Evening Star Newspaper, February 14, 1898, Page 13

THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1898-14 PAGES. = HOUSE kita: spicn- - me. PLENDID CORNER «SALE CHARMING Db. THOMIS SLY ONE LEP oe ba felz BANED, 1th Fou SALE $1,700 FOR A MODERN > mle 3 terms oe 14th st. WE ARE he greate 3 to ie per cem, as y located, $1,700 to a to exchange? We have a fne perties, up te $100,cu uuabered. JOHN F. WAGGAMAN, Too 14th St. (pst ARE CHANCE TO BUY A Hu acd bath bay-window nd all m.t.; on Cal- ELECTRIC esi the new row ou Uni- s, one syuare west of . detween Welling and Euclid places. T! cellar, ht very PLANT & TURPIN. fer FOR GROUND ON "se Dr eof principal str B.w.; permane: Ad- dress Box 12, Star office. FOk Sane DID INVE: Zstory amd bi < bick dwell- veo se. at at $15.50 1 man- » terms, ete, nd bath, property is offered 4 syudieate at a very low iizure. The tains IY rooms, tiled bath 1 water beat; easy , WILCOX & HIE Twi Fa. ave. SSTORY BRICK incola Par FRANCIS W. BAKER, 1501 F's! AND CEL THLY PAY. ON N. SIDE OF WILL RENT AT LDS, 1405 F ST. N.W. and i ste. y large and ba rovlus, pantry. ‘Thes= hous-s are | substan! nd fitted up with every modern imp baths and vestibules: opem sonitary handsome cabinet mantels: *: ebiua closets, & ears; very easy ter . Owner, 1125 1 st LWT SALE ON Easy - 5 1907, 1600 and Wit L st. mw: 9 bath and cellar; furnace heat. Will be tual cost to owner. Apply JOUN A. HAM ES ALE ONE-THIRD LESS N_ COS’ 4 the most beautiful moder residences on ol Hill, an wide near Capitol and y; has frontage 14 rooms; two beth — roous, hep; servants’ chet: bathers heat; electri bells ‘and burglar alan speaking tubes; erystal chandeliers: open py bumisome mantels; plenty closets; tuleonies fromt and side: Lown. Great chanee for speculstion or for lovely b Apply to OWNER, 605 Pa. ave. now. SALe—TO SETPL pb. r TE, THREE 4- on Ist. now. between 13th and 144 it. to Su-ft. alley; tment heuse. D. M. £ CHANCE FOR A He r; all modern im: OWNER, MUNLE te5-t£ SALE-FOR SMOUNT OF FIRST TE ed interest. cost of sale, &e— house, 6 roots bath, 2007 3d n. sult. H. L. RUST, 6u8"1éth st. ow. we 0 A BAR- Groom brick imiprove- ors from Lincoln Park; $3,600 will XLEY comfortable wilh 10 rooms. For sale at the low Price of $7,000; $2,000 casb, $5,000 cau remain at 5 per cent. Hillyer place and 2ist at.; double house; $22,500. H. ROZIER DULANY, dett-tt No. 132y F st. Shorthan MISS BALCH'S CIVIL, SERVICE Attention to backward pupils. ne25-tf Gunston Institute, | tr cis, RAILROADS. “WINTER RESORTS. MANDOLIN AND BANJO TAUGHT © nat 1216 'L st. nw. Cazeful training of ie. C2 WL. NEVINS. NS 4N MATHEMATICS, EN. in, German, Shorthand, Siusic, Elemen- advanced. "Experienced tutor; college i. fe10-ina" MONT AVE best Parisian es, beginners and ad- 5 and cvening; terms, $2 per lessons a Ww Private lessons if feid-Im IE WiLL TAKE SOME MOR 2 quarter. Address Box Si "Voice, Pian: Voice, Piano anjo, Guitar, mod. terms. (Specialty beginners): (2) class lessous,$5.) Open day & ev'g. Paris ““*" French, Freneh ethed of verbs, 2 E m 2-s-dim* SHORTHAND. , tre ex on ? aration ipa short time at mederate prices. Practical phi writing. High speed. By expertenced, practs BL NESS COURSE, per_ year. *L, 943 I st. n. fe5-11t* bAGE COURSES; ALL GRADES ractive; geod proiunelation. 20 or 40 lessons.” Boarding taken. Experienced teaeber. MLLE. V. PRUD'HOMME,307 D st.n.w. J. Theophil, grist ot cce. Zeacher’ of PIANO, ORGAN, HARMONY, ETC. STUDIO, 1527 F st. bw. ja28-3w* SPANISH—LESS tions—by a nat - popular class, 3 lessons a week, ror $4 a month. Call abeut 1 or 6 p.m. PROFESSOR, 522 6th Bt. pw. ‘fe3-Im* Private Tuition. Beys prepared for best coilezes. For efreu- Jars address Dr. S. W. Murpby,A.M., 927 M n.w. ja26-1m* ‘N'S KINDERGARTEN AND SCHOOL. session begins February 1, 1898, ‘rench and German taught. Children called for. 1618 Sunderland pl Ja21-1m Banjo, Mandclin and Guitar Correctly taught by Miss G. E. Buckingham, at st 1522 6th st. n.w., or at residence of pupil. ja18-Im* ivy Business College, S. W. CGR. 8TH AND K STS. N.W. None better; $25 a year; day or night session. de13-3m Best service in the city. Ty iti pewriting. Experts. Refs.. reporters Horse Reps. and Senate, The DRILLKRY, 504 11th st. as-tf WashingtonHeights School 1850 Wyoming ave., cor. 19th st. Boarding ai rincipal, PRA 1. Miss NSTITUTE AND Business College, 1311 1ith st. n.w.—Typewrit- Ing, bookkeep'ag ‘and stenogrephy taught by best teachers Pupils instructed by correspondence. selitt ‘ WASHINGTON PREPARATORY SCHOOL, 1233 12th st. n.w., Miss LAISE, Prin.