Evening Star Newspaper, July 26, 1894, Page 3

——— THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1894—~TEN PAGES. 3 — ee —— Ao es _ — = c ered. * SPECIAL NOTICES. SPECIAL NOTICES THE CORCORANS’ AI Pp rT INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS, FINANCIAL. be ae |THE WAR CLOUDS >, SMP) AUSTRALIA'S SYSTEM ee. Loe tose tr ’ : a I 3 ood = . -Page 5 McDANIEL: Seeetare, —_— Laity a mn la cigar. A B . Soldier Boys Having Fun Down by the A neg ire! I ire! weaeaee ae pure Havana Filler and real Sumatra Wrap- The Chinese Officials Speak of a Sen, P : Governmental Control of Railroads es 8 Cll —-s Attention ts again ‘atied te é . per Cigar. If you're looking for that kind, ask’ F [ Rae A ‘ PODIST Page 4 eo washes ot f tat x aug at Tsoi, oe ~ Peaceful Solution. - Prevails in the Colonies, Page 10 fr tie aie ttornse of a kis b of | 66! 39 s ‘ --Page 6 pouxehald goods, sil- the W a By" onder, ot Pw pas 5c. — nlacyainiitiey! weiemaca ate Wee ia — COUNTRY, BOARD... ase 4 Termates Jems “pleturen rt SLO DE OF THE R. AND rea ree’ 5c ar. 3 i = s 5 : ment - tag Sadie dace a | Fao ways to sat, Sod aecer | DIFFERENT VIEWS OF THE SIFUATION} m1ue—esninicion oma eavty worm HOW LT HAS WORKED ea tse 5| American Security & openbetmer's Hall.” TOMORROW x a won't suit you, smok: ing Skirmisn) Drjits, cones Pee 30 | Trust 140 Gst a “ for the purpose of presenting a | 66 9 = NOUR Page 10 Co. . Remar! to beth hocnce of Congress for ue Joe Wright roc. Cigar. oe : ; 3] STORAGE WA’ outa A ISTH ST. y26 To Wiow Tr MAY CONCERN a ae “Joe Wright” loc. Cigar. The Vigilant and Britannia Pre- Correspondence of The Evenipg Stgr. Different Gauges a Matter of Great | ror -) iapeecieeapias oars Insure In NCERN: Loc. . ar. sea fer stares of the’ capital stork ef the Coloanis | Clhmen, the coantzy over, pronounce 1 the paring to Race. SE ee oe Inconvenience ret ‘| sme anuasctos rin tesrmasre oo, bg ee oy on 7 9 od “ OCEAN VIEW, Va., July 25, 1804. i For 4 gigas moranenegie i img kB, -~ fas tis been either EFI your dealer is cut of the above brands The good weather contitues an every- FOR RENT (Offices) aoe ok For the District of Colrmia. ties te the eed cone mate made applica- or doesn't handle them, Jet us know. We'll having a jolly good time. Reveille FOR RENT (ooms). Page 4 | Cosh capital. = 820,000.00 ertubeate of stock ur’ the “muater "of tauren | | supply you throngh him THE QUEEN'S INTEREST] was sounded at 5 am, and by 645 the ex, | FINANCIALLY CONSIDERED | Fo! REST Gtabtes) Tase 4 | Oficers—Waltsr 8. Cox, president: FL. Moors, . . d d 5am., y 5245 - x Ns a ident; C. B. a surer: Rad ns me Maia certieate store | Jas, L. Barbour & Son, tire company was busy drilling on the beau- roe Sr ape = ped [peer Nn Er SFDeLiwst | “THOS. F. GOODE. See ee : : JOBBERS AND IMPORTERS, 614-616 PA. AVE. 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COLLINS, EXVERT WATCH- President Clevelan: jamed the Mem- muker, meme with H. Semen, has oars of bers Last Night. our watch repairing department. Complicat “ watches 2 cfeciaits. M. GOLDSMITH & SON. | AS predicted in yesterday's Star, the Pres- 911 Pa. ave. SEW WORLD'S RECORDS ON Ar Waltham, Mass.. July 14, mile. with fying t 1 minute 5445 seconds; mile, with anding start, in 2 mirutes flat. Both by J. P. of Chicago, on a Rambler. h., same day, twenty-five miles Re ticerick to 1 hour, 7 minutes, 4% fty miles by Berthel in 2 hours 21 roud records from five to fifty miles same time, and all on Ramblers. “way to de it” is on a Rambler. GORMULLY & JEFFERY MFG. €0., now, ident last night appointed the commission which is to investigate the controversy be- tween certain railroads and their employes in connection with the recent labor strike at Chicago and the west. The statute un- der which the commissicn is appointed di- reets that the commissioner of labor shall be one of the commissioners, and that an- other shall be appointed from the state in which the controversy arose. The commis- sioners will be Carroli D. Wright, John D. Kernan of New York and Nicholas E. Worthington of Peoria, Il. Mr. Kernan is a well-known Utica, N. ¥., and a son of ex-United States Serator n. He has been a particular and thorough student of labor questions, and has written soveral important contri- ; butions to the literature of the subject. He was chosen because of his umdoubted un- derstanding of the subject and his well- krown sympathy with the laboring ¢lrsses. Mr. Kerran was appointed one of the rail- road commissioners ot New York state by Mr. Cleveland, then governor of the state. He held this position for some time after the election of Gov. Hill, but finally ret and entered into the practice of law York city. Mr. Kernan presided at anti-snapper convention in 1sv2, Nicholas E. Worthington is at present juége of the circuit-court of the central district of Mlinots. He has served several terms in Congress, ‘and was the immediate 1325 14ti AVEAKE AND POTOMAC ‘Telephone Company. A dividend of 50 cents per bere will be payable on the 20TH DAY OF LY. 1804. to he stockholders of record at the ss cm the 20th day of July, Iso4, jee of the treasurer of the company, - nw., Washington, D. ‘The transfer books will be closed from the 21st ef Jniy to the 30th of July. inclusive. MUEL M. “BRYAN, President. iE, Treasurer. Jy l6toad DK. ES. CARKOLL, DENTIST, HAS REMOVED his office from 1314 F street to his residence at ‘orth Takoma, where he will practice for the | of July and August. Inquire at Hotel Takoma. Sy2-Lin ffow TO KEEP COOL THIS WEATHER—BRING me seme unbound magazines of any kind, let me bind them. Then set cet, read and forget the te HODGES © S11 oth’ st. je2t ES TO ORDER, $11. 