Evening Star Newspaper, September 30, 1897, Page 3

cae ee THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1897-16 PAGES. SPECIAL NC JTICES THE. 0 pi's Hat, hours of HART, of our works from Pee Will be open for baumperas cael cee s STE. AN Wj. JOYCE CARRIAGE CO. We desire to earnest thanks to the members of the ment for thelr prompt d efficient v night, whie “jee Ing our propert, by fire, REW J. B COMPANY, = Oat = Vice Pres. _ MY PLACE OF BEEN DE- stroyed b ly located at Insure power hou re Lowest rates on preferred bu: R. BL SULLIVAN, Mau se: + fine finish of well-t 1 val are embodied in. it f Isg7, at a degree. at toe! Stylis kant Marti order for §22 J. FRED. HR, Phone 1516. BY LAYING YOUR so Httle to K. <0 you w promptne-s and dispateh. werk no Incenvenience te desire to express our i ar patrons. cre thanks to DR. C. W. M uate Michigan office at Ohio Hoars, 9-5 p.m. €PECIAL L CHURCE s ganizations desiring use of bail this season take notice that engagement book of Odd F Jows’ Hall, 7th st. n.w., is now open. Sceure dites now.” Prices low. SET Apply to WALTER A. BROWN, 1423 Pa. ave. se3-Im ELAND PA nds from Couuecticut are. to Tenallytown ul. Pay ft a visit au2s Fran kly, other tailors make as good suits as ours at $25 but they: invarial); more. J. . HARBAN, Tailor, 1419 New York se7-3m,10 Any repairs needed? Any little repairt and here there We'll fur- Gei nevded #@ Rew shed to sic nish the Lumber Lami TUOS. W. SMITH, Ist and Ind. ave. Mill ard Wharves, foot 4th st. s. Je2t-4m.10 "Phone 217. "Phone 551. i Tale ole Pa. If you’re to be married in October, you had better see us about the Wedding Invitations now EFFINEST ENGRAVING AT LOWEST PRICES. Easton & Rupp, 421 LithSt. FOPULAR-PRICED STATION 4a ARE,” ave. never disap . Want the “right” kind of printing at ‘right’ prices right when promised? If you do, come here! Punc- tuality is our watchword. 1 <. “ADAM Prompt" Printer, 512 11th st. jut. Of whiskies is undoubtedly Tharp's Pure “Berke! B . because it Is VERY oo far s omnes sale by JAS. BEST ze One dollar for a il quart. se28-100 THE NEW HORSE DISEASE. Extent of Its Preval ern Sho: more Sun. © om the East- Frem the B: Dr. E. J. Dirickson, in discussing the new disease prevailing among horses in Wor- cester county, and, in fact, all over the eastern shore, says: “This disease very much resembles cerebro meningitis. There have been ten or twelve deaths in Wor- cester and not a single case of recovery. first symptom {s an inclination in the animal to walk around in a circle and press or lean against some support. There is no disinclination to eat, as they will try to take their food until a few hours before death, but are unable to swallow, not ow- to any swelling of the throat, but a loss he power of deglutition. There are Wut if any febrile symptoms, no nervous exeitement ner abdominal swelling, but a gradual loss of m if the horse was under th of some powerful narcotic poison. The action of the heart heco weaker and slower, the breathing more and more quiet, and ¢ takes place slowly in about ‘forty- microbe affect- ‘erhaps a mild ention to stables Water, thorough purifying of premizes and change of pasture might, revent the invasion of ti The state veterinarian, Dr. y. Clements, is investigating the epi- demie and will t Worcester county at an early date. Among those who have lost some valua- bie anfmals are: Harry Purnell, E. G. Kenly, Dr. & J. Dirickson, Joseph Boston and Geo. W. Scott, all in the Berlin neigh- borheed; Mr. Shockley, near Queponco; the tlaywards and a number of others near Snow Hill. There are a large number of fine horses in and around Berlin, and their owners are becoming uneasy lest a generah| epidemic breaks out among them. The disease, 2s noticed by careful veterinarians here, seems to be a combination of stag- gers, paralysis of the throat and menin- gitis. —2e2—____ Double Standard ut Blucfelds. United States Consul O'Hara at Biueticias reports to the State Department that the merchants of Bluefields have adopted the sold standard. He says prices will be given in silver for goods sold for cash, but in the case of credit every charge is to be in gold, and either gold or its equivalent wil! be ex- acted at the time of payment. ——————~-e~. A Reading, Pa., boy gets $1,145 dams against Dr. Humershotz for charging whh stemling $810 ihiee years ogo. NOT SO RICH AS REPORTED Quality of the Quartz at Mount Baker Mines Exaggerated. There Seems to Be Plenty of Pay Rock It Does Not Run High. SEATTLE, Wash., September 30.—A cor- respondent of the Post-Intelligencer, who was sent to the Swamp creek district, near Mount Baker, to investigate the reports of the @iscove: of gold quartz, which re- ports stated assayed as high as $10,000 to the ton, has returned, and sums up his in- vestigations as follows: On August 23 last Jack Post discovered a ledge of white quartz on Bald mountain. In the debris at the foot of the cliff was a very large amount of qvartz, which un- takably came from the ledge. When ces of this quartz were broken in a considerable pereentage of them flakes of gold were seen, with an average of about one color in the place where the fraciure was made. Post and his associates, Lambert and Van Valkenberg, located for themselves three cliims on the ledge. Four cross ledes were also discovered, which were d by two claims. Selected specimens as high as $1,500 a ten. panne sociates about two weeks his associate Re te sult of their a: ‘Ss, and the rush to # ie new fields commenced. Since that time there have been discovered two other small ledges of the same character of quartz. All of these ledges are of white avartz. From all of them specimens can se- lected which show specks of gold where fractured, and from all of them assays can be had of any decided magnitude, depend- ing solely upon the relative size of the pieces of quartz to be as: ed as compared with the speck of gold which appears on and re made known their discovery and cach piece. Claims have been located since covering nearly every foot of the mou tains in the immediate vicinity of th nd in the great majority of instances without the slightest surface iri- dications of the existetice of any ledse or of any mineralized ore in them. Not one doliar's worth of development work has been done on a claim in the district. A from those groups of claims re- over every inch of free milling quartz ered, there is not a claim located in the Swamp creck secti which is known to contain mineral of any value, and actual values of these quartz ledges is a matter which can only be determined by actual development work and by a thorough mill test of rock from all the exposed portion of the leds _ BLED BY SWISS Giscoveri OFFICIALS. Toltcrton and Holmes, the American Tourists, Had Peculiar Adventures. CHICAGO, Stptember 30.—A special to the Inter-Otean from Toledo, Ohio, Harry Tollerton and Prof. Holme erious adventures in Switzerland have ed international attention, have been ‘They are alive and well at Lu- zerne and expect to leave for Berlin to- morrow. The mystery of their eleven days’ deten- tion at Luzerne and cablegrams for large sums of money is still unsolved, and the family will not say just what happened. Friends of the family in Europe have learn- ed details which will never be made public. It is said to hav comedy of error: E expensive one for Lawyer Tollerton. is now no denial that they sent for the money immediately after having acknowl- edged remittances in excess of what they really needed for legitimate expenses. Tollerton, who has been in Wash- gton appealing to the State Department, is expected home in the morning, and she bears a number of cipher dispatches. The American consular agent was mixed in his cables, which confused matters still more. An opinion prevails that the young men had difficulty with the Swiss officials, and were badly bled under pretenses of fines. >— TRAMP HEIR TO A FORTUNE. Weary Wanderer With a History in a St. Louix Retreat. ST. LOUIS, Mo., September 30.—Peter Champion, a tattered tramp, was recently admitt»d to the Central Home of Rest here, but, while he had every appearance of a common vagabond, his polished man- ner indicated he had seen better days. He was very despondent, but earnestly assert- ed he was heir to a fortune in Dusseldorf, Germany. Finally, in a spirit of compas- sion, the superintendent listened to his story and wrote to Germany. A letter has just been received, saying relatives of Champion have been looking for him for three years, and he fs an heir to a large estate, his portion being 670,000 rcarks. Inclosed in the letter was a draft for 1,100 marks to pay his expenses. Cham- pion will go to Germany at once. TEA INSPECTION VARI Importers Complain of the Lack of Uniformity Among Inspectors. SAN FRANCISCO, September 30.