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While the students of the ‘varsity make the larg- est number of entries, there are some en- tered by other institutions, who will en- avor to carry away as many prizes as ible. Johns Hopkins has entered sev- ral of its best men, and so has the Mary- land Union school, to say nothing of other rther distant. m calls for twelve events. this number eight will be track events, and three will be neid events. The other event wili be a special one, in which the skiil of the athletes will be tested in throwing the discus. There will be probably four or five men contest for this honor. B. J. Wefers, sprinter, will be seen ee of the track events. He is in the rd run, the 220-yard run and the ter-mile run. In addition to this he has entered the running broad jump, and also in the contest for throwing the dis- cus Last year he managed to win the broad jump, despite the fact that he strain- ed hiniself partly and came near losing one of the track events. ‘There are two bicycle events on the pro- gram, both of which look more like an in- Vitation race than an open event. In the one-mile open Schade, Moran and Dannc- miller. the boy champion of Ohio, are the contestants. This will be a close race, as all three men are nearly evenly matched, and the one who can negotiate the turns the quickest will undoubtedly be the one to win. In the two-mile bicycle race the three above named are entered, and also Martin Sullivan, another of the coming rid- ers of the ‘varsity. Charles deB. Claiborne, the popular man- ager of the field and track of the Athletic Association, also appears as a contestant. Little Maloney, the plucky catcher of the base ball team last year, also appears, and it is expected that he will make a good showing In the hurdle events. It was expected to have the new grand stand in place for the annual field and track games this year, but the bad weather prevented its construction. Nearly sufii- clent funds have been collected for the pur- pose, partly from donations and partly through affairs gotten up by the students themselves. While the work on the stand kas been delayed, it is certaia that by the opening of the base ball season next year the stand will be in place, and will be a fit- ting addition to the grounds. ss H. 0. Havemeyer Ill. A dispatch from Greenwich, Conn., says: Henry O. Havemeyer, who was operated upon for appendicitis at his country home at Palmer’s Hill, near Stamford, last Mon- ew. of day, is still very low, although recovering slowly. At his house last night it was said that he was favorably, but no ‘vouchsafed. THE OFFICIAL WEATHER MAP. Ja chy ZL A ol , Bi EXPLANATORY NOTE: Observations tnken at 8 a.m., 75th meridian tine. Soild Ines are 1so- bars, or Hines of equal air pressure, drawn for ea: ch 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 snuw has fallen daring preceding twelve hours. The words “High” and “Low” show location of areas of Ligh and low barometer. Small arrows fly with the wind. WARMER. Increnzsing Cloudiness and Showers Indicated for Tomorrow. Forecast till 8 p.m, Saturday—For the District of Columbia, Delaware and Mary- lard, increasing cloudiness tonight; Satur- day showers; warmer tonight; southerly winds. For Virginia and No: Carolina, increas- ing cloudiness, with rain tonight and Satur- day; warmer tonight, colder in western portion Saturday; southerly winds, becom- ing westerly. Weather conditions and general forecast - The storm, central in Iowa Thursday morning, has moved to the upper lakes, and is now central over Lake Mi It is attended by rain in the upp region and generally in the Mississippi val- ley. The ctorm will move northeastward and the rain will extend into the lower lake region and Ohio valley tonight and prob- ably to the Atlsntic coast during Saturday. An area of high pressure covers the At- lantic states and a second area is central over the Rocky mountain slope. ‘he barometer has risen on the, Rocky moun- tain slope and in the west gulf states; it has fallen throughcut the lake regions, in the Atlantic and east gulf states, and on the northern Rocky mountain plateau. The temperature is higher in the lower lake region, the Chio valley and the east gulf es; it 1s colder throughout the Rocky mountain slope, and a fall of 20 to 20 degrees has occurred in the west gulf) statcs. Frosts or freezing temperatures are in- dicated for the northern portion of the| west gulf states, and frosts may extend into the lower Mississippi valley and the central portion of the west gulf states. Brisk to high southwesterly