Evening Star Newspaper, August 12, 1891, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS. 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, corner 11th St. by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, S& H. KAUFMANN, Pres't. New York (cm, £3 Potter Boiling, served to subscribers tn the: 10 conte SaroRpay QUADRUPLE SuxeT 3tam @1.00 per year: ‘with foreurn postare added. 3 00. Soha at the cont Office at W SAL Oe at Washington, D.C., a0 | Che Loening Star. Tiptiona mnst be paid im advamoa, Rates of advertising male known om application. Von 79, No 20,023. WASHINGTO __ SPECIAL NOTICES. SPECIAL NOTICES. HEADQUARTERS JOHN A. RAWLINS PUST, NO. 1, G. A. this post, late captain died August 11, nee, 120) Set awe jonce August 13,” 180) cometery. Comrades of anit it. wenerally are requested to att By order of the post cx 6 Washington News and Gossip. Index to Advertisements, x8 rr WEDNESDAY. T2001 M. decrees. By orte 2 a r rN ATTORNEYS AUCTION SALES, BICYCLES Bi Prices tr churches BY KON ¥. ADAMS, Telephones } , IMPORTING TAILOR, Petite rg @ NTISTR' EDUCATION. OF THe 1Vy CITY BRICK 60., vaniee ee rca The aupual meeting of the stockholders of the Ivy Pao Cuy Beck Company will be held at the company’s page offs MONDAY. Aweust tik f stock will be closed from the nee . sin, Pao it. ROZIER DULANEY, Secretary. "aco TAWYERS LAWYERS! Page We solicit your brief work at 90 centsa Paxe Page, over ten pages, 85 cents ms JOHN F. SHEIRY, Page Printer. Page 10th. _ FINANCIAL. Po" Fo eae voser Opens Bank d@ceonnt with Lith and FOR SALE (Pianos), FOR SALE (Miscellaneous) HOTELS. i 623 Det. < BY MUTUAL Telephone, 843-2. ship of ts dissolved a Humpurey. alone authorized to settle up the affairs of the late frm. JOHN G. BIGHT. HUMPHREY, RH Woods & Co., BANKERS. —s MANTCUR: Pace qe Ts wor weatueR pales Om payday come tz and start your scconnt with us, Does this hot weather render MEDICAL, nomatter if it ismmail Donct heaitate om that ec- MISC! collecting rents and looking after repairs to your property irksome, snd make you feel like selling out? You would feel Aifferently tf these detaile were attended to by « first-class agency. Weare the agency. ? 6 6 2 8 8 4 2 5 3 7 8 6 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 2 a 8 8 8 3 6 5 6 5 4 couat. Pay all your bills by check: tt te. receipt. If you will deposit your entire salary and pay all Jour obligations by check you will see your sccount increase month by month. ‘You wi spent ims ‘You will savemora, ‘Beak open until 400. WOODS & CO., BANKERS, 222 F ST. aulsee LOAN AND TRUST COM- ANY a P CASH CAPITAL, 81 Temporary ()fices, 1001 Thie company wilj remov uew frevrocf by reutuer Olsen toes cout Septopater he Oke “SD fiw wokbe about SECCRING Sith: irectore have siven meet careful. ecudy to plane 2 of oie of the Bavat offce tulidinge in ia it completes il tee detalia and ¢ tre anc robbecy re E is MONEY WANTED AND TO LOAN. NOTARIES PUBLIC OCEAN STEAMERS. POTOMAC RIVER BOATS. PIANOS AND OKGAN: PERSONAL, PROPOSAL PROFESSIONAL. RAILROADS. By HUET ET Pe ET EEE rE D, C., August 1, 1891. 2 SoS Messe at 910 F st. he ier 1 HAY rou Bro, ness Sherighieto. ase ay popular Drakds. All to me will please settle with me at 374 B st. wr op wita Mir k: K'Eee te ty ond stand, 010 F am BT Biss to'iuaak the trai for their iheral pat ope the ended to Mote Bros” (aut BREUNT = = Goverxmexr Receirrs Tops’ enue, €472,091; customs, $583,057. Mn. J. C. Dutavey, the receiver of the land office at Oklahoma Cit¥, has resigned. to iiform the wholesale trade ‘will be fom by See eam, who will cea a etock al the ‘weil tuown brands of oure popu iar Uy Me. Breuniuwer. H. A. Joxes was yesterday appointed » piety SCOTT & BRO._| fourth-class postmaster at Passapatanzy, Va. The weather ta likely to be frequent showers pan sey ‘thas afternoon and tonight, weinie shisting much evoler and generally fair yery visitor Ww, Wasbing'ea. App: 4 be made to tue company at once OFFICERS. Parwests ox Vessers.—The Navy Depart- ment has made the tenth payment, amounting to €30,330, on cruiser No. 11, now being built by Harrison Loring of Boston, Mass. ‘The de- partment today also made the eighth payment, amounting to $11,250, on the practice vessel now being built by Samuel L. Moore & Sons of Elizabethport, N. J. fo corer, weater!| weather Thurs RAIN OR SHINE. ‘Thq demand for our well-known Lumber grows, for THE PEOPLE ‘Have used 18 and know it to be the best on the market. Veta Cnvz's Frxaxces.—The cash balance of the state of Vera Cruz, as reported to the bu- reau of American republics on July 1, was $145,070. The total income of the state of Guanajuato during the fiscal year ending in June was $90,012 and the expenses $952,445. ‘The income of Tabasco was $345,643 and the expenditures $329,240. LIBBEY, BITTINGER & MILLER, (@th st. and New York ave., 206-3m And Lith and Oste. 0 BRIGHIWOOD DRIVING PARK has been reopened for the accommodation of the driving public. aul0-3t* BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION. SUBSCRIBED STOCK, $903,000. ‘Mas the best plan devised for securing a Home. NO AUCTION OF MONEY. NO BACK DUES REQUIRED. sar Gea cavaacen “Rear el yer mast SIX PER CENT ALLOWED ON DEPOSITS, (€20,000 placed in New Loans. Por remotes ae Drea yg te en ‘Tar Usrrep States Steamer Laxcasten.