Evening Star Newspaper, June 27, 1898, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, JUNE 27, 1898-12 PAGES. a ae SPECIAL NOTICES. AT THE WHITE HOUSE FINANCIAL. SLEEP COOL AND BE HEALTHY One of the greatest sanitary achievements of the age Is the Abbett process of applying DRY, COLD AIR. STERILIZED, to the comfort and healthfulness of homes and’ manifold other p and uses to which it may be 1 els, schools, rowd ¢ restaurants, mewt ma 1 sailing hospitals, rs public mines, Coys in winter; I ered by U. S. patent State rights and territeria rights. For further information see or sdd. ventor, the in- Dr. H 209 New Jersey a Business commun W. ABBOTT, hw., Washington, D. C. tions” ONLY. je27 at KNIFE AND ACCORDEON FLAITIN FINE 1 buttonholes rade to order; piuk- e while you wait. At OV- now. Sewing ma- All kinds req 7 it “I never Diseppeint.” Pushing Your Business? Want to call atte to It in an effective result < ms er. Let us print ¥ some letters by our typewriter process. imitation is so perfect that any one will think the letter personal. BYRON S. 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WANTED (Situations) y y ry Fy F 3 eee tae Oar eaadeh ee arataneeeeeeraghaaneeiiaes Shoulder Dislocated Charles Shelton, a carpenter, aged thirty- two years, fell this morning from a scaf- fold while at work on the outside of the third story of a house on the corner cf Kalorama avenue and 20th street nor:h- @est, dislocating bis left shoulder. He Was removed to the Emergency Hospital. ——.—— To Enforce a Contra S. Herbert Giety has filed a suit in Equity against Thes. C. Pole, Robert D. Ruffin and Susan A. Ruffin. It arises from an agreement between the plaintiff and R. D. Ruffin to exchange property No. 20:0 P street northwest for lot 51, in block 15, Le Droit Park, end asks for a decree re- = specific pe-formance and other re- Administration Jeaders Do Not Believe Spain Will Soon Ask for Peace. Nothing but More Serious Reverses or a Revolution at Home Will Bring It About. Many leaders of the administration do rot believe that Spain will ask for peace soon. The idea they have received from va- rious soucces is that only s2rious reverses or a revolution will bring about a demand for peace on the part of Spain. It is thought by many that only a revolution will cause an early request for peace. This revolution is seen to be getting near2r each day. The administration believes that whatever pow- er comes to the top in the revolution will quickly ask for peace, so that Spain may not be a complete bankrupt when that pow- er begins its government. A Bad State of Affairs. The government ts receiving private in- formation from many points in Spain show- ing a terrible state of affairs. Every indi- cation points to a revolution at the next serious reverse of Spanish arms. That ought not to be over a week or so away, and the upheavel will certainly follow. It may take the Spaniards several weeks to begin to get an inkling ‘of the truth, but when they do nothing will be able to stop them. It will naturally be tmpossible for the Spanicrds to maintain a war with the United States and at the same time have much fun cutting each other's throats. Whatever power has to cope with the sit- uation will prefer to stop the war with the United States, and then try to make peace at home. Gossip on Adjournment. Statesmen visiting the White House are much divided in their opinfons as to when Congress will adjourn. On Saturday some of them, Senator Davis among the number, were hopeful that there would be an ad- journment by Saturday next. The opinion of the majority today is that there will be no journment before some time next week. “I rather think we will adjourn ear- ly next week,” said Senator Carter. The senator thinks the hot weather will do more to bring about an early adjournment than anything else. The Industrin! Commission. The passage of the bill creating an indus- trial commission opens several good places to republicans, and there is already a con- test for them at the White House. The President has been visited by friends of numerous candidates. Thomas W. Phillips, the author of the idea of a commission was presented to the President toda a suit- able person to put on the commission. Representative Grosvenor recommends the appointment. The entire delegation of Kansas, includ- ing Senator Baker, recommended Col. R. A. Friedericks, and he is slated for a place. —————— AID ASSOCIATION. VOLUNTEE! Meeting