winds are night. Michigan, Huron and Frie. Tide Table. Today—Low tide, 10:55 a.m. p-m.; high tide, 4:47 a.m. and Tomorrow—Low 5 tide, The Sun and Moon. p.m. Moon sets 8:57 a.m. t ‘Tomorrow—Sun ris The City Lights. Gas lamps all lighted by 6:03 p.m.; ex- tinguishing begun at 5:42 a.m. ing named. guished at 5:57 a.m. Condition of the Water. Temperature and condition of water at tion, 2; receiving reservoir, temperature, 58; condition at north connect 2; con- dition at south connection, 3 reservoir, temperature, 57; condition at in- fluent gate house, 16; effluent gate house, 36. Temperatures 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' esterday afternoon: November 4, 5 midnight, 46. Novem- ber 5, 4 a.m., 40; § a.m., 45; 12 m., 60, and 2 Maximum, 67 at 3 p.m. November 39, at 5 a.m. November 5. The following are the readings of the barometer at the weather bureau for the past twenty-four hours, beginning at 4 o'clock yesterday afterncon: November 4, | 4 p.m., 36 8 p.m., 30.2. November 5, 4 a.m., 3 10. and 2 pm., Annotated Editorials From The Star. From the Louisville Courier-Journal. Says The Washington Star: “If a change of base on this money ques- ticn is ro repugnant to the silver men in Ohio and Kentucky, and argues to them such faithiessness in Mr. Carlisle and oth- ers, what have they to say about these capers of their friends and associates in the east? Is it faithle ess to change from silver to gold, but the highest patriotism to change from ‘gold to silver Yes, it is most true, and pity ‘tis, ‘tis true; and yet of such is the kingdom of the demagogue and charlatan made up. The leaders know better, and for them we have no other sentiments than good-natured complacence. when those of them who keep it up on that line will get their dues. But for the poor boys in the trenches, who are lured to de- struction and completely victimized by the selfish and heartless ambition of these in- competent leaders, we have only generous compassion. In a word, as to the leaders, Old Nick knows his own. As to their fol- lowers, the word should be “forgive them, Lord! They know not what they do!” From the Montpelier (Vt.) Watchman. The Washington Star of a recent date mentions the following six questions sure to be conspicuous in the next session of | Congress, namely, Hawaii, Cuba, the cur- |rency, international bimetalism, immigra- tion and government by injunction. The Star might have added the Unton Pacific railroad sale, the Nicaragua canal and the question of trusts. Tf the coming Congress considers fully all these questions, the sen- ators and representatives will find abun- dant opportunity to air their eloquence. From the Lincoln (Neb.) Jourral. It is impossible to arouse the people to enthusiasm over politics in any of the close districts this year, with the single excep- tion of New York city. The apathy is great everywhere, as it is impossible to make the feel that the welfare of the country depends upon a tremendous political strug- gle so soon after the decisive vote of last November. The Washington Star finds that in administration circles there {s some concern over the result in New York, Maryland aad Kentucky, but that the re- publicans seem to have things their own way elscwhere, in spite of the indifference of the republican voters. In many states the opposition is not only apathetic, but is inclined to laugh when the silver question is mentioned. From the Council Bluffs (lowa) Nonpariel. The Washington Star recommends Gro- ver Cleveland for state fish commissioner. Yes, that’s more in his line. From the Baltimore Herald. The esteemed Washington Star suggests that, if a place is to be given to ex-Pres- ident Cleveland, it would be appropriate to make him fish commissioner. If this job is not available, he might be tendered the chiefship of the dead duck department. eter erie “Want” ads. in The Star pay because they bring ans' A Queer Place to Drown. From the Philadelphia Record. A narrow escape from drowning in a stationary washstand! It seems ridiculous, but such a thing really happened on Sat- urday night to a patron of George Buzby's barber shop at Harrison and Susquehanna avenues. The man had had a shave, and then called for a shampoo. The barber lathered his head, and after the customary manipulations led the patron to the sta- ticnary washstand, and bade him sit down and hold his head over the basin. A stream of hot water was directed upon his soapy head, which: the barber continued to rub and maul about. After a few min- utes the head struggled vioiently agairst the barber's hands, but