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Hodgkin, 913 7th. auls-1éd GAS MOTOR TRANSIT Coming Test of the New Poweron the Anacostia Tracks. AWAITED WITH GENERAL ANXIETY Claims That Are Confidently Ex- pected to Be Met. IN USE IN EUROPE ——_—_ Nearly everybody in Anacostia has visit- ed the shops of the Anacostia Railway Company to inspect the new gasoline motor which is expected to sclve the problem of rapid transit between that thriving suburb and Washington, and there is such a feel- ing of exultation on the part of the people at the prospect now held out that if Pres- ident Grisweld and Inventor Pole were an- nounced as a third presidential ticket it is not too much to believe that all the able- bedied men in town would join a campaign club to further their chances. It was expected that the first trial trip of the new rotor would be made tonight, but owing to the fact that Inventor Pole de- sires to make a few changes of a minor character in the machinery of the car, the test will probably be postponed until Wed- nesday evening. The new motor and its prcbable introduction on the lines of the Anacostia company have already encour- aged many of the stockholders in the belief that the property will reach a dividend- paying basis as well as furnish superior facilities to the public. ‘The motor was hauled from the shop where it was constructed, near Benninz, on a truck drawn by eight powerful horses to the corner of llth and F streets south- east, where it was unloaded from the truck and placed on the tracks of the Anacosita Railway Company, where the horses were attached direct to the motor, and in this way it was taken to its destination. There was some fear on the part of those most directly interested that the Navy Yard bridge would be severely strained when the motor was taken over it, but, not- withstanding the great welght—seven tons —the trip was made without accident of any sort whatever. The Motor and the Claims for It. The Pole motor, if the claims of the in- ventor are substantiated in the coming trials, will go a long ways toward relegat- ing horse cars to the rear in all the cities ard towns of this country where this means of propulsion is still In vogue, be- cause if it can be run on the present tracks of the Anacostia road it will demonstrate that rapid transit can be ac- quired by any street railway company de- siring to do so at the mere cost of the motors and the expense of placing its tracks in first-class order. The Pole motor comprises a car about twenty feet long, which in most respects resembles one of the smoking cars of the Metropolitan Railway Company. The ma- chinery occupies the center of the car, and over this there is a wooden frame, which at first appears rather unsightly. The in- ventor explains, however, that it is in- tended to substitute in the cars which will hereafter be made a glass frame for the wooden box, and he suggests that when the motors are built under the new plan the sight of the machinery in operation will always afford the passengers some- thing interesting to observe. It is conceded by all that it will be neces- sary to reduce the proportions of some of the machinery of the motor before it will present an attractive appearance, and this matter has not been lost sight of, but as the one under consideration is the first car of the kind ever built Mr. Pole had to THE OFFICIAL WEATHER MAW®. 1 un NTT EXPLANALORY NOTE: 20 ear vf * | @ Partly Cloudy Sh sacksovill® | @ croudy “@ fain, @ Snow: Observations taken at 8 a.m., 75th meridian time. Solid lines are 1s0- bars, or lines cf equal air pressure, drawn for each tenth of an inch. Dotted Ines are isotherms, or - lines of equal temperature, drawn for each ten degrees. Shaded areas are regions where rain or snow bas fallen during preccding twelve hours. The words “High and “Low'’ show location of areas of high and low barometer. Small arrows fly with the wind. TWO OR THREE COOL DAYS. No Prospect of an Immediate Return é of Hot Weather. Forecast till 8 p.m. Tuesday.—For eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, fair tonight and Tuesday slightly cooler; northerly winds, shifting to easterly. For the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia, generally fair tonight and Tuesday; cooler Tuesday morning; no pros- pects for a return of warm weather for at least two or three days; northerly, shifting to easterly winds. Weather conditions and general forecast. —The barometer has risen throughout the central valleys and lake regions, and fallen on the Atlantic coast and over the Dakotas and Montana. It 1s lowest northeast of New England and highest north of Dakota. It is cooler this morning from New Eng- land westward to the lower Missouri valley. The temperature has remained stationary in the southern states