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8 THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1897— PAGES. Close daily at 5 pm., Saturdays at 1 p.m «MOSES SONS. Feet. cor. 11th. | _—‘Storage, 22d and M. Mattsess Factory, Ist and D. 1 department—Storage, Hauling, Moving and Packing. Cold storage. Dining Room Furniture At a Discount. Need a Sideboard, China Case, an Extension Table or some Dining Chairs? We'll make it well worth your while to buy them during the warm season. We're cutting prices just for the sake of making specials. We've cut them weil. The goods will go quickly. You take the hint and be quick to get yours. China Case, made of selid oak, nicely carved, fall round bent doable thickness. $20 re 65 Sk Denutifully "polish 1 beveled pk: csizn. A regular $30 S-ft. length... to-ft. length. . 12-it. length... Dining Chatrs of solid sak, W. B. MOSES & SONS SCROFULA. BLOOD POISON, CANCER, ECZEMA, tetter and all other disorders of the blood per- manently cured and all taint eliminated from the system by S. S. S., the greatest purifier. nolt-m.w&f-ly ‘The “Exposition Universelle de l'art Culinaire” awarded the highest honors to ANGOSTURA Bi TERS as the most efficacious stimulant to ex- cite the appetite. Dr, Ask for the genuine article, manufactured by Dr. J. G. B. Siegert & Sons. PLUMBERS ARRAIGNED. Anacost Firm Fined for Dis- obeying Regulations. Messrs. Fuss & Butier, plumbers in Ana- costia, were called upon to explain, in Po- lice Court today, why they had not made certain sewer connections in property own- ed by them. According to the testimony of Inspector Beaumont, he had given the usual rotice in such cases, and although the time for compliance expired May 2), no action in the matter kad been taken by the firm. The defendants admitted the accusa- tion, and Judge Mills imposed a fine of 30 —— case, or, in default, thirty days in jail. ‘The prisoners were taken below prepara- tcry to being removed to the jail when Postmaster J. W. Tolson of Anacostia ap- peared before Judge Mills and stated that Messrs. Fuss & Butler were reliable men and would undoubtediy pay the fine if given a little time. The judge thereupon sent for the prisoners, and directed that their personal bonds obligating them to pay the fine within one month, be taken. ——— _—_ Still Searching for Foultz. The police and detectives are still on the lookout for Dorsey Foultz, the fugitive murderer, and seme of them are asleep over the matter. Night before last and last night a great many houses’ were searched, but nothing was seen of the fugi- tive. At several houses the police learned tkat Dorsey nad been seen only a short time before they: appeared. A ECHOES OF LAMBETH Bishop Whipple Tells of His Im- pressions of the Conference. AMERICANS CORDIALLY RECEIVED Bishop Satterlee of This Diocese Interested His English Brethren. VIEWS ON LABOR QUESTION LONDON, August 11.—The Right Rev. Henry B. Whipple, bishop of Minnesota, who has been one of the most prominent among the bishops in attendance upon the Lambeth conference, at the request of the Associated Press has written the following views of the conference: “The conference manifested a decided Lnanimity of feeling on all questions con- nected with work for missions and the so- cial problems which at this time have so much interest for all thoughtful men. One of the most remarkable speeches of the conference was made by the bishop of Washington, Dr. Satterlee, on the social problems connected with the employer and the employed, the keynote of which was that men do not need charity; they need what the Gospel of Christ gives them, brotherhood as the children of one father. “The bishop of Albany occupied a fore- most position in the conference as one who always expressed himself with terse simplicity. Bishop Potter always has a hearing in England as well as at home for bis wise and loving thoughtfulness. Won Respect of Their English Brethren. “I think the American bishops won the respect and love of their English brethren. There was a strong unanimity of feeling with all the American bishops that while in fraternal love and brotherly sympathy our hearts ere one with the church in England and the colonies in defense of the faith and in the work of our Savior, yet they stand, and always will stand, on the rights of the national church, with its peculiar responsi- bilities to God and His children. The American bishops have always maintained from the very first Lambeth conference that the American church must always stand upon its rights and maintain its au- tenomy as a national church, and their English and colonial brethren all recognize that this is their position. “Thy know that the American church does 1 ot desire to have any voice in the in- ternal affairs or the management of the missions of the Church of England, nor does it desire to assume any of the respon- sibilities thereof; neither does it (the En- glish church) expect to take any share of the government or the burdens of the American church. Christians Drawing Together. “There were signs