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We are making a specialty of our Midday Dinners from 11 to 3 o'clock—cooked and served in most appetizing manver. You get d of two choice of three meats or fich—two vegetablesbread and butteralt HOTEL EMRICH, 4587-460 PAL AVE NW." yas Quality Never Finer. Price Never So Low. Clavel. oe eae Claret. We've “cut” the price of the FINEST CALIFOKNIA = ZIN- FANDEL CLARET Claret. The same wine others Claret. 5: = “ae low pric ~ 1 Claret. craters G. G. Cornwell & Son, Don't suffer any longer. Ware ‘em out. Our CERTAIN CORN REMOVER takes th out uiickly and painlessly cr mouey refund all druggist« or HERE, eFOur Toor DROPS are chezp, safe, handy, effective. Ie, Van Syckei’s Pharmacy, cor. 13TH_AND NW. 35 Always Neatly Dressed. It's easy. cheap and necessary. Send us your soiled cloth Ye make them look like new. Ge. Vests ard ‘Trousers, 25e. ——— BIBLE IN SOUTH AMERICA. The Annual Report of the America: Bible Society. From the New York Tribune. ‘Tue seventy-eighth annual report of the Americzn Bible Society, covering the work of that organization from May 1, 1893, to May 1, 1894, in a volume of 229 pages, has just been issued. One of the principal features of the report deals with the ob- acles which the agents of the society meet in the countries in which the Roman Cath- olie religion is in the ascendant, as is shown by the several statements of the agents themselves. Read More Widely Than Ever. ‘The agents affirm that ihe Bible “without note or comment” is being read more wide- ly than ever before, many being anxious to get the Bible at any price, as is shown by the following quotation from a letter from the agent of the society in Mexico: “The people, though very poor, were anxious for the Bible, willing to make al- most any sacrifice to obtain it—to give their images, rosaries, pictures of saints or their blankets; two men even took off their san- dals from their feet and gave them.” According to the report of the treasurer the receipts of the society for the year were $662,728. aml the total cash dis- bursements, 92.08. The appropriations for the foreign work for the present year amount to $160,156. The total issues of the Scriptures for the year amount to 1,447,650 copies. Of the volumes issued from the Bi- ble house, 75,194 were sent to foreign lands. During the existence of the society its total issues have been 58,374,430 copies. ———--+ e+ Gov.;Rich Will Be Renominated. for $3.50. ing from overstocked dealers at our own and Table Luxuries, NNA. AVE. N.W. Sy25 ¢, enables us to make this our Corns Hurt? ok At to the Michican republican state conven- tion, to be held on Tuesday next, show that John F. Rich has more than a major- ity pledged for his renomination for gov- ernor. The only strength that Mayor H. 8. Pingree has shown has been in Detroit. Present indications are that Senators Me- Millan and Patton will have little or io opposition for nomination for United States Senators. soe The English Anarchist. Commissioner of Immigration Senner is making an examination of the English This is to some necessary shop- rget sour Writing Fuper and we all the latest stylex— Vints aud shapes at surprisingly low prices. | anarchist, Mowbray’s record, the result cakarite es Bate tee aren "the Ladies’ | of which will decide whesher or not the would-be citizen shall be escorted to an cutgoing steamer, labeled “dangerous,” and deported, or whether he shall remain here and make good his sworn intention of he- coming a citizen of the United States. oe Levi P. Morton for Governor. There were thirty-five members of tne re- publican state committee in New York yes- terday, sa the Times, and the majority of them, when interviewed by reporters for the Times, favored the nomination of Levi P. Morton for governor, Ezston & Rupp. 421 mth St. priced Station t abose ave.) J All Sorts of Mantels, Too. | Don't get the impression that we do “grit xelusively, for ncbody mnkex better Sor quetes lower prices than w them to order from any sort of ' of cur ows hea & K_ FAULDING, 3 turer's Agt., 8 E st. DIN ISNT AS tO Supplies An exp occurred sell you for lees mor works of the Trenton Match Company. The injured are George Tindall, foot bad and face eut; Edward Fiy, | burned; Clara Jewe honogre ph Co., | === i ste Casto For fants and Children. torn Jeg and arm , bruised. => ria CROMELIN, Sec. Were You Satisfied I Ad > a Te — PROMOTES DIG and over: The Unio Sayings Bank, imac 1922 F Street N. W. \ Yt, piste bentees FAXS FOUR VER a ust ON SAtINOS | ronTA con ‘Géversisent pry daze, aba | propeily a ae “eid “GASTONIA be co well adapted to childvem thai {< vécommené it ag superior to avy prescription knows (9 me”? H. A, ARCHER, M.D i i1t So. Oxroté st., Brock!rn, "For several yea s sta,’ Aud shall always couines to de so, invusdatty produced betedeisi repults.”