Evening Star Newspaper, August 5, 1897, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR. THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1897-12 PAG rt assembled at t fow week © on Lath, "sus to sell and » advanta ‘A special p of our SMITH, is ves, foot 4th st. THOS W having pure of firm will moderate secure the servics ad t & COL, Ir YOU NEED t onr special dis- will save you discount “for CORTX SPIRITUALISM—X ant, business W THE STOCI ropolitan Fire Insuran ompany of ef Columbia will be held MONDAY, S87, to elect directors. Polls open close S. m, at 1 o'clock p.m. M. disay A promise is sacred with us. When we promise a printing job by a certain time you can depend on its being ready. Neat hurry-up Brief printing—90c. page for 50 pies. BYKON cud-14d “Berkeley” Tn hy t S. ADAMS, “Prompt” Printer. 512 11th st. STREET LIGHTING SERVICE The Annual Report of Superintendent of Lamps Submitted. ‘The Changes Heretofore Made and Recommendations for Future Op- erations All Carefully Noted. The annual report of the superintendent of lamps has been submitted to the Com- missioners. The most important improve- ment in the street lighting service during the year, the report states, was the aban- donment of the moonlight schedule, and the introduction of an all night, every night schedule. The change was author- ized by the appropriaticn act. Another chang>, but one that does not scem in the line of improvement, was the reduction by Congress of the size of the burner for gas lamps from six to five cubic feet per heur. Although a corresponding reduction of 50 cents per lamp per year was made in the maximum price, the service was not improved. With a few minor ex- ceptions, the report says, the gas-lighting service has been well maintained through- out the year. All the burners were replaced by new ones adjusted for five cubic feet per hour. The naphtha lighting service has been ex- tended in the suburis of Congress Height Takoma Park, Benning, Brookland, Lang- don, Merician Hill and Sherman ‘avenue and adjacent streets. The incandescent service has been ex- tended on the Tenleytown road to the D trict line, the Aqueduct bridge is lighted and 100 lamps placed in Eckington, former- ly maintainea by private parties, now con- trolled by the District. The report concludes as follows: “It is urgently recommended that Con- gress be requested to set aside abovt two or three thousand dollars of the street lighting fund to be expended by the Com- missioners for experimental lighting, with a view of improving and increasing the effi- ciency of the service. Under the present law, which fixes the consumption of gas lamps at five cubic feet per hour, Wels- JAS. THARP, s F st. nw. BLANK BOOKS OF ALL KINDS. Part PENS, INK. ERASERS, PENCILS. INS EVERYTHING FOR THE LIBRARY AND OSFICE IN STATIONERY LE LOWEST PRIC Easton& Rupp,421 llth St. POPULAR-PRICED STATIONERS aud-Lid INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. ACCOUNTANTS . 5 AMUSEMENTS - 12 ATTORNEYS 3 10 4 YONTRY BOAT SOUNTRY (Lots)... Miceli AND VEHIC SROAKAN EURO AE DE Reh ede eee eee RELOADED TED AND TO LOAN RAVEL. ONAL OCEAN PEL UNDERTAKERS WANTED WANTED WANTED (Houses) isceHancous). (Rooms). arenas WANTED WANTED (Situations). CONDENSED LOCA Anderson Brooks, a colored m: ¥ was four wandering about t streets by the officers of the second pre ut Wo'clock last night. He was found Island avenue and lth street, stcred to his family. a hmb of a tree hanging in front 12th street southwest causes an which the police have asked commission to removi uctiGn you want anything, try an ad. in The has what you wish, you bach or other improved burners cannot be 1 Welsh ch lights are meeting with favor in many > cities, where they give a splendid service. In Washington they would be of great value in lighting those resident streets traversed by street railway lines, since considerable objection has been sed to the introduction of arc lamps in ections. Welsbach burners consume gas and give more light than the or- ary burner. They are, however, more expensive to maintain, it being impossible to operate them at the maximum price of $20 per lamp per annum fixed by the ap- propriation act “For this reason, and because they do not burn five cubic feet, they have not been introéuced. Were this special provision Je in the law, such lamps could be ir! und if proved satisfactory could be provid- ed for permanently. The recommendations of previous years for a clerk and an in- crease in the salary of the superintendent are again made.” aa Saas AFRAID OF PIRATES. A Request of Alaxka-Bound Steamer Owners to Arm Their