Evening Star Newspaper, September 8, 1897, Page 3

SPECIAL NOTICES. SONS OF JONADAB.—THE SOVEREIGN COUN- cil, Sons of Jonadab, will meet at Jouadab Hall, 623 . &.W., on THURSDAY EVEN: IN pt. 9, 1807, 7:30 o'clock. WM. _H. YOU Sovereign Secretary. It T WILL. NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DEBTS tracted by wife, Mary J. Fowler, she Laving lett iy bed al board without amy jost cuuse. JOHN R. FOWLER, #e8-3t* Seat Pleasant, Md. WANTED-AT S. KANN SONS & CO., STH AND Market space, a thorough, experienced and com- petent salesindy to take eharge of lace and em- ery dept.; also one to charge of our dresw trimming dept, and an experienced linen an to take charge O€ our linen dept. the best need apply; reference required. Saturday, Sept. 1, between 10 and. 12m. seS-2t RS. FREDERICK F. DALY & E. K. GEGOW, ae Dentists, of 1211 F st., have opened a branch office at’ 318 Enst Capitol st., for the convenience of their Capitol Hill patrons. seS-Iw* EVERY PIECE OF CLOTI THAT EXTERS OUR establishment is subject to a rigid civil service ex- amination, as to its quality. newneas, ets. | Well made, fanitless fitting and ““top-note! To order, $20 up. We're ready to make your fall suit. |. FRED GATCHEL & CO., Tailors and Drapers, Fon tate at, EE Madd, 15 years cutter for late firm of Geo. T. Keen, is now with us. s8-Sd (TICE—WITHDRAWAL OF STEAMER T. V. boy ean Bho ‘The steamer T. V. Arrowsmith Will “be withdrawn from the present, schedule on and after September 10, 1807, until further notice. chedule steamer Wakefield (in _ effect ember 13, 1897). ©. W. RIDLEY, sett General Manager. ELECTRICAL REPAIRING A SPECIALTY Be .areful to whom you intrust the re- your Electrical Apparatus and Ran no risk! Let us do Stx years’ experience. Write or "phone to call. We ure electrical experts. A. J. SCOTT. Electrical Contractor, 740 &th st. nw. “Phone 1516. LASTEKERS, SPEAK QUICKLY * —if’ you = partake of this great Lath feast. | The purchase Is rapidly making its disippearance, and no won- des, when the low price of $2.05 1,000 from wharf and $2.25 from yard sre quoted. Place your order today! THOS. W. SMITH, Ist and Indrave. "Phone 217. Mill and Wharves, foot 4th ct. s.e. : Je2: 10 au31-3m,8 MEETING OF- THE NOTICE — THE ANNUAL 7 stockholders of the Union Building Company, the election of the board of directors and for other business as may come before them, will be held at the office of the company. 123 South Royal street, Alexandria, Va.. on MONDAY, September 20, 1897, at 12:30 0’ eek pm, RON M. PARKER, President. W. SCOTT TOWERS, Secretary. ‘au2t-law3t ECIAL.—ALL CHURCHES AND OTHER OR- ganizations desiring use of hall this season will take notice that engagement book of Odd Fel- lows" st. open. Secyre dates now. ices low. eae “Apply to WALTER A. BROWN, 1423 Pa. ave. se3-1m 2 Mi. HORACE J. LONG WISHES TO INFORM his former patrons that he is now with Mr. E. N. Richards, 1330 G st. n.w., where he would be pleased to serve them in the execution. of «ll kind work pertaining to the hanging of wall papers and. interior decorations. se2-Gt GLEVELAND PARK ee from Connecticut ave. to Tenallytown road. Pay it a vi auzS If You’re To Be Married th, you ought to be seeing about the ¢ Invitations, Announcements, Personal Leave everything of this kind 10 the Engraving—use the Station- bion has decided correct for fall Hall, 7th st. n.w., is now Cur prices are never more than 1eason- able. Easton & Rupp, 421 i1thSt. PULAR-PRICED STATIONERS. se8-1id ~ “I never disappoint.” merchants claiin booklets and yes are the best means of the public acquainted goods. Let us xet out talogue or booklet for Artistic effects. Insignifi- < prices. BYRON SADAMS, “Prompt” Printer, 512 11th at. ses Lid Going like hot cakes, It would seem as if fully half of the plas- terers in Washington had been here in the past fe weeks to get one of these fuimous Underhill tar Brand All-steel }athing Hatchets. They're ‘standard of the world.” Still a few left. nterpris'nz t attractive John B. Espey, jienrne” au27-2m,10 m trying Fagged «Sassy. Pe ert ged ou thing will pat you in trim go quickly as a Httle Th Berkeley Whisky. Full quarts, Only at SI F street. Tailored in the best style—and of S heviots (now the vogue). Business Suits, $25. You'll not get a handsomer suit in style, making and fit anywhere. |. HARBAN, New York ‘ave. “Home Tailoring. * 0 MADE A SHREWD MOVE. Glen Echo Railway Seizes a Slice of District Territory. A raid on District territory, more suc- cessful than that attempted at the Aque- duct bridge last night, has been made by the Glen Echo Railroad Company, which at the beginning of this year extended its tracks in Maryland from the District line at Tenleytown to Chevy Chase, at the rortt. end of the line, and from the Con- duit road to within a quarter of a mile of Cabin John bridge, at the southern end. ‘The road has been hauling a goodly num- ber of passengers this season. At Chevy Chase the terminal was just outside the District line, fifty or more feet from the Brookville road, and about 200 or 300 yards frem the circle. This was regarded as too great a distance for the passengers to walk, and arrange- nets were made for extending the tracks into the District, for which no special per- mit had been obtained. According to the plans of the company for the extension, it was