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THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1898-12 PAGES, 3 SPECIAL NOTICES. BLIC THAT I debts contracted THIS IS TO NOTIFY THE PI Will not he responsible for in my name from July 22 ue . Twining City WE WISH To 4 HAT WE disposed of the pa partment of b iness ONLY. We still do all kinds of hauli Farniture moved. largest two-horge load, $2. ite COLUMBIA THA! Eh COL. 4% st. Improvements completed! All ready for the big Hf trade of our bistory. Pit or no pay. . ED GATCHEL & CO_, Tailors, 604 13th st. E. F. MUDD, the Famous Cutter, is now with ns. aul7-4d SUPPLIES FOR CONFECTIONERS M MANUFACTURERS. ND I s f AND Toline Sait, Wrapcrated Cream, Glucose, Fla- vors, Coloriags, Gallon strawberries with nat- ural flavor and everything else in this line. CP Orders delivered in a hurry. sf B. B. E. NSHAW & BRO., Whotesule Grocers, 1105-9 1ith st. s.e.. and 1000-2 M st Be. it Don’t Kill Your Horses By wakinz them pul) carriages and wagons fitted wit! vld-fashion @ axles. All the new wcsicks ‘mre being ‘Ouilt ate atted with cor famens Boker Ball-bearing Axles. See e lin © r store that spins 15 minutes with- ns JOUN B. iy. . Hardware, 1010 Pa. ave. If Your Wife Writes comme here for it. For some STATIONERY We have everything ¢ iu BOX PAPER and Crane's and Whiting’s latest styles—in plan white and dainty tints. Prices lowest. CFGet a “Mark Twain” Scrap Book and preserve your newspaper clippings about the war. Easton & Rupp, 421 1ithSt. 7-140 FROM THE ASHE: R s ax fire with the largest and best equipped bookbinding plant ever seen In Wash- ington. Can now do even better work at lower prices than ever before. aul6-6tf Let your orders come. HODGES, 511 9th st. NOW IS THINKING TIME AND PLANNING TIME FOR THE FALL AND WINTER BUSINESS CAMPAIG) Supplement yeur newspaper advertising with efficacious Printing—my idea of it will show how to reap results In a way you've probably not thought of. Either postal card or “phone me to find out. NS. T. ELLIOTT—56—10TH ST. anlé-I4d LET US GI Four new store B YOU AN ESTIMATE ON office fixtures. We can't be underbid hy any of the out-of-town con- cerns. We guarantee the work will please. THOS. W. SMITH, Ist and Ind. ave. aul6-10d "Phone Globe Printing Office. Talk To Your Trade Through a neatly printed, well-gotten-ap booklet, circular or leatiet. Good printing is like a strong argument. It convinces— cxrries weigat. Let us get you up such a booklet. Hartman & Cadick, 1001 F. es ; hing. drink that whisky thet ‘upset your stomach and has made you feel wretched today? If only you had refused to drink any. thing but Therp’s Pure ‘Berkeley’ You would have felt as ft as a fiddle. It fs pure whisky and does you good. JAS. THARP, 812 F st. now. Yes, why Oh, Why? aui6-10d “I never disappoint Peace Means Prosperity! ent printed to begin with. And right now Js not » get entimates and ideas. sulting us. ‘Prompt* 2 bit You'll Printer, 512 11th st. Best goods, best work and lowest ices. Estimates furnished. Catalogue of Fences ree. my6-tf BARBER & ROSS. 1TH AND G STS. FAIR TONIGHT, Pleasant Weather Indicated for To- morrow, Also. Fore till 8 p.m. Thursday—For the District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland and Virgin: south tc fair ight and Thursday; southwest winds. ther conditions and general forecast— storms and rain have occurred in rrow strip from Kansas to Maine, and s fallen in the south Atlantic state: Savannah reporting 5.56 inches in twenty four hours. > area of igh pressure to the north ontana has moved to Minnesota, caus- in ing a considerable fall iy temperature the Missouri and upper } ississippi val i the upper lake region The pressure ch off the south Atlantic and north P: © coasts. rs tonight, followed by fair Thur: be expected in the Ohio valley, the lower lake region, northern New Eng. Jand and on the south Atlantic coast: gen- fair weather in the middie Atlantic and gulf states. Th temperature River of the South and Ohio yall lower lake region and New Englan¢ The following heavy precipitation, fall in the Red ys, the in inches, was reported during the pa: y-four h Keo twen- . temperatur: reservoir, wrth con 76; condi- tur cond ributing ; condition at in- ; effluent gate hous Tide Table. tide, 1:16 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.; ) a.m. and 7:44 p.m. am. and 2:18 nd 8:22 p.m. The Sua and Moon. Today—Sun p.m. m.; sun sets, 6 ‘Ww moon fomorrow The City Lights. Amy lighted by 7:59 p.m.; ex- ishing begzu 23 a.m. The light- begun one hour before the time lamps lighted at 7:44 p.m.; extin- dat 440 am. ng were at the ty-four hours the readings of the Weather bureau for beginning at 4 p.m. 16, 4 p.m., S7; 8 p.m., 81; 12 mid- S$ am., noon, p.m., August 17; mini- August 17. * the reading Weather bureau hours, of the for the beginning at 4 p.m. m., 30.07; § p.m., 30.05; 8S am, 30.07; JUSTICE BRADLEY AGREES. Holds Same Views as Judge Hagner in Telephone Cases. se of W. H. F 1 Potomac is a suit brought, h a number of others, to en- law regulating the rate of rental phones to a maximum of $50 per he injunction restrains the tele, company, during the pende: of the nal hearing is had, from Compan her w one instrume: from ant’s 1 of business or re- s to furnish him with exchang ong as he pays to them $12.50 in ce at the beginning of every three rent for the S Was called to Justice fon in Equity Court No. ad read Justice The Eveni Hagner's Ss taken by trict Supreme bench, —t.