Evening Star Newspaper, October 15, 1897, Page 3

——— SPECIAL NOTICES. ENDS OF SINGLE TAX, ORGANIZED shor mal aires are invited to attend meeting TUNIGHT at Go C st. nw, on business of Im portance. A.C. QUISESBERRY, V. P. 8. T. Chub. GRAND DISPLAY OF FLOWERS ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, At CENTER MARKST." Don't fail to see it, and bring your friends. Flowers in plerty aml at reasonable prices to zladden and brighten the Tearts ard homes of ail. Wit & Bureka Royal Arch Chapter, ‘Temple THIS (Friday) E' By ocder. t TION OF at Masonte 30 o'clock. G._¥. AtLEB, Secretary. Was Barnum Right? What sorts of suits can they be that a tailor can ask $18 and $2) for them one day, then reduce them to $8 or $9, and then put them back to $18 or $20? Was Barnum right. after all? We hate to think so, We rather belleve the other saying, “that you ean fool ali the people for a short time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time,”’ and the history of those who have tried it Is written in the riff's office. We shall wf the latest, best and most stylish woolens, and ng out the best class of tailoring, asking fair, hon- es, and wait for you to discover it is to your interest to place your ys new Fall or Winter Suit est order or Overcoat! G. Wi 1 Simpsen, it Expert IS Fst. CT 48 YEA N Ane kind, wit Address 315 22d 1 watz ~ Limited quantity White Pine Laths $1.9U 1,000. Snap this ‘snap’ up quickly! ‘uus. W. SMITH, Ist and Ind. te pets Bil end Wharves, foot 4cb st. je2-4m 10 PAID THE PRICE OF A Burglar-proot Safe many wsit box. Don't ) mon securing , Le Droit times pay rent “Mosler” any Safe. F, MERRILL, Jr., soz seZi-1m,6 See D. SPIRITUALISM— WO: HALL, 721 6TH ST. ee PMIDAY MGEFT, and duriug the day $05 H st. nw. Miss MAGGIE GAULE of Ba timore, the great medium. oclt- t HE NATIONAL BANK OF THE KEPUBLIC will vacate their building, corner 7th and D sts. on OCTOBER 15, and the further liquidation the bank Will be continued at Koom S, 2d floor, Nailoral Metropolitan Bank | buildin, ocl4-6t CHAS. S. BRADLEY, Cashier. N_P._ BARNES, M. D., HAS REMOVED FKOM G11 Md. ave. n.e. to 188 6th st. n.e., corner B. ocl4-3t* $0 BUYS AN OLIVE RACER, $125 WHEEL, IN perfect condition; we have 5 of these handsome wheels and they ‘are just as good as new; COME EAKLY ff you want one of these bargains; first- class“ repairing; tires from $6 per pair ES & BUKK, oelt3t THE VERY CK WEST EFFECT IN FROCK COA’ are those made from this Presidential untintshe worsted of ours. Ministers, Lawyers und Doctors could net find a more handsome, durable or dig- 1 garment. ““Fit or no rules here. pe PeED. GATCHES. Tailors and Drapers, 604 13th st. E. F. MUDD, 15 tec for late firm of Geo. T. Keen, is now with us. given that ’on the 3 apire all licenses issued by the Di of Columbia to apothecaries, auctioneers, banks and bankers, proprietors of bar bill posters, proprietors of billiard, baga- pool, Jeany Lind tables and shuttle be ence offices, insurance : ents, proprietors Gf Live uianufa:turers of illumimating gas, pr prietors of restaurants or eating houses, re Tate agents. theaters and wholesate liquor d ets: ali persons engaged in er of the branches of basinees above described mus: prompt- ly their licenses in conformity with law. Bs er of the Commissioners, D.C. oct: Assessor, D. € <ISH BATHERS, ATTENTION! . uing books coutaining § coupons, $5.00. been recently remodeled, and very respect ‘The best way to eliminate disease is through jhe pores, the natural sewe-s of the body. All desire the Ife-giving properties of the Tur- and Russian Baths cau we them in the Iuxurious manner at 1329 BW. oc0-lW are first-class in INSURANCE. We represent the best local and foreign com- renles. RALPH W. | t 606 14th et. THE SIMPL res careful spoil a wateb. Ig d have uo fear in intrust! F. WATCH 0 you your wateh to me, 3 Fst. nw. “never disappoint Im? Consult any lawyer as to the kind of Brief-printing weturnout. They all agree we are more accurate, neat= er and quicker! $25. for Coat and Vest, with a bobby p Imported Striped Trousers, Hor tomorrow «Satur ed ont pairs of t For J.D. BURNS & ©O., 9th AND G STS. N.W. oclS-1id “Light up” h if we supply it. to call. OTT. ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR, 740 Sth st. ow. "Phone 1516, eclo-Sd Come To Us For COPYING PRESSES. them vo sult every busin tely priced ones to th nothing your bustness 2 eeds in. th of STA that we es regulsr from FOPULAR-PRICED 3 ri Fast, fine, rig : : El Printing. «ve tch of work. N. T. ELLIOTT—Tenth st. “You Are _ Drinking Whisky cott-tud A STHMA Ay Cursern Cured by the CIGARETTES OR POWDER. Suffoeating, Coughs, Colds, Chest, n Paul Pionee: Prees, combinations to compel em- ield to the demands of the em- d these demands usuaity in hat the employe afford they are expected to end, et re es if they had com- menced where they left off there would have been no strike, at least tone of the federated sympathetic sort. The strike is a brutal, violent, destructive means of arriv- ing at a settlement of wage questions. It inflicts immense injury on the industries of the country and all correlated interests, and far more, relatively, upon the strikers than any other portion of the community. There surely ought to be some more ra- tional and peaceful way of dealing with such controversies, —_~ +2 —_____ Benjamin F. Hunt of Boston and Mrs. Julia A. Sherman of Watertown will be married at Rochester, N. Y., October 20. The prospective groom is in his eighty- eighth year and the bride is ninety years of age. Mrs. Sherman is reputed to be Worth over $1,000,000. THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, OCTOBER BANNER PRECINCT The Police Drill Ends in Victory tor No. 1. WASCOT KITTY ENTHUSIASTIC WITNESS Good Work by All the Teams Highly Complimented. THE BATTALION DRILL Fully three thousand spectators greeted the “finest” yesterday afternoon, when the police drill teams appeared on the base ball grounds to participate in the contest for the handsome silk flag offered as a premium by “Commissicner Wight. The team of the first precinet carried off the prize, and the members of the “banner precinct” force re- ceived the congratulations of a host of ad- miring friends. “Kitty,” the team’s mascot, was there in all her glory, and she shouted herself hoarse when the squad of the first appeared on the drill ground. “Kitty,” as she is called, is not more than thirteen years old, but she manages to get to most of the fires and fights in the first precinct; and when she appeared on the Sergeant Moore. grand stand, only a few feet from where the Commissioners had taken their stand, the officers who knew her were not at all surprised. She remained there from the beginning of the drill until Commissioner Ross had made the presentation speech, and she would gladly have carried the flag to the siation had she been given the ov- portunity. The drill was a success in every particu- lar, and will always be remembered by those who participated in it, as well as by the spectators. More than of the ofti- cers, attired in their dress uniforms and black helmets, were on the field by o'clock, and they were loudly cheered by their admirers. Commissioners Ross and Wight occupied front seats, from where they could witness every move made, and frequently during the afternoon they in- dulged in flattering comment. Rooters in Evidence. In parts of the grand stand boys and men congregated to cheer some particular com- pan: the more noisy ones wearing a number on their hats indicating that they were “rooters” for the eighth precinct. Above all others they could be heard. They had what they termed an eighth precinct *the winne “yell,” and they worked it off vocifero t after their favorite company had dri ed, they turned traitors, so to speak, for they nearly went wild when the sixth pre- cinct company appeared. “What's the matter with Swampoodie?”’ shouted a man with a foghorn voice, and the crowd responded: ‘“Swampoodle’s all right.” When Lieutenant Kelly appeared he was loudly cheered. Almost everybody knows him, and it was only an ey ce of his popularity. So certain were several of the precincts that each would carry off the de! LB LB Ze Sergeant Jordan. flag that they had invited some gues! to escort them away from the grounds with it. There were several favorites, among them being the lucky company from the “banner pr Lieut. McCathran, who was: one of the two lieutenants to drill and command their men, was first to appear for drill. Cheer after cheer went up, and so loud and ne was the demonstration that the commands of the lieutenant could scarcely be heard by those in the ranks. But order was soon restored, and the movements were executed with but few breaks in the lines. Next came Sergt. Mulhall, in command of the company of the fifth precinct, and the sergeant’s men showed that some good work hai been done by the drill master. Signal for ar Outburst. The appearance of Lieut. «enney,with his a signal for an out- eighth precinct, w: burst from the “rooters and the noise was loud and long. It was kept up to such an extent that the lieutenant had to motion the crowd to keep quiet. Lieut. Kenney had drilled his company. with the assistance of ‘gt. Harbison, and the soldier-like manner‘in which the men handled their batons wed that their raining had ne tel. Follow- same Sergt. Jordan in command of the ond precinct cc and these men greeted with cries of “Crow Hill.” When the company had finished the ord of exercises the audience was almost ce tain. that none would do better and that Sergt. Jordan would be the recipient of Sergeant McNeely. the flag at the close, but Lieut. Kelly’s command went them one better, and be- came hot favorites