necessary to lay the tracks across the Brookville road, and it was argued that if application were made in the usual way for this privilege there might be considerable objection, as the railroad is not incorporat- ed under the laws of the District, but ac- cording to the laws of Maryland. ‘The police did not secure an advance hint of the proposed maneuver. Last Saturday night a week ago a force of laborers was put to work shortly after midnight, and before daylight the extension was la!d, crossing the Brockville road with a single . and coming several hundred feet in # southeasterly direction into the District. ‘The total extension amounted to 400 er 500 Js. The terminal of the road is now at Con- necticut avenue extended, about 200 feet more south of the Chevy Chase Circle, all that passengers have to do is to get cut of the Chevy Chase cars, walk across the road and board a Glen Echo car. The police did rot discover the invasion ti] daybreak the following Sunday morn- ing, when everything had been completed, #ud the laborers and mechanics had left grounds: A rt was immediately eis of the seventh .2nd he in turn reported to Maj. ‘The report was placed in writing and given to the Commissioners, whose ac- tion in the case is awalted with intcrest. Any attempt to remove the track will be fovght by the railroad company. It is be- d, now that the rails are in place, it will be a difficult matter to effect their re- moval. ———.__. ‘The Decision on Section 22. It is announced that the attorney general wiil not render his decision in the case of aiscriminating section 22 of the tariff law for two or three days. — o “Want” ads. in The Star pay because they bring auswers. : = Freed From Tonnage Duties. The government of Mexico has issued no- tices that sailing vessels, coal laden, wiil be admitted to Mexican ports free of ton- age dutie: Peoeseseseecccseesoeeoeoes AYER’S Sarsaparilla Is the original Sarsaparilla, the standard of the world. Others have imitated the remedy. They can't imitate the record: 50 Years of Cures. 3 3 WELLMAN’S PROJECT Will Sail for the Arctic on June 15, 1898, WILL CAMP THE NEXT WINTER Early in the Following Year He Will Set Out for the Pole. WILL BE ANOTHER “DASH” Walter Wellman, the newspaper corre- spondent, has reached Washington from Europe, having gone across the water to arrange for another-attempt at the north pole. He went to Norway and Russia and ecnsulted Dr. Nansen, arranging for a steamer and a large number of Siberian draught dogs. Mr. Wellman described his purposes and aims to a Star reporter this morning. He said: “That the effort to reach the north pole will go on till the feat is accomplished may be taken for granted. Leaving out of the discussion the question whether it is of any practical value to do it, man set out a long time ago to achieve this thing, and he will never stop till he has succeeded. Na- tions have engaged in the friendly rivalry of an advance toward the pole, and the world watches with keen interest every step nearer the goal. Englishmen, Norw gians and Americans have been conspicu- ous in this race, and next year at least three expeditions will be in the field—Capt. Sverdrup of Norway, in the Fram, and Lieut. Peary of the United States, on the West coast of Greenland, and myself in Franz Jos2f Land. “My plan is a very simple one. All the details of it I submitted to Dr. Nansen in Christiania a few weeks ago, and he ap- Proved them in the main and made some suggestions, of which you may be sure I shall make good use. : “Although my own experience had been valuable, I really had not decided to make the attempt until Dr. Nansen gave me so much encouragement. Nansen is a bread and generous man, and not above giving help to such a humble member of the guild of arctic enthusiasts as myself. “We shall sail from Bergen, Norway, in a stanch ice steamer, June 15, next year. The expedition party. will be composed of ten men—two or three Americans and the remainder Norwegians. Several of the hardy fellows who were with me three years ago have volunteered their services. At Cape Flora, in latitude So degrees,where Mr. Jackson made his headquarters, we shall establish a supply station, leaving two men in charge. The remainder will push on next autumn, with sledges, dogs and small boats, as far north as we can gO before the winter sets in. Probably we shall reach Cape Fligely, the furthest point teuched by Payer a quarter of a century ago, though we may be able to go consid- erably further. No one knows tow far north easy and of the Franz Josef Archi- pelago extends; but it is believed to go as far as the eighty-third parallel. “Wherever we winter we shall find plenty of game for food and fuel for ourselves and the dogs. This is one great advantage Franz Josef Land has over North Grecn- land as a point of departure for a polar party. In northern Greenland there are few seals, and consequently few ice hears. There are few or no walruses. In Franz Josef Land all these are plentiful. When we come to winter we shall profit by the lesson which Nansen and-Johansen taught all arctic workers—that one may winter wherever he can find game and has a gun and cartridges. As Dr. Nansen modestly said to me, ‘Of course, you can winter there. You will have tools to throw up your hut with, and many other requisites, Johansen and I had not even a Pickax or a shovel.” “Early in 1899 we shall, if everything goes right, set out upon our journey to- ward the pole. There: will be five or six men and sixty dogs. We shall go equipped for a journey of 100 or 110 days. The fav- orable season for sledging over the ice of the Arctic sea is in spring, while the cold js still great and there is light to travel by. In summer the ice br2aks up considerably, leads or channels are aumer- ous, 2nd. worse than all, the snow is soft and slushy. In the cold weather of spring —15 to 5 below zero Fahr.