Evening Star Newspaper, August 5, 1895, Page 3

SPECIAL NOTICES. DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP — THE CO- Bertperslp heretofore existing between Emanuel Bower and Felix Qehring, at No. 412 Sth st. fe., Washington, D.C., is this day dissolved by mutual consent. EMANUEL S. BOWER, FELIX OE:RING. Washington, D.C., August 3, 1895. The above co-partnership being dissolved, the unces to the public at present un- undersigned respectfully at that he will continue the business der the o'd firm name, All bilis due are payable to, and Ve settled by Redd'ng, 1 pay iuterest, or the goods will August 20. H. K. FULTON, Pawnbroker. aud-10t® WE ARE HEADQUARTERS FOR BAKERS’, CONFECTIONERS’ AND HOTEL SUPPLIES just the kind of goods suited to your wants— and our prices are “rock bottom.’ Ring up telephone 578-6 or write us, [No consumers supplied. HAW & BRO., Wholesale Grocers, 1105-9 11TH ST. SE. AND 1000-2 MST. 8. E. 1t MEN WHOSE WIVES ARE OUT OF THE CITY acquainted with us. Ths don't are fast becomti mind_thé ns our 1 in perfec! VE. AND 414 ST. arters, No. 2 DAs where ther friends and patrons will receive tie usual prompt and courteous attention to thelr musical wants, Jy3! ed their offices, during 1321 G at. mw. have mo 1204 G st. t nO. A. HARDING, Real Estate and Loans, LATIMER & NESUIT, Insurance and Rents. Jy3i-6t REMOVAL NOTICE. Having been appointed general agent of the New England Mutual Life Insurance Contpany of Boston, Macs., I will hereafter be found at the offics occupied by agency of that company at 9 - H.W. (Glover bullding.) jy30-6 ak, - EDWARD N. BURNS. OFFICE OF THE POTOMAC INSURANCE COM- PANY OF GEORGETOW: 1219 324 st., Georgetown, D.O. ‘The annual meeting of the stockholders for the urpose of electing twelve d'rectors to serve for he ensuing year will be held at.the company’s e@ice om MONDAY. AUGUSE 5, 18 petetaes at 12 o'clock noon; close at 1 o'clock p.m. Syi7i6t 50°. BRADLEY, Secretary. H. L. McQUEEN, PRINTER AND PUBLISHER. INE BOOK AND JOB PRINTING. dyt W. TELEPHONE 820. FOR COUNTRY RESIDENCES—ALL A fenders, spark guards and fire sets in be sold’ at cost until further nott Je22-tf XH. CORNIN 22 13th et. SPECTAT. NOTICE DENTISTRY, DONE ON WWEER- y and monthly installments—30 per cent Alscoun! “4 STUBBLEFIELD, for cash. . T. We Je7-tf 1th and F sts. n.w.—Mertz bidg. Claret With Our Dinners. too. Everything pleasing, here. “Delictots — cuts! Perfeet Regular dinner, 50c., What Do YouNeed In the Stationery line for going away? We'll fill all your wants. ‘The latest. daintiest styles in BOX PAPER and ENVELOPES are here—io white and delicate tints, Pens, Inks, Tablets, Diaries, ete., ete.—Priced im away you'll ap- preclate. Easton & Rupp, 421 11th st. a Iar-Priced Stationers. (Just above ave.) 4d Do You Goed To Drink | PALMER'S BELFAST GINGER ALE. It's a healthful drink—a cooling drink—a delictous ‘one better wherever made. Even the ed ales you'll not enjoy more. ISTS ONLY HALF AS MUCH? wo or order from us. Sold at SOL poe Saml.C.Palmer, vrency warens. 615-621 D ST. S.W. TEL. 480. an3-lid Who Never Disappoints ? gu3-lid And he “sticks type," too. to get 6 bottles o: You may be able % Pcuts' Ge conte stores—but it ts not the genut: ret. We sell our Callfornla Clare bots. for $1, und know that the equal of this claret Would cost you more elsewhere! JAMES THARY, Siz F ST. au3-Td You'll Notice This: Bu It's @ fair test of a Dicycle in \y these days—what its riders think the of ite We have yet to hear of one who would have any other . mount. The Ladies’ Liberty is Liberty. the {deal fn ladies’ — bicycles. Rented: Usual rates. Sold: $75 and $100. W. D. HADGER, : ‘The Bicycle Headquarters, 1024 Conn. Ave. au2-3m, The Most Popular Riding School Jn Washington 1s located at 1325 34TH ST. N.W., as the hundreds of satisfied patrons can testify. Hours for ladies—9 a.m. to 4 p.m., 6 to 10 p.m. 10 tickets for $2.00. Hours for gentlemen—7 to 9 a.m. and 4 to 6 & tickets for $1.00. ‘Special pains taken with backward puplls,”* as the boarding school circulars put it. Open every evening but Sunday, rain or shine, only we prefer not to teach pupils in the rain. 8,500 square feet of space, with sandpapered surface, und the most fofty and star-spangled canopy of any riding school in the U. S$. Lighted by elec- tric lights in the evening. GORMULLY & JEFFERY MFG. C0., 423-280 Washington, D. 0. NOTICE OF REMOVAL, ‘The undersigned Lave moved their offices, during rebuilding, from 12 . to 1321 G st. nw. THEO. A. HA ING, Real Estate and Loans. LATIMER & NESBIT, Insurance and Rents. HARDING, Afchitect. GL. Jy19-1m A lazative, refreshing T4Man fruit lozenger, very agrevable to take for CONSTIPATION, = Remorrtolte, ie on ‘ of appetite, gastric a1 ~~ ‘ntestinal troubles and headache arising from the! F. GRILLON. GRILLON. 88 Rue des Archives, Paris. ‘api5-mi5m-3p Sold by ali Druggists. TO MAKE A NEW NATION. Forming the Greater Republic of Central Amerten. The new republic proposed to be formed of Nicaragua, Salvador and Honduras is named Republica Mayor de Centro Amer- fca, or the Greater Republic of Central America. Many people conversant with Central American affairs look to a partition of Guatemala, her northern provinces se- ceding to joln Mexico and her southern provinces joining the new republic. ——_—__ sae Sons and Daughters of Maine. ‘The Sons and Daughters of Maine held a Meeting at their rooms, 707 G street north- west, Saturday night, at which a literary program was rendered. Those who took part were Mr. O. H. Briggs, Professor Sam- uel Ramsey, Miss A. W. Lamson, Mr. Chas. L. Patten, Mrs. H. B. Sperry, Mr. George W. Hall, Mrs. Marian Longfellow