Evening Star Newspaper, October 6, 1897, Page 9

THE EVENING STAR, 1897-14 PAGES. & Small things —that go to make the house more charming. Even in such little things our prices are far lower than any- body else’s. $t.co CLOTHES POLES, oak somely made. For two days... $1.50 TABLES, 24x24-inch top, oak or mahogany finish, c. made and finely finished O5 table. For two days or mahogany finish, dainty and very pretty. Never sold for 69* day aisraaie ° Furniture Co., 13th and F Sts. ob or mahogany finish,hand- 69° undershelf. A strongly $1.0 TABOURETTES, in oak less than $1.00. For two Lansburgh’s R. Harris & Co., Jewelers, 7th and D Sts. Sterling Silver SCISSORS, 15C. but one of nearly a thousand pleces of Solid Silver which we are selling lower than ¢ be obtained elsewhere. Your choice of the Manicure or Embroidery style at this price. and, as you know, they usually sell for $1.25 and $1.59, respectively. Here are a few other items equally under Vaseline p Putt Koxes. yoons and Forks, per oz Msritds of Wedding Presents of sterling silver from $1 te $500. R. Harris & Co. , Jewelers, 7th & D Sts. == UNION PACIFIC'S SALE. No Agreement Made With the Reor- ganization Committec. With reference to the London news that an English syndicate has forwarded a bid for the Union Pacific road in competition with that of the reorganization committee, Attorney General McKenna says that, al- though no foreiga bid had yet been re- ceived, it is a fact that the government has received inquiries from foreign sources, and he had no doubt that the capitalists of this country and Europe will see to it that the property is not sold at a price much below its value. The government, he said, had entered into no agreement or understanding with the reerganization com- mittee or anyone else by which they are to have the road at $45,000,000 or any other sum. The property, he added, would be sold under foreclosure proceedings to the highest bidder and the only connection the government has with the reorganization commitiee is that the latter guaranteed that if the government would join in the foreclosure proceedings a bid of at least $45,000,000 would be received for the gov- ernment's equities. Under this pledge, the good faith of which was secured by a d posit of $5,000,000, the government joined in the suit which resulted in an order by the court for the public sale of the property on November It is now believed in government circles that there will be several bidders besides the reorganization committee of the Union Pacitic. If this belief proves correct, Frcead may briag something like its value. —__2-——___ SMALL STRIKE. Workmen a: National Museum Refuse ic Go to Wor! There was a small strike at the Na tional Museum Monday, occasioned by the orkmen employed by Contractor E. M. Wilkins of S15 itth street northwest re- fusing to go to work. They were engaged in erecting the iron work for the galleries. It 4s stated that the strike was the re- sult of misunderstanding as to when the men would be paid. The contractor thought that as the work could be finished by to- day, it would not be necessary to pay them until it was concluded. The men, however. wished their wages for last week Saturday ight, and protested. They refused to go to work until paid. The contractor paid them yesterday, and about half returned to work. The delay will necessitate their re- ining at the museum until the end of ne week. _———e GRAND JURY COMPLETED. Additions Made to the Panel and Oath Administered. grand jury for the October term of the District Supreme Court, to serve dur- ing the months of October, November ana December, was completed today by the ac- ceptance of M. Randolph, Otho W. Brook: Altred Grimes, C. T. Dant and James H. Chief Justice Bingham, after ap- pointing Mr. Richard T. Fussell as fore- man of the body, instructed the grand ju- Tors as to their duties, impressing upon them that they must, under their oaths, or all time all matters trans- piring betore them. the | Annual Report of the Board of Chil-, dren’s Guardians, ESTIMATES MADE FOR APPROPRIATIONS Increase of $2,500 Asked for Ad- ministrative Purposes. THE REPORT IN DETAIL The board of children’s guardians, through Agent Parkman, today submitted the annual report of its operations for the past fiscal year to the superintendent of charities. It is ag follows: I have the honor to transmit herewith the annual report of the board of children’s guardians, together with the report of the agent. ‘These reports show success in every branch of the work undertaken, but I re- gret to say that during the closing months of the fiscal year the board was compelled to abandon its scheme of placing children in free homes for lack, solely, of the means to properly supervise them. If the use- fulness of the board is to continue it is absolutely necessary that its request for an additional $2,500 for administrative pur- poses should he granted. Such an appropriation would result in placing a large number of children in ap- proved free homes, subject to regular in- spection. It would also greatly reduce the sum necessary for maintenance of the wards of the board, and cannot be too Strongly insisted upon. The .Agent’s Report. Although great care was exercised to bring the administrative charges within the appropriation, imperative