Evening Star Newspaper, February 9, 1897, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1897-12 PAGES. — ad rm The Busy Corner, 8th and Market Space. S, KANN, SONS & GO. OUR a Ghand Rebuilding Sale. ORNS LA SAYING USINESS HAS ¢ ovr T DOU Bargains for Wednesday. zen H. M. Bleached Pillow es, size 45x36. 12c. value. renenpse price, 834C. 150 dozen Celebrated Congo Bleached Pillow Cases, will outwear Utica, size 45x36. 16c. value. cencirinee eine E2TAC: 50 dozen Bleached Sheets, 81x90. snuiLpINe price, SOC. 100 dozen Extra Heavy Bleached Sheets. deep hem, size 81x90, one of our great leaders. 200 di Ca RERUILDINé S@ DOZEN UTICA BLEACE Six% 53c. wip RERUILDING WHITE ¢ THE LONSDAL rr YARD ILDING 1 5#e. RIVAL FINE YARD-WIDE BL >” MUS. LIN, SAME FINISH AS PRIDE OF THE WENT. REBUILDING YARD-WIDE BL MADE MI MARYLAND LIN RERUILDE PIECES FINE NEW SPRIN YARD.v IND AM MUSLIN ALL-WOOL FINE STRIPES, PLAIDs REBUILDIN FINEST IMPORTED PLAIN DELICATE STRIPES ANDY PLATS RE SPEMSTITCHED EMRKOIDERED WHITE NEL. REBUILDING PI REBUILDING PRICE, ATHER TICKING. REBUILDING | Pi STYLISH NEW SPRIN FLANN renviLpiNG price, AC. TI 1 KE REBUILDING Our Cloak Department. IN ORDEE MARE THIS DEPARTMENT OF = INTEREST WE SHALL PLACE ON SAI TOMORROW LADIES’ ALL: WOOL | FLANNEL (EWAISTS IN CARDINAL ONLY. WORTH $1.00. BY race, 49C. WAISTS ALL AID. WorTH 79¢. FULL REBUILDING ALL-WOOL, FLANN RIMMED WITH LADIES sat FLANNE WORTH $1.00. REBUILDING PRICE, 6Qe@ LADIES’ SILK WAISTS, FANCY STRIPES. WORTH $3.00. reneupive rece, $1.98 LADIES’ FINE COLLAR CORDUROY WAT WORTH $4.00. TILDING PRI ALL KINDS, AND $# DETACH $2.75 cuore price, $1.98 JACKETS. ALL KINDS, ALL St S80 AND $10.00, TACK H sie, $ AL VILDING PT <ALL KINDS 30 AND $15 rentipixe price, $5.00 200 Dozen Wor VERY FINE SWISs EMD WIEFS ALL SELECT “AN! You MAY FIND SoM T IT x AND Rebuilding Price, 10c. AL. line of 4-button La- UIP? dies Kia Gloves, in all colors and sizes, have been reinforced with a pretty assort- ment of tans, grays, modes and En- glish tans his Glove is well made and finished, soft and elastic, and perfect fitting. It’s without a doubt the best Glove ever offered in this city ripe price. 5 Oc. IMPORTED ovr 160 PIECES NEW JAPANES cr it DESI GOLD CLOTH DRA MAN STE wor Rebuilding Price, 10c. 20 SOFA CUSHIONS, ISIN... RUFFLED. IN ywitti west t cGrTON CAMEO DRAPERY. WORTH 5 Rebuilding Price, 29c. 2 eagle LE HINDOO RUGS. s wx Rebuilding Price, 69c. 1.540 BEESSELLINE AND HINDOO REVERSI BLE RUGS. SIZE. 24x36. WORTH 300 Rebuilding Price, 25c. Linen Department. OF UNBLEACH WELING, FAST KITCHEN 7 ke. yd WEIGHT. QUALITY AND FINISH FOR LESS THAN $1 BUILDING PRICE, 290 DOZEN BD PRINGE ERUILDING PRICE RED ROR- S 2ux3s, 4c. each. OF EYE DIIAr un Y SIN A PIEC 39c ES OF VERY M TRISH LINEN. FULL ve CHOICE DESIGNS. 2 -S 1 th. “King Gottee—tree~ 2> wih every pound of Bc, Ten. Our Prices Show ( How [Much You Save ‘On uae vne tell nothing. It's the e prices that indi- ‘Our prices ure for : SROCERIES — that’s why they mean a saving to you. <2 Dollars are doing double duty with «( . prices down to thelr present low- hess. 4 cans Best Tomatoes... .25¢. 5 cans Sugar Corn........25¢. Sliced Pineapple... .......10c. 6 qts. White Beans. .......25¢. 12 Ibs. Buckwheat. .......25¢. Java Coffee, Ib... +++ -29C. Qt. Jar Syrup... | Pyles, ? Encherge: 4 Ibs. Pure Lard. (J.T. D. Pyles, g ( FIVE | Gr'sd thd’. ave. ne. ) (STORES. Crees ») Anacostia. 1t ~~ 596. For 4=button Glace Gloves! Just 87 pair - in the fot. Colors= tan, brown, black, Eng. red. LOREED OE POE Another snap for Friday and Saturday bar- gain seekers: $ For splendid qual- = AS&C. ity Dressed Kid. $ 4-button —2 and $ 3-clasp styles. Self and black % embroidery. All fashionable ‘street shades. ¢ For $1.75, $2, $2.75 4, and $3.25 Imported > Kid Gloves! Every glove fitted and guar= anteed! ra Slt ttt Most of this lot are see STILTS Glaves with some of 2008 S tf tte the lines a ittde in fetes Frees complite in sizesuo tees 3 rte have added a few 16 sees see and “W-buttonlength +2 ses Poveeee Evoning Gloves worth fees 8 : a #275 and & . Bee ee a amber of > s Glaces. First comers. > is secure the best ph Drees ings so hurry! . 2 e Louvre Glove ?Co., 919 FSt.; SEbSOSeSSETSOSs +OO% POGPVGD PD GD GPOPOD GG [PPPS F OHOGS GH UHL HFG G4G up wi yb lightest, “Ceres” Flour. ar is a prime favorite pers, because they more bread and be than any other flour. es’ Flour from your gro- we only wholesale Wm.M.Galt & Co., + Wholesalers, 1st and Ind. Ave. Ite es ecccccccecccccececccescee eeeeeeeeee with all Know it m: Pe errrreeeoeccoevccos: The Dress of Small Boys. From Harper's Bazar. Much earlier than formerly our little men are inducted into the habiliments in- dicative of their superiority to the gentler sex. This is very gratifying to fathers, who have always a certain degree of pride in seeing little Jack's pleasure in his first trousers, but mothers are now wondering whether it would not be better to keep their small laddies longer in kilts than Is now the custom. The short skirt to the knee er below it allows the boy much more freedom in frisking