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LONDON, August II, pm.--The specie IN 60
Bank OF England has decreased E2&.00p dur1n6s
the week. The proportion OF the Bank Of Rneia 81
reserve 20 liabilities, which last week was S SIC
per cent, Is now S7s per cent
DEATH oF GKN. prcRof.
PARIS, August 1T-Geu- Auguste Alexandroi
Ducrot, the well-known French general Is dca0
% mgrcsstOnal Nomination
WHkE LING, w. Va, August T.-The democratw
Congre Ssional convention OF the fourth tiis,r1cF
here has nominated Mr.. Eustace Gibson for ON
greSs.
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Co nRrcssional No,ms>.ss..
Affair In yyess W..n,.-,

THR CUMBERLAND Coal TRApK-The shipmenen
from the mines OF the Cumberland coal reaion for
the week ended Saturday, August IL were Ia sS1
TONS and for the year 10 that date 596 rs tons 4
oecreaseo 63s, ,32l tons as compared with the cor.
responding period OF 1881. The shipments by canal
were: week. 2,5s6 tons: year, 2L0Si tons; decrease
from last year. 2fs, ,052 tons.
MUCH DissaTIsFAcTioS is expressed here at the
proposed course for the boat races Some grum-
blers say II seems 20 have been the idea 60 place
the course where people would have TO hire boaa
20 see IT.
BY A TrroGRarHIcL ERROR, the proposed cross.
ing OF The new conduit AZ Rock creek was placed
below the draw; IL should have been dam
CATTLE EMAkEEr.-Drovers' Rest. Live stock sale0
reported 10y Tayenner Bros) August Is iss2:-2lO
oat.ie ca, up; all sold; best, 5SSa6; good, 5asx;
lnenuin fair, 4Ha5; thin steers, oxen and cowe
5k a4A. 900 sheep and lambs-Sheep, 3Sa4: lambe
5&a6 Is COWS and calves, s25as5O per head. Mar
ket very brisk.
GR.IS.-Arrived, boat Seneca, with 3, 500 bushels
MERCHANTS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. on CHANGE
to-day. $500 bushels wheat; sold at prices ranging
from x1.l0 10 sl.l2k.
CONDITION OF THE wATER.-Great Falls and re.
celvlng reservoir and distributing reservoirs
clear
HIGH TIDE--August 1s. 10 2s a. m, 1914. nm
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Nd SIX HUNDRED OTHER USEFUL AND VA
UABLE PRESENTS.
HOW TO GET A TICKET.

Tickets for the Festival be obtained as follows
Livery CAKE of DAVID'S PRIZE SOAP is wrapped in q
DARN BROW W appcr. Save these wrappers until
you nave 70; mani them 20 of envelopes
which can be obtained FREE OF CHARGE from the
grocer o. whom you buy the Soap follow the nted
directions thereon and there Will be trouble.
aOO Wrappers you Will receive tickets. REMEMBER,
IHE IiCkEIS COST You NOrHI Sc on do not
BUY thenr-we do not SELL them We give them to
You Tor using our soap. YOU MUST USE SOAP
USE DANlD'S PRIZE LAUNDRY SOAP. Bear in
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presents viii I've positively given away. TWENTY
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= kIs BEifEk THAN ONE DAYID'S PRIZE SOAP
II delcateiy perfume3 is LARG X than any other of
hhe qLalty, and Is adapted for either Toilet Laun-
dry use Try 1T. you'll like it. 1t will not be
sry to attend the Festival to receive presents they
tle vouchers for them viii be forwarded to body
Gtsd 10 them on receipt of il structions how to send
BUY NOW; every one can have tickets before Christ
mas II they commence at once to use the Soap. BUY
MORE THAN YOU NEED FOR IMMEDIATE USE
As As tt The SOAP IMPROXi s WITH AGE: 1T is THE
BEST INVESTMENT EVER MADE. For sale by all
Grocers keeping money worth good. If your Grocer
does not keep it viii not get il. notify our AGENTS
No communications answered unless stamp inclosed.
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Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Internal reve
nue. SAT-, 0,55S57; customs, s1044,776S5
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A NEW NATIONAL BANK.-The acting controller
OF the currency has authorized the Concho National
Bank, OF San Angelo, Texas, to commence busi-
ness with CAPITAL OF $4,000,
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Fire i'm New York.