and it has risen slightly in the extreme northwest. Local showers prevailed during the night along the Atlantic coast north of Virginia, and thunder storms are reported this morn- ing from Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Col- orado and Montana. The weather is gen- erally fair from the gulf coast northward to the lake regions. During the twenty-four hours ending 8 a.m, Sunday showers occurred in the lake regions, the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys and on the central gulf coast. Fair weather is indicated from the east gulf states northeastward over New Eng- land, with cooler weather Tuesday morn- ing. There is no indication of the return of unsually warm weather. The following heavy precipitation (in inches) was reported: During the past twenty-four hours—Quebec, 1.96; Montreal, 1.54. Condition of the Water. Temperature and conditton‘of water at 8 a.m.: Great Falls, temperature, $2; condi- tion, 36; receiving reservoir, temperature, 85; condition at north connection, 36; con- dition at south connection, 36; distributing reservoir, temperature, 85; condition at in- fluent gate house, 36; effluent gate house, 36. Tide Table. Today—Low tide, 8:55 a.m. and 9:08. p.m.; high tide, 2:04 a.m. and 2:35 p.m, Tomorrow—Low tide, 10:04 a.m. and 10:20 P.m.; bigh tide, 3:07 a.m. and 3:48 p.m. The Sun and Meon. Sun rises, 5:15; sun sets Moon sets, 10:10 tomorrow morning. The City Lights, Gas lamps all lighted by 7:45 p.m.; ex- tinguishing begun at 4:36 a.m. The light- ing 1s begun one hour before the time named. Arc lamps lighted at 7:44 p.m.; tinguished at 4:40, Range of the Thermometer. ‘The following were the readings of the’ thermometer at the weather bureau today: 8 a.m., 72; 2 p.m., 78; maximum, 80; min- imum, 71. ex- night, working side by side over part of j the line with horse cars, with which the road was originally equipped, so that a close temporary comparison 1s offered be- tween the two systems, operated under identical conditions. “Outwardly, the car's appearance is pre- cisely similar to that of an ordinary dou- ble-decked horse car, having stairways from each platform to the seats on the rcof. All the machincry 1s inclosed and concealed from sight; there is no smell of gas, no noticeable heat from the en- gine, and no undue noise or jar when the car is stopped or set in motion. The motor fs a double-cylindered gas engine of the Otto model, placed under the seat at one side of the car, and reached for purposes of olling, cleaning or repairs by doors which form panels in the outer wail of the car, and when closed are not noticeable. The engine ts of the latest type, in whicn the gas is ignited at cach Stroke by an electric rk from a small battery located in the engine space, so that the car is put into or out of service by turning a knob which opens or closes the circult. Description of the Management. “The engine is kept in motion while the car Is in service, ard the whole is man- DOCTORS’ BILLS : having a battle of Berkeley” always . Every medicine chest supply. It’s us pure and nee and skill can make it. 7 tle. JAMES THARP, $12 F ST. aul5-10d best done on the “Columbia‘— the standard of the world for wheels. The greatness of the Columbia 1s evidenced by the fact that other makers strive to make their wheels “just as good." POPE MIG. CO. J. Hart Brittain, Manager, 452 Pa. fet-tt refreshing fruit lozenger, Very agreeable to take for CONSTIPATION, hemorrhoids, bile, ose, of appetite, ‘gastric and Intestinal troubles and headache arising from them. INDIEN F. GRILLON. 38 Rue des Archives, Paris. Sold by all Druggists. GRILLtON, ap!5 mi5m3p Political Information and Statisticn. Every one interested in politics can find fullest information upon past political events in The Evening Star Almanac. Ta- bles have been prepared with care, showing the vote by corgressional districts in the last congressional election, stite election returns for 1892 and 1804, and the electoral votes from 1788 to 1892, with other valuable statistics. In addition, there fs an interest- ing chapter upon the money of the United States. 2c. per copy. ——— Marriage Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued to the following: White—Chas. R. Cleaves of Bridgton, Me., and Carrie L. Gladmon of this city; Frank B. Reed of Ottawa, Kan., and Floreice S. Houck of this city; Martin W. Goldstorough of Annapolis, Md., and Lillie R. Dodge of Bethesda, Md. Colored—Henry Madison and Wright. Arlina -—.