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CITY ITEMS.


All Concede That for a Good Rich
smoke the Grand Republic Cigarros and Buffos
have no equal. They make one feel though
sonable and in reach of all For sale by all
first-class dealers. Wholesale agents, Luchs 4
Bro. /
Six-Piece Cherry Frame Silk Plush
Parlor Suit, $51; 6-piece Walnut-franle Crushed
Plush, Sal; 6-piece Plush Suit, s34; S-piece Oak
Chamber Suit, S235O; 3-piece Oak Chamber
Suit, round bevel glass, s29.50. Also, full
line Of Carpets, Crockery, Glass, Tin and
8 10th st. and Pennsylvania ave. NV.
Use Anchor Brand Coffee and no other I'm
New Fashion Catalogues for Nov.
given away at Auerbach's, 4 II. Sole Agency
Patterns, Domestic" Dress Forms. q
Domestic Sewing Machine Once, 7th h.
Coughs and Colds. Those who are suf-
fering from Coughs, Colds, Sore Throat, ETC.,
should try BnowH's BRONCHIAL TAocns. Sold
Asthmatic patients praise DIR. Bulls Couch
Syrup. 1t always gives them instant relief. 4
PhiIlips' Dixestible Cocoa. . delicious
fas-producing drink which doesnot distress. leo
Sewing Machines repaired for q It your
house. Send postal to w. Funk, 1881 TIL. dood
machines, 90. All warranted. eos
Peerless Dyes
Are the best Sold by drugsists. eoly
Dixon's Yeast Powder always reliable. I'm
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S1DEBoARDs, hall trees, cabinets, chamber
furniture, julius LANsBURGH.
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NAscuRA cures cold in the head Immediately

Bedroom FURNITURE cheap at julius LANs-
BuRGH's, 3l5 18th st.
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FINE PORTRAITS. Kets Kemethy, 110s Pa. ave.
FURNISH your homes from JULIUS LANs-
BURGHs.
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Leave Your Window Open.

From the Prophyiactic.
The season for freely-open windows is about
passed in temperate climates. But all the
higher organisms plead hard for pure, fresh
air. II keeps Oh disease Don't close win
dows too soon Keep them open little, or
much, night and day, as long as possible. When
You use double windows don't have the outer or
storm window fastened on the frame and de-
pend only on the almost useless little alt Of an
opening in the frame Of the sash, misnamed .
.ventilator," for your hfe-giving oxygen.
Have the window hung with hinges 90 that Il
can be opened wide, ss we'll as the inner one,
and have both opened freely and often 10
Flush" the room. Even in rooms with pro-
vision for ventilation this flushing Ia desirsble
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-01

An ATTRACTIVE SALE, by order Of trustees,
of magnificent Furniture, Bronzes, Ornaments,
Bugs, &C., is to be held at Masonic Temple to-
morrow morning, commencing at II O'Clock.
This sale embraces a number of rare and valu-
able pieces, as viii be seen by the advertise
mept
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A VERDICT AGAINST Ex-CoLLEcToR Cook
The case of F. A. Koones against John F. Cook
ex-collector of taxes, was tried before Judge
Cox in the Circuit Court yesterday-Messr. E.
A. Newman and A. Birney for the complainant
and II. E. Davis for the defendant. The COM
plainant gave defendant a check May %, 1884
on Middleton & Co.'S bank for $3.50 A, in pay
ment Of taxes. The bank failed May 81 but
the check had not been presented. In pre-
vious suit it was decided that the District was
not responsible, and the effort is now made to
hold Cook responsible for not presenting the
check before the failure. sealed verdict for
plaintiff for the amount claimed was returned
this morning
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CITY AND DISTRICT.

POWERFUL race glasses HEMPLER's, Av. cor AZ
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Sewing Machines repaired for d ct your
house. Send postal to W. Funk, 1881 7th. 6ood
machines, Go All warranted. eos
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-01

