Evening Star Newspaper, August 20, 1898, Page 13

PUBLISHED DAILY EXC PT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pearszlvania Avaias, Orr. 11th Si. by The Evening Star Newspap-r Company, 8. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres't. Few York Otice, 49 Petter Building ‘The Brening Star is served to subscribers f1 the eity by carriers, ou their own account, at 10 cents Per week. o- 44 cects per month. Copies at the gounter 2 cents each. By mail—anyw fn the United States or Canada—pestage prepa: cont per month. Saturday Qcintuple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with foreign postage added, Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C., Part 2. Che Fy ening Star. Pages 13-24. 68 second-cla. » mai] matter.) EF All mail x prions must be pafl in advance. Rates of advertising n ie Known on application. “Note the Word Pepsin.” Bromo Pepsin YW Brain Fag, Headaches, Insomnia, Nervousness, Exhaustion, Sea-Sickness, Indigestion, Dizziness, Car-=Sickness. It is the purest, most refreshing, wholesome and eifective of all Bro- mo preparations. It the world’s greatest remedy for the above ills and is recognized and prescribed by our most eminent physicians. 10, 25 & 50c. Sizes at all Druggists. NO THOUGHT FOR TOMORKOW. ousing of the neration: Mexica ast Tortilla With ‘Tramp. From the St be-Demoerst. The home consumption of Mexico com- | and greatly increa pared with other nations is far below the sperity. Poor, | average on ace of the laboring cla own betterm bel i simple ré is such th: way of prote lea of looking out tion » inte s of the republic to foreigners will be country of such : home in th ane fishness and g¢ A hand. To the shame people = United Stat s known that daily | Rents Cont many hundreds of from the nort tof S e has receiv: ern republic from Minister Bryan, dd who to the effect that the Brazi! ment int tons of coal. |M ends to advert bids to be opened in Octot n desires that United States ex- of this oppor- to th ar is un LOLA cee ae a ee Castelberg’s. | = Ophthalmometer. fs an instrument for finding t g object should be viewed by . suring the curvature of the cornea % rrmination of astigmatism. % Come Test Your Eyes! ¢ ghty per cent of humanity have more or less affection of $ There are plenty of instances of people questioning = one another's veracity about distance about colors, about é every-day happenings because their eyesight is bad and they vs do not know it. Ks Come, let us examine your eyes. You'll never know wheth- = er your eyesight is good or bad until you have had your eyes & properly tested. We use the Ophthalmometer and all other modern scientific instruments and appliances. Prof. U. S. Anderson, the emi- = nent refractionist, for ten years chief ex mining optician for z Queen & Co. of Philadelphia, has complete charge of this de- partment. All examinations are made by Prof. An= erson personally--FREE OF CHARGE. 2 FILL ALL PRESCRIPTIONS AT HALF THE RICE any other optician will charge. And we offer you the privilege, even at our low prices, of purchasing Glasses on easy payments. ‘Castelberg, ks 1035 Pa. Ave. $ SesSentengons Sostents ee The Bargain Giver. & Reliable Jeweler, Lootecn ret Baltimore Store, 108 N. Eutaw St. Established 1846. ee os eee WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, -AUGUST 20, REAL ESTATE GOSSIP What is Thought of the Future of the Market. BUSINESS ACTIVITY EXPECTED Uniformity in the Line of the Street Parkings. SOME NEW BUILDINGS The order recently issued by the District Commissioners to regulate the dimensions of hedges along the pubiie parking within the limits of th2 city is likely to correct one of thé minor annoyances of life in this seems to be no objection to when they are cared for, but they ar2 allowed to grow without re- int and the long branches extend over ne sidewall eep into the faces of ersby who do not keep a respectful :2, then they are apt to be looked upon as something of a nuisan it is conceivable that these substitutes t in some places, properly attend ed, may be an attract ajunct to a city but in sections of the city where the ‘sare close together the advisability rking t ion line in the parking: between the is rather doubtful. A and those, too, who are cons to hzve good taste, are of the epinion tha: there is nothing so beautiful i stretch of green turf com- Ing space in front of houses holder keeps the grass space ihat of their breaking the con- green parking, {t