Evening Star Newspaper, August 7, 1890, Page 6

¢ a * THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C. i : * : , THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1890: — CITY AND_ DISTRICT. @@ Tar Evexrxo Stan's subscription list, the books of the office, and its press and de- livery roome are at all times open to the wel- come inspection of any person having a color- able interest in the correctness of its claims as to circulation. This is a guatantee to adver- tisers that is given by few papers in the world, and by none other in Washinaton! CIVIL SERVICE QUESTIONS, Some Puzzling Ones are Answered by the Attorney General. The legislative, executive and judicial ap- propriation act. approved July 11, 1890. con- tained the following proviso in connection with the appropriation for the civil service commis- sion: “Provided, That hereafter every application for examination before the civil service commission for appointment in the de- partmental service iu the District of Columbia aball be accompanied by a certificate of an offi- cer. with his official seal attached. of the county and state of which the applicant claims to be citizen. that such ‘applicant was at the time of making such application an actual bona fide resident of said county, and had been such resident for a period of not less than six months next preceding, but this provision shall not apply to persons who may bein the service and seek promotion or appointment in any other branches of the government. The commission being in doubt as to the proper construction of the last clause of this proviso and desiring the opinion of the Attor- ney General thereon submitted to that officer, through the President, the following inquirie: 1. “Whether the word ‘service’ in the last clause of the proviso can be held to mean ‘classified departmental service.’ in view of the fact that the proviso relates to applications for examinations for that service only; or, if not, then to what the word does apply. 2 “Whether the words ‘promotion or ap- pointment in other branches of the govern- ment’ can be held to mean promotion or ap- ointment in other branches of the classified Separtmental service of the government and be thus limited in their application: or, if not, then what their meaning and limitation are.” . . . . . * . 4. “What officers may make the certificate reguired? ‘o these inquiries the Attorney General has replied in substance as follows: Fo the first inquiry: “The words depart- mental serviee and ‘the service,’ as used in the roviso, mean one andthe same thing. * * * Wis tae maanian of Gia cards “whe may be in the service and seek promotion or appoint- ment in any other branch of the goverument” is as though expressed in the following language, namely. who may be in the classified civil serv- ice in any department and seck promotion or appointment in any other department of the government. To belong to the classified de- partmental service at all means, undoubtedly, to be in that service in some one department. * * © There seems to be a good reason for the exception in favor of applicants from out- side the District of Columbia already im the service for promotion or appointment. nam that their continued residence in the District might rendgr it difticult for them to obtain the required ceRificate, It was for this reason, no doubt, deemed uajust by Congress to wake this stringent legilation applicable to such cases.” To the second inquir: ly opinion is. as already stated, that the words ‘promotion or appointment in any other branches of the gov- ernment’ mean promotion or appointment to the classified civil service of some other de- partment than that to which the applicant may belong. I am not called on to consider whether there can be a promotion from the service in one department to that in another, ecan be an appointment, and conse- do not consider that question. third inquiry. not givon above, related to particular cases stated and the answer to it was involved in the answers to the tirst two. To the fourth inquiry: “Congress has not seen fit to designate any particular county officer. and, therefore. must be presumed to have left it to the civil service commission to make that matter the subject of a regulation. 1c was. no doubt. wise in Congress to stop with the requirement that the certificate shall be made by some officer of the county and state of which the applicant claims to be a resident, for the designation by Congress of an officer or olticers might have led to difficulty, in view of the differences in the particular of county or- ganization im some of the states, and the changes in that particular that are going on pretty much all the time.” MEN OF THE SAME NAME. Impersonating an Army Officer to See cure a Pension. The indicting of Chas. De Arnand for mak- ing and presenting a false affidavit in a pension case by the grand jury yesterday was the special business for the grand jury. It is alleged that an affidavit now on file im the Pension Bureau shows that he took an oath that he was mustered into the service of the United States early in 186 as acaptain in the fifth Missouri infantry, and that he was mustered under the name of Alfred Arnaud. He swore that he was this identical Alfred Arnaud. and was sometimes kuown as Charles Alfred De Arnaud. Lecently it was discovered that Capt Alfred Arnaud was alive and practicing medicine at Hot Springs, Ark. He was the only one of his name in the regiment. The facts were brought out in the course of @ recent suit against Charles de Ar- naud in New Jersey. In looking up his record in St. Louis the fact that he had falsely per- sonated Capt. Arnaud was brou; to light The Pension Office thereupon began an inves- tigation. and the result was the :ndictment re- turned yesterday. The penalty for the fraud for which De Arnaud is indicted is, upon con- Viction. 4 fine of not more than 25,000 and im- Prisonment at hard labor for not more than ten years. De Arnaud will be brough. here from New Jersey for trial. The rightful Capt. fred Arnaud was before the grand jury as a witness, so Ee The Greenville Postmastership. The Greenville, Miss., post office is one of the rather large bones of contention just now at the Post Otic Yesterday General Clarkson took the matter up and | cunpehopad nat. to the interested parties. r. Hill, the contesting Congressman from the district, recommended Mr. Hamilton for the lace. while General Chal- mers protested strongly against Hamilton on the ground that he is a democrat and has only moved into the district. Chalmers thinks ‘oung, who ran for auditor on et which he headed for governor, is the man for the position, aud pushes up his ciaim by the indorsement of the county com- mittee. Gen. Clarkson has reservéd his decis- jon in the case. Every man and woman residing in South Wash- tnyton should sign at once the petition printed in txtay's STAK against congirming the yrade @rossing outrage. Don't think that one more name te uy "y consequence. ——___ Excvusioy to Bosrox.