—About twenty tec. importers met in conference with Collector of the Port Jackson to ar- range for petitioning the Secretary of the Treasury for a more uniform enforcement of the tea inspection law. The importers approve of the law, but claim that the inspectors at San Francisco, ‘Tacoma, Chicago and New York do not pass upon tea alike, that which is rejected by some being accepted by others. A com- mittee was appointed to formulate recom- mendations to be sent to the Secretary of the Treasury. es CRITICISED EMPEROR WILLIAM. And Now the Frankfort Zeitang Has a Suit on Hand. BERLIN, September ‘i0.—Criminal pro- ceedings have been commenced against the Frankfort Zeitung, on the charge of lese majeste, for criticising the alleged erratic course of Emperor William. —— $1.00. To Baltimore and Return $1.00 vin Pennsylvania Railroad. All trains except the Congressional Limit- ed next Sunday.—Advt. > Big Sale of Idaho Mines. BOISE, Idaho, September 30.—Advices re- ceived here tend to confirm the reported deal for the gale to an English syndicate of the famous Rossland mine ani the Le- roy. The amount involved is $5,000,000. Col. I. N. Peyton of Spokane and Senator Tur- ner of Washington will soon leave for Eng- land, it is said, to close the deal. It is rumored that a number of smaller mines near the Leroy will be included in the deal. ——_s— Waiter Stabbed by a Baker. DAYTON, Ohio, September 30.—Adam Holtzhauer, a baker, stabbed Robert Reed, a colored waiter at the Hotel Breke, at 5 5: o'clock this morning. Reed died in a few minutes. CA FOR Infants and Children. THAT THE FaC-SIMILB SIGNATURE OF THE OFFICIAL EXPLANATORY NOTE: Observations taken at 8 a.m., 75th meridian time. bars, or lines of equal air pressure, drawn for each tenth of an inch. WEATHER MAP. Solid lnes are iso- Dotted lines are isotherms, or lines of equal temperature, drawn for each ten degrees. Shaded areas are regions where rain or snow has fallen daring preceding twelve hours. The words “High” and “Low” show location of areas of high and low barometer. Small arrows fly with the wind. WARMER. Slowly Rising Temperature for To- morrow and Saturday. Forecast till 8 p.m. Friday.—For the Dis- trict of Columbia, eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Vir- ginia and West Virginia, fair tonight, Fri- day and Saturday; slowly rising tempera- ture: variable winds. The storm has remained nearly station- ary in the east gulf. The pressure is low over Lake Superior and to the north of Washingzon state. The area of high pressure has remained nearly stationary in northern Virginia, increasing in magnitude. A second high pressure area has developed over Manitova. Showers may be expected on the middle and east gulf coast and generally fair weather elsewhere east of the lower lake pemion the Ohio and lower Mississippi val- leys. The following heavy precipitation (Gn inches) was reported: During the past twenty-four hours—Bainbridge, Ga., 1.54; Fort Gaines, Ga., 1.52. Tide Table. Today—Low tide, 4:07 a.m. and 4:26 p.m.; high tide, 10:12 a.m. and 10:34 ‘Tomorrow—Low tide, 5:01 a.m. p.m.; high tide, 11:07 a.m. and 11 The Su Today—Sun riseg, 5:44 p.m. Moon sets, 8:08 p.m. Tomorrow—Sun rises, 5:56 a.m. The City Lights. Gas lamps all lighted by 6:52 p.m.; ex- tinguishing begun at 5:05 a.m. The light- Ing is begun one hour before the time named. Are lamps lighted at 6:37 p.m.; extin- guished at 5:20 a.m. Condition of the Water. Temperature and-condition of water at S a.m.; Great Falls, temperature, 66; condi- tion, 36. Receiving reservoir, temperazure, 66; condition at north connection, 36; con- dition at south connection, 36. Distributing reservoir, temperature, $7; condition at in- fuent gate house, 36; effluent gate houze, md Mo 55 #.m.; sun sets, Temperature for Twenty-Four Hours. The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau during the past twenty-four hours, beginning at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon: September 29—4 p.m., 73; 8 p.m., 62; mid- night, 50. September 30—4 a.m., 46; 8 a.m., 53; 12 m., 76, and 2 p.m., 80. Maximum, 82, at 1 p.m., September 30; minimum, 45, at 6 a.m., September 30. OUTPUT OF OLEOMARGARINE |. It Amounted to Over Forty-Five Million Pounds Last Year. A Steady Decrease in the Past Few Years Attributable to Hostile State Legislation, The production of oleomargarine during the last ‘fiscal year amounted to 45,531,207 founds. The production in the previous year amounted to 50,853,234 pounds, and in 1895 to 56,958,165 pounds. Prior to 1894 the production of oleomargarine increased frem 2! 