O'Dono- ghee, Mr. C. EB. Crowell, Miss Emily Sauter, Mr, Granville Fernald, Mrs. Bix- ford and Mr. F. O'Donoghue. —— Death of August Peterson. Mr. August Peterson died at his resl- dence, 111 © street southeast, yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock after a long illness. Mr. Peterson has been a resident of Wash- ington for thirty-five years. He came to this city as one of the scientific attaches of the coast and geodetic survey when that bureau was organized in 1860, and served in the bureau until last year, when failing health compelled him to resign. r. Peterson leaves an only daughter, irs. Peyton R. Hull THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. HATA a) THE C, AND 0. CANAL Critical Period in Its History Thought to Be at Hand. MARYLAND'S SHARE OFFERED FOR SALE Railroads Competing With the B. and O. Want It. A BIG SALE TODAY The affairs of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company are being regarded with much interest just now in capitalistic cir- cles. Some time ago the company deter- mined to sell its valuable property situ- ated at the junction of Rock creek, the Potomac river and the canal, in deference to a decree of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia in the case of George Brown against the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company and others. Charles F. T. Beale was the trustee, and he advertised the sale to take place today, August 5, at 4:30 o’clock p.m. The property comprises two tracts or parcels of land. The first contains 56,973 square feet, with a front- age of 352 1-2 feet on the Potomac river; the second contains 118,424 square feet in G, H and I streets and 27th and 28th streeta. Ail this property is now occupied by the Washington City Gas Light Company, un- der a fifty years’ lease, beginning in 1873, the rental paid being $2,200 a year. It is to be sold as a whole, and no bid of less than $100,000 will be considered, while the terms are cash. It is probable that some other persons besides those directly interested in the suit between the parties. which brought about the sale will be present in view of recent occurrences in connection with the Ches- apeake and Ohio Canal Company. The fact has been notorious for many years that the bed of the canal was enviously regarded by many railroad corporations, who saw its adaptability for being used for tracks, over which the Baltimore and Ohio could be lucratively competed with in the coal trade of West Virginia and Maryland, as well as carrying of other de- scriptiors. There was no chance for such corporations to secure the property, how- ever, because the state of Maryland held an immense share of the ownership of the canal, while Miss Mary Garrett, daughter of the late John W. Garrett of the Balti- more and Ohio, is a large holder of the bonds of 1844 of the canal, which are a first Hen, and neither the state ner the Bal- timore and Ohio people dreamed of dispos- ing of such a vaiuable aid to the monopoly enjoyed by the latter company. Maryland's Share for Sale. A few days ago, however, a possible cp- portunity for some rich corporation to se- cure the long-desired route parallelling the Baltimore and Ohio through Maryland,was opened in the action of the board of public works of the state of Maryland, which re- solved, in accordance with an act of as- sembly of 1802, to advertise for the sale of Maryland's interest in the canal. The resolutions adopted by the board give dual reasons for the proposed advertisement, and were as follow: Whereas, By the act of 1892, chapter 310, the board of public works are authorizad to invite sealed proposals for the state's interest in the Chesapeake and Ohio canal, as well as in other property held ny the State; and, Whereas, The board of public works have deferred exercising the power so zonferred upon them by said act in regard to the sale of the state’s interest in the said canal, for the reason that it was not supposed that any probable purchaser therefor would be found at a price which the board of public works would feel themselves at liberty to accept; and, Whereas, Recently they have been led to believe that upon inviting sealed proposals for the state’s interest in said canul they would obtain a satisfactory bid or bids; id, Whereas, It is important that some means shall be taken to ascertain the value of the state's interest in said Chesapeake and Ohio canal to the end that the gen=ral assembly may be advised of the value of said interest, either by an actual sale thereof. or by bids indicating what the same may realize if offered at public sale, and thus may be able to deal intelligen and with full knowledge of the facts, with the question, as to how far, if at all, cred- itors of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal, for work done and material furnished upon the construction and repair thereof, «ire en- titled to be paid by the state, in default of payment by the said Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company; therefore be it Resolved by the board of public works, That the board shall proceed at once to ad- vertise, as provided by said act of 1892, chapter 310, for sealed proposals for the purchase of the state's interest in said Chesapeake and Ohio canal and all its property and works of every description. The History of the Company. The state’s holdings in the canal, includ- ing principal and interest, are estimated at $20,000,000, which includes the original loan made by the state and the mortgages it has upon it. The capital stock of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company is $3,S51,593.67, of which the United