— The Navy Department has received a dispatch announcing the arrival of the Lancaster at Funcal, Madeira Islands. The Lancaster left New York early in July for China, bavi aboard Admiral Harmogy, who goes to relie Admiral Belknap of colnimand of the Asiatic station. CHAS. 1. STANLEY, President, FILLMORE BEALL, Secretary. su5-wasln READ PAGE 4 << ALL GAS STOVES REDUCED, Ga MUDDIMAR, Coxcent at THe Bannacks.—The following is the program of the marine barracks concert to begin at 5:30 p.m. tomorrow by the Marine Band, 8. Petrola, conductor: 1. March, ‘The Corcoran Cadets,” Sousa. 2. Overture, ““Con- secration of the Temple,” Heler Bela. 3. Selection, “Aida,” Verdl 4. Valse, “tia pedir. .” Otto Roeder. 5. Piccolo solo, “Through oe eS Ss Te HOMAS rst | the Air,” A. Damm, Henry Jaeger. 6. Sele CITIZENS’ EQUITABLE at of cam against N.Y Accklvut insurance Com | tion, ‘bohemian Girl,” Balfe. 7. Galop, “The vo dorks : i a i or BUILDING ASSOCIATION, with adjustinent ‘The promptitude and iv. | Huating of the Lion,” Ch. Kolling. 8 “Star erality of the payment gives me Tullex confidence in | Spangled Banne GEORGETOWN. D.c. fhe NEW VOL and T foot Cubtised ir recommending ito sheen, MILTON St HOLLAND, chat of covet « OCROPLEY'S HALL, CORNER 31ST AND M BTB., | ing div., sixth auditor's office. a L. MeQUEEN, ase ws Pi St AND PUBLISHER, ae gi FINE BOOK AND JOR PRINTING. The eighth issue of stock in the Citizens’ Equitable | _*¢ = J Baud) = Bee EPS TOE, COMPANY. OFFICE 10th and F n. By 456. ‘Assoriation of Georgetown, will w. Telephon Bast quality ICE. Coat aud WOOD a4 SND (be Aucust mest! Monday. Aucust 10, 1 ¥ for fauiily trade. aul-6m T AM NOW ATTEN Estistep Mzn Rerinep.—The following en- listed men of the army have been placed on the retired list under the provisions of the act of Congress approved February 14, 1885, as amended by sct of Congress approved Se tember 30, 1890: Sergt. John Houser, battery fifth artillery, Alcatraz Island,Cal.; First Sergt. Dennis Ryan, battery C, firstgartillery, Fort Wadsworth, N.Y.; Corp. ‘Adolp& Schick, com- pany B, fifth infantry, Jackson barracks, La. a» ‘Withdrawals af the rats of U per cent per annum. Maxinum rte of advance is two hundred ($200) = Goliare per share Payments on single stock, $1 per month. ‘Paymenie om advanced stock. €2 per month. ay3L. = ~<q=> BEFORE PLACING YOUR ORDERS FOR ‘painting, &e.,consult HUDSON & STRIEBY, painters, desicners and fresco decorators, at ‘st. n.w., "Who will cheerfully furnish nd ‘estimates, Comm fications tail rowptly attended to. A Cexsvs Psosrcution.—The Secretary of the Interior has been notified by the Attorney General that he has instructed the district at- torney for the southern district of Iowa to bring suit against » man name of 8." Bradley, who, to answer census questions. ‘The information sought for from this citizen was to be placed on the blanks sent out by the farms and home mort; division of the census office. Mr. Bradley, however, instead of answering the questions returned the blanks to the census office with suggestions of a personal character. This case is the first one of the kind that has arisen under the present census. Nava Onvens.—Ensigns Wm. V. Platt and Philip Williams ordered to the Philadelphia on the 18th instant. Ensign Chas. A. Brand or- dered to the Enterprise on the 18th instant. Ensign F. M. Brown detached from the Chicago on the 18th instant and ordered to the Yantic. 5 recnoved 10 1403 ide Wor. porcelain enamel Biling, Hons by thse of nitrous, 318, OF WASHINGTON, 4B. RB COR 15TH ST. AND NEW YORE AVE (Gartered by special act of Congress January £2, 1807. Becagacized ander ect Congress Uctober 1, 1888. ‘Transacts the business ‘TRUST COMPANY Ie ali its various: offer my entire stock of AMERICAN WATCHES, DIAMONDS, GOLD CHAINS, RINGS, EAR RINGS, LADIES’ BREAST PINS, BRACELETS, SCARF PINS, CLOCKS AND SILVERWARE at » special discount of 20 PER CENT FOR CASH, for Sshort time only. Goods marked in FLALN FIGURES. STBICTLY ONE PRICE. a& L BALTZSTEIN, JR, Also ote SAVINGS BANK And of SAFE DEPOSIT COMPANY. Capital: Ensign Mark L. Bristol detached from the ONS MILLION OF DOLLARS. a tic on the 18th instant and ordered to the Pee NP PE, STs ae etrel. Passed Assistant Surgeon J. W. Baker detached from the Palos on the reporting of his return and ordered to return home and re- ort arrival. Passed Assistant Surgeon J. L. yre detached from the Ranger, ordered to tem duty on the Charleston’ and on ar- Fivel at Yokalioma to report for duty on the Palos. Axmy Orprns.—Second Lieut Malvern-Hill Barnum, third cavalry, is detailed for For | the course of instruction at the United States Infantry and Cavalry School, Fort Leaven- worth, Kan., on September 1, 1891. The leuve of absence granted First Lieut. Harry L. (tes of minora committer of the estates of lunatics, ecelver, assignes and executes trusts of any and every description. Receives money deposits in sume of TEN CENTS end upward and allows interest thereon. ‘Loans money upon real estate and collateral escur- ity. Bells fretclase real sstate and other securities. Receives SILVER WARK and all kinds of VALU- gS LLOYD'S Soe, EXPRESS, 15300 ST_N.W. ‘@ prepared to receive orders for wencral Lousenold moving , storage of all kinds. furniture and. trunks a specialty. Special attention given to vac Et eget irom ‘stations, boat iso ticket agent for Noriclk, ‘Meambuata. Telephone 430. 