—the surface is bard and sledging at its best. Dr. Nan- sen’s advice to me is to ‘start as early 2s Possible—even before the sun returns.’ While it will not be pleasant to crawl out of a snug winter’s nest about the middle ef February, before the sun 's shown himself above the southern horizon, to go forth into the terrible cold, it will have to be done if we are to get in 100 or 110 days of work before the snow softans in June. “How far will you have to travel from Cape Fligely, say, to the pole?” “About 530 English miles. Whether or not we can go the whole way and return within the time at our command can only be told by trying. It amounts to about ten miles per day. Dr. Nansen traveled an average of about eight miles, and he says if he were going again he could do ten or twelve, perhaps more. There is no doubt in mv mind that if Dr. ‘Nansen were to attempt the pole by this method he would reach it. He thinks so, too. Whether or not I can do it remains to be seen; but it is certainly my right to try it if I wish. These attempts to reach the 90th degree are really ‘dashes’ for the pole. Dr. Nan- sen made a dash fyom the Fram. Andree made his dash by balloon. Peary will try to make a dash from northern Greenland, and I from Franz Josef land. We shall have fixed stations to fall back upon, which is more than Nansen had. Mr. Jackson has done splendid work up there, and the Wind- ward’s voyages have shown us that this Archipelago may be reached without much trouble, perhaps !n five years out of six. It is my expectation to return to Europe in the autumn of 1899.” INQUEST ADJOURNED. in the Investigation of ingham’s Death. The tragical death of young Louis Cun- ningham, which resulted from injuries re- ceived by contact with the Woodside trolley cars seventy-five yards north of the inter- section of the Metropolitan branch of the B. and 0. railroad and the Woodside rail- way, has created intense excitement among the residents of that section of Mont- gomery county. Owing to this excitement and at the re- quest of the relatives and friends of the de- ceased, Justice of the Peace Charles 8S. Peters, who, by virtue of his office, acts as coroner for this section of the county, com- menced, as yesterday reported in The Star, 4n investigation into the cause of the death of the unfortunate young man. The test!- mony, as stated in The Star, was taken in the large waiting room at Silver Spring sta- tion, from which a view of the scene of the accident is plainly visible. The first witness interrogated was Wil- liam H. Shottrof, the motorman who con- trolled the motion cf the car at the time of the fatal accident. He stated that the accident occurred at 9:30 o'clock p.m. Sun- cay, September 5; that just before his car crossed the point (where the road leading east enters the Brookville pike), he saw a man’s leg across one of the tracks, when he at once applied the brakes, but could not stop the momentum of the car unt - six or eisht feet beyond where he saw the man’s limb. In answer to the coroner and qifestions by the jurymen, he admitted that the car had no fender, and that he had no instruc- tions to slow up on crossing the entrance to the road, but that he was going slowly at the time. He also testified that the car had a head Ii Mr. Thomas O'Brien, superintendent of this railroad, was the rext witness exam- ined, but nothing of importance was elicited from him other than that orders had been issued to the motorman not io run th: cars at the point where the acci- dent happened faster than three or four miles an hour. - £ At this stage of the inquest, owing to the absence of two important witnesses, an adjournment to 6 o'clock was ne a Upon reassembling it was deemed neces- sary by the coroner and State Attorney Kilgour thst as other evidence had come to the surfece, another important witness who was on the car at the time of the Sourament ber hat te Ter aioe Friday, tember 10, at 11 o'clock am., at Silver Spring, wi State Attorney Kilgour, representing be THE OFFICIAL EXPLANATORY NOTB: Observations taken at 8 a.m., “5th meridian time. WEATHER MA "s TS. P.