Be Held Tonight at Na- tional Guard Armory. There will be a meeting of the District of Columbia Volurteers’ tonight in the drill hall of Natio Armory, 9th street and Pennsy! when important business matte! scussed and disposed of. A full att lance of members of the association is quested, while all perscns interested in the work of the organization are invited to be resent and to become members. Prom rent speakers will make short addresse on the line of work that should be fol- lowed, and an interesting evening is an- ticipated. It has been decided to hold open the boxes that will be forwarded to the regi- ment until Tuesday night. Any one wish- ing to forward articles or edibles to their friends or relatives in the regiment may send in their contributions to Room 10, at the armory, from 3 to 7 o'clock this after- noon, znd between the same hours tomor- row. The goods will be sent to Tampa in large and will there be distributed to the parties to whom the separate park- ages are addressed. Edibles must be can- red or so packed that they will not be affected by the long journ No whisky cr alcoholic beverages will be accepted for the soldiers, Se Cruelty of Hack Drivers. To the Editor of The Evening Star: As all good citizens of Falls Church read ‘The Evening Star, will you not, through its columrs, call their attention to the crucl manner in which hack drivers and teamsters are treating their horses in driving to and from Camp Alger? ‘There is a law operative in the corpora- tion whereby anyone witnessing cruelty to animals may cause the arrest of the of- fender, and if the humane citizens living aleng the principal theroughfare to the camp would take this law in their hands and to it that teams are not overload- ed—the horses often lashed when unable to draw their load uphill—those persons who have no mercy on the poor beasts they drive would soon be brought to jus- tice We know w of we speak, and have been told by a veterinary surgeon that the cruelty to horses referred to is unprecedented in Is Church; that in some cases, upon the arrival of a car full of pass-ngers for the camp, the owners, or Grivers. of teams will take their horses from their feed, after getting only a mouthful, ind make several trips to the camp. The writer noticed two badly-used horses and was told that they belonged to a stable keeper in Georgetown; in such cases could not the Washington socicty for prevention of cruelty to animals join with the Falls Church authorities and put a stop to this wickedness in the sight of God and man? Is it not a shame that man, endowed with reason, should use {t so basely over dumb brutes in his charge? “HUMANITY,” Falls Church, Va. June June , 1898. 7, 1898. a If you want anything. try an ad. in The Star. If anybody has what you wish, you will get an answer. rr Injured by Explosion. While a fifte2n-year-old colored boy named Edelin, 'iving in Hillsdale, was light- ing a cannon cracker yesterday afternoon it exploded in his hand, causing the loss of ene finger and seriously injuring the re- maining ones. He was trated at Dr. Har- rison’s office, in Anacostia, and was after- ward sent to the Washington Agium in the fifth precinct patrol wagon. The Public ARE CAUTIONED against spurious waters served out of refilled APOLLINARIS bottles or out of bottles with labels and cork brands resembling those used for APOLLINARIS. The IMPRISONMENT of a Philadelphia offender, who was heavily fined, and the INDICT- MENT of one in Chicago, is assurance that all complaints made to us of such illegal practices will receive vigorous attention. United Agency Co., 503 5th Av. Sole Agents of The APOLLINARIS CO,, Ld., London. N.Y. THE BATTLE SHIP OREGON. TO CROSS THE SEA ——— (Contmued from First Page.) to the neutrality laws of the various Mediterranean ports. The commodore should reach Admiral Sampson at Santiago by Thursday morn- ing, or perhaps eariier, for the Newark, having been extensively repaired, is now a swift warship. Sampson will be able to spare from his fleet as many ships as will make a very respectable squadron for Watson in number and quality. The opera- tions before Sampson are of a character that will admit of the employment to the best advantage of the big monitors for bombarding purposes and small cruisers and gunboats as biockading vessels. There- fore he can spare some of the most effec- tive ships of the fleet. The Newark will be Commodore Watson's flagship. In ad- dition he