NEW YORK. August 17.-The flre that broke out
shortly before midnight In the sIx-story factory
building, extending from 29l Monroe street
through the block, was got under control In the
early morning hours after much hard work. The
spread OF the flames extended from the burn
Ing factory to the buildings, numbers 293 297
Monroe street, occupied as cigar factory, and
McAdam Deans livery stable, at No. 400 Madi-
son street The total losses are roughly estimated
to reach, II not exceed $1,000 all being covered
by insurance, which In most cases is ample The
police report OF the losses so far ascertained to-
day Is as follows: Factory on Monroe street, first
floor, Geo. B. Eddy, machinery, loss and insurance
unknown; second floor Emil Stenen, lithographer
damage to stock and fixtures, SIS, 600; Insurance
$40, 600; third and fourth floors, Robz Cole card
board manufacturers, losses and assurances
unknown; ffth and sixth noors p. Warner fur.
niture, losses. and fnsurances unknown. The
building, the property OF j. NJ Stuart, is damaged
5000; insured. No. 396 Madison street, chair
factory Of Joel w. Mason & Co.. damage to stock
by water, S. 000 insured for $3.50 OC0 Nos 293 295
and 23 Monroe street, cigar factory OF Jacob
Henckel, damage TO stock and building, slO, 600;
insured for $45 600 No. 400 Madison street. livery
stable OF McAdam & Dean, damage to building,
$1,000; insured for S 500
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An Irish land league picnic as Buffalo, N. r.,
yesterday. was atteHded hy 5000 persona
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District Government Affairs.

Board OF Commissioners at the District building
to-day. Commissioner Morgan is talking OF trip
| to the Hot Springs OF Arkansas
The fire commissioners and chief and as
sstant CHIEF inspected the several companies last
The repairs to the public school buildings, under
Inspector EntWisle are rapidly approaching com
schools will be able to occupy them on the day OF
opening.
ENFORCING THE PERSONAL TAX.
Assistant License Inspector Ran, who has COM
menced the enforcement of the payment of per-
sonal tax. has entered upon his duties with de-
termination to show partality to none, and he
seems TO nave an eye to business. His first dis
traint was on horse and wagon, and evidently
when he took it in charge he was looking to his
was made this morning, at the corner of New York
avenue and 18th street. but the horse and wagon
levied o on yesterday having been released on the
made for their removal
STREET PAVING CONTRACTS.
Major Lydeckcr and his clerks are to-day pre-
which bids were opened on Saturday. The order
awars as If fa that the following
hereby made: 1st- Repairs to bituminous concrete
pavements-H. l.. Crawford 2i. Laying asphalt
west and 4th street east-P. Maloney: 3d. Grading
and regulating North Capitol street-Thos. Joyce.
ON ana oas s
Laying asphalt pavementS on portions OF Massa-
chusetts and Rhode Island avenues-H. l. Gram
Hampshire and Pennsylvania avenues, 14th to 33d
| streets west, 81 and 5th streets east, d street
south, and street north-A. L. Barber In view
OF the fact that the price of laying granite block
cutters for asphalt pavements and for repairs to
concrete payements is excessive, that portion Of
the bid is rejected"
BUILDING PERMITS
have been issued by Inspector Entwfsle to the
Volta Laboratory Association for building square
159, Vermont avenue, between NJ and n, one story;
$500 Jackson Bro. & Co., two-story warehouse at
Geisboro; $500. H. A. Smoot, brick stable, 9Th and
boundary streets; $500. c. Hager, stable 18th, be-
tween H and streets; 500. Henry R. HIllyard,
Stable In rear OF 1925 9TH street; $500.
THE LATE "PENT' NoBLE.-This afternoon in
the Police Court, Prosecuting Attorney Moore
called Judge Bundy's attention to a warrant be-
fore the court charging spent" Noble with the
grand larceny Of a gun. Mr. Moore stated that
| few days ago Noble escaped from the Police Court
van at the jail door, and ran to the river and
Jumped In and was drowned. He said he had an
Official interview with the coroner yesterday, who
informed him that the person who was drowned
was the Identical Noble who was before the court,
and in view of this the case against Noble would
have to be nolle prosecuted in this court, and he
could take his chances on 1.-THE other side OF the
river"
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before a congressional investigating committee
He saw the condition OF this route and rushed to
cut the service down. Then after cooler delibera-
tlon ne saw that the record constituted
A BALD CONFESSION OF INEFFcIENcY,
and he thought he would improve it by going half
way and allow So, 600 1t was on this route that
petitions were forged by Rerdel. The only thir-
teen names on the petition of persons who were
known were those or persons living at Signal, one
hundred miles away from the route.