- Soll lines are ts0- bars, or lines of equal air pressure, drawn for each tenth of an inch. Dotted lines are isotherms, or Hines of eqral temperature, drawn for each ten degrees. Shaded areas are regions where rain or sow 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. Continued Warm Wenther Indicated for Tomorrow. Forecast till 8 p.m. Thursday—For the District of Columbia, eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia, fair tonight and Thurs- day; continued high temperature; east to southeast winds. Weather conditions and general forecast— The area of low pressure has moved from eastern Montana to North Dakota, increas- ing in intensity, a pressure of 20.30 inches being reported from Williston this morning. The pressure is high off the middle Atlan- tic and Pacific coasts. Showers have occurred in Florida, on the gulf coast and in the upper Mississippi valley. = The temperature has fallen in the middle plateau, has risen in the upper lake region and upper Missouri valley, and has®remain- ed stationary elsewhere. Extremely high temperature prevailed in the Missouri and Mississippi valleys yester- day, Bismarck yeporting 102 degrees, which was 2 degrees higher than ever before re- corded during the first decade of Septem- ber. Showers may be expected in Florida; gen- erally fair weather elsewhere east of the lower lake region, the Ohio and lower Mis- sissippi valleys. The following heavy precipitation (in inches) was reported: During the past twenty-four hours—Key West, 1.88; Jacksonville,2.00. Condition of the Water. Temperature and condition of water at 8 a.m.: Great Falls, temperature, 80; condi- tion, 36; receiving reservoir, temperature, 79; condition at north connection, 36; con- dition at south connection, 36; distributing reservoir, temperature, 78; condition at in- fluent gate house, 36; effluent gate house, 3t. Both Rivers Clear, A report received from Harper's Ferry this morning states that both of the rivers are clear. Tide Table. Today—Low tide, 11:57 a.m. High tide, 5:31 a.m. and 5:58 p.m. Tomorrow—Low tide, ‘12:35 a.m. and 12:47 P.m.; high tide, 6:30 a.m. and The Sun nnd Moon. Today—sun rises, a.m.; sun sets, m1, Bicycle lamps after sunset, at Moon sets, 3:55 a.m. tomorrow. Tomorrow—Sun rises, 5:36 a.m. The City Lights. Gas lamps all lighted by 7:27 p.m.; ex- tinguishing begun at 4:45 a.m. The light- ing is begun one hour before the time named. Are lamps lighted at 7:12 p.m.; extin- guished at 5:00 a.m. Temperature for Twenty-Four Hours. The following are the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau for the past twenty-four hours, beginning at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon: September 7—4 p.m., 91; 8 p.m., 78; mid- night, 73. September S—4 a.m., 73; 8 a.m., 72; 12 m., 87, and 2 p.m., 88. Maximum, 91, at 4 p.m.; minimum, 60, at 6 am. must be lighted one hour 19 p.m. PERRY EXPIATES HIS CRIME Murderer of Bely Lanier Hanged at Decatur, Georgia. He Was Cool and Collected and Main- tained His Innocence to the Last ATLANTA, Ga., September 8.—H. 8. Perry was hanged for the murder of Bely Lanier at Decatur today. The execution took place on a gallows in the yard of the Kalb county jail. The doomed man was pale, but cool and collected to the last. On the scaffold he declared his innocence of the crime of murder, and reiterated his statement that he killed Lanier to protect the sanctity of his home. The drop fell at 11:43 a.m. History of the Crime. Horace Steven Perry was conducting a small grocery business in Atlanta, when he committed the crime for which he paid the penalty on the gallows today. To supple- ment the family’s income, Mrs. Perry took boarders at their home on Piedmont avenue and among these was Bely Lanier, a young theological student. The domestic relations of the Perrys was not happy. Perry had become infatuated with a wo- man of questionable character. In the troubles that arose from this liason Lanier became involved, and, as a result, Perry shot and mortally wounded him in the court house at Decatur on Monday, March 8 After lingering for a few ‘days, Lanier died from the effects of the wound. Both men were under arrest when the shooting occurred, having been taken into custody at Ingleside, to which place Perry had fol- lowed Lanier for the avowed purpose of avenging an insult to his wife. ‘Though both were searched Perry suc- ceeded in concealing a pistol, and no soon- er had the party entered the court house at Decatur than he fired upon Lanter. After the shooting Perry said that his only regret was the fear that Lanier might live. He declared that Lanier had outraged Mra. Perry. Lanier Denied the Charge. Lanier strenuously denied that he had committed the assault, and before his death made a statement in which he said Perry was angry because he (Lanier) had told Mrs. Perry of Perry’s alleged relations with other women. Perry was tried for his Iife at a special term of the Dekalb superior court at De- catur on Tuesday, April 27, and convicted. The case was appealed to the state. su- preme court, which refused to grant a new trial. Strong pressure was then brougnt to bear on Governor Atkinson to save the condemned man, but after granting a re- spite to allow himself time to investigate the case the governor refused to interfere. The sole plea of the defense, throughout was that Perry killed Lanier to avenge an outrage upon his wife. ——_————— CONDENSED LOCALS, Bass fishermen are enjoying fine sport along the Potomac and Shenandoah, rivers in the vicinity of Harper’s Ferry. The Po- tomac has been clear for some days, and although the Shenandoah has been cloudy, fishing has been good. Saturday Mr. Rich- ard Sylvester of the police department, this city, caught ten bass in the Potomac. Mr. Geo. W. Gray has purchased the wreck of the old excursion steamer Mary Washington, now lying in the river at the foot of 12th street, and will at once proceed to raise and transfer the hull. Sneak thieves have