will probably be given the Iowa and Oregon, battle ships, and the cruisers Yosemite, Yankee and Dixie. The start will be made from off Santiago just as soon as the squadron can be gotten ready, and this, fortunately, owing to the com- pleteness of the naval mobilization, will be in a very short time. The Havana Blockade. ‘here is no intention of weakening the Havana blockade by the withdrawal cf Commodore Watson with his flagship. To prevent this Secretary Long has ordered Commodere Howell to proceed immediately to the American fieet off Ha to take command of the post vacated by Commo- dore Watson. Commodore Howell is at present on the Sean Francisco, in command of the coast patrol fle and he will take the entire fleet with him; that is, all of the larger vessels, to reinforce the block- ade of the Cuban coast. He is already on his w south from the New England coast, and should reach Cuban waters by the end cf the week. The Vessels to Go Abroad The naval war board was in session all the morning. The members had before them confidential telegrams from Admiral Sampson, with whom they had been in close communication by telegram and cable for the last two days. As a result of this morning's conference the department was able to announce the composition of the eastern squadron, which it was at first supposed could not be declared today. Of the whole squadron the best ail around ship is undoubtedly the battle ship lowa. She knots. guns altogether, so that she is a floating for- tress in herself. Four of these guns are 12- inch caliber mounted in turrets, and there are eight 8-inch guns in turrets, six 4-inch quick firers, twenty 6-pounders, six 1- pounders and four gatlings. The Iowa has splendid armor protection with a belt of 14- inch steel, seven feet six inches broad around her vitals, with cellulose backing and coal protection, The Oregon ts sister ship to the Indiana @ has just earned a world’s record as a cruising battle ship, by making the Jong run from San Francisco to Key West. Her battery 1s heavier than the lowa’s in that her four big turret guns are 13-inch caliber, but the Oregon is believed to be inferior in the matter of armor distribution. The bat- tery is 1a other respects similar to the Jowa. Like the latter she is fitted with tor- pedo tubes complete. The coal capacity of the Oregor is set down at 950 tons, as against 1,780 tons for the Iowa, and her radius of action at ten knots is placed at 8,500 miles as against 7,400 miles to the Iowa. This anomaly {s explained by the fact that the Iowa is 1,000 tons larger than the Oregon. ‘The flagship Newark is what 1s known as a protected cruiser, her only protection in the matter of armor being a protected deck of arched steel covering the engines and boilers. She was built in 1890, and so is not fully up to date, but the recent ex- tensive repairs made at Norfolk have made her a splendid cruiser, with a speed of about nineteen and one-quarter knots. Her steaming radius is 10,700 miles on 850 tons of coal at ten knots. Her displacement is 10,082 tons. The cruisers Yos were recently thre plying between mite, Yankee and Dixie Morgan Line steamers New York and South American ports. They are all new, fast, stanch steel vessels, of 7,500 tons each, which have been transformed into excel- lent cruisers, first by the addition of good batteries of ten five-inch rapid-fire guns, and, second, by the addition of belts of laminated armor over the vitals of the ship. The coiliers are nothing more than merchant steamers fitted up for coal carry- ing, and without armor, but carrying two guns each. The Scandia ts of 5,204 tons, the Avarenda, 6,700, and the Alexander, 7,400. E The commanding officers of the eastern squadron are as follows: Commander-in- chief of squadron, Commodore J. C. Wat- son; battle ship lowa, Capt. R. D. Evans; battle ship Oregon, Capt. Chas. E. Clark; flagship Newark, Capt. Albert S. Barker; cruiser Yosemite, Commander W. H. Emory; cruiser Yankee, Commander W. H. Brownson; cruiser Dixie, Commander C. H. Davis; collier Scandia, Commander E. W. Watson; collier Alexander, Commander W. E. Burwell; collier Avarenda, Lieut. Commander W. H. Buford. Will Probably End the War. The plan for an attack on the coast of Spain is the beginning of the movement which will probably end the war. As orig- inally announced in The Star, as soon as the situation at Santiago was satisfactory and the preparation for the occupation of Porto Rico