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THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1898-12 PAGES. SPECIAL NOTICES. OF P., WILL CON- the amplified form, TO- v WEDNESDAY, January 26, . on five caniiidates. A cordial invita- tion is extended to all visiting K. of P. from sister domains, also to sister lodges of this do- o be present om this occasion. By order c. G. W. BLACKSTON. HARRY B. BROWN, K. of R. and 8. No. 22, K. ‘HAPIN UNION WILL HOLD TTS ~ at 2 clock tomorrow (Wed.), Mrs. Margaret D. Ellis of New Bible reading. Public in- N, President. It ‘S HALL THIS (TUES- test clrele by Mrs. 210 F st Jersey will give vited. Mrs. M. E. COB SPIRITUS DAY It Is indeed Snapgurat- ing a “pew era” in bigh- class failering when KEEN agfees to make the men’s usual $50 suits for $35. : 1310 F ST. THEY CAUGHT RIGHT We are seiling d: force cups. “Just what J have been lock- ing for," is the remark mest everybody makes. They clean clogged-up sinks—bat tubs—and stationary wash stands—by the simple force of suction. & Sizes—35e., 50c. and 75e. 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Stock can be obtained upon application to any of the tollow'ng named persons: y cor, 4% & I sts. s.w. ay > 2 bs x a Corcoran bhig. J.T. Perry. 3331 O at. n.w. J. N. BIRCKHEAD, ‘Sec.. library, Masonie Tem. RH. GUN. 629 Pa. ave. n.1 Dr. J. JST. R.A. WALKE! S. BAEK Jal-co-1m WASHINGTON, D. G., JAN. 21, 1808. The annual meeting ‘of the ‘sharebolders ‘of the Washington Light Company, for the election of directors, will be held at ‘the office of the co 415 loth st n.w.. MONDAY, Dy February 7, 1808. ‘The polis will be open from 12 o'clock hoon to 1 o'clock p.m. lat WILLIAM B. ORM Secretary. Nothing equals it as a tonte— nothing equals it as a most re- freshing and palatable drink. It stimulates without after-de- pression, beeause it is the pure product of rye. JAS. THARP’S, 812 F st. n.w. Pure Berkeley. Ja22-19d a4 T. V. NOONAN, PLUMBER, Removed from 1425 P st. to No. 1123 15th st., _tal-lm bet. L Mn. MASTER'S VETERINARY HOSPITAL n.w.—Open day and night. Special- meness and examining as to soundness for intending purchase DAVID McMASTER, MLD., Veterica: Phone 138. de15-5Stf ran, Pro} Civil Service Examinations. The civil service commission announces that February 23 and 24 an examination will be held here, and at other places throughout the United States, for the posi- tion of special agent, Treasury Depart- ment. Persons desiring to enter the ex- amination should at once write to the com- mission for application blanks, which should be properly executed and promptly forwarded to the commission. The commission announces that on March 7 an examination will be held to es- tablish an eligible register from which a selection may be made to fill a vacancy in the position of interne in the Freedman’s Hospital. The examination will consist of letter writing, anatomy and physiology, chemistry, materia medica and therapeu- tics, general pathology and theory and practice of medicine, surgery, medical jur- isprudence, toxicology and hygiene, obstet- Fics and gynecology. —_—<—e——___ Petition for Divorce. Clara E. Knoble, through Attorney War- ren C. Stone, this afternoon filed a petition for a divorce from Charles Knoble. The couple were married December 30, 1880, at Ozark, Ark., it is stated, and lived to- gether until July 17, 1890, when, the wife charges, she was deserted by her husband. In addition to a divorce, the petitioner asks permission to resume her maiden name, Tatiow. —————— Bought Examination Questions. Mrs. Julia K. West, school commissioner of Richmond county, New York, has filed a statement with Goveraor Black, in which she says an agent of hers, for the price of secured, two days in advitnce, the offi- cial list of questions propounded to candi- dates for teachers in the state public schools. ———-+e0_____ Court Had No Jurisdictio United States Judge Lurton decided the Injunction case of W. C. Morgaft vs. D. A. Nunn, revenue collector, at Nashville, Tenn., involving the question of Nunn’s power under the civil service law, holding the court had no jurisdiction, and that the chief executive alone has power to enforce service rules and law, THE FEBRUARY JURORS ett Those Who Will Setvein District Courts the Coming Month. Circuit and Criminal Branches of District Supreme Court—The Good Men and True. The following have been summoned to serve as jurors in the circuit and criminal branches of the District Supreme Court, the service to begin at 10 a.m., Tuesday, February 1, and continue throughout the month: Circuit Court No. 1—William Love, 620 Pennsylvania avenue southeast; William L. Rogers, 1214 Union street southwest; Fred- erick W. Daw, 1324 32d street; Anton Ost- mann, 70 Riggs Market; C. G. Thorn, 1213 F street; Chas. B. Walker, 226 F <trect southwest; Peter P. Little, 710 A street southeast; C. O. Flynn, 514 8th street southeast; George T. Smallwood, 1538 17th street; William Kendricks, 511 luth street southeast; Thomas F. Buckey, Woodley road; Richard America, 506 12th street southeast; Thomas Birney, 615 P