about. One sees little men in the tight small trousers and stiff leather leggins of the period, and pities them that they are so cramped and fet- tered. They cannot stoop with ease, and there seems to the maiden aunt’s eye the danger looming up of a race of knock- ineed men. While generally following a fashion in its main features, so that a child may not feel set apart from its playmates by any singularity, it is alw well for mothers to modify the rede accordance with in their own taste and with the wants of their individual brood. A boy should have clothes in which he can play freely; he should rot be constantly cautioned about taking care of what he wears. Strong and serviceable goods once chosen, let the boy who has been taught habits of reasonable neatness take comfort as he goes to school or play. There are times, as at dancing school and at a child's party, or when go- ing out with his mother to pay visits—aa ir admirable thing for the small boy to do row and then, giving him ease and polish in social intercourse in after days—when a little boy must be dressed with elegance. These are state occasions in his view, to be borne with patien and rather a dis- cipline than a delight; but for every day let the boy be dressed warmly, plainly and somewhat roughly, if need be, so that he may run, jump, wrestle, bound and leap to his heart's content, exercising till the blood flows briskly in his veins, and he is ready for his meals with the proverbial excellent appetite of a growing boy. ——+e+ A Clear Conscience. San Francisco Call. n Mark Twain was private secretary to his brother, who had been appointed secretary of Nevada by Lincoln in 1861, the governor of the territory was General Jas. W. Nye, who, when Nevada was admitted to the Union, was elected to represent the 124c. Fine Soft Finish Percaline, in only brown, cream, white, gray and goc. Genuine 26-inch Black German — Hair- 24 60c. Genuine 27-inch Gray Herringbone Hair- Cio Pamper ee ner . 12ic. Moire 36-inch Rustle Lining, in colors, ee S Kanu, Sons & 0, STH & MARKET SPACE “battle-born” state in the'Senate. If Mark needed any encouragement in his story- telling proclivities he must have found it in the society of the governor, for as a ra- conteur he had few superiors. One of the general's good stories -related to the last hours of a miner who died in Carson while he was governor. One day an old man arrived in town on a visit to a friend. He had, with varying luck, been wandering about the mines of California since the days of "49, but at last had made a strike and, learning wisdom from experi- ence, had “salted down” a snug fortun: determined to enjoy the evening of his lite in a raticnal way. At the invitation of an old mining partner he had taken the long stage journey from “the bay” to the Ne- vada capital. Soon after his arrival he was seized with a serious iliness, and his host, who was a very religious man, became so alarmed that he wanted to call a clergy- man. The guest, however, declined any clerical assistance in relieving his con- science of its burden. Finally the doctor said one day that the sick man had but a few hours to live, and as he could do nothing further for him suggested that some minister of the gospel should be asked to make smooth his exit from the world. With tears in his eyes his host again besought his friend to listen to him and recetve the ministrations of a clergyman. The moribund man, who was rapidly sinking, turned on his pillow and, articulating with difficulty, replied: “I can't see what occasion I have for the services of a clergyman. I never voted a demo- cratic ticket in my life.” GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS An Explanation of How the Treasury Does the Work. Supervising Architect Aiken's De- scription of the Office He Now Fills. From Wm. M. Aiken in the Engineering Magazine. It has been constantly asked why this bureau of construction should be a branch of the Trensury Department. It should be remembered that cur country has not al- ways been so large, so densely populated, cr so well acquainted with its own re- sources, as it now is. When, in 1853, Sec- retary Guthrie undertook to organize such a bureau and made application to the Secretary of War “for a scientific and practical engineer,” to Capt. Alexander H. Bowman of the engineer corps of the army was intrusted the duty, of providing for the repair and preservation of twenty- three buildings belonging to the govern- ment and of supervising the designing and construction of fifteen more for which Congress had made appropriations, where- as at present 316 buildings, completed and occupied, are in charge of the supervising architect, to say nothing of sixty-six more, the construction of which hes been order- ed by Congress. In those days the duties were confined mainly to the making of plans and estimates for custom houses, mints and marine hospitals, and the gen- eral superintendence of their construction. Since custom houses were intended for the use of collectors of the government in- ecme, and mints for