throughout the con- ference and in all the meetings held out- side its deliberations that a power above men’s wills was drawing Christians to- gether. This loving spirit was the most marked feature of all the gatherings. There was very much to Cheer us in the story of the church’s triun:phs in mission fields, such as Uganda, where fifteen years ugo there were five Christians, and today there are 400 churches, 27,000 worshipers and 60,- 000 who can read the Gospel. There was no complaint cf failure nor pessimistic view, but frem all hearts were clear, ring- ing words that never was the Christian work more hopeful, and never were there such victories wor for Christ. We have seldom been privileged to witness such gatherings as the missionary meetings held in connection with this conference. At Sal- isbury Cathedral seven thousand people celebrated the anniversary of the Baptism The Busy Corner, 8th and Market Space. Soa Res ae BAe 'S. Kann, Sons&Co. Our 2d Grand Rebuilding Sale We close. Tomorrow at 1 o’clock In order to take down our Inventory. Several weeks of steady measuring and counting has made it so easy that instead of closing all What the outcome will be of thi be known to you the next day. i day a half is all that is necessary. is semi-annual inspection of stock will YOULL HAIL WITH DELIGHT THE AFTER STOCK-TAKING PRICES, BECAUSE THIS AND THE REBUILDING SALE WILL BOTH MAKE THEIR EXIT AT THE SAME TIME, AND NO SUM- MER STOCK WILL REMAIN TO TELL THE TALE OF '97 BUSINESS, Up to 1 o’clock We shall sell 75c. and $1.00 Silk Flowers Up to 1 o’clock We shall sel! worth 12}c. Up to 1 o’clock For 9c. 200 pieces of Fine Sheer Satin and Lace Stripe Lawns, For 3ZRc. We shall sell large size Unbleached Honeycomb Fringed Towels Up to 1 o’clock For 3Zc. We shall sell Genuine Yard-wide Sea Island Percale, worth 12}c., Up to 1 o’clock For 53<c. We shall sell our entire line of best quality Indigo Prints Up to 1 o’clock We shall sell Conquest Yard-wide Bleached dres ig, Up to 1 o’clock For 4lAc. Muslin, free from Lime or For-5c. We shall seli all of our best and finest qualities of Apron Ginghams Up to 1 o’clock For 4!4c. We shall sell Percale-finished Shirting Prints _. x Up to 1 o’clock We shall sell Half Pints and Pint Cans luminating Oils, worth 15c. and 25¢., Up to 1 o’clock We shall sell Ladies’ Fancy Duck and Crash Suits, worth THESE PRICES ARE FOR TOMORROW HOUR WE CLOSE. For 334c. of Bicycle Lubricating and Il- For 5c. up to $3.50, For 98c, ONLY, AND THAT IS UP TO 1 O'CLOCK, AT WHICH S. KAN, SONS & CO. 8th and Market Space. - th St. Entrance, Family Shoe Store. of Ethelhé-t, thirteen hundred years ago. ‘Ten thousand were ata ¥ meeting at Saint Savior’s Church, and the cathedrals of Southwell and Lichfield never had greater congregations than were drawn to the meetings there. Spirtt of Toleration Growing. “It has been a pleasure to the Americans to meet some of the foremost men among the non-conformists, who have shown the deepest interest in our deliberations. We were infermed at a missionary gathering at the Church of St. Saviour’s that it is Proposed to place in this beautiful church, one of the oldest in London, and excelled in grandeur only by Westminster Abbey, a memorial to the non-conformist, John Bw yin. In St. Saviour’s, John Rogers and oth- er priests of the Church of England were ccndemned by their own kinsmen in Christ to die as martyrs, and that such a memor- ial should be placed in this church is a mar- velous sign of the times. “We sadly missed Archbishop: Benson, one of the greatest men who has filled the see of Canterbury, but the present primate werrall hearts by his marked courtesy, his ripe wisdom and his missionary spirit. The American bishops take to their homes de- lightful memories of the open-hearted hos- pitality which they received on every hand. They were entertained by the queen, lord mayor, the drapers and grocers and ofher organizations. But what impressed the American bishops most was the new life which is stirring the Church of England to great ventures for God at home and abroad.” Hishops Return on the Teutonic. NEW YORK, August 11.—Several of the American bishops who had been in attend- ance upon the Anglican conference in Lon- don reaci:ed this city by the steamer Teu- tonic today, en route home. Among them were: William Lawrence, bishop of Mas- sachusetts; George Herbert Kinsolving, bishop of Texas, and William Crosswell Doane, bishop of Albany. Other passengers by the Teutonic were: Mrs. John Hay, wife of the American ambassador to Great Britain, her daughter and son; Lord and Lady Arthur Grosvenor, W. A. E. Moore, United States consul at Durban; R. H. Pooley, United States consul at Sierra Leone; Very Rev. Mgr. Nugent, Stilson Hutchinson and Dr. Seward Webb. —__—_ QUARANTINE THE “TICKERS.” Hlinots Officinls Take Prompt Action With Disensed Texas Cattle. ST. LOUIS, August 11.