Evening Star Newspaper, August 2, 1895, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1895—TWELVE PAGES. " SPECIAL NOTICES. BOARD OF ‘TIT OFFICE trict of oF THE ENCIS ‘olutnivia. Wis! ti nse from M. Roth, 210 WILLIAMS, Clerk Excise t u fog the best dinners a ian v Sue, All tr 4 tos. 2. REUTEN'S, COM. PA. AVE. AND'4% ST. ‘ MOVAL NOTICE.—G. L. WILD’S BROS. & CO, e removed their Music Store to thelr new ai quarters, 131s 7th st. where thelr friends sind patrons will receive usual prompt and courteous attention to. thetr musical wants. Sy31-or® during we ne. and Rents. Insurance THE WESTERN FLOOD Nineteen Dead Bodies Recovered at Socorro. RIO GRANDE HIGHER THAN FOR YEARS Danger. MANY WONDERFUL ESCAPES of coup! 1419 F st. n. Sy30-6s OFFICE OF THE ACT BANy EORGETOWN, 1219 32d st.. Georgetown, D.C. The annual meeting of the stockholders for the purpose of electing twelve fara to serve for the ensuing year will be at the company’s office on MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 1895. Polls open at 12 o’c'eck neon; close at 1 o'cloc! Sy1T-16t 3.1. BRADL. H. L. 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Hours for gentlenen—7 to 9 a.m. and $ to 6 5 tickets for $1.00. “n with backward pupils," on, me_ thing. s as the boarding school circulars put It. Open every evening but Snnday, rain or shine, only wwe prefer not to teach puplls In the rain, 8,500 squire feet of with sandpapered surface, und the most lofty and star-spangled canopy of any riding sel ted by clee- tric Ii - CO., Washington, D. Jy23-28a = MOVAL. The w jcnsd Lave moved their offices, during rebuildin rom 1204 G st. n. TE . HARDIE ate snd Loans. LATIMEL & ©. L. HARDE 1 Architcet jy19-1m — AS BAD AS DONNYBROOK. Frequent Clashes Among the San Francisco Chinamen, The situation in Chinatown, San Fran- cisco, continues to grow more serious each day. The feud between the Sam Yup and the Ny Yung men, due to th rest of the latter for the murder of Chung Wa, a member of the Sam Yup family, has de- veloped Into a boycott on Sam Yup mer- chants. The intimidation being used to en- force the boycott is expecte] to lead to a murderous conflict.” Clashes between repre- sentatives of the different societies ure of frequent occurrences, and several riots have been narrowly averted. The consul general and he Six Com- panies have given up trying to make peace, and say that matters must now take their course. E which has been held has ended in bloodshed and dis- order, and no more mestings will be held. ——__+e+ Orders. nsfers in the seventh cavalry are ordered: First Lieut. J. Frank- lin Bell, from troop E to troop G; First Lieut. Edwin C. Bullock, from troop G to troop Leaves of absence have been granted as follows: Lieutenant Charles B. Satterlee, third artillery, three months’ extension on account of ss; Lieut. J. J. O'Connell, Army The following t twenty-firs one month’s exten- sion; Lieut. W. twenty-second infantry, for four mont Capt. Charles A. Varnum, seventh cavairy, one month's extension; Lieut. E. EB. twick, ninth cavalry, for seventy. uient. S. W. Dunning, sixteenth for one month. The following transfers in the cavalry arms are made: Second Lieut. Casper H. Conrad, jr., from the sixth cavairy to the 5th cavalry, troop I; Second Lieut. August OF n, from the fifth cavalry to the sixth cavalry, troop M. ‘The following transfers in the twenty- fifth infantry are ordered: Capt. Henry P. Ritzius, from company I to company C; Capt. Edwin F. Glenn, from company C to company I. Lieut. W. T. May, fifteenth infantry, has 4 from duty at Columbus ba heen reliey a nd ordered to join his regi of absence have been grant- J. S. Rogers, twentieth Xtension; Lieut. Col. Wherry, second infantry, thr nths’ extension on of sickn feut. John Pope, jr., fi months, on account of infantr. w. Ww. The first installment of the detective story, ‘he Long Arm, ary Wilkins, will be pr: Star Saturday, August 3, > DENVER, Col. August 2—A News spe- cial from Albuquerque says a dispatch from Socorro says that up to 1 o'clock last night nineteen bodies of persons who were strick- en down by the rush of waters Tuesday have been recovered. A special bulletin to the Republican from Santa Fe sfates that thirty houses were de- stroyed at Sorocco by the flood, most of the buildings be!ng adobes. The heavy down- pour continued for two or three hours, dur- ing which time the water spread from sev- eral arroyos over neariy the entire town. At one time the flood was three-quarters of a mile wide, varying from ten to fifteen feet deep. Farms, orchards and vineyards for many miles along the river were almost destroyed. _ ‘The situation was aggravated by a flood in the Rio Grande, which is higher than in years. It is out of its banks at La Joya, and a general flood 1s in the valley. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad is inundated for miles. No accurate statement of the loss of life has yet been made. No trains are running south of Albuquerque, It Is believed that El Paso is in great danger. A News special from Florence, Col., re- ports the finding of the bodies of Mrs. Carr and Lee Tracey, two victims of the flood-at Adelaide. The remains were fearfully man- gled, and were imbedded in the sand twelve miles from the scene of the disaster. The body of Watson, the third victim, is still missing. A special from Cripple Creek reports nine miles of Florence and Cripple Creek rail- road gone, and that it will be thirty days before the road can be reopened. Over thirty bridges were destroyed. Another special from Florence says: “A coludburst occurred yesterday afternoon ten miles southeast of here and caused a flood in Hardscrabble and Wetmore creeks. Over three hundred feet of the Denver and Rio Grande railroad’s main line was wiped away at the mouth of Hardscrabble creek, six miles east of here. BUFFALO, Wyo., August tion caused by the flood something terrible. The cloudburst was at a point five miles southwest of the city, near Stevenson's ranch. A mighty wall of water rushed down the mountain side into Clear creek, which overflowed its banks, carrying everything before it. The creek cut into the south bark, carrying off an en- tire city lot, with a log house owned and occupied by ‘Mr. Northwood, with its entire contents. A large two-story building, Knights of Pythias Hall and the city drug store floated into the main street. Kim- ball’s blacksmith shop, Jenson’s stable, the Occidental stables and a dozen of other buildings were wrecked and carried down the creek. ‘he Kennedy building, occupied by Jenson’s saloon, had a floor broken into kindling wood.” Mud and water from two to six feet deep covered the floors of many of the business houses remaining standing. Two livery stables were flooded, but the horses were cut loose and swam out. The office of the People’s Voice was saved by opening all doors and windows, allowing the water to run through the building. Wagons, horses, buildings, lumber and everything movable were swept down the mighty current. Many miraculous escapes eccurred. John Norman Penrose, a wealthy stock grower, was in the hotel when the flood came. In an attempt to escape he was carried down the stream, byt was lassoed and saved by a cowboy. No lives were lost, but hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of property was damaged. ————— TRINIDAD’S CLAIMANT. + Baron Harden-Hickey Believes That Right Will Prevail. LOS ANGELES, Cal., August 2.—Baron Hardenr-Hickey, sole proprietor as well as the ruler of the small isiand of Trinidad, ty rigbt of occupation, if not discovery, arrived here last night to await the result of the contest over the island. He makes light of the claim of Brazil, and seems to be more interested In what position this government will take on the question. When asked what he would do if the United States should refuse to recognize the island as independent seat, he replied: “That I am not prepared to state further than that I will not give up the fight, even if this government should fail to give its recognition. We have right and justice on our side, and, while right does noc always prevail over might, I think right will win in this case. “Brazil, of course, became unduly excited over England's attempted seizure of the island, and its protest egainst the acticn of England has helped my cause.” Count de Boissterre, Baron Hickey’s dip- Icmatic representative, is in New York on a mission connected with the political posi- tion of Trinidad. —_——.___ KILLED IN A WRECK. Freight Train Broke in Two and Then Came Toxether. CANTON, Ohio, August 2.—Stark Siding, two miles cast of here on the Fort Wayne, was the scene of a disastrous freight wreck at 2:30 o'clock this morning, in which thiee men lost their lives and five more are lying in Aultman Hospital ‘in this city more or less injured. The train, which was an extra going west, broke in two at the summit and ran into the front end when it stopped for water at the tank. Hight cars were smzshed into kin- dling wcod and traffic was delayed about two hours. ‘The names of the injured are: William McCoy, Pittsburg; Mickael Moran, Cleve- land; Tom Collins, South Bethlehem, Pa.; Richard Reed, Denyer; Adolph Soder, New York; John Luzen, Chicago; Charles Eck- ert, Philadelphia; S. Richardson, Mason City, Mo.; Louis Simpson, Pittsburg. These men were all tramps, riding in an empty box car. Tho trainmen escaped uninjured. —$—_.___ The Missing Mrs. Gardner. ARCADIA, Neb., August 2.