requirements toward the close of the year left the board jin debt in the sum of $17.18 for rent of its office rooms. ‘The board began the year with 312 wards of the not feeble-minded class in charge. |e ctosed the year having 38) such wards. The aggre: fe number of days that chil- dren of this class were in charge of t beard was 121,556, or an average of children for every day in the year. board, moreover, has given 3,: porary care to children not its wards, un- der authority conferred upon it for that purpose by the law and the courts. Medical Attendance. The aggregate cost of board and care, clothing and medical attendance of these children, administration and supervision, was $19,211.11. Not apportioning any administrative ex- penditures umong the feeble-minded chil- dren, the administrative expenditures, on a basis of 125,124 days’ care of children not fecble minded were at the rate of 3.2 cents per day, or $11.67 per year per capita. Feeble-minded children were maintained 1 days at a cost of $6,244.08, or a per capita of 66.85 cents per day, or $243.99 per year. The imperative need of an appropriation larger than any of those heretofore rade for administrative purposes is proven by the statistics and statements rendered. ‘The most urgent needs are those of an increased number of employes and an increased amount available for expenses of placing and visiting children. Aside from all con- siderations of economy, the welfare of the children demands that it should be practic- able to place the children in homes where they may grow up to become adult citizens in the normal way. Cost of Maintenance. The consideration of the importance of increased administrative-funds from the point of view of economy is most readily to be expressed, as this is susceptible of statistical treatment. The per capita cost of maintenance of children Mm boarding homes and in institutions was 10 in 1S)4, $118.66 in 1895, $113.15-in 1 and $120.14 in 1897. Children above the period of infancy, and who have no special needs, and receive no special training, may be boarded in institutions for $6 per annum. If it were desirable to place the children in institutions, and leave them there unsuper- vised, the only administrative expense of their care would be that of reception and placement, incurred once and finally. But if they be placed in free homes, under the conditions of family life, and be properly supervised, the cost of such supervision will be the only expense incurred in their behalt. in 1894, $16. a in 18% It appears, therefore, that for every child removed from an institution | charging the lowest rate and placed in a | free home an annual saving of about | may be made. Might Have Had Homes. Of the 51 children in institutions where board is paid, some of them of the more expensive class, at the close of the year, might have been | probably as many as 40 placed out, had proper means been at hand, | resulting in a reduction of expense at the rate of more than $3,000 annually. It is es- timated that one agent can supervise prop- | erly 150 children. The present number of | children not in institutions, and not on ex- | pense fer maintenance, is 249, and of those in family homes where board is paid, is 89. It is evident, therefore, that at least two agents are needed. The law establishing the board authorizes the er-ployment of two agents, but the ap- propriation bills have never provided funds fufficient for the employment of more than one competent person to that position. The Estimates. ‘The following estimates are made on the assumption that the Congress, recognizing the need of providing the board with two competent agents, will authorize the em- ployment of such, in additien to the pres- ent office force, which carnot be reduced: Salary of two agents, $3,000; salary of chief clerk, $1,200; salary of clerk, $600; rent of office rooms, $360; statiorery and printing, $150; office and sundry expenses (telephone, furniture, etc), $200; travel and transporta- tion (placing and visiting children, etc. $1,000; total, 36,510. s has been done heretofore, it is de- sirable that the appropriation should be rade in gross sum, permitting the board to exercise its judgment in apportionment of the items. Amount for Board and Care. An appropriation of $25,000 for board and eare of children is requested. The expendi- ture airing the past year was not quite $21,500, but a considerable increase on the number of children held in charge is to be expected before the close of the year 1898- 18%), and such increase will inevitably re- sult in an increase of the expense for main- tenance, unless adequate provision be made for administrative expenses, as above re- quested. It is estimated that for an addi- tion of $2,000 to the administrative fund, 4 decrease of $6,000 may be made in the main- tenance fund, but otherwise the full $25,000 will be likely to be needed. Causes for Commitment. In giving the causes for commitment a —and The Doing “stunts.” That seems to be the case with tha women who are washing in the old way. You can stand on your head, for instance, Almost everyone could do it, if it were necessary or desirable. But standing on the feet is more natural and more sensible easier. So with *soap and Pearline. Everyone can wash with soap—many do. Pearline is easier and more sensible. But washing with hard work of soap is neither necessary nor desirable. Everyone should give up the use of soap and’should use Pearline. se ~ Peddlers and some good as” or ‘‘the Look Tame os Fearne © TTS FALSE Pearioe f-nowet Out peddied ; if your grocer sends you an imitation, be honest—~<send it’ back, +. 