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Increase OF the Value of Property fn
MasSacbusetts.

BOSTON, November 22--Some interesting statis-
tics have been compiled by Secretary OF Stale
Henry ID. Peirce. The total valuation or property
in the state Increased s25 5e2 al7 rom May J. lSss
to May l, 1854, amounting at the latter date TO
Sl,756, ,S79,77a or the Increase the TWENTY-FIVE
cities contribute 157437lS, their valuation being
81 27 667 912 The total state tax for 1884 is s22s
362 720, the largest OF any year.. The city OF Bos-
ton shows increase OF Sl,Sl6216 In total valua-
ton during the year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-22

CoNscIENcE-The Secretary OF the Treasury has
received In an envelope postmarked Brooklyn, N.
Y, from an unknown person, the sum OF SIS. The
money has been deposited into the Treasury on ac-
count OF conscience.
SENATOR VEST OF Missouri, has arrived In Wash
ington. His family will be here in the course Of q
week or so. Mr.. Vest has no opposition within his
party for reelection this winter, and 1t is believed
that he will have the vote of every democratic
member OF the Missouri legislature
NAVY RATIoNs-The new regulations prepared
BY board OF paymasters in regard to the navy
ration allowances have been approved by the Sec
retary Of the Navy, and Will be published as soon
as they can be printed. The changes made were
limited by the law on the subject, the principal
ones being in providing an allowance of cornmeal,
oatmeal, rye flour and hominy, in lieu Of part OF
the biscuit heretofore given and OF bacon, ham,
sausage and salt fish, under the head OF preserved
meats" Provision is made for greater f1eXibty in
the methods OF issuing the ration, so as to allow
I. the utmost variety OF food possible, and more
liberal communication OF ratiOnS for their money
value is to be permitted to the enlisted men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-22
ALL OUR DErrs GOODS MARKED DOWN.

Beautiful wco3-fll.rc p'asls. IN high anG subIuai
Coo, IL cent, n@ Ti,is at p cents reduced from
Pain ca eEes i'll all the Leading shades 121; cents.
e. Elg ISL cashmere, finest imported. at % cents
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-22

The United ireland newspaper, OF Dublin, states
that the nationalists intend 70 mpeach Earl Spen-
Ger.
John Mccullough, the actor, was wandering
about Philadelphia yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-22
The Causes of IT.

pretty lively paper of republican procliyities is
the Chicago Daily Ne,os, and here is Its diasnos;
of a g t1at
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The Reported Disabling Of the u. =. q.
Dolphin.

NEW HAVEN, CONN.,, November 22.-No informa-
ton is to be obtained here within reach concern
ing the disabled steamer Dolphin, except that the
naval cruiser Dolphin has not been seen on the
coast. The Norwich propeller Dolphin passes on
this route regularly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-22

LIEUT. GREELY LEcTUREs.-Lieut. Greely, of
arctic exploration fame, read paper relating to
his recently ended expedition before the American
Geographical society in New York last evening.
Capt Emory, of the Bear of the relief expedition,
and Sergt Long and Private Conneil, OF Greely's
party. who were present, came in for share Of the
applause. Lieut.. Greedy, in concluding his lecture,
said: You all know OF our timely rescue. What
happened then you have all read Of, and you will
read more" This caused something of hutter in
the audience.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-22
THE Powhatan left the navy yard this morning
for Norfolk.

ARMY ORDERs.-Major Charles W. Raymond,
corps of engineers, In addition to his present du
ties, will report by letter to the Secretary of the
Treasury for temporary duty as engineer officer OF
the first and second lighthouse districts The
leave OF Second Lieut.. Daniel L. Howell, 9TH in
OF Major James c. Mckee, surgeon, U. S. army, is
extended one month; leave for six monthsl is, on
account OF ill health, granted Cadet VIM K. Jones,
Cd class, L. S. military academy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-22
Washington News and Gossip

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY-Internal reve-
nue., 1869 562. Is; customs, 643l9.05
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-22

rFps BERMANN, II. D., LATE SURGEON TO
the Baltimore ai Eye, Ear and Throat Charity
pm. yl2 street northwest Practice limited to dis
ease Of the Eye Ear and Throat. NO I'm
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LADIES' BROCsDE yTLvTT AND BEOCADE
PLUSH WRAPS.
So worth TO import S3L
So. " nth & import $50
SO, y Jrtt to import S55
GREAT SLAUGHTER IN cHIDREs,s cLoAks

