Evening Star Newspaper, September 2, 1898, Page 10

10 McK new 95 |THE COUNTRY FAIR 933 Pa. Ave. We keep open dally until 6 p.m. Child’s $3.50 School Reefers, 2: Every Child’ School Reefer in the store carly half price. We the Lenetit of the save mon- other Keefers in proportion. Parisian Novelties in Clasps and Buckl e makers in Paris—novelties . Jet, Gun Metal dresses and coats. are to be the rage . to $2. $1 W. H. McKnew, 933 Pa. Av. se2-60d at were $3.2 Fresh from in Silver, and mel Cias; also Belt Buckl this season. Ir} “2-clasp” Gloves. Just received a handsome new line Gloves—all (the Dress Kid large clasps Ladies at of shades latest ideay Bee PRESIDENT AT CANTON His Fellow Uitizens and Friends Made a Great Demonstration. He Spent a Half Day There and Last Evening Started for Camp Wikom. A grand demonstration occerred at Can- ton, Ohio, at noon yesterday in honor of President McKinley and Secretary of State Day. Out of respect for the President's expressed wish that his visit be informal, the affair was to a considerable extent un- organized and partook largely of the na- ture of a spontaneous outburst of enthu- siasm. The people of the community turned out en mass, and from the ot to the Barber residence, where the McKinleys were the guests of Mrs. Me the bright and cheerful with flag: and othe! of the national colors, were a mass of humanity. The arrival was so near the noon hour that ¢ of many factories succeeded in sei an and joined the throng tie 5 nd Mrs. Mc n. inley were driven to the Barber home, where their of a few hours was shorn of all for- rnoon President McKinley about the streets near ling on some’ of his old md friends. much of the ernoon he spent on the broad porch p old Sexton homestead, which for many Cantor home. Here he ith and greeted hundreds of . Who broke over the gen- i plan of giving him t juring the brief ame time Mrs. Mc- € many now Barber. MC. liers Called. lers Among the President w aber on the d from © of whom ed some afternoon carriage was nd Mrs. McKin- cemetery, which Canton, to visit childre bu Presiden: winter. vhich wel- committee and the old Can- Horsemen, conspicuous m which m: Wilt sted as escort i ur of for ev of le as from th departu to na at the station to d there was such as has not been y a Gay from and the su ly appre- neighbors train r platfor eemed to gre s of his old just the 1 upon the rez rds to them. He only h: as v a ure to meet h regret that I ph greeted with cheer under way McKinley m from Colonel om T. YMENT OF TROOPS. Why the Soldiers Have Not Received Their Moneys. teh has been reczived at the War t from Ge 1 Miles asking why > kave not been paid. made at the War De- paymasters with money Santiago and ready . neral Miles ob- these paymasters, saying they ng yellow fever Infection with e money might bz infected while r paymasters have to Porto Rico to pay ained there. been made also by cer- s that they received no pay ntiago. It is learned at the de- some of these instances the S were made by the commanding cers of the regiments to defer payment until the trocps returned to the United Such requests were approved by er, and accordingly such regiments when pay- ent is partn ent for th> troops wer ters omitt at Santiago. es RETURNING FROM PONC Twelve Thousand Troops Will Re- main in Porto Rico. Secretary of War received a cable ge from General Miles yesterday as follows fa “PON September 1. “Secretary of War, Wasbington: “Twelve thousand troops will be left in Porto Rico and nearly 4,600 infantry, cav- elry Nery sail for New York. roops sail on the Obdam, Concho, Mississippi and Manito- under the command of igadier Gen- and Garretson. All of these officers have taken part in the Giffergni engagements and are entitled to much credit. and I speak {6 them any consideration that can be given on their return home. The cavalry and artillery leave most of their horses and all their field transportation in Porto Rico. I sail on Obdam today. MILES, ajor General, Commanding.” Two telegrams were received at the War Department yesterday from General Wil- son, in command at Ponce, Porto Rico. One said: “General Miles and staff, nine companies 2d Wisconsin, with 800 men and 28 officers, satled 2 p.m. today, transport No. 30, Ob- dam.” The other said: “Transport Chester sailed at 2:20 p.m., with General Schwan and staff. General Hains and staff, 4th Pennsylvanta, with 41 officers and 1,150 men.” f soldiers in the volunteer serv- | Scenes and Incidents at an Annual Agricultural Show. RANDOM SKETCHES AT ae Picturesque Crowds That Are Well ; Worth Study. ATTRACTIONS--DISTRACTIONS “Whur'’s Loueesy?” A woman's strident voice rose above the whirr of the merry-go-round and the hearse babel raised by the fakirs calling the attention of the throngs of rustics to their various games, devices and side show wonders. The owner of the voice was big and angular, end her face, tense with anx- iety, and drawn with earnestness, was nearly as red as the sash that trailed over her green-figured wash-goods~dress. “Ain't you got ‘er?” piped a plaintive, half-frightened voice. “Got ‘er? Co'’se I ain’t got ‘er! Didn't I leave ‘er ‘ith you an’ Cousin Sally? Whur’s that chile, Dan’l?” Dan'l was as small as his voice, and as question, the awful Tepeated in such At the Rings. awful shrank he he was hurled smaller. tones, visibly at him Suddenly Cousin Sally?” he interrogated, “Loueesy’s sholy ‘ith Cousin Reck'n Sally's fool be gaddin’ "bout ‘ith some y er yuther, like she allus is,” said “But she bett2r take good that chile! Go look fur’m, Dan’l, mind you find’m.” hur they be, now,” ejaculated Dan’l, efully, and he made a rush for a to red girl with lavender ribbons profu: displayed leading a freciled-faced little rl who was munching popcorn with eat unction. An Interesting Gathering. Dan'l, Mrs. Dan’l—the giantess could have been nothing else—Loueesy and Cousin Sal- ly were out the Rockville fair. They were only humble ecmponents of a gather- ing of all sorts of