Evening Star Newspaper, February 5, 1898, Page 5

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1898-24 PAGES. ESESaSaBananmna]aea eee ee eee eee eee ee"*" FOR SALE—HOUSES. FOR SALE—HOUSES. son A CHANCE SELDOM OFFERED—A | FOR SALE—FOR AMOUNT OF FIRST gauer. Tow. house in « $20,000 neighborhood—New cost of sale, &c.—$2.: bay: bath, 2007 3d nw. bed ° iH. L. RUST, 608 Mbrary. : {14th st. o. fed-tt and ‘thing is first-class; the location is ume of t squares in the northwest, being ou 3 st. New Mampebire ave. The adjoining ‘sold for $3,000, but as the owner too for a debt, we are authorized to sell quo; terms to sult. 2 & FAIKFAX, S06 F st. nw. FOR SALE—EQUITY IN 2 HOUSES FOR unincumuered or houses will be sold WITHOUT CASH UN MUNTHLY PAYMENTS, One on 16TH ST., 5 3Q. FR. EXEC. DEPT., 10 roums; other on N ST. SEIN 14fH A.D ISTH pe J. B. WDMEX, REAL EST., 68 13TH ST. FOR SALE—COLUMBIA HEIGHTS—NEW BUFF brick bay-window house; three stories, containing ® rooms, tiled bath, reception hall and concrete cellar; open juraace; complete tau ample closets; crystal chandelier handsom« finished and decorated; price reduced to $7,250; terms reasonable. BeCK & WELLER, 002 F st. Dw. fe4-3t FOR SALE—BUSINESS PROPERTY ON H ST. B.e., occupied, $40 per month; price, $6,500: $1,500 cash, bal. om time. Address Box ‘Star office. fed-at* Poking “down on cores. schools and st: = ars ij REDUCED TO $5,700—-COULD NOT BE DUPLI CATED FOR $7,000. Nice, large lot, 18x11 beautiful and stylish fronts; 3 stories and cel- lars; stone to parlor windows; stone poreb; Ist floor-pretiy parlor, ball, latge, Isnt dining room, pantry and kitchen; 5 pleasant bed cham, bers; plenty of closets; ‘beautiful mantels chandeliers: open for inspection. You will never bave suc a chance to secure a home or invest- ment. it FoR S brick from lot is worth » CH. $6,500; lott $5,000. STONE & FAIRFAX, 806 F st. n.w. o A 10-RCOM Hes; one sq. few days at . 906 F must be s renting for $45 a month: and alone worth more t dest opportunity for an im tion combined that has ever It STONE & FAIRFAX, FOR _SALE- ATTENTION! vite ction of that very desir We Invite inspection of that very desirable he most delightful loc: |. churches, stores ALL FROY contains 12 parlor; corner property ¢n 8.3 (OOMS: large front lawn; house Rote very large bath, unusually large or all beantifally papered and decorated_ e VERY BEST HOT WATSR HEATIN and complete electric appliances: c &e.; lot 25. ee rants scral thcusand dollars under at 5 per cent. We will sell several yalue: small ash payment, b: STONE & FAIRFAX, 806 F ALE_THIS IS CHEAP—JUST THINK OF Apel, for ota . only $7.75 for a 10-room corner house, in- cluding furniture; lot 20x90; within 2 sqs. of “Dupont Circle;"" good reasons for sacrifice. STONE & FAIRFA . 806 F st. nw. om look at this—2 nearly new 6-room ing for $11 a month. Price, $1,150 ANOTHER--2 brick houses on a num! - z large lot: only renting for $22 a OUR LARG nw.. room brick dwelling en cone het water heat s: 2 stairway: below value ONLY $3. . ae Near printing offiee nnd cars: 3-story and cel- 9 reoms; bath; a.m.i.; large yard and good DLE FOR in rear. ‘THOMPSON + F street mw. VERY CHEAP $160 CASH per_mo Title perfect and abstract furntslied free—Nearly new 2-story. bey-window, mod. im wick resi bath, wardrobes, &e repair and ready to move Inte k the new ne. temple and market cht to rent for at least 500. 0. M. BRYANT. hand Fost. 1 (NCE FOR X HOM? all modern imp OWNER, room: in mest € in same house are { house « > price. der bldg. MOXLE fe’ 14th st se. ments. SY, 116 12th st ss PHONE 914. TRUST Co., band F sts. ew buff bricks. Nos. 2033. ist si. nw from 1 to 5 porcelain tt ~ and No. 609 Open for inspect tiled bath, ronghout. | Prices $4, and $5.000 for 00 Zist at. nw 1 monthly payments, if desired with monthly a EAVER'S state Oitices. fur: 0 each Ho “ms. JOHN L. Real ToOoms: st Adare TORY AND ¢ mod. imp.: bas location n.w.: bet. idth and 1 : rent. $40.50. CHAS. W. BLACK 04 14th st. nw. thd SALE_ONLY _ $2.100_6ROOM — BRICK EASY TERMS st. nw. near V R. W. WAL Hy papered and finished: a Largain, $8,500. R. W COLUMBIA HEI 9 rooms and bath: good prospective value as business BR. W. WALKER & fe5-3t SMT. PLEASANT, HOWARD AV bath. $9,000, FOR 9 rooms, price asked. $5,500: get car line iy extended. & SON, 1006 F st. FOR SALE ‘Three nice been for ellar; all mod. imps.; buy no’ benetlt enhanced R. W. WAL- feb- ley houses in the n.w.; will $2,600, B. H. WARN! 916 new: pay 10 per cen or single one at ccuple three. the & CO., st. fe53t FOR SALE A bexutiful house on _New Hampshire ave. north of Dupent Circle; Will exchange. F naw. rooms. Price, $15,000. B. H. WA 916 * TORY 6ROOM BRIC W. BAKER. 1301 F st ERTY dwelling; large lot. well $1,000" cash, ami: near cars ‘only $7,250; BH. War 916° LE— f the most desirable homes in st nw. $16,000 & er rt near 16th. Price brick’ and st bath and vestibu beaut! ully decorates 3 tiled enien : location. easy terms. L. FOR SALE-HOUSE th ry bay A An unusually well-built 3-story and cellar resi- dence: Iat Suor_large saloon parlor, large dining room and kitchen; on 2d tloor—i bed rooms, large bath; 2 stairways; plenty of closets; wice front- age; over 3,000 feet of ground; @ fine brick stable; room for 4 horses and 4 carriages. $12,500 Will buy it; worth $13,000; $9,000 can remain op ty. eer STONE & FAIRFAX, 806 F st. nw. FOR SALE— t oy con FOR SAL 200 In good part of north- story brick dwelling; 6 , WILCOX & HIESTON, 1 ave. beautiful 2-story and and bath: exposed electric bells and price only $2.500. ILCOX & HIESTON. “NORTHWEST BARGAIN.” A delightful brick dwelling, with 10 handsomely decorated and finisked; near N. 1. and only sbort distance north of Dupont le; trust of $6.000, which kas 2 years to mn. This property will be sacrificed at about $3,000 fess then cost. Offer wanted. ie WESCOTT, WILCOX & HIESTON, [eB-3t a 1907 Pa. ave. FOR SALE rooms; ave INSTALLMENT PLAN. F st. ne. bet. 6th and 7th sts. desirable story and cellar brick dwelling; 6 rooms and bath: deep lot to wide alley. No cash required. Monthly payments. Price, ESCOTT, WILCOX & HIESTON, 1907 Pa. ave. FoR THE CHEAPEST HOUSE SE; FINE location: two-story bey-window — pressed-brick house; conventent to car lines: 6 rooms, bath, re- ception hall and om easy terms SF, ar: a.m.t.; price only . stow, BECK & W! , 602 F ‘ALE—ONE-THIRD LESS THAN OOST— One of the most beautiful modern residences on Capitol Hill, on wide avenue, near Capitol and Library; bas frontage of 25 feet; 14 rooms; two elegant bath rooms; fine kitchen; servants’ closet; butler's pantry; steam heat; electric bells and lighting apparatus; ing tubes; 1 chendeliers; ees: pl nice lawn. Great chance for speculation or for lovely bome | Apply to OWNEH, 005 Pa. ave. n.w. fe3-3te FOR SALE-OR EXCHANGE-SOME DESIRABLE houses in the northwest. Aah, eet CHARLES EARLY, G15 14thst. n.w. FOR SALE—110 12TH ST. S.E.; HERE IS A BAR- gain; fine 6-room brick; ali modern improve- ments: 4 doors from Lincoln Purk; $3,000 will buy it. MOXLEY, owner, within. Ja31-tt FOK SALE—EXTRAORDINARY BAKGAINS AND investinents. ~ Prices lower than actual debt at foreclosure sale. Terms to suit; all well lo- cated, well rented and clear of debt. We want a fine residence for about $50,000; one for $8,000; one for $6,000, and one for 25,000, and will give im part pay therefor gilt- edge anincum! houses and ground, northwest, at cost prices. We have a list of desirable property, houses, lots choice suburban property up to $100,000. What have you to offer? JOHN F. WAGGAMAN, _Ja13 700 14th st. (upstairs). bOK SALe DESIRABLE DWELLI to RMS.; im firet-class condition; mear the “Navy Depert’ wment."* a Pri Dwelling on 20th st. near at.; comfortable home, with 10 rooms. For sale at the low Drice of $7,000; $2,000 cash, $5,000 can remain at 5 per cept. and 2ist at.; double house; Hillyer place nese » H. ROZIER DULANY, ae. ‘No. 1320 F st. dett-tt FOR SALE—G-ROOM ALL MODERN IMPS, BAY- window press brick: a fine home; 405 12th st. ne. Price, $2,500; terms to suit. OWNER, 110 12th st. ne. jald-tt FOR SALE—ELEGANT EW DWELLING, 1309 Rhode Island ave: few steps west of Iowa Circle, This house was not built to sell, but for vccu- Dancy of owner's family, three persons, for whose use it 1s too large. No expense make it perfect throughout. Certainly no k tion in Washington is more beautiful or dest Apply to J. W. NAIRN, Owner, 1338 Vt. Ja8-b6t* FOR SALF—TWO OF THE FINEST DWEI in Columbian College subdivision, cor. 151 Binne: 12 rooms each; maguificently Snteh- ed; will be sold cheap and on good terms. Apply to’ owner, CHAS. C. DUNCANSON, 9th and D sts. nw. de21-tt FOR SALE—A te5-1w FOR SALE—31,920 SQ. FT. OF GROUND Conn. ave.; sultable for an apartment 240-ft. front on the street. fe5-1w NEAR house; . A, WILSON, Firemen’s Ins. Co. bidg. FOR SALE—TWO CHEAP LOTS, ONLY $2.30 a ft.—worth $3—on north side of P st. and.18th; surrounded by magnificent convenient to cars. 1e5-3t Bee us at once. STONE & FAIRFAX, 806 F st. n.w. bet. 17th FOR SALE—AND EXCEANGE—CHOICE BUILD- ING LOTS IN SEB OUR LIST. fe5-3t ALL SECTIONS OF THE CITY. STONE & FAIRFAX, 806 F st. n.w. FOR SALE— A lot, 25x110, on New Hampshire ave. near Dupont ‘Circle, at the most tempting price. us about it. See B. H, WARNER & CO., 016 “F st. nw. fe5-3t FOR SALE—THAT FINE LOT, 80 FT. BY 100 ft. t» 17-ft. alley, on B st. s.e., facing new A bargain to Congressional Library quick buyer. Bw. HERSERT A. GILL, 1315 Fst. fe3-3t A bargain FOR bore FINE LOT, FRONTING 57 FEET on to qui st. Dw. near New ‘Jersey HERBFRT A, GILL, 1311 fo3-3t FOR SALE—OR EXCHANGE-SOME DESIRABLE lots in northwest; J029-7t cH unincumbercd. Aj LES EARLY, 615 1. ly thst. nw. POTOMAC RIVER BOATS. E. 8. RANDALL'S POTOMAC RIVER LINE. Steamer HARRY RANDALL will leave River View wharf Sundays, Tuesdays ai z Beat ding at Colonial and all Returning on Mondays and W and on Fridays about 3:30 UNITED STAT WASHINGTO: Steamer SAM'L J. P at 9:30 a.m. nd Thursdays at ich, Chapel Point wharves as far down as Lower Machodoc. esduys at 9 p.m., . MAIL ROUTE D. C., TO GLYMONT, MD., and intermediate landings. is ly except Sunday, Returning about 3 p.m. > Passenger accommodations first-class. it received until the hour of sailing. zreee E. 8. RAND. . 0. CARPINTER, M. REARDON, I. ALL, Proprietor and Manager. General Agent, Washington. Agent, Alexandria. ja21-20tt STEAMER WAKEFIELD, FOR POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS, Leaves Washington, D.C. (7th st. ferry ‘wharf), Mondays, 7 a.m., for intermediate landings to Colonial ' Beach, Creek, Abell Cobrun‘s, Colton’s. Bushwood, Rock Point, Nomini Leonardtown, Stone's, Howard's, Wednesday's, 7 a.m., for intermediate landings to Colonial Beaci ushwood, Rock Point, Colton’ Lecnardtown, Abell’s, Nowini Creek, Piney Poin St. George's’ Island, Smith Creek, Coan end Yeo. comico rivers. Saturdays, 7 a.m., for intermediate landi Colonial Beach, Bushwood, Rock Point, Colas, Nemini Creek (See schedule in effect September 13, 1997.) se7-tf C. W. RIDLEY, Genl. Manager. FOR SALE—DO YOU WANT A GooD cheap huuse om 18th street? Really a bargain aelé-tt JOHN SHERMAN 410 14th st. AND ters for TRE trem New BM. for BELGIUM direct, per #8. Kensingt from New directed FRIDAY—(b) At oP for EURO? 8.8. Lucania, from New York. via Queen: Letters for FRANCE, SWITZERLAND, '¢. SPAIN, PORTUGAL, TURKEY BRILISH INL of EUROPE must be directed “‘Per La Gascogue. (ec) At 11:10 FM. for NETHERL. sailing from New matter, dressed printed matter, ete.,’ for other parts of from New steame! FOR SALE—LOOK AT HOUSES COR. 9Ti1 AND G sts. ne.; perfect homes, of 7 rms., cellar, over 19 ft. wide; small cash payment. bal. to suit. Open every day. nol9-tf O8can W. WHITE, 1114 F at. FOR S\LE—6 NEW HOUSES ON 14TH ST. NEAR Md. ave. n.e.; 6 rocms, back porches and all modern improvements; heated by fnrnaces; fine cabinet mantels; a perfect gem of a home. des-t? Owner, MOXLEY, 110 12th st. se. THE WEEMS STEAMBOAT CO. POTOMAC RIVER ROUTE. ‘Waunter Schedule, in effect Dec. 28, 1897. STEAMER POTOMAC Leaves Washington every THURSDAY at 4 p.m. for Baltimore and River Landings. Baltimore freight solicited. All river freight must be pre; STEPHENSON & BRO., Agts. Telephone 745. Office, 910 Pa. ave. de29-Litt PIANOS AND OR GANS. FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE WASHINGTON, D.C., POST OFFICE NOTICE Should be read daily, as changes may occur at an, time FORE ‘ MAILS are forwarded to the ports of sailing daily. and the schedule of closings is ar- ronged on the presumpticn ef their uninterrupted overland transit. 