325 L steam! . New York and ‘JON C. HAWLEY Fro, FLINTILITHIC PAVEMENT Co. laying cement sidewalks, cel joors, curbing, ste] cl Wet cedars c and ornamental and adamant plaster ted done sad estustes, fur a. a0 Bailey, twenty-first infantry, is extended two Todeed OS. Wate Cae, months. The extension of ‘of absence granted Second Lieut. Charles G. Lyman, sec- ond cavalry, July 3, is further extended one month. ‘The leave ‘of absence granted Col. George H. Sanford, ninth cavalry, May 23, is extended four months. Leave of ‘absence for four months is granted First Lieut, Farrand Sayre, eighth cavalry. The leave of absence for six months on surgeon’s certificate of diea- bility granted First Lieut. Edwin C. Bullock, fourth cavairy (then second lieutenant, seventh cavalry), February 14, 1891, is extended two months. Prnsoxar.—J. W. Patterson of Pitteburg, W. L. Crawford 6f Texas, H. H. Sharp of Texas and E. H. Allen of West Virginia are at Wil- lard’s. —E. P. Spover of New York and T. J. Martin of Philadelphia are at the Randall. 3. H. Irvine of Kentucky, H. H. Nicholson of Nebraska, Jas. Millikin of Pennsylvania — : H. = Ne well, yer of Lo at e Arlin ——A. 8. Ingersoll, jr. ‘Louis- lana ia ot tho Shoreham -G. W: Ourlis of ‘Texas, Prof. H. H. Groodell of Massachusett Maj. Hi. E. Alvord af Maryland, W. H. Scott Columbus, Ohio, Chas. 8. Crandall and W. J. Quick of Colorado, James Holmes of A, E. Blount of New Mexico und D. N. Tengley of Alleghany, Pa. is at the —H.'T. Allen .of Cleveland, F. M. Morris of 8. Louis Rey. Job Turner of Staunton, Va., are at the St James.— John H.” Mohler of Columbus, Ohio, .W. O. Whitcomb of New Haven and 8. C. Fish of eq SENG TON sare DEPOSIT CO, 916 AND 918 PA. AVE. ¥. W. TORAGE FOR FURNITURE, CLOTH- ING, SILVER AND VALUABLES OF ALL KINDS. PRICES MODERATE. ‘BOXES, 65, 67.60 AND UPWARD. met COLLARS AND CUFFS—WHEN (Rusa for owe of oar wagons TOLMAN SIEAM LAUNDRY, Wott eet ae - ‘rican © wis ORY. Lica Bratoes 3 ‘Membar Washington Stook Exchaage. LEWIS G. TEWESBURY & CO. BANKERS AND BROKELS, 1885 ¥ ST., WASHINGTON, D. ©., cash or om margin Stocks, Benda, Bighsits stor Roars Constant quotticns a. market Peephone 848. A x [NO W. MAG 4 Member N.Y. Steak CORSON & MACARTNEY, GLOVER BUILDING. 1419 F ST. ¥. W., Bonkers and Desiers ta Government Bonds. SESS ee Sedcaa Ges: eas reek boumhs and said. i718 the for any of se | mazes NO LIBERIA FOR HIM. Ex-Senator Bruce Thinks America the Place for American Negroes. WHAT HE GAYS OF THE RECENT EMIGRATION MOVE- ‘MENT—THE INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS OF THE NEGRO IN THE SOUTH—PROPERTY ACCUMU- LATED IX VIRGINIA—THE OUTLOOK BRIGHT. In conversation with a Stan reporter today relative to the movement now on foot to in- duce the colored people of the south to emi- grate to Liberia, ex-Senator Bruce said: “There is nothing new nor startling in this movement. It is the fifth distinct effort that has been made since the war to induce the colored people to cast their fortunes with the denizens of Li- beria, but I predict that its failure will be quite as dismal as was the failure of the four preced- ing ones. The colored people are not in sym- pathy with it. In fact, Bishop H. M. Turner of the African Methodist church is the only promi- nent man in this country whofavors the scheme and believes that the negro will only reach his highest development in the dark continent. The bishop is a man of recognized ability and influence, but he has failed to impress his pecu- liar views in this respect upon his race. “The black race in this country is not African except in color; in all the elements of civilized manhood they are American and there is no more reason why they should abandon the land of their birth and go to the dark continent be- cause their forefathers lived there than that the Irish or German or any other class of our heterogeneous population should return to the old world because their forefathers lived there. PROGRESS IN THE SOUTH. “One of the most potent arguments made by the friends of the movement is that the con- ditions of life are easier in Liberia than in the United States; that vast sums of money can be realized from the mahogany trade and from the cultivation of cotton and other tropical productions. They seem to forget that the negro has today practically a monopoly of the agricultural labor of the south, producing nearly all the cotton, rice and sugar of that section. “If the progress made by the colored people of the south since their emancipation were less satisfactory the colonizationists might find some ground upon which to stand. I speak of the south because fifteen-sixteonths of the colored race reside south of Mason and Dixon’s line, and it is in this section that all efforts ar made in this direction.” “Do you think the colored people have made very great advancement?” {heir advancement,” replied Mr. Bruce, “is simply amazing. Gen. R. P. Porter, the able superintendent of the national census, says there are 24,000 colored teachers engaged in elevating their race. There great many mor ve not kept separate race statistics. There are one and one-third million colored pupils in the public schools. ‘There are in addition to th 37,000 pupils in private schools and about 8,000 in parochial schools, making @ total in round nuinbers of 1,878,000. “There are over seventy institutions for superior education of the negro, and over seven thousand colored students in training for teachers, while hundreds are studying theology, law und medicine. “In ten of the southern states the percentage of gain in public school enrollment has far out- stripped the gain in population.” INDUSTRIAL ADVANCEMENT. “What have you to say of the industrial growth of the race?” asked Tux Stan reporter. “Much more than you have time to