things human and othe wise, animate and 1 which mak up the always intere: ariably amus fair. ing and frequently picturesque countr: c e part To visit s of an cith is « on the Metronolitan branch of che O. road to Rocky the county Montgomer Md. Senarated from the station there by the Catholie Church and its surrounding groun¢ re the fair grounds of the Montgomer unty Agri- where of the ural Socie ibitiog present the organization is sautiful in their mighty s chestnuts, and the shade they cast makes amends for the dust that the crowds and the vehicles kick up. But it is the crowd itseif and the thousand and « things that attract it that are the chief points of interest. Fair week is as im- portant as the Christmas holidays in the calendar of our nearby country cousins. It is the annual meeting time for the folks who stay at home pretty nearly all the rest of the Every day is a big day, full of and fun and incident; but the one sorbing of all at the Rockville fair, when it may be seen and studied in its fullest, is Thursday. That is “fair day” ber se to the population of Montgome: whether contiguous to or remote from t town. Everybody Stops Work. It is not exaggerating greatly to declare that no field or stable or domestic work is done on any farm within ten miles of Rock- ville on that day. All the farmers come and ring all their families. Their hired men come, bring theirs, if they have any, and the hired girls come. The “cul- too, and Some Melons. lud” gentleman who enjoys caste in church or supremacy in social circles in his im- mediate neighborhood would lose both in- stantly if he would so demean himself as to “wuk" on that particular day. Yes, everybody comes. The well-to-do in their carriages, the less well-off in vehicles better suited to their pur: and purpose. Farm wagons bring families, and many a work horse is transformed for the occa- sion into a Bucepha'u:. And hundreds come on foot. They begin to arrive at early morn. and by 11 or 12 o'clock the throngs are great. And such throngs. Old Friends Meet and Mingle. Young mothers who have not seen each other since their single days compare babies and recount domestic wonders that are simply marvelous. Old matrons set their wrinkles playing with interchanged gossip of their respective neighborhoods. Farmers swap views on crops and cattle, fertilizers and hog raising, and pledge each other fealty with a cork for a seal. At midday there is a vast uncovering of baskets and hampers, for the picnic feature of the real country fair is still retained at Rockville: one of the very few places in the country, indeed, where it is. Each family or fair part manages to get itself gr garious again after early separation to seek its individual pleasures as preferred, and there are feasts in progress everywhere. The air is redolent with the aroma of fried chicken. Great mounds of home-made bread are sHced up and generously spread with golden butter or delicious preserves. Of course there is ham. A Maryland fermer who would go to the Rockville fair without ham in his portable larder would be regarded as queer. Lucky, indeed, is the city visitor who gets invited to share one of these luncheons, although he will not be gastronomically grieved to any extent if he patronizes the regular dinner served in the grounds. Two Views of the Races. It is after lunch or dinner, or whatever you may call it, that the real business of the day begins. The oval race track; which occupies the center of the grounds, becomes the cyposure of all eyes. The grand stand dazzles with bright faces and gay dresses. The shady hills are thronged with expect- ant crowds. All these people, or nearly THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY,’ SEPTEMBER 2, 1898-12 PAGES. all them, look on with intense excitement |-who are interested in the real ebjecis of as the trotters or runners speed around, and when a horse wins the multitude sure he is the best one. But a good many of the components of a thick group-of men over-on the greer infield across the course know better four times out of five, and smile satisfiedly when they take in the Toney bet by the fellows who really thought the best horse would win and backed him accordingly. The Faxirs Find Their Fruit. Between heats, indeed, all the time so far as that is concerned, other fakirs be- sid> horsemen reap a harvest from the credulity of the country people. A country fair is always a Klondike for the keen fraternity that lives by its wits. Prosperity. All around the entrance to the track in- closure are all sorts of sure-thing devices to entice the votaries of fortune. Under a beoth stands a bright-eyed, alert individ- ual, with a lot of wooden rings strung on a stick. On a board inclined away at the rear of the booth are a number of clothes pins arranged in rows across the board. From the upper row of pins hang gold watches; lower down are silver on2s; still lower are alarm clocks, and lower still suspenders, ladies’ garters in gay boxes, white on the lowest.row are handkerchiefs. “Six rings for five conts,” shouts thé man. “A solid gold chronometer may be yours. Ah, here is a lucky gentleman.” Up steps a man who will divide up with his partner behind the game when night comes. He takes six rings and begins to toss thom. The third encircles a clothespin on the top row and a gold watch is handed him. The gaping observers go down in their pockets and there is a production of nickels and a rattle of rings. More nickels follow and more rings rattle. When the throwers get weary of trying to equal the gcld-watch adept they wander away and the man behind the game whispers to him- self: “The suckers are biting In fine shape to- day.” Flanked by Other Delusions. They are. They only leave his hooks to seek other bait equally as delusive. As they walk away in either direction they meet ring games that seem easier. At one a number of knives are stuck up on a table on thelr blade points. Scattered among them are nickels and