Evening Star Newspaper, October 13, 1897, Page 9

Your credit fs good. Two Couch Bargain Days. Thursday and Friday we are going to make a drive in Couches just to call your attenticn to the magnificent line we carry. The special two-day prices we have made are fully one- third below the regular ones. If you need a Couch this is the time to buy. Credit if you say so. $12.00 COUCH. upholstered, covered best_corduroy—all colors 597-65 of the mark- Speclal 2-day price.. Lansburgh Furniture Co., 13th and F Sts. N.W. eel R. HARRIS & CO. Jewelers, 7th and D sts. ination of your eyes FREE we srviees of sn eminent o-alist a ot a “quae We have fitted over 8,000 patients during the past four years. We sive you the best service, and guarantee our prices th city for the same 6 or S-karat gold » and will tar- slosees. they being t Frene! by unreliable assertions of incompetent opticians. Bear in mind we never advertise anything that is not compatible with our reputation, Duilt by fair dealings during the past twenty years. For $1 we give you Perlscopic lens Spectacles that will Gost you $1.50 elsewhere. Soe Cor.7th & DSts. Those seb a SUGGESTIONS TO CHURCHES. Precautions for Comfort of Who Sit in Pews. To the Editor of The Evening Star: When the alternating cool and warm days come ca in the approach of winter, or in the same day when there is the alterna- tive of a frosty morning and a noon hot in the sunshine, many people hesitate to build fir their houses till the tempera- ture is permanently lowered. In private dwellings the fires for domestic purposes have some irfluerce in keeping up the temperature and in preventing dampness. Public dings without domestic fires are Hable to become cold and damp as the fall progresses if left without any fires. This is even more the case with the semi- public chure whose great audience rooms are unused most of the week. The public buildings in this city have had fires for a good part of the present month. Many private furnaces have been lighted, but some churches continue to gather their audiences in rooms where for two Sundays past the thermometer has been close to 60 degrees at the opening of service. There seems to be an idea that it will be “warm enough when the people get in,” as though there was no harm in waiting three hours Irom the initial service of Sunday school well toward the benediction of public wor- ship for a comfortable condition. The protracted exposure of sitting in such ms lowers the tone of the system J opens the way for colds and serious disorders. Few people have put them- selves in clothing for cold weather, and the body If has not the resistant power to cold that comes in settled winter. The children are likely to go out in the bright sunshine with moderate clothing adequate bi bu for the sunshine, but insufficient when plunged into the chilly bath of unwarmed church air. A distinguished physiclan says that chil- much more likely to take cold in the cool fall and spring, when adults do jate the ned of fire, than even in colder weather. He urges proper cloth- ing and a temperature maintained as near 70 degrees as practicable. He considers these fall and spring colds especially con- nected with diphtheria. It requires but ttle fire to ward off the in a private house. A fire once built will often warm the walls, take out the dampness and leave the furnace and its to give off a gentle influence for It would be in the interest of church if the notices for such churches had a warm weicome for the people id have “warm church” inserted till November, when we expect regular fires. ED LOCALS. J. N. Jewell, who ts in business at No. h street northwest, last night, about k, fell from his store window and nfully cut and bruised that the police took him to the Emergency Hospital for treatment. Ivory Morris was reported missing this morning, and soon after this report was re- » police another report of his return received. Ivory is a colored boy fourteen years old and lives with his parents on Columbia street. About 3 ck this went down and took a morning he got out of bed and stairs to get a drink of water stroll. G een stepped on a piece of day afternoon, while walking ‘h and F streets southwest, and cut foot. The Emergency Hospital phy- s dressed the injury. ompany was called to the ie Douglass, in rear of No. t