Coughs and Colds. Those who are suf-
fering from Coughs, Colds, Sore Throat, etc.
should try BaowN's BRONCHIAL TaocnHs. Sod
o,alu In boues 40
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Asthmstic patients praise DR.. Bulls Couch
Syrup. II always gives them instant relief. q
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W. B. MOSES 4 Son, 18th and F.
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SUIT AGAINST A BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION
Jane Dorsey has, by Messrs. Campbell Caring
ton and Irving Williamson, entered a suit
against the Labor Union Beneficial Association
to recover 5000. She states that on June 10,
1887, Andrew Queenan became a member of
defendant association, with an insurance of
$500; that she is the beneficiary named, and
that he dying April % last she became entitled
to two-thirds of the face of the insurance certf-
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RUGs.-Mr. Bowling, 18th and Pennsylvania
avenue, viii have a closing sale Of Turkish Car
pets and Rugs tomorrow at II O'Clock. Some
choice pieces yet remain, and he has been in
structed to close them out tomorrow.
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The Coop TEMPLARs' FAIR-The Good Tenn
plar's fair and exposition will open at National
Rifles Armory this evening, continuing ten
days. The object of the fair, to raise fund
for mission temperance work, is a most worthy
one, and all friends of the temperance cause
are urged to cooperate.
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A STOLEN BrcYcLE.-Willie Carnell, a thir-
teen-year-old boy, was arrested by Officer John
G. Daley for stealing a bicycle belonging to
Edward Yeatman, q student at the High
School on Tuesday. The bicycle was recov-
cred by officers Of the first precinct from a
secondhand dealer, who it is stated purchased
1t for "a. To-day, in the Police Court, the boy
pleaded guilty to the charge of larceny, and
was sentenced to the Reform School.
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NINE BROOKE TELLS ALL THE EVENTS on
M IfE All business conndsntial LADIES' and rrp-
temen 90 cent? each. 4oe a., between eth and 5th
MAD. Z, ARDENNE THE CELEBRATED PALM
IA W apd csirvoysnt can give you your s5act lie.
bow 70 hold the Affection Of husband and lover ana
how % win the one You love All businsss cone4en.
pRof CLAY, WONDERFULLY GIFTED cLAm
hvoysnt Astrolosr sDd epir1s1sa Hsd n,.n, s'n
dsn trsas1rs4 0ivss iscky .numbsiA osnsss spssdy
u 61ziSss.. ksmoyes ali fsniS s.Oubls. "A sy 2.
Apenoes. cQres s1ckness II dSpPoazssa y eaorS
u1ce shs most sispsic.L sszsns.1 ro@ Ssasr a:sss
only ecsuns eisirvoysnf p tie ety. = - s1ccssds
yhsrs ~ eths2 AL I'd s1vsseS cniy vn.t hs 90
81. XsSS - q -. dsSs q Slfsk. Hon & 4
Sis 42l esA q A.
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Nor RELATED.-"Are you related to the de-
fendant?' asked Judge Miller to-day of a col
ored witness. mo, SIR was answered. "Then
what were you doing around his house?" was
the next question. "Oh, I've got his sister for
a wife," replied the witness.
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A Sur FoR $1,000 DAMAGEs-Mrs. Eva
Frees has, by W. T. Bailey, entered suit against
Henry Kraak for 1900 damages She bases
her action on the refusal of defendant to pur-
chase her property, 800 sth street northwest.
for $4,000, under an agreement made March
10, 1857. She states that the sale was subject
TO giving good title, and that she employed
the Real Estate Title Co., who furnished an
abstract showing that the title in plaintiff was
good, but he refused to comply with the agree
ment.
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WASHINGTON RIDING ACADEMY.
ALI KINDS OF SADDLE HORSES FOR HIRE
AND SALE
The best appointed establishment of II kind in the
world Ample carriage room and special aocommods-
ton for coachmen, including complete department
for the caro- Of 0ente1nenS Road HorSes md Family
Tunouts.
Telephone call e2a I'D. BROWN CO.
oc20-3m ProprietorA
TINE wuHELMy CLUB CONCERTO
II The Wnhelnt Club. under the drecooo - II
josef Knspar enters upon its third sesson With CON
cert December Is. Many new works VI g avs1
during the season Miss Roeerss Allen vi9il.ss md
Dr. Hopiin.on bsrito1s Of BALTIMORE wdn b tbs 90
Subsptaon ticSsss 10 the course Of three coacssss
one doiisr 70 s. had st al The pFominsnt music sSoc
DHuHARNoNIC CLUE SECOND sEADoN,-
ii Active memheEs: M, and Mn. Ernest Lent, Mr.
kakeman- Circular and programs q Kpsbe 4 Co, q
81 Hen1A ave. Double suhscripuons -; stngls Cd
T66ONs 10 LApne AID CAuDRRN N
IL HOxD RIDING AND HUNTING pYA LADY,
HOR6ks TRAINED AND cAkErUILY kxkn-
IAdiss Escorted on thetr own HoessA pEjv1ng L.
sons Given, H1sAclas ssddle Hcssss Tor sa1s g Ma
n AND MA nppEsTQx.
rsas Il TIE Warrington Rsdins Aesasny. ssi.en
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CAB-DRIyER CoNNELL ExoNERATED.-Coroner
Patterson held an inquest yesterday afternoon
over the body Of Mrs. Annie Mccarthy, who was
knocked down and killed by cab driver, W. G.
Connell at the corner of It'll and E streets.
Tuesday night, as published in yesterday
STAR. The testimony showed that the affair
was entirely accidental and the jury returned a
verdict generating the driver
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-01