-_ All carpets and furniture included in Hoeke's clearing sale—Advt. > Father Given Control. Justice Bradley issued an order today in the case of Edward T. Davis against Mag- sie J. Davis directing that the infants; Willfe Davis and Milton Davis, be placed in the care and custody of their father, the petitioner, mphill of counsel the judge’ DELAYED BY ILLNESS Proceedings in the Oase of Third Virginia at Camp Alger. ARGUMENT MAY BEGIN TOMORROW Unhealthy Conditions in Camp-at Thoroughfare, Va. NO SICKNESS REPORTED Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. CAMP ALGER, Va., August 17, 1898. In consequence of the continued illness of Mr. George Hamilton, one of the counsel for the 3d Virginia, proceedings were sus- pended today in the hearing concerning the recent disturbance charged against the men of that regiment. Attorney General Mon- tague, Mr. Moore and Mr. B. K. Peter, the other lawyers retained for the regiment, reported to the court at the opening of the session, accompanied by Senator John W. Daniel. It was then represented to the court that Mr. Hamilton was to make the argument and would probably be able to appear tomorrow. Thereupon the court de- cided to give up the day to reading and ex- amining the testimony. Argument will begin tomorrow and will probably be concluded by Friday noon. This would have delayed the decision two days, except that the court has devoted the time intervening to study of the evidence. The report of the court will probably be made public not later than Monday. It is understood that Maj. S. C. Mills, inspector general, United States Volunteers, has been ordered to Dunn Loring for the pur- pose of investigating the alleged miscon- duct of the members of the Virginia regi- ment. Moving Out. One battalion of the 4th Missouri, one company of the signal service and the bag- Rage of the 3d Brigade, 2d Division, are to leave camp this afternoon. They will ar- rive in Middletown late tonight. So far there is no reason to anticipate any change in the program for moving camp, as here- tofore printed in The Star. Maj. Gen. But- ler will remain with his command until about September 1. He will then be super- seded either by Brig. Gen. Guenther, who was the original commander of the division, or by Brig. Gen. Gobin, the senior brigade commander of the detachment. Funeral services were held this morning at Arlington over the remains of Private E, Butier, Company I, Ist Rhode Island, who died Monday. CHANGES ITS CAMP. Sixth Pennsylva at Thoroughfare Moves to Higher Ground. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. THOROUGHFARE, Va., August 17.--Ow- ing to unhealthy condition of the grounds occupied by the €th Pennsyivania, Assist- ant Adjutant General Devore has ordered that regiment to move iis camp to nigher ground immediately. The regiment was encamped in a swampy meadow, that stood ankle deep in water during the recent wet weather. The health of the regiment is cellent, not a single man needing medical attendance. The paymasters arrived morning and are busy paying off the regi- ments. An additional provost guard has been placed around the beer car and extra guards stationed around the farms. Ball cartridges have been issued to the officers in command of the guards, with instruc- tlons to serve them out to the men in the event of disturbances. Col. Kellar Anderson, Lieut. Col. Patter- son, Adjutant E. G. Curry and Quarter- master Winning, all of the 2d Tennessee, accompanied by the regimental band, seren- aded Dr. and Mrs. Clarkson of Haymarket. The 2d Tennessee is without a hospital tent, and the sick are forced to remain in their shelter tents, or lay in the hospital wagon until the hospital authorities permit their transfer. The medicines are cut in the sun and the only shelter erected to mark the position of the regimental hos- pital is a large blanket stretched ever two poles. 