Evening Star Newspaper, October 12, 1894, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1894—TWELVE PAGES. "SPECIAL NOTICES. SPECTAT, NOTICES. EEPING UP THE PRICE Miss N. ; MINS. A nichts a The weather —— to be warmer. ” . . ¥ : ” LOUISVILLE FAVORED Henry invited. DINNE! VED IN THUS PART OF rx. Menu emi culsine THE OLDEST FIRM. OFFICE FRANK LIBBEY & CO., 6th st. and N. Y. ave., OCTOBER 12, 10 a.m. You don't buy of us? Why? You aoe have not the money in these hard We Have times and you have to go to credit second yards and pay higher prices, There are lots of upright credit Yards in the District that will do the square thing by you, but If you have the cash, we will seil way under them. READ: aX Right + bishop of Albany. NO_ COLLECTION. J© CORDIALLY INVITED. 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SPAULDING, Manufacturer's Agent, 603 E st. Suit t we had sen rere miy $1. Waxe We Cle AND 705 LUTHERANS AT FROSTBURG. Election of Delegates to the General Synod. There x —- ee ce day afternoon's ses the cvangelical done, and we won't char SE | Lutheran ; of Maryland at Frostburg. normous prices for doing | Be = tion A the coe oe of are, : meee Maryland synod was brought up an it. © personal at=) aucusscd, and reterred to « commit- tee of five ministers and two laymen, to re- pert on next year. An interesting address by Secretary Weber of the board of church tention to every watct | Watches insured for $2a ear. extension was made. He reported great r ens; pr s in this work. The essets of the Geo. W. opie beard are now $200,000, and it is expected | 12a k 2 $1,000,000, eid & the syned proceeded to the | Ve delegates for the general synod. | - Morris w the nomination | ; < ke, uns ssly elected, the | S being dispe Lallotin other Lutherville, J. Weaver and ck he report of the ed the att pportionment commit- n of the synod for 2 ing a deticit of $500, | Leing $1,200 less than the deficit of last NUMBER sold at red to have a resolution | | ision of the pportion- | Ment, thus taking it out of the ha is of the y appointed by the | was not adopted. I. Hille of Pennsyl- utheran status of . 14th oe © the charter x « sof the board of direc- SE members of the Lutheran The obituary report on the death FoR DRESS. of Rev. A. C. Btup was adopted by a rising POR OUTING the ordination Revs. J. G. Butler, stresser and Victor Mill night . Berg- — erican Wine and Corn. In a letter just received from Col. C. J. Murphy, one of the agents of the Depart- ment of Agriculture in Europe, he refers to Am Court of the 1 States and peg | the arrival at Brussels of t t carload crepe ~ istrict of Columbia of California wines ever shipped direct to 1 Belgium from this country. He also ad- partment of extensive purchases ng commercial house in Belgium, aintains SIL stores in the principal the country, of various sorts of n corn and products, s hominy, ce » cracked wheat, eal, &e. om anotn has recei of matze tn BE nd beast. ar Enropean_prej ily disappearing. ss Dynamite Battery. nt at I rej tlin the depart- ort on the growing for food both for r Y cora ts rapt San Franc The War D sin at on lice agains: Old O2k W. Boy nent is arranging to be- ons: in ‘uction of a battery of San Francisco harbor, ady Hook, it will consist of guns, instead of two 15-inch The guns will be Fort Winfield Scott, has sntion of the th battery at some abla, ns at Di “ s has been or- is, now at New Or- the duties under his | to make a seco: to Ma assume the cat Tet a of en of the grinislaboaem house vacant by Gatchei & death of . Price. Maj. David from duty as en- ight house district, Peter Cc. 418 12TH ST. ¢ at Portland, 1 or want Hains will take station at eut. Co! na wre wil : at a) Te pkinsviile, N. ¥., for duty as engineer ‘twill of the third light house district and’ as a ra ev of the board of engineers. The Wholesale Bakers Not Inclined to Give Oheaper Bread. Evidence of a Combination Between Employing and Journeyman Bakers People Making Their Own Bread. Careful inquiry today elicits the fact that there is no disposition on the part of the wholesale bakers of this city to reduce the price of the standard quality of bread. In fact, those bakers who were interrogated by a Star reporter this morning, upon this point replied with decision that they had not only declined to come down in the price of thelr main product, but they had no in- tention of making any concession whatever to the popular demand. They seemed to take pride and pleasure in the position that they have