12 the last connecting closes will be made at this office as follo For the week ending February TRANSATLANTIC MAIL MONDAY—« . tor UROPE, per 8.8 Havel, from New York, via Southampton and Lremen. em ietiers for IRELAND must be directed a TUESDAY—«c) At 11:10 P.M. for EUROPE, per Paris, from New York, via Southampton. "Let Pariv. Teutonic e) At 1 LAND must be directed * t 11:10 P.M. for EUROPE, per s. York, via Queenstown, York, via Antwerp. Letters must “Per Kensington, inust be directed er pa IS dircet, per Spaarndam, from New York, Rotterdam. tera must be directed ‘Per Spaarndam.” (ci for GENOA per s.s. Normannia, Letters must be directed ‘“P: 0 P.M. for SCOTLA! . from New York, be directed “Per ETC.—German TED MATTER, steamers n Tuesdays take printed GERMANY, and specially ad- ete., for pe. he American and White Star steamers sailing York on Wednesdays, the German en Thursdays and the Cunard, Freuch jerman steamers on Saturdays take printed a matter, ete., for all countries for which they are advertised to carry mail. MAILS FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA, WEST &e ‘for BELIZE, HON- © r from New M)At 122 P per steamer from P.M. for COSTA RICA. per steamer froin New Orleans. (c)At 11:10 M. for JAMAIC per steamer from Philadelphia. (c)At 11:10 P. for BERMUDA, per #.8. Trinidad, from New York. WEDN (MAt 3:50 A.M. for NASSAU, N. P., per ss. Miami, from Miami, Fla. (c)At Me for ¢ RAL AMERICA ‘except ea) and SOUTH PACIFIC PORTS, per from New York, via Colon. Letters ALA must be ‘directed “per Alli SANTIAGO DE. THURSDAY-(c)At 11:10 P ADOS and DEMERAR ew York. » CHIARA per s.s. City of Washingto ters for other parts of M “per City of Washingto i ARE Se FRIDAY—(b)At » P.M. for FORTUNE iS- LAND, JAMAICA, SAVANILLA and FREY- TOWN. ‘Adirondack, “from New York. OSTA RICA must be ted “per 0 P.M. for CAPE HAITI, and 8. NTA MAR’ pers. from York, (c)At li PM." for VENEZU _ CURACAO; SAVANILLA and CAKTHAGENA, per s.s. Venezuela, from New York. E SATURDAY —(Q At 3:50 A.M. for NASSAT . Miami, from Miami, Fla. (dat EWFOUNDLAND, per steamer from (isth)—(g)At 3:50 A.M. for NASSAU, u from Miami, Fla. eWFOUNDLAND, by rail to Hali- via steamer, close here daily, ex- 12:05 P.M., and on Sundays only JEREMIE pe Sunday at, at 11:35 A.M. (d@) tls for MIQUELON, by rail to Boston and cane via nieansets close here dally at 3:20 P.M. fap s ails for CUBA (except those for Santiago de mee ich will be forwarded via New York up to and including the 11:10 P.M. closing Wednes- da; close hi Oo) P.M. for forwarding via ‘steamer sailing Mondays and Thursdays from Pot Pls to Havana. (e) ee eae ), overland (except those for HIAP. TABASCO and YUCA- after the Tuesday overland closingt arded via New York up to and in- |. closing Thursday), close 10 AM. (d) ‘TRANSPACIFIC MAILS. ‘alls for CHINA, JAPAN and HAWAIL per 8.8. from San Francisco, close of Kio Janeire city te 6: here daily « 6th. (a) per 8.8. Columbia, ‘eb. and JAPA Mis for CHIN t from Tacoma, elese here daily ‘up to 6:40 P.M. Feb. 13th. (d) WAI, per s.s. Australia, from for Malle sctece, close here dalig up to 6:40 P.SL. Sun Francisco, - z QUSTRALIA (except these for West which are forwarded via Europe), NEW HAWAIL, FIJI and SAMOAN I8- LANDS, per ss. Mariposa, from Sen Francisco, chese here daily up to 6:40 P.M. Feb. 18th. (d) Mails for CHINA and JATAN (specially ad- per «8. Empress of China, from . close here daily up to 6:40 P.M. Feb. th. «dy Mails for the SOCTETY ISLANDS, per ship Gali- lee, from San Francisco, close here daily up to 6:40 P.M. Feb. 22nd. (ay Matis for AUSTRALIA (except West Australia), NEW 2! ND, HAWAL and FIJI ISLANDS, rer s.s.° Aorangi. from Vancouver, up to 6:40 P.M., after Fcb. i8th, and up to Feb. 28th. (4) at) Hesistered mails close at 10:00 A.M. same lay. (b) Registered mails close at 1:00 P.M. same day. (c) Registered mails close at 6:00 P.M. same day. qld) Mesistered mails close at 6:00 P.M. previous y- te) Registered mails close at 1:00 P.M. Wed. and Sat. ail? Hewistered matis close at 1:00 P.M. previous 7. gif) Registered maiis close at 1:00 P.M. previous é JAMES P. WILLETT, Postmaster. NEW PUBLICATIONS. Mrs. McKinley’s Home Life In the White House. Interests Every American Woman. Written Especially for HOME TALK. This Woman's Popular Home Journal gives a charming picture of the domestic life of the wife of our President. IMlustrated. Gives Mrs. Mc- Kinley’s portrait and glimpses of her bopdoir. Call today for FREE COPY. CHAS. BAUM, 125,8,10 TWO CHOIC PIANO BARGAINS. —Little money fer fine instruments in these cases, A splendid uprigh used—$165 cash. 3 ments. Square Grand Plano, nly: rosewood, carved legs—$125 on $10 payments. —Stool and scarf or cove! instrument. The Piano 200 a little 3 octaves—all improve- case, free with each Exchange, 913 PENNA. AVE. Piano Bargai ns Ready to be Picked. fany wonderful ready ripe tor shi Gabler condition, roxew $4 payments. t pd case, Droop inway MU: offers in Squai vd buyers—we'll quire Pano, in excellent only... Pianos ame one. $45 HERA IS BUT ONE PLACE THAT COMES FIRST IN YOUR MIND WHEN CONSIDEI ING THB PURCHASE OR RENTIN' ‘AL INSTRUMENT. & Sons, 925 Pa. Ave. Leadi SANDERS & STAYMAN, THE LEADING PIANO, ORGAN AND MU: TIONAL TERMS TO SUIT ALL. WARE ROOMS AT THE >} CAPITAL. PRIC A- ES AND 1327 F Street Northwest. PERCY 8. FOSTER, Manager. Baltimore Store, 13 N. Charles s St. “Everything in the Music Line.” Be sure to see the new “Pianophone."” greatest self-playing piano in existence. fe5-28d The 937 Penna. ave. | JOHN F. ELLIS & CO CHICK PIANOS ° Piano, instrument with a smooth, melt 4 ERING buy an Upright or Grai and desire 0 an al tone— imu an instrument that will look well, aud wear well, and give you satisf: and see “us. want. We will make the We believe we ction 2s long as you live, come supply your Price and Terms to Suit every reasonable pure fine instruments, well. pay you to examine. Remember, goods. ser. Several Square Pianos, nownh makes, that it will with us it is a pleasure to show JOHN F. ELLIS & CO., ted5 937 PENNA. AVE. N.W. Unusual Piano Bargains. Two Upright Pianos, guaranteed good as new. Will sell low on ea y payments, Piano, don't wiss this opportunity. Stieff Piano Warerooms 52i Eleventh St. N.W. near F. J. C. CONLIFF, Manager. fe5-28d If yo uu want a PIANO: S. THE UNRIVALED KNABE ETANOS, in new art designs ond rarest woods. XC for a New Upright. A FEW SLIG OF OTHER MAKES at popular prices. Special bargains in Medium Grade Pianos. $250 ATLY USED KNABE UPRIGHTS, grands and squares, at liberal reductions. GREAT BARGAINS IN SECOND-HAND PIANUS —$50 and upward. TERMS OF PAYMENT LIBERAL. Pianos for Kent, Tuning, Moving and Repairing. Wm. Knabe & Co. Ja31-240 1422 PENNA. AVE. N.W. Don’t be Hast should be given time a Plano is a serious matter and nd care. You can well afford to look at all of the Pianos of- fered before you decide—therefore be sure and see ours among them. the ONLY good ones, but we MAY please you best. We don’t sell D. G. Pfeiffer, 929 F St. CAMPBELL CARRINGTON, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Webster Law building, 505 D st. n. New York eve and Sth st. n.w. Washing: ton, D.C. Residence, No, 3 Mount Vernon Flats, se18 ACCOUNTANTS. 