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Treasury Department Changes.

The designations Of the following officials of
the sixth auditors Office have been asked for,
to take effect July i: H. A. Harolson, of Geor-
gia, deputy auditor; R. NJ. johnson, of Ken
tucky, chief clerk; Patrick Cunningham, OF
Ohio, chief Of division; VIM. Z. Dougherty, of
Pennsylvania, chief Of division; R: W. Ellis, Of
South Carolina, chief Of division; ]. n. Leach,
jr., of North Carolina, chief Of division; A. s.
Howell, Of New York, chief Of division; Chas.
Tennis Mitchell, Of South Carolina, chief Of
division; Isaac I. Poetry, of Ohio, chief OF di-
vision.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has appointed
Adolph Cluss an inspector Of public buildings
at o compensation Of % per day, vice w. E.
Spier, removed, aud Joseph n. Hancock, sup
erintendent of construction Of the United states
mint st PhiladelphiA vice Charles Faurest re-
moved
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A RAILROAD IN PALESTINE.
1t is Believed That 1t VIII Greatly In
crease the Number Of Tourists.

LONDON, June 25.-The preliminary surveys
OF a railroad to run from Jaffa, on the sea coast
in Palestine to Jerusalem and thence to Beth
lehem, has just been completed, and party Of
engineers will start from here this week for
the holy land to lay out the route company
has already been formed to build The road in
which number Of English and French bank
ers are interested. From all accounts it is
a purely business enterprise without a trace of
sentiment or religious fervor. The travel in
the holy land Of late years has been increasing
steadily, and it is believed if rst-class railway
accommodations were furnished the number of
tourists who annually visit Jerusalem from all
parts of the earth would soon be trebled.
THE CONCESSION FOR THE ROAD
was granted by the sultan some time ago. and
although the engineering difficulties are Sc
rious, the preliminary surveys demonstrate
that the road can be built at cost that will
allow of handsome dividends to the stockhold-
ers. The distance from Jaffa to Jerusalem is
only thirty-six miles by the road which travel
ers now use, but the railroad will have to take
more circuitous route to climb the hills
which will lengthen the distance by about ten
miles. Notwithstanding this the trip will be
shortened from twelve hours, which is now oc-
cupied by the stage between the two points to
about three. The road will approach Jerusa-
lem from the northeast, passing through the
valley of Jehosaphat and by the tombs of the
hiuks3 chscIAAk tuAouSh CITY Oy herOu
gate. The route south Of Jerusalem to Beth
leheIn has not yet been surveyed nor has the
site for depot in Jerusalem been selected.
The gentlemen here who are interested in the
enterprise say that as it will be largely tou-
rists' road care will be taken to provide strictly
first-class accommodations. Coaches of Amer
ican build are to form part OF the rolling
stock, including probably diawing-room and
Pullman cars.
TO CONNECT MOUNTAIN PEAKS.
The Swiss cantonal authorities have begun
the construction of a unique contrivance to
connect the summit Of Mount Pilatus with the
highest point of the Klimsenhorn. This will
consist of cables swinging in mid-air between
these two lofty eminences and at many points
hundreds of feet from the ground below. An
omnibus, large enough to carry eight people,
will be propelled over puleys along these
cables by q steam engine, to De placed on the
top Of Mount Pilatus, near the Bellevue hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-25

BIDS RECOMMENDED FOR ACCEPTANcE-Col
John NJ. Wilson has recommended to Gen.
Casey, chief of engineers the acceptance of
the bids OF Thomas b. Coyle, of this city, for
excavations for the 48-inch water main Mr..
Coyle's bid for earth excavation is "a cents per
cubic yard. and for rock, S270. A similar re-
commendation was also made as to the bid of
Clendenin Bros, of Baltimore, for lead pack
ing at 24-100 cents per pound
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-25

ARMY ORDERs.-Capt. James Chester, third
artillery, has been granted four months leave
of absence, with permission to go beyond the sea,
upon the completion of his inspection duties.
Major Guy V. Henry has been ordered to con-
duct the cavalry small-arms competitions for
the department of Dakota, the Platte and the
Columbia, beginning at Belvue, Neb., on Au-
gust II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-25
GENERAL CAMERON's CONDITION
Not Expected to Survive Twenty-Four
Hours.