street; Willis Wooster, 942 B street southwest; Michael Cady, 1224 24th street; Robert A. Anderson, 515 10th street southeast; Chas. M. Yost, 1742 14th street; Alfred G. Os- borne, Brightwood, D. C.; Samuel G. Gray, 1505 M street; Daniel Kearns, 3620 O street; Sylvester Brown, 1119 20th street; Lewis J. Smith, Monroe street, Anacostia; Wm. Sim- mons, Lincoln street, Anacostia; J. Frank Tuxbury, 418 12th street; F. A. Walters, 1004 4%4’'street southwest, and Jonn T. Lewis, 620 F street. Circuit Court No. 2—-Wm. H. Munroe, 931 Virginia avenue southwest; George W. Brown, 1016 7th street; Charles EB. Gross, Mt. Pleasant: Leonard J. Sands, 531 7th street southeast; Robert L. Flynn, 1337 B street southeast; John A. Gibson, 401 Sth street southwest; John H. Matthews, 426 New York avenue; W. E. Lewis, 717% 20th street; John R. Galloway, 529 10th street; John H. Sommer, Bennirg road, D. C., Harry B. Chase, llth street southeast; Marcus L. Byng, 1255 29th street Vv. H. Brinkicy, Monroe street, Anacosti Chas. P. Goodacre, 2018 F street; John Welch, 1248 Maryland avenue northeast; John Pierce, Bowen road, D. C.; Howard Cross- ley, 1301 E street; William S. Brown, 1712 Pennsylvania avenve; Dabney Chambers, 419 7th street northeast; Henry Cryer, 1830 M street; Joseph C. Jackson, 1147 20th street; Samuel H. Agnew, 1319 Q stre: Thos. Tyler, Harrison street, Anacostia Edward R. Miller, 1328 S4th street; Jere- miah Allen, Giesboro’, D. C., and J. Q. Williams, 1534 5th street. Criminal Court No. 1—Jacob S. Duvall, 1518 I street; Henry P. West, 225 8th street southwest; Thomas E. Scott, 6 Dudley place southwest; William Harding, Grant road; Henry McGoin, Bowen road, Dis- trict of Columbia; Thomas A. Newman, 3136 M street; Fred S. Smith, 1217 F street; John W. Points, 507 12th street; Eppea Dames, 233 Sth street southeast; George Tyer, 1226 20th street; Henry Wells, 1210 G street; Charles Davis, Little Falls road; George W. Ray, 3247 M street; S. D. Brown, 1602 L street; Charles L. Dubois, 16th and Park streets; Richard J. Beall, ir., 911 Rhode Island avenue; Wm. Paxton, Tenallytown, D. C.; Samuel S. Edmonston, 3012 Dumbarton avenue; James R. Dob- bins, 9 Gth_street northeast; James Ben- nett, 1513 17th street; James H. Wall, 1902 6th street; J. S. Gatchell, 8th and I streets; Eimer E. King, 3017 M street; James H. Clarke, 2014 14th street; Albert W. Mor- gan, 1111 29th street, and James T. Scott, Brookland, D. C. Criminal Court No. 2—Wiiliam Haney, 214 H street southwest; John McDonald, Riggs road, D. C.; J. W. Simpson, Congress Heights, D. C Richard E. Miles, 27 3d street northeast; Wm. P. Gray, 1113% 15th treet; Chas. D. Collins, 711 21st street; Samuel D. Phillips, 1331 3d street; C. R! Dodgé, Monroe street, Anacostia; George Shilling, 1319 F street; Robert J. Homes, 2703 ‘Dumbarton avenue; Edward Ockert, 500 4th street southeast; Wm. E. Earle, jr., 610 Lith street; Otto L. Wolfsteiner, 310 i2th street; T. P. Morgan, 1333 F street; Wm. M. Beall, 1214 30th street; Thomas Boyle, 40 Riggs market; Joseph W. Penn, Benning, D. C.; Caleb I. ‘Taylor, 528 20th street; John W. Taylor, 1152 16th street; James C. Reeves, 1819 Half street south- iS L street southeast; Pennsylvania avenue; John F. Paret, 1411 G street; Wylie Pal- mer, Eckington, D. C.; Frederick B. O'N 709 P street, and Robert L. Pendleton, 52 10th street. == IN JOHN ALLEN’S DISTRICT. The Well-Known Mississippi Repre- sent2tive Will Have Opposition. ‘I think that Representative Allen will not have a walkover for a renomination this fall,” said Dr. W. A. Johns of Corinth, Miss., at the St. James. “Already candi- dates for congressional honors are begin- ning to show themselves and the indica- tions are that there will be plenty when the convention meets to make a selection. Of course, in our distriet the nomination is equivalent to election, hence the big fight is in the primaries. “The two isen most frequently mentioned as candidates against Representative Allen are Former District Attorney W. B. Walker of Aberdeen and Judge E. S. Candler of Corinth. Cardier is a leading lawyer and has many friends throughout the district. He ran against Allen two years ago and was defeated by only about 300 votes In the primaries. While there is opposition to Allen, I still believe that he will be able to secure a renomination, but it means that he and his friends will have to get a hustle on themselve: Dr. Johns said that the cotton crop in rorthern Mississippi and southern Tennes- see was almost an absolute failure. “There {s a strip of territory,” said he, “of about forty or fifty miles deep and 200 miles wide where there is not enough cot- ton in the field to pay to harvest. Below that territory the cotton planters in many instances have more of the product than they can take care of.” —_—_—__-e-____ Enters Plea of Exemption. Hiram Walker's ash cart and horse were, taken by Constable Edwards yester- day, and Hiram did not repeat his ef- forts of Saturday to hold on to his prop- erty. Today Hiram was walking about in the snow and rain endeavoring to save the team by which he has