Vessels. The North American Transportation Com- y, running steamers between the Pa- states and Alaska, is in correspon- dence with the Treasury Department, with a view to the equipment of some of their vessels with rapid-fire guns for the protec- tion of the precicus cargoes they are ex- pected to bring from the gold fields. Presi- dent Weare of that company recently re- sted the department to lend his com- y a Gatling gun for use on the steamer He was informed that the law the government from loaning to private parties. There is considerable doubt as to the right of @ merchantman to arm itself as a man-of- war without express authority from Con- gr Treasury officials are inclined to t Neve that the dangers from pirates and other maraucers in the Alaskan seas hay heen greatly magnified, and that the steam- ers now engaged in the Alaskan trade are in no special danger of molestation, in spite of the great value of the cargoes they are bringing frcm the gold fields. prohibited i THE FIRST CHANGE. Sergeznt Perry Reduced and Given a Regular Assignment. ‘The first change in the reorganization of the police force occurred today, when the Commissioners reduced Sergeant Perry to the position of private of the first class and ¢ d him as captain of the watch of the District building. ‘There were no charges against Sergeant Perry. His record during his long service on the force has been most honorable, but it was necessary, in order to bring about certain changes, to reduce him and give him a regular assignment. will follow from time to tion of the Heutenants will ‘The investig: continue this evening, when Lieutenants Kelly, McCathran, Gessford, Heffner and Swindells will appear. More Medals of Honor. Acting Secretary Meiklejohn has awarded a medal of honer to James W. Archer of Washington, D. C. At Corinth, M October 4, 1862, this wer. Last night about § o'clock N chemi- ca as calied out for fire on the Pi eh The burning ‘of some brush was w caused the sending in ot an alarm. An alarm Of firs was turned in about k this morning for fire in the hous Riding, No. 1301 S street north- originat not Known, ained considerable head- trival of the fire depart- to the extent of about $1.00 was done. The building is owned by Ja T. Arandell, and is fully insured. An obstructed sewer in front of No. h street northwest was reported by the today. —_——. -— Transfers of Real Estate. Marshall—Jno. QA. Lee et ux. to Janes W. Wisi tmam, lots 1 to 30, bik. 16: $850, Marstall—Jus. W htiman to Miletus J. Wine, lor A. Pierce to Ste- tween to N and Francis oO w et ux. v. 1 7th Davis, lot 17s, onveys to James met ux Wm nd M st Saks, lot rots fest Solomon W. Darby, lot 33, IM) $6,000. niy-first and F ts northwestJob Bar ard et al. HH. Weaver, original ker 6. 1 en , D. Croissant et us. t S200. 3 Moyer to Laura J. Saun- ia horthwest betweer hand 14th tom et ux. to Viola Bacon, lot Rernard J. Cain to Wm. M 21st and 22d streets E. 27 and 2, =. G8: &. Street southwest Between 4% and 6th streets Wm. Ho Davis, part orig- 5,000. Pari 10 C street northwest stees, to Dow A. $8,600. West Brookland Thos. >. M. Comstock, lots 2: Mablon Asbford et ford, lot 34, reservation trustees, to 22, and’ ali Aaron sr to Louls Beyer, ee eee If you want anything, try an ad. in The Star. If anybody has what you wish, you will get an answer. . : $1 Meridian Hill Jr, part lot 12, bik. 17; lieutenant, 59th Indiana Volunteers, and aid-de-camp to a general officer, voluntarily took command of his regiment with the consent of one or more of his seniors who were present, rallied the command, led it in the ault and was mentioned by name in official reports by his brigade and division commanders. A medal has also be warded to Lieut. Col. J. H. Patterson, 22d Infantry, Fort Crook, Ne At the Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1861, this officer, then a first lieutenant, 11th Infan:ry, under the heavy fire of the advanciag enemy, picked up and carried several hun- dred yards to a place of safety a wounded officer of his regiment, who was helpless and would otherwise have been burned in the forest. It matters little what it Is that you want hether a situation or a servant—a ant’ ad. In The Star will reach the person who can fill your need. = Marriage License: Marriage i\censes have been issued to the followings White—Louis Voelker and Lucy Crabtree: William A. Shepherd and Maie G. Moore: Thoma Alvey and Anrie Nightingale; james W. Hummer and Olia F. Johnson; William H nd Katie B. Giblin; id Eliza C. Stewart. Johnson and Mary k; Henr Mackell; Andrew gie Beryman, Frederick L. Jones s: John E. Dateher . Myers; Robert H. Canna and Alice . Hicks. CASTORIA Infants cent: | SEE THAT THE FAC-SIMILB and and He SIGNATURE OF Chas. H. Fletcher Is ON THE WRAPPER CF EVERY BOTTLE OF CASTORIA THE CENTAUR COMPANE, 77 Murray at., N. ¥. THE OFFICIAL WEATHER MAP. pee EXPLANATORY NOTE: Observations taken at $ a.m., “Sth meridian time. Solid lines are 1s0- bars, or lines of equal air pressure, drawn for each tenth of an inch. Dotted lines are isotherms, or lines of eqral temperature, drawn for cach ten degrees. Shaded areas are regions where rain or snow has fallen during preceding twelve hours. The words “High” and “‘Low’’ show location of areas of high and low barometer. Small arrows fly with the wind. FAIR WEATHER. That is Predicted for Tonight Tomorrow. Forecast till 8 p.m. Friday—For the Dis- trict of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia, fair tonight and Friday; cooler; northerly winds. Weather conditions—The pressure is high in all districts, except the lower Colorado ley. Showers have occurred in the lake re- gions, New England, the middle Atlantic states, the Ohio and middle Mississippi val- 8, and on the middle slope.” The temperature has fallen in the Ohio valley, the lower lake region and New England. It has risen in the upper Mis- sotri valley, and on the northern slope, and has remained nearly stationary elsewhere. The candition of extreme heat continued yesterday over the Ohio valley, the south Atlantic and gulf states, with maximum temperatures, ranging’ from 90 to 100 de- grees and over, and exceeding, in some in- stances, any previously recorded by fhe weather bureau during the first ten days of August. Palestine, Texas, reported a maximum of 104 degrees, which was as high as ever before recorded at that sta- tion. The following heavy precipitation inches) Was reported: t twenty-four hours—Pue- and le Gn Condition of the Water. Temperature and condition of water at 8 a.m.: Great Falls, temperature, 82; condi- tion, 15. Receiving reservoir, tempera- ture, 88; condition at north connection, condition at south connection, 6. Distri uting reservoir, temperature, 82; condition at influent gate house, 14; effluent gate house, 15. Tide Table. Today—Low tide, 6:28 a.m. and 6:53 p.m. High tide, 12:08 a.m, and 12338 p.m. Tomorrow—Low tide, 732 a.m. and 7:58 p.m. High tide, 1:04 a.m. and 1:39 p.m. The Sun and Moon. Today—Sun rises, 5:04 a.m. 7:06 p.m. Moon sets, 10:37 p.m. today. Moon reach- ed first quarter, 1:24 p.m. today. Tomorrow—Sun rises, 5:05 a.m. The City Lights. Gas lamps all lighted at 8:14 p.m. Ex- tinguishing begun at 4:14.a.m. The light- Sun sets, ing is begun one hour before the time named. Arc lamps lighted at 7:59 p.m. Extin- guished at 4:29 a.m. Temperature for Twenty-Four Hours. The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau during the past twenty-four hours, beginning at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon: eee 44 p.m., 90; 8 p.m., 88; midnight, 73. August 5—4 a.m., 72; 8 a.m., 73; 12 m., 81, ard 2 p.m., 80. Maximum, 90, at 4 p.m., August 4; mini- mum, 71, at 5 a.m., August 5. FOUR LOSE THEIR LIVES Fire in a Cincinnati Tenement Following a Wedding. Bridegroom and Two Others Suffocat- ed—Indulgence in Beer and _ Cigarettes the Cause. CINCINNATI, Ohio, August Four persons lost their lives about 3 o'clock this morning as the result of a fire in a frame dwelling on Elm street opposite Charles. The names of the dead are: Ezra Rous, Arthur Guth, Nellie Bennett, Roy Carr. The fire is supposed to have started from the explosion of a gasoline stove. The build- ing was a two-story frame. Otto Adler kept an all-night restaurant in the lower part of the house. There were seventeen men and women in rooms in the second story of the house. The occupants of the building refuse all information. None of the dead were burned. They were suffocated by smoke from the fire in adjacent rooms. The only exit for escape was blocked by at the head of the stairway. came from an adjacent room, where the fire was soon extinguished. It seemed that it was a wedding frolic, in which Guth, one of the dead men, was bridegroom, and the daughter of Landlord Adler was the bride. Suli, there is some doubt about who was the bride, as it is nearly impossible to” get particulars in the case. The celebrants of the wedding used beer and cigarettes very freely. One theory is that the fire was started by rettes and that beer caused the somnolence which, with the up-ended bath tub, was the indirect cause of so much fatality. taiiscems that the other thirteen inmates of the house suffered but slightly from the smoke and fire. ————— RY