Evening Star Newspaper, March 20, 1890, Page 6

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C. T CITY AND DISTRICT. QUEER INDIAN LEGENDS. @ Every one who wants to hire help or find | Myths of the Menominis Described to asituation, buy or sell real estate, let or hire houses or rooms, find work or workers, borrow or lend money, or offer or find bargains of any kind, should use and consult the second and third pages of Tux Star. They constitute a perfect daily history and directory of the minor needs and activities of this community, and each new advertisement therein is as well worth reading as any other department of the paper. THE BASE BALL SEE-SAW. Renewed Rumors of a Reduction of the Number in the League. The base ball situation in this city very much resembles one end of @ see-saw—one day itis in one place and the next day it is somewhere else. One day things look very much as though Washington would be ih the league and tweaty-four hours later word is Wafted across the country that tends to make folks believe that the league is going to strug- gle along through the season of 1390 without the valuable aid of the Senatorial aggregation. Today is one of the latter occasions, and the reasons for this fact are tobe found in a special dispatch to the Philadelphia Press trom Pittsburg, which says that it ix now “safe to say” that arrangements for dropping two of the clubs have been nearly perfected. This, it would seem, is inspired by an interview which some one has had with some one else—the latter being described as “one of the best authorities among the league magnates.” He wouldn't let his nume be used, but he said that Washington and Indianapolis are going to be dropped. There has never been any desire on the part of the league, he asserted, to drop Pittsburg or Cleveland. and the whole thing is to be done for the sole pur- pose of strengthening New York —wonder if it wasn't Jobn b. Day?—which is in « bad w: and “must have a first-class team by all means. even at the expense of a violated promise. The “authority” went on to say that Indianapolis was selected because itis not @ profitable city and Washington because Hewett is willing to This interview closed with these words: Well, with Indianapolis dropped, Glasse: Denny. Boyle and Myers at least will go to York, and the transfer will be better for them and the directors will lose nothing by it. Wash- ington—that is, President Hewett—is already resigned to the fact that there will be only eigh clubs. If I mistake not negotiations are ready in progress to dis; of Washington. ‘The “authority” is evidently not Mr. 5 for he is quoted immediately after the inter- view to the effect that me is not at liberty to talk, but it was definitely stated that the sched- ule committee is now at work on an eight-club schedule. In conclusion there is a hint that a telegraph vote will be taken during the week “to determine the fate of the Hoosiers and the Seuators.” PROS AND CONS, The only difficulty in the way of an absolute belief in this story is the absence of the name of the man who inspired it, and the additional fact that it comes from Pittsburg, which is be- coming known as the “city of fakes.” But it is undoubtedly true that a strong effort is being made by Mr. Day and one or two other magnates to redace the circuit. Brush is be- ginning to be regarded with suspicion by the Hoosier enthusiasts, and there is an idea abroad that he is secretly coming vo terms with some one else for the disposition of his team. Mean- while Mr. Hewett occupies the attitude of a “bump on a log,” so to speak. PREPARING FOR ACTION. But he is not letting the grass grow under his feet, notwithstanding the alarming rumors that come to him regarding the security of his franchise. The work at Stand Pipe park is be- ing pushed ahead with great energy. This morning the first strokes were put upon the grand stand, sills were laid for the bleachers on the north side of the park, fence posts were erected on the south and east sides and string- ers were beginning to be nailed to them. A little dificulty has been encountered in the way of getting lumber enough in large quanti- ties, but it is beginning to come to the grounds now in sufficient bulk to indicate that there will be no serious hitch. The force of men at the park this morning bad been enlarged to about half a hundred. The work of preparing the —_— for the fences and stands once tinished a swarm of laborers will be put on the field to push the structures into the air with rapidity, while the levelers and rollers will be at work in the center of the square getting the field ready. BASE BALL TALK. Col. Rogers appears in all the Philadelphia papers this morniug with « long manifesto re- garding Mulvey, Gleason and Clements and the reserve rule. He says that Mulvey wus badly advised by some one who meant to swindle the Philadelphia league club out of $1,250 advance money, and that he intends to start an investi- gation with a view to a criminal prosecution. The Phillies are in Charleston. Getzein will probably sign with Indianapolis Miller denies that he wants to desert to the brotherhood. New York has made some heavy offers to Co- lumbus for the release of Lehane, but they have all been rejected on the ground that it would look as though the Columbus people had made a fight for the purpose of securing the release mouey. “We will assign them to Buffalo or Cleve- land,” &c. And this from the sla liber- ators. How the difference in position alters the tone!— Times, Pitcher Murphy, whom the New York league team signed, worked for about $10 a week. Now he receives $2,000 for the season. ‘This is another sample of that slavery.—Tinus. John Morrill has formed a co-operative team to play games in New England, fashioned after the Mets, The team will include Mertie Hackett, eateher: Jim Whitney, pitcher; “Cycione” Kiyan. first base; Morrill, second base; Walter Hackett, short stop; Nick Wise, left tieid. The extra places will be filled by amateurs. Mr. Day will probably lose the Ward case, which is to be tried Monday. The Walkaway base ball club has organized for the season, and would like to enter a Dis- trict league if a sufficient number of clubs can be secured. ‘Their players are Edward MeCguley. John Moran, Charles Myers, Wua Gaffard, Roy Scribner, George Bauers, Edward Schwartz, Frank Kebstock, Sam Preston, and St. Cloud Ambrose. Communications, for the rr can be addressed to ‘I. M. Sullivan, 302 street. —— To Defend Kincaid. A telegraphic request was sent to Represent- ative Charles H. Grosvenor asking him to act as counsel with Senator Voorhees in the de- fense of Charles E. Kincaid, now under indict- ment for the shooting of ex-Represeniative