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© be x THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER. 9, 1896-TEN PAGES, SPECIAL NOTICES. OFFICE OF BOARD OF EQUALIZATION AND Review of the District of Columbia, District Build- ing. Washington, D. C., September'1, 1896.—In ac- cordance with the provisions of tie act of Congr approved August 14, 1894, and joint resolution ap- proved January 21, 1596, the Board of Equalization nd Review for the reai estate in that portion of he District of Columbia outside of the present [nnits of the city of Washington, will be in session fm the District Building from and after this date until the FIRST MONDAY OF NOVEMBER proxi- mo, for the purpose of hearing and determining such compltints as may be made in respect to the new assessment of real property in sald portion of the District. The books containlag the returns of @aid assessmient are open to publi: inspection and €an be seen at the office of the board between tho hours of # o'clock a.m. and 3 o'clock p.m. of each secular day. To insure due consideration all com- Jaints should be filed at the earliest possible date. Fie law requtres timt the equalization and review shall be completed on or before the first Monday of November proximo, after which day no other or further complaints ‘as to valuation will be recelved, and when approved by the Commissioners will con- Stitute the basis of taxation for the next succeed- ing pertod of three years and until another valua- tion Is made according to law. Blank forms for making complaints can be bad on application. MATTHEW TRIMBLE, Assessor and Obalrman Board of Equalizatton and Revisw. (OTICE THAT T FIRM OF composed of Albert E. Acker euner, doing a drug busiuess at n.w., has been this day dissolved by mutual consent. Mr. Albert E. Acker will continue the business at the old stand, and is authorized to settie up all the transactions of the late frm. ALBERT. HARRY W. 5 the Publie— Sop ye ed the Interest of Mr. Harry W. Keaner in the tirm of Acker & Kenner, deug- ists, 142 Pa. ave. n.W., 1 solicit a cou - ff Having # well-stocked store and for carrying on the sume, I can Suarantee satisfaction, All ‘parties “indebted to e late firm will pay the same at the store. Hee ate Sem MAN ey SC RLBREE E. ACKER. ronuze of my friends. “bted to the late firm will please Mr. Acker at the store. NNER. HARRY W friends and the pubite ased the Westminster that I have at the corner of 17th and Q sts. n.w., en there about September 15, with a complete line of druzs, chemicals, fancy goods and everything pertaining to a firs inss drug store. I solfcit a share of your patrona seO-3t ‘spectfully, H. W. K HENRY HINKE, 802 N. JERSE’ AVE. ‘= tehes and Clecks repaired. Please send postal I will c seo-lwe A. L. OF ething to thelr advantage by address to Box ee SPIRITUALISM—MES. PHILLIPS, 3 um of Bsitimore, will give sittings at 1519 Get st. nw., WEDNESDAY end THURSDAY of this seS-2t* of the stockholders of the Company will be held at the mpany, 123 South Royal street, a, Va, om MONT er 21, 12:30 p.m., for the MYRON M E. B. COTTRELL, Real Estate and Stock Broker, Has Komoved bis Otfice to Tet 4TH STREET 3 and Mis- and sale RACTORS AND BRICKLAYERS, e and see us. We sre selling good, mer- < at $5 per thousand, delivered in McKINLEY OR BRYA Park wil remain the most beautiful RAILD UGHT IRON . es ami Escutcheons, Window No charge ought Iron Gas ete. J. oH. feld is best done on the ‘“Colnmbia— sbe standard of the world for wheels. The greatness of the Columbia ts evidenced by the fact that other makers strive to make thelr wheels “jest as good." POPE MFG. CU. J. Hart Brittain, Manager, 452 Pa. ere. fettt tone Wai = What Your Office Needs, your Library needs—what wor Bus- llouse needs—in NEATIONERY you'll Te. 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Paints, Otls, Varnishes, Glass, etc. we7-16d ead on thit Job of plaster- ing if you toke advantage of these cut prices par 1,000 for Maine Spruce Laths. r 1,000 for North Carolina Laths. lay in a eupply before we replle this ecause prices will go up then. T. W. Smith’s Lumber Yd., T_AND IND. AVE. $y27-2m,12 Not “‘Auction Bicycles,” BUT BICYCLES AT AUCTION PRICES. We heve In stock some twenty-five or thirty men's $65 Bicycles, 1893 patterns, new every Wey, and fully up-to-date im all respects, that we are going to sell at the low price of THIRTY DOLLARS CasH. Fitted with elther G. & J. or M. & W. “Quick Repair’ tires, and fully uarantced by the makers. Bear in mind, these are not RAMBLERS, thoug! we bave a very few slightly used Ladies’ Ramblers, "05 and ‘96 patterns, recently over- hauled and refinished, which we can give you bargains on. As said above, there are not many of them, and the carly buyer gets the bargain. Take a glance at the $30 Bicycles in our win- dow at 1325 14th nw. eit8 GORMULLY & JEFFERY MFG. CO. The Independent Ice Co.’s yellow wagors deliver pure Kennebec Ice to all parts of the city and Mt. Pleasant—datiy. Prompt service. Rea- sonable rates. OFFICES, 910 Pa. ave.