LANCASTER, Pa, June 25.-During the night
General Cameron had weak spell, but from
which he subsequently rallied. This morning |
he is still very weak and the doctors say he
cannot survive another twenty-four hours. |
At 1890 o'clock Gen. Cameron was much |
weaker, and growing worse hourly.
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TO CONNECT MOUNTAIN PEAKS.
COMMISSIONERS PHELPS ARRIVES.
He Declines to be Interviewed ON the
Text Of the Samoan Treaty.

NEW YORK, June 25.-Mr William Walter
Phelps, United States commissioner to the
Samoan conference, arrived here last evening
on board the Fulda. He declined to be inter-
viewed on the subject OF the treaty, and would
not state whether the dispatches published,
purporting to give text Of thu document, were
correct or not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-25

GABRIEL RESvHLE, chief of the Sisseton and
Wahopepon Indians, had an interview with
Acting Indian Commissioner Belt yesterday,
in which he urged settlement of
back annuities due the tribes since
1882 amounting to S350.O00. He also urged
that the government purchase their supplies
land, about SOC, 600 acres. Mr. Belt fayors a
commission to ascertain their value
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THE FLOOD SUFFERERS.
Contributions Through The Star for
Their Relief.

The following additional contributions for
the relief of the Johnstown and other flood suf-
ferers have been received at The STAR Office:
Heretofore acknowledged. .......... $4,25S &c
Nellie. ...................... 90
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HuTczzNsos, MINI, june 26l-MnL Soven
Jensen, . farmers wife living 8 miles south Of
here, in at Of insanity threw two Of her
children into we'll She came 10 her senses
- soon - she had done the deed and fmnsdi-
~tely called for help. Both children we're
taken out alive, but tie youngeU4 . babe -four
months Old, has since djed
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COMMISSIONER PHELPS RETURN.-Wm. Wal
ter Phelps. one of the American commissioners
to the Samoan conference. has arrived in WASH
ington. He called upon Secretary Blaine at
the latters hotel this morning, and had long
consultation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-25

INVESTIGATING BRIBERY YCHARaEs.-Inspector-
General Robert P. Hughes began an official in
vestigation at Savannah, Ca, yesterday, into
the charges Of attempted bribery preferred by
W. Il. Curtis against the river and harbor con-
tractors in charge of the Savannah river i'm
provements. The investigation will probably
occupy two DAYS.
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Forming a Board OF Arbitration.

OMAHA, NEB., June 25.-The work of forming
. board Of arbitration to adiudicate the matters
between the Union Pacific and brotherhood of
locomotive engineers, was resumed yesterday
morning. Manager Baldwin wiz represent the
company, Chairman vroman, the engineers,
Both Baldwin and Woman have submitted
names, but - yet no choice has been made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-25

The CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONERS have re-
turned to the city from their tour Of investiga-
ton of the management Of several of the
larger post-offices in the west.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-25

The FOLLOWING PENSIONS have been granted
to residents of the District of Columbia: Origi-
nal invalid-Samuel NJ. Brenenstruhl; in
crease-Wm. j. Wicklin, John Rosenberger,
Michael O'Connor. Navy: Henry Hughes; re-
lssue-Jos. r. Davis, Geo. c. Wooley; original
widow, ETC., navy, Lily Davis widow of Henry
w. Schaefer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-25

The REPORT of the New York city post-offce
commission will be prepared by Assistant At
torney- General Tyner, for submission to the
POstmaster-Ge General by the end Of this week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-25

Mr.. CHARLES RICHARDS DODGE, of this city,
has been designated by the French commission
of the Paris exposition, a member CT the inter-
national jury in tho class Of agriculture and
statistics
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-25

RETIREMENT.-The record of the retiring
board in the case of Lieut.. VIM. Little, of the
navy, incapacitated for active duty by an incl
dent OF tine service, has been submitted to the
President
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S4,259 &C
- f.--I
For the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Sufferers.


