Evening Star Newspaper, October 26, 1897, Page 9

. _ THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1897-14 PAGES. 9 === === | A DANGEROUS TIME Now is When You Must Be Specially Careful. Just “There is no season of thu year which has more real dangers than the present.”” ‘This remark was made by an eminent scientist who had been a close observer for many years. ‘Thus coutinuing, he said: “People who have passed through the summer, And still our prices cannot even If they have taken a vacaticn, are more or be approached! We've bet- less in a run-down and exhausted condition at the ter hergains in Fereitene, UB | cone st oan aenet oa es Carpets, Rugs, Curtains, etc., than ever before. Our big even-story building is fairly alive with them. Tomorrow is the last day of our special Trading Stamp | = Sale. It’s worth your while to |= defy the weather to take ad- | vantage of it, for our prices |— j~ have been mercilessly cut for = the occasion. : Lansburgh ; Furniture Co., 1226 F St. N. W. the heat of the body causes exposure to drafts which are none the less dangerous because they tre not felt. “The great danger from all this is pneumonia, which fs getting to be the most subtle, as well as the most dangerous, disease of American life. It comes quickly, and teo often it ends quickly. It assumes many forms, but they are all serious end too often fatal.” Every man or woman who feels any sudden change causes a cough, cold, tightening of the nos- a chill or muscular pains, should take a 1, pure, health-giving stimulant. Take it med- Icinally, and remember that the best in the market y's Pure Malt Whiskey, which has been be- the pablie for years, and has done more to ateract pneamonia than any other preparation known to the Do not Tet any druggist or grocer persuade you to take anything else that he may say is “Just as good."” UDDEN’S. ¢ Help i Yourself —to al! the Furniture and Carpets you anes We're perfectly willing to accept your PROM- > ISE to pay us in smali ? weekly or monthly in-} stallments. We don't charge you one cent for the privilege of credit. Our credit prices are ful- ; ly as low as others’ spot- } cash prices. Here’s proof: > ‘$5 Rattan Rockers, $1.95.) . } fanaa Rattan Rockers. aan i = 4 credit é "$1.95 } 487.50 Wht. Iron Beds, $5.} White Enameled Iron Beds, all sizes. , LEGGE LL *Storm Shoes, ae For Ladies—are hand- AA sewed have invisible A Cork Soles—made of best $z Waterproof Box Calf— and are lined throughout with bleached © calfskin. These Shoes are made on the most stylish ‘Bull Dog” shape — and are without a doubt by far the prettiest—softest and most weatherproof Winter Zoot made in America Their equals cannot be found anywhere for less sy than $5.00. th ae een el A it. ee ‘Our price See rs ‘ Boge 4 ie sort value for. 487.50 Chiffonier, $5. } Oak Chiffonier, nicely finished. A 4 side wstes, Cnr pice an eneaie.. §5> }s3 Oak Dining Table, $6. t q _Gft. Oak Extension Dining Table. A > splendid 38 value. Our = $6 id ecm 2 {$20 Chamber Suite, $15. ? 4 pleee Oak Chamber Suite. nicely finish- > peoal Eg value at $2 RUDDEN’S, 513 7th St. 259068. WE GIVE TRADING sTAMPs. © Comfortable Shoes at Low Cost. LADE 2.98 u Es E $2.98 ; TANDARD OF $2.98 2 AND WEAR. $1 AS A few pairs left of e Ladies’ Cloth-top PB be odd sizes. $3.50 SUAS So oc z Our Price, $3.00. ‘Wm. Hahn & Co.’s Reliable Shoe Houses: x 7TH ST. N. W. obs. NW. STYLE Oppenheimer Co, PTICIANS, 514 9th N. W. A chance you seldom have to buy the finest qual ty and latest syle of t LESS THAN ONE. HALF THE USUAL SDOTOIDAGOGS HM OES POPPIPO ESOL D t WE GIVE TKADING STAMPS. 4 > Robert Cohen & Son, $ p< 630 Pa. Ave. N.W. 2 Having purchased the entire stock of Woodward €eF ablished 1838. e+ & Lothrop’s Optical Department, we can quote the following LOW PRIC lid Gold Frame: &L $5. Our e Glasses. W. &. L. price, 3. W. &. L. price, $2. Steel Spectacles or Eye Glasses. W. € oe4-3m,40 price, eee ery best quality and es the latest styles in Spectacles and Eye Sse, Z We have secured the services of Prof. M. A. Painless _ Extracting, te : o0e. 7 self of the absolute bar- Glasses repaired while y oe 3 Oppenheimer’s, Dentistry 1s a science of four branches. Opticians It takes years to attain skill in any one at Sin One ewe of them, and no man becomes equally skillful in all. In making up our As- sociation we choose men with ainds and fingers trained for the special branch in which we employ them. Each operator is employed constantly on the work for which he is best Stted, and this much doing of the same thing makes him very skillfil. His skill makes bis work good, Bis dozers quick. Quickness mitigates the pain and reduces the cost. joucester Redivivus. From the New York Post. Gloucester is secking to reclaim its for- mer glory and profit, principally the latter, in the fisheries industry. It is a fish town, pure and simple, but while hundreds of vessels sail from that port in quest of fish, the city gets little benefit from them. The Gloucester schooners of the better class are among the finest fishing boats in the world. To build and fit them costs $10,000. Heretofore they have come into the port of Boston and sold their fare. ‘They are fitted out in Boston. Their sup- plies for the next trip are bought in Bos- ton, and it is in Boston that the crew spend their money. All this means hun- dreds of thousands of dollars in the course of a year. Gloucester