—3108 Water st. wel-Im,14 = ‘Telephone 591-2. Naval Orders. Lieut. Alex. Sharp, ordered to duty at the bureiu of equipment, October 1; Lieut. Commiancer W. H. Everett, detached from the War College and given one month's leave of absence; Lieut. Commander C. H. West, detach m_the War College and ordered to the New York navy yard. —_-e+________ Will Attend the Convention. Mr. Frank H. Walker of the Yale steam laundry leaves tomorrow to attend the an- nual convention of the National Laundry- men’s Union, which is to be held at Chica- go September 13, 14 and 15, inclusive. While in the west Mr. Walker will visit all of the Most prominent laundries in the leading elties to gain new !deas and methods to be Used in the Yale steam laundry. He will be gone about two weeks. DOUBTFUL ILLINOIS Both Parties Claim the State’s Elec- toral Vote. SOUND MONEY DEMOCRATS’ ESTIMATE A Republican Leader Afraid of Bryan’s Vote-Making Talks. AN ORGAN IS WANTED Correspordence of The Evening Star. CHICAGO, September 7, 1896. Tilinols 1s drawing much attention to itself. Political ccndittons are shifting. ‘The republicans profess to no longer look upon it as doubtful ground, while Con- troller Eckels, Ben Cable and others of the sound money democrats give Major Mc- Kinley a larger majority than his own par- tisans claim for him. Their zeal for Mc- Kinley has increased since the Indianap- olis convention got away from them and nominated Senator John M. Palmer, when they wanted the honor to go elsewhere. It is apparent that the republicans are in better shape to withstand a silver tide than they were a few weeks ago. Organi- zation is counting with them. They have less fear now of the labor and the farmer vote slipping away from them in a land- slide, though the shrewder leaders do not lessen their watchfulness. They have seen the wave come up once before, and they know the force it gathers. Their taik about 100,000 majority for Major McKinley may be taken merely as evidence that they feel assured of carrying the state by a safe majority. Success has followed their efforts in organizing the workingmen In the roiling miils and among the foreign ra- tionalities, and they have reasonable con- fidence that they are not being fooled by the men who join the McKinley clubs. Congressman Larimer and National Com- mitteeman Jamieson are cautious politi- cians, who do not indulge in predictions, but they unquestionably belleve that Cook county, which is to say Chicago, is good for a big majority. That their judgment is fallible they would be the first to admit, because in 1892, when the republicans were overwhelmed by Cleveland's majority, they thought the county safe for Harrison. Farmer Vote Doubtful. About the farmer vote there is more un- certainty. The republican state committee has received reports which indicate that what threatened to be a serious defection on siiver has been averted, and the farm- ers are now in line on the tariff. Reports are also made of large numbers of sub- stantial democrats in every county who are out for McKinley. ‘Against these claims is a preliminary poll of half the counties of the siate made by the demo- cratic committee. Chairman Hinrichsen draws from it the conclusion that Ilnois is already won for Bryan and free silver, and nothing the republicans can do will enable them to win back the farmers. A fair inference from these conflicting state- ments 1s that the farmers are still unset- tled in their opinions, and their vote must be scught after by both parti The free silver democrats, who are sup- porting Mr. Bryan, have lost none of thzir cal. Gov. Altgeld’s state administration s its grip on the party machinery, and there is no reason why an ‘effectivé ca: paign should net ke waged. Nevertheless, he evidences show a lack of organization. For some reason there has been delay in getting under way. Chairman Jones and his associates on the national committee, who did not want the headquarters remov- ed to Chicago, have ground for complaint at the failure of the local organization to come up to expectations. It does not ap- pear that the location of the headquarters in Illinois is doing anything to carry the state for Bryan, but the fault does not lie with the national committee. No Bryan Organ. Governor Altgeld and his followers have been anxious to secure a daily paper in Chicago. When the national headquarters were located here the motion prevailed that Mr. Hearst would compiete his newspaper link between the Atlantic and the Pacific by establishing a free silver daily in this city. Nothing of the kind has been done, and it is now too late for use in the cam- paign. Whether this failure to establish a tree sliver organ is an actual detriment to the democratic campaign must remain a ™matter of opinion. Though all the Chicago newspapers are against Bryan and free sil- ver, they publish the candidate's speeches very fully, and he cannot say with justice that he is not given a full hearing. It is possible that the extraordinary interest which attaches to Mr. Bryan's personality and the great demand for his speeches will in a measure offset the lack of organization among the free silver democrais. The peo- ple of lllinois,as elsewhere, want to see and hear the candidate, and they also want to read what they have heard. Fhe Chicago paper which is oppcsing him politically, but which has been publishing his speeches in full, has had the conclusive testimony of largely increased sales on this point. One of the republican managers, after listening to Bryan's speech at the labor demonstra- tion today, and watching the effect, said that for the first time he was convinced Eryan was making votes by his speeches. “If this demonstration were a week before election,” he said, “it would mean 10,000 more votes for Bryan here in Chicago. As it is we will have time to