AT CALCUTTA. The smoke BUTC! Engiish Artillery Fired Into a Mob, Killing 1,500. The Evening News this afternoon publiskes a letter from @ Calcutta volunteer reiterating the stat ment that during the recent rioting there the artiliery fired point blank at a mob of 5,000 mill hands, who were marching to join the rioters, with the result that 1,500, LONDON, August of the natives were killed. The secretary of state for India, Lord Hamilton, was questioned in the of cOmmons on July 9 as to the ac- curacy of the native report that 1 sons were killed during the rioti i had then just occurred in the vicinity of Caleutta, as one of the results of the strin- gent measures taken by the government Officials to prevent the spread of and stamp out the bubonic plague. He replied that about seven persons were killed, and that about twenty were wounded during the riots referred to. = COTTON CORNER ALLEGED. Firm Owns Nenrly All the St. Louis Stock. ST. LOUIS, Mo., August 5.—Cotton is said to be cornered in this city and is likely to remain so until September 1, when the official cotton year opens and the new crops begins to move. The statements of the local warehouses show that the total number of bales in storage aggregates 2,682 bales. Last year at this time there were 25,236 Dales. Of the 9,682 bales now on~ hend, 9,000 are held by one firm, the Allen West Commission Company. James H. Allen of the latter company when asked if there was a corner replied: ‘This is the end of the cotton season of and 1897, and spot cotton is mighty scarce at all’ the leading points between New Orleans and St. Louis. We have over 9,000 bales in the warehouses and we are holding on to it, as nearly half of that cotton is two years old, It 1s well seasoned, and then the crop of two years ago was finer than last year's growth.” He would not admit the existence of a corner. One ——>_—__ TO BUFFALO ENCAMPMENT. Reports Indicate a Strong Turnout of Veterans, BUFFALO, N. Y., August 5.—From infor- mation received by Secretary Turner of the citizens’ G. A. R. committee 53,529 veterans will participate in the grand parade during the national encampment. New York heads the list with 15,000 veter- ans. Pennsylvania follows, with 8,000, while the estimates from Illinois, Ohio and Massachusetts are 5,000 each. ‘The state divisions will march in the or- der of their organization, with the excep- tion that ‘w York will bring up the rear out of courtesy to the visitors. —— Dangerous Derelict Reported. NEW ORLEANS, La, August 5.—The steamer Excelsior, Captain John 8. Boyd, from New York, July 29, reports that on August 2, Alligator light house, bearing west, half south, six miles distant, passed a wreck bottom up; only fraction more than her keel was visible; a very dan- gerous obstruction to navigation, a bath tub set up on end; TO AID THE INSURGENTS The Heraldo of Madrid Makes a Sensational Announcement. ited States to Wait Four Months Before Interfering in Cuba— re Story Denied Officially. MADRID, August 5.—The Heraldo of this city says it understands that the United States government has decided to wait four months longer for‘the pacification of Cuba, and that unless it is accomplished by that time the United States ill undertake the protection of the insurgehts. Inquiries made in official circles elicited a ; denial of the accuracy of this announce- ment. A Carlist deputy has madeé“a bet with a ccrservative colleague of 1,000 francs, the fermer wagering that Don Carlos will be in Spain at the head of his partisans be- fore the end of Februarf, 1898. As the result of a conference betw: the minister for the colonie: | tellano, and the premier, Canovas tillo, the scheme for the customs for Cuba has been modilied. =e FIRED BY THE CREW. British Ship Cumbermere Destroyed at Onkiand, Cn. OAKLAND, Cal., August 5.—The British ship Cumbermere, coal laden, was on fire yesterday. The fire is believed by Captain Bernard to have been started by friends of Near, the East Indian who stabbed Ber- nard. The flames spread rapidly and did great damage, almost destroying the vessel. It is ‘aid the fire is a sequel of the stabbing af- Some of the crew are now in Irons, ed by the ship's officers of starting the blaze. Almost — MILLION DOLLAR BORAX PLANT. Dingley Tariff Enables F. 1. to Compete With Turkey OAKLAND, Cal., August F. I. Smith, the “Borax King,” will establish a million dollar refinery near New York to employ 200 men. The Dingley tariff bill placed a duty of $6 a ton upon imported borax, giving Mr. Siaith an opportunity to com- pete in New York with borax imported from Tarkey and South America. The