the coinage of cur- rency, it was but natural that the Sec- retary of the Treasury should control their erection. By degrees the construction of appraisers’ stores, post offices, court houses and quarantine stations have been added to the duties of this office. In 1863 the an- nual report was made by Mr. Isaiah Rogers, who seems to have been the first officer to subseribe himself as “supervising architect," and who previously had been employed to design the custom house at Boston and certain other government build- ings. The incumbents of the office up to the present time have been the following: Isaiah Rogers, appointed June 10, 1863; A. B. Young, appointed 1865; A. B. Mullett, appointed May 29, 1866; Wm. A. Potter, ap- pointed January 20, 1875; James G. Hill, appointed August 11, 1876; M. E. Bell, ap- pointed November 10, 1883; Will A. Freret, appointed July 887; James H. Windrim, appointed March 8, 1889; W. J. Edbrooke, appointed April 20, "1891; Jeremiah O'Rourke, appointed April 20, 1893. The initial movement toward the erectiea of a government building is the framing of a bill by one or more members of Congress from that section of the country in which the proposed building is to be located, which bill is formulated upon information received from officials of the various de- partments contemplating the occupation of such building, together with the approxi- mate estimate of cost furnished by the supervising architect. This bill then under- goes the scrutiny of the committee of pub- lic buildings and grounds, as well as that of the appropriation committee of both houses, after which, to become a law, it must receive the approval of the President. A portion of the appropriation is set aside for the purchasd of the site, and, after it has been purchased, and the title has been approved by the Department of Justice, and the property rights have been vested in the government, the preliminary draw- ings and estimate are prepared fu- the sig- nature of the Secretary of the Treasury, Postmaster General and Secretary of the Interior, whose approval is required by law before any working drawings can be made. The supervising architect has, in the meantime, visited the site, in order that the design may conform as accurately as ble to the requirements of the pur- poses for which the building is intended, and that the environment may be. given preper consideration. The influences which now chiefly affect the character of the de- sign préceed from causes climatic, geolog- ical and historical—felations which have always existed between local conditions and logical design, even from prehistoric ages and in every part of the world. oo CHANGED HER STORY. Ida Jenkins Exonerates James Clark of Assault. Ida Jenkins, the little girl waom James Clark was charged with attempting to rape at Alexandria, has gone before Notary Public K. Kemper and made oath that the charges she made against Clark were utter- ly untrue—that he never made the assault, as accused by her. It 1s believed by many that the girl in this last instance has been made to make tris affidavit through the te efforts of those who are trying to secure Ciark’s release. Judge Norton of the cor- peration court and the commortwealth’s at- torney will, it is said, pay no attention to this affidavit, and a special venire has been summoned, and the case will be tried to- mcrrow morning. There are several wit- nesses who substantiate certain parts of the little girl's former story, and it is be- lieved that when she is put on the stand tomorrow she will tell the same siory that she did at the preliminary examination be- fcre Mayor Thompson, and again before the grand jury. It will be remembered that Judge Norton found it necessary to call a special grand jury to indict Clark, as it was learned that the ch'ld whom he as- saulted was about to be spirited away be- fcre she could testify. If it is learned that the girl was made to swear falsely today before the notary those who led her to it will be severely punished. eee Mt. Pleasant A. C. Smoker. The Mount Pleasant Athletic Club gave a “snioker” to its friends lest evening. For several days prior the young men had made extensive preparations in decorating and arranging the club rooms to make their entertairment a grand success and a pleas- ure to their guests. At any early hour the buildiag was crowded with visitors, who passed the evening enjoying the hospitali- ties of the association. Euchre and a pool tournament were the main features, after which a collation was served. eee NS Leetures on Religious Education. Dr. H. L. Willett Dean of the divinity school of the Chicago University will lec- ture in the free course ef the American Society for Religious Education on Friday evening next In Foundry M. BE. Canrch, lith and G streets. His subject will be “The Place of the Bible in Present Day Thought.” The lecture will begin at 8 o'clock, and there will be no charge for ad- mission. Dr. Willett has a high reputation as a lecturer, and the society anticipates a large attendarce to hear him. eee N: ‘nl