—The Baltimore and Obi Ksilroad Company will sell excursion Uckets | Boston August 8 to 12, inclusive, valid for return passage until August 20, inclusive. Parties desiring to do so have the return luuit extended until September 30 by deposit- ing the return portion cf their tic! ith the yintagentof tue terminal roads at Boston. The excursion rates from Washington to Bos- ton will be as follows: Via New York and Sound line steamers, $10 50; via all rail in both direc- te —— Osiy Oxe AtLantic Crry.—And now is the time to visit it Special express train leaves B. aud O. depot Saturday, August ¥ at 4 p.m. Round trip. 83.50, good three days. . New axp Nover Attractions at Bay Riper. During the week commencing August 4 an en- tirely new program wik be given—wondertal epucai Ulusions, imtroducing all the panoramic sud dioramic effects, changing summer to win- ter, day to uight, the rising moon, rippling wa- ters, volcauoes im action, storms, shipwrecks, lightning. &e.; also the wonderful Khoda, the human head floating in midair, the electric boy and girl, and of tire as produced With such startling effect by Mr. Morrison in bis production of “Faust. 0 performances each day, rain or shine, at 3:30 and 5:30 p.m. No extra charge to hoiders of round-trip tick- ots, $1. Py —_ Low Ratzs to Deen PaRg axp OaxLaxp.— During the present season the Baltimore and Obio Railroad Company will seil excursion tickets from Washington to Deer Park, Moun- tam Lake Park aud Oukland for the Friday night and all Saturday trains each week at rate of #5 for the round trip. The tickets will be valid for return passage until Mouday follow- ing day of sale. ‘Tickets to Berkeley Sprit and returo will be sold under similar conde. tious ut 23.50 for the round trip. . Westey Grove Came Merri Washington for Dorseys 5, 6:35, 8:30 a.m. 22:10, 3:25, 4:32, 6:20 and 110 p.m. trip, 85 cents. A STORY OF $500,000,000. The True Inwardness of the Chicago Lake Front Fight for the World’s Fair. A Chicago correspondent of the Louisville Courier-Journal writes: Five hundred mil- lions of dollars is a tidy sum of money. It rep- resents the value of the property involved in the Iake front controversy, which is as yet » factor in the world’s fair circles. It is now ible for the first time to make public a little of the secret history of the local complications which have retarded and embar- rassed the work of the world’s fair directors. ‘The country at large has been no more mysti- fied than have the — of Chicago, many of whom have considered themselves on the inside. The propounding of the question, “Shall the lake front be used as the site or part of the site of the world’s fair?” brought into existence a condition of affairs at on startling and novel; it created roblem tl solution of which was freighted with possibili- ties of destruction, exceeding in enormity the losses sustained in the ever memorable fire which desolated Chicago nineteen years ago. Few of the citizens of Chicago are even slightly acquainted with the facts. Few realize how narrowly Chicago has escaped losing the Co- lumbian exposition, which was secured after so determined an effort. “Sooner than place in the hands of the city council of Chicago the disposition of the 250 acres of land it is proposed to reclaim from the lake, the board of directors will bury the Colubian exposition so deep that Gabriel's trumpet will not reach it on the resurrection morning.” The above is the exact language used by one of the most influential of the local board of directors, At the time this statement was made there was imminent danger that the lake front could be used only on the condition that the newly created land would revert back to the city of Chicago at the close of the exposi- tion, subject to the undisputed control of her city council. .THE QUESTION BRIEFLY STATED. Briefly stated. the question thus presente: itself to the board of directors of the Colum- bian exposition, They had offered to the United States commissioners a divided si consisting of the lake front and Jackson Park. ‘The lake front, as it now stands, contains about seventy acres of ground. The title of this land is in dispnte, and has been for years. The II nois Central road claims certain rights, and is prepared to defend them atallcosts. The world’s fair directory proposed to fill in 250 acres of Lake Michigan. on which were to be erected many of the buildings of the great ex- position. They proposed that, after the fair, this land, together with the seventy acres now forming the like front, should be placed at the disposition of the south park commissioners, and converted by them into a magnificent breathing piace in the heart of the city. The city council refused to accept this proposition and insisted that the lake should be filled in only on condition that the laud thus acquired should revert to the city of Chicago, subject to the absolute control and disposition of her city council. ‘The acceptance of this proposition by the board of directors would have placed in the hands of the city council a power greater than ever before wielded by a municipal body; a _ which could have been used so. to ave caused the bankruptcy of thousands of business men whose interests are centered in the present business trict. The present business district of Chicago is bounded as fol- lows: On the south by Harrison street, on the west by the south branch of the Chicago river, on the north by the Chicago river and on the east by Lake Michigan. The area thus emigraced amouuts to about 14,000,000 square feet. It is | doubtful if any equal ares in the world is cov- ered with grander buildings. representing & of capital. This real estate is worth from £6,000 to #15,000 front foot. The land which the world’s fair directory proposes toreclaim from Lake Michigan has an area of 11,000,000 square feet. On this 250 acres the eity council of Chicago looks with hungry eyes, ‘They see possibilities for plunder never before