—The National stock yards at East St. Louls have quaran- tined against Texas fever, or ticks. Chief Burnett of the state board of Illinois vis- ited the yards Monday and a state quar- antine was ordered. It was discovered that about six car loads of the “tickers” had been received within the past eight days, averaging about forty-three to the car. Most of these have been shipped back to Arkansas and Tennessee, and a ear load to Cincinnati, But about fifty of them were mixed in with some feeders before it was known and 25) native cattle were quarantined with the fifty “tickers.” A quarantine was established by the state board on an island in the Mississippi at the mouth of the Illinois. The shipment of the 300 to quarantine island will, it is expected, stop the spread of the disease. To Destroy Germs of Texas Fever. FORT WORTH, Texas, August 11.—The dipping of cattle in chlore naptholeum as a means of ridding them of ticks, and thus destroying the germs of Texas fever, was begun yesterday, and 200 cattle were sub- merged. They will be isolated for two days and the effect of the bath closely watched. The experiment is conducted by Dr. Ner- geard of the department of animal indus- try. —_—_+—_—_. FREIGHT CAR FAMINE. Kansas and Nebraska Roads Overrun With Grain Traffic. OMAHA, Neb., August 11.— Railroads south of here report that they are overrun with shipments of wheat and cannot secure sufficient cars to handle their shipments. Both the Rock Island and the Missouri Pacific _rcads are short on cars, each line lecking 2bout 300 cars of what it needs. ‘This shortage, however, affects Kansas more than it does Nebraska points. The Rock Island is short at points in Kansas and Oklahoma. ——_—- DOORS OPEN TO WOMEN STUDENTS. Chicago Medical College Forced Into un Innovation. CHICAGO, August 11.—The College of Physicians is to throw open its doors for the admission of women. This has been decided upon by the trustees of the Uni- versity of illinois, after a bitter fight against the innovation on the part of the authorities of the medical school. It was made a department of the State University in April. Before it came under the jurisdiction of the university trustees the College of Physicians and Surgeons had barred ali women students. Sages BEATS THE KLONDIKE MINES. Sen Otier Catch Yields Big Results to the Hunters. SAN FRANCISCO, August 11.—A private letter from Capt. Smalin of the schooner Theresa, now in the Bering sea, gives news of the catch of the sea otter hunters up to July 8. The best of luck had followed the Tren, as the four schooners heard from had kilied sixty-three otters, the skins of which are worth from $30,000 to $40,000, The catch was as follows: Rattler, 20; Hermann, 18; Kate and Ann, 18, and Eph- inger, 7. As the season had been open, it is expected that the otter hunters will come back as rich as Klondike miners. Pema ne gees STRIKE PARILY SYMPATHETIC. Conl Miners of Washington Make Demand on Operators. S SEATTLE, Wash., August 11.—The strike of the coal miners at Isaqueah ts now be- lieved to be partly sympathetic, as the protest at the dock fs one of the causes among the miners of the east. The men, it is stated, also think that the scarcity of labor in the northwest, makes the time pro- Pitious for demands upon the company. Gen. Bayant, the receiver of the Seattle Coal and Iron’ Company, has offered to let the men put one of their own checkers at the company’s mine, they to defray the ex- pense ef salary. ‘They have refused to ac- cept. a Cut His Wife's Throa: CHICAGO, August 11.—Chas. M. Clifford today murdered his wife by cutting her throat with a razor, and then committed suicide by shooting. Clifford was a baker and lived at 302 Rush street, where the tragedy occurred. The cause is unknown. ———— Death of James W. Abert. CINCINNATI, Ohio, August 11.—James W. Abert, U.S.A. (retired), died at his resi- dence in Newport, Ky., last night, in his seventy-seventh year, The deceased was a Prominent officer of the engineers in the war of the rebellion, and served with the Army of the Potomac, He had been in good health until within a“few days, when he came in contact with ison ivy, which caused his death. e ic i —_+__. Paper Mill Burned. MANCHESTER, Conn., August 11.—The Peter Adams paper mill, in Buckland, was destroyed by fire this morning. Loss up- Wards of $35,000. The mill was ow: J. D. Pickles and brother. ayseed ——_-— Aged Baptist Minister's Suicide. FLORENCE, Ala., August 11.—Rev. James Yates, a Baptist minister, commit- ted suicide in Sheffield by hanging himself. He was found by his wife before life was extinct, but died in a few minutes. Yates was from Detroit, Mich., and had been in Sheffield a year. It is said he was at outs with the members of the Baptist church there. He was sixty-five years old. piemmnn tories fore ‘Thanks to Secretary Bliss, Secretary of the Interior Bliss. received today, from the president of the North American Transportation and Trading Company, at Seattle, Wash., the follow- a you, the omctal, warning to people to PCs Klondike country at this season of WEDDERBURN’S CASE Trying - to: Agree as to the Docu- moftary, Evidence. BOND STILL. ON THE STAND a) aay ad The Quesfion “of Returning Fees To ched Upon. st OTHER FACTS