* = EDWIN F. PARLEY, M.D, 125th at. and Tee ore, Now Yori city. 2 alk 2 Wine ¢ ) ‘ ie. $8: at Complete returns of delegates elected j LONDON, July 26.—Up to noon. today the Japanese and Chinese ministers had not re- ceived any news from their respective gov- ernments in regard to the situation of af- fairs in Corea. The opinion was gaining ground, however, that war would be avert- ed, for the present, at any rate. A prominent official of the Chinese lega- tion said this morning: , “Two days ago it was my opinion that war was inevitable. Today I believe that we have weathered the cape, and that the Corean question will be settled without re- course to arm The California Japanese Colony. SAN FRANCISCO, July 26.—A meeting of a committee representing Japanese resi- dents was held at the Japanese consulate last night, and it was decided to make im- mediate efforts to raise $10,000 to assist the Japanese government in carrying on its war with China. Further than that, the San Francisco Japanese say they are pre- pared to form a brigade of four thousand men, arm themselves with American rifles, and go to Japan at thei: own expense, if their services should be needed in the Co- rean conflict. All the members of the Japa- nese colony will be assessed to raise funds if the war goes on. Views of a Missionary. BALTIMORE, July 26.—Rev. Dr. R. H. Graves, the oldest missionary worker for the Southern Baptist mission board in China, hea just retu:ned after forty years’ services. The doctor, in speaking of the Chinese-Japanese imbroglio, says: “The Chinese and Japanese are very jerlous of each other at all times, and this jealousy has doubtless much to do with the bitter- ness of their dispute over Corean claims. Their jealousy is not unfounded, in mary respects, for Japan hs outstripped he: neighbor in point of western civilization, while China, on the other hand, claims that her own civilization is higher, and that she would not exchange it for western elements. The two nations have much the same feel- ing of rivalry toward each other that France and Ge-many have. “In Corea the Japanese have business in- terests and population, while China has po- litical suzerainty, which she will not re- linquish easily to Japan. The latter coun- try is evidently backed by Russia in ine effort to regain the political power in Corea which she held in years gone by.” Seas ND BI VIGILANT ITANNIA, Both Vessels Leave for Penzance for Saturday's Race. * : QUEENSTOWN, July 26.—The Vigilant and Britannia left Queenstown at 10 pin. yesterday for Penzance, Cornwall, in tow {of the American steam yacht Atalanta, | | Before the sloop sailed Capt. Hank Haff pronounced himself satisfied with the new jaws of the gaff and with their fittings, and said that he would race With tifém in Mounts bay. Capt. Haff, however, is not | yet. satisfied with the set of the mainsail, Which will be altered in caseva-mew one is oe procured in time ‘or Saturday’s rac- ing. * whe Queen to See the Race. COWES, Isle cf Wight, July 26.—It is announced that Queen Victoria will witness the private match race for a cup, valued at $500, between the Vigilant and the Britantia, which is to be sailed on Au- gust 4. The Prince of Wales and the Duke of York will be on board the Britannia during this race. The course will be chosen by the officers of the Royal Yacht squadron. —_——_—_ ILLINOIS SENATORSHIP. Ex-Representative Mason States He Will Not Give Up the Fight. SPRINGFIELD, IIL, July 26.—When the republican state convention was led to order today it was asserted with more than usual positiveness that there would be no nomination for Senator. Ex-Congressman Mason was, nevertheless, as confident as ever, declaring that he would not give up the fight under any circumstances. The ful- lowers of both Wulff and Tracy, the rival candidates for state treasurer, seemed to have lost none of their confidence. Ex-Gov. Fifer, it was semi-authoritatively an- nounced, would be made permanent chair- man. Mrs. Flower of Chicago made an active canvass among the delegates in her own behalf for the nomination as trustee of the state university. —_-. --- A Murderer Hung. DOYLESTOWN, Pa., July 26.—At 11:02 o'clock Wallace Burt, the half-breed In- dian, paid the penalty for the murder of Mr. and Mrs. Rightly. The trap was sprung at that time and the tightening cord about the murderer's neck quickly extinguished the vital spark. His crime was the murder of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel L. Rightly. Mr. Rightly was eighty- three and his wife eighty years of age. They lived near the Jittle village ef Rich- j boro, Bucks county, and were found mur- dered in bed at ome on Sunday morn- ing, September 2 03. Mrs. Anna Statt- ler, a neighbor, made the startiing discov- ery on the morning of that day, and also found that the bed in which the bodies lay was on fire, the murderer having made an effort to destroy the evidences of his crime by igniting the bed clothing with a lighted candie. Mrs. Stattler gave the alarm, and the neighbors arrived quickly and extinguished the flames. Then the full horror of the deed was revealed. Mr. Rightly’s skull had been battered with blows from a hatchet, his jaw was broken and his head and body bruised and wound- ed. Mrs. Rightly also had her jaw broken and was herribly maimed, Death in the Flames. BURLINGTON, Ia., July —George W. Dee, a farmer living eight miles west of Burlington, was burned to death in his houfe last night. (He was eighty-seven years of age, weighed 300 pounds and had been confined to his bed. In some way the house took fire. and when discovered the {flames were all around Dee's bed. His son-in-law, Scott Devault, attempted to as- sist him out of the house, but the sick man was unable to walk. Devault partly car- ried and dragged him as far as the door, vhen the flames swept upon them and De- vault was compelled to abandon the invalid to his fate. The flames soon reduced his form to a blackened mass, in full view of the horror-strickea spectators. His aged wife was terribly burned. —— Murderous Ex-Police Officer, H LOS ANGELES, Cal., July 26.