the barber pushed it back into the basin and continued to pour hot water upon it. Finally the victim kicked the barber violently on the shins, causing the operator to let go his hold. Then the man jumped from his seat with a face as red as a boiled lobster. He was gasping for breath, and {t was full two minutes before he could articulate at all. When he did finally regain his speesh, he began to swear vigorously. The barber when he realized what the trouble was was profusely apologetic. It was found that the waste pipe in the basin had be- come stopped up in some manner, and the water filling the basin had almost over- whelmed the victim. What's more, it was sealding hot. The harber apologized rome more, and the customer cooled down a bit, but insisted that the shampoo should be finished “dry.” i Keep on Coughing $ if you want to. If you want to cure that cough get Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral. It cures coughs and colds. It is only a question of time | ARRESTED FOR MURDER, Colored Woman Jailed on Charge of Infanticide. | Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., November Sallie Williams, a colored woman about thirty years of age, was brought here midnight train last night and lodged in | jail, charged with the murder of her in- fent child. The murder is aleged to have occurred at Chevy Chase about 9 o'clock | last night. | The Williams woman came out from | Washington on one of the Chevy Chase eltctric cars with the baby in her arms, and was seen by several persons acting strangely. One of the men employed at the power | house watched her movements, and saw her go to a house near the lake and ask for a Joan of a shovel, claiming that she wished to dig some flowers. The people in the house thought the woman's actious strange, and refused to grant her request. She was then seen to walk toward the lake and deliberately throw the baby in the water. The woman was accosted by the man who had been watching her, and asked what she had thrown into the water. She said it was a bundle of rags which she wented to get rid of. She was arrested at once, and a search was made to deter- mine what the bundle contained. A small dead baby wrapped up in a bundle was found in the water. The woman was granted a hearing before Justice Claude and committed to the jail to await the action of the grand jury. The inan who made the arrest and several em- ployes of the road claim that the body was white. In conversation with a Star reporter the woman said the child was born dead early Monday morning in Washington. She said the child had been kept in her room at her service place until last night, when she determined to get rid of it. She admits throwing it into the lake, and says she was crazy at the time, and didn't kucw what she was doing. ees FEVER ON THE DECLINE. Deaths at New Orleans Today Were Mostly Old Cases. NEW ORLEANS, November 5.—The com- munity was somewhat shocked this morn- ing over the announcement of seven deaths from yellow fever by 10 o'clock. Though this number of deaths is large, it has not created any excitement, as it is generally conceded that it is the fever’s “dying flicker,” as one member of the board of health puts it. Five of these deaths have been expected for three days, as they were given up by physicians. Only two pew cases were reported up to the same our. Business today is booming. The raising of the quarantine in all places where frost has occurred has caused orders to pour in on the merchants, and all is activity now in the mercantile districts. The fever is on the rapid decline, and by next week it is believed there will be not one new cate. < SSS MAY BE COURT-MARTIALED. Weyler Must Explain the Remarks Recently Credited to Him. MADRID, November 5.—The Spanish gov- ernment, as a result of the deliberations of the ministers over the utterances of Gen. Weyler, the former captain general of Cuba, has come to the deeision to try him by court-martial, no matter where he lands, if he confirms the accuracy of the press reports of his utterances. ‘The commanding officers at all the ports of the Spanish kingdem have been in- structed to demand of Gen. Weyler the moment he can be communicated with the exact terms of the speech which he de- livered in reply to the manifestation at Havana upon the occasion of his embarka- tion for Spain on Sunday. The steamer Montserrat, on which Gen. Weyler sailed for Spain on Sunday, on Wednesday, as cabled to the Associated Press, reached® Gibara, on the northwest coast of Cuba, with her engines disabled, end may be compelled to return to Havana, in which case it is not unlikely that there will be interesting developments. —_.