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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-20

preciable advance and that the record Of each
year should show an increase in tho number of
new houses erected and in the general yo lume
OF business done as compared with the previous
year. 1t is OF course impossible to predict
what will be done during the coming season.
Some dealers look forward 10 an active move
ment in real estate and base this opinion on
the fact among others. that money il plenti-
ful and seeking investment.
But in the event that in the real estate activity
the rate Of progress simply holds its own the
city at the end Of the present year will have Q
larger population and a long roll OF new i'm
provements. When it 10 considered that dur
ing the year 1891 some 2. $50 new buildings were
erected, that the consumption OF brick reached
the large figure of l50, 900 0o0 that the increase
Of population according to the ratio established
by the last census was over 5000 anc that mer.
camille and other lines OF trade have increased
to such an extent as to enlarge the business
centors OF the city, it 10 by no means slight
thing to predict that the prosperity OF the city
during the present year viii equal that OF last
year.
During the year 1891 nearly eight millions of
dollars was expended il the erection OF new
buildings and in additions and repsirA Its ex-
amount at least, viii be Land ouS in improve
msnts. The brickmakers are preparing to meet
demand quite equal TO that Of the previous
year. In some cases enough orders have already
been received to exhaust the supply that was
vancss the manufacture Of brick must be kept
somewhat ahead Of the demand; but II ct the
end Of the year the entire output OF one hun
dred and atty millions Of brick have been built
up into buildings of various kinds, and the
capital represented by these investments ID
some eightmillion Of dollars, itmust be granted
that tbs rata Of progress 10 not Q slow one.
The general opinion seems to be that thers
will be fully a. much done in the way of i'm.
provements this year - last and the prospec,
! 10 that the activity viii be represented By even
larger dgurea While these millions are beins
| invested in substantial improvements il I,
quite likely that some will Be- heard to com
plain Of dullnees in business. The fact b ia
the city u getting 10 b % large that erss
deal Of building can be Going o. and yet tn
fact IL scarcely percsptible. Tho record, how
ever, shows the rate d which ~ capital city 4
forging ahseA
o LARGE AvYlAoI
An interesting tact has bssa discovered b.
II. Joha W. The0psoa, vSs had essasisa -
comfy to look over Ne Statistics q ths pspu
lstion Of the city fron ~ tine that b took a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-20

! HERE Is EVERY IN.
dication that the COM
ing season, as far as the
real estate market 10
concerned, will be quite
as good as the last. It
does not sound very
impressive to say that
business is holding its
own and that the city
is going on at the same
rate as last year. Some
how it is expected that
there shonld he an an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-20
Traekmaster O'Neil Loaned.

The services Of Tommy O'Neil, the Column
bias trackmaster, have been borrowed by the
Young Mems Christian Association. For some
time the latter organization has looked long
ingiy at the almost perfect track on Analostap
Island, which 10 exclusively under the profess
plicate II has finally eliminated In the engage
msnt Of the man who knovs all that there Il to
learn about putting Q track In capital condition.
Mr.. oNeil, Who has already begun on the
Christian Association track, nys that within
the country, the Columbia . net excepted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-20
- T IS NOW SIX YEARS

I Is NOW SIX YEARS
ago that the project of
a bridge across the Po-
tomac river to the
National cemetery at
Arlington was first
preached in Congress,
in the shape of an en-
actment, and as yet
the bridge has come to
exist only on paper.
At various times since
thenthe project has been
widely discussed in and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-20
DANCING THE GERMAN
1t is the Most Beautiful Way of En-
tertaining.
THE LEADER AND HIS POWER
He Must Be Alert and Impartial-The Ar
rangement of the seats-The Question Of
Favors- Either a Positively Good or Pos
itiyeIy Bad Time the Result.
~10 HAT DO YOU THINK

AA<AA ~ ASS AAAANAA
Of the german?"
A writer for The STAR
put the question to an
expert on society mat
tiers and awaited his re-
spouse with breathless
interest.
"Well," he responded
slowly, "the truth ID
that / am a little too old
myself for the german.
As a dance it is the
pleasantest, but, you
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-20
The McLane WIN Casa.