—Four peo- ple instantly killed was the wholesale n ur- derous record made by Jo Craig, an ex- police officer, last night. He drove to the house of his divorced wife, near Tropico, shot her dead, and George Hunter, her brother, and his father-in-law and mother- in-law Mrs. Craig secured a divorce abont two | months ago upon the grounds of cruelty. and Craig, who proved to be of ve quarrelsome disposition, has never lost an opportunity to make it unpleasant for her and her family, a Assaulted by a Judge. CENCINNATI, Ohio, July 26.—A Commer- cial Gazette special from Chattanooga,Tenn., W. Matson, editor of a local even- per, was called to his door and as- 1 last night by County Judge Hugh whom he had attacked in his judg? struck Matson and at- to draw a revolver, but Matson Recenily Judge Wuiteside at- Dr Seerge Hurt for a sim- tiful dri field, the boys preferring the early morn to the roasting hot sun. The skirmish drill received their finishing touches this morning, and at 5 this even- ing an exhibition drill will take place in front of the hotel, on the beautiful lawn, 80. that the many spectators may have a chance to see what a military company’s duties require, and will be followed every evening at tht same hour, The greatest difficulty of the present drill team is the number of new men. By this evening, how~ ever, Capt. Edwards will, in all probability, have things in shape, and if any breaks are de the boys will have no one to blame but themselves. Yesterday was a gala day for the lads. Crowds of visitors visited camp during the day, and every one was lvoking his best. Karly in the evening a party of boys boarded the train bouna for Norfolk, to do the town red. They were received by the generous people of tnat vicinity and shown the memorable old city. Last night about 7 o’clock the boys were out on a mock parade, with Capt. Wm. Smith in command, with costumes of all sorts and Kinds. Private Phelps and Lit- tle Johnny, with a large sign attached, “The Siamese Twins,” led, and marched through the vicinity looking like a band of Indian warriors, and then proceeded to the camp of the Merry Band, in respond to a special invitation, and the lads declare that finer fellows and better times were never had before. Tney were received by the club by the playing of the band of the beau- tiful “Evening Star March,” which was applauded loudly by all. present; then a general good time was commenced. Private Findley, the champion jig dancer, led with a song and dance, to the tunes of the Merry Band, followed by a heroic recitation from Private Williams, with refreshments, “etc.,” in great abundance passed around, between acts. Neat was a skirt dance by Annie Rooney, followed by an exhibition sparring match between Private Ryan and Sergt. Thompson, resulting in the knockout of the sergeant in the fourth und. Then Capt. Smith thanked the Mei wand for there kind hospitality and good time shown his men, and invited the club to Camp Joseph W. Anderson the following evening, which was accepted in a neat little speech by the band’s noted silver-tongue orator, after which the Corcorans proceeded back to camp. Lieut. Anderson, the lone star fisherman, was out bright and early this moraing, and soon returned with a beautiful string. He declares that he brought to the top of the water a monster presumably weigh twenty-five pounds. However, the sly escaped from the lieutenant without the second vir ac Lieut. V B. Sabin,® Prtvate Thomas Sabin and their father, Who accompanied them to camp, returned fo Washington on last evening's boat. The following men responded to the sick call this morning: Serzy, Thompson, Pri- vates Stoddard and Williams. L. H. P. oe ze NELSON BI RDSLEYS | Mr IONS, Mrs, Armstrong Claims to Be His Law- fal Widow. | From the New York Sum. Ever since the death of Nelson Beardsley, in Auburn, N. Y., Jaruary last, leaving six daughters and $7,000,000, sensational de- velopments have been expected by every- body cognizant of his years of open inti- macy with a Mrs. Armstrong. These was a sensation yesterday when it became known that the woman's lawyers had served sum- mons and complaint, alleging that the woman in the case is the lawful widow of the deceased millionaire, and that her latest born was his legitimate child. The whis- pered tales of the alleged widow's claim were to the effect that it was a common- law marriage and compact entered into by the couple. The fact that there lived a man who had been her husband by right of a regular marriage