maintained and appear to glory in the fact that there is such an tron- clad combination among employers and em- ployes as to prevent a possibility of action which will lessen the profits of the combi- nation. They admit that there may be in- dividual and isolated cases where some small baker may reduce the price, but they claim that it will have no effect upon any. one outside of his own handful of custom- ers who call at the shop for their bread. Making Their Own Bread. One result of The Star’s agitation of the bread question is said to be a marked in- crease in the retail sales of flour by the grocers of this city. Many families who had never before made an estimate were surprised to find that in buying their bread from the baker they are paying at the rate of $12.50 per. barrel for their flour, whereas a first-class quality of flour can be bought anywhere in this city at retail for $3. a barrel. This is flour made by the local mills from wheat grown in Maryland and Vir- ginia, and which 1s seliing at 43 and 47 cents a bushel. Any housekceper can rap- idly figure the amount that can be saved on a barrel of floum at this rate. For enough flour can be bought to make 4 loaves of bread. An outside estimate of the cost of the ingredients of a loaf of bread is one cent, divided as follows. Lard, one-quarter of a cent; yeast, one-quarter of a cent; milk, one-quarter of a cent; sugar, one-sixteenth of a cent, ond three six- teents of a cent for the making. This add- ed to the cost of the flour makes the 20 loaves of bread cost $6.40, whereas by buy- ing from the baker they cost $12.00, More- over, it is claimed that a pound loaf of home-made bread contains more solid sub- stance, and will go further than a pound joaf of bakers’ bread. the pains to in- it of the bakers che quality of the bread in Washing- ton is better than in other cities is not founded on fact. They say that this is entirely erroneous, and that, futhermore, better bread is sold in some cities for less money. In St. Louts, for instance, one can buy three loaves of bread for 10 cents, said to be equal in every respect to the standard Icaf of Washington, With such a cosmo- politan population that Washington pos- sesses, eo ing people from ever not an e or to pers quality of the » that furnish- people city gets great staple of life superior ed anywhere else, Employers and Employes Combine, One notable feature of the agitation which is now op is the marked change which has occurred in the tone of the journeymen Before the first publication of the ticles in The Star upon the sub- ject a Star reporter talked with both the employers and the journeymen bakers ion with the reporter, wh not around, journeyni ipposed to have a practical ic . In the 0 workers, who are ot the cost of making bread, admitted fr ly their opinion that under pr tions bread can be furnished a price. Now, however, the journ ployed by the large bakers unite nt condi- al vr en em- in de- aring that at will be impossible to lower the price of bread. ‘This change is said to have been the result of what pr mounts to coercion on the part of the employers. Word was passed around among the men that if the trice of bread should be reduced there would be an immediate cut in wag The effect of the threat is already apparent. The employers and the men have joined hand to resist the demand for cheaper bread. A Baker's Figures, Messrs. Berens & Son, who supply bread in reduction can be made in the price of bread, and that the only way the demand for cheaper bread could be met would be for the bakers to agree to increase the weight. “I will give you a statement of the cost of bread,” said Mr, Berens to a Star re- porter today. “One baker is supposed to | make up two barrels of flour in a day, which will produce 500 loaves, for which we receive $20, ‘The expenses of the baking are as follow ® for the flour; the miik, lard, ete.; $2. his labor, and $2 to the driver for sel the bread. That's $14.50, making parent profit on tho Mi loaves $5. that is not ail; out the re wood, chine | el- nt. into considera- bread nt a ioaf less than we When all of these a tion it is simply ¢ to deliver the bread now than tt did two y * continued Mr, Berens. “In former years one man did the work of three men; the baker made the bread, and then took it out and sold it. Now we have to have a baker to bake the bread, a driver to sell it and another driver 4 trip during the day to supply the people with hot bread. This sec- ond driver is an extra