in the race for the prize. Sergt. Lombardy had drilled his men well, and he conducted their movements on the field, while Lieut. Kelly stood some dis- tance away, giving evidence that he was proud of his men. Next in order came the “banner pre- cinct,"* and Lieut. Amiss, who had boasted | THE OFFICIAL WEATHER; MAP. EXPLANATORY NOTE: Observations taken at 8 a.m., 75th meridian time. Solid lines are 1so- bars, or lines of equal air pressure, drawn for each tenth of an inch. Dotted lines are isotherms, or lines of equal temperature, drawn for each ten degrees. Shaded areas are regions where rain or snow has fallen during preceding twelve hours. The words “High” and “Low” show location of areas of high and low barometer. ‘Small arrows fly with the wind. SLIGHTLY WARMER. Fair Weather for Tonight and To- morrow. Forecast till 8 p.m. Saturday—For the District of Columbia, Maryland and Vir- ginia, fair tonight and Saturday; slightly warmer Saturday morning; south to west winds. The barometer continues high, but has fallen slowly in the Atlantic coast dis- tricts; !t has risen in the northwest and on the Pacific coast; it is highest over North Carolina and lowest over Colorado. The weather continues generally clear from the central valleys eastward to the Atlantic coast. Cloudiness prevails with local showers in the northwest. It is much warmer from the Ohio valley northeastward over New England, and it is cooler from Lake Superior southwest- ward to Colorado. The indications are that warm and fair weather will prevail from New England southwestward to the gulf states Saturday. Local showers are indicated for the gulf coast. Tide Table. Today—Low tide, 5:04 a.m. and 4:37 p.m.; high tide, 10:34 a.m. and 10:58 p.m. Tomorrow--Low tide, 5:44 a.m. and 5:17 p.m.; high tide, 11:14 a.m. and 11:42 p.m. The Sun and Moon. Today—Sun rises, 6:10 a.m.; sun sets, 5:21 p.m. Moon rises at 8:05 p.m. Tomorrow—Sun rises, 6:11 a.m. The City Lights. Gas lamps all lighted. by 6:29 p.m.; extin- guishing begun at 5:19 a.m. The lighting is begun one hour before the time named. Are lamps lighted at 6:14 p.m.; extin- guished at 5:34 a.m. Temperature for Twenty-Four Hours. The following are the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau for the past twenty-four hours, beginning at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon: Octoker 14—4 p.m., 74; 8 p.m., 64; mid- night, 59. October 15—4 a.m., 53; 8 a.m., 54; 12 m., 75, and 2 p.m., 80. Maximum, 80, at 2 p.m., October 15; mini- mum, 50, at 6 a.m., October 15. of the abilities of his men, still insisted that they would carry off the flag. He was certain they would come out ahead in the contest, and he pointed with pride to the fine appearance they presented. Private Pratt was in charge of the picked squad of the Georgetown precinct, and these men from the West End acquitted themselves very creditably. Sergeant Daley's Team. When Sergt. Daley apeared with the men of Lieut. Hollinberger’s precinct, more than ordinary interest was shown by those who had finished their part in the drill, for the sergeant is a thorough soldier, as well as policeman, And he did not disappoint his audience, for the clock-like movements of the men in his command brought forth ap- plause from all parts of the grand stand. He made a fatal mistake, however, by keeping his command in to» close quarters, with the resuli that one turn could not be made without jamming his men against the grand stand. This caused a serious break, but it was soon repaired. The last company to appear in the con- test was that from the th precinct, Lieut. Boyle’s, and the cry of “Fogsy Bot- tom” greeted them. Sergt. McNeely, who is, perhaps, the youngest Sergeant on the force, had trained the members of this squad, and under his leadership they exe- cuted the various movements in a manner which made them appear near the head of the list when the question of determining s had to be settle This concluded the drill, and the com- panies took their positions on the part of the grounds farthest from the grand stand. Maj. Moore then 2 the battalion, with spectors Pearson and a battalion drill, which but a few minutes, the three District Commissioners advanced to the field. The Winners Named. Lieut. Amiss was directed to march his command to the front. This done, Serzt. Moore was called from the ranks, and Com- missioner Ross, on behalf of Commissioner Wight, presented him with a fiag similar to the one which fs to be kept by the pre- cinct for at least one year, but which is not yet finished. In making the presentation, sioner Ross complimented the serge the excellent showing his company had made, and informéd him that the conclu- sion had been reached only with consider- able difficulty, and in this connection he took ocasion to compliment the entire force. He said that the fla to be held until