3,537 pounds in 1887 to 69,622,246 pounds in 184. The decrease since 1894 is mainly attributable to hostile state leg- islation cutting off the privilege of sale as well as that of manufacture. Further legislation along this line is expected to cavse a continued decrease in the pro- duction. The number of manufactories decreased from twenty-two in 1896 to sixteen in 1897. The number of wholesale establishments from 157 to 103, and number of retail houses from 4,380 to . The quantity exported during the year amounted to 3,148,407 pounds, which is a slight increase over the year 1896. lilinois continues to be the greatest state for the manufacture of this product, more than one-half the total output having been preduced in the first district of Illinois. Rhode Island is second, with a total pro- duction of 7,112,433 pounds, and Kansas third, with 5,589,363 pounds. The stock on hand June 30, 1897, was 227,784 pounds, as against 396,404 pounds July 1, 1896. The total output since the act went into effect ten years ago has been 565,953,866 pounds, and the total revenue from this source dur- ing the last fiscal year amounted to $1,U34,- 129.60. In addition to heading the list in the manufacture ef oleomargarine, Ilinois con- sumes fuliy one-third of what it makes In the state there are 1,065 retail estab- lishments. Obio is the second state in the use of the product and Pennsylvania third. The District of Columbia is credited with two wholesale establishments, which pay $480 a year each, and sixty-three retail es- tablishments, which pay $48 a year each. The amount consumed in the District can- not be ascertained. FEW SEALS ON JAPAN'S COAST. Bering Sea Seal Fleet Also Have Poor Luck This Year. VICTORIA, B. C., September 30.—The sealing schooner Casco, just returned to Victoria after ten months’ cruise off the Japanese coast, Coffee Islands and the Ko- mandorski Island, brings news that seals are very scarce and scattered. While last season they were to be found in herds by the hundreds, as many as ten have not beea seen together this year. Catches have con- sequently been very small. None of the schooners running to tie Copper Islands have taken more than 300 skins this year. The cause of the scattered condition of the herds is attributed to the abundance of food. The Casco took altogether 1,064 skins, of which over 900 were taken on the Japanese coast. None of the Victoria schooners on the Japanese coast has made big catches this year. The seals are all far to the southward. On her way home the Casco spoke the Schooner Carlotta G. Cox, who gave news of the Bering sea fleet. No particulars were learned other than the fact that very poor catches had been made there also. —_——.___ CHINA’S FINANCIAL CONDITION. Reported to Be Negotiating With American Capitalists for a Loan. LONDON, September 30.—The Times this morning publishes a long letter on the financial situation in China. Among other things, the writer says the late fall in silver has wiped out the margin “for hy- pothecation which remained out of the customs revenue. Continuing, the letter says: “China is raising a new loan in order to pay the balance*of the Japanese indemnity before 1898, as thereby the treasury profits to the extent of two and three-quarter millions, besides the’ Japanese evacuation of Wei Hai Wel. China is negotiating not only with English and German banks, but with the United States consul general, who represents a powerful American syndicate, including J. Pierpont Morgan -and several minor financiers, playing off one against the other. The fact that the Hooley syndicate signed a preliminary contract need not be taken es conclusive that there is any in- tention to raise sixteen millions in that quarter. As u matter of fact, at the date of writing, Sheng is still receiving overtures from the Americans and has been receiving them ever since the signing of the prelimi- Chas. H. Fletcher|""°""- 18 ON THE WRAPPER CP EVERY BOTTLE OF PITCHER’S 'CASTORIA SHE CENTAUR COMPANY, 77 Murray st., N.¥. | go. GEN. MILES COMING BACK. Will Sail on the St. Louis With Other Distinguished Passengers. SOUTHAMPTON, September 30.