made his living for some time. He entered a plea of exemp- tion before Justice Church, who issued the writ upon which the seizure was made. Walker alleges in his petition that he is a married man, and as such he claims that his horse and cart, his means of obtaining a liveliheed, could not be lawfully seized. The case will be settled as soon as the con- stable makes his return. —__—_—= 3 In the German reichstag yesterday Min- ister Von Buelaw declared that there never were any relations whatever between Capt. Dreyfus and representatives of the Ger- man government. The widow and daughter of the late Con- sul Ashby sailed from Colon yesterday for home. The body of Mr. Ashby, who was drowned in the harbor, has not been re- covered. CASTORIA FOR Infants and Children. SEE THAT THE FACSIMILE SIGNATURE OF Chas. H. Fletcher 18 ON THE WRAPPER C¥ EVERY BOTTLE OF PITCHER’S CASTORIA THE CENTAUR COMPANY. 77 Murray st., HM, ¥, KEPT AN OLD PROMISE. The Attorney Generalship Offered to an Old Law Schol Chum. Presid2nt McKinley’s regard for his word was never mcre fittingly illustrated than in the matter of selecting a successor to At- torney General McKenna. Although it has never been printed, it is a fact, navertheless, that the attorney gen- eralship would have gone to the President's state had it not been for the absolute re- fusal to accept of the man to whom it was offered. The beginning of this story dates back to tha time when Maj. McKinley was a stu- dent in a law schcol at Albany, N. ¥. In his class was George F. Arrell. They were not only schoolmates, but chums. Arrell was from Youngstown and Maj. McKinley from Poland, in the same county. They started for the law schooi together and left it at the sam> time. One night, in the room where they board- ed, the two young men were discussing the future. “1 am going to take an interest in poll- tics, and some day I will be Presidznt of the United States,” said the major, jok- ingly. “Well, I am not,” replied young Arrell. “I purpose placing, my nose to the grind- stone, and sticking right to the law.” “If you do,” volunteered th2 major, then a beardless youth, “when I get to be Presi- cent I will make you my Attorney Gen- eral.” And Maj. McKinley, as President of the United Statzs, did not forget this state- ment when Justice Field retired from the Supreme bench, and the thought of ap- pointing Judge McKenna to succeed him suggested a vacancy in his official family. Georg? F. Arrell was written to and of- fered the appointment as Attorney General. The proffer was accompanied by a loving request that he accept. Arrell wrote that he could not accept. Again th2 President asked him to reconsider his determination not to re-enter public life, but he was not to be changed. It was not until Arrell had several times most emphaticaHy declin2d that the President leoked elsewhere. Arrell had for several months been look- ing forward to a visit to his old friend in the White House, but he postponed it until the attorney generalship was disposed of for fear that the President would think that his declination to serve in his cabinet was insincere. As soon as Gov. Grigg's appointment as Judge McKenna’s succes- sor was made, Arrell left his home in Youngstown and came to Washington. The President was informed of his com- ing and the executive carriage was at the Baltimore and Ohio depot Sunday morning to meet him. He was driven to the White House, where there was a warm exchange of greetirgs between old friends. After luncheon, the President and Arrell attend- ed church together. The rest of the day was given over to the recounting of old times. The President assured him that he was sorry that the attorney generalship could not have been accepted by him, and Ar- rell again assured him that nothing could attempt him to re-enter public life. After a good night’s rest at the White House Arrell returned yesterday to his home in Youngstown. George F. Arrell has one of the brightest legal minds in Ohio. He was a judge for many years and retired from the bench voluntarily. ARMY AND NAVY. Movements of Warships—Notes of In- terest to the Service. The Navy Department is informed that the gunboat Wilmington arrived at Port of Spain Sunday; the Essex and Nash- ville at Port Royal, the Helena at Lisbon and the Monterey at San Diego. Captain F. A. Cook, commanding the ar- mored cruiser Brooklyn, was at the Navy Department yesterday. He says that the Brooklyn, which is now undergoing re- pairs at New York, will be ready to start Friday or Saturday on her cruise south to join the North Atlantic fleet at Tortugas. Lieutenant R. Welles has been detached from the Enterprise and ordered to the coast survey. Lieutenant E. Simpson has been detached from the branch hydrographic office at Baltfmore and ordered to the coast survey. Ensign C. F. Preston has been detached from the Michigan and ordered to the coast survey. Ensign J. R. Pringle has been ordered to the Enterprise. Ensign G. M. Stone has been detached from the Gedney and granted two months’ leave. Ensign C. C. Fewel has been detached from the