seems such hedges should not be ome an annoyance to the pub- should be i sonable fermity in the Parking. ems to be no rale in reg: the level of s the el authoriti level for the spaces on the reets between the sidewalks and the building line, but it t each housenolder exercises his to wi or increase or diminish it. In the parking is raised three or the street, or even more, etimes varies a dozen times, oftener, in the space of one It suits the archiiect of one house it a certain number of feet above 1 the street level, while another wants to have the main entrance of the house on a level with the street. Thus instzad of the uniformity it app ly to exist in street par nee at least of fronts i Ss ought certain- ing for the dis- a block, the outline of the Jarged and uncertain. As an Investment. It is not expected that there should be much business in certain lines at this time of the year; in fact, beyond attending to the routine details no one looks forwa anything during the summer. It is re not surprising that the real es- » market is not only very quiet, but that actically nothing is being done. A good many people enbrac> the opportunity to go out of the ¢ nd the real estate dealers are a good de ier people, and con- sequently they ar2 away from the city to a large extent. The McLean trensaction was rather a sur- prise, because it was completed at the time of the year when transactions of any kind r2 very rare. But Mr. McLean made up his mind to the trade before he left the ily. and he intrusted the details largely to $ representatives here. Following as it i other larg> transaction earlier in ar, When Mr. Andrews invested at time ov 200,000 in income-paying operty, the conclusion is reached that in pite of the discouragement of th= past few y when it seemed at times that one could hardly give away Washington real te, there is, after all, something in property here which makes it worth hav ing. There seems to be a general impres- n that the beginning has been made in ing and that the tide has turned, and in the near future realty here will again resume its place as a favorite form of investment. Sale of a Residence. s. Wescott & Story, real estate have sold to Mr. Nathaniel S. Simp- s of Boston the residence 1601 20th street northwest, formerly the property of the Von Goetzen. This house is a fine basement, fronting practically on necticut avenue. It is finished through- out in hard woods and handsomely deco- rated. d to one r Mr. Fuller's Residence. An attractive house is to be built for Mr. H. W. Fuller, the general passenger agent of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Com- pany, west of the Columbia road and nortlr of the Woodley Lane road. It is to be col- enial in design, from plans prepared by W. #%. Peter, architect, and will occupy the center of a lot of rather generous frontage, so that the house will be entirely detached. The exterior walls will be built of mottled brick through four stories. It will be ar- ranged in the Interior on the plan of what is known as the English basement house. The main entrance will be on a level with the street and at one side of the hail there will be a reception room, which will be fitted up as a sort of den for the use of the master of the house. There will besa staircase hall and in the rear will be the kitchen. On the second floor will be the parlor, which will be separated from the dining room by a hall. The upper floors will be devoted to sleeping rooms. Some Improvements. A two-story building to be used for busi- n purposes will be erected at 1530 and 1532 7th street northwest by W. H. German, trustee. ‘The front will be built of brick, stone and copper, and the dimensions of the structure will be 39 by 62 feet. A brick and iron projection is to be built over the fifte2n-foot alley at the side of the Lafayette Square Opera House. It will ex- tend to a height of three feet. Two houses are to be eracted by Davidson & Davidson at 1507 and 150) U street north- west. They will be three stories in height, 20 by 55 feet, and the fronts will be built of press brick trimmed with light-colored stone. There will be full bay windows. A two-story hcuse fs to be built at 117 2th street southeast by Harry Wilson. It will be 20 by 30 fet, and there will be a press brick front and full bay window. A frame cottage is to be built by S. B. Many on Providence street, Brookland. It is to be two stories in height, 21 by 35 feet, and the roof will be high-pitched and cov- ered with shingles, ee Imports From Germany Fall Off. Vice Consul Mason at Frankfort, Ger- many, reports that the German exports to the United States in s2venteen large mer- cantile towns in that district have fallen off heavily within the last year, the ex- ports for the year up to June 30 being $31,- 025,501, as against $37,623,883 for the year previous, a decreass of $6,598,382 for the year, = + 0+ _____ If you want anything, try an ad. in The Star. If anybody has what you wish, you will get an answer. 