Evening Star Newspaper, July 27, 1897, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, JULY 27, 1897-12 PAGES. 11 AT THE WHITE HOUSE|A HOPEFUL OUTLOOK Sending Troops to Alaska Discussed by the Cabinet. NEW BOLIVIAN MINISTER PRESENTED _ Sensational Story About Senator Hanna Denied. — TO THE NORTH THE TRIP Five members of the cabinet were at the meeting of that bedy today. t for a long time, unless unexpected of great concern develop, was fea- tureless. The only discussion of inter was on the subject of sending a comy of United States troops to Alaska. ‘The point furnishing the greater part of the dise as to the legality ef the act without authority of Congress. The ques- tion left to Secretary Alger, and a de- cision will be reached tonight, after he has conferred with the President. There is lit- tle doubt, however, that the troops will be sent. A Short Talk by Secretary Alger. Just before the assembling of the cabinet today a messenger from the War Depart- ment was let into the room, carrying a package of smokeless powder. The powder was in various shapes to fit for special vses of the army. and Secretary Alger gave the cabinet members a short talk upon the de- velopment of this new war material by the ordnance department of the army. Prior to the cabinet meeting the Presi- dent saw a few callers, Senator Carter and ntatives Pri and Fenton being the number. The ante-room was patient waiters, who knew that it was their last chance to see the President. They didn't see him. All Papers to Go te the White House. As stated in yesterday's Star, the Presi- dent will leave here at noon tomorrow. There have been no changes in his plans. In addition to those already named as ac- companying him, Executive Clerks Pruden and Corte yu will be with the President. They will, however, not be required to do tmuch work, as all papers which are sent to the President will be returned here with- out being opened. It-is the intention that all papers intended for the President shall go throu annel they have hereto- fore followed. Benjamin F. Montgomery. one of the e@xerutive clerks, will have eharg» of affairs at the White House dur- ing the vacation and will see that all pa- pers are properly cared for. The clerks will take short vacations as they can be spared, but the work will continue to be heavy for some time. The President will ever no papers while he is away. In ular appointments, it is prob- stant Secretary Day tion he will classify ns and go to the Pres- Jent with them. The President will pick ut the men he wants from this list. spointments are to be made jent will be telegraphed from jain to Mr. Montgomery and There will be ident o asional appointment. tional y that Senator Han- d with the President for send- Message to Congress fs ds of both men who s The views of 1 known to Senator sending in the me a majority wko thought to do so. ~ Holivinu Minister Received. Senor Louis Paz, the new Bolivian min- ister. was formally received by the Prest- Gent at 1130 o'clock today. A Me named Y. Escalona has unique portrait of ze portrait made of -autiful plumed birds Jes of the face and the ning of the bedy are splendidly repro- i. At a dis the portrait looks as had been done in oil. lent a8 from thi 9. The s! 4 it Capt. Cordeiro Da Garcia, the Brazilian representative at the postal congress, also sented the President with a beautiful F: ded cane today. “nt MeKinley today granted a par- Henry Thurmon ho is serving a m of fifteen years’ imprisonment in the trict reform school. Thurmond was nvicted in Utah cf murder in the first and on November 21, 1803, was Selected. of Ilinols nas been jary as to who to recommend for tmaster at Moline, one of the most im- t towns in his district. There were © candidates, all well backed. W. F. Eastman, the editor of the leading paper, ked by business and professional n. Wm. Clendening was backed by iers: George H. McKinley had the sement of laboring men. The intendent of a large foundry and is popu throughout the a first cousin of the President. tive Prince saw the President ai his predicament. Up to that President had not been aware that was an applicant for the post © Moline r e had refused to hip to be mentioned in ing he would stand on his tive Pri the conte: When merits. Mr. Prince made known these facts to the President, the latter once becam much interested. He told Mr. Prince that if all things were equal he would like to give his cousin the office which pays about ay Mr. Princ consented to this, and the appointment will be made. A Cut in White 5 uxe Police Force. at men are to be cut from the police the White House. This cut will re about the Ist of August. It ! certainly remain until the return of t t, and in all likelihood will be- come permanent. There nave been twent: ee men on the White House force since Coxey army frightened S of the building. Re- » men have been detailed leaving nineteea men and duty. The wen divided Into er Wight and ik with Secrstary tated that if the men were dat tre Wh ne don th ’ cs Porter thought eight men could be spared, 1 to their going. Commussion= retacy Porter of his police force of the of the necessity of more men. wanted to know if the men ‘d permanently, but Secre- the inma: ntly two of th » clerical dutie: sergean They be sry Porter said he would be better able to tell later. sking Out for Himself. «ll Hanger of Augusta county, Va., Hamilton, Bermuda, was among s at the State Deparzment and White House this mo-ning. Mr. Hanger is an appointee of the last administration, and before rom ering the con in the pol! ular service was al affairs of his having servee for s ul terms as of the Virginia legislature. The at Bermuda haz not yet been dis- bed, but as the post is desirable and looked. DOES NOT AFFECT ANNEXATION. Mr. Curzon’s Views Regardiag C ton-Balwer Treaty on Hawa: In the house of commons yester- y the under secretary for foreign ffairs, the Hon. George N. Curzon, replying to Mr. James Francis Hogan, anti- Parnellite member fcr Mid-Tipperary, who and the United States as bearing up- cn the annexation of the Sandwich Islands by the latter, said the treaty contained no agreement récognized by either power as affecting Hawali. a If you want anything, try an ad. in The Star. If anybody has what you wish, you will get an answer. (Continued from First Page.) a marked improvement in business over last