dimes. Nearer to the front of the table, where big-headed awls nd decorated with two one- each, are half dollars and dol- s of silver. If the thrower of rings—also x for a nickel—tosses one over a knife the knife is his. If the ring falls on the table and encircles one of the money pieces with- out touching it the money is the thrower's. If one of the rings suadenly grows clastic and falls in such a way that it expands over dollar bil la “Whar's Loueesy?” one of the big-headed awls, the two dollars attached thereto is the tosser’s. At the other side of the gold watch ring game is the old familiar walking stick ring rob- bery, which needs no description. The men who plug for these games, and there are many more of similar sure thing character, manage to meet some country- man who has examined a cork until he has grown susceptible. The deluding shell is apt to be produced, and many a bushel of wheat or its equivalent passes into the possession of the smooth operator. Of course if a shell man is caught or any other operator of this character of gam- bling, he is promptly dealt with, but such fellows are-too fly to get in such a dilem- ma. Some one may ask why the other games are not tabooed. Simply because a country fair without games of chance would not be a country fair. The Wonderful Show. But these games are not the only attrac- ticns by any means. There are hot sau- sage stands for the hurgry; there are lem- onade and milk stands, orange cider out- fits, ice cream booths, a big merry-go- rcund, and prominently placed among them all as a towering monitor show. There 4s a continual performance in the show, and between acts the company, which con- sists of three men and a woman, come out on a platform in front of the tent. The weman has red tights, which a dress to the knee partly obscures. For a necklace she wears a big snake. One man holds two bettle axes and a pair of Indian clubs. An- other wears acrobat’s tights and a dress ccat, and rings a dinner bell to draw a crowd. The fourth member of the com- pany disports himself on a pair of rings rung from an oak limb near by. ‘The manager, who is also doorkeeper, expa- tiztes upon’ the wonders the “company” do within the tent. Then the company retire te do them, and the crowd puts up a dime apiece and goes in. The performance in- side lasts about ten minutes, and then the vutside one above described is repeated. The Politician is Present. The crowd that patronizes these features of the fair is a good-natured one, and no color line is observed or required to be ob- served in it. Through it trickle the poli- tictans who have bees buzzing in their bennets. Just now politics is too one- Excellent for the Blood. sided in Montgomery county to make this feature of the present fair very promi- nent. The democrats are in a doleful state of the dumps. Not a man has been found so far who is willing to carry the burden of a democratic nomination for Congress in the sixth Maryland district, of which Mentgomery county is a, part. Conse- quently politics at this year’s fair is con- fined largely to the republicans, and all tongues curl into interrogation points and express wonder at what the Fredefick nominating convention will do next month. The general impression {s that Montgom- ery's candidate, Ashley Gould, will secure the prize. “Gould's got the nerve and th> and the progressive men of the party be- hind him,” said a shrewd observer. “That combination will be hard to beat.” Exhibits of Excelicnce, : The mature peopie, men and women alike, | the fair, pay more attention to the various exhibits which occup§ large buildings and much space elsewhere. In the buildings “re exhibits of dcmestic work, and here one meets many old friends, too. Habitues of the fair recognize again the same pieces of fancy work that have won prizes for omnes past, ond have esti pa le recai! y again on the jars 9! ‘preserved peaches: wey Pal fruits that have done the seme annual duty since 1871. But if a horse is entitled to run in the same race every year, why shouldn't @ crazy quilt or a jar of peaches be en- titled to contest for honors as long as its usefulness lasts? There are finc displays of cookery, of snowy’ bread and rolls and luscious cakes; there are excellent exhibits of vegetables and of fruits, such as grapes, Peaches, cantelou and watermelons, and it was pitiable yesterday to see the yearn- ing expression of a colored brother as he viewed a luscious “million” a foot and a half away behind a gla:s door! Outside the exhibition of cattle and sheep and hogs is particalarly fine, the hogs espe- clal'y being notable specimens, while the poultry show is something to be remem- bered. Girls With Health's Beuuty Spots. But the crowd is the thing for the city visitor to study, and it needs no suggestion to the young visitor to cause him to ob- serve the pretty girls. As a girl show the Rockville fair is always pre-eminently a success. There is a yast variety—blondes, brunettes «nd those happy mediums whose dimples come and go in bright health-hued cheeks where Hygeia, to heighten their beauty, has put some of those beauty spots of hers which the vulgar call freckles. Oh, yes, a country fair is an educational lesson of incalculable value to the city dwellers and should be studied. —— TOOK MILES HIS HORSE. Orderly W. J. Minich Writes Home From Porto Rico. W. J. Minich, orderiy for Major Egan, has written an interesting letter to. his mother, Mrs. J. C. Minich of No. 511 L street northwest, from Porto Rico. It-was dated at Managuez July 28. In the course of the letter Orderly Minich said: “This is the first place we reached since I landed that I have a chance to mail a let- ter to you, so I will try and give you ail the news in as small a space as possib'e and in as short a time. “Well, in the first place, we tried to land at Ponce, but could not on account of shal- low water; so we had to land ebout eight- a een miles from there at Guanica. We were two da as you know, I