States owns 31,000,000, and the state of Maryland the greater part of the remainder. The state holds, in addi- tion, two mortgages, one for $4,375,000 and another for $2,000,000. These sums were not sufficient to complete the canal to Cumberland, and the incomplete canal was comparatively valueless and without earn- ing capacity. = That was in 1844, and the legislature that year passed a law authorizing the canal company to borrow $1,700,000 to finish the waterway and waiving the state’s lien upon its revenues in favor of that loan. In 1818 the mortgage was executed under the terms of this act, aid bonds to the amount of $1,699,600 were issued under it. These are the celebrated bonds of “44, whose trus- tees are now operating the canal under the decree of Judge Alvey of October, 1890, The trustees of the bondholders have been required, under the decree, to file in the court reports of their receipts and dis- bursements and a statement of the condi- tion of the work at stated times. Operations in Recent Years. There are about 200 boats running, and the amount of coal transported in 1803 was about 340,000 tons. At a toll of thirty cents this would produce $102,000, an insufficient sum to pay expenses. A considerable rev- enue is derived from water power rentals. n 1888, the year before the freshet, the ornage of the canal was 155,216. The business in 1893 was greater than for any year since 1880, when it was 471,800 tons. The largest amount of coal carried in any one year was 715,673 tons, in 1875. The capacity of the canal is limited by the tunnel. This is seven-eighths of a mile long, and boats cannot pass each other in it; not more than 1,000,000 tons of coal can be passed through it In a season. For a lorg period the canal was prac- tically operated by the state. For many Nicotine Neutralized CHBW AND SMOKE MUAJOL POUCH TOBACCO. NO NERVES QUAKING. NO HEART PALPITATING. [ANTI | -NERVOUS. =DYSPEPTIC. bre Senator A. P. Gorman was its presi- jen' About 1890 the canal was in dire finan- cial straits, and there was some talk of ite sale. One of the propositions for its pur- chase came from the West Virginia Central railroad, which proposed to fill up the old ditch and use its course as the bed of a railway to Washington, which, if con- structed, would parallel the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. The holders of the mortgage bonds of 1848, taking advantage of the act of 1844 waiving the state's lien upon the canal, filed petitions in the court of appeals against the sale and asking for the ap- pointment of receivers to manage the canal -and straighten out its affairs. The B. and 0. Interests. Judge Alvey granted the prayers of the Petitioners, and appointed receivers for the canal. These trustees—John K. Cowen, Hugh L. Bond, jr., and Joseph Bryan of Richmend—were later appointed trustees under a mortgage deed of $800,000, executed by the canal company. The principal holder of the mortgage bonds of 1844 is understood to be Miss Mary Garrett, while the main holder of the mortgage of 1878 is the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, which, according to Attorney General Poe, is real- ly the present director of the affairs of the waterway. = In his decree appointing the receivers or trustees Judge Alvey said that the fail- ure of the canal within four years from May 1, 1895, to earn enough money to p:.y any amount that may be determined to be a@ preferred lien on such tolls and reve- nues for labor and supplies furnished to the canal company shall be regarded as evidence conclusive, unless the time be ex- tended by the court for good and suilicient cause shown that the said canal cannot be operated so as to produce revenue with which to pay the bonded indebtedness cf the said canal company, and the sale should be enforced. Judge Stake, in the circuit court for Washington county, recently extended the time of the trusteeship six years. The mortgage bonds of 1884 are regard- ed as a first lien on the canal, the mort- gage bonds of 1878 a second Hen and the State’s interest a third lien, although At- torrey General Poe of Maryland gives it as his opinion that the state’s should be the first lier upon the property. The West Virginia Central Wants It. While it is probable that Chief, Justice Bingham's dezree had something to do with the action of the Meryland state board of public works, there is sumething more be- hind it. The majority of the kcard are de- voted adher2ats and friends of Senator Gorman, and it is said in scme quarters that their determination to advertise the canal property for sale was largely influ- enced by the political opposition of the Baltimore and Ohio company to Mr. Gor- man. The West Virginia Central road, it is said, stands ready to give almost any Price within reason for the canal property, and it is probable that some of its agents will be present at the sale of the real estate at the function of Rcck creek and the river, so that, if necessary, it may be bought in for terminal facilities in case the West Virgiata Central and the state of Maryland come to terms for the entire Eroperty between Cumberland and this city. It is not expected that open bids will be made in behalf of the railrcad company, but that steps will be taken to secure an option from the purchaser in case a sale is reached. : —— WORKING by MUSIC. An Official Who Has a Piano in Ris OMice Building. An Innovation has been introduced in this city regarding the government work- shops. While the bureau of American republics is not strictly a department of the govern- ment, yet in a general way it comes under that head. The innovation referred to has