5 pufal grave sopbed by Capt. Duncan of the 224 Kansas was identified this morning. Che of the witnesses of the opening of the graves took the inscription of the grave in which Assistant Surgeon Duncan was at work. The grave was that of Lieut. A. J. Humphreys of the 4th Alabama. —— AMONG CELESTIALS. on Laundry Work the Leading Cause. The local Chinese laundry union has been labcring under many difficulties during re- rent weeks following the arrest of An g, who was the owner of the only cut- rate laundry in the city at that The failure of friends of the union to land this lone Chinaman in jail, as, it is stated, had been promised, caused some dissatisfaction am.cng the celestials and many of them put up cut-rate signs. This, it was feared, wculd have some effect on the civil suit against Ah Sing, who ts given several in camp this TROUBLE Cut Rates ali and two ago a delegation of well-dr lestials, went about the city ina and called upon the pro- prietors of the cut-rate places. Just what argument they used is not known, but yes- terday a number of the cut-rate signs had diseppeared. Wing Young, an East Washington China- man, who vent in the cut-rate business, flocded © hington with advertising dodgers and got arrested. He was found on the streets about 1:39 o'clock by Police- man Williams and his partner. The offi- cers arrested him and he forfeited $2 col- lateral in the Police Court. —_+— — Charge Nolle Prossed. The charge ageinst Fred. W. Popham of threatening to kill William S. Parker was tod sed in the Police Court by Pro: ney. This action was taken at the request of Mr. Parker, ISSUES OF THE CAMPAIGN] TREND OF CAMPAIGN (ACQUITTED DE LA warR Views of Secretary Kerr of the Democratic Congressional Committee. The War Revenue Act to Be Opposed and Reform in Financial System Favored. Ex-Representative Kerr, secretary of the democratic congressionai- committee, was seen by a Star reporter today and he ex- pressed himself freely regarding what he believed would be the issues of the cam- paign about-to begin. “The revenue bill of the republican party will be shown to have been a faliure, as it has failed to raise even as much revenue as the Wilson bill, while it distributes the burdens of taxation very unequally over the country. The war revenue bill is an iniquitous measure, taxing the plain people of the country, while it leaves those who enjoy the benefits of accumulated wealth practically untaxed.” “Will the silver question again come to the front?” Mr. Kerr was asked. “It is to the front and will remain there until it fs settled.” he replied. “The finan- cial system of the country must be reform- ed before we can again enjoy real prosper- ity. I know of no business men, manufac- turers or other employers of labor who are making money. They will not be able to do so until we have another financial sys- tem. The democratic party is true to the Chicago platform and the necessity for that platform was never so clearly seen as to- day. I am unable to find any democrat who stood with his party on that plat- form who has any objection to it now, and I do find many democrats who refused to uphold it two years ago who are anxious to support it: now.” “Will Mr. Bryan take an active part in the campaign?’ “Mr. Bryan is in the army, and as an officer is subject to the orders of the com- mander-in-chief of the army, President Mc- Kinley.” The democratic hand book wiil not be circulated before the first week in Sepiem- ber. + 0+ MORA CLAIM RECALLED. Allegation That Attorney Fees Were Not Paid and Consequent Suit. Louise S. Dwinelle, executrix of the es- tate of William H. Dwinelle, deceased, has entered suit at law in the District Supreme Court against Nathaniel Page and Jose I. Rodriguez, alleging a breach of contract in connection with the prosecution of the Mora claim against the kingdom of Spain. The plaintiff alleges that on November 23, 1888, the defendants entered into a con- tract with William H. Dwinelle during his lifetime, and thereby promised to pay him for services on his part to be performed and rendered by him in pressing the case of Antonio Maximo Mora against Spain diplomatically and to aid the defendants, who represent Mora, in securing the fn- demnification due their cltent. The contract stated that in consideration of the services to be rendered by Dr. Wm. H. Dwinelle of the city of New York in pressing the case of Mora against Spain diplomatically the defendants promised to pay him out of their fee in the case the sum of $10,000 if the sum of $500,000 were recovered from Spain; the sum of .