naturally covets this, and to obtain it the owners of vessels in that town and the fish dealers have consolidated and have decided that here- afier all of the fish caught by vessels sail- ing out of Gloucester will be landed at Gloucester. It is estimated that the scheme will mean the withdrawal from Boston of about 100 fishing vessels. The city will continue to be a fish market, however, the fish being forwarded there from Gloucester by rail. Not the least of the proposed advantages that will accrue from the new movement is the regulation of prices for fish. As the business stands at present there is no association that has #ny control over the business, and the fluctuations and cuttings in prices have Knocked out profits for the fishermen. ———eee. U. S. Dental Ass’n, Cor. 7th and D Sts. N.W. OPEN SUNDAYS 10 TO 12 O'CLOCK. oct Bod “Burned out” with the Central Power House, but far from “knocked out” Doing better work, and more work, with less wear and tear than any laundry in Washington. Filtered water, purest soaps and finishing materials. - Frazee’s Laundry, *Phone 592, Biz Sth at. 5 13th Bt. 0c25-ia Railway Rolling Stock Required. The Railroad Gazette estimates that to put the railway rolling stock of the United States on a normal basis of efficiency or- ders this year will have to be given the shops and factories for 2,342 locomotives, 97,246 freight cars and 5,400 passenger cars. During the past nine months of the current year locomotives to the number of 771 have been ordered, freight cars, 27, 700, and 179 passenger cars. Only 77 rall- way companies have ordered new engines, and the freight car orders have been placed by about the same number of compantes. About one-third the number of locomo- tives have been ordered that should be built to thoroughly equip the roads. The freight cars which have been ordered are less than one-third the number which esti- mates designate as the requirement neces- sary to bring equipment up to a proper standard. Orders are about one-third the number built in 1890. The Lumberman adds that “thus it can be seen that the prospects for work in the car factories for the remainder of the year are good. The activity already developed is not like- ly to flag for months, but, rather, is likely to increase.” ] 3 Base. 3109 M St, ee Every Physician —who sends prescriptions here knows that we compound them just as he wants them filled. If ysicians trust us—you_may, safely. Proper prices. CERTAIN CORN CURE. Perfectly fone sue, 25 conte. 5 C st. sc, Wash, D. No caustic. ‘pe2l-co2m? ———————_—————****€****£!=— STREETS IN THE SOUTHWEST ORPHAN BOY MADE* HAPPY AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA| AFFAIRS ee 31° Horse and Buggy Thieves- Onught and Property Recovered, Tramps Insulted by Being Offered Work—Efficacious Results of the Rain — General Notes. IN| GEORGETOWN Credit Without Cost. Three Credit Surprises! We want every lady reader of The Star to know that she is perfectly welcome to credit. Prices like these shall convince her that it is extravagant to buy elsewhere—even for CASH! © style Ladies’ Coats Of fine boucle—snd cater- $5 -98 y pillar cloth—fly front—high Credy Without Cost. ) Electric Seal Collarettes;) Suggestions for Their Improvement Made by J. Harrison Johnson. Happenings of Interest on the Other Side of | Tillman Walker, Oclored Lad, Finds a Rock Creek. Brother and Home in Omaha. Fish, Produce and Market Wharf Considered to Be a Necessity— ‘The Riparian Rights. Search of Months Finally Rewarded With Success—Leaves for the Nebraska City Today. The Raid on the Road Houncs—Ea- tering a Bar Sunday—Wife- Beater Sentenced. Evening Star Bureau, No. 520 King st. (Bell Telephone No. 406.) ALEXANDRIA, Va., 26, 1897. It will be remembered thgt about three weeks ago two young men hired a horse and buggy from Mr. James Patterson's stable on North Washington street. They failed to return the team, and a descrip- tion of the men was sent to all the principai cities. Friday last Mr. Patterson’ received irformation that the men had been arrested at Nyack, and Saturday he left.for that place. Upon his arrival there he found that the men had been carried to a small town in Pennsylvania. Mr. Patterson followed and identified the men as the ones who had made off with his horse and buggy. He had a talk with them, but they refused to Chief Clerk Douglass of the board of children’s guardians concluded the inves- tigation of a case this morning which made Tillman Walker, a colored boy, the happiest person, probably, in this city, if not in the United States. Ten months ago he was left an orphan, and without friends, in Knoxville, Tenn. After a long search, he has succeeded in finding the where- abouts of his half brother, Beaman Walk- €r, who is an @ttorney in Omaha, Neb. This discovery was made through the ef- forts of Agent Parkman and Chief Clerk | \} Douglass, and he sent money and raiiroad tickets for the transfer of the lad to his home, and he was this mprning put on 11 o'clock train for Chicago, with a lette: of instructions how to proceed thereafter. He was a very proud boy as he boarded The keepers of the road houses on the Conduit road, whose places were raided Sunday, as stated in The Star yesterday, are extremely indignant over the matter. An officer of the county in a part remote from the scene of the trouble was detailed to make the raid, so it is