been in- troduced in the bullding of the American republics, at the corner of Pennsylvania avenue and Jackson place, opposite La- fayette Park. The innovation itseif is in the form of a piano, and occasionally dur- ing the day visitors to the bureau are astonished by hearing the strains of some popular ur classic air floating throughout the house. It is a pleasant thing for the clerks while at their work to be entertained by plano solos, and their enjoyment is not shared by the employes of any other department in Washington. Mr. Edson, as- sistant to the director of the bureau, re- sides in the house, together with the dl- rector himself. One of the rooms is re- served as a dining room, and it is here that the plano has been placed. The piano is sald to be the personal property of Mr. Edson, who is an accomplished musjcian, and whose office is in the adjoining room. It may be that this Innovation will be- come so popular as to cail forth copyists in other branches of the government. Many musically inclined employes of the government might relish having a piano in their office by which they might while away the cares of office during moments when business Is dull. At any rate, the musical innovation at the bureau of American re- publics is being commented on by many people. ——_—___-e+_____. Transfers of Real Estate. Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: Josephine F. Pine to Clayton E. Emig, lots 9, 10, east % lot 11, bik. 11, Palisades of the Potomac; $50. W. M. Lewin, trustee, to Mary F. Lovett, lot 6, blk. 20, Kalorama Heights; $5. Lester A. Barr et ux. to Wm. B. Mathews, part lots 39 and 40, sq. 274; $7,500. Francis W. Baker et al. to Allen S. Johnson, lot 32, blk. 32, Columbia Heights; $10,000. Ida C. Six to Chas. H. Davidson, Part lot 8, bik. 21, Effingham place; $10. Chas. C. Glover et al., trustees, to Chas. E. Wood, part lot A, sq. 686; $10. Thos. H. Sypherd et ux. to James W. Tyner, part let 126, Mt. Pleagant; $7,500. Adeliza Per- kins to Lusanah A. Crandell, lot 47 and Part lot 48, sq. 545; $10. Thos. H. Callan and Wm. W. Mohun, trustees, Metzger, lots 42, 43, 44, sq. 557, dall E. Alexander and John A. Barthel, trustees, to Henry Kraemer, lot 23 and Part lot 30, sq. 327; $3,200. Mary J. Car- enter to Chas. E. Garvey, part lot 11, bik. 16, Brightwood Park; $750. Chas. I. Kent et ux. to Daniel H. Kent, lots 51 to 58, sa. 50; $100. Geo. W. Lewis to Ruben H. end James R. Heflin, lot 53, blk. 1, Trinidad; $10. Wm. P. Lockwood to Charlotte E. Lockwood, part original lot 14, sq. 703; $10. Washington Loan and Trust Company to Lawrence O. Maliery, lot 39, sq. 78, Pet- worth; $10. L, C. Williamson, trustee, Robert L. Cameron, lot 1, sq. 717; $8, Albert A. Wilson (marshal) to States of America, Iot 9, sq. 878; $5,755.20. Nellie Cartwrignt to Samuel Maddox, original lot 4, sq. 814; $5. Michael Turner et ux. to Charles R, Lee, lot 45, sq. 6S; $1. Jefferson B. Redd to Susannah Smith, part lot 17, section 1, Barry Farm; $500. Jacob P. Clark et ux. to Christin3 and Annie Hoelmann, lots 41 and 42, blk. 1, White Haven; $10. Christine and Annie Hoelmann to Washington and Great Falls Electric Railway Company, tract in county; $300. Robert L. Cameron to John Miller and David H. Hazen, lot 1, sq. S$. H. Bradley and John C. Davidson, trustees, to ‘Thomas H. Gaither, lots 88 and 39, sq. 207; $6.800. George M. Eurich to Peter H. Gar- lem, part of Turkey Thicket, $2,500. Martha A. Hall to Hattersly W. Talbott, part lots B and C, sq. 285; $1,000. Theo. A. Hard- ing et ux. te John W. Foster, lot 21, sq. 102; $10. Walter D. Davidse, jr., and Cha- pin Brown, trustees, to Ellen M. Colton, part lot 67, sq. 111; S24,5t0 Charles W. King and George 'E. Emmons to Nellie Cartwright, original lot 4, sq. 814; $5. Ta- koma Park Spring Company to Robert Cal- Fen- lahan and Wm. E. Davy, lot “Spring Park,” bik. 14, Takoma Park; $10. John L. Decker et ux. to Charles 1. Morris, part lot 2, sq. 473; $20. American 8. and T. Company to Adams D. Raub, lot 1, sq. 9, West Eckington; $10. aS ‘The Capital Traction Company's Capi- talization. To the Editor of The Evening Star: It will certainly be a fine thing for the people of Washington when they are able to enjoy a ride from the navy yard to Chevy Chase lake for 41-6 cents. But, in cur elation at the prospect, it would be as well to remember for future reference the $6,000,000 of water that will be represented by the capitalization of the new corpora- tion. In the years to come we will see passengers carried, In some localities, like distances for 3 cents, and fair profits made by the carrier. But if this six millions of water must also have interest paid upon it, will this not be alleged as a sufficient rea” son why the Capital Traction Company cannot reduce its fares? Is the price to be paid for the Washington and @eorgetown a matter that concerns only the owners and the purchasers? Suppose, instead of issuing twelve millions of stock, the issue should be fifty millions? Would it then be no concern of the people? W. J. M. THE OFFICIAL WEATHER MAP. EXPLANATORY NOTE: Observations taken at Isobars or lines of equal air pressure, drawn for cach tenth of an tnch. 8 a.m., 75th meridian time. Solld Ines are Dotted lines are isotherws or ines of equal temperature, drawn for each ten degrees. Shaded areas are regions where rain or snow has fallen during preceding twelve hours. areas of high and low barometer. ‘The words “High” and ‘Low’ show location of ‘Small arrows fly with the wind. IT WILL BE FAIR. Probably the Weather Will Also Be Warmer Today and Tomorrow. Forecast till 8 p. m. Tuescay.