ELICITED When the investigation into charges against Wedderbyrn & Co. was resumed this morning before the assistant commis- sioner of patents, counsel representing all parties to the inquiry held a long cOnsulta- tion in order to agree on stipulations re- specting the documentary evidence that has been presented by the government, 4 part of which has been gone over in the testimony of Mr. Bond of Wedderburn & Co. Mr. Bond, in the several days he has been urder examination, has testified re- garding about fifty cases, and it was rec- ognized that if the same procedure were to be followed in all the cases, of which there are over 300, including those which the respondent proposed to introduce, the tes- timony of this witness would consume neariy a month. In order to shorten the Proceedings, counsel for all parties agreed as to the facts in cases not yet referred tu in oral testimony. This work of agreeing on the stipulations consumed the entire morning session, and while a recess for luncheon was being tak- en the agreement was prepared, ready for the signatures of counsel. The Wedderburn investigation has re- sulted in a very general destruction of fur- niture in the office of the commissioner of patents. The room has been crowded by patent attorneys and others interested in the investigation much of the time since the case was opened, with the result that the cane bottoms of eight or ten chairs have been badly damaged. Many of these cases uf destruction have been so com- plete that the chairs have been taken from the room, and in others the seats resemble bags through the sagging of the cane. Nearly all the chairs of the commissioner's room will be sent to the repair shop as soon as the investigation is over. The investigation was taken up again at 1 o'clock, after recess.. It was found not to be possible to have the stipulations as to facts shown in documentary evidence pre- pared for signatures today, as it will be subject to revision, and will probably be completed tomorrow morning. Mr. Bond Resumes. Mr. Bond resumed the stgnd to testify in cases not included in the stipulations. The case of Emerson was called up. Mr. Bond testified that when that case came to him he saw that it was one that should not be appezled, although such action had: beea ordered by the office. He at once ordered that it be withdrawn from the board of appeals, but before that could be cone it had been acted on. The fee, including government fee, had been returned to the inventor. The’ case was unpatentable and appeared to have been filed without hay- ing gone into'the “hands of a specification writer. aa In the case 6f Shellberger, inventor of a puzzle, search was. made and no reference was found, but! Mr,’ Bond testified that the case was filed indirect violation of his order that all’Such cases should go to Mr. Snyder before’ going out, and in this case the record showed that this was not done. This case wag actéd on by Wedderburn & Co, since Mr.’ Bond has been with that firm, but the witness thought the case was filed by, mistake. Mr. Greeley—“It was a rather expensive mistake to the client, unless he gets his fee back.” In the case’of A&hton the witness testi- fied that, in his opinion, there was noth- ing patentable in) the-device. The atten- tion of Mr. Stockbridge was called to this case, and on,January 25, 1807, the fees, $40, were returned to the client without any solicitation on the part of the latter. The Returning of Fees. Mr. Ford, of counsel for respondent, ask- ed the witness whether it had been the practice of Wedderburn & Co. to return fees when it was discovered cases were not patentable, and in which applications had been filed. Mr. Bond replied that ever since he had been connected with the firm that had been the practice whenever his attention had been called to cases. Mr. Greeley—‘What has been necessary to call the attention of the firm to such cases?” Mr. Bond replied that specification writ- ers discovering that cases had been filed when not patentable would call their at- tention to the fact. Mr. Greeley asked about a number of cases in which the witness had testified that in his belief they were unpatentable, and that the search had been improperly made, and waated to know whether the fees had been returned. Mr. Ford called attention to a couple of cases of that kind in which fees had been returned, but this action being since charges against Wedderburn & Co. had been filed, Mr. Greeley wanted to know if money had been rcturned previous to the filing of those charges. Mr. Ford remarked that this could readi- ly be ascertained. ‘Threatened Suit for Damages. After the Star’s report of the Wedder- burn investigation was closed yesterday, a gcod deal of amusement was had over the vigorous correspondence by Adam Bulin, who threatened to sue both the patent office and Wedderburn for damages, be- cause he had failed to get a patent. ‘To the commissioner he wrote as follows: “I have received a letter from my attor- ney, John Wedderburn, that a patent can- not be granted. “Well, in reply to