hear,” replied Mr. Bruce. “As slav expending their physical energies under the direction an for the benefit af others, they produced great volumes df values and continuously upheld the industries ‘of one entire section of the country. As freemen, acting upon their own judgment and sustained by considerations of their own interests, they are producing greater results than ever before. ‘The eotton crop of 1890 was the largest ever produced in this co intry. The crop of 1891 promises to be larger. Any general and widesproad movement among the population ‘would paralyze the industries of at ast eight great states of this Union end seri- ously affect the business of many more. Here- tofore we have contemplated the negro simply as a field hand, but under the stimulating ine. ence of education this state of things is rapidly changing and he is now pushing himself into every field of activity, and becoming artisan, mechanic, merchant,’ banker, manufacturer, lawyer, doctor, teacher and’ preacher. The truth is, the negro is going into everything that other Americans engage in.” “Then they must have accumulated consid- erable property in the south since the war?” “Oh, yes,” said Mr. Bruce. “Notwithstanding the disadvantages under which they labor they own more than $15,000,000 worth of property in the state of Virginia, as shown by the elev- enth census, and had the assessments in the states of Louisiana, South Carolina, Mississippi and some others been kept separate, as wus oes & Mb Farag go better showing would ve been made, egro ia coming; onl; give him half » chanc mn THE CHINESE MISSION. 4 Rumor That It Has Been Offered to Sen- ator Squire of Washington The Chinese mission, theoretically held by Mr. Blair, but practically vacated by the action of the celestial government, is being offered in dog-day rumors to all sorts of people, and Sen- ator Squire of Washington is the latest one | named to go across the Pacific and talk diplo- matically to the great emperor. Nothing defi- nite can be learned officially of this story, but it is not denied. Acting Secretary Wharton, when asked about it, said: “It is quite likely, but then I don’t know anything about it.” Such an admission of the possibility of the fact might be significant and again it might not. It would depend upon the extent of his advices from Bar Harbor or Cape May. But those who know say that the selection of Squire is not only likely but probable, as he is locally in sympathy with the Chinese policy of the government, while he is too recent an ad- vent in the Senate to have made any anti- speeches. ‘There was a good deal of talk at the time of Mr. Blair's rejection, to the effect that a west- ern man should be sent to China, and it would appear as if Squire were sufficiently western for urposes. ‘The fact that none of the new states have yet been given diplomatic appoint- ments might add to his chances. He is now in the east and was caller at the supplemental White House at Cape May the other day. ‘This may be a factor in the onse. An Official Photographer. Mr. G. Theilkuhl of this city has been ap- pointed official photographer for the govern- ment at the Chicago exposition. He is well known here, having been engaged in photo- graphic work in this city for sev- eral years. He was connected with the photograph gallery of the Treasury Department under Mr. Bell, and while there devised an it ious met for the repro- duction of plans in positive in their original colors. ‘This process is now extensively used by the government and will be of great service at —— Mr. Theilkuhl leaves for the west tomorrow. Immigration Laws in British Guiana. The bureau of American republics is in- one-third of the population of the colony, has rendered necessary additional legislation on the subject and that s bill amending and ao isting laws has just been given a second read- {ng in the legislature, The bill provides for the ‘an office ing it in the ice and to iz © public service the several Gus application. ‘The. provision "of the minimum daily rate of wages at 24 conte for an able-bodied and 16 cents farther provided that any immigrant physi. cally: of earning minimum plac $7 on inralilieg and given dally to he content . suitable . D.C, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1891 TWO CENTS. CHANGES IN THE RULES, Additional Regulations for the Examination of Civilian Candidates for the Army. The War Department has made public a new set of rules governing the examination of can- didates from civil life for appointment in the army as second lieutenants, in place of those issued a short time ago and under which those civilians who were recently appointed to the army as second lieutenants were examined. They differ from the old rules in the following Particulars: Trignometry is made a subject of examination and popular astronomy is stricken fromthe list of subjects. In the new rules the board of examinersare to mark each question of examination according to its relative weight and not mark every question on a scale of ten, as was provided for in the old rules. The old rules gave “arithmetic, algebra, £c..” a relative weight of two;the new rules make this relative weight four, thus giv- ing candidates proficient in those ‘studies a better relative chowing.. The new rules pro- vide that no candidate shall be passed by the board who shall not have attained an average of sixty-five per cent in each subject of exami- nation and a general average of at least soventy