stated. The hotel men do not care so much about this, but they are anxious to ascertain the name of the person who gave the information lead- ing to the raid. All day yesterday they were endeavoring to find out, and they came to the conclusion that very little could be learned until the matter came be- fore court. This is the status of the mat- ter at present. It is generally supposed, however, that some of the members of the Anti-Saloon League in Washington se- cured the necessary information leading to The District Commissioners have re- ceived from Mr. J. Harrison Johnson, president of the excise board and member of board of assistant assessors, who is a resident of Southwest Washington, some suggestions of improvements which in his opinion are of importance to his section of the city. Mr. Johnson refers especially to the thor- oughfares, but pays*attention, also, to al- leged inequalities in the matter of taxation and to a question at issue affecting the ownership of the river front. His communication is as follows: “If I be not trespassing or interfering where I should not, I would like to make some suggestions to your honorable board in the way of improvements of streets and our price the train for a start on the long journey. Full ripple—high storm . nee matters in the See ere _ | tel him what they had done with his team. | the arrest. Tillman Walker is a bright bes, only thir- cdlar — fined with silk $ 49 ars. Wifteenth street to (Water ‘street | wr: Patterson then’ bexan @ little detective No Unusual Rainfall. teen years old. During his mother's last selling everywhere for $7— should be opened and graded, and Water | work, and it was not long before he ane - illness he remained heme from schoo! and waited on her. Their home was at No. 402 Mabry street, in Knoxville, and when death left the boy alone he concluded to search for his relative, the half brother, The cloudy and bad weather of the past or amen Se eight days has led many to believe that the rainfall during the period has been ab- normal. Such, however, is not the case. street, from the Long bridge to 15th street, treated in like manner. Also, that Water street, from its junction with 7th street, be made of an uniform breadth of eighty-five feet from curb to curb. East to P street, ceeded in recovering his team from a farm- er at Charter's Forge, eight miles above Wilmington, Del. The men, had traded Mr. Patterson’s team with a fatmer for an- Credit Without Cost. Ladies’ Serge Suits 2 other team, which they afterward sold for] According to the measurements taken by | who has been located in the Nebraska city } in black and bine this portion of Water street has five rall- | 3 "“They then boarded a train and went to| Prof. Burrows, the local observer of the | Tillman had never seen the member of whe tailor made—skirt ned. Toad tracks on it, and one of the railroad | 4 small town above Wilmington, where | weather torcu ct tan place, the total | {milly who is following the legal profes- with —percatine — velvet- o nit hi track: ina ti in h e e1 b c - = front-of what is ‘known as the Narrect | ‘ey, hired another team. ee eee ee i ta: [alen. but be was told that be Bwea bene. pound fackets—fly fant This they also made off with and at- : Having no one upon whom he could de- | Y¥ lind with rhadame silk — Wharf, blockading the entrance to the | tempted to sell to another farmer; but hls es Pee reine Gas pend, Tillman left Knoxville soon afver Precisely the same as $ 98 Tolileh in Glare vous ti tieipeseenaeee cole Seb cere pecute Car oured Rand Pela a | the rainfall of last night and today hardly | jug Movrer’s death. Saas mepatcy | Werden hes to and from the steamer, and is likewise | CODStable, he arres' Sth ey | swelled the total more than eight one-hun- TOW ss. a not be brought to this city for trial, as they are now held awaiting trial in Pennsylva- ria for horsetheft. Mr. Patterson had no trouble in recovering his horse and buggy. Hoboeé Offended. It has often been said, and truthfully so, that to offer a tramp work is the greatest insult that can possibly befall one of the knights of the road. It 1s almost a daily occurrence for some captain of one of the many crafts that arrive and depart from this port to come to the station house and request the officers on duty “there to try and secure them two or three men from among the many “weary wanderers” who nightly obtain lodging at the station house. A few nights ago Capt. James Elliott of an oyster boat requested Station Keeper Joshua Sherwood to try and secure him two men to go oystering. That night about 9:30 o'clock there were about twenty ‘ho- boes” in the cell room, all apparently strong, healthy men. Officer Sherwood went into the room where they were and asked each and every one of them if they wanted work. He told them that they would be treated kindly, have plenty to eat and receive their salaries regularly. Such grumbling and cursing at the audacity of the officer has been seldom heard as came from the lips of those twenty tramps. To say that the offi- cer was disgusted would be putting it in a mild form. He has declared that the next time any one asks him to try and se- cure them men from the ranks of the vast army that nightly lodge at the station house “hotel” that he will politely decline. The Recent Rains.) The rainy weather of the,past few days has had the effect of flushing