this will say that you all knew that the two inventors, Eiseman and Croswell, were the lirst two inventors, and you have no right to take up the case and my money if it could not be patented. And, besides, John Wedderburn made a search through the records of the patent office and found it could be patented, and now it can’t, so you say a patent cannot be granted. “I will give you time to pay all my money back, which I have paid toward the patent, and which is enough to more than get one, and $100 besides for damages to me, and if you don’t pay it in the time stated before I will sue the patent office for $10,000. I'll get it one’ way. if I don’t get it the other. The patent office has no right to take more money than the fee of $15 to see if the in- vention is of patentable nature. “I will not return the copy of the decision until I get settled/with you and get satis- faction. reply. oh pea veigiate ADAM BULIN, | “Bex 130, Medford, Wis.” The Wedderburn Letter. ‘To Wedderburn & Co, Bulin wrote as fol- lows: Bh “Gentlemen?! You? letter of the 16th in- stant at hand, in reply will say that you looked through the records of the pat- ent office and found. my invention in wrench attachment patentabl>, but by the looks of your‘dettér of the 16ch instant it don’t seem to be patentable. “Now, whenvan fivention is patentable it can be patented. The first $2 which I sent were supposed to find out if my invention is patentable, and4you notified me that :t was. And soyouvcan by no means take money if it cannot:be patented. I am no millionaire, that 1 can afford to give away money. “Now, I tell you honestly and feirly, you are to send me all money back which I paid you and $100 besides, and 1 will give you ten days-to do it in. If you don’t I will sue you for $10,000. damages, and I have a lawyer in Oshkosh who Ii zcady to take up the case any minute. If you don’t send this morey in ten days I will sue you just as sure as you are sitting in your of- advertise you ty every paper in the United States. I have a backer who cen do it. Now, remember, you won't think of me out of ot evi itis eee insect pe ear ern uae ~n or—rvurvoronr-=or-<ra>-—une-ce =< curEn TSNEUP Un OerT UUETa OP UU UmOUU PUS -mRPNPeET EPO EeES TEP SEEUR TENET UE CREE NESTS not get any. You knew well enough that if the two inventors, Croswell and Eiseman, who in 1877 and 1887 filed applications in the patent office at that time. If you look- ed over the records at all you found the two investors there, and if you did not you just wanted to get my money. But you will find out if you will get it. You kiew well enough that my invention could not ry patented if the two inventors were prior 10 me. “I will not return the copy of the decision until I get through with you and them.” A Ceolloquy Ensues. Commissioner Butterworth came into the room to listen for a time to the testimony, after 3 o'clock, when an interesting discus- sion was called up between the commis- sioner and Judge Wilson regarding the duty of a patent attorney to advise his client of the probable worthlessness of a patent issued on a very narrow margin. Commissioner Butterworth remarked that a device might be patentable, yet it would give so narrow a patent that an attorney would not be justified in taking it out with- out advising the client fully as to the na- ture of the patent. Whereupon Judge Wilson observed: “In other words, your proposition is that if some man has discovered something pat- entable, it is the duty of the attorney to tell him it will not be worth anything when he gets it.” “That ts, if the margin is a very narrow one,” the commissioner responded. “I differ from you,” replied Judge Wil- son. “If the value of a patent is to be brought in here, we will have testimony on that point—if that is to be the turning point of the case.” “I will say right here,” resumed the com- missioner, “it will be a turning point with me. I don’t mean that a man should not be allowed to take out a patent if he wants to, but the attorney should advise the in- ventor of the character of the claims he is apt to get. Mr. Bond—“I know instances in which that was done, and the client went to an- other attorney and took out the patent. I will say it is not the patent with the largest claims on which most money has been made. The De Long hook is an ex- ample of this.” Seductive Advertising. Mr. Winter inquired: “Don’t you know the court has declared that patent invalid? In the opinion of the court it was said the money was made out of that patent by se- ductive advertising and judicious handling of agents.” Judge Wilson interjected: “But he had a patent.” “Judge Wilson, I come to you to pros- ecute a claim,” said Commissioner Butter- worth. “You look it-over, and say, ‘I think, Butterworth, I can win that case, but I don’t think it is worth the powder.’ ” Judge Wilson thought there was no anal- ogy between such a case and an attorney securing a patent for a client. A very simple invention might be worth a good deal of money, and it was not the duty of the patent attorney to declare that there was no money in a simple invention of a hump on @ hook or something of that kind. At 4 o'clock the proceedings were ad- journed until tomorrow. ——————-«+—____- ATTORNEY MOSS INDIGNANT. Takes Umbrage at a Remark Made by Officer Harries. Policeman Harries accidentally touched upon Attorney Moss’ feelings in the Police Court today, and the laugh created thereby was so general among the audience that the attorney became furious. William Ward was on trial for carrying a razor, and Mr. Moss wes defending him. After the hearing of testimony had pro- gressed for some time, Officer Harries being on the stand, Mr. Mullowney remarked: “I believe, officer, that you.arraigned the prisoner and another man for vagrancy some weeks ago. What was the result?” “The man who was defended by Mr. Moss was convicted,” said the officer, “and the one who was not was acquitted.” “You are the greatest falsifier that comes to this court,” stormed Moss, addressing Officer Harries. “I say you are a liar.” Judge Mills here interposed. ‘ “Mr. Moss," said the judge, “you can’t use such language toward a witness when there no evidence to sustain your state- men “Can the officer intimate that because I defended the prisoner he was convicted?” demanded Mess. . ‘The question was not ahswered, but Moss retained his indignant attitude to the con- clusion of the hearing, and intimated to the jury that the officer had put up a con- spiracy cn the prisoner to send him to Jail. Prosecutor Mullowney, in his reply to Mr. Mess, declared to th> jury that the char- acter of Officer Harries was above re- preach, and that his statements were en- titled to belief. The jury, after considering the cage for a few minutes, rendered a verdict of guil- ty, and Judge Mills sentenced Ward to a fine of $50, or in default, sixty days in jail. —_ WANTS TO KNOW. Correspondent Seeks Information. of the Postmaster General. -The following letter was received today in the office of the Postmaster General: “To General Postmaster: “I will drap you a few lines to know wether you can tell me where there is a office to Enlist Rall Road Men to go to China? I been trying to find out But failed if you know why giye me there address By Return of Mail. “So good By.” s An answer was rent by Private Secre- tary Dawson that the desired information could not be furnished. % == Sealer Miller Makes Suggestions. Acting Sealer of Weights and Measures Miller today made some important recom- mendations to the Commissioners concern- ing violations of law by reason of the-use of illegal scales and measures. Mr. Miller urges, first, the adoption of @ regulation which prohibits dealers to sell or cause to be sold within the District of Columbia any measure without the stamp of the sealer of weights and measures at- tached thereto. He points out the necessity of this regulation, since {t is unlawful for any person to use, in buying or selling, any measure that has not been cfficially stamped. The regulation, he says, would be a check, and prevent any measure from getting into the hands of persons who can ill afford to lose one if it is found to be incorrect. He further recommenis that the dealers be given a discount from the regular schedule of fees, as it would be no object to them to have all their measures stamped unless they could make something by it. ————— » Pensions Awarded. Pensions have been issued as follows: District of Columbia—Original, John Stew- art, Washington; William Pinchin, Soldiers’ Home, Washington. Increase, special, Au- gust 4, Anderson J. Mourning, Washing- ten. Original widow, &c., Henrietta Bow- man, Washington; De Etta Brown, Wash- ington, and Sarah K. Joyce, Was! in. Maryland—Original, Edward Purnell, Ber- lin, Original widow, &c., Catharine Zur- muhl, Baltimore. ——_—- e-____ New Style Post Office Safes. The safes with the new disigns on them have just been recetved at the Post Office Department. Heretofore there was no, special design on the safes purchased for eny of the post offices. The new ones have the seal of the department, a man on horseback, with U. S. mail bags behind, galloping over a stretch of country. There is algo a flag floating to the breeze on the trent, where the is shown. VIGILANT ON TRIAL New Harbor Boat to Make Her Initial Trip Today. GREAT IMPROVEMENT OVER OLD ONE Origin of the Movement for Ob- taining a Coast Craft. OFFICERS OF THE NEW BOAT The trial trip of the new police harbor boat Vigilant takes place this evening. Harbcrmaster Sutton recently informed Commissioner Wight that the boat was ready for active service, and suggested a trial trip and inspecticn. This was ar- ranged for to occur today, and promptly at 7 o'clock the boat will leave her wharf, on Water street between M and N streets, for a trip along the river front. On board will be representatives from the several news- Papers, the president of the board of trade and others. Because of the small accom- modations, it was only possible to invite a very few. ‘The new harbor boat, while she meets in no respect the actual necessities of a craft of her