1898—TWENTY-FOUR PAGES The Evening Star is the only afternoon paper in Washington that receives the dispatches of the Associated Press. It i therefore the only one in whi the reader can find the complete news of the world, directly trans- mitted by telegraph, up to the moment of going to press. Prices guaranteed ht Hi i HN ||| examination. monthly payments. Any honest man or woman is entitled to CREDIT Hat Brush, Whisk Broom, Shaving Brush, Another “Scoop. the trade again. This week sterling silver novelties. We've just landed a lot of eie- Sterling Silver gant Silver-mounted Brushes, the very best to be had anywhere, and will turn them over to yon at a price that is all of 40 per cent less than any other dealer could buy addition to these two specials we'll chance to get one of last wee Brushes for only 65 cents. Fine Camel's Hair Brush, large extra he silver handle. $1.50. Spe tion, extra hea’ silver sterling rywhere ul. with Seld Sp Sterling Silver Hat same size ard style as tion. §1.50 everywhere. fine. 20 per cent lower than anybody's. here. CASTELBERG, The Bargain Giver and Reliable Jeweler, 935 Pa. Ave. 108 N. specials outclass in evel way anything ever offered hereabouts in the way of Whisk Brooms s sterling Silver Hat Shaving Whisk Broom. “2 65c. Brasaes, Sj All goods guaranteed 925-1000 Engraving free. Order by mail as well if you wish. Goods to the amount of $10 or over will be sent C. O. D. to any part of the United States—subject to Small weekly or Baltimore Store, <utaw Street. tstablished 1846. 99 Yes, we've “scooped” and Shaving them for. In give you another size of fils “65¢c. FOREIGN POLICY DEBATE Colonial Extension Considered by the Na- tional Conference. Judge Grosscup’s Views in Favor of Expansion Opposed by Carl Schurz —Other Speakers. The colonial extension problem was con- ered at the aftzrnoon session yesterday of the national conference on the foreign policy of the "United States. Carl Schurz of New York spoke at length, giving the views of the anti-expansionists, whose cause he advocated. He was oppos2d by Judge P. 8. Grosseup of Chicago, who ts an earnest 2xpanstonist and who spoke at great length. Judge Grosscup said in part: I favor the retention of the Philippi or, at least, a part of them, that they may stand as a tangible continuing demonstra- tion of the physical presence of the r=pub- lic in Asiatic waters. The value cf th conquests is not in their territory nor their resources, separately considered, but in th2 fact that as an entirety they constitute a chain precisely adapted to the expanded sphere in which we are to =nter. I come, now, to what is, in my judgment, the most interesting and important object of our future foreign policy. I re of course, to the immediate future of Asia. It is in that quarter that we will find a situa- tion open to American *énterprise, a com- merce waiting for American venture, and eventually a people and instituti ready for a graft from the tree of Angio-Saxon civil liberty. Outsids of these countries that are already European dependenvic the population 400,000,000 souls. Great Results Must Follow. They have, up to the present time, lived almost apart from mankind. The breaking of the seal upon their ports is to us of Evrope and America the discovery of a new continent. In the nature of things, great results must follow. The discovery of unpeopled America broke up the deepest foundations of Europ2an life; the opening of Africa, peopled only by savages, has stirred every corner of European enter- prise. But here in the far east, swinging inward, are doors that will admit us to one- half of the desirable territory andone-third of the population of the earth. It is a land withcut railroads, without manufac- tories, without cities built on modern lines, without fields cultivated by modern im- plements. i It bids for every character of Anierican enterprise. It lies under the temperate zone, the only strip of