the sewers and washing out the surface of the drain- age gutters, and it is believed that much of the sickness that has been caused by an unhealthy sanitary condition will now be abated. The streets have had a, good wash- ing and present a cleanly appearance. Services in Reading Rooms. Mr. Harry Slaymaker conducted the serv- by beating freight trains and tramping. At night, if he was not on a train, he would sleep in the woods or in a barn, and pro- cured food te subsist upon by begging at houses in the city and through the country on tho line of his tramp. He was willing to work his way alone, but no one seemed desirous of his services. Finds a Friend in Lynchburg. Finally he reached Lynchburg, Va., and there he stopped at the house of a colored woman named Williams. The latter be- came very much attacned to the boy, and was willing to make him a member of her family, but Tillman knew his future de- pended upon finding his brother, and a little more than a month ago he said farewell to the woman who had sheltered him, and again took to the road. Between Lynchburg and this city he found the road a little rougher than he had experienced in the country farther south, but he succeeded in getting a lift cn a freight train and finally reached this city. When he arrived here he made in- quiries amoug people of his own color, but could learn nothing of his brother. He did not want to beg and so he remained about the Baltimore and Potomac depot, trying to €arn money enough to pay for his bed and board, until his search should be re- warded with success. One morning he was at the depot to meet the crowds from in- coming trains, and was fortunate enough to get a jeb to carry a valise to the house of Mrs. E. D. Williams in Anacostia. When he reached the house, Mrs. Williams gave him his dinner and during the conver- sation between them she learned the boy’s stor: His appearance satisfied her that he was a good boy, and she gave him a home. Then the agent cf the board of children’s guardians was notified of the case, and he beard the lad’s statement. He had Mstened to hundreds of similar statements before, and while he did not believe the alleged missing brother would ever be found, he was impressed with Tillman’s apparent sincerity. In some way the boy learned that his half. brother was in the far west, and a dredths of an inch. This would make it ap- pear that in spite of the apparent condi- tion of things the fall of rain has been exceedingly light, and during the summer season it frequently happens when two or three heavy rains of comparatively short duration will equal the same figures for the past week or more. Entering His Bar Sunday. Michael J. Hannan, wif conducts a sa- loon at 1123 29th street, was arrested yes- terday by Policeman Connors upon a war- rant sworn out by Sergt. Williams, charg- ing him with entering his bar on Sunday. Not long ago the prisoner was arrested for a similar offense by Sergt. Conlon, and in the Police Court a fine of $50 was imposed, which, however, was changed, and the prisoner released on his personal bonds. Hannan has only been. running the place for a short time, and at the station house yesterday was released on $200 collateral. He claims that the only way in which he can reach his sleeping quarters is by pass- ing through the bar or by the rear part of the building. A jury trial was demanded in the Police Court this morning. Real Estate Sales. Harry Low has sold to James P. Low lots 187 and 188 of square 1210. The con- sideration is placed at $500. The property is located on 29th street between M and N streets. Joseph L. Harley has bought of Robert Rohrer the west twenty feet of lot 21, square 1206, whi is improved by a build- ing known as 3272 Prospect avenue. The consideration is not given, but the trans- fer is mide subject to a trust of $1,10U. Wife-Beater Sentenced. Patrick Keady, white, aged twenty-nine, who lives near the corner of 33d and S streets, was arrested yesterday afternoon by Policeman Harry Lohman, on a charge of profanity. It seems that Keady and his wife were having a quarrel, and he AS eating the woman, so it is stated. The injurious to the business of the wharfinger. This street is used chiefly by the steam- boat transportation companies. The car line should be extended to P street, or its terminal removed from in front of the wharf mentioned. Market Wharf Needed. “Second. There should be established ana constructed a@ fish, produce and market wharf, which wharf should be a covered one. Its floor should be concreted and all conveniences to keep it in the best sanitary condition should prevail. This wharf, after construction, would be a good source of revenue, and a profit would surely evolve largely over the cost of maintenance. The water front, I think, beyond doubt, on the scuth side of Water street from the Long bridge to the arsenal, is the property of the United States government, although private parties and the city government have in the past made Water street what it now is. As far back as 1805 it existed only on pa- per, and the Potomac river at that time washed the banks and ravines where now exist the southwest boundary of the squares bounding Water street. “Third. The property on the south side of Water street should bear its propor- tionate share of taxation. In its present condition the city has been unable to levy tax on this property. It is not personal but real property, and is not located or recorded. Its ownership is not established. There is no way to levy tax. I would, there- fore, suggest that all parties occupying any portion of the river front be required to pay annually for the use of such public Space the sum of $1.50 per front foot as a tax. “Fourth. That all streets running south and terminating at Water street between the Long bridge and P street be opened to the river's edge, and that an open space at the foot of all streets so extended be maintained in size about forty or fifty feet, and the use of the same be prohibited to individuals for private use. This is very necessary, owing to the danger of fire. A Standing Nuisance. Credit Without Cost. New York Clothing House, “311°? Seventh. 