presented to corporate greed. ‘To the business men and property owners of the present com- mercial district the 250 acres over which Lake Michigan now rolls comes to them in their dreams. waking and real, as a nightanare. fore- boding and horribie. To them the possible benefits derived from the fair appear as a bag- atelle compared with the losses which would vitably result from the city’s unconditional ownership of this magnificent picce of prop- : They would unhesitatingly abandon the fair sooner than consent to the conditions which the city council attempted to ss their use of the land thus acquired. The son for this is simple. A NEW BUSINESS DISTRICT. The $20 acres, which, at the conclusion of the fair, would revert to the city of Chicago, would form an area exceeding 11,000,000 square feet. ‘Through this territory the city council could order new streets opened, and offer for sale to the highest bidder the frontage thereby cre- ated. Assuming that this froutage was pur- chased at an average figure of,@3.000 a foot—an extremely low estimate —there would flow into the city treasi of Chicago the coiossal sum of 500,000,000. There would thus be established a new busimess district, almost equal in extent to that on which Chicago's massive business blocks now stand; a business dietrict in ever: way superior to the present one, so far as lo tion is concerned; # new business district whose real estate would soon equal and whose resources would be placed in direct competi- tion with those of the old. This is the situation. ‘This is the possibility which bas thrown the business interests of Chicago into a spasm of fear. In their imagination they sce the value of every foot of land now contained in the busi- ness district cut squarely in two. They see the holders of leases, whose terms are based on the present valuation of property, driven into bankruptcy. To sum it «ll up, they see 8500,- 000,000 taken from their pockets, placed in the city treasury of Chicago and in addition see themselves confronted with a competition co- and ruinous, It m fely be asserted that no part of the world’s fair willever be held on the lake front so long as there is the re- imotest possibility that the Chicago council will have the disposition of one foot of that land. ‘This is hardly the most remarkable feature of this most remarkable state of affairs. It may be well to quote » director. whose name is withheld, on a certain phase of this question. In au unpublished interview this gentleman waid: THE DIRECTORS AND THE ALDERMEN. “Should the city council obtain possession of that property aud determine to offer it for sale onthe open murket the men whose intercets are identical with those of the present business district of Chicago would be powerless to pre- veut the consummation of the deal, n standing the fact that bankruptcy w evitably come to hundreds of them, The alder- men would come before the people armed with arguments which could not be met, and would be upheld and re-elected by over- whelming majoritics. In answer to our protests they would s: ‘We pro- pose to put tive hundred million or more dollars im the city treasury of Chicago. This money is to be obtained from the sale of newly created property. While it may tem- porarily result in a loss to certain parties it will be sustained by men abundantly able to standit. There is certain stern justice in this, Into thecity treasury of Chicago will flow a part of what Henry George calls the unearned in- erement of land. Back to the people will come at least 2500,000,000, all of which and more has been created by the community at large, and which is now owned by the fortu- nate possessors of a limited tract of laud in the center of the city, whose value has steadily been enhanced by the commumty. With this immense sum of money the city council of Chicago, as the authorized representatives of the taxpayers and voters of Chicago, will make that city the grandest in the world, With it we will pave every street in the city; extend the electric light system to the extreme limits of the city; construct and equip elevated roads, fixing the fares at the lowest possible rate; build new and magniticent parks, public nd boulevards; erect in every division of the city great libraric: th houses, beauti- ful tempies of amusement and recreation. We can do ull this, and, upon the interest of the money yet remaining in the treasury, conduct the business of the city so that not one cent would ever be demanded from the people by taxation.” “Do you sup; continued the director, “that the people of Chicago would listen to our ‘tale of woe’ when such possibilities wero opened up before them? They certainly would not. They would laugh at our protestations and would jump atthe chance to secure for themselves and their children the vast benefits which the creation and sale of the new busi- ness district would yield them. They would not complain even though the city council should steal fifteen or twenty of the five hun- dred or more millious placed fn their hands. In order to prevent the threatened calamity the business men of Chicago would be compelled— uulews the future city counciis are far different from those of the —. to say nothing of the present one—to raise « corruption fund reach- tug far into the millions” einen ‘This may explain to the of the country who have wondered at ad lays and yexations which have embarrassed the world’s fair directory why so little has been accom- plished. When Aladdin rubbed the lamp a enie of terrible vi and mien confronted jim; when Chicago threw s spadeful of dirt iuto Lake Michigan another geuie arose from the waters. Not until the form of this monster has disap ARABS SENT BACK. Pathetic Scenes at the Parting With Their Countrymen. Six of the twenty-six Arabs who had been detained at Philadelphia as contract laborers were shipped back to Antwerp by the Lord Clive, which sailed at 2 o'clock yesterday after- noon. The fate of the imported Arab colony ‘was not determined until nearly an hour before the departure of the steamer. Deputy Collector Ingham soon after noon visited the boarding house at 22 Christian street, whore the Arabs had been detained. He ques- tioned the men closely and was convinced that twenty of them did not come under the pro- Visions of the contract labor law. The other six acknowledged that they were sent by a firm from Marseilles to » firm at 569 Washington street, New York. A pathetic case was that of old Haykil Ourra. When he