the drill of next year is had, and the lucky precinct then will succeed to possession. Sergeant Moore, on behalf of his company and the entire precinct, thanked the Com- missioner for his kind words, and assured him that at the next annual drill the first precinct will make an effort to ag: in win the flag. The battalion then marche view, and the exhibition closed. ———— This Country’s Duty to Cuba. From the Scranton Tribune. Having made itself, morally if not legally, a party in interest io the Cuban controversy the United States for its own security no less than for its 1 honor must not cease from its participation in the negotiation ment is reached which holds out reasonable prom- ise of Lecoming permanent. Even though the Cuban insurgents of their own volition were disposed to accept from Spain a set- tlement involving the grant to them of a limited autonomy, it would in our judg- ment be within the s2lfish duty of this government to satisfy itself as to Spain's. ability so to administer the proposed scheme of government as to insure in Cuba peace among inhabitants of the island and future security to American commerce. In other wor our rights arising from trade and propinquity are of a character en- titling and requiring us to be a satisfied factor in the contract. This being, from fhe American stand- peint, capable of invulnerable defence, how much more is it the duty of the United States to stand for liberty in Cuba when it Knows and the world knows that an in- Gorsement by it of a Spanish overture to the Cuban people would be the deciding in- fluence that would cause them to accept? For the Spanish word and promise Cubans have nothing but scorn and contempt. It would be our recommendation alone which would cause them to accord to it the slight- est consideration. Can we, then, in mor- als as a Christian power dedicated to the principle of human liberty, or in expedi- ency as a nation that !f Spanin shouid hereafter break faith would have to as- sume the brunt of her not improbable per- fidy, afford at this critical juncture in the affairs of Cuba, when its entire freedom from Spain is almost within the grasp of the patriotic men who have made so noble a fight for it; can we, with these considera- tions before us and before the world, afford to give our indorsement to any scheme cf Spain extending to the Cuban people a proffer of less than ghe entire freedom which is their moral right? Not Long to Wait. From the Sioux City Journal ‘The Hawaiian question must be settled at an carly date. The present government of the islands, the only really civilized and In- teliigent government ever known there, desires annexation, and a majority of the people of the United States want annexa- tion. But for the untimely interference of Presi@ent Cleveland, annexation would have been accomplished long ago. The arguments of the annexationists are de- serving of the attention of the American people. ——_ e+ —____ ‘Trans-Continental Overhead Rallw: From the Mexican Herald. The Canadians complain that their ex- ports to Mexico passing through the United States are all credited to Uncle Sam by his statisticians. There are three ys of avoiding this. One % So Hull an verhead pilwey_seross the nit tates lor Canadian limber and manufactures; another is to send the merchandise by sea, and the third is ose annexed to the great republic. But, uly, Uncle Sam should keep his bo better. Mexico has tried ome ive {Seaprsigrlieny they Art all right, rally they have a pri showing reer that their country has a share in HIS LOSS FELT. Meetings of Associates of the Late Judge Noah. The newspaper correspondents today took action upon the death of their late associ- ate, Judge J. J. Noah. At 11 o’clock there was a meeting of correspondents at 511 14th street, called by Mr. E. G. Dunnell, chairman of the standing committee. The meeting appointed Messrs. R. J. Wynne, Cornelius Gardiner and C. A. Hamilton a committee to draft a resolution, which was reported and adopted, as follows: “As a mark of respect to the memory of the late Judge-Jacob J. Noah, the news- paper men of Washington, in formal meet- ing, have decided to place on record their testimony to his high ‘character as a jour- ralist, his eminent services to the country as a soldier and a jurist, and, above all, to his worth as a man. His varied attainments, which, with the uniform kindness he placed at the disposal of his younger associates, made him loved and respected. His departure is deeply de- plored.” The following corimittee was then ap- pcinted to attend the funcral and represent the correspondents; Messrs. A. J. Doc W. B. Shaw, E. E. Paine; Walter Well 2, A. Hamilton, Jerome J. Wilber, H. B. F. Mac: and, John P, Miller, W. A. Crof- fut, Cornelius Gardiner, W. Crounse, J. C, Williams, F. A. Johnson, W. E. Clark and Justin McGrath. The meeting