had sufficiently advanced, it was the intention of the administration to send a fleet to attack the Spanish at home. The time has now arrived when this movement may be undertaken, and the purpose is to lose no time in bringing the war home to Spain in a way that will make the Spanish people realize the abso- lute futility of prolonged resistance to the inevitable. ‘The formation of the squadron for an at- tack on the Spanish coast is part of the general plan for the prosecution of the war, decided on some time ago, and al- ready indicated in The Star. The move- ment was held in waiting only for the landing of troops at Santiago and the de- veiopment of the situgtion in Cuba which would admit of’ vessels being spared to join the squadron. Camara’s Retreat From Cadiz. When the announcement was made of the sailing of the Spanish fleet from Cadiz to- ward the Suez canal the opinion was held here by some that the real object of the Spanish admiral was to remove his fleet to a pesition of greater safety than they occupied at Cadiz, being informed of the Pirpose of this government to attack the Spanisk coast. The movement of the Span- ish fleet was regarded rather as a retreat than an aggressive movement toward the Philippines. Whether this theory was cor- rect or not will be shown by the course of Admiral Camara cn learning that our squadron is about to sail. If the move- ment of his fleet is not in the nature of a retreat he will return to defend the Span- ish coast and meet our squadron. Other- wise,he may seek safety by sailing through the neutral waters of the Suez canal. At all events, the movement against the Span- ish coast {s regarded as a blow which Spain cannot withstand. Might Fight in the Mediterranean. The squadron under Commodore Watson will be powerful enough to meet and de- stroy Admiral Camara’s fleet if it turns back, or to inflict severe damage upon the Spanish ports; and if the Spanish fleet should fail to get into the Suez canal our squadron may follow it into the Mediterra- nean and compel an engagement there. This movement m2ans that the war is to be pressed with all possible vigor, and ter- minated as quickly as possible by blow de- livered upon blcw. Movements of the ut- most importance, aggressive and strong, are to b2 made at once by both army and navy. There will be an extensive move- ment of troops to reinforce the army of General Shafter at Santiago and to form a base of operatiors there against Porto Rico. Th2 understanding is that a large addi- tional army will be transported to Santi- ego. All that are needed will join in the operations there, and the rest, together with what can be spared from Cuba after the fall of Santiago, will proceed to the oc- cupation of Porto Rico. The fall of Santiago, the occupation of Porto Rico and the attack upon the Span- ish ports on the peninsula are expected to demonstrate to the people of Spain, what their government already knows, that noth- ing can be gained by a continuance of the war and that further resistance will inflict upon them disaster piled on disaster. —— THE OBSERVATION BALLOON, Experiment Made With It at Tampa Yesterday. TAMPA, Fla., June 27.—The first expert- ments with the observation balloon were meade yesterday. Major Reber, Prof. C. E. Pellew, Tracy A. Tisdell and five privates of the signal corps, visited the gas works on the outskirts of the city and began the work of instruction at 7 o'clock. Mr. Tis- dell is a professional aeronaut and expert balloonist who was sent here by the gov- ernment to instruct the corps in the proper hendling of the new balloon, which is a silk creation from Paris, with all the latest improvements. The large but light silk envelope was laid upon the ground an@ the cordage dexter- ipped over it. To properly do this is a difficult task, and the corps received instructions in detail. The tap from a four-inch main was then removed and gas was allowed to inflate the great oval. As the vessel filled with gas the expert watched every guy and weight, instructing which is used to regulate the altitude re- lustrated. The modes of handling, ioading strated. When the gas was released to repack the balloon Charles G. Bell of Denver, was asphyxiated and for nearly tw '$ Was unconscious. It required much effort to restore him, but he is out of dan- ger now. ‘The balloon has a capacity of 21,000 feet and when elevated is drawn down by either Mand or steam windlass, which the corps is equipped with. They are also equipped with facilities for manufacturing their own gas, but can only produce 1,000 cubic feet an hour; therefore it will require nearly a full day to inflate the balloon when in the field. Additional experiments wiil be made when the gas company furnishes a lighter gas. At that time ascensions vil! be made and observations taken. The corps in charge of their balloon will be rushed over to Cuba at the first opportunity. MRS. FUNK’S STORY. First She Left Her Husband Because of Non- Support. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. LAUREL, Md., June 27.—Mrs. Emma M. Funk, wife of Frank Funk, who is accused of the murder of William H. Brooks in Washington, was seen at the Laurel shirt factory by a reporter of The Star today. She answered all questions willingly. She said her maiden name was Emma M. Whitmore; that she was married in Laurel to Frank Funk five years ago, the 30th of November, and one daughter, four years old the 26th of last November, was the issue of their marriage. She said she lett her husband, who was a carpenter, about three years ago because of non-support; that at the time of the separation her hus- band and herself were living with his parents on Virginia avenue southeast be- Bos 7th and 8th streets, Washington, After the separation she went to live with her uncle, C. C. Ewin, who keeps a store and D strects southeast. She and her husband, she said, lived in many houses in the southeast part of the city. About one year ago she returned to Laurel and for the past ten months has been employed in the shirt factory, residing with her mother, Mrs. Mary V. Whitmore, here. When asked what her age and the age of her husband was she replied: ~ “I was twenty-six years old the 4th day of last February and my husband is about twenty-eight years old.” “What do you know about this murder of which your husband is accused?” “I know nothing except what I have read in The Washington Star.” “Have you had any communication with your husband at any time recently?” “I have not seen or heard directly from him since May 25, 1897. When he came to Laurel and asked me to live with him again I told him no.” es Sewers and Sidewalks. Th: following orders have been issued by the District Commissioners: That cement sidewalk be laid and new curb set, under the permit system, on the west side of 22d street, from alley to Deca- tur placa, and on the south side of Decatur Place, 100 feet west of ‘ street, in front of lots 38 to 44, block 11; Kalorama Heights; estimated cost, $618. That 45 feet of 12-Inch sewer be con- structed in the alley of square 566, from 2d street westward; estimated cost,$00; charge- able to the current appropriation for main and pipe sewers. That 215 feet of 10-inch sewer and two manholes be corstructed in the west side of 9th street b2tween I and K streets north- east, and along the south side of K street between 8th and 9th streets northeast. That 180 feet of 10-inch sewer and one manhole b> constructed in alley in square 757, rear of lots G to N. That 150 feet of 8-inch sewer be con- structed in Erie street, Brightwood Park, from 9th street eastward. That four gas lamps be erected around Washington Circle, for -d2signation pur- poses. : That John F, Craven and James J. Welsh, each, be registered and licensed as a mas- ter piumber and gasfitter after filing proper bond. = j —_.—__ ‘ “Wan. ads. in The S| because they COUNTRY NEAR SANTIAGO, No Defenses of Any Account on the Land Side, From Siboney West the Army Should Make Good Progress—Ma neuvering Possible. At the War Department today were two gentlemen who are recognized by the mili- tary authorities as having the most com- plete information of the ground around Juragua, Baiquiri, Santiago and the entire field of present war operations. They are Mr. Geo, W. Pfeiffer, engineer of the Spanish-American Iron Company, whose headquarters has been at Baiquiri for many years up to a short time ago, and Mr. C. H. Ziegenfuss, general manager of the Juragua Iron Company. They left their respective stations after war had been de- clared and when the Spanish troops were beginning to center there in expectation of an American invasion. Owing to their com- plete acquaintance with the country, roads, trails, railroads, bridges, landing places, etc., the military authorities here are con- sulting them, and the purpose is to have them join General Shafter’s staff to assist in the advance of our