Monterey and ordered to the Alba- tross. Ensign J. H. Sypher has been detached from the library, Navy Department, ard ordered to the coast survey. Ensign G. B. Bradshaw has been de- tached from the St. Mary’s and ordered to the coast survey. Ensign A. B. Hoff has been ordered to the coast survey. Lieutenant L. L. Flynne has been retired from January 24. Lieut. J. B, Blish has been ordered to the Michigan. Lieut. W. B. Whittlesay has been ordered to be inspector of ordnance at Hartford, Conn. Lieut. T. C. Fenton has been detached from the Washington navy yard and order- ed_to the coast survey. Ensign F. H. Schofield has been detached from inspector of ordnance at Hartford, Conn., and ordered to the coast survey. Paymaster S. H. Whitehouse has been or- dered to Washington for examination for retirement and then ordered home to await orders. Capt. James L. Lush of the corps of en- gineers is relieved from duty as a member of the general court-martial. ————oo THE BUTERWORTH MEMORIAL. Eminent, Friends of the Late Commis- sioner Will Speak. The memorial services in honor of the lute Benjamin Butterworth will take place next Sunday evening. The committee hav- ing the matter in charge has not yet decid- ed upon a hall, but has recetved word from the following gentlemen that they will be present and speak: Secretary Sherman, Senators Burrows, Foraker and Hanna, Representatives Grosvenor, Cannon, A. J. Cummings and Henderson, ex-Senator Blackburn, Assistant Secretary of the Inte- rior Ryan, Judge McComas and Jere Wil- son. The Patent Office Gazette, which was is- sued today, contains the following refer- ence to the late commissioner of patents between heavy mourning lines: “The acting commissioner announces with deep regret the fatal termination of the illness of the Honorable Benjamin But- terworth, commissioner of patents, at Thomasville, Ga., on Sunday, January 16, 1898, which has cast a pall of sadness over all connected with the patent office. We remember him as a kind, courteous, just and efficient officer—more as an affable, genial and generous friend and companion than as a chief—an official who command- e@ the love and respect of all who came in contact with him. “Major Butterworth’s successful admin- istration of the patent office from Novem- ber 1, 1883, to March 23, 1885, is well re- membered by those who had business with the patent office during that period, and the news of his selection by President Mc- Kinley to fill his old place of commissioner of patents was received with pleasure and satisfaction by all. His re-entrance into the office on April 13, 1897, was received with great satisfaction not only by the offi- cials and erfployes of the office, but by the attorneys practicing before it. During his brief second term as commissioner he made many wholesome changes in the method of practice and had planned to put the office on a better basis and hoped by honest en- deavors to broaden its scope and increase its usefulness. “To honor the memory of our departed chief and friend, the employes of the pat- ent office gathered together on the after- noon of the-i7th instant, when suitable resolutions were adopted and brief remarks were made expressing the grief felt at his death and the loss to the office. A commit- tee of employes of the office was appointed to decorate the chi in which the funeral services were held. “As a mark of respect to Mr. Butter- worth’s personal and official integrity and el his ao ee eee patent office was cl january 19, the day of his funeral. z “A. P. iY, ‘Acting Commissioner loner.” Mr. Evans, commissioner of pensions, has accepted an invitation from the Young Men's Republican Club of eee Pa., to speak at the banquet of the club on February 's birthday. 12, Lincoln’ —_—_+ e+ __-___ oh Sere hes lway just mers to incorporate under the lawa of THE MISSISSIPPI» FLOODS An Interesting Statement by. the Depart- ment of Agriculture, wo Damage Caused by ‘the Overfiow Last Year—Discussion ,of Its Causes. ~ 7 ——<——— 5 “Floods of the Misslésippi River” is one of the latest bulletins issued by the De- partment of Agriculture. is prepared under the direction of Willis L. Moore, chief of the weather bureau, by Park Mor- rill, forecast official in charge of river and flood service. The bulletin has been hand- somely prepared, and contains many inter- esting maps, charts and illustrations of the subject touched upon. The bulletin is divided into four sections. The first comprises the river and basin. Section 2 contains facts of normal precipi- tation and drainage. Section 3 tells of the river in flood, comprising chief floods for the past quarter of a century. Section 4 has data of the spring flood of last year. In the introduction the statement is made that an effort has been made to briefly cover the entire regimen of the river, both in its normal condition and in flood. The physical characteristics of the Mississippi basin and river have been reviewed, and the best data available as to area of water sheds, dimensions and slope of the main stream and its tributaries, are given large- ly in