3 FigbATES Public accountant and auditor, A ‘Room OFFICIAL Ri A VALUED: Death of Joseph B:Smsith This Morn- ing in Florida. 2 CONSUMPTION AND HEART DISEASE Director of the Bureau of Ameri- can Republics. MAN OF WIDE LEaRNING MIAMI, Fla., Fetruary 5.—Hon. Joseph P. Smith, director of the bureau of Amer- ican republics, died here at 4:40 this morn- ing, after a prolonged illness, caused by overwork. He came to Miami early in the season in order to recuperate his failing health on the shore of Bay Biscayne. For a time his condition was so much improv- ed as to give his friends no cause for anx- lety, but later h2 suffered a severe relapse, and his friend, Dr. Mosgrove of Ohio, came down to attend bim, and until a few nours ago it was reasonably hcped that he would recover. The body will be taken to Urbana, Ohio, temorrow morning. Joseph P. Smith, director of ihe bureau of the American republics, died at the Hotel Royal Palm, Miami, Fla., early this morning, after a prolonged illness from consumption, complicated with heart dis- ease. Word to that effect was received by the President, the Secretary of State and other personal friends at an early hour this morning. Although Director Smith was known to be in very bad health, the news of his death came as a decided shock to his many friends in this city, inasmuch as recent reporis indicated an improvement in his condition to such an extent as to en- courage the belief that he might eventual- ly regain his health, The news of his death was telegraphed here by Mr. W. S. Maginnis, who had been in attendance upon him for some time. Director Smith's Hiness. Mr. Smith's illness dates from last Oc- tober, when he was stricken with an at- tack of pneumonia, which was attenaed by symptoms of heart trouble with the result that he was obliged to seek health in a warmer climate. Early in December he went to Florida, and, according to re- ports, steadily improved in health until about a week :go, when he sustained an- other attack of pneumonia. It was feared the second attack would prove immedi- ately fatal, but he again rallied, and his friends began to hope for his ultimate re- covery. His system, much enfeebled by his long illness and a weak heart, was not able, however, to stand the severe physi- cal strain, and he sank gradually but sure- ly until this morning, when death came to his relief. His Career. Mr. Smith was born in West Union, Ad- ams county, Ohio, August 7, 1856, and had an active and honorable career. At sixteen years of age he took emptoyment in a nail mill at Bellaire, Ohio, and soon after be- came identified in a humble capacity with a newspaper at Greencastle, Ind. He worked on the paper at night and attendea college in the daytime. He did not gradu- ate, however, as he left college to teach in country schools in both Ohio and Illinois. In 1876 he became special correspondent of the Cincinnati Commercial in the congres- sional district in which President McKin- ley was a candidate for Congress for the first time. The acquaintance then begun continued ever since, and time only served to strengthen it. In 1888 Mr. Smith became part proprietor of the Urbana Citizen and did most of its editorial work. Prior to this, however, he had veen clerk of the Ohio state house of representatives. he was in charge of the Urbana Citizen at the time the state gerrymander deprived Mr. McKinley of the chance of re-election to ss, and it is said that Mr. McKin- subsequent nomination and election as ernor of the state were due in great measure to the foresight and efforts of Di- rector Smith, who began to work to that end immediately after his defeat for Con- gress. Work in the 1896 Campaign. During a part of Mr. McKinley's guber- natorial administration Mr. Smith held the office of state librarian. He resigned this office in order to devote himself exclusive- ly to the McKinley campaign committee during the last presidential election. The President naturally had a high regard and friendship for Mr. Smith, and soon after his inauguration he appointed him director of the bureau of American republics, the affairs of which he administered with signal ability. Mr. Smith leaves a widow and seven chil- dren, having been married in Galveston, Tex., in 1884 to Miss Hutches. The President Deeply Affected. President McKinley was deeply affected at the news of the death of Mr. Smith. He immediately sent a t2legram of con- dolence to Mrs. Smith, who was with her husband. To friends who called during the day the President recalled his affection for the dead man. It is well known that no man was closer to President McKinley than Mr. Smith. The President regarded him as possessing political sagacity unequaled and a@ heart as warm and true as ever beat. The President some time ago warned Mr. Smith against his long hours of labor, and finally induced him to go to Florida. The Solicitor General’s Tribute. Solicitor General Richards of the Depart- ment of Justice was attorney general of Ghio when Joseph Smith was state libra- rian and President McKinley was govern- or. Mr. Richards and Mr. Smith were warm friends, and the first news of the death of Mr. Smith was received in a tele- gram to Mr. Richards early this morning. Mr. \Richards paid a touching tribute to Mr. Smith today, briefly telling of the life history of the man loved by so many for his sterling qualities. Mr. Richards said: “Joe Smith was born in the same dis- trict I was, the tenth Ohio. When I first met him, some seventeen years ago, we were both republicans and both interested in politics, he as the editor of a country paper and I as a young lawyer. From that day to this I had a growing love and ad- miration for him. He came of good, sturdy stock, was industrieus and ambitious, a hard worker and a hard fighter, a true friend and an open enemy. Not a college FOR EXCHANGE. FOR EXCHANGE—A SQUARE OF GROUND (100,000 sq. ft.) in ‘Brookland; water, sewer, is; built up all arot 7 yorth We. foot (20e. in the spring), for ynincimbered house of equal valne in fashionable northwest. Address BROOKLAND EXCHANGE, Star office. fe5-3t FOR EXCHANGE—A Y CHOICE PROPERTY west of 14th 5 ‘ajnihe 12 rooms, 2 stair- Ways; a very large ble; over 8,000 feet of ground; price, $1 = > FOR EXCHANGE Tw9"9-room brick houses “POW EXCHANGE sg ggell houses, #800, GEL 5 , each renting for $6.30. Ee FOR EXCHANGE—One of the best built houses on Columbia Heightsy bet; 13th and 14th; lot 18x150. 