had Gen. Miles’ horse to look after. I had to take him to Ponce as soon as 1 could get him off the boat. “It was quite a lonesome trip, and I had nothing to protect me if I had been held up; but got there safe and ‘sound und turn- ed the horse over to Miles. He gave me $10 and got me a horse to ride back to where the rest of the boys and regiment were camped. They had moved to a place called Yanco, about nineteen miles up in the mountains. I sore and stiff when I got to camp We stayed at Yanco’ until next day; then we started on our long trip across the islafd, and marched all next without seeing one Spaniard, and started out in the morning and went about nit miles to a small place named Hormiguari: There they opened fire on us and we had hot fight for about three hours before w uld drive them away. One man was kill- and sixteen wounded on our sid thirty-s niards killed and_ fifty-nine wounded. 1 had toswork all night. “We made « hospital out of an old sugar refinery near the fight., I never witnessed such a scene in myziifey bullets were fying in all directions; buf I had no fear after the first volley was fired. As tired as I was I felt like a new man. J saw the first man wounded and went and brought him right out in the road and dressed his wound, and also dressed three Spaniards later on. ‘Lots of the boys gave out along the road and Were put in the ambulance; but as soon as they heard shooting they were up and had their guns and were in front as if nothing ailed them; they were all anxious for a fight. the night and all was-well. some of the hospital boys were left charge of the wounded and the cest of followed ‘the regiment. We chased the Spaniards for four days before we met up With them again. This time we came wut Victorious. We fought almost a half day and not a man owas seratchéd on our side, but we killed about two dr three hundred Spaniards and captured about 500 of them and lots of ammunition» and guns. is nght we had about twenty-cigat miles from this place I am writing from. Soon afte the battle we got word trom Gen. Mile hat peace had been declared, and that.w should return to Managuez and take charge f ail the forts end arsenal and cease ighting till further notice; so uow we ane here and living in the city ‘and are sleeping in the barracks. place called landing, so, After the fight we went to camp for In the morning in Some Attractions. “I have had hard times and slept any where and everywhere; but I am not sorr. I em over here, for it ts a lovety countr: Plenty of fine fruit, such as bananas, co- ‘oanuts, oranges, lemons, pineapples, dates, figs and lots of native fruits that I know yeu never heard of. While on the way to San Juan if we got thirsty and cou get water we would get the natives t climb a cocoanut tree and we would drink the milk from the cocoanut. [ have seen coffee plantations as large enty acres and as thick a dog's back. It is a rich country, America is good enough for mi we are in has street cars, eiec ice plant and lots of fine ‘buildi nicer than in any of the suuthe have been in, but on the Spanish styie. The natives are having a jubilee over our cap- turing the city; they cannot do enough for us. It is very hard to understand them, r on but still n cities I but I am gettiag on to lots of their words | and if [ can I will try to learn the Spanish langu: This is a Seaport city; so it will give me a chance to send my -nail every day if I can get the letters out to the dis- tech boats in time. Mamma, I have lots of relics that I found on the field after tae last fight. The principal one is a Spanish flag and a cap worn by one of the Span- 1ards. I will save them and being them home if I live so long. All Are Homesick, “Well, I received your long-looked-for letter this morning, dated July 28, This is the first mai! I have received from home and I was more than glad to hear from ail; it made me feel real glad, for I thought I would never hear again. I am sorry to hear Eddie enlisted. I hope he did not leave America, for there is no piace so dear to me as old America, and 1 am not t only one, for out of the whoie of Gen. Swan's expedition there is hardly a dog that is not anxious to return to America: for there is nothing to eat here but fruit and government grub, and I am so tired of it that I can hardly look at it and native food; I can eat only fruit. “Well, mamma, I will have to come to a close for this time, hoping this will find you all well, And don’t worry about me; I will fight it out to the end; #ut no iore soldier life for me, if I ever return. Give my love to all that ask a it ™me and tell them I am as well as can pe pected under the circumstarces. I WihF ite often if I am not sent away from this place. There are lots of sick, and That gives me lots of work. There are opty, five of us looking after seventy-eight Sick men and they have kept us going pretty/livty. If you write to me let me know all thestiews and sen@d me some of the latest papers, so that 1 can see if there is a chance fox_me to return. - J. MINICH, “Orderfey Gor Major Egan.” Deaths at-Santiago. Gen. Lawton’s bwlletm concerning the deaths of the Ameficanitroops at Santiago yesterday is as folléws:< “Total sick, 356; total fever, 292; total new cases fever, 12; total returned to duty, 6, Deaths—John C. Goad, corporal, Company E, 16th United States:Infantry, acute dys- entery; A. P. Peterson, private, Company K, 1st Illinois, typhoid feyer, following yel- low fever; Harry T. Bischof, private, Troop F, 2d Cavalry, yellow fever.” oo Now 1s the time to buy Furniture and Carpets—Hoeke’s Clearing Sale is on.