tabular form convenient for reference. The charts of normal precipitation, which accompany the paper, are thought to be the most accurate yet prepared for the region covered, which is practically all that portion of.the United States lying east of the great divide. The floods occurring during the past twenty-six years are made the chief sub- Ject of study. Six notable flood years are embraced in this period. Last Year's Floods. The last flood is referred to as follows: “In the spring-of 1897 a great flood oc- curred, although not of extreme duration. The river nearly reached the stage of 188% at Cairo, and from Memphis to its mouth rose to a height greater than ever before recorded. The flood exceeded that o} by 2.0 feet at Cairo, 2.8 at Memphis, 2 at Helena, 3.4 at Vicksburg, 2.8 at Natchez, 5.9 at Baton Rouge and 4.0 at Carrollton. ‘Of the floods of the last twenty-six years those of 1882, 1890 and 1897 are readily dis- tinguishable as the most serious and de- structive. These floods, together with that of 1883, in which the maximum height of water was reached at the head of the allu- vial plain; that of 1884, during which the Ohio was in greatest flood, and that of 1893, asa fyPe of summer flood, have been subjected to analysis. In determining the sources of a flood in the lower Mississippi we will study the gauge records at certain points, so selected as to indicate the con- tributions of all the chief tributaries whence a flood may come. The waters from the great Missouri basin and that of the upper Mississiopi must pass St. Louis, and hence the stage at that point will serve as an Index to flood waters out of those basins, The stages at Cincirnat! and Johnsonville will sufficiently gauge the waters of the Ohio basin; a flood from the Arkansas will be shown on the gauge at Little Rock, and one from the Red on the Shreveport gauge. On the lower Mississippi ‘itself the com: bined effect of the waters’ from the Ohio, upper Mississippi and Missouri is shown at Cairo; at Memphis the,same water appears, less that passing into the St. Francis bot. tom; at Vicksburg there has been added the drainage from the St. Francis, White, Arkansas and Yazoo; and at New Orleans the last tributary, the Red, and the efilu- ent bayous have been passed. For the sta- tions enumerated the’ hydrographs hace been constructed from the daily gauge readings for each of tlie stk floods. ‘These cover, in each jf00d;. a period of four s, embracing the and decline of the Moog.” Tver, Culmination n commenting on the flood 1 = sissippl last yzar, the bulletin sayse ‘In the flood of last spring the river rose in one long swell at all stations from St. Louis to the Gulf of Mexied. At St. Louis the rise began on February 2, and was slow, continuing, with minor oscillations, to May 2, when a stage 1.0% foot above danger line had been raached> At Cairo the rise commenced on February 4; it was checked by a slight fall from February 16 to 22, after which it continued to a max- imum of 11.6 feet above danger line on March 25. Th subsequent fall was slow to April 16, and afterward became rapid. The river was at flood height for a period of fifty-nine days. The course of the flood at Memphis was altogether similar to that at Cairo. The rise, commencing on Feb- ruary 7, was checked by a slight fall from the 19th to the 24th, and then continued to a maximum stage of 4.1 feet above danger line on March 19. The fall from the latter date to the end of April was only 3 feet, then becoming more rapid. The rise at Vicksburg began on February 12, and the river came to a stand during the latter days of the month. From March 1 the rise was steady until the crest was reached at a stage of 11.3 feet above danger line on April 16. The rise at New Orleans was continuous from February 15 to May 13, when a stage of 6.1 feet above danger line was reached. A sharp rise occurred in the Ohio at Cincinnati from February 3 to 11, followed by a fall to the 20th. A still more rapid rise then set in, lasting to the 26th, when the river was 16.4 feet above danger line. This flood from the upper Ohio was followed by a great rise in the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers during March. “From the precipitation and departure charts it 1s seen that the downpour of this flood fell much short of that in the notable flood of 1882. In January there was abun- dant precipitation in the lower Missouri and Arkansas basins and the central val- ley, which filled the bottom, and brought the Mississipp! to its normal ‘winter height. In February a rainfall, not of excessive amount, but falling within a short time, occurred in the Ohio basin, and inaugurat- ed the flood. In March still heavier rainfall in the Ohio basin, and especially on the Cumberland and "Tennessee watersheds, maintained the lower Ohio in flood. This was supplemented by a slow rise from the Mississippi above Cairo, caused by mod- erate rains in the lower sections of the Missouri and upper Mississippi basins. At the same time heavy rainfall occurred in the central valley and the lower Arkansas basin. The