—A private and correspondence school. Shorthand: Pitman sys- tem, ew and rapid methed; typewriting; civil service; English branches and special studies. 1212 and 1214 14th st. now. no23-4tt - MASON. FRENCH AND" ENGLISH SCHOOL FOR GIKLS. Snburb of Washington. French the language of the house. Mile. L. M_BOULIGNY. .....Principal. Miss C. PETTIGREW. . As: Principal. myI3-1y-10 Chevy Chase P. 0., Md. WIMODAU HSIS CLASSES, 1425 NEW YORK ave. —Jourgalism, dressmaking, bookkeeping, arithmetic, grammar, stenograpby, typewriting, elocution, dramatic art, physical culture, Freveb, German,” Spenish, whist, telegrapby,' history, Letin, ‘Terms $1 a month to members. Member: ship, $1 a year. Mrs. ANNA S. HAMILTON, Pres. 02.6, Ebw. MISS ADA LOUISE TOWNSEND, Elocution, Voice Culture, Grace, Expression. ocl-tf 1317 13th st. ow. ~ OCEAN TRAVEL. — FRENCH LINE. Compagnie Generale Transatlantique DIRECT LINE TO HAVRE—PARIS (FRANCE). Sailing every Saturday at 10 a.m. Frem Pier No. North river, foot Morton street. a Mareh 5 9 La Gascogue...Mareb 12 . 26° La Normandie. Mi Ag'ey for U. 3 Bowling G. W. MOSS, 921 Pennsylvania BELL & CU., 1406 G st. 80 Days’ Annual Summer Tour, 1898, to the land of the MIDNIGHT §| > CAPE. the FJORDS OF NORWAY, SWEDEX, DENMARK, NORTHERN GERMANY,’ SCOfLAND and ENGLAND. A select limited pa: leave N.Y. June 2, ec “Furst Bismarck.” For particulars address SORTHERN EUKUPE TOURIST CO., Springfield, Mass. yy. personally conducted, to Hamburg Am. Line Stean- fel1-3t* HOLY LAND, Round the | World: ur ie 9 to Rurope, ete, March 5, April 2, 16: May 14; June 11, 18, 22, 25, 2v; July 2. Holy Land departures March 6, May 7, July 2, Oct. hb Round the World departures Oct. 1 and Nov. 1. $a2v-17t © CLARK, 111 Broadway, N.Y. FOR SALE @ROOM ALL MODERN IMPS. BaY- windew press brick: a fine home; 405 12th st. be. Vrice, $2,500; terms to sult. OWNER, 116 st. ae. jalott SALE-EI 1309 LEGAN’ NiW DWELLING, 1309 Rhode island ave.; few xteps west of Iowa Circle. ‘This hese was net built to sell, but for eccu- ancy of owner's family, three persons, for whose tse it is too large. make ft perfect throughout. Apply to J. W. NAIRN, Owner, 1888 Vt. ave. 3a8-56e% <EST DWELLINGS College subdivision, cor. 16th and ; 12 reoms each; magnificently Sulsh- ed; will be sold cheap apd on fame. Apoly te owner, CHAS. C. DUNCANSON, 9th and sts. pw. de2l-tt ALE DO YOU WANT A GOOD AND ‘D Gs ©; perfect bomes. of 7 rms., cellar, ami; over 19 ft. wide; small cash payment, bal to suit. Open every’ day. 19-tf OSCAR W. WHITE, 1114 F at. FOR S\LE—6 NEW HOUSES ON 14TH ST. NEAR Md. ave. me.; 6 room modern Improvements; eabivet mantels; a perfec det. Owner, MOX: 1) North German Lloyd FAST EXPRESS SERVICE. SOUTHAMPTON. LONDON. BREMEN. Labn...Tu.,Feb. 22, 9 am) Lahn..‘Tu.,.Mar. 22, 9am Trave..Tu..Mar. 1. 9am Trave.Tu. Mar. 29/9 am Havel.Tu..Mar. 8, 9am|Havel..Tu.,Apr. 5. 9am Kaiser Wm. Der Grosse.... Tuesday, Mar. 15. 9am OELRICHS & CO., 2 BOWLING GREEN. Appiy to =. F. DROOP, 925 Pa. ave., ‘y-14 Agent for Washington. INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION COMPANY. - mn American Line. New York - Southampton (London - Paris) Twin-serew U. 3. Mail Steamships, Sailing every Wednesday at 10 ae St. Paul. Feb. 16 St. Louis. . 16 New York. Feb. 23 New York. . 23 Paris. 2) St. Pact. ‘Mar. 30 Paul. ‘Mar. 9! St. Louis -Apr. 6 Red Star Line. NEW YORK TO ANTWERP, Sailing every Wednesday at 12 noon. We nd... Feb. 16 | Friesland -Mar. 9 _ STORAGE. AEMY AND NAVY STORAGE HOOMS, 1407 G ST. Light, dey and clean apartments. fes- Lan ©. G. SLOAN & CO., Props. k, Te. PER LOAD; THE FINEST rooms in the city; elevator, with all the ces. Packing and bauling at the most e terms. Address B. BAUM, 912 Pa. fel-tr CAN BOKROW MONEY ON YOUR FURNT- pianos, mdse. ete. NOMTHWEST STOR- HOUSE, “Geods Insured," 216-18 Sth st. BICYCLES. Se Br houses we repre- seut ! amy offering all “7 high-grade. wheels at one-third vaiue P NEW YORK CYCLE co., ° 434 O04 st. XOUNTANTS. J. KF. BATE 3 Publie sccorntant end auditor, 3, Row . ane Loan and Trust building. ____UNDERTAKERS W. R. Speare, Undertaker & Embalmer, 940 F Street Northwest. Sest-class end on the mest call 340, jal-r Ex: ery thing ae ef an expert spec o No students. AN work ranteed. larger ad. iv this a5 Da U.S. Bental Ass'n, 72 => ‘sts. fe2.1t x OPERATIVE AND PROSTHETIC DENTISTRY ON weekly and monthly instalimeuts: crown je work a specialty. Dr. T. W. STUBBLE- Mertz bufiding, 11th and F sis. se28-tf PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. STATION CORNER OF SIXTH AND B STREETS, 7:0 A.M. weer di {TTSBURG EXPRESS.