was told by the deputy collector that he must be sent back, he exclaimed: “Kill me here. Do not send me back. The sea nearly killed me and I have « daughter with me. ur daughter can remain or return with you,” said the coliector. “What will you do, my child?” asked the old man. trembling as he turned to where his eee a stood. “Oh, let him remain,” cried the girl, seizing the deputy collector's hands. “TI must perform my duty,” was the official's | reply. The girl hesitated, but her dread of the sea voyage and the return to the old land proved to be greater than her love for her father and she deciared that she would stay. The old man cried like a child when he was led away. ‘The parting was affecting. Some of the con- tract laborers were forced to leave brothers and sisters and, but for the advice of a friendly interpreter who was present, several of the Araby would have accompanied their unfor- tunafe companions on their return voyage. All followed the contract laborers to the ship at pier 53. A. 8. Anderson of Peter Wright & Sons, Deputy Collector Ingham and Oiticers Charles W. Stret, Robert L. Williams, Joseph Erlich and William A, Brown directed the singular procession, which attracted curious crowds on the march to the pier. Soon after the departure of the Lord Clive Calli Salooni of 816 and 818 Carpenter street called upon his twenty fortunate conntrymen at the Christian street boarding house ‘and ex- pressed his willingness to take care of them all until they had secured work. Mostof them in- tend to go to New York. The money in their pos- session aggregates $225, and they believe that it is sufficient to keep them from starvation until they are able to earn something. It is the intention of the Arabs to prosecute N. G. Arbeely of 45 Pear! street, ex-consul to Jerusalem, and Father Abraham Beechewate of 151 Thompson street, who secured £3 from each Arab under the pretense of assisting his countrymen in their conflict with the customs ofticers, TO CHOOSE A GIRL’S HUSBAND. Both Lovers Get Licenses to Wed Her and She Appeals to an Official Deputy Register Schappert of Wilkesbarre haw a heavy weight on his mind. Today he has to chose # husband for Miss Susan Koss, a Huu- garian maiden, Two sons of Hungary want to marry Susan. One is named Michael Sidor and the other Michael Geysich. Sidor was the girl’s lover in the old country. He paid her Passage to this country and gave her $70 to purchase a wedding trousseau. Upon landing here Miss Koss fell in love with Geysich. The latter lost no time,and after he had secured his sweetheart’s consent to marriage he started for | the registrar's office to secure a license. Sidor | heard of it. He got a license, too, spelling the name of the would-be bride somewhat uifferent from Geysich. Both men then besieged the Koss girl's houso and Susan was perplexed. She did not know what todo. She finaily called at the register's otkce and asked Mr. Schappert to make a choice for her. At first he declined, but the woman insisted that he must do so, as he is better judge of human nature than a woman | can be and she willbe perfectiy satistied with his choice. Schappert was investigating the characters of the two men last night and will make known his decision today. see = APPEALING TO DEPEW. He 1s Cabled Regarding the Trouble On His Railroads. The executive board of District Assembly 246, K. of L., Now York, will meet with the general executive board, Knights of Labor. at the Grand Union Hotel in New York this after- noon to consider the existing difficulties on the Central and Hadson River railroad. On behalf of the district executive board the fol- lowing cable dispatch was sent yesterday to President,Chauncey M. Depew at Paris: “Your subordinate officers are discharging by wholesale your old employes. The situa- tion demmunds ‘immediate action on your part. Wire answer.” iss -eoe eet SOLDIERS WITH A GRIEVANCE. British Artillerymen Destroy the Har- ness of the Battery Horses. Another instance of insubordination in the British army has just occurred at Exetor among the men belonging to the artillery battery stationed at that place. Some time Tuesday night the artillerymen. in retaliation for griev- ances under which they allege they suffer, cut the harness of the horses belonging to the bat- tery. ‘The battery was to have paraded today, but the harnesses were damaged to such an ex- tent that the parade had to be abandoned. An inquiry into the matter hus been ordered. see The Zanzibar Agreement Signed. The agreement between France and England in regard to Zanzibar has been signed. ’ It is officially stated that by the terms of th agreement France gives her assent to the es- tablishment of a British protectorate over Zanzibar and Muscat in return for the reoog- nition by Great Britain of the extension of the French sphere of influence in Algiers and Sen- egal to the Niger rive: soe --- American Doctors Disgusted. The American doctors are disgusted at the stupidity of the arrangements made by the na- tive committee at Berlin, About 75 per cent of the physicians who went to the festival given in their honor in the city hall returned from there in disgust after waiting at the doors for an hour, and during the whole of that time they were unable to get anything to eat or | even to gain admittance to the banqueting hall, - coe A Circus Wrecked by a Mob. Because the balloon and parachute act failed to materialize a mob last evening at Ishpem-| ing, Mich., tore Rough’s circus tent into rib- bons, destroyed the balloon and parachute, broke open the trunks and half killed the cir- cus employes. ‘The police were powerless and the mob, numbering nearly 5,000, wrecked everything in sight. Supposed to be Cholera. Fifteen deaths have occurred at Preston, Towa, in the last week and seventy persons are now affected with an epidemic of the nature of ! cholera, The population of the town is about | 500. Five physicians are in attendance and they are given no rest. Without an exception the victims have turned black within a few hours after death, The majority of dead are children, — Transferring Heligoland to Germany. Herr Wermuth, an attache of the German foreign office, and Capt. Gaissler of the Ger- man navy have arrived at Heligoland, whither they were sent to muke arrangements for the transfer of the island to Germany. The island is crowded with Germans, Last night the band played the German national hymn and the people in the vicinity of the band joined en- thusiastically in