departure of downfall in the Ohio basin, from its’ normal value, is seen to be-less than half its amount in 1882, and yet the Ohio flood is.fully the equal to that Py 2 Causes of the Flood. The cause of the flood of 1897 is given as follows: The lower Mississippi in the early part of February was at a low stage. Upon it was poured during February a great flood from the Chio, At the same time the alluvial bottoms were filled by heavy rain- fails. The river was brought to full flood by the middle of Mareh. It was maintain- ed by a flood, chiefly, by: heavy rain falls over the central valley’andilower Arkansas basin, somewhat aided by: higher water tu the Mississippi river, itself above Cairo. The cause of Mississippi figods is given as follows: i “It is, of course, cotitelvable that a flood should occur in the lower Mississippi from heavy precipitation dver @ny of the great contributary basins. in thése floods of the past quarter century, 4e go not, however, fimd the western trib playing an im- portant part. The it source of floods is the Ohio basin, with "its p slopes from the crest of the Alleghanies, upon which fall the heaviest rains of spring, at a time when the normal risef the lower Missis- sippi brings the river it to .the danger line from Cairo to the In the greatest floods, we also find t! heavy rainfall over the great swamp region that extends al the Mississippi from meuth of the Ohio to the Gulf of » is an important factor. Third in importance, as a factor in producing floods, is the upper Mississippi, which, while never r @ volume sufficient to produce of itself a flood, yet, rising later than the Ohio, serves to pro- Jong the high water, and thus to increase Cre overflow.” mention is made-of the river and flood service of the weather bureau at which their reports essential duty of the weather in work is the issuance’ of SECRBOH OE im- Bial of cach river center it ansigned to cer- tain territory warning which he is held ‘ = THE OFFICIAL WEATHER MAP, eek " aun EXPLANATORY NOTE: Observations taken at § a.m., 75th meridian time. Solid lines are isobars, or lines of equal alr pressure, drawn for each tenth of an inch. Dotted lines are isotherms, or lines of equal temperature, drawn for each ten degrees. Shaded areat re 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 tly with the wind. RAIN TONIGHT. Clearing Tomorrow and Warmer in the Morning. Forecast till 8 p.m. Wednesday: For the District of Columbia, eastern Pennsylva- nia, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, rain tonight, clearing Wednesday; warmer Wééresday morning; northeaster- ly winds, becoming southeasterly. Weather conditions and general forecast: ‘The storm in western Texas Monday morn- ing has moved to the middle Mississippi valley, increasing in intensity, a pressure of 29.34 being reported from Keokuk and a west wind of forty-eight miles an hour at Sprinktield, Mo. This storm will move northeast and cause snow and violent east gales today and tonight in the lake regions. Accompanying this storm there has been snow or rain in the Mississippi, the Ohio, the middle and lower Missouri valleys and in the South Atlantic states. ‘The temperature has risen in the Mis- sissipp! valley, and has fallen in the Rocky mountain region and southwest states. Fair weather may be expected in the gulf states; rain, followed by fair in the Ohio valley, the middle and South Atlantic states, and snow, followed by rain, in the iower lake region and New England. The following heavy precipitation (in inches) was reported: ‘During the past twenty-four hours—Chat- tanooga, 1.22. Rivers—The following changes in the rivers (in feet and tenths) have occurred: Risen, Parkersburg, 0.2; Cincinnati, 0. Louisville, Cairo, 0.9; Memphis, 1.0; Vicksburg, 1.9. Above the danger line and rising, Cincin- nati, 5.7; Louisville, 5.6; Cairo, 2. Below ‘the danger Mne and rising, Mem- phis, 2.0. Tide Table. Today—Low tide, 4:25 a.m. and 4:54 p.m.; high tide, 10:24 a.m. and 10:46 p.m. Tomorrow—Low tide, 5:08 a.m. and 5:40 P.m.; high tide, 11:07 a.m. and 11:31 p.m. ‘The Sun and Moon. ‘Today—Sun rises, 7:13 a.m.; 5:13 p.m. Moon sets, 9:22 p.m. Tomorrow—Sun rises, 7:12 a.m. The City Lights. Gas lamps all lighted by 6:21 p.m.: ex- tinguishing begun at 6:20 a.m. The light- ing is begun one hour before the time named. Arc lamps lighted at 6:06 p.m.; extin- guished at 6:35 a.m. ia Condition of the Water. Temperature and condition of water at 8 a.m.: Great Falls, temperature, 37; con- dition, 1; receiving reservoir, temperature, condition at north connection, 1; con- fon at south connection, 2; distributing reservoir, temperature, 38; condition at in- fluent gate house,3; effluent gate house, 3. 