At half-past twelve O'Clock the usual recess was
taken.
AFTER RECESS
Mr. Bliss continued, stating that the net revenues
OF the Mineral park and Roche route, deducting
the post offices that were On other routes
amounted to less than $50 year. Mr.. Bliss re-
farred to the figures regarding other routes. show
ing that the revenues constantly decreased after
the expedition, Notwithstanding they were told
to aid in developing the great west.
on the Dalles and Baker City route, for which
s5 gs5so was paid for expedited route, the through
the route, excluding The Dalles and Baker,
which were the principal points on other routes,
the expedition. Mr. Bliss. while speaking of the
Pueblo and RoSita route, remarked that the tes-
timony of the government respecting affairs on
tneSe routes had not been cOntradicted in an par
ticular. Witnesses on cross-examination had been
asked II Mr.. Williamson had not done so and so,
been in court, they had not called him or other
parties to the stand. He thought he could say
tnat without violating any statute.
TOO SENSITIVE.
Mr.. Henkle, rising, objected to the remark,
insisting that Mr.. Bliss referred to the defendants
Mr.. Htne also objected.
"You are very sensitive" said Mr.. Bliss ''leSt
there should be some criticism on these defend
ants
STAR ROUTE NOTES.
1t was noticeable that Mr.. Chandler, the first of
Mr.: Bradys counsel to address the jury, made law
argument MISUNDERSTANDING the indictment
and emphasizing principles Of law under which he
held the indictment would fail. No attempt was
made to meet in argument the testimony OF Walsh
and others, except to build up an impregnable
fortress Of law. Mr.. Chandler stated that he
would leave the discussion Of Wash's testimony to
other counsel He argued in effect that the gov
ernment could not be defrauded in the view of the
law, as 1t was On equal terms with the defendants
and a man cannot be cheated with his eyes open.
1t is still unsettled to whether Mr.. Merrfck or
the Attorney General will make the closing ad-
dress for the government MIR. Merrick thinks the
Attorney General will close. In that case Mr..
Merrick will make the next address for the gov
ernment after Mr.. Bliss finishes
When Mr.. Bliss began to speak to-day the defen-
dantS at once deserted the court room, and re-
mained outside during the rest OF the day.
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agreed to restrict production to 40 per cent Of
their capacity. II 40 ger cent reduction does not
supply the trade OF any distilery, it shall be al
lowed to levy capacity from other distlllerieS Ct
rate OF Is cents Per bHshel. The agreement is to
take enect on September for one year: An as
capacity Is levied as q guarantee Of good iAith.
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The Dublin Sensation.
LONDON VIEWS OF The CASE.

Mr. GRAY IN DELICATE HEALTH.
DUBLIN, August 17.-It is stated that Mr.. E
Dwyer Gray, who was sentenced TO three months
imprisonment yesterday, is In delicate health.
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LONDON, August 17.-The Daily He,os says II
Judge Lawson had had the courage and prudence
to dismiss Mr. Gray's case with few words OF
ter for the ends OF justice and the peace or Ire
land. The other London papers approve the SEN
tence,
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Virginia Items.

The fall trade in stock cattle is beginning at War
renton, Va, and from all the Indications Warren
ton will hardly be affected by the effort to divert
Rev. j. p. Strider, OF Orange and Culpeper
churches, has been called to the Warrenton Pres
bytertan church, and will accept
Five hundred acres OF the well-knOwn Vermont
farm, in upper Fauquier, has been sold to New
Yorker for COO.
At Big Lick a fever has broken out very similar
to typhoid fever, and is called Lick fever.
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The Campaign i'm Egypt.


LONDON, August IA dispatch from Alexandria
10 Reuters Telegram Co. states that General Sir
Garnet Wolseley has decided that the British ad-
vance shall be made from boukir. The troops will
embark on Saturday and will land and attack the
Aboukr forts on Sunday. The Khedive to-day
visited Gen. Wolseley on board the dispatch boat,
SalariS, and remained an hour.
LANDING OF BRITISH TROOPS.
SUEZ. August 17.-An order has been issued to
suspend the unloading OF transports here. This
mas given rise to the opinion that the landing OF
troops VIII take place at ISmailia.