Movements. ‘The battle ship Indiana sailed this morn- ing from Hampton Roads, the Massachu- setts from New York, and the Vesuvius from League Island, all for Charleston to Join the North Atlantic squadron, The Texas sailed from New York for Galves- ton without stop, to receive a silver service from the state of Texas. The Detroit has sailed trom Nagasaki for Hong Kong, en route to New York via Suez. es Wounds by Small Caliber Ballets. From the Medical Record. From a study of the effect produced by small caliber bullets as used in military arms, Dr. G. G. Davis (Annals of Surgery, January), reaches the conclusion that the initiai force of a bullet is an onward or penetrative one; that when penetration is impeded the onward force becomes trans- formed into a lateral one; that explosiv effect is only another name for lateral ac- tion, 1. e., outside the track of the bullet: that lateral action is most marked in hard bones (the fragments being carried on- ward) and in organs containing water (bladder, brain, liver, etc.); that practically the rotation of the bullet on its axis does not materially affcet the character of tne injury; that the effect of gunshot wounds is not so severe upon the living body upon the dead; that the destructive power ef the small-caliber arm has Leen overesti- mated; that its stopping or disabling power is less than that of larger calibers; that wounds in future conflicts will be as a rule less severe and will heal more rapidly, with fewer complications,:than has been the case in the past; that less radical treatment will be and conserva- tism will be followed by most brilliant re- sults, a INCREASING THE EARNINGS Sire Baltimore and Ohio Finances Are Looking Up Progressive” Policy. ——— The receivers of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company Thtrsday filed in the United States court at’ Baltimore their re- port concerning the disbtrsements from the proceeds of receivers’ certificates of series No. 1 for December lust. It was stated that on the first of that month the balance to the credit of the receivers in that ac- count was $607,328.58. The receivers paid out for repairs and other expenses $120,122.82, leaving a balance still to the credit of the account of $487,205.68. ‘The statement for the same month re- specting receivers’ certificates No. 2 showed that on December 1 there was to the credit of the receivers $571,000. During the month sums were paid out as follows: General Electric Company, $333,007; J. J. Walsh & Sons, 375,000, and the Maryland Trust Com- pany, $117,062.45, leaving a balance on hand Terminal Improvements, Regarding the terminal improvement fund, it was stated that on December 1 there was to the fund's credit $845,320.58. The disbursements were for repairs and improvements amounting to $114,128.25, jeaving a balance of $731,200.23. The gen- eral report of receipts and disbursements for the month stated that there was a fund of $391,619.53 in various banks to the credit of the receivers on December 1. The report furtner stated that the total traffic receipts for the month amounted to 8.69, and the miscellaneous receipts rf making the net total of re- ceipts, $3,634,450.89. The payments on ac- count of traffic for the month were $402,- 836.55, and the miscellaneous payments to $2,833,477.97, while the cash on hand De- cember 31 was $398,136.07. Increased Earnings. It is stated on good authority that the earnings of the Baltimore and Ohio are increasing at the rate of $7,250 a day. It is claimed in some quarters that the surplus is sufficient to suggest the hope of early re- tirement of some of the receivers’ certifi- cates, and there is also an impression that when the plan of reorganization is made public it will not call for an assessment of more than $15 a share. The news, first published in The Star, that it was believed that the receivers of the Baltimore and Ohio were in sympathy with the Norfolk and Western Railroad Company in its effort to reach Atlanta finds credence in railroad circles throughout the country, and the impression prevails among those usually well informed on the subject that the plan, as outlined in The Star, will be carried into effect at no distant day. Central Ohio Matters. The meeting of the board of directors of the Central Ohio Railroad Company, which was called to meet In Columbus, Ohio, yes- terday, was postponed until Thursday of next week, as it was found that some of the directors were not, able to attend at that time. It is exprctéd that some action looking to trying to recover the rentals alleged to be held back by the receivers of the Baltimore and Olio for the lease of the Central Ohio will be at least suggested at the meeting, when held, and it is pos- sible a recourse to the courts may be pro: posed. It is believed.’ however, that t receivers of the Baltimore and Ohio will insist on a material modification of the present lease if the Central Ohio wishes to continue their property under Baltimore and Ohio management. The recetyers are, it is said, in a position to assume an inde- pendent attitude on the subject, in view of the fact that they are now in control of two other routes to Chicago, as fully explained in The Star of Saturday last. The Coal Campaign. It is asserted in»some ‘quarters that the Baltimore and “Ohio ¢ontract with the Western Maryland to deliver, as was stated several days again The Star, 2,000 tons of soft coal daily for the Philadelphia and Reading, is believed to involve pians made up with an idea of enabling the min- ing operatives of Maryland and West Vir- azinia to recover a portion of the trad lost to Canadian operators in the Mast few years. ee American Pig Iron in England. United States Consul Parker at Birming- lam, England, has supplied the State De- partment with extracts from local papers, showing that the British iron makers are disquieted over the receipt at Birmingham of large consignments of American pig iron, at £4 5 shillings per ton, or fully 10 shillings under the English minimum There were also reports of negotiations in Philadelphia for the sale to European buy- ers of 20,000 tons of billets at £3 15 shillings per ton, delivered. The British iron men generally ascribe this phenomenal move- ment to the trade depression in the United States, which causes forced sales abroad, but others point to the steady continuance of the American shipments as evidence that they must be made at a profit and held that superior natural advantages and im- proved processes of manufacture have turned the scale. Oo Stolen Jewelry. The New York newspapers today pub- lished paragraphs to the effect that the Pawnbrokers of that city have received frcm Superintendent of Police Moore of Washington a circular telling of the rob- hery of the Parker residence Thursday evening last. The circular, {t is stated, offers a reward for the recovery of about $8,000 worth of jewelry, Including a $1,000 diamond and ruby ring, a black enameled butterfly breastpin, set with five diamonds; a ring set with two diamonds, an $500 lace pin set with diamonds, and a white, pink anc gray pearl; a sapphire ring, worth $600; a $700 ring set with two diamonds and two gray pearls, and a lady’s open-face gold watch, with raised monogram “M. A. Inspector Hollingerger stated to a Star reporter that the joer tolen from the Parker house does not exeeed in value $2,000, the figure stated in the Netaork papers, $8,000, being an exaggeration. “> —_.—_—_ A Short Session. There was a session of the United States branch of the Police Court today. It was remarkably brief, however, and continued but three and one-half minutes by the ciock. There was no prosecuting attorney in evidence, but Mr, Alexander R. Mullow- ney, private citizen, as.usual, was in the chair he occupied when assistant United States attorney. Mr. Mujlowney’s debonair manner had given way'to one of subdued meekness, though, and*the former aggres- sive prosecutor had very little to say. Court was opened solely because the jury had been directed to report today. In the absence of Judge Miller, who ifs confined to iis home by illness, Judge Kimball mounted the bench, and the first business transacted was the calling of thge,jury roll. At its conclusion, Judge Kimball inquired: “Have you anything ‘to’suggest as to ex- cusing the jury, Mr. Mufiowney?” “Suggest” isa good’ \vord to use,” re- sponded the party addressed. Having learned that Prosecuting Attor- ney Pugh would have‘a»District case for the attention of the jury tomorrow, Mr. Muliowney “suggested”? that the body be exeused until that timé,, which was done. The ccurt was then adjourned. But five persons charged with offenses against the United States, were sent to jail today because no hearing was granted them. Eight defendanis were released on collateral. Mr. Mullowney is on duty at his office, as usual, but is powerless to at- tach his signature to any official papers as asistant Uistrict attorriey. “To be” is a favorite expression with Mr. Mullowney these days, many warrants and informa- tions bearing the inscriptions ‘‘To be nolle prossed,” “To be dismissed,” and the like. —— es Criminal Lihel Suit. ‘The suit for criminal libel of State Sena- tors C. L. Magee’ and Wm. Flinn against the Comercial Gazette was opened yester- day at Pittsburg. Several witnesses were’ examined, a the moe National Chairman Hanna was read. A suit against the Press‘on the same charge is also pen- BEAUTY “OF ANNISTON the Future, Many Enterprises Begun and Project- ed, Which Promise a Return of Industrial Activity, Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. ANNISTON, Ala., January 28, 1897. The pessimist who thinks there has been no improvement in the general business of the country since the election of Major McKinley ought to visit this portion of the south, and it would not be long before he would change his mind on that score, pro- viding, of course, he was open to convic- tion. Although it has been but a little more than three months since the presidential election was held, contracts have in that time been entered into between parties in various parts of the north and