Tho contested will case Of Allan McIans Of
Maryland was before the Probate Court, Judge
Hagnsr, yesterday, the question before the
court being - to the frame and wording Of the
issues to be sent TO the Circuit Court e 10 the
validity Of the win or codicil. Enoch Totten
and hssars. Gordon 3 Gordon appeared for tho
proponents Of the viii end Mr.. Blair Lee for
the contestants The issues to be submitted to
the jury, summed up, are vhethsr the paper
we're procured by the undue influence, impor-
tunitiss, persuasi0ns, suggsstions, freud, mis-
Improvisation or arti6cs Of NrR Abby NcLAns,
Mr.. James l. McLans or either Of them or BY
any othaf person. These Issues viii Be ssnt %
ths Circuit Court st On early day..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-20
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP.
The Steady Progress Made by the City in
improvements.

OPERATIONS STILL THE FEATURES OF TIE
cTrYs LIFE-PRoPosED PUBLIC BUILDINGS
THE TEMPORARY CITY POST oFFIcE-orHEB
MATTERS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-20

A new star has been discovered in the
heayens, but - ~ .sDpssF.nce = unaecomps-
II h not l0sly = aS6sasS nnch attenaisu. boo.
ton Tromsripl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-20
A GRAND PROJECT.
The Proposed Bridge Across the Po-
tomao to Arlington.
THE MOST SUITABLE PLAN.

Efforts Made During the Past Six Years to
Connect the Government Land on Each Side
of the River-Plans Submitted by Col. Hams
and Capt. symOns-A Suspension Bridge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-20
DRILLING A HOLE.
How the Boring on the Post Office
Site is Done.
THE DRILL AND DERRICK.
Both Perform Their Respective Duties With
Remarkable Preeision-The Apparatus Sim
pie but Efsctive-The Starting of q Hole
Examining the Specimens of Soil.

STEEL POINT AND A
stream Of water have
been eating their way
down into the soil in
the square opposite the
office of The STAB this
week in n very curious
way. Certain human
agencies have aided the
stream and the point,
presenting an effective
and unique combins-
ton. The facts about
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-20

Mr.. Frank G. Carpenters Interesting Lecture
at the Y. NJ. c. A. Building.

If there had been more room in the parlors
Of the y. NJ. C. A. building last evening the
audience that listened to Mr.. Frank G. Car
penter's lecture would have been much larger.
As it was every seat was filed, additional chairs
we're brought in and all the available standing
room was occupied. The lecturer was happily
introduced by Mr.. Maurice Splain, the editor
of the Sunday Herald.
Mr.. Carpenter in a talk occupying nearly an
hour gave highly entertaining account of his
experiences as newspaper interviewer. 1t
Was bright, sketchy and full of those personal
details which interest the public when they
relate to men and women who more or
less prominent. He spoke OF the responsible
ties and powers Of an interviewer and then his
qualifications The main feature of the latter
was described to be "a nose for news" which
the speaker explained meant faculty of know
ing what people are interested in.
Mr.. Carpenter then spoke of the men
he had seen i'll the course of his
professional career and whom he had subjected
TO the interviewing process. Mr.. Carpenter,
after interviewing number of the uncrowned
kings in this country. went around the world
and called on the crowned heads OF Europe and
Asia His description Of the personal appear
ance and peculiarities of the kings in both
hemispheres was greatly enjoyed by the large
audience.
The ne Xt lecture will be delivered on Friday
evening Of next. week by MIR. orge Ii. Harries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-20
JOHANN HOFFS MALT EX.