___ Transfers of Real Estate. Nellie G. Byrnes, executrix, to Wm. B. Rellly, part original lot 7, sq. 447; $5. Wm. B. Retlly et ux. to Nellie G. Byrne property; $10. *. Clark et ux. to Maria Meidel, part ori; 10, sq. 1027; $10. ™ = Orrin B. Hallam et al., trustees, to Edward A. Kitzmiller, lot 28, sq. 8768; $550. Heirs of Elizabeth M. Dawes to Jno, R. Huteh- Anson, part original lot 2, eq. 524. Mattie J. Vaughn to Chas. D. Davis, lot 4, sq. south of 1027; $10. my, part lot 9 sq. 059 wang et ux. to Robert W. F. Ogilvie, 34; $10. . Ogilvie to Ada A. Deane, same FREE TO ALL!! WATCHES. KNIVES, RAZORS, PICTURES, ES and other valuable articles in exchange fr ms wit MAIL POUCH TOBACCO. (Sold by all dealers.) One coupon in each 5-cent ace) package. COUPONS EXI’LAIN HOW TO RE ‘THE ABOVE. Packages (now on sale) ining no coupons will be accepted aa coupons— ."* empty bag xs one coupon. Send for iilus- ated catalogue giving complete list and deserip- tion of all articl-s; also tells how to get them. THE BLOCH BROS. TOBACCO CO.. Wh. 2. ; be content with whatever size of gas motor he could secure that would answer his needs. And consequently there is much incidental machinery that will probably be done away with in cars that may be hereafter constructed. It is also intended to locate the machinery further down in the car, and thus it will take up less room than at present. Seating Capacity and Management. Despite the fact that so much room is taken up by the machinery, the motor car will seat comfortably twenty persons. The motorman will stand at the front of the car as on an electric car, and he will con- trol the motor by means of a wheel. There is abundant power ir the motor car to haul ore or more trailers, so that there is no doubt that an equipment of probably half as many motor cars as there is now of horse cars would be sufficient to accommo- date the present traffic of the road and meet the reasonable demands of the public for some time to come. Two Grades of Speed. ‘The Pole motor car has two different speeds, and while it can be run at any rate up to twelve miles an hour, it will be gear- ed at elther a six or a twelve-mile gait. The motor was frequently tested while in the Benning shops at both speeds, and each was equally successful. There are two sets of these wheels, geared to different speeds, and to increase or decrease the speed of the car. The motorman controls the gearing, throwing one or the other set of wheels into play as he desires. The motorman can also reverse the whole apparatus at a mo- ment’s notice, and notwithstanding the weight of the car, it is sald that when go- ing at the rate of twelve miles an hour it can be stopped within little more than the length of the train. The object in having two speeds is to let the motorman have the control of the car at all times. When ascending grades the lower gear wheels with the six-mile-an-hour speed will allow the car to take the hills easily, while on the levels good time can be made with the high-gear wheels. The principle of the gearing is the same as that on a bicycle. It is stated that even when the motor fs in actual operation there is” practically no noise or vibration, which will be especially gratifying to those who may be seated in the motor car. The devices for transmitting the power from the engine to the axles are simple, but very effective, and the shop tests in every instance, while severe, have proven, aged by the driver, who, standirg on the front platform, has within reach the brake wheel, on which 1 fixed the alarm bell and a movable lever, which, when in an upright position, leaves the engine disconnected with the running gear of the car and cuts off the gas supply, so that but one explo- sion takes place in one of the cylinders at cach eighth revolution, the motion of the engine being meanwhile maintained and steadied by the fly wheel, which Is four feet in diameter and of corresponding weight. When the lever is pushed to the left it turns on a two-thirds supply of gas in both cylinders end brings into engage- ment a frictien clutch which connects the engine shaft with the wheel axles and gives the car a speed of four and a half Hes per hour. Pushing this lever to the right turns on tae full gas supply and brings into connecticn a friction clutch of larger diameter, which gives the car a speed of nine miles per hour. A second lever is provided for reversing the engine and di- rection of movement. How the Gas is Carried. “The gas supply is carried in three cylin- drical reservoirs of boiler iron about ten inches in diameter, two of which are hung transversely under the floor at each end of the car, while the third is placed beneath the seat at the side opposite the engine. The weight Is thus to some degree equalized. The three reservoirs weigh, together, about 550 pounds, and contain 33.5 cubic feet of it is said, to be eminertly satisfactory. The car will be operated on the trial trip by gasoline, a tank for the purpose being upon the motor. It is said that the ex- pense for this will not be more than two cents per mile. Gas Motars Successful Abroad. Gas motor