Evening Star Newspaper, July 20, 1897, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR. TUESDAY, JULY 20, 1897-12 PAGES. SPECIAL: NOTIC ar ING OF TH te und Trust following resol WILD TO SEEK GOLD A REGULAR MF fo the Aniericen Secu! 19, INU7, the ad: iia tie Te instant. ot Hen'y'Wise | Hundreds of Would-Be Prospectors Make Inquiries About Alaska. >. That in the death of Mr. ¢ aapany from ts i fan DIFFICULTIES IN THE WAY Best Routes by Which to Reach the New Discoveries. JAS. FL HOOT ae amd BE: : TRIP IS A LONG ONE CHICAGO, July 20.—F. B. Weare, vice president of the North American Trading Company, is receiving hundreds of letters asking for information regarding Alaskan gold fields. He said the boats which sail from Seattle this month have every vass- )., Merebant Tail Gos 13th FPRED. GATCHEL & Syt9-Sef SPIRITUAL owe business and test medium, OPERATIV THE ROCHDALE ¢ — rterly meeting of the Tochdale The regular «4 Ceropers: of the District of Columbia fit’ be hela at Typewraphieal Temp age taken. (ist, feed SUESUAY BVENINC ‘That means any one who wants to go to kK, ar trade card at th Klondyke must wait for the August boats. By. crde, of the Executive As the journey is 7,0 miles, people talk mae about {t as if it was walking across the a street. They don’t realize what Alaska is; NOT persone having ck.ims_ against THE PATE! what the Yukon is. They will need a map HARDWARE AND HARNESS COMPANY are to convince them of the truth that the country of the Yukon and Its tributaries in Alaska and British America is as large as the whole United States east of the Mis- sissippi; that it is longer than a trip to Europe before they reach the Bering sea ereby net! to present the same to the under- Hi ‘a wre the FIRST DAY OF AUGUST, . may be barred from par, ibution of assets of the sald GEORGE G, EATON, Assignee, = B08 "Lory xt. Tow. signed ou or be! VAYS IN THE DISTRIC WHOM IT MAY CONCEEN: | and the mouth of the Yukon; that by the ated of the a time they strike the Yukon the Alaskan arctic enti of b District of Columbia sived from th by sect ; inter will be upon them. Frozen Up by September 25, “By September 25 the weather settles and the Yukon river is frozen solid until next May. ‘The expense of getting from and from Seattle ‘a js $150. There will be ern men who will go, but, coast people expect eve Lumbt: fol str the Dis in de a_avenue, ‘This map hb lot amd trac hi Chicago to to the Be- thousands of course, hing in their now on ex - District ited to will of w the favor. One thing must be remembered, that the Klondyk in British domain and will be governe accordingly. reasons for LON REED STRIn ar RICH. nened == Fugitive From Justice tm Indiana Writes From Alask. ANDERSON form murde Ind., uty Lon Reed, r chief of police, wanted of William Boyd in ons In- just re hit tt rich and were who reached h the news of HAVE YoU Cleveland Pork reer You shonld do sa ht down by Francisco iderful finds. thou: is t Reed He is known < as a pug ver of Dan I GOLD REACHES HELEN is ov in the ail onal Metrope ion of Alnskan Go Assuyed. NA, Mont., July 20.—Eleven thou- sand four hundred ounces of gold from the dillion 1 we'll s 1,000 Klondyke dig n Alaska were receiced at the ay office here last night via th - rthern Paci from Seattl best efforts ened to th , and the y office Ten thousand ounce Ameri ‘ational Bank this jance United States ae to Alaska shipment in connection with “0 received from placer mines total receipts at the assay office 00. BEST ROUTES TO THE FIELDS. Is_so superior y whisky th t of 3 itself to ‘Trip is sx and Requires Time or seat prt: $1.00 i Me Rerke! 99 for il quart. JAS. - ‘Berkeley’ Site. P'se att | A special trom San jy 20-10d York Herald says of the gold exciteme The Alaska mining fever has not “T never disappoint.” | Come such an epidemic in San Fran it has in Seattle and other northern ports, but the lucky miners who came down this We want lawyers as our week on tl Isior are be- tents for bri rinting. | size by people who want detailed infor- cients for brief printing Piution about the new pl the rout garmen of transports thing climate, cost of livi jon and the thousand anu one ‘ful for the miner to know. time wasted to inquire about th . one plans to tray San Fra Quick work--modest prices. inter, rom to sco direct by nperanen St. Michael Island and the ae Tex . For the land trip by way of t We othe intermedia nd the Chilkoot F s all ouctitting * peper “want should be done where ample be uns “| supplies and imp! for miners ar Beebe Aste se kept in ae kK pane steamer « Rupp,421 Lith St. shout Au Portland POPULAR PRICED STATIONERS. Syisaad ail a > ailings = = bee! This route is a¢ Fe FEAT by the returned miners for. th LEGAL NOTICES. who want to reach the ground in time ire c ter sets in. o The trip by steamer takes from four to six weeks and the fare for 3,000 miles of river travel is $150 first class and $125 s ond class. As nearly all the work of thaw ing out the frozen gravel beds and of piling up the dirt for spring is done during the winter, those who are in a hurry to join i seekers will doubtless try to go river route, but practically all the passengers on the two boats advertised have been taken and the rest of the rush must go in by Juneau. Ice begins to block the mouth of the Yukon in October and closes the river route until Jun ‘The je wawire ie Gasak ims and get to work before win- coke William J. Wa © and Money R wuired. 1¢y by Chilkoot Pass may be b while sprin © other route begins Februai gers on the are built and for mounted on and fi Excelsior tt the saw mill on and or ice portazes sledges carried in from ted with sails. As to pro- ary for the trip to Klondike, re Signed Suly 17, : should venture into the region a Sh, NOTA 3 » Register of Wills. hout some cash and sufficient provi: _ 152046 fons to last eight months. He should sti : = =] out with 400 pounds of flour, 100 pounds of Kew Jol for College Staa deans, 109 pounds of | < of po aes ea ) ten pounds of t of wnes te New Neck Son 150 pounds of mixed fruit, silt, pep- © owners of timber land between Grind- y miles to along +P ooking utensils. The Whole outtit * purchased for about $0. The cost ying this stock to the headwaters inderman wil ave mile and age about $ : i per 100 pounds, but even that makes it con- ol for every division. | siderably cheaper than the same goods trol is to follow the ulé be purchased in the mining camp. nd of his reute after every All Claims Pay Handsomely. no fires have been kin- ather he can stay in camp but as soon as the s of the to walk “I do not know tn the whole Klondike re- a claim that has not paid handsomely, here are still hundreds of claims that ve not been worked. claim the prospector sinks a track get twenty-ei y he is compelled niles a da two ch way ay fifteen feet, and then tries a pan ewcen > Gclock, te (he macrning, aud 5 If a pay streak has been reached o'clock the n vening. He receives $24 a] he builds a fire around the entire circle, food fu shed him. night. CASTORIA FOR allowing it to burn through the of : - ~ he ni 1 competle no man living at zB Ss a day and month. soon as a 1 goes he recoup, a 2 honors s so there ts ne ng of July re fem Yale and) Infants and Children. reir tor tnetes respective | SEE THAT THE FACSIMILE 3 will patrol the road m now to September 1 and read up on gome cf their belated studies ————— ae A Fatal Negligence. From Harper's Bazar. hat whole Pompelien trouble might have been avoided,” observed Diomed to Caesar as the two sat on the bank of the Styx, talking about the misfortune which befell that city, “if we'd only had an effi- cient city government.” - “Bah 4 Caesar. “You couldn't have made Vesuvius ‘quit with an ordinance.” | SIGNATURB OF Chas. H. Fletcher IS ON THE WRAPPER CF EVERY BOTTLE OF CASTORIA ‘THE CENTAUR COMPANY. 77 Murray st., N. ¥. ‘Didn't say we could,” retorted Diomed. “But if the street cleanit.g department had seen to the removal of the ashes promptly.” “Ah"—said Caesar, “quite so.” : THE OFFICIAL WEATHER MA v tin ° ng 80" Ocear a < @ Partly Cloudty Se sacksorvill® @ croudy 0 @ Pain @snom EXPLANATORY NOTH: Onservations taken at 8 a.m., 75th meridian time. Sol!d Iines are tso- ‘ars, or lines of equal air pressure, drawn for each tenth of au inch, Dotted Hnes are isotherms, or Mines of equal temperature, drawn for each ten degrees. Shaded areas are regions where rain or snow has fallen during preceding twelve hours. The words “High” and Small arrows fly with the wind. high and low barometer. “Low" show location of arean of SHOWERS TONIGHT. Local Rains Also Indicated for To- morrow. Forecast till 8 p.m. Wednesday—For the District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, local showers tonight and Wednesday; no change in temperature; southerly winds. Weather conditions—The pressure contin- ues high off the middle Atlantic coast, and a ridge of high pressure extends from ‘Tex- as to the north Pacific coast. A trough