year, and we think it will continue. ‘The outlook for a good fall trade is favor. able, and there is nothing In sight now to indicated that the indications will not be realized.” Trade Better Th: Last Ye K. Kneessi’s Sons: “Our trade for June and July has been a great deal better tha: it was last year in the same months. We take this to be an indication of ceturning good times, and think that by fall a good business will materialize. George F. Math & Company: “Business at this time is about as good as could be expected considering the general condition of things. We do look, however, for a sub- stantial increase in the volume of trade by the fall for we think that there will be more work in the community and more Baum: “By the time fall comes I the condition of the wage-earning peopie of the city will be improved. That will mean, of course, improvement of bus- iness and a general looking up of in- dustries.”" Mayer & Pettit: “Our business this spring has not only been as good as usual, but, in fact, has shown an increase. We look for a substantial advance in the fall trade and are so confident of it we have bought larger than usual and are putting in a heavier stock to mect the demands of ihe people.” Henry Franc & Son: “The outlook is bright for better times. We can see even now the indications of increasing business and believe that by fall the prospects will realize into semething substantial.” R. Harris & Co.: “Trade with us has al- ready commenced to increase. Our June business was better than last year, and the same can be said of July. All indications are good for a large fall trade, and we are preparing for it. Our manufacturing de- partment is now at work on fall goods.” Parker, Bridget & Co.: “Business has been good with us all summer. We expect the fall trade to show more stability, and it is certain there will be better prices.”" Bon Marche: “We have had a good trade this summer, an increase over last year. We think there will be plenty of work in the fall, with better wages, and, therefore, the prospect seems good for better times among the merchants.” Better Times for Wage Earners. Saks & Co.: ‘Business {s better now than it has been for several months. We are looking forward to an exceedingly good season, and our buyers are in the market now, planning on that basis. We hold that there will be better times among the wage earners and more business in consequerce.” Emmons 8S. Smith: “We are banking on a big business in the fall. For that matter, we are doing weil now, notwithstanding the adverse conditions. We will be in our new building by fall and are now laying in a large stock, in readiness for a big fall trade.” Johnson & Luttrell: “There is even now a tendency toward better times. The in- crease will be steady, we think, and will develop in the fall into a good, healthy trade.” King’s Palace Branch: “Things are look- ing up already. Business is better than last year, and the prospects are bright for a good fall trade. There will be more work, more money and more business in the community.” S$. Kann, Sons & Co.: “‘We are so confident of a big trade in the fall that we are mak- ing extensive improvements to our place of business and laying in a larger stock. The better times are coming, and we will be ready for them when they get here. Goodyear Rubber Company: “The indica- » good for an increased fall trade, ther is seasonable. There is an appreciable increase in business no Clark & Co.: “We anticipate in sed busine are looking forward to it, and are preparing for it. We believe that labor will be more extensively employed, that there will be more money in the pockets of the people, and that the merchants wi! have better times.” Seaton Perry, 9th street and Penns: vania avenue: “The new tariff, I think, will have a beneficial effect on the business of the country, as we have not had suffi- cient revenue to pay the expenses of run- ning the government, and consequently we had to borrow money to make up the de- ficiency.” Thomas E. Young, coach manufacturer: “] don’t think the tariff bill as it stands will make business any better, for the life of me. It was passed for the benefit of a few pecple as opposed to the many. 1 have been bitterly opposed to a high tarifi all my life. The present tariff is one not for revenue, but for rings. There is no mcney to buy things with now, and where it is to come from when the price is raised on nearly every article is more than I can see. I think prosperity would have come more quickly if the tariff had been let alone.” Improvement to Continue. E. C. Shafer of the firm of Shafer & Ged- dis: “Our business for "97 shows quite an improvement over the business for the cor- responding periods of the past few years, which we attribute to some extent to the general feeling of security among capable government employes and the restoration of real estate values. This improvement is sure to continue as long as the features of the new tariff law are maintained and en- ed and the present money standard is impaired.”” W. H. Speiser, grocer: “I have no reason to complain about business just now, for things have been better since there was a certainty that a new tariff law would be enacted. And business prospects are getting brighter each 4: Of course some of the manufacturers will take ad- vantage of the new law and increase the price of their products, but this increase will not last long. Farmers are getting fairly good prices for their produce, much better than they have been getting, and this alone must bring good results. Frank Pitzer, druggist: ‘Business is hound to improve, but the idea that the tariff is responsible for it is all bosh. “he large yield of wheat and the increased price received for it by the farmers will put money in their hands, and if the farm- ers have the money to spend business can- not remain at a standstill. Times are bound to get better.” c. E. Burns, grocer: “Business not only shows signs of improvement, but it has picked a considerably during the past few months. I can’t say that the tariff has anything to do with it, but the fact re- mains that trade is beiter, and it is im- preving every day. The people certainly have more confidence than they have had for some time, and there is very little complaining dene now.” = Adam H. Gaddis, grocer: “The business outlook is splendid, and business Is de- cidedly better than it was last year. The passage of the tariff bill hes certainly re- stored confidence. Even before the Dill was passed the calamity howling decreased and people were much better satisfied. Peo- ple who complained of hard times were like ten pins, constantly knocking each other down, but there is no more of it done, and people seem better satisfied and are apparently much happier.” Mr. Henry Evans, druggist, said: “l am looking for better times ander the opera- tion of the new tariff bill, but I do not think that prices, except in a few in- stances, will be increased to the consumer. One or two articles in our line have al- ready advanced, from the fact that the duty was increased by the law, but the ad- vance was so slight as not to be appreciu- ble by the time the goods reach the con- sumer. In other words, the latter will have no more to pay for these things than before the law went into effect.” Wm. A. Henderson of Wm. A. Henderson & Co., tobacco dealers believe that we are about to enter upon a season of pros- perity. I am led to believe this because our business since the ist of January has gradually and materially improved. In fact, our business has been, since then, much larger than during any correspond- ing period for several years. Tobacco: is net, as many men claim, one of the neces- saries of life, but a luxpry, and I tierefore censider this increase in our business as evidencing not only an increase in avail- able money, but also as indicating 4 grow- ing disposition to hold it less tightly. The passage of the new tariff bill will, I think, incuce greater activity in business, and that means, of course, better times.” Attorney John Ridout: “I imagine that the passage of the Dingley tariff bill will be instrumental in a degree in bringing about @ resumption of prosperity, but I be- lieve that the immense crops reported throughout this country will have much more to do with it than the tariff.” Counsellor Wm. D. Hoover: “I am one of those who believe the new tariff bill means @ return in the near future of good times. Prosperity may, probably will, return slow- ly, but none the less surely, I°am confi- dent.” : D. N. Walford: “I have no reason to complain of business, for it has been good ever since the inauguration. However, I have heard many complaints from others, and feel sure that now the tariff has been definitely fixed trade will increase greatly. Goods have been largely imported into this country since the tariff bill has been agitated, and necessarily before the bill can have good effects these must be gotten rid of. Everybody seems to have’ confidence that the new tariff will bring better times, and confidence is a great thing.” F. A. Tschiffely, jr.: “I am a democrat, but I have always been a believer in a protective tariff. I think that if a tariff is good for revenue, it ought to be a good thing for business in general. I am of the opinion that manufacturers will be greatly benefited by the new bill. The tariff has been Increased somewhat on my line of goods, but I have noticed in the circulars which I receive daily announcing the raise of prices that there is scarcely an item which affects the poor man. The tariff has been made with special reference to him. I believe in protecting American indus- tries.” Prosperity on Its Way. Fritz Reuter: ‘Business has been fairly Rcd, but it could have been a great deal better, and I believe that as now confidence has been restored trade will have a great revival in every line. Everybody with whom I have conversed on the subject seems to feel as Ido. It may take a little ume, but I believe prosperity is on its way 2 reach us, and stay with us permanent- F. A. Lutz, wholesale trunks and leather gocds: “There is no doubt in my mind that the settlement of the tariff will have a mest revivifying effect on every line of business. I should have been glad to see a little iower schedule of tariff, but am satisfied now that it has been fixed, and believe the country will get along ali right anyway. It will take a little time, I be- lieve, for the various lines of business to recover from the general depression.” Proprietor Selden, Metropolitan’ Hotel: “The tariff bill recently passed will have a good effect on trade, as manufacturers will now be able to know where they stand, as before things were in a terribly unset- tled condition. At the same time, I can- hot understand how high taxation can make a more prysperous condition. The trouble seems ts be with the farmer, who under no schedule appears to be able to Set a higher price for his products.” J. A. Auerbach, men’s furnishings: “I betieve in high protective tariff all the ti and am certain that business will revive as a result of the passage of the new bill. One great thing is the settle- ment of the tariff, so that now we know exactly what is our footing. Woolen goods have jumped up 50 per cent. It will prob- ably take some time for business to get really brisk, but I feel confident. it will do so eventually.” Expect a Big Season. Mr. H. C. Moses of W. B. Moses & Sons: “There is no doubt in my opinion that the settlerent of the tariff question and the removal of the doubt and perplexity as to the future that has been so prevalent among manufacturers and business men generally will have a great effect in restoring a heaithy and prosperous condition of affairs throughout the countr The new tariff has not and will not, in my opinion, affect our prices except on woolen go carpets and tapestries. We expect a busy season im the fall, and to do as great, if lot 4 greater, business than in '92 and "93, when this trouble fir: i think all thy impetus It’s bound to come.” druggist: sage of the tariff bill has done away with that unsettled condition of things that always affects business badly, owing to the fact that manufacturers, mer- chanis and importers do not know what the future has in store. Now that this dcubt has been removed I think there will be general Improvement in all lines of m- merce. I have talked with many New York importers of drugs recently, and they all exp much better business now that the tariff is settled.” Mr. Louis D. Wine of B. H. Warner & Company: “I think prosperity is right at our doors and that it will be greater than we ever had before when it come The settlement of the vexed tariff question on Jines which I believe will be permanent will help ma- terlally to bring it in, and another cause will be found in the enormous crops grown in this country this year, which are being sceld at such good prices. So the improv ment will be felt by the farmer, who bas been in such desperate straits of late, a well as by the manufacturer and the m chant. The big crops will give the peuple the money to buy the goods of the latter individuals. The railroads will set in mo- tion the wheels of all their cars, and every section of the country the active pulse of all industries will beat wita healthy stroke.” = President A. A. Thomas of the United States Electric Lighting Company: “I think we are on the evé of a general revival of business, What the country has needed is rest from constant agitation by politicians of financial and industrial ques- tions. It will now get it, and while we may not enjoy a boom there is a certainty that capital will not eb disturbed for the next four years, and it will consequently seek channels for investment. Men who wouldn't have invested a cent before the last election are now willing to let out thousands, and this feeling fs not confined to any section, but extends ail over the country. There are substantial good times ahead without a doubt. They will come slowly, but surely.” Wm. J. Miller, attorney-at-law: “While it is a little early to observe any material change, I firmly telleve that as soon as the country becomes settled, and after the new tariff law has been in operation a few months, financial confidence will be restored and we will enter upcn a season of prosperity.” O11 on the Troubled Waters. William H. MeKnew, dry goods: “It is evident to my mind that business will continue to grow better, for the mere settlement of the tariff bill will have the effect of oil on troubied waters in quieting down unsettled affairs. There are a num- ber of conditions which seem favorable for the revival of business. Providence ap- pears to have been most kind in this re- spect. Crops are reported excellent all over the country, wheat has taken a raise, the farmer will be benefited and the rest of us likewi: We are like a lot of bricks standing together. If one falls the whole pile goes. I think that trade is bound to get better in all lines. Samuel Cross, Washington Safe Deposit Ccmpany: “| think that the mere settlement of the tariff bill will shave the effect of restoring confidence, and thereby making trade bet ter. I have not really looked carefully into the details of the bill." H. Karr, jeweler, avenue: “We have noticed lately a tendency to- ward better business, and as jewelers are gererally considered purveyors of luxuries, that may be taken as an excellent indiea- tion of better times. The final disposition of the tariff will undoubtedly make things brighter in all Hnes, and we are extremely hopeful of such good results.” C. A. Droop, Edwin F. Droop & Sons, 25 Pennsylvania avenue: “Business is cer- tain to get better under the new tariff schedule, and the effects will be felt very noticeably, in my opinion, in a compara- tively short time. I am in favor of high protective tariff.” H. H. Jacobs, Jacobs Brothers, jewelers, 122) Pennsylvania avenue: “The enactment or the tariff bill will undoubtedly help the states where woolen mills have been closed on account of their being unable to com- pete with foreign manufactures. Whether it will put more money in circulation else- where I cannot say. The fact of its hav- ing been settled should restore some con- fidence.” Lawyer Thos. C. Taylor: “The new tariff bill will do more than anything else to bring about prosperity. Not only will fac- tories be started now, but our people will begin to raise products out of which to manufacture goods. Take the wool grow- ers, for instance; they will now stop killing sheep and keep them for their wool. Why, in my old county, in Ohio, Guersey sheep that were selling for $1.50 apiece have already jumped to from $4 to $6. Our mills have commenced running on full time, and our crops were never so bountiful. Why, this fall Ohio will almost double the vote the vote she gave McKinley.” —_—_ Mask for Horses, From the Philadelphia Record. For the purpose of removing horses from burning buildings, a new fire mask hes been placed on the market, consisting of a hood to cover the eyes and nostrils to pre- vent the horse from seeing the fire or smelling the smoke, the device being easily ‘slipped over the animal’s head and fasten- ed with @ strap. lines of business will fe: very shortly. E. P. Mert: 945 Pennsylvania LOCKE GOES TO GRAND JURY Mig Judge Mills, — aed aie BEa@orts of Counsel. to; Secure Post- ponement Are 1 successfal— Bail Fixed*at is1,000. pees eee When the case of Jamas B. Locke was called this afternocn ¥1 ‘the United States branch of the Policé, {tourt, Attorney Charles Darr, of counset fer defense, arose and asked for a continuence on the ground that counsel had had no oppor- tunity to consult with their client, and consequently they were unprepared to go on with the defense. The motion was opposed by Assistant District Attorney Baker, who argued that as it was only necessary for the govern- ment to prove a prima facie case, in or- der to hold the prisoner, and he could not be tried before October; no harm could be done him by having the hearing at oncc ent who could not, cured at a hearing which would take plac three or four days hence, the first Mrs. Locke being ill, and the recond-- Mrs. Locke intending to go to Baltimore, to-re- main for an indefinite’ period, a Judge Mills ruled that the heariag must proceed and Mrs. Ida V. Locke was callei to the stand. She related the facts con- nected with her marriage to Locke, whom she identified as her husband, d stated that the ceremony, was ‘perform: at her father’s home, the evening of January 1894, by Rev. George Elliott, then pasto. of Dumbarton Avenue M. E. Church. The fact that the marriage was perforicd at the time stated was corroborated by Geo. T. Jett, father of Mrs. Locke; Fred. John- son, Charles Brown and Miss Sarah Poor. Rev. E. O. Eldridge, D. D., pastor .of Waugh M. E. Church, identified the pris- ener as the man he married to Miss Pearl Cc. Graves at his house Sunday evening last, and Miss Graves testified that Locke was the man to whom she was joined in matrimony by Dr. Eldridge. This closed the hearing of evidence, and Judge Mills held Locke in $1,000 bail for the action of the grand jury. During the hearing of the case the little child of Mrs. Locke No. 1 was in the court room with its mother. Unable to Give Bond. James B. Locke, or “Jimmie,” as his new mother-in-law, Mrs. Graves, called him yesterday, when he was arrested for alleged bigamy, was unable to give bond last night for his appearance for a hearing. This necessitated his remaining behind the bars all night, and riding to the Police Court this morning. When he appeared at the court house his wedding garments, with his broad expanse of white linen and nis white necktie, seemed a little out of place where there were so many persons in tatters and rags. He was placed in the cell with perhaps a dozen other alleged violators of the law, and looked the vic- ture of despendency. His boldness of yesterday had disappeared, and he had not been fortunate enough to return to Mrs. Locke, No. and straighten mat- ters out, as he had promised to do when Detectives Carter and Boyd deprived him of his liberty yesterday. Locke did not by any means relish the idea of being in so uncomfortable a_posi- tion when a wedding trip to Baltimore had been intended. While he was in the littie room with his cempanions in misery hi two alleged wives were in the court room on the upper floor, but they did not discuss the e with cach other. So far as could be learn- ed they did not speak as the by. Mrs. Locke, nee Jett, who is v! sat in the with her mother. S| had in her ¢ not more than two years condition made her an obj Inside the space set apart for witnesses was the bride of two days, who had been so unceremoniously parated from the man s! aimed as husband, and she, too, was accompanied by her mother, the pris- oner’s mother-in-law No. 2 Bride Sorrowing, but Detiant, The young bride wore a blue dress, and a number of red roses on her hat made her appear brighter than she really was. She was seemingly heavy-hearted, al- thcugh she had not given up hopes of some day being reunited to her nusband. “If he goes to the penitentiary that will she was reported to have said to a policeman, “and I'll marry him hen he gets out.” To one of the detectives she remarked: “The world may believe him guilty, but never will I." But her mother had about abandoned such an idea, and she seemed to think there was no mecns of saving the young man from an enforced absence, the limit to be determined by the court. It is said that some time ago, near the Capitol, wife No. 2, who was then Mis Graves, met the first wife and there was a scene. Locke had his plans all arranged, it is alleged, to practice a game of: de- ception on his first wife, and in further- ance of this scheme, it is further alleged, he told her he was going to leave the cit Alleging what were deemed to be urgent reasons, he and his wife removed to Ho- boken, N. J. Several weeks later the wife happened to get hold of a letter which came to the home for her husband, and she grew suspicious when she discovered that the address was in a woman's handwriting. She read the letter and gathered from it that her husband had been corresponding with Pearl Graves by postal card, and had made a mistake in the address, send- ing it to the house of Undertaker Nichois, No. 207 2d street southeast, instead of to 209, next door. The Tell-Tale Letters. The letter, which it was not intended should fall into the hands of the wife, reads: “Dear Jim: I received your letter and your postal this evening. You addressed it to 207 instead of 20), and all the Nichols n it, so do not write postals any more. im, when do you expect to start home. We all look for you next Sunday, at the latest. my father sald that if you don’t soon come home sombody will have to burrie me. My dress is finished and I have lots of other things to get. “Ever your most devoted girl, “PEARL. “and*also 1 send you all my love and a sweet kiss, as ever, Pearl.” ‘There was also in the envelope what is thought to be a letter written by “Jim- mie's” then prospective mother-in-law. This reads: “July 5, ‘97. “Dear Jim: Pearl just got a postal from you. Nichols gave it to her. I am sorry you sent it to 207 instead of 209. Your old girls have been running around after you. 1 mean Genevieve Beddy Country an Hog Face Country said she Zot 4 letter trom you Friday. Are you corrgspojjding with her? They slur me when they, sue me. “If you don't soon wome home I shall have to bury Pearl. She ‘ts grieving her- self to death. I can’t°*¥et“anything out of her hardly. Her father Js, noticing it—how she pines after you. jjm,,that letter that went astray was a daisy,1if anybody got it. Jim, the old man wants to see you so bad he watches for a letter the same as we do. My boy, take are of yourself; keep out of temptations, which I know are great. Edie would not dare to write to you. Pearl would tare her up., I send you my love and best wishes, and hoping to see you Saturday without fail.» 1 stil ee Mrs. Locke came on hefe, reaching the clty Sunday, and after'{barning of the true state of affairs, she caused her husband's arrest. st Last night's scene inthe police station, when Pearl and her mother called, was very affecting, and the young bride re- newed her faith in her husband, and upon leaving kissed him an affectionate good night. ee eae ee English Crep Conditions, The London Agricultural Gazette re- cently sent out a circular asking in- formation on the subject of crop pros- pects. The circular elicited 788 replies, the substance of which shows that the wheat crop for the United Kingdom ts much below the average. Barley is up to below i, and hay fn nioat districts i con- stderably*above It. eee It matters lttle what it is that you want qrwhether a situation or- a servant—a “want” ad. in Star will reach the person who can fill your need. 3 STATE OF THE CROPS. |. Weather Mas Been Favorable im Some Sections and the Reverse ig Others. ‘The Agricultural Department weather bu- reau, in its report of crop conditions for the week ended July 26, says: The week has been very favorable to agricultural interests on the Pacific coast ‘and generally in the states of the central valleys, east guif, south and middle At- lantic coasts. In New Engtand, New York, the Red River of the North vailey, and over portions of the Ohio valiey, there has been too much rain, while drought prevails. over the greater part of Texas and in por- tion of Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas. In the last named state hot winds have proved injurious. Excessive rains have caused damage to grain in shock in portions of the Ohio valley, Tennessee and the middle At- lantic states, and severe and damaging local storms occurred in portions of New England, New York and New Jersey. Corn has continued to make ra) in the states cf the central val lake region. New England and middle Atlantic coast. Ww Iowa the early crop has reached the earings stage, and there is ample = ture for present needs. In Nebraska it continued late, but is generally in excellent condition. In central and southern Kansas corn has been seriously injured by hot winds and drought, but cver the remainder of the state it is in good condition. Drought is causing serious Injury to late corn in Texas and portions of Lonisiana. Cotton has generally made favorable pro- rgress and is fruiting well over the north- ern, central and exstern portions of the cot- ten belt, although scme complaints of rust and shedding are received from portions of the eastern section. In southern Te drought is causing bolls to open rapidiy some prematurely, and the plant has stop- ped growing: but over northern Texas, ex- cept some shedding, the crop is growing and fruiting well. The week has not been favorable for completing winter wheat harvest where unfinished in some of the more northerly sections. é Spring wheat has been injured by exces- sive rains in North Dakota, but in Minne- scta, except on lowlands, and in South Da- kota, the outlook is promising. In Wash- ington and Oregon the crop is now nearing maturity in excellent condition. Except In Kentucky and portions of Ten- nessee, where the crop continues in poor cendition, the general outlook for tobacco is encouraging. The crop has sustained damage by local TO MAKE IT A MODEL PLACE. Investigation of the OMfce of Super- intendent of Mails at New York. The Postmaster General has designated a commission, consisting of Division Super- intendent Pepper of the railway mall serv- Ice at Cleveland, Ohio; Superintendent of Mails Montgomery of the Chicago post office and Post Office Inspector Baird of Chattanooga, Tenn., to make an investiga- tion and report on the office of superintend- ent of mails at New York. The inquiry has no connection with the personality of that office, but is to be made with the view of making the place a model one. The post office, in view especially of the greater New York extension, is one of the mest important of government offices, and the idea is to make a thorough inquiry as to the office and all matters connected with it, the duties of the superintendent and his employes, reethods of distribution and 4 patch of the is, ond As ant Postmaster General Shallenberger has strong hopes that by the aid of this com- mission he will be able to make valuable improvements on present methods. The members of the commission were here to- and had a long conference with Mr. Shalienberger. The work will be under- taken soon. SSE —— SS HORSE BEAT THE STORM. A Florida Farmer Has a Terrible Ex- perience. per, Fla., Dispatch to the Cincinnat! Enquirer. Bud Hervey, a farmer living about ten miles out in Big Turkey Hammock see tion, started for town Morday in the midst of a driving rain. Soon the wind increased to a terrific storm, the rain coming down in sheets and the wind almost throwing the buggy over. Coming to a deserted house, he stopped, as if to go In. Suddenly a ter- rific roar was heard behind him, Looking back he caw a dense black cloud hovering over the ground, reaching to the tops of the trees. He could sce big, tall pines fall- ing in every direction and splintering across each other, while the noise was appalling. It was rushing rapidly in his direction, and, seeing his peril, he whipped up his horse. The latter, a thoroughbred, took the bit in his teeth and started on a dead run up the read. Nearer and nearer came the hurricane, and he could hear the noise of falling trees a few rods back of him, the frantic efforts of his horse barely keeping him in front of the terrific whirlwind. Suddenly he felt an upward twist of his buggy, and to his horror realized that he was riding in midair, as it were, the rear end cf the buggy being lifted up over a foot from the ground. Frantically he plied the whip, and for a few seconds the race be- tween him and grim death was a territic one. The horse, wild with terror, sped on- ward with his’ utmest speed, the buggy careening from side to side, running only on the two front wheels, and it was all that he could do to keep from being dashed over the side. Suddenly he felt the buggy settle down into the road again, and he knew he was safe. The horse ran half a mile before he could be pulled up. Looking back, Har- vey saw that the roadway he had just passed over was so thickly strewn with fallen trees that he could have walked a mile on the trurks without touching the ground. The whirlwind had ceased as suddenly as it came. For a distance of four miles and a quarter. in width the destruction was complete, the terrible storm making a neatly cut path through the ihick forest, leveling the trees close to the ground, pre- senting a scene of the utmost destruction. —+ e+ HOW THE GOLD IS WORKED OUT. BE Scenes and Conditions at the Kion- dyke Diggings. From the San Diego Times. An interesting letter telling of the recent trip of the steamer Excelsior to Alaska has been written by Capt. J. F. Higgins of the steamer to a friend in San Diego. He says: “The word Klondyke means deer river and is called Reindeer river on the charts. It empties into the Yukon fifty miles above the big river. Bonanza creek dumps into Klondyke ebout two miles above the Yu- kon. Eldorado is a tributary of the Bo- nanza. There are numerous other creeks and tributaries, the main river being 300 miles long. The gold so far has been taken from Bonanza and Eldorado, both well named, for the richness of the placers is truly marvelous. Eldorado, thirty miles long, is staked the whole length, and as far as worked has paid. As each claim is 500 feet along the creek bed, there is 500,- 000 to the claim. So uniform has the out- put been that one miner who has an inter- est In three claims told me that if offered his choice he would toss up to decide. One of our passengers, who is taking $1,000 with him, nas worked 1) feet of nis grund and refused $200,000 for the remainder, and confidently expects to clear up $400,000 and more. He has in a bottle $212 from one pan of dirt. His pay dirt, while being washed, eraged $250 an hour to each man shoveling in. . Two others of our miners who worked their own claims clear- ed up $6,000 from the day’s washing. There is about fifteen feet of dirt above bedrock, the pay streak averaging from four to six feet, which is tunneled out while the ground is frozen. Of course, the ground taken out is thawed by building fires, anc when the thaw comes and Water rushes in; they set their sluices and wash the dirt. Two of our fellows thought a small bird in the hand worth a large one in the bush and sold their claims for $45,000, getting $4,600 down, the remainder to be paid in monthiy installments of $10,000 each. The puNhasers had no more than $5,000 paid. ‘They were twenty days thawing and get- ‘ting out dirt. Then there was no water to -sluice with, but one fellow made a rocker and in ten days took out the $10,000 for the first installment. So, tunneling and rock- irg, they took out $40,000 before there was water to sluice with, “Of course, these things read like the story of Aladdin, but fiction is not in it with facts at Klondyke. The ground locat- ed and prospected can be worked out in a few years, but there is still an immense territory. untouched, and the laboring man who can ‘get there with one year’s provis- ions will have a better chance to make a stake than in any other part of the world.” Rae ean pala laces nents senescence ties gr ne cee na sc an insane eee SeRRieLASI Asean REPORTS OF SUBORDINATES | 4q——pa-eoy ee RTS O SUBOROMATES |The Height of the Commissioners. Board of Steam Engineers a spectors of Wood and Flour—S: tistics of Coroner's Office. The Commissioners have received the an- nual reports from the subordinates of the District government, as follows: The board of steara engineers reports the receipt of 105 applications for license, of which seventy-five were 2pproved. This includes fourteen of the first class, eight- een of the second class, and forty-three of the third class. Attention Is called to the thirty applica- tions which were rafected, the board add- ing that these applicants did not know the first rudiments of engineering, and the gienting of a license to them would jeo- pardize the safety of the public. It is estimated that $00 is necessary for the running expenses of the office next yeer. No accidents occurred during the year. George % Coleson, inspector of lumber, reports he inspected 2.311.138 feet of Ium- ber last year, and condemned 30 feet. Market Master Burns of the Western Market, in his annual report, gives as the tetal amount collected during the last fiscal year $ 6, a net increase over . year’s receipts of $123.1 In his recom- mendations he says he needs a new gas . He urges an appropriation of $1,500 for this work. John C. Howard, inspector of fuel, re- Ports a total of 1 4 tons, 4) pourids of coal weighed and 583 1-4 cords of wood in- spected and measured. Weights and Mensures. The annual repurt of the sealer of weights and measures shows an increase in the amount of fees ccllected and a marked decrease in the number of scales and measures found incorrect. The total amount of fees collected was $4,130.43. A total of G2 scales, including two coal scales, were condemned, as well as 35 dry measures, 20 liquid «measures, 37 weights and 11 yard measures. He says, t clusion, that he is unable to suz improvement In the service, as he thinks it compares favorably with the best in the country, and is equated vy that of very few cities. Lumber Inspector E. Champlain reports fer the fiscal year a total of 1,566,084 feet of lumber inspected. W. A. O'Meara, inspector and ineasurer of lumber for the Potomac district, reports a total of 18,879 7-8 cords of wood ir spect- ed and 9381-2 cords inspected in the Georgetown district. Lumber Inspector Samuel J. Lowry re- ports for the year a total of 3,087,163 feet of lumber inspected. Robert T. Ballard, lumber inspector, re- rts a total of 1, 36 feet cf lumber in- ted. ward J. Daw, lumber inspector, meas- ured last year 2,620, feet of iumber. Flour Inspector James H. We he inspected during the year 99, of flour. Edward Graves, flour commissioner, in reply to a query of the Comm'ssioners, says the board has nothing to recommend. Coroner Hammett’. Report. The annual report of Coroner Hammett shows the number of deaths during the year to be 473. There were an even bun- dred accidental deaths, due to the follow- ing caus Eighteen from injuries, 10 from burns, 26 from drowning, one from electrocution, 11 from railroad street cars, nine from one from asphyxia while eating, five from opium poisoning, two from car- bolic acid poisoning. one from lye poison- ing, four from gunshot wounds, five from fracture of skull, one from fracture of pelvis and one from rupture of bladder, There were thirty-three suicides during idents, phyxia ace the year, the greatest number (thirteen) being caused by gunshot woun Eight were asphyxiated by gas and six by poisoning with arsenic. There were twelve homicides. In a recapitulation Dr. Hammett shows the number of deaths to have been 5SI, divided as follows: Accidental deaths, 100: suicide, homicidal, 12; fatal violent deaths, 145; deaths from natural causes, 328; total deaths reported, 474; still births, 108: grand total of deaths, 5 There were forty-three’ autopsies held during the year and thirty-four inquests. —— THE COURTS. Equity Court No. 1—Judge Hagner. In re Henry H. Dodge, lunatic; commit- tee authorized to make payments of note of $6,000. Rudolph agt. Shaw: receiver authorized to make payments and pur- chases. Clinkins agt. Douglass: sale rati- tied and cause referred to auditor. Maser agt. Measer; ‘lefendant to y alimony by August 2 er stand commi*ted for contempt. Simira Table Company agt. Lansburgh: application for rule io show cause denied and time to take testimony extended. Madi- gan agt. Madigan; auditor's report ratified and distribution erdered. Cireuit Court No. 1—Judge Hagner. Hamilton agt. Waple: judgment by de- fault. National Wall Paper Company agt. McMahon; do. Natloaal Metropolitan Bank agt. Ellicott; do. Same agt. Muir- head et al.; do. Recent Pensions Granted. ‘The following pensions have been granted: District of Columbia—Paul E. Mieville, Mary A. Miller, Maryland—J. Abram Green, Ritner Musser, Alpha; Rising Sun; George W. Glessuer (deceased), Frederick; Henry Karger, Baltimore; Louise Boyer, North East; Nannie C. Pettingall, Westernport; minors of Andres Lohe, Fullerton, Levin T. Dunnock. Baltimore; Benjamin F. Green, Bloomington; George W. Martian, Piney Grove; Harriet A. James, Pocomoke C: Virginia—Nancy Faison, Portsmouth; Goffigan, Cape Charles; Etta Mason gles, Fredericksburg; William H. Quarles, Richmond. District of Columbia—David Longhman, Edward McAleer, Emma L. Eliis, Kdin- beroush Brown. % Maryland—Letetia Tombleson, Hebron; Margaret Smith. Virginia—Mary A. Nash, Portsmouta; Elizabeth Brown, Alexandria. ———— Building Overloaded. At the request of the assistant postmaster general,-the Commissioners recently direct- ed the building inspector to make an ex- amination of building 479 and 481 C strect northwest, used by the government for the purpose of determining whether it was overloaded. The report, which was made today, shows that the greatest load on the flocrs is 200 pounds to the square foot, and that the carrying capacity amounts to but 146 pounds to the foot. It is, therefore, recommended that the loads be reduced at once. De a Certificates Ready. The board of medical supervisors an- nounce that the licenses for those phy- siclans who recently passed the medical examinaticn will be ready for delivery to- morrow morning at the health office. — School Site Purchased. The Commissioners have decided to pur- chase lots 43 to 46, inclusive, in square S38, as a site for the new public school building in Northeast Washington. The ‘price patd for the property is $11,060, or $1.50 per foot. ‘The site Is now occupied by the Peabody annex, and was selected, the Commission- ers say, because of the universal opiniow of the school authorities that it was the very best available site for the new build- ing. While it is quite near the Peabody School, it is contended that its location is eminently proper, since there is said to be an objection to having the building north ef Staunton Square. Pas —_— Extate Goes to Children. ‘The will of the latc Mary St. John, dated April 20, 1895, and naming Wm. A. Hender- son and Abner F. Dunnington as executors, was filed today. The sum of $50 each is given to Annetta and Bessie D. St. John, ee ee ‘T. Henderson and Ella ten, Rebecca Richards, children of the testatrix. (Purity, Freshness ‘& Deliciousness. That 47-cent variety of ours is a leader among candies. Fresh daily—made of the best materials on earth—finest choco- late, select nuts, sound fruit. No flavoring extracts. 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Fined and Imprixoned for Anssaultin: Aued airiek Kelly. ‘Michael rtin, a sixteen-year-old boy, was today t to jail for thirty days and fined $20, with the alternative of thirty days additional, by Judge Mills, for assaulting viking an aged man named Patrick Friday last. The latter was beaten over the head, arms and back with a broomstick in a shocking manner, and re- quired surgical attendance. ng the investigation It was develoy rtin had a confederate, and Pros: cutor Baker sald he would get a warrant tor his arrest. —-+>-— Coal Cars Wreeked. The most costly wreck that the B. and P. railroad has had for a number of years occurred yesterday morning just north of the Patapsco river. Engine No. 189 with a long train of leaded coal cars had just en- tered the cut at the point named, where the B. and O. tracks cross on an overhead trestle, and where there is a very heavy grade. The train broke in two, and in a few moments two sections crashed to- gether with terrific force. About tea cars were derailed and broken up, while the coal was scattered in all directions, Fortunaiely none of the crew were injured. A wrecking train was sent out from Baitimor but it was some hours before the tracks were cleared. The regular trains over the Pena stem were obliged to go around by way of Annapolis over the B. and O. tracks. The coal was consigned to the - Pennsylvania railroad and local dealers. — oe Jailed for Stealing Lamps. Edward Short, who was charged with the larceny of a number of bicycle lamps, as this afternoon sent to jail for thirty ays by Judge Mills in each of two cases, these being all in which the owner identified their property. The principal witness against Short was a boy name4 Joseph Schaeffer, who previously ple: ed guilty to a charge, and was leesed on his personal bonds in or- der that he could testify. It is said to be the impression of the police au- thorities that the city is infested with a gang of boys who devote most ef their tme to stealing lamps from wheels, ar they are determined to break up the prac- tice. re- —_o—— Marriage Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued to the following. White—Hubert L. Bolen of this city and Mary L. Marshall ot Linden, Va.; John A. Spencer of Alexander, Va., and Emma Davis of Fairfax cvunty, Va.; Bushrod W. Pomeroy and Katie D. Coates, both of Westmoreland county, Va. ~ Colored—Henry A. Rives and Emma Col- lins; John H. C. Randolph and Rachel Wil- liams. — Five Dollars for Overcharging. John B. Murray, a driver for a cab com- pany, was today fined $5 by Judge Mills for overcharging Dr, H. H. Hawkhurst 35 cents in a fare early this morning. Grand Jury Returns Indictments. The following indictments were returned by the grand jury this afternoon: Wm. P. Colburn, false pretenses; William Camp- bell, housebreaking; William Bailey and Herman Heiler, do.; John Adams, assault with intent to kill; Theodore Williams, lar- ceny; Albert Stewart, larceny from the person. ——— A Treasary Reinstatement. Mrs. Ruth G. D. Havens of the Treasury Department, who under the first Cleveland administration was reduced from $1,400 to $1,200, and under the second from $1,200 to $900, has been reinstated in her old place by order of Assistant Secretary Vanderlip. Her reductions, which she was told were for political reasons alone, made no change in the grade of her work, and hereafter Fourth-class postmasters have becn ap- pointed as follows: : = Virginia—Columbia, J. H. Maniey; Du- rand, R. A. Rideout; Irvington, C. H. Willing; Nester, W. W. Jackson; Oldhams, Pendletons, C. B. Tate; “f. Moyers; Wardtown, G. A. Morirg. Stes Boe sting ont of come ack bentonite a ee aE