Has wonderful Tonic and M
tritive properties that have
made it % popular. Quite
naturally. limitations have
come into the Market sgp11se
which the public should b
warned. See that aJeAann
HoTs" signature r. o. -
nsek Of the bottls. Eianw -
son Co. cole agsnts. . nseu1qv
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-20

the Underground regions Of the square that
have been revealed by this means have been
excentionally interesting and valuable to the
people whose business it is to see that Washing
ton gets a new city post Office
Yesterdays STAR contained a summary OF
these results that have been obtained so FAR,
and it may be interesting to know some iaets
concerning the methods of the borer who is
thus poking two-inch holes through the sand,
clay. gravel and into the welcome rock that
seems to underlie the square.
The erosiye action of water upon almost
any substance has been utilized many times IN
the history Of engineering. and this process Of
using IL 10 drill test pits Is by no means novel;
Ii is a valuable fact that fully twice as much
progress can be made by a steel drill aided by
water than one working alone against the sub
stances encountered
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-20
A SIMPLE APPARATUS

Borer Conley's apparatus is wonderfully SIM
pie. 1t can be bundled up and carried off the
ground by one man, provided he is strong
enough. There il, first Of all, steel drill point
about four inches long, finely tempered and
well sharpened, that screws into the shaft of an
iron pipe about three-fourths of inch in
diameter. In the bottom Of the pipe, just
where the drill enters it, are two small holes.
The water. under the ordinary city pressure
from the hydrants and flowing freely, is sent
down the gas pipe and. confined by the small
aperturss at the bottom. spurts through the
two holes with a circular sort of motion, while
the drill is worked up and down and round
and round and to and fro by the man on the
snrflna
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-06-25

that arO - plain - day. Thar eyea
and ears are allie closed to the logic II
events, while they con over dogmas and
maxims and reiterate the catch phrases
invented in political club rooms and
culled from political text books Of Q
former generation.
Last year these students Of theories
and precepts became 80 far specific in
their assaults upon the tariff as to de-
nounce the Mckinley law as the sum Of
all protectionist infamles. The country
sees their every assertion and prediction
concerning the law exploded. But they
are not abashed. They simply retreat
from specification back to generaliza-
ton They do not attack the Mckinley
law now, but they throw out sweeping
elurs upon the protective system. For
instance, they mention that the tenden-
cy in this country is for the rich to be-
come richer and the poor poorer,
and ascribe it to the workings Of the
tariff laws. And yet they know, or
ought to know, that the rich men of the
United States are not the men who are
engaged in manufacturing. OF the
millionaires Of the country there are
any who made their money in
The men Of great wealth
are spectators and railway magnates,
who are in no sense special beneficiaries
of the protective policy. The tariff has
nothing whatever to do with making
the rich richer and the poor poorer. It
tends to build up and enrich the coun-
try, and thus in general way improves
the condition of all, but it makes none
poorer.
The low tariff policy is essentially
one of misrepresentation. It always
has been and always will be. It de-
Ponds for success upon deceiving the
people, and only thrives when and in
as it can induce voters to &C.
cept theories in preference to self-evi-
dent facts.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-06-25
TRUE REPUBLICAN SPIRIT.

From the DesMoines Register.
If we cannot have the greatest Of all
party leaders for the presidential stan
dard bearer, We are still stronger than
the opposition. because we have the
greatest issues. Whoever the leader is,
the issues viii be the same protection,
reciprocity, q sound currency, the guar
antee Of life. liberty and the rights and
privileges of citizenship in every part Of
the Union. These are invincible, who
ever may be selected at Minneapolis
With James q. Blaine they viii sweep
the country. and with any other leader
they can surely win. Let republicans
to-day and tomorrow bear these facts
in mind. The contest has been ono Of
giants. It has been fought with cour-
age and with consummste ability on
either side. Whoever wins win have tho
undivided support Of the party. Tho
struggle within tho party ends with the
deciding ballot. After that tho guns
will be turned ON the enemy.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-06-25