new refinery will be the principal ene operated by Mr. Smith. The borax will be shipped from Southern California in a raw state. It is uncertain whether cr not his Alameda refinery will be closed. Smith PEDRO. Southern Pacific Railroad Secures 170 Acres ut California Port. LOS ANGELES, Cal, August Pacific Improvement Company, represent- ing the Southern Pacific Railroad Com- pany, has bought 170 acres of land over- looking the proposed breakwater at San Pedro. This new purchase of the improve- ment company is a trifle less than a quar- ter of a tract which is held by the San Pedro Harbor Dock Company. By this purchase of the land the South- ern Pacitic will have splendid facilities for docks, as it is close to one of the proposed entrances to the breakwater. This deal vould indicate that favorable action on the San Pedro harbor by corgress is an- ticipated. ———___ WILL BID FOR ALASKAN TRADE. Another New Steamship Company in the Field at ‘Seattle. TACOMA, Wash., August 5.--Dodwell Carlile & Co. of Hong Kong,‘ together with a number of Tacoma cdpitalists, have or- ganized a steamship company, and will compete for Alaskan trade with company headquarters at Tacomay) The new corporation bas chartered the City of Seattle, which will leave here Au- gust 15, with accommodations: for 500 pas- sengers and with a freight capacity of 600 tons. The company will alsé: put on two other steamers. 3 ——.— - TROUBLE IN BICYCLE COMPANY. General Manager, Charged With Em- beazlement, Brings (Counter Svit. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.,,August 5.— Charles J. Thayer, treasurer, vice president and general marager of the Hamilton- ‘Kenwood Bicycle Company, has been ar- rested on a caplas for the alleged embezzle- ment of $4,000 of the company’s funds, the money being taken, it is claimed, just be- fore the company gave mortgages of $100,- (ov to J. Frederick Baars, as trustee. ‘Thayer immediately began a counter sit against President Chas. R. Sligh and Sec- retary J. D. Case, alleging deliberate wreck- ing, and asking the appointment of a re- ceiver. Ss ——.-_ Fertilizing Works Destroyed. PHILAD! Pa., August 5.—The fertilizing works of Adam W. Louth, lo- cated at Greenwich Point, in the southern part of this city, were partially destroyed by fire today. The loss is about $45,000, with no insurance. Origin of the fire is un- known, See WHISKY TRUST PERFECTED The Distillers Have Almost Unanimously Signed the Agreement. Samuel Woolner Claims the Comb! tion Will Not Result in Advanc- ing Price of Spirits. CHICAGO, August —According to a story printed in the Times-Herald this morning the efforts cf leading distillers and distributors to ferm a combination to con- trol the production and price of spirits have at iast been successful. The final details of the plan of agreement, it is said, have just been decided upon, though frequent meetings have been held, mainly in Chicago, New York and Cincinnati, dur- ing the last six months. The combination is on the percentage allotment plan, with special rules, reg- ulations and forfeitures imposed on dis- tributors. Each distiller producing more than his percentage allotment pays month- ly into the pool a certain sum on the sur- pilus. Each distiller producing ‘ess than his allctment draws out a similar sum for each gallon short. The executive and arbi- tration committees include in their inem- bership every important interested country and will control the new association. The executive committee consists of Samuel Rice of New York, president of the American Manufacturing Company; Frank Curtis of New York, P. J. Hennessey, Chi- cago: Jacob Ross of St. Louis, Frank T. Corning, Peoria; Henry G. Herget, Pekin, Il, and George Hubbell, William Ho- bart and J. T. McHugh of Cincinnati. The arbitration’ committee is cdmposed of Samuel Woolner, Peoria; Jacob P. Lailes, New York; N. J. Walsh, J. W. Freiburg, Cincinnau, and J. Har, Omaha. a Samuel Woolncr, who 1s here, said: “The object of the association is to conserve and marage the spirits industry. The agree- nt has been signed by everybody in the business, and it is such that it is likely to stick. The nature of the agreement I can- not define other ihan to say that the asso- ciation is an entirely voluntary one. I do not believe that prices will at any time be advanced above a figure that will fairly furnish a living profit, as this would oniy ircite new opposition from the public. The ertire spirits industry is harmonious, and when prcfits begin to take the places of Icsses, this feeling of harmony will be strengthened.” ————— PRICE OF FLOUR ADVANCES. Has Gone Up 90 Cents a Barrel Since Last April. CHICAGO, August 5.