army. Today they were conferring with Brigadier General Stone, on General Miles’ staff, as to the best means of getting troops, light and heavy artillery and stores westwara from General Shafter’s present base. They are able to clear up many misapprehensions and confusion over the lay of the land where our troops are now operating. Baiquiri. Engineer Pfeiffer resides at Baiquiri, where the main landing of our troops oc- curred. He said that there were about 1,000 Spanish troops there when he left and an- other 1,000 at Siboney. They were well equipped, but ther> was no organization or drill as in the American army. About the only systematic action was when the bugle sounded for “rancho,” or ration. With war declared, the Spaniards began their depre- dations, and considerable of th? mining property of the Spanish-American Com- pany, as well as that of the Juragua Com- pany, was destroyed. But the fine ocean pier of the company, being built of steel, ; resisted all efforts at destruction, and has Proved an effective means for landing our troops and stores. Mr. Pfeiffer describes it as similar to one of the big steel piers along the great lakes, where iron ore is dis- charged. It is thirty feet wide and runs 200 feet into the sea, at which point there is a depth of twenty-six feet of water. This is deep enough to accommodat2 any of the transports except possibly the Yale and Harvard, and they could get to the outer end. It 1s admirably equipped for landing supplies as well as troops, as there are ele- vated tracks along which gondolas carry freight between the ships and the shore. Mr. Pfeiffer says the coast shelves pre- éipitously, so that there is little or no shal- low beach through which men couid reach the shor? through the surf. The town of Baiquiri is at the pier landing, and consists of scattered huts used by the mining em- ployes. A number of ragged and hungry Cubans sought relief there, and were kept alive by the company. Th? mines are four and a half miles inland. Suragua, Mr. Ziegenfuss resides at Juragua, and is thus able to throw light on the v point where Shafter’s main body of troops is now located. He says Juragua exisis only in name, as there is no such town whatever. There is a mining plant, but the town proper is Siboney. This lies on shore, whiie the so-called Juragua is four miles inland. It is between Siboney and the Juragua mines that Shatter’s troops lie. Mr. Ziegenfuss says the ground is densely covered with underbrush, with very few patches of open ground. There are no roads this far east. The only things in this line are trails, wide enough for a horse or one man. They would be of no service for light or heavy artillery, or for an army, unless the engineers cleared the way. But from Siboney west to Santiago the prospects fer the rapid advance of our army are much better. Instead of traits, good roads begin to run towari Suntiago. ‘They were built some fifty years ago, and are cut of order, having been usea in re- cent years enly for horses and cattle. But they form tie basis, it is believed, for good progress toward the main point of attack. Besides these Mr. Ziegenfuss says the company has a good railroad plant run- ning from Siboney direcuy into Santiago. While the Spaniards have destroyed we Santiago end, a considerable part of a track remains, as a means of carrying fov- ward our troops and supplies. There were nine locomotives and several hunired flat cars, gondolas, etc., up to the dme Mr. Ziegenfuss left Siboney. There is but one bridge along the route. It crosses the Sen Juan river, end is regarded as 30 essential for the use of our troops that ihree war- ships from Admiral Sampson's fleet are covering it with their guns. Around Santiago. Nearing Santiago, Mr. Ziegenfuss and Mr. Pfeiffer say, the country begins to be level, good roads appear and the ground is free from that heavy underbrush near the coast. There is practically an open field around Santiago, well suited for the maneuvering of troops and for a fight in the open. Mr. Pfeiffer came here by way of Santi- ago. He says the city has practically no defenses on the land side. There are no walls, no fortifications, no block houses, no intrenchments. Anything in this line must have been put up hastily since he left a few weeks ago. He says that the only thing at that time in the way of de- fense from the land was a double line of barbed wire, about five or ten feet apart, with a tangle of the barbed