9.8% 99 FOR BXCHANG a3 equity in a 12- 3aBot water heat; will rcom house, Pst. pay $1,000 cash. fe STONE & FAIRFAX, 806 F st. FOR EXCHANGE-8-ROOM FRAME NEAR WAR Dept.; rent, $22.50: lot 20.6x128 to wide alley; no incumbrance; price, §7,000; will exchange for modern house n.w. wi $9,000 or $10,000; will assume incumbrance or cash for the differ- more GEO. W. |KINS, 800 19th st. D.w. FOR EXCHANGE—UNINCUMBERED SUBURBAN property, Connecticut ave. extended, for Capital tion’ stoek at 85, Address Box 128; Star BEAUTIFUL LOTS IN CHAKLES EARLY, Ja20-7t FOR EXCHANGE-SO! northwest; 615 14th st. now. 37, POR EXCHANGE-SOMB. MOST. ATTRACTIVE Wasbiugton Loan and ‘Trost building. Roures in northwest: ‘CHARLES EARLY, 615 Gol-4tt Bers Min st. mee ne jale-te LADIES GOODS. PON RETENTION, Hat GIVEN UP THE FUR BUaINESS, 7 tncone eld my patrons ve @ Mrs. HORGAN, my sister, and her husband, cap rely on Mr. EB HORGAN, of 906 K st. 5 Who Practical furriers.” Mise. CUNNINGHAM jaG-tf | Ja22-1m man, Joe became in time the best-posted man in Ohio on political history and politi- cal statistics. During McKinley's adminis- tration as governor of Ohio Joe was the state librarian. He was also the literary and political secretary of the governor. He largely furnished the data for the Speeches and addresses which Governor McKinley made from 1892 until he became President. “He accompanied the governor on his cam- paign tours, and when others were asleep, Joe was talking and planning with the local leaders in the places visited. He never seemed to get tired. He was indefatigable in his work before the St. Louis convention, and during all the presidential campaign was at Canton assisting in the preparation and publication of those wonderful speeches from the front porch. He came to Wash- ington with no time for rest, and entered upon the work of the bureau of American republics. He was ambitious to make a record as director. His days were taken up in the work of the bureau, his nights in meeting men from all over the country with whom he had been in touch during the campaigns just ended. Joe had an intense personal affection for the President. He would not admit that he could do too much work for him or his friend He was warned, but he went on, and at the end of a hot summer the break down came. There will be more than one man in Ohio and throughout the country whose eyes will be wet today when he hears of Joe’s death. He was a lovable man, strong, brave, faith- tul, who never turned his back on friend or enemy.” Mr. Smith's Aims. Frederic Emory. chief of bureau of for- eign commerce. Department of State, has been temporarily designated by the Sec- retary of State as acting director of the bureau of American republics, and took charge of the bureau this morning. In speaking of Mr. Smith's death, Mr. Emory said today: “Soon after the appoinment of Mr. Smith in March last I was brought into personal and official relations with him, and I ray say that I have never met a man who impressed himself more strongly upon me in so short a space of time. He had traits of character so lovable that I can readily understand why he should have such a host of warm and steadfast friends. He addressed himself imme- diately to the discharge of his duties as director of the bureau of the American republics with an energy which I am sat- isfied had much to do with breaking him down. He has not been a well man since the middle of August last, and most of the time has been in a feeble or dangerously critical condition. Nevertheless he has gone on with his work up to within a few hours of the fatal attack, about a week ago. Although he was able to di- rect the affairs of the bureau on the spot for but little more than four months, he succeeded in giving it a greater usefulness than it had ever had before, and as he described his plans to me he contemplated a line of action which would have greatly broadened its dignity and scope. He was, in Pash a vitalizing force, and his death undoubtedly removes a stron; from public’ affairs. Nera ————__-e SURVIVORS OF THE WAR. Further Statistics as to the Nation: ties Represented. To the Editor of The Evening Stai In his letter published in The Star of January Mr. H. T. Johns of the pension bureau, discussing the question as to the surviving soldiers of the late war, states that “the statistics show that eight-three out of every one hundred of our soldiers were American born.” I would like to know where Mr. Johns got those statistics. Certainly he did not get them from Col. Ainsworth of the War Department, nor from any other reliable source. In en official letter which is now before me Col. Ainsworth makes this state- ment: “It is not possible, from any data yet pre- pared, for this department or any other department of the government, or for any individual, official or otherwise, to make even an approximately correct statement of the number of soldiers belonging to any particular nationality.” I have taker some pains heretofore to make an approximate estimate of the nativ- ities of those soldiers who served in the Urion army. The data from which Dr. Baxter, chief of the medical branch of the provost marshal general's bureau, compiled his statistics vastly exceed in extent and accuracy any of a similar nature before collected and published; and the exclusion of all incomplete records from the statistics renders them free