Evening Star Newspaper, July 8, 1895, Page 8

THE | EVENING STAR has a Large Circulation in the Homes of Washington han all the Other Papers of the City Added Together, because it Stands Up Always for the Interests of the People of Washington; Contains the Latest and Fullest ‘ocal and General News; _and Surpasses all the Other Papers in the City in the Variety and Excellence of its Literary Features. It Literally Goes Everywhere, and is Read by Everybody. It is, therefore, asa Local Advertising Medium, without a Peer, Whether Cost or Measure THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, JULY 8, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. We close at 5 p.m. Saturdays at 1 p.m. During July and August. SB-SS HOOF -OF-2O-OO- OO9 call the Cloak Parlors stock. You know the matter of loss is never permitted to stand in the way of the achievement of pur- Maybe we are losing more than we need to on this batch of offerings. close,”’ as we say in the trade. will be realized—so if you are surprised at the depth of the reductions—you know our excuse. pose. There isa little more clearing up to be done in our ‘‘ready-made department’’—before we can Another Big Cutting-- --At-= PERRY’S. ready to receive the fall But we have ‘‘cut to Our expectations Jerseys. Less than balf a hundced, and there ts sure to be a great many more of you than that want them. You certainly will have to speak quick! 45 Black and Navy Blue All-wool Jer- seys—either plain or braided. Most all of the.n are small sizes. Were $2. rs DOC se Capes. Of course we havo had a remarkably busy Cupe season. Such a varlety as we put before you was sure to win, Strange that we should be sacrificing. But it ts jeu It ts soon over. wk ant Tan Cloth Capes, bralded and perforated, with top capes. $2.50 11 Black Net Sik and Lace Capes, Mned nnd uniiaed, and trimmed with laco and ribbon, Were $20 aud §25— $5.00 ma 12 Tan and Black Broadcloth Capes— plain and braided, lined and unlined, and trimmed with ribbon. Were $10 and = $5.00 Children’s Reefers. If they haven't something that they can throw on for a cool evening here Is what you are looking for in price and all— 20 {dren's All-wool Keefer Jackets —Gruy and Tan—made with full back and large sleeves. Were $5— = $1.00 Ladies’ Suits. Both Wash and Cloth. Woe are really proud of the satisfuction our Suits have given this season. They are bettered won- derfully over previous years’. You know why the prices ary cut now! 15 Tan and Gray All-wool Covert Cloth Baits, with Blazer and Frock Coat, half Mined with tlk; large sleeves and very wide skirt. Were $1¢— : w $10.75 20 Btriped and Figured Colored Duck Bults, with Blazer ard Frock Coats; ripple back and full skirt. Were $4— mo $2.25 —— Were Now Now RACH. BACH. 15 Blue, Pink and Tan Percale and Lawn Suits, welsts made with yoke back and front, double rutile and bratded in white; full skirt. These are the very newest type of summer costume. Were = $4.50 == Ladies’ Wraps. Just a little lot of these Wraps—ex- pensive ones out of the price of which we have squeezed all the profit and nearly all the cost. We want to clear up ccmpletely. 8 Black Silk und Lace Wraps, trimmed with ribbon and lace—exceedirgly rich garments. Were $50— $10.5 Shirt Waists. Here is a point you will bave to hurry to {f you want to share in the reduction. Might as well give them away. The pres- ent prices do not amount to much more. Now BACH. dered Shirt Walsts, just a Uttle soiled—stit bosoms, standing col- lars. You can have the choice of Pink or Blue effects. Were $1.25— = 17C. 10 dozen Percale and Chambray Walsts —Pink, Blue and Black end White— made with yoke back, large slecves, high turn-over collar and deep cuffs, Were 89e.— Now san = SOC at Duck Vests. It ts a pretty style—and we have only 18 of them left. ‘The first dozen and oa half customers will save a dollar aptece. Stngle-breasted Duck Vests—Blue and Tun, with taking stripes and figures. Were $1.50. Silk Waisks, — When “general orders’” are {etued noth- ing 1s exempt. That is why these Silk Waists aro ‘ncluded in this sale. They are not half price because they deserve tobe. Talk about barguins—here you ure: One lot of Slik Waists, Checks, Stripes and solid colors, made with full front crushed collar and belt, large sleeves. Lined and boned. Were $6— Dusters. Worth their weight in gold—to # traveler, Closing out the summer stock includes them. All the Gray; Tan and Black Molair and Silk Dusters that were $15— = $3.00 PACH. BACH. PERRY’S, Established 1840, Telephone 995. “Ninth and the Avesue.” LOE DO OB ODP ODDO DDB DALY DDG -G SDS OGD GP DGB GODOT OGO-B SDH SDPO GPO OBO D.D-G.G--DH--OO-VS- STOO OG OG -0O BVOC O-O >: | ! 