0026-844 — = INSANITL AND CIVILIZATION. As Civilization Advances Mental Un« soundness Increases, From the Atlanta Constitution. As pessimistic as it may seem, there can be no doubt of the fact that insanity is, to @ large extent, the product of civilization. Otherwise, the alarming growth cf this mental disorder in some of the most highly civilized countries of the gicbe completely baffies explanation. For instance, in Prus- sia, which is cne of the most cultured and refined centers of Europe, there are now confined in the various lunatic asylums not less than 82, inmat These figures are startling, but even more so is the steady rate of increase which has been going on fur several years past. In 1871 there were only 55,063 inmates in these Prussian asylums; but in 1880 the number had grown to 66,345, and again in 18% to S2,s50. If these figures are correct there are 27,140 more lunatics today in Prussia than in 1s71, and whatever the cause or causes of this alarming growth of insanity may be, the figtres themselves contain food for serious thought. What is trce of Prussia is also true ina large measure of Great Britain, France, Germany and the United States. On ac- count of the ti al activity which characterizes American, the statement can little surprise that during the past few years the number of insane asylums in this country has rapidly increased. Insanity Is brought on mainly : through xertion, and, naturally, the “a ice at the railroad reading rooms last cer appeared on the scene and placed | letter directed to him at Omaha brought vide-awake rT 7. The river front or some portions of it 2 : ea a plac ee t | present wide-awoke ‘and progressive age oGbeplcg Aue pRTEte parties ‘has been for|Sht. Despite the rainy weather, there | Bim under arrest. He resisted, and at-| the surprising Information that the pro- | Present wide-ws calculated to burden the a fairly large attendance. This work | t¢™pted to beat the officer, using a billet | fessional member of the family was there, | ind with more than it = n readily bear. years a standing nuisance, and a distressful | 45 faart of wood, which was brought to the station | and was also anxious about the less con- | Gro, sel le fi s .o do a great deal of good during me Pe of course, this observati is not made for one at that. Why such a condition should|the coming ter. The reading room | 2USe to be used as evidence. In the Polie2 | Spleuous one here. a ike purpose of impeaching our civilization, exist I am unable to explain. The evidence | workers are in need of funds to carry on re ens moras plied Hay agate ote ed er for the purpose of showing that that it does exist is there in full view, and | the work. tothe workhouse’ fore dirty /ceys)o This information was received in a tele- man mird, in order to grapp! h profanity charge, and sixty days for the ssault on the policeman. A Wedding Anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. W. K. C. Stevens of 1249 32d street celebrated the fifteenth anniver- ‘y of their wedding last evening. Mr. Stevens is a well-known business man in this section, and has a large circle of ac- | quaintances. A very pleasant evening of music and games was spent, after which a bountiful collation was served. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. R. Gib- bons, Mrs. James Archer, Mrs. James Evans and daughter, Miss Edna Wallach, Mr. and Mrs. Dove, Mr. Samuel Harper and family, Mrs. Sturges and daughter, Miss Blanche Gibbons, Mr. John Walker, Mr. John Watts and sons and Mrs. William Halley and daughter. Notes. icate problems of this complex age, needs occasional rest and relaxation. constant strain which is put upon the mind by weighty business or professi ters at the present time calls for something more than eight hours of sleep out of twenty-four. Mental diversicn is needed ideas and surroundings should be changed diligent care also should b> taken of ihe body, and other precautions, which sug- gest themselves readily to every thoughtful person, should be observed. Otherwise the mind canrot possibly hold up under the burden imposed upon it, and sooner or later there must come a pathetic end to the strain. To observe the precautions hinted at above does not require that the march of progress should be checked or even re- tarded in the least. On the contrary, the of these precauticns is calcu- to build up and strengthen the mind and to make it capable of greater achieve- ments in the cause of progress and civiliza- tion. If the mind is the noblest part of the human organism, why ruthlessly de- stroy it? This is a question which should address