5 Sersoutis een? rar cat went 1 CARE OF DESTITUTE| © radical change from the figures submitted lest year is noted. The number committed for destitution shows a decrease of ten, be- cause fewer illegitimate infants were taken into court, and I am not at all sure but that the increase of seven in the number of abandored children is not partially dve to the same reasons. It must not be sup- posed that we have not done our duty, so far as able, toward this class of de- pendents. In quite a number of cases we have been the means of securing employ- ment for the erring and unfortunate creat- ures. But just so long as their partners in sin are allowed to go free and unscathed will the records of abandonment show startling figures. The need of a bastardy and compulsory support law has been so frequently urged by this office that it seems almost like vain repetition to call attention to the matter again. Drunken and Unfit Parents. A table shows that thirty-four children of drinken and unfit parents were recom- mended for commitment. The number act- vally committed was but thirty, as the court declined to commit three, and one was placed beyond our reach. Twenty-four of the commitments were permanent, this being four times the number committed for the same cause the preceding year. That an awakening has come to many js shown by the fact that nineteen children have been placed on probation with par- ents. The board, of course, reserves the Tight of supervision, and also of removal, if necessary. Too much value cannot be placed upen our work in taking ten children from vic- ious and immoral associations. Nearly all of them were little girls, whose niothers were leading immoral Hves. No incorrigible children were presented for commitment. Many were brought to the office of the board, most of them col- ored, and a few of these, the worst cases, were committed to the reform school. The others were returned to their homes, as no institution in the District would receive them. It should here be stated that sirce the close of the year a contract has teen made with the House of the Good Shepherd in Baltimore for the reception of incorrig- ible colored girls, and a number have been placed there. Other Cases Cited. The parents of the twenty-seven non-res- idents were recent arrivals in the city, and were advised to return to their former homes with their children. Those classed as private were prevented from becoming dependents by the efforts of the employes of the board in arousing the interest and obtaining the support of the relatives and friends. The twenty-eight cases reported as referred were sent to the presidents of the reform schools, the secretary of the Associated Charities and the agent of the Humane Society, as they seemed to re- quire the services of those officers. In thirty-two cases the applicants with- drew their claims for public support. In some instances this was because they were utwilling to submit to a judicial hearing; in others an improvemert of condition en- sued, merely as result of the case being brought to our attention. Where Children Are Located. At the close of the year the children in instituticns were accounted for as follows: In the George Maulsby Memorial Home, 29; in the National Colored Home, 10; in the Industrial Home School, 8; im the House of the Good Shepherd (Georgetown), 3; in St. Mary's Industrial School (Balti- more), 1; total in institutions where board is paid, 51. In St. Vincent's Orphan Asylum, 3; in St. Joseph’s Orphan Asylum, 2; in St. Ann’s Infant Asylum, 1; in the Children’s Hos- pital, 1; total in free institutions, 7. Whole number in institutions, 58. General Summary. There were 312 children on hand at the beginning of the year. Eighty-cight new wards were received during the year, and one child who had been abducted and for whom search had been abandoned, was re- covered, making a total of 401 to be ac- counted fos. They are distributed as fol- lows: In family homes on trial, 59; in fami- jy homes on indenture, 1. in family hemes apprenticed, 24; in free institutions, 7; unsettled, 15. Total not on expense for maintenance, 240. In family homes where board is.paid, 89; in institutions where board is paid, 51; total on expense for maintenance, 10. Total number at close of year, 380. Number of deaths (all infants), 13 turned to courts and orders of commitme: set aside, 7; declared self-supporting, Tctal who have passed from control te of bn vat > 0 cCOY INSISTS. That During This $3 Period It Be Constantly Recog- nized Thaf the Treatment He is Giving is in No Sense a Cheap Treatment, but the New and Won- derful Treatment for the Presentation of Which the Offices of His National Practice Were Estab- lished in Washington. While the reasons for Doctor McCoy's agreeing to the extension of the $3 Rate until November 1 bave been made very clear, and while Doctor McCoy himself has been quoted as saying authoritatively that although he will live up to the letter of his