from the objection that, in many cases, statisticians resort to the calculus of fp. obabilities to eke out the meager foundation on which their conctu- sions are based—conclusions practically use- less, and which, in one notable instance es- pecially, that of Dr. B. A. Gould of the sanitary commission, have already led to many false statements in regard to the results of the anthropological investigations of the United States army. During the first two years of the war the army of the United States was re- eruited by volunteer enlistments, under the control of the several states, and it was not until March 3, 1868, when this method kad proved inadequate, that Congress passed an act creating a bureau to be known as the provost marshal general's bureau, which should have charge, among other matters, of the recruiting of the volunteer enlistments, if found practicable, or by draft, should it be necessary. The total number of examinations (exclusive of e1.rolled men who came up for exemption from the draft) was 910, A little over cne-half of this number (to wit, 501,478) only had been used by Dr. Baxter, owing to incompleteness in the remainder. The following tabular statement will show the number of the respective nation- alities represented in these 501,478 examina- tiens: United States (white) *Germany, Austria and Belgium. Ireland ... United States (colored). British North America. Ergiand Scotland Switzerland Wales . Holland West Indies Denmark . : Italy .. 239 Poland . 171 Spain . 148, Russia : 122 United States (Indian) 121 All other countries. - 1,940 Total *These three nationalities arately stated. These figures are the result of careful examinations by medical experts, and from them can be deduced a pretty close ap- proximation as to the percentage of the foreign element in the American army of 2,213,365 men. if there is any desire to ascertain the numerical proportion of the soldiers of foreign birth who served in the Union army during the late war, it could be easi- ly ascertained with sufficiently close ap- proximaticn by requiring the different pen- sion agents to ask each soldier-pensioner next pay day his place of birth and also the birthplaces of his father and mother and report the same, either to the War Department ov Department of the Interior, I suggest inquiry as to parents for the reason that a great many very distinguish- ed Americans insist upon designating American-born children of Irish parents as Irish instead of Americans, when they are either unfortunate enough or happy enough, as the case may be, to be handi- capped or adorned with distinctively Irish (Celtic) surnames. In this way, it will be found that Ireland should be credited with furnishing her proper quota for that roll of honer—the pension list—and that ‘“na- tive’ America should not be charged with more than her fair proportion of the al- leged frauds upon the list. January 28, 1898. J. D. O'CONNELL. es Charge of Incorrigibility. Lulu Groves and Midget Groves, aged eighteen and fourteen, respectively, and living at No. 1419 East Capitol street, were today arraigned tefore Judge Scott by Mr. Samuel Wilson, humane officer, on the charge of being incorrigible. Mr. Wilson stated that residents of the neighborhood in which the Groves’ live told him that the girls were the terror of the vicinity, and this was confirmed-by Mr. L. B. Abernethy. Judge. Scott determined, however, to give the accused are not sep- “Want” ads. in The Star THE BOARD OF TRADE Subjects Considered at Meeting Held Last Night. WATER METERS STRONGLY CONDEMNED Interesting Report From the Com- mittee on Public Schools. THE MEMBERS PRESENT ‘The large number of members of the board of trade, as well as the representa- tives of the general public, who attended the meeting of the board last evening at the hall of the builders’ exchange were greatly interested In what proved to be a very able discussion of two topics of local importance. One was the increase of the city’s water supply and its purification, with some strong comments adverse to the Proposed meter system. Resolutions were adopted favoring the completion of the Howard University reservoir, the purifica- uon of the water supply and expressive of the opposition of the board to the general introduction of water meters in residences. There was a report also of the committee on public schools, which dweit specially on one phase of the work of the schools—the manual training—and what was stated by the committee and followed up by an ex- tremely able presentation of the subject by Mr. W. H. Singleton, was supplemented by a display of articles in wood and iron made by the pupils of ihe school. and stereopticon views representing the school on O street in contrast with the fine buildings provided for such schools in other cities in this coun- try. Resolutions were adopted uring gen- erous appropriations for the public schools, and especially for the manual training de- partment. Mr. Theodore W. Noyes, president of the board, presided. The minutes of the last meeting were read by the secretary, Mr. George H. Harries, and were approved. An amendment to the by-laws was adopt- ed, extending the provision of the com- mittee on river and harbors to include the Anacostia flats. Report on Water Supply. The report of the committee on water supply was read by the chairman, Mr. Archibald Greenlees. It stated that the committee could only report progress, as the last report presented the condition of today. The principal work now, the report stated, was the completion of the Howard University reservoir, and the failure of Congress to take action was due more to a Jack of attention than to any other cause. It was further stated that a longer delay would be inexcusable. A commission had decided that the completion of the. reser- voir is what ought to be done, and the District Commissioners would urge it. The House District committee had been inter- viewed by the committee, and favorable expression had been elicited, according to the report. There seems to be an impre sion with the congressional committee that there was an undue waste of water in this city, but this was not correct, as the re- ported per capita consumption included thc amount used in the departments, the leak- age from the pipes and the waste in large institutions. The report then touched upon the ques- tion of water meters and the conclusion was reached that their introduction is not required at present, and certainly, it was stated, care should be taken to ascertain, first of all, if the proposed meters are truth tellers. It was deemed better to increase the water supply by the city, and as water available was practically unlimitable, there ought not to be an effort made to limit the supply. The Methods Described. After reading the report Mr. Greenlees proceeded to describe the method of water distribution through the high, medium and low sections of the city, and the use of the pumping station to force the water to’ the higher levels. He then explained from a diagram, which he said had been preparea by the artist of the board of trade, tne effect of increasing the height of the dam at the Great Falls, which he sald served to keep the water in the reservoir to the full height. In sending the water through the seven miles of pipes, he stated, as far as Capitol Hill, for example, there was a loss of pressure, but if the water came from the Howard University reservoir, as proposed, then the pressure would be more adequate for the service. Hence, he said, the importance of completing this proposed extension. He said if the distributing capacity of the city was improved the supply of water could nearly te doubled. He spoke of the abandoned tunnel, which, he said, in its entirety cost over two millions of dollars. The Howard University reservoir cost about $750,000, and then there was the cost of the Great Falls dam included in the tctal amount, and the construction of the great main down New Jersey avenue, and the amounts for those works being ex- cluded, the abandoned aqueduct represents a cost of eleven or twelve hundred thou sand dollars, half of which was paid by the District. He had heard it stated that the tunnel cost two or three million dol lars, which was an exaggeration. Alleged Per Capita Consumption, Mr. Greenlees also spoke on the subject of water meters and said the alleged per cepita consumpticn of 175 gallons was ob- tained by measuring the flow of water from the distributing reservoir, and divid- ing the amount of water by the number of inhabitants. Supposing those figures to be correct, he asked how much was to be charged to defective pipes, to the waste in the departments and in the various in- stitutions. He thought that it was unjust to blame the domestic consumer for the entire waste, and for this reason impose the meter system upon the public. In England, he said, where the subject had been carefully studied, the remedy for a_waste of er was not found in the adoption of meters, but in care in putting in the proper fixiures and providing for a proper inspection. Mr. Greenlees 2stinfated that at a cost of $80 for each meter the net expenditure would be over a million of dollars, all to be paid by the consumers, and not by the government. He added that for less than the same expenditure, half of which would be borne by the citizens, the Howard Uni- versity reservoir, according to the figures already given, could be compl2ted, and the needed increased water supply could be obtained, which would be sufficient for years. Mr. Greenlees ref»rred to the recent retusal of Congress to adopt the meter system, and said that the present musi be looked upon as a most inopportune time for bringing up such a m2asure. Water Purification. Dr. Joseph Taber Johnson, a member of the committee, then spoke of the purifica- tion of the water supply. He said the more h2 studied the subject the more impressed he had become with the great and pressing importance of this subject. He quoted fig- vres showing the number of deaths from typhoid fever, which were due, h2 said, mainly to impure water. He said this was a preventable disease, and he went on to quote figures showing the money loss that cam? from she prevalence of this disease. Whil2 those figures applied to the entire country, yet in the District alone there were two hundred deaths in one year from this cause alon>. The loss of the earnings of these pcople and the expenditure for sickness he estimated to be about $300,000. Dr. Johnson said that he calculated the due to polluted water would be about a half a million of dollars a year, which would pay one-half of the cost of the pro- filtration system, which, it was be- Meved, would .remedy the evils arising from polluted water. He referred to the claims that the city water was sither, red or “good enough,’ and, while, he this: might have been true several years ago, recently the causes of pollution have been increasing. by Surgeon berg to Congress, in which attention was called to the sources of pollution at and above Cum- berland, where various mills, breweries and other establishments discharge their refuse into the river. He quoted the results of the investigations of a number of scientists into the effect of a polluted water supply, and also gave comparative statistics of cities in this country and Europe, showing the fluctuations in the number of typhoid fever cases as the character of the water varied in purity. He spoke of the case of & woman in a western city, brought suit for damages against a city Sovernment because of the death of her husband, which she attribated to the im- pure quality of the public water supply, . Johnson said if it was impossible to Prevent the pollution of water, which seem- ed to be admitted, then the remedy was to purify impure water. It was not sufficient to rest on the possibility of the water being running through the open air. had been shown that was not accomplished after the water had run 140 miles. It was also known that a single case of fever could pollute a water supply of an entire city. Filtration the Remedy. It seemed to be the opinion of the best suthorities, and had been so reported to the board, that the purification of a water sup- ply could be brought about by a filtration plant. He added that it had been estimated that a plant of this character for this city would cost about $1,000,000. He thought that as disease from polluted water costs annually in this city, as he had stated, $500,000, an expenditure of the same amount to prevent it ought not to be regarded as extravagant. He was of the opinion that such an expenditure