expense, because he does not sell any more bread, inasmuch as ply ning and the rest of it in the afternoon, so as wo get it hot. Why t Two Li s for Seven Ce! ‘0 the Editor of The Evening Star: In relation to the bread question, in be- halt of the suffering people numbering thousands of men out of employment, I wish to suggest that instead of advocating 4 cents for a loaf of bread it should be two loaves for 7 cents. For the last two years I have been pi ing 7 cents for two loaves, buying from three different bakers, and in my opinion the bread is equally as good as the standard 5-cent loaf. Let all of the big bakers furnish bread at that price. J. R. More Bread for the Money. ‘To the Editor of The Evening Star: The Star has not yet succeeded in reduc- ing the price of bread, but it has done good in some cases, as I bought a loaf of bread today of one of the prominent bakers of this y and found it to weigh nearly nine- teen ounces. Your suggestion to the citi- zens to look for weight if they cannot ob- tain a reduction in price is a good one. - A SUBSCRIBER. What Mr. Rudloff Said, ‘To the Editor of The Evening Star: You credited me of making a statement in the Federaticn of Labor as flatly contradict- ing the claims of the employing bakers. This is not quite so. I have only contradict- ed the statements made of ene certain boss beker, who claims to pay average wages, and $25-$40 for his drivers, also $13 for one apprentice, which I have proved by our shop reports is not so. That gentleman also says there is no other baker union in this country, but he knows better, and we have shown to be 187 good standing unions in this country. The journeymen as well as the boss bakers are not in favor of reducing the price of bread, because they know what it is to raise the price in case the flour should rise again. Why should the public Oletate to the bakers? What Is the matter with the butchers or even the newspapers? Price of paper is cheap, the Mergenthaler machine saves thousands of dollars annual- ly, but the ads. are just the same price as they were ten years ago. Let the bakers weigh their bread a few ounces heavier and the trouble will be set- tled at once. LOUIS RUDLOFF, Ree, Secretary Bakers’ Asso. —_——— Mr. James G. Hill, the architect, has been elected a trustee of the Mutual Pro- tection Fire Insurance Company of the District to succeed the Jate John T. Given. The divorce sult of Mrs. Lena Lerch against her husband, John J, B. Lerch, has been dism! for want of grounds, wholesale quantities, maintain that no | ! (Continued fram Figst Page.) experience ‘that ‘when boys and men were called to: the same sort of religious work the boys put their elders to shame by the energy, and. vim with which they went at it. . Mr. R. G. Leypoldt, secretary of St. George's Chapter, New York, was then in- troduced to read a paper: on the subject, “The Methods and Possibilities of the Boys’ Department.” In his paper Mr. Leypoldt said that the best missionary to send out among boys was a. bright-i earnest Christian boy, and he then went on to give a number of valuable suggestions as to how best to proceed to interest the boys in the work of St. Andrew's Brotherhood. He also told of the various methods that are now followed up in New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and other cities to achieve this Two complaints had been raised against the boys’ department—that the standard was too high and the vows too severe. The lives of the boys proved them- selves the best refutation of these criti- cisms. It had algo been claimed that this work would give rise to a certain amount of religious cant among the boys. He did not think this was true; but even if it were it would be better to find it out early in the ycuth and correct it, rather than have it develop later in life, when it would be a mE IE SEU", corse Chapt z er ° rge’s Chapter, Baltimore, one of the staff of the clerk of the House of Representatives, read a paper on “The Men’s Chapters and the Boys’ Chapters.” Training School, Mr. Page took the ground that wherever there was a senfor chapter there should be a ‘junior department as well, as a sort of feeder. The boys’ department is to the brotherhood as West Point is to the Ynited States army. The result of such work 1s that che young men of the church do not enter the lists ill-equipped, but armed and panoplied in the full regalia of God's right- eousness. Never more truly could it be said that as the twig is bent so will the