W. P. Taulbee. Mr. Grosvenor, so bis friends say, will be im the case, Increased Internal Revenue Collections. The total collections of internal revenue dur- ing the first eight months of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1890, were @89,522,011, being au increase of $6,458,900 as compared with the collections during the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year. The collections were aa follows: From spirits, $51,537,057, an in- crease of $4,045,293; from tobacco, $21,441,234, an increase of $1,171,789; from fermenied Liquors, $16,295,477, au increase of $1,315,032; from oleomargarine, @487,590, a decrease oi $69,496; from banks and bankers, $70. « de- crease of $5,929; from miscellaneous, $40,552, an increase of $4.18. The receipts for Feb- hag! 2 1890. Were $1,206,771 greater than those for February, 1889, Secretary Tracy at Norfolk. Secretary Tracy yesterday made an inspec- tion of the Norfolk navy yard, going over the Baltimore thoroughly in a minute examination, Two or three hours were spent in a consulta- tion with Commodore Weaver, the commandant ef the yard, and Capt. Schley, the commander of the ship, with reference to the delays in her completion. The Secretary found her all ready for sea with the exception of her four Sinch guns. This is the Secretary's first visit to the yard. He and his party spent the night at Vir- ia Beach and intended to leave for this city ou the Despatch this morning. Children Smothered in a Trunk. ‘The bodies of two little children have just been discovered in a strong box ‘in a Inggage Yan standing in the railway station at Kome. At is supposed that they chmbed into the box to play, that the heavy lid fell and they were unable to raise it. Their mother had been searching for them for five days, and when the terrible discovery was ony YY made she was nearly Srmamixo axp Rackixe your lungs and throat with a rasp cough is but poor policy. Rather cure phn: with Dr. D. Jayne's ex- | eer au excellent remedy for asthma and the Anthropological Society. At the meeting of the anthropological so- ciety Tuesday evening, as stated in Tae Stan last night, Dr. W. J. Hoffman read a paper on the mythology of the Menomini Indians, telling many interesting folk-lore tales of that tribe. The first story or legend was a narrative of how the wolf became a younggr brother of the bear, associated in this usually uuknown relationship with the crane and the dog. The myths then ran upon the birth and wonderful exploits of one Minibush or Minibosha, who apparently was possessed of necromantic powers and skilled in tricks of sleight of hand such as would make even the deft Hermann envious, He first ap- peared on earth in the form of an or.jinary in- fant, but through some mishap he died and was transformed for a time into a little pink-eared rabbit, being afterward changed, through some Process not set down in the text, back to his original human form, endowed with supernat- ural powers and unusual intelligence for a North American Indian. He soon developed musical talents, askin hen quite a child, for his “singing sticks,” which consisted of two short sticks, with which he beat his time for the song. He had a peculiar habit of singing on all sorts of occasions, and his songs usually consisted in the repetition of a single word or two indicative of his feelings at the time. When he sighed the earth trembled and caased the hills and mountains to form on the surface. According to this be must have been a very melancholy sort of an individual. for he dweit in # region that afterward became one of the hardest regions to travel through that a bicy- cler ever struck. SWALLOWED BY A WATER MONSTER. There was once upon a time a horrible water monster that dwelt in the river near Minibosha’s lodge and which had the very unneighborly habit of swallowing up all the peaceful and iding folks that he could reach. He had, by means ot the gratification of this wonderful appetite, nearly depopulated the country, when Minibush concluded to call his hand, and he accordingly took his singing sticks and went out on the river on araft. calling upon Mesh- unomek, which was the name of the water monster, to swallowhim. The lntter sent some of his apprentices in the swallowing business to do the job, but this would not suit the would-be Curtius, who insisted so strongly upon being swallowed by none but the leading ist that Meshaunomek swam out and did the set of making hima part of his anatomy. When he had got down into the internal ‘arrange- ments of the monster he found there several of his old friends, some of whom had stood the trials and were alive. After a good deal of singing and waltzing around in Meshunomek’s stomach the rescuer put his knife into the heart of his foe, which was conveniently near athand, and wher the sea sickness caused by the tumbliags of the animal had avorn off he and his companions emerged from the dark- ness, singing a Bong of joy, much after the fashion of Baron Munchausen, OTHER EXPLOITS OF MINIBUSH. The game of base ball undoubtedly owes its origin to this same Minibush, who is said to have devised a game of ball on the shores of Lake Michigan, in the vicinity of Mackinaw, between the Bears and the Thunderers, for the purpose of getting an opportunity to killa couple of Bear chiefs. The game lasted all day and ended with a tie when the umpire ealled darkness and fled for his life. The next day it was resumed and brought to an abrupt conclu- sion by the murder of the chiefs by Minibush, who stood near them disguised as‘a pine tree. For this diseovery he 1s almost worthy of hav- ing his name given to the new base ball park in this city, He did not confine his blessings to the race to the line of sport, but after a des- pergte effort managed to wrest from u great giant a sample of tobacco, which the giant was keeping secret. The giant chased bim over several mountains and finally tumbled in his haste headlong over a chit and was badly bruised. He picked himself up. however, and was crawling back up ere Mixibush stood laughing at him,when yer nails wore and be could climb no further. Then Minibush picked him up and threw him down the clitf aguin with a tremen- dons force, telling him as he fell that there- atter he should be known as the grasshopper and recognized by his tobacco-stained mouth asthe enemy of the farmer. Then Minibush gave tobacco to his tribe. On one occasion, when he was chased to the top of a tree stand- some of his enemies, he made the tree grow to twice its height and repeated the operation four times. Then, as a last resort, he called on the Great Spirit for aid and the waters stopped coming. Thia left a rather large lake but very little earth, so