singing the words of the an- Harsh Judgment of the Chinese. From the San Francisco Chronicle, July 24. In about a month we may expect to read heartrending stories of distress among the Chinese along the Hoang-Ho and the Pei-Ho, ‘The flooding of these rivers will cause fully as much suffering as did the great overflow in the Yangste or Yellow river two years ago, and we may count on the same sionaries for the miser: witness without year: aid the Chinese are alwa; for this race is so hard o} his full of millet will calmly see his poor neighbor die of hi before he will give tlosee the pars of Europeans whoa purse ‘uropeans Sopa la sa saa it, willing to receive, heart that a man with | the Pr, THROWN OUT OF A WINDOW. A New York Woman Found Dead on @ Back Yard Pavement. Early Tuesday morning an aged woman, Mra. Mary McEntee, was hurled from the window of the second story of 105 Mott street, New York, ‘and fell with a fearful crash upon the stone pave- ment in the back yard, where she lay until death terminated her sufferings. The mystery of her death is not yet solved, though four per- sons, Matthew J. Caro: hack driver, and his wife, Elizabeth, James McDonald and Mary McCabe, are under arrest in the Mulberry street station, rather togive the police a chance to question them tham because they have any proof against them. The dead woman lived with her married daughter, Mrs. Carey, in the front room on the second floor. The rear rooms on the same floor are occupied by McDonald, who says he is an actor, and his wife. The latter became a mother a week ago and Mrs. McEntee nursed her. McDonaid appears to have been drunk the most of the time his wife il, At about 2 o'clock Tuesday morning Carey nt to the station and told the police that he thought his mother-in. was dead in the yard. Sergeant Moloncy sent Officer ‘ke to investigate and he reported that Carey's sur- mises wore correct. Mrs, McEntee’s body was found about three feet from the house and near it was a pool of blood. When she was being assisted to her room Mrs. McDonald's husband said to her: ‘For God's sake, Mary, wash that blood off the door,” pointing to an imprint of a bloody hand on the door of their apartment. In spite of her efforts the stain still remains. According to the neighbors the McDonalds were both very drunk Monday night and dis- turbed the people in the house near them by their boisterous orgie early in the eveni Later on there was a fight and scream on the part of a womna, then followed the crash of some falling body upon the pavement and ali was still. EE A SCHOOL PRINCIPAL’S SUICIDE. While Temporarily Insane He Throws Himeelf from a Brooklyn Window. Francis J. Cummings, principal of public school 71, in Haywood street, Brooklyn, met with a horrible death early yesterday morning by falling from a hotel window. Some of his friends suy he had been laboring under tempo- rary mental aberration and that he threw him- self from the window. Mr. Cummings lived at Lee avenue and Rod- ney streets, but instead of stopping at his own house Tuesday night he engaged a room at the Peekslip Hotel, 12 Broadway. He asked for an apartment on the third floor front and then registered, giving his correct name. At 1:50 o'clock in the morning some persons near the hotel heard a sound as of a body striking the sidewalk. Asearch showed that Cummings hed fallen from the hotel window, bat whether by a dent or design is not known, He was carried into the hotel and almost immediately expired. His head had struck upon the #dewalk aud a large pool of blood markud the spot where he fell. Upon his person was found a letter addressed to him from tus brother at Clinton, La. soe - WOULDN’T LODGE HIM. Grant, the Colored Ball Player, Barred Out of a Wilmington Hotel, The Harrisburg Base Ball Club's negro player was barred out of the Clayton House at Wil- mington, Del., yesterday. ‘The same team w: there a few days ago, and all the members, in- cluding Grant, the negro playcr, were quar- tered at the Clayton. Grant took his meals in the dining room with the rest of the guests ‘and was assigned a sleeping apartment in the guests’ hall, ‘The boardcrs protested against being obliged to eat in the same dining room with a cSlored man and threatened to leave the house unless the dusky-hued ball player was turned out, Mr. Pyle, however, allowed Grant to stay with his fellow-players while they remained here. ‘This morning the club returned, and with them Grant. They applied at the hotel ror board and Proprietor Pyle informed them he would ecommodate all but the colored man. The white players determined to stick by their sable-hued companion and all marched out of the hotel in high dudgeon over the refusal to accommodate Grant. Another hotel was sought, where the playera were given rooms and board with the understanding that Grant must cat with the colored help or get his meals elsewhere. He accepted the latter alternative. vee SOLD HIS WIFE FOR $100. Autone Wenzler Pays for the Woman Who Was Deserted by Her Husband. A queer proceeding has just taken place at the Hungarian camp near Duquesne, Pa., the new stec] manufacturing town, ten miles up the Monongahela river valley from Pittsburg. A Hungarian sold his wife for $100—%25 cash down and the balance at the rate of $6 per month, Josiah Gwynn, the village magistrate, ie witness to the truth of the story. Several years ago Kulick Vojeck left his wife in Europe and came to America. Two yeurs ago, after waiting patiently, but being rewarded with no news, the wife came here in search of her hus- band. She could find no traces of him and be- coming ill she was provided with a home and her doctor's bill paid by Antone Wenzler, an industrious Hungarian, When she recovered she married her bene- factor. In the meantime husband No. 1 began the search for his wife. He is employed in the Michigan lumber regions. and a few days ago found the woman at Duquesne. Wenzler and the woman were arrested on a criminal charge. but when k found that his iawful wite ab- solutely declined to live with him again he com- promised on a sale for $100, the amount of his twaveling expenses, Vojeck has returned to Michigan. Squire Gwyun wrote the agree- ment from dictation, i — Mr. Blaine’s Movements. Secretary Blaine arrived at New York yester- day morning from Cape May Point, At Jersey City he was met by his son, Emmons Blaine. It is his intention to visit his son Emmons, in New London, leaving for that place this morning. After staying there for a few