been quite active dur- ing the last few days. The following is a list of ‘thefr work reported to the police this morning: R. 8. White, 925 L street, a bicycle lamp, stolen from his wheel at the Baltimore and Ohio ‘depot, while R. P. Thomas had his Psycho bicycle stoten from Sth and HM streets Monday evening. Chas. Lackey reports the theft of seventy-five pounds of wire staples. An unknown per- son visited the residence of F. H. Hall, 1443 Chapin street, and stole a pocketbook containihg $18. William Ray, 1518 8th street, reports the loss by theft of $35 in money. The cash was stolen. yesterday evening from his house. Thomas J. Cun- ningham, 467 Missouri avenue, complained to the police this morning that a colored man stole his gold watch from him Mon- day night while near his house. The hen house of William Jones, Brookland, was visited by chicken thieves Monday night and seventy-five chickens were stolen. Robert Ware reports the loss by theft of $8. Bud Smith, colored, twenty-four years old, whose home is in South Washington, was found sick near 2d and M streets southwest yesterday afternoon. The police patrol wagon was sent for and he was removed to the Emergency Hospital for treatment. r * The hydrants at Ist and D streets south- east and 24 and I streets northeast are out of repair. . Lieut. Kenny of the eighth precinct has made complaint of a dangerous hole on Co- lumbia road, near Howard avenue, caused by the caving of a bank near a ditch. Frank W: colored, was overcome by the heat y afternoon near and Heckman streets southeast. The whose home is near 16th taken to Providence ] man, and L ‘was THE MACALESTER TIED UP Libeled to Secure a Bill Due John P. Agnew & Co, The Amount Claime@ in #6,557—State- ment of Receiver Edwards— fr Will Make Contest. a Yesterday afternoom Deputy Marshal Glover went to Mount»Vernon and libeled the steamer Charles>Macalester of the Mount Vernon and Mpisha} Hall Steam- boat Company on a coal bill alleged to be due John P. Agnew & Co. of Washington. Marshal Glover tied the steamer to the wharf, and thé. passedgershad to return to Washington by the electric line. The amount of the claim pfesented by Mr. Jas. B. Caton is $6,557. Mr. John Clark was placed in charge of the Macalester and the boat was left at Mount Vernon. Late yesterday afternoon Receivers Jas. 8. Edwards and E. L. White of the Mount Vernon Steamboat Company called on At- torney Caton for the purpose of effecting some arrangement by which the Macalester can resume her trips. Bond was asked for to cover the amoun: Deputy Marshal Glover stated that un- less the matter is settled today he will have the boat brought up and tied to the wharf ae in charge of a deputy mar- si Every arrangement was made by the re- ceivers looking to the comfort of the pas- Sengers, who were compelled to leave the steamep and return to Washington by rail. Will Petition the Court. Speaking this morning to a Star reporter of the libel filed against the Macalester yesterday, Mr. James S. Edwards, one of the receivers of the Mount Vernon and Marshall Hall Steamboat Company, scid that he and Mr. E. L. White, the other receiver appointed by the District Equity Court, would some time today probably Prepare a petition to be presented to Jus- tice Cox, praying that Messrs. Park Ag- new & Co., the lbelants, be restrained from interfering with their possession and management of not only the Macaleste but also the River Queen, the receive having been informed that Messrs. Agnew & Co. will also file a libel againat the lat- ter boat here today. Mr. Edwards said he is of the very de- cided opinion that the Hbelants had no right to the libel issued against the Macal- ester, and he did not believe that the Dis- trict _court here will grant a libel against the River Queen. He also thought that the action of Messrs. Agnew & Co. was in the nature of contempt of the District Panity Mahe and the receivers may, there- fore, ask for an attachment against th libelants. seas Ze Creditors cf the Company. Mr. Edwards stated that Messrs. Agnew & Co. are creditors not of the steamer Mac- alester, *but of the Mount Vernon and Marshall Hall Steamboat Company, and in bis opinfon were not entitled to a libel against the boat, the coal furnished by them having been furnished to the com- Pany, ;nd delivered here in Washington. Mr. Edwards also stated that Messrs. Agnew & Co. had presented their claims to the receivers before they filed yesterday's bel. He also pointed out that the com- pany is possessed cf other property than the boats, and that is another reason, he thinks, why the li - taition: libel carnot be main- River Queeff Included. Attorney James R. Caton, on behalf of John P. Agnew & Coy, today filed in the District court here a Mbek against the steamboat River Queen. Immediately after filing the libel Mr. Caton departed with the papers, ae up to a late hour this after- noon not return to tl clerk’; with them. The dockey fon or ataterthe amount claimed auingt the beat, but it is supposed to be for sum, te fuel furnished by the | pelarts, eee nnsy bra: a. Tickets will be sold for; special. trains leaving Washington apa and: 10:30 p.m. Sat- urday, September 11, and 72) a.m. Sunday, September 12, at rate of $2 apund trip; good returning on all yar trains and on special trains, leaving Atlantic City at 6 p.m. Sunday and Monday, Septexber 12 and 13.—Advt. eg ae Dy Andrews Will Leave Brown. The latest news from Providence, -R. I., regarding the case of Dr. Andrews, is an official announcement that Dr. Andrews versity. This decision was arrived at after & conference yesterday afternoon between” Dr. Andrews and the advisory and. execu- tive committees of the corporations. His com with the Cosmopolitan University, it 1s thought, will-take up too much time to permit of his devoting his attention to both universities at the same ALEXANDRIA AFFA The Injured Ferry Steamer Sent to Baltimore for Repairs. New Board of Fire Wardens Ef- fects an Organization. Life Insurance Policies t or taken as collateral on TD. Bal ee, aw., or Box City P.O. GENERAL AND PERSONAL Evening Star Bureau, INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS, No. 529 King Street. Bell Telephone No. 106. ALEXANDRIA, Va., September 8, 1897. The ferry steamer Columbia, which was in collision with the steamer Newport News of the Washington and Norfolk Steamboat Company early Monday morn- ing, as chronicled in The Star, was taken to Baltimore yesterday afternoon, where she will be repaired at the shipyard of William E. Woodall & Co. The steamer Arrowsmith will be put on the ferry route Friday. Page 4 ..-Page 12 i Bee neeeeeeewas eee aosasseeewoad Typographical Union. Alexandria Typographical Union, No. 225, held its annual meeting last night for the purpose of electing officers for the ensuing year. Owing to the fact that Mr. James FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE. FOR EXCHANGE. FOR RENT (Flats). FOR RENT (Halls). FOR RENT (Houses). PTT TTT TL H. Adams would not accept re-election as] FOR RENT (Miscellaneous) es president, that election was carried over | FOR iran until the next meeting. Mr. T. W. Clarke ae <Page was elected vice president, H. M. Towner secretary and treasurer and G. E. Hepburn sergeant-at-arms, These officers will be installed at the October meeting. Last Night's Banquet. The banquet last night by George Mason Council, Royal Arcanum, in honor of Grand Regent John J. Jamiason and Grand Sec- retary J. B. Blank, was highly enjoyed by those who were fortunate enough to be in- vited. Speechmaking was indulged in, and all spent a pleasant evening. Looking for Work. William Case, wife, and a five-months’- old baby were among the lodgers at police headquarters last night. Case said he was a coal miner and resided at 113 Pitston avenve, Scranton, Pa. Not being able to get work, he took to the road, looking for scmething to do. They left early this merning for Washington. Police Court. ‘There were but three cases before Mayor Simpson iM the police court this morning, and they were quickly disposed of as fol- lcws: Virginia Snow, who was exactly the opposite in coler from her name, was drunk and disorderly last night. Officer Lyles arrested her and she was fined $2.50 or thirty days in the work house. Robert Sclomon, charged with assaulting his sis- ter, was fined $5 or thirty days on the chain gang. John Smith forfeited 35 col- lateral for being drunk. Bitten by a Dog. A small boy who gave his name as John McDermott, complained to the police authorities last night that he had been bit- ten by a dog belonging to Mr. A. P. In- giam. Mayor Simpson heard the case this morning, and directed that Mr. Ingram either kill the dog or remove it from town. ‘The boy had quite a gash in his leg, which had to be cauterized. Fire Wardens. The new board of fire wardens met last night for tae purpese of affecting an or- ganization. Mr. John Harlow of the old board was chosen as president and Mr. H. R. Burke of the first ward secretary. Meetings Last Night. The Young Men‘s Sedality Lyceum held a regular meeting last night and transact- ed routine business. A special meeting of Mount Vernon Chap- ter, Royal Arch Masons, was held last night and considerable business of import- nce to members wus transacted. othe Hydraulian Fire Company held their first meeting in the new engire house last night, but transacted no business of sreat importance. Sarepta Lodge, I. O. O. F., met last night in regular session. M. E. Church Concert. The concert at Trinity M. E. Church last night was largely attended and a great success. Some of the finest music heard in this city for some time was rendered. A quartet from the Mandolin Club were greatly applauled. Misses McKee and ‘Walker of Washington treated the audience to piano solos, which were very much enjoyed. On the whole every one was much pleased with the entertainment. School Permits. The issuance of permits for white chil- dren to attend the public schools contin- ued throughout today and nearly 1,500 per- mits have been issued. Permits will be issued tomorrow end Friday to colored children. Colonel Ficklin, principal of Washington school, has been kept busy as- signing the pupils to the various grades. Lost a Finger. Mr. S. G. Brent of this city, while en route to Raleigh Springs Monday after- noon met with a painful accident, which resulted in the loss of two joints of the little finger on his right hand. From what can be learned Mr. Brent, in attempt- ing to change a car seat got his hand caught in the iron work and mashed it bad- ly. The resident physician of Raleigh Springs amputated the two joints. Brevities. Mr. G.. Wm. Ramsay ‘has returned from Atlantic City. Mr. Gettys W. Meyers has gone tc Get- tysburg, Pa., on a bicycle trip. Mrs. George W. Mays has returned from Amherst county, where she spent the sum- mer. Rev. J, E. Thacher and Captain K. Kem- per have gone to Aldie, Va., to attend the Chesapeake presbytery. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. 0. J. Nugent was buried yesterday afternoon. The public schools of Alexandria county open Monday, October 4. Mr. Claude Carter was quite badly hurt while riding at_a bicycle tournument at Bailey’s Cross Roads yesterday. He was brought home and Dr. O’Brien attended him. ‘Messrs C. C. Carlin and Louis C. Bailey have returned from Atlantic City. : Miss Parloa’s Book of Reci- pes for using ; Liebig Company’s Extract of Beef : Miss Parloa recommends and self. And so do lots of good + cooks all ’round the world. Address for: Cook Book,’ - Liehig Co., P. O. Box 2718, New York, N.Y. ts FoR FOR FOR FOR FOK Hors MEDICAL. MONEY WAN OCEAN TRAVEL. OFFICIAL NOTICES. PERSONAL. PIANOS AND ORGANS. POTOMAC RIVER BOATS. PROPOZATS RAILROADS SPECIAL NOTICES. SUMMER RESORTS. SUBURBAN PROPERTY. ‘LABLE BOARD. UNDERTAKERS. WANTED (Help) WANTED (House WANTED (AMfiscellaneous). WANTED (Rooms) WANTED (Situations). THE WORK PROGRESSING mee ee nee aVaeetoannag Many New Features at Congressional Library Proposed. Better Facilities for Looking at News- Papers — Periodicals From Every City Wanted. The labor of moving from the old library into the new one has progressed so far that the copyright department has settled down to work ! the section allotted to it on the south side of the building. AN of the desks and fittings have not yet been transferred, but the place is fast assum- ing shape, and everything there will be in active operation by the first of next week. There are about thirty persons employed in the place. It is expected that under the dire-tion of Superintendent Slauson of the periodical department, all the bound volumes of mag- azines and papers will be transferred by the end of the week, unless rain or storm prevent. Library experts gave it as their opinion that the matter could not be noved in less than two wees, but Mr. Slauson went to work, employed additional force, and it appears now that the volumes will cccupy the places intended for them when the sun sets Saturday night. Mr. Slauson is developing a number of plans which will make his department one of the most complete in the entire library building. It has been the custom hereto- fore for two daily papers to be secured from each state by subscription for the benefit of the library. These are paid for by sub- scription, provision being made for the purpose. In the larger cities the more Frominent dailies are also subscribed fo~. Mr. Slauson will send out circulars later to the newspapers all cver the country, ask- ing them for their issues, which will be bound and filed in most convenient form and preserved for future generations. lic will by this have copies of the principal journals every state, not only two dif- ferent ones, as has hitherto been the case. He feels that he will meet with a hearty response from the publishers to whom he will address the circulars. Some New Features. In connection with Mr. Slauson’s depart- ment there will be a room which, it is thought, will be a great boon, not only to newspaper men, but to the public in gen- eral. When visitors from outside come here to the capital they will have the privilege of leoking at copies of two pa- pers published in their states without hav- ing to icquire for them, and lose time in having them brought. A room will be given up specially for this purpose, and the papers, in files, will be spread out ready for reference on specixlly construct- ed desks. The chamber brought into requi- sition will be the south room in what is known as the east “curtain,” with di- mensions of about 230x35 fe>t. There will be provision made e#lso in either that room cr another by which correspondents of papers or others desiring to refer to old files can do so without trouble and inter- ruption. In order to look at a current magazine, it will rot be necessary to cal? an attendant and have it brought. They will be spread out on desks made for the purpose, and may be read and examined at the will of the visitor. Mr. Young is of the opinion that the salary of an attendant would be two or three times as great as the loss of books by the proposed system, or the wear and tear of the volumes. The newspapers and periodicals will cov- er seven stacks of the nine in the south stack. The third deck will be reserved for ve'umes mostly called for in the reading rcom, and the lower one will be given over to the copyright department for storage. Mr. Slauson is classifying his matter by subjects, and ¢hen alphabetically under the subjects, so that the asked-for volumes can be readily reached. It is the intention of Mr. Young, when the library is in full working order, to make it a circulating one for residents of Washington. He sees no reason why the books in the library should be kept any more exclusive there than elsewhere. Ali- though it is called the Library of Congress, it is really the national library, whose con- tents are intended for the use, instruction and pleasure of the American people, and he is