—J. W. Lan- ders, who went to Boston to endeavor to find Mrs. Gardner, the Christian Endeavor delegate who so suddenly disappeared, has alout given up in despair. After starting from home he received a telegram from Reston to returh, as they had discovered the identity of the woman Brown, who had sent the information that Mrs. Gard- ner was dead. The relations between Mr. ud Mrs. Gardner were of the most pleas- ant nature. Nicotine Neutralized CHEW AND SMOKB MUAJUL POUCH TOBACCO. NO NERVES QUAKING. NO HEART PALPITATING. NO DYSPEPTIC ACHING. -NERVOUS. f ANT byspeptic. El Paso Believed to Be in Great THE OFFICIAL WEATHER MAP. at s i hit i EXPLANATORY NOTE: Observations taken at 8 a.m., 75th meridian time. Solid lincs are Asobars or lines of equal air pressure, drawn for each tenth of an inch. Dotted lines are ‘sotherms Or lines of equal temperature, drawn for each ten degreca. Shaded are: or snow has fallen during preceding twelve hours. are. regions where rain The words “High” and “Low” show location of areas of high and low barometer. Small arrows fly with the wind. STILL FAIR WEATHER, But It Will Be Gradually Getting a Little Warmer. Forecast till 8 p.m. Saturday: For New England and eastern New York, generally fair; slightly warmer; west to southwest winds. For the District of Columbia, eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Mary- land, Virginia and West Virginia, generally fair; slowly rising temperature; variable winds. The pressure continues high in the cen- tral valleys, but is gradually diminishing in magnitude. A trough of low pressure extends from west Texas to Lake Superior. It is probable that the weather will con- tinue fair for thirty-six hours in the At- lantic states, except in Florida and north- ern New England. The skies will cloud up Saturday night, and there is a slight pros- pect of showers Sunday afternoon. The temperature will continue to rise very slow- ly, but will not reach an extreme in the next thirty-six hours. The highest tem- perature east of the Mississippi and north of 35 degrees latitude was 84 degrees at In- dianapolis. The lowest temperatures at Washington during the present cool period, 52 degrees, July 31, and 54 degrees, August 1, have been the lowest on record for July and the first decade of August during the past seven years. The July Records. The records of temperature and rainfall for the month of July for the city of Wash- ington have just been made up by the of- ficials of the weather bureau, showing that the month just passed has been much cool- er than usual, and, notwithstanding the frequent rains, there has been less pre- cipitation than the records for the past twenty-four years show to have been the normal for July. The mean or average at- mospheric pressure has been 30 inches. The highest pressure was 30 on the 3d of the month, and the lowest was 20.59, on the 8th. The mear temperature for the month was 73. The mean for July for twenty-four years has been 78 degrees, and the more accurately calculated recordi show that there has been an average dally deficiency of temperature for the month of 5.9 degrees, while the accumulated dally deficiency since the Ist of last January is now 3.59. The highest temperature re- corded during the month was %4 degrees, July 20, and the lowest 52, on the Sist. The total precipitation for the month was 4.50 inches, as against a record for twenty- four years of 4.65 inches. There were four- teen clear days, ten cloudy days, and seven partly cloudy. The wind has generally blown from the south, and the total movement of the wind during the month was 3,654 miles. The maximum yelocity was thirty-six miles an hour, from the northwest, on ihe 20th. Tide Table. Today—Low tide, 12 m.; high tide, 5:06 a.m. and 5:50 p.m. Temorrow—Low tide, 0:11 a.m. and 12:50 p.m.; high tide, 6:03 a.m. and 6:45 p.m. The Sun and Moon. Sun rises, 5:00; sun sets, 7:00; moon sets, 1:42 a.m.; moon rises, 5:48 p.m’ The Bicycle Lamps. All bicycle lamps must be lighted at 7:10. The police regulations require ‘‘All cycles, bicycles and tricycles in moticn after sun- down shall carry a suitable light.” The City Lights. Gas lamps all lighted by 7:32 p.m.; ex- tinguishing begun at 3:39 a.m. & ‘The lighting is begun one hour before the time named. Condition of the Water. Temperature and condition of water at 8 a.m.: Great Falls, temperature, 73; condi- tion, 33; receiving reservoir, temperature, 75; condition at north connection, 36; condi- tion, at south connection,:4;, distributing reservoir, temperature, 76; condition at in- fluent gate house, 30; effluent gate house, 30. Range of the Theratémeter. The following were the,.readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau today: 8 a.m., 65; 2 p.m., 79; maximum, 80; rain- 9 imum, 55. UNIVERSAL PEACE. The Action of France Applauded by the International Bareau. Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood, secretary of the American Peace Bureau, has received from Berne, Switzerland, an address to the peace societies of the United States sent out by the International Peace Bureau under the signatures of its president, Frederick Bajer, and secretary, Hlie Ducommun. ‘The docu- ment states that a very important piece of news has just been received in Berne about a vote for international arbitration. The French chamber of deputies has voted nanimously a proposition of law which reads as follows: “The chamber invites the government to negotiate as soon as possible the conclu- sion of a permanent treaty of arbitration between the French republic and the Uni- ted States of America.” The address goes on to say that a recital of the motives of. this proposition recalls that a similar motion was offered in 1588 by Mr. Fredrick Possy, and that it received at that time the unanimous approbation of the bureau of the chamber, but that.cir- cumstances of interior policy prevented it from being followed up. It is remembered that sume years since the American repub- lics conciuded among themselves a treaty of permanent arbitration, and that in June, 1893, the English house of commons, with the ‘concurrence of Mr. Gladstone, unani- mously voted the proposition of Mr. Cre- mer and of Sir John Lubbock, tending to the conclusion of a treaty of the same nature with the United States. It is established that France has con- sented without a murmur to all of the sac- rifices that an armed peace has imposed upon her, but the conclusion of a perma- nent treaty of arbitration between the French republic and the United States will be a new proof of the amity of two great nations, a new pledge of peace given to the world of an achievement looking to the diminution of military expenses—a grand example, that will not fall to be followed soon by all civilized peoples. ‘The American peace societies have con- victions profound enough, and sagacity enough, to see the importance. of these manifestations in a manner that cannot be ignored by them. Te the republic of the United States of America shouid conclude at once a treaty of permanent arbitration with Great Britain, France and Switzerland, which she might tealize now by accepting the offers which have been made to her, it would place her at the head of nations and would prepare for the coming of that pacific era which has been the dream of her grandest citizens—Washington, Penn and Franklin. No steps should: be neglected, says the ad- dress, in order that this idea may be re- alized, and certain active appearances made that the government and the American Congress will not hesitate to accept and to enter into this idea. ee THE DEATH OF PROF. MINOR. Resolutions Passed by the University of Virginia Alumni Association. The executive committee of the Univer- sity of Virginia Alumni Association of this city held a meeting yesterday to take ac- tion upon the death of the late venerable and beloved John B. Minor, who for over half a century, had been the professor cf law at the institution. The meeting was presided over by Chairman C. G. Lec, with E. L. McClelland as secretary, and after feeling remarks had been made by the gentlemen present, resolutions were adopt- ed. They recited that in the death of Pro- fessor John B. Minor the commonwealth of Virginia has lost one of the most illustrious of its many eminent men, the University of Virginia the most famous of its professors and the science of the law one of its fore- most exponents. His ability, his learning. bis unrivaled gifts as a teacher of law have placed the law school of the Univer- sity of Virginia upon a higher plane than it attained even under his distinguished predecessors, while his kindness to his pu- pils and interest in their studies and the noble example of his dally life ever pres- ent before them created an influence for good that has extended to every section of 6ur country. “May his influences abide with our aima mater forever” was the cuncluding sentence of the resolution. SS The Star Out of Town. THS EVENING 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, co: ‘TION ECHO MEETING. [Pregram Arranged by. the District Christinn Endeayor The District of Columbia Christian En- deavor Union will hold a “Bc tion echo meeting” on Friday evening, Au- gust 9, at the Memofial Lutheran Church. President Miles M. Shand will preside, and Mr. Percy S. Foster is to conduct the sing- ing. : The “Chinese umbrella of state” awarded the District Union at