days he will meet ident next week in Boston at the Grand Army celebration to be held there. After the Bostou celebration Mr. Blane will go to Bar Harbor to his cottage for some wecks. oo A Horse Steps on a Wire and Dies, While a pair of valuable horses belonging to Geo. Doehne of Harrisburg was being driven along Front street at Steelton, Pa., yesterday afternoon one of them stepped upon a tele- phoue wire that had been temporarily dropped to the ground by a lineman, The horse was thrown to the ground and instantly killed, the wire wrapping around bis head, ‘The telephone wire had become crossed with an electric light wire. z eee. = Mrs. Wuchter Sinking Rapidly. Yesterday was the one hundred and twenty- fourth day of the enforced fast of Mrs, Wachter of Whiteball, Pa, She is extremely wQk and herdeath is now honrly expected, She re- mained unconscious from Saturday evening until yesterday morning, when she rallied suf- ficiently to attempt to speak to her husband, but was unable to have him understand a word. She is now, and for several days has been, lying in convylsions, though the spasms are light compared with what they were several weeks ago. Acream of tartar baking powder. High- est of all in leavening strength—U. & Government Report, Aug. 17, 1000. A young girl here had been suffering for twelve years: ‘With blood diseases until she had lost the use of her limbs and was subject to many tronbles incident to the disease. The physicians declared her case incurs- Die and predicted that her life would come to a speedy end. After taking 8. S. 8. she recuperated so fast that it was plain that she had obtained a new lease on life, and she has continued to grow better until her per- ‘manent cure is assured. Many other patients in our hospital have obtained signal benefit from S. S. 8., and it has become quite a favorite in our house. THE 8T. JOSEPH HOSPITAL, Highland, Tl. ‘Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free. SWIFT SPECIFIC CO, Atlanta, Ge, = AUCTION SALES ___ THIS AFTERNOON. | GO. W. STICKNEY, Auctioneer, USTEES' SALT: OF THREE THREE. ICK DWELLINGS, Nos. 508, 510 4 « NORTHEAST rtain dced of trust, duly r tolio 386, et seq., one of the ried in Zand ‘of Coltimbin, wid at the request thereby. we will sell, at pub th ive s vENTE L DAY, sti, K PLM. S OC. in square ei Washington, Disu previous indebte duly recorded, Liber 1412, 1 and Liber 14172, f the land records of the District of Columbia, Terms: One ot the purcha ‘of sale to be full: day of sale or . any detwuiting purchas« ancing, &e.. ut purchase rv with witlun ten daya tro LU reweli at risk and cost of AM recorai ylvanin Day ia fe jot Tawubroses's Une d Bilver Watches, Genuine Diaionds Jes Pledges, Gold an i if Art VALUABLE BUILDI TE (THIKTY-Fir tH) BET (Oy AND THIRD (P) STKE: DC. EDN EEN Ss v Ts, GEORGELOWN, On 1U NOON, AUGUST LETH, AT SIX O'CLOCK, we will offer for sale, iu tront of the premises, OF 6, SQUaAki 76, fronting 40 feet ou Fayette Cloth) by a depth of 22 This pre perty is ih ou of thie beat secth aud should coumaud the attention of fv de building site: ihe lots are now Houses, kuown as Nos. Terms ih, balance in o1 and two years, at 6 por cent, secured by de dof trust ou prop- erty sold. or ail bh, at option of the purchaser A b deposit of 8200 at tin are uot compiied with Fiht reserved to resell th cust of the celauiting purchas day Vertivement ia sole newpaper in Wa-hington, All conveyancing, &c., at cost of purchasr, a FPitomas DOWLING, Auctionee:. of ale. If the terns ot sule t SALE_OF HOUS KEGULAR, My AU TION ROOMS AY, AUGUST a 1. TKO, CC > TEN AM. ING" § DESCKIPTION “OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. 1 AT TWE: NEW AND | SECOND-H HIAGES, WAGONS, HOL AL SEVERAL IRON SAFES, HALLS VAU pak AND BIICHEN FIXi URES, & rms ), Auctioneers, Pennsylvania ave nw, ERS, SHELY. SAKE IRE STORE FIXTUL ING, SHOW CASES, IAB 20: Al VANIA AVI On SATURDAY 8, COUNT LES, 10: 10k No. UE NOKIHWerat MORNING, AL ‘usen, Counters, id store, to wile weinvite the attention 0: parties in search ot such ___ RATCLIFFE, DARK & CO, Aucts. _ AICLIFFE, DAKK & CU., Auctioneers, $20 Penunyivania ave, R EXTENSIVE SALE OF G OCERIES, OLD WINES, QUORS, &e. Sew AL ACCTI AUGUS1 COMP Flour, Sugar, Teus, Eextrate ind Exve. Potte FE . Catup, Pepper, Movenes, Mostard, gar, Demijolins and Jugs, Shoe and Scrub Bri Scvups, Aveasures, Ke, &C. let Soaps, Blue 1p oried Wu, Pic ile Soup ts, Cunned ( . shes, ere) Whips, Curry Combs, &c., full assortment of Groceries, rocesy Liquois, &c., usuaily found in a Brat-class sture. 1 woVed to oUF sales TOUS Tor conteniEnce ito which the attention of the trade and vate buyers is culled. MALCLIFFE, DARR & CO., Auctioneers. ATCLIFFE, DARR & Cv., Aucta, i SALE OF A TRACT OF LAND IN THE IMON OF THE “BAKKY FARM" NEAR C, Al AUCTION. e Court, passed T8H0), 1M equity” cause vcket 30, wherein Logan dolnson is jainant and George D. uraham is desendant, 1 Will offer for gale at jublic auction in front of the, MONDAY, the FiGHTEENTH DAY OF AU A.D. 1890, ‘at FIVE O'CLOCK P.M, ili that cortain piece oF pares! of round ‘situate n tie | District of Columbia aud kuuwu aud disting and bem lot numbered Lo, Yor the trustees’ subdivis: saime property couvey iitee, by Juda Moten, bi ¥, recorded in Liber 14 records of the Dixiriet of Ci ‘Terms Cover aud above au ineumbran Cash. ‘Terms to be complied with in te day of saie, otherwise t property at the risk chaser after five days" y some newspaper publi ed Juiy 72, of the of $1,200): jays fron the wht is reserved to reseli the cost of the detauiting pur- bile notice of su bed in Was: couveyancing and recording at purcliase deposit of $100 required at tine of sale, PATRICK CUMAIS, Trustee, Sid 12th stn, ‘tioneers, 920 Ps.'ave. now, CHANCERY SALE OF I Lc D Lat ofa decree of the Supreme Court of the wubia parsed on July 31,1890, 1 equity 2s, docket No. 31, P will well ac public of the “preinises, ob THURS DAX, KIEK SYU, ut HALE-VAST nine «) in Chup- pliear aud ‘Spaidiug’s recorded subdivimion of lote Jettered “A” and “"B" in De Vauxuan’s recorded suv division of orixiual lot uumubered One (1), iu square hunsber forty-three (4 This «round is unproved b: brick house in good repair, is desirable iu every way, eller tion, Axso, ON THE,SAME DAY AND DATE, AT HALF-PAST FIVE O'CLOCK P.M., in front of the premises, 1 will #eil at public auction parto: Lot numbered fourteen (14) in square uum | peved we Vonty-tWo (42), beiuning for the malic ok ‘Pwenty -frst street west thirty ~ (34) feet