TIME NATIONAL JOCKEY CLUB RACES
WILL BE CONTINUED
TUESDAY. October 30
WEDNESDAY. October 81
THURSDAY. November L
FRIDAY. November 2.
SATURDAY. November 3.
FIVE RACES EACH DAY.
ALL THE FIRsL-cLAss RACE HORSES AND
sTEEPLK CHAsERs.
Special Race Trains via Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
at 12 TO- 1, and 1870 pm; return trains will be in
waiting when Races are over
PERFECT ORDER WILL BE PRESERVED.
OBJECTIONABLE PERSONS WILL, AS ON PRE-
vIoUs OCCASIONS, BE EXCLUDED.
Carriages should 60 via New York ave- and Mst
FIRST RACE AT O'CLOCK.
Members Badges can he obtained from p H. Christ
mas, 7 Treasurer. Vernon Row. corner 10th IT. and
Pennsylvanis avenue u. ".
FB MCGUIRE, President
II. d. MCINTYRE Secretary ocl7-3v
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VNHE CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY
l. will give a series Of
FOUR CONCERTS
UNIvERSALIST CHURCH, 18th and L SITS.
Active members: Henry Xander George Iseman,
Mrs q A. Pearson, Mrs. Vim. b. King, pianist: Rob
EFT c. Bernays VIOLIN Anthony c. Fisher viola Paul
Miersch, cello.
Mr.. Fritz Gaul, of Baltimore, win assist at the
FIRST CONCERT, THURSDAY, NOV. 8.
Mr.. David Bimberg, Mr. Michael Banner, and Miss
Maud Powell of New York. will assist during the sea-
son.
Subscription for the series 81 1.-TWO seats). single adj
mission. l5c. Subscription lists st Metzerotts III
+ ST., and Knabe's. S11 Market Space oc29-10t'
HARRIS BIJoU THEATER
Week Of Oct. %. Matinees. Tues. Thur. and Sat
II. C. MINERS
Magnificent Spectacular Drama
~ X A."
Thrilling Siberia Scenes
Exciting Incidents of Nihilist Life.
MISS MAY WHEELER a. Zitka MArsof
Popular Prices. oc20
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ELocuTIos, OR.rony, Acrrse..
Lessons in CLASS OF PRIVATE in any one OF NOR.
Of the above stndies page Catalogue free. MAR
TlN COLLEGE OF ELOCUTION AND ORhTORY
3l3 9th St NV. 6half block east Of CITY p or Wash,
The Portland daily press., 1888-09-01

labor in this industry are S12.35, which
would give something over 81 per day as the
average daily wage. Then the Argus says
the average wages of clothing makers is go
cents per day. The report says, however,
that the average weekly wages of skilled
clothing makers is $1052 which would make
their daily wage something over $1.75 per
day Now how did the Argus get its figures
Here is the process. 1t first laid down the
proposition that "a workingman's wage is
not what he gets for one days or one weeks
work, but what he gets for one years work.
Ii he is employed in some occupation that
offers opportunity for 312 days work
in a year. his daily wage is easily
computed. but if he is only able to
get work 156 days then his real daily
wage for the year, is just half what he
receives for six months he is employed
That is to say If A works six months of the
year for 81 a day and does no work for the
other six months the average daily wages
paid him by the industry he worked for was
80 cents day. Now the corn packing shops
of this State are in operation perhaps about
thirty days in the year. The pay of the EN-
ployes averages say 81 per day. But this
says the Argus is not the amount the can
ming shops pay. To arrive at the correct
wages paid you must suppose the employees
of these shops worked whole year and
received but $780, and then this $50 must be
divided by 300, the number of working days
in year, to arrive at the actual daily wages
paid by the canning industry. That is in
stead of paying their workmen 81 day, the
canning industry actually pays but ten
one hundredths of one dollar or just 10
cents. This is the plan on which the Argus
reckons wages in this State, and this is the
process by which 1t makes the pay of the
wooden mill employee so cents per day instead
of 50, and wages of clothing makers 50 cents
instead of $1.75
Now, as matter of fact, the wages Of the
working man is the pay he receives for work
performed. If he works ten hours and re-
ceives $780, then his wage is $3.50 per day.
This seems to be too self-evident a PROPOSE
tlon to need argument. And now is the first
time the Argus ever undertook to claim that
the way to ascertain the daily wages paid
mill operative, or farm laborer, or anybody
else was to divide the amount he received,
not by the number of days he worked, but
by the number of working days in the year.
The Argus has frequently stated the wages
of men employed in cutting and harvesting
ice. Now these men work in this business
perhaps three months in the year.
The proper way, then, according to tie
Argus's revised method of computing wages,
to ascertain their daily wages is to divide the
total amount of their wages, not by the num-
Der of working days in three MONTHS but
by the number of working days in year.
Yet the Argus never adopted this plan, until
the exigencies of the Democratic campaign
for tariff for revenue only drove it to
this desperate expedient to show that wages
under the protective system are down to the
level of the wages of free trade England.
The plan may deceive people who do not
work for wages, but it can never deceive the
wage earners.
The Portland daily press., 1888-09-01
Misleading Figures.