The following subscriptions have been re-
ceived at The STAR Office for the benefit of the
sufferers by food on the canal:
Heretofore acknowledged. ...... $1,014 "a
Sr. Ready Ten Kings daughters. s 90
Chester Haislup. p.................... 90
Proceeds lawn party, Anacostia, given
by Belle Dodge, Iddy Tolson. Car
rie williamson and Ellie Quaid. 1e 90
Unknown ...................... 200
Proceeds of concert managed by Miss
Christine Poggensee ID. Nor
rell, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Neville,
Misses Annie johnson, L. Bosen-
burg, E. Whiteside, NJ. Reuth, E.
Morrell, NJ. Deneal, N. Devide and
Messrs. J. A. Eisenbeiss and II. E.
Rupprecht took part. ... 75 so
Proceeds of concert and subscriptions
received by Mrs. Geo. F. Pyles, Ana
costia. Observation-Disclosures. 63 70
Proceeds of fair by Carl and Paul
Brock Capitol Hill, assisted by Vic
toria and Drennon Silcott, also Ho-
race and Ethel Middleton ..... 80 80
Total. l....................... o., 200 90
Grand total. al....................... S5,459 70
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NAVAL OBDrRs.-Lieuts. (junior 2,

NAVAL OBDERs.-Lieuts. Gunior grade)
Henry N. Hodges. Walter 8. Hughes and VIM.
B. Caperton have been ordered to examina-
tion for promo ton. Assistant Engineer Albert
Moritz has been ordered to duty at the
machinery OF the Maine. Lieut.. Commands
Chapman G. Todd has been detached from the
naval academy and placed on waiting orders.
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FALSE CLAIM FOR PENsIoN.-The commits
sioner OF pensions has been advised that Eliza
beth Barnes alias Mary Little and John Roberts
and Warren Ritt have been convicted in the U.
s. court at St. Louis, No., for making and pre-
sentlng false claim for pension and for con-
spiracy to defraud the U S government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-25

SECRETARY TRACY has returned to the city
from New York and was at the Navy depart
ment to-day: He will probably 60 to Wood
stock with the President next Tuesday to par
ticipate in the Fourth of July celebration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-25

DURING MAY PAST "a, ,24S immigrants came to
this country against 81. .439 in May, 1888
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-25

The journeymen BARRIERS Of New York city
have formed an organization 70 demand csc-
cation OF Sunday work.
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THE EVENING STAR
PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday,
AT TIE STAR BUILDINGS,
Northwest Corner Pennsylvania Ave- and llth st., by
The Evening Star Newspaper Company,
S. h. KAUFFMANN, Prest

Tur EvErryo STAR Is served to subscribers I'm he
city by czrers on their account at 10 cents per
week. or sc per month Copies at the counter
cent? each BY lnail-poStage prepaid-5O cents .
month one year, s6: six months, s3.
Entered at the Post Once .: Washington. d. O., -
seconiclass mail Iaatterl
The WEEKLY STAR-published Friday-S1 .
year. POSTAGE prepaid SIX months, 80 cents
~ AL mail subscriptions must be paid in advances
nc paper sent longer than - paid for.
Rates Of advertising made known application.
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permit was issued to-day by the building
inspector to Rev. J. NJ. OBrien, the rector Of
St. Peters church, to construct church at the
southwest corner of I'd and @ streets southeast
at cost of $33, 900. Owen Donnelly is the
builder and L. ]. O'Connor the architect.
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GOVERNMENT REcEIPrs.-Internal revenue
S166 S41; customs. s446.476.
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ie175

sz NOTICR.-MRs ELIZA BARKER HERE
3D.. by notifies the friends of George NJ Barker,
deceased that she Will continue the SASH, BLIND,
DOOR and BUILDING MATERIAL business Of her
under the name and style Of George NJ Barker.
Mr.. William p. Tullock viii have charge and man.
aeement of said business
je15-2w ELIZA BARKER
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SHE NET HER FATE WITH CALM RRsreSArfoS-
HER LAST SIour SPENT IN srSorxe AND,
PRAYING II HER crLL-sBE WALKED rIRxLx
10 TEE scAFFoLD-rHE STORY or HKR cEInx
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TRY HEITMULLERS CAsTELLON
ts~~s Wine the only cure for dysentery. JAS. L.
BARBOUR SON, Wholesale Agents. je21-1w
la b. RIORDAN. 6l1 n STREET NV, GEN.
- eral contractor Of all kind Of artificial stone
and stables carriage houses and
cellars made dry and free from foul odor je2U-lm-
ix, PHoNOGRAPHs AND PHoNOGRAPH-
GkAPHOPHONES now ready for District of
Columbia, Maryland and Delaware. Orders promptly
hled- $40 per year. Az Louisiana ave-. rooms IL
and Ia je2O-6t
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The New Church of St. Peter.