from the vortheast comer said lot numbered tow sud running Wwe: south on said | wel hineteen CY) te Tight augies wit dred (100) tect and five G more or less, the wept of said lot, Lhenes orth on West live of said lotnmmbered fourteen (14) uaneteen (19) feet and six (6) ine ‘thence cast in u straight line to the pluce o: Leginmne. ihis «round is improved by an old Frame House, in tensntabee repair. “The Lot is particularly valuavls adesirable location. with a recently opened ail the rear and with ail municipal improveuents With Lot 9 in square 4318un appurtenant right to the free use of anu rghtof way over the slley in the rear of the guid Lot, Both Houses are under rent and are yieldiug an ex- ceuient retuer ‘Terius o: sule: One-third of the purchase money in cash, the balauce in one and two ycars, evidenced by the promissory no.es of the purchaser, dud secured by mortgaxe or deed of trust ou the propery suid. Deferred payuents to bear interest at the rate of 6 per cent per annum until paid. ‘Terms of sale to be com- phed with within ten days from day of salc, other wise the ‘Trustee will resell at the risk and costo: the de~ fwulu purchaser, tion, when the property NCH Jot num! ubstantial two-story ner lot aud ts very me, investment Be for . All conveyancing wud title iS aSoa Spf io We Sanivar ag anaes whe evils THOMAS M. FIELDS, Trustee, No. 344 D st. n.w. 5 | address RM ‘| M ‘Washington, D.C, PROFESSIONAL, ROF. CLAY, 1HE OLD-ESTABLISHED ONLY Teliable Cope apd vatural-born ge see eie al pins Shetty Menke every hidden mystery, finde lost orstolen Iroperty, brung reparated scat 5 wives success in business; removes family trou id anf 3 ad) business, love, of any chit po seat dou of. Ail business couSdential. "Sever bown Hours, 9 a.m. 08:30pm Bandara 2to Spin Sittings, 50c, Parlors, 503 12th st. n.w. 4714-300? _ ME. RAPHAI, THE -BRATED CLA: ¥- M coul, has wonderful healing power, Gives ansee r : lucay dates, Don't isi tw soe this lady. vloF a aw. 19-Last* M5: ppooss, TELLS ALL THE EVENIS OF ‘business cou fiden' teen 50 centecach 400 Lst., between #thand Sthew new eae ew eae Mi 410% OTH ST. N.W. WILL we DREAMER, (410% © for the abseut from until September, 15. ‘gone to the eeaore summer. 1-2w* 10TH ST. N.W.—as EDUCATION: CREE = Crayon Work ; first-class, vate * Fiven im Crayon W. -e Inquire at No. iz Rageie et SSO RINEHART. Sion Fi cme Phonography. dents. Depsion 3 J. Studer helped to one evening. Students helped Positions. "See descriptive pamphlet for full ¥ » E PHONOGRAI - + Priveryal. Bposnaiwe SCHOOL FOR GIKLS UND: years of eee: @100 per yeer Address MO SCHOOL, P.O. Box 348, Philadelphia Pa. Finest cation tu th yuburb . Laghest references, 51, GEORGE'S HALL, FOR BOYS AND YOUNG NI Men, St. Georwe’s, near Baltimore, Ma. Prof. J. « A.M., prin ‘ho INEAR, civel. of Fepuraticn, thorough 08 ‘safe. “Moderte terms, ‘OCAL LESB8ON: MRS. eT lott nw, ‘LAND HIGH SCHOOL FOR BOYS, MA Fauguier County, wot Vir, the tNicttmond aud Washington. Term; dylu- Mis » LLWOOD INSTIIUT ~CORDVILLE, a S180 per year. One of tile best schovis to tec, boys and wicis how to 1 re ot lite, Kive cournes Boys if wtudy. JOSEP SHOK _yy ACQUIEK Walenion, Virgie, on 4 TUTE FOR Situated i (iki Is. 1 BUTLER, A.M. Princtpal. 1s90 CHOOL. St. “Mary's co health. ‘The Com MARYLAND, CHARLOTI® HALL rere PTE HALL Situation unsurparsed f antag washing be BC cm of 10 1 turther part 39 10-eo™n' m4 ) for te nti, m8 OUNT VERN 1G MOUNT rs. JULIA RK. >1. Panchpaix, Be Ladies and atthe Girls, Bo twenty. Reopens September 24. 1p HE BEKLILZ »CHOOL OF LANGUAGES, S14TH > Oper all sumimes uth INsitTUT?, NON PLACE, BAL 1 Mire. TIMOKE, MD, NNE CABELL School for \oung ig pupils lumited to 3 DSOk FEMAL i cou Aime thorotghs Upena Scho ee rg. Address Rey A M. JELL ay s ____ Pree, New W Ma Bek COMESE Wiha MUSIC AND ANT Coniservatory, » tue School for Young Women. Send for rue. NELIUS L. KEEDY, President, Hacerstowa, ur ‘oursesof Study, oul Attached, ALTERATION GAVE THE PREPARATION pubes OF CANDIDATES FOK JHE NAVAL ACADEM), For catalogues address president, dy 14-2 1HOMAS FLL, LL.D. PhD. PEN AL MEK. 804 EST. BEST PLACE every bravel ot Drawing aud Painting. Crayon Vortraits, with oF withou TMs, 14 s4X lewoLs or two days, to those who lave never drawn, jy10-lun® y OKWOOD INSTITC AN Keopens Septem! with Increased Faculty iupr. 110s. 3y10-3m_— Mr. WM. AN BUSINESS COLLEGE AQPENCLEL by} Comer 7 al Summer instruc Writ 1 ish I dD ste now. on. K oping. Alxeura for promotion, run. ane and Circulars, LL.B, Drineiyal; SARA A ee Reostes UL OK GIRLS, SANDY Si ruk, Monteom: ry counts, Md., reopens sept, 1. ib te adued at, with a chee, as far ee po sibie, of w home government, ‘The number as initted and eapectal cure is given to the healtu of For cuculars and iurther im jormation DRIVATE FRENCH ‘Classical my-16-3m* Of Sorbemu: POTOMAC RIVER BOATS. DUTOMAC KIVEA PAMEL Monday and Frida: Homan aud Lecdatd Jar as SommMi,CurTioL 2, Coan, and Lodge Fate, urt class, oUc : eecoud class. Soc Freight cower thay other routes, For imiurastion, jepnone 100, aue-Lm WAKEFIELD" thet. wha BAILILAL Satz Dad and SUND \¥ Li Creek, Va, Lec ents Bay, Md, tiehiig at imieri diw Vaseelger accommucdatiuns Lis. isan. ©. W. KIDLEY Geverad Mauacer. Lahip, Le ial Steaier “LYGERT.” Capt. John A. Ketchuus, ior Baltimore end lavdings ou the Fotomuec Fiver, k¥ery Monday at 4 o'clock p.an. pply to VENSON & BKO., Sua 7th ot. w liart, Teiephone 7 Nonrors axp OLD POINT, FARE, $3 ROUND TRIP. Steamers eave Gth street wharf at 5 p.m. uy, dhursday and Satucday. Sunday wt 10-00 Tues. ma Further infor mation Telepuoue Call 1350. Lands ut Colsuinl Beacu Baturaays, my Ym PO SOKFOLK AND FORTRESS MONROE, Steawer GEO. LEAMK), trou: 7st. wi days, Weduewdays and Tridays, at CONNECTION WITH BOSTON EAMERS. Fere sr d Ha information . ae ha quire at company's office, yHoLe call rok, WAM t, Supt. uly KANSPOKIATION COMPANY iver | oF, wy For furt <p, er fort STEPHENSON & BRO. Seventh Street Whart mhs-Gm aMrDiCAL, &e. Wie KEQL THE SERVIC estutuinhed wid Reliable Ladi ult Mix. wr. WILSON, 110 G W. Cobsultation with Likes only AL MASSAGE CAN BE OB with best oF medical reference by appiyts Yuh st. uw. K. LEON. ‘The Uldest n can be consulted dui A vet. Dot ‘aul-w* Reliable Ladies e city, Lotween 44¢ and 6th 11.8 treatment. CoLetitution strictly contiden- rate rooms for Ladies. Prompt tial. Office always open. I NORTH 15TH ST, PHILADEL- poience. Hours, 0am, wild ings, Deud for bovk (ealed), cuD- « tull particulars for tome Cure, FAK. SIABLISHI'D AND Can Le commited dail office hours trom dy taut ‘LBERS, 100 BST, nade Oat! that be as a Expert Dpecaliet i tWaweity, Fe IL Ad Canes Uf privatedisenses ibe wulguarenteea, iver and subs UeM und advice Iree teubed and sworn to Lescre me by Dr. BKOTHLLS, PAMUEL C. MILLS, & Notary Publicly and iortue Jnsuict of Cosuiubia, tts Ju day of duly, 1533. es as . HAS NEVEK BEEN CONTRADICTED THAT Dr. BKOTHERS ts the oldest-establinued advertis- dw Ladies’ Pius Mh thus city. Ladies, ou can UD. BKUALEKS, Ud B ANHOOD EE-TORED BY USING A BOTTLE Meron Br bhutubaw Divsorating Cordise Will cure any case ot Nervous Deiiity and loss of berve power. It imparts vitor w the whole system, Maleor Female, LUG B st wid EB SELL IT. ALL STEEL, FULLY GUARANTEED. ~ THE LOVELL’S SAFETY. COSTS BUT 985, LB GRAVES & co, 3y11-6m 13% 14thet. nw. vt EXCHANGE, COk. MASK. AVE AND Best eta x swueelg Sew and pecondhan 4 for wale Lange cheap. a . Wee PAu & SON, Prope t CLES—THE “GAZELLE” SAFETIES FOR Boistrtnd ditties $50, 035 and 632. All heat iwi sirel, jrame machines made here abd fully warrant High Greue and Meu's Safeties at Low CRAWFUKD & CO., de7-3m 22116 b st. uw. WORTH G = Pa. Boye ee op MONDAYS, THURS- Meturning 1UbS- own ‘and St. Clem- aiuge. | 4ND VIRGINIA STEAM buat $ | month, and year by THE EVENING STAR is offered to the puts lic, in good faith and with confidence, as THE: BEST LOCAL ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN | TRE UNITED sTA In point of fact, i may be truthfally said that it is without am equal in this respect any where im the world These averments are borne out by the figures sven below, which are compiled from the *worn weekly statements printed in the paper on each Monday in the year, and condensed from the sworn tabular statements showing the average daily circulation of the paper during the year 1859, published in Tux Sram om the 18th of January, 1890. Briefly stated, the points upon which the above claim is based are these: That— 1. The Star has three times the cirea- Javon of any other payer in Washing= ton! 2 The Star's circulation in Washinge ton is double that of all the other dally Papers published in the city added tes gether!! 3. The Star bas a larger and fuller circulation in the city where printed, in proportion to reading and purchase ing population, than any other newe: Paper in the world!!! 4. The Star bas the targest regular and permanent home circulation of Any (twe-cent afternven paper im the United States 111! In support of these claims and to show the constantly increasing circulation of the pape attention is invited to the figures following: BAILY CIRCULATION IN I8S5-86-87-88-88, ISS. INSG. ISS7. INSS, E889, 20,456 23,358 25,470 26,356 27.48 ‘22,029 24,321 26,209 27,161 24,200 25,539 25,594 26,009 27,490 34,766 22,572 24,727 25,573 27,166 29,552 22,474 24,359 25,712 26,722 29,616 1,933 23.902 25,116 27,453 30,173 --21,406 23,186 24.570 26,363 29,650 21.445 22,364 24.550 25,521 25,505 SS 22302 24,905 25,324 Bs478 | Oct... 21,497 21,701 24,507 23,946 30,329 22,049 23,651 25,697 2N.514 31,053 23,000 24,657 26,466 26,752 31,653 Jan... Pes.. Max. 22,123 23,652 25,484 27,082 30,000 Increase . -- 1,559 1,803 1,598 3,008 Of this remarkable average aggregate of 80,090 copies circulated daily, no more than 1,102 copies are sent out of the city by mail, and 1,106 go to suburban places, by express, railway trains, ete,, leaving as @ net circulation an the city proper the PHENOMENAL PRO- PORTION of 923, PER CENT, or AN AGGRE- GATE of 27,882 copies! Of this number, 21,142 were delivered daily by regular carriers at the homes of permanent sub seribers. The remaining 6.740 copies represent the sales over the office counter, at the news stands, end by newsboys. But of this latter number « very large proportion is supplied reguiarly to per manent residents of the city living m lodging, | &c. (not householders), so that ite whole circula tou may be literally said to be in the family circle. While its aggregate circulation there fore gives Tur Stan a «listinctire and enviable Position im modern journalism, the fullness of its home circulation, the extent te which it is relied upon by members of the | househoid, and particularly by the pur= | chasing portion of the community, are - | the marked characteristics of the paper, | to which no other datly journal now | published can furnish a parallel. This is uo idle boast on the part of the paper, It is a well established fact, demonstrated te the full satisfaction of the sagacious @nd enter+ prising business 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 Sran’s advertising patronage. Nothing can more surely illustrate the | esteem in which «ny article is beld by the public than a constantly increasing de: for it—day by day, week by week, month by year,—in the face of ad- verse claims and pretentiouscompetition, The figures following tell the story on this point: E | i NUMBER OF NEW ADVERTISEMANTS ¢RINTED Bt I8N5-N6-N7-SS ta, 1886. ISS7 3,200 3,615 $064 3547 3,506 4,669 4,355 5,478 4,197 5,395 BOSS 4,522 3,235 3,3SL T8S2 3.170 4,208 4,517 4.579 5,313 4,250 5,038 S596 5,003 Iss, 4,076 eet 4.603 4,986 S.a78 4,606 3,915 3.508 4.904 5,412 4,689 5,007 Jan. Fes. gGURRERL EEE! | Torat $1,499 45,910 54,038 54,501 65,523 | But it is not alone in numbers that the great | increase of advertising is shown. The larger | Space required for advertisements during the | Year 1889 as compared with that occupied im | 1888 is even more striking. The average daily space filled by advertise ‘ments in 1888 was 25.10 columns, or 779 columns for the year; whereas for the year 1889 the daily average was 29.75 columns, or 9223 columns im the aggregate, being a total gain over the pre vious yearof 1444 columns! And this, it mast be remembered, consisted exclusively of the ordinary everyday business advertising, nothing in the way of tax sales, poll lists, clection returns, etc., such as occasionally swell the business of Political organs, being included im its patrom In conclusion, it is only necessary to say that, | % proportion to the extent and high character | ©f its circulation, Tue Sran’s advertising rate: | take rank with the very lowest in the country, | and to add, finally, that every statement hereia made can be abundantly verified THE CIB CULATION OF THE PAPER 18 SWORN TQy ITS PRESS AND CIRCULATION ROOMS ARB OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND ITS BOOKS | MAYBE INSPECTED BY ANY ONE HAVING 40 DITEREST Di THELS EXAMINATION,