7 , J Help That ‘Helps! Our kind of credit Is the RIGHT kind—it's gtven tp the right spirit—the spirit of accom- modation. If you'll analyze our brand of accommodation you'll find that it means tho selling of Furniture and Car- pets on easy payments—at the VERY LOWEST CASH PRICES—without notes —without interest—without anything ex- cept that which an honest man is will- ing to give—namely—a promise to pay— nd a little money weekly—or monthly— he can spare it. Can’t We Help You? We are ready—and six big double floors full of Furniture are ready—put your hand on anything you want—from a dollar and a half rocker—to a two hundred dollar parlor suite—tho wagon ts ready to take it to your house. We sell the World's Fair Prize Re- frlgerator—the “North Star""—80 sizes— from the Ice Chest at $2.50 to the Mam- moth Refrigerator at $50, Sold Ouk Bed Room Suite, $18. Pinsh or Tapestry Parlor Suite, $22.60. eNby Carriages from $5 to §50. Carpsts. 80 cents a yard. Ingraia Carpet, 85 cents a yard. 1,000 rolls of Best Mattings. em down—free, anston Table, $8.50. Woren W 40-yound Ha! 10th Credit House, Mattregs, 7TH STREET NORTHWEST. 78-814 REDUCED, Full Line of Highest Grade Gas Ranges. Largest size 4-burner, $29. Now $24.30. Large 4-burner, $27.50. Now $22.50. Family size 4-burner, $24. Now $19.80. Family size 3=burner, $21. Now $17.10. These prices include tron pipe connectiin and guaranteed to bake and do all your cooking perfectly. C. A. Muddiman, 614 12th St. Bee our $1.0 Stove and our $2.75 Btove. Jy1-454 Bargains.In Long Hair Switches. fo: Formeny $20: 8.50. Formerly $10.50. O7First-class attendance in Hair Dressing, Bhampooing, ete. Try, oure'“Curlette,"” for ‘Keeping the hair im curl. S. HELLER’S, 720 7th Street N.W. OZONATE LITHIA {8 the only tural MINERAL SPRING WA- containing Tthfa enough to e LICHIA RESULTS and cure OMATISM. . W. BURCHELL, General Agent. For Good < - Color and Heavy Growth - Of Hair, Use ores One Bottle will do Wonders. Try it. Purify the Blood with Ayer’s Sarsaparilla. If THE BABY IS CUTTING TEETH BP SURE and use that ob and well-tried remedy, Mra. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, for children teething. It soothes the child, softens the gum, allays all Rain, cures wind colic and is the best remedy for farrhoea. 25 cents a bottle. gol0-ly pt 181 West 3ist_st. mh20-m_ For Warm Weather. Black and Blue Serge Suits to order, $12. White Flannel Coat and Pants to order, $10. Genuine Kentucky Tow Linen Suits to order, $12. The prices are low, the workmanship is good and the fit is guaranteed. Morton C. Stout & Co., MERCHANT TAILORS, 12 F St. N.W. Je20-404 LOPOPOP OSS OOCCESOOPIEOSOOOS Shampoo WITH Pine Blossom Soap. An absolutely pure antiseptic Soap, pos- sessing powerful curative properties. It both cleanses and heals. Will effectually cure Dandruff. It softens the skin and is superior for shaving. Price 25 Cents, AT ALL DRUGGISTS. Foster Medicine Co., Baltimore, Md. 42d12r-9 SPOF9OOO0 509 06-65000600000000 King’s Palace, DARING BARGAINS sand Children, all MORE $4, §3, $2 TRIMMED HATS, Special lot of $2, §3 and $4 Hats, all colors, all the latest shapes and nmed with lace, flowers and feat Your choice. $1 WHITE sic re White ort-back Sailors to be hud at King's ce only at. ANOTHER LOT FL Exquisite lot of impo: samples that are Te. and 60e. unywhere, including Roses, Violets, Jonyuils, Murguerites, Daistes, Chrysanthemums, Gerantums, &c., and also Wreaths for Cilldren’s Hats. Slaughtered at.......... Oe Just a few le 20c. AND 2c. MERCURY WINGS, Se. Ore lot of Mercury Wings. Regular value, 20c. and 2c. In white and colors. fal bargain at only. S MORE OF THOSE $3 DUCK BUITS, $1.19. $3 Duck Sults, $1.19. They are made of good qual- ity duck, tinished seams, notch collar, ripple back, full-width skirts, with deep hem, with organ-pleated back. Regular value,g3.at_ D119 Light and dark grourds, stripes, dots and checks. ‘They are wouderful value for your money $9, $8, $7 STLK WAISTS, $3.48. Only 15 of them—no more; so early. Elegant Silk Waists, made of fancy Surais, Failles and Mervellleux, boned throughout, with full fronts, A wonder- 5c. soft collars and very large sleeves, desirable shades, ranging in prices from $5 to $9. MUST GO AT ridiculous price pees 3 $3.48 $1.25 WRAPPERS, 5: One lot of Gingham Wrappers, tn pink, blue and lavender effects, with ruffle forming V yoke, trimmed with braid to mateh. Watteau back. Regular price, $1.25. MUST GO AT §9¢. $1.50, $1 