Total. ....................... $1,2OO 90
Grand total. IS, 459 75
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allow the roots, and especially the tap
root, to penetrate several feet into the
sOiD, is suitablefor orangeculture. Avoid
low, wet lands thatcannot be thoroughly
drained. Some of the largest growers of
the State are coming to the belief that the
best quality of pine lands, which are I'M
derlaid by strata of clay from three to
fivefeet beloWthe surface, are preferable to
the hammock lands, as they cost less, are
cheaper to clear up, and this difference in
cost, il expended upon the soil in alkaline
fertilizing material of the right kind will
render them as productive as the best
hammock lands, and will produce fruit in
greater abundance and at less. cost. Or
anges, it is said, thatare grown upon pine
lands are OF superior quality. 1t is an
open. secret that the best land in Florida,
even the hammock lands, after fewyears
become exhausted of the necessary ingre-
dents in the soil to produce good fruit,
and these ingredients must be supplied by
artificial means if large crops are to be
produced, and this leads us to the ques-
ton, Whatis the bestand most natural
fertilizer that can be used with the best
results|' Our hnhesitating reply is, I'M
leached Canada wood ashes from the gran
tie soil of the hitherto unbroken forests
of Canada.
Frequently parties have said to us,
eve do not need fertilizers. as my grove
is located upon hammock lands" Now
this is certainly an error, for it is not I'M
common to visit hammock lands growing
large and elegant trees, but bearing a
small quantity and poor quality of
fruit. The causes for this are that the
heavy groupings OF preceding years have
absorbed from the soil certain essential
clements, such as potash, phosphoric acid,
lime, magnesia, soda, silica, sulphuric
acid and oxide Of iron.
1t cannot be expected that the orange
tree will annually bud and bear large crops
OF oranges unless they are regularly sup
piled with plant food similar in it's ele-
ments to that which has been taken from
the soil. Therefore all readily admit that
the substances that are taken from the
soil each year must be returned in some
form, or failure is the result.
In order that all may see at q glance
what elements are required to be taken
from the soil in the growth and culture
OF oranges, we submit the following anal
ySeS OF the orange tree:
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Irrigation for Peaches.

Some of the finest peach countries in
the world have climate conditions pre-
cisely the same as those of our gulf coast
region, but irrigation is practiced. 1T is
easy to see how the thing Works-our only
trouble with peaches comes of the fact
that the trees take a second growth in the
fall and exhaust themselves by premature
blooming. This is due to the early fall
droughts, which put the trees into a
period of complete rest from which they
are reused and started into growth by the
later fall rains. Under system of irriga-
ton they are kept growing theirbest, and
with regularity, right along to late fall,
when the artificial Water-supply is with
held. Arrest follows the withdrawal of the
water, which lasts through winter When
broken by change of season, in spring, the
blossoms, which would otherwise. have
appeared in fall, are put forth, and the
tree is made fruitful. Mobile. Register.
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Bright, Smooth and Firm Oranges.

MessrS. II. j. Baker C Bros, Sanford, Fla.
GENTLEMEN You are perhaps aware
that | am a strong advocate of your fer
tilizer. | have used it some six or seven
years up to the presentyear. Ihave, how
ever, especially noted it's effects upon the
tree rather than upon the fruit. Ny crop
of some 5000 boxes this years. so bright,
smooth and firm as to attract attention
Other crops in the immediate vicinity are
quite rusty. The character of the land
being the same, l can only attribute it to
the fertilizers. believe more firmly than
ever in the merits of your orange tree fer
tilizers. Very respectfully,
III. l.. DEFoREsT.
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For THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT.
Ashes as an Orange Tree Fertilizer