—The American line steamer St. Louis, which leaves this port on Saturday next for New York, will take among her passengers Gen. Nelson A. Miles, U. 8. A., and Mrs. Miles; Hannis Taylor, former United States min- ; Mrs. Leland Stanford and ister at Madrid; Mr, and Mrs. Charles T. Yerkes of Chica- ad Ree hs eee OPPOSES A STATE TICKET. Collector Brady Discusses Republican Prospects in Virginia. Col. James D. Brady, internal revenue collector of the second Virginia district, is greatly opposed to the nomination of a state ticket at the coming republican state ccnvention. “It will be farcical to nominate a state ticket,” said Collector Brady to a Star re- porter today. ‘The frauds that are yearly perpetrated by the democrats are of such a character as to prevent the'ticket receiv- ing any show. If this agitation over a state ticket had not started we would prob- ably have been able to make a quiet cam- paign, aided by gold démocrats, and cap- tured enough of the legislature to insure an honest election law. Ido not believe we could have elected a United States senator, but I firmly believe we could have cap- tured many members of the legislature. These will now be lost. Frauds will be resorted to. We carried Petersburg last year by 1,100 majority; yet itiwas returned at 1,500 majority for the democrats. The situation is such in Virginia |in the matter of frauds that should I be killed at my precinct in Petersburg my slayer would be acquitted. “Years ago, when Gen, Mahone was run- ning for governor, iis house was threaten- ed by a mob, A pistol was fized by some- body. Gen. Mahone was arrested for the offense,-and put under bond by the mayor to appear before the grand jury. \This was the action taken instead of the mayor telling Gen. Mahone to go hack to his home and protect it at any cost, “Our party is ‘not disintegrating, while the democratic party of the state is. Sen- ator Daniel and Goy. O’Ferrall are engaged in a bitter quarrel. This is extending to their respective partisans. Should we Fave carried on a quiet campaign for the legis- lature we would profit much more than by the nomination of a state ticket, which is sure to be defrauded.” a ——_—-. MAY GO ON THE NASHVILLE, Transportation of the Nicaragua Com- mission to Greytown. Admiral Walker, president of the Nica- ragua canal commission, had a conferenve at the Navy Department this morning with Secretary Long and naval bureau chiefs in regard to the assignment of a naval vesse: to convey.the members of the commission and their assistants to Nicaragua, and to otherwise assist in the prosecution of the important work in connection with the pro- posed canal devolving upon that body. It developed that the dispatch boat Dolphin is in need of repairs, and will not be avail- able for such service. Other vessels suggested for the mission were the gunboats Nashville and Newport, and of these the former is most likely of selection, for the reason that there is some doubt of the entire readiness of the New- port for such a cruise. The Nashville is one of the latest additions to the navy, und is a small gunboat of most approved type. She is now engaged in patrolling the coast of Florida and the gulf for filibusters. It is expected that the commission wil start for Greytown in a few weeks. If the investi- gation of the case of Capt. Carter, the army engineer member of the commissicn, is not concluded by the time fixed for its departure, another officer of the corps of engineers will take his place o! - easiness Pl m the com. ——-e.____ Gave Her Baby for a Rooster. From the Rockville (Conn.) Journal. A Stafford Springs man will probably use discretion hereafter in distributing compliments. He had been collecting rents among the Italian tenants, and at one house he commented to the housewife on her baby. In a joking way he told the woman he would give her a rooster for the baby. She did not seem then to be im- pressed with the offer, but a few days’ deliberation and probable consultation with her husband had another effect, for on the following Sunday she appeared at the man’s house and offered the baby, at the same time demanding the rooster. It 1¢- quired a great amount of argument and ex- planation to convince thé woman that there was no market for her ¢hild, even at such a reasonable price, and’ ste could not be persuaded to take it home again until she had becn promised a bartel of apples. eee ee ee Eight-Hour Day in England. From the London Chronicle. :: t : ‘The labor department's report on wages and hours of labor in 189 gives some in- teresting statistics of the eight-hour day. There is _rothing very startling to report for the year under review, thigh it is sat- isfactory to find that some 1,300 people se- cured the shorter day, and there was no appreciable falling back.on.the part of those who already enjoyed it. .During the four years from 1893 to 1806. the eight- hour day has been extended to 56,223 wurk- people, of which number’ 1,121 are known to have since revert fo their former hours of labor. There are 45,421 eight-hour, men in the employment of public authorities, and the rest are made up of 553 iron workers, 500 steel workers, 870 brass and other metal workers, 1,193 men employed in the engi- neering and ship building des, 651 coal miners—what about .the Durham and Northumberland men, who work iess than eight hours?