west and land owners of this vicinity which involve the expenditure of hundreds of thousands of dollars and mean, wheh the various en- terprises are put in operation, a very sub- stantial addition to the population of An- niston. Prominent among the new establishments referred to is the large factory of the American Twine and Net Company of Bos- ton, Mass., which has nearly completed a large plant for the manufacture of those. kinds of goods, and which, it is expected, will be ready for operation in the course of a few weeks. The Anniston Land and Im- provement Company gave the company a large tract of ground on which to build its factory, and the necessary outbuildings, and also for the construction of twenty- four commodious double houses for the operatives of the factory to live in. In addition to this, a large firm of can- ners and packers of various kinds of fruit and vegetables in Michigan have within the past few days contracted for the purchase of 1,800 acres of land in the immediate neighborhood of the town, on which it is proposed to raise cucumbers, toma- toes, corn, etc., for canning, for both the domestic and foreign export trade. A num- ber of other enterprises have also either been contracted for or are projected. The desirability of this section as a grape- growing region has been recognized throughout the country for a number of years pi and a ‘bulletin issued by the census bureau in Washington, D. C., stated that the wine produced from the’ grapes grown here was worth in the market $1.15 per gallon, as against 19 cents for the Cali- fornia article. A Flourishing Town? Anniston is one of the most flourishing of the new cities of the south. It is not in any sense a boom town, and its manufac- tures comprise car works, foundries, ice factory, saw mills and almost every variety of plant usually found in a city of its size. Strange as it may appear, there are in An- niston the largest car shops in the world,and frcm them a large number of the railway companies of the south and some portions of the west get their new equipment. There is also within its limits one of the most extensive establistiments in the country for the casting of car wheels, and these are sent to every section of- the United States and Canada. On a recent occasion one of the big trunk Hne companies alone gave the proprietors of this foundry an order for 5,000 sets of car wheels. While Anniston is considered an indus- trial city, its industries are located in a different portion of the @ity from the prin- cipal residence sections. The industrial plants are separated from the other por- tions of the city by the Southern railway as a dividing line. The nature of the in- dustries in Anniston is such as to draw a different class of labor from that which operates in the coal mining districts of the state, and the people are thus far removed from the dangers and disturbances which have at times been serious in various coal districts. Anniston has a climate noted for its salubrity; for its invigorating influences; equableness of temperature; for its freedom frcm miasmatic influences; for its proof against the spread of contagious tropical fevers, as a whole that perfection of healthfulness which is pot excelled by any location in the entire country and equaled by few. Healthfal Conditions. The healthfulness of Anniston is based upon its having an altitude of 800 feet above the sea level; its being in a moun- lainous region, removed from any local or rearby influences calculated to produce ill health; furnished with a bountiful supply of the purest spring water, which is dis- tributed throughout the city through a most perfect modern water system; a com- plete modern system of sewerage, which conveys the sewage of the city into a large stream four miles distant, and with the grades of the streets of such nature as to perfectly drain the city of all surface wa- ter within a very short time after the heaviest rainfalls. The source of Anniston’s water supply is a beautiful spring with a flow of more than 20,000,000 gallons in twenty-four hours. The water is conducted to the city through a 20-inch main by means of two most im- proved pumps, having a capacity of 000 gallons each per day. Near the c Anniston the reservoir of the water works has a capacity of 7,000,000 gallons, and is of such elevation as to give splendid pres- sure for domestic and fire purposes. Anniston has a well-equipped fire depart- ment, which is active and prompt in the performance of duty, and therefore insures the reduction of risk by fire to a minimu (he secondary local requirements, suc as systems for lighting the streets and resi- dences of the city; the furnishing of coun- try and other produce and suppiies in abundance, and at the lowest market price: the supplying of cheap fuel; the social and moral influences,are fully met, for Anniston furnishes a first-class electric plant, pre- pared to furnish electric lights :n-l electric power <o any extent; a first-class gas viant; a surrounding country noied for its fertile and productive