tree be inclined. The field is one of immense use- fulness, and so far from the boys’ chapter being a drawback and an incumbrance upon the senior chapter, the two are mutually helpful. Boys are the most valuable ad- juncts to the work for Christ, and if the director of the boys’ department 1s really interested in them and is in touch with them he can gccompiish an immense amount of good, more than one would realize at first thought. Chapters of St. Andrew’s Brotherhood that have not such training schools as the boys’ departments supply should secure them without delay. The heur of noon having arrived, Mr, Page’s paper was interrupted, while Bishop Leighton Coleman of Delaware led in pray- er and in the recital of the collect for St. Andrew's day, a custom that is always followed at the conventions of the brother- hood. : Then Mr. Page went on with the reading of his perer, presenting a number of Inter- esting and valuable suggestions for advane- ing the work among the youth of the lan end especially in the little details within t chapter. In the boys’ depsrtment much more fs left to the direction of the rector than is the case with the brotherhood proper, for the rector has a deal to gay as to the appoint- ment of the director, of the secretary and the election of new members; and he also has general supervision of the work that is to be accomplished. So it was that especial attention was given this afternoon to th? address of Rev. Robert Keil of St. John’s, Cuyahoga Fails, Ohig, His subject was “The ctor and the Boys’ Chapter.” He criti- sters for thé lack of Interest ‘y showed in the boys of their parishe * said Mr. Kell, “and reform the men.” He the migisters forget t e the tectors and the vestry- ‘ow, and far more attentio: nted to them. “If the boys properly looked after,” said the spe: er, “there would be jittie york left for St. Andrew's Brotherhvod to do.” There was a few momehts’ silent prayer for a blessing upon the work among the and the subject was closed with an in- ion, which, was participated I of Soith Carolina and ‘Thomas of Philadelphia, and nvention adjourned, to meet Bishop Potter. The principal feature of interest at the afterncon session of the convention, which convened at 2 o’cleck, Was an address by Rt. Rev. Henry C. Potter, D.D., bishop of New York, on the subject: “The City and the Nation.” Lishop Potter introduced his remarks by et that the brotherhood Was first of all a brotherhood church of God. Unlike other of the kind, its ¢im was not ph. referring to the fs aggressive. He passed then to speak of its sphere, which was not alone of the family or community, but of the nation. What then, he usked, is the mightiest force in the’ nation? His answer to that was “the city.” First, because it is the numerical center; second, the Intellectual r, and third, the moral center of a nation’s life. out how the spiritual force of the < failed to keep pace with its growt! because of the lack of sympathetic and then because of the growth of institutionalism. He pointed out how the present emergency in the cities demanded not institutions so much as personal con- tact. He claimed that the sphere of the church was co-terminous with the life of the nation and emphasizes the distinction between the sphere of the church and its functions. ‘The function of the church was not to run primaries, nominate candidates d manipulate conventions, but men every- ere were within its rightful sphere and ng of young meu everywhere was their fellows by personal en- example of noble. I and He then proceeded to point ity had fh, fi ti deavor, by che by ful and habitual self-sacrifice. The Program. tinder cf the program for the afternoon and evening was as follows: General conferences, Rev. The rew Chairmen, the Rt. William Paret, D.D. Subject, “What 2: t frem the Brother- D.D., St. iy D.D., bishop of ky. Ten minut2 addresses, followed y general discussion by clergymen only, ‘Time ‘mit, five minutes. Sectional confer- ences. Boys’ work, RG. Leypoldt, St. jeorge's, New York; Bible classes, James Harrison, Epiphany, Danville,” V Chapter committees: Hospitality, visiting, distributing, hatel, p.m.