2,UOU BEDOUINS NEGOTIATING FOR SURRENDER.
LONDON, August IA dispatch to the Central
Ne,cS from Alexandria reports that negotiations
are pending for the surrender at Meks of 1900
Bedouins now with Arabi Pasha. Another report
from Alexandria states that it is believed that Gen
Wolseley viii make an attack, possibly on Satur-
day morning, In two columns one along the rou te
OF the last reconnaissance and the other by the
way OF lake Aboukir. taking Arab at point where
his right rests on the Mahmoudieh canal
GONE TO JOIN ARABI PAsHA.
ALEXANDRIA, August 15-There is reason to be-
neve that the young italian naval officer who was
reported missing on the 18th inst, absconded with
the intention OF giving Arab Pasha aid.
BRITISH REINFoRCEMENTs.
The troop ship Euphrates, with the 2i battalion
OF the Manchester regiment and a battery OF the
Royal artillery, and the transport Capella, with
the Duke OF Teck, have arrived here.
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simply for the benefit OF contractors here On the
Silverton and Parrott City and Trinidad to Mad-
son routes the expedition was OF no service, as the
mails made no connection. He mentioned the
orders on the Mineral Park to Poc8e route as one
SO lmprov1dent that one could nde believe that
it was made honestly. The Increase on that route
was MADE In spite OF the protest OF the postmas-
terS on the route that the Ortginafs schedule was
faster than the necessities of the people required
great through mall route and It ought to be
increased Mr. kreiger, the postmaster on
that route, testified that from the north
coming over that route the mail bags were con-
stantly empty, there being almost absolutely no
mail on the route. For 80 days the postmasters at
the end OF the route made statement showing
tnat tOr IL OF those days the mail ag had no let
terS; Ior days the bag went over the route with
out picking up letter on the way; during q days
. postai cards and 20 letters were carried, every
one OF tne letters being picked up anddeposited at
way stations; and that was roHte Increased
from $2,962 to 49,05l.31 because It was great
tDrough mall route The second 0rder for increase,
al0Wlng $29,OOO, purpOrted to be MAGE simply upon
single letter from Sidney Di1t00i which did not
apply TO this route. After MI. Brady received
ample notice as to the amount OF mail on this
route
Mr. BRADY MADE THE ORDERS ALLOWING $4,000
On the 29th OF January, 1850, 1r. Brady stating
that the mail bill showed that ltttie mail was
carried over the route, made an 0s1ef f0ducng the
service to the original amount Nln6sNatter had
renamed In that condition It m1U1& complained
snat Brady had been imposed uponsorfginally, but
SIX days later the order was rescined and the SER
vice was put back to $22000, Thei1 seemed about
that time some disagreement betDeen thecontrac-
tOis anu NJ. Brady It may hAH0 been that that
caused the order or It may have been that Mr.
Brady about that time was sumponed 70 appear
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As AN INDICTMENT FOR EVERY FAMILY AND
HOUSEHOLD ToUsE
DAvID'S PRIZE LAUNDRY SOAP,
WE ARE GOING To HAVE GRAND CHRISTMAS
FESTIVAL. DECEMBER &c. 1882 AT WHICH
WE SHALL GIVE AWAY THE
FOLLOWING
VALUABLE PRESENTS:
! Three-story Brown Stone House and Lot in New
York City.
81. 500 in Gold.
Isl, 900 Per Cent U. s. Bond.
$3.50 Gold.
$500 Per Cent Bond.
Team Road Horses.
$3.50 III Gold
8 500 BOndS.
Pianos.
PariCr Organs.
Diamond Bracelets.
~ Pair ID. amond Ear rings.
. Diamond FinCer Rings.
50 Gold Watches.
IS silver Watches.
so S20 Gold Pieces.
IS SO Gold Pieces.
150 3 Gold Pieces.
10 Sewing Machines.
100 Tea Sets, Sc Piec
$50 Japanese Tea Sets. Pieces.
30 Plated Fruit Stands.
Road Horse and Top Buggy.
Boys Saddle Pony.
ExcuI sion Ticket to Europe and return. via White
Star Steamers.
Excursion Ticket 20 San Francisco and return
EXCURSION Ticket TO New Orleans and return.
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Safe Robbery by Masked Men.