would pay. Mr. Greenlees then read some resolutions, which were unanimously adopted, setting forth that “the public water supply of the District of Columbia is, in localities, insufti- cient, from lack of distributing mains from the reservoir, and is frequently impure and undesireble for domestic uses, it is, th fere, resolved by the Washington of trade that we respectfully but force- fully urge ux on Congress the necessity for prompt and effective action looking to the completion of the abandoned aqueduct tunnel and Howard University reservoir. Also that Congress be requested to give immediate consideration to plans for the purification of the water supply, and that this board places itself on record as being unalterably opposed to the general introduction of water meters In residences, believing that everything reasonabie should be done to make the su, abundantly sufhcient for the needs of every house- holder and us inexpensive as possible “It is further ordered that the officers of this board and the appropriate commit- tees be empowered to present the ing matters tothe proper authorities. Mr. Henry Bleir satd that while this city did not have as yet the Howard University reservoir or a filtration system, yet it had been spared the meter system. and he therefore offered a resolution to the effect that the Washington board of t ten- ders its thanks to those members of the House of Representatives whose energy and votes resulted in the striking out of the District. appropriation bill of the claw which threatened to impose upon the house- holders of this community a measured wa- ter service at a cost reasonably estimated to be in excess of one million dollars. Also that the officers of this board and the appropriate committees be requested to call the attention of the Senate to the sen- sible action of the House on the subject of water meters. Dr. Farden thought that perhaps it would be better policy not to adopt such a resolu- tion, as it would seem to criticise thi who voted for this measure. H. Harries said he had heard eral sources that when anything e for the District there was no word of thanks elicited, and he thought the resolution as proposed was very appropri- ate at this time. . The resolution was then adopted unani- nously The Public Schools. A report from the committee on public schools was then made by the chairman, Dr. A. P. Fardon. He said that it was the purpose to present at this time oniy one phase of the work of the schools, namely, manual training. He spoke of the importance of accompanying the training of the mind with that of the hand and eye. He said that many of the brightest men in the cities had been reared in the country, and he believed it was due to the fact that they were called on by the varied experiences on the farm to use their hands while they were training their minds, Dr. W. A. Croffut spoke of what he had seen in the manual training schools, and said that good results were achiev in spite of the inadequate buildings. He be- lieved in the multiplication of these schools, and he thought that this was one of the needs of the city. He believel if these schools were doubled or trebled in number they would be filled with pupils. In the opinion of Mr. B. P. Davis, manual training resulted in a diminution of juve- nile crime. The statistics in France, he said, where this system had been in_opera- tion for a long time, showed this. He b lieved when an appropriation for this pur- pose was asked that if members of Con- gress were told that the money was needed for purposes of utility, and not for charity, there would not be much difficulty ting the amounts asked. Specimens of Work. Mr. W. H. Singleton then explained some sp2cimens of the work done by the children in the manual training schools, pictures of which were thrown upon a sereen. He prefaced this by stating that the object of these schools was not to fit boys for trades, as only wood working, iron working and modeling were repres2nted, while bricklay- ing end the other trades were not repre- serted, The perpcse was to educate t child so that it would b2 betier fitted for the duties of life, and to bring into us the faculties. He spoke of the develup- ment of the child as he or she passes throush the varicus grades. It was after the sixth grade that the pupil went into the manual training schools. He called ai- tention to specimens of iron and wood work exhibited on the platform, which, b said, considering that they wer: made by young boys, were remarkable examples of the training given. An interesting series of pictures was then shown on the screen of the work done in the manual training schools, and also of the buildings occupied by such schools in a number of the cities. Interesting comment on the pictures was made by Mr. Singleton, and he called spe- cial attention to the contrast between what he termed our Temple of Labor, the Man- ual Training School, on O street, with the fine buildings in several other cities. As the O street building is a small two-story structure, one portion of which, Mr. Sin- gieton explained, was formerly used school and another portion as a livery ble, the contrast with the large and hand- some- bufdings shown on the screen as provided in other cities was a striking ob- ject lesson. Both exterior and interior views were given. Mr. Singleton showed such a thorough acqvaintance with the subject and spoke with so much earnestness that he made a deep impression. The evidence of the ap- preciation of those present was manifested by a hearty round of applause which marked the conclusion of Mr. Singleton’s remerks. A resolution, offered by Mr. Fardon, was adopted, reciting that the board of tra all all submitted to Congress by the Commission- ers of the District of Columbia, recom- mended by this committee in its last an- nual report, and that the officers of this board and the committee on public schools are hereby empowered and authorized to present this matter to Congress and to urge appropriations more especially for the manual training schools. The presiding officer announced that the annual recepticn of the board would ve held at the Arlington the evening of the 24th instant. The board then adjourned. The Members Present. Among those present were Dr. A. P. Far- dcn, W. C. Clephane, W. H. Singleton,