percent. The requirement as to an average of sixty-five per cent in each subject of examni- nation was not embodied in the old rules, but it was incorporated in a set of instructions is- sued to the examining board and was followed by the board in marking the papers of the can- didates at the recent examination. Several of the civilians selected by Secretary Proctor for examination in September for appointment as second lieutenants were in the examination held about s month ago, when the average of ixty-five per cent was insisted upon, though they were not aware it would be when they were examined. For this and probably other reasons they will be given another chance. SHORT OF TWO-DOLLAR BILLS, ‘The Treasury Forced to Issue = Million ‘More Hancock Notes. ‘The Treasury is about out of two-dollar notes, and as this form of money is the most popular style that it produces, it is rather a serious di- Jemma that it is now facing. This is particu- larly true under the circumstances that sur- round the department just now in the matter of two-dollar silver certificates. It is hoped, however, that the trouble will soon be averted, and steps have already been taken to that end. Some months ago it was discovered that there ‘was a most dangerous counterfeit on the mar- ket, so accurate a reproduction of the “Han- cock” @2 note having been made by outside ‘that copies of it were passed in banks and other places where expert eyes usually de- tect a bad piece of money at a glance. was so little difference between uine and the counterfeit that the Treasury Depart- nt decided to call in the issue as far as pos 8 nd to stop its production. Accordingly, orders to fect were given, and there have been no new Hancock notes put out for a long period. In the meantime work mn pushed on a new note that had been projected and devised some time before the detection of the counterfeit, but for some reason or other it did not progress as fast as usual, and the time came the o' day when the stock of old Han- cocks ran out and it was absolutely necessary to have some bills. The department was eeriously embarrassed. It did not want to put out any of the old notes because there was just as much reason for their withdrawal as ever, since the bad plates hdd not been captured. But it became necessary for a new issue of two-dollar certificates to sent out, as th demand was growing large for them, and as a last resort it was finally decided to run the risk of affording the counterfeiters another chan: to play their game, and orders were sent to the bureau of engraving and printing te turn out an issue of 250,000 sheets of Hancock notes, amounting to 1,000,000 bills or $2,000,000. Work on these notes hag been begun, and in a few di the new notes will begin to aj SOUL troped that this Jot wit fide the aebent ment over its difticulty. 4 SERIES OF FRAUDS. Men Claiming to Be Government Agents Sell- ing Land in Okishoma, The general land office has received informa- tion which leads to the belief that a somewhat extended series of frauds are being carried on in different parts of the country. For example, o letter was receivei from & citizen of Windsor, N. ., stating that ‘& man representing that he was an agént of the government was visiting the colored people in that locality and selling them homesteads in Oklahoma. The writer states that he pur- chased seven homesteads, paying for them $105. He also bought some town lots in Lagston City, Oklahoma. He does not complain of the price id and as each homestead contains 160 acres doubt as to the genuineness of the pur- chase, and, as in such cases, he paid his mo and then in the sober second thought to make inquiries as to his bargain. Of course the entire affair is fraudulent and the writer will be advised to have the man prosecuted as # fraud. Another letter of a somewhat similar charac- ter bas been received from a man living in Evansville, Ind. He states that a man travels jut who representshimself to bean’ out by the emigrate to Oklahama. Ho tells the the government is giving the away for the purpose of encouraging se tlement. He adds that by giving him §3 he will farnish thom a pass to Oklahoma and return free of any additional charges. The writer states that this man has induced some of the farmers to think about it and some are inclined to make the change. A similar re- sponse will be sent to the inquirer from In- diana ap was sent to thecitizen of North Garo- find ‘there t- —_—_+ee_ . Commodore Perry’s Former Flag Ship. A statement having been printed that the old Niagara, sunk in Misery bay, Lake Erie, was to be raised and refitted and moored near the Navy Department exhibit at the world’s fair, a member of the board authorizes the statement that the raising and refitting of Commodore Perry's former flag ship is » private enter- rise, in which the government of the Inited States can take no part, as the Colum- bian exposition is of an international charac- ter, in which reminders of victories over our Canada can have no place, and if exhibited, not be lavy Department exhibit. Reciprocity With the Barbadoes. ‘The question of commercial reciprocity be- it sent | overnment to solicit families to | 80: that TWO NOTABLE DEATHS James Russell Lowell and George Jones of the New York “Times.” EXPORT OF ROSSIAN RYE STOPPED. Meeting of the Ohio Builders at Cincinnati. HEAVY LOSSES IN WHEAT. JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL. JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL DEAD. America’s Foremost Scholar, Poet and Es- sayist Passes Away. Bosrox, August 12—Hon. James Russell Lowell died at his home in Cambridge at 2:10 this morning from liver complaint. ‘Mr. Lowell himself never inquired as to the nature of his-malady. From inquiries it was ascertained that an old enemy of his, the gou has afflicted him almost constantly of late, an that sciatica, hemorrhage and latterly a severe type of liver disoase have in turn affected him. r. Lowell's health has been i since his return to this country concluding his diplomatic services of eight years, three years at Madrid and five at the court of St. James. The death of his wife in the midst of his social and diplomatic suc- cess in London as the representative or this country had an untoward effect upon his health, which was even then becoming broken. JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL. Jas. Russell Lowell was born in Cambridge, Mass. February 22, 1819. He was the son of the Rev. Chas. Lowell, and was the hereditary representative of the heart and brains that founded New England. He was the youngest gf five children. His birthplace was the old Tory mansion, now called Elmwood, a large, three-story, square wooden house of the early colonial style, surrounded by magnificent elms d pines, with an outlook on the Charles river, Young Lowell | was fitted for col- lege by Wm. ter the publisher of elieeiog and entered Hervecd tn Eis sixteenth year, and was graduated in 1838. His first published literary production, outside of some Poems, for “Harvardiana,” ‘was his notable class poem. In the Harvard law school Lowell received the degree of LL.B., and was admitted tothe bar in The “only record of the ractice of his profession is found in a story Entitled “My First Client,” published in. the Boston Miscellany. Henceforth he gave him- self entirely to literature. In 18418 volume of poems, written under the intiuence of affection for awoman of genius who became his wife, was published under the title of “A Year's a woman who inspired these poems took place in 1844. was an ardent abolitionist, and doubtless her influence aided in turning his thoughts to the serious side of that cause, to which he rendered immortal service. Lowell was not only a poet, ascholar, a humorist, but » conservative and a critic. icalism was always conservative, bis criti- oism always constructive. Lowell and his wife contributed regularly to | > the ‘‘Liberty Bell,” and in 1848 he was corre- sponding editor of the “Anti-Slavery Stand. ard.” From 1848 to 1846 his poems mostly in the latter publication. ‘The Boston was the vehicle of his productions and in its columns appeared the ‘Bigelow Papers,” which began in June, 1846. ‘This satire was an event of the first import- ance in the history “4 the Pikes —— In wit, scholarship and penetrating knowledge of Kuan ‘uature it ‘ok the pltos, which 't has since maintained, of a masterpiece. It is a recognized classic, both in England and America. It consisted of coms in the Yankee dialect low” y “Mr, Hosea by “Homer Wilber, A. M., pastor of the first church in Jaalam and’ prospective member of many literary, learned and scientific societies.” In the main it was a satire on slavery andthe ‘Mexican war, but there was scarcely any cant, ypocrisy or meanness in politics, the pulpit thé press that was not hit by it. In 1843 he undertook the editing of the Pioneer, a literary and critical magazine, in Story were contributors. Only three numbers were published, the venture being» financial failure. In 1844 he published » volumeof verses. In 1845 appeared “The Vision of Sir Launfal,” one of the most exquisite productions of his oni mm founded on the legend of the oly which is saidto have been com- josed in a sort of frenzy in sbout forty-eight Pours, during which he ate or slept. ‘The “Conversations on the Pocts” was Low- e's first work in literary criticism and was the basis of his lectures before the Lowell Insti- tute, 1854-5, and of his lectures before Harvard University during his professorship of modern \d lettres. an to 1851, when he made a E alt its wie op sete to gee and poems, increasing his In January, 1 low's successor in orn languages number and in 1869 became « joint editor of tho North w. Brady Stu the he wap The vol and “My and tween the Barbadoes and the United States has | s27®. Again been brought up by a letter addressed to Sir Walter Sendall, governor of Barbadoes, to Lord Knutsford, asking what modifications of reductions would have to be made on im) probe fs sugar freon boing st ite sugar provisions of the McKinley juced in the colony is for free admittance to The princi articles im) fron the Gaited Btates paths Reemmeee: Seman dain ‘Whaling in Alaskan Waters. Capt. Healy of the revenue cutter Bear, un- der date of Post Clarence, Alaska, July 10, writes to Capt. Shepard, chief of the revenue ethtnert j | is iii ae i ! i i é i a | BS His | Ey GEORGE JONES OF THE TIMES DEAD. ‘The Veteran New York Editor Expired This Morning. Potaxp Sraixos, Mz., August 12.