Evening Star Newspaper, January 9, 1890, Page 6

% al THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON —— 3s ’ ibis D. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, CITY AND DISTRICT. POINTERS. If you want a Lot, Uf you want Board, If you want a Store, If you want Rooms, If you want a House Uf you want Lodgings, Tf you want a Tenant, Uf you want a Boarder, Tf you want to Leni Money, Tf you want to Borrow Money, Uf you want to Sell Anything, Uf you want to Buy Anything,— Advertise the fact in The Eveuing Star, QUICK WORK I THE HOUSE. The District Appropriation Bill Passed Yesterday Afternoon. BUT FEW CHANGES MADE IN IT—THE CLAUSE IN RELATION TO UNDERGROUND WIRES AND TO A TAX ON TELEGRAPH POLES STRICKEN OUT ON A POINT OF ORDER. ‘The District appropriation bill was passed by the House after Tux Sran’s report closed Yesterday afternoon. Mr. Mason of Illinois Made a point of order against the provision Placing a license tax of $25 on telegraph poles. The clause objected to read: ~“ihat the Com- Missioners of the District of Columbia may hereafter, under such reasonable conditions as they may prescribe, authorize any telegraph, telephome or electrie light company to lay wires under any stre -y, highway, footway or sidewalk in the District whenever in their Judgment the public interest may require the exercise of such authority, such privileges as may be granted hereunder to be revokable at the will of Congress with@ut compensation, and this authority to continue only until the termi- nation of the Fifty-tirst Congress, and the Commissioners of the District of Columbia are hereby authorized and directed to impose and collect a license fee of $25 per anuum against any corporation, person or persons for each and every telegraph or telephone pole main- tained by it, him or them in any street or ave- Bue in the cities of Washington and George- town after July 1, 1891.” MR. M'COMAS FAVORS UNDERGROUND WIRES. Mr. McComas made an appeal for the reten- tion of the clause. He said: “The provision included in the bill has the recommendation of the Commissioners of the District and has been approved by their attorneys. It is in pursu- ance of the weli understood desire on the part of Congress and the people to remove these overhead wires and to put them under ground. I appeai to my friend to let these tel- egraph companies be dealt with by the Com- missioners in the way here provided. I hope his sympathies are with the people in this matter. When these companies occupy the ublic streets with their poles and persist in j contr up their overhead wires I hope my friend will not insist in behalf of that monop- oly, the Western Union telegraph company, on his point of order. when the evil comp <d of ean be so expeditiousiy stopped by carrying out the provision contained in the bill. There are miles and miles of wires put under ground in safe conduits by three different companies, Under this provision those which still remain overhead can be taken down and put safely under ground, and I hope my friend will not prevent us from doing so by insisting upon his point of order.” MR. SPRINGER’S PROPOSITION, Mr. Springer—If the gentleman from Mary- land will allow me I will say a word or two on the point of order. That portion of the para- graph against which the point of order has been made by my colleague is no more out of order than the remaining portion. If it be declared that the paragraph commencing in line 15 after the word “Congress,” down to the close, is out of order, then so is the paragraph from the beginning down to the word ‘Con- gress” also out of order. But no point of order hus been made against the first portion of the paragraph. That being the case, it is perfectly in order now to move an amendinent to that proposed legislation by adding the lan guage proposed by the committee, and which is to be found in the aes org the word “Con gress,” in line 15, to the end of the paragraph. Mr. McComas—I am obliged to the geuth-- man from Illinois for his suggestion, and if the chair so rules will adopt the course which he recommends. ‘Mr. Sprmger—If the first portion of the paragraph is allowed to remain any member can move as an amendment what is germane to that paragraph. Mr. Hemphill—I wish to raise the point of order against that. Several members—Too late. Mr. Hemphill—No, it is not too late. I was on my feet when the gentleman from Illinois rose to make his point of order. Mr. McComas—It is the existing law. Mr. Hemphill maintamed that it differed from the existing law. ALMOST A NUISANCE. Mr. Springer said that ~if the latter clause of this paragraph is to be stricken out on the point of order, as intimated by the chair, the Fest of the paragraph may as well go out with it, for it will be entirely nugatory, Under that paragraph. if allowed to remain in that shape, Bothing could be accomplished, for the Com- missioners could impose no penalty for refusing to comply with it, and hence it would have no force or effect. I hope, however, that my col- Teague (Mr. Mason) and the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Hemphill) will withdraw the points of order from the whole paragraph and allow it to stand as it is in the bill. I do Rot see any objection that yentlemen residing without the city of Washington could have to allowing the Commirsioners to require the telegraph and telephone companies to lay their Wires under ground. It seems tu me a very wise provision and should be enacted into law, and 1 hope these gentlemen will not oppuse a technical objection to this desirable legnlation. The obstruction to the streets by telegraph and telephone poles is getting to be almost a | Ruisance in many parts of the country, if not} in the city of Washington, and I hope the gen- tlemen who reside without the city will allow the District Commissioners such autuority as willenable them to require these wires to be ut under ground in this great capital city, as being done in the other cities of the country.” Mr. Hempiiil—t simply want to state on the ¥ that this is subject to the same objec by the gentieman from Illinois Qiir. Mason) to another clause of the paragraph: and, upon an examination of the statute fad that the preseut law and the law as proposed to be enacted by this bill are not the same, and hence it is not a re-enactment ot the former statute on that subject. As te the general sub- ject of putting the wires under ground, we all agree tat ought to be done, but that it should be done under a regular system. We do Bot believe that this is a proper way to do it. b ME. M'COMAS EXPLAINS. Mr. McComas—The chair has ruled out the words imposing a fine on the telegraph com- pany and others who shall for one year muain- tain the poles on the streets. The first part of this provision is substantially the