also-adopted a minute re- questing all correspondents to attend the funeral. The committee will emble at 511 1ith street tomerrow at 0 o'clock. The Gridiron Club, of which Judge Noah was a member, held a meeting at noon to take appropriate action upon his death and to make arrangements for partici, his funeral exercises. ‘The club will meet at the Post building at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow and proceed to the house {in carriages. Major John M. Carson and General H. V. Boynton were selected pallbearers as rep- resentatives of the club. A committee appointed to draft a minute expressive of the club’s fecling of loss at | Judge Noah’s death reported the follow- ing. which was adopted: “The members of the Gridiron Club, de- pried by death of the genial companionship of their companion, Jacob Jackson No: plece on record this tribute of affectionate appreciation of his worth as a patriot, his ability as a journalist, sincerely devoted to a profession that he loved, and his quali- ties as a man of the most charitable and generous impulses. To his bereaved fam- ily we tender our sincere condolence.” ——.—__ A VISIBLE SIGN. Extraordinary Commanication From Heaven to a Citizen of Washington. A communication has been received at The Star office signed “Wisdom, Truth and Justice,” in which some startling oecur- rences are predicted to take place tomor- Tow. The writer states that Friday iast he met God and Mary, the mother of Jesus, and that they told him that in answ to his prayers they would show him a visible sign In the heavens, “such as would con- vince the people of this world that they are in darkness and criminals before God,” and that this sign would appear the afternoon of the 16th instant (tomorrow). The sign, as predicted by the writer of the communication, will be “that a crimson square on the sun will appear at 3:18 p.m., and continue for twelve minutes: then the sun will appear in his usual form, white, clear and bright, for twelve minutes, and then disappear until 4 o'clock. From 3 to 4 o'clock there will be great commotion in the sky, in heaven and in hell.” The sign will also demonstrate, accord- ing to the prediction, “that there is no sal- peor for souls in any of the fifty-two orms of religious thought and beliefs established on earth.” ee — Prosperity and Negro Labor. From the Savannah News, The south is making rapid progress in cotton manufacturing. The southern mills tcok 1,042,671 bales last year, and the rerthern mulls 1,804,680 bales. "There has been a remarkable incre: in the con- sumption by southern mills. In estimating the growth of cotton manufacturing in the south the fact that ten years ago the south- ern mills took only 400,000 bales must not bo overlooked. An increase of more than ®,000 bales a year for the last decade means that the time is not distant when the south will manufacture the greater part cf her.cotton crop. And we shall not surprised if the col- ored people eventiially * play almost as prorineat a part in the cctton mills as they do now in the cotton fields. It may take a generation or more to trafn them for miil work, but when tratned they will furnish cheaper labor than_ can, be had at the north, cr perhaps éven ‘In Europe. That being the case, the world may come to de- pend largely upon ‘the south for cotton fabrics. The possibility, and even probabil- ity, of such a thing is what strengthens the belief that the south eventually will be the richest sectiolt of the country. ———__+--____ Marlborough’s boy.’ is to be called John William Albert, after the first duke, Will- iam K. Vanderbilt and thePrince of Wales, ‘ Western railroads‘are having a car fam- ne. wre fT San = oeesecessooeeceeqereseooe Beauty is your Duty. To be beautiful is one of the duties wilich is a pleasure. Beauty in all its features does not He sltnin our contral, at the very crown of beauty, beautiful bair, may be obtained. by all | who use Ayer’sHair Vigor. 15, 1897-16 PAGES. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. ACCOUNTANTS: ATTORNEYS... i AUCTION SALES. 5 and 1 AMUSEMENTS . -Page 1 BOARDING ... ++ +Page BUSINESS CHANCES. -Page COMMISSIONERS OF DEEDS. COUNTRY REAL ESTATE. DEATHS. DENTISTRY .... EDUCATIONAL .... EXCURSIONS . FINANCIAL... FOREIGN POST. FOR EXCHANGE. FOR RENT (Fiat: FOR RENT (Hails). FOR RENT (Houses), FOR RENT (Sflscellaneous).. FOR RENT (Offices! FOR RENT (Pianos). FOR KENT (Rooms). FOR RENT (Stables). FOR RENT (Stores). FOR SALE (Bicych FOR SALB (Houses) FOR SALE (Lo FOR SALE (Miscellaneous). HORSES AND VEHICLES... LADIES’ GOODS LEGAL NOTICE: Peete et PECEE CH One e neem eee aUDaAareeseeenaa Beane Page 1 VERSUNAL. PIANOS AND ORGAN POTOMAC RIVER BOATS. PROFESSIONAL . RAILROADS. SPECIAL NOTICES. SUMMER RESORTS. SUBURBAN PROPERTY TABLE BOARD. UNDERTAKERS ... WANTED (Help)... WANTED (Houses). WANTED (Miscellaneous) WANTED (Rooms) WANTED (Situations). Seen ameataeenenmoe | FACT AND FICTION. Some of the Special Features to Ap- pear in Tomorrow’s Big Star. It is no idle boast to say that the big Saturday Stac this week will be a number of almost unprecedented interest. It is a plain statement of a fact, for tomorrow's paper will contain two special features, widely different, but equally striking. One of these will be the first installment of Anthony Hope's latest story, “Simon Dale.” Readers of good fiction are without excep- tion admirers of the author of the “Zenda Stories,” and the mere announcement of a new serial by that popular writer insures a literary feast that is quite out of the ordi- nary. “Simon Dale” will appear in install- ments, every Saturday for a period of about four months. In addition to this there will be a remark- able article descriptive of the dangers and difficulties which confront the hordes of gold seekers who are now heading for the Klondike country. A couple of months ago a well-known western newspaper man start- ed for the gold country, not with the idea of going all the way in to Dawson City, but simply to witness the remarkable scenes from Juneau to the lakes. He went in on foot over the Skaguay trail as far as Lake Lindeman and back over the Dyea trail from Lake Bennett. He describes what he saw in a way that makes his story entirely different from any other articles that have appeared on the general subject of the Klondike country. It will be freely ilus- trated from photographs taken by the writer himself. Other special features in tomorrow’s Star are as follows: TO RAISB THE WIND (illustrated). Some of the curious characters that turn up pretty regularly in the pawnshops of Washington. A REMARKABLE MAN (illustrated). A legislater who was frightfully crip- pled from birth, yet achieved promi- nence along many lines. ALI. SORTS OF GOWNS (illustrated). The Star’s New York correspondent writes of stylish costumes intended for wear in the city and in the country. ANTHONY HOPE (uustrated). Robert Barr, the novelist, writes a most entertaining article, full of real fun, about the author of “Simon Dale.” GAMBLERS OF GRAVEL MOUNTAIN illustrated). The Holdredge Brothers’ risky tunnel speculation and the outcome. A bright piece of fiction by Morley Roberts. TRIBUTE TO PARIS (Iustrated). The exposition of 1900 will add materially to the permanent beauties of the French capital. By Sterling Heilig. FOR EVERY-DAY WEAR (Illustrated). A fashion letter from The Star’s corre- spondent in Vienna, which contains a design for a handsome afternoon gown. THE LIMIT OF SPEED. Opinions differ as to which will ultimate- ly go the faster, the horse or the bicycie. DEALING WITH DEATH. Statistics show that the rate of mortality is gradually being lowered in all of our large cities. DECORATIVE PLANTS. Timely hints for people who like to have flowers in their homes throughout the winter. Frank Minor, colored, aged years, was today held in $300 bail for the seventeen action of the grand jury to answer the charge of stealing a $50 note from Mrs. Mary E. Taylor. Minor admitted his guilt. A dangerous hole in the sidewalk in front of the Church of the Incarnation was com- plained of to the street department today by the police. Forty-nine arrests were made by the po- lice yesterday. Nine were for intoxication. ——— Death of Miss Baily. ‘Word ha been received of the death of the eldest daughter of Mr. James K. Baily of No. 1'North ist street, Bath-on-the-Hud- son, N. ¥., who was buried last Sunday. It will be remembered that Mr. Bally buried his youngest daughter about a year ago, and this news will undoubtedly be a shock to his many friends in this city, where he resided for a number of years. ——_——___— Marriage Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued to the followirg: 5 White—Fred’k G. Speck and Katie Schys- sler; Maurice J. Dillon and Mary E. Red- man. : Colored—John Akers and Dora Brown; John W. Johnson, ‘jr., and Lottie Jackson, both of Prince George's county, Md.; Jas. H. Taylor and Maggie Muse. —e—_— Georgetown College Athletic Meet. Following is the schedule arranged for the bicycle and athletic meet to be held on Georgetown College campus tomorrow af- ae One-mile pce two-mile open; one-! -mile run, Lyons, for cullege record; one-mile, open only to policemen; match FINANCIAL i: FINANCIAL, THE JOS EPH LADUE} Gold Mining and Development Company OF YUKON ORGANIZED UND) THE LAWS OF THE mw CAPIT: SHARES—$10 EACH, FULLY PAID AND. SSESSARLE. ISSUE OF 250,000 SHARES. SUBSCRIPTION LISTS NOW OPEX. DIRECTORS: MR OSEPH 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-Postmaster General 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, OF NEW YORK. OW? ER JUDGE AND LESLIE'S WEEKLY. HON. SMITH M. WEED, of Plattsburgh, N. Y., President of the Chateaugay Railroad