— ‘arlur and Dining ¢ S raeubert to Pittsburg. 100° AM. LYANIA. LIMITED.—Pali- man Siceping. Dining, Smoking and Observation Cars Harrisburg to Chicago, Cineinnail, Indiai apolis, St. Louls, Cleveland and Toledo. Buffet Parlor Car to Harrisburg. AM. FAS? LINE—Pullman Buffct Parlor ar ie Harrisburg. Buffet Parlor Car Harrisourg to Pittsburg. 340 P.M. CHICAGO AND ST. LOI Sleeping Car Washington tu Sleeping “and Di Leuls. Levis, und jag Cars Liarrisburg to St. shville (via Cincinnati), and Chicago. - WESTERN EXPRESS. teen ing Car to Pittsburg, Chicago and Harrisburg to Cleveland. Dining Car to Chicago, 7:20 PM.” SOUTHWESTERN “EXPRESS.—Pull. nan Sleeping Cars Wash! to Pittsburg avd Harristurg to St. Louis and Cineinnayy Dining 10:40 P.M PACIFIC EXVRESS.—Pullman Bleep- ing Car to Pitisbur 7:50 ALM ‘Canandaigna, Rochester and Niag except Sunday. nd Kenovo daily, except ort daily, 3:40 P.M port, Rochester, Erie, Buf- daily, except Saturday, ington’ to Buffalo, +f . Canandaigua, Rochester, Buf- falo and Niagara Falls daily. Pullman Sleeping Car Washington to Rochester Saturdays only. FOR PHILADELPHIA, NEW YORK AND THE 8. 4:00 PM. “CONGRESSIONAL LIMITE all Parlor Cars, with Dining Car move. Regular i 7:00 (Dining Car), 8 19200 (Dining Car) and 11:00 (Dining Wihnirgton) 4M, 12: 21%, PM” Vor Philadelphia on}; A.M. week days. Express, Gays, 2:01 nnd 5:4 P.M. dally. For” Bos vithou. change, 4:20 P.M, dail; Htimere, 6:25, 7: For Pope's Creek Line, 7:50 A.M. and 4:36 P.M. duily, except Sunday, For Annapolis, 7:90, 9:00 A.M, 20 and 5:40 PM. daly, éxcept Sunday. “Sundays, 9:00 A.M. » EM. Atlantic Coast Line— “Florida al,"" for Jack- sonville, St.- Augustire and Tampa, 6:20 P week days; Express for Floida and points on Atlantic Coast Line, 4:30 A.M., 3:46 P.M. dally; Richmend only, 10:57 A.M. week days; Atlanta ii via Richmond and Seaboard Air Line, M. daily. Accommcdation for Quantico, daily and 4:25 P.M. week days. EASHORE CONNECTIONS. tie City (via Delaware River Bridge, -rail toute), 3-15 P.M. dally; via Mark Street Wharf! 10:00 1 A 2 -M., week days, and 11:50 P. “ape May, 11:90 A.M. week Ticket offices, corner Fifteenth and G streets, and at the station, Sixth and B_ streets, where orders can be left’ for the checking of baggage to_ destination from hotels and residences. J. B. HUTCHINSON, J. R. Woon, General Manager. General Passenger Agent. Ja SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Schedule in effect January 17, 1808. All trains arrive and leave at Pennsylvania pas- Senger station. -M.—Daily.—Local for Danville, Charlotte . Connects at Manassus for Stras- Harrisonburg and Staunton, daily except ‘, ond at Lynchburg with the Norfolk and Western daily. 11:15 A.M.—Daily.—THE UNITED STATES FAST MAIL. Carries Pullman Buffet Sleepers, New York and Washington to Jacksonville, uniting at Salis- cry Pullman Sleeper for “Asheville and Hot Springs, C.; Knoxville and Chattanooga, Tenn. and at Charlette with Pullman Sleeper for A\ usta. Pullman Buffet Sleeper New York to Orleans, connecting at Atlanta for Birmi ged Memphis. Conn . Railway for Lexington daily. Solid train “Washington to, New Orleans without change. Sunset Personally Conducted Tou ist Excursion Through Sleeper ou tits train every Wednesday and Saturday to San Francisco without wirlottesville, Sunday’ NEW YORK Composed of Pullman's oom, Compartment, Observation Cars, for Jacksonville and St SHINGTON AND SOUTH. D LIMITED, composed of ibuled Sleepers, Dining ‘Cars and Day 0 man Sleepers New York to Tenn., Asheville, Knoxville and Chattano ews York to Tampa. via Charlotte, Colu eeper from Richmond to Augusta, via Columbia, with connection for Aiken, ard New York to Memphis, via Birmingham. New York to New Orleaas, via Atianta and Montgomery. Vestibuled Day Corch Washington to Atlanta. Southern Rail- way Dining Car Greensboro” to Montgomery. TRAINS ON WASHINGTON AND OHIO DIV! SION leave Washington 9:01 a.m. daily, daily exerpt Sunda. and 6:10 p.m. Sum for Round Hill: 4:: m. daily, except S: Leesburg, and 6:10 m. daily for Herndon. Te- turning, arrive at ‘ashington 8:26 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. daily from Round Hill, 7: di cept Suniay, ‘rom Herndon, 8: Sunday, from Leesburg. Through tratas from the south arrive at Wash- Jogton, 6:42 an. amd 2:20 p.m. nnd 9:85 p.m. dally, ‘and 9:45 a.m. dally except Mendes. Har: risonbarg, 0 avd 5 p.m. dally, except Sua- @ag, and’8:39 em. dally trom Charlottesville. ickets, Sleeping Car reservation and {nforma- tion furnished at offices, 