Minibush sent down to the bot- tom for a bit of earth. After killiug a mink, an otter and a beaver in this attempt hi found a muskrat with breath eno: and bring up some soil, with which he made « new earth, THE SLAUGHTER OF THE BIRDS. Atanother time he was bungry, and calling the birds to him made them dance around him with their eyes shut, singing as hard as they could to the time of his sticks. When a favor- able moment came he reached out and broke the neck of the crane. The unlucky bird gave ascream, but before the others had time to opeu their eyes Minibush had sung out: ‘That's rizht, my brothers, sing out as loud as you can!” and they kept on dancing around him, Soon he had nearly ali the birds caught, the others | ng around in the fear thatif they o) ir eyes the latter should becon sore forever. Finally the hell-diver thought that the singing was getting very weak, and he took a peep to see what was the matter. When he saw the pile of dead bodies around Mini- bush he eried out: ‘Fly, brothers, fly, he is killing us!” whereat there was a stampede. Minibush ran after them but could catch only the hell-diver, which he let go “after telling it that it should always have a stumpy tail and be the laughing stock of ali the birds. He dressed the bodies ofthe birds he had killed and placed them in the sand to cook with their feet sticking up in sight. ‘then lay down to take a nap, and while he slept a party of thieving Indians came along and ate the birds, taking off the feet und heads, which they replaced in the sand in the same position a8 they were before, so that when Minibush awoke he thought at first that his meal was all right. Bat when he came to get the birds ont of the sand und he discovered the fraud that had been perpetrated npon hin he lost his temper and suyking his fist at the fleeimg forms of the robbers called them a te: rible name of scorn and reproach—-Winn bago!” which is the word still used by the Me- nomini tribe to denominate their thieving neighbors, pened red and goil th ——— A Locomotive Acts as a Tug. The remarkable sight of a railroad locomo- tive trying to tow a large three-masted schooner was witnessed in Millville, N. J. Tuesday. Kecently the schooner Millvil Capt. Frank Branin, arrived at Wood's whart from Galveston, Texgs, with a cargo of cotion for the Millville manufacturing company. Alongside of the river front, for a distance of three or four blocks. are the West Jersey rail- road compa: a couple of feet of 7 The schoouer finished loading iron pipe for Boxton und started to clear from the wharf when it was discovered that a small sand bar had formed around her and she would not move. High tide was waited for and then a tug was secured to pull the big boat clear of the bar. The tug putied and suorted, but it was no good. A loco- motive was passing and it was pressed into service, A hawser was thrown out from the vessel aud attached to the locomotive, and then the straggle began, The engine and tug Leth pulled hard, but the vessel stuck, and finally the locomotive’s hawser broke and it ased from its queer task. The vessel is wa still tast on the bar and will have to be lightered before it will float, hk iad Won After Few Hours’ Courtship. Abraham Cassell, aged sixty, and Mary Me- Mi . aged forty, were married yesterday at Uniontown, Pa. They never saw each other | until last Monday, but in a few hours they were j engaged to be married. He signed a contract | to pay her several thousand dollars. They will 0 to Livingstone county, Ill, where Cassell has property aud eight children, so° Forty men will take the course of music which Yate has just opened. | triced up to Jucob’s ladder. MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD. Plan for the New Court House—Real Estate Sales—Election of Officers, &c. Correspondence of Tux Evxxixe STAR. Rocxvitie, March 20. The Gaithersburg Mutual building associa- tion, No. 3, was organized Wednesday by the election of the following officers: P.M. Smith, president; J. A. Belt, vice president; J. T. Fulks, treasurer; 8. T. F. Sterrick. secretary; H.M. Talbott, solicitor. Directors—P. M. Smith, J. A. Belt, R. J. W. Brewster, D. G. Carlisle, A. F. Meem, C. W. Crawford, H. C. Miller. The committee to prepare articles of incorporation consists of C. W. Crawford, J. A. Belt and J. L. Lodge. The shares of the as- sociation are limited to 400, of which 252 have been taken, with a good prospect that the bal- ance will be in a short time. During the past week the following sales of real estate have been made in the vicinity of Bethesda, this county: Hilliary Offutt, 100 acres, to J. B. Wymer_ for £20,000; Jonathan Magruder, 77 acres, to F. Bangerter for 26,250; C. B. Pierce, house and lot, to Miss Amanda Counselian for $5,000; W. G. Offatt, 40 acres, for $10,000; Spencer Watkins, 102 acres, to John E. Beall for $60,000. At the anniversary meeting of the Waverly club of Gaithersburg the following officers were elected; J. L. Lodge, president; 8S. G. English, vice president; 8S. T. F. Sterrick, sec- retary; G. T. Fulks, treasurer; J. L. Lodge, D.D,, editor; H. C. Miller, librarian; Mra, H. J. Hogan. assistant librarian; executive commit- tee: C. F. Hogan, J. H. Nicholls and J. A. Beit. ‘The orphans conrt has granted letters of ad- ministration on the estate of Wm. H. Carr, de- ceased, to H. W. Talbott. a ‘The new court house building committee at their meeting yesterday finally adopted a plan for the edifice. The size of the building will be 62x118 feet, two stories high, with basement. On the first floor will be located the office of the clerk of the court. collector's room, wit- nesses’ room, grand jurors’ room, register of wills’ office, commissioners’ room, sheriff's of- fice and room for state's attorney. On the second floor will be located the main court room, 50x60 feet, with ceiling 24 feet high and lighted by ten large windows; also rooms for judges, School commissioners, county sur- veyor and petit juries. The’ front of the building wil! be finely ornamented with a bal- cony at the second floor and the whole will be surmounted by @ steeple. in which will be placed atown clock. ‘the buildmg will be fire-proof throughout, no wood being used except for rafters, window frames and doors. The basement will be used for the heating and veniilating apparatus, ‘The time of the circuit court for the past two days has been occupied in the trial of the case of John Selby against Wm, R. Gaither to recover #90 for the value of a dog alleged to have been killed by Gaither on his farm, about three miles from this place. The dog was caught in a snare which the latter had set on his place for the purpose of catching some dogs that had some nights before killed a