Evening Star Newspaper, August 21, 1897, Page 12

2 THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1897-24 PAGES. LOCAL MENTION. AMUSEMENTS TONIGHT. ernan’s Lyceum Theater.—The Bon Ton Burlesquers. Chevy Chase.—Hydrocycles,Donch's Band and dancing. Congress Heizhts.—Music and dancing. Glen Echo.—Concert by the Fadeties of Boston. For amusements see page 24. See age es EXCURSIONS TOMORROW. Steamer Macalester for Marshall Hall at 11 a.m.. 2:30 and 6:30 p.m. Steamer River Queen for Chapel Poiat at 9:30 a.m. Steamer Pentz for River View, and 6:15 p.m. Steamer Jane Moseley for Colonial Beach at 9 a.m. Steamer Harry Randal! for Colonial Beach ard lower river landings at 7 a.m. Steamer Washington for Norfolk and Fortress Monroe ai 7 p.n. the B. aad O. station for 915 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Steamer Potemac for Baltimore and river landings at 4 p.m. Trains leave 13% street and Pennsylvania avenue for Arlington hourly from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. 11 am. 2 et Quality, maturity, true value, moderate but prices, no fake reductiors, at Chr. Xander's, 909 7th street, for good, improv- able wirles become more valuable by keep- ing, and only such he sells. Of his ten dif- ferent Cal. clarets, the cheapest: 1890 Santa Rosa and 1891 Asti, $3 doz —_—--— AND O. BULLETIN. REDUCED RATES. B. Buffalo and return, $11.20; best and most picturesque route. “Tickets sold for all trains August 21 to 24, good to return until Bist and may be further extended to Sep- tember 20. agara Falls ten-day tour, Thursda: 26th: special with parlor cars from Was! irgton at 8:10 a.m. i i» cents. $ a.mn., 9:15 and 4:30 p.m. 1:30 and 3:15 p.m. ge A profusion of Roses and China Asters at Gude's, 1224 F.—Advt. Human artifici Hempler's, 6th & av. ‘The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Steele of Capitol Hill will be pained to learn of the death of their little daughter at Ocean Grove, N. J., August 19, 1897. GENTS’ SUITS CLI Spring Lamb, New York Roast Beef and Delmonico Steak. TOHN R. KELLY, 9th st. wing Center mkt. Corned Beef a specialty. Reduced prices on Gas Ranges and Gas Fixtures. C. A. Muddiman, 616 12th st. and 1204 G st. a FOR YOUR ICED TEA Use “Kenny's Cheon,” the best 50c. Tea in America. Pure American-refined Sugars at cost. C. D. Kenny, seven city stores. Jame: Queen a colored resident of is about sixty years old, was taken sick near 17th and K streets yester The police were called and the patient was taken to Freedman’s Hospital. ee Se Try Reisinger’s Ice Cream. 2-burner, G st. nw. rner, double heat, only Gas _ Stove, &Sc. Muddiman, near 12th and G. wt aes eis LACE CURTAINS AND BLANKETS cleaned. A. F. BOR} ‘OT, 1103 G st. CITY AND DISTRICT. THE STAR BY MAIL. Persons leaving the city for any Period can have The Star mailed to them to any address in the United States or Canada, by ordering it at this office, in person or by letter. Terms: 13 cents per week; 25 cents for two weeks, or 50 cents per month. Invariably in advance. Sub- scribers changing their address from one Post-office to another should give the last address as well as the dew one. Canvass the ober 16. The Work of preparation for the house-to- house chureh ¢ of the District of Columbia, which is to be carried out under the auspices of the Sunday School Unio: Saturlay, October 16, is fast nearing com- pletion This is not in interest of any one Sect, race cr religion, but for the benefit of all churches alike, and is intended to gath- €r such information as will furnish a more perfect basis for intelligent work by pas- tors and other visitors on behalf of the in- dividual churckes. The District has been Mapped out into 114 districts, each with a chairman, whe wiil organize and sup-rin- tend t anva The work is to be done in a and it is expected that about 1,500 canvassers will be required to com- persons will be drawn from th churches of the city, and ladies 2 xentlemer, will be asked to serve. eg ae A live bull in china shop tonight, Con- gress Heights. Prize to guesser cf number of pieces broken.—Advt. Thrown From His Bicyele. Mr. Louis McCauley, who lives at No. 218°B street southeast, was thrown from i ‘yele yesterday afternoon near De nd Maryland avenue southwest and ‘ly injured. He was taken to the Emergency Hospital, where Dr. Bahr at- tended him. Later he was taken home. ao A Beautiful Souvenir. Young people who desire a business edu- cation will do well to send for the new catalogue of Wood's Commercial ¢ Mege, 81: East Capitol si t. It teils the story : Of a successful school. es Special Excursions to Seashore via B. and 0. Tickets to Atlantic City, Cape May and Sea Isle City will be sold for 10 a.m. and noon Royal Blue Line trains on Fridays a aturdays during the season, good to return until Tuesday following, at rate of % for the round trip.—Advt. ae Hibernians at Chapel Point. The Hiberrians of South Washington have chartered the steamer to Chapel Point temorrow. In cor ce of this the fare for the day will be 50 cents in- stead of 2 s. The regular features of the day will be enjoyed, and the usual good times at the Point are .assured Steamer leaves Macalester’s wharf at 8:30 a.m. $1.00 To Bal via For all trains Surday, August 29. Tickets valid for return on day of issue only.