—__. EX-GOV. PONDER DEAD. He Was a Prominent Figure in Poli- ties in Delaware. WILMINGTON, Del., November 5.—Jas. Ponder, former governor of Delaware, died at his home in-Milton, Sussex county, to- day of paralysis, aged seventy-eight years. He was for years active in state politics as a democrat, served as speaker of the state senate, —— was elected governor in 1870, indicated for the lower lakes today or to- Signals are displayed on Lakes Superior, n | Lo real value. Today—Sun rises, 6:32 a.m.; sun sets, 4:05 The light- 1s begun one hour before the time Arc Iamps lighted at 5:48 p.m.; extin- 8 a.m.: Great Falls, temperature, 56; cond!- ributing | vention advances. on the | WORLD'S PATENT LAW |AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA|. Regulations of Sixteen Leading Na- tions, INFORMATION FOR! THE! INVENTOR Advantage Taken of the Unwary to Obtain Fees, HOW PRACTICES DIFFER The Patent Office Gazette will shortly eontain a summary of the patent laws of sixieon of the leading nations of the world. The disseminaticn of this information, it is thought, will do much to prevent inventors from wasting money upon foreign patents, when they are useless, or issued under such conditions that inventors. would not care fer them if they knew the real facts con- cerning them. Investigations carried on by the United States patent office during the past year have developed the fact that many. invent- ° e misled by attorneys, and persuad- ed to take out patents In foreign countries, to discover, after they have parted their money, that their patents have In many countries a patent is merely a registration, the courts being ded upon to establish priority of in- vention if the question is ever raised.) A large number of attorneys, it is said, send cut circulars every week to all the invent- ors who are granted patents here, suggest- ing the advisability of having their inven- protected abroad. Nothing is said in cf these circulars about the fact that plication fer a patent abroad is filed before the publication of the United States patent reaches the foreign offices it will be us when granted. In some coun- tries patents are taxed, and unless this tax is paid promptly the patent lapses, but it frequently happens that the inventor knows nothing of this condition, to his great in- jury. The summary of patent laws of foreign nations to be published here fs taken from La Propriete Industrielle, the official organ of the international bureau for the pro- tection of industrial property. The publi- cation embraces the patent laws of Aus- tria, Belgium, Bregil, Denmark, France, Germany, Great I“tain, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Tunis. Austrian and Belgium. In Austria the following inventions are not given the protection of a patent: Inventions whese object or use is con- trary to the laws, immoral or injurious to health or that tend evidently to lead the public into error; scientific theorfes or prin- ciples as such; inventions whose object is reserved to the monopoly of the state, and inventions bearing on feed products and objects of consumption for the human race, medicines and disinfectanis, products ob- tained by chemical means, in so far as the inventions mentioned do not relate to a determined technical process. A patent is given for fifteen years except in certain case. In orger to keep the pat- ent alive an annual tax, ranging from 20 to 840 florins provided for, an increased tax being provided us ‘the ‘age of the in- A model is not neces- y except it is necessary in describing invention. ium the life of a patent granted entirely new Ifvention is twenty ent on an improvement on an invention runs during the life of the original invention. % Brazil and Denmark. In Brazil patents are:taxed annually, the tax increasing during the fifteen years for which they are granted. Patents are grant- ed without preliminary examination, ex- on years, while a an cept as relates to food products, chemicals or drugs. In stich case the government ord a preliminary secret examination. In e of rejection the applicant may ad- dress an appeal to the council of state, Among inventions not patentable in Den- mark are those relating to medicines, food compounds and beverages and those bear- ing on processes for manufacturing food. There {s also an annual tax on all pat- ents, and unless it is paid the patent lapses. France and England. The French government does not grant patents on pharmaceutical compositions or remedies of any