kind, is nevertheless a great im- [Trovement on the old one, and a long step forward toward a model of the kind which will combine all the requirements of a police boat with those of a fire-fighting crafi and an ice toat. A Home Product. The Vigilant is a home production. She was built in Alexandria by Charles Dean and George McDermott. She is fifty-nine feet long and has a beam of thirteen feet. Nothing but the best material was used in the construction, and Harbormaster Sutton was a constant visitor at the yard where the boat was built, and testifies to the superiority m point of workmanship. Forward there is a roomy cabin, twelve feet long by eight feet wide, fitted up as well as the small appropriation would per- mit. There is an after cabin, also cight feet square. In the forward cabin there are four bunks, while there are three com- fortable bunks in the after cabin. It is a curious chain of incidents which led up to the building of the Vigil bormaster Sutton, in his estimates, urged an appropriation of $90 to responsi] the Joe Blackburn. After this appropriation was allowed, he received an offer from a builder to construct a new boat for the sum of $1,250 and the hull cf the old police beat. This was considered a good offer, end upon the urgent request of the harbor- master, the Commissioners asked for an increased appropriation. This was granted. ‘The builder who made the proposition to do the work was taken suddenly ill and threw upethe job. No one could be found willing to do the work for that price, and once again Harbormaster Sutton went to Congress and by persuasive effort suc- ceeded in obtaining $1,200 additional. This gave him‘a working capital of $2,450, Bids were asked and the contract finally let to Dean & McDermott at $2350. The old machinery of the Blackburn was put into the new hull, and now Washington has a boat that she need not be ashamed of, although ft is far from what the exigencies of the situation demand. Contributions to Comfort. Already the citizens are contributing to the comfort and necessities of the new beat. Harbormaster Sutton desires the generous people of Washington to know that he will appreciate any gift which will contribute to the furnishings of the Vigi- lant. The boat needs two clocks, a set of lamps, a set of colors, chairs, and any other Little thing which will add to ber conveniences. The crew of the Vigilant is as follows: Captain, J. R. Sutton; pilot, Russell Dean, and Officers S. D. Lewis, J. J. Perry and Frank Auldridge; ergineer, James Neale; deck hend, Robert Ferguson, and watch- man, James A. Davis. For many years the necessity of having a police harbor boat had been apparent to the Commissioners, and numerous efforts were made ir Congress to get an appro- priation te pay for one. The interest of Senator Blackburn was aroused, and dur- ing 1888 Corgress appropriated $2,500 for the protection of the harbor and the prevention of crime along the river front. It was understood at the time that a por- tion of this appropriation would be used to purchase a boat. This was during the Webb-Wheatley administration. Commis- sioner Wheatley had charge of the harbor, and after the appropriation had been se- cured began to look around for a suit- able boat. Purchase of Sadie Walker. A friend told kim of the “Sadie Walker,” @ smart little craft owned by Munroe, the publisher, in New York. Harbormaster Sutton was dispatched to the metropolis to inspect the boat. So pleased was he with her appearance that he wired the Commissioners, and they in turn wired back to close the bargain. The boat cost $1,900, deliveved in Washington. As a mark of respect, and in consideration of his ef- fcrts, which made it possible to secure the boat, the Commissioners named the beat “Joe Blackburn.” Since that time the little craft has demonstrated her worth time and again. She has been in patrol service continuously since 1888, and man- aged to keep the channel clear, besides breaking up much unlawful fishing ard re- covering the bodies of many drowned per- sons. Her crew then, as now, was made up of ee detailed especially for the serv- —— BRIGHTWOOD POST OFFICE. Authorities Will Not Act Until Com- plaint is Made. The post office authorities will not take action in the Brightwood post office busi- sent out to investigate it in al its details. It is by no means certain that anything can be done, for if the people who collect on the orders are careful, they fs getting themselves into the postal SEE GOOD TIMES AHEAD Country Merchants Buying Goods in New York Talk Hopefully. Im Most Cases They Report Go@/, Crops and a Better Feeling Pre ing Generally. Following are a number of interviews on the subject of returning good times, given to the World by merchants from all sec- tions of the country, who are now in New York buying their winter goods: The only merchant who called at the as- scciayon’s headquarters yesterday and who spoke of hard times was George Bensingec of Lockport, N. Y. Mr. Bensinger is in the boot and shce business and wears a 16 to 1 Bryan button in the