—For New England and eastern New York, generally fair; southwesterly winds. For the District of Columbia, eastern Pennsylvania, New Jerrey,Delaware, Mary- land and Virginia, fair; slightly warmer in the interior; southwesterly winds. The area of high pressure which was central off the north Atlantic ccast on Sat- urday’s map has moved toward the east, and the high arza in the south Atlantic states has incr2ased in magnitude and will probably give fair weather to the middle and south Atlantic states for thirty-six hovrs. During Saturday afternoon and Sunday rain fell in the Atlantic and middle gulf states and in the Missouri valley. There will be clouds this evening and Tuesday evening, but probably without rain. High temperatures may be expected today and tomorrow, and probably slight- ly cooler weather Wednesday. Tide Table. Tcday—Low tide, 1:51 a.m. and 2:18 p.m.; high tide, 7:38 a.m. and 8:09 p.m. Tomorrow—Low t:de, 2:32 am. and p.m.; high tide, a.m. and 8:47 p. The Sun and Moon. Sun rises, 5:04; sun sets, 7:07; moon seta, a.m.; moon rises, 7:30 p.m.; full moon at 8:51 a.m, this day. The Bieycle Lamps. All bicycle lamps must be lighted at 7:0?. The police regulations require “all cycles, bicycles and tricycles in motion after sun- down shail carry a suitabie light.” The City Lights. Gas lamps all lighted by 7:28 p.m.; ex- tinguishing begun at 3:43 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, 77; condi- tion, 36; receiving reservoir, temperature, $1; condition at north connection, 36; con- dition at south connection, 26; distributing reservoir, temperature, 7 condition at qateent gate house, 36; effluent gate house, Range of the Thermometer. The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau today: 8 a.m., 70; 2 p.m., 86; maximum, 89; min- imum, 64. MAKING HASTE SLOWLY. The Dawes Commission Working Pa- tently on Its Tawk. Gen. Armstrong, ene of the rembers of the Dawes commission, is spending a few days in Washington. He seys that the prespects now are that the commission will be able to make a deal with the company looking to future legislation for the set- tlement of the existing ancmalous cordi- tion in the Indian country. Just at present the elections in the various tribes are in progress, and the commiskion decided that it was well for its members to be absent in order to prevent the pharge being made that they were there to Influér:ce the voters and secure legislatures in the different na- tions who were favcra¥ly pclined to the wishes of the commissich. 9! = There are plenty of men in the Indian country who are oppose to ihe commis- sion and are doing everything possible to prevent an agreement fefig reached. It is expected that the legislatures of the atf~ erent nations will také sote action this fall looking to an adjustment, through the commission, of the varfous interests. The Dawes commission will ask the legislatures to appoint commissionets to negotiate and submit propositions for a ‘form of terri- torial government and disposition of the lands. Many of the Indfans ‘nre opposed to taking allotments and dfvision of the lands, though the more progressive are aware that they must do so sooner or later. Some of the Indians are also of the opin- fon that unless they submit seme satis- factory proposition to the Dawes commis- sion, or show some Inclination to organize a better form of government, Congress will ignore them and proceed to legislate with the knowledge it already has on the Subject end without further consultation with the various nations. The Choctaws and Chickasaws have already evinced a asposition to meet the commission, and in the Cherokee nation petitions are already being circulated asking the legisla- ture to appoint a commission ‘to meet the Dawes commission with a view to reaching an agreement and submitting to Congréss some proposition for legislation for the ter- ritery. Gen, Armstrong says the commission will, of necessity, be compelled to move slowly, as the Indians will not be hurried into do- ing anything, and are largely disposed to be perfectly satisfied with their present condition, ee LIKES TO RUN ‘THINGS. Judge Kilgore Perfectly Contented With His New Duties, Judge Constantine Bucitley Kilgore, for- merly and better known to the residents of the capital as Representative Kilgore, the kicker on parliamentary proceedings of the House of Reperesentacives, is in Washing- ton for a few days, having come here from Ardmore, I. T., where he is located in the heart of the Chickasaw nation. Judge Kilgore whea in the House rarely acceded to the popular idea on the gestion of the way the affairs of that body should be conducted, but sinze being transferred to his new post of usefulness he has ex- perienced a great change of heart. If there is one thing that Mr. Kilgore detests It is a kicker—one who sets his opinion up against the flow of sentimeat from established end official sources. To a Star reporter tcday Judge Kilgore explained this change of heart. “I am most supremely contented in my new duties,” he said. “‘My duties are part- ly judicial and partly executive. There is not another court in the United States just like the ong I preside over. I like to run things, and I run that court. I make up my mind about things and they have to go that way. Now and then a lawyer wants to argue about the decisions, but I tell him that I can do the deciding of the cases, and when I have heard enough I decide them. Argument {s out of place. Yes, I jike my duties down in the Indian territory. ‘There is a court to run there, and I run it.” The reporter suggested that there was a slight impression during his incumbency of a seat in Congress he was inclined to ques- tion