We take pleasure in sending you by
mail to-day copy of our 4S-page pam
phlet, which we think treats very fully Of
the use of ashes with different kinds of
crops, and also copy of our Treatise
on the Culture Of Oranges" by the use OF
unleached ashes as q fertilizer, and we
are perfectly willing that you should use
extracts from these pamphlets at any
time that you may see fit to do so.
We have read the articles on the use Of
ashes in your paper with the highest
satisfaction. OF course, we understand
that many growers OF oranges have not
experimental with the use of ashes upon
orange groves and are really ignorant
ofthe effect of ashes upon the orange tree
and fruit; but we think those who have
given it the most thorough tests are per-
fectly satisfied that our Pure Unleached
Hardwood Ashes are the best fertilizer
that they can possibly get. Wealso know
that there are some parties shipping ashes
into Florida not only from the States
but also from Canada, claiming thatthey
are pure unleached hardwood ashes,
while in fact we know, not only from
ANALYSIS but also from observation, that
many of these ashes are highly mixed
with leached ashes, thus rendering them
of less value to the fruit grower than the
pure unleached hardwood ashes.
We have been in the trade for the last
twenty years, or more, and of course it is
for our interest to keep the standard Of
our ashes up as high as the nature of the
ash will permit. In other words, our
ashes are gathered from house to house
and held in store several months before
shipping, thus fitting and preparing them
in the best possible manner for use upon
all kinds OF fruit trees, vegetables etc.
MUNRoE, JUDsoN & STRoUP.
Oswego, N. Y.
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tanned in the most complete form and in
the best proportions possible to be sup
piled to the hungry soil, to aid it in the
growth Of it's annualfruitage? This brings
us to the discussion Of the question ofun-
leached hardwood ashes as a fertilizer
We will here give an analysis OF two sam
pies of our pure unleached ashes, made by
Prof. Geo. H. Cook, of New Brunswick,
Nj:
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Awaiting ourselves Of the permission
given above we extract the following from
the pamphlet referred to-
Florida is not more noted for the salu-
brity of it's climate than fOrits adaptation
to the growth of the orange. This fruit
was first introduced into Florida by the
lSpaniards long years before the fathers
Of the revolution took up arms against
the overbearing power of the Mother
Country, and was OF the variety known
as the ''Brigerade" or sour orange, fire.
quently called the 'fSeville Orange
The Indians were said to be very fond
of the fruit, and through their instrument
tality the seeds were scattered along the
banks of the rivers near the camping
grounds, and all along their trails until
finally many large ''wild orange groves
were found in various parts of the State
of Florida, when it was surrendered by
the Indians to heeager graspof the ''pale
face"
1t was not until more than a hundred
hears after the discovery Of America that
the sssWeet orange" was introduced upon
this continent, and few trees were first
planted in ISL Augusfin9 and later
still at other points III gae State. Small
groves were sef CUT, nnail now Florida,
hv MANY. is to be ole vast Or
Ange grove lIe reputation of the Flor
ida orange Is NC I'D wide, as being the
most delicfous Favor, It's flesh the most
tender, its juite the most luscious, and
brings the highest prices in the markets
Iof the wolla. And yet the culture OF the
orange may tFuthfully be said to bein it's
infancy. Much difference exists among
practical growers as to the advantages TO
be gained by the several methods OF rails
ING the tree itself; whether the budding of
hhe wild. sour trees, without moving, or
budding and then moving them to a per
manent location, or growing trees from
sweet seed and budding before or after re-
Imoval to a permanent grove. Each
method. has it's advocates, and also has
some advantages each over the other
But whichever plan is adopted the best
oualitysof fruit can only be insured by
budding from the best varieties. Therels
certainly one advantage in budding,
which is, that you select buds from
trees of known choice variety, and you
are certain to get the same quality OF
fruit. whereas a Seeding you may find to
he an inferiorquality of fruit after having
waited years for it's maturity.
In selecting the location for grove
special attention should be given to soil,
water protection forest protection, dram
ace and facilities for transportation.
High hammock, and first quality pine
land, if sufficiently high to be drained
land the drainage should be SO deep as to
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1t will be seen from these analyses that
potash, lime and phosphoric acid enter
very largely into the composition of not
only the fruit of the orange tree, but also
Of the tree ITSELF
Now where can these elements be OBJ
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The oranges in a single box exclusive
of the case and packing weighed 64.5
pounds The yield per acre was 100
boxes, or 6,450 pounds OF fruit. The ex-
port per acre in this crop is accordingly
as follows: