Evening Star Newspaper, November 5, 1898, Page 13

— THE EVENING STAR. ambi PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1161 Peans;lvzaia Avsaa», Orr. 1th 3%, by The Evening Star Newspaper Comp eu KACFEMANN, Prevee Tew York Ofice. 49 Potter Buil Gln The Evening Star is served to subscribers tn the eity by carriers. on their own account, at 10 cents per w per mouta. plea at the counte . By mail—anywhere in the United States or Canada—postage prepaid—50 cen! per month, Saturday Qcintunte Sheet Star, $1 per year, with ign ie" added, $3.08. nail matter.) scriptions mast be pall in advance, ising made known on application. — | Note id Pepsin. | USED BY lar preparations. Bromo-Pepsin Headaches, Insomnia, _ Part 2. Che ay ening Star. Pages 13-24, If you want to buy, sell lease property or rent rooms, want a situation or want help, it will pay you to announce the fact in the advertising columns of The Star. They are closely studied by more than three times as many people as 2D BY PF THE MAS romo-Pepsin (NOTE THE WORD PEPSIN,) Bromo-Pepsin is pleasant to take. It is pure, harmless and exhilarating. As a household remedy Bromo- Pepsin is fast superseding other simi- If taken before retiring it will in- sure refreshing repose. s an infallible cure for the following ills: At All Druggists. Note | the | ANS. SES. Indigestion, | Dizziness, Nervousness, Exhaustion, | Dyspepsia, | Brain Fag, | Nausea. | iiiiiiel tat | Bottle. | SI a a ad a ae I ik i Ks es Heer Gifts. : 035 Pa. Ave. : REAL ESTATE GOSSIP a Providing for the Material Develop- ment of This City. AN IMPORTANT RAILROAD CENTER Some Conclusions Based on a Recent Auction Sale. ———_+- —. PLANNING BUILDINGS ng in annual session in this city week of many of the lead- who are American to the event also erest and st nee was the first gath- has been selected as arters of the organi- nis city t headq has been made in this column ugh work that has been done ring the old Octagon House, New and 18 ne mer con and to the import- t work for the reason that it is ent one of the best examples tecture now in existence. building has been home of the institute in this bers will be made to r they visit the city. » headquarters is loc re that archi- ly will be frequent vis! © capital of the country to the political interest which pital city of a great na- as Many features which ention and study of aim to erect not merely sstly buildings, but those that ure weil adapted for tne purposes intended. In addition to the pubite buildings there are among the private structures notable examples of domestic arehitecture. The buildings erected for government uses, a3 @ rule, are substantially constructed and of a dignified style of architecture. In his annual address, Mr. Geo. 8. Post, the pres- ident of the institute, spoke im a rather de- preciating strain ef the architecture of the pension office building, which no doubt met with the approval of most of those whe have studied that building, still it might be said that the interior plan ts thought to be the best of any public office building in this city. As every one Knows, the tiers of office ON C ---Time to think of reserving your Xmas Make a deposit on a DIAMOND, WATCH or any piece of Jewelry, pay a little each week, and whatever you se- lect will be kept for you. Stock at its height of completeness. i i ?CASTELBERG, ™ Baltimore Store, 106 N. Eutaw St. edetetet eSonteeteeSeofoatons font Songontoay REDIT. Sededetetnteetetetn seadoeseateesoage Set goto ef Seodeegeagentont Bargain Giver Soe and Reliable Jeweler, eeSoateegegeates soot Established 1846. Heelan ntetnetetate ees % | reoms ar? built about a large central court, doing away with the dark and badly ven: tilated corridors and halls found in all the other public buiidings. ‘The ventilatian of the peusion office bullding has been highly ended, and if it has that unusual eems proper that a just meed of should be awarded to the designer of the building, the late Gen. M. C. Melgs. Of Mr. Post, in his remarks, only re- ferred to the exterior design of th: build- ing. but in most buildings, when that is bad, the interior arrangement is equally poor, and as the pension office building ap- pears to be an exception, it s2ems proper that the fact should be duly noted. A Cleveland Park House. Among other recent improvements at Cleveland Park, the company this week has begun the erection of a fine colonial residence at the corner of Bridge street end Highland avenue. From the plans this Is a remarkably attractive house, even nong the many beautiful homes of that subdivision. It 1s to have a porch to the scuth 48 feet in length, and upon one side another of 52 feet. This porch, after the manner of the true colonial house, is a very important feature, having a width at certain points from 16 to 20 feet, to be fing ished with handsome columns, ‘caps, gar- lands and other features properly belong- ing to that style of architecture. ‘The house ts to contain eleven rooms, and to he in every way complete and beautifully fin- ished. ‘The New Cab Service. it may not seem to be a matter that has any influence on the material welfare ot the city, but, nevertheless, the inaugura- tion of the new cab system at the Penn- sylvania depot Is a feature in the develop- ment of the city that ts in many respects notable. The substiiution of clean, trim- looking, stylish turnouts for the frowsy, CHapidated vehicles which too common!y have practicaily afforded the sole accom- modation for visitors to the city who wish to get a vehicle at the railroad stations puts Washington in line with some of the principal cities of the country. A similar system has been in operation in New York. Philadelphia and in other cities, and it certainly would seem that the inflvence of this change will tend to pleasantly color the first impressions which visitors receive of the city. ‘fhe change was made by the Pennsylya- nia company at the suggestion of Commis- sioner Wight. and it is belicved that it will rot be long before the Baltimore and Ohio will inaugurate something similar at its depot. This improvement is regarded as indicating that the railroad companies ap- preciaie the need of more modern facilities for a city which, according to the preeident of one of the roads running here, is the third in this country tn importance as a point. of passenger traffic, a fact which may not be generally known. Some recognition of this fact is found in a Dill enacted at the last session of the Virginia legislature to incorporate a rail- road terminal company of this city, com- posed of representatives of slI-the roads now haviag access to the city over the tracks of the Pennsylvaria railroad, and it ia the purpose to elevate and depress the | lcnger SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5. 1898—TWE tracks within new and better depot. All this meens that the importance of Washingtua as a railroad center wil no ‘mit business to be continued to be done with the inadequate and antiquated methods suc s tracks at the grades of elty streets ard small and badly planned depot buildings. the city limits and It is belie that in the near future ac- tive steps wil. be taken by all the steam railroad companies in this city to make the terminal fac: ’ should be in a city wher: importance! the passenger traflic is third in aniong the citics of the country. Realty as an Investment. During the past week there was a sale of t auction that was of more than It was only at story eight-room l:ovse that sold, and, besides, it was on a Side street, and in no respects re- muarkable. It was supposed by those in- teresied that if $3,000 was obtained for the t would he considered a good se as the result proved, that limit ched, but greatly exceeded, s E Which the house was knock- ed down was TOO, The explanation of this sale is the one tkat has 2rcady been given in this column in other conrections, and that is, those who are attending auction sales of property base their bids on the income-paying abil- ity of the property. In this case the house rents for $22.50 per month, and as it yields a gross income of a little over 7 per cent, the net income ought to be a little over 5 per cent. Investments paying that rate are not very common in these times, and hence in Is that those who have money lying idle are turning their attention to realty, and this also ins the fact that the people ho now attend auction sales of property are to a large extent investors. Some Improvements. Two frame hcuses are to be built in Lang- don by Goodwin & Phelps. They will be two stories in height, feet, with wood and stone frents. A three-sicr: 2 19th str house is to be erected at st northwest by E. H. Fowier. It will be 22x40 feet and the front will be built of pre brick and brown stone. It will be hoa hot wate: e to be erected at 134% to southeast. They will he 14x and the fronts will be built of press brick. A two-stor feet is erected oy Patrick Reddington at 6: ence street northeast. brick and stene. —_—. WHOLESALE PRODUC to be The front will be of MARK E! A Sharp Advance in Eggs —Heaithy Condition, The striking feature of the local whole- sale produce market today ts the sharp ad- vance in eggs, they being about 3 cents a higher today than they were last Strictly fresh eggs are unusually scarce, commanding top prices. Butter re- mains unchanged, fancy creamery running light, but the demand being met by stor- age demand is quiet, seconds and being slow. Cheese sr ported last week. The market is weaker in live poultry, but with cooler weather is ssed stock. ‘Ther >. Other prod- last. week, supplied market and healthy Elgin, ext ; firsts, ck, 16, and othe New York state pound; flats, 11 Nearby, fi outhern, cents a dozen; Ih western, Poultry undrawn, We. to lie.; gc :, n, 10c. to 11¢ undrawn, large, per It to Ie.; lve, toms, per Ib., ; live, hens, per Ib., 9c. live, small, per Ib., Sc.” Chickens-— vn, per !b., Sc. to 10c.; live. per Ib., spring, large, live, per lb., 7 spring, medium, live Toe ring, small, Se. : ters per Ib., 8c. Ib., old, 8¢e.; liv —Live, per Ib., ¢ —Dressed, per per Ib. » per Ib. to l4e.; ph bits, per do: wild turke , saddle, to 60e.; r: §1, $1.50 to n, woodcoc Le to Vegetables iliflower, per crate, peas, per bb 3 fancy, per d 40 to 50 cents; mediu: r 15 to 2 common, per doz., 10 to 15; b: . per box 50 to lettuce, per bbl, $1.50 to $2; po- | tatoes, per bu: 6 new, per bush., to 50; wes Maryland and Virgt t potatoes, fancy, y to 40 cent rm, per bu: to 5 tomatoes, per crate, natly | 40 . per 100 bunches, $2 to bage, per 100, $2 to $4; onions 40 to ns bbl., $1; yellow, p turnips, per bb r bush., 50; bed , $1.40; marrow, $1.70 to $1.75; Virginia, pe white, 90 cents to $1; wh mixed, 80 ored, 60; black-eyed peas, | per 4. choice, s 5 to $0; Lima beans Dried fruits~ 9 to 1U cents; appl sed, bright es, choie per Ib. , 6 to 7; Lair to good, 5 to 6; peeled, 2 to 3; quarters, unpeeled, yaporated, § to 10; evaporated, un- cherries, pitted, dry, crop red and wet. 6 to 6%; black- 3 to 4; whortleberries, per dry, 9 to 10, 50; common, per cents per bbl., $1 to Flemish beauty, per bbl., $3 to per bbl., $2 to §& ckle, 50; California Bartlett, per to $1.75; native, per bbl., per 100 Ibs s to $1; 50 : pears per bb! box, §: walnu Concord, 10- ket, 7 to 9; pineapples, 8 to to $4. extra, per cwt. $3 to $3.50; tawhbas, 5-! Tb. basket, to Marthas, 5-lb. basket, 16 12; crab apples, per bbl. Live stock—Cattle, hogs, fair, per cw RS ordinary, per cwt $3.35; sheep, per cwt., $2. gross, net, $3. 50 to $3; lambs, Spring, choice, cwt.,' $5.50; medium, $5: common, $4 to $4.50; calves, prime, per 36.50 to $7; common, per cwt., $5 to grass, per cwt., $3 to $3.50; cows, each, $25 to $85; common, each, $16 old and dry, $6 to $8. Dressed stock and cured meats—Calves, full dressed, 9 cents; hog dressed calves, 8; sheep, full dressed, 6 to 7; hams, country, Fior- | POSSIBLE CONFLICT Likelihood of Trouble Between France and England. = WHAT LONDON IS TALKING ABOUT Crossing the Atlantic on Board an Ex-Warship. >—__ GEN. MERRITT’S MARRIAGE —— Specta: Correspondence of The Evening Star. LONDON, October 26, 1898. I have just returned from Amertca té find that while you are summing up the results of a successful war, your English cousins are busily counting the cost of a possible conflict with France. The war cloud seems to get blacker every day, and unless France backs down and consents to abandon her claim to Fashoda there every prospect of early hostilitie: wer should result from the present situa- tion it will be no mere skirmi it be such a comparatively casy 2 our conflict with Spain. At the end of nineteenth century the world will see such a contest of arms as will render the tw tieth century map of Europe a ne’ The war party is very strong countries, und the coolest war inevitable. France has always sore over Engla occupation of and England has not the slightest tion of moving out of t French army, which is 1 may not lor Dreyfus dise condition of E here consider been ch that her rulers appear to regar n war more ¢e- irable than a revolution at home. This !s how it was put to me by the editor of a great Londen daily, who ch upon events, and is urrangements for cover pix the erests of a possible warFfor his He tells me that the is of the I army believe that F to be driven out of Fashoda., if a conflict upon this ques: still wil Sir Her en recalled for consultatio: 1 here tomorrow, and you have ¢ rred by @ that all arr officers been w: d inees to join s} 1 ; that or given to get all naval ve sea. while orde rc aiterations that would been countermanded. Bad to Worse. On the French side the Same movemsn's are reported, and whatis more ominous of an evil condition of affairs is the fact that the few responsible French newspapers, which are regarded as reflecting offical opinion, are doing their best to make a a situation wotée. It 1s known France has been sounding Rus: how far that power will back he is believed that y the issue that contributed to his recettiy re by omit in any mention ng The report stops t in question, but perusal book, just issued by th ernment, shows no disposi to admit British entions to t The czar's peace manife are not greatly considered here, as more power Is in the hands of Russian bureaucracy than rests with the emperor himself. And these Russian officials are not loth to op: Great uin’s progress in her m | egerandizement. 11 may well be tha sia will support France. ‘The Novoe Vre- a femi-officlal Russian organ, says it From the British point of i ome, there is no time lik he army and navy of this country are ready for ntuality, and if the matter be: lor the enemy will grow stronger and the task will he It that th reas ation Ger- n 's help, if Russia t im her lot with gland h tled all imme, outstanding cuestions with Germany. The two countries have reduced to a congenial! working basis the condjtions which confronted them both in South Africa and China, where it seemed likely a little while ago that there might be friction. Then. too, n the event of war, Germany would be in such a position be tween the two fighting forces that she would almost be compelled to take a hand, if only for the purpose of trying to: put France out of the way of doing her harm for the next forty rs; for if the Franco- Russian 1 should whip Great Britain, turn would surely com: ntive to the English. Curiously encugh, the victory of the United States over Spain seems to act as nilve to the mass of the people in 2, and our success urges them to the long-delayed settlement with the truculence of whose demands England have always excited popular You may hear it sald: “If +k the Spaniards, we can And they want to try it, too. ‘The war spiric grows day by da’ just as it did in America before the de ration of w Ine the incidents are en condemnation. the Yanks can | lick the French. almost parallel. The question frequent asked js: “Where will Ameri e in this fight? Will she help E. e This is a summary of opinion in England today. It is, of course, possible that cir- cumstances will arise that will change the situation very shertly, but the present ce- lay on the part of France in answering the plain demand of the British to get out of Fashoda, a demand which, in the opinion of the leaders of both great parties here, admits of ro discussion, tends greatly to irritate the popular mind,and acts as an Incentive to violent measures. Honoring Lord Nelson. Never since Trafalgar day has been pub- licly observed has there been such an out- 9 to 10; lard, country, bright 4g to 7; hogs, dressed, large and 3 to $5; small and neat, $5 to $5.25; Before the Lady Lawyers. ‘The first lecture of the season was given Thursday evening at the Washington Col- lege of Law, on E street, by Mr. H. E. Davis, United States district attorney, on the subject of “The History of the Law.” ‘Phere was a very attentive audience, con- sisting of the ladies of the schoo! and their friends. Mrs. Mussey, the dean of the faculty, congratulated the classes on the fine course of lectures which had been prepared for the present year, and on the bright prospects of the institution generally. Judge Cole will give a course of lectures Saturday evenings on “The Jurisdiction of the Federal Courts.” Judge Shepard will lecture on Wednesday evenings on “Equity Jurisprudence;” Prof. Robinson of the Catholle University, Senator Mason of illl- nois, Mrs. J. Ellen Foster, Mr. R. Ross Perry end others will follow later. Among the ladies who have entered the freshman class are the two daughters of Senator Mason, Miss Ida Moyer, Mrs. Coope, Mrs. Page, Miss Harper and Miss Carmody. — > “Want” ads. in The Star pay because they bring answers. burst of patriotism as that exhibited this year. For years past the day has been more or less perfuncterily observed, but lately the Navy League, with its numerous branches throughout the kingdom, took the matter up, and this year, celebrations, in- spired by the leadera of this organization, took ptace all over the country. Nelson's column in Trafaigar Square is well known to those Americaas who frequent the North- umberland avenue hotels as a landmark to inform them as to their whereabouts in their wanderings about London. if they could see this familiar object at present turned into a “thing of beauty,” they would doubtless regard it from other than a_mere- ly utiltarian point of view. Most Ameri- can travelers have the Nelson monu- ment in Sackville street, Dublin, of which the Irish are very pfoud.. They say that their Nelson at the tép-of fhe column does pot lean a) ‘An imsecute coil of ropes 2s in London; but .stands free and firm. This reproach the decorations of the 1e. ers lions at the base. are . ided in palms and. ferns and flowers. A hick wreath of. ‘bay startsat the fect of statue, winds in-graceful folds around. to the base. ‘Th ts. cloth, on which ts bu: sonal tributes, while fro! column fly each by four wide, . These are. the naval e NTY-FOUR PAGES. read any other paper. Hi} service mi whatever. what glas CAST 935 Pa. Ave. Baltimore Store, 106 N. Eutaw St. | No Humbug Methods About Onr Eye Examinations We've gone to the expense of getting a graduated scien- tific refractionist--and the finest equipmentofinstruments of || any optical house in the country oney can buy ses you want, 50 cents a week pays for them. You can trust your eye treatment to us with the assur- ‘ ance that their ailment will be successfully remedied. il ELBERG, | -and we offer you the best ||| without making any charge for it Our only charge is for the glasses, and no matte The Bargain Giver and Reliable Jeweler. 1 ° escendants of Nel! tes of all kint reerean’ on's offic to, ome very beautify a 2 m for the memory of the great admiral. Perhaps the mc ble cir- clet of white ch and scarlet from Brown, “a seventy-four years of Stephen 1 navy, Igar on. bo: s by his lordship" the fatal wound.” Brown is written on an accompanying car and the nd putrictic h sm the composition forbid any m of the old lady's labor of Yonge | who fought with | rd the Victory side when he re- A poem by M Pensions for Ten ‘The question of pe y Atkins. n claims arising out of our war with Spain is exclting much in- terest here and the liberality of the United tates overnment is contrasted with the untry. Not only are there in Great Bi mounts paid ar Ner. Roughly in Great Briain are 00,0000, pout $100 a mil- he United St lion people are drawing $144,000,000, or about $144 a head. In considering pen- sions here it must be taken into account head. In chat there are many large amounts paid to distinguished Nicer ants, and that these make the gre: after serving of pen: all. A soldier, years in the British army, is , upon honorable discharge, to 26 cents a day, increasing to 66 cents for wounds r consideratio: Warrant ame service, recelye from a day. There are, how ever, ran: from 12 to ‘There has been a movement of late to slightly increase pensions in this country, expec since the Victoria cross scandal of last spring, and now a further grievance | has been redressed. It seems that it been the custom of the authorities in send- ing out amounts to recipients to inclose the drafts in envelopes, bearing on the out- side the obnoxious words “Army Pension- er.” This has long been a decided slight to susceptibilities and steps have been taken by influential people to remove the stigma with successful result. There are enough stumbling blocks already in the way of securing recruits for the army, and even the red tape officials at the war office begin to see the necessity for improvements so that the lot of Tommy Atkins may be better, and that there shall be more induce- ments for him to serve his country. On an Ex-Cruiser. I had a delightful passage across in au- tumn sea in the St. Louis, ex-auxillary cruiser of the United States navy. As one of the Scotch sailors on board said: “Her bottom is a bit dusty,” and so she did not make her usual time. However, we are rived at Southampton slightly under seven days, actual time, and were in London by 5 Wednesday afternoon, and were well pleased. The vessel is now in dry dock at Southa-npton, which has the largest grav- ing dock in the