NEW YORK, August IA special dispatch from
Schenectady county, in this state, says that late
last night gang OF five men, all masked, entered
dwelling house at West Charlton, and, after
gagging and binding the inmates, two brothers,
named Gilchrist, and their sister, forced open
bonds and mortgages
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SENATOR HILLS FUNERAL-Sergeant-at- Arms
Bright sayshe has heard from about twenty Sen
ators. who promise to be present at the funeral of
Senator Hill, OF Georgia, at Atlanta, tomorrow
Senators Morgan, Salisbury, Beck and Lamar left
this city this morning to attend the funeral Mr.
stevens, OF the Senate post Office, accompanied
them.
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before a congressional investigating committee.
He saw the condition OF this route and rushed to
cut the service down. Then after cooler delibera-
ton ne saw that the record constituted
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CArTLE--By direction OF Acting Secretary OF the
Treasury French, two members OF the Treasury
cattle commission. DR.. James Law, of Cornell uni
yersity, and MIR. j. II. Sanderson, OF Chicago, are
now on tLelr way TO examine the quarantine ar
rangements at Montreal and Quebec. Heretofore
no quarantine arrangements have been made by
the government at ports OF the United States, and
importers OF cattle have been compelled to pro-
VIDE accommodations at their own expense. In
canada, on the other hand. where quarantine reg
ulations similar to those In the United States
eXlSi, the government has furnished suitable
buildings for quarantining cattle, and has pro-
vided them with water without expense to
importers For this reason, importers Of
cattle into :he United States have pre-
ferred @ TO- import them through Cana
dun rather than through our ports
An appropriation by Congress at its late ses-
sion authorizes the Treasury department to es-
tablish quarantine stations, and provide proper
shelter for imported cattle The commission, after
examining the accommodations furnished at
Canadian ports, arc instructed &C consult with the
collectors On the ports OF Portland, Boston, New
York, Philadelphia and Baltimore as to the best
and most economical means OF providing Suitable
quarantine stations at each OF those ports It is
hoped by this means that importers OF cattle into
this country Will be induced TO import their cattle
directly into American ports, which win be benz
ent not only TO the importers, but 20 transporta-
uon companies and others Interested.
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FCLKERSoN vs.. MAHoNE.-The friends of Con-
gresham Fulkerson, Of Virginia, say there is no
truth whatever in the report that Senator Malone
is to get him the mission to Peru In order to get
him out OF virginia politics 1t is said that Ma
virginia, and that he would not be permitted by
the administration to name foreign ministers A
bitter feeling is exciting between Malone and Full.
kersOn The latter not only refuses to join in the
read1uster support OF the administration, but
denounces Malone for having done so. The coaI-
ton convention meets at Merton early next month
and FulkerSOn Is a candidate for denomination
and SO far has the best chance OF success.
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EXPENSES OF THE NEW YORK Posi- OFF1cE-Mr.
Frank Hatton, the First Assistant Postmaster
General, to-day approved the report OF the COM
mission appointed by the Postmaster General to
EXAMINE into the condition OF the New York post
Office This report, as previously stated, fayors
the reductlon or in the running expenses OF
the Office, which IS effected by the substitution of
low grade clerks for high grade clerks An addi-
t1Onal allowance OF s21 900 is maze.
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NAVAL ORDERS.-MaSter waiter Z. COwleS has
been ordered to the Kcarsarge. Cadet Mdship-
men john T. Arnold and E. W. Sutphen, to tempo
rary duty on board the Adams, and; upon falling
in with the Wachusett, to duty on board that ves-
sell Cadet MidShipman +. III. Stable, to the
Adams. Cadet Mldshipman ". L. Howard, to the
fantic Commander Chas. d. Sigsbee has been
and ordered TO duty at the Naval Academy Sept
I. Lieut. l. E. Bixler, from the Kearsarge upon
the reporting OF his relief, and placed on waiting
return home, having been detached from the
Lackawanna, Pacific station, July 9th, and has
been placed on sick. leave Lieut. Commander
Edward 7. Strong has been authorized to delay
re porting on the Minnesota until the 31St inst,
and Lieut.. John E. Morong to delay reporting on
the Wabash until Sept. 1St.
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USING THE MAILS TO DEFRAUD.-It having been
reported by officers OF the Post Office department
that Oliver e. Varco, OF 55 Cedar street, New York,
and the Star publishing company of New Haven,
conn, nave been decevng the public by means
Oh extensive and fraudulent advertisements, the
department has directed the postmasters at the
respective cities to decline to cash money orders
presented by them, and to return all registered
letters bearing their addresses