§20,000 if the amount recovered should reach the sum of $1,000,000, and if the sum recovered should be less or more than the amounts mentioned Dr. Dwineille’s portion of the fee was to be in the sume proportion, etc- The plaintiff alleges further that Dr. Dwinelle did everything in his power to press the Mora claim diplomatically, spend- ing an enormous amount of time and labor in carrying out the provisions of the con- tract. His services were fully performed to the great benefit, profit and advantage of the defendants, it is claimed, and on September 14, 1805, there was pald by the government of Spain, in full settlement of the Mora claim, the sum of $1,445,142.10, upon which sum the defendants received their full fees and commissions for services in connection therewith. According to the contract the defendants thus became in- debted to Dwinelle in the. sum of $28,002.84, which they failed to pay to him during his life, and which they neglect to pay to the plaintiff, who was made his executrix after his death, February 13, 1806. The plaintiff esks for the full sum of $28,002.84, with in- terest from September 14, 1895. ' Andrews and Kenyon are attorneys for the plaintiff. i cee aper rss MAKE NO RESPONSE. WILL Excise Board Not Disposed to Reply to Charges. Speaking to a Star reporter today of the criticism of the work of the excise board made by the Anti-Saloon League and re- cently filed with the District Commission- ers, Mr. James A. Bates, a member of the board, said that the paper is so filled with inaccuracies that unless the Commission- ers request a statement from the board no reply will be made. “The board,” said Mr. Bates, “has en- deavored at all times and in every case to rerferm its duty, and we are quite sure that so far as it was possible to perform 4t, uninfluenced by other than a sinc2re pur- pose to do what it right, the board has suc- ceeded. Our work and methods are open to all, and we feel satisfied tnat an impar- tial inspection of cur work and methods will convince very fair-minded person that we have beca uniformly fair and impartial both sides of the liquor question. We always £ body a patient bearing, and alw: will, but while we do not prof to be infallible, we do say that we have invariably tried to do our whole duty as we saw it.” —_ Receives a Gold-Headed Cane. Mr. Henry W. Tinker, who has been superintendent of the Center Market for several years, has resigned the position and gone to Pittsburg to engage in busi- ne Mr, William Capner has been made superintendent of the market. Yesterday Mr. Tinker, the retiring super- intendent, was presented with a gold-head- ed cane. The present came from those who were employed under him, and the presen- tation was made because of the uniform consideration he always showed those em- ployed by the market company. LITTLE PHILIP—: “WHAT'S TO BECOME OF MET Impressions Gathered:by Representa- tive Hull of Iowa. a ON NOT PROMINENT He Believes Republicans ‘Will Hold Their Own. SILVER Q SENDING OUT LITERATURE —— Representative Hull of Iowa, chairman of the executive committee of the republi- can congressional committee, has returned to the city after spending two weeks at his home in Iowa and in Illinois. He was in each of these states one week, and besides being closely in touch with the people wherever he went he had interviews with a number of prominent republican leaders, having an excellent opportunity to learn how the campaign is progressing during its first weeks. Mr. Hull was at his desk at the headquarters of the congressional committee, where he was seen by a Star reporter. When asked how he found republicanism progressing in the states he had visited he replied: “In Iowa I found a bright outlook, both materially and politically. The farmers in that state will have q fine crop and every- where I went I found the people feeling in good spirits. The newspapers, without re- gard to party affiliations, are giving the ad- ministration a great deal of praise. At Des Moines, Iowa, the leading democratic Paper announced its belief that McKinley is nearer the hearts of the people than ever before.” “What issues are being made prominent,” Mr. Hull was asked. Praixe of the Administration. “There are no issues. Both parties there are praising the administration. Of course, the democrats will scrape up some issue later, but I do not know just what they will advance. I suppose they will endeavor to criticise the subordinates of the admin- istration in their conduct of the war, with- out especially criticising the administration. ‘They will probably keep the silver issue to the front out there, but it will be in a half- hearted way. They will do that, of course. They don’t know what else to take up as an issue. I don’t believe they are pinning their faith’ on it, or that they care about it any more., “AN the talk I heard in Iowa fs about the war and the new policy of the government. The feeling is very general that we should keep everything we have taken. I had let- ters yesterday from some of the leading men in Iowa, in which they referred to the foreign policy that should be pursued by the administration. They do not know what to do with the Philippines, but they are all opposed to giving them back to Spain. Of