of low pressure extends from Arkansas to Manitoba. ain has fallen in all districts east of the ‘ky mountains, except in northern New igland, the upper lake region and upper sourl vail erature has fallen in the middle jley and on the middle slope, remained ionary elsewhere. The ° New Mexico and temperature ever reported in July. vtion, in inch- during the The following he low or any vy prec es, was reported during the four hours f men busy 1 out until s 5 ty is one of the most moral kind in the world. There is nd no brawls of any s cons ve drinking Miners gaiher after night- fall, fill and play uatil late in the morning. They ave some big games sometime costing as much with $2. “Circle ep a sq dirt is not “Dawson towns of its little or no quar: kind, though the and gambling. ne. akes Is an ¢ only a few mil way, matt on h month, and there we hi mail addressed. next senson we will have a chur sic hall, a school house and a hospit last mentioned insti- tution will be control of the Sisters of Merc ready been stationed le City.” +e+ M AND R. nex of Addresses at W. Camp, Washington G Special ¢ of ‘Ty ar, WASHINGTON GROVE, Md., July 19. tic and railroad work of the W. was the subject of the 3 o'clock meeting today, Miss Hughes giving an ac- count of her house-to-house visitations in go, and Miss Jennie Sinith of her work among the railroad men, and espe- cially those in the employ of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, Miss Hughes gave a most interesting ac- count ef such labors, illustrating it with ration of incidents, and using the text, truth of God and the salvation of souls.” hearers the ig to do the M of then doing it under who ha R. WORK, Cc ove. T.U. Gospel is the the he power for ‘ged upon 1 not leaving rondly, it for others. Some mistakes of the church, she said. were in leaving such du to the ordained ministers, and forgetting the Nl for individual action, as illust the Samaritan woman, who in her ¢ to do someth i the truth she had heard urged to “come and hear.” The work in Chicago is the outcome of the efforts of Mr. Moody, who has a body of workers under regular discipline, and who, in a mi dir the work, which in its practical efforts to reach the ‘peopl takes In the human side, and the workers teach by deeds, as well as hy precept. The railroad work was fully illustrated by Miss Smith in her happiest manner. That the traveler forgot the train man when he reached his jou end, and gave no thought to the skill and nerve of or of those whose sobriety, d alertness enabled him to as placed before her at will doubtless cause many to hereafter take more thought of the railroad man. The following a form of a “temperance bond’ wkich many railroad men have sigped, and which, Miss Smith said, they have kept inviolate “Realizing the necessity of temperance in my business, and for the security of my- elf and the happiness of those dependent upon me, I hereby acknowledge myself bound, God helping me, to abstain from all intoxicating liquors as a beverage, and to influence others to do the same.” : The bond bears the motto: ‘The mod- crate drinker of today 1s the drunkard of tomorrow.” ‘The good work of this evangelist is helped on by the distribution of cards and scrap books, and when Christmas time approaches the humble section hand and the track walker are on the lookout for the train which bears this woman they love and respect, who is sure to be on the rear platform with little packages of cards, which she throws off as she reaches them. A little thing for her, but a great thing for them, evidently, are these kindly re- embrances. Mrhe scrap book commends itself to the young people, In the preparation of which they can so greatly assist in the lightening of the daily life of the watchman in his box or signal tower: the crew of a freight in and the section gang, when night rats "Thin. paper, covered with mustin, is the best form for the outside, and ple- -s and short stories pasted in are easily ee and Miss Jennie™ will distribute prepared, _ hat are sent her. ar, Andrew Tuki and Miss Katie John- son recently rode out upon their bicycles and spent the day at from Washington his place. tMtiss Lottie Van Doren fs the guest of Capt. and Mrs. E. H. Ripley, and has made a number of sketches for her studio. Miss Draney of Washington is visiting Mrs. B. 8. Platt of Grove avenue. Mrs. Schmid and family have reopened tiage on Ist avenue. iiss” Marian Boyle of Washington Is visiting Miss Alice Merriam, and will short- ly spend a few days with the Misses Fields ekville. See D. Elmer Wiber and family have been called to return to Washington, on account of the illness of their little boy. Additional arrivals of members of the Maryland branch of the W. C. T. U. are as follows: Miss Sally P. Brooke of Oak- dale, Mrs. Mary P. T. Jackson and Miss Nellie Jackson of Ashton, Miss 8. L. Fatr- all, Miss Ann M. Gilpin, Miss Bessie Rob- ison and Mrs. Harry Weatherell of Sandy Spring, Miss Louise P. Gilpin of Baltimore. —_—_——— ‘The Tartan Epidemic. From London Punch. — ~ ‘The MacTavish (very angrily, to the new Boots at the “Rising Sun”)—‘Where, by St. Andrew! have ye planted my braw new kilt that I put oot, for to be decently brush- ed! Green, red, black and white plaid.” Boots (after search)—“I beg pardon, sir, but the chambermaid mistook it for the skirt of the young lady in No. 13. But you've got her gown!” “Want” ads. in The Star ‘Decause they bring answers. ran Tomorrow—Low tide, 7:43 a.m. and 7 p.m.; high tide, 12:54 a.m. and 1:14 p.m. The Sun and Moon. Today—Sun rises, 4:51 a.m.; sun sets, 7:21 Pp.m.; moon rises, 10:31 p.m. Tomorrow—Sun rises, 4:51 a.m.; moon rises, 11:01 p.n, The City Lights, Gas lamps all lighted by 8:29 p.m.; ex- tinguishing begun at 4 a.m. The lighting ts is begun one hour before the time named. Are lamps lighted at 8:14 p.m.; extinguish- ed at 15 a.m. Condition of the Water. perature and condition of water at 8 Great Falls, temperature, 76; condi- Receiving reservoir, temperature, hdition at north connection, 2; condi- tion at south connection, 6. Distributing dition at in- 15; effluent gate house, 19. River Water. ter is clear in both rivers at Har- per’s Ferry and also cl in the Potomac at Washington Junction. Temperatures for Tv The following were thermometer at the w ent gate hous: The w ty-Four Hours lings of the eau during S, beginning at 4 prnoon. S$ p.m. 71; midnight, ; 8 am., 7; 12 m., 7, Maximum, mum, 68, at 1 at 2 p.m. .m., July 2 July 20; mini- IOWA 1) Chief Clerk the I The people of Iowa have donated an ele- gant silver service to the United States ship Iowa—the biggest battleship in. the avy—and the presentation took pl board that vessel at Newport y the presence of Governor Drake and other cistinguished officials of the hawkeye state. The orator of the occ Mr. Michael, chief clerk of the State Depart- ment, who served valiantly in the navy during the war, Mr. Michael Ppt and beautiful proportions stands for couniry. So does the state whose honored * she bears, This vessel stands for the rights of the humblest citizen of the United States wher- ever he be, on land or sea. So doe: the state for which she is named. This essel stands for every od-given star in the precious flag that floats over her. So has the state for which she is named poured out the blood of her best sons to prevent the loss of a single star from its told. The difference between the battle- ship Iowa and the state of lowa is that the latter has been tried and the other has rot. The one has been tested in the erit- jeal ordeal of battle for all the principles and all the sentiment implied in the words ‘national liberty, human rights and na- tional union," and the other has not. Yet, I venture the prediction that’ when the grand battleship lowa shall be thus tried, like the state for which she is named, sne will prove herself equal to every demand made upon hes. For one, I sincerely hope that in such an event it may so happen that some son of lowa shall command her, and that other sons of Towa, in line and staff, shall link their intelligence and cour- age to the end of giving the vessel a proud place in history alongside of the state Whose proud name she bear. “This donation of silver to the battle- ship lowa is not the first contribution the state has made to the Y ago, when lowa was but an infant—when she represented the western ler line of civilization—when, in fact, she was com- paratively unknown as a state, and wholly unknown as a maritime or naval people— she made a contribution to the United States navy of more value and consequence than sterling sii gave of her gold and silver freely is true, and without exacting a bond from the national govern- ment, that incipient treason might be smothered to death. She did more than that. She contributed her full quota to the Personnel of the navy; and from 1861 to 1865 her sons manned and directed guns and prows in every squadron save one. “It may be a matter of some surprise to many of you that [o an inland state, removed from the sea, and without any special Incentive to naval life, should have furnished to the navy and marine corps during the war thirteen commissioned offi- cers In the regular service, thirty-eight volunteer officers, ranking trom masters’ mates to lieutenants, and over 300 enlisted men. Iowa naval officers and men served on vessels in every squadron, save one, during the bloody struggle of the Union! Her sons helped to blockade more than 8,000 miles of coast line, performed duty in the Pacific, and were in every naval en- gagement from Cincinnati to the Gulf of Mexico. Iowa naval officers rendered ser- vice at the same time on thirty-seven ves- sels in the Mississippi squadron, under that matchless officer, Admiral Forter; and the records attest the truthfulness of the state- ment that they won their full share of the laurels by their Patriotism, efficiency and bravery. Fourteen of the thirty-eight volunteer officers from Iowa were promot- ed once, and three of the number twice. Three attained to the highest rank possible for volunteers; two were promoted for gal- lant conduct in action, and five received recognition for meritorious services. In view of the fact that promotions were hurd to win by volunteers in the navy, and the fact that most Iowa naval officers had had ro previous experience in the navy .or on the water, the showing must be conceded to be most creditable and honorable. No adequate tribute has yet been paid to the acting volunteer officers of the navy. ‘They occupled every position of responsibility, however, in the line and staff, and it may be said without prejudice that much of the great work done by the navy; on inland waters during the war was accomplished under the direction and by the heroism of the volunteers. In this glory Towa has a right to share; and her isons who gerved their country on the water are entitled to be mentioned at the same time and place with thelr army comrades. Together the sailors and soldiers won the victories that gave us an undivided Union, and a flag that floats over the land of the, brave and the free. My prayer is that one may be cemented in eternal love, and that the other may become the beautiful emblem of the whole work.” ——_——-e+_____. Me Had No Luck at All. From the Louisville Post. Maggie A. Irwin was today granted a divorce from W. W. Irwin and was given $15,000, which was won by her husband on a lottery ticket. Mrs. Irwin's charge was cruelty. The case was made sensa- tional by @ counter petition of Irwin, who had charged his wife with infidelity. Ir- win's only witnesses were negroes, and Judge Toney held that their testimony was unreliable. Irwin made an attempt to recover the $15,000 on a plea that he had put it in his wife's hands to his creditors. Judge Toney said that the poncnene of Tides ticket was illegal, _— at he could not recover the money he had given his wife. —e0___ It matters little what it is that you want y;whether a situation or a servant—a “want” ad. in The Star will reach the person who can fill your need. KLONDIKE GOLD FIELD Dr. Dall Talks About the Land of | 4770s Sudden Riches, BELIEVES RECENT REPORTS TRUE| The Yellow Metal Found in Alaska | £8 Thirty Years Ago. METHOD OF EXCAVATING ——— Dr. Wm. H. Dall, one of the curators of the National Museum, has spent some time in Alaska, having been there at different times on geological expeditions. He was there two years ago, and while not having been directly at the Klondike gold fields, has been near there and is thoroughly con- versant with the region of country in which they are located. Speaking of the recent large amount of gold reported to have been taken out and the richness of the field, b said to a Star reporter today: “I have no doubt that the facts as told by the press are, in the main, strictly cor- rect. The Klondike gold fields, however, are not in Alaskan territory.. They are in the British possessions, what is known as the Northwestern Territory. The Klondike river, which has been on the map for about twenty years, branches from the Yukon river, not far from the boundary between Canada and Alaska. The Canadian terri- tory has lately been divided into districts, a name being given to each, but I do not recall the name of this particular one. The Northwestern ‘Territory, however, em- braces them all. j he nearest way to reach the Klondike river, which is a very