language of the current law, If the chair happened to hear what I read, I think the chair will bear me out in that statement. If the chair desires it I will, however, re-read the current law. This pro- Visiou in the present appropriation bill, as re- ted by the committee, provides that the istrict Cor oners may hereafter, under regulations, authorize any telegraph, telephone or electric ight company to lay wires under any of the streets, alleys, highways, footways or sidewalks in the District wienever in their judgment the public interest may require the exercise of that authority, and that to be under the control of this Congress,the Fifty-first. The law as it now stauds simply adds with respect | to overhead wires,that those that are now over- head may be placed under ground. As I have shown, they have been so placed to a large ex- tent. ‘The present law simply contemplates that if other companice come im here in cumpe- tition with the present electric tight companies, aud who may bid agaist these companies and thereby lessen the cost to the people in compe- tition “for these lights, these wires aiso May go under grouud as well as other wires authorized by the law. “Now, Mr. Chairman, the spirit of the cur- rent law and the spirit of this bill are precisely alike. They have the same purpose in view; ‘that is, to pat all of the wires that have come or may hereafter come under ground and au- thorize the Comusssioners to make proper rules or regulations in that regard. The only effect of the point of order, if it should prevail, would be to restrict these people i their con- tracts to the existing electric hgut companies here, and not allow « competition to reduce the cost of electric lighting + other companies which may erect 4 plant and establish their lines of wire through the city. That is not what my fricnd wants. but that is exactly what many people do want who seek to eliminate from this bill this provision, as they wanted to eliminate it from the existing law. “But by in- eluding that provision here and making it ap- ply to wires that may come, as well as to those that are here now, Commissioners are able to enlarge the scope of their bids in competi- tion for the electric lighting of the city. 1 sub- mit with confidence that the existmg law and this bill are in consonance and conformity, for it is simply a continuance of existing law ap- plying to other wires as well as to those wires j acquitted. Col. that are now overhead, and that only a strained construction would say that the committee on appropriations, having already put on the last appropriation bill a regulation which enabled this very Fifty-first Congress to deal with the wires then overhead. should not now also con- tinue the same regulation with respect to other wires that may come here from time to time during the Fifty-first Congress, and which are covered by the existing law and by this bill, I submit that there is vothing in the point of order. [t is not a change of existing law.” After further discussion Mr. McComas found that it was useless to press the matter, so he let the paragraph go without more del: THE MILITIA CLAUSE SAVED BY A SCRATCH. By a clever parliamentary ruse the clause making appropriations for the militia was adopted without opposition, though opponents of it were lying in wait, When the entire clause had been read through Mr. Sayers moved to strike it out. Gen. Henderson then called attention to the fact that each item of the appropriation was made in a separate paragraph, and that it was 1 ‘t paragraph, which merely appro- priated $250 for incidental expenses, ‘The chair sustained the position taken by Gen. Henderson and the clause remained in the bill. ‘An attempt was made by Mr. Tracy and Mr. Spinola to get appropriations of $1,000 each for the Home of the Good Shepherd and the in- stitution of the Little Sisters of the Poor, but both were ruled out on points of order. GEN. CASEY ON THE WATER SUPPLY. In connection with the appropriations for the water supply, the following letter was read from Gen. Casey: Orrick oF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, JNITED States ARMY, Wasurnatoy, D.C., January 6, 1899. Sir: In answer to the communication of the 27th ultimo trom the committee on apppropria- tions of the House of Representatives, concern- ing the water supply of this city, 1 have the honor to report that the work now going on for | the purpose of increasing the water supply un- der tle terms of the act of March 2, 1539, 13 based upon the preject submitted by this office to the joint select committee of the two houses appointed under the concurrent resolution of October 8, 1838, and will be found in full in re- port No. 2636, Seuate, Fiftieth Congress, sec- ond session, pages 83 to 85. The committee desires information on the following questions: First. What progress has been made to date with the work auth i under the appropria- tion in the detic act of March 2, 1839, of 000 to construct aud put in operation a 48- ast-iron water main from the distribut- ineh ing reservoir above Georgetown to the 48-inch main from the new reservoir? Answer. ‘The total length of 48-inch main to be laid trom the distributing reservoir to 4th strect is 23.000 feet. Of this length 19,400 feet 3.600 feet still to be putin, WO feet of the 30-inch mai laid, and of this length 1,575 fe placed under the grounds of the Capitol, leav- lug 3.925 feet to be put m position. The prog- tess has been in ev ay satisfactory, and the water will undoubtedly be let into the mains On Cxpitol was to be t had been in advance of the time estimated in the pro- | ject. Second, What is the present condition of the water supply of the District of Columbia with reference to high and low service, and will the existing water supply be sutticiently increased by the new 48-inci main to answer ail the needs of the District for any length of time? Answer. The present condition of the water supply of the city is the same it has been for the past ten years. It has never been divided into distinct high and low services. other than the hmited portions affected by the appliances for Georgetown and the stand-pipe ou 16th street extended. The existing water supply, it is believed, will be sufficiently increased by the 48-inch main and the division of the city into high and low services to answer all its needs for ten or fifteen years to come. Third, What is the existing status of the aqueduct tunnel with reference to its being used for purposes of the water supply of the District? Auswer. The aqueduct tunnel is now full of water to the level of Rock creek, and its status is the same it was on the 31st of October, 1858, when work ceased upon it by the operations of the act of April 2, 1888, limiting the use of the money to the Ist of November, 18838, The aqueduct tunnel was never completed to a point where it could be used for purposes of the water supply. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, PHos. LIncoLy Casey, Brig. Gen. Chief of Engineers. Hox. Repriecp Procror, Secretary of War. THE INCREASED SUPPLY TO BE HERE IN APRIL, Mr. Springer asked within what time these mains referred to in the letter were to be in operation. Mr. McComas—*We ascertained by telegraph- ing that the date of the contract was May 10; so that under the contract the water ought to be supplied ail over the hill by May 10 of the present year, but Gen. Cusey says it will in tact be somewhat im advance of that date. Ac- cording to his letter and telegram the citizens of the District should enjoy this increased sup- ply of water about the middle of April of the present ye: I understand there will then be suflicient pressure to furnish to ail the resi- dents of Capitol Hill and the other high por- tions of the city an adequate supply of water in all parts of their bouses.” THE BILL PASSED. The bill was adopted by the committee with- out further amendment and then passed by the House. ‘The House at 4:30 adjourned until Friday. ee Look Out for Mercury. From the Baltimore Sun, ‘The only astronomical event of any import- ance to the general public during the present month is the greatest eastern elongation of Mercury, which occurs on the evening of the 13th instant, when the planet will be nearly nineteen dezrees east of the sun,-and will then set about an hour and a ha later. Fora few days preceding and folloWng this date Mer- cury can be seen with the naked eye near the southwest point of of the horizon, There are just now no bright stars in that part of the sky. so that the detection of the planet will be quite easy, since he is then very conspicuous. From January 10 to 16, and between the hours of 5 and 6 p.m., the planet will be easily seen if the sky is clear. This planet is seldom seen by the naked eye, and only at such critical points or when he is making a transit over the sun's disk, which he wil do on May 9, 1891, visible here, —— a Mrs. Donnelly Sues Mr. Hamilton. Nurse Mary A. Donnelly, who exhibited her- self in a Bowery museum as a victim of Eva L. Hamilton's frenzy at Atlantic City, has begun suit against Mrs. Hamilton and Robert Ray Hamilton for $10,000 damages, As Mrs. Hamil- ton is confined in state prison at Trenton, N.J., for the assault upon the nurse Judge Beach granted an order for service of summons by publication. In her complaint Nurse Donnelly says the stabbing made her sick and lame, caused her considerable loss of blood, contined her to her bed twenty-four days, suffering in- tense pain, and that she will forever have to employ physicians and purchase medicines in order to effect a cure, and that she will never aguin be able to support herself as a nurse, ——- She Thrashed a Man Who Insulted Her. Mrs. Henrietta Bellaire horsewhipped Jean Pouche, a hatter, on Mulberry street, Newark, yesterday afternoon, She had been lying in wait for him, and when he appeared, about 1 o'clock, on his return to work, she dashed at him, grabbed him by the collar aud, drawing a raw-hide from her dress, dealt him half a dozen furious blows, exclaiming: “I'll teach you not to insult a lad) A crowd collected but there was no attempt to interfere. Pouche broke away and the woman leisurely walked off. She refused to give an explanation except to say that he had insulted her. She was formerly captain of the Salvation Army. She gained hotoricty on two Occasions last year by horse- whipping men, 00 Naomi Fairchild Dead. The death Tuesday at Chicago of Naomi Fairchild removes a woman who only a short time ago created quite a sensation in the Chi- cago courts, Shecame into notoriety shortly after Col Babcock, a wealthy lumber mer- cbaut, met a tragic death at Gardner, Ill, ‘This occurrence up to this day has remained a mystery. Miss Sarah Dodge lived near Gard- uer and Col, Babcock was a frequent visitor at her house. Late one night in September, 1887, he stagzered into the drag store in that village, bleedin; from « bed wound made by a bullet which bad only passed through his undershirt. He dicd soon aiterward and Miss Dodge was charged with the crime, but upon trial she was : Babcock was hardly buried when Naomi Babcock appeared im court and anuounced that she was the dead man's legal wife and therefore entitled to ashare of his es- tate, She claimed that a good many years ago @ marriage ceremony had been performed but the lumber merchant had refrained from ac- knowledging her as his wife for reasons best known to himself, A sensational tiai followed, atwhich some very queer evVidecne was adduced, and finally, a iew months ago, the claim she made was rejected, late to make a motion affecting any | THE MALADY WE ALL HAVE. It Assumes Alarming Proportions in New York City. The returns to the bureau of vital statistics show that two hundred and fifty deaths oc- curred in New York for the twenty-four hours ending at noon yesterday, The like of this has never been known in the history of the depart- ment since the time of cholera, The record today is fifteen in excess of that of yesterday. During thie four days of this week eight hun- dred and thirty-nine people have died in the city of New York. The morgue is crowded to its utmost capacity. The reports from Bellevue hospital to the central office today showed that ninety bodies, the greatest number in the his- tory of that institution, were there awaiting re- moval, Official returns show that not less than five hundred thousand persons in Vienna and suburbs, amounting to 42 per cent of the popu- lation, have suffered from influenza, The Princess Bismarck has recovered from the influenza. Dr. Doellinger and the Bava- pis ministers, Lutz and Feilitch, are getting etter, Lieut. Charles E, Schroeder of the Reading artillerists died yesterday at Reading, Pa. He had been suffering for some time with pulmon- ary troubles. On Saturday last he had a se- vere attack of the grip. This led to pneu- monia, Oue of the most violent cases thus far re- ported is that of Samuel W. Whitman, a fire- man on the Reading railroad. He was taken with the disease on Tuesday while on duty and became delirious. imagining that there were obstructions upon the track and wrecks to be avoided. He was brought home and has since been very violent. He constantly imagines that he sees danger signals and it is with diffi- culty that he is prevented from jumping out of the windows, The intluenza epidemic, aseisted by the wet weather of the iast week, 1s steadily increasing at Johnstown, Pa. At present there are about 690 cases in the city, about 100 of which are serious, Today Smouse Brothers’ large saw mill at Bradford, l’a.. was compelled to close