—Church of the Epiphany. Public service, the Rt. Rev. Henry C. Potter, D.D., presiding. Subject, “The Church and the Brotherhood.” “The Past and Its Lessons,” G. Harry Davis, first vice president, Phila- delphia.” “The Present and Its Opportuni- tics," James 1., Houghteling, president, Chi- cago. “The Future and Its Possibilities,” Rt. Rev. Leighton Coleman, 8. T. D., bishop of Delaware. Kentuc! by At Hendquarters. ‘There was no decrease in ‘he flow of ar- rivals of delegates this morning. The regis- tration booths and the information bureau presented a far more busy scene today than since the opening of ‘the convention. Two prominent arrivals Mast might were Right Rev. Henry C. Potter, D. D., bishop of New York, and Right Rév. Brooks, bishop of Oklahoma. Bishop Potter was conducted direct to the residence of Dr. Mackey- Smith, at 1325 16th street. Bishop Potter had not yet outlined his subject for the afternoon’s address When a Star represen- tative called upon lim this morning, His subject is ‘The City and the Nation.” An- other late arrival was Bishop Gilbert of Minnesota; also a large number of dele- gates from Wilmington. The number ot delegates today had Swelled from less than 900 of yesterday to over 1,100. This was about noon, ever a hundred having registered since the close of seftvices last night. The proposed trip to Alexandria and Mount Vernon is arousing ro little interest, and the Macalester, which has been char- tered to take the crowd to those points, will be well ladened. At 2:30 o’clock Monday efternoon the boat will leave the wharf for Mount Vernon, arriving on the return trip at Alexandria about half-past 4 o'clock. Half an hour later, the delegates having as- sembled In historic Christ Church, a solemn memorial service will be celebrated. Ad- dresses will be made, and following the ceremony the visitors wiil be allowed the freedom of the city, the boat, awaiting the pleasure of the members, though it is de- sired to return to the nation’s capital by 63 Was Mrs, Hills. During yesterday morning's session of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew the solo which was so highly appreciated by the delegates was sung by Mrs, Anna Craig Hills, the soprano of the Church of the Epiphany choir, JOHN BEACH IMPLICATED ° Suspected of Knowing Something About the Stamp Robbery. Him—Smith Stil the Property. Yesterday afternoon at the bureau of en- graving and printing an employe, William B. Smith, was placed under arrest on a charge of robbing the government of 5v,- 000 two-cent postage stamps, and although he pretended that he was surprised, the officers think he should have imagined their action to be the natural result of his conduct during recent weeks. Smith, who ts thirty-two years old, formerly resided in Elizabeth, N. J., and was appointed to a position in the Treasury Department about three months ago. He was soon assigned to work in the bureau, and, among other things, he had to help mail orders of stamps to postmasters in all sections of the country. While attending to these duties he, it is charged, abstracted a package of 50,000 two-cent stamps, intended to be ship- ped to the postmaster at Jona, Michigan, sending only half the quantity ordered. The shortage, however, was not known at the bureau until yesterday, when word of the theft was received from the [ona post- master. In the meanwhile, Detective Weedon had learned of Smith's conduct about the sale of stamps at prices far below their face value. He had received one sheet of the stamps, showing when they were printed, and he called at the Post Office Department and office of the chief of the secret service division of the Treasury De- partment, but from the officials at these places he could learn nothing. Smith ali this time was selling the stamps about the city, making no effort whatever to conceal his actions. But the detective could find no excuse for arresting him, and so he gave up the investigation. The ‘stamps he had obtained he kept, to be used in case of future developments, showing from where they had been taken, and so he was able to produce them yesterday afternoon, when Chief Clerk McWilliams of the secret serv- ice called at police headquarters to make known the theft of the Jona stamps. Smith Arrested. ‘The officers held a short consultation, and concluded to arrest Smith without delay. With this action in view they hurried over to the bureau, only to learn that more red tape had to be unwound. The officers had no warrant for Smith's arrest, npr did they need one, because of the nature of the charge, but permission had to be cbtained from the Secretary to enter the sacred precincts of Uncle Sam’s printing establishment. Then Smith was arrested, and he lost no time in making a wholesale denial of the charge. Following his Incarceration, the officers visited the