705 15th st. n.w., 511 Pennsylvania avenue, and at Pennsylvania railroad pessenger station. F. S. GANNON, 3d Vice Prest. & Gen. Mgr. 3M. CuLe, jc Manager. W. A. TURK, Gen. Pass, Agent. LS. BROWN. Gen. Agt. Pass. Dept. BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD. Schedule in effect November 14, 1897. Leaye Wushington from station coruer of New Jersey ave. and © st. For Chicago and Northwest, Vestibuled Limited trains, 11:05, 11:25 a.m. ). For ‘Cincinnati, japolis, Ex- ress, 11:25, 2. Vestibuled Limited, 8:40 p.an. 56 p.m. purg and Cleveland, Express daily, 11:05 a.m. and 8:50 p.m. ay For Columbus, ‘Toledo and Detrott, 11:55 p.m For Winchester and way stattons, {8:00 a. 40 and 15:30 p.m. For New Orleans, Memphis, Birmingham, Cbat- tonooga, Knoxville, Bristol “and Roanoke, 9:00 p.m. dally; Sleeping Cars through. For Luray, 3:40 pm. daily. 5, 6:20, x7:05, x7:10, For Baltimere, week day 58:00. 9:30, x9:30, x10 @.m., x13:05 n.. x3:00, 3: 34:30, 4:35, 00, 8:15, 29:2), 215, x1:15, . 35:30, x6:20, 6:30, x and’ xi2:01 night. Sund: 8:30, x9;00 a.m., x12 220, 4:35, 16:05, x5:10, 6:30, 50 p.m., x12:01 night. 8:50 4:30 and 5:30 5:30 p.m. Sundays For Hagerstown, ¢ For Boyd and way polnts, ys, 3 a 4:20, 5:30, 7:05 p.m. Sundays, 9:00 a.m., 7:05" p.m. For Gaithersburg and way points, week das 8, 9 a.m., 12:50, 3:15, 4:83, 7:08, 11:80 . Sundays, 9:00 a'm., 1:15, 4:33, 7:05, 10:15 p.u- For Washington” Junction and way poluts, 8 a.m, 4:20. 5:30 pn. week days, 9 aim., 4:15 ma. 3 oval BLOB LINE FOR NEW YORK AND ‘PHILADELPHIA. All trains illuminated with Pintsch light. For Philadelpbia. New York, Boston and the East, week days, 7:05, 8, 10 a.m., 12:05, 1:15 (all Dining Cars). (5:05 Dining ean 12:01 night {Sleeving Car open at 10 o'clock). | Sundays, 7:08, So.0i ‘aight. sloeving car Spen ‘ten oretake Saal? E % Vr ° tional train’ tor Phitadelphia, 8 p.m. Fs FoeKataite’Cif) $07a'n 2-08 oon, 1 For Atlante City, 10 a.m., 12:05 noon, 1:15 and 8:00 p.m., week days. 9 a.m. Sundays. For Ysrept Bandage trains : x . Baggage palled for and checked from hotels and residences by Union Transfer Co. on orders left at ticket offices, 619 Pennsylvania ‘ave. b.w., New Fork ave- and 15th st., and at Depot. WM. M. GREENE, D. B. MARTIN, ee: Manager. Mgr. Pass. Traffic, no a CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY. THROUGH THE GRANDEST SCF: AMERICA ALL. TRAINS VESTIBULE, ALL. MEATS SERVED. If DINING Sa ES. STATION SIXTH AND B STREETS? (423 Schedule in effect January 5, 1898. 2:20 P.M. DAILY—Cinci s ; innati and St. Louls Spe- cial for Cineli , sleepers fo" Cincinnati, Lexington, Loulavtiie a on as without change. cars Ci batt to Cl Fase tmcin- ii:10 FM. DAILY—¥. F. V, Limited=Soltd train ‘Cineia ‘Pullman rate ed for slee| to inelunat Teception of passengers a Pei man compartment éar to Virginia’ Hot Spree Th ‘and "Sate witbout change, Tuesdays, D: Sanneetion for the 8; Gietionati to Chteago aod te. Lai 2:20 P.M. DAILY—For Gordonsville, Charlottes. ville, Stauton and for Richmond daily, except Sunday. Pointcaty exit line, vis Peunes Rot £2,038 Mescrvations snd. tickets at Chesapente ‘Ohio a a offices, 51% apd 1421 Pennsylvania Brenna: tae at the etation. A, W. Fo apl7-s84 General Passenger agent, MEDICAL., Dr. Leatherman. Expert specialist in the cure of all spectal dis- gases of men and women. Consultation free. Hours: 9 to 12, 2 to 5; Tues.. Thurs. and Sat. inet 7 to 8. G02 P'n.w. Closed on Sunday. le To can AEA SARA bocven SEATTLE. PORTLAND, TACOMA AND SAN FRANCISCO, LL POINTS ON LINE AND Al OF MINNEAPOLL ASHINGTON, ALEXANDRIA AND MT. VER. va STATION i344 STRERT AND Pa IN ELPROT NOVEMBER 14. 19977 “V® wreck days, 0830, 7:06, 20 300, 14 ATLANTIC CITY, ¥. 3. WINTER RESORTS. SEASHORE REAL ESTATE. HOTEL de VILLE Atlantic City, N. J. M. W. TRUITT, February 19. A representative of the honse will be located at the Grafton and ‘Raleigh, Weshingion, D.C., Wed- vc Sparen oc. vor Were Never So Cheap. —We're cutting prices to clear out an overstock of square pianos. They nesday, February 11 to 1, 4 to 6 and & to Y, with plans, rates, give any information destred concerning ihe hotel and Atiantic City. ‘The de Ville 1s modernly aud t: Elevator, Music Room, Sun Parlor, ete. Rates, $12 per week and upward. ~—feta-3t = fet-2mt Proprietor. Ocean City, Md. The Leading Health Resort. Officially pronounced by the State Board of Heath oF Marvland to b cality on the Atlantic ¢ Florida. E> CHOICE LOTS sold on small cash pay- LOANED TO BUILD. the healthiest to- st from Maine to ‘or pattiewiars apply JOHN F. WAGGAMAN, 