itself to the sober thought of American there can be no question of this fact. “There is property also located on ern branch, on Rock creek from the set bridge running south, and in Ana- that is not of record and not in a condition to be reached for taxation pur- poses.”” In another letter, bearing upon the same general subject, Mr, Johnson calis attention to the condition of the space at the foot of 12th and Water streets southwest. “I have for some time past,” he says, “been fearful of a fire occurring on river front. The structures on the south side of Water street are of wood, and the material stored in them as well as around them ts of an inflammable nature. I would, therefore, suggest that the said 12th street, at the point mentioned, be extended to the stone wall on the river front, and that S occupying the foot of 12th street ed to remove their stock and buildings or materials there beyond a line of the curb of 12th street or a point as such extension would indicate. Under con- ditions as now existing there, in case of fire, there would be great difficulty felt in trying to get at it so as to prevent it from spreading down the line of the river front, and {f the wind were toward the city many residences would be endangered, if not destroyed thereby. Many of the residences are old frames with shingle roofs, as there are many oldtime wooden outhouses. The damage to property and the danger and risk to life in fighting an outbreak of fire there forces me to lend my feeble efforts in any line to help prevent the same. Authority of Commissioners. “The question may arise as to the au- thority of your body to take action, owing to the ownership of the river front. For argument’s sake admit that the owners of property on the north side and abutting on Water street have riparian rights, such rights could not equitably be construed to extend on the shore beyond the length of their lots’ front on the city side. Tne old ¢crporstion of Washington city built the stone wall from 1th street to the arsenal grounds. During the reign of Governor Shepherd, or that of the board of public rks, the streets leading to the river—- Sth, th, loth, 12th and 13th, and E, G, H and I—were ‘cut through, and the dirt was dumped inside of the wail, making what Is now Water street. “Parties have built wharves promiscu- ously against the wall, some with permits from the chief engihcer of the United States army, others without any, as I believe. To my knowledge there was but one permit given by the United States to use the foot of a street, and that one was at the foot of M street, now used by the Mount Vernor and Marshall Hall Steam- boat Company. “Therefore, aside from the suit now pending in the Supreme Court of the United States, the Commissioners have, as I be- Neve, the power to remove from the foot of all streets running south to the river in Southwest Washington all partiés oc- cupying such public space other than those having permits from the United States or the District government. Se The Wenther and the Fisheries, It is believed by some dealers that the prevailirg stormy weather will have a bad effect on the local fish market before the close of the week. Fishermen along. the coast and the Chesapeake, as well as on the lower Potomac, have been compelled to take in their traps and suspend operations. Fortunately for local dealers they had a gcod supply of fish on hand, and the effects of the cessation of business at the fisheries will probably not be felt for several day: Even then there may be no real scarcity. The western fisheries have not been affect- ed, and large shipments from that section are on the road coming in this direction. A local dealer, speaking to a Star reporter this morning, said that unless the storm continues for another week, he thought there would be no reason to fear that the receipts will not supply the demand. So far as he was concerned, he thought the storm would have a beneficial effect on the local market. ——S Mushrooms at Low Figures, The continued wet spell has been the means of causing an overproduction in the mushroom supply. It has been only a short time since the traffic in them was confined almost wholly to calored women, who gath- er herbs and sell a few vegetables and wild flowers, but now many farmers are finding it a profitable business. During the past few days, however, they have been so plen- tiful that the gatherers have had to sell them as low as five cents a quart. Personal and General Mr. Frank E. Anderson will ton: liver an address before M. D. Corse Camp, Sens of Confederate Veterans. R. E, Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans, and the Wo- man’s Auxillary have been invited to at- tend. Mr. Charles Leary died at his home on Alfred street yesterday afternoon of con- sumption, He was forty-seven years of age. ‘The regular weekly drill of the Alexandria Light Infantry was held last night. The new military tactics recently adopted were gone through. Mr. J. Gilvert Cox of this city has been transferred from the auditing department ot the Southern railway in Washington to Greensboro’, In the police court this morning, before Mayor Simpson, John Bryant, charged with an assault on Kossuth Willams, was d missed, and William Johnson, a’ vag, sent to the chain gang for ten days. The firm of Knox & Robinson has beon dissolved. Mr. George H. conduct the