ceremony was regarded by some as a bar to the woman's claim. But others explained that Mr. Armstrong had not lived with his wife for years, and the statutory time having elapsed wherein the wife had reasonable doubts of his being alive, she was free io marry again. At all events, Mr. Beardsley died without publicly ac- knowledging a marriage—common-law or otherwise—with the woman, and without making the slightest mention of her in his will. She immediately donned widow's weeds, and by frequent visits to the grave of Beardsley she attracted’much attention. The Proceedings Begun. The first move in the case was made yes- terday,when Coburn & Hunter, as Mrs. Arm- strong’s attorneys, commenced proceedings to establish her claim to a dower right of Mr. Beardsley’s millions. In one clause of the complaint is the following statement: ‘The above named plaintiff respectfully shows that the said plaintiff was lawfully married to Nelson Beardsley in his lifetime and lived and cohabited with him until the time of his death, which took place on or about the Ith das 184; that one child, N survives as the issue of such marriage. ‘The suit is brought by the plaintiff nomi- nally to acquire her rights to the house at Franklin street, where she has lived for several years and which belongs to the Beardsley estate. The issue involved in the suit is unimportant, except us settling the question of marriage. If successful in this proceeding the plaintiff's right of dower will be established, which is the life use of one-third of all the real estate. Action has also been commenced against the executors of the Beardsley estate to re- cover on tvo promissory notes, aggregat- ing $28,000, and interest from the time they were given. One of the notes—for $10,000— is now in the plaintiff's possession, but the other, so it is alleged, was placed in a pri- vate safe in the Cayuga County National Bank vault, and is now missing. The notes were made payable to Laura A. Armstrong, who was then known under and went by that name. One reads as follows: AUBURN, N. Y., July 15, 1891. $10,000, day after date, for value re- ceived, I promise to pay Laura A, Arm- strong, or order, $10,009, with interest from date. If urpaid by me to be a charge against and paid out of my*estate when- ever this note shall be preseated. NELSOX, BEARDSLEY. Some Valua On June 22, 1892, another note was given, so the complaint reads, “for $18,000, to be paid on demand at the Cayuga County Na- tional Bank.” ‘This pte, is missing. Other valuable papers, which, it is claimed, were depositedsiin rthe “private ill be suit'to be commenced will bé& brougat by as ‘trustee of Nelson the infant’ child, to recover 370.000, This is the allged value of se- curities which the widow assérts had been given to her prior to Mr, Heatdsley’s death kept in trust for the child. The se- °S, she says, were taken’ possession of Isley, who had deposited them ivate safe, where they had been seen a short time before his demise. They re net to be found now. The plaintiff, however, is prepared to prove their exist- ence, so spe av 3 See Cholera Riots in Russia. ots have oecurved at Scharnow, » of Radom, Russia, growing cut of the prevalence of cholera. Yesterday a mob prevented the burial in the cemetery of the town of the bodies of a number of persons who had died from tne cholera, and compelled them to be taken elsewhere. They then made an attack upon the hos- pital, and carried a number of sick persons out into the surrounding grounds. The po- lice had hitherto been powerless, but they were reinforced by a detachment of gen- darmes, who fired into the crowd, wounding many persons. The ringleaders of the mot were arrested, je Papers. safe’ and which are now miésing, the basis for another few days. It to be ‘The question of governmental control of railroads received considerable attention dur- ing the recent labor strikes in the west, and the discussion that followed in the news: papers indicated a strong sentiment ia favor ef such control. A report made to the State Department by Mr. D. W. Maratta, United States consul general at Melboirne, in re- gard to the railways of Australia bas a very important bearing cn this question and is yarticularly interesting just et this time. “The railroads of Australia,” he says, “prac- tically represent assets for the national | debts of each colony, and teday would prob- ably realize, if they were to be disposed of, the full amount of the national indebted- ness. It is, however, imprebable that the people concerned will ever allow these great rossessions to pass into private hands, be- Beving that they should be retained to open up and develop the resources of the culonies and aid in the material progress of Aus- tralia. “It is agreed, however, that, to a certain extent, the railwey admimistration should be separated from politics. The construction and direction o? new lines may well be left to parliament to determine, but the man- agement of the lines and control of the rall- ways’ daily working, it is held, are matters for skilled and capable railway managers, untrammeled by the exigencies that political considerations would often cause to influ- ence the political mind. “The statutes of the colonies, placing the railways under the existing commissioners— Victoria