street cars have been in serv. ice for some time in various European cit- ics, notably Frankfort and Dresden, Ger- many, where they have been so remark- ably successful that United States Consul Frank H. Mason made them the subject of several reports to the State Department here. In one of these reports Mr. Mason said: “At the beginning of August last four cars of the latest and most improved type were put into regular service upon a sub- urban railway leading from Dresden along a busy boulevard to the village of Wilden End View of Car. gas, condensed to a pressure of eight atmcs- pheres by means of an ordinary force pump at the end supply station. This pump is worked by a gas engine of eight horse power. The whole apparatus costs, in Germany, $2,390. “A fourth cylindrical reservoir, contain- ing water for cooling the engine cylinders, is placed beneath the double seat along the middle of the deck roof, wheuce the cool water descends and the warm ascends automatically through concealed copper tubes, so effectively that the watcr, being continually cooled in the exposed’ reser- voir, is used over and over again, and Mann, a distance of nearly three miles. These cars have since been in daily service from 6 o'clock in the morning ‘until 10 at Keeps the cylinders down to the requisite temperature. The gas reservoirs are filled at the end station by means of a flexible hose, leading from the condenser, and the filling process occupies from thirty seconds to a minute, according to the caliber of the hose and the degree to which the gas in the reservoirs has been previously ex- hausted. Small Cost in Germany. “The ordinary car is equipped with a gas engine of nine hcrse power, and carries thirty-six passengers, viz., fourteen. seated inside and twelve on deck, with platform standing room for ten more. The car costs in Germany 00 marks ($2,856). When it 1s desirable to make the motor car capable of drawing a trailer during hours or days of increased travel, the engine Is increased to twelve horse power, ’and the car then costs, complete, $3,004. The work of the new motor cars, which have now been in service at Dresden during a period of three months, seems to have? fulfilled substan- tally all that has been claimed. in their fa- vor. The car is perfectly manageable, stops from full speed within its own length, starts without noise or shock, is free from heat or smell, runs as smoothly as a horse car on what would be considered in Amer- ica a rather rough and poorly constructed track, far surpasses a horse car in speed when the way is clear, and is handled safe- ly and easily on a boulevard which at cer- tain hour is crowded with traffic that ren- ders frequent and sudden stops necessary. At the slower rate of speed {t mounts a grade of 1 in 22 and traverses uphill a curve of forty feet radius, . Small Expenses for Repairs. “The cost of keeping a gas motor car in repair, although not yet fully demon- strated for a long period, ts estimated at not more than 5 per cent annually of its original cost, and with ordinary care such a car should last as long as two or three outfits of horses. So far, therefore, as ex- perience has yet demonstrated, the me- chanical efficiency of the gas motor car would seem to be assured, and a compari- son of its cost of construction and opera- tion with the known expense of working horse, cable, steam and electrical railways in the United States can hardly fail to in- vest the new motor as a competitor in thé same field with a serious practical inter- —_. THE COURTS. ,. Equity Court No. 1—Judge Cole. United States agt. Kelly; contract of sale finally confirmed. Bishop agt. Constantine; Newton A. Strait appointed guardian ad litem. People’s Trust Co. agt. Whaley et al.; order of New York court made party of proceedings. Circuit Court No. 1—Judge Cole. Moore agt. Burton; judgment by default. Temple agt. Fox; order to cross-examine witness, «4, Probate Court—Judge Cole. Estate of Robert McDonald; final notice raming Friday, September 18, for settling estete. Estate of Anna Wolcott; do. nam- ing Friday, September 25. In re Daisy Jones; Wm. W. Stuart appointed guardian; bond, $250; bonded. In re Wm. A. Ra. borg, guardian; crder allowing $200 for oar cenance: In re Ernest A. Hitte; Jno. Hitte appointed guardian; bond, $50; borded. Estate of Osceola C. Green; re. port of sales filed. Estate of Gottheb Stadtler; will admitted to probate and let- ters testamentary granted to Mary Stadt- ler; bond, $100; bonded and qualified. Es- tate of Wm. B. Noble; will admitted to probate ard letters testamentary granted to Nannie Yulee; bond, $1,000. ees THURSTON DEFENDS HIMSELF. Claims He Did Not Accuse Bryan in His Madison Speech. Senator John M. Thurston of Nebraska has made public a letter which he has sent to Senator Stewart of Nevada. The letter is in answer to one of Senator Stewart's, in which he caled Thurston to task for his harsh words against Bryan in his speech at Madison, Wis. E Senator Thurston states that he made no charge against Bryan; he simply read from an editorial in the Chicago Chronicle, which accused Bryan of being the paid agent und spokesman of the free silver combine. Mr. Thurston adds: ; i “I did not, directly or, indirectly, even-ex- press an opinion as to the truth or falsity of the charge thus clearly, expliqitly, unequiv- ceally and editorially set forth by a great democratic newspaper, reputable and re- spensible. . 