AND $1 KID GLOVES, 48¢. lot of 4-button and Foster Hook Kid Glove: in black, blue, brown, gray and tan. Sizes 514 broken wssortment. But one pair 48c. to a customer. At MORE 24c. BELTS, 6c. Handsome Gold, Silver, Leather and Silk Belts, with assorted buckles, for ladies, misses or 6 boys. Worth Ibe. and 25e. At Ce $1.25, $1 AND 75c. FANS, 89¢. Have you seen them? About 50 in all. Come curly, The are Gauze Fans, Ostrich Fans, Satin Fans, plain and fancy effects,black and colors.” Worth Te., $1, $1.25. Ate BOC. King’s Palace, oe SEVENTH and 715 MARKET SPACE. oO tO 0% 0 00 0-92-9096 Thompson’s Insect Powder {—1!s an invalunble ie KILIS | ens. If you have a'doe or coe FLEAS | the chances are they Inve thom. ox | $275 all do at this’ scason. Per. ~ ectly harmless to. ai oos | Baia" 2, animals, Dut olso exter tes Roach- AND | es, Plies, Mosquitoes, “Water Cars. | Bigs, ete. Only 10,18, 25 and sean. W. Thompson, 7°3 * PHARMACIST, !5th. We're Talking For Your Good When we say have your teeth examined, and aay defect in them remedied before you leave town. You know you'll get good work here; you don't know what you'll get while you're away. Consult us. Every operation will bo painless. Charges most moderate. Extracting, 50c. Evans Dental Parlors, 1217 Peuna. ave. nw. Jy6-24a —~ Ht Cpotato No Ie TLARDW. “Dr. Stegert's siclans aud che: ANACOSTIA STRIKE The Road is Still Tied Up and tho Men Are Out. Three Copches Oltizens Express Their Sympathy Carry Passengers— for the Strikers—One Meeting. It is now four days since the strike of the Anacostia railroad men began, and the difficulty apparently is no rearer set- tlement than it was when the first blow was struck, Friday last. In conversation with some friends yes- terday, President Griswold appeared to feel very gloomy over the situation, and his remarks conveyed the impression that the road fs so heavily in debt that It Is the incubus which prevents the president from granting the increase of wages asked for by the men. Just previous to the strike one of the of- ficlals of the road, who has equally as good facilities as President Griswold for knowing how many passengers were car- ried over the ling during any given time, was ask2d by a Star reporter how the traffic for June, 1805, compared with the same month of lost year, and the official replied that the travel was about the same. At that time th road cmployed con- ductors, and thelr pay was a little less than $1.25 per day, while that of the drivers was that figure. In view of those facts those who ere conversant with them expres: themselves at a loss to understand how, with as mvch travel over the road this year as last, when there were two men to pay, the company is now unable, when no conductors are employed, to advance the pay of its drivers. Free Coaches. The runnirg of free coaches was resumed this morning at 7 o'clock by the Street Railway Protective Union, and it is now thought that they will be kept in operation until the strike is settled by the railway ccmpany granting the advance asked by the men, or a line of some sort of public conveyances established to supplant the street cars, so far as the people of Hillsdale and Anacostia are concerned, and already an enterprising colored man, who owns a fine pair of horses and a neat wagonette, has been reaping a harvest of nickels by carrying passengers from Hillsdale to the navy yard terminus of the cable line for 5 cents, and it is said that his receipts from this source on Saturday alone were between $14 and $15. It is probable that the success of this man, who was at one time a slave in Virginia, will lead others to embark similarly in the transportation business be- tween Anacostia and Washington. With the Strikers. If anything was needed to demonstrate to President Griswold that the sympathy of the former patrons of his line is with his striking employes he had abundant oppor- tunity to prove it by attending the mass meeting which was held Saturday night at Masonic Hall, Anacostia, under the au- spices of the Anacostia Citizens’ Assocta- tion, for the purpose of showing the strikers where the people of the town stand in reference to the matter. The large hall was crowded to excess with the citizens, many of them repre- sentative business men, not only of Ana- costia, but of Washington, whose homes are in the former place, and the speeches made by such men as Messrs. H. A. Linger, Barnabas Bryan and other prominent men were sufficient to convince the strikers, and everybody else present, in fact, that it is the full intention of the great majority