in 1883, South Australia in 1&7, New South Wales in IS8S and Queensland in 188S—have, to a large extent, provided for the management of the railways on com- mercial as separate from political lines. Each railway system is under the control of three commissioners, who have had large powers to administer, free from political interference, and thoze best able to judge are of the opinion that the system has worked well The parliament of Victoria, however, has recently thought it well to amend the act passed in ISX} by limiting the power of the railway commissioners and giving to the railway minister of the day greater power to interfere in the manage- ment of the lines. Sufficient time has not yet elapsed to demonstrate whether the change is a wise one, but fears pre ex- sed that the change will not work wel management cquired by years of stud: work, and the political mana. anxicus to do good. may at any through lack of experience and Tailw knowledge,do much harm. In the other col nies the result of railway working under the capable commissioners that have been ap- pointed has been most satisfactory, and the pecple are content to leave the conditions | generally a8 they are at present. Hl Good Facilities, A glance at the map of the colonies will | show that colonial legislators have not heer | unmindful of the importance of railways. In every direction are long lengths of trunk lines, evidencing this fact. The completion of the: now celebrated bridge over the Hawkesbury brought the four principal cities of the colonies into direct railway communication, and, viewed from the popu- lation per-mile-of-line point, Australia can | beast, even now, of being better served by its railways than any country in the world The various parliaments are still occupying themselves selecting and determining upon new lines, and entertain no proposal in New South Wales or Victoria, unless the special personal investigation by a public works committee indorses the desirability and com- mercial prudence of entertaining the pro- posal. The railway commissioners also fur- nish reports 2s to the probable traffic on any rew line, and the probability of the line roving a commercial success. To the Brit- ih investors, upon whom the Australians are so largely dependent for means to carry on these national works, such safeguards are an exceptional guaranty that the rail- way loans are judiciously and carefully ad- ministered. The pew lines under construction at the present time in New South Wales represemt a total addition of sixty-seven miles to the service; in Victoria, forty-eight miles are being proceeded with; in Queensland, stx miles; in South Australia, fifty-seven and cne-half miles; in western Australia, 111 miles. Now that western Australia has be- come a self-governitg colony, it is likely that greater impetus will be given to rail- way construction. By way of showing, comparatively, the progress of railways in Australia, it) may be remarked that here there is one mile of railway to each 344 inhabitants, as against 1,585 in Great Britain, and 350 in the United States. | { Good Investments. The aggregate of the national debt of the colonies would appear to be disproportion- ate when compared with the limited popu- lation of Australia, and complaints have frequently been made in the English press that the colonies are unmindful of the festi- na lente, and all the good advice that con. venient adage is supposed to infer. The a verse criticism has not, however, up to the | present had a shadow of justitication. Let | it be remembered that the money borrowed | has not been sunk in undertakings which will give no return, but has been expended in works which are reproductive, yielding a direct return cn the capital, and repre- senting a greater value than the original cost; for instance, the New South Wales lines, costing about £34,500,000 G1 are estimated to be wort more thi 640,000). Further, the spent developing large which add to the wealth of sources, colonies. the It is wise to emphasize this point, as it seems to have been overlooked to a large extent. In Europe the national debts of the various countries nave been incurred | principally through the expenses of pr lenged wars, and the money has gone be- yond recovery; but in these colonies the expenditure is represented by public works, which are more valuable than the entire national debt, and pay a Girect return, in scme cases equal to the interest due upon the capital invested. Batile of the Gauges. ‘The railways in all the colonies, with the exception of one or two lines, belong to the state. In New South Wales the first rail- ways were projected as far back as is and a few years afterward cempany— | the Sydney Tram and Rallwars Company was formed. The company undertook construction of a line from Sydney to Pu ramatta, a distance of fourteen miles; ut as the capital became absorbed before the work was completed, ihe company unable to carry on operations, and in the end the government had to take over the line, which was finished on the September, 1855. The system of placing the the management of practically separating control, has been adopt cipal colonies, and, perience is proving th a very wise one. In western Australia railway tion is in its infaney.g Th of