Boston will be pre- sented formally, and a number of Wash- ington '96 souvenir fans will be distributed. The Boston convention delegates will oc- cupy the front seats and wear convention badges. The program for the evening will be as follows: 7:45 p.m., singing and devotional exercises; hymn of welcome, sung at Bot ton, and written for the occasion by Rev. 8. F. Smith, D. D., the Author of “Amerl- v J. Byram; sing- ‘Good Citizen- ship at the Convention,” Judge Anson S. Taylor; singing, ‘America; presentation of Chinese “umbrella of state,” Dr. Marion McH. Hull; response by chairman of the missionary committee; singing, “The Ban- ner of the Cross;” offering; “Evangelistic Work at the Convention,” Rev. D. W. Skel- lenger; singing, “Throw Out the Life Line; “A Pastor’s Impressions of the Conven- tion,” Rey. J. G. Butler, D. D.; brief speeches from delegates; “A Glance For- ward—Washington, 96," Mr, . Smith; singing, “Washington, '96;" prayer; singing, “At the Cross,” and “Mizpah” benediction. ——__. A Policeman in Trouble. Policeman W. W. Mendenhall has ten- dered his resignation as a member of the police force and police officials have been informed that he has left the city. His wife turned in his equipments yesterday, and the vacancy will in all probability be filled before the close of the week. The policeman was in debt and it is said that the race tracks got a great amount of his money. It is known that he had borrowed money from a number, including merchants and others, and he also owed money at headquarters for his clothing. Menden- hall has been a member of the force for Several years and has done duty most of the time in the sixth precinct. —— A Probable Bicycle Thief. Last nigot while Policeman Barry was standing near Pennsylvania avenue and 18th street a cclored boy got off a bicycle to fix his lamp. The boy was not well dressed and he had such a good wheel that the policeman suspected something wrong and thought he would make an investiga- tion. When he started toward the boy the latter deserted his wheel and ran across the street to the park. ‘There he hid a re- volver and box of cartridges beneath a bush, and was then ready to tell the of- ficer that ne had hired the wheel. He gave his name as Dennis Harris when the of- ficer arrested him for concéaled weapons, and on this charge he was tfied in court today. Judge Miller imposed @ sentence of sixty days in jail. te as —— ee A Boy Run Qver. Norman Robinson, a four-year-old boy, was painfully injured this morning on G street between 9th and 10th streets north- west by being run over by a hopse attached to a carriage. The little fellow, with a companion, was riding in @.,toy express wagon, when the latter got beyond their control and rolled under the passing horse. The frightened animal kigked; and reared, demolishing the little vehjcle ka which the children were riding and badly bruising one of che legs of the Robirson boy, his play- mate escaping unaurt. : The injured lad was removed ‘to his home ju the McGill building, where his father, Charles W. Robinson, is superintendent. No blame is attached to the driver of the horse. : Galvanized Iron Canes. The Galvanized Iron and Cornice Work- ers held a lengthy meeting last night at their hall, No. 737 7th strect northwest, which, with the exception of the admission of a new member and the decision as to a uniform to be worn in the Labor day parade, was almost entirely devoted to ex- ecutive business. The uniform will consist of white felt hats and galvanized iron badges to be worn, and galvanized Iron cenes to be carned. ———— A Sudden Death. Squire Willis, colored, thirteen years old, died sudderly yesterday afternoon at the home of isis parents, 2173 9th street, and the coroner give a certificate of death from natural causes, TWOCANAL PROJECTS One Across the Isthmus, the Other From the Lakes. BOTH ARE IMPORTANT UNDERTAKINGS Mr: Chauncey Dutton Talks on Their Relative Commercial Value. COST AND TONNAGE There are two great transpertation under- takings engaging a good share of the at- tention of the American public at the pres- ent’ time. One is the Nicaragua canal across the isthmus and the other is the propcsed ship canal from the great lakes to the Atlantic ocean. Congress has made provision for a ecientific investigation of these two great commercial problems. The Nicaragua canal has been resurveyed, and the result will be reported to Congress in December. The President is now consider- ing the appointment of a commission to consider and report upon the feasibility and route of a deep-water channel from the lakes to the seaboard, and it is said that that is one of the questions that Sec- retary Lamont went to Gray Gables to ree him