weighed 1,175 and brought $3.65. A
load Of hogs taken with them sold at
$4.52a. A few yearling heifers taken
along for ]. G.. Depenbrink sold at
$40, bringing 500. 10 per head. They
were not worth over 81 or So last fall,
which would show that there might have
been good money made on this class of
cattle the past winter.
Minneapolis Messenger: E. w. B.
Chever, one of the well-fxed farmers Of
Logan township, bought himself fine
buggy and harness and will hereafter
ride. after a splendid team in a good,
high-priced rig. Mr.. Chever is one of
the hundreds of farmers of this county
who made plenty of money here by
farming. He has splendid, well-im-
proved farm, well stocked with valuable
horses, cattle and hogs. He owes no
one dollar, has plenty of money. and
bright family that are being educated
to become independent, useful citizens.
Fort Scott special: A farmer named
W. Fl. Young, who is reputed to be
worth $4,000, was arrested charged
with cruelty and brutally beating his
wife with an iron poker. Six weeks ago
Young beat his wife over the head with
an iron poker, breaking her jaw and
causing a confusion on the head and
bruises all over the body. The broken
jaw has become putrid and is slushing
away, the putrid matter entering the
throat. When the fend knocked her
senseless with the poker, and while she
lay on the floor, he rammed the poker
into her mouth and twisted it round
and round. How long the woman re-
manned insensible is not known. Her
dying confession is the only evidence
the state is as yet able to obtain. The
brute was released from the county Jail
on a bond of $4,000. Immediately
thereafter, with dire threats, he fastened
to find County Attorney Boyle, and
with a fearful oath he swore he would
kill him on sight. Just before he
reached the Office of Attorney Boyle, the
sheriff and trusty deputy, with point
ed six-shooters, ran him back to the
county jail, where he is now incarcerated
upon the charge of murder, without
bail. A search was made at his house
by the sheriff and in the cellar were
found forty barrels of cider and keg
of whisky. Behind the door of his bed
room were found two axes and shot
gun loaded with six inches of powder,
buckshot and nails, together with two
loaded revolvers. He is desperate
man and has lived desperate life.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-06-25
German
Syrup

Ny niece, Emeline Hawley, was,
taken with splitting blood, and she
became very much alarmed, fearing
that dreaded disease, Consumption.
She tried nearly all kinds of medi-
cine but nothing did her any good.
Finally she took German Syrup and
she told me it did her more good
than anything she ever tried. It
stopped the blood, gave her strength
and ease, and good appetite. I
had it from her own lips. Mrs.
Mary A. Stacey, Trumbull, Conn.
Honor to German Syrup. q
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-06-25
IS FURTHER EVIDENCE NECES-
SARY?

From the New York Recorder.
Concerning the Minneapolis conven-
ton the London News gives this sig
nifcant utterance:
1.-THE candidate selected will stand as
the exponent of protection, which
blocks the American market against
British manufactures. A republican
victory in the coming election would re-
tard for long time the progress Of the
sound commercial doctrines that under
lie the commercial greatness Of Great
Britain and alone maintain British as
tendency"
The American who, understanding
and approaching the above, votes the
democratic ticket, should be deprived of
his citizenship and sent over to Eng
land, of which country he is the better
friend
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-06-25
MARK THIS WELL,