line constructed and mar. government, and, in miles of lines are ow panies. The first ling w cently as July, 1876, ani latterly progress has shown, the lund system having ome extent been ved as re. In Queensland the rails by the state, the first ine opened in July, 1 It is unfortunate that in ne two adje ing colonies are railway gauges alike. ‘The battle of the & severely pate one in Au sult has gen disastrous. South s are 6 having New The longest Paliway journey that can at | present be made in Australia is from Char- jeville, in Queensland, to Oodnadatta, in South Austraha, via Brisbane, Sydney, Mel- bourne aud Adelaide, and the through dis- tance is no less than 2,033 miles. The prospects of the railway systems of the colonies must be considered as very sat- | isfactory. Already, as a whole, they pay a ' FoR secretary. Directors—Walter S. Cox, Dr. J. W. F. L. Moore, John A. Milburn, Chax. Dr. W. W. Jobnstoa, 8, Thos, Beown, W Ea ‘ SALE (Houses). HOTELS . LADIES’ GOODS. ey worth of U.S. Treasury, | ToT e eee ee ree eee ee ee YOUR MOuMTCaD « Joss last nigh CHARLES L. hey OX & OO. Be as Wall st. A NEW York ey with out-of- res utation on York exchanges intveduce business. Address M. & OF ay, New York WALL ST. orErATIONS | Can ®e carried on with large profits and little rime by joining our Co-operative allroad Stock Syudis cate. Average of 1S per cemt monthly cured aul paid to t riers for Highest reference. Prospectus gi formation of our perfect aystem musiled {cer RESPONSIBLE AGENTS WANTED IN EVERY : and Grain Brokers, mee") New York ity Hooper,Helphenstine &Co., MEMBERS N. Y. STOCK EXCHANGR, 1333 and 1335 F st. nw. WANTED (Ktooms).. WANTED (Situations) WANTED (Miscellaneous)... st XIX Menthe Ming dewnited ime while passengers also, at each border, with one exception, viz., between Adelaide and Melbourne, where a through line ex- ists, have to leave one carriage to enter another belonging to the sister colony. Question of Motors, A great deal of consideration has been given to the question as to which is the cheapest system for working tramways— steam, cables or electricity. The matter had attention more particularly in connec- tion with the proposal to construct a line of tramway from Sydney to the eastern suburbs. The proposal to make the trar- way was first submitted, as is usual with all important public works, in New South Wales to the parliamentary public works committee. A local government engineer of repute was directed to make full inquiry as to the systems (electric and cable) in the Urited States, and a mass of evidence was submitted to them in favor of the rival schemes..Probably the matter was never more thoroughly sifted or more carefully msidcered, and the outcome of their delib- erations was (by a narrow majority in a committee of thirteen) to recommend the government to lay down the line on the cable system as being the most suitable to the requirements of the city of Sydney and suburbs, and the line to Woollahra is now being made, but will.not be completed be- fore the middle of ISM. It may be interesting to mention that a short triai line of cne mile and a half, worked by electricity on the overhead-wire system (Thompson. ston), was laid down at Randwick, but after some months’ trial it was not found economical, and the old system of working the line by steam motors Was reverted to; the plant has, however, been transferred to North Sydney to work the line from Ridge street to North Sydney road. Stocks, Bonds, Grain, Provisions and Cottep bought and sold. Direct private wires. Intere est allowed on datly balances. Telephone, 471. _se28 Sm LIFE TONTINE. ENDOWMENT AND Pap INSURANCE POLICIES PURCH. DISCOUNT. IS PURCHASED AT A FA EDWAkD No BURNN. 1907 FF st. ney The National Safe Deposit,' Savings And Trust Company Of the District of Colombia, ‘CORNER 15TH ST. AND NEW TORK aVE Capital: One Million Dollars Safe Deposit Company, Special act Congress 1967. Savings Bank, Special act Congress 1870. Trust Company, General act Congress 1800. ‘: fers user eisicieesaceerrai epee sctereeeriosellll FIDELITY BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIA TIO! 908-914 G st. mw., 7 Issues prepaid stock for $90 per share, matoring fn 102 months for 6200. Special deposit certificates are seve for amounts: from $25 up, paying from G per cent to ® per cent apt fair return for the capital that has been expended, while the benefits they confer in opening a cheap convenient mode of transit, and generally in furthering the trede and interests of the colonies, are in- calculable. Financial Consideration. ‘The question of percentage of expenses to receipts is one to which great attention is given in railway management, and it is satisfactory to find, by the latest returns available, that this item is well kept down on the colonial lines, although not at the expense of efficiency. The folowing are the latest figures. on subject: New South Wales, 50.08 per it (December, 189%); Queensland, 62.47 per cent (June, 1893); Victoria, 52.7 per cent; ment of the colony of Victoria less than at any time during the last twenty or twenty-five years. The lines are: Natimuck to Goroke, Boort to Quambutook, Dimboola to Jeparit, and Wycheproof to Kaneira, and the num- ber of men directly employed on them is about 