down, as all of the employes are down with the grip. Hugh J. Peddler, a well-known resident of Carbondale, , died yesterday of brouchitis, brought on by the Kussian disease. Peter ¥ Cormick died a few days ugo of the same ail- ment. ‘Thomas Y. Chaplain, aged fifty-four years, of Huntingdon, Pa., died yesterday afternoon of the grip after an illness of two days, Mrs, Mary Jefferson, wife of John Jefferson, superintendent of the Philadelphia and Reading coal and iron company, of Shamokin, Va., died erday from the grip, . B. McHenry, associate judge of Columbia Pa., died at his honie wt Stillwater yes- of influenza, a Kline’s furniture factory at Williamsport, | Pa., shut down yesterday because so many of their employes were sick with the grip. The foreman of the Williamsport furniture com- pany says that their factory will close if they have no increase of help, as most of their men are down with the grip, James Oliver died yesterday at Wilmington, Del., of influenza, being the first fatal cuse of grip reported in Wilmington. It is estimated that at least one-fourth of the inhabitants of the city either have or have had the Russian epidemic in mild form. Stephen Bicknell, an old resident of North Weymouth, Mass., and Orrin F, Hart, a promi- hent citizen and sclectman of Athol, died from the grip yesterd: Samutl W. Legg of London, England, died Tuesday night at the Keystone house, Dixon, LL, of the grip. Emil Ruger, who for more than thirty years had been identitied with the ship brokerage business of New York, died late on Tuesday | evening at the German hospital of pneumonia, ‘There was a siguiticant increase in the mor- tality iz Brooklyn last week, the deaths num bering 471, which was 111 more than the pre- vious week and 127 more than the correspond- ing week in 1889, Charles W, Pleasants, the senior member of the law firm of Pieasants & Banta, died yester- day morning at 110 Montague street, Brooklyn, in his fitty-second year. Victor Guilmetie, treasurer of the Standard theater of New York, died late Tuesday night of pneumonia developed from an attack of the grip. Wilhelm Sedlmayer, one of the tenors of the German opera company, died im New York yes- terday afternoon at 3 o'clock. He appeared once only this season, at the first production of ‘Lhe Barber of Bagdad.” He caught cold di- rectly afterward, and the cold developed into the grip. ‘The influenza has not abated in Troy and vicinity. William Kirwin and John H. Fogan, well-known young residents of Lansingburg, died last evening from pneumoni each case to an attack of the g: Four deaths from pneumonia have been ro- ported at the office of the registrar of vital sta- listics in Rochester during yesterday and the day before, and in each case the physician was of the opinion that the illness had rgsulted | from the Russian influenza. W. A, Anderson, an Amberst college student, class of "91, died at Saco, Me., yesterday, He went there with the college glee club on New Year's day, and was taken with the grip. He Was twenty-one years of age and belonged in Worcester. Congressman Frank Lawler, who has been sick in bed with the influenza for a week at Chicago, was able to be out yesterday for the first ime. Dispatches from many points in lilinois, Lowa and Indiana report iniluenza raging. ‘There are seventeen cases of the grip at the navy yard in Portsmouth, N.H. Among those attlicted are Commander Skerritt and Construce tor Hoover. ‘Lhe malady is spreading in the city. Miss Bertha Hayley, aged twenty, a well- known young lady of Bridgeport. Conn., died yesterday of the grip after a Week's illness W. R. Coleman, a weelthy widower of Den- ver, and Miss Jennie L. Dick, danghter of a well-to-do widow, were to have been married today at Louisville, but the grip interfered. Coleman had arrived and all preparations were proceeding when a telegram from New York, where his son is in school, announced that the grip had broken out in the school and young Coieman was critically ill, Coleman wished the nuptials solemnized at once, that his wife might go east with him. Mrs. Dick objected aud the marriage was postponed. Coleman left immediately for New York. He will return 5 t | Assoon as it is apparent that the Hudson RODE HIM ON A RAIL. How Johnston Calhoun Was Treated for 1890 AUCTION SALES. FUTURE DAYs. Maltreating His Wife. UCTION SALE OF DESIRSBLE STORE AND Hockston, Beaver county, Pa..was thrown | og TiUnsvai. the NINTH DAY OF JANUARY, into the wildest excitement Tuesday night by ot HALF-PAST FUUR O'CLOUK, =a je, at pubite the appearance of a gang of regulators in that | premises, parts of Lots’ aud 10,1 square 420, this quiet little village. They called at the resi- | “ty. Docinning at « point ou tue west line of 7th street one iuch north from the northeast corner of lot teu, aud running thence south 17 feet ig niches, thenes West 90 feet, thence north 12 feet, theuce east 24 feet, thence uortheastwardly to the point of beminning, the improvements thereon being a newly built store and esidence with all modern itnprovements. ‘Terms: One-third cash, baiance in equal install- meuts at oue and two years, with six per cent interest, secured by deed of tr cash, at option of pur- chaser. Conveyancin uurchuser's cost. A de- Posit of 8200. Terms ited with in ten days, otherwise right reserved to resell at, risk ond cost of defwulting pur Laser, after five days’ public uouice of such resale in some Rewspaper published in Washing- ton, D.C, DUNCANSON BROS., 3a3-d& Auctioneers, dence of Johnston Calhoun, one of the oldest and wealthiest and best known residents of Beaver county, and demanded that he make amends for his alleged brutality to his wife. They called upon him to come out on the street. He first refused, but was finally induced to make his appearance. The regulators then seized him,.and placing him on a rail started on a march through the streets of the town. The constable and others attempted to inter- fere but the men were determined. A constant fusilade of shooting from revolvers and shot- guns was kept up while they marched through the streets and round the square where Cal- houn resides. Calhounis a very large man. At first he fought desperately, then he plead lustily for mercy, appealed to his neighbors to protect him, and finally offered the regulators any money they would name to release him. They refused his money and bounced him on a rail around the town for nearly half an hour romoRkow. LEY, Auctioneer. ‘Trade sale of 7th of large stock ¢ coods contained in store w ES! UARY ‘neing at TEN ‘LOCK ‘This stock consists ax follows; Crockery, Wooden and Willow W; Notions, Toys, — irs mmo and F 8 a ounters, Show Cases e Furnace, nearly vew. ‘This sock will be wuld without reserve, ‘The trade are muvited, as all goods will be svld in lots. Ja6-3t FOLEY, Auctioneer, and