wire in the in- tervening space. This was good enough to guard against surprises from the insur- gents, but it is thought it will amount to nothing against the devices of the army engineers. Mr. Pfeiffer thinks that the country from Holguin down to Santiago is not such as to make it difficult for Gen. Pando to get through a large army of reinforcements. He calculates that with forced marches Gen. Pando might reach Santiago within five or six days. Mr. Pfeiffer doubts also whether the Cubans could stop this ad- vence of Spanish reinforcements, as their main body is with Gen. Shafter, and they could not hope to do much against Pando and 10,000 men. ———~+2____ . Class Reunion, Friday evening last th2 class of '95, Busi- ness High School, gave a trolley party to Cabin John bridge. The class was accom- panied by a number of friends, who con- tributed to, the enjoyment of the occasion: Miss Gertrude Hellbrun was elzcted presi- dent for the ensuing year. a Committed to Jail. 5 Joseph E. Green, a col boy, was brought to this city from essee today and arraigned in Criminal Court No. 1 on a bench werrant charging him with lar- ceny. He was committed to jail to await oe : Declarations of intention to become citi- zens have been filed at ces bd hall by So Schmidt, twent a ee Germany; Isaac » aged forty-five Years, of Russia; Ernest’ FF Muth, aged thirty-four years, of Germany; Wm. Cranston, aged fifty-five years, of Ireland; Carl Hi , aged twenty-four years, of Germany, Glover, aged fifty-one years, of and. ‘Welti, aged Oswald eeeste kee pee of Switzerland, — ~ jingten,” he continued, AMERICAN SECURITY AND TRUST CO. Lowest rates for best service By inspection and comparison you can readily decide which storage Warehouse is safest, cleanest, most convenient and completely equipped. Storage, Hauling, Packing, Shipping, Cold Storage, Safe Deposit. American Security and Trust Co. STORAGE DEPT., 1140 15th st. ALPERT M. READ, Gen. Mgr. it Pioney at 5 Per Cent toLoan On real estate in District of Columbia. No delay POLICIES, ‘s » TONTD BOUGHT FOR INVESTMENT. WM. k. HODGES, 1312 F st. aw. my12-3m COOLER WEATHER TOMORROW. Showers and Thunder Storms Prom- ined for Tonight. When a Star reperter entered the big rccm at the weather bureau today, where the meteorological conditions are corralled to be prop2rly branded before being sent out on the public range, the man he saw didn’t have any coat on. The officiai tled ito that garment, however, 4 regard for appearances was stantly rewarded, as the needle thermometer indicater, which had 91, went back in a couple of minute almost in- on the The weather man, however, believed this change Gue reatly te a cool bi tering the therr-cmeter house on th . he remarked, “it's pret nd yester off the Flor- fing . and while it at laziness we may expect hot S a change of the Mississippi val this morning, hcwever, and we expect it wiil be cooler here tcmcrrow. Showers and thunder storms will probably visit us evening, and they will, of course, be wel- cere. “The official record y. a degree hi nah, Norfolk i phia, 4, and Atlantic City, ver Was remarkably hot for that mot n-surrounded town, and the rked %. But El Paso, Texas, £ ile Phoenix, Ariz., rejoiced in 110. If that ‘high’ dowr south would only swing arcund and anehor itself off Hatteras we'd have our usual summer resort weather.” ees THUNDER STORMS. High Temperature Tonight, but Cool- er Weather Tomorrow. Forecast till 8 p.m. Tuesday: For the Di ct of Columbia, Delaware an Marylai wers and thunder sterms tonight; Tue: ay fair; high temperature tonight; cooler Tuesday; southeriy wind. becoming we erly. For Virginia, show tonight; Tu: day fair; high temperature tonight; coole Tuesday; southerly winds. Weather conditions and genersl forecas The pressure is high in the South Atlantic ates, also on the Rocky it is low in the lake re- mountain slope gions and on the Rocky mountain plateau. The barometer has risen in New England, the Atlantic states, the lake regions and on the Rocky mountain elope. The temperature is lower on the Rocky mountain slope, in New England and the lower lake region. For the twenty-four hours, ending at $ a.m. Sunday, showers and thunder storms eccurred in New England, the lake regions and the Ohio valley. During the last twen- ty-four hours showers and thunder storms Were reported in the guif states, central valleys and the lake regions. Showers and thunder storms are indicat- e@ tonight and Tuesday