prisoner's house on Rhode Island avenue, and there they succeeded only in surprising his wife and mother-in-law. No stamps were found in the house. ‘The ofheers next turned their attention to discovering, it possible, who, if any one, was connected with Smith tm his alleged dishonest transaction. Detective Weedon was already aware of some of his move- ments, and after the secret service man quit his day's work Detective Horne en- tered the case with Weedon, and they spent most of the night searching for one of his alleged confederates, but without success. A Lively Trip. Although Smith had been in office only a short time, he had been off on a trip with a female named May Earl, who lives in an alleged house of ill-fame at No. 312 1th street. With this woman Smith had visited Orang J., and New York city. At these places they stopped at first-class hotels, drank wine and nad what some people call a “good time.” Even after being locked in a cel). Smith continued to deny the charge, as well as statements cerning his trip, but when May Earl faced him and asked: “Do you deny that you were with me?” he responded, “I deny nothing.” In New York and Orange, she sald, they sold stamps to pay their hotel and wine bills, and she says that he was arrested in the latter city. They were on the street together, she says, and he snatched from her a satchel, in which were the stamps. A policeman witnessed the performance, and he put them under arrest. ‘Then, she said, the officers made him give her $10 to come home. Smith tells a different story. He says he was not arrested, but they had some trouble in a hotel, and he gave her $10 with which to pay her way home. May also tells of the numerous little escapades enjoyed while away, and tells of exciting scenes in cabs and other vehicles, Ancther man and woman were with them. The Other Man. ‘The other man in the quartet, the officers learned, was a young man named William A. Beach, and his female companion was a girl who formerly lived in New York. Her name is said to be Cora La Boss, She was left in New York. A warrant for the arrest of Beach and the searching of his room in an 11th street boarding house was sworn out by De- tective Weedon this morning. When he went to the house he was surprised to find that Beach was not there. The people at the house were not at all surprised at the appeararce of the officer, for the matter hi been Giscussed before he arrived. Beach's room was searched, but no stamps were found. Mr. Hazen, chief of the secret service, and Mr. McWilliams, chief clerk of the di- vision, each informed a Star reporter to- day that there were no new developments in the matter of the theft of stamps. They are satistied that Smith, the laborer ar- rested for the theft, had confederates, espe- cially in the matter of disposing of the stolen property, but as yet they have not beer. able to capture the suspected Iindi- viduals. It is said at the department that between $300 and $400 worth of the stolen stamps have been recovered, and that more will probably be found by further search. The missing package contained 50,000 stamps, of the total value of $1,000. So far as the investigation has progressed, this repre- sents the total peculation of the operators, and the officials think that no further loss has occurred. Mr. McWilliams says that Detective Wee- don of the local force rendered him valuable assistance in working up the case and is entitled to special credit for the prompt ar- rest of Smith. The latter was summarily dismissed by Secretary Carlisle yesterday afternoon. Mr. Sullivan, acting chief of the bureau, reported the loss of the stamps to Secretary Carlisle yesterday morning and later in the informed him of the arrest of Smith and secured an order for his dismissal from the service. Tracing Stamps. Assistant Chief Sullivan of the bureau of engraving and printing went to the Police Court today and swore out two warrants, one charging Smith with the theft of 10,000 postage stamps, and the other against John Beach, charging him with recelving a por- tion of the stolen property. The detectives have now traced about 10,000 stamps, and have recovered a number of them, about 2,000 having been recovered this afternoon. The officers are still investigating the matter, and other employes of the bureau may be implicated. It is likely that ad- ditional arrests will be made before night. —_—_——_—_. Argentine’s Wheat Crop. United States Consul Baker at Buenos Ayres has been trying to