—Editor George Jones of the New York Times died at 4 o'clock this morning. LIFE OF GEORGE JONES. ‘The story of George Jones’ life is the story of the founding and building up of the New = Times. Although Mr. Jones had reached age of forty when he joined J. Ray- mond in ewttlihing Nhe “Times aad had is way already made to success and a competence in the exclusion of all other interests and affaire, his undivided time and energies. His euccess has been the success of the journal he has con- trolled. His honorable career and repute are inseparably associated with the careor and the standing of his net r. The father and eee of Mr. Jones were of that sturdy Welsh stock that has contributed prominent and successful men to #o many of the older communities of this coun- Coming to America some years the birth of their son George, they had settled in the village of Poult- ney, Vt., where the father engaged in the busi- ness ofa woolen manufacturer. It was in Poultney that George was born on 16th of Au- gust, IS1L. Ho would have reached the age of eighty on Sunday, the 16th of this month. ‘The story of his youth is the familiar story of slender ‘means and hard toil. His father and mother died when he was thirteen years old and he was left to make his own way and take care of himself in the world. There was a country store in the Village of Poultney, kept by Amos Bliss. ‘That humble merchant, himself ‘also a journal- t, enjoyed the uncommon distinction of be- ing the first employer of two men, wh+ in later life were to conspicuous figures in New York journalism. Mr. Jones, before he was fourteen years old became the clerk and errand boy in Mr. Bliss’ store. Atabout the same time Mr. Bliss took into the composing room of his newspaper, the Northern Spectator, as & printer's apprentice a boy named Horace Greeley, who was to serve him five years and be boarded and lodged and after ‘the first six months was to receive 40a year. The two lads became friends and playmates at once, and their ac- quaintance and friendship, renewed not many years Inter in this city, continued with ouly uch interruptions es are matural and perhaps nevitable to the rivalries of journalism, to time of Mr. Greeley's death. It was in 1833 that Mr. Jones went to New York. Mr. Greeley had preceded him by two years. It was in the business office of Horace Greeley's Tribune that Mr. Jones became first connected with journalism. Just as his youth- ful acquaintance with Greeley, formed in the Vermont village some seventeen years earlier, had molded the beginnings of bis career in New York, so his friendship with Henry J. Raymond, beginning while the one was em- ployed in the business office and the other in ‘the editor's room of the Tribune was destined speedily to ripen into intimacy, confidence and mutual respect, and later to bring them into business partnership in the founding and management of the New York Times. Upon the death of Mr. Raymond Mr. George Jones became the ‘responsible head of the New York Times, in control of fis business manage- ment and editorial policy. A complete woes! of Mr. Jones’ manage- ment of the Times during the three years fol- lowing Mr. Raymond’sdeath would of necessity include a history of the Tweed ring, broken and overthrown by the Times. Mr. Jones had secured the secret accounts of the Tweed = and had begun a fight which was only to end with the complete overthrow of Tw In some way Tweed discovered that these accounts were about to be published in the Times, and he at once sent au agent to Mr. Jones with an offer to buy the Times at any price he might namo. This offer being refused an offer of €5,000,000 for the suppres- sion of the accounts was made, but it was fine. par eneeeion Sarah Mt. ir. Jones ied, in 1836, Miss Gilbert of Troy. ‘The fiftieth or golden anni- versary of this wedding was quictly observed in pavers Br Mr. Jones in 1886. His sur- viving chi are Mrs. Emma ward Lowell of Bost L. Dyer of New York city and ame Mrs. Hens . Gildert — MEETING OF OHIO BUILDERS. Crxorexatt, Onto, August 12.—The executive committee of the Onio Building Association League met 10 a.m. this morning in the parlors of the Dennison House to receive new applice- tions for membership in the league. At 2:30 p. m. the league was called to order at the West End Turner Hall by President Winters. About 800 delegates were present. Hon. Henry Stueve, first vice president of the e, de- livered an of welcome on of the Cincinnati association. President Winters then delivered his annual address, which was beg eae the of reports by Secretary Hiett and Treasurer Stu- devant, and the state cxecutive committee. The delegates will be given a tion and banquet atEichler’s garden tonight by the Cincinnatl associations. Thureday will be taken up with pers pre} by different members of the State and the election of officers. caida THE “SHORTS” WERKE CAUGHT. E. Pardridge of Chicago Dropped $400,000 om Wheat Yesterday. August 12.—The News says: Millions of dollars were counted out as a profit when yesterday's session of the Chicago board of Het HI the export from Russia of rye and rye meal of every kind and brand, which was published im the official journal at St. Petersburg yesterday, has created an enormous sensation in this city. The ukase came as « complete ae nt forbic ex; rye call tye mnasl os tho rincipal merchants bere ial telegrams confirming the first published tches announcing the pro- hibition. The only point of difference in the private and public dispatcbes is in re- gard to the date on which the prohibition Will go into effect. Several of the earlier dis- patches of yesterday stated that the akase would take effect immediately, while later short respite afforded great relief. The influence of ins action on the part of the Russian government was immediately felt on the bourse here. The effect was to gener ally depress prices, although values did act fall as