of the citizens of the town to carry out to the letter resolutions which were passed pledging those who adopted them to refrafn from riding on the cars of the Anacostia line until the pay of the strikers shall be Increased to $1.50 per day and all who wish to go are taken back into the employ of the company. Frequent reference was made by the speakers, both on the part of the citizens and the memebers of the Street Rallway Union who were present, to the editorial in reference to the strike which appeared in Saturday's Star and also to one which was published in a morning paper of the same day, and each allusion to either was received with the most enthusiastic ag- plause. Went to Church. Yesterday the strikers attended the Ana- costia Methodist Episcopal Church, where they were made heartily welcome. The sermon was by Rev. W. M. Osborne, M. D., who officiated in the absence of Rev. James McLaren, the pastor, who had gone to Balti- more to assist at the reopening services of a church of which he was formerly pastor. Arrangements are being made to have an outdoor meeting in the interest of the strikers in Anacostia tomorrow night. —_—.—__ OBSTRUCTION CASES, Louisiana Avenue Being Cleared by the Merchants. There was a scene of unusual activity along Louisiana avenue between 9th and 10th streets this morning, where a number of men were engaged tearing away the permanent structures in order to comply with the law and keep within the four feet limit. This ts the result of the so-called ob- struction cases tried in the Police Court, in which cases Prosecutor Pugh made such a strong fight. The merchants have until Wednesday to remove the obstructions and clear the sidewalk, and most of them are so arranging their places that they will not have to retire from business, although they vill not have the use of so much of the space in froat of the house: This morning in Judge Kimball's court there were three cases against merchants for alleged illegal occupation of the side- walk. The defendants were Messrs. Geo. W. Joyce ana R. E. Joyce, Charles Walter and B. F. MecCaully. The latter keeps a livery stable on 14th street, while the other defendants own carriage factories. It was charged that the defendants al- lowed carriages to remain on the sidewalk jonger than the law allows. Several police- men were called as witnesses in the case, but their evidence was favorable to the de- fendants. Mr. EB, H. Ewgleston of the Agricultural Department made the complaint. He had passed the places on.the day charged, and had seen carriages on the sidewalk, but he could not say they remained there longer than the law allows. There was no proof that the law was Violated, and the charges were dismissed, Epworth League. The Epworth League Chapter of Grace M. E. Church held its semi-annual roll-cal! last evening, and was encouraged with appropriate Scripture responses from a large proportion of the membership. A comparative resume of the numerical and spiritual condition of the league from the time of its organization in September, 1892, to the present showed gratifying progress. A short address from Mr. Geo. E. Tyler of Foundry Epworth League and musical se- lectins In harmony with the oceasion gave additional interest to the exercises, Ss The Douglass Estate. Mrs. Helen Douglass, the widow of Frederick Douglass, and Lewis H. Doug- lass, his son, today filed, as admin- istrators of the estate, an inventory of the perscnal estate. The amount of the per- sonalty, consisting of bonds, notes, cash, household effects, etc., Is placed at $38,784, ‘A separate inventory of money on hand and debts due the estate was also filed, as follows: Cash, $11,890.00; good notes, $2,830; doubtful, $1,160, and desperate, $1,300. Total, $16,230.90. —— The Star Out of Town. THE BVENING STAR will be sent by mail to any address in the United States or Canada for such period as may be desired at the rate of fifty cents per month, 7 But all such orders must be ac- companied by the money, or the paper cannot be sent, as no ac- counts are kept with mail subscrip- tions. ———— DEATH ACCIDENTAL. Inquest Over a Man Killey by an Ice ‘Wagon. Henry Johnson, a colored man about fifty years old, met with a fatal accident yester- day morning near Sth and M streets north- west, and this afternoon his tragic death was investigated by Coroner Hammett. He was riding a tricycle at the timo, and when he collided with an ice wagon driven by Charles Zimmerman he went beneath the heavy vehicle and the wheels passed over him. The rear wheel passed over his head and body, and the