collect some reli- able deta touching the wheat crop of the Argentine Republic, one of the great com- petitors of the United States in the world’s markets, but, as he reports to the State Departnent, in the absence of any govern- mental bureau of statistics, he has met with great difficulty. The estimates of the area in wheat this year vary from 7,436,250 acres, which {s an increase of fifty per cent over last y2ar’s acreage, to 5,453,250 acres, which is but a ten per cent increase. The wheat locks well. The shipments for the first six months of this year were: Wheat, 1,029,546 tons, and flour, 20,628 tons, greater than the entire shipment of any year, and heavy shipments are still being made. No one can tell how much wheat re- mains in the country. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS, . t the on the 19th day of October en) &s the office Of the treasurer of the company, 16th st. aw., Washington, D.0. ‘The transfer books will be closed from the 20th Of October to the s » D.C, October 11, INDs. PAID-UP CAPITAL, $1,000,000. The Washington Loan and Trust Company, GRANITE BUILDING, Ninth and F streets 4 | THIS COMPANY Acts as Executor, Aduluistretor, ‘Trostee and tm all proper thducte eBoaneaatesta Alias a fine safe deposit departs Bent. Loaos its money only upon se curity. Has large capital, conservative Management and permanency. Rents rooms tn the most populat office building tm the city. INO. JOY EDSON, President. Bhd It is Not What a Man Earns ‘That makes bim rich. It is What He Saves. The Union Savings Bank, 1222 F ST. N.W., Pays four per cent interest on savings accounts. (Open until 5 p.m. on government pay days and Saturday evenings from 6 to &) od BaSeacee ease HCH Cte CeCe U. & BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION Money sccured by frst {rusts tinder he the ata ti as and joan plan end as safe as qoversenent Shares tm Series B with@rawn before m: a tty — 4 woney where olla ei where every do = aah singly ax if it were u part of thoemean 0 i i euaungeasan WANTED (Situations). WINTER RESORTS. . eaeetde i aeee } i \ we ready to re Scriptions for the &) GCK COMIX ATION THOMPSON & DER CO., 88 Wail N. Be21-col3t A MONSTER STAR, Satarda Paper Will Be Twenty- Four Pages in Form da Model. Tomorrow's Star will contain twenty-four pages and will prove a rare treat for the Washington public. It will be a veritable magazine in extent, and Its contents will rival in character the best publications of the day. It will be brimful of the most interesting reading matter of every descrip- tion. The increased size of tomorrow's issue will afford an opportunity for presenting an unusual number of special chapters, for which Saturday's Star has become famous throughout the country. A giance at the following partial list of features to be published tomorrow will give the reader an idea of the inviting literary feast that Is te be spread before him: The National Safe Deposit, Savings And Trust Company ‘Of the District of Columbia, CORNER ISTH ST. AND NEW FORK AVE. Capital: One Million Doliarg Safe Deposit Company, Special act Congress 1867, Savings Bank, Special act Congress 4 Trust Company, Goeral act Congress 1890. C. T. Havenner, Mewher Washington Stock Exchange, Keal Estate and Stock Broker, Nuoms ¥ avd 11, Atlantic building, 490 Fst ow Investment Securities. Stocks, Bonds aud Graia vougut and suld for eas or on ma Cotton bougut ork te wires to New York, Chicago and New 8. Telephove 453 aplo-te AND PArD. MANUAL TRAINING (Illustrated). = Development of this system in the Wash- ington public schools, as shown during the past ten years, IN OLD MARLBORO’ (illustrated). The ancient Maryland town and its mem- ories as a center of colonial life. in. and sold in New York or New THE EMPEROR OF CHINA (illustrated). How this young Tartar monarch looks, acts and lives. By Frank G. Carpenter. THE VINTAGE SEASON (illustrated). Interesting scenes in the extensive vine- yards in the French wine districts. By CORSON & MAC ARTE! KS CE MEMBE! NEW YORK sTock pi! EXCHANGI Sterling Heilig. 