only quit when their strength gave out. By 7 a » . SED | this time be was badly hurtand terribly tright- | FRIDALAND ot TUbar, TANUALY TENTH AND ened. Upon his promise to treat his wife bet- | ELEViN1H, at TEN O'CLOCK. Deniers invited. ter in the future he was tossed fromthe rail | 3%2t 0 and allowed to go into his house, Calhoun is Rcur. DARR & CO., over sixty years of age and his wife is young and quite handsome, and itis said he has been insanely and unjustly jealous of her. ICE FAMINE IN WINTER. The Supply Running Short and Dealers May Have to Send to Canada. Auctioneers, 920 Pa ave. n.w. PEREMPTORY AUCTION SALE OF LARGE AS- SORTMENT OF BUGGY, CARRIAGE AND WAGON HARNESS (SINGLE AND DOUBLE), LAP ROBES, HORSE COVERS, SADDLES, BKI- DLES AND WHIPS, &c., &c. RY TENTH, 1890, commenc- LOCK A.M., we will sell within our sales rooms @ large assortment of Harness, single and double, and other Goods ay mentioued above, aud to which we invite general attention BATCLIFFE, DARR & CO., Auctioneers, _ The supply of ice, says a New York special to the Philadelphia Press, is not sufficient to fill an ordinary winter demand for three weeks. Asa matter of fact, the mild weather has in- creased the usual winter consumption fully 40 percent, The scarcity of 1ce has been threat- ened solong that many people have an idea that there has been no more reason for the alarm than that it furnished a good excuse for advancing prices. Now that the real pinch has come there has been no advance in rates and very likely there will be none. Dealers will simply supply their customers as long as the ice holds out and then if cold weather has | not come people must go without. Transient | customers are the only ones who so fur are obliged to pay higher rates. Dealers are hav- ing all they do to supply their regular trade 27-3t __ FUTURE Days. Water B. WILLIAMS & CU., Auctioneers, PARLOR CARPE LS, BLACKSMi1H’s LUGLS, CHES: MONDAY MOKNING, JANUARY THI NTH, at PEN O'CLOCK. at residence No. 2 jortuWest, We will seli the above effects without WALTER B, WILLIAMS & CO., Auctioneers, uctioneer, Ve derius cash, a HUMAS DOWLING, ; : SEYURNISHING GOODS and they are not looking for wew business,” It) ASD TOL SE Msc GLANLOUS HARDW Ale was said at the Kuickerbocker ice company’s of- | CONCATSED IN S16 0.1406 GUL ice that the visible supply of ice would not out-| ga hh Ai OU REEL NOK IMWEST AL AUCLION, last the month, even if the demand were re- | PP y 7 #URSPAY, MORNING, JANUARY | S13 wall sei the Houseturuis} Hurtig, who is retinug i | his store, No. 1400 14th Isianc duced to the ordinary midwinter average. y at this season butchers and others refrigerators do not keep the ice boxes filled, but depend in part upon the nat- | ural low temperature to preserve meats and other perishable goods. In December the de- mand from such customers was fully 40 per | cent greater than during the same month of the previous year. Boston is as badly off as New York and some dealers there sentover a or two ago to see if New York had any re- serves which they might draw upon. No ice to | speak of has yet been cut in Maine, so the old crop is the only resource. But while the imme- diate outlook “is decidedly bad, it is said there will be plenty of ice here for the coming sum- mer, in any event. The ice dealers will not give up hope of harvesting a local crop for fully a month yet. When they do itis simply a ques- tion of how far north they must go fora supply. he Stuck of Mr. this line of bu Jars, Preserving Kettes, ery, Bird Caxes, Baskets, si Coflee Pots, Crockery and Glass Tin ‘iodet Sets, Wooden Ware, Gus Globes, Anite ‘Nic Na SSORTED CROCKERY, HOUP B. B. BUCKETS k ti Wall be THOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer, _ FP uOMAS DOWLING. Auctioneer. SALE OF HOUSEHOL ¥ AUCTI ANU JCK, within my Love cousiguient. only. I Lots to LD FURNITURE ROOMS sal and local lakes will not fill the ice houses everybody in northern New York who owns even a trog pond will begia cutting ice for the | One, Fine Fre cl ew York market, It is possible that it may logiagen, Ona tenes Ge toe be necessary to cross the Canada line for some Moe Licgaut Berlin Carp | pet, 11.10x: Oue Very Fine Berlin Carpet, 12.1 i y thre th eons Becbeb ny nok 9 te) tame, aly ues | 2 Ee oticed fine carpets must by 4, ld to close weeks to harvest all the ice the compani coe econ ee te ee oe need, and although the expense would be great | — Haudeome Cedar Cuiffouiers, Walnut aud’ ober the necessary quantity could be brought from Chaunber Furniture, in suites’ ay rate pieces; Dining Koom and Office Furniture, Hair and Husk Maitiesses, Cooking and Heating Sioves, togeuber the north within that length of time. ~ — with luauy other articles in furnicure line. Miso, soe Foreign Notes of Interest. ks AT TWELV LOCK, The Pen and Pencil club of Glasgow gave a | One Fine Younus saddle Horse, One Eixht-year-old Sor- rel Horse, ‘1: ie Suduies. inner in honor of Mr. Underwood, formerly United States consul, last night, Minister Lincoln has returned to London from Paris, his son being out of danger. Consul New gave a dinner last night at the Langham hotel, London, to his American friends, among whom are Paul du Chaillu, the celebrated African andarctic explorer. The London board of trade has made an award of honor to Theodore Colcord, master of the ship A. J. Fuller, for his gallant conduct in rescuing the crew of the British steamer Santiago of Hull, which was wrecked in the North Atlantic on November 19, The ministerial crisis in Spain continues, Tar queen regent has consulted Canovas del Castilio and the presidents of the two chambers. Many persons broke through the ice while skating ut Lubeck yesterday. Eight were drowned. The Peter’s pence for 1889 yielded to the pope $90,000 less than in 1888. The legacies ~queathed to the pope during the year amount to $800,000. By the bursting of a water spout in the pro- vince of Nanking, China, a few days ago, up- ward of one hundred persons were drowned, An official decree just promulgated in Brazil claims the separation of church and state guarantees religious liberty und equality, and continues the lite stipends granted under the monarchy, Death of Ex-Senator Lapham. Hon. Eldridge G. Lapham died at his res- idence on the Canandaigua lake shore yester- ALSO, FOR SOLDitiis’ HOME, One Mu: ALSO, AT TWELVr. O'CLOCK, J29-2t Horses, Carriages, Wagons, Buxiies, &e. CRASHED SALE OF VALUABLE. IMPROVED ROPERTY ON Flr tH SUREET NORTHWEST y AND ON MAKYLAND AV- OUR AND-A-HAIN AND SOUTHW decree of the supreme Court of the wubia, made und ertered on » LSBY, 1 equity cause George kk. ‘Thouipson vs. George C. Hem the undersigned trustees will sell at public front of the respective premises, the followins. scribed property situated 1n the 3, on TUESDAY, y of Washinwton, TY-FURSi DAY UF M. Lot 34, in square No. ‘thwest next to the corner of G sir ct, and improved by a Frame Dwelling; aud At FIVE'O'CLUCK PAL of the same day tue East Half of Lot $ and the West Halt of Lot to: Wim. A. Bradley's subdivision of lots m square No, 402, being duuproved by a Thrce-story Dweiliue House. numbered | 47S on Maryland avenue, between 434 and Uth streecs southwest Aud iniuediately thereafter the west half of lot L of guid subdivision of lots in square 492, beiug improved by abrick structure Low used asa store, aud on the corner of Uth street aud Maryland avew southwest. 