—Adv. > Satucday and Sunday Excursions to the Country. Baltimore and Ohio raflroad has i on sale reduced rate excursion tick- to be sold every Saturday and Sun during the summer season, valid for return until following Morday, from Washington to points on the Washington branch as far @s Annapolis Junction, and points on the Metropolitan branch and main line as far WHAT IS CIRCULATION Is It the Number of Newspapers Sold or Simply Printed? OF INTEREST 10 ADVERTISERS The Evening Star Bases Its Circu- lation on Number Actually Delivered. INTERESTING CONTROVERSY The articles below will, it is believed, be of interest to advertisers and business men generally without further explana- tion or comment: “The Star” Attempts Too Much. om Printers’ Ink, July 21, 1897. The Evening Star cf Washington, in the District of Columbia, a paper known far and wide for its conservatism and excel- lence, furnishes to the editor of the Ameri- car Newspaper Directory a statement of its issues for six months from January 1 to June 30, 1697, inclusive, and says: The statement below is not of the gross number of copies printed, but the number of copies actually sold, all copies returned to or left in the office unsold having been deducted: Monthly Tot 280) 931,402 5 $90,433. 776,001 The grand total of The r’s figures as given above shows 4,83. copies, and this grand total, when divided by 155 days, which is the actual number of days of issue, shows the average number of com- plete copies per issue to have been 31 The accuracy of this rating is verified by the signature of the cashier, and no one will question it, but the object of re- producing the table here is to call atten- tion to the peculiarity of the statement t forth in the autograph paragraph: tement is not of the gross number printed, but the number of copies actually sold, copies returned or left in the office unsold having been deducted.” Printers’ Ink is of the opinion that The Star does wrong in attempting to make these reductions. It is easy to tell how many copies are printed, and that is about the only thing t newspaper publisher can do with accuracy. Some throw out from the consideration such copies as are returned, some deduct for exchanges, some go so far even as to omit from co: era tion all copi ent to advertisers, but after all it is a question whether, with the mi- nutest he publisher can ever tell to a certainty anything more satisfactory about his circulation than the exact aum- ber of copies he printed. This is Printers’ Ink’s position, and the Little Schoclmaster is very confident that he is right. Still, if other people think not he wouid be glad to hear from them, and to publish their views if not too long or too prosy. WHAT IS NEWSPAPER Tio: “CIRCULA- The Washington “Evening Star's” View of the Sub; From Printers’ Ink, August 4, 1897. Editor of Printers’ In It is always regarded as presumptuous when a learner differs from a teacher; but The Evening Star must dissent from the opinion of Printers’ Ink when the “Little Schoolmaster” szys, in its issue of July 21, that Tke Star “attempts too much” and “dees wrong” in deducting from its circu- lation statements ail copies of the paper returned to or left in the office unsold. ‘This course The Star thinks is the only honest and proper one for a newspaper to pursue. It maintains that the measure of value ‘o an advertiser is the publicity his announcement receives—that is, the num- ber of papers actually sold and circulated, not the number of copies merely printed. The present price of printing paper is so lew that an uuscrupuious publisher can well afford to print twice as many papers as he circulates, in order to make a good skowing; and that many of them do this is conciusively shown by the wagon loads of returned or uncirculated papers that any observing person can sce carted back to printing offices, and from printing offices to the railway, en route for the paper mill. ‘his practice can easily be made profitable to the swindling publisher, because the profits on a single large advertising con- tract obtained by these fraudulent meth- ods will much more than pay for the white paper required to make the showing, to y nothing of future busiaess hoped’ for and the permanent higher circulation rat- ing he is thus able to get in newspaper directories, ete The Star holds that the number of copies printed is no evidence whatever—not even a reliable indication—of the circulation of a newspaper, and it is amazed that the “Lit- tle Schoolmaster” or any reasoning being should seriously argue that it is. ‘The Star believes and acts on the theory that an ad- vertiser is entitled to know the exact num- ber of copies of a paper that presumably reaches the eye of a reader—a probable customer. It, therefore, furnisnes this pre- cise information in every one of its state- ments. And, believing that quality as well as extent of circulation enters into the value of publicity desired by an adver- tiser, it oes still further, and is ready and glad to show to its ad ng patrons ex- actly where every copy thus c-ccounted for goes—that is, how many papers are regu- larly