The Argus has undertaken to prove from
the report of the commissioner of labor sta
tistic of Maine that wages are very low in
this State. 1t declares that by that report it
appears that the average wages of agricultu-
raj laborers is $1.25 per day including board !;
of cotton mill employees $1.o5 without board !;
of wooden mill employees so cents per day
without board; boot and shoe factory en-
ployes S1.40 per day; clothing makers SO
cents per day. The Argus processes to find
these figures in the report of Commissioner
Matthews for 1887. AS far as agricultural
laborers is concerned it is right except that
the Argus forgets to say that in the haying
season their daily wages average $l.75 and
board. Now let us see about cotton mill OPP
eratiyes. The report says that the average
weekly wages for skilled operatives in cotton
miiis' or in the cotton mills from which re-
por's nave been received, are $10.52. This
moula MAKE the average daily wage $1.75, not
ei'oo as the Argus says. The Argus says the
average oaliy wage in wooden mills is so
cents Now the report says that the average
weekly pay LOT skilled labor in wooden mills
is $f2-that is 81 per day instead Of 10 cents &c
by the Argus. Again the Argus saws the total
wages paid for boot and shoe makers Is A 40
per day. 1t appears from the report how
ever, that the weekly wages paid to skilled
The Portland daily press., 1888-09-01

The Maine militia are said to have entered into
a conspiracy to prevent the re election as Adju-
tant General of Gen. s. j. Gallagher, who in some
way seems to have incurred the hostility of these
tinselbedecked colonies and brigadiers. 1t is
just possible that the General has been dscharg
ing his duty TO the State with scrupulous fidelity
and that the best interests of the public may not
require that the State War ONCE be placed under
the control of the 'smelishs--in which event Gen.
Gallagher should be allowed to succeed himself
LBridgton News
General Gallagher will have been Adjutant
General of Maine for two terms Of two years
each. when the meeting of the next Legfsla-
ture comes around. Col II. M. Sprague, a
most experienced and capable officer, has an
nounced that he will at that time come be-
fore the Legislature as candidate for Ad-
jutant General, and the militia officers have
seen fit to favor his candidacy. We fail to
see wherein there is any conspiracy. We do
not dispute that General Gallagher has dis
charged his duties with "scrupulous fdel-
ity," but no man has such claim to an office
within the gift of the people of Maine that for
the militia officers or any other body of citi-
zens to favor another's candidacy constitutes
a case Of conspiracy"
The Portland daily press., 1888-09-01

HON. S. W. MATTHEW'S, OF Caribou,
will speak at
Belfast. Saturday evening, Sept
Carmel ..............Th Thursday afternoon, Sept. 6
HON. A. NJ. SPEAR, of Gardiner,
will speak at
The Portland daily press., 1888-09-01

The expenditures of the Cleveland admin
istration are ninety-fiye millions of dollars in
administrations. And yet we are told that
this administration has been SO economical
The Portland daily press., 1888-09-01


