Evening Star Newspaper, November 12, 1890, Page 8

CITY A D_DISTRICL > Fair dealmg has always been the motto of Tux Evexinc Stan. “A dollar's worth in return for every dollar received” is the principle upon which its business is con- ducted. Advertisers usually get from ten to one hundred dollars for every one invested in its advertising columns. THE SIGNAL CORPS. A Year’s Work of Gen. Greely’s De- partment. SUccESS OF THE HELIOORAPH SIGNALING—WHAT TRE WEATHER FORECASTS sHOW—THE TOR- ADO INVESTIGATION—NOTES FROM THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER'S REPORT. Gen. A. W. Greely, chief signal officer, in his ‘mnual report, of which a synopsis was pub- lished in yesterday's Stan, notes n decided im- Provement in the condition andefficiency of the army as regards signal practice, which. he says, has obtained to a greater extent than for many Years, the records showing that no less than 898 officers of the line have been under instruc- tions during the year, representing for tho first time in many years every regiment of the army. It appears that 40 per cent of the available offi- cers of the line are either-moderately proficient iu the transmission of messages by signaling or have received instruction therein during the past year. At least 1.500 enlisted men have been instructed, since during both December and February nearly 1,100 enlisted men were engaged in practice. HELIOGRAPH SIGNALING. Gen. Greely says: By far the most im- Portantevent in connection with the signal corps of the army has been the unprecedent- edly successful establishment and maintenance of an elaborate system of heliograph signaling in the department of Arizona. "The credit for this work deservedly belongs to Asst. Adjt. Gen. Wm. J. Volkmar, who, in addition to his staff duties. voluntarily assumed those of the chief signai officer of the department. value of this work is not ephemeral, itcon- Bisted not alone in testing the applicability of the hefiograph system ‘as a valuable supple- ment to military movements in the field, but accumulated, in a graphic and permanent form, a detailed knowiedge of the physical con- ditions of Arizona. which will be valuable in ail future military movements or operations in that territory. ‘THE HELIOGRAPH EXPERIMENTS. In one series of experiments last May in south- eastern Arizona about 2.000 miles of heliograph lines were operated. Thirty-three officers and 129 enlisted men and operators took part in this remarkabie practice, during which nearly 4,000 messages and about 100.000 words we: re | exchanged. terchange of messag ranges than k pn and in- wero had over greater P Previously 7 treme range { this pract n ex- oF military heliograph work, bu messages were st d answered over ranges, respectively. of and communication had at 125 miles. longest distance at which regular com- fore been had by hetiog: that between the islands of m is believed to be Manritins nion, a distance of 117 miles. ‘The Mauri on line was a commercial ent apparatus, costing over % mirrors which displayed 000 square inches of re iata indicate ilee : pu- € raordinary work of the Maucitins-Keunion heliograph line has b: surpused by the simple ‘and portal service hel in use in navy, which exposes barely twe inches of reflec’ ce, costs $40, and Proves to be sufficiently powerfui for commu- Bication at a distance of 125 miles. ‘The division having charge of military sig- naling is under the direction of First Lieut. BR. L. Thompson, sixth infantry. WEATHER FORECASTS. Under the head of weather forecasts Gen. Greely speaks of the inability of the over- worked force to furnish regularly the numerous Special predictions asked for by cities, He says that the duties devolving personally on the forecast official permit lees than one-quarter ch to decide, st for a state or With a view of subserving the public American | square formuiate and express a district. test by local forecasts, the c! of i ner and temperatt The percentages of suc 84.4 for weath: for temper: 5| e. During the year 1.112| been ordered. of whic | have been justitied as to direction, d whoily as to velocity and 59 partly as i : ther and tem- | perature predictions has increased 1.7 per cent over the previous year; that of storm signals Temains practically the same as last year. 67.1 percent. Long-time forecasts of weather and | temperature have been issued at the discretion Of the forecast official with successful percent- ages of 81.6 for forty-eight Lours and 30.5 tor seventy-two hours. These forecasts are made not for smail areas, but for extensive sections, Those for s uty-two hours in advance w Somewhat infrequent, there being but 146 made during the Those for forty-eight | hours were quite frequent, and in number —— 1 L883. cers have performed the work of forecasting: Capt. James Allen. third cavalry, during ghe months of September, December and March: Capt. H. H. C. Dunwoody, fourth artillery, during An- gust and January; Second Lieutenant W. A. Giassford, signal corps, during February and Assistant Professor H. A. Hazen, during October and June; First Lieutenant k. E Thompson, sixth infantry, during July, No- vember and April; Second Lieutenant J. E. Max- field, signal corps, for the Pacific coast region | during the entire There is a difference of 6 per cent between the general average of | the least successful (79.8) and the most success- ful (85.3) official in forecasting weather and ure. The most successful forecaster i having the longest experience in this class of work. As has been pointed out in Previous reports, special qualities of mind are essential for successful work of this character, but in addition to natural aptitude, experience Js necessary, and it must mevitably follow in the future, as it has in the past, that the intro- = of anew forecast official means tem- ly aless degree of success than ordinarily Dbtaine COLD WAVES. The chief signal officer pointed out in his | last annual report the necessity which devolved upon him of training some single official in the important duties of forecasting advancing cold aves. In pursuance of this policy Assistant Professor Thomas Russell was directed to in- Yestigate and study this ciass of phenomena, and shortly after. cighteen months since, was assigned to the work of forecasting. It fol- lowed that Prof. Russeli worked at a consider- able disadvantage from lack of practice. He also labored under the further disadvantage of | signal | restriction thrown by the present eh: Officer around these predictions, which had formerly been treated and verified with a leniency too great for the public good. In Prior years percentages had been dependent only ‘upon cold waves actually forecast, Besides, no time limit was placed upon the d play and no penalty was attached to failure to forecast. no matter how severe or sudden the cold. nor how serious the resulting damage. Prof. Russell has pursued a more cautious course in displays as cold waves occurred, counting the stations separately on 723 occa- sions, yet there were but fourteen occasions on which’ severe cold waves were not predicted. In other words, 98 per cent of all the important Waves were forecasted. FORETELLING FLoops, ‘The record of predictions of floods during the year is given in detailand special com- mendation awarded Prof. Russell for ac- curate predictions of the great floods of the lower Mississippi valley last’ spring. that lack of funds prevent a full development of this branch of the service, and an appro- Priation of £4,000 is asked for the purpose of keuging the Ohio rivereat various points. ith the establishment of a smail number of | additional! stations and a proper investigation | of the river outflow in relation to gauge read- | ing Prof. Russell expresses the opinion that as accurate predictions three days in advance could be made for Cincinnati as are now made at Paris. WEATHER CHARTS. Gen. Greely says that during the past few years.the relations of the weather bureau to the general public have materially changed, and, happily, in a direction indicating not only the interest of the American people in this Work, but also that characteristically high ce of intelligence which has enabled hun- of thousands to acquire rapidly and in- cidentally a cursory knowledge of the prin- | ciples of weather forcasting, a science which | for a loug ume assumed to be beyond the kea of ordinary folk. Asan evidence of the pop- ular interest on the subject the large increase ‘a the demand for the weather maps is cited. | violent ' orable Secreta It is said | that these Kage cons me ga have increased to a remarkable extent, and MR. POWDERLY’S POLICY. their use for general dispiay and in public in-] He Believes in Strikes Only When an stitutions is so great that only in rare and ex- ceptional cases has the bureau found it possi- ble to issue these maps gratuitously, despite the fact that hundreds have applied for them. The number of maps issued wen ag gad Was 1,069,534, as against 178,248 in 1887. CROP BULLETINS, Respecting the weather crop bulletins the report says: There is no feature of this service which bas met with such universal favor and been so highly valued as the weather crop bul- letin. It has been commended by boards of trade in the wheat and cotton regions; it is reg- ularly telegraphed as an item of news by the press associations: is very extensively published y the principal journals of the country, and is also cabled regularly to Europe. Cousidered in connection with the local state bulletins, it places before the people of the country, at weekly intervals, a reliable statement as to cur- rent and seasonable weather conditions, whether normal or abnormal, and as to the effect and extent of such weather conditions on the staple crops. STATE WEATHER SERVICE. Upon the subject of st@te weather service Gen. Greely says that he has continued toward this service the policy of liberal and hearty co-operation. It appears evident, however, that asharper line than now exists must be drawn relative to state services aided by the national service and in consequence the chief signal officer has decided to withdraw aid after January 1, 1891, from such services as are un- able to print for the benefit of their state the observations accumulated and tabulated by the signal service assistants. As has been stated in a previous report, state services, which are only branches ot the national service, must be of limited utility. . DECREASED COST. Under the head of estimates for the main- tenance of the service Gen. Greely says: Not- withstanding the establishment, under special appropriation by Congress, of two stations, involving an annual increase of $5.000 in the appropriations, the estimates for the fisca! year of 1892 aggregate for the signal corps of the and the weather bureau the sum of These estimates show a deercase of as compared with the total estimates for the fiscal year of 18%1,and a decrease of $258.506 since the year in which the present lial slat leer cmcioad charge of the bu- reau. This is alsoa reduction of €75.105 as compared with the total amount appropriated for the year ended June 30. 1888. In view, however, of the actof Congress approved thi date, it will be necessary to divide these esti- mates and incorporate such as pertain to the signal corps of the army with those for other parts of the military establishment, while those tor the weather bureau will need revision by the Secretary of Agriculture. 4 TORNADOES. toa recapitulation of the work of scientific research undertaken by the office, and on this point the report says: Im- pressed with the number and violence of de- structive tornadoes during the past year, the chief signal officer believed it a time! duty of this office, while investigating recent phenom- ena of this kind, to also determine as carefully as could be done from existing data the age number of tornadoes in the Unit the arca devastated by them, the n lives lost annually. and such other information as might be of current public intere work was intrusted to Prof. H. A. Hazen, who had given much time and attention to these phenomena, and had published, private eral studies and memoirs upon the sw investigating tornadoes great difliculty was ex- perienced in accurately determining property losses or loss of life, the difficulty. resuiting from exaggerated reports, which are invariably spr over the country in connection with public calamities of this kind, Prof. Hazen divided the tornadoes into three s: First, violent storms causing destruc- third, the most e tornadocs, and p ced in the second class other known vio- | ent storms. While there were about 1,000 tornadoes each in classes one and two, causing the death of 1,071 people, an average of one person to two storm’, and a loss of about =23.000.000 in property, yet there were but fifty-eight torpadoes of a very violcnt char- acter, killing 755 people and destroying prop- erty to the amount of $11,894.700, an average Joss of thirteen lives and over $200,000 of prop- erty to each storm of class three. It appears thatin no state maya destractive tornado be expected oftemer, on an average, than ouce in two years, and that the ares over which the total destruction can be expected is exceedingly small even in the states most liable to these storms. The chief signal officer be- lieves this matter of great public importance, and desires to impress upon the people at large how small are the chances of personal injury or loss of property in this connection. It is well settled, however, that in the lasteighteen nual death casualties from torn ze 102 annually. While this is alarge yet it does not appear to be as great asthe death casualty from lightning, since during the present year, from March to An- gust, inclusive, there were 102 lives lost by | d in compiling this record the list . especially as regards the south- ern It may be safely assumed that, dangerous as are tornadoes, they are not so destructive to life as thunder storms, PUBLIC QUARTERS. In the interest of economy and in order to secure a more efficient service recommenda- tion was made that the public buildings and grounds ut the corner of 24th and M streets, in which the sigual office is located, so far as their care and preservation were concerned, be placed under the supervision of | the | superintendent of the State, War and | Navy Department building, ‘This recom- mendation being approved by the _hon- y of War, Chief Engineer Thom iliamson, U.S. navy i State, War and Navy Departme it building, was detailed for that duty on October 3, 1489. and the necessary force was transferred to him for heating and guarding the premises, During the year just passed Congress appropriated the sum of $9,500 for enlarging the heating facili- ties, increasing the drainage, and for such | other repairs as might be required to preserve the main and aunex buildings. The dieburse- ment of this sum was placed under the control | of Chief Engineer Thom Williamson, U.S. navy, assisted by Chief Engineer David Smith, under whose direction it has been most judi- ciously expended. The repairs have not been completed. but are progressing as rapidly as first-class workmanship will permit, The chief signal ofticer, for want of technical knowledge, even could time been spared from important duties, could not have secured for the amount of money appropriated the quality and quantity of the work which has been so cessfully accomplished by Chief Engineers | msou and Smith, and he deems it proper | to express his high appreciatiou of the very efficient manner in which the work has been done under the direction of these two officers. GENERAL REMARKS, The chief signal officer invites attention to the necessity of a reorganization of the clerical force in the centrai. office. Despite the fact that the bureau is a technical one, necessitating on the part of its clerks special knowledge and training, yet the average pay of clerks 1s $153 below that of the average in the various bureaus of this department and $87 below that perintendent. of the | of pay. Two years since the efficiency of the clerks in the central office equaled that of any other bureau in Washington, but the depletion of this office of its excellent men by direct transfer or resignation to accept appointments | im other bureaus of the government has gone steadily on and their places have necessarily been filled by men far below the average stand- ing of the bureau. Within two years this office has lost, by transfer or by resignation to accept more iucrative appointments. twenty-eight clerks. It naturally follows that the efliciency ofthe bureau bas been materially impaired. The reorganization can be affected without expense tothe government by cutting off the x copyists now receiving salaries of €600 or 0 annually and adding this amount to the compensation of other cle: of the bureau receiving the next bigher order | as on inducement | Advantage Can Be Obtained. General Master Workman Powderly delivered his annual address yesterday at Denver to the general assembly of the Knights of