—Advt ————__— Bandsman Reidy Sentencea. Private Daniel M. Reidy, band, 4th Artil- lery, having been tried by a general court- iartial convened at Fort Washington, Md., and found guilty of violation of the 83d, 624, 2ist snd 82d articles of war, respect- ively,” was sentenced ‘to forfeit 820 of his pay, and to be confined at hard labor une der charge of the post guard, for three months,” The sentence has been ved oe be executed ‘at the station of his PARIS TALKS OF DREYFUS Rapid Growth of Sentiment in Favor i Revision of the Case. Connt-Bstcrhazy’s Remarkable Cool- ness—Rumors of the Suicide of ° High Army Officers. The movement in Paris in favor of a re- vision in the Dreyfus case is growing by leaps and bounds. Considering recent events, Major Count Walsin Esterhazy retains an amazingly cool attitude. In the course of an interview yesterday he expressed astonishment that Lieut. Col. Henry was allowed to have a razor. Henry's death, he said, was regret- able, “because, doubtless, he had other revelations to make.” Count Esterhazy intends to appeal against his enforced retirement from active service in the army. Meany rumors are current pertaining to the Dreyfus case. The first of these is that Dreyfus is dead, no letter having been re- ceived from him. for some weeks.. Another report is that Gen. Boisdeffre, who has just resigned the post of chief of the general staff, has committed suicide. Both these rumors are undoubtedly without founda- tion. * Col. Paty du Clam ts on a vacation trip in Switzerland, and there is no confirma- tion of the statement of La Patrie that he had been arrested for complicity in the Henry forgery. Gen. Gonse, assistant chief of the general staff, who tendered his resignation yester- day to M. Cavaignac, minister for war, has been persuaded to withdraw it, as his re- tirement under the age limit will occur next month. Popular excitement is intense. The latest cartoon of M. Forain hits off the situation. It represents two soldiers—one standing, the other sitting on a bench and reading a newspaper. ‘What are you reading?” asks the former; “about the czar’s letter?” “No, sir,” the latter replies; “about the Henry affair.” Col. Henry's Motives. Speculation is keenest over the motives for Lieut. Col. Henry's suicide. Looking to the view the whole nation has adopted re- garding the guilt of Dreyfus, it is argued that Henry may have supposed he was acting in the country’s interests, even in forging the letter, which. would satisfy the nation of the justice of the sentence with- out production of the real evidence, which would be undesirable on the highest politi- cal grounds. In that case Henry mig..c have posed as a martyr to misguided patriotism, The traditions of the intelligence depart- ment, which, at the time of the condemna- tion of Dreyfus, was under a conspicuous anti-Semite, Col. Sandherr, would probably have led a blunt mind ‘like Lieut. Coil. Henry's to construe the slightest hint from above of the desirability of killing off the anti-Dreyfus agitation into an order to do so by any means. Colonel Sandherr, who was then suffering from an incipient paralysis, seems to have been the head of a general conspiracy to hunt Jewish officers out of the French army. Dreyfus, a man of haughty de- meanor, but of vast strategic knowledge, would naturally be selected as a victim of these machinations. It {s asserted that Colonel Sandherr's last days were haunted by a f2ar, amounting to terror, lest the illegal and fiippant nature of the evidence upon which Captain Dreyfus was condemned should be revealed and weaken the prestige of the intelligence de- partment, and that he enjoined upon Hen- ry, his subordinate, to guard the depart- ment'’s traditions at all costs. - Interpreted as Connivance. ‘The carelessness of the authorities in al- lowing Henry to have a razor and in not watching him fs generally int2rpreted as cennivance, and perhaps as persuaston, since officers under arrest and Hkely to be condemned should, according to military regulations, be constantly watched, while Lieutenant Colon2!1 Henry was left for hours alone and was allowed to lock the door on the inside. If there were persua- sion it is not likely to have been difficult. Had Henry been 2xpelled from the army, both himself and wife would have lost all pension rights. As it is, the widow becomes entitled to a handsome pension. This seems a more likely motive than the explanation, based upon the alleged inco- herent letter he left behind, that he had s reason. Having Gi2d uncondemned, ins are entitled to military honors, brother will take the body to Pougy, near Chalons, where it will be buried on with the strictest privacy. Several officers of the g2neral staff, it was said last night, have usked to be sent ba to their regiments. General Renouard, new chief of staff, is unders fre hand, and to be at liberty to replace all the staff officers if he thinks fit. It Is ex- pected that he will resort to a process of purification. The government's positicn is most unhap- py. Notice of interpellations in the cham- ber of deputies multiply. President Faure is censured for leaving Paris at such a crit- ical moment. Great efforts are being made to get the signatures of a majority of the deputies, which is a necassary preliminary to a convocation of the chamber. 2 PORTO RICAN SOIL. FIRST ON Interesting Letter From Sergt! W. D. Campbell of Company H. Sergeant W. D. Campbell of Company H, 1st District Volunteer Regiment, now in Porto Rico with the Engineer Battalion, has seat the following letter to his friend, Mr. Lester Moore, of W. B. Moses & Sons. It was dated at Yoco, Porto Rico, Atgust 3, 1898: “I am writing this in the court house here, on the mayor's desk. I am in charge of the town, and the mayor is tickled to death to have me use the desk. I am here with fifteen men, ordered to hold the town. I have them quartered in the jail, and have been looking for an attack by guerrillas for the past three days, as they are in the mountains only three miles away. I had a fight with them yesterday, and had a horse shot under me. I took four men and went out a little too far on a scout. There were ten of them, and we had to fight and run for about two miles, but they didn’t get one of us. They can't hit anything, and I don’t see how they hit my horse. “I have had some pretty hot times since we landed. Both Hyde and myself have, but Hyde don’t have the chance chat I do, as he is acting first sergeant and has to stay in camp. There are only two ser- gents in the company now, Hyde and my- self, and outside work falls on me. “I suppose you read that old Company H was the first to land on Porto Rican soil. They made it pretty hot for us. The Mauser bullets were plowing the water all srouné us. I was second on shore, and as soon as they all landed we formed in ex- tended order, and gave the enemy a few shots and then charged them. Then, old man, came the hot time. They made a stand and we fought until the rest of our battalion landed, and then we completely reuted the Dons. hey scattered like sheep and ran to the mountains, but they re- turned, and we had fighting off and on for a week. Old Hydc is every inch a man, and behaved like a veteran. In fact all the boys did. We have got our heads sweiled so that we think we can lick a regiment of Spaniards, at least. We have had one hend-to-hand fight with them be- sides the one when we landed, and haven't lost a man yet, though several have been huri, but we have a company that can’t be Mcked by anyway near the same num- ber. “We have ten men in the hospital with typhoid fever, and two of them are very low. As for myself, I am as well as I ever was, and feeling fine, but I feel at times that I would like to get some mail from some of you boys. I haven't received a let- ter since I landed, all of my mail being sent to Cuba. “The climate here is fine, only the rainy season has set in, and it rains off and on every da} ee THE PUBLIC DEBT. Decrease for the Month of August $24,780,711. The monthly statement of tho public debt issued yesterday shows that August 81 the public debt lesa cash in the treasury was $1,012,870,717, which is 9 doorease for the month of $34,780,711, The decrease ls ac- | an2e-dads counted for by a corresponding increase in the cash on hand due to the receipts from the war loan. ‘The debt ts recapitulated as foltows: Interest-bearing debt, $822,212,800; debt on which interest has ceased since matur- ity, $1,250,080: debt bearing no interest, $883,885,971; a total of $1,307,857,801. ‘This amount, however, does not include $556,046,- 983 in certificates und treasury notes out- standing, which are offset by an equiva- jent amount of cash in the treasury. The cash in the treasury ts classified as follows: Gold, $253,377,493; sliver, $513,400,84; paper, $93,.084,¢ bonds, national bank depositor- ies, etc., $67,282,201; aggregate, $927,144,646. Against this aggregate there are outstand- ing demand Habilities amounting to $682,- 657,561, which leaves a net cash balance in the treasury of $24,487,084. ——_—_—_ If you want anything, try an ad. in The Star. If anybody has what you wish, you will get an answer. Se eee AUCTION SALES OF REAL ESTATE, &e Tomorrow. ©. G. Sloan & Co., Aucts., 1407 G st. n.w.—Sale of household and office furniture on Saturday, Sep- tember 3, at 10 a.m. Also, dt 12 m., horees, car- rlages, harness, &c. S. Bensinger, Auct., 940 La. ave. n.w.—Sale of 30 head of horses and mares on Saturday, Septem- ber 3, at 10 a.m. Walter B. Williams & Co., Aucts., 10th and D sts. nw.—Sale of household effects &c., on Satur- TOMORROW. REGULAR SALE OF Horses and Carriages WITHIN THE BAZAAR, NO. 940 LA. AVE. TOMORROW (SATURDAY) MORNING, SEP- TEMBEK THIRD, AT TEN O°CLOCK, we will sell 80 head of Horses and Mares, some extra Workers and fine drivers. 415 New and Sacoaa mentee Vehicles ‘ew. of different Kinds, Harness, etc. SALE PEREMPTORY. < It 8. BENSINGER, Auctioneer. WALTER B. WILLIAMS & CO., AUCTIONEERS. REGULAR SATURDAY SALE. On TOMORROW, SEPTEMBER THIRD, AT TEN O'CLOCK: A.M., we shall sell in front of Gur salesroom, corner 10th and Pa. ave., a general as- sortment of Household Effects, China and Glass- ware. One Upright Piano and three Square Pianos. ALSO, AT TWELVE O°CLOCK M., Ho Carriages, Bicycles and Harness, Terms cash. it WALTER B. WILLIAMS & CO., Aucts. C. G. SLCAN & Cu., AUCTIONEERS, 1407 G ST. FIRST FALL SALE ATTRACTIVE LOT OF HOUSEHOLD AND OF- FICE FURNITURE AT AUCTION WITH- IN OUR RCOMS, 1407 G STREET, SATURDAY, ' SEPTEMBER THIRD, 1808, AT TEN O'CLOCK A.M. Windsor Folding Bed, Mirror-front| Wardrobe, Roll-top Desks, large Marvin Safe, Walnut Folding Bed, Ebony Cabi Vid Violin,’ Mandolin, Cash i rer, Cheval r, Lounges, Book Caves, [au tucks, Guk and Walnut Chamber Suites, Mattress- es Pillows, Rugs, Carpets, Toilet Sets,’ Retry ters, Chiffoniers, Lamps, ‘Parlor Suites, Rockers and Tables, Music Cabin beards, Dining Tables and Chairs, P ments, Show Case, odd Jor Furniture, China an. Wardrobes, ctures, pieces Chamber and Pat Glassware, Stag Horns, Matting, Sundries, Kitchen Goods, ete. AND, AT TWELVE M., Horse, Carriage, Hurnces, Wheels, ct ‘Terms c: C. G. SLOAN & CO0., ‘Aucts., 1407 G st. FUTURE Days. SW. RATCLIFFE, ‘Successor to Rati AUCTIONEER. Mffe, Sutton & Co.) Entire Furniture, Carpets, 1 Bric-a- Brac Handsome Mirror, China, Glassware, etc., in dwelling No. 1021 Conn. ave. n.w., to be sold by public auction, on MONDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER sth, 1808, commencing at TEN O’CLOCK, to which the attention of parties refurnishing is called. Terms cash. JAMES W. RATCLIFF ’ seI-3t Auctioneer. 1318 EIGHTH By virtue of a deed of t, recorded in Liber No, 2220. folio 373 et seq. records of the District of Colum in front of the premises, on TUE EER SIXTH. A.D. 1868. AT HALF LOCK P.M.. the 10-feet fro: depth next to the north 5 feet of lot 8%. with the improvements. Terms: One-third cxsh. balance tn one and two yeirs, with interest at six (6) per centum per en- num, payable semi-arcualty. $100 required at time of sale. WM. HL DU JAMES F. $ © of the land we shall s¢Il. . ih square au31-d&ds THOS. J. OW TR OF WELL. AT NO. “101 MASS: s NUE NORTHEAS By virtue of a certain deed of trust. duly -e- corded in Liber 2208, folio 274 et_seq., one of the lard records of the ‘District of Columbia, and at the request of the party secured thereby, we fell, on the premises, at public auction, on DAY, SEPT! TH, 1898, AT TWo O'CLOCK P.M... . Contents, Good Will, including Lease, as an entirety of the Drug Store located at 101 Muss. ave. n.e. Terms cash, Store open daily for inspection. . NEWTON DONALUSON, HENRY ENGLISH, ‘Trustees, WILLIAM B. REILLY, Attorney for Trustees. a2 918 F ST. TABLE B WEEN VENTH F ¥-S! ON TWENT TH STREE TWEEN H AND I STREETS NORTHWEST. By virtue of a deed of trust to us, duly recorded among the land records of the District of Colum- Dia, in Liber 2121, folios 122 et seq.. we will. at the’ request of the helder ef the notes secured thereby, sell, auction. in front of the pr mises. 3 FOUR O'CLOCK : ON FRIDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF SEPTEN. R, A.D. 1808. the fellowing described real es- ate, situate in the ety of Washington, District of Columbia, to wit: AMl those certain ‘pieces or parcels of land and’ premises, ed as and being lots “B," in Brooke Mackell, criginal lot numbered two (2 five (5). as said subdivision is recorded in the cffice of the surveyor of the District of Columbia, in Liber “W. F.."" follo 158. Also lots lettered DADS $500.22) Sa and “EF.” in Brooke Mackall. ‘juntor's. subdivision of part of origiial lot numbered seven (7), in square numbered seven- teen (17), as recorded in the office of the sur. vesor of the District of Columbia, in Liber “W. F.,"" folio 157. together with the improvements and appurtenances thereuntg belonging or in any- wise appertaining. Terms of sale: One-third cash, balance in one and two years. represented by the rotes of the purchaser. bearing 6 per cent interest, payable semi-annually, and secured by a decd of trust upon the 'y sold. or all cash. at the eption of the Durcharer. A deposit of $100 on each lot requived at time of sale. All conveyancing and recording at the cost of the purchaser. Terms of sale to be complied with within ten days from Gate of sale. otkerwise the trustees reserve the right to resell the property at the risk cost of the defaulting 1 and 8, subdivision of in square numbered purchaser. after five days’ advertisement of su: resale tr, some neweprper published in Washing- ton, D. C. The lote will be offered separately. ALBERT A. WILSON, ‘Trustee, JOHN B. LARNER, ‘Trostee. 3335 F st. —————e—e—e—eeeo—————————e————— SS AUCTION SALES. FUTURE DAYS. and Handsome Four-story ' Basement Press-brick Residence, No. 1740 P Street Northwest, Near . Dupont Circie,atAuction. By authority of the owners and to close an es- tate I will sell at public auc front of the on MONDAY, THE TW! H DAY OF ses, REPrexner 1806, AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M, the four-etory hagen ent residence known a8 No. 1740 “P” street northwest, contain- sixteen rooms and 20 feet on “FP” street, with a depth of lot of tr AID feet to an alley. This property will be sold subject to #n incum- brance of seven thousand dollars ($7,000), benring five per cent interest, and maturing Al). 1800. Terms of sale: All over and atove said tncum- brance, which will be assumed by the purchaser, shall be paid in cash. A deposit of $200 will b required at time of sale, a1 said terme must be complied with within fifteen days thereafter. Con- veyancing and recording at the expense of pure chaser. THOMAS DO’ sel-d&ds THOMAS DOWLING & Go. 612 E 8. N. TRUSTEE’S SALE OF VALUABLE PROPERTY, ON DST! THIRD AND FOURTH. 8° EAST. ING, Auct. AUCTIONEERS, IMPROVE BETW ETS SOUTH. By virtue of a deed of trust, dated Reptembet 1896 aud recorded in Liter 2184, follo . of the land records of the District of Colum as surviving trustee under said deed of trust, I will sell, at public auction, in front of the preme dees, on TUFSDAY. SEPTEMBER THE THIR- TEENTH, 1808, AT HALF-PAST FOUR OCLOOK ty of Washington, and Gesiznoted as of original lot pumDered nine (%), Dered seven hundred aud ninety-three (795), Droved by a frame dwelling. Terms: ne-third cash, balance in one and twe years, with interest at 6 per cent per secured by deed of trust on the Droperty. oF al cash, at the option of the purchaser. All com veyancing and recording at cost of purchaser. THOMAS TAYLOR, d&ds Surviving Trustee DUNCANSON BROS., Auctioneers, TRUSTEES SALE OF THE YOUNG MEN | CHRISTIAN 2 ASSOCIATION LID». BUILDING, NO. 1007 11TH Srneer MONTE By virtue of 2 certain deed of trust, recorded: i Liber No. 1748, folio 64 et neq., of the land tece ae the District of Colcmbia, 1, aa survivi runtee, will rell at public auction, in trons the premises, on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER SIXTH, A. D. 1888, st FIVE O'CLOCK P.M.. the follow! ing deacribed real estate, situate in the city of Washingten, in said District: AM of lote four (4) and five (5) of Daniel 8. Harkness’ subdivision of square three hundred and thirty-six (396). as the same is recorded in Book “B,” page «2° of the records of the eurveyor's office of the [leteiet of Cclumbla, together with the improvements, cop- sisting of a two-rtory brick ballding with back building, suitable for occupancy for busivess pure pores. Terms: One-third cash, balance in equal staliments, at one and two years, with interest six (6) per cent per annum, payable semi-ann ally, from day of sale, secured by deed of trust upon the property sold, or sll cash, at the tion of the purchaser. ‘A ceposit of $300 will required at Ume of sale. All conveyancing. reve- ine hue stamps, etc., at purchaser's cost. Terme to be complied wich within ten days, otherwise che surviving trustee reserves the right to resell at risk anu cnet of the defaulting purchaser. FRANCIS H. SMITH, a Surviving Trustee. . RATCLIFFE, AUCTIONEER, Guccessor to Hatciiffe. Sutton & Ce.) TRUSTEES’ SALE OF VERY; VALUABLE REAL ESTATE IN THE NORTHWEST. By virtue of a decree of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, passed in Fquity. No. 18870, the undersigned, trustees, will ciler fo public vuction, in’ front of ‘the respective