kind, nor on plans and combinations of credit or finance. Patents are granted for fifteen years and a tax of 100 francs a year is levied on all patents. Patents are not given on inventions the use of which would be contrary to the laws or to geod morals or on food products, objects of consumption and medicines, as well as materials obtained by chemical means, in so far as theze inventions do not relate to the process of manufacture. A tax of thirty marks is ‘levied on all pat- ents during the first year with an increased tax during each of the fifteen years of the life of the patent, this tax growing an- nually by the addition of fifty marks, mak- ing it 730 marks in the fifteenth year. In Great Britain a patent is given for fourteen years. There is an annual tax, five pounds in the fifth year and increas- ing one pound a year during the life of the patent. Other Countries. In Hungary no patent is granted relat- ing to objects necessary for the develop- ment of the force of the army or the navy if the minister of commerce opposes the granting of the patent, bearing upon theor- ies and scientific theories as such, or for food products and medicines, though the Frocess of manufacture of these products is patentable. Fifteen years 1s the life of the patent, the annual tax increasing yearly from 46 to 500 crowns. Medicines are not patentable in Italy. Fifteen years is the period during which a@ patent runs, and there is an annual tax. An invention regarded as “contrary to public morals” is generally not patentable, and in most countries patents of improve- ments on existing inventions continue dur- ing the life of the inventions. Models are not required unless specially necessary for @ proper understanding of the invention. The United States patent office advises in- ventors not to attempt to take out. their own patents, but to employ a competent attorney in orcer that their papers may be drawn in such form as to give them the maximum of protection for their inven- tions. BLIGHTED HUSBAND'S LIFE. Charge of MRecreaney Preferred Against Mrs. Janey: Kees. Samuel ‘Kees in applying today for di- vorce from Janey Kees states that his wife, whom he married here August 20, 1878, has told him that she fg tired of him; that she no longer carés to have him live with her, and that she “wishes to rove in wider and sweeter fieds, having no love for him, his presence: being: distasteful to her and his voice no lgnger being music to her ear.” af ier Mr. Kees declares, through “Attorney W. Preston Williamson, that a Frost, one Rob- ert M., has blighted the flowers of his do- mestic life, charging that he left his wife siege uaahy niin Aste legs r= more, Mr. K chai Mrs, Kees with blowing hot and cold, that in the latt.- part of last year she made a desperate at- tempt to cover him with boiling water through the medium of a kettle. ‘fore Mr. Kees believes that he is en- titled to the divorce for which he prays. Bashels of Oysters on a Buoy. ‘From.the Baltimore Sun. ~ John Nelson Released by Reason of a Tech- Annual Games at the Episcopal High School—General News of In- terest Down the River. Evening Star Bureau, No. 526 King St. Bell Telephone Ne. 106. ALEXANDRIA, Va., November 5, 1807. John Nelson of Jackson City, who was charged with having killed a negro named Hines in his saloon at Jackson City Febru- ary 20, 1896, at the same time wounding two others, was acquitted yesterday on a tecknicality. He was indicted by the grand | jury in all three cases and committed to Jati. After being in jail for a while, he was j acmitted to bail. While cut he male a bluff at repentance and “pretended” to the Citizens’ League that he would expose all the gambling and gamblers in the county. On his information warrants were sworn out, but his bondsmen got him, returned him to jail and withdrew their surety. son had not been back in jail very long be fere he gave up connection with the Citi- zens’ League, refusing to have anything further to say. Shortly after this Lawyer ! Jotin H. Greene went before J. H. Lane, a eciored justice of the peace for Alexandria county, end prepared a bond in the sum of $5,000, on which Mr. Greene, a nian named Kelley and one “Cot Neison became the sureties. When the time came for Nelson | to answer this recognizance, it was found that he had left for other-parts. This recognizance was afterward declar- ed null and void. The fact that Nelson had departed was never made a matter of re7- ord in the court, and it was on this ac- count that Nelson was released on a spe- cial plea by the jury yesterday afternoon, as the Virginia law says that no criminal can be held for trial after four terms of the court have elapsed, and it was on this pea that the case went to the jury yester- day afternoon, and they found for the de- ferdant. In view of this fact the common- wealth caused a nolle pros. to be entered in the other cases. : It appears that no entry was made on the records of the court showing that after the recognizance was declared void Nelson was out of jail, and no record was made of why he was not tried. S There was a canias issued for Nelson's arrest by Judge J. K. M. Norton of the ccrporation court, but when he was re- leased by the county court there was 70 officer of the corporation court present to arrest him, and he went on his way un- molested. Episcopal High School Games. Tomorrow at the Episcopal High School, near this city, the annual athletic games will be held, if it is a clear day. These sports are very interesting and many from this city always attend them, the fair sex being largely represented. The sports will commence at 10 a.m. Police Court Cases. In the police court this morning Mayor Simpson disposed of the following cases: James Banks, charged with shooting a gun in the corporation limits, was fined $1. Frank Wanzer and Virginia Nelson, charg- h disorderly conduct, were dismissed. suth Williams, charged with keeping en unlicensed dog, was fined $1 and made to take out a Neense. William Quill and Lettie Quill, disorderly conduct, were fined $2.50 each. City School Board. There was a regular meeting of the city school board in Peabody building last night. Col. Francis L. Smith re- elected chairman and Mr. Hubert Snowden clerk. Considerable business of a routine nature was transacted. Gymnasium Instructor. The Brotherhood Gymnasium has again secured the services of Prof. Horan of Washington as instructor, and he will bezin his classes next Tuesday night. All mem- bers are expected to be present. General and Personal News. There will be a mass meeting of colored republicans Monday night to demand fed- eral patronage. The fall term of the Alexandria county circuit court convenes Monday. Mr. F. L. Entwisle, who has been ill with typhoid fever, is able to be out again. Special services are being held nightly at the Second Presbyterian Church. . The will of the late French Smoot pas been admitted to probate in the corporation court, with his wife, to whom he left his estate, as executrix. Mechanics’ Lodge, K. of P., held a regu- lar meeting last night. ‘The parliament officers of the Prudent Patricians of Pompeii, a new fraternal in- surance order, have been in the city mak- ing arrangements for tne formation of a phalanx for the state of Virginia. The regular monthly meeting of the Co- lumbia Steam Fire Engine Company was held at the engine house last night, with a large attendance. Business of importance to members was transacted. See DISTRICT RAILROAD CROSSINGS. Posidion of the Commissioners Upon the Subject. According to the records, it seems to be a difficult matter to ascertain how the Commissioners stand on the grade-cross- ing subject. On the one hand, they are fighting for the abolition of grade cross- ings, while on the other, bound by the action of a former board, they are in the pesition of indorsing such conditions. The Commissioners are on record as op- posed to grade crossings along the Penn- sylvania and Baltimore and Ghio railroads, and even now. are making a big fight to improve the railroad conditions in South Washington. Yet the second seciion of the street extension plans, now before them for recommendation to the highway commission upon the protests received by that body during the public hearings, show upward of 100 grade crossings “long the line of the Baitimore and Ohio railroad which traverse this section. The present board of Commissioners does not approve the action of its predecessor in this respect, and will, it is said, do its utmost to obtain permission from the highway commission to amend the plans in such manner as to abolish grade cross- ings. Both branches of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad traverse the secend section, and from the boundary to the District line, ac- cording to the approved plans of the Com- missioners, will be obliged to make in the neighborhood of one hundred grade cross- ings. On the main road, reaching from Mt. Olivet road to the District line, a distance of about two miles, there will be under the present plans about forty xrade cross- ings, while the line of the Metropolitan branch from Florida avenue to the Dictrict boundary, a distance of five miles, there will be a total of fifty grade crossings. This puts the crossings between 300 and 400 feet apart. It is the purpose of the Commissioners, it is understood, to ask permission of the highway commission to sunmiz several Nel- | 5 INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS, FINANCIAL . -Page 4 z 3 | pl “ )) 9) AYER 16 Qi ULL) =4 4 4 RANK! AND & is OF ieee? : CH GRADE INVESTWENT SBODKITIES. COUNTRY REAL ESTATE 4 STOCKS, BONDS, s ope ?