Company. MR. J. NESBITT KIRCHOFFER, oF NITOBA, SENATOR oF THE DOMINION 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 ANACONDA MINING COMPANY. MR. EDWIN G. MATURIN, of Jersey City, Secretary of the Corporation Trust of New MR. ELMER F. BOTSFORD, OF PLATTSBURGH, N, ¥.. DIRDCTOR T OF DAWSO> RESIDENT § Ladue, the picneer of the Kiondyke, Applications for shares and the official prosp» of the Company, and for subscription blanks, sh | WASHINGTON LOAN AND TI oc8-10t Jersey H. W. CO ST BUILDING, WASHINGTON, D. c. FIRST NATIONAL BANK. MR. THOMAS W. KIRKPATRICK, PERINTE the representations of C. T. Havenner, (Member Washington Stock Exchange), Rooms 9 and 11 Atlantic Building, Real Estate & Stock Broker, Direct wires to New York and Chicago. STOCKS. BONDS, GRAIN. COTTON, PROVIS- IONS BOUGHT AND SOLD FOR CASH OR ON MARGIN. FIFTEEN YEARS’ EXPERIENCE. BEST BROKERAGE SERVICE CORRESPONDENT, F. L. LORING. ocl5-21tf Life Insurance Policies bought or taken as collateral on loans. TD. Eee 1208 F st. n.w., or Box 503, City P.O, Money to loan at 4 per cent on tea pocotten: Bonds, etc., or any gilt- antec L. 0. DE ‘LASHMUTT. 1421 GST. N.W. Money at 5 Per Cent to Loan On realestate in District of Columbia. No de- lay $0 closing Toone. ap2i-tt EISKELL & McLERAN, 1008 F st. THE YANTIC AND CANADIANS. A Flippant Torontonian Talks About Our Gunboat. From the Toronto (Out.) Globe. Interest in the Yantic seems to have waned. In the first place, it appears that she is too long, also too deep, likewise too broad, to go through our canals in full, and could only pass, if at all, in sections, like the Dingley bill. There is something hu- miliating in the thought of our prosperous marts being menaced by a sawed-off war- ship. It is as if one were threatened with assault by a man with a wooden leg. We had been content to perish, falling on the foeman’s ground, where the ranks are rolled in vapor and the winds are laid with sound: but what glory is there in having a warlike editorial and a promising career cut short by an obsolete cannon ball fired across Toronto bay out of a muzzle-loading gun laid across a floating sawhorse? Part of the armament, we are told, consists of nine-inch smooth-bores. No newspaper in this fair Canada of ours can be terrified into silence by smooth bores. Some of the smoothest bores in the community are daily visitors to the various newspaper office They have done their worst, in prose and rhyme, and can do nothing more than add @ little daily to the sum of human weari- ness. Our readers will excuse our seeming to make a personal matter of this thing, but so much of the warfare is done in the newspapers in these days that one falls into the way of supposing that this condi- tion will continue after war is declared. The most imminent danger is that the Yantic will get stuck in one of the canals and so cause international complications. American newspapers will charge that some rascally lock tender purposely injured the commerce destroyer, while our own press will dwell upon the iniquity of put- ting obstacles in the veriform appendix of our system of navigation. It will be a weary, long-winded controversy; we can see that. As it seems clear that the Yantic will require a new hull, engines, guns, up- per works, ete., before she is fit for action, why not have an entirely new vessel con- structed in Toronto, thus encouraging home industry and obliging our neighbors at the same time? The Yantic can only run eight knots an hour, at which rate she would fall an easy prey to the Macassa and the Chippewa, while we are turning out a com cern with a minimum speed of a mile a minute. We could build two, and have the international controversies fought out be- tween them with all the regularity of a base ball match, were it not for the danger to non-combatant vessels navigating the lakes. But, whatever is done, let us try to avoid that trip of the Yantic through the canals. +++ —___ Prompt and Economical Repairing. From the Engineering Record. Bad pavements between car tracks are the cause of public complaint in Washing- ton, D. C., the street railway companies there, as in other cities, being apparently content to let the pavement between the rails deteriorate, as the less inviting the surface becomes for horse-drawn traffic the less the cars are obstructed. The pave- ment on some of the principal streets is described as “a thing of shreds and patches,” and grass grows along the street car lines. Capt. Lansing W. Beach, the en- gineer officer in charge of street paving and street railway matters, proposes that Congress shall require the companies to pay in to the District treasury a small but specified percentage of their receipts, the whole to form a fund from which the Dis- trict may draw such moneys as may be needed to keep, the railroad’s share of the paving in good condition. Whenever ihe