2 erins of sale prescribed by the decree are oue-third of the purchase mouey in cash and the balance in two pecuvely, day of sale at 6 per cent per annum, ou property sold, or ali cash, at option of the pur- chaser. A deposit of $1.0 will piece of property whe recording to be at pur © be uot complied witu within 1 days ulter day of sale the property will be resold after 9 days’ previous ad- Vertisement, at the risk aud cost of the defaulting pur- ee RUTLEDGE WILLSON, Tr SAM’L MADDOX, ‘iruste 462 Louisiana ave. DUNCANSON BROS., Auctioneers. eds R CLIFFE, DARK & CO., Auctioneers, day at 3:30 p.m. He was born in Farmington, ‘920 Pennsylvania ave. nw, Ontario county, October 18, 1814. He was edu-| sevenry-sIX THOUSAND FOUR Hl MDRED cated in the public schools and at the Canan- Ha Gg ed daigua academy. Afterward he was civil en- NER OF SIXTEEN Hs REE E RORTH EAS 1 gineer on the Michigan Southern railroad, He} 48 THE SUBDIVISION OF ISHEK WOOD, A studied law with Jared Wilson of Canandaigua, | on ‘PULSDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY FOUR- was admitted to the bar in 1844 and practiced H. 1840, at FOUR O'CLOCK, we will sell, in until the time of his election to Congress in 1874. He was a member of the state constitu- tional convention im 1867, He was re-elected to Congress in 1876, 1878 and 1880, and was ‘TU 43, BOTH INCLUSIVE, IN OF THE SUBDIVISION OF “IsH- ER WOOD. to marry when his son is convalescent, = eases rit The Society Woman. Oscar Wild’s Woman’s World has this: “The actual society woman of New York. Boston, or Philadelphia represents a type of another kind. She prides herself upon a sort of intellectual exclusiveness and, ina way, thanks God that she is not as other women are. She it is that furnishes the originals of those subtly analyzed creations of so mauy of the distinctively Amer- ican novelists. ‘Zo school herself into a pas- sionless calm is one of her aims, and to be able to indulge in close, introspective self-study is one of her pleasures. Men are interesting to her, especially when she experiences feelings about them contrary to those she wishes to have or thinks she ought to have. Her amuse- ments sre morbid rather than active; she affects a little philosophy, inciiming to pessi- mism, but manages to surround herself with art and comfort, Marriage, if at all sympa- thetic and happy, gives a somewhat more healthy and every-day turn to her views, and in company she is one of the brightest and most fascinating of her race. ————e+ An Old-Fashioned Remedy for Cro up. Old-fashioned remedies are still the hobby with many Connecticut people, and they often cure where modern therapeutics fail In Bridgeport a two-year-old child of a third ward citizen was stricken with membranous croup. A physician was hastily summoned and he prescribed. The child grew rapidly worse and the attending physician called in two of his brethren to consult with him. The three decided that death would svon result un- less the operation of tracheotomy was resorted to. ‘This the he positively refused to al- low and the pMwsicians departed, saying the child wouid die before morning.’ After they had retired several women called and with the usual feminine desire to do ull they could to help the atilicted parents asked permission to try their remedies, It was granted, as the pa- rents thought that it would & no harm, as the child would die ina few hours anyway. The patient was thoroughly wrapped up in flannels and his head and throat were rubbed with goose grease. A dose of the stuff, mixed with vinegar, was with difficulty forced down the child’s throat. In a short time he vomited up a large portion of mucus and broke up the clogging matter in the throat, Being placed in bed he soon went to sleep and the next da he was playing about the house and appeared: to be far from dyin, - “eee ———__ In the Ohio senatorship fight Judge Blandon and others are endeavoring to form a combina- tion to unite the field against Brice. About 2,000 members of St. Albert's Polish Catholic church in Chi are in rebellion against their priest and archbishop over a fac- tional fight in a benevolent society connected Wifber damserate ot the Maryland e dem yesterday nominated John Gill as fn bogpow missioner of Baltimore and Stephen Archer of county for state treasurer, ‘20 feet front by 191 feet deep; are con- Veuient to Coluinb:a railroad and herdic line. Sewer, water and gus are within 40 feet of these lots, making them most desirable as an investinent, ‘erms: One-third cash, balance in one and two years. with interest at U per ceut per annum on the deterred payment, secured by deed of trust ou property sold: orall cash, at option of purchaser. 11 terms of sae are not complied with in ten days right reserved to re- sell the property at risk and cost of defaulting pur- chaser, after five days advertisement in some news— paper published in Washington, D.C. A depos.t of 8150 required at time of ule. All conveyances at purchaser's cost. RATCLIFFE, Dati $ad-4t elected United States Senator for the term end- ing in 1885 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Roscoe Conkling. 900 Pasteur Recommends Camphor Smoking In an interview with M. Pasteur, he was asked whether he considered the grip is oc- casioued by bacteria, The professor smiled sardonically and shrugged his shouiders, but said nothing. On being asked what he con- sidered the best remedy for the malady he remarked: “Let men and women both quit smoking tobacco and smoke camphor instead, and they will probably escape the pest.” Seteiece ras A Shoe Trick, From the San Francisco Examiner, By virtue of a deed of trust recorded in Liber No. 1347, folio 4. of the land records of the District of Columbia aud At the request of the party thereby secured, we will sell at pubic wuction in Jroutof the premises on SACUKDAY, JANUAKY IGHTLENTH, “There is everything in knowing how to YSou, HALE Past POUL O'C.