7oo 14th St, Washington, D. C. PIANOS AND ORGANS. _ OPENS ely equip- Will reopen Satu fe14-26t OWNERS A THE CHALFONTE, ATLANTIC CITY, N. 3, February 19, Directly on the beach. LEEDS & BUZBY, HOTEL LURAY, Will reopen its deors Large moms, en suite, with water baths attached. Main piazza on level with ard joined to the boardwalk. Second-foor plazza ds over the boardwalk, wil ed sun parlor, direct All modern con’ Two passenger elevators; steam heat and open grates. Pure water. = Table second to none. Comfortable capaci “THE NEW ENTIRELY REBUILT, ‘ebrnary 19, 1898. sh’ and ‘salt cing the ocean. nienves aud luxuries, Bookiet and tern: “Where Steii Pianos take up room we want for new in- nothing (in comparison to their worth) buys Greatly improved and refurnished. ot ana} them. cold sea water baths In house. with private baths attach Write for illustrated booklet, struments. nd. Easiest kind of terms. 64j-octave Raven, Bacon & C: Square Piano. PROPRIETORS. o% mahogany case, for........ . Erard Grand Piano, walnut case, 7 octaves T-octave, Square Piano, overstrang T-octave Square Chickering cor 590 ihe deo |. F, Droop & Sons, Steimways and Gther Leading Pianes, for Hlus- 925 Pa. Ave. a ° ° ° A beautiful, homelike Lotel, with ail the modern Ch k P conveniences; 1.200 square Tet of steam heated ICKerIng Pianos sun parlors, with unobstructed view of ovean. The terms are reasouable, Wilte for spring rates and booties showing Hotel, uew steel pler, ete fei2-26t JOSIAH WHITE & SON. = THE EVA\ Ocean end Kents Heated throughout by hot~ fo12-104t J OLDEST THE ALBEMARLE, Virginia ave. near Bench, J.P. COPE. Couch meets trains, Orehestra. sonable rates. Booklet mailed.“ M & and repalied--moved. packed and ship- , 300. Appointments uests protected by wa: be best. Build: lock system. tor. Rea- |. W. TRUITT. teriam with’ superior hotel tab) A retreat fer the overtaxed und overwo ‘The tonie air of ocean for invailds valescents. Physicians, nurses, massag tricity, ete. Send for booklet. F. 1. Te9-26L6 THE SCARBOROU HALL, ATLANTIC CITY, fels John F. Ellis & Co., 937 Pennsylvania Avenue, HOUSE IN THE Established 1852. standard Instruments ef the Pianos at fute mn odating terms—or {for cash or short time. E VILLE, 100 YARDS FROM BEACH. It will 3 y stock—get or ter over bef O14 Pianos ta and frll value allowed. A talk the mat- Pianos tuned ped hy first-class workmen. John F. Ellis & Co., 937 Pennsylvania Ave. GH. front. M sland ave. § th sunita seta aan ie. | Or 55 @ mon Jet and terms. FRED WYM feT-O6t Largest hotel cn the coast, wlth every modern Fresh and Salt Water/in every Rath. — -26t-10 [ial ¢, McCLELLAN, ee a ors and al} modern hotel appointment 261,10 CHARLES THE ISLESWORTH. —|--—— DIRECTLY ON THE BEACH, appoiatarénr, |” Sees te Seaside House, ATLANTIC CIFY, Ni fei2-20a % Elegant Square Pianos—in per- fect condition—jast out of our re- ———— pair shops. $145, one at $ The chance of ~~~] The Piano Exchange, 913 Pa. Ave. Pennsylvania avenue, ocean front. retumminer Seated” Eis noe an | WO You Want ‘Open ail the year, Rooms en suite; baths attached. Sw + HOTEL TRAYMORE, Homelike and cheerful. consistent with first-clasa service. Ja29-156t_D. §. WHITE, 3r.,’ Owner and Prop'r. Atlantic City, X, Rat HADDON HALL. Write for booklet. $a17-261,25 ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. Directly on the ocean. All modern improvements. Complete in ev sea water baths in house. Excellent train serv- ice via Penna. R.R. and Phila. and Reading RR. from all point Jaz2-b2t JO: ON THB BEACH. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. OPEN ALL THD YEAR, GOLF LINKS. fel2-28d A Cheap Piano? IF SO, DON'T CALL ON T A High- Grade Piano IT WILL PAY YOU TO SEE US. A SLIGHTLY USED STIEFF AT A REDUCTION. Stieff Piano Warerooms 52i Eleventh St. N.W. near F. J. C. CONLIFF, Manager. In course of preparation. The purest of water from our own artesian well, | FOUND 02 840 feet deep, used for ali purposes tuvoughout the LEEDS & LIPPINCOTT. HOTEL DENNIS, Rooms en st id and single. Hot and c Artesian well on premises. ty, 450. Write for new illustrated booklet. : H. BORTON. Open all the year. Finest hotel on the coast. lor, 300 feet long, overlooking ocean and’ beach esplanade. e : levator to street lev: alt water in all bai baths attached. Private co: Unks. Electric Mghts; return call bell system, ete. Cuisine unsurpassed by auy hotel in ihe Ja21-26t,28 St 1327 F BALTIMORE EROOMS, 13 “EVERYTHING IN THE M Charles, fe11-28tf “THE WONDERFUL WEBER TONE TO BE LY IN THE W! P PIANOS Always Lead. Sanders & Stayman, Street N.W. CHARLES 8T. Atlantic City, N.J. Vacuum steam-heating system. to and from golf JAMES B. REILLY, Owner and Proprietor. ARLINGTON HOTEL, SEA END MICHIGAN AVR. (00 fe from Boarderalky ‘Open every day in the meats. Elevator; steam Write for booklet. Terms, $12.50 per week; $2.50 per day. H. W. PURCHASE. _ja20-6,tf fe9-20,tf and complete in ali its appoint- heat; open grate tires. Steam heat; sun parlor. 