counteract his talk, and the impression he makes will die out. But he is a dangerous fellow on the stump.” ke Palmer's Candidacy. The influence of Senator Palmer's candi- dacy on Illino!s will probably not be so marked in the number of votes he receives as in the demoralization it may cause among the supporters of Bryan and Alt- geld. Senator Palmer was never a con- struction leader. Usually he has been swept into office as the result of a popular movement in which his leadership was prominent, and then, through lack of con- structive capacity, his following has melt- ed away. This is why his five years in the Senate left him without any visible polit- ical machinery to hold out against Govern- or Altgeld. But he is a powerful cam- paigner, and his old friends in the central and southern part of the state will come to his support in attacking both Bryan and Altgeld. In Chicago he will get a few thousard votes from sound money demo- crats. who are ultra free traders, and on that account cannot support McKinley. The republican leaders in Ilinois all think that Palmer’s candidacy will aid them. They are not afraid of its drawing votes from McKinley, while they see a Positive advantage in having the free sil- ver democracy attacked in the rear. Gov- ernor Altgeld and his followers treat Pal- mer with a contempt which {s not entirely assumed. Some things justify them in citing the old Senator’s instability in poli- ties, and in charging Bs Present attitude o vanity ey are in a position to hit back, and they will do so. : Gen. Black's Position. It is probable that if Gen. John C. Black does not withdraw as the sound money candidate for governor he will poll a con- siderably larger vote than Senator Palmer receives for President. Gen. Black is at Present federal district attorney. His friends are displeased at the treatment he received at Indianapolis, where they think he should have been nominated for President instead of Senator Palmer. He would undoubtedly have been more acceptable to the Ilinois dele; than was the Senator. On “aseatee of this friction among the sound money men the idea has got out that Gen. Black will not further interest himself in the movement, at least not to the extent of Seing a candidate for governor. He oc. cuptes the unique position of both the reg- ular party candidates wanting him to stay in the fight. Capt. John R. Tanner thinks that many demecrats who would vote for WATOUES. RNIVES HAZOE PICTURES, PIPES and other valuable articles ta exchange fr coupons with MAIL POUCH TOBACCO. Gold by all dealers.) One cou (vance) package.» COUPONS EXPLAIN HOW FO SECURE "THE ABOVE. Packages (now ing, No coupons Will be accepted es cou; "empty bag as one coupon, Send for'ilins- ed catalogue giving complete ist and. descrip- tion of all articies; also tells how to get then, THE BLOCH BROS: TOBACCO CO. Whetisg. “W. Va. my 25-m,w, Ltt EXPLANALORY NOTE: Observations taken at 8 a.m., 75th meridian time. 507 MA T0* Ollear @ Partly Cou ©" @ciouey @ fan, @snow, . Solid lines are tso- bars, or lines cf equal alr pressure, drawn for each tenth of an tnch. Dotted Ines zre isotherms, or lines of equal tempcrature, drawn for each ten degrees. Shaded areas are regions Where rain or suow has fallen during preceding twelve hours. The words “Hizh' and “Low” show location of areas of high and low barometer. Small arrows fly with the wind, FAIR W=ZATHER. That is What is Now Predicted for Tomorrow. Forecast till 8 p.m. Thursda: For the District of Columbia, Delaware and Maryland, fair; variable winds. For Virginia and West Virginia, southeast to south winds. fair; Weather conditions and general forecast —The high area has moved from New York to New Brunswick. The second high area has moved southward to Montana, increas- ing in magnitude. A trough of low pres- sure extends from Texas to Lake Superior. The storm, which was off the south At- lantic coast on September 4, has moved off Cape Ccd, causing a northeast wind cf thirty-six miles per hour at Nantucket. Rain has fallen in the Missour! and the middle Mississippi valleys and upper lake region. ‘The temperature has fallen in the north- west and has remained nearly stationary, or risen slightly, elsewhere. Fair weather may be expected in the At- lantic states, except rain on the immediate coast of New England. — Tide Table. Today—Low tide, 3:03 a.m. and 3:14 p.m.; high tide, 8:50 a.m. and p.m. Tomorrow—Low tide, 3:50 a.m. and 3:58 P.m.; high tide, 9:35 a.m. and 10:06 p.m. The Sun and Moon, Sun _rises, 5:36; sun sets, 6:17. sets, 7:15 p.m. The City Lights. Gas lamps all lighted by 7:25 p.m.; ex- tinguishing begun at 4:45 a.m. The light- ing Is begun not less than thirty minutes before the time named. Are lamps lighted at 7:10 p.m.; tinguished at 5 a.m. Condition of the Water. Tempetature and condition of water at & a.m.: Great Falls, temperature, 72; condl- tion, 36; receiving reservoir, temperature, 74; condition at north connectio; 3; con- dition at south connection, 36; distributing reservoir, temperature, 73; condition at in- fivent gate house, 36; effluent gate house, Moon ex- Range of the Thermometer. ‘The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau today: 8 a.m., (3; 2 p.m., 78; maximum, 79; min- imum,’ 56. ; Altgeld reluctantly will vote for Black joy- fully, and he will thereby be the gainer. Gov. Altgeld believes that a revolt against the republican state machine with which Capt. Tanner is identified