-06 Pa part of ” pail i Vidwou subdivision of 10.8 iu dress the feet properly,” said a lady of fashion | }24.1)' Bais ini for the ‘aiucat the southeast “ 3 os and rupnin ace Wes yestorday. “‘My foot are no’ emall, yet I man- | cores tie of said lot BU fects thetce nore age to get credit for decidedly Cinderellalike extremities. The trick isin knowing how to dress them. See, now, my foot is exactly as long as a No. 3 shoe anda C width. Dol there- fore wear a No, 3 C as most women would? Not a bit of it, I wear a 43g double A. The louger a shoe is the narrower it always looks, of course, so that’s the first gain; and in the sec- ond place Ican wear a shoe that is narrower than my foot really is with perfect comfort because there is so much room in the length of the shoe, Itjust transforms the undesired width into the desired length, you see. Most women have an idea that a short foot is pretty, no matter how wide and shapeless it may be, and only a few of those who realy sce the beauty of along, slender foot know how to secure it for themselves, An old French boot- maker taught me the trick years agoand my feet have Been an inexpressible comfort to me ever since, Where False Hair Abounds. From Unce s Week. fuches ; thence east 50 feet to the alley; ou said eliey to the beginning, with ‘mht of way rough passageway between this property and that on the norch, with the imp r 1 juents above stated. balance im three equal in- eighteen months, for vr bearing interest from leed of trust on property at option of purchaser. moe-tind.d eri stullmeuis in six, tw ‘which notes of the purc day of sale and secured by Sold will be taseu, or all cash, ‘Adepositof $10U will be required at thue of sale aud all conveyanciug and recording will be at purchaser's cost, ‘Lerms to be complied with in ten days from sale Oo property will be resvid at File aud costof defaulting chi SOHN W. PILLING. 'f Trustees, THOS. E. WAGGAM(\N, Auctioned a9-d ATCLIFFE, DAKE & CO., Auctioneers, R IKE FURNITURE, CAMP! IS, SUMMORS Be ri URN ‘A AS, C4 Ker UF RESIDENCE (NO: 2100 6 TkEET o. Gos’ , BLLONGING TO ANE ES tare HEAK ADMIRAL 1-H A eT Ox GIN PAL " OF PiebeSi aL The largest supply of human hair comes Pa ey FABLE ‘HITE CCkeeD Tate from Switzerland and Germany, and especially from the French provinces, The country fairs are attended by agents of merchants in Lon- don, Paris and Vienna, Only at intervals, however, is a prize like a perfect suit of golden hair obtained, and it is said that there are or- ders ahead in the shops of Paris and London for all the golden hair that can be obtained in the next five years. When a stock of hair is collected by agents it is assorted, washed and cleaned. en each hair is drawn through the eye of a needle and polished, The latest odd thing in jewelry of gold wire with a gold toad from half an inch an inch and a half to long in the attitude of toad is treated one side of it, The gold of the sous to have a greenish cast and the effect is but the bracelet dat % czar iS Se, RATCLIFFE, DALR & CO., Auctioneers. [NE BUILDING LOT ON P ST. BETWEEN 20TH _— eee? BIST Sts. NW On WEDNESD. : $00, at HALF-PAST POUR Haul al rout the presen tat tartling and unpleasan' srapidly.—New York Sun, ad ew TRE old bira— he te bald. tf you don't want tovbe ‘bald uso Hall's Hair Renewer and you won't be. ‘Try it. | Gated Jantar | taining 5 EO. W. STICKNEY, Auctioneer, 936 F. TRUSTEE’S SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED I STRKEEY y, PROPERTY, BEING No. 1002 EAST. By vircue of e certain deed No. 131, folie be and at the request of th» party secured thereby, I will offer for saie im trout or the anises ol SAY URDAY. tue E GATEEN (ii day of ASUARY, 1590, at HALF-PAS. FOUR O'CLOC FAM, the following deveribed proverty im the the city of Washington, District of Columbia, to wit: All of lot 24, in B. H. Warner's subdivision of original lot 3. in square 95 Terms of sale: One-third balance in one (1) and two (2) years, with interest at the rate of six (6) per centum per abnum, payabie semi-a% c at the opt on of the pui at tie of sale. Ail Conves Terms to be complied wit. os pads . HACKN: _Be-20 a TP RUSTERS SALE OF VALUABLE REAL DS Nat eee BEAK rE NIA ye By virtue of adeed of trust trom Mary B Hauer and Jobu H. Han Gated the 19th day of Sep ber, ISSS, cud recorded m li x pace 42, one of the land rece nari, ¥ gud at the request of the bi the Love thereby, i will seli at public auction, on THU JANUARY SIXTEEN IH.1S90, at ELEVEX « am.,in front of the prem: the folio in Alexa:dinia county Roads, to wit: All that ‘4 g H 8 z E 4 e . E = eof land be in an 3, being a Line of the lam by James Birch on the north side of the Rew town road, thence with the line of said ent and James Birch N. 14 decrees b.. corer to said tract and Juwes Birch. t degre-s W. 40 poles TS i to K cor and James Birch and adjoiuing the thence west 17 polos 6 links to € on and the land of Hi, Baii to I tween said lots > north side of th thence along the me bounded as tohows, viz: b the tract and lot No ogree y orgetown Toad in north side of said road sax nor: the Legianing, containing eleven thea and is improved by a fine Dy dis ina go @ coudiuon 4 Vauion. Terms of ale: One-third cash and the residue in two equal payments at on» and two years tre ot sale, tu ayments to bear int day of sie ai wy adeed of t Lot Om square N ‘Terms of sale: C installments at one and lecd 5 in teu day e2 the rizht to readvertiag aud sell at the risk xd cost of dedaultinic rohuser EDWIN . HAY, Trustee, WALTER B. WILLIA} Sa3-dk&ds LION SALE OF THE GROUNDS AN 1 Falk DISTAICT OF COLUMBIA, 4 WASHING N WHAL Is KN KOAD AND THE URNVIBE, WN AS THE SOLUMBIA™ | ON. atterlocated and described, CKTLENTH HOUR OF hou TCE i DAY OF JANUAR, 1B PLEVEN O'CLOCK FOKENOON, the following real estate and pe ual property, conveyed to and beld by ws ubder the provisiobs of said trust-ieed, to wit: REAL ESTATE. All of that certain » land situ of a tract of oobi ston, 1 tof a tract id within the fol ning for the sal at the hortheast ath the mayhetic be: north So}g dei wirthieast con Frank; thence south 29 dexrees cust, middle of a braueh; thence with the he branch, without deviation, to the the 1 ¥F to Lanektou, i 8-100 perches 3 thence with the 8 purchase south 113.60-100 perches to the west li branch of the Baltimore aud d last-mentioned line no 10 perches to the south: her of the laid sold by Stewart to McPurl.ud. the with the dines of said laud north 24iy west $7 20-100 perches to the middie of a sp branch with said branch worth 244 u rth 70 de-teex Least live of said Stew= aid sine worth Zug degrees to the beginning; containing | -10U acted of land, vecording to a survey of suid Jaya inade by B.D. Can 3 stone marked No. 24, stan of Stewart's land; thence 32-100 per sola Lo Josep perckes to ineunders of north hue orth sate in said county and District, to wit: Ali of biock 1 and biock Y in'F. W. Jones’ subdivision of Ivy City, the mayo! which subxtivision is duly recorded in the office of th. Surveyor of said District. Alvo all that other lot or parcel of land situatetin the couuty and