delivered at the doors of permanent subscrivers; how many sold over the coun- ter; how many sold, to street newsboys; how meny supplied to hotels and news agents; how many seat by express and by mail, ete. ‘The Star dgesn’t claim or intir-ate that all publishers who are unwilling to Go the same thing wre dishonest; but it believes that a person who pays for anything ts en- titled to know exactly what he is getting. It is, therefore, willing to give to its cus- tomers just as specific a value for their money as 2. merchant is expected to give when he fs required to weigh out a pound of groceries or measure off a yard of stuft for his customers. This has been the theory and practice of The Star since it came into the hands of its present management—now nearly a third of a century ago—and this will be {ts policy while it remains in their hends, whatever other papers may do or not do. Not only is this policy right in itself, but ‘The Star has found it in the Aighest degree profitable, in obtaining and holding the a@s Frederick and Charlestown, W. Va.—Ad. > Netted a Handsome Sum. A garden party, given for the benefit of St. Ann's Infant Asylum, held at 1322 Sth Street northwest, was a success, netting a very large sum of money. It was gotten up by som= children, those taking part be- ing Misses Helen Williams, Clara Cassin, Clemas Stinzirg, Annie Gaegler, Ethel Hickey, Bertie Howard, Erna Rich and Mrs. Stack. —_———_— A Brilliant Business Ree. The new announcement of Spencertan Business College contains the names ang occupations of S58 grauuates out of 1.425 in thirty years. Further information grate- fully received at the new office, Academy of Music building. Students for the new scholastic year, beginning August 30, have been registering since May 1. See educa- tional column. he patronage and confidence of a wide circle of customers. Can any one doubt that a strict adherence to the same course by the newspapers of the country would at once place their business on @ higher moral plane and make it more remunerative in the end? HE EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER CO., Per 5. H. K. Washington, July 22, 1897. Mr. Kauffmann, president of The Wash- irgton Evening Star Newspaper Compan: is, as a rule, one of the most accurate of men, but in this matter of circulation he is wrong. What an advertiser wants to know is how many copies of the paper will be put out today or tomorrow morning, or next week, or for a year to come. But as this carnot be ascertained in advance, he likes to know hew many were put out yester- day or last week, or of each issue for a month or a year, for he believes with Pat rick Henry, who knew “no way of judging of the future but by the past,” and coin- cides with Montague, who believed that “whoever has considered the present state of things might conclude with certainty as to both the future and the past.” To learn, then, how many copies of the paper were or will be printed tomorrow, the advertiser will base his opinion upon the issue of yes- terday. Yesterday, however, is a movable date, and a directory editor cannot deal with it, so he strives to set down the num- ber printed on every separate day for a year or for six months. The number print- ed is what the directory editor wants, be- cause that is known at the time and can be set down then and there with no chance for mistakes or oversight. The Star, it seems, keeps a record of returns, or unsold ecpies; possibly it may have a neighbor who does not, yet that neighbor will claim that its circulation figures are just as ex- act, net, accurate, as any other, and the advertiser will be inclined to believe him. A successful country weekly “wets down two reams"—that is 960 sheets. The edi- tor finds that enough to supply the demand and rarely knows to a certainty just how many copies he actually sells. The number is probably about 900, but should he count up and report 900 copies net, the adver- tiser would not listen to his statement with so much confidence as to the old-time “I wet down two reams.” Mr. Kauffmann is prob- ably wrong in supposing any publisher ever prints a great many more papers than he has use for. He may take chances, and sometimes, perhaps, a pretty heavy per- centage of papers comes back; but then, on the other hand, by sending out his papers so freely, he catches many a man who would otherwise have bought another pa- per or gone without. There is much to be said in favor of sending out papers freely. Then for that matter what does the word circulation mean? Turn to the Standard Dictionary and read: Circulate—‘To move by a circuitous route back to the starting point.” Mr. Kauffmann’s neighbors wh? get their papers back, if there are any such, might change that. Only those copies of The Evening Star that come back are really circulated. By circulation the ad- vertiser means the number of copies print- ed. To attempt to tell more is to attempt too much. If you tell how many you print, your neighbors will tell how many come back unsold and advertisers will judge ac- cordingly. Because a copy of The Evening Star is read more carefully and by more People than a copy of another paper is no reason why The Star should state its cir- culation at 31,192 when it actually prints 32,000 copies or more. Perhaps it would help matters to substitute for circulation the word edition.