—120 In the textile trades, in- cluding the workers in George Thomson's excelleng co-operative factory at Hudders- employed in mit No account Js taken of the London build practically obtains. Yaumber would be hot far ehort of 200,000 if the balldces ane must number of eight-hour rall- way workers as wel ging Mr, trom. ACQUISITION OF HAWAII What Must Be Done After the Treaty is Ratified. . Provision for Temporary Form of Government—Five Commission- ers te Be -Chosen, Ratification of the annexation treaty is but the prelinfinary step in effecting the political union between Hawaii and the United States. A great deal of hard work by the legislative branch of this govern- ment will be required to shape a measure for assimilating this acquisition of terri- tory and peoples. In his message trans- mitting the treaty to the Senate the Pres- ident said: “The organic and administra- tive details of incorporation are necessarily left to the wisdom of the Congress, and I cannot doubt, when the function of the constitutional treaty-making power shall have been accomplished, the duty of the national legislature in the case will he performed with the largest regard for the interests of this rich insular domain and for the welfare of the inhabitants thereof.” Provision of the Treaty. The treaty itself prescribes the first move to be made after ratificatton. Article 3 says, in par ‘Until Congress shall pro- vide for the government of such islands all the civil, judicial and military powers exercised by the officers of the existing government in said islands shall be vested in such person or persons and shall be ex- ercised in such manner as the President of the “United States shall direct; and the President shall have power to remove said officers and fili the vacancies so occa- sioned.”” It is this feature of the case, it is said, which is now under consideration by the President. Considerable time must elapse between the ratification of the treaty and the action of Congress in providing a stable form of government. During that interval the sovereignty of the existing Hawaiian republic having been ceded by the treaty, “absolutely and without reserve” to the United States, there will be no general form of civil, judicial or military govern- ment for Hawaii except as the President may stipulate. It is considered possible by some that the President will reinvest power temporarily in the existing judicial and executive au- thorities of the islands. The treaty pro- vides that the municipal control shall re- main as it now exists, and that the present customs laws shall continue to be in force until the customs regulations of the United States shall be extended by act of Con- gress. Commissioners to Be Selected. Having provided a <temporary form of government for the new territory, the next step to be taken in the proceedings is stipulated by article 6 of the treaty, as follows: “The President shall appoint five com- missioners, at least two of whom shall be residents of the Hawaiian Islands, who shall as soon as reasonably practicable recommend to Congress such legislation concerning the territory of Hawaii as they shall deem necessary or proper.” Even after this duty is performed there is to be further consideration of the mat- ter in committee. The act for the gover ment of the new territory will probably be presented to the House and Senate by the committee on territories of the respective houses. The passage of the act will un- doubtedly be facilitated, it is thought, by the work of the special commission, as their recommendations will dency to reconcile the differences of opin- ion likely to arise between the Senate and House over the ways and means of govern- ment. ———_—+e-_— ATTEMPTS SUICIDE. Mrs. td Herndon Swallows Big Dose of Laudanum, Mrs. Ida Herndon, aged thirty-two year: of No. 350 C street southwest, attempted to commit suicide by taking laudanum abcut 7 o'clock last evening. She was removed to the Emergency Hos- pital, where the usual course of treat- ment in such cases was followed, and she recovered sufficiently to be sent to her home. She refused to give any reason for committing the rash act. ——— CONDENSED LOCALS. Nathaniel Crawford, a white man seventy years of age, residing at 1239 4th street Scutheast, was