unfortunate man died in a few minutes after the acuident occurred. Early yesterday morning Johnson stopped at the house of his former employer, T. N. Brown, No. 1240 ith street northwest, and, without going in to ask permission, he hor- rowed the tricycle and rode of with it. When he got near Sth aud M streets, and saw the ice wagon approaching, he made an effort to get out of the way of the vehicle, but did not succeed. The driver pulled up his horses, but {t was too late when they stopped, for the rear wheel had passed over the man and inflicted the in- jury which proved fatal in a few ininutes. Policeman Rickles called the patrol wagon and the body of the dead man was taken to the morgue. Charles Zimmerman, the Guueriot the toe wezon wits) bela incan tody. An hour or more after the fatal accident occurred Mr. Brown called at the second precinct station to report the loss of his tricycle. He found the badly damaged ma- chine in the yard. Accidental Death. The evidence of several witnesses who appeared at the inquest showed that the deceased failed to handle the tricycle properly, and that the driver was not re- sponsible for the affair. A verdict of acci- ae death was rendered, exonerating the river. —_—_.__ SUPT. BOTELER VINDICATED. The President of the Columbia Road Exonerates Him From the Charges. Some time ago the employes of the Columbia Railway Company appointed a ‘committee, consisting of Messrs. W. F. Dement, L. H. McMillen and EB. B. Hedgeman, to present to the officials of the road an expression of their griev- ances against Superintendent Boteler, who had fallen into disfavor with his sub- ordinates. They formulated their griev- ances in a letter addressed to the president of the road, Mr. W. F. Baker. In reply, Mr. Beker has sent to the committee a letter bearing date of last Saturday. In the ccurse of the letter he says: “Your complaints against Mr, Boteler, the present superintendent, are: First, that in May, 1894, more than a year ago, he loaned money to an employe of the company and charged him an usurious rate of interest: Second, that during the past year, on vari- ous occasions, Mr. Boteler has cursed and sworn at some of the employes while they were performing their duties, and has in- timated them by threats of discharge. “It Is a fact that application was made to Mr. Boteler for a loan of $5. Mr. Boteler did not have the money, nor did he obtain it from the company. He obtained it from his wife to oblige Mr. Berry, and Berry re- turned $6, as I am Informed. Used Profane Language. “In respect of the second charge, several witnesses state that Mr. Boteler has in several instances, during the last year, used profane and violent language in giving erders, but there has been no evidence whatever of anything done or said by Mr. Boteler that can be justly considered as an attempt to intimidate any of the persons under his direction. It Is, of course, wrong, and it is wholly unallowable, for any offi- cer or employe of the company to use either abusive or profane language to those who are engaged in the company’s busi- ness, and the use of such language is for- bidden, and is made the subject of severe censure. But while the language used by Mr. Boteler on the few occasions to which the witnesses refer is reprehensible, it is not regarded as a reason for discharging him from the employment of the company, in whose service he has been for the past five years;.first as a driver, then as a con- ductor, then as stable boss, and, finally, as superintendent. Boteler’s Record. “During all that time not one com- plaint has been made against him, either as to his conduct toward the men or as to the language he has uged to them, vruil now. On the contrary, many of the employes have frequently expressed their thanks for his attention to thelr comfort and welfare ard their appreciation of the’ efforts he has made on their behalf. The company considers Mr. Boteler an efficient and faithful superintendent, whose charac- ter and ability have been tested and proved Ly yeara of good service, and that its in- terest require his retention in his present position.” Se Marriage Licenses. Marriage Licenses have teen granted to the following: Harry A. Beck and Lillian B. Bailey; John W. Forrest of this city and Mary Dishman of Fredericksburg, Va.; James D. Adams and Retecca Crown; Will- tam T. Taylor and Rebecca J. Steele, both of Montgomery county, Md.; John W.Gads- den of Phrladelphia, Pa., and Lucy M. Michener of thie city; Joseph Panholzer of this city and Lilly May Martin of Balti- more, Md. —————— For