num- ber of his sheep. Quite a large number of wit- nesses were examined, and after argument by counsel the jury returned a verdict for the de- fendaut, ee Prence Unquestiovasty THE Easiest Leary Six weeks’ course of conversation. Least and most talented now equally favored, Four cardinal laws; but one fundamental prin- ciple. Teaching reduced to @ science. See Amusements, — Soa THE OTHERS LIKE M’CALLA. Seamen of the Enterprise Tell About Their Treatment by the Officers. More complaining testimony was given by the sailors of the Enterprise against their treat- ment by the officers of that ship in the McCalla court of inquiry at the Brooklyn navy yard yesterday. The investigation chiefly affected Lieut. Ingersoll and other undé@r officers. Com- mander McCalla’s name was seldom alluded to by witnesses, IN THE CHAIN GANG. Wm. Fitzgerald, coal heaver. said: “I left the ship at Cronstadt for practice at the targets. I met Russian soldiers there who gave me some ‘vodka’to drink. After that I forgot what occurred on the field, and only re- | member getting back to the ship next morn- ing on a mountain by the waters sent out by | ing. Iwas confincd at night in irons and cleaned bright work during the day. I was on the poop deck cleaning brass work talking to another man, The liquor still had effect on me from the day before. I was half sitting on the deck, when Lieut, Ingersoll told me to get up. Irephed that I was not able. He grabbed me by the shirt, pulled me to my feet and struck me under the left eye. I was then I was then put in | the cham gang.” This was the name given by the men to those of the crew who were ironed, The witness said that he was not allowed to | have a hammock for six days and was only al- lowed a quarter of an hour for meals.* “Have you not been tried by court-martial for ur conduct at Cronstadt and found guilty?” asked Lawyer Alexander. | “Ob, yes. Ihave always.beeu convicted by martial, Lnever expected to get justice STRUCK BY INGERSOLL, P. J. Armstrong, coal heaver, testificd that while at the mast for disobedience of orders Licut, Ingersoll came up and said, “What is the matter with you?” and then struck him on | the side of the jaw. Armstrong said that he | asked to see the captain, but Lieut. Ingersoll | ordered Corporal Dean ‘to take him farward. The biow he received staggered him, but did not knock him down. Seaman Charles Witt testified that Lieut. Lemly struck him with the back of his hand. Lieut, Fichbohm testified that he saw Chief Engineer Entwistle siap the face of one of the ward room boys named August for imperti- nence, | “QLL CUT You bows. | John Hillman, a black fireman, said that dur- ing the cruise, when in the vicinity of Port Said, there was acall to general quarters for target practice. He took his proper place at one of the guns, under command of Lieut, Lemly. The witness continued in these words: “Thad just put on the arms we wear on such ous, When Lieut. Lemly reached over and caught me by the straps. pulled me up and, drawing his sword, said: ‘You must move faster when I'speak to you. If you don't Pl cut you down,’ ‘I did not reply to him and afterward, wheu near the starboard ladder leading to the | poop deck, I heard him say to Lieut. In ‘oll | that Le was sorry for losing his temper with (me. Mr. Ingersoll said: ‘You did just right. You ought to knock bis head off.’ H | Witness stated that on another occasion Lieut. Lemly grabbed him by the throat aud threatened to take a stick tobim. This was the ouly officer wituess had trouble with, as be said the others treated him all right, A SEAMAN AS A PACK HORSE. C. W. Anderson, a seaman, testified that he was ordered by Lieut. Lemly to curry a box up | on deck from a boat which lay by the ship. He | suid it was too heavy for him and the lieutenant | ordered two marines into the boat to lash the | box to Anderson, They were unable to carry out the order and Anderson finally came aboard without the box. Anderson swid that onthe same day Lieut. Lemly overheard some swearing by the crew and accused Anderson of being the culprit, and the latter got five days in iroas for insubordination, Sergeant of Marines Isaac Calkins told of Lieut. Mulligan’s use of the deck swab on Firemap Walker's mouth at Southampton. LIEUT. MULLIGAN DIDN'T RECOLLECT, At the end of the session Lieut. Mulligan was | allowed to make a statement to the court. He said: “I wish to say that I have no recollection of using wab on Walker, and if I did so it was not asa punishment, but simply to quiet the man. The testiriony concerning my treatment of prisoners at Cronstadt is absolutely falve. I Tact gag Keavy, but [ had a good reason tor ‘it. 1 was alone on the quarter deck much of the time with the drunken prisoners, and the | commander's orders were that the men were to | be kept on their feet until sober and absolute silence was to be preserved, I considered that I was doing my duty under the circumstances, 1 knew that if I gave up to the men I might | just as well go below.” \ i Highest of all in Leavening Power—U. S. Gov't Report, Aug. 17, 1889, Rea Powder ABSOLUTELY Lf FAILED FOR A MILLION. 5 Collapse of the York Dry Goods Firm of Plummer & Co. The dry. goods trade was startled yesterday when the announcement was made that the well-known house of J. F. Plummer & Co. had made an assignment to Jeremiah P. Murphy, the cashier and book keeper, and giving a pref- erence of $2,000 to Evarts, Choate & Beaman. The amount of the liabilities are stated to be 1,000,000. What the assets are no one seems to be able totell, Mr. Murphy says that the assets will be about the same amount nominally, — they will realize can only be told wh@n the schedules-are made out. The firm is composed of John F. Plummer, Albert T. Plummer and Wm. S. Darling and did a business of over $5,000,000 a year. The firm is one of the largest commission houses in the business and has been in existence many {need It was started in 1856 at Church and mard streets by W.L. Pomeroy. In 1866 Mr. Plummer became s member of the firm. Later the firm became Pomeroy & Plummer and then J. F. Plummer & Co. " Among the mills represented by the firm are the New England, Hockanum, the Springville, Dawson and the North Adams, The satinet mills are another branch of the firm and are said to be controlled by Plummer & Strong. Mr. Murphy said that it was through carry- ing too much satinet stock and the unfavorable winter for heavy goods that had caused the failure, He denied that Mr. Plummer’s polit- ical aspirations had anything to do with it, In the register’s office yesterday mortgages tomem- bers of Plummer’s family were recorded by him to the extent of $95,000. The mills mentioned and-probabjy the Cheinieal and