world. Sweet and c.ean in- side, the St. Louis will be scraped and cleaned outside and made ready to win back her mercantile laurels. The recep- tion of the ship at Southampton was most flattering. The cruiser Australia, the queen's guardship, when she is at Osborne, was lying off Netley Hospital, Southhamp- ton Witer, and saluted the American flag by dipping her colors. A special steamer having on board the mayor and coroora- tion met the vessel off Carshot Castle, while the docks were crowded with people to weicome the American liner back to her achievements that I think he had con- vinced himself that if {t had not been for the vessel Cervera might have escaped and the war still be on. However, without doubt the St. Louis, under the command of Captain Goodrich, U. 8. N., and navigated by Captain Randall, the American company’s commander, nobly her part. 8. performed she accomplished was the cutting of the cab! off Santiago on May 18, when the under fire of the guns of Morro Castle for forty-five minutes. Demand for Relics. Chief Engineer John Walls told me how he had constructed a four-pronged grap of material he had aboard the ship, wn. how after six hours slowly steaming to a fro over the cables’ position they finally brought it up and cut it. They secured a couple of hundred fathoms of the cable and every one had a piece of it. This so!4 for high prices when the ship returned to New York, the demand for relics being so great, I understand that numerous bits of the ship's wire hoists are masquerading as genuine portions of the Cuban telegraph lin Al! the way over the talk among pas- sengers and officers was of th War and the ship's part in it. We saw here the guns had been placed, only plugs in the deck now giving any evidence of her char- acter as a cruiser, and heard how she drove the Spanish gunners from their posta at Morro by a liberal use of ner six-pounders. At this time the St. Louis had only cight six-pounders aboard, though later she mounted four five-inch guns. Her original armament was intended to be eight six- inch, four six-pounders and four machine guns. On this first voyage aft=r the war the ship’s passenger list was small. Among them were Mr. Thos. Cridler, third assistant secretary of state, and his new bride, on their honeymoon, and the wife and daugh- ter of Capt. Goodrich, the ship's late com- mander. Mr. and Mrs. Cridl2r went at once to Paris. They will visit Berlin, near to Which ig the home of Mrs. Cridler, and Lon- don, and join the St. Louis on November 5 on her return voyage. We had on board aiso the detective who has come to take Dr. Nancy Guilford back to Am>rica upon her extradition being granted. Gen. Merritt's Marriage. Gen. Wesley Merritt, cur military com- mander in the Philippine Islands, who mar- ried Miss Laura Williams of Chicago on Monday at the Savoy Hotel, did an unusual thing in being married under a special license of th> Archbishop of Canterbury. Out of the thousands of marriages solem- nized in England every year, not more than thirty or forty are by special license. Theoretically such licenses are granted only to p2rsons of specified rank and for urgent reasons. Ordinarily marriages in England can be legally performed only between the hours of 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., in an open church, or place specially licensed, like the office of a registrar. The »xception is by the archbishop’s license, to secure which one of the parties must apply personally at the faculty office, Doctor’s Commons. So that in order to be married at the Savoy, Gen. Merritt had first to mak> this appli- cation at Doctor's Commons, and afterward to the archtishop himself, giving sufficient reasons, The special license cost Gen. Mer- ritt $147. The wedding was very quiet, owing to the “bride's illness. H2r mother line | Probably the most notable work | minister, senator, ambassador) rarely die | @s rich as he. There is not in the Senate today more than perhaps half a dozen out jof the ninety who have the assured in- come which the lamented Bayard pos- sessed, and in the House of Representa- | tives not perhaps more than a score out | of the three hundred and fifty-four. Con- sider even the past Presidents in our day. | Lincoln had no fortune, neither had Grant, Garfield, Hayes, Cleveland or Harrison. These were all very much like the present President, Mr. McKinley, very poor men: not one of them had sufficient income