northwest, about 4 o'clock ternoon, where a defective flue ed the house to be filled with o damage was done. Metropolitan No. 364, ear in charge of WLR S: h and John Walker, ran against yesterday and broke the rear of the vehicle. The buggy was criven by M. C. Horine of Reardon, Pa, who escaped injury. The dead body of an infant was found near K and Half streets yesterday after- noon. J. E. Thomas of the water depart- me who found the body, turned it cver to the police. — Mistreats His Aged Father. Mr. William Upperman, a man seventy- ht years of age, living at No. 1613 13th street northwest, was the complaining wit- ness today in the Police Court against his son Charles, whom he charged with as- saulting him. Mr. Upperman told Judge Kimball that for two or three days his son has been un- der the influence of liquor, and follows him about the hourse, cursing and swearing at him, and when the meals did not suit him he broke up the dishes. Yesterday, as the defendent admitted, he was drinking Yrore than usual, and he then pushed his father out of y » Judge Kimball gave the prisoner a severe geprimand, and released him on his bond to appear for sentence when wanted. atereees Knocked Down by. a Horse. Mrs. Martha Taylor, colored, about thirty years old, was knccked down by a horse near the corner of Ist and H streets south- west about 6:30 o'clock last night. Her left ankle was sprained and she was also injured about the head. The horse ridden by an unknown man, whose tty is desired by the police. BIG DAY AT ORDWAY Company, Battalion, Regimental and Other Teams AreCompeting. CONDITIONS GOOD FOR RIFLE MEET Company A, Engineer Battalion, ‘Wins Company Team Match. PROGRAM FOR TOMORROW ‘Special From a Staff Correspondent. ORDWAY, id. October 13.—This is easily the big day of the second annzal meeting of the National Rifle Association at Ordway, su far as attendance is con- cerned. Starding recm only was-the order of things or the train that reached here at 9:30 o’clock this morning, and the big moajority of rassengers were District Na- tional Guardsmen. Starding on the porch of the range office, it appeared as though @ small army was invading the range limits as the guardsmen approached from the railroad station. The day was as different in several re- spects frem the opening day of the meet yesterday as could well be imagined. Eright sunshine took tke place of heavy rain and agreeable warmth was substi- tuted for disagreeable chilliness of the at- mosphere. The very large attendance is explained by stating that the program for today comprised the company, battalion and regimental team matches and the vol- ley-skirmish and General Ordway volley matches, in all of which the competitors were teams consisting of from five to six- teen enlisted men. All were in uniform, several in heavy marching attire, the ne at the range therefore presenting a €ecidedly martial appearance. Within a few moments after the arrival of the first train at the range the com- A Marker. pany teara match was under way. That competition was the center of interest for several hours. Pool shooting and the re- volver match occupied the attention of those waiting for the opening of the matches scheduled for tater in the day. A series of daily revolver matches, in ad- dition to the revolver match provided in the association program, was inaugurated tod: This series is open to all and re- entries are allowed. The stipulations are ten shots at thirty yards. Three prizes are offered, $1.50 to the competitors finishing first, second and third, respectively. The entrance fee of 25 cents includes ammu- nition and the use of revolvers. Scores Should Be Better. The scores as a whole in the several matches today were an improvement over those recorded yesterday. However, the shooting is not as good as it ought to be, and this, it is said, is due to woeful lack of practice on the part of the competitors. Private W. O. Carroll helped out con- siderably today with his bugle, and Brigade Commissary Sergeant Pinckney W. Smith repeated his success of yesterday in super- intending and dispensing steaming hot cof- fee. A bountiful luncheon was procurable at the range. In the Heyl Re-entry Association match,on the standard American target, the record of the Ordway range was broken late yes- terday afterncon, when