the Central national bahks are said to be the heaviest creditors, —seoe- Mrs. Burchell Discharged. Mrs, Burchell. the wife of the alleged mur- derer of Benwell, was taken before Police Mag- istrate Hill at Niagara Falls yesterday. De- tective Murray and Crown Attorney Raymond of Welland were present, but neither of them had any evidence against Mrs. Burchell and the magistrate discharged her. She will go to Woodstock with her solicitor and there appear before a magistrate and will no doubtbe bound over in her own recognizance to appear when wanted, ee — Killed Two Bunco Men. J. E. Weston of Colorado was metin Salt Lake City Tuesday by two affable strangers who gave him drugged whisky and then took him into an omnibusin the rear ofa livery stableand made a desperaae attempt to rob him of #75 in gold, which Weston carried in a belt. He drewa revolver and fatally shot Fred Werner, one of the men. Weston and Granville, the other robber, ran out of the om- nibus with drawn revolvers and exchanged shots, A bullet from Granville’s revolver gianced from Weston’s heady while Weston shot Granville through the head, killing him instantly, eston gave himself up to the police, epee ces ‘oorhees Vanquished. From the Evening Wisconsin. Daniel W. Voorhees, the Indiana Demos- thenes, was one time addressing his constitu- ents in Vigo county on the evils of prohibitory legislation and the impoverishing effects of the proposed restrictive regulations advocated by the republican party. He called those meas- ures “‘sumptuary laws,” and ina burst of elo- quence exclaimed: “What, my friends and neighbors, what, I say, will you do with your corn if the republican party closes up Your distilleries?” He paused 4 moment for a reply when a gray-headed, unkempt granger arose and said: ‘Dan'l, do want me to answer that question?” “I do,” said Dan “Raise more hogs und less hell,” said the farmer, and then he sut down, Daniel felt like doing the same, —-— 200 An Abundant Rice Crop Promised. The reports which are being received from various parts of the rice belt of South Carolina indicate that the planters are farther alead with their crops than ever before. The fair weather which has prevailed during almost the entire winter has given them sample oppor- tunity for getting the crop planted and they have taken advantage of it everywhere. The prospect for the crop of 18%) is very encourag- ing and the indications are that it will be one of the largest made in many years. fins ‘200. z Mrs. Harrison’s Visit to Florida. The Winter Park, Fla, hotel was ablaze last night and illuminated in every corner in honor of Mrs. Harrison, who arrived in the afternoon on a special train from St, Augustine. accom. panied by Mrs. Wanamaker, Russell B, Harri- son and wife, Miss Minnie Wanamaker, Miss Butten Robinson of New York, Mrs. W. P. Wilson of Philadelphia and L. T. Hannum, A reception was held and townspeople and guests. At 10 o'clock the dining room was thrown open and dancing was in order until a late hour. Mrs, Harrison leaves today for Port Tampa and wili return 2 oe oeuenne Saturday, spending Friday at alatka, EV DENCE OF SUCCESS. Dr. Lighthill takes pleasure to submit to those interested the following testi- monials of cures: FROM MR. T, E. ROESSLE, PROPRIETOR OF THE AKLINGTON, “THE ARLINGTON,” Warnrxoror, D.C., March 6, 1890. My Dear Da. LicutHine: Iticivex me great pleasure to state that you effected a remarkuble cure of deatuess and dis- change from the ears in the cuse of my cousin, Marcus C. Koewsle, aud that the case las proved us peruianent as it wus radical, 1 feel sure that without your skillful aid my cousin would Lave been a deaf man all his life. Kyowing of other cases iu which you have been equaliy successful, I cheerfuily xive you leave to refer tome utany time aud Lope that your practice im Washington will prove a distin- guished success, Yours truly, 1. E. ROESSLE. FROM MR. H. P. DEGRAAF, PRESIDENT OF THE BOWERY NATIONAL BANK. New Youe, May 7, 1888. Dr. Ligarai..: My DeauSte: It affords me great pleasure to foin the long List of grateful patients who have been reiieved from troublesome and obsti- nate complaints by your superior skill, My case was chronic caturrh, frum which I Lad suffered to such an extent that it weakened my geucral health and fiualiy guve rise to such sevece pain in aid ubout the head and throat that it pre- Vented me from sleeping and alarmed my fam- ily. Lam happy to state that the very first ap- pheation of your treatment gave me prompt and decided reiief, In afew days the paiu had disappeared und by degrees the other distress- ing symptoms characteristic of catarrh yielded to your administrations, until Inow find my- self completely cured. I therefore cheerfully tender you this testimonial of your skill and success, in the hope that others may be bene- fited by its publication, -H. P. DEGRAAF. Dr, Lighthill can be consulted on Deafness, Catarrh, Asthma and Diseases of the Throat and Lungs at his office, No. 1017 15TH ST. N.W. lerdics pass the door. = spelacriesng array mi5 ee , Shares Srvvio" COR. MASS. AVE. AND 6TH 8T. Largest and ouly First-class Studio in Washington where strictly FREE-HAND Crayon and Pastel Por- traits are made, My Portraits are well known in Washington for their excellent finish, Life-size Crayons, 25x80, with handsome frame (ten different styles), $25. Smaller sizes cheaper. Terms w suit purchaser, Easels to match frames, Open until 9 nm 125-2460 4H. B SMITH, Artist, Ta: Txouson-H OUSTON Exzcraic 60 sao oman. ese, paehenetOn Cnvece, 2088 2 er: was attended by the | - HURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1890. AUCTION SALES. _THIS EVENING. — AUCTION SALES. FUTURE Days. ATOLIFFE, DARR & CO., Auctioneers, DOWLING, Auctioneer. R Dad Oo Antone ba —— CONTINUA . EES 4 : GOLD AND] TABLES “PAINTINGS A: TvEke, RACs, “DIAM: SET AND] HANDSOME: Rete Ack i DIAM SHOW CASES, COUN’ PEN Be A 7 AbCTION FASY CHAT On SATURDAY, MARCH FIFTEENTH, AT TEN ND LOUNG LNCT M QOCLOCK AND HALF PAST SEV CLOCK P. LE-TOP SIDEBOARD F CONDITION), AND ON MONDAY, MARCH SEVENTEENTH, A ALNUT | LEATHER-OOVEKED DINE Tes MUMS ee | | SEAR nar ena Tonia of stock contained ther vardy nat KE: TOP CHAMBER SUIIES, | W above and to which I invite FRANA T. Ass RATCLIFFE, DARR & CO.. Aucta, ¥, = CA! ‘SSELS ALTER B. WILLIAMS & CO., Auctioneers CARPETS Wisbow HAN We shall sell at our sales gomaerageana |] ge SS Penuaylvania a FLIDAY MARCHTWENTY- | &°- ETS at FOUR O'CLoc PAM. a choice collecticn Peaks ESDAY suitable for parkines, . 