to live ut the rate of £1,4 per year when they retired—only one of them had any- thing like that—and President McKinley is said not to be nearly as “rich.” It fs not seldom that the most prominent American politicians leave no provision for their fam- ilies. President Grant's book provided for his. Mr. Blaine’s “Twenty Years in Con- gress” did the same; but for President Garfield's family a public subsertption was necessary. Ex-President Hayes turned poultry farmer for a living. Ex-President Harrison and ex-President Cleveland have returned to the practice of their profes- sion. Secretary of War Stanton, and his successor, Secretary of War Rawiings, left no provision for their families. There is one reascn why the most ambitious pub- lic men do not seek wealth. It is fatal be- fore a nominating convention. No candi- date for the presidency, for instance, would be thought of who had a large income. There never has been a comparatively rich President since Washington (and I think Madison), who had Virginia estates. The choice of the people for any high office, and especially for the presidency, must have a record of hard work, plain living, cimple tastes and honest poverty. The only rich Vice President in our time was Mr. Morton, whore extraordinary per- sonal chagm made him a universal favorite and excused his fortune. Some of the extreme western states of small popula- tion have sent arich senator now and then, but this class passes away as the | states become populous. In short, Mr. Editor, there is no record for “honest poverty” among prominent politicians in any country comparable to that of the great republic. Whether it be well for the political leaders of a nation to die gen- erally as poor as die the prominent public men of the United States may be a ques- tion, but that poverty has and is their lot almost without exception admits of no question. I have known many of the prominent politicians of the republic, of both parties, and perhaps as much of their affairs as most, and I cannot recall the name of more than one or two who died rich, and not one who made anything but pecuniary loss through political life. They have had to live upon their salaries, and have done so. rarely leaving even modest provisicn for their families. If the Spec- tator will investigate the facts I am con- fident it will regret the words quoted, which are bitterly unjust and cannot fail to sting. I am, sir. etc, ANDREW CARNEGIE. Skibo Castle, N. B., October 4. ———_+e- — Suits for Injunction. Suits for injunctions to restrain the Chesa- peake and Potomac Telephone Company from removing telephone instruments from the establishments of the complainants have been instituted by F. A. Denison & Co., Holmes & Bro. and Collins & Gaddis. er and brother, Mr. Henry White, United States charge d'affaires, and Lord and Lady Arthur Butier being the only ones present. They were married by ths Rev. the Hon. John Northcote, a son of the late Earl of Iddesleigh, better known by his par mentary name of Sir John Stafford Nor: cote. L. H. MOORE. San AMERICAN POLITICIANS’ WEALTH. England. Most of the families of the crew who live in Southampton were there to greet their relations. The deputation on the special steamer came on board and we aad speeches in the library, which were answered by Mr. Wilding for the company and Captain Randall. A great deal was said about the St. Louis’ part in the war and the rapprochement between England and the United States. A lunch was af- terward served in the saloon. ‘It was pleasing to see with what admira- tion all the ships’ company held their cruiser, All the officers: and most of the men served in her during the war, and it ‘was only necessary to mention the word “war to open the flood gates of narrative. With a sailor's love for ship each man endeavored to inspire you with a sense of the importance of the ship during the “late unpleasantness” with Spain. One quarter- master in particular was so impressed with Mr. Carnegie Tries to Inform English Opinion on This Subject. In a recent issue of the London Spec- tator the following letter from Mr. An- drew Carnegie was printed: Bir: “Mr. Bayard has the honorable dis- tinction, rare among prominent American Politicians, of having died a poor man.” ‘These words we find in the Spectator of October 1, foremost and most powerful & ‘3 It you grant work read the want columns of The Star. (Copyright, 1808, Life Publishing Company.)