will become for- midable if the opportunity is presented the bolting republicans to cast their ballots for @ candidate who represents their ideas on the money question. While he won't be elected governor, Gen. Black can have a lot of fun out of the situation by’ remaining In the field as a candidate. A New Nickname. “Yellow-hammers” is a name given In de- rision to the gold crowd that is already be- coming a part of the vocabulary at demo- cratic headquarters. It promises to stick and to be known in history along with “locofoco” and “barn-burner.”” Bryan has added another “ood-luck’” token to his collecticn of rabbits’ feet. He had hardly returned to the Auditorium an- nex from Milwaukee when he was waited upon by a committee from Horseshoers’ Union,No. 1, of Chicago, and presented with a silver horseshoe, as coming directly from the union. Mr. Bryan thanked them with his most amiable smile, and expressed the hope that it would bring him luck. He half-way premised to hang It aver the door of the White House after the 4th cf next March, barring accidents. Political Sermons. As is well known, preachers are taking a good deal of interest in politics this year, most of them that have been heard from being for the single standard. Of this class is Rev. John Quincy Adams Henry, a Baptist clergyman of this city. His anx- fety cn behalf of gold may get him into trouble, and, in addition thereto, give the courts an altogether new point to decide. It ia reported that one of the reverend gen- tleman’s flock is opposed to having the sanctuary converted into a political forum, and that he may bring suit to enjoin Mr. Henry from expounding any sort of doc- trine from the pulpit except that which treats of things spiritual. This gentleman is said to be a sound money man himself, but bitterly opposed to political preachers. Chairman Jones, when asked what he thought of so many preachers in the east coming out for sound money, said: “It in- dicates that they have taken a ‘straw vote’ among their pewholders.” Educating Chicago. Tons of literature are being distributed in Chicago alone. The republican commnit- tee has taken the directory, and is send- ing out leaflets, pamphlets and books to those whose names appear therein. Carl Schurz spoke to as many persons as could crowd into Music Hall Saturday night, and quite as many went away, un- able to gain admittance. At the end of two hours he was about to quit, but the audience begged him to go on, and he did so for another hour. The famous German- American made the deepest impression and, it is believed, did the most good for kis cause of any speaker that had yet been heard on the gold side of the question in Chicago. He announced that it was the only time he would be heard from during the campaign. Mark Hanna ts being criticised for his exclusiveness by local newspapers, that declare that although he is very approach- able in the east, he shuts up like a clam when he reaches this city. One McKinley organ warns him that if Bryan, who is accessible to all, gets more space in the newspapers it will be the republican man- ager’s own fault. Se Letter Carriers’ Convention. The first business session of the letter carriers’ convention was heli at Grand Rapids, Mich., yesterday. The president reported 685 votes in the convention, 420 delegates actually present, 118 branches represented by proxy and officers with 37 votes. Two contests, involving Brooklyn and Pittshurg, were settled amicably by withdrawal of Brooklyn, Some warmth was shown relative to the rules, the sec- ond-class cities desiring less power given to the chairman. John Godwin of branch fifteen; B. J. Burtis of Lynn and John Par- sons of New York were appointed a com- mittee to draft new rules. At the caucus of second-class city delegates resolutions favoring a tenure of office bill, giving se- curity in position during go0d behavior, were adopted, and W.R. Hasbrouck of Cor- ry, Fa., was directed to bring the matter before the general convention. William King of Washington, D. C., made an ad- drees in relation to claims for over time. New Orleans presented Grand Rapids with a handsome standard in recognition of hos- Pitalities tendered. ——_+e+—__— Army Orders. The leave of absence granted Maj. Wirt Davis, 5th Cavalry, is extended one month. Col. John W. Barlow, Corps of Engineers, will, upon the completion of his duties with the International boundary commission for the location and marking of the boundary between the United States and Mexico, proceed to and take station at St. Louis, Mo. Capt. Junius W. MacMurray, ist Artil- lery, is relieved as special recruiting offi- cer for the Light Artillery at Cumberland, Md., to date October 1, 1896, and will then proceed to join his battery. By direction of the Secretary of War, First Lieut. George O Squier, 3d Artillery, will proceed to Hanover, N. H., on official business pertaining to a further report of experiments with the new polarizing pho- to-chronograph at the United States Artil- lery School, Fort Monroe, Va. Capt. David A. Lyle,°ordnance depart- ment, will proceed from Philadelphia, Pa, to the works of the Penn Iron Company, Lancaster, Pa., on official business per- taining to the inspection of gun carriages. The following transfers in the Ist Cay- alry are made: Second Lieut. William J. Glasgow, from Troop I to Troop L; Second Lieut. Newton D. Kirkpatrick, from Troop L to Troop I. - oe Government Receipts. National bank notes received today for redemption, $147,594. Government receipts— From internal revenue, $415,802; customs, $650,082; miscellanecus, $32,876, THE STEPHENS SCHOOL Work Will Be Resumed on the Building To- morrow. An Adjusiment of the Differences— Hearing Before the Commissioners Today on the Matter. Work upon the Stephens public school house will commence again tomorrow rorning. The coytractor and his-'bonds- Incn, together with the auditor of the Dis- trict, have pledged themselves to see that the subcontractor on the work receives every Cent his contract calls for. This was the result of a conference this morning at @ hearing given by the Commissioners to the laborers and material men, who ¢om- plained several days ago that they had not been paid. 5s The laborers and material men, wd: yes- terday represented to Commissioner Trues- dell. that Contractor Cabell, who 4s :build- ing the Stephens school, was indebted to them for work performed, and material furnished, appeared before the Comiinis- rers this morning to, discuss the. mat- ter. The contractor, his bondsinen, and the disgruntled laborers, reppeaented bya com mittee of five, were also present. a The case was carefully considered, and every detail examined, including the bills bald and those due. It was found and ad- mitted by the parties interested that ‘the contractor still cwed ‘the subcontractor $608.57. But, as pointed out by the auditor, this amount was not due and payable until the building was completed. ‘The subcon- tractor who did the brick work wanted to Le paid in full to date in order to satisfy the claims of his laboreys, who had not been paid for a month. The Commission- ers positively refused to interfere in the matier. They stated that the auditor would see to it that whatever money was due weuld be properly disbursed. Aside from that they could do nothing. The law did ret !mpose upon them the duties of dis- bursing officers and they could not and Would not undertake the payment of la- berers on contract work. They held the ccntractor and his bondsmen liable for the falthful performance of the contract.. If it was shown that the contractor was de- frauding his laborers, the auditor would do his utmost to adjust matters. But between contractor and subcontracter the Commis- sioners had nothing to do. Joseph Johnson, who acted as spokesman for the laborers, stated that the men he represented had worked through the month of August upon the representation of Mr. Uhler, the bondsman, that they would be paid the Ist of September. His fellow- workmen were in a bad condition on ac- count of the delay. Rents were due, and grocery bills remain unpaid. Unless they had some assurances in which they could put faith they could not continue the work. Mr. A. G. Uhler said he was one of the bondsmen of the contractor and furnished the lumber. He was acquainted with the case. The fact was that the subcontractor had been paid up to date all that was due him. When the contract was completed he would be entitled to a final payment in the settlement of his contract. That time had not arrived. When it did he would guarantee himself that every dollar due eae setcomiactor on his contract would be paid. ‘The auditor then read the bill of tl made a statement and he subcontractor, which, with the exception of a small item, was admitted by the contractor. He said h would guarantee that what remained due the subcontractor would be paid him out of the final payment. This seemed to sat- isfy the laborers, and the hearing closed. ea DEMOCRATIC COLLEGE STUDENTS. They Are Urged to Form Bryan and Sewall Clubs. Chairman Jones of the national demo- cratic committee has tssucd the following address, which has for its object the fur- therance of the bimetallic movement among the universities and collegeat { BD democratic students in the dinited ates; by ‘The national democratic committee heartily favors the Organization of”# na- tional league of college Bryan clibs, as Proposed by the Bryan Club of the ‘Uni- versity of Chicago in the call they shave sent out, which reads as follows: ‘To the students in the ited colleges throughout the Ualted s ee Greeting: In order to bring about thi ¥ tion of William Jennings Bryan td Presidency of the United States, we urge the students who are in sympathy with us to organize Bryan clubs and to communi- cate with us at once. (Signed) ot ILLIAM OESCHGER, President!* “ ‘C. N. CREWDSON, Secretary.’ ‘We trust that the democratic students will co-operate in forming this organiza- tion. And we ask that the clubs, when or- ganized, will forward the names of their president and secretary and the number of members to us. We will lend all assistance in our power to make them a success. This ig truly a campaign of education, and it is the duty of a!l young men, especially those in our educational institutions, to take an active part in discussing the problems which so greatly concern the welfare of our nation. Believing our cause to be just and that our understanding of the issues before the people—particularly the money auestion—will lead us to victory deserved, we invite discussion among college. men and appeal to our student allies to bring it about. (Signed) JAMES K. JONES, “Chairman National Democratic Commit- tee.” the ———_+e+____ A dispatch from Singapore says that the rebellion in the Philippines is spreading. and is more serious than the officials admit. A New Freight