Labor. It suggested a new departure in the policy of the knights, inasmuch as 1t recommended the dis- cussion of political issues in the local assem- bhes, Mr. Powderly said: “For years the most important of a series of questions that has agitated the people of all nations is that of tariff and free trade. “We have not, as an order, adopted a tariff or anti-tariff clause in our preamble and I do not advise such a thing now. We should, how- ever, throw open the doors of our asvemblies for the discussion of this great problem so that our members may become educated in the basic principles of protection and free trade. While we do not allow the question inside of our sanctuaries our members are asked every four years in the United States and every five years or oftener in Canada to register their votes either in favor or against protection, My recommendation is that on and after the first day of January, 1891, it shail be permissible for local assemblies to discuss the question of high tariff and free trade. By putting the question in this shape: Which will bring the greatest good to the greatest number—hightariff or freo trade? we do not commit the order to either school and yet allow our members to take up for discussion and agitation that vital question.” TBE NEW YORK CENTRAL STRIKE. Upon the recent New York Central strike he says: “There is one very important matter which must not be passed over by your general master workman, and aithough it docs not be- long to this year's report I feel that it should | be placed before the general assembly now, 80 that many who formed impressions on what appeared to be in the pablic press may have their minds disabused of erroneous ideas. “In the carly part of the year information came to me that members of the order em- ployed by the New York Central railroad and under Jurisdiction of District Assembly 246 were growing restive under the treatment re- ceived at the hands of the officials of the com- pany, Tho old plan of picking off the spokes- man in order to terrify the others was resorted to and one after another man was discharged in the hope that the lesson would be of prac- tical value to the company in terrorizing the rank and file. The men struck work. A TIME FOR STRIKES. “I told Brother Lee if the organization could be kept up until the world’s fair the New York Central would notbe able to refuse any just concession. Iam opposed to strikes, but if men are to gain anything they must be pre- ared to strike even though they never do it. {1893 should be the best year to gain whatis just and right and proper for labor, and a flat refusal should be given, why that would be the best year to strike, and not at atime when no preparation had been made, WHAT HARMONY MEANS. “Since the Central strike ended there were rumors of another one on the Erie railway, and the papers began to show that there was no necessity for a strike on that road, for the ‘managers’ and workmen were working in har- ‘Vhere will always be harmony between | the employer and the employe when the former has it in his power to dictate what the employe shall eat, drink and wear. When the employer can control the market he will control the men. When the employer has a monoply of the market he has also a monopoly of the harmony that our papers prate about so much.” a MURDERED ON A RACE TRACK. Terrible Tragedy Enacted Before a Crowded Grand Stand. A terrible sensational tragedy occurred yes- terday on the race track at the Chattahoochee Valiey exposition, now in progress in Colum- bus. Ga., which has created intense excitement, owing to the prominence of all the parties in- volved. Among the attractions of the day was agentleman’s trotting race, in which several well-know gentlemen entered. Among them was T. €. Dawson of Glennviile, Ala, Immediately after the close of the race Daw- son drove into the open space immediately in the rear of the judges’ stand, directly oppo- site the grand stand, and got out of his sulky. In a few seconds the crowd was startled by the report of a pistol and the sight of Dawson running. pursued by three men, who were firing at him. Dawson was seen trying to get lis pistol from his pocket as he ran, and a8 soon as he secured the weapon he turned on his pursuers and returned the fire. Some thirteen shots m all were fired) Dawson fell and expired in a few minutes, As soon as it was known that it was a real tragedy the grand stand was deserted by the crowd of ladies, Police quickly arrested the three men, who were Dick Howard and Howard. brothers, and their brothe! James Bickerstaff. ‘The cause of the shooting had its originin a family trouble, Dawson having married and deserted a Miss Howard, sister of the two men named, Dawson was a son of W. C. Dawson, a promi- nent wealthy citizen of Alabama, now residing in Eufaula, The Howards belong to one ot the oldest and most respected families in Georgia, Protestant Episcopal Congress. The thirteenth congress of the Protestant Episcopal church had its opening service yes terday in Philadelphia in St. Stephen's P. Church, a large congregation of distinguished delegates being present. Rey. Dr. McConnell, the rector, and Rev. Dr. 8. D. McConnell of Connecticut. conducted the ante-communion services. Addresses were delivered by Rt. Rey. Bishop Clarke of Rhode Island and Rt. Kev. Bishop Whitaker of Pennsylvania, the lat- ter administering the communion. Kev. Dr. Wilde followed with a memorial address on the members of the second congress in this city who have passed away. Business sessions were begun last night in Association Hall. Among | the delegates present are nearly ali the bishops of the church. Rev. William Kirkus of Balti- more, Kev. J. H. Eliiott