAWINGS take place y ie ), and its G: FAMED FOR TWENTY YEA‘ ns, Incorporated by the Legislature for Fducational d Charitable purposes, and ite franchise a Partof the present State Constitution im 1879 by an Semi-An- RAND SIN- FOR INTEGRITY OF ITS DRAWINGS, AND PROMPT PAYMENT OF PRIZES. Attested as follows: “We do here certin ments forall tee monshty and that sre supervise the arrange. ‘Semi-Annual Drawingsor he Loutsiana Siate Lottery Company, and tn person ‘d.anage and control the Drawings themselves, and that ihe x ood. pany te use thas cereayi Naiures uilached, in its advert are conducted with honesty, Jairness, 1) toward al! parties, and we authorize the Qom- cule, with Suc-smiles oF Yur sige tasemente.” in PU baG de Bankers, wi all ‘We, the undersigned Ranks and pay, prizes drawn in The Louisiana State may be presented a: our evunters, GRAND MONTHLY DRAWING AT THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC, NEW ORLEANS, TUESDAY. JANUARY 14, 1890, CAPITAL PRIZE, $300,000. Bt Tickets at $20 each: Halves, eaewe tos dente, LIST OF PRIZES, ZE. OF $300,000 is... Thich OF *ivaoue Zh OF {000 yt PRIZE OF iZk OF ¥ PLIZES OF cS OF Eee AGENTS WANTED. IMPORTANT. ‘Address 12, Dweutieths €1. SAz4yPrizes, amounting t0....--+00---+0--+-810. ‘NOTE—Tickets drawing Capital Prizes are not ted to Terminal Prizes, M A DAUPHIN, enti- tauing Mowey Orde By ordinary letter, con! by all Express Compenies, ‘New York ‘Eichangs Draft address Registered Letters containing Currency to Price, $1.50 per case of two dose Pinta, delivered to sny part of thecity. 806 11TH ST. N.W. 227-3 APOLLO. Gaxrs Scrrs Scovarp AND PRESSED FOE ¢1. Eee hath 8 g | OF TO-DAY, not of YESTE! rwation | PORTERS and SPECIAL W y TEED by a tsover ONE MIL- eee ww r ywww u wwww ww vw wow A sv aA Ht S\3 aa ot oR NS a4 od iB A OCC THTT 588g aa oO T aa coo & Sash S —0:— THE EV! ING STAR ts a PAPER DAY nor of LAST WEEK. It prints ALL THE $s Local, Domestic and Foreign, LONG IN ADVANCE OF THE MORN- This is conspicuously true of all classes of news, but especially so in regard to Local News and District Affairs. THE STAR has a very much LARGER and BETTER force of LOCAL EB ITEKS than any other paper in Washington citzeus /ever thought of employ’ ing, and Irs MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT AND PRINTING FACILITIES ARE MORE THAN THREE TIMES AS POWER. FUL AND RAPID AS THOSE OF ANY OTHER WASHINGTON PAPER. It is therefore able to print each day « full the very hour of going to press. By the free use of the OCEAN CABLES JLAR AND SPEC PATCHES, and with the diference of its readers every afternoon the news of the WHOLE EASTERN HEMISPHERE for the entire day, and up to 12 o'clock miduight, thus leaving literally nothing in the way of news from burope, Asia, and Africa for the morning papers. Equally does THE STAR lead alll ite contemporaries in the publication of the Receiving the regular dispatches of both News Associations; with alert and enterprising special telegraphic cor- respondents at all important points; and with wires leading directly from its own office to the general network of telegraph Proprietor, Hamilton, Bermuda. | gystem touching every city, town and ary 1 address at Franklin Falls, N. H. m hamlet in the United States and Terri- tories, it is enabled to receive and print atonce a full report of every event of consequence occurring during the day anywhere between the Atlantic and Pee cific Oceans. — @ NOTE THE RESULT: 29 —0:—— THE STAR HAS MORE THAN THREE TIMES AS MANY REGULAR SUBSCRIBERS and MORE THAN BIVE TIMES AS MANY REGULAR READERS AS ANY OTHER DAILY PAPER IN WASHINGTON, It is de- lvered regularly by careful carriers at the HOMES OF THE PEOPLE, AFTER THE BUSTLE AND WORRY OF THE SAY ARE OVER, and it is thus read leisurely and thoroughly by EVERY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY. They know that it prints all the news, and bas only the interests of the people of the District in view, with no partisan Measures to advocate, and no private schemes to forward. They know it,in short, tobe THE PEOPLE’S PAPER, aud nothing else. Asan ADVERTISING MEDIUM it is, therefore, ABSO- LUTELY WITHOUT A RIVAL. It is in fact worth more as a means of reach- ing the public THAN ALL THE OTHER DAILY PAPERS IN THE CITY TOGETHER. Furthermore, in proportion to the re- turns it gives its patrons, ITS ADVER- TISING BATES ARE THE CHEAPEST IN THE CITY, — In conclusion, the public should bear in mind this one significant fact: THE STAK does not rely upon empty boasts toimprese the public. ITS CIRCULA- TION IS SWORN TO; its PRESS- ROOM IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC; and its BOOKS MAY BE INSPECTED by any one having an interest in their examination. These are CRUCIAL TESTS, which few papers invite, and which those that boast most are least able to stand. —o1—— ® The esteem in which THE STAN is held by the reading and advertising Public is conclusively shown by the fig- ures given below. In the first six months of each of the five years named the average daily cire oulation of the paper was: Tm 1885.......0ceccssceces-.22,507 copied “* 1886......,...ccccccorers 24,882 “ * 1887.....cccecreceessers-25,702 “ ” seerecccscssccesces 27,068 * 1BB9...ccccreccesccreree-B0, 261 —0:— Equally significant is the showing tg Fegard to the advertising patronage of the paper, which is the surest indication of its acknowledged value as a medium of publicity. Thenumber of NEW AD- VERTISEMENTS printed in the cole umnos of The Star during the fret ctu months of the years named was as fe lows: In 1885.. * 1887 ....o.ccconmscen-- BT, 586 * : 1888..........cacsreceer--BT, 808 1860.....-2-----scccee-+-B1,9F8 large increase in both departments ‘the paper’s business, need no comment, ‘They tell the story of public confidence and demonstrate in the plainest manses Pessible that THE STAR IS THE RE- COGNIZED CHANNEL OF THIS COM» MUNITY FOR ALL BUSINESS COM> MUMNICATIONS.