small one, and the gold flelds is from Chilkoot inlet. Steamers run from Sitka there and from Seattle and Tacoma. The distance from Chilkoot inlet, or rather the head of, to the Klondike is about 500 mi To reach there essary to cross the Coast mountains then the es and short streams i rs of the Yukon reams that the gold a rolling one, cov- ver. It is on these is found. The country ered with grass. Sensons, “Ther hot summer of about four me actically no spring or autumn. The ice begins to break up in rivers abcut May and navigation com nfences on the Yukon river about the first week in June. It begins to get very cool by the latter part of Septembe nd is al- most winter weather by the Ist of Octobe The winter is very cold and dry, with not mere than three fect of snow. There enly about three inches of r: N durir winter, and net more than a foot er inches the whole year round. “It is a country in which it is v hard to find food, as there is practical game. Befere the whites went int region there w not more than tiv They have hard work he thermometer om to GS degrees below Februar o in 3 nus 1 a tent on While d to 1 was night the m ered this, but it just a litule ‘too 1 for us. The cold, however, is not so intense as may be imagined, and 68 degrees there could not he ¢ d with the same here. Tne dress is mostly of furs in the winter, that used by the natives, and unless there is a sharp wind blowing one may keep fairly comfortable, Gold Discovered in 1866. “When I there T did not find gold, but knew of it being taken out in protitable quantities for fifteen years or more. It was first discovered there in 1866. In isso, when T was up in that country, trip naving been made two ye. first party of pr etors, who make the mining a profit, started out. The gold is found on the s tributaries of the Yu- kon, and I ha en within a compara tively short distance of the Klondike field I made one trip to Circle City, just ove: the boundary of Canada. a : “The gold-bearing belt of Northwestern Ame! contains all the gold fie! s extend- Ing into British Columbia, what is known as the Northwestern Territory and Alask: The Yukon really runs along in that bel{ for 5) or 600 miles. The bed of the main river is in the lowland of thee valley. Found in th U Streams. “The yellow metal is not found in paying quantities in the main river, but in the 1 streams which cut through the moun- talns on either side. These practically wash out the gold. The mud and mineral matter is carried into the main river, while the geld is left on the rough bottoms of thes side streams. In most cases the gold lies at the bottom of thick gravel deposits. gold 1s covered by frozen gravel winter. During the summer, until the snow is all melted, the is covered by muddy torrents. When the snow is all melted, and the springs begin to freeze, the streams dry up. At the approach of win- ter, in order to get at the gold, the miners find it necessary to dig into the gravel for- mation. Digging the d. “Formerly they stripped the gravel off, until they came to the gold. Now they sink a shaft to the bottom of the gravel, and tunnel along underneath, in the gold-bear- ing layer. The way in which this is done is interesting,as it has to be carried on in cold weather, when everything is frozen. The miners build fires over the area of where they wish to work, and keep these lighted over that territory for the space of about twenty-four hours. Then at the expiration of this period the gravel will be melted, and softened to a depth of perhaps six inches. This is then taken off, and other fires built until the gold-bearing layer 1s reached. When the shaft is down that far fires are built at the bottom, against the sides of the layer, and tunnels made in this manner. Blasting would do no good, on account of the hard nature of the ma- terial, and would blow out just as out of a gun, The matter taken out containing the gold is piled up until spring, when the tor- rents come down, and is panned and cradled by these. It is certainly very hard labor. “I see many reasons why the goldfields should be particularly rich. The streams which cut threugh the mountains have probably done so for centuries, wearing them down several hundred feet and w: ing out the gold into the beds and gravel. Up the Yukon Riv “There are two routes by which the fields may be reached, one of which I have men- tioned before, from Chilkoot inlet over the mountains. This is about 500 miles. The other