—Flour is rising in price, and has reached $5 a barrel. Last April it cost $4.10, the low price of the year. The advance has been steady since, and some of those in the trade think it will continue until war-time prices will prevail. The millers say that every advance of one cent in the price of wheat means an advance of five cents in price of a barrel of flour, ard they expect a continuous ad- vance in the price of wheat, basing tneir opinions on the purchases of foreigners, reports of short crops and tke fact that this country has gotten rid of the most of its surplus, DOUBTFUL SCHEME SPOILED. Indianapolis Corporation flected by Insurance Companies’ Action. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., August ‘The determination of the leading life insur- ance companies to carry no risks on Klon- dike explorers has fallen with dampening effect on the co-operative companies which were forming in this city and upon a num- ber of men who are preparing to start for Alaska during the coming winter. One of these companies intended send- ing ten representatives, each insured for $10,000, giving each man $1,000, besides money for contingent expens all of them to co-operate in the search for gold, divia- ing equally with the c nd in ca of death the insurance money to be paid to the company. By each death the com- pany stood to win $8,500 on the basis that not more than $1,500 would be spent on each representative. Another company simply designed carry- ing sufficient insurance to reimburse for actual outlay. It is not thought that any of these companies will proceed further with the organization. ee HEAVY RAINS AT DENVER. Two Cases of Drowning and Much Damage to Property DENVER, Col., August The heavy rains which have fallen € this week have caused many th of dol- lars damage in and a Sev- eral bridg washed away. was thrown into the creek by he the is nding to of a’bank on which Ww: waich the flood and was drowned. Au un- krewn man who attempted to ford the creel ck wa pt away. Trains are much delayed on account of the damage to roadbeds, bridges and cul- verts. ee ANXIOUS FOR TURKEY PEACE. Condition of the Treasury Causes a Change of Policy. CONSTANTINOPLE, August 5.—'The Turkish government officials are now mani- festing a desire to expedite the settlement of the peace negotiations, owing to strait- ened state of the exchequer rendering it impossible under the present circumstances to contract a new loan, because of the un- healthy condition of the troops in Thessaly, where many of the soldiers are dying. There are also political reasons, the atti- tude of Bulgaria, Servia and Montenegro being regarded as threatening. The Turkish minister for foreign a Tewfik Pasha, replying to inquirie: by the ambassadors of the powers, pressed ignorance of the destination of th Turkish fleet which left the Dardanelles on Tuesday last. It appears, however, that the warships are not going to Cretan wa- ters, which is probably a wise decision upon the part of the Turkish autho: S, as it has been stated that the admirals in command of the fleets of the powers have decided to oppose by force, if necessary, the entry of the Turkish squadron into Cretan waters, where precautions have al- ready been taken against such an eventu- ality by the dispatch of foreign warships to guard the different ports of Crete. eS aes BACKED INTO AN ENGI) Serious Collision on the Chautauqua Lake Railroad Near Jamestown. JAMESTOWN, N. Y., August 5.—A col- lissicn oceurred kere last evening between trains on the D, A. V. and P. road and the Jamestown and Chautauqua Lake railroad. A passenger train on the latter road was backing down on the same track on which was the other train and the collision wrecked a locomotive and several cars. In the smash-up J. B. Collins, Rev. Wil- liam A. Hallock of this place and a lady of Wooglin, N. Y., named Sutland, were seriously put not fatally injured. —__—_ MISS ROSS’ PETITION SET ASIDE. Surrogate Arnold Issues Ancil Letters in King Estate Case. NEW YORK, Augus§ 5.—Surrogate Ar- nold handed down a decision today in the contest over the will of William H. King. In the decision, the petition of Eugenia A. W. Ress, who claimed to be a niece of Mr. King, and who asked for letters of admiristration, vas set aside, and ancillary letters were issued to George Gordon King, a nephew, and Sarah Birckhead, a niece. William King died some little time ago in the Butler Hospital, Providence, R. 1. About forty years ago he went to China and there amassed a fortune variously es- timated at from $20,000,000 to $30,000,000. ——_ Famous Stallion Strathmore Dead. LEXINGTON, Ky., August 5.