in New England. North Atlantic states, the iower lak region, the Ohio and lower Mississippi val- leys. The temperature will contiune high the east gulf and Auantic es tonight, probably followed by cooler weather Tues- ® following heavy precipitation (in inches) was reported: During the twenty four ending 8 a.m. Sunday—Lo; i 28; Chatham, 1.20; Port Arthur, 1.1 Qu’Appelle, 1.14; West Point, Ga., 2 During the past twenty-four hours—Fort Smith, 1.80; Springfield, Mo.,1.12; Knoxville, 2; Chattanooga, 1.16. Tide Table. ide, 7:05 a.m., and 7:31 p.m.; a.m. and 1:07 p.m. Tomor- rcw—Low tide, 8:02 am. and 822 p.m.; 02 p.m. Today—Low high tide, 1:55 a.m. and 2 The Sun and Moon. Today—Sun rises, a.m.; sun sets, 7 p.m. Moon sets, 11:33 p. Tomorrow—Sun rises The City Light Gas lamps all lighted by p.m.; ex- tinguisking begun at 3:45 a.m. The light- ing is begun one hour before the time named. Are lamps lighted at 8:22 p.m.; extinguished at 4 a.m. Condition of the Water. ‘Temperature and condition of water at 8 a.m.: Great Falls, temperature, 81; con- dition, receiving reservoir, tempera- ture, 82; condition at north connection, 36; ecndition at south connection, 36; distrib- uting reservoir, temperature, 78; condition at influent gate house, 36; effluent gate house, 36. Records for Twenty-Four Hours. The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning at 4 p.m. yes- terday: June 26—4 p.m., 96; 8 p.m., 86; 12 mia- night, 74. June 2i—4 a.m., 67; 8 a.m., 80; 12 noon, 92; 2 p.m., Maximum, 96, at 4 p.m., June 26; mini- mum, 66, at 5 a.m., June The following were th readings of the barometer at the weather bureau for the past twenty-four hours, beginning at 4 p.m. yesterday: June 26—4 p.m., 29.80; 6 p.m., 29.88; 12 midnight, 29.95. POPULAR RESORT. Bathing Beach Patronized by 1,300 Men and Boys.~ One of the most popular resorts in this vicinity yesterday was the District bathing Beach, near the Washington Monument. Nearly 1,300 men and boys enjoyed the re- freshing water and sandy bottom. Super- intendent Stevens and Officer Sam Browne were in charge, and the life guards were taxed with the responsibility of their duties almost to the verge of nervous prostration, as during the early afternoon nearly 300 bathers were in the water at the same time. ’ € The water averaged 83 degrees during the day, which was warm enough to be com- fortable to the most sensitive, and ot too warm for the robust. The only drawback was the insufficiency of bathing suits and bath house room, whieh it is expeeted will be remedied by the erection of twenty-four new houses, now under contract, and the © purchase of a number of new suits. It 1s intended that nothing will be left undone to make this great public benefac- tion available for all, and that the shelter foe iitces: aie] Seat coeteack: Be apren- ly leted. ‘The mornings, which are Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri from 7 to 10 o'clock, exclusively for and their es- corts, are now numerously attended, FINANCIAL. If the money you “put by” is invested here You'll find it no “venture”—bat a safe and Profitable metbod of making y« t 387 branches are successfully througioa the Un ted St increase from $50,000 in "93 t the present time. Get our pamp Washington Nat'l Building and Loan Ass'n, Cor. 12th and G sts. Je24-21d Procrastination Keeps men poor. Don't keep on saying that a savings bank account is a goed thing—and keep “putting of” your reso to have but start in temorrow—$1 entitles you & depositor receives at the Union Savings Bank, 1222 F St. S415 NOTICE OF DIVIDEND. Notice Is hereby given that a quarterly divi end of one and one-half (1%) per has been declared on the capital stock of THE METRO. POLITAN COACH €O., payable on and after July 1, 1898, to stockholders of record of June 24, 18WS. Books for the transfer of stock will be closed » all the privileges By order of the board of directors. 8. DANA LINCOLN, President. For thr mo. reliable and latest war news go to Cc. T. Havenner, ROOMS 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 MARG! Careful atte.tion given to FRACTIONAL LOTS Correspondent, F. L. LORING, 10 Wall st.. York. my3-21d MONEY TO LOAR 6%, 5 1-29, 6%. Being the Washington representatives of four of the largest Savings Banks of Raltimore, Md., to- gether with our private clientage, w prepared to entertala Joans on city real estate at a minimum ost to the borrower. 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