our globe that in- sures health to men now alive, and prom- ises incrzasing vigor to men yet to come. Looked at from every material point of view, the invitation tendered is one that no enterprising people ean afford to deciine. The break-up in the currant of Asiatic life is at hand. The people of China are al- ready beginning to compare their modes of life with ours, and to reach out for some of the physical aids that we are ready to offer. Before us in the far east, at this very Inoment, are opening gates that will in a few years reveal a market transcending in value our own, and transcending our own immensely in its potentialities for the future. ‘The full magnitude of this opening era has not yet dawned uyon the world. The far-seeing statesmen of Europe see it; far-seeing America will soom compass it. Our course ms clear, “if ei are 8 earnest in our purpose to participate in the development of the east. We need these islands as an integral part of the naval force, without the display of which We can never obtain a proper share in her commerce, or protect it after it is obtained; we need them as strategie points in a naval contest with any power on the earth; we need them that we may draw physically of Asia numbers alr2ady close to that quarter of the globe in which we wish our influence to be felt. Carl Schurz's Views. The address of Carl Schurz was a strong argument against expansion. Mr. Schurz said, in part: “The future pplicy of the Unit2d States will be largely determined by the peace soon to be concluded with Spain. We have to remember that the war with Spain virtually initiated by by Congr of Cuba should “Now I among u: red that the peoy > free und independent. the advocates of annexation i ublic ur the Spanish y turn this solemn- ration and human- wh pretext er ity into a we ask them what the our detractors repeat charge of hypocrisy and selfis! “It is, perhaps, well to go that honesty is ‘really the What shall we do onies if we “Let the thought of annexing these is- lands and their population to the United States either as states or as subject prov- inces be abandoned. Let Cuba and Porto Rico be occupied by our military forces under discreet commanders, until they are thoroughly pacitied and until the people thereof will have formed effective civil gov- ernments. best policy. ith these Spanish col- do annex them? The Philippines. “The problem of the future of the Phil- ippines is no doubt much more complicated. But as to the main point tnat concerns the United Stat I will say that the same principle should be adhered to as in the case of Cuba and Porto Rico—that is, we should obtain, by means of agreement, the greatest attainable facilities for commerce and ctvilizing influences with the least po- litical responsibilities and entanglements in other words, we should not annex but secure the opening to our activities of the territories concerned.” A great discusion followed, participated in by Judge Grosscup, Carl Schurz, Harry C. Garfield of Cleveland, F. B. Thurber of New York, John W. Coughlin of Fall River, J. Davis Duffield of Fall River, F. Shack of New York and others. William Dudley Buli of Indiana. night made a lengthy and streng addre: in favor of territorial expansion, Congre man Frederick H. Gillett of Massachusetts made an address on immorality of prize money. last tee CUTTING DOWN EXPENSES. Retrenchment in Many Branches of the Army. Retrenchment in nearly all branches of the army is following close upon the cessa- tion of hostilities. Notably is this the case in the ordnance, quartermaster’s and engi- neer bureaus, Where the need for the sup- plies required and the men employed for the exigencies of war no longer exist. In the ordnance bureau the force at the vari- ous arsenals is to be reduced in all cases where it can be accomplished without detri- ment to the service. TheRock Island ar- senal probably will be affected more than any others. here before the war about 240 men were employed. When the peace protocol was signed there were approxi- matly 4,000 men engaged and orders have been issued which will reduce this number by two-thirds. Before and during the war large numbers of contracts were made with ordnance firms for supplying material. In many cases: these were made conditional, so that they could be terminated within a few days after the cessation of hostil..es, and the department has in every case availj- ed itself of this privilege. The quartermaster’s