valleys; furnishing a supply of vegetables, fruits, meats, poultry and dairy products at very low prices; with a society that is elevating and refining in its influences, and houses of worship, repre- senting Presbyterian, Methodist, Episcopal, Baptist, Christian, Roman Catholic and Jewish denominations, of such capacity and elegance and beauty of structure that they are said to be unequaled by any city of more than twice the size of Anniston’s pop- ulation in the southern country. ——__—_ WERE BRYAN DEMOCRATS. Indorsers of Applications for Ap- pointment by Gov. O’Ferrall. | Correspondence of The Evening Star, RICHMOND, Va., February 8, 1897. It has been charged that Goy. O'Ferrall recently appointed republican notaries in order to facilitate the contests of republi- can candidates against democratic repre- sentatives. Certain sflver democratic pa- pers opposed to Gov. O’Ferrall have been so persistent in these representations that the executive gave out for publication this morning the indorsements accompanying the applications for these appointments, and they are among the most prominent Bryan democrats in the district from which the applicatiors come. SSS Called on the President. Sir Richard Cartwright and Mr. Davies, the Canadian cabinet minisiers now in Wesbington, called on President Cleveland yesterday. They were accompanied by Secretary Olney. The party was received very cordially by the Presicent and re- mained with him for half an hour. The subject of the trade relations between the two countries was gone over with some detail. The President in the course of the conversation pointed out that he was merc- ly awaiting the induction of his successor into office. The commissioners report a marked in- terest in the object of their visit and say they are received in the kindest manner. the: will recommend the appointment of a com- Severiee the - United latior.s port the det TOMO Wil Stupendous prices unmerctfally. @GSGS90000008 ate taten, tnd slop for thoes Ste porcreusire a Water ieee ae tee a: Yided the biggest values of the season. Come early. 20 pairs of Men's Pat- ‘Men's Finest ent Leather, ‘Calf Balmorals, Hand - made @heavy sole, calf § 00 | Balmorals, all @lined. Regular 2 stylish shapes, $ Q5 ;$6 value. TO- a regular $5 2 @MORROw. A value. TO- Ladies’ All MORROW.. @ Patent Leather @and Russia Ladies’ @Leather Ox- French _ Kid, @ford Ties—the cloth top, lace ee @rceular $3 and and button 2 et grade. A (6 shoes, the reg- $ 85 ii ‘special bar- © | ular $4 and $5 > gain. TO- quality. =TO- @MORROW.. MORROW.. orme U, S. ATLANTIC BUILDING. it See Se ReasrerCeEse tter styles—no amallerprices SHOES. We will make tomorrow a SPECIAL DAY. and will cut our already low The Stock of Havenner & Davis, inc. é 928 F St. RROW Offerings In GOSS GESSS? FOO8O ° MARSHAL, @2EOS COCESOSS SOE’ ee many of them. do us the kindness to 1 Values as high as $30 DOLLARS. OOOSHHSOSHOSHHOQOGOOHO eo 906 F QOSQSSO <? = NEW YORK’S STREET RAIYWAYS. Reasons for the Adoption of the Un. derground Electric System. From the New York Sun. President H. H. Vreeland gave out a statement yesterday regarding the changes of motive power to be made upon the lines of the Metropolitan street railway during the coming year. He said: “We have made the contract for the en- gines and electrical machinery necessary to equip the 6th, 8th and Amsterdam ave- nue lines on the west side and the 4th and Madison avenue lines on the east side, and also the 59th street crosstown line. The street construction will begin as soon as the weather becomes sufficiently settled to make {t practicable. “As so many different rumors of our in- tentions have found their way into print, the property owners when asked to give their consent have manifested a very nat- ural curiosity regarding the exact system which we expect to inaugurate. It would seem proper, therefore, to say that we in- tend to build the same kind of an under- ground electric railway as we now have {n operation on Lenox avenue. The fact that we have such a road in actual opera- tion has been of very great service to us in securing the necessary consents. We have thus been able whenever the question has been raised to refer the property own- ers to the road now in operation on Lenox avenue, and have been much gratified by the fact that in every instance when a resident, to convince himself of the desira- bility of the change, has examined and rid- den over the Lenox avenue line, he has romptly given his consent. Pitprom. all that we have been able to learn, this system has certainly given satis- faction to the residents along the line, and we have remedied minor defects from time to time, until now we are satisfied that the large expenditures of money necessary to improve . these longitudinal lines is fully warranted by the operation of our experi- mental line during the past eighteen months. “The construction for operation by this system is very much simpler than that of a cable road, as it is unnecessary to make excavations for the innumerable vaults and wheel pits required for the