the property named heiein at the time as follows: On SATURDAY. THB AY OF SEITEMBER, A.D. 1588, AT P.M.. the premises in the city Wasbington, in the District of Columba, to Original lot numbered twenty-four (24). im Square numbered one buncred and eighty-three (183), cogetber with all the improvements eon, etc.. being the southwest corner of M and 16th streets northwest This property will be sold, however, subject to a trust of $6.000, Full particulars at the time of sale. ON SAME DAY, AT HALF-PAST FOUR O’CLOCK P.M., the ‘premises, situcte in the c of Wasbin in the District of Columbia, wit: Lot in St. Vincent's Orphan Asylum re numbered two hun- her with all the im- dred and deve . toy provements, rights, etc.: said premises being 1422 Rhode Island ave.. between 14th and 15th now.. and improved by’ a brick house. ‘This property, however. will be sold subject Prior deed of trust for $8,000. Full particu the time of sale. ‘Terms: One-third cash, the balance in one and two years, with interest from the date of sale at © per cent per annum. payable semi-annually, secured by deed of trust on the property vold, or all cash, at the option of the purchuser. A de- posit of $200 required on each piece of property upon the acceptance of bid. If the terme of sale are not complied with in ten dass from the day of sale. the trustees reserve the right to resell the broperty at the risk and cost of the defaulting burchaser, after five days’ advertisement of sich resale in some newspaper published in Wasblag- ton. D.C. All conveyancing. &c., at purchaser's cost. JOHN'J. DOLAN, Trustee, 408 5th st.” now, JAMES T. HUNTER, Trustee, 425°G st. now. & 0O., AUCTIONEERS, 1407 G 8T. ALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED IMPROVED REAL ESTATE IN THB CITY OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF CO- LUMBIA. By virtue of decrees of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, passed on the 12 days of Deceanber, 1895, in equity cause wherein Lee E. Purne and Emily A. ley and others are di the und=rsigned trustees will sell at public auc toa re at j Mon, in frovt of the several certain pleces or pat- cels of land and premises hereinafter described, lying being in the city of Washington, Dis: trict o1 Columbia, the respective parcels and prem- ises hereinafter described on the respective days and at the time respective that say, on WEDNESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY SEPTEMBER, PAST FOUR’ O'CLOCK P.M., the south 24 feet front of lot 186 and the north 12% feet of lot 188, ail in square No. 1196, formerly known as squaré No. 26 in that part of the District lately Known as the city of Georgetown, said parts of said lots being tmproved by three two-story. bric and fronting on the east side of 30th street be- tween M street north and the Chesapeake and Oblo canal. Thereafter on said day, and at the hour of FIV O'CLOCK P.M., the west 20 feet of lot 69 by a depth of 86 feet, in square 1263 known as square No. 93 in the late city town, improved two-story frame dwelling, fronting on P stseet at its intersection with 26th Street West, or North street. ‘Thereafter, xnd ou the same day, and at the hour to Ly , at the hour of HALF- of HALF-PAST FIVE P.M., part of lot 3, in square No. 19, unimproved, being the west 2S ‘feet front of said’ ot by the ‘depth of 77 feet on F street between 25th and 26th streets northwest. Thereafter, and on THUKSDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY ¢ EPTEMBER, 18¢S, at the bonr of FIVE SU'CLOCK P.M., lot 17, in square 38, improved hy two two-story ‘frame ‘dwellings, known as Nos, 2308 and 2310 L street northwest, and Thereafter, and on said last mentioned aay, at the hour of HALF-PAST FIVE O°CLOCK P'M., the north 20 feet of lot 10 by the depth of 8& feet 4% inches, in square No. 480, fronting on 5th street between N and © streets northwest, and improved by a two-story frame dwelling. Terms of sule us prescribed by the decree: third of the hase money on each parcel sold to be paid in and the balance in two equal Installments, payable in one and two years re- spectively, with interest at six per cent per num from’ the day of sale, the deferred payments to be secured by deed or deeds of trust on the Premises sold, or all cash, at the option of the purchaser. A deposit of on each jtece or parcel of property sold will be required at the time of sale. Terms of sale to be complied with within ten days from day of sale, otherwise the trumtee reserves the right to resell the pro at the risk and cost of the defaulting purc or irebasers, after five days’ advertisement of such resale in’ some pewspaper published in Wash- ington, D. C. All coaveyancing, recording, &c., at cost of purchaser. DWIN FORREST, Trusts 817-319 4% et. nw. GEORGE E. HAMILTON, Trustee, a 6th and F sts. p.w. W. RATCLIFFE, AUCTIONEER. (Successor to Ratcliffe, Sutton & Co.) TRUSTEES’ SALE OF A THREE- STORY BRICK STORE AND DWELLING, No. 1239 7TH STREET 37. W. By virtue of a deed of trust, duly recorded in Liber 1938, folio 283 et seq the District of Colvm reigned trustees will offer for ssle, public ton, in oS on TU! AY, SIXTH DAY OF BER, A.D. 1898, AT HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK P.M., the following described Teal estate, situate in th- city of Washington, Dis- triet of Columbia, to wit: Parts of lots twenty- three (23) and twenty-four (24) of corporation of ted atrial sf St toed ef , as it the of the & for ge let of Columbia, in Liber N. K., follo 275, Beginning eighteen 18) feet four (4) Inches south of the nacthtest comer cash, the balance In one, years, with interest from the day of cont aga ip THOS. J. OWEN, AUCTIONEER, 018 F ST. N.W- TRUSIEES’ SaLE OF VALUABLE UNIMPROVED REAL ESTATE ON THE EAST SIDE OF BERIGHTWOOD AVENUE, | y viitue of a deed of trust to us, duly recorded among the lend re-ords of the District of Columbia, tn Liber 2240, folio 186 et sog., west of the holder of the vote at public auction, in front OrcLocK 3