everything in general and to argue rulings on the floor of the House, even though every other menuber, was satisfied with the course matters were taking. “Oh,” replied Mr. ‘Kilgore, “that was another question. I had-a right to argue in the House, but you see-the mandates of a judge cannot be argued and that is tre end of it. The only argument I will hear is an appeal for another trial.” Mr. Kilgore thinks, tot, that there is yet hope for the Corbett-Fitzsimmons fight to come off in the United States, notwith- standing the opposition. that the fighters are meeting at the hands of the Texas authorities. “There is no law in the Chick- asaw reservation against prize fighting,” said Mr. Kilgore, “‘and if the lighters come down to Ardmore there {s no reason that I know of why they should not light and give a gory exhibition, if they are inclined that way.” = Alleged Railway Mail Frauds Denied. The chargesthat Superintendent Flint of the eighth, or San Francisco, railway mail division was implicated in fraudulent weighing of the mails on the Pacific coast seems to have involved quite a number of employes in the service. At the Post Of- fice Department it is said that the truth of the charges 1s improtable. Superintendent Flint, a year ago, made an investigation of the weisbing of mails on a certain route which led to a readjustment in favor of the government, and ft is believed the story emanated from this source. Saturday the department received a telegram from Col- ver, the postal clerk from whom some of the statements were alleged to come, in which he positively denies that he said anything of the sort or anything at all about the matter. —2-+—_____—_ * A correspcndent of the Paris Gaulois has been arrested ard expelled from Alsace. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS, AMUSEMENTS: ATTORNEYS, COUNTRY REAL ESTATE CHIROPODISTS . FOR RENT (Houses). FOR RENT Gfiscellancous). FOR RENT (Offices) FOR RENT (Rooms) FOR RENT (tables). FOR SALE (Houses) FOR SALE (Lots) FOR SALE (Miscellancous). BRAC ATMA Ree eee ROAR ARR REE M WANTED AND TO LOAN. OCEAN TRAVEL. PERSONAL .. PIANOS AND ORGANS. POTOMAC RIVER BOATS. PROPOSALS RAILROADS . PECIAL NOTICES. ... STEAM CARPET CLEANING. WANTED (Help). WANTED (Houses). WANTED (Rooms)... WANTED (Situations)... ARO RRRATKUAWORATE HARE WORK OF INDIAN SCHOLARS. An Interesting Exhibit to Be Sent to the Atlanta Exposition. Some months ago Indian Commissioner Browning sent to the teachers and pupils of thirty or mere government Indian schools in the United States an invitation to send to him examples of their work for exhibition in the government exhibit at Atlanta. About half of the schools re- sponded, and, under the supervision of Miss | Emily S. Cook, who has been for many years private secretary to successive Indian commissioners, these exhibits have been arranged and classified in preparation for shipment to Atlanta. Recently there was sent a large collec- tion of examples of workmanship from the various Indian industrial schools. This In- cluded a great variety of work in black- smithing, including chains, knives, tools of all descriptions, clevises, trace chains, hoes, bush nooks, picks and similar articles. There were also samples of work in car- pentry, shoemaking, harnessmaking, sew- ing, mending, weaving and braiding. There 1s now at the office of the Indian commissioner a most interesting collection of examples of scholarship from a number of Indian schools. From the schook at Carson City, filled chiefly with Pah Utes, come some excellent specimens of map drawing and coloring, compositions, exer- cises in grammar and syntax and designing in colored papers. In the latter class of work, perhaps the best shown comes from the school at Standing Rock, where ihe pupils are almost exclusively Sfoux. A large album is filled up with work of this sort from Standing Rock, and some of it is singularly beautiful In design and color. The names which appear attached to these exercises are also quite interesting. Among them will be noticed such as follow: Jes- eph Eagleman, Nellie Holyhorse, Lucy One- feature, Edith Slowball, Katie Goodword, Mary Bullhead, Joachim Harrychin, Em- ma Redfox, Joseph Woman. Four Pima girls at the school at Phoenix, Ariz., have sent quite a large collection of pressed flowers, arranged under glass. These have kept -heir original colors nicely, end afford a most interesting feature of the exhibit. There are exhibits from the schools at Fort Shaw, Fort Peck, Kearn’s Canon and various other schools, showing the work of the Assinaboines, Chevyennes, Shoshores, Utes, Chippewas, Moquls, Pueb- los, Apaches and various other ‘tribes. Carlisle school is very well represented, especially in a large frame containing ‘the portraits of a considerable number of the graduates of that school who are now oc- cupying important and useful positions as teachers and officials in the government service. The exhibition, takén altogether, is a-most excellent one, representative of the attainments of Indian youth in all parts of the United States, showing what is possible to be done in their behaif, and answering in an unmistakable way the old prejudice against Indian education. This exhibit will be open to the public for in- spection during the office hours of next Tuesday. —__—__-e-+___ The Star Out of Town. THE 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. THE COLUMBIA’S RUN Capt. Sumner's Report of Her Trip Across the Atlantic. RATE OF SPEED MADE EACH DAY Why She Was Not Pressed During the Last Twenty-four Hours. HOW THE MEN WORKED Acting Secretary McAdoo this morning received the official report of Capt. G. W. Sumner, commanding the cruiser Columbia, in regard to his speed test across the At- lantic. He says the run home from the Needles was made as directed by depart-~ ment orders, except in regard to forced draft, and that the time from the Needles to Sandy Hook was six days, twenty-three hours and forty-nine minutes. He zives daily details of the trip from the time of his departure from the Needles Fri- day, July 26, to his arrival at Sandy Hook. The quantity of coal on board at the time of departure was 1,86114 tons. The draft forward was twenty-six feet three inches and aft twenty-five feet six inchgs. Weather was fairly clear at the start, with thick fog at times In channel. With a smooth sea in the English channel the ship made 18.19 knots. On Saturday the wind was northwest to north-northeast, with moderate sea. With all the battle hatches on the forecastle down considerable water came on board. The maximum roll was nineteen to port and seventeen to starboard. Steaming seventeen to nineteen knots, on an allowance of 200 tons per day. At 12:10 a.m. Sunday a tube blew out in No. 6 connection of boiler F and the boiler was put out of use for seven hours. Sun- day weather mostly clear and pleasant, smooth sea, with light wind from the south. -Coal allowance increased to 225 tons per day. Passing an Iceberg. Monday—Clear weather with light variable wind and smooth sea. Distance made, 462 miles. Tuesday—Weather stormy up to 4 am.; ship very wet fore and aft; eased engines for a short time. Foggy eight hours; sea moderate. Ran into polar cur- rent at G a.m. At 7 p.m. passed close to a large iceberg just on the northeast edge of the Grand bank of Newfoundland. Float- ing near was some detached portions of the main berg, which appeared to show some fifty feet above water, and to have en urea of about 150 by 500 feet, presenting the up- pearance of an enormous snowbank afloat, the whole of it being perfectly white. It was almost exactly in the course of the ship, so that she had to run off to pass it at a safe distance. Fortunately, the wea- ther was clear at the time and the cruiser made the berg while yet some eight miles from it, her speed at the time being twenty knots per hour. Wednesday—Fair weather for the most part, sea smooth an@ moderate. Nine hours of fog, heavy rain squall at 2:20 p.m. Dis- tance made good, 455 miles. Coal consum- ed last twenty-four hours, 230 tons. Leaky tube in top row,middle box No. 6 fire 00m, boiler E. It was plugged with wooden plug. Steam was sent through auxiliary main pipes. Other plugs were placed in leaky tubes. The vacuum was poor and getting poorer, and the main condensers apheared to be greasy. Thursday—Fine, clear weather; smooth sea; distance made good, 453 miles; coal consumed last twenty-four hours, 230 tons. ; Picked up New York pilot to southward of oe about 150 miles out from Sandy look. Friday, August 2—Clear, fine weather; smooth sea; misty outside; completed run on passing the Sandy Hook lightship at 8:59 this a.m., giving the ship 6 days, 23 hours and 49 minutes from the Needles, an average hourly speed for the entire run of 18.41 knots, all of which was made under natural draft. The coal consumption since noon yesterday has been 221 tons; coal now on hand, 328 tons. Forced Draft Not Practicable. In closing the report Capt. Sumner says: “It was not deemed practicable to make the last twenty-four hours’ run under forced draft, because of the unreliability cf the bollers (we were blowing out tubes at 140 pounds pressure), the loose state of the en- gines from the long run, the great fatigue | of the crew and, above all, the impractica- bility of getting a coal supply to the hoil- ers with sufficient rapidity, as the coal was located at this stage of the run. “The run haz involved eacessive labor on the part of most of the ship's company, for we have had twelve volunteers from deck on duty in the firerooms for the whole run, and forty-eight more men from deck haye been employed below for some days past in supplying the lower bunkers with coal from the wing passages. “The total coal consumed during the run was 1,474 tons, 1,180 pounds. “I feared that I was to be deprived of the valuable services of Passed Assistant Engineer Bevington of our engineer ferce, as he met with a severe and painful acci- dent just previous to our departure from Southampton, which piaced him on the sick list., He left the list, however, though sull suffering severely from the effects cf his accident, and took his watch and duty in the engine room all the way over.” —————-e. No Reflection Upon Mr, Bryan. In the sult of Louisa H. Patterson against 8. M. Bryan, an abstract of the declaration in Which was printed in Saturday's Star, Mr. Bryan is sued on the ground that be purchased from E. L, Andrews stock which the plaintiff alleges to have been stolen from her. There is no reflection in the pleadings upon Mr. Bryan, who states that he purchased the stock, which stood in the name of Stilson Hutchins, properly in- dorsed in blank, in the same manner in which stock is dealt in everywhere. ——.