cable; conse- quently under reasonably favorable condi- tions we shall expect to complete the work in all residential sections during the sum- mer period, when the larger number of people are out of town. 2 Aerial Navigation Experiments. From Harper's Weekly. Prof. Langley cf the Smithsouian Insti- tution, in his report to the board of re- gents, tells them that he has reached a measure of success in-his experiments with flying machines which seems to justify him in the statcment that mechanical flight has been attained. He tells how his steam bird made two flights last May of over half a mile, in the presence of Dr. A. Graham Bell, who made a statement of what he lad seen to the French Acaderay. Sinee then, Prof. Langley says, that flight has been nearly doubled. He says, in his report: I do not know how. far interest in this werk may bias my judg-nent, but it ap- pears to me that in these things, the final accomplishment of which has come under the charge of the Smithsonian Institution, it has made a cortribution to the utilities of the worl@ which wilt be memorable. Of aralogous interest are the experi- se scfoplancs. On January it he hare es. january Ressed four kites to. boatewain’s chair, =-Those Suits we’re making for FOURTEEN DOLLARS--else we wouldn’t be selling so Reports of their goodness must have spread from mouth to mouth. doing yourself a kindness at the same time. Mertz and llertz, New “Era’’ Tailors, aeoseeaannecs szeee SESSS OSOHSSSSE © 9OS S98 OSOSSS THEY MUST BE GOOD OSOSSOT OOS SDEROO Will you ook at them? You'll be in one lot-=-FOURTEEN C Street N. W. 4 @ PHOBIAS OF ALL SORTS, The Word-Ruilder ix Hard at Work aventing Nam. From the Medical Times and Hospital Gazette. In a recent work of M. Gelineau on “Un- bealthy Fear, or Phobiae,” the author gives @ complete list of these morbid mental con- ditions. They are atchmophobla, or fear of sharp points, as of needles or pins; agroa- phobia, or feer of open spaces, with a sub- variety; thalassophobia, or dread of the ccean; istrophobia, or fear of the stars and | celestial space; claustrophobia, or fear of inclosed spaces; mysophobia, or fear of filth; haematophobia, dread of blood; necro- pkobia, or herror of dead bodies; thanato- phobia, or dread of death; anthropophobia, or fear of crowds; monophobia, a fear of being left in the solitude: bacillophobia, or fear of microbes: sidercdromophobia, or | dread of railways; pathophobia, or fear of | Gisease, with many subdivisions, of which the most important and most frequent are anginophobia of angina pectori: ataxophobia, syphilophobia, lyssophobia (or fear of rabies), spermatophobia, and zoo- phobia (or fear of animals), which in its turn has subdivisions for cats, dogs, horse: | mice, ete., ad totum catalogum animalium, Further, we find in the same list kleptopho- bia, fear of becoming a kleptomaniac: py- rophobia, fear of matches; stasophubia, dread of standing upright; aerophabia, or dread of draughts of air; acrophobia, fear of high places; toxicophobia, a fear of poisons; demonophobia, a dread of the Gevil (this is rather rare). ‘There are also a great number of phobiae peculiar to tin professional persous, as physicians, art- | ists, merchants, which have yet to be Hel- lenized and classified. The culminating fear, however, the quintessence of dread, 1s the fear of having a fear, the dread of a dread, or phobophotfa. The study of these Phobiae opens up a large subject, and the long names will be hailed with delight by some unscrupulous members of our pro- fession. In calming (or humbugging?) hy: terical patients some of them would be invaluable, for that useful and elastic term “neurasthenia” is getting a bit played out among the laity. The hypochondr lady who tells her sympathetic medi: tendant that even to think of “traveling by a horrid railway traix sets her all of a tremble” will be greatly calmed and edified when Dr. Wosky gravely replies that such a statement does not surprise him, as she is suffering from that curious and interest- ing complaint called siderodromophobia! aE emer A Story of the French Re From the Gentleworan. At the time of the French revolution, Houdon, the celebrated French sculptor (whose statue of Voltaire we have all ad- mired in the foyer of the Theatre Fran- cais), was thrown into prison. Mme. Huu- don, iu despair, went to Barras, and with streaming eyes implored his assistance. Barras shook his head; he feared he could do nothing. Houdon was a maa of genius, and, therefcre, as Pavid was one of the condemning judges, he feared there was little chance for nis salvation. Mme. Hou- don refusing to accept this opinion as final and using all the arts and beguilements of which an astute French lady is capable, Barras at last condescended to ask her if her husband had any statue for sale at that time in his studio. Madame replied that the only finished statue at present in his atelier was a figure of Saint Scholas. tice, holding a scroll of MS. in her hand. On hearing this the wily Barras rang the bell and said to his answering secretary: ition,