First Lieutenant Glendie B. Young and Color Sergeant W. W. Cookson scored 85 each out of a possible 100, and Captain F. W. Holt scored 78. All mentioned are members of the Engineer Battalion. Including two sighting shots, Lieutenant Young made a string of twelve consecutive bull's eyes. This equals the much vaunted record of Dr. F. C. Wilson of the Georgia rifle team, discussed at length several weeks ago at Sea Girt. Company A, Engineer Battalion, Wins The company team match was won by Company A, Engineer Battalion, with a total of 207 out of a possible 250. Com- pany B, 4th Battalion, was second, with a total of 200. The company team match was open to teems of five enlisted men from any com- pany in the District of Columbia National Gerd. The distance was 200 yards, ten shots being fired by each man. The prize is to be a suitable trophy, and it wii! be- come the property of the winning com- pary. Teams representing the following organizations reported at the firing line at the proper time: Companies A and B, 2d Battalion; Companies B and D, 4th Bat- talion; Companies A, B, C and D, 5th Bat- talion; Companies A and C, Ist Separate Battalion, and Companies A, B and C, En- gineer Battalion. z Scores in Detail. The scores in detail were: Company B, Engineer Battalion—Ed- wards, 45; Babbitt, 31; Owen, 34; Davis, 9; Gheen, 40. Total, 159. Company C, Engineer Battalion—Dalby, 35; Elis, 38; Sturgus, 36; Pickens, 35; Hayes, 33. Total, 177. Company C, 5th Battalion—Bode, 36; Car- rell, 36; McLeod, 32; Clark, 24; Dement, 2. Total, 156. Company B, 5th Battalion—Welr, 32; Jen- kirs, 26; Shields, 30; Hanf, 28, and Fischer, - Total, 147. Company A, 1st Separate Battalion— Wells, 11; Lucas, 38; H. L. Gibson, 31; C. A, Gibson,, 5, and Thomas, 32. Total, 117. Company A, 2d Battalion—McCathran, 31; Hazard, 39; Clark, 29; Brittain, 34, and Thompson, 29. Total, 162. Company A, Engineer Battalion—-Farrow, 43; Williams, 38; Carleton, 43; Taylor, 43, and Albertie, 40. Total, 207. Company D, 4th Battalion—Hodges, 28: Dobson, Leeman, 26; O'Connell, 31; De Groot, 3 Total, 162. Company B, 2d Battalion—Taite, 28; Mc- Curdy, 31; Lacy, 31; Mayer, 29, and McKee, 36. Total, 155 Company 4th Battalion—Davenport, 42; Husted, 37; 8. Ball, F. Ball, 88, and Groome, 43. Total, 200 Company C, Ist Separate Battalion— Davis, 26; Nelson, 23; Lucas, 22; Brook, 21, and Tilley, 17. Total, 109. Compary A, 5th Battalon—Keller, 16; Callan, 12; Brian, 9; Richter, 25, and ‘Den- nison, 20. Total, 91. Company D, 1st Separate Battalion— Moore, 0; Stewart, 20; Payne, 25; Murray, 24, and Gaskins, 13. Total, 82. Other Matches of the Day, The battalion team match was started shortly before 2 o'clock this afternoon, It was open to teams of five enlisted men from any battalion in the District National Guard. It was necessary for each com- pany of the battalion to be represented on the team. The distance was 200 yards, ten shots being fired by each man. The prize is a suitable trophy, which will become the property of the battalion winning it. Teams representing the Ist, 4th, 5th, Ist Battalions partici- Separate and r Dated. Engineers Win Battalion Match. The battalion team match was won by the team representing the Engineer Bat- talion with a total of 204 out of a possible 20. The 4th Battalion will protest the score THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY,: OCTOBER 13, 1897-14 PAGES. stated that the protest will be overruled, as- Company D, Engineer Battalion, is armed with the revolver, and is not re- quired to use the rifle. ‘The regimental team match that was opened at 2:30: o'clock this afternoon was open to teams of six from any regimental or separate company or organization in the District National Guard. Ten rounds per man at 200 and 500 yards must be fired. In_ addition there will be a twenty-round skirmish rush. The prize will be a suitable trophy, which will become the property of the company winning it. An interesting competition, scheduled to commence at 4:15 o'clock this afternoon, Is the volley skirmish match, open to teams of sixteen enlisted men from any battalion of the District National Guard. The mem- bers of the teams must be in heavy march- ing order, wearing fatigue uniform, with campaign hat, leggings, field belt, overcoat, blanket bag, with blanket, haversack, can- teen