agreement, he wil under no circumstances consent to the rate being extended or renewed after Novem- ber 1, there 1s one very important point that is to be constantly borne in mind, and that ts this: That Doctor McCoy fs in no sense accommodating his practice to the rate: that he is giving the rate for the period as agreed, but he is maintaining the practice and treatment at the same standard that it was under the higher rate. So, throughout this period it must be recognized by all the people who are taking advantage of the rate, and by all their friends, and by the public, that Doctor McCoy Is not giving a $3 treatment under the $3 rate; that It is'in no sense a cheap treatment, but that he is giving to all the New ‘Treatment, the splendid treatment, for the presen- tation of which the offices of his national practice were established in Washington. It is the “Treatment that Cures” that all who are taking advantage of this rate are getting; the wonderful treat- ment— That has lifted the darkness and blight of the word -incurable” from those hundreds of thousands of cases of Catarrh in the Throat, Bronchial Tubes and Lungs— ee That reaches every sore, spot, from the orifice of the nose to the deepest part of the lungs and innermost’ ré- cesses of the middle car, and instead of irritating and inflaming and feed- ing the fires of disease, soothes, quiets, heals and cures, Doctor McCoy 1s giving under this rate as well the benefit of the Discovery I Deafness which has lifted thé darkness and blight of the ‘word “trcar- able’? from these hundreds of thousands of cases, ot impaired hearing. ‘There Is no, injustice in the time of the oppor- tunity being short, because all patients ‘who place themselves under treatment. before Noxember «1 are to be treated UNTIL CURED at the rate of $3 a month. It is simply that the -thme limit of application is definitely All new patients applying for treat- treatment before November Ist will be trented UNTIL CURED at the uni- form rate of &3 a moth, medicines included. » —s CURED OF'ASTHMA. Mrs. Jenny Smith, 606 Gth st. s.w.: “1 don't think any one -ever,ad Asthma worse than T had ft. oi “I coughed Incessantly,sand, was so short of breath that I could not He down at night; I bave spent night after night sttting:up in order to get my breath. Oy “qt was a year In Jnly@inediT had iy Inst at- tack, aud I feel that Iam ‘¢omplttely cured.” ie o HAD CATARRH THIRTY YEARS. wa 88 William H. Miller; B86: 42th at. s.e.: “f had catarrh for years. My stoma¢h troubled beard, 21. Total to be accounted for, 401. Placing Out and Supervision. Of this, the most important branch of the work of the board, no glowing account can be written, the blighting effects of a greatly inadequate administrative appro- priation having been felt. It is not difficult to find an explanation of this condition. In the fiscal year 1894, with an average of 110.24 children under care_and an adminisirative appropriation of $5,000, the s es of three employes were required. During tae year just closed, with an average of children under care, the appropriation was $4,000, and the number of employes necessarily remained at three. The act of Congress creating the board requires visitations to be made to place out children at least once a year, but we have not been able to obey the mandate. Of the children residing in homes outside the Dis- trict, June 30, i, and who remained placed on June 30, 1897, forty-nine were not visited during the year. Twenty-three children were returned from free homes because of dissatisfaction on the part of the foster parents, and fifteen absconded, only three of whom have been recovered. One child was removed from a private home because of unfair treatment. Of the twelve who absconded and were not recov- ered it is safe to say that all or nearly all could have been apprehended if an employe could have been sent in quest of them. In the few instances in which the agent has Leen able to give his attention to these cases, he has met with invariable success. The Care of Infants. The usual degree of success has been at- tained with this class of the board’s de- pendents. No children have been sent to foundling asylums, but all have been placed in carefully selected family homes. Eighteen children, less than two years of age, were received during the year, the average age being six months. Six were under one month, and but three over one year. In the cases of five the prognosis at reception was “death,” in six it was “doubtful,” and in seven it was hopeful, being set down in the tables as “life.’* “Recognizing its responsibility as the only official institution in the District of Columbia charged with the duty of caring for infants, the board has made arrange- ments with the Bruen Home for the recep- tion of foundlings, and the major of police, in a general order, has directed the officers under his command to take to the home in- fants of this class. The children remain a me, too, very badly. If I only drank water it hurt me. Doctor McCoy's treatment bas. cured me. I have gained eight pounds in weight.” CURED OF GASTRIC CATARRH. James G. Clark, 3218 0 st. n.w.: “E had eatarch of the stomach for three years. I was troubled almost constantly with musea, and could not take solid food at all.