—Editor Printers’ Ink. Can “Printers? Ink” From Printers’ Ink, August 18. Commenting on the Washington Star's method of deducting unsold copies, ex- changes and other copies from its circu- lation statements, making them nei in- stead of the gross number printed, as is the usual way, Printers’ Ink recently ex- pressed the opinion that The Star went “too far’ and attempted too much. In a succeeding issue of Printers’ Ink Mr. Kauffmann of The Star combated this view, to which Printers’ Ink again replied, showing wherein his argument was defec- tive. That Mr. Kauffmann and many oticrs persist that The Star’s view is correct is evidenced by the letters here given: “The Evening Star.” Washiregton, August 5, 1597. Editor of Printers’ Ink: The Washington Evening Star begs you to accept its thanks for giving space to its communication on the bove subject in your issue of the 4th instant, and for the tenor of your comments thereon. The Star is quite content to let the mat- ter stand just where its letter and your reply thereto leave it, not doubting that your readers and the advertisers of the country will be able to correctly judge vhich is the true ard proper view of ,the Be Wrong? What an Advertising Expert Thinks About It. From Printers’ Ink, August 18. Miller & Rhoads, Dry Goods. Richmord, Va., July 26, 1897. Editor of Printers’ Ink: Replying to an article on “The Star At- tempts Too Much,” in your issue of July 21, would say that, in my opinion, what the advertisers want to know is the actual number of papers sold, not the number of papers printed. An advertiser pays to have his ad. distributed. He asks of the publisher, ‘What is your circulation?” and in reply expects to be told the number of papers actually distributed. Papers print- ed and not distributed are in no way bene- ficial to the advertise The Washington Evening Star should be commended for the horvrable manner in which it makes its circulation statement. ery respectfully, GS. YAEGER, Advertising Manager. —_—- Tonight Pic Walk, Congress Heights. Members. of Marine Pand will go from White House to Congress Heights, where they play for dancing in open pavilion un- til midnight. Tomorrow they will give sacred concert from 6 to 10 p.m., and in connection with it the Glen Echo moving pictures will be given, beginning Sunday night and ‘continuing for a week, in large oak grove. Free to all.—Advt. ——- Brighten Up Your Home —by having us upholster or recover your parlor furriture—in best style, equal to new. Won't cost much. Carpets cleaned ard made moth proof without extra churge. Empire Carpet Cleaning Works, 631-5 Mass. ave.—Advt. > Money to lend at 5 and 6 per cent on real estate. Frank T. Rawlings, 1505 Pa. ave.— Advertisement. —_-> AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN. Items of News Gathered Beyond His- toric Rock Creek. In a good many of the local churches visiting ministers will occupy the pulpits tomorrow. The services of Dumbarton Avenue M. E. Church will be held at Lin- thicum Institute Hall. Rev. C. T. House will occupy the pulpit and.deliver the ser- mon. At the West Street Presbyterian Church Rev. C. H. Harden Branch will deliver the sermon. In neither church will evening services be held. At the West Washington Lutheran Church there will be no morning service, and in the evening at 8 p.m. Rev. C. H. Butler will conduct the worship and deliver the sermon. The Ebenezer A, M. E. Church will hold outdoor services, ‘n the tent at the grove corner of Valley and Q streets; preaching will be held at 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and ut 8 p.m. In the afternoon at 3 o'clock the presiding elder o1 the Mississippi conference will de- liver the sermon. The mounted police force of the county made another arrest this morning shortly after 1 o'clock. The prisoner was a cy- clist, and at the station house he gave the name of George Wright, aged twenty-two, an agent by occupation. Policeman Brad- ley made the arrest and the charges were fast riding and having no light. The ac- cused deposited $15 collateral for his ap- pearance in Police Court today. Building operations in town are progress- ing at a lively rate, and several new ho are going up. Mr. Dulin is erecting a brick dwelling at 37tk street and the Tunlaw road while work is now {m progress for a new building on 28th street between Olive and N streets. The double building at 1213 and 1215 32d street is also being improved extensively. The residence of Mr. Moran, on N street, west of 32d street, is receiving its finishing touches, while the row of new buildings on P street, erected by Mr. James Keliher, have been com- pleted. ‘ —_——— To G. A. R. Encampment via Pen: sylvanin Railroad—Oficial Route. Tickets to Buffalo will be sold August 21 to 24, good to return until August 31, with privilege of extension to September 20, at rate of $11.20. Special train with Department of the Potomac, Old Guard, Woman's Relief Corps and auxiliary bodies will leave 6th street station at 7:55 a.m. Monday, August 23. + —___>-—__ White House