and tin cup. Each team—commanded by an officer of the line—wili fire three vol- leys at sixteen silhouette targets at 300 yards; will then-start from the 300 yards firing point and march in quick time to the 600 yards firing point, thence in quick time to a designated point 300 yards distant therefrom, whence the team will return in double time to the 600 yards firing point; in quick time thence to the 300 yards firing point, where ‘he team will fire three volleys. The volleys will be fired kneeling. The pro- gram—from the first command “Load” to the conclusion of the last volley—must be completed within ten minutes. Each team will be inspected immediately after the con- cluding volley; deductions will be made for missing equipment or unauthorized varia- tion from the program. The first prize, $20; second prize, $20; third prize, $10. The concluding event of the day, an- nounced to commence at 5 o’clock, will be the Gen. Ordway volley match, open to teams of sixteen enlisted men from any battalion of the District of Columbia Na- tional Guard. The members of the teams must be in heavy marching order—as pro- vided in the terms of the volley-skirmish match. The team must be commanded by an officer of the line. Distance, 200 yards. Five volleys at sixteen silhovette targets. Time limit, one minute thirty seconds. The first prize is $20; second prize, $10; third prize, $5. Many Experts Were Deceived. A novelty introduced just before the ar- rival of darkness yesterday was an esti- mating distance competition. A colored man was stationed just beyond a small hill to the right of the range, so that only his head and upper portion of his body were visible from the range office. “The competitors were aligned in front of the office and each recorded a guess as to the distance to the man. The distance was efterward measured, but th2 result was hot announced until this after noon. The exact distance, according to meas- urement, was 411% yards. Private John O'Connell, Company D. 4th Battalion, won first prize of $5, he estimating the distance to be 410 yards. Private George A. Hill, Company A, Engineer Battalion, cartied off second prize of $3, he stating the distance to be 415 yards. Sergeant Major C. C. Dyer, 2d Battalion. won third prize ($2), by re. cording a guess of 425 yards. ‘Captain John E. Hosford, Company B, 4th Bat- talion, with a guess of 392 yards; Color Sergeant W. W. Cookson, Engineer Bate talion, 300 yards; First Sergeant W. F. Buell, Company A, Engineer Battalion, 390 yards; Lieutenant A. O. Hutterly, Gom- pany A, Engineer Battalion, 385 yards, and First Lieut. Glendie B. Young, inspector of rifle practice Engineer Battalion, each won @ prize of one dollar. guesses ranged all the way from 365 to 725 yards, the majority of the expert riflemen of the guard falling very wide of the proper figure. The guesses of all the competitors, in yards. were: P. J. Byrne, 725; W. Calvin Whipp, 651; J. 8. Tomlinson, 610; C. McC. Taylor, 610; s E. Groome, 590; Frank W. 4 Falls, 578; J. S. Bal Pp 3G. G. Wilcox, 525; F..M. Ball, 520; George C. Shaw, 511; E. W. Scott, 487; J. 8. Gheen, 480; W. M. Sprigg, 478; R. P. Carleton, 465; G. 8. Young, 440: C. C. Dyer, 425; George A. Hill, 415; John O'Connell, 410; John E. Hosford, W. W. Cookson, 39; W. K. Buell, 300: — Hutterly, 385; Charles L. Lanham, Dennison, 550; B.S. a P. Bnittain, E. Colladay, Another Goes to Engineers. The short and :nid-range match, ten shots each at 200 and 500 yards, was fired late yesterday afterncon. Sergt. Maj. C. L. Lanham of the Engineer Battalion fin- ished in the lead, with a total of 89 out of @ possible 100. The competitors and their sccres were: 200 yds. 500 yds. Total 42 47 80 87 87 St 83 81 80, i} J. 8. Tomlinson. A. Hin. P. L. Bush.... W. E. Caladay. W. F. Husted. H. A. Dobson. W._S. Hodges. J. D. Leeman. ¥F. M. Ball. Cecil Clay. - 38 W. M. Spriggs. 38 c. C. Dyer. c. F, Lucas. 38 J. S. Ball. + 28 Cc. L. Bode. 238 P. W. Smith...... 34 In the 200 and 300 yards match the scores were: 200 yds. 300 yds. Total. . 36 30 iL B. C. Washington 66 W. P. Andrews. . 37 64 G. G. Dennison. 34 64 M. P. Brittain..... : 26 64 27 62 27 62 25 62 38 60 27 6. . M. Alligon. 24 59 H. B. Hollifield 24 59 . 14 52 20 50 13 50 18 48 23 47 L. M. Holt. W. C. Robbins. 