-I was bloated up con- stantly and belched up quantities of gas. Now I can eat anything without the least distress, and consider myself completely cured. HER DOCTOR SAID SHE COULD NEVER HEAR. Mrs. Mary E. Main, 1522 14th st. n.w.: AFTER HAVING BEEN TOLD BY ONE DOCTOR THAT MY DEAFNESS. WAS INCURABLE, I WENT T!) DOCTORS McCOY AND COWDE< FOR TREAT- MENT, AND AS A RESULT OF THEIR SUPERIOR SKILL I AM NOW ABLE TO HEAR. “My deafness began three years ago, in the left ear, and in a short time that ear became absolutely stone deaf, “Last winter the hearing in my right ear began to fall, and as it was growing gradually worse, I believed that it would soon have become as bad as the left. “My left ear was very deaf; when my right car was closed I could not hear a sound with it. no matter how loud. “ZL suffered terribly with my head. There was a continual throbbing back of my ears that is almost impossible to describe. “It disturbed me so I could get no rest. All day ment and all old patients renewing | long I suffered from it. My hearing had become so bad that I could not hear what people were saying Unless They Shouted to Me. Mrs. Mary E. Main, 1522 14th st.n.w. Cured of deafness. And then I would have to put my hand up to my ear, in order to catch the sound. If I was not looking at them I would never know they had spoken at all. “Last spring I went to the Mothers’ Congress, held in the First Baptist Chuich, on 16th street, but I could not hear a single word that was said. “You'can Judge how deaf I was. One night there was a fire right next to us. There was all the usual noise and confusion, the shouting of the fire- men, the puffing of the engines and the clanging of bells, but I-knew nothirg about it until told of it next morning. “Last Sunday the hearing returned to my right ear. The first sound that I heard was The Ticking of -the Clock. “I was standing five or six feet away from it and could hear it plainly. That awful throbbing in my head has ceased, and I can now hear ordinary con- versation."” Doctor McCoy’s Second Monograph on Deafness Has Been Received From the Printers and May Be Obtained FREE on Application at the Office or by Writing fér It. McCoy System ofMedicine PERMANENT OFFICES DR. McCOY’S NATIONAL PRACTICE, 715 13th Street Northwest. Office Hours—9 to 12 a.m., 1 to 5 p.m., 6 to 8 p.m. daily; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. noted the subsequent history of each child, so far as it can be ascertained.” This provision has been complied with, and the result fs, ft is believed, the most complete set of records of the kind in ex- istence. —._ _—_- ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE. tgomery County Organization’ Holds Fourth Quarterly Meeting. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. SANDY SPRING, Md. Ociober 3, 1897. The Antt-Satoon League -of Momgomery county, Md., held its. fourth quarterly eting at this place yesterday, beginning 10 o'clock’ ami: The» moraing session, Mi at was devoted to the business of the execu- tive committee. . The~ afternoon: public sessign began, at :30, and was presided ever by Vice Pres- ident W. W. Moore of this place. The first speaker en the program was tha Rey, Mr. Lloyd of Gaithersburg,,who spoke of. the urgency of an urganized effort-afainst the whisky element which is back of the sa- loons, and which, at.a convention held in August at Cabin John Hotel, indorsed the candidates.of one of she parties, . It is a well-known: fact, ne sald, that they have’ taken’ a pledge: of their candi, dates to defeat the present local option law,’ and to enact’one of high license,. tke claim being made that under the present method neither the stace nor county»de= rives any revenue, but that if a return were made to a license system quite a revenue would be hades. = 00 ee F “Can we, as good and true citizens ihe quired the speaker, “see our law disregard- ed and set at naught, anJ are we criftirg into that condition of living when we would be willing to relegate our duties as” gv0d citizens to. proxies wheavver the bady po- litic ‘rises to a-realization of the need of few hours at the institution and are then transferred to boarding homes. Temporary Care of Children. There were ninety-two children -taken under temporary care during the year. Thirty-eight of these were afterward per- manently committed by the courts. TWenty- two were committed by the courts for fixed periods, averaging three months, and were afterward restored to parents. Nineteen | children, who had absconded or strayed from their homes, were in our charge for a week or less, during which time search for. their parents or relatives was being prose- cuted. Tem children remained under care at the close of the year. Care of Feeble-Minded. At the beginning of the year there were twenty-four feeble-minded children main- tained at the expense of the board at the Pennsylvania Training School at Elwyn, and three at the private institution at. Falls Church, Va. At the close of the ycar twenty-five were being maintained at El- wyn and seven at Fails Church. The rates paid per annum for these children were as follows: One caild at $05; three children at $100; twenty-six children at $225; two chil- dren at $250. f Nine children were admitted during the year and four passed from the control of the board. Of the latter two were