1 “I did say, and I still say, that the man posing as the advocate of ;downtrodden masses of his countrymen, halding a crown of thorns in one hand,.gnd the bugaboo, a cross of gold, in the other, owes it as a duty to every man, woman and child in this:coun- try to say whether that charge thus publicly and deliberately made {s.false or true.” Mr. Thurston, continuing, says he would be the last man in the world to assail the character of Mr. Bryan, and adds: “It is not just to the American people that charges of this kind should go unanswered. He is the man, and the only man, who can make definite and conclusive reply.” He suggests that Senator Stewart “turn his batteries upon those reputable editors and news- papers making the charges,” and states his surprise at Senator Stewart and his “fellow silver mine owners” remaining silent. ‘I now hope, my dear sir,” Senator Thur- ston concludes, “‘that you will frankly ac- knowledge the undue haste and stupidity with which you have misrepresented me in this matter, and I sincerely trust that you will immediately transfer to the Chicago Chronicle the honor of an opportunity to substantiate its editorial.” a Til From the Heat’s Effects. Mrs. Maggie Wilson-Young is lying dangerously {ll at her residence on K street from sunstroke. QUERIES ABOUT COIN Silver Taken to the Mints During 1895, WHAT IS MEANT BY Questions That Are Answered by the Director of the Mint. ——— BEFORE AND SINCE ’73 Po FREE COINAGE From official information received by the Treasury Department from twenty-one countries, the coinage of silver during the calendar year 1895 amounted, in the ag- gregate, to $113,672,200. Of this eum $1: 603,200 was reccinage; deducting this sum from the total coinage, gives the coinage of silver from new bullion in 1895 as $100,- 069,000. The country coining the largest amount of silver in 1806 was Mexico, with a coin- age of $24,832,350; followed closely by Ja- pan, with a coinage of $23,883,500; comes China, with $8,253,240; Spain, 969,500; Great Britain, $5,821,151; 1 States, $5,698,000; Austria-Hungary, % 000; Peru, $4,073,000; Russia, Ecuador, $2,500,000; Germany, $1,8: The silver coinage executed by Great Britain during the year for her colonies was: For Canada, $1,158,630; for Hong- 000; for Straits Settlements, a total of $3,808,130. France coired for Indo-China $6,( in silver, and for Morocco $354,600. During the year 1895 the United States recoined the largest amount of silver, viz: $4,850,000, followed by Austria-Hiur gary with a recoinage of $3,318,500 Jand, $2,160,000; Germany, $1,826,000; Rus- sia, $642,500; India, $484,500. The only countries of any {mportance in which the coinage of silver is free are Mex- ico and Japan. Free coinage does not necessarily imply that there should be no mint charge, as in Mexico, while the coin- age of silver is said to be free, a charge of 4.41 per cent is imposed for ‘striking the coins, vhich is the same as the export duty imposed by that country on silver bullion. No export duty is imposed by Mexico on her silver coins. Compared With Coinage Before 1873. From January 1 to August 1, 1895, the coinage of silver dollars by the mir ts of the United States was $8,562,412, while the coin- age of silver dollars, from 1792 to 1873, ag- gregated $8,031,238 only. The world’s product of silver during th calendar year 1895 is estimated to have been $226,000,000, The amount of new bul- Mon used in the coinage, so far as known, Was $100,060,000, and from reports received from twelve countries the amount used in the industrial arts was $42,000,000, while the exports to the east amounted to $ 300,000, making the total dis world’s silver produ known, $17,569,000, which would ieave $ 430,000 for coinage and use in the arts b: the countries from which no reports have been received. Letters of Inquiry. Mr. Preston is constantly in receipt of letters of inquiry regarding the currency question. A favorite query is whether the free coinage of silver would mean that holders of bullion would not have to pay anything for having their commodity turn- ed into money. The fact that every $1,000,000 of silver celued requires $877 worth of copper to