business. Mrs. M. B. Perry continues quite sick at her home on Prince street. The officers and teachers of the Methodist Protestant Sunday school held a meeting last night. Pinafore will be produced by “Sharps and Flats” at the Opera House tonight, for the benefit of the Hydraulion Fire Conipany. The Alexandria Times Las enlarged from a twenty-eight to a thirty-two column paper. Marley Encampment, I. O. 0. F., held a largely attended meeting tast night. Con- siderable business of importance to mem- bers was transacted. The funeral of the late Capt. George Davis took place this morning. Belle Haven Council, Junior Order United American Mechanics, ‘held a regular meet- ing last night. gram, and later a letter was received by the officials of the board of children’s guar- dians, in which the lawyer said: “I feel grateful to your honorable board for the shelter, care and interest given my half brother, and when he reache Omaha he will have as good a home as have got, and I will give him a good edu- cation. “In sending him you will please giv him a letter of instructions, the same to be given to the conductor, and by the con- ductor to ‘the police officer in charge of each depot where changes are made, so chat he will not get lost en route. And when he gets to Omaha to take a hack and come to 502 North 1th street.” This morning the ticket for the boy's transportation from Chicago to Omaha and money for his fare to Chicago were received. In the letter the lawyer also expressed a willingness to defray the ex- penses of his brother’s maintenance while Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Burrows have return- ed from their honeymoon trip, and will be at home to their friends every Wednesday afternoon at 1211 30th street. Mr. Mose E. Rheine, superintendent of the Emrich Beef Company, will be married tomorrow afternoon at 5 o'clock, at the Opera House, in Fredericksburg, Va., to Miss Bessie Goldsmith, a popular young lady of that place. ‘A number of well-known young people rehearsing the opera “Pauline, the le of Saratoga,” which wiil be presented some time in December for the benefit of the Children’s Hospita —__—_ Washington Bible Society. ‘The board of managers of the Washington City Bible Society held their usual monthly meeting last evening at the Young Men's Christian Association rooms, on New York avenue. Director Lucius D. Alden conduct- ed the meeting. Grants as follows were made: To Central Union Mission, 25 Bibles, 100 Testaments; to Ebenezner Baptist Church Mission, Lin- colnsville, 1 Bible, 12 Testaments. The treas- urer reported the receipt of $10 from the Metropolitan Presbyterian Church, and dis- tribution of 3 Bibles to poor persons and 6 copies of Proverbs to the Deaconess’ Home. The committee appointed to nominate per- sons to fill vacancies, presented the names of Mr. John B. Sleman, jr., and Dr. Robert Reyburn, and they were elected. A very in- teresting letter from Rev. T. S. Wynkoop, secretary North India Bible and Tract So- ciety, was read by Mr. Ballantyne, in which he deplored the condition of famine-stricken India, and the apathy of Christians in re- gard to foreign missions, stating that a night school in one of their large cities had been abandoned for want of funds, and was immediately occupied by the worst enemies of the Chris:ian religion for the propagation of their deleterious doctrines. sd Death of a Prominent Young Man. Mr. Wm. Marion Evans, a well-known and highly esteemed young citizen of the Dis- trict, died at his residence, T street northwest, at an early hour t morning. Mr. Evans was born in this city, where he had lived his entire life. He died of blood poisoning, superinduced by a carbuncle. Mr. Evans was a young man of fine char- acteristics. He was a splendid physical specimen of manhood, and was very fond of all athletic sports. He was a graduate of the American Institute of Architecture and Engineering, and prior to his entering the government service was associated for several years with Starkweather and Plow- man of this city in architecture and en- gineering. Later he entered the United States patent office as an expert draughts- man, and passed upon all drawings submit- ted with applications for patents, etc. Af- terward he was transferred to the exam- ining corps of that office, and at the time of his death was an assistant examiner in the patent office. He was regarded as an expert and was one of the most efficient and capable officers-in that branch of the public service. He was universally liked among his associates for his good qualities and his warm and generous nature. He leaves a widow and one son, a mother, sis- ter and five brothers, one of the latter be- ing George W. Evans, chief disbursing of- ficer of the Department of the Interior. ——__—_—_ Upon receipt of this letter young Till- Ban was sent for, and the facts communi- tated to him. Mrs. Williams, in whose home he was em- ployed, was reluctant to part with him, but he was too anxious to get out west to his brother for new associations, however pleasant, to stand in the way. Serene ee DEMED THEY WERE VAGRANTS. Robinson will Indian Braves in the © A delegation of four braves from the Uncompahgre and Uintah Utes, in Utah, accompanied by Indian Agent Beck and Chairman Jeffries of the Ute Indian com- mission, have reached here. The main ob- ject is to talk over allotments. Richmond Couple Bent