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 ie yesterday afternoon: january -m., + -M., - < night, = 24-4 p.m., 43; 8 p.m., 38; mid. january 25—4 a.m., 28; Lm, H aj and Shere ny 28; 8 a.m., 30; 12 m., aximum, 43 at 4 p.m. Janu: 24; > The following are the readings of the barometer at the weather burcau for the past twenty-four hours, beginning at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon: January 24-4 p.m., 30.2: midnight, 30.28. January 25-4 a.m., 12 m., 30.14, and 2 p.m sun sets, 30. FINANCIAL. AL ESTATE. metantly on hand money ate in sue Joan op real est; ined. ding to Apply by B. H. WARNER & ©O., v16 MOWEV TO LOAN 5%, 5 1-29, 6%. Being the Washington fepresentatives of fout of the largest savings banks of Bel Ma tegetber with our tage, are pre- pared to entertain - § ium cost to the borrower. ae St @ mint Wescott, Wilcox & Hieston, ja20-1m Bt 7 Penn. ave. a. ait “Salary Parings” account here, by the way ion Savings Bank, 1222 I de19-15d Lewis Johnson & Co., Bankers (ESTABLISHED 1858), 1815 F STREET N. W., SUN BUILDING, N AND DOMESTIC EXCHANGE. AND STOCKS. TRANS} LETTER: OF CREDIT. jalé-im S. Perpetual Building Association. In Operation Sixteen Years, Assets= = = = $1,750,811.32 Liabilities - - 1,609,224.89 Surplus = = - = = 141,586.43 Doing more business than ever before. Money taken at all times. No back ducs. Pay- ing 5 per cent per annum. CHARLES C. DUNCANSON, President. JOHN COOK, Secretary, 506 11th st. now. ja13-1m C. T. Havenner, BOOMS 9 AND 11, ATLANTIC BUILDING, Stock and Grain Broker. Direct Wires to New York and Chicago. Stocks, Bonds, Grain, Provisions, Cotton, Bought and sold for CASH or on MARGIN. Carefal attention given to FRACTIONAL LOTS. Correspondent FL. LORING, 10 Wall st., York. Bod) New COMMENT AT THE CAPITOL. Views of Some of the Leaders in Congress. The announcement that the Maine had been ordered to Havana created considera- ble interest and excitement at the Capitol. Members of both the House and Senate} were in pursuit of infermation on the sub- ject, questicning each other and visiting: the press galleries for news. It was a sur- prise to members of the House, particu- larly, though maty said they had not be- lieved it possible that the President could delay much longer sending a vessel to Ha- vana. Representative Hitt, chairman of the House committee on foreign affairs, did not credid the statement when he first heard it, but on learning that it was cor- rect declined to discuss the subject, say- ing there was nothing he could say about it. Senator Davis, chairman of the Senate committee on foreign relations, Cisplayed ‘censiderable interest, having heard the re- Fort some time before he was seen by a Tepresentative of The Star. He said that he had been expecting this for some time, everything having tended in that direc- ticn. “I do not know,” he said, “the cause of ordering the vessel to Havana at this time, but there must be a good reason or it would not have been done. I would be; glad to say anything I knew about the matter, but I know nothing more than is stated publicly today. The committee on foreign relations have nothing to do with it. We have had no meeting on the sub- ject, and I do not expect to call a meeting. “I cannot say what may happen later, but I do not expect anything serious. We have had no message from the President on the subject.” Senator Lodge, a member of the commit- tee, declined to discuss the subject, on the ground that he knew nothing about it, but geve a general expression of satisfaction that steps had been taken to prote:t American interests. Representative Dolliver, member of the House committee on foreign affairs, said that he did rot know anything about the reason for the Maine being ordered, par- ticularly at this time, but that he would not be surprired if the Spanish government haa signified a desire that a United States man-of-war should be sent to Havana. THE COURTS. Equity Court No. 1—Justice Cox. Davis agt. Loeb; receiver to certain real estate discharged. Schultz Gas Fixture Company agt. Alexander; pro confesso against certain defendants ordered. Smoot agt. Stinchcomb; sale finally confirmed. Pierson agt. Colegrove; bill dismissed, with costs. Trunnel agt. Howes; auditor's re- port confirmed. Ordway agt. Hurst; cause revived in name of Godwin Ordway. Gill agt. Appenzeller: motion to vacate sale overruled, Washington Brewing Company agt. Boland; Harry Williams appointed re- ceiver and injunction granted. Circuit Court No. 1—Justice Cole. Robinson agt. District of Columbia; on trial.” Circuit Court No. 2—Justice McComas. Lewin agt. Washington and Georgetown Railroad Company; continued for term. Ccnnor agt. same; do. United States agt. Wolf et al.; do. Criminal Court No. 1—Chisf Justice Bing- cham. = United States agt. Sandy Lane; assault to rape; on trial. Criminal Court No. 2—Justice Bradley. Estate of Wilhelmina Molich; verdict sus- taining will. United States agt. Clarence Brown; lerceny from the person; order to estore property. Bernard J. McMahon agt. Daniel Loughran; on trial. Probate Court—Justice Cox. Estate of Mary Driscoll; will proved. Estate of Luther H. Pike; inven- tory filed. Estate of Benjamin Butter- worth; petition for probate of will filed with assent of next of kin. Estate of Honora Kenny; will filed. Estate of Peter Devine; petition for letters of administra- tion filed. Estate of Catherine Krieg; proof of publication. Estate of Alixe Moore; letters of