about. Mr. Dutton’s Views. Mr. Chauncey N. Dutton, formerly of this city, and row {identified with manufactur- ing and engineering enterprises in Pitts- burg, is now on a visit to this city on busi- ness connected with this ship canal enter- prise. He is an engineer of repute, and is regarded as an authority on hydraulics and Pneumatics. He is a veritable mine of in- formation about canals, especially Ameri- can canals, actual and prospective. A Star reporter had an interesting talk with him on the general subject today. Speaking of the relative merits of the Nicaragua canal and the proposed mari- time canal of North America he said: “The one will pierce the isthmus and unite our two coasts; the other will unite and make one system of navigation the Atlantic coast, the great lakes and the St. Lawrence river and estuary. “Owing tc the overhang of South Amer- Ica we are, as it were, pocketed—to one elde of the great ocean pathways. The Nica- ragua canul will place us central in the commercial world, and shorten by more than half the voyage necessary to carry our commodities to foreign purchasers, ex- cept those of Europe. A Cheap Outlet to the Coast. “The North American canal will be the cheap outlet to’the coast for the commod- ities which are and must be the basis of our foreign trade. “Because a vessel can now sail or steam to Liverpool cheaper than to New Yori, we cannot compete successfully in the com- merce of the half-world of the Pacific; ke- cause our goods for export, except cotton, are all produced west of the Alleghanies,in the basin tributary to the great lakes, a thousand miles or more from the ocean, and the competing products are produced in other countries on or adjacent to the seaboard or on navigable rivers. Our Froducts are handicapped by the cost of rail transportation to the seaboard, an average of $2.50 per ton. The proposed canal will remove this handicap and equal- ize our position at the port of shipment. That Is the first condition of a successful foreign trade. p goods at a port. The second condition is facilities to convey the goods cheaply to the purchasers. These facilities, to reach more than _haif the world, must be supplied by the Nicaragua canal, or some other transisthmian route. “Our great lakes have had a humber of outlets—the Des Plaines and Illinois, and the Wabash to the Mississippi, by the Ot- tawa, by the Mohawk, and by Lake Cham- plain and the Hudson, eastward, the changes being due partly to continental tilting and partly to damming by jlaciers. The Norih American Cenal. - “The North Americen canal, when com- plete, will utilize both ends of the Niagara river for harbors and descend the 326 feet drop of the Niagara escarpment with two locks; follow the present course of the water through Ontario and the St. Law- rence to the eastern end of Lake St. Francis, at the head of the Coteau rapids, 155 feet above tide level, and thence cut off to Lake Champlain, traverse that lake, cut through the low summit to the Hudson, which will be canalized, carrying the Cham- plain level in one urbroken stretch, 212 miles, from the St. Lawrence near Valley- field, to meet tide level at Waterford, on the Hudson. Besides the Lake Erie and tide levels the navigation will have three reaches—from Niagara 280 miles eastward to the Long Sault, forty miles in Lake St. Francis, and 212 miles in the Champlain level or reach, “The conditions of traffic on the two routes are so totally dissimilar that a canal, such as would be amply large enough for Nicaragua, would be ridiculously inade- quate for the vast commerce moving be- tween the lakes and the seaboard. The narrowest section proposed for Nicaragua is eighty feet wide by thirty feet deep. “The narrowest considered for the North American was that adopted by the Cana- dian government as the basis for its esti- mates of the cost of that part of the under- taking on Canadian soil, namely, twenty- four feet deep, 300 feet bottom width and 400 feet surface width. We look to chan- nels thirty feet or more in depth, and at least 300 feet bottom width, with side slopes two to one, as the ultimate. The idea is to provide for the longest, and, therefore, the cheapest freight-carrying vessel—purely freight-carrying; that is, not mixed freight and passenger vessels. They don’t pay in such traffic. The Nicaragua canal has a chance to carry passengers be- tween the west coast of South America and other Pacific ports, and the eastern ports, and for a large part of such passenger traffic will afford the shortest route in time and mileage. ‘The North American route is longer and slower than existing rail routes, and can’t expect any passenger business. Probable Trafiic. “The pessimists allow