—Old Strathmore, the famous stallion, has suc- cumbed to the excessive heat. His get have won near $500,000 since he has been in the stud. ry THE NEW TARIFF A Completed Comparison of Its Rates With Some, in Addition to Those Alren: Published, Given—Lixt of With Increased Duties. Articles The completed comparison of the tariff bill, prepared by Mr. Chas. H. Evans, the tariff expert, was received at the Senate and House document rooms today. The following are some cf the comparisons, in addition to those given in The Star last week: The average ad valorem duty of the flax, hemp and jute schedule is lower in the new law than in the Wilson law. That of the Wilson law was 46.94 per cent. The present law is 45.18 per cent. The average ad valorem of the pulp, paper and book schedule under the present law is 3 cent. Under the Wilson law 22.18 1 pnt. The average ad valorem of the sundry schedule is lower in the Dingley law than it was in the Wilson law. Under the Ding- ley law it 1s 23.35 per cent; under the Wil- son law it was 24.79 per cent. The total value of articles transferr from the free list to the dutiable list is Placed at $101,968,941. Only two articies Were transferred from the dutiable to the free list. These were cocoanuts in the shell and sheep dips. The following are the articles on which there is an increase of duty in the present lew over the Wilson lave ao Acids: Lactic, Gallic. Alcoholic perfumery. Compounds, alcoholic. Chloride of lime. Camphor, refined. Chalk. Chicle. Oil, fusel oil or amylic alcohol. Opium: Crude or unmanufactured, ete. Morphia, or morphine, etc. Spirit varnishes. Paints: Crayons. Smalts and fros:ings. Spanish, Indian red, &e. Potash, chlorate of. Preparations of alcohol. Soda, chlorate of. Soda’ asa. Plaster rock or gypsum. Plaster of Paris, ground. stone—Wholly or partially mam- unmanufactured um and bitum: advanced; dried or advance, Bauxite or beauxite crude. Chemical glass war: Plate Plate gia: 16 by 24 inches Plate glass, exceeding 16 by a —Not dried or polished, silv- i Inches; above > glass, exceeding 16 Plate glass, ¢ polished, inche: silverea— pove 16 by . polished, unsilvered—Not exceeding 16 by 24 inches; above 16 by 24. All other manufactures—Paste, manu- factures of, glass, broken and-oid glass, Manufactures of agate, alabaster, jet. Freestone, granite, sandstone, ete. dressed or unmanufactured, hewn, dress or polished, polishing and burnishing ston Scissors and shears. Valued at not more than 50 cents per dozen. Valued at more than Valued at more than $1 Tinsel wire, lame or lahn. Not 0 cents. per dozen, Mi Chronometers, box or ship's. Watches. Watch cases, movements, etc. Jew for use in the manufacture of watches or clocks. Railroad ties. Clapboards. Shingles, Mol: Testing above 40 degrees and not above 56 de; § degrees, All not above No, 16 Dutch stand- ar above No. 16 Dutch standard. ugar, maple, and sirup. Glucose or grape sugar. Saccharine. Orchids, lily of the valley, azaleas, palms, ete. Straw. Fruits preserved in their own juice. Currants. Olives, gre>1 or prepared. Dates. Oranges, lemons and limes. Orange and lemon peel, not pj Cccoanut meat of copra, ete. served. Pine Me sed or undres ete. Chocol and cocoa, prepared or manv- factured. ndelion root, ete., r ale or ginger waters, other manuf: + prepared. beer. of cotton not Hemp, tow of. Hemp and jute carpets. All manufactures of other ve hemp and rami cloth, old or refuse. rpets, treble ingrain, three-ply, ete. rpets, wool Dutch and two-ply ingrain. table fiber Gunny bags Cards, playing. ) ures of paper. loose, unthreaded. ded or jet trimmings, ete. s, plaits, laces, willow sheets, etc. Ccal, anthracite. orks. Feathers and downs, crude: Ostrich. other. Feathers and downs for beds. All Hairclott, known as crinoline cloth. Jewelry Precious stones and imitations of, set, not specially provided for. Pearls, set. Hides of cattle, raw or uncured, etc. Leather: Band or belting. All leather, not specially provided for. Coral, nanufacteres of. Spar, menufactures of. Musical instruments and parts of: chief value. Wood chief value. Umbrellas, ete., covered with other ma- terial than silk, wool, etc. Sticks for umbrellas, shades. Metal parasols or sun- i It matters little what it is that you want —whether a situation or a servant—a ant” ad. in The Star will reach the person who can fill your need. FINAN CIAL. Stocks going higher! The stock market offers a splendid opportunity for in- vestment just now. Buy now —and hold until the highest point is reached. Direct