Ivn-y lsd, :2te ding 4 purchase winter cloak this
sa~DG oU u roughly ILsltct this complete STOCK
t|4fe inakin her selection 1t will amply repay her,
both a. le8a. ds style. quality aIII Price,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-22

MISS NELLIE ARTHUR'S BIRTHDAY PARTY.-Miss
Nellie Arthur celebrated the thirteenth anniver-
sary of her birthday yesterday afternoon at the
Presidents Soldiers Home cottage. The guests
little hostess to have good time rather than big
party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-22

NAVAL ORDERS.-Lieut Jno. C. Colwell, ordered
to duty In the office of naval intelligence Navy de-
partment; Surgeon F. L. Dubois to the Galena
Chief Engineer Geo. Melville, as Inspector OF coal
the Tennessee; Chaplain A. L. Royce, to the navy
yard, Boston, and other duty On board the Wabash,
1St January; Commander T. F. Kane etached from
the navy yard New York. and ordered to command
the Galena; Assistant Engineer +. J. Schell from
the Tennessee and placed on waiting orders; Lieut..
II. NJ. Lyon promoted to be Lieut.. Commander from
Nov, Sth. 1884
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-22

SECRETARY CHANDLER's remarks in relation to
the imputatOns made upon the conduct of busi-
ness in the Navy department by the fourth audi
tor as published last evening" made it appear that
about a year ago the Secretary found It necessary
10 send letter to Chief Naval Constructor Wilson
10 guard against improper "eXtgency' purchases in
that bureau. The secretary desires to state that
while he investigated the affairs Of all the bureaus
In the department and found no frauds, any
thing that could be construed as departure from
frauds were disclosed in the bureau Of medicine
and surgery, he did take occasion to call special
attention of all the bureau cliierS to the intent and
meaning OF the 'eXigencyf purchase clause OF the
law and In the interview referred 10 merely noticed
the letter to Commodore Wilson as showing the
exact language used in all the letters to the heads
of bureaus in pursuance OF general policy he had
decided TO adopt.
PERsoNAL-Ex-Gov.F Fenton, OF n. Y, arrived in
the city last evening, and Is stopping with friends
at $40 12th street nOrthwest.-Air. Sttlson Hutch
ms editor OF the Post has been elected to the New
Hampshire legislature from Lacoka, in that state,
where he has a summer residence.-Mr. Jonathan
/. Walker, former citizen OF the District, OF
Prince Georges county, Nd, who has been Sc
riouSy Ill for some time. Is recovering. Senator
COckrell, OF Missouri, viii arrive in Washington
tomorrow nght.-Capt. de La Cnere, OF the
French legation, IS at WormleyfS yfS.-Gecrge w.
ParkeS, OF ST. Charles county, Missouri, has been
appointed clerk OF the Senate committee on
or the cOmmittee.-JOhnk Kelly IS confined TO his
house in New York by a severe bronchial affection
-Cominodore Schley paid his respects to the
President this afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-22

Having contracted with several NORTH CAROLINA
MILLS Tor q large supply of JOlST and SCAN FLING
OF the best quality and ufacture and wishing
make room IMMEDIATELY for the same now offer
my present stock of DIST and SCANTLIN(t (embrac-
ing mEry sizes and len hs) at prices that will prove at
to buyers in fact reasonable offer viii e
fused his lumber is of the quality usually sold by
most OF the yards of this city, but Is NOT STRICTLY
EtISI-CLASS and my intention is to keep ONLY
FIkST- CLASS STOCK HEREAFTER of which am
now prepared to receive orders
JAMES F. BARBOUR
18th street and Maryland avenue southwest.
Ta1a y,,a.ac Ha1I " n
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| F4sSS REMOVAL.-R H. r. LEIPOLD real. ES-
- tate and Insurance Broker has removed his
Office to the Riggs Fire COmpanys building
1881 street northwest, where he will continue to
carry general Real Estate aud Insurance business
Real Estate bough. and sold, Loans NEGOTIATED Rents
collected. Insurance effected in first-cass companies
| AT lowest rates. n1q-6t
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~ NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.

u "
The partnership of the undersigned Morgan
Kennedy ill the hotel business at No 933 street
Northwest has this 2lst day of November 1884 been
clssGlved by mutual consent. Mr.. KENNEDY assuming
all debts owing by the firm and the ownership of the
establishment, Mr. MORGAN retiring from TIE concern
RICHARD W. MORGAN,
JOHN A. KENNEDY.
Thanking the public for their past support to the
hr respectfully ask its continuance to Mr. KENNEDY
VINO will continue the business for his own benefit
RICHARD W. MORGAN,
n22-3t GeorsetoWn' d G.
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CHUDaEN'S POLO CAPS.