trans- ferred to the Government Hospital for the Insane, one was rettrned to parents, and one, an epileptic hoy of six.years, died. ~ ‘The Office Affairs. Section 6 of the act approved July 26, 1802—the act establishing the board—pro~ vides-—“‘that the antecedents;. character and condition of life-of each child received by ‘the*lioard shall be investigated as fully as’ possible, and the -facts jearwed entered in - permanent records, in which shalt also be_ "5 $93 action? There never was a time when £0 much liquor was dispensed secretly as at the present.. tte ae hewy “One hundred and forty places where liquor is illicitly sold e: a-thts county; winked at by the county officials whose sworn duty it is to suppress these places. Will you allow this thirg- :o continue? Will the better elem o5 the citizens of this county continue this State of affairs” My acquaintance wiffithe™ people ’teads’ me to the belief. that at the coming elec- tion you will vote fé¥ men wao Will’ nut only ‘enforce the law, but see that these places are forever driven from our midst. Mrs. Caroline H. Mi deliverei an, ed- dress, which was in part as fol:ows: “I would like to call the atteation of this audience to some old Sut very important truths, which are, first, that we cannot compel belief nor is be}ief,a matte: of the will. We may ardent ae SE in certain directions ai so. We can is Mere rate beltet than we ean force.the fruit ujon)¥he tree ur the vine. We.can only n: prishy and encourage it, but this we can dd, unl this itis our ounden duty to do. Neither, my friends, can we induce belief in a cause, however good it. may be, by repronches, by nag- ging or by sarcasm. These methods an- tagonize rather than attract, and I would strongly advise the eee along iines of hilanthropy to av hem. ® " Sareastn is the teminine of bullying..and in neither gender is etther productive of | good results. Again, we..may. deeply regret the a of some of our- ene. ik jard to this great matter now us. We eS ne over the fact that vind will, many of thent,~ , cider again fall: for drinking. amine domeaticwines, and that they will-freely-partake of them, all through the winter and as far into the spring as they can em last, I say} ‘we may sincerely things, but’ Jet us beware of harsh it. ‘They have not yet been convicted of Chie but rest assured the. wall _per- <7 St: Siete haps speedily, when they will see it, as you of the league see it. “I repeat that I am in the closest sym- pathy with the work this league is strug- gling to accomplish, and I say, too, as earn- estly as it is im my power to feel or to speak, that every man and every woman who would grieve to see a father or a brother, who would be agonized to see a hvsband or a son the frequenter of a saloon, should join hands with your heart and soul without delay and should give Kterally of their means and their influence in the furtherance of your glorious under- taking.” Mr. A. N. Canfield of the Anti-Saloon League of Washington followed in an ad- Gress, showing what had been accomplished by that league in the four years of its ex- istence,*how it had combined all forces in the one effort to suppress the saloon; and he brought facts and figures showing that while the population of the city had in- teased 77,000, and the police force had been increased, yet the number of saloons fad been decreased and the number of ar- rests for drunkenness were very much less. "The evening session began at 7 o'clock with the singing of “America,” Dr. Charles ‘Hartshorn presiding, and was addressed by Mr. Warren Choate of Rockville, Mr. Can- field and the Rev. West of Sandy Spring. At 9 o'clock the meeting adjourned. Why Go to Alaska FOR GOLD DUST when you can get it right at: home? Your grocer sells it. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. Station corner of Sixth and B streets. AM. WEEK DAYS.—PITTSBURG EXPRESS. Parlor apd* Dining Cars Harrisburg to Pitts- 1030 “aM. EENNSYLV ANLA JAMITED.— Pullman leeping, Dining, and Observation Cars Harrisburg to Chicago. Sinchanatte Indianapolis, St. Louis, Cleveland and Toledo. " Buffet Parior Car to Harrisburg. burg to Pittsburg. 3:40 P. AG and Dining Cars Harrisburg to St. Louis, ing Car to Pittsburg, Chicago and Harrisburg to 10:50 A.M. FAST LINE.—Pullman Buffet Parlor Car to Harrisburg. Buffet Parlor Car Hartis- M. CHICAGO AND ST. LOUIS EXPRESS. ing Car Washington ‘to St. Louis and Ville (via Cinciunati) und Chicago. P.M. WESTERN EXPRESS.—Pullman Sleep- Cleveland. Dining “Car to Chicago. 7:10 EM. SOUTHWESTERN EXPRESS.—Pull- map Sleeping Cars Washington to Pittsburg and Hareiaburg to St. Louls Cincinnati. Diving 10:40 P.M. PACIFIC EXPRESS.—Pullmaa Slecp- Se Pitaburg, -M. for Kane, Canandaigua, Rochester and jagara Falls duily, except 3 10:50 A.M. for Elmira’ and Renovo dally, except Sundey, For Williamsport daily, 3:40 P.M. T:10 P.M. for Williamsport, Rochester, Erie, Buf- falo and Niagara Falls daily, except Saturday, with Sleeping Car Washington to Buffalo. 10:4) P.M. for Erie, Canandaigua, falo and Niagara Fails daily. Pullman Sleeping Car Washington to Rochester Saturday only. = For Philadelphia, New York and the Bast. 4:00 FM. “CONGRESSIONAL LIMITED,” daily, all Parlor Cars, with Dining Car from Baltinore. Regular at 7:00 (Dining Car), . BS, #320. 