6 R Scores of Short-Range Match. As stated in The Star, the short range match yesterday was won by Private C. McC. Taylor, Company A; Engineer Bat- talion. The complete list of competitors, with their scores, is as follows: 200 yds. 300 yds. Total. ©. McC. Taylor 43 41 ea “< 41 42 83 43 39 82 ey 36 si 41 38 ci 37 41 7s 40 37 TG 35 41 6 38 38 % 40 35 % 32 43 a 39 35 74 40 ww m4 40 34 ia 41 33 4 37 36 73 39 33 urd 32 39 a 33 38 n 40 31 uu 39 29 68 wv Bs wT 35 32 67 38 29 67 31 33 rt 32 32 64 37 27 64 26 37 6 29 34 re 31 82 63 36 27 6s 82 27 oy 2 2t 59 88 25 58 $2 24 36 25 a sz 29 19 48 2 4. 8 IN CARR'S DEFENSE. Witndsses Who Testify Fof Rosa Rob- ingon’s Assailant, —__-+7—, The Proceedings Had Before. Jus- tice Bingham; Today. z ‘ MOTION 70 GOVERNMENT RESTS CASE The third day of the trial of James, alias Pat, Carr, the young white man who is alleged to have criminally assaulted at his home, near 1st and L streets, the after- noon of the 26th of last July, Rosa Robin- son, a white girl of eleven years of age, was begun before Chief Justice Bingham in Criminal Court No. 1 this morning, Mar- shal Wilson’ again disappointing a great throng of curiosity seekers by restricting admission to the court room to members of the bar and others having business be- fcre the court. The little child who-is alleged to have been injured was on the stand when The Star’s report of the trial closed yesterday afternoon, she having, been recalied for cross-examination by Mr. Jeffords, of coun- sel for the prisoner. The cross-examina- tion, however, did not shake the child’s story, and at its conclusion the trial was acjourned until this morning, when As- sistant District Attorney Shillington called Policemen Albert W. Steventon and Philip Mansfield and Detective Weedon, for the Purpose of, showing that when Carr was captured he was in his stocking feet, and that a shoe found in a house in which he hid and one he threw at a pursuer a few days previous were brought to him and ac- cepted as his own. Denies Making Signals. After counsel for Carr had recalled the father of the child, who denied that during her cross-examination he motioned, nodded, or in any other manner attempted to in- fluence her testimony, they recalled the child and questioned her as to whether or not she visited the store of a Mrs. Sweeney shortly after the alleged assault and told her or others that she had not been hurt, and that Carr was not in the house. ‘The Hittle girl stoutly denied saving anything of the kind, admitting, however, that she Gid visit the store once, when she was told that her brother had made such a state- ment, which her brother denied, she said, when she subsequently questioned him. At this point Mr. Shillington stated that the government would rest its case. Defendant's Motion. Counsel for Carr thereupon asked the court to take from the consideration of the jury the question of rape, basing their mo- tion on the ground that, as they contended, the medical testimony showed the offense had not been completed, the testimony of the child that it had been was unsupported. In support of the motion, Mr. Jeffords read several authorities, which, he submit- ted, should be recognized by::the court. Mr. Shillington, on the other hand, argued that the testimony of the physicians did not by any means prezlt(e the belief that the graver offense was ¢ompieted, and he rcferred to the immedfate-complaint of the child to her mother, toj-her) condition of body and mind, and tothe admission of Carr to Policeman Murphy that he would not have “done it’ had he not been drunk. “What about the alleged flight of the de- fendant?" inquired the court.+ “I overlooked that, your honor,” replied Mr. Shillington; “but Right js, of course, strongly indicative of guflt.’* “And the condition of ‘the ‘child’s cloth- ing; do you include that?” inquired the court. 