rGe C IN finest awool jersey cloth reduced to /.
cents Ceg-E-Erct, l.a'y blue, brown arcen. cGrtI.-
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- IN ANSWER TO AN ARTICLE IN THIS
- mornings Republican deny the charges made
by the Brickayers' UIion never gave our brick
work to any brickiayer that d employ Union men,
we are II sympathy with ali the Unions and pay Union
wages. and employ none but Union men. We would
like the BrickGyers Union to appoint committee
vesgate the charges misrepreserted TO the
Union lltfl EMMERT & HEISLEY,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-22

TURS AID FUR TRIMMINGS
b e-Glss ysri ty at half Of last years prices GRIND
bargains III every de aGtIent.
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THE NEWS AT WASHINGTON.

Meeting of Treasury Oficials-The Depart
ment To Be Informally Closed To-day.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4-The first news of the
death of Secretary Folger received in this city
was conveyed in an Associated Press dispatch
from Geneva. Upon its being shown to Assist
ant Secretary Coon, who is the acting Secretary,
he Immediately notified the chiefs of bureaus in
the Treasury Department, and invited them to
meet at his Office this evening Later in the
evening Mr.. Coon was informed, by brief tele-
gram from Geneva, from colored servant of
Mr. Folgers, of the latters death The news of
the death Of the Secretary was received with
general expressions of regret. The officials of
the Treasury Department, especially, were
shocked by the suddenness Of the event The
generally expressed opinion of these officers
was that Mr., Folgers death was due to
over-work. HE sought to supervise all details
of the service, instead of leaving merely routine
work to his subordinates, said one prominent
official and all others who were spoken with on
the subject ascrlbe the Secretary's illness and
death to the same cause.
Treasurer Wyman said that for some time be-
fore Mr.. Folger left the department he had been
complaining Of pain in the region Of the heart
and Of difficulty in breathing. The watchmen
and other employees of the department. on duty
tonight, as well as the minor officials who heard
the news expressed their sorrow and spoke
feelingly of Mr. Folger's uniform kindness to
them
At meeting in the Assistant Secretary Office
at $3.50 o'clock this evening, there were present
Mr. Coon, who presided Comptroller Lawrence
Commissioner Johnson Treasurer Wyman
Commissioner Evans Fourth Auditor Boards
ley, Supervising Architect Bell, General Du-
mont, supervising inspector general Of steam
boats; Mr.. Nimmo, chief of the Bureau of Sta
tistics; Mr.. Alexander, Fifth Auditor, and Judge
Crowell, acting Sixth Auditor. Mr. Coon, on
calling the meeting to order, announced the
death of Secretary Folger, and stated that he
had called the officials together to advise with
him as to the proper action to be taken. In the
absence of the President an executive order to
close the department could not be had,
and he was doubtful of his authority to close it
informally even for day. He said if there were
no legal obstacles in the way he would close the
department to o-morrow, and also on the day of
the funeral
Judge Lawrence, First Comptroller Judge
johnson, the Commissioner of Customs and Mr.
Alexander Fifth Auditor gave it as their opin-
ion that the Acting Secretary had authority to
close the department informally, out of respect
for tln.dead Secretary
Mr.. Coon. after hearing from these advisers
announced that he would issue an order closing
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WHEN INDICATIONS.
FRIDAY.-Fdir qcedther, slight
changes IN temperature.
THE MILITARY BAND
OF THE
WHEN CLOTHING Store
WILL GIVE
FREE CONCERT
UNIVERSITY PARK,
THIS (Fnday) EVENING, SEPTEMBER 5
weather permitting) Everybody invited
The Concert Will Begin at E3O O'clock,
Programmes may be obtained during the day at
| WHEN CLOTHING STORE.
WHEN CLOTHING STORE.
The Indiana State Journal.
Price, One Dollar a Year.