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CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION REPORT Investigating Alleged Violations of the Law. Ses Ss THE CLASSIFICATION LIMITS Saas ee The annual report’ of the civil service commission for the fisca cember 31, 1897, bas en © report opens with a history of the civil service and contains quotations from oificial documents, extracts from de- bates in Congress at the time of the pas- sege of the civil service law, showing the intention of Congress in its enactment; quotations from messages of Presidents and reports of neads of departments show- ing the results accomplished by the law, and a table giving in detail the extensions of the ciassified service since the enact- ment of the civil #ervice law. In parts the report says: “After an experience of nearly fifteen years, it can be stated that the hopes of the advocates of the civil service law have been largely realized. In practice, the law has proved to be a constantly exerted and effective force in the of economy. j The great actual saving in the pian de- vised by the civil service act for selecting persons for employment can be appreciated only by a comparison with the methods of selection that prevailed | sion was established, w often appointed to the sc Moved to make room for others whose chief recommendation was that at the time of appointment t happened to have ercater political influence, “As the commission stated in its last re- port, the classified positions having bee withdrawn from political control, there is now no object in increasing their number by legislation exceytt to meet the require- ments of the service. ‘This condition is re- sulting in a large direct saving to the pub- lic treasury. That the maintenance of the commission is directly in the interest of economy is clearly shown by the statistics Prepared last year in connection with tac government service in Washington, D. C. In these statistics, the growth of the classi- fied positions was compared with the grewth of the unclassified positions, and it appeared that since 188% (the year of the organization of the commission), the un- classified positions, which have been sub- ject to political control, have incres in number 37 per cent, and in cost 48 per cent, while the classified positions subject to ex: aminations have remained at a st dstill, practically the only increase in their num- ber having been made by the extensions of the ? to cover positions previously unclassified. Had the classified positions increased in the same proportion as the unclassified positions increased up to the time of their classification, an extra yearly expenditure for additio: salaries in Washington alone of more than $3,000,000, or twenty times the cost of the mainten- of the commission, would be required table recently prepared at the com- mission from the official register shows the growth in the cierical positions in Washington from 87:3 to 1883 and from 188% to 1890, From 187% to 188%, covering the ten years immediately preceding the enactment of the civil si law, the number of clerks in the xecutive departments and the L iiture increased from was an increase of while from 188% to 1896, or during teen years of the merit system, th. num- ber of classified clerks in the eight execu- ve departments decreased from 5,523 to a reduciion of 211, or over 3 per cent. These figures show the great say- ing in the salaries of clerks that is being effected by the application of the civil ser- vice rules to the departments in Washing- to ‘The large extension of the civil service rules in May, 1896, to include positions previously unclassified has already brought to light a number of unnecessary posi- tions. Quite a number of these have been abolished since their classification. As there was little or no need for the work done in these positions, and as they could under the extension of the civil service rules to cover them be filled only through certifications of the commission, the ap- pointing power decided not to fill the va- cancies, but to turn the money into the treasury. Had they not been classified