4 “Yes, your honor,” said Mr, Shillington. “1 include that in thé matter of immediate complaint by the child.” The Court Overrules. Chief Justice Bingham, denied the motion, holding that to sustain it would amount to an usurpation by the court of the right of the jury to pass upon both the sufficiency of the evidence and the credibility of the witnesses. For the Defense. Omitting the customary address to the jury in explanation of the line of defense, counsel for the prisoner called as their first witness Sophia Bunday, who testified as to the death of Carr’s parents, and that he appeared to be a good boy. She knew noth- ing of the alleged offense, and could not say that she knew of the child, Rosa, being in the habit of playing in or about Carr’s house. Bridget M. Sweeney next testified, saying that the child had shortly after the alleged assault visited her store, when she said that Carr had not hurt her, and that the newspaper stories of the affair were not true. Isaac Cartwright, an old colored man, Carr’s next-door neighbor, testified that the day in question he was busy about the house nursing a sick friend, and declared that he heard no cries coming from Carr’s house. He also stated that he regarded Carr as “a right good sort of boy.” A Principal Witness. Joseph Lochran said he was with Carr July 26 nearly all day, and that day went with him to sell a stova He then said Mrs. Robinson stopped Carr and asked him why he did not sell her the stove, as she was a good customer of his. After some parleying, witness said, Mrs. Robinson of- fered Carr 40 cents for the stove, which he agreed to take. Carr said he wanted some milk, and asked Mrs. Robinson if she had a bucket to lend him. She said she had not, but would send Rosa, her daughter, to get one; the girl was there, sitting on the step of the door of Mrs. Kobinson’s store, and the mother told her to go down to the Carr house and get a bucket. While Rosa was gone the witness and Carr re- mained at the store talking with Mrs. Rob- inson. After about ten minutes, Rosa not having returned from the Carr house, Mrs. Robinson went to the door to look for her. Witness could not remember whether it was at Mrs. Robinson’s request or of his own volition that Carr went to his own home to look for Rosa. SEA) ALLEY GRADING. Property Owners Protest Against Work Proposed by District. The grading of an alley in square 965, situated between Massachusetts avenue, B street, 10th and 1ith streets northeast, was the subject of a special meeting of the beard of Commissioners-this ‘morning. Al- mest every property owper,abutting the alley was present to prot Inst its be- ing graded. It was explaine¢ by the en- gineer department that the glléy was be- low grade, and that it wag,deemed ex- pedient to raise it in ordeg% to properly drain it. er te The property owners, on other hand, said if the alley was grade@ it would be raised three and a, half feet gpove the level of their back yards, and thejurface drain- age would have to he off by the sewer on 10th street, which inadequa’ for the present needs. They’ leved if the sever department would construct a catch basin in the middle of the square and al- lcw the grade of the to remain, the desired end could be attained. 2 Commissioner Ross su; ited that noth- ing be done until the return of Commis- sioner Black, when the twill be taken up and of Those present at the meeting were W. E. a P. rea Mra. ets peas (001 ug. A. Gironar Ino, Ne cae chat, ‘R, Steward, ‘W. F. ummer,. Thgs, ‘Smithson..gnd - Richards” ase & % ow 6 fein Election of , At thé“anfitial ng ofthe ‘Pension’ Bureau « a 0 Becently, the ‘years President, Capt. W. P. Seville;, vice presi~| dent, G.'R: C. Phititps; secrététy and treas- Keen price cutting. know the wonderful resources of our Ladies’ Department, and ed seams—fan back and per- ue, white and consequently we have made prices so low that they shall caline lined—all seams bound — jacket lined — fly pel navy colored, yoke and belt—finely trimmed with braid. draw you like magnets. A line of the Finest Black 3 $q98 front. Suits that are cheap at $15. “Cash or Credit.”’ and Blue Serge Suits—fall tailor made—skirt with welt- An extraordinary Wrapper bargain—Fine Percale Wrap- skirts—interlined—not one of these Wrappers is Worth less than $2. “Cash or Credit.” New York Clothing House, “311” SEVENTH. oc13-70d a et ett nnn nage BANQUET TO ARCHBISHOP KEANE. A_ Representative Gathering Will Honor Him Tonight—The Speakers. Archbishop John J. Keane will be enter- tained at a banquet at the Shoreham to- night, when a gathering of citizens repre- senting the national government, the local government, the Roman Catholic Church and the private individuals of the national capital, where the recipient of the honor lived for so many years and achieved the great