1419 F st. “Giov >, aa ts jcosee. Moore & Schley, MATERIALS FOR DRESSES (Illustrated). Broad —— Bankers and Dealers Many of the new fabrics which will be popular this year and how to have them made up. A WOMAN'S FAD. Useful and interesting spoils back from a summer's ou} HUMAN DWELLINGS/ (illustrated.) A National Museum qxhibit which shows the process of evolution. PUBLIC BUILDINGS. How plans are prepared and work super- intended in the supervising architect's office. HOW TO ECONOMIZE. Some practical advice to women whose means are restricted. VAGRANT INDIANS. A wild, but not bloodthirsty, tribe that has aroused the interest of scientists. Deposits. Excha Loans. B pag — and —t all securities Mate on the exchanges of New York, Philadel; Boston and Baltimore bought and sold. -_ A specialty made of investment securities trlet and aii local Raliroad, Gas, insur: and Telephone Stock dealt in. American Beil Telepuoue Stock bought and sold, brought = = RUTAL ASSAULT, Man Knocked Down and Beaten. What appears to have been an unprovoked and brutal assault was committed by two urknown colored boys on Joseph Green, @ white boy of eighteen, near the corner of 3d and M streets southwest about 8 o'clock last evening. A number of white boys were standing there last evening, when they were approached by the two colored boys, who inquired for Green, saying that they would kill him ff they caught him. The negroes walked off, and shoruy afterward returned, finding Groen with the other boys. “One of aE the negroes knocked Green down by hitting HEARD BY THE WAY. him on the head with a stick, and while down the other negro struck Green tn the head with a brick, rendering him uncon- scious. Green was carried by his compan- fons to the office of Dr. H. T. Holden, near by, who, after dressing the wound, had the injured boy conveyed to the Ey Hospital. There ¢ consciousness, His assaMants were d as being of a light yellow color, one and the other tall. precinct are confider: them. Scraps of conversation gathered in the New York elevated. STUDYING BATTLES. . The officers of the United States navy are making close observations of the contest in the east. A CHEROKEE CLAIMANT. An admirable story of a race for a home in the far west. IN PLACE OF COAL. An interesting account of two new rail- road devices, RIGHT OF PETITION. The remarkable contest carried on by John Quincy Adams in championing the people's rights. WOMAN AND LABOR. Something about man’s recognized com- petitor in the employment market. By a labor dealer. —— Industrial Depression in France. That the American workingman has not been the only sufferer from hard times is made apparent by a report to the State De- partment from Stephen H. Angell, United States commercial agent at Roubaix, France. He says that the figures of the central labor bureau at Paris show that the labor situation throughout France on August 15 last appeared to be that a large number of workmen and laborers were without employment, only a small portion of those who have for some time been in enforced idleness haying resumed their oc- cupations. From 645 labor unions, with a membership of 120,235, reporting to the central office it appeared that 14.4 per cent of the laborers were without work. Of these unions 53 per cent report the sit- uation as worse than last year. In the agricultural districts 67 per cent of the la- borers were without employment and in the wine districts of Cher and Herault this percentage was increased to 7 and S80 per cent, respectively, the crisis resulting from the low price of wine. —_—___—__+9+— A Court-Martial Rebaked, A record of the court-martial in the case of Capt. William P. Goodwin, fourteenth infantry, tried at Vancouver barracks, Wash., an charges of drunkenness on duty, has been received at the War Department. The court found that the charges were not sustained by the evidence submitted. Gen. Otis, commanding the Department of the proceedings, short The police of the fourth that they will capture —_-—-> — Resignation Accepted. Thé President has accepted the resigna- tion of Second Lieut. Butler Ames, eleventh infantry, to take effect September 30 last. Lieut. Ames ts a grandson of Gen. Benja- min Butler, and was named for him. He was appointed to the Military Academ: and ¥ as graduated in the class of IN. He resigned to engage in private business. PASTRY Free from all the disagreeable greasy effects that result from the use of lard will be had, if COT- TOLENE is used. Fish and cakes fried in it are simply delicious that cannot possibly be obtained from the use of any other frying material. Get the genuine COT- TOLENE, as there are numerous questionable imitations. The trade mark given here is on cach pail. Sold in three and five lb. pails. Columbia, in his review of the findings. He sald: “The evidence present- ed by the prosecution appears to establish beyond a reasonable doubt the truth of the allegations of guilt charged