600, including some 400 engaged in splitting timbers for sleepers. There are in all about 1,000 men employed tn conse- quence of these works. Taking the average earnings at $1.25 per day, the government is now spending on labor for railway construction $1,256) per day, or at the rate of $300,280 a year, and unless some new works are undertaken the number of men employed must soon be considerably reduced, as the first three mentioned lines will be compelled within a month's time. There are 13 men employed on the Wycheproof to Kanetra line, which is only practically begun, and will take several months to complete, but the number of men required at any time on that line will not be large. The railway problem is one that is now being largely discussed here, and one that has given rise to much dissatisfaction. —_— VAN ALEN TO MARRY, Equity Court, No. 2, Judge Hagner.—In re J. Phil Hurbert, Mary E. Sylvest George W. Durfee, Mal tico inqutrendo issued; Hoeke ve. Bogan al, taking of testimony on behalf of de fendants extended two weeks, and come mission issued. Circuit Court, No. 1, Judge Hagner.—Wei inger Clothing Co. vs. Granville Copper Co.} 8. C. Palmer vs, J.C. Ingersoli; J. Connough: ton & Co. vs. B. B. Schiotterbeck; Pet Adams Co. vs. National Lithographing Co., and Meholovitch Fietcher & Co. vs Marshall; j ents by defauit; E. H. Shoemaker vs. J. T. Offutt, judement on motion; LM. Fulton vs. Stumph & Bre., demurrer sustained, with leave to amend} Washington Building Line Co. ve. Jackson Jones Co., motion to quash attachment overruled. Hin Reported Engagement to Mrs. Henry Allen of Bristol, R. I. A special dispatch to the Philadelphia Inquirer from Newport, R. L, states that society is discussing the report of the early marriage of James J. Van Alen, who iaede famous by his appointment as mint: ter to Italy, to Mrs, Henry Allen of Bris- tol, R. I. Mrs. Allen was formerly Miss Mayuente De Wolf. She is young, stately, a decided blonde and is said to be one of the cleverest horsewomen in the country. Her family, though not rich, is one of the oldest in —- -- About «a ine. Albert Finley, a young man, brother of Frank Finiey, the beer bottler, was are rested last evening by Detectives Gallaher Rhode Island. Since the death of her husband she has | $4 Carter on a warrant charging hist been living quietly with her mother and | Ju0 {ne theft of @ diamond ting | trom year-old son at the family home on | }ewciet Herrmann. elgg nd bought the ring on the installment plan, pawned it for $40 and then sold the ticket, He gave bonds for his appearance for trial, —_— The Golden Cross. At the regular mecting of Trivity 3 mandery Tuesday night Noble Commen E. J. Pattee presided. The resignation R. J. Flood as financial keeper of record was accepted, and Fred R. Sparks wag elected to fill the vacancy, Sackett Durvee was elected te the office of treasurer, if place of Miss Annie lL. Meacham, declined, Remarks under the good of the Pappoosesquash Point, near Bristol. = St Mississippi State Warrants. The governor of Mississippi is making a trong effort to defeat the purpose of the secret service officials to compel the re- Uremeat of the warrants authorized and now lasuing by the state. That they are dangerously iike United States notes, treas- ury officials say, is shown by the fact that already the secret service officers have two cases in which they were passed as money. . cretary Carlisle has received a letter from Senator George on behalf of Gov. Stone strongly protesting aguinst the See- 4 or se action In turhing the inatter over ay Ba r sae, artnent of Justice, An agent of | Knight Eagar Allen and othe:s. rvice hax been in Jackson sev- erat days, but so far he has been unable to see the governor, it being stated that he is t the last meeting of St. Joh mandery a out o! c x art Noble Commeader Dx = Poadhire ts and not expected to return pointed the follow ananaaine Z tiga finance—John N. Clarence man and Mre. M. Ida Grahem: on goo order—-Wm. E. Graham, Mies Bartiett and Mrs. wa McKi:n, At the lust meeting of Columbia Co mandery Novle Commanter } inclair presided and nunent of the following committees: finance, J. Howard Branson, Aw M. Dykes and Mrs. Mary V. ix good of the order, Dr. J. A, Di Powder for Textn. Over 3,000 pounds of smokeless powder : been received at Vrankforé arsenai, lesburg. It came from Gern:any on the British steamship Glenvech for gov- nent cxperimental test. Col. Hurley, mandant of the arsenal, said that the powder was guns of Sa tendel for tests with big Heok. It was sent there because the vesvei.dié not stop at New pene = Lew, 8. ad. Beouees, see fm x. - ies — G. Harleston wig raw fei ~ Chicago Gas Ordinanes. draw) card to sein ie Wales and South & Vote of 53 to 1, one more vote than 7 Be their railway history | as had-upon ths first, consideration ef th is anid time, but a adopt- | measure, the Chicago cliy cs ed in ea’ ant of | passed Alterman Ryan's “universal ¢ ag vniformi #l, ordinaace over the marer'’s cimerdator: Danis! Murray. a colore@ men we- l vate, genre cid, wag over oy | while to the city naer 10th af. at rs southenet bout 2 e'cloay resiPréay aff into the « i * con, He was reqs vw fabhingten Ag: labor and fey | Hosptial ter treabe He } ia adding const 4 Lcounty au the Goed Rope read 3