taken sick while in the Capitol grounds yesterday evening. He was removed to his home by the fifth pre- cinct patrol wagon. The water main near Florida avenue and 14th street is leaking. ieutenant Boyle reports the hydrant at 19th and L streets to be leaking badly. _ Pclice Lieutenant McCathran complained to the street department this morning that the board walk on Bladensburg road is in a dangerous condition. Mr. Virchand R. Gandi will deliver a public free lecture Sunday afternoon, at : o'clock, at Typographical Hall, 423 G street northwest, upon “‘Occultism in India.” A. F. Sperry, author of the “History of the 33d Iowa Infantry,” has gone to Knox- ville, Iowa, his former residence, to attend the reunion of that regiment on the 28th instant. Representative John F. Lacey is one of the few survivors of the regiment to meet in this reunion. ———— ‘The Palais Royal “Opening.” Quiet elegance and refined taste dominate in the display of autumn and winter fab- rics now on view at the Palais Royal. Among the silks are some rare colorings and combinations in Roman stripes, which are undoubtedly the new season's leaders. In the millinery parlors the picture hat¢ are dreams of beauty. A noticeable feature lies in the domination of quiet, practically Qua- kerish, tones. Imported gowns and wraps in cloth, velvet and silk are well displayed. Trimmed skirts and pouched bodices are evidently the great vogue. All five of the ficors of the Palais Royal are crowded with the new season’s merchandise, and none are more attractive than the departments devoted to curtains, furniture and house- furnishings. The elevators are kept busy from early morning until the closing hour. ——————s The Finest Equipment. Pennsylvaria railroad next Sunday. Orly $2 round trip. Trains leave Washington 7, 8, 9 and 11 a.m.—Advt. a Boss Barbers Organize. The boss barbers of the city met last night in the St. James Hotel shop: and proceeded to effect a permanent organiza- tion, with Messrs. Severson as president; Herman Weston, vice president; G. T. Lee, secretary, and Joseph Orange, treasurer. The object of the organization is to sup- press the growth of the cut-rate shops and establish a permanent union of boss bar- bers. A committee on resolutions was ap- ointed, and the body adjourned to meet Thursday, October 7. —— Upward Tendency of Iron. From the Iron Age. There is an undercurrent of excitement in the iron and steel trade, which may bring about an unduly rapid rise. During the last few weeks a great rush of work has come to the steel plants and roing mills, which has simply swamped scme of the’ largest’ concerns, forced to shift some of their orders, trans- erring work in distant territory to local mills from which they had taken the cr- ders only a short time ago. The whole have a ten-! Gold Mining and Development Company OF YUKON ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATR OF NEW JERSEY, _- $5,000.00. ., NON PSSA BLE. SUBSCRIPTION LISTS NOW OPEN, DIRECTORS: MR. JOSEPH LADUE, of Dawson, N. W. T. HON. CHAUNCEY M. DEPEW, of New York, President New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company. HON. C. H. MacINTOSH, of Regina, Lieutenant-Governor, N.W. T. HON. THOMAS L. JAMES, of New York, ex-Pos United States, President Lincoln National Bank. MR. ELI A. GAGE, of Chicago, Secretary of the North American Transportation and Trading Company of the Yukon. MR. H. WALTER WEBB, of New York, Third Vice-President New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company. MR. WILLIAM J. ARKELL, 1 OF NEW YORK. OWNER JUDGE AND LFSLIE’s WFFKLY. ON. SMITH M. WEED, of Plattsburgh, N. Y., President of the Chateaugay Railroad Company. MR. J. NESBITT KIRCHOFFER, “OF “MANITORA. SENATOR *OF THE DOMT N OF CANADA. MR. JOHN CARSTENSEN, of New York, Comptroller New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company. MR. IRWIN C. STUMP, of New York, EX-DIRECTOR ANACOXDA MINING COMPANY. MR. EDWIN G. MATURIN, of Jersey City, Secretary of the Corporation Trust of New Jersey. MR. ELMER F. BOTSFORD, OF PLATTSRURGH, XN. Y¥.._DIRFCTOR FIRST NATIONAL RANK. MR. THOMAS W. KIRKPATRICK, naster General OF DAWSON, N. W. T., RESIDENT SUPERINTENDENT. This Compars has taken over valuable Ktondyke gold aud other properties from Mr. 3 Saben, the wets of the Klondyke, and thr Dawson ¢ ity, ~~ ne Applications for the offi tine Company, and for subseription Pp Slant H. W. COFFIN, se21-10t | WASHINGTON LOAN AND TRUST EULLDIN a a an ee ee ee ee ee ee ee kee ee a the representations of the THE CONDITIO: STATEMENT OF THE oo : OF , FIRE INSUL TAN INSUTLANGE paxy or NEW YOKK, e + am th nh day 4 . INOT, os Md by act of Congres, approved July’ 23, 85,000,900 60 Statement nes for six months ¢ Aswi. % SAM’ Vice Pre x ding JuLe 30, M. CROFT, surplus... . mM of dividends, To ES surplus aiement. of dividends and “exp me this 104 day we this 14th day watce nee ii 3. Certiticaze ied y Publie, in New Yo j Saeed a == i a it SPATEMENY ONDITION OF ENGLAND, ATTORN 5 AUCTION SALI “Statement of ¢ months ending Jv aml swe! DEATH: N DENTISTRY WOL? & COMEN, Ageots, = EDUCATIONAL « — — Ee eee.” EXCURSIONS . i h Kk k f FINASCIAL The Knack o FOREIGN FO.TAL FOR EXCHANGE. FOR KENT (Flats). POR RENT (Hails). FOR RENT (Houses) FOR RENT (Miscellaneous) FOR REN1 (Offices) FOR RENT (Rooms). FOR RENT (Stables). FOR KENT (Stores) Sav ing eenee FOR (Bicycles). $ FOR SALE (Houses). CLEVE RK. FUR SALE (Lo2s). £25,000 to he ox mx eubhlba: FOR SALE (Miscellaneous) - home that wi!) HORSES AND VEHICLES = a JAN, G10 140i wt, LADIES’ GOODS, Rete mm ere D OTHER LEGAL NOTICES. ‘ a: hee jLocaL MENTID: TE He dene companies, LOST AND Ae ee ee ee Teens Sere \J. S. Bache & Co., Bankers and Brokers, Members York Stock Ei PIANOS GANS. ehanze, Chicago Board POTOMAC RIVER BOATS WASHINGTON OFFICES, PROP. SALS RAILROADS Havenner, Manager. ck Exchange.) ie is called to our ARTMENT, tictal lots of all the active stocks bought and sold for cash or on margin on the NEW YORK SPOCK EXCHANGE. sel4-2id The National Safe Deposit, - Savings and Trust Company, OF the District of Columbia, Cc. T. per Washington The attention of the Pu ODD LOT & wa WANTED WANTED WANTED WANTED WANTED Sewage Purification by Soil Filtra- tion. From Popular Science Monthly. Filtration through the soil is regarded by M. Vincey of the French school of agri- culture as hygienically and economicaliy the most perfect. The work is done through the nitric oxidation of nitrous or- ganisms effected, independent of vegeta- tion, by special microbes contained in the soil. The nitrates thus formed, combined with the very soluble bases contained in the earth, are taken up as foods by plants or carried off in drainage waters. The puri- fying quality of the soil is not augmented by the production of crops upoi it. The sil- iceous sewer beds of Gennevilliers, near Paris, dug up and ridged, without crops, are capable of absorbing and purifying 1,200,000 cubic meters of sewage per hectare (about two acres and a half) a year. Agri- culture is regarded as of great importance in the economy of sewer beds, but not so much on ‘account of its relations to puriti- cation as to the quantity of water which the ground can receive. The demands which the most thirsty crops can make upon the water constituents of sewage ire, however, limited; and they absorb only a fraction of the amount poured upon the beds. M. Vincey’s observations in the Agri- cultural Park of Asnieres indicate that forest land is capable of usefully purifying - at least as much water as the natural meadow: and it results from all the experi- ments that, for a like soil and equal vol- umes of sewage, a smaller surface of meadow or forest is required than, for in- stance, of kitchen-gerden creps. Silicecus soils 1d sands free from marl appear to have the highest purifying qualities. Lime- stone formations, maris, clays, etc., are in- ferior in these ies.. The longer a soil has been purifying sewer water, the fitter it becomes for continuing the work; for purifying irrigation multiplies the colonies of mineralizing fermenis in the soil. Com- parative ion of land in which the operation had been going on from ten to CORNER STR ST. AND NEW YORK ava Chartered by cpecial act of Congress, Jan., 1867, and acts of Oct., 1890, and Feb., 1893, Capital: OneMillionDollars aul0 W. B. Hibbs & Co., BANKERS & BROKERS, Memibers New York Stock Exchange, 1427 F Street. Correspondents of LADEXFURG, THALMAND 16d & co., New York. Washington |Loan & Trust Co., OFFICE, COR, 9TH AND F STS. WAID-UP CAPITAL, ONE MILLION. Loans in any amount made on cpprove real “estate or collateral, at reavonab) rates. Interest paid upon deposits on daily bal- iiect to check. oa 0 ——— ances sub; % This company acts as cxecutor, 2duminis- trator, trastee, treasurer, registrar and te - other Sac =~ xes for rest im burglar and vaalts for safe d2posit aid storage uable pa-kages. vale Listed , Lo. ‘De'Lastiuutr, 1421 G ST. N.W. The crops, while the larger bert in wasnes | CORSON & MACARTNEY, away. 1419 Exchange, Correspondents ‘Moore Bankers apd