3 shall a Fruit Treen Gene Vines ence No. 2120 Thirteenth street noribeees ther nce S a Sos cheien rons eee tant ©O.,Aucta | furniture isin fine condition aud should command THVELA BET CLOSED “OUT sr” AUCTION | _™1o-ate — ane WITHOUT RESERVE IHOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer. ing, die sale wil contamaee MONDAY? MARCH | VALUABLE IMPROVED PROPERTY, No, 1010 | SEVENTEENTH, at HALF-PAST TEN ‘O'CLOCK SUKEET SOUTHWEST, AT AUCTION. | do 80 between the sales, fPHOMAS DOWLING, Aucuoneer, SPECIAL CONSIGNMENT. 48 DOZEN MEERSCHAUM AND FANCY PIPES, WAX MATCHES, 334 Dc Be CY CANES, SEVEN BAGS PEANUT s ScoTeH OAT ESSENCE. 5,000 NEW YORK CIGARS. ALSO. A LOT OF MISCELLAN-OUS GROCERIES, ARCH TWENTY | m1o-6t desiring to buy in bull vat att ae rruiises, shall eell parts lote ¢ aud’ tn syuary 35.3 Ra. | BETOxTO0.itproved Oy a Two-story and Attic Frame Dwelling with Brick Baseuent, No 1U10 D street southwest | ‘Terms. One-third cash, balance in 6 and 12 months, | with notes bearing interest and secured by deed trast, or all cash, at option of purchaser All convey: | ancing, & at purchaser's cost, €100 deposit re quired at the time of sale. THOMAS DOWLING, i m19-4t Auctioneer. UNCANSON BROS, Auchoneers, 1 QR FRIDAY MOUNING. MA — es | . at TEN O'CLOCK, within my au ENTIRE CONTENTS OF DRUG STORE, Goon. | Shall’ sell @ special coiisigniuent of wisceliaueous | ~ WILL, SODA FOUNTAIN, SODA PLANT AND | wood 4HUMAS DOW APPARATUS, SHELVINGS, COUN TEKS, CASES, | pst A PRESCEIPTION FILLS,” &c. | SOUTHWEST | ————— rat ROOF N AND H STRE NORTH- FUTURE Days. ” cirrndindityet = MORNIN Hy at ELEVEN O' K, by order ot L. C. BISHOP, who is retiring from b: hess, the entire contents of the Fine Drug Store co ner {ith and H streets uurthwest, comprising ip part. A Fine Line of Pure Drugs, Toilet Articies. Pateut Medicines, Cigars, &e,. Tutt’s Draft Soda Apparatus. .. Auctioneers, 10 Pennsylvania ave. n.w. LE OF VALUABLE BUSINESS 0, 332 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE Rene CLIFFE, DARR & PER} MPTORY SA) PROPERTY, N NOKTHW ALSO, THREE-STORY BRICK AND FRAME BACK BUILD- | Gas Fixtures, Shelviiu, Counter and Side Cane. ING, No. 496 MARYLAND QVENUK SOUTH: | Prescription Cases and Files, Chairs, Settees, &e, WEST, TO CLUSE AN ESTATE, ALEO ‘One of the Finest Soda Plants and South of New York, 3 Cylmders and L ments, being Matthews’ 201 Generator, This is one of the best locations in Washington. The AT AUCTION. Ou THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH TWENTY- SEVENIM, AT HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK, we will offer for sale in front of the premises LOT 22, RESERVATION A, Stock is fresh and well assorted und the Axtures are = " " cabinet work, The reputacon of Mr Bishop as a ree RoR Pn roistorg Frame and Brick Stable im | Gruggist is well known and to any one desirous of 4 tering the business the opportunity caunot be sur- Passed. Terms easy and announced at sale. ALSO, AT FIVE O'CLOCK, AM AFTERNOON, reused Will be sold as an entirety 1 ANSON BROS., Auctioneers. We will offer for sale in trout of the pr LOT 0, SQUARE 492, m1 P-dts Improved ‘Three-story Brick and Frame Back as aA | Bukdung, No. 496 3 aryiand aveurte snichweat Ti EU. W. STICKNEY, Auctionce:, 936 F st, | One-third casn, balance in 6 and 12 months, | WIE ares es ae : y on Dro) TRUSTED'S SALE OF VERY VALUABLE U are uot colmplied with ip 10 days nicht re: sell the property ut the risk and cost of the def purchaser after five days’ advertisement in sem News Paper published neton, D.C, A deposit of JENCLION RTEEN PENDE. ING S111 INGTON, D1 By virtue of a deed of trust, recorled in Liber No. | AND >) COUNTY OF Wasi a | S20 required upor bo tol pruperty at time of | 1348, folio 356, one of the land records of the District sale. ‘All conveyancing, atcostof the purchaser. | of C and at the request of the party secured RAICLIFFE, DARK & Co., thereby, | will offer tor sale. um front of the ness, m20-dkds Auctiondera _ | ou Mi DAY Aho LMESTY-FOURTH Day OF | 5 DOWLInG = n- i 2. . HOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer, O CLOCK P.M, the following descri aU . 7 RN the county of Wasiangton, D.C., Known and REGULAR SALE OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE | 5.950" ered from one AND EFFECTS AT MY AUGTION ROOMS SAX. | 3° (°yuumbcred mom one (1) to forty-four 44) | URDAL MARCH TW ’ ‘Y-SECOND, 1590, the north of Spring street at the point 1.00) h 14th street exter except the pur 5 71 inclusive, Leretoture alienate red by deed recorded in Liber d by deed recorded in Liber 1271, ‘Terms of wale: One-third cash and the balance in one (1) and two (2) years, with interest at the rate of six (6) per centum per annum, or all cash, at the option of the purchaser, $250 deposit will be required at COMMENCING AT ‘TE! - Embracing im part: French Plate Mirrors, > Parlor Suites, Cabinet Fold- ing Be |. Chamber Puraiture of every description, Hair Mattresses, Dining Koo and Office Puruiture, Brussels and tnzrain Carpets, Lounges bass Chairs, Smyrua Rugs and Art Squares, Covking and Heatuix Stover, £c . AT TWELVE OCLOCK, Horses, Carriages, Landaus, Coupes, Brouxaws, | tine of sale, All convepaneine and mesedfe ae rae Bugaies, Harness, Se,” s chaser's cost. “Terms to be complied with a0 tift . ALSO, AT TW O'CLOCK, days. If terms of suie are not complied with t Several Single Driving Teams. broperty will be resold ‘t Fink aud coat uf detaultiae | . ‘ = adv tin the Evens One Outrigger Pleasure Boat with oars complete. Pe Soar eee ARMS THONG, Teast ; CM. ARMSTRONG, Trastee, 12-e0tods 12 East Fayette st.. Baltimore, Md. STH ABOVE SALE IS POSTPONED ON Ac- | count of the weather to SATURDAY, MARCH FIRST, 1890, same hour and plac ‘C. M. ARMSTRONG, Trustee. _mM20-20 ea peonas DOWLING, Auctioneer, IMPORTANT SALE BY CATALOGU (OUSEHOLD “FUKNIL £25-tu,th&t UL PAINTING E UPERIOR Ulde, SEVERAL FINE OLD MADEIKA WiNES, Ol. S, BAKE S#-THE PURCHASER AT THE ABOVE ADVER- | LIQUEURS, &c., &e. tieea sale having failed p comply With the terms of — id sale the property will be. reso On THURSDAY, MARCH TWENTY-SEVENTH, | Cost ou MONDAY Tun rw 0, COM ‘ING AT HALF-PAST TEN | OF MARCH, 18U0, at the same O'CLOCK, T suuil e remdence of Col. 3. |“ im1N-t. th.t&es cM. Feuuer Lee, oe cordevown, D.C., the ~ UNCANSON BROS, Aucucueera, BONY PARLOR SUITE, UPHOL- — | ILD GOLD SILK PLUSH, TEN TRUSTEES, SALE OF ELEGANT Two-sToRy | CK HO! 0. 