Divorce A petition for divorce from Andrew A. Jackson was filed today by Phillis Jackson. ‘The parties were married here in 1872, have six living children, and the divorce and reasonable alimony and costs are asked because of the husband's alleged cruel treatment of the wife. She also prays for the custody of the children. —_—— Revising Bullding Regulations. It Is proposed by the District Commis- stoners to appoint a commission, consisting of the inspector of buildings, an architect and a builder, to make a revision of the present building regulations. This is a sub- ject In which Mr. Truesdell ts much inter- ested. He has given a good deal of per- sonal attention to the building regulations, and as a result a number of changes and additions have been made. Mr. Truesdell ccrsiders tHat while the building regula- ons of the District are quite complete, yet they lack in general the feature of ap- Plication to specific conditiors. In other wcrds, he thinks that they are too general in character..The regulations that are in force in other cities of this country, as well as in many of the principal cities of Eu- rope, have been cecured and will be studied by the commission. eS Bids for Buildings Opened. Bids were opened at the Navy Depart- ment Saturday for the construction of two brick dwellings at the Naval Observatory grcunds, for which there is an appropria- tlon of $10,000, Bids were received from Jas. R. Young, Geo. H. Lowry, Darby & Davis, Manning & Parsons, Levy & Fede- line, W. W. Winfree, H. F. Getz, D. F. Macabee, R. F. Lukei, P. F. Gormley, Speir & Co., Peter Hepburn, Stewart & Walters, A. W. Sweeney, Smith Bros., W. T. Garrisen, C. Thomas, John G. Bright, F. L, Carmody, Simpson’ & Sons, Richard: son & Burgess. All these bids will be re- jected as being in excess of the appropria- ion. D. F. Macabee was the lowest bid- der, at $11,160, and R. F. Lukei the high- ect, at $17,001, Military Prisons. ‘A general order has been tssued by the War Department, establishing prisons for the confinement of persons conyicted military offenses at the following pusi= Alcatraz Island, Cal.; Fort Warren, M: Fort Columbus, N. ¥.; Fort Thomas, Ky.; Fort Monroe, Va.; Fort Sheridan, lll.; Fort Snelling, Minn.; Fort Riley, Kans.; Fort Sam Houston, ; Fort Logan, Colo.; Fort Crook, Vancouver barracks, Wash, This was made necessary by the er of the military prison at Fort orth to the Department of Justice. e named. ith the nd, had no prisons, regulation guard hovses, as at Now they will be prisons conc the same as the prison at Lea’ The guard houses noty at the posts will be used as prisons. P. rs convicted of other than milltary offenses will be sent to the state or government prisons. PROTECTING T RAINMEN With Few Railroads Comply the “Grab-Iron” Law. Hard Times Prevented the Equipment and Many Roads Ask for an Extension of Time. Few rafiroads have complied with the law passed of Corgre requixing “hand holds,” “grab trons” and standard draw-bars tobe placed on all frelght cats as a life-saving precaution for the benefit of trainmen. The time given in which to comply with the law—over two years—was supposed to be ample. Yet the reports sent in response to the circular sent out by the interstate commerce com- mission a month ago show that almost none of the roads have done what the law requires. They state that the hard times prevented. The Pennsylvania and the Reading roads have put the grab-irons on all their new cars, but a great majority of the vast number of old cars in use on those roads are still without them. Hearivgs Arranged. Secretary Moseley has had several con- ferences with the of various ¢ ern roads and a hearing is to be given them next Friday before the int commerce commissfon with a view to se- curing an extension of time to enable the roads to obey the law. The New York, Lake Erle and Western has heen granted an additional six months in which to equip its cars as required. This road is in the hands of a receiver and unable to meet running expenses, so that it has no morey with which to provide the grab-irons. This is the plea of all the roads. July 22 the commission will grant hearings to seyeral other roads that have petitioned for exten- sions of time. —__-e THE WRONG LANGUAGE. A Russian Woman Who Thought Americans Talked German. From the New York Telegram. Here is a queer tale of metropolitan life, which is vouched for at the college settle- ment in Rivington street. It illustrates the cosmopolitan character of the city and shows In a singularly striking manner how little we know our neighbors