British Eyes on American Affairs
With All-Absorbing Interest.
From the Kansas City. No., Journal.
The English understand it if all
Americans do not, that republican sue
cess in the coming campaign means
American commercial ascendency. The
London Evening News, speaking of the
Minneapolis convention, says:
mo assembly in the history of later
day American politics has been of equal
interest in England. The candidate &C.
lected will stand as the exponent of pro-
lection, which, by its latest engine-the
Mckinley tariff blocks the American
market against British manufactures. A
republican victory in the coming cleo
ton would retard for a long time the
progress of the sound commercial doc
trines that underlie the commercial
greatness of Great Britain and alone
maintain British ascendency."
The London newspaper is certainly
correct in it's statement that republi-
can victory in the coming election will
retard the progress of the doctrines
which maintain British ascendency, says
the New York Press. That is exactly
what the republican party means to do.
The object Of that party is to build up
and maintain American ascendency, and
whether the British like it or not the
republican party means to keep that
object at the front. It is not often that
the English newspapers speak out so
plainly as in the utterance quoted above,
although their animus is always evident.
They hate the republican part. because
republican success in November would
mean another blow to the hopes and
aims of British manufacturers.
There is an ll-concealed fear on the
part of Great Britain that not only
American but Pan-American markets
will be ruled by American producers in
the event of republican triumph. The
republican party, under President Har-
rison's aggressive administration, pro-
poses to gain the markets OF South and
Central America by developing our
shipping communication and making
reciprocity treaties. But all the reci-
procity treaties made up to date. if
bound in book, would not be worth
moro than last years almanac If the
are allowed to repeal the Nc
Kinley bill. It is that bill, with its
general protective provisions, that gives
to each concession in each reciprocity
treaty it's value and significance. Take
that value and significance away and
the other party to every treaty viii be
justified in going back to Great Britain
for q commercial ally.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-06-25

Thus we see that where we put oul
tariff 33 cents dozen higher, the for.
eigner sold his goods So cents dozen
cheaper; where we put it "a cents a
dozen higher. he dropped So cents in his
price. On class 3we advanced the duty
81 cents dozen, but he came down So
cents; on class we went up 40 cents,
he came down 70 cents, and on and G
he dropped 81 cents and sta a dozen.
respectively, SO soon as our tariff went
up 36 cents and "a cents respectively.
Who pays the duty?
If it be asked how the foreign manu-
facturer managed to make SO great re-
auctions, the answer is forthcoming
from the columns of the Chronicle: It
says:
I'm order to retain our trade,
the manufacturers of Chemnitz have
made a reduction in the prices of
low-priced goods of 35 to 40 per cent
below those of year ago. They re-
duced the wages of factory hands to an
extremely low rate, and also the wages
of case box makers, cotton spinners
and label makers. The fall in the price
of cotton helped them to obtain the raw
material at much lower rate, especially
the lower grades. But apart from all
these conditions, they have been willing
to accept profit Of only II to 2 per
cent instead of the 8 to 10 per cent, as
formerly"
So there is not the least doubt in the
world about the foreigners paying the
duty on ordinary classes Of goods also
produced in large quantities in this
country. Numberless other illustrations
might be cited, but those given are all
sufficient for reasonable men, and it
would be fruitless undertaking to try
to convert the unreasonable.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-06-25
PROTECTION AND AGRICULTURE

From the American Economist.
Our American policy of protection
was inaugurated by farmers for the
special benefit of farmers.
The first congress, which framed the
first tariff, was composed for the most
part of farmers, and it was signed by q
farmer president-George Washington.
These men felt the need of protection
in ,order to create a home market for
their products.
They had all the farmers they wanted,
but were suffering for non agricultural
population to buy what they raised.
They could not sell their wheat and
vegetables to one another
From the first our tariff system has
depended for it's maintenance in every
election on farmers votes. They re-
membered how wretched they were
when all were agriculturists and how
protection brought them relief exactly
as the trainers of the first tariff had
predicted.
So nothing has ever been able to wean
the American farmer from his love for
Washington's and Hamilton's and JEFF
ferson's and Mpdison's protective policy.
And the free-trade ''reformer" is unable
to do 80 to-day.
Farmers see the land of Virginia,
which has few factories, selling on the
average at about $11 an acre, while the
poorer land of Pennsylvania, with many
factories, brings $40 an acre.
In Mississippi, devoted exclusively to
agriculture, land sells for less than S.
per acre, but brings $42 in sterile, but
manufacturing Massachusetts,.
The average in Georgia, where mills
are almost unknown, is between 81 and
IS per acre; but in New Jersey, with all
its swamps and clay beds, the average
value of land is sos.
So the farmers continue and will con-
tinue to vote for protection and against
free-trade, because they do not want to
vote away one-half the value of their
farms.
And who can blame them for il?