726 NINTH STREET SAT WINDOW HANGINGS, NOKIHEAST | TWO AN LT AKM CHAIRS. By virtue of a deed of trust dated the nineteenth | AN ISH CABINET, day of April, recorded in Liber No. TWO FINE OIL PAINTING 1; et seq, und st the request of the part EMP LT MIKROK AND TABLE, IN FINE | thereby, we will sell, at public auction. tothe SERVATION. bidder, iu front of the premises, at HAL’ Vv EBONY TABLE. FIVE O'CLOCK in the AFTERNOON OF Mi A He. the THIRTY-FIKSI DAY OF MAKCH, 1890, ail lot numbered twenty-seven (2 A sion of square numbered nine = The same being 19 feet front on <n street between G FRAME. NA CHAMBER SUITE | and Hi streets northeast, by a depth of 115 feet, with MOIR, FORMER. | anulley on side and rear, toether with the improve. | y FCOUNT ANDR\SSY. | nicnts, consisting of a two-story brick dwelling of | SMALL MI RMOME. seven Toomns, bath room, pantry, electric bells, was Lit ALOT OF (OUS CHAMBER FURNI- nice, hot aud rater, house heated | URE. syste, stat wash tubs, cellar | VERY ELEGANT CARVED OAK DINING-ROOM wUge. ad for the use of the EL. COMPRISING SILVE MOUNTED AND | owuerin the most thorouch and complete manner; CARVED SIDEBOARD, EXTENSION TABLE, | fact the best house of its class in the city. Open for | CARVING STND WITH MIRROK AND 13 | inspection. INING CHAT Terms of sale: The amount of indebtedness and ex- | DI Is. BRUSSELS CARPETS, KITCHEN LEQUISITES. c. ‘UN MADEIRA, VINT- pense of sale about 850) incash; balance im one and two years at_ 6 pe cent Per annum, iuterest able semi-annually, or all cash at the 140 BOTTLES CHARLI option 10. purchaser. $2700 down at time of sale. ‘Terms of sai: DEMIJONNS SAME. to be complied w@u within 15 days or resale at pu “ chaser's cost after five day’ notice published in Wash- NE OLD GOLDEN SHERRY. ty mewspaper. Conveyancing, &., at pur- | | FINE OLD BRANDIES AND LIQUEURS. ‘ust 2 | | — ISAAC L. JOHNSON, ! Trustees, | | _N.B.—This Lot of Wines is pronounced to be of rare JOHN M. LAWTON,’ § ¥ | quality and should commana the attoution of con- ‘00 will be ou tts property if | botswurs. m13-thstusds | EF yas yorchnsed abroad by Col ae ier and in of anuperior chaser es rend by Col. Lee | rvnoMas DOWLING, Auctioneer. sorte aar inevection day prior to sale from 9 | Ticweps Sale OF VALUABLE SUBURBAN PROPERTY, sm until pau. et lanes MAS VLING, i 3 . Under deed of trust dated August 29, 1889, re- oops SORIA ___Auctionesr._ gomted in Liber So. 142, folie oo % wil sel on HU! WLING, ction be MLSPAY w “ “1 AY Ol AKCH, yysHomss Aine: A.D. 1880, at FIVE O'CLOCK P.M. in front of the TRUSPEES' SALE OF VERY VALUABLE TAREE. | proiuises, Lote uuuibered thirty (0) and thirty-one AND-BASEMENT BK.CK RESIDENCE, | Chl) im Lot numbered tour (4) of Hickey's sutdivi- $00 MASSACHUSE1TS AVENUE NUORTH- jon of Greeuvale, containing about 78 acres and 32 AST. perches of land. By virtue of a deed of trust dated the 14th day of | , The property two roads leading to it from June, 1SS8, aud duly recorsed in Liber 1 folio extends to the Eastern Branch bas 1 “Hickey’s Kona” and 49 et se of the Inud records of the District of | of Potomac Kiver, and is marked on the Hopkins map columbia, “and by direction of the purties secured of the District with the naiue of Christian Kuppert. E thereby, the undersigned ‘Trustees will sell on MUN- | Ler: 000 cash; the residue in two DAY APTENOON, MARCH THIRTY-PIRST, 1890, | Gavel = one and two years with interest HALE-PAST K O'CLOCK, uw front ‘of the | G her cent, payable balf-yearly, to be secured by a yremises the followinw described jroperty, kuown ax | deed of trust cu the premises. Deposit of $200 when jot No. # in panma E. Lane's sulhivision’ of part of | Property is Knocked off. Conveyaucing and recordime original lot 2. in square 731, toeetuer with the im- | &t purchaser's cost. | nist Of a Three-stury-aud-baane— mnent Brick Resiuwen sutaining nine rools, with all the wiode.u improveiuents, No, 300 chusetis avenue Lortheast. Jeri: One-third cash, the residue in two payments at one and two yours, with Hotes beart terest and secured by a deed of trust on the provements, which FIELDER P. HACK. m13-10t WM. A THOMPSON, G20. W. STICKNEY, Auctioneer, 936 F « 'S SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED EX. | Trustees, Ta RTY IN THE SUBDIVISION OF BAKKY | sod. All conveyancing aud recording ut | FAKM, FEONTING ON SHERMAN AVENUE, | cost. Iwo huudred dol.ars osit required at the IMPROVED BY WELL RENTED HOUSES. time of sule, BotitApe'y RAs ipso», By virtue of a certain deed of trust, recorded in an0-dbae ree Se Liber folio 331 et seq., ome of the land | records for the District ‘of Comumbia, and at quest of the party secured the: in frout of the TWENL)-SECON the re- | , Lwillofier forsale, Preuises, on’ SATUKDAY, the D DAY OF MAKCH, Isto, at UK O'CLOCK P.M, the following-de- | perty im the county of “Washington, Dis- MS & CO., Auctioneers. D i | trict of Coltiubia, to wit: All of lot 10, 1m secon 3 of GLUVES, LA al of Burry Farm estate, as made by the SRAES. SH trustees thereof, now on fle iu the office of the sur- GOODS T | seyor of the District of Columbia, except lot 43 aud | OUK the west oue-huli of lot 45 of a recent. subdivision uf | a E t ‘suid lot 16. { if ‘Terms of sule: One-third cash and the balance in TUCK 18 CLOSED OU one (1) aud two (2) years, with interest at the rate of | ‘Terms cush, . six (6) per centum per anuuim, payable semi-annually, | w20-2t WALTER B. WILLIAMS & v., Ai and secured by deol of trust'on the property aehae o = = rts all cush, at the option of the purchaser: $100 deposit JP EXCANSON BROS. Avetionsers required at time of sale; all conveyanciug and record. | ee ing at purchaser's cost. ‘Terms to my TRUSTEES: SALE OF IMPROVED REAL ESTATE | 10 days, or the property will be rewid at risk and cost AU “LANGDON PARK" IN THE COUNT) OF | of defaulting purcuuser alter 3 days advertixement 12 WASHING PON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ON | some newsvaper published in the city of Warhinzton. BALTIMOLE AND OHIO KAILKOAD, ABOUT WILLIAM A. KIMMEL, TWO MILES FROM THE CITY. ml2-d&ds Trustee, | By virtue ot 2 deed of trnst, bearing date October 18NAvand vocorued in, Liber’ Noe Td40. folie Tae CUARCESY Sale OF VALUABLE IMPROV seq. OF the land records of the District of Colum KEAL ESTATE ON I STREET BETWEE! the undersigned will sell ut public auction, in fromt of EIGHTEENTH AND NINETEENTH STREE NDA DS thd aU HIVE GCLOCK EAL tetcices | BEING THE Care: REMDERCE OF DEMMIAE APSO A. “YO, at FP p UCI b .. Lots four EING ¥ N in block numbered eight (8), in Cyrus HENRY K. CRAIG, U.5.4., DECEAS! E irtue of a decree of the ‘Supreme Court of the ft a tract Jand _ ° ers tof Columbia, Passed inequity cause. No of ow called “Landon ‘ubxlivision is recorded in. book County | 1 jane B- Hawkins and others. Henry 2, of the recor 's of the vilice of the sm 2 Knox Creig and others, the unde: &s trustees: maid Disirict, deweribed wil! sell at public suction, in front of the premises, farutehed by Way. Fors th, surv TUESDAY the IWtNIY-FIFTH DAL OF MAUCI ber 20), [SBS as follows: athwest | A.D. ISU, at FIVE O'CLOCK P-M--all that piece cornet of said bluck S atid ruuuine thence boris 129 | parcel of ground ising. bein in the tity of Waslau feet; thence east 100 