and Kev. and Mrs, B, H. McKim of Washington and Rev. G. W. Petrikin and Rev. Hartley Carmichael of Rich- mond, Va. eerie What Major Barttelot’s Father Says. Addressing his constituents at Hastings, Eng- land, Sir Walter Barttelot, M. P., said, in refer- ring to the statement made by Mr. Stanley in the Times through its special New York correspondent, that every Englishman would consider the chargés against his sons should be sifted to the very bottom, and that had Mr. Jameson and Major Barttelot been alive these allegations would never have been brought. see A Church Choir on a Strike. The famous boy choir singers of the Church of the Messiah in Boston are onastrike, A mem- ber of the society makes the following state- ment inregard to the trouble: ‘The salary paid to these singers is not very muni‘icent, but as their interest in the matter is not mercenary, they would be content provided they could get it when it was due them. It is now five months or more since any member of the choir has received a cent of remuneration. All this time the church has been giving money liberally to foreign missions, hospitals, Cana- dian churches, &c.” The striking singers are firm ia their demands, and state positively that they will not return until the trouble has been adjusted | by the Payment of their claims, The Prince May Go to Jail. At the Westminster county court in London yesterday, before Judge Bailey, the case of Houghton against Prince Dhuleep Singh came up for hearing ona judgment summons for non-payment of adebt. The plaintiff's solici- tor said that the defendant lives in princely tothem to remain in their present positions, More work will be done by ten skilled than by even twelve unskilled clerks. ‘The chief signal officer has before invited at- tention to the fact that, with one exception, the professors of this service receive only @1,800 annually, the compensation of a fourth- class clerk. The duties of forecasting and of scientific investigation in connection with the improvement of this service devolve more and more upon these professors, as officers of the army can bit Weoe employed in this work are being displaced in carrying out the announced policy of Congress for civil administration of the bureau. First-class work can only be ex- pected from men receiving proper compensa- tion. In the opinion of the chief signal officer the assistant professors of this office should re- ceive not less than $2.400 annually and the full professors $3.000, with an increase of $200 for every five years of employment. These sal- aries are substantially the same aa those re- ecvived by the officers of the army who have in the past performed this work. It must not be understood that the chief officer believes these to be the highest sal that should be paid, for it is evident that if the professors in time become very sspert Gay, should be paid in [ pose to the value of their services to the country and receive the com Seltaatenin now ret to the senior professor style, is a member of the Grafton and Isthmian clubs and keeps a butler and other servants; that he is the possessor of a Rise bhte) hansom cab aud, in fact, is one of the leading members of society. The judge made an order for the committal of the defendant to Eotewss 3 unless he paid the whvle amount wii a mouth, The Priueeton-Yale Foot Ball Game. Thirty-six boxes on the grand stand at East- ern Park, Brooklyn, for the Yale-Princeton foot ball game on Thankegiving day were sold at the real estate exchange in New York yester- day. Asa whole the prices were not as high as was anticipated. Among the purchases were oue box, eighteen seats, $82.50, Mr. Jennings; Robert Bonner, ten seats, at, R B. B. Beau: $4 mont, eight seats, Feat W. Goodwin, the same. ‘bese are in the lower tier. The other Hf iz I & fE —— EDUCATIONAL. IN_WASHiNGTON, COLUMBIAN UNIVERSITY. 188 {SABELLE BR. ELLIOTT aas RESUMED er cinssee in physical and msthetic culture and Parties desiring to make up classes {0 children ans Invited t> correspond wit feu ttliors. “Woresa for clestovsccs te leneet by ap- plying to J.F. Ellis & Co, #37 Pa. ave. n8-s,w2t INDERGARTEN 2 NORMAL, INSTITUTE TRAINING TEACHERS, Mrs, LOUISE and Miss SUSIE POLLOCK. ‘K, principals. A iarge number of kinderartenors will soon be in de- mand. For particulars apply at the ‘National Kinder 17 10th st., or bel Institute, 1127 18H YOU YOUNG EADY | GIVES I Eaaaie “AT ‘or pupils’ resid Address SPANISH, Star office. n6-61 NCH” LESSONS EY MULE. Vv. Sa HOMME, author, French System of Sound. Fi Particulars address 301 n10-Im KS. FAL eet T= PORT! 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Embraces sx scbovis, viz School of Business, Accounts and English. piieol cf Preparatory English and kiementary ne Sci ol of Shorthand, Ty Pewriting and Phonograph, Sehool of Spencerian Prictical Penmanship. School of Mechanical and architect School of Civil Service Training. Yearly, quarterly or monthiy installment rat st. LOR and nidht sessions. “Spence (01 CER LL, Principal demand. SPEN' B SARAA, SPERCEIA\ Seo Principat, for TH00-1801 20 Mi ov (NG LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S SCHOOL, Fst, Preparatory courses for Colicge and soo L:xamiuation, 4 rivate pupils received LAUKA O. TALBOTT. #16: Paes SELE CHOOL, 1811 1 ST. WA Primary, Intermediate and Eigh, School for both Sexes. kighth year. trepures tor any college. THOS W, SIDWELL, Vnncipal. Oftice hours, 3 to 4 p.m ; wins. Day an gruduates always ik ilstrated auzouncement Ee KATORY. ACTI ‘Three complete courses. Call for catalogre, Diplomas, Degrees and Teachers’ Certificates con- ferred. The success of cur graduates has surpassed all expectation. MARTYN COLLEGE