administration grahted to Clarence Moore, bond $6,000. —_—_»>——_ ¢ CONDENSED LOCALS. aiarm was sent in siteracen abovt, 8g clo, 5 8 tre te of § mn, [O. si oe eee hted match careless: about $15. No’ damage was done to the house. z John W. Chambers, who lives on Marion street, got in the way of a coal wagon near 4th and Q streets yesterday. The wheel of the heavy vehicle passed over his that ‘the police had to hospital for treatment. Judge Scott today held Thomas Jefferson, $500 bail for the action of the BOARDING BUSINESS CH. CITY ITEMS. COMMISSIONERS OF DEEDS COUNTRY REAL ESTATE. NT (Miscellaneous). NT (Rooms) LADIES GOODS. LOCAL MENTIO: LOST AND FOUD MEDICAL. MONEY WANTED AND TO LO. 2 8 8 UNDERTAKERS. WANTED (Help) Ww 3 4 Rasen ee ae ene Oe Behe e earn e eee eee eee ORD TRR eee MR. HARRISON PRESENT. The Ex-President Has a Case in the Supreme Court. Ex-President Harrison occupied a seat within the har of the United States Su- preme Court yeste-day. He is in the city for the purpose of making an argument before the court in opposition to the Illinois in- heritance tax case. The case will not be reached on the court docket for several days. His presence in the court room at- tracted a larse attendance of visitors. —_—__-e—_ The soidier, Marcelino Mello, author of the attempt against the president's life and assassin of Gen. Bittencourt, has com- mitted suicide by hanging himself with bed clothing in his cell at Rio Janeiro. “MULTUM IN- PARVO.” partly | A’ Standard Reference Book. * An Encyclopaedia of Facts. m™ STAR Almanac Is Correct, Concise and Complete. It is a condensed volume of information upon all such topics that come up for dis- cussion in the office, the store, the home and on the farm. No one should be without this little Manual of Ready Reference _ That has been compiled by The Star at great expenditure of time, care and» money. 450 4 le through newsdealers. om A COPY. -_ -W. B. Hibbs & Co., BANKERS & BROKERS, Members New York Stock Exchange, 1427 F Street. Correspondents of LADENFUKG, THALMANN & ©O., Ge6-168 New York. The National Safe Deposit, Savings and Trust Company Of the District of Columba, CORNER 15TH ST. AND NEW YORK AVE, Chartered by special act of Congress, Jan. , 1867, and acts of Oct ris . 1890, and Feb:, 1883, Capital: One [lillion Doilars SAFE DEPOSIT DEPARTMENT. Rents sufes inside burglar-proof vaults at $5 per annum upward. Securities, Jewelry, silverware and valuables of all kinds in owner's package, trunk or case taken on deposit at moderate cost. (GS BANK DEPARTMENT. Deposits received from TEN CENTS up- ward, and interest allowed on $5 and above. Loans money on real estate and collateral security. Sells first-class real estate and other securities in sums of $500 and upward, TRUST DEPARTMENT. This company is a legal depository for court and trust funds, and acts as administrator, executor, recelver, assignee and executes trusts of all kinds. Wills prepared by @ competent attorney in daily attendance. OFFICERS THOMAS R. JONES. E. FRANCIS RI W. RILEY DEEBL ALBERT L. STUR' GEORGE HOWARD CHARLES E. NYMAN. WOODBURY BLAIR. SAV! President President -Second Vice President -Aasistant Secretary E. Francis Riggs, Thomas R. Jones, W. Riley Deeble, Woodbury Blair, Albert L. Sturtevant, George H. Plant, Zenas C. Robbins, George T. Dunlop, Wm. E. Edmonston, Wm. A. Gordon, ow CORSON & MACARTNEY, Members of the New York Stock Exchange, Andrew Wylie, Matthew G, Emery, Henry A. Willard, Thomas Hyde, John F. Rodgers, James M. Johnston, John G. Parke, Robert O. Holtzman, John Cammack, Hi. Bradley Davidson. 1419 F st., Glover building, Correspordents of Messrs. Moore & Schley, 80 Broudway Bankers avd Dealers in Government Bonds. Deposits. change. Loans. Railroad, stocks ad ‘bonds and, all serdrition on the exc! es of w York, Philadelpi! Beston and Baltimore bought aod wold. ue ere ReCiAly made of investmout securities. “Dis. c Is and all loc rowd, Gas, Insurance and ‘Telephone Stock dealt in.” OM American Bell Telephore Stock bought and sold. 1S SUMS BHOM $1,000 CPW. Is 000 U) ARD, AT LOWEST RATE ‘OF INTEREST, DISTRICT. N THE R. 0. HOLTZMAN, jai-tt COR. 10TTI AND F STs. N.W. Money at 5 Per Cent to Loan on Teal estate im District of Columba. No de- y, ap2i-tf HEISKELL & McLERAN. 1008 F st. — Pemeenis YELLOW FEVER REPORTED. One and Possibly Three Cases Near Edwards, Miss. Surgeon General Wyman has received @ dispatch dated the 20th instant from Dr, Stewart at Memphis, stating that the secre- tary of the Mississiypi s ate board of health reported one and ,ossibly three cases of yellow fever near E.wards, Miss. Surgeon Carter of the marine hospital ser- vice was ordered to Edwards to investi- gate and reported on Saturday that he was on his way. Mail reports to the surgeon general state that the suspected cases are cn a plantatio® about twelve miles from Edwards, where a man, his wife and sev- eral have had symptoms resemb- ling yellow fever. As no cases have oc- curred at Edwards since December 1, these reports from an isolated quarter are not There are no reports of fever in other section. mins