| GRAIN, PROVISIONS, 3 COTTON and COFFEE 5 Bovght and sold at it minixeion rates, ow 3 | WE HAVE OLE © me “ia VATE WIRES 5 . oF 8 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. FOR EXCHANGE. 4 . 2 AMBS BUILDING, Roepon, FOR KENT (Plats ‘ BETZ BUILDING, PHILADELPIA. FOR RENT (Ha 4 Our afices in all these cities are the moxt com- FOR RENT (Houses) 4 | fortatle to be tou aml ue facil FOR RENT Qtisceliancous). 4 ie tor or Trediracee ng) 3 ere FOR REN1 (Otices) 4 | best “class of “operators either fer hnvestuent “oe FOR RENT (Pianos). 4 | epecuirtive “accounts. For 4 - Will | «| Speculators Wet.te igre to or 4] 40d “ONE WEEK WITH KING COTDON wit 4 furnish you with solid facts rtainiag to this most active speculative commodity. A copy will 5 | be mais you on app mn. 4 ‘On ‘a Corresp ‘nce solicited. aed : ox Panini : J. A. Breen & Co., : Brokers. w men oem emery Grain and Provistons. ND POUND. Page 4| here N.Y. Consolidated: Eackamees kee ee AGES. ze 7 | lett & Co.. members N_ ¥_ Cotton Bi ee; Lam- a 5 | Son Bros. & Co., Board of Trade, Chicago, 4 Roows and 21 Adams building, 1385 F st. now, 4) och-Im-10 eS pes SRE 7 ‘ 2 RIV! Page 5 PROPOSALS. is 6 spend less than you RAMs Ar . ‘Page 5 RCOMS AXD BOARD... 4 get, you have the philoso- “CIAL NOTICE 3| pher’s stone. | SUBURBAN PR PERTY. 4 TABLE LOARD. Pase 4 Find ont how we assist you in the saving. UNDERTAKE:S fase 5| Union Savings Bank, 1222 F St. STED (Help Poge 4 oc2v-15d Page ¢ CLEVELAND PARK. WANTED (Miscellaneous). age 4 25,000 to be led i WANTED (Roo 3 Page 4 ae that wal ~—g sas renee ANTED (S tuntior Page 4 JOHN SHERMAN, 610 14th #1 = = = = CORSON & MACARTNEY ULL OF GOOD READING. Members of the New York Stock Mxchango. _—— 1419 F st. Glover building. The Big Saturday Star Tomorrow om ot Rees. Sloss & Bahy, © WH He a Literary Treat. Bankers and Dealers {n Government Ronda, In the big Saturday Star this week there | paDsPoslta. So ae will be a number of articles that are sure | leted « cn the exchanges of New York, Wtiadalpile, to attract and hold the attention of the | "A specialty made of iirc ec ctiiee. Dis. readers. Noteworthy among these is one | Soq'Teleemor bit aut, Kaltroad, Gas. Iusuranse descriptive of a recent visit, made by a| Aietien Mell Telephone Stock bought ana sold Star correspondent, to the leper colony on ee the Island of Molokai, one of the Hawaiian C. {i8 H avenner, group. On this picturesque little spot in @lember Washington Stock Exchanye the Pacific ocean live more than a thou- Rooms 9 and 11 Atlantic Building, sand of these pitiable wrecks of humanity. nity, q 1 men, women and children, who cannot but | Real Estate & Stock Broker, realize that their days are numbered. Yet Direct wires to x and Chicag. withal, they are not altogether cheerless | STOCKS Rt AMD GOLD hoe Chae nor deprived of all tne pleasures of life, and yi Ok iN the article in The Star tomorrow is not a : ; : morbid disquisition on the disease, but a erage INDED bh graphic description of the life on the island | S2#f —— as the writer saw it. Another article pic- The Nati 4 ; ational Safe Depos' tures the work that is involved in the de- <3 fe posit, signing of a great modern battleship. Few Savings and Trust people realize what an immense undertak- ing it is to prepare pians for one of these Company, huge floating fortresses from the time that {OF the District of Gotomiita. Congress makes the appropriation for the as Purpose down to the time the contract ts | ohnep 15TH ST. AND NEW YORK 4vR, let to the builder. The article telis in a ss picturesque way of the problems that con- Chartered by special act of Congress, Jan., 18 front the designer and the manner in and acts of Oct., 18%, and Feb. 18y2. which these problems are solved. Some of —- the articl timely and readable, are as Capital: OneMiliionDollars follows: z= j WINTER AT THE ZOO (Mlustratea). SAFE DEPOSIT DEPARTMEMT. The provision that ts made for the com- Rents safes inside burglar-proof vaults at fort of the animals during the chilly $5 per annum upward. season and the way they look forward Securities, ertesca silverware and valust to the coming of