Before proceeding with the retaliation bill
it would seem to be WE'LL to ascertain whether
Article 90 Of the treaty of Washington has
been abrogated or not. That article gave to
Canada the privilege of transporting goods
in bond through this country free of duty
Now If that article is In force we cannot
refuse this privilege except by violating
treaty. If on the other hand that article
has been abrogated then the privilege which
Canada has been enjoying rests simply on
the sufferance of our government and can be
withdrawn at any time President Cleye-
land claims that this article has been abro-
gated. Secretary Bayard some time ago
explicitly replied to question ON this point
that 1t had not been abrogated Senator
Edmunds, one of the best lawyers of the
Senate, holds this opinion, and SO does Sena-
tor Sherman. Mr.. Putnam has never so far
as we are aware directly given his opinion,
hut paragraph In one of his articles ON the
hsdery treaty appears to imply very clearly
that he thinks or thought at that time that
Article 20 had not been abrogated. Discuss
ing the various grounds on which the privi-
lege of transshipping fish across Canada was
claimed by our fishermen he said:
Therefore its only alleged basis would be the
twenty-ninth article of the treaty OF A. ID. 1871.
Apparently In the view of the commissioners the
article did not sustain that construction; and In
the argument OF the Hon. Richard II. Dana,
counsel OF the United States at Halifax in A. ID.
1877, at time when the matter came fairly in
issue, he asked the question:: "Does the treaty
of 1881 give the United States the right to buy
bait ice, provisions, supplies for vessels and to
transship cargoes within the British D0minion?"
lie himself answered: 81 say the treaty OF
Washington has not given us these rights.v
Moreover, the action of the commission in con-
STRUNG this article was of very little consequences
because the article is terminable by two years
notice by either government. If the construction
put on 1t Is not satisfactory to the United States
Congress can denounce it; and If different con,
struction had been adopted unsatisfactory to the
Dominion of Canada it would have in like man
ner been denounced by Great Britain
Had Mr.. Putnam believed that this article
had been abrogated of course he would not
have wasted words trying to show that it did
not give us the transshipment privilege. He
would have said simply that no claim could
be made under this article because it was
not in force. The Canadian minister of JUS
tice claims also that this article has not been
al
The Portland daily press., 1888-09-01
CURRENT COM M EMIT.
THE SCORE OF ECONOMY.

philadelphia Bulletin.l
The expenditures of the Cleveland admin
istration are ninety-fiye millions of dollars in
excess Of those of the Garfield and Arthur
administrations. And yet we are told that
this administration has been so economical!
AN EASY QUESTION.
New York Tribune.1
A correspondent wants to know how the
President can give $4,000 to a fund to elect
himself, when be could give only $50 to the
Charleston earthquake sufferers The ques-
tion answers itself He wouldn't have had
50 much money to put up for a second term
if he had been in the habit of fooling away
his substance on earthquakes.
MONEY ON THE LAST DAY.
LSomerset Reporter.l
There is evidence that the Democratic
party is intending to capture Maine by
methods similar to those used in 1880 when
Gen. Plaisted was elected. They expect to
make sstill hunt but on the very last days
of the campaign flood the State with doeu-
ments and money. But this deeply laid
scheme will not work. Such things work
but once. Republicans are wide awake and
are at work vigorously.
REPUBLICAN REVIVAL.
cincinnati Commercial Gazette.l
The Hon. VIII Cumback, of Indiana, was
in the city Yesterday, on his way home from
the New York Chantauqua,. where he lee
whether he had heard any news of political
nature while in Western New York, he adj
mitted that he had, and il was very signifi-
can't The Republicans claim, with absolute
confidence, a gain of five hundred to the
county in Western New York for Harrison,
over the Blaine vote, ard two thousand gain
in Buffalo! There is regular Republican
revival and a perfect rush.
ANNUAL SESSIONS.
[Presque Isle Herald
The Herald is decidedly of the opinion
that the best interests of the State will be
better served by annual sessions. Those ac-
quanted with legislative proceedings know
that when legislature assemblies it usually
requires two or three weeks to get the ma
chinery in operation, and then. meeting only
once in two years, there is a large amount of
business to be done, and frequently measures
are passed without proper consideration for
want of time. The varied interests of this
State, rapidly increasing in wealth and popu-
lation, should have more than one short ses-
sion of the legislature in two years. The
first session need not be so long, business
would have proper consideration, and at the
second session no time would be lost In or
ganization, or appointment of committees,
and the legislature would be ready to begin
on the first day with all the machinery of
legislation ready for instant operation.
/
The Portland daily press., 1888-09-01

The Republican managers will probably
think sometime before laying out any
strength to carry Missouri. That State is
generally supposed to be sure part of the
Solid South. Yet there has been great
change in Missouri lately. Geographically it
Is as much North as South, while soc ally
and industrially it is grayitating to the
North alone. The st. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat, the best Republican authority in that
part of the Mississippi valley, even hopes
that the State may be put into the Republi-
can column this year. "The people of this
State" it says. twill show at the ballot-box
this year that even in a partisan sense it will
hereafter be Northern Commonwealth"
The Portland daily press., 1888-09-01

One of the most melancholy attempts at
humor which the Argus has ever been guilty
of-and its record in this respect is very mel
ancholy indeed-was its description OF the
great torchlght procession in Deering ON
Thursday night.