on Matrimony Arraigned in Court. Rather dilapidated in appearance were Adel Collins and George Scott, both col- ored, as they stood at the rail of the dock today in the Police Court, and denied that they were vagrants. “I found th‘s pair yesterday in Lincoln Park,” stated a ninth precinct policeman. “They were begging.” “I've got a home with my mother on 11th street,” said the girl to Judge Mills. “What were you doing in the park?” the court wanted to know. “George and I came here from Richmond to get married,” the girl explained, “but my stepfather drove us away from my mother’s house. We expected to’ be mar- ried today at the court house.” “What are you going to do when you are married?” Judge Mills inquired. ‘Go back to Richmond.” “Well, I'll release you on your personal bonds, with that understandin; the court concluded. Highly pleased, Adel and George left ‘the court. ——____ WINTER TRAVEL SOUTH. Representatives of Big Railroad ranging for Improved Service. Representatives of the Atlantic Coast Line, the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac, the Plant system and the East Coast of Florida railways met today at the Pennsylvania railroad depot to agree upon the schedules for the passenger traffle for the coming season to Florida and other southern points. The vast increase of trav- el south in the winter which has been so noticeable in the past two years promises to be even greater during the approaching season on account of the improved business conditions, and the railroads will make additicnal improvements in train and sleep- ing car service, and it is the desire of all the lines to shorten the running time be- tween points north and ‘South. Among those presen: ‘at today’s tine were Mr. 7. M. Emerson, traffic ma rT, and Mi: E, Borden, superintendent transport: tion of the Atlantic Coast’ Line! Mr. E. T. Myers, president, and MEG ‘A. Taylor, traffic manager of the Richmidnd, Freder- icksburg and Potomac; Mr. R. G. Erwin, vice president; Mr. Bradford Dunham, gen- eral superintendent; Mr. W. J. Haylow, superintendent of transportation, and Col. B. W. Wrenn, passenger traffic‘manager of the Plant system, and Mr. J. Pi Beckwith, traffic manager of the East Coast lines of Florida, and Mr. James Martin, superin- tendent, and Mr. Nichol Main, local super- intendent of the Pullman Car Company. The result of the meeting will be an- nounced the early part of November, when the new schedules arranged ,for “will go into effect. Ar- “a business man, who, contrary to the prevaili custom, employed male ste- writers. If every cer would suffers from weakness and disease of the delicate feminine organs is unfitted for her duties, either in the house or in the office. Young unmarried women, soe oe The Dragon-Fly’s Skin. From the Chicago Inter-Ocean. Rey. A. East recently told how a dragon- fly sheds its larval skin. He said that when full fed the dull brown eyes of the larva beceme brilliant green like the perfect eyes within. It then crawls laboriously up some stick or water plant, where it estab- lishes Itself firmly. After some ten min- utes to a half hour of drying the part be- hind the eyes and above the wing- cases swells and opens, disclosing the bright green body of the insect. This slow- ly emerges. The enormous head, with its compound eyes, protrudes, the crumpled wings are drawn from their cases, then one by one the legs appear. The image now hangs with the head bent back and the wings pointing upward, with six segments of the abdomen exposed, wet and limp from the dry skin which still clings to its support by its stiff and empty legs. After about ten minutes its legs are strong enough.for the insect, by a quick contrac- tion of the body, to suddenly lift its head, and seizing with its six legs the dry skin {t withdraws the remaining four segments of its abdomen and hangs by its legs alone. ‘The wings now begin to expand. They be- come longer, flatter and clearer. In a half hour they show all the beauty of their gauzy texture. After about five hours from first emerging from the water the perfect dragon-fly is ready for its new life. iP] h to submit. These are entirely unnecessary, and all letters addressed to Dr. R. V. Buffalo,.N. ¥., are held in the most sact years chief consulting ph: to the In- valids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute, at Buffalo, N. Y., one of the greatest medical institutions in the world. His neighbors it and he was a ——.___ Meeting of Stamp Collectors. An invitation has been sent out to as many names of stamp collectors in the Dis- trict as could be secured to a meeting to be held at No. 419 10th street northwest Wed- nesday at 8 p.m. It is the purpose to es- tablish a permanent home in some central location, to be always open for the use of members and their friends. Forty persons have already promised their support, and the success is thus assured. Resident col- lectors who may have been omitted will Kindly consider this an invitation to be present, as the support of all is earnestly desired, fe promoters express confidence in having one hundred members at an early date. Similar clubs exist Boston and Knoxville. eos ——.—___ It matters little what it is that you ant—whether a situation or a servant—a “want ad. in The reach the stated that the boy threw a broke a large plate-giass window in a at the corner of 8th street vania avenue southeast.