OF ELo CUTION, th wt. 1. ALIAN METHOD. Ow. Rirs. WEBBER, formerly of Boston,will Fecelve voice puitis aE her rexidence, 1706 F et. i. Specialtion: veut OF LONE;, OF PLEXIBL TTY. CLEAR Sia c EYolces EXAMINED ‘m. D.Windom, irs. Anuic Louise Cary Raymond, KNOLD WILFRIED MEYER, GRADUATE OF Leipzig, orgapist Assembly Presbyterian Church, uli wive justructions in pieno, organ and voice, Will iuaii cireular for further information, references, ms moderate, Address 1119 10th st, B.w., or cull. piso ins UCTION BY MISS MAY H. MEAD, certificated pupil of Herr Kaif of the Loyal Cot scrvatory of Beruin, at YO2 22 at, n.w. oF at Humes of pupils, 8-Lin® Mi38, SOHMIETS, ScHOOL— KINDERG and Primary—401 id xt. n.w.; coaches fro northwest section, Capitol Hill and Navy Yara. A Jation and speech reading taught the deaf. — 018: {oRwooD. INSTITUTE, Nw and Day School for Young Ladies and Little Garis, Four iarve connecting houses, with, open rounds rout and rear, ulty of twenty-five Mecubamseind toombers. daria poopered tor colin or forthe Harvard examination fer women, PUPILS RECEIVED AL WELLESLEY COLLEGE UT EXAMINA’ CkK- UPO. fol NOMWOOD INSTITUTES The following private classes will begin carly In Nov. Ubject and Cast Drawing, Mr. E. C.} orative Painting, Miss Eva LeConte; ony. Dr. Antou Glvetzuer, = epee at Study of Del Sarte, Miss Mary vn Wal neuen Literature and Current Topics, Mrs, Don P. Freich Elocution and Conversation | his own natural the Cars Washington to Chicago and Cie bee Soe are ag ae wi see pectin — « See, with through sian ~ pre ine da thr Hat See RRR | Rene meee ee re ma, daily, fe | Telegraph. sho rShorinand, pa rcs tio. og, Annsel aes through Sleeper to Pittsburg, abd B. a AND POTO! ILROs aulé Ck, oUiteEe beets: CE, Prin, ‘anit ne. ns Pe ewig a X AND SCHOOL. AND Enis Counsdaivua and, Work But- Amat oN! wath or Lae, ok oe y except Satavtar. 20:09 10:00 p. u begins Uct. 1, 1890. re LOUISA WANN slim For Williainsport, ~ 3 Haven end E.miraat 10. To:508. VERNON SEMINARY, He: Sally enon S&W.COR. M. AND 11TH STS., WASHINGTON, D. BOARDING AND DaY SCHOOL FOR YOUNG LADIES AND LITTLE GIRLS SIXTEENTH YEAR BEGINS MONDAY, OCTOBER SIXTH. Thorough instruction in all departments in accord- ance with best modern methods, Buildingsremodeled, enlarged and furnished with every appliance for health and comfort of pupils, including passenger ele- vator, steam hcating and perfect sauitation. For fur- ther particulars apply, after September First, 180, to the Principal, Xeept Sun For Xow ‘Yor Cent Thuited }sprees with Dining edie 1 a PHL ADELPATA ONLY. 8:10 a.m. week daysand 4 p.m. daily. Sunday out Pm. F t Boston, without, change, 3:15 p.m. eve: For Brooklyn, Neve sit thaias: eaten ee Toney cx with boatsot Brooklyn Annex, af jordine direct trans hae Pulton st., avoiding doubie. ferriage across New For Relantic City, 11:40 am. week days, 11:: 0. 8:10, 9.00, 2 40; 19:00. S120 am . oad tL Ne 30 an. 5:40, 6:00, _MRS. FLIZABE 3. SOMERS._ Shr 4 mi. ‘30 p.m. dat!y, 05 and 4 Sunday D:0Uee eed & vast N. SOUTHERN RATLWAY. NEF! MAY 21. 1890. | == G Tow NSEND AND MISS ADA L. TOWNS- END, ‘Teacherse Elocution, Vocal Cuiture, Grace, Sa and Bramatic Action (Suaitesbury Method), 1317 13u 3i6-6m Tx BERLITZ SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES. nd 723 i4th st. nw. eee ae ~~ a we hs ichinond nd ‘the Bo nthe 4:0 and Best and Most Practical Instruction Wists. ascpeosoasten tb ace eee Terms $10. * Trains leave yon] for Washington 6:09, 7:05, Franches: New York, Poston, Philadelphia, Chi- | — >:00. 5 Cae, Paris, Berlin, Lom mon we mee ISS SUSAN ANDREWS | RICE, ‘ocai Culture, Certificate of N. E. Conservatory, Boston, Mass. Cir. So = —— Dogxage to destination froin hotels and reside ase 4, (FROM PARIS.)— AS. E. PU Woo General eetaee, iCHMOND AND D Schedule in eff 0 a.m. tou.” Gordonsville, INTO K street northwest, nch Classes and Private Lessons, Conversation y. Best references. a 4. (033]_ General Passenger Avent. charlottesville, Lynchburg am Stations between AlexaBdria and “Lynchburg, itoaus ws pitta, Brutol, Kuorville, Chatiauowe “und jetaphis, 4 am.—Fast Mail daily for Culpeper, svilie, Stations Chesapeake aud. Ohio auville and Station 1d Danville. Greensboro" Firwingbam, Moutg California, Pullman Sleeper New ato New Ori Pullman Sieerer Danville to Co:umbia and Augusta. Pullman Sleepers Washingtou to Cimeinnati via C and 0. loute, 2:30 p.m.—Daily for Manassas, Strasburg and interne maile, §.C. carrying 'N SIMPSON OF 1619 MI. VERNON Philzdelphia, Pa., a teacher of highest stan 8 delightful ‘hoine school, will educa‘e a, Limited bumber of yitis of first-clave faimilien, Special attention given to Music, French aad Ai auls-wassot £ iH fal 14 g a Oye eg tem REMOVED MY BUSINESS OF MAKING Buttons to order to match material either in flat, fancy, plain er with ivory, cloth or meta 11th st nw. WM, 8. HILL, 5 man Sleepers to Greeusboru’. N.C, also. Pullman H ACCORDION PLAITING AT SHOT Biecigt to Memphis via Lyvehburg aud Bristol, Feduced rates: lirts replatted: knifo pan.—Western Express daily for. Manassas, plaiting, r yard and up: pinking. LUCAS, man- | Carico ttenvitic, ‘Staunton, Louisyile, Cincinnati, ufacturer oh iti st. nw. u3-1* SeRa vale Train Washington to CGanciumat, with a Pullman sieeper for Louisville. JAY Gi 21 9TH ST. BET. DAND ESTS— | “17-00 p.m.