course, the feeling is that 1 the insurgents there were a class of people who could establish and maintain a government they should be given contre] of the islands, but the character of the insurgents is such that they have no faith tn their ability to govern themsely There ts no difference of opinion between democrats and repub- Means regarding the disposition of Cuba and Porto Rico.” No Criticism of War Tariff. “Is the war tariff causing discontent among the people?” he was asked. “I do not think the people care two cents about the war tariff,” he replisd. “The only kick in relation to that tax I heard of was that men could not get stamps fast enough. The people in my state would a great deal rather be taxed right along than to go in debt too much.. Th2y are prosper- ous in thelr own affairs, and they prefer paying as they go. They are greatly pleas- ed that the people of the United States sub- seribed for sev2n times as many bonds as there were to be used. That fact has stim- ulated their pride in the financial strength of the government, and the fact that we are going to hav> small bondholders tn all ‘the little cities of the country is going to be a very potent factor {n maintaining the credit of the government. A man who has even $100 in bonds {s not erying out against bondholders yery much.” “How about the democratic criticism against the issuing of bonds at all?” he was asked. “That is only populistic talk. I do not think that can be made an issue in Iowa. It may be an issue in Texas and Missourt, but it cannot be in Iowa. We had to havi money before the tariff and internal rev nue could secur2 funds. The money had to be obtained at cnce. Our people had no ob- jection on earth to the sale of bonds.” "How do you expect the elaction to go?" I think Towa is more strongly republican teday than it was last year. Without a doubt we will elect every one of our repre- sentatives. Iilinois Strongly Republican. “I think Illinois in the main is strongly republican, but I shall not be surprised if we have a loss of two representatives there. These districts are naturally demo- cratic and our candidates will have to run ahead of their tickets and be stronger than the party generally, in order to win at all. If we can hold the same elements together that were held two years ago, we can hold our strength, but there is always danger of not holding them. “I think, to take the country all over, our gains in the next Congress will fully balance our loses. I think we will have as big a majority in the next Congress as we have in the present one. But of course, it is going to take a fight, as it always does, to elect candidates in the close districts.” Speaking of the literature the committee will send out, Mr. Hull, sald a number of applications for this material were received today. “The demand ts for literature regarding the war and the revenue law,” he said. “There !s not much demand for literature on the silver question, though two years ago that was what was wanted everywhere, Our northern and western states do not care for much of such literature.” ————+-2+____ INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. ACCOUNTANTS Page 4 ATTORNEYS. Page 4 AMUSEMEN Page 12 AUCTION SALI Page 10 BUSINESS CHANCES. Page 4 CHIROPODISTS, Page 5 city ITEMS. ge 12 COMMISSION age 5 coun Page 4 COUNTRY REAL ESTATE: Page 4 DEATHS. Page 7 EDUCATIONAL, -Page 5 EXCURSIONS. Page 12 BINANCIAL.... 34: a FOREIGN POSTAL SERVIGB. 3. FOR RENT (lata) FOR RENT (House: FOR RENT (Miscellaneoi WOR RENT (Offices) ¥OR RENT (Rooms) BOR RENT (Stables)... FOR RENT (Stores)... FOR SALB (Houses) FOR SALE (Lots) FOR SALE (Miscelii LOCAL MENTION. LOST AND FOUND. MEDICAL. 5 NEY WANTED AND TO LOA) BAN TRAVEL, OFFICIAL NOTIC! PERSONAL, POTOMAC RIVER BOATS. PIANOS AND ORGAN PROPOSALS. RAILROAD: ROOMS AND BOARD SPECIAL NOTICES. STORAGE. SUBURBAN PROPERTY SUMMER RESCRTS. .. UNDERTAKERS WANTED (Board). WANTED (Help)..... WANTED (Houses) WANTED (Miacellaveous) WANTED (Situ: WANTED (Room) hee Reh OAH OR EMAT HL RROD eR eed neeneeeene Justice Wright Considers Him Not Guilty of Contempt. Both He and Brondiey Are Held to Be Blamable and Were Mulct- ed in Costs. LONDON, August 17—In the queen's tench division of the high court of justice today Justice Wright acquitted Earl de la Warr ani Mr. Broadley of the charge of contempt of court in ulleged attempt to induce Ernest Terah Hooley, the bankrupt compary promoter, to falsify his evidence in the bankruptey ccurt. The learned judge said, however, that both were blamable, and he muleted them in costs. Justice Wright said that while he must absolve Earl de la Warr of the charge of bribery he must hold that the earl had wrongly tried to induce Mr. Hooley to cor- rect sworn statements made by him in the bankruptcy proceedings and