low as was expected they would, as many of the leading brokers had received secret advices as to the probable promulgation of the decree. Although the official announce ment made in St. Petersburg on Monday iast that tae government intended to take meas- ures to prevent speculators {rom sending grain from the country had prepared merebar.te here for the imposition of some restrictions + grain trade of Russia, nothing total the probibition of » particular grain was anticipated. WANT THE ORAIN DUTIES TAKEN OFF. Herr Richter and the radical press bave seized the occasion to advance their theories of political economy, and this morning the Papers of the radi abound with articles summoning the German government to remove the duties on grain and thereby, to some extent, allow the substitution of some other grain for rye, which is the principal sustenance of the poor of Germany. One effect of the ukase has been to raise the price of rye almost to the price of wheat. The hewspapers recall the numerous occasions whom they appealed to the goverument to reduce the import duties on grain in the face of a con- tinual advance in pricesand gloomy harvest Prospects, ‘They say it is now almost too late to avoid the distress that will follow the short German crops, but urge that the removal of the duties on grain will help to mitigate the sufferings of the poor. Chancellor vou Caprivi is deaf to all the ap- als made to him to remove the grain duties it is understood that he is resolved to stick te his gurs until the commercial treaties of Ger- many with Austria, Hungary, Switeerland and Roumania are adjusted, aud that he will not entertain any’ propositions looking to the abolition of the grain duties. The fulleffects of the Russian measure will not be felt for several days. The rye imported by Germany from Russia cennot be replaced by the rye of any other country. A further and rapid increase in the prices of breadstufis must be expected. ‘Thus will greatly engthen the agitation —con- ducted by the leaders of the Freminnige party and promises to augment the opposition to the vernment. Russian finances will from the prohibition. They are alread sufficiently precarious condition, especially after Russia's futile attempts to negotiate for- eign loans DON, August 12.—The English newspaper Press is much disturbed over the annoance- ment that the Russian government has decided to prohibit the export of rye. The general feeling is that although Great Britain will not be affected to such an extent as Germeny and Austria, she will inevitably suffer to a great de- gree from the prohibition. The Daiy News this morning, commenting on the action of Russia in prohibiting the ex~ port of rye, says that it is reassuring to learn that the crops in the United States promuse to yield an exceptionally large harvest. The farmers of America, the paper declares, are masters of the situation, and it is to be bo that they will use their strength mercifully. The making of corners in the is never laudable, and in the preseut juncture it would be little short of fiendish. REPUBLICANS IN MARYLAND. The Convention on the 27th—Some ef the Candidates. ‘Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. Barrimone, August 12.—The democratic poli- ticians are now taking @ vacation and the re publicans are getting ready for the carapaign. ‘The republican state convention will meet at Ocean City Thursday, August 27, und nominate candidates for governor, controller, attorney general and clerk of the court of appeals. The talk of inte has been with regurd to the wisdom of doing-everything possible to bri Mr. Gary into cloter relations with the eamis istration at Washington, so that there may be some recognized head to the party in land. Capt. Wm. D. Burchinal, surveyor of the port of Baltimore, has mo superior in the republican party here as @ shrewd, boid, fair and open politician. “I have fought Mr. Gary,” be esid in en in- terview, “and have fought him squarely. He always knew exactly where 1 stood. He op- posed me when I was ® candidate for ecllector of the port and had another man whora be desired appointed. But I realize that the party can ill afford to turn its back on a man of Mr. Gary's social and business influence in this state. He is still ready to do ail in his power for the party. I have no sympathy with move- ments iniended to crush him out. If we wand to make a good showing this fall we should all rally around Mr. Gary. I can't say anything against him except that he has been such am uncompromising Sherman man, but be is eu- titled to respect for his opinion.” We ought to stand by him and let administration at Washington take him into its confidence and throngh bim help to put stop to all the dis- graceful bickering and biting and factional folly in Baltimore. kat eo ‘administration recognize Mr. Gary as the part$ leader in ‘Maryland and we can all get together.” This is very plain talk. What effect it will have on Collector Marine, Postmaster Johnsca, Subtreasurer Wellington, District Atiorney Ensor, Naval Officer Urner and Airey and the other federal officials in the state re- mains to be seen. ben Capt. Burchinal speaks he means what he says. No one ever / THE LATEST TICKET ovr. Ex-Congressman Lloyd Lowndes of Cumber- land can have the nomination for governor if, he wants it, but it is not likely that he will take it. The most recent ticket named is Col. Wm, 's county, Frank Holmes of St. Mary's, Gantt of Senator Calvert and State