—Souu press Lyn Bpeclaltics for Ladies mod Gonacen Fancy Work ier Raleuh, i Oe ee Asheville, Chae i, Atlanta,” Moutgome te, Columbia, wue Paper, Scrap Picture Qriowms, Texas articles for iuakiug Tree Ornaments, Pandy Boxes, Gold Paint, 1c. Eres i Foe i . ‘THE EVENING STAR 1s offered to the pu Gc, im good faith and with confidence, as THB BEST LOCAL ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN THE UNITED STATES In point of fact, # may be truthfully said that it is without aa equal in this respect any where in the world, These averments are borue out by the figures given below, which are compiled from the sworn weekly statements printed in the paper on ewch Monday im the year, and condensed from the sworn tabular statements showing the average daily circulation of the paper during the yoar 1389, published in Tus Stas on the 18th of January, 1590. Briefly stated, the points upon which the above claim is based are these: That— 1. The Star has three times the circa- | tation of any other paper im Washing- ton! 2. The Star’s circulation in Washing- ton is double that of all the other daily Papers published im the city added te gether!! 3. fhe Star bas a larger and fuller circulation in the city where printed, in proportion to reading and purchass ing population, than any other news paper im the world!!! 4. The Star bas the Jargest regular and permanent home circulation ef any two-cent afternoon paper im the United States 111! In support of these claims and to show the constantly increasing circulation of the paper, attention is invited to the figures following: PALLY CIRCULATION my 1885-86-87-88-88, German Favors ein | Now Grits ta aunts and. AS > ISS3. 1886. I8S7. ISS, 188, RS. M. BRADLEY, MODIS’ c aa N. E, | Sleeper Washington to Birminghan., Jax...20,486 23,388 ji) gee EE and Georgia Pacibe Mailwa 20.486 23,355 25,470 96,398 27,8408 Was hington ‘ladies. Perfect fit, moderate prices. Washington to Asheville and Hot Springs, Fes...22,029 24,321 26,299 27,161 200 Cutting and basta * Soha | Seuisbury. Also Washington to Auruste via Dan reg i a epee = eer: A MAK...25,549 25,594 26,009 27,490 34,766 Deas ‘Alwaysia onder by pin mano “m 8 p.m. daily goad eee | e372 24,927 25,575 27,166 29,859 pian acortaes vo Washhigtos 8:30 an. aud | MAY..22,474 24,359 25,242 26,722 29,618 1329 F st. n.w. (Mfrs. Harrison's, wns “3 JONE.-21,933 23902 25,116 37,433 30,173 Eaportecor 9 jm Washington 6: j | JULY..21,406 23,186 24,870 26,363 29.650 Fine French Bair Goods, i } ee 2, - | AUG...21,445 22,364 24.859 25,521 25,595 _025-1m* Shampooing, an 10 p.m. Sam, Strasburg local at 10: SErT..21,033 22,302 24,905 25,324 25,478 == | tt on L ad -21,497 21,701 24,507 25,946 30,329 |ADIES, Beware. f cee “‘g wig toed ee a information | 30,: Some unscrupulous parties having represented Seat audat pasrouger staan, eaneyiventa | cc 22,049 23,651 25,697 25.514 31,053 railroad aud bts. BC. Bd 2 b. Ric yeieeets Gosaca beeanaa eee oeriaaey eee | JASE, TAYLOR. Gen. Pam. agent. ee oot eee eee ave the ladies been deceived on that subject. Es cAK. WAX. t respouaible. for. Po uneasy eee Av'ge.22,123 23,652 25,484 27,082 30,090 - We are the : race in this city whiere Feathers are Schedule in Effect May 18. Increase ....... 1,559 1,803 1,595 3,008 pt ge pom Traing 1eave Union Depot, 6th ana B m1 Four oi ard let a ‘id mads | Trains teave Union Depot. ¢ ihe ai Retrette 10.57 | Of this remarkable average aggregate of — ‘Mr. & Mme DEPOILLY, Nortote gully. Arrive at Old Point att:10p.a 80.090 copies circulated daily, no more than Sign of ibe Goideu Ostrich, Hortolk at 6:49 p.m. { ons Gorden us 14am. Cincinnati Express daily fo rstations in | 1,102 copies are set out of the city by mail, Wakioce. 5G Yineiuid, West Virginie Kentucky abd Cincisuuti. | 9" _Orders by mail promptly attendedto. _—_o18-1m bet pte eo eprongs u without change tociu: | On 1,106 go to suburban places, by express, GCORDION PLAITING D N 2 INC! 20 FS am Vesubuie Limited, daily. solia Tailway trains, etc., leaving as a net circulation Pocy The micek delicate abades de rains, with dint oe sje est ee SIMOSSFLAITING ESTA BLS change {0 Sinead. Vestibule icoper sericea: | 4M the city proper the PHENOMENAL PRO- SAKE, 427 Otek new, meTOR ome, Sra peccive Vascauers at? jus = MOVE | PORTION of 925; PER CENT, or AN AGGIE © SS Pentepivania'aveiue, ADIES W1SHING THEIR FINE LACES DONE Lis frst-class Freneh style, White and Satin | gyto-te w, FOILER. Dresses, Lace Curtains ® specialty, at reesonable General Pas saenerer Aes aoe MADAME VAL NOSIS saemeaerss ALTIMORE AND OHIO. RAILROAD. -3m* Schedule in eflect. J Leave Washington £101 oa For Chicago and N Northwest, V pices aaaly 14:30 au. express 9-30 pan, oot 2 si Louis and Indisnapolis, express werk 'Pittsb ad rel Fee eam Cloveland, express daily 9.30 - | 1} et Lexington and points in the Shenandoah Vallex. For Winchester and way stations, Fer Luray, 155-30 anc “wraupe Om Baltiniore, week days, 4 ADIES: OLD STYLE SEALSKIN GAKMENIS and Altered 1ute Newest bhapes, , New Scal- akin docket Saves. Zhe Misses cu. MI TOS bin sk newer bei. oud © ‘HD COURING AND DRY CLEAN- TSTABLIsHAs SP Firet-class Ladies z of every descrij Gon. Ilush, Velvet and Kvenme Dresses. AN1O' AND CAKOLINE LEKCH, sormerly with A. Fhacher aud ae aL Ariewe, Paris, ‘Ladies’ aud Gent's Garments of all kim Dyed without bens ripped. Ladics’ Evening Dresses Bapecialty. I birty-five years’ experience, Prices inod- Guods called for and delivered, silt L-WOOL GARMENTS, MADE UP OR RIPPED, yed a good mourning black. A. FISCHER, 906 G st. ne 250 p.m, For Way Stations between Washingto; Hey 200, Uib0, & : 30am. 12:10;3: ea KAUVEK PIANOS ARE ‘Hi DELIG! artists ati al jov nx people. Sold Sonable prices at i WUSIC, 1200 i. KUN, Practical Piano SSg TTIT 1 EXE FFE sr it & F Ton ER oF EF S38 7 HT kee b F TZ Trize Medal Paris Exposition. 