Concert. ‘The program for the concert of the Marine Band at*the White House this at- ternoon at 5:15 o'clock is as follow: March, “Ragged. Rapscallions”. Overture, “Mysora”. Waltz, Brilliant Op. 18. Grandé selection from “‘Falstaft” Verdi Characteristic, “Schmeichel Katschen,” Ellenberg Grand march, “The Grand Army of the Potomac” Fanciulll Overture, is Rossini Patriotic hymn, Fyies - $1.25 To Baltimore and Re- $1.25 tarn via Pen Ivania Ratiroad. Tickets on sale Saturday and Sunday, August 21 and 22, good to return until Monday, August 23, on any train. ee im _ Tel "Hail Columbia’. THE . GARBAGE , CONTRACT An Amendment Adopted#Providing an Out- of-Town Redictian Plant. Site of New Estiblishment to Be Hereafter Selected-#rown Crem- atory to Be Centinued. The amended garbageercontract, by the terms of which the refuse of the city is to be transported beyond the limits of the District in water-tight metallic tanks, and destroyed at a point hereafter to be decided upon, on the banks of the Potomac, was signed, sealed and delivered today. — Under the terms of the rew contract two irspectors are to be appointed, one to su- pervise the loading of the scows at the wharf, the other to have supervision of the transportation and final disposition. The new features of the contract are em- bodied in the following paragraphs: “All garbage and dead animals must be removed immediately after their collec- tion to a suitable wharf, on square S. 708, and there deposited directly into metal tanks or receptacles on board of suitable scows, to be transported to a point or points on the Potomac river beyond the limits of the District of Columbia, and there to be disposed vf in a manner not creating a nuisance to those in the vicinity, either by reason of residence there, or of passing the same In boats or upon the public roadway Lut not to be fed to czttle or other domestic animals. Dally Removals. “All garbage to be removed daily at the close of business, and all dead animals to be removed at the same intervals, or often- er if, in the opinion of the health officer of the District of Columbia, it be necessary; unless written permission has been obtain- ed by the party of the second part from said health officer for the retention of such garbage or dead animals within said Dis- trict for a longer time, or unless by reason of the obstruction of traffic because of ice or other cause, in which case all such garbage and dead animals are to be dis- posed of within twenty-four hours after collection, by cremation in the Brown gar- bege crematory, or other suitable crema- tery which may be erected with the ap- proval of the Commissioners, upon the site or in the vicinity of said crematory. Wharf Provided For. “The contractor will be required to con- struct a suitable wharf on square S, 708, provided with a platform and hoppers so ar- ranged and constructed as to permit all garbage and dead animals to be discharged directly from the carts into metal recep- tacles on board of scows, which are to be used in transporting such material to the place of final disposal; such receptacles to be practically air-tight, and to be closed as soon as filled and not to be opened until they shall have been removed to the site of fi disposal; such receptacles to be thoroughly cleansed before being returned to the District of Columbia. The contractor will be further required to furnish all necessary facilities for keeping the wharf, hoppers, carts and property generally clean and to use such facilities to that ef- fect. “The contractor will not be permitted to dump cr pile garbage or dead animals it any point in the District, nor on the wharf, but must cause the same to be deposited directly in the receptacles provided for their transpcrtation or in the erematory. Cremation if Necessary. “The contractor will be required to main- tain the Brown garbage erematory at the foot of South Capitol street in good re- pair, and at all times in such condition as to enable him immediately to comply w the terms of his contraet as to burning garbage and dead animals, should the occa- sion require."” - There is no date in the contract as to when it shall commence. There appears to be some hitch about securing a proper site down the river, and it will take some time to construct the new plant and purchase the new equipment. From now on, the garbage will commenee to fall off in quan- tity, and it is believed the Brown cre- matory can take care of the city’s ontput until next spring, when the new contract will go into effect. ee Personally Conducted Tour vin Penn- sylvania Railroad to Cresson Spring: Round-trip iekets good going on 10:50 a.m. train, August 28, and valid for return within ten days. including one day’s board at Mountain House, $8.00. — ee Camp meeting Congress Heights this evening. Take new electric car from Navy Yard bridge, via Capital Traction and Ana- costia lines.