had wrong- iully promised to help Mrs. Hooley. Mr. Hooley, the judge said, ought not to be regarded as a mere liar, scattering statements and accusations without foun- dation, as had been suggested by the re- spondents; but as, cn the witness stand, he was rash, reckless ond inaccurate, appear- ing sometimes to be suffering from illu- sions in a hopeless attempt to disentangle the true from the false, his evidence was unsafe to act upon, especially in a case of such importance. Justice Wright scid he thought Mr. Hoo- ley was wrong in testifying that the doc- nt containing the corrected statement written by Mr. Broadley in the pre ence of Earl de ia Warr. Mr. Bradshay evidence as to Earl de la Warr's prop. to help Mrs. Hooley was remarkable, al- though Mr. Bradshaw had no cause to tes- tify fals It must be remembered, the judge con- tinued, that the earl had an overwhelming motive for obtaining Mr. Hooley’s retrac- tion. He could not believe that it was out of mere charity that Earl de la Warr had promised Mrs. Hooley £1,000. On the con- trary, he was forced to the conclusion that the promise was conne with the earl’s strong and natural desire to clear himself from Hooley’s accusations. Nevertheles he acquitted Earl de la Warr of the imp tation of inducing Mr. Hooley to testify falsely. With regard t the alleged bribe could not wholly absolve Eari de la Warr. With regard to the money the earl re- ceived, possibly the latter believed it was received for services rendered or as a gift from Hooley. The judge said he supposed that was generally the way names were paid for, but as these proceedings were only intended to vindicate justice it would be a sufficient punishment for Earl de la Warr's indiscretion if the court ordered him to pay costs. With reference to Mr. Broadley'’s case, Justice Wright considered him, he said, much more guilty in asking Mr. Hooley falsely to say that he made a_ retraction thout communicating with Earl de la arr. Broadley was guilty of subornation of perjury, and while he (the judge) was in doubt whether he ought not to deal very differently with Mr. Broadley, he had con- cluded to make the same order in Broad- jey’s cuse as In the Earl de la Warr's. — CYCLE PARK TRACK. Entries for the night. The entries for the races at the Cycle Park Club track tonight follow: One-quarter mile record, professional— Fred Schade. Match pursuit race, profes:ional—Fred Titus ys. E. L. Wilson and L. Counselman, Special events to be added. Two-mile handicap—Fred Sims, Fred Schade, Bob Walthour, H. R. Steenson, Wm. Sims, A. C. Moran, E. L. Wilson, L. Ccunselman, H. Z. Greer, W. F. Throop, Cc. E. Gause, C. J. Mueller, R. L. French. One mile, open, amateur—C. L. Miller, L. F. Kinslow, J. E. Hanger, Ray Cogswell, H. A. Rhine, H. Moran, J. E. Alexander, O. H. Miller, Johnnie Hill. ———_+—— ELECTRIC LIGHTING CONTRACTS. AT List of Events To- Each Local .Company Gets Part of Government Work. Col, Bingham, in charge of public build- ings and grounds, has awarded to the United States Electric Lighting Company the contract for lighting with electricity the grounds south of the Executive Man- sion (the elipse), at the rate of 19 cents per light per night, and the grounds imme- diately surrounding the Executive Mansion on the south and the Washington monu- ment grounds at the rate of 24 cen’ per light per night. he difference in the c of lighting these parks is due to the fact that in one e the government owns the lamp posts, etc., and in the other the own- hip re: in the electric lighting The contract for lighting Judie’ nklin, Lafayette and Lincoln par! been awarded to the Potomac Lighting Company at the rate of per light per night. —_+— CONDENSED LOCALS, Ar lectric cents Judge Mills today fined John Smith $10 for assaulting George Smith, with the al- ternative of thirty days in jail. John Brown, alias Charles Brewer, col- ored, today p of stealir coat valued at and was sent to jail for thirty da: Judge Mills today fined Ernest P: cclored, $10 for assaulting Emma Pa Philip Deal, colored, sixty years old, w overcome by the heat yesterday afternoo while working on the railroda near Ben- ning. He was removed to his home, No. 1521 Turner street northeast. A young man giving his name as Michael McCormick was complained against in the Police Court this morning by Policeman O'Dea, “He vas in Sullivan's bar room last night about o'clock swearing,” the officer said. “T wasn't swearing,” retorted the pris- oner. The court took the word of the officer and imposed a fine of $5 or fifteen days. Convicted cf Swindling. John Dozi2r was this afternoon convict- ed before a jury in Judge Mills’ court of swindling William Gaskins, a iegiess boct- black, out of $8 ir money and a gold watch, valued at $25, and was sent to jail for thre months. Dezier