200 first premiums, indorsed by over 100 music schools and colleces for cursbility. Old Pianos when iuexchunxe. The only Upright that can of a orend. oU-tr FFEIF 1 Tith st.nw. Hoge ees PIANO: Filty years test proves them the richest, purest, sweetest, ‘erandest toved Tiauo aud most eur e. L. BUMNEA, Agent, 611 UUs st. uw. For Boya's ee intermediate stations, *7:00 p.m, Chureu train leaves: Washington on Bunday at 1:15, Pope slopplus at all atatious ou Metropolitan Brauch, For Erederick. 18:90, $8250, (¥:30, 111 ol DECKER BEOR 2. deus Wibek a.m. ui Oo wus; trou Fittsburg abe nd 200 FISCHER PIANOS. Pom. dail. ESILY 4 NEW LORK AND FHILADELPUTA DIVISION, LES & POND e Yor Now dork, Lreuton. Newark, ESTEY ORGANS. 10:00, S i PRIces, FAsY 1EuMS, buitet Vurlor Cars on Old sustruuente taken in’ part payment “Tuning Caz on tke 10:30 p.m, open Gay at 9:00 pau tnd Kepai ‘Telepoue 1320. } oF Fiuiadelphia, *4 05, 18 :00, *10:00, *12:00n00m, SANDERS & STAYM! $2200, 4:00, "u15 aud “10:0 pa es EGp Nematk, Del. Walnuimcwn abd Chester 24: IBN. ers fy Haltuere, Sa Ma; | {8:00 STz200 bouu, “E30 cs row 0 y Main st Lichmoud. Va. MEE HARDMAN UPKIGH PIANO IS THE ONLY jano made in the world which , Po Proves with uso, in all climates, This is, & assertion, but we cen substantiate it by testimony nick: is irresistible. Other pianos deteriorate, owing to the foundation: tobe being invariabl metallic. | By Hardman method of coustraction, however, whic! is based ‘upon the violls pelnciple of reasnsuce, toe ouly tends to develon, the beautiful tone which cxis u y - of the instrument. W.G. MET- ZeROTT & CO. ¥ a5-wtt Masbington, 34:2 “#231, "Os im doe Bunton» 50, pan, with ear Tuubiag throug tis PousLueesave - wt | iit stanou at bunon, — tutes briawe, andiug passengers an < esos ow te and. 10 am. 12:00 nooa and scientife method, Prot. J.D. Gailiar x RY x 2:3. 3= : “ 3 Boon a 1osope x Prof. Aevier Teiliard; Ke NNN 24 Eos ke we Sanday. 3 Rao 5 BAX faa B é wane called Yor anda eched iron hotels and reat Ged eg Seker Sig and 195! Fe em ere, and at depot i Histcinicat ind Py Liat tone of Modern | UNEQUALED IN TONE, TOUCH. WORKMANSHIP eee rr. phil. Herman Shoufe! ihstruction in Voice Culture, Prof. Otto | ,, Special attention of “Purchasers” is invited to their ‘. = Artistic Styles,” Nzished in = A RI ‘on Fano, Dr. Gloetzner, Eb!" DECOMATIVE AMI. Pianos for rent. POTOMAC _ IVER BOATS cab aT k Massachusects ave., Washington, D.C. coumicain! ‘Tepair, will be closed out at Vsunday, Locedny a Th Thun Ot 4 p.m. as far as raat canis bates UH | ASR cea Sa ea a CPU me AND DEPARTMENTAL Exar. | Su5ui60t A INSTALMENTS en ioc-_Freurht lower than other routes, “For informe: eu 14 years" experience. Wel PiyNS, at Met | a bal fig ty Tustitute, aw. cor, Su and K ste. i.w. Sm 6 Ts NOKFOLK AND ora tame ae OR tIGNeRS DENIKING EXP! RaereS aa eenmer EXCELSIOR, Stem thet whert Men. eters erunat onto former saci Chiltan Mit DENTISTRY. CONS SCtion WiTH Bustos AND PuOvIDERCE ter und wumber of Pau wok ENTAL INFIUMARY OF NATIONAL UNIVER: | Sod tooms st Band O. eter edison Cis und igo oN, soe Sthand K WR Ee ELLY Fat ave, and ‘Hawiey's, 14th and Now York eve. For Pan. Extracting free, ‘line an Fy information inguire at on the semen asm start rf. Zelopboue call 745-3, War. Supt MgNAUGHTON, DENTIST. 717 717 ° Di Tith Sratneeys eradate re ct iadses abd children sapectalty solic re service feos keeping, by which students sdvance rapidly. olé-1m' 1223 FIFTEENTH ST. N. W. ‘The Misses Kerr's Hafne School for Young Ladies and Little Children. 09-to13n. we ee, CONMEKCIAL ab tee EAST ito! at, opposite Capitol Bill ‘succens- fal opwatign nee ‘385, and those Punage of 018-3 FRE DENTAL INFIRM. Hee eal ut Cie tomas: end on equ aeetted ithout es | ae cost ot tuatel wzabisn Uni ‘from 1 to tment of the © versity, CW. RIDLEY ‘pen from October 2 t0 Juve 30. ms or DE Sant PARSONS is rio A ‘Con ATTORNEYS. City plies & Cet BOOKS AND STATIONERY Nga er aa GATE of 27,882 copies! Of this number, 21,142 were delivered daily by regular carriers at the homes of permanent sub- scribers. t The remaining 6,740 copies represent the sales over the office counter, at the news stands, ent by newsboys. But of this latter number a very large proportion is supplied regularly to por manent residents of the city living in lodgiagy &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 Tuk Sran a distnetire and enviable Position im modern journalism, the fullness of its home circulation, the extent to which it is relied upon by members of the houschold, and particularly by the pure chasing portion of the community, are the marked characteristics of the paper, to which no other daily journal now published can furnis! parallel. This is no idle boast on the part of the paper. | It isa well established fact, demonstrated to | the full satisfaction of the sagacious and enter- prising business men of Washington, who seek | and know where to find THE LARGEST RETURNS FROM THE MONEY PAID OUT — | FOR ADVERTISING. This is proven by the growth of Tux Stan's advertising patronage. Nothing can more strely illustrate the | esteem in which any article. is beld by the public than a constantly increasing demand for it—day by day, week by week, month by month, and year by year,—in the face of ad verse claims and pretentiouscompetition. The ) figures following tell the story on this point: NUMBER OF NEW ADVERTISEMLNTS £RINTED &2 ‘ | HTL vious yearof1444columns! And this, it mast be remembered, consisted exclusively of the in the way of tax sales, poll lists, election retarmg @tc., such as occasionally swell the basiness of political organs, being included im ite patom age. In conclusion, it is only necessary to saythat, fm proportion to the extent and high chfactee Of its circulation, Tux Stan's advertisi€ rates take rank with the very lowest in the Ountry, and to add, finally, that every steters#! hereis made can be abundantly verified “HE CIR CULATION OF THE PAPER 18 "ORN TO