fame that he now enjoys as a man, @ minister and an educator, will make the occasion one of peculiar interest. Over one hundred guests will participate. The ban- quet hall will be sumptuously decorated, purple being the predominating color, as it is indicative of the archbishop’s churchly rank. Ex-Mayor James G. Berret will preside. Cardinal Gibbons will reply to the toast, “Leo XIII;” Attorney General Joseph Mc- Kenna will answer “The United States Askistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore pit “The American Citizen,” and ident John W. Ross of the board of District Commissioners, ‘The City of Washington.” Archbishop Keane's health will be proposed, and he will reply to the compliment. The banquet will be preceded by a re- ception in the Shoreham parlors, where Archbishop Keane will greet the guests. The committee in charge of the affair consists of ex-Mayor James G._ Berret, chairman; ex-Commissioner of Pensions Dominick I. Murphy, secretary; Assistant Secretary Theodore Roosevelt, Attorney General McKenna, Commissioner John W. Ross, Mr. Richard C. Kerens of Missouri, Senator Roach and President M. P. Taylor of the Carroll Institut: ——— . Rebberies Reported. George M. Richards, who lives at No. 1301 Corcoran street, was made the victim of a bicycle thief last night. He was call- irg at No. 1502 R street at the time, and the thief, fearing the possession of the bicy- cle would mean his detection, took only the frcnt wheel from the machine. William S. Anderson, stopping at No. 461 Missouri avenue, made complaint to the police today that he was robbed yesterday. His valise, which contained a suit of sol- diers’ clothes and some underclothing, was stolen. A new brown vest was stolen from Frank Berens’ buggy yesterday afternoon. The vehicle was near 7th and B streets when the theft was committed. Some time between Saturday and Monday a black collarette was stolen from King’s Palace. Miss Marion E. Weaver, No. 1536 I street northwest, complains of the theft of nine silver souvenir spoons. They were taken from her house Monday. Ewald Schmitt, G6 F street northwest, has reported the theft of a_set of silver drawing instruments. The instruments were taken from his office. John Brotherton reports that his shoe shop at 3605 M street was robbed of some shoes and leather Sunday night. ——.——__. It matters little what it is that you want—whether a situation or a servant—a “want” ad. In The Star will reach the person who can fill your need. —~e-______ Increased Exports for September. The monthly treasury statement of the principal articles of domestic export shows that during September the exports of breadstuffs from the United States amount- ed to $34,629,946, an increase, as compared with September, 1896, of over 100 per cent, and an increase of about 300 per cent ov September, 1895. The increase over Sep- tember, 1894, was about 400 per cent. Other items of export during September last, with the increase or decrease as compared with the same month in 1896, are given as follows:Cotton, $14,655,490, decrease, $2 000; mineral oils, $4,850,891, decrease, $¢ 000; cattle and hogs, $3,090,752, increase, $400,000; provisions, $12,835,422, increase, $2,200,000. For the nine months ended Sep- tember 30, 1897, the exports of breadstuffs, cotton, mineral oils, cattle and hogs and provisions amounted to $399,145,045, an in- crease, as compared with the same period in 1896, of about $62,140,000. The Road. to Klondike isa long and hard one. It is much easier to get GOLD |UNTIL NOVEMBER Ist $3 A MONTH. While the reasons for Doctor McCoy's agrecing to the extension of the $3 Rate until November 1 have been made very clear, and while Doctor McCoy himself has been quoted as saying authoritatively that although be will live up to the letter of his agreement, he will under no circumstances consent to the rate being extended or renewed after Novem- ber 1, there is one very important point that is to be constantly borne in mind, and that is this: That Doctor McCoy is 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 higtfer rate. So, througheut 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 mo 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 treatment— That has lifted the darkness and blight of the Word “incurable” from thos» hundreds of thousands