—Advt. — INCREASE OF WHITE WINGS. Superintendent McKensie’s Additional Estimate for Street Cleaning. As an additional estimate to those al- ready submitted to the Commissioners by the superintendent of street cleaning, an item of $10,000 for continuing and increas- ing the work of hand cleaning has been submitted. The superintendent, in urging this appropriation, says: “In my opinion it is imperatively neces- sary that Congress should increase the appropriation for sprinkling, sweeping and cleaning the streets and avenues for the present fiscal year. This is made neces- sary by the increased price for machine sweeping and the inauguration of the hand- cleaning method in part of the city. The action of the Commissioners in this direction has met with the unanimous com- mendation of the press and people, and there is no disputing the fact successfully that the streets which are cleaned by hand are much better cleaned than ever before. In many of the cities of the country the hand system has been introduced to a greater or less extent, and has in all cases commended itself to the public. “In New York the entire city is being hand-cleaned daily, and with the most gratifying results. The death rate has been reduced materially, and the city, from be- ing one of the dirtiest in the world, has become one of the cleanest and healthiest. ‘The increase in the number of men taken from the ranks of the unemployed and put to work is another subject for congratula- tion. I am of the opinion that the amount required to continue the work on the pres- ent scale for the entire year will require about $10,000 additional to present appro- priation.” See $1.00 to Frederick and Return via B. and 0. Special excursion Sunday, August 22. Leave Washington 7:30 a.m.; returning, leave Frederick 7:30 p.m. $1 for the round trip.—Advt. ——— G. A. R. to Buffalo wia B. and 0. Join Buffalo Club, No.1, leaving Wash- ingten 10 p.m. Sunday, 22d, via B. and O. and beautiful Lehigh Walley route, arriving Buffalo 2:00 p.m. Monday. Secure tickets ot ihe committee. Advts —.—_ Death of Arthur Pilling. Word was receivedihere this morning of the death of Arthut Pilling, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Pilling, at Gloucester, Mass., yesterday. ‘The young man had silarge number of friends here, who wilt Ue grieved to hear of his death. He was @nly twenty years of age, and was a student at Hervard. No particulars have beenrrecsivee of his death, but, while his friends here knew that he had been seriously ilk for some time past, his speedy recovery wasrexpecied. <== PPS Lift Up Your Voice Unto the Cook ween, POSTU is not Black odode and Rich with a Good COFFEE SNAP. POOF EPOOOOO OE SOSS “LEM” DIGGS A CAPTIVE. Im Jail for an Attempt to Murder His Sweetheart. Lemuel Diggs, the colored man who made an attempt to -kill Henrietta Diggs, his former sweetheart, near the Benning race track during the latter part of June, as Published in The Star at the time, is in custody, and he will now have to pay the Penalty for his crime. Soon after he shot the young woman the police reveived in- formation that he had gone to New York and would probably be found about one of the race tracks. At the same time it was stated by a colored woman that he had gone across the country in the direction of Marlboro’. Subsequent investigation showed that he had been in tne neighbor- hood of Marlboro’ and Detectives Weedon and Lacy located him there a few days ago. When arrested Diggs declared he had been in Pittsburg since he did the shoot- ing, and said he had on'y returned to the county a short time ago. Constable R. H. Vincent of the Bladensburg district went in search of the fugitive yesterday, and found him in Marlboro’ on his way to the fair. The races had proved so great an attraction to him that he left hix place of hiding, and this resulted in his capture. He admitted that he shot Henrietia, and said he did so ‘because she had been un- faithful to him. “I was on the road and met her with an- other fellow,” he said, “and when she said she didn’t have time to bother cbout me 1 shot her.” . When Detectives Weedon and Lacy got the prisdner last night he seemed uncon- cerned about his fate. He said he had shot a woman before, and she would not appear against him, and he was certain ae Henrietta will not appear to prosecute im. “And if she don’t come to court,’ he said, “I won't get more than three months for concealed weapon If Henrietta does not appear in court it will be because the officers cannot ‘ind her. They are determined that he shall be prose- cuted this time, if such a thing is possi- ble, for his release, they fear, would only result in another shooting in @ short tifne. The shooting occurred late at night, while Henrietta and several companions were on their way home from a school entertain- ment, given in the public school building. Lemuel, or “Lem,” as he is better known, was at the entertainment, and the sight of his former sweetheart with another man was more than he could stand. He went off and got a pistol, and when he met the woman on the road he asked her to de- sert her escort and go with him. This she refused to do, and he left her, after mak- ing threats. A few minutes later he headed off the gay party and shot Henrietta through the neck. The wound was a dangerous one, and the saving of her life the police con- sidered little short of a miracle. Today the prisoner was turned over to the mar- shal and he was committed to jail, to await a trial on a charge of attempted murder. The prisoner is about twenty-five years of age. ————— $5.00 Excursions to the Sea- $5.00 shore vin Pennsylvania Railroad. On Friday and Saturday, August 27 and tickets will be sold for 11 a.m. and p.m. trains to Atlantic City, Cape May, Ocean City and Sea Isle City, good to return to the following Tuesday.