amount contributed by any company should go above a certain altitude the taxation for paving would cease, and would not be re- newed until the minimum—to be agreed upon—should be reached. With such an ar- rangement as that in operation, the repair- ing of railway pavements could be prompt- ly and economically attended to. —_r 0 e__—_ Women in Business. Carroll D. Wright in the Chautauquan. ‘The fact is absolutely demonstrated that the proportion of females in ali occupations followed is gradually increasing, and that women are to some extent entering into places at the expense of the males. A closer study of all the facts, however, shows that while the statemen? just made is (rue, women are more generally taking the places of children. Through the in- fluence of a higher int@lligence and the ac- tion of*law, the number of children em- ployed in manufactures is constantly de- creasing. In 1870 the percentage of chil- dren of the whole number of persons em- ployed on manufacturing was 5.58, while in 1890 the percentage was only 2.68. In very many classes, as children have been excluded through law and other influences, adult women have to some extent taken their places. There need not be any alarm, therefore, as to the encroachments of wo- men upon the occupations held by men. —_—_—————— ee — -—EXPERT PACKERS of silver- ware, china, pictures, fine furniture, bric-a-brac. Padded vans for moving, $2.50 and & per load: FIREPROOF STORAGE rooms —safe, clean, dry—$z2.50 to $20. Our Art and Piano Rooms are worth a visit. —SILVERWARE not in dail; use should be placed for safety in our BURGLAR-PROOF vaults. eS American Security and Trust Co., 1140 15th St. The Salaried Man’s “Declaration of Independence” From Y possibili dates from the day he starts a suv account with us. Every assistance is rendered him—even dimes and quarters « valusble help (our stamp eavings ides for that). Don't pro- crastinate about this—let tomorrow be the date of your start on the highroad to easy circum stances. red tape is necessary. Union Savings Bank—1222 F ocl4-154 St. J. A. Breen & Co., Brokers. tovks. Bonds, Cotton, Gr-in and Provistons. espondent 1. Hagaman & Co. pleit & Co. . ¥, Cotton 4 of Trade am AN AND TRUST COMPANY. 2ist regular quarterly dividend of one and one-half (14) per cent on the capital stock of this compa will be paid on November 1, 189 when dividend checks will be mailed to all ste holders of registered address. The 1 of stock will ovember 1, 1897, both holders who have changed th of previous dividend will please notity tl pany. ANDREW Patten, Score Washin: . Ca, October 7, 1897. closed from Get of one dolls th day of Oct r of the company, 619 . Washington, D.C. The transfer hocks will be of October to the 25th of et AMUEL M. Savings and Trust Company, Of the District of Columbir CORNER 15TH ST. AND NEW YORK AVE. Chartered by special act of Congress, Jan., 186% and acts of Oct., 1890, and Fe Capital: OneMillionDollars SAFE DEPOSIT DEPARTMENT. Rents safes inside burglar-proof vaults at $5 per annum upward. Securities, Jewelry, silverware and valuzbles of all kinds in owner's package, trunk or case taken on deposit"at moderate cost. SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT. Deposits recetved from TEN CENTS upward, and interest allowed on $5 and above. Loans money on real estate and collateral Security. Sells first-class reai esta other securities in sums of $500 and up TRUST DEPARTMENT. This company is a legal depository for court and trust funds, aod acts as administrator, executor, receiver, assignee and executes trusts of all kinds. Wilis prepared by a competent attorney in daily attendance. OFFICERS: THOMAS R. JONES. B. FRANCIS RIGC W. RILEY DEEBL ALBERT L. STURTE! GEOKGE HOWARD. CHARLES E. NYMA! WOODBURY BLAIR. DIRECTORS: Andrew Wylie, Matthew G. Emers, Henry A. Willard, scretary ‘Trust Odlcer E. Francis Rigzs, ‘Thomas R. Jones, W. Riley Deeble, Woodvury Blair, Thomas Hyde, Albert L. Sturtevant, Joha F. Rodgers, George H. Plant, James M. Johuston, Zenas C. Robbins, John G. Parke, George T. Dunlop, Robert 0. Holtzman, Wm. E. Edwonston, John Cammack, H. Bradley Davidson. A FEW GOOD 6 PER CENT LOANS FOR SALE, -at their face and accrued interest. JOHN SHERMAN, ocl2-tt . 610 14th wt. CORSON & MACARTNEY, Members of the New York Stock Exchange, 1419 ¥ st.. Glover Correspondents of icssrs. Moore & Schley, 8) Broadway, Pushers end Denese Je Bonds. Raihond ctocks avd 204 all securities listed en the exchanges of New York, Philadelpbia, Boston and Baltimore bought and A Specialty made of investment securities. Dis- trict, and all local Railroad, Gas, Insurance — Telepbooe Stock bought and sold. Pi $25,000 to be in six months, A home that % N, G10 14th st. Co., BAXKERS & BROKERS, Members New York Stock Exchange, 1427 F Street. Correspondents of LADEXEURG, THALMANN @ OD, etl1ea New Yak.