determined that it shall be so. eee lees Fruit Sta: Licenses. ~ Judge Mills today rendered his decision in FREE for the asking! « FINANCIAL. ALASKA-KLONDYKE COLD MINING CO. JAMES RIGE - PRESIDENT 96 Broadway, N.Y. CAPITAL STOCK, 300,00 F EACH, FULLY PAlb XONAR A WHICH FOR 8U: $10.60 AND NON-ASSESSARLE, OF RES ERED 18 THE ORDER B RBCEIVISD. ISSUB SHARES Wi LLOTTED IN WHICH SUISCULTIONS ARE Ni’ ABLE PORTION OF is HAS BEEN SUBSCRIBED. thar! DIKECTOI JAMES RICK, iate Secretary’ State of © WM. SHAW, capitalist, Culcazo: E- tel s change: New ADVISOEY BOARD. FORD, President Chamber of hants’ Bank, New Or late President 8. GRAF, os 3 Williamsport, President Chesapeage and Potomac Telephone Co., ‘Washington, D.C. Dr. R. ©. FISHER, 1221 Michigan avenue. Chicago, ii.; P. A. HUFFMAN, Detroit, Mich.; M. G. B. SWIFT, Attorpey-at-law, Fail iver, Mass: TEAC W. SOUTT, Deputy Collector, Cedar Rapids, a. THE BUSINESS OF THE ALASKA-KLON; > KE GOLD MINING COMPANY will be to run a line of steamers on the Yukon River and between Seattle and the differnt parts of Alaska, opsn supply stores at the different camps, do a generat TRAASPORTA- ; COMMERCIAL and BANKING BUS in addition, DEAL, the Company. qyRtrole the following prope PLACE IS AGG! 160 ACRES IN EX OER CLAIMS AGGRE ENT. aaa. syunder United Stat pment has proved the pay streak to be five feet thick. and hus yielded placer dirt. that pane $10 to $15 to the pan. This indicates that there is located on FORTY Mi tes mining laws, extent, on PORCUPINE RIV! had a sbaft sunk to bed rock, abd was Winter by two men, ylelding in that th not over 1-20 of the clatm worked, demon: Total ae at, there is at least $5,000,000 in the 01 ms, TEN GOLD PLACER CLAIMS, AGGREG. 200 “ACRES, on “the TANANA’ GER ane RD : fiom $10 to $50 a yard. No extensive work bes Yet been done on these claims. SUEY GOLD PLACER CLAIMS ON THE LSHITNA RIVER, prospecting from $1 to &5 to fhe ‘pan. These claims are yet to be developed— they are very promising. A FINE GOLD QUAKTZ LODE WITHIN distance from the from $15 to $500 per ton, eae Pimeus outcrop of free milling ore—vein at surface ‘ing twelve feet thick; on this property have made twelve locations of 1 feet Uy 300 feet equaling 120 acres. W The estimates and statement of facts be of necessity based npon information ob tain fur Superintendent, aad are believed and by) the company. . his company having acquired extensive holdis of rich placer and gold quartz properties, capatle of earning large dividends on its stock. offers to iwestors advantages that insure large and profit. able returns, W. Morgan, our Superintendent, has Mr. G been on the Yukon for th t year working in the herefore, We are not interest of this company Project un- Th com- wledge and ut to one thorough; . with It able alds, extensive ia t resources, 8 certain to become one of the Hast companies operatiag in Alaska ir President \ the follow heat takes pleasure in referring you to JAMES E” DEWEY: treft, | Mich.; LOUIS World's Fair from Me: Il; Senator H. SHAFROTH, rade, J. M. BELL, ae aa ay Agent M. PR. R..’ st. ; RE. GOWAN. Drexel ©. Phitadaiphia ™ M°? HE. GOWAN, We do not pay Canada 20 because we are in Alaska ai for our stockholders, Aa ra . VOLLARS PE! orpERS To THE * Pe per cent of all we mine, ind save this 20 per cent FERED YOUR SHARE. SEND LOCAL AGENT, E. C. Baumgras, sa wlio G Street N.W. WASHINGTON, D. ¢. TO EUROPE INguiny IN 1900, "===. The exposition in Paris and the Chris- tian Endeavor convention in London wil attract thousands of Americans to” the Other side of the Atlantic in 1900, ose contemplating the trip will find it advantageous to open a special account with the Union Savings Bank, aa 24 fp 8 NORTH WEST. PO CEN" INTEREST PAID ON 7 se4-20 SPECIAL ACCOUNTS. caliper J. S. Bache & Co., Bankers and Brokers, TEMPORARY OFFICE, 930 F ST. NX. W. C. T. Havenner, Manager. Members New York Stock Exchange, Cotton Ex- change, Chicazo Board of Trade, etc., ete, Direct Private Wires North, South, East and West. au30-tr Washington Loan & Trust Co., OFFICE, COR. 9TH AND F &TS. PAID-UP CAPITAL, ONE MILLION. —— _ Loans in any amount made on approved —— real estate or collateral, at reasonable a deposi datty bal- Ey upon its on Gall; subject to check. d ‘This company acts as executor, adminis. —— trator, trustee, agent, treaeurer, registrar and in all other Aduclary capacities fy for rent in but and fire. vaults for safe a Pon ——— wable packages. JOHN JOY EDSON. JOHN A, SWOPE. H. 8. CUMMINGS JOHN KR. CARMOD) ANDREW PARKER. fes-th.s,w,tf The National Safe Deposit, Savings and Trust Company, Of the District of Columbia, deposit a1 stomge of val- CORNER 19TH ST. AND NEW YORK ava. Chartered by special act of Congress, Jan., 1867, and acts of Oct., 1890, and Peb., 1993, Capital: OneMillionDollars W. B. Hibbs & Co., BANKERS & BROKERS, Members New York Stock Exchange, 1427 F Street. or THALMANN & CO., 4c6-164 New York. ma Money to loan at 4 per cent on Collaterals, Stocks, Bonds, etc., or ony gilt- aul3-2m L. O. DE LASHMUTT, 1421 G ST. X.W. BETTER THAN KLONDIKE-THE PURCHASE of @ bume at Cleveland Park. . aus Silsby & Company, [ENCORPORATED, BANKERS AND BROKERS, Otke, G13 15th st. ow, bt Rational Metrepolitan Bask Bufldicg. Corresponéeats Robert Lindblom & Co. ‘Teleplone 506. mbid Money at 5 PerCent to Loan estate District of Columida. No ée