—Advt. entra hel Ii Excursion to Buffalo via B. and 0. Account G. A. R., national encampment tickets sold August 21 to 24, good to return until 31st, but may be extended to Septem- ber 20 by depositing with joint agent at Buffalo. B. and O. and Lehigh Valley, best and most picturesque route.—Advt. pear a LAWN FETE CLOSED. That for St. Anthony’s Charch Was a Successful Undertaking. The lawn party for the benefit of St. An- theny’s Church at Brookland closed last night after a successful run of four even- ings. Good weather attended the cause, though the clouds yesterday evening di- minished the usual crowd somewhat. St. Paul's Drum Corps put in its appearance last night and serenaded ‘the different booths. The selections were bright, and added further life to the various attrac- tions. Rev. Dr. Garrigan of the Catholic University, Rev. Father Mackin of St. Paul's Church and Rev. Father Fitzgera!d of the Indian bureau of missionaries were in attendance during the festival. The flying ponies and dancing proved good attractions. Last night everythi was dispos:d of by auction and suce winners announced. The dinner set was won by Mrs. Keemle of Brookland, the rocking chair by Helen Brooks and the lamp by Mr. Chas. McGee. The chief feat- ure last night was the taking down of “St. Anthony’s Church,” the foundation of which was made of cigar boxes represent- ing the bricks of the church, each con- taining a prize. There were 100 “bricks,” and their distribution caused much excite- ment and merriment. This was in charge of Mi: Marie Howe, while the idea was that of Mr. Richard Lamb. The proceeds will form the nucleus for a fund for a pastoral residence, Although ail returns have not yet been made the amount realized is estimated to be in the neighbor- hood of $400. Rev. Joseph Cunnane, the pastor, is much pleased with the success of the festival and the earnest work of the congregation. “+ —_ $10 To Niagara Fallx and Re- $10 turn vin Pennsylvania Railrond. Special train, with parlor cars and day coaches, will leave Washington at 7:30 a.m., September 4. Tickets limited to ten days and allow_ stop-over at Buffalo, Rochester and Watkins returning. Addi- tional tours September 16 and October 12. Advertisement. oo G. A. Civie Parade. Buffalo Club, No. 1, leaving via B. and O. at 10 p.m., Sunday, reach Buffalo 2 p.m., Monday, in time for civic parade and first session W. R. C., Monday evening.—Advt, a Serious Hiness of Mr. Wm. H. Dantel. Mr. Wm. H. Daniel, the director of the choir at St. John’s P. E. Church, is quite ill et his home, 414 10th street southwest, and fears are felt for his recovery. Mr. Daniel is one of the best-known men in mvsical circles in the District. He in- herited his ability in that respect from his father, who had the distinction of being the oldest teacher of music in the public schools, and whose death last year was deeply regretted. Mr. Daniel is a member of the boaid of managers of the Choral So- ciety, and was for two years president of that body. ERESVBVGY G9 5OS 059940009505 In the Heat Of summer the blood must be kept pure and the stomach and digestive organs in a healthy condition. Otherwise there 1s great danger of sudden illness which may lead to protracted suffering. Hood's Sar- saparilla is just the medicine for this sea- son, as It gertly tones the stomach, puri- fies’ and enriches the blood and gives’ vigor and vitality. It wards off malaria and pro- tects the system from warm weather all- ments. Remember Hood’s Sarsaparilla As the best—in fact,the One True Blood Purifi. are easy Hood’s Pills sxc ‘ bs, casy to PLOOPSOVOSROOL OSS OS 999 OOOH GET THE BEST— THE ‘Concord Harness.’ Big reductions now being offered for cash to close out our immense stock of TRUNKS, SATCHELS, STEAMER KUGS, Etc. an2-12d z “All the Electricity. you want all the time!” °° The U. 8. Electric Lighting Oo, fur- nishes a steady, reliable service for either power or light that can be counted on for every day in the year at a very rea- ‘sonable ate. Can we answer any quos- U.S. Electric Lighting Co., 218 14th St. "Phone 77. Corns and Bunions ooneee Removed without 25 cents each. —— ae ON. Odice hours, 8 to 5; 9 to 12 ae ‘WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET. Butter Higher and Advancing—A Gencral Firmness. Prices in the local wholesale produce market today show that the advance in but- ter which has been expected for some time has teken place, that product being from 1 to 2 cents higher than it was a week ago. The market is quite firm in butter, ail grades being scarce, and a still further ad- vance is more than likely, everything be- ing cleened up as fast as it comes in. Prices have, however, been too low, much lower, indeed, than ever before at this season of the year. Cheese and eggs re- main precisely as last quoted, and the prices prevailing today will hardly fall. The same is true