of cases of Catarth in the Throat, Bronchial Tubes and Lungs— That reaches every sore spot, from the orifice of the nose to the deepest part of the lungs and inner- most recesses of the middle ear, and instead of irritating and inflaming aml feeding the fires of disease, soothes, quiets, heals and cares. Doctor McCoy is giving under this rate a well the benefit of the Discovery in Deafaess which has lifted the darkness and blight of the word “dncar- able” from these hundreds of thousands of cases of impaired hearing. There is no injustice in the time of the oppor. tunity being short, because all patients who place themselves under treatment before November 1 are to be treated UNTIL CURED at the rate of $3 month. It is simply that the time limit of application is definitely set. All new patients applying for trent- ment and all old patients renewing treatment before November ist will be treated UNTIL CURED at the wi form rate of 83 a month, medicines included. AUNT AND NIECE ALMOST STONE DEAF BEGAN TREATMENT TOGETHER. THE NIECE TESTIFIES THAT SHE CAN HEAR ORDINARY CONVERSATION. Mra. Mary E. Main, 1522 14th st. n.w.: “AFTER HAVING BEEN TOLD BY ONE DOCTOR $ INCURABLE, I WE: TO DOCTORS McCOY AND COWDEN 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 # short time that ear became absolutely stone deaf, “Last winter the hearing in my right ear began to fail, 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 1 could not hear a sound with it. no matter how lond. “I suffered terribly with my head. There was a continual throbbing back of my ears that is almost impossible to describe. Mrs. Mary E. Main, 1522 14th st. n.w. Cured of deafness. “It disturbed me so I could get no rest. All day Jong I suffered from it. My hearing had become 80 bad that I could not hear what people were saying Unless They Shouted to Me. 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 ken at all. - “Last spring I went to the Mothers’ Congress, held in the First Baptist Church, 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 the asual noise and confusion, the shouting of the fire- men, the puffing of the engines and the clanging of bells, but I knew notbirg 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 fect away from it and could hear it plainly. That awful throbbing in my head has ceased, and I can now hear ordinary con- versation."” THE AUNT TESTIFIES THAT SHE CAN AGAIN HEAR CLEARLY. Mrs. Margaret H. Thomas, 1400 W street northwest, is the aunt of Mrs. Mary E. Matn, whose st adjoining column. The experience of these two lad arly tiles trates the marvelous and unfailing effect of Doctor ALMOST SDUNE DEAF, ‘7 TMENT N THE SAME DATE; NOW THEY HEAR AGAIN DISTINCTLY. Mrs. Thomas says: “I was very deaf In both ears. My deafness was due to catarrh, resulting from colds contracted while in a hospital, being treated for a broken lim), “When I entered that hospital I could hear as weil as any ope; when I left it my bearing was gone. The bearing in my right ear was Almost Totally Destroyed, and my left one was not much better, I could not hear ordinary sounds witi it, and it was grow: ing worse right along, and that, too, very rapidly. It was a fearful thing to me; I dreaded it, for I felt that in a short ti would lose my hearing all ther and become stone deaf. nd then there were those awful noises in my bead—whistling sounds, Noines Like Crickets Chirping and bees humming—that kept me awake at night, T cannot say too much of jy gratitude for Doctor McCoy's skill. The disagreeable noises have almost Wholly disappeared; I sleep soundly, and can hear clearly anything said in an ordinary tone with my left car.” CURED OF ASTHMA. Mrs. Jenny Smith, 606 Gth st. s.w.1 “I don’t think any one ever had Asthma worse than I had it. “I coughed incessantly, and was so short of breath that I could not le down at night; I have Spent night after night sitting up in onder to get my breath. “It was a year in July since I bad my last at- tack, and I feel that Iam completely cured.” CURED OF GASTRIC CATARRH. James G. Clark, 3218 © st. now.: “I bad catarrb of the stomach for three years. I was troubled almost constantly with nausea, and could Mot take solid food at all. I was bloated up con- stantly and belched up quantities of sas. 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