is up the Yukon river, from St. Mi- chael’s on the west coast of Alaska, which 4s about 1,500 miles in length, or three times as far as the other. Flat-bottomed steamers run from St. Michael's. The re- turn trip from the fields 1s much easier and bas been taken by the miners who have made their piles and recently returned to the United States with them, by way of Seattle. The Pacific Coast Steamship Com- pany runs steamers every five days from Seattle. The only manner in which suppli2s may be transported over the mountains the other way is on mules, taking time and ex- pense. As I remarked before, it is a coun- try in which there {s practically no suste- pee and food must be taken to the gold- elds.” Dr. Dall stated that the natives are peaceable. He is sanguine as to the out- come of the gold discovery, from what he knows of the country, and does not assert, as do many others, that the reports from Klondike are greatly exaggerated. oe Custom House Washed Aw: From the St. Louls Globe-Democrat, Uncle Sam is minus a custom house at Del Rio, a subport of entry, situated 150 miles west of San Antonio. The Rio Grande is on a great rampage, and yesterday a roaring tcrrent of water came down from above and quickly cut away several hun- dred yards of earth on the American side. ‘The custom house building was under- mined and fell into the stream and floated off down the current. The records of the office were barely saved. 3 INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS, AUCTION BUSINESS ¢ crry Tres. COUNTRY RE DEA 2 EDUCATIONAL. EXCURSIONS: FINANCIAL. L ESTATE FORE FOR For FOR For For RENT (Houses). AKENT (Reoms). RENT (Miscellaneous). FOR RENT (OMtecs FOR RENT ¢ FOR SALE (Bicycles) FOR SALE (Iouses). FoR For LEGAL NOTICES LocAL MENTIc PIANOS AND ORGA’ POTC RIVER BOATS. PROPOSALS ‘ SUMMER . SUBURBAN PROPERTY. UNDERTA’ s WAXTED (Houses). . WANTED (Miscellaneous). Complaint was made toda an cf a pool of star Baltimore and Pote tra the su ath =ast Nc vitol and Har ported by Lieut. Were referred to the he Policeman Patrick O'Brien of the thi precinet found the r the corner of sd body of jured while th ste d lives cn Gales tiker to the carriage. Thomas ¥: 1110 Ist street ny Z00ds is fort ars old, ast. He ital in a ng, colore ner home. Ern St Robinsoa, cart in a road who dark about o'clock were today sent to jail for sx cach in default of $0 bond by Judy S asked that > pump vet oe h and rl Maltby, the young woman who gained so mach notoric few by leaving b rward ¢) parents. Last n Detectives Ca had them get his found the trunk + Where Peart had occu weran from whom the ro rented saic that while Pearl was in house she had no callers. ‘The last ch ht ner called on and da The in a her ret r by Chief Clerk Syivester of ut artment of the jew hafer, from whose turn > poi Harris tore it was taken, The police made 11 arrests yesterday a last night, thirty-eight of the victims be- ing white and sixty-three colored. Inclu in this numbe made in tt >» WHO ° jury yesterday Although Sembly has been in Jail for some weeks, the report shows that arrested three times at 10 o'clock yesterday morning —_— HE COUR uity Court No. 1—Judge Cole. . Pico substi- Wm. J. Mill man; {injunction granted. ly agt. 0 made final against nt to pay claims of complainant and interyenc Isaacs agt. isaai referred to W. lephane, e€x- amine Circuit Court No. 1—Judge Cole. Central National Bank agt. ( by et al; judgment by default. Same agt. Scott et al.; do. Criminal Court No. United Stat sault to kill not guilty. U Judge Cole. - Joseph Ar dant arraigr rt. lz ple John Sul v houseb ant arraigned; plea, not guilt agt. Mat- thew Chase; do. plea, Lot guilty.” Unite Walford Day do. United State Eli Moore; sny from the person: a raigned; guilty. United rjury; do. © pretenses United States pretenses; do. Probate Court—Judge Cole. Estate of Mary L. Lacy; will iil tate of Geo. ido: ipts filed. of Timothy Killigan; letter filed. See The Jubilee in Kinetoscope. Jondon Letter to the New York Journal. The diamond jubilee will not be debarred from Americans who did not make an Evropean trip this year. Early yesterday, as I took a ride along the whole route, I caught a sight of a lot of American bunt- ing festooned over a wooden fence. The fence surrounded a tree in the middle of the road near Hyde Park corner. Up in the tree were a series of odd-sha boxes that looked like pigeon houses. But they were not. They were a range of kincto- scopes ready for the procession. The man who owned them an American and told me he had extensive orders for films from the other side as well as throughout the British empire. (1) HOW TO FIND OUT. Fill a bottle or common glass with urine and let it stand twenty-four hours; a sediment or settling indicates un unhealthy cordition of the kidneys, When urine stains linen it ts positive evidence of kidney trouble. Too frequent desire to urinate or pain in the back, is also convincing proof that the kidneys and bladder are out of order. (11) WHAT TO DO. There is comfort in the knowledge so often ex- pressed, that Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Itoot, the great Kidney remedy, fulfills every wish in relieving pain in the back, kidneys, liver, bledder and every part of the urinary passages. It corrects inability to hold urine and scalding pain in passing it, or bad effects following use of liquor, wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant necessity of being com- pelled to get up many times during the night to urinate. Te mild and the extraordinary effect of Swamp-Root is soom ralizcd. It stands the highest for its wonderful cures of the most dis- tressing cases. If you need a medicine you should have the best. Sold by druggists, price, fifty cents and one dollar, You may have a sample bottle and pamphlet, both scnt free by mail, Mention The | desired pretty smile is obtained FINANCIAL. ao The Star of Success shines for every t Wealth tx Wealth tx cauvulat the key outa: foes. The $1 United Ratiding purehasable out stallmen Dis tole >) 206 G Try Your Hand Lowest omy C. T. HAVENN 928 Fite, apse J20-214 ; ER, > & Pxchange, ( BANKE for on commission: a Chic THE BEST IS THE CHEArrsT— Al $100,000. Ww RATES real estate WH0ON & HIESTON, Pa. ave. pve. OAM at 45 + cent Going A od ad Sat ste Nanced on go Not cus cor: Chartered by Jan., 1897, and a special act of ¢ ts of ISM, a nita Capital: One. SAFE DE SIT DEPARTMENT, am npward, ters. Joweirs 1 kinds in owner taken on deposit atm SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT. Deposits receive rd interest aileas Loans money secu other on teal estat a in euns of $500 and upward, TRUST DHPARTMENT, This company is at and trust funds, and executor, iver, trusts of all kinds. ul depositor adm w teut attorney in daily atte sp OFFit : + -Presivent frst Vice Pre ma Vic Stocks, Cotton, Gra’ Provisions, Rooms 10 and 11, Corcoran building, cor. 1% 1d G05 7th st. ow. Silsby & Company, TNCORPORATED. BANKERS AND BROKERS, OM :e, 613 15th st. o.w., National Metropolitan Bank Building. Correspordents Robert Lindblom & Co, Telephcve 505, mbip CORSON & MACARTNEY, Members of the New Stock Exchange, 1419 F st., Giover tutiding. Correspondents of Moore & Echiey, 80 Bankers and Deo mits. Ex Railroad Stocks and a Listed on the exchanges e2 New York Boston aud Baltimore bought and sold A specialty made of investunent secufities. trict bonds and all local Ra and Telephone Stock dealt in. American Bell Telephone Stock bong! 0 Ammer phowe wmght and sold. W. B. Hibbs & Co., BANKERS & BROKERS, Members New York Stock Exchange, 1427 F Street. Correspondents of LADENBURG, THALMANN & CO, Ge6-160 New York. nion Savings Bank 4218-108 Dis- oad, Gas, insurance Offers to workingmen and small depositors every nd- Saptage in reason toward opening and maintaining a Dank acount. ST. Money at 5 Per Cent to Loan Ou real estate in District of Columbia. No de- lay tn closing loans. aplitf HEISKELA, & McLERAN, 1008 F st. Life Insurance Policies. bought or taken at collateral on loans. T_D. HADDAWAY, 1308 F st.u.w., or box 503,City Je29-t8 Smiles Made to Order. From Tid-Bits. There is in London at the present time an individual who can scarcely be described otherwise than as a “smile” doctor. For a small fee he will transfer the most uncome- ly laugh or smile into a dainty and elegant playfulness of the lips—only he must have his fee first. As many know, it is no easy matter to control the gambols of the lips and mouth, and small wonder, then, that the services of og “smile” doctor are greatly in de- man On the occasion of every visit, this gen- tleman puts his subject..through certain lip and mouth exercises which are of his eee crn ¢~4 a few Evening Star and send your address to Dr. Kilmer} Weeks. Actresses and music hall artistes & Co, Binghamton, N. ¥. largely patronize this smiling tutor, and rumor has it that the individual In ‘ques- tion is, in this way, fast amassing wealth