po- litical influence would have demanded that they be filled, even though the prospective eccupants of the positions would have lit- tle work to perform. The commission be- lieves thai like results may be expected a: similar vacancies occur in other position: Examinations and Appointments. “The whole number examined for the five branches of the classified service during the year wa8 49,145, of which 28,593 pass- ed and 20,352 failed to pass. Compared with the previous year, this shows an in- crease of 1 in the whele number ex- amined, an increase in the whole number who passed of 8,100, and an increase in the whole number who failed to pass of The whole number appointed in the year covered by this report is as follows: Departmental service, excluding the rail- way mail and Indian services and the en- gineer and ordnance departments at large, 666; railway mail service, 650; Indian ser- vice, 103; engineer and ordnance depart- ments at large, 125; custom house service, 100; post office service, 2,236; government printing service, 151, and internal revenue service, 91; total, 4,136. “The commission has been steadily mak- ing its examinations more practical as tesis of fitness for the positions to be fill- ed. The orginal classification, as well as the earlier extensions of the classified ser- viee. included positions which were mainly clerical and for which suitable scholastic tests were provided without much diffi- culty, but the extensions during the last few years, especially the large extension of May 6, 1896, brought into the classified service a variety of special and technical as well as trades and other positions, which necessitated a departure from the scholastic plan of examinations. “The commission is pleased to state that during the year there has been almost without exception a cordial co-operation by department officials with the commission in its efforts to make the examinations for the newly-classified positions practical tests of relative capacity and fitness, as required by the civil service act. Alleged Violations. “During the year the commission has made a number of investigations where violations of the civil service law were charged In the matter of political assess- ments or discriminations, fraud in examina- tions, illegal appointments and removals, and various other complaints. In some of the cases the charges were ngt well found- ed; in others they were sustained; while in all of the cases the investigations seemed to have a beneficial effect on the service. A synopsis of the more importz't investi- gations will be found in the appendix. “During the year covered by this report numerous removals have been made of office deputy marshals, clerks in offices of United States attorneys and guards in the United States penitentiaries, all of which ed, were honorahly discha public printer stated tha redvcticns or remova ar political rea- Various owing are other =xperience has sh her method have he vet- n Soldier to py in eppoinime been so fully rece s under the civil service law. “The best inter: t the tenure shall be only dui havior. A fixed t rvice require a certain num ber of years, as ha: so that proportion would be service, is up to the the regula- is then in- to redu in gr or to dispense with their nlirely, as may be Geemed for the ts of the serv he intent of the advocates of the civil law with its scope fs ex d in the f f extract mn the report of the committee which submitted the bili which afterward became the civil service law: ‘But the subordinates in the executive departments, whose duty fs (he same under every administrat be selected with sole reference character and their capa publ This nearly vast num) officials w earry into effect the or the tive or heads of departments, n or elsewhere s that no classi- ons should | pied from ex- ss it is clearly demonstrated est Interests of the service quire that such positions should not be in- iuded or continued in the competitive list he commission recommer t the operation of the civil service law be ex- tended to include all positions to which the il service rules can be applied with ad- vantage to the serv The commission believes that the b teresis of the serv- ice require that the civil service rules be extended to include the municipal of the District of Columbia, t the, Congressional Library and the forge of the next census.” whether in Washin: in clerical Its Great Growth Shown in a Report by ». G. Tanell, Secretary Gage hes transmitted to Con- grces a report on lake commerce m: Mr. George G. Tunell