bring.it up to the present standard of ness indicates that the process could hard- ly Le without charge, but whether there be a charge made will depend upon the wording of the act of Congress authorizing stch coinage if one be passed. How It Might Be Done. Arother favorite question is in regard to the way free coinage could be accom- plished while the capacity of the minis is but $5,000,000 annually, a good many cor- respondents wanting to know whether holders of bullion would have to take turns in having their bullion coined. All these details would depend on the provisions that might be made by Congress if free coinage of silver should win. It is thought likely, how would be received by the governinent a silver certificates issued bused upon it, and in that event there would be no dif- fleulty in the government is: uing su certificates in quantities equal to an amount of bullion that might be deposite at the mints. » that the bullion ee MR. BRYAN'S PROGRAM. 'W4l Speak at Baffalo, Cleveland, Louis and in the South Candidate Bryan and his party spent yesterday at Irvington, N. Y., as gucsts of John Brisben Walker. They attended the Presbyterian Church in Irvington in company with General Samuel Thomas and Mrs. Thomas. In the afternoon, after luncheon, Mr. and Mrs. Bryan, Mr. Sewall and Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Smith went for a drive. They visited many of the places made famous by the pen of Washington Irving. In the evening at dinner there: were Albert Shaw, editor of Review of Reviews, and William R. Hearst, publisher of the New York Journal. When asked whether Governor Altgeld would take an active part in the campaign Mr. said: “The executive or the campaign com- mittee will decide that, and not the oppo- sition press.’ Mr. Bryan was a trifle annoyed by report that he and Senator Jones wi loggerheads over the choice of national headquarters. He intimated that, while he had favored Chicago personally, he had not demanded its selection, but had left the choice to a number of democratic lead- ers, among them Governor Stone, Mr. Sew- all, Senator Jones and Governor Aitgeld, and that the majority had decided upon the western city. Washington, he said, would have a branch, and Senator Gorman would do a good deal of work there—in fact, much as he could, in view of the demands of his own campaign. Bryan’s Program. The program of Mr. Bryan after his va- cation includes speeches in Buffalo, Erie, Cleveland, Baltimore and St. Louis. It js undecided whether the proposed second New York speech shall be made before Mr. Bryan goes west or when he returns to speak in New England. He sald last night that it rested with the campaign committee to decide whether he speaks in New York again. Present arrangements for Mr. Bry western trip are that he will go from Cleveland direct to Lincoln, where he will remain a few days. Then he will make a trip to St. Louis and through Missouri and the south. His Latest Speech. Mr. Bryan gave out last night the follow- ing statement relative to the preparation of his speech of Wednesday night at Madi- son Square Garden, New York: “The speech was written in Nebraska. From the beginning I expected to read it, but was almost persuaded to abandon the idea after I left home. Some insisted that reading would be a disappointment to those present. I appreciated the force of the suggestion, but finally concluded it would be better to disappoint those who listened than to risk an unfair’ or partial report by the opposition press. In writing the speech I did not purposely follow the plan of any former speech, but made no attempt to avold arguments or illusira- tions previously employed. “In discussing the money question my sole aim was to crowd as much material as possible into the speech without making it too long, and therefore tried to make it brief in statement. It was rewritten two or three times as new points or new argu- ments suggested themselves. One copy was brought with me and one sent by press to provide against loss. Two pai graphs which occurred to me on the tr: were added after I reached New York. Only two persons saw the speech after my arrival, and they suggested no change. Mr. Bryan further said that in future editions of the Chicago speech the quota- tion marks would be omitted from the sentence containing the metaphor of “Cross of gold.” It was a mistake, he said, to use quotation marks, as the words Were not quoted from any one else. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. AMUSEMENTS. ATTORNEYS... AUCTION SALES. BOARDING. BUSINESS CHANCES. CHURCH NOTICES. CITY ITEMS. DENTISTR’ EDUCATIONAL. EXCURSIO? FINANCIAL. FOREIGN POST. FoR For RENT (Flat). RENT (Houses). ENT (Office “T (Rooms) (Stables). (Stores) QMliscellaneou: For FOR (Bicycles) For (Houses) . FoR (Lots) FoR (MiseeNaneous). HORSES AND VEHICLES. HOTELS LEGAL NC LOST AND FOUND. MEDICAL. PROPOSALS. RAILROAD UMMER RESORTS. UNDERTAK! WANTED (ep). WANTED (Houses). WANTED (Miscellaneous), WANTED (toomsy. WANTED (Situation SAMOA’S SAD FATE. Suffering From Too Much Diplomacy and Government. The government of the Samoan Islands by the United States, Great Britain and Germany under the Berlin treaty is a woe- ful failure, according to Consul General mes H. Mvlligan at Apla, Samoa. In a voluminous report to the State Depart- ment upon the condition of the islands he says: i ‘A recognized and reigning king is de- pendent for his support on the voluntary contributions—the charity, in fact—of that portion of his family or tribe who adhere to him, while foreign officers of his gov- ernment enjoy salaries from his revenues far in excess of the value of services per- formed. . When a pittance of his nominal salary, long in arrears, is doled out to him It comes through the hands of a for- n official, who exercises his pleasure to Pay or withhold; his lawful wife is in no serse queen, nor more entited to consid- tion than the half-clad women who file back and forth along the beaches. straggling village, within and forming p of the kingdom, levies import and ex duties on every dollar's worth of m chandise brought into or shipped out of the kingdom, lending out of its revenues to the kingdom barely enough to pay the rest meager expenses and the salaries of foreign officials Nl the machinery of government—per- haps it is not too much to say of seve: governments—is in active operation w in the precincts of this little town, guns of great men-of-war, year and year out, frown ominously upon the shc in support of the government and the law which does not exist within their effec The range, and yet an offefder within ha a dozen miles of the seat of so many au- therities defies the processes of the courts and rebuffs the power of the inv. government. In the midst of all, white- clad messengers of crown and consul flit to and fro along the blazing beach, the bearers of imposing envelopes, in whicn are covered the state communications that rovnd out the measures of time in this kindergarten of diplomacy. “In the m time, no clearing is made, no plantation is extended. The country which at best, under its many disadvan- 5 all the stimulus of peace, all the s that government can a: visibly languishes. There is no imi tion, influx of capital, or sugge enterprise. All it for that undefined something—that change which is to come it as they have waited for th it for the abrogation of the treaty, as and their fathers waited for its eom- Only a small part of the islands, he says, are under control of this governinent. Back from the shore and the town the pecple do as they please. The treaty made by three governments for the gov- ernment of a fovrth is not considered a success. The different forms of govern- ment sought to be brought together have been imeconcilable. There is too much friction. It is said that before any step can be taken the three representatives must unite; then oftentimes reference must be made to powers on the other side of the globe. There is a diversity of opinion, a conflict of interests, and a clash of right Po INNOVATION IN LIF) SAVING. The Houseboat Plan to Be by the Government. The houseboat principle in the saving of life at sea is to be applied to the government life-saving service. This life-saving station will lie off shore, just outside of the line of breakers. In this new station the life sav- ing crew will live, and from there they will board their boats. The new craft has just been completed at a shipyard near Noank, Conn., and was de- signed by Assistant Superintendent of Con- structicn Henry E. Davis. The total cost of the boat is about $7,000, and it will be towed to Boston at once, where it will be stationed off City Point as the Boston bay floating life-saving station. The boat is a hundred feet long, thirty- three feet wide, and six feet deep, and strong enough to defy for years the fiercest storms. The new boat is fashioned very much like an old-style flatiron, cut off square at the stern. It will be anchored firmly, and, of course, will always present a head to the wind. Adopted FINANCIAL. Silver==-Gold and Greenbacks Accepted by this Bank. and women who work for wages m r what your polities! bellef inay be— we'd like vou to understand that we give you every possible advanta; < Bank can offer toward op ing 2 bank ccornt. Deposits received. fry cents up W—4 per cent interest paid. Open ‘uings, Saturdays und government pay days. Union Savings Bank, 1222 F st Washington Loan & Trust Co., OFFICE, COR. 9TH AND F STS. PAID-UP CAPITAL, ONE MILLIC Interest "4 0X vEPosres. 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