the Nicaragua canal 3,000,000 tons; the optimists claim 6,000,000 tons annually. The railroad men antagonistic to the proposed ship canal concede it 20,000,000 tons as now in sight were it open for business. My own esti- mate, and that of most conservative en- gineers, is that it would now carry 30,000,- 000 tons annually, or about one-half the through traffic between the great lakes and the seaboard. This traffic doubles every six years. The enthusiastic shouters of the northwest cry that the canal will carry 100,000,000 tons of freight. So it will —twenty years from now—if it is made wide and deep enough, and has multiple locks at the five points where they are re- quired. “I cannot answer for the cost of the Nic- aragua canal, although I should think it could be built for the amount they are trying to raise—$70,000,000. The other will cost very much more. It is estimated that to open the navigation on a scale equal to the new improvement of the channels of the lakes, 60 that any vessel that can go from Duluth to Buffalo can contimue on to Montreal and New York, will cost $100,- 000,000. But that is not the end. As soon as the people in the great lakes get a twenty-foot navigation, ‘they will start to dig it out to twenty-six feet, and the canal must follow suit to keep its business, so that we look forward to a channel navi- gable for boats drawing twenty-six feet, and to an expenditure finally reaching $200,000,000. “The great lakes now have a freight ton mileage nearly one-third of the total rall- Toad ton mileage of the country. The canal will have an equal or greater ton mileage. Now, to accommodate the railroad business the United States invested upward of 000,000,000 actual money. One-third of this, $2,060,000,000, ten times the cost of the completed canal, 1s made to provide for a business equal to that the canal would handle were it now in operation. You see that, relatively—and all proportions are relative—the investment is only one-tenth ‘the investment already made to handle an equal business by rail. Transportation is a vast business, and the money necessary to open the navigation is much less than the grcss earnings last year of a single rall- road system,’? INDEX-TO ADVERTISEMENTS, AMUSEMENTS: ATTORNEYS AUCTION SALES. ize 10 BOARDING .. Page 4 BUSINESS CBANCES. Page 4 CIry Trew: COMMISSIONERS COUNTRY BOARD. COUNTRY REAL ESTATE... CHIROPODISTS ... DEATHS .. c DENTISTRY . me EDUCATIONAL ++-Page EXCURSIONS . --Page FINANCIAL . FOR EXCHANG FOR RENT (Flats). FOR RENT (Houses). FOR RENT (iscellancous). FOR RENT (Offices). FOR RENT (Rooms). FOR RENT (Stables). FOR RENT (Stores). FOR SALE (Bicycles) FOR SALE (Houses). . FOR SALE (Lots)... FOR SALE (Miscellaneous). FOR SALE (Pianos)... HORSES AND VEHICLES. HOTELS LEGAL } LOCAL MENTION, LOST AND FOUND. MARRIAGES MANICURE MEDICAL . MONEY WANTED AND TO LOAN, OCEAN TRAVEL: PERSONAL ......- PIANOS AND ORGANS... POTOMAC RIVER BOATS. RAILROADS .. SPECIAL NOTICES. STEAM CARPET CLEA! STORAGE SUBURBAN SUMMER RESORTS. UNDERTAKERS WANTED (Board). WANTED (Help). WANTED (Houses). WANTED (Miscellaneous) WANTED (Rooms)... WANTED (Situations). ARR RR SARE ROTA TRATED HARARE RRR RRR RE AEA UNUSUALLY ATTRACTIVE. Tomorrow’s Star Will Be Full of Good Reading Matter. Particular attention is called to the fiction to be published in Saturday’s Star. The names of Mary-E. Wilkins, Anthony Hope and John Habberton are a sufficient guar- antee that the stories will be unusually in- teresting. The following form a partial list of the features for tomorrow: THE LONG ARM. (illustrated.) The first installment of Mary E. Wilkins’ $2,000 prize story, which was written for The Star and several other papers, and which shows this charming writer's versatility of style. The story is in a different style from the New England type with which she has heretofore de- lighted the pubtic, but is none the less entertaining. It will be continued sey- eral days next week. a THE WAGER OF THE MARQUIS DE MEROSILLES. A charming story, complete in Saturday’s Star, by Anthony Hope, author of “The Prisoner of Zenda,” “The Dolly Dia- logues,” &c. SPEEDING THROUGH AIR. (llustrated.) A description of many curious inventions for making aerial journeys around the world and to the north pole. MARKETS OF PARIS. (ilustrated.) Sterling Heilig, The Star's chatty Euro- pean correspondent, gives a graphic pic- ture of the $reat marts of food supplies for the French capital. ON SEVENTH STREET. (ilustrated.) Saturday night scenes along that popular thoroughfare from Center Market to Boundary. TALES OF GOVERNMENT CRIME. (ll- lustrated.) Frank G. Carpenter, in an entertaining chapter, tells how Uncle Sam is robbed through the redemption bureau of the ‘Treasury .Department. ALL ABOUT CHILDREN. Mrs. Julia Schayer, the well-known writ- er, depicts for the readers of The Star some of the shortcemings of the pre- cocious little ones of the present day and where the respensibilities lie. A CASE OF UNCERTAINTY. A short story characteristic of mountain life. Written for The Star by W. J. Lampton. WEALTH IN SAND. Some of the wonderful sea-beach deposits explored by the geological survey. By Rene Bache. A GREAT FIND. A real boys’ story by that well-known author, John Habberton, who wrote Helen's Babies and innumerable in- teresting stories in the juvenile week- lies and magazines. REED FOR PRESIDENT. An interview with Senator Lodge, in which he predicts that Reed will have the support of the entire New England delegation, and incidentally tells what he thinks is necessary to remedy the evils of immigration. FUN WITH ROOSEVELT. ‘A breezy New York letter describing how the enemies of the reform police commissioner criticise him and the changed condition of affairs in the me- trepolis on Sunday. LIFE IN TENTS. Some practical suggestions to those who wish to camp out in this locality. ABOUT OULD IRELAND, Chatty extracts from the notebook of a Washingtonian abroad, ——__ THE COURTS. Equity Court No. 2—Judge Coie. Smallwood agt. Smallyocd et al.; sale ratified, nisi. Morrison agt. Bedford et al Henry McShane Mfg. Co. allowed to inte vene. Wadsworth sgt. Masi; auditor's re port confirmed. Campbell agt. Porter et al.; sale finally ratified and cause referre:! to auditor. Probate Court.—Judge Hagner. Estate of Jasper Smith; procf of pablica- tion. Estate of Addm Ritter, jr ; order for sale. Estate of Rosina D. Schmidt; citation returned served. Estate of Elizabeth Gceppel; wi!l admitted to probate and let- ters testamentary issued to Theodor Pitt: bond, $2,400. Estate of George Samuel: amended decree reducing penalty of bond to $4,000. In re Jno. T. Clements, guardian; order allowing $8 per month for muinten- ance of ward. Estate of Lloyd Scott; let- ters of administration granted to Elizabeth Jones; bond, $100. Estate of Michael Mc- Leon; petition for probate of will and order of publication. Estate of Geo. Howell; let- ters of administration granted to Frances S. 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Mount Adams, in Washington, ts 12,902 feet hich, according to figures based on cal- culations made by Professor Edgar Me- Clure of the University of Oregon, who car- ried a mercurial barometer to the summit July 10, with the heliographic party. He has deduced the altitude from figures taken at Seattle, Portland and Eugene, Oreg., and finds the above result as a mean, Ueretcfore the mountain has been thought to be only a little more than 11,000 feet, but the new figures make it 197 feet higher than Mount Hood, and establish the fact that Washington has the highest and next highest peaks in the Cascade range from the British Columbia line to California, -se0— IN KENTUCKY. JOINT DEBAT! Gen. Hardin and Col. Bradley to Dis- cuss the Issucs. After several confereaces, it has been decided That the joint debates between Gen, Hardin and Col. Bradley, democratic and republican nominees for governor of Ken- tucky, shall open in Louisville on Monday, August 19, There are +o be twelve de- bates in all, in different parts of the state, end they will end on September 9. There are to be no restrictions on the debates, Gen. Hardin will open the debate, being al- lowed one and a quarter hours, and Col. Bradley cne and a nalf hours, Gen. Hardin closing with a quarter of an hour's re- joinder. ———~— ++ Accident on a Water Chute. A serious accident happened at the chutes last night at 63d street and Cottage Grove avenue, Chicagc. A car containing about twenty people was near the top of the chute when the cable broke, and the car went tearing down the slide of 300 feet. A wild panic ensued among.the people in the ca:, and many of them, in their desperate efforts to escape, were spilled out of the car, and a number injured, There was @ wild panic among the crowd of spectators, and among the occupants of the other cars, but the wounded were quickly carried away by the ambulance. The slide down which the car flew is fully 300 feet long, and siopes at an angle of thirty-five degrees from the ground. The people, who patron- ized the chute, would get into a car at the bottom of the incline, and, after being drawn to the top, would enter a small boat, which would be allowed to slip down the chute at lightning speed into a large pool of water at the bottom of the slide. ee | = cident occurred just as the car reach eo top of the incline, ‘his 80) to pro- eae Richard Vaux's will was found b; pane some papers, and admitted a