on the next street and how little they know of us. They have a free kindergarten at the col- lege settlement for the benefit of the poor of the neighborhood. One morning a wo- man appeared at the door with a little child and was met by one of the teachers. The woman began talking volubly in an un- known tongue, and seemed much surprised at not being able to understand the teach- er’s replies. ‘What are you?” asked the teacher in English. ‘Are you German-Deutch?” The woman seemed very much mystified and thoroughly disheartened. She only shook her head in a dismayed sort of way and sald nothing. The teacher sent for an Interpreter. Does your little child understand En- glish?” asked the interpreter in German, “English?” responded the woman in the same langyage. “What is English? My Uttle girl speaks the language of the coun- try, and so do I, but the jady here does not understand me.” “Why, the lady speaks the language of the country,’ said the interpreter. “She speaks English, and that is the language of the country.” The woman looked thoroughly discon- certed and satd nothing. The interpreter asked her what her nationality was, for it was plain that she was not a German. She spoke that lenguage very poor!: “Iam a Russian,” she said, “and I lve in Hester stree “How long have you been in the coun- “Three years.” “And didn’t yo of the country w “Ah, broke out a sob, hen I came here I on! knew Russian, and I made up my mind I would get to be a good American and learn the language the Americans talk. When I moved into Hester street I did not under- stand one word they said there, but T sup- posed they were Amer and talked the language of Americans. So I set to work to learn it, and I have tried hard for three years, till now I can understand all that they say in the tenement and at the mar- kets on the sidewalk, and they can all un- derstand me when I talk. And now to- day T come here. after three years in the country, and talk to the lady here, and she don’t understand me and I don’t under- stand her. Ah, it is too bad!” The interpreter translated the conversa- tion to the teacher, who was moved to great pity. The woman sat rocking herself back and forth, the picture of woe. “Madame,” said the interpreter, “I am very sorry for you, but your three years of effort have been thrown away. Americans talk the English language, and you have unfortunately lved in a neighborhood where German and Hebrew only are spoken. The language you have learned is German, or at least that sort of mixed German and Hebrew which they speak there. I am very sorry for you.” And the woman, wiping her eyes with her hat the language elish ? pocr woman, wi } apron, took her little girl by the hand and went sorrowfully away. SS SS Corn and Criminality. From the Westminster Gazette. The German agrarians will hardly be pleased with Prof. Brentano, who at pres- ent occuples the chair of political economy at Munich, and who was formerly the suc- cessor of Roscher at Lelpsic. While the agrarians are clamoring loudly for higher grain prices at any cost, Prof. Brentano unkindly comes forward with a pamphlet whose object !s to show that a rise or fall of price in cereals is synonymous with a rise or fall of crime. In 1867 Herr Mayer cf the Ravarian royal tistical bureau first pointed out the relationship borne by the price of rye to the number of convic- tions for theft. Alluding to the years 1825- 61, he declared that every rise of 6 kreut- zers in the price of rye appeared to be accompanied by one addittonal theft per 100,000 inhabitants, and that the converse was found true for every fall of 6 kreut- zers. Prof. Brentano's figures apply to the whole of Germany. and are carried down to a more recent period. Here Is his com- parison of the number of convictions for theft per 100,000 adults with the price of Tye per 1,000 kilos, in marks, for the years 1882 to 1891: Price jetions. (Marks.) 152.2 144.7 143.3 140.8 20.6 1 120. Be 155.5 890.0... - 170 18m. oe 11 211 No donht there is some sort of uniform- ity in these figures, but the ordinary indl- vidual—to say nothing of the sgricultur- fet—ts entitled to ask how it happens that in 189, for example, a rise of 14% marks in price fs accompanied by xe J one more theft per thousand. In the main, It ts, of course, true that an excessive price for a staple article of food will tend to drive many who cannot procure {t Into crlme. On the other hand, the thoroughgoing statts- tietan might do well to remember that mankind do not live for rye alone. 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