of Chicag: the direction of the pureau of statis! It is stated to be the first serious at to describe statisiically this important branch of the domestic commerce of ihe United States. I cennot,” Secretary 00 strongly urge the expediency of making this commerce a subject of annual record ard investigation. ‘The statist way transportation have become a recog- rized bras the government's tical service; but the necessary comple- ment, the movement of merchandise on rivers and canals, has been m ed. Compared with the shipping employed in the foreign commerce of the United § the activity of lake ship- ping ts far greater. The bulk of transa>- ticns in the lake-carrying Interests is so large as to rank it among the grest con- veyers of the world. The concentration tr upon & small number of commodities, as as in a few companies, appe to make statistical records comparatively simple. On the important economic intlu- ences of this trade I need not dwell. are of vital importance in feeding tic industries, and in permitting extension of American co: ests in foreign markets. These influences are becoming stronger each’ year, and I believe. the time hes come when thes should be made subject to official record, in order thet they may be intelligently studied and directed so as to produce the highest benefits to the industrial and commerctal interests of the United States. Mr. Tunell reports that in the earlier years the commerce passing through the Detroit river was nearly equal to the total movement on the lakes. In recent years, however, business between Lake Superior and Lake Michigan pcrts has largely in- creased, with the result tha! the commeree through the Detroit river is not Low so good an index of the whole movement on the lakes as formerly. In IS7% the freight tennage as registered by the mover through the Detroit river was report be 9,000,000 tons. In 18M, it had increa 200,520 tons. The most satisfactory evidence of the growth of traffic upon the great lakes is the growth of the lake fleet. From IN68 to 1872 the lake fleet did not quite maintain its own, and then made rapid gains \ . when the total tonnage stood at From this point the tonnage steadil clined until 1879, when it siood at 55 The next ‘ears jumped to G4,815, and then in- ed slowly until 1886, being but 60¢ in that ar. About this time the new era in lake transportation began. ‘The total tennage now is 3,326,592, having almost doubled since 1886. oe ANNEXATION SENTIMENT GROWING. Many Spaniards in Cuban Favor Rule by United State A dispatch from Havana sa: The an- nexation sentiment is growing stronger among the Spanish residents, and if it were not for the strict censorship exercised this sentjment would be manifested through the newspapers. Several merchants and plant- ers—native Spaniards and members of the conservative party—upon being interviewed, declared that the situation in Cuba is ter- rible, and that if the war continues for an- other year the island would disappear from among the producing countries of the world. One of them said: “Only the firm hand of the United States can save us from the abyss into which th s most fertile island is sunk. Spain has been unable to subdue the insurgents, in spite of Weyier’s campaign to reconquer the I and. All Spaniards ask with pain what has become of the army of 200,000 men? Next summer 35,000 soldiers will go to the hos- pitals, and 25,000 will return to Spain as useless, and inside of six months we will have only 70,000 men in the island. “Autonomy has not brought, neither will it bring, peace to Cuba. We have spent $300,000,000, the resources of the treasury are exhausted and its credit lost, and the rebels continue to lay waste the island. Under these circumstances the best we can do is to let go the colony, which has cost us 80 much blood and money. Cuba can be sold to the United States, which nation could establish a protectorate if it did not care to annex the island. Cuba, under the American fiag, would produce 8,000,000 tons of sugar. Perhaps Spain, suddenly im- pelled by her exaggerated pride, would re- fuse to sell the island, but the United States can compel her to adopt this provi- dential step. Should the United States rec- ognize the rebels, Spain would not fight, as America’s action would not form a casus belli, as formerly expressed by Senor Can vas del Castillo. Besides, we have neither the men nor the money to sacrifice In a war which would be an immense disaster to Spain. “I insist that an American protectorate ought to be established over Cuba.”’