District aioresaid and adjoming the sa Suudivision of Ivy Chy. aud which is tore Jariy described a follows, to wit: Begining tor sume at the northwest coruer of lot uutubered I square numbered 4,0f -aid subdivision of ly : and running thence on the north line of suid Jot aud extension ther.of porth SS d: east & intersect the worth line of Gallaudet sire: along said north line of said street north 3, theboe de: chains and + whole tract; tract south 6. to the north’ south 7 degrees, east 20 chs Dexinuiug ; bemg a portion mentioned and described 1 a certain deed of trust to Dame) L. baton and links, to the northeast corner of the ace along the north ins of the who.e degrees, west 1 cl 1, 1871. wud recorwed 1m et seq., Of the land records of said D the deed of couveyan Jobu A. J.C G District, aud also in Lotter, trustee, to commissioners, &., y au Laber No. 90 at iolio 43) etseq., of records, S-1UU acres of lend, more or less. Alsoail that other tractor parcel of land situate in the suid county and District and known asa part of said tract following mete same at the soutl scribed, the northwest corner of the owned by B. 1. Fenwick; thence with th iuller’s land’ north 4 of a degree eas thence south 89 degrees east the middl of a branch, t iv © Line of Heit t 00 pe rar G0 perches: south 174 degrees west, hes; south 25% degrees west,4 perche ees east, 13 perches, south 10% dest em east, $ 68-100 7 south Sig mast, LU rehes to ihe worth live of said Fen nee with said line south 614 deg j “100 perches to th: beyinning aud $-10U acres of laud, according toa #1 inade by said Carpenter as surveyor. Together 1_of the buildings and improve- meuts on said several parcels or tracts of land, and all of the ways, easements, privileges a uances tothe same belouiig or in auy tainme, ‘he above described parcels of land being the same property couveyed to sad association by Charles 1. Stewart, by Kuuegunde Frank (now Fetherweteh) aud Creswell and others, ., bewriny dis respective! the Ist day September aud the loth day of October, 1879, und severally recorded amougst the land records of said | District in the Libers No. 916 at folios 417 and 439, 0. 922 ut 100 2B. YZ at foloYL “The several parcels adjoin each other andare now embraced | in one tract. the whole, sitice its purchase by the asso- jon, having bec abd now being inclosed by a sub. | juproverents thereon cousist of a Commodious Building used as a club house, a lance and substanual Brick Building now used as ‘a store house, two large bro Brick aud a numberof Frame Stables of suibcient capacity to accommedate about 3o0 horses, # Grand Staud with a seating capacity for persons wld Commodious Fooi Sheds and the appointments of a First-class Kace Course, PERSONAL PROPERTY. ous, 2 bets Walon Harness, 2 Sets Piow Harness, 1 Cart Harness, 1 Single BBluukete 2 Ottice Chairs, 8 Short Haudie Shovels, 10 Long Handle shovels, together with such otber perscital yroperty owned by said association as may be ou said preiuises at the tue (of sale, cousisting of Beuches, Tables, Feed- xes, Tools, All of the above described real estate and the stand chairs are iucumbered by a privr deed of trust ate day SiN the same day in Liber No. 95¥, at too 383, aud re-recorded Jautary 21, 1881, in Liber No. 96: at folio 32, of said land records, to secure the payment Of the ninety (90) uverd¥e coup ul Lulds Uf Suis associa. tion for $500 each, ali bearinx te May 1, 1SS0, and payable to bearer Ou the Ist day of May,'15d0, with Interest at the rate of 6 per ceutum per ainum, paya- Ale semi-annually, on the first days of May aud So- vem) in each Year; aud the said real estate aud tand clai.s will be sold sulject to the ludebted= secured by said trust-deed, beim Ut bonds aggregating the suin of $45,000, aud ti unjaid iuterest tuereou beg due from the 1st day of Jovember, L888, aud computed tu the said day ot sale, ‘TEKMS OF SALE: The LEAL ES. ATE will be suld ou the terms of Oue-third cash on the day of sale or within fiftecu days thereuiter, the residue in twoequal PayMenis at ope and two years from the day of sale, Jor Wiich the purchaser's nutes will be xiven, bearig date the day of sale aud paysble to our order, rexpect- ively, in ove and two years trom their date, with inter- 5 1 i i by ' chaser; the terins'uf with within fitteen days trom the day of We reserve the right to resel! the 5 +2 ost of the deiwulting purchaser. All eon- uucing and recordi at the purchaser's cost, aud the sum of $1,000 to be deposited on acceptance of ‘Lie sale of the PERSONAL, PROPERTY will be ob the terms of ALL CASH ON DELLY rounds where cessible Great Repveriox. 20 PER CENT DISCOUNT. BLANKETS and COVERS at int ot 80 Per Geut torcash Dis- ‘culy to close thei out can osit of 10 Per Cent-at the Trunk and Harness sexten 50k JAMES 8. TOPHAM, 231-0068 2231 Pennsylvania ave, * rere? w& 3 wrew cal www FE | A abd ea A COO TITT ghBg PASTS 24 GS FB Sz seein THE EVE’ ING STAR ts a PAPER DAY nor It prints ALL THE » Local, Domestic and Foreign, N ADVANCE OF THE MORN- RS. This is conspicuously true of all classes of news, but especially so in regard to Local News and District Attairs, LARGER ER force of LOCAL RK-« PORTERS and SPECIAL WRITERS than any other paper In Washington ever thought of employing, and ITS "MENT AND ARE MORK TIMES AS POWER. ) AS THOSE OF ANY TON PAPER. It is therefore able to print each day a full Feport of every transactic terest occurring in the District up te the very hour of going to press. OF TO-DAY, not of YESTE of LAST WEEK. 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THE STAR HAS MORE THAN THREE TIMES AS MANY REG) AR SUBSCRIGERS and MORE THAN TIMES AS MAN REGULAR ERS AS ANY OTHER DAILY PAPER IN WASHINGTON. It is de- Uvered regularly by careful carriers at the HOMES OF THE PEOPLE, AFTER THE BUSTLE D WORRY OF THE TAY 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 has 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 PEKOPLE’S PAPER, and nothing else. Asan ADVERTISING MEDIUM it is, therefore, ABSO- LUTELY WITHOUT A KIVAL. 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 RATES ARE THE CHEAPEST UN THE CITY, —0: —— 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 SWOKN 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 boust most are least able to stand. —o:—— > The esteem in which THE STAR is held by the reading and advertising public is conclusively shown by the fige ures given below. In the first six months of each of the five years named the average daily cire culation of the paper was: seeeeeeesess BO, 2aL —:0:—— Equally significant is the showing in regard to the advertising patronage of the paper, which is the surest indication | ofits acknowledged value as a medium of publicity. Thenumber of NEW AD- VERTISEMENTS printed in the col- umns of The Star during the first six