cold weather. pectin gl ered eed THE MISSING PRINCE (Illustrated). SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT. A clever piece of fiction, the scene of fap hewepewes pei erg pward, which is laid in North Africa. Written Salon dads Gina nae for ‘The Bier by Major Arthur Grifitne: |. seri. nals "nardee ae THE RUSSIAN BLOUSE (iustratea). Se ee a ee. The uses to which this most popular of | TRUST DEP. cela fa garments can be put are told by one call Rinat pacne nab cts toe eae ~ who really ought to be an authority on cketeter:< pacar, saliguos :anb“muacabe the subject—the leading costumer of St. trusts of all kinds. Wills prepared by a Petersburg. competent attorney in daily attendance. NOVEMBER HEAVENS (Illustrated). OY ss scagacass paeak Hints for amateur astronomers, the story RANCIS é “Pitet Vice Presigent of the lost Pieiad and the next annual r Second Vice President recurrence of the meteoric shower. WANT, etary i ‘Treasurer A BIG UNDERTAKING (Illustrated). E. NYMAN. ssistant Sccretary To design a modern battleship calls for a | WOODBURY BLAIR. Send and deal of very Close figuring. DIRECTORS: 3 E. Francis Riggs, Andrew Wstie, AT A HOUSE PARTY (ilustrated). Thomas R. Jones, Matthew G. Emery, The Star's New York correspondent gives | W- Riley Deeble, Henry A. Willard, a number of fashion hints that were | Wow™uy Bick, ‘Thomas Byes. picked up recently at one of these so- George Hl. Plant, James M. Jonm ton, cial gatherings. Zenas C. Robbins, John G. Darke, George T. Dunlop, Robert O. Holtzman, ARE REAL LEADERS. Wm. E. Edmonston, Jolin Cammack, The men who control legislation in the | Wm. 4. Gordon, H. Bradley Davidson. Senate; what they think of each other | 0? does not always agree with the pub- z lic estimate. W. B. Hibbs & Co., WOMEN-AND HORSES. BANKERS & BROKERS, Something about the coming big show in = a umbers New York Stock Exchai New York, where both will be on ex- ™ _ hibition. 1427 F Street. DRAW GOOD SALARIES. Correspondents of Several thousand colored men and wo- LADENEURG, THALMANN & CO., men are in Uncle Sam’s employ and | _ 46-104 mbt hold positions of honor and trust. Money at5 PerCent to Loan SEEING PARIS INCOG. a a, cow tiod Lead of Columbia. No de Sterling Heilig tells how bored the King | _sp2i-tf HEISKELL & McLERAN. 1008 F st. of Siam was on his first visit and why | 4 FEW GOOD 6 PER CENT LOANS WOH SALE, he enjoyed himself better the second | * JON SHERMAN, time. ocl2-tf 610 1éth st. WAS LIKE OTHER MEN. : NE wen Alexander of Russia had a fondness for _ATTORN YS. = mint juleps, even though he was the Atcha tig ty gh ate oT at ee, ry caer. fice, solicitor of Awerican and foreign patents, —_s—— 707 G posite patent office, ved Old Colonial Well Discovered. CAMPRELL CARUINGTON, ATTOR ETAT LAW, st. nw, From the Philadelphia Times. oe DC. Tesidencer Nor 3 Mouot Vetus Foe, While making an excavation for an elec-| New York ave. and dth st. a “eis” tric light conduit in Independence Square | =~ = ae lately the workmen uncovered an old well, which proved to be in an excellent state of tite aes Besse Cresta preservation. An examination of it later lis peceeik-apetiens “ikaw, oak eaheneaiae demonstrated the fact that it is twenty- Saie ba Sica of ako ak 45 Gah oY Ore en eee Bae S Pak 22 ie | | aireak cast naie: 7aathakiae obee Sel? lay brick sidewalk in front of lot 20, square 653, estimated cost $140; lay cement side- walk at southwest corner of 14th and Bin- ney streets, estimated cost $82; lay cement aad of 1322 12th street west, estimated =. cost $30; lay cement leads on 13th street from side of Portland flats, estimated cost $8: site lay cement sidewalk in tree space in front of 439 Massachusetts avenue northwest, estimated cost $4; that 672 feet of 6-inch ‘of water main be laid on west side of square Independence | ¢5, from M to N streets southwest, es- timated cost $004.80; that water main as- sessment against lots 23, 24 and 25, block 8 Kalorama, be received without interest or penalty; that two naphtha lamps be erected on ‘Keating avenue northeast, cost “ po ety Passy’s Perilous Predicament. From the Philadelphia Press. Second avenue in the vicinity of the Pan- hardle tracks, Pittsburg, was in a state of lively excitement recently, About 12 mae _ gerret stable, ext : in the of a big 5 ‘telegraph wire about twenty-five ivet a ive }from the ground and swung there by her claws. Her yowls collected a crowd, snd dn | bets were offered as to how long she could stick. A young man disappeared and then he shoved up to the cat. tried the pole, felt that it was | then ran Bimbly down and in the 7