The WEEKLY INDIANA STATE JOURNAL
should be in the home Of every Republican in
the State, and will be found. as well, valu-
able and welcome visitor into every home,
without regard to politics. THE WEEKLY
JOURNAL is complete family newspaper It
is specially edited, and much Of the matter ap-
pearing in it is especially prepared for the
wants of the weekly readers. It is COM
pendium Of the NEWS OF THE WORLD from
all quarters; it has full and accurate market
reports; its editorials are political, social and
general; it has the news of the State and of
the city. Its literary and miscellaneous feat
ures are Of the best.
THE WEEKLY JOURNAL is a newspaper that
should be in every family in Indiana and at
The price named for it there is no reason why
t should not be. Political committees cannot
DO better than to see that copies of The
WEEKLY JOURNAL are placed in the hands of
hose persons in their counties who are not
bow readers Of some sound Republican paper
The tariff question is the one issue which is
most prominently discussed, and to this the
ournal pays especial attention, advocating
he maintenance of the principle Of protection
American industry in whatever revision of
he tariff laws may be made necessary in the
lture developments of business and labor.
d this question the farming community is
eeply interested, and the discussions of the
ournal will be largely directed to the agri-
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THE WEEKLY JOURNAL is the only paper
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mpaign, despite the low price. Send in
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Cable Notes.

Nilsson has signed a contract with Colonel
Mapleson to sing in England and America for
So, 400 night
The decision in the Patti-Caux divorce case
has been postponed until November Patti,
therefore. will not appear in opera at Paris in
October.
Alphonso Taft, the new American minister to
Russia, was accorded reception on Tuesday by
the Gear and Czarina when he presented his
credentials.
About 200 Americans are present at the Evan
gelical Alliance, now sitting at Copenhagen.
Among the number are Philip Schaff, John
Hail. William Taylor, E. D. Bright and William
F. Watkins, all of New YORK city.
The condition of Prince Joseph, Of SAKE Co
burg Gotha, who received fracture of the
skull, is very grave The wound is sufficiently
large to admit a finger A tumor-a consequences
Of the fraeture-has appeared on the Princes
thigh
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THE CHOLERA.
New Cases and Deaths in Italy The Panic
Rapidly Increasing.

New cases ana Deaths In Italy The Panic
Rapidly Increasing.
LONDON, Sept 4.-The Rome correspondent
Of the Times says: "a cholera panic prevails
throughout Italy. Each town is taking meas
ures for protection, regardless Of the govern
ment Some post guards prevent travellers
entering the precincts until after a
quarantine Of twenty days Many
towns have closed their gates to
every one and the villages have established
armed cordons. The results that in many parts
Of the peninsula practical anarchy prevails, and
travel and traffic are greatly interrupted
The bulletin showing the ravages Of cholera
throughout Italy for the past twenty four hours.
shows 1856 fresh cases and eighty-ive deaths.
Evidences of cholera panic throughout italy
continue to multiply. The populace at Caz-
zandoi attempted, to-day, to stop the railway
service from Naples. A mob in Rome drove a
priest that had just arrived from Naples away
from the city At Quieto travellers are ~
fused entrance to the city In some
places popular agitation has begun in favor
Of abolishing the local quarantine and establish
ing houses Of observation for travellers suspected
of illness In consequence Of this plan being
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-05
Probability that Admiral Courbet Will
Occupy the Island Of Formosa as Secur-
ity for Payment of Indemnity.
Terms on Which Bismarck Gives
France the Support Of Germany.
Progress of the Cholera in Italy-The Num-
ber of Deaths Increasing and the Panic
Among the People Growing Worse.
FRANCE AND CHINA.
Three Large Chinese Armies on Their way
to Invade Tonquin.

Three Large Chinese Armies on Their WAY
to Invade Tonquin.
LONDON Sept 4-Advices from China state
thai three Chinese armies are marching to in
wade Tonquin, one from each Of the three south
ern provinces. The Chinese army from Kwang
81 numbers 25000 that from Yum Nan 20, 900,
and that from Kwang Tung likewise 10000 The
Yum Nan army will join the Black Flags at Lao
Kai on the Tonquin frontier There are said to be
10000 Black Flags at thatpoint These combined
forces will march down Red river and attack
Lung Hoa. The Kwang 81 army viii march
into Tonquin by way of Gao Binh in connection
with 9 portion Of the Canton army, now at Lang
son, and will attack Bac Mini. Six thousand
French hold Hoa MOI Hung Hoa Sontay and
Bac Mini.
Hong Kong dispatch reports that the Chi
nese Chen have cut military road through the
French cemetery at Canton, destroying the
mausoleum, and rifiing the tombs
China yesterday paid the French consul at
Hong Kong $27, 900 indemnity for losses incurred
by French subjects in the Canton riots of 1888
The Paris Republique Francaise says. ''It is
probable Admiral Courbet viii occupy the island
of Formosa in force. This action is neces sary
in order to secure ratification of the treaty Of
Tien Tsin, and payment of indemnity for the
L4ngson affair."
Admiral Courbet will suspend operations in
China until NJ Patenotre, French minister to
China, has made report on the political situa-
tion at Pekin. Telegraph Communication north
of Shanghai ceases at Tsining, on the great
canal, Reports have reached Shanghai. throu gh
Tsining. that the opposition of the peace and
war parties is reaching the pitch of civil war
It is semi ioffcially reported that Admiral
Courbet has received carte blanche as to opera
tions against China It is stated that he will
not undertake further hostiliries for ten days or
so, until reinforcements from Saigon reach him
in sufficient numbers to enable him to seize and
occupy some of the northern Chinese ports.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-05
Composition Of the chinese Army.