was also held for the grand jury in $0 to answer the charge of getting $15 from James M. Boardman under false pretenses. ———— Fifty Dollars Fine. Hilary Washington, colored, was today convicted of carrying a pistol concealed on bis person, and Judge Mills fined him $50 with the alternative of sixty days in jail. SSS eae Given Time to Pay. In the case of James W. Offutt agains: Henrietta Offutt Justice Bradley today granted the complainant until August 22 to pay alimony and counsel fees to his wife pending the suit for divorce. Unless he pays the amount due on that date or shows good cause for its non-payment the court orders that he shall be committed into the custody of the marshal for contempt. ——— Fireman Removed. Probationary Private R. F. Brown of the fire department was today removed by the District Commissioners for a violation of rule 17, governing the department, and HH. W. Lusby was appointed to fill the ya- cancy. —_+— The Idaho Republicans, BOISE, Idaho, August 17.—The republi- can state convention will meet here today. All of the delegates are on the ground. The principal contest is on the governor- ship. There are three candidates, Judge D. Q. Standrod of Pocatello, A. B. Moss of Payette and P. A. Shawhan of New Ply- mouth. John P. Voltmer of Lewiston, has been talked of, but he declined to enter the race. It is believed that W. P. Heyburn of Os- burn, will be nominated for Congress by acclamation, The platform from present indications | will be straight-out indorse- ment of the St. Louis platform. [REPEATING HISTORY Some Comparisons With the War With M xico : SIMILAR INCIDENTS ON LAND AND SEA Methods of Arranging Peace at That Period. OF BOTH HEROES WARS Written for The Evening Star. In view of the negotiations with Spain it is of interest to recall those between this country and Mexico at the termination of the two years’ war with Mexico. That war dates from April 24, 1846, to July 4, 1848, the treaty of peace being promulgated at the latter date. In that war the United States had 112,000 men, nearly 75,000 being militia and volunteers, who had been victor- jous in nearly every engagement, thouch outnumbered. Though virtually conquered before the capitulation of the city of Mex- ico to Gen. Scott, the Mexicans declined to enter into negotiations, as suggested by our commissioner, Mr. Trist, directly after the battle of Cherebusco, August 20, is47. In concert with the commander-in- chief Mr. Trist continued his att2mpts, but the Mexican authorities were deaf for a while, though finally Santa Anna being su- perseded and the army disintegrated there Was a disposition on their part to treat with the victors, Accordingly when General Scott laid be- fore the Mexican congress at Cueretaro in January, 1848, articles of treat , that body appointed commissioners at once. Thes met Mr. Trist at Guadaloupe, idalgo, an a treaty of “peace, friendshij.. limits and settlement” was concluded Februar: 1848. The attested copy was sent to W trarsmitted to the Senate, by which it was ightly amended and ratified. As amended the document was sent evier (mimister _ plenipotentia than Clifford (afterward justice Supreme Court United States) as commissioners to the exican government at Queretaro, and it was ratified by both houses of Congre and on M ) the ratifications were changed by the minister of relations of Mexico and Commissioners Sevier and Clif- ford. This having been done the treaty was promulgated July 4, 1848, by President P. © articles of treaty the United States troops were to be withdrawn from Mexico within three months after the final ratifi- cation, and within a month after the ex- change of ratifications—May 30—most of the troops had reached their homes, the bulk of them reaching New Orleans by the middle of June, and on the énsuing Fourth of July the nation celebrated the close of the war simultaneously with the promulga- tion of the treaty. History Repeats Itself. That history repeats itself is evident by the record of the war with Spain, many of the events, in the last few months, recall- ing like achievements in former years. The war with Mexico, which was concluded half a century ago, and resulted in the addition of so large and valuable territory to Uncle Sam's domain, grew out of the attempt of Mexico to encroach on what had been Mex- ican territo ared her independence in 1837, Texas dec! and was acknowledged by the United States, but there nstant friction with Mexico for several years, the latter claim- ing much of the territory east of the Rio Grande. Early in 1845 Texas, through her governor, Congr nd_convention, asked the aid and protection of the United States army, and President Polk directed General Taylor, then in Louisiana, to hold his troops in readiness to move into Texas, and shortly after