department is dis- pensing as rapidly as possible with such of the transports that were chartered and for which there is no necessity. Consider- able labor is involved in this work, as a board of survey has to be appointed to de- termine the various incidental questions that arise pending the return of the vessels to their owners. : In the engineer's department the services of electricians, mechanics and laborers en- gaged in the work of harbor and river mine defenses and of boatmen employed to pa- trol the adjacent waters to warn approach- ing craft of their danger also are bein; discharged as rapidly as is consistent wi! the good of the service. the resolution adopted | Denths in the Army on the 15th, 16th 17th and ISth. al Shafter reports the deaths of the in Sentiago de Cuba on the 15th 16th, 17th and 18th as follows: 1 number sick, 1, total ber | 915; total number new cases, | number fever cases returned 10 num August 1 hospital corp Private Cornelius | , United States typhoid fever. August 16—Private K, t and anygdali August 17—Private Robert H. Armstrong, | Company D, 8th Ohio, yellow fever; Pi vate Allie D. Vandyke, Charles New York, Compa gomer: fever 9th Company A, Private J. D. Moriarity, ( achusetts, typhold fever; » Ist nos, pernicio Arthur sachusetts, typhoid Anton Anderson, Company typhoid fever; Private M npany H, 3d Infantry to Go There One of the largest fleets of warships ever assembled in an American port will brought together in the next few dé ‘Hampton Roads. Alr fifty hips are under orders to rendezvous thet nd the orders still to be issued will the total to the neighborhood of The vessels last ordered to Hampt are the Newport, Rodgers, Lebanon, Wom- | patuck, Morriss, Gwin, Lancaster, Machias it, Sioux, Cheyenne, saw, Helena, Detroit and These and the ships previously be Yankton. ordered are mainly smail craft, although there are a number of large cruisers and gunb including the San Francisco, Hel- ena, Detroit, Topeka, Marfetta and Cas The movement ef these ships northw due to the close of hostiliti particulariy to the desire to get the away from points of possible fever infe tion. They will now be put in thorough re- pair, and their crews gradually will be changed from naval militiamen to sailors of the regular navy. ——__—_§_+o+____ Spanish at Fort McPherson. Orders have been issued by the War De- partment for the disposition of the twenty Spanish prisoners and six alleged spies who have been confined for some time at Fort McPherson, Atlanta. The Spaniards will be sent to Portsmouth, N. H., where a gres‘or number of the crews of Admiral Cervera’s fleet are now detained. Five of the alleged spies, among whom is the man Mellor, who, it is said, was identified with the opera- tions of Lieut. Carranza, are to be given their freedom. The sixth, a man by the name of Elmhurst, said to be an American citizen, and who, it is charged, enlisted in the American army for the purpose of acting as a spy for the Spanish govern- ment, will be sent to his regiment for trial by court-martial. Supplies for the Warships. The close of the war and the consequent coming of many warships north makes ex- ceptionai demands upon the Navy Depart- ment for warehouse facilities in which to keep supplies for the ships. The demand is sO great that recourse has been had to the emergency defense fund. Three warehouses will be built at the Brooklyn navy yard, New York, to cost, respeetively, $75,000, $60,000 and $30,000. The largest will be 250 by 60 feet, three stories high and fireproof. This will be used for storing torpedoes and ordnance stores. The $60,000 building will be two stories high and will be used for sails, rigging, etc. At the ie Island yard also another warehouse will be built to meet the pressure of naval supphes. \F Burnham, | them ON CREDIT FOR. POSTMASTER GENERAL'S ORDER. Mall for Cubs, Porte Rico and the Philippines. » that w r eviden to be sen concession w the Presi second and each for ach ounce; ‘Transy The War D. from Gen. Young at Monta gard to arrival tiago, as fe “Transpor arrived 5 p.m Baker command deaths or contagion 30 p.m., 18th; . McKibben; Mobil» ld Re chusetts, sick in immediate of troops Tr Orders have been issued transferrir Ist Ohio Volunteer In y from and Le>'s E have just secured about 8 dozen more of these grand big fine Whi W day able seat Py "Every Refrigerator in the house at one-third off regular prices, and on credit, too. P. J. NEE, Credit House, 7th and H.