8:50, 10:09 and 11 300 (Dining Car), 8:00, 11:00 Wining Car from Wilmington) ‘A. SF. 215, 4:20, 6250. 10-00 and 1138 PAL, delpbia only, Fast 7:50 A.M. week days. Express, 12:15 P.M. week days, 2:01 and 5:40 BoM. dai. “ons change, 7:50 A.M. week days, IY, ton, vor Baltimore, oa. more, 6:25, 7:00, 7250, 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 10-50, 11:00 A.M. 12:45, 12:50, 2:01, 3:15, 4:38, 5:40, 6:15, 6:50, 9:05, 10:50, 11:00 A.M. 3:40 (4:00 Limited), 4:20, i » 10:00, 10:40 and 11:35 For Pope's Creek Line, 7:50 A.M. 4:36 P.M. daily, except © Sandays, 9:08 4.80 For Annapolis, 7:00, 9:00 A:M., 12:15 and 4:20 P.M. sr except Sunday. Sunday: 00 A.M. and 4:20 P’M. AUantic Coast Line—Express for Florida it on Atlantic Coast Line, 4:30AM, ioe 7 A.M. week days; At- daily; Richmond only, 16: lanta Special, via Iichmond “and Seaboard’ Air Line, 4:40 P.M. daily. Accommodation for Quan- tieo, 7:45 A-M. daily and 4:25 P.M. week days. SEASHORE CONNECTIONS. For Atlantic City (via Delaware River Bridge, all- rail route), 3:15 gil; via, Market Street Wharf, 10:00 and 11:00 A.M., 12:45 P.M. week days and 11:35 P.M. daily. For Cape May, 11:00 A.M. week days, 11:35 P.M. iy. ‘Ticket offices, corner 15th and G sireets, and at the station, 6th and B streets, where onlers can left for’ the checking of baggage to destination from hotels and residences. J. R. woop, J. B, HUTCHINSON, General Pass. Agent. General Manager. BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD. Schedule in effect June 5, 1897. Leave Washington from station corner of New Jersey ave. and C st. For Chicago and Northwest, Vestibuled Limited trains, 10:00, 11:45 a.m., 8:05 p.m, For Cincinnati, St. Louis and Indianapolis, Ex- yeas, i145 a.m. Vestibuled Limited, 8:40’ p.m. ress, p.m. For Pittsburg and Cleveland, Express daily, 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 pm —_ For Columbus, Toledy and Detroit, 11:30 p.m, For Winchester and way statious, {8:00, j11:45 Por New Orleans, Chat ‘or New Orleans, Memphis, Birmingha: it tanooga, Knoxville. ae oon ronan 11:20 pan. daily; Sleeping Cars through. For Luray, 3:40 p.m. daily. For Baltimore, "week 27:10, x —) x3 , 25:10, x5:80, 16:20, 15, a and r eck Ty 15:50, 8:00, 4: 4333, 5:80, 63S. m. Sundays, 9:00 ‘a.m., 1:15, 4:33, ‘ashington Junction and way points, 8:00 # 3:00" a.m., 4:30, 5:30 p.m., week days; am., 1:15 Bmy Sundays. OYAL BLUE LINE FOR NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA. All trains Muminated with Pintsch light. For Philadelphia, New York, Boston and the eek days, 8:00, 8 3:00, ¢ r) Sleeping Car open at 10:00 o'clock! 58, 7:05, 9:00 a.m., (12:40 Dining Car), 3:00 5:05 Dining Car) 12:01 night, Sleeping Car open 10:00 o'clock. Additional trains for Philadelphia, Week days, daily. $:00 p.m. Buffet Parlor Cars on all day trains. For Atlantic City, E 12:40 and 3:00 p.m. 3. For Cape May, 12:00 noon. tExcept Sunday. ‘Daily. §Sunday only. xExpress trains. Baggage called for and checked from hotels and residences by Union Transfer Co. on orders left Ucket offices, 619 Pennsylvania ave. p.w., New York ave. and 15th st., and at Depot. WM. M. GREENE, D. = Gen. Manager. SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Schedule in effect July 4, 1897. All trains arrive and leave at Pennsylvacia pas- senger stztion. 8:12 A-M.—Daily.—Local for Danville, Charlotte and Way stations. Connects at Manassas for Stras- burg, Harrisorburg and Staunton, daily except Sunday, and at Lynchbarg with the Norfolk and Western daily, and with the Chesapeake and Ohio Gully for the Natural Bridge and Lexington, 11:15 A.M.—Daily.-THE UNITED STATES FAST MAIL. Carries Pullman Buftet Sleepers, New York and Washington to Jacksonville, uniting at Salis- bury with Pullman Sleeper for “Asheville and Hot Springs, Knoxville. Chattanooga and Nasa- ville, Teun., apd at Charlotte with Pullman Sieepe: for Augusta. Pullman Buffet Sleeper New York :0 New Orleans, counecting at Atlauia for Birmiag- ham and Memphis. Sold tiain Washington to New Orleans without change. Sunset Personally Con- ected Tourist Excursion Throngh Sleeper on this train every Wednesday to Sam Frauelsco without charge. 4:01 P.M.—Local for Front Royal, Strasburg and Harrisonburg, daily, except Sunday. 51_P.M.—Daily.—Local for Charlottesville. 10:43 P. Daily. HINGTON AND SOUTH- ESTERN VESTIBULED LIMITED, eonyosed of Pullman Vestibuled Sleepers, Dining ‘Cars and Day Coaches. Pullman Sleepers New York to Nashvilie, Teun., via Asheville, Knoxville and Chattanooga: New York to Tampa, via Charlotte, Columbia, Sa” vaunah and Jacksonville, and New’ York to Mem- pbis, via Birmingham; New York to New Orieans, via Atlanta and Montgomery. Vestibaled Day Coach Washington to Atlanta. Southern Railway ining Car Greensboro’ to Montgomery. TRAINS ON WASHINGTON AND OHIO DIVI- SION leave Washington 9:01 a.m. daily and 1:00 and 4:45 p.m. daily except Sunday, and 6:25 p.m. Sundays only for Hound Hill; p.m. daily, ex- cept for Leesburg, and 6:25 p.m. daily for ‘Herndon turning, arrive at Washington 8:26 am. and 8:40 pau. ‘daily and 3:00 p.m. daily, ex- cept Sunday. from Round Tl, 7:00 a.m. daily, ex. ¥, from Herndon, 8:34 a.m. daily, except Suoday, fom Leesburg. ‘Through trains from the south arrive at Wash- ington, 6:42 a.m., 2:20 p.m.