of poultry, while vegeta- bles and fruits and meats show but little change. Butter — Creamery, Elgin extras, 18; choice, 17; firsts, 16; choice bakers’ stock, 12 to 14; New York tubs, 14. Cheese—New York fuli cream, large, 10; flats, 10%; ponys, 11. Eggs—Nearby, fresh, 15; western, 12% to 13; southern, 12. Poultry—Spring chicks, large, live, per Ib., 8 to 9; spring, medium, live, per Ib., 8; spring, small, 8. Old fowls—Live, per Ib., 6% to 7; roosters, live, per Ib. 4 to 5. Dvcks—Live, spring, young, 6 to 7. Geese —Live, per Ib., 5. Vegetables and fruits—Celery, common, per doz., 15 to 20c.; beans, per box, 5) to G0c.; lettuce, peg bbL, 50c. to $1; potatoes, fancy, new, per Dbl, $1. choice, per bt $1.25 to $1.50; new, per_bush., 5 to Sic.; culls, per bbl, 50 to 75c.; Maryland and Virginia, bush., 55 to 60c.; culls, per bush., 25 to 30c.; sweet potatoes, fancy, per bbl. $2.75 to $3; No. 1, $2; tomatoes, per crate, native, 25 to 50c.; beets, per 100 bunches, $1 to $1.50; cabbage, new, per bbl. 3 onions, yellow, per bbl., $1.50 to $2; yellow, new, per bush., 7ic.; beans, white, New York mediums, 80 to Sc. jew York pea, 80 to 82c.; marrow, $1 to $1.20; apples, com- mon, per box, 25 to 30c.; pears, La Conte, $1.50 to $3; peaches,, fancy, freestone, $1 1.25; peaches, 6-basket ‘carriers, $1 to .25; watermelons, per 100, % to $11; can- taloupes, per bbl., Mc. to Tic.; oranges, seedling, per box, $2.50 to $8. lemons, Sicily, per box, $3 to $4.50: Beef and other meats—Cattle, extra, $3.50 to $4 per ewt.; butcher, $2.50 to $3. ewt.; common, $1.50 to $2 per ewt.; $1 per cwt. Hogs, fair, $4 per cwt. ordinary, $3.75 per cwt., net. $3 per ewt. $5.25 per cwt.; medium, $4 to $4.50 per cwt.; common, $3 tc $3.50 per ewt. Calves, prime, $4.50 to $% per ewt.; common, $8 to $4 per cwt.; grass, $3 to $3.50 per cwt. Cows, prime, $25 to $35 eacn; common, $10 to $15 each; old and dry, $6 to $8. — Last $3.00 Excursion to Atlantic City via Pennsylvania Railroad. Special train will leave Washington 4 p. m. Saturday, August 28, arriving at At- lantic City 9 p.m. Returning. leave Atlan- tic City 7 p.m., Sunday, the 29th. Through in five hours without change or transfer. Rate, $3.00.—Ad’ —_——__ New Issue Club. The National New Issue Club met Au- gust 19 at headquarters. Mr. J. N. Adams, the president, stated that the club was in receipt of communications from several clubs in Maryland, asking for information regarding the organization. Seve p- resentatives from the club, including the president, will leave this week for various points in Maryland to explain to Inquirers the platform of the organiza:ion. Bross; Sheep, $2 to Lambs, spring, choice, $5 to If You Want a Bicycle Don’t buy anywhere until you see Sloan's ad. next week. It will pay you to wait. ne hundred or more to be sacrificed at 1407 G street.—Advt. a Brick Fell on Him. John Butler, colored, employed as a hod- carrier on a row of buildings being erected in Mount Pleasant, was painfully cut about the head, but not dangerously injured, by a brick falling upon him while at work yes- terday. He was removed to the Emergency Hespital. a Broken pavements in front of No. 2913 Dumbarton avenue, 3623 O street and on T street between 32d and 34th streets, George- town, were complained of today by Lieut. Swindells. K Servant That Never Wastes. Royal Baking Powder is spe- * cially prepared to retain its strength and freshness under variable conditions of tempera- ture and moisture. It will not lose its leavening strength when the can is opened, but the last spoonful will be found as good as the first. In the use of other baking powders great variableness is found. They are readily af- fected by the moisture of the air, which causes them to lose strength quickly after the can is opened, so that even quanti- ties will do uneven work or be altogether ineffective. The great keeping property of the Royal makes it always re- liable and uniform. There is no other baking powder or prep- “aration that will unfailingly ren- der thé food so light, whole- some, and excellent in every quality. Royal is a servant that never wastes. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK. ey DON’T LET YOUR DOG SUFFER « With fleas. Don’t go to the trouble of washing your pet every day. Use Thompson’s Insect Powder instead. That kills all insects. 10, 15, 25 and 50c. can. W. S. THOMPSON, PHARMACIST, 703 15th St. au20-28d Fae a Great Reduction In Hair. formerly sto-so, Say aeictes HS eee a Sbampooing, First-class attendants tn ete. Imperial Hair Regenerator for restoring gray hair. Never fails. ‘Try our “Ourlette for retaining carl, S. HELLER’S, inZ20 7th Street N. W. Trusses - Fitted . Abdominal Bereta NEW WASHIN HOUSE. 1108 F st. Used with ice there is no Tea, at any price, s Sepetion t flavor to s = bar pein cook es ——=2 a m Steck Yards, The market quotations the yard: Thursday, the 19th instant, were as fol: lows: Best cattle, 4% to 4 common, 3% to 4% cents; bulls and cows, 2 to 3 cents. One hundred and eight head of cattle on the market. Fresh cows were quoted at from $25 to $40. She»p and lambs—Old_ sheep, cents per pound: lambs, 5 to 5, o hundred head effered. 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