Schedule Filed by the Seaboard Today. RAILROADERS AND SHIPPERS PUZZLED Neither Seem to Thoroughly Com- prehend the Present Situation. rn COURTS MAY INTERFERE at The prediction made in The Star some days ago that many of the railway lines outside of the territory controlled by the Southern States Freight Association and the Seaboard Air Line would become in- volved in the present fight is being slowly but certainly verified, and unless the courts soon interefere there is no telling where the demoralization is likely to stop. Yesterday the Atlantic Coast Line and Norfolk and Western roads filed, as was stated in The Star, notice of their intention to reduce freight rates between Richmond and Petersburg on the lines of the first named company and Roanoke on those of the other to competing pvints on the Sea- board, and now word comes from the Louisville, Evansville and St. Louis road that it will meet, from the west to ,poinis in the Carolinas, the cut rate put in from Baltimore by the Seaboard and the asso- ciated lines. This action 1s taken, it is understood, to prevent business from west- ern territery going around by Baltimore and thence into the south. ‘Today the 50 per cent reduction of rates by the Scaboard goes into effect, and it will apply on that part of its system from Wilmington, N. C., to points in Georgia, including Atlanta, Athens and other cit As generaily understood, the 33 per cent cut In freight rates by both the Seaboard and Southern applies only to Baltimore and Norfolk and other Virginia points to Atlanta, but, 1t is said, by a combination of rates the same can be obtained from New York. Only Cut Rates to Atlanta. It is the understanding that through rates will be cut only to Atlanta, and that rates for peints beyond Atlanta will be made by charging local rates. This, it is claimed, will be a viclation of the 1 and short haul clause of the intersta'e commerce law, just as much as it w: is claimed by the Seaboard was done Ly the Southern in its alleged discrimination in points frem Baltimore and Norfolk to those north of Atlanta outside of certain specified citles. 3 In speaking of this matter a prominent Seaboard official said his line will observe the long and short haul clause to the let- ter and that they wiil not oniy comply with the orders of the North Carolina raiiread commission to reduce local passenger and freight rates, but if the sion thinks it wise, and they have the ri; to compel a similar reduction, his road will willingly obey it. He thought, however, he said, that the com ion ought to re- duce from the maximum, which is 10 per cent higher than the Seaboard has ever charged. The same official said his road not be hurt much by the reduction 1 rates, as it only has about 100 in Georgia, while the Southern has about 200 miles. The effect in North Carolina will, how- ever, be more serious for the Seaboard, as their read extends entirely across the state from southe touches some of the most 8, a from which the cream of their trade 1s drawn. The Southern, Seaboard and all other roads in Georgia have received notice that a meeting of the state raflroad commis be held in Atlanta tomorrow to ider the necessity of adjusting a local rate that will not be an unjust discrimi tion should the roads carry out their pro- posed cut. It is rumored that another injunction 7 follow the meeting of the commiss eh would put another phase on the uation. Perplexing to Both Parties. A letter from Atlania states that “the rate situation is perplexing to the railroad men and the shippers. The Seaboard and the Southern have put in cut rates from Baltimore and Virginia points to Atlanta and points along the seaboard. The Cen- tral cf Georgia and the Georgia road are prepared to work business on the reduced rates filed by the Southern States Freight Association, but so far the association has not sent out any definite instructions. “A skipper asked the representatives of two roads about ratcs from the north to some competitive point beyond Atlanta, and got two replies. One shipper tricd to get rates from a northern city to Atlanta on sugar. The traffic men were puzzled to know how to give the merchant the most advantageous rate. “Another shipper asked at different of- fices for rates on first-class goods between New York and Birmingham. One agent said it would be at the old through rate. Another thought it would be the old stand- ard rate, less 33 per cent of the pro rata from Portsmouth to Atlanta. A represenia- tive of the Southern States Freight Asso- ciation said that he would quote a combin- ation rate from New York to Macon and tell the shipper to dray it across the coun- try from the latter city “The regular rate from Baltimore to Ma- con ts $1.07. Under the reduction the rate from Baltimore to Atlanta is 72 cents. When the freight is hauled by the Central it passes through Macon to reach Atlanta. If the fretght stops in Macon it is charged for at the rate of $1.07 per 100 pounds. If the freight should be brought on through Macon to Atlanta the charge would be only 72 cents. A similar condition exists in ref- erence to such points as Charlotte, Spar- tanburg and Greenville. “Macon and other towns are protesting and threatening injunctions and Sing Sing if they don’t get cut rates, too. Hence it it that neither the associated lines nor the association officials know wher they are. “At the meeting of the state railroad commission tomorrow