An English official who has been connected
for many years with the consular service in
China, and has just returned to Europe, to-day
gave your correspondent some important in
formation regarding the personnel Of the Chinese
army and navy The rank and file Of the army
he says are not soldiers in any sense of the
term. They are simply coolies dressed in uni
form. They are not capable of understanding
the first rudiments of drill or military evolu-
tions. Their only ideas of discipline are COM
prised in slavish subjection to their officers,
who are in many cases almost as ignorant and
degraded as the men, This official states that
the army exists almost entirely on paper and
that when orders were received from the Pekin
government for a massing of troops on the
southern frontier and coast the pro-
yinciaI authorities had no troops to send
In this dilemma they simply drafted horde of
coolies, disguised them as soldiers, and then re-
ported that the required number of troops had
been put in the field. This accounts to a large
extent for the shamefully inefficient manner in
which the artillery of the Woo Sung forts was
handled during the attacks by Admiral Courbet
When the governor of the forts gave orders for
the soldiers to prepare for action, the men re-
piled that their duty was to clean the guns and
not to fight On one of the Chinese war-ships
the sailors were so awkward in handling the
ammunition as to cause a shell to explode on
deck. tearing away the bows of the vessel and
killing several men. After that occurrence the
sailors could not be prevailed upon to sight q
cannon or indeed to approach one after it was
loaded. The government at Pekin is also con-
stantly sending absurd and contradictory or
ders, which, added to the incompetence of of
fcers and men throughout the service, cause
fearful bunders and terrible scenes of con-
fusion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-05
Fire Losses for August.

EEw YORK, Sept. 4-The Daily Commercial
lletin of Sept reports the loss by fire dur
August at $40, 5000 exceeding any pre-
US known fire record of that month. and
king a total of $74OOO,OOO as the
truction wrought by fire this yeal
far, which is about $1l, ,OOO, OOt
Excess of the same eight months in 1883, the
il Of which year was in excess of any pre-
is year except 1871 and 1872, when the great
cago and Boston fires occurred. During
yust there were eighteen fires, the de
Ictiveness of which aggregated SO, 700, 600
e than one third the entire fire loss for thu
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-05
THE LATEST LETTER.
Mrs. Lockwood Accepts a Nomination and
Expresses Her Views.

Expresses Her Views.
WASHINGTON, Sept 4.-Followine Is Mrs
,---ae.,,s ,S..... = =
AocAMoou ie'ser accepSng the nonlnatlon as
the candidate OF the Women's National Equal
Rights party, in California. for the Office Of
Pres;dent of tho rrnitod Statas
T. Stowe, pFssdent Eliza e Webb sec
,,, al. .e.;sai
say IVY nosiueu Z. ySsr acalon ea "a
nS f, ~, birh IN
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-05
REBELLIoUs MooRs.
A Village Declares Against the Authority of
the Sultan.

the Sultan.
TANGIER, Sept 4.-The commander of Tan
gier has arrived with troops near the village of
Ainhamra, which has ignored the Sultans
authority and declared in favor the shereef of
Wazan. The shereef, with his adherents, and
Blondel, secretary of the French legation, APP
peared at Ainhamra on Aug. "a, alleging that
they were on shooting expedition. The Moor
ish Ministry thereupon protested to Ordega, the
French representative, against Blondels visiting
the rebellious village. Ordega reiterated that
Blondel had simply Joined the hunting party.
Many rebels are arriving at Ainhamra, where
they are being sheltered by the presence of
Blondel and the shereef