lapel of his coat. “Everything is quiet my way,” he said. “Nobody has any money, and the biggest industry we hi the Indurated F ber Com- pany, closed Saturday night for lack of orders.” J. C. Goldthwaite, cloaks and furs, Co- lumbus, Ohio, said: “The tidal e of prosperity is ap- proaching. I have traveled through twenty- one counties in Ohio recently and never saw such crops. As far as “politics are ccncerned, Mr. Bushnell has no snap, and it is a question whether Hanna, with all his power, can be elected. A. F, Bolton, Lake Charles, La., said: “Business in my section of the country is merely dependent upon the lumber product, and this at present is in full activity. In Lake Charles we have fifteen to twenty sawmills and the same number of lumber yards. The sawmills employ an average of 200 men each, and this number is fully em- ployed. The farmers have suffered som What for rain, and the rice crop is not good as in former years. business is not conditions.” A Kuhn of Kuhn & Co., dry goods, ung, Miss., said: “General business in Vicksburg is good and has been so since January. The out- look is very assuring. We have a flattering cotton crop, clive of the overflows. The south possess sources which be taken hold of by northern cay with immerse profit. We have r organized in Vicksburg a tr tion for the express purpose of interes capitalists in the north s However, general pendent upon farming in the wealth of material that lies untouched in the south for want of financial re. George Bauer of Wild Bros. & Bauer, Alexandria, La., dry ge i “For two years our particular section has been extremely fortunate with its agricul- ture, and as a consequence general bus ness has been good, trade wiar and no commercial fluctuations. The spring sea- son was good and our summer busin is vonsistent I might say that the recent rise in sugar hus helped general cond 2 L. H. Parish, of Parish & Proctor vert, Texas, general merchandise, We have had a drought for o r thirty ys in our section and business has been seriously affected. This continuance will mean a backwarf fall business, but other- wise conditions are favorable.” H. Hesten of Besien & Langen Com- clothiers, Loutsville and Indianap- said: e are happy in the fact that our busi- ness, both in the Louisville and Indianan- olis stores, has been better this year than for several years past. Our profits figure an advance of over 25 per cent.” R. J. Howe of Howe Bros., Ky., dry gocds merchants, said: have come into town to make my pur- chases for my fall and winter trade. Agri- culture has not been in a profitable condi- tion in our se>tion for some months, and money has, therefore, been hard to get, But the prospect for the fall and winter is brigh' James L. Audette of Jones & Audette, dry goods and carpets, Jamestown, N. Y., said: “Jamestown harbors a diversity of ins dustries. There large woolen and cot-~ ten mills there; also furniture factories, bicycle works, steel and roiling mills, pa- per factories, machine shops, and, in fa a little of every branch of trade and in- dustry. They are all busy, employing con plete forces of help and working full tim This is in view of new busitiess orders for the fall and winter season. In my own line we have had some quiet times, but at no time has it been sluggishly dull. We have every assurance of a satisfactory bus- iness for the entire winter.” William Davicson of Scruggs, Vander- voort & Barry Dry Goods Company, cloaks and suits, St. Louis, said: Carrollton, “The general business in St. Louis is good. The foundation of prosperity for all business there rests upon agricultural con- ditions, anl these are highly promising. The wholesale merchants are away ahea: anc the banks in the past year cleared 25 per cent. We ccrfidently look for a pros- perous fall and winter business.” H. M. J mifacted of Hotchkiss & Co., Cleveland, dry goods merchants, said: “The universal feeling for the fall trada is gool. Confidence has returned, and large purchases are being made. Strikes are over, and money is in circulation. The new tax cn wool has set the woolen mills at work. In short, there is a healthy un- dercurrrent of feelirg which insures a per- fectly satisfactory fall business.” ———-2-—___ The Many Bibles. From the Church at Home and Abroad. It is estimated that at the beginning of the present century not more than 5,000,000 or 6,000,000 copies of the Scriptures were in existence In the whole world. I have seen no estimate as to the number of copies probably in existence at the present time; but in one year—1888—alone, the statistics for which happen to be at hand, the num- ber of copies issued considerably exceeded the 6,000,000 which were possibly in ex- istence in the whole world in 1800. In the de preceding this year—1S878-1888—the number published in various languages is given as having been about 34,000,000— some six times the whole number in ex- istence when the century began. It is certain that the number of copics awn existing must be numbered the’ by the i dle Stet where he content. stairs. She sent a Ly i i :