inquiry will be made into the effect of the reduction in through rates.” It is expecied that the meeting will be very largely attended, as the subject is a very important one for the roads. It is generally conceded that they cannot stand a war very long if the local rates are re- duced to correspond with the cut in the through tariffs. Some of the roads belong- ing to the association made a very bad showing from July 17 to August 15, and their earnings fell off heavily. It is pre- sumed that the roads will make vigorous opposition to a reduction in locals. A New Freight Schedule. The Seaboard Air Line took another step in the rate war today, and gave formal notice of a new freight schedule from Bal- timore to Atlanta, and all other points on the line. This action does not cut present rates, however, but forms a combination of the tariff for-both its land and water ines to meet the similar schedule the Southern filed. The rate from Baltimore to Atlanta is now 54 cents for first-class freight, against a normal tariff of 72 cents. This includes the present tariff of five cents on the Bay Line against the usual first-class rate of 23 cents. Several minor roads feeding the west from the contesting roads have filed notice of schedules in conformity with the cuts already made on those two lines. —_-e—____. Diced Suddenly. William Brown, colored, seventy years old, who lived at 2516 Messmore avenue, died suddenly today. As there was no physician in attendance the coroner will have to give a certificate of death. ——__. Policy Writer, Thomas Ennis, @ colored policy writer, Was arrested on the Mount Vernon electric cers today by Officer Bell. Ten dollars and eighteen cents, probably the amount col- lected this morning, was found in his pock- ets. Ennis is an old offender in this bus- iress. The case will be tried tomorrow. —_———_—_ Transfers of Renal Estate. Frederick P. Metzger to Joseph P. McCrink, part lot 6, sq. 763; $10. ‘Mary McIntosh to Jno. J. Meehan, lots 41 and 42, sq. 16; $3,500. Richard L, Hyde et ux. to John Madigan, lot 19, Chichester; $10. Annie Mouohan to Alex. H. Bell, part lots 119 and 120, sq. 677; $5. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. MUSEMENTS. .. 3 ATTORNEYS, Page AUCTION SALES Vage BOARDING... Page BUSINESS CHANCES. CILY ITEMS LLL ARR RRMA ROAR AREA ASR REREAD ER RE RH EAR SRNR ROUROED RENT (Houses), RENT (Offices)... RENT (Rooms). RENT (Stables). RENT (Stores). RENT (Miscellaneous). SALE (Bicycles). SALB (Houses). SALE (Lots). SALE (Miscellaneous) For FOR For FOR Local MENTION. MEDICAL MOWEY W OCESN TRAVEL PERSONA! PIANOS AY POTOMAC RIVER PROPOSALS. RAILROADS. SVECIAL NOTICES. STEAM CARPET CLE. SUBURBAN PROPERTY MMER RESORTS. UNDERTA) WANTED WANTED WANTED Page WANTED (Miscellareous). Page WANTED (Lats). Page WANTED Result of the Pan-American Gonference Held in Mexico, Why the United States Did Not Send a Representative to That Gathering. It is expected here that the Pan-Ameri- can conference recently held in the City of ico will be productive of sulstantial good in the near future, and in the end bring about a decided change in the atti- tude c€ the European powers toward the republics of South and Central America. The manifestation of an intention on tae part of the Américan governments to pre- sent a united front in opposition to un- reasonable demands by European powers is calculated to do away with “ihe ultima- tum habit,” which has been a growing source of irritation to the small republics. Inasinuch as some surprise has been ex- pressed because the United States did not participate in the Pan-American confer- ence, it may be proper to state, on the au- thority of an official who is fully aware of the purposes of the administration in this matter, that it was not from lack of sym- pathy with the general objects of the coa- ference that the United States refrained from open participation. On the contrary, Secretary Olney was animated by the stro: t ire to make the conference a su it was only because he felt that the gathering would make a much stronger impre free from all su by the United from sé iB Long before t in fact, before the invitations mally delivered, Secretary Olney had thor- oughly cons! priety of Unlied States represent in the congress with Senor Carbo, the newly upon Evrope if it were rion of being dominated States that he_ refrained natives to Mexico. congress assem accredited mi r to Washington of uador, the country which originated idea of holding a Pan-American conference year. It was then decided by Mr. Ol- With the concurrence of Senor Carbo, that the conference wouid be of greater value as a support to the United States in the advanced position it had taken respect- ing the Venezuelan boundary dispute if the other nations of this hemisphere were per- mitt to express their sentiments respec’ ing the construction of the Monroe doc- trine embodied in Mr. Olncy’s famous note of July, "95, absolutely free from influence by the United States. Now it is felt. by the administration that the results have fully justified the adoption of this policy on non-interference, for not only has the Eu- ropean mind been disabused of the impres- sion that there fs a divided America on the Monroe doctrine, but our government has been relieved of the necessity of commit- ling itseif to any entangling pledges. —2 --____ STICKS TO THE PARTY. Senator Carter for Free Silver, buat Opposes Other Democratic Doctrines. Senator