fect; thence routh 1:5 teet | ton, District of Columbia, sud known as lot numbered thence west 100 feet to the place | twenty-two C22) im aguare numbered one hundred and which is the imterseeiion of ‘Tiogu street | five (105), frouting forts (40) feet on I strect and ren. hd Melrose re eee ae shack Want wut a avere depth of one hundred Jerms of sale; One-third of the purchase money in | aud forty (140) fect tou public. alley, au ¥ can (of ‘wi must be deposited with tne | front building wi tan bye jo ere two-story back building with basement, ‘The buildings, which are situated in One of the most select locatiotis in Waaliugtou, were erected ‘under i SUpervision Of te ‘2. Craig, rooin and ce in two equal in- cent from date of mn dute of rales se- . f “ 3 g 3 5 .” Henry Kk. contain a large saloon lor 19 feet by 30 dining room aud small brary or A also wx large and three sinall chambers, Vath roous, wine cellar, servants’ rooms furbace y osets for U ke, &e.: alvo f apd lished in te D.C, Con > ae Tue trout building 4s thirty (So) feet wide. “ott MAHLON ASHFORD, Peete erms of sale: One- She perchess money mame ‘aud the halanc six, euriteen _m20-cobde C,H. WILLIAMBON, "5 Sha twenty-four tsouthe Som dase Sai abate ee \HOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer. interest £ ot gales oF which purchaser will HANDSOME THREE-STUORY BRICK RESIDENC! Ro. ied homes NEAR DUPONT COLE, THE TWENTY-EIGHTH DAY OF 1800, at HALF-PAST FUUK O'CLUCK P. front rt the premis at puvlic auc- IHANCERY SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROV; WERTY NEAR NAVY YARD GATE, BLING By virtue of a decree of Sa Court of the bia passed in pu rig of a nd b. + cause oar red 3} 1890, at F; oO P.M, You numbered twenty-three (23). iu sguaie use ered eight hundred snd sighty-two. seriuaing on EX W Terr gong oo SL ¥ TTT s Br Pe fet vo a a ed THE EVENING STAR is offered to the pub lic, im good faith and with confidence, as THE BEST LOCAL ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN THE UNITED STATES. In point of fact, i may be truthfully said that it is without ar equal in this respect any where im the world These averments are borne out by the figura given below, which are compiled from th« sworn weekly statements printed in the paper on euch Monday in the year, and condensed from the sworn tabular statements showing the average daily circulation of the paper during the year 1889, published in Tue Stan on the 18th of January, 1890, Briefly stated, the points upon which the above claim is based are these: That— 1. The Mar bas three times the circa lation of any other paper in Washing tea! 2 The Star's circulation in Washing ton is double that of all the ether dail) papers published im the city added to gether!! 3. The Mar has a larger and fuller circulation in the city where printed, im proportion to reading and purchase ing population, than any other news paper in the werld!!! 4. The Simr has the tlargest regula: | and permanent home circulation of any twe-cent afternoon paper im thc United States!!! In support of these claims and to show the coustuntly increasing circulation of the paper, attention is invited to the figures following: BAILY CIRCULATION IN 1885-86-87-88-89, ISSS. INSG. 1887, ISNS, INS@, JAN...20,456 23,388 25,470 26,386 27,841 Fes...22,029 24,321 26,299 27,161 28,206 Maxk...25,549 23,594 26,009 27,490 34,766 APk...22,572 24,727 23,575 27,166 29,852 MAY. .22,474 24,359 25,742 26,722 20,61€ JUNK..21,933 23,902 25,116 27,453 30,173 JULY. .21,406 23,1N6 24,570 26,363 20,656 AUG.. 21,445 22,364 24.559 25,521 25,505 SerT..21,033 22,302 24,903 25,324 2478 Oct...21,497 21,701 24,507 23,946 30,328 NOV...22,049 23,651 23,697 25.814 31,035 DEC,..23,000 24,687 26,466 26,752 31,653 Av'ge.22,123 23,682 23,484 27,082 30,090 Of this remarkable average aggregate of 90,090 copies circulated daily, no more thap | 1,102 copies are sen out of the city by mail, and 1,106 go to suburban places, by express railway trains, etc., leaving as @ net circulation an the city proper the PHENOMENAL PRO- PORTION of 92% PER CENT, or AN AGGRE- GATE of 27,852 copies! Of this number, 21,142 were delivered dally by regula: carriers at the homes of permanent sub scribers. The remaining 6,740 copies represent the sales over the office counter, at the news stands, enc by uewsboys. But of this latter number a ver: large proportion is supplied regularly to per | manent residents of the city living in lodgings &c. (not householders ), so that its whole circula tion may be literally said to be in the family circle, While its aggregate circulation there fore gives Tur Stan a distinctive and enviable position in modern journalism, the fullness of its home circulation, the extent to which it is relied upon by members of the household, and particularly by the pur- chasing portion of the community, are the marked characteristics of the paper, to which no other daily journal now published can furnish « parallel. ‘This is no idle boast on the part of the paper, It is a well established fact, demonstrated to the full satisfaction of the sagacious and enter- prising bueiness men of Washington, who seck and know where to find THE LARGEST RETURNS FROM THE MONEY PAID OUT FOR ADVERTISING. This is proven by the growth of Tue Stan's advertising patronage. Nothing can more surely illustrate the esteem in which any article is held by the public than # constantly increasing deman for it—day by day, week by week, month by month, and year by year,—in the face of ad- verse claims and pretentious competition, The figures following tell the story on this point: NUMBER OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS £RINTED Bt 1585-86-87-88-82, 1s8s6. ISS7. 3,615 B47 4,609 3,478 3.393 4,528 3,380 3,170 HED # = s = UhEREEE ‘ments in 1888 was 25.10 columns, or 7779 columms for the year; whereas for tbe year 1889 the daily average was 29.75 columns, or 9223 columns is the aggregate, being « total gain over the pre vious yearof 1444 columns! And this, it musi be remembered, consisted exclusively of the ordinary everyday business advertising, nothing in the way of tax sales, poll lists, election returns, etc., such es occasionally swell the business of Political organs, being included im its patrom age. In conclusion, it is only necessary to say that, fm proportion to the extent and high character Of its circulation, Tux Stan's advertising rates take rank with the very lowest in the country, and to add, finally, that every statement herein made can be abundantly verifed THE Cll CULATION OF THE PAPER I8 SWORN TO, ITS PRESS AND CIRC'/LATION BOOMS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND ITS BOOKS MAY BE INSPECTED BY ANY ONE HAVING 4) INTEREST Di THELE EXAMINATION