con- nection with N. Y. Stock Ex- change. Small commissions. C. T. HAVENNER, 28 F St. Minnie bide au5-21d Alaska Gold. Sixty-four-page beok, authorized, maps, routes, Jaws, all information te Aug. 1. By mail, 25e. Agents wanted. ALASKA PUBG. ©0., Rochester, N.Y. aud-2t Washington Loan & Trust Co., OFFICE, COR. 9TH AND F STs. PAID-UP CAPITAL, ONE MILLION. Loans in any amount wade on approved real estate or collateral, at reasonable rates. Interest paid upon deposits on daily bal- ances subject to. check. ‘This company acts as executor, adminis- trator, trustee, agent, treasurer, registrar and in all other fiduciary capacities. Boxes for rent in burglar and fire-proct vaults for safe deposit and storage of val- uable packages. “Klondyke.” The Commodious and Fast $ ailing Steamer “Portland” leaves Seattle y | September 10th for Ft. Get There, St. Michael's Island, Alaska, Mouth of the Yukon River, making connec- tons th the River Steamers “Wear “Cudahy,” “Hamilton,” “Healy, ower” and “Klondyke. Pa engers will be landed at Circle City, Ft. Cudahy and Klondyke Gold Mines on or before June rsth, 18y%. FARE, INCLUDING ($1,008.) Placer and quartz mines bought and sold. Investments in) mining property made, saving expense of sending agenis. Our agents and experts are on the ground and have been for years. We will issue letters of credit on our Company at its posts, Circle City, Alaska, Fort Cudahy, Dawson City, Klondyke Gold Fields, North West Territory, at a charge of one per cent. Employment will be given at re- munerative wages during the winter along the river chopping and bank- ing steamboat wood. Large stocks of supplies of all kinds wili be found at Ft. Get There and Hamilton on the lower Yukon. For particulars apply North American Transportation and Trading Company, Room 290, Old Colony Building, Chicago. DIRECTORS. Fi : JOUN J. HE. K argains in — Storage Rooms. Two special offers, embodying MLER ONE—One is the bargain id room, to G6 loads of furnitu TWOOne som, larze enough to ost 8 leads of | furniture—special . Piarcus Notes, 637 La. Ave. — Warehouses, 214-21€ 1 THE SEST IS THE CHEAPEST— _A home at Cleveland Park, 18 The National Safe Deposit, Savings and Trust Company, Of the District of Columbia, CORNER 15TH ST, AND NEW YORK AVE, Chartered by special act of Congress, Jan., 1867, and acts of Oct., 1890, and Feb, 1893, Capital: OneMillionDollars SAFE DEPOSIT DEPARTMENT. Ronts safes inside burglar-proof vaults at $5 per annum upward, Securities, Jewelry, silverware and valuables of sll kinds in owner's package, truuk or case taken on deposit at moderate cost. SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT. Deposits received from TEN CENTS upward, and interest alloxed on $3 and abov Loaut money on real estate and Security, Sells first-class real estate and other securities in sums of $500 and upward. TRUST DEPARTME: This company is a legal depository for court and trust funds, and acts as administrator, executor, receiver, assignee and executes trusts of all kinds. Wills prepared by a competent attoruey in daily attendance, OFFICERS: President President President Secreta RGE HOWARD. Treasurer HARLES E, NYMAN. retary WOODLURY BLAIR. Piust Oiicw) DIRECTORS: E. Francis Rigzs, Ancrew Wylie, 3 Thomas R. Jones, Matthew G. Emery, W. Riley Deebte, Woodbury Blair, Henry A. Willard, Thomas Hyde, Alvert L. Sturtevant, — John F, Rodgers, George H. ¥ James M. Johuston, Zenas C. Robbins, John G. Parke, George T. Puno Rebert ©. livitzmaa, Wm. E. Edcionston, oun € k, Wim. A. Gordon, H. Bradley Dayidsom, seza T. J. HODGEN & CO., Brokers & Dealers, Stocks, Cotton, Grain and Provisions, Rooms 16 and 11, Corcoran building, cor, 15th & F, and = mb23-14d g w Silsby & Co ilsby mpany, TNOORPORATED, BANKERS AND BROKERS Office, G13 15th st. n. National Metrepolitan Bank Building. Correspondents Robert Lindblom & Co, plone 545. CORSON Members of the anges of Boston and Baltimore boug! A and soli ade of investment ies. Dis- all local Railroad, Gas, Insurance nd Telephote Stock dealt in. Americen Bell Telephone Stock bought and sold. je51-16a * W. B. Hibbs & Co., BANKERS & BROKERS, Members New York Stock Exchange, 1427 F Street. ‘Correspondents of LADENEULG, THALMANN & CO., 6-160 New York. Union Savings Bank $018-10a Life Insurance Policies it or takew as collateral on loans. T. D. eee 1308 F st. n.w., or Box 508, City P.O, tt Money at5 Per Cent to Loan On real estate in District of Columbia. No de- ante ESIC, apli-at & McLERAN, 1008 F st. peetil Offers to workingmen and small depositors every ad- Vantage in reason toward opening and maintais a bank account. 1222 F