Carter, who is in the east, and cannot attend, has written a letter to the republican state convention of Montana, which meets at Helena today, explaining the action of himself and four other mem- bers of the Montana delegation to the St. Louis convention in reserving the right of the republican party of the state to accept or reject the declaration in favor of the res- toration of silver by international agree- ment. The Senator says in the letter: “As a republican, I believe in the free coinage of silver and protection to Amer- ican labor and American industry. I do not believe in free coinage coupled with fres trade, and I do not believe that free coin- age with free trade can be successfully established and maintained by our go ernment. The free trade policy will ren- der tke establishment of bimetallism an utter impossibillty. ‘The attempt to se- cure free coinage in conjunction with free trade is a Utopian dream. After looking the whole situation over, it will be found that the republican party has not declared in favor of the gold standard, but in favor of the restoration of silver. I find in this particular that it differs from the opposi- tion platform only in the matter of method. I belleve that the republican platform is in this behalf too conservative; but, as between the acceptance of the repubilcan Watform, with its conservative expres- sion on this subject and the acceptance of the Chiccgo platform, with its free trade, states rights, free riot and other objectionable features, I find no room to hesitate. I believe it is the clear and un- questionable duty of the delegates who assemble under and in conformity with the forms and usages of the republican party of this state, and as delegate representa- live of the republicans who reside here, to place in the field electors favorable to Mc- Kinley and Hobart. “The party in Montana should, in my opinion, indorse the entire national plat- form, except as to the feature declaring international agreement a condition pre- cedent to the demonetization of silver. For that declaration this convention should substitute a declaration for the free coinage of gold and silver in the same manner as our state conventions have heretofore declared. Within the past forty- one months the country has fallen from the height of prosperity to the depths of despair. Thoughtless men freely talk cf revolution. In the midst of the reigning chaos in political thought our party stands as the only conservative force adequate to restore order and confidence. Without these elements prosperity is impossible. In the future, as in the past, I shall stand for protection and free coinage, firmly be- lMeving that the best interests of our state and the nation at large will be subserved by the election of McKinley and Hobart. I shall give them my support, notwith- standing the national platform’ does not meet my approval in one particular. The few who seek to find justification in the platform for advocacy of the single gold standard are at war with the party and its platform. Their discordant utterances are to be regarded as unavoidable notse incident to a great present conflict. To those of our party who feel constrained on account of a matter of method of one issue to depart from us on all other na- tional questions at the coming election, we should manifest a spirit of toleration, well knowing that in due season they will re- turn.” ———___+e--—_____ Harry Bringhurst, a conductor on the Pennsylvaria traction lines, was acci- dentaily shot and instantly killed at Lan- caster, Pa., last evening. He and a friend were preparing to go on a gunning and fish- ing trip this morning, and were exam! teveral, guns and pistols, FINANCIAL. ‘The Way To ‘Acquire Riches. © Thrift is at the bottom of all prosperity— o- acd the me= or woman working on. sala will find no etter Javestment for their mur us eurnings epositing them lar! fos Sree coe Se cee thing from a nickel up to thousands of dol- lare—ta recelved—anywhere from a Gellar tp starts the account going. If interested «irop in seeceeeee 5 ~ ‘we've lols more advantuges io -UnionSavingsBank, 1222Fs oT eceeseccecerveceees 85-280 Pees eeeecccceesscccsesses Interest Paid Upon Deposits. INTEREST IS ALLOWED ON DEPOSITS on daily talances subject to check. Those who have accounts open that usustly have balances to their credit rbould consider the advantage of such palances EARNING IN- TEREST. It is credited on your pass book, added to the principal, and made subject to cheek. vestments For Sale. We bave scme first mortgare rezl estate © per cent notes for sale. These are sold im auy amouts at par and accrued interest. Boxes for cnt in burglar sand ‘ire-proof vaults for safe deposit and storage of val- uable packages. HTTTTT 5 | JOHN JOY BDSON -Dresident JOHN A. SWOPE. -Vice President H. 8. CUMMINGS... Second Vice I'resident JOHN RB. CARMODY. -Treasurer HET TEELTT Ardrew PARKER. 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W. Catron, New Mexico; Allston Asmus, New York; B. F. Miller, Virginia; J. M. Caffrey, Louisiana; W. G! Mitchell, Pennsylvania; J. J. Fits: patrick, Louisiana; Hayne Ellis, Georgia D. W. Fowler, Iowa; B. C. Barthalow, Ohio; C. L. Arnold, Indiana; Edwin H. "Dodd, Minsis, and Chas. P. Hioff, Missouri. ———+ e+—____ The upper Pacitic mills, yarn milis and print werks at Lawrence, Mas: have re- sumed operations after ‘a shut-down two weeks. This affects about 8,000 hand»