__ Army Orders, The following transfers are ordered: Eighth cavalry: First Lieutenant John C, Waterman, from troop M to troop A. First Lieutenant Elwood W, Evans, from troop A to troop M. First Lieutenant Thomas Q. Donaldson, ir., from troop L to trocp C. First Lieutenant George McK. William- son, from troop C to troop L. Fourth cavalry: First Lieutenant James B. Erwin, from troop M to troop H. First Lieutenant John A. Lockwood, from troop H to troop M. Second Lteutenant Clough Overton, from troop D to troop M. Second Lieutenant Hamilton 8. Hawkins, from troop M to troop D. Seventh infantry: Capt. Allan H. Jackson, from company F to company K. Capt. Charles A. Booth, from company K so company F, ———~-e-—______ DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. Paving Completed. The District has just completed the pay- ing of Ist street northwest to the Soldiers’ Home. This will give a most agreeable drive-to the Soldiers’ Home grounds, and in connection with Iilinois avenue and the roads in the home grounds will give a pleasant suburban drive to Brightwood and return by way of the lith street road. Building Permits. Building permits have been issued as fol- lows: Charles C. Walters, to erect one two-story brick stable, rear of 318 8d street northeast, to cost $1,000. Samuel T. Hard- Ing, to erect one two-story frame building, on lot 25, Des Moines street, Brightwood, to cost $200. F. B. McGuire, to erect one three-story and basement brick dwelling, 810 North Capitol street, to cost $3,200. _——— The Rifle Range. The new rifle range of the District Na- tional Guard at Ordway, near Magruder station, Md., was formally opened this afternoon and hereafter the crack of fire- arms will be very much in evidence in that section of the state. General Ordway and @ number of his staff were in attendance during the day. FINANCIAL. TO THE OFFICERS OF THE CATHOLIC BE- nevolent Legion: I wish to return thanks to the Members of St, Matthew's 33, C. B, D. C., for the L., Washington, payment: of $3.00. the death benefit certificates due me un the death of my hi usband, Se ae F. Seltzer; also to the Carpenters’ Asscnbly, of Le MARY C. SELTZER, 1° 1927 E. Pratt st., Baltimore, Md. Washington Loan & Trust Co., OFFICE, COR. STH AND F STS. PaID-UP CAPITAL, ONE MILLION, 2 Interest ram ox perosrrs. made on Renal Estate Loans and Collaterals. Acts as Executor, Administrator, Trustee, Guardian and Committee on Estates. Acts as Registrar, Transfer and Fis- cal Agent of Corporations. Takes full charge of Real and Per- sonal Estates, Safe Deposit Boxes for rent. Storage Vaults for trurks, boxes, &e., containing valuables, silver, bric- a-brac, &c, = Incorporated under act of Congress and subject to supervision of the comptroller of the currency. John Joy Edson, «President Jobn A. Swope... Pres! it H. S. Cummings. .Second Vice President John R, Carmody. Treasurer Avdrew Parker. Joun B. Larner, A. S. Worthington. J. J. Darlington... _ DIRECTORS: ‘atley, Charles B., Hamilton, John A., Barber, A. L., ner, Jc < Barker, William E., Noyes, Theodore W., Batchelder, R. kx, Isadore, Baum, Charles, Shea, N. H., Carmody, John’ R., Spear, Elis, pp, John M., Stevens, Frederick C.,. , Augustus, jr., Swope, John A., Cammings, Horace 8., Tinesdell, George, Darlington, J. J. Warner, B. H., Dn Bois, Jat ser, James, Gurley, William B., W. B. 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Myer & Cay No. 47 New at., New York, members of the New York Stock Exchange. set0-25et The National Safe Deposi' Savings and Trust Company Of the District of Columbia, CORNER 15TH ST. AND NEW YORK AVB. Chartered by special act of Congress Jan., 1867, and acts of Oct., 18. and Feb., 180, CAPITAL: ONE MILLION DOLLARS. LIFE, _TONTINS, ENDOWMENT AND PAID-UR INSURANCE POLICIES FURCHASED AT & FAM? DISCOUNT. < apt-tf EDWARD N. BURNS, 1419 F st. nw. “CONCERNING LOANS AND INVESTMENTS. ‘This is the title of a booklet issued by us FREE on application. Do not fail to rend if before. borrowing or investing. “Gilt-edge” sit per cent real estate loans always on hand. B. H. WARNER & CO., 916 F st. JeT-2m CORSON & MACARTNEY, MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK’ STOCK : 419 F Glover building. ate, er “5 of Messrs. Moore & Schley, 80 roadway, 3 Bankers Deal in it Bonds. cad a oe “and all securities rt aes uated ‘on the exchanges of New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Baltimore bought and A ality made of investment securities. Diss trie” bouds ‘hod all focal Railroad, Gas, Insurance Stock dealt in. mrucricen ‘Bell ‘Telephone Stock bought and sold, ast The Union Savings Bank, 1222 F Street N. W., Pays four per cent interest on savings accounts. Open until 5 p. m. on Govern- ment pay days and Satur- day evenings between 6 and fe20-208 — = The Dicker Was Too Long. From the Roxbury (Mass.) Gazette. This tell-tale tale tells of how a Washing- ton street grocer grievously offended a customer; also of how the customer wounded the sensitive feelings of the grocer, and of the circumstances which led to this most unhappy estrangement. The customer was “every inch @ lad: the grocer, though he never wore a stovepipe hat, was in other essentials a gentleman. ‘They met at the grocer’s counter, and this is the conversation that placed be- tween them a great, yawning chasm: “Are those eggs fresh?” she asked. ‘es, marm,” replied the grocer. ‘ou are poe ame a No doubt about ft, marm.’ “Now, if there is any doubt about tt, I shouldn’t care to buy any. “You can depend upon ft, marm. I wouldn’t say they were fresh if they, wasn't.” “There were three rotten ohes In those I bought the other day.” a “you won't find none of these that way. “Now, you say you are positive these are arene “se tT sald, marm.” “youll, take back the bad ones If I find , won't you?” Oy Sei got to take them just as they Cotyou'll warrant that there are no bad ones among them, won't you?” “No, I won't. I'd a warranted them when you came in, but they've grown old since then. You can’t expect eggs to last for- ever, marm, and another thing—” But the slamming of the door as the lady fiounced out lost to the world the verbal pearls that continued to come from tween the grocer’s celluloid-filled teeth.