to move. Texas at once ap- plied for annexation, and in December of that year the formal act of Congress add- ing the lone star state was pa: In the meantime General Taylor was ching to the western frontier and a squadron was sent to the gulf coast What are the reasons the government assign gener: tation, fought he cause of the recent war, the on it as a war by invi- the interest of a down- public look in trod caus cing simi- which led to the 3 war— misrule and oppression. The acquisition of territory e to secure all which belonged to Texas, was, at the beginning, not thought of, nor was there such object in view in the war now closing. Naval Achievements, Vera Cruz, with its castle of San Juan de Ulloa, was taken by sieg> and bombard- ment as th for the army ‘antago base s Si kas been. Then we had the gallant achieve- ment of Lieutenant Parker, Midshipmen Rodgers and Hynson and a crew of six of the brig Somers ing the bark Creole under the guns of San Juan. Now we have the world-renowned exploit of Hobson and about the same number of men, running the Merrin amid a shower of shot and shell, into the harbor of Sa: © and sink- ins her. n we had the capture of Al- varado and and four vessels by the little Lieut. Hun- ter, which resulted in the court-martial of Lieut. Hunter for disobedience of orders to simply blockade the first named port and his public reprimand. The public applaud- ed his action, which, in view of that the Mexicans had twice repuls attacks and Gen. Scott and Commodore Perry were then planning an attack by land and sea, appeared incredible and com- ical. Recently we had the capture of Ponce by a few of the smaller vessels of the navy before the army reached the: Then we had the with : have Then the Light Artil- pularly known as the Flying Artil- of Ringgold, Bragg, Duncan, Sher- man played as important parts as Capron’s and other batteries recently achieved. Heroes and Their Sons, In that war many who took high rank on the Union and confederate sides in the civil war won their first laurels, and some have sons or grandsons in the service now. Among these were Gens. Grant, Sherman Meade, Pope, Reyrolds, Huger, Kearney, Fremont, Wright, Emory and Mansfield and others on the Union side, and Gens. Longstreet, E. Kerby Smith and Ewell of the C. 8. A., with Jefferson Davis, the president of the confederacy. Gen. Worth, who was wounded recently at Santiago, is the son of Maj. Gen. Worth, who served on the staff of Gen. Scott in the war of '12, and who made a most bril- liant record in Mexico. That the son is a chip of the old block is shown by the record he made in the civil war and his son- duct at Santiago. Gen F.tz. Lee,who comes from the “Light Horse Harry” stork of the revolution, won his first laurels in the In- dian campaign, and others in the con- federate service as a general officer under his distinguished uncl2, Robert E. Lee. The father of Gen. Fred. Grant and grandfather of Capt. Sartoris, Gen. U. S. Grant, served in Mexico. Gen. Wm. M. Graham is a son of Col. W. M. Graham, who fell in Mexico leading the lith Infantry at Molino del Rey. Lieut. J. P. G. Ord, killed at San- tlago, is the Son of Gen. E. O. C. Ord, who was an officer of the regulars in the Mex- ican war, who died a few years ago in Havana. Lieut. Fremont of the navy, whose effective work on the Cuban coast has made a bright name, is the son of the modest Capt. Fremont of the Mexican war, and he bids fair to make the family name as bright in naval annalsas it is in military history and the civic record. Presidential Timber. The Mexican war was not only a school for young officers who rose to important commands in the civil war, but was a step- ping stone to high places in civil life in some instances successful. General Tay- lor (old Rough and Ready), crowned with the laurels won in Mexico, was elevated to the presidential chair, while another of the generals, W. O. Butler, was the de- reated candidate for Vice President. Gen. ‘lerce filled the succeeding term, defeating Gen. Scott, who had been his commander- in-chief in Mexico; and for the next term Gen. John C. Fremont was the unsuccess- ful candidate. The civil war, too, produced several can- —_—> FINANCIAL, Washington Savings Bank, NW. CORNER 12TH AND G sTs Pays interest on deporits and does a general Danking business. Open every business day from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., and on the 15th and last days of the month cntil 5 p.m.. and on Saturdays enti 12 m. Saturday evenings open from € to &. J. D. Tay . Prest. Geo. euson. Vice Py CH Devldge Treas 3. FD aney. otter: Safe Deposit Boxes, $3.60 to $25.00 per year euld-im.lé4 Now! No better time than NOW to si with the Union Savings Bank, rts an account. 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