-and 9:25 p.m. daily. Harris-nbarg, 12:40 and 9:25 p-m, daliyy crept Sunday, and a.m. daily from Charlottesville. ‘Tickets. sleeping Car reservation and infornia- tion furnished at offices, 511 and 1300 Penmylvania venue, and at Vennsylvania railroad passenger station. H. GREEN, General Supt. J.-M, CULP, Traffic Manager. W. A. TURK, Gen. Pass. Agent. L.'S. BROWN: Gen. Agt. Pass. Dept. WASHINGTON, ALEXANDRIA AND MT. VERNON BalILWay. FROM STATION, 13% STREET AND PA. AVE. In effect May 9, 1897. For Alexandria (week d: 8: 7:35 8:00, 8:30 ex., O00, 5 S03) Ss ey at pies CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY. THROUGH THE GRANDEST SCENERY OF AMERICA. ALL TRAINS BLECTEIG LIGHTED, STEAM BEAT=D. MEALS NED IN DINING CARS. MON SIXTH AND B STESETS =e RAILROADS. CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY To CHINA, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, VANCOUVER, SeaviLe PORTLAND, TACOMA AND SAN FRANCISCO, AND ALL POINTS ON LINE OF MINNEAPOLIS, ST, PAUL AND SAULT STE. DULUTH, SOUTH SHORE AND ATLANTIC RY, wit ge Pani, Mitneapals ‘aa Pease ‘aul, Minneapol, ihe « AROUND-THE-WORLD TOURS » D. C., POST OFFICE NOTICE. be read daily,’ as changes may occur at ‘ MAILS are forwarded to the ports of y. and the schedule of closings ts ou the presumption of thelr uninterrapied overland transit. For the week ending October Y the last connecting closes are made at this OS: TRANSATLANTIC MAILS, DAY q@)At 6:25 A.M. for CAPE Cc NA New York. Qyat q Augusta V New York, via Plymouth, Chertourg and FRIDAY (Wat ¥:20 PM. for FRANCE, § ERLAND, ITALY, SPAIN, PORTL EGYPT and BRITISH INDIA pers taine, from New York, via Havre. gther parts of Europe ‘must be directed ~¥ Te - for NETHERL Touraine."” (At 10:55 P.M Ds Cirect, per s.s. Kotterdam, from New York, via Rotterdam. ters must ‘be direct Per’ Rot- terdam. YAU 10:55 : Be Katser Wilhelm from New Yor faust be directed “Per Kaiser Wilhelm II.” 10:55 P.M. for SCOTLAND direct, per s,s. Rome, from New York, via “Glango must lirected “Per City of Rowe.” (e)At I P.M. for E aS per 6s. *Euuria, from > stown, York, via “Piuteb Marrs it, ETC.—The G ers sailing from New rs ed matter, ete., for dressed printed’ matter, ete, Eu rope. The American and White Star steamers sailing from New York on Wednesdays, the German Steamers on Thursdays, and the Conard, F and TmAn steam on Saturdays t mutter, ete., for all countries for Which thy are acvertised to carry mal. MAILS FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA, WEST INDIES, EF WEDNESDAY—(a) At 3:20' P.M. steamer from Boston BERMUDA, At 10:55 P. lago, from New York. (co) At AIA’ direct, per 6.8. Tjomo, A.M. for JAMAICA, w York. FRIDAY LAND, per s. . fra P.M. for FORTUNE ISLANT ANILLA, RICA inst Tr. ; x or JACMEL frm, New te) At 10:2 AUX-CAYES, 5. ‘AMIE CHIAPAS, TARASCU per $.8. Seguranc: other parts of MIS Seguranca (At NEWPOUN ) at COUNTRE emo, from New York, via Rio Js for 1 BRA erno. At 10 TRIES direct, pe SATUEDAY—( per s.s. Mexteo, from parts of Mexico must be Mexico.” Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND, by rail to Halifax and thence Via ste: close he Sunday, at 11:35 A.M. @) Mails for MIQUELO) thence via steamer, close here daily at P.M. @) Mails for CUBA (except those for SANTIAGO DE CUBA, which will be forwarded via New up to and including the 10:25 P.M. nesday), close bere daily at ing vial steamers sail from Port Tampa, Fla. Malls for MEXICO, overland except those for CAMPECHE, CHIAPAS, TABS TAN, which, after the Wedne be forwarded via by rail to Boston 10:55 P.M. closing Frida: ESSO, which, after the jose, Wil be and including the close here daily at . AM. (ay SPACIFIC MAILS. Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per ss. Doric, from San Froreisco, close here daily up to 6: P.M. October 6. ¢@) Mails for AUSTRALIA (except those for Australia which are forwarded via Buco ZEALAND, HAWAII, FIT and ; per 8.8. Moana, from Sen Francis daily up to 6:30 P.M. Getober 8. «d) Mails for CHINA and JAI from Tacoma. close bere da October 10. «dy Mails for AUSTRALIA (except. West Australia), per Ss. Victoria, ly: up to 6:30 P.M. NEW ZEALAND, HAWAII and FLT ISLANDS, per 5.8. Mio from Vancow elose here @aily after October'S up te 6:30 October 11. Mails for the SOCTE LANDS, per «! city of Papeiti, from San Francisco, close here datly up to 6:30'P.M. October 25. (dy Mails for HAWAIL per s.s. Australia, from San Francisco, close bere daily up to 6:30 P.M. Octoler 27. @) (a) Registered mails close at 10:00 A.M. same day. (b) Registered mafis close at 1:00 P.M. sume day. (c) Registered mails close at 6:00 PMC same day. (a) Registered mails close at 6200 P.M. previous day. (e) Registered mails close at 1:00 P.M. Tuesdays and Saturdays. Oc JAMES P. WILLETT, Postmaster. SUMMER RESORTS. Tic CITY, HOTEL RICHMOND, KENTUC! He City, N- J.-8) yards fro beac ad appointyents al Eighest standard: special tates for fall. “J. ‘De PEASE. selo-im The Shelburne. Djpectly ou the be pen throughout the =+2 year